Tag: Black History

The Healthy West Orange Arts and Heritage Center includes some of its Black history with Est. 1887, its opening exhibit about the Town of Oakland's origins.

"It pays homage to the history that exists within the community."

Lawmaker who originated museum concept and was excluded from task force wants to ensure Florida creates “a world-class museum.”

Organizers surprised by huge response.

“Misrepresenting historical events can have detrimental effects on the community's reconciliation work.”

A Democratic lawmaker envisions a multi-purpose cultural center dedicated to the Black experience in the Sunshine State — and he wants it in Orlando.

An American flag painting in Winter Garden’s Black History Month exhibit encapsulates the Black experience in the U.S. — and the raging debate about teaching it.

In 1950 and 1951, the Ku Klux Klan brutally murdered two young Black men from Oakland who worked in the citrus fields. For decades, the stories were passed down in whispers—if they were shared at all. Now, the town is finally, publicly, acknowledging what happened 70 years ago.

ap dancer-choreographer-producer-teacher Maurice Hines has been advocating for Black lives and gay rights long before there were hashtags. A new documentary looks back at this iconic entertainer.

The Mountaintop, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall, shows us the flesh-and-blood man behind the larger-than-life civil rights hero