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Georgia Association of Black Elected
Officals Hold Convention in Savannah
Hosea Wiliams credit: Corbis Images
Late civil rights leader
the Rev. Hosea L. Williams
got locked up 135 times in
the early 1960s for leading
marches, organizing demon
strations and supervising
voter registration drives
throughout the south.
Forever marked in
Williams' history is
Savannah, the place where
he was arrested the first time;
and the city where he was
jailed the longest.
Williams, who moved
to Savannah in the 1950s to
work as a research chemist
for the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, joined the
Savannah Chapter of the
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP) to help
desegregate public accom
modations, such as theaters
and restaurants.
His efforts were often
disrupted when he was
arrest. During one incident,
perhaps the most infamous in
Savannah, Williams served
time served 65 days on a
charge of disturbing the
peace after a Savannah white
woman “complained the
demonstrations made her fear
for her life" and kept her
“awake” at night.
It was those kinds of
sacrifices for the civil rights
movement that led officials
Saturday of the Georgia
Association of Black Elected
See Officials, pg.14
Thurgood Marshall’s Influence Could
Continue Through Kagan
By Marius Davis
Elena Kagan appeared
before the U.S. Senate
Judiciary Committee Monday
to begin the hearings which
will determine whether she
will be confirmed as the next
U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Committee members made
note of the fact that Kagan
lacks judicial experience.
Kagan was in private
practice for only about two
years before becoming a law
school professor in 1991. In
the 1980’s, Kagan clerked for
Judge Abner Mikva of the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia and for
Justice Thurgood Marshall in
1988.
Kagan’s life somewhat
parallels that of Marshall.
Like Marshall, Kagan was
serving as Solicitor General
when he was nominated to the
U.S. Supreme Court to
replace retiring justice Tom
Clark.
Marshall served on the
Court for the next twenty-four
years, compiling a liberal
record that included strong
support for Constitutional
protection of individual rights.
Kagan and Marshall
seem to have consenting
views on the judicial system,
and rights as they relate to the
people.
In 2003, Kagan became
the first woman to be named
Dean of Harvard Law School.
In 2009, President Barack
Obama nominated her to
serve as Solicitor General.
She was confirmed and con
tinued blazing trails, becom
ing the first woman to hold
the position. Kagan has
gained great support follow
ing her nomination.
The National Association
for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP), has
endorsed Kagan. “After a
careful and thorough review of
Elena Kagan's record, we have
unanimously voted to endorse
her nomination,” stated
President and CEO Benjamin
Todd Jealous. “During her
tenure at the White House,
Kagan worked on issues such
as strengthening hate crimes
legislation and civil rights
enforcement. As a law school
Dean, she worked to ensure a
diverse student body and fac
ulty. And as Solicitor General,
Kagan has vigorously defend
ed the nation's equal opportu
nity and civil rights laws. We
look forward to actively sup
porting her nomination,”
Jealous said. “It is no accident
that during her tenure as dean
of the Harvard Law School,
the percentage of African
American students rose from
9.3 percent to 11.6 percent.
See Kagan, pg. 14
Shank Featured in
Black Enterprise
Magazine
Suzanne Shank
Savannah native
Suzanne Shank is included in
the latest edition of Black
Enterprise Magazine. Her
company, Siebert Brandford
Shank & Co. L.L.C. is fea
tured among the magazine's
100 Financial Service
Companies of the Year.
Shank has served as
President and CEO of Siebert
Brandford Shank & Co.,
LLC, since its inception in
October 1996. She is a
founder of the firm, co
owner and member of the
Board of Directors.
A twenty-year veteran
of the industry, Ms. Shank
has led the financings for
large scale projects for a
variety of issuers, including
the cities of New York,
Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis,
Philadelphia, and Baltimore,
among others; the counties of
Wayne, Michigan, Prince
George's County, Maryland,
Cook County, Illinois; and
the states of Ohio and
Connecticut.
Shank's honors are
numerous, among them,
Black Enterprise also recog
nized her as one of the 75
Most Powerful Women in
Business.
Shank is a graduate of
The Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania
with a Masters of Business
Administration in Finance,
and the Georgia Institute of
Technology with a Bachelor
of Science degree in Civil
Engineering.
She is the daughter of
Roger and Mary Shank.
Inside This Week’s Edition:
Wilson Graduates from FBI Academy,
Pg- 2
Johnson High Named one of the Best
American High Schools, pg.3
First Lady Launches President’s Council
on Fitness, pg. 4
A.E. Beach Recognized with Nobel Prize
for Public Service, pg. 7
Decision in Davis Case Expected in July,
Pg- ^
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