Opinion
The Mayoral Morning After…
By Ken Welch, Vice Chairman of the Pinellas County Commission This local election cycle has been remarkable in a number of ways. The Mayor’s race has set new …
I continue the fight by backing Mayor Rick Kriseman
Anthony Cates pictured above with then newly elected Mayor Rick Kriseman in 2013 -By Anthony Cates, III I ran for Mayor to create opportunity for all of St. …
For Opportunity, For Inclusion, I endorse Kriseman for Mayor
– By Rev. Dr. Deborah Green, President & C.E.O. of Earth Mission Endorses Kriseman Today, I Rev. Dr. Deborah R. Green, President & C.E.O. of …
For the record
Goliath J. Davis, III, Ph.D, Contributor for The Weekly Challenger Newspaper As many of you know, I worked as former Mayor Rick Baker’s Deputy Mayor for …
The Perils of Voting While Black
-By Attorney Keisha Bell Okay, so admittedly I was a tad heated when I posted on this topic to Facebook a few days ago. My post is reproduced below, and after …
So now what? What about the black agenda for District 6
-By Gypsy C. Gallardo By now it’s widely known that yesterday’s recount by the Supervisor of Elections settled the question of who will vie for our votes …
I Must Speak, as President Obama Did Today!
All Politics Start Local -By Pastor Louis M. Murphy, Sr. It was one month ago today when I saw a scene in a movie – called “Concussion” – that …
Why I endorse Eritha Akile Cainion for District 6 City Council and Jesse Nevel for Mayor
– By Omali Yeshitela I endorse the campaigns of Eritha Akile Cainion and Jesse Nevel for District 6 City Council seat and Mayor respectively. They are …
This is When We Decide What & Who Matters
– By Deputy Mayor Dr. Kanika Tomalin St. Pete’s mayoral election is giving summer a run for its money with the heat it’s generating. As a …
Airing our dirty laundry; in search of our higher selves
– By Gypsy C. Gallardo For those unfamiliar with African American cultural mores, there was a time not long ago when one did not put our baggage “on …
