Each year, the Getty Foundation and the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund partner to offer a grant program dedicated to preserving modern architecture created by Black architects and designers.
Throughout the 20th century, these visionaries helped shape the modern architecture movement in the United States by innovating, experimenting, and redefining how people experience the built environment. Yet, despite their profound influence, their contributions have too often been overlooked and undervalued.
In Jacksonville’s own modern architecture story, John Burnie Caine is a living legend. This week, I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Caine as he prepared to celebrate his 95th birthday. Read More
The adaptive reuse of 927 West Forsyth Street in LaVilla into a Japanese-style entertainment concept is now underway. Here's a sneak peak look inside. Read More
Before Rosa Parks and Montgomery, a pastor on Ashley Street sat down on a Jacksonville streetcar, refused bail, and forced the courts to blink. His name was Andrew Patterson, and his blueprint traveled. Read More
It’s been said that a city’s history is written on its tombstones, and nowhere is this truer than at Memorial Cemetery, one of Jacksonville’s largest historic African American cemeteries. Join LISC, St. Johns Riverkeeper, and The Jaxson's Ennis Davis for a walking tour covering the overlooked history of many of early Jacksonville’s most interesting figures, including Florida's first Black millionaire A.L. Lewis. Hear Jacksonville history as only The Jaxson can tell it. Read More
