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       Also, it would be a serious risk to the lives of many people as well as communities. I feel that this decision should be left up to the Pastor or Priest and the Lord, not the political leaders.

       About two weeks ago, I watched the movie The Hate U Give with the Pearls of Arts and the Zeta Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc.. The movie was about a young  African American girl, who witnessed the death of her best friend while he was shot and killed by a white police officer, even though he was unarmed.

        School is coming to an end. And still, a lot needs to be done. I have to get all my school work finished and make sure my little sister stays on task. It was hard not having a teacher these last couple of months, but I stayed focus and whenever I needed help my aunt and grandparents were there to assist me.

The appointment is historic as it marks the first time in the Virginia-based school’s 241-year history that a Black person has been selected as dean. Spencer—whose expertise is in federal courts and civil procedure—currently serves as a professor of law at the University of Virginia.

           On May 17, 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. In this lawsuit, Brown claimed that schools for Black children were not equal to the White schools, and that segregation violated the 14th Amendment, which holds that no state can “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

People in need are living better thanks to Walmart’s matching grant recently awarded to OIC of South Florida (OIC-SFL). These relief funds (in the form of gift cards) are being used to provide immediate financial assistance to over 200 Broward and Miami-Dade students/clients who participate in OIC-SFL’s family strengthening (i.e., Youth & Family Services) and/or workforce readiness (i.e., Workforce Development) programs.

As companies around the world cope with the challenges brought by COVID-19, business owners in Broward County are gearing up to phase into reopening their doors. With public safety as a primary concern, the Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business Development (OESBD) is focused on supporting the local business community to ensure everyone is prepared to get back to business.

     Florida A&M University (FAMU) will extend rules to allow most personnel to continue to work remotely through at least June 1, as the University continues social distancing guidelines during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.