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Council Presidency By Perry Green
AFRO Sports Editor
By Melanie R. Holmes
Shani Davis, seen here in
AFRO Staff Writer Before 2008, it would
action during the men’s 1,000
meters race at the ISU World have been a rare occurrence to
Bernard “Jack” find Black families cuddling
Cup Speed Skating in Berlin,
Young has served on or before their televisions to
on Nov. 9, 2008, is one of the
chaired almost every watch the Winter Olympics.
United States’ brightest stars
Baltimore City Council But many tuned into the 2010
on ice.
committee over his tenure Vancouver games and mostly
as a councilman. Now, for one reason—Shani Davis.
he is pleased to use his The 27-year-old Texas
experience as Baltimore native became the first
City’s new City Council African American to win a
president. Winter Olympic gold medal
Affectionately referred during the 2008 Games, and
to as “Jack,” the 14- this year many fans were
year Council veteran is hoping to see him repeat.
currently a member of the “I love ice-skating, but I
Task Force to Eliminate didn’t get into it until I saw
Illegal Billboards, Shani win the gold two years
AFRO File Photo the Johns Hopkins
ago,” said Chal’e Fentress, a
In this Feb. 4 file photo, City Alcoholic and Other Drug local college student. “I hope
Council President Bernard Dependency Advisory he wins, again. I’ll probably
“Jack” Young embraces Mayor Board, the Historic East be at the skating rink the next
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake at Baltimore Community day.”
Action Council, Advisory
AP Photo/Markus Schreiber
her swearing-in ceremony at
Fentress is probably
City Hall. Board on Homelessness, circling the ice right now,
Baltimore Public Markets because Davis delivered on
Board and the Baltimore City Parking Authority Board. fans’ expectations, claiming
A native of East Baltimore, Young is the co-founder gold in the 1,000-meter race
of the Broadway Development Foundation. He received
the Outstanding Young Men of America Award and the Continued on A5
Martin Luther King Award

Baltimore Churches Promote Census

for Community Service. He
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Where Baltimore City officials
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the prior census, leaving thousands
of residents uncounted and millions
of dollars missing from the city over
a 10-year period. This time around,
Cheatham said it is imperative for
faith-based leaders to be involved,
saying it is impossible for the
census to be a success without their
dedication.
“If you don’t have a significant
number of the faith-based leaders
involved in the census then we
fail again because they get to
more people than all of us do,”
Marvin Cheatham said. “We must
be inundated with ministers in
this whole process. We need their
leadership.”
During the last two meetings
the city’s census coalition has
NAACP to Choose
New Chair
held, Cheatham said he did not see
any ministers in attendance. But
several church leaders have voiced
their commitment to impressing
its importance among their
congregations.
Rev. Dr. Bowyer Freeman heads
the New St. Mark Baptist Church
in West Baltimore. He is also an
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By Zenitha Prince of 12-term chairman, Julian

Washington Bureau Chief Bond, who announced his
By Stephen D. Riley
decision to step down on
AFRO Staff Writer
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The NAACP will elect the eve of the organization’s

In a landmark weekend
that will pay tribute to
African Americans in science,
engineering, and technology
at the 24th annual Black
Engineer of the Year Awards
(BEYA) STEM Global
Competitiveness Conference
ceremony will be hosted at
the Baltimore Convention
Center Feb. 18-20.
The awards ceremony will
honor Gen. William E. “Kip”
Ward, the first commander
of US Africa Command in
Stuttgart, Germany, with the
BEYA Lifetime Achievement
Award. Ward earned a
bachelor’s degree in political
science from Morgan State
University and holds a
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a new chairperson during centennial celebration last
a meeting of the Board of year.
Directors in New York on “This is the time for
Feb. 20. renewal. We have dynamic
The 64-member body, new leadership,” Bond
which is the policymaking was reported as saying in a
arm of the civil rights
organization, will choose
its new leader with a simple “Roslyn Brock, the
majority of votes.
Hilary Shelton, vice
Board’s current vice
president for advocacy and president, may be a
director of the NAACP
Washington Bureau, said he is top contender.”
not aware of any frontrunners
for the position and that November 2008 AFRO article.
candidates will be nominated “The country has a new
on-site. president in Barack Obama;
Gen. William “Kip” Ward, a Morgan State University alum There is some speculation, the organization has a new
and four star general, will be honored with the Lifetime however, that Maryland CEO in Benjamin Jealous,
Achievement award at the 24th annual BEYA STEM resident, Roslyn Brock, the and we’ll soon have a new
Global Competitiveness Conference this weekend at the Board’s current vice president, chairman of the NAACP
Baltimore Convention Center. may be a top contender. board. The NAACP and the
Brock did not return calls country are in good hands.”
NAACP Hosts Public for comment by AFRO press
time.
Elected chairman of the
board of the NAACP in 1998,
Meeting on Census Brock, or whomever is
chosen, may find themselves
Bond was an icon of the
Civil Rights Movement. As a
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AFRO National Briefs
Professor Kills Three in
Shooting Spree
An Alabama professor
accused of shooting six
coworkers and killing three
showed no signs of mental
instability in the days leading
up to the murders, according
to a report by Diverse
Education.
Amy Bishop, a respected
professor at the school, was
allegedly angered because
she was not considered for
tenure at the University of
Alabama Huntsville and by
the possibility of losing her
teaching post.
Bishop was responsible for
the murders of Maria Ragland
Davis, 52, an African-
American associate professor
of biology; Adriel Johnson,
52, an African-American
associate biology professor
and Gopi Padila, 52, chairman
of the school’s biology
department.
This is not the first time
Bishop has been involved in
a murder case, according to
Diverse Education. In 1986,
she shot her 18-year-old
brother at their home, but said
the killing was not intentional.
Police called the shooting a
“tragic accident” and Bishop
was never charged.
Military Mom
Discharged for
Ditching Deployment
The Black, single military
mom who said she would
not deploy to Afghanistan
on Nov. 5 will not face a
court martial. Instead, the
Army chose to discharge
and demote 21-year-old Spc.
Alexis Hutchinson.
Hutchinson refused to join
soldiers overseas after her
Paid for by U.S. Census Bureau.
AP Photo
Alexis Hutchinson
mother backed out of caring
for 13-month-old Kamani,
Hutchinson’s son. Assigned
as an army cook for the third
Combat Aviation Brigade of
the Army’s Third Infantry
Division, Hutchinson denies
using her son to escape
deployment.
“She’s excited that she’s
no longer facing jail and can
still be with her son, which is
the most important thing,” Rai
Sue Sussman, Hutchinson’s
civilian attorney, told The
Associated Press. “We’re very
happy about it right now.”
Hutchinson claims her
mother agreed to care for
Kamani for the full year
she would be deployed, but
changed her mind a few days
before she was scheduled
to leave. The day of her
flight, Hutchinson called her
superiors and said she would
not be deploying.
But Fort Stewart
spokesman Kevin Larson told
the AP the Army had evidence
that Hutchinson would have
resisted deploying “by any
means.”
Former Gov. Among
Latest Obama Critics
Former Virginia Gov.
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L. Douglas Wilder recently
spewed venom on the
President Barack Obama
White House, saying that if
the president is to fulfill his
dream of effecting change for
America, he has to up the ante
on his leadership skills —
which includes firing some of
his key players.
Wilder is a Democrat and
the first African American
to be elected governor of a
state since Reconstruction. He
also once aspired to lead the
nation.
But last week in comments
in his online column posted
on Politico.com, Wilder
claimed that Obama is
“surrounded by people who
are in their jobs because of
their Chicago connections
or because they signed on
with Obama early during his
presidential campaign, but
lack sufficient experience at
governing at the executive
AP Photo
L. Douglas Wilder
branch level.”
According to a professor
of public policy at George
Mason University, Wilder is
on point. At least sort of, he
said, adding that it has to be
taken into consideration that
Obama’s only been at the
helm one year.
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Otherwise, “I think
that Gov. Wilder is on to
something,” said Michael
Fauntroy. ”I’ve always
been concerned about
some of the people that are
surrounding the president and
their individual influence,
particularly with regard to the
financial crisis.”
Fauntroy went on to say
that, “Barack Obama has
never had to lead anything
—other than his duties a as a
member of the legislature. It
comes to me as no surprise
that he’d be having problems
in this regard. But overall I
don’t think the problems are
insurmountable.”
Black Women Affected
by ‘Don’t Ask Don’t
Tell’
With much attention being
given to the military’s “Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell” policy
regarding homosexuals since
President Obama’s State of
the Union speech, researchers,
pundits and politicians have
questioned the policy’s
fairness.
According to a report
from the U.S. Census Bureau,
it’s not very fair to African-
American women.
The task force studied
Black same-sex households in
the United States to determine
what disadvantages, if any,
these couples faced. The study
found that Black same-sex
couples are at a disadvantage
in almost every category
including when it comes to
how the “Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tell” policy affects Black
women.
The policy has been used
to
kick Black women out of
the military at a much higher
QUESTIONS
MAKE BETTER
SCHOOLS?
rate than other groups. In fact,
Black women are discharged
under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
at three times the rate that
they serve in the military, the
report states. “Although Black
women make up less than one
percent of service members,
they comprise 3.3 [percent]
percent of those discharged
under the policy.”
Secretary of Defense
Robert M. Gates, who
supports Obama’s stance
on repealing the policy, told
Fox News on Feb. 7 he’s
launching a review to gauge
Armed Forces members’
feelings on the law.
“The review that I am
launching is to help inform
the legislative process of
A study found that Black
same-sex couples are at
a disadvantage when it
comes to how the “Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell” policy
affects Black women.
some facts about the attitudes
of our men and women in
uniform, what they think
about a change in the law,
[and] what their families
think,” Gates said. “The truth
is we don’t have any facts.”
Senate Confirms
National Service
Agency Nominee
Patrick Corvington,
a specialist on nonprofit
management and leadership,
was named the new chief
executive officer of the
Corporation for National
and Community Service by
the U.S. Senate on Feb. 11,
according to a press release.
“Patrick’s years on the
frontline of the service
movement give him a unique
understanding of the obstacles
facing communities and
the transformative power
of service,” said Stephen
Goldsmith, the chair of
the corporation’s board of
directors. “The Corporation’s
ability to respond to human
needs, rebuild our cities and
inspire more Americans to
serve is more critical today
than ever before. There is no
doubt that Patrick’s varied
experience and dynamic
leadership will be an asset
to the corporation. He is the
right CEO at the right time.”
Previously serving as
a senior associate at the
Annie E. Carsey Foundation,
Corvington brings over 20
years of experience in facing
key issues in the nonprofit
sector. His field experience
combined with his extensive
management experience
will push the corporation to
soaring levels of innovation,
effectiveness, and impact.
Corvington was personally
impacted by the destructive
earthquake in Haiti, as he
has relatives living there.
He quickly responded to
the devastating disaster and
worked with his community
to mobilize relief efforts for
the earthquake victims.
Briefs written by Dorothy
Rowley, George Barnette,
Melanie Holmes and Gregory
Dale.
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Jennifer Hudson and Relatives Identify Body of Her Slain NephewA3 February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010, The Baltimore Afro-American
By Alan King sport-utility vehicle sought in from a neighbor about a suspi- posted fliers bearing his photo-
AFRO Staff Writer connection with the murder of cious vehicle. The man noticed graph around the city. On
Hudson’s mother and brother. the vehicle while walking his just beyond the Bay Bridge on the Friday Not only didSunday,
she displayJenniferleadership under
Hudson asked
Jennifer Hudson and other The white, 1994 Chevrolet dog. According to the Chicago after the second blizzard, to my astonishment pressure, I givefor SRB the 10 cool points
public’s help inforfinding
relatives positively identified Suburban with Illinois license Tribune, the boy had been shot the main roads and the vast majority of the nostalgia as sheher donned
nephew. a black
In herbaseball
MySpacecap
multiple times in the back seat side streets I saw were plowed down to the and jacket reminiscent of Janet Jackson
blog, she thanked fans and circa
sup-
of the vehicle. The SUV, regis- pavement. My ride in from the Eastern Shore the Rhythm Nation album in 1989.
porters for their prayers and
tered to Hudson’s murdered went off without a hitch, essentially smooth as offered a $100,000
Seriously, Rawlings-Blake wasreward to
ubiquitous
brother, was towed with the cream. anyone who returned
at the eye of the storm as she displayed the the boy
boy’s body inside and is being But, about 40 minutes later as I entered alive.
wonkish, yet personable style we’re becoming
processed by evidence techni- Since the investigation,
Baltimore City, it looked like a bomb hit it. accustomed to. She made numerous television
cians and workers. The body Hudson – who gained stardom
Of course QA County and Baltimore are two appearances imploring neighbors to help
was later removed and taken to after appearing on “American
vastly different jurisdictions, and the second neighbors, while insisting people
wonliving
an on

Snow Daze…
the Cook County Medical Idol,” and then
Examiner’s office. storm was a little gentler on the Eastern side streets theyAcademy
had not Awardbeen forsaken.
for her role in
Hudson and other family Shore, but it still seems like snow removal in “This city isthe notmovie
clear Dreamgirls
until your street
– has is
members arrived at the Medical Maryland is typically a separate and unequal clear, so let’s dostayed
this together,” she said
out of the public eye.during
Examiner’s office mid-after- affair. one press update. The Chicago Tribune report-
Earlier this winter I remember chatting national headlines noonandtobroadcasts
identify thewas body. the Julian TheKing,
historic one-twoHudson’s
Jennnifer punch sustained
nephew. by By Saturday,edathat phalanx of dump
a parade of carstrucks
moved
with my friend Joe Lee via Facebook about impact of the epic back-to-back
Given the choice between look-blizzards the city put the snow total for the season – rolled into Westslowly
Baltimore
past her andfamily’s
set up at home
the onslaught of snow he was experiencing that annihilated the mid-Atlantic
ing directly at the region,
body or and A spokesman
which for the office
still has several weeks leftthe– murders
at 79.9 but is being held Street
Dukeland in Monday
on Lemmel morning, hill.past
As trucks
the
in Syracuse at the time. Joe is originally from Maryland was atviewing the epicenter.
it on a wall-mounted told the newspaper
inches, shattering thatthe Hudson
old recordjailby for parole violation
several after mini-tractors
and bobcat news vans,deployed
reporters andfromcuri-
West Baltimore like I am, but he and his During a meeting of the Democratic
Courtesy Photos inches. their post they began the herculean task of
ous onlookers.
family moved to the snowy hinterlands of National Committee in Washington, This was the icy crucible Stephanie removing tons of snow fromNeighbors clogged city
Jennifer Hudson and her mom, Darnell Donerson who
Central New York nearly
was killed, as well as her brother, Jason. 20 years ago. I had President
“She held hands with her family. It was obviously a very emotional moment.”
Obama deemed the first storm, Rawlings-Blake, the city’s new mayor, faced streets. By Sunday crews had worked for 24
quietly and
stood

heard they got walloped with about 50 inches “Snowmageddon.” literally on her first full day on the 10 days straight to digreflected on the
“remained strong for her fami- being convicted of hours,
job. She attempted Baltimore out
of snow in a couple of days and I wanted to But, who would video havescreen,guessed just a chose
the family few was sworn in Feb. 4
ly” and was clearly its leader. and the first storm hit the from
murder and vehicular hijack-under. violence.
know
the body howofhe herwas holding up. Hisplate
7-year-old X584859 was
response found
short dayson later we
the would
latter. According
get nailed to with,the next held
“She day.hands with her fami- ing. Cook County records Given In front of the
the unprecedented
show
Hudson’s
nature of the two-
nephew stoic
seemed Monday, and just hours brazen
somewhat Chicago’s
to me. West Side after
“Snowmageddon 2: The Hudson
Tribune, Snowpocalypse?”said, “Yes, home, men in heavy jackets
By spokesman
ly,” the Monday, assaid. the city
“It dug out thatfrom round guilty
he pleaded headed
to bothblizzard of 2010, the mayor earns high
after his body was found in a
“We only got 30 inches or so with this last
police received a 7 a.m. call that’s him.”
The prodigious dual blizzards shut down
and hooded sweatshirts came to
one,obviously
was SRB administered the oath charges
a very emotional of officein–and
1999. Hemarks for her command of the emergency. As
was also kiss the twin white crosses bar-
snowfall…not a problem for Central New Washington and the federal government

