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Snow Weekes, 20, is pictured in a sack race during the Pleasant City Family Reunion on Saturday at Blum Park in West Palm Beach. Pleasant City is the first and oldest African-American community in ...
The Black Family Reunion Celebration (also written about as the National Black Family Reunion and, most recently, The Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion Celebration) is a two- to three-day cultural event, held annually the third weekend of August, to "reinforce the historic strengths and traditional values of the Black family."
The history of Black people in Florida dates back to the pre-American period, beginning with the arrival of Congolese-Spanish conquistador Juan Garrido in 1513, the enslaved Afro-Spanish explorer Estevanico in 1528, and the landing of free and African enslaved persons at Mission Nombre de Dios in the future St. Augustine, Florida in 1565.
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List of African American historic places in Florida This list of African American Historic Places in Florida is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. [1]
Black family reunions have roots dating back to 1800s. Many modern reunions have been happening annually for decades and have amassed a large attendance.
In December 1999, five African–American hotel guests brought a class action lawsuit against the hotel chain after attending the Black College Reunion in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1999. The suit alleged that Adams Mark "charged black guests higher rates, required them to wear orange wrist bands and prohibited black visitors."
The 2022 Black Family Reunion takes place throughout Cincinnati on Aug. 18-21. The theme of this year's event is "bold and beautiful." The 34th annual Black Family Reunion returns to Cincinnati.