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Celebrating a legacy of learning…the Dunbar-Jupiter Hammon Public Library in Fort Myers is turning 50.Lee County Library System and the community will celebrate the golden anniversary of the library on Blount Street Saturday, April 20.
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Thousands of people lined the streets in the Dunbar community in Fort Myers for the annual Easter parade.
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100 Black Men is a community organization with a focus on civil rights, mentoring, African American youth and leadership.
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The city of Fort Myers celebrated Juneteenth for the 11th year
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Funding to champion revitalization project within the greater Dunbar community
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Recently, the NAACP of Lee County hosted a meeting to assist residents of the Dunbar community get the help they still need because of Hurricane Ian. However, most in the minority Fort Myers community feel like it is a waste of time to continue to appeal denial letters they received from FEMA.
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A Black-owned and operated community newspaper in Dunbar is closing, following in the footsteps of so many other newspapers that strive to uplift and amplify the voices in the Black community.
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Lee County use to have 97 voting sites. Today, the final day to cast a vote in the midterm election, and nearly six weeks after the hurricane, there are just 13 locations. All of them are in predominately white communities. The closest sites to Dunbar are about 50 minutes away by foot.
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A coalition of voter rights groups has successfully petitioned to add a new Secured Ballot Intake Station in the Dunbar community in Fort Myers. The new drop box will be accessible at the Dunbar-Jupiter Hammon Public Library in Fort Myers from 9 a.m. to 6 pm. Sunday, Nov. 6 and Monday Nov.7.
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The Lee County AFCAAM Center reopening will include a visit from the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Venice