As the nation prepares to celebrate what would have been the 93rd birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it seems fitting to reflect...
Rabbi Philip Weintraub’s empathy for America’s latest wave of refugees is rooted in his Jewish values and his family’s own experience. His ancestors sought refuge in...
Carla Bristol didn’t grow up with Kwanzaa, the annual celebration of Black culture and values that got its start in the era of the Civil Rights...
It’s almost that time of year when we’ll be inundated with commercials urging us to sign up for diet programs and gym memberships – or better...
G.W. Rolle is getting ready to give a eulogy for 84 homeless people who died in Pinellas County this year. His former girlfriend, Margaret Tamang, was...
The city-commissioned report on structural racism and its pernicious effect on the lives of Black people in St. Petersburg is in. It’s infuriating. And frightening in...
In a couple of weeks, former residents of St. Petersburg’s Laurel Park and Gas Plant communities will gather to reminisce about their lives in the now...
These weeks of November, brimming with frenzied preparations for family gatherings around plump turkeys and traditional American fixings, also mark National Native American Heritage Month. And...
Suicide affects people across socio-economic groups, races, ethnicities and ages. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared it a serious public health problem. Still,...
You surprised me, St. Pete. You actually did it. You elected an African-American mayor. The city’s first. Polls notwithstanding, I doubted it would happen. St. Petersburg,...
