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An Evening With
Leah Ward Sears
Former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice
September 2* 2010 at - 6:00 p.m, ~ Lucas Theater
32 Abereorn Street, Savannah
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Week of September 1,2010 - September 7,2010 • Vol. 38 No. 27 • www.savannahtribune.com • 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140
Berry to Keynote United Way
Campaign Kick off
Bertice Berry
The United Way will
hold its campaign kick-off
on Wednesday, September
8, 2010 at the Savannah
Civic Center.
Campaign Kick-Off
officially marks the begin
ning of United Way of the
Coastal Empire's fundrais
ing efforts in Bryan,
Effingham, Chatham and
Liberty counties. Highlights
of the event include
announcement of the four
county fundraising goal,
recognition of Campaign
Cabinet members and
Loaned Associates and
Pacesetters results.
Dr. Bertice Berry -
Sociologist, Author,
Lecturer, Educator - will
serve as a keynote speaker.
She graduated magna cum
laude from Jacksonville
University in Llorida, and
earned a Ph.D. in sociology
from Kent State University
in Ohio, at the age of 26.
She later worked as an
entertainer, lecturer, and
comedian.She has also
appeared on The Oprah
Winfrey Show, The Tonight
Show with Jay Leno, CBS
Nightwatch, CNN's
Crossfire.
She is the author of a
memoir entitled I'm On My
Way, But Your Loot Is On
My Head, as well as several
novels.
Jackson Honored During
Black Caucus Conference
The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Summer Conference took place in Savannah August
26-29. Among the highlights of the conference was the presentation of the award for Georgia
Legislative Black Caucus Legislator of the Year to Sen. Lester Jackson. Jackson serves as
chairman of the summer conference which featured speakers and events providing insight and
perspectives for Caucus members to better serve their constituency. Jackson is pictured with
(1-r): Rep. Keith Heard, Vice Chair, Sen. Emanuel Jones, Chair and Rep. A1 Williams. This
year’s conference welcomed Congressman James Clybum, Michael Thurmond, Roy Barnes
and Carol Porter to the “Hostess City of the South.”
Thousands March for Justice in D.C.,
Detroit, New Orleans
Marchers braved sweltering heat to participate in the "Reclaim the Dream" march. PHOTO: Roy Lewis
By Hazel Trice Edney
NNPA Editor-in-Chief
WASHINGTON (NNPA) - A
red, black and green flag
flapping in the sweltering
Saturday afternoon breeze
said it all in the one word
embroidered on its front -
“Justice.”
That one word encom
passed the sentiments of the
throng of thousands who
weaved for miles through the
streets of Washington, D.C.
behind civil rights leaders,
chanting, singing and shout
ing demands from the pow
ers that be.
“What do we want? ...
Justice! ... When do we want
it? ... Now!”
This was the clarion
call that went out from Rev.
A1 Sharpton’s “Reclaim the
Dream” rally and march,
adding fuel to an obvious
rekindling of a movement to
refocus attention back on the
plight of the historically
oppressed - largely Black
people in America - and the
disparities that are clear.
“You may remember
that my father, in 1967 and
early ’68 was focused on eco-
See Justice, pg. 10
Saxton Named
Savannah’s
Sunday’s Best
Qn, ‘ Hoir,
Brian Saxton, Savannah’s Sunday’s Best winner is pictured
with recording artists Vickie Winans and Earnest Pugh
Photo courtesy of Upscale Images
Brian Saxton of
Statesboro is the winner of
Savannah's Sunday's Best, a
local gospel music competi
tion.
Savannah's Sunday's
Best was presented by Rev.
Clarence "Teddy" Williams
and The Trigon Group.
This program included
recruiting talent throughout
See Sunday’s Best, pg. 11
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