ST. PETERSBURG — From his vantage on 18th Avenue S., Jabaar Edmond watched as federal agents raided the Uhuru House a week ago. That morning, someone had sent him a…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – Brittany Cline saw 8 On Your Side’s story on the Alta Mar at Broadwater apartment complex in St. Petersburg and she thought to herself, thank…
June 23, 2022 by Abby BakerMarissa Stewart-Dix is president of the Gulfport Kiwanis Club, a social worker at Gulfport Elementary, and a new board member at the Gulfport Historical Society.…
TAMPA, Fla. — As St. Petersburg looks at redeveloping the area around Tropicana Field, special attention is being paid to the area and the once-thriving Gas Plant neighborhood. This Black…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tucked in the neighborhoods of South St Petersburg, sits the city’s first African American housing community and the oldest federal public housing project in the state…
click to enlarge Photo via Black Coffee/Facebook Black Coffee Grammy-nominated DJ, producer, and songwriter Black Coffee brings his self-described "Afropolitan house" beats to the people of St. Petersburg on Feb…
CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — A St. Petersburg man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly pulled a knife on a black woman because of her race, according to an affidavit. Clearwater…
A ball planned for Ken Welch, the first Black mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., has been canceled amid concerns its circus theme was inappropriate in the once-segregated city. Welch is…
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 to preserve the history…
December 16, 2021 by Arielle Stevenson and filed under Civil Rights, News and Public Affairs. There’s currently no federal requirement for local law enforcement agencies to collect and report data…
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