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Vol. 39 No. 25 Website: theaustinvillager.com Email: vil3202@aol.com Phone: 512-476-0082 Blog: EastAustinCommunityInfoCenter.blogspot.com November 4, 2011

RAPPIN’RAPPIN’RAPPIN’RAPPIN’RAPPIN’Tommy WyattTommy WyattTommy WyattTommy WyattTommy Wyatt

The City of Austin dedi-cated a new memorial for Afri-can American Firefighters with aceremony on Saturday, October29 at the George WashingtonCarver Museum & Cultural Cen-ter. City officials and fellowfirefighters recognized Austin’sfirst three African Americanfirefighters: Mr. Willie Ray Davis,Mr. Roy D. Greene, and Mr.Nathaniel Kindred, Sr. KVUE’sQuita Culpepper served as theemcee and the program culmi-nated with the unveiling of thememorial sculpture created byartist Jerald Evans. The dedica-tion ceremony was open to thepublic.

In 1951, local AfricanAmerican community leaders ledby Dentist Dr. Everett Givensurged Austin City Council to hire

Memorial for Austin’s First African American Firefighters

African American firefightersand station them in East Austin.On September 2, 1952, Willie RayDavis, Roy Greene, andNathaniel Kindred joined theAustin Fire Department duringa controversial period of racialintegration. These men reportedto Station 5 on Lydia Street inEast Austin. Prior to 1952, noAfrican American had beenhired under civil service law towork as a firefighter in the stateof Texas.

In 2008, the City of AustinArt in Public Places Program re-leased a call for Texas artists tosubmit their qualifications to cre-ate a bronze memorial sculpturecommemorating the threefirefighters. Dallas-based sculp-tor Jerald Evans was commis-sioned to create the sculpture,

which depicts the likenesses ofDavis, Greene, and Kindred. Forfuture generations of residentsand visitors, the memorial willconvey the impact of these men’slives and honor their service tothe City of Austin. The memo-rial will reside on permanent loanat the Carver Museum & Cul-tural Center.

The unveiling and dedica-tion coincides the National Artsand Humanities Month(NAHM), a coast-to-coast col-lective recognition of the impor-tance of culture in America.NAHM is designed to encour-age all Americans to explore newfacets of the arts and humani-ties in their lives, and to begin alifelong habit of active partici-pation in the arts and humani-ties.

Memorial features photos of Willie Ray Davis, Roy D. Greene andNathaniel Kindred.

Dedication program draws large crowd to witness the historic affair.

Building on its hugelysuccessful inaugural Scienceand Engineering Festival in 2010,MAES is proud to announce thesecond annual Texas Scienceand Engineering Festival, offer-ing thousands of students andtheir families the opportunity to“discover their world.”

The free, two-day expois going to take place at the Aus-tin Convention Center on No-vember 5-6, 2011 from 10 am to 5pm. It is a celebration of every-thing science. One of the primarymissions of the festival is to fos-ter the development of ournation’s youth to pursue careersand leadership roles in scienceand engineering by creatingawareness and increasing com-munity engagement.

Continuing the traditionthis year, the Festival will com-mission more than 100 nationallyand locally acclaimed exhibitorsthat will display their technology

to inspire the next generation ofscientists and engineers by fea-turing hands-on, interactive ex-hibits.

“Once parents see the re-sources in the state, they startasking, ‘What is available for mychild in terms of education, ca-reer and applied knowledge?’”said Enrique Gomez, Co-Chair ofthe Festival.

Upon entering, visitorswill go on a journey rejoicing thelatest in science and technologywith headline demonstrations,shows, hands-on games and lec-tures. The festival promises todeliver two great days of inclu-sive and substantial enjoymentfueled by the best scientific andeducational resources in the areaall geared towards making sci-ence interesting, relevant, andfun. Additional events includeperformances by stuntman,Steve Wolf, from Science in theMovies and engaging science

experiments by Dr. Kold.Science and technology

are indispensable tools for em-powering people and should besupported with efforts that pro-mote curiosity toward scienceand the intelligent use of tech-nology.

Current sponsors of theFestival include Texas HighSchool Project, L7 Enterprises,Connect a Million Minds – aTime Warner Cable Initiative,The Navy, Prairie View A&M,Google, IBM, Exxon Mobil,Dell, CIA, Texas PublishersAssociation, Science in theMovies, Shell andSoulciti.com. The Texas Sci-ence & Engineering Festival ishosted by MAES, Inc., a non-profit organization, and is pre-sented in conjunction with theUSA Science & EngineeringFestival.

To learn more, visittexassciencefestival.org.

Free expo heats up kids’ interest inScience and Engineering

Bus promoting Science and Engineering to roll into Austin Saturday

The School of Journalismat The University of Texas atAustin, Huston-Tillotson Uni-versity and KAZI-FM will co-sponsor a community forum todiscuss and make recommenda-tions on the crisis in local mediacoverage in the Digital Age. Theforum will feature journalistSteven Waldman, lead author ofa Federal Communications Com-mission (FCC) report on thestate of local media coverage.

The event will be Sunday,November 6, 5:00 pm. at Huston-Tillotson University, the Agard-Lovinggood Auditorium, 900Chicon Street. Parking availableon Chalmers Avenue.

The revolution in digitalmedia has created a vibrantland-scape of possibilities forfaster and cheaper news distri-bution and more ways to con-sume information. Local televi-sion and radio stations, news-papers and a flood of innova-tive Web start-ups are using anarray of digital tools to improvethe ways they gather and dis-seminate the news. These toolshave helped topple governmentsin the Arab world and are pro-viding Americans with powerfulnew ways to consume, shareand even report the news.

The Digital Revolution,however, has shattered old busi-ness models for news and infor-mation, caused massive job cutsand produced a shortage of lo-cal, professional accountabilityreporting. This could lead tomore government waste and lo-cal corruption, less effectiveschools and other serious com-munity problems. News cover-age of marginalized communitiessuch as East Austin has neverbeen as good or thorough as it

should have been, and it mightbe getting even worse.

A recent FCC report ex-amined the state of local cover-age and developed proposals toimprove it. Steven Waldman, aveteran journalist and thereport’s principal author, is trav-eling around the country to dis-cuss the report and the deeperquestions it raises.

Waldman will be thefeatured speaker at this com-munity event in East Austin.He will be introduced by GlennFrankel, director of the Schoolof Journalism at The Univer-sity of Texas at Austin. His pre-sentation will be followed bya panel discussion among lo-cal leaders and media experts,led by Laura K. Smith, profes-sor of journalism and masscommunication at Huston-Tillotson. The panel will in-clude Michael Fabac, NewsDirector of KXAN-TV, AlbertaPhillips, editorial writer andcolumnist for the AustinAmerican-Statesman, and arepresentative from KAZI-FM.

Audience members willalso be invited to talk aboutthe news coverage and infor-mation needs of East Austinand other under-coveredTexas communities and thesteps that government andother institutions could take tohelp improve coverage.

Funding for this event isprovided by the John S. andJames L. Knight Foundation.

For more information,contact Glenn Frankel, Directorof the UT School of Journalism,at 471-1845, or glenn.frankel@austin.utexas.edu; or Prof. LauraK. Smith at Huston-TillotsonUniversity, lksmith@htu.edu.

StatewideDisproportionality

and DisparitiesMeeting

There is no question thatthere is Disproportionality andDisparities in many areas in ourcommunity. And as we reviewthe causes of these differences,we sometimes feel powerless todo any thing about the problem.But there is help on the horizon. The Texas Health and HumanServices Commission has beenreviewing the situation in Texasfor the last year and has issueda report on their findings. Ac-cording to their findings, themain reason for these disparitiesis that the systems are not equal.And the only way to make themequal is to make changes in oursystem. The work on this project hasbeen done by Joyce James, As-sociate Deputy Executive Com-missioner for HHSC and herstaff. They are now ready toshare the information with therest of the state. They will besponsoring the 1st AnnualHHSC Statewide Dispro-portionality and DisparitiesMeeting which will take placeon Thursday, November 17, 2011at the Crowne Plaza Hotel , 6121North IH-35, in Austin. Theevent will be from 8:30 am to 4:30pm. As a results of the work thathas been done during the last 5years, there have been legisla-tion passed in support of theprogram. The latest of these isSenate Bill 501 passed duringthe 2011 Legislative session thatgives HHSC the authority toestablish an Interagency Coun-cil to examine and make recom-mendations to the Legislature toeliminate disproportionality anddisparities in HHSC and otherstate agencies that serve vulner-able populations. This program has exploredmultiple systems like education,both universities and school dis-tricts, juvenile justice, all Healthand Human Services Systems,including Department of familyServices, and Department ofAssistive and RehabilitativeServices, Texas Native Ameri-can Tribal Communities, the ju-dicial systems, Court AppointedSpecial Advocates (CASA andothers. This Center wants to be thehub for addressing disproport-ionality and disparities in Texasby laying the foundation for theTexas Model to become an op-erational framework for our stateand the rest of the country. TheNovember 17 conference isbringing participants fromaround the state to educate themon the next step that will be usedto correct many of the inequi-ties that still remain in many ofour systems in the state. For questions about the meet-ing contact Melissa Rosario at(512) 487-3396 or email her atMelissa.rosario@hhsc.state.tx.us. James believes that the onlyway to solve many of the prob-lems that occur in many of oursocial service agencies is tochange the systems.

