Author: Carma Henry

  The nation’s hottest wordsmiths are descending upon the City of Pompano Beach for the 32nd Annual Southern Fried Poetry Slam. Pompano Beach Arts is proud to announce that this electrifying four-day festival will take place June 12-15, 2024, and is a celebration of spoken word, performance poetry, and the power of community. Over 200 poets will battle it out for bragging rights and a chance to be crowned champion. The festival takes place across Pompano Beach’s cultural hub, including the Ali Cultural Center, Bailey Contemporary Arts Center, the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, and the beach! Tickets are $25 for a festival pass, which includes the preliminary bouts and Final Stage.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed bills that include seeking to prevent “indoctrination” in teacher-training programs and beginning to allow credit unions to hold state money.

Today, Holy Cross Health announced their “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer” designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC). The designation was awarded in the 16th iteration of HRC’s Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), released today. A record 1,065 healthcare facilities actively participated in the HEI 2024 survey and scoring process. Of those participants, 462 received the “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer” designation.

Holy Cross Health earned accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP).

     Board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology for OBGYN and Gynecologic Oncology and the American Board of Internal Medicine for Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Dr. English specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all gynecologic cancers — ovarian, uterine, cervical, vaginal, vulvar and fallopian tube. She also treats benign diseases such as pre-cancers of the cervix, vagina and uterus; pelvic masses; uterine fibroids; complex endometriosis; abnormal uterine bleeding; cervical dysplasia; vaginal dysplasia; genetic predisposition to ovarian, uterine, breast and colon cancers; inherited cancer syndromes; and genetic variants of uncertain clinical significance. 

Today, local civil rights and community groups and Miami residents announce an anticipated agreement with the City of Miami, concluding a racial gerrymandering lawsuit over the Miami City Commission’s redistricting map. The agreement secures a fair map for the rest of this decade and proposes lasting reforms to the city’s redistricting process that will be submitted to the voters in a charter referendum.

The Florida Department of Health in Broward County (DOH-Broward) recognizes National Stroke Awareness Month, an observance that highlights the importance of knowing the risk factors and symptoms of stroke.

The American Israel Education Foundation (“AIEF”) is the charitable organization affiliated with AIPAC, America’s pro-Israel lobby, created in 1988. As a member of an African American leaders group selected to participate in one of their annual educational programs.

    A procession of police cruisers with their lights flashing followed an ambulance through Charlotte, North Carolina, late on Monday, as the emergency vehicle carried the body of one of the four law enforcement officials killed earlier in the day.

Jumping out of the pan into the fire