ACORN Fights Back

some political diplomacy with aconvicted
moment.” hug and ain 1998 forbadposses-
as it was it ing
couldthe have
namesbeen worse. and
of Donerson
York. No closed schools or businesses. It’s for the week and paralyzed Annapolis as smile
The –boyas –Bernard
the son “Jack”
of JuliaYoungsion wasofsworn
a stolen motor On SaturdayJason.
vehicle. when city workers reached
business as usual. Sad to say…I’m getting use well. Most of the meetings and committee in as theJennifer’s
Hudson, new president
sister –ofhadthe Baltimore City from
He was released my prison
93-year-old
in grandmother’s
“Everybody ishouse, sick ofwhere
going I
to it,” he said. gatherings scheduled for the General Council
been replacing
missing Rawlings-Blake.
since Friday, 2006 after serving grew
seven up near Mondawmin
years through stuffMall, she told me,
Leader Calls Voter Registration Fraud Charges ‘Bogus’
like this,” Artisha
Thirty inches of snow and business as Assembly last week were wiped out. whenAaday laterfound
relative SRB was out in front
Julian’s “Whenand
for the attempted murder I was a West,
teenager we had
a former snowsoflike
resident the
usual? Snowy Syracuse seemed like some Snow was the only real story, and as a instructing residents
grandmother, Darnell to “restock”carashijacking
the city charges.
this all the time.”area told the Tribune. “We all
kind
By Alanof distant
King moonscape in my mind and Dallasat theCowboys political
playerscommentator No wonder that Obama’s
could have proven
campaign is braced for round two. The next morningboy
Donerson, 57, and his uncle, The as remained
the I shot back, have
missing “Andtoyou stickwalked
together.to All
school
these
AFRO
time. Staffdid
Little Writer
I know what Maryland’s Tony Romo fateand Terrell Owens, But,trying
problematic. to distance
of course therehim from the in
is politics Jason
second Hudson,
storm 29, shot ferocity,
gained to death thethrough
mayoradidn’t
long weekend in in the young
barefoot snow, children
right?” are dying, and
would be in February. among the names submittedeverything, to evengroup,
snowsaying,
removal. “Barack Obama inhesitate
his grandmother’s home in which police and volunteers
in implementing the rarely used phase “Yes,” she exclaimed
for what?” with a laugh.
Presidential candidate John election officials. Never Organized with ACORN.” the 7000 block of South Yale
Last week the story which dominated As I drove in from Queen Anne’s County three of the city’s snow emergency plan. Sure, Mom Mom, anything you say.
McCain’s attack on ACORN – Hurd said those workers, who But Obama’s ties to ACORN run Avenue.
Associated Community were doing those things without long and deep. He taught classes An Amber Alert – a desig-
Organization for Reform Now – ACORN’s knowledge or permis- for ACORN. They even endorsed nation for high-risk missing

Young Talks of Council Presidency

confirms the success of the sion, were fired. him for President. children – was issued Friday
organization, the head of the “The evidence that has sur- But now ACORN is in trouble. after Julian was discovered
group says. faced so far shows they faked Reporter: There are at least missing after the murders.
“This is testimony to the work forms to get paid for work they 11 investigations across the Police arrested William
Continued from A1 didn’t do, not to stuff ballot country involving thousands of
we’ve done and success we’ve Balfour, the missing boy’s step-
had,” Maude Hurd, president of boxes.” ACORN, she said, is the potentially fraudulent ACORN father
graduated from Northern High School in 1973 ‘When you work hard, you appreciate what to us and
fromestranged husband As a Council,
the administration. why it is vitally important that every citizen in
ACORN, said in an interview victim of fraud, not the perpetra- forms. ofwe’re
Julia,looking
at his girlfriend’s
and
withalso attended the Communitytor
the AFRO. College
of it. of you get from beingAnnouncer: a hard worker.’ Massive I started
voter at how we can better be able to Baltimore is counted.
Baltimore. off shining shoes Southside apartment several citizens. We just
“When this attack started, we Hurd said the only things fraud. And the ObamaIcampaign
when I was a kid. come protect our most vulnerable
hours after the murders.
had just announced that we had bogus are the charges from a family ofpaid
them- 10. more
I come thanfrom a humble
$800,000 to an want to focus right now on this budget and AFRO: What do you see your role as it
Balfour’s mother, Michele, has
registered 1.3 million new vot- selves. And factcheck. beginning
org and I ACORN
will never frontforget
for getwhereout theI vote making sure that we do the least that would relates to the Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-
told reporters that her son had
AFRO:
ers,” she said. How doesjust
“That’s it feel
to sayto have been
agrees. come from. efforts. affect our
nothing to docitizens.
with the slayings. Blake?
unanimously
that someone’selected running the scared City Council It concluded, “Neither Pressuring banks to issue risky Balfour remains a suspect in Jason Hudson Young: My role is I will support the
president?
because of ACORN’s success.” ACORN nor its employees AFRO: haveWholoans.
will fill your former
Nationwide position
voter fraud. AFRO: How can the 2010 census help mayor where support is needed. I’m looking
Young:
McCain,I’m whoexcited
is running aboutfor beingbeen president.
found guilty of,as or 12even
th
District councilman?
Barack Obama. Bad judgment. with the budget deficit? forward to working well with the mayor and
I’m settling
president in. We’re
on the Republican still tick-
puttingcharged
together Young: A couple
with, casting fraudulent Blindof people Too
ambition. have made
risky for Young: The census can help greatly. That’s us moving the city forward.
our staff. It feels very good that all of my hard inquiries that they’re going to apply. The most
et, lashed out at ACORN in the votes.” America.
work has paid
final debate off. Barack
against People will say, well, look came
The problem qualified one will get the job.
about pri-
at his district. They really need to look at it
Obama, contending the group “is marily because of the way Since McCain’s comments, SQUARE HIGH
on the verge of maybe perpetrat-
and see all of the development that is in place. ACORN operates. Rather than
AFRO: What are your87
ACORN’s offices
goals ashave
the new been
ing one of the greatest frauds in rely on volunteers, it pays peo- bombarded with threats and
They will see where I served and represented City Council president?
voter history in this country, ple, many of them poor or unem- racist mail.
my people well.
maybe destroying the fabric of ployed, to sign up newYoung: voters. Right now, The my only the
day after plan is to
presidential
democracy.” deal
The idea was to help both those with the budget
debate, vandals broke into have
we are facing. We the
AFRO: After almost 14 years, was it
Factcheck.org, a non-partisan being registered and those doinghard a $60 million budget [deficit]Boston
organization’s we areand facing;
Seattle
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Young:
dence of anyYes such it democracy-
was because I look zero at my policy
tolerance growing. We’ve appeared
for deliber- got a loton toTV,
do an to make
e-mail sure was
job as a councilman
destroying fraud.” as a part of aate larger
falsification of that if we have tosent
registration.” dotocuts, that office
the local it’s not that she
saying
ministry. I don’t the
Hurd believes look at it as a job. Service
McCain Most news is account
much on the
neglect to citizens of Baltimore.
“is going to have her life When I say
ended.”
all I know.
charges wereWhen I wasmotivat-
politically a kid, my point
father outsaid,
that ACORN cuts,isthe councilAmakes workerno in cuts. They come
Providence, R.I.,
ed. required by law to turn in all reg- received a threatening call say- LEFT RIGHT
She said, “Because it’s low- istration forms. And they also fail ing, “We know you get off work

‘Sleazy’ Rumors Put Gov.

and moderate-income people, to note that it was the organiza- at 9” and uttered racial epithets.
and people of color, I believe the tion, in many instances, that first A caller to one office left a
McCain campaign thinks those brought the phony registrations message on the answering

Paterson on Defensive
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NAACP Hosts Public Meeting on Census

By Melanie R. Holmes
AFRO Staff Writer
The Baltimore branch of the NAACP has not been shy about
declaring what it feels city leaders and community organizers
need to do to make the 2010 census a success. But president
Marvin Cheatham said his group is also doing its fair share
of work publicize how the census directly relates to the city’s
welfare.
After kicking off their initiative with a float advertising the
census at the Martin Luther King Day parade, the NAACP is
now preparing for its second major public meeting to be held
on Feb. 23.
“We know what to do, we just need the
people and the money to support us.
That’s what we’re hoping Tuesday will do.”
“The NAACP is actually doing this all over the country,”
Cheatham said. “In certain states, certain branches have been
identified to do even more work as a result of poor returns in
the census 10 years ago. Baltimore City has been one of the
cities identified here in the state in Maryland.”
The association’s first meeting “raked city officials through
the [coals],” Cheatham said, because he did not believe they
were taking the issue seriously. The upcoming meeting will
invite leaders involved with the census to engage in a question
and answer session, which Cheatham hopes will educate
community members and recruit people to join the NAACP’s
census coalition in making phone calls and knocking on
doors. He purchased shirts, hats, jackets and other forms of
paraphernalia to have a uniform team ready to go out and
alert key groups in the community including former felons,
immigrants, the homeless and residents in drug addiction
facilities.
“We need to identify with areas that have high poverty,”
Cheatham said. “We need to make certain that we know all of
these location. You got to knock on doors.”
Put simply, the census is 10 questions that take 10 minutes
to answer and can earn the city $10,000 per person, Cheatham
said. However, the city will lose $1,000 per person each year
for 10 years if residents do not answer and return the census
forms. It could also result in lost representation in Annapolis,
as was the outcome of the 2000 census when Baltimore had its
last catastrophic census return rate. Cheatham said the 1990
census return rate was also unfavorable for the city and fears
the 2010 census could resemble prior decades if appropriate
actions are not taken.
One concern he has is securing sufficient funds needed to
get the word out. The NAACP has received $3,000 from the AFRO File Photo
federal government to pay for its paraphernalia, but Cheatham Marvin Cheatham, president of the Baltimore Branch
would like to see money come in to help feed his volunteers, of the NAACP, said the organization is doing its part to
educate the public about the census and to motivate
them to particpate.

put gas in cars and pay for electric bills once phone calls and
faxes made on behalf of the census run up the bill.
“You need to have resources,” he said. “Having
paraphernalia isn’t going to be the real answer. The answer
is making phone calls. We know what to do, we just need the
people and the money to support us. That’s what we’re hoping
Tuesday will do.”
With the listing its headquarters will provide, the local
NAACP will soon begin making phone calls to targeted
communities. Cheatham also hopes to get a couple of caravans
riding throughout the city once the weather improves as one
of several ploys he is planning to heighten awareness of the
census. His request for funding for a 30-day television show
on the public access channel is still pending, but he would
like census officials to host the program so they can provide
pertinent information to everyday citizens.
“It’s almost like doing a political campaign,” Cheatham
said. “You need money to run campaigns, that’s what this is.
We’re going to be success.”

The meeting will be held at 6:30 -8 p.m. Feb. 23 at Union

Baptist Church, 1219 Druid Hill Ave. For more information
call 410-366-3300.

Churches Promote
Continued from A1

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SOLID
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been actively emphasizing the
S H OW S T H E B I L L S significance of the census.
“We cannot make anyone
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make an informed decision
if the census return rate
increases this year.
“It is our hope that our
community is empowered as
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Bailey said.

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Rep. Watson Retirement to Have Little Impact on CBC

By Zenitha Prince
Washington Bureau Chief
Rep. Diane Watson’s retirement
will have little to no ripple effect
on the strength or make up of
the Congressional Black Caucus,
political observers say.
Watson, a Democrat that serves
California’s 33rd Congressional
District, announced her plans to
abstain from re-seeking office in this
year’s midterm elections last week
after a political career spanning over
more than three decades.
“It really has been a joy for me
and very satisfying to be a public
servant,” Watson said during the
Feb. 11 press conference.
Not only had the weekly
grueling, hours-long trip to
Washington become trying, said a
spokeswoman of the reasons for the
congresswoman’s decision, but also
other areas of her life needed more
attention.
“Her mother just turned 100
years old so she decided it was
important to spend more time with
her family,” spokeswoman Dorinda
White told the AFRO.
Watson joined Congress in 2001
after she won a special election to
fill the vacancy created by the death
of Democratic Rep. Julian Dixon.
Now, with her leaving, the seat is
unlikely to turn Republican, said
political analyst Robert Smith.
“A Democrat is going to win the
seat for sure,” said the San Francisco
State University political science
professor.
The new representative also
will likely be Black, despite the
demographic shifts that have
transformed the ethnically diverse
district.
“That district probably has a
Latino plurality [now] so there’s
always the speculation that if these
congresswomen retire, a Latino will
seek to claim the seat because they
have a larger part of the population,”
Smith said. “But, I doubt that
first Democratic woman to become
speaker of the California General
Assembly.
White, Watson’s spokeswoman,
said the congresswoman has not
endorsed any candidates at AFRO
press time. However, the lawmaker
was slated to be at a Wednesday
morning press conference in Los
Angeles that was called by Speaker
Bass.
Some see Watson’s retirement—
and the expected infusion of young
blood into that seat—as the ushering
in of a new generation of leadership.
Watson first gained distinction
when in 1975 she became the first
African American to be elected
AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes
Rep. Diane Watson
to the Los Angeles School Board
would happen—this time. It might during the nascent—and thus
happen after the 2010 census and tension-rife—period of mandatory
reapportionment.” school integration.
The chief contender for the For 20 years, 1978-1998, she
soon-to-be vacated seat is Karen served in the state Senate. And,
Bass, who in 2008 made history in 1999, President Bill Clinton
when she was elected as the first appointed her as ambassador to
African-American woman and the Micronesia.
White said Watson’s chief legacy
is that of defender.
“She has always been a staunch
supporter of human rights in all its
facets so that would be her strongest
legacy,” White said. “She has always
been a very progressive member
of Congress on issues that affect
woman, children and families in
America and around the world.”
President Obama—who as a
senator belonged to the CBC—
praised his former peer for her
trailblazing and distinguished career
of public service.
“Diane Watson has spent her life
fighting for families in Los Angeles,
especially those who too often didn’t
have a voice,” he said in a statement.
“Diane blazed a historic trail from
the L.A. public schools to the
United States Congress where she
continued to work to improve health
care, education and opportunities
for countless Americans...[We]
will miss her distinguished voice in
Congress.”

Shani Brings Gold Home, Again NAACP New Chair

Continued from A1
Continued from A1
student at then Morehouse College in 1960, he was a founding
competitions. Davis was few more medals on the table member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
AP Photo/George Frey

upset at Hendrick because
he apparently didn’t shake
his hand after he won the ’08
gold. But Hendricks told the
media they’ve resolved their
differences and are happy to
be teammates.
“Everything that Shani
and I had in 2006 is behind us
now,” Hedrick told reporters
in Vancouver. “We’re here.
We’re proud to represent our
country. We’re proud to put a
of the Americans.”
Davis said the energy is
so much more positive now,
which makes winning more
fun.
“I’ve learned not to pay
attention to things that are
negative and focus on the
things that matter,” Davis told
the media. “For the most part,
it’s been really good. It’s a
different type of energy now.
People want me to win.”
(SNCC) and led students in protests against segregated
facilities in Georgia.
In 1965 he entered politics as one of eight Blacks elected to
the Georgia House of Representatives. He went on to serve four
terms in the Georgia House from 1965 to 1975 and six terms in
the Georgia Senate from 1975-1986.
Bond, now 70, said in the AFRO article that he was ready
to let a new generation of leaders assume the helm of the
100-year-old organization.
“Being chairman has been a wonderful honor; however, it
has been more time demanding than anything I’ve ever done,”
Bond said. “I’m ready to let a new generation of leaders lead.”

