The Atlanta-based National Center for Civil and HumanRights has announced it will receive $250,000 in new grantfunding from the Enterprise Holdings Foundation. TheFoundation is the philanthropic arm of the company thatoperates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rentaland Alamo Rent A Car brands.The grant, primarily slated to support the Center’s

corporate diversity efforts, reflects Enterprise Holdings’commitment to making a difference in the communitieswhere it operates.“It’s great to see corporations like Enterprise Holdings

investing in community outreach and awareness towardcontemporary global human rights issues and the legacy ofthe Civil Rights Movement,” said Doug Shipman, CEO of the Center. “Their support gives us the momentum weneed to carry on our vision of building a topnotch national institution here in Atlanta.” www.ADWnews.com

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An Alabama police chief brought Rep. John Lewis totears this week, apologizing to the noted civil rights leaderfor failing to protect the Freedom Riders during a trip toMontgomery in 1961.Lewis and fellow civil rights activists were beaten by a

mob after arriving at Montgomery's Greyhound station inMay 1961.At a recent ceremony at First Baptist Church, the city's

current police chief, Kevin Murphy, apologized to Lewisand offered him his badge in a gesture of reconciliation,telling the longtime Georgia congressman that Montgomerypolice had "enforced unjust laws" in failing to protect theFreedom Riders more than five decades ago.Lewis, who was arrested during civil rights protests in

cities across the South, said it was the first time a policechief had apologized to him."It means a great deal," Lewis said. "I teared up.

I tried to keep from crying."

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A diverse group of parents in the Atlanta suburbs of Dunwoody, Chamblee and Brookhaven are discussing the possibility of forming their own school district, which wouldbreak away from the beleaguered DeKalb County schools. Parent Matt Blankenship, whose two children attend

elementary and middle schools in the Dunwoody area, told theDaily World that he attended a Sunday night meeting about theidea because he's concerned about how DeKalb Countyschools operate. “I don’t claim to know the answer to the problem, but

common sense tells me that the DeKalb school district is justtoo large for one board to manage well,” he said.DeKalb County is the state's third-largest school district,

serving about 99,000 students. It was placed on probation inDecember by the Southern Association of Colleges andSchools following a six-month investigation. The accreditationagency cited long-term leadership issues including nepotism,fiscal mismanagement, inappropriate micromanagement andintimidation within the district. This week a federal judge upheld Governor Nathan Deal’s

decision to suspend six of nine DeKalb school board membersand appoint new ones.

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Congressman John Lewis and Vice President Joe Biden, center, lead a group across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on Sunday, March 3. They were commemorating the 48th anniversary ofBloody Sunday, when police officers beat marchers when they crossed the bridge on a march fromSelma to Montgomery. Pictured are Selma Mayor George Evans (from left), U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Biden, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Lewis.

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The ruling March 4 by U.S. District Judge Richard Story allows the governor to name replacements while a lawsuit

for control over Georgia’s third largest school system continues, perhaps to the Georgia Supreme Court.Now the governor is facing pressure from parents,

politicians and the public to quickly name successors. With only three members remaining on the school board,the district is all but paralyzed and major financial and personnel decisions are delayed.“The harm from the loss of accreditation to the school

district and the resulting harm to the students in the districtare profound,” Story wrote in his decision. “To permit theboard members to continue to serve while their individualclaims are resolved risks substantial consequences for theschool district and its students. The court finds that this riskof harm far outweighs the risks to the board members.”The lawsuit was filed in the name of former school

board chairman Eugene Walker, who vowed to fight on.“I still think I’m on the right side of history,” said

Walker, who was one of the six board members Deal suspended last week.Sunday night's meeting to discuss breaking away from

the existing DeKalb school district was held at a Dunwoodychurch and included state representatives, members of theDunwoody Homeowners Association, and families fromother municipalities north of the City of Atlanta. “We have strong community involvement from a diverse

group of families,” Blankenship notes. “The process offorming a separate district doesn’t happen overnight, butwe’ve made a start and we’re determined to move for-ward.”“I’m not surprised by this,” says John Evans, president

of the DeKalb County branch of the NAACP. “It’s just another attempt by these people to get away from Black andpoor folks. We need to stop chasing after white people andget our own act together.”

