Mayor updates city on COVID and protests
Mayor Rick Kriseman and Police Chief Anthony Holloway fielded questions in a press…
Covering the protests: USF St. Petersburg alum reflects on being a photojournalist during an historic time
Tampa Bay Times Photojournalist Martha Asencio-Rhine. Photo by Chris Urso, Tampa Bay…
Local protests in St. Petersburg draw hundreds after George Floyd’s death
At 8:37 p.m., a protester called for everyone present to lie flat on the pavement —…
I can’t get past the differences between the Minneapolis BLM protest and anti-lockdown protests
I can’t get past the differences between the Minneapolis BLM protest and…
‘We lived it.’ Alumni from St. Petersburg’s first Black high school reflect on desegregation
At the James Weldon Johnson Community Library, Lolita Brown flips to a photo of herself…
‘So you think Florida is not part of the Deep South, huh?’
In 1951, Samuel Shepherd and Walter Irvin, part of the Groveland Four, were shot by…
The silence heard around the world
Do some narrow-minded people in this country feel they can’t really tell off Black…
Voices around the world demand the U.S. drop the charges against the Uhuru 3
Attorney Life Malcolm speaking at the Uhuru House on May 27 was among many worldwide…
We’ve met the enemy: It’s some of us
‘Why are members of sororities and fraternities gathering petitions of support and…
Winnie Foster fought for equality to the end
Brave, courageous, tenacious, and unyielding, Winnie Foster was a force to be reckoned…
Screw Tom Brady, Drew Brees and all the other racist, white supremacist sympathizing athletes like them
‘Again, screw Tom Brady and his filthy, nasty, racist buddies, Donald Trump and Ron…
Rogue police officers haven’t learned a damn thing since George Floyd’s murder
Mapping Police Violence has updated its numbers to suggest that since George Floyd’s…
‘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…
Memories provided by Carlos Lovett
At 14 years old, Carlos Lovett and his family were one of the last people to leave the…
A Grave Situation: Part 6
By the early 1950s, plans moved forward for the construction of the segregated Pinellas…
St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs tackles systemic racism
This year’s four-day St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs conference discussed…
Young Black duo ponder escaping their joyless street corner in poetic drama ‘Pass Over’ at Studio@620
Erica Sutherlin directs Antoinette Nwandu’s riveting drama “Pass Over,” playing…
Read these “freedom books” in 2022
A strong interest in books on race and racism increased after the murder of George Floyd.…