Hampton Roads Gazeti

November in African American History

2011-11-29T11:33:00.000-08:00

November 29 ~ Granville T. Woods patented his most famous invention, the Railway Induction Telegraph System, on this day in 1887. The Induction Telegraph helped reduce train collisions.

Thurgood Marshall, the first black Supreme Court judge, was born on this day in 1908.

By Tiffani Addison

November in African American History

2011-11-28T06:26:00.000-08:00

November 28 ~ Richard Wright, novelist and author of Native Son, died on this day in 1960.

By Tiffani Addison

November in African American History!

2011-11-27T16:48:00.001-08:00

November 26 ~ At 3:00 p.m. on this day in 1883, in Battle Creek, Michigan, Sojourner Truth passed into the Kingdom of Heaven. Born a slave in Ulster County, New York,Truth feed herself and became a self-styled minister and outstanding orator. She was an outspoken defender of both the abolitionist and feminist movement. Her "Ain't I a Woman" Speech, delivered in 1852 in Akron, Ohio, to the second National Women's Suffrage Convention, earned her respect in her own day and secured her place in history.

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December Community Pulse

2011-11-27T08:02:00.000-08:00

Your invited to join the Hampton Roads Gazeti for

Community Pulse

A monthly event hosted by YOUR NEWSPAPER to keep you in the know

• Meet & greet leaders of organizations/community servants featured in this month's issue

• Interact with our advertisers - the people who make Gazeti possible!

• Announce your organization’s news and events

• Network with other community-spirited citizens

Thursday, December 1

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WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU WITH US!

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November in African American History

2011-11-25T19:23:00.001-08:00

November 25 ~ Segregation in buses and terminals wasbanned by the Interstate Commerce Commission on this day in 1955.

By Tiffani Addison

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November in African American History

2011-11-23T07:41:00.000-08:00

November 23 ~ Patent No. 549,059 was awarded on this day in 1897 to Andre J. Beard, an African American inventor. Despite having no formal education in engineering or metalwork, Beard had invented an automatic railroad car coupling device called the Jenny Coupler. Before Beard's invention, men had to try to brace themselves between two railroad card and drop a metal pin into place at the exact moment the two cars came together. Thousands of railroad workers lost their hands, arms, and even their lives. His automatic coupler safely hooked railroad cars to each other.

By Tiffani Addison

November in African American History

2011-11-21T20:46:00.001-08:00

November 19 ~ "Stepin Fetchit dead at 83; Comic Actor in Over 40 Films" read the obituary in "Variety" on this day in 1985. "The son of a Jamaican cigar maker," said the article, "he was born Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry and was considered the father of black film stars and claimed to be the first black entertainer to become a millionaire."

By Tiffani Addison

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November in African American History

2011-11-21T20:45:00.001-08:00

November 20 ~ On this day in 1865, Howard University was founded in Washington, D.C.

By Tiffani Addison

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November in African American History

2011-11-21T20:41:00.001-08:00

November 21 ~ On this day in 1865, Shaw University was founded in Raleigh, N.C.

By Tiffani Addison

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36th Annual South Hampton Roads Leadership Prayer Breakfast Thursday, November 17, 2011

2011-11-16T06:53:00.000-08:00

This years Leadership Prayer Breakfast will be held Thursday, November 17, 2011 at the Scope Exhibition Hall, Norfolk. The breakfast keynote speaker will be Meadowlark Lemon, formerly the most popular member of the famous Harlem Globetrotters.

Ms. Symone Harcum, a senior voice major specializing in Public School Music at Norfolk State University, will be the featured singer at the 36th Annual South Hampton Roads Leadership Prayer Breakfast. Ms. Harcum is a native of Baltimore, Maryland, and serves as the soprano section leader of the NSU Concert Choir. Recently, she sang with the 105 Voices of History Choir at the Kennedy Center. She will be accompanied by Mr. Terry Butler, Assistant Director of Choral Activities at the University.

Breakfast begins at 7:00am
Program begins at 7:30am
Tickets are $25

Please contact Nancy Doumar by emailing her at nacydoumar@aol.com or calling 757-640-1316 for ticket information.

2011 Diabetes Care Day

2011-11-12T06:06:00.000-08:00

“A Call to ACTion”

Sat., November 19, 2011

10 am - 2 pm

Has diabetes touched the life of your family,friends, church, coworkers, and associates? If the answer is yes, - please join us and STOP Diabetes.

Come Share, Act, Learn, and Give!

