Florida GOP undermines Black voters, leveraging power politics at a high price
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Students traveled together to attend Florida A&M University’s Spring Preview 2026, where they experienced firsthand the culture, pride, and opportunity that define the historic institution. For many, it was their first time stepping onto a college campus of this scale. For others, it solidified a dream that had already begun to take root.
Local Black farmers in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, one of the state’s largest Black American farming hubs, say they are being pushed out of their jobs by white South African farmworkers.
The Community Foundation of Broward and Business for the Arts Broward are proud to debut a new “Lead with Love” mural by visionary artist Cey Adams, a featured attraction in Pompano Beach at Kelly’s Chemicals, 135 NE 1st Ave., Pompano Beach, FL 33060. This colorful and engaging work of art is the fifth mural in collaboration between the Community Foundation, Business for the Arts Broward and Adams to create nine love-themed murals that foster inspiration, unity and leadership in communities across Broward
For decades, it stood not just as a business site, but as a living testament to vision, sacrifice, and service. Today, it is preparing to become Boulevard Gardens, a 93-unit affordable senior housing development. But long before blueprints and groundbreaking ceremonies, this land carried a different kind of blueprint, one drawn by the hands and hearts of Willie and Loretta London.
In what is quickly shaping into a political storm with far-reaching consequences, the proposed redistricting efforts by Ron DeSantis, combined with the resignation of Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, have set the stage for a high-stakes battle that echoes the aftermath of the passing of Alcee Hastings.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation (SB 1134) banning local governments from funding or promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, with local officials who are found to have violated the law subject to removal from office.
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has resigned from Congress, making what she describes as a principled decision to step away from Washington to fully defend her name and continue serving the people of Florida’s 20th Congressional District without distraction.
Corporal Joshua “Josh” Corruth, a native of Pompano Beach, has been officially identified after being listed as Missing in Action during the Korean War—bringing closure to a story that began in sacrifice and now ends in remembrance.
President Trump has nominated Dr. Erica Schwartz, who served as deputy surgeon general in his first administration, to serve as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.