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The effort began when representative Izegbe Onyango of A Little Help Never Hurts (ALHNH) reached out to Angine Moss Founder, CEO of Hosanna 4 Youth about bringing the Community Connectors initiative to West Park. Moss connected with Commissioner Dr. Katrina Touchstone, who viewed the initiative as a valuable opportunity for the community to reunite amid tensions created by West Park Governance and citizens. Touchstone and Moss contacted approximately 10 active community members whom they believed would be committed to the program’s success.
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A North Carolina police department is under fire after numerous officers were discovered using racist language against Black residents and even discussing a competition to see who could stop the most Black drivers. While a number of officers involved in the racism scandal have been removed or are set to be fired, concerned members of the community are calling for further investigation into their past conduct and significant changes to be made for the future.
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The Joseph Caleb Auditorium’s Caleb Around Town, presented in recognition of America250 as part of the “Black Birth of Music Series,” proudly announces the Birth of the Blues Concert, a tribute to W.C. Handy, the legendary composer celebrated worldwide as the Father of the Blues. This special evening honors Handy’s pivotal contributions to American music, including his recording of Memphis Blues and his 1908 publication I Got the Blues, works that helped shape blues into one of the country’s foundational genres.
Freddie Jackson, whose smooth voice brought romance and warmth to generations of R&B listeners, died Monday, October 5, 2026. His family announced his passing Tuesday. A cause of death was not disclosed. (real923la.iheart.com)
The Joseph Caleb Auditorium’s Caleb Around Town series proudly presented The Infancy of Hip Hop Throwdown, an energized tribute to the birth of hip hop and the creative forces that shaped one of the world’s most influential cultural movements. The event showcased an exciting lineup of performers representing the art forms and storytelling traditions that defined hip hop’s earliest era.
Building on the goal of highlighting Black entrepreneurs and connecting them with resources, this year’s mission expanded to include a Hip-Hop Summit featuring a panel of experts who spoke about the intersection of culture and commerce.
The Joseph Caleb Auditorium’s Caleb Around Town – Black Birth Music Series presents The Infancy of Hip Hop Throwdown, a dynamic concert featuring Zedric Bembry’s Live in Color Dance Company. The event celebrates the birth and evolution of Hip Hop on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at 7 PM at the Sandrell Rivers Theater, 6103 NW 7th Avenue, Miami, FL 33127.
The cause of death is unclear … but as we reported, there were concerns about his health just weeks ago when he was hospitalized in New York with an upper respiratory infection. He was later discharged on June 4 and returned home … with a rep telling TMZ he was in good spirits and recovering.
“We went to — I’ll call her the matriarch of our South Florida community when it comes down to phenomenal heroine Black actresses — and that was Toddra Brunson,” Pride said. “We went to Toddra, and we said, ‘Toddra, you know, you’ve been such a tremendous collaborator with us, we want to do something for you. What is the role that you’ve always wanted to play? What show do you want to do?’ And she said, ‘I want to play Shug Avery in ‘The Color Purple,’’ and we were like, ‘Done!’
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There were also folks in my Winston-Salem NC community who had worked for many years and were now retired. To be honest, the word “retired” wasn’t in my vocabulary as a young boy. I would ask my parents about a particular person, and they would simply say he\she was retired.
BLACKPRESSUSA.COM NEWSWIRE — Lest we forget. Blacks and Jews stood together against racism and antisemitism. Blacks and Jews marched together and went to jail together for voting rights. Blacks and Jews shared blood together at the hate-filled, blood-thirsty hands of white supremacist racists and anti-Semites.
Both America and Israel can’t and should never allow any of its enemies, especially weak unsophisticated ones, to launch a surprise attack killing thousands of its citizens. They must be ever so cognizant of how their own foreign policies and suppressive tactics create an endless slate of enemies. Regrettably, failure to prevent such attacks gives rise to the scourge of deadly vengeance.
By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. Marilyn Batista, General Counselor for Broward County Public Schools needs to go. In fact, Batista…
It was much more than a political assessment when I declared 15 months ago that “we know Joe, and most importantly, Joe knows us.” Joe Biden is succeeding because of he understands the needs and aspirations of the American people. His bold and inclusive initiatives are restoring the faith of those who have been hardest hit by the current health and economic crises and raising the hopes of those who had already been hard hit by injustices in our society long before these crises struck.
During the early Civil Rights Movement when women worked behind the scenes, her quiet power brought wisdom and a social worker’s perspective to deliberations and strategies of the “Big Six” civil rights leaders. With an understanding of the importance of power of location, she purchased a building in Washington, D.C. between the White House and the Capitol, the only African American-owned building along that corridor of power.