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Mar 29, 2024 · The mission of the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum is two-fold: 1) To preserve, present, and interpret African American history and to engage a broad and diverse audience through these activities. 2) To promote an understanding among various groups that comprise the St. Petersburg community to enhance our ability as a society to ...
Introduction. When Terri Lipsey Scott moved to St. Petersburg in 1981, she found a city deeply divided by race. The Gas Plant District had just been razed to make way for the baseball stadium that would soon be known as Tropicana Field. Tensions were high and coming from Savannah, Scott was shocked to see a city so visibly segregated.
Feb 1, 2022 · Lipsey Scott encourages the girls and boys that they, too, can do important things. “I love to tell the children you can go anywhere from here,” said Lipsey Scott, who is executive director of the Woodson in St. Petersburg. “Actress Angela Bassett grew up in this community. Kenny Leon, the noted Tony Award-winning playwright, grew up here.
Dec 16, 2020 · Lipsey-Scott’s dream for the new facility placed it directly across the street from the Historic Manhattan Casino, on 22 nd Ave. South, with maybe an over-the-road catwalk connecting the two important buildings. “That’s where everything happened, businesses, commerce, entertainment,” she said. “More important, it’s now called the ...
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Lipsey Scott then joined local government as an office administrator at the City of Saint Petersburg Office of the Mayor and City Council, where she worked for five mayors over a twenty seven year period from 1987 to 2014. Lipsey Scott has served on local boards that include Aids Services Association of Pinellas, the St. Petersburg Branch of ...
Sep 23, 2023 · A purpose-built Woodson African American Museum will be positioned to ‘tell the story’ of a people who were pushed out of their homes, businesses, and places of worship to make way for the ballpark that became Tropicana Field. It is akin to poetic justice. Best wishes to Executive Director Terri Lipsey-Scott and team as the plans move forward.
