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SINAI MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH - on Sunday School …...... ………………..9:30 a.m. Saturday, August 10th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm the Ne- Sunday Morning hemiah Family Life Center will host a family focused fes- Intercessory Prayer...... …..10:45 a.m. tival with the theme: “Take It To The Community, Stop Morning Worship ...... 11:00 a.m. The Violence”. With a focus on fathers and families, the Youth Church festival will feature Back To School supplies, Bounce 2nd & 3rd Sundays (Old Sanctuary) House Fun, Puppets Shows, Face Painting, Food and Tuesday - Pastoral Bible Study ...... 7:00 p.m. Healthcare Screening. Representatives from different Rev. Dr. Marion A. Wise, Senior Pastor DEATH NOTICES Rev. Joe Calhoun, Pastor Emeritus agencies of the city will also be present. The event will be DEATH NOTICES (904) 764-5727 - Church held at Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church located at 2036 Silver Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206. JACKSONVILLE, FL MAGYARI, Mable L, 92, Historic Mt. Zion A.M.E. 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Joy Explosion Ministry ...... 6:30 p.m. BRAZZEAL, Cameron ister, the Reverend Michael Warren, Pastor of Pleasant RIMES, John Colson, 80, 201 East Beaver St. * (904) 355-9475 View Baptist Church of Apopka, Florida, and end with a Cam, died July 20, 2013. Rev. Pearce Edwing, Sr. died July 28, 2013. Reunion Concert, presented by present and former mem- BROWN, Annie, died bers of the choir at 3:00 p.m. All friends, former mem- RINER, Patricia Eliza- July 26, 2013. GREATER EL-BETHEL DIVINE HOLINESS CHURCH bers, and the general public are invited to attend. The beth, 75, died July 28, “The Church Where Everybody Is Somebody” BROWNING, Mary Ann, Bishop Lorenzo Hall., Pastor church is located at 2407 Rev. S. L. Badger, Jr. Circle. For 2013. more information, please call the church office at (904) 74, died July 23, 2013. Street Address: 723 W. 4th St. Jacksonville, Florida 32209 SANDERS, Mary, died Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3575, Jacksonville, Florida 32206 356-9371. Rev. 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He was told blacks should only gold ribbon when Maponya Mall business is a good life for you,” said Rau, of the cham- enough to go into business himself. think of themselves as “temporary finally opened. ber of commerce. Today, the 81-year-old owns super- sojourners” in the 87 percent of the Maponya is a celebrated and revered The climate is tough for any new business, black or markets and car dealerships, as well country reserved for whites. figure among South Africans, as white, amid global hard times and South Africa’s repu- as the biggest mall in Soweto. “They would say, `If you want to awards like a recent honorary doctor- tation as strike-prone and crime-ridden. Maponya is the most prominent in a become a businessman, you must go ate from a Pretoria university show. Long denied property, black entrepreneurs don’t have small club of early black business- to where your father was born to find Angie Makwetla, another Soweto the capital to persuade private lenders to back their people who have proved what an opportunity,’” Maponya said in an entrepreneur who at 61 is a genera- ideas and get credit. important role black entrepreneur- interview near the pool in the garden tion younger than Maponya, has For years, much of the focus of the government’s ship can play in building South of his grand home. been inspired not just by what he has “black economic empowerment” programs was encour- Africa. Yet his success also stands The house sits in what was once a accomplished, but by what he will aging established white businesses to share their wealth out for how rare it is in a country whites-only Johannesburg neighbor- leave behind. through stock transfers to black employees, for exam- where a quarter of the workforce, hood that is a short drive — and a “One looks around in South Africa, ple. Maponya said the government should have concen- most of it black, is unemployed, and lifetime away — from Soweto, one can actually count the old, black- trated on creating institutions to lend or grant capital to most blacks still struggle in poverty which was envisioned by apartheid’s owned family businesses on one young entrepreneurs. 