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• Miami-Dade County Commission Issues Universal Marcus Garvey Day Proclamation in Honor of His 125th Birthday

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  (Left to Right) Pharaoh Shabaka, Donald Jones, Vernon Martin, Commissioner Barbara Jordan, Ras Don Rico Ricketts, Geoffrey Philp, Benjamin Essien and Emekan Afamefuna

  
  via South Florida Caribbean News

  Spearheaded by Ras Don Rico Ricketts of the Marcus Garvey Celebrations Committee, of IMI, Inc., August 17, 2012, Marcus [...]

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• Florida New Majority endorses Bullard in State Senate District 39 race

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  Florida State Senate District 39
  Representative Dwight M. Bullard

  Dwight Bullard has lived in Florida since 1981 and is currently the Florida State Rep. for District 118. He comes from a family of public servants, being the son of State Senator Larcenia Bullard and former Florida House Representative [...]

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• Book Review: Sex in South Beach

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  Dr. Sonjia Kenya is the author of Sex in South Beach and a weekly column in the Miami Sunpost. I think it would be accurate to describe her as this generation’s Dr. Ruth. She enjoys talking about sex and that transcends the [...]

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• Miami-Dade County Early Voting Schedule and Locations

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  Primary Election - August 14, 2012
  

  Early Voting Schedule Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun.          

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    Early Voting Locations Aventura Government Center
  19200 W Country Club Drive
  (2nd Floor Commission Area) City of Miami – City Hall
  3500 Pan American Drive
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• Empowerment Sunday includes Installation of Local NAN Chapter

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  Rev. Al Sharpton in town to speak at New Birth and install local chapter of NAN

  Reverend Al Sharpton and his national civil rights organization, National Action Network (NAN), establish a prominent presence in South Florida today with the installation of the Miami-Dade [...]

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• Herald Editorial Panel Interviews Miami-Dade County District 3 Commission Candidates [VIDEO]

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  Miami-Dade County Commission District 3 Candidates left to right: Alison Austin, Keon Hardemon and Audrey Edmonson. Candidates not interviewed: Michael jackson Joseph; Eddie Lewis and Nadia Pierre.

  
  Here is video of the Miami Herald’s editorial panel’s interview of some candidates for the Miami-Dade County District 3 [...]

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• Sales Tax Holiday Ends Today

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  Today is the last day of Florida’s sales tax holiday on select clothing and other items. Legislation was passed creating a 3-day sales tax holiday that began at 12:01 a.m., Friday, August 3, 2012 and ends at midnight Sunday, August 5, 2012. During this period, no [...]

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• Allstate and the Tom Joyner Foundation Partnering to Raise Money for HBCUs

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  Cheryl Harris Tom Joyner

  Allstate and the Tom Joyner Foundation are asking alumni, students and supporters of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to help raise scholarship funds for deserving students as part of the fourth annual Allstate Quotes for Education program.

   

  For [...]

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