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Black elected officials group to create scholarships PDF Print E-mail
Written by CYNTHIA ROBY   
margaret-bates_web.jpgSeeking to encourage South Florida’s low-income and minority students to enroll in college-level mathematics, science and engineering programs, a non-profit foundation recently gave $15,000 to a black elected officials group to create scholarships.
 
Thurston starts youth baseball tournament PDF Print E-mail
Written by CYNTHIA ROBY   
perry-thurston_web.jpgFORT LAUDERDALE — In an effort to reconnect the black community with the once-favored sport of baseball, state Rep. Perry Thurston is hosting the first annual Thurston AAA Invitational Baseball Tournament this weekend at Joseph C. Carter Park in Fort Lauderdale.
 
Meek raises nearly $1.5 million in first quarter PDF Print E-mail
Written by RENEE MICHELLE HARRIS   
kendrick-meek_web.jpgIn a conference call with statewide and national press, U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek’s campaign reported that he has raised $1,491,000 for the first quarter of 2009.  The final tally won’t be posted until mid-month, and that total is expected to increase when contributions made by the deadline are included.
 
AROUND SOUTH FLORIDA with ELGIN JONES 04-03-09 PDF Print E-mail
Written by ELGIN JONES   
elginjones3web.gifBroward County

WHAT A MONTH
The Rev. Josh Brown of Hallandale Beach had one rough month in March.  First, he thought he had been elected as the new president of the Broward County chapter of the Democratic Party’s Black Caucus.  The organization’s grievance committee, however, determined that election was unauthorized and therefore unsanctioned.  Now, the widely circulated rumor that he managed Barbara Sharief’s successful campaign for a Miramar city commission seat turns out to be, well, just that. This week, Sharief said Brown was simply one of many people who performed campaign tasks, but he in no way was her campaign manager, and that she has asked him to cease and desist, if he has in fact been stating that he is her campaign manager.
 
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