March 7 - 13, 2013 NEWS ADWnewsZimmerman Skips ‘Stand your gound’ hearingDaily World StaffIt appears George Zimmerman's attorneys may not be

using the "Stand Your Ground" law in his defense after allin his trial for the 2012 shooting death of unarmed teenagerTrayvon Martin.His legal team decided recently to skip an immunity

hearing where the "Stand Your Ground" defense would beheard that was slated for April.The defense argues it's because they don't have time to

prepare for the "Stand Your Ground" hearing and the trial."We don't have time ... to spend two weeks or so" on an

immunity hearing, O'Mara said outside a Sanford courtTuesday morning. "Our focus is to get [Zimmerman] to ajury and get acquitted."Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree

murder, but under Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law, he is entitled to immunity if he can prove he shot and killedMartin Feb. 26, 2012, in self defense. If self defense weredetermined, all criminal proceedings would have to stop,and Zimmerman would walk free.Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain, says he

shot the 17-year-old in self-defense after he saw the youngman acting suspiciously in his neighborhood in Sanford,Fla. April 22 hearing was expected to determine whetherFlorida's self-defense laws shielded him from prosecution.

But Zimmerman’s attorney Mark O'Maratold a judge Tuesdaythat he didn't needtime in April for pretrial motions. Hetold reporters that hecould still file a motion for immunitywhen the trial beginsJune 10, or later if acivil case arises.Zimmerman's

defense appeared toquestion the credibilityof a teenage girl, identified only as Witness 8, who claims she was on the phone with Martinjust moments before he was shot.Witness 8 told authorities that Martin told her that he

was scared of a strange man following him. She also saidthat after hearing the shooting over Martin's phone, she washospitalized for trauma, but she admitted later to prosecutors that she had not.

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were taking part in the 13th CongressionalCivil Rights Pilgrimage to Alabama, athree-day event that also included trips toSelma, Tuscaloosa and Birmingham.Murphy said the decision to apologize

was easy."For me, freedom and the right to live in

peace is a cornerstone of our society andthat was something that Martin LutherKing, Rosa Parks and Congressman Lewiswere trying to achieve," Murphy said. "Ithink what I did today should have beendone a long time ago. It needed to be done.It needed to be spoken because we have tolive with the truth and it is the truth."Murphy, who was asked to speak at the

event only after Montgomery's mayor and

director of public safety were unable to attend, said he wanted the Montgomery Police Department to be "heard in a different light than what history hasrecorded in years past.""We're going to move forward as one

Montgomery, one MPD. And we're going to continue to work at it," Murphy said."There's still a lot of work to do, we knowthat. We, the police department, need tomake the first move to build that trust backin our community that was once lost because we enforced unjust laws."Those unjust laws were immoral and

wrong. But you know what? It's a new day.And there's a new police department and anew Montgomery here and now and on thehorizon."

Center for Civil rights gets $250,000 Page 1The Enterprise Holdings

Foundation’s support comes at a significant time for theCenter as it prepares for actualconstruction of its facilities atPemberton Place this month.The three-story building willinclude a gallery for the Morehouse College MartinLuther King Jr. Collection(King Papers), as well as thecivil and human rights exhibitions.“We are pleased to support the efforts of

the National Center for Civil and HumanRights to shine new light on the life andwork of Dr. King,” said Jo Ann Kindle,president of the Enterprise Holdings

Foundation. “Our grant allows us to helphonor a leader who never stopped strivingto attain equal opportunity for all and whoconsistently encouraged service to others.”

IN MEMORIAMIn 1972, you became a devoted member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. – the oldest Greek letterorganization in the world for women of color. Immediately, you became the epitome of an Alpha Kappa Alphawoman – beautiful, elegant, dedicated, kind, committed and service-oriented. Recognizing the vital importance ofaddressing civic needs in DeKalbCounty, Georgia, you spearheaded adaunting yet rewarding task. Becoming its first president, you wereone of 21 members to charter theLambda Epsilon Omega chapter. In your more than 40 years in this fine sisterhood, you have served as a mentor, counselor, role model, confidante, friend, sister and mother figure to each of us. You were so special that we created the Polly Meriwether Lewis Award. Given annually, this recognizes a memberwho embodies your essence – “a woman of self-confidence, humility andgrace who is hard working and remains committed to the purpose andideals” of the sorority. On March 1, 2013, you entered into the presenceof the Lord and became our “Ivy Beyond the Wall”. Our hearts are heavyand spirits are saddened. But we will lift the torch that you passed on tous and carry your commitment of service into the future. We love youdearly and will miss you greatly.

Sisterly,Adriene Kinnaird, President

and the members of theLambda Epsilon Omega Chapter

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The City of Atlanta has been selected as a Green CityAward finalist by Waste & Recycling News for outstandingleadership and commitment to the introduction, educationand implementation of a successful residential recyclingprogram.

