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Free Food For Those In Need
True Prosperity Evangelis- tic Outreach and its founder, Pastor Cornelius Hamil- ton, announce beginning this Tuesday, anyone in need of food can come by 8751 North 40th Street.
“Starting this Tuesday, and running every Tuesday beginning at 7 p. m., all people have to do is show up and we will give them a box of food.
“My wife, Devlyn and I have put together a strong base to help others, and we’re getting the support that was missing in the past.”
Pastor Hamilton said he’s aware of the problems homeless and poor people have getting help from gov- ernment agencies and some area non-profit groups.
“I can’t understand why anyone should have to go through all of that red tape just to feed themselves or their family.
“It seems some of these agencies have trust issues, and if that’s true they’re in the wrong business. As long as you know why you’re helping someone, what they do with that help is what they will have to answer for.”
Pastor Hamilton said he was raised in an environ- ment where you never said no to a person in need.
“I think God has blessed all who have to share with those who don’t have. We can’t be selfish about what we have, because in the blink of an eye, it can be all gone.
“I consider it a blessing to be able to help other people.’
Pastor Hamilton said
PASTOR CORNELIUS HAMILTON
he’s also preparing to open a residential program for any- one seeking help with sub- stance abuse and other problems.
“The facility will be for men and women and is in the Riverview area.
“We don’t allow a lack of funds to be an excuse for not
participating in this program, and we believe after teaching people to say no to drugs, we want them to say yes to Jesus Christ.”
Pastor Hamilton said the program will be for 18 months, and everyone is screened to see how dedicated they are.
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Ms. Ilyasah Shabazz is nationally known as a pub- lished author, a producer, and motivational speaker. She is also the daughter of the late Malcolm X. Ms. Shabazz will visit Tampa on September 26th, to deliver the keynote ad- dress at a formal banquet and gala ball.
Sponsored by the R. W. Saunders Public Library Foun- dation, Inc., and the Greater Tampa Chapter of Jack & Jill of America, the event will take place at the newly opened African American Cultural Arts Center and Research Library, at the Robert Saunders Public Library, 1505 N. Nebraska Av- enue.
The theme for the event is
“Our Lives, Our Children, Our Legacy.”
The creator of the “Grow- ing Up X,” Ms. Shahbazz has won critical acclaim by var- ious organizations from throughout the country. She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award, the BET Best Book List, and United Press International Book of the Week.
During the summer of 2012, she toured Nigeria and Greece as a Good Will Ambassador and in the fall traveled to Doha, Qatar to Lecture at Qatar Uni- versity with the intention to continue her father’s legacy and her efforts to bridge the gap and bring her message of embracing diversity, empower- ment, and understanding.
Last year, Ms. Shahbazz released her first children’s
book, “Malcolm Little, The Boy Who Would Grow Up to Become Malcolm X.” She co-authored the long awaited, “The Diary of Mal- colm X,” along with Herb Boyd. This book reflects on his documentation of his pilgrim- age to Mecca, his stay in Africa and the Middle East. Her next release is entitled, “X,” and is co-written with Malcolm Lit- tle. It chronicles the life of her famous father from childhood to his imprisonment at the age of 20.
Ms. Shabazz holds a Mas- ter’s of Science in Education and Human Resource Develop- ment and a B. S. Degree in Bi- ology. She currently resides in Westchester, New York.
ILYASAH SHABAZZ
... To deliver keynote address at Gala Ball September 26th
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