Ida B. Wells Barnett and the Anti-Lynching Movement
Ida B. Wells was an African American journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching…
‘Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts’ part 3
The Buffalo Soldiers were sent to the Philippines as reinforcements. BY FRANK DROUZAS,…
‘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…
Community Conversations celebrates power and contribution of Black women
Gwendolyn Reese, president of the African American Heritage Association of St. Petersburg…
NCNW’s 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Awards Breakfast
The St. Petersburg Metropolitan Section of the National Council of Negro Women’s 35th…
She gives a voice
Nikole Hannah-Jones is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter covering racial injustice for…
Lynching as a system of terror in America
Teenager Jesse Washington was lynched and burned in Waco, Texas, on May 15, 1916. By…
The legacy of lynching in America
The lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith in Marion, Ind., 1930 BY JACQUELINE…
The history and importance of historically black colleges and universities
Spelman College (1881) BY JACQUELINE HUBBARD, ASALH, President The overwhelming majority…
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson and black women: A tutorial, Part 2
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson By Dr. Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich Black women icons,…
July 4th Block Party to celebrate African families, music and art
ST. PETERSBURG – Next Tuesday, July 4, WBPU Black Power 96.3 FM will host a day of…
Racial histories that shaped economic inequities today
Author and scholar Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, an influential authority on racial justice…
2022-23 First Ladies in African American History honored
The Woodson African American Museum of Florida celebrated the 2022-23 trailblazing Black…
Road tripping: Retracing the Chitlin’ Circuit
The Manhattan Casino on 22nd Street South in St. Petersburg was one of the more famous…
2021 Black Wall Street Experience & Small Business Expo
The Black Wall Street Experience & Business Expo strives to build sustainable…
Movies return to the Deuces
ST. PETERSBURG — When is a movie more than a film? When the purpose of the movie is…
2019 Men and Women of Distinction Awards
The Gathering of Women, Inc. held their 2019 Men and Women of Distinction Awards Sunday,…
2019 Essence of Ebony Pearls Debutante Cotillion
Twenty-one young ladies were presented into society at the 10th biennial Essence of Ebony…