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Before Will A. Gunn served in the White House, defended the rights of military detainees or became the chief legal officer for the nation’s largest funder of civil legal aid, he was a young man growing up in the Fort Lauderdale area, attending Mt. Olive Baptist Church and breaking barriers at Piper Hig
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On Oct. 15, the first day of early voting, students from A&T, Bennett, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro marched together to Union Square, the closest polling place left open to them. The trek took about 45 minutes in 85-degree heat, on roads where missing sidewalks forced some into traffic, and many waited hours more to vote on arrival.
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Pompano Beach Arts is thrilled to present Timeless Tidings: A Holiday Concert. This seasonal showcase at Pompano Beach Cultural Center will feature award-winning artists celebrating decades of festive music, with a modern twist.
This Season, Gold Coast Jazz Society of South Florida invites you to join us for one of many fabulous evenings of jazz this season, with music featuring fresh new orchestrations by Grammy® award-winning arranger Steven Feifke; and performed by Ashley Pezzotti alongside The South Florida Jazz Orchestra.
Richard Roundtree, the legendary actor known as the film industry’s first Black superhero, has passed at 81. Roundtree’s transition came after he briefly battled pancreatic cancer.
Pompano Beach Arts was delighted to kick off a brand-new event, The Living Room Concert Series, in front of an appreciative crowd on October 12, 2023, with the soul-stirring, emotion-provoking, sonically pleasing fusion of jazz, funk, and soul sounds of The Harden Project, the core of which is singer/composer/author Ja’Nia Harden and musician/composer/arranger John Harden.
Tyler Perry is going above and beyond his offer to help an elderly South Carolina woman save a plot of land she has called home for decades from being poached by property developers.
Beverly Page, Educator, Published Author, Executive Producer, Entrepreneur of Clare and the Chocolate Nutcracker, enjoys finding creative ways during a recent Clare and the Chocolate Nutcracker rehearsal to provide cast members with the tools to enhance their mental and physical wellbeing. The Master Class is presented by a former Jones High School graduate (2020) and Senior on the UF Gators Women’s Gymnastics Team. This year they will feature 80 youth participants on stage with the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on November 25th. Michala Magee spent the Saturday morning rehearsal teaching the cast proper techniques to warm up, preparing for the stage, and powerful interactive group discussions.
The American Pickers are excited to return to Florida! They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout your area in January 2024.
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