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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 …
Lowering the Flag is Just the Beginning of Baker’s Offenses & Sins of Omission
– By Pinellas County School Board Member Rene Flowers On February 1, 2016, Mayor Rick Kriseman did what no other Mayor before him had ever done in the …
New Survey: Eritha and Maria Driving Energy in District 6 Race
– By Gypsy C. Gallardo After scrapping our first attempt to survey voters about District 6, and scrubbing responses from our second survey (concluded …
Legally, St. Pete mayoral race is nonpartisan. Truthfully, party matters
This article originally appeared on Tampa Bay Times. – By Adam C. Smith, Tampa Bay Times ST. PETERSBURG — The job of mayor, Rick Kriseman said in a …
Toward the REAL Story of St. Petersburg’s Black Economy
– By Imam Askia Muhammad Aquil On August 6, 2017, the Tampa Bay Times published a lengthy front-page article under the headline “Poverty keeps stubborn …
Latest Poll: Kriseman Climbs in Black Vote; Baker and Lassiter Hold Steady
– By Gypsy C. Gallardo The latest poll, conducted yesterday by StPetePolls, shows a dramatic shift in the split of St. Petersburg’s black vote heading …
Who Really Wants The Black Vote?
– by Keisha Bell Which political party really wants the support and vote of the black community at-large? At some point, black people must step back …
Enough of the Insanity: What We Need is a Little “Crazy” this Election Cycle
– By Cesar Garcia For anyone who knows me, you have heard me say this before: the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting …
“I did not endorse Baker,” one pastor speaks; others reveal same
Pastor Ron Gibson (above) celebrating his anniversary at Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church – By Gypsy C. Gallardo It was one week ago that I spoke …
