“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...
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 ...
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 ...
Black History Class to Undergo Changes, College Board Says More The College Board says changes will be made to its new AP African American studies course, after critics said the agency bowed to political pressure and removed several topics from the framework, including Black Lives M...
Dr. Dunn’s second definitive book isA History of Florida: Through Black Eyes. This book relates the untold stories of African-Americans, placing them at the center of the story instead of as backdrops to white history. A chapter from this book serves as the focal point for this website,...
Academic and author Michael Eric Dyson joins Ana Cabrera to break down the new changes to Florida’s black history standards, warning what is being done is intended to “distort what happened back then to manipulate what’s happening now.”
During the school's first 100 years history, Lincoln graduated about 20% of the nation's Black doctors and more than 10% of Black lawyers, per the university. Poet Langston Hughes and the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall are among Lincoln's notable alumni. Next:19. ...
Black History Month has now become an educational target in Florida schools. In the wake of the state’s strenuous laws on education, parents in one school system are now required to give their consent for their children to learn about the month-long celebration, which has been...
"Du Bois was the first Black individual to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard. Of course, he is one of the most amazing leaders in Black political thought in history. And so to have him literally paved the way for people like me is pretty special," says Harris. ...
slave-holding past: thelong-lost cemeteriesof enslaved people, 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 ofBla...