A Community Stands up President Clinton, Congressman Meek and CNN’S O’Brien Keynote FAMU’S Commencement
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St. Petersburg • Clearwater • Tampa • Largo • Tarpon Springs • Safety Harbor • Bradenton • Sarasota VOLUME 41 NUMBER 33 APRIL 16 - APRIL 22, 2009 ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA A Community Stands Up President Clinton, Congressman Meek and CNN’s O’Brien Keynote FAMU’s Commencement Ray Tampa, President, NAACP St. Petersburg Branch BY CHARLES MCKENZIE NAACP to continue to do just SPECIAL TO THE CHALLENGER that, keep the community and righteousness standing up. On ST. PETERSBURG - “As April 25 beginning at 10:00 Paris Whitehead-Hamilton a.m. the NAACP will host a fell, righteousness stood up. As community march and rally. Paris Whitehead-Hamilton The march will commence at fell, a community stood up. As Bartlett Park and end at Paris Whitehead-Hamilton Campbell Park. The NAACP Former President Bill Clinton U.S. Congressman Kendrick Meek CNN Anchor/Special Correspondent fell, blacks and whites, Jews is asking the entire community Soledad O’Brien and Gentiles stood up.” These to stand up and march for Paris are the words which were so Whitehead-Hamilton. The TALLAHASSEE – Former graduates and challenge them to president and CEO of the In 2007, Meek was appointed eloquently spoken by a theme of the march will be President Bill Clinton will lead “transform ideas into action.” Tallahassee Urban League. to the NATO Parliamentary minister at the funeral of Paris “Stop the violence and start the line up of speakers scheduled Since 2001, Clinton has The second commencement Assembly. He is one of only Whitehead-Hamilton the love campaign.” for Florida A&M University’s dedicated himself to philanthropy session will be held at 2 p.m. twelve members of Congress Saturday April 11. Also the NAACP intends Spring 2009 Commencement and public service through his Meek will address the graduating to represent the United States NAACP President Ray to advocate for a “Paris Line.” May 3. foundation. He also joined forces class. Meek, an alumnus, is one of on the NATO Parliamentary Tampa in repeating these A Paris line will offer Former President Clinton, with former President Bush with two Floridians who serves on the Assembly. Meek is the son of words, added a few of his residents all over the state of founder of the William J. Clinton relief and recovery efforts Ways and Means Committee and former congresswoman and own; Florida the opportunity to call Foundation will address students following the tsunami in the the only Floridian Ways and alumna Carrie P. Meek. “When Paris Whitehead- in and report gang activity. It slated to receive degrees at the Indian Ocean, and led a nation- Means member of the At 6 p.m. O’Brien will offer Hamilton fell, righteousness will allow them to call in and first of three sessions beginning at wide fundraising effort in the Democratic majority. words of advice to graduates. stood up but righteousness report violence, illegal traf- 9 a.m. in the new Multipurpose wake of Hurricane Katrina. Meek earned a Bachelor of Since joining CNN in 2003, must continue to stand up. A ficking and other issues of Center Teaching Gymnasium. During the early morning Science degree in criminal justice O’Brien has reported breaking community stood up but it concern involving youth. Other speakers are: U.S. session, the University will in 1989 from FAMU. An experi- news from around the globe. Her must continue to stand up. Furthermore, the NAACP Congressman Kendrick Meek present an Honorary Doctorate to enced legislator who served eight award-winning documentaries Blacks and whites, Jews and intends to communicate with and CNN Anchor/Special Elder Ernest Ferrell, president of years in the Florida House, 1995- have helped the nation under- gentiles stood up and they all stakeholders the possibility Correspondent Soledad O’Brien. the National Primitive Baptist 1998, and Senate, 1999-2002, must not relent.” All of these Elected President in 1992, Church. Ferrell, a native of Meek launched the initiative to forces must remain vigilant. COMMUNITY and again in 1996, Clinton will Tallahassee, is active in the reduce class sizes in Florida FAMU It is the intent of the continued on pg. 6 share his life lessons with community and also serves as schools. continued on pg. 9 Theta Eta Lambda Chapter Of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 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History Is Important BY NICOLE LEE Geneva, we saw how unjust dis- document as an important catalyst not to be engaged in the process NNPA COLUMNIST crimination began to take the to increase the visibility of and that has been years in the making. center stage on the international support for their civil rights Language that the Obama adminis- History is important. arena as the world addressed movements. tration called “severely flawed” To understand the present we must apartheid South Africa. Even Durban ignited the acknowl- was removed from the draft understand our past. though powerful countries such as edgement in Latin America of the outcome document, and yet still A number of U.N. Resolutions, the United States and the United racial disparities existing in many they will not participate in this vital conventions and declarations show Kingdom were sympathetic to the countries. In Brazil, affirmative conference. how the world has struggled with apartheid regime at the time, the action programs saw movement The Administration’s actions issues of racism and discrimination international forum served as an which did not exist before.