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Check out all of our Black History Month coverage Catch up on stories of untold history and fascinating people.     African American Heritage Association president Gwendolyn Reese, Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum executive director Terri Lipsey Scott and principal dancer Calvin Royal III. [ JOHN PENDYGRAFT, MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE, and courtesy of Calvin Royal III ] Tampa Bay Times reporters and photographers have been committed to sharing Black History Month stories. We’ve uncovered untold stories, from the latest updates on Black cemetery news to the harrowing tale of...

Tampa Bay civil rights leader knows, 50 years later, that he was targeted by FBI The FBI surveilled Askia Muhammad Aquil — then known as Otha Favors — as part of its Counterintelligence Program of domestic organizations.     Askia Muhammad Aquil looks back on his life as a community activist. He is shown here outside of his office Campbell Park in St. Petersburg. [ BOYZELL HOSEY | TIMES | Tampa Bay Times ] ST. PETERSBURG — Fifty years ago, Askia Muhammad Aquil was acquitted. The St. Petersburg resident — then named Otha Favors — was acquitted of marijuana...

‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Is an Urgent, Must-See Biopic A stirring ‘power to the people’ film depicts the FBI’s persecution of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton. Director/co-writer Shaka King’s thrilling Judas and the Black Messiah explosively dramatizes the struggle of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton (played by Daniel Kaluuya) and the FBI’s persecution of Hampton and the Black Panther Party. Threatened by the charismatic, fearless Hampton and the Panthers’ militancy, Bureau Director J. Edgar Hoover (played by Martin Sheen) unleashes COINTE...

Jay-Z collaborated with the late, legendary Nipsey Hussle for one of the tracks on the upcoming biopic Judas and the Black Messiah

This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today.Donate A highly anticipated new feature film, “Judas and the Black Messiah,” tells the story of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton and William O’Neal, the FBI informant who infiltrated the Illinois Black Panther Party to collect information that ultimately led to Hampton’s killing in 1969 by law enforcement officers. The film is premiering at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and stars Daniel Kaluuya as Hampton, LaKeith Stanfield as O’Neal and Martin Sheen as FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Shaka King, the film’s director and co-...