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Newspaper Page Textffs?; r tin U £ FOGTAGE FAIC E^viv-al" GA Peril Ha EC£ Celebrate Our History on Saturday, August 11,2017 from 10:30AM - 1:30PM! ) “Georgia's Best Weekly” Whe is>abannalj AuOiivtOl * inir.it* «»■ I30P MI,K -1 r, BhiJ, Jmy.. <:A SNIP August 01, 20 i 8 - August 07, 201K ►Yul. 47 rVu. 32 ■ Tel: V] 3^&-61 ^ » |rai; y 11-JJ Jifrl -U) WfflilVl in ;i lu rtbitne.runi Tribune Anniversary Celebration Includes Tributes, Community Service and Fun T 1 [ the Savan nah Tri- b u n^Us 143rd Anniversary is an event that will actively engage attendees in an at mosphere of “fun” and “service.” The celebration will include tributes to trail- blazers in mainstream me dia and'the Black Press, a community service project and fun. Savannah’s Afri can American If pioneers in journalism on the national scene, Verdelle Lambert, Wanda Lloyd, Yvonne Shin- hoster Lamp and Vaugh- nette Gooc l-Walker, will be recognized, along with Floyd “Press Boy” Adams, Sr., and the Southeastern Regional Press Institute at Savannah State University directed by Novella Cross- Flolmes. Tribune founders John H. Deveaux, Louis B. 'Jjtjpmer, Sr., and Louis M. Pleasant , along with their legacies Sol C. Johnson, ■ Willa Ayers Johnson, Rob- #rT E. James and Shirley B. James, will be acknowl edged. Savannah’s native son?. Robert Sengstacke Abbott ; and John H. Seng stacke , two men who made historical r and significant contributions that impacted The Black Press over its 191 years of existence, will also 5e honored. Organizations, as as individuals, are en- cigurqjed to participate in a Challenge Competition as part of our community service component. Awards will be given to: 1. The organiza tion with the largest number of members in attendance who wear “Fly” sneakers and participate in the Red Carpet Sneaker Walk; and 2. The organiza tion donating the largest number of new or gently used sneakers (child to adult sizes) provided by organiza tion members. Each person donat ing a pair of sneakers will re ceive a special designed Tri bune tote bag. The sneakers will be distributed to Family Promise of Greater Savan nah and Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless to share with those families and Veterans whom they serve. We look forward to your celebrating with The Savannah Tribune on Au gust 11th. So, put on your “Fly Sneakers,” pay tribute to our honorees, bring a pair of new or gently used sneakers to participate in the Challenge Competition, .and parade your “Fly” sneakers in the Red Carpet Sneaker Walk. .pickets are $40 each and can be purchased at Tl}d) Savannah Tribune, 1805 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Lester’s Florist at 37th and Bull Sts., or via PayPal at www.savannahtri- bune.com/celebrate-our-his- tory. Checks or NfoiieyaOr- ders should be made payable to The Savannah Tribune. Call 912-658-2813 or 912- 233-6128 for additional in formation. Hungry Club Explores Economic Development in Savannah’s African American Community Kimberly Middleton Roy Jackson “What Are the Prospects for Greater Par ticipation by the African American Community in Savannah’s Phenomenal Growth?” will be the issue of exploration at the Satur day August 4, 2018 Hungry Club Forum of Savannah, Inc.’s (HCFS). This regular monthly Signature Roundta ble and Open Forum break fast will be held at 9:30 AM, in the Multipurpose Room of the WBS YMCA, located at 1110 May Street. This particular fo rum is a follow-up to last month’s session entitled, “Savannah’s Real Fireworks and Hot Topics,” that ex plored present socio-civic concerns in the Savannah Area. According to Kim berly G. Middleton, Presi dent, HCFS, Savannah and the Coastal Area are rapidly growing and developing, including but not limited to the Savannah Arena and Canal District Expansion, the expansion of both the Historic and Victorian Dis tricts, Waters Avenue Re vitalization, the mammoth opportunities to be gener ated by ESPLOST III, and the growth of West Chatham and beyond. “The HCFS plans to partner with other concerned organizations and institutions in the communi ty to gauge how it can levy its resources to make sure that the African American community can participate in this wealth and growth as first-class citizens, and not as just taxpayers and con sumers.” Rev. Thurmond N. Tillman, Pastor, First Afri can Baptist Church, a long time HCFS Church Partner