History, Art & Culture Organizations
Frederick Clay, Wrongfully Convicted of Murder, Wins Freedom Back after Nearly Four Decades in Prison
August 12, 2017 - Clay, 53, emerged from the Boston courthouse with his arms raised and a wide smile on this face, having last experienced freedom when Jimmy Carter was in the White House and “Bad Girls” by Donna Summer was at the top of the charts. He was convicted of the 1979 execution-style murder of 28-year-old cab driver Jeffrey Boyajian, who was shot five times in t... Read more
Black Panther Movie Premiere Coming to St. Pete
On The Beat - St. Pete, LLC is excited to bring to you an Exclusive Red Carpet screening of Marvel's Black Panther, Thursday February 15, 2018.
This special pre-screening of Black Panther will have 164 guests in attendance. Guests will walk the red carpet, have photo opportunities, get an event swag bag, and enjoy a 1-hour pre-movie celebration in the theater hosted by Black Power... Read more
No charges in fatal Washington police shooting of black man
August 12, 2017 -
A Washington police officer will face no charges for fatally shooting an unarmed black motorcyclist who rammed his cruiser after a high-speed chase, U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday. The September 2016 shooting death of Terrence Sterling, 31, triggered demonstrations in the U.S. capital amid anger over police killings of African-Americans across the United States. Click h... Read more
GoFundMe for Stephon 'Zoe' Clark, Black Man Shot in His Own Backyard
March 21, 2018 - The online community and beyond is rallying behind the family of Stephon ‘Zoe’ Clark, the black man who was gunned down by Sacramento, Calif. police in his own backyard. In about a day, a GoFundMe launched to help Clark’s family pay for funeral services of their love done has raised $9,962 of a 10,000 goal...a goal that it will likely reach, and surpass ... Read more
Is a reboot ‘Fresh Princess of Bel-Air’ on the horizon?
February 28, 2018 -
It’s starting to feel a lot like the 90’s. With a whole lot of our favorite old shows getting reboots, it’s no surprise that The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is reportedly being floated to join the ranks of the reboots. According to TMZ, the company that owns the rights to Fresh Prince has filed trademark applications for Fresh P... Read more
H. Wayne Huizenga, billionaire entrepreneur and sports icon, dies at 80
March 27, 2018 -
H. Wayne Huizenga’s father once offered his boy the kind of sage advice many parents give their children:
“You can’t make money working for somebody else.”
Huizenga, unlike many, listened. And learned.
As a result, Huizenga, who died Thursday at age 80 at his Fort Lauderdale home, became the only entrepreneur ever to launch three Fortune 500 compan... Read more
Great American Teach-In will be held in Pinellas County’s public schools
November 1, 2017 -
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Members of the community are invited into Pinellas County schools for an hour, a few class periods or an entire school day to share information with students about their career or hobby, to organize an activity, to read a story or to teach a class. Teach-In participants will be able to see Pinellas County public schools and interact... Read more
Denzel Washington, Mary J. Blige, Jordan Peele, Daniel Kaluuya & more Nab Oscar Noms
January 24, 2018 - Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis announced the nominees for the 90th Academy Awards on Tuesday morning from and we’re pretty excited about the long list of black celebs who nabbed the coveted nominations. Haddish and Serkis were joined by a few more celebs including Priyanka Chopra, Selma Hayek, Rosario Dawson, Michelle Rodriguez and Zoe Sa... Read more
Book excerpt: Florida Soul, From Ray Charles to KC and the Sunshine Band by John Capouya
October 3, 2017 - Growing up in New York and New Jersey I was drawn to the soul music of the 1960s and 1970s. When Betty Wright came on the radio singing her hit “Clean Up Woman” or when one by Sam and Dave or Timmy Thomas came on the radio, I turned those songs up. I especially remember banging on dashboards to the driving rhythm and blasting horns of “Funky Nassau” by... Read more
Tampa Bay Rays remodel a Campbell Park Elementary room for students
October 10, 2017 - The students at Campbell Park Elementary will have a new incentive to attend school and exhibit positive behaviors thanks to the Rays Baseball Foundation. The Rays Baseball Foundation remodeled and furnished a room at Campbell Park Elementary School. The remodel is intended to encourage students to attend school and exhibit positive behaviors. Donated items included te... Read more