Jacob OglesSeptember 23, 2020
7min670
Both have crossover appeal on things like mental health.
Tag: Bethune-Cookman University
Jacob OglesSeptember 23, 2020
Renzo DowneyJuly 1, 2020
6min682
Rep. James Bush III proclaimed the Governor a friend of HBCUs.
Scott PowersMarch 14, 2020
5min530
Also funded: Embry-Riddle, Bethune Cookman, Pulse museum, bear-proof trash cans.
Jacob OglesJuly 10, 2019
6min841
Statue will replace one of Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith.
Scott PowersMay 6, 2019
7min408
BRIDG, Pulse, Daytona State College, Port Canaveral among winners.
Guest AuthorFebruary 22, 2018
6min394
Florida just made history as the first state to have an African-American represent it in the U.S. Capitol’s National Statutory Hall Collection. By approving HB 139 and its SB 472, the Florida Legislature chose to replace a statue of a Confederate Army general Edmund Kirby Smith with one of Mary McLeod Bethune, an iconic figure […]
Michael MolineFebruary 14, 2018
5min428
A bill OK’d Wednesday would clear the way for a likeness of Florida educator and activist Mary McLeod Bethune to replace one of a Confederate general representing Florida in the U.S. Capitol. The House Appropriations Committee unanimously cleared the measure (HB 139), making it available for the floor. The Senate version (SB 472) also cleared the floor […]
Joe HendersonMay 11, 2017
5min175
As students at Bethune-Cookman University turned their backs and lustily booed commencement speaker Betsy DeVos, the rattled education secretary pleaded, “Let’s choose to hear each other out.” It’s ironic that DeVos chose those words to find middle ground, considering Republicans across the land, and particularly in the Washington establishment she now represents, have demonstrated no […]
Scott PowersJune 28, 2016
3min256
The NFL is getting the money it wants to bring the Pro Bowl All-Star Game to Orlando in 2017, ’18 and ’19. The Orange County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday to approve spending $1 million a year in tourism development tax to bring the Pro Bowl to Camping World Stadium. The board also approved $137,000 a year […]
Guest AuthorMay 3, 2016
5min435
Now that the federal government has decided to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, the state of Florida needs to find a good way to honor one of our own: Mary McLeod Bethune, the legendary educator who founded a school for African-American girls that grew into what is today Bethune-Cookman University. As some have […]