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George Starke Jr. was the first African American to ever attend the University of Florida Law School.Grainy footage shows a nervous Mr. Starke on campus receiving his registration packet. There was a row separating him from his white classmates on their first day. On Sept. 15, 1958, when I went to University of Florida, I didn t know what to expect, Starke said. I got to meet some of my classmates. Some of who really weren t my classmates, I didn t know it at the time. Two of them were Florida Highway Patrol. They had been assigned to ensure my safety. They didn t know what to expect either. Except that my name did come up once in awhile in Klan meetings. I didn t know about it until later because they were able to keep that information away from me, Starke said. It wasn t the first time the focus had been on Mr. Starke in what would otherwise be a segregated part of life. Years earlier, Airman Starke was selected to participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a brand new bui
Paying for the future: NY financial adviser talks investment after pandemic
File photo: Aerial shot of the Scarborough Esplanade, Milford Road, Scarborough, Tobago. Photo by Jeff K Mayers
For over 20 years Andre Wright has helped governments and companies in the Caribbean turn imagination into reality by helping them secure financing for infrastructure.
A financial consultant, Wright is the executive vice president of the Standard International Group Ltd, a financial advisory firm with focus on the region.
Infrastructure has widely been considered one of the benchmarks of economic growth, as good roads, airports and hospitals are the tools needed to support economies and boost trade.
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Few know Birmingham its streets, its schools, its churches as well as Cornell Wesley, the recently named director of the city’s Department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity (IEO).
Wesley, the youngest of three children, grew up in the North Titusville community and attended Glen Iris Elementary School where he was part of the first class to be bused in Center Street Middle School, and A. H. Parker High School. As a teen he was called to preach and delivered his first trial sermon at his home church, South Elyton Baptist Church, before leaving his hometown for Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.