Dunbar

100 Black Men is a community organization with a focus on civil rights, mentoring, African American youth and leadership.

The city of Fort Myers celebrated Juneteenth for the 11th year

Funding to champion revitalization project within the greater Dunbar community

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Lee County AFCAAM Center reopening will include a visit from the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Venice

Marching bands from around the state came together to battle it out on the Dunbar high School Marching Tigers’ home turf on Sunday for the first-ever SW Florida Band Jamboree. And these aren’t your corps or military style kind of marching bands. These show style bands have a captivating level of skill, swagger, and flash.

With a 3-2 vote, Lee County Commissioners formally adopted new county district maps Tuesday, despite cries from the public to reconsider their choice. It’s a choice that some say could result in Lee County’s redistricting process winding up in federal court.