Bethune-Cookman College News

A tribute to James E. Huger, the first modern-era black to serve on the City Commission and Volusia County Council, will highlight this year's Dr.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- In 1962, Howard Kennedy was denied admission to what is now Eckerd College in Florida because he was black.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:59 a.m. Community leader Herbert Coleman, 90, died Tuesday evening after being hospitalized in the morning with life-threatening injuries.

As an infant, Harvey Bernhardt of the Southside overcame polio. As a youth league basketball coach, he organized tournaments to showcase Jacksonville players to college scouts.

Mell Pruitt was larger than life. At least that is the way she always appeared to me, even during the final three years of her life when poor health confined her to a wheel chair.

Misfortune forced Mary Brennan Karl to turn to teaching as a way to help her family.

The annual Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Birthday Celebration is slated to begin at 6 p.m. on Friday with a walkathon as part of this year's theme: health and fitness.

Awards crowded into James Huger's living room tell the story of a lifetime of service and achievement.

A clothing giveaway is one of the special events planned by area churches this weekend.

Published: Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 6:02 p.m. This has been a tough year for Chivonne Jenne Smith's family.

More than 40 years after Anita Parrish graduated from what was then Bethune-Cookman College, she still tears up when telling the story of the school's founder, Mary McLeod-Bethune. The daughter of slaves, born on a rice and cotton farm, Bethune started the school in 1904 with $1.50 with the goal of educating young black women in Daytona Beach.

Former State Attorney Dan R. Warren has been honored by the Florida Historical Society for his book, "If It Takes All Summer: Martin Luther King, the KKK, and States' Rights in St.

These shoes have carried Principal Gail Brinson up and down Englewood Elementary School's hallways for years.

Published: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 1:05 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 1:05 p.m. DAYTONA BEACH Delegates to the annual meeting of the Florida United Methodist Conference on Friday expressed disapproval of a proposed change to the church's national constitution that would ensure gays are not denied membership in local ...

Published: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 9:36 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 9:36 p.m. LAKELAND In the midst of bad economic times, the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church will gather today for its annual meeting with a measure of reassurance.