Black history

Members of Gainesville Eastside High School's Richard E. Parker Alumni Band invited the community to protest at next week’s Alachua County School Board meeting. It’s the latest chapter in a story that has been unfolding for 52 years.

The city was one of 33 sites nationwide to receive money from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund. It will go toward the Union Academy neighborhood.

One generation of land loss and displaced cultural traditions is all it takes to put a Gullah/Geechee community’s culture in jeopardy. Glenda Simmons-Jenkins describes the cultural displacement her community experienced after State Road A1A cut through her neighborhood in 1976.

State Sen. Janet Cruz, D-Tampa, has said that state archaeologists believe there are nearly 3,000 lost Black cemeteries in Florida.

The festivities included lots of speeches, music and the ritual reading of the Emancipation Proclamation in its entirety

The story of this high school band reflects a much larger history of who the school system serves, and how the consequences of old decisions still ripple through the community decades later.

The lack of action on the legislation stunned supporters and the reasons for its demise were not clear.

One woman's quest to learn where her ancestors may have been buried led to a historic African-American burial ground believed to hold the graves of former slaves from Welaunee and Fleischmann plantations in Leon County.

In part, the bill targets diversity, equity, and inclusion training in workplaces, effectively allowing employees to sue if such a conversation could make a person feel badly about themselves.

The Tampa Bay History Center is hosting walking tours and exhibits in February to commemorate Black History Month.

The legendary Sunset Lounge is returning as part of a broader revitalization effort in the Historic Northwest District.

They’re part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts to push back against the so-called “woke” agenda.