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April 05, 2023 - April 11, 2023
Vol. 53 No. 14
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Savannah Native Flau’Jae and The LSU Lady Tigers Take
NCAA Championship Win
By Tirany Reeves, Savannah Tribune Staff
Flau’Jae Johnson (with trophy) and LSU Lasy Tigers | By Kristen Young, LSU Athletics
S avannah native,
Flau’Jae John
son, could be
seen lifting Louisiana State
University (LSU) Coach Kim
Mulkey off the ground in an
emotional embrace at the end
of the fourth quarter in cele
bration of a historic moment in
NCAA Basketball. Louisiana
State University’s Lady Tigers
clinched their first National
Championship in the histo
ry of their school’s women’s
basketball program with a
102-85 win against the Iowa
Hawkeyes on Sunday, April
2nd. The LSU vs Iowa game
catapulted women’s basketball
to the level of online virality
that has long since been miss
ing in this arena. Many aspects
of the night kept the game high
on online newsfeeds and will
be top-of-mind for days to
come, including qualms over
calls made by referees, the
upset against fan-favorite and
Player of the Year Caitlin Clark
(Iowa), not to mention Angel
Reese’s (LSU) much-debat
ed “John Cena” gesture to
wards Clark, Jasmine Carson’s
(LSU) near-perfect showing,
and Kim Mulkey’s resume.
LSU’s head coach
Kim Mulkey, in her second
year on the job, celebrated the
milestone along with her team.
2023’s win with LSU marks
the 4th NCAA championship
that Mulkey has won as a head
coach, the previous three being
as the head coach of Baylor
m 2005, 2012, and 2019. She
was the first person in NCAA
women’s basketball history to
win a national championship
as a player (Louisiana Tech
- 1982), assistant coach (Lou
isiana Tech - 1988), and head
coach.
Team member and
native Savannahian Flau’Jae
Johnson, an LSU freshman
guard rocking the #4 on her
jersey, netted 10 points in the
game along with seven re
bounds and four assists. John
son mentioned that reaching
Freshman of the Year on top of
a national championship was
“on [her] vision board.”
As an athlete, John
son, a four-star rated play
er, was the first McDonald’s
All-American recruited to LSU
(to which she received a full-
ride scholarship) by head coach
Kim Mulkey, as well as the No.
26 player and No. 6 guard in
the country (per ESPN).
Continued on Page 3
Coastal Georgia Council of Boy Scouts of America Holds Annual
Golden Eagle Award Dinner
L-R: Ja’Karii F. and Edna Jackson
Coastal Georgia
Council of Boy Scouts of
America held their annual
Golden Eagle Award Dinner
last Thursday, March 30, 2023
at the Marriott Riverfront.
Georgia State Senator, Derek
Mallow presided over the pro
gram.
Guest speaker was
Savannah native Calvary Day
School football standout and
Georgia Bulldog Defensive
End Two-time National Cham
pion Nolan Smith. He is pro
jected to be a first round NFL
Draft pick.
Mallow, who was a
scout growing up, introduced
a young man he recruited from
the SCCPSS as first grader,
Ja’Karii F. Ja’Karii is now a
7th grader and 1st Class Scout
with Troop 1.
Ja’Karii spoke of
what scouting has meant to
him growing up. “As a Cub
Scout, my parents made deci
sions for me in scouting. Now
as a Boy Scout, I get to make
my own decisions in scouting,”
said Ja’Karii.
“Ja’Karii is a really
talented student and I cannot
be more proud of his growth
because he is the future. My fu
ture is predicated on the many
more Ja’Karii’s that are in our
community”, said Mallow.
Ja’Karii is the son of Stephanie
Adams.
During the dinner
State Representative (former
Savannah Mayor) Edna B.
Jackson was presented the
Golden Eagle Award. The
Golden Eagle Award is pre
sented to leaders who are
champions of community ser
vice and those who display
scout qualities like loyalty,
trust, worthiness and kindness.
“My whole life has been built
on helping people... it’s about
what you can do here in this
community,” said Representa
tive Jackson.
Mayor Van Johnson
and Jamie McCurry served as
co-chairs of the event.
