Por: Orlando Sentinel 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 residents all shared their fears that such a development could forever change the town, putting its legacy in jeopardy. She leaned on history to make her point as she... + full article
Orlando Sentinel USA Opinion February 13, 2023
Critical Race Theory (CRT), which says racism rooted in slavery is ingrained in society and persists to this day, is not theory — it’s a fact of American life. Those still confused about CRT need look no further than “Once that land is gone, it’s gone,” Desiree... + 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
Orlando Sentinel USA Nation February 08, 2023
In a 4-1 vote, Eatonville’s town council denied a request to make changes to its comprehensive plan that would have allowed a massive project to continue on the land that once housed the historic Robert F. Hungerford Normal and Industrial School. The project, led by Winter... + más
Orlando Sentinel USA 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... + más
How a new film captured Zora Neale Hurston's radical authenticity | Los Angeles Times
Zora Neale Hurston Personifies Black Girl Magic | The Root
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
Orange County Public Schools must give “immediate attention” to how it manages student behavior and reports student discipline incidents because the problems outlined in a grand jury report still remain, according to a recent letter sent to the school district from the... + más
Flooded OCPS elementary school will move temporarily to high school campus | Orlando Sentinel
Orange schools to reopen Tuesday; 1 suffers flood damage | Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel USA Nation October 03, 2022
Flood waters from Tropical Storm Ian surrounded and then infiltrated an east Orange County elementary school, soaking the campus with a foot of water and leaving it unable to reopen immediately. Students from the flooded Riverdale Elementary School will start classes Thursday... + más
State to OCPS: Give ‘immediate attention’ to school safety, discipline issues | Orlando Sentinel
'Abbott Elementary' season 2 premieres September 21 — here's how to stream the Emmy-winning sitcom | Business Insider
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