BLACK HISTORY

Cocoa’s Harry T. Moore Center celebrated its 100th anniversary with a ceremony on Saturday afternoon.

A Volusia County restaurant has found what you might call the “secret sauce” when it comes to running a business.

The family of Henrietta Lacks is settling a lawsuit against a biotechnology company it accuses of improperly profiting from her cells.

Vice President Kamala Harris swiped at new standards for teaching Black history in Florida during a trip to Jacksonville on Friday.

The State Board of Education on Wednesday approved new academic standards for instruction about African American history, after numerous teachers from across Florida objected to the changes and asked the board to put the proposal on hold.

One Lake County advocacy group is helping to get results and preserve history after an elementary school is set to close but will be taking on a new life as an education center.

While its overall tenor remains the same, its most controversial elements have been stripped from required instruction and are now optional topics for a required student project section, according to a News 6 analysis of the frameworks.

Bethune-Cookman University’s band, the Marching Wildcats, will join five other college marching bands to participate in the HBCU All-Star Battle of the Bands, according to a news release.

In solemn rage, NAACP officials, state senators and others involved in civil rights activism gathered for a news conference Saturday morning at a resort in Orange County to discuss Florida’s recent rejection of an Advanced Placement pilot course on African American Studies.

Sheldon Epps, who created the Tony-Award nominated productions “Play On!” and “Blues in the Night,” recently took to the blank page to tell his personal story, “My Own Directions: A Black Man’s Journey in the American Theatre."

Students planning to fight against Florida’s rejection of an AP African American Studies course met in Tallahassee with their attorneys, including Ben Crump, to lay out their intent for a lawsuit.

A larger-than-life mural is now available for the public to see as city officials wish to highlight pioneers in an Orlando neighborhood.

News 6 anchor and Real Talk Real Solutions host Ginger Gadsden recently sat down with the first president of multicultural business & equity development at PepsiCo to learn more about his role and how he is using it to strengthen minority communities.

The city of Groveland was recently notified that they were approved for a state grant for $499,000 to restore the cemetery.

The Discover Fort Mose Jazz and Blues Series begins Feb. 18.

Juneteenth is coming up, this weekend in fact -- and for those who might be unfamiliar, the holiday commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.

Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved Black people learned they had been freed, is often celebrated by families across the nation -- with events including cookouts, parades or community festivals.

APOPKA, Fla. – It’s been almost 53 years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the activist, and civil rights leader continues to be remembered around the world for his legacy and what he stood for. The city of Apopka celebrated its 12th year of commemorating Dr. King and his life work with a parade. “I would like them to reflect on the dream that Dr. King had,” Chairperson for the parade Monique Morris said. Apopka High School assistant principal Marcia Owens says the day of remembrance should be used to teach the importance of education. “As Dr. King said, everyone has a dream and my dream is that all my kids are successful.

ORLANDO, Fla. – People around the country will pause to remember and celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. However, if you search newspaper headlines or look through historical archives, you will find very little mention of King’s visit to Orlando. King’s visit represented necessary change” explains Pam Schwartz, the Chief Curator at the Orange County Regional History Center. Sandra Poston Johnson was just 19 when she met Dr. King at Shiloh Baptist Church. He says it’s important for Dr. King’s visit to be documented for posterity.

Juneteenth, which takes place June 19 each year, is the name for the date in 1865 when Union soldiers freed the remaining slaves in Texas, enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation.

Jones High School celebrates milestone as first black high school in Orange CountyPublished: February 24, 2020, 10:53 amIn honor of Black History month, there's no school more fitting to profile than the first public high school for African Americans in Orange County.