GUESS WHO'S COMING TO TOWN? IT'S SCROOGE!

LorettaWhite1(A Stage Play production educating and working towards positive changes)

This holiday season, don’t be a Scrooge. It’s a Season for Change! A change of heart, a change of attitude, and a change of mind.

“Well, even though my cast and crew will be bringing Scrooge to your hood this holiday season, it's for a good reason; We will be trying to convince Scrooge to change his mean ole ways”.

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Gentrification? What happened to the African-American Community in Parramore?

Britt Lyle long time Orlando resident speaks out.by Britt Lyle
A Personal Historical Perspective.

Orlando, my Ancestral home, is a far different place now than I remember. We have lived in Orlando going back seven generations on my mother’s maternal side, that we know of. My Great-Great Grandmother Maggie McDonald was here when my Great-Great Grandfather George Davis, Jr. moved here in the 1880’s from New Orleans.

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The First Annual GloZell Green Fall Festival of Arts & Entertainment

glozellgreenMs. GloZell Green, international YouTube star is coming home to Orlando, Florida. GloZell is know worldwide for her comedic antics on the Internet and now feel that it is time to give back to the community that made it all possible.

The "First Annual GloZell Green Fall Festival of Arts and Entertainment."

This event is being held on the grounds of the Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church, 2525 W. Church St. Orlando, Fl. 32805, Saturday, October 26, 2013 from at 10:00am to 4:00pm.

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I Remember Parramore

LarryAdamsBy Larry Adams
I wasn't born in Orlando but this is my "Hometown". I came here in 1957 at the age of three. I lived with one of my dad's brothers for a minute before we moved to Carver Court. Bldg.15. Apt 6, the Southern end of the "Parramore District". The area south of Gore street was mostly white and they considered themselves living in "Holden Heights".

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The Walmart Next Door

WalmartSignI meet regularly with my friend David Rucker, who is very active in several organizations and the president of at least two of them. We generally meet in one of the meeting rooms at the Village Square on Goldwyn Ave. Sometimes we walk the halls an look at Black commerce at work. The salons, barber shops, restaurants, attorney offices, accountant offices and other Black businesses were proud to be located in a building where Black commerce has been housed for decades.

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The Orange County NAACP Dog and Pony Show

NAACPI didn't go to the 'Dog and Pony' show held last night that was scheduled by the Orange County NAACP. I was in another meeting that I could not leave. My meeting lasted for a couple of hours beyond the scheduled ending time. We have an agenda in place that makes sure certain things were accomplished at this meeting. By reaching those objectives, we can then move on to the next goal. There are consequences for failing to meet deadlines. Of course, there are benefits and rewards for success. My group accomplished our goal for last night's meeting. Now we move on to our next step.

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