14 years after white rule ended. architects as little more than a vast hand,” Makwetla said. “We need to Earlier this year, the government-owned Industrial “The role models coming to the fore dormitory for black workers. His start a legacy.” Development Corporation created a special 1 billion is important, the success stories com- portrait in oil greets visitors near the Maponya says that while politicians rand fund to finance entrepreneurs from “South Africa’s ing to the fore is important,” said door, its broad shoulders nearly life- fought for the liberation of our coun- marginalized groups.” Shakeel Meer, an Industrial Neren Rau, chief executive officer of size. try, “I was fighting for the liberation Development Corporation executive, said he looks to the South African Chamber of Maponya, who describes himself as of our economy.” the next generation of entrepreneurs to create jobs. Commerce and Industry. “But we’re “just a stubborn young man who That day has not yet come, he said. As for Maponya’s generation? still not getting to the point of the gap never used to take no for an answer,” Blacks no longer have to break the “The lesson that people can take from them,” Meer closing” between rich and poor. went to a young Soweto lawyer law to own businesses, but the legacy said, “is that if it was possible under those conditions, Maponya showed early signs of named Nelson Mandela for help. of second-class black schools per- there’s no reason why it can’t be possible now.” entrepreneurial instincts. As a boy, he Mandela was not able to get sists. Ncube’s center just offered its dammed a stream in the northern Maponya a business license, but was first short course for unemployed but South African hills where his family able to get him a small-scale trader’s educated blacks interested in starting raised dairy cattle, drew water from permit. their own businesses, and most of the his pool for a vegetable plot, then “I did not hesitate at all,” Maponya class of 34 had never used a comput- sold the cabbages and tomatoes to said. er. earn extra money. His sure touch for suits suddenly did- Most blacks have not grown up in Yet he did not at first consider a n’t mean much. He drew on his days professional homes, so don’t have career in business. He studied to be a on his family’s dairy farm. He started teacher, about as high an aspiration out selling milk in the small quanti- as a black South African could have ties preferred by his neighbors, many in the 1940s. of who did not have electricity or He arrived in Johannesburg a 24- refrigerators. Within six months, his year-old graduate of a teaching col- business had grown from 10 employ- lege in 1950, a year after the white ees to 50. government adopted a series of laws Maponya invested his milk profits in to keep the races apart and blacks in land and other businesses, and now is servitude. Maponya had a contract to the patriarch of a family enterprise teach in Alexandra, a neighborhood with wide interests. of middle-class black homeowners, For pioneers like Maponya, the until the government began stripping desire “to prove whites wrong” may them of their property rights in the have been what kept them going, said 1960s. Mthuli Ncube, who heads the new Maponya never made it to the school. Centre for Entrepreneurship at Soon after reaching Johannesburg, Johannesburg’s University of the he heard by chance of a white busi- Witwatersrand. He tells his students ness looking for a sales assistant and they need passion, as well as to learn offering four times a teacher’s pay. the basics of reading balance sheets He went for an interview and got the and drafting business plans. job, helping choose stock for a line of “Maybe one needs to be angry, but clothing sold to poor blacks at stores you have to channel it in a positive in rural areas and near mines. way,” Ncube said. With Maponya advising on what cus- Maponya acknowledged there were tomers wanted, sales rose so quickly times when anger drove him. his white boss was given a promo- “I’ve never failed in whatever I’ve tion. That’s when his boss took him tried to do. It wasn’t my failure I was aside to apologize that he could not being denied the opportunity. I kept be promoted as well, because that fighting,” he said. would mean putting a black man in His Maponya Mall is a case in point. charge of white workers. He bought land with plans to build a The boss offered Maponya damaged mall, but it took 28 years before he PAGE 4 THE STAR AUGUST 3, 2013 Talk of the Town!

