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COVID’S LEGACY: LIFE IN ISOLATION LEADS TO LASTING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TSUNAMI

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s easier than ever to be alone in America and not even realize it.

About a quarter of Americans are still worshiping virtually, according to the Pew Research Center, with livestreams of funerals, family reunions, graduations and weddings still popular. Experts say the telehealth era is just beginning.

EXHIBIT HONORS BLACK PIONEERS OF HORSE INDUSTRY

The heart of Ocala’s history is horses.

Known as the “Horse Capital of the World.’ is home to the World Equestrian Center and some of the nation’s top training center, and and is the breeding place of champion horses. An event in Ocala honored Black pioneers who helped train those same champions.

LEGACY OF BLACK BEAUTIES AND PARADISE PARK HONORED FOR MEMORY PARK

Dr. Porchia Moore is passionate about preserving history and teaching others to do the same.

“I want to capture memories and stories. Memory isn’t flat; it’s multidimensional, connected to sound and smell,” she said.

PAINTING ON PINE STREET HIGHLIGHTS LEESBURG’S BLACK LIVING LEGENDS

The Rev. John Christian made it his mission to preserve Pine Street.

The four-time former mayor of Leesburg – elected in 2005, 2008, 2014 and 2019 -said Leesburg’s historically Black community embodies and reflects the work of leaders from its recent past, including …

“VIVA MOSE!”: THE LEGACY OF FORT MOSE, AMERICA’S FIRST FREE BLACK SETTLEMENT, LIVES ON WITH FOUNDER’S DAY CELEBRATION

Hidden among clustered palmetto and oak trees and underneath marshland, with swarms of mosquitoes hovering throughout, the land of Fort Mose Historic State Park in St. Augustine contains lessons about the price of freedom.

NONPROFIT FEEDS 10 TIMES AS MANY NEEDY PEOPLE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Seminole County, just north of Orlando, has the state’s eighth highest per capita income.Yet there are more than 1,200 homeless students and 30,000 students in low-income household…

ALL-OUT PUSH FOR BLACK VOTE:

DEMS COMING OUT FOR BIDEN

As Election Day approaches, the Miami-Dade Democratic Party is redoubling its efforts to capture and turn out the Black vote.

SYBRINA FULTON REFLECTS ON A NARROWLY LOST ELECTION

Following a loss by only 331 votes in the race for Miami-Dade County Commissioner District 1 against former Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert, Sybrina Fulton said she is continuing to advocate for change within the community.

THE DIFFERENT CULTURES OF MIAMI ALLOW FOR UNIQUE EVENTS, TALENT, ART

In 1972 Carole Ann Taylor made her first trip to Miami Beach when she traveled there as a delegate to attend both the Democratic and Republican Conventions.

Discredited and defunded: Sexual assault crisis centers are struggling to support Black women

For Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we’re looking at how federal laws regarding sexual assault ignore the disproportionate effects assault has on Black women.