Tag: African American oral histories

Shawn Welcome is Orlando's Poet Laureate. He is the founder of Central Florida's longest running open mic, “Diverse Word," which is currently hosted at Bang & Olufsen on the first and third Tuesday of each month. As a professional poet, Welcome ... Read more

Orlando is a wonderful place to visit not just for vacations. Love to come and we're going to hit all the theme parks: Sea World, Universal, Disney. But also, to bring conventions. You know, if you are looking to bring your social or professional convent ... Read more

I am an actual research scientist who is still active discovering things that no one else in the world has found prior to my finding them... Excerpt from an Oral History Interview with Dr. S. James "Jim" Gates, Jr. on Presidents' Day, February 21, 2022. ... Read more

Jenny B. Reeder Jenny B. Reeder of 935 Drew Avenue, Orlando. This interview was conducted on April 24, 1975 for the Friends of the Orange County Public Library's Oral History Committee. LISTEN 30:50 Part One [audio mp3="https://orlandomemory.info/wp-con ... Read more

Mayor Jerry L. Demings is the fifth Mayor of Orange County, and is the first African-American to lead the office. Mayor Demings became Orlando’s first African-American police chief in 1998. He was elected as the first African-American Orange County Sher ... Read more