Black tour guides lead Savannah roots revival
In Savannah, Johnnie Brown and a small group of black entrepreneurs offer tours highlighting African and Gullah history rather than familiar Civil War landmarks. The trend reflects a growing black travel market, with guides and inn owners expanding the portrayal of heritage from plantation memory to urban and coastal roots. Brown says about half his customers are white, while inns like Claudia's Manor emphasize African influence in Savannah's Victorian district.
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Savannah
Savannah Visitors Center
Johnnie Brown
Brown
South
Forrest Gump
Travel Industry Association
Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
Carolinas
Florida
Rhea Combs
Chicago
Combs
Charisse Williams
Washington
Williams
First African Baptist Church
Kitty Green
St. Helena Island
D.C
Green
America
Claudia Collins
Claudia
Fraud Case Ties to Frankel Fleeing in 1999
The article notes that Doug Sizemore and Gov Don Sundquist denied ties between Sizemores resignation and the Frankel case. Auditors in 1993 flagged unusual trading of Franklin American Life reserves. Tennessee officials did not act, while Mississippi questioned 1999 trades with Liberty National Securities. Frankel fled the country in May 1999.
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Met
Commerce and Insurance
Doug Sizemore
Sizemore
Don Sundquist
Frankel
Tennessee Department
Franklin American Life
Tennessee
Bill Hosea
Insurance
Mississippi
Sever
al Life Insurance
Liberty National Securities
Wall Street
George Dale
Federal tax bill adds 441 changes and broad cuts
The new law cuts rates, creates a 10 percent bracket, and lowers top rates by 2006. It fixes the marriage penalty by 2009, expands the child tax credit, offers a refundable credit for low income families, and raises education IRAs to 2000 dollars annually. It includes incentives for day care and adoption credits and makes many provisions temporary until 2011 unless extended.
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Washington
Congress
Bush
Mark Lus
People on the Move highlights regional banking and business leaders
Donna Jean Phillips, Lorain National Bank, promoted to vice president compliance officer with a long tenure in banking roles since 1966. Kristy M. Wright joins Buckeye Community Bank as assistant vice president for retail banking. Lorenzo Gentile becomes Farrow Wealth Management vice president chief financial officer. Kent McNickle inducted into Ohio Staffing Services Association Hall of Fame. DeAnn Madison named Fifth Third Bank Elyria banking center manager. William A. Long elected president of the Ohio Association of Insurance and Financial Advisers. Claudia Lubaski earns estate planning and taxation credentials from The American College.
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Donna Jean Phillips
Lorain National Bank
Phillips
BSA
OFAC
Lorain County Community College
Kristy M. Wright
Buckeye Community Bank
Wright
Lorenzo Gentile
Farrow Wealth Management
Gentile
Elyria
Kent McNickle
The
Reserve Network
Ohio Staffing Services Association
McNickle
deAnn Madison
Fifth Third Bank
Madison
Rocky River Banking Center
Fifth Third
Baldwin Wallace College
HSB
William A. Long
Ohio Association of Insurance and Financial Advisers
Columbus
Long
Long Group
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Collins
Senegal
Ghana
FirstMerit
Firstmerit. Bank
FDIC
Pyaost
Speaking OF Business
Association
Bob Taft
Lubaski
Chronicle
Chronicle-Telegram
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