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The Weekly Challenger

For more than 50 years, The Weekly Challenger newspaper has been the most comprehensive source for gathering, organizing, and presenting news and information to the African-American communities of Tampa Bay. In addition to in-depth research and thorough reporting of local events, The Weekly Challenger newspaper also offers complete coverage of state, national, and international news.

Black Art & Film Festival Lights Up St. Pete with Creativity, Diversity, and Emerging Talent

Feb 16, 2024 | Culture, Central West FL

Tampa Bay, Florida’s Black Art & Film Festival promises a dynamic showcase of artistic expression, thought-provoking films, engaging networking opportunities, and more!

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St. Pete Arts Grants Turn Kids into Happy Campers

Apr 10, 2023 | Education, Central West FL

St. Pete summer camps and the kids who benefit from them have a friend in local nonprofit Creative...

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🎅🏿 Lifetime’s Sweet ’A Gospel Christmas‘ by St. Pete Director Is Now Streaming for the Holidays

Dec 18, 2022 | Culture, Central West FL

When the Lifetime Television movie Kirk Franklin’s A Gospel Christmas premiered on Saturday, Dec....

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Back / Black to the Future: Why the First Mother of Afrofuturism Matters

Nov 4, 2022 | History, Central West FL

We’re digging back a few years to boost J.A. Jones excellent piece from the Weekly...

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How to Satisfy the Urge for Authentic Colombian Comfort Food in St. Pete

Aug 31, 2022 | Cuisine, Central West FL

Marlon Yepes (right) and his mother, Luz Echeverri, sell about 7,000 empanadas a week. Marlon...

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Happy Birthday, Pops! With Love From Little Satchmo

Aug 3, 2022 | History, Central West FL

L-R, Sharon Preston-Folta, Victoria Crosdale / WUSF Public Media; Looking through pictures of...

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New Artwork to Revive Exterior as St. Pete Museum Expands

Jul 8, 2022 | History, Central West FL

To celebrate 100 years, St. Pete’s Museum of History will reveal a 10,000-square-foot...

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Summertime… and the Grilling Is Easy

May 11, 2022 | Cuisine, Central West FL

If the notion of longer, warmer days has you reaching for the tongs, it’s time to get your grill...

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Pop Goes the Waffle Goes Brick & Mortar

Apr 14, 2022 | Cuisine, Central West FL

ST. PETERSBURG — Sara Fludd said she has always loved waffles – it was a special breakfast treat...

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USF Football & Basketball Teams Give Back with Habitat for Humanity

Nov 2, 2021 | Sport/Outdoors, Central West FL

PINELLAS PARK – The University of South Florida Athletics Department recently provided hands-on...

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St. Pete Native Son Will Packer Honors Alma Mater FAMU

Nov 1, 2021 | Culture, Central West FL

Movie mogul, Rattler, and native son Will Packer kicked- off the FAMU Homecoming 2021 festivities...

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Black-owned Businesses Build Free Websites Via Green Book of Tampa Bay

Sep 18, 2021 | Markets/Makers, Central West FL

TAMPA BAY – Green Book of Tampa Bay (GBTB) is an online resource that offers its readers...

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