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…
Black Culture
The silence heard around the world
Do some narrow-minded people in this country feel they can’t really tell off Black…
Celebrating the birthday of jazz icon Al Downing with the Allstars Band
ST. PETERSBURG — The Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association celebrates the life and…
Charles W. Cherry II, retired ‘Florida Courier’ and ‘Daytona Times’ publisher, laid to rest
Charles W. “Chuck” Cherry II of Daytona Beach, a fierce advocate of the Black…
Gov. DeSantis: Running hard on racism
BY DR. ADORA OBI NWEZE, President, Florida State Conference NAACP TALLAHASSEE –…
Keepers of Heritage: Hidden Tales / Custodios de la Herencia: Cuentos Ocultos at Creative Pinellas
LARGO – Creative Pinellas is excited to announce their…
Focused on progress
‘As we complete our first 18 months in office, I’d like to share some of our…
Ralph Wimbish, Jr.: Keeping Black history alive
Ralph Wimbish, Jr. threw out the First Pitch at the inaugural Black Legacy Game at…
Pass-a-Grille, once a ‘sundown town’
Pass-a-Grille: Sundown Town at one time. In this image, Sylvia Hilton, a white woman who…
‘Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts’ part 1
The Buffalo Soldiers were Black troops who were veterans of the Indian Wars. The…
Coalitions mobilize to demand truth-telling of Black History in schools
Left, Attorney Mutaqee Akbar, Rev. RB Holmes and Rick Hoye are mobilizing to stop the…
Juneteenth 2023 mural has new message
Black Lives Matter mural at Woodson Museum reimagined in celebration of Juneteenth with a…
2022-23 First Ladies in African American History honored
The Woodson African American Museum of Florida celebrated the 2022-23 trailblazing Black…
Juneteenth: Florida’s History of the celebration
On June 15, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act by…
Oral histories of erased Black cemeteries: Joseph C. Myrick
Joseph C. Myrick’s family was one of many affected by the displaced Black…
Juneteenth kickoff at Enoch Davis a great success
The Midtown Celebrity Club, Inc., in conjunction with the City of St. Petersburg, Enoch…
The Harlem hoopsters of the Renaissance
The New York Renaissance, also known as the Harlem Renaissance or…
Gone to glory: A tribute to a community icon
‘Mrs. Johnson was extremely intelligent, well read and conversant on a wide range of…