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A6 The Afro-American, May 22, 2010 - May 28, 2010
By George Barnette
AFRO Staf Writer
Six Flags America may
be facing a lawsuit over
what two women say are
discriminatory hiring policies.
Janet Bello and Jackie Sherrill
are crying foul because theme
park representatives allegedly
said they could only work
there if they changed their
dreadlocked hairstyle.
Bello said she went to the
park to pick up an application
for employment and was told
she could ll one out online.
Then she asked if there was
anything that might prohibit
her employment. A manager
walked out from the back
and told me I could get a job
as long as I was willing to
change my hair, Bello said.
I asked, What do you
mean by that? How can I
change my hair if this is the
way God created me? Thats
when he told me I could cut it
off or get a perm and make it
straight.
Bello said she asked for
the written policy, which
listed dreadlocks under
extreme hairstyles, along with
Mohawks, uneven haircuts
and unnatural hair colors.
Sherrill told WJLA 7 in
Washington, D.C., that she
worked at the theme park last
summer with no problem.
She was issued a letter for
rehire, but when a supervisor
saw her hairstyle, she was
told shed have to change her
appearance in order to work
at Six Flags this year.
You allow me to pay to
come into your park [and]
enjoy your services, but I
cant work for you, Sherrill
told WJLA 7. Theres
something wrong with that
thought pattern.
Six Flags would not
address the individual claims
of the two women, but in an
e-mail spokeswoman Julia L.
Filz said, Because we wish
to present to our guests at all
By George Barnette
AFRO Staf Writer
On May 21, a family experience will come full circle
when Tiara and Tonya Tart graduate from Bowie State
University, a feat their father already completed.
Its very exciting, Tonya, 38, said. Im 16 years older
than Tiara, so this is something I dont think either one of us
ever thought about. It wasnt until the end of our programs
that we realized we had the possibility of graduating at the
same time.
Tonya will be receiving a masters in public
administration with a concentration in public policy
management while Tiara will be receiving her bachelors in
communications with a concentration in public relations.
Theyve both endured struggles being students with
real world issues. Tiara, who has a 6-year-old daughter, has
shown remarkable resiliency in working towards this goal.
I worked two full-time jobs and I was a full-time
student, Tiara said. Most of my semesters I would take 18
credits so I could graduate on time. I had a lot of help from
my parents and I would let my professors know if I ever
had to leave class. I think they saw that I was trying to do
something with my life.
One of Tiaras professors fully concurs with that
assessment. Otis Thomas, Ph.D., chair of the Bowie States
Department of Communications, raved about Tiara as a
student.
Tiara is resilient, shows great dedication, focus and is a
hard worker, Thomas said. Shes simply a survivor.
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By George BarnetteAFRO Staf
Ebenezer Church believes
its nancial situation was
misrepresented in a Reuters
story earlier this year. This is
part two of AFRO coverage
about the mischaracterization.
When the perfect stormof economic disaster and real
estate collapse happened,
citizens, businesses and
nancial institutions were all
searching for answers and
assistance. Local communities
and churches werent spared
in the carnage.
While Ebenezer AME
Church in Fort Washington,
Md., fared better than most,
its surrounding community
wasnt so fortunate. Prince
Georges County was one of
the hardest hit communitiesin the country when the
mortgage crisis topped out.
Some of the hardship was
felt at Ebenezer, particularly
after a mortgage forbearance
agreement was arranged
with former lender, Bank of
America. However, Bank of
America allowed Ebenezer to
search for a new lender and it
found Industrial Bank.
We are very excited
because the terms that
Industrial Bank gave us are
better than the terms we hadwith Bank of America, the
Rev. Grainger Browning,
senior pastor at Ebenezer, told
Courtesy Photo
Industrial Bank CEO B. Doyle Mitchell Jr. (pictured) said the company will continue to
promote community education.
Industrial Teams With Ebenezerto Increase Financial Literacy
Continued on A6
By Zenitha Prince
Washington Bureau Chie
WASHINGTON An ongoing
investigation into the Justice Departments
handling of a voter intimidation case involving
a Black militant group is less a quest for
justice and more a witch hunt, said one
ofcial.
Its all about people trying to continue the
lie that theres a double standard for Whites
and Blacks under an Obama administration;
that somehow if youre African American
and youre racist you get better treatment,
Commissioner Michael Yaki told theAFRO
at a hearing of the U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights late last month. It goes back to the
whole Reverend Wright thing that they tried
to do during the campaign. Theyre trying
to make this about White vs. Black; theyre
trying to increase racial tensions; theyre
trying to create more of a race divide in this
country, and I will not stand for it.
In the daylong hearing at the Commissions
ofces in Washington, D.C., a video was
shown of two members of the New Black
Panther Partyboth wearing all-black
paramilitary uniforms and one wielding a
nightstickstanding outside a Philadelphia
voting precinct.
Three Republican Party poll watchers also
testied that Minister King Samir Shabazz,
who held the club, and Jerry Jackson, who
Ofcial: Voter IntimidationProbe an Obama Vendetta
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A commissioner with the U.S. Commission on Civil Right said an inquiry into the JusticeDepartments handling o a voter intimidation case involving the New Black Panther
Party has turned into a witch hunt against President Obama and Attorney General Eric
Holder.
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Detroit Child Killed DuringPolice Raid
Aiyana Jones, a 7-year-old Detroit girl with a headfull of pigtails and brighteyes, was sleeping on thecouch of a relatives homeMay 15 when a ash grenadesuddenly seared her skin.
Seconds later, a cauldron ofpolice ofcers spilled intothe apartment, stunning the
girls grandmother, MertillaJones, who allegedly begantussling with police. In alater interviews, the 46-year-old woman said she had nophysical contact with theofcers.
Nonetheless, a gunshotrang out, piercing Aiyanasneck and ending her life.
Aiyanas father, Charles,had reportedly wrapped hisonly daughter in her favoriteblankets moments before herdeath.
She had a lively, freespirit, Charles Jones told TheDetroit News.
The series of eventsleading to Aiyanas untimelydeath are equally tragic,according to police reports.
Assistant Chief RalphGodbee said police enteredthe Detroit home in the earlymorning hours in search of aman suspected in the slayingof a 17-year-old boy the daybefore.
This is a tragedy ofunspeakable magnitude toAiyanas parents, family andall those who loved her,Godbee said in an interview.It is a tragedy we also feelvery deeply throughout theranks of the Detroit Police
Department.Police say the 34-year-old
suspect was found during asearch of the building.
The ofcer whose gunshotstruck Aiyana has not beenpublicly identied. However,Godbee said he is on routineadministrative duty whilestate police investigate theincident.
As the second-gradersfamily awaits new details, herfather said nothing will erasethe gory images of Aiyanasnal moments.
Her blood waseverywhere and I was tryingto stay calm, but nobodywould talk to me, Jones toldthe media. None of themeven tried to console me.
On May 18, an attorney
representing the girls familyled lawsuits in state andfederal court.
The attorney, GeofferyFieger, said the lawsuitsclaim negligence, civil rightsviolations and a conspiracyto conceal the civil rightsviolations.
Black Film Directors CreditCards Stolen, ThousandsSpent
Tyler Perry, the lm
director/actor popular for hisMadea and Why Did I GetMarriedseries, was a recentvictim of identity theft. Theplaywrights credit cards werestolen and perpetrators spentnearly $30,000.
Perry posted a plea on hisWeb site last week asking fansto alert police if they had anytips about the identity thieves.
Some idiot stole mycredit card number, Perry,40, wrote on the site. Canyou believe that? Take a lookat all the stuff they charged. Ifyou know any of these people,call the police.
He went on to list chargesaccrued over a week-long
period, including several
airline and movie tickets,clothing and Toys R Uspurchases.
