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The 1998 documen-tary, “The Strange Demise ofJim Crow,” was nominated fora National Humanities Medalfor its look at how desegrega-tion in Houston in the Sixtieswas relatively quiet comparedto other large Southern cities.On Friday, Oct. 29, the filmwill be screened at the CarverMuseum and Cultural Centerfor a Texas Black History Se-ries program, “50 Years afterIntegration.”

The event, from 6 to 9p.m., is the inaugural occa-sion for a series of similar pro-grams to be presented by theTexas Black History Preserva-tion Project (www.tbhpp.org)in an effort to keep alive dis-cussions about Texas blackhistory beyond Black HistoryMonth and Juneteenth. TheTBHPP, a nonprofit, is docu-menting almost 500 years ofAfrican American presence inTexas, dating to 1528.

Thomas R. Cole, Ph.D.,the film’s producer, will intro-duce the movie. Cole is theBeth and Toby Grossman Pro-fessor and director of the JohnP. McGovern, M.D. Center forHealth, Humanities, and theHuman Spirit at the Univer-sity of Texas Health ScienceCenter in Houston. Cole alsoauthored “No Color Is MyKind, The Life of EldreweyStearns and the Integration ofHouston” (University ofTexas Press, 1997). The bookwas also nominated for a Hu-manities Medal.

The film examines howfear of integration, the specterof violence and embarrassingnational publicity, and poten-tially huge financial losses ledto secret deals by leaders ofthe powerful white Down-town Business Alliance withblack community leaders. Thetactic neutralized arch-segre-gationists, but also compro-mised freedom of the press,though desegregation wasachieved. However, Houstonmedia outlets becamecomplicit in the deals byagreeing to news blackouts ofintegration efforts at the riskof losing major advertisingrevenues. As a result, 70 lunchcounter operators were con-vinced to integrate all at once

Vol. 38 No. 23 Website: theaustinvillager.com Email: vil3202@aol.com Phone: 512-476-0082 Fax: 512-476-0179 October 22, 2010

Lisa Byrd, ExecutiveDirector of ProArts

ProArts Collectiveproudlyannounces our Executive Direc-tor, Lisa Byrd as the recipient ofthe 2010 Outstanding Commu-nity Service Award given by theCentral Texas Chapter of the Na-tional Forum of Black Public Ad-ministrators.

This award is in recogni-tion of Ms Byrd’s exceptional

contributions and service to thegreater Austin communitythrough her work as ExecutiveDirector of ProArts Collectiveand the African American Art-ist Technical Resource Center(A/TRC), her involvement asthe Chair of the Steering Com-mittee for the African AmericanCultural Heritage District andher position on the Board of theAustin Revitalization Authority.

Ms. Byrd has shown ex-emplary leadership as an out-spoken advocate for the rede-velopment of East Austin andher efforts towards the officialstate designation of the AfricanAmerican Cultural Heritage Dis-trict.

Ms. Byrd will be pre-sented with this award at theSymposium Excellence AwardsLuncheon at 12:30 PM on Oc-tober 22, 2010 at the Omni Aus-tin Southpark.

Lisa Byrd awarded the2010 Outstanding

Community Service Award

The Austin Area UrbanLeague presented its WhitneyM. Young, Jr. Award to Foun-dation Communities Execu-tive Director, Walther Moreauat the sold out 33rd annualEqual Opportunity Day Galaon September 24, 2010. Theevent, co-hosted by SenatorKirk and Liz Watson, washeld at the AT&T Education& Conference Center. It wasa festive evening bringing to-gether Urban League sup-porters for dinner, awardsand music provided by theAustin Community CollegeJazz Ensemble.

Walter Moreau is Ex-ecutive Director of Founda-tion Communities, an Austinnonprofit organizationwhich works to create afford-able housing where familiessucceed. During his 20-yearcareer, Moreau has securedsubsidy financing of more than$100 million to create morethan 2,400 units of service-en-riched, nonprofit-owned af-fordable housing. In addition,Foundation Communities op-erates seven onsite learningcenters, three supportive hous-ing communities for the home-less, and free Community TaxCenter sites which prepareover 17,000 tax returns for low

URBAN LEAGUE HONORS WALTERMOREAU AND JANICE MATTHERS AT

ANNUAL EVENT

income families. The Austin Area Urban

League presented its BoardMember of the Year Awardto University Federal CreditUnion, Branch Manager,Janice Matthews.

