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February 15,2012- February 21,2012 • Vol. 40 No. 51* 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140
The Savannah
Tribune Celebrates
Whitney Houston
Whitney
ast Saturday
Legendary pop singer
Whitney Houston was
found dead in her Beverly
Hilton hotel just one day
before the Grammys.
Houston was found by a
member of her entourage and
was scheduled to performed
at Clive Davis’ annual pre-
grammy party. Sources have
ruled out foul play, but are
awaiting the results of the
toxicology report to deter
mine what killed the iconic
singer.
Whitney Elizabeth
Houston was bom Aug. 9,
1963, in Newark, N.J. Her
mother, Cissy Houston, was
a famous gospel singer and
back-up singer who made
sweet music with music
heavyweights such as Otis
Redding, Wilson Pickett and
Dusty Springfield.
Houston was intro
duced to music executive
Clive Davis, the man who
would mold and guide her to
her chart-topping success,
and the two made history
with her debut Album
“ Whitney Houston.”
"Whitney Houston"
became the first album by a
new female artist to yield
three No. 1 singles: "Saving
All My Love for You," "How
Will I Know" and "The
Greatest Love of All." Critics
complained that the songs
were not fit for Houston’s
voice, but she enjoyed the
success of the album.
She became a major
crossover star and, with her
Christian background and
wholesome aura, she was the
rare female recording star
who was young and attrac-
Houston
tive but not explicitly sexy
on stage and in film.
Houston's follow-up
album, "Whitney," in the
summer of 1987, delivered
hit after hit with "I Wanna
Dance With Somebody (Who
Loves Me)," "Didn't We
Almost Have It All," "So
Emotional," and "Where Do
Broken Hearts Go." All these
successes led to big sale
numbers as Houston has gar
nered acclaim for having
sold 170 million albums
world-wide.
Houston's stirring ren
dition of "The Star-Spangled
Banner" at the 1991 Super
Bowl became a pop hit and a
massive fundraiser for the
American Red Cross. More
than sales, Houston had
powerful influence on sever
al generations of singers.
Some of these singers
include mainstream pop
singers Mariah Carey,
Christina Aguilera, Alicia
Keys, Queen Latifah and
Jennifer Hudson.
After she conquered the
charts, her next frontier was
film, and in 1992 Houston
starred with Kevin Costner in
"The Bodyguard." The
soundtrack won the 1994
Grammy for Album of the
Year and also yielded the hit
"I Will Always Love You,"
which became the best-sell
ing single by a female artist
in music history.
In 1995's "Waiting to
Exhale," Houston followed
Diana Ross and aspired to
inherit a more complex act
ing persona. Returning to her
acting roots, Houston recent
ly wrapped the filming of
"Sparkle," a remake of a
See “Whitney on pg. 9
Carver State Bank Begins 85th
Anniversary Celebration
Carver State Bank President Robert E. James
O n Saturday, February
11, 2012, Carver
State Bank held a
reception in the ballroom of
the Savannah Civic Center to
kick off its 85th anniversary
celebration. Chartered
February 23, 1927, Carver
State Bank is the oldest bank
headquartered in Savannah.
The special guest and
speaker for the reception was
The Honorable Michael A.
Grant, President of the
National Bankers
Association (NBA).
Headquartered in
Washington, DC, the NBA is
the trade organization that
represents the minority-
owned banks in America.
Grant is also President of the
National Bankers
Association Foundation and
board secretary for the
Minbanc Scholarship Fund
for minority banks.
During his dynamic
address, Grant commended
the Carver State Bank family
on reaching this milestone.
He highlighted the achieve
ments of the bank’s presi
dent, Robert E. James, who
has led the bank for the past
40 years.
Attorney Robert E.
James, II served as Master of
Ceremony for the event.
Music was provided by
Spencer White, III and the
invocation was offered by
the Reverend Clarence
“Teddy” Williams. Carver
Assistant Vice President
Sherrie Williams presented
“the occasion.”
In addition to Grant’s
address, the guests enjoyed
excerpts from a video being
prepared by graphic artist
Bennett Wyche of XL
Interactive on Carver State
Bank and its unique history.
Using the theme, “85
years of service, leadership
and success,” the directors
and staff of Carver State
Bank plan to celebrate the
bank’s legacy through sever
al activities throughout 2012
aimed at helping our commu
nity understand and appreci
ate the challenges and
accomplishments of the
bank. “We also hope to use
our past and our unique exis
tence to highlight the impor
tance of African American-
owned businesses to the past,
present and the future of our
city, state and nation,”
according to Williams.
Carver State Bank was
known as the Georgia
Savings and Realty
Corporation. The original
corporation served as a pri
vate bank as well as a real
estate investment and man
agement company for its
founder, Louis B. Toomer,
his friends and many of his
contemporaries. On April 29,
1947, the corporate charter of
See “Carver” on pg. 7
Georgia Historical Society Inducts
2012 Georgia Trustees
Ambassador Andrew Young and Atlanta real-estate and sports franchise mogul Tom
Cousins hold a lively conversation conducted by Dr. Stan Deaton, Georgia Historical
T he Georgia Historical
Society held the
Trustees Gala on
Saturday, February 11, 2012
at the Hyatt Regency.
The black-tie affair
was attended by Georgia's
most influential leaders.
This elegant evening is cul
minated with the induction
of the 2012 Georgia
Trustees: Atlanta real-estate
and sports franchise mogul
Tom Cousins and former
U.N. Ambassador and
Society’s Senior Historian.
Mayor of Atlanta Andrew
Young. This year's theme is
"Savannah Sol," an elegant
evening of Latin-inspired
dinner and dance.
"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 serv
ice 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.
Mr. Cousins has played
a key role in the creation of
modem Atlanta. He is the
founder and chairman emeri
tus 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.
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.
Governor Nathan Deal
inducted the 2012 Georgia
Trustees, Tom Cousins and
Andrew Young.
This event is held annu
ally. The chairperson for
2012 Trustees Gala was Mr.
& Mrs. Robert S. Jepson, Jr..
Todd Groce is the President
and Chief Executive Officer
for Georgia Historical
Society.
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