Some of the charges,such as several Delta Airlinetickets, have been refunded tothe Atlanta-based entertainer.
Alleged Michael JacksonMurderer Saves Life
Embattled physicianDr. Conrad Murray, knownworldwide as the allegedkiller of entertainment legend
Michael Jackson, helpedrevive an unresponsivewoman during a US Airwaysight from Houston toPhoenix, The AssociatedPress reported.
During the ight, astewardess asked for adoctors assistance in revivingthe 23-year-old woman,who was travelling with aninfant child. The cardiologistinserted an IV into thewomans arm and stabilizedher condition.
According to TMZ, thewoman thanked Murrayfor his help, even after hementioned his relationshipwith the king of pop.
The plane made anemergency landing inAlbuquerque, N.M., and theyoung mother was brought toa nearby hospital.
Murray was charged lastFebruary with involuntarymanslaughter in connectionto Jacksons death. He iscurrently free on $75,000 bailpending a trial in June.
Countrys First Muslim MissUSA Crowned
Rima Fakih, an ArabAmerican from Dearborn,Mich., was crowned Miss
USA May 16 and is believedto be the rst Muslim to winthe coveted title. However,pageant records are notdetailed enough to conrmwhether Fakih, 24, is indeedthe rst Muslim, ArabAmerican or immigrant towin the title.
The daughter of Lebaneseparents, Fakih said her familycelebrates both Muslim andChristian holidays and sheattended Catholic school. The
family moved to Michigan in2003 and Fakih was raised inNew York.
After the pageant, Fakihspoke with reporters abouther near fall during theevening gown segment of the
competition.I better not do it at
Miss Universe, she said.Modeling does help, afterall.
Soon after Fakihsunprecedented win,however, she was embroiledin scandal. Radio showMojoInTheMorning.comexposed Fakih as a formerchampion pole dancer whenthey posted photos of herparticipating in the Stripper101 contest at The ColiseumGentlemens Club in Detroitin 2007.
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Tournament CalendarOvertricks ABA
Headquarters Benet (5-
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1. Carrothers Moore-CharlesJones, 2. Harold Minus-Jerrie
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Bridgemasters Open
Pairs C Regional (5-7-10)
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Memorial Grade B Open
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Elizabeth Woods, Gwendolyn
Harllee, Joan Anderson,
6. Alice Harriston, Lewis
Cleveland, Bessie Heggs, Ivy
Nelson.
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10) 1. Faye Burke-Reginald
Chapman, 2. Elizabeth
Wilson-Deloris Tolson, 3. Ivy
Nelson-Shirley Wilson, 4.
Joseph Caldwell-Elve King, 5.
Doris Murray-Delores Mills.
By AFRO Staf
After a successful
symposium discussing the
challenges facing mothers
at the Ralph J. BuncheInternational Affairs Center
on May 6 at Howard
University, many participants
say theyd like to attend
another event, particularly one
involving fathers.
Symposium attendees
cited inadequate maternity
leave laws, meagre resources
for sing-parent families and
expensive day care as some of
the problems facing mothers.
In addition, many said more
resources were needed to
assist immigrant families and
the children.
Harold Scott, director
of the Ralph J. BuncheInternational Affairs Center,
discussed the increasingly
commercial nature of
Mothers Day and said the
symposium was created to
increase awareness of serious
issues impacting women.
Scott added, Next year, I
am bringing my mother.
Although the event
targeted women, men were
not excluded.
This is such a rich
experience, said Rodney
William, president of
Alexandria, Va.-based RCW
Communication Design.
More fathers should
have been here to hear
this discussion. We needto understand better what
mothers do.
Williams had planned
to walk with friends to the
gathering and leave, but was
so drawn to the discussion he
stayed the entire two hours.
When women gather,
something special happens,
said panelist Wanjiru Kamau,
president and CEO of African
Immigrant & RefugeeFoundation.
Other speakers included:
Denise King-Miller, Ph.D.,
adjunct professor, Department
of Afro-American Studies,
Howard University; the Rev.
Julia Jarvis, spiritual director,
Interfaith Families Project of
Greater Washington; Tamar
Abrams, communications
director, Institute for Policy
Studies; Walkiria E. Pool,president and founder, Centro
de Apoyo Familiar of Silver
Spring and Sara Sayeed,
founder and president of
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Washington TeachersUnion Scholarship Fund is available for review at the
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within 60 days after notication.Contact Herb Thomas (202) 293-8612
Washington Teachers Union 490 LEnfant Plaza, SWWashington, DC 20024.
Symposium Changes Focus of Mothers DayThe D.C. Retired Educators
Association installed Christine Davis
Easterling, a former vice principal
in the District of Columbia Public
Schools, as its new president on May
20.Easterling, who served as vice
president of DCREA from 2006-2008
and president-elect from 2008-2010,
is a native of Blackstone, Va.
She earned a masters degree in
public school administration from Howard University and
a masters in curriculum development from The University
of the District of Columbia. She also earned a bachelors in
business education from St. Pauls Episcopal College.
Easterlings career highlights include 14 years as a
nationally certied vice-principal at Coolidge High School
in Washington, D.C., former director of The Teaching
Professions Academy, curriculum coordinator of Howard
University/Washington, D.C. Teacher Corps and director of
the Computer Technology Center at Burdick Career Center in
the D.C. public schools system.
The former educator has also received numerous
accolades including: the State Vice-Principal of the Yearaward by The National Association of School Administrators;
Teacher of the Year by The National Education Association;
Soror of the Year Award of Theta Omega Omega Chapter,
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; Outstanding Ward 4 Educator
by the District of Columbia Board of Education; Youth
Service Award, Xi Zeta Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority; The Presidents Medal for Outstanding Teaching by
Trinity College; Meritorious Service Award for Outstanding
Leadership in Education, Montfort Point Marine Association;
the Congratulatory Educators Award by Congresswoman
Constance Morella; the New Member of the Year Award by
Phi Delta Kappa, Howard University; and the D.C. Public
Schools Superintendents Special Commendation Award for
Outstanding Innovation in Technology.
D.C. Retired EducatorsAssociation InstallsNew President
Prince Georges Sigmas Honored for Civic WorkThe Zeta Chi Sigma
Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity, which represents
the Maryland/Washington,
D.C. metro area, was recently
presented with a citation
by the Tantallon North
Area Civic Association
(TNACA) at their annual
Volunteerism Awards
Night held on April 2. The
chapter was recognized for
its nancial contributionsto the Associations
Scholarship Fund to aid
deserving students in their
pursuit of higher education.
Scholarships are awarded
annually to those qualied
students. The award
was presented to chapter
President Willie Harrison by
the TNACA President Daniel
Cardwell. The certicate
presented was signed byMaryland State Sen. C.
Anthony Muse, D-Dist. 26.
Also on hand for the awards
presentations were Prince
Georges County Councilman
Tony Knotts, D-Dist. 8,
and Maryland State Del.
Jay Walker, D-Dist. 26.
Brothers in attendance were
Willie Harrison, Daniel
Cardwell, Benjamin A.
Dashiell, Anthony Harkley,
Darin Ford, Solomon Isaac
and Donald Stancell.
Bridge in D.C.
Christine DavisEasterling
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A Kenyan woman carrying water,
a baby and grazing a cow. This is
the reality o millions o womenaround the world.
PhotobyKerry-AnnHamilton
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May 20
Mary Lou Williams Womenin Jazz Festival
Kennedy Center, TerraceTheater, 2700 F St., N.W.
D.C. 6 p.m. The Kennedy
Center presents the MaryLou Williams workshop
celebrating the 100th
anniversary of the jazzlegends birth. For moreinformation: 202-416-8811.
