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tory Fort Lauderdale is pleased to spotlight the creativity, innovation and storytelling of the emerging young African American artists at Dillard Center for the Arts during Black History Month,” said Patricia Zeiler, executive director of the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society. “We invite visitors of all ages to glimpse the world through their eyes and to further explore the significant multidisciplinary contributions of our African American community year-round via our exhibits and special programs.”

The Lauderhill Regional Chamber of Commerce presents its Fourth Annual SoLa Rum, Food & Wine Festival will take place on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019 from 6 to 11 p.m. on the grounds of the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, 3800 N.W. 11 Place, Lauderhill, Fla.

The City of Lauderhill and the MLK Task Force host several events around the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday and Black History Month.

     The disproportionate mass incarceration of people of color in America continues to grow. It is bad enough to be confined and locked up in over-crowded jails and prisons in the United States. But what just went down inside the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York was a serious violation of the United Nations Convention Against Torture.

On January 17, 2019, Broward County School Board members and Superintendent Robert W. Runcie provided a progress report on recommendations from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission Initial Report dated January 2, 2019.

We want to first thank you Dr. Snipes for allowing us to come together and tell your story. We do know that you have been under some malicious scrutiny, vicious personnel attacks and some slanderous accusations. Through it all we wanna know who sister Brenda Calhoun Snipes is and how is she weathering this storm

Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert W. Runcie has invited Florida’s 66 other school districts to virtually join Broward County Public Schools in the one-year commemoration of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy. At 10:17 a.m. on February 14, 2019, schools across Florida will join all Broward County Public Schools in observing a moment of silence to honor the 17 students and staff whose lives were lost, and recognize the 17 others injured one year ago. The tribute is scheduled in the morning, when most students will be in class, at 17 minutes after the hour.

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