Pillars of the community honored with Congressional Record
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor hosted her annual Black History Month program on Feb. 24 to honor…
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ASALH’s seventh annual Black History Month celebration featured award-winning filmmaker
Filmmaker Valerie Scoon discussed her award-winning documentary at ASALH’s Black…
Truth, justice and the district’s way
“Something must change if the current administration’s credibility is to be restored.…
Film ‘Ruby Bridges’ banned in a Pinellas County school
‘Once again, a single parent provoked the district’s action toward…
Was Gulfport a sundown town?
With its sunny beach, laid-back atmosphere and LGBTQIA+ friendliness, does the City of…
How should the community respond to the Stop WOKE Act?
Gwendolyn Reese, president of the AAHA, Bridgette Heller, founder and CEO of the Shirley…
Celebrating the Black mind
Delores Givens unveiled her Celebration of the Black Mind Mural last Saturday at Lake…
African American moments in rock and roll history, Part 4
Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s 1944 release “Down by the Riverside” was selected…
11th annual literacy festival
The gloomy sky didn’t deter eventgoers from the 11th annual James Weldon Johnson…
Back at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg after pandemic pause
Jehovah’s Witnesses resume public ministry at the Firestone Grand Prix of St.…
Heritage Association initiates yearlong membership drive with event
Gwendolyn Reese, president of the African American Heritage Association, along with Vice…
Mayor Welch takes city hall into the community
Mayor Welch manned his ‘Coffee with Ken’ table at the first Mayor Welch’s City…
Oral histories of erased Black cemeteries: Yvette Lewis
Like many in the Bay area, Yvette Lewis was surprised to discover that the final resting…
Sixth annual James B. Sanderlin Black History Award
McCabe United Methodist Church held its sixth annual James B. Sanderlin Black History…
St. Pete begins Ramadan with a city proclamation
Members of the Islamic community joined Mayor Ken Welch in ushering in the holy…
Pinellas County Commission opposes Black community radio
The community came out to support Black Power 96 at their Feb. 20 press conference. Dear…
Advance care planning eases stress during serious illness, emergency
Keosha Simmons’ father died under Suncoast Hospice care. The experience spurred her…
College for Kids returns to St. Petersburg College’s Downtown Center
St. Petersburg College’s summer program, College for Kids, offers weekly themes,…