Miami-Dade County Commissioner Dennis Moss; Pastor Alphonso Jackson Sr., Second Baptist Church and President of SBC Community Development Corp.; and Cornerstone Group on Wednesday, April 6, joined to host the Exterior shot of the East building at the gated entrance. ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the Reverend John & Anita Ferguson Residence Apartments. "We broke ground on February 7, 2015 and here we are approximately a year and two months later," said Mark Valentine, executive director of SBC Community Development Corp. (SBC CDC). The construction project exceeded expectations on timing. It was the time it took from the vision to begin the actual construction that caused doubt i
On Friday evening, hundreds of proud parents and community residents packed Second Baptist Church in Richmond Heights to see the SBC Community Development Corporation Youth Zone’s community production of the celebrated South African musical “Sarafina!” More than 100 students from the community danced and sang their hearts out, reenacting the life of South African youth protesting racial inequality, police brutality and apartheid during the 1970s Soweto Uprising. “Sarafina!” not only educated the students about apartheid in South Africa and the residents’ struggle towards freedom, but also provided a platform for them to discuss the comparison of current events affecting the Black community t