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Conference Honors Leaders Black Business Summit Kicks Off

Continued from A1

master’s in political science By AFRO Staff

from Penn State. Prior to his
current position, Ward served
as the deputy commander,
Headquarters U.S. European
Command in Stuttgart,
Germany, among other
prestigious staff assignments
over the course of 39 years of
service to the U.S. Army.
Since Ward was first
commissioned into the
Army in June 1971, the
general has collected several
prestigious badges such as the
Distinguished Service Medal,
the Master Parachutist Badge,
the Expert Infantryman’s
Badge and the Legion of
Merit to name a few.
Among other honorees
is Vice Adm. Adam
Robinson, Navy surgeon
general, who will receive the
Medical Officer of the Year
Award for his contribution to
relief efforts in Haiti.
 “As the [recipient of the]
Medical Officer of the Year
Award, I accept it because
we truly are committed to
not only our graduate health
educated programs, but
we’re also very committed to
medical research and to the
research and development
world, those things that will
help us and help the people
that we serve,” Robinson
added. “So I think that this
emphasizes our commitment
to medical and scientific
research.”
The BEYA recognize
those with exceptional career
gains in various vocations
Vice Adm. Adam Robinson, Navy surgeon general, will
receive the Medical Officer of the Year Award for his
contribution to relief efforts in Haiti.
out sessions for local high
school students focusing on
leadership, academic success
and physical fitness as well as
collaborate with engineering
deans at historically Black
colleges and universities
(HBCUs) to educate them
An impressive number of Black
America’s leading business and
cultural leaders will converge in
downtown Baltimore Feb. 18 - 19
for the 11th annual Minority Business
Summit at the Baltimore Hilton Hotel.
In addition giving an economic
boost to Baltimore’s economy,
the event is the ideal networking
opportunity for those living in the
Baltimore metropolitan area, as it
allows local figures on the cusp of
national success to network with
established figures.
Among these celebrated Black
Americans is Baltimore Ravens
star Ray Lewis, whose off-field
philanthropic works and business
ventures in construction and retail
have garnered increased attention.
While Lewis continues to hold a
firm grip over the sporting world,
Cathy Hughes has maintained one Courtesy Photo
of the highest ranks in radio. The
Radio One founder has been named entrepreneur Michael Eric Dyson, left,
of the year by Ernest & Young and also hosts a commentator and “hip hop
intellectual,” and Baltimore Raven
and entrepreneur Ray Lewis
will participate in the Men of
Influence Awards and Luncheon
on Feb. 19.
Courtesy Photo show on the TV One network where
she interviews leading celebrities.
Prominent figures such as Earl G.
Graves Jr., Jeff Johnson and Michael
Eric Dyson are also among the guests
is that minorities in research, expected to appear at this year’s
science and particularly event, one of the premier conferences
in the STEM (science, for African Americans.
technology, electronics While attendees will get the
and mathematics),” said chance to overhear important tips
Robinson. “Those are the from highly credentialed leaders
things that we need to such as Ward, Lewis and Hughes, the
emphasize with our young invaluable prospect of sharing ideas,
Courtesy Photo

and this year a record 50 about career opportunities in people and those are the strategies and the fruitful grounds
awardees are Navy men the Navy. things from an academic for networking will make this year’s
and women. Service men “One of the things that prospective we really need to summit one of the top destination
will also hold three break- the BEYA dinner emphasizes [pay attention to].” events.

The Library of Congress COMMEMORATES

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symposium, “naaCP, reflections

on the first 100 years”
february 26, 2010 10 a.m. to noon
Library of Congress, 10 First St. S.E. Room LJ 119
Speakers: Patricia Sullivan, University of South Carolina; Robert L. Zangrando,
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 February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010, The Baltimore Afro-American A9

State Legislators Take Aim at Gang Activity

By Daniel Leaderman
Capital News Service
ANNAPOLIS - The Safe
Schools Act of 2010, unveiled
Tuesday by House Speaker
Michael E. Busch, D-Anne
Arundel, would require
courts to notify schools if a
student is arrested for crimes
that could indicate gang
membership, such as assault
and malicious destruction of
property.
The legislation calls
for better communication
between schools and law
enforcement agencies about
gang activity and suspected
gang members.
The bill came about after
the killing of a 14-year-old
Crofton boy last year. The
incident has been linked to
gang rivalry.
“When we sat down
and talked with the law
enforcement
agencies from
Anne Arundel “The bill came about after the killing of a 14-year-old Crofton boy last year.
County and
other [counties],
The incident has been linked to gang rivalry.”
we found out
that there is a prevalence
of gangs that exists in
every county in the state of
Maryland,” Busch said.
“We felt it was important
for us to try to address
some of the problems with
the sharing of information
between law enforcement
agencies and boards of
education,” Busch said.
The bill calls for the
development of a consistent
statewide policy for gang
prevention and intervention
efforts in schools, such as
training teachers to recognize
signs of gang activity.
In addition, middle and
high schools would now be
legally required to have at
least one designated school
security officer on site.
The focus of these
measures would be on
intervention rather than
punishment.
“Our goal is to have a
positive effect on kids,”
Busch said. “Our goal is
not to go in and try to arrest
and put kids into juvenile
detention centers.”
Portions of the bill have
drawn criticism from groups
such as the American Civil
Liberties Union of Maryland.
Legislative Director Cindy
Boersma, while praising the
bill as a largely balanced and
restrained approach to dealing
with gangs, was concerned
about provisions requiring
courts to notify schools about
children who are delinquent
or in need of assistance,
such as those who have been
placed in the guardianship of
the Department of Juvenile
Services.
These provisions conflict
with current confidentiality
laws, Boersma said.
Del. Ron George, R-Anne
Arundel, addressed some of
these concerns when Busch
announced the bill with
members of the House Ways
and Means Committee.
“The civil liberties of all
the other students are really
important,” George said.
“They should not go to school
living in fear of intimidation
and force.”
“We're really protecting
civil liberties ... for most of
the students,” George said.
Gene Streagle, a former
principal of Howard High
School in Ellicott City who
now works as executive
director of the Maryland
Association of Secondary
School Principals, said the
idea behind the bill was sound
but said working out the
details would be difficult.
Concerns will no doubt
arise about how information
about students is properly
gathered and used, especially
when gang membership is
something students often want
to conceal, Streagle said.
“[But] anytime police and
schools can share information
it’s a good thing,” Streagle
said.

Rosedale Savings and Federal Loan

Donates $10,000 for Haiti Relief Efforts
By Gregory Dale
AFRO Staff Writer
A donation of $10,000 was given to the American Red
Cross of Central Maryland on Friday, Jan. 22 by Rosedale
Federal & Savings Loan to assist in relief efforts for Haiti.
Dan Whelan, Treasurer of the Board of the American
Red Cross of Central Maryland, received the $10,000
contribution at the main branch of Rosedale Federal in
Overlea. Tom Wintz, President of Rosedale Federal and
Dan Whelan, Director, proudly presented the donation.
“It’s comforting to know that whenever there’s trouble,
The American Red Cross is there to provide relief,”
Wintz said in a press release. “Today, they are supporting
emergency relief and recovery efforts to help those people
affected by the earthquake in Haiti. We are proud to be a
part of this effort, and proud to support their magnificent
work with this donation.”
According to Whelan, the donation covers the clerical
expenses that were accumulated in the disaster. The funds
will also go towards supplies sent to the country.
Rosedale Federal Savings & Loan has been serving
the Baltimore community for over 100 years, with eight
locations in the Baltimore area. According to thestreet.com,
the company has the highest rating for safety by a savings
& loan in Maryland.
A10 The Baltimore Afro-American, February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010
Recreating Residential Magic at the Maryland Home &
Garden Show
By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staff Writer
Following the success
of televised programs
featuring residence
improvement and self-help
programming, home and
garden expos have developed
a cult-like following among
Americans looking to save
precious dollars during the
recession. While a buckling
economy continues to limit
homeowners’ decorative
options, the Maryland Home
& Garden Show offers an
array of innovative ideas for
those looking to beautify their
households.
When it comes to drawing
a crowd, no other expo
has been as popular as the
Maryland Home & Garden
Show, the region’s largest and
longest-running venue of its
kind. Established in 1981, the
show originally was held at
the Civic Center in Baltimore
“...with all the snow we’ve had, people are dying to get out and
see spring time.”
before finally settling into
its current location at the
Maryland State Fairgrounds
in 1991.
The show will continue its
regional dominance this year
March 6 -7 and March 12-14
in Timonium, Md. More than
400 exhibitors are expected
to be on hand this year as
well as 19 fully landscaped
Cummings to Host Workshop in Foreclosure Prevention
By Gregory Dale
Special to the AFRO
In an effort to help
those experiencing severe
financial problems, U.S.
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings
is hosting a foreclosure
gardens that will preview
the latest concepts for
outdoor living, landscaping,
entertaining, interior design,
cooking, family recreation
and home improvement.
With the addition of TV
personality Joey Green,
also known as the “mad
scientist” of clean, and
renowned speaker and author
Jeff “Mole Hunter” Holper,
the show will be a one-stop
shop for homeowners, said
spokesman Jeff Plummer.
“Under one rink you can
come and see everything
that’s exciting and new
out there,” Plummer said.
“Especially this year, I’m
not expecting record crowds
but with all the snow we’ve
had, people are dying to get
out and see spring time. Our
gardens are phenomenal, they
take plants and grow them in
green houses and have them
ready to bloom right before
the show so when you come
out to the show you’re going
to see all the plants, trees and
ponds so it’s actually the first
time you get to see spring
time yet it’s still March…”
In addition to the various
displays of greenery will
be lectures and workshops
exploring different facets of
home improvement. Green
will demonstrate ways
prevention workshop Feb.
20 at Woodlawn Senior High
School in Gwynn Oak, Md.
Currently, the state of
Maryland experiences over
6,000 foreclosure filings each
month, while nationwide,
January foreclosure rates
After weeks of heavy snow, homeowners will be delighted to capture a preview of
spring decorating ideas from the Maryland Home & Garden Show.
common household items like
Cheese Whiz and diapers can
be used to clean everything
from countertop blemishes to
carpet stains. With gardens
becoming increasingly
prevalent, Holper will share
solutions to pesky moles and
other field animals capable of
ruining a scenic backyard.
“I’ve trapped over 16,000
moles myself and I teach you
how to win over a mole,”
Holper said. “My goal is to
take you from a victim of
moles to a victor over them.”
Moles are bothersome
increased 15 percent from
January 2009.
To combat these statistics,
the event, sponsored
by the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond, will
offer resources to those
currently delinquent on
for garden growers, but
for those homeowners
who don’t maintain
gardens, full displays of
kitchen appliances, baths
and countertops will be
sure to occupy their time.
Several closet and garage
organizers, wall treatments,
faux paintings, high-tech
entertainment equipment
and lush spas will also be on
display.
In past years, consumers’
interest in home decoration
and improvement had waned,
particularly because of the
country’s economic pitfall.
But the growing popularity
of the HGTV network and its
bevy of home improvement
shows has helped draw large
crowds back to live expos
their mortgages or facing
foreclosure. The workshop
will also provide assistance
to people who are seeking to
re-finance their homes or need
a reduction in their monthly
mortgage
payment.
This year’s
symposium marks
Cummings’
third foreclosure
prevention
program.
“I hosted my
first foreclosure
prevention
workshop on June
6 of last year,”
said Cummings
in a statement. “It
was a tremendous
success. We were
able to help nearly 1,000
people who were in jeopardy
of losing their homes. We
helped nearly the same
number during the second
as they look to recreate the
chic home designs created by
specialists on TV.
“That goes to show you
that people do care about
their house and they spend a
lot of time there,” Plummer
said. “They do a lot of
entertaining there and I think
that’s one of the reasons why
the Home & Garden show
has done so well over the
years. Everybody owns or
rents a home and they can
all use something for their
home.”
With over 150,000
square feet of the home
improvement ideas and
trends, inexperienced home
decorators will be able to
receive advice from home
improvement and gardening
one. These workshops are
unique in that we are able
to bring together the lenders
and the borrowers to reach
solutions on the spot.”
Organizers ask borrowers
to bring copies of a detailed
hardship letter, their two
most recent paystubs for
income verification, their
last two monthly bank
professionals during seminars
focused on landscaping,
home and kitchen design, and
home repair and renovation.
According to Plummer, if
there ever was a time to be
your own interior architect,
it’s now.
“This is the time of the
year when people are looking
to do things to their home
and I think right now with
the housing market that
we have, instead of buying
these ‘mcmansions’ like
everybody’s been doing, I
think people are going to
stay in their house longer
and I think they’re going to
be fixing their house up and
putting additions on and new
flooring and new kitchens
rather than buying new
homes so I think the show is
really staged to have some
great success over the next
five to 10 years for sure”
Plummer said. “This show
really appeals to broad base
of people across the state.”
The Maryland Home
& Garden Show at the
Maryland State Fairgrounds
in Timonium will be open
March 6, from 10 a.m. to 9
p.m., March 7 from 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m., March 12 and
March 13 from 10 a.m. to 9
p.m. and March 14 from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets are $12
for adults, $10 for seniors and
$3 for children ages 6–12.
Children under 6 are admitted
free.
statements, their 2007 and
2008 tax returns, default
letters or late notices from
lenders, foreclosure notices or
threats and a list of monthly
household expenses.
Free
legal advice
and housing
counseling will
be available
at the event,
where attendees
can learn how
to strengthen
their credit
scores and find
ways to avoid
foreclosure
scams.
In addition,
21 lenders will
be in attendance
to host negotiation sessions.
Those interested in
participating should
register at: www.house.gov/
cummings.
 February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010, The Baltimore Afro-American A11

Community Calendar
Feb. 20
Baltimore Black Heritage
Art Show
Baltimore Convention
Center-Hall G, 1 West
Pratt St., Baltimore. Feb.
20, 11 a.m. – Feb. 21, 7
p.m. This annual art show
features original works by
African-American artists
from across the nation.
Plus enjoy poetry readings,
seminars, workshops and
entertainment complement
the visual arts experience.
$12 - $15, $3 children. For
women empowerment guru
Dr. Gail Hayes, keynote
speaker. $50. For more
information: 301-674-4854 or
visit www.gicfirm.com.
What’s your Story? Art
Workshop (Kids)
Reginald F. Lewis
Museum, 830 E. Pratt St.,
Baltimore. 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Maryland artist Gina Lewis
guides youth through the
process of storytelling and
illustrating their stories
using a collage. $2 activity
fee with membership. $6
without membership. For
more information: 443-
263-1800 or visit www.
africanamericanculture.org.
NOW THROUGH SUNDAY
Dr. Robert Steele on
Romare Bearden
Reginald F. Lewis
Museum, 830 E. Pratt St.,
Baltimore. 2 p.m. Dr. Robert
Steele, director of the David
C. Driskell Center at the
University of Maryland,
College Park, discusses the
cultural significance of prints
by Romare Bearden and other
African-American artists.
Free with museum admission.
For more information: 443-
263-1800 or visit www.
africanamericanculture.org.
Feb. 28
BMA African-American
History Month Family Day
Baltimore Museum
of Art, 10 Art Museum
Drive, Baltimore. 11 a.m.
– 3 p.m. Pay tribute to the
artists whose explosion of
creativity filled studios, jazz
clubs, and theaters during
the growth of the African-
American community in New
York City’s famed Harlem
neighborhood. Free. For more
information: 443-573-1832 or
visit www.artbma.org.
From The Heart: An
Afternoon of Heart Health
& Education for Entire
Family
Reginald F. Lewis
Museum, 830 E. Pratt St.,
Baltimore. 1 – 4 p.m. Health
screenings, educational
sessions on cholesterol, blood
pressure, stroke, diabetes
prevention and more. Free.
For more information: 443-
263-1800 or visit www.
africanamericanculture.org.

