January 28, 2009 RSS feed / Social & Community News

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My Ancestors Have Arrived!

Submitted by: ZaDonna M. Slay
As I stood in the estimated 1.5 million mass on January 20, 2009, I thought about prominent figures from slavery to the present, and how they longed for the day an African-American would become President of the United States of America. More...

Some Black Heritage Festival Events

The following events will be held as part of the 20th Annual Savannah Black Heritage Festival: "Our Journey Through the Arts. More...

Alpha Lambda Boule Salutes James

On Sunday, January 25, 2009, the men of Alpha Lambda Boule of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc. paid tribute to Robert E. James in recognition of his being selected by the Martin Luther King, Jr. More...

SCAD, Notre Dame Academy and St. Frances Cabrini Catholic School join to celebrate historic inauguration

Students from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Notre Dame Academy and St. Frances Cabrini Catholic School join to celebrate the inauguration of the United States' first African- American president. More...

Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Savannah Teen Chapter hosts A Carolina College Tour

Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Savannah Teen Chapter will host A Carolina College Tour to South Carolina State University, Claflin University and Johnson C. Smith University, February 16, 2009, 5:00AM - 9:00PM. More...

Georgia Days

Georgia Days Kickoff Highlights the Many Creative Sides of Johnny Mercer The Georgia Historical Society will launch its 2009 Georgia Days festivities with a musical presentation at the Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church, 429 Abercorn S More...

Savannah Book Festival to Feature author Charles Bracelen Flood

The Savannah Book Festival and its featured appearance by author Charles Bracelen Flood has received an endorsement from the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. More...

The Inauguration: My Second Great Washington Experience

By Mayor Pro Tem Edna Branch Jackson

On August 28, 1963, I was among the 250,000 citizens who traveled to Washington for the historic March on Washington. More...

Letter to President Obama From Mayor Otis Johnson

January 19, 2009 President Barack Obama 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: I am the second African American Mayor of Savannah, Georgia. I was born in Savannah in 1942, and grew up in a segregated South. More...

Black in America

by Taqwaa Falaq Saleem

The place to be for Americans on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 was the Inauguration of our nation's 44th President, Barack Obama. More...

Davis is Carver Employee of the Year

Vita Davis, who joined the staff of Carver State Bank in 2000, recently received the Bank's coveted Employee of the Year Award for 2008. During her eight years at Carver, she previously worked as a teller and customer service representative. More...

Woodville-Tompkins Alumni Celebrations

Woodville-Tompkins Alumni Association Class of 1957 held its 51st class reunion on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at the DeSoto Hilton Hotel. Pictured (l-r back): Nathaniel Brown, Waymon Maynor, Enoch Mathis, Louis Paters and Dorothy W. Treece. More...

The Juice Play Cycle

Wednesday, February 4 at 7 p.m. The Lucas Theater, 32 Abercorn St. Savannah, GA 31401 USA. More...

GAABSU holds Legislative Conference

ATLANTA- The Georgia Alumni Association of Black State Universities (GAABSU) a consortium of the national alumni associations of Albany State, Fort Valley State and Savannah State universities-will present its 24th Annual Legislative Conference Jan More...