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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, March 22, 2023 9
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH:
Dr. Annette K. Brock, A Historians Historian
A Tribute by Vaughnette Goode-Walker,
Director, Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
Continued from Page 1
Johnson became the
owner, editor, and publisher of
The Savannah Tribune and
used its pages to publicize and
condemn racial discrimina
tion. He reported each step in
the march toward rigid segre
gation of the city and chas
tised white officials for their
oppressive acts. Today, Sol C.
Johnson High School stands as
a tribute to this great leader."
(Dr. Annette K. Brock)
This Women’s His
tory Month, let the Savannah
Community join together with
a say collective “Thank you’’ to
the “Historians Historian” for
her work as the King - Tisdell
Cottage Foundation’s Board
Chair. It was her strategic guid
ance that delivered the King
-Tisdell Cottage and the Beach
Institute, two of the three Mu
seums founded by Westley
Wallace Law, into the 21st
Century.
The Historians
Historian as the
Educator,
Scholar and
Community
Leader
By Shirley James,
Publisher,
The Savannah Tribune
Dr. Annette K. Brock,
the Historians Historian, has
been successful in her career as
an educator having taught and/
or held administrative posi
tions at both her Alma Maters.
She taught 8 years at Alfred
Ely Beach High School, then
moved on to render 33 years
of service at Savannah State
University where she was a
Professor of History who was
elevated to Head of the Depart
ment of Social and Behavioral
Sciences. The Horizons “Hon
oring the Educator” Award in
2013.
However, a signif
icant event in the life of this
Historian, Educator and Schol
ar, and that of Savannah State
University, came in 1991 when
the Board of Regents of the
University System of Georgia
appointed Dr. Annette Kennedy
Brock to the top administrative
position as Acting President of
Savannah State College (Now
University) - THE FIRST FE
MALE to be at the helm of this
institution. This accomplish
ment was a “ Historic First”
at the University! She held
that office until 1993, and was
subsequently appointed Vice
President for Institutional Ad
vancement for the University
where she continued “Making
History” until her retirement
in 2004. She developed and
launched programs that were fi
nancially beneficial to the Uni
versity, its faculty and students
such as the first Hill Hall Gala,
a communitywide fundraiser
which generated funds for the
restoration of Hill Hall, the old
est remaining building on the
campus, built between 1900
and 1901. The Annual SSU
Scholarship Gala, which funds
student scholarships, is an ex
tension of the inaugural Hill
Hall event. Kudos to Dr. Brock
who in 1993, also extended
her commitment to volunteer-
ism and servant-leadership in
our community by accepting
Chairmanship of the Board of
Directors at the King-Tisdell
Foundation. She was a former
Chair of the Board of Directors
of the Savannah Chapter of the
American Red Cross, a Found
ing Member of the Savannah
Council on World Affairs and
has been acknowledged with
many awards and citations in
the Savannah Community and
State of Georgia over the years
for her volunteer work.
Dr. Annette K. Brock,
a true Historians Historian, has
made her mark and is etched
into the annals of Savannah
State University and Geor
gia’s History. The Savannah
Tribune is proud to feature
this incredible woman during
Women’s History Month 2023.
Second Annual Richmond Hill Geechee Gullah
Festival
The City of Rich
mond Hill and the David Boles
Foundation will co-host the
second annual Geechee Gullah
Festival. This festival high
lights the culture (food, music,
religion, societal norms, etc.)
of the local descendants of
the local rice plantations. The
Geechees are enslaved people
in Georgia. The name is de
rived from the Ogeechee River.
The event has
many layers. This year’s
theme is “Growing Up on the
Ogeechee”. Alvin Glen is the
featured artist. An authentic
painting, “Pounding on the
Ogeechee”, has been commis
sioned for this festival and will
be sold at the festival. Local
vendors will provide authen
tic Geechee Gullah cuisine.
Live music, testimonials, bas
ket weaving, and many other
historical and cultural presen
tations will be displayed. The
festival will take place at J. F.
Gregory Park on March 25,
2023, from noon until 5:00
PM. Please bring your lawn
chairs so that you may sit as
you enjoy the presentations
and performances that will take
place on the stage. This event
is educational and entertaining.
The David Boles
Foundation is a local nonprofit
whose mission is “to support a
healthy community by promot
ing educational, recreational,
and spiritual solutions”. The
Geechee Gullah Festival is di
rectly aligned with the mission.
The City of Richmond Hill is
proud to celebrate diversity as
we celebrate its lifelong citi
zens. The event committee is
soliciting sponsors to promote
this event. Please contact Da
vid Boles Foundation at david-
bolesfoundation@gmail.com
or (912)713-3773 for questions
about levels of sponsorships
and other questions.
Anniversary Service
Sunday, march 26 th at
9:30 A M.
GUEST MINISTER
Elder antwain Turner
EXECUTIVE PASTOR
pre Anniversary Service
Friday. March 24th at
7:DD P.M.
GUEST MINISTER
Bishop Norris Garden. Jr.
HEW GENERATION FULL GOSPEL
Theiti*
‘Strengthening the Core,
Empowering the
Community, a nd Changing
a Generation"
Scripture:
uRAIG L DAUGHTRY, SR.
MONICA DAUGHTRY
Thank You For Reading The Savannah
Tribune In Print and Online
Mary’s Place Announces Inaugural “Find Your
Voice” Gala & Lip Sync Competition - April 7
Mary’s Place: Sexual
Assault Center of the Coastal
Empire, Inc., formerly known
as the Rape Crisis Center, is
slated to host their annual fund
raising gala at 7 p.m. on Friday,
April 7 at Victory North, lo
cated at 2603 Whitaker Street
in Savannah. This year’s gala
will be like no other as the
nonprofit organization intro
duces the inaugural “Find Your
Voice” Lip Sync Competition,
where teams will compete for
a chance to win in a variety of
categories.
The gala will offer
guests delicious food and cock
tails, a silent auction with daz
zling items donated by local
businesses, and a lip sync com
petition with teams from local
businesses rocking out to popu
lar tunes of self-empowerment
and strength (song choices to
be submitted in advance).
Tickets to the gala
are available for $125 per
person and can be purchased
online via https://bit.ly/Marys-
FIND YOUR VOICE
LIP SYNC COMPETITION
PlaceGala2023. As the organi
zation’s largest fundraiser of
the year, Mary’s Place invites
the community to show their
support by contributing to the
event. They are actively seek
ing partners to sponsor the
gala, assist with donations for
the silent auction, as well as
those interested in purchasing
single or group tickets to the
evening.
“The topic of sexual
assault is uncomfortable for
people to talk about; that’s why
the theme of this event, ‘Find
Your Voice’, is so important
because everybody has a right
to be heard,” said Doris L.
Williams, Executive Director
of Mary’s Place. “Funds raised
from this gala will help to en
sure that Mary’s Place will be
able to maintain services for
anybody who has been affect
ed by sexual assault across
seven counties within the
Coastal Empire and to extend
our prevention and educational
programs.”
Mary’s Place is com
mitted to supporting survivors
of sexual assault in the Coastal
Empire and to implementing
vital prevention and education
al programs across the region.
For more informa
tion about the event, to pur
chase tickets, become an event
sponsor, or donate please visit
www.marysplacega.org and
follow the organization on
Facebook and Instagram.
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