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‘The Ordinary People Society’ To Host Town Hall Meeting
Men Of Vision Escorts
Members of the Men of Vision served as escorts for the 90th birthday celebration honoring Mrs. Mary Mitchell: Eric Vincent, 12th grade, Steinbrenner High School; Victor Andrews Powley, 11th grade, Steinbrenner HS; Howard Brookins, 8th grade, Legacy Prep Academy; Calvin McClarin, 12th grade, Steinbrenner HS; and Khaleid Henderson, 12th grade Steinbrenner HS. (Photo by BRUNSON)
BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer
On Wednesday, November 2nd from6pm.to8p.m.,The Ordinary People Society (T.O.P.S.) will be hosting a town hall meeting at the John F. Germany Library, 900 North Ashley Drive. Parking is free and doors will open at 5 p. m.
T.O.P.S. founder, Rev. Kenneth Glasgow, will be addressing several topics at the meeting, and there will be a discussion on how politicians will improve the current em- ployment/economic crisis, public safety, and the loss of citizen confidence in law en- forcement.
“At this forum, we’d like to invite politicians who can ex- plain why felons have to pay taxes, but can’t vote, and why some felons have received voter registration cards, but haven’t registered to vote,” said Rev. Glasgow.
“We’re going to be talking about bullies with badges, in- mate advocacy, how to elimi-
nate felon unemployment and housing discrimination.”
Rev. Glasgow said dis- cussions will also evolve around how to improve pris- ons and inmate services, mini- mum mandatory sentencing, and why an inmate’s rights are not automatically restored when they are released from prison.
Rev. Kenneth Glasgow and his brother, Rev. Al Sharpton.
‘Homeless Helping Homeless’ Organization
Develops Partnership
Homeless Helping Home- less founder, Adolphus Parker, is happy to an- nounce his organization has been working with the Florida Homelessness Action Coalition in order to bring to the Florida legislature in 2017 a Homeless Bill of Rights.
“It’s amazing how fast Tampa is growing, and how money is found for all of these projects,” said Mr. Parker.
“Trying to get programs funded to help homeless peo- ple, however, is a continuous battle, and although I’ve been knocked down several times, this is too important for me to walk away from.”
Mr. Parker’s passion comes from being homeless himself for a long time, and seeing that there weren’t many places he could go.
“Outside of the Salvation Army and Metropolitan Min- istries, there just aren’t that many places for homeless people to go. There are some churches in the area that feed them, and others hand out clothing, but few can offer them a place to live.
“I had established several places in Tampa to shelter the homeless, but I had to shut
ADOLPHUS PARKER
them all down because of a problem I had with the city. I went to St. Petersburg and I have a mobile unit there.”
Mr. Parker said he’s never given up on helping the homeless population of Tampa, and only asks that the community support his en- deavors, and that doors open for him in dealing with bu- reaucrats.
“I know there isn’t a lot of funding being handed down for homeless programs, but I believe the community can help keep these facilities open and serving a segment of our population that desperately needs help.”
Mr. Parker invites any- one to stop by his Tampa lo- cation at 3000 North Florida Avenue.
Tampa Bay Times To Cut Jobs In 2017
The Tampa Bay Times will be elimi- nating some jobs as it prepares its budget for the upcoming year.
The job cuts come five months after the Times bought the Tampa Tribune.
TAMPA BAY TIMES
The Tampa Bay
Times will trim headcount back to the same staffing levels it had in 2015, with executives saying their payroll is their biggest single expense, and in 2017, they will return to the same levels they had in 2015 before they purchased the Tribune.
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