Honoring C. Bette Wimbish
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – “I can’t think of a better way…
Mercy Hospital and its pioneering physicians, part 2
These licensed practical nurses graduated from the vocational program at the all-black…
Mercy Hospital and its pioneering physicians
By Gwendolyn Reese I would like to thank you for your patience during a very challenging…
Honoring the legacy of Cleveland Johnson, Jr.
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Fifty years of local…
Civil rights trailblazer memorialized
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – C. Bette Wimbish experienced many…
Who owns your heritage?
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – What does former slave Elder…
Hidden History: Civil Rights Advances, Part 2
BY JON WILSON, Columnist Civil rights in St. Petersburg made considerable progress during…
Hidden History: Civil rights advances, Part 1
This year brings the 50th anniversary of the federal Civil Rights Act, a landmark law…
USF Celebrates Black History
Vintage photos featuring African American interests in St. Petersburg, events in civil…
Baseball & the Segregated South
A Mecca for baseball’s spring training since 1914, St. Petersburg in 1961 became a…
I AM Joseph E. Savage
BY GWEN REESE Joseph E. Savage, a sanitation worker, spearheaded a movement leading…
Keeping the history of Mercy Hospital alive
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – On a Saturday afternoon sitting in…
Hidden History: Ambassadors Club
In its day, the Ambassadors Club was among St. Petersburg’s most influential groups in…