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March 2% 2023 - April 04, 2023
Vol, 53 No. 13
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Trump Ramps Up Attack on Manhattan DA with
Violent Imagery and Call for ‘Death’ and ‘Destruction
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPANewswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia
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Trump’s Truth Social platform post of him swinging a
bat to the head of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg
F ormer Presi
dent Donald
Trump has
ramped up the rhetoric and
the threats as potential crim
inal charges loom in New
York, Georgia, and Washing
ton. Trump took to his Truth
Social platform and posted a
photo of him swinging a bat to
the head of Manhattan District
Attorney Alvin Bragg. He also
threatened that his anticipated
arrest would lead to “death and
destruction.”
“What kind of person
can charge another person, in
this case a former President
of the United States, who got
more votes than any sitting
President in history, and lead
ing candidate (by far!) for the
Republican Party nomination,
with a Crime, when it is known
by all that NO Crime has been
committed, & also known that
potential death & destruction
in such a false charge could be
catastrophic for our Country?
Why & who would do such a
thing? Only a degenerate psy
chopath that truly hates the
USA!” Trump wrote. Then in
all capital letters. Trump con
tinued his tirade: “EVERY
BODY KNOWS I’M 100%
INNOCENT, INCLUDING
BRAGG, BUT HE DOESN’T
CARE. HE IS JUST CARRY
ING OUT THE PLANS OF
THE RADICAL LEFT LU
NATICS. OUR COUNTRY
IS BEING DESTROYED,
AS THEY TELL US TO BE
PEACEFUL!”
A week before,
Trump predicted that authori
ties from New York would ar
rest him, however, that never
happened. Bragg’s office said
Trump simply misled the pub
lic about an imminent arrest.
“We will not be intimidated
by attempts to undermine the
justice process, nor will we let
baseless accusations deter us
from fairly applying the law,”
Bragg said through a spokes
person. Bragg, 49, maintained
that no one is above the law,
and everyone receives equal
treatment. “In every prosecu
tion, we follow the law without
fear or favor to uncover the
truth,” his statement continued.
“Our skilled, honest, and ded
icated lawyers remain hard at
work.”
Trump’s social media
attack on Bragg could reveal
the frustrations and even the
concern he might possess over
all of the legal problems he
currently faces. Bragg’s case,
in which the former President
allegedly paid hush money to
pom star Stormy Daniels and
committed campaign finance
crimes, is just the tip of the ice
berg for the bombastic Trump.
Continued on Page 4
Hungry Club “Phoenix Rising and a Family Reunion: Where Do We
Go From Here”
On Saturday, April 1,
2023, The Hungry Club Forum
of Savannah, Inc. (HCFS) will
return to in-person offerings
with its first monthly break
fast forum in 3 years. “Phoenix
Rising and a Family Reunion:
Where do we go from here:
Visions, Ideas and Needs.” The
title is given to this first in-per-
son launch, because it speaks
to the positive prospects for
our total community. Accord
ing to Diana Harvey Johnson,
lead consultant to the HCFS,
the Phoenix in times of doubt
and confusion, symbolizes
strength, transformation and
renewal. For only from the
ashes of who we were, can we
rise up to become who we are
to be.
The HCFS’s signa
ture roundtable and open fo
rum will feature the Honorable
Carl Gilyard, Savannah State
Representative, and chair
man of the Georgia legislative
Black Caucus will serve as
keynote presenter. A dynamic
panel of presenters will offer
their views on where we are
and should be going for greater
unity and prosperity.
Continued on Page 10
Helping In Mississippi After Deadly Tornadoes
Photo Credit: Frankie Shepherd
Dear Friend,
Samaritan’s Purse
has deployed two Disaster Re
lief Units to Mississippi after
weekend tornadoes cut some
neighborhoods to splinters and
killed 26 people.
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The tornadoes rav
aged multiple towns along a
100-mile path, leaving heart
breaking destruction in their
wake. Mississippi Gover
nor Tate Reeves asked us to
“please pray for God’s hand to
be over all who lost family and
friends.” Let’s join together in
praying for those who are fac
ing so much devastating loss.
