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Savannah State University Invites Community Support
For Annual Scholarship Gala
Senator Derek Mallow Ms. Jenn Darsey
S avannah State
University
(SSU) will host
its Annual Scholarship Gala
on Saturday, April 1 at the
Savannah Convention Center.
This special event celebrates
the rich history of the institu
tion, while providing mean
ingful opportunities for the
community at large to direct
ly impact student success by
contributing financial support
to the university’s scholarship
fund via Gala sponsorships,
ticket purchases, and addi
tional monetary gifts.
“More than 60 per
cent of our students come
from families where house
hold income is usually less
than $25,000 a year,” said Dr.
Shalonda Mullgrav, Interim
Vice President for University
Advancement. “Couple that
with the continued economic
impact of the Pandemic on
many families, and many of
our students need more assis
tance than ever before.”
Because the need is
often greater than the resources
available, the Division of Uni
versity Advancement is offer
ing nine corporate sponsorship
opportunities ranging from
$1,500 to $50,000, and request
ing commitment by March 15.
Organizations who share the
heart and mission of the uni
versity, and would like to have
a meaningful and immediate
impact on the next generation
of Tigers, are encouraged to
step up and be a part of this
mission-critical work.
In addition to a fonnal
dinner and dancing this year,
University President, Kimber
ly Ballard-Washington, will
present deserving members of
the Savannah State University
community with Awards of Ex
cellence in the following cate
gories:
• Excellence in Arts & Enter
tainment: Shannon Sharpe
• Excellence in Entrepre
neurship: Michael Roberson
(Savannah Sauce Company,
Inc.)
• Excellence in Leadership:
Melvin Williams
• Excellence in Philanthropy:
Frank & Patricia Kabela
• Excellence in Scholarship:
Beauty Baldwin
The University is
excited to have Senator Derek
Mallow and Ms. Jenn Darsey
serve as the Gala Co-Chairs.
Senator Mallow is the current
representative for Georgia’s
Senate, District 2, and is an
SSU alumnus, class of 2020.
Ms. Darsey is the Execu
tive Director of the Chatham
Savannah Authority for the
Homeless. Both have a deep
commitment to the Savannah
community.
Information on how
to sponsor a table, purchase
event tickets or make online
donations can be found by
visiting savannahstate.edu/
gala. Donations may also be
hand-delivered to the Divi
sion of University Advance
ment located at 5000 Jasmine
Ave., Savannah, Ga. 31404.
For more information, call
912-358-3059 or email UA@
savannahstate.edu.
From the N Word” To Mr. Mayor: A Conversation with Otis Johnson
Roger Smith, Direc
tor of The Learning Center of
Senior Citizens, Inc. discusses
the former mayor’s biography
before a live audience at 12
noon on Wednesday, March 29,
2023 at The Learning Center
(inside Senior Citizens, Inc.)
located at 3025 Bull St. (use
Jasper Street entrance at north
end of the campus) Program
fee: $10 for members of TLC
or ASALH (lunch available for
$8 at 11.30 am; reserve and pay
by Friday, March 24).
Program is a part
nership between The Learning
Center and the Savannah-Ya-
macraw Branch of the Asso
ciation for the Study of Afri
can-American Life and History
Otis Johnson
Roger Smith
(ASALH)
Witness to the wan
ing years of Jim Crow and first
hand participant in Savannah’s
Civil Rights movement, the
young Black Man who would
become Mayor lived and expe
rienced the dramatic changes
in his beautiful southern city.
TLC’s director Roger Smith
sits down for a one-on-one
exchange with the man whose
biography says it all “From the
N Word to Mr. Mayor”.
Reserve your seat
today. Visit TLC’s website
(www.seniorcitizensinc.org/
the-leaming-center) and use
coupon code Tribune to ob
tain the member price. Or call
912.236.0363 to pay by phone.
Statement from The National Bankers Association On Silicon Valley
Bank and Signature Bank
Robert E. James, II Nicole Elam, Esq.
Today, National
Bankers Association (NBA)
President & CEO Nicole Elam
Esq. and Chairman Robert
James, II released the follow
ing statement regarding Silicon
Valley Bank (SVB) and Signa
ture Bank.
“In light of recent
industry events, the National
Bankers Association wants to
assure consumers that your
money is safe with minority
banks. Minority depository
institutions are very different
from both SVB and Signature
Bank which had high concen
trations in crypto deposits and
volatile venture capital. Mi
nority banks are not exposed to
riskier asset classes and have
the capital and strong liquid
ity to best serve consumers
and small businesses. If you’re
looking for a place to bring
your deposits and have greater
impact, bring your deposits to
minority banks,” said Nicole
Elam, President and CEO of
the National Bankers Associa
tion.
“The Biden-Harris
Administration, FDIC, and
Federal Reserve worked hard
this weekend to make sure that
these bank failures are the ex
ception, not the rule, and that
all Americans can continue to
have confidence in our banking
system. I also applaud bipar
tisan leaders in Congress for
keeping stakeholders informed
about how hard earned deposits
are being kept safe,” said Rob
ert James, II, Chairman of the
National Bankers Association,
President & CEO, Carver Fi
nancial Corporation.