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Feb. 22
Income Tax Assistance
Enoch Pratt Free Library,
Walbrook branch: 3203
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AARP (American Association
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and low and middle income
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information: 410-396-0935.
Upcoming NAACP Events
Feb. 23
The Baltimore City Branch
NAACP will hold its 2010
“Yes We Count Mobilization
and Community Information
Discussion,” a national
movement organized to
increase awareness about the
2010 Census. The event takes
place from 6:30-8 p.m. at
Union Baptist Church, 1219
Druid Hill Ave. For more
information: 410-366-3300
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A12 The Baltimore Afro-American, February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010

“From the editor’s desk”

Our Culture of
Violence
For a long time I’ve been
amazed at the level of cruelty
humans are able to inflict on
each other. From unnecessary
teasing and bullying as children,
to road rage as adults and wars
as a society, the lack of desire or
ability to control ourselves and
the intensity of our lashing out
continues to astound me.
Being fully aware of the
reality that a lack of self-control
or a belief that violence can be
a viable solution is pervasive
across ethnic and class lines, I
Talibah Chikwendu still found myself slammed by
the shooting of professors in a
faculty meeting on Feb. 12 by another professor.
Colleges – which I thought of as institutions of thoughtful
engagement in the pursuit of solutions to the world’s problems
(OK, so maybe the problem is with my rose-colored glasses
on this point) – are places where people are supposedly
looking at the bigger picture, sharing ideas, proving or
disproving theories and enhancing the whole by providing
a better understanding of the parts. So when a professor, a
person who by title is supposed to be looking for better ways,
begins shooting her peers in a dispute over tenure and the non-
renewal of her contract, I’m moved to ask: “What is wrong
with us?”
It’s not as though our hands have only recently gotten

“When we seek to eliminate instead of

understand and convince, we devalue and
dehumanize.”
dirty. From the earliest days of humanity, we have been using
violence to address our problems, but it seems, especially on
an individual to individual basis, to have gotten worse as of
late. We seem now to care less about others and not enough
about ourselves.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in his Nobel Lecture,
said: “I am not unmindful of the fact that violence often brings
about momentary results. Nations have frequently won their
independence in battle. But in spite of temporary victories,
violence never brings permanent peace. It solves no social
problem: it merely creates new and more complicated ones.
Violence is impractical because it is a descending spiral
ending in destruction for all. It is immoral because it seeks to
humiliate the opponent rather than win his understanding: it
seeks to annihilate rather than convert. Violence is immoral
because it thrives on hatred rather than love. It destroys
community and makes brotherhood impossible. “
Dr. King was speaking about racial violence, but his
statements are no less true about the kind of violence that
confronts individuals and communities every day; a violence
we seem to be complacent about or accepting outright. When
we seek to eliminate instead of understand and convince, we
devalue and dehumanize. That leaves us all diminished and
each subsequent generation less empowered to improve it. We
must work to change it now, before it’s too late.
Complete your 2010 census form when it comes to your
home in March. Be counted to increase funding for needed
community initiatives. A luta continua ...
Talibah Chikwendu is the executive editor for the AFRO-
American Newspapers and a former columnist for the newspaper.

The Key to Job Creation is To Help Small Businesses

Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
As we look at a national
unemployment rate that
has at times has topped 10
percent in the last year, and
hear the latest news reports
that approximately 44,000
Marylanders lost their job
in 2009, there is no doubt
that additional actions are
needed to get our economy
moving.  A priority must
be to include significant
help for our small business
community.  employing more than 1.2
As a member of the
Senate Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Committee,
I have long supported
provisions that help provide
small businesses with the
tools they need to survive
and thrive during these
historically economically
difficult times.  Small firms
pump almost a trillion dollars
into the economy each year,
create two-thirds of our
nation’s new jobs annually
and account for more than
half of America’s workforce.  address, I introduced the
In Maryland, 522,000
small businesses provide
economic opportunities to
diverse groups of people,
million citizens and bringing
innovative products and
services to the market. But
without working capital, the
economic growth of small
businesses in Maryland and
across the country will be
severely limited.
President Obama has
proposed legislation that
would provide tax credits for
small businesses that hire
new employees.   • Creating a tax credit for
Last week, prior to the
president’s State of the Union
Boosting Entrepreneurship
and New Jobs Act (S. 2967)
to spur job creation and
strengthen our economy
by providing tax credits
and direct loans to small
businesses.  We’ve made
some progress, but there
is much more we can do.   • Encouraging the
Congress and the president
must work together to craft
the strongest possible bill
that will help turn around our
economy and get Americans
back to work.
Key provisions of my bill
include:
health insurance expenses
for companies with up to 25
employees.
• Establishing a refundable
small business tax credit for
job creation.
• Providing direct loans to
small business, according to
existing 7(a) loan guidelines,
using $30 billion in TARP
funding.
elevation of the Small
Business Administration
(SBA) to Cabinet-level status.
• Repealing the American
Recovery and Reinvestment
Act exclusion of NIH
funds from SBIR/STTR
requirements, and ensure
$150 million in grant awards
to small biotech companies.
• Expressing a sense
of Congress that large
financial institutions have a
responsibility to support the
recovery of the American
economy by increasing
lending activity to qualified
small businesses.
Our economy has faltered
and Americans want Congress
and the president to get our
economy moving.  Over the
next month, Congress will be
working to enact legislation
that will help stimulate jobs
and economic growth.
Democratic Sen. Cardin
represents Maryland in the
United States Senate.

Letters to the Editor

Understanding What Love Is
In the early years of my teaching career, near Valentine’s Day, I read
a book, Love is a Special Way of Feeling, to my students. Moving from
one school to the next, I either misplaced it or loaned it to someone. It
was a simple book in its context, but profound in its meaning.
Daddy died in ‘47, a month before my eighth birthday, Momma in
‘89, a month before I turned 50. In all that time, she never remarried,
even though she had suitors. From time to time she would talk about
Daddy as if he was still alive. I’d look at her, wondering if something
was amiss.
Her best friend, Mamie, put it in perspective after she died,
“When Fannie started dating Wade, she didn’t want nobody else.”
I once told a lady you could be in love with someone without
laying a hand on them. On the other hand, you could lust for
someone, succeed in your quest, and never care about them. She
looked at me as if I’d lost my mind. Maybe, she was right.
It’s my belief people mix up love and lust – same beginning letter,
same number of letters, but a world of difference between the two.
I don’t relate to the new songs about love, most emphasize the
physical aspect, but I’m a sucker for the old standards. Yes love is
a special way of feeling, especially when it happens between two
special people.
McNair Taylor
Baltimore, Md.

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The Wisdom of Dr. John L. Wright
Elijah E.
Cummings
Those who wonder how
best to sustain the coalition
for positive change that
elected Barack Obama could
gain by considering the life
of a good man who helped
to forge President Obama’s
victory – Rev. Dr. John L.
Wright of the First Baptist
Church of Guilford.
Although he experienced
racial prejudice and injustice
in his youth, Dr. Wright came
to understand that bitterness
and a sense of grievance cure
no injuries.
Rather, it is only through
compassion for others and a
commitment to our shared
well-being that we can find
the unity we need - and the
path to healing.
‘Business Exchange’
Connecting the Past Toward Our Future
William Reed
We study history to learn
valuable lessons and to avoid
tragic mistakes.
For all the divisions
that rend the United States,
there is at least one point
of agreement between
today’s Blacks and Whites,
Democrats and Republicans,
young and old: factually,
Blacks are inattentive
to America’s system of
capitalism. Amid American
capitalism 98 percent of
Blacks are consumers, not
producers. Black Americans
are dependent on other groups
for feeding, clothing, culture
and language and need
organized participation in
ways of America’s wealth.
In the main, modern-day
African Americans avoid
active participation in the
investing in, and ownership
of, the national means of
production and distribution.
Under America’s system of
capitalism, individuals and
The New Orleans Saints and Obama
Bill Fletcher Jr.
(NNPA) — Time has
passed since the Super Bowl
and the glorious victory of
the New Orleans Saints, but I
find that I keep coming back
to that game, and not for the
reasons you might think.
The Indianapolis Colts were
supposed to win that game.
They are an outstanding
team with an outstanding
quarterback and head coach.
Everyone knew that it would
be uphill for the Saints.
But the Saints won.
And in many respects they
This insight was at the
heart of John Wright’s
success, both as a minister of
the gospel and as an advocate
for constructive social
change. When God called
him home last month, he left
his community a far better
place.
I first came to know Dr.
Wright back in the 1980s.
I was then a young state
legislator, and he had just
been elected president of the
Maryland NAACP.
It did not take me long to
discover that he was the type
of “servant leader” that made
my parents’ generation so
great.
Like my parents, in his
younger years, John Wright
learned the hard discipline
and perseverance essential
to earning a living with his
hands. In the hardships,
poverty and racism that
plagued his youth, he found
his calling to serve God and
his fellow human beings.
Later, he would use those
early struggles as a passport
to helping others.
Both in his pulpit and as
a civil rights leader, Pastor
Wright was a bear of a man
– a modern day prophet
declaring the social gospel
groups capitalize businesses
in hopes of making a profit.
In the nation’s private sector
individuals and groups own
the means of production.
From colonial times to the
present, enterprising Blacks
have experienced significant
successes in American
capitalism.
Yet, among contemporary
African Americans “Black
Capitalism” is not considered
a legitimate movement or
protocol. Since the Civil
Rights Movement, Blacks
in America have improved
their social and economic
standing significantly;
nevertheless, African
Americans as a group remains
at a pronounced economic and
social disadvantage relative
to European Americans.
Rather than promoting
and participating in wealth
building processes, today’s
Black “talented tenth” are
more attuned toward planning
how to dress for job interviews
than how to do a business
won through an interesting
combination of incredible
team work, leadership
and audacity. Although
Indianapolis took the lead
in the first quarter, it was
apparent by the end of the
second quarter that something
was changing. And then
it happened. An on-side
kick which took everyone
– including but not limited
to the Colts – by complete
surprise. It is one thing to
use such a kick in the fourth
quarter, but in the third? After
half-time?
It was clear that the
energy the Saints started
showing in the second quarter
had morphed into something
else, and the entire initiative
shifted. As they say, it was a
game changer.
I am not as much of a
football fan as I am a baseball
fan, but this Super Bowl was
a game to see. Not only was it
what New Orleans needed as
a city, but it was a fascinating
February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010, The Baltimore Afro-American
Opinion
message of our faith.
Advocate and coalition-
builder, he often reminded the
rest of us that the fundamental
humanity that all people share
is a core principle of our lives,
and the central thrust of our
struggle for civil and human
rights for all Americans.
Achieving that working
balance between advocacy
and unity within the broader
society was the key to Dr.
Wright’s brilliant leadership.
As our mutual friend,
Professor C. Vernon Grey has
observed:
“Dr. Wright brought
changes in education and
in the Police Department in
Howard County. He was a
monumental figure who tried
to right the wrongs he saw
in the county and elsewhere.
It was the sheer force of
his personality that brought
change to this county.”
I whole-heartedly agree.
That same credibility was
essential when Dr. Wright and
I worked together to organize
people of faith during the
early months of Barack
Obama’s Maryland campaign.
Although some now may
have forgotten that once
there were doubts within our
community about whether
plan. Blacks in high public and
private sector professional and
managerial jobs tend to balk at
anything outside mainstream
interests and stay in accord
with “politically correct”
and post-racial concepts.
Before “going mainstream,”
Blacks built big enterprises in
banking, insurance, cosmetics,
and retailing.
The hardiest times of
Black business were during
the century of Jim Crow
(1870 – 1970s). The Golden
Age of Black Business
occurred from l900 to l930.
This era produced Black
legends such as: Carter
G. Woodson; Booker T.
Washington’s National
Negro Business League;
the Universal Negro
Improvement Association
and Marcus Garvey’s Black
Nationalist Movement;
Madam C. J. Walker; S.B.
Fuller; A. G. Gaston and
John H. Johnson. The
period started a Black Wall
Street and bastions of Black
example of an organization
flipping the script against the
odds.
I have, as a result of the
game, found myself thinking
about President Obama. While
it is true that he came into
office with massive support,
the expectations of him were
often based on a combination
of both magical thinking and
wishful thinking in that there
“I would not even describe the administration as tentative so
much as I would describe them as trapped in an unrealistic sense
of how to bring about change.”
was insufficient consideration
of both his actual politics and
also what he is up against in
Washington. In that sense, his
drop-off in support should not
be surprising since there were
no miracles during the first
year.
That said, the Obama
administration has
demonstrated little of the
a Black man could win the
presidency, Dr. Wright was
unfazed.
“If God be for us,” he
often would encourage the
rest of us, “who can stand
against us?”
I miss Dr. Wright’s
friendship. Yet, I always
will be grateful that he lived
long enough to see that faith
realized on Inauguration Day
last year.
Now, in the face of the
difficult challenges that our
country and our progressive
coalition must overcome, his
wisdom is still needed.
Dr. Wright would remind
us that courageous social
advocacy has allowed
Americans of Color to survive
through centuries of adversity.
He also would observe,
however, that our future in
this country depends upon the
strength to be found only in
broadly-based, progressive
unity.
He was both a student
of Black History and an
important participant in
making the history of his
own time. Therefore, he
understood that there is a
tension between advocating
for racial justice and our
need to sustain a coalition for
business in townships in
Mississippi and Oklahoma.
During times the races were
officially segregated there
were Black inventors—
Charles Richard Patterson
started the world’s first
Black-owned automobile
manufacturing company—
and Black companies
made products such as
embalming fluid, hair care,
and toothpaste. Black-owned
funeral and newspaper
businesses were staples
of their communities and
commerce.
Today’s Black Americans
expect politics to revive
their lives and communities.
Many believe that Blacks’
empowerment will come
from “registering and voting.”
But, Booker T. Washington
postured that voting had
nothing to do with succeeding
in economic development.
Capitalism makes economic
production occur, yet
rarely can aspiring Black
entrepreneurs rely on revenue,
audacity of the Obama
campaign. After all, who
expected Obama to get the
nomination, let alone win
the presidency? How could
Obama have won had it not
been for audacity, inspiration
and organization?
An anonymous former
campaign activist for Obama
was quoted recently as saying
something to the effect that
the Obama administration
has not wished to govern
using the brilliant grassroots
approach that was followed
in the campaign. To that I
can only say “Amen!” There
has been little audacity. I
would not even describe the
administration as tentative
so much as I would describe
them as trapped in an
change.
This tension has been
exacerbated by the economic
challenges of our time.
In the midst of the worst
financial crisis since the
Great Depression, Americans
are suffering – and African
Americans are suffering
disproportionately.
It is understandable,
therefore, that some have
challenged President Obama
and the Congress to do more
to reduce the economic
devastation within Black
communities. I am among
them.
I also am convinced that
the president genuinely wants
to do more. Yet, I know that
the central political struggle
in Washington is less about
the racial equity and more
about how much the federal
government should do to
address the widespread
American need.
This fight is important to
minority communities.
In truth, thousands upon
thousands of Black jobs
have already been saved by
the Recovery Act and other
federal initiatives, especially
jobs in the education and
healthcare professions. Now
we must better respond to the
or draw on entrepreneurial
experiences of relatives and
friends. Going forward, more
respect should be given to
Black entrepreneurs and more
support is needed that will
increase their participation
in public and private sector
procurement processes.
The advocacy and legacy
of Booker T. Washington is
needed among contemporary
African Americans to
“advance human progress
through an economic, political
and social system based on
individual freedom, incentive,
initiative, opportunity,
and responsibility.” Going
forward, African Americans
need to organize around
issues of their economic
empowerment. Such
organizing creates formats
that foster growth and
networking opportunities
for Black business. In the
tradition of the “Wizard of
Tuskegee,” the National
Black Chamber of Commerce
unrealistic sense of how to
bring about change. President
Obama wants change, at least
a certain sort of change, but
he and his administration
want change that comes
through quiet diplomacy and
the building of a consensus
on the least common
denominator. Additionally,
and this is critical, the Obama
administration appears to
be deeply worried about
what will result if the mass
of Obama supporters are
encouraged to mobilize and
take to the streets against
the irrational political Right.
Thus, while the political Right
takes to the streets, mobilizes
and shifts the debate, the
Obama administration seems
to believe that this is a
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job losses in more vulnerable
sectors like the construction
industry.
It also is true that
federal efforts to extend
unemployment benefits, along
with expanded federal support
for programs like Medicaid,
disproportionately benefit
those with the greatest need,
including those who live in
minority communities.
There are limits, of
course, to what any president
can accomplish without
bipartisan congressional
support – especially in
the Senate. There, the
Republican leadership has
almost universally rejected
and filibustered progressive
change.
Dr. Wright would
understand that reform of
the Congress is where our
movement’s next battle must
be won, and, like Dr. Wright, I
have faith that we can prevail.
If God be for us, who can
stand against us?
Congressman Elijah
E. Cummings represents
Maryland’s Seventh
Congressional District in
the United States House of
Representatives.
is a 21st century movement
economically empowering
Blacks. The NBCC is a
leading voice for Black
business interests before
Congress, at the White House,
regulatory agencies and the
courts. Similarly, the National
Business League is another
organization educating,
training and connecting
Blacks around American
capitalism. In a “Time to
Raise the Issues” campaign,
the NBCC is leading an array
of advocacy groups holding
field hearings in 25 U.S.
cities. The Arthur Fletcher
/ Parren J. Mitchell Free
Enterprise Tour will enable
local business operators to
present testimony that the
NBCC, et al will convey
to Congress. Information
about the tour and city listing
is available by contacting
kdebow@nationalbcc.org.
William Reed – www.
BlackPressInternational.com
tempest in a teapot, no pun
intended.
This brings us back to
the Super Bowl. If the Saints
had played the game the way
that the Colts and respected
sports commentators had both
expected, they would have
lost. The team’s leadership
was prepared to take risks at
the right time knowing full
well that Super Bowl XLIV
(year 2010) is only played
once. There is no best out
of seven and no rematches.
There are, however, moments
when one must throw the
dice…or pull off an audacious
on-side kick.
President Obama: we’re
waiting for the on-side kick.
Bill Fletcher Jr. is a
senior scholar with the
Institute for Policy Studies,
the immediate past president
of TransAfrica Forum, and
the co-author of “Solidarity
Divided.”
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Marilyn Smedburg-Gobbett and

Verilyn Watson prepare for the Women wore red to show their support City Councilwoman Helen Holton,
Red Dress Sunday event. for those living with heart disease and to Eleanor Veverly, Clustie Ford and Aloha
raise awareness about the often deadly McCullough
illness.

