St. Johns County prepares to celebrate funding for Black History Museum

The project is moving closer to completion.

Lawmakers and other dignitaries will convene next week to mark important milestones in St. Johns County’s successful quest to host the Florida Museum of Black History in St. Augustine.

The event, scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday at the Collier-Blocker-Puryear Park Complex, will “celebrate the $1 million state allocation for Phase I planning and design of the Florida Museum of Black History to be administered through the Florida Department of State,” per a press release from the County. READ FULL ARTICLE