The Arc Arts Recreation Center Opalocka Fl 33054
Opa-Locka
(Opa-locka, FL) — The City of Opa-locka recently announced that its Housing Assistance Program and COVID Relief Grocery Gift Card Programme are now available for qualified City of Opa-locka residents. Both programs will help City of Opa-locka residents in demand during the COVID-nineteen pandemic.
The COVID-19 state of emergency brought nearly economical hardships to residents and businesses. In response, Congress passed the Coronavirus Assist, Relief and Economic Security Human activity (CARES Act), signed into police, March 2020. Funding is granted through the Florida Coronavirus Relief Fund, which was created equally a provision of the CARES Human activity. On July 21, 2020, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez and the Board of County Commissioners approved $10 million to exist used in aiding landlords who have not received payments since the COVID-19 outbreak began. The following includes 2 City of Opa-locka programs funded past the CARES Human action.
Proposed Urban center of Opa-locka Housing Assist Program
The City has been awarded $two.one million to assist residents of Opa-locka with deficit payments for mortgage and/or hire. The proposed Housing Assistance Program (HAP) will help homeowners and tenants with up to six (6) months or $6,000 maximum and volition exist paid directly to the mortgage company or owner of the rental property.
Eligibility Requirements
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Reside within Metropolis of Opa-locka boundaries
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Show proof of identification with main address of residence
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Proof of household income at or below 140% of Area Median Income (AMI) for Miami-Dade County
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Submit proof of loss/reduction of income due to COVID-xix
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Submit proof of mortgage/rental payment up to February 2020
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Must non have received mortgage/rental assistance from whatever other source for same flow covered by HAP award
Documentation Requirements
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Land Movie Identification matching lease accost (utility bill with applicant's name and accost if ID does non match)
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Social Security Card of applicant
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Current Income
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Layoff or Furlough Notice
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Evidence of loss of wages (banking company statements, paycheck records}
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Mortgage
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Paid mortgage statement every bit of Feb 2020
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Electric current statement showing deficit
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Payment instructions for mortgage holder
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Rental
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Signed electric current charter
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Receipt showing rent was current as of February 2020
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Contact information for landlord
Proposed COVID Relief Grocery Gift Card Program
Residents of the City of Opa-locka who have been adversely affected by the country of emergency imposed as a result of COVID-19 may be eligible to apply for assist through the Grocery Gift Carte Program. Residents may apply for a grocery gift card in the amount of $250.00, while supplies last and limited to one gift card per household.
Eligibility Requirements
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Reside within City of Opa-locka boundaries (photograph ID required)
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Must be at to the lowest degree xviii years of age
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Must have faced financial hardship, due to COVID-10
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Submit notarized affidavit attesting to residency and financial hardship. Affidavit volition exist provided on line
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Application will exist bachelor online
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Gift cards will be distributed at two locations – Segal Park and Sherbondy Park
Logistics
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How to Apply
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The Housing Assistance application will be available on the City of Opa-locka's website too every bit world wide web.miamidadecovidrelief.org. The client will demand to upload all required documents.
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In-Person at the following Park & Facilities locations:
Segal Park, 2331 NW 143 Street, Opa-locka FL, 305.953.3092
Sherbondy Park, 380 Bahman Street, Opa-locka FL, 305.953.2875
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Customers appearing at the above sites will exist assisted with applying online and uploading required documents using computers onsite.
Mon, Tues, Wed – 9am – 3pm; Thursday – 2pm – 7pm; Saturday TBD
The COVID Relief Grocery Gift Menu awarding will be available on the Metropolis of Opa-locka'southward website. Residents will need to impress the and consummate the application and bring, along with required documents, to Segal Park, 2331 NW 143 Street, Opa-locka FL, 305.953.3092 or Sherbondy Park, 380 Bahman Street, Opa-locka FL, 305.953.2875. Applications will, also, be available at the sites. Notarized affidavit must exist submitted at fourth dimension of awarding.
