Black State Legislators to Hold State of Black Florida Workshops & Scholarship Gala

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tallahassee will serve as the backdrop for the Florida Conference of Black State Legislators’ [FCBSL] Annual State of Black Florida Week, March 15th – 20th. The FCBSL will host a week of exciting and enriching activities from a Scholarship Golf Tournament to the State of Black Florida Workshops. The Annual Scholarship Gala will be held at the Tallahassee Automobile Museum on Friday, March 19th. The ticketed VIP fundraiser will benefit the organization’s HBCU Scholarship fund. The Mayor’s Brunch, on March 20th, will culminate the week’s events.

“This week is designed to offer people from all over the Southeast an exclusive opportunity to build strong networks and to learn how to better address the issues most pertinent in the African American community,” explained Senator Gary Siplin (D-Orlando), Chairman of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus. Attendees will be able to partake in workshops on a range of topics presented by experts from the U.S. Small Business Association, as well as state-level education, healthcare, and criminal justice officials.

Celebrating over 20 years of service to the community, the Florida Conference of Black State Legislators is a 501-C3 non-profit organization assembled by influential government officials for the purpose of advancing the issues and concerns of local citizens and to champion legislation that affect their less fortunate constituents.

Schedule for the Florida Conference of Black State Legislators Annual State of Black Florida:

15th- Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament

16th- Legislative Days at the Capitol

17th- Historically Black Colleges & Universities Legislative Day at the Capitol

18th- State of Black Florida Workshops
Pre-Gala Reception

19th- State of Black Florida Workshops (cont’d)
Scholarship Gala [Tickets are $35 per a person or $50 for couples]

20th- Mayors Brunch [Invitation Only]

To register for the conference week activities or to purchase Gala tickets, visit www.blackcaucusgala.com or call (850) 224-0937. Media inquiries contact Sr. Publicist Treavion Davenport at (678) 523-3088 or [email protected].

About Senator Gary Siplin (D-Orlando) Chairman of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus

Senator Gary Siplin was born on October 21, 1954 in Orlando, Florida where he lived with his loving mother, Aretha Mae Dawson, and his 3 siblings.

Senator Siplin graduated from Jones High School in Orlando, Florida in 1973 and went on to receive his B.A. degree in Political Science from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1976 and a M.A. in Public & International Affairs from the University of Pittsburg, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania in 1977. Siplin earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Duquesne (Du-Kane) University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania in 1981, and was a distinguished recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from City College in Orlando, Florida in 2003.

Siplin has a long resume of accomplishments, experiences, honors, and awards. He worked as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Edward B. Davis, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Miami, Florida) in 1981; as Assistant County Attorney (Miami, Florida) in 1982; as an Attorney for a private Miami, Florida law firm in 1989; and as Managing Partner of The Siplin Law Firm since 1992.

Siplin was elected to the Florida House of Representative in 2000, District 39 (Orlando, Florida). He was subsequently elected to the Florida State Senate in 2002, District 19 (Orlando, Florida), making him the First Black State Senator elected from Central Florida. He presently serves in this office.

Senator Siplin and his wife, Victoria, are proud parents of two sons, Joshua and Jacob, and Gary Jr. and Angelica from his previous marriage. They are members of the New Covenant Baptist Church in Orlando, Florida.

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