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Love to Salsa?
Then slip on your dance shoes and join us for Sabados de Salsa: A Tribute to the Fania All Stars by The David Luca Band. […]
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Author Judie Estell Nance at book signing
Judie will be at a book signing at The Broward County Christian Book Fair Festival on Saturday, September 14 at the Mount Hermon Family Life Center, 404 N.W. Seventh Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, 33311. […]
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Dillard Center for the Arts to Host Cannonball Adderly Birthday Celebration Concert
Dillard Center for the Arts, in partnership with the Old Dillard Foundation, will celebrate the birthday of the late great Cannonball Adderly, former band director of Dillard High School with a concert on Saturday, September 21st at Dillard Center for the Arts Theater. […]
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FAMU Exhibition Highlights Black Panthers and other Activist Groups
The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery presents “Walls Turned Sideways are Bridges: Narratives of Necessity”, which spotlights the Black Panther Party, The Young Lords Party and other activist organizations from the late 1960s and early 1970s. […]
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Swingin’ with Style 2019 Golf Tournament and Youth Clinic
This year’s Swingin’ with Style 2019 Golf Tournament and Youth Clinic promises to be exciting and full of fun. Come out and join us as we play for a cause. All funds raised will support program initiatives and provide scholarships to benefit our community. […]
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Hampton Art Lovers and South Florida Symphony Orchestra Present “Culture Cares” at the Historic Ward Rooming House in Overtown
Hampton Art Lovers at the Historic Ward Rooming House and the South Florida Symphony Orchestra are leading an effort called “Culture Cares”, South Florida Humanities at Work for Bahamas Hurricane Relief. On Wednesday, September 18th, from 6-8 p.m., we will gather with other Art Activists to raise monies for Operation Helping Hands, a collaborative effort of United Way of Miami-Dade and the Miami Herald. Operation Helping Hands supports the response, relief and recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas and surrounding areas impacted by this powerful storm. […]
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Court-Ordered Mediation in Maryland HBCU Case Ends without Agreement
In 2013, Judge Catherine Blake of the U.S. District Court of Maryland, found the state in violation of the 14th Amendment rights of its HBCU students and alumni.
Her ruling said Maryland continues to “operate vestiges of a de jure system of segregation,” specifically by continuing a longstanding practice of duplicating academic programs offered at HBCUs, rather than investing in making the HBCU programs attractive to a diverse range of students. […]
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The Ultimate Welfare Queen
The Ultimate Welfare Queen […]
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Vote for FAMU Marching “100” in Cracker Barrel HBCU Battle of the Bands Poll
The weekend event showcased eight bands from historically Black colleges and universities from across the country. Participating bands included Miles College, North Carolina Central University, Prairie View A&M University, Southern University, Talladega College, Texas Southern University, Tennessee State University, and FAMU. […]