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Palm Beach County will be accepting online employment applications for FIREFIGHTER EMT/Paramedic (Certified) from WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2022 at 9:00 A.M. THROUGH FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2022…

     The information above is a summary of key changes SB90 made to Florida’s election laws and how they affect voters. You can read the entire law here: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/90

     Where’s Marsha? It would be hard to miss the Freedom Fighter image of Angela Davis replica and the Sojourner Truth stare down.

The House Select Committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 insurgency at the US Capitol will hold its second public hearing of the month. This hearing, according to Committee Vice Chair Rep. Liz Cheney, will focus on presenting findings that show former President Trump engaged in “a massive effort to spread false and fraudulent information” despite the fact that “Trump and his advisers knew that he had, in fact, lost the election.”

     Summer is right around the corner, and for kids it’s often the most joyful time of the year. But many parents and caregivers may be worrying about how they’ll stretch their budget to replace the meals their kids usually eat at school

Broward Education Foundation in collaboration with Destination Dorm, Children’s Services Council of Broward County, Broward County Public Schools Homeless Education Assistance Resource Team (HEART) and Immanuel Temple Church delivered dorm essentials to Broward County public high school graduating seniors who have experienced housing instability or extreme adversity, during the recent drive-through Senior Send-Off celebration.

  At age 21 Kaysia Earley was about to walk across the stage and graduate from college. She was born to a Jamaican father and an American mother and was set to become the first member of her family to graduate from college. Instead, she found herself facing a jail sentence for a felony. She had been working at a popular shoe store and was charged with giving unauthorized discounts to her friends. She was found guilty of embezzlement and faced a possible three-year sentence. To make matters worse, Kaysia was pregnant with her first child. The judge allowed her to attend her graduation from Howard University in Washington, DC. Once the jail found she was pregnant they offered her solitary confinement to accommodate the pregnancy. In all that shame, embarrassment, and stress one thing stood out for Earley: her Public Defender did not utter a word in her defense.

     Captain Craig Calavetta, the Broward Sheriff’s Office official selected as BSO Parkland District Chief last August, was fired by the agency Monday.

The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) calls on Congress to enact a major down payment assistance program to help counter decades of housing discrimination in Florida, and nationwide, that prevents Blacks and other people of color from becoming homeowners and facilitating intergenerational wealth.