LWVSPA launched a multi-part campaign to help citizens get ready to vote by mail
Jabari Reed-Diop (AKA iBoms) and well-known St. Pete mural artist Derek Donnelly produced…
Politics
Everything but the N-word
While speaking at a youth rally in Phoenix, Trump called the coronavirus “kung flu.”…
A history of policing in America
Slave patrols and Night Watches, which later became modern police departments, were both…
Respect, accountability and integrity
Goliath J. Davis, III, Ph.D. BY Goliath J. Davis, III, Ph.D., Contributor ST. PETERSBURG…
I Can’t Breathe: A diagnostic criteria of being black in America
BY Russia Collins, LMHC, CCPP, Contributor ST. PETERSBURG — I can’t breathe!…
Trump’s photo-op with a Bible is contemptuous
By Frank Drouzas, Staff Writer It will be remembered as the day Donald Trump raised a…
Scruggs resigns NAACP to run for county commission
ST. PETERSBURG – Today, June 11, Maria L. Scruggs will end her service to the St.…
Local protests in St. Petersburg draw hundreds after George Floyd’s death
At 8:37 p.m., a protester called for everyone present to lie flat on the pavement —…
Pinellas County black-elected officials speak
Row 1: L-R, State Senator Darryl Rouson, State Rep. Wengay “Newt” Newton, Pinellas…
Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden’s new senior advisor, is ready for November
Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden’s new senior advisor, is ready for November Looking for this…
27% of black voters agree: African Americans that back Trump ‘ain’t black’: Poll
27% of black voters agree: African Americans that back Trump ‘ain’t…
Florida’s failed unemployment system faces new scrutiny
Florida Senate Democratic Leader Audrey Gibson JACKSONVILLE — The fact that…
Virtual town hall meeting tackles race equity during Coronavirus
By J.A. Jones, Staff Writer PINELLAS COUNTY – As businesses, employees, entrepreneurs,…
Rouson to Florida Surgeon General: Produce data on virus impact on Blacks?
By Jeri Yonder, Contributor TAMPA BAY — African Americans are disproportionately…
City of St. Petersburg announces ‘Call from City Hall’
ST. PETERSBURG — The City of St. Petersburg announces “Call from City Hall.”…
Crist holds COVID-19 town hall meeting
BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — As we find ourselves in the grip…
Open letter from Pin. Co. Schools superintendent
BY Michael A. Grego, Ed.D., Superintendent of Pinellas County Schools Thank you for…
‘We’re going to shut you down.’ Mayor gets tough during the pandemic!
Mayor Rick Kriseman said the Safe at Home ordinance is not to prevent the spread of…