Photos by Bill Tabron

On Feb. 14, women across Maryland
filled churches, synagogues and other
places of worship in a sea of red hues to
raise awareness about heart disease, one
of the leading killers of Black women. For
the sixth year, Baltimore’s Saint Agnes
Hospital has encouraged women to wear
red in support of their annual campaign,
Red Dress Sundays.
At Payne Memorial AME Church,
members of the Baltimore faith community
and city leadership, including Mayor
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, converged to
raise awareness about heart disease and
to receive free health screenings.

Nurse Sam Copland

takes Mayor Stephanie
Rawlings-Blake’s blood
pressure.

Nilene Harris
receives blood
pressure testing.

Dr. Hope Griffin speaks about the City Councilwoman Helen Holton, Mayor
Eric and Toshi Scpyra, Kaye personal health struggles that she and Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Kelly Morin, Sister
Sibettta and Dr. Hope Griffin many other Black women experience. Elaine LaCapria

Photos by A. Lois De Laine, Ed.D.

The Baltimore chapter of the Charms gathered at

the Village Club in the Radisson Cross Keys Hotel to
celebrate their 10th anniversary.
Charm Ella Edemy, founder of the Baltimore chapter,
along with other Charm members Sarah Elias, Nancy
Brown Holt, MD, Sheila Davis and their spouses
welcomed guests and shared the evening with great
food and music.
Charm Cynthia Harvey Murray, a charter member of
the Baltimore chapter, and provost of Tobago College,
traveled from Tobago, along with her husband, Dr. Berniece
Winston Murray, who is president of Tobago College, to Hutchins
enjoy the festivities. Dr. Nancy
Charms is a national, cultural, civic and social Brown Holt
organization founded in 1962 in Pittsburgh, Penn.

Antoine Harry Holt

Elias

Jacqueline
Hayman

Sheila Dr. Warren

Davis Hayman

Dr. Eugene Byrd

Patricia Tunstall

Argin Hutchins
Dr. Donald Stewart

Dr. Winston and

Cynthia Murray

Ronald and Dr.

Sarah Elias
Jewel H. Gray

E. Gaines Lansey
Laura Phillips Byrd Olivia Stewart
B2 The Baltimore Afro-American, February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010
By AFRO Staff
‘Takers’ Release Pushed Back
Producer and director Will Packer (Stomp
the Yard and Obsessed) confirmed Saturday
that the release date for his new movie Takers,
featuring an all-star cast including Chris
Brown, Idris Elba, Matt Dillon, Michael Ealy
and T.I., has been pushed back until August.
The movie was to originally slated for release
late this month, but Packer is cool with it. He
says it’s just the nature of the business.
“There are so many factors that go into
the release date of a film. Some of it on the
corporate side with Sony and their
release schedules – they had a lot of
films bunched up at the beginning of
the year,” said Packer, co-founder of
Rainforest Films. “I [also] wanted
a date that worked the film and my
audience. T.I. is in it and his album is
going to drop around the same time
as the movie and there was another
similarly themed movie dropping [in
February]. So you have to factor in so
many things—actors’ availability to
do press, and stuff like that.”
Takers, a story about a group that
pulls off sophisticated heist jobs all
over Los Angeles, is Packer’s first
action movie and he’s thrilled – even
if the public won’t get to enjoy it Courtesy Photo
until late this summer.
“I had to call up my mother like, ‘Momma I sooner since his dentist was away performing
blew up a helicopter today. It was so cool,’” he charity work. Lil Wayne’s new sentencing date
said. “So I’m excited about that project.”
Stomp the Yard II is also on its way to
theaters from Rainforest films, according to
Packer, which will feature BET’s “106 &
Park’s” Terrence J.
Lil Wayne Set for March
Court Dates
Multi-platinum selling artist Lil Wayne will paraphernalia were found on his tour bus
face sentencing for drug and weapon charges
at the beginning of March. The charges date
back to July 2007 when a loaded .40-caliber
Black Animator Thrives at Disney
By Tiffany Ginyard
semiautomatic gun was found on his tour bus.
Courtesy Photo
Baltimore Bureau Chief
After pleading guilty to attempted criminal
possession of a weapon in October 2009, the
ORLANDO – Though it
popular performer could spend up to a year
took Disney decades to give
behind bars.
the world an African-American
Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne
princess, the company has been
Carter Jr., was scheduled for sentencing
casting African-Americans in
on Feb. 9 but a Manhattan judge, Charles
leading roles in its business for
Solomon, permitted him to delay sentencing
quite some time now.
so that he could undergo dental work in
One of those leaders, Marlon
Miami. According to The Associated Press,
West, first went to Hollywood
a lawyer for Lil Wayne said on Tuesday that
with a cartoon he created of
Young Money mogul needed to be treated for
an oxygen molecule walking
a “medical situation” that could not be done
through a forest of nose hairs. It
was among the many scientific
illustrations in his portfolio
that he’d created at his first Marlon West has been a Disney animator for 17
animation gig at Encyclopedia years. He recently worked as supervisor of special
Britannica. effects on Princess and the Frog.
Now, two decades later, he
can add the title of supervisor of his team and their creativity.
special effects to his rèsumè after working “I am always delighted when someone
on Disney’s latest animated movie, Princess comes up with something I didn’t think of,”
and the Frog. he said. “I know that scene had to be cool,
Lil Wayne
West was primarily responsible for and what I had in my mind was cool, but
translating the “magic” of the New Orleans- what [some of the other animators] did was
inspired story onto the big screen. From the really cool, so it’s really nice when people
sparkling fireflies and the glistening waters come up with something you didn’t think of.
of the bayou to Disney’s signature pixie dust I’m exceedingly proud of the movie and all
and the villain’s smoke-shooting fingertips, our efforts on it.”
West orchestrated it all, integrating With 17 years with Disney under his
computer-generated special effects with belt, West hopes to keep creating magic for
good old-fashioned cartooning. children and adults around the world. He’s
“I’m really proud that it has resonated looking forward to the Spring 2011 release
with people and people like it,” said West, of a new Winnie the Pooh movie under
is scheduled for March 2,
who is especially proud that kids in New his supervision currently in the production
He is also set to go on trial at the end of
Orleans took to the film. “Just to hear them phase—even if there’s not a lot of glitz and
March on more drug possession and weapons
laughing at it—to jokes that aren’t funny to glamour to his new assignment.
charges, this time related to a January 2008
me anymore because I’ve seen the movie “Winnie doesn’t have any bling,” said
arrest in Arizona. He pleaded not guilty to
20 or 30 times by the time it came out—but West. “This is really a throwback version of
multiple felony charges after three guns, 105
to hear them laughing at it fresh or them Winnie the Pooh—the leaves are blowing
grams of marijuana, 29 grams of cocaine,
being moved by what you did, it’s the whole [and] he gets into some honey and some
41 grams of ecstasy and various drug
reason any of us do any of this stuff.” mud puddles and things like that, but no
When discussing the film, West is modest sparkle. He’ll just be handling the sticky
during a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint. The
about the magnitude of his role and credits situations.”
trial is set for March 30.
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Film Preview Riveting Historical

Brooklyn’s Drama Revisits
Finest By Joi-Marie McKenzie
Infamous Civil
Rights Case
Special to the AFRO

In what many are calling a comeback for By Kam Williams started Chavis’ career as
actor Wesley Snipes, Brooklyn’s Finest chronicles Special to the AFRO a prominent civil rights
the dangerous and deadly world of one of New York’s leader, is the subject of
most dangerous precincts, Brooklyn’s 65th, through the After serving his Blood Done Sign My Name,
eyes of the men and women dedicated to protect and serve. country in Vietnam, Henry a riveting historical drama
Set in the drug-ridden borough, the film follows three New Marrow (A.C. Sanford) directed by Jeb Stuart.
York City police officers, who find themselves in the middle of a returned to his hometown This harrowing tale of
clean-up operation that leaves them questioning their loyalties. of Oxford, N.C., only hope and woe was based on
Eddie Dugan, a burned-out cop played by Golden Globe winner to be murdered in broad the moving memoir of Tim
Richard Gere, only remains motivated because he is one week away daylight for allegedly Tyson (Gattlin Griffith),
from retirement and pension. Narcotics officer Sal Procida, played by Oscar leering at a local White who was only 10 years old
nominee Ethan Hawke, struggles to provide a better life for his family while woman. On May 11, 1970, at the time the events in
Clarence “Tango” Butler, portrayed by Oscar nominee Don Cheadle has been the 23-year-old vet left the story unfolded. Tim’s
undercover for so long that he’s not sure where his loyalties lie. And in a role that is behind a pregnant widow father (Ricky Schroder)
reminiscent of Snipes’ portrayal of Nino Brown in New Jack City, Snipes plays prison (Milauna Jemai) and two was the pastor of Oxford’s
buddy Caz, one of Brooklyn’s most infamous drug dealers. young daughters, while the lily-White Methodist
Brooklyn’s Finest also features Michael Kenneth Williams, best known for his portrayal of perpetrators of the heinous church, and what makes
Omar Little on “The Wire,” a television drama set and produced in Baltimore. crime would ultimately be the film compelling is the
“I play a character by the name of Red,” said Williams. “He’s in competition with Don found not guilty by an all- way in which the narration
Cheadle’s character, Tango. They’re battling for lieutenant in Caz’s (Wesley Snipes) gang.” White jury, despite credible alternates back and forth
Williams, an up-and-coming actor from Brooklyn, reflects on his experience working with Cheadle testimony of several between the perspectives
and Snipes. “For me, working with Don and Wesley was like a dream come true...They paved the way and eyewitnesses who identified of little Timmy and the
made it acceptable for me to come onto the scene.” the perpetrators as Ku Klux increasingly emboldened
Brooklyn’s Finest, which hits theaters on March 5, captures Brooklyn in the 1980s when crime and drugs Klan sympathizer Robert Ben Chavis.
Courtesy Image

gripped the neighborhoods. “Brooklyn was off the chain. Even the baddest dudes from New York didn’t go to Teel (Nick Searcy) and his
Brooklyn,” said Williams. “[This movie] is very true to the time of the era. It’s a great insight to how the city has son.
changed.” The outcome of the
trial was no surprise, after
Directed by Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day”), “Brooklyn’s Finest” will hit movie theaters nationwide on March 5. all, Black-White relations
hadn’t changed that much
in the tiny Southern town
Worthy of note is the
fact that one of Tim’s
childhood friends was
Gerald Teel (Michael May)
who basically bragged
about his pappy and big
brother’s having just

Nina Simone’s Complexities, Beauty

since it was founded lynched a [N-word]. And
during the slave days by despite his being unable to

