JOY - UNITY - CULTURE!
Our Black History Gala
"Our Time - If Not Now, When?"
"Our Time - If Not Now, When?"
A huge success!
"Our Time - If Not Now, When?"
"Our Time - If Not Now, When?"
"Our Time - If Not Now, When?"
Keynote Speaker
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings
NuJazz
"Our Time - If Not Now, When?"
NuJazz
A night filled with cultural pride, music and inspiring oratory!
Check out the photo gallery below.
a sanitized view of slavery
A BIG STEP BACKWARD!
The Florida Board of Education has adopted standards for teaching that distort the record of the horrors of slavery.
Students should be allowed to learn the "full truth" of American history.
See for yourself what has been whitewashed, and what has been left out of the newly approved curriculum for African American history.
florida education commissioner manny diaz
Fire Manny Diaz!
Under his watch, new standards for African American history were adopted that are an insult to historical accuracy and mislead students. Slavery is abhorrent; there has never been any benefit to the enslaved, only unspeakable horrors.
ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES - VOTE!
WOMEN OF COLOR WILL BEAR THE BRUNT OF FURTHER ABORTION RESTRICTIONS
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmedto us Supreme Court
Jackson becomes the first Black woman to serve as a justice on the high court.
(Click on picture to learn more)
Your Vote is Your Power! 2 Easy Steps to Protect Your Vote
Step 1. Register to Vote.
Step 2. Sign up for Vote By Mail
Step 2. Sign up for Vote By Mail
REGISTER TO VOTE!
The first step to having your voice heard.
Step 2. Sign up for Vote By Mail
Step 2. Sign up for Vote By Mail
Step 2. Sign up for Vote By Mail
If you are already registered to vote, sign up to get Vote By Mail (same as "absentee ballot"). To sign up online, click HERE. Or call the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections at
941-741-3823.
Vote By Mail Protects Your Vote
Step 2. Sign up for Vote By Mail
Vote By Mail Protects Your Vote
Signing up to Vote By Mail is voting insurance. As our last election demonstrated, despite intense efforts to invalidate mail in ballots in various states, they proved to be a highly effective and safe way to vote.
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of the Late John R. Lewis
He Fought So You Could Vote
"Ordinary people with extraordinary vision can redeem the soul of America by getting in what I call good trouble, necessary trouble. Voting and participating in the democratic process are key. The vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society.
You must use it because it is not guaranteed.
You can lose it." - John Lewis, 1940-2020
A Dream
Malcolm, Obama, King
Three men, each with a dream. Let us work to continue the dreams! In doing so, we will have better community, city, state and nation.