Habitat Broward dedicates nine new homes for families
Andre Crump, Kiana Walden and their two children Savanah, 2, far left, and Madison, 3 are thankful to Habitat Broward for their new home in …
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Students participate in mock trial with real attorneys
Students from the Overtown Youth Center experienced a day in the life of a trial attorney. Staff Report MIAMI – Recently, after a week of …
Wilson to be honored by TCT at Champions for Children Awards
South Florida Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson PHOTO COURTESY OF FREDERICAWILSONFORCONGRESS.COM Staff Report MIAMI – South Florida Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson will receive the prestigious David …
Hollywood Jaycees help youth with back to school shopping sprees
Hollywood Jaycees member Ciara Biederman participated in her first shopping spree with youth from the Children’s Home Society. PHOTO COURTESY OF HOLLYWOOD JAYCEES Staff Report …
Back to School 3D Campaign makes WPB drivers think about speeding
This image is a sample of the displays that will populate West Palm Beach during the Back-to-School 3D Campaign. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WEST PALM …
South Floridians weigh in on Colin Kaepernick blackball
PHOTOS COURTESY OF SPORTS BLOGS, THE JR REPORT AND THESHADOWLEAGUE.COM Staff Report Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know about the NFL vs. …
Experts: Herd immunity outside U.S. slows Zika in Florida
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA MIAMI (AP) – The waning of Zika outbreaks in the Caribbean and South America has helped slow the spread of the …
He escaped a classmate’s hit-list. Now he’s sworn police
Miami-Dade Police Badge PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA CHARLES RABIN The Miami Herald MIAMI (AP) – Andre Martin remembers it vividly: Michael Hernandez leading Martin and …
Labor conference highlights advocacy and education
Panelists at the A. Phillip Randolph Institute’s (APRI) 48th Annual National Education Conference listen to feedback from the audience during a question and answer session. …
Duval schools suspend larger number of blacks than whites
Duval County Public Schools building PHOTO COURTESY OF JACKSONVILLE.COM By DENISE AMOS The Florida Times-Union JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Nearly 80 percent of the students suspended …