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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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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

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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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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

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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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R&B’s Uncle Charlie will get up close and personal in Miami

By Carma HenryFebruary 3, 2014

R&B’s Uncle Charlie will get up close and personal in Miami

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Pastor Accused Of Spreading HIV Takes Witness Stand

By DvonJanuary 31, 2014

The trial for Pastor Craig Lamar Davis (pictured), who was arrested back in 2012 and charged with reckless conduct…

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Nicole Grier Stop The Violence Benefit Concert

By DvonJanuary 23, 2014

For Nicole Grier the young lady who was gunned down in Lauderhill on New years eve.…

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Broward County Library launches Destination Fridays – Come to the Mardi Gras!

By Carma HenryJanuary 21, 2014

Broward County Library launches Destination Fridays – Come to the Mardi Gras!

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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 July 19, 2012

Tahrell Jones named Valedictorian at Lakewood High School

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Local Sports July 12, 2012

One on One with Coach Jackson

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Not my Adidas!

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Local News July 5, 2012

Dillard track star Jamika Glades overcomes hurdles in life

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Local Sports June 28, 2012

Adidas No Longer Plans to Release the Shackled Sneaker

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Local Sports June 28, 2012

Freddie Jackson continues taking it Nice and Slow

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Local Sports June 20, 2012

Does President Obama have Black folks back?

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Serena Williams wins Madrid title

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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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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

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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