The Green City Awards recognize cities that are settingan example in reducing waste and boosting recyclingefforts. As a finalist, the City of Atlanta will be honored atthe Green City Awards ceremony on Thursday, March 21 atthe Residential Recycling Conference (RRC) to be heldMarch 19-21 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago. One winner will be named from the three finalists in

each category of small, mid, and large sized cities. Winnersare decided by popular vote of the RRC attendees. If selected, the city will also be featured as a finalist in the

March 18 issue of Waste & Recycling News. “Atlanta is on its way to becoming a top-tier city for

sustainability,” said Mayor Kasim Reed. “We have madeincredible strides in our recycling efforts, and this recognition further demonstrates our commitment to making our city a better place to live, work and play.” “The Department of Public Works is proud to represent

the City of Atlanta at the Green City Awards,” said DeputyPublic Works Commissioner Dexter C. White. “As the department responsible for overseeing residential recycling,we could not have been happier when our City was selectedas a finalist for innovation in expanding recycling educationand outreach. The success of the Cartlanta initiative reflectsthe support of our customers citywide who are getting intorecycling and furthering the city’s goals towards

sustainability.” Commissioner White will appear as a guest speaker

at the conference to share information about the City of Atlanta’s commitment and dedication to recycling. In October 2012, the city launched Cartlanta, an

expanded residential recycling program with the intent toeducate and improve recycling rates citywide. New 96-gallon recycling carts were delivered to 65,000households at the rate of one thousand per day. City of Atlanta residents generate about 96,000 tons of

trash annually, which costs the city $7 million a year to dispose of in landfills. Currently, residents only recycle12,000 tons annually, which leaves significant room for improvement. Since the launch of Cartlanta, recycling rateshave improved significantly.

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College Park Police Officer HonoredCollege Park Police Officer Bernice Papius was

recently honored by the mayor and council of CollegePark at city hall for subduing a murder suspect all on her own. On Jan. 12, Papius was transporting a detainee from

College Park to the Fulton County jail. When she ap-proached Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway, she wasflagged down by bystanders who reported a personbeing stabbed. Papius observed a suspect holding an individual

against a wall, then took action to apprehend thesuspect. She then called for backup, and turned the suspect over to the Atlanta Police Department (APD). APD sent letters of congratulations to the College

Park Police Department, recognizing the Papius’ valorand good judgment. She has been employed by the cityof College Park since June 2011.

The mayor and council of College Park presented Papius with a proclamation claiming Monday, March 4as “Bernice Papius Day.”

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Imani ross Competesfor Miss Jr. teen atlanta titleDaily World StaffImani Ross of

Fairburn is one of 200young ladies recently selected to participate inthe 2013 Miss Jr. Teen Atlanta pageant competition, which willtake place on Sunday,March 24, at the FerstCenter for the Arts.The effervescent

14-year-old is no stranger to pageants. She was crowned PromQueen of RenaissanceMiddle School and Miss 9th Grade 2012 atLangston Hughes HighSchool. She told theDaily World that shewanted to participate inthe pageant because she loves modeling and fashion design. “My dream to design clothes” she says.

Ross will be competing for her share of thousands ofdollars in prizes and specialty gifts that will be distributedto contestants. She hopes to win to help finance her way tocollege. The Miss Jr. Teen division is one of four that willhave young ladies ages 7 through 19competing in modelingroutines, which include casual wear and formal wear. Most important, Ross will display her personality and

interviewing skills in front of a judging panel. Personality is the number one aspect that each contestant is judgedon during all phases of competition, she says.Any business, organization, or individual who may be

interested in sponsoring Ross may contact the Atlanta pageant coordinator at 1-877-403-6678.

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Business league offers a ‘5% Solution’ for Black economyThe Atlanta Business League (ABL) is encouraging

African-American consumers, businesses and organizations to increase annual spending with Blackbusinesses by a mere 5 percent.“The concept of the 5% Solution campaign is simple

-- if we, as consumers, increase our spending at Black-owned establishments by a mere 5 percent, the impact will ignite a robust economic movement within our community,” said Joseph Hudson, vice chair for theABL Public Policy Committee.“Spending Black and Putting Back” is the theme of the

Atlanta Business League’s (ABL) Sixth Annual Congresson the State of Black Business, March 19, from 8:30 a.m.to 6 p.m., at the Allen Entrepreneurial Institute in Lithonia.As the metropolitan area’s leading business

organization for African-American owned enterprises, theABL annually convenes the “Congress” to address howBlacks can leverage more than $1 trillion in consumerspending as fuel for the organization’s “5% Solution”campaign. Further, the event includes a series of hearings to

develop a “National Black Business Blueprint” – anactionable plan to promote economic development in

African-American communities.“The Congress is not a social event; it is an economic

discussion. It is about financial independence and job

creation,” says Hudson.In September 2012, Nielsen.com reported, “With a

collective buying power estimated to reach $1.1 trillion by 2015, Black consumers remain at the forefront ofsocial trends and media consumption....” "These numbers are the reason why we began the

