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Celebrate the End of Slavery
By Marian Dozier |
'Juneteenth' refers to that day, June 19, 1865, when slaves in Texas were freed by the Union Army--two-and-a-half years after President Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Imagine. Also ...
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‘That Could’ve Been Me’
By Marian Dozier |
That’s what Tyler Lawrence, 28, said to herself when she learned about the shooting death of Breonna Taylor in her own home in Lexington, Kentucky. It’s also what came ...
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June is ‘Suits for Seniors’ Month in PBC
By Marian Dozier |
WEST PALM BEACH – At the Board of County Commissioners meeting on June 4, 2019, Mayor Bernard presented a proclamation declaring June 2019 Suits for Seniors Month in Palm Beach ...
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April was About the Pandemic. May is About Haiti.
By Marian Dozier |
Well, that's how we feel at cocowire, anyway. That's why we didn't really write anything last month, why we didn't send out a digital community newsletter last month, why ...
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PBC Govt. Summer Camp Scholarship Program. Apply by March 31, 2020.
By Marian Dozier |
Palm Beach County's Youth Services Program has a list of 120 camps that are everywhere--from Boca Raton to Riviera Beach to Jupiter to Royal Palm Beach to the Glades--and all ...
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It’s Annual Meeting is Tonight. On Palm Beach.
By Marian Dozier |
The Annual Meeting of the BBIC is this evening, when attendees will learn what the nonprofit has accomplished in the last year and what its goals are for 2020. ...
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She’ll Be at the Big Game Today. And So Will They.
By Marian Dozier |
People from around the world will be at today’s Super Bowl LIV in Miami—as will several local businesses from Palm Beach County. And so will at least one local ...
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cocochats is Live on SupaJamz!
By Marian Dozier |
Heard cocochats yet? The 30-minute talk show airs at 6 p.m. each Wednesday--as in tonight!--on SupaJamz 103.7 FM, a young, Caribbean-themed station that is, in only a year, the ...
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‘Watch Night’ is Tonight
By Marian Dozier |
One hundred and fifty-seven years ago tonight, the enslaved peoples of America and their supporters were huddled together, praying for their freedom. That historic moment has come to be ...
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Nappy Hair Discrimination? No More.
By Marian Dozier |
Three states have banned discrimination against nappy hair—and Florida could be the fourth, thanks to bills recently filed for the 2020 Legislation Session. The other-state laws, and those Florida ...
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