Free seminar helps students prepare for college
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Many high school students venture off to college with high hopes only to leave prematurely due to a variety of often preventable …
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Celebrity golf tournament raises funds for children’s center
PHOTO COURTESY OF CHI MIAMI – When celebrities, like former NBA All Star Glen Rice, hit the links on April 1, they will be swinging …
State of Black Miami forum pushes common agenda
PHOTOS COURTESY OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, CITY OF MIAMI AND FMUNIV.EDU MIAMI-DADE – A common rallying cry among blacks is a desire for unity; an interest …
Congresswoman says “throw out Florida congressional district map”
PHOTO COURTESY OF DEMOCRATS.VETERANS.HOUSE.GOV By GARY FINEOUT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With this year’s elections just months away, attorneys for U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown tried on Friday to …
Statue merges past and present
PHOTO COURTESY OF DANTE ‘ O FILLYAU Holness noted that the monument, being strategically placed at what could be deemed as the corridor’s entrance, can potentially bring much needed …
Historical memorial park receives funding
PHOTO COURTESY OF MYFLORIDAHOUSE.GOV DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – Florida Legislature has awarded $995,000 to the City of Deerfield Beach to purchase and preserve a parcel of land that …
Corporate obstruction births successful entrepreneurism
PHOTO COURTESY OF ALLAN LUBY FOR SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Chances are if you are in West Palm Beach near the corner …
Sankofa monument inspires Sistrunk redevelopment
PHOTO COURTESY OF DANTE ‘ O FILLYAU FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A 12-foot monument to the rich history and a hopeful future for the core of Fort …
‘Activate your S.O.S.’ workshop
Ever wonder why some women are genuinely happy when another woman succeeds and others seem to have trouble with it? It’s not what you think. …
Miami Dade College hosts Where’s the Justice forums?
MIAMI-DADE – #BlackLivesMatter was birthed in response to the spate of killings of unarmed black men, mostly at the hands of white police. The movement …