Ivy Cause Events & Black Ivy
Events Happy Hour
Recess, 727 15th St.
N.W. D.C. 6 p.m. Join in thesecond series of monthly
happy hour events in the
District. The happy hour is a
great opportunity to mingle,network and have a good time
with local residents. $10. For
more information: 202-561-7383.
Poetry Between the Lines
Montpelier Arts Center,9650 Muirkirk Road, Laurel,
Md. 6-8 p.m. Join the Prince
Georges Arts Council as theycelebrate teen poetry. For more
information: 301-277-1402.
May 21DC Tech-Fest
Embassy Suites DCConvention Center, 900 10th
St., N.W. D.C. 8 a.m.-5:30
p.m. In this technology fair,
familiarize yourself with thenewest wave of Microsoft
products. Fair will include
forums, Q&As and more. $99-180. For more information:
610-321-2029.
May 22DC Labor Chorus Spring
Concert: One Voice: Songs
of Peace and Justice
First Trinity Lutheran
Church, 501 Fourth St., N.W.
D.C. 7:30 p.m. This concertfeatures music in Spanish,
English and other traditional
music. For more information:301-565-5126.
NHDA Presents: Nothing
but the Oldies
VFW Post, 6527 Suitland
Road, Suitland, Md. 8 p.m.-1
a.m. The National Hand Dance
Association is celebratingoriginal hand dancing with
music from the past. Partialproceeds will support the
youth hand dancers national
competition. $10-$15. For
more information: 301-839-2233.
Reggie Glass & Yao Glover
Dance Place, 3225 Eighth
St., N.E. D.C. 7 p.m. In this
venue, experience a blendof spoken word, music and
dance, celebrating traditional
hip-hop culture. $8-$22. For
more information: 202-269-1600.
May 26
Prince Georges County ArtsNetwork (PG-Can)
University of Maryland,Cole Student Activities
Building, College Park, Md.
3-4 p.m. Come join other
members of the community indeveloping the arts agenda for
Prince Georges County. For
more information: 301-277-1402.
May 27
Good Morning Senior News
D.C. Public Library,
Anacostia Branch, 1800 Good
Hope Road, S.E. D.C. 9:30a.m. Watch the news and
discuss current events. For
more information: 202-715-7707.
May 29
African Liberation Day
Howard University,
Blackburn Center, 2400 Sixth
St., N.W. D.C. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Join in the celebration of
African womens contribution
to unity and liberation.The program will feature
workshops, speakers and
more. For more information:www.africanliberationday.net.
2010 Caribbean Wine
Festival Bus Trip
Departs from: 3200
Superior Lane, Bowie, Md.
8:45 a.m.-6 p.m. Travel toMt. Airy, Md. and enjoy
a variety of wines in this
annual wine fest. $49. For
more information: www.
winefuntimes.com.
Future EventTrip to Paris, Madrid and
Toledo
Former AFRO Editor Paul
Evans is hosting a trip to Paris,
Madrid and Toledo on Oct.16- 24. Amenities include
airfare, hotel, two meals daily,
all ground transportation, basic
travel insurance, a full-time
tour guide and entrance to all
museums and palaces. Doubleoccupancy per person: $3,633.
Payment due by June 15. For
more information: 410-728-
6421.
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Tart Family Creating a Legacy
lived in the building and was a
registered poll ofcial, intimidated
both voters and election workers and
hurled racial epithets.
Looking at the evidence, if
this is not a clear case of voter
intimidation, I dont know what
is, testied U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf,R-Va., reecting sentiments shared
by most of the commissioners.
What is not clear, he continued,
is whether politics inuenced the
Justice Department to dismiss the
case against the advice of agency
career lawyersthe Department
did, in fact, le an injunction against
Shabazz, barring him from coming
within 100 feet of Philadelphia
polling places until the end of the
2012 elections. The Department
later dropped cases against Jackson,
NBPP leader Malik Zulu Shabazz
and the organization itself, citing
First Amendment concerns.
What should be bipartisan
support for robust voting rightsenforcement has become a shameful
example of the types of partisan
obstruction that undermine our
nations civil rights laws, said Wolf.
However, some commissioners
questioned if Wolf was the one
acting on partisan motives, however,
asking if his level of concern would
be the same if the incident had
occurred under President Bush and
taking issue with his equation of this
case to the atrocities of the Jim Crow
era.
I abhor the New Black Panther
Party, but it does become a problem
for me that we are pursuing this
case so narrowly, said Commission
Vice Chairman Abigail Thernstrom,
referring to the lack of other reports
of intimidation by the NBPP in
Pennsylvania or elsewhere that
would justify the level of interest.
She later told Wolf, I dont like
the comparison to Jim Crow South;
were not in Mississippi in the
1950s and it does a disservice to this
country to suggest [that].Several other testy exchanges
took place, particularly when
Shabazz took pictures of the
witnesses.
He didnt just take pictures
of the witnesses; he stood in front
of them so they could see him
taking pictures of them, Gaziano
said. It looked like another
attempt to intimidate witnesses
giving testimony to a federal
commission.thats a serious
offense in itself that was taking place
under our very noses.
Shabazz denied the charges
against him, saying they were there
in response to yers saying that
skinheads would be at the polls.
But, he called the ruling against him
clear-cut justice.
NBPP Chief of Staff Minister
Hashim Nzinga called the hearing
a farce that reeks with hypocrisy
and the stench
of a political
vendetta.
We are notsome kind of
political football
to be used in the
battle between
the left and the
right, he said in a statement. So
leave us the hell alone and let us
ght povertyignorance [and]
violence in our community and
all the negative effects that White
racism and discrimination has visited
upon us.
Yaki said he wishes the Obama
administration would be left alone
as well.
This administration is enforcing
hate crimes, enforcing voting rights;
it is trying to revitalize a civil rights
tradition that was horribly politicized
by the Bush administration, he said.
The Commissions majority
reects that politicization, he
continued. The eight-member panel
is comprised of four Republicans;
two independents, one of whom
works at a conservative think-tank;
and two Democrats.
These are people who did not
vote for Obama, will not support
Obama and are actively supporting
the Right Wing of the Republican
Party to discredit him, Yaki said.
Unfortunately, they have the votes
and theyre probably going to do
a report that condemns the Obama
administration for treating Black
voting right intimidators better than
Whites. All I can do is try to create
enough doubt in the record [but] the
facts are not going to get in the way
of what they want to do.
Ofcial: Voter Intimidation Probe an Obama Vendetta
Though Thomas may be proud of Tiara, no
one will be lled with more pride during the
ceremony than Dalton Tart, the sisters father.
Mr. Tart, who is currently a senior analyst
with the Department of Treasury, is overjoyed
with his early Fathers Day gift.
Im extremely proud. I think its an
exceptional task that each of them have
completed, Dalton said. I was just talking
with a co-worker and I was saying maybe this
can be the beginning of Tart tradition. Maybe
my granddaughter will say, Hey, I think I
like that Bowie State.
University ofcials said they are hoping
this signals a budding awareness about the
school. They already say Bowie State is one
of the best kept secrets in the area. Now, they
want to let everyone in on it.
I think what this says to all of us is that
the university still continues to be relevant as
a HBCU and have multiple generations see
the value in having a Bowie State education,
said Provost Karen Johnson Shaheed.
Obviously, these young women had choices,
but the fact that their father had such an
experience and that it inuenced their choice
is something that we celebrate.
This is really gratifying for all the faculty
and staff who work really hard to make sure
students have a great experience.
theAFRO. We are excited
about this partnership.
In Industrial, Ebenezernot only found a new lender,
but a partner to serve its
membership in nancial
management.