New Hope Community Center

3232 Brest Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23509

COST: $10 per person (2 for $15/ 3 for $20)

Limited scholarships are available

Join us for Diabetes Education, Health Screenings, Care, Exercise Demonstrations, Refreshments, Prevention, “Ask the Pharmacist” booth, and much more!

Register by calling 757.424.6662 ext 3277 or email llambert@diabetes.org

Tickets are limited so please register early! For more information or to purchase tickets, go to the following website:

http://diabetes.org/hamptonroadsvadcd

History! Army Selects First Black Woman As Two Star General

2011-11-12T06:02:00.000-08:00

http://woldcnews.com/national/newsone2/army-selects-first-black-woman-as-two-star-general/

Post by Newsone in National on Oct 3, 2011 at 10:06 am

FORT KNOX, Ky.— For Marcia Anderson, the promotion from brigadier general to major general validates the work of everyone who came before her.
Anderson on Thursday became the first African-American woman given a second star as a general in the U.S. Army during a ceremony at Fort Knox. It’s a day, Anderson said, that black soldiers who fought during the Civil War or the Tuskegee Airmen could never have imagined.
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“But, they still signed up and served,” said Anderson, who lives in Verona, Wis., when not on active duty.
Anderson, who will leave her post as deputy commanding general of the Human Resources Command at Fort Knox on Friday, received the promotion after a three-decade long military career. She is moving to the office of the chief of the U.S. Army Reserve in Washington, D.C.
Anderson’s father, Rudy Mahan of Beloit, Wis., served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II, but never got to fulfill his dream of flying bombers. He drove trucks instead. It’s something Anderson attributes to the narrow options available to blacks at the time.
“There were just limited opportunities,” Anderson said in an interview after her promotion.
Her military career started almost by accident. When she was a student at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., Anderson signed up for ROTC after being told the “military science” course would fill her science requirement.
“I pretty quickly found out it was much more than a substitute for gym class,” Anderson said.
Ahe stayed with the military, fulfilling her eight year commitment before deciding to re-enlist in the reserves. Anderson, an East St. Louis, Ill., native, said she was a captain, working on training soldiers “just off the street,” when it occurred to her it was a job she enjoyed and wanted to keep doing.
“Before there is a war fighter, there is a trainer,” Anderson said. “I get really excited about training soldiers. I think it’s the best job in the Army.”
The military promoted Anderson periodically and, when she became a brigadier general, Anderson became the highest-ranking African-American woman in the Army. She arrived at Fort Knox about a year ago to work on combining the Army’s Human Resources Command under one roof from stations in Richmond, Va., St. Louis and Indianapolis.
Fort Knox Commander, Lt. Gen. Benjamin Freakley, told Anderson she is “a role model, not only to me and those that worked with you, but to countless soldiers.”
“I am very, very grateful,” Freakley said.
Maj. Gen. Gina Farrisee, who oversees the Human Resources Command, said Anderson was tenacious and diligent in making sure soldiers got the information they needed.
“To me, it is very hard to fathom Human Resources Command without you,” Farrisee said. “This is going to be very hard.”
Despite the plaudits, Anderson never lost sight of what her father and others went through to make her career possible.
“This is for people like him who had dreams deferred,” Anderson said

November in African American History

2011-11-11T19:47:00.001-08:00

November 11 ~ On this day in 1831, Nat Turner, leaders of the Southhampton, Virginia Slave Revolt, was hung.

Today is also Veterans Day, let's remember those brave soldiers who have fought and serve.

By Tiffani Addison

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November in African American History!

2011-11-10T14:04:00.000-08:00

November 10 ~ In 1891 Granville T. Woods patented the electric railway.

By Tiffani Addison

November in African American History

2011-11-09T11:30:00.000-08:00

November 9 ~ In 1731 Benjamin Banneker, inventor, mathematician, astronomer, and one of the planners of Federal City (now Washington D.C.), was born.

Also on this day in 1868 Howard University Medical School opened with eight students!

By Tiffani Addison

November in African American History

2011-11-09T11:27:00.000-08:00

November 8 ~ In 1966 Edward W. Brooke, a Massachusetts Republican, was elected the first U.S. Senator.

By Tiffani Addison

November in African American History

2011-11-06T13:24:00.001-08:00

November 7 ~ On this day in 1989, L. Douglas Wilder, of Virginia, became the first black governor in the U.S.

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By Tiffani Addison

November in African American History

2011-11-05T14:51:00.000-07:00

November 5 ~ In 1836 Theo Wright became the first black person in the U.S. to obtain a theology degree.

