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STAR 94.5’s Rickey Smiley Pays Your Bills with $1,000 Weekdays
RSVP For STAR 94.5’s Lose Weight For A Healthier You Forum & Dinner
Osceola County Fair Returns February 13th - 22nd at Osceola Heritage Park
Celebrating the History Makers for Black History Month on STAR 94.5
Enter For Your Chance To Win Tickets To See Gladys Knight
Win Tickets To The Osceola County Fair With JoJo
You Could Win Lunch Delivered To You With Free Lunch Friday
The Lake Nona Art Festival Returns February 21st & 22nd With Local and National Artists
Katt Williams at Addition Financial Arena on Feb. 27th, 2026
Jazz In The Gardens Music Festival @ Hard Rock Stadium - 3/7 & 3/8
The R&B Lovers Tour @ Addition Financial Arena - 4/17/26
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Tony's Trippin' on Star 94.5
Tony's Trippin' on Star 94.5
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It's another "Top 5 Tuesday" with Tony Sco as he tells you the TOP 5 things invented by black people.
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It's "Alliteration Thursday" with Tony Sco. He discusses the recent Luenell and Al B. Sure video and their possible relationship.
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Check out Tony Sco and his Random Thoughts on this Wednesday. He discusses procrastinators and much more!
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Monica May's Point Of View
Every Sunday morning, 'Monica May's Point Of View' will feature conversations built on hot topics and issues concerning African Americans. Local and national guests will share their points of view as well.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: STRENGTHENING OUR YOUTH
Dr. Candace Finley, Director of the eSTEAM Learning Program in Eatonville, shared the importance of teaching our youth about the possibilities of STEM. She did a play on the acronym that added an "e" for entrepreneurship, and of course the "A" is for arts. Her next event is a walking and bike tour of Eatonville. "Routes to Roots" happens Feb. 21st 7am-12pm. www.esteamedkearninginc.org Dr. Moresa Culbreath is a licensed psychologist and founder of We Care Support Services. She supports children through adults with evaluation, educational, and employment guidance. She maintains that "Early intervention works, and that lack of (early diagnosis) leads to misdiagnosis." Her event "Psychology for Black Girls," will bring together black clinicians to increase access to culturally responsive mental health education and resources. Connect and register online at www.psychologyforblackgirls.com and find out more about her agency www.wecaresupport.org
THE SCIENCE OF SISTERHOOD/WINTER PARK KAPPA LEAGUE "SPEED NETWORKING" EXPERIENCE
There is a "Science to Sisterhood" so says Anika Allen with 5-Star Friendships! An organization she began during the pandemic that stays on the cutting edge of research on the importance of friendship in terms of life longevity. Today there is a national epidemic where 20% of our population suffer from loneliness. She also pointed out that since the lifespan of women is longer than men, some 80% of women will die alone. Therefore, it's important to develop friendships. In a social setting, you can let your clothes, a broach or tie be a focal point to start a conversation. Other important gestures we can use to make ourselves appealing to friendship would be to put our phones down, have engaging eye contact and facial expressions. Connect with Mrs. Allen at www.FiveStarFriendships.org. Order her book "Friendships to Go!" on her website. January is National Mentoring Month, and the Winter Park Kappa League developed a youth mentoring component now in its 20th year. To date they have serviced over 100 male youth on the importance of community and mentoring. Derek Walls, their Leadership Coordinator designed the "Speed Networking Experience" to get 20 males connected with 20 community leaders. Khalil Dexter, a 9th grade student at Jones H.S. Is the Vice President of their young men's group and shared how integral the league has been in his development overall. To connect your son to the league call 321/209-4610 or visit www.winterparkkappaleague.com
VALENCIA COLLEGE STUDENT FILM CELEBRATION/UPDATE ON CENTRAL FLORIDA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
Tyasia Raynae is the Chair of the 31st Valencia Student Film Celebration February 28th on the East Campus. She is the 2nd African American student to chair the entire celebration (the first was in 2014). This year's celebration is named after Ralph Clemente, an esteemed professor who structured the film program at Valencia. Films will be shown at 1pm and 6pm and the public is invited to attend FREE. We talked about the power of film to tell stories that often go unheard. The students who attend the school vary in age and experience and will get to share their Capstone projects. For sponsorship information tytalks1@gmail.com or tpoole9@mail.calenciacollege.edu or call 689-500-9550 The Central Florida Leadership Academy is an Orange County Public Charter School operating for 16 years in the "Milk District" @ 427 N. Primrose Avenue in Orlando. The principal, Maria Cameron and Board Chair, Dr. Clara Walters shared that the school operates the same as a "regular" school offering smaller classroom sizes for grades 6-12. However, students have additional lessons in leadership and character development in their curriculum. There is no testing requirement just an application process - https://www.cflacademy.org/
Star Cares
STAR Cares is an exclusive Community Affairs initiative of STAR 94.5, committed to enriching the lives of African-Americans in our community who need to be informed and benefit from programs targeting Education, Health and Financial Literacy
