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Billions spent on low income college students — but half of them don’t even graduate!

The minimum wage for Florida workers will increase to $8.25 on Jan. 1, up from this year’s minimum of $8.10 an hour, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity said.

Taking care of my elderly parents is taking a toll

Cameron and Jon, a sibling group that hopes to be adopted

The Ossie Davis Scholars program is designed to provide scholarships to African American college freshman attending a four-year Historically Black College or University beginning in the fall.

There are thousands of scholarship programs available to students of all different backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, and genders. However, there are at least 300 national scholarship opportunities that are specifically available to Black, minority and/or women students.

The Michael Jackson scholarship provides financial assistance to communication arts and social science students attending a UNCF college/university during the current academic year.

Due to floodwaters in some Broward County areas from Hurricane Irma, Florida Department of Health in Broward County (DOH-Broward) emphasizes the importance of residents and visitors protecting themselves against mosquito-borne diseases. Everyone should remain diligent in preventative measures like “Drain and Cover.”