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Vote in the Hay 21st Primary election! lion Dead line for Primary flection is at https://seairer VOTE in the on May 21st! Check y< s.ga.gov/$/ status! www.mvp.s0s.ga.g0v/s/ PRSRTSTD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Savannah, GA Permit No. 923 r v ) “Georgia’s Best Weekly” Che ^abannah Crtbune 1805 MLK Jr. Blvd. S»V n GA 3141S April 03, 2024 - April 09, 2024 Vol. 54 No. 14 Tel: 912-233-6128 * Fas: 911433-614* TEDxSavannah Announces Speakers for May 16th Event at Georgia Southerns Armstrong Campus Lillian Grant-Baptiste T EDxSavan- nah, an inde pendently or ganized, half-day celebration of ideas worth spreading, has selected 12 speakers for the 13 th annual TEDxSavannah event, which will take place on Thursday, May 16, 2024 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Fine Arts Au ditorium at Georgia Southern Dr. Deidre Grim University’s Armstrong Cam pus, located at 11935 Abercom St. Doors will open at noon. The TEDxSavannah theme for 2024 is Conver gence. Speakers will address the theme from a range of per spectives in talks designed to resonate deeply with the great er Savannah community. “We’re thrilled to Bonzo Reddick announce such an impressive group of speakers for TEDx Savannah 2024 who will share amazing ideas worth spreading with audience members,” said TEDxSavannah organizing committee member and speak er coach Karla Jennings, who delivered a TEDxSavannah talk in 2018. “Our speakers will cover a wide range of top- Christian Shellman ics, focusing on timely chal lenges affecting the Savannah community as well as creative solutions. We invite everyone to attend our 2024 TEDxSa vannah event to hear the speak ers live and in person and to engage with local community members.” Continued on Page 12 Voter Education, Candidate Platforms and the Consequences of Voter Apathy & Voter Disengagement at The Hungry Club Forum Shirley B. James Coming up to the Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Prima ries for important county-wide elections in Chatham County, the Hungry Club Forum of Sa vannah, Inc. (HCFS) “Harness ing the Power of Collaboration on the Issues of Today and Tomorrow,” will host a spe cial Signature Roundtable and Rev. C. J. Holliman Open Forum entitled, “Voter Education, Candidate Plat forms and the Consequences of Voter Apathy and Disengage ment.” The popular, non-par tisan breakfast forum will be held on Saturday, April 6th at 9:30 AM in the Multipurpose Room of the WBS YMCA, lo cated at 1110 May Street. Diana Harvey Johnson The forum is open to the public and co-sponsored by The Savannah Tribune (The Tribune). According to Shir ley B. James, Publisher, The Savannah Tribune, it is vitally important that we do every thing that we can to impress upon the total community how important it is that we generate Roy L. Jackson discussions centered around Voter Empowerment in a Dem ocratic form of government as well as the Impact of Voter Ap athy and Voter Disengagement — two major components that may lead to Autocratic Rule and/or a Dictatorship. Continued on Page 9 Kim Gusby Inducted Into The Georgia Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame WSAV News 3’s Kim Gusby was among five industry leaders inducted into the 2024 Georgia Association of Broad casters (GAB) Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Friday, March 22 in Atlanta. Since its inception, the GAB Hall of Fame has wel comed more than 100 seasoned broadcasting veterans. Honor- ees must: • Have a minimum of 20 years in broadcasting with a tie to Georgia • Went to school, lived, or worked in the state • Have a solid record of achievement including rating dominance and local/national awards • Have a history of dedication to the communities they serve Gusby, who is cele brating 30 years at WSAV, is the longest-serving morning L-R: Bill Maine(WDUN/GAB Chairman), Kim Gusby, Mayor Van Johnson, and Bob Houghton (Georgia Association of Broadcasters President) news anchor in the Savannah schel V. Jenkins High School, University, area. Savannah State College’s (now Some of her achieve- The Hostess City na- University) Upward Bound merits include: tive is a proud graduate of Her- Program and Georgia Southern Continued on Page 9 Medicaid/Peach Care Redetermination Assistance Available April 6th In cooperation with the Hungry Club Forum of Savan nah’s program on April 6th at the West Broad Street YMCA, 1110 May St., The Savannah Tribune will host a private space, on site, from 10 AM to 12 Noon where information, assistance, and sign-up may take place to comply with the new requirements and guidelines concerning Redetermination for Medicaid/PeachCare