Tag: Black History

“It honors freedom and acknowledges our history,” says City Commissioner Chloe Johnson of District 3.

Ahead of the Jan. 1, 2027, effective date, city officials are parsing the new law to figure out which events and activities can continue and which need to be cut.

The newest U.S. holiday is confusing Americans

When enslaved Floridians learned they “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.”

Banning classic books, fluoride and plant foods labeled "milk" or "meat" together with curbing teen violence, regulating drone use, instituting tax breaks for veterans and lowering the age for organ donation — these are just some of the bills local lawmakers will be working on during the 60-day legislative session that starts Tuesday.

The Ocoee lawmaker broadened its mission in an effort to move it from St. Augustine to Eatonville.

Friends and colleagues remember Thompson as a trailblazer, a force, a civil rights titan, a mentor and an advocate for many.

Ocoee's Ages Hart: "King's message rings louder than any inauguration, any presidency."

Mayor Rusty Johnson: “You’ve got to let people know what happened.” 

“Juneteenth reminds each of us of the precious promises of freedom, equality and opportunities.”