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Last week was vacation time for Pat and me. So, you may ask, what do we have to vacation from? Good question but nevertheless, off we went. Went back to “Sweet Home Alabama.” No, I never lived there but my dad came west from there. A place called Gadsden. Whenever I visit there I wonder why they chose to leave this beautiful part of Alabama and move to a somewhat unimproved place called Leflore County, Oklahoma. But they did and in my journeys there I found out their reasons.
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Dunbar Heights-Citizen Potawatomi Nation 2022 Juneteenth VIP Program held it’s program on Friday, June 17, 2022 at the Potawatomi Convention Center in Shawnee. There were various recognitions and annoucements, including musical selections, the singing of the Negro National Anthem “Lift Every Voice And Sing,” followed by heavy Hors D’Oeuvres. Shirley Nero of Clearview spoke on the “Recognition of 13 Black Townships of Oklahoma and the keynote speaker was Major Dr. M. L. Jemison of Oklahoma City.
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The citizens of the Town of Clearview cel-ebrated Juneteenth as citizens in the early days of Clearview with food, games, and the reason they celebrate Juneteenth. The group gathered at the Main Street Community Center at 6:30 p.m. on June 19, 2022, the actual day of Juneteenth for pizza, drinks, dessert, and games. It was a fun time for all. This may generate a monthly event instead of a yearly event to bring the citizens together.
Read moreClearview News: Sympathy is extended to the Forshee family upon the death of Donnie Earl Forshee. Donnie is the son of the late Wilbert Crawford and Barbrie Forshee formerly of Clearview. Also, sympathy is extended to the Zackery family upon the death of Shirley A. Zackery-Smith, daughter of the late Joe Clifford and Drucilla Zackery. Please continue your prayers for those on our sick list: Clifford Normore, Billy Walker, L.C. Carson, Sharon Patton, Dorothy Loggins, Marjorie Plunkett, Ethelene Scott, Kurrilue Johnson, Earnest Hamilton, and Johnny West.
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Tulsa Rudisill Regional Library sponsored the 23 Annual Historic All-Black Town Tour Commemorating Juneteenth on Saturday, June 11, 2022. Two busloads of tourist visited the historically all-Black towns of Redbird and Tullahassee in Wagoner county. The ended the day with lunch at Golden Corral and a tour of Fort Gibson Historic Site. Historians Shirley Nero and Jimmie White led the groups on a fascinating, historical history through Oklahoma from 1832 to the present.
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The Oklahoma Historical Society hosted the the Juneteenth Celebration with “Music Through the Ages” at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Dr. Donnie L. Nero Sr. served as emcee. Sentor George Young served as keynote speaker. Three musical performers, representing Oklahoma’s Africn American roots, included Dr. Harold Aldridge Jr., Walter Taylor’s Blu Fonk band, and Jabee Williams’ contemporary rap. The Brothers of Stomp performed and Evelym Morgan led the audience in the Black Nationa Anthem. This annual event is sponsored by the OHS’s Multicultural Office and Black Heritage Committee.
Read moreI do not propose to be an expert on very many things but finding jobs after retirement would probably be an area in which I have some experience, but not necessarily a great deal of knowledge.
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