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Middle School Student Killed In Traffic Accident
Harry Belafonte To Lecture At USF On January 16th
An 11-year-old student died Thursday after being struck by a car. The accident occurred on Orient Road, just north of 29th Street.
According to the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office, the accident took place at ap- proximately 4:45 p.m. Ms. Sabrina Ann Buster, 47, was driving southbound on Orient Road. Brandon Heard, Jr., reportedly ran into the path of the car.
He was transported to Tampa General Hospital, where he died of his injuries.
Heard was a student at Horace Mann Middle School. Grief Counselors were on the campus Friday.
BRANDON HEARD, JR. 2/28/2006 — 11/16/2017
The student-run Univer- sity Lecture Series is free and open to the public.
The student-run Univer- sity Lecture Series at the Uni- versity of South Florida will host singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte as a guest lecturer at 8 p. m. on Tues- day, Jan. 16, 2018, in the Marshall Student Center Ballroom.
The lecture will take place during USF’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Week in January. MLK Week brings the university community to- gether through events and programs that honor King’s dream and vision.
Belafonte is best known for his hit song “Day-O,” which earned him the dis- tinction of being the first recording artist to sell over a million copies of a single album in 1956. In 1960, he
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became the first Black per- former to win an Emmy Award.
Years earlier, Belafonte met King on his historic visit to New York and the two men developed a deep friendship. Belafonte played a key role in the civil rights movement, including the 1963 March on Washing- ton. Having spent decades on
the frontlines of social justice struggle all over the world, from the Civil Rights Move- ment in the United States to anti-apartheid efforts in Africa, Belafonte possesses deep experience in this arena.
Belafonte is expected to provide the audience with his perspective on social issues – from the Black Lives Matter movement and equal rights struggles to U. S. foreign pol- icy and humanitarianism in Africa.
The lecture is free and open to the public on a lim- ited first-come, first-served basis following priority seat- ing for USF Tampa students. Doors open approximately 30 minutes before the lecture start time.
For more information about the lecture series, in- cluding the audience policy, visit the ULS website.
One Church One Child Of
Florida, Inc. Says Consider
Adopting Or Mentoring A Child
November is National Adoption Month. Adoption Day in Hillsborough County and surrounding counties was held on Thursday, November 16, 2017, at the George Edge- comb Courthouse. Although several hundred children found their forever home through adoption, there are still many who are still wait- ing.
One Church One Child of Florida is reaching out to fam- ilies and individuals in local communities across the state in efforts to help share the truth that there are children waiting for a permanent home and/or mentor. Many of them are minorities.
Rev. Beverly Hills Lane, State President for One Church One Child of Florida and Vice-President for Na- tional One Church One Child, is challenging fellow Pastors to get involved and encourag- ing families to open their hearts and homes to children in foster care.
November’s child is high- lighted here; he, too, deserves to have a family. Pray for him and consider making him a part of your family through adoption or a part of your church through Project Watch-Care, for support and mentoring.
“I’m A Hugger!”
Jeremiah’s a sweet, play- ful kid who loves games of all kinds. He can be a little shy, but he has a big heart and he cares for other people, and so it makes sense that his biggest
Florida Supreme Court Justice Speaks At Cooley Law School
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goal is to become a fireman when he grows up.
Jeremiah tries hard in school - excelling especially in math - and he’s very proud of being chosen as a library aide this year. Jeremiah is a very thoughtful, loving kid who wants and deserves to have his sweet, affectionate nature reciprocated by a forever fam- ily. He’ll thrive in a loving, pa- tient, two-parent home that will nurture his many talents and help him to retain contact with his family out-of-state.
If you are interested in knowing more about Jere- miah and other children in foster care available for adop- tion, or if you would like to be- come a foster parent, mentor, partner or volunteer, please contact LaKay Fayson, Re- cruitment Coordinator for One Church One Child of Florida’s SunCoast Region, at (813) 740-0210 or lakay_fayson@ococfl.org.
The website for One Church One Child of Florida is www.ococfl.org.
On November 13th, Florida Supreme Court Jus- tice Peggy Quince spoke to 125 WMU-Cooley Law School students, faculty and staff at the law school’s Tampa Bay campus. The event was hosted by the Black Law Students Associa- tion (BLSA).
During her presentation, Justice Quince said there are three important issues for future lawyers: ethical behavior, professionalism and pro bono work for un- represented people.
“I will never reject, from any consideration personal to myself, the cause of the defenseless or oppressed or delay anyone’s cause for lucre of malice. So help me God,” Justice Quince said, quoting the Oath of Admis- sion to the Florida Bar.
She also encouraged stu- dents to participate in local bar associations and to al- ways keep learning through- out their careers. She emphasized the importance of being honest, trustworthy and civil.
Quoting the Creed of Pro- fessionalism for Florida Lawyers, she said, “My word
Shown in this photograph from left to right are: Shedaris Lakin, BLSA Vice President; Sheena Bright, BLSA President; Renalia DuBose, WMU-Cooley Law School Associate Pro- fessor; Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy Quince; April Fly, BLSA Parliamentarian; and Kiarra Gilliam, BLSA Sec- retary.
is my bond.”
Justice Quince was ap-
pointed to Florida’s Supreme Court in 1998 and served as Chief Justice from 2008- 2010. In 1980, she began her career with the State Attor- ney General’s Office, Crimi- nal Division.
As an Assistant Attorney General she handled numer- ous appeals in the Second District Court of Appeal, the
Florida Supreme Court, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
Her 13.5-year tenure at that office included five years as the Tampa Bureau Chief.
Additionally, she spent three years exclusively han- dling death penalty cases on direct appeal and in post- conviction proceedings.
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