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Funerals/Memoriam
National
FAMILY NOTICE
BRO. ERNEST L. BUTLER
Long time Tampa resi- dent and Georgia native, Bro. Ernest L. Butler passed away at age 82.
Mr. Butler was an active member of Pleasant Chapel A. M. E. Church, under the spiritual leadership of Pas- tor Crews.
He leaves a host of dear family members and com- munity friends.
Funeral services will be held in his hometown of Darien, Georgia, at the First African Baptist Church, 500 Market St., Darien, GA 31305 on Satur- day, December 22nd at 11 a. m.
FAMILY NOTICE
Spelman College
MS. ZEARETA R. ANDERSON
Funeral services for Ms. Zeareta R. Anderson, who passed away on Saturday,
Special and
friends, Robert Mc., Stanley and Ron; extended family and friends.
JACOBS FUNERAL HOME Brooksville, FL
December 8th, will be held on Saturday, December 22nd, at 11 a. m., at Keeney United Methodist Church, 7736 Destin Drive, in Clair Mel.
Leaving to cherish her memory are: her children, grandchildren, sisters, brothers, mother (Eugenia Shuler), aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, Robert, Robin, Eboni and Eula, from Bradley, Florida.
Receives $30M Gift From
loyal
The transformative $30 million gift will help build the Center for Innovation & the Arts, the College’s first new academic facility since 1996.
Chicago architect, Jeanne Gang, founding principal of the firm Studio Gang, has completed a schematic design of the 85,000 square foot building that will occupy a current parking lot at Spelman at the corner of Westview Drive and Lee Street.
“As former educators who believe strongly in social jus- tice, Bill and I have great ap- preciation for how Spelman provides a superior education for students that encourages them to be global change agents,” said Stryker, a di- rector of the medical equip-
Trustee Ronda Stryker And
Spouse, William Johnston
Spelman College has re- ceived the largest gift from living donors in its 137-year history from long-standing Spelman trustee Ronda
Stryker and William Johnston.
spouse
Ronda
spouse William Johnston.
Stryker and
IN MEMORIAM
LULA ESTELLA BAIN
Our memories continue to linger in our hearts. Love always, your family.
Senate Passes Bipartisan Criminal Justice Bill
Senators Cory Booker of New Jersey, left, and Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, who were central to the bill’s passage, after the vote on Tuesday.
ment company Stryker Corp., as well as vice chair and di- rector of Greenleaf Trust, an investment bank chaired by Johnston.
"Spelman alumnae are leaders across every field imaginable, breaking new ground, while tackling some of the world's most challeng- ing issues from health dispar- ities to the digital divide. We are thrilled to support a building that will encourage students to master technol- ogy, innovation and the arts."
The Senate overwhelm- ingly approved on Tuesday the most substantial changes in a generation to the tough- on-crime prison and sentenc- ing laws that ballooned the federal prison population and created a criminal justice system that many conserva- tives and liberals view as costly and unfair.
The First Step Act would expand job training and other programming aimed at reducing recidivism rates among federal prisoners. It also expands early-release programs and modifies sen- tencing laws, including mandatory minimum sen-
tences for nonviolent drug of- fenders, to more equitably punish drug offenders.
But the legislation falls short of benchmarks set by a more expansive overhaul proposed in Congress during Barack Obama’s presi- dency and of the kinds of changes sought by some lib- eral and conservative ac- tivists targeting mass incarceration.
House leaders have pledged to pass the measure this week, and President Trump, whose support re- suscitated a yearslong over- haul effort last month, said he would sign the bill.
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