black history month

Remembering the Old Stanton Normal School

Long before the modern-day iteration of Stanton College Preparatory School grew to be one of the country’s top public high…

3 years ago

Joseph E. Lee Was Jacksonville’s First Black Lawyer – and He Didn’t Stop There

Upon moving to Jacksonville in 1873, Joseph E. Lee became the city’s first practicing Black lawyer. As it turned out,…

3 years ago

Remembering NASCAR Driver Wendell Scott’s Historic Win at the Jacksonville 200

In the early days of NASCAR racing, Jacksonville hosted Grand National Series races on six different occasions at Speedway Park,…

4 years ago

MURAL SPOTLIGHT: “Hope and History” by Local Students

Most of the murals that have popped up around Jacksonville in recent years have a certain bubbliness to them, utilizing…

4 years ago

Why Jacksonville Needs Its Own Civil Rights Museum

Did you know that Jacksonville was the hometown of key figures from the American civil rights movement, including A. Philip…

4 years ago

Famous Aviator Bessie Coleman’s Fateful Flight in Jacksonville

In the early days of aviation, Bessie Coleman was a pioneer in so many ways. Coleman became America’s first Black…

4 years ago

JAX EVOLVED: From Brewster Hospital to North Florida Land Trust

When North Florida Land Trust moved into its new office building at 843 W. Monroe Street in LaVilla, it marked…

4 years ago

Remembering Afro-American Life Insurance Company

Following the Civil War, newly free Black men and women joined the ranks of paid workers throughout the country. But…

4 years ago

Will the Brooklyn Development Boom Erase All of Its History?

Over the past few decades, the Brooklyn neighborhood has gotten quite a makeover. The once-modest suburb was absorbed into downtown…

4 years ago

Truck Robinson, the GOAT of Jacksonville Basketball

Not many people would recognize him by name, but Leonard “Truck” Robinson was likely the best basketball prospect ever to…

5 years ago