I AM Parker Watson

The Parker Watson lynching brought outcries from a number of people including St.…

I AM: John Evans

John Evans was brutally lynched and shot on Nov. 12, 1914, by a mob of 1,500 white men,…

I AM: Atwater’s Cafeteria

Atwater’s Cafeteria was a mainstay in the African-American community, and Eric Atwater…

The first librarians at the James Weldon Johnson Branch Library

Helen Allen Edwards By Gwendolyn Reese Leslie Burke, who had been the librarian at Gibbs…

I AM: The James Weldon Johnson Branch Library

Kevin W. Johnson, vice president of the Friends of Johnson Branch Library, leads a group…

I AM Rosalie Peck

Author and poet Rosalie Peck co-wrote ‘St. Petersburg’s Historic 22nd Street…

I AM: Lonnie Donaldson

Political activist Lonnie Donaldson  By Gwendolyn Reese Lonnie Donaldson was a revered…

I AM: Perkins T. Shelton

Perkins T. Shelton was a political and civil rights activist and a staunch defender of…

I AM: Gibbs Junior High School

Pictured, Gibbs Senior High School By Gwendolyn Reese The Tampa Bay Times, as does many…