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
The Census Bureau sees an older, more diverse America in 2100
United States of America permanent resident card STOCK PHOTO By the end of the century, the U.S. population will be declining without substantial immigration, older …
Mind-altering ketamine becomes new pain treatment, prematurely
WASHINGTON (AP) – As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-totreat pain is taking root: ketamine, the decades-old …
Business
OECD slashes global economic outlook on Russia-Ukraine war
London (AP) — Russia’s war in Ukraine and the energy and food crises it worsened will severely drag down global economic growth and push up …
Senate approves Lisa Cook as first Black woman to Fed post
Washington (AP) — The Senate confirmed economist Lisa Cook on Tuesday to serve on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, making her the first Black …
Florida Memorial University seeks return to good standing
Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP) – The only historically Black university in South Florida is hoping to be upgraded from probation to good standing by its …
Technology
China lifting ban on sales of video game consoles
BEIJING (AP) _ China is lifting its ban on sales of video game consoles to promote the industry and a new manufacturing zone in Shanghai. …
NY wins $600 million hub for photonics research, development
By CAROLYN THOMPSON ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) _ A $610 million research and manufacturing hub dedicated to the science of photonics _ the use of light …
Education
New Interim dean named at FAMU
Orlando, Fla. – A 15-year-veteran of Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law has been named interim dean of the Orlando, Fla., campus. Nicola Boothe …
Florida Memorial University appoints 14th president
PHOTO COURTESY OF FMU MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – As Florida Memorial University (FMU) celebrates 140 years of service in higher education, FMU’s Board of Trustees …
Runcie remains school superintendent
PHOTO COURTESY OF CORAL SPRINGS CONNECTION – WORDPRESS.COM FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – The mother of a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victim who …
Sports
Trump praises Tiger Woods, Jim Brown for supporting him
PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Monday praised two AfricanAmerican athletes after they recently defended him in public. Trump’s public …
FAMU downs DII Fort Valley St. 41-7 for Simmons’ first win
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FAMUAN TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida A&M beat Division II Fort Valley State 41-7 on Saturday in the season opener for …
Little Haiti is getting a new soccer park
PHOTOS COURTESY OF CITY OF MIAMI Mayor Francis Suarez and Commissioner Keon Hardemon (above) will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Little Haiti Soccer …
