Mrs. Frances Alexander, President of the Tampa Bay Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), and its members held their annual Black History Celebration at Sligh Middle Magnet School on February 22, 2012. This year, the organization paid tribute to Dr. William Bernard Robertson, a local educator who has continuously given his time and energy for the betterment of his students.
Each year, Dr. Robertson sponsors members of the Men of Vision to visit the Camp Virginia Jaycees, an organization he founded.  Attending the program from left to right were: Ms. Manuschka Michaud, Assistant Principal of Curriculum at Sligh Middle Magnet School; Mrs. Doretha Edgecomb, member of the Hillsborough County School Board; the honoree, Dr. Robertson, Mrs. Ruth Robertson, who introduced the speaker; Sligh Principal, Barbara Fillhart; and Tom King, Immediate Past Chairman of the Board, Camp Virginia Jaycee. (Photography by BRUNSON).