Miami-Dade and Broward school districts offers new food menu for new school year
Photo courtesy of STOCK MIAMI – Miami-Dade County and Broward County Public Schools released their new cafeteria menus for students ahead of the start of …
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Ten candidates seeking to succeed U.S. Rep. Wilson; three are front runners
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Senate Confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as First Black Woman CDC Director
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New study suggests brain protein keeps the mind sharp as people age
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Mississippi police investigate Black woman found hanging from a tree
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Not getting enough sleep, other risk factors cause high blood pressure
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Two Black-owned banks merge to expand capital in underserved communities
Photo courtesy of msn.com By David L. Snelling In a move that would create an estimated $1.27 billion in combined assets, two Black-owned banks in …
Health and Wellness
Black Maternal Health Week 2024: Hospitals with excellent Black patient outcomes hailed
BUT ONLY ONE IN FLORIDA: The Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) founded Black Maternal Health Week, held every April as part of National Minority Health …
The African American Wellness Project still empowering health
IT’S MINORITY HEALTH MONTH! AAWP efforts include the Black Doctors Speak initiative, designed to amplify the voices of African American healthcare professionals and address inequities. …
Business
Biden tells US to have confidence in banks after 2 collapse
By KEN SWEET, CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, CHRIS MEGERIAN and CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) President Joe Biden insisted Monday that the nation’s banking system …
Fearless Foundation and Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator award $1 million dollars for their Black women entrepreneurs grant program
ATLANTA- Fearless Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Fearless Fund, the first venture capital fund built by women of color, for women of color, has partnered …
Ascension Awards
WEST PALM BEACH Fla. – The promise of its youth movement was on display as the Black Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County hosted …
Technology
Reddit updates content policy, banning a ‘handful’ of groups
NEW YORK (AP) _ Reddit, the online discussion site known for free-wheeling discussions, is updating its content policy as it tries to be a more …
8 cities cited in data program from ex-NYC mayor Bloomberg
By JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) _ Jackson, Mississippi, and Mesa, Arizona, aim to make troves of data about city operations available online for the …
Education
FAMU ranks high in Best Colleges report
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida A&M University (FAMU) maintained its ranking as the No. 2 public historically Black college and university (HBCU) and moved up two …
270,000 BCPS STUDENTS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019 SUPERINTENDENT WELCOMES STUDENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
PHOTO COURTESY OF BROWARDSCHOOLS.COM Wednesday, August 14, 2019, marked the official end to summer vacation as more than 270,000 Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) students …
Stocking up for school CAN BE ECO-FRIENDLY AND ECONOMICAL
PHOTO COURTESY OF FLICKREEL.COM By BEV O’SHEA NerdWallet Earth-friendly school supplies might sound expensive, but you can be gentle with the planet and respectful of …
Sports
Strong opening week for CBS, Turner with NCAA hoops tourney
PHOTO COURTESY OF UCONN ATHLETICS NEW YORK (AP) — One week into March Madness, CBS is feeling good. Based on ratings from the nation’s largest …
Dwyane Wade: College basketball needs a makeover
Dwyane Wade says it’s time college basketball got a makeover. Wade sits down with PodcastOne Sports Now to talk about the NCAA Tournament and the …
NCAA can’t keep tournament games away from legal gambling
PHOTO COURTESY OF STADIUMJOURNEY.COM WASHINGTON (AP) – As the NCAA prepares for its first basketball championships since the Supreme Court allowed legal sports betting to …
