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Johnson Announces His Candidacy
For Mayor
onday,
Febru
ary 18,
2019, Savannah Alderman
Van Johnson announced his
intention to run for mayor in
the municipal election to be
held in November. He filed
his declaration of intent to
raise campaign funds last
Friday. Johnson began his
announcement with “My
name is Van Johnson and I
want to be your Mayor!”
He acknowledged,
“This is not a decision that
I have arrived at easily
or without much prayer,
thought, advice or consulta
tion. Why not me?”
Johnson is serving
his fourth tenn as Alderman
of the first district. He is a
graduate of Savannah State
and Georgia Southern uni
versities.
Continued on Page 3
Women Sharing the Helm of Leadership
to Move Our Community Forward:
A Celebration of National Women’s History Month
The Hungry Club
Forum of Savannah, Inc.
(HCFS), “Harnessing the
Power of Collaboration
on the issues of today and
tomorrow,” will celebrate
National Women’s History
Month with a collaboration
of leaders and advocates.
The HCFS’s 2019 theme is
“Women Sharing the Helm
of Leadership to Move Our
Community Forward.” The
monthly first-Saturday fo
rum will be held on Satur
day March 2, 2019, at 9:30
AM, in the Multipurpose
Room of the WSB YMCA,
located at 1110 May Street.
Veteran attorney
Abda Quillian will be the
keynote presenter. Quillian
a product of Emory Law
School and the Harvard
University Law School Pro
gram on Negotiations. She
continues to use her skills
and training to defend wom
en’s rights and fight sexual
harassment. Recently she
obtained the largest verdict
in the State of Georgia for
a rape victim, against the
owner of the donn where
the rape happened, in the
amount of S10 million dol
lars. She has also obtained
for her clients in sex harass
ment claims settlements in
excess of millions of dollars.
Continued on Page 8
Abrams To Keynote Georgia Legislative Black
Caucus Annual Heritage Dinner
The Georgia
Legislative Black Caucus
(GLBC) will host their an
nual Heritage Dinner, to cel
ebrate “Soldiers of Justice.”
The event will begin at 7 PM
on Tuesday, February 26th at
the Georgia World Congress
Center, featuring remarks
from GLBC members, and
dynamic keynote speaker,
2018 Georgia Democrat
ic gubernatorial nominee
and fonner House Minority
Leader Stacey Abrams.
The Heritage Din
ner offers a unique oppor
tunity to participate in the
promotion and advocacy
of sound legislative policy
and programming, as well
as supporting the GLBC’s
internship and scholarship
programs. The dinner will
bring together a diverse
cross section of business
leaders, elected officials,
clergy, and citizens from
across the state of Georgia
to celebrate its rich history.
“I am excited to be
leading the Georgia Legisla
tive Black Caucus at a time
when our political and pub
lic policy climate beacons
the call of leaders who are
willing to stand on the right
side of history in promoting
equity, social, and human
justice. Not only are we the
largest caucus of our kind;
our goal is to have the most
impact and we cannot do
that without our communi
ty leaders who stand on the
vanguard of that impact,”
said newly elected Chair,
Representative Karen Ben
nett.
Continued on Page 9
Historical Markers
To Be Unveiled In
Southside Savannah
Markers Highlight African-American
Settlers Of White Bluff And Coffee Bluff
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Sapefo Island
A ceremony will
be held Friday, February
22, to unveil one of four
new historical markers in
the White Bluff and Coffee
Bluff area. The event will
begin at 10:15 a.m. at the
Crusader Center, 81 Coffee
Bluff Villa Road, and is be
ing celebrated as part of the
Savannah Black Heritage
Festival. The festival is pre
sented by Savannah State
University and the City of
Savannah.
The markers iden
tify four public waterways
that were used by freed
slaves during the nineteenth
century. They settled in the
area after leaving planta
tions on the nearby St. Cath
erine’s, Sapelo and Ossabaw
islands.
History of these
settlers, many who made a
living fishing or crab pick
ing, is outlined in the 1940
publication, Drums and
Shadows. The book inter
viewed dozens of local Af
rican-Americans, including
those in this area, as part of
the Georgia Writers Proj
ect and the Works Progress
Administration. Benjamin
Hubert, third president of
Savannah State University
(SSU), is thanked in the ac
knowledgments .
All are invited
to attend the free program
celebrating Gullah/Geechee
history culture.
Sen. Lester Jackson
Appointed Chairman
Of Senate Urban
Affairs Committee
Dr. Lester Jack-
son, Georgia State Senator
(D- Savannah) has been
appointed by the Senate
Committee on Assignments
to serve as chairman of the
Senate Urban Affairs Com
mittee for the 2019- 2020
Legislative Session. Jackson
is one of four Democrats
appointed to chair a Senate
Committee. Dr Jackson will
serve on the following com
mittees: Education & Youth,
Finance, Health and Human
Services.
“I’m excited to
serve on these very influen
tial committees and I am ex
cited to serve my constitu
ents and serve as their voice,
I am ready to continue the
hard work for them and for
all of Georgia.” said Sen.
Jackson.
Continued on Page 7
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