Author: Carma Henry

   The charges marked the culmination of state probes launched after The Miami Herald reported on compensation paid to leaders of the coalition. They also came after Carr two years ago agreed to pay $2.1 million as part of a settlement of civil lawsuits centered on the state’s attempt to claw back “exorbitant” compensation.

Nearly 123,000 new students have received private-school vouchers after state lawmakers this year passed a major expansion of voucher programs, while a group that administers the programs says they will not bring an “exodus” from public schools as critics have predicted.

LifeNet4Families, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending homelessness, hunger, and poverty, has announced the honorees for its Casino Royale Annual Gala 2023 fundraiser set to take place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 7, at The Venue (2345 Wilton Drive, Fort Lauderdale). Burnadette Norris-Weeks, Esq. of Austin Pamies Norris Weeks Powell, PLLC, Kathleen Cannon, president and CEO of United Way of Broward County and Robert Taylor, president and CEO of BBI have been named as Leaders of Distinction while Publix Supermarket Charities, Inc. and Downtown Photo will be celebrated as 2023 Community Service Honorees for their contributions to serving and stabilizing the impoverished as well as promoting health and well-being in South Florida. WPLG Local 10’s Emmy-award Winning Anchor Calvin Hughes will host the engaging and elegant night of excitement and purpose.

     Black Achievers Program celebrates the contributions of inspiring members of South Florida’s Black community. The program was first established in 1992 as the African American Achievers Awards and was the vision of automotive legend Jim Moran. Over the years, more than 160 individuals have been recognized for positively impacting the world around them, and over $700,000 has been donated to nonprofit organizations on the honorees’ behalf.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Melissa Rivera, a native of Sunrise, Florida, is one of more than 5,000 sailors serving aboard the self-contained mobile airport, USS Theodore Roosevelt.

     Summer is over and the original Old Town Untapped is back and chock full of treats for art lovers! Pompano Beach Arts is proud to kick-off the season with the beloved first-Friday event, this month features jam band Funkin’ Grateful, rocking an original tribute to the Grateful Dead. Enjoy the opening of the new exhibit at BaCA, Roots of an Identity by the Latin American Arts Pavilion, and meet October’s Artist of the Month, Michele Del Campo.

Many in the entertainment industry, profoundly impacted by the streaming revolution catalyzed by the pandemic, view this tentative accord as a crucial stride toward stabilization.

     “We had an opportunity to play Miami. We sputtered on offense and defensively our technique and fundamentals weren’t there, but the guys fought hard to the end,” said Head Coach Raymond Woodie, Jr. during a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) teleconference on Sept. 18.

   Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams, who spent most of his professional career playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has died, the team announced Tuesday. He was 36.

     For thousands of years, competing territories, nations, and empires have spilled rivers of blood and laid waste to much of the world through wars and plunder. Hundreds of millions of people have died, while many more have been horribly injured or forced to flee their shattered homelands in a desperate search for safety. World Wars I and II, capped off by the use of nuclear weapons to annihilate the populations of entire cities, brought massive suffering to people around the globe.