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RRSRTSTD US. POSTAGE PAID Savannalh, GA Permit No. 923 SNP.l OMEN'S HISTORY MONTH "'Georgia's Best Weekly” aijannah ®ribu 1805 MLK Jr. BIvtL Sav.» GAM415 March 20* 2024 - March 26,2024 VoL 54 No, 12 Tel: lit wwW.Sfva ii nahtri bu ne.riim Women's History Month Anna Julia Cooper Educator; Writer, Scholar and Social Commentator (1858 -1964) Text & Photo Credits: The Transformative Justice Coalition “Anna Julia Cooper lived through slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, wom en’s suffrage, the lynchings and legal segregation of Jim Crow, the era of Betty Frie- dan’s ‘Feminine Mystique,’ and the renewal of the Civil Rights movement. As an Af rican-American woman of the 19th and 20th centuries, she knew firsthand that the strug gles for human liberty and equality did not end with the... attainment of legal citizenship and the right to vote. “... Cooper is most remarkable for the amount and significance of her accom plishments over the course of her lifetime.... [S]he decried movements advocating for women’s rights and racial jus tice for ignoring black women who were victims of both op pressions. Cooper... openly confronted leaders of the wom en’s movement for allowing the racism within it to remain unchecked. She recognized that neither movement could achieve its cause while still be ing divided by race or gender. “Anna Julia Coo per was bom in Raleigh, North Carolina on August 10, 1858.... the eldest of two daughters bom to an enslaved black woman, Hannah Stanley and her white master George Washington Hay wood.... [She] was six or seven when the ... the Civil War [and the insti tution of slavery] came to a close. [S]he won entrance to ... St. Augustine’s Normal School and Collegiate Institute, at the age of seven.... [S]he wrote in her journals the stmggles she encountered when she became interested in math and science, .... subjects considered the pre serve of male minds, (citations omitted) “In 1881, she ... be gan her undergraduate studies at Oberlin College on a tuition scholarship.... [ insisting] on pursuing the more rigorous ‘gentleman’s course’ instead of the basic two-year ‘ladies’ course. In 1884, she completed her BA and became one of the first African American women to do so.... [S]he taught for a short period at Wilberforce University in Ohio, and at.. .St. v ! Anna Julia Cooper Augustine, then she [returned to] Oberlin College and earned a Master of Science degree in mathematic s in 18 8 7.... She ... [became] a faculty member at what was then called the Wash ington Colored High School (later known as the M Street School).... Cooper [was] a math and science teacher, and was promoted to principal in 1902.... Cooper rejected her white supervisor’s mandate to teach her students trades, and instead trained and prepared them for college. Cooper sent her students to prestigious universities..., but her success was received with hostility rather than celebration .... She was dismissed from M Street School in 1906 after a contro versy erupted .... [and] ... re hired in 1910 as a teacher by a new superintendent. “During her time at M Street School, Cooper ... founded the Colored Wom en’s League of Washington in 1892, and ... helped open the first YWCA chapter for black women, in response to their un willingness to allow women of color into the organization.... Her first book, ‘A Voice from the South: By a Woman from the South’, received wide crit ical acclaim and raised aware ness against slavery and racism targeted at black women. Lat er, she completed her doctoral studies [at the University of Paris] and became only the fourth African-American wom an to earn the Ph.D. degree in any field.... Continued on Page 4 Inside This Week’s Edition of The Savannah Tribune HMayor Van Johnson helps Celebrate “March for Meals” with Meals on Wheels Delivery ...Page 3 HThe Savannah Jewish Federation’s Project TovTo Offer Prom Dresses & Accessories At No Charge To Area Teens...Page 4 Savannah Music Festival to Host Spring Fling Benefit & Kick-Off Concert Featuring Jazz Vocalist Samara Joy S avannah Mu sic Festival is thrilled to kick off the 2024 festival with a high-energy Spring Fling celebration, offering a fabu lous evening that doubles as a fundraiser for the nonprofit organization’s groundbreak ing educational and outreach programs and world-class pro gramming. The Spring Fling - A Party to Benefit Savannah Music Festival will be held on Saturday, March 23 from 5 PM - 10 PM. The evening’s festiv ities will begin with a VIP re ception at 4:30 p.m. at the Met al Building at Trustees’ Garden (660 East Broughton Street), featuring an open bar, deli cious food prepared by Chef Nick Mueller and a fast-paced live auction led by auctioneer Erin Kienzle of Giving4Good. Following the auction, trolleys will take guests to an exclusive entrance at the Lucas Theatre for the Arts to enjoy prime seating for the festivaEs kick off concert, featuring three time GRAMMY Award-win ning jazz vocalist Samara Joy. Sens. Ossoff & Rev. Warnock Announce Bipartisan Infrastructure Law “That’s why I’ve been working hard to bolster federal support for this project since I got to the Senate and will keep pushing for Washington to do its part to see it through.” Sen. Ossoff continues delivering resources