Donalds inching closer to becoming first-ever Black Florida governor
U.S. Rep. and Florida governor candidate Byron Donalds (Photo courtesy of Facebook) By David L. Snelling MIAMI – In 2018, then-Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum upset …
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Florida proposal bans college admission, adult education classes for undocumented students
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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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How much does your life matter?
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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 …
Health and Wellness
Maui doctor who promoted dubious Covid treatments joins RFK’s vaccine panel
Lt. Col. (Dr.) Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist with the 859th Medical Operations Squadron PHOTO COURTESY OF AF.MIL Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on …
Deion Sanders had bladder cancer: Now he is cured
Deion Sanders PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIIPEDIA Colorado football coach Deion Sanders was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer earlier this year, had surgery …
Business
Target CEO rakes in $20 million as boycott deepens nationwide
Target CEO Brian Cornell PHOTO COURTESY OF TARGET CORPORATION Washington – As Target Corporation grapples with a sweeping boycott led by grassroots activists and civil …
Missouri court upholds voter approval of minimum wage and paid sick leave initiative
Jefferson City, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a voter-approved ballot measure gradually raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 an …
The top producer at ‘60 Minutes’ has quit saying his independence is compromised
New York (AP) — With his show involved in a bitter dispute with President Donald Trump, the top executive at the storied CBS News show …
Technology
Internet service providers drop challenge of privacy law
Photo: (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File) PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the strictest internet privacy laws in the United States has withstood a legal challenge, …
Judge: Musk can use Twitter whistleblower but not delay case
Photo: (Patrick Pleul/Pool via AP) Elon Musk will be able to include new evidence from a Twitter whistleblower as he fights to get out of …
Education
Bethune first HBCU to host women historians
DR. CRYSTAL A. DEGREGORY: Director of the Bethune Institute and coordinator of the Southern Association for Women Historians Triennial Conference, which will coincide with founder …
FAMU President Larry Robinson resigns amid controversy
FAMU President Larry Robinson PHOTO COURTESY OF FAMU Tallahassee, Fla. – The capital city was abuzz as the word went out that Florida A&M University …
FMU, South Florida’s historic Black university in transition
Miami Gardens, Fla. – Florida Memorial University President Dr. Jaffus Hardrick resigned over unspecified health issues, the college’s Board of Trustees announced. His resignation was …
Sports
Butler suspended 3rd time as deadline looms
JIMMY BUTLER: It’s complicated. He wants a trade. The Miami Heat are trying to comply. As NBA’s Feb. 6 trade deadline fast approaches, Butler repeatedly …
WNBA corporate sponsorship deals are growing. But not every athlete is getting her due
Maya Moore during the Lynx’s championship-clinching game 5 of the 2017 WNBA Finals. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIEPEDIA In a banner year for women’s professional sports, …
Classic fun
MIAMI – North Carolina Central University defeated Alabama State 31-24 amid South Florida’s ubiquitous rain showers and more HBCU weekend scenes that included, below from …