In 1926 Carter G. Woodson initiated Negro History Week.

In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first African American woman to serve in the U.S. Congress. A Democrat, she represented the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. In 1972 she became the first African American woman to run for president with a major political party. Aware that she would not win the nomination, Chisholm explained her motivation for entering the race. "The next time a woman of whatever color, or a dark-skinned person of whatever sex aspires to be president, the way should be a little smoother because I helped pave it."

In 1974 George Brown of Colorado became the first African American lieutenant govenor in the U.S.

By Tiffani Addison

November in African American History

2011-11-05T14:14:00.000-07:00

November 4 ~ On this day in 1988, Bill Cosby and his wife Camille presented a gift of 20 million dollars to Spelman College. One of Cosby's daughters had attended this prestigious women's college in Atlanta, Georgia. At the time this was the largest single donation made to an African-American college, as well as the largest single charitable, donation ever made by an African American.

By Tiffani Addison

November in African American History!

2011-11-04T15:10:00.000-07:00

November 3 ~ On this day in 1920, Eugene O'Neill's play "Emperor Jones" opened at the Provincetown Theater in New York. Charles S. Gilpin, the dean of America's black dramatic actors, played the tile role. The man who would be hailed as the first "serious" African-American actor got his start on the vaudeville and minstrel circuits. The breadth and depth of Charles Gilpin's acting ability emerged around 1907, when he joined the nation's first legitimate black theater company. Gilpin refined his craft as a founding member of the first stock company in Harlem, the Anita Bush Players (later renamed the Lafayette Players). In 1919, he made his Broadway debut playing the role of the the preacher and former slave Custis in John Drinkwater's "Abraham Lincoln." Though his performance garnered accolades, Gilpin did not create a true sensation until his title role in "Emperor Jones."

By Tiffani Addison

November in African American History ~ WEB DuBois

2011-11-02T12:01:00.000-07:00

November 1 ~ WEB DuBois began publication of NAACP monthly magazine, Crisis, in 1910.

By Tiffani Addison

October in African Amerian History!

2011-10-31T13:17:00.001-07:00

October 30, 1974 ~ On this day 50 million people across the world watched on TV as Muhammad Ali regained the heavyweight boxing title from then-world-champion George Foreman.

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October in African American History!

2011-10-29T14:17:00.001-07:00

October 29, 1929 ~ The collapse of the stock market on October 29, 1929 heralded the beginning of The Great Depression. The depression was especially hard on African Americans because they were the first to be fired and the last to be hired, many of whom were already experiencing economic hardship.

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By Tiffani Addison

October in African American History ~ Paul Robeson

2011-10-25T14:08:00.000-07:00

October 19, 1943 ~ Othello opened on this day at New York's Shubert Theater, with Paul Robeson in the title role. Its 296 performances made it the longest running Shakespearean play in Brodaway history.

By Tiffani Addison

Spend an evening with Dawn Lewis!

2011-10-25T14:02:00.000-07:00

“An Evening with Dawnn Lewis” is an evening of song and stories
starring the extraordinary talents of Ms. Dawnn Lewis!!

Friday, November 4, 8:00pm
2410 Wickham Avenue
Newport News, 23607

Tickets are $10!

Dawnn Lewis is an American actress and singer, perhaps best known for her roles on sitcoms such as A Different World and Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper. She co-wrote the theme song to A Different World. Lewis appeared for the first five seasons as “Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor” Lewis appeared in a special week long segment of A Different World called the Hillman College Reunion airing on Nick At Nite, along with Lisa Bonet, Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Darryl Bell, Cree Summer and Sinbad. Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper Lewis appeared in the first of the five seasons as "Robin Dumars" (1992). She didn't appear on the two shows concurrently - she left A Different World to star in Hangin' with Mr. Cooper. She and Holly Robinson Peete along with R&B quartet En Vogue , performed the theme song for Season 1 of Mr. Cooper.

www.dawnnlewis.com

www.downing-gross.org

By Tiffani Addison

October in African American History

2011-10-24T11:22:00.000-07:00

October 15, 1902 ~ Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton, self-proclaimed "inventor of jazz" wrote his first composition, "New Orleans Blues," on this day!

By Tiffani Addison

Virginia Women's Conference 2011

2011-10-23T07:49:00.000-07:00

Senator Mark Warner and Old Dominion University are pleased to host the Virginia Women's Conference: A Woman’s Playbook for Wealth, Wellness & Wisdom for Any Age on November 19, 2011.

