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When Ms. Kimberly Franklin talks about her dad, she wants people to know that he loved the Florida Sentinel Bul- letin. She says he has Sentinels in his safe of events special to him, dating back to the 1990s.
“He made sure he picked up the paper every week,” she said via phone from Atlanta, GA.
In addition to his love for the newspaper, she says he was also a dedicated member of the 1965 Middleton High School graduat- ing class.
“They are a very close class and he enjoyed being a part of that,” she said.
Apostle Charles J. Hill
passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. He will be remembered in a service on Thursday, June
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COACH Foundation Goes Virtual For 8th Annual Juneteenth Celebration
APOSTLE CHARLES J. HILL
25, 2020, 11 a. m. at Harmon Fu- neral Home, 5002 N. 40th St. In- terment will follow in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell. Visitation for Apostle Hill will be Wednesday, 5-7 p. m., at the funeral home.
In addition to being a mem- ber of the 1965 Middleton Class, he was also a member of the 1964 State Basketball Championship Team. He went on to study at Ft. Valley State College, Ft. Valley, GA, graduating with a degree in Business.
Apostle Hill served his country as a Sergeant in the United States Air Force and was a Disabled Veteran.
After more than 15 years of service, he retired from the Uni- versity of South Florida as an As- sistant Manager of the Physical Plant. He was affiliated with Citylife Church.
Loving memories will live on in the heart of his wife of 37 years, Carolyn Ann Hill; daughters and other loving fam- ily members.
JOY DIXON ...President, COACH Foundation
Members of the first panel included: Michael Muhammad, Na’im Muhammad, Dr. Carolyn Hepburn-Collins, Mrs. Mary Alice Dorsett, Ms. Connie Burton, Jetie B. Wilds, Jr., and Otis Anthony.
Pastor C. U. Sutton, Ms. Norma Pierce, Pastor P. Tucker - Johnosn, Reverend Willie G. Dixon, Mr. Marvin Knight and Mr. Eddie Adams at the 7th celebration.
Reverend Willie Dixon, Founder and CEO of COACH Foundation, Inc., has hosted an annual Juneteenth Celebration since 2012, after re- alizing many Tampa community members were unaware of the holiday’s significance.
The inaugural planning com- mittee which included Candy Lowe, Life Malcolm, Jarvis El- Amin, Chloe Coney, Richard Burton, Connie Burton, Denise Pate, William Dennis and several others provided the solid foun- dation for the first Juneteenth Celebration in the City of Tampa.
The live event is typically standing room only with enter- tainment, panelists, and civic ed- ucation including mock elections. In fact, the celebration outgrew its first venue, The Hope Center on 22nd Street and is customarily held at the Charles Davis Conference Center
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in Tampa.
For the past three years, the
West Tampa Juneteenth Coali- tion, Eddie Adams and the 100 Black Men and COACH estab- lished a partnership to conduct Juneteenth activities for the en- tire month of June in the Tampa Bay area.
Rev. Dixon exclaims, “The history of Juneteenth is an inte- gral part of American history and should be taught in all grade schools and colleges. I’m proud to be in partnership with other groups having special events to spread the word about June- teenth.”
This year, due to the spread of COVID-19, COACH Founda- tion is presenting its annual event online. It takes place Sat- urday, June 27 at 1 p. m.
(ET). The theme is “Advance The Culture” with speakers pre- senting on empowering topics including Politics and Black Power, Paths of Economic Free- dom, and the Vegan Soul Food Plate for Health.
There will also be cash prizes. Register today!
https://us02web.zoom.us/w
ebinar/register/WN_O6XS055J SiGcLTkVbt8tLg.
Community members are encouraged to join the COACH Juneteenth Celebration online. Drawings for prizes will occur throughout the event. The event will be held via Zoom and livestreamed via Facebook. All are encouraged to register at shorturl.at/txyIJ.
For more info, email jdixon- mph@gmail.com.
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