Honoring Our Rich Past and Promising Future
By Dr. Kanika Tomalin | President and CEO, The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg…
Black Culture
Acquitted on Russian agent charge, Omali Yeshitela, Uhuru 3 to be sentenced on Conspiracy charge
Special to The Weekly Challenger By Roger K. Clendening The Uhuru 3 are Omali Yeshitela,…
Meet celebrated children’s book author Ty Allan Jackson on Dec 14 at The Royal Theater
By J.A. Jones, Staff Writer ST. PETE – The Competitive Readers Coalition (CRC),…
The message of 2024’s FAMILY BLESSING, Dec. 15 at The Mahaffey, is more important than ever
ST. PETE/CLEARWATER – As Tampa Bay recovers from a year of upheaval, and prepares for a…
“Their Stories, Our Voices” Youth Griot Program application is now open
“If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible…
Artists and creatives discuss future of Tampa Bay’s art scene; 3rd Afrofuturism Festival begins
By Zermi Jenkins, Contributor ST. PETERSBURG – Weekend one of the Tampa Bay…
Cultured Books and St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest on Saturday, Nov 2 at The Woodson Museum
Cultured Books Literacy Foundation has continued to grow and promote reading among youth…
Community Tech advocate Lynn Harrell Johnson becomes president of NCNW
On Aug. 25, at New Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, a new generation of NCNW leadership was…
Juneteenth Black Excellence Cinema Experience, June 19, free at Tampa Theatre
By J.A. Jones, Staff Writer TAMPA – On Wednesday, June 19th, four filmmakers come…
The diverse history of Childs Park
The Childs Park subdivision was platted in 1911 by Julius A. and Lysander D. Childs. The…
Decolonizing Therapy: Reimagining the old mental health paradigm
BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — The latest Speakers Who…
Frustrated by Florida’s changes to Black history curriculum? A scholar urges people to speak up
Experts like James Stewart say broad participation is needed to push back against…
Community Conversations tackles book banning
The African American Heritage Association held August’s Community Conversations about…
Literacy: The new Civil Rights Movement
‘We now know racially integrated education did not ensure quality education, and if…
Heritage Association announces banned books club for children
Gwendolyn Reese and the African American Heritage Association announced the “I Love…
Black Veteran shares story of unique, groundbreaking military career
Left, Karen Davis Pritchett, Martha Bellamy and Trudy Beeler, Empath Health Veterans…
Community Conversations delved into the harm of cultural gentrification
July’s installment of Community Conversations discussed cultural gentrification with…
Baptists pledge sustained fight for truth-telling of Black history
Former state Sen. Tony Hill, Task Force Chair Rev. RB Holmes, Brevard School Board Member…