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Crist bill expands scholarships for Sickle Cell research

March 22, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Congressman Charlie Crist, (D) Florida, has proposed legislation to step up life-saving research and loan repayment for those joining the fight against Sickle Cell Disease. Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is the result of genetic mutation that reduces the ability of blood cells to transport oxygen throughout the body. Considered a childhood disease where individuals did not survive until adulthood, patients are now living longer and are at high risk because of the lack of research. There are approximately 100,000 people living with sickle cell disease in the United States, the overwhelming majority of whom are Black Americans. […]

MDC Provost Malou Harrison Selected for Prestigious ACE Fellowship

March 22, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Miami Dade College (MDC) Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Malou C. Harrison has been selected as one of 46 emerging college and university leaders nationwide for the ACE Fellows Program, a customized learning experience that enables participants to immerse themselves in the study and practice of leadership. Participants experience the culture, policies, and decision-making processes of another institution and bring those practices back to their home campus. […]

Kelly/Strul Emerging Scholars Program Graduate Shyra Johnson Becomes Youngest Certified Sports Agent in History

March 22, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Kelly/Strul Emerging Scholars Program graduate Shyra Johnson recently passed the 2022 National Basketball Players Association Agent Certification Exam, becoming the youngest certified sports agent in history. At 21, the Florida Atlantic University alumna beat out former position holder Drew Rosenhaus. […]

Pompano Beach Cultural Center Presents On Purpose, a One-Woman Show by Ebony Payne-English

March 22, 2022 Carma Henry 0

In celebration of National Poetry Month, Pompano Beach Cultural Center is proud to present the one-woman show On Purpose, created and performed by renowned poet Ebony Payne-English. Onstage, she paints a vivid picture of femininity at the peak of its strength and in the pit of its vulnerability in the face of an HIV diagnosis. Told from the diverse perspectives of seven women, she weaves poems, monologue, song, rhyme, and colorful vernacular into an exceptional coming of age story. […]

Old Town Untapped Springs Forward Brothers of Others Rock the Stage and Extraordinary Quilting Art Exhibition Opens

March 22, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Join us at Old Town Untapped, our monthly street festival. April features the rocking Miami-based band Brothers of Others. Enjoy the opening reception for Modern Quilt, a vibrantly curated exhibition of non-traditional quilt making. On the first Friday of every month, “Old Town” becomes the epicenter for art, food, and music! Each event features live bands, a DJ, craft beer, food trucks, arts & crafts vendors, and gallery tours at Bailey Contemporary Arts Center (BaCA). Old Town Untapped is free and open to the public. April 1, 2022, from 6-10 pm, with headlining musical act Brothers of Others. Learn more at www.pompanobeacharts.org […]

TCU Women’s Basketball Honors FW Legend Opal Lee

March 22, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Each day Lee would travel two and a half miles each day in recognition of the two and a half years that Black Texans waited between when Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, on Jan. 1, 1863, abolishing slavery, and the day that message arrived in Galveston, where Black people were still enslaved, on June 19, 1865. […]

Advance Urban League of Broward County

March 22, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Let’s get to together We’re hosting a new event, and we’d love to see you there. Join us for Building Economic Security Virtual Financial Workshop Series, March 29, 2022 at 6 p.m. Register soon because […]

Val Demings for U.S. Senate meets with the Sistrunk Area Community

March 17, 2022 Carma Henry 0

At The Circuit in The Midtown Commerce Center on the morning of March 10, Sheryl Dickey hosted a warm and casual introduction of Senate Candidate Val Demings(D-FL). “This is one of many events that U.S. Congresswoman Val Demings will have throughout her campaign to get to know all of the Senatorial area she will represent,” said host Sheryl Dickey, President & CEO of Dickey Consulting. […]

195 Years of the Black Press

March 17, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Since the first issue rolled off the press in 1971, the Westside Gazette newspaper has maintained the professional, insightful and reader sensitive reporting that has gained the trust and respect of South Florida’s African American community. […]

As US gas prices rise, some American drivers start to feel a bit of pain in their pockets

March 17, 2022 Carma Henry 0

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a big factor in the gas-price spike, even though the United States barely uses Russian oil. Oil is priced through a global market, which means, what happens in one area of the world can affect another. […]