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Savannah State Announces 2013 Heritage Festival
Paying tribute to the late
WestleyW.law
Historian, Preservationist, Civil Rights
Leader, and founder of the Savannah
Black Heritage Festival
Living the Legacy is the central theme of the 2013
Savannah Black Heritage Festival scheduled for Feb. 1-23,
2013. Selected programs will be presented that pay tribute
to the late Westley W. Law, historian, preservationist. Civil
Rights leader, and founder of the Savannah Black Heritage
Festival. The festival is presented by The City of Savannah and
Savannah State University, and all events and activities are free |
of admission and open to the public.
Each year, the festival presents activities for every age
and interest. Cultural education and exposure to the perform
ing and visual arts, as well as ethnic cuisine, crafts, fun and
family are emphasized throughout the celebration. Great
music of every genre, dance performances, national and re
gional recording artists, local youth talent showcases, historic
tours, visual art exhibitions by internationally acclaimed and
local artists and sculptors, the W.W. Law Lecture Series, spo
ken word and dramatic productions are all included on
the schedule. In addition, educational opportu
nities are provided through a Health and Well
ness Fair, culinary arts activities and youth
programs. The Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
Company of Denver, CO, will be the fea
tured dance group for this year’s festival.
As a part of the “Legacy” theme series, jazz
singer and pianist Freddy Cole will be pre
sented in concert on Wednesday, February
20th as a precursor to the Saturday eve
ning performance of “Unforgettable Nat
King Cole - The Man and His Music.”
The Nat King Cole piece will be the 3rd
production presented at the festival from
the National Portrait Gallery’s Cultures
in Motion Series. The production fea
tures musical singer and Broadway ac
tor/director, Michael McElroy of Big
River and Rent fame. (Cont., page 2) WeStlGy W. LaW
Mr. W. W. Law was the founder of the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation and leaves as part
of his legacy The King-Tisdell Cottage and the Beach Institute African Cultural Center.
Richmond Hill Welcomes First Black
Christmas Parade Grand Marshall
Congratulations to Don
ald Singleton of Richmond
Hill, Georgia. He has been
selected to serve as Grand
Marshall of the 2012 Rich
mond Hill Christmas Parade
on Saturday, Dec. 1. He is
the first African American
to have this honor.
Singleton was bom and
raised in Richmond Hill, at
tended the original George
Washington Carver School
from elementary through
high school. He is a mem
ber of Mount Sinai Mis
sionary Baptist Church in
Richmond Hill. He has
been involved in many Vet
eran’s Day and Memorial
Day observances through
out the nation. He assisted
in bringing the Moving
Wall Memorial to Rich
mond Hill in 2008 also in
Savannah. He served in the
US Army from 1966-1969,
serving 19 months and 23
days in Vietnam with 101st
Airborne Divi
sion Vietnam,
served in the
Air National
Guard 1970-
1974, served
in the Coast
Guard Reserve
1974-1978. He
is a member
of several lo
cal organiza
tions including:
American Le
gion Post 27;
DAV (Disabled
American Vet
erans); Vietnam
Veterans of
America Chap
ter 671;101st Air
borne Association; 82nd Air
borne Association; Screaming
Eagles in Vietnam Associa
tion; and the Purple Heart As
sociation.
He is married to Letha Sin
gleton for 44 years and they
have 4 daughters and 4 grand-
Donald Singleton
children. He is a retired lo
comotive engineer of CSX
Railroad; distributes The
Savannah Tribune in Bryan
and Liberty counties and he
loves farming as a hobby.
Otis Johnson Portrait Unveiled
Otis John
son, the city’s 64th
mayor has been re
cently honored with
the unveiling of his
official portrait. The
portrait is displayed
in the Hall of Mayors
in Savannah’s city
hall. It is something
that Johnson says he
has been waiting for
since he took office
in 2004.
Johnson
has been working on
his biography since
leaving office. John
son was very excited
to see his painting. He
acknowledged, “It is
quite an honor and only
L-R Mayor Johnsons’ mother Ms. Lillian Spencer, sister
Dr. Marjorie Campbell, Mayor Johnson, Shevon Carr,
and sister Janice Glover.
a few will have that honor. I ap
preciate it very
much. I think
the painting is
fantastic. It is
amazing what
you can do with
airbrushing.”
The mayor was
honored by council for
his service as an alderman
and as mayor. He was sur
rounded by his mother,
sisters, friends and other
family members.
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