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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
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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
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