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 Going back to school always comes with a mix of emotions, nerves, excitement, and curiosity about what the new year will bring. Will it be a good year? Will I make new friends, reconnect with old ones? But this year feels different, because I’m officially in 12th grade,  my senior year! So far, it’s been a fun and exciting experience, and I’m looking forward to everything this year has in store. Being a senior comes with a different kind of feeling.

       Greggory “Gregg” Willie-Dylan Allen, who entered eternal rest on August 8, was far more than a devoted son, father, and community anchor; he was an inventive mind whose work helped reshape modern digital security. While many knew him simply for his calm dignity, pleasant smile, and helpfulness in the neighborhood, Allen spent over three decades working at the leading edge of American technological innovation.

     I’ve been doing quite a bit of traveling lately, and this thought came to me shortly after takeoff. There’s always that moment of excitement, the plane lifts, you ascend into higher heights, and your focus shifts to the destination. But even in that excitement, there’s a quiet awareness… you’re still going to have to land. And you don’t always know if that landing will be smooth, a little bumpy, or, in the worst case, unsettling.

What began as an effort by the Broward College Board of Trustees to remove President Torey Alston has ended with a $430,000 settlement agreement, the dismissal of Alston’s lawsuit and internal complaint, mutual releases of potential claims and growing questions within Broward County’s Black community about the treatment of Black leadership.

    Although Florida Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon’s ties with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) appear limited, the Republican Party of Florida appears determined to use that association to paint her as unelectable.

   Sixteen BCPS high schools have been ranked among the top 26% of schools in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026/27 Best High Schools rankings. Four — Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy, Pompano Beach High School, William T. McFatter Technical High School and Cypress Bay High School — landed within the top 5% nationally.

   For more than seven decades, the Zeta Chi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. has been woven into the history of Black Broward County. Its members have served as attorneys, judges, educators, ministers, businessmen, journalists, public officials, mentors, and community leaders.

New High-Tech Learning Tools Provided in Partnership with the College Football Playoff Foundation and Orange Bowl Committee, with Support from the Broward Education Foundation

       For the most part, primary season is behind us, and we are headed toward the general election in November. Yet the reported voter turnout numbers are paltry. I cannot think of anything more asinine than Black people choosing not to vote. I cannot fathom anything more important than voting. It is the very lifeblood of having a voice in this country.

       August 26 marks Florida Lineworker Appreciation Day. In rain, heat and other unique conditions, about 1,000 Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) lineworkers help power the everyday lives of families and businesses throughout the Sunshine State.