Story by Andrea Perez. Edited by Alyssa Fedorovich. If you’re sitting across from 22-year-old Nicole Sawyer, in a classroom, or a café in downtown St.
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Speagle is Well Prepared as New NNB Staff Member
Avery Speagle was born in the small town of Flowery Branch, Georgia with a population of nearly 1,000 people. Growing up, Speagle was challenged with
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Young men at Gibbs High School Raise Funds for College Tour
BY ABIGAIL PAYNE, NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS BUREAU The 5000 Role Models of Gibbs High School are providing a biweekly car wash to raise funds for their
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NNB students get published for MLK Day of Service events by The Weekly Challenger
Among the different communities and organizations located in the St. Petersburg, Florida, area, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 16, was a day filled with
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“Hair by Ahsile” offers free pampering to members of the homeless community on MLK Day
BY TYLER GILLESPIE, Neighborhood News Bureau A bleached-blonde woman sat down in barber Dale Jones’s chair for a free fade on Martin Luther King Jr.
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MLK Essay Contest celebrated community and inclusion
BY EVELYN GUERRA, Neighborhood News Bureau Tyna Middleton, the Enoch Davis Center Senior Advisory Council Secretary, and Virginia Scott shared a hug before Scott gave
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Historic Women’s Organization Hosts “Hidden Figures” Screening for Local Girls
BY GRACE CUNNINGHAM, Neighborhood News Bureau The St. Petersburg Alumnae Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority hosted a screening of the film “Hidden Figures”
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Having the ‘Talk’: Help Us Help U provides sex education to young adults in poor communities
Listen to the audio file here: http:// By Devin Rodriguez Pinellas County is ranked number one in Acute Hepatitis C in Florida. It’s ranked number
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