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FLORIDA SENTINEL FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2016
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City Councilman Frank Reddick was chosen as the new leader of the Hillsborough County Black Elected Officials organization. He was chosen to serve a two-year term.
Popular West Tampa bar- ber Perry King, Jr., died fol- lowing a brief illness. He was 86-years-old.
Joe Madison, nationally known radio talk show host, delivered the keynote address at the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Leadership Breakfast.
Basil “Jimmy” Riley,
one of the first African-Ameri- can bus drivers for the City of Tampa departed this life on Sunday, January 4, 2015. He was 81 years old.
Adrian White prepared to receive a double lung trans- plant. The surgery took place at Tampa General Hospital on Saturday, January 3, 2015.
Apostle Michael Rus- sell, a minister, popular pho- tographer and businessman, passed away Friday at a local nursing facility. He was 59 years old.
Members of the Tampa City Council unanimously ap- proved spending nearly $84,000 for the Tampa Police Department to purchase body cameras.
The Hillsborough County School Board voted 4—3 to ter- minate the contract of Hills- borough County School Board Superintendent MaryEllen Elia without cause.
The Florida State Fair Au- thority honored Mrs. Gwen- dolyn Miller as their African American 2015 Diversity Com- munity Leaders Wall Of Fame Inductee.
Jetie B. Wilds, Jr., was honored as a historical hon- oree for his work as an activist in the Civil Rights Movement.
Former State Representa- tive Betty Reed announced
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plans to seek the District 19 Seat in the Florida Senate. Cur- rent State Senator Arthenia Joyner will vacate the seat in 2016 due to term limits.
New rules were instituted at the Florida State Fair- grounds for 2014. The changes came about after several inci- dents, including nearly 100 young teenagers being ejected. The ejection is blamed for the death of 14-year-old Andrew Joseph, III, who was struck and killed by a car attempting to cross Interstate 4.
The New Salem Missionary Baptist Church, 405 Oregon Street, was heavily damaged by fire.
The family of Arthur Green, Jr., a 63-year-old community activist, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Tampa Police Department.
Mr. Green was stopped
on April 16, 2014, after some- one reported a vehicle driving in a reckless manner. Police stopped the vehicle and placed Mr. Green, who was having a diabetic episode on the ground and handcuffed. He died the same day. The lawsuit alleges officers were not properly trained in handling medical emergencies.
Happy parents Ms. Maxxzandra Ford and Allen Benton welcomed their new son into the world. Born January 29th, Avery Benton weighed 14.1 pounds at birth. He also holds the record of being the largest baby at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Mrs. Anna Robinson Lindsey, a longtime em- ployee of the Tampa-Hillsbor- ough Urban League, died of a heart attack. She was em- ployed at the Urban League from April 1984-October 2004, where she was the Chief Management Officer.
The Tampa Bay Associa- tion of Black Journalists (TBABJ) members were disap- pointed with the reassign- ments of Rod Carter and Josh Thomas, both of whom were news anchors at WFLA- TV.
A meeting scheduled Feb. 16 with WFLA-TV Channel 8 and representatives from Black community organizations in
Tampa over the reassignments of two African American an- chors was cancelled because the network’s general manager refused to the terms of the meeting.
Tampa Police Master Pa- trol Officer Susan Bowers was among several others, in- cluding members of the U. S. Military, law enforcement, first responders, and others recog- nized by Governor Rick Scott on the first day of the Florida State Fair as part of their Heroes Day.
City Council members Lisa Montelione and Frank Reddick were unopposed in their bids for re-election.
Jerome Ryans, Tampa Housing Authority President and CEO, said all of the resi- dents of North Boulevard Homes will have a place to go when the relocation process begins.
Bishop Eddie Newkirk,
longtime pastor of St. John
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