We are on the ground
in Mississippi to helping hurt
ing homeowners right now
(http://bit.ly/3JJ6yyY). Our
staff and volunteer teams are
assisting with cleanup, as well
as tarping roofs and cutting
trees. As we work, we com
fort homeowners in the midst
of suffering, sharing that God
loves them and has not for
gotten them. We proclaim
the Gospel of the Lord Jesus
Christ—the salvation found
only in His Name.
SIGN UP TO
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Thank you again for
your prayers and support for
Samaritan’s Purse. May God
bless you.
Sincerely,
Franklin Graham
President, Samaritan’s Purse
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH:
The Savannah Tribune Salutes
WOMEN OF POWER
in Corporate America
Cathy Hill
Audrey King and
Cathy Hill - Two African
American women. Two Geor
gia natives. Two Women of
Fortitude. Two Icons of Power
at Georgia Power. Two women
elected to the position as Vice
President, South Region at
Georgia Power, headquartered
in Savannah, GA. First, Cathy
Hill, the Trailblazer; then Au
drey King. Both women in
their role as Vice President for
the South Region, executed the
major responsibility to over
see the external activities for
Georgia Power customers in a
62-county area, which includes
Savannah, Brunswick, States
boro, Valdosta and Albany. As
a result, both of these phenom
enal women have distinguished
themselves within the upper
ranks of corporate America.
From their home state of Geor
gia, they have set a trajectory
for breaking a glass ceiling.
Each had humble be
ginnings which originated in
their early family lives, or as is
often said, “in how they were
raised.” Strong family ties,
work ethics, self confidence,
mutual respect of self and oth
ers, the persistent pursuit of
education, a strong faith base,
and unselfish community ser
vice were among the embedded
values that guided their lives.
Cathy Hill made his
tory as the first African Ameri
can female to hold the position
as Vice President of the Coastal
Region (now South Region) at
Georgia Power. While in the
position (2008-2016), Cathy
provided overall leadership
for engineering, construction,
sales, customer service, eco
nomic development, govern
mental relations, community
development and emergency
response in coastal Georgia.
She oversaw the company’s
largest real estate sale, acquired
properties for critical metropol
itan Atlanta infrastructure, and
re-engineered land manage
ment. She was also responsi
ble for capital investments and
distribution and transmission
infrastructure serving 285,000
customers in 15 Southeast GA
counties.
Cathy began her ca
reer journey at Georgia Power
as an intern after graduation
from Georgia Tech with a
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical
Engineering. She moved up the
ranks and before her retirement
after 33 years, she held exec
utive positions in real estate,
transportation fleet operations,
engineering, power delivery,
Audrey King
customer service, external af
fairs and as assistant to the
President and CEO.
Influenced by the val
ue of education emphasized in
the home where she grew up in
Dublin, GA, Cathy continued
to pursue educational oppor
tunities during her tenure at
Georgia Power. She complet
ed the executive management
program at Harvard Universi
ty, was a fellow of the Inter
national Women’s Forum, and
studied at the prestigious Judge
School of Business at Cam
bridge University, England.
After her retirement,
the work ethic still guided her
life. She founded and is Pres
ident of The Plummer-Hill
Group, LLC which provides
professional services that in
clude business development
and strategic planning. Cathy
is also a Managing Director
with Golden Seeds, Inc., a dis
cerning network of investors
who are seeking and funding
high-potential, women-led
start-ups. To top all of this,
the retiree recently earned the
Doctorate of Business Admin
istration at Georgia State Uni
versity.
Audrey King, the
current VP for Georgia Power
in the South Region, grew up
in Macon, GA, and was the top
graduate of her class at Central
High School. She began her
career path in 1991 at Georgia
Power as a Customer Service
Representative in the Macon
office and quickly advanced
to Supervisor. This was the
beginning of her movement
into various departments lo
cated in different areas of the
state, where she gained first
hand knowledge, and learned
through experiential experi
ences, about the functions,
services and organizational
structure of Georgia Power.
The knowledge and experi
ences she gained over a more
than 30-year period that began
at an entry level position, was
followed by her administrative
and leadership positions in res
idential marketing and distri
bution, Engineering Support
Representative, Sales Team
Leader & Sales Manager, Ex
ternal Affairs Manager and As
sistant to the Vice President in
Macon and Valdosta, Georgia
- all of which paved the way
to her becoming only the sec
ond African American female
to hold the position as Georgia
Power’s Vice President of the
South Region.
Continued on Page 9
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