A call to action!
Photo Credit: Heart Gallery Tampa, Inc. Photo by Pezz Photo TAMPA BAY – One Church One Child of Florida challenges communities to seriously consider …
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Food relief offered to the community at Jordan Park Apartments
ST. PETERSBURG – Millions of families have been affected by Hurricane Irma and the St. Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA) employees worked tirelessly and …
Race and professional progress
BY KEISHA BELL Are there times when you have wondered how race has hindered or aided your professional progress? Ingrained racist attitudes have both overt and …
Enoch Davis Center celebrates 36 years of community service
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG –The third annual Pamper St. Pete event could not have come at a better time as the effects of Hurricane …
St. Pete Sigmas host 2017 State Leadership Conference
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG –Delta Omicron Sigma (DOS) Chapter welcomed more than 160 fraternity brothers from all over the state …
The twins
BY DEXTER MCCREE, Feature Writer ST. PETERSBURG — When they look back on their past, JeNay and JeNel Yore sometimes forget about how they became the …
Manhattan Casino decision coming soon
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – In the Sept. 14 city council meeting, both sides fighting for the Manhattan Casino, the Callaloo Group …
BTAG’s dynamic duo retiring
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer LARGO – Every year, the Bridging the Achievement Gap (BTAG) program holds a banquet in August to highlight the successes …
Septima Poinsette Clark: She is here, Part 3
By Keisha Bell “Why is she here,” he asked. Do you know the feeling of being unwelcomed because you are the “wrong” color, gender, socio-economic …
Clergy leader endorses Kriseman for Mayor
I, Rev. Dr. Deborah R. Green, President & C.E.O. of Earth Mission Ministries, Inc., lend my full support and I officially endorse Mayor Rick Kriseman to …
Storm debris pickup
ST. PETERSBURG – Storm debris pickup is underway in St. Pete and residents can now find an approximate schedule online at StPeteRecovers.com. The …
Compassion for all
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG -The Childs Park Recreation Center hosted one of several community events around the city that provided …
St. Pete’s finest: Ayesha Doyle
ATLANTA – St. Petersburg native Ayesha Doyle was recognized by the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter with an Unsung …
The comedic rise of Lynnette Hardy
By Joyce Nanette Johnson, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – “I’ve always secretly wanted to be a comedienne,” chuckled Lynnette Hardy. “That’s my way …
The Weekly Challenger turns 50!
BY LYN JOHNSON, Publisher ST. PETERSBURG – Fifty years ago today, The Weekly Challenger came into existence. My father, Cleveland Johnson, Jr., borrowed $40 …
Another point of view
BY PAMELA DAVIS, THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES NEWSPAPER IN EDUCATION: A SPECIAL WEEKLY PAGE Originally published Feb. 16, 1998 This month’s …
Newton, Edwards and Baker put FEMA at citizens’ fingertips
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — Filing FEMA applications for relief funds became a lot easier last Wednesday and Thursday when former …