DEADLY SINS ON LINCOLN ROAD EXTENDED TO 1/31: The concept is quite unique – 7 socially distanced performances held in 7 empty store fronts on The Road, written by award winning (some local) playwrights, produced by Miami New Drama and The Colony Theatre, with the socially distanced audience watching and listening via earphones in the courtyard. Tickets at miaminewdrama.org.

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“ALL-IN ON HBCUS”: Miami-Dade County Public Schools is collaborating with Broward County Public Schools, the School District of Palm Beach County, and the School District of Osceola County on a two-week college access event highlighting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). “All-In on HBCUs” will connect students and families from across the state with information about post-secondary opportunities available at more than 30 HBCUs from across the country. Through Jan. 28, representatives from participating HBCUs will schedule one-hour information sessions from 4 – 8 p.m. All sessions are free, virtual, and open to anyone who is interested in learning more about HBCUs. Visit studentservices.dadeschools.net or call 305-995-7338.

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MDC’S FREE IN-STATE TUITION FOR UP 13 CREDITS: Miami-Dade College is extending financial opportunities to the community to advance their higher education during this semester. Persons who register through Jan. 29 may qualify to receive free in-state tuition for up to 13 credits and receive up to $325 in fees, for classes beginning Jan. 25, Feb. 8 and March 8, in more than 300 bachelor’s degree, associate in arts and science degree, and numerous credit certificate in growing fields pathways, including cybersecurity, digital marketing, Supply Chain Management, Information Systems Technology, nursing, education, and more. For individualized enrollment assistance, email nnsc@mdc.edu

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FTC – CHAMBER PARTNERSHIP: Florida Technical College has announced with the African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida a new Business Opportunity Scholarship, to advance meaningful and lasting impact for local minority students, to be awarded during the Black History Month celebration. The deadline has been extended through Jan. 31. Visit blackcommerce.org/ftc-scholarship/.

OPA-LOCKA STATE OF CITY ADDRESS: Mayor Matthew Pigatt will host the virtual event streaming on the city’s Facebook Live page this Friday, Jan. 29, highlighting key accomplishments from the past year. Additionally, the address will cover the future of the city, including its continued commitment to effective, efficient, and transparent government.

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STATE OF BLACK MIAMI FORUM 2021: One Heritage, continuing the conversation on community development and achieving economic prosperity, Feb. 3, 7 – 9 p.m., via Zoom, miamidade.live/SOBM.

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DR. ASANTE ON HISTORY & AFROCENTRICITY: On Thursday, Feb. 4 from 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. the 50th Annual International African Arts Festival in conjunction with the NY Chapter of the National Association of Kawaida Organizations (NAKO) will host a special Black History Month program, entitled The Afrocentric Paradigm. The guest speaker will be the “Father of Afrocentricity,” Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa., architect of the first program in the United States offering a Ph.D. in African and African American Studies. Log on to the program at iaafestival.org. scholars, available for viewing on YouTube at youtu.be/uRlz4nIybYw.

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