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Deltas award 14 scholarships
The members of the Tallahassee Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. held their Delta Economic Lifetime Township Achievement Award and Scholarship Presentation at the Leon County Public Library. Fourteen graduating seniors from local high schools received between $250 and $1000 each. Dr. Alfreda D. Blackshear, a local physician was also honored at the [...]
Chili, cheese and chips for charity
Court #61 and Alex H. Walton Lodge #56 held a Chili, Cheese and Chip Bowl to feed the less fortunate people in the community. The group not only fed the community, but it also gave clothes, shoes and toiletries to them. The group believes, “We are our brothers’ keepers.” This, to them, was their answering [...]
Movie star attends Crescent Moon Gala
An event which started out as a retirement celebration has become an annual event that celebrates the lives of people battling, sickle cell anemia, a debilitating disease which targets primarily African Americans. The event, The Crescent Moon Gala, is the brainchild of Dexter Martin and wife, Carmen Cummings- Martin. The purpose of the event is [...]
Beasley-Sissle celebration
The 48th annual Beasley-Sissle birthday bash (that is Steve Beasley and Noble Sissle) was held at Hotel Duval’s Rooftop Ballroom. A pre-party reception was held prior to the celebration. Sissle surprised Beasley with a creative dance to add spice to the entertainment. The Truality Band and Show of Tampa, Fla., provided entertainment for the other [...]
The Jake Gaither Community Center reopens
Citizens of the Jake Gaither Neighborhood Association and surrounding neighborhoods celebrated the reopening of their community center on June 10. The Jake Gaither Community Center had been closed for over a year for renovations and additions. The program, which began with the unveiling of a portrait of Jake Gaither that was painted by Curtis Corbin [...]
Michael Smith has a few rules for new fathers
JAYLEN CHRISTIE Outlook Staff Writer It is common knowledge that fatherhood does not come with a manual. While some men may look to Cliff Huxtable of the “Cosby Show” as the prototype of the ideal father, others prefer to simply figure it out on their own. Michael Smith certainly has the rules down pat. A [...]
AWI’s Inspector General driving force behind Steele-LeRoy Collins school
ANTONIO ROSADO Contributing Writer Sunday afternoon as the sun descended, James Mathews was laboring for a cause. Days earlier during a conversation with a close friend, Jerry Lewis, Mathews spilled the story of how he purchased two bicycles after his marriage and never rode them. Lewis, who is a distance runner, joked about the idea [...]
Family of the Month – Faith, prayer grounds dual-career family
REGINALD ALCEUS Outlook Staff Writer Since December of 1972, James and Judith Hawkins have shared the adventurous experience of a unique, dual-career marriage. Both are strong willed, driven individuals whose distinct accomplishments in their professional fields have earned their names considerable repute. Together, they have not only worked toward the betterment of society but have [...]
Zetas Celebrate Finer Womanhood
The Chi Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. celebrated its second annual Womanhood Week with a Women in Service Breakfast, March 13 at Tallahassee Community College. The speaker for the program was the Honorable Kathy Garner, the first black female judge in Gadsden County. She told the audience, “Regardless of where you [...]
Couples and singles enjoy sea conference
The annual Singles and Married Couples Conference of the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, pastored by Dr. R. B. Holmes, Jr., was held on the Royal Caribbean’s luxury liner, Monarch of the Seas, from April 19-23. Ports of call were Coco Cay Island and Nassau, Bahamas. Participants included members of the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, married [...]
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