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THROUGH OUR EYES 2012, “20/20 Perfect Vision,” which has been on display at the Ritz Theatre and Museum since December 13, 2012, closed on July 31after an extended engagement. Celebrating 20 years, the exhibit of new works by African-American artists is the longest running show of its kind in Jacksonville. Through Our Eyes 2012 featured twenty artists: Yuwnus Asami, Rhonda Bristol, Glendia Cooper, Keith Doles, Overstreet Ducasse, Annelies Dykgraaf, Charles Eady, Blue Franswa, Marsha Hatcher, Etta Haygood, Jhory Jones, Traci Mims-Jones, Gil Mayers, Suzanne Pickett, Adrian Rhodes, Tiffany Rodriguez, Laurence Walden, Roo- sevelt Watson, III, Olice Williams, and Daniel Wynn. To mark the occasion, a closing celebration, “Through Our Eyes: Creative Spectrum,” was held in the gallery on July 26. The event recognized the visual artists featured in the 2012 exhibit. The arts advocacy group, A Day in LaVilla, presented performing arts genres, such as spoken word and musical expressions. A lively crowd of friends and supporters came out for the closing celebration. Through Our Eyes was conceived and has been curated since 1993 by Lydia P. Stewart, who was a public affairs producer at PBS station WJCT, where the exhibit was first presented in celebration of Black History Month. The program moved to the Ritz, along with Stewart, after she accepted the position of Museum Administrator in 1999. The program expanded to include gallery talks, art classes, and collaborations with poets and musicians. To date, about 75 artists have participated in the show. Lydia is excited about the growing community of new and younger artists who have become involved in the creative destiny of the Ritz Theatre and Museum. For more information about events at the Ritz, visit their website at www.ritzjacksonville.com or call (904) 632-5555.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ L-R: Adrian "Dri" Rhodes, Gil Mayers, Laurence ARTIST SPOTLIGHT. Twenty-two year old Lisa Virgo has been drawing since she was 5 years old. She Walden (sitting), Rhonda Bristol, Roosevelt Wat- was enrolled in a magnet school of the arts to encourage her obvious talent. When her family moved to Valdosta, Georgia, son III, Traci Mims-Jones, Adrian Pickett, Lydia Stewart, Andre Irvine, and Daniel Wynn there were no art schools in the area. After graduating from high school, she moved to Jacksonville to attend the Art Institute of Jacksonville to study the business of art. Lisa is currently the resident artist at The Cypher Poetry & Soul, an open mic event in Jacksonville that features local and touring poets and musicians. Specializing in acrylic portraiture, her work can be seen all over the city. To contact Lisa, visit her website at www.lisavirgo.com. Artist Adrian Pickett, Jr. is a Jacksonville native and graduate of William M. Raines High School. He knew at a young age that he wanted to be an artist. Adrian says he spent two years skipping his other courses in order to attend art class. He spent those years drawing anything and everything. Today he does some painting and sculpting, but specializes in charcoal portraits that are so finely rendered they’re often mistaken for photographs. Visit the Adrian Pickett Gallery in the Jacksonville Landing. According to the website, hours are by appointment, so call L-R: Angie Gardner-Sherman, Marilyn Wilkerson, ahead at (904) 300-5754. His website is www.adrianpickett.com. and Mary Jones

