Washington, D.C. — The Executive Leadership Council (ELC) and Base 11 have announced that they will work together on a national initiative to improve African American representation in strategic areas such as STEM jobs and corporate directorships. The partnership was made public during the virtual Next Frontier Conference & Expo 2021 on October 6.

MIAMI, Florida — The Baynanza Biscayne Bay Cleanup Day is back this year with 11 locations for residents to volunteer in cleaning and restoring Biscayne Bay’s shoreline throughout Miami-Dade County, Saturday, November 6, from 9 a.m. to noon. County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava will be present at Deering Estate to help kick off the event and to make a special announcement.

MIAMI, Florida — Miami-Dade County Public Housing and Community Development together with Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida invite you to join Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Commissioner Jean Monestime on Saturday, October 30, for the Virtual Homeownership and Homebuyer Expo 2021 – Housing the Future Together. This event is free and open to the public.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is expanding its voluntary COVID-19 vaccination  program to include all children ages 5-11. M-DCPS is partnering with Miami-Dade County, The Children’s Trust, Florida Department of Health (FDOH), University of Miami Health System (UHealth) Pediatric Mobile Clinic, Jessie Trice Community Health Center (JTCHC) and Community Health of South Florida (CHI) to offer the vaccine at dozens of schools throughout the District.

Jamaica’s Consul General Oliver Mair, has announced the awardees selected for the Consulate General of Jamaica Diaspora Honours 2021.  Twelve (12) honorees selected from the Southern USA will be awarded at a Virtual ceremony to take place this Sunday (Nov. 7) at 5:00 p.m. on social media platforms www.jamaicans.com and congenmiami FB).  Their names will be inscribed on the Honor Roll of Jamaicans in the Southern USA. 

Our Savior Lutheran School Kindergarten teacher, Trisha DePasquale, is running in the New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 7, 2021 to raise awareness and monies for cystic fibrosis.  The students, faculty and staff at Our Savior Lutheran School in Plantation, Florida are helping Mrs. DePasquale get across that finish line and have selected Team Boomer as the recipient for their chapel offerings and have already raised $1,108.96, to date.  

Philipsburg, St. Maarten – Caribbean Lottery continues to show benevolence by helping to shoulder the “cost to care” through annual sponsorship of outreach activities completed by the Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise and Broadcaster and Humanitarian, Valerie van Putten despite the financial difficulties during the pandemic.

Miami, FL –  Endeavor Miami, an affiliate of the global Endeavor organization supporting high-impact entrepreneurship, announces its participants for the second Pitch Competition for Black Entrepreneurs. The organization is once again partnering with The City of Miami, The Miami Herald and Microsoft for Startups to bring this remarkable opportunity to the community.

MIAMI, FL — This Fire Prevention Week (October 3-9), the American Red Cross South Florida Region urges you to test your smoke alarms before the threat of home fires increases with cooler weather.

Nearly 2.5 million youth nationwide experience homelessness every year. Along with losing their homes, community, friends, routines, and their sense of stability and safety, many homeless youths are also victims of trauma. While trying to survive on the streets, they are exposed to countless dangers, with an increased likelihood of substance abuse, early parenthood, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and a vulnerability to being trafficked.

(Black PR Wire) Boo! Halloween is around the corner and that means plenty of scares. But your energy use should not be the scariest thing you see. Through low-to-no-cost ways, saving energy and lowering your bill doesn’t have to be a bunch of hocus pocus.

There’s good news for current and former residents of the Caribbean who buy online. A new, free resource is now available that makes it quick and easy to discover which stores and brands will deliver to each of the 16 Caribbean island nations.