History and Culture

The guest readers presented positive stories of accomplishment and attainment as part of the Black History Month observance.

The city's Downtown Improvement Authority has been working with the Bicentennial Steering Commission to plan a long list of commemorative activities throughout the year.

The site of what would become Tallahassee was chosen in 1824 as the location for the capital of territorial Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis' educational policies have faced wide criticism, but they also have paid off politically.

Florida's changes to Black history standards in K-12, and its refusal to allow students to take a new AP African-American studies course, could set students back. But there are ways to push back.

A crowd packed a Miami Gardens church for a forum on Florida’s new standards for teaching Black history. Organizers say Commissioner Manny Diaz RSVP'd, then didn't show up.

Faith leaders of the Florida General Baptist Convention decried the state’s new African American History standards at a conference in Orlando this week.

Florida has adopted new African American History and Social Students standards but that's not assuaging concerns the state is watering down African American history. Disagreement remains over what should and shouldn’t be included.

The event comes in the runup to the Capital City's bicentennial celebration in 2024.

During the week of January 8, 1923 the town of Rosewood was razed to the ground in an act of racial violence so severe it prompted Florida to pass an act of reparations. Now, descendants of the victims are marking the 100th anniversary of Rosewood massacre with a weeklong commemoration.