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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Savannah Branch NAACP Black History Month
Celebrates the Life Work of W.W. Law
MLK Gospel Festival Held Featuring
Vickie Winans
On Sunday, Febru
ary 26 at 4 pm, the Savannah
Branch NAACP will honor
W.W. Law for his life work
with the NAACP at its Gener
al/Mass Meeting held at First
African Baptist Church, 23
Montgomery Street, Franklin
Square, with Rev. Thurmond
Tillman, Pastor.
Luciana Spracher,
Director of the Savannah Mu
nicipal Archives, will present
the archived W.W. Law col
lection as it pertains to the Sa
vannah Branch NAACP. She
will have from the collection
a PowerPoint presentation and
a visual presentation entitled
“W.W. Law’s Gift: A Commu
nity Treasure of History, Cul
ture, and Inspiration”.
W. W. Law
W.W. Law was first
elected Savannah Branch
NAACP President at the age of
27 - the youngest major branch
president in the country. He
was also the longest-serving
President of the Savannah
Branch, 26 years. He served as
State Conference President and
as a member of the NAACP
National Board of Directors.
Law was also a historian, and
founder of the King Tisdell
Foundation, Beach Institute,
and the Ralph Mark Gilbert
Civil Rights Museum.
This Black History
Month Celebration is open to
the public.
For more information
call the Branch office at 912-
233-4161.
34th Annual February 1-28, 2023
Savannah Black Heritage Festival
Family Worship Feb. 26th @ 4pm
Gospel Explosion Concert
Also featuring G. Allen Battle, performances are
at Kingdom Life Christian Fellowship. 425 West
Montgomery Cross Road. Call: 912-358-4309
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The MLK Obser
vance Day Association pre
sented the MLK Gospel Fes
tival featuring Vickie Winans.
The festival was held last Sun
day, February 19, 2023 at First
Tabernacle Missionary Baptist
Church. Bishop Thomas Sills
served as the Worship Leader.
Rev. Marion Brooks delivered
the scripture. The congregation
sang “Lift Every Voice”. Invo
cation was delivered by Rev.
Dr. Da’Henri Thurmond and
Mrs. Elaine Snider presented
the Welcome. Greetings were
delivered from MLK Obser
vance Day Assoc. President
Deborah Adams. First Taberna
cle Missionary Baptist Church
Choir rendered gospel selec
tions.
Bishop Willie Fer
rell made the offering appeal..
Bishop Raphael Watson intro
duced Gospel Recording Artist
Vickie Winans and Mayor Van Johnson
Vickie Winans. Her perfor- tival Co Chairperson Glynda
mance was second to none. Jones and Rev. Andre Osborne
Closing remarks were gave benediction,
delivered by MLK Gospel Fes-
Tina Tyus-Shaw To Be Inducted Into Georgia
Association Of Broadcasters Hall Of Fame
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Each winter, the
Georgia Association of Broad
casters hosts its annual ceremo
ny honoring new Hall of Fame
members. This event brings
together seasoned broadcasting
veterans with aspiring broad
casters. It’s a celebration of the
amazing careers of those who
have built the industry. Since
its inception, the GAB Hall of
Fame has inducted 100 Broad
casters, honoring big name
legends and small-town greats.
Consideration for this honor is
given to broadcasters with a
minimum of 20 years in broad
casting with a tie to Geor
gia; went to school, lived, or
worked in the state, a solid re
cord of achievement including
rating dominance and local/na
tional awards, and a history of
dedication to the communities
they serve.
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Calling Tompkins
High School
Class of 1964
The Reunion Committee has been busy making plans
for our 60th Anniversary Class Reunion and we
want to have every class member in attendance. The
celebration will take place May 17-19, 2024 and the
Committee needs a headcount in order to adequately
plan a successful and enjoyable weekend. Advance
planning is critical for a number of reasons, primarily
because the pandemic still affects all aspects of our life
and the unsteady economy is so unpredictable.
Letters were sent to class members with Reunion
details and included a survey to be completed and
returned. If you have not returned the survey, take a
few minutes to complete and return it, even if you are
unable to attend. If you did not receive a survey or
have misplaced it, contact Shirley Miller Gamble at
(912) 655-5203 or Phyllis Davis Loyd at
912-665-0523, immediately. If you have a family
member or friend in the class, please share this
information with them.
Classmates, don’t miss this opportunity to share a
Wolverine weekend of fun and fellowship. We look
forward to seeing you!
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