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Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has operated a power plant in Fort Lauderdale since 1927. Originally known as the “superpower plant” and now called the Dania Beach Clean Energy Center, FPL’s first power plant has remained a symbol of innovation and reliability for nearly a century. Over the decades, the plant has transformed dramatically, growing from its early days of powering around 110,000 homes to now nearly 720,000 — a more than sixfold increase in energy production to help support Florida’s expanding population.

    The Florida Federation of Alpha Chapters, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated (FFAC) hosted its Third Annual Florida Youth Intensive Leadership Summit (FYILS) on July 11-13, 2025 at the University of Central Florida – Main Campus.

Florida A&M University (FAMU) has been named the #1 HBCU for Online Programs by Forbes Advisor, securing the top spot in its 2025 rankings of Historically Black Colleges and Universities offering high-quality, flexible, and affordable online degrees.

      According to a Sun Sentinel report, city leaders in Parkland and Margate are weighing whether to open charter schools or convert existing public schools as Broward County Public Schools moves forward with plans to close and consolidate under-enrolled campuses.

    Florida’s Summer BreakSpot is offering no-cost meals to kids and teens every weekday while school is out. With over 3,000 locations—including schools, churches, libraries, and more—children can enjoy free breakfast, lunch, snacks, and/or dinner all summer long.Locations:  sites, including churches, schools, libraries, and more.

 BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon has condemned the state’s $450 million immigration detention facility in the Everglades—dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz”—as an inhumane, politically motivated stunt that is detaining people accused of minor infractions like driving without a license or running a stop sign.

       This year, The Elevation Experience took the stage as the powerful lead-up to the Classic. This was more than a start-up event. It became a haven for ambitious, driven Black women – entrepreneurs, leaders, creatives – who came not just to learn, but to rise.

The Southeastern Region of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., encompassing 52 chapters across Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, will convene its highly anticipated 34th Biennial Southeastern Region Mothers’ Regional Conference in Miami, Florida, from July 17–20, 2025.

       It’s been fascinating to watch the sudden flood of outside voices weighing in on the selection of Marva Johnson as the next president of Florida A&M University. Where were many of these voices during FAMU’s highs and lows—when the university soared, or when it stumbled and needed support?

  At 21, I believed success was supposed to be instant, that purpose would arrive gift-wrapped at the top of some figurative ladder. Back then, the valley felt like failure, the delay felt like denial, and silence felt like abandonment.