Black History

Jazz is the featured entertainment at a free Black History performance in Pompano Beach featuring jazz vocalist and violinist Nicole Yarling. The performance is 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 19, with free reservations offered online. It’s presented by Pompano Beach and the Gold Coast Jazz Society at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, 50 W. Atlantic Boulevard, …

Heroes In My House is being performed by the players at Fantasy Theatre Factory to highlight an important journey through black history for young audiences. Showtime: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, at 11:30 a.m., Sandrell Rivers Theater, 6103 NW 7th Ave., Miami. Get tickets HERE. Use code HeroesBogo25 at checkout for buy-one, get-one free offer, normally $5 …

“Never Drop the Ball” is a documentary by WLRN Public Television that explores the journey of Black baseball players and what they went through during six decades of being outside of Major League Baseball until smashing the color barrier in 1947 with Jackie Robinson at the helm.  The film is being presented to interested audiences …

Floats, twirlers, and dancers are among entertainment featured in the Sistrunk Parade and Festival in Fort Lauderdale. Sistrunk Parade and Festival in 2025 is 8:30 a.m. Saturday, February 22, for the parade and 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. for the festival. Entry to the festivities is free.  The event is in association with Black History …

February is Black History Month and there are free and cheap festivities honoring the achievements of African-Americans throughout South Florida in 2025. Here are some of the many celebrations of Black History Month in Miami-Dade. Achievements of African Americans are also being celebrated with Black History Month events in Broward and Black History Month events …

Music, games, food trucks, vendors, activities for kids, karaoke, Black trivia, and prizes … that’s what’s in store for those attending the Black History Celebration in the Park.  When: Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Where: Losner Park, 18 N. Krome Ave., Homestead For more details, visit this page on Eventbrite …

In the early 1940s, a small Brownstown apartment in Harlem served as a salon for artists like Dizzie Gillespie, Billie Holliday and Thelonious Monk. Soon to be household names of jazz, these young artists made a nightly pilgrimage to the living room of pianist Mary Lou Williams.  Led by Mary Lou, a new generation of …

Groove to the rhythms of reggae, Afro beats and dancehall at the AfroCarib Festival in Miramar The festival featuring live performances in 2024 is 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, February 17, with regular tickets prices of $20 to $150. You can get a 2-for-1 ticket deal if you purchase your tickets by February 8 …

Drumming, an African garb fashion show and live entertainment are featured at a Black History event in Hollywood. The event in 2024 is 6 p.m.  Thursday February 22 and entry is free.  The Black History Month festivities are at MLK Jr. recreation facilities, with entertainment that includes Barry University Ensemble and performers from local schools. …