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About DiverseCity

Welcome to Orlando! We are truly a melting pot of people and entertainment; home to major theme parks such as Walt Disney World® Resort, Universal Orlando Resort™, SeaWorld Orlando and exciting entertainment complexes such as I-Drive 360, Pointe Orlando and Dave & Busters to name a few. And let’s not forget an abundance of shopping. We are also home to African-American, Asian, Hispanic and LGBT communities. This website will give you a glimpse inside some of these communities where you can dine, shop, play and learn were our citizens live. From soul food and Latin to Asian cuisine there is something for everyone’s palate.

Explore Our Communities

African-American Community
African-American Community For an in depth historical view of Orlando, old and new take a short trip to downtown Orlando’s Division and South Streets where you’ll find the Wells’ Built Museum of African American History and Culture. Added to the U. S. Registry of National Historic Places in February 2000, the hotel and a nearby [...]
Hispanic Community
Hispanic Community More than a third of Orlando’s population is Hispanic and it continues to grow by leaps and bounds. While Puerto Ricans have been the largest portion of this community, it’s even more so now after Hurricane Irma displaced thousands who relocated to Central Florida. Mexicans, Dominicans, Colombians and others from South America also [...]
Asian-American Community
Asian-American Community The presence of Asian Americans in the theme park capital of the world extends beyond the exhibits at Walt Disney World’s Epcot and festive overlays during key dates in the cultural calendars. In fact, “The City Beautiful” shares its slogan with the Chinese city of Guilin, and you can literally visit a gift [...]
Caribbean Community
Caribbean Community Much of the in-migration to the great state of Florida comes from outside of the United States. More than thirty percent of the state’s booming population growth comes from the Caribbean and Central America. It has been estimated that there are more than 135,000 Caribbean or Caribbean American persons living in Central Florida [...]

Upcoming Events

12apr(apr 12)9:00 am31aug(aug 31)5:00 pmTHE SAGE PROJECT PHASE 2: HANNIBAL SQUARE ELDERS TELL THEIR STORIESTHE SAGE PROJECT PHASE 2: HANNIBAL SQUARE ELDERS TELL THEIR STORIES(april 12) 9:00 am - (august 31) 5:00 pm EST 642 W. New England Ave

Event Details

Name: THE SAGE PROJECT PHASE 2: HANNIBAL SQUARE ELDERS TELL THEIR STORIES
Dates: April 12 – August 31, 2019

Location: Hannibal Square Heritage Center Visiting Exhibition Gallery

FREE

Description:The second phase of an important Heritage Center documentary to preserve and understand local history from the perspective of a select group of the oldest residents in Winter Park’s historic African American community. The group of elders consists of current residents, ages 80 to over a 100, who have had a lifelong relationship with the historic Hannibal Square community. Since the project’s inception in 2012, more than half of the participating elders in the first phase have passed away, but their legacy and contributions will last forever through the collection at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center, reaching local residents and visitors of all ages and backgrounds. Through the art of documentary photography by Heritage Center founder Peter Schreyer, and oral histories collected by the center’s chief historian Fairolyn Livingston, the memories and stories of elders from one of the nation’s oldest African-American townships will become an exhibition at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center. During the exhibition, the Hannibal Square Heritage Center will host a Juneteenth Celebration at the Winter Park Community Center, date TBA.