Roy Copeland and Willie Head have announced the winners,
but the food, music, and community continue untii 6PM today.
100 Black Men BBQ
Pictures by John S. Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange
Lowndes County Courthouse, Valdosta, Georgia, 6 August 2011.
Lowndes High School Jazz Band,
Valdosta Brown Bag Lunch Series at the Historic Lowndes County Courthouse.
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange,
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 9 May 2011.
Legendary rock guitarist Carlos Santana, in town to be honored for a
“Beacon of Change” award at Sunday’s MLB Civil Rights Game at
Turner Field, called the state’s new immigration law “anti-American.”
Santana took his turn at the podium on the field in a pre-game ceremony
before the Braves-Phillies game to criticize the immigration bill just
signed into law by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal Friday.
“I represent the human race,” the Mexican-born Carlos Santana
said. “The people of Arizona, the people of Atlanta, Georgia, you
should be ashamed of yourselves.”
The Georgia immigration law, HB 87, cracks down on illegal immigration
by increasing enforcement powers and requiring many employers to check
the immigration status of new hires.
Deidra White threw a party at Bas Bleu in downtown Valdosta.
The band lineup kept changing, but it included both amateurs such as
Deidra, Stan White, Charles F. Simons (who is Valdosta Chief of Police
when he’s not playing lead guitar), and professional musicians such as
Joe Smothers of Skannyardle and Brady Carrington and Rory Hoke of The Moore Trio.
The occasion was Deidra’s birthday and a benefit for Diane:
Right now, one of our own Diane, age 48, who is the “Mom” of the kitchen staff at The Bleu Cafe is fighting her own battle against this disease.
So on Deidra’s birthday, this Saturday, we’re going to celebrate health and being alive while we raise money to help Diane with expenses while she is unable to work.
