Campbell Park holds Black History celebration
BY JEFFREY ZANKER, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — The Campbell Park Recreation Center held their annual Black History Celebration Feb. 24 at the Enoch Davis …
The Horrible Fate of John Casor, The First Black Man to be Declared Slave for Life in America
By Kat Eschner, SMITHSONIAN.COM The only date definitely connected to John Casor’s life is this day in 1654 or 1655. It’s not when he was born, when he …
4 Problematic Statements White People Make About Race — and What to Say Instead
By Ali Owens // Huffington Post February is Black History Month – and along with it comes the inevitable onslaught of facepalm-worthy comments on the …
Greater Mt. Zion’s Black History Worship Celebration
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Pastor Clarence Williams and the Greater Mt. Zion AME family pulled out all the stops last Sunday with …
‘Fighting for the Right to Fight’
BY GWENDOLYN REESE, Contributor ST. PETERSBURG – Currently on exhibit at the St. Petersburg Museum of History is “Fighting for the Right to Fight: African …
ASALH celebrates black history
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Cultural anthropologist and filmmaker Dr. Sheila Walker, Ph.D. headlined the Association for the Study of …
Luncheon, movie and discussion at the Woodson Museum
BY ABIGAIL PAYNE, Neighborhood News Bureau ST. PETERSBURG – The ability to learn is an essential part of life. It is a form of acquisition that continues …
AKA Sorority celebrates Black Heritage Month with community events
In celebration of Black Heritage Month, the ladies of Zeta Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. will host interesting, entertaining and …
A history of sanctuary cities: How Black Americans protected fugitive slaves
By Barbara Krauthamer, SALON Over the past few days, the national climate has grown increasingly tense over the issue of “sanctuary” cities and states. …
Black History Month special film presentation Feb. 28 at Palladium
ST. PETERSBURG – The City of St. Petersburg will help mark Black History Month with a special film presentation about the bloodiest campaign of the entire …
This ingenious slave literally mailed himself to freedom
By Matt Reimann, Timeline On March 30, 1849, a group of white men in Philadelphia breathlessly opened a wooden crate, carefully prying open the slats. Inside, …
Odom meets Bethune
Ersula Knox Odom as Mary McLeod Bethune DAYTONA BEACH — The start of this year’s Black History Month, Ersula Knox Odom could be found doing what …
Mayor honors Black History Month
Terri Lipsey Scott BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – For the second year in a row Mayor Rick Kriseman raised the Dr. Carter G. …
Trump used a Black History Month speech to talk about himself, how he did with black voters, and CNN
Updated by German Lopez, Vox Wednesday is the first day of Black History Month. Typically, presidents honor the day by talking about the many …