Learn local Black history by touring the African American Heritage Trail
Gwendolyn Reese, president of the African American Heritage Association, was the featured…
St. Pete’s historic cemeteries and a time for reconciliation
There are thousands of unmarked graves in Lincoln Cemetery, and since the topsoil moves…
‘A Visual History of Civil Rights & Social Change in Pinellas County,’ Part 3
Like many other public spaces, Black people were not allowed to sit on St. Pete’s…
Civic groups join together to save the historic Melrose Clubhouse
Civic groups join together to save the historic Melrose Clubhouse, owned by the Pinellas…
I AM Eugene H. McLin
By Gwendolyn Reese Eugene H. McLin was city recreational director, football coach,…
My Brother and Sister’s Keeper
BY Goliath J. Davis, III, Ph.D, Contributor ST. PETERSBURG — Data from the most…
Who owns your heritage?
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – What does former slave Elder…
Oh baby, baby
BY JOYCE NANETTE JOHNSON, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — Amid lavender and pink…
Hidden History: Civil rights advances, Part 1
BY JON WILSON, Columnist This year brings the 50th anniversary of the federal Civil…
Baseball and the segregated South
BY JON WILSON, Columnist ST. PETERSBURG — A Mecca for baseball’s spring training…
‘We lived it.’ Alumni from St. Petersburg’s first Black high school reflect on desegregation
At the James Weldon Johnson Community Library, Lolita Brown flips to a photo of herself…
Honoring the legacy of Cleveland Johnson, Jr.
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Fifty years of local…
Helen Love: 103 and counting
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer SOUTH PASADENA – Helen Love celebrated her 103rd…
Hidden History: Ambassadors Club
BY JON WILSON, Columnist In its day, the Ambassadors Club was among St. Petersburg’s…
Hidden History: Remembering Dr. Leggett
Dr. Gilbert Leggett and Dr. James Ponder receiving outstanding service awards accompanied…