Clockwise, from height left, City of Opa-locka Mayor Matthew Pigatt; erstwhile Estimate Shirlyon McWhorter swears in Vice Mayor Veronica Williams; old Urban center of Opa-locka Mayor Dr. ML Taylor swears in son John Taylor Jr.; and Metropolis of Opa-locka Commission, from left, Commissioner Chris Davis, Vice Mayor Veronica Williams, Mayor Matthew Pigatt, Commissioner Alvin Burke, and Commissioner John Taylor Jr.
(OPA-LOCKA, FL) — The Metropolis of Opa-locka hosted a Swearing-In Ceremony for the newly-elected Committee Members Vice Mayor Veronica Williams and Commissioner John Taylor Jr. on Thursday, November 19, at the Sherbondy Hamlet Community Centre.
City of Opa-locka Mayor Matthew Pigatt served as the Master of Anniversary which began with an invocation from Rev. Dr. Ranzer A. Thomas, Sr., Senior and Founding Pastor of New Generation Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Dr. Kay Williams-Dawson, Senior Pastor at Cathedral of Praise, introduced newly-elected Vice Mayor Williams. The Honorable Estimate Shirlyon J. McWhorter, onetime Miami-Dade Canton Circuit Estimate, swore in newly-elected Vice Mayor Williams.
Adjacent, newly-elected Commissioner Taylor was introduced past his wife Monica Taylor. Dr. Thousand.Fifty. Taylor, quondam Mayor of the City of Opa-locka and her hubby Bishop John Taylor and then swore in their son, newly-elected Commissioner Taylor. Other programme participants included: John E. Pate, Metropolis Manager; Commissioner Chris Davis; and Commissioner Alvin Burke.
"I believe that now more than ever we needed more leaders that will talk less, mind more, and work together for the community and the citizens that nosotros were selected and elected to serve. So, time's out for secret agendas, time's out for cliques, fourth dimension'southward out for ununified behaviors. We were elected by the people to support the people," said Commissioner Taylor. "Let me fight for you and be your advocate. To the 1,600 plus people that reside within the walls of the great City of Opa-locka, I stand up here for you lot and because of y'all."
"Service for people has always been at the forefront of everything I do. I follow the footsteps of many trailblazing African-American women in politics in Miami. To the many black and brown women stepping up to the plate to shape our communities and our country⎯⎯this is why I decided to be the change agent that I wanted to see in my community," said Vice Mayor Williams. "I am set to work with anybody to class a new vision to create a new and ameliorate reputation for the Metropolis of Opa-locka because I am Opa-locka!"
To view the event, visit: City of Opa-locka'due south Facebook page.
Photos: Gregory F. Reed
Florida Court rules in favor of the Depression-Income Housing Revenue enhancement Credit Plan'south Right of Commencement Refusal provision
(Opa-locka, FL) – On July 7, 2020, the Excursion Courtroom of the 11th Judicial Excursion in Miami-Dade County ruled to preserve the housing needs of depression- to moderate- income families in one of South Florida's most celebrated yet distressed cities, Opa-locka. In Case No. 2019-CA-016913, the plaintiff, Opa-Locka Community Development Corporation (OLCDC), asked the court to recognize its non-profit right of outset refusal to buy the property in its partnership with the defendant, HK Aswan, LLC et al., (Halkeen), to ensure Aswan Village Apartments in Opa-locka remains affordable and locally owned.
The court ruled unequivocally in favor of OLCDC on every issue before it. In a example with wide implications for non-profit affordable housing developers across the nation, the court's summary judgment ruling confirmed that under Section 42 of the The states Code, which establishes the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, a non-turn a profit's right of beginning refusal to purchase an affordable housing development in which it has participated under the program is not conditioned upon the receipt of whatsoever third-party offer to purchase the development. Instead, the courtroom confirmed that all that is necessary under Section 42 to trigger a LIHTC correct of outset refusal is for the possessor of the evolution to manifest an intent or willingness to sell the development. And, because the contract giving OLCDC its Department 42 right of starting time refusal contained no other conditions, information technology was non necessary for the owner to take received and entered into an enforceable purchase agreement earlier OLCDC'south right of first refusal was triggered and enforceable.
