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Senate Democratic Leader Redirects Amendment 1 Money Back To Objectives
Hosts Scholarship Luncheon
The Tampa Bay Tuskegee University Alumni Club is proud to announce the return of its annual Jazz Scholarship Luncheon. This afternoon of jazz and festivity will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2015, 11 A. M. – 2 P. M., at the USF Embassy Suites, 3705 Spectrum Boule- vard, Tampa.
The featured speaker for this return engagement will be Dr. Brian L. Johnson, 7th President of Tuskegee Univer- sity. At age 41, President Johnson is one of the youngest individuals selected to serve as President of an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) in recent years.
Guests will be entertained by cultural origins and stylistic sounds of jazz performed by The Jazz Project of St. Peters- burg, back by popular demand. The Awesome Auction returns with a variety of tantalizing choices, and door prizes will be numerous.
An appearance by one of Tampa’s most celebrated citi- zens, U. S. Olympian and Tuskegee Alumnae, Ms. Theresa Manuel, will delight all gathered. She made history in 1948, as the first African American woman from Florida to compete in the Olympics.
Colonel (USAF Retired) Wilson Blount, a 1966 alum and Club President, finds it dif- ficult to contain his excitement. “This is what the HBCU experi- ence is about – a grand celebra- tion of our heritage while creating opportunities for our youth to advance their educa- tional aspirations. Booker T. Washington is smiling.”
Admission to attend the fes-
DR. BRIAN L. JOHNSON ...President, Tuskegee Univ., Keynote Speaker
tive occasion is $75.00 per per- son. All proceeds will fund scholarship awards for local students who attend Tuskegee University. Recipients for the 2014-15 academic year were: Onyx Goins, graduate of Sic- kles High School, Tampa, and Shaniya Bailey of Gibbs High School, St. Petersburg.
Tuskegee University is an independent and state-related institution of higher education.
The university’s programs serve a student body that is co- educational, as well as racially, ethically and religiously di- verse.
Founded on July 4, 1881, by
Booker T. Washington,
Tuskegee University is a place of knowledge, ethical treatment of individuals and concern for human suffering. Tuskegee University, located in Tuskegee, Alabama, is the only historically black college or university to offer the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, and the largest pro- ducer of African American STEM graduates.
For additional information and to purchase luncheon tick- ets please contact Mrs. Bobbi Blount or Colonel Wilson Blount, at (352) 437-4703.
TALLAHASSEE —- Alarmed by attempts to redi- rect tax dollars collected for Amendment 1 conservation purposes to non-Amendment 1 expenses, Senate Demo- cratic Leader Arthenia Joyner (D-Tampa) on Mon- day filed the first initiative to halt the trust fund raids.
“When 75 percent of Floridians resoundingly vote for environmental protection, the Legislature is obliged to listen. But it’s apparent from the bill before us today that the Legislature is doing every-
thing but listen. My amend- ment is the reminder, on be- half of the 4.2 million voters who voted ‘Yes,’ that this pro- posed spending plan is not what they intended,” Sena- tor Joyner said.
Amendment 1 requires 33 percent of documentary stamp revenue be dedicated exclusively to land conserva- tion purposes. But under the Republican budget proposal (SPB 2500), just $2 million would be allotted for land ac- quisition under Florida For- ever.
Senator Joyner’s
amendment would redirect al- most $80 million Republicans plucked from Amendment 1, back to the original conserva- tion purposes.
“It’s critical that we recog- nize the will of the voters and use this Amendment 1 fund- ing properly to acquire sensi- tive lands for future generations,” said Senator Darren Soto (D-Orlando), the Senate Democratic Cau- cus’ lead on Amendment 1 and environmental funding watchdog.
FAMU Wind Symphony To Perform At Carnegie Hall
Members of the Florida A & M University will perform this weekend at Carnegie Hall in New York.
The performance will take place on Sunday, March 29th, at 8:30 p.m., at the Stern Au- ditorium, Perrelman Stage.
The students perform clas- sical, traditional, and contem- porary wind band literature. Dr. Shelby Chipman is the Director of Symphonic Bands.
“This invitation proves to them that hard work and ded- ication truly pay off. Their re- markable talents are being noticed around the nation,” Dr. Chipman said.
This is the first appear- ance of a classical ensemble from a Historically Black Col- lege or University (HBCU). The performance is part of the Ensemble Spotlight Series. FAMU students, who were in- vited to attend, will appear with the renowned New Eng- land Symphonic Ensemble, which is the featured com- pany for that evening.
Dr. Elmira Mangum,
FAMU President said, “The
FAMU Wind Symphony
university is extremely proud of the great work of the stu- dents, faculty, and staff who have made this performance possible.
“This historic invitation is
reflective of FAMU’s legacy of excellence in music educa- tion, and reveals the integral role the arts play in providing opportunities for our stu- dents.”
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