“Black professionals hold only 3.2 percent of all executive or senior leadership roles and less than one percent of all Fortune 500 CEO positions,” according to the Society for Human Resources Management. The first annual Black Professionals Month (BPM), coming this October, is dedicated to improving those and other statistics by providing Black professionals with leadership advancement tools and critical systems of support through virtual workshops, panels, conferences and other programs.
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The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Marching “100” Band and the FAMU Concert Choir are scheduled to perform during the pregame festivities for the 2021 NFL Kickoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and reigning Super Bowl LV Champions Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 9.
WASHINGTON — American singer-songwriter Katy Perry recently opened up about motherhood in a cover story interview for a magazine. The 36-year-old songstress opened up about her approach to parenting…
MANILA, Philippines — The travel ban for all inbound travelers from India and nine other countries in the Philippines from Sept. 6 will be lifted. The authorities…
The recent tropical storm has now moved to a Category 4 Hurricane. Hurricane Ida has made its mark on history and other states, but Louisiana has gotten the most damage from it right now. More than 1,000,000 people have no electricity, and barges have broken loose from their berths and there are four known deaths because of Ida. Furthermore, the government has issued a boil water advisory because of the loss of pressure in the Jefferson Parish distribution system. Keep Louisiana in your prayers.
Upchurch Management, a McDonald’s franchisee with 27 locations across Broward County, has established a new partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County to provide complimentary meals at its McDonald’s locations for first outings of Bigs and Littles. Several first outings were hosted earlier this month at Sunrise and Pompano Beach locations.
Black educators and schools can get a helping hand with $1 million in grants from The 1954 Project, a philanthropic venture to support those working on…
Florida A&M University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Maurice Edington, Ph.D., has announced Mira Lowe as the next dean of the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication (SJGC).
To assist Broward County renters in avoiding eviction, the County is offering emergency rent and utility payments to low-income renters through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). Applications are still being accepted, but eviction protections have ended so renters are urged to act quickly. Broward County has opened four in-person intake centers to help speed the application process in addition to providing a call center staffed with multilingual English/Spanish/Haitian Creole professionals from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Despite Court ruling DeSantis administration targets school board salaries