Category: Culture

Black Florida, 10 Years Later: A Photo Archive That Preserves Pompano’s Northwest Story

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Nearly a decade after photographer Johanne Rahaman turned her camera toward Pompano Beach’s Northwest community, the images still hold quiet power — front porches, bold color, neighborhood businesses, and everyday moments that define home. Rahaman’s statewide project, Black Florida, was created as a living photographic archive documenting Black communities across Florida from the inside out.

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Future of E. Pat Larkins Center Tied to Community Input as Downtown Project Advances

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POMPANO BEACH — As redevelopment of the city’s New Downtown moves forward, the next chapter for one of Northwest Pompano’s most meaningful landmarks — the E. Pat Larkins Community Center â€” will depend heavily on community involvement. RocaPoint Partners (RP Pompano, LLC), master developer of the downtown project, has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for an architect with deep

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Lights, Lyrics, Legacy: Reggae Genealogy Hits the Park 

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By Lisaluvslove PLANTATION, Fla. — Reggae built the soundtrack of resistance, joy, love, and truth — and it’s still echoing across generations. On Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, Island SPACE Caribbean Museum brings back Reggae Genealogy with Lights, Camera, Reggae!, a concert and cultural showcase tracing Jamaican music’s influence on global film, TV, and pop culture.

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