Smith got her start as a fashion model. In 1969, her first big break came when she won a place with the Ebony Fashion Fair, a groundbreaking show produced in tandem with Ebony magazine that traveled across the country. […]
As the first Black pediatrician to be board certified in Florida, Dr. Dazelle Dean Simpson cured countless kids in more than 40 years of practicing in Liberty City and Overtown. […]
Lois Ann Irby was born to Jimmy Wayne Irby and Catherine Baynard on July, 15, 1951. Lois was raised by her father and Step Mother Sally Irby who provided her with a strong and safe foundation. She attended Broward County Public Schools graduating from Hollywood Hills High School. She later took training as a nursing assistant and found employment. […]
Manrico Barry Isaac Currington passed away on January 13, 2020 in Apopka, Fla. where his only remaining sibling Joyce Currington Boone now resides. He was born to Johnnie and Ethel Brooks Currington in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Nov. 29, 1940. Barry, as he preferred to be called, began playing the piano at the age of three. By the age of six, he was conducting the church choir where he attended and later the Choir’s Union of Fort Lauderdale. […]
Whenever we come to Satan in biblical study, it pretty much occupies a lot of my attention. I’m always encouraged to know that God’s plan is pretty precise and fairly obvious to those who are looking for His Word. […]
Carrie Thomas departed this earthly life for her Heavenly home Tuesday, January 28, 2020 after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Thomas was “101” years old. […]
“Nathaniel Jones is a pioneer who has never failed to stand for the rights of people denied a chance to be a part of the process,” said Roslyn A. Brock, chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors. “His distinguished career serves as inspiration to our thousands of youth leaders working to end the profound segregation that continues to exist in our society to this day. […]
Jimmy Heath was a legendary jazz saxophonist who played with jazz giants John Coltrane and Miles Davis. Heath stood 5’3” and was called ‘little bird” for his size and great skill in tribute to the legendary saxophone player Charlie Parker, who was nicknamed “Bird.” Overcoming an addiction to heroin, Heath was a prolific musician for over seven decades and a pioneer of be-bop. He later taught music at Queens College. […]
Memorial Services for Attorney W. George Allen […]
He was the co-founder of the Westside Gazette Newspaper, Fort Lauderdale’s oldest and largest Black owned Newspaper, in addition to serving as the news editor. […]
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