Is Local News ServingYour Community?

A public forum in East Austin on thecrisis in local media coverage

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Electrified fences and HermanCain’s sense of ‘humor’

I don’t know about youbut i have about had it withHerman Cain. I never agreedwith his politics but the morethat i see him perform in frontof white audiences the moreit feels like a political min-strel show. His sense of so-called humor, including hisbizarre ad that ends withcigarette smoke being blowninto the camera, has reachedthe level of insulting.

The particular “joke”that sticks in my craw, how-ever, is his comment con-cerning the putting up of anelectrified fence across oursouthern border in order tostop immigrants from cross-ing illegally into the USA.When pushed about th i scomment—that not a fewpeople took qu i te se r i -ously—he claimed that i twas a joke. A joke? It startsto remind me of action on thestreets where someone talksabout someone else’s motherbut keeps a smile on theirface. A joke, Mr. Cain?

What is so funny aboutpeople attempting to escapedesperate and oppressivesituations? Nearly a centuryago, many of the ancestorsof today’s African Americanpopulation took dramatic anddangerous steps to escape

Bill Fletcher, Jr.NNPA Columnist

the vicious oppression andlawlessness we faced in theJim Crow South. Hundreds ofthousands began the t reknorth, facing death and tor-ture along the way. The rul-ing elite in the South wantedAfrican Americans to remainin the South serving a sub-ordinate role. As World WarI hit, industry in the Northdesperately needed labor,much the way that variousindustries in today’s USAhave looked for cheap labor.They encouraged AfricanAmericans to migrate to fillthese roles in cities like EastSt. Louis, Illinois; Chicago;Detroit; Youngstown; andPittsburgh. As these massesof migrants moved into thesecities they were met with themost intense push back com-

ing from white workers whosaw the African Americanmigrants as people who hadarrived to steal their jobs andundermine their living stan-dards. Rather than focusingon the way that big businesswas playing off white work-ers agains t b lacks , thesewhites did everything theycould to chase our ancestorsout. The bloody Red Summerof 1919 with the race riotsthat mirrored a mini-civil warwas one example.

I keep wonder ingwhether Mr. Cain thinks that,perhaps, an electrified fenceshould have been pu taround the South to keepmigrants penned in like ani-mals? I keep wonder ingwhether Mr. Cain is ignorantenough to not understandthat the migration from LatinAmerica and the Caribbean isdirectly related to the domi-neering policies of the USAtowards these countries andthe resulting underdevelop-ment?

A joke, Mr. Cain? Per-haps he would do be t te rreading a little history. Some-times, as my father wouldsay, it is better to remain si-lent and to be thought a foolthan open your mouth andprove it.

Pat Buchanan’s latestbook, Suicide of a Superpower,is a continuation his long-runningracist, sexist, anti-immigrant andanti-Semitic rants that shouldhave disqualified him long agofrom masquerading as a respect-able paid political pundit onMSNBC.

ColorOfChange.org, agroup dedicated to Black politi-cal and social change, is circulat-ing a petition asking MSNBC toimmediately fire Buchanan. In amemo to its members, dated Oct.31, it said: “If Buchanan didn’thave a powerful media platform,he’d be just another person withoutdated, extremist ideas. But it’sirresponsible and dangerous forMSNBC to promote his hatefulviews to an audience of millions.”

In his latest book,Buchanan writes in a chaptertitled, The End of White America:“Those who believe the rise topower of an Obama rainbow coa-lition of peoples of color meansthe whites who helped engineerit will steer it are deluding them-selves. The whites may discoverwhat it is like in the back of thebus.”

He also defends New Yorktaxi drivers who refuse to pick upAfrican-American males.

“If [conservative politicalcommentator Heather]MacDonald’s statistics are accu-rate, 49 of every 50 muggings andmurders in New York are the workof minorities. That might explainwhy black folks have trouble get-ting a cab. Every New York cabbymust know the odds should hepick up a man of color at night.”

Unfortunately, that kind oftalk – based on non-existent“facts” – is nothing new forBuchanan, a former editorialwriter for the right-wing St. LouisGlobe-Democrat who later servedin the Nixon White House andran unsuccessfully for president.

Buchanan’s extremistviews have been subject of re-ports published by media watch-dog groups Fairness and Accu-racy in Reporting (FAIR) andMedia Matters as well as theAnti-Defamation League (ADL).

Below are Buchanan’sown words:

· “First, America has beenthe best country on earth forblack folks. It was here that600,000 black people, broughtfrom Africa in slave ships, grewinto a community of 40 million,were introduced to Christian sal-vation, and reached the greatestlevels of freedom and prosperity

Pat Buchanan:An Unrepentant Racist

blacks have ever known…Second,no people anywhere has done moreto lift up blacks than whiteAmericans…Where is the grati-tude?” [Syndicated column, “ABrief for Whitey,” March 21, 2008]

· “This has been a countrybuilt, basically, by white folks inthis country who were 90 percentof the entire nation in 1960 whenI was growing up, Rachel, and theother 10 percent of the entire na-tion were African-Americans whohad been discriminated against.”[The Rachel Maddow Show,MSNBC, July 16, 2009]

· “In the late 1940’s and1950’s…race was never a preoc-cupation with us, we rarelythought about it…There were nopolitics to polarize us then, tomagnify every slight. The ‘Ne-groes’ of Washington had theirpublic schools, restaurants,movie houses, playgrounds andchurches; and we had ours.”[Buchanan’s autobiography,Right From the Beginning, 1990]

· “Even Richard Nixonfound the views of his formerspeech writer, Buchanan, tooextreme on the segregation is-sue. According to a JohnEhrlichman memo referenced inNicholas Lemann’s The Prom-ised Land, Nixon characterizedBuchanan’s views as ‘segrega-tion forever.’ After Nixon wasreelected, Buchanan warned hisboss not to ‘fritter away hispresent high support in the na-tion for an ill-advised govern-mental effort to forcibly inte-grate races.’” [Salon, Sept. 4,1999]

· “Near the end, Buchananadded angrily: ‘Conservativesare the niggers of the Nixon ad-ministration.’ The political right,Buchanan thought, was gettingnothing but rhetoric.” [RichardReeves, President Nixon:Alone in the White House, Page295.]

· “Buchanan’s memo, writ-ten April 1, 1969, said Nixonshould observe the first anniver-sary of the civil rights leader’sdeath by doing no more than is-suing a statement. ‘There is nolong-run gains, and consider-able long-run risks in making apublic visit to Widow King,’Buchanan wrote. He character-ized King as ‘one of the mostdivisive men in contemporaryhistory’ and: ‘Initially, the visitwould get an excellent pressbut…it would outrage manypeople who believe Dr. King wasa fraud and a demagogue, andperhaps worse,’ the memo said.‘It does not seem to be in thereinterests of national unity for thepresident to lend his nationalprestige to the argument thatthis divisive figure is a modernsaint.’” [Associated Press, De-cember 12, 1986]

· “…Both the GOP estab-lishment and conservativesshould study how and why whitevoters, who delivered Louisianato Reagan and Bush three times,moved in such numbers to [Whitesupremacist David] Duke – anddevise a strategic plan to win themback.” [Syndicated column, De-cember 23, 1991]

· “George Bush shouldhave told the [NAACP conven-tion] that black America hasgrown up; that the NAACPshould close up shop, that itsmembers should go home andreflect on JFK’s admonition: ‘Asknot what your country can do foryou, but what you can do for yourcountry.’” [Syndicated column,July 26, 1988]

Buchanan, appearing onAl Sharpton’s “PoliticsNation”program in August on MSNBC,referred to President Obama as“your boy.” More recently heagreed with Herman Cain’s as-sertion that Blacks have beenbrainwashed into supportingDemocrats over Republicans. Inan interview on CNN, Buchanansaid, “I think what he’s sayingis they bought a lot of liberalpropaganda on the liberal plan-tation and I think he’s right.”

Color of Change is rightfor seeking Buchanan’s dis-missal. In 2008, the National As-sociation of Black Journalistsgave Buchanan its “ThumbsDown Award” that goes to anindividual or news organizationfor especially insensitive, racistor stereotypical reporting orcommentary. It is time forMSNBC to give Buchanan theboot.

By George E. CurryNNPA Columnist

Iraq Quagmire Ends“After a decade of war,

the nation that we need to build– and the nation that we willbuild – is our own.” PresidentBarack Obama

Last week, PresidentObama announced that the re-maining 39,000 U.S. service menand women in Iraq will be backon U.S. soil by the end of theyear. This essentially brings toa close a nearly decade-longwar that the President opposedfrom the start and vowed to end.This is welcome news for ourtroops and their families whohave sacrificed so much in whathas been increasingly viewed asan ill-advised and costly militarymistake.

