The YMCA of South Florida kicked off the season of water safety and drowning prevention with the annual “Swim for Jenny,” a week of free water safety lessons at several YMCA family centers in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. More than 2,100 children and adults received free lessons.
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Nearly 80% of American households engage in some form of spring cleaning at least once a year, making it the perfect time to prepare your home for the warmer months ahead. By proactively making a few easy changes now, you can help keep your energy bill as low as possible when temperatures rise.
The most arduous part of the Florida A&M University presidential search is over. Now the real work begins. A weary search committee submitted a list of four candidates to start the next steps in selecting a replacement for Larry Robinson, PhD., who stepped down in July of 2024. Timothy Beard is serving as Interim President.
Broward County School Board Member Brenda Fam has announced her resignation, effective May 1, 2025, citing ongoing hostility, dysfunction within the district, and fiscal irresponsibility as reasons for stepping down.
Broward Health Medical Center will host U.S. Navy members during Fleet Week Fort Lauderdale 2025. The event will feature a helicopter flyover, performances by a Navy band, and interactive demonstrations for caregivers and patients.
The family of Tiru Chabba, one of the two people killed in Thursday’s mass shooting at Florida State University (FSU), has retained civil rights attorney Bakari Sellers of The Strom Law Firm, along with attorney Jim Bannister, as they seek justice and accountability for the deadly attack.
The Broward County Business and Professional Women’s Network, Inc. (BCBPWN), an affiliate of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. (NANBPWC, Inc.), proudly presents its 20th Annual Founders’ Day Celebration on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at the Miramar Cultural Arts Center, located at 2400 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025.
The Alexandria, Virginia Library Sit-In is another example of “Lost Black History” that is not taught in schools. Britannica, in a common misconception, cites the beginning of the sit-in movement as 1960 in Greensboro, North Carolina, stating, “…sit-in movement, nonviolent movement of the U.S. civil rights era that began in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960.” In fact, Black America’s first orchestrated sit-in was the 1939 Alexandria library boycott.
From the moment the sun rises on the Pride Lands, to the iconic “Circle of Life” Disney’s The Lion King is a visual and auditory spectacle that reimagines this story beautifully…You just had to be in the room!
A proposal that would prohibit local governments from suspending the sale of guns and ammunition during a declared state of emergency has been approved in the Florida House.