Industrial will hold
seminars on mortgage
foreclosure prevention and
intervention, investment
products for college and
retirement savings, qualifying
for loans and maintaining
good credit.
From the older folks to
the young students, we help
them to understand how to
manage personal nances,
Ramone Palmer, marketing
director for Industrial Bank,told theAFRO recently. The
schools may teach economic
theory. However, they dont
go into detail as to how tomanage your nancial house.
Industrial recognizes that
many Ebenezer members are
not bank customers. However,
Tina Carter, vice president
of the banks commercial
real estate loan department,
said their goal is to prevent
another nancial disaster.
It is very important forIndustrial Bank to get this
information out, said Carter.
A lot of people dont seem
to be aware that communitybanks are here to meet those
needs. When they got their
mortgage loans they went to
some of the larger nancial
institutions and some other
mortgage companies without
seeking the assistance of
the community banks which
did not have many of those
predatory products.While community
outreach is one of the banks
fundamental values, ofcials
say they hope more Ebenezer
members will develop
personal relationships with
Industrial.
As an ofcer at Industrial
Bank, you are required to
go out and participate in
promoting nancial literacy,
said Palmer. That goes
from older folks, to the
young students and kids
in elementary school. We
want to make sure that our
community is vibrant, it
thrives and is educated suchthat it can realize its dreams.
For that reason, Browning
believes it has found the right
teammate to tackle these
difcult economic times.
The mission of Industrial
Bank and Ebenezer are the
same and thats economic
empowerment and better
nancial literacy in Black
communities, said Browning.
Especially, during these
economic times were glad
were with someone who has
the same goals.
Photo by Danita Delaney
Tuskegee Airman, Col. Charles McGee, 90, poses on his commemorative trainingplane during the Andrews Air Force Base open house and air show last weekend
in Maryland. Col. McGee has the highest number o combat missions and combat
fight miles.
Best in Flight
As an ocer at Industrial Bank, you arerequired to go out and participate inpromoting fnancial literacy.
We are not some kind o political ootball to be used in the battle between the let and the right.
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At the invitation ofMichael McMillan, I traveledto St. Louis last week to
address the annual Salute to Women Leadership Awardsluncheon. For seven years, McMillan has been sponsoring thisextravagant event. The fact that a man would sponsor it andhave the temerity to invite another man to serve as the eventskeynote speaker makes a signicant public statement: Its nefor women to honor one another, but its equally important thatmales honor and respect women.
Violent assaults on elderly women, rape, offensive raplyrics that refer to women as synonyms for female dogs andgarden tools, domestic violence and lack of basic mannersare all deeply rooted in male attitudes toward females. Andtheres no better way to change such negative attitudes than byinstilling in males, beginning at an early age, a respect for theopposite sex. After all, they all have mothers, sisters, aunts,grandmothers, girlfriends or wives whom they would like tosee respected by males.
McMillan is the license collector of St. Louis, but operateshis glowing tribute to women in his unofcial capacity. He isunopposed in this years election and therefore is not seekingany political gain from his decision to recognize successfulwomen or his other events to spotlight education and the plightof poor people.
This year, 14 she-roes were honored: Olympic star JackieJoyner-Kersee; Gwendolyn D. Packnett, director of the Ofceof Multicultural Relations at the University of Missouri-St. Louis; Donna Wilkinson, a local fund-raiser and wifeof legendary University of Oklahoma football coach BuddWilkinson; Merdean Fielding-Gales, a prominent gospel music
leader and co-host of the Bobby Jones Gospel Hour; DebbiePyzyk, a realtor with ofces in eight states; Carol Daniel, alocal TV host; Pat Shannon-VanMatre, a St. Louis restaurantowner; Cheryl D. Polk, a United Way ofcial; AlderwomanMarlene E. Davis; Comptroller Darlene Green; Thelma E.Steward, a registered nurse and tireless civic volunteer; LoisD. Conley, an expert on African-American history; Sister MaryJean Ryan, CEO of SSM Health Care and educator JohnettaR. Haley, the rst female president of a Southern IllinoisUniversity campus.
Each honoree received 32 gifts, including a dozen roses,monogrammed chocolates, wine, champagne, a designerhat, a custom-designed necklace, a eld pass to a St. LouisRams football game with access to the owners suite; a minkmonogrammed draw string purse, a Neiman Marcus gift set,free use of the Cabanne House in Forest Park and a WhiteHouse pen set and tote bag.
I speak at events around the country, but Ive neverattended one that comes close to matching this one. As elegantas this event was, we cannot lose sight of Michael McMillansoriginal vision, which was to honor women.
Society cant be reminded enough that African-Americanwomen carry the dual burden of being Black and being female,earning less than all males and White women. Despite passageof theEqual Pay Act of 1963, White females earn 73.5 percentof what White males are paid; Black males earn 72.1 percent;followed by Black women at 63.6 percent or less than a thirdof the pay of White men; Latino men receive 57.5 percent andLatino women, 51.7 percent.
Black girls suffering from poor self-images would benetfrom seeing successful women like those honored in St. Lois.
We all know about the ground-breaking experiment thatKenneth B. Clark and his wife, Mamie, conducted in 1939.They administered a doll test to African-American kids, ages6-9, showing them dolls that were identical in respect exceptcolor. Most of the children picked the White doll as beingnicer than the Black doll. The couples research was used inthe landmarkBrown v. Board of Education Supreme Courtdecision.
In 2005, Kiri Davis repeated the doll experiment withchildren in Harlem. Although she used a small sample, 71percent of the children said the White doll was nicer. In 2009,when Barack Obama was inaugurated as president, ABC-TV conducted a similar test, this time altering the questionto: Which doll is pretty? In that test, 47 percent of the girlsdescribed the White doll as the pretty one.
Clearly, there is plenty of work to be done among both girls
and boys. Perhaps in our various manhood training and ritesof passage programs, we should add a component that focuses
on respect toward females. Organizations such as 100 Black
Men should also host programs that honor the hundreds offemales in their local community. Its not enough for women to
honor women. Its time that men break the gender barrier and
realize how all of us benet from women being honored and
respected.
George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge
magazine and the NNPA News Service, is a keynote speaker,
moderator, and media coach. He can be reached through his
Web site, www.georgecurry.com You can also follow him at
www.twitter.com/currygeorge.
Can government reallymake a difference in creatingjobs? Based on the need for
federal loan guarantees to jump-start construction of newnuclear power plants, the answer is: Without a doubt.
Given the high cost of building power plants, PresidentObama has proposed using loan guarantees to reduce thecost of private nancing for construction of about a dozennuclear reactors. The government is also supporting otherimprovements to the nations infrastructure highwaysand bridges, ports, levees, high-speed rail and electricitytransmission systems. But the need for clean energy to driveour nations economic recovery is crucial. Without nuclearpower, were never going to get away from the use of pollutingfossil fuels.
Nuclear power is known as a job creator because it takesmore labor to develop and build a reactor than any otherenergy technology.
Building and operating the rst two waves of nuclear plants and supplying reactor components and equipment from U.S.manufacturing companies would create well over 100,000good-paying jobs. But some members of Congress are balkingat approving the presidents plan, which would require triplingthe level of loan guarantees, from $8.5 billion to $54.5 billion.
Some conservatives worry about the impact that loanguarantees might have on the budget decit. But theyconveniently ignore the fact that nuclear utilities pay apremium that reects the nancial risk assumed by thegovernment. Loan guarantees reduce the cost of obtainingnancing from Wall Street banks, saving utilities andconsumers millions of dollars.
And some liberals in Congress maintain the loan guaranteesshould be used instead to further the development of renewable
energy sources. But despite all the hype over solar and windpower, together they account for less than 5 percent of thenations electricity capacity, and efforts to increase their usehave fallen considerably short of expectations. By contrast,nuclear power currently provides almost 20 percent of thenations electricity, safely and reliably.
