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New Texas government center to be named after late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
MIAMI – The late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee from Texas will have a new government center named after her as Houston officials pay tribute to her nearly 30 years in Congress. Once construction ...
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Broward Elks Lodge wins 7-year litigation against fraud and collusion
Leonard J. Polk, Grand Exalted Ruler, I.B.P.C.E.W., Dr. Nadine Hankerson, president, Elks Lodge 652 Joint Management Team and Nicholas P. Merriweather, Esq. PHOTO ...
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‘Missing & Black 2025’ campaign
Washington D.C. – The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) has launched the Missing & Black 2025 campaign, a nationwide initiative aimed at addressing disparities in media coverage ...
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Christian population decline in U.S. leveling off in new survey
LATEST FINDINGS: By some measures, the U.S. remains overwhelmingly spiritual. African Americans defy the assumption that all Democrats are less religious than Republicans. STOCK PHOTO Washington ...
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U.S. Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, other Democrats urge Trump to restore Haitian migrants’ TPS
MIAMI – With Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants set to end in August 2025, U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and fellow Democrats are urging the President Donald Trump ...
South Florida Times10d
They cannot rob us of our history and our place in America’s story
My grandfather’s first cousin was Lt. Col. Howard Lee Baugh. Cousin Howard was part of the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first unit of the Tuskegee Airmen. This month marks the 84th anniversary of ...
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Bill seeks to increase homestead exemption while Gov. DeSantis proposes eliminating property taxes
Miami – A Fla. senator is championing a bill which would lift the burden of taxpayers struggling to pay property taxes amid rising rates that hit a record high in 2023. Amid the Fla. legislative ...
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Florida pushing for tougher DUI law, six-month jail term, heftier fine
MIAMI – Florida lawmakers are proposing to increase punishment for DUI offenders. A bill is being discussed during the Legislative Session that would levy a heftier fine of $500 against first ...
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Divorces could be decided by jury trial under proposed Florida law
MIAMI – Two bills filed by Democratic lawmakers in the Florida Legislature would allow divorce proceedings to be decided by a jury trial. If the bill, sponsored by state Senator Lori Berman (D ...
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Coral Springs VM Metayer Bowen named Haitian American Voter Engagement Vice Chair
MIAMI – Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen has been appointed vice chair of the Haitian American Voter Engagement for the Florida Democratic Party. Metayer Bowen, 37, will assist in ...
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Trump can help five million Americans right away – and benefit many more
Some of the new president’s campaign promises will be controversial and difficult to fulfill. But there’s one that Donald Trump and the new Congress could easily enact within a year: end ...
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No disease is deadlier in Africa than malaria. Trump’s US aid cuts harmful
Kampala, Uganda (AP) — Malaria season begins this month in a large part of Africa. No disease is deadlier on the continent, especially for children. But the Trump administration’s decision to ...