Palm Beach County School district cuts back on free meals for all students.
STOCK Photo By David L. Snelling WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Due to reductions in a federal program which helps school districts offer free meals …
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Retirees spending more time exploring technology than leisure time
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PBC Elections invites residents to Elections Experience Tour
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HISTORIC OVERTOWN HOSTS BLOCK PARTY AND HERITAGE MARKET FOR JUNETEENTH WEEKEND
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Donalds inching closer to becoming first-ever Black Florida governor
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Juneteenth: The Week of Repair
As communities across the nation prepare to observe the Week of Repair, it is a time to reflect, remember, and advocate for justice. This special …
Health and Wellness
President Biden is protecting and expanding affordable health coverage for Black Americans through the ACA
STOCK PHOTO For 14 years, the Affordable Care Act has empowered millions of Americans to receive low-cost, quality health care coverage. A record-breaking number of …
Teens with Alzheimer’s can apply for Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship
New York — The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is offering scholarships of up to $5,000 to college-bound high school seniors affected by Alzheimer’s disease …
Business
Fearless Foundation and Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator award $1 million dollars for their Black women entrepreneurs grant program
ATLANTA- Fearless Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Fearless Fund, the first venture capital fund built by women of color, for women of color, has partnered …
Ascension Awards
WEST PALM BEACH Fla. – The promise of its youth movement was on display as the Black Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County hosted …
Musk deputy’s words on Starlink ‘weaponization’ vex Ukraine
BOSTON (AP) — Ukrainians reacted Thursday with puzzlement and some ire to comments by a top Starlink official that their country has “weaponized” the satellite …
Technology
Iowa teachers get summer lessons through ‘externships’
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) _ A summer “externship” program is allowing Iowa STEM teachers to work side-by-side with industry employees so they can gain a better …
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin to become aeronautics professor
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) _ Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin will soon be teaching classes at the Florida Institute of Technology. University President Anthony Catanese announced Thursday …
Education
FAMU ranks high in Best Colleges report
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida A&M University (FAMU) maintained its ranking as the No. 2 public historically Black college and university (HBCU) and moved up two …
270,000 BCPS STUDENTS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019 SUPERINTENDENT WELCOMES STUDENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
PHOTO COURTESY OF BROWARDSCHOOLS.COM Wednesday, August 14, 2019, marked the official end to summer vacation as more than 270,000 Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) students …
Stocking up for school CAN BE ECO-FRIENDLY AND ECONOMICAL
PHOTO COURTESY OF FLICKREEL.COM By BEV O’SHEA NerdWallet Earth-friendly school supplies might sound expensive, but you can be gentle with the planet and respectful of …
Sports
Tiger Woods’ win could have golf industry roaring back
PHOTO COURTESY OF NJ ONLINE GAMBLING NEW YORK (AP) – Tiger Woods’ win at the Masters could revitalize the golf industry, which has struggled in …
$85K wager on Tiger Woods winning Masters yield $1.19M payout
PHOTO COURTESY OF TWITTER.COM LAS VEGAS (AP) – A bettor who risked $85,000 on Tiger Woods winning the Masters is now more than a million …
Strong opening week for CBS, Turner with NCAA hoops tourney
PHOTO COURTESY OF UCONN ATHLETICS NEW YORK (AP) — One week into March Madness, CBS is feeling good. Based on ratings from the nation’s largest …