Unlike solar panels and wind turbines, which only produceelectricity when the weather cooperates, nuclear plants overthe past decade have demonstrated their dependability bygenerating electricity about 90 percent of the time. Windturbines, on average, produce electricity 30 percent of the time,and solar thermal plants, 20 percent.
So far the administration has awarded loan guarantees forconstruction of two nuclear plants in Georgia. Loan guaranteesare expected to be issued soon for one or two more plants,most likely in Maryland and Texas. But many more nuclearplants are needed to meet the growing demand for electricity.The great advantage of nuclear power is that it doesnt pollutethe air or emit greenhouse gases that are linked to globalwarming. And nuclear power is a huge source of jobs andrevenue for local, state and federal government.
Take 2008: That year the nuclear industry purchased morethan $14 billion of materials, services and fuel from 22,500companies throughout the United States and those numbersare expected to jump in the future.
The quantity of equipment and commodities needed forthe rst eight U.S. nuclear plants to be built is staggering.It includes more than 1,800 miles of cable, up to 24,000nuclear-grade valves, 1,000 to 2,000 pumps, 30 to 150 milesof nuclear-grade piping, and more than 3 million cubic yardsof concrete. Companies supplying those materials will needadditional workers.
The potential business from nuclear power is not limited to
the United States. Currently there are 40 nuclear plants underconstruction around the world, and many more reactors areplanned. Among the countries that have announced plans tobuild nuclear plants are Brazil, Argentina, Malaysia, Indonesia,Vietnam, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.U.S. manufacturers see great potential in supplying countrieswith steam generators, turbines, piping and other nuclearcomponents.
As if the need for more electricity to supply Americasincreasingly digital economy isnt reason enough to buildadditional nuclear plants, construction generates jobs, providesan economic stimulus and is a key source of revenue for local,state and federal government. Its estimated that constructinga nuclear plant requires about 1,800 jobs, plus 400 to 700
jobs during operation of the plant. These are well-paying jobsfor pipetters, iron workers, welders, electricians and otherconstruction workers.
Moreover, construction of a nuclear plant producesthree times as many jobs in nearby communities hotels,
restaurants, and services and generates about $430 million a
year in economic activity as well as $40 million a year in laborincome.
Electric utilities are seeking licenses to build and operate
about 30 new nuclear plants. Its estimated that constructionof 45 new plants the number needed by 2030 to maintain
nuclear powers 20 percent share of electricity generation
would produce 350,000 jobs. Lets get on with it.
Emmanuel K. Glakpe is associated with the Howard
University Department of Mechanical Engineering and writes
from Washington, D.C.
(NNPA) If you everattended a
National Council of Negro Women event, youended up singing This Little Light of Mineat the end of the event. It was Dr. Dorothy
Irene Heights favorite song, This little lightof mine, Im going to let it shine.
The civil rights pioneer, Fannie LouHamer, also loved to sing This Little Lightof Mine, and it is easy to see why. The songencompasses humility and empowerment, therecognition that each light is little, but that inchoosing to allow it to shine, to amplify, it canbe great. Dr. Maya Angelou wrote, FannieLou Hamer knew that she was one woman andonly one woman. However, she knew she wasan American and as an American she had alight to shine on the darkness of racism. It wasa little light, but she aimed it directly at thegloom of ignorance.
Dr. Dorothy Height and Fannie LouHamer embraced their light and shone it atour nations deciencies.On Saturday, I asked the 80
women who graduated fromBennett College how theymight allow their light toshine. In so many ways, this is the issue thatconfronts young people, and indeed the issuethat confronts us all. What is our passion?How will we transmit it? How will we let ourlight shine?
In the weeks since Dr. Dorothy Heightsdeath I have been thinking of the many waysshe let her light shine. She shone light onissues of equal pay, workplace inequities,global issues of gender inequity, healthdisparities, and other issues. And by her verypresence she tackled racism, sexism, classism,and ageism, refusing to be marginalizedbecause she was nearly one hundred yearsold. She didnt elbow her way to the table,
but in her dignity she insisted on space. Byjust coming to work every day, well after theretirement age of 65, she shone her light onthe capabilities of older Americans. She didntjust shine her light, she was incandescent.
This is a challenging time to claim light.
The unemployment rate, at 9.9 percent, isup from last month. The African-Americanunemployment rate is much higher, of course,and a young person entering todays jobmarket will face nothing but challenges.
Too many of our Bennett students, likestudents from other colleges, step awayfrom graduation with uncertain plans. Theyare waiting to hear about internships, jobs,and graduate school possibilities. They areshackled by an economy that has fewer jobsavailable today than it did in 2003.
And yet, they have this little light, thissmall thing that ignites them. For that,they cannot allow circumstances diminishthat light, steal their joy, and dampen theirenthusiasm. The same tenacity and persistence
that propelled them through graduationexercises must now also propel them into thenext chapter of their lives. This is the tenacity,persistence, and perhaps incandescence thatwill maintain their light.
I think of light when I think of the recentpassing of Lena Horne, a woman whose utterimage was one of elegance and dignity. Shelit up a screen, and she it up our world, notonly with her performances but also with hercommitment to the civil rights struggle. Shefound her light and she shone her light, andin doing so, she reminds us all of what ourpossibilities might be.
No one else will be Lena Horne, or
Dorothy Height, or Fannie Lou Hamer. Eachof us has a special light that we need to claimand hold, a light we need to let shine. Tensof thousands of African-American youngadults will graduate during this season, tens ofthousands of lights that need to shine. Thoseof us who are seasoned, who are elders, needto ask what we can do to ignite the light. Andour new graduates must embrace and excitethe light they have.
Fannie Lou Hamer so embraced herlight that she endured a beating that wouldshorten her life. With the Mississippi FreedomDemocratic Party, she took on Southernsegregation and the entire Democratic Partywhen it met in Atlantic City in 1964. Awarrior who wore battle scars until the end
of her life, Mrs. Hamer, a native of Ruleville,Miss., spoke truth to power with no fear ofconsequences. She was badly beaten becauseshe tried to register voters; she carried herinjuries for the rest of her life. And yet sheshone her light.
Before hotels had re codes, someorganizations lit candle to candle to signifythe light that we must shine. Now we havethese battery-powered things that minimizethe possibility of real ame but maintainthe symbolism. The fact is that we all havelight, and we gotta let it shine. Kudos to thegraduates of the class of 2010.
Julianne Malveaux is president of BennettCollege for Women in Greensboro, N.C.
George E. Curry
Commentary
Loan Guarantees Are Needed for Nuclear Power Plants and Job CreationEmannuel K. Glakpe
A Word for Graduates: LetIt Shine
Commentary
Celebrating Women Beyond Mothers Day
Too many of ourstudents step away
from graduation with uncertain plans.
Julianne Malveaux
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By Talibah ChikwenduAFRO Executive Editor
T
hree eighth-grade students were honored or their winning
essays during the 13th Annual Character Education Campaign
2010 Awards Luncheon May 10 at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum.Attending the event along with the winners were students rom Anne
Arundel County, Montgomery County and Baltimore City schools.
Keynote speaker or the mid-day event was Baltimore Ravens wide
receiver, No. 85 Derrick Mason. He congratulated the essay winners and
oered the students some advice about the uture. Either you're going
to be a time-watcher or a clock-maker, he said, reminding the students
to make the best o every second that they have.
He told them time spent now impacts what they become in the uture
and that they could be either a Mickey Mouse watch or a Rolex. Choose
to become all that you can become, he said.
He closed by congratulating the students who came in support o the
winners, saying that going through adolescence without the support o
your peers is very hard, and that it's good to see that support.
