The epidemic of fatherless children
BY COREY GIVENS JR. | Minister Dear Editor: We currently live in a culture where men are…
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Called to serve: My journey to the ‘Motherland’
Corey Givens Jr. traveled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa, on a mission trip with The…
Prioritize people over profit
‘As a lifelong resident of Pinellas County, it is heartbreaking to witness the housing…
Oral histories of erased Black cemeteries: Corey Givens, Jr.
Corey Givens, Jr., a fourth-generation native of St. Pete, is a descendant of family…
Sixth annual Black Male Kwanzaa Summit
The My Brothers and Sisters Keeper program held its sixth annual Black Male Kwanzaa…
Event highlights St. Pete Black cemeteries were erased, not ‘lost’
Thursday, Nov. 3, Dr. Antoinette Jackson and her team presented their findings on the…
Givens launches citywide voter registration drive
Community activist Corey Givens Jr. announced his political committee, St. Pete Now, has…
Gun violence: A new approach is needed
Last month, Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri briefed the media after a St. Petersburg…
Courageous Conversations: Gun violence in St. Pete
Oct. 26 at Bethel Community Church, the community came together to dialogue about healthy…
Use Rescue funds to rescue the people
‘The old plans aren’t addressing the root cause of the issues we’re facing, and…
Support for fair elections in St. Pete
‘We urge you to select an alternative to the current election cycle when it comes…
Where do we go from here?
Corey Givens Jr. Dear Editor: America is in the midst of a movement, not a moment of…
From the Lakewood Class of 2010 to the Class of 2020
BY COREY GIVENS JR., Contributor Dear Class of 2020, Being in the position of having to…
Pinellas County Job Corps Trainees paint pictures for nursing home residents
Corey Givens, Jr., Pinellas County Job Corps business community liaison, with his…
Rally for public education
Dear Editor: Here we are once again at the beginning of a new year, a presidential…
Job Corps presents the Class of 2019
The Pinellas County Job Corps Center held their 2018-19 graduation ceremony Aug 23 with…
She persisted
Dear Editor: It has been over a decade since two African Americans have served on the St.…
The city uses the practice of gerrymandering to suppress the minority vote
Corey Givens, Jr. Dear Editor: Gerrymandering is a tool used to socio-economically…