Religion

Death Announcements

Death Announcement Memorial Service for Louise Ferguson Tart Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 2 p.m., at Roy Mizell & Kurtz Funeral Home, 1305 NW Sixth Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311. Any floral deliveries should arrive […]

Religion

Atlanta Pioneer Marvin Arrington dead at 82

   Atlanta pioneer and distinguished public servant Marvin Arrington, Sr. transitioned Wednesday, according to his family. Arrington was 82 years old. The Atlanta native is famously known for breaking the color barrier as one of the first two Black students admitted into Emory University Law School in 1965, along with former federal Judge Clarence Cooper. […]

Local News

The Splash Heard Around the World The St. Augustine Movement

     Pictures of interracial students wading into the Atlantic to be arrested by the police were an embarrassment for the Johnson administration. Civil Rights travel.com recounted, “…white activist, Al Lingo, checked into the hotel, and invited Black protesters to join him in the pool. The site of an integrated swimming pool so outraged the hotel manager, that he ran around the pool, pouring acid into the water. It became known as “The Splash Heard Around The World.” The global shame forced LBJ to sign the act a few days later.  […]