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Photo by Carla Bristol: St. Pete Youth Farm Director Carla Bristol Kwanzaa St. Pete celebrated their 12th Annual “First Night” event at St. Petersburg’s Youth Farm on Friday, December 26. Kwanzaa is an annual week-long celebration, observed from December 26 to January 1. Created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966, it is based on seven […]

Warm yourself up with a fresh cup of coffee at The Morning Pour, a new coffee shop located on 18th Avenue South in St. Petersburg. The location has garnered the attention of coffee lovers on the southside since its grand opening on November 1, crafting specialty beverages, breakfast items, and providing a comfortable lounge area. […]

Photo by Isis Climes: Attendees gathered to view decorative Christmas trees The Woodson African American Museum of Florida celebrated its 16th annual toy drive at its annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 13, 2025. The annual Holiday Open House also hosted the museum’s second Christmas tree display, where hundreds gathered to view donated decorative […]

Photo by Isis Climes: SPAC chapter members pose with Mr. & Mrs. Claus The St. Petersburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (SPAC) culminated its SNAP Benefits Support drive with its annual Breakfast with Santa holiday event on Saturday, December 6th, 2025. The St. Pete Deltas, a local non-profit devoted to community uplift […]

Photo by Isis Climes: Cosplayers standing on stage. #cosplay #comics #blerd #fyp It’s a wrap! Pinellas Diaspora Arts Project (PDAP) officially wrapped up its annual month-long celebration of art, tech, and community for the Tampa Bay Urban Futures Festival on November 30th, 2025. PDAP bridges the gap between art and technology through community-focused events that […]

Pinellas County Urban League President and CEO, Nikki Gaskin-Capehart, speaks to Sip Savor Vibe attendees alongside Food Network featured Chef Manny FD and local firefighter Dominique Forte. The Pinellas County Urban League (PCUL) celebrated a day of cuisine and culture by hosting its Sip. Savor. Vibe: Southern Soul Food & Wine Experience on November 15th […]

Dr. Kanika Tomalin speaking at a Foundation-hosted forum titled How AI Can Strengthen Our Communities in September 2025 (Source: Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg) St. Petersburg, Florida – Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg has deployed $100,000 in emergency funding to four local nonprofits as families across the region grapple with the financial fallout […]

New leadership appointments were announced this week for Dr. René Flowers, Dr. Jeffery Johnson, and Roy James, Jr. by (respectively) the David Jolly gubernatorial campaign, the City of Tampa and the City of St. Petersburg. Commissioner René Flowers to Co-Lead Community Development for Jolly Campaign Pinellas County Commissioner René Flowers at an October 2025 groundbreakingceremony […]

Adrienne Reddick, Host of The Pulse Pod by Power Broker Media Group St. Petersburg, Florida – The Power Broker Media Group is pleased to announce that St. Petersburg native and well-known community voice Adrienne Reddick has joined its growing team as Host of The Pulse Podcast – a new weekly feature on trending topics. “I’m […]

He isn’t the only reason more Black Americans are choosing to live overseas, but there can be little doubt that the presidency of Donald Trump – and the culture war he catapulted to prominence – are major factors in the recent reignition of the trend known as “Blaxit.” This blended word – combining Black and […]

For over a century, St. Petersburg was home to one of Florida’s largest Black communities. No more. The city’s Black population shrank for a fifth year in a row, according to the latest Census data (released in December 2024). That drops St. Pete to the #11 spot among cities in Florida with the largest African […]

Last Friday, financial analysts lost it on live TV over the stock market meltdown in the wake of President Donald Trump’s April 2nd announcement of an aggressive new tariff regime. He gleefully called it “Liberation Day.” Reuters estimated that the S&P 500 lost $5 trillion in market value in the two days following Trump’s unveiling […]

A recent survey of Black voters in Florida’s Tampa Bay region shows significant differences in the opinions of men versus women when it comes to this year’s presidential election. A closer examination of age groups reveals stark differences in the predictions and candidate preferences of younger Black men, compared to their elders. The six-question survey […]

The Power of the Vote Collective sponsored “A Candid Conversation on Why Black Men Do & Don’t Vote,” discussion at the Woodson African American Museum of Florida on Tuesday, September 17. A full house of about 70 community members attended in person at the Woodson African American Museum; and virtually, and about 60 tuned in […]

ST. PETERSBURG – Following a competitive round of business pitches last Wednesday, September 18, a panel of judges selected six local entrepreneurs to join the NLUA Trade Mission to the Motherland visiting Ghana. Awarding $21,000 in sponsorships ranging from $2,500 to $4,500, the pitch competition was a step towards heading to Ghana, one of Africa’s […]

By now much of the nation has heard about the vicious and utterly unfounded lies being told by former president Donald Trump about the conduct of legal Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. Those lies have had immediate consequences – not only impugning the character and culture of the US Haitian diaspora but putting Haitian and […]

How Black men will vote in the razor-close presidential race is one of the hottest topics of the 2024 election cycle. Local leaders are bringing the dialogue to Tampa Bay with a multimedia power panel of Black men, next Tuesday, September 17, 2024. The in-person event starts at 6 pm with a meet & greet […]

Three weeks ago, I wrongly reported in a memo to local community leaders that Black voter registration in Pinellas stood at an all-time low, and that changes

Then US Senator Kamala Harris speaking at the 2019 Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at Surf Ballroom (by Gage Skidmore) The results of a snap poll of 100 diverse African American leaders in Florida indicates the 2024 general election may generate epic Black voter turnout with Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket for […]

Black journalists, leaders and luminaries (clockwise) Ashley Allison, D.L. Hughley, Joy Reid, Charlamagne Tha God,Rev. Al Sharpton, Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Ernest Owens and Val Demmings Joy Reid, the well-known host of MSNBC’s The Reid Out, caused some pearl clutching on both sides of the aisle when she proclaimed on July 3rd that she would vote […]

For much of its history, the Black population of Pinellas County was a fairlyhomogenous mix of mostly native-born and Southern US-born African Americans.

Later this week, community leaders will gather for a summit on the economic future of African Americans in St. Petersburg. Organizers expect a full house for what they hope will be part one in a serious dialogue to explore “innovative strategies” to shape the future. The event is called the South St. Petersburg Economic Conference […]

Hillsborough County Judge Jessica Costello, as featured in Tampa Magazine’s Top 10 Under 40 (Photo: Tampa Magazine) This year, the Power Broker Magazine is celebrating Black History Month with a twist. We will continue to recognize titans and milestones from “back in the day.” But this time, we will also celebrate recent Black history and […]

St. Petersburg’s Black population is shrinking at a rapid pace, according to U.S. Census data released on December 7th. The city’s African American population shrank for a fourth year in a row in 2022. From 2018 to 2022, St. Pete lost 10% of its Black population, while the rest of Pinellas County experienced double-digit Black […]