News for the Black community
By Attiyya Atkins, A+ Editing & Content Creation Kodak Black, rapper and Pompano native has been commuted by former President Donald Trump. He was serving a three-year federal sentence for falsifying information on a document used to buy guns from a Miami gun shop. According to the Sun Sentinel, the rapper’s commutation “was one of
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By Marie Cyprien, A+ Editing & Content Creation Orlando – If a new bill by Florida state Senator, Randolph Bracy, becomes law, Floridians may see their misdemeanor marijuana convictions wiped away by July. The legislation was announced at a press conference outside Curaleaf, a medical marijuana dispensary in Orlando in January. This bill primarily applies
Continue ReadingPompano Beach City is hosting their next meeting on Tuesday, January 26 at 1pm. The City Commission meeting will be done virtually to promote social distancing and avoid risk of additional community spread of COVID-19. The meeting can be seen on channel 78 of Comcast and through rebroadcast as well as through live streaming on
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By Marie Cyprien, A+ Editing & Content Creation Pompano Beach – In January 2020, Jessica Gollel was excited to announce that her family was planning to open one of the first food halls in Broward County, The Bite Eatery, located at 2715 East Atlantic Blvd., in the Harbor Village Shops. However, like many other family-owned
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According to a report done by USA Today, “the eviction moratorium set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this year is scheduled to end on December 31st.” Not to mention that up to 14 million households across the country are already on the brink of facing eviction, with Black and Latino households
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