MAKING FITNESS FUN: Carl Gayden Lewis created Positive Kids Songs and “Fitness Fun” to help get kids moving with upbeat, kid-friendly songs. PHOTO COURTESY OF …

YOGA WITH A BEAT: Trap Yoga is catching fire around the country. The practice fuses traditional yoga with hip-hop and other music in a manner …

COMEDY QUEEN: Sommore is bringing laughs to the Faena Theater when she and a group of funny gentlemen take the stage for a live taping …

ENOUGH: Harold Leffall has written a book and is launching a tour to promote self-esteem, especially among the African American community. PHOTO COURTESY OF H. …

RITES OF PASSAGE: Urgent Inc. recently celebrated its youth and elders with its annual Community Celebration and Recognition Ceremony. PHOTO COURTESY OF URGENT, INC. Staff …

HUNGRY: Les Brown has built a successful empire that includes books, DVDs and speaking engagements that motivate people to pursue greatness. PHOTO COURTESY OF LES …

OUTSPOKEN:Spike Lee’s movie about a black detective infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan took home the grand prize at the Cannes Film Festival. PHOTO COURTESY OF …

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – When two black men were led out of a Philadelphia Starbucks in handcuffs for essentially doing what people go to Starbucks …

Miami-Dade Commissioner Barbara Jordan congratulates a recent graduate of the County’s Fire Rescue EMT program. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIAMI-DADE COMMUNICATIONS MIAMI-DADE – After the economic …

POSITIVE DEPOSITS: Simone Alicia, “Self-Esteem Doctor,” helps children at the Overtown Youth Center learn to deposit positive thoughts into their “brain banks.” PHOTO COURTESY OF …