In a powerful affirmation of her legacy, a stretch of West South Street in Orlando has officially been renamed “Geraldine Thompson Way,” honoring the late Florida Senator and lifelong advocate for civil rights, education, and the preservation of Black history.
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Hey hey hey, I am Renada JaNae Toyer, but you can call me JaNae. I am a rising senior at Western High School located in Davie. Since the age of 11, writing has been my favorite subject in school. When it came to authoring essays or even short response answers, it came as a joy to me.
– Families across South Florida are invited to close out Caribbean American Heritage Month with an afternoon of storytelling, laughter and cultural exploration. The beloved Anancy Festival returns to Island SPACE Caribbean Museum on Saturday, June 28, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM—bringing Caribbean folklore to life in a celebration for children and families of all backgrounds. This year’s staging is sponsored in large part by the Broward County Cultural Division, the Children’s Services Council and the Community Foundation of Broward.
Created in 1992, the program covers full tuition and room and board for underserved or rural students interested in studying food, agriculture, natural resources, and other sciences at historically Black land-grant institutions, also referred to as 1890 universities because they were established that year.
For the first time in the 50-year history of the Florida Memorial University Ambassador Chorale, the ensemble will debut the incredible vocal talents of its students in one of the most prestigious facilities in the world, New York City’s Carnegie Hall on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
At a recent Miramar City Commission meeting, Davis presented the city with a $2 million check for the ParcView at Miramar, a project designed to give local residents affordable housing relief.
Broward County commissioners approved an ordinance which prevents people from selling appointments to people renewing their driver’s licenses at local DMVs.
Delray Beach Police Department has named Darrell Hunter as the interim police chief following the retirement of Police Chief Russ Mager.
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