Irvin Simpson News Today

After more than a decade of promises to the historic Black community of East Altamonte, Seminole County commissioners agreed to build a community center on 12 acres where the now-shuttered Rosenwald School stood — a relic of school segregation. “I am passionate about Rosenwald. But I am angry about it,” said Cora Snead, 81, an East Altamonte resident who attended elementary school and later ...

East Altamonte residents are anxious to see the redevelopment of the old Rosenwald campus after years of waiting.