The conference will explore tools for success by providing advice from experts on health, careers, personal development, business, finance and retirement. It will feature a welcome from Senator Warner; Cathy Lewis, Executive Producer and Host of HearSay, WHRV FM; Old Dominion University President and Mrs. Broderick; and keynote remarks from U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Vernice “Flygirl” Armour, America’s first African American combat pilot.

The conference will also include workshops, a Resource Expo, and networking opportunities.

This conference is FREE and open to the public (breakfast and lunch will be provided). Seating for workshops is limited and on a first come, first-serve basis.

DATE: Saturday, November 19, 2011

LOCATION: Old Dominion University
Webb University Center
5115 Hampton Boulevard
Norfolk, VA 23529

TIME: 8:00 am - 2:30 pm

Contact the YWCA-SHR at 757-625-4248 for more information.

"Smart About Credit" Workshop for youth ages 14-21 on Tuesday, Oct. 25

2011-10-20T21:07:00.000-07:00

Credit cards? Bank accounts? Tuition? Budgets? Ahh! Are our youth ready for the real world? Please spread the word about the Youth Career Center's "Smart About Credit" Workshop for youth ages 14-21 on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 5:30pm, so we can make sure that they are!

This event is sponsored by Wells Fargo and there will be a financial expert on hand to talk about how credit cards can help and hurt you, how to build and keep good credit, how to find money for college and how to create and manage your spending! All things important in today's economy- eh?

Our events are free and open to all youth ages 14-21. See you there!

Jaedda Hall
Career Coach
Youth Career Center of Hampton Roads
Opportunity, Inc.
4554 Virginia Beach Blvd.
Pembroke Mall, Suite 750
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 233-8686

jhall@oihr.org
myyouthcareercenter.org

"My Skills, My Choices, My Future!"

New Calvary Baptist Church Celebrates "Family and Friends' Day

2011-10-17T21:10:00.000-07:00

The congregation of New Calvary Baptist Church, where the Rev. Dr. Wm. Marcus Small is Senior Pastor, cordially invites the Hampton Roads Community to its annual "Family and Friends' Day" service, 10:00, Sunday, October 23, 2011.

As New Calvary Baptist Church is a family of Christian believers who have been transformed to worship and serve through the liberating power of Jesus Christ and as our mission is to walk in faith, in step with Christ, so that we might help to empower God's people, our community, and the world, we ask that you join us as we celebrate the Word of Jesus Christ.

Dr. Small will deliver a very powerful and dynamic message expounding upon the theme, "Working in Service for the Kingdom Agenda".

The Co-Chairs of Family and Friends' Day, Monique Adams & Phyllis Johns, in addition to planning a wonderful Christian service, have planned a great dinner feast following the service.

A "Walk-A-Thon" will be conducted on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Northside Park, 8:00-10:00.

New Calvary Baptist Church is located at 800 East Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23504. For more information, call the church office at (757) 627-1269

By Tiffani Addison

October in African American History! ~ Garrett A. Morgan

2011-10-17T16:13:00.000-07:00

October 13, 1914 ~ The gas mask was patented on this date by Garrett A. Morgan, inventor from Cleveland, Ohio. Morgan also invented the traffic signal.

Born in March 1877 in Paris, Kentucky to a former slave, he moved to Cleveland at age 18 and found work repairing sewing machines and making clothes. Morgan made enough money to open his own sewing machine repair shop in 1907. He was so successful that he expanded his business two years later to include making clothes, using equipment he had built himself. A year before he had helped form the Cleveland Association of Colored Men.

The same skills that made Morgan a successful inventor and businessman also fired curiosity and drove his inventions. He would see and then go about trying to find something that filled the need. If that something didn't exist, he would make it himself. He had done this with his sewing equipment business, to great success. (He had 32 employees.)

Morgan saw that people who fought fires had other reasons to go into tunnels filled with smoke and fumes had no means of protecting themselves from breathing the bad air. So, he invented what would eventually become the gas mask. His device became an overnight sensation on July 25, 1916, when he used it to perfection in rescuing several people trapped underground after an explosion at the Cleveland Waterworks. The feat made the national news, and soon Morgan received orders from fire departments across the country. He branched out again in 1920, starting a newspaper, the Cleveland Call. The newspaper was a success, and he soon bought a home and a car. (Some historians say that he was the first African American to own a car). He died in 1963 after a long and successful life. His two outstanding inventions live on.

