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Perry, Owner Trans Perry, Manager A Legacy Forgotten: Blue & Gold Pride, Film About Georgia’s Powerful Black History Special to the NNI’A from The Savannah Herald A Legacy forgotten is a film about the African-Amer ican High School that broke through the wall of segrega tion to win the first integrated State basketball champi onship in Georgia. The name of the school is Alfred EI\ Beach High School and it is a powerful part of the state ol Georgia s Black History. Packed with encouragement, hope, and hilarious stories, this film tells how a group of y oung men drew strength from the academic and athletic legacy of excellence from their school. As a result, they overcame racism, haired, and Georgia's expectation of failure to become a beacon of hope. Allred Ely Beach High School was founded in 1X67 as one of the first schools in Georgia created after the American Civil War for the education of freed sla\es. In addition, it is only one of such schools that .are still in o pe ra t i o n u > day. T h ro ug h ma n y t e s I s a n d t r i a I s. 1 h e sc h o o I has managed to survive and produce many generalions of academically and athletically astute indiv iduals w ho havc made great contributions to their city of origin. Sav annah. the state of Georgia, the I nited States, and abroad. During this Black I listory month, a salute is given to the distinguished alumni of Alfred Ely Beach High School. Some of those alumni are: James E. W right. World Wai- Il flight instructor for the Tuskegee Airmen: Robert S. Abbott. Publisher and founder of the Chicago Defender newspaper: Regina Thomas. Tormer Georgia State Sena tor: 1 idna Jackson, current May or oT the city of Sav annah. Ga.: Dr. David Hall, president oT the University oT the Virgin Islands: Mervin " I he Magician" Jackson. Ameri can Basketball Association All-Star: and Larrv "Gator" Rivers, legendary Harlem Globetrotter. These indiv iduals and many other alumni have helped to color this wonder- Till Tabric oThistory. One oTthe major accomplishments that was recognized around the United States was when Beach's men basket- ball team won the historic, first integrated State basket- ball championship in Georgia, in 1967. It was such a his toric event that Sports Illustrated w rote an article about Beach's championship w in called Black Supremacv," In addition to Beach's history oT athletic prowess. Bench's alumni exhibited a tradition oTacademic excellence. Dur ing many oT the lilm's intervlews. Miller Bargeron. the Tilm's director and producer, stated. "Most of the alumni I interviewed made reTerence to the academic excellence that was instilled in them by the faculty and staff. Manx ol them made reference to the alumni who graduated be fore them and how they stood on their shoulders. I hey felt failure was not an option." fhis film project began in I ebruary 2012 and has be come a massive undertaking due to the extensive history ol Allred l.ly Beach High School. As a result. We Game To C o n q u e r E n t e rI a i n m e n 1.1.1. C (W' C 1 C). t h e p rod u c ti o n company behind the project, has partnered w ilh Kingdom Culture Ministries. Inc., a non-profit, f iscal Sponsor, to advance the production of the film. I hrough this partner ship. all funds donated to the production of the film will be tax deductible. 1 herefore. Miller Bargeron. Larrv "Ga tor" Rivers, the film's executive producer, and W C I C are soliciting donations from anyone who wants to see this great story in black history told. No contribution is too small and all donors will be listed in the lilm's closing credits. Donations to the film can be made online at w v\ w. kingdomcmini.strics.org A-Legacy-f orgotten or mailed to Kingdom Culture Ministries. Inc.. P.O. Box 2156. Lil burn, GA 30048. Make all checks pay able to KCM. and write A Legacy f orgotten on the memo line. f or more information on the film, go to w w w.facebook. com/ALegacy TorgottenBlueGoldPride . You can also ask questions about the project by emailing info a vvecameto- conquer.com. - Savannah Herald Register To Vote A Legacy Forgotten Jamaica Holding its Own’ and 'Feeling Good’ About Performance of its Tourism Industry By Tony Best Special to the NNPA from the New York Carib News "We are feeling good about the w inter-tourist season." Sandra Scott, the Jamaica lourist Board s Deputy Director of Tourism, Marketing was reHecting on performance ol an industry that s vital to the economic well-being ol the Caribbean country which is HI itselToul oTthe economic doldrums. But interestingly , the frequent snow storm, and the long cold spells that are hilling the northeastern ret ol the United States and C anada arc unlikely to luel a "bumper season lor the destination, she said. Although the officials figures for January aren t available, we are doing belter than last vear. perhaps three or live per cent over the prev ions y ear s arriv als. Scott told the Carib News w hile in New York C We tire seeing more tourists from North America coming to the counirv. Ilie tourism product is fresh, have new products (hotels) coming on board and renovated ones as well. I he hotel sector is doing very m I he Ritz C arlton which closed last y ear is being relurbished and w ill be readv lor the coming w inter seas ()ther hotels hav e been refurbished and that makes us v cry liappv. Scott, who has almost a quarter ol a century ol experience in the hdspilalilv and tourism marketing area Jamaica and C anada said that the I .uropcan market was also "doing very, verv well for us. w ilh the Russ I ederation showing strong growth as a source market for v isitors to the counirv. Russia is up by 600-700 per cent year over year. Scott explained. "We do have a flight from Russi Jamaica lliaf enables travelers to spend 10 day s. I hey are not beach' people bin thev want to see the cull II they are stay ing in Montego Bay they would undertake a tour of Kingston w ilh the Bob Marlex Mused prime ill tract ion. 1 hey are also shoppers. I he bottom line is that I urope is doing v civ well for us." But industry executives anil others who were expecting the unusually cold spells across, the U.S. C anada to encourage large numbers ol Americans and C anadians to leav c their homes and seek comfort excitement in warm climes ol Jamaica and its C aribbetin neighbors max be in for a disappointment. A lot ol people thought because ol the bail w Gather in North America w e would hav c a bumper wij louiist season (in Jamaica) but because ol the nature ol the weather, the snow storms and so on. we have a lol ol (light cancellations to Jamaica as a result. Scott said. "We have found that a lol ol travelers are leav ing their homes for sev oral reasons, for instance, some don't want to leav e their homes unattended.‘3! ate concerned about frozen and busted pipes, snow piling up on the sidewalks and so on. But we arc up* last ycat but so lar I wouldn 1 say it is a bumper season because ol the bail weather. We have an incrc® 1 visitors in January over last year." I he Deputy Director said that the Jamaican Diaspora remained a very important market for the com and the tout ism agency intended to continue its strong marketing driy e to encourage even more nations! re I u r 11 t o t h e i r b i rt h p 1 a c e. ” I he Diaspora remains a good market for our counirv." was the swav she put it. Scot! who joined the lourist board almost a decade ago as its regional director for Canada, overseeing glow th ol travel to Jamaica anil heightening the country s popularity among Canadians was promoted W current position in 201 1. "We tire more than holding our own," was the wav she put it. I low ever, she explained. inira-C aribbean iravel to Jamaica was "down" and she blamed the tall on® o f a d e q u a l e a i r I i n e 111 g h t s. We have a problem in ihe i aribbean when u comes la cannecuv ny Irani isl.ind la EL' J. she sairl Airline sen ice in'l what iD be. We ha\c (. aribbean Airlines which has cut back on Ils service somewhat.
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