June 2025

Tony Rose, NAACP Image Award-Winning Publisher and Pioneering Music Executive, Passes Away at 74

Nationwide — Tony Rose, acclaimed book publisher, pioneering music executive, Vietnam War veteran, and co-founder of the influential Boston Black music scene, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born Conant Burleigh Rose in Boston, Massachusetts, “Tony” Rose was raised in the Whittier Street Housing Projects in […]

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Thomas Eugene

Thomas Eugene builds a legacy rooted in purpose and accelerated by progress. With more than 15 years of experience leading revenue growth and driving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at premier organizations—including the Miami Dolphins and Florida Panthers—he has consistently moved beyond surface-level success. His firm, ConnectPro360, was founded on the belief that “we can

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All international travelers should get measles vaccinations, CDC says

“We’re seeing a shift from localized outbreaks to transmission in transit,” and the CDC seems to be responding to that, a researcher said. By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials have changed their advice to international travelers about measles, saying that Americans should be vaccinated against the virus no matter where they’re

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Longtime Broward schools volunteer removed over bullying accusation

By Scott Travis | South Florida Sun Sentinel A longtime volunteer and frequent critic of the Broward School District has been removed from her membership on three district committees after district officials say she bullied a police officer. Nathalie Lynch-Walsh, a Plantation parent, has served in various leadership positions on district committees for the past 13 years.

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Rihanna’s Father, Ronald Fenty, Has Sadly Died After a Brief Illness. He Was Only 70 Years Old

Nationwide — Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, has died at age 70 after a brief illness, his family confirmed. He passed away early Saturday in Los Angeles, where relatives gathered to remember him. Ronald Fenty’s cause of death has not been officially announced. Photos showed Rihanna’s brother visiting him at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center days before his death, as

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‘Lives torn apart’: Miami activists decry Supreme Court ruling on migrant protections

By Antonio Maria Delgado Reacting to the Trump administration’s aggressive push to deport hundreds of thousands of migrants, a coalition of Miami-based activist organizations declared Monday that the campaign to expel their “neighbors, coworkers, and even lovers” demands a response free of diplomatic restraint. “I’ve realized that while we try to be politically correct, lives are

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Is your South Florida flight delayed from rain and flooding? See ways to check

By Michelle Marchante and Vinod Sreeharsha What a mess outside. And at the airport, too. As South Florida gets pounded by heavy rain with flooding advisories this week, travelers are facing delays at the Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports. An hour ground stop for arriving planes at MIA backed up flights by an average of four hours Monday

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In first speech back, UnitedHealth’s new CEO pledges to review hot-button issues

By Christopher Snowbeck, The Minnesota Star Tribune The Tribune Content Agency Newly back in the CEO chair at UnitedHealth Group, Stephen Hemsley on Monday vowed to address a series of lightning-rod issues that have heightened public scrutiny of the company. That includes fresh reviews of the Eden Prairie company’s pharmacy business, the way it scores Medicare patients’

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Miami-Dade’s sagging condo market could be ‘next great crisis’ as values drop

By Douglas Hanks As real estate demand softens, Miami-Dade condominiums are showing the weakest numbers, according to new data from the county Property Appraiser’s Office. Real estate values on existing homes and commercial property grew about 7% countywide at the start of 2025, according to the June 1 report on taxable values across Miami-Dade. But when

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