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FMU President Pushes Back on Financial Distress Report: ‘Our Response Will Be Results’

August 20, 2026

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Her Story Juanita Hankerson Avant–Gray

August 20, 2026

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Alston Seeks Court Intervention as Broward College Leadership Crisis Deepens

August 20, 2026

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FMU President Pushes Back on Financial Distress Report: ‘Our Response Will Be Results’

Florida Memorial University President William McCormick is pushing back against a recent report questioning the long-term financial viability of South Florida’s only historically Black university, declaring that FMU will answer its critics not through retaliation, but through measurable results.

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Family of Black Mom Wrongfully Killed By Police to Receive $11M Settlement From City

The family of Atatiana Jefferson, an African American mother from Fort Worth, Texas, who was shot and killed by a police officer in October 2019, has reached a proposed $11.25 million settlement with the city. The agreement comes nearly six years after her death.

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Dethroned Miss North Carolina Says She’s ‘Not Sorry’ For Using N-Word

By Carma HenryAugust 19, 2026

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15 Ways Black Families Can Set Their Kids Up to Win This School Year

By Carma HenryAugust 19, 2026

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Africa’s Reckoning at the U N and the Silence That Can’t Be Bought

October 14, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s CDC Visit: An Insult Wrapped in Arrogance

August 25, 2025

Honoring the Life and Legacy of Malcolm Jamal Warner: A Renaissance Man of Our Time

July 23, 2025

Trump Taps Quack Influencer Casey Means for Surgeon General Part 1

May 15, 2025

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July 3, 2025

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January 30, 2025

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October 12, 2023

Black History

Robert Smalls: From Enslavement to Heroism

September 26, 2023

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Families sue California, claiming state failed to educate poor and minority students amid pandemic

December 8, 2020

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President Obama Helps Floridians Make A Plan To Vote

October 13, 2020

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September 17, 2020

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Stacey Dash Slams Oscar Boycott as ‘Ludicrous’ and Takes Aim at ‘Segregated’ BET Awards

By DvonJanuary 21, 2016

Stacey Dash is not holding back when it comes to her feelings toward “segregated” film and…

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Tens of thousands of people of color from all over South Florida and across the country descended upon Miramar for Pepsi’s 2016 Funk Fest

By Carma HenryJanuary 7, 2016

The festivities began at 2 p.m. Saturday as an abundance of different accents, dialects, backgrounds and cultures began filing into Miramar Regional Park in droves.

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Popular music festival, Funk Fest, heads to Miami to kick off the New Year with a big give back

By Carma HenryDecember 30, 2015

Variety Entertainment, producer of the official Funk Fest Tour headed to Miami for the first show of the year at Miramar Regional Park

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Soulja Boy out of $175K in fake hoverboard sales

By Carma HenryDecember 18, 2015

Soulja Boy out of $175K in fake hoverboard sales

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Holy Cross Wound Healing and Hyperbarics Program Named a 2025 Center of Distinction by Healogics

August 18, 2026

US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt for declining to answer COVID questions

August 12, 2026

Medicaid Ban on Routine Care at Planned Parenthood Expires

August 5, 2026

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Before Broward College Removes Another Black President, the Community Deserves Answers

August 18, 2026

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BALL OF CONFUSION: BUT TO THE ONE WHO ENDURES

August 12, 2026

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Back to School, Back to the Ballot Box

August 6, 2026

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Beyond Brotherhood: A Legacy of Civic Responsibility

July 29, 2026

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Dolphins in playoff mix with win over Jets

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Local Sports December 4, 2014

FAMU team shows great discipline in loss to BCU 18-17

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Local Sports November 19, 2014

The Otis Gray Jr. Foundation presented MVP trophies to both teams of the 2014 Soul Bowl

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Local Sports November 19, 2014

Dolphins down Bills 22-9

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Serena Williams hails as the queen of tennis in third WTA win

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Florida Memorial Men’s Soccer history making year

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National Sports November 6, 2014

Adrian Peterson avoids jail time in child abuse case

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Local Sports November 6, 2014

Ryan Tannehill threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns

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We Must Work Together to Solve Our Waste Crisis in Broward County

July 2, 2026

Fort Lauderdale Rolls Out New Group Violence Intervention Plan to Cut Gun Violence

June 26, 2026

The Blueprint of Manipulation: How Jeffrey Epstein’s Power Network Conditioned it’s Victims

November 17, 2025

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November 4, 2025

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“Test Your Bible Knowledge “

August 20, 2026

Who Gets to Decide? The Conversation Behind the Documents

August 20, 2026

National Black Church Initiative and ACHDC Urge Congress to Pass H.R. 9682 and S. 1941

August 19, 2026

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Black Woman Dies From COVID-19 Two Weeks After a Man Coughed and Spit on Her

Ashes instead of soap: Inside Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 fight

Police target attacks against Zimbabwean women

Umpqua Bank rejects $2 million from Black owner seeking to pay off mortgage — but takes offer from white male buyer

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Broward County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Celebrates Seven Decades of Impact

December 11, 2025

Brevo Theatre Presents: Black Nativity Dec 18 – 20

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Judge Denies Emergency Motion in Florida Memorial University Leadership Dispute

September 11, 2025

Senator Back Revised Social Media Bill

February 21, 2024

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Black History

Unyielding Conviction: John Brown’s Stand Against Slavery

Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Enduring Power of a Musical Pioneer

Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Enduring Power of a Musical Pioneer

Unyielding Conviction: John Brown’s Stand Against Slavery

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Progressive National Baptist Convention leaders hail Harris, pan Trump, urge voting

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Green Book offers a heartfelt look at racial inequality, tolerance and friendship.

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Africa’s Reckoning at the U N and the Silence That Can’t Be Bought

October 14, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s CDC Visit: An Insult Wrapped in Arrogance

August 25, 2025

Honoring the Life and Legacy of Malcolm Jamal Warner: A Renaissance Man of Our Time

July 23, 2025