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In family photos, you can see 16-year-old Adam Raine grinning ear to ear. But the California teen’s prankster personality concealed a deep current of depression and despair. And earlier this year, say his parents, ChatGPT — which Adam went to for comfort — helped him take his own life. Earlier this week, Adam’s mother and father filed Read More…
Story by Benji Jones A person’s hand holding a fish.© Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images For those of us with anxiety (hello!), the class of prescription drugs known as benzodiazepines, or benzos, can be a boon in times of crisis. Though they are addictive, they’re pretty good at chilling us out. But it turns out that by Read More…
From the Quill to the Gavel: The Life of Ruben Mitchell – A Chronicle of Resilience, Rhetoric, and Fraternal Leadership in Post-Reconstruction Florida Hardcover – August 15, 2025 by Jerry Urso (Author) From the Quill to the Gavel Born into bondage in 1855, Reuben S. Mitchell rose to become one of the most influential African American civic leaders Read More…
Despite the discrimination and misfortune Pompano’s black students had to face, the 1920s brought at least one fortunate change. In 1923 a young teacher came to Pompano. Born in the small central Florida town of Reddick in 1904, she would later graduate from Florida A & M College. Blanche General Ely and Joseph A. Ely Wikipedia Read More…
IRA PHILIP t Recently we did a feature on the visit of US Congressman George K. Butterfield to Bermuda, his ancestral home, and birthplace of his father, Dr. George Kenneth Butterfield. Dr. George was one of the 12 children of James Peter Butterfield, a tailor by profession and his wife Ann Harriett Giles Butterfield of St. Read More…
Judge L. E. Thomas, the first Black Municipal Judge in the south since reconstruction. Lawson Edward (LE) Thomas (1898-1989) was born in Ocala. He attended Howard Academy. He then attended Florida A&M College, and later the University of Michigan Law School. The Honorable Lawson E. Thomas 1898-1989 Memorable Corporate Painting https://laclinefineart.com/artwork/the-honorable-lawson-e-thomas-1898-1989/ King of Clubs of Read More…
Black History heroes Fred Pinkston. Born and reared in Silver Springs, FL, was a Howard Academy grad & brother of Frank George Pinkston, local Civil Rights leader & a member of the “Richmond 34.” … Fred was recently inducted into the Virginia Union University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019 … his brother Frank was Read More…
This guy turned a gas station into a $275 million machine. This guy turned a gas station into a $275 million machine. No fancy tech. No Wall Street backing. Just clean bathrooms, fresh brisket, and a cast-iron understanding of what travelers actually want. His name? Beaver Bam. (Yes, really.) Back in 1982, he’s working for Read More…
A wall in Juanita Cunningham’s northwest Ocala home recognizes her devotion and service to a community in which, six decades earlier, she was not allowed to use the same public restrooms as white women. At the time, Jim Crow laws required African-Americans in many cases to use separate restrooms, water fountains and entrances to buildings, Read More…
Willow Tohi // 2.4K Views Nitrous oxide fatalities spiked 578% between 2010 and 2023, per CDC data. Eighth graders and young adults are primary users, often accessing via gas stations or online. Risks include oxygen deprivation, neurological damage, paralysis and vitamin B12 deficiency. FDA warns of dangers, but federal regulation remains absent due to legal loopholes. Proposals for Read More…
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