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2019 Oscars Present Diversity & Inclusion
By Tina A. Brown, For The Savannah Tribune
C arter G.
Woodson,
an Ameri
can historian and journalist,
had a vision of a celebra
tion for the Negro History
Week. Now, 93 years later,
African-Americans are cel
ebrating Black History. The
stars are rising and they’ve
given homage to their moth
ers, grandmothers, enslaved
ancestors, and mentors.
Sunday at the 91st
Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences Awards
Show, Regina King, Spike
Lee, Ruth E. Carter, Hannah
Beachler, and Mahershala
Ah created characters, cos
tumes, and stages showing
the world that Black History
Mahershala Ali & Regina King
of African women royalty.
They turned new
pages in history on the big
screen. New creations of fic
tional, yet believable stories
like a kingdom of Wakanda
were called onto the stage
jumping with elation and
crying out for remembrance.
They worked decades for
their crafts and passionately
realized their dreams. They
walked away with a gold
statue known as an “Oscar.”
Spike Lee like
ly left Morehouse College
and NYC with dreams of
becoming an independent
filmmaker.
is evolving. Storytellers are like Richard Baldwin, Dr.
passionately retelling stories Don Shirley and the legacy Continued on Page 4
The 100 Black Men of Savannah
Announces Its 2019 Scholarship Gala
Join the 100 Black
Men of Savannah (ww-
wT00blackmensav.org) for
the 23rd annual Scholarship
Gala - an evening of ele
gance to raise funds for the
community outreach pro
grams, scholarships for de
serving students and an op
portunity to showcase what
the 100 BMOS have been
instilling into the communi
ty the past year — Saturday,
April 20, 2019 from 6:00
pm - 10:00 pm at the Sa
vannah Marriott Riverfront,
100 General McIntosh Blvd.
The 100 BMOS are dedicat
ed to supporting minorities taring, economic empower- black-tie event of the sea-
in Savannah by assisting the ment, and health & wellness, son. The scholarship gala
youth with education, men- This is the chicest is a night of support, giving
back and fun. Guests will
enjoy live entertainment,
silent auctions, and raffles
along with food and a pro
gram.
Inspired to meet
the growing needs of the
Savannah community, the
100 Black Men of Savannah
(100 BMOS) was created to
focus upon African-Ameri
can youth and aims to make
a difference in the lives of
Savannah’s young people
by its signature programs of
mentoring, education, eco
nomic empowerment, health
& wellness, and leadership
development.
Continued on Page 4
Woodville-Tompkins
4th Induction
Ceremony To Be Held
Dorothy Speed Dorothy Wilson
Roscoe Robinson, Jr. Mary Davis
Woodville-Tomp
kins High School Hall of
Entertainment’s 4th Induc
tion Ceremony will be held
on Friday, March 1, 2019, at
Woodville-Tompkins High
School. The Meet & Greet
begins at 6:00p.m. and the
program starts at 6:30. See
any member for tickets!
Inductees for 2019
are: Pauline Bailey, Mary
Davis, Cardell Hall, Clare -
tha B. Holmes, Elizabeth
Kennedy Robinson, Ros
coe Robinson, Jr., Dorothy
Speed, and Dorothy Wilson.
Eleanor Holmes Norton To Introduce
Bill To Require Federal Agencies
To Advertise with Black Press
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia
D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
MLK, Jr. Association To Host
Freedom Gala Dinner
Event to be held March 23,2019, at Hyatt Regency Savannah
Augusta-Richmond Rcy Matthcw Southall
County Mayor Brown, Sr.
Hardie Davis
Legendary and
longtime D.C. Congress-
woman Eleanor Holmes
Norton is hoping to accom
plish what may not have
been possible during the last
Congress.
Norton, who is in
her 28th year in Congress,
plans to reintroduce H.R.
7215 which would require
all government agencies to
report on expenditures for
contracts for advertisement
and other purposes.
Her spokesman
Benjamin Fritsch said this
week that Norton would roll
out the resolution soon.
She first intro
duced it last fall and it was
referred to the House Com
mittee on Budget but the
115th Congress then went
into recess.
The new Dem-
ocratic-controlled 116th
Congress should afford Nor
ton the opportunity to push
through her resolution and
perhaps gain a voting-mem
ber’s support to enact legis
lation.
Because she’s
a D.C. delegate, Norton
doesn’t enjoy full voting
rights and isn’t pennitted to
vote on final legislation.
Continued on Page 2
Hardie Davis,
the first African American
elected mayor of the consol
idated Augusta-Richmond
County, GA, will be the key
note speaker for the MLK,
Jr., Observance Day Associ
ation’s 2019 MLK Freedom
Gala in Savannah. Also,
The Rev. Matthew Southall
Brown, Sr., often described
as the dean of pastors in
Savannah, will be honored
with the association’s Hu
manitarian Award.
The black-tie
event will be held Satur
day, March 23, 2019, at the
Hyatt Regency Savannah
beginning with a cocktail
hour at 6 pm and dinner and
program at 7 pm. Tickets are
$75.
“We are pleased to
present these two communi
ty-focused leaders as part of
the annual celebration of the
life and legacy of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.,” said Car
olyn Blackshear, president
of the MLK Observance
Day Association. “We look
forward to hearing Mayor
Davis’ inspiring message of
public service as we contin
ue to honor Dr. King. And as
most people in the commu
nity know. Pastor Brown is a
human institution in Savan
nah. We cannot thank him
enough for all of his contri
butions.”
Davis, who grew
up in Forsyth, GA, has lived
in Augusta since 1985.
Continued on Page 2
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