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CELEBRATING OVER 76 YEARS IN THE COMMUNITY!
Emancipation Day celebration, June 19, 1900 held in "East Woods" on East 24th Street in Austin. Credit: Austin History Center.
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VOL. 76 NO. 13 FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 48 PAGES $1.00
Body Found Believed To Be Good Samaritan
Retired County Social Worker Passes
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Man Gets Life Sentence In Fatal Shooting
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SCHOOL BOARD UNANIMOUSLY VOTES IN ‘JUNETEENTH NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY’ PROCLAMATION
On Tuesday, June 15, 2021, the Hillsborough County School Board unanimously approved the Proclamation, “Juneteenth National Freedom Day.” The Proclamation was presented by School Board member, Henry “Shake” Washington. Workman’s Design and Children With A Vision presented shirts in commemoration of ending slavery, June 19, 1865, to Superintendent Addison Davis, Atty. Jim Porter, and School Board members. The shirts were designed by Gerald Vickers, owner of Workman’s Designs, LLC. Shown from left to right are: Gerald Vickers, Superintendent Addison Davis, Attorney Jim Porter, School Board Members Karen Perez, Nadia Combs, Stacy Hahn, Board Chair Lynn Gray, Melissa Snively, Jessica Vaughn, Henry "Shake" Washington and Tonya Lewis (Founder of Children With A Vision). (Photograph by Tonya Lewis)
Comm. Pushes For African-American Art Museum
