“Where We Stand”is an exhibit by photographic artist Lenny Foster. It is inspired by his move to St. Augustine and the historic neighborhood of Lincolnville. The series explores the history of African Americans, drawing upon the history and culture he discovered in the hist...
24/7 Coverage of Breaking News and Live Events. Return to Live CoverageBlack history education battle in Florida The Florida Board of Education is facing backlash after new standards for teaching Black history were announced, including the suggestion that some benefited from slavery. ...
Constructed in 1890, the Mariah Brown House was built by one of Coconut Grove's first African-American residents. The Mariah Brown House Tania Francois Mariah Brown immigrated to Florida in 1880 and worked at the Peacock Inn when she built this house within walking distance of the hotel. The ...
the statutes of Confederate soldiers that still stand watch over town squares, the old plantations turned into modern subdivisions that bear the same name. But many students aren't learning that kind ofBlack history in Florida classrooms
History of Removing Public Monuments Legal Arguments for Removing Confederate Monuments What Public Monuments Represent Visitors are dwarfed by the 189.7-foot (57.8-meter) high Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The monument, on which construction began in 1915, was built to resemble a Greek temp...
Kamala Harris blasts Florida's new education standards on Black history The vice president traveled to Florida slamming the state's new education changes that teach about slavery "benefits." July 22, 2023 Additional Live Streams Live ABC News Live ...
Harris also helped others make history in December when shehired the first all-woman senior stafffor the U.S. vice president's office.—Cory Stieg Rosalind Brewer, 58, Walgreens' next CEO and only Black woman to currently lead a Fortune 500 firm ...
“In the state of Florida, our education standards not only don’t prevent, but they require teaching Black history, all the important things. That’s part of our core curriculum,” DeSantis previously said. “We want education and not indoctrination.” But the official curriculu...
Celebrate Black History Month across the country at museums, historic sites, restaurants, monuments and other places of importance for Black people in the U.S.
Constructed in 1890, the Mariah Brown House was built by one of Coconut Grove's first African-American residents. The Mariah Brown House Tania Francois Mariah Brown immigrated to Florida in 1880 and worked at the Peacock Inn when she built this house within walking distance of the hotel. ...