Events

Barbershop Speaks ‘New Year, New Narrative: Shaping Your Unique Identity’

Barbershop Speaks launches 2026 with a powerful community conversation, “New Year, New Narrative: Shaping Your Unique Identity,” on January 31, 2026, at 7:00 PM at ToppCuttaz Barbershop in Miami Gardens

2026 Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival Takes Place March 7–8

Hosted by the City of Miami Gardens and produced by the Black Promoters Collective, Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival, recognized as one of the best festivals in the country by Newsweek and named Best Music Festival for 2025 by Miami New Times

The New Edition Way Tour Kicks Off In January 2026

The New Edition Way Tour, coming less than two months after the popular R&B group was celebrated in their hometown of Boston with a street renamed “New Edition Way,” will head to Oakland in January 2026

Broward County’s African American Research Library and Cultural Center Announces Annual Lecture Honoring Dr. Niara Sudarkasa

The second annual memorial lecture will take place on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 4:00 PM at AARLCC honoring Dr. Niara Sudarkasa (1938–2019)—renowned cultural anthropologist, Africanist, university president, and Fort Lauderdale native.

CeeLo Green, Trombone Shorty Help Raise $1M For AIDS Healthcare Foundation

Thousands came out to Piedmont Park in Atlanta, GA, to enjoy the performances of CeeLo Green and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue at the 34th Annual AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival and 5k Run (AIDS Healthcare Foundation

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