By Tiffani Addison

October in African American History! ~ Clarence Thomas

2011-10-13T13:42:00.000-07:00

October 11, 1991 ~ Appeals Court judge Clarence Thomas delivered a speech to the Senate Judiciary Committee during his reopened confirmation hearings. President George Bush has nominated Thomas to be the 106th Supreme Court Justice, filling Thurgood Marshall's vacancy.
Because Thomas' credentials were arguable and he held conservative views, particularly in regards to civil rights, support from the African American community was mixed. the Urban League and Southern Christian Leadership Conference supported his nomination, while the NAACP and the Congressional Black Caucus opposed.

By Tiffani Addison

Ocober in African American History ~ William Still

2011-10-12T12:22:00.000-07:00

October 7, 1821 ~ William Still was born in New Jersey, a free man. Still was known as "president of the Underground Railroad" and was th organizaion's main strategist and leading spokesperson.
His classic work, Underground Railroad, was published in 1872. Besides his humanitarian work, still owned a prosperous coal stove business and lumber yard. He also founded the first YMCA for African Americans.

By Tiffani Addison

October in African American ~ Benjamin Banneker

2011-10-11T15:19:00.001-07:00

October 9, 1806 ~ Benjamin Banneker died on this day at the age of 74 in Baltimore, Maryland. Banneker was a noted mathematician, surveyor, and astronomer. He was the most famous Afican American of the colonial era.
Banneker was born Ellicott Mills in 1731, the son of a free mother, who purchased a slave and then married him-just as her white English-servant mother had done. While still in his 20s, Banneker built the first clock made in America. People traveled long distances to see his famous clock, made entirely of wood using only a pen knife, which worked accurately for 20 years.

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By Tiffani Addison

October in African American History ~ Emmer Robinson

2011-10-11T15:08:00.001-07:00

October 4, 1964~Emmer Robinson was named coach of the American Basketball League's Oakland club, becoming one of the first African Amricans to coach a major professonal sports team. He began his basketball career touring in the 1960's with the talented an amusing Harlem Globetrotters.

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April in African American History

2011-04-25T19:42:00.001-07:00

April 25, 1776 The Pennsylvania Magazine published a poem written by slave poet Phillis Wheatley in honor of Gen. George Washington. Wheatley was the first African American and the second woman to publish a volume of poetry in the U.S.

A round of applause for this woman, had it not been for her, black journalists like myself would not be where we are and where we’re going today!

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April in African American History

2011-04-25T19:17:00.000-07:00

April 24, 1944 The United Negro College Fund was incorporated. Dr. Frederick Patterson, president of Tuskegee Institute, founded the UNCF to help raise funds for America's historically black colleges and universities, which were facing severe financial crises at the time.

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April in African American History

2011-04-21T14:15:00.000-07:00

April 21, 1932 African American cowboy Bill Pickett died at 72 after being kicked while roping at bronco. Pickett invented and was the master of the rodeo event called “Bulldogging.” Called the “Dusky Demon,” Pickett was one of the most talented and loved cowboys of the 101 Ranch Wild West Show that toured throughout America and Europe.

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April in African American History

2011-04-21T14:10:00.000-07:00

April 20, 1982 Opera star Leontyne Price performed a concert at the Daughters of the American Revolution convention at Constitution Hall in Washington D.C. in honor of Marian Anderson, who had been barred from performing at the same venue in 1939 by the DAR because of racist practices.

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April in African American History

2011-04-16T14:37:00.001-07:00

April 16, 1862 President Lincoln signed an act abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia, a step toward full emancipaiton and enfranchisement for African Americans. This illustration from Harper’s Weekly depicts the fourth anniversary of the District’s Emancipation Act.

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April in African American History

2011-04-14T13:57:00.000-07:00

April 8, 1974 At 9:07 p.m. on this day in 1974,in Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta Braves baseball player Hank Aaron sent a fastball served up by Al Downing of the Los Angeles Dodgers over the left field fence, hitting his 715th home run and breaking Babe Ruth's record. The ball game stopped while 53,775 fans showered "The Hammer" with a 15-minute ovation!

Hat's off to Hank Aaron!!

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April in African American History

2011-04-13T11:26:00.000-07:00

April 11, 1899 The “Soybean Chemist” was born in 1899 in Montgomery, Alabama. Percy Lavon Julian, who received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Vienna, used soya beans for several of his important discoveries.

