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January 11,2012- January 17,2012 • Vol. 40 No. 46* 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140
MLK 2012: One Great Celebration
By: Whitney Hunter
Managing Editor
The Savannah Tribune
Savannah took the ini
tiative back in 1990 and
renamed West Broad St.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd
to honor the slain civil rights
icon.
Although many citizens
faced opposition by critics
who claimed the renaming
would sacrifice the historical
prominence of West Broad,
local civil rights advocates
such as Rev. Bennie Mitchell,
Jr. saw the project through,
which was 10 years in the
making. Savannah honored
King again when a group of
local youth took a trip to
Washington, D.C. to visit the
MLK memorial and be a part
of the MonuMENTAL
Experience. They participat
ed in interactive workshops,
lunches with distinguished
guests and toured the U.S.
capital. Now, 32 years after
Savannah first honored King,
his legacy is still fresh in the
minds of today’s youth.
“He is the only African-
American that was nearly
successful at the equality of
his people,” said Asante
Harley, 21, a student major
ing in business administra
tion technology at Savannah
Technical College.
“ I strive to be highly
educated and to see my kids
on a successful route,”
Harley said. “ Just because I
know someone already
paved the way so I'm taking
advantage of it.”
Jessica Martin, 23, a
criminal justice major at
Tampa Bay, sees King’s
legacy as one of determina
tion.
“It means how one
brave man himself faced
obstacles just to get equal
rights for his people. He did
n’t stop because things
weren’t going the way he
wanted to immediately,”
Martin said. “ He kept fight
ing for our people and it paid
off.”
Perhaps the best testa
ment of King’s legacy can be
summed up in his words.
“Give us the ballot, and we
will no longer have to worry
the federal government
about our basic rights.
Give us the ballot and we
will no longer plead to the
federal government for pas
sage of an anti-lynching law;
we will by the power of our
vote write the law on the
statute books of the South
and bring an end to the das
tardly acts of the hooded per
petrators of violence.
Continued on pg. 3
Bernard Wright
Honored For 33
Years of Service
2012 Georgia Trustees Announced:
Tom Cousins and Andrew Young
The Georgia Historical
Society (GHS) is pleased to
announce the selection of the
2012 Georgia Trustees:
Atlanta real-estate and sports
franchise mogul Thomas G.
Cousins and former U.N.
Ambassador and Mayor of
Atlanta Andrew J. Young, Jr.
"The Georgia Trustees
are the embodiment of the
noble principle upon which
Georgia was founded, 'not
for self but for others,"' said
Dr. Todd Groce, President
and CEO of GHS. "The
service of Mr. Cousins and
Ambassador Young to our
state and nation reflects the
highest ideals of the original
Trustees and merits their
inclusion in this distin
guished group of Georgians.
Their leadership and self
lessness have shaped the
destiny of our state and
improved the lives of all
Georgians."
Tom Cousins
Mr. Cousins has played
a key role in the creation of
modem Atlanta. He is the
founder and chairman emer
itus of Cousins Properties, a
real estate investment trust
responsible for the develop
ment of Atlanta landmarks
such as the CNN Center,
Omni Coliseum, 191
Peachtree Tower and Bank
of America Plaza. Mr.
Andrew Young
Cousins is also a leader in
the Atlanta sports franchise
industry, having bought and
moved the NBA's St. Louis
Hawks to Atlanta in 1968
and established the 1972
NHL expansion team, the
Atlanta Flames.
Ambassador Young is a
statesman and champion of
civil rights. He has served as
United States Ambassador to
the U.N. (1977-1979),
Mayor of Atlanta (1982-
1990), U.S. Congressman
(1973-1977) and top aide to
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Throughout his long career,
he has worked tirelessly to
expand civil rights of all
people and to promote mutu
al respect and understanding
between people of all back
grounds and races.
GHS will honor the
2012 Georgia Trustees at the
Trustees Gala, featuring the
theme "Savannah Sol," on
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 with
an elegant evening of Latin-
inspired dinner and dance,
including lively conversa
tion with the inductees.
For information about the
2012 Trustees Gala, please
visit
www.georgiahistory.com or
call 912.651.2125, ext. 120.
The Savannah Airport
Commission held a special
ceremony and luncheon
today honoring Mr. Bernard
Wright who retired
December 31, 2011 after
over 33 years of service. Mr.
Wright’s career with the
Airport started in 1978 when
he was hired as a Laborer.
Since that time he has served
in a variety of supervisory
and management roles and
upon his retirement was
serving as Director of
Airport Operations.
“Bernard was a loyal
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