The nation owes a bigdebt of gratitude to the morethan one million Americans whohave been deployed to Iraqsince the start of the war inMarch, 2003. This includes morethan 4,480 who died on thebattlefield and more than 32,000who were wounded. Now thatthe war is ending, we must doeverything in our power to en-sure that the support our return-ing vets need to rebuild theirlives and the jobs they need tosupport their families are wait-ing for them when they comehome.

In addition to the humantoll, the wars in Iraq and Af-ghanistan have also been adrain on the U.S. economy. At a

cost of more than $800 billion,including billions lost, unac-counted for or stolen, the IraqWar has been a major contribu-tor to the nation’s ballooningdebt and deficit. It has also di-verted funding that could havebeen used to create jobs andrepair America’s crumbling in-frastructure. As the Presidentsaid, “Over the past decade, wespent a trillion dollars on war,borrowed heavily from overseasand invested too little in thegreatest source of our nationalstrength — our own people.Now, the nation we need to buildis our own.”

We could not agree more.In addition to withdrawing ourtroops, we should also acceler-ate Iraq’s economic indepen-dence. Iraq is an oil-rich nationthat has traditionally stifled thegrowth of small businesses anda vibrant middle class due to a

culture of rampant corruptionand bueaurecratic red-tape. It isclear that if Iraq wants to moveforward, it must change thatculture from within — not on thebacks of the American taxpayer.

The money we havewasted in the war and in rebuild-ing Iraq’s infrastructure couldbe better spent here in America,rebuilding schools, roads,bridges, community centers, li-braries and equipping ouryoung people and returningveterans with the skills theyneed to enter the world of work.

I t is unconscionablethat any man or woman whogoes abroad to fight our warshas to come home and fightfor a job. But sadly that isthe case. While overall un-employment remains unac-ceptably high at 9.1 percent,post-9/11 veterans sufferfrom a jobless rate of nearly13 percent. That is why thePresident’s American JobsAct includes a $5,600 taxcredit for businesses thathire veterans who have beenunemployed for six monthsor longer.

The President deservesour thanks for ensuring thatour troops will be home for theholidays. Now it is up to Con-gress to honor their serviceand every American whowants to work by passing theAmerican Jobs Act now.

By. Marc H. MorialNNPA Columnist

Success of President BarackObama: The God-Factor

We all should well re-member that in the aftermathof President Nelson Mandelawinning the election in SouthAfrica in 1994, there soon be-gan a growing list of cynicsand political pundits who mis-takenly believed that Presi-dent Mandela was compromis-ing too much with the politicalforces of opposition at the ex-pense of paying attention tothe socioeconomic needs ofthe core of his base constitu-ency in the African NationalCongress. Today, some of usare hearing similar misplacedremarks and accusationsabout President BarackObama, in particular from someAfrican American leaders andcritics. It was just three yearsago in November 2008 that ourvotes for freedom were felt andcelebrated all over the worldwith the election of PresidentObama. People were literallydancing in the streets. Historicelections of Black people tonational and global positionsof political and economicpower never occur solely in avacuum. Mandela’s andObama’s elections respec-tively, I believe, representedthe evidence of the God-fac-tor that ultimately helps to de-termine the successful out-come of long protractedstruggles between those thatare oppressed and their op-pressors.

The aspirations andstruggles of African people forfreedom, justice, equality andempowerment have helped toadvance the cause of freedomand justice for all peoplethroughout the world. Themost brutal forms of slavery,genocide and apartheid forcenturies never extinguishedor eliminated the God-givenhumanity of African peopleacross Africa, nor across theAmericas. Today we must notallow ourselves to get lost inthe desert of despair and hope-lessness because of the per-sistence of poverty, unem-ployment, and injustice eventhough we have Black presi-dents in many nations todayincluding the United States.But we should not take whatprogress that has been madefor granted.

The fact of the matter isthat both Mandela and Obamanot only achieved historic andmonumental political victories,they both with their own

unique intellect and outstand-ing leadership abilities havehelped to shape the worldcommunity better to advancethe cause of liberation, free-dom and empowerment. Thetruth is there is more opportu-nity today for African Ameri-cans to move forward morethan ever before if we wouldwork harder together, pool ourtrillion-dollar resources, andraise up another young gen-eration of freedom fighters, en-trepreneurs, and institution-builders. Thus, I stand firmlyfor the re-election of PresidentObama without reservation.We cannot afford to becomecynical and hopeless. Real so-cial change does not happenovernight or in three to fouryears. But time is on our sidebecause God is on our side ifwe do the right things at theright times at the right placesnot just for ourselves but forall people.

Don’t worry this is not asermon. It is, however, a soberreminder to those of us whomay succumb to some malig-nant cases of social amnesiaor to those who are addictedto that self-destructive diseaseknown as “The Willie LynchSyndrome.” Yes, there areample reasons to express con-cerns and criticisms about thecontinuing plight of millions ofour brothers and sisters in ourcommunities who are cryingout for a better quality of life.But engaging in efforts to de-rail the re-election of PresidentBarack Obama is foolhardyand counterproductive to theoverall interests of the AfricanAmerican, Latino Americanand other progressive con-sti tuencies in the UnitedStates.

I like to quote old Afri-can proverbs because they are

so universally relevant to boththe contradictions and oppor-tunities that we face today aswe prepare to enter into the2012 national political season.A wise man from the Congoonce said, “Don’t be fooled bythose who want you to ex-change your soul for a trin-ket…… for the eternal is morevaluable than a thing that maylook good only for one mo-ment in time.” W.E.B Duboisreminded us that the soul ofBlack people should never befor sale on the auction blockof political expediency. Do notlet the Tea Party sell you a cupof politically contaminatedbrew. Stay sober and con-scious of what is happening.Remember Willie Lynch. The2012 elections in the UnitedStates will be the most impor-tant elections of our lifetime.This will be a referendum ongoing forward or going back-ward. In many states therehave measures put in placeto discourage and to sup-press the Black and otherminority vote. We must chal-lenge these repressive vot-ing policies in every stateand community.

Be careful what youpray for because our prayerswill be answered. That is whyI am optimistic. I believePresident Obama will be re-elected. But we must not restas if this is a done deal be-cause it will be a struggleand another historic contest.Don’t miss or forsake yourchance and responsibility toparticipate in civic action.Vote and make an importantdifference. Yes every votewill count if you vote! We area t ano ther p ivo ta l t ime .Watch closely how the U.S.Congress will handle the nextvote on the deficit. Watch theeconomy turn around to thepositive in the face of all thenega t ive commenta tors .Watch how President Obamawill continue to take the highroad doing the presidentialdebates. I am writing thispiece for the NNPA fromJohannesburg, South Africawhere I am reminded that ourstruggle for freedom is con-stant. The entire world iswatching America and thesuccess of President BarachH. Obama. No, it will not bethe X-factor, but it will be theGod-factor that will ult i-mately win.

By Dr. Benjamin F.Chavis, Jr.

NNPA Columnist

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WORSHIP SERVICESSunday Worship - 7:45 a.m. & 11 a.m.Church School - 9:45 a.m.Bible Studies - Mon, 6:30 p.m. & Wed., 12 noonWednesday Night Worship - 7 p.m.

“Ministries For Mankind” Luke 4:18 A.W.. Anthony Mays, Senior Pastor

Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Chruch1701 Chestnut Avenue Austin, TX 78702

Church Phone (512) 476-0838

Morning Worship Service @ 11 a.m.Sundays @ 9:00a.m.- Sunday schoolSunday @ 10:00am Bible Study Monday @ 6:30 pm Bible Study Mid-Week Service each Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m., where there is Prayer, Praising, and Preaching going on. Come and worship with us!!!

Rev. Ralph H. Daniels, Pastor

Serving Austin since 1970Let us Fill your next Perscription!

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*Ask your doctor to call your prescription in to usand we’ll have it ready for you when you get here!

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Ebenezer Baptist ChurchMusic Ministry presents itsAnnual Musicale, entitled “TheMajesty and Glory of God’sName,” scripture: 2 Chronicles5: 13-14, Sunday, November 13,2011, 4:00 p.m. in the churchsanctuary, 1010 East 10th Street.The event will feature selectionsfrom all units of the worship min-istry, directed by Sister MadelinePatrice McCauley, Minister ofMusic. The Reverend RodneyL. Swisher is Interim Pastor. Thecommunity is invited to attend.

Ebenezer tohold

AnnualMusicale

Soul Exhibit & NetworkingConverence to be held

this weekend

MTB Gospel

Special to the NNPA from the Daytona Times-- Singer/songwriter and activist Stevie Wonder ‘saw’ the face of the Dr. Mar-tin Luther King, Jr. statute prior to the Oct. 16 official dedication inWashington, D.C. (COURTESY OF WONDER PRODUCTIOS/GEDIYONKIFLE)

Special to the NNPA fromthe Florida Sentinel Bulletin

WASHINGTON - PresidentBarack Obama is taking steps toease the burden of student loans,the White House said on Tues-day, potentially helping millionsof cash-strapped college gradu-ates in a tough economy.

