Harriet Tubman debit card criticized as ‘tone deaf’ and ‘disrespectful’ online
OneUnited Bank's release of its new Harriet Tubman debit card was met with heavy criticism online.
Former NASA astronaut continues to inspire others to explore space
In his 27 years with the Navy and NASA, Captain Winston Scott went to space twice and completed three spacewalks.
Black History Month: Former astronaut inspires local students
Captain Winston Scott is a former NASA astronaut and retired Navy Captain who now works as a Senior Advisor to the President Office of External Relations and Economic Development at the Florida Institute of Technology. He's traveled to space twice and has completed three spacewalks within his 27 years of Navy and NASA service.
Ocoee Massacre of 1920: Victim's great-niece says African-Americans were murdered for exercising right to vote
The woman told FOX 35 News that an unknown number of African-Americans, including her great-uncle, was murdered in November 1920 for trying to exercise their right to vote on election day.
Black History Month: Sharon Cooley McWhite talks about the Ocoee Massacre of 1920
There is a push to pass two bills, one of which would compensate descendants of the Ocoee Massacre victims. Sharon Cooley McWhite talks to FOX 35 about what she would do with the money.
Remembering the victims of the Ocoee massacre
During Black History Month, FOX 35 is taking you inside the personal story of a local woman affected by the Ocoee massacre of 1920.
Eatonville is first and oldest African-American incorporated municipality in nation
Just 15 minutes north of busy, downtown Orlando sits a quaint town just over one square mile. What Eatonville lacks in size, it makes up for with its extraordinary history.
FOX 35 Web Exclusive: N.Y. Nathiri, Executive Director of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community
N.Y. Nathiri talks to FOX 35's Sydney Cameron about some of the legends who have paved the way for African-American's in America.
Black History Month: Explore monuments, cultural sites honoring black Americans across US
Here's a list of historical sites, cultural centers and monuments honoring black Americans and moments in black history.
Wells'Built in Parramore remembered as a rare piece of African-American history
Only a very small amount of buildings listed in the Green Book still stand today, making the Wells'Built hotel a rare piece of history.
Wells Built Hotel
FOX 35's Sydney Cameron visits the Wells Built Hotel in the Parramore area of Orlando.
‘By the People’ crowdsourcing project aims to transcribe legendary civil rights leader Rosa Parks’ papers
The transcription project, called “By the people,” is powered by volunteers across the country and launched the campaign to make Park’s papers more searchable and accessible online, including many items featured in the exhibition, “Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words.”
Black History Month theme highlights voting struggles spanning from 1800s to 2020
This year's Black History Month theme highlights over a century of voting struggles for black Americans.
California pardons gay civil rights leader in new initiative
Bayard Rustin was a confidant of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a key organizer of the March on Washington in 1963. He also helped plan other nonviolent protests and boycotts to end racial discrimination.
8 everyday items that you probably didn’t know were invented by black people
From traffic lights to caller ID, here’s a few inventions created by African Americans that make life easier.
Historic African-American cemetery seeks volunteers for Black History month clean-up initiative
For Black History month, a non-profit is seeking volunteers to help with a weekly clean-up initiative at Historic Evergreen Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, the resting place of many of the city’s African-American leaders of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Black History Month: The little-known backstory
The backstory of how Black History Month became an annual celebration in the United States is often overlooked.
Google showcases African American achievements with ‘most searched’ for Black History Month
Google celebrated the achievements of black Americans with a commercial and website highlighting who and what was "the most searched."
Gwen Ifill honored with Black Heritage Forever stamp
The United States Post Office is honoring Gwen Ifill, the late esteemed journalist, with a Black Heritage Forever stamp this year.
Before Andrew Yang, MLK was the champion of universal basic income
Martin Luther King Jr. championed the idea of a universal basic income for all American adults more than 50 years ago as part of his Poor People's Campaign, but he was assassinated before he could carry the initiative to fruition.