January 2019 Volume 29/ Number 1 • A Monthly Publication by Unite of Southwest Missouri, Inc • www.unitenewsonline.org
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10th Anniversary of the African American Read-In See Story on Page 5
Building Empowering Connections In Our Diverse Community
City Manager Jason Gage selects two deputy city managers Springfield, MO— City Manager Jason Gage has named two deputy city managers: Maurice Jones current assistant city manager Collin Quigley, and a newcomer to Springfield, Maurice Scott Jones. Quigley will be promoted and transition into the new role, effective Dec. 9 and Jones will join the City Jan. 28, 2019. Gage plans to reorganize the 1800-employee City of Springfield organization slightly, asking Quigley to take on additional responsibilities for finance and the budget process, and more evenly dividing the departmental reports between two deputies. Gage will not fill an assistant city manager position, so no new positions are being added. continued on page 2
SGF Multicultural Festival Moves To Oasis Convention Center
Festival moves to add space and create improved guest experience
Springfield MO— Unite of Southwest Missouri will present the 22nd Annual Springfield Multicultural Festival on Monday, January 21, 2019, 12 - 4 pm at the Oasis Hotel & Convention Center, 2546 N Glenstone Ave, Springfield, MO. The festival is a premier event highlighting a variety of talent representing cultures from around the world continued on page 9
Oasis Hotel & Convention Center, 2546 N Glenstone Ave
Springfield NAACP MLK March & Celebration Springfield, MO— The Springfield NAACP will hold their annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March & Celebration Monday, January 21, 2019. The march will begin at 8:30 am at the Mediacom Ice Park and end at the Gillioz Theatre. The program will begin at the Gillioz once the marchers arrive. Martin Luther King Jr. Day sometimes referred to as MLK Day) is an American federal holiday marking the birthday of
Ronald Reagan and Coretta Scott King at the MLK Day signing ceremony.
Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monday
of January each year, which continued on page 9