BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:22409@goriverwalk.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T190000 DTSTAMP:20260219T174015Z URL:https://www.goriverwalk.com/greater-fort-lauderdale-events/swimming-wh ile-black SUMMARY:“Swimming While Black” DESCRIPTION:History Fort Lauderdale\, committed to preserving our collectiv e heritage\, promoting historical literacy\, and fostering a sense of prid e and stewardship for the vibrant tapestry of our region’s history\, is proud to present “Swimming While Black\,” The Untold Story of Unsung H eroes of Blacks\, Beaches and Swimming Pools in 20th Century Segregated Br oward County\, a lecture by Don Mizell\, Esq.\n\nDon Mizell is a scion of the pioneer Mizell family\, which has made significant contributions to t he development of Broward County for over 100 years. Members of the Mizell family built the first school for Colored children\, the oldest African A merican church\, co-founded the first hospital serving the Black community \, co-founded the NAACP\, the first photography studio as well as one of t he first funeral homes for African Americans. Don Mizell continues his fam ily’s legacy of success in several areas and has been honored for his re presentative achievements in arts and culture.\n\nThis lecture will comple ment “Shifting Perspectives\,” a new art and photography exhibit honor ing Black History Month. The exhibit features works rooted in social justi ce\, the Black experience\, women’s stories\, and nature from artist Con stance Ivana plus archival photographs from the History Fort Lauderdale co llection and an art show and sale from Dillard Center for the Arts’ Adva nced Placement (AP) students and instructors\, through February 28.\n\nHis tory Fort Lauderdale offers a variety of engaging multicultural experience s throughout the year. It seeks to bring awareness to the community throug h both traveling exhibits and multiple permanent displays including “Wom en Trailblazers\,” “Fort Lauderdale – the Early Years\,” “Roots of Resilience: The Journey of Black Broward\,” “From Dugouts to Dream Yachts: The Story of Boatbuilding Along the New River\,” “Seminole Art s &\; Culture\,” “New River Archaeology\,” “Viva Fort Lauderdal e: Celebrating Hispanic Art &\; Culture\,” “The Growth and History of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office\,” and “Take PRIDE\, a Retros pective on LGBTQ Life in South Florida.”\n\nHistory Fort Lauderdale is o pen seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\, with docent-guided tours of fered daily at 1\, 2\, and 3 p.m. Group walking tours are available upon s pecial request. Admission is $15 for adults\; $12 for seniors\; and $7 for students (through age 22 with a valid student ID). Admission is free for members\, military personnel\, and children aged six and under. Tickets ar e available online at HistoryFortLauderdaleTickets.\n\nFor more informatio n about History Fort Lauderdale\, please call (954) 463-4431 or visit hist oryfortlauderdale.org. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.goriverwalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/02/Don-Mizell-Feb-26-850-x-550-px.jpg CATEGORIES:Community,Cultural,Education,History LOCATION:History Fort Lauderdale\, 231 SW 2nd Avenue\, Fort Lauderdale\, Fl orida\, 33301\, United States GEO:26.1191853;-80.14595480000003 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=231 SW 2nd Avenue\, Fort La uderdale\, Florida\, 33301\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Hist ory Fort Lauderdale:geo:26.1191853,-80.14595480000003 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR