Thompson had served in both the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate, alternating between the branches of legislature. Upon her passing on Feb. 13, she was currently a member of the Florida Senate following a 21-point victory in her re-election bid.
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The community push to keep the school open failed to persuade the board, which approved the proposal during its Jan. 22 meeting. As part of a wider, long gestating and contentious plan for the county’s schools, kindergarten through fifth grades will shutter at Broward Estates Elementary, a school with a large majority of Black students, and be repurposed as an early learning center instead.
HBCUs are experiencing an increase in enrollment due to uncertainties surrounding Predominantly White Institutions.
Florida Power & Light Company’s (FPL) team of energy experts, customer care and external affairs will host a Power to Save event at the Betty T. Ferguson Recreational Complex in Miami Gardens on Friday, March 21.
Florida Children, Older Adults, People with Disabilities, and Rural Floridians Among Those Who Could Lose Food Assistance
On March 15, 2025, Brothers David Dickerson and Anthony Barber organized and planned for 45th Charter Day Celebration at Pompey Park. A semi-open grill filled with arranged racks on wheels was delivered to cook the best burgers, chicken, hot dogs, and ribs prepared by the famous Troy’s Barbecue. Brothers Dickerson and Barber planned for a feast of the nearly 80 plus membership. When the brothers convened, they enjoyed the great weather, music, and of course, the scrumptious meal.
The members of Chi Mu Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated proudly invite the community to join in celebrating a significant milestone—our chapter’s charter anniversary. Since its establishment, Chi Mu Zeta, affectionately known as the “West Park Zetas,” has remained steadfast in its commitment to service, scholarship, sisterhood, and finer womanhood, extending its reach beyond West Park to positively impact the surrounding communities of Hallandale Beach, Davie, and greater Broward County.
Few designers have reshaped the sneaker industry the way Devlin Carter has. The founder of SIA Collective, Carter has built a brand that is not only creating some of the highest-quality sneakers on the market but is also challenging the status quo of sneaker culture, corporate control, and the way independent designers operate.
It’s amaz-ing how His-Story manages to forget certain factual details. To wit, the Moors’ sophisticated contributions to Europe, centuries before those same Europeans decided to enlighten anyone else. The logic, of course, is duplicitous: ignore centuries of Black achievements, then declare slavery a “favor” to those ignorant Africans. To Black people, who had built empires and advanced civilizations, saying slavery elevated us is almost a “Trumpian” insult. The Moors, with their scientific and architectural marvels, must be rolling in their graves. But why let facts get in the way of a good, self-serving myth?