With each step toward the stage, I had no idea what to expect. Three people had already made the comment “Can you believe it, Porgy and Bess is here!” The fact that I had no idea what they were speaking of made the suspense increase with each passing minute. So imagine my surprise when the entire cast shared something in common with me, yet the audience consisted primarily of our Caucasian counterparts.
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From January 24 to January 27, 2019, the South Florida Chapter of the National Forum of Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) will be hosting the NFBPA Board of Directors for their Winter Leadership Meeting at the B Ocean Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. On Friday, January 25, 2019, the local NFBPA will hold a 1-Day Leadership Summit at the hotel that will bring together the National, State, and Local Black Public Administrators and Professionals to discuss important aspects of government leadership, community health and wellness and financial strategies for professional success.
Hello, my name is Roderick J. Parker. I am a loving husband to my wife Georgina F. Parker and proud dad to my two children Taylor (14) and Roderick J. Parker Jr. (11). Sometimes in life you have to go through some things in order to figure out your purpose. At the age of 39, I realized that one of the best investments a person can make is investing in the youth.
The Links of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chapter is hosting Four Townhall Sessions focusing on Black History including Black Lives Matter, Blacks in the Arts, International Issues, Health and Human Services and HOW these issues are connected to our communities locally and internationally. Our hope is to have a dialogue on issues not covered in our school curriculum or not covered in depth.
The Children’s Services Council (CSC) of Broward County, in partnership with Mt. Bethel Human Services Corp., On Call Leadership, Inc. and dozens of other organizations, presents the 33311 Walk and Family Festival on January 26, 10 a.m. 2 p.m., at Joseph C. Carter Park, 1450 W. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale.
Like any other mother and son who share a close bond, Robin Stafford-Smith and Chris Stafford love to spend time together. For these two Cutler Bay Florida Technical College students, this includes accompanying each other on the journey to earn a college degree.
It is 11ish in the morning for my noon surgery. I am texting and chatting on the phone in my car sitting at the park. Pines officer cruises up asks me what I am doing, and can he see my driver license, registration and proof of insurance.
On December 7, 2018, The 5000 Role Models of Excellence Chapter at Pompano Beach Middle School had a fun filled aviation experience at the Good Year Blimp Base in Pompano Beach, FL. The 5000 Role Model of Excellence (RME) is a mentoring program for boys that was created in Miami Dade over 25 years ago by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson. Currently, the program is being used in multiple school districts around the country. This is the second year of its implementation in Broward County Public Schools.
City of Dania Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebrations
From social media to CNN, from water cooler talk to our radio airwaves, the subject is unavoidable, and rightfully so. On the slim chance you haven’t heard, “Surviving R. Kelly” is a six-part Lifetime Television Network documentary detailing sexual abuse allegations against singer/songwriter, Robert Kelly aka R. Kelly