Posts in category Local News

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed funding projects including $5 million for Palm Beach Atlantic University, and $250,000 for an internship program …

Juneteenth scenes were ubiquitous throughout America over the past weekend, as well as among Americans of African descent living abroad from Liberia to South Korea, …

Miramar, Fla. – Miramar City Manager Roy Virgin has been on the job for more than a month and he’s making good progress so far, …

Miami, Fla. – More than 150 people attended this year’s in-person annual ceremony as the Black Affairs Advisory Board’s (BAAB) Heritage Planning Committee hosted its …

West Palm Beach, Fla. – Stanley Evans, II, is a 25-year-old Black architect with two master’s degrees. Darrell Jahrel Sweeting is a 17-year-old, three-sport, all-star …

Haverhill, Fla. – As Lawrence Gordon, vice mayor of Haverhill, took his place as the newest president of the Palm Beach County League of Cities, …

Delray Beach, Fla. – What’s in store for June 2022 at the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum and area locations? It’s Juneteenth and more. Author Simone …

Miami, Fla. – The American Black Film Festival (ABFF), in partnership with the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) has announced its Annual Community …

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – Approximately 100 high school Bigs who mentor elementary and middle-school youth in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward program attended …

West Palm Beach, Fla. – Akerman LLP has announced that partner Grasford Smith, a litigator based in the West Palm Beach office, will be named …