President Obama Acts to Ease Burdenof Student LoansPresident Obama plans to accel-erate a plan to cap student loanpayments at 10 percent of income,bringing it forward to start in 2012instead of 2014.

“Steps like these won’ttake the place of the bold action

we need from Congress to boostour economy and create jobs, butthey will make a difference,” hesaid in a statement.

The loans initiative will bethe third such move by PresidentObama in as many days, follow-ing action to aid home owners andboost hiring of military veterans.The White House wants to showhe is an activist president battlinga “do-nothing” Congress. Theloan changes do not require ap-proval by Congress.

Republican lawmakersblocked a $447 billion jobs planput forward by President Obamalast month because it raises sometaxes.

The White House estimatesthe loan changes could cut monthlypayments for 1.6 million graduates.Student debt will also be forgivenafter 20 years, compared with 25years under current law. More than36 million Americans have federalstudent loan debt, but only 450,000have so far taken advantage of theexisting income-based repaymentprogram.

President Barack Obama

On Monday, October 24, 2011, the City of Austin posted draftrules for enforcement of a revision to City Code Chapter 2-7, Article 6,

Anti-lobbying and Procurement.The draft rules are available online at http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/

purchase/downloads/r2011coa1.pdfComments on the proposed rule are requested from the public.

You may provide your comments in writing to any of the followingaddresses:

City of Austin Purchasing Office124 West 8th Street, Third Floor

Austin, Texas 78701Contract Management Department

105 West Riverside, Suite 210Austin, Texas 78704

Office of the City ClerkCity Hall, Room 1120

301 West 2d StreetAustin, Texas 78701

You may also provide your comments by electronic mail at thefollowing location:

http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/connect/email_purchinfo.htmPlease indicate in the subject that you are commenting on the

Anti-Lobbying and Procurement Proposed Rules.Comments must be received before November 24, 2011.

L. J. Coleman Produc-tions will present the 9th An-nual Art & Poetry For TheHeart, from The Soul Exhibitand Networking Conference of2011.

The event will he heldSaturday, November 5 begin-ning at 12 noon at theSouthgate-Lewis House, 1201East 12th Street. This event will

present Poetry Reading, PraiseDancers, Youth Performers,Singers, and more. There willalso be Vendor Booths. Seat-ing is on a first come first ba-sis, however visitors can bringblankets and lawn chairs.

For additional informa-tion, contact Lynda Coleman at512-699-2235. or Simone Pol-lard at 512-947-9066

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Jaylon KnightenDailey Middle School

Last week Dailey MiddleSchool celebrated Red RibbonWeek. Red Ribbon week is anawareness prevention programagainst drugs, alcohol, and to-bacco observed in October na-

tionwide. Each day we had atheme where students could par-ticipate by wearing differentclothing. Tuesday was “Outwith drugs” wear Black or White,Wednesday “Give drugs theBoot” wear boots, Thursday“Put a cap/lid on drugs’ wear acap or hat and Friday “ Just sayBoo to drugs” HalloweenDance.

The Dailey Timberwolveslast football game is TuesdayNov 1st against Ojeda MiddleSchool. If the 7th grade wins wewill finish the year undefeated.

The Capital City Bearcatsfootball teams will participatedin a Bowl game on Saturday Nov5th. Stay next week for resultsfrom each team’s outcome.

Red Ribbon Day at Dailey

Every year, students andteachers here at PflugervilleHigh School come together tosupport a local Elementary childfor the Holidays that will mostlikely become a PflugervilleHigh School student. Studentsselected may vary from kinder-garten to fifth grade to be spon-sored by our Adopt- A-ChildProgram.

The Adopt-A-Child Pro-

Marshay HatcherPflugerville High School

Adopt A Childgram has been developed to as-sure that the child selected isgiven a special gift forChristmas,Kwanzaa, or Hanuk-kah. Each second period classwill raise money through dona-tions. Students and staff donatemoney, toys, and refreshments.

A special celebrationparty for each child selected willbe taking place on Friday, No-vember 9th during 2nd periodclasses. We want to take theopportunity to make a child feelspecial and to appreciate thefeeling of giving.

This year my family and Iwould like to get involved in thisprogram, so we are donating lotsof great tasting refreshments,fun board games, and time tohelp support a child who is guar-anteed to have fun and feel spe-cial. “It is more blessed to givethan to receive”.

The McCallum Knightfootball team has had a prosper-ous year. As a team member, I

Adam GordonLBJ High School

know that to be true. We prac-tice everyday for productive re-sults at game time. Last week welost and it did not feel good.

The team and coacheswere hurt and disappointed be-cause it was one of our maindistrict games. However, thisweek we won and it felt great!Hopefully, our next few gameswill be victorious. There is noth-ing like ending a football seasonwith wins because it motivatesyou to do better the next sportseason.

Everybody loves a win-ner! Football and life can be com-pared because you win someand you lose some.

You win some, You lose some

Olivia SmithLockhart H.S.

This week, we picked ourclass favorites and voted for our

Being a Youtube Starhomecoming king and queen. Iwas so surprised when the year-book staff came by to take myphoto! They said I had won thecategory of “ Most Likely toHave A Million HITS onYoutube”. I had only persuadeda few people to vote for me. Iwas thrilled that I had won! Iposed with my sunglasses. I dohave my one and only video onYoutube. Readers, please writeback if you’d like to know whatit is called.

Tori Smith, Lockhart Junior High School

It is finally November andtime for basketball in Lockhart

Are you ready for some Basketballto start. First off last week theseventh grade volleyball teamlost to Wallace unfortunately,this week they went againstSimon. I hope we won. I willhave scores next week. Also lastweek the seventh grade footballteam won against Wallace(YEAH!), and the junior highband played for the eighth gradefootball team and this week theywent against Simon too. Againwill have scores next week. Theband will play when the 7thgrade plays. that’s all for now.

Darius HatcherPflugerville Middle School

Pflugerville MiddleSchool celebrated Halloweenwith a dance and hauntedhouse. October 28,2011 stu-dents that were passing allclasses were allowed to attend.

Tickets were $5 in ad-

Haunted House Partyvance, and $7 at the door.Students were not allowed towear costumes, we were a littledisappointed, but the buildingwas transformed into a ghostly,haunted hallway of horror.There was witches stirring potsof eyeballs and witches brew,skeletons lined up against thewalls that popped out to scareus, and awkward sounds beingplayed on a loud speaker.

In the cafeteria the Djwas set up to play great music,the students and staff dancedand had fun. There were re-freshments being sold - sodas,hot dogs, nachos, pizza, and lotsof candy. My friends and I hada great time.

Adrian JacksonPflugerville High School

In order to preparePflugerville students to be col-lege and career ready and com-pete in a global economy,Pflugerville ISD will implement afour-year planning strategiesthis Fall in all of our middleschools and high schools. Weare using an online program,called Bridges, that helps stu-dents explore education op-tions, discover a wide variety ofoccupations, and make plans toachieve his or her goals.

As a part of the four yearplanning process, we will beusing Bridges to plan forcourse selection. Courses willno longer be chosen in isola-tion from year to year, butrather as a part of a bigger planto meet college and careerreadiness standards.

Developing a four year

Using Bridges to plan for collegehigh school plan and updat-ing it annually keeps studentson track for graduation andmindful of their post-secondaryplans. The process of four yearplanning encourages studentsto explore career opportunitiesas well as post-secondary pos-sibilities.

Students and parentsshould use it as a tool that willhelp them make intelligentchoices about their lives afterhigh school. Annually, studentswill develop and update fouryear plan s with theircounselor’s assistance. Stu-dents and their parents are alsoencouraged to utilize this tool inconjunction with graduation re-quirements.

The core goals of Bridgesis to help keep students on trackfor graduation, enhance account-ability, and empower studentsand assist parents in monitoringstudent progress to build a moremeaningful four year plan.

Working with Bridgeshas given me the opportu-nity to see many of the ca-reers that will be available tome when I graduate and Ihave been able to plan anddecide what career I wouldlike to pursue and the stepsit take to get there.

Last Friday, Dailey hada Halloween dance. At thedance we did dances and ate avariety of snacks. The snackswere chocolate cupcakes,bubble gum and tasty drinks.

By Deria Good

Dailey Middle School

The Halloween Dance While there were stu-

dents dancing to music, otherstudents waited in line for theHaunted House that the stu-dents in the drama class built. Ididn’t go inside but a lot ofpeople said it was scary.

They played all typesof music at the dance. Theyplayed hip-hop, pop and a littleTejano music. There was also acostume contest. The personwho won wasn’t even wearinga costume, but I really did enjoymyself. It was a ton of fun.

Dailey also held abook fair last week where youcould buy all types of books,posters and pencils.

Will PurcellNew Manor Tech HS

This upcoming Satur-day night will be the ManorNew Technology High SchoolHalloween dance. The dancewill start at 8:00pm and end at12:00am. There is going to bemusic and food, including pizzaand Sprite. There will also be acostume contest and a dance-off. A DJ will play all of the

Halloween Dancesongs at the dance.

