St. Pete’s Black history preserved
St. Petersburg College honored the late historian and archivist Minson Rubin last…
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The Minson Rubin Experience
St. Petersburg College will honor the late historian and archivist Minson Rubin on…
Second annual MLK Expo this Saturday
From left, small business owners Lola B. Morgan and Janaye Hardy are hosting the second…
St. Pete-based filmmaker directs ‘Kirk Franklin’s A Gospel Christmas’
St. Pete-based filmmaker, director, and educator Erica Sutherlin makes her directorial…
Pinellas educator retires after teaching over 50 years
Retirement party for Gibbs High School educator Ozzie Mitchell will be held April 9, from…
Native son pays it forward for Christmas
Super music producer Tre Gilliam helped out Santa Claus this year by giving away bikes to…
The Hepburn way
On Dec. 3, educator Reuben Hepburn transitioned peacefully from this life to his heavenly…
Gibbs 2020 Hall of Fame induction ceremony
The Gibbs Gladiator Alumni Association inducted 16 new extraordinary athletes into the…
It’s about time: Coach Dyles honored with gym name change
Decades in the making, the Gibbs High School gym was christened the Freddie Dyles…
I AM: The Manhattan Casino, part 2
William H. “Buddy” West was a barber, a tailor and a promoter at the…
Gibbs Class of 1968 presents six scholarships to high school seniors
ST. PETERSBURG — Six students from four different high schools were presented with…
A bittersweet graduation
I’reoina Lightsey ST. PETERSBURG — I’reoina Lightsey’s eyes began to…
Gibbs’ Coach Trotter is a believer
BY DEXTER MCCREE, Feature Writer ST. PETERSBURG — Just one conversation with…
Mother knows best!
More than 30 students participated in the College Planning Boot Camp at Gibbs High School…
Just too impressive
BY DEXTER MCCREE & TIMOTHY GARNER ST. PETERSBURG –Timothy Garner’s parents must…
Black higher education after the Civil War
After Harrison Reed was elected governor of Florida in 1868, he appointed an African…
99.1 Jams rocks on another year
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN & DEXTER MCCREE, Staff Writers ST. PETERSBURG – The Tampa Bay…
I AM: Black education in early St. Pete
Before Gibbs High School opened in 1927, Pinellas County had no school for Blacks…