Author: Carma Henry

  The Downbeats at Sunset series is set to continue on Thursday, April 3, 2025, with an enriching evening of community-focused entertainment. Hosted at the Destination Sistrunk Cultural Center, this free event will feature the premiere of a short film, live music, and interactive art activities designed to inspire and empower attendees. Neighbors, families, and friends are invited to come together from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM to celebrate local culture, network with one another, and enjoy a night of creativity and connection.

        The city of Miami Gardens is ready to serve another edition of the Miami Open, one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) calendars. Set to take place from March 16-30 at Hard Rock Stadium, this 15-day event is widely regarded as the most glamorous stop on the tour, drawing in the world’s top players, celebrities, and sports enthusiasts. 

       American tennis star Coco Gauff is safely through to the round of 16 at the 2025 Indian Wells Open after dismissing Greece’s Maria Sakkari in straight sets, recording a 7-6(1), 6-2 win on Monday (10 March).

       The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament field has officially been announced and the MEAC champion has a real upset chance.

        Former Seattle SuperSonics legend Donald Earl “Slick” Watts has died at age 73. Watts, who earned his nickname for his shaved head, was a Sonics fan favorite who was known for his off-kilter headbands and his role as a proponent of Seattle basketball.

Conservatives and Liberals Have a Common Enemy

      David Bohm was a brilliant physicist. In the latter part of World War II, when he was just a graduate student, his PhD supervisor, J. Robert Oppenheimer hired him to help build America’s first atomic (nuclear) bomb. Bohm was so brilliant and his contributions to the bomb project so valuable that his work was immediately classified.

     For over three years, the Russian government has conducted a brutal military invasion, occupation, and annexation of Ukraine―the largest and most devastating military operation in Europe since World War II. Defying Russia’s international obligations―including a peace treaty it signed with Ukraine, a ruling by the International Court of Justice demanding Russia halt its military operations in Ukraine, the UN Charter, and repeated UN General Assembly condemnations of Russian behavior by an overwhelming majority of the world’s nations―the Putin regime has stubbornly persisted with Russia’s imperialist aggression against its smaller, weaker neighbor.

Broward Education Foundation, the sole nonprofit benefitting Broward County Public Schools, joined forces with Florida Power & Light Company during its Power to Care volunteer week, where volunteers read a book to students and helped beautify the front entrance area at Watkins Elementary School in Pembroke Park. The event empowered young readers and sparked their curiosity for learning.

     The Wildcats will open the 2025 slate Aug. 30 at Pitbull Stadium against Florida International. The last match-up between the Wildcats and the Panthers occurred in 2014, when B-CU claimed a 14-12 win over the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent – the second of its kind in as many years against the Panthers.