FORT LAUDERDALE — The African-American Research Library and Cultural Center in Fort Lauderdale celebrated the Seminole Tribe as part of their Destination Fridays programming on March 8 featuring exhibits, music, food and presentations. Although the themes of these events held on the first Friday of select months are usually travel-based and
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Florida Fashion art exhibit showcases traditional art form, importance in culture
FORT LAUDERDALE — Coinciding with the celebrations of American Indian Day, the closing reception of the month-long showing of Florida Fashion, an art exhibit of contemporary and traditional skirts and jewelry crafted by South Florida Seminole and Miccosukee women, took place Sept. 27 in Fort Lauderdale City Hall. The Seminole Hard
Elgin Jumper heads Earth Day Celebration at Fort Lauderdale Historical Society
FORT LAUDERDALE — As part of their Earth Day Celebration on April, the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society hosted Tribe Member Elgin Jumper for a literary reading and mixed media. Although Jumper, who’s been part of the Seminole art scene for 14 years, helped create and headlined the event, he was joined
‘Hostiles’ leaves a lot to be desired
When I heard the praise that the new western movie, “Hostiles,” received, I was intrigued to say the least. Supposedly a new take on the genre, the film was said to have stayed true in some key elements — like battle scenes while travelling — but taken a different direction
Ahfachkee robotics team competes in South Florida FTC League Championship
FORT LAUDERDALE — The Ahfachkee School robotics team competed in the South Florida FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics League Championship on Jan. 13 at St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Chin-Tang Liu, the team’s coach and STEM teacher at Ahfachkee, said he is very proud of the amazing students he has and the