-South Broward Alumnae Chapter (SBAC) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. partners with New York Life and Broward College to present the final installment of the Financial Action Series 2025! The FREE interactive session will take place Saturday, October 25, 2025, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Central Campus of Broward College, 3200 College Avenue in the Health Sciences Simulation Center, Bldg. #100B, Davie, Florida 33314.
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The community is invited to join Karen Smith, Community Outreach Coordinator, for an informative and engaging program titled “Let’s Talk About Sickle Cell” on October 9, 2025. Williams Memorial CME Church, Pastor Gloria Dixon, 646 N.W. 13th Terrace Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311, 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. This important event will focus on raising awareness, providing education, and sharing resources to support individuals and families affected by sickle cell disease.
Every morning in Riviera Beach, Florida, as the sun stretches across the horizon, one familiar figure makes his way to Sam’s Store—a small neighborhood hub where coffee, conversation, and community blend together. His name is Fred Walker Wilson, but to everyone who knows and loves him, he’s simply “Fred, the Man!”
In partnership with national education non-profit, NAF, Broward County Public Schools has become a model for how career and technical education can open doors for students and prepare them for the futures. Additionally, with the support of its Career, Technical, Adult and Community Education office and a network of employers in the local community, the district is expanding opportunities that take students from classrooms to careers.
After the class finished singing the traditional “Happy Birthday song” to young Legend, the unnamed Florida Public School teacher kept going with an unofficial version of the song. “You look like a monkey, and you smell like one too,” the teacher sings.
Students from Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach proudly represented their school and community at the T. Leroy Jefferson Medical Society’s 19th Annual October Member & Mentorship Luncheon, held on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Garenchman’s Preserve, 3370 Grande Corniche, Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
Darrell Hunter has been officially sworn in as the new Chief of Police for the Delray Beach Police Department.
Joseph Williams, an African American World War II veteran from Tallahassee, Florida, has recently turned 106 years old. His long life reflects a century of service to his country and devotion to his community.
The New Era Masonic Lodge No. 69 Prince Hall (National Compact) where R.W Ederick E. Johnson serves as Worshipful Master, Ujima Men Collective where Lorenzo Robertson serves as the Executive Director , and the NAACP Broward Chapter where Marsha Ellison serves as President are proud to present “Where Do We Go From Here?” a congressional update and community conversation addressing pressing issues affecting South Florida’s Black and Marginalized communities.
The Our Fund Foundation announced it will award a total of $370,00 in grants through its 2025 Arts & Culture Fund to support 19 organizations and LGBTQ+-specific projects in Broward and Miami-Dade counties that inspire creativity, foster belonging and strengthen community through shared experiences.