Every year during Black History Month, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) pays tribute to community leaders and during this year’s ceremony, she recognized champions in both Tampa and St. Petersburg. Rep. Castor’s written tributes to these community leaders will be memorialized in the Congressional Record and can be read here:

Tampa:

• Celeste Gibbons-Peoples
• Fred Hearns
• Dr. Davina Jones
• Dr. John L. Smith Jr.

St. Petersburg:

• Bridgette Heller
• Bishop Preston Leonard
• Mordecai Walker