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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Focused Hotel Opens In Orlando

A hotel built around diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility? Well, that’s a first. The first of hopefully many more to come, Lake Nona Wave Hotel, opened its doors in Orlando […]

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Seacole, Mary Jane (1805 –1881)

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Black Woman Claims She Was Beaten By White Hotel Guests While They Called Her A “Monkey”

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Cole, Nat “King” (1919–1965)

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