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FEBRUARY 7, 2002
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Cicely Tyson to be Paine’s
Founders’ Day speaker
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Cicely Tyson
AUGUSTA
Paine College welcomes in
ternationally recognized ac
tress Ms. Cicely Tyson as the
Founders’ Day speaker on
Friday, February 8, 2002, at
10:30a.m.in Gilbert-Lambuth
Memorial Chapel on the Paine
College Campus. The public
is invited.
Paine College will present
Frederick Douglass, IV and
B.J.Douglassinadramatiza
tion entitled, “Alive and In
Love”, aplay about Frederick
Douglass a:.d his wife Anna.
It will take place on Wednes
day, February 6, 2002, at 6:00
Cancer patients, look good, feel better
MCG Hospitals and Clinics
will offer the seminar “Look
Good, Feel Better” on Wednes
day, February 13, 2002, 11
a.m.to 1 p.m. A seminar just
for cancer patients, partici
pantswillreceive freemakeup,
learn about its applications as
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\Friday, February 8, 2002
The Radisson Riverfront Hotel
Augusta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. - Reception
8:00 p.m. - Dinner & Ball
Donation $50.00
For ticket information please contact the
Paine College Business Office at (706) 821-8217
Proceedsto benefit Paine College/UNCF Campaign
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p.m. in the Gilbert-Lambuth
Memorial Chapel.
On Thursday afternoon at
2:00 p.m., internationally ac
claimed actor and orator,
Vinie Burrows, will present
Harriet Tubman, Sojourner
Truth, and the response of
contemporary African Ameri
can poets. The presentation
will take place in the Odeum
in Paine College Chapel.
Other presentationsinclude
Velma Maia Thomas in a lec
ture demonstration on “The
Passage from Africa to Sla
very and Emancipation” at
2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 6th, and Virginia Craft
Rose will present discussions
on Ellen and William Craft by
on Thursday at 9:25 a.m. For
more information, please con
tact Director of Public Rela
tions Ms. Paulette Payne at
706.821.8323.
Paine Cvllege is a church
related, four-year, residential,
liberal arts college. Paine iz
supported by the United Meth
odist Church, the Christian
Methodist Episcopal Church,
and the United Negro College
Fund. Dr. Shirley A. R. Lewis
is President of Paine College.
well as wigs, turbans and
more. The program will be
held in MCG 5 South Confer
ence room. Register by call
ing7o6-721-CARE (2273)0r 1-
800-736-CARE. For more in
formation, visit the web site
at MCGHealthCare.org.
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AUGUSTA FOCUS
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Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, convener of the Voter
Empowerment Crusade, led a spirited two hours of
rallying at the Tabernacle Baptist Church on Satur
day, February 2, 2002. Sponsored by the Georgia
Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda based in Atlanta,
local representatives were volunteered to register,
educate and mobilize African-American voters in
Georgia. Local and national leaders who attended
the rally included Dr. John Maben, president of the
Augusta chapter of the NAACP; Augusta commission
ers Marion Williams and Willie Mays; Mayor Emma
Gresham of Keysville; Mrs. Rita Samuels of the Geor
gia Coalition of Black Women; Rev. James Orange of
AFL-CIO; and Rep. Tyrone Brooks of the Georgia
Association of Black Elected Officials (GABEO). Photo
by Lillian Wan
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Georgia Power proudly supports those programs that give tomorrow's heroes the
opportunity and resources to grow - programs like the Boys and Girls Clubs of
America and the 100 Black Men of Atlanta’s Project Success. ,We believe by
nurturing future heroes, we honor the achievements of those who made all of our
paths a little easier.
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www.georgiapower.com A SOUTHERN SOMPANY
Top Ladies of Distinction
hosts “Distinguished Men
Who Cook” for fundraiser
The community event of the
year, “Diningin Elegance with
Distinguished Men Who
Cook,” will be held at The
Gordon Club at Fort Gordon
on Saturday, March 9; 2002,
at 7:30 p.m. The event has
been held for the past 16 years
and is sponsored by members
ofthe Augusta Chapter of Top
Ladies of Distinction, Inc.
(TLOD).
A “Get Acquainted Recep
tion” will be held on Wednes
day, February 13,2002 at 6:30
p.m. at the Lucy Craft Laney
Museum for the contestants,
parents and members of the
TLOD. Among the contes
tants vyingforthe “Top” crown
that night will be Master
Joshua Pullins, 4, son of Ms.
ASU hosts V-Day College
Campus Campaign
In 2001, Richmond county
reported 3,198 cases of do
mesticviolence andrape. The
numbers are alarming, and to
increase public awareness of
violence against women,
ASU’s Women’s Studies will
participate in the V-Day Col
lege Campus Campaign Feb.
7-9, 2002, at 7 p.m. nightly in
the Maxwell Performing Arts
Theatre.
Augusta State students, fac
ulty and staff will read from
“The Vagina Monologues,” a
play written by V-Day’s
Dwanette Pullins; Miss Lori
Prince, 10, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. David Prince; and
Miss Ashley D. Wiggins, 11,
daughter of Ms. Candace
Wiggins.
Contestants vying for the
“Top Teen” title are Alisha
Jenkins, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Jenkins; Donna
Paschal, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Paschal; and
Christopher Sanders, sone of
Brenda Lewis.
Tickets are on sale for the
event for $25. Souvenir book
let ads are also being taken at
a cost of SIOO, $75 and SSO.
Proceedsbenefit scholarships
and community service
projects. Contact any mem
ber of TLOD for information.
founder, Eve Ensler. V-Dayis
a global movement to stop
violence against women and
girls which is held each year
around Valentine’s Day.
General admission is $10;
$5 with valid ASU ID in ad
vance and sl2; $8 with valid
ASU ID at the door.
All proceedsraised from this
event will go to Safe Homes of
Augusta and Revolutionary
Association of the Women of
Afghanistan. For more infor
mation call Kim Davies, 737-
1735: