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At Carnival’s recent J’ouvert celebration, BCT connected with more than six hundred people at the park and the Lauderhill Transit Center nearby. J’ouvert, originating in Trinidad and Tobago, is celebrated across the Caribbean culture and kicks off a series of festivities highlighted by hundreds of revelers, soca music, and, of course, lots of paint. As in years past, eventgoers took a moment to prepare for their “fête” by eating Jamaican patties, ackee and saltfish, doubles, and other nationally recognized Caribbean dishes.
The nonprofit GiveDirectly plans to send payments of $1,000 on Friday to some households impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The organization harnesses a Google-developed artificial intelligence tool to pinpoint areas with high concentrations of poverty and storm damage. On Tuesday, it invited people in those areas to enroll in the program through a smartphone app used to manage SNAP and other government benefits. Donations will then be deposited through the app’s debit card.
We Must Get Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the White House
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing teen, Eniyah Newkirk.
Son of the late James “JR” Willams & Juliet Gray-Williams Graduated with his Master’s Degree in Secondary Education from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona on October 18, 2024
The 2024 presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris means America is one step closer to electing its first female president and fulfilling the words of American journalist H.L. Mencken.
I have been trying to stay out of the sand but, the same old names keep popping up with sand in their mouths. Ol’ Peter Traceit is back and what a great time to be drag netting through the sands! In the game of Politricks you are always bound to come up with some DIRT (Discredit Information Revealed Tactically). This could refer to a strategy where damaging information about a political opponent is strategically disclosed to discredit them.
With backing from the Urban League of Broward County and Harris Chapel United Methodist Church, two developers are moving forward with The Villages at Oakland Park, a mixed-use affordable housing project in Broward County. The development is planned for a 19.4-acre site currently under contract with Broward County Public Schools.
The Urban League of Broward County has achieved a significant milestone, with President and CEO Dr. Germaine Smith Baugh and Executive Vice President Courtnee Biscardi selected to join the prestigious 4th cohort of the Citi Foundation Community Progress Makers in Washington, D.C. This esteemed program brings together 50 socially impactful organizations from across the nation to foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation with industry experts .