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     Long before researchers coined phrases like “food insecurity” or “food apartheid,” Black congregations were feeding families abandoned by segregated systems, economic inequality and government neglect. But a new generation of faith leaders is asking a harder question: What if the church stopped merely responding to hunger and started confronting the system producing it?

   Omega men from Fort Lauderdale’s Zeta Chi Chapter and Pompano Beach’s Eta Nu Chapter worshipped together in celebration of the historic 120th Anniversary of Mt. Hermon AME Church in Fort Lauderdale — a beacon of hope for the greater Broward Black community during the dark days of segregation, Jim Crow, and the ominous presence of the Ku Klux Klan.

       On Sunday, May 17, 2026, Mt. Hermon AME Church of Fort Lauderdale will celebrate its 120th Glorious Anniversary with two Holy Ghost-inspired worship services honoring the church’s rich legacy of faith, leadership, and community activism.  The celebration begins at 9:00 a.m. under the direction of Mt. Hermon’s dynamic and visionary spiritual leader, Rev. Henry E. Green III, affectionately known as “Pastor Trae,” who will deliver the morning message.

     Sherwin Brown passed away on  April 26, Fort Lauderdale, FL Employee of  Broward County School System, campus monitor for 29 years at his alma Mater, Dillard High School. Viewing, Friday May 8, Homegoing Saturday May 9 both to be held at   Williams Memorial CME Church646 NW 13th Terrace  Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311. O Christopher McLemore Funeral Home , Pompano Beach