In the heatswamps of central Florida in the middle of the last century, a loose cadre of more than two dozen Black painters flourished for a time, their electric palm-laced sunsets and stormy surfside ...

Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

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