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Santa Claus & Hope Alive Outreach bring joy to Jordan Park
Dr. Basha P. Jordan, Jr., CEO of Hope Alive Outreach treated Jordan Park residents to…
Will a Black mayor deliver reparations to the Black community?
The International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement wants to know if a Black mayor…
Goodwill Job Connection hosting Jan. 20 event to recruit security officers
Allied Universal is looking to fill armed and unarmed security positions at a pay rate of…
Tampa Bay area faith and community leaders take health to wealth pledge
On Dec. 30, the Collective Empowerment Group of the Tampa Bay Area’s…
bell hooks: Pathbreaker, humanitarian, author, leader
Born Gloria Jean Watkins Sept. 25, 1952, in Hopkinsville, Ky., bell hooks went on to…
Read these “freedom books” in 2022
A strong interest in books on race and racism increased after the murder of George Floyd.…
Honoring the past and present work of HBCU students who are leading the fight to obtain civil rights
HBCUs opened in churches across the nation in the late 1800s to educate newly freed Black…
The Freedom Papers
The Freedom Papers illustrates the Dream Defenders’ vision for a world that serves…
Transformative justice as a way around police abuse
Transformative justice is a political framework and approach for responding to violence,…
A day of memories; a day of celebration
Mayor-elect Ken Welch regaled the crowd with stories of growing up in the Gas Plant…
Stephanie Owens named deputy mayor and chief of policy
ST. PETERSBURG — Mayor-elect Ken Welch announced several key people who will serve…
The start and future of Cultured Books
At last month’s Social Venture Partners Tampa Bay Fast Pitch competition, Lorielle J.…
Community activist turned candidate seeks to bring new energy and diversity to Clearwater City Council
‘I think it’s time for a younger demographic who care about the community to serve,…
The Crumbley legacy: Our children’s keepers through basketball
The Crumbley men use the basketball court as the vehicle to help youth see their worth,…
St. Petersburg College and partners leading the charge to address nursing shortages
‘A nursing shortage affects all of us. We recognize that it is imperative to the…
Gifted Hands Custom Sewing and Alterations
Seamstress Lalanda Little, the owner of Gifted Hands Custom Sewing and Alterations, is so…
White rage hindering Black progress
The first African Americans to serve in Congress were Republicans elected during the…