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New Poll: Black Floridians on Kamala Harris and Whether Nation is Ready to Elect a Black Woman as President

The results of a snap poll of 100 diverse African American leaders in Florida indicates the 2024 general election may generate epic Black …

4 Reasons Black Leaders Are Ridin’ with Biden, as Many White Dems Call for Him to Go

Joy Reid, the well-known host of MSNBC’s The Reid Out, caused some pearl clutching on both sides of the aisle when she proclaimed on July …

Evacuations begin ahead of ‘major’ hurricane

Pinellas County Commissioners declared a State of Local Emergency and issued mandatory evacuation orders Monday as Tropical Storm Idalia …

Welch won by widest margin in history; Black voters a vital force in true multicultural victory

Above, Mayor-Elect Ken Welch celebrating his victory Tuesday night (courtesy of The Weekly Challenger) Kenneth T. Welch was elected last …

VOTERS SHOULD SUPPORT ELIMINATING EQUITY GAPS

BY:  Equity Subcommittee of the 2021 Charter Review Commission This op ed was submitted to the Tampa Bay Times on October 25, 2021 and …

Sen. Darryl Rouson sets the election bar high with support in Hillsborough

State Sen. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, started off the Hillsborough County portion of his 2022 re-election campaign setting a high bar …

September 8: City Council D2 & D6 Candidate Forum Event

$25.00 – $35.00 Visit www.tigerbay.org to register to attend. Members $25, Guests $35 Suncoast Tiger Bay returns to in-person …

In Their Words: 3 Things Each Candidate Will Do to Make Life Better for African Americans in St. Petersburg

By Jeffery Peaten, III Tomorrow’s primary is just hours away. Three seats for St. Petersburg City Council are on the ballot tomorrow, …

Why won’t you protect our children?

Florida and Texas currently lead the nation in COVID-19 cases. One of the most troublesome statistics associated with Florida’s newly …

Mhariel Summers: Looking for answers and finding them in politics

Mhariel Summers wasn’t looking to enter politics when she decided to go back to college in 2016 — she was looking for …

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