Miami-Dade Schools offering kids free breakfast and lunch during summer
Photo courtesy of iStock MIAMI – Miami-Dade County Public Schools is doing its part to address food insecurity as the district is offering free breakfast …
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Donalds inching closer to become first-ever Black Florida governor
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Gallon among five to win Miami-Dade Commission seats unopposed
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Miami Gardens to host citywide clean-up effort June 13
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Broward Health Celebrates Ribbon Cutting of New Freestanding Emergency Room in Lighthouse Point
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City of Miramar bans RVs residency following complaints
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High School student athletes must undergo heart screening
Photo courtesy of pngtree.com MIAMI – First time high school student-athletes will be required to to take an ECG heart screening before they can play …
Health and Wellness
Prostate cancer screening saves lives, especially among Black men
Prostate cancer screening saves lives, especially among Black men STOCK PHOTO ATLANTA, GA – Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed among …
Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US
STOCK PHOTO RENO, Nev. (AP) – Santos Brizuela spent more than two decades laboring outdoors, persisting despite a bout of heatstroke while cutting sugarcane in …
Business
Sandy Hook families settle for $73M with gun maker Remington
Hartford, Conn. (AP) — The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting announced Tuesday they have agreed to a $73 million …
Black History Month 2022 TV is provocative, creative
Los Angeles (AP) – How U.S. history is told and taught is being challenged and potentially constricted on several fronts, but television’s approach to Black …
Black lawmakers blast plans for monument to Justice Thomas
Atlanta (AP) – Georgia’s Republican-controlled Senate voted Monday to erect a monument to conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Georgia native Clarence Thomas after heated …
Technology
Turkey briefly blocks access to Twitter over bombing images
By DESMOND BUTLER and SUZAN FRASER ISTANBUL (AP) _ Turkey briefly blocked access to Twitter on Wednesday to prevent images of Monday’s deadly bombing from …
Review: Google photo service is strong on search
By ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Google’s new service for organizing and backing up images blends some of the best of …
Education
FMU appoints Adrienne Cooper as provost and executive vice
PHOTO COURTESY OF FMU FORMER WILDCAT: Adrienne Cooper formerly was associate provost at BethuneCookman University. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Florida Memorial University’s Board of Trustees …
FAMU law students saluted for pro bono volunteer work
PHOTO COURTESY OF FMU ORLANDO, Fla. – Two Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) College of Law students were recently rec ognized by the Ninth …
Teacher ban on ‘Large Afros’ at school concert criticized
CINCINNATI (AP) – A middle-school music teacher has hit a sour note with a letter warning students against having “Mohawks, Large Afros, or any other …
Sports
Dynasty in making? Warriors chase third title in 4 years
Warriors chase third title in 4 years PHOTO COURTESY OF COLUMBIA BASIN By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. – HeHHHhStephen Curry and coach …
Woods happy despite another Sunday fade
Woods is frustrated but encouraged. PHOTOS COURTESY OF SPORTS FAN By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer DUBLIN, Ohio – Tiger Woods made it interesting again, …
New NFL policy addresses National Anthem protests
PHOTO COURTESY OF RED LETTER CHRISTIANS By PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press ATLANTA – NFL owners approved a new policy Thursday aimed at addressing the firestorm …
