2015 Leadership Awards Breakfast
BY HOLLY KESTENIS, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – For 29 years the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has been honored at the annual Leadership …
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SCLC salutes community drum majors for justice
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Pinellas Technical College (PTC) played host to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Pinellas …
Celebrating 30 years of MLK events
BY PUNEET SANDHU, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — It was 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed the Federal King Holiday into law. It was 1986 before the …
Cornel West in St. Pete
BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — Dr. Cornel West took to the pulpit at the Greater Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church on Wed., Jan. …
34th Annual MLK High School Essay Contest
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — Enoch Davis Community Center sponsored its 31st Annual MLK Essay Contest Thurs., Jan. 15 to celebrate the …
The MLK Memorial Service: There is more to be done
BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — Acclaimed author Dr. Ray Arsenault was the keynote speaker at the Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church …
The MLK Candlelight Vigil
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — The 2015 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Candlelight Vigil packed the Carter G. Woodson Museum with a …
MLK celebration: Three days of love, peace & fun
BY HOLLY KESTENIS, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – This January 19 marks Martin Luther King Day, Jr. where all around the nation people will pay their respects …