Browsing: Local News

      According to a Sun Sentinel report, city leaders in Parkland and Margate are weighing whether to open charter schools or convert existing public schools as Broward County Public Schools moves forward with plans to close and consolidate under-enrolled campuses.

    Florida’s Summer BreakSpot is offering no-cost meals to kids and teens every weekday while school is out. With over 3,000 locations—including schools, churches, libraries, and more—children can enjoy free breakfast, lunch, snacks, and/or dinner all summer long.Locations:  sites, including churches, schools, libraries, and more.

 BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon has condemned the state’s $450 million immigration detention facility in the Everglades—dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz”—as an inhumane, politically motivated stunt that is detaining people accused of minor infractions like driving without a license or running a stop sign.

       This year, The Elevation Experience took the stage as the powerful lead-up to the Classic. This was more than a start-up event. It became a haven for ambitious, driven Black women – entrepreneurs, leaders, creatives – who came not just to learn, but to rise.

The Southeastern Region of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., encompassing 52 chapters across Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, will convene its highly anticipated 34th Biennial Southeastern Region Mothers’ Regional Conference in Miami, Florida, from July 17–20, 2025.

       It’s been fascinating to watch the sudden flood of outside voices weighing in on the selection of Marva Johnson as the next president of Florida A&M University. Where were many of these voices during FAMU’s highs and lows—when the university soared, or when it stumbled and needed support?

  At 21, I believed success was supposed to be instant, that purpose would arrive gift-wrapped at the top of some figurative ladder. Back then, the valley felt like failure, the delay felt like denial, and silence felt like abandonment.

Florida has eliminated sales tax on commercial rental properties as part of its effort to give tax relief for tenants struggling to pay the fees.

Sister Cities of Delray Beach, Florida is hosting a two-week Youth Leadership & Cultural Exchange Program between July 7 – 18, 2025.  The dynamic two-week experience is designed to empower local youth through leadership development, cultural education, and international awareness located Creative Arts School at Old School Square, 51 North Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida

        It has now been 249 years since the United States declared its independence from the British Empire. The lofty ideals etched into the parchment of the Declaration of Independence— “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…”—continue to ring through the American conscience. But this July 4th, as I stood in the heart of the Royal Palm neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, those words felt both present and painfully distant.