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Seminole Scenes: October 2020

BENEFICIAL BOOK: Seminole Tribe siblings Julius and Jy were featured in a Jacksonville TV news report about the paperback book they wrote to explain the importance of heritage, in particular natural hair. “We saw a lot of kids getting discriminated against because of their natural hair. We just felt like we should make a book about it to tell kids why their hair is so special,” Jy told News4Jax in a segment that aired Oct. 21. Their book is titled “The Miseducation of Natural Hair” and is available on Amazon and Google Books. Julius and Jy used proceeds from the book to purchase diapers for the Miles of Diapers collection drive which helps families in need of diapers, formula and wipes. (Photo via News4Jax)
ROCK LEGEND: Eddie Van Halen, longtime lead guitarist and songwriter in the band Van Halen, died Oct. 6 at age 65. He is shown here in 2012 at the Hard Rock Cafe at Universal City Walk Hollywood in California, standing in front of a giant replica of his Frankenstrat guitar. Hard Rock Cafe permanently closed at the location in January 2020. (Photo via Twitter)
HALLOWEEN HOUSE: This home on the Immokalee Reservation is in the Halloween mood with festive and scary decorations. (Photo Beverly Bidney)
HOUSING BOOM: New home construction continues on the Immokalee Reservation. The Hollywood, Big Cypress, Brighton and Lakeland reservations are also seeing new housing developments. (Photo Beverly Bidney)
HOUSING BOOM: New home construction continues on the Hollywood Reservation. These Hollywood units are located next door to the Seminole Fire Rescue station and behind Seminole Police headquarters. The Immokalee, Big Cypress, Brighton and Lakeland reservations are also seeing new housing developments. (Photo Kevin Johnson)
MASK MARKER: A sign on the Immokalee Reservation reminds people to always wear a mask as reservations and the entire world continue to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo Beverly Bidney)
SOCCER SUCCESS: The Tampa Bay Rowdies won the USL’s Eastern Conference on Oct. 24. The Rowdies, whose uniform jersey sponsor is the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, were scheduled to play in the league championship game Nov. 1 against Phoenix Rising FC. Seminole Hard Rock has been the team’s jersey sponsor since 2014. (Photo via Tampa Bay Rowdies Twitter)
FIRST RESPONDERS HONORED: On Oct. 28, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City celebrated National First Responders Day by committing $15,000 to AtlantiCare Foundation, Atlantic City Police Foundation and the Atlantic City Professional Firefighters Local 198. (Photo via Hard Rock Atlantic City Facebook)
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