Florida Scope/ONYX on the Move – Community stories

CDC OF TAMPA CELEBRATES 30 YEARS

ONYX Magazine attended the gala that celebrated 30 years of the Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa (CDC of Tampa) in October. Nearly 500 guests joined the black-tie event at Armature Works along Tampa’s River Walk. CDC of Tampa President Ernest Coney shared future goals for the expansion of affordable housing throughout the region. Founded in 1992, CDC

KETO NORD HODGE, ERNEST CONEY, JR., CONGRESSWOMAN KATHY CASTOR, SYLVIA ALVAREZ, PHILIP TAGLIARINI of Tampa creates opportunities for people to build prosperous futures and vibrant communities by deploying comprehensive community development strategies that connect workforce development, housing and real estate with education, resident leadership and community safety to drive economic prosperity. Photos courtesy of CDC of Tampa.

WOMEN CELEBRATE WITH ATTITUDE

The HATitude Luncheon is the final event of the 2022 Zora! Fest. It raised funds for the STEM program and Excellence Without Excuse community computer arts and learning center in historic Eatonville. Famed Nigerian milliner Grace Marks was the featured guest. She brought a collection of hats from Lagos interacted in a one-on-one interview. ONYX Magazine writer Sharon Fletcher Jones attended the event. Photos courtesy of Sharon Fletcher Jones, Women of a Certain Age, LLC. HBCU BANDS BATTLE IT OUT AT DISNEY

Four marching bands from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) put on a show during the largest-ever HBCU Week at Walt Disney World Resort. On Saturday, Alcorn State, Delaware State, North Carolina A&T and Winston-Salem State marching bands served as honorary grand marshals in multiple parades at Magic Kingdom Park. They thrilled guests as they traveled down Main Street, U.S.A., led by none other than Drum Major Mickey Mouse, who showed off his own show-stopping moves in his signature marching band uniform. Each marching band showcased all the elements that make an HBCU band so unique – precision marching mechanics, high-energy dance teams, regal drum majors and the unmistakable sounds of chart-topping R&B music. Then on Sunday, the same marching bands put on a high-steeping show during HBCU Week Battle of the Bands at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. It was a friendly but fierce battle of the bands event that included an exciting pre-show performance from none other than Drum Major Mickey Mouse, who dazzled the crowd with his moves.

A STUDENT RECEIVED AT $50,000 SCHOLARSHIP DURING HBCU WEEK