Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Sen.Ā Kamala HarrisĀ gaveĀ Amy Coney BarrettĀ an expert level history lesson on the history of America suppressingĀ Black peopleās ability to vote, and the judge seemed ambivalent to it all. It was another telling moment during the week-long grilling by senators during Barrettās Supreme Court confirmation hearing before theĀ Senate Judiciary CommitteeĀ on Capitol Hill.
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Florida Memorial University proudly announces Chevonne Mansfield will serve as Interim Athletics Director. Notably, Mansfield is the first African American woman to serve as FMU Athletic Director.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Sony Pictures Entertainment has promoted Nicole Brown, an African American woman, as President of TriStar Pictures, extending her contract with the studio to continue oversight of the specialty label. Last year, Brown was appointed to head TriStar Pictures as Executive Vice President. She will continue to report to Tom Rothman, chairman of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, and oversee all of TriStarās film development and production.
Ā Ā Ā Ā In Miami-Dade and Broward counties combined, nearly 1.1 million ballots have been mailed out and more than 246-thousand people have voted.
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the National Breast Cancer Awareness month, a time to educate and raise funds to continue the research for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer.Ā Each October, you can see so many oversized buttons displaying words of encouragement, T-shirts, pink teddy bears, self-care and inspirational books, key chains and more to remind adults to take the easy route and avoid breast cancer treatments by self-examining your breasts and scheduling mammograms.Ā Testing for breast cancer is a routine exam to look inside your breasts for any abnormalities.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā More times than none Harris was interrupted. However, she did not say or do anything disrespectful. She just politely said, āVice president, Iām speaking.ā She had to repeat herself throughout the debate with this simple statement. She never acted out of character.
A new Kiwanis club has opened in the Miramar-Pines area to give community members the opportunity to help kids.
An NFL Hall of Famer, national recording artists and a captain in the United States Coast Guard are among the distinguished Broward County high school alumni who have made their mark on local communities and will be honored by Broward Education Foundation during the Publix Super Markets Charities 2020 āHall of Fame Awardsā presented by Memorial Healthcare System
The Florida League of Cities, the united voice for Floridaās municipal governments, announced that City of Lauderhill Mayor, Ken Thurston, was recently appointed to serve on the Florida League of Cities 2020-2021 Legislative Policy Committee.
Ā Ā Ā Ā The Pompano Beach Cultural Center is proud to present Fushu Daikoās 30th Anniversary Virtual Concert. This immersive performance was recorded live with multiple cameras and will provide each viewer with a front row seat during this joyous event. Fushu Daiko combines taiko drums and rhythms of Japan with styles such as jazz and rhythm & blues to create an exciting, powerful, cross-cultural experience.Ā Tickets are $10; the performance premieres on October 24 at 7 p.m., and the link to view the show will be available until November 7, 2020. For tickets please visit www.pompanobeacharts.org