Congress six years ago and should have impacted Atlanta’s African-American community via greater jobcreation and overall economic growth," affirmed Hudson.“We have power that we have yet to leverage.”This year’s opening plenary speaker is the

nationally-recognized Dr. Claud Anderson, author ofPowerNomics®: The National Plan to Empower BlackAmerica. Renowned civil rights leader, author, educatorand entrepreneur, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. will serve asthe keynote speaker for the event’s signature luncheon.Registration fees for the Congress on the State of Black

Business start at $80 for a general delegate ticket and include a continental breakfast and lunch. Attendees willwalk away with the “National Black Business Blueprint”decided upon that day. Registration is available atwww.atlantabusinessleague.org or by calling the ABLoffice at 404 584-8126. The Allen EntrepreneurialInstitute is located at 3235 Evans Mill Road in Lithonia, Ga.

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Bloomberg BusinessweekCondemned for Racist Cover

Bloomberg Businessweek is under firefor its February 25 cover, depicting caricatures of greedy looking minorities in a house full of money.The illustration was published with the

headline “The Great American Housing Rebound.” and is being called racist by peo-ple across the Internet. Shanna L. Smith, President and CEO of

the National Fair Housing Alliance, voicedher organization’s outraged response: “TheAlliance condemns the use of an offensiveand flatly inaccurate magazine cover usedby Bloomberg Businessweek to define ournation’s experience with foreclosureand recovery in the housing market.We were shocked and dismayed by a Jim Crow era cover and its depiction of homeowners of color. It is so mind-blogging and even difficult to know what this newsmagazine was trying to convey. A more accurate cover wouldhave depicted Big Bank CEOs andWall Street moguls who providedmonetary incentives to pushpredatory loans.”

“It’s important to know that ournation’s foreclosure crisis is the result of reckless lending that targeted borrowers and communitiesof color for risky, unsustainable loanseven when they qualified for primemortgages, she continued. “Skyrocketing foreclosure rates triggered by these toxic loans haveled to at least one trillion dollars in

lost wealth for African-American andLatino communities.”The NAACP has joined the ranks of the

offended and chimed in with its thoughts.“It’s racist and a mischaracterization,” the organization’s senior director of economics, Dedrick Muhammad says.“They are clearly racializing the issue byhaving mostly Blacks and Latinos, possiblyonly Blacks and Latinos, benefiting.”Now the editor of the magazine, Josh

Tyrangiel, says he has “regrets” about publishing it.

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Journalist Karen Jordan, a Spelmangraduate, is currently researching the livesof her great-great-grandfather, who wasthe first Black doctor in Houston, Texas,and her great-grandfather, the first Blackdoctor in Coweta County near Atlanta.Both men were originally from TroupCounty, Georgia, and attended Clark Atlanta University. This is their story.Meharry Medical College has

graduated at least 15 percent of all Black doctors in the UnitedStates, according to the Nashville-based university history, manythe sons of slaves. Georgia native John Henry Jordan was one of them and his story is still being told 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.Jordan was born in Hogansville, Ga., to Berry and Isabella

Jordan. After being freed from slavery, Berry Jordan became asharecropper. He expected his son to do the same, but John Jordan had other plans. Even though he knew little about theworld beyond the backbreaking work of picking cotton, he decided there had to be something better. Helping people overcome illness was his goal, perhaps fueled by the fact his own mother died when he was just two years old. By the age of 10, Jordan found a role model: Dr. Edward

Ramsey, Troup County’s first Black physician. Ramsey, an 1880graduate of Meharry Medical College (known as Central Tennessee College at the time), was himself a Hogansville native.Jordan modeled his path after Ramsey’s, enrolling at Clark

Atlanta University (formerly Clark College) before being accepted to Meharry Medical College. It was a victory for Jordaneven though his own father was adamantly opposed to his plans.Undeterred, Jordan relocated to Tennessee. Eager to learn, he

excelled in the classroom but later faced a dilemma common tomany students today: a lack of funds. By the fall of 1894, unableto pay his tuition, he had to drop out of school. Although humiliated, he persevered, working odd jobs for months to raisemoney for his tuition. He finally returned to school a year later,making his graduation in 1896 as valedictorian of his class thatmuch sweeter. By the time he went back to Hogansville aftergraduation, the town was badly in need of a Black physician. Dr. Ramsey had relocated to Houston, Texas, becoming the firstBlack doctor to practice medicine there. While John was anxious to prove his father wrong, his days in

Troup County were a struggle. It was difficult for those he knewto accept him as a doctor, so he taught school by day to earn a living, becoming what was known as a “sundown doctor,” referring to physicians who worked other jobs during the daywhile practicing medicine at night. After two years, Jordan had had enough. He relocated to

