Nearly 34 years after arriving at Florida A&M University (FAMU) with only $20 in his pocket, corporate executive Jemal Gibson has been elected to a second term as FAMU Foundation Board of Directors chair. […]
The West Palm Beach Police Athletic League (PAL) has welcomed Katrina Long-Robinson as the new Chair of its Board of Directors. Long-Robinson comes to PAL with a long resume of civic-oriented roles and a family tie to the nonprofit organization. Her father-in-law and former West Palm Beach City Commissioner, the Honorable Isaac “Ike” Robinson, played a critical part in helping PAL secure its headquarters in downtown West Palm Beach. […]
NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia — The caretakers of the raccoon cafe fed a leaf to an adorable obese raccoon who needed a strict diet after weighing almost twice her recommended weight. The raccoon was used to eating her favorite […]
Larry McMurtry, the American author whose “Lonesome Dove” earned him the Pulitzer Prize in 1985, died of heart failure Thursday at the age of 84 at his home in Archer City, Texas. “The best thing […]
On Monday, Vice President Harris spoke at the Feeding Northeast Florida, a food pantry, stressing the need for the relief package to help poor families of which almost 50 million people rely on. […]
The commission decided unanimously that the 8 p.m. curfew should run for the next three weekends and be enforced Thursdays through Sundays until at least April 12, which is the official end of spring break. […]
Recently, Asian Americans have been receiving much hate due to the pandemic. Asian Americans received hate way before this virus, however, it became greater because of the coronavirus. Former President Donald Trump stated that at the start of the virus it was “the China virus,” which caused them to be blamed by many Americans. […]
The success rate of teens who age out of the foster care system is staggering. Only 30% of foster youth who graduate with a high school diploma will enroll in post-secondary education and only one in two foster care children who age out of the system will have some form of gainful employment by the age of 21. […]
As rich as Black community culture is, we often miss the opportunities to shine a light on sexual crimes and exploitation that plague our communities. This Women’s History Month, we are celebrating and shining a light on community Shero and Founder of Hosanna 4 Youth, Angine Moss. Hosanna 4 Youth is a 501 c (3) non-profit organization that offers programs, community outreach and fundraising to provide support for victims of molestation, incest, rape, sex trafficking and domestic violence. According to Rainn.org, “Of the sexual abuse cases reported to law enforcement, 93% juvenile victims knew the perpetrator, specifically, 59% were acquaintances, 34% were family members and seven percent were strangers to the victim. […]
Kristin Jacobs was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 96 in Broward County, from 2014 until her passing on April 11, 2020. Representative Jacobs was the prime sponsor of House Bill 53 in 2018, which created the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Conservation Area. […]
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