HBCU Profiles: The Story Behind Edward Waters College's Graduation Rates
After being the only option for black students for decades, some historically black colleges and universities are struggling . Falling enrollment numbers and dwindling resources are challenging schools...
View ArticleHBCU Profiles: From Music To Flight Florida Memorial University Shines
In the final part of our series on historically black colleges and universities, we take a look at the state’s Southern-most HBCU, Florida Memorial University
View ArticleFlorida Senate Backs Bethune Statue For U.S. Capitol
A statue of civil-rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune is halfway to its supporters’ goal of replacing the likeness of a Confederate general as a representative of Florida in the U.S. Capitol.
View ArticleState Could End Recognition Of Confederate Holidays
Florida could remove the birthdays of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis from a list of legal holidays under a bill that has cleared its first committee.
View ArticleBethune Statue Bill Ready For Full Florida House
A proposal to place a statue of civil-rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune in the U.S. Capitol is ready to be considered by the full Florida House.
View ArticleFrom Flame Birds To Red Herrings: Who Is Robert Porter Allen?
When you’re talking about the protection of birds, in the U.S. and especially in South Florida, there’s one man who had an outsize impact — even if his name is barely remembered now. That man is Robert...
View ArticleNative American Burial Site Found In Gulf Waters
Hear the audio version of this story. EDITOR'S NOTE:After being contacted by a representative of the Seminole Tribe of Florida,WGCUwould like to make clear that the second to last sentence of this...
View ArticleIt's Not Just Conch Houses — Key West Preservationists Rally To Preserve Old...
Key West city officials say that part of one of Florida's oldest power plants is unsafe and should be demolished. But some on the island are fighting to keep the old buildings standing.
View ArticlePower Magnet: Key West's Long History Of Presidential Visits
President Donald Trump's scheduled trip to Key West on Thursday will be the first visit to the Southernmost City by a sitting U.S. president in more than 55 years. The last was when John F. Kennedy...
View ArticleKeys Library Throws Farewell Party - 161 Years Later
The public library in Key West just threw a farewell party — for a guy who left town more than 150 years ago.
View ArticleNew Apprentices, Old Techniques Bring Back Fort Lauderdale's Historic New...
Fort Lauderdale’s New River Inn has worn many hats since it was built in 1905. It started as a railroad hotel in 1905, then it became city offices. In 1977 it became the original site of the Museum of...
View Article50 Years Ago, Miami-Dade County Played Key Role In Nation's First Statewide...
Dozens of public school teachers filled the sidewalk outside a Miami-Dade County School Board meeting earlier this month, demanding raises with loud chants and colorful signs.
View ArticleExhibit Explores The Hardships And Triumphs Of Black Health Care In Miami
A timeline along the wall of the Historic Lyric Theater's current exhibit, on Miami's black health care history, looks like an EKG. The first beat of it, beginning in 1896, belongs to the city's first...
View ArticleIn The Land Of The Conch, Why Does A Tiger Guard City Hall?
Anyone who's spent any time in the Florida Keys knows the local symbol is the conch (pronounced konk) shell. The island chain is the Conch Republic. People who were born there are Conchs. It’s the Key...
View ArticleThis Man Owns An Island - Someday It May Bear His Name
An iconic resident of Key West may one day be immortalized with the highest honor the Keys have to offer — an island that bears his name.
View ArticleThis Candidate Wants Your Vote Too: Freedom Tower Chosen for Preservation...
Miami Dade College's Freedom Tower, the so-called "Ellis Island of the South", has been selected for a chance to receive funding by the 2018 Partners in Preservation competition. Partners in...
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