As Black History Month continues to be celebrated across the United States, Pro Football Hall of Famer and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ first black head coach...
Mayor Ken Welch, city officials and community leaders gathered at St. Petersburg’s City Hall Thursday morning for the ninth annual Black History Month flag-raising ceremony. State...
African American soldiers have fought for the nation’s freedom since the Revolutionary War; a local nonprofit now hopes to preserve and share their stories before they...
Many questions remain following Mayor Ken Welch’s selection of the Tampa Bay Rays and Hines partnership to redevelop Tropicana Field and the historic Gas Plant District....
For the eighth-straight year, the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance (IMA) of St. Petersburg celebrated the long-lasting impacts created by three of the city’s African American leaders. The...
He sought donations of old basketball jerseys, shoes and other sports memorabilia from his alma mater. He collected yearbooks, photographs, old newspapers, diplomas and awards, anything...
American Stage’s production of Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls – or, the African Mean Girls Play began its three-week run Wednesday. The dramedy features Broadway and film...
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...
Black History Month in St. Petersburg began on an unseasonably warm Tuesday morning, with two ceremonies on the steps and sidewalks outside City Hall. Flanked by...
The artwork covering one particular Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus during this Black History month depicts Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a collection of upturned faces...
