The longtime lawmaker was remembered as a passionate education advocate and a civil rights icon who pushed for African ...

Joyce Cusack, now 82, participated in a 1960 lunch counter sit-in in DeLand, Florida, at the age of 17 to protest segregation, inspired by the Greensboro Four.

John Phillips, 65 was arrested Monday for aggravated battery and abuse of an elderly or disabled adult after he beat a woman and her mother over a handicapped spot, according to the Orange County ...

An Orlando-area man is facing charges after he allegedly attacked and punched an elderly woman over a handicap parking space ...

Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman in world history to earn a pilot’s license and became a national ...

The latest outbreak sickened nearly 100 people on board a Royal Caribbean cruise earlier this month that left Florida ... air traffic control systems at Orlando International Airport (MCO).

Geraldine Thompson, who represented Orange County in the Florida House and Senate for almost 20 years, died Thursday, according to several lawmakers who worked with Thompson throughout her career.

Scripps News Group Reporter Michael Paluska sat down with two Black photographers in Florida, who both use their images to inspire and educate.

Florida state Sen. Geraldine Thompson has died at age 76, her family announced in a statement. Her family said she died ...

DeSantis’ budget will cancel a Black business loan program. As Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis spars with his own party over his state’s budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year ...

Orlando Magic will include a Black History Month in-game celebration at the Magic vs. Hawks matchup, followed by month-long celebrations like the Black Business Summit, Magic on the Yard Night and ...

As cultural celebration and education remains as essential as ever, Orlando is in the ... exhibition features local Black artists from Winter Garden and Central Florida communities, highlighting ...