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April in African American History

2011-04-12T10:29:00.000-07:00

April 2, 1939 Marvin Gaye, master soul-based rock, was born. He recorded many Motown hits and soul classic, such as "How Seet It Is to Be Loved By You," "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," (with Tammi Terrell), "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," and Billboard's number one hit for 1973, "Let's Get It on."

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April in African American History

2011-04-12T10:17:00.000-07:00

April 6, 1909 Matthew Henson became the first man to reach the North Pole. Adm. Robert E. Peary, the expedition’s commander, arrived about 45 minutes after Henson. The temperature was -29 degrees when Henson planted the American flag at 90 degrees north-the only place on the planet where the only way you go is south!

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April in African American History

2011-04-11T12:28:00.000-07:00

April 10, 1816 Richard Allen was elected first bishopof the African Methodist Epsicopal Church. The Church had broken away from the white-dominated Methodist Church earlier in the same year. Today, the AME is one of the largest African American religious organizations in America.

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April In African American History

2011-04-10T10:07:00.000-07:00

April 4, 1986 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated outside his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. King's assassination precipitated marches and rallies across America, and riots erupted in over 100 cities. Forty-six people were killed and 20,000 arrested. From April 5-11, 50,000 federal and state troops were called in to keep order. President Johnson declared April 7 an official day of mourning. Dr. King was 38 years old at the time of his death.

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Hampton Roads Gazeti Community Pulse Thur, Jan 6!!!

2011-01-02T07:45:00.000-08:00

Community Pulse

A monthly event hosted by YOUR NEWSPAPER to keep you "in the know"

• Meet and greet members of organizations featured in this month's edition;
International Black Women's Congress (IBWC), Diamond's House, SISTAH Girls of Hampton Roads, Hampton Roads Black Media Professionals

• Meet community servants of the month;
Arts Advocate Joan Rhodes-Copeland "In the Limelight," NSU Basketball Player Rachel Gordon in the "Youth Spotlight,"

• Virginia Beach School Board Member Sandra Smith-Jones issues a call for community programs to raise our children's reading skills

• Plus: Financial columnist Desiree Harper-Blackmon recommends "kitchen table talk" to help our children understand money management

• Interact with our advertisers - the people who make Gazeti possible!

• Announce your organization's news and events

• Pick up free copies of Gazeti for your family, friends, colleagues

• New feature: "Helping Each Other:" Bring an evening gown you no longer need; donate to a heart transplant recipient attending IBWC's Legacy Gala

• Enjoy a delicious catered meal

• Purchase your ticket to the Exemplar Awards Program ($15)

• Keep your fingers on the pulse of the community!

Thursday, January 65:30-7:30 p.m.
The Omega House, 937 Norfolk Square
Norfolk, VA 23502
757-455-9019
$8.00/person to cover food/facility costs

Please forward to friends and colleagues.
RSVP now to hrgazeti@yahoo.com. Your RSVP helps ensure sufficient food for all guests.

Hampton Roads Gazeti: The voice of community service organizations
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Visit us at www.hrgazeti.com

Happy Holidays!!!

2010-12-16T23:04:00.000-08:00

I hope you and your family have a blessed holiday season. Please remember the less fortunate during this time. We at the Hampton Roads Gazeti thank you for all of your support during 2010 and look forward to sharing many more community service filled times with you in the coming year. The next Community Pulse event will be Thursday, January 6.

Happy Holidays,
Sonya Phillips
Hampton Roads Gazeti

Community Pulse Tue, June 1 !!!!

2010-05-28T07:07:00.000-07:00

Your Special Invitation to
Community Pulse

A monthly event to keep you "in the know"
• Meet and greet members of organizations in the news
National Naval Officers Association
Continental Societies
Virginia Caribbean-American Cultural Association
National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa
Hampton Roads Committee of 200+ Men
& other organizations
• Meet community servants of the month
Ornita Bouie in the "Youth Spotlight"
Earl P. Fraley "In the Limelight"
• Announce your organization's news and events
• Pick up free copies of Hampton Roads Gazeti
for your family, friends, colleagues
• Enjoy entertainment
• Dine on catered hors d'oeuvres ($10/person)
• Keep your fingers on the pulse of the community!

Tuesday, June 1st
5:00-7:00 p.m.
The Royal Courtyard
329 Birchwood Park Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
757-431-0045

RSVP by Saturday to hrgazeti@yahoo.com

Please Note: The small admission fee covers refreshments and the host venue's
staff expenses only; payment is required of all attendees. Thanks for your cooperation.

