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Week of October 13,2010 - October 19,2010 • Vol. 38 No. 33 • www.savannahtribune.com • 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140
Bishop Tutu Steps Away From
Center Stage
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Special to the NNPA from
the AFRO-American
Newspaper (DC)
outh African freedom
fighter and Nobel
Peace Prize winner,
former Archbishop Desmond
Tutu, announced his retire
ment from public life during
the first week of October.
"The Arch," as he is
known in his country, made
good on a pledge he issued in
July in a televised interview
with the Reuters News
Service that he would retire
to spend more time with his
family when he turned 79 on
Oct. 7.
"The time has now
come to slow down, to sip
Rooibos tea with my beloved
wife in the afternoons, to
watch cricket, to travel to
visit my children and grand
children, rather than to con
ferences and conventions
and university campuses,"
Tutu said at the time.
“Thank you to my col
leagues, past and present, for
doing all the work and allow
ing me to take the credit," he
said.
As an Anglican cleric.
Tutu used his bully pulpit to
condemn the then-de jure
system of apartheid in his
country, angering the White
minority government which
arrested and briefly jailed
him once after a protest and
revoked his passport twice,
actions that were reversed,
however, after international
outcries.
For his advocacy, Tutu
was awarded the 1984 Nobel
Peace prize for his “role as a
unifying leader figure in the
campaign to resolve the
problem of apartheid in
South Africa," according to
the press release announcing
his nomination. Two years
later he became the first
Black archbishop of Cape
Town.
Said fellow Peace Prize
winner, President Barack
Obama about Tutu's retire
ment: "For decades he has
been a moral titan, a voice of
principle, an unrelenting
champion of justice, and a
dedicated peacemaker.”
"We will miss his
insight and his activism, but
will continue to learn from
his example. We wish the
archbishop and his family
happiness in the years
ahead," Obama said in a
statement.
Echoing the words of
Nelson Mandela, Tutu said
Oct. 7: "As Madela said on
his retirement: Don't call me;
I'll call you."
Metts Honored By GAPHC
Mr. Leon Burton, Executive Director, Dr. Fariborz Zaer,Medical Director, and
Dr. James C. Metts
Dr. James C. Metts was
honored Tuesday evening,
October 5, 2010 at the 33rd
Annual Meeting of the
Georgia Association for
Primary Health Care, Inc., a
group of 27 federally funded
primary health centers
throughout Georgia, compris
ing over 100 clinic sites.
Dr. Metts was awarded
the Curtis V. Cooper Special
Recognition Award given for
“outstanding service,
achievement, commitment,
excellence and compassion
and caring in response to the
health care needs of
patients”.
Dr. Metts was nominat
ed by his peers at the Curtis
V. Cooper Primary Health
Care, Inc., for his dedication
to his patients , his volunteer
community service, especial
ly with the Community
Cardiovascular Council, and
his many other contributions
to health care services in our
community.
Dr. Metts has served as
a physician at Curtis V.
Cooper Primary Health Care
for almost 20 years. He is the
founder and chairman of the
Community Cardiovascular
Council, the area's very suc
cessful high blood pressure
control program. He was in
private practice for over 30
years and has served as
Chatham County's elected
coroner for over 40 years.
Gospel Icon
Albertina Walker
Passes
Albertina Walker
Award winning gospel
legend Albertina Walker has
died. Walker passed away
October 8, at the age of 81.
Walker was bom in Chicago,
Illinois, and began singing at an
early age.
In the early 1950s, Walker
founded her own Gospel music
group The Caravans. The
Caravans' membership has
included: James Cleveland,
Bessie Griffin, Shirley Caesar,
Dorothy Norwood, Inez
Andrews, Loleatta Holloway,
Cassietta George, and Delores
Washington.
“Michelle and I are saddened
by the passing of gospel great
Albertina Walker,” President
Obama said in a statement on
Sunday. “Ms. Walker was
known for her Grammy Award
winning voice and recognized
by many as the ‘Queen of
Gospel.’ She also performed
before President Bill Clinton
and was honored at the White
House by President George W.
Bush for her contributions to
Gospel music. And she never
forgot to give back, impacting
her community through the
Albertina Walker Scholarship
Fund and many other charitable
endeavors.”
In 2005, the Grammys
honored her contributions to the
Gospel music industry. Walker
will be remembered for such
hits as “Please Be Patient With
Me”, and “I Can go to God in
Prayer” among many others.
A public viewing will take
place Thursday at West Point
Missionary Baptist Church in
Chicago. A concert in her honor
will be held late Thursday at
Apostolic Church of God in
Chicago. Walker's memorial
service will be held Friday at
West Point Missionary Baptist
Church.
Inside This Week’s Edition:
SCAD Makes Book Donation to Garrison, pg. 2
Celebrate Freedom Week in Savannah, pg. 3
Early Voting Continues in Chatham County,
Pg- 7
Savannah Film Festival to Honor Acting Legends,
Pg 9
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month,
Pg 10
A.E. Beach Announces Homecoming Agenda,
Pg 11