Essay winners Symone Jackson rom Francis Scott Key Middle School,
Miranda Barrientos rom Roberto Clemente Middle School and Connor
Livingston rom Central Middle School received trophies and read their
winning essays.
Representatives or campaign sponsors Legg Mason, BGE, T.
Rowe Price, Verizon, McDonald's and College Saving Plan received
appreciation awards.
The program concluded with lunch and an opportunity or students to
visit the museum exhibits.
BenjaminPhillips, directoro global marketsor the AFRO,introduced thekeynote speaker,BaltimoreRavens' widereceiver DerrickMason.
DerrickMason,Ravens' widereceiver,congratulatedthe essaycontestwinners
and told thestudents tomake thebest o everysecond that
you have.
Dr. David Terry, executivedirector o the Reginald
F. Lewis Museum,welcomed the students,schools administratorsand corporate partnersto the event.Essay contest winner
Connor Livingston, romCentral Middle School inAnne Arundel County,read the essay he wroteabout Juliett Willets romLegg Mason, as Willetslooks on.
Essay contest winner MirandaBarrientos rom RobertoClemente Middle School inMontgomery County, read theessay she wrote about Jeanette
Mills rom BGE as Anita Jacksonlooks on.Essay winner Symone Jacksonrom Francis Scott Key MiddleSchool in Baltimore City, read theessay she wrote about JeromeClark rom the College SavingsPlan o Maryland, T. Rowe Price.
Kelly Spilman accepted the appreciation award or
Legg Mason, a sponsor o the Character EducationCampaign 2010, rom Diane Hocker, AFRO CharacterEducation Campaign coordinator.
CathyPlatakorisaccepted theappreciationaward or T.Rowe Price,a sponsoro theCharacterEducationCampaign2010.
Joan Marshallaccepted theappreciationaward or theCollege SavingsPlan, a sponsoro the CharacterEducationCampaign 2010.
The AFRO Character Education Campaign 2010 had several invaluable sponsors. From let are KellySpilman rom Legg Mason; Laura Knickman rom Verizon; Jake Oliver, AFRO CEO and publisher; Anita
Jackson rom BGE; Beverly Williams, CEO o Sue-Ann's Ofce Supplies; Joan Marshall rom the CollegeSavings Plan; Cathy Platakoris rom T. Rowe Price and Diane Hocker, AFRO community and publicrelations manager and Character Education Campaign coordinator.
Essay contest winners Symone Jackson, Miranda Barrientos and Connor Livingstondisplay their trophies as they pose with AFRO CEO and Publisher Jake Oliver.
AFRO CEO and Publisher Jake Oliver andDr. Gregory Bell, director o DiversityInitiatives o Montgomery County Schools
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Sports Commentary
Face Of: Should LeBron LeaveCavaliers?
The No. 1 team in theNBA led by the man thatmany deem the top player inthe league has, again, fallenshort of their goal to win achampionship. The ClevelandCavaliers may have won animpressive 60-plus gamesduring the regular season,but after losing the EasternConference seminals to the
Boston Celtics, many criticsbelieve Cavs superstar LeBronJames should leave his homestate of Ohio and ventureoff to another franchise if hewishes to nally win a title.
Read below as AFROsports writers Stephen D.Riley and Perry Green debatewhether or not King Jamesshould give up on Cleveland.
Riley: Save the sob storiesand city allegiance, its timefor LeBron to bounce. Hesgiven Cleveland seven of thecitys arguably best years inits basketball history. You lookat Clevelands roster up anddown and you see a bunch ofguys who cant nish layups,convert open threes or make
clutch baskets on a regularbasis and when it counts in theplayoffs.
The Cavs second andthird best players AndersonVarejao and Delonte Westwouldnt start for any of theremaining playoff teams andlets not get started on Cavshead coach Mike Brown.
Green: Theres noreason LeBron should leaveCleveland.
The legacy of King Jamesis and always will be tied tohis home state. The greatestof the greats in NBA historydidnt leave town to wintheir championships, and Idont think LeBron wantsto leave either. It all comesdown to how he wants to beremembered.
Will LeBrons legacymimic the likes of MichaelJordan and Kobe Bryant, orwill his career reect lessgreats like Kevin Garnett andShaquille ONeal? All fourplayers are Hall-of-Fame-worthy (as James is already)but MJ and Kobe are arguedas the greatest of all time(GOAT), while Garnett andONeal are merely mentionedamong the best.
Riley: ONeal andGarnetts accomplishmentsarent frowned uponbecause they left town towin elsewhere but becausebig men hardly get any lovearound NBA circles. Its theguards that garner the titles ofthe NBAs best ever becausetheyre just the more excitingspecimens to watch. Do youknow how many times TimDuncan ousted Kobe in theplayoffs? Or can you explainwhy Magic Johnson, LarryBird and Jordan always seemto receive more praise thanBill Russells 11 titles?
But thats beside the point.James leaving Cleveland
would probably have an evengreater impact on his legacythan if he stays. If he goes toNew York or Chicago, he hasa chance to revive two historicbasketball franchises thathavent won anything in quite
some time, especially NewYork. If he goes to New Jersey(where I think he should)then he would help elevatethat team to unforeseenheights, especially once theclub moves to Brooklyn intwo years. And if he doesall of this while Clevelandfalls back off the face of theNBA map then it will onlyprove his worth. The thoughtof Cleveland even winning45 games let alone over 60
as theyve done in the pasttwo seasons was unheard ofbefore James arrived, and willresume once/if James leaves.
Green: Tim Duncan isconsidered by most basketballexperts as the greatest powerforward to ever play the game,
and Bill Russell easily takesthe crown as the best centerto ever play. Why are Duncanand Russells legacies deemedgreater than KGs and Shaqs?
Certainly the amount ofchampionships won betweenDuncan and Russell (15)is the primary determiningfactor, but lets not ignorehow both players won theirtitles with the same teamthroughout their careers.I also wont ignore how
Garnetts legacy would havebeen even greater had hebrought a championship to hisoriginal team, the MinnesotaTimberwolves. LeBron shoulduse Garnett as a learningexample and make sure hisfront ofce doesnt make thesame mistakes Minnesotamade.
Riley: Duncan and
Russells legacies are deemed
greater than KGs and Shaqsbecause they won more titles,plain and simple, not becausethey didnt relocate. It didnttake long for San Antonio,Los Angeles and Bostonto surround their stars withtalent once they got a holdof them. Its taken Clevelandseven years to surround Jameswith Jamario Moon, AnthonyParker, Boobie Gibson and anear 40-year-old ONeal. Andthe one chance they did haveat landing a marquee talent,they balked. Clevelands frontofce had a deal on the tablein February to land AmareStoudemire but elected totrade for Antawn Jamisonbecause they didnt want torelinquish J.J. Hickson tothe Suns. How did that payoff? Hickson totaled nineminutes and zero points inClevelands last three playoffgames while Jamison netted14 points of 6-of-20 shootingin the Cavs last two games.As for Stoudemire, well, hesbeen a beast while giving outdunk facials and averaging
over 20 a game so far this postseason. Get out while you canLeBron, this coaching staffand front ofce will be thereason why youll never winin Cleveland.
Green: Id be insane toeven attempt to argue that theCavaliers front ofce didntdrop the ball on the potential
Stoudemire trade. Theres nodoubt the presence of a startalent such as Stoudemirewould have made a greaterdifference in the Cavssuccess this postseason.Instead, LeBron had to relyon a 33-year-old formerAll-Star past his prime inAntawn Jamison who cantdefend the elite big men ofthe NBA and struggled onoffense throughout most of theseminals against Boston.
