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A group of people of hold a check and pose for a photo

Pharrell Williams’ Black Ambition Demo Day to award $1 million to diverse entrepreneurs in Miami

Black Ambition, a nonprofit founded five years ago by Pharrell Williams, invests capital and resources in startups founded by underrepresented entrepreneurs.

Arts & Culture

Miami-based Haitian artist uses art and storytelling to spread hope amid crisis back home

Stephen Robb | Miami Times

A Miami-Dade artist who was born in Haiti uses her art and storytelling to spread hope amid the ongoing crisis in her home country. Reflecting on the political turmoil and gang violence in her home country makes Annick Duvivier worry.

The construction of I-95 and I-395 in the 1960s was considered the end of a prosperous era for Overtown.

Arts & Culture

New documentary reveals how U.S. highway system dismantled Black communities, including Overtown

Stephen Robb | Miami Times

Interstate is a powerful new documentary by Miami-based filmmakers Oscar Corral and Haleem Muhsin. Miami's Overtown is among several communities featured in the film.

North Miami Beach City Councilman Michael Joseph giving Congresswoman Frederica Wilson roses at the check presentation ceremony with the NMB mayor and other councilmembers where Wilson delivered $3 million in federal funding for the city's Washington Park renewal project.

Government & Politics

Washington Park in North Miami Beach gets $3 million boost

Stephen Robb | Miami Times

At a press conference last week, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson announced a $3 million federal grant for the renovation of Washington Park in North Miami Beach. Plans include demolishing the existing building and constructing a new campus.