By Attiyya Atkins This is the first year that Juneteenth is celebrated as a holiday by Broward County government. Juneteenth is short for June 19th, the day in 1865 when the slaves in Galveston, Texas found out that they were free. The message, while pertinent, was two years too late as President Abraham Lincoln had
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By Kristen Hernandez Pompano Beach, FL – Charred chunks of building debris from Royal Atlantic Apartments, located at 110 NW 7 Avenue, are still scattered across complex grounds from a blaze that ripped apart 22 apartment units, displaced 55 residents and killed a pet cat. Black flame marks are visible on the building façade, reminding
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Pompano Beach Native Rapper Kodak Black hosts Family-Centric Day. One-of-a-kind cars are set to be on display. Pompano Beach, Fl – Pompano Beach native Rapper Kodak Black is inviting the South Florida community to his second annual Kodak Black Day: Car Show Edition event on Sunday, June 11, 2023, from 12noon-6 pm at the Pompano
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In less than 24 hours, detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Threat Management Unit (TMU) in collaboration with the Hollywood Police Department, Coral Springs Threat Management Unit and Coconut Creek Police Department arrested a 16-year-old accused of making false reports of bomb threats to several schools in Broward County and Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International
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NAACP Orlando Chapter Votes Unanimously to request National Board of Directors to Issue Travel Advisory By Kristen Hernandez Pompano Beach, FL – In a direct attempt to prevent Florida state governor, Ron DeSantis, from becoming President of the United States, the NAACP met in Orlando to discuss how to “send a message” to voters over
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