Por: Orlando Sentinel Nation January 15, 2023
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer,” Zora Neale Hurston wrote in “Their Eyes Were Watching God.” It’s an often-cited quotation by the woman who went from an Eatonville childhood to become part of America’s literary pantheon, and January is a month in which we praise and ponder her legacy, in any year. Hurston was born on Jan. 7, 1891 and died on Jan. 28, 1960, and the Eatonville-based cultural festival that... + full article
Orlando Sentinel USA Crime February 12, 2023
In an impassioned speech Tuesday night, Eatonville Mayor Angie Gardner called on her fellow town council members to vote against a proposal that would have cleared the path for a massive 100-acre development in the historic Black town. Gardner, others on the council and longtime... + más
Eatonville residents fight against planned sale, development of former school site | Orlando Sentinel
‘An exciting day’: Eatonville students eligible for new college scholarships | Orlando Sentinel
Los Angeles Times USA Entertainment January 18, 2023
Zora Neale Hurston may have been buried in an unmarked grave when she died in 1960, but her star has been rising, posthumously, ever since Alice Walker brought her back to public’s attention in the late 1970s. Hurston’s masterful 1937 novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God”... + más
New PBS documentary puts focus on Eatonville’s Zora Neale Hurston | Orlando Sentinel
Zora Neale Hurston Personifies Black Girl Magic | The Root
The Root USA Entertainment January 17, 2023
ZORA NEALE HURSTON: CLAIMING A SPACE, is a documentary written, directed, and produced by Tracy Heather Strain. The two hour offering provides a vivid picture of the life and legacy of Zora, who overcame too many of the challenges Black women are forced to confront and in so... + más
How a new film captured Zora Neale Hurston's radical authenticity | Los Angeles Times
The Root USA Opinion December 11, 2022
To say that Valerie Boyd was a critically acclaimed writer, editor and educator doesn’t do her justice. And when she passed away in February at age 58 after a five-year battle with pancreatic cancer, she left behind an incredible legacy.nnn “Wrapped in Rainbows,” her... + más
Beatle George Harrison's ex-wife Pattie Boyd recalls their final meeting before his death: 'He wasn't well' | Fox News
Pattie Boyd’s Extraordinary Life Captured In New Photo Book | Forbes
Orlando Sentinel USA Nation December 04, 2022
In a last-ditch effort to stop the sale of 100 acres of land in Eatonville, residents have banded together to try to convince the town government to reject a plan to develop the area. Orange County Public Schools has owned the plot at Wymore Road and Kennedy Boulevard near... + más
Orlando Museum of Art, Zora fest presenter, Latinx fest could miss out on funding | Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel USA Crime October 03, 2022
Eatonville students who graduate from Orange County’s public high schools could be offered college scholarships under a new initiative modeled after the scholarship program hotelier Harris Rosen began nearly 30 years ago in another of the county’s low-income communities.... + más
Many college students with credit cards have debt, survey says | Fox Business
Orlando Sentinel USA Entertainment October 03, 2022
The Orlando Museum of Art ranked last among large-budget organizations seeking funds from Orange County — meaning it came up short in its quest for $155,000. Thirty-four cultural organizations are seeking $3,573,626 in public money through the county’s Cultural Tourism grant... + más
Art listings: Sept. 30-Oct. 6 | Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Museum of Art, Garden Theatre face questions for county grant | Orlando Sentinel
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