Selma-to-Montgomery march
Amid one of the most difficult eras in American history, the weather in the Southeast did nothing to ease the ongoing fight for justice. What You Need To…
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Selma-to-Montgomery march
Amid one of the most difficult eras in American history, the weather in the Southeast did nothing to ease the ongoing fight for justice. What You Need To…
Read more Selma-to-Montgomery marchSelma-to-Montgomery march
Amid one of the most difficult eras in American history, the weather in the Southeast did nothing to ease the ongoing fight for justice. What You Need To…
Read more Selma-to-Montgomery marchSelma-to-Montgomery march
Amid one of the most difficult eras in American history, the weather in the Southeast did nothing to ease the ongoing fight for justice. What You Need To…
Read more Selma-to-Montgomery marchFAMU’s Dr. Walter L. Smith’s lasting global impact on the Black diaspora
TAMPA, Fla. — This Black History Month, the legacy of former Florida A&M University President Dr. Walter Lee Smith is being remembered not only for strengthening one of the nation’s leading…
Read more FAMU’s Dr. Walter L. Smith’s lasting global impact on the Black diaspora75-year-old Clearwater physical therapy tech has no plans to retire
CLEARWATER, Fla. — With physical therapy you get out what you put in. Sonny Harriel, 75, doesn’t just tell his patients that, the physical therapy tech lives it in…
Read more 75-year-old Clearwater physical therapy tech has no plans to retireSt. Pete woman shares how she helped desegregate St. Pete beaches
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — This Black History Month, we explore the Tampa Bay area’s history when it comes to beaches and who was allowed on them. One St. Pete…
Read more St. Pete woman shares how she helped desegregate St. Pete beachesMae C. Jemison: The first African American woman in space
Becoming an astronaut is challenging, yet one woman defied the odds to become the first African American woman in space. What You Need To Know Jemison wanted to…
Read more Mae C. Jemison: The first African American woman in spaceFlorida A&M University awarded stewardship of historic Chinsegut Hill
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — A new partnership is reshaping the future of one of Hernando County’s most historic landmarks during Black History Month. County commissioners have awarded preservation stewardship…
Read more Florida A&M University awarded stewardship of historic Chinsegut HillThe Deuces: Where Black community thrived, barred from other parts of St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Before the end of segregation, there were two St. Petes: a white one and a Black one. What You Need To Know Segregation and Jim…
Read more The Deuces: Where Black community thrived, barred from other parts of St. PeteArtists highlighting representation this Black History Month
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When it comes to public art, the Tampa Bay area is no stranger to mural-covered walls and, at one time, mural-covered streets. In 2020, new…
Read more Artists highlighting representation this Black History MonthThe First African American Astronaut
Guion Bluford, the first African American to travel into space, became one of the space community’s most influential figures. What You Need To Know Guy Bluford was the…
Read more The First African American AstronautPlant City church ‘explores untold stories’ of Black History Month
PLANT CITY, Fla. — This month, we take time to celebrate Black History Month, and one church in Plant City is doing that through an educational program known as…
Read more Plant City church ‘explores untold stories’ of Black History MonthLakeland youth step team helps preserve cultural tradition
LAKELAND, Fla. — You may have seen it — the perfectly timed stomps, the chants and hand claps. What You Need To Know A Lakeland-based youth step team is…
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