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[email protected] Phone: 512-476-0082 Fax: 512-476-0179 March 4, 2011 First African-American in space speaks to More than 3,000 attended the llth Austin students African merican Legislative Summit RAPPIN’ Tommy Wyatt What a difference an email makes!! African Americans have become quite good at determin- ing who their friends are. There is an old saying that “we have no permanent friends or en- emies, only permanent prob- Guion S. Bluford, Jr., Ph.D. lems.” Keeping that in mind, By Angela Wyatt Earth’s atmosphere. “There there had to be coalitions formed Staff Reporter is a lot of interest in human Summit attendees gather in House Chamber for the conference. Photo by Damon Luckett. space flight. Not only in the to work on specific problems. Dr. Guion “Guy” S. The 11th African and the Sheraton Hotel at the The keynote speaker for United States but around the The goal is to find some- Bluford, Jr, the first African- American Legislative Summit Capitol. This year’s theme the the Monday evening world,” Bluford said. “The one who need us as much as we American to fly aboard the was held in Austin February was “African Americans Scholarship Banquet was Russians are interested, the need them. There was a time Space Shuttle was in Austin 28 - March 1 in Austin. The Staying Relevant in the Midst Debra Lee, CEO of BET and the Europeans still support it, when we could count on a coali- February 23, 2011.