New York Grand Jury Votes To
Indict Donald Trump
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National
Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia
Donald Trump
In 1872, police in
Washington, D.C., stopped
President Ulysses S. Grant for
speeding in a horse and bug
gy at the comer of 13th and M
streets. The officers issued the
President a fine and immediate
ly released him.
There are some that
argue that the criminal charges
against Donald Trump are sim
ilarly minor to those incurred
by Grant. However, others
relish in the fact that he may
face justice for at least some of
his alleged crimes now that a
grand jury in New York has is
sued an indictment against the
former President.
The “Election De-
nier-in-Chief ’ was indicted by
a grand jury in New York on
Thursday, March 30, on crim
inal charges stemming from his
alleged encounter with pom
star Stonny Daniels. Though
prosecutors haven’t said what
charges the grand jury issued
the indictments on, it’s alleged
that Tramp made a $130,000
payment to Daniels through
his former attorney Michael
Cohen. It’s believed that the
payment was issued to buy
Daniels’ silence. Further, it’s
alleged that Tramp illegally
falsified records and violated
campaign finance laws.
The twice-impeached
former president now faces the
ignominy of becoming the first
U.S. president to be criminal
ly indicted. Tramp also faces
potential conspiracy and rack
eteering charges in Georgia,
where Atlanta prosecutor Fani
Willis has been working to se
cure an indictment against the
MAG A leader there. Further,
Democratic Mississippi Con
gressman Bennie Thompson,
who chaired the Congressional
Committee investigating the
deadly Jan. 6, 2021, insurrec
tion, told the Black Press that
a special federal prosecutor
had received a mountain of
evidence suggesting Tramp’s
guilt. Five police officers died
because of the Trump-inspired
riot at the U.S. Capitol.
“It would be a traves
ty of justice,” Thompson said
if Tramp isn’t prosecuted by
federal authorities for his role
in the insurrection. “Nobody
is above the law, not even the
President of the United States.
What we saw after interview
ing more than 1,000 people -
the majority of whom identify
with the Republican Party - we
are convinced that whatever
happened, happened because
of one person. So, we are clear
in our recommendation.”
While Trump has
called for demonstrations in
response to his arrest, au
thorities have already begun
preparing. Last week, barri
cades were put up around the
criminal courthouse in lower
Manhattan where the fonner
President was supposed to be
arraigned.
House Speaker Kev
in McCarthy and other sup
porters lashed out at Manhat
tan District Attorney Alvin
Bragg, claiming his investiga
tion amounted to a witch hunt.
House Judiciary Chairman Jim
Jordan (R-Ohio), House Over
sight Chairman James Comer
(R-Ky.), and House Adminis
tration Chairman Bryan Steil
(R-Wis.); sent Bragg a letter
demanding he appears before
Congress.
“This indictment
comes after years of your of
fice searching for a basis —
any basis — on which to bring
charges, ultimately settling on
a novel legal theory untested
anywhere in the country and
one that federal authorities de
clined to pursue,” the lawmak
ers wrote.
Continued on Page 11
Savannah Stars Make Life Brighter For Children In Foster Care
Brittany Norman
Brightside Advoca
cy’s Savannah Court Appoint
ed Special Advocates (CASA)
program will hold its annual
Almost There Party on Thurs
day, March 23rd, at 5:30 pm
Corey Howard
at Starland Yard. The Almost
There Party is part of their
signature fundraising event,
the 15 th annual Dancing with
Savannah Stars, held on April
20th at Victory North. At this
Evan Goetz
event, eleven “Savannah Stars”
are paired with a professional
dancer to compete on stage for
the grand prize. Along the way,
they are tasked with raising
$15,000 each to sustain pro-
Jordan Sophia Alexander
gramming needs for Chatham
County children who have ex
perienced abuse and neglect.
The Almost There
party is an opportunity for the
Stars to invite the communi-
Kenyatta Roebuck
ty to support their fundraising
efforts. A suggested donation
of $5 towards the Star of your
choice will grant you access to
a premier silent auction with
items from Savannah’s best in
Latrell Gulotta
business. Proceeds from the
event will benefit the stars’
fundraising campaigns.
Continued on Page 11
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