Itās the Second Reunion of Dixie Court. Residents who have lived there and current residents will celebrate with the Housing Authority for its 80th Anniversary. Dixie Court was the first of the housing authority properties and arose from the thickets and palmettos in 1938.
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Ā Ā Ā Ā Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho has been named the 2018 National Urban Superintendent of the Year by the Council of Great City Schools, which presented him with the distinguished Green-Garner Award. The announcement came last night during the Councilās 62nd Annual Fall Conference in Baltimore.
The November 6th ballot includes a transportation question (back of page 3) asking voters whether to levy a 1% local option sales tax funding countywide transportation…
MIRAMAR, FL– In a passionate exchange at the 6th annual South Florida Youth Summit (SFYS) adult-only Cocktails & Conversation event, thought leaders David Banner and Jasmen…
Community helps ‘Bring It Home’
Ā Ā Ā Ā Amendment 4 would end an unfair, draconian clemency procedure that has its roots dating back to the Reconstruction. If the referendum passes, it will re-instate the vote to 1.5 million citizens of Florida, a number that could significantly impact who gets elected throughout the stateĀ in future elections.
Voter education is the next step and the game changer for Blacks, minorities and Democrats
Florida Community Bank (FCB) and its more than 725 associates statewide are supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month. With statistics showing one in eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer during their life-time, FCB is doing its part to support patients and their families.
Correcting a wrong or getting a second chance to make better is the embodiment of the spirit of redemptionāand Amendment 4. One definition of redemption describes the improving of something: āThe act of saving something or somebody from a declined, dilapidated, or corrupt state and restoring it, him, or her to a better condition.ā Restoring the voting rights of approximately 1.7 million ex-offenders is a significant step in bettering their conditions.
As people around the state gather to create and keep the momentum going to elect Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, members of the historic Sistrunk Community and the surrounding area communities joined for an old-fashioned fish fry to help the Gillum campaign “Bring it Home”!!!Ā The fish fry was hosted by Burrows Electric Company and The Westside Gazette Newspaper.