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Miami-Dade Suppliers & Business attend final call for Super Bowl LIV Business Connect Program

Hundreds of business owners gathered to network and understand what it takes to do business with the National Football League (NFL) when South Florida hosts Super Bowl LIV in 2020. In its final session to reach Miami-Dade County disadvantaged businesses & suppliers, the Super Bowl LIV Business Connect program sponsored an informational session on Saturday March 16, 2019 at Florida International University. […]

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Growing the Voices of Our Future

In a joint effort to get students involved with the Children Services Council’s 2019 Broward AWARE! Protecting OUR Children campaign: Growing the Voices of Our Future, the Westside Gazette will engage youth in a photovoice (photojournalism) project.  The youth will tell their stories through the written word and through the lens of cameras they will operate as  photojournalists focusing on but not limited to the Broward AWARE campaign.

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A Salute to Female Black Judges  

     In celebration of Women’s Month we would like to say congratulations to our Black Female Judges both sitting and retired. Florence Taylor Bonner, Fabienne Fahnestock, Phobee François, Vegina Hawkins, Ilona Holmes, Stephanie Moon, Jackie Paul, Ann Mary Rudd Robinson […]

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The Broward Event Scene is Popping, and Press Release has the Deets!

The first quarter of the year is almost complete, and if you’re like me, 2019 has been running at a million miles a minute since January 1. Entrepreneurs and influencers such as myself are learning the importance of scheduling time with family, friends and even themselves. Otherwise those aspects of their lives could get neglected. To accomplish work-life-balance, I am recommending that you check on the Broward event scene for a variety of events that can help you achieve balance in both your professional and private lives. […]

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Heroes Of Broward

My name is Richard K. Dunn, Sr., founder  of Men2Boys Mentoring Program, a Non-Profit 501(C)3 Tax Exempt Organization. Men2Boys has been operating in Broward County Florida since April 2010. Our mission is to provide adult male Mentoring (i.e. Group Mentoring and “Teen Coaching”) to boys and young males in our community and the surrounding area. To encourage, empower and equip; to educate, energize and elevate young males to make responsible choices, smart decisions, recognize their passions and discover their purpose […]

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City of Riviera Beach and Riviera Beach CRA welcome the National Association of Black Scuba Divers for 2019 Annual Spring Dive

The City of Riviera Beach (City) and the Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) are excited to welcome the National Association of Black Scuba Divers (NABS) to dive and explore the famed Blue Heron Bridge at Phil Foster Park on Saturday, March 23, 2019.  The divers chose the Blue Heron Bridge because of its distinction by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Sport Diver magazine as the best dive site in the world in 2013. This dive will be the 60th anniversary of the organization’s Spring Dive. […]

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Time For A Change Sam Ings in 2019 Transparency and Inclusion

Over 150 friends, supporters, family members and financial sponsors were on hand as African American Commissioner Samuel B. Ings officially launched on Thursday 3-15-2019, at I Drive Nascar, his campaign to be the next Mayor of Orlando. To many in the city, and the attendees in the room, Ings announcing his candidacy was a big surprise. Mayor Dyer was expected to win his 5th term with no formidable candidate, and his machine would keep rolling. […]