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HBCU College Fair At Blake High School
Howard W. Blake High School was the site of a College Fair last month featuring several Historically Black Colleges and Uni- versities.
Ms. Sherryne Scriven, College and Career Counselor at Blake, was the coordinator of the College Fair. (Photos by BRUNSON)
Representing Spelman College: seated, Joyce Jones- Green, President of Spelman Alumnae Chapter of Tampa Bay, and Andrea N. Thompson, Spelman Alumna. Standing, Karen Willis-Barrett, Blake High School AVID Coordinator, and Brian Rodriguez, Hillsborough Community College.
3rd Generation Barber Brings Business To Community Where He Grew Up
A Grand Opening Sat- urday will offer free hair- cuts, food, designer t-shirts, raffle giveaway, smart watches, cruise to Bahamas and more.
BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor
A young barber who grew up in East Tampa around Columbus Dr., 12th Street and Floribraska, is excited about the Grand Opening he has planned for the weekend at his new business.
A 3rd generation barber, who has been cutting hair since the age of 13, is opening Barbers R Us Plus II, 2929 N. 15th St., Tampa (33605), at the corner of 21st Ave., on Satur- day, May 27, 2017, with loads of activities going on from 10 a.m.to6p.m.
David (Dee Barber) Gonzalez is following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Bernardo Gonazalez, who was a pastor and barber, and his aunt, Abby Gonzalez.
After the death of his
DAVID GONZALEZ, JR. ...”Dee Barber, Edgeolo- gist”
grandfather in 1993, Dee Barber and Mr. David, as he is known, was so distraught at the way a barber cut his hair, until he started cutting his own. He still does that.
He started taking barber- ing classes at Avante Tech and took additional classes at Shear Excellence, where he also taught.
On Saturday, Barbers R Us Plus II will have its grand opening. There will be a bounce house for the kids, free haircuts, free food, free de-
signer t-shirts, free raffle give- away, free smart watches, and a free cruise to the Bahamas.
Not only will haircuts be free on Saturday, but Gonza- lez said he will be giving back the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
“A haircut can make a dif- ference in a person’s life. It can make a difference in a per- son’s self-esteem or getting a job,” he said.
Gonzalez says he has al- ways been one to give back to the community. He worked closely with retired educator, Dr. Lewis Brinson in the program he founded, “Barbers and Fathers on Cutting Edge.” He also participates in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holi- day Parade. He has been fea- tured on ESPN and in the local daily.
Gonzalez and his wife, Keyla, a stylist, are parents to 4 children: Liliana, Gabriel, Alicia and Cherisse. His parents are Frances Day Gonzalez and David Gon- zalez, Sr., and he has 3 sis- ters and 2 brothers.
Jacqueline and Jayla Brown visited the FAMU table.
Mikhila Lovett and Ta- tiana Cole gathered informa- tion at the College Fair.
Jael Baptiste visited the College Fair.
Bobbi Flournoy and Elina Flournoy were among those at the College Fair.
Rattlers Preparing For Tennessee State Game
The Rattlers of Florida A&M University gathered at a press conference on Thursday, May 11, 2017 as officials of FAMU and Tennessee State University were in Tampa to an- nounce an upcoming football game.
The officials, led by Hillsborough County Commissioner Les Miller, gathered at Ray- mond James Stadium to hear the news about the FAMU Tampa Classic. The game will be played in Tampa on Saturday, September 16, 2017.
Among Rattlers present were, front row: Debra Duggins, Gwen Miller, Head Coach Alex Wood, FAMU’s Interim President, Dr. Larry Robinson, 7th FAMU President, Dr. Walter Smith, and Dr. Carolyn Hepburn Collins, former National Alumni President. Second row: Ricky Roberts, Dr. John Scrivens, Pete Edwards, James Green, former Tampa Chapter President; Michael Reed, Tommy Mitchell, President, FAMU Boosters; FAMU Athletic Director Milton Overton; Wendell Duggins, President, Tampa FAMU Alumni Association; Lt. Col. (Ret.) Rick Kinsey, Albert Coleman, former Plant City Chap- ter President, Maurice Pickett; James Cole and John Robinson. (Photograph by Ricky Roberts)
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