Category: Black Arts

By Attiyya Atkins Sistrunk- The Grace Arts Center, a non-profit theater company, presents Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice in a whole new color – BLACK. The all-black cast is putting a new take on a 16th century play that focuses on themes of prejudice, wealth, relationships, and community set during a South Florida Black renaissance. The

Kristen Hernandez As I put pen to the page, I’m sitting in the exact spot on Pompano Beach that was gorgeously magnified up on the Big Screen during the opening scene of Pompano Boy. Last night, I attended the film screening which premiered at the historic Savor Cinema in Las Olas and was written and

Please check with the individual locations for COVID-19 updates and changes. Fall Festival – MargateOct. 23, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sports Complex, 1695 Banks Road, Margate 33063. Enjoy scarecrow building, pumpkin carving, line dancing, a petting zoo, hayrides, food vendors, and pony rides at the free Fall Festival in Margate. Trunk and Treat –

Many Pompano Beach residents want a cemetery deal dead. A portion of the Westview Community Cemetery, 1900 NW 24th Street Pompano Beach, has been sold – allegedly for approximately $1.4 million. But residents and the lawyers representing them say that the sale was faulty to begin with. The topic came to a head at a

Pompano Beach’s Annie Adderly Gillis Park, located at the northwest corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and NW 6th Avenue, will get some much needed upgrades. The park is the site of the annual Light Up MLK holiday event. Homeless people and those struggling with addiction frequently congregate and sleep at the park. The