Newnan, becoming the first Black doctor in Coweta County, and married Dr. Ramsey’s daughter, Mollie, the same year.Jordan’s career flourished in Newnan. He built the first Black

hospital in the county. After the tragic crib death of their infantson, he and Mollie welcomed another son, Edward, in 1900, making their family complete.Some Newnan residents in recent years could still recall

Edward’s birth.“It was like a prince being born,” they said.Life seemed perfect until one day tragedy struck. Jordan was

on his way to make a house call when his car stalled. While hechecked the gas tank, a passerby lit a match, causing the gasolinefumes to explode, burning John’s upper torso. He died 72 hourslater. He was 42. His death “was mourned by both races and allclasses of citizens,” according to the History of Coweta County,Georgia.Not only were his

own dreams snuffed out that night, but hisdream of his only sonbecoming a doctor was never realized.However, 30 years later, Edward’s sonpicked up the torch.Karen’s father, Dr. Harold Jordan,graduated fromMeharry Medical College and established a career at the university that has lasted for nearly 50 years.

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Dr. John Henry Jordan poses for afamily portrait with his wife, Mollie,and son, Edward, circa 1911.

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Some of Atlanta’s heavy hitters in the sports communitygathered in the Georgia’s Own Credit Union Club at thePhilips Arena for the announcement of the inaugural Historically Black Colleges and Universities Tip-Off Championship scheduled for Nov. 7 through Nov. 11.The historic event will showcase the talents of men’s

basketball teams from eight schools representing the fourHBCU Conferences. (Southwestern Athletic Conference(SWAC), Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference(SIAC), Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association(CIAA), Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC))Philips Arena, home of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks and

WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, will host the annual event. It willmark the first time in the arena’s 14-year history that it hashosted an HBCU function. The tournament was spearheaded by Kevin Clayton, the

managing partner at Jumpball LLC, a corporation that specializes in multi-cultural marketing and collegiatelicense apparel. He saw a need for Black colleges and universities to have the opportunity to play in a tournamentat the beginning of the basketball season. He noted thatwhile there are a number of basketball tournaments thatoccur at the season’s tip-off such as the Maui Classic andCoaches vs. Cancer, rarely are HBCUs invited to play.“It’s 100 years overdue,” said Clayton. “This tournament

would finally give HBCUs the recognition they deserve.”From among the 104 HBCUs with teams, a tournament

selection committee will invite eight schools each year, dividing up the conferences geographically. Tennessee

State and Central State, which do not be-long to a HBCU conference, will also re-ceive invites to play in the tournament. Chicago State, an independ-ent institute, has accepted their invitation for 2014.

The first team committed to partici-pate in this year’s HBCU Tip-Off isMorehouse College. Announcement ofthe other seven participants await com-mitments from additional colleges.“My goal as an athletic director is to

try to create “lifetime experiences” for my student-athletes,” Morehouse’s Director of Athletics Andre Patillo said. “Wehave talented athletes at our HBCUs and they don’t get thesame exposure as the majority of other institutions do. Ithink this could potentially be as large as anything any historical Black college program has had.”

The tournament tagline, “Play like a champion. Livelike a champion. Be a champion!” reflects the communalaspects of the Tip-Off, he noted. “This event will highlightplayers and teams that have never seen the national spotlight before.”The Tip-Off Championship tournament will be a

week-long celebration of events showcasing the athletic talents and achievements of current and past HBCU playersand coaches. Additionally, it will celebrate the rich history

and contributions of the HBCU culture and provide a platform for alumni, friends and supporters to come together to address social, health and economic issues and opportunities. “I am very excited. That statue is going to look really

good in the Howard University trophy case,” Wendy Davis,star of Lifetime Television’s “Army Wives” and a Howardalum told the Atlanta Daily World with a smile. “I’m looking forward to the community festival that will be part of the event experience. There will be celebrity participation, entertainment, health information andinspiration for people to be the best they can possibly be.”Tickets for the tournament will go on sale April 1.

Additional information on the tournament can be found at www.hbcutipoff.com.

After having success with their sport championships, the Georgia State Games and theGeorgia Sports Foundation decided to create the Scholastic Sports Olympiad in 2011 inorder to encourage competition and physical fitness in Georgia schools. This program promotes physical fitness from May to August throughout the state of

Georgia for elementary, middle and high school students. The top three schools in eight different divisions ranging from elementary through

high schools will be presented awards and financial grants at a ceremony at the State Capitol in late September. Schools can register at www.georgiagames.org .

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Pictured here from the 2012 Olympiad are young competitors in Tae KwonDo and Field and Track.

tip-off Championship to Showcase Black College BasketballBy JaMeS PreSSleyDaily World Staff

Pictured at the announcement of the HBCU Tip-Off Championshipare event founders Kevin Clayton, Jumpball managing partner, andWendy Davis, Jumpball partner, admiring the championship trophy.

