The Patricia Ann Harper Garrett Scholarship Fund Committee is proud to announce Ja’leaha Thornton, a student at Bethune-Cookman University, as the first-ever recipient of the Patricia Ann Harper Garrett Scholarship. Thornton has been awarded $5,000 in recognition of her outstanding dedication to education, leadership, and service, the core values upon which the scholarship was founded.
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The Florida Memorial University (FMU) Board of Trustees proudly announces the appointment of William C. McCormick, Jr., MBA (Class of 1987), as the 15th President of the institution. This historic appointment marks the first time in FMU’s 146-year history that an alumnus will lead the University.
Arc Broward announces several key new hires to in support of the organization’s mission to provide opportunities for people with disabilities to realize their full potential.
In recognition of her years of public service, leadership, and commitment to the community, the City of Miramar is renaming its Multi-Service Complex in honor of Broward County Commissioner Alexandra P. Davis. The dedication ceremony will take place on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 10 a.m., officially designating the facility as the Alexandra P. Davis Multi-Service Complex.
On September 8, International Literacy Day, the library is looking for adults aged 18 and over in Central Broward/33311 zip code to teach adults how to read and write through the Each One Teach One literacy program. Staff are looking forward to describing the process, answering questions and helping future volunteers complete applications.
Broward County’s Bridge 2 Life (B2L), a nonprofit operating under the Broward Education Foundation, welcomed national, state, and local leaders for a milestone event as one of only a handful of organizations nationwide—and the only one in Florida—selected to participate in the 2026–2027 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) beta test made possible by the generous support from the Helios Education Foundation.
For more than a century, Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs) — known collectively as the “Divine Nine” — have been cornerstones of educational, cultural and civic life. In Miami, their chapters raise scholarship funds, mentor young people, and provide school supplies and leadership development to students who often face financial and social barriers.
As the 2025–26 school year begins, Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach — a proud A-rated institution with deep community roots — is welcoming students with new programs, fresh facilities, and a focus on both academic and personal growth. Principal Tavures Williams, now in his fourth year leading the historic campus, sat down for a back-to-school conversation to share what’s ahead for students, families, and the community.
Our own native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Harriet Gregory, was chosen by Director Mr. Michael Galanes to participate in their Beauty Pageant with other contestants at Broward Mall on June 1, 2025, winning First Place as South Florida Perfect Classic Women 2025 were she went on to Orlanda, Florida, at the Sheraton Lake Buena Vista Resort, where she and other participated with other contestants from July to August 2, where she also won in the Top 10 were she was rewarded and crowned The World Brightest Classis Women on July 30, 2025 as a dream of hope, faith, Believing in never giving up on God who gave me this honor experience, which I am so grateful to give to Him the praise.
As the Florida A&M University (FAMU) engineering student wraps up his third internship at Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and heads back to Tallahassee for his final year of classes, he looks to the example of his father to see how an internship can be the springboard to vast opportunities in the future.