/tags/sistrunk Sistrunk en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2026-03-26/analyzing-250-years-of-america-through-the-stories-and-experiences-of-black-america The 2026 Africana Arts and Humanities Festival highlights Black perspectives with the theme We, Too, Sing America: 250 years of Black Life and Culture. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2026-03-26/analyzing-250-years-of-america-through-the-stories-and-experiences-of-black-america Natu Tweh /arts-culture/2026-01-14/sistrunk-then-now-fort-lauderdale-black-community The exhibit features historical then-and-now photos from as far back as the 1950s paired with current day photos of the same locations. Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2026-01-14/sistrunk-then-now-fort-lauderdale-black-community Carlton Gillespie /arts-culture/2023-10-23/this-south-florida-historian-leads-a-free-monthly-black-history-classes Tameka Hobbs manages the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center in Sistrunk — Fort Lauderdale's historically Black neighborhood. They partnered with the Black History Project to start a Black History Saturday School in Broward County. Mon, 23 Oct 2023 21:47:34 GMT /arts-culture/2023-10-23/this-south-florida-historian-leads-a-free-monthly-black-history-classes Carlos FrĂ­as, Elisa Baena, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Julia Cooper, Alyssa Ramos /news/2022-06-15/fort-lauderdales-oldest-black-neighborhood-gets-new-ymca The YMCA was built with the communities needs in mind. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 17:03:15 GMT /news/2022-06-15/fort-lauderdales-oldest-black-neighborhood-gets-new-ymca /news/2019-11-12/african-american-community-honors-one-of-south-floridas-first-black-police-officers Drivers zip down Sistrunk Boulevard, the historic main street in the historically black northwest section of Fort Lauderdale, without giving much thought… Tue, 12 Nov 2019 11:24:36 GMT /news/2019-11-12/african-american-community-honors-one-of-south-floridas-first-black-police-officers ANTHONY MAN /news/2019-01-23/artist-journeys-broward-countys-first-sistrunk-a-fair-showcases-local-black-art Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week is meant to showcase the city as its own art-worthy cultural destination. Artists' works will be on display across the… Wed, 23 Jan 2019 14:05:56 GMT /news/2019-01-23/artist-journeys-broward-countys-first-sistrunk-a-fair-showcases-local-black-art Caitie Muñoz /news/2019-01-17/broward-county-artist-discovers-family-history-through-her-work-for-the-sistrunk-art-fair In Florida, more black people were lynched per capita from 1877 to 1950 than anywhere else in the south, according to The Equal Justice Initiative.… Fri, 18 Jan 2019 00:56:47 GMT /news/2019-01-17/broward-county-artist-discovers-family-history-through-her-work-for-the-sistrunk-art-fair Caitie Muñoz /news/2018-11-09/new-mt-olive-baptist-church-looks-back-on-100-years-in-fort-lauderdale-and-what-comes-next New Mt. Olive Baptist Church has been in the middle of the Historic Sistrunk neighborhood, in Fort Lauderdale, for 100 years.It's been there for so long… Fri, 09 Nov 2018 12:47:13 GMT /news/2018-11-09/new-mt-olive-baptist-church-looks-back-on-100-years-in-fort-lauderdale-and-what-comes-next Caitie Muñoz /news/2018-06-04/i-learned-last-year-i-gotta-be-on-top-of-it-sistrunk-has-a-hurricane-open-house Some people came because memories of last year’s Hurricane Irma made them laugh. Some people came because memories of Hurricane Irma made them cringe. But… Mon, 04 Jun 2018 11:06:33 GMT /news/2018-06-04/i-learned-last-year-i-gotta-be-on-top-of-it-sistrunk-has-a-hurricane-open-house Caitie Muñoz /news/2018-04-11/fort-lauderdales-sistrunk-is-booming-does-that-mean-longtime-residents-will-be-priced-out Where it used to be quiet for the past 15 years or so along Fort Lauderdale’s Sistrunk Boulevard - there’s now a surge of building projects.Sistrunk… Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:33:28 GMT /news/2018-04-11/fort-lauderdales-sistrunk-is-booming-does-that-mean-longtime-residents-will-be-priced-out Caitie Muñoz