Mitchom Earns MVP honors

Ivy Prep Academy’s Reina Mitchom, a seventh-grader, scored 31 points inthe LukeSports Girl’s Championship Game held at KIPP Atlanta CollegiateHigh School on March 2. Mitchom earned MVP honors while leading the LadyMonarchs past the Atlanta Lady Vikings, 51-36. In boys’ action, Ron ClarkAcademy defeated DeKalb Academy of Technology and Environment, 54-51.

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From helping Atlanta’shomeless, through support ofCommunity Concerns’Odyssey III Program, towomen and children seekingrefuge in the shelters provided by Sister’s AgainstDomestic Violence and theAtlanta Union Mission’s My Sister’s House, Zion HillBaptist Church leaders andmembers are serving andmaking a difference, says theRev. Aaron L. Parker, Ph.D.,who is the pastor.“Over the past 18 years, the

church has established morethan 35 multi-generational outreach ministries; each attached to one or more of the auxiliaries and/or programsof the church and connected to local, national and international service projects,” he said.

The annual Outreach Ministry Sunday Observance atZion Hill Baptist Church planned for March10 will celebrate the outreach program.

Preachers for the two worship services will be the Rev. Dr. J. Allen Milner, pastor, Chapel of Christian LoveBaptist Church Atlanta at 8:30 a.m. and the Rev. Ernest Andrew Brooks III, associate campus minister, at Atlanta’sMorehouse College during the 10:30 a.m. service. Both speakers are proponents of community outreach

and actively engaged in outreach advocacy in their professions as well as volunteers in service and educationalorganizations and programs.

The public is invited to attend, be informed and inspired by messages on the theme “Changing Hearts,Changing Lives Through Outreach.” Zion Hill is located at 6175 Campbellton Road, S.W. in Atlanta.

“True to its motto of ‘Living to Love and Loving toServe’, our members are actively addressing the needs foressential goods and services to citizens throughout themetro Atlanta community, the nation, and other parts of theworld,” says Pastor Parker.

Some additional examplesinclude helping those displaced by Katrina in 2005and Hurricane Sandy. TheKatrina victims were housedin Zion Hill or in properties provided by Zion Hill andnurtured through several years of reclaiming theirlivelihoods. Thoserecovering from HurricaneSandy on the northeast coast received financial gifts fromthe church.Zion Hill extends its

outreach even farther to foreign missions, giving assistance to hurricane victims in Jamaica and Haiti; and in2009, creating the African Initiative to provide support tofamilies in Sub-Saharan Africa and Ethiopia.

Milner, executive director of Community ConcernsInc., the non-profit organization in downtown Atlantageared to the needs of the homeless, said, “Zion Hill hasbeen one of our most valuable allies in the fight againstpoverty. We appreciate their efforts by sending volunteersand financial support to our programs that serve the homeless. Members of Zion Hill participate in the Sundaymorning breakfast services that we offer — actually preparing and serving meals. We are also grateful to havetheir members do outreach to Odyssey Villas, our apartmentcomplex for formerly homeless families. Without the support of churches like Zion Hill and concerned citizens,we would not be able to operate and carry out our missionto the extent that we have.” For more information about Outreach Ministry Sunday,

weekly worship experiences, ongoing learning and serviceopportunities at Zion Hill Baptist Church call 404-691-8025, go towww.zionhill.org or see thecommunity bulletin atwww.11alive.com.

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ERNEST ANDREW BROOKS III JAMES MILNER

IN MeMorIaM

WILLIAM ALEXANDER SCOTT, IIIJan. 15, 1923-- March 7, 1992

“ A Plea to the Eternal”Others behold but only you understand-

I stand-not as an envoy but as a son to father-without fearForce-boundaries, timeless force-

behind all that exists-Lift the fog of distrust and fear-Call back the plague of greed-

Call back the sadist-desireRule out the element of chance-

From our shoulders-ensnare and cage foreverthe lusty vultures-death and pain

Life-a priceless gift to caress and love-all spare-spare-spare forever

Call back all that would maim and destroya humble son-father of us all-

if this-not to be-Then the power to understand -with us all-

is an instant of permeating revelation-pray share-

A Poem By W.A. Scott III

From your loving family,MRS. MARIAN W. SCOTT, wife

MR. WILLIAM A. SCOTT, IV. sonMS. M. ALEXIS SCOTT, daughter

Four GrandchildrenAnd Six Great-Grandchildren

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DATABASE DEVELOPER (Atlanta, GA) Create and maintain of PL/SQL packages, functions, &stored procedures. Creation & maintenance of scripts (SQLPlus/Bash/Perl) used in data-base change management, MySQL to Oracle migrations, & initialschema setup. Creation & maintenance of database schema dia-grams. Protection of co intellectual property from accidental loss, ma-licious damage, or theft. Interpreting written application requirements& applying sound practices to developing database services for largevolume online services. Participating as a team member in a formaldevelopment lifecycle & release control process. Lead a team whenrequired, while still performing database development duties. Master’s degree or equivalent in Computer Information Systems re-quired. Must be proficient in Oracle PL/SQL, scripting(SQLPlus/Bash/Perl), writing efficient SQL queries, SQL query tuning,& database schema design. Mail resume to: Cedar Document Technologies, Inc., Attn: HR, 1Ravinia Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30346.