Student Council is spon-soring the dance and since I ampart of Student Council, I amgoing to help set up the schoolcafeteria for the dance and bringsome drinks so nobody will bethirsty. This will be the third an-nual Halloween dance for ManorNew Technology High School.

I have gone to all of theHalloween dances so far duringmy high school experience. Ev-ery year the dance has been asuccess and ,hopefully, it willbe a success again this year.

I am gonna enter the cos-tume contest as Freddy Kruegerfrom A Nightmare on Elm Street.I am confident that I will win, butonly God knows right now. Iplan to dance a little and chillwith some of my friends at thedance like I always do. In mygut I know that this year’s Hal-loween dance will be the best.

Rickey HayesManor New Tech HS

Over the next twoweeks at school, I will be takingsix week exams. I’m not a fan oftaking test, but then again whoreally is. When I take test I ques-tion myself a lot. That is the

Six week Examsmain thing that messes me upon test. I will put the right an-swer down and then I will startrethinking it. So, when i get mytest back I can see that the an-swer was correct at first but Idecided to change it.

I’ve been trying reallyhard to correct, so my test tak-ing skills will get better. I willhave to take a variety of examsover the next two weeks. Theone I’m most worried about isstatistics. I’m not the best per-son at math and I find statisticsto be the hardest class I’vetaken. So I’m determined tostudy hard, and get an A on theexam.

Jaquarry WilsonDel Valle High School

The Hispanic FuturesConference is an event hostedby AISD targeted towardsHispanics, as well as AfricanAmericans. But, students fromall over the Austin IndependentSchool District are invited toattend the conference.

The event’s goal is tomaximize each student’s

Hispanic Futures Conferencechances to get to college, andto help them stay in school. Thetheme for this conference isWithout Limits-”Sin Limites.”According to AISD, the con-ference will feature bilingualspeakers, and there will be aCollege and Career Fair. Again,this event is not just for thosewho are of Hispanic descent.

Everyone, studentsand parents from AISD, iswelcome. The event usuallytakes place at various locations,but for this particular con-ference, everything will be heldat William B. Travis HighSchool. It will take place onSaturday November 5th from 10am to 1pm. Hopefully, all goeswell and AISD will reach theirgoal of sending as many of theirstudents to college as possible.

Andrae HatcherPflugerville Middle School

Being healthy and physi-cally active is very important, soto help students at PflugervilleMiddle School we have laun-ched the C.A.T.C.H program.C.A.T.C.H stands for, A Coordi-nated Approach To Child Health.The C.A.T.C.H program has twocampaigns at our school to in-crease physical activity and wa-ter consumption.

The “Get ur 60” cam-paign encourages studentsto be physically active for 60minutes every day. Ourschool has open gym or ac-tivity time where kids can beactive and have fun with theirfriends.

C.A.T.C.H .at PMSStudents who at tend

open gym earn a wristband,can win prizes at school andget discounts from Commu-nity Partners.

The ‘Get ur H 20" cam-paign encourages studentsto drink 60 ounces of waterevery day and to decreasetheir sugar sweetened bever-age intake, like soda, sportsdrinks, and energy drinks.

New founta ins havebeen installed at our schoolthat can fill a water bottlethree times faster than a nor-mal fountain. Students canearn a “Get ur H20' waterbottle at school or bring onefrom home to fill up.

We also have ‘hydra-tion stations’ with chilledwater in the cafeteria for stu-dents to get cold water dur-ing lunch.

I have earned both thewrist band and the waterbottle, and open gym is agreat way to be active andalso have fun. With this pro-gram I have been more activeand drinking lots of water.C.A.T.C.H has been a verysuccessful program at myschool.

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Tayla TerryLBJ High School

I am reporting to you aboutHuston-Tillotson University.The University held a CollegePreview Day on October 29th.This event was an opportunityfor all high school seniors to wit-

Huston-Tillotson Universityness the life of a college stu-dent on that campus. This eventwas fun and informative.I enjoyed attending. The collegestudents were the guides for us.We visited the classroomswhere some of the professorswere on hand to speak to us.We learned about enrollmentprocedures, financial aid andscholarships. At the end of thesession we were enlightenedwith a Greek Show from the so-rorities and fraternities.

There was also a volley-ball game that consisted of theUniversity team against thealumni. I am glad I attended , itallowed me to gain more knowl-edge about college life.

Kids and adults stay offdrugs. Peace,

Adrienne Rison-IsomContributing ReporterTravis County Officials

held a celebration of Public Ser-vice, this past October 21st.

The former Texas Com-merce Bank Building, located at700 Lavaca Street, was the pro-vided location. The buildinghas recently become the acqui-sition of Travis County, and willhouse the new courthouse.

The Honorable Samuel T.Biscoe, Travis County Judge,presided as Master of Ceremo-nies over the event.

A vast photo exhibitionwas provided by the Austin BarAssociation, Travis County Ar-chives, and the Travis CountryHistorical Commission. Over 100years of history was repre-sented, and included photos ofmany representative officialsreaching far back into the1800’s. Some guests com-mented that the Wild West lookof the officials in the oldest pho-tos made them wonder if theofficials served dual purposeson both sides of the law!

A browsing of the exhibi-tion was followed by the cer-emony, which welcomed twoquest speakers including,“Dwayne Holman the FormerJudicial Education Director forthe Texas Association of Coun-ties”, and the “Honorable BobPerkins, former 331st DistrictCourt Judge County Court atLaw No.2 Judge & Justice ofthe Peace Precinct 4”.

Each speaker talked aboutthe evolution of government,and the establishment of countygovernment in Texas.

Essentially county gov-ernment was established when

Travis County Officials CelebratedOver 100 Years of History

Texas became a Republic in 1836.The 23 existing municipalitiesbecame counties. As the popu-lation grew, so did the numberof counties. One prerequisite forcounty creation included thateach district should be smallenough that its residentsshould be able to travel to thecounty seat to vote, and returnwithin a day.

Judge Biscoe, describedthe development, and currentcondition of Travis Countygovernment, including a surpris-ingly vast budget, it has becomeresponsible to manage over theyears. He also spoke of thecounty responsibilities to thecitizens.

County government inTexas performs two basic func-tions: to carry out the adminis-trative and judicial responsibili-ties for the state and to performlocal government responsibili-ties for county residents.

Key county services in-clude support of public safetyand jails, effective regionaltransportation, upkeep and

construction of roads, col-lection of property taxes,support for the court system,reliable record –keeping fordeeds and other public docu-ments, conduction of elec-tions, and certain environ-mental, health and humanservices.

Some functions Biscoestated, overlap, or are similarto City of Austin responsibili-ties. Biscoe joked that, he be-lieves county governmentdoes a lot of the services bet-ter, and maybe there shouldjust be a county governmentinstead of City.

Judge Biscoe has been afamiliar face especially in EastAustin, with a lengthy historyin county government. Heserved as an elected TravisCounty Commissioner repre-senting Precinct 1 from 1888 to1997, before he was elected asTravis County Judge in 1997.He is known for his presence,being an official who hasstriven to be approachable,and in touch with people.

Left to R--Dwane Holman, Judge Sam Biscoe, and Judge Bob Perkins

Mayor Lee Leffingwell andAustin Sports Academy suit upto create a volunteer soccer train-ing programs at Oak Springs El-ementary for Kindegarten to 5th

graders.“This all started a few

months ago,” said Mayor LeeLeffingwell. “A citizen volunteerfrom Oak Springs Elementarycame by and pointed out that thestudents at the school did nothave access to soccer outside ofschool.”

Mayor Leffingwell immedi-ately reached out to the AustinSports Academy. Austin SportsAcademy (ASA) is a locallyowned business that caters toathletes and kids of all ability lev-els and sport interests. Co-owned by Austin raised athletes,Brad O’Kelley and Ben Crawley,ASA’s goal is to teach kids a loveof sport and physical activitythrough play; train athletes forsuccess on and off the field, andlearn to live healthy and with asense of self-confidence. For thepast two years, ASA has oper-ated sports and soccer camps, anafter-school sports program forsouth Austin elementaryschools, and elite athletic train-ing in their location off ofStassney Lane.

“Austin Sports Academy

MAYOR, AREA GROUPS, CREATE A SOCCER

PROGRAM FOR EASTAUSTIN SCHOOL

is excited to be working withMayor Leffingwell and OakSprings Elementary to offermore kids the chance to learnand experience the joy of soc-cer. Playing sports and beingphysically active is important forour Austin youth. It is a greatopportunity to share the world’sgame with these kids and wehope to spark a love of this greatsport.” Brad O’Kelley, Co-Owner of Austin Sports Acad-emy

Working with theMayor’s office and Oak SpringsElementary School, ASA will beoffering four weekends of freesoccer skills clinics and train-ing for K to 5th graders from theschool on Saturday’s from Oct29th to Nov 19th from 9am -10am.

“This is a case of somesimple innovative thinking mak-ing a big difference,” said PhilSanders, the citizen volunteerwho brought the idea to theMayor’s office. “The Mayor’soffice got the ball rolling, andnow kids at Oak Springs El-ementary will get to learn thefundamentals of soccer.”

