Port of Tacoma to Celebrate Labor and Black History.News Desk/Lifestyle Editors TACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2001 Distinguished guest speakers, poetry and live music will highlight a Labor and Black History celebration sponsored by the Port of Tacoma A major gateway to Asia and Alaska, the Port of Tacoma is a leading North American seaport, handling more than $35.6 billion in annual trade and nearly 2.1 million TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent container Units) in 2006. and International Longshore long·shore adj. Occurring, living, or working along a seacoast. [Short for alongshore.] and Warehouse Union (ILWU ILWU n abbr (US) (= International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union) → sindicato internacional de trabajadores portuarios y almacenistas ILWU n abbr (US) (= ) Local 23. The event will take place Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Port of Tacoma Administrative Offices, One Sitcum Way, Tacoma. Special guests include: James Spinosa, President, ILWU; Lt. Col. LeRoy Roberts, a former member of the Tuskegee Airmen Tuskegee Airmen Black servicemen of the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) who trained at Alabama's Tuskegee Army Air Field in World War II. They constituted the first African American flying unit in the U.S. military. , a group of African-American pilots in World War II; Arthur Garrett, a former member of the U.S. Army's African-American 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Units, sometimes known as Buffalo Soldiers; John Jordan "Buck" O'Neill, Chairman of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and former first baseman and coach of the Kansas City Monarchs The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball's Negro Leagues. Operating in Kansas City, Missouri and owned by J.L. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the Negro National League from 1920 to 1930. , as well as the first black coach in the major leagues; Frederick Douglass, IV, and his wife B.J. Douglass, who together portray famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass and his wife, Anna; Jazz music by David Motamedy and His Band with special guest artist Josie; Poetry readings by Agrippa Williams. The public is invited to attend this event and learn more about the role Black Americans have played in the Labor movement. Admission is free. A catered lunch of BBQ BBQ barbecue chicken or ribs will be available for $6. Brown-baggers are welcome. Note to members of the media: Contact Willie Adams, at 253/593-4366, to arrange interviews with guest speakers and performers. Media availability will be scheduled for the afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. 20. |
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