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Meet the social media ambassadors repping Black excellence at ABFF 2025

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The 29th annual American Black Film Festival’s (ABFF) lineup of creative dramas, documentaries, shorts, and other featured screenings June 11-15, promises to draw its usual crowd of artists and enthusiasts, although social media has an audience of its own. Since its inception in 1997, ABFF has grown to attract about 7,000 guests, while figures in […]

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Spotlight on ABFF’s Black & Unlimited Fatherhood Project

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While attending Bethune-Cookman University, Denzell Dandridge realized his law enforcement studies actually stemmed from his enthusiasm about cop shows on TV. Ironically, his first name hadn’t forecast that he would catch the acting bug, but after traveling to LA, Detroit and Atlanta, he found his footing in the industry in 2019. In June Dandridge can

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The original champions: Celebrating the untold Black legacy of the Kentucky Derby

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Long before “Black excellence” became a popular phrase, the concept was on regular display. In fact, just a decade after the end of slavery, Black achievers were demonstrating that not even a legacy of American bondage and suffering could prevent them from advancing not only beyond white competitors, but to the top tiers of their

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Legacy Miami power players lead with purpose and impact

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She still remembers the trauma. Michelle Shirley’s life as a child in Miami included exposure to domestic violence and conflict that influenced her into adulthood. “I wound up in a relationship that I shouldn’t have been in,” recalls Shirley. Working as an office manager, in her twenties, she landed at Be Strong International, the Miami

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Service isn’t just a career for Aneisha Daniel. It’s a passion.

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As CEO and department director of the region’s largest public solid waste management division, she oversees 1,200 employees, facilitating trash collection for 350,000 customers and disposal for almost 3 million residents. “I’ve been doing public service my entire career,” says Daniel, who leads Miami-Dade County Solid Waste. A Miami Central High graduate, she earned a

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Exploring Miami Gardens: A thriving hub of culture and innovation

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Along with hosting a musical celebration that attracts concertgoers far and wide, Miami Gardens has become a locale that draws investment through sporting events and local tourism. “Jazz in the Gardens” might be the city’s premier performance showcase, but the community is developing a reputation for large-scale success across other platforms. Despite neighborhood challenges and

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