Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Summary

The Florida Sentinel Bulletin is a Florida bi-weekly newspaper serving the Tampa Bay Area African-American community.

Florida Sentinel Bulletin
TypeBiweekly newspaper
Founder(s)General William W. Andrews
Founded1919
Headquarters2207 21st Ave Tampa, Fl 33605
Websiteflsentinel.com

History edit

In 1919, General William W. Andrews opened the Florida Sentinel's office in Jacksonville, Florida. Later, the office closed due to the Great Depression. In 1945, General Andrews's son, C. Blythe Andrews, re-opened the Florida Sentinel at 1511 Central Avenue in Tampa, Florida.

In 1959, C. Blythe Andrews bought the Tampa Bulletin newspaper, and merged the two newspapers to make the Florida Sentinel Bulletin. In 1962, the newspaper office was moved to 2207 East 21st Avenue in the Ybor City district of Tampa, Florida.[1] The C. Blythe Andrews Jr. Public Library was named for the publisher.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Florida Sentinel Bulletin Marker (photo).

External links edit

  • Florida Sentinel Bulletin web site
  • University of South Florida Libraries: Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection[permanent dead link] In 2012, the University of South Florida Library began retrospectively digitizing issues of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin in its collection. This is an ongoing project, with more issues added periodically.