Presented at the association’s annual statewide summit, the awards recognize Florida’s most outstanding public relations programs, campaigns and practitioners OVERVIEW At the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) Golden Image Awards, SalterMitchell PR (SMPR) received two Awards of Distinction for campaigns supporting Children’s Week Florida and the Florida Association of Counties. Award-Winning Campaigns Children’s Week Florida™: Read More…
On Wednesday afternoon, June 10, 2026, about 70 teenage female students from the Toras Emachu school in Monsey, New York, wandered into a large stormwater drainage culvert at Nyack Memorial Park during a school trip. Mistaking the tunnel for a cave, they walked roughly half a mile underground before emerging safely through street Read More…
19-year-old Killed 2 sentenced to 6 months in jail after high-speed driving of 100 mph, Nineteen-year-old Jason Anthony Scott was sentenced to six months in jail and three years of probation after pleading guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon for a 100 mph crash in Charlotte, North Carolina, Read More…
What’s the significance of this discovery? The discovery of the plastic-eating fungus, Pestalotiopsis microspora, is significant because it offers a potential natural solution to the global plastic pollution problem. This fungus can break down polyester polyurethane, a highly durable synthetic material that’s notoriously difficult to degrade. If harnessed and scaled up, this fungus Read More…
You may recall a story surfacing from Hurricane Katrina that many refer to as an act of heroism, about a man taking a school bus to rescue people from flooding. WDSU reporter Shay O’Connor told the story of Jabbar Gibson and where he is today. Jabar Gibson said, “Hopefully I played a good role and Read More…
On July 28, 2026, the legal team of 72-year-old Mumia Abu-Jamal filed a petition with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. After exhausting nearly all domestic U.S. legal channels, the coalition—including the Abolitionist Law Center, ACLU, and Center for Constitutional Rights—seeks international intervention. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Background of the Case Imprisonment: Read More…
Get the Point! Hobbservation Point Chuck Hobbs, I am extending my sincerest condolences to the family of the late Mr. Whitfield Jenkins, a proud Florida A&M University alumnus, standout football/basketball player, and Florida civic leader who passed away yesterday at the age of 85. Mr. Jenkins with President Barack Obama… Well over a decade ago, Read More…
Two of the nation’s oldest Black-owned banks are joining forces in a proposed merger that would create the largest Black-owned bank in the United States by assets. South Carolina-based Optus Financial Corporation, the parent company of Optus Bank, and North Carolina-based M&F Bancorp, the parent company of Mechanics & Farmers Bank, announced a definitive merger Read More…
The expiration of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and subsequent work authorization losses for over 330,000 Haitian nationals threatens severe disruptions across the U.S. healthcare system. The impact centers heavily on a loss of front-line caregivers, specifically in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and home health agencies. [1, 2, 3, 4] Workforce Read More…
🔴WATCH/SHARE THE LIVE ALEX JONES SHOW NOW: x.com/i/broadcasts/1… NEED TO KNOW Former MAGA ally Alex Jones and his guest Robert Barnes criticized President Donald Trump’s threats against Iran on a recent episode of The Alex Jones Show and plotted how to get him out of office “I mean literally, what we should do is Read More…
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