Florida legislators to tackle harassment and child marriage
Jack Latvala, a former state senator, resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct. PHOTO COURTESY OF FLORIDA POLITICS Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida legislators …
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Sheila Johnson’s life a lesson in resiliency
Sheila Johnson PHOTOS COURTESY OF URBAN NEWS SERVICE By RONDA RACHA PENRICE Urban News Service MIDDLEBURG, Va. The “biggest fight of my life” Sheila C. …
Prominent NBC 6 anchor debuts ‘VOICES’
Health Expert on the new show Voices with Jawan Strader. PHOTO COURTESY OF TWITTER By ISHEKA N. HARRISON Special to South Florida Times MIAMI – …
Florida State workers, families need National Paid Leave
A National Paid Family and Medical Leave Plan Could Reduce by 79 Percent* the Number of Florida Families Facing Economic Insecurity When They Need Time …
Hiring ex-offenders can bring benefits to employers, communities
Downtown Fort Lauderdale PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By CAREERSOURCE BROWARD Each day, thousands of previously incarcerated men and women are released from our nation’s prisons, …
Married couple to launch new health tech app
Jamie and Jilea Hemmings are launching a new health tech app, Best Tyme, to help physicians and pharmaceutical sales reps coordinate meetings. PHOTO COURTESY OF …
Who is Sasha Revolus?
Sasha Revolus is part of the Flourish Media team hosting a women’s conference on Feb. 16 and 17 at Florida International University’s main campus. PHOTO …
Commissioner Jordan honors Melton Mustafa
Members of the late Melton Mustafa Sr.’s family accept a sympathy resolution from County Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan. From left are Commissioner Jordan and Mustafa’s …
HBCU recruitment tour awards over $9 million in scholarships
More than $9 million in scholarships were awarded at the annual Historically Black CollegeUniversity and Hispanic Serving Institution (HBCU/HSI) Recruitment in West Palm Beach. STOCK …
Lauderhill chamber to honor women at annual breakfast
Ten women will be honored at this year’s Women of Distinction Awards Breakfast hosted by the Lauderhill Regional Chamber of Commerce. PHOTO COURTESY OF LAUDERHILL …