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Tabernacle Of Hope Invites Community To Youth Event
Day Event
On Sunday, June 14th at the Tabernacle of Hope, 301 North Rome Avenue, “Boys To Men: A Pathway To Suc- cess” will be featured and will begin at 10 a. m.
The program will begin with a panel discussion mod- erated by Pastor Kenneth Stewart, followed by a wor- ship service with Dr. Timo- thy Beard, President-Elect of Pasco Hernando Sate Col- lege as the guest speaker.
Panelists who have been confirmed to participate in the program are Tampa Po- lice Chief Eric Ward, Dr. Beard, and Tampa Bay Buc- caneer player, Jeremiah Warren.
In light of the alarming
POLICE CHIEF DR. TIMOTHY JEREMIAH ERIC WARD BEARD WARREN
On Sunday, June 21st from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p. m., Our Sis- ters Our Friends will present a Father’s Day fashion extrav- aganza and dinner at the Seminole Garden Center, 5800 Central Avenue. The theme for the event is “Em- bracing the Empowerment of Manhood.”
Mrs. Sheilah Young- blood, co-founder of Our Sisters Our Friends, said there is a great need for African Americans to start taking care of each other and be more attentive about how and where they spend their money.
“It’s up to us to change our spending habits. We’ve got to be more conscious about what happens to our dollars after we patronize the busi- nesses in our community.
“As far as Father’s Day is
MRS. SHEILAH YOUNGBLOOD
concerned, this is a tribute to the men who make a stand and know their responsibili- ties to themselves, their com- munity, and their children.”
The extravaganza will fea- ture men dressed “the best of the best,” and everything is free.
For more information about this Father’s Day event, call (813) 965-5117.
rise of violence among the young men in the community, support is being solicited to attend and publicize this event as Tabernacle of Hope strives to continue to “restore hope one heart at a time.”
Please contact Pastor Kenneth Stewart at (813) 817-7288 for more informa-
tion.
The panel discussion will
try to equipment to serve and lead at home, work and church; encourage proper de- velopment of boys to men; to address the issues with which young men wrestle and pro- vide guidance and direction in life, school and family.
Father Of Teen Killed Leaving Fair Continues To Seek Justice
BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer
When Andrew Joseph, Jr., his wife Deanna, and their two children, Andrew, III and Deja came to Tampa, they were escaping their na- tive New Orleans and the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. That was almost 10 years ago.
Since arriving in Tampa, the Joseph family rooted themselves in the Riverview area and their son thrived as a student and athlete. He also gained a lot of new friends.
In 2014, Andrew, III and some friends got to- gether to attend the Florida State Fair for the first time. However, a series of events resulted in Andrew, III and his friends being ejected from the fairgrounds. Less than an hour later, Andrew, III was
THE JOSEPH FAMILY
struck and killed by a car as he attempted to run across I-
4.
Since that incident, An-
drew, Jr. has sought justice for his son, and he said it’s been over a year and they are still waiting for someone to help themselves accountable for their son’s death.
“That fight is ongoing, and I still haven’t heard a thing from the Sheriff’s Of- fice, the Fair Authority, or anyone else.
“On Monday, I attended the trial of my son’s friends who were thrown out of the Fair. They were accused of smoking weed, but as it turned out they were only smoking cigarettes.”
Andrew, Jr. said the
judge threw out the case and the arrest of the teenagers, and the eviction of his son from the Fairgrounds were both unlawful.
“There was no internal in- vestigation done, so we de- cided to ask the Justice Department to take a look at the events of February 2014 at the Fairgrounds.
“We also welcome their investigation into the issue of the bicycle citations.”
Andrew, Jr. said he un- derstands that change can sometimes take a lot of time, but for someone to admit what happened that day was wrong has taken much too long.
“We’ve taken advantage of every mechanism we could think of to get justice for my son. So far, nothing has worked.
“We sometimes think they are allowing time to pass and hoping it will all disappear and we will give up our fight for justice. That’s never going to happen, no matter how long it takes.”
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