When Tanya LaReese moved to St. Petersburg at 13 years old, she had no idea she’d grow up to be a singer, an author and an inspiration. She said she couldn’t think of a better month than February, Black History Month, to have her first billboard in her hometown.
When LaReese walks into the salon, she may be getting a new hairdo, but her hairdresser is about to receive a free concert.
“We grew up in the Pentecostal Church. My father was a pastor,” said LaReese. “There was five of us, so he called us the Jackson Fives. We sung in the church.”…