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The woman who oversaw Florida’s far-reaching effort to educate residents on the 2000 census said she was “really surprised” the state has not yet established the committee for next year’s census — and is concerned it might be too late.

     For the past few months I have had the privilege of engaging voters and elected officials in conversations about voting, particularly the elevated warnings regarding foreign interference in our next presidential election.

 BROWARD COUNTY, FL – Lovers of hip-hop music and culture are invited to an all-free event that includes dinner and a concert following a hip-hop workshop at “Broward County Library Out Loud: Hip-Hop Lives 2019,” from 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday, July 26 at the African American Research Library & Cultural Center (AARLCC), 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 33311, For more information call (954) 357-6282.

     The 18-year-olds burst into tears and hugged when both their names were announced as winners of a four-year, fully paid college scholarship valued up to $30,000. It was the first time the Biscayne Bay Kiwanis Club, one of South Florida’s most active community service organizations, awarded two scholarships the same year.