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Seek one with min. Bachelor of Information System, ComputerScience, or related, PLUS 5 year exp. in Information System and

Technology or related. Duties include coordinating Web-basedPortal Systems such as OM, TMS; maintaining SAP, GVM man-agement systems; and providing technology support and trainingin the ERP, etc. Mail resume to LG Hausys America, Inc. at 900

Circle 75 Pkwy., Ste 1500, Atlanta, GA 30339._______________________________________________

TIBCO Software Inc. has an opening in Atlanta, GA for a Principal Con-sultant (Software Engineer) to deliver system architecture & hard-ware/software specification consulting project activities. Must haveunrestricted U.S. work authorization. Mail resumes to Att: D. Dzapo,HR, Ref#AGA3, 3307 Hillview Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304.

_______________________________________________HP Enterprise Services, LLC is accepting resumes for Business Con-sultant in Mableton, GA (Ref. #TESMABVBO1). Provide business do-main solution, process, strategy, business case and change consultingto external client at functional and senior management level, on achargeable basis, which includes industry specific business processand function specific business process including Human Resources,accounting and IT. Telecommuting permitted.Mail resume to HP Enterprise Services, LLC, 5400 Legacy Drive, MSH1-6F-61, Plano, TX 75024. Resume must include Ref. #, full name,email address & mailing address. No phone calls please. Must belegally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. EOE.

_______________________________________________Senior Software Engineer is needed in Atlanta, GA to architect,design, develop software systems; analyze user requirements,convert business requirements into objected-oriented design(OOD); research technology strategy; lead estimation effortsbased on SDLC. Require Master Degree or its foreign equivalentin CS, CE or IT related fields. Proficiency in MFC, STL, OCI, COM& ASP.NET. Send resume to Business Computer Applications, Inc.2951 Flowers Rd. South, Suite 227, Atlanta GA 30341

_______________________________________________Master Teacher – Sci&Tech: Fernbank Elementary Foundationin Atlanta, GA: Dev. & lead schoolwide sci&tech instr prog for K-

5 science curriculum. Req Master’s or foreign equ.inEdu/Sci/Pol, Soc, or Cult Studies /rel & 2 yrs elem sch teachingexp. In lieu of Master’s or foreign equ.in Edu/Sci/Pol, Soc, or

Cult Studies /rel & 2 yrs elem sch teaching exp will acc Bach orforeign equ in Edu/Sci/Pol, Soc, or Cult Studies /rel & 5 yrs progpost-bacc elem sch teaching exp. Also req 1 yr exp integrating

Promethean Int Whiteboard technology AND following skillsthrough edu or work exp: coord/manage after-school sci activi-ties/clubs; grant writing AND GA certification. All exp may ormay not be acq concurrently. To apply, cont Drew Schuler,

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MY PART OF THE WORLDBY M.ALEXIS SCOTT

Earvin “Magic” Johnson was in Atlanta this week, thanks to Delta Air Lines and thecompany’s annual Star Awards for diversity suppliers.Magic was definitely the star in his 30-minute conversation with former radio personal-

ity and restaurant owner Frank Ski. I was prepared to be cynical about his talk about beinga successful businessman. Of course a world champion, hall of fame NBA star could makeit business.But after hearing him break it down, I realize that Magic Johnson has a special magic to

be successful in business and everything else he does, including living healthy for morethan 30 years with the HIV virus.“Everybody thought I was just a dumb jock,” Johnson allowed in response to Ski’s

probing question about his challenges in shifting gears from the basketball court to theworld of business.Despite his detractors, Johnson launched his business career. Today he is chairman and

CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises (MJE), which includes multiple business entities andpartnerships such as Canyon Johnson, a $1 billion dollar real estate fund, Yucaipa Johnson,a $500 million dollar private equity fund, ASPIRE, a new African-American television network, SodexoMAGIC, Magic Airport Holdings, Best Buy, T.G.I.F. Friday’s Restaurant,Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, Detroit Venture Partners, and Vibe Holdings, LLC.He is the chairman of the multi-cultural media company that houses the Vibe, Uptown, andSoul Train brands. In addition he has a foundation that supports many great causes in communities around the country.

