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FLORIDA SENTINEL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2015
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Tampa Bay Tech Alumni Make Donation To Football Team
On Monday, September 14, members of the “Titan Na- tion Alumni” presented a check for $500 to the Tampa Bay Tech Titan Football Team.
The Titan Nation received a call from the football boost- ers seeking sponsorship for
the upcoming year. According to Rick Kinsey, the Titan Nation felt honored and they knew immediately they would give back to their alma mater.
In February, the alumni gave a $1,000 donation to the girls’ softball team.
“We themed this year as
the year to give back, and what a way to start the year off,” said Kinsey.
“The $500 donation rep- resented our active role in coming together as class- mates. The Titan Nation has pledged to give back every year to Tampa Bay Technical
High School.”
Throughout the year, the
Titan Nation Alumni group hosts the “World Famous Fish Fry,” card parties, fundraisers for the elderly, and bowling events with King and Hills- borough High School alumni.
Titan Nation will be host-
ing an All-Class Reunion on October 23rd. Donations from that event will assist with feeding 20 families for Thanksgiving. Also, the TBT and King Alumni will be host- ing their 2nd annual Summer- time Cookout on June 11, 2016 at Lowry Park.
In this photo, front row (left to right) are: Chiquita Dallas, Sharolyn Brown, Diane Ray, Marlise Jones, Joselyn Walker, and Kim Kenner. Back row: Kendrick Davis, Ben Dallas, Lester Ransom, Vincent Jackson, Rick Kinsey, and Steve Hough.
Head Coach, Jayson Roberts and the Titan Football Team take time out from practice to say Thank You to the Tampa Bay Tech Alumni for their generous sponsorship check of $500. The recognition ban- ner from the team will be displayed through the season.
Father, Son Among 2016 Diversity Wall Of Fame Nominees
DR. BERNARD LAFAYETTE, JR.
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Five African American in- dividuals have been nomi- nated for recognition during the Florida State Fair 2016 Di- versity Appreciation Wall of Fame. One winner in the cate- gories of African American, Asian-Pacific and Hispanics will be chosen.
The winners will be chosen 0by votes casts on the Fair- grounds website. The deadline to vote is Saturday, October 31st.
The African American nominees are: Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr., Ms. Kre- delle Petway, Leander J. Shaw, Jr., Attorney Sean Shaw, and Dr. Walter Smith.
Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr., is a Tampa native and graduate of American Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a veteran of the sit-ins that took place in Nashville during the turbulent 1960s and a Civil Rights activist.
In 1959, while traveling home for Christmas break, Dr. Lafayette and his friend, John Lewis, staged an im-
MS. KREDELLE PETWAY
promptu Freedom Ride when they sat in the front of a bus from Nashville Tennessee to Birmingham, Alabama.
He earned his doctorate degree in Education at Har- vard University and served as the Director of the Center for Nonviolence and peace Stud- ies at the University of Rhode Island.
A published author, Dr. Lafayette is currently, an in- structor at Emory University and conducts nonviolent workshops worldwide.
During the late 1950s and early 1960s, individuals from all walks of life became part of the Civil Rights Movement. Among them were 436 indi- viduals of different genders, races, and states who became known as the Freedom Riders.
One such individual is Ms. Kredelle Petway, a native of Camden, Alabama. The family relocated to Florida Panhan- dle, and Ms. Petway joined the Pensacola Freedom Rid- ers.
Ms. Petway was a student at Florida A & M University when, along with her brother and father, Pastor Matthew
LEANDER J. SHAW, JR.
Petway, participated in an event. She was arrested on July 24, 1961, and charged with Breach of Peace for at- tempting to enter the ‘Whites Only’ terminal at the Jackson, Mississippi airport.
She now resides in Apollo Beach, Florida.
Retired Justice Leander J. Shaw, Jr., is a native of Salem, Virginia. He attended the public schools in Virginia, and received his Bachelor’s Degree from West Virginia State College in Institute, West Virginia.
After serving in the Korean Conflict, he entered law school and earned his Juris Doctor degree from Howard Univer- sity.
In 1957, Justice Shaw relo- cated to Tallahassee, and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1960.
After several years in gov- ernment and private practice, Justice Shaw was appointed to the Florida Industrial Rela- tions Commission by the late Governor Reubin Askew in 1974. In 1979, he was ap- pointed to the First District Court of Appeals by Gover- nor Bob Graham.
ATTORNEY SEAN SHAW
In 1983, Governor Gra- ham appointed him to the Florida Supreme Court. He was the first African American to serve in this capacity.
Currently, he serves as Ad- visor to the Supreme Court Committees on Fairness, Stan- dard Jury Instructions-Crimi- nal, Rules of Judicial Administration, and Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Attorney Sean Shaw is the son of Retired Justice and Mrs. Lander J. (Margaret) Shaw, Jr.
A native of Tallahassee, At- torney Shaw graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Pol- itics. He continued his educa- tion at the University of Florida, Levin School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doc- tor degree.
He is a tireless advocate of the working man and con- sumer, and has a proven track record inside and outside of the courtroom.
Attorney Shaw is the founder of an active advisory group known as Policyholders of Florida. In 2014, Attorney Shaw ran for the State House District 61. He currently re-
DR. WALTER SMITH
sides in Tampa, where he is ac- tive in many grassroots and human service organizations.
A Tampa native, Dr. Wal- ter L. Smith dropped out of high school at the age of 16 to participate in the Korean War. At age 23, he obtained his GED and later received an As- sociate’s Degree from Gibbs Junior College. He received his Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Educa- tional Leadership in 1965 from Florida A & M University. He continued his education at Florida State University, and earned his Doctoral Degree in Higher Education.
In 1977, Dr. Smith was recruited and returned to Florida A & M University as its seventh president.
In 2002, after retiring, Dr. Smith returned to Tampa and in 2002, Dr. Smith created a library with books that he col- lected during his career, stat- ues, awards, portraits, and other items that were either donated or purchased from his own pocket.
To vote go to http://www.floridastatefair.co m/events/2016-wall-of-fame.