Dr. Willie Logan
"Our mission has always been to revive the existing customs without giving into gentrification," says Dr. Willie F. Logan who founded OLCDC in 1980 when he was mayor of Opa-locka - afterwards he was elected a Florida state representative. He continues to serve as president and chief executive officer of the non-profit system which has congenital and rehabilitated more than than 200 affordable single-family homes and 2,500 units of affordable multi-family housing in Opa-locka and the northern office of Miami-Dade County. "We are pleased with today's summary judgment ruling which preserves Aswan Hamlet as affordable housing stock in the community," adds Dr. Logan.
Under the Depression-Income Housing Revenue enhancement Credit (LIHTC) program, which was established to increase the supply of affordable housing by incentivizing private investors to partner with not-profit developers like the OLCDC, non-profits who participate have a statutory correct to buy the property at the everyman cost at the end of the term of the investor's investment, which is a fifteen-year compliance period. The goal is to keep the value inside the holding, non to remove information technology upon the finish of the investment term so the property remains affordable for renters.
In this example, OLCDC asserted that Halkeen sought to forbid OLCDC from always exercising its right of starting time refusal and initiated unilateral deportment to sell Aswan Village Apartments for fair marketplace value, all in contravention of the parties' contracts and applicative police force, and to take more than than $v.v million of equity in the property rather than preserve information technology for the edification of the belongings, its residents, and the community. The court soundly rejected Halkeen's efforts and ordered it to specifically perform under the right of refusal, pregnant that it must transfer the affordable housing development to OLCDC for the below-market sale price prescribed past Congress in Department 42. As a event of the court's decision, all that remains in the case are a few pending motions and a soon to be scheduled jury trial on damages, pursuant to which OLCDC will be seeking damages in excess of $1 one thousand thousand.
Opa-locka'south example reflects a troubling national trend threatening the long-term viability of low-income housing projects. Rising values in sure markets take created an opportunity for private firms aggregating investor interests in LIHTC partnerships to turn a profit far beyond the original investors' expectations. By systematically disputing transfers to not-profits they can sell the property at a higher cost than originally anticipated in the partnership agreement and undermine the goals of the LIHTC programme.
Low-income families, single parents and seniors have lived in Aswan Hamlet, for the by sixteen years. It is a 216-unit affordable housing development for residents whose household income is between 30% and 60% of Miami-Dade Surface area Median Income. In Opa-locka, the poverty rate is 47.xv percent, affordable housing is essential.
The LIHTC program has generated millions of housing units nationwide since its inception in 1986, far more than whatsoever other federal program. But, housing needs have significantly outpaced supply, and a variety of economical and social factors have contributed to a growing affordable housing crunch throughout the country. In Florida, the LIHTC program is administered past the Florida Housing Finance Coalition.
OLCDC is determined to change the tide on this troublesome trend, ensuring the longevity of affordable housing inventory past helping to diminish ambiguities in the statute. This victory sets a precedence for related affordable housing partnership agreement litigation to be resolved in favor of nonprofit buying and low-income housing, which was the intention of the LIHTC program.
OLCDC calls for public activity to counter the tactics of aggregator firms. "We need to protect our low-income communities nationally by supporting organizations fighting the battle on every level," says Dr. Logan. "Nosotros must keep our affordable housing affordable and locally owned."
Luminescence, creativity, and talent were on full display at Miami Carol Metropolis Senior High, on Tuesday, February xviii, 2020, as District ane Schoolhouse Board Member and Schoolhouse Board Vice Chair Dr. Steve Gallon III held his 4th Annual District 1 Black History Showcase. This twelvemonth's show entitled "D1 Chella" celebrated Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Blackness Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs) also known as the Divine Nine. Performances included dance, footstep, chorus, spoken word, drama, jazz band, and drumline.
