One of the last living veterans from Montford Point, America’s first Black Marines, will be recognized at 12 noon on February 6th at the African American Research Library and Cultural Center located at 2650 W Sistrunk Blvd, Fort Lauderdale , FL 33312.
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This National Mentoring Month, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County celebrated its 2023 School to Work Mentoring Partner of the Year as well as four Bigs of the Year for outstanding youth mentorship at its Big Thank You Breakfast presented by Publix Super Markets Charities.
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Cartwright OUSTED In a 9 to 0 vote the Broward County School Board agreed that Vickie Cartwright’s tenure as a superintendent of Broward County Schools has…
Well, I am sure you know where Peter was on Tuesday: watching others kicking and digging up sand and making a pure-T mess of things. Vickie Cartwright is finally terminated for good but not without a lot of mudslinging. It was clear that all but one Board member came to the meeting ready for her farewell, but to Detective Traceit’s surprise ‘Super’ Cartwright was going to fight until the bitter end.
On Saturday, a 76-year-old woman was arrested after fatally shooting her terminally ill husband in the head in what police believe was an intended murder-suicide at a hospital in Daytona Beach, Florida. The terminally ill man, 77, was admitted to Advent Health Hospital three weeks ago with the intention of “ending it” if his health deteriorated further.
The City of Miami will honor a Black Miami Pioneer Incorporator with a street named after him on Friday, February 10th.
Shortly after noon on Monday, protesters gathered at the gravesite of university founder Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune as campus security watched warily. The group then marched about 100 feet to White Hall chanting, “Hey hey, ho ho, the Board of Trustees has got to go” and “Hail Wildcats! Hail Belvin? Hell, no!”
The Pompano Beach Cultural Center is proud to present a thrilling, family-friendly magic show that blends rock n’ roll rhythms with mesmerizing illusions. Leon Etienne burst onto the scene during Season 8 of America’s Got Talent, dazzling the judges with his sleight of hand, unmatched creativity, and rock star showmanship. Since then, he has been travelling the globe, thrilling audiences wherever he goes. Florida fans will get the opportunity to enjoy his vastly entertaining Magic Rocks! show on Saturday, March 11, 2023. Tickets are $10 to $25 and are available at www.pompanobeacharts.org
SunDown laws are another blemish to our great union’s history. When President George W. Bush spoke at the opening of the African American museum he said, “A great nation does not hide its history. It faces its flaws, and corrects them.” We have a responsibility to know our Black history, so we can share it with the younger generations. We were not taught about Sundown laws in school. That does not suggest that our kids can’t learn about it from us! The current trend toward “Erasing” history to teach just the pretty parts is a Clarion call for our action. If we don’t know Our History, we are doomed to learn “His-Story!