“You’ve got to believe in partnerships,” he said. “I don’t need all the money. Giveme 5 percent. I’m good with that, especially if this means you’ll have a successful businessinstead of a failure.” Besides partnerships, he said you’ve got to have good people working with you.

“You’ve got to hire people with expertise, not just family and friends…. I pay my family tostay away,” he joked.Johnson said he’s been successful because he always does more than is expected. he

said. “You have to bring added value to everything you do,” he said and added that as anentrepreneur, you have to “over deliver on your contract, so you can retain it and get another one.” As a minority, you have to make sure you’re successful, because it’s not just for you. “If

you’re more successful, it will mean more opportunities for other minorities.”Magic said he attributes his success to his partners, to being prepared and to the

foundation and values provided by his parents. He said he also wants to be a great exampleto his children. He noted that his wife Cookie keeps him grounded and is his greatest confidant. “We didn’t want to become Hollywood, we just wanted to do Hollywood,” Johnson said

in response to Ski’s question about maintaining his humility. “I know that God can take itaway tomorrow.”I’ve come away with a greater appreciation of the man behind the brand. So, Magic,

thank you for the success that you share with others in business and in the community.

M. Alexis Scott is publisher of Atlanta Daily World.

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Even after the White House and Congress stagger to reach a last-minute deal to avert yetanother budget crisis, there is a fundamental difference in approach between the Obama ad-ministration and House Republicans. And those two stark approaches to governing goes tothe type of society we want to be: one that protects the needy or one that protects thegreedy.Surprisingly, the Republicans’ position is crystal clear: they favor extending special fa-

vors to the wealthy at the expense of the most vulnerable in our society.“Republicans say that from here on, we should do only spending cuts, focusing on enti-

tlement programs. But their approach to entitlements is highly selective — they seek to cutthe entitlement programs on the spending side of the budget, whose benefits go over-whelmingly to middle-class and poor families. But they want no deficit reduction to comefrom the most wasteful and inefficient of entitlements — those embedded in the tax code,”observed Robert Greenstein, director of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP).Republican leaders say they will not budge on cutting tax expenditures, a term for tax

deductions, exclusions, credits, and other tax preferences that disproportionately benefit thewealthy.“Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell proclaimed in an op-ed … ‘I have news for

[President Obama]: the moment that he and virtually every other elected Democrat inWashington signed off on the terms of the current arrangement, it was the last word ontaxes. That debate is over,’” Greenstein wrote. As Greenstein notes, “Tax expenditures cost about $1.1 trillion a year, far more than

Social Security or than Medicare and Medicaid combined and nearly two-thirds more thanthe total cost of all non-defense discretionary programs.”

It is such a logical – and fair – place to cut that Martin Feldstein, former chair of President Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers, said that “cutting tax expenditures is really the best way to reduce government spending.”

The headline of another CBPP report says it all: “Contrary to ‘Entitlement Society’Rhetoric, Over Nine-Tenths of Entitlement Benefits Go to Elderly, Disabled, or WorkingHouseholds.”According to the study issued last year: “…”More than 90 percent of the benefit dollars

that entitlement and other mandatory programs spend go to assist people who are elderly,seriously disabled, or members of working households – not to able-bodied, working-ageAmericans who choose not to work.”And, contrary to public perception, it is Whites who benefits disproportionately fromentitlements.“ Also, contrary to what a substantial share of Americans may assume, non-Hispanic

whites receive slightly more than their proportionate share of entitlement benefits,” theCBPP study found. “Non-Hispanic whites accounted for 64 percent of the population in2010 and received 69 percent of the entitlement benefits.”

George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of theNational Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynotespeaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Web site,www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge.

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John Palmer sits with Pauletta Washingtonfollowing her performance in True Colors TheatreCompany production of “Two Trains Running,” directed by LaTanya Richardson Jackson.

Samuel Jackson, actor and husband of LaTanyaRichardson Jackson sits with his cousin EarnestineJackson after the opening of “Two Trains Running.”The play runs through March 10.

Desiree Pedescleaux Andrews, president of the Inquirers Club, enjoys the 104th anniversary luncheonwith her husband, the Rev. Dr. Dwight D. Andrews.

Michelle Smith (right) enjoys the Inquirers Club 104thanniversary luncheon at Maggiano’s with her guestMichelle Maddox.

Delores Sabree (left) and Wynelle WashingtonScott enjoy the Inquirers Club 104th anniversary asrepresentatives of their club, the Chautauqua Circle,which will mark 100 years this fall.

LaTanya Richardson Jackson (from left), actress/director, stands with actor E Roger Mitchell and VickiR. Palmer at Landon’s following the opening of “TwoTrains Running.”

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