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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 3
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Savannah Author Inducted Into
Red Room Hall of Fame
Aberiham
Savannah author
Aberjhani was inducted
October 2009 into the Red
Room Hall of Fame and
named a “Red Room
Founding Author” for his
contributions to the literary
community and modem liter
ature in general.
Other inductees into the
Red Room Hall of Fame
include celebrated authors
Maya Angelou and Terry
McMillan; literary icon
Ishmael Reed, and a number
of others. President Barack
H. Obama is also a member
of Red Room and represent
ed by his books Dreams from
My Father and The Audacity
of Hope.
The Red Room commu
nity started out in 2002 at the
famous Red Room Writing
Society established in San
Francisco, California, as a
learning facility for aspiring
authors. Since becoming a
member, Aberjhani has been
featured several times on the
website’s front page and
most recently was named one
of its three featured bloggers
for his essay, “A Hostess and
Haven Named Paris.”
“I really felt more than
honored already just to be
part of a literary community
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that includes writers of such
caliber and reputation as
Maya Angelou, Jon Stewart
and Salman Rushdie, not to
mention our great president,”
said the author. “The recogni
tion encourages me to keep
striving to produce books
that hopefully contain
enough substantial cultural
and spiritual value that con
temporary readers will not
only enjoy them but pass
them on to the next genera
tion as legacies.”
induction into the Red
Room Hall of Fame, the
author was also named
African-American Art
Examiner by the Examiner
News Website. For more
information on Aberjhani and
Red Room, visit the site at
www.redroom.com/ author/ab
erjhani.
The West Broad street Johnny Mercer Task force
and the Johnny Mercer Centennial Committee
Present a day of celebration recognizing the
African American influences on the music of Johnny Mercer
You’re invited to join the celebration!
Monday, November 16, 2009
"A Morning on West Broad:
Neighborhood Visits"
10:15 a m St Philip a m E. Church ■ Dr Clifford Hardwick, III
1CM5 a m First Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church ■ Joe Bruen
“An Evening on West Broad:
Jazz in 1930‘s Style!”
5:00 p.m - 8 00 p m Join us for an “Unforgettable' evening
of fizz and Johnny Mercer music, featuring Teddy Adams and
Friends. Vintage autos win line the street, recreating an era
when West Broad Street was King*! Ladies and Gents, we
encourage you to dress In "Couon Club” style Cash bar and
Dutch Treat menu Blowin’ Smoke, 514 Mik Jr Blvd
for more irtformaIron, contact Tdnya Milton 917: 233^128
orKemyMill 9i2)39&6i8* www|ohnnymeTcrrcentenrUaloom
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YOU'RE INVITED...
SAVANNAH JOB FAIR
- hosted by -
CONGRESSMAN JOHN BARROW
WHAT: Job Fair, free and open to the public!
WHEN: Monday, November 9, 2009
11:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Savannah Civic Center
301 West Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah
Participants: Georgia Ports Authority, Gulfstream, Mitsubishi Power Systems,
St. Joseph's / Candler, Memorial Health, Georgia Power, Georgia Department of Labor,
Savannah PD, Savannah Tech, Chatham County Sheriff's Office, and many more!
Workshops: Resume Writing, Effective Interview Skills,
Job Search 101, and Applying for Jobs with the City of Savannah