In 1960, a group of Black students protested racial injustice with a sit-in at a whites-only lunch counter in Tampa, and that piece of Tampa’s history is about to take center stage at the Straz Center ...

On February 29, 1960, students led sit-ins at a segregated lunch counter, and it led to the integration of lunch counters throughout the city. The story of Tampa's civil rights movement is quite ...

Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic: Tampa’s signature road race event features four distances: 15K, 5K, Half Marathon (13.1 ...

Tampa's 48th mayor, Julian B. Lane, played a role in the Civil Rights Movement as one of the first southern mayors to support ...

"I think every home should have some type of way or method of teaching their youth about Tampa's local Black history," Ashley ...

For Black History Month, his artwork is showcased in several galleries across Florida, including the City of Tampa’s Hanna Avenue Building. This year, he will be featured for the third time at ...

C. Blythe Andrews III is the President of The Florida Sentinel Bulletin. The paper was founded by his grandparents.

Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff at all local and state buildings from sunrise to ...

The Tampa Housing Authority and the Tampa Bay History Center are teaming up to open Tampa’s first Black History Museum.

Soccer superstar Lionel Messi plays Raymond James Stadium, and comedians Katt Williams and Jo Koy are in Tampa.

"I think every home should have some type of way or method of teaching their youth about Tampa's local Black history," Ashley ...

After years of perseverance through injuries and setbacks, Malcolm Stewart broke through for his long-awaited first ...