According to newspaper reports from August 1947, 45 families - 119 people, including 70 children - were evicted.

Timothy Coon was Polk County's first Black judge, a retired Air Force Reserve officer, an avid golfer, a married man of 48 years and father.

The state of Florida has one of the smallest wealth gaps by race and ethnicity, according to a WalletHub report ...

Where are Americans least likely to use a bank? Spokeo analyzed data from the FDIC to illustrate where banking is falling ...

The relationships between Indigenous tribes and formerly enslaved Black people in the U.S. were complex, shaped by historical ...

Jacksonville and its surrounding areas are deeply rooted in rich Black history, leaving a lasting impact on the world we know today.

So far, we’ve covered the history of The News-Press, the formation of Lee County, the storied history of the Lee County Courthouse, Southwest Florida’s largest city ... which is shown on a map as ...

For the past seven months, Tyler has attended a White ... Black Ops 6 zombie players are getting a good start to the year, as developer Treyarch on Friday revealed a new trailer for the next ...

Check back for updates with Channel 9 as we continue contacting county leaders around Central Florida to gather more details on shelters opening this week. Click here to download our free news ...

Anyone who disrespects a gravesite — white, Black, or whatever — should never be tolerated.”Goins said he has been in talks with public works about ways to ensure this doesn’t happen again.“ ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is increasing its presence in the waters off South Florida in the wake of President ... southern border in the coming days, the White House confirmed Wednesday.

A massive, 1,400-pound great white shark, nicknamed Breton by OCEARCH scientist, continues hanging around Florida waters and surfaced again Wednesday, right after a winter storm blanketed the ...