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Viola Ford Fletcher — known to the world as Mother Fletcher is the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and one of the most powerful living witnesses to America’s suppressed history. Born in 1914, she was only seven years old when mobs burned the prosperous Greenwood District, known as Black Wall Street, destroying her family’s home, livelihood, and sense of safety in a single night. For nearly a century she carried those memories quietly, but with unshakable clarity the screams, the smoke, the terror in the streets, the planes overhead. When she finally testified before Congress at age 107, her words cut through the nation’s conscience and reignited a global demand for justice and reparations.
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BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Today, it was learned that the singer died in New York after a quiet battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 51. Though he only had three studio albums, D’Angelo won four Grammys during his career.
South Florida natives Malcolm and Umoja, known as Sons of Mystro, ignite the stage by blending reggae, pop and classical influences on electric string. Mentored by Black Violin, they won the IRAWMA Emerging Artist Award and released their debut, Reggae Strings. They will be joined by South Florida’s own Emmy®-nominated songwriter, performer, and impact activist Alexander Star who uses music to inspire positive change and tours with his 5-piece band, The Golden People.
Now she’s coming back to Miami — and to “The Wiz,” this time playing the Good Witch Addapearle in the South Florida premiere of the show’s most recent revival. The limited engagement will take place Oct. 7-12 at the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Ziff Ballet Opera House, celebrating 50 years since the musical first opened on Broadway in 1975.
The City of Pompano Beach recently honored hometown rap artist Kodak Black with a key to the city in recognition of his charitable contributions and ongoing support for the community.
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