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Shatangela has been presented with a great opportunity on becoming the new dance director of Florida Memorial University.

AHF continues pressure on Disney to speak out against “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

Women’s History Month began as a single day in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia in March, and in October in Canada. March 8 is International Women’s Day, which has been honored in some form or another since 1911. Women’s History Week was first observed in the 1970s by local organizations and towns.

     The message she wants to leave with anyone who learns of her story is, “Focus on what you believe in and follow your dreams.  You don’t need a man to make you successful. Dream big, don’t look back. As long as you are independent you can be successful regardless of color.”

Professional Apprenticeship Career Tract (PACT) Seaman Justin Estupinan, from Pompano Beach, Fla., serves as a signalman aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE-6), Feb. 26, 2022.

A call for proposals from “Grassroots Nonprofits” has been issued by Community Foundation of Broward.  Grassroots nonprofits operating in Broward County are eligible for grants of $5,000 to $25,000 as part of the Foundation’s new Small Grants Pilot Program.

   Former Hialeah police office Jesus Menocal Jr. agreed to a plea deal that will send him to prison for up to three years on misdemeanor charges for pressuring three victims into sex acts while he was on duty. BY COURTESY: CBS4

  The League of Women Voters of Broward County will celebrate Women’s History Month with two library exhibits about the suffragists who worked for the passage of the 19th Amendment.

Disney Theatrical Productions, under the direction of Thomas Schumacher, and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts are pleased to announce casting for the Fort Lauderdale engagement of Disney’s Frozen. From the producer of The Lion King and Aladdin, Frozen, the Tony®-nominated Best Musical, will play an exclusive 2-week premiere engagement at The Au-Rene theater beginning Wednesday, March 9, 2022, with performances playing through Sunday, March 20, 2022. Opening night is set for Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 8 p.m.

SKYWARN Storm Spotters training class, normally conducted at the Broward Emergency Operations Center, will be held virtually again this year. The class is intended for those with an interest in public safety and communications, and who want to help during extreme weather events.