Deon Cole’s penchant for comedy exceeds race and class. PHOTO COURTESY OF ASHLEY BROWN By JARRELL DOUSE Special to South Florida Times The veteran comedian …

The fourth installment of the Overtown Music and Arts Festival drew a record crowd and was filled with laughter, music and fun. By JARRELL DOUSE …

Left to right: Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert, lobbyist and philanthropist Mario Bailey, Pastor of Church of the Open Door Rev. Joaquin Willis and Managing …

By JARRELL DOUSE Special to South Florida Times NBA Hall-of-Famer Alonzo Mourning hosted the third installment of Zo’s Winter Groove (ZWG), an annual part of …

By JARRELL DOUSE Special to South Florida Times Dr. Yolanda Green-Samuel, a tenured Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) educator, has decided to turn lemons into …

PHOTO COURTESY OF LINKCONSTRUCTIONGROUP.NET MIAMI – Liberty Square—The Beans—is Miami’s oldest housing project and is considered to be one of the more malfeasant and poorer …

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MORGAN AVERY MCCOY From the fire in their eyes and the flash of their teeth, twelve phenomenal black women make-up Morgan McCoy’s …

Stenciled affirmations are painted on the walls inside of the recreation room at the Overtown Youth Center, but the lyrics of legendary hip hop artist …

Alonzo Mourning said he isn’t fond of being referred to as an athlete now that he has retired from the game; however, he understands why …

MIAMI — Former Miami Heat star Alonzo ‘Zo’ Mourning and his wife, Tracy, know of the socioeconomic-ills that plague many families living in maligned pockets …