2024 Black History Month: Honoring Black History. Supporting Black Futures.

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This 2024 Black History Month, we celebrate "art as a platform for social justice," honoring legendary Florida author Zora Neale Hurston, musicians Ella Fitzgerald and Sammy Davis Jr., and Florida-born Bahamian-American actors Sidney Poitier and Esther Rolle.

Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960)

Black History Month. Zora Neale Hurston. Honoring Black History. Supporting Black Futures. ACLU FL

Honoring Black Musicians

Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) & Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990)

Bahamian-American Pioneers in Entertainment

Sidney Poitier (1927-2022) & Esther Rolle (1920-1998)

We also highlighted issues relevant to our work for Florida's Black communities during the 2024 election season, like censorship and the legacy of segregation, health care and medical racism, education focused on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the Divine Nine, and the fight for voting rights.