And you are very special to me," Henry, a 9-year-old fourth-grader at Champion Elementary School in Daytona Beach, proclaimed to an audience of about 200. "And I pray that you are rising with grace ...

Daytona Beach officials sang "Happy Birthday" beneath the Mary McLeod Bethune statue on the 150th anniversary of the civil ...

Daytona Beach officials on July 10 commemorated the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mary McLeod Bethune, the civil rights ...

A rediscovered trove of Mary McLeod Bethune's papers at Fisk University links Nashville to America’s continuing fight for educational equity.

History was made in Daytona Beach Thursday. The community came together to celebrate the 150th birthday of Mary McLeod ...

July 10, 2025, marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, a towering figure in American history and a pioneering advocate for African American and women’s rights.

Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry says he is 'proud' of daughter Paisley, 9, who portrayed Mary McLeod Bethune at two 150th birthday celebrations.

Bethune-Cookman University President Albert Mosley will be part of two celebrations of the school's founder, Mary McLeod ...

July 10. 562-570-3233, shorturl.at/OT0l6. Book Soup: Shelley Fisher Fishkin discusses and signs “Jim — The Life and ...

"Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune is probably one of the most important civil rights leaders," said Patrick Coggins, a multicultural education professor at Stetson University.

Mary McLeod Bethune, pictured in the 1920s, when her school became a co-ed institution and she became the president of the National Association of Colored Women. Chicago History Museum / Getty Images ...

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