In Fort Lauderdale, a city rich in both civil rights history and athletic tradition, a proposed historical marker honoring long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad has sparked a heated and deeply personal debate—one that underscores the tension between honoring individual achievement and preserving collective memory.
Browsing: Local News
The YMCA of South Florida hosts the annual FREE Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to noon at seven YMCA locations across Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
The Fort Lauderdale (FL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated has deepened its commitment to education with an $11,000 contribution to its endowed scholarship fund at Florida Memorial University (FMU), a historically Black university in Miami Gardens, Florida. This latest contribution brings the total fund to over $25,000, further strengthening the chapter’s efforts to address the critical shortage of Black male educators by providing financial support to students pursuing degrees in education.
Calendar of Events
How do I get a prenup without paying high legal fees? This is a second marriage for me and I‘m very close to retirement, plus we both have pensions. My partner has 3 adult kids, and I have 2 and we’re agreed that we probably should have something. Thanks, Helen M. FL
On Saturday, April 12, Our Front Porch Roll Call was dedicated in the honor of our past Rock Island Homeowners Association President James “JR Williams for his tireless efforts in making a difference in our community.
Dashing and debonair, Hubert Fauntleroy Julian, the “Black Eagle,” was born in Trinidad in 1897. That was 90 years after Britain had abolished slavery, and Hubert came from a well-to-do family, which sent him to school in England. World War I caused the family to move him to safety in Montreal.
Right now, our FL-20 communities and our country are facing a cost-of-living crisis.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Kappa Kappa Omega Chapter, is thrilled to announce that Mayor Rex Hardin of Pompano Beach has awarded Kappa Kappa Omega with a proclamation for Women’s History Month in recognition of our commitment to service and community involvement.
The Supervisor of Elections is excited to announce the upcoming launch of our annual High School Voter Registration Drive, scheduled for April. Broward County Election officials will visit approximately 30 local Broward high schools during the month of April to assist high school students and staff as they conduct voter registration drives. The school with the most registered students will receive an award from the Supervisor of Elections.