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4 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, January 14, 2009
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Tribune Publisher.. • Continued from page 1
After being notified of
the selection, James said,
“This is a tremendous honor
for me and our publication.”
The Savannah
Tribune, one of the oldest
African-American-owned
newspapers in the nation, has
a proud and glorious her
itage. Its history dates back
to 1875, when three civic and
business leaders recognized
the need for a newspaper
dedicated to serving the
African-American communi
ty. Mrs. James has been pub
lisher of The Tribune since
1983.
James is a Licensed
Professional Counselor who
retired in 2002 after 31 years
of employment at Savannah
State University where she
served as a student affairs
counselor, coordinator of the
New Student and Parent
Orientation programs, organ
izer of the Peer Counseling
program, interim vice presi
dent for Student Affairs, and
Director of Testing. She
received the B.A. from
Spelman College, Atlanta,
GA, and the Ed. M. at the
Harvard University Graduate
School of Education,
Cambridge, MA. James is
serving her 8th term as coor
dinator of the Annual
Savannah Black Heritage
Festival, a week-long event
sponsored by the City of
Savannah and Savannah
State University. She is a
member of the Savannah
Area Convention and
Visitor's Bureau Board of
Directors, and the Savannah
- Hilton Head International
Airport Board of
Commissioners. James has
served the Savannah com
munity as a board member of
many organizations includ
ing the Hodge Memorial Day
Care Board of Managers, the
Savannah Country Day
School Board of Trustees,
United Way of the Coastal
Empire, the Ronald
McDonald House, the
Voluntary Action Center and
SAFE Shelter in Savannah.
She has received many
awards and recognitions
including being a recipient of
the prestigious Athena Award
and the 2007 recipient of the
Helen V. Head Small
Business Advocate of the
Year Award, both presented
by the Savannah Chamber of
Commerce; listing in The
HistoryMakers, the nation's
largest African American
oral history video archive;
listing in Ebony Magazine
in 1995 and 1996 as one of
“The 100 Most Influential
Black Americans and
Organization Leaders;” fea
tured in Mentor Magazine,
1996; South Magazine,
2007, and recipient of the
Tom Joyner “Hardest
Working Chairman of the
Savannah Black Heritage
Festival” Award.
James served as the
15th National President of
Jack and Jill of America,
Incorporated (1994-96),
president of the National
Executive Board of
Sophisticates, Inc., and is
also a member and past pres
ident of the Savannah
Alumnae Chapter of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.,
the Savannah Chapter of The
Links, Inc., and the
Savannah Sophisticates,
respectively. She is a
Sustainer with the Junior
League of Savannah and is
an active member and Senior
Steward at St. Philip AME
Church in Savannah. She and
her husband, Robert,
President of Carver State
Bank, are the parents of three
adult children, two of whom
are married, and two grand
children.
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1960's will be honored along work. remarks regarding King's
with four (4) others for Civil The EOA Multi- Dream and the "Beloved
Rights and Human Relations Cultural Coalition will bring Communist.”
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Leading Civil Rights Organization to
Host “The Dream Come True”
Inauguration Gala
In Honor of Martin Luther
King, Jr. and the Election of
Barack Obama as 44th
President of the U.S. Gospel
singing sensation Dottie
Peoples will perform.
Washington, D.C. - In honor
of the legacy of Martin
Luther King Jr. and in cele
bration of the election of
Barack Obama as the 44th
President of the United
States, Charles Steele, Jr.,
President and CEO of the
Southern Christian
Leadership Conference
(SCLC) announced today that
it is partnering with the lead
ing civil rights organizations
to host an inaugural ball on
the evening of January 20th.
The evening will feature the
nation’s civil rights pioneers
who marched on Washington
in 1963 with SCLC founder
Dr King in pursuit of his
dream, and who helped paved
the way for this momentous
day.
Co-hosting organiza-
Dottie Peoples
tions include the A. Philip
Randolph Institute (APRI),
MLK National Memorial
Project Foundation, Inc.,
National Action Network,
National Coalition on Black
Civic Participation
(NCBCP), National Council
of Negro Women, Inc.
(NCNW), the National Urban
League and Rainbow Push
Coalition.
In addition, SCLC will
also host a Prayer Unity
Breakfast on Monday,
January 19th - Martin Luther
King Jr. Day - to honor Dr.
King and pay tribute to many
of the organizations and indi
viduals that participated in
the historic 1963 March on
Washington.
Expected attendees
include Martin L. King, III,
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. A1
Sharpton, the Hon. John
Lewis (D-GA),U.S. Attorney
General nominee Eric
Holder, President of the
Coalition of Black Trade
Unionists - AFL-CIO Bill
Lucy, Chair Emeritus NCNW
Ms. Dorothy Height, Rev.
Walter Fauntroy, President of
APRI Ms. Clayola Brown,
Rev. Joseph Lowery and Ms.
Juanita Abernathy. Gospel
singing sensation Dottie
Peoples will perform at the
breakfast.
To purchase tickets or
for more information, go to:
www.thedream-
cometrue2008.com.
Other Inaugural Celebrations
You are invited to join
Mercer Middle School’s
administration, faculty, staff
and students in celebrating
the inauguration of the 44th
President of the United
States of America Barack
Obama on Tuesday, January
20, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
There will be a live broad
cast from Washington, DC.
The special speaker will
Floyd Adams, along with
Photo Memories and
Refreshments.
The Daughters of
Mary Magdalene, 2210
Lorraine Ct., also invites the
public to join them in cele
brating this historic occasion
at 12:00 noon at the
Historical Phatt Cats Club on
Waters and 34th St. There
will be food and live enter
tainment by The Ole School
Band One Sound.
Call Marilyn Jackson
at 352-2561, Sheryl Rivers
at 401-5407, or Sandra
Graves at 507-5535.
tinue the Legacy
Georgia Power celebrates the legacy of a man whose belief in our inherent goodness and vision of a better tomorrow gave us all something to hope for. May
the power of his words and ideas continue to inspire future generations. We’re on so you can be. SM
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