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More Black Firsts
est wishes go out to Dr.
Tonjua Williams for being appointed as the first African American woman president of St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, Florida. There is no doubt that Dr. Williams was more than qualified to lead Florida’s first two-year college.
Today, we will share little known Black firsts and events of note during America’s his- tory.
The state of Alabama and the cities of St. Augustine, Florida and Los Angeles, Cali- fornia were among the first to be founded by Blacks in the 1500s and 1700s.
During the Revolutionary War, George Washington’s life was saved by a Black wait- ress, Phoebe Franunces, when she warned him that she had been asked to serve him poisoned food.
During the Battles of Rhode Island (August 1778) and Monmouth County in New Jersey (June 1778), Black soldiers distinguished them- selves, one of whom was cited for capturing Major Prescott of the British Army.
During slavery, Blacks
bought so many whites until the states of Virginia (1670) and Louisiana (1818) passed laws making it illegal for Blacks to buy white people. In fact, by 1830, nearly 4,000 Blacks owned 13,000 slaves.
Said to be the first legal slave owner in American his- tory, former indentured ser- vant and 250 acre farmer, Anthony Johnson, won the right to hold another Black man by the name of John Casor as a lifetime servant during a 1654 civil court case.
According to an 1860 cen- sus, William Ellison, a Black South Carolina plantation owner and cotton gin manu- facturer, owned 63 Black slaves among the 171 Black slaveholders in that state.
In 1622, Anthony and Mary Johnson and family were first known free Blacks, and they lived in Old Acco- mack (later North Hampton County) Virginia. They owned 850 acres by 1651.
As early as 1978, a Gallup Poll revealed that 77 percent of white Americans said they would vote for a Black presi- dent. Of course, 30 years later, President Barack Obama
was elected president.
Prior to President
Obama’s election, the first Black presidential candidate was Frederick Douglass in 1848, followed by George Edwin Taylor in 1904.
Thinking about the “bet you can’t just eat one” motto for America’s favorite potato chips, several Blacks have been reputed to have intro- duced potato chips in America. Among them are Black chefs, Hyram S. Thomas Bennett (1850) and Catherine A. Wicks, a cook at Moon’s Clubhouse in Saratoga Lake, New York.
Among other food inven- tions by firsts are peanut but- ter (George Washington Carver), ice cream Alfred L. Cralle, and refrigerated food trucks by Frederick McKin- ley Jones.
Other scientific inventions firsts are: the closed circuit tel- evision Marie Van Brittan Brown; laser cataract surgi- cal instrument Patricia Bath; touch-tone telephone Shirley Ann Jackson; pool play-toy super soakers Lon- nie Johnson; special effects for the film industry (Jurassic Park, Aladdin etc.) Marc Hanna, and elevator doors by Alexander Miles.
There are, of course, enough Black firsts to fill the pages of numerous history books, yet to be written and published. Harrambee.
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LeBron James Is Not Alone!
omewhere in America everyday, a Black person is called the N-word.
In fact, in 2015, more than 12,000 criminal incidents
and related offenses were motivated by prejudice.
So, the recent vandalism of LeBron James’ home puts a
face on the more than 30 daily occurrences in America. Data reported by the FBI reflects that the hate acts were reported by 14,997 law enforcement agencies, out of a total of 17,985 state and local agencies, which means at least 3,000
agencies were not included in the report.
Many Black people do not report daily insults or other in-
stances of bigotry that happen in the workplace, at public places and events, or in road-rage incidents.
Unfortunately, high-profile entertainers, sports figures, musicians, and talk show hosts who are Black are frequently targeted.
Not until we give racial hatred the well-deserved title of poor mental health, bad manners and the deep-rooted cancer that it is, and treat it accordingly, will America truly become great.
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Free Grant Writing Workshops Planned For June
The Center for Non-Profit and Community Development, Inc., will host three free professional grant-writing workshops. The workshops will be held on three separate dates during the month of June.
The topics of discussion this month are: “How To Start A Nonprofit,” “How To Prepare A Grant,” and “How To Prepare A Business Plan.”
The first workshop will take place on Saturday, June 24th from 1 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., at the West Tampa Public Library, 2312 W. Union Street.
The first hour discussion will be “How To Start A 501c3 Nonprofit.” The second hour dis- cussion will be a “Free Professional Grant Writing Workshop.”
The second workshop will take place on Thursday, June 29th, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. This work- shop will be held at the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County, 1002 E. Palm Avenue.
The topics of the session are: “How To Prepare A Business Plan.” A “Free Professional Grant Writing Workshop” session will be covered during the second half of the event.
The final workshop of the month will take place on Friday, June 30th, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. It will be held at the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County, 1002 E. Palm Avenue.
The topics for the workshop are: “How To Start A 501c3 Non-Profit,” and a “Free Profes- sional Grant Writing Workshop.”
Seating is limited. Anyone wishing to attend is asked to call Michael Randolph at (813) 857- 7657; send an email to nonprofitcenter1@aol.com; or via the web page at www.centerfornonprofi- tanddevelopment.com to confirm a seat and to obtain an invitation and workshop packet.
While the workshops are held at the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County, the organization is not a sponsor of the event and does not endorse or support the content of the materials, presentations, staff, volunteers, or messages delivered during the workshop.
Donald Trump Trounces The Paris Accord
tanding in the White House Rose Garden, disregarding
what no doubt was a screaming ghost of First Lady Dolly Madison, who was always very particular about who she let stand in the midst of her flowers, Donald Trump approached a microphone as if he was about to eat a hot dog, then said, “It is time to put Youngstown, Ohio . . . and Pittsburgh, Penn- sylvania, before Paris, France. It is time to make America great again!”
And with those words, our 45th President marched his Pied-Piper self and the People of the United States of America out of the Paris Accord.
And what did the Paris Accord, which was one of the Obama Administration’s major legacies, mean to America if not the world? It meant, that the People of the World finally realized that living on Earth was a personal responsibility without whose reality there could be no happy horizons. Just ask the dinosaurs.
But, who also voted against the Paris Accord? Well, let’s talk about its supporters. China supported it. Supposedly, Kim Jong Un’s North Korea supported it; and Russia’s Vladimir Putin supported it wholeheartedly.
In fact, almost every nation supported it except Syria, Nicaragua, and America. However, detractors stated, the ar- gument against climate control is more about economics than anything else. “Don’t worry, they laugh; humanity will survive.”
Yes, Baby Boomers will survive climate upheavals, as will the rapper generation after them But we are not so sure about the Millennials.
So, Pres. Trump stood in the White House Rose Garden and pulled America away from helping to save the world.
Champagne glasses were raised in the coal mines of W. Virginia. But tomorrow, clean water will be more expensive than champagne. Thanks to Mr. Trump.
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