Miami-Dade suspends schools safety citation program amid errors, legal concerns
Photo courtesy of Miamibusdeals.com MIAMI – Citing citation errors, Miami-Dade County has put the brakes on the contentious School Bus Safety Citation Program. After a …
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Miramar among NLC top champion diversity, economic initiatives winners
Photo courtesy biddogscsi.com MIRAMAR, Fla. – For its efforts to foster inclusivity, innovation and economic empowerment, the city of Miramar is among the top national …
Former Heisman winner, NBA player Ward new FAMU head basketball coach
Photo courtesy of Basketballhistory.com MIAMI – Former Heisman Trophy winner and New York Knicks point guard Charlie Ward was named the new head basketball coach …
One Night Stand celebrates Overtown rich music history April 24
MIAMI – Vocalists and musical bands will take the stage for one night only in Overtown reminiscing about the historic Black community’s music heyday. One …
South Africa’s US envoy called Trump racist, homophobic and narcissistic in 2020 speech
Mcebisi Jonas, a former deputy finance ministerPHOTO COURTESY OF AFRICA.CGTN.COM Cape Town, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s new special envoy to the United States …
Administration defunds public school civil rights Act compliance faces challenge
Atlanta — The Southern Education Foundation (SEF) has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s Feb. 13 decision to eliminate the Equity Assistance Center-South …
Harvard mounts ‘the resistance’
Bostn (AP) — The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, after the …
Bernice King reflects on the Fair Housing Act, made law after her father’s killing
Dr. Bernice King PHOTO COURTESY OF BERNICEKING.COM Bernice King warns decades of work to reduce inequities in housing is at risk, as the Trump administration …
DeSantis gives $10 million of state funds to charity linked to his wife
Casey DeSantis PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday defended a state agency’s involvement with a …
Ending discipline disparities for Native students abandoned by administration
Department of Education Building PHOTO COURTESY OF ED.GOV Washington (AP) — The Education Department has withdrawn from an agreement to address disparities in discipline for …