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Positivity Pays and The Big Three Alliance Honor Attorney Ben Crump The First Social Activist Trading Card Of Its Kind

September 8, 2021 Carma Henry 0

The highly esteemed, civil rights attorney Ben Crump grabbed the mic and spoke at the event about standing up for our youth and the community at large. Hosting in this capacity usually entails a short appearance, a speech, and inviting a few other noteworthy individuals. This was business as usual, until the face of the Positivity Pays foundation Ramon “Absoloot” Robinson entered in stage right “seemingly in the fourth quarter” to present Mr. Crump with something that would have him visibly emotional yet, overly excited and honored to receive. […]

Step Up, Stand Out and Break Through with October’s First-Ever Black Professionals Month

September 8, 2021 Carma Henry 0

“Black professionals hold only 3.2 percent of all executive or senior leadership roles and less than one percent of all Fortune 500 CEO positions,” according to the Society for Human Resources Management. The first annual Black Professionals Month (BPM), coming this October, is dedicated to improving those and other statistics by providing Black professionals with leadership advancement tools and critical systems of support through virtual workshops, panels, conferences and other programs. […]

FAMU Marching “100” and Concert Choir to Perform as Part of 2021 NFL Kickoff Festivities in Tampa

September 8, 2021 Carma Henry 0

The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Marching “100” Band and the FAMU Concert Choir are scheduled to perform during the pregame festivities for the 2021 NFL Kickoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and reigning Super Bowl LV Champions Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 9. […]

Katy Perry Opens Up About Motherhood

September 7, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off

WASHINGTON — American singer-songwriter Katy Perry recently opened up about motherhood in a cover story interview for a magazine. The 36-year-old songstress opened up about her approach to parenting 1-year-old Daisy Dove, whom she shares with actor Orlando Bloom. […]

Philippines To Lift Travel Ban On India And Nine Other Countries For Covid-19

September 6, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off

MANILA, Philippines — The travel ban for all inbound travelers from India and nine other countries in the Philippines from Sept. 6 will be lifted. The authorities took the decision despite the rising Covid-19 cases fueled […]

Ida is the first hurricane to hit US lands as a CAT 4

September 2, 2021 Carma Henry 0

The recent tropical storm has now moved to a Category 4 Hurricane. Hurricane Ida has made its mark on history and other states, but Louisiana has gotten the most damage from it right now. More than 1,000,000 people have no electricity, and barges have broken loose from their berths and there are four known deaths because of Ida. Furthermore, the government has issued a boil water advisory because of the loss of pressure in the Jefferson Parish distribution system. Keep Louisiana in your prayers. […]

McDonald’s Meals For Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Broward’s Bigs And Littles

September 2, 2021 Carma Henry 0

Upchurch Management, a McDonald’s franchisee with 27 locations across Broward County, has established a new partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County to provide complimentary meals at its McDonald’s locations for first outings of Bigs and Littles. Several first outings were hosted earlier this month at Sunrise and Pompano Beach locations. […]

The 1954 Project Seeks To Give Innovators In Black Education $1 Million Grants

September 2, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off

Black educators and schools can get a helping hand with $1 million in grants from The 1954 Project, a philanthropic venture to support those working on new approaches to schooling black children. Applications are being […]

FAMU Names Mira Lowe Dean of School of Journalism & Graphic Communication

September 2, 2021 Carma Henry 0

Florida A&M University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Maurice Edington, Ph.D., has announced Mira Lowe as the next dean of the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication (SJGC). […]

The Broward County Emergency Rental Assistance program can pay up to 12 months in past due rent and utilities if renters have experienced financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 2, 2021 Carma Henry 0

To assist Broward County renters in avoiding eviction, the County is offering emergency rent and utility payments to low-income renters through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). Applications are still being accepted, but eviction protections have ended so renters are urged to act quickly. Broward County has opened four in-person intake centers to help speed the application process in addition to providing a call center staffed with multilingual English/Spanish/Haitian Creole professionals from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. […]