Trump administration freezes $7.2 billion for critical school programs
By David L. Snelling Miami- The U.S. Department of Education has frozen funding for public schools in Florida and beyond, placing programs for low-income and …
Mass deportation helps ‘white-ify’ America
U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss of the District of Columbia on July 2 blocked President Donald Trump’s order closing the border to asylum seekers. In …
Health and Wellness
Bethune-Cookman partnering offer free sickle cell screenings
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Bethune-Cookman University is partnering with a Daytona Beach hospital to hold free sickle cell screenings. B-CU announced this week that …
Doctors, nurses deliver flip-flops to Gov. Scott
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida’s doctors and nurses are weighing in on the fight over Medicaid expansion. A group of health professional from Miami’s Jackson …
Education
Bill Gates: Poverty is not an excuse for no education
BOSTON — Microsoft founder Bill Gates told the National Urban League that a child’s success should not depend on the race or income of …
Smith stepping down as Fla. education commissioner
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida education commissioner Eric Smith is leaving that post in June, saying he wants to give new Gov. Rick Scott a …
Desmond Tutu appeals to young people at NSU
DAVIE — “Dream. Be an idealist. Don’t be a cynic like me,” said Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, appealing to the students in his audience last …