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UNITY LADDER BUILDER:
PORTIA MAULTSBY, PH.D

Laura Bolton Professor Emerita of Ethnomusicology, Department of Folklore & Ethnomusicology, Indiana University

Portia K. Maultsby, an Orlando native and a graduate of Jones High School, is Laura Boulton Professor Emerita of Ethnomusicology in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University. She also is the founding director of the Indiana University Soul Revue, the country’s first and only credit-bearing and touring ensemble specializing in Black popular music. Performances in Orlando during two southern tours in the mid-1970s, included then students Kevon Edmonds and Keith Mitchell of After 7.

Continuing her studies in piano that began at age five, Dr. Maultsby received the Bachelor’s degree of Music degree in piano performance from Benedictine College, Kansas;Masters of Music in Musicology and Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from the University of Wisconsin, the latter with a concentration in African American music.

Dr. Maultsby has presented her research on African American religious and popular music in various academic settings in the United States, Western and Eastern Europe, Africa, and South America. She is widely published in national and international journal volumes and is co-editor of African American Music: An Introduction, 2nd ed. (2015) and Issues in African American Music: Power, Gender, Race, Representation (2016). Her current book project is on Black gospel music in the Netherlands, a case study on globalization. 

Dr. Maultsby’s research has been translated in many formats. She has served as consultant, music supervisor/editor, and on-camera for PBS, BBC, and NPR documentaries. An interactive version of her timeline on African American music is featured permanently on Carnegie Hall’s website.  Developed in conjunction with a two-week festival on African American music curated bythe late opera singer Jessye Norman in 2009, the website’s content and platform currently are being updated and will be available for access again in mid-late 2020. 

Among Dr. Maultsby’s many awards and honors, includethe President’s Medal (2013) for “extraordinary merit and achievement in the arts and humanities.” In 2012, she presented the Charles Seeger Lecture, the centerpiece of the annual meeting of the Society of Ethnomusicology and one of the highest honors in the field.  

Since 2011, Dr. Maultsby has served as lead senior scholar, consultant, and storyline co-chair for the 56,000 sq. ft. National Museum of African American and Music in Nashville (scheduled to open summer 2020). She is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority. 

UNITY LADDER BUILDER:
RONALD O. ROGER

President of Ronald O. Rogers & Associates

Ronald O. Rogers is a native of Orlando, Florida and a graduate of Jones High School.  Mr. Rogers attended Florida A & M University and the Graduate School of City Planning - Georgia Institute of Technology with advanced post graduate study at Harvard University.

Mr. Rogers currently serves as President of Ronald O. Rogers & Associates, a business development and management firm specializing in business development, market penetration, community relations, planning and coordination of community outreach and involvement.

Mr. Rogers is a former City Administrator with the Town of Eatonville, Florida, the oldest Black Incorporated Municipality in the United States,where during his tenure, the Town of Eatonville experienced unprecedented growth and development.

Over the past 40 years, Mr. Rogers has served on Boards of several Civic and Community Organizations.  He served on the first Orange County, Florida Charter Review Commission, which brought single member Commission Districts to Orange County thus allowing elected African American representation, Appointed by the Governor to the Valencia Community College Board of Trustees and the Ninth Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission, Leadership Orlando (1978), Past Chairman of the Florida A&M University College of Law - Board of Visitors, Past Member United Way Board of Directors. Past Chairman-Citrus Club of Orlando Board of Governors, past member of the Visit Orlando Board of Directors and past member of the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, Executive Board, Past Chairmanof the African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida. Mr. Rogers also was one of twenty-five (25) citizens appointed to serve on a Blue-Ribbon Panel for Education to assess the Orange County School System and was appointed by the Mayor of the City of Orlando to serve on the Mayor’s Violence Prevention Task Force, the Central Florida Transportation Corridors “Task Force”, The Orange County Library System Board of Directors,  Past Director – Bill Dickey National Golf Tournament Board of Directors. University of Central Florida Commencement Speaker and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He remains active in the community serving in several capacities, most notably Chairman Emeritus of100 Black Men of Greater Orlando, Inc. and the Orange County (MMRB) Nominating Board.

Mr. Rogers has received numerous awards and honors.  He most notably received the coveted “Star Award” from the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc. (Visit Orlando) for fostering the promotion of African-American Tourism in Central Florida; the Jones High School “Legacy Award” for outstanding service to the community, the Town of Eatonville - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Award.Onyx Magazine – Public Service Award, Central State Minority Contractors - Outstanding Service Award, The Greater Orlando Florida A&M University Alumni Association Presidents Award, Orlando Minority Youth Golf Association (OMYGA) – Award of Appreciation, The Greater Orlando Florida A&M University Alumni Service Award and The Links, Incorporated 45thSouthern Area Conference Civic Award Honoree.

The Orlando Business Journal also named Mr. Rogers as a “Businessman to Watch” in thetwenty (20) most up and coming Influential Businessmen in Central Florida, he is the recipient of the 2008 Orange County Community Action Agency “Humanitarian of the year Award,” Orange County Chapter – National Alumni Association of Bethune-Cookman University Award of Appreciation, Legacy Magazine’s 100 Most influential African Americans in Central Florida and recently recognized for support of the Bethune-Cookman University Orange County Wildcat Booster Club.

 




THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED - WE HAD A VERY FUN AND SUCCESSFUL 15TH ANNUAL BASKETS OF LOVE....

Our Space To Grow team donated almost 200 "baskets of love" and hosted a pop up shop where residents could select from a large selection of donated, gently used clothing, shoes and accessories (including blankets). The blankets were a big hit. Special thanks to KPMG for donating a couple dozen duffle bags (they came in handy for all of the treats the residents received on Saturday). 

Thank you also to the DVC team/Disney VoluntEARS for donating over 75 "baskets of love" and to PEPSICO for donating snacks and the reusable bags that we used for the toiletries and HGV for snacks and beverages! Thank you also to Dr. Keita Joy for speaking to the residents and inspiring them to persevere. 

The residents of the Healthcare Center for the Homeless of Central Florida have asked us for gently used Hoodies, walking pants and sneakers. 

Mail or deliver items to: ROXANNE BEARDMORE, HCCH, 816 W. CENTRAL BLVD, ORLANDO, FL 32805.

UP NEXT...FEBRUARY 15, 2020

5TH ANNUAL TEAM STEWART BASKETS OF LOVE!!

Thank you Stewart Moore, WESH TV, and his phenomenal team for helping the residents of the Orlando Union Rescue Mission! 
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WOMEN ON THE RISE CONFERENCE & EMPOWERMENT EXPO 2020  
 

The theme for this year’s conference is “Reframe Your Life” …stepping out of your comfort zone and stomping down fear to enjoy new opportunities. We want you to ditch the status quo and take a timeout from your everyday to reframe your outlook and renew your enthusiasm for life.

So many of us often struggle with self-doubt, anxiety and operating in a constant state of overwhelm. The very existence of this conference proves that you are not alone and that we are in this together.

2020 is the beginning of a new decade and is symbolic of perfect sight. What better time than now to Reframe your mindset, your path and begin to see things with Clear Vision.

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Thank you to Corey and Ernest for donating tickets to be given away as door prizes at our UNITY BHM event this Thursday!  
 
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