Fighting food deserts
Dear Editor: The issue of food deserts has become a consistent theme throughout St.…
TWC
Because silence is deadly and inaction = complicity
Rev. William Gravely Dear Editor: I was about to lay low and say nothing in this…
Mini Lights: Folklore as a way to deal with trauma
BY JABAAR EDMOND, Contributor ST. PETERSBURG – The local Mini Lights urban legend of…
A call to action!
TAMPA BAY – One Church One Child of Florida challenges communities to seriously…
Business and political relationships make the difference
BY CINDY CARTER, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Former Mayor Rick Baker hopes to…
7 Easy Back-to-School Dinners
(Family Features) When the school bells start ringing, putting wholesome and tasty family…
Kriseman team tries to silence black community at ‘Vigil Against Hate’
Dear Editor: Rick Kriseman’s “Vigil Against Hate” at Demen’s Landing took an…
Make Lunchtime Fun Time
Tips for creating back-to-school lunches (Family Features) With school back in session,…
Cainion and Scruggs driving Dist. 6
BY GYPSY C. GALLARDO, theburgvotes.com After scrapping our first attempt to survey…
There’s a genocide happening and it’s against the black community
Dear Editor: On August 6, three teenage black boys, Dejarae Thomas, Keontae Brown, and…
A Sacred Jesus
BY REV. DORAL PULLEY Scripture Reference – Luke 22:44 Death is the unknown. We…
Affirmative Action
BY KEISHA BELL It is not uncommon that “race” immediately comes to mind when thinking…
Lizzie Donald: 100 years and counting
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – “I don’t know if you heard me,…
Winning Reading Boost
BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Kids don’t typically rate learning…
Black to School
By Allen A. Buchanan, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — The Carter G. Woodson African…
The line is drawn in the blood of black children
Dear Editor: I’d first like to start this off by appreciating those who, in light of…
No permanent friends, no permanent enemies, only permanent issues
BY LESLIE WIMES Bob Johnson, one of the founders of Black Entertainment Television, is…
Rest in power: Jimmie Goshey, Dejarae Thomas, and Keontae Brown
Dear Editor: On the morning of Aug. 6, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department…