Religion

Tyson T. Jones

     Hon. Tyson T. Jones was born (Jan. 12, 1940) and raised in the Shenandoah Valley of Berryville, Virginia, as the middle child in a family of seven children. He was married happily to Rosa B. Jones for 55 years; he has five children, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Prior to moving to Broward County in 1973, Tyson and Rosa lived in Washington, D.C. for seven years. […]

Religion

Mt. Hermon Sponsors  Non-Profit Seminar

  On Sunday,  August 21, 2022,  under the astute, sagacious leadership of Pastor Trae Green,  Mt. Hermon AME Church Fort Lauderdale  collaborated with several non- profit organizations in the surrounding communities to introduce church members and stakeholders to various programs, many of which the public may have been  dubiously unaware, for qualified citizens. […]

Religion

Ms. Julie Hunter has checked out her last book here on earth

     We are saddened to hear of the recent passing of Julie Hunter, Broward County Library’s former Associate Director for Public Service. The recipient of the Florida Library Association’s 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award, Julie came to Broward County in 2002 as the executive director of the newly opened African American Research Library and Cultural Center. Prior to that, she held a similar position at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History in Atlanta, Georgia. She was promoted to Associate Director in 2007 and retired from Broward County in 2013 after 47 years as an esteemed library professional. […]