Black History

Tampa leaders are leveraging two public programs to address the lack of affordable housing and heightened investor competition in the single-family housing market. Data shows that the programs have been especially effective in bridging the gap in the city’s Black homeownership rates.

Anand Pallegar, the founder of Dream Large, which aims to drive social change in communities, says a coalition of groups is working to buy and revitalize the century-old structure.

Known originally as the Colson Hotel for Negroes, the building at 1425 Eighth St. was one of the few places in southwest Florida where Black people could stay during the Jim Crow era.

Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park in Broward County was included in Florida's much maligned Great Outdoors Initiative. The park's history as Broward's 'Colored Beach' has inspired defenders to protest the changes.

Like so many other phosphate mining towns, Coronet thrived just south of Plant City until the 1960s. Thought it no longer exists, its residents recall a bustling industry and a tight-knit community.

The recommendations are headed to the governor and legislature next.

The task force must draft a final report for Governor Ron DeSantis and the Legislature by July 1.

The bus tour took place the weekend of June 15, and visited several Central Florida historical sites including Ocoee and Eatonville.

Kevin Parrott will lead the one-day workshop, "The Shout" and he said there will be audience participation.

The new museum will highlight the history of predominantly African American Tampa communities, as well as the leaders within them.

In an investigative series, journalists identified 1,250 formerly enslaved Black Americans who were given land by the U.S. government, only to have it taken away.

Historically Black West Coconut Grove is a majority Black neighborhood hidden among some of the most affluent areas in Miami that once boomed with sports and economics. It nurtured the early careers of Olympic gold medalists and football stars like NFL receiver Amari Cooper and former pro running back Frank Gore.