to upgrade Georgia’s infrastructure. Earlier this month, Sens. Ossoff and Warnock an nounced the State of Georgia will receive $122,457,266 in Federal resources for transit infrastructure upgrades across the state in Fiscal Year 2024, authorized by the bipartisan in frastructure law, including over $2 million for Chatham Area Transit. Last December, Sens. Ossoff and Reverend Warnock delivered funding through the bipartisan infrastructure law to help local governments create and execute safety action plans aimed at improving road safety and preventing deaths and inju ries to drivers and pedestrians. Investment in 1-16 Flyover Project Jon Ossoff Raphael Warnock U.S. Senator Jon Os soff is delivering bipartisan infrastructure law funding to upgrade transportation and rec reation infrastructure for fami lies in Savannah. Today, Sens. Ossoff and Reverend Warnock an nounced a historic $1.8 mil lion through the bipartisan infrastructure law for the 1-16 flyover project, which aims to remove the flyover exit ramp over Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK, Jr. ) Boulevard to Mont gomery Street and the associat ed adjacent ramps — helping reconnect the community and improving access to down town, the Canal District, and the new arena. The bipartisan infrastructure law investment will go toward continued plan ning for the project. “Through the bipar tisan infrastructure law, we are delivering historic resources to upgrade transportation and rec reation infrastructure for Geor gia families,” Sen. Ossoff said. “I thank President Biden, Vice President Harris, Secretary Buttigieg, and Assistant Sec retary Coes for their support as we lead Georgia forward, and I commend the City of Savan nah for their successful work bidding for this major award through the bipartisan infra structure law.” “I grew up in Savan nah, in the shadow of the 1-16 flyover, and I know what re moving it would mean for folks in the neighborhood I grew up in and all over the city,” Sen ator Raphael Warnock said. Samara Joy Samara Joy recently won the 2024 GRAMMY Award for Best Jazz Performance and se cured two GRAMMY Awards in 2023, including Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Al bum. The 2024 Spring Fling benefit party is inspired by the cover of Samara Joy’s GRAMMY-award winning al bum, Linger Awhile. Guests are encouraged to dress to impress in their best Linger Awhile-in- spired cocktail attire. Beyond Exceptional Dentistry serves as the Spring Fling presenting sponsor. Standard tickets are $350/person and include pre show food and drink, round- trip trolley transportation to the Lucas Theatre for the Arts and prime seating for the SMF 2024 kick-off concert featuring Samara Joy. Premium tickets are $600/person and include all standard ticket benefits plus an invitation to a VIP reception, reserved seating at the pre show party and priority seating at the Samara Joy concert. To purchase Spring Fling tickets, please visit https://bit.ly/48Sjugl or savan- nahmusicfestival.org. The Savannah Mu sic Festival (SMF) - which is known for its unique mix of jazz, classical and Amer ican and global roots music programs presented in venues across Savannah, Ga.’s Nation al Historic Landmark District - will present more than 75 live performances from Thursday, March 28 through Saturday, April 13, 2024 in iconic down town venues. Savannah Music Fes tival tickets start at $32 and can be purchased online at savan- nahmusicfestival.org, by phone at 912.525.5050 or in person at the Savannah Box Office, lo cated at 216 E. Broughton St. National Presidential Searches Announced for Albany State University & Savannah State University The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) has announced it will conduct national search es to find the next presidents of Albany State University (ASU) and Savannah State University (SSU). ASU President Mar ion Ross Fedrick announced last month her plan to accept a new role at Georgia State Uni versity as executive vice pres ident and chief of staff, effec tive July 1, 2024. Fedrick will additionally serve as a senior advisor to Chancellor Sonny Perdue for initiatives related to the system’s three public historically Black colleges and universities, which include ASU, SSU and Fort Valley State University. Marion Ross Fedrick Cynthia Robinson Alexander, previously USG’s associate vice chancellor for Cynthia Robinson Alexander finance, has served as interim president of SSU since July 2023 after the departure of President Kimberly Ballard Washington. She will contin ue to serve as interim presi dent during this time. Under Alexander’s leadership, the fall 2023 enrollment increased by more than 4.5 percent, the university’s fiscal health was stabilized, and University res idence halls were acquired, reducing lease payments. Col laborating with faculty and staff, Alexander has worked to rebuild and invest in programs and services that increase stu dents’ success through col lege-based academic advising, expanding the tutoring center, faculty mentoring, and the in troduction of math and writing labs supported by faculty. Continued on Page 4 ROBERT E. JAMES Presided since December 1971 CARVER' STATE BANK est, Feb, 23,1927 97 Years of Service* Leadership and Success! LOUIS B. 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