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Tornadoes touched down in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday! (Pictured) Down tree on 7th Terrace.

As celebrations go forth in England for the birthday of Queen Elizabeth on April 21, we, celebrate “Our Queen”, Mrs. Hattie Mae Courley, whose birthday is on April 21 as well.

Over the weekend, I attended a Media Empowerment Brunch hosted by Ardith Valencia, the CEO of Steppin Out TV, and discovered that collectively, we are what media looks like in 2018.

The Honorable Bob Graham and The Bob Graham Center for Public Service will honor Florida A&M University Trustee Nicole Washington as the “Young Floridian of the Year.” She will receive the award on May 10 at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Fla.

     FAMU students in the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Latarence Butts and Daziyah Sullivan, were honored with academic leadership awards at the Black Engineers of the Year Awards STEM Conference held in Washington, D.C.  

     Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) Board of Trustees and Interim President Hubert Grimes will launch a nationwide campaign to raise funds for completion of the Mary McLeod Bethune National Statuary Hall Campaign.

Lt. Colleen Benjamin, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., gives a speech during a celebratory event for National Women’s History Month

The charitable arm of Upsilon Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, PEARLS Foundation, hosted their Second Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Night of Service event at Plantation Elementary School.

Ford Motor Company recently presented $20,000 in scholarships to four deserving young girls at the “Tea & Bytes” annual fundraising event benefiting Tech Sassy Girlz, an Orlando-based nonprofit that provides minority girls, grades 6–12, with exposure and access to STEAM fields through college preparation, career readiness, mentoring and hands-on learning experiences

The Broward Center for the Performing Arts announces President Bill Clinton and best-selling author James Patterson will be in the Au-Rene Theater on Tuesday, June 12 at 8 p.m. for a wide-ranging conversation as they discuss their forth-coming novel, The President is Missing (on sale June 4).