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Week of February 4,2009 - February 10,2009 • Vol. 36 No. 50 • www.savannahtribune.com • 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140
Vocalist Ysaye
Barnwell to
lead Singing
Workshops
Feb. 6-7
Ysaye M. Barnwell, Ph.D.
Did you know awesome power
resides in the human voice?
International vocal artist Ysaye M.
Barnwell, Ph.D., believes this to be a
truism, especially when uncommon
voices join together for the common
good.
Barnwell will be in Savannah
Feb. 6-7 to lead singers and non
singers alike in the oral tradition of
performing rhythms, chants, and tra
ditional songs from Africa and the
Diaspora as well as a variety of songs
from African-American culture,
including spirituals, ring shouts,
hymns, gospels, and songs from the
Civil Rights Movement. A willingness
to sing is all that is required to attend.
Barnwell will host singing work
shops, “Building a Vocal
Community,” Feb. 6, starting at 10
a.m. at the Telfair Academy for Arts
and Sciences Rotunda located at 121
Barnard Street, and Feb. 7, from 2-5
p.m. at the Savannah Civic Center as
part of Grand Festival Day, the high
light of the 20th Annual Savannah
Black Heritage Festival: “Our
Journey Through the Arts. ”
Additionally, on Feb. 7, Barnwell will
read to youth, between 10 a.m. and
noon, Telfair Square, from two of her
children’s books: No Mirrors in my
Nana’s House and We Are One; she
will also provide singing demonstra
tions. Both events are free and open to
the public. Seating is limited; to regis
ter, call (912) 351-6320.
A native of New York, Barnwell
is a member of the internationally
acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning a
cappella quintet, Sweet Honey in the
Rock. A vocalist with a range of over
three octaves, she is one of five
African-American females in the
ensemble with deep roots in the
sacred music of the Black church as
well as jazz and blues. Their music
speaks out against oppression and
exploitation of every kind.
S avannah Black Heritage Festival Committee members and partners are pictured above after they
extended an invitation on January 28, 2009 to members of the Savannah City Council and the cit
izens of Savannah to enjoy the festivities of the 20 th Annual Savannah Black Heritage Festival and
the 2"“ Annual Savannah Book Festival. (L-R): Matt Prickett, Chair, Savannah Book Festival; Kwabena
Bernard Jones, Black Heritage Festival Committee; Eileen Baker, Head, Savannah's Department of
Cultural Affairs; Vaughnette Goode-Walker, The Telfair Academy; Shirley B. James, Coordinator,
Savannah Black Heritage Festival; and Clinton Powell, Spitfire Poetry.
Savannah Leaders Visit State Officials
L-R: Carver State Bank President Robert E. James, 6th District Alderman Tony Thomas, Savannah
Mayor Otis Johnson, and Mayor Pro Tem Edna B. Jackson.
On January 29, 2009, many of the Savannah political, business and other community leaders traveled to
Atlanta to meet with top-level elected and appointed state officials, including key legislators, to promote the
2009 State Legislative Agenda developed by the Governmental Affairs Committee of the Savannah Area
Chamber of Commerce. As in the past, one highlight of the visit was the Annual Seafood Fest held at the
Georgia Railroad Depot. See page 9 for scenes from the Seafood Fest.
Business
Expo is part
of Grand
Festival Day
Miller Bargeron, Jr.
Companies large and small
will have an opportunity to net
work, meet old friends, and make
new ones while gaining useful
information for today’s entrepre
neurial market at the Annual
Black Business Expo & Career
Fair on Feb. 7 at 8:30 a.m. at the
Savannah Civic Center. As part of
Grand Festival Day, the highlight
of the 20th Annual Savannah
Black Heritage Festival, the expo
is presented by Cumulus
Broadcasting of Savannah.
The keynote speaker at this
year’s expo will be Miller
Bargeron, Jr., a technical expert
with the Social Security
Administration, who is founder
and principal officer of two com
panies - BOAN Consults, LLC,
and Conquer Group International,
LLC - that focus on empower
ment.
The firm’s primary approach
is to help individuals make posi
tive life changes via financial,
personal, and professional
empowerment. Over the last 10
years, Bargeron has worked in
several capacities in the entertain
ment industry producing and pro
moting Christian-based concerts,
talent showcases, and youth con
ferences under a company he co
founded called Boanerges, Inc.
Later, Bargeron expanded
his territory into the world of tele
vision and film as co-founder of
Native Sun Productions, Inc., and
Native Sun Teleworks, LLC. He
has produced a variety of projects
ranging from music videos to a
comedy documentary called “No
Joke,” which included the likes of
Steve Harvey, J. Anthony Brown,
John Witherspoon, and Monique.
Bargeron’s current project is a
thought-provoking documentary
on reparations for African-
Americans called “Stubborn as a
Mule!”
See Business Expo, page 16
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