Farm to School program serves students Florida grown produce
Staff Report TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam recently announced that Broward County Public Schools is serving more than 40,000 pounds …
North Miami ends Black History Month with Music in the Park celebration
NORTH MIAMI, Fla. – Old school music set the mood for the city of North Miami’s second annual “Music in the Plaza” concert. This was …
MDC North holds open house for School of Justice
Senator Oscar Braynon II, District 118, spoke during a formal community address Monday, Feb. 27, at the Miami Dade College’s School of Justice Open House …
Dania Beach CRA to host family fun night with movie and games
Staff Report DANIA BEACH, Fla. – The Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (DBCRA) will host their event series Neighborhood Nights on Friday, March10, from 4 …
Cross-Cultural Funeral Service Rituals
By LAVONE V. HAZELL Courtesy of www.funeralwise.com For the past two decades, the traditional funeral rite has been in transition for various reasons: changes in …
Archbishop celebrates Ash Wednesday at local high school
Staff Report MIAMI – Archbishop Thomas Wenski celebrated Mass yesterday at Immaculata-La Salle High School, located at 3601 South Miami Avenue in Miami. The Mass …
Lifetree Cafes invite forum discussions on movie ‘The Shack’
Christian Newswire LOVELAND, Colo. – The film “The Shack” will be discussed at Lifetree Café community forums around the country during the week of March …
NBCI joins coalition to help blacks live tobacco free
MIAMI – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African Americans, has joined …
Mosquito saliva vaccine? NIH tests new way to fight illness
WASHINGTON – Wanted: 60 people willing to be bitten by mosquitoes to test a new kind of vaccine – one that acts against the bugs’ …
UM’s first black graduates recall triumphs over adversity
Black PR Wire CORAL GABLES, Fla. – It wasn’t the Greensboro sit-in of 1960, when four 17year-old African American college students continued to sit in …