The controversy intensified after longtime Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced she would seek election in Florida’s Congressional District 20, a historically Black district that has long served as a political stronghold for Black voters in South Florida.
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Black unity means standing together instead of tearing each other down. It means supporting Black-owned businesses, celebrating each other’s success, encouraging friends to chase their dreams, and protecting one another from negativity. Too often, young people are made to feel like they have to struggle alone. The truth is no one makes it alone. Strong communities are built when people help each other rise. It truly takes a village.
Joe Scott, the elections chief for Broward County, is preparing to significantly expand early voting access ahead of the November 2026 general election in response to expected high voter turnout and growing concerns over mail voting restrictions.
Being teachable simply means staying open to learning, to correction, and to perspectives different from our own. It is not about how much we know, how old we are, or how much experience we have accumulated. It is about posture. It is the willingness to admit that none of us has arrived and that there is always more to learn.
Moise’s decision comes amid growing concerns among many political observers and community leaders that Black and Brown political influence in South Florida is being challenged at a time when voting rights, representation, and district control remain at the center of national debate.
Florida’s newly signed congressional map is reshaping the state’s political landscape, with advocates warning it could alter voting power for years, particularly in Black communities.
Since 2019, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Republican-led legislature have rolled back many of Florida’s basic civil rights protections. Although minorities have been most directly affected, David Jolly, the Democrat running to succeed the term-limited DeSantis, argues that all Floridians are harmed. “I don’t think the disparate impact of prejudicial and racist policies from the last 100 years has disappeared or that we’ve reached a moment of real equality and equity,” he said. “I think that disparate impact is still very real today.”
Hued Songs will present The Juneteenth Experience 2026, a month-long series of free cultural programming from May 23 through June 20, 2026, across Miami-Dade and Broward counties, celebrating Juneteenth through music, dance, spoken word, visual art and community gathering. The series builds toward Hued Songs’ signature Mainstage Performance, which will be presented in Miami Beach on June 19 and Fort Lauderdale on June 20.
The community came together to recognize exceptional visionaries and changemakers whose leadership, service and dedication strengthen the fabric of Broward County during Leadership Broward’s annual Fun Lunch at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
On Tuesday, the Broward County School Board approved a memorandum of understanding, finalizing a $2 million donor funded artificial intelligence rollout in Broward County Public Schools (BCPS). The memorandum passed after a contentious public comment period, in which the chair and general counsel repeatedly interrupted a District 6 candidate raising concerns about the contract.