AAUL Board Chairman,Christine Howe, stated “it isa wonderful opportunity torecognize a board memberwho has gone above and be-yond the call of duty to pro-vide support, commitmentand dedication to our missionthroughout the year.”

Ms. Matthews servedon more committees thananyone else, acting as Chair-man of one, and activelyserved on others. When theUrban League would hold anevent, she was always thereto help. When AAUL wasasked to be represented at anevent, she was there. WhenAAUL asked for delegates toattend the National UrbanLeague meeting in Washing-ton, DC, she was the first tosign up. “She has been vis-ible and passionate about thework of the AAUL, and now,because of her strong belief inand dedication to the ourcause, she has even volun-teered to undertake the taskof re-energizing our Young

Professionals group, so thatthe Urban League may workmore closely with the up andcoming professionals of theAustin area,” noted Jeffrey Ri-chard, AAUL President.

Also this year, the Na-tional Urban League cel-ebrates 100 years at the fore-front of the civil rights move-ment. Since its inception in1910, the National UrbanLeague has been steadfast inits commitment to empower-ing communities and chang-ing lives. Today, with key pro-grams focused on eliminatingthe equality gap for AfricanAmericans and all people, theNational Urban League deliv-ers social services and pro-grams to over two millionpeople annually through anetwork of 100 affiliates.

Locally, since 1977, themission of the Austin AreaUrban League has been to as-sist African Americans andall other under-served Aus-tin-area residents in theachievement of societal andeconomic equality by focus-ing on educational improve-ment, employment readiness,health and wellness, and thepreservation of affordablehousing, for more than 5,000clients.

(L to r) AAUL President and CEO Jeffrey Richards, Honoree Janice Matthews,AAUl BoardChair Christine Howe and (far right) Walter Moreau

Screening of noted filmwill highlight

integration in Texaswith promises that the moveswould be kept off the news.

Cole, a gerontologist,first encountered Stearns ina Galveston psychiatric hos-pital in 1984. For the next 13years, the men worked to-gether reconstructingStearns’ life and with it theuntold saga of Houston’s de-segregation. Stearns, aGalveston native, had been alaw student at Texas South-ern University. There, asleader of the ProgressiveYouth Association in 1960,Strearns led demonstrationsat public facilities in the city.Sadly, he would lapse intoalcoholism and later wasconfined to a mental healthfacility at UT Galveston.

Following the Carverscreening, Cole and severalpanelists will participate ina discussion and questionand answer session about themovie and integration inAustin. The participants willinclude:

· Dr. Charles Akins –Educator, administrator, andformer asst. superintendentwith the Austin IndependentSchool District (1983), andthe first African American toachieve that rank with AISD.

· Ms. Bertha Means –Businesswoman, commu-nity leader and long time lo-cal and national activist forcivil rights and education,and a key figure in the inte-gration of public facilities andschools. That included theintegration of athletics at theUniversity of Texas whereher son, James, was the Long-horns’ first black letterman(1964, track).

· Dr. Dwight Watson– Associate Professor of His-tory (African American His-tory and the Civil RightsMovement) at Texas StateUniversity-San Marcos. He isalso the author of, “BlackBayou: African-AmericanLife and Civil Rights in Hous-ton.”

The program, free andopen to the public, is madepossible, in part, with a grantfrom Humanities Texas, thestate affiliate of the NationalEndowment for the Humani-ties.

