Juneteenth 2023 mural has new message
Black Lives Matter mural at Woodson Museum reimagined in celebration of Juneteenth with a…
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2022-23 First Ladies in African American History honored
The Woodson African American Museum of Florida celebrated the 2022-23 trailblazing Black…
Juneteenth: Florida’s History of the celebration
On June 15, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act by…
Oral histories of erased Black cemeteries: Joseph C. Myrick
Joseph C. Myrick’s family was one of many affected by the displaced Black…
Juneteenth kickoff at Enoch Davis a great success
The Midtown Celebrity Club, Inc., in conjunction with the City of St. Petersburg, Enoch…
The Harlem hoopsters of the Renaissance
The New York Renaissance, also known as the Harlem Renaissance or…
Gone to glory: A tribute to a community icon
‘Mrs. Johnson was extremely intelligent, well read and conversant on a wide range of…
VFW helps cleanup Lincoln Cemetery
VFW Post Commander Willie Williams, his brother, Trustee Louis Williams, and a team of…
Remembering Paradise Park: Central Florida’s tourist attraction ‘for colored people’
From 1949 to 1969, Paradise Park became one of the country’s most popular places…
Oral histories of erased Black cemeteries: Mayor Ken Welch
Mayor Ken Welch knew the Gas Plant area well, but growing up, he was unaware three…
Courageous 12: A legacy of equity
More than 220 attendees gathered at the Center for Health Equity for a historic…
Oral histories of erased Black cemeteries: Ennis Davis
‘I think as time has gone on, there are more people who recognize the wrongs that have…
‘Repair of The Black Family’
Transformational Life Coach Nayyirah Muhammad is one of 34 authors of the international…
The destruction of Rosewood
This past January marked the 100th anniversary of the Rosewood tragedy, a racially…
Oral histories of erased Black cemeteries: Dominique Cobb
Dominique Cobb had two relatives buried in the Zion Cemetery, the first…
Funding now available for local arts organizations through city’s Arts and Culture Grant Program
The City of St. Petersburg’s Arts and Culture Grant Program closes Friday, June 9…
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…
Truth, justice and the district’s way
“Something must change if the current administration’s credibility is to be restored.…