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Year In Review All About You!
Happy Birthday
No matter what road or path you choose, you have to make sure part of it is your own. You have to know who you are and own your choices and actions.
Happy birthday to me.
LADY E
MEKEIA BUTLER
tival and Conference in Orem, Utah.
Tiffany Greene, a Tampa native realized her dream of becoming a Sports Reporter. She was hired by ESPN.
Ms. Shelia Upshaw, a popular gospel singer and na- tional recording artist died. She was 48 years old.
The Tampa Housing Au- thority was the 2015 recipient of several Merit Awards from the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials for programs and services that have enhanced and/or changed the lives of its residents and the Tampa Bay community at large.
The Howard University Alumni Club of Central Florida
welcomed their president, Dr. Wayne Frederick as the guest speaker for the “An In- timate Conversation with Dr. Wayne Frederick.”
The Hillsborough County School Board changed the cal- endar for the upcoming year. Some of the changes were the change of the first day of school to August 10th; the change of the grade period ending, and the change of the last day of school to May 26th.
Governor Rick Scott re- cently appointed Lt. Col. Daryl Manning and Judge Kim Hernandez Vance to serve on the 13th Judicial Cir- cuit Court in Hillsborough County.
The Men of Vision service organization was nominated for the WEDU “Be More”
LT. COL. DARYL MANNING
Awards. The nomination came from Devante J. Robinson, an inaugural member of Men of Vision. Robinson submit- ted a 500-word essay explain- ing why he nominated the organization.
The names of students cho- sen by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation were released. A total of 98 Hills- borough County students were named as National Semifinal- ists for the 2016 Scholarship Program.
On September 9, 1915, Dr. Carter G. Woodson estab- lished The Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Known by the acronym ASALH, the national organization celebrated its 100th Anniversary.
Having inherited the re- sponsibility of keeping the role women have played in the mil- itary, Ms. Eunice Butts be- came the keeper of the legacy. She shares the passion of the late Mrs. Willie Mae Williams, (known as the “Veterans Lady,”) about to keep those accomplishments in the forefront. In keeping with her role, Ms. Butts made sev- eral appearances at various events throughout the Tampa Bay Area.
The theme for the Hillsbor- ough County Branch NAACP’s 2015 Freedom Fund was “Pursuing Liberty in the Face of Injustice.” Its hon- orees were: Living Legend
Award recipient: Attorney Jeraldine Williams Smith; Unsung Hero Award recip- ients: Mrs. Renee Panko, Hillsborough County Public Defender Juliann Holt, and Tampa Fire Chief Tom For- ward; and Living Bridges Award recipient Robert Cole, Sr.
The U. S. Department of Labor released the names of agencies who will receive a
YouthBuild Grant. The Tampa Housing Authority was among one of the agencies awarded a $1 million YouthBuild grant.
Popular radio station WTMP 1150 AM 0fficially slated to be auctioned off.
Atty. Rena Upshaw- Frazier, a local attorney at Quarles & Brady, LLP, an- nounced plans to seek the Dis- trict 59 seat currently held by State Representative Ross Spano.
Four bay area women were chosen to be honored as “Gems of the Commu- nity.” The event is signature event of the YWCA Tampa Bay during its inaugural “Pearls of Wisdom” Luncheon.
The honorees were: Ms. Kristina Alspaw, Visitor Ex- perience Manager, St. Peters- burg Area Chamber of Commerce, Ms. Beth Houghton, Executive Direc- tor of the St. Petersburg Free
Clinic; State Senator Arthe- nia Joyner, and Ms. Angela Rousson, President of the National Council of Negro Women.
Happy Birthday
‘MS. V’ January 3
Another year and another blessing from God. Happy birthday, “Ms. V.”
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