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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.

Her Story Juanita Hankerson Avant–Gray

Alston Seeks Court Intervention as Broward College Leadership Crisis Deepens

Loving Yourself: The First Step to Living Your Best Life

Don’t Microwave Your Crockpot Experience

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National News

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

National News

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

By Carma HenryAugust 19, 2026

Politics

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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CSC Broward Funding

April 29, 2026

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LIVE State Of The People Marathon

July 3, 2025

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Friends of AARLCC – Pillars of Giving Campaign

January 30, 2025

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We Ain’t Gonna be Erased!

October 12, 2023

Black History

Robert Smalls: From Enslavement to Heroism

September 26, 2023

National News

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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Two Minute Warning Series

September 17, 2020

Entertainment

Entertainment

Singer Charlie Wilson talks about his journey from being homeless to being back on top

By Carma HenryFebruary 19, 2015

Singer Charlie Wilson talks about his journey from being homeless to being back on top

Entertainment

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to have artistic residency and performances at the Broward Center

By Carma HenryFebruary 12, 2015

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AADT), beloved as one of the world’s most popular dance companies, will hold an artistic residency, Thursday, Feb. 19 through Sunday, Feb. 22 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts including five performances featuring three programs of repertoire, a student performance and a public master class.

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Ebony Magazine is selling one of its most valuable assets in order to survive

By Carma HenryJanuary 29, 2015

Ebony Magazine is selling one of its most valuable assets in order to survive

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She is the first African American child to receive an Oscar nomination: 6 facts about Quvenzhane’ Wallis

By Carma HenryJanuary 26, 2015

first African American child to receive an Oscar nomination:

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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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Editorials

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

August 18, 2026

Editorials

BALL OF CONFUSION: BUT TO THE ONE WHO ENDURES

August 12, 2026

Editorials

Back to School, Back to the Ballot Box

August 6, 2026

Editorials

Beyond Brotherhood: A Legacy of Civic Responsibility

July 29, 2026

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Local Sports March 13, 2013

Tuskegee Alumni Club welcomes Golden Tigers’ baseball team

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National Sports March 13, 2013

Tiger tamed Trump’s Blue Monster

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Local Sports March 7, 2013

Blanche Ely and Norland High School repeat as champs

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Local News March 4, 2013

MIAMI DOLPHINS HOST GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL CLINIC AT THE DOCTORS HOSPITAL TRAINING FACILITY

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HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN A TRIP TO NEW YORK TO ATTEND THE 2013 PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL DRAFT?

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Local Sports February 14, 2013

Miami dolphins visit communities in schools of Miami at NFL youth education town at Gwen Cherry Park –

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Local Sports February 4, 2013

Miami Dolphins Press Release – MIAMI DOLPHINS SEASON TICKETS ON SALE STARTING FEBRUARY 4

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Local Sports February 4, 2013

Ravens hold on to win Super Bowl, 34-31

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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

Religion

“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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We Stood in Awe of the Legendary Edward Villella

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2109 Mid Winter Conference

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2019 NNPA Morning Prayer Breakfast

International

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

November 11, 2025

Judge Denies Emergency Motion in Florida Memorial University Leadership Dispute

September 11, 2025

Senator Back Revised Social Media Bill

February 21, 2024

Black History

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

Arts & Culture

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

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Politics

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