Hey campers! Mark your calendars for June 19-22, 2025, when Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) hosts the Southern Association for Women’s Historian (SAWH) Triennial Conference. This four-day summit will be held at the Mary McLeod Bethune Institute and will focus on the challenges women face as professionals and caretakers.
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On Saturday, July 28, 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris’ Florida campaign team held a Black Men’s Roundtable with community leaders at New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Tampa.
The Democratic Black Caucus of Florida endorsed Stanley Campbell for U.S. Senate last Friday, ahead of next month’s primary election to select a candidate to run against incumbent Rick Scott. That show of support came a few weeks after the military veteran and tech entrepreneur received backing from the Florida AFL-CIO, giving him momentum in his race against former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, who has received endorsements from dozens of elected officials and progressive organizations throughout the state. Raised in Liberty City, Campbell owns Martin Downs Golf Club in Palm City, Florida, and is the older brother of 2 Live Crew rapper Luther Campbell.
Several hundred mostly Black union leaders joined for a week of conversations about increasing the fall voter turnout. The non-partisan A. Philliph Randolph Institute met in Hollywood Florida Diplomat Hotel recently steps from an inviting Atlantic ocean. A serious and somber mood infused the gathering, the 53rd annual conference, highlighted by luminaries like actor Danny Glover and other human rights and labor rights activists.
When preparing for college, it’s essential to take certain precautions to ensure your safety and the security of your belongings. Always lock away valuable items Consider using a code or key pass to secure them. It’s better to be safe than sorry, as you can never predict when something might go wrong.
When the need arises, who do we call for justice?
In a new complaint to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the advocates accuse the city of a longstanding pattern of discriminatory zoning that disparately affects communities of color and contributes to the “resegregation” of Miami.
At home, this can mean taking steps to ensure your A/C is running efficiently since it’s the largest driver of your energy bill. Other ways to save include washing clothes with cold water or using smaller countertop kitchen appliances to avoid turning on your oven, which emits extra heat into the surrounding areas of your home and causes your A/C to work harder.
Recently, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) Area Manager Sean October (left) and FPL Associate Engineer Maritza Herbert (right) deliver hurricane preparedness meal kits to seniors to help them prepare for the 2024 hurricane season in Broward County. It’s part of FPL’s commitment to powering strong communities, making Florida an even better place to live, work and raise a family. Each of the meal kits, courtesy of FPL in partnership with Sunshine Cathedral, contain water and a three-day supply of shelf-stable foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
On Thursday, March 28, 2024, the District Judges of the U S District Court of the Southern District of California selected Benjamin Jerome Cheeks as its newest United States Magistrate Judge! He is the first African American Magistrate Judge to serve in the aforementioned district since the appointment and retirement of Magistrate Judge William (Bill) McCurine (2004 – 2014). The Honorable Judge Cheeks was officially sworn in (at an informal ceremony) on Friday, July 19, 2024, by the Honorable Dana M. Sabraw, Chief Judge of the United States District Court. In addition to the informal swearing in ceremony, a formal swearing in ceremony is scheduled to be held in November 2024.