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Educator Mary McLeod Bethune and writer Zora Neale Hurston had different visions of how to achieve racial equality. Don't miss seeing them come alive on stage (with the help of actor/scholars Ersula Knox Odom and Phyllis McEwen) to discuss their worldviews. For details on this and other programs during Black History Month, go to our Events Calendar. 

Check out our upcoming on-site workshops. We'll explore fascinating Florida topics, including agriculture, water issues, civil rights, indigenous peoples, colonial Spanish roots, and the Civil War beyond the battlefield. Learn more and sign up here.

Go to our "Telling Tampa Bay" Facebook page to find out about upcoming plans for military veterans to tell their compelling stories on stage in the Tampa Bay area in March and April.

We are delighted to welcome four new members to the Florida Humanities Council Board of Directors: Juan Bendeck of Naples, Gregory Bush of Miami, David Jackson of Tallahassee, and Audrey Ring of Fort Lauderdale.