News for the Black community
By Kristen Hernandez Pompano Beach, FL – One year ago, city commissioner Beverly Perkins, demanded the Northwest community have a say in the city’s $2 billion downtown development. Her asks’ were: job training programs, tenant relocation, hiring local consultants, and honoring the area’s rich Black history. Three-hundred and sixty-five days later, not one ask has
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Round Table Discussions for New Downtown and E. Pat Larkins Community Center By Kristen Hernandez and Attiyya Atkins Pompano Beach, FL – The vision for revitalizing Northwest Pompano is bold — cinematic even. Imagine Northwest Pompano akin to Wakanda, the high-tech, self-sustaining African kingdom from the movie Black Panther. While ambitious in concept, residents of
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From Struggle Comes Redemption By Kristen Hernandez Pompano Beach, FL – Grammy-nominated rapper and philanthropist Kodak Black was honored on July 8, 2025, with the “Key to the City” of his hometown Pompano Beach by Mayor Rex Hardin and City Manager Greg Harrison. The well-deserved recognition was notably for his “outstanding generosity and community impact”
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Miami Gardens, FL – Several South Florida teachers are in for a treat, thanks to The Mavuno Project. The organization’s 2nd Annual “Teachers United” Brunch celebrates the area’s hard working educators. The sold-out event will be held Saturday, August 2, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at JC White Architecture Interior Products, 1162 NW 215th
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The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing 12-year-old. According to detectives, Kemane Gordon was last seen around 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, in the 1400 block of Southwest Fifth Terrace in Deerfield Beach. Gordon is approximately 5 feet tall and weighs about 100 pounds. He
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