The Lee County Black History Society, in partnership with the Edison Awards and The Lewis Latimer Fellowship Program, is offering “Youth Innovation Night: Unleash Your Super Powers” to ignite creativity and empower students to embrace their inner superheroes. The free event for youth ages 10 to 21 is planned Tuesday, April 16 from 6 to.
An Artist Talk Feb. 1 and Prayer Breakfast Feb. 3 will focus on African Americans and the Arts FORT MYERS, Fla. (Jan. 22, 2024) – The Lee County Black History Society is hosting two events for Black History Month, themed African Americans and the Arts. The Artist Talk will be Feb. 1 and the Prayer.
The 11th Annual Holiday in the Park events are Dec. 1 and 2 at Roberto Clemente Park Movie in the Park is planned Dec. 1, Holiday in the Park with parade and tree lighting is Dec. 2 FORT MYERS, Fla. (Nov. 16, 2023) – The Lee County Black History Society is hosting the 11th Annual.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Sept. 19, 2023) – The Lee County Black History Society’s “Illuminate the Past, Ignite the Future” Museum After Dark event on Friday, Sept. 8, at the Williams Academy Black History Museum marked the Society’s inaugural fundraiser for the $20 million African American Cultural Center’s capital campaign. “The event not only celebrated the.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (June 23, 2022) – The Lee County Black History Society, Dunbar Festival Committee, City of Fort Myers and the African Coalition of Southwest Florida celebrated the community on June 17 at a Juneteenth event to mark the end of slavery in the United States. The day-long celebration at Roberto Clemente Park included.
Autumn J. Watkins Holloway appointed Executive Director of the Lee County Black History Society Fort Myers, Fla. (June 7, 2023) – The Lee County Black History Society (LCBHS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Autumn J. Watkins Holloway, M.Ed. as its new Executive Director. With nearly 20 years of experience as a professional nonprofit.
The Lee County Black History Society plans a program “The Women of 1865 and Thereafter” from 3 to 6 p.m. May 20 at Roberto Clemente Park, 1936 Henderson Ave., Fort Myers. The program will be in a tent at the park and is free to the public with advanced registration. Guests will hear from speakers.
In an effort to spur community support and energize fundraising for a planned Black Cultural Center, Attorney Joe North and his family including his wife Benita, son, Joe North Jr., daughter, Kem Longo, and Joe’s father, James North, presented a check for $100,000 to the Lee County Black History Society on March 15 at the.
The Lee County Black History Society kicked off Black History Month with its annual Prayer Breakfast, a free community event featuring reflection, prayer, song and tours of the Williams Academy Black History Museum. Nationally, the theme for this year’s Black History Month is Black Resistance. Fourth-generation Fort Myers resident Jarrett Eady, a certified diversity professional.
The Lee County Black History Society is hosting two events for Black History Month, including Movie in the Park Feb. 10 and Heart Hustle, a health and wellness event Feb. 25. On Friday, Feb. 10, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., the society will show “Teach Us All,” a 2017 documentary that examines educational inequality after.