Holiday Traditions, Historic Remembrances, & Healthy Hearts CONTENTS HOLIDAY TRADITIONS 5 A Commissioner’s Christmas 6 Christmas With the Whiteheads 7 Kwanzaa Celebrations HISTORIC REMEMBRANCES 9 Oviedo Colored Schools Museum 11 The History of Orlando Neighborhoods – Parramore & Winter Park 12 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebrations ACCOMPLISHMENTS 13 Author’s Corner 14 Honorees: Featuring Some of Greater Orlando’s Most Influential Leaders and Contributors HEALTHY HEARTS 16 Change in the Weather 18 Black Women Talking About Valentine’s Day IN EVERY ISSUE 17 Good Eats THE SOCIAL SCENE 20 Celebrating the Big 40 – Orange County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 22 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Comes to Rollins College 22 Spotlight on Visual Artist, Ivan Smith 23 Celebrating 40 Years of Black Journalists in Central Florida 6 7
RADIANTLY BLACK TEAM MEMBER SHOWCASE James Benjamin, Jr., a natural-born entrepreneur, is a Director of Distribution for Radiantly Black Magazine, with an emphasis on churches, beauty salons, and barbershops. The Radiantly Black Publisher admits to being inundated with compliments on the nice, handsome, well-mannered young man who interacts with the staff at the magazine’s pick-up locations. His wife, Jessica, was also bitten by the entrepreneurial bug. Together the Benjamins operate three businesses. Most of their energy is focused on Benjamin Custom Apparel 4 U, which specializes in custom printing, including banners, monogrammed glassware, and all types of custom designed shirts (family reunion shirts, polo shirts, golf shirts, etc.). They are passionate about healthy eating/living and therefore started Will-O-Wik Farms (WOW), which grows microgreens that are sold to local restaurants. Lastly, SEO and Web Design, primarily operated by his wife, provides web design and other services that maximize brand identity. They can be reached for all three businesses at bencustom4u@gmail.com. We expect millionaire status for James and Jessica at some point in the future. James was born and raised in Sanford. He attended Seminole High School and the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.
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