Earley officially announced her candidacy for Florida’s newly redrawn 22nd Congressional District, launching a grassroots campaign centered on the theme: “Faith. Family. Future.” The district includes portions of Broward, Palm Beach, Hendry, and Collier counties.
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The Kiwanis Club of Lauderdale Lakes, one of South Florida’s most active community service organizations, recently presented $20,000 in college scholarships to 19 local high school seniors. “Being able to help students fulfill their dream of attending college is an incredible experience,” said Nathalee Gordon, president of the club. “When we assist the future leaders of tomorrow attend college, it is an investment in the future of the Ft. Lauderdale community.”
Florida A&M University (FAMU) has appointed Simone Marstiller, J.D., as dean of FAMU College of Law, effective July 1, 2026.
Barbara Williamson learned about Juneteenth from her grandfather who told her about the holiday’s history when she was a little girl living in Boca Raton. Since then, Williamson, 85, has celebrated the holiday instead of Fourth of July, often holding a barbecue with red Kool-Aid and spending time reflecting on Black history.
Gwen Graham was in a familiar place on June 7th. She attended the church service at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, a place of fellowship steeped in the civil rights movement launched in the 1950’s. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Reverends Ralph Abernathy, Jessie Jackson, and Al Sharpton are just a few of the civil rights icons who mobilized Black Floridians from the Bethel pulpit. The revival has begun again with the extraordinary rollback of hard-fought equal rights gains by Governor Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump.
Two former Miami-Dade County Commissioners are endorsing state Sen. Shevrin Jones in the Democratic Primary for Florida’s 24th Congressional District — a notable move, as they preceded one of Jones’ rivals on the Commission.
Father’s Day is a special time to recognize the fathers, grandfathers, mentors, and father figures who have helped guide us through life. A good father teaches lessons that go far beyond words. He teaches responsibility, respect, hard work, and how to face life’s challenges with courage.
We are launching the Know Thyself Grassroots Movement not as a program, but as a reckoning. A spiritual awakening. A cultural uprising. A return to the power buried beneath generations of distortion. From the sacred walls of the Luxor Temple in ancient Kemet (Egypt) comes the eternal command: “Man, know thyself, and you will know the gods.” This was not poetry, it was instruction. Among ancient Nile Valley people, to know oneself was to unlock the divine force within. And somewhere along the journey of African history… we were taught to forget.
Beginning Monday, June 8, 2026, BCPS will offer free breakfasts, lunches, snacks and suppers to all children and teens 18 years old and younger through Florida’s Summer BreakSpot program. Meals will be available at 96 school locations throughout Broward County.
Questions about what North Miami Democratic Rep. Dotie Joseph wants to do after reaching term limits in November now have an answer: She hopes to reside in the Governor’s Mansion.