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Broward County PHOTO COURTESY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FINDS Staff Report Broward County, Fla. – Recently, Broward County commissioners authorized the Housing Finance and Community Redevelopment …

Left to right: William Mahfood (WISYNCO), Cheryl Wynter (Consulate of Jamaica, Miami), Dr. Kevin Coy (Miami International Cardiology Consultants) and Wendy Hart (AFJ President) Left …

Staff Report MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The City of Miami Gardens made a historic announcement on the heels of Women’s History Month. Delma K. Noel-Pratt …

Left to right, Jervonte Edmonds, Raymond Austin, Christopher Thomas students of Boynton Beach High School PHOTO COURTESY OF SUITS FOR SENIORS By DAPHNE TAYLOR Special …

The Zika virus, first identified in Uganda in 1947, is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, the same type of mosquito that carries dengue fever, yellow fever, …

Carnival, Chief Executive Officer, Arnold W. Donald PHOTO COURTESY OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION Associated Press NEW YORK – Carnival Corp.’s profit more than doubled …

Leighshana Barrett PHOTO COURTESY OF VERISHA BARRETT Staff Report FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Leighshana Barrett is young, gifted and black – and she gives those …

Eveul Exil recites a spoken word piece during Urgent, Inc.’s “Open Mic Youth Townhall,” held Friday, March 24. PHOTO COURTESY OF URGENT, INC. YOUTH INTERNS …

The mayor of Key West, Craig Cates, proclaimed March 27-31 as National Boys and Girls Club Week. PHOTO COURTESY OF CITY OF KEY WEST Staff …

Carmen Lundy PHOTO COURTESY OF MARK HANAUER By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes MIAMI – If you’re not a jazz enthusiast, the name Carmen Lundy may …