Coach Eddie Shannon Celebrates 100th Birthday
Coach Eddie Shannon reached a milestone this week when he celebrated his 100th birthday on March 7th. A grand centennial celebration
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Life Celebation
Sarasota MLK Celebration Committee Announces Return of Celebratory Events that Commemorate the Life and Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Sarasota community can look forward to the return of the time-honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast and
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Erica Dorsey (July 9, 2021)
You are an incredible woman. During my brief period of illness, you have showed what Jesus advocates, that is, “To
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YVONNE MILLER PROMOTED TO MAJOR WITH MSO
Yvonne Miller has been promoted to the rank of Major with the Manatee Sheriff’s Office. She is the third African
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NEWTOWN REFLECTIONS CELEBRATION
Eric Bolden To celebrate the accomplishments of African-Americans in the Newtown Community, Newtown Nation decided to start the Reflections Celebration.
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In Memoriam to Dorothye G. Smith 12/27/1926 – 8/24/2017
On Saturday February 6th at 1 P.M. The first Black Principal post desegregation, Dorothye G. Smith will be remembered and honored
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REV. JEROME DUPREE: A LIFE WELL LIVED
Retired educator and former mayor of the City of Sarasota, Rev. Jerome Dupree, has passed. He was 88 years old.
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SGT. ERIC BOLDEN RETIRES FROM SPD
Sergeant Eric S. Bolden retired earlier this week after a 30-year career with the Sarasota Police Department (SPD). When he
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GLOSSIE NETTIE CAMPBELL ATKINS
The mother of Sarasota’s first African-American city commissioner transitions When she started to laugh, everyone around had to laugh. There
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FORMER COMMISSIONER GWEN BROWN PASSES
Dr. Gwendolyn Brown, Manatee County’s first African American Commissioner, died last Friday due to complications related to the coronavirus.
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