Greater Mt. Zion’s Black History Celebration
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Cross & Anvil Human Services kicked off their yearly Heritage Lecture Series with a Black History …
Eugenics and African Americans
Dr. Wilmer Leon, Dr. Shantella Sherman and Rev. Clarence Williams BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – The last night of the three-day …
St. Pete history is national history
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – McCabe United Methodist Church honored one of their own for Black History Month last Sunday, Feb. 25. …
Abundant Life celebrates Black History Month
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — Do you know where your tween or teenager was last Saturday night? Well, they should have been at the …
Celebrating Black History Month at Jet Jackson Recreation Center
Not too much older than the children performing, junior staff members Yonna, Lataria and Kenya (not shown here) all helped with the dance, modeling and step …
UNCF Black History Month Luncheon
TAMPA – More than 270 guests attended the United Negro College Fund Black History Month luncheon Tuesday, Feb. 20 featuring civil rights activist and former …
The Black History Pageant returns
ST. PETERSBURG — In 31 years as a reporter, columnist and editorial writer at the St. Petersburg Times, Peggy Mitchell Peterman helped change the face …
Celebrating Black History Month with ASALH
By Jennifer Gamble-Theard Black history month is a time when people of African ancestry can come together in memory of our rich past. During the month of …
VIDEO: Mayor honors Black History Month
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – For the third year in a row, Mayor Rick Kriseman raised the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American …
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. …