Exploring What It Means To Be An American
Acclaimed fine-art photographer Sheila Pree Bright added her voice and art to Telfair Museums’ exhibit, Complex Uncertainties: Artists in Postwar America, last week at the Jepson Center. Her lecture focused on civic engagement through her photographic series, Young Americans. As part of the event, her artwork will be installed in the Complex Uncertainties exhibit through December 10, 2018, along with … Continue reading “Exploring What It Means To Be An American”
Savannah Community Dedicates Toomer Historical Marker
On June 7, 2018, an impressive crowd of Savannah community leaders gathered in Chatham Square to unveil and dedicate a Historical Marker saluting the founder of Carver State Bank, Louis B. Toomer. The Toomer Historical Marker is the first such tribute to an African American by the Georgia Historical Society in the Historic District of Savannah. After an opening prayer … Continue reading “Savannah Community Dedicates Toomer Historical Marker”
City Unveiled First Honorary Street Designation Celebrating Local Pastor
Last Friday, June 8, 2018, the City of Savannah unveiled its first honorary street designation, in honor of Savannah residents Reverend Lexice Aiken and his wife Mary Aiken, the pastor and first lady of St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church for more than 50 years. Nearly 100 City Council members, Rev. and Mrs. Aiken, the Aiken family, members of the St. … Continue reading “City Unveiled First Honorary Street Designation Celebrating Local Pastor”
North Korea Agrees To ‘Complete Denuclearization of The Korean Peninsula’
Nearly five hours of unprecedented talks between United States President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un ended Tuesday, June 12, with declarations of a new friendship but just vague pledges of nuclear disarmament. President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a document stating that Pyongyang would work toward “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula”— a … Continue reading “North Korea Agrees To ‘Complete Denuclearization of The Korean Peninsula’”
Georgia Woman Receives SSU Degree Eight Decades Later
Savannah State University (SSU) awarded an honorary degree of Associate of Humane Letters to Eloise Alston, 97, in Easton, Maryland, in a brief ceremony on June 2. SSU President Cheryl Davenport Dozier personally presented the degree at Alston’s senior living community. Alston attended SSU, then Georgia State College, to study home economics. She left when her family required her to … Continue reading “Georgia Woman Receives SSU Degree Eight Decades Later”
Savannah Tech Alumna Skylar Huggett To Deliver 2018 Commencent Address
Savannah Technical College alumna Skylar Huggett will deliver the commencement address at Savannah Technical College’s 2018 graduation at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, in the Johnny Mercer Theatre at the Savannah Civic Center. Huggett, a graduate of the Welding & Joining Technology program at Savannah Tech, is the Technical College System of Georgia’s 2017 Student of the Year. She … Continue reading “Savannah Tech Alumna Skylar Huggett To Deliver 2018 Commencent Address”