Prepare to be moved by the power of stone. From now through April 19, Bonnet House Museum & Gardens transforms into a vibrant sanctuary of African artistry. This is a rare, high energy opportunity to witness Zimbabwe’s world-renowned Shona sculpture tradition in the most iconic setting in Fort Lauderdale. This exhibition isn’t just a display; it is a massive, evolving celebration of human creativity that demands to be seen in person.
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At Tallahassee’s historic Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly launched a fiery rebuke of President Donald Trump’s racist caricature of President and Mrs. Obama before an audience of six hundred.
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I had to come to an uncomfortable realization: some of the obstacles in my life weren’t placed there by systems, circumstances, or other people. I was building them myself.
The trading card event honoring Laylah Dawkins turned into a historic moment for Fort Pierce as supporters traveled from across Florida to celebrate one of the city’s rising young athletes.
The African Step Up Fashion Show, produced by Mi4 African Clothing and Accessories, was more than a celebration of culture and couture — it became a celebration of community, commitment, and a hometown son who never stopped serving.
As a “social scientist” who loves American history, and as one who has put his money where his mouth is related to American history, I’m thrilled that Florida is one step closer to correcting a long-standing omission in how it tells its own story.
Today on our Black History Month tour in this 100th Anniversary Month, we’re going to visit Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. It is one of the longest cave systems in the world that has been explored, and the heroes of this story are “the Sable Guides of Mammoth Cave.” who began probing its depths in 1838. Indigenous people occupied and traversed the branching cave system long before.
Even more damning is what followed. The man who gave Epstein his infamous sweetheart deal in 2008, allowing him to escape real prison time despite overwhelming evidence of child sexual exploitation, was Alex Acosta. Instead of being held accountable for protecting a predator, Acosta was later appointed by Trump to a cabinet position as Secretary of Labor. The same administration that claimed to stand for law and order elevated the official who shielded one of the most prolific abusers in modern history.
Edward Marion Augustus Chandler was the second African American to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States, which he received from the University of Illinois in 1917.