Turn a wall on its side, and it becomes a table
We have always been at our best when we welcomed the stranger. It is time to be at our best again. A friend said something …
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Florida proposal bans higher education for undocumented students
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America’s Juneteenth 2026 Events
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South Carolina Senator Scott leads bipartisan campaign to keep National Civil Rights Network
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Juneteenth, America at 250, and the hole in the soul of our Democracy
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Black Music Month 2026: ‘Wake Up Everybody!’
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What to know about alpha-gal syndrome, the life-threatening meat allergy caused by tick bites
The dangerous blood-sucking arthropod insect carries the encephalitis virus, Lyme disease, borreliosis and infectious dermacentor (Photo courtesy of iStock). By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer …
Health and Wellness
How Medicare perpetuates privilege – not equity
STOCK PHOTO Thanks to Medicare’s top official dodging questions by members of Congress, the fight for equity in American healthcare just suffered a further setback. …
Florida’s ‘Dr. Deep’ resurfaces after a record 100 days living underwater
A university professor who spent 100 days living underwater at a Florida Keys lodge for scuba divers has resurfaced after setting a record for the …
Business
Building business partnerships
Nonprofit organizations and emerging businesses can partner for mutual benefit. Working together, each entity can leverage their own assets and those of the other party. …
McDonald’s is phasing out plastic toys from Happy Meals in a pusth to be more green
McDonald’s says it will phase out most plastic from its Happy Meals by 2025. Here, a customer picks up a kid’s meal at a McDonald’s …
Sugar growers sue U.S. over Florida reservoir water levels
West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP) – Sugar growers in Florida are suing the U.S, Army Corps of Engineers over proposed reservoir water levels they say …
Technology
Oakdale Theatre owners to pursue grant for soundproofing
WALLINGFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Owners of the Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Connecticut will seek a state grant for more soundproofing at the music venue. This …
Toyota recalls 625,000 hybrids worldwide
DETROIT (AP) _ Toyota is recalling 625,000 Prius hybrid vehicles worldwide because they can stall without warning. In the U.S., the recall affects 109,000 Prius …
Education
CareerSource launches new Florida Memorial location
PHOTO COURTESY OF CAREERSOURCE South Florida’s only historically black college and university just made it easier for its students to search for jobs and internships. …
Glade View ES teacher
PHOTO COURTESY OF PB SCHOOLS BELLE GLADE, Fla.- Creativity pays, both in exciting students to learn and for the teachers who embrace it in the …
FMU trustee hosts fundraiser
Florida Memorial University Trustee Charles George and wife Barbara hosted an intimate gathering of friends who were entertained by jazz pianist, Jonathan Pierre, an FMU …
Sports
Woods improves in final round at Masters, welcomes break
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) _ Tiger Woods nearly aced a hole and made his lone eagle of the week. The …
There’s new Woods at Augusta
Tiger Woods PHOTO COURTESY OF PINTEREST AUGUSTA, Ga. — The power off the tee and the sharpness with his short game made him look like …
Can Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. really change the face of NASCAR?
Bubba participates in the race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in February of this year. PHOTO COURTESY OF URBAN NEWS By RONDA RACHA PENRICE Urban …
