By Attiyya Atkins Broward County is home to more than 2 million residents, and the majority are immigrants or the children of immigrants. Immigration policy is not distant here. It shapes the lives of our neighbors every day. Protests over immigration enforcement in Minneapolis have pushed ICE back into the national spotlight. Crowds gather, chants
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Villij Family, Let me keep it real with you. Recently, my car was stolen. Yes — straight out of my own neighborhood. But here’s the twist: by God’s grace, I got it back. And the person responsible? Closer to me than I ever imagined. See, that’s the part nobody warns you about: jealousy doesn’t always
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Stop Trying to Turn Trash Into Treasure Q: Annie, my homegirl has been with this man for four years and it’s toxic. He cheats with women she knows from work and church… disappears for days, and has left bruises on herl. Once she stayed with me a week to hide from him. But she always
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Goats, not Ghosts, at Westview Cemetery By Christ Saint-Hilare Westview Cemetery has a goat problem. As odd as it may initially sound, goats are a relatively common sight at cemeteries. They’re usually used as a low-cost alternative source of lawn care, but from a cursory glance at Westview Cemetery, located on West Copans Road in
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By David Miller, Cultural Arts Ambassador It is a wonderful feeling to know that Black independence is still alive in the city of Pompano Beach. On August 27, the Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library, 2800 NW 9th Court, Pompano Beach, hosted a Black Business Month event organized by the Friends of the Library and the Black
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