Darrius J. Stallworth is a Community Development Specialist for the City of Tampa’s Homeless Outreach Team. He is a proud Tampa native who grew up in West Tampa. Being the youngest of three boys helped mold and shape him into the man he is today. Stallworth graduated from Blake High School and pursued higher education […]
Latonia Boykins was raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, and now resides in Tampa, where she runs two growing businesses: Annie’s Assisted Living Facility and Top 2 Bottom Builders. In addition to her busy work schedule, she is also a wife, a mother to two beautiful daughters, and a full-time caregiver to her brother with special needs. […]
Vickie Oldham enjoys great storytelling. She is foremost a journalist who spent over 30 years in television newsrooms. Oldham spearheads a groundbreaking historic preservation project called “Newtown Alive.” What began as an initiative to trace the 100-year history of Sarasota’s African American communities of Overtown and Newtown expanded into cultural heritage tourism (www.newtownalive.org). The Sarasota […]
As the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of New Disabled South, Kehsi Iman brings over 15 years of experience building and scaling mission-driven organizations to the work of advancing disability justice across the south. Early in her career, she worked at the intersection of social justice and educational equity and access at a range of […]
Antonio Brown is a dedicated father and remarkable figure in St. Petersburg, Florida who has combined his barbering skills with a passion for promoting literacy among Black and Brown children. As the owner of Central Station Barbershop and Grooming, Brown founded The Competitive Readers Coalition (CRC), formerly known as The Barbershop Book Club, in 2016. […]
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for believing in me and giving me a chance. I’m truly honored for this amazing opportunity! Thank you for honoring me and my efforts here in the Tampa Bay community. The flowers and gift cards were icing on the cake! Blessings to you and yours. Until next time, Kiva Williams […]
The African American Burial Grounds & Remembering Project is an ongoing USF research study which addresses the erasure of historic black cemeteries in the Tampa Bay area. Led by Dr. Antoinette Jackson and awarded a USF Understanding Blackness and Addressing Anti-Black Racism grant in 2020, it consists of faculty, staff, and students from multiple disciplines […]
The Museum’s founders retired to Florida from New York in 1997, and settled in Sulphur Springs. As member of the Sulphur Springs Action (SSAL) league, they became community advocates for the community . Norma served as Secretary of SSAL, and her roles in the community have included managing teen programs, working with Cub Master Boys […]
Mrs. Candy Lowe-Jones is married to Daryll ‘DJ’ Jones and is a mother of two and grandmother to three boys. She has excelled as the founder of Black Business Bus Tour (BBBT) in Tampa since 2006. Throughout the years, Mrs. Lowe-Jones established a successful business as a way to raise awareness and promote African American-owned […]
While visiting Tallahassee, Florida in April 1983, Rudean Crawley met a childhood friend, Jeraldine Smith, and the two discussed the Tampa of that day compared with the Tampa of their childhood. It was their opinion that more could be done for the youth of Tampa through a local chapter of Jack and Jill of America, […]
