Author: Carma Henry

     Florida this year has had a reported 2,658 resident deaths linked to COVID-19, though the pace of deaths is lower than during the past four years, according to data posted on the state Department of Health website Monday. The data showed 229 deaths this year in Miami-Dade County and 209 in Palm Beach County. Other counties with 100 or more deaths are Brevard, Broward, Hillsborough, Orange, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota. The pandemic hit the state in 2020. That year, Florida had a reported 23,344 deaths, according to state data. The number jumped to 39,866 in 2021, before declining to 21,290 in 2022 and 8,434 in 2023.

  Morehouse replied to my admission requests quickly. The school said I could come there but they wouldn’t give me a scholarship because they required students getting financial assistance to have at least a 3.0 average.

     Senior Airman Roger Fortson, on May 3rd, 2024 at his home, his life was ended with 6 shots from a sheriff deputy. When the deputy arrived at the complex, he was directed by a woman that someone had overheard arguing disturbance at apartment 1401.

Don’t put your home purchase on hold because of high mortgage interest rates. Close now on one of our eligible SouthState mortgage options. Then, with the SouthState Saver, when you come back to us for a refinance, we will waive your administration fee.

‘Test Your Bible Knowledge’

The liftoff from Blue Origin’s West Texas launch site was the company’s first passenger flight in nearly two years.

Brenda D. Forman, the first African American and first female to serve as Broward County Clerk of Courts, has joined the board of Children’s Harbor, the nationally accredited non-profit agency with a mission to help strengthen families who are struggling in our community, while providing safe shelter and support to teens in foster care so that they may grow into healthy, educated and productive adults

  In 1860, at the start of the Civil War, there were an estimated 4.5 million Blacks (16%) in the US. Debate rested on what to do with the Blacks: emancipate, continue slavery or repatriate back to Africa? A successful campaign was put together to repatriate free and enslaved Blacks. The American Colonization Society (ACS) was the lead group. Britannica chronicled the Society, “It was founded in 1816 by Robert Finley, a Presbyterian minister, and some of the country’s most influential men, including Francis Scott Key, Henry Clay, and Bushrod Washington (nephew of George Washington and the society’s first president)…”

Put your hands together! Pompano Beach Arts is welcoming back the enormously popular series Soulful Sundays, featuring South Florida’s top performers and bands in various genres at Ali Cultural Arts Center. This program enriches and celebrates the history and culture of the African American community in Pompano Beach and creates unforgettable musical experiences for everyone. Join the groove at 6 pm on the second Sunday of the month at Ali Cultural Arts Center.

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