For more information onAustin Sports Academy, pleasevisit austinsportsacademy.comor call 512.383.9600.

To celebrate the season,H-E-B will host the 22nd annualAustin Feast of Sharing dinner,an H-E-B holiday tradition forthe Austin community to enjoya delicious, free meal and fes-tive entertainment. Set for Tues-day, November 22, 2011, from4-8 p.m. at the Palmer EventsCenter, H-E-B’s Feast of Shar-ing will be located at 900 BartonSprings Road in Austin.

“Feast of Sharing beganmore than twenty-three yearsago in Laredo, and has grownto be a holiday tradition inthirty-one locations throughoutTexas and Mexico,” said WinellHerron, group vice president ofpublic affairs and diversity forH-E-B. “Austin’s Feast of Shar-ing supports H-E-B’s continu-ous effort to serve our commu-nities and share a spirit of ca-maraderie during the holidayseason.”

Hundreds of H-E-B andcommunity volunteers will worktogether to prepare and servemore than 13,000 meals to resi-dents of Austin on November22. All together, 3,625 lbs of tur-key; 3,200 lbs of mashed pota-toes; 3,200 lbs of vegetablemedley; 170 gallons of turkeygravy; 1,050 pumpkin pies;13,000 dinner rolls; and softdrinks will be served. OnThanksgiving Day, November24, H-E-B will also sponsorMeals on Wheels deliveries toresidents in the Austin-area.

Returning to the Feastthis year will be the H-E-B EddieGarcia Mobile Kitchen – a state-of-the-art vehicle equipped tohandle the preparation of morethan 2,500 meals per hour. The45-foot trailer is powered by a45 KDA generator and containstwo commercial ovens, twoconvection ovens, two braisingpans, a 30-quart commercialfood mixer and a complete serv-ing staff. Eddie Garcia, thekitchen’s namesake, was a 47-year Partner with H-E-B and thepioneer of the Feast of Sharingprogram and the company’sother hunger relief efforts.

Attendees of the Feast of

H-E-B’S FEAST OF SHARING DINNER INAUSTIN TO SERVE 13,000 HOLIDAY MEALS AT

THE 22nd ANNUAL CELEBRATIONCommunity dinner will feature free hot meals and live entertainment

Sharing dinner will enjoy liveentertainment with perfor-mances by a variety of local andregional artists; a children’s areawhere kids will enjoy arts andcrafts with help from the AustinMuseum of Arts; and Sprint willbe onsite to offer our guests freelong distance calls to lovedones.

New this year to the Aus-tin Feast of Sharing, 15 non-prof-its will be on-site offering socialservices to guests, includingcare for elderly, volunteer healthclinics, and information aboutshelters and community aid cen-ters.

Free parking will be avail-able in the Palmer Events Centerparking garage or attendees canvisit one of the following H-E-Blocations beginning Monday,November 14 to pick up a com-plimentary one-day bus pass(available to the first 3,000 visi-tors) for the event, courtesy ofCapital Metro and H-E-B:

- H-E-B #1 at 2701 E. 7thSt.

- H-E-B #3 at 1000 E.

41st St.- H-E-B #8 at 2400 S.

Congress Ave.- H-E-B #12 at 2508 E.

Riverside Dr.- H-E-B #15 at 9414 N.

LamarPlease visit www.cap

metro.org for route and sched-ule information.

To volunteer for the Feastof Sharing dinner, please visithttp://handsoncentraltexas.org/. Groups, families, and individu-als are invited to participatewhile spots are available.

H-E-B’s commitment andinvolvement in the communityhas been recognized as an im-portant part of the way the com-pany does business. Thetwenty-three-year Feast of Shar-ing Dinner tradition started inLaredo and Corpus Christi, Texasin 1988. H-E-B’s Feast of Shar-ing dinners have now grown to31 locations that serve more than250,000 meals to peoplethroughout Texas and Mexicoduring the months of Novemberand December.

AUSTIN, Texas — TheCity’s FACES OF AUSTIN pro-gram seeks short films by Aus-tin-area filmmakers for its multi-media program. Select films willbe premiered at a special screen-ing in conjunction with theSXSW Community Film Screen-ings the weekend of March 10,2012. Deadline for submissionsis 5 p.m. on January 16, 2012.

FACES OF AUSTIN is anexhibition of short films with alocal filmmaker point of view thatreflects diverse faces, voices,and experiences that make upAustin’s unique identity. Indi-vidual works from the collectionof Faces of Austin films can cur-rently be viewed online, at CityHall, on Channel 6, and at spe-cial screenings throughout theyear.

Selected films will beadded to the permanent City Hall

City of Austin Seeks Short Filmsby local filmmakers

interactive video displays, airedperiodically on Channel 6throughout 2012, and will beadded to the Channel 6 video-on-demand line-up.

Austin-area filmmakers ofall experience levels are encour-aged to apply by submitting anapplication and DVD version oftheir short film to Faces of Aus-tin Coordinator, Kevin Shaw atkevin.shaw@austintexas.gov.Submission application and in-formation can be found at theFaces of Austin website atwww.austintexas.gov/redevel-opment/austinfaces.htm.

FACES OF AUSTIN is aprogram of the Cultural Arts Di-vision of the City of Austin Eco-nomic Growth and Redevelop-ment Services Office. The pro-gram debuted in 2005; this yearmarks the fifth year of showcas-ing Austin-made short films.

Huston-Tillotson Univer-sity officials announced Satur-day, March 3, 2012, as date of theNinth Annual President’s Man-kind Assisting Students KindleEducational Dreams (MASKED)Gala. The 2012 event will be heldat the Hilton Austin Hotel, 500East 4th Street.

“I’m excited about the com-munity support that the gala hasgarnered throughout the yearsfor the University,” said RoderickL. Smothers, Ph.D.,Vice Presidentfor Institutional Advancement.“The sponsors that are alreadyonboard are a testament to thepower of education.”

The Mankind AssistingStudents Kindle EducationalDreams (MASKED) event hasgenerated more than one milliondollars for the University and fea-tured artists such as Johnny Gill,Regina Belle, Jennifer Holliday,Najee, and Pieces of a Dream. Inaddition, celebrity guest appear-ances from Earvin “MagicJohnson, Judge MableanEphriam, and Emmanuel Lewishave headlined the University’ssignature event.

A mask is required to at-tend the black-tie affair. For moreinformation, or to make reserva-tions, call 512.505.3073 or visit theWeb site at www.htu.edu.

Huston-TillotsonUniversity’s

Ninth AnnualPresident’s Mankind

Assisting StudentsKindle Educational

Dreams GalaScheduled for

March 3, 2012

Now CompilingTHE BLACKREGISTRY

2011A DIRECTORY OFMINORY OWNEDAND MANAGEDBUSINESSES IN

THE AUSTIN AREA.For information onhow to be includedcall (512) 476-0082.

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Travis 2 Step

By Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

Continuation of the Gathering

On Halloween weekend 38people at the Occupy Austinwere arrested by the police de-partment. According to Michael,(member of Occupy Austin) the38 people were arrested becausethey were protecting their “foodtable” from being taking awayfrom them by the police depart-ment. Consequently, they FirstAmendment rights were vio-lated.” Also, Michael stated that“Since the 38 people were ar-rested for criminal trespass, thentechnically they are no longerallowed on the grounds of cityHall.” However, Michael be-lieves that this would not deterthem continuing their “occupa-tion.”

The “Occupy Move-ment” which started about threeand half weeks ago in Austin isstill “going strong.” Moreover,“Occupy Movement” choosesto establish its “sit in” on theground of the Austin city hall toprotest against politics direct in-volvement with the financialservices industry. Furthermore,the group “Occupy Austin” isethnically and social-economi-cally very diverse group. Inother words, it is made up of across-section of people fromevery background.

According to Michael,“the group has grown stron-ger for several reasons, suchas, it has eliminated the <ego>of certain members and has

come together as a family.” Inaddition, Michael stated thatthe movement seeks to, edu-cate, and raise awareness ofthe public regarding the finan-cial institutions. Therefore,

Friends of Africa MeetingBy Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

On Saturday November5, 2011 the newly formedgroup called Friends of Af-rica will hold its second meet-ing between the hours of 3:00Pm and 4:00 PM at Karibu res-taurant, which is 1209 East 7th

street. The group Friends ofAfrica is one of the first ma-jor community groups thatthe Afr ican Diaspora hasformed, in order, to get themembers of its communityinvolved in local, state, andfederal politics. According tothe census, there are over25,000 people issued from theAfrican continent that arenow living and working inCentral Texas. However, bothpoli t ical part ies have not

been active in seeking theirvotes.

Over the years , thisgroup of people has no tbeen engaged in the politi-cal process. In other words,they tend not to vote in theelections. Therefore, somemembers o f the Afr icanDiaspora have decided tocome together to educatetheir community on how toregister and also the impor-tance of being an active par-ticipant of the electoral pro-cess . Not on ly wouldFriends of Africa educate itsDiaspora but also seek tomobilize their vote during theupcoming elections. More-over, the mainstream politi-

cal parties should pay atten-tion due to the fact that elec-tions are won based on theturnout of registered voters.In other words, those who arerunning for office should seekto reach out to this votingbloc that can sway the elec-tion.

