Rihanna receives rock star award at BET's Black Girls Rock

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- <div> <div><b>look at some of the top stories making the news today, April 5th, across your Caribbean-American community in South Florida.
- Key stakeholders from the community, as well as federal, state and local government will discuss policy priorities to address the epidemic.
- 5 women journalists were honored recently for their work at the Women in Media awards, hosted by the South Florida Black Journalist Association at Florida Memorial University.
- The awardees included several Caribbean-Americans, including Trinidadian-American WPLG 10 anchor Neki Mohan, Turks and Caicos-born corespondent for Miami Herald, Jacqueline Charles, and Haitian-American WLRN producer Nadege Green.
- </div> <div>CWN90 was on hand this past weekend at the first ever Tamarac Arts and Craft Festival, celebrating the city's 52nd anniversary.
look at some of the top stories making the news today, April 5th, across your Caribbean-American community in South Florida.
In the wake of dozens of youth gun violence incidents, Miami Commissioner Frank Carollo will be holding a daylong "Goals not Guns" forum this Thursday, at Miami-Dade College's Tower Theater. Key stakeholders from the community, as well as federal, state and local government will discuss policy priorities to address the epidemic.
5 women journalists were honored recently for their work at the Women in Media awards, hosted by the South Florida Black Journalist Association at Florida Memorial University. The awardees included several Caribbean-Americans, including Trinidadian-American WPLG 10 anchor Neki Mohan, Turks and Caicos-born corespondent for Miami Herald, Jacqueline Charles, and Haitian-American WLRN producer Nadege Green.
CWN90 was on hand this past weekend at the first ever Tamarac Arts and Craft Festival, celebrating the city's 52nd anniversary. Now a report from Jahlisa Harvey about the landmark event.
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Bajan pop star Rihanna receives the rock star award at the recent Black Girls Rock! awards ceremony, hosted by BET. The singer thanked her mother and grandmother for being strong role models for her. The awards show will broadcast tonight on BET at 8 pm.For Today’s Weather Forecast: Sunny in Broward County with a high of 84 and a low of 66. For Miami-Dade, sunny with a high of 84 and a low of 65.
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