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Austin’s Police Chief Called It ‘Suicide by Police.’ Civil Rights Lawyers Aren’t Buying It.

August 13, 2026

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FAMU NAA Broward Chapter Sendoff

August 13, 2026

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Black Woman Found Hanging from Tree Identified As Tasia Fortune

August 12, 2026

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Florida Memorial University ranked among financially distressed colleges at risk of collapse

Johns Hopkins educator Dan Ye says the South Florida HBCU is unlikely to last another 10 years

YMCA of South Florida Hosts Free Health Fair in Fort Lauderdale

Open Call to Artists Announced for Business for the Arts Broward’s 8th Annual ART + STROLL

Children’s Services Council of Broward County (CSC) announces the release of the Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) Administrative Support Organization Request for Proposals (RFP).

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

National News

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Austin’s Police Chief Called It ‘Suicide by Police.’ Civil Rights Lawyers Aren’t Buying It.

Texas advocates say a full investigation must be completed into the death of 17-year-old Anthoneil Williams II at the hands of police

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Black Woman Found Hanging from Tree Identified As Tasia Fortune

By Carma HenryAugust 12, 2026

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Some Haitians targeted for ankle monitors by ICE as they face threat of mass deportation

By Carma HenryAugust 12, 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

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UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND ILLUMINATION ENTERTAINMENT’S DESPICABLE ME 2 “DESPICABLIMP” TAKES FLIGHT ON MARCH 23

By DvonApril 10, 2013

On behalf of the Universal Pictures’ upcoming film DESPICABLE ME 2, opening on July…

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Cannonball Jazz Series

By DvonApril 9, 2013

You are invited to attend: Cannonball Jazz Series Thursday, April 11, 2013 from 7:00…

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You are invited to the ABOVE THE INFLUENCE (ATI) event to support Broward County Youth and what they are ABOVE!!!!

By DvonApril 9, 2013

“Above The Influence: Broward County” is a group of people, united to improve the statistics of…

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100 Black Men of Greater Fort Lauderdale

By DvonApril 9, 2013

Please join us in supporting the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures release of…

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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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Leja Williams interviewing Bonita Williams-McKenzie (Caregiver)

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Golf Club that called the police on Black women for not ‘keeping the pace’ faces business backlash

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The westside gazette Presents exclusive interview The Mighty Dillard Panthers

Editorials

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

Editorials

Five Candidates, Three Voices: One Community

July 23, 2026

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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

Target continues to challenge our spending power, so we must continue to take action • Full Target Boycott! ✊

April 28, 2025

Religion

‘Test Your Bible Knowledge’

August 13, 2026

Bethel Apostolic Temple Urges Greater Vigilance Among Houses of Worship Following Overnight Burglary

August 12, 2026

Pope Leo Finally Addresses His Black Ancestry and Slavery

August 12, 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