But even with that said,part of the reason Mike andKobe are thought of as GOATsis because they stayed withone team and took that teamto multiple championships.LeBron is simply one morestar player away from
bringing Cleveland an NBAtitle and the summer of 2010will be a feeding frenzy forteams looking to sign a high-prole free agent. If ImLeBron, Id demand that theCavs front ofce make a hugesplash this offseason.
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By Kam WilliamsSpecial to the AFRO
How do you make a movie
that feels totally fresh despite
the fact that it follows a fairlytransparent blueprint for a
romantic comedy formula?
Ask Sanaa Hamri, for not onlydid she rst achieve this same
feat back in 2006 with her
directorial debut, Something
New, but shes now doneit again withJust Wright,
a syrupy-sweet love story
guaranteed to leave you in
tears as the closing credits roll,even though theres never a
doubt about how it will all end.The picture stars Queen
Latifah as Leslie Wright, a
physical therapist and lifelongNew Jersey Nets fan. Shes
obsessed with the team
because she was taken to theirbasketball games as a child by
her father (James Pickens Jr.)
who raised her like the son
he never had. Consequently,today the 35-year-old tomboy
still goes to see them play
regularly, always wearing
jeans and a Nets jersey.And while her dad has
no problems with the casualattire, the unattering look
simply doesnt sit well with
her mother (Pam Grier) whosconcerned about whether
her daughter will ever get
married. Meanwhile, thesame cant be said about
Leslies gorgeous godsister,
Morgan (Paula Patton). Thisshameless gold-digger could
care less about the NBA,yet spends countless hours
primping herself in front of
the mirror in order to attracta wealthy all-star from the
stands.
The most-desirable eligiblebachelor on the Nets squad
is point guard Scott McNight
(Common) a two-time leagueMVP and a perfect gentleman
to boot. Leslie and Scottspaths cross the night of the
season opener, not at the
stadium, but purely by chanceafter the game when they both
stop to ll their tanks at the
same gas station. She strikesup a conversation, sparks
y, and he invites her to his
upcoming birthday party.However, against her
better judgment, she extends
the invitation to Morgan who
ends up turning his headat the soiree, and its not
long before she has a gaudyengagement ring on her
nger. The plot triangulates
when Scott suffers a career-threatening knee injury on the
court and needs months of
rehabilitation. Re-enter Leslie,the only female therapist
possessive Morgan is willing
to trust not to try to sabotageher impending wedding which
she sees as a big payday.Will Scott wise-up during
and realize which of the two
women is capable of reallyloving him for himself, or
will he marry a shallow witch
whos only interested inhis bank account? The only
surprise here is that, in spite
of telegraphing its punches,Just Wrightnonetheless has
you reaching for a Kleenex inspite of yourself.
A sentimental soap opera
well-enough executed to pushall the right emotional buttons.
Excellent (HHHH)Rated PG for mild epithets
and suggestive material.
Running time: 101Minutes
Distributor: Fox
Searchlight
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By Gregory DaleAFRO Staf Writer
Viewers ofA Love
Supreme, a stage playwritten by Hope Lynne
Price-Lindsay, will relate
and gain insight on lovesemotional ups and downs.
The play features an all-
female cast and exploresthe inner thoughts of four
women and their encounters
with love.
I think that every sooften, we hide our feelings
and we dont express whatwere feeling and [the play]
is kind of exposing what wesecretly feel, Price-Lindsay said. Its more about the role
that love plays in our lives and all the many different faces
that it wears. Its not so much about a man and a woman,but were hearing straight from the women about how men
have affected theyre lives.
Set in St. Louis, Mo., the play opens one day after amother of fours funeral. As her daughters gather at her
home to pack her belongings, they discover a collection of
love letters from a man their mother left behind. Thereafter,each daughter opens up about her deepest joys, hurts and
disappointments in love.While the play examines love from a female
perspective, Price-Lindsay also an accomplished poet,
adult ction and poetry authorbelieves it offers men aspecial opportunity to glimpse into womens most personal
conversations.
The whole play centers [on] the kitchen table andwhen women gather around it, it becomes an altar in which
they lay their deepest concerns, Price-Lindsay said. With
men not usually allowed to be in the room or allowed topartake in these sacred rituals, they can be the proverbial
y on the wall and gain some insight on what womenneed and desire.
A staged reading of A Love Supreme will debut on
May 22 at the Bonifant Theatre Space in Silver Spring, Md.
For more information, visit bonifanttheaterspace.org.
There ought to be a lawall
bio-dramas should be as vividand entertaining as Thurgood.
New York Daily News
Laurence Fishburnein
A play by
George Stevens Jr.Directed by
Leonard Foglia
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New Play CelebratesLoves Many Facets
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Playwright Hope LynnePrice-Lindsay, creator ofA
Love Supreme
Film Review
Just Wright Mixes Love, Basketball inSentimental Sitcom
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Rapper/actor Common and entertainer Queen Latifahstar in the new releaseJust Wright.
District-Based Rapper
Receives BET Award
NodWashington, D.C.s own
Wale, a rapper popular for hishits Pretty Girl and Diary,
has been nominated for aBET Award in the Best New
Artist category.
The entertainer,born Olubowale Victor
Akintimehin to Nigerian
parents in the District,released his rst album,
Attention Decit, in 2009.
Other artists nominated inthe category include female
rapper Nicki Minaj, BOB,
Young Money and singerMelanie Fiona.
Waleannounced his
nomination
on the social
networkingWeb site
Twitter, wherehe frequently
communicates
with fans.For a full
list of 2010
nominees, visitBET.com.
Famed Jazz
Pianist DiesHank Jones,
a popular jazz
pianist for singers Ella
Fitzgerald and MarilynMonroe, has died, according
to his manager. Jones was
91.
In 2009, Jones won aGrammy lifetime achievementaward and received the
National Medal of Arts from
former President George W.Bush in 2008. According to
BET.com, Jones died May
16 at a New York hospitalfollowing a brief illness.
The pianist performed with
some of the biggest names injazz music, including Nancy
Wilson, Charlie Parker,Coltrane and Lester Young.
Mary J. Blige Set to
Star in New Biopic
New York-born singerMary J. Blige is delvingfurther into the acting arena.
The star has appeared in Tyler
PerrysI Can Do Bad All ByMyselfand is preparing to
capture the idiosyncrasies
of celebrated jazz and soulsinger Nina Simone in a
biopic.According to reports,
Blige will play Simone in
Cynthia Morts screenplay
Nina. The lm will focus on
the crooners relationshipwith her assistant, Clifton
Henderson, who will be
portrayed by David Oyelowo.
She inspired othersingers to do what they
believed in, Henderson told
BET. Shell denitely belooked at as a civil rights
movement leader.
The lm will be shot
in France on a $10 millionbudget.
Wale
Nina Simone
Extras: Common talks about his frst leading role in a flm on AFRO.com
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Well, theyre wrong. No matter where we live in the District we cant afford a new beverage tax,
on top of the bag tax, cell phone tax, gas tax and a what-will-they-think-of-next tax.
