A U.S. district judge Friday rejected a lawsuit filed by Florida challenging new federal guidelines in a program that provides subsidized health insurance to children.
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In 2023, Congress established Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer, or Summer EBT, a food assistance program for children in families with low income. The program provides each eligible child a total of $120 (or $40 per month) in grocery assistance during the summer when school is out, to supplement summer meal programs. In 2024, 36 states participated in Summer EBT, including Arkansas, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Seven Broward College professors were named 2024-2025 Endowed Teaching Chairs, the highest academic award bestowed by Broward College to a faculty member for their excellence in the classroom. The exceptional faculty members were surprised by the news in their classrooms by Broward College Acting President Dr. Donald Astrab; Dr. Jeffery Nasse, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs; Megan Cottle, Vice President for Advancement and Chief Development Officer for the Broward College Foundation; and Dr. Stanley Marks, Chair of the Broward College Foundation Endowed Teaching Chair Selection Committee.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Justene Patch, nephew of Denise Madden, a resident of Coral Springs, Florida, recently received the Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS) insignia serving aboard the U.S. Navy warship, USS Halsey, operating out of San Diego, California.
The Florida Board of Education approved several tweaks Wednesday to the state’s standards for teaching social studies, but left intact controversial pieces on Black history that sparked widespread backlash last year.
This Father’s Day, the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum is offering area leading men a Caribbean-style dinner and concert, featuring the Jesse Jones Jr. Quartet, which delivers jazzy sax vibes with a modern R&B feel, and Melton Mustafa, one of the great trumpet players of our region.
United Way Miami (UWM) held a news conference Tuesday at the Opa-locka Executive Airport to announce its new support of the aviation industry through the expansion of workforce fund UpSkill Miami, in partnership with the Barrington Irving Technical Training School (BITTS).
The Lone Ranger’s slogan is “Hi-yo, Silver! Away!” The Guardian wrote, “Historians estimate that 20% to 25% of the people who settled the continental US west – a region from Washington state to Montana and New Mexico to California – were Black men and women. They moved cattle on horseback, settled towns, kept the peace and delivered the mail in the wild, wild west. But Black cowgirls and cowboys have been pretty much invisible to most. For nearly 200 years, two separate cowboy narratives, one Black and one White, have trotted side by side in the US.”
The Boys and Girls Club, Inc. of Northeast FL (Club), is proud to announce its collaboration with Florida A&M University’s Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI) to address the unlawful use of marijuana and its adverse effects on youth.
As a representative deeply invested in the well-being of my constituents, I feel compelled to shed light on the harmful impact of the MAGA agenda. While its proponents claim to champion America’s greatness, the reality is far from uplifting, especially for Black Americans.