Furthermore, the groupwill have cultural events, inwhich, the public can attend.During the cultural event, thegroup will try to educate Cen-tral Texans regarding the di-versity of the various Africancultures present in this area.In addition, everyone is welcometo attend the meetings. For moreinformation, please contact:adjavont2@yahoo.com.

Debate between CandidatesBy Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

On Tuesday October 25,2011, the incumbent DistrictAttorney Rosemary Lehmbergand the challenger formerJudge Charlie Baird who areboth running for the TravisCounty District Attorney Officewere engaged in a passionatedebate at a local Democraticparty organization. During twohours, the crowd gathered atthe meeting had the opportu-

nity to ask questions and alsolisten to their answer regardingthe office of the Travis CountyDistrict Attorney Office. More-over, both candidates tried toconvince the crowd that theywere the best candidate for thejob.

During the debates, thecandidates evoked certainthings that they would eachbring to the District Attorney

office, if they are elected. Forinstance, Rosemary Lehmbergmentioned that she would liketo increase the diversion pro-gram. On the other hand,Charles Baird mentioned thatcurrent diversion programdoes not work because only afew minority youth are placedin the program. IncumbentLehmberg mentioned thatshe was proud that her officehas recruited a large amountof minority lawyers. On theother hand, Judge CharlieBaird mentioned that he wasproud of being the judge thatexonerated Timothy Cole af-ter the State of Texas hadfalsely prosecuted him.

On Elec t ion Day,Travis County democratswould have to choose be-tween incumbent Lehmbergand the challenger CharlieBaird. Both candidates arehighly qualified for the posi-t ion; however, they eachhave d i f fe rent approach .Charlie Baird seemed to befocused on restorative jus-tice, which means using jus-tice as a method to change aperson. For instance, he triedto set up a job training pro-gram for the defending thatappeared in his court. On theo ther hand , incumbentLehmberg seemed to be morefocused on getting result.For instance, the current Dis-tr ict Attorney office suc-cessfully prosecuted TomDelay.

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Occupy Austin demonstrationthey are defending the rights ofeveryone.” In other words, the“Occupy movement” is seekingto change the interaction be-tween elected officials and thefinancial institutions.

ACC student Cassandra Reyes smiles after delivering aspeech during the open mic portion of the Occupy Austinprotest. Photo courtesy of theaccent.org

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City of AustinNeighborhood Housing and Community Development (NHCD) Office

Notice of 15-Day Public Comment PeriodThe City of Austin Neighborhood Housing and Community Development (NHCD) Office announces a 15-daypublic comment period to receive public comments on proposed amendments to its Citizen Participation Plan(CPP) and its Draft FY 2010-11 Consolidated Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). There are also twopublic hearings as opportunities for the community to provide feedback on the proposed amendments to theCPP.NHCD receives the following grant entitlement funds annually from the U.S. Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment (HUD) for affordable housing, community development, economic development and publicservices: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Program, EmergencyShelter Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA). HUD requires cities receivingthese funds to adopt a Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) that encourages residents to participate in the develop-ment of federal reports: 5-Year Consolidated Plan, annual Action Plan, and the Consolidated Performance andEvaluation Report (CAPER). NHCD is proposing changes to the existing Citizen Participation Plan.Cities are also required to develop a Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). TheCAPER assesses the City’s progress and the effectiveness of its performance during FY 2010-11, in theachievement of its overall strategies, objectives, and priorities outlined in the FY 2009-14 Consolidated Plan.The Draft FY 2010-11 CAPER is available for review and provide feedback during the public comment. TheCity will submit this report to HUD prior to December 29, 2011.Public HearingsThe public is invited to provide input at the following public hearings on proposed changes to the CitizenParticipation Plan: 6:30 PM Tuesday, December 13, 2011: Before the Community Development Commission (CDC), NHCD

Office, Conference Room 400A, 1000 East 11th Street 4:00 PM Thursday, December 15, 2011: Before the Austin City Council at City Hall, City Council

Chambers, 301 W. Second StreetPublic Comment PeriodThe public is invited to review the CPP Amendment and Draft FY 2010-11 CAPER during the publiccomment period, November 23 through December 7, 2011. Both documents will be available on NHCD’sweb site, www.austintexas.gov/housing or at the following community locations: Austin Central Public Library, 800 Guadalupe (Central) Austin Resource Center for the Homeless, 500 East 7th Street (Central) East Austin Neighborhood Center, 211 Comal (East) Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department, 1000 East 11th Street, Suite 200

(East) Rosewood-Zaragosa Neighborhood Center, 2800 Webberville Road (East) St. John’s Neighborhood Center, 7500 Blessing (North East) AIDS Services of Austin, 7215 Cameron Road (North) Housing Authority of the City of Austin, 1124 S IH 35 (South) South Austin Neighborhood Center, 2508 Durwood (South) Pleasant Hill Library Branch, 211 East William Cannon (South)Written CommentsWritten comments may be submitted until 5 PM on December 7, 2011. Please include a name, address,and phone number.Mail to:Neighborhood Housing and Community Development OfficeAttn: FY 2010-11 CAPERPO Box 1088Austin, Texas 78767Email: www.austintexas.gov/connect/email_nhcd.htmFor additional information, call the NHCD Office at 974-3100 (voice) or 974-3102 (TDD).The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifica-

tions and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance please call 974-

2210 OR 974-2445 TDD.

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Chicago Crusader

Keisha Abrams, a 43-year-old diabetic, has shopped at aSouth Side Walgreens for 20 yearsand now shops there even moresince the drugstore chain sellsfresh fruits and vegetables. “Ispend just about as much timehere (at Walgreens) as I do at home.The employees know me well andI know them and I am thankful toWalgreens for offering fresh fruitsand vegetables,” she said, emo-tionally. “And I thank First LadyMichelle Obama for bringing aware-ness to this problem that has at-tached itself to the Black commu-nity.”

On Tuesday Abrams joinedFirst Lady Michelle Obama andMayor Rahm Emanuel at her favor-

ite Walgreens, 11 East 75th Street,to talk about the need to end fooddeserts. The Walgreens stop wasone of three for the first lady whoalso visited Iron Street Urban Farmand later attended an eveningfundraiser in the West Loop. Ear-lier Obama attended a mayoralsummit at City Hall, which con-sisted of eight mayors fromacross the country along with

executives from major grocerystore chains, such as Jewel,Dominick’s, Save-A-Lot, and Aldi.

As a result of the summit,grocery store executives commit-ted to opening 17 new stores inChicago over the next few years.They include a new Save-A-Lotstore in the North Lawndale com-munity on the West Side by year-end and one in the Grand Boule-vard, West Pullman, Morgan Park,Calumet Heights, WestEnglewood, and Englewood com-munities on the South Side andone in the Austin community onthe West Side, all by spring 2012.

For Obama, the home-coming brought back memories ofwhen she observed people buy-ing groceries at unusual places. “Ican remember seeing people buytheir groceries at gas stations atridiculous prices because therewere no stores that sold healthyfoods,” Obama recalled. “A lot ofpeople don’t have the time ormoney to travel outside their com-munity to reach stores that do sellfresh produce, fruits and veg-etables, so they go to the closeststore and buy whatever is there.”

And when it comes to healthyeating, especially for children, Obamasaid America should to do more thanjust give ‘lip service.’ “We can talkall we want about making healthychoices about the food we serve ourkids, but if parents don’t have any-where to buy those foods, then that’sall it is - it’s just talk,” explainedObama. “Imagine what we couldachieve if mayors across the coun-try started taking on this issue.Think about all the jobs we couldcreate, all the neighborhoods wecould begin to transform and whatit means when our children finallyget the nutrition they need to growup healthy. I am confident that -one neighborhood, one commu-nity, one city at a time - we canensure that all our kids have thehappy, healthy futures they de-serve.” The first lady’sappearance was closed to the pub-lic but well attended by Blackelected officials including Alder-man Roderick Sawyer, whose SixthWard includes the WalgreensObama visited. “Healthy eating isvery important to the Black com-munity because studies haveshown that those who eat healthylive longer,” Sawyer told the Cru-sader. “And at a time when Blackmales are being murdered or sentto prison at alarming rates, weneed to make sure that there arestores like Walgreens in the Blackcommunity that sell food items tokeep us healthy.”

Third Ward Alderman PatDowell also attended and said “Ispoke with several CEOs todayabout possibly opening up storesin my ward and they were gener-ally interested in exploring waysto do so,” she said. “In my wardthere are very few obstacles thatwould prevent more grocerystores from opening. Availableland is not a problem. And finan-cial incentives are not a problem.”

