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Savannah State Holds Annual Honors Convocation
Henry Tome
S avannah State
University held
their Annu
al Honors Convocation last
Thursday, April 13, 2023 at
the Student Union Ballroom.
Hundreds of family members
and friends were in attendance
to congratulate their Honorees.
Dr. Sametria Mc-
Chloe Willard
Fall, Assistant Vice President
for Academic Affairs presided
over the event.
The ceremony began
with the Academic Procession
al followed by the presentation
of Colors by the SSU Army
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Color Guard. The SSU Concert
Choir rendered The Star-Span-
Ja’Nadja Williams
gled Banner. Ms. Vanessa
Washington a Sophomore in
Africana Studies presented the
Inspirational Thought.
Introduction of the
Student Speakers were present
ed by: Dr. Reginald Leseane,
Dean, College Of Business Ad
ministration; Dr. David Mar
shall, Dean, College Of Liberal
Ja’Mauri Brown
Arts And Social Sciences; Dr.
Cora Thompson, Interim Dean,
College Of Education; and Dr.
Mohamad Mustafa, Dean, Col
lege Of Sciences And Technol
ogy.
Continued on Page 11
National Bankers Association Applauds Award of $1.73 Billion For
Access to Capital & Financial Services in Underserved Communities
NBA President & CEO Vice President
Nicole Elam Esq. Kamala Harris
National Bankers As
sociation President and CEO
Nicole Elam Esq. issued the
following statement regarding
Vice President Kamala Harris
and U.S. Department of the
Treasury’s latest announce
ment that Treasury’s Commu
nity Development Financial
Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund)
awarded over SI.73 billion
in grants to 603 Community
Development Financial In
stitutions (CDFIs) across the
country through the CDFI
Equitable Recovery Program
(CDFI ERP) to aid recovery
from the economic impact of
the COVID-19 Pandemic.
“We applaud the
trans formative investment
into CDFI Communities, and
low-to-moderate communities
disproportionately affected by
the COVID-19 pandemic. The
CDFI Equitable Recovery Pro
gram grant fund is one of the
largest grant programs in histo
ry, providing increased access
to financial services for LMI
communities, growing oppor
tunities for home ownership,
and support for small minori
ty-owned businesses. Invest
ments in community lending
build a future for a more eq
uitable and robust economy.
Of the CDFI ERP grant funds,
68 grants were awarded to Mi
nority Depository Institutions
(MDIs), totaling S200 million
invested into community serv
ing institutions.” said Nicole
Elam, President and CEO of
the National Bankers Associa
tion.
Founded in 1927, the
National Bankers Association
is the voice for the nation’s
Minority Depository Institu
tions (MDIs). No other trade
association is focused solely
on the priorities, federal ad
vocacy, and representation of
minority-owned and -operat
ed banks. Members include
Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific
Islander, Native American, and
women-owned and -operated
banks. MDIs are located across
28 states and the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and
Guam. For more information,
visit nationalbankers.org.
The State of Black America Reveals How Hate Continues To Rise
In The U.S.
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPANewswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia
National Urban League President/CEO Marc H. Morial
This past week, I
took my four grand boys on a
spring break trip. We traveled
out of the country to give them
that experience and to spend
quality time together. The Na
tional Urban League’s 2023
State of Black America report
concluded that an uptick in
police brutality, specifically
against Black Americans, is no
coincidence. Across the nation,
white supremacist groups and
domestic terror cells have infil
trated law enforcement and the
military ranks, posing a threat
to homeland security and the
public.
The report highlights
five topics revealed as trou
bling threats:
1. A hate manifesto: The
Rise in Violent Hate Crimes
Across America.
2. Tracking parental rights’
movement rooted in racism:
the threat within education.
3. Hate in the nation: The
threat within America’s politi
cal system.
4. A threat to national secu
rity: Hate within law enforce
ment and the military.
5. The divided state of
America: A surge of divisive
policies.
The State of Black
America, which also drew from
information from the Brennan
Center, noted that the FBI re
ported that white supremacists
posed a “persistent threat of
lethal violence” that has pro
duced more fatalities than any
other category of domestic ter
rorists since 2000.
“And FBI policy
documents have also warned
agents assigned to domestic ter
rorism cases that the white su
premacist and anti-government
militia groups they investigate
often have ‘active links’ to law
enforcement officials,” the Na
tional Urban League’s report
stated. “Countries around the
world have been destabilized
by military and law enforce
ment coups led by extremists
holding right-wing ideologies.
