Category: Black Arts

This year marked the first year that Broward County celebrated the Juneteenth holiday. It is now a federal holiday, thanks to President Joe Biden. It has been observed as a day of freedom in Pompano Beach for many years with the Sweet Potatoe festival held at Apollo Park, XX. It’s a festive occasion that recognizes

By A+ Editing & Content Creation As the temperature starts creeping up in South Florida, the pool is one of the best resources to cool yourself down. · The Pompano Aquatic Center is open. It features an Olympic size lap pool with a teaching pool for those learning how to swim. You must reserve a

Broward Cultural Division’s Public Art & Design Program commissioned a new site-specific artwork, “Walking Sticks with Stories to Tell,” in Fort Lauderdale’s Sistrunk area. The art features a bicyclist, tribal features, and nearby Dillard High School’s mascot, the panther. Claudia Fitch, a Washington-based artist, installed the sculpture. The art is a reference to the traditions

-Ceremony held on Saturday June 26, 2021- Broward County paid tribute to the late Congressman Alcee L. Hastings by naming a street in his honor on Saturday, June 26. Broward County Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness led a two-block memorial walk from the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale to

The waters of Pompano Beach are on the way to better health, thanks to a local coral reef renourishment plan. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the United States Army Corps of Engineers are spearheading a project to construct artificial coral reefs on Pompano Beach’s ocean floor to encourage habitat development suitable for natural