A GATHERING--Constituents and neighbors of Congressman Lloyd Doggett gathered recently todiscuss the issues that affect the congressman’s district. They gathered at the East Austin home ofDoggett. Attendants included (top l to r) Damon Luckett, Johnnie Dorsey, Raydell Galloway, AlbertBlack Richard Franklin, Rev. A. R. Hargrove, Ashton Cumberbath, Rev. Anthony Mayes, Doggett, LindaDel Toro, Rev. Jacquelyn Donald-Mims, Helen Miller, Michael Lofton, Juanity Stephens, Tommy Wyatt,Rev. George Clark, Jeffrey Archer, Akwasi Evans, Sheryl Cole, and Larry Jackson. Congressman Doggettrepresents the district that was previously held by the late Lyndon B. Johnson and J. J. “Jake” Pickle.

JUDGE SCOTT RECEPTION--Judge Harriet Murphy andthe JP One Staff are planning a reception for retiring Judge Rich-ard Scott. Scott is retiring after 35 years as the Justice of the peacefor Precinct One. The Retirement party will be held at The Metro-politan AME Church, 1101 E. 10th Street, Thursday, November4, 2010 from 6 - 8 p.m. The public is invited to attend and sendJudge Scott in to retirement in grand style.

Our Choicesfor

November 2,2010

elections!Voting is now under-

way for the November 2General Election and afterstudying the candidatesand the Propositions onthe ballot, we are ready tomake our recommenda-tions.

We believe that thefollowing candidates arethe best ones to work onthe issues of our commu-nity, state and nation:

U. S Rep. District 25- Lloyd Doggett is bestqualified to continue towork for the people of thedistrict,

Governor - BillWhite is best to occupy theGovernor’s Mansion,

Lt. Governor - LindaChavez-Thompson,

Attorney General -Barbara Ann Radnofsky,

Comptroller of Pub-lic Accounts - SusanCombs,

Commissioner ofthe General Land Office- Hector Uribe,

Commissioner ofAgriculture - Hank Gil-bert

Railroad Commis-sioner - Jeff Weems,

District 10, MemberState Board of Education- Judy Jennings,

District 14 StateSenator - Kirk Watson,

District 46, StateRepresentative - DawnnaDukes,

District 48, StateRepresentative - DonnaHoward,

District 49, StateRepresentative - ElliottNaistat,

District 50, StateRepresentative - MarkStrama,

District 51, StateRepresentative - EddieRodriguez,

District Judge,353rd Judicial District -Tim Sulak,

County Judge - SamBiscoe,

District Clerk -Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza,

County Clerk - DanaDeBeauvoir,

County Treasurer -Dolores Ortega Carter,

Precinct 4, CountyCommissioner - Marga-ret J. Gomez,

Precinct 1, Justiceof the Peace - Yvonne m.Williams,

Precinct 2, Justiceof the Peace - KarinCrump.

In the races where

(See endorsements page 7)

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By George E. CurryNNPA Columnist

Black Vote is Critical to Retaining Democratic Majority in Congress

With less than twoweeks remaining before theNov. 2 mid-term elections,President Barack Obama andhis wife, Michele, are franti-cally reaching out to African-Americans, their most loyalsupporters who continue togive the president a 91 percentapproval rating.

The president and thefirst lady have phoned in toBlack radio shows, met pri-vately with African-Ameri-can newspaper columnistsand bloggers as well as ap-peared before Black audi-ences in an effort to drivehome the president’s key mes-sage: “…Voter turnout is go-ing to be critical. Our num-bers and our ability to orga-nize grassroots has to coun-teract those millions of dollarsthat are coming in trying to

take this election.”A report by David A.

Bositis, senior political ana-lyst for the Joint Center forPolitical and Economic Stud-ies, underscores the impor-tance of the Black vote: “Thereare 20 competitive U.S. Houseelections where Black voterscould potentially decide theoutcome. Most of these dis-tricts are in southern states[15] and only three are heldby Republicans. If the Demo-crats retain half of these seats,it would be difficult for theGOP to gain the 40 seats nec-essary to regain the majorityof the U.S. House. Further,there are two GOP held seatsin districts where Black vot-ers are a substantial bloc [DEand LA] and every Demo-cratic pickup will make theGOP’s goal of 40 more diffi-cult to attain.” A similar pic-ture emerges in Senate races,according to the report titled,“In Anticipation of Novem-ber 2: Black Voters and Can-didates and the 2010 MidtermElections”.

