Media legend Norman E. Jones Sr.’s archives offer rich history
Norman E. Jones, Sr. By J.A. Jones, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG –Norman E.…
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Sojourner Truth Center garden rejuvenation project
BY JEFFREY ZANKER, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — Winnie Foster was strolling in Office…
Honoring C. Bette Wimbish
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – “I can’t think of a better way…
First born free
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to be nominated and to win an Academy…
NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet
More than 500 guests came out to the support the NAACP’s Freedom Fund Banquet held June…
Community honors Juneteenth Legacy
BY ALLEN BUCHANAN, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Mark Gallinari started planting new…
St. Petersburg High School history in the making
L-R, proud grandparents Elder Samuel Davis, Coretha Davis and Sara Pritchett with J.C.…
‘Fighting for the Right to Fight’
BY GWENDOLYN REESE, Contributor ST. PETERSBURG – Currently on exhibit at the St.…
Black History Month special film presentation Feb. 28 at Palladium
ST. PETERSBURG – The City of St. Petersburg will help mark Black History Month with a…
Truth about the Emancipation Proclamation
January 1, 2017, marks the 154th anniversary of the day Abraham Lincoln signed the…
‘Fighting for the Right to Fight’
ST. PETERSBURG — Before the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, many…
‘Courageous 12’ honored on 50th anniversary of lawsuit
BY HOLLY KESTENIS Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – It’s been 50 years since the…
City announces efforts to save the Woodson Museum
BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African…
Three-day festival to open African-American Heritage Trail
ST. PETERSBURG — A three-day kick-off event to celebrate the opening of St.…
African American Heritage Association seeking sponsorships
BY JON WILSON, Columnist ST. PETERSBURG — The festival celebrating the new African…
Plaiting of the Maypole
BY JON WILSON, Columnist ST. PETERSBURG — The upcoming festival celebrating the…
History is a weapon
My grandmother sang it to my mother. She sang it to me, my sisters and brothers. I sang…
Urban night club experience comes to the Woodson
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — With the proper lighting, arched…