FREE Breakfast at The Murray Center in Norfolk, VA

2010-05-18T17:34:00.000-07:00

FREE Breakfast at The Murray Center in Norfolk, VA

Virginia Kids Eat Free has served over 560,000 free meals to kids since 2006.
We have helped over 250 organizations across the State of Virginia.

Virginia Kids Eat Free requests your support at our fundraiser.

What: "Standing Up For Kids" Annual Legacy Breakfast
Where: The Murray Center, 455 E. Brambleton Blvd. Norfolk, VA 23510
When: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Time: 7:45-9:30am

You can help in one or more of the following areas:

1) The Breakfast is a free event. However, we have table sponsorships; $250 for a table of 10.

2) Making a donation at the event.

3) Helping us to spread the word.

Seating is limited. Please register by calling the office 757-533-4660 or info@vakidseatfree.com.

Once again, thank you so much for your support!

Regards,
Lakesha Hill
AmeriCorps VISTA
Partner Agency Coordinator
Virginia Kids Eat Free
1761 Church Street, Suite B
Norfolk, VA 23504
(757) 533-4660-phone
(757) 533-4663-fax
"Feeding the Physical, Spiritual, and Intellectual Needs of Kids."

Community Pulse Party April 1st!!!

2010-03-26T08:07:00.000-07:00

Get ready for the all-new

Community
Pulse!
A monthly event to keep you "in the know"

• Meet newsmakers of the month
• Network with community and business leaders
• Announce your organization's news and events
• Pick up free copies of Hampton Roads Gazeti for your family, friends, colleagues
• Enjoy entertainment and catered hors d'oeuvres ($10/person)
• Keep your fingers on the pulse of the community!

Thursday, April 1
5-7:00 p.m.

The Royal Courtyard
329 Birchwood Park Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
757-431-0045

Please forward to friends and colleagues!

RSVP now to hrgazeti@yahoo.com
with number of guests

Directions from I-264 E: Take Rosemont Road exit - turn left onto Rosemont - turn left onto Virginia Beach Blvd. - pass Birchwood Shopping Center, then take
the second right turn (Birchwood Park Drive). You'll see the Royal Courtyard sign just before the turn; the facility is straight ahead.

Hampton Roads Gazeti: Fostering community service and economic parity
Contact us by phone at 757- 473-9583

Calling All Mentors!!!

2010-03-06T08:43:00.000-08:00

Our April issue will include a focus on mentoring, with the goal of getting more citizens involved in helping our children.

If your organization or church has a mentoring program and a need for volunteers, please send us a short write-up with the following information:

Name of sponsoring organization
Name of Program (if applicable)
Address
Contact information (name, phone number, e-mail address)
Ages of children
Brief description of program

We will need this information as soon as possible, but not later than March 12. Thank you.

Peace and blessings,
Loretta

Hampton Roads Gazeti: Fostering community service and economic parity
Contact us by phone at (757) 473-9583 or hrgazeti@yahoo.com

Free Black History Program at Nauticus

2010-02-15T07:44:00.000-08:00

Amazing Grace

Celebrate Black History Month

Free Program and Reception

Hosted by Barbara Ciara and Sheryl A. Morse

Saturday, February 20, 2010
11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Nauticus
One Waterside Dr.
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-664-1000

Become a Fan on Facebook!!!

2010-02-10T19:08:00.000-08:00

Copy and paste the link below in your browser to find the Gazeti on Facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Hampton-Roads-Gazeti/202925554968?ref=mf

New Issue Coming Soon!!!

2010-02-10T18:59:00.000-08:00

Dear Supporter,

It is a pleasure to announce that Hampton Roads Gazeti will soon be up and running again.

Gazeti is coming back stronger to help you help the community. We've added economic parity to our mission, along with two new columns and a Directory
of African American-owned businesses to support the new initiative. If you own a business, you won't want to miss out on this unique, low-cost means of promoting your
business.

Please send us your April/early May community service news - pasted into the body of an e-mail or as a .doc (I can't open .docx documents)to hrgazeti@yahoo.com.

The deadline for news and ads is March 1. Early submission will help ensure available space.

Yours in service,
Loretta

December Issue Release Party

2009-11-29T22:44:00.000-08:00

Mark Your Calendar!!!

