After 41 years, Tiger Bay political club discusses racism in St. Pete
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St. Pete stormed the state capitol
Photo by Jonah Gilmore BY JABAAR EDMOND, Contributor TALLAHASSEE — On March 20,…
My decision to run for the PCSB District-7 Seat
BY NICK WRIGHT, District 7 Candidate There is a well-known but little-acknowledged fact…
3 Reasons Trump’ll Be President for 8 Years Unless White Liberals Grow a Spine (or Maxine Waters Takes Over)
By Clarkisha Kent, The Root As a black femme living under the United States’…
We need a new voting-rights movement
BY: PENIEL E. JOSEPH This time next year, be prepared for rousing speeches,…
Ferguson, social justice, and the role of community colleges
BY: DAVID SMITH, Educational Consultant, Blogger, Peacebuilding Trainer As institutions…
Why more black Americans should run for elected office
BY: THEODORE R. JOHNSON III On Labor Day in Milwaukee, President Barack Obama gave a…
From ‘hands up, don’t shoot’ to ‘hands up, vote’
BY BENJAMIN F. CHAVIS, JR., NNPA Columnist Out of every momentous national tragedy that…
Police chiefs and the city charter: Another attempt to change the rules
BY GOLIATH J. DAVIS, III, PH.D. ST. PETERSBURG — More than 20 years ago, voters in…
Crist shares political priorities with community
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — Front-running Democratic…
Voting while black in Mississippi
LEE A. DANIELS, NNPA Columnist Last week, African-American voters in Mississippi proved…
Right-Wing gets it wrong on Mississippi
BY GEORGE E. CURRY, NNPA Columnist If you ever doubted that conservatives were sore…
GOP’s reverse ‘Southern strategy’
BY RAYNARD JACKSON, NNPA Columnist Last week’s election results infuriated me and not…
Democratic Party arrogance and insensitivity
BY GOLIATH J. DAVIS, III, PH.D. ST. PETERSBURG — More than four weeks have passed since…
Pinellas Democratic Elected Officials
May 12, 2014 Dear Constituents, As elected Democratic officials, we are excited about the…
The tent has closed
BY MARIA L. SCRUGGS ST. PETERSBURG — Now that the proverbial cat is out of the bag,…
The shrinking tent
By Goliath J. Davis, III, Ph.D. The Democratic Party is known as the party with the…
The facts on Greenlight Pinellas
BY KEN WELCH, Pinellas County Commissioner PINELLAS COUNTY — One of the most important…