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     Since the beginning of time, young people have been at the forefront of making a difference. In 2021 they are continuing to do just that. The Tallahassee Dream Defenders recently held a rally about House Bill 1. Over 300 young people were on the zoom to hear what the bill stands for and what they can do to stop the bill from passing. The event started with a series of questions to the audience to see how informed they were with the bill. 

On June 18, 2019 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 7066 into effect. HB 7066 prohibits returning citizens from voting unless they pay off all legal financial obligations from their time served.

The excitement is rising in the Tallahassee Frenchtown community. Frenchtown is Tallahassee’s best-known black neighborhood. The first Frenchtown Rising took place on September 10th this was the first Frenchtown Rising since having to cancel last year due to Covid-19.

     The number of families homeschooling has more than doubled to 11% since the beginning of last school year. But what’s even more unexpected is that when schools across the country returned to in-person learning or a hybrid-learning model, parents were still opting for homeschooling.  

     We experience life in cycles. Something is always being born, growing, and dying. Not only does our physical body experience this, but also every single part of our body has a life cycle. Our cells regenerate every seven to 10 years, we get new plasma within 48 hours and new blood within four to eight weeks when giving blood, and we have new bones every 10 years. We are naturally made to live life in seasons where everything has its appointed time. This is the reason some say that there is “no such thing as time.” These people view time as a man-made construct designed to set a universally expected “time” for everyone to accomplish the same task without taking that person’s personal genetics and ability into consideration.

Incorporated ® awards scholarships and book awards to deserving students throughout Broward County who excelled in academics, leadership, and volunteer services.  Although 2021 presented some obstacles due to Covid-19, the students succeeded “against all odds.”

     Florida Courier Publisher Jenise Griffin is among 14 Special Honorees who will be recognized on Dec. 4 by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) during its virtual awards ceremony.