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April 6,2011-April 12,2011* Vol. 39 No. 6 • www.savannahtribune.com • 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140
100 Black Men hold 15th Annual
Grand Gala Affair
O n Saturday, April 2,
2011, the 100 Black
Men of Savannah,
Inc. held its Fifteenth
Annual Grand Gala Affair
at the Savannah
International Trade and
Convention Center.
The affair affords the
organization the opportunity
to raise funds to continue its
work of youth-oriented pro
grams.
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 Diane
Jackson, organizer of the
See 100 Black Men, pg. 2
Congressional Black Caucus Celebrates
40 Years
I t has been four decades
since 13 legislators made
history with the estab
lishment of the
Congressional Black
Caucus. Marking the cau
cus’ 40th anniversary, former
and current members of the
organization, which has
tripled in size to 43 mem
bers, gathered in the U.S.
Capitol in the Statuary Hall
to toast the milestone.
Considered the conscience
of Congress, the CBC is one
of the most powerful forces
in Democratic politics in the
House - even seeing one of
its own elected president.
Founding
Congressional Black Caucus
Members (3rd from left,
Louis Stokes, Walter
Fauntroy, 5th from left, and
Charles Rangel, 6th from
left) are surrounded by cur
rent and former members of
the CBC, who gathered in
the U.S. Capitol in Statuary
Hall to toast the 40th
anniversary of the caucus.
Special from NNPA
SSU Presidential
Scholarship Gala Set
for April 30
Earl G. Yarbrough, Sr.
T he Savannah State
University (SSU)
2011 Presidential
Scholarship Gala will be
held at 7 p.m., Saturday,
April 30, at Tiger Arena on
the SSU campus.
This year’s gala theme,
“Expanding the Rising
Legacy,” will reflect upon
the university’s continued
efforts to assure a lasting
legacy for generations to
come.
Proceeds from the universi
ty’s premier fundraiser will
benefit the Presidential
Scholarship Endowment.
Guests at the black-tie
affair will enjoy dining,
decor, dancing and enter
tainment inspired by the
Harlem Renaissance/ Art
Deco period. Renowned
Savannah jazz musicians
Teddy Adams (’80 and ’90)
along with Huxsie Scott
(’76) will invoke the sounds
of Duke Ellington and other
popular jazz bands of the
period. SSU students will
also provide entertainment,
dancing to Ellington’s “It
Don’t Mean a Thing If It
Ain’t Got That Swing” and
delivering Langston
Hughes’ 1938 poem, “Let
America Be America
Again.” Prior to entering
the arena, guests will have
an opportunity to visit the
silent auction display where
they can bid on items rang
ing from jewelry and cloth
ing to club level NFL tick-
See Gala, pg.20
Inside This Week’s Edition:
Gill Named President and CEO of Memorial
Health, pg. 2
Second Harvest Food Bank Named Serving Our
Savannah Winner, pg. 7
Johnson to Graduate Second Largest IB Class in
the State, pg. 8
Savannah Country Day Student Receives National
Award, pg. 9
Nationcd Urban League Releases State of Black
America Report, pg. 10
Armstrong Campaign Reuses $728,044, pg. 11
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