Brea Jones. Bettye Stevens-Coney made history in Leesburg more than once. The community Legend worked to ensure equal pay among school teachers in Lake County, equal representation among Lake County School administration and made the motion to create the Community Development Corporation of Leesburg.Carrie Johnson Parker-Warren (left), 9th annual “Miss Paradise Park” winner, and Martha Thompson (right), 10th annual “Miss Paradise Park” winner, pictured at the Black Beauties and Silver Springs: A Paradise Park Memory Project event at Howard Academy Community Center. Photos by Brea Jones. Brea Jones | Daily Sun. Cynthia Wilson-Graham, volunteer with Marion County Black History Museum, shows Martha Thompson’s bathing suit worn during her Miss Paradise Park win. The bathing suit is on loan as a part of the Paradise Park exhibit at the museum.Brea Jones | Daily Sun. Darlene Irvin, of the Village of Citrus Grove, leads the conga line on the dance floor during the The African American Club of The Villages’ Juneteenth event June 15. Lugusta “Gus” Gray (left) and David Cayson sign their name on historic photos for guests during the during the Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers Exhibit / Meet and Greet on Sept. 18.
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