Gwendolyn Reese

Reopening the doors of the church

Before inviting congregants back, faith leaders should set up a reopening and recovery…

by Gwendolyn Reese Eugene H. McLin was city recreational director, football coach,…

Mary E. Brown By Gwendolyn Reese The word midwife comes from the Old English words mid,…

Rev. J.C. Pritchett, Legacy Week host and State Attorney Aramis Ayala for the Ninth…

BY GWEN REESE Joseph E. Savage, a sanitation worker, spearheaded a movement leading…

Gwendolyn Reese is a founder of The 2020 Plan vision and current president of The African…

By J.A. Jones, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – With plans for the redevelopment of…

Panelist Fred Hearns, Gwendolyn Reese and Victoria Oldham discussed the Civil Rights…

John Donaldson aboard an ox cart in 1885. I haven’t forgotten part 2 of the…

BY GWEN REESE Emanuel M. W. Stewart was an educator, role model and leader. Educated in…

L-R, Imam Askia Muhammad Aquil, Gwendolyn Reese, Tim Dutton, Winnie Foster and Ken Welch…

Local historian and columnist Gwendolyn Reese is the president of St. Pete’s African…

William H. “Buddy” West was a barber, a tailor and a promoter at the…

Rosalie Peck and Major Kelly dancing at a Club 16 event held at the Manhattan Casino.…

Joseph Lovett, Jr., son of Gibbs chief custodian Lovett Sr., with his family in the 1970s…

I AM Freddie Dyles, educator and basketball coach. In 1964, I joined Gibbs High School…

Gwendolyn Reese The first African-American community in St. Pete was settled in 1888-1889…

These licensed practical nurses graduated from the vocational program at the all-black…