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SAH Scholarship Recipient Update…
ChatLast year’s recipient, Samuel Coleman-Dancer was recently in the news. Read more after the jump…
FAMILY IN THE NEWS: Perry Monroe Smith
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Jeane Smith Hogan holds photo of her grandfather, Perry Monroe Smith, who helped establish one of only two African-American hospitals in Mississippi in 1940.
Image Credit: Special to Clarion Ledger
FAMILY IN THE NEWS: Shakura Conoly
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Mound Bayou IN THE NEWS:
LinkNPR did a story on Mound Bayou a month or so ago.
Here it is in audio…
https://www.npr.org/player/embed/515814287/518292188
Here it is in print…
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FAMILY IN THE NEWS: Malika Anderson
LinkLook who’s moving on up…
Malika Anderson (left) new superintendent of the state’s Achievement School District, answers questions at a State Capitol news conference with Gov. Bill Haslam and state Education Commissioner Candice McQueen.
Image credit: Richard Locker
FAMILY IN THE NEWS: Rev. Perry Anderson Smith III
LinkLook who’s being honored…
Former pastor and longtime civil rights activist Perry Smith reflects on his civil rights efforts at his home in Mitchellville on Jan. 9. Greg Dohler/The Gazette.
Current Events: Ferguson, Missouri 2014
LinkI have been glued to the internet ever since August 9th, the day Mike Brown was killed.
As each day passes I can’t help but think of the many people, in our family alone, who were deeply involved in fighting for civil rights in our country. I have often wondered, how or if I would’ve been as vocal and strong as they were had I been alive at that time in history. More and more, I am coming to realize that I am alive at that time in history.
Are you guys paying attention?
FAMILY IN THE NEWS: Rev. Kelly Miller Smith
LinkLook who’s still making headlines…
The Rev. Kelly Miller Smith (Vanderbilt University Archives and Special Collections)
Interesting Article: The Incorporation of Family Reunions
LinkIn my search for an easier approach to accept our dues online (read: more streamlined, yet inexpensive) I came across an article in Reunions Magazine regarding incorporating reunions. Its a pretty extensive article, but I found it interesting enough to repost.
I know this was a hot topic a few years ago and I think we should probably revisit it…
SAH Family Reunions 