The National Bank
ers Association is the nation’s
leading trade association for
the country’s minority de
pository institutions (MDIs).
MDIs have always focused on
safety and soundness as a part
of our conservative, relation-
ship-based business model. We
continue to monitor SVB’s im
pact on large corporate deposit
concentrations, fintech, tech
companies, and larger financial
institutions that have partner
ships with MDIs or who have
made investments in MDIs.
MDIs are in the
strongest position ever to sup
port their customers and here’s
why:
• Traditional Banking Mod
el with Diverse & Secure As
sets: MDIs are diversified in
tenns of their assets, predom
inately focused on well-col-
lateralized loans, and are not
exposed to riskier asset class
es. Unlike both SVB and Sig
nature Bank, MDIs have very
limited exposure to the venture
capital industry and crypto.
• Well-Capitalized and
Strong Liquidity: MDIs are
in the strongest position ever.
The sector is exceptionally
well capitalized, enjoys sub
stantial liquidity overall, and
has grown by 33% over the last
three years in total assets.
Continued on Page 9
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH:
Harriet Forten-Purvis
Credit: Caitlyn Cobb, Transformative Justice Coalition
“The daughter of
leading African-American ab
olitionists James and Charlotte
Forten, Harriet Forten Purvis
was a powerful 19th century
voice for equal rights for all -
including women.”
Harriett Forten mar
ried Robert Purvis in 1832 and
made a home for their children
in Philadelphia, where both
Harriett and Robert led their
communities in the fight for
civil rights. Robert Purvis, was
a Black man who lost his vot
ing rights in the early 1800’s
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
On March 14, 1838, Purvis
submitted a petition to fight
for his and 40,000 other Black
Philadelphians’ voting rights
in response to a new state con
stitutional amendment that re
stricted suffrage to only White
men.
Because women
were not permitted to join the
American Anti-Slavery Soci
ety, Harriett joined with more
than a dozen other women,
including suffragist and aboli
tionist Lucretia Mott, to estab
lish the Philadelphia Female
Anti-Slavery Society. Harri
ett and nine others initiated
a boycott of non-free (slave
labor) products, including cot
ton and produce. She lectured
on civil rights and in a speech
to the Society on September
13, 1866, denounced segrega
tion on railroad cars. Her role
within the Society gave her the
opportunity to associate with
anti-slavery leaders from out
side Philadelphia, such as the
well-known African-American
A Sweep & Snubs at the 95th
Academy Awards
By Tirany Reeves
with wins in Best Picture,
Best Director, Best Original
Screenplay and Best Actress
(Michelle Yeoh). Yeoh be
came the first Asian woman
and second woman of color
to win Best Actress. The ac
tress, 60, emotionally took the
stage, dedicated her award to
her 84-year-old mom watching
the ceremony live from Malay
sia, Asian youth, and implored
women to not “let anybody tell
you you’re past your prime.”
EE.4AO also took home three
more awards for a total of sev
en that night including Best
Film Editing, Best Supporting
Actor (Ke Huy Quan) and Best
Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee
Curtis).
Jamie Lee Curtis’
win (EEAAO) came as a shock
to awards pundits, the Oscars
crowd, social media, and even
Curtis herself who exclaimed,
“shut up!” Some saw it as an
honor to the Halloween star’s
long Hollywood career who
was the third favorite to win,
while many saw it as a snub to
the considered frontrunner An
gela Bassett (Black Panther:
Wakanda Forever). Social
media exploded with those ex
pressing remorse for Bassett’s
position, who in 1992 nomi
nated for Best Actress (Tina
Turner - What’s Love Got To
Do With It?) and was beaten
by Holly Hunter (The Piano),
after a clip of her blank expres
sion went viral.
Continued on Page 9
Michelle Yeoh
This year’s 95th
Academy Awards were held on
Sunday, March 12, 2023 at the
Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles
to honor films released in 2023
and went ahead without much
incident considering the result
of the 2021 (COVID-precau-
tions: remote appearances and
a trimmed ceremony) and the
2022 Oscars (the now-infa-
mous Slap from Will Smith to
host Claris Rock). The almost
four-hour-long production was
hosted by Jimmy Kimmell.
The length was due to previ
ously cut awards being rein
stated and allowing winners
to give their entire acceptance
speeches without being cut off.
Everything Every-
where All at Once (EEAAO)
swept the major categories
Harriet Forten-Purvis
lecturer Sarah Parker Remond.
Together with her sis
ter Margaretta, who was also
an educator and abolitionist,
Harriet became one of the lead
organizers of the fifth annual
National Woman’s Rights Con
vention. Immediately follow
ing the Civil War, a number of
African Americans, white abo
litionists and suffragists joined
together to work for universal
suffrage. In 1866, they formed
the American Equal Rights
Association (AERA). Harriet
joined other active members,
including Sarah Remond and
Sojourner Truth in public ad
vocacy of voting rights for Af
rican Americans and women.
Harriet’s sisters,
daughter, and grandchildren
were also active in fighting
for civil rights and the vote, as
well as nieces of the families.
ROBERT E. JAMES
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