The road to graduation: A student’s inspiring journey to success
Blair Wood Jones endured an underperforming school system for most of her K-12 education…
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Rev. Victor goes home
Rev. Gustave Victor’s homegoing service at Christ Gospel Church of Christ on March 25…
Mrs. Mattie Bennett: 99 years and counting
Pastor Tyrone Ford and First Lady Kadell Ford of United for Christ Freewill Church said…
The World’s Hopeful Young Generation event
The late Rev. Dr. Shawn EE Thomas’s sisters held the World’s Hopeful Young Generation…
Pillars of the community honored with Congressional Record
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor hosted her annual Black History Month program on Feb. 24 to honor…
Celebrating the Black mind
Delores Givens unveiled her Celebration of the Black Mind Mural last Saturday at Lake…
First African-American firefighters in St. Pete
In 2017, elected officials and a large contingent of first responders joined the Gibbs…
Cleveland Johnson, Jr.: Newspaper publisher
In 1967, Cleveland Johnson took over ownership of a small advertiser called The Weekly…
Douglas Jamerson: Educator and politician
Douglas Jamerson, Jr. grew up in the Gas Plant neighborhood of St. Petersburg. He worked…
Dr. Goliath Davis, III: Police chief, deputy mayor and educator
Dr. Goliath Davis, III, was born and raised in the Methodist Town neighborhood in St.…
Isaac Morris Tampa: Seafood market owner
During its heyday, 22nd Street South in St. Petersburg, affectionally known as the…
Irving Sanchez, Jr.: Funeral director
Undoubtedly, many have heard the tales of how over 100 businesses along the Deuces (22nd…
Gibbs 2023 Hall of Fame induction ceremony
The Gibbs Gladiator Alumni Association inducted 13 new members into its Hall of Fame on…
Winnie Foster fought for equality to the end
Brave, courageous, tenacious, and unyielding, Winnie Foster was a force to be reckoned…
Jenee Skipper elected as AKA Sorority chapter president
Jenee Skipper was installed as the next president of the Zeta Upsilon Omega Chapter of…
The FBI wants to put me on trial for fighting for Black freedom. Put the colonial state on trial!
BY OMALI YESHITELA, African People’s Socialist Party There are strong indications that…
Mr. I Got ‘Em has stories to tell and BBQ to sell
You can find Brady ‘Mr. I Got ‘Em’ Johnson at the St. Petersburg Saturday Morning…
Honoring St. Pete’s Veterans
The City of St. Petersburg held its ninth annual Veterans Day celebration on Dec. 9 at…