The event chief of ceremonies was Commune 1 and Andover Middle School'south 8th grader Ramaria St. Hilaire. Schools represented in this yr's showcase included: Gilt Glades Simple, North Dade Center for Modern Languages, Parkview Elementary, Rainbow Park Elementary, Scott Lake Elementary, Norland Middle School, Ballad Metropolis Center School, North Miami Senior High, Miami Norland Senior High, Jan Isle of mann Educational Center, and Miami Ballad City Senior High. At that place was besides a special performance past Ricky Danco, a Haitian American dance visitor.
Event partner was City of Miami Gardens Councilwoman Katrina Wilson. More than 500 were in attendance and included Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert, Councilman David Williams Jr., Councilman Reggie Leon, Trayvon Martin Foundation executive manager Sybrina Fulton, Northward Region Superintendent Jose Bueno, UTD Vice President Antonio White, and Northward Region administrators and school staff.
A special visual presentation was featured reflecting on the past and highlighting the present status of HBCUs and the Divine Nine. The showcase received a long and resounding standing ovation and continuous praise past everyone as the audience exited the auditorium.
"Once once more, our community has been able to serve witness to the artistic beauty and brilliance of our students, as well equally the ability that the arts plays in their education and empowerment," said Dr. Gallon. "The night too provided an opportunity for us to reflect, recognize, and celebrate the educational journey of Blacks in higher education and the powerful role and influence that Black fraternities and sororities have played in bounden us in power and purpose. The night'southward performances also provided u.s.a. with a challenge. How do we top this?"
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The week long Pan-African vacation known equally Kwanzaa was first observed in 1966 in California. This year marks the 30th sequent yr of the local commemoration hosted by the Miami-Dade Affiliate of the Florida A&K University National Alumni Association. Recognizing the uplifting and community-building potential of it's core values or seven principles, Dr. Freddie G. Young initiated the push to celebrate Kwanzaa. Event chair Vanessa Woodard Byers recalls the meager beginnings of the celebration being held in the living room of Dr. Young's condominium with the kinara and other symbols being sketched on poster board by her brother, Harlan Woodard. Their mother, Mary Williams Woodard chaired the presentation of the outcome for many years. Since it was a labor of love for her, the arrangement'south members chose to name the event in her honor after she transitioned in 2010.
In keeping with the spirit of Kwanzaa, the free event grew from a FAMU alumni association event to a true community celebration in collaboration with other organizations and international artists. The event grew from private homes to public facilities with omnipresence as large as 500 the yr Tavis Smiley was the featured speaker. Byers would like to run into the event garner enough support to nowadays a countywide coordinated event each solar day of the week as the holiday was designed. In the concurrently, an invitation is extended to this year's milestone celebration with a challenge to everyone to make Kwanzaa a lifestyle.
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30th ANNUAL MARY WILLIAMS WOODARD LEGACY KWANZAA CELEBRATION. This joyous celebration of family, friends and community is the largest and longest-running local public celebration of the Nguzo Saba (Principles of Kwanzaa) in the Miami area.
MARY WILLIAMS WOODARD LEGACY KWANZAA CELEBRATION
Saturday, December 28, 2019
3:00pm - 6:00pm
City of Opa-locka Municipal Complex
780 Fisherman Street
2nd Flooring
Opa-locka, FL 33054
Hosted by City of Opa-locka Vice Mayor Chris Davis, the Miami-Dade Chapter of the FAMU National Alumni Association, the Dr. Arthur & Mary Woodard Foundation for Pedagogy and Civilization and Chief Nathaniel Styles, Jr. of Osun'southward Village African Caribbean Arts Corridor in partnership with the Opa-locka CDC, Zoe's Dolls and Next Generation Dance Academy.
The event is FREE. Register at KwanzaaMiami30.eventbrite.com. Remember that Kwanzaa is a non-religious, non-political, family-friendly holiday. Enjoy the Soul Food Banquet (Potluck donations are welcome.), music, dancing and celebrating with friends.
Donations of books and new, unwrapped educational toys are greatly appreciated. This year'southward donated books and educational toys volition do good the Children'south Unit of New Horizons Mental Wellness Center, Inc.
