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Georgia's Best Weekly”
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April 26, 2023-May 02,2023 ^
Vol. 53 No. 17
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100 Black Men of Savannah Hosts 27th Annual Grand
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Scholarship Gala
he 100 Black
Men of Sa
vannah hosted
our 27th Annual Grand Schol
arship Gala at the Savannah
Trade and Convention Center
on Saturday, April 22nd. The
program included rousing
performances by two SCAD’s
“B” Sharp singers, Jairus Jones
& Janelle Odum. Their ren
ditions of the Negro National
Anthem and Rise. During the
event, we awarded six schol
arships to deserved mentees
of the 100 Black Men of Sa
vannah, Inc. Miles Aikens, a
senior at Liberty County High
School who will be attending
Mercer University in the Fall;
Jeremiah Garrett, a senior at
New Hampstead High School
who will be attending Geor
gia Southern University in the
Fall, Jada Hedrick, a senior at
New Hampstead High School
who will be attending Ken-
nesaw State University in the
Fall, Katerina Lee, a senior
at Woodville Tompkins who
will also be attending Mercer
University in the Fall, Kiras-
ten Perkins, a senior attending
Savannah Early College High
School who will be attend
ing Augusta University in the
Fall, and Leroy Spann, IV, a
senior at the School of Liberal
Arts at Savannah High School
who will be attending Savan
nah State University starting
Summer Seminar 2023. Each
of these outstanding students
received a $5,000 scholarship
for a total of $30,000 during
the evening.
Continued on Page 2
2023 Georgia Southern Alumni Association Awards Honor Alumni
Achievements And Community Engagement
L-R: Paul Newman, retired Major General Randall V. Simmons, Jr., Matt Wise, Ronny Just, Mary Githens,
Georj Lewis, Ed.D., Commissioner Russell McMurry, Michelle McMurry, John Havenar and Cecilia Arango
Georgia Southern
University’s Alumni Associ
ation recognized the highest
levels of achievement and ser
vice among the University’s
alumni during the 2023 Alum
ni Awards ceremony, held at
the Statesboro Convention &
Visitors Bureau on April 14.
“As we gather here
tonight, I am honored to rec
ognize our outstanding alumni
for their remarkable service,
exceptional business acumen
and overall excellence,” stat
ed Georgia Southern President
Kyle Marrero at the event.
“With a growing network of
more than 146,000 Georgia
Southern and Armstrong alum
ni, each success story further
strengthens our University’s
reputation as a center for excel
lence.”
This year’s full list of
winners include: Georj Lew
is, Ed.D. (’07) - Talon Award;
Ronny Just (’84) - Marvin Pit
tman Award; Cecilia Arango
(’02) - George & Lucy Arm
strong Award; Commissioner
Russell McMurry (’92) and
Michelle McMurry (’91) - The
Sweetheart Award; Lisa N.
Herring, Ed.D. (’07) - Profes
sional Achievement Award;
Matt Wise (‘08) - Alumni Ser
vice Award; Retired Maj. Gen.
Randall V. Simmons, Jr. (’95)
- Community Hero Award;
and John Havenar (’22) - Out
standing Senior Award.
Continued on Page 3
Biden’s Re-Election Announcement To Test Resolve Of Black Voters
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPANewswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia
The news that Pres
ident Joe Biden will seek
re-election has many curious
about how well he will per
form among African American
voters. According to the results
of a recent poll conducted by
TheGrio and KFF, black peo
ple had a positive opinion of
both Biden and Vice President
Kamala Harris.
There remains some
debate among Black Ameri
cans about whether or not they
will support Biden for pres
ident in 2024. According to
the results of the poll of one
thousand Black voters who
were registered between Au
gust 24, 2022, and September
5, 2022, 69% of respondents
were pleased with Biden’s per
formance. When asked wheth
er the Democrats should select
someone other than Biden in
the next presidential election,
58% of Black voters answered
that they would rather see an
other candidate run than Biden.