Some DC Council members are promoting a new tax on all the items you see here. Who knows
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Case No. 2021-2010IN RE:THERESA ANNGARNERApplicant
ORDER OFPUBLICATION
CHANGE OF NAME
Theresa Ann Garnerhaving filed a complaintor judgment changing
Theresa Ann Garnersname to Theresa AnnDorman and havingapplied to the court foran Order of Publicationof the notice required bylaw in such cases; it isby the Court this 28thday of April 2010.ORDERED, that all per-sons concerned showcause, if any there be,on or before the 2nd dayof June 2010, why theprayers of said com-plaint should not begranted; provided that acopy of this order bepublished once a weekor three consecutive
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Superior Court ofthe District of
District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.20001-2131
Administration No.368-10
Queen Elizabeth MillsDecedent
NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TOCREDITORS
AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS
Ingermar L. Mills, whoseaddress is 553 TerrapinTerrace, Joppa, MD21085 was appointedpersonal representativeof the estate of QueenElizabeth Mills, who diedon June 19, 2009 with-out a will, and will servewithout Court supervi-sion. All unknown heirsa n d h e i r s w h o se
whereabouts are un-known shall enter theira p p ea r a nc e i n t h i sproceeding. Objectionso such appointment
shall be filed with theRegister of Wills, D.C.,515 5th Street, N.W.,3rd Floor Washington,D.C. 20001, on or be-ore November 7, 2010.
Claims against the de-cedent shall be pre-sented to the under-signed with a copy to theRegister of Wills or filedwith the Register of Willswith a copy to the under-signed, on or beforeNovember 7, 2010, orbe forever barred. Per-sons believed to beheirs or legatees of thedecedent who do not re-ceive a copy of this no-ice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-ion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-
ing name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:May 7, 2010Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashington LawReporter
Ingermar L. MillsPersonal
RepresentativeTRUE TEST COPYREGISTER OF WILLS
5/7, 5/14, 5/21
Superior Court ofthe District of
District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.20001-2131
Administration No.366-10
Marty P. JenningsDecedent
NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TOCREDITORS
AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS
Mark Jennings, whosea d dr e s s i s 1 3 27B e lmo n t S t r ee t N WWashington DC 20009,was appointed personalrepresentative of theestate of Marty P. Jen-nings, who died on Feb-ruary 21, 2010 without awill, and will serve with-out Court supervision.All unknown heirs andh e i r s w h o s ewhereabouts are un-known shall enter theira p p ea r a nc e i n t h i sproceeding. Objectionso such appointment
shall be filed with theRegister of Wills, D.C.,515 5th Street, N.W.,3rd Floor Washington,D.C. 20001, on or be-o r e N o ve m be r 0 7 ,
2010. Claims a ainst
he decedent shall bepresented to the under-signed with a copy to theRegister of Wills or filedwith the Register of Willswith a copy to the under-signed, on or beforeNovember 7, 2010 or beorever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs orlegatees of the decedentwho do not receive a
copy of this notice bymail within 25 days of itsirst publication shall so
inform the Register ofWills, including name,address and relation-ship.Date of Publication:May 7, 2010Name of newspaper:Afro-American
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Superior Court ofthe District of
District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.20001-2131
Administration No.2010ADM370
Ruth Wanda Milleraka
Ruth W. MillerDecedent
NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,
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AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS
Andrea Ellard, whosea d d r es s i s 9 2 11Limestone Place, Col-lege Park MD 20740was appointed personalrepresentative of theestate of Ruth WandaMiller aka Ruth W Miller,who died on March 26,2010 with a will, and willserve without Court su-pervision. All unknownheirs and heirs whosewhereabouts are un-known shall enter theira p p ea r a nc e i n t h i sproceeding. Objectionso such appointment (oro the probate of de-
cedents will) shall beiled with the Register of
Wil ls, D.C., 515 5thStreet, N.W., 3rd FloorW a s hi n g t o n, D . C .20001, on or beforeN o v emb e r 7 , 2 0 10 .Claims against the de-cedent shall be pre-sented to the under-signed with a copy to theRegister of Wills or filedwith the Register of Willswith a copy to the under-signed, on or beforeNovember 7, 2010, orbe forever barred. Per-sons believed to beheirs or legatees of thedecedent who do not re-ceive a copy of this no-ice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-ion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-ing name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:May 7, 2010Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashington Law
ReporterAndrea Ellard
PersonalRepresentative
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5/7, 5/21, 5/14
Superior Court ofthe District of
District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.20001-2131
Administration No.2010ADM365
Saul I SternDecedentRandy Alan Weiss Esq1150 Connecticut AveNW Suite 900Washington DC 20036Attorney
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AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS
S t ep h en R . S t er n ,
whose address is 5322Broad Branch Road,NW Washington DC20015, was appointedpersonal representativeof the estate of Saul IS te rn , w ho d ie d o nMarch 30, 2010 with awill, and will serve with-out Court supervision.All unknown heirs andh e i r s w h o s ewhereabouts are un-known shall enter theira p p ea r a nc e i n t h i sproceeding. Objectionso such appointment (oro the probate of de-
cedents will) shall beiled with the Register of
Wil ls, D.C., 515 5thStreet, N.W., 3rd FloorW a s hi n g t o n, D . C .20001, on or beforeN o v emb e r 7 , 2 0 10 .
Claims against the de-cedent shall be pre-
sented to the under-signed with a copy to theRegister of Wills or filedwith the Register of Willswith a copy to the under-signed, on or beforeNovember 7, 2010, orbe forever barred. Per-sons believed to beheirs or legatees of thedecedent who do not re-ceive a copy of this no-ice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-ion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-ing name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:May 7, 2010Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashington LawReporter
Stephen R. SternPersonal
RepresentativeTRUE TEST COPYREGISTER OF WILLS
5/7, 5/14, 5/21
Superior Court ofthe District of
District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION
Washington, D.C.20001-2131
Administration No.2010ADM372
Louis A. WattiesDecedentCheryl ChapmanHenderson Esq4920 Niagara RoadSuite 200College Park MD20740Attorney
NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,
NOTICE TOCREDITORS
AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS
David Williams, whoseaddress is 13518 HollowLog Drive, Upper Marl-boro, MD 20774 was ap-pointed personal repre-sentative of the estate ofLouis A. Watties, whodied on March 20, 2010with a will, and will servewithout Court supervi-sion. All unknown heirsa n d h e i r s w h o sewhereabouts are un-known shall enter theira p p ea r a nc e i n t h i sproceeding. Objectionso such appointment (oro the probate of de-
cedent s will) shall beiled with the Register of
Wil ls, D.C., 515 5thStreet, N.W., 3rd FloorW a sh i n g t on , D . C .20001, on or beforeN o ve mb er 7 , 2 0 1 0.Claims against the de-cedent shall be pre-sented to the under-signed with a copy to theRegister of Wills or filedwith the Register of Willswith a copy to the under-signed, on or beforeNovember 7, 2010, orbe forever barred. Per-
sons believed to beheirs or legatees of thedecedent who do not re-ceive a copy of this no-ice by mail within 25
days of its first publica-ion shall so inform the
Register of Wills, includ-ing name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:May 7, 2010Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashington LawReporter
Louis A. WattiesPersonal
RepresentativeTRUE TEST COPYREGISTER OF WILLS
5/7, 5/14, 5/21
Superior Court ofthe District of
ColumbiaCivil Division
Case No. 0003044-10IN RE:Erica Monique James
ApplicantORDER OF
PUBLICATIONCHANGE OF NAME
Erica Monique Jameshaving filed a complaintor judgment changing
Erica Monique Jamesname to Erica MoniqueJames Makinde andhaving applied to thecourt for an Order ofPublication of the noticerequired by law in suchcases; it is by the Courthis 4 day of May 2010.
ORDERED, that all per-sons concerned showcause, if any there be,on or before the 8 dayof June 2010, why theprayers of said com-plaint should not begranted; provided that acopy of this order bepublished once a weekor three consecutive
weeks before said dayin the Afro-American.
JUDGEA TRUE COPY TEST:
5/14, 5/21, 5/28
Superior Court ofthe District of
ColumbiaCivil Division
Case No. 0002977-10IN RE:Gregory MorseApplicant
ORDER OFPUBLICATION
CHANGE OF NAMEGregory Morse havingiled a complaint forudgment changing
Gregory Morse name toGregory Mars