Hampton Roads Gazeti's
December Issue Release Party

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

5:00pm-7:00pm

At the exquisite new special event venue

The Royal Courtyard
329 Birchwood Park Drive
Virginia Beach
(Located right off Virginia Beach Blvd. in the Birchwood area - See directions below)

757-431-0045

Catered heavy hors d'oeuvres for Gazeti guests - $10 person

• Learn about Send Out Cards - a concept that will revolutionize
your organization's public/member relations

• Meet and network with members of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, The Women's Consortium,
Manna House Ministries, and a new Lions club which grew out of Norfolk State University

• Pick up copies of the December Gazeti for your friends, colleagues, chapter members

• Hear about and share in Gazeti's vision for the future

Please forward to friends and chapter members.
Membership organizations are requested to send a representative.

RSVP to hrgazeti@yahoo.com

Directions from I-264 E - Take Rosemont Road exit - turn left onto Rosemont - turn left onto Virginia Beach Blvd. - pass Birchwood Shopping Center, then take
the second right turn (Birchwood Park Drive). You'll see the Royal Courtyard sign just before the turn; the facility is straight ahead.

Hampton Roads Gazeti: The voice of community service organizations
Contact us by phone at (757) 473-9583

Just Jazz

2009-11-23T14:25:00.000-08:00

Just Jazz VIP Events Presents

An Evening of Jazz

Featuring...

The Connie Parker Jazz Trio

The Royal Courtyard

Saturday, November 28, 2009

7pm

$30 Advanced Reservations

$40 At The Door

Ticket price includes buffet

For tickets and more information:

757.431.0045

It's Raining Men! Hallelujah! Male Fashion Show

2009-11-23T13:30:00.000-08:00

The Southeastern Virginia Arts Association & Face II Face Presents

It's Raining Men! Hallelujah! Male Fashion Show

Male Auction/ Limo Ride/ Dinner

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Airport Hilton Ball Room

$15 Donation

Cash Bar/ Fashion Vendors

For more information:

SEVAA 757.289.6380

Earl Lewis 757.537.6823

www.sevaa.org

November Issue Release Party

2009-11-02T15:24:00.000-08:00

Mark Your Calendars!!!

Thursday, November 5

5:00pm to 7:00pm

at the exquisite new special event venue,

The Royal Courtyard
329 Birchwood Park Dr.
Virginia Beach, VA
757-431-0045

(Located right off of Virginia Beach Blvd in the Birchwood area)

Catered heavy hors d'oeuvres for Gazeti guests

$10 per person

Meet and network with members of community organizations.
Pick up copies of the November Gazeti for your friends, colleagues, and chapter members.
Learn more about how you can be a part of the solution to community problems.

Please RSVP to hrgazeti@yahoo.com

RESTORATION OF RIGHTS CLINIC

2009-04-14T12:09:00.000-07:00

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, in collaboration with Second Calvary Baptist Church, will sponsor a clinic to help ex-felons apply to have their rights restored. The clinic will include a question and

answer session and one-to-one assistance with completing applications.

The clinic will be held Saturday, April 15, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., at Second Calvary Baptist Church, 2940 Corprew Avenue in Norfolk. For information, call 537-4616.

Teen Summit 2009

2009-04-03T18:13:00.001-07:00

"Waging War for Our Youth" is the theme for Teen Summit 2009, to be hosted by the Hampton Roads Youth & Community Advisory Council. The free event will be held Saturday, April 18, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Royal Courtyard, 329 Birchwood Park Drive in Virginia Beach.

For information and registration, call 450-9696 or email: teensummit2009@yahoo.com.

Boys Choir of Hampton Roads 12th Anniversary Concert

2009-01-22T18:25:00.000-08:00

The Boys Choir of Hampton Roads will present its 12th Anniversary Concert April 19, 5:00 p.m. at Booker T. Washington High School, 111 Park Avenue in Norfolk. Special guests will be the Richmond Boys Choir, under the direction of Billy Dye. Tickets are $10 adults, $5.00 ages 13-17 and $2.00 ages 12 and under. Tickets will be sold at the door.

CLASSIFIED ADS—INCLUDING PARAPHERNALIA—COMING IN MARCH

2009-01-21T17:06:00.000-08:00

What to do with that gorgeous purple & gold (pink & green, etc.) leather jacket that's now two sizes too small? Here's an easy answer: advertise it in HR Gazeti for sale to members only.

Starting in March we will have a classified ads section. In addition to Paraphernalia for Sale, categories will include Help Wanted, Autos for Sale, Home Repairs, and whatever else you start us out with. The cost is only $1.50 per line. Mail your ad to: Hampton Roads Gazeti, P. O. Box 61968, Virginia Beach, VA 23466-1968 or call 473-9583 for more information.