If you lot have any questions, email Vanessa Byers at vanessawbyers@gmail.com or phone call (305) 343-9088. Thank yous. HARAMBEE!
Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, broke local social media with the declaration of her run for the Commune 1 commission seat for Miami-Dade County (FL). She also garnered national attending from many media outlets as well as support from award-winning actress and talk prove host Whoopi Goldberg from The View. Fulton's decision disrupted plans of term-limited Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert III and his supporters. Gilbert was perceived equally a shoo-in for the seat held by Barbara Jordan for the last sixteen years. Hashemite kingdom of jordan is ineligible to run once more as term-limits kick in for the get-go group of canton commissioners.
Fulton, a erstwhile long-time county employee, gained international notoriety because of the fatal shooting of her younger son, Trayvon. Since that horrible incident, she has become a community abet, author, public speaker, executive producer, member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and received an honorary doctorate caste. Although this is Fulton's first run for elected public office, she checks all the boxes that are nearly essential regarding electability criteria --- proper noun recognition and likeability.
During his tenure as mayor, Gilbert has been faced with law enforcement, sexual harassment and personal controversies but he is likewise credited with the concern growth of the Urban center of Miami Gardens and the return of the celebrated Orange Blossom Archetype football game game. It is also noteworthy that Gilbert has amassed more than $400,000 between his campaign account and political committee. While he faces a formidable opponent in Sybrina Fulton, Gilbert is not likely to shrink into the background. This race will be a battle until the end.
Unfortunately, there are already signs that this race will probable be very negative. In social media exchanges, supporters of both candidates are trying to accept the last word in a situation that will be decided past the voters of District 1 in August 2020. The public discourse is expected. Politics is a contact sport and Miami politics can exist especially dirty. Stay tuned; it's going to exist a bumpy ride.
The Spirit of Kwanzaa lives in Miami-Dade County. On Saturday, December 29, 2018, it was demonstrated at The ARC (Arts & Recreation Center) in the beautiful City of Opa-locka, Florida. The 29th Annual Mary Williams Woodard Legacy Kwanzaa Celebration evolved into a true community effect welcomed past various groups and entities beyond its local beginnings.
More than 150 people were in attendance equally the traditional procession of the Council of Community Elders was announced via drummer Jah Volition B. Elders are not recognized because of age merely due to their contributions to the customs. Many are oftentimes unsung heroes. This year's elders included Primary Nathaniel B. Styles Jr. who besides served as event MC; HRH Iya Orite Adefunmi; School Board Member Dorothy Bendross Mindingall; Bernadette Cecelia Poitier; Rubye Howard; Thomasina Turner-Diggs; Eric Pettus; "Broadway" Cuthbert Harewood; James Wright; Amare and Amani Amari; Netcher Hopi Mose and Angela Berry.
Because of construction at the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, where the event has been presented for many years, its consecutive presentation would have been interrupted were it not for Opa-locka Vice Mayor Chris Davis; Nakeisha Williams and the Opa-Locka CDC; and Nakia Bowling of Zoe's Dolls.
Every bit is customary, the Nguzo Saba, 7 Principles of Kwanzaa and symbols of Kwanzaa were explained with the assist of audience members and the Ivy Rosettes of Gamma Zeta Omega Affiliate of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority who also served as hostesses. Tracey Jackson delivered the welcome on behalf of the Miami-Dade Chapter of the Florida A&G Academy National Alumni Association. Remembering those who have transitioned is an important aspect of Kwanzaa. Dr. Natasha C. Stubbs delivered a moving recognition of local and national individuals who became deceased since concluding year'south Kwanzaa outcome. Entertainment was provided past the Next Generation Dance Academy and poets Rebecca "Butterfly" Vaughns and realproperlike. New World School of the Arts junior, Nicholaus Gelin, serenaded attendees with his trumpet during the feast portion of the evening.
"We enjoyed the event," said a female parent who traveled from Coral Springs with her son and his best friend to attend the celebration. They said they will attend side by side year and the boys want to participate on the programme.
