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May 11,2011- May 17,2011 • Vol. 39 No. 11 • www.savannahtribune.com • 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140
Nearly 100 Family And Friends Celebrate
Andrew Young’s Portrait
Andrew Young
Native Savannahian
Among Justices
Honored
By M. Alexis Scott
Special to the NNPA from
the Atlanta Daily World
Nearly 100 family and
friends traveled to
Washington, D.C., recently
to join Ambassador and Mrs.
Andrew Young and the
Andrew Young Foundation
for a weekend celebration
honoring the installation of
Young's likeness into the
National Portrait Gallery at
the Smithsonian.
The weekend began
with a reception at The
Renwick Gallery of the
Smithsonian, hosted by The
Coca-Cola Company, on
Friday night, followed by a
tour of the Martin Luther
King Jr. Memorial, still
under construction, on
Saturday morning. The
whirlwind weekend also
included a conversation with
Young and Jack FI. Watson
Jr., former chief of staff for
former President Jimmy
Carter and now chair of the
National Portrait Gallery.
The formal induction of
the portrait came Saturday
night with both Atlanta
Mayor Kasim Reed and
Fulton County Chairman
John Eaves in attendance.
There were many
poignant and moving
speeches made throughout
the weekend. Tributes came
to Young from fellow Carter
Cabinet member Alexis
Flerman, the 23rd U.S.
Secretary of Labor, William
H. Gray, former chairman of
the U.S. Flouse Budget
Committee, Alexander
Cummings, chief administra
tive officer of The Coca-
Cola Company, and Flarry E.
Johnson Sr., president and
CEO of the Martin Luther
King Memorial Project.
Young said he was
amazed by the portrait by
Atlanta-based artist Ross R.
Rossin because he says he
never really sat for it.
"I visited his gallery,"
Young said. "We talked for a
while and he was taking a lot
of pictures. I guess I sat
down for a few minutes, but
that was it." Some time later,
Young said Rossin invited
him back out to look at some
sketches. "I couldn't believe
it."
At the installation,
Rossin said he wanted to
capture Young's persona as
well as his likeness. "He has
a comforting, positive pres
ence," Rossin said. "I am
immensely honored to have
had this opportunity."
Young, who's as
well known for his sense of
humor as he is for his
courage, quipped, "When I
think about all the times I
could have been hung in
Alabama or Mississippi, I'm
glad I'm hanging here (in the
National Portrait Gallery).
On Monday, April 25,
2011, the California
Legislature celebrated 50
years of service by African-
American Justices on the
California Courts of Appeal.
Justice Edwin Jefferson, a
then Los Angeles County
Superior Court judge who
was the state's first Black
trial judge with tenure of 20
years, was appointed by
Gov. Edmund "Pat" Brown
and took his seat on the
Court of Appeal on October
1, 1961.
Since that time, 13
other African-American
Justices have been appoint
ed to Courts of Appeal
based in San Francisco,
Sacramento, Los Angeles
and Riverside, California.
Former Assemblyman
John Miller, a native
Savannahian, was the first
African American Justice
who had been a member of
the Legislature where he
served as assembly minority
leader.
Miller, who died in
1986 was honored posthu
mously. He was a 1950
graduate of
Woodville/Tompkins High
School, and was a graduate
of Howard University Law
School as well as the
University of California at
Berkley. Judge Miller was
the brother of Edward G.
Miller who continues to
reside in Savannah,
Georgia.
Honorary services
were held at noon by both
the Senate and the
Assembly where resolutions
were passed recognizing
their achievements.
They were referred to
by Sen. Curren Price, D-Los
Angeles, as "brilliant trail-
blazers who have played
integral roles in securing
our basic freedoms and
ensuring that all
Californians have access to
equal justice under the law".
Meet and Greet Held
for City Manager
About 400 supporters
gathered Thursday at the
Savannah Civic Center to
attend a Meet and Greet
Reception to honor City
Manager Rochelle Small-
Toney. Toney stood in a
receiving line and shook
hands with guests as they
entered.
Council members
one by one came to the podi
um and expressed the desire
to continue working with
Toney. Toney then took to
the podium and introduced
family and friends who were
there, among them her hus
band, mother and daughter.
Toney vowed that a bet
ter Savannah is her number
one priority. “You have to
know you work for the bet
terment of the community,”
she said. “That is what I have
pledged to do while I am
here, and I hope that will be
for a very long time.”
Wilkins to Speak at West Broad Street
YMCA
Dominique Wilkins,
former Atlanta Hawks and
NBA Hall of Famer will
speak on diabetes preven
tion and wellness at the
West Broad Street YMCA
on Monday, May 16 at 6:30
pm. The event is free and
open to the public thanks to
sponsorship by Novo
Nordisk.
The event will be
hosted by local celebrity
Kim Gusby. Local talent
including AWOL's Act Up
Theater and Performing
Arts Troupe, Abeni
Cultural Arts, The Small
Ensemble, Outstanding
Gentlemen's Club Step
Troupe, and Brittny
Hargrove will rock the
house!
After a long success
ful journey with the
Hawks, Dominique retired
as #21 from the Hawks in
1994, being only one of
three Atlanta Hawks to
have his jersey (#21)
retired. He would later
join the LA Clippers
Dominique Wilkins
(1994), Boston Celtics
(1994-95), San Antonio
Spurs (1996-97) and
Orlando Magic (1998).
During his career, Wilkins
was a nine-time NBA All-
Star, a two-time NBA Slam
Dunk Champion and
named to the All NBA first
team. His incredible
dunks and aerial acrobatics
earned him the nickname
“The Human Highlight
Film.”
It was no surprise
when Dominique joined the
basketballs legends with
his entry into the Naismith
Memorial Basketball Hall
of Fame in 2006, Atlanta
Sports Hall of Fame’s inau
gural class in 2005, and
Georgia Sports Hall of
Fame in 2004.
In 2000, Dominique
learned of a number that for
the first time he didn’t want
so high. “My mouth was
always dry. I felt tired.
My vision was blurry and I
had to use the restroom
more often than usual.” So,
he went to his doctor and
found out shocking news
that he had type 2 diabetes.
Dominique’s sugar level
was 350-375. It should
have been under 120.
Currently, Dominique
serves as the Hawks’ Vice
President of Basketball, a
position he has held for the
past five years. After
being diagnosed with dia
betes, Dominique has
become an active member
in the diabetes community
in hopes of educating and
raising awareness about the
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