Blue Dot Barbecue: A Legendary Bite of Pensacola’s Black Food Culture Pensacola has many restaurants that people love, but few have the long-standing reputation of Blue Dot Barbecue. Located in the historic Belmont-DeVilliers neighborhood, this family-owned restaurant has been serving the community since 1946. Its unassuming exterior and simple menu have made it a part […]
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Access Granted Because You Did the Work One of the questions you raised was how we initiated this shift, and how we actively work towards making significant changes. The initial step involves understanding the economic ramifications of not addressing, adding value to, or creating space for every voice in this issue. Perhaps even before that, […]
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You think the laws are not affecting you? Well you’re wrong. The school law makes everyone eligible for vouchers in school. Takes money from public schools to go to charter and private schools. School choice will take $4 billion out of public education. This will eventually bankrupt the public school system. The immigration laws can land a US Citizen in jail with a felony. And now tourism will be affected because the driver’s license sanctuary states are no longer valid in the state of Florida. Yes, we are being affected.
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Juneteenth Celebration with The Watson Foundation This past weekend was fun-filled with several events going on around various towns on the Gulf Coast, Juneteenth was celebrated. Some events were educational, others were promoting black businesses, but what you saw most were black people coming together as a family unit, or rather, a tribe acknowledging how […]
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