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Goodness & Mercy Foundation
to hold Annual Gala
St. Joseph’s/Candler Pharmacist - Heather Hugener-Sheffield (left) and other volunteers
check in patients at the eye clinic.
The annual Goodness &
Mercy Foundation, Inc. ninth
annual “Hands across Africa”
Gala will be held Saturday,
April 24,2010 - 7:00P.M. at the
historic Savannah Marriott
Riverfront. A Silent Auction
will begin at 6:00P.M.
Proceeds from this
event will help those who can
not help themselves. Goodness
& Mercy's founder, Dr. Eugene
Nwosu and sixteen volunteers,
Twelve from Savannah, one
from Atlanta, Georgia, one
from Washington, DC, one
from Dallas, Texas, and one
from Detroit, Michigan, put
aside their busy schedules for
ten days and traveled at their
own expense to Ajalli, Nigeria
to treat hundreds of patients
who are without medical care.
The group, which included doc
tors, pharmacists, ophthalmolo
gists, nutritionists, and others,
buckled down for what was
perhaps one of the most chal
lenging missions ever.
Despite these challenges,
the statistics were unbelievable:
2659 patients were seen during
the March 20-29, 2009 Nigeria
mission. Donation is only
$75.00. All proceeds will bene
fit the annual medical missions
to Africa.Again this year, the
well-known Savannah Arts
Academy Skylite Jazz Band,
under the direction of Michael
Hutchinson, will provide the
entertainment. Dawn Baker,
Anchor/Reporter - WTOC-
TV, will serve as the Mistress
of Ceremonies.
For tickets or additional
information, please call (912)
232-6048.
James Among Honorees at
100 Black Men Gala
Shirley Barber James, (c) is pictured with Steve Brower and Ken Boler.
Photo courtesy of D &D Photography
On Saturday, April 10,
the 100 Black Men of
Savannah, Inc. presented
their 14th Annual Grand
Gala Affair. The affair
affords the organization the
opportunity to raise funds to
continue its work of youth-
oriented programs.
Also, the men present
scholarships to senior stu
dents involved in its
Leadership Academy who
will be going on to college.
During the evening, the
organization honored local
community leaders who
have made, and continue to
make a difference.
Among this year’s
recipients was The
Savannah Tribune
President Shirley Barber
James, who received the
Lifetime Achievement
Award. James retired from
Savannah State University,
and has served on the
Savannah Airport
Commission, and is the
coordinator of the Savannah
Black Heritage Festival. She
is very active in the commu
nity as a member of The
Links, Inc. , and Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Other recipients included
Mr. J.B. Clemmons, who
received the Legend Award,
and WTOC-TV, was pre
sented with the Community
Service Award.
The founding impetus
of the 100 Black Men of
Savannah, Inc. was the
Million Man March in 1996
in Washington, D.C. The
group adopted Four for the
Future", focusing their
efforts on mentoring youth
around the theme Mentoring
Education, Health &
Wellness, and Economic
Development.
Future Of Black America Forum Included in Black Expo
Picture are panelists Roland Martin, Cathy Hill, Mayor Otis Johnson, and Rep. J. Craig Gordon Moderator Alderman Van
Johnson. Not shown are Otis Brock, Dr. Millicent Brown, Robert James and Dr. Earl Yarbrough. Photo courtesy of Sirens Images
By Tina A. Brown
For the Savannah Tribune
Savannah's business leaders,
educators and politicians
tackled pressing questions
Saturday about “The Future
of Black America" with
CNN's commentator Roland
S. Martin at the First Black
Expo Tour at the
International Trade and
Convention Center.
Moderated by City
Alderman Van Johnson, the
panelists expressed opinions
about everything from health
care, job creations to the
funding of historically black
colleges. They offered civil
debate on all those issues,
but the majority of the pan
elists seemed to agree that if
President Barack Obama has
an agenda focusing on job
creation, health care and
other issues facing the coun
try's poorest citizens, it could
be translated into a black
agenda.
“We need to be very careful
about splitting hairs. The
president may never call it a
black agenda," said Dr.
Millicent E. Brown, associ
ate professor at Claflin
University in Orangeburg,
S.C.
“If we're going to move the
country forward we must lift
those lowest on the totem
pole," said President of
Carver State Bank Robert
James.
“We can't talk about a black
agenda without talking about
an economic agenda," said
Otis Brock, chief operations
officer for the Savannah-
Chatham County Public
Schools. “We can talk about
the disparities in education
and funding for HBCUS,” he
said.
Said Mayor Otis S. Johnson,
“Are we concerned about
rhetoric or action? The pres
ident is having enough oppo
sition. .. If the president has a
jobs, health, public safety
and environment agenda, if it
is genuine, who will it help?
If he has an agenda to
address those things, the
Black agenda will be
addressed. If we push this
opposition, we'll have more
problems than we need to
have."
Cathy P. Hill, the vice presi
dent of the Coastal Region
for Georgia Power, reminded
the panelists that the United
States is made up of a
“diverse tapestry." A com
prehensive agenda “under
stands the needs of black
people. .. It becomes our
responsibility to make sure
our needs are heard," she
said.
CNN analyst Roland Martin
challenged the panel not to
soft peddle the issue about a
need to articulate a Black
Agenda to the Obama
administration. “Why are we
afraid to offend White peo
ple? Why are we afraid to
ask for something?"
Alderman Johnson
asked the panel about the
impact that health care
reform will have on the
African-American commu
nity.
Martin said the
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