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2015 Year In Review
Christy Sherman hosted a “Domestic Violence Against Women” Conference at the Children’s Board.
R&B crooner Charlie Wil- son will be one of the head- liners for the 2016 Florida State Fair.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers recognized Atty. Warren H. and Mrs. Joan Dawson at its Nov. 15th game. The recog- nition was a part of the Bucca- neers’ 40th Anniversary Celebration to pay tribute to its charter members.
The ministers of the Tampa Bay Coalition of Clergy, Inc. held its Thanksgiving Day service at Bible-Based Fellow- ship Church of Carrollwood, Rev. Anthony White, host pastor. Rev. Dr. Thomas Scott is president.
A live recording session by
Dr. Kevin “Conductor Bernard” Parrott was a tribute to (the late) Dr. Arthur T. Jones.
The Middleton High School Class of 1968 held its 65 birth- day party and reunion party.
“Frozen Cup Lady,” Mrs. Mary L. Baker, died a few days shy of her 100th birthday.
The Hillsborough County Board of County Commission- ers elected Lesley “Les” Miller as its Chairman.
There was much contro- versy surrounding the election of the Chairperson for the School Board. The automatic elevation of vice chair, Doretha Edgecomb did not occur. The Board elected April Griffin as its Chairper- son.
The City Council delayed its decision on naming its mem- bers of the Police Citizens Re- view Board.
Pearlyana Fields was the winner of the Vigo and Alessi World Class Essay Tour con- test.
Area businessman, Gary Hartfield shared his life’s ex- periences in a book, “Stand.”
A portrait of State Senator Arthenia Joyner was un- veiled in the FAMU College of Law Atrium in Orlando.
New Mt. Zion M. B. Church celebrated its 113th Anniver- sary.
Ms. Maya Brown was elected the new president of
the Young Democrats. Former Tampan Marvin
Frazier was promoted to manage EEOC Mediators in Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Well-known physician, Dr. W. W. Andrews died on November 13th after a brief illness.
The U. S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed to ban smoking in their residential properties.
Several professionals ad- dressed young athletes at the Success Youth Luncheon.
Former Police Officer Ricky Wade, found another profession that he enjoys – transporting NFL players who come into town to play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Kahlani Jackson, grand- daughter of Tampa resident, George Gragg, was crowned Miss Asheville, North Car- olina. She was the first African American crowned.
The group that came to- gether to host a fundraiser for St. Peter Claver Catholic School raised $60,000 to ben- efit the historic school. Mar- vin Knight spearheaded the group.
Members of the Bay Area Brotherhood (active and re- tired military men and women from MacDill AFB) voiced their disappointment that they could not get a greeting message from President Barack Obama for their souvenir book.
Author Shondra Mitchell hoped her book, “I Saw The Best In Me,” would help others with self-esteem
issues.
More than 150 USF stu-
dents gathered to talk about the inequalities on the Tampa campus and to demand diver- sity.
The 2015 Future Miss B-CU is Miracle Marshall.
Donatello’s Restaurant owners, Guido Tiozzo and Gino Tiozzo, hosted its 29th annual dinner for Foster chil- dren on Thanksgiving Day.
The Tampa Organization of Black Affairs (TOBA) an- nounced that Bishop A. J. Richardson will be its keynote speaker for the Mar- tin Luther King, Jr. Leader- ship Breakfast on January 18, 2016.
The first real estate Pre-Li- censing Class of Thompson Real Estate Institute gradu- ated its first students.
The Robert W. Saunders Li- brary Foundation, Inc. hon- ored American Legion Local
Post 167 in honor of Pearl Harbor Day.
Cover2 Athletics, Inc. hosted ‘Read To Win’ Book Fair. Local authors Gerald Anderson and Gary Hart- field were among the partici- pants.
Celeste Gibbons-Peo- ples vowed as the new presi- dent of the City of Tampa Black History Committee that she will continue to grow on the vision of previous presi- dents.
President Barack Obama announced that his final State of the Union speech will be on January 12th.
To help the community with understanding Afford- able Healthcare (Obamacare, to some), professionals Ken Anthony and Lenzo Canty
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