Jacksonville and its surrounding ... National Underground Railroad to Freedom, the Florida African American History Trail, and the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. Located at 15 Fort ...
Three new members are joining the Board of Directors for the North Florida Land Trust ( NFLT ). Janyce Dawkins, Tom Goodrich ...
Fourteen students presented stories of African American history and its roots through dance, poetry, monologues, skits and song.
There’s an astounding variety of arts and cultural events and experiences ... films at the 19th Annual African American Film Festival at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.
Zora Neale Hurston's work didn't have the literary appreciation it now has until more than 15 years after her death in 1960.
Woodson saw from experience that African American history ... Two schools in Florida are named for him: Carter G. Woodson Elementary School in Jacksonville and Dr. Carter G. Woodson PK-8 in ...
The Gullah Geechee descended from Africans enslaved on the rice, indigo and cotton plantations. Efforts are underway to ...
Whenever Nikki Williams’ feet touch the soil on Sapelo Island, Georgia, memories of her youth flood back vividly. Every fall, ...
Late photographer David Johnson’s journey took him from Jacksonville to the Navy, ultimately leading him to capture the vibrant Black culture in San Francisco’s historic Fillmore District and document ...
Their music is described as a genre-bending journey through a unique combination of jazz, house, funk and hip-hop. Hear them perform during their standing-room-only performance beginning at 8 p.m. Feb ...
The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor stretches from Florida to North Carolina ... including protecting African-American cemeteries from encroaching development, alleviating flooding ...