Local News

History Fort Lauderdale Presents “Reflections Of Society” Black History Month Exhibit February 5 – 28

In honor of Black History Month, History Fort Lauderdale, celebrating 60 years of stewardship of our community’s past by making our heritage accessible and engaging to residents and visitors, will present “Reflections of Society,” a fine art exhibit featuring works for show and sale from Dillard Center for the Arts’ Advanced Placement (AP) students and instructors, from February 5 – 28. Curated by instructor Celestin Joseph, the soulful and meditative exhibit of photography, studio art, and sculpture expresses adolescent voices in art, history, heritage, and community. A meet and greet with the artists will take place on Sunday, February 5, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., at the New River Inn Museum of History building on History Fort Lauderdale’s campus. […]

National News

Open Registration: State of the Black World Conference Set for Baltimore in April

     The State of the Black World Conference V, set for Baltimore April 19-25, is confirmed to draw iconic Black leaders from around the world, says Dr. Ron Daniels, president/CEO of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW21), the organization that is hosting the event. The conference, being organized around the theme, “Global Africans Rising: Empowerment, Reparations & Healing,” will seat African American, African, and diasporic leaders together at a historic table, he describes. […]

Opinions

‘Never Forget Our People Were Always Free – A Parable of American Healing’

Readers of Ben Jealous’s newest book – ‘Never Forget Our People Were Always Free – A Parable of American Healing’ – will grapple with its title’s meaning through the cumulative and very personal American experience of being, at some point, the outsider. And though now no longer uncommon to hear race referred to as an artificial social construct, we remain bound by simplistically crude dichotomies – White and Black as but one example. Jealous dissects and exposes aspects of our country’s variegated genetic history that continue to result in disastrous assumptions about the nature and identities of perpetrators of heinous deeds. […]

Local News

HONORING OUR PAST… EMBRACING OUR FUTURE

     On behalf of the Sistrunk Historical Organization, we are pleased to announce that the following Broward County leaders will serve as notable Grand Marshals for the “2023” Sistrunk Parade/ Festival. Our Sistrunk Historical Pioneers Grand Marshals are Coaches Arthur Kennedy, Jr.  and Johnny Alexander. The Education Grand Marshal is Mr. Torey Alston and the Community Grand Marshal is Mr.  Brian Johnson with our Civic Grand Marshal former State Representative  Mr. Bobby DuBose. […]