I was deeply honored to receive the Nonprofit Leader of the Year award at the 211 Broward Nonprofit Awards-an event that truly feels like the Oscars for our field.
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Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 2nd Class Jalen Saintil, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, removes a battery from a battle lantern in the IM-5 division shop onboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while in-port Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington, March 6, 2025. Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
Edmonia Lewis is inarguably the most renowned mixed-race artist in American history. Her father was a free West Indian and her mother was part Chippewa and an artist in her own right. Edmonia’s groundbreaking sculpture was the gargantuan 3,000-pound work, The Death of Cleopatra. She devoted four years of her life to this marvel. This led her to Rome to rid the shackles of being a creative Black and a woman in the Reconstruction Era.
The 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project held its Police and Youth Conference with the Miami Heat and Dedication 2 Community at Kaseya Center, home of the Miami HEAT.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Florida selected Broward County volunteer mentors Brian McGrath and Samara Minichiello as Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year for the state of Florida. McGrath and Minichiello, who were chosen from more than 10,000 mentors at 11 agencies across the state, are now in contention for the National Big of the Year awarded by Big Brother Big Sisters of America. The national honor will be announced in April.
Palm Beach State College’s Associate Dean of Nursing Carol A. Clarke EDD, DNP, MSN, RN has been re-elected to serve a two-year term on the Nursing Consortium of Florida’s Board of Directors.
On March 15, 2025, Lilly Pulitzer’s Downtown Delray Beach shop hosted a fundraiser that benefitted the Frances J. Bright Woman’s Club. Proceeds from purchases will be donated to the woman’s club for their debutante program and scholarships. Sweet treats from Palermo’s Bakery were served at the shopping party. Delray Beach native Lori J. Durante served as one of the volunteer co-hosts of the fundraiser that benefitted the historically Black woman’s club that raises scholarship monies for aspiring high school girls. In 2010, Durante had the honor of curating an exhibition about the history of the Lilly Pulitzer brand, the iconic prints and met the company’s namesake founder.
Hilary Creary has made history as the second Jamaican American to serve as a Magistrate in Florida’s 17th Judicial Circuit.
The 2025 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize has been awarded. On the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s 1861 inauguration, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced that Edda L. Fields-Black, author of “Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War” (Oxford University Press), is the recipient of the 2025 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize.
A new bill, SB 676, is making waves in the Florida Legislature as it proposes allowing certain workers to be paid less than the state’s minimum wage. This legislation has ignited a heated debate among lawmakers, business owners, and workers alike. The bill is aimed at younger workers and those in the tourism industry.