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Newspaper Page TextZI' T ANNUAL SAVANNAH BLACK HERITAGE FESTIVAL • SswaraMla ©tel© ©©ootep • @©@ g®„ § PRSRT STD U.S POSTAGE PAID Savannah. GA Permit No. 923 ®fje “GEORGIA’S BEST WEEKLY” abamtah tribune ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Wee^^Februar^7^W^^ebruar^3^W^^ol^^No^^^wv^savannahtribimejCOii^^l2^3^^2^^^^^2^3^^40 Hank Aaron, Ted Turner Inducted as Georgia Trustees Hank Aaron and Ted Turner participate in a question and answer session following their Georgia Trustees induction Baseball legend Hank Aaron and Ted Turner, CNN Founder and Chairman, Turner Enterprises, Inc., were inducted as the 2010 Georgia Tmstees on Saturday, February 13, at the As Time Goes by Birthday Bash and Awards Gala. The event was a part of the Georgia Days Celebration. The two followed the induction with an insightful and entertaining question and answer session. In keeping with the evening’s theme, and in honor of great American pastimes explored throughout the 2010 Georgia Dancing to a live band will round out the evening. In conjunction with the Governor’s Office, the Georgia Historical Society reconstituted the Georgia Trustees as a way of recog nizing Georgians whose accomplishments and com munity service reflect the highest ideals of the founding body of Trustees. Black Heritage Festival Concludes with Sweet Honey In The Rock® Sweet Honey In the Rock The 21 st Annual Savannah Black Heritage Festival will conclude with the soulful harmonies and rhythms of the Grammy- award winning Sweet Honey In The Rock® at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 21 at First African Baptist Church on Franklin Square. While the perform ance is free and open to the public, an open-seating tick et will be required for admis sion. Free tickets will be available at the Savannah Civic Center Box Office and Lester’s Florist on Feb. 17. What began 37 years ago as a vocal workshop quartet at the D.C. Black Repertory Theater Company is today an intemationally- renowned a cappella ensem ble of six African-American women. The group includes a professional American Sign Language interpreter for deaf and hearing- impaired individuals. From Psalm 81:16 comes the promise to a people of being fed by honey out of the rock. Honey - an ancient sub stance, sweet and nurturing. Rock - an elemental strength, enduring the winds of time. The metaphor of sweet honey in the rock cap tures completely these African-American women whose repertoire is steeped in the sacred music of the Black church, the clarion calls of the civil rights move ment and songs of the strug gle for justice everywhere. At the invitation of First Lady Michelle Obama, Sweet Honey performed last year at the White House in celebration of African- American History Month. For more info, visit www.savannahblackher- itagefestival.com The Savannah Tribune Salutes Black History Month Xernona Clayton Xemona Clayton was bom August 30, 1930 in Muskogee, Oklahoma and is recognized as a civil rights leader and broadcasting exec utive. During the Civil Rights Movement, Ms. Clayton was an active participant on the front lines. She organized events for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), under the direction of Martin Luther King, and she developed a deep friendship with Dr. King's wife, Coretta Scott King. Ms. Clayton's persistent fight for human rights has been credited by a former Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan with influencing him to denounce the Klan. In 1968, Clayton became the first Southern African American female to host a daily prime time talk show. The show was broad cast on WAGA-TV in Atlanta and would eventually be renamed The Xemona Clayton Show. Ms. Clayton plays an active role in organizations across the country, for instance, she is on the board of directors of The King Center. In 1993, Ms. Clayton, in concert with her employer Turner Broadcasting, created the Trumpet Awards to honor exceptional diverse Americans. Information courtesy of wikipedia.org. Inside This Week’s Edition: Eleven Black Men of Liberty County to hold Annual Scholarship Dinner, pg. 2 The Savannah Philharmonic Presents “Firebird”, Pg- ^ 100 Black Men, Johnson High Announce Partnership, pg. 7 Jackson Promoted to Campus Director, pg. 8 Tourism Leadership Council Holds Annual Awards and Scholarship Dinner, pg. 9 New Savannah Mass Choir Makes Debut, pg. 10

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The Savannah tribune. (Savannah, Ga.) 1973-current, February 17, 2010, Image 1