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One family suffered tremendously from crime and mental illness, but at least one of the family members, Travon Adderly, has achieved. Despite. Read a story about it, thanks to longtime news reporter Daphne L. Taylor

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Pray at City Hall Today

By Marian Dozier | Aug 19, 2019

When Rae Whitely decided to host a prayer-vigil-at-city-halls against gun violence today, he thought about the shootings at El Paso and Dayton earlier this month, of course, but more ...

Update: free back-to-school events in PBC

By Marian Dozier | Jul 26, 2019

The School District of Palm Beach County (PBC) will start the 2019-20 school year on August 12, so let's get ready! The good news is there's lots of options ...

‘Foe Foe Tha Don’

By Jada Brown | Jul 17, 2019

Meet 24-year-old rapper Foe Foe Tha Don, a West Palm Beach native who’s bringing a message to the airwaves. The message? That, no matter what trials and tribulations life ...

PBC Museum of Black History? Getting closer

By Marian Dozier | Jun 24, 2019

When Ineria Hudnell, 97, died last year, one question hung in the air at her funeral: what about the museum? The longtime educator had taught at the segregated Roosevelt ...

Network. Invest. Grow.

By Marian Dozier | Jun 20, 2019

An impressive list of local, state, national and global leaders, business owners, award-winning communicators, star athletes, public officials–all will be gathering next week for ‘Elevate Now International Symposium 2019,’ a conference ...

‘Freedom Day’ across south Florida

By Marian Dozier | Jun 4, 2019

'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. ...

Another published PBC author–who also cares, responds

By Marian Dozier | May 29, 2019

Yes, there is another published author in Palm Beach County (PBC) and, this one, for sure, has a story to tell. Stacey Nails had been homeless, on drugs and, ...

Haitian Heritage Month continues

By Marian Dozier | May 6, 2019

The United States Census reports that Florida is home to the largest Haitian population in the United States and we are also home to the most counties that celebrate ...

Update: Authors in PBC!

By Marian Dozier | May 6, 2019

We first wrote this story about Local Author Night, which occurred April 25 at the Riviera Beach Public Library, and focused on just that: people in Palm Beach County ...

‘Stamp Out Hunger’ kicks off in PBC Saturday

By Marian Dozier | Apr 28, 2019

On May 11, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will launch its 27th annual ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ Food Drive, when letter carriers across the country will pick up ...