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Former governor Charlie Crist worked his way through small town Florida celebrating Juneteenth weekend with Black business owners in Deland, participants at a community cultural event in Palatka, the Melanin Market of businesses and the faith community at three churches in Jacksonville. It was quite a schedule, but nothing new for Crist. He has been visiting Black communities in rural areas and big cities with equal vigor since May of 2021 when he announced his candidacy against Governor Ron DeSantis. His opponents are rarely seen anywhere.
Noir Infusion Arts (NIA), Inc. hosted a Blk Art Brunch: a Juneteenth Celebration at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center. The event, curated by NIA’s founder N. Leighton Johnson, featured live painting by South Florida based artists — ArtMonster, Kenyan Alexander, Sheila Alexander, Loui V, DJ the Artiste, E Gram, Jade Dyamond, Sadesosublime and Constance Ivana.
SYEP – a program of Career Source Broward (CSBD) – provides Broward County youth between the ages of 16 and 18 with paid summer employment in areas of occupational interest, specifically for an eight-week period between June and August. The program includes a three-day, paid training period that focuses on job-readiness skills, professionalism and expectations. The program has been in existence for more than 30 years.
Keep your youngster active in a fun, engaging environment this summer with Summer Camps at Tradewinds Park & Stables (3600 W Sample Rd., Coconut Creek 33073; (954) 357-8870). Two kinds of camps are available, both with registration currently going on.
Hijacked by Hollywood, the #MeToo movement has centered on celebrities. It has become a tool for apparent schemes to extort millions from popular personalities instead of pushing for global workplace equality and peace for women.
Three Florida A&M University (FAMU) students received Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to finance their studies overseas.
Chantrell Frazier has made history as the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in biochemistry at Florida International University, but the future professor said she could not achieve the accomplishment without certain priorities in place.
Members of Florida A&M University’s Incomparable Marching “100” Band and staff left Saturday for Paris to begin rehearsals ahead of their performance at the Louis Vuitton Men’s Paris Fashion Show on Thursday, June 23.
Miami Dade’s premier arts advocacy organization, Diaspora Arts Coalition, in partnership with the State of Florida’s oldest established, award-winning, African American Theater Company, The M Ensemble; and the Miami Dade Alliance are proud to announce the 2022 Summer Arts Master Workshop Series.