
The expansion of our Freedom School is thanks to a $200,000 grant from the Marilyn G. Harwell Fungible Fund, a component fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. In addition, we received a grant through the Community Foundation of Sarasota County Allen Wirtz Nobbe and Jo Bowen Nobbe Fund in the amount of $10,000 to directly support the work at the Roy McBean Boys & Girls Club this summer. See the full grant release below.
Read the full media release for the Community Foundation of Sarasota County expansion grants

Read the article Mobile Freedom School Brings History to Life written by Jada Wright-Greene in July 2025 for 96.5 Fogartyville Community Radio.
June 23, 2021
ASALH Manasota
Manasota ASALH branch is located in the Bradenton Sarasota area. ASALH mission is to promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about Black life history and culture. Branch meetings of Manasota ASALH, attended by members and friends of Sarasota and Bradenton areas, are opportunities to network and to plan for ASALH events. Each meeting begins with a Moment in History, a brief presentation about a key point in local, national, or historic African American History. These presentations enrich our knowledge base and help to deepen the connection between Manasota ASALH and the Manatee and Sarasota community.
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