To protect our communities
and our democracy, we must
take this threat seriously.” The
authors of the report said that
groups of state and federal law
makers working with shady
political operatives and vio
lent extremists are dangerously
close to destroying American
democracy and replacing it
with autocratic rule.
Continued on Page 10
The Savannah Tribune Celebrates
The Life Of
Dandy Polite Taylor
Dandy Polite Taylor
Dandy Polite Tay
lor, an Allendale, S.C. native
moved to Savannah with her
family in 1945. She attended
Savannah public schools and
was a 1956 graduate of A.E.
Beach High School. She ma
triculated through Savannah
State College (University) with
a B.S. degree in Education
and received her Master’s de
gree from Atlanta University
(Clark/Atlanta).
She was employed
by the Savannah school system
for over 40 years. She was an
ardent member of Butler Pres
byterian Church.
She was married to
Henry Taylor who preced
ed her in death. She leaves to
cherish her memory, 2 daugh
ters, Stephanie Taylor Ma-
hone, Marche’ Taylor; 1 son,
Thomell Coney; 1 sister, Helen
Tippins; 8 grandchildren and a
host of nieces, nephews, and
other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will
be held on Saturday, April 22,
2023 at 11 AM at Butler Pres
byterian Church. The repast
will be held at Bethlehem Mis
sionary Baptist Church, 1008
May Street; Savannah GA.
The family will be re
ceiving visitors at 4311 Heard
Street; Savannah, GA. Sylva-
nia Funeral Home is in charge
of the services.
The Savannah Tribune Celebrates
The Life Of
Dr. Clyde Woodrow Hall
Dr. Clyde Woodrow Hall
Dr. Clyde Woodrow
Hall went to his eternal rest
at the age of 98, on April 10,
2023, at Azalealand Rehabil
itation and Nursing Center in
Savannah, Georgia. He was
the second child of Mattie and
Robert Richard Hall, Sr. of
Winter Park Florida. He was
married to Maud Lee Blount
Hall for 72 years who pro
ceeded him in death on April
4, 2019. He was a loving hus
band, father, grandfather, and
great-grandfather.
Dr. Hall retired in
1987 as Regents’ Professor
Emeritus of Engineering Tech
nology at Savannah State Uni
versity. During his tenure, he
served as Department head of
Industrial Technology, Vice
President, and Acting Presi
dent of Savannah State. Under
his leadership, Savannah State
became the first B.S. degree
engineering technology pro
gram in the Southeast and the
first accreditation program in
the state. During his presiden
cy from 1978 to 1980, he pro
vided stable leadership during
the desegregation debate and
improved the academic climate
as well as the physical envi
ronment of the institution. He
was a highly impactful speaker
as he advocated for equitable
education and the end of seg
regation during the civil rights
movement. Dr. Hall authored
“One Hundred Years of Educa
tion at Savannah State College
1890-1990” preserving the his
tory of his beloved institution.
He established the Dr. Clyde
Hall Endowed Scholarship for
engineering technology stu
dents at Savannah State Uni
versity. Dr. Hall’s educational
career included a B.S. degree
from Georgia State College ‘48
(Savannah State University),
a master’s degree from Iowa
State University ‘49, and a
Ph.D. from Bradley University
‘53.
Dr. Hall’s profession
al career prior to Savannah
State included chief program
officer at Booker Washington
Institute in Kakata, Liberia
(West Africa). He also served as
professor and department head
at Tennessee State University
and professor at the University
of Arkansas/Pine Bluff. Some
of the boards Dr. Hall was ap
pointed for included the GA
State Board of Technical and
Adult Education representing
the first congressional district;
the Savannah-Chatham Metro
politan Planning Commission,
and the U.S. Office of Educa
tion National Panel of Consul
tants for Vocational Develop
ment. He wrote many articles
for professional journals and is
the author of four copyrighted
family genealogical studies.
Dr. Hall received
many honors, awards, and rec
ognitions. Among them are the
Richard R. Wright Award from
SSU, The Bradley University
Centurion Society Award, and
The King Tisdale Achievement
Award. He received proclama
tions from Mayor John P. Rou-
sakis, City of Savannah, and
from Georgia Governor Joe
Frank Harris. He and his wife
were honored as special guests
at the U.S. Presidential Inaugu
ration of Jimmy Carter.
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