After months of lobbying and debate, the choice has come down between Eatonville and St. Augustine, the clear front-runners to be home to the first Florida Museum of Black History. The two appear to ...

At a meeting in Tallahassee on April 19, The Florida Museum of Black History Task Force placed West Augustine’s former Florida Memorial University (FMU,) in the No. 1 spot — again — for the location ...

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St. Johns County Commissioner Sarah Arnold said Thursday that placing the Florida Black History Museum in West Augustine would be transformational for the community and the county. “Florida’s Black ...

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — "It’s a big deal." That’s what St. Johns County Commissioner Sarah Arnold said Tuesday about the yet-to-be-built Florida Black History Museum in St. Augustine. The Senate ...

OKAFOR TO DEATH ROW THE STATE’S FIRST BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM WILL NOT BE BUILT IN EATONVILLE TODAY. A TASK FORCE OFFICIALLY RECOMMENDED SAINT AUGUSTINE FOR THE PROJECT. WESH TWO SENAIT GEBREGIORGIS HAS ...

A state senator has filed a bill to solidify a controversial task force decision placing a Florida Black History Museum in St. John’s County, edging out a proposed Eatonville location. The bill, SB ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – St. Augustine, a city rich with history, is about to cement its legacy with the establishment of Florida’s inaugural Black history museum. This achievement comes after a long and ...

Senate Bill 466, which supports the efforts of St. Johns County to secure the state’s first Black History Museum in West Augustine has passed unanimously in a Florida Senate committee. Effective July ...

First opened on Oct. 15, 1874, the lighthouse has endured a rich history. The Maritime Museum said that beginning in 1789, the U.S. Lighthouse Service eventually built one large navigational beacon ...

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