L-R: Arcadia Brown, Adonnica Toler, and Lydia Stewart, Ritz Theatre and Museum administrator

Richard Singletary and Frances Bradley

Adrian Pickett Jr. of the Adrian Pickett Gallery

L-R: Museum assistant Adonnica Toler and artist, Lisa Virgo with her works

L-R: Linda Riley and Felice Franklin AUGUST 3, 2013 THE STAR PAGE 5

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As an African - American newspaper, we basically report on offenses committed by African - Americans. Please note that in our observations, weekly reports show that African - Americans DO NOT commit the largest percentage of criminal offenses in this area. obtaining the money owed. They intended to Man Tries to Take Officer’s Gun in Courtroom kidnap the man and any of his employees Three men were who got in the way. If the victim failed to Shortly after 9 a.m., an inmate, Robert Lewis Bridges III, 24, was in-custody sitting inside a courtroom arrested for plotting to comply with their demands they discussed rob, kidnap, torture, waiting for his case to be called on unrelated felony the various means of torture they would em- and killing a business charges. Bridges was secured with leg shackles as well as ploy to get the money. If necessary, they handcuffed in front with an attached waist chain. owner who supposedly A Master Sergeant, who is also an 18-year vet- owed them money would kill the victim. Robert Bridges eran, along with two other officers were in the courtroom Police received Four days later in the morning, the in full uniform providing courtroom security. At one point, Robert Bridges suspects loaded their weapons and supplies information that a lunged forward and with both hands grabbed the Sergeant's holstered group of individuals into a 2007 blue Dodge pickup truck and firearm. Cornell Bunting were conspiring to rob, began to drive. As they were on the road, of- The sergeant immediately took defensive action and was able to torture, kidnap and/or ficers and detectives intercepted the vehicle prevent Bridges from pulling her firearm from her holster. The two other murder a man. A plan and took the suspects into custody. officers, immediately assisted the sergeant and were able to restrain and was put in motion after remove Bridges from the courtroom. Bridges was taken to a holding cell Arrested were Mohamed Said Aly, a series of meetings where he awaited until the additional charges listed above were added. For- 40, Cornell Windel Bunting, 33, and Earl and conversations over tunately, no one was injured in this incident. Polack, 34. the course of several The additional charges that Bridges now faces are battery on a law days. Due to the nature All three were charged with three enforcement officer and depriving officer of means of protection. of the criminal activity, counts of conspiracy to attempt to kidnap- surveillance was estab- commit of facilitate commission of felony Mohamed Aly lished by detectives and one count of conspiracy to attempt rob- with various compo- bery with a firearm. nents of the Major Aly and Bunting were also charged Crimes Unit. with three counts of solicitation to kidnap- Detectives commit of facilitate commission of felony learned that the con- and one count of solicitation of robbery spirators were gather- ing firearms, masks, with a firearm body armor, zip ties, Aly and Bunting are being held on Earl Polack and other weapons and $475,000 bond. Polack is being held on materials necessary to achieve the goal of $400,000 bond.

Man Murders Girlfriend Before Leading apartment complex. Police on Chase Detectives discovered that McGhee and vic- tim had previously dated, but had stopped dating a A man was arrested year ago. The suspect had continued contact with the for first-degree murder for victim. the death of his girlfriend. Officers with the assistance of surrounding Safety At approximately law enforcement agencies, identified McGhee’s ve- 8:25 p.m., police received a hicle as it traveled at a high rate of speed. A pursuit When You are Stopped by a Police Officer on the Road 911 call in reference to a was initiated and the suspect crashed his vehicle into stabbing in progress at a a guard rail. A K-9 dog was deployed to assist in tak- Police officers must continually engage citizens during the course of residence. Officers arrived ing the suspect into custody. Upon approaching the their duties. Law enforcement officers are trained how to do so safely, on scene and observed the vehicle, the suspect did not respond to commands to efficiently, and effectively. A problem can occur, however, when cit- Brian McGhee victim, 25-year-old Bianca place his hands in the air. Once the K-9 dog was de- izens do not know how to react and respond when approached or en- McGaughey, lying on the sidewalk with multiple ployed inside the vehicle and apprehended the sus- gaged by a police officer. stabs wounds in her torso and neck. The Fire Rescue pect, the suspect complied and was taken into team responded to the incident scene and pronounced custody. the victim deceased. The suspect was transported to a hospital in Why would a police officer want to talk to me? Detectives responded to the scene and where he was treated for injuries sustained in the Police officers work off information provide by citizens and their own learned that the suspect Brian McGhee, 29, was driv- crash and the K-9 apprehension. McGhee was re- observations. There are a variety of reasons an officer would want to ing a Pontiac Grand Am, silver in color with black leased from the hospital two days later. question you. racing stripes. He had arrived at the apartment com- McGhee was charged with first degree mur- • Checking out a complaint phoned into 911 by someone in your plex and parked in a parking spot. He then exited his der. He is being held without bail. neighborhood. vehicle and approached the victim that was walking According to police, McGhee is a former pro • A crime has just occurred in the area you are in or live in. toward him. He then began stabbing the victim. wrestler with the stage name of “The Future Dono- • You could be a possible witness. McGhee then walked back to his vehicle and fled the van Ruddick”. • You might fit the description of the suspect. • Another citizen pointed you out as a witness or a suspect. MISSING CHILDREN • Officers' observations may lead them to think you need assistance or are acting suspicious. • A routine traffic stop.

