May 18, 2026
Florida Humanities Launches “Florida Made America” Summer Campaign
All summer long, funds raised will support grants, public programs, and cultural partnerships across Florida. If you...
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March 26, 2026
Florida Humanities Launches “Florida Reflections” for America’s 250th
PRESS RELEASE: March 26, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andrew Quintana, Communications Director aquintana@flahum.org ...
January 29, 2026
Florida Communities Statewide Hosts Exhibits Exploring The Sunshine State’s Food Traditions
PRESS RELEASE: January 29, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andrew Quintana, Communications Director aquintana@flahum.org ...
August 27, 2025
2025 Florida Humanities Hall of Fame: Gary Mormino
If you have ever had the privilege of receiving an email from Gary Mormino, you will assuredly...
August 27, 2025
2025 Florida Humanities Hall of Fame: James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson was an amazing polymath, made even more remarkable by living as a Black man...
August 27, 2025
2025 Florida Humanities Hall of Fame: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings was, like most Florida residents, not a native of the Sunshine State....
August 27, 2025
2025 Florida Humanities Hall of Fame: Mary McLeod Bethune
The life of Mary McLeod Bethune seems almost too surreal to be believable. How could the daughter...
August 27, 2025
2025 Florida Humanities Hall of Fame: Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston’s place in the pantheon of Florida’s humanities icons is a given. But...
August 27, 2025
2025 Florida Humanities Hall of Fame: David Colburn
If you talked to David Colburn, you would never know he was a Floridian. His New England accent was a dead giveaway to his formative...
August 19, 2025
Florida Humanities Mourns Loss of Former Board Chair Benjamin Lester Abberger III
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Benjamin Lester Abberger III, a fourth-generation Floridian and tireless...