Browsing: resilience

       If you look at the world today, it can feel like everything is happening all at once. From wars and politics to technology and culture, change is constant—and fast. For young people, especially, it can be overwhelming trying to figure out where we fit into it all. But at the same time, this moment in history is also full of opportunity.

       If you look at the world today, it can feel like everything is happening all at once. From wars and politics to technology and culture, change is constant—and fast. For young people, especially, it can be overwhelming trying to figure out where we fit into it all. But at the same time, this moment in history is also full of opportunity.

       The Africana Arts & Humanities Festival (AAHF) is the signature annual cultural and intellectual convening of the African American Research Library & Cultural Center (AARLCC), a nationally recognized institution dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and advancing the global Black experience through research, scholarship, arts, and community engagement.

       The City of Fort Lauderdale has officially declared that National Black History Month is, and will remain, an annual observance within the city. This landmark proclamation, issued by District 3 Commissioner Pamela Beasley-Pittman on February 3, 2026, solidifies the city’s permanent commitment to celebrating the culture, heritage, and resilience of the African American community.

     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.

       Robert “Frog” Rose, age 90, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, passed away peacefully on November 5, 2025. Born on February 5, 1935, in Bartow, Florida, he was the beloved son of the late William Rose and Lessie Rose.

       For 50 years, the Urban League of Broward County has been a driving force in advancing equity, economic empowerment, and educational opportunity for underserved communities. From workforce development and youth programs to small business support and health initiatives, ULBC has continued to uplift generations of families across the region.

The Richmond Heights community came together on Saturday, February 1, 2025, for a momentous celebration marking 75 years of history, resilience, and cultural impact. The 75th Anniversary Brunch & Awards, hosted at Zoo Miami’s Florida Room, honored the community’s rich legacy and the leaders who have shaped its past, present, and future.

   The countdown to the  Paris 2024 Olympics has officially begun and Team USA’s Black athletes are poised to deliver electrifying performances and make history!