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Name: Carla Floyd Name: Walter Arrington Name: Charles Robertson Name: Deija Lewis Tips for when you are stopped by a police officer Age: 17 Age: 13 Age: 17 Age: 14 Weight: 170 lbs Weight: 117 lbs Weight: 150 lbs Weight: 191 lbs • Respectful forthright responses usually resolve the situation faster. Last seen: 7/17/13 Last seen: 7/22/13 Last seen: 7/14/13 Last seen: 7/12/13 • Avoid sudden unexplained movements. • Keep your hands visible at all times. Do not put them in your pock- MOST WANTED ets. • If in a vehicle, pull over safely out of the flow of traffic. • At night, turn on your interior light in the vehicle. • Do not get out unless told to do so. • Place your hands on the steering wheel. • Remain calm and ask permission for whatever movements you're going to make before moving. • Do not argue. Guilt or innocence can only be determined in court. Name: Justin Name: Deborah Name: Michael Michael Brown Booker Nathaniel Briscoe Following these few tips can lead to proper communication with an Offense: Lewd Offense: Forgery Offense: Organized officer and less likelihood of problems that could be easily avoided. Lascivious Sexual Fraud Always remember that police officers prepare for the worst to happen Battery w/12-15 year old and initially treat all situations as if the worst was about to happen. This helps keep both officers and citizens safe.

Citizens with tips are encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS. You can remain anonymous and become eligible for a reward. AUGUST 3, 2013 THE STAR PAGE 7 The Fourteenth Alumni Convention and the Commencement of Twenty-Eight Charter Years of the Ralph L. Bunche Camden County Training School Alumni “Moving Forward - Fo- cusing on Progress” is the theme for the Ralph L. Bunche Camden County Training School Alumni As- sociation 2013 Homecoming Convention. Convention was held Thursday, July 25 through Sunday, July 28, 2013. Periscope : Gospel Fest (First African Mission- ary Baptist Church Kings- land, GA), Alumni Breakfast, Financial Work- shop, General Session, Cook- out, Scholarship Dance, Cruise, Golf, Class, Family Social Time, Banquet (the Camden Convention Center), JoAnn Jones, Adell James, Alice R. Brown, Jewell Joseph, Eloise Wilson, Estella German, Margaret Jordan, Johnetta S. Williams, Altermese Morning Worship at First Washington, LouFera Miller, Ida Smith, Ruth Joseph, Merrill Joseph, Earnie L. Jenkins, Jim Banks, Linda Davis, Trennial Owens, Frances M. African Missionary Baptist Jackson, Sandra Green Craig, Berma Owens, Bettie lloyd Walker, Sherrell Grahm, Clarence Rudolph, Kenneth Waye, Roscoe Alderman, Corrine Church St. Mary's GA. State Alderman, Joyce Forman, Jacqurline Mosos, Jerelene Williams, Peggy Smith, Joe Hamilton, Emma Gibbs, Julia M. Massey, Marvene , Rosa Kight, Representative Al Williams Robert Kight, Shirley Owens, Emma Rogers, Marilyn Howard, Clinton R. Terry Sr., Willie Mae Terry, Ida C. Mack, Betty Roberts, JoAnn Jacobs gave a standing ovation Singleton, Willie Hopkins, Theodore Parrish, Luberta D. Dullivan, Joanne V. Mainor, Barbara Sullivan, Claudia Walker, Linward James, Gerald C. speech that reached the Roberts, Mack Sullivan Sr., Nancy Hop-kins, n/m, Felton Carter, Lorraine h. Sullivan, Sir Gene Dawson, Ruth Joseph, Chilon Henderson, Ida Henderson, Vernon Campbell, Merrill Joseph hearts and souls of the audience. “You didn’t attend? You missed a magnificent occasion.” A record breaking at-tendance with class donations around $15,000. Through the years of such events, well over $100,000 dollars have been given away in scholarships to students in the area.

