Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Clyde Mitchell, Jr., a decorated U.S. Army veteran and influential community leader, has been recognized with a custom trading card by Positivity Pays. This tribute celebrates his extraordinary military career, his dedication to community service, and his enduring legacy as a role model. His remarkable journey is also highlighted in the acclaimed book, 100 Sergeants Major of Color: Black Americans Who Paved the Way for Others to Follow, which honors military leaders of color who have broken barriers and inspired future generations.
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OIC of South Florida’s 2024 Middle Class Summit, is a two-day, mission-centric event dedicated to addressing the challenges facing the middle class and those aspiring to enter it. By convening a diverse group of powerful voices including workforce, housing, health care and economic development professionals, policymakers, educators, employers and community stakeholders, the Middle Class Summit strives to drive progress toward removing or abating obstacles that threaten the realization of America’s thriving middle class.
Baltimore, MD, June 22, 2024: The Biden-Harris Campaign announced an immediate commitment to a $1.5 Million advertising-buy with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) representing the Black Press of America across the United States. The Biden-Harris Campaign also helped to sponsor the NNPA’s 2024 Annual National Convention in Baltimore, Maryland, June 19-22, 2024.
“We paid off the mortgage!”, Brother Clarence Grisham, longtime member of First Baptist Church Piney Grove, announced to the congregation on April 7th during Sunday Morning Service. First Baptist Church Piney Grove, a cornerstone of the Fort Lauderdale/Lauderdale Lakes community for 120 years, is thrilled to announce a momentous occasion – the burning of the mortgage on their historic property. This celebration marks the culmination of months of dedication and stewardship by the congregation.
In a statement, Madison’s family invited fans and friends to send condolences. “Joe dedicated his life to fighting for all those who are undervalued, underestimated, and marginalized. On air he often posed the question, ‘What are you going to do about it?’. Although he is no longer with us, we hope you will join us in answering that call by continuing to be proactive in the fight against injustice…”
Mrs. Jewel Lewis, a community icon and pioneer in Broward County and most assuredly the Franklin Park Community, passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family.
McKoy died on November 10th, at the age of 69.
James Robert Williams, born in 1951 in Midville, Georgia, moved to Fort Lauderdale to improve his life. Despite facing pneumonia and asthma, he started school at 8 and attended Sunland Park Elementary School and William Dandy Middle School. He graduated from Dillard High in 1971, and his achievements are significant.
The defense and special teams lifted the Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats to a 20-7 win over the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils in front of 4,380 fans in a nationally televised game on ESPNU at Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium on Thursday, Nov. 2.
Greeting in the most blessed name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who has blessed us with spiritual blessings from above. The New Hope Baptist Church Family is preparing for our beloved Mother Ora Greene 100th Birthday on October 22, 2023.