Love singing, poetry, and music? Share your talent at New Testament Baptist Church’s next Open Mic Night at 4:12 Student Ministry on November 12 at 7 p.m.  It will be a night to showcase talents in singing, poetry, spoken word, playing an instrument, dance, and displaying artwork. Entry possibilities include vocal or musical performances, bands, rap, comedy, art display/description, and more. Each entry will have a 5 minute...

  Miami-Dade School Board Member, Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall was one of the first recipients of the Georgia L. Jones-Ayers Community Award for her outstanding commitment to children. The award was presented during the African Heritage Cultural Arts Coalition’s Annual Spirit of Excellence Gala on Saturday, October 25, at the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center in Miami.  The award is named after community activist...

 

Five residents of Miami Lakes were among the many South Florida students who were recently named Burger King Scholars and received Burger King McLamore Foundation scholarships. The local students were Natalie Balmori, Elizabeth M. Bello, Joseph M. Cabauy, Nicholas A. Fernandez, and Janelle Gonzalez.

  The Academy of Information Technology (AOIT) at Hialeah Gardens Senior High School was selected as one of ten academies across the United States to participate in the Lenovo Scholar Network. This program enables the next generation of developers and entrepreneurs, through a robust mobile app development curriculum, to participate in a project-based competition that tasks students with designing and developing a mobile app and business...

  His House Children’s Home (HHCH), located in Miami Gardens, and joined with sponsors Comcast, Leyva Capital, and Ubreakifix, hosted its 11th Annual “Imagine” Charity Gala on Saturday, October 11 at the JW Marriott Marquis Miami. Hosted by Ambrosio Hernandez, senior news anchor of WSCV/Telemundo-51 and 8-Time Emmy Award Winner, over 500 guests celebrated a special evening to benefit the lives of children in foster...