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Attorney Appointed
Bury Teen Killed At Park
To Federal Bench As
On Sunday, May 31st, 14- year-old Edward Harris, IV was with some friends at Woodland Park, across the street from his home.
Tampa Police said as Harris stood next to a vehi- cle with his friends, a silver Infinity drove by. A surveil- lance camera caught the same vehicle turning around and speeding by the north entrance to the park. As it passed, a group of people were seen running, and Har- ris fell to the ground. He was transported to a local hospi- tal where he was pronounced dead.
The next day, police spot- ted the suspect vehicle, and after a short pursuit, Cacedric Mathis, 16, was arrested. The shooter has not been identified at this time, and Mathis was charged with felony aggravated flee- ing to elude.
The father of the slain teenager, Edward Harris, Jr., said due to a problem with his son’s insurance, he will be needing help from the community in to pay funeral
U. S. Magistrate
expenses.
“The funeral director at
Harmon’s Funeral Home told us we need to have the funds by the 13th.
“I’ve been contacted by Clarence Jones, who has volunteered to hold a fish fry at my home to help raise the funds. It will begin Monday evening and will be held at the corner of 32nd Avenue and Diana.”
Mr. Harris said he hasn’t gotten any additional information from detectives about the person who shot his son, but did say he got a visit from police Sunday
morning with a warning for him and his other son.
“We were told to stay at home, because there had been a shooting early Sunday morning in the area.
“These guys are just going back-and-forth, and we’ve been told by police to be careful. An officer also stopped by Monday to make sure we were alright.”
Mr. Harris said anyone who wants to make a dona- tion toward his son’s funeral expenses, can do so at Har- mon’s Funeral Home, 5002 North 40th Street, on the cor- ner of 40th Street and Ellicott.
ATTORNEY JULIE SNEED ... Appointed for 8 year term
Dean of the College of Phar- macy at the University of South Florida. She is the mother of two children, and the family attends St. James House of Prayer Episcopal Church.
When time allows, At- torney Sneed enjoys spending time with her fam- ily, reading, exercising, and traveling.
In her role as a Magis- trate, Attorney Sneed will oversee both civil and crimi- nal cases including first ap- pearances of defendants, set bail, and conduct other ad- ministrative duties. Occa- sionally, U. S. Presidents nominate magistrate judges for district judge vacancies.
Magistrate judges are ap- pointed to assist U. S. Dis- trict Court judges in their performance of their duties.
Magistrate judges are ap- pointed by a majority vote of the federal district judges of a particular district and serve terms of eight years if full time, or four years if part-time, and may be reap- pointed.
that the selection process was second to none,” he said to the board during public comments. “Well I can tell you that’s not the viewpoint of the Black community here in Hillsborough County. There is a glass ceiling in the process that says, ‘You should be happy to be a sub- contractor — you’re not ready for prime time.’”
Saturday Morning Break- fast Club as well as members of the NAACP turned out to support George Tinsley.
James Ransom, a member of TOBA and the president of the Saturday Morning Breakfast Club said the group was ‘very disap- pointed that Mayor Bob Buckhorn did not carry out his initial support for the Black vendor becoming a Prime contractor.’
Airport Concessions Bidder Not Happy Finishing Second
EDWARD HARRIS, IV
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Last week, a Tampa attor- ney was chosen to serve as a U. S. Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Florida. Attorney Julie Sneed was assigned to the newly created position in Tampa and will serve for 8 years.
Attorney Sneed was appointed by Judge Anne Conway, Chief Justice of the U. S. District Court for the Middle of Florida. Attor- ney Sneed will be sworn into office on June 15th. She can be reappointed to serve when the term ends.
Attorney Sneed said she submitted her applica- tion for the position in Janu- ary after it was created and announced. She was chosen from a pool of more than 100 applicants.
Attorney Sneed is cur- rently employed at Akerman LLP, a leading transactions and trial law firm, where she is a partner in the firm’s con- sumer Finance Litigation & Compliance Practice Group.
Attorney Sneed said of the appointment, “I am ex- tremely honored to receive this appointment and I look forward to serving.”
A Florida native, Attor- ney Sneed earned her B. S. Degree from the University of Florida. She continued her education at Florida State University, College of Law, where she earned her J. D. Degree.
Attorney Sneed is mar- ried to Dr. Kevin Sneed,
Tampa International Airport board meeting.
They were there to ex- press their displeasure that the airport’s Concessions Redevelopment Program — which the board ratified at the meeting— does not have a Black-owned business in its new roster of prime oper- ators.
Each of the six food-and- beverage packages include 29 percent participation by disadvantaged business en- terprises.
But “it’s the prime con- tract, not at the sub-contract level, where the big money is,” said James Ransom of the Tampa Organization of Black Affairs.
Atty. Warren Hope Dawson posed the most forceful objections.
“I have heard repeatedly
GEORGE TINSLEY Tinsley-Bridgeman CEO
BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer
After the awardees of the concession bids at Tampa International Airport were announced Thursday, Tins- ley-Bridgeman CEO, George Tinsley said he’s a very competitive man, and was not happy coming in second.
Tinsley loss in his at- tempted to be accepted as a prime contract0r during the bidding process, but was successful in being a sub- contractor under HBF.
“I’m happy with my team, and we’ll still be at the airport. I’m very thankful for the community support.
“I want to say thank you to TOBA, the Saturday
Atty. Warren Dawson, Otis Anthony, James Ransom and Roland Daniels were present and vocal at the meeting on Thursday.
Mornng Breakfast Group, Tampa-Hillsborough NAACP, and others who worked on our behalf. I think a concerted effort will change the playing field for future African American businesses.”
Tinsley said as a busi- nessman, sometimes you do have to ruffle some feathers.
“You have to understand the game and rules, and poli- cies surrounding it. What’s fair doesn’t always play out in some arenas.
“I’m excited to see African Americans at the air- port and the new phase of concessions. Our focus was growth and to become a prime and we will continue to strive to keep going.”
Tinsley said these are
billion dollar companies you’re competing against, and the packages require a lot of capital.
“There are only a handful of primes in the country that bid on these packages be- cause of the dollars in- volved.”
As a sub-contractor, Tinsley-Bridgeman will be operating three Starbucks Reserve Restaurants, Gas- parilla Bar, the Tap Room, and Cigar City Brewing at the airport.
Black Leaders Turn Out At TIA Board Meeting
Black leaders turned out in full voice at Thursday’s
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