Captured in Striking Tome

By Kristin Gray
AFRO Managing Editor
“When I was a child, no one was ever
proud of me, and my people were never
proud of themselves or anything they had
ever done,” she declared. “Well, that’s
different now. I’m proud of myself, and
I’m proud of my music…”
– Excerpt from Princess Noire- The
Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone
Nina Simone appeared most stately,
if not regal, when her mane was coiffed
into an elegant labyrinth of cornrows
that spiraled to the crown of her head.
Her trademark jumbo earrings, fistful of
rings and intricate ballroom gowns only
heightened her queen-like semblance,
but did little to diminish the aloof
persona that characterized her life in the
public eye.
Her reign as America’s leading lady
of jazz was indeed an unruly, and at
times, virulent one.
In Princess Noire - The Tumultuous
Reign of Nina Simone, author Nadine
Cohodas paints the award-winning
pianist and reluctant vocalist carefully,
paying equal attention to the ebb and tide
of her career and the pensive woman
behind the music – the little girl from
Tryon, N.C., born Eunice Waymon.
Cohodas introduces Simone as an
extraordinarily talented child growing up
in the racially charged 1930s. Through
extensive interviews with the musician’s
siblings, instructors and lovers, the
author believes the Waymon family lived
a pleasant, unassuming lifestyle despite
their poverty. But not even a year into
her life, the child that would evolve
into Nina Simone had been stamped
remarkable.
“When she was eight months old,
my daughter hummed ‘Down by the
Riverside’ and ‘Jesus Loves Me,’” said
the provocative artist’s mother, Kate
Waymon. “…Every time she saw a
musical note, she tried to sing it.”
And while the little girl’s musical
gifts exceeded those of her peers,
young Simone was part of a profoundly
religious family and was taught never
to “get a swelled head.” As Cohodas
describes Simone’s eccentric and
heady behavior as an adult, readers
will question whether the entertainer
remembered her parents’ stern warning.
The Tumultuous Reign follows
Simone from her childhood years, where
she received formal piano training from
a benevolent White neighbor, into her
teenage era, where the first inklings of
her stern, no-nonsense character became
prevalent.
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“She was so focused on her music;
Blood Done Sign My Name features actors A.C. Sanford
she didn’t spend a lot of time joking
and Nate Parker as they fight for equality in a Ku Klux
around,” one of Simone’s high school
Klan-ravaged North Carolina town.
classmates told Cohodas.
With few friends, Simone’s most
passionate and sincere relationships Samuel Benton, a wealthy, influence the outcome of
existed amid the sophisticated politically-connected, the legal case, the injustice
arrangements of Bach or Mozart, tobacco plantation owner. deeply affected young
Continued on B4 But what was unexpected Tyson. Consequently, he
was the rioting which went on to earn a doctoral
would erupt in the wake of degree, became a professor
the verdict when outraged of Black studies at Duke
young African Americans and wrote numerous books
took to the streets in and articles on the South’s
protest. shameful Jim Crow system
At that juncture, of segregation.
Marrow’s cousin, a A bifurcated biopic
schoolteacher named Ben examining the equally
Chavis (Nate Parker), emotionally-charged points
would emerge to play a of view of both a Black
pivotal role in ensuring that and White observer of the
cooler heads prevailed in fallout from the same ugly
the Black community. He incident.
organized a peaceful three-
day, 50-mile march to the Excellent H H H H
steps of the state capitol in Rated PG-13 for
Raleigh where they, joined profanity, mature themes
by thousands, petitioned the and intense violence.
governor for both justice Running time: 128
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Celebrities Inspire Dreamers in Disney
By Tiffany Ginyard
Baltimore Bureau Chief
ORLANDO – Participants
from Disney’s Dreamers
Academy with Steve Harvey
will dominate lunch table
conversations at schools
around the country for weeks
to come, telling of their star-
studded experience in Walt
Disney World Valentine’s
Day weekend. They will talk
of the motivational speech
given by the Queen of Hip
Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, at
their graduation ceremony;
their very own live talk show
hosted by “The View’s”
Sherri Shepherd, with
appearances from Rueben
Studdard and Kimberly
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gospel group Trin-i-tee 5:7,
celebrity Chef Jeff, among
many other life-changing
experiences.
“Those folks were so
excited to come out here and
share the things that have
them in this place with these
kids,” said Shepherd after the
show. “We said a prayer back
stage: ‘Lord work through us
and bless us so we can reach
these people, [and] bless their
hearts to be open to receive.’
So, I was just in awe. It was
just exciting to be here.”
Youth from across the
country were nominated by
leaders in their communities,
parents, peers and even
themselves to participate in
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at Disney. They also received
digital cameras from Eastman
Kodak, business cards from
Disney and a chess gift set
and watch from Steve Harvey.
Dellan Sellers, a junior
at Parkdale High School
in Riverdale, Md., was
among the students from the
Baltimore/Washington metro
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who nominated her, drove 14
hours to get her to Florida to
catch even the tail end of the
weekend—but they arrived
last Friday morning, just
when things were really being
stirred up.
“I’ve learned that despite
it all, through all the rough
times, you can never stop
dreaming,” said Sellers of
her experience. “You always
have to keep aiming for the
highest. Shoot for the moon
and even if you miss it you’ll
be amongst the stars.”
Sellers says that her
mother nominated her because
she’s “kind of struggling
in school” and because she
felt Sellers needed some
motivation outside of her
school environment.
“A lot of the teachers at
my school aren’t really that
involved; it’s like they don’t
even care,” said Sellers. “But
I’m going to get my focus
back on in school, because
lately it’s been kind of rough.
But I have to get it together,
because it’s my junior year. I
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need to get back on my honor
Dellan Sellers, a junior at Parkdale High School in
roll and be all I can be. It’s
Riverdale, Md., was among the students from the
not like I’m not intelligent,
Baltimore/Washington metro area selected to attend
I just need to apply myself
Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey
more.”
Valentine’s Day weekend.
Numerous youths like
Sellers realized their dreams
were within reach this Blige sealed the to school, being around
weekend at the Academy, motivational weekend with positive people reading
and free park passes, late- her story of trials and triumph books − take that back to your
night jam sessions and VIP and left encouraging words environment,” she said. “And
treatment were the confidence for them to take back home. don’t let that environment
booster many needed to “Whatever it is that you turn you bitter or angry
continue moving forward in can do that is positive − through the things they may
the right direction. listening to music, going say about you not being cool.”
Nina Simone
Continued from B3
classical music arrangers she aspired to The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone
emulate. Even as a married woman, Simone includes a number of photos capturing the
struggled to develop a concrete bond with her singer on stage, but in each photo she is stone-
White husband, and they soon divorced. faced and solemn, perhaps a testament to
Her career was unaffected by her personal her lackluster attitude toward modern music.
demons, although music industry insiders According to Cohodas, Simone had always
and critics called her an “angry woman” and dreamed of being a concert pianist.
admonished her authoritative air, particularly The slew of photographs also captures
during an appearance at Harlem’s renowned Simone at the height of her militancy when
Apollo Theater. she covered Billie Holiday’s macabre “Strange
“Some of the audience giggled – or at Fruit” and “To Be Young, Gifted and Black.”
least Nina thought they did. She dropped all But it was Simone’s own irascible off-stage
pretense of politeness. ‘For the very first time
in your lives, act like ladies and gentlemen
behavior that prevented her from reaching the
echelons of superstardom.
at the Apollo,’” Simone chided during the The biography concludes with Simone’s
performance. death in 2003, months after she’d begun a
A local columnist later wrote the crowd battle with breast cancer. But in the author’s
had been “overly generous” in their applause words, “…Nina never went away. Her spirit
lives in her music, whose power to entertain,
was Simone, not her audience, that suffered inspire, and provoke reveals the alloy of talent
from a behavioral problem. and turmoil that molded every performance.”
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By Kristin Gray
AFRO Managing Editor
With a growing number
of statistical odds stacked
against young Black men
in America – incarceration,
health ailments, single-parent
homes – many in the faith
community believe religious
intervention is long overdue.
The NAACP Baltimore
City Branch, Sweet Prospect
Baptist Church and Phi Beta
Sigma-Zeta Sigma chapter
have joined forces to host the
“All Male Symposium – The
Role of the Church in the
Development of the African-
American Male,” a program
to access the current state of
Black men and the church’s
history in fostering positive
male role models.
According to Kevin W.
Parson, the symposium’s
coordinator, the Black male
community must continue
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have a crisis on our hands
with men in the African-
American community,” said
Parson in a statement. “We
still have a high-level of
absenteeism among African-
American men in schools,
churches, households
and other key areas. A
significant component
of this symposium is the
positive reciprocal affect
that when faith and faith-
based institutions partner to
bring change in families and
communities.”
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Miller, chief visionary officer
and co-founder of the Urban
Leadership Institute; the
Rev. Dr. Kwame Abayomi,
former Baltimore City
councilman; the Rev. Dr.
H. Walden Wilson II, Israel
Baptist Church; the Rev. Dr.
Reginald Thomas, Greater
Gethsemane Baptist Church;
the Rev. Brian Martin, New
Day Ministries and the Rev.
Billy Stansfield.
The Rev. Tuchina S.
Yameny, a pastor who also
works with imprisoned
youth, said the symposium’s
impact is invaluable.
The contributors to this
symposium are amongst the
most influential in Baltimore
City,” the pastor said in a
statement. “We must remain
optimistic that their insights
will be able to transform the
lives of African–American
men across our city and
nation.”
In addition to various
faith-based topics, the
symposium will delve
into financial literacy and
education issues.
The symposium takes
place 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Feb.
27 at Sweet Prospect
Baptist Church, 901 Eager
St., Baltimore. On-site
registration will take
place from 8-9 a.m. For
more information, visit
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Feb. 28
Join the Tau Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority for a day of worship and fellowship
beginning with the 2010 Finer Womanhood Worship Service, 11 a.m., at John Wesley United
Methodist Church, 3202 W. North Ave. A fellowship dinner will be held 2-4 p.m. at the
American Legion Hall on Winters Lane. Contact Tamara Harris at tharris@zphib-thz.org
before Feb. 21 if you are interested in attending. For additional information, visit www.zphib-
thz.org/fwo/fwo.html.
March 6
Operation: Hope, an initiative of the Friends of the Baltimore City College Choir, a
benefit concert by the choir to provide prostheses for children of Haiti, will be held 6-8 p.m.,
at Gospel Tabernacle Baptist Church, 3100 Walbrook Ave. Linda Hall is the choir director
and Timothy Dawson is principal of Baltimore City College. For more information, call
1-877-4WE-SING.
March 13
The Nathan Carter School of Music presents its 15th Annual Benefit Concert and Dinner,
3-6 p.m., at New Shiloh Baptist Church, 2100 N. Monroe St. Featured artists include sopranos
JoAnna Ford and Emily Teresa McNeal, TaVonne Hasty, tenor; Marco K. Merrick, baritone;
and pianists Lilybelle C. Davis and Elizabeth Day. Alethia Starks is executive director of
the school. The Rev. Drs. Harold A. Carter Sr. and Harold A. Carter Jr. serve as pastor of the
church. For more information, call 410-523-5306.
Obituaries
James Dorsey, 101
Entrepreneur and Well Respected Citizen, Dies
James Thomas Dorsey, a respected entrepreneur and lover
of history, departed this life on Feb. 7 at age 101.
“Jim,” as he was affectionately called, was born on March
15, 1908, in Jonestown, Md., to the late John and Louise
Dorsey.
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country” by family members.
Jim would be in
attendance at every family
gathering, often sharing
knowledge of family history
with younger generations.
His love for sharing
knowledge and his passion
for history enabled him to
be the presenter of “The
Emancipation Papers,” which
was the Reginald F. Lewis
Museum’s first artifact.
Throughout his life,
Jim had many more
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Dorsey’s Cities Service
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became Citgo. After 31
years of service, Jim retired
in 1967 and was thereafter
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Wizards Make Big Trades All-Star Turnout

By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staff Writer
for Dull-Star Game
By Stephen D. Riley for a brief three days, it
The Washington Wizards completed phase one of their AFRO Staff Writer accomplishes just that.
post-Gilbert Arenas rebuilding project during NBA All-Star It’s time to start grouping
weekend by trading Caron Butler, Brendan Haywood and More than 108,000 NBA All-Star Weekend with
DeShawn Stevenson to the Dallas Mavericks for Josh Howard, people showed up for the spectacles such as Mardi
Drew Gooden, Quinton Ross and James Singleton. Spiraled NBA’s All-Star Weekend Gras, New Year’s Eve in
in the midst of a losing season and currently at the bottom of at the Dallas Cowboys Times Square and your
the Southeast Division, the Wizards effectively closed the door Stadium in Arlington, Texas. alma mater’s homecoming
on their 2009 season and possibly the 2010 season, but have The largest crowd ever to weekend. Seriously, though.
equipped themselves with some financial relief. witness a basketball game No one goes to homecoming
Three of the four players Washington received in the trade took on more significance for the actual football game
are set to have their contracts expire after this season and a than the actual game itself. or the extravagant list of
team option for next year is in place for Howard’s contract, But in reality, the fans events; they go because they
which Washington may choose to decline. The Wizards are and the crowd was what it know it’s going to be hordes
still rumored to be in the works of moving veteran star Antawn was all about anyway. The of anybodies there and
Jamison and the $28 million that remains on his contract after NBA’s annual party fest unless you’re at the NBA’s
this year, and some basketball critics would say the team owes isn’t about your favorite biggest homecoming, the
it to the hardworking Jamison to remove him from what has player or your favorite team All-Star game, you’ll never
become hell on hardwood in Washington. or anything like that. It’s truly understand the hoopla
The Wizards’ season was already sailing south before actually all about you, the of it all.
Arenas and Javaris Crittenton were suspended for the rest of fan. Why else would fans Anytime the sponsors
the season in January for brandishing illegal firearms after a be the ones responsible associated with the NBA
dispute between the two got out of hand. for voting and deciding can dig up stars like Chris
Now with two more starters and some hefty salaries the starting lineups? Why Tucker (who’s gained a
removed from the team, Washington is hoping some cap room else would the NBA throw few, eh?), Jesse Jackson
and the possibilities of a high draft pick or two can turn things music stars like Shakira, and a Janet Jackson-less
around for a team that has underachieved for the past few Usher and Alicia Keys on Jermaine Dupri, they’re
seasons. stage to entertain us? And doing something right.
“We haven’t achieved the things that we were hoping to,” why else would they put a Considering that the crowd
Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld said in a statement to the game that’s typically played at NBA All-Star Weekend
local media. “We just felt like we needed some change and we Courtesy Photo/Wizards/Ned Dishman/NBAE in front of an average crowd trumped those of this year’s
needed some freshness. Maybe this group together has gotten The Wizards recently traded a few players, including star of 20,000 and place it in Super Bowl, Rose Bowl and
a little bit stale. Maybe we needed to go in another direction at Caron Butler, as they rebuild the team. the nation’s largest football Pro Bowl, the NBA along
this time.” stadium when they know with its other professional
With the trade, Washington will knock off more than $14 to adjust to a core of new players, although their previous core the people sitting up in row siblings may be forced to
million from next year’s payroll and could possibly save more wasn’t contributing much in terms of success. Z, section 8 million, can’t rethink how they go about
if Jamison is traded as expected. The acquisition of Howard While the last few years have been frustrating for those see squat? Why? Because scheduling venues for their
will provide the Wizards with a player with similar talents to associated with the Wizards, fans of the team recognized the fans don’t care where marquee events. If the NBA
Butler, albeit minus the leadership and maturity. After playing the hard work and gritty play from players such as Butler, they sit or what the score is can turn out such a crowd
a major role in the Mavericks’ NBA Finals appearance in 2005 Haywood and Jamison. or even who plays; they just for All-Star Weekend then
and receiving an All-Star selection in 2007, Howard’s public “The toughest thing about it was having expectations and want to be there, that’s why. next year’s Super Bowl
image had taken a few hits over the last few seasons after he not being able to achieve them, underachieving in the last You can bash NBA (which will be hosted at
publicly admitted to using marijuana and has been cited for his two years,” Butler told the media. “Having injuries last year All-Star Weekend all you Cowboys Stadium also) has
inconsistent play and lackluster attitude. and having expectations to compete for a title this season and want about the lackluster a chance to open, rewrite
However, a change of scenery could be just what Howard having so much go on with adversity and not being able to dunk contest, the number and resell all the record
needs to resurrect his career. While his future in Washington overcome it; that was very tough.” of missing All-Stars out books.
is cloudy at this point, Howard can go a long way to The Wizards’ newest players may see action on Friday, Feb. with injuries or even the But this year it was all
reestablishing his All-Star form with some solid play and 19 when the team faces the Denver Nuggets at Verizon Center so-so show that was the about the NBA and for the
displaying some maturity. But it may be hard for Wizards fans in Washington. actual All-Star game, but game of basketball—which
that’s easy to do when is largely considered a few
you’re sitting at home. notches below its gridiron
Morgan State Basketball Unless you’re in the actual counterpart—to outdo

Bears’ Perfect MEAC Record Snapped

By Perry Green
AFRO Sports Editor
They knew the moment
would eventually come, but
some weren’t expecting it to
come this season – at least
they didn’t want it to.
“We were supposed to
sweep the whole MEAC
(Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference,”) said Corey
Henry, an avid basketball
player and senior student/fan
of the Morgan State Bear’s
basketball squad. “I just knew
we were going to smash the
whole MEAC, then sweep
the conference tournament
and make it to the big dance,
again.”
Henry wasn’t the only
MSU follower who believed
the Bears could win every
game in their conference this
season, especially after the
team jumped off to a perfect
10-0 record against MEAC
competition, nine of the
wins earned consecutively
throughout the past two
months.
Morgan State had just six
more conference matchups
before the regular season
ended, so fans grew excited
over the possibility of
finishing with a perfect 16-0
MEAC record, which would
have given them a new school
record – 25 overall wins on
the year.
But no program remains
undefeated forever and the
Bears forward Kevin Thompson recorded his 16th
double-double against South Carolina State on Feb. 15,
but Morgan State still lost their first MEAC game of the
season.
Bears learned that first hand
as they fell to the South
Carolina State Bulldogs, 71-
68, in an ESPNU televised
game Feb. 15 at Hill Field
House in Baltimore. It was
Morgan State’s first home loss
since the Bears fell, 49-47, to
Hampton on Feb. 23, 2009.
Bears star Reggie Holmes,
who currently ranks among
the top scorers in the nation
with 23 points per game, led
his team with 17 points. But
the senior out of St. Frances
Academy High School in
Baltimore fouled out of the
game in the final minutes and
wasn’t available for the Bears’
last opportunity to win.
In place of Holmes,
Morgan State reserve guard
Joe Davis attempted a three-
vicinity to witness the college football and the
“A-list celebrities, A-list NFL in terms of fan turnout,
athletes and A-list parties,” that’s saying a whole lot.
didn’t defend. We came out in you’ll never grasp the Surely the NBA had a major
the second half and still didn’t true meaning of All-Star crutch in the fact that it was
defend. It’s something that’s Weekend. There’s a reason being hosted at Cowboys
been nagging at us for awhile. why NBA All-Star Weekend Stadium, but NBA All-Star
“Even with that, we still annually arrives slightly Weekend generally churns
had a chance at the end. We behind the Super Bowl. It’s out a sellout crowd anyway.
have nobody to blame but designed to get our minds And placing this year’s
ourselves. How we respond off of the fact that the NFL game in a Godzilla-sized
will tell whether this hurts us season is set to go on its venue proves that people
or not. How they come back eight-month hiatus and
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Nate Robinson Wins Third

