Florida Sentinel 2-26-16 Edition

Celebrating 71 Years In The Tampa Bay Area
MomSays Her Sons Are ‘Innocent’ In Hotel Shooting
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Two Wounded In East Tampa Drive-By Shooting SEE PAGE 23-A
VOL. 71 NO. 56 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2016 44 PAGES 75¢
Ceremony Held For Newly Appointed County Judge
SEE PAGE 3-A
Early Voting Begins For Presidential Primary Election
SEE PAGE 15-B
OFFICE OF SUPPLIER DIVERSITY BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION
The School District of Hillsborough County Office of Supplier Diversity held its Black History Month Celebration on Friday, February 19, 2016. The event was held at the Dr. Sam Horton Instructional Service Center. Among those who attended the event were: from left, School District Consultant, Robert “Bob” Morrison, Miranda Reiter, Certified Financial Planner, Ray- mond James; Stacey Banks-Houston, Director, Women’s Business Centre; Benjamin Moore, School District Manager of Fa- cilities Maintenance Support; Jeff Eakins, Superintendent of Hillsborough County School District; Albert Lee, President and CEO of Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corp.; Yvette Lewis, NAACP Political Action Committee Chair; and Joseph W. J. Robinson, Businessman and Chair, Community Advisory Committee. (Photograph by BRUNSON)
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