Young activists weigh in on St. Pete’s race issues
Left to right top row: Marcus A. Brooks, Jabaar Edmond, and Carla Bristol. Left to Right…
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By Sara Martin Twelve-year-old Sara Martin from Bradenton submitted digital artwork she…
‘Women Talk Black’ hosts virtual Florida Voter Registration Celebration tonight
Beverly Bond, founder of Black Girls Rock ST. PETERSBURG — Women Talk Black, a new…
Police body cameras
Goliath J. Davis, III, Ph.D. Goliath J. Davis, III, Ph.D., Contributor ST. PETERSBURG…
Then and now: USF St. Petersburg professors weigh in on historic parallels of the BLM Movement
The 1963 March on Washington participants and leaders marching from the Washington…
Let’s bring back the Sacred Stones
Dear Editor: The Sacred Stones Memorial, as I refer to it, popped up overnight on the…
‘Gone with the Wind’ returns with a disclaimer
Publicity photo for ‘Gone with the Wind’ featuring Hattie McDaniel, Olivia de…
St. Pete celebrates Juneteenth
Photo courtesy of the City of St. Petersburg By Brittanye Blake, Contributor ST.…
Tale of two murals
In 1966, Joe Waller, now known as Omali Yeshitela marched into City Hall along with…
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 —…
Attorney Benjamin Crump objects to American hypocrisy
Attorney Benjamin Crump highlighted this year’s Black History Month program Sunday,…
‘Queen & Slim’ depicts black love/joy between a rock and a hard place
“Oooh…well, if it ain’t the Black Bonnie and Clyde.” – Uncle Earl (Bokeem…
The idea of reparations for slavery
The Freedmen’s Bureau was created to give legal title for Field Order 15—better known…
Film ‘Fair Game: Surviving A 1960 Georgia Lynching’ coming to Eckerd College March 21
Clennon L. King ST. PETERSBURG — A new documentary about a southwest Georgia…
The continuous pursuit of civil rights
BY JENNIFER GAMBLE-THEARD, M.ED., ASALH Historian People of the African Diaspora have…
‘The Hate U Give:’ A bold depiction of youth rising, family survival and police violence
BY J.A. JONES, Staff Writer T.H.U.G.L.I.F.E.: The Hate You Gave Little Infants F@#%S…
We still can’t breathe, and the air is getting thicker
BY YLANA PALMER, Contributor Running. Parking lot. Loose cigarettes. Walmart. Stand your…
Fighting for equality on all fronts
Nadine Smith, co-founder of Equality Florida, the largest civil rights organization…