Adriyana Bailey's project addresses historical neglect in African American cemeteries, especially those honoring fallen soldiers.
TAMPA, Fla. — In the last five years, the state of Florida has seen a rise in reports of erased African American cemeteries. Many attribute the conversation surrounding these lost cemeteries to ...
TAMPA, Fla. — Just one block south of the erased Zion Cemetery, where crews found hundreds of graves from one of the first Black cemeteries in the Tampa Bay area, there are new concerns about missing ...
The Abandoned African American Cemeteries Grants, a state-funded initiative, awarded $39,000 to the WAIA as the group works to establish the cemetery’s original boundaries. WAIA has already identified ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The legacy of Zion Cemetery is being reclaimed this Black History Month as the city and Tampa Housing Authority unveil a historical marker for Tampa’s first African-American ...
CLEARWATER, Fla. — After nearly a decade of research and archaeological work, a once-abandoned African American cemetery in Pinellas County was honored with a historic marker on Saturday. “It will be ...
Nearly a half-century ago, brothers Allen and Albert Broomfield Jr. and their fellow Boy Scouts were clearing dense vegetation and discarded litter from a Brazilian pepper-choked lot facing Line ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Across the First Coast, military men and women who served our country were honored today on Veterans Day. The Inaugural Flag & Wreath Memorial Service of Remembrance was held ...
Deep in the woods of Georgia, we explore a forgotten African American cemetery that began as a burial ground for people who ...