One problem AldermanLeslie Hairston (Fifth Ward) saidthat she sees is the misconceptionby corporate America that there isno money to be made in the Blackcommunity. “There is plenty ofmoney to be made in the Blackcommunity,” Hairston added. “Ithink if corporations can overcomethis perception that there is nomoney to be made in the Blackcommunity then we can start tomove forward in getting more busi-nesses to operate in our commu-nities.” And Emanuel pledged tocontinue fighting to eliminate fooddeserts, which he said exist prima-rily in underserved, economicallydeprived communities.

“It is unacceptable that ahalf-million Chicagoans do nothave access to healthy, freshfoods for their family and I am com-mitted to the elimination of thesefood deserts in our city,” saidEmanuel, just before he introducedthe first lady. “I am grateful to FirstLady Michelle Obama, grocery ex-ecutives and mayors who joinedus today for their commitment toworking together to ensure thatresidents have access to the foodsthey need to make healthy choicesfor themselves and their families.”

First Lady joins food desert fight

First Lady Michelle Obama

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Oct. 25 (GIN) – Zambian min-ers ended a two week old strike forbetter pay, winning back their jobsand a pay hike from a Chinese firm.Union officials said it was a signthat Chinese-owned companies inZambia are starting to bow to gov-ernment pressure over workerrights.Management at the Non-Ferrous China Africa locked out theworkers who had gone on strike

for a 100 percent raise from theirbase pay of $200 monthly.

China Nonferrous wasforced to back down, and theworkers at Chambishi CopperMines were rehired as of Sundaynight, the Wall Street Journal re-ported. The event, along with simi-lar strikes at other Chinese miningfacilities in Zambia, is being closelywatched in Beijing.Zambia has seen

a rash of strikes at Chinese and In-dian-owned plants after newly-elected President Michael Sata pro-posed raising the minimum wagefrom the current rate of $84 amonth.In 2006, Chinese managersat Chambishi shot six miners duringa wage protest. Last year, at least13 Zambian coal miners were shotby Chinese managers at the Col-lum Coal Mine.

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Be a Pro Football WriterIntern Contest

Please select the winner in each game and guess the correct total amounts of points that will be scored in the tie breaking games.

Pflugerville wins in shootoutwith Round Rock

The Pflugerville Panthers andthe Round Rock Dragons played aninstant classic game. The teamswould need overtime to decide thewinner. In the end the Pantherseased by the Dragons 42-41. Withthe win the Panthers earned a spotin the upcoming playoffs. The Drag-ons are already in the playoffs.

In a game that was more simi-lar to a heavyweight fight, bothteams gave it their all. One teamwould score the other team wouldanswer. Both teams exhibited char-acter, a lack of quit attitude, andwanted this game very badly. Noteam would have more than a touch-down lead. There were four ties do-ing the game.

Pflugerville had a very bal-ance attack on offense lead by quar-terback Blian Kruemcke. Kruemckehad 113 yards passing with twotouchdowns and one two point con-

version completion. AdrianDilworth led the ground attack forthe Panthers. Dilworth wouldamass 128 rushing yards with tworushing touchdowns. BrandonWoodward would finish with 98yards rushing and two touch-downs. Elvin Lloka helped balancethe attack by catching two touch-down passes from Kruemcke.

The Dragons used a combi-nation of long drives and big playsto keep them in the game. GarretGerds the senior quarterback threwfor an astonishing 402 pass yardswith four touchdowns passes.Gerds is playing quarterback for thefirst time this year and, but was very

comfortable in the new position.Round Rock Head Coach JeffCheatham on Gerds, “He is a gutsyplayer smart kid. He has studied thegame. He is a great kid and goodleader”.

When Gerds was not throw-ing, he used his lighting speed toget pass defenders. On the first driveof the game, Gerds ran for 40 yardsand the first score of the game.Khalpyh Smith had a 44 yard touch-down reception and Austin Curleehad a 74 yard touchdown reception.Smith and Curlee both finished thegame with over 100 receiving yards,106 and 152 respectfully.

The Panthers could have

ended the game in regulation. ThePanthers would start the drive ontheir own 34 yard line with 6:15left in the game. The Pantherswould run the ball to control theclock. With 1:04 left in the game,the Panthers had a first and tenon the 11 yard line with the scoretied at 35. Woodward’s run wouldtake the ball to the one yard linewith 1:04 left and first and goal.On second and goal Kruemckewould miss handle the ball and theDragons would recover to forcethe overtime.

In overtime Round Rockwould win the coin toss and woulddefer to allow the Panthers to have

first possession. The Pantherswould only need four plays to con-vert on their first overtime posses-sion. Kruemcke would hit Ilokawith a 9 yard pass and with thekick the Panthers would take thelead 42-35. The Dragons’ Gerdswould take the play to the 3 yardline on a 22 yard run. On the verynext play the dragons were calledfor a chop block penalty and wouldmove the ball back to the 20 yardline.

No problem for Gerds, hewould hit Curlee in the corner ofthe end zone to pull the Drag-ons within one at 42-41. TheDragons would call time out to

Danny Amador #2 is brought down by Joseph Krzan #54

discuss their next play. After somediscussion, the players con-vinced the coach to go for the winand not the tie. The Panthersdefense would cause up frontpressure and cause the two pointattempt to be unsuccessful.

Round Rock 4-5 (3-2) willplay Westwood next week. Bothteams are in the playoff and theloser will likely face the powerfulWestlake Chaparrals. Accordingto the Panthers head coachGeorge Herrmann this game willrelieve some pressure, becausethey the Is among the playoffteams. Pflugerville 4-5 (3-2) willreturn home to face Stony Point.

Brandon Woodward handles the ball on a double reverse

Texans Pounce on the Jaguars

The Houston Texansdid want to be caught offguard l ike the Ba l t imoreRavens did by the Jackson-ville Jaguars. For the firstthis season the roof of Reli-ant Stadium was opened andthe Texans help raise the roofwith a 24-14 win over the Jag-uars. The win the Texans re-main only in first place in theAFC South. The Texans are5-3 at the midway point of theseason. The Jaguars fall to2-6.

Arian Foster once againput the on his shoulders torush for 112 yards and onetouchdown. Foster longestcarry of the day was only for14 yards. Foster tied a fran-chise record for most rushingtouchdown of 23 . Mat tSchaub would throw for 225yards and one touchdown.Schaub on what appeared tobe a designed play opened upthe game with a two yard run.

The Texans defenseplayed another solid gamethat limited Maurice Jones-Drew to 63 rushing yards.The Jaguars only had 84 to-tal rushing yards. The de-fense also confused rookiequarterback Blaine Gabbert.Gabbert finished the game10-30 for 97 yards. Gabbertleft the game in the firstquarter with bruised ribs,but returned on the next of-fensive possession.

The Texans are meet-ing expectations of not onlya winning season , bu t aplayoff berth. The Texanshost the Cleveland Brownsnext week at Reliant Sta-dium. The Browns’ startingquarterback Colt McCoy isthe former Texas Longhornstar, has the Browns com-peting in the AFC North Di-vision. The Browns are 3-4and are two losses behindthe division. The Texans

have to make sure that are notlooking ahead to their upcom-ing bye week and be trappedby the Browns . AndreJohnson may be ready to re-turn for this game, but may beheld out to give him addi-tional rest and to prepare forthe s t re tch run fo r theseason.

*PredictionThe Texans will

win big over the Browns28-10.

Photo courtesy of Houston Texans.

Eagles Soar over the Cowboys

Photo courtesy of Dallas Cowboys.

The Phi lade lph iaEagles are finally looking likea team that may be able tocompete for a Super Bowl.After looking and playing likea group of independent parts,the Eagles put together acomplete game against theDallas Cowboys. The Eagleshave their very first winningstreak of the year. The Cow-boys, looked so well lastweek, could not s top theEagles running a t t ack .LeSean McCoy the third yearback ran for 185 yards andtwo touchdowns . TheEagles won the game 34-7 andimproved their record to 3-4.The Cowboys fall to 3-4.

The Cowboys had beenvery good against the runthis year, but did were notab le to con ta in McCoy.McCoy came into the game asthe second h ighes t nonkicker point scorer with 48points. Michael Vick had 279

passing yards, but did nothave a fumble loss or athrown interception. TheCowboys were not able toget the Eagles off of thefield. The Eagles had theball for 42 minutes comparedto 18 by the Cowboys. TheEagles were 7 for 12 on thirddowns and 1 for 1 on fourthdown. The Cowboys wereonly 3-10 on third downs.The Eagles had 31 f i rs tdown and the Cowboys onlyhad 12.

This i s the secondconsecutive game that FelixJones was inac t ive .Demarco Murray finishedthe game with 74 rushingyards. The Cowboys fin-ished the game with 267 netto ta l yards compared tonearly 500 by the Eagles.The Cowboys return homethe p lay the Sea t t l eSeahawks. The Seahawkslost last week at home to the

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The winner of the con-test will have the opportunityto travel to Houston, as anIntern for the Day. On gameday you will be able to goonto the field, watch thegame from the Press Box andhave the opportunity to visit

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dominate and beatthe Seahawks 38-10

Cincinnati Bengals 34-12 andhave a record of 2-5. TheCowboys are 2-1 at homethis year while the Seahawksare 1-3 on the road this year.