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Qsxa. 7 th Annual Black History Gala. z. MOTIVATING YOUNG PEOPLE FOR SUCCESS. Qsxa. 7 th Annual Black History Gala. z. Gold Sponsor. Qsxa. 7 th Annual Black History Gala. z. Gold Sponsor. Commissioner Tiffany Moore Russell

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  1. Qsxa 7th Annual Black History Gala • z MOTIVATING YOUNG PEOPLE FOR SUCCESS

  2. Qsxa 7th Annual Black History Gala • z Gold Sponsor

  3. Qsxa 7th Annual Black History Gala • z Gold Sponsor Commissioner Tiffany Moore Russell District 6

  4. Qsxa 7th Annual Black History Gala • z Gold Sponsor Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation

  5. Qsxa 7th Annual Black History Gala • z Gold Sponsor

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  13. Qsxa BHCOC Members • z The Black History Committee Of Orange County, Inc.

  14. Qsxa Mission • z Educate the citizensof Orlando/ Orange County and America about Black history, which is a vital source of American history

  15. Qsxa Mission • z The BHCOC is committed to improving dialogue as it pertains to the contributions African- Americans have made to this community

  16. Qsxa Mission • z The BHCOC is also committed to improving literacy in our community by donating funds to students who wish to continue their education by obtaining graduate and undergraduate degrees

  17. Qsxa • z I would like to express my sincere thanks and appreciation for the pledge payment of $10,000 that the Black History Committee of Orange County, Inc. has made to the students at the University of Central Florida on April 3, 2007

  18. Qsxa • z The Black History Committee has donated over $100,000 to local schools, colleges Universities in Orlando and the State of Florida. Pineloch Elementary, Valencia Community College, University of Central Florida, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Bethune Cookman University Edward Waters University, Florida Memorial University, Miles College and more.

  19. Qsxa 2009 Challenge • z

  20. Qsxa 2008 Challenge • z

  21. Qsxa 2008 Challenge • z While most of us know President Obama as the intelligent, thoughtful speaker who can bring people together, his best friend from CSI: NY Hill Harper can give us insight about who he really is.

  22. Qsxa • z Hill Harper is the Key keynote speaker for the 2009 Black History Banquet to be held at the Rosen Center Orlando. Hill said Barack and I were classmates at Harvard and he's just a great guy," Harper told Hollyscoop exclusively at the SLS Hotel Grand opening in Los Angeles.

  23. Qsxa We Thank you So much for All your support • z Our sponsors and the Board of County Commissioners help the BHCOC make a difference in the community.

  24. Qsxa • z Harriett Tubman Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Frederick Douglas

  25. Qsxa Sojourner Truth (self-given name) Born Isabella Baumfree 1797 - 1883 • z “ Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me and best place! And ain't I a woman?“ Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  26. Qsxa Booker T. Washington 1856-1915 • z Founder of Tuskegee Normal School in Alabama (now Tuskegee University Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  27. Edmond DEDE 1827-1901 Qsxa • z African American Creole composer, violinist and conductor who belonged to the Negro Philharmonic in his native New Orleans. Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  28. Qsxa George Washington Carver (1864 -1943) • z American scientist, educator, humanitarian, and former slave. Carver developed hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans; his discoveries greatly improved the agricultural output and the health of Southern farmers. Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  29. Qsxa Inventor with 57 patents for design of machine equipment • z Elijah McCoy 1844 - 1929 Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  30. Qsxa W.E.B. Dubois 1868 -1963 • z First African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University. Co-Founder of the NAACP. Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  31. Qsxa Madam C.J. Walker 1867 – 1919 Cosmetic Industry Business Woman • z Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  32. Qsxa Marcus Garvey 1902 – 1967 Best remembered as an important proponent of the Back to Africa movement, which encouraged those of African descent to return to their ancestral homelands. • z Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  33. Qsxa Langston Hughes Author and Poet 1902 - 1967 • z Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  34. Qsxa Wallace Thurman 1902 - 1932 • z Writer, Critic & Newsman Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  35. Qsxa Daughter of former slaves, McLeod Bethune was an educator, political advisor, and civil rights leader. • z Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History Mary McLeod Bethune 1875 - 1955

  36. Qsxa Zora Neale Hurston 1891 - 1960 • z Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  37. Qsxa Duke Ellington 1899 - 1974 • z Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  38. Qsxa Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong 1900 - 1971 • z Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  39. Qsxa Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller 1877-1968 Artist • z Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  40. Qsxa Aaron Douglas 1899 - 1979 Father of Black American Art • z Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  41. Qsxa August Savage 1892 - 1964 Artist • z Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  42. Qsxa William Grant Still 1895 -1978 • z First African-American to have his own symphony performed and first to have an opera on national TV. Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  43. Qsxa Chubby Checker 1941 • z Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  44. Qsxa Distinguished jazz musicians of the latter half of the 20th century. Miles Davis 1926 1991 • z Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  45. Qsxa Jesse Owens 1913 - 1980 • z Owens broke three world records and tied a fourth, all in a 70 minute span. Jesse Owens overcame segregation, racism and bigotry to prove to the world that African-Americans belonged in the world of athletics. Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  46. Qsxa Rosa Parks 1913 - 2005 • z Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  47. Qsxa Thurgood Marshall 1908 - 1993 NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall, Was the nations first Black Justice. • z Winning Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., segregation in public schools was Found to be unconstitutional. Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  48. Qsxa National leader of the civil rights movement, leading boycotts and staging protests against segregation in the South. • z Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929 -1968 Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  49. Qsxa Coretta Scott King 1927 - 2006 • z A social reformer and a symbol, in her own right, of her husband's struggle for peace and brotherhood. Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

  50. Qsxa Malcolm X 1925 - 1965 Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. • z A born leaderIntelligent and articulate, Malcolm became a minister and national spokesman for the Nation of Islam. Heroes Past & Present Celebrating our Legacy Reflection of our African American History

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