MIA Magazine June '15 Black Music & Caribbean Heritage Month | Page 11

FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2015

AN INDEPENDENT SUPPLEMENT BY MIA MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TO THE SUN SENTINEL

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Key West Africana Festival - Exploring Heritage and Wine June 18th-21st
Observed in 43 states, the holiday honors
gathering
of tribal

the Key West site believed to be the United
Historians believe the graves are those of

mission is to
premier, public
gathering place program features a tour of the Mel Fisher
for leaders from
around the
diaspora across
disciplines

Thought, Culture,
and Community
Wellness within
the Africana
community.

and engage
discussion of
the ideas and
issues that both shape and challenge the
late-night gatherings with live music by
that helped shape Key West and its island-

focus on Thought, Culture, and Community

is sponsored by Indaba Wines of South

Smokey Robinson and Jill Scott
at The Hard Rock Cafe

Power of Poetry
Using poetry as a tool, the curriculum

Robinson brings four decades of hits to Hard
We recently had the opportunity to
interview Darius Daughtry, Director of Poetry
Robinson was once pronounced by the

awards including the Grammy Living Legend
Honorary Doctorate (Howard University),

Smokey Robinson
and Jill Scott

variety of events and programs including a
monthly open mic event and their newest

Daughtry says, “is to give every student
in the region the opportunity to grow

Medal of Arts Award from the President of
playwright, had been an educator for three

will allow to deter him, as he leads the