“It takes a village to raise a child” is an African proverb that emphasizes the importance of a healthy community in a growing child’s life. Every child deserves to grow up in an environment that fosters their creativity, provides them with academic resources, and allows them to excel in this world, no matter what path…
Historic Eatonville is the hometown of literary icon Zora Neale Hurston, who has made the community known around the world as “the first incorporated African-American town in the United States.” Zora often referred to Eatonville as her “Native Village” and we like to think that Eatonville can become Central Florida’s very own Wakanda. Wakanda is…
What does the Town of Eatonville have in common with the fictitious land of Wakanda in Disney’s Black Panther movie? Wakanda was a comic book depiction of an entire society made by Black people for Black people. Eatonville is an actual town established by Black people for Black people. It was founded in 1887 by the formerly enslaved who…
If you’ve ever hopped off of I-4 and taken Fairbanks to Winter Park or traveled from Maitland to Altamonte, chances are you passed by Eatonville. Located just ten miles north of Orlando, Eatonville is the hometown of literary icon Zora Neale Hurston, who has made the community known around the world as “the first incorporated…
With the recent prevalence of the Black Lives Matter movement, the expression “We are our ancestors’ wildest dreams” has circulated widely. Such a simple statement serves as a gentle battle cry, a beacon of hope, and an affirmation for the future. Looking at today’s business leaders, artists, scientists, doctors, and success stories alike, we can…
For more than 3 decades, the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (P.E.C.) has worked to preserve for posterity the physical space as well as the legacy of Eatonville, Florida, the hometown of literary icon Zora Neale Hurston, who has made the community known around the world as “the oldest incorporated (self-governing) African-American town…
