What Pilar Had For Lunch

My favorite Ybor pizza

New York New York 

Students Rally Against Gun Violence In Ybor City

Devan Cheaves

Elvis Piggott and Nick Tobasco

Kelly Benjamin

Tim Heberlein

Glen Eich

Hey, hey GOP how many kids did you kill today!

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Ybor City, Florida

USF Adjuncts And Activist Celebrate In Tampa

Congratulations!

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USF adjuncts vote overwhelmingly to unionize.

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Howard Dean Sells Out Again

 "I Am Proud to Give Gwen Graham 

My Full Support."

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Now that he is employed by a Health Care Lobby Firm.
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He no longer has any credibility in the Progressive community. Don't be fooled. This endorsement means noting. There is only one Progressive running for governor of Florida and that is Mayor Andrew Gillum.
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The founder of this blog started this effort in 2003 in his honor, as you can see in the footer.
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Read Dr. Dean's history on this blog here

Local Bad Ass Pamela Gomez

It seems inadequate to have just one person talk about why Pamela is such a badass. Her friends, the people she has lifted and mentored into movement work, her niece and nephews, parents and grandparents and other family; any one of them could tell you what a deep and indelible impact Pamela has made and continues to make in their lives. She's a force and those of us who love her or get to work or spend time with her know this.

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She's shown me new, different ways of understanding things, and I think that's one of her gifts. She fights against my stubbornness to get me to see that care is important in justice work, that we must be willing to care for ourselves and each other and enjoy life and the world around us even as we also sacrifice and work hard to radically transform it. Pamela knows who she is and she is unwavering in this knowledge. She reaches deep into her roots to find her characteristic strength when she's organizing or leading a meeting or a rally: she is an Afro-Taina-Dominican warrior from Quisqueya.

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I'm always impressed at how she will fiercely yet constructively hold people accountable on their anti-Blackness and other oppressive ideas and attitudes, from her own close family members to casual acquaintances. She's a badass, caring individual with a huge, loving heart and I'm lucky to know and love her and we're all lucky to have her organizing and fighting alongside us.

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Marc Rodrigues

Ybor City Musicians

7th Ave

International Women's Day is a celebration of Immigrant Voices in Ybor City

Oaklawn Cemetery - Tampa

The first public burial ground in Tampa. The location was deeded in the mid-19th century and was described as the final resting place for "White and Slave, Rich and Poor" more

Tampa Hoods

Ybor City Relics

Local Bad Ass Chardonnay Singleton

"Chardonnay Singleton, tireless leader, organizer, warrior, intent on leaving this world a better place than when she arrived. I salute you freedom fighter. Honored to know you."
Kelly Benjamin