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Haitian Heritage Month continues
By Marian Dozier |
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 ...
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Update: Authors in PBC!
By Marian Dozier |
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 ...
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‘Stamp Out Hunger’ kicks off in PBC Saturday
By Marian Dozier |
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 ...
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Part of her legacy? Dyer Park
By Marian Dozier |
Funeral services for Maude Ford Lee are today in West Palm Beach. She was the first person of African descent to serve on the Palm Beach County Commission when ...
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Keep PBC Beautiful
By Marian Dozier |
Today marks the 49th anniversary of what has become the global Earth Day, when an estimated billion people worldwide will perform some sort of activity to support clean air, ...
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Mrs. Mickens has died, but her name will live on
By Marian Dozier |
On Wednesday evening, the City Council of Riviera Beach voted unanimously to re-name First Street for Inez Mickens, who lived on that street for decades. But on Wednesday morning, ...
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It’s Time to Apply!
By Marian Dozier |
Heron Estates Senior is a $22 million, 101-unit development currently being constructed by the Riviera Beach Housing Authority (RBHA), the first new affordable housing development built in Riviera Beach ...
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Local poetess busy during April, National Poetry Month
By Marian Dozier |
Every five years, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) does a study about the popularity of poetry across the U.S. In the decade between 2002 and 2012, the ...
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They ran for public office…
By Marian Dozier |
Thirty-three people of African descent ran for public office in six of Palm Beach County (PBC)'s 39 municipalities during the 2019 Municipal Election on March 12. The winners totaled ...
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‘We’re Still Here’
By Marian Dozier |
At its peak, Morris Brown College (MBC) in Atlanta had 2,700 students. Today, it has less than 50. That’s because, beginning in 2003, the state of Georgia’s first school ...
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