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cemetery
Florida Senate passes a bill to fund historic African-American cemeteries
The Florida Senate passed a bill that funds efforts to protect cemeteries, sparked by a history of neglect of African-American cemeteries.
Bill to protect neglected African-American cemeteries in Florida moves forward in the House
A subcommittee in the Florida House advanced a bill that funds efforts to protect historic African-American cemeteries.
In Clearwater archeologists find 328 graves from a black cemetery
In Clearwater, archeologists find 328 graves from a black cemetery under the property of a consulting firm & neighboring strip of Missouri Ave
Hillsborough reviews memorial plans for forgotten African American cemetery beneath King High School
The Hillsborough County School District Monday unveiled proposed designs for a memorial to people buried in unmarked graves on Tampa’s King High School campus. The walkable memorial is to honor indigent or unknown people buried...
Panelists ponder why construction is allowed over some burial sites
On Thursday archaeologists announced they had found 55 more caskets when they scanned a new section of land near a Tampa Housing Authority development known as Robles Park Village. The newly-discovered caskets bring the number...
Radar finds 145 graves at King High School – How should Hillsborough community respond?
There are 145 graves on the grounds of King High School; on Wednesday morning Hillsborough School Board member Tamara Shamburger called the announcement “rather challenging times” for the school district. “We believe we have found...
Diapers to Death Greener Options, on the Sustainable Living Program
On Monday’s WMNF “Diapers to Death” Sustainable Living Program we talked about greener options for the beginning of life to the end of life. Birth The guests on the first segment were Tanja Vicdovic, a...
