Marcea Cazel

2 weeks ago | nextavenue.org | Marcea Cazel

For a long time, I thought I had a solid grasp of my family's history. As an African American, I knew how rare that was and felt lucky to have documented knowledge about my mother's side of the family going back to the 1800s. But after I became a parent, I started seeing missing pieces from both sides that I hadn't thought to question before. As shows like PBS's 'Finding Your Roots' gained popularity, so did my sense of urgency.

2 months ago | nextavenue.org | Marcea Cazel

I was seven years old when I fell in love with daytime soap operas. These shows were over the top with long-lost relatives, cheating couples, people rising from the dead and plenty of villains you loved to hate. I even remember racing home from third grade on my bicycle to watch the "General Hospital" characters Luke and Laura get married for the first time. But my mother wasn't having any of it. Although I knew she enjoyed the nighttime soap "Dallas," I wasn't allowed to watch it.

Jan 11, 2024 | mycornacopia.com | Marcea Cazel

In the northeast corner of Florida, Jacksonville is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. Sitting on the St. John’s River and the Atlantic Ocean, the city has a long storyline, from the time of the original inhabitants, the Timucua people, to the occupation by the French, Spanish, British, and finally, the United States. With all that history comes a rich Black history in Jacksonville that visitors can still learn about today via these seven ways.

Dec 29, 2023 | confettitravelcafe.com | Marcea Cazel

St. Petersburg, Florida, has come a long way in the past 15 years with a vibrant arts, culture, and food scene. Once known as a retirement community, the downtown area is now known for its many street murals, world-renowned museums, restaurants and local breweries. This is the atmosphere where Savor St. Pete takes place at the beginning of November. About Savor St. PeterburgIn its 11th year, Savor St. Pete is an annual festival taking place in the downtown area.

Nov 30, 2023 | modernfarmer.com | Marcea Cazel

With a background in food policy and environmental causes, Karyn Bigelow already understood how vital bees are to the environment. But the isolation during 2020 sent her on a path to help diversify the apiary world and create Beekeeping While Black, an online community to educate and support African Americans who keep bees. As her area was on lockdown during the pandemic, Bigelow gravitated towards an old hobby from her childhood: playing The Sims computer game.