Born May 29, 1934, Mrs. Annie Pearl Hill, continues to be active in her home town of Belle Glade, FL.; Former PBC educator; 1957 BCU and IU Graduate; served on numerous County Boards; now serves the community by delivering meals daily to members of the community who are unable to get out.
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State Representatives Justin J. Pearson and Justin Jones, both members of the Tennessee Three, will be the keynote speaker and special guest respectively at the Democratic Black Caucus of Florida’s (DBCF) 41st Conference June 7 through 9, 2024 at the Rosen Centre Hotel at 9840 International Drive, Orlando, Florida.
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As a faculty member at Bethune-Cookman University, I saw that shift in real time. Around the same time students started coming back to campus in November 2021, there was a clear uptick in mental health crisis events. Some were struggling with financial instability or anxiety about school or athletics, others were coping with loneliness and uncertainty – but they all needed, and deserved, our support.
Florida A&M University Office of Communications won five Collegiate Advertising Awards for work done from January to December 2023.
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.
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.