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       In May 2025, Broward Circuit Court Judge David A. Haimes entered a final judgement officially quieting title back to the local lodge, successfully concluding a grueling multi-year legal battle against rogue lodge members, and private lender HIF IV who illegally recorded a fraudulent warranty deed in 2018. Local Elks members make no secret about how the national Grand Lodge remained silent regarding involvement in filing the March 2018 lawsuit against rouge lodge members and Eutsey’s Sator Investments, LLC. These displaced lodge members and golf friends of Kevin Eutsey illegally cut a deal for Eutsey’s entity to pay off the lodge’s unmanageable debt, with Eutsey getting the deed for the Elks property on an alleged joint venture agreement. Eutsey would turn property into a “state of the art” club with an area for Elks activities.

       War is not just a headline on a screen. War represents real people, real families, and real lives being changed forever. While leaders make decisions in offices far away, it is everyday people who feel the impact. It is soldiers who leave their loved ones, families who lose someone they care about, and communities that struggle to rebuild after conflict.

       On Thursday evening, at the historic Mt. Hermon AME Church in Fort Lauderdale, under the spiritual leadership of Rev. Henry E. Green III, the church, in collaboration with the Fort Lauderdale Branch of the NAACP, hosted a District 20 Congressional Political Forum. NAACP President Marsha Ellison also served as the evening’s moderator.

       This week, the Queen City of Cincinnati once again becomes the gathering place for one of the world’s most influential African American organizations as thousands of members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. convene for the 85th Grand Conclave, July 30th through August 3rd.

       We never imagined that a dispute over insurance—not missed mortgage payments—would place our church on the brink of foreclosure.

       U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost, state Sen. LaVon Bracy Davis and state Rep. Anna Eskamani say they are supporting Nixon as she faces off against former Army Lt. Col. Alex Vindman in the Aug. 18 Primary. The winner meets Republican U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody in her first test before voters after she was appointed last year.

       Jolly makes clear that he sees the brutality of the relentless culture wars targeting Black Floridians. And he talks about it to all audiences. “The hatred has broken us. It’s more demoralizing than ever before, And I will end it,” Jolly says.   Aquasia Johnson of Orlando is one of those voters who has noticed. “He’s different. He’s very different, and I appreciate his passion. I feel he’s very solid on the issues that matter to us.” 

A Different World did both. It gave us one of our first real glimpses into life at an HBCU, where Black excellence, growth, struggle, and purpose all lived in the same space. It wasn’t just entertainment; it was a vision. It showed us that college wasn’t just possible, it was ours.

As South Florida enters the height of swimming season and families spend more time around pools, beaches, canals, and waterways, the Children’s Services Council (CSC) of Broward  County is renewing its commitment to preventing one of the leading causes of death among young children by launching its Safe Water. Stronger Futures. drowning prevention awareness campaign.

       Congratulations to H.T. Smith, the inaugural director of the Trial Advocacy Program at FIU College of Law, on receiving Funding Florida Legal Aid’s 2026 Medal of Honor Award.