will bring the Invocation and Grace, making a Bib lical and scriptural connec tion to the topic. Continued on Page 2 AccuWeather Ready Program Shares Tropical Storm, Hurricane Prep & Recovery Information ® AccuWeather SUPERIOR ACCURACY " As peak hurricane season approaches for the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, Ac cuWeather—a provider of weather forecasts and warn ings—wants people to be “AccuWeather Ready” for whatever the season brings. The AccuWeather Ready site at http://accu- weather.com/ready offers a wealth of information and useful and compelling con tent to help people prepare for the season’s weather risks, including safety tips and resources, personal ized weather preparedness plans, detailed checklists, and more. AccuWeather Ready videos are featured on the AccuWeather Net work. Users also can view AccuWeather Ready videos and receive severe weather push notifications in the Ac cuWeather app on iOS and Android. To get life-saving information to more peo ple and to answer questions they might have, the Ac cuWeather Ready program will also present a series of live events each Wednesday at 1 p.m. U.S. EDT, August 1 through August 27, each featuring an expert meteo rologist from AccuWeather or another authoritative and skilled professional from external agencies. The live events will be viewable on Facebook, Twitter, and You Tube. Julia Weiden, global weather expert and on-air meteorologist at Ac cuWeather, will host the conversations. The topics include: Aug. 1 Accu Weather Meteorologist Dan Kottlowski discusses the seasonal outlook and hurri cane preparedness. Aug. 8 Extreme Meteorologist Reed Timmer talks about hurricane safety and his experience of the unique risks associated with such stonns. Aug 15 Tom Be dard, Implementation Man ager with AccuWeather En terprise Solutions, discusses the importance of preparing an emergency management plan before a hurricane strikes. Aug 22 Matt Lyt- tle, Branch Chief at FEMA’s Individual and Community Preparedness Division, dis cusses how to make recov ery easier after a hurricane. Visit www.Accu- Weather.com for additional information. Norton, Chavis Vow to Seek Legislation After GAO Report By Stacy M. Brown (NNPANewswire Contributor) Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton In a blistering re sponse to a new report by the Government Account ability Office (GAO) that revealed federal agencies spend very little advertising dollars with minority-owned businesses, D.C. Democrat ic Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton said that she would work with minority publishers to press her col leagues in Congress “to de mand greater spending on minority-owned outlets... to reach minority audiences that most traditional outlets do not.” Holmes Norton said that she requested the GAO report to learn more about the disparities in fed eral advertising contracts. “[The GAO re port] showed, as we expect ed, that the federal govern ment has a long way to go to ensure equal opportunities for minority-owned news outlets,” Holmes Norton said. “As the nation’s largest advertiser, the federal gov ernment has an obligation to provide advertising oppor tunities to news outlets and media companies owned or published by people of col or.” The 41 -page report issued, last week, revealed that over the past five fiscal years, federal government agencies spent $5 billion in advertising, but just $327 million of that went to mi nority-owned businesses. Black-owned busi nesses netted just $51 mil lion—about $10 million per year over the five years cov ered in the new report. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., the president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers As sociation President (NNPA), thanked Holmes Norton for her support. Continued on Page 3 Inside This Week’s Edition • Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover Installed As 30th Int’l. President of AKA Sorority Inc...Page 10 • SSU Marine Science Graduate To Serve As Knauss Policy Fellow... Page 9 • Int’l. Conference To Honor Susie King Taylor... Page 4 & c arver s tatej B * *71 Louis R, Toonier Founder find 1st President Established February 23,1927 91 Years of Service, Leadership and Success Robert L. Janies President Since December 1971 LENOCfl Hi

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The Savannah tribune. (Savannah, Ga.) 1973-current, August 01, 2018, Image 1