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5 Doctor’s Visits to Add to Your Child’s Back-to-School Checklist

Leave a Comment / Health News / blackdoctor.com

By Kweli I. Wright For many Black families, back-to-school season is about more than buying backpacks and fresh sneakers. It’s balancing work schedules, after-school activities, transportation, and making sure children are healthy enough to start the year strong. Amid all the shopping and planning, one important item often gets pushed to the bottom of the […]

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The Upskale Collection’s mission to heal and beautify

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By Hannah Spence Some women wear wigs to try out different styles, while others opt to use them because they’ve lost their natural hair. Either way, The Upskale Collection provides its customers with wigs that help them feel confident. The business began at Rutgers University, where founder and CEO Jennyca Jerome, now age 30, started

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The economy is changing. Are you ready?

Leave a Comment / Money Moves / Stan Leconte

For many young professionals, entrepreneurs, and rising leaders, the economy feels like breaking news every week. One headline says a recession may be coming. Another says the economy is growing. Prices remain high, interest rates are being watched, AI is changing work, and homeownership feels out of reach. So what does this mean for the

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Gas takes a big drop in South Florida. Check prices in your area

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By Miami Herald Staff Report As we get back to work or hit the road for a late summer vacation, drivers are getting a break: Gas prices are down by double digits in Florida this week. Prices also are down in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale area compared to the same time last week. But the

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South Florida’s 40 Under 40 building purpose-driven legacies on their own terms

Leave a Comment / Top Stories / Kimberly Gray Roberts

Scroll long enough through social media and debates appear about how this generation works: soft life on one side, hustle on the other; nine-to-five or all hours and no sleep. Legacy South Florida’s 2026 Class of 40 Under 40 answers with a third option. They’re not hustling — they’re building. Across medicine, music, government, and

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Miami’s 40 under 40 defines new era of excellence in 2026

Leave a Comment / Top Stories / By Nikki Svec

Once a recipient of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, attorney Devon Vickers now works with the non-profit, serving on the legal team that helped expand their southern Florida headquarters. Devon’s triumphant fight against childhood cancer fueled her ambition as an adult, breaking barriers as a land zone attorney and earning her the title of “Rising Star” in

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