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...
After years of despair and debate, St. Petersburg’s first public housing community – and the seniors who call it home – have a new lease on...
A brand-new, state-of-the art Carter G. Woodson African American Museum will be part of the Tropicana Field/historic Gas Plant District redevelopment. That much is certain. Museum...
The Woodson Warriors Scholarship program is now in its fourth year of helping local Black high school students achieve their dreams of attending college – and...
The ball started rolling for the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum in the 1990s, when the City of St. Petersburg and its Housing Authority...
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...
On the national front, this week brought refreshing news. That’s despite fanatical opposition in some circles to acknowledge the cruelty that permeates the history and, in...
Through dozens of striking paintings, sculptures, mixed media and other works, the African American experience is documented in Reverberations: Black Artists on Racism and Resilience, one...
In keeping with Suncoast Tiger Bay’s commitment to race conversations, this month’s virtual luncheon celebrated Black History Month by taking a closer look at St. Petersburg’s...
On a breezy Monday morning, Rick Kriseman raised the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum flag at City Hall for his last time as mayor...
