Long-term vision includes more homes near Lakeland Regional, a bigger future for Tigertown, and extending the Midtown CRA through 2056.
Tag: black history
Posted inEvents
FSC To Screen ‘The Florida Chitlin’ Circuit’ Thursday, March 12
Author Bob Kealing and musician and WMNF presenter Rev. Billy C. Wirtz will host a film screening and conversation.
Posted inPeople
Who was Paul A. Diggs? The Man Behind Lakeland’s Historic Neighborhood
From pharmacist and World War I veteran to youth mentor and civic advocate, Diggs helped build the foundation of Lakeland’s Black community — a legacy still honored in the neighborhood that bears his name.
Posted inActivism
Park Changes Name, Honors Activist
The former Webster Park is now Nellie Madalynne Brooks Park.
Posted inActivism
Lakeland’s Junior League Makes History
Angel Davis becomes the first Black president in the Lakeland group’s long story.
Posted inBusiness
Minority-Owned Polk Businesses to Shine at Gala
Lakeland’s The Well will celebrate Black businesses in an expo and hold the gala this year.
Posted inHistory
‘Rosa Parks’ of Lakeland Nellie Brooks May Finally Get Her Due
City commission set to vote to rename park after Lakeland Civil Rights activist.
Posted inArts & Culture
Lakeland NAACP Hosts Black History Month Celebration Thursday
Speakers and poets headline this year’s Black History Month event, at the Coleman-Bush Building.
Posted inNeighborhoods
First Baptist Institutional Church Marks 140 Years of Faith, Family and Community
It was Lakeland’s first Black church and holds a special place in the city’s history, but congregants say attendance is lagging.
Posted inPeople
Black History Month: Dr. David Simpson Treated All Patients During the Spanish Flu Epidemic
Simpson Park was later named for him.