Morgan State Track and Field

Benjamin Crowned MEAC Shot Dunk Contest

Put King
By AFRO Staff
Bears field star Tyron
Benjamin represented Morgan
State well during the Mid-
Eastern Athletic Conference
Indoor Championship by
successfully defending
his crown in the shot put
competition on Feb. 13 at
the Prince George’s Sports &
Learning Complex.
Benjamin, who won the
2009 MEAC shot put title,
earned gold again this year
with a toss of 17.96 meters.
The native of Giraudel,
Dominica, also claimed
the 2010 MEAC title in the
weight throw competition.
Benjamin was the only
MSU team member to earn
All-MEAC honors, but his
teammate Kevin Bowen
nearly earned a bronze medal
by placing fourth in the 400
meter dash with a time of
48.58 seconds. Daniel Mutai
placed fourth in the 5000
meter run, and fifth in the
3000 meter run with a time
eight minutes and 53.65
seconds. He also placed
10th in the mile run with
a time of four minutes and
29.20 seconds to help the
entire MSU men’s team rank
seventh in the championship
event.
Lady Bears Place Eighth
Meanwhile, on the
women’s side of the track,
Lady Bears’ Allison Randall
also successfully defended
her 2009 weight throw title
by claiming this year’s first
By AFRO Staff But “little Nate” captured
the fan’s attention when he
included Denver Nuggets star
Chauncey Billups, New York
New York Knicks star was ushered onto the court Knicks’ Danilio Gallinari,
Nate Robinson became the with the Dallas Cowboys and 2009 three-point champ
first player in NBA history Cheerleaders. His ability to Daquan Cook; all three
to win the slam dunk contest leap with athletes at least 8 were eliminated in first
three times after edging inches taller inspired fans to round.
out Toronto Raptors rookie
DeMar DeRozan in the final
round on Feb. 13 during All-
Star Weekend festivities in
Dallas.
The 5-foot-9-inch guard
has shocked several fan
favorites the past two dunk
Courtesy Photo/MSU contests, and did the same
Tyron Benjamin earned his second straight MEAC shot this year. But after barely
put title on Feb. 13. beating DeRozan by earning
51 percent of the fan vote,
Robinson announced he won’t
be going for a fourth title next
season. For the undersized
underdog, three is plenty
enough.
“No, no, no, no, no. I
don’t think I can bear that
anymore. I’m just happy with
this third one,” Robinson
told the media after receiving
his slam dunk championship
trophy. “This is the last one.”
Robinson stood out the
most to the fans and judges Courtesy Photo/NBA
Courtesy Photo/MSU in what was perhaps the Knicks guard Nate Robinson became the first- ever three-
Allison Randall was named the MEAC weight throw least exciting dunk contest time slam dunk champ on Feb. 13.
champion for the second consecutive year. in recent years. Other
contestants included the Los name him the first three-time Pierce’s performance
place crown with a MEAC teammate Micsha Carson Angeles Lakers’ Shannon slam dunk makes up for the
Championship record toss of placed ninth in the triple Brown and Charlotte Bobcats’ champ. unimpressive display he put
18.58 meters. The sophomore jump with a leap of 10.97 Gerald Wallace, who both Meanwhile, Boston Celtics up when he participated in the
out of Reisterstown, Md., meters. were eliminated after shooting star Paul Pierce won the 2002 three-point contest.
broke the mark she set last MSU’s 4x400 meter relay lackluster dunks in the first three-point contest, becoming “I worked on it; I really
year at 16.15 meters. Fellow team (Lauren Campbell, round. the first Celtic player to took pride in it. In ’02 I stunk
MSU teammate Candace Brittney Wattley, Kamice DeRozan performed the win the contest since the it up. I wanted to come in here
Shirley placed fourth in the Smalls and Sloan), finished most difficult dunks and legendary Larry Bird. and put on a show,” Pierce said
same competition. sixth in a time of 00:03:58:02 earned the only perfect score Pierce earned a score of during a post-contest interview.
Lady Bear’s runner to help the entire Lady Bears in the contest with a 50 after 20 in the final round to beat “I had to work on getting the
Avionne Sloan placed seventh track and field team rank catching a pass off the side of out Golden State Warriors technique down and knowing
in the 400 meter dash with a eight in the championship the backboard and dunking rookie Stephon Curry, who what side to pull the ball from,
time of 58.17 seconds, while event. it with his right hand on the scored only 17 points in the stuff like that. I knew if I got
other side of the hoop. final round. Other participants hot I could win it.”

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Hilbert D. Stanley
Leading Baltimore Educator Dies
Born Feb. 24, 1931, in
Cambridge, Md., respected
administrator Hilbert Dennis
Stanley led a storied career
in Baltimore’s public schools
and city government. Stanley
has died; he was 79.
As a child, Stanley
attended Robert Moton
School and went on to attend
Morgan State University,
a school he would remain
closely linked to throughout
his life. He earned his
bachelor’s in biology in 1952 and went on
to receive a master’s in science in 1972.
Fulfilling his passion for learning, Stanley
earned a doctoral degree in administration and
supervision from Wayne State University in
1978.
After graduation Stanley taught science, but
quickly became a principal at Edmonson High
School and later at Lake Clifton Senior High
School and Southwestern High School. His
work included drug abuse leadership training,
implementing career development programs,
system reorganization and decentralization.
Frank Mason
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James Dorsey, Entrepreneur and Well
Respected Citizen, Dies
From 1981-’84, Stanley
also served as director of never heard anybody say a bad word about Jim Eleray and Karen and a host of great-great
human services and education Dorsey.” nieces and nephews and other family members
liaison to then Baltimore When asked the reason for his many and friends.
Mayor William Donald achievements in life, Jim would often respond, He was preceded in death by his parents,
Schaefer. “Just luck…I’ve been lucky, that’s all. I was John and Louise Dorsey; three sisters, Louise
Several years later, the blessed by the Lord,” according to his family’s Saunders, Grace Briggs and Mary Elaine
administrator retired from the account. Nash; and one brother, John Dorsey Jr.
Baltimore City Public School
Jim is survived by his loving great nephew, Funeral services will be held at William C.
System and began teaching
part time at his alma mater, Otha L. Davis Jr. III; niece-in-law, Fannie Brown Funeral Community Funeral Home in
Morgan State. The lifelong Davis; great nephews and great nieces, Baltimore Feb. 19 at 11a.m. The service will
Morganite served as president Yvonne, Christine, Eric, Kenneth, Kevin, be preceded by a wake at 10 a.m.
of the National Alumni
Association and treasurer and chair of the
MSU Foundation Board of Trustees.
In addition to his administrative positions,
Stanley was executive director of the
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B10 The Baltimore Afro-American, February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010

By Rosa Pryor

Friends Cardinal Hassan, Hassan, Keith Brown, Clinton

“Shorty” Buise, Earl El-Amia and Karl Muhammad party in
the ‘80s.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Hello, hello my friends. If
you are like me, you have seen
enough snow to last for the
next three winters. My lands of
mercy, have you ever seen such
a mess?
As beautiful as the snow
may have looked last week,
it is great that it is gone for a
while. Because of the snow
storm many of the events that
were scheduled for Valentine’s
weekend were cancelled or
rescheduled for another date.
I do know that the Pi Omega
Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity is hosting their fifth
annual Talent Hunt on March 7.
The auditions take place Feb.
20 and Feb. 27 to pick the best
talented children for this event.
The auditions will be held at
The Salvation Army, Greater
Baltimore Area Command
Baltimore City | Baltimore County | Carroll County
Howard County | North Anne Arundel County
compassion in
Taken in 1950, Sam
Daniels, then District
Deputy Grand Master of
the first Masonic District in
Baltimore, at Jim Dorsey’s
Gas Station located on the
corner of Pennsylvania
Avenue and Mosher Street.
the Fraternity Center located
at 2003 Presbury St. from 10
a.m.-1 p.m. and again from 2-5
p.m. If you know a child who
can sing, play an instrument or
Donald Jackson with his wife Veronica “Ronnie” in 1978,
the owners of Roots Lounge on the corner of Smallwood
and Vine streets.
dance, contact these brothers at
410-462-6705. Encourage your
talented children to showcase
their gifts and experience
personal and artistic growth.
Black History Month
present the Makanda Project
featuring Carl Grubbs on Feb.
20, 8–9:30 p.m. at the an die
Musik live! They are located at
409 N. Charles St.
The Makanda Project, an
ensemble based in Makanda
Ken McIntyre’s hometown
of Boston, is dedicated to
continuing Makanda’s legacy
through performances of his
music. Most specifically,
the group hopes to continue
his legacy by perfoming
song Makanda never had
the opportunity to record
or perform in public. An
enormous body of such work
exists, reflecting the full range
of Makanda’s imagination as
a composer. The group hopes
that as some of it is heard there
will be heightened appreciation
for Makanda’s significance as a
F A FREE BROCHURE CALL TODAY
FOR
Al “Toast” Robinson,
owner of Blue Gardenia,
located in the 2300 block
of W. Baltimore St., with an
unknown friend in 1970.
musician.
The band consists of
up to 12 musicians: five
saxophonists, two trumpeters,
two trombonists, a pianist,
bassist and drummer. They have
been rehearsing and performing
since early 2005 with the same
personnel, which includes a
mixture of veteran and new
Sharon Hawkins, who at the time was banquet manager
of the Fish Market in the Inner Harbor with Mayor
Clarence Du’Burns at the Eubie Blake birthday party in
1988.
performers. The leader, pianist
John Kordalewski, studied with
Makanda and also performed
with him on several occasions.
They work from the lead sheets
in Makanda’s notebooks. He
has written arrangements for
the nine horns. Renowned
saxophonist, Oliver Lake joins
the group on certain occasions,
including their first recording.
The musicians are Josiah
Woodson, Sean Berry, Bill
Lowe, Kurtis Rivers, Yoron
Israel, Charlie Kohlhase, Salim
Washington, John Lockwood,
John Kordalewski, Brent Irvin
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Luck on the floor dancing
ASALH ( Association for at Joe Gordon’s Lounge,
the Study of African American which was located on
Life and History) is celebrating Edmondson Avenue near
their 84th Annual ASALH Edmondson Village in
Black History Month with a 1979.
luncheon at the Renaissance
Washington, D.C. Hotel located
at 999 Ninth St., N.W., D.C. on This year at the event you
Feb. 20. For more information, can enjoy a rare opportunity to
call 202-898-9000. talk one-on-one with renowned
The Royal Comedy Tour artists, such as:Karen Y. Buster,
starring Sommore, Anthony Charles A. Bibbs and Larry
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and Turae will be at the Chico DeBarge, Fertile Ground,
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performing on the same show. and Slick Rick will also be on

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One of my favorite things Art of Line Dancing. Check it
FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED!!! to do during this time of year all out.
luncheon Hearts & Homes For Youth is to attend the Black Heritage
Art Show at the Baltimore
Well, my dear friends, I’m
still looking at white snow in
is looking for caring adults to Convention Center, Hall G, my backyard and driveway − I
provide foster homes to youth Feb. 20-21, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. have to dig my car out. I have
The first Black Heritage to go now. I am out of space
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in need, and teen moms and Art Show was launched in and out of time. If you need me,
their babies. Training and 1995 at Baltimore’s New just call me at 410-833-9474
stipend provided. Psalmist Baptist Church and or e-mail me at rosapryor@aol.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010 Call 301-589-8444 ext 220 talents of six visual artists to F.Y.I. You can find my
approximately 100 attendees. column only the first and
11:00 am Today, the Black Heritage Art third week of the month in the
Networking and Silent Auction Forty-Fourth Annual Benefit Musical Show, founded by Milton and Baltimore AFRO.
Sponsored by Glenda Boone, has evolved
12:00 noon The Constance H. Moore Memorial into a national tour featuring UNTIL THE NEXT TIME,
Luncheon with Guest Speaker, Scholarship Committee over 100 visual and performing I’M MUSICALLY YOURS.
Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr., Associate Dean artists, fashion, film and I’LL SEE YOU AT THE
literature. NEWSSTAND.
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Snow Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010 - 5:00 P.M.
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 February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010, The Baltimore Afro-American B11

Local Basketball Legend Dies at 81

By AFRO Staff A long-time resident of the Brookland Everything I do now, I work hard at it.”
neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., Before Armstrong arrived in the District, he worked in
McKinley J.H. Armstrong, he was a regular at early services at St. Anthony Front Royal, Va., at a small racially segregated Black school
a tour de force in the District’s of Padua Catholic Church where he was once a called Criser High School, which was built in 1959 to keep
thriving high school basketball member of the Knights of Columbus. Blacks out of White’s-only Warren County High School. After
scene, leaves behind a legacy It was during the 1960s that Armstrong began moving his young family to the area in 1961, he transformed a
of professionalism and to make his mark on the city’s basketball scene. fledgling sports program into one of the most respected teams
sportsmanship. The 81-year- Under his leadership, the Mckinley Tech Trainers in the Shenandoah Valley.
old McKinley Technical dominated the area throughout the late ‘60s and early Armstrong had a similar impact on another small, similarly
High School athletic director, ‘70s. According to the D.C. Basketball Blog, in 1969 segregated school in Southern Pines, N.C., formerly called West
husband, father and father figure he coached what was known as Tech’s legendary Southern Pines School (WSP). He coached the boys and girls
to numerous city students, “Magnificent Seven.” That championship team basketball teams and helped drive the school’s young men to the
died Feb. 12 at the Washington amazingly featured four starters who were named to state championships three years in a row. Perhaps most valuable
Hospital Center. the Washington Post and Washington Star’s first team to the coach’s former students were the words of wisdom and life
Born in Winston Salem, All-Metropolitan roster. Two players from the team lessons he imparted along the way.
N.C., on Aug. 5, 1928, were drafted into the National Basketball Association “We had him as our homeroom teacher from eighth grade
Armstrong was reared in an era (Ronnie Hogue and Tim Bassett), while two other through 12th grade,” recalled David Charles Reed, WSP class
where Jim Crow laws made life players were drafted into the National Football of 1961. “Mr. Armstrong wanted us to achieve. He prepared
Courtesy Photo
insufferable for some African League (James Buckmon and Lonnie Perrin). us to face life. We didn’t know anything about balancing a
McKinley J.H. Armstrong, a
Americans. As an athletically Other basketball greats who played under checkbook. He taught us how to do that. He taught us things
championship-winning basketball
talented teen, Armstrong’s Armstrong include Ernest Lewis, Michael Sessoms, outside of the books about morals and achieving and never
coach at McKinley Tech High School,
mother forbade him to play high Jo-Jo Hicks, “Nehru” Brown, Jeffrey Harrison, quitting.”
died at age 81.
school football, but the budding James Monroe, James Gorham, Xavier Yeoman, Armstrong is survived by his wife of 52 years, Annie C.
sportsman threatened to quit Arthur Williams, “Cricket” Williams and “Zip” Armstrong; five children: Chip Armstrong of Washington, D.C.,
school. His mother relented and Evans. Jenice Armstrong Turner of Burlington, N.J., Cheryl A. Capers
allowed Armstrong to join the local football team and the gifted “I remember when we were on our way to championship of Dublin, Ohio, Carolyn Armstrong of Washington, D.C. and
student went go on to earn a football scholarship to Central, a and a sports reporter visited one of our practices,” recalled Marilyn Armstrong of Washington, D.C.; three siblings: Charles
historically Black college in Durham, N.C. During his college Kevin Tatum, now a sportswriter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Armstrong of Oxon Hill, Louise Powell of Durham, N.C., and
years, he played drums in the marching band and pledged in a release sent to the AFRO. “He asked Mr. Armstrong who Georgia Bass of Temple Hills; five grandchildren; two sons-in-
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity in addition to participating in the the ‘stars’ were on the team. Mr. Armstrong said, ‘Sir, stars law, Dr. Quinn Capers IV and Cameron Turner, many loving
various sports programs. only come out at night!’ That was Mckinley Armstrong.” inlaws as well nieces and nephews.
After graduating, Armstrong served in the Korean War as For many of his athletes, Armstrong was a much-needed A burial will take place Feb. 20 at St. Anthony of Padua
a sergeant in the United States Army before embarking on a father figure. Catholic Church, at 12th and Monroe streets, N.E., D.C. The
teaching career. The veteran’s passion for learning led him “He was very good coach, but even a better man,” said funeral begins at 10 a.m. following a 9 a.m. viewing also at
George Washington University where he received a master’s Micheal Tucker, who started for Mckinley as a senior in 1966, the church. Internment will immediately follow at Ft. Lincoln
degree in education. He completed further study at the in a statement. Cemetery in Brentwood, Md.
University of California, Los Angeles, University of Michigan “He taught me so much in that one year. Mr. Armstrong
and University of Virginia. used to tell us, ‘Any job, big or small, do it well, or not at all.’ Jenice Armstrong contributed to this report.

