Florida senators Monday evening moved forward with a proposal to try to prevent minors under age 16 from using social media, as lawmakers take on tech platforms that they say harm children.
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The comic “Color Line” was broken on July 31, 1969 with the introduction of Franklin Armstrong to the Peanuts family. Franklin was penned by the courage of Charles Schultz. Placing the first Black character was a big splash into the comic strip pool. The country had endured years of Civil Rights growing pains and it was debatable if it was ready for this subtle but unapologetic step toward integration.
The “Official Snack Brand of Hip Hop” Rap Snacks, and one of the fastest-growing Consumer Packaged Goods (“CPG”) brands in the industry of food and beverage, hosted their 2nd annual 3-day Disrupt Summit from January 9 – 11, 2024 at the W Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The “Disrupt Summit 2024: Where CPG Meets Culture,” brought together a community of CPG retailers, minority CEOs and executives in person to drive a broader strategic discussion around challenges and issues minorities face in the industry and equipped attendees with essential tools for staying competitive in today’s rapidly changing market.
Through being a community advocate, Delevoe became the president of Broward County Minority Builders, President of the Black Coalition of Broward County and was a member of HOPE. He was also one of the main organizers that brought peace to the community dissolving several conflicts during the riots in Fort Lauderdale. In 1968, Samuel Delevoe became a street minister and also focused more on entrepreneurship. Many young people looked to him for guidance and motivation. He also would help people who were going through rough times financially.
History Fort Lauderdale and Galleria Fort Lauderdale are proud to announce this year’s “Women Trailblazers: Champions of Change – Broward County” presented by UKG honorees: Arlene Pecora, president and CEO of Signature Grand, Jenni Morejon, president and CEO of the Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority, Laurie Sallarulo, president and CEO of Junior Achievement of South Florida, Sigrid McCawley, managing partner of Boies Schiller Flexner, and Jasmin Shirley, program director, CIED,HICP, of Broward Regional Health Planning Council, Inc.
As a proposed constitutional amendment seeking to authorize recreational marijuana looms, Florida lawmakers are taking steps toward imposing limits on the amount of euphoria-inducing THC in pot products.
“Each year, History Fort Lauderdale looks forward to sharing the creativity and imagination from Dillard Center for the Arts students,” said Patricia Zeiler, executive director of History Fort Lauderdale. “We are proud to be a home for the next generation of artists and we remain grateful to Celestin Joseph for his commitment to enriching our community through art and instruction. We invite the community to celebrate Black History Month with us and pay homage to our leaders, past and present, through the eyes of these visionary students.”
Recently, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) and Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL) introduced their bipartisan Scheduling for Community Health and Easy Data to Understand for Legislators to Evaluate Services (SCHEDULES) Act to ensure timely treatment for veterans seeking specialty care at the VA. Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) have introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle last week issued a 29-page ruling that dismissed the case filed by lawyers for six FAMU students. He wrote that the plaintiffs did not meet a key legal test of showing that disparities among state universities were rooted in what is known as “de jure” segregation — segregation sanctioned by law.