When Barack Obama flubbed a line while being sworn in as 44th president of the United States, a crowd of more than 100 at the New Port Richey Library good-naturedly laughed with him. When the nation's first black president spoke of establishing "unity of purpose over conflict and discord" and said that all Americans "deserve the opportunity to pursue the full measure of their happiness," the enthusiastic crowd applauded loudly. ...more

January 21, 2009

Rogers Park Golf Course has a special place in the hearts of Tampa's longtime black residents. ...more

December 27, 2008

PLANT CITY - Radio host Tom Joyner may not be a household name, but the syndicated broadcaster packs enough star power to share the bill with the likes of Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock and Maya Angelou in a new PBS documentary that examines the roots of prominent black families. The show airs Wednesday on WEDU, Channel 3. ...more

February 5, 2008

The church is small, a few dozen aging wooden pews, brick and stucco walls, a cramped fellowship hall next to the sanctuary, and a modest steeple with bells. ...more

January 22, 2008

A year after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, enforcing desegregation and making it illegal to discriminate based on race, color, religion or national origin. ...more

January 19, 2008

"I was 8 years old when this whole thing happened, home with our father in bed asleep, less than a mile from where they hung Uncle Sam," Robie Mortin remembers. "It was New Year's Day, 1923." ...more

January 6, 2008

When I was a youngster, there was a saying that we loved to recite, and it went something like this: "Never judge a book by its cover because you may miss out on some good reading." That is the way I feel about the history of black schools in Pasco County, because you could easily be misled into thinking they were not up to par. Compared to instruction today, I would have to beg your pardon. ...more

December 9, 2007