main image

Research project recovers, remembers lost history of Black cemeteries

From Tampa to Clearwater to St. Petersburg, hundreds of unmarked graves are turning up at the former locations of historic African American cemeteries. After decades of neglect, abandonment and new construction, a project funded by the University of South Florida anti-racism initiative hopes to recover and remember the history of those hallowed grounds through research and art.

The African American Burial Grounds & Remembering Project is working with the community to ...

Plans for large residential project on Jabil property move forward

Plans for large residential project on Jabil property move forward

Inside the deal: Buyer outlines his plans for Sundial

Inside the deal: Buyer outlines his plans for Sundial

main image

‘You have to decide who you are’: Blazing a trail for Black history

The African American story is an integral part of the fabric from which local and national history is quilted, as renowned local historian Gwendolyn Reese eloquently illustrated at the Institute on Black Life Annual Conference.

St. Petersburg held several events Tuesday to celebrate the start of Black History Month, including the 2022 Institute on Black Life (IBL) Conference at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Founded at USF in 1986, IBL strives to educate the public on historical, cultural, political and economic issues relevant to people of African descent.

STEAM Dream TV – Episode 11

With Makenzee Shivers and Rafael Robinson

Businesses at Tampa International Airport look to fill 1,500+ positions
Duke Energy gives the Woodson Museum $325,000
IT company to add 120 new jobs in Tampa
St. Petersburg College to benefit from DeSantis’ $10M initiative to create charter schools
Businesses at Tampa International Airport look to fill 1,500+ positions

Feb 03 @ 07:00 PM

To Life 2022: To Eternity

Feb 04 @ 12:00 PM

Volunteering in the Pandemic

Feb 09 @ 06:00 PM

An Architectural Tale of Two Cities

Create

Mercy Roberts, 16, brings Anne Frank to life at Stageworks

Influence

Emily Ghosh Harris

The SparkPlug

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

Contribute Content

Subscribe    Unsubscribe    Contact    Partner