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From Armwood High to Fortune Street, meet Black Floridians behind local landmarks


From Armwood High to Fortune Street, meet Black Floridians behind local landmarks
Gabrielle Calise, Tampa Bay Times
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An undated portrait of Robert W. Saunders Sr.
Local Black history stories can be found throughout Tampa Bay, from the roads and bridges we drive on to the area’s libraries, parks and schools. The following places are named for the Black Floridians who fought to improve conditions in their communities, inspire others and create lasting change.
Take a trip back through time and learn about the notable people behind these names.
C. Blythe Andrews Jr. Public Library ....

Hillsborough County Hospital , United States , Tampa Bay , North Carolina , Bethune Cookman College , University Of Florida , Tampa International Airport , Ybor City , Hillsborough County , Hillsborough River , Sankt Peterburg , Gibbs High School , West Tampa , Armwood High School , Clark College , Middleton High School , Hugh Mcfarlane , Tampa Booker , Johnnie Ruth Clarke , Bessie Coleman , Harrison Reed , Georgee Edgecomb , Cyril Blythe Andrews Jr , Geraldineb Stevens , C Blythe Andrews , Blanche Armwood ,

Tampa Bay Buccaneers William Gholston Donates $250,000 to the Moffitt Cancer Center


Tampa Bay Buccaneers William Gholston Donates $250,000 to the Moffitt Cancer Center
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Moffitt Cancer Centerannounced that Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end William Gholston made a $225,000 donation to the center to support research into cancer health disparities. The donation, made during Black History Month and right before the start of this year’s  Super Bowl, will help fund discoveries in breast, colon, and prostate cancers.
The defensive end’s donation will go to Moffitt’s George Edgecomb Society, which seeks to eliminate cancer health disparities in communities of color. The society is in remembrance of H. Lee Moffitt’s close friend, Black pioneer Judge George Edgecomb, who died of leukemia back in 1976. ....

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