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SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — A big day for 100 Black Men of Savannah as the mentoring organization inducted eight new members– ...
Oglesby, President of 100 Black Men Savannah said the goal was to share resources and opportunities to help men push past that stigma.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The 100 Black Men of Savannah hosted their 29th annual Grand Scholarship Gala Saturday night. WSAV News 3’s Kim Gusby was mistress of ceremonies. The event celebrates ...
The city council of Savannah, Georgia, voted Thursday to rename a downtown square after Susie King Taylor, a Black woman who once taught slaves to read and write.
The name of Susie King Taylor, an emancipated Black woman who taught former enslaved people how to read and write, was chosen to be honored at a historic square in Savannah, Georgia.
Leaders of Georgia's oldest city have made history by voting to name one of Savannah's treasured downtown squares for a Black woman who taught formerly enslaved people to read and write.
The Savannah City Council voted last November to get rid of the name Calhoun Square following a campaign by Gunn’s coalition, which argued he was unworthy of the honor in a city where 54% of the ...
Savannah square to be renamed in honor of Susie King Taylor. Her name will replace John C. Calhoun, a former vice president who was a vocal supporter of slavery before the Civil War.
Last year, 100 Black Men of Savannah started a theater program that was hugely popular with audiences and the local students who made up the cast.
Oglesby said this is just a part of what 100 Black Men Savannah does throughout the year. “A mentoring organization that’s focused on helping the youth and the wellness of the community,” said Ogelsby ...
Savannah’s city council voted to rename a 170-year-old town square, in honor of trailblazing Black educator and nurse Susie King Taylor.