Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) announced it has achieved more than $16 billion in overall fuel savings for customers from its highly efficient and diverse power generation fleet, which includes natural gas, nuclear power and solar and battery storage. In 2024 alone, the company saved customers $867 million in fuel costs. Since 2001, the company has leveraged the latest technology to help drive down costs and improve efficiency for customers and today operates one of the country’s most efficient and reliable generation fleets.
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has ordered a 50% reduction in Social Security’s workforce. The agency, already at its lowest staffing levels in 50 years, announced that it will soon implement largescale layoffs.
The Upstander Theory teaches that bystanders who take action can change the course of injustice, but intervention must be both intentional and informed. We are called to be our brother’s keeper, to act when we witness harm, but we must do so wisely—ensuring that our help does not make us the next casualty.
By D. Kevin McNeir Special to the AFRO The number of people seated in the pews of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church more aptly…
The Trump administration’s proposal to cut half of federal workers at the nation’s housing agency is targeting employees who support disaster recovery, rental subsidies, discrimination investigations and first-time homebuyers, according to two documents obtained by The Associated Press.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is kicking off National Consumer Protection Week, March 2-8, 2025, with a warning about the dangers of imposter scams. Imposters are scammers who work very hard to convince consumers they are a friend or relative, or that they are from a legitimate source, such as a bank or government agency. These fraudsters then take personally identifiable information (PII) and use it to steal victims’ money.
Island City Stage in Wilton Manors, Brévo Theatre in Pompano Beach and GableStage in Coral Gables will present their collaborative production of Fat Ham, the 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by James Ijames, this spring. This first-time historic partnership among three of South Florida’s leading theatre companies, made possible by a generous $250,000 grant from The Warten Foundation, will bring this imaginative and witty reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet that tackles identity, belonging and generational issues, to both Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Fat Ham will premiere at Island City Stage from April 3 – May 4 and will move to GableStage from May 16 – June 15, 2025.
“Minority owned businesses creates inclusivity within the market and the aim of this center is to provide services to help those businesses to succeed,” said FMU Interim President William McCormick. “Florida Memorial University is the only historic Black university in South Florida, and we are extremely proud to now have a business center in Fort Lauderdale’s oldest African American community, which is named after Dr. James Franklin Sistrunk, co-founder of Provident Hospital, Broward County’s first Black hospital. There is incredible history here and we are honored to be a part of the legacy.”
This National Consumer Protection Week (March 2-8), Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is sharing guidance and tips to help customers avoid falling victim to a scam.
As a part of their Youth Black History Month presentation, “Chico The Virgo” of Hot-105 radio, was presented with the first Black History Month Legends Award from Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Pompano Beach.