North Miami ends Black History Month with Music in the Park celebration
NORTH MIAMI, Fla. – Old school music set the mood for the city of North Miami’s second annual “Music in the Plaza” concert. This was …
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The fundraising lesson we can learn from Mary McLeod Bethune
By SAADSHAW In the early 1950’s I had the honor to hear Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune speak in a packed, hot and humid Clayborn Temple …
Dusty Baker is an American, Black history icon
By DAPHNE TAYLOR Special to South Florida Times WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – It’s Black History Month, and Major League Baseball Manager, Dusty Baker, has …
The intersection of Dusty Baker and me is Segregation
By RICHARD RYLES West Palm Beach is set to welcome professional baseball back to town on February 28. The Washington Nationals and Houston Astros now …
UM’s first black graduates recall triumphs over adversity
Black PR Wire CORAL GABLES, Fla. – It wasn’t the Greensboro sit-in of 1960, when four 17year-old African American college students continued to sit in …
MLK EDC to unveil new mural by Addonis Parker
Staff Report MIAMI – The Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation (MLK EDC) will unveil a new 120 square ft. mural by internationally acclaimed artist …
Documentary about Atlanta’s first black mayor in post production
Courtesy of blacknews.com ATLANTA, Ga. — MAYNARD, the much-anticipated documentary film, which is being made about the life and times of former Atlanta Mayor Maynard …
Oh, what a night at the opera
By DAPHNE TAYLOR Special to South Florida Times WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – It was an historic night last week when the Palm Beach Opera …
Documentary to thoroughly showcase history of HBCUs
Staff Report Courtesy of Black PR Wire “Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities” is the first and only …
Dania Beach calls for artists and vendors for celebration
Staff Report Dania Beach, Fla. – Creativity abounds in Dania Beach. The city’s vision of a signature event that centers on artists and their creative …