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This office is a liaison between the county and the African-American community, advocates their concerns and coordinates efforts to identify, address and resolve problems. It assists in the delivery of services designed to meet the needs of African-American residents. This liaison also works within County government as a consultant to various departments in issues pertaining to the different cultures and diverse communities they serve.

The African-American Affairs Liaison hosts a yearly celebration to bring together the community and government, commemorate diversity and bring in the private sector as sponsoring partners. The "African-American Celebration" is held in February, usually at Joe Chillura Courthouse Square, in front of County Center in downtown Tampa.

• February 2012
  • Friday, February 10 - Hillsborough County Black Heritage Celebration,   Noon-1:30 P.M., Joe Chillura Courthouse Square.
  • Black Heritage Celebration Promotion Video
• April 2011
  • Tuesday, April 5-6:00 P.M., - USF Kente Awards Dinner in support of the Ike Tribble Scholarship Endowment which awards scholarships to African American students.
  • Sunday, April (Date TBO) - 4:00 P.M., MLK Memorial Scholarship Recipients Reception.
    
    
• November 2011
  • November (Date TBO) - 6:00 P.M., NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Banquet.

• Tampa Organization of Black Affairs (TOBA) MLK Breakfast -- Monday, January 17 - 6:45 A.M.
• TOBA Leadership Breakfast SPONSOR FORM
• Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival January 13-22, 2011
• Opening Gala of the Black Heritage Festival, Jan. 14, Hyatt Regency, 6:30 p.m.
• Heritage Gala and Free 2-Day Street Festival featuring Jeffrey Osborne & Ken Ford, Jan. 14, 15 and 16
• MLK Jr. Parade, Jan. 17, 12 noon
• MLK Interfaith Memorial Service, Jan. 17, 4:30 p.m.
• MLK Week Celebration 2011
  
• NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner, Nov 4, Busch Gardens
• First Annual Salute to Black Veterans, Nov 6, HCC (Dale Mabry Campus) 7:00 a.m.
  • Press Release
  • Honorees Bios
• Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival’s 5th Annual Heritage Golf Classic Announcement | Event Flyer
• 117th Imperial Session, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine Of North And South America And Its Jurisdictions, Inc. and the 99th Imperial Court Session, Daughters of Isis, Prince Hall Affiliated, Coming to Tampa for Their National Convention! August 13-19
• Black Heritage Celebration - February 12
• American Red Cross - Donate to help Haiti
• American Red Cross - Donate to help Haiti (Use your cell phone to text HAITI 90999 and $10 will be charged to your bill. This donation will go to the Red Cross to help the Haitian Relief effort.)