Saturday, Bay Area leaders, including Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and State Attorney Suzy Lopez, came together at Ragan Park for a special event hosted by the non-profit Rise Up For Peace to call for an end to gun violence.
Juneteenth might be contained to one day, but its celebrations certainly aren’t. In Tampa Bay, events honoring the end of slavery nationwide started early this month and many took place over the weekend. Monday, the actual holiday, still saw its share of fanfare, and we spent time with a few community leaders to see how they were observing the day. Yvette Lewis Yvette Lewis, president of the .
Of the $117 billion budget passed this year by the Florida Legislature, 218 items worth $598.7 million qualified as Budget Turkeys, according to Florida TaxWatch.
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West Tampa native and Hillsborough County Commissioner Gwen Myers is leading the charge to build an African American Arts and Cultural Center in the community.