Some construction leaders in Greenville are hard at work to turn a historic house into a museum highlighting African American history. The site, located on Arlington Avenue, is transforming into The South Carolina History and Empowerment Museum.

After a vote by the Florida Senate Committee on Community Affairs on Tuesday, St. Johns County will move forward to secure the state’s first Black History Museum in West Augustine.

"It’s a big deal." That’s what St. Johns County Commissioner Sarah Arnold said Tuesday about the yet-to-be-built Florida Black History Museum in St. Augustine. The Senate Community Affairs Committee in Tallahassee discussed a bill that would make St.