Jacksonville, Florida
Sculptor Augusta Christine Savage (née Fells) was born in Green Gove Springs on February 29, 1892. Savage was considered a preeminent contributor to the Harlem Renaissance movement of the early twentieth century. Her work was featured in many prominent shows, including the 1939 New York Read More …
This month we have highlighted local Black artists and art in honor of Black History Month. Today’s artist is Dustin Harewood. He was born and grew up in New York City in the 1980’s and became a junior member of the Brooklyn Museum at Read More …
All month long, we have been highlighting local Black artists and art for Black History Month. Marsha Hatcher is a passionate artist who has made a name for herself since moving to Jacksonville more than 30 years ago. “I like what I do when it Read More …
Ten years after the Great Fire Jacksonville’s population had nearly doubled to 57,699. 29,293 were black, 28,329 were white. Churches, schools, businesses, a new city hall, a new library, skyscrapers, and many other buildings had been built with more going up every day. The city’s Read More …
Our Black History Month celebration continues by celebrating Black Artists in Jacksonville. Art by Maiya Elaine is a rising artist in Jacksonville. She attended Douglas Anderson School of the Arts where she learned theatre tech, set design, lighting, sound, costume and prop making, and focused Read More …
The Roosevelt was one of several theaters in LaVilla, the historically African-American neighborhood adjacent to downtown Jacksonville. The other theaters were the Strand, the Frolic, Excelsior Hall, Little Savoy, The Colored Airdome, the Globe, and the Ritz. Opened in 1949, the Roosevelt was located at Read More …
Photographs from The Crisis, the official magazine of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Front Inscription.The Afro-American Insurance Company, formerly the Afro-American Industrial and Benefits Association, was founded in 1901 to provide affordable health insurance and death benefits to the state’s African-Americans. Read More …
Daniel “Chappie” James Jr., the first African American to reach the rank of four-star general, was born in Pensacola on this date in 1920. He grew up in Florida and became interested in flying at a young age. He later graduated from the Tuskegee Institute Read More …
We continue our celebration of Black History Month by highlighting local Black Artists and their art. Traci Mims Artist is a native of St. Petersburg, Florida currently living and working in Jacksonville, Florida. She says “Art has always been a part of my Read More …
Our Black History Month celebration continues by highlighting Black artists and Black art in the community. Did you know that the Jacksonville Public Library has an original Augusta Savage sculpture? The piece, whose title is unknown, is available in the Special Collections Department for the Read More …
As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, we will highlight local Black artists & art like Christopher Clark, Cooli Ras Art all month long. Since selling his first piece at Downtown Vision, Inc. Art Walk 8 years ago, we have seen much more of Read More …
To celebrate Black History Month, we want to recognize local black artists & art around our great city. The latest works from Jacksonville native Keith Doles, Artist are great additions to our JaxParks . Keith recently completed an amazing mural on the basketball court at Read More …
They called him the Black Swallow, and from the beginning of his life, all he wanted to do was get to France. He was born in Georgia, his father a former slave from Haiti, his mother full-blooded Creek. He ran away while still a child, Read More …
Tomorrow marks the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi-run concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau where more than one million people died or were killed by Nazis. January 27 was later officially commemorated when the United Nations designated it International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The idea behind the Read More …
In addition to the various national flags that have flown over Florida, there were numerous state flags which were in use during Florida’s earlier years FLORIDA STATE FLAGS 1845-PRESENT State Flag – 1845 This flag was unfurled at the inauguration of William D. Moseley as Read More …
The Oversea Railroad, the final link in the Florida East Coast Railway, was completed on this date in 1912. The culmination of the decades-long vision of wealthy investor Henry M. Flagler, the Overseas Railroad stretched over 100 miles out into the open ocean, connecting Key Read More …
Hank Aaron played for the Jacksonville Braves in 1953. The Braves were the Class A affiliate of the Milwaukee Braves, who would become the Atlanta Braves in 1966. During his time with the Jacksonville Braves the team was owned by Jacksonville businessman, Samuel W. Wolfson. Read More …
March 8, 1965, the day after Bloody Sunday, when civil rights protesters were attacked and beaten by police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr gave the following sermon at a church in Selma, Alabama. :Deep down in our non-violent creed is the Read More …