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I AM Eugene H. McLin

by Gwendolyn Reese Eugene H. McLin was city recreational director, football coach,…

Mary E. Brown By Gwendolyn Reese The word midwife comes from the Old English words mid,…

BY GWEN REESE Joseph E. Savage, a sanitation worker, spearheaded a movement leading…

On Dec. 29, 1966, Joseph Waller – now known as Omali Yeshitela — stripped the…

John Donaldson aboard an ox cart in 1885. I haven’t forgotten part 2 of the…

BY GWEN REESE Emanuel M. W. Stewart was an educator, role model and leader. Educated in…

William H. “Buddy” West was a barber, a tailor and a promoter at the…

Rosalie Peck and Major Kelly dancing at a Club 16 event held at the Manhattan Casino.…

Joseph Lovett, Jr., son of Gibbs chief custodian Lovett Sr., with his family in the 1970s…

Also read ‘I AM: A person with a building named after me’ I AM Morris…

I AM Freddie Dyles, educator and basketball coach. In 1964, I joined Gibbs High School…

Gwendolyn Reese The first African-American community in St. Pete was settled in 1888-1889…

These licensed practical nurses graduated from the vocational program at the all-black…

John Donaldson aboard an ox cart in 1885. I haven’t forgotten part 2 of the…

By Gwendolyn Reese I would like to thank you for your patience during a very challenging…

Mary E. Brown By Gwendolyn Reese The word midwife comes from the Old English words mid,…

The Donaldsons operated a concession stand on South Mole, a former all-black beach now…

Parker Watson was lynched at the hands of a group of armed men wearing masks after being…