As native-born Floridians, graduates of Bethune-Cookman University, inheritors and custodians of the legacy of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, and in the absence of our beloved founder to express her own opinions about the importance of African American history, we write to encourage every leader and citizen in the state of Florida to double down and resist any notion of eliminating the indispensable role of people of African descent in Florida’s education curriculum at any level. In the legacy of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, we employ all the citizens of Florida to rise up to help their leaders garner respect for the uses of their power.
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FLOYD Funeral services for the late Mae “Rose” J. Floyd were held February 3 at Mc-White’s Funeral Home Chapel.
GILLHAM Funeral services for the late George Bernard Gillhan – 74 were held February 4 at Roy Mizell & Kurtz Funeral Worship Center.
Judge Marcia Cooke was the first Black female federal judge in the United States Southern District. She was diagnosed with an incurable form of cancer that took her life at age 68 on Jan. 27 in Detroit, where she died surrounded by loved ones.
“Test Your Bible Knowledge”
Today February 6, 2023, here in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the African American Research Library and Cultural Center(AARLCC), we celebrate In the Presence of Greatness, as we honored two of our Montford Point Marines with a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony awarded to Corporals Moses Williams (posthumously) and George J. Johnson alive and living at 101 years old..
If I had to describe this team in one word it would be “Perseverance”! If I told you their story, you wouldn’t believe it!! EVERYONE counted them out! What I loved the most about this team was the way they loved on each other. Prayed for each other when one was in need and trusted each other enough to know that NO MATTER WHAT, I got your back! The Sunday after our FHSAA region 4 Regional competition, the team had a group outing to Church. The sermon for that particular Sunday was “STILL IN THE GAME!!!! We took that and ran with it. It was all we needed to hear.
Our Student Athlete of the Week is Dwayne Wimbley, a 6’ 6” sophomore basketball sensation who plays for Westminster Academy. Dwayne has led the basketball team to a 16-7 record, placing them first in 3A District 14 and in contention for a state title. While maintaining a 3.5 grade point average, he has already garnered attention from Division I schools including The U, FSU, LSU, Sanford and UCF among others and is currently ranked the # 1 basketball player in Broward County for the 2025 class.
On Thursday, Woodie tweeted on his Twitter account, “Grateful, thankful and blessed to announce that I will be returning to my alma mater to serve as the next Head Football Coach at Bethune-Cookman University. I know we have work to do. Let’s get after it Wildcats!”