Government & Elected Officials
POLL: St. Pete Black Voters Still Undecided, with Just 2 Weeks ‘Til Election Day
October 25, 2019 - From Theburgvotes.com
With just two weeks to go until the November 5th election, a surprising number of St. Petersburg’s black voters are still undecided, according... Read more
Election Night Watch Party for Deborah Figgs-Sanders Candidate for St. Petersburg City Council
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Deborah Figgs-Sanders Campaign Candidate for St. Petersburg City Council District 5 invites you to join the community at the Election Night Watch Party! Read more
St Pete's Black Vote
FACTS SPEAK - St Pete's black vote continues to grow, cycle after cycle. Our vote count and voter turnout rates were up in the last 2 non-mayoral City elections. We are 20% of the City electorate... Read more
Somali woman overcomes racist trolls to win historic election
November 9, 2019 - From CNN
Safiya Khalid just made history as the first Somali woman elected to a position on the city council in Lewiston, Maine. Khalid talks with CNN's Don Lemon about the... Read more
Widow of Elijah Cummings to run for his seat in Congress
November 12, 2019 - From CNN
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, widow of US Rep. Elijah Cummings, announced Monday that she will run in the special election for her late husband's former seat in... Read more
Sahle-Work Zewde becomes Ethiopia's first female president
November 13, 2019 - From BBC
Ethiopian members of parliament have elected Sahle-Work Zewde as the country's first female president.
Ms Sahle-Work is an experienced diplomat who has now become... Read more
Over 80 Members Of Congress To Stephen Miller: Resign From White House Now
November 20, 2019 - From Huffpost
Over 80 members of the House of Representatives have now called on White House senior adviser Stephen Miller to resign after leaked emails published this week... Read more
France returns historical sword stolen in the 19th century back to Senegal
November 20, 2019 - From CNN
As part of its commitment to return artifacts stolen during colonial times, France is returning a sword that belonged to a 19th century Islamic scholar and ruler in... Read more
General Election 2019: Beyonce and Jay-Z used as 'hoax' to get people to register to vote
November 26, 2019 - From BBC
"I'm very sorry for using your marriage as a hoax for the British public. But thank you."
That's Marvyn Harrison's light-hearted message to Beyonce and Jay-Z after he... Read more
2019 Governor’s Luncheon Jacksonville
December 12, 2019 Registration 11:30 A.M., Luncheon 12:00 P.M.
Jacksonville, FL is pleased to announce its 14th annual UNCF Jacksonville Governor’s Luncheon. The event is presented by UNCF... Read more