Florida education restrictions spur community ‘teach-ins’ on Black history
Jacqueline Hubbard, right, who heads the St. Petersburg Association for the Study of…
Hidden History
Minnie Styles Killen and the Miss Black St. Petersburg Beauty Pageant, part 1
St. Pete’s own Minnie Styles Killen modeled for Bill Blass, Oscar de la Renta and…
Growing up in the Gas Plant
November’s Community Conversations titled ‘Our Stories Matter: Memories of the Gas…
‘So you think Florida is not part of the Deep South, huh?’
In 1951, Samuel Shepherd and Walter Irvin, part of the Groveland Four, were shot by…
‘Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts’ part 2
BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer The PBS documentary “Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two…
Southern Pinellas ‘Sundown Towns’
Southern Pinellas ‘Sundown Towns’ didn’t mean only Gulfport. In 1914, a sign posted…
Coming home to Cooperstown
Born John W. Jackson, Bud Fowler was a pioneer in every sense of the word. Not only the…
‘The 24th’ review: Reexamining a historic racial injustice
‘The 24th’ is based on the true story of a deadly 1917 race riot in Houston.…
First lynching memorial marker to document local history of racial violence
By Attorney Jacqueline Hubbard, President, ASALH ST. PETERSBURG — A coalition of…
Ocoee On Fire: The 1920 Election Day Massacre
Jason Byrne, Medium It must have seemed like a lifetime ago to Julius “July” Perry…
African Americans in technology history and future
Can you believe 2018 is toast? Time for resolutions, new starts, new goals. In Jan., we…
‘Fighting for the Right to Fight’
BY GWENDOLYN REESE, Contributor ST. PETERSBURG – Currently on exhibit at the St.…
Black History Month special film presentation Feb. 28 at Palladium
ST. PETERSBURG – The City of St. Petersburg will help mark Black History Month with a…
The Ocoee Massacre
Ocoee, Fla., had many prominent Black residents before the Nov. 2, 1920 massacre. Not a…
Outstanding players from the Negro League era
BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer Before America’s pastime was desegregated, a series of…