Dr. Tameka Bradley Hobbs is the Library Regional Manager of Broward County Library’s African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC) in Fort Lauderdale, where she leads one of the nation’s premier institutions dedicated to Black history, culture, and community engagement. A historian, author, and public scholar, she is the award-winning author of Democracy Abroad, Lynching at Home: […]
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by Jamarah Amani, LM The theme for 2026 Black Maternal Health Week, an annual awareness week founded by Black Mamas Matter Alliance, is “Rooted in Justice and Joy.” Meanwhile, Miami Dade County’s most recent maternal death stats show Black birthers face a rate of 61.6 per 100,000, compared to 12.6 for white birthers. Rates are
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WLRN Public Media | By The Associated Press The husband of the Coral Springs vice mayor has been charged with fatally shooting his wife at their home, according to a police affidavit. Nancy Metayer Bowen was found dead Wednesday by officers checking on her well-being, and her death was being investigated as a domestic violence incident,