Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has helped secure $5.25 million in federal funding to expand mental health services in Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Broward County Public Schools, with the funding to be distributed over a four-year period.
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There’s something powerful about being anchored. Not just physically, but spiritually, mentally, and emotionally. It’s what has kept our people grounded through generations, when the world shifted, when the winds blew, when the storms of life seemed too heavy to bear. Whether you picture a small ship fighting to stay steady in deep waters, or a palm tree bending but not breaking beneath fierce winds, the message remains timeless: when your roots run deep, you may bend, but you will not break.
This holiday season, a Tallahassee son honors his late father’s legacy with a heartwarming Lifetime Holiday Movie. The film “Deck the Hallways” is a story of family, tradition, and hope shaped by the lessons of a lifetime. Along with encore airings on Lifetime through the holiday season, it is available to stream on-demand, on the Lifetime app & the Lifetime website: https://play.mylifetime.com/movies/deck-the-hallways.
Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Howard Hepburn has formally recommended 11 changes to school attendance area boundaries and school usage for the 2026–27 school year, including multiple school consolidations, boundary shifts, and campus reconfigurations.
Commitment Over the Next Five Years Includes $5 Million of Immediate Assistance for Families in Local Communities Across the U.S. | Bank of America recently announced a $250 million commitment over the next five years to support families and individuals experiencing food insecurity and other basic needs in communities nationwide. This investment builds on the company’s long-standing support in this area, as it currently provides annual philanthropic funding to more than 1200 organizations that focus on combatting hunger and other related needs.
The pool of future teachers in Florida is less diverse than the current workforce, according to a study by the National Council on Teacher Quality, a national teacher nonprofit.
No congressional maps were presented at a second meeting of the Florida House’s redistricting committee. Now, Democrats are questioning why any would be drafted at all.
Members of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) were among the honorees at the 49th Annual Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards held on Dec. 6 in Hollywood, Florida. The ceremony recognizes excellence in television across Florida as well as markets in Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia and Puerto Rico.
In a decisive move that is already reshaping the political conversation in Pompano Beach, former Florida State Representative Patricia Hawkins Williams has officially announced her candidacy for City Commission, District 4. Her message is direct, unapologetic, and rooted in what she calls “a year of watching dysfunction up close.”