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Destination Sistrunk Welcome Center Signals A New Era In Black Heritage Cultural Arts

March 4, 2020 Carma Henry 0

“Destination Sistrunk is positioned as a gateway to Black culture and heritage throughout Broward County and is comprised of a welcome center, programs, signature events, and the destinationsistrunk.com website. It was piloted by Broward Cultural Division from 2015-2018. In 2019, Broward Cultural Division worked with local partners to establish and incubate the Destination Sistrunk Cultural and Community Investment Partnership, Inc. (Destination Sistrunk Partnership), a nonprofit organization that will grow to implement Destination Sistrunk independently.” […]

This CEO Raised $31 Million Last Year for Black Entrepreneurs in Florida

March 3, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Meet Inez Long, president and CEO of the Black Business Investment Fund (BBIF), a non-profit, mission-driven, Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that helps Florida businesses thrive by providing loan capital alongside with business development training. Under her leadership since 1991, BBIF has provided over $47.6 million in loans to over 406 Black and minority businesses and has created and sustained over 12,906 jobs. […]

Before there was a Nat Turner and a Malcolm X, there was, Henry Highland Garnet

February 27, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Henry Highland Garnet was officially declared an abolitionist in the 1840s. After he gave his “Call to Rebellion” speech, he was seen as radical and became a controversial figure within the abolitionist movement. […]

Black Violin more than music

February 27, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Black Violin consisted of two Black men, who grew up in Fort Lauderdale and went to Parkway Middle and Dillard High School. […]

Nash Bennett, a Kindergardner at Pinewood Elementary School

February 27, 2020 Carma Henry 0

honored Mr. Levi Henry, Jr., Publisher (Emeritus) of the Westside Gazette Newspaper for Black History Month. […]

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Romaine Layne, CFO, Broward Health Imperial Point

February 27, 2020 Carma Henry 0

What I am most proud of personally is my 11-year-old son. He has developed into an amazing young man. He is kind, caring and always sees the best in everyone and every situation. He inspires me to be a better person every day. […]

Make Sure You Are Counted In The 2020 Census

February 27, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Make Sure You Are Counted In The 2020 Census […]

Voting Rights for African Americans

February 27, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Voting Rights for African Americans […]

When Did African Americans Actually Get the Right to Vote

February 27, 2020 Carma Henry 0

When Did African Americans Actually Get the Right to Vote […]

The Charity Ladies of Carver Ranches Club History: “60 Years of Charitable Giving”

February 27, 2020 Carma Henry 0

The founding Charity Ladies were pioneers, women, who along with their husbands, purchased plots of land in Carver Ranches, which included the Hyde Park section first developed by the Veteran Administration to provide veteran housing for their families within the Carver Ranches. […]