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    The archdiocese wants justices to review a decision by the 3rd District Court of Appeal that would allow the alleged victim to pursue a claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress against the archdiocese.

On Thursday June 22, 2023, at the African American Research Library and Cultural Center in support of the 20 city “Stay Woke “ tour across several major cities in Florida, including the Gold Coast communities of Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Broward residents from all walks of life gathered in unity to decry the relentless assault on the history and experiences of Black Americans in Florida by our delusional, racist demagogue of a governor and unlawful (the state lawmakers changed law permitting him to run while still serving as governor) despicable republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a measure that will overhaul the state’s alimony laws, after three vetoes of similar bills and a decade of emotional clashes over the issue.

     The idiom “Stay Woke” is the popular phrase du jour. Lost in the banter between the Right and Left is the Black history story of these words. The words began as a cautionary Negro warning in the post Emancipation, Jim Crow era. Succinctly defined, it was a warning to be mindful of every detail going on when you were amongst White folks.

Florida A&M University has partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help build a more equitable and diverse workforce in food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences. FAMU was selected as one of eight 1890 Historically Black Land-grant institutions to receive a combined $18.1 million investment in minority-serving institutions funded by the Inflation Reduction Act.

In a move that could remake Florida’s gambling landscape, a federal appeals court on Friday overturned a ruling that blocked a deal giving the Seminole Tribe control over sports betting throughout the state

  Pete is told that the public has to be noticed of a Special Board Meeting. This would put the New Pete’s contract discussions and approval to the second week in July, at the earliest.