“There are 14 competi-tive U.S. Senate races in 2010where the Black vote couldhave a major impact. Onlyfour of these contests are insouthern states, and eight ofthe [seats] are currently held

by Democrats, while four Re-publican seats are openseat contests,” the reportstated. “…If the Democratswin half of these seats, theymost assuredly will maintainmajority control in the U.S.Senate.” Political commenta-tors cite an anti-incumbentsmood, the so-called enthusi-asm gap between Democraticand Republican voters aswell as the large amount ofcash being given by anony-mous donors to Republicancandidates as factors thatcould lead to the GOP recap-turing both the Senate and theHouse.

However, they are un-derestimating the likelihoodof the Black electorate turningout in large numbers becausethey perceive “their” presi-dent being attacked by the TeaParty and right-wing zealotssuch as Rush Limbaugh andGlenn Beck.

“This is a president whois very popular with AfricanAmericans and who is underattack from congressionalRepublicans,” Bositis said inthe Joint Center report. “Ifanything, President Obamain 2010 is more popular withAfrican Americans thanPresident Clinton in 1998.” Inthat off-year election, Demo-

crats won five additionalHouse seats, something theparty of a sitting presidenthad not done in 50 years.Another little-discussed fac-tor that may improve Blackvoter turnout is the number ofAfrican-Americans seekingelective office.

Overall, 61 Blacks arerunning for federal office, in-cluding 37 Black incumbents,all of whom are Democrats.Tim Scott, an unopposedSouth Carolina Republican,will join the new Congress,the first Black Republican tojoin Congress since J.C. Wattsleft in 2003.

In addition to the seatsnow held by Black House in-cumbents or where one Blackis being comfortably replacedby another, four Congres-sional seats are in play. InLouisiana, State Rep.Cederick Richmond is ex-pected to easily reclaim Will-iam Jefferson’s old House seatfrom Republican Joseph Cao.

Dan Seals is competi-tive in Illinois, but faces anuphill battle to be elected tothe U.S. Senate. Joyce Elliott,Arkansas’ first Black majorparty nominee for the U.S.House, and Allen West, a Re-publican seeking a Houseseat from Florida, are consid-

ered long-shots, according tothe Joint Center report.“There is one [incumbent]Black candidate running forgovernor, Deval Patrick;Patrick is in a tough three-wayrace, but definite a winnableone,” the Joint Center reportstated. “There are two Blackcandidates for lieutenant gov-ernor, Anthony Brown [MD],who is the incumbent and fa-vored to win, and YvetteMcGee Brown, who is run-ning with Ted Strickland inOhio in a race rated as a toss-up; no Black Democrat hasever been elected to statewideoffice in Ohio. Kamala Harrisis the first Black woman nomi-nated by a major party tostatewide office in California.She is running to succeedJerry Brown as Attorney Gen-eral, and has a good chanceto be elected.”

President Obama iswalking a political tightropeby distancing himself fromracial issues while simulta-neously mobilizing his BlackDemocratic base by lettingthem know that he speakstheir language.

For example, in a meet-ing with some Black colum-nists last week, he said:“There’s the old saying thatwhen America gets a cold,

Black America gets pneumo-nia. Well, that’s true here, too.We have seen obviously ahuge spike in unemploymentin the African-American com-munity, with all the attendantproblems that go with that.”

When the JackieRobinson analogy was usedto describe his election,Obama tip-toed back into safeterrain.

“…It’s not something Ithink about,” he said. “It’s notsomething that members ofthe administration thinkabout. I think that’s one ofthose things that you will lookback on with some historicalperspective. When JackieRobinson broke the color bar-rier in baseball, my suspicionis, on a day-to-day basis,what he was worrying aboutwas hits – and how wasBrooklyn doing. He wasthinking about winninggames. And then after he re-tired, he could look back andsay, well, that was something.I tend to just focus on gettinghits and making plays.”

But whether PresidentObama continues to get hitsor strikes out will be deter-mined in large measure bywhether African-Americansstep up to the ballot box onNov. 2.

