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History & Heritage: Area Newspapers Slow to Cover African-American Communities

During the era of segregation, African-Americans were excluded from almost every facet of white society.

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Recently the YMCA Business Recognition Staff Visited the Westside Gazette Newspaper

Recently the YMCA Business Recognition staff visited the Westside Gazette Newspaper office and presented the staff with a plaque demonstrating their appreciation of Westside Gazette’s efforts in the community.

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Uhuru Activists Decry Centuries of “Terror and Genocide” Against African-Americans

A crowd of approximately 25 members of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement (USM) and the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP) gathered Saturday morning at the intersection of 2nd Avenue S and 9th Street, the site of the brutal 1914 lynching of John Evans, an African-American laborer.

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‘Colored’ Beaches, Pollution, Storm Surge Make Urgent News

In an eerie example of events building to some kind of crescendo, the historic “colored beach” in Fort Lauderdale and in Miami are simultaneously back in the news.

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[FLORIDA] Black Press ‘Speak to Our Issues’

This past weekend the Democratic Black Caucus of Florida (DBCF), led by Henry Crespo, Sr., held its 34th annual conference in Orlando. With the theme, “Speak to Our Issues,” attendees were reminded of the vital role they play in making sure the message of the Caucus and our community gets out.