in GA. If you know of persons who receive and/or are eligible for Medicaid/PeachCare, but have not reapplied or signed up un der the new requirements, please encourage them to come to the reserved booth to do so. The deadline for signing up is May 31, 2024. For Additional Information, contact The Savannah Tri bune at 912-233-6128 or 912-655-7081 (Voice Message or Text). The Deadline Date Is April 22,2024 To Register To Vote In The May 21st Primary Election Check Your Voter Status: mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/ Applications For The Absentee Ballot Are Now Available! In Person At The Voter Registration Office: 1117 Eisenhower Dr., Ste E, Savannah, GA 31406; Call in the request: 912-790-1520; or Email voter@chathamcounty.org to request the application ONLINE REQUESTS at https://securemyabsenteeballot.sos.ga.gOv/s/ You Cannot Make These Things UP! Joseph H. Silver, Sr., President Silver & Associates Now that the 2024 presidential candidates for the Republican Party and Demo cratic Party have been identi fied, the contrast between the two candidates could not be clearer. However, the public information spin has already begun. This includes misin formation, distortion, and out right lies. As I look at some of the television ads, listen to the speeches at the rallies, and read some of the press releas es, I just say, “you cannot make these things up.” I just ask you not to fall for the hype and make the absolute best choice for you and yours. This means that you must be INFORMED! We experienced four years of “Donald Trump” and it was not good. The American people made that loud and clear when they decided not to elect him to a second tenn. Not only did he not participate in the tra ditional transfer of power cere mony, but he has also spent the last four years spouting the lie that he actually won the 2020 election. He has shown disdain for American institutions and has spread conspiracy theories to incite people in his base. He incited his followers to take part in an insurrection against the United States. Many of them are in jail while he is still making millions off of the ‘Big Lie.” Now he is signaling that he will incite others declaring if he does not win in 2024, “there will be a bloodbath.” He did not participate in any of the Republican primary debates, and he has not provided any real policies for the forward advancement of the country. Yet, he is the Republican par ty’s choice to head its ticket. He is now making the “border” a major issue as he tries to discredit the Biden administration. This is the same person who campaigned during the 2020 election cycle that he would solve the border problem and he “would make Mexico pay for it.” Well, that did not happen and now he is trying to blame President Biden for the border problem. “You cannot make these things up.” President Biden “crossed the isle” and supported a bipar tisan border proposal. The Re publicans were poised to pass the proposal but that came to a halt when “Donald Trump” Dr. Joseph Silver asked them to vote against the proposal. Wiiy? Was it because it was not a good proposal? Was it because the Republicans did not have significant input? Was it because the border pa trol personnel thought it was a bad proposal? No, it was not any of these reasons. The only reason it did not pass was be cause “Donald Trump” asked the Republicans not to vote for the proposal, and they did what he told them to do. What was his rationale for telling the Republicans to vote “No” on the border proposal? The only reason he gave was that the proposal would give Pres ident Biden a “win” and in an election year, and that would not be good for him (“Don ald Trump”). So, if the border problem was so great, and if addressing the border problem is a national priority, which it should be, then why did he or der his Republican colleagues to vote down the proposal? He put himself and his selfish agenda before the needs of the country and the American peo ple. He has repeatedly made things about him and not the needs of the American people. “You cannot make these things up.” As “Donald Trump” has campaigned in the current election cycle, he has vey pub licly disparaged minorities, immigrants, his former staff, the media, and anyone who disagrees with him. Yet, he de molished a field of Republicans who ran against him in the Re publican primary elections. Continued on Page 9 ROBERT E. JAMES Presided since December 1971 CARVER STATE BANK «£ Feb. 23,1927 97 Years of Service, Leadership and Success! LOUIS B. TOOMER founder one) fii freshen) MAIN OFFICE 70 i Martin Luther King. Jr. Bfvd.., Savannah, GA 3 1401 SKI DAW AY BRANCH 71 tO Skidaway Rd., Savannah. GA 31406
