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WTAL IS NOW INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL PROGRAMMING ALL DAY, EVERYDAY.Mayor Dyer, Commissioner Lynum Open New Teen Center
Parramore residents now have a new Teen Room and Orlando Magic Reading and Learning Center at the City of Orlando’s John H. Jackson Community Center.Former pastor pleads guilty
Darrell Gilyard, former pastor of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church of Jacksonville pleads guiltyFlag controversy may derail Homestead Veterans Day parade
Controversy over the display of the Confederate flag has prompted organizers of the city’s annual Veterans Day parade – a 47-year tradition – to consider canceling the event. Is Daytona a Katrina in waiting?
As residents ponder the question, Obama signs off on federal aid for VolusiaFort Lauderdale Group Gears Up
Regardless of political party affiliation, geographical location, or economic status; one thing that most African Americans are in agreement on are the major challenges facing African American children across the countryCUTTING FAT - OR MUSCLE
Florida Courier
Daytona Beach's Bethune-Cookman University downsizes in the wake of the economic crisis and an $85-million cut in HBCU funding by the Obama administration. It's not alone. MIXED BAG SESSION LAUNCHES CRIST INTO SENATE RACE
Gov. Charlie Crist appears poised to announce Tuesday his plans to run for the U.S. Senate in 2010, a race he is expected to have a good shot at winning.TIME TO BRIDGE THE GAP
Florida’s governor was told that direct communication through Black-owned media is critically important in improving the quality of Black Floridians’ lives.Black Owned Media Has Sit-down With Crist
“I’m am very well aware of the reach you have, and the voice you share,” Gov. Crist said. That set the tone for the meeting as members of the Florida black media expressed their disconnect with state procurement as the process is cluttered with red tape.FABOM MEETS CRIST
Capitol Outlook
Charles W. Cherry II, co-owner with his brother Glenn of the Florida Courier, Daytona Times and TAMA Broadcasting said, “Black people are at the top of every crucial negative indicators and at the bottom of the list of positive indicators statewide.” “Yet, when advertising comes out targeting these very issues, the black media doesn’t [...]Obama's budget would cut funds for Black colleges
To all: Stuff like this is why we have to keep the pressure on even "Bro. Prez" to do the right thing. This will be on front page of FL Courier, barring unforeseen events. If I can get quotes from state HBCUs, I'll send you our story to reprint as you see fit.