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FLORIDA SENTINEL
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2017
City Of Tampa Black History Committee Black History Celebration Set For February 28th
BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor
The City of Tampa Black History Commit- tee will host its 29th Annual Black History Celebration Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 11 a. m. at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 S. Franklin Street, Tampa, 33602 in Ball- rooms C & D.
The theme this year is “Unity in the Com- munity: Joining Hands and Joining Hearts.”
ATTY. ARTHENIA JOYNER ...Keynote Speaker
REGINALD ROUNDTREE ...News Anchor, Master Of Ceremonies
CELESTE GIBBONS- PEOPLES ...Chairperson, City of Tampa Black History Committee
STANDING 8 COUNT ...Jazz group, entertainment
Chosen as the keynote speaker is The Honorable Arthenia Joyner, former Florida State Senator.
Reginald Roundtree, WTSP 10News Anchor, will be the Master of Ceremonies. En- tertainment will be provided by the Jazz Group “Standing 8 Count.”
“For their tireless and un-
selfish commitment to their community, we will be honor- ing 12 leaders in our commu- nity along with Senator Joyner, Ms. Chloe Coney, Woods and Wanton Chap- ter of Buffalo Soldiers, Fire Chief Tom Forward, Police Chief Eric Ward, Ms. Dianne Hart, Ed Narain, Mrs. Lauren
Dungy, Rod Carter, Rev. Dr. Bartholomew Banks, Sr., Ms. Carla Lewis, and Rev. Abe Brown (posthu- mously),” stated Celeste Gib- bons-Peoples, Chairperson.
“This event as always is free and open to the public. There will be a small parking fee for the garage. After the celebration, there will be a
room with vendors from vari- ous organizations and authors from the Tampa Bay area,” she continued.
The event will also be the kick-off of the scholarships for the 2017 school year. Anyone that has questions in reference to the scholarships can call Cedric McCray at 274-8189.
The 2nd Annual Golf Tour-
nament will be on April 29, 2017 at Rogers Park Golf Course. For additional infor- mation, contact Frank Woodard at (813) 274-8549 or Mark Wilfalk at (813) 348-1153. Those interested will be able to sign up for the tournament and get info on the scholarships at the cele- bration.
Black History Celebrated At The Florida State Fair
From February 9-20, twenty-seven displays, including nineteen from local schools, will honor African-American leaders at the Florida State Fair. The displays will include a collection of videos depicting African American leaders and their contributions for equality in Tampa, news clippings from the historical sit-ins for equality in downtown Tampa, and a pictorial display of the life and contributions of a former School Board member and local educators.
The Black History Month display booths are located adjacent to the annual school exhibits in the Florida Center. The Florida Center is open until 9 p. m. each night of the fair.
Last Friday morning, bestselling author, Coach Tony Dungy, first African-American Coach to win a Super Bowl, made an appear- ance at the Fair as part of a Florida State Fair Salute To Black History. (Photos by Freder- ick Harris)
Mary Dance, School Board member, Sally Harris, and Minerva Spanner-Mor- row, Chief Diversity Officer, Hillsborough School District.
Coach Dungy signs book for Chuck Howard.
Among those who attended the Black History display on Friday were: Richard Robinson, Andria Wimberly (retired military) and Robert Wim- berly.
Ross Anderson, founder, and Men of Vision at the Florida State Fair with Coach Tony Dungy. Each young man has a copy of Dungy’s book: Pierre Al- saint, Christian Lawrence, Peter McClarin, Tony Dungy, Khori Smith, Ricardo Watson, III, Aaron Wess, Robert Moultrie, Eric Vincent, Keyvis Wright, Devin Smith, Cameron Law, Khaleid Henderson, Julian Detil, and Albert Jones.
Lashawnda Williams, Tanly Cabrera, Inola White, Tressa Jones, Mary Dance, Todd Morrow, Minerva Spanner-Morrow, Ross Anderson, School Board member, Tammy Shamburger, Tricia McManns, Robert Nelson, Em- manuel Burch, G. Spike Slater, Rob Nelson, Principal and Melissa Morgado.