While summer often brings concerns about learning loss, the Community Education Alliance (CEA) is helping students move in the opposite direction. Now in its third year, the CEA Kids Camp is providing nearly 50 elementary and middle school students with a dynamic seven-week summer experience designed to prevent the “summer slide” through high-quality academic instruction, cultural enrichment, mentorship, and meaningful family engagement.
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Our generation is growing up in a world where it’s easy to judge people before getting to know them. Social media can spread negativity faster than kindness, and sometimes it feels like people would rather argue than understand each other. But I believe love is what breaks those walls down. A simple compliment, a kind message, or choosing not to spread rumors can make a bigger difference than we realize. You never know what someone is battling behind closed doors, and your kindness could be exactly what they need.
For more than 30 years, the Lindsey-Owens-Allen-Ford (LOAF) Family Reunion has been much more than a family gathering. It has become a cherished tradition rooted in faith, love, education, and the enduring belief that strong families build strong communities.
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Broward County Public Schools will increase lunch prices by $1 next school year as the district looks for ways to address a $90 million budget shortfall and strengthen its financial reserves.
Yesterday and Tomorrow, written and directed by Darius V. Daughtry, invites audiences into a powerful journey as a family and their community confront tragedy and search for meaning in life’s hardest moments. Blending vibrant music and dynamic movement, this poignant yet uplifting new play celebrates resilience, the pursuit of dreams, and the truths that matter most. Each of the evening performances will be followed by Art Prevails Project’s signature artist talk and a special reception with complimentary drinks and light bites.
The Beauty Initiative, Inc. is proud to celebrate ten years of serving South Florida with A Decade of Dignity, a community-wide packing party on Saturday, August 15, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Tamarac Community Center. This milestone event will bring together volunteers, nonprofit organizations, businesses, elected officials and community members to assemble thousands of hygiene and period care items that will immediately benefit children, families and individuals experiencing hardship throughout Broward County and beyond.
As a Black man, there are moments in life where you learn, sometimes without anyone directly telling you, that it’s easier to keep certain feelings to yourself. Over time, I’ve realized that many of the situations that hurt me most were the ones I never addressed. Not because they didn’t matter, but because I convinced myself it was better to move on than to risk being misunderstood.
The statewide educational tour, running from July 1 through July 29, is making stops in 20 Florida counties, including Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach, to help formerly incarcerated individuals better understand voting eligibility, rights restoration, and the steps needed to safely participate in the upcoming elections.
Community-Based Connections, Inc. (CBCI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to delivering youth development, family strengthening, and community empowerment services to underserved populations, has announced this year’s Green Blazer Awards Gala & Celebration honorees: Kirk Brown, CEO of Handy; Carol Hylton, president and CEO of CareerSource Broward; Brian C. Johnson, founder of Community-Based Connections and president and CEO of the Minority Builders Coalition; and Newton Sanon, president and CEO of OIC of South Florida. These distinguished community leaders will each receive a commemorative and branded green blazer for their contributions to help improve the quality of life for local children and families at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 3 at the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort (321 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.).