In 2016, just as she was completing a city-contracted research project into the history of Sarasota’s Black community, Vickie Oldham of Newtown Alive received a last minute invitation to the annual dinner of Legal Aid of Manaso.
We are proud to announce that New College of Florida has signed on as a partner to bring to the Sarasota African American Art Center and History Museum a permanent replica of the historical marker from the Equal Justice Initiative’s (EJI’s) Memorial for Peace and Justice to Montgomery, AL.
We are organizing an alliance of partners to bring a permanent memorial that recognizes lynching victims in this area.
The 2nd Annual Visions of the Black Experience will be held November 12-22, 2020 at New College of Florida.
We are delighted and honored to announce that Dr. Queen Meccasia Zabriskie has agreed to join our Advisory Board.
Individuals like Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali and Colin Kaepernick changed society. Can this generation do it by banding together?
Timothy McCarthy and Michael Jeffries share their thoughts on working with Boxser Diversity Initiative.
The Boxser Diversity Initiative is proud to announce that Sarah Wertheimer has joined our Advisory Board.
The Boxser Diversity Initiative mourns the passing of one of the last lions of the Civil Rights Movement, Congressman John Lewis.
Lockdown LitFest is delighted to announce it has formed an ongoing partnership with The Boxser Diversity Initiative.