Mayor of Kingsland, Georgia, Kenneth E. Smith Sr., Clara McLaughlin, Owner, Florida Star and Georgia Star, State A special Thanks and Appreciation to Peggy Smith (First Lady, Kingsland, Representative of House District 165 Congressman Al Williams Photographer Frank M. Powell, III. and his wife, Olivia. Georgia)

Emma Lou Gibbs

Barbara Rhone

Class of 1938: Eloise Wilson, Estella German, Margaret Jordan, Johnetta S. Williams, and Mayor Kingsland, Georgia Kenneth E. Smith Lounita Armstrong Sr. Not Pictured: Mrs. Evelyn Hubbard Galvin, and Mrs. Estelle Grif- All Class 1938 to 1970 fin Clark PAGE 8 THE STAR AUGUST 3, 2013 Ralph L. Bunche Camden County Training School Alumni Association 2013 Homecoming Convention

"From the Saint Mary' s Negro School, the Camden County Training School was erected in 1927" the mem- ories vibrantly live on in the minds of the students who once attended those facilities. They were the all-black schools of segregation days and the schools that celebrated during the Ralph L. Bunche Camden County Training School Alumni Association 2013 Homecoming Convention. Thursday, July 25 through Sunday, July 28, 2013 - The fourteenth Alumni Convention and the commence- ment of twenty-eight Charter years of the Ralph L. Bunche Camden County Training School Alumni brought together community members, former students, and teachers to keep the histories of the schools alive. Marie Brogsdale and Kenneth E. Smith, Sr., Mayor, The 2013 Homecoming Convention kicked off with a City of Kingsland Gospel concert featuring RJB/CCTS Alumni Rev. James Howard and The Sensational Tone and Georgia Sate Rep- resentative Al Williams gave the Keynote address at the banquet. This year the banquet had a record breaking at- tendance with class donations around $15,000. Through the years of such events, well over $100,000 dollars have been given away in scholarships to students in the area.

First African Baptist Church Men's Choir

Rev. Mack DeVon Knight singing with the Sensational Tones

Kenneth E. Smith, Sr., Mayor, City of Kingsland standing on back row with The Sensational Tones

James Howard /The Sensational Tones AUGUST 3, 2013 THE STAR PAGE 9

Jacksonville Suns collect 16 JAGUARS: Who is cleared to play and who has to stay sidelined hits in fourth straight win

