Tag: black history

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City of Orlando Director of Urban Development Walter G. Hawkins Presents at Orlando Remembered for Black History Month, February 2023
Walter G. Hawkins is the Director of Urban Development for the City of Orlando Community Redevelopment Agency. He has served the City of Orlando for almost 30 years. He is responsible for overseeing the revitalization of the Parramore District a ... Read more
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The Honorable Bakari F. Burns Presents at Orlando Remembered, February 2020
City of Orlando Commissioner for District 6, The Honorable Bakari F. Burns spoke on the history of healthcare for black people in Orlando and politics at the Orlando Remembered meeting on February 19, 2020, Black History Month, at the Orange County Regi ... Read more
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The Honorable Regina I. Hill, Orlando City Commissioner District 5, Oral History Presentation for Orlando Remembered, Inc.
The Honorable Regina Hill, Orlando City Commissioner / District 5 with Orlando Remembered, Inc. at the Orange County Regional History Center, February 20. 2019. Commissioner Hill is pictured to the right of the flag next to Orlando Remembered Secretary ... Read more
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Dr. Alzo Jackson Reddick: Oral History Interview
The first African-American from Orlando elected to the Florida Legislature and the first black male to pass two constitutional amendments, Alzo Reddick grew up at 700 West Jackson Street in downtown Orlando. Dr. Reddick would later lead the historic prese ... Read more
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Dr. Alzo Jackson Reddick, Oral History Interview
Alzo Jackson Reddick, born November 15, 1937 in Alturas, Florida which is a little fruit community outside of Bartow. Attended Union Academy in Bartow, Florida and moved to Orlando during the time I was in the first grade. So I've lived in Orlando from th ... Read more
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The Reverend Canon Nelson Wardell Pinder
ABOVE:  Walter Hawkins and Father Pinder at the Dr. Jerry B. Callahan Exhibit Dedication Ceremony on February 20, 2013. The Reverend Canon Nelson Wardell Pinder (Father Pinder), Rector Emeritus of The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, gave the I ... Read more
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Dr. Jerry B. Callahan Exhibit Dedication Ceremony
ABOVE: Mayor Buddy Dyer and Texann Ivy Buck view the Dr. Jerry B. Callahan Exhibit at the Dedication Ceremony on February 20, 2013. ABOVE: Orlando Remembered Board Secretary Grace Chewning assists Walter Hawkins, Director of Urban Development for the C ... Read more
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Carlos Roberts
WATCH as Carlos Roberts, a Washington Park native  as he  shares his fondest and happiest memories of the Washington Park Community. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P9Inedq8D0&feature=youtu.be[/embed] ... Read more
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Dr. Curtis Coleman
Dr. Curtis Coleman  shares his memory of Washington Shores and Washington Park Library since his arrival in Orlando in 1986 and people who inspired and mentored him in his education, attending Job Corp and attending the prestigious Morehouse College and ... Read more
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Teena Ezell
WATCH as  Teena Ezell conveys how she serves as a mentor in the community and school providing guidance and counselling to adults, young adults, and children. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwJ9EX5OfzU&feature=youtu.be[/embed]   ... Read more
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Gwen Sibert
WATCH and LISTEN  as  Gwen Sibert  shares her experiences growing up in Washington Park Community, working and giving back to the community.   [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X_owekjQH8&feature=youtu.be[/embed] ... Read more
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Carla Mortimer
WATCH this interview with Carla Mortimer. Hear how Carla enjoys providing service to the community. [embed]http://youtu.be/5dCkmvxzhh0[/embed] ... Read more