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…
black culture
Truth, justice and the district’s way
“Something must change if the current administration’s credibility is to be restored.…
Celebrating the Black mind
Delores Givens unveiled her Celebration of the Black Mind Mural last Saturday at Lake…
African American moments in rock and roll history, Part 4
Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s 1944 release “Down by the Riverside” was selected…
Heritage Association initiates yearlong membership drive with event
Gwendolyn Reese, president of the African American Heritage Association, along with Vice…
Sixth annual James B. Sanderlin Black History Award
McCabe United Methodist Church held its sixth annual James B. Sanderlin Black History…
Documentary exploring the Bay’s rich Black history debuted at the Woodson Museum
From left to right, Emerald Morrow, Frank Wiley and Miranda Parnell presented Channel…
Déjà vu: Here we go again
‘Many in the African-American community are not surprised by the regressive policies…
In 2023, let us revisit the need for ‘Freedom Schools’
In 1964, during the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee’s (SNCC) “Freedom…
First African-American firefighters in St. Pete
In 2017, elected officials and a large contingent of first responders joined the Gibbs…
Cleveland Johnson, Jr.: Newspaper publisher
In 1967, Cleveland Johnson took over ownership of a small advertiser called The Weekly…
Dr. Goliath Davis, III: Police chief, deputy mayor and educator
Dr. Goliath Davis, III, was born and raised in the Methodist Town neighborhood in St.…
Isaac Morris Tampa: Seafood market owner
During its heyday, 22nd Street South in St. Petersburg, affectionally known as the…
Irving Sanchez, Jr.: Funeral director
Undoubtedly, many have heard the tales of how over 100 businesses along the Deuces (22nd…
Black history under attack
In response to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s attacks on African-American history, the Woodson…
Black history matters
In honor of Black History Month, the City of St. Petersburg is the only city in the…
Building a better path forward by acknowledging the past
The land that Hines/Tampa Bay Rays was chosen to develop has a storied past of mass…
Oral histories of erased Black cemeteries: Gwendolyn Reese
Growing up as a child, Gwendolyn Reese lived in the Gas Plant neighborhood at 1305 Fifth…