Atlantic High, Ormond Beach Middle teams win Black History Brain Bowl
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High school students representing Atlantic High School in Port Orange and a team of students from Ormond Beach Middle School...
Salute to Dr. Seuss
The birthday of Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) was celebrated on March 2 at Turie T. Elementary School as part of Read Across America...
Bank distributes Financial Literacy Grants through FUTURES Foundation
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SunTrust Bank recently awarded $16,780 in Financial Literacy Grants to seven school projects across Volusia County which combine entrepreneurism and financial...
Symposium to focus on student engagement
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Two leading experts on promoting student engagement and success inside and outside the halls of higher education will speak at Daytona...
From Civil War to Civil Rights
Frank Smith’s life has been about activism, honor and service.
BY AVIS THOMAS-LESTER
URBAN NEWS SERVICE
Frank Smith, Jr. emerged from a Mississippi jail and learned that...
The secrets of tracing African-American genealogy
Host of PBS show has tips on getting around ‘slavery wall’
BY THERESA WALKER
ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
Kenyatta D. Berry can trace some of her...
Midway in spotlight as month comes to close
Longtime resident’s project highlights once-thriving Black community
BY DAYTONA TIMES STAFF
Percy Williamson’s project highlighting Daytona Beach’s historically Black Midway comes to fruition Sunday night. “Beyond...
Black Lives Matter, racial injustice inspire reading lists
BY NARA SCHOENBERG
CHICAGO TRIBUNE (TNS)
For 21 years, Lisa Shorney’s book club has focused on fiction, but in September they made an exception.
They read “Between...
Social issues get blanket coverage at quilt event
BY JESSICA GELT
LOS ANGELES TIMES (TNS)
LOS ANGELES—She found her inspiration in the overnight violence report sent every morning to her husband, a district leader...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2016
Exhibits, videos highlight achievements of African-Americans in Daytona and beyond
BY DAYTONA TIMES STAFF
Daytona produces Black History videos
In recognition of Black History Month, the City...
