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January 06, 2020 - January 12, 2020
Vol. 51 No. 01
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Vice President-Elect Harris Campaigns
For OssoffAnd Warnock In Savannah
Photos: Mike Vaquer
Raphael Warnock I Kamala Harris I Jon Ossoff
V ice Presi
dent-elect
Kamala
Harris made a visit to Sa
vannah last Sunday cam
paigning on behalf Geor
gia’s Democratic U.S.
Senate candidates Reverend
Raphael Warnock and Jon
Ossoff ahead of the runoff
election held Tuesday, Jan.
5. Hundreds of people came
out to the drive-in rally that
was held at the Groves High
School location.
Atlanta May
or Keisha Lance Bottoms
and Savannah Mayor Van
Johnson gave remarks of
the importance of voting in
the runoff election. Georgia
Public Service Commission
er candidate Daniel Black
man also gave remarks.
It was an entertain
ing surprise to have Gram-
my-award winning musician
Ne-Yo who performed at the
rally supporting candidates
Raphael Warnock and Jon
Ossoff.
Due to COVID-19,
the attendees were reminded
to stay in their cars during
the rally unless they were
going to the restroom where
face masks were required.
The crowd became
more excited when Ossoff
delivered a speech empha
sizing that he would focus
on “health, jobs, and justice”
if elected and increasing the
minimum wage to S15 per
hour.
Continued on Page 2
Rep. Gilliard Pre-Files Legislation To Honor
First 33 Black Georgia State Legislators
State Representa
tive Carl Gilliard (D-Garden
City) recently pre-filed leg
islation which would honor
the first 33 Black state legis
lators of the Georgia Gener
al Assembly. House Bill 48
would authorize the state to
create a monument recog
nizing these legislators at the
State Capitol.
“These incredible
men fought countless bat
tles just to represent Black
voices at the Capitol, and a
monument would allow our
state to tell their stories,”
said Rep. Gilliard. “Geor
gia’s deep history of voter
suppression dates back to
Reconstruction, but we can
help stop history from re-
Carl Gilliard
peating itself by bringing
the story of the Original 33
to the forefront. I hope my
fellow colleagues in the
House will stand with these
pioneers for civil rights
by passing House Bill 48
during the upcoming ses
sion.”
In 1868, 33 Afri
can American men, or the
“Original 33,” were elected
to the Georgia General As
sembly, making them some
of the first Black state legis
lators in the U.S. However,
the Original 33 were ex
pelled from office within the
same year. To honor these
men, Rep. Gilliard seeks to
establish a permanent mon
ument recognizing their pi
oneering work and suffering
for attempting to integrate
Georgia’s legislature. Under
House Bill 48, the monu
ment would be erected on
Capitol grounds, within the
Capitol building or in an
other prominent place that
would honor the Original
33. If HB 48 is enacted, the
state would be authorized to
procure and place the mon
ument as soon as possible.
The state previously dedi
cated a statue to Black leg
islators who were expelled
from office based on their
race, but HB 48 would au
thorize the state to specifi
cally recognize the Original
33.
Continued on Page 5
Marcus Garvey Goes Home to Africa
On Thursday, Jan
uary 14, 2021 from 7:30 un
til 8:30 PM, the International
African Arts Festival in con
junction with the National
Association of Kawaida Or
ganizations will hold their
first virtual program of the
new year entitled: Marcus
Garvey Goes Home to Afri
ca. The program will focus
on efforts to have a statue of
the Honorable Marcus Mo-
siah Garvey installed at the
African Union headquarters
in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on
August 17, 2021. August 17
of this year will mark the
134th birthday of Marcus
Garvey.
The speakers for
this initial launching of the
dor Yaw Davis, the found
ing director of the Pan Af
rican Technical Association,
and; Nijel Lloyd Binns, the
sculptor who has been com
missioned to produce the
statue that will be installed
at the African Union later
this year.
People can view
this program by logging
onto the IAAFestival web
site at: www.iaafestival.org.
They can also call 917-309-
0728 or 718-789-3264 if
they have any questions.
To donate to the
project supporters can visit
the website at: www.mar-
cusgarveybronze.com
program will include Dr. and only surviving son of
Julius Garvey, the youngest Marcus Garvey; Ambassa-
Marcus Garvey
Savannah Community
Celebrates The Life Of
Mr. Lewis Vaughns
Adams announces
the passing of Mr. Lewis D.
Vaughns, Sr., 95, who tran
sitioned on Wednesday, De
cember 30, 2020 at Candler
Hospital.
Lewis Debreczen
Vaughns, Sr. was bom in
Brunson, South Carolina
to the late Josiah and Eli
za Vaughns November 8,
1925. After a very brief ill
ness he transitioned from
this life Wednesday, De
cember 30, 2020. When he
was 9 months old the family
of 13 brothers and sisters
moved to Savannah, Geor
gia where he attended and
graduated from the Savan-
nah-Chatham County public
school system. He is a 1944
Graduate of Beach-Cuyler
High School, received his
B.S. Degree in Chemistry
from Savannah State Col
lege 1950 and his M.A. De
gree in Science Education
from New York University,
1960. Additional studies at
Cornell University, Virginia
State, University of Georgia
and Georgia Southern Uni
versity.
Lewis Vaughns be
gan his career in 1945 when
he joined the United States
Anny and was sent to Japan
to serve towards the end of
World War II. After return
ing from WWII, he entered
Savannah State College and
graduated in 1950. Upon
graduation he began teach
ing Science at Todd Grant
High School in Darien, GA
where he taught for five
years. After leaving Darien,
GA he became a school so
cial worker for 2 years and
then went on to become the
Director of the Career Op
portunities Program (COP)
in 1968. The program was
designed to attract people to
careers in education.
Continued on Page 5
U.S. Mint To Honor
Tuskegee Airmen With
Special Quarter
By Connor Sheets | csheets@al.com
The Tuskegee Air
men are being honored by
the U.S. Mint with a quarter
dedicated to the Tuskegee
Airmen National Historic
Site.
The coin, which
will be the final installment
in the mint’s popular Amer
ica the Beautiful Quarters
Program, is slated to be of
ficially released Monday
(https://www.usmint.gov/
coins/coin-medal-programs/
america-the-beautiful-quar-
ters/tuskegee-airmen-na-
tional-historic-site).
All of the near
ly 1,000 Black military
pilots who trained in the
U.S. during World War II
did so in Tuskegee (https://
www.al.com/news/2015/09/
how_many_tuskegee_air-
men_are_s.html). Of those,
450 were deployed overseas
and 150 died, including 66
who were killed in action.
There were also more than
15,000 support staff, like
navigators, bombardiers and
mechanics.
Continued on Page 5
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