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December 23, 2020 - December 29, 2020
Vol. 50 No. 52
Tel: 912-233-6128' Fax; 912-233-6140
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Vote to Move Georgia and America Forward!
VOTE IN THE JANUARY 5,2021 RUNOFF ELECTION!
Daniel Blackman I Jon Ossoff I Raphael Warnock
1
arly voting
for the Jan
uary 5, 2021
Runoff Election has already
started and will continue
until December 31, 2020.
We hope that you have al
ready voted and used the
Sample Ballot that we have
printed to help you decide to
vote for Raphael Warnock
and Jon Ossoff to fill the
two contested U. S. Senate
positions. We also encour
age you to vote for Daniel
Blackman as one of Geor
gia’s Public Service Com
missioners - the persons
who make decisions about
the cost of our electric, gas
and telecommunications
services.
The January 5,
2021 Runoff Election in
Georgia on January 5, which
features Republican Senator
Kelly Loeffler facing Dem
ocrat Raphael Warnock in
one contest and Republican
Senator David Perdue ver
sus Democrat Jon Ossoff in
the other, could be our most
important state-wide elec
tion ever. Control of the U.S.
Senate is at stake. Currently,
there are 46 Democrats and
2 Independents in the Sen
ate. These 2 Independents
consistently caucus with the
Democrats. This means that
if Warnock and Ossoff win,
Democrats will in effect
have 50 seats and the Re
publicans will have 50 seats,
and Vice President-elect
Kamala Harris will cast
tie-breaking votes. Addi
tionally, a Democrat will
take on the powerful role of
Senate Majority Leader, re
placing obstructionist Mitch
McConnell.
Last month, Geor
gia voters delivered the
State’s 16 Electoral Votes
to help elect President-elect
Joe Bidden and Vice Presi
dent-elect Kamala Harris,
but the important job of
putting America on a better
path remains unfinished. By
electing two Democrats to
the Senate on January 5,
Georgia voters could help
make it possible for Pres
ident-elect Joe Biden and
Vice President-elect Ka
mala Harris to enact pro
grams that fully correct
the errors of the past four
years and put America on
a better path.
Voting for the
Democrats to represent
Georgia in the U. S Sen
ate would confirm that we
understand that the former
President was not the only
problem.
Continued on Page 4
“It’s Time to Vote” Rally For Ossoff &
Warnock Held In Savannah
Hundreds gathered
last Saturday at the Garden
City Stadium for the “It’s
Time to Vote” rally. Investi
gative journalist Jon Ossoff
was joined by fellow U.S.
Senate nominee, Savannah
native, and Senior Pastor
of Ebenezer Baptist Church
Reverend Raphael for the
rally. Both candidates are
on the Democratic ticket for
two U.S. Senate seats from
Georgia and are challeng
ing incumbent Republican
Senators Kelly Loeffler and
David Perdue. Ossoff and
Warnock are travelling the
state laying out their agenda
for Health, Jobs, and Justice
as Georgians early vote.
Continued on Page 4
Rev. Warnock addresses the crowd at Jon Ossoff/Raphael Warnock campaign
rally at Garden City Stadium. Photo by Jason Miccolo Johnson
Chatham County District Attorney-Elect Shalena
Cook Jones Announces Her Executive Team
Shalena Cook Jones
Michael Edwards
Jennifer Parker
Nathanael E. Wright
Today, Chatham
County District Attor
ney-Elect Shalena Cook
Jones identified the mem
bers of her leadership team.
The Executive Team con
sists of attorneys Michael
Edwards, Jennifer Parker,
and Nathanael E. Wright.
DA-Elect Jones said, “I am
very excited that these three
amazing attorneys have
agreed to join me on this
journey to serve the peo
ple of Chatham County.”
During the campaign, Jones
promised a new style of
leadership committed to di
versity, innovative thought,
and transparency in govern
ment. This decision is most
definitely a step in that di
rection.
Edwards will serve
as the Chief of Personnel,
Policy and Programming. A
long-time criminal defense
attorney, Edwards was the
lead attorney responsible for
establishing Chatham Coun
ty’s first Public Defender’s
Office. He recently returned
from England where he
taught various courses in
criminal reform and restor
ative justice.
Continued on Page 7
Mayor Van Johnson To
Kickoff 2021 Hungry
Club Forum Series
The Honorable
Van R. Johnson, II, Mayor,
City of Savannah has con
sented to participate in “A
Conversation with Mayor
Johnson on Moving Savan
nah Forward.” Savannah’s
premiere community issues
platform invites you, your
family, and associates to
join in this important discus
sion for generating dialogue
and the exchange of ideas
and information.
The HCFS is a
501(c)3 organization ded
icated to increasing the
awareness of educational,
community economic de
velopment, heritage preser
vation, cultural enrichment
and other issues and topics
of importance to the growth
and progress of the entire
community.
For more informa
tion, please e-mail: hungry-
clubforumsav@earthlink.
net or call Julia Wright at
233-0855 or Diana Harvey
Johnson at (912) 927-8425.
Inside This Week’s Edition of
The Savannah Tribune
• First Annual
Kwanzaa Krawl
To Be Held
...Page 2
• Deion Williams
Leads Phi Beta
Sigma Fraternity,
Inc. Locally....
Page 9
Savannah Mayor
Van R. Johnson, II
The Hungry Club
Forum of Savannah, Inc.
(HCFS) will host its month
ly, Signature Roundtable
and Open Forum commu
nity issues discussion, on
Saturday, January 2, 2021,
at www.facebook.com/liun-
gryclubforumofsavannah, at
9:30 AM.
Louis B. Toomer
Founder and 1st President
FDIC
arverKfltate
Robert E, James
President Since December I
Established February 23,1927
93 Years of Service, Leadership and Success
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