By Matt Leland, Florida Suna Meanwhile, Neil put together his best start of the season. The right-hander threw six JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville scoreless innings and allowed just one hit, Suns (20-16, 54-49) scored the first 12 runs a first inning single. of the second game of their series against "He pitched well," Barkett said. "We need- the Chattanooga Lookouts (14-22, 49-57), ed him to do the job for us, and he did. I eventually holding on for a 12-4 win at was proud of his effort." Bragan Field, the team's fourth victory in a The Lookouts scored four runs in the row. eighth inning to avoid their sixth shutout The Suns jumped on Lookouts starter Duke since the Southern League All-Star Game von Schamann (2-4) for eight runs in fewer on July 17 but could not escape their sec- than four innings, launching a pair of home ond straight loss to the Suns. runs and handing starter Matt Neil (2-2) Suns right-hander Robert Morey (4-7, plenty of run support in front of 3,141 fans 4.63) is scheduled to make the start for at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. Jacksonville in game three of the five-game John Oehser Carolina, and Cole McKenzie – a wide receiver "We swung it well tonight," Barkett said. series on Tuesday, set for a 7:05 p.m. ET jaguars.com from Southern Oregon – each signed with the "It was a real nice win." start. Morey will be opposed by Jaguars Thursday, the same day the team J.T. Realmuto began the scoring onslaught Chattanooga left-hander Chris Reed (3-8, Ray Polk, a rookie free safety from the released rookie safety Chris Banjo and rookie with his fourth home run of the season, a 2.82) as the Suns seek to clinch a series University of Colorado, signed with the Jaguars tight end Kyler Reed. on Wednesday, a move that came two days McKenzie (6-feet-2, 190 pounds), a rookie from solo blast in the bottom of the second that win. before the Jaguars are scheduled to open 2013 Southern Oregon, originally signed with the put Jacksonville on top 1-0. Realmuto, who Suns fans can listen to Tuesday's game on training camp. Jaguars as a rookie free agent shortly after the did not play in Sunday's series opener, fin- the Suns Baseball Network, 94.1 WSOS- Polk (6-1, 219) was released on Tuesday by the 2013 NFL Draft in late April, then was waived in ished 4-for-5 with a pair of RBI's. 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When Gabrielle Turnquest was the youngest person to earn an undergraduate degree in psychology from Liberty University in Virginia she was 16. Two years later, she’s achieved another feat - she is the youngest person the called to the Bar of England and Wales after passing her exams. She is now qualified to practice in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas where her parents are from. Turnquest was born in Florida. Success at a young age is nothing new to the family. Her sister Kandi passed the Bar at 22. According to the UK Telegraph, the average lawyer undertakes the Bar Professional Training Course when they are 27. “I am honoured to be the youngest person to pass the Bar exams but, really, I was not aware at the time what the average age was,” she said. “I didn’t fully realise the impact of it.” Her next goal? She plans to take the Florida Bar. Turnquest aspires to be a fashion law specialist. PAGE 10 THE STAR AUGUST 3, 2013 THE FLORIDA STAR I’m Asking You: PUBLIC NOTICES THE GEORGIA STAR Letter from OWNER/PUBLISHER CRIME & JUSTICE CLARA McLAUGHLIN-LEATH KEVIN KIM THE MANAGEMENT GEORGIA / CARIBBEAN LONZIE LEATH ARTHIA NIXON PRESIDENT RINETTA M. FEFIE TALK OF THE TOWN There is only so much I can do on my SALES & MARKETING FRANCES BRADLEY, President KIRKWOOD HANNAH VOLUME BURKS Barack Obama own... GREG DANIELS SPECIAL SECTION WIL EDWARDS TIA AYELE The special interests know it, and they're counting on OFFICE/ACCOUNTS SPORTS you to be silent on gun violence and climate change. They SHIQUITA WILSON MIKE BONTS hope you're not paying attention to creating jobs or fixing LAURENCE GREENE LAYOUT EDITOR our broken immigration system. MAY E. FORD GEORGIA MARKETING and NEWS And they plan to make the loudest noise when your ANGELA FAVORS MORRELL members of Congress come home for August recess. Investigative Reporter: Lonzie Leath I'm counting on you to be just as vocal -- to make sure the agenda that Americans voted for last year is front and Reporters/Photographers: Marsha Phelts, Laurence Greene, center. Michael Phelts, Richard McLaughlin, Andrea F. K. Ortiz, Say you'll do at least one thing as part of OFA's Action Angela Morrell, Cheryl Williams & Thomas McLain August in your community, no matter where you live. I know it's easy to get frustrated by the pace of progress. Columnists: Ester Davis But it's not a reason to sit back and do nothing -- our sys- Distribution and Sales: Cassie Williams, David Scott tem only works if you play your part. TEL: (904) 766-8834 If you don't let your representatives know where you FAX: (904) 765-1673 [email protected] stand in August, we risk losing an important battle on your (912) 264-3137 Georgia home turf. Serving St. Johns, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Alachua, Flagler, Marion, McIntosh, So I'm asking you to speak up -- commit to do at least Camden And Glynn County one thing in your community during Action August: TheFloridaStar.com http://my.barackobama.com/Commit-to-Action-August Thanks, Barack The Florida and Georgia Star Newspapers are independent newspapers published weekly in Jacksonville, Florida

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