Additionally, the results of the
survey suggested that an as
tounding seventy percent of
Black voters would cast their
ballots for Harris if she were to
run for president, revealing the
possibility that African Ameri
cans would offer more support
to Harris than Biden.
Further, there re
mains a greater degree of dis
agreement among Black voters
who identify as Democrats or
who lean toward the party. The
poll reveals a consensus among
respondents (49%) that the par
ty ought to put forward Biden
as its candidate for another
tenn. The remaining half of
voters have indicated that they
would want the Democrats to
select a different candidate for
president in 2024.
Even among Black
voters, there’s a wide range of
viewpoints about the question
of whether Biden should be the
nominee. Those under the age
of 50 and those who lean Dem
ocratic are more likely to seek
a different candidate than those
over the age of 50 who want
Biden to run for a second tenn.
This is especially true
of Black Democrats. Fifty-sev
en percent of Black Democrats
and Democrats-at-heart aged
50 and over want Biden as the
nominee, however only 42%
of all Democrats and Demo-
crats-at-heart want the party to
choose someone else.
Meanwhile, the Re
publican Party has struggled to
win Black voters, and the poll
shows that this pattern hasn’t
changed. The anger and ob
struction that Republicans have
shown toward Barack Obama
throughout the years, in ad
dition to their resistance to a
voting rights law in Congress,
make gaining the Black vote
an uphill battle for the GOP.
By identifying themselves with
Christian nationalists and or
ganizations with roots in white
supremacy, some Republicans
have made it impossible to gain
the support of Black voters.
Continued on Page 4
A Centennial Celebration Held *
For Olner Relaford Noble
Olner Relaford Noble
On Saturday, April
16, 2023 a Centennial Cel
ebration was held for Olner
Relaford Noble. Hundreds of
family and friends gathered to
celebrate 100 years of life for
Mrs. Noble.
Mrs. Olner Rela
ford Noble was bom April 17,
1923 in Statesboro, Ga. She
was married to the late Syl
vester James Noble. Together
they had 17 children with 14
still living. They also have 65
grandchildren, 35 great grands
and 12 great great grandchil
dren.
Mrs. Noble is a wom
an of faith who loves the Lord.
Her hobbies are fishing, bak
ing, shopping and spending
time with her family. Today at
100 years, she enjoys a faithful,
healthy and productive life in
Savannah, GA.
A banquet was held
in her honor at Carey Hil-
liards. Mistresses of Ceremony
were Janice Young and Ebony
Boiler. She received many trib
utes including a proclamation
from Mayor Van Johnson. It
was star-studded affair with
dignitaries from across the
country.
Mrs. Noble and fami
ly would like to thank everyone
for all of the love shown during
this celebration. .
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CAT Executive Director/CEO
Featured In 100 Most
Influential Women In Georgia
Engineering Magazine
Chatham Area Transit
congratulates Executive Direc
tor/CEO Faye DiMassimo for
being honored in the March/
April edition of the “100 Most
Influential Women in Georgia
Engineering.”
The one-of-a-kind
edition features women from
all over the State of Georgia
who are making a profound
impact in the engineering in
dustry.
Faye DiMassimo has
more than 40 years of experi
ence with federal, regional, and
local public entities of multi
modal transportation programs.
DiMassimo continues to bring
her experience to CAT to help
shape and form a newer, more
reliable way of public transpor
tation in Chatham County and
surrounding regions.
“I would like to give
a heartfelt thank you to the se
lection committee for including
me to be featured in this year’s
100 Most Influential Women
in Georgia Engineering. It’s
an honor to lead CAT with our
commitment to getting our res
idents and visitors to the places
they need and want to go. Es
pecially in Savannah and Cha
tham County, connecting to the
incredible economic growth in
Faye DiMassimo
our region that fosters commu
nity opportunity and creating a
dynamic vision for a modem
transit system is a necessary
priority. All great places have
great transit systems.”
DiMassimo recently
celebrated one-year of being
CAT’s Executive Director/
CEO in February 2023.
To read the latest
edition of the “100 Most In
fluential Women in Georgia
Engineering”, visit https://bit.
ly/3N0O7sH.
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