Taylor House Museum of Historic Frenchtown

The new exhibits are actively being set up and we are close to opening the museum to the public. Please help us by spreading the word about the Taylor house. Be on the lookout for our flyer with more information on opening day activities.

We are planning to open new exhibits in the middle of January. Stay tuned 😁

On this day December 9th the African country of Tanzania proclaimed its independence from the British in 1961.

Florida-educated FAMU Tennis Trailblazer Althea Gibson Honored at US Open - USTA Florida

ustaflorida.com The USTA honored the now-deceased New York-raised and Florida-schooled Althea Gibson with a statue at the 2019 US Open.

Powerful photos from one of Texas' most historic black communities

motherjones.com Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Print Johnny Jones Whether singing in a choir or playing keyboards on stage Saturday nights, music is been Jones’ passion. He spent his career working on the railroad tracks that run through Tamina. Now retired, Jones devotes his time to singing and recording...

Late Leon County, FL educational pioneers Aquilina Howell and Philip John Nelson pose for a photo in Howell's office at the original Lincoln High School on September 11, 1957. Howell had just been appointed by Superintendent Amos P. Godby to oversee curriculum in Negro schools, and Nelson was named as her assistant. Howell would later become the first woman to serve as Assistant Superintendent of Schools, while Nelson integrated the previously all-white Rickards High School as its first African-American Principal.

Late boxing legend Muhammad Ali visits with civil rights activists Rev. C.K. Steele, and Mrs. Lois B. Steele before Sunday services at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in 1980.

Our patriarch, Lewis Washington Taylor (1865-1931). L.W. Taylor taught at the one-room, all-Black Bel Air School on ground which had once been an ante bellum plantation. He also taught at Centerville School, and the original Lincoln High School, in addition to being a salesman, who taught and tutored White children from well-to-do families for ten cents.

Aquilina Howell house poised for historic register

The Samuel and Aquilina Howell House, located at 311 Barbourville Drive in Tallahassee, is just a step away from being designated as historic: http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2016/06/01/aquilina-howell-house-poised-historic-register/85270108/

tallahassee.com The former home of legendary Leon County Schools administrator Aquilina Howell is positioned to be added to the Tallahassee-Leon County Register of Historic Places.

A to begin the week: Aquilina Celia Casañas, Lewis Washington Casañas, and Antonio Aurelio Casañas. Circa 1920s.

In this 1971 photo, our matriarch Aquilina Howell poses in front of the historic Taylor House. On this rainy end to , stop by for a visit!

The Comeback of Morris Brown College: 135 Year-Old HBCU Takes the Path to Restoring...

atlantablackstar.com Rumors about the death of Morris Brown College were greatly exaggerated.  Some naysayers had counted the college out, while  others assumed the venerable, historically Black educational institution, which had fallen on hard times, was now defunct and laid to rest. The Atlanta-based HBCU, a private,…

Visit the Taylor House Museum of Historic Frenchtown today, along with the Farmer's Heritage Market located at the corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Georgia Street.

A young Aquilina Casañas (Howell) as a student at the all-Black Lincoln High School, circa 1932. Born in the Taylor House in 1917, she would become Leon County's first female Assistant Superintendent of Schools. Visit the Taylor Museum today until 2 P.M.

Former Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity House Named Historic Site

greektv.us The Dennis-Newton House — located by the Commons at 421 North Albany Street — is the original home of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first African-American fraternity in the United States. The fraternity was founded by Charles Cardoza Poindexter in 1906, according to The Ithaca Voice… By Emily Friedman cornel…

We remember the Father of the St. Augustine Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Robert B. Hayling, who died on Sunday, December 20, 2015, aged 86. Dr. Hayling, the dentist who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to integrate segregated lunch counters, hotels, and beaches catapulted the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with his courageous acts of non-violent civil disobedience. He served as President of the St. Johns County NAACP Youth Council and as President of the Florida Southern Christian Leadership Conference. In 2014, he received the prestigious honor of being inducted into the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame.

Retired Florida Supreme Court Justice Leander Shaw Jr. dies

The Taylor House Museum of Historic Frenchtown mourns the loss of Leander J. Shaw, Jr., the first African-American Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, who died today at the age of 85.

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2015/12/14/retired-florida-supreme-court-justice-leander-shaw-jr-dies/77290892/

tallahassee.com Retired Florida Supreme Court Justice Leander J. Shaw Jr. died Monday morning. He was 85.

Florida State University Masters and Doctoral degree students enjoyed their tour of the Taylor House Museum on Saturday!

Althea Gibson (1927-2003) was the first African-American Wimbledon tennis champion and a graduate of Florida A&M University. Gibson lived in the historic Frenchtown community at 462 W. Brevard St. while she was a student at FAMU.

Tallahassee City Commissioner Scott Maddox stopped by the Taylor House today for a visit!

Florida A&M University students learn about Historic Frenchtown at the Taylor House!

The Taylor House Museum of Historic Frenchtown is open to all visitors during today's fifth annual Frenchtown Heritage Fest! Come out for an exciting time and enjoy live music, crafts, food and more!

The fifth annual Fest is happening now in the 400 block of West Georgia Street! Come out for a tour of the Taylor House, food, heritage, and culture!

The Taylor House Museum of Historic Frenchtown remembers Dr. Sybil C. Mobley, Founder and Dean Emeritus of the School of Business and Industry at Florida A&M University.

Wife of late Grambling Coach Eddie G. Robinson Sr. dies

ktbs.com The Grambling State University family is mourning the loss of Doris (Mott) Robinson, the spouse of the late legendary Coach Eddie G. Robinson, Sr.Family members report that Mrs. Robinson passed awa...

Taylor House Museum of Historic Frenchtown commemorates 52 years since the historic March on Washington. In this photo, leaders of the march, including Roy Wilkins, Martin Luther King, Jr., John Lewis and Whitney Young meet with President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office of the White House.

This Day in Black History

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This Day in Black History

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Closing the Gender Gap for Black Males at HBCUs

hbculifestyle.com HBCUs need to do a better job enrolling and graduating Black males.

Julian Bond, Former N.A.A.C.P. Chairman and Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 75

nytimes.com Mr. Bond, a charismatic figure of the 1960s civil rights movement, was also a lightning rod of the anti-Vietnam War campaign and a lifelong champion of equal rights for minorities.

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On this day 79 years ago, Olympic legend and sports pioneer won his first gold medal.

Google Pays Tribute To Ida B. Wells, Fearless Journalist And All-Round Badass

huffingtonpost.com When Ida B. Wells was 22, she was asked by a conductor of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company to give up her seat on the train to a white man. She refused, and the conductor attempted to forcibly drag

African-American Family Records From Era of Slavery to Be Available Free...

atlantablackstar.com By David A. Love In 2015, the Freedmen’s Bureau meets the information age. At a time when Black people are faced with a multitude of crucial issues...

Pioneering Chicago educator Marva Collins dies at age 78

abc7chicago.com Pioneering education, education activist and school founder Marva Collins died Wednesday night in South Carolina at age 78, according to her son.