Darrell Green Still Fast
at 50
Former Washington Redskins
cornerback Darrell Green
celebrated his 50th birthday
Feb. 15, but the “old man” may
still be faster than most of the
cornerbacks currently on the
Redskins’ roster.
Green, who was inducted
into the Pro Football Hall of
Fame two years ago, was one of
the fastest players in the league
during his 20-year tenure
with the Redskins. He proved
he’s still one of the fastest
around when he ran a 4.43 in
the 40-yard dash in Orlando,
Fla., on Monday, according to
Profootballtalk.com.
Green bragged about his
time via his Twitter account.
The tweet read: “…Quick
update from the Birthday
Boy:)…I think today I
became the fastest 50 year
old in the world! @9AM
today, I celebrated my 50th
BDay by running the 40 yard
dash in Orlando, Florida in
a time of 4.43! FYI, all born
between 1946 -1964 are baby
boomers...I’m guessing that
makes me the fastest baby
boomer! I would say, that’s
really booming. Are you?..”
Leonard Little May Come
to Washington
Once the coaching staff is
squared away, the Redskins will
focus on recruiting talent and
may be interested in defensive
end Leonard Little.
Little, a former elite
defensive end who recently
became an unrestricted free
agent, hasn’t decided yet if
he’ll play football in 2010. But
according to an ESPN-affiliated
sports talk radio station in St.
Louis, recently hired Redskins
defensive coordinator Jim
Haslett has spoken out in
favor of the Little, saying the
defensive end could still be a
productive NFL player.
Little has been a member
of the St. Louis Rams his
entire career, including from
2006-2008 when Haslett was
the Rams’ head coach. The
Redskins are in search for an
effective pass-rusher, and team
owner Daniel Snyder has never
shied away from spending
money on veteran free-agents,
so the two may be a perfect
match for each other.
Little experienced off-field
in a statement released by the working hard to be effective. We
team. “He made a huge mistake. thought it was important to sign
There’s no doubt about that. He him now, because other teams
has paid a significant price for were pursuing him, and we want
that and, as he has said, he carries him in our offseason program,
a heavy weight. which starts next month.”
Ravens didn’t make it further
“As Ravens owner Steve Stallworth’s most
into the NFL Playoffs this
Bisciotti said, we believe in productive season was in 2005
season because of their lack
second chances, and Donte’ when he caught 70 passes for
of weapons in the passing
does deserve that. But, we’ve the New Orleans Saints. A
game. Well, the Ravens may
signed him because we want to 2002 draft pick, Stallworth also
have taken one step closer to
get better, and we think he has played for the Philadelphia
addressing that problem by
a chance to help us. We worked Eagles in 2006 and the New
signing veteran receiver Donte’
him out, and it’s obvious he is England Patriots in 2007.
Stallworth on Feb. 17.
But Stallworth hasn’t
played professional football in
over a season. He missed all
of last season after pleading
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Morgan State Basketball trouble when he crashed his car sentenced to 24 days in jail. UNIT 514– Gorgeous large corner unit has huge MBR with 4
closets (2 walk-in) & 2 BA. Brand new kitchen appliances &
into and killed Susan Gutweiler According to several reports, counters. Den w/ built-ins open from Living Room. Wood flrs

Continued from B7 over 10 years ago in St. Louis. he also made an out-of-court under carpet. Sep. laundry/utility room, balcony, and much more!

His blood alcohol level at compensation settlement of *Both condos offer great building amenities including 24-hour security, in-ground pool,
to practice tomorrow will tell a game-high 22 points, while the scene of the accident more than $3 million with the
party room, elevator, storage, & beautiful grounds. Condo fee includes utilities.*

me.” her teammates Georgien measured 0.19 percent, a level family of the victim he killed
Sale on the premises

Morgan State (19-8 Williams and Theresa Davis in excess of the statutory level with his truck. 7 SLADE AVENUE, BALTIMORE, MD 21208
overall, 10-1 MEAC wise) both followed with 15 points of intoxication (0.08) in the His league suspension THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 AT 1:00 PM
will attempt to jump start each. Brittany Dodson state of Missouri. He received was recently lifted, but the In cooperation with

another winning streak when added another 10 points off 90 days in jail, four years Cleveland Browns released him OPEN HOUSE FOR BOTH UNITS: 2/21, 11 AM-1 PM
they take on Murray State in a the bench as Morgan State probation and 1,000 hours of soon after. Now he’s here in BROKER REFERRAL FEE. Deposit required to bid: $5,000 certified check. Visit www.fox-
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ESPN Bracket Buster feature improved to 6-1 at home this community service. Baltimore.
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game televised at noon Feb.
20.
Lady Bears Fare Better
Against SCSU
The Morgan State
women’s squad had far more
success than the men did
against MEAC opponent
South Carolina State
University, blasting the Lady
Bulldogs, 86-64, Feb. 15 at
Hill Field House.
Lady Bears star guard
Corin “Tiny” Adams scored
season. The win was also the
Lady Bears’ second against
SCSU this season and seventh
consecutive win against the
Lady Bulldogs throughout the
past three seasons.
Morgan State (13-11,
8-3 MEAC wise) will now
prepare for another MEAC
matchup when they travel
to Dover, Del., to take on
Delaware State on Feb. 20.
Visit afro.com for recaps
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faceoff.
Ravens Sign Donte’
Stallworth
Some football critics
would argue that the Baltimore
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manager Ozzie Newsome said
1988
Moved In.
1990
Anthony is born.
1994
Anthony tests positive for elevated lead levels.

All-Star Game 1998

Continued from B7
will come out to support such
an event if they have the room
to support. Last year’s crowd
of 16,382 at the US Airways
Center in Arizona is peanuts
compared to this year’s
monster. And, after reports
surfaced over the weekend
that the NBA is scheduled to
lose $400 million this season
alone, NBA Commissioner
David Stern may have to
seriously consider hosting
the All-Star game at football
stadiums for a few seasons
until the economy turns
around.
All-Star Weekend to the
Anthony has difficulty learning.
NBA is like Black Friday to
a retailer so it doesn’t matter
how, why or what the fans
2007
are buying, as long as they’re Doctor confirms Anthony suffers from lead poisoning.
buying. Next year’s game is
scheduled for Los Angeles,
to be followed by a stint
in Orlando in 2012. After
that, it’s up for grabs. But,
judging off what’s already SO WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
been proven, regardless of the
venue, the fans will show up.
For Stern’s sake, he may want
to program Cowboys’ owner
Jerry Jones’ phone number
into his cell, because after
2012 the two may be seeing
more of each other.

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timore City, Sealed proposals addressed to the Board of Additional words will cost 50 cents each.
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North Carolina gated
ORDERED, that pub- APPROVED:
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waterfront community with the following date(s) for the stated Bernice H. Taylor
time in a newspaper of Clerk, Board of Estimates
marina. Lots as low as general circulation in requirements:
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The WBE goal is 9%
CAREER CORNER
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed bids for construction of the Denton Wastewater Treatment Plant

ENR Upgrade will be received by the Town of Denton (herein called the
”OWNER”) at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, 650 Legion Road,
Denton, Maryland 21629, until 2:00 p.m., (EST) on Friday, March 24,
2010. Said bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud.
The ENR Upgrade to the Town of Denton WWTP generally consists of,
but is not limited to, the construction/installation of the following: post
anoxic reactors, enhanced nutrient removal filter, miscellaneous
structures, water quality analyzing instrumentation, expansion of SCADA
system to incorporate new system components, coagulant feed systems,
supplemental carbon storage and chemical feed systems, ENR building,
Coagulant building, diffused air post aeration system, and associated
site work and yard piping.
The work also includes all requirements to provide fully finished and
operable facilities including miscellaneous items and operations as shall
be indicated, shown, specified or required to complete the work in strict
conformity with the Contract Documents. The work also includes all
specified, indicated and shown mechanical and electrical equipment,
appliances, appurtenances, furnishings, instrumentation and controls,
accessories, tests and sundry parts and material as shall be necessary
and required for a completely operable installation satisfactory to the
Engineer. The Contractor shall provide all plant, labor, equipment, tools,
appliances, materials and incidentals and shall perform all operations
required to completely finish all of the work in the manner approved by
the Engineer. The contract duration is 365 calendar days.
A pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m., (EST), March 11, 2010 at
the Town of Denton Police Department, 100 North Third Street, Denton,
Maryland to allow Contractors an opportunity to obtain information on
the project from the Engineer and the Owner.
Contract Documents may be examined, at the following locations:
Wastewater Treatment Plant Reed Construction Data
650 Legion Road 30 Technology Pkwy S. Suite 100
Denton, Maryland 21629 Norcross, GA 30092
George, Miles & Buhr, LLC McGraw-Hill Dodge
206 West Main Street MHC Plan Room
Salisbury, Maryland 21801 8501 LaSalle Road Suite 304
Towson, MD 21286
MD/Washington Minority
Contractor´s Association
107 North Point Boulevard
Suite 220
Baltimore, MD 21215
Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at the office of
GEORGE, MILES & BUHR, LLC, 206 WEST MAIN STREET,
SALISBURY, MARYLAND 21801, upon the non-refundable payment of
Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for each set. Checks should be
made payable to George, Miles & Buhr, LLC.
Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond payable to the Owner
for five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid. No bidder may
withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening
thereof.
The Town of Denton reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and/or
waive informalities or irregularities, and/or to accept or reject any items
of any bid, as it may deem best for its interest. The bids will be evaluated
and award will be made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Rates and Regulations apply to this
project.
Both the proposed Minority and Women´s Business Enterprise firms must ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
be named and identified as an MBE or WBE within Item 6 of the Standard
Form (SF) 255 in the spaces provided for identifying outside key
consultants/associates anticipated for utilization for this project. Police Officer, Lateral Entry
Systems Programmer I
Any submittals that do not include the proper MBE/WBE (in some
instances DBE) participation will be disapproved for further consideration Visit our website at www.aacounty.org for additional in-
for this project.
formation and to apply on-line. You may use the Internet
Verifying Certification at any Anne Arundel County library, or visit our office at
Each firm submitting a SF 255 for consideration for a project is 2660 Riva Road in Annapolis. Deadlines to apply posted
responsible for verifying that all MBEs and WBEs to be utilized on the on website.
project are certified by the Minority and Women´s Business Opportunity
Office (MWBOO) prior to submitting the proposal. A directory of certified AEO/DF/SFE
MBEs and WBEs is available from MWBOO. Since changes to the
directory occur daily, firms submitting SF 255s should call MWBOO at
(410) 396-4355 to verify certification, expiration dates and services that
the MBE or WBE is certified to provide.
Non-Affiliation
A firm submitting a proposal may not use an MBE or WBE to meet a
contract goal if:
1.The firm has a financial interest in the MBE or WBE
2.The firm has an interest in the ownership or control of the MBE or WBE
3.The firm is significantly involved in the operation of the MBE or WBE
(Article 5 subtitle 28-41).
A firm submitting as a prime consultant that fails to comply with the
requirements of Article 5, Subtitle 28 of Baltimore City Code when
executing a contract is subject to the following penalties: suspension of
a contract; withholding of funds; recision of contract based on material
breach; disqualification as a consultant from eligibility to provide services
to the City for a period not to exceed 2 years; and payment for damages
incurred by the City.
A resume for each person listed as key personnel and/or specialist,
including those from MBE and WBE must be shown on the page provided
within the application.
Please be advised that for the purpose of reviewing price proposals and
invoices, the City of Baltimore defines a principal of a firm as follows:
A principal is any individual owning 5% or more of the outstanding stock
of an entity, a partner of a partnership, a 5% or more shareholder of a
sub-chapter ´S´ Corporation, or an individual owner.
Out-of-State Corporations must identify their corporate resident agent
within the application.
Firms will not be considered for a specific project if they apply as both
a sub-consultant and prime consultant.
The applications for this Project (Form 255) cannot be supplemented
with any additional information such as graphs, photographs, organ-
ization chart, etc. All such information should be incorporated into the
appropriate pages. Applications should not be bound. Applications should
simply be stapled in the upper left-hand corner. Cover sheets should not
be included. Inclusion and/or submittal of additional material may result
in the applicant being disqualified from consideration for this project.
Failure to follow directions of this advertisement or the application may
cause disqualification of the submittal.
Robert B. MacLeod
Executive Secretary

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms, including Minority

Business Enterprises (MBE) and Women Business Enterprises (WBE)
are encouraged to respond. Contractors are required to provide a good
faith effort in seeking DBE, MBE, and WBE Subcontractors. Certified
Minority Business Enterprises are encouraged to respond to this solici-
tation notice. For additional information visit the MWQFA website:
www.mde.state.md.us/wqfa.

Any contract or contracts awarded under this Advertisement for Bids are
expected to be funded in part by a loan and/or grant from the United
States Environmental Protection Agency, or the Maryland Department of
the Environment.

TOWN OF DENTON

SCOTT GETCHELL
Dierctor of Public Works

CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
CITY OF BALTIMORE
OFFICE OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
PUBLIC NOTICE

PROJECT #1134 - ON-CALL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING STUDIES -

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

The City of Baltimore Office of Boards & Commissions has been

requested by the Department of Transportation to advertise for traffic
engineering firms to provide signal and traffic engineering services under
on-call agreements with the office. The selected firms will be required
to perform general signal/traffic engineering services and prepare traffic
impact studies for proposed development projects, as required by the
Department of Transportation.

Firms interested in providing these services must demonstrate and

document their recent experience and qualifications to perform the
following tasks:
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Preparation of Traffic Impact Studies for proposed development
projects;
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Recommend measures for mitigating the adverse impact of a proposed
development.
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Design of traffic control devices including signals, vehicle detection
equipment, signs, pavement markings, and traffic calming installations;
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Signal timing analysis, modeling, optimization and knowledge of
computerized signal systems;
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Signal/traffic engineering studies including warrant; intersection capac-
ity; pedestrian safety, roadway safety and traffic calming;
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Design and review of work zone traffic control plans;
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Preparation of technical reports, cost estimates and contract
documents;
0
On-site engineering support and review services at the City offices
including office equipment and software;
0
Knowledge of electronic test equipment and test procedure;
0
Knowledge of the City of Baltimore signal/traffic engineering practices
and its infrastructure;
0
Performing surveys/inspections to ascertain conditions in the filed.

It is the Department´s intent to award two contracts with an upset limit

of $1,500,000 each for this work; duration of the professional services
contract is anticipated at two (2) years. Tasks assigned to an on-call
contractor are subject to the pace of privately-sponsored commercial,
residential and industrial developments in the City of Baltimore.

Should you have questions in this matter, please contact Ms. Jessica
A. Keller at 410-396-6856.

Firms intending to submit a proposal as a prime consultant for this project

should submit a ”Letter of Interest” to the Office of Boards and
Commissions, Room 601, 417 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
(FAX: 410-625-4667). Since these letters are used to assist small,
minority and women business enterprises in identifying potential teaming
partners, the letters should be submitted within 5 days of the date of
the project´s advertisement and include a contact person for the firm.
Failure to submit a ”Letter of Interest” will not disqualify a firm submitting
a proposal for the project.

Projects must comply with the 2006 edition of ”The Specifications for
Materials, Highways, Bridges, Utilities and Incidental Structures”. City
personnel will utilize the City of Baltimore Guidelines For The Perform-
ance Evaluation of Design Consultants and Construction Contractors for
this contract/project.

Each prime consultant applying for this Project will be required to

complete and submit an original Federal Form 255, along with five (5)
copies, to the Office of Boards and Commissions. The Federal Form
255 and the five copies must be submitted on or before 12:00 P.M.
(Noon) on 3-23-2010. Submittals may not be accepted after this deadline.

Insurance Requirements

The consultant selected for the award of this project shall provide
professional liability, auto liability, general liability and workers´ com-
pensation insurances as required by the City of Baltimore.

It is the policy of the City of Baltimore to promote equal business

opportunity in the City´s contracting process. Pursuant to Article 5,
Subtitle 28 of Baltimore City Code (2000 Edition) - Minority and Women´s
Business Program, Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women´s
Business Enterprise (WBE) participation goals apply to this contract.

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