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Stand Your Ground Racism Program
YWCA Tampa Bay will present the unlikely Florida- based story of the bloodiest campaign of the entire Civil Rights Movement – one that led directly to the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 – as part of its upcom- ing 8th annual “Stand Against Racism” program.
Filmmaker and veteran journalist, Clennon L. King, will introduce his hour-long, award-winning documentary, “Passage At St. Augustine,” on Thursday, April 28th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at All Children’s Hospital Education and Con- ference Center, 701 4th Street, South St. Petersburg.
The screening will be fol- lowed by a conversation with King and a question and an- swer session. The program is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required at www.ywcaoftampabay.org.
“Like the Black Lives Mat- ter Movement, the St. Augus- tine campaign was inspired, initiated and driven by young Black activists, who ultimately won the attention of the nation and the world,” said King.
CLENNON KING
“This iconic story of how they confronted racism in America is timely, relevant and timeless – offering a chance for our children to mark history, so as not to re- peat it.”
King, whose father was a lawyer for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., began working on the film following a four-year stint as a reporter and anchor at a Jacksonville, Florida television station.
With some familiarity about the sleeper campaign,
King bought a video camera and began tracking down vet- erans on both sides of the civil rights question.
In all, more than 44 voices, tell the story of the bloodiest campaign of the Civil Rights Movement including members of the Klan, civil rights foot soldiers, journalists, politi- cians and clergy.
“The film opens in LBJ’s Oval Office and ends on the front stoop of a long-time seg- regationist in St. Augustine,” said King.
Often upstaged by the bet- ter-known civil rights battle- fields of Birmingham, Montgomery and Selma, St. Augustine assumes its rightful place in American History in this film.
“Passage at St. Augustine” establishes America’s oldest city as home to the most vio- lent Civil Rights campaign of the Movement. Viewers will be transported back to the un- likely Florida tourist town to hear first-hand from civil rights foot soldiers, Klansmen, journalists, clergy, politicians and the like, who fought on the front lines of the 18-month battle.
Youth Organization Gears Up For The Summer
Charles “Candyman” Coney and Sanford “Dr. San Man” Harper.
BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer
The Pure Poets Society and J.U.I.C.E. are a pair of organizations founded by Sanford “Dr. San Man” Harper.
The mission of both or- ganizations is to empower youth and avail them all the tools they’ll need to be suc- cessful.
For more than 20 years, Dr. San Man has been try- ing to work with area youth and their families, and target- ing families in need of a com- puter was his first major endeavor.
“In an effort to put tech- nology in the homes of all young people, I started a campaign of seeking people who wanted to donate old computers or laptops. They were used for our computer mentor program where at risk youth learn to rebuild the computers so they can be re-
distributed to the winner of an annual poetry contest hosted by the Pure Poets So- ciety.
“Anyone who wants to drop off an old computer can do so at 1704-1/2 7th Avenue, upstairs at The Lions Den.”
Dr. San Man said the Pure Poets society is offering a countywide poetry competi- tion targeting the at risk youth with the topic, “Presi- dential Election, 2016.”
“We have three age cate- gories (6-to-11, 12-to-15, and 16-to-18) in hopes of giving away 9 desktop computers or notebooks for contestants that meet the requirements.
“Encouraging youth is our main priority, and our repre- sentatives are highly moti- vated individuals seeking to make improvements within the urban community.”
For more information, call (813) 573-1869, or send an e- mail to purepoets@yahoo. com.
FYI
USF ADAPT Project
The Adolescent Develop- ment And Parenting Tech- niques (ADAPT) Project at the University of South Florida is in need of African American parents of teenagers ages 12- 18 years old. The parents must live apart.
Both of the parents must complete a survey and earn cash for completing a 30- minute telephone survey. The responses will be confidential.
The teenager will be put into a drawing to win an iPad. For more information, con-
tact Erica Coates, (813) 602- 1618, or email usfadapt@gmail.com.
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