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The Northwest Boys Club

     In 1968 the Boys Club of Broward opened a second club in the heart of the Sistrunk (aka Six Street) Corridor.  The first in a Black neighborhood, the Northwest Boys Club was established on land acquired from the Catholic Diocese of Miami in the former church for local Black Catholics. […]

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Ultimate Consumption

  As a race, highly melanated people of the diaspora are presently the top consumer. Businesses benefit from marketing to people of African descent. Other races greatly benefit from our transactions. This includes those that we choose to receive services from for the most part and the products we purchase. Other races have studied us, our behaviors, our desires, and our spending patterns to create their marketing strategies. Their efforts have gained them success. […]

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Whew! NAACP Environmental Justice Seminar Brings Profound Relief

The Environmental Justice Climate Webinar, “Think Global, Act Local” convened by the Florida State Conference of the NAACP in collaboration with Florida A&M University and the Space Coast  Florida National Technical Association May 15, 2021 erased my doubt that Black people in Florida are sufficiently aware of the coming dangers and prepared to address them. While many communities may not yet know how the changing climate will affect them, it’s a huge relief to see the most pivotal organization in the Black American struggle for human rights making it a high priority. […]

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TAIWAN STRAIT

Senior Chief Sonar Technician (Surface) Kenneth Dunne, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., stands watch on the bridge of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) as the ship conducts routine operations. […]