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• Florida Civil rights groups reject parent trigger bill

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  Controversial parent trigger bill is expected to pass this year in the Florida Legislature. The NAACP and LULAC reject this legislation.
  
  

  During the upcoming Legislative Session, the controversial “Parent Empowerment” bill, better known as the “Parent Trigger” bill will resurface and is expected to pass. During last [...]

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• Blue Cross Foundation Awards $5,000 to ACND Prep as Retirement Gift for Board Chair and Curley Alum, Dr. Cyrus Jollivette

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  Last week Dr. Cyrus Jollivette, Archbishop Curley (Miami) alumnus and Chair of the Board of Directors for the Florida Blue Foundation (Jacksonville) retired. As a gift recognizing Dr. Jollivette’s dedication to his career and commitment to his high school alma mater, the Foundation awarded a $5,000 [...]
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• CONGRESSWOMAN FREDERICA WILSON URGES STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

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  MIAMI - Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) announced that the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation is now accepting applications for the CBCF Spouses Education Scholarship. Established in 1998, the CBC Spouses Education Scholarship is the Foundation’s largest scholarship program and is open to students of all academic fields.
  
  “As [...]

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• FL Legislative leaders propose repeal of Stand Your Ground Law

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  On the 1 year anniversary of the shooting death of Miami Gardens teenager, Trayvon Martin, we notify the Blogging Black Miami family that State Sen. Dwight Bullard has filed Senate Bill 622 and State Rep. Alan B. Williams has filed House Bill 4009 to repeal Florida's' [...]

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• If You Really Want to be Entertained, Check Out OSG - Old Skool Gang

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  OSG - Old Skool Gang

  Last night I had the pleasure of attending the retirement celebration of my dear sister-friend, Rhoda Shirley who is retiring from Miami-Dade County Public Schools after 33 years of service. I’ll write more about that in another post but I must say the retirement event [...]

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• CONGRESSWOMAN FREDERICA WILSON HONORS JESSE J. MCCRARY, JR. AT POST OFFICE DEDICATION CEREMONY

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  MIAMI, FL — Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-FL) will honor the late civil rights activist Jesse J. McCrary, Jr., at a Congressional dedication and naming ceremony, at 2:00pm, at the Little River Post Office, located at 140 NE 84 Street, Miami, Florida.
  
  Congresswoman Wilson will be joined by [...]

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• Community Paint and Beautification Day in Brownsville 3/16

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  Each year, Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida (NHSSF),  hosts its Community Paint and Beautification Day, affectionately known as Paint Day, to “spread” hope and offer help. Homeowners have been selected, houses have been prepped, and South Floridians are gearing up to lend a helping hand for the 9th annual event. This popular event will [...]

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• Tuskegee University student to study at Ralph Bunche center at UCLA

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  Powell TUSKEGEE, Alabama  — Amanda Powell, a senior English major from Montgomery, Ala has been selected for an internship with the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African- American Studies Summer Humanities Institute (SHI) at the University of California, Los Angeles.

   

  According to its website, the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African [...]

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• Applications now accepted for Knight Arts Challenge

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  South Floridians can submit their ideas for the Knight Arts Challenge, a community-wide contest funding cultural projects that engage and enrich Greater Miami. The deadline is March 4.
  
  In each application, reviewers look for two key attributes: artistic excellence and ways the project will engage the public. [...]

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• ACND Prep Duo Interpretation Team Capture Championship at SFCFL Regional Tournament

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  On Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013 Archbishop Curley Notre Dame Prep’s Speech and Debate team travelled to Coral Glades High School in Coral Springs to compete in the final qualifying tournament for the Regional Tournament of the South Florida Catholic Forensic League (SFCFL.)  The team competed against 14 other Miami-Dade and Broward schools.  The Duo [...]

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