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January 5,2011-January 11,2011* Vol. 38 No. 45 • www.savannahtribune.com • 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140
Trumpet Awards Foundation
Announces 2011 Award Honorees
Attorney General Eric Holder
Rev. A1 Sharpton
Judge Greg Mathis
T he 2011 Trumpet
Awards promises to be
another smash hit on
the Atlanta entertainment
scene with a banner group of
honorees slated to receive the
2011 esteemed Trumpet
Award and join the list of
some of the most celebrated
personalities in this nation
and abroad.
The 19th Annual
Trumpet Awards black-tie
ceremony, sponsored by the
Trumpet Awards Foundation,
Inc. will be hosted by Boris
Kodjoe, Nicole Ari Parker,
and Niecy Nash. The event
will be held at the Cobb
Energy Performing Arts
Centre in Atlanta on Saturday,
January 29, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.
Kicking off the events
and activities will be the Race
Relations Symposium on
Wednesday, January 26th
scheduled at 6:00 p.m., the
Prayer Breakfast, scheduled
for 8:30 a.m., and High Tea
with High Heels, scheduled
for 3:00 p.m., on Thursday,
January 27th at the Hyatt
Regency Hotel. An induction
of ten new footprints will be
placed into the International
Civil Rights Walk of Fame.
This induction ceremony is
scheduled for Friday, January
28, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the
Martin Luther King, Jr.
National Historic Site,
National Park Service, locat
ed at 450 Auburn Avenue
(Atlanta, GA). The program
preceding the induction cere
mony will be held at
Ebenezer Baptist Church.
The Annual Trumpet
Awards was created to cele
brate and honor African
American achievers and those
who support the African
American experience. The
Awards honor achievement in
diverse fields including law,
medicine, business, politics,
community service, civil
rights, sports and entertain
ment.
The following is a
complete list of the 2011
TRUMPET AWARDS hon
orees: Drs. Andre’
Churchwell, Keith
Churchwell & Kevin
Churchwell - Medicine; The
Honorable Eric H. Holder,
Jr. - Legal; Alfred C.
Liggins III -Media; Paula
Madison - Corporate
See Trumpet, pg. 3
Musical Salute To
Martin Luther
King, Jr.
Dr. Martin
he Jewish
Educational
Alliance will be
host to the Thirteenth
Annual, “A Musical
Salute to Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.” on
Tuesday, January 11th at
7:00 P.M. at the Jewish
Educational Alliance
(5111 Abercorn St).
This year’s event is
being co-presented by the
Luther King, Jr.
Jewish Educational Alliance,
the Savannah Jewish
Federation Community
Relations Council, the Martin
Luther King, Jr. Observance
Day Association, the Coastal
Jazz Association, through a
grant from the City of
Savannah’s Department of
Cultural Affairs. Portman’s
Music Superstore, Hands On
See MLK, pg. 6
Sherrod to
Keynote EOA
MLK Observance
Program
See Sherrod, pg.8
The Color Purple to Play at the
Savannah Civic Center January 6
T he Color Purple, The
Musical about Love,
will play Savannah’s
Civic Center, on Thursday,
January 6 for one perform
ance only.
This production of
The Color Purple, pro
duced by Phoenix
Entertainment ~ Joyful
Noisemakers LLC, helmed
by Stephen Kane and
Michael McFadden, is the
next phase in the life of the
ground-breaking Broadway
hit musical produced by
Scott Sanders. The original
Broadway musical opened
on December 1, 2005, and
was nominated for eleven
Tony Awards®, including
Best Musical. The Color
Purple ran for over two
years on Broadway fol
lowed by a three year First
National Tour.
The Color Purple is
based on the classic
Pulitzer Prize-winning
From left to right: Dayna Jarae Dantzler (Celie) and
Traci Allen (Nettie). Photo by Scott Suchman.
novel by Alice Walker and
the moving film by Steven
Spielberg.
It is the unforgettable
and inspiring story of a
woman named Celie, who
finds the strength to tri
umph over adversity, and
discover her unique voice
in the world. With a joy
ous, GRAMM Y®-nominat-
ed score featuring gospel,
jazz, pop and the blues, it is
about hope and the healing
power of love.
Michael Kuchwara of
the Associated Press
described The Color Purple
as “a Roof-Raising story of
triumph.” And Richard
Corliss of TIME Magazine
said, “[it is] a soaring, epic
tale. It made a joyful noise
in my heart.” Elysa
Gardner from USA Today
raved, “Pure heart! It cele
brates the inspiring rela-
See The Color Purple, pg. 8
