Richard Dames News Today

Superintendent Mike Burke said the district will use longstanding state law to teach Black history. Hes called the new standards "offensive."

It seems that the Florida State Board of Education has unanimously enacted new standards for teaching African-American history in public schools.

A statewide coalition of faith leaders has pledged to teach African American history, after the uproar over Florida’s new African American history standards.

Faith in Florida hosted its "Souls to the Polls" event Sunday as faith leaders help churchgoers cast their ballots in this month's primary election.

If a merger between the Boynton Beach Police Department and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office gets the green light, it could be the latest in a string of major events for the city.

A decades-long history of mistrust between communities of color and law enforcement, passed from generation to generation, sits beneath the surface, coming to light with each new Black man, woman or child whose death involved an officer. In Boynton Beach, the death of 13-year-old Stanley “SJ” Davis III, brought that distrust to the surface once more.

A decades-long history of mistrust between communities of color and law enforcement, passed from generation to generation, sits beneath the surface, coming to light with each new Black man, woman or child whose death involved an officer. In Boynton Beach, the death of 13-year-old Stanley “SJ” Davis III, brought that distrust to the surface once more.