Tsunami at Ali Cultural Arts Center — Art in the Wake of Anxiety and Transformation

On view January 30 through April 25, Tsunami is a deeply personal and visually arresting 36-piece mixed-media series by Tracy Ann Simmonds that transforms predatory lending mail, house paint, braided hair, pearls, and other recycled materials into layered works about waste, identity, and resilience. What began as anxiety over the flood of junk mail —

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Overtown CRA Announces Semi-Finalists for People’s Choice Barbecue Cookoff

Winner could earn opportunity to lease historic People’s Barbecue building MIAMI, Fla. — The Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is blending history, food and economic opportunity with the upcoming People’s Choice Barbecue Cookoff, a public event celebrating Overtown’s culinary legacy while opening the door for a new generation of entrepreneurs. The free community

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Zazie Beetz and Redman Headline Star-Powered BlerDCon 2026

As excitement builds, BlerDCon 2026 prepares to welcome thousands of fans to Arlington, Virginia, from March 6–8. This vibrant celebration of Black nerd culture promises to blend fandom with deep cultural appreciation, creating a space where gaming, anime, film, and cosplay come alive. Hilton George, the founder of BlerDCon, emphasized the convention’s mission: “BlerDCon was

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