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POSITIVE DEPOSITS: Simone Alicia, “Self-Esteem Doctor,” helps children at the Overtown Youth Center learn to deposit positive thoughts into their “brain banks.” PHOTO COURTESY OF …

Monica Banks, Emma Banks and “Queen Sugar’s” Tina Lifford at the My Teacher, My Hero Awards Gala. PHOTO COURTESY OF HAMILTON MULTIMEDIA By DAPHNE TAYLOR …

COLLEGE PRESIDENT: The Board of Trustees has selected the college’s general counsel to be Broward College’s next president. PHOTO COURTESY OF BROWARD COLLEGE Staff Report …

IN MEMORIAL: Plaque dedicated to the history of the first Memorial Day on May 1, 1865 in Charleston, South Carolina. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE CHICAGO …

Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons By MARY SHANKLIN Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ With Orlando home prices rising six times faster than wages in …

Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) _ Hundreds of opponents of offshore oil drilling gathered at Florida beaches and held hands. The Tampa …

FLAG DAY: Haitian Flag Day will be celebrated in Little Haiti with a program combining art exhibitions and music.  Photo Courtesy of Stock Photos MIAMI …

The Historic Ali Cultural Arts in Pompano Beach is celebrating the island nation’s cultural influences with a free event, “Haiti: The Strength of a Nation …

NEW LEADERS: New principals, Eli Morales, Okeeheelee Middle School, Corey Brooks, William T. Dwyer High School, Shari Bremekamp, Hidden Oaks Elementary are taking over new …

Hushhhhhh:West Palm Beach has established quiet zones near its railway crossings. PHOTO COURTESY OF CURBED MIAMI Staff Report WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Amid the rollout of …