By A. Barry RandNNPA Columnist

AARP Lauds “Best Employers for Workers Over 50”Next year AARP will

celebrate 10 years of its BestEmployers for Workers Over50 awards program. The BestEmployers program is espe-cially important given theimpact the Great Recessionhas had on many Americans,including African Americans.

For example, a recentAARP survey on adults age45-plus and the economyshows more than one-quarterof African-Americans havereported problems paying foressential items; and morethan 20 percent of African

Americans in the same agegroup reported having prob-lems paying their rent or mort-gage.

Throughout the last de-cade, the Best Employershonor has become a covetedrecognition of just how manyAmerican employers haveput in place progressive prac-tices toward older workers.And, as the economy recov-ers, attracting and retainingskilled workers will becomeincreasingly critical for em-ployers seeking to retain acompetitive edge. Estimates

are that by 2018, one-third ofthe total U.S. workforce is ex-pected to be 50 or older, upfrom 28 percent in 2007.

AARP Best Employersrecognizes organizations thatoffer policies and practicesthat appeal to workers 50 andover, including flexible workoptions, training opportuni-ties, and competitive healthand retirement benefits. Theprogram is essential during atime when people are work-ing longer, either out of choiceor necessary, and when theworkforce increasingly in-

cludes a larger proportion ofolder workers. AARP’s ownresearch finds that more andmore of our members want orneed to keep working past tra-ditional retirement age.

We care deeply aboutolder workers at AARP. Wehave been working for yearsto help both older workers,and employers, bridge thegap to an older workforce. Wehave developed job searchstrategies, career counseling,and information on socialnetworking. With the organi-zation the Employment

Guide, we have sponsoredmore than 40 career fairs in19 high-unemploymentstates. More than 20,000people have attended thesecareer fairs.

We believe that anyone50-plus who wants or needsto work should be able towork. It’s not only essential toachieving financial security,it also benefits our economy.We are committed to that goaland will continue working toachieve it for the benefit ofpeople 50-plus and for all ofsociety.

By Marian Wright EdelmanNNPA Columnist

Celebrating the Children’s Sabbath

Across the country,thousands of people of faithare coming together right nowto advocate for children inneed through National Obser-vance of Children’s Sab-baths® celebrations. This an-nual celebration, held everythird weekend in October,provides a time for faith com-munities to strengthen theirexisting efforts for children,discover new opportunities,and respond to the Divinemandate to nurture, protect,and advocate for all children.The Children’s Defense Fund(CDF) sponsors theChildren’s Sabbath with the

assistance of a multi-faithadvisory committee and theendorsement of hundreds ofdenominations and religiousorganizations. Every year,CDF compiles a multi-faithresource manual that guidesthe Children’s Sabbaths cel-ebrations and the communi-ties’ year-round child andfamily advocacy work.

The theme of the 2010Children’s Sabbath is“Blessed to Be a Blessing.”Through worship, prayer,and actions, faith communi-ties are affirming children asthe primary blessing God hasgiven us and committing to-gether to working to end childpoverty. In Genesis, God saysto Abram (later renamedAbraham), “I will make of youa great nation, and I will blessyou, and make your namegreat, so that you will be ablessing.” The central fulfill-ment of God’s promised bless-ing was children, grandchil-dren, and countless genera-tions to follow. Just as Goddid with Abram, He invites

us to consider how we will bea blessing.

It’s a central idea inmany faith traditions that allwith which we have beenblessed—families, resources,skills, talent, energy, vision,commitment—is not intendedfor our self-gratification orhoarding, but is meant to beused to bless others. As ournation reels from the financialdownturn driven by the greedof the few heedless of theneeds of the many, the ten-dency for many people is tohold tight to what they have,circle the wagons, and takecare of their “own,” with thenarrowest definition of whoone’s “own” includes.

But, we are called to dojust the opposite. Last yearsaw the largest increase inchild poverty in five de-cades—a larger increase thanfor any other age group. Morethan 15.5 million children,more than one in five, are nowpoor. We desperately need toanswer that call.

