This Black History Month, Fox 4 will celebrate the achievements that have shaped communities across Southwest Florida.
In February, our community correspondents will connect with community trailblazers and changemakers. We’ll share stories that honor Black influence, excellence and leadership.
In the late 1960s, when a house fire threatened to spread through the close-knit community of Harlem Heights in Fort Myers, people faced a harsh reality: help was too far away. The nearest fire department was miles down unpaved roads with no street signs, and by the time firefighters arrived, entire blocks of wooden homes could be lost…