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JUNE 27 – JULY 3, 2014
VOLUME 22 NO. 26
HALL OF FAMER The Florida Courier’s founder and first publisher is recognized by the Florida newspaper trade organization for his service to the newspaper industry, Black Floridians, and the state of Florida. of Fame recognizes individuals who have rendered outstanding service in the field of newspaper journalism in Florida over the past 130 years. Florida Newspaper Hall of Fame nominees are eligible for selection normally no earlier than the third year following their retirement or death. No more than one nominee per year can be selected for admission to the Florida Hall of Fame.
One of a few Capt. John Van Tronk of the Daytona Beach Police Department and Cherry, Sr. try to see eye-to-eye. FLORIDA COURIER STAFF
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Charles W. Cherry, Sr. died in 2004. His wife of 52 years, Julia T. Cherry, has led the familyowned newspaper business since then. Rev. Dr. Ralph Abernathy and Cherry, Sr. marched from Daytona Beach to Cape Kennedy in 1969.
Deltas bring dollars to Tampa
lorida Courier and Daytona Times founder Charles W. Cherry, Sr., will be inducted posthumously into the Florida Press Association’s Hall of Fame during the organization’s annual convention in Miami next week. The Florida Press Association (FPA) is the state’s largest newspaper trade industry group. It was founded in 1879 as a nonprofit corporation to protect the freedoms and advance the professional standards of the press of Florida. It includes the entire daily and most of the weekly newspapers in the state in its membership. The Florida Newspaper Hall
Cherry, Sr. becomes the 45th inductee in the Florida Newspaper Hall of Fame. “We are honored that Charles W. Cherry, Sr. will be joining the Florida Newspaper Hall of Fame. The nominating committee was unanimous in its selection of Mr. Cherry and felt that his contributions to the industry, to his community and to the state of Florida made his selection an easy choice,” said Dean Ridings, FPA president and CEO. Cherry becomes only the second Black newspaper owner – after the late Eric Simpson, longtime publisher of Jacksonville’s Florida Star weekly newspaper – to be so honored. Simpson was inducted in 2003. Past inductees include Al Neuharth, former president and CEO of the Gannett Company and founder of USA Today; Alvah Chapman, former See CHERRY, Page A2
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Funkin’ for Eatonville (FL)
Convention impact in the millions BY JENISE GRIFFIN MORGAN FLORIDA COURIER
Thousands of members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. are in Tampa this week for its 44th Southern Regional Conference. While sorority members stand out with their trademark red and white attire, it will be the green they leave behind that will have the most impact on Florida’s west coast. About 5,000 sorority members are expected to attend the four-day conference, which culminates on June 29. Visit Tampa Bay, the official destination marketing organization for Hillsborough County, estimates a $2.5 million economic impact on the area.
Impact on Washington When the sorority celebrated its 100th anniversary last year in Washington, D.C., it attracted nearly 40,000 members from around the world to the convention. The convention generated an economic impact of about $73 million into the local economy. The public service sisterhood has more than 275,000 members in the United States, England, Japan, Haiti, the Republic of Korea, Germany, Jamaica, St. Croix and the Bahamas.
‘Welcome to Tampa’ “We are pleased to welcome Delta Sigma Theta’s Southern Regional Conference to Tampa Bay in June 2014,” said Santiago Corrada, president and CEO of Visit Tampa Bay. “While the group’s 3,500 room nights and $2.5 million estimated economic impact are important Dr. Paulette to our destination, it’s the lasting bond we’ve made with the local Walker chapter, national office and Dr. Paulette Walker that is an integral part of making the 2014 Southern Regional Conference a success,” Corrado added. See DELTAS, Page A2
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Trumpeter Tom Browne, whose best-known hit is “Funkin’ for Jamaica (NY)” blew his horn at Eatonville’s annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival on June 20. Florida Courier Photographer Duane C. Fernandez, Sr. was there.
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