ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. They came together late last year, about a dozen Black residents of St. Petersburg, to talk to each other and to the Tampa Bay Times about generational wealth. Generational wealth financial assets passed down through generations of a family has traditionally been more difficult to accumulate for minority families. Many factors go into that, including access to .
The St. Petersburg NAACP is getting a new president. Meet Esther Eugene
Eugene, 45, steps into the role at a turbulent time during a pandemic disproportionately affecting people of color in Pinellas and amid community unrest following a string of shootings in St. Pete.
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Published Dec. 24, 2020
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It is no secret that the St. Petersburg branch of the NAACP has had a tumultuous, and at times, drama-filled past.