“Thank You” from Kiva Williams, 2024 Celebration Keynote Speaker
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From the bottom of my heart, thank you for believing in me and giving me a chance. I’m truly honored for this amazing opportunity! Thank you for honoring me and my efforts here in the Tampa Bay community. The flowers and gift cards were icing on the cake! Blessings to you and yours. Until next time, Kiva Williams […]

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Dr. Antoinette Jackson
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The African American Burial Grounds & Remembering Project is an ongoing USF research study which addresses the erasure of historic black cemeteries in the Tampa Bay area. Led by Dr. Antoinette Jackson and awarded a USF Understanding Blackness and Addressing Anti-Black Racism grant in 2020, it consists of faculty, staff, and students from multiple disciplines […]

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Mrs. Norma Robinson and the late Mr. Joseph Robinson
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The Museum’s founders retired to Florida from New York in 1997, and settled in Sulphur Springs.  As member of the Sulphur Springs Action (SSAL) league, they became community advocates for the community . Norma served as Secretary of SSAL, and her roles in the community have included managing teen programs, working with Cub Master Boys […]

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Mrs. Candy Lowe-Jones
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Mrs. Candy Lowe-Jones is married to Daryll ‘DJ’ Jones and is a mother of two and grandmother to three boys. She has excelled as the founder of Black Business Bus Tour (BBBT) in Tampa since 2006. Throughout the years, Mrs. Lowe-Jones established a successful business as a way to raise awareness and promote African American-owned […]

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Jack and Jill of America, Greater Tampa Chapter
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While visiting Tallahassee, Florida in April 1983, Rudean Crawley met a childhood friend, Jeraldine Smith, and the two discussed the Tampa of that day compared with the Tampa of their childhood. It was their opinion that more could be done for the youth of Tampa through a local chapter of Jack and Jill of America, […]

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Mrs. Kiva Williams
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Kiva Williams is an Atlanta native who has made the Tampa Bay area her home. After attending the University of South Florida and earning a degree in Dance Studies, she went on to marry her college sweetheart, Nathan Williams, II. Together they have three beautiful children, Nathan III (15), Noah (10), and Nia (6). After […]

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Artis Gambrell, Jr.
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Artis E. Gambrell, Jr. is a highly experienced and dedicated educator with over 32 years of experience in the field of public education. Born and raised in East Tampa, he received his undergraduate degree in Education from Florida A&M University in 1990 and his master’s in Educational Leadership from National Louis University in 1999. He […]

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Dr. Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman
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Dr. Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman is Associate Professor of Sociology and Interim Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Recruitment, Retention, and Engagement at The University of South Florida. She received her B.A. from Cornell University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Duke University. She is the author of The Color of Love: Racial Features, Stigma, and […]

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Tonya M. Lewis
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Mrs. Tonya M. Lewis is one of the most recognized and respected community activists in the Tampa Bay area. She has worked for 28 years pouring her life into the care and upkeep of the city’s underserved youth and elderly.  Mrs. Lewis has made Children With A Vision, Inc. (CWAV) a household name through proven […]

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Sheila McCants
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Sheila McCants is a native Floridian raised in Clearwater, Florida. She received her undergraduate degree in psychology and a certificate in Behavioral Technology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She received her master’s degree in Counseling from the University of South Florida. During her 25+ year career she has developed and implemented services […]

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