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¥/ou /*e knotted/ Toomer Historical Marker Unveiling Thursday, June 7,2018 at 11:00 a.m. ) “Georgia fr Best Weekly Tdi Vi IIS * 912-233-6140 I&Q5 \1I.K .lr. Hkd. H;iv,CA JIJI? WWW.ihiii3i ;i hi i i I m IK 1 .chi iii New York Life Savannah Presents $27,500 Check To SCCPSS New York Life’s Savannah General Of fice presented a check for $27,500 to the Savannah Chatham County Public School System last Mon day, June 4, for participat ing in the New York Life Grief-Sensitive Schools Ini tiative. Over the past sev eral years, the New York Life Foundation, the char itable arm of the company, in partnership with Nation al Center of School Crisis and Bereavement, has been working with the leading K-12 education profession al organizations to form the Coalition to Support Griev ing Students to develop a set of materials and a website, www. grieving students. org. The Coalition found through a survey that just seven percent of school teachers feel adequately prepared to help grieving students when they return to the classroom, even though 70 percent of them have a grieving student in their classroom at any given time. Studies show that a child’s unresolved grief can have a social and emotional impact on him or her, leading to behavioral issues and poor performance in school. Stacy Abrams Invited To Speak At Juneteenth In Wells Park! The Daughters of Mary Magdalene have invit ed the Democratic Nominee for Governor Stacy Abrams to speak at the Historical Juneteenth Festival on Sat urday, June 16. The Hon ors Program will begin at 11am at Wells Park (38th St. & Montgomery St.). The history of Juneteenth and Ms. Abrams winning the Democratic Nominee is interrelated. Prior to the independence of our Black enslaved people, people like Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and many more strong Black people fought to get legislation passed for our complete freedom. Once we were treed on June 19th, Stacey Abrams 1865, they continued to fight for Black political power in Congress! As a result of the struggle and courage of our enslaved ancestors, Black people; such as, Hiram Rev els: first African American to join the Senate, P.B.S. Pinchback: first Black Gov ernor in the U.S. where able to gain powerful positions in Congress. One hundred and fifty three years later, Stacy Adam’s vision is the same as our Juneteenth ancestors. They were determined to gain equality, freedom and justice for all people. In addition, they where deter mined to prove that in spite of slavery and unfair treat ment, they were going to keep on pushing until they saw the light of freedom. Continued on Page 4 Coastal Jazz Welcomes The Peter Mazza Quartet For A Special Father’s Day Concert Celebrate Father’s Day with a Sunday Jazz concert! The Peter Mazza Quartet will be perform ing Sunday, June 17, 2018 from 5 PM to 7 PM at The Ben Tucker Pavillion, 2 Resort Dr. Savannah, GA, 31412. Coastal Jazz As sociation Members attend for free! Non-members can purchase tickets at www. eventbrite.com/e/the-pe- ter-mazza-quartet-tick- ets-44202083622? Peter Mazza is a remarkably accomplished jazz guitarist and composer from New York City. Peter is recognized for his passion ate and poignant interpreta tions of the most complex jazz standards. Blending clean and fluent lines with Peter Mazza colorful and inventive chord voicings, he creates lush solo guitar pieces as well as imaginative ensemble ar rangements. Bom and raised in New York City, he was encouraged to pursue his interest in music by his fa ther, an accomplished jazz pianist. Having graduated from the distinguished Man hattan School of Music, he has been playing and teach ing for more than 10 years. Peter went on to gain accep tance from the prestigious Thelonius Monk Jazz Guitar Competition when he was ranked semifinalist by a pan el of renowned guitarists. 6th Annual EMt* Family Reunion s Kent Jones E93 presents the 6th annual “E93 Family Reunion” on Saturday, June 9th at Daffin Park from 12n - 5pm. This event is for the entire family! Perform ing live on the Amerigroup Community Care sound stage is Epic Records re cording artist, Kent Jones! Jones, an Ameri can hip-hop rapper/singer from DJ Khaled’s ‘We The Best’ label, will be perform ing his hit singles, “Don’t Mind,” which reached num ber eight on the US Bill board Hot 100 chart and his new single “Merengue”. The Family Re union is held to celebrate family and show appreci ation for our listeners in Savannah and the Coastal Empire as well as highlight businesses, community or ganizations and resources. There will be food, health screenings, inflatables/ bounce houses, contests and more! E93, Savannah’s Hip Hop and R & B leader is a staple in this communi ty. With the Rickey Smiley Morning Show, Nina in the mid-days, Kenya Cabine in the afternoons, and DJ A-Rod at nights, E93 re mains #1 in the hearts of the Savannah Community. For vendor infor mation log onto E93FM. com or call Brittany Bell at 912-629-7100. Inside This Week’s Edition • Cirque Italia Is Now Presenting “Paranormal Cirque”... Page 4 • Rep. Gilliard and Georgia Department of Community Affairs To Host Dream Program Session... Page 3 • A.E. Beach High All- Alumni Picnic Held... 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