By Westside Gazette Publisher Bobby Henry, Special Contributor Dr. Yvette Giles Stuart and Marna Mobley FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. — Fort Lauderdale is mourning the…
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Broward County Public Schools will cancel its popular Latinos in Action leadership course next semester after the U.S. Department of Education ruled the class violates federal civil rights law.
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is the sixth largest public school district in the United States. It is one of the most diverse districts; serving those of different races, religions, and socioeconomic status. It is also home to those like me: high school seniors who have been in BCPS from first grade to twelfth grade. However, with that, I have grown to wonder a lot of things about how the system works, what procedures are being put in place for improving students, and when will prioritizing student experiences change for the better? After polling other high school students in Broward County, I find that they have similar questions.
Apalachicola native and former Florida A&M University (FAMU) President Dr. Frederick S. Humphries will be honored with a statue on the Tallahassee campus next month.
Island SPACE Caribbean Museum proudly announces the recipients of its inaugural ICON Awards, to be presented at the museum’s fifth anniversary fundraising gala, Milestones: FIYAH! Fashion. Folklore. Future., on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa. This year’s honorees are four extraordinary leaders whose lives and legacies embody the brilliance and cultural pride of the Caribbean diaspora. Learn more at islandspacefl.org/fiyah.
Pompano Beach is now home to a groundbreaking education hub designed to prepare young people for the jobs of the future. On September 12, community leaders, educators, and families gathered for the ribbon cutting of the nation’s first UGC + AI & Esports Academy Center of Excellence.
A Broward County high school teacher has been removed from the classroom while officials investigate allegations that he made racially charged comments during a lesson earlier this month.
On September 23, ICE arrested Dimitri Vorbe, an illegal alien and citizen of Haiti, for violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act, including actions that contributed to the destabilization of Haiti.
“When you say that the sky’s going to fall if you have open carry, well, I can look at 40-plus other states that have it, and I haven’t seen the sky fall. We already have under statute permitless concealed carry, constitutional carry,” DeSantis said in Miami at Florida International University’s Tamiami Hall.
In one of the most candid sit-downs with Broward County Public Schools leadership, Superintendent Dr. Howard Hepburn opened his doors to the Westside Gazette for an in-depth interview. Joining me were two of our high school interns, Jahziah Defoe of Fort Lauderdale High School and Renada Toyer of Western High School, representing the student voices at the heart of the county’s challenges.