Author: Carma Henry

     Miami-Dade County Public Schools is expanding its free After-School Meals Program, adding W.R. Thomas Middle School as a new meal site began  Sept. 1.

     U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon will be the first Black woman senator from Florida if elected this November. She faces Ashley Moody, a former state attorney general appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to fill the seat after Marco Rubio accepted President Donald Trump’s appointment to become secretary of state.

    A jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, finally bringing a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped hip-hop fans and lingered in the public imagination for decades.

     A federal judge Thursday blocked a Postal Service regulation that would exert control over mail-in ballots ahead of the midterm elections in the latest setback on the issue for President Donald Trump.

The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) announced the winners of its Top 100 Black real estate professionals at the elegant NAREB® Top 100 Realtist Royale, a Celebration of Black Excellence in the Real Estate Industry. Held on Tuesday, July 28, the event was a glamorous evening of celebration and recognition, honoring awardees who collectively produced more than $5.7 billion in transactions in 2025 for their excellence in real estate and development sales.

Holy Cross Health is one of a select group of U.S. hospitals to be recognized in the Healthcare Associated Infections-Hospital database for reporting zero hospital-onset Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections. The database relies on publicly reported data collected through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) National Healthcare Safety Network from July 2024 through June 2025.

A Good Sheperd’s Funeral Home & Cremation Service Central

Mary Brown Funeral service was held August 22nd at
Linda Louise Wilson-Exantus Funeral service was held August 22nd at McWhite’s Funeral Home.
David Hodor Funeral service was held August 21st at New Mount Olive Baptist Church.
Kenneth Zether King Funeral service was held August 22nd McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel.
Evelyn D. Young Funeral service was held August 22nd at First Baptist Church Piney Grove.
Antron X. Jackson Funeral service was held August 15th at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel.

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       Because when you begin to see your scars as trophies, you shift from surviving your story to owning it. And in that ownership, there is power.