The Kwanzaa Commemoration is hosted by the Miami-Dade Chapter of the FAMU Alumni Association, the Dr. Arthur and Mary Woodard Foundation for Didactics and Civilization; and Osun's Village African Caribbean Cultural Arts Corridor.
Greeting: Habari gani!
Response: Kujichagulia (KOO-GEE-CHA-GOO-LEE-AH)!
Today is the second day of Kwanzaa. The principle we celebrate is Kujichagulia which ways Self-Decision. To define ourselves, to name ourselves, speak for ourselves and create for ourselves.
Kujichagulia is a commitment to building our lives in our own images and interests. If nosotros, as a people, are to achieve our goals we must take the responsibility for that achievement. Cocky-determination is the essence of freedom. This day calls for a reaffirmation of our commitment to work together for Black people everywhere, especially here in America, to build more meaningful and fulfilling lives.
Harambee!
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Celebrate Kwanzaa in Miami
Miami, FL December 23, 2018: For almost iii decades the Miami-Dade Chapter of the Florida A&Yard University National Alumni Association has historic the seven-day Pan-African holiday of Kwanzaa. This twelvemonth, due to renovations at the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center and the absenteeism of many members traveling to witness the Academy's famous marching band participate in the Rose Bowl and surrounding activities, it seemed the event would not take place.
When one of the organization'due south customs partners found out the commemoration was going on hiatus this twelvemonth, the true Spirit of Kwanzaa took over and plans were quickly inverse. On Sat, December 29, at 3 pm, the 29th Almanac Mary Williams Woodard Legacy Kwanzaa Celebration will take identify at The ARC (Arts & Recreation Center), 675 Ali Baba Avenue, Opa-locka, FL 33054,
"Nosotros are securely appreciative that Opa-locka Vice Mayor Chris Davis, the Opa-locka CDC, Zoe'south Dolls and Adjacent Generation Dance Academy reached out to help. Their back up lets us know our teaching the Principles of Kwanzaa at this commemoration through the years, has not been in vain," said Vanessa Woodard Byers, event chair, and daughter of the late Mary Williams Woodard, educator and Kwanzaa abet for whom this celebration is named.
Kwanzaa is a non-religious, non-political customs-building and family unit-strengthening holiday. The customs is invited to come up out and acquire more well-nigh information technology. At that place volition be music, trip the light fantastic toe, poetry and other artistic demonstrations. One of the highlights of the event is the distribution of dolls past young philanthropist, speaker, and business executive, Zoe Terry. Through her company, Zoe's Dolls, dolls are given to little black and brown girls as a vehicle for building self-esteem and pride in their self-image.
The event is costless but register online at KwanzaaMiami29.eventbrite.com. Donations of books and new, unwrapped educational toys, for children in the local community, are appreciated. Potluck food donations for the Feast are likewise welcome. It is hosted by the Miami-Dade Chapter of the FAMU National Alumni Association, the Dr. Arthur & Mary Woodard Foundation for Education and Civilization and Master Nathaniel Styles, Jr. of Osun's Village African Caribbean Arts Corridor in partnership with the Opa-locka CDC, Zoe's Dolls and Next Generation Trip the light fantastic Academy.
For more data, email Vanessa Woodard Byers at vanessawbyers@gmail.com or telephone call (305) 343- 9088. Event updates are available on Facebook at Celebrate Kwanzaa in Miami and on Twitter at @KwanzaaMiami.
HARAMBEE!
Here'due south video of last yr'southward upshot courtesy of LaShannon of PrPlMiami.
The Opa-locka Customs Development Corporation (OLCDC) is offering workshops for outset-fourth dimension homebuyers. These sessions are designed to guide commencement-time homebuyers step by footstep through the domicile buying procedure. Homebuyers will be provided i-on-one counseling with an OLCDC certified Housing Counselor. Hear from industry professionals on the vii steps to becoming a homeowner.
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Time: 9AM - 5PM
Location: Opa-locka Train Station
Address: 490 Ali Baba Avenue, Opa-locka, FL 33054
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