St. Pete ranked #13 in national immigration integration assessment
BY J.A. JONES, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – On Monday, Sept. 17, also observed as…
Integration in St. Pete
L-R, Patrick A. Jackson, Ronnell Montgomery, Dr. Kanika Tomalin and Kenny Irby BY…
In 1956, the racist governor of Mississippi started a secretive commission to fight integration
Abetting murder was among the misdeeds The Mississippi Sovereignty Commission is…
Model black student, 9, denied charter school attendance because of decades-old integration law
A black elementary school student has been told he cannot keep attending his school after…
Intentional Integration
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is…
Racist frat boy who put noose on Ole Miss integration statue faces 11 years in prison
The Justice Department has indicted a former Ole Miss student on civil rights charges…
‘A Visual History of Civil Rights & Social Change in Pinellas County,’ Part 4
It’s important that we recognize those who came before us with a vision of a…
If you build it, they will come: Black cultural preservation
Over the next few months, Dr. Nashid Madyun, executive director of Florida Humanities…
‘A Visual History of Civil Rights & Social Change in Pinellas County,’ Part 3
Like many other public spaces, Black people were not allowed to sit on St. Pete’s…
The Classes of 1970 celebrated 50 years of friendship
The Classes of 1970 celebrated their belated 50th anniversary in July at the at the Club…
‘A Visual History of Civil Rights & Social Change in Pinellas County,’ Part 2
During Jim Crow St. Petersburg, Mercy Hospital was the only hospital that would serve…
‘A Visual History of Civil Rights & Social Change in Pinellas County,’ Part 1
The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg and the African American Heritage Association…
Balancing Temptation & Truth Jesus, the King of the Kingdom
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay READ | Matthew 4:1-11 After Jesus…
Alletha Welch: A mother’s words of wisdom and love
‘The life lessons learned from my mom, Alletha, are too numerous to convey,’…
Annie Dabbs protects Tarpon’s Black History, part 2
Annie Dabbs lived through staunch segregation and oppression and refuses to let the Black…
A difference maker: Henry L. Ashwood Sr.
‘Henry ‘Hank’ Ashwood Sr., the man I affectionately gave the moniker “Pappa…
Segregated Sand: Florida’s Beaches in the Civil Rights Movement
With more than 1,300 miles of coastline, Black Floridians had to contend with the issue…
Impact of structural racism in St. Pete
The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg hosted an update on the structural racism…