As part of the National

Observance of Children’s Sab-baths celebrations, faith com-munities are taking action. Atop priority is connectingneedy children with healthcoverage. The Children’sHealth Insurance Program(CHIP) and Medicaid providelow-cost or free health cover-age for uninsured childrenand comprehensive benefits.This includes doctor visits,vision, dental and mentalhealth services, prescriptions,shots and immunizations, x-rays, hospitalization, spe-cialty care, basic prenatalcare, and more. One in every10 children—8.1 million—inthe United States is uninsuredand two thirds of these chil-dren are eligible for CHIP andMedicaid, but not enrolledbecause of state barriers tocoverage. Some faith commu-nities will use the Children’sSabbath weekend and theweeks that follow for outreachand enrollment events to linkchildren to CHIP, Medicaid,or local health clinics.

Congregations are tak-

ing actions in dozens of otherways too. Some are sponsor-ing letter-writing tables soparticipants can urge theirMembers of Congress to ex-tend the extra help poor chil-dren and families are cur-rently receiving until they getback on their feet again.

They will encouragelawmakers to prioritize theneeds of millions of childrenand their families that fellbackwards during the reces-sion, rather than helping thewealthiest two percent ofAmericans, who have seentheir fortunes grow enor-mously. Others are fightingchildhood hunger by coordi-nating food drives, especiallyones serving families in “fooddeserts”—urban and ruralareas with few quality grocerystores that sell a good varietyof food, including fresh pro-duce and other healthy foodoptions, at reasonable prices.Some places of worship areserving as host sites forChildren’s Defense Fund Free-dom Schools® Programs to

provide summer and after-school enrichment for chil-dren in their communities.Others are participating inservice projects together, likepainting a classroom at aHead Start center or low in-come school or sprucing up acommon room at a homelessshelter or juvenile detentioncenter. The possible ways tohelp are as varied as theneeds. Congregations choosewhat’s right for them—theyjust need the will and thecommitment.

Each religious traditionrecognizes the sacred chargeto defend children and thosein poverty. Now is the time toput our faith into action. Ev-ery day, poverty deprives mil-lions of children of the oppor-tunity to develop to their full-est potential. We don’t have amoment to wait or a child towaste. On the Children’s Sab-bath, faith communitiesclarify their own vision for abetter tomorrow and work tomake that hopeful future areality today.

It’s Time to Do It Again in 2010

By Roslyn M. BrockNNPA Columnist

In 2008, we voted forchange. We voted for policiesthat would protect individu-als over corporations, wevoted for a health care systemthat would work for all of us,and we voted to move thiscountry forward - and we didit together. It is time that wedo something together, again,

and that is vote on November2. There is too much at staketo stay at home, quite simplythe future of our economy, oureducation system and ournation are at risk. It is time forus to stand together to voteand ensure that OUR agendagets through Congress. Wedid it in 2008, and we need todo it again in 2010.

In the 2008 election, wesaw a level of voter participa-tion unparalleled in ournation’s history, particularlywith young people and com-munities of color. For the firsttime, black women had thehighest voter turnout rateamong all racial, ethnic andgender groups. The turnoutrate of young black voters washigher than that of young vot-

ers of any other racial or eth-nic group. Mid-term electionsin 2010 will change the direc-tion of this country if we don’tstand up and get out to thepolls and vote. We have al-ready seen dwindling turnoutin primaries across this coun-try. If we don’t show up to voteon November 2, we will notbe able to move this countryforward and we will not beable to make this country workfor all of us – not just for theprivileged. History hastaught us not to blindly be-lieve what we see and not toindiscriminately adhere towhat we are told. Engagedvoters in 2008 showed thatour nation believes in hopeand the possibilities of theAmerican Dream. For too

many, that Dream remainsunfulfilled. While schoolscrumble, the prison popula-tion soars and hospitals close,we edge closer to being thefirst generation to be worse offthan our parents. Small busi-nesses continue to shutter onthe brink of extinction, crush-ing daily the entrepreneurialspirit of thousands who em-braced the American Dream.

We all can do some-thing to ensure that the forcesof progress will continue tomove forward. You can visitour Get Out The Vote portalat www.naacp.org/gotvwhere you or your family canmake phone calls, set