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was an exhibit that began on February 1st, featuring the works of Ladale Lloyd.
Reginald “Rashad” Jones launched his career as an educator after finishing college. However, he realized that he wanted to become a fireman. Jones followed his desire and was hired by Hillsborough County as a fireman.
At the age of 105, Mrs. Azellia White has been blessed with longevity. She holds the distinction of being the first woman and first Black woman from Texas to serve as a pilot.
Born in Gonzales, Texas, in 1913, Mrs. White mar- ried Hulon “Pappy” White, an airplane pilot, in 1936. In 1941, they moved to Tuskegee, Alabama, where Pappy worked as a me- chanic with the famed Tuskegee Airmen.
The name Reginald Roundtree became a household word after he was hired by 10 News WTSP. However, Roundtree was terminated from the position he has held for more than 20 years. The television sta- tion did not offer a reason for the termination.
Jeromecia “Mecia” Williams announced her plans to become “Miss Grand Cotillion 2019.” She is the daughter of Ms. Felicia Demerson and Jerome Williams.
Members of Computer Mentors Group prepared for the 5th Annual Teen Business Challenge. Ralph Smith, founder and CEO of Com- puter Mentors, hosts the event each year for students to compete in the technology contest.
Safe & Sound Hillsbor- ough hosted its first “Girls Night Out.” The girls partici- pated in an evening of fun, music, games, dance and step, girls talk, outdoor activ- ities. They were also treated to the Pretty Poodle Bou- tique, where they received free clothing and accessories.
U. S. Rep. Kathy Cas- tor hosted her Annual Black History Program. Rep. Cas- tor paid tribute to four indi- viduals: Mrs. Doretha Edgecomb, Educator; Harold Jackson, Commu-
nity Developer; Mrs. Betty Reed, former State Repre- sentative; and Dr. Juel Smith, Educator.
A popular family patri- arch passed on January 29th. Mr. Virgil Bentley Oliver Brooks, Jr., was 84-years- old. Mr. Brooks had a suc- cessful career with the IMI Job Corps. He was hired as the first African American Instructor with the organiza- tion. He retired after 22 years of service as a Regional Director.
James Jackson was the keynote speaker at the 31st Annual Black History Cele- bration held at the Tampa Convention Center. He high- lighted the achievements of African Americans in Sci- ence, Technology, Engineer- ing, and Mathematics.
MARCH
Ms. Debra Houston
decided to share an observa- tion she has made for several years with others. She has observed a man walking down the street and picking up trash off the side of the road.
She doesn’t know the man or much about him. But, she felt that what he does without asking for help or recognition is important. She was so impressed with the gentleman she learned is Sheldon Smith, that she
visited the Sentinel to share her story.
The staff at Western Michigan
University, Cooley Law School, Tampa Campus, pre- sented its 2019 Distin- guished Leadership Award to Attorney Warren Hope Dawson by
the Black
Law Stu-
dents Asso-
ciation
during a
Black Tie
Ball, “Mardi Gras Mas- querade,” at the University Club of Tampa.
Attorney Dawson was recognized for his many years of work in ensuring that all students in the School District of Hillsbor-
ough County have access to a high quality education.
Edwin Narain, Director of External Affairs for AT&T Florida, recognized several individuals from the bay area during the company’s Black History Program. The hon- orees were: Rev. Bartholomew Banks, Sr., Rod Carter, Dayle Greene, Mrs. Gwendolyn Miller, Dr. Harold Nixon, and Dr. Tonjua Williams.
The Election to choose a Mayor and seven city coun- cilmembers took place on Tuesday, March 5th. When the votes were tallied, the re- sults revealed runoffs in sev- eral of the race.
Incumbents Charlie Mi- randa, Dis- trict 2; Guido Manis- calco, Dis- trict 6, and
Luis Viera,
Freddy Barton, com- munity ac- tivist and Director of Safe & Sound Hills- borough, was pre- sented the FBI Tampa Divi- sion’s 2018 Director’s Community Leadership
Award.
The Federal Bureau of In-
vestigations (F.B.I.) recog- nizes the achievements of both individuals and organi- zations for their contribu- tions to crime and violence education and prevention within their communities.
The body of Ms. Debo- rah Saucier was found in the Hills-
borough
River. Ms.
Saucier, a
retired edu-
cator, had
been re-
ported missing in January 2019.
The University of South Florida’s Search Committee selected four finalists to fill the vacancy as its 7th presi- dent. Dr. Judy Genshaft plans to retire on July 1st.
The finalists were: Dr. Wanda Blanchett, Dr. Steve Currall, Dr. Deba- sish Dutta, and Dr. Jef- frey Vitter.
Dr. Steve Currall,
Provost and V.P. of aca- demic af- fairs at SMU was chosen USF’s new president.
Legendary DJ and per- former “Floyd Joy” Rivers,
died. A
Tampa na-
tive, Mr.
Rivers, 60,
graduated
from Leto
High School and pursued his dream of becoming a DJ. Through the years, his stage name, “Floyd Joy” became a household name.
Ten Tampa Police officers are linked to an internal in- vestigation of wrong doing. Their punishment can range from no wrong-doing found to severe discipline.
Attorney Jeria Wilds
was hired by the Hillsbor-
ough County
State Attor-
ney’s Office
in 2005. She
was recently
promoted.
Her role as
Chief of the Problem Solving Courts requires her to de- velop, implement, maintain treatment courts based on criminal justice reform mod- els.
A 23-year-old active col- lege student died suddenly. Ms. Jayln Imani Stall- worth was a Tampa native. She was the oldest of three children born to the union of Dr. Dexter and Dr. Sophia Stallworth (Pharm D). Her father, a medical doctor, said the family was waiting on the medical ex- aminer’s cause of death. But, she had no known history of heart problems.
Mrs. Eldora S. Thomas was the first of two siblings who passed five days apart. Mrs. Thomas passed away on March 19th. She had been a resident of Tampa for 77 years. She retired from MacDill Air Force Base where she worked for 28 years in the Base Exchange.
She is survived by her husband of 39 years, John- nie Thomas, 2 sons, and other family members and friends.
On March 24th, Mrs. Thomas’ brother, Matthew Starks died. Mr. Starks, known as “Mac” lived in the Port Tampa area. He served in the military and was a retired longshoreman, serving as the foreman at the Pate Stevedoring Company.
District 7 all
retained
their respec-
tive seats.
New mem-
ber Bill
elected to fill the District 4 seat previously held by Harry Cohen.
Carlson was The Mayor’s race and
three City Council races re- quired runoffs.
Based on the results, the runoff election planned for April featured Jane Castor and David Straz in the elec- tion for Mayor. Joseph Citro took on Walter L. Smith, II, for the District 1 Seat.
In the District 3 race, John Dingfelder faced Stephen Lytle, and Or- lando Gudes competed against Jeffrey Rhodes for the District 5 Seat.
The students at the Uni- versity of South Florida elected a new Student Body President. Ms. Britney Deas became the school’s 60th president in the history of the university.
A Tampa community ac- tivist was presented the FBI Tampa Division’s 2018 Di- rector’s Community Leader- ship (DCLA) Award. The presentation took place on Friday, March 8th.
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