Gwendolyn Reese –

Timbuktu Saturday School of African American History

Memorable Moments in African-American History As a people, we find ourselves in a time of…

Iveta Jones Martin-Berry was a pharmacist and community activist. By Gwendolyn Reese…

Rosa Jackson served Thanksgiving dinners for 23 years to anyone who was hungry until…

By Gwendolyn Reese The headline “NAACP launches drive for 5,000 new members” appeared…

L-R back row: Gwendolyn Reese, Karen Davis-Pritchett, Lounell Britt, Dr. Tonjua Williams…

By Gwendolyn Reese During the process of researching the community ancestors you’ve…

John Black opened Geech’s in the 1930s and sold it in 1973. By Gwendolyn Reese…

Mr. John Hopkins Sr. seen here receiving one of his many awards. By Gwendolyn Reese…

During Emanuel M. W. Stewart’s tenure at Gibbs High School, the school received its…

Sidney Harden Sr.’s grocery store was a mainstay in the Black Community for…

BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – What does former slave Elder…

ST. PETERSBURG – The James Weldon Johnson Community Library, 1059 18th Ave. S,…

BY JON WILSON, Columnist ST. PETERSBURG — The festival celebrating the new African…

BY HOLLY KESTENIS, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Residents old and new of long standing…

On Jan. 21, the MLK Day of Service, the African American Heritage Association invited…