Letter From the Editor – Don’t Ever Change

My daughter has started her ascension into politics. She’s her class president at Sanders Park Elementary. And while I’m super proud of her, and will always be, I am concerned how politics will affect her mind, body, and soul. In Pompano, I have seen friends become foes over politics. I’ve seen formidable teams disintegrate due […]

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Sylvia Poitier, Broward County’s First Black Female Commissioner, Leaves Behind a Legacy

By Attiyya Atkins Sylvia Poitier was a trailblazer with a vivacious personality. She climbed the political ranks from the first female commissioner in Deerfield Beach to becoming Broward County’s first Black Commissioner – male or female, and one of South Florida’s first Black mayors in the 1970s. She died at her Deerfield Beach home on […]

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