Vehicle Donation Benefits AACS
Ralph Lightfoot2021-09-06T23:48:25+00:00Even before he became a member of The African American Cultural Society, Jimmie Jukes made the valuable contribution of a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado to our organization. The considerable proceeds from the sale of his contribution will help us continue our mission of highlighting and preserving our culture in Flagler County. Thank you so much Mr. Jukes. If you [...]
Smithsonian September 2021 News
Ralph Lightfoot2021-09-02T16:02:06+00:00Great articles from the Smithsonian
Tribute For Dr. Runoko Rashidi
Ralph Lightfoot2021-08-25T05:09:52+00:00Tribute For Dr. Runoko Rashidi Dr. Runoko Rashidi was an African American historian, born in California who spent his life traveling the world to connect the original Black people of Asia, Australia (surrounding islands), India and the Persian Gulf with their African brothers and sisters. He matriculated through the Los Angeles public school system, earned an undergraduate degree [...]
AACS 18th Annual Youth Black History Program – 2021
Ralph Lightfoot2021-08-07T03:11:12+00:00Great Article about today's Program From the Palm Coast Observer Click Here
AACS Salutes Women who have led the organization over the past 30 years.
Ralph Lightfoot2021-08-06T21:35:07+00:00Vivian Richardson Vivian Richardson is the first woman to serve in multiple leadership roles that included president and chairperson of the board of directors. She moved through the ranks over several years serving full terms as 2nd Vice President and 1st Vice President under Walter Boone. She served as President 1/2007 - 12/2008. Following her election [...]
New Roof
Ralph Lightfoot2021-08-06T20:13:19+00:00Wonderful News!! Our NEW roof is complete. We are grateful for all the hard work done by our Board of Directors led by Chairman Edmund G. Pinto, Jr., and our Executive Board lead by President Joe Matthews. We offer our heartfelt thanks to Blanche Valentine, our Center Administrator, for all the workarounds she had to do to keep [...]
Two Women’s Readiness to Co-Found the Newsletter
Ralph Lightfoot2021-08-06T19:54:04+00:00The African American Cultural Society's (AACS) newsletter came on the heels of both Ida Sharpe (1933-2002) and Gertrude Blackwell's (1918-2012) readiness to co-found the publication. Mrs. Sharpe and Mrs. Blackwell are part of the African American Cultural Society's initiative honoring women who have made the African American Cultural Society a success. Just one year after the [...]
Juneteenth
Ralph Lightfoot2021-08-06T16:07:17+00:00The African American Cultural Society, Inc. (AACS) aacspalmcoast.org is pleased to host our annual Juneteenth Program virtually for the second time. With this video we hope to increase your knowledge of Juneteenth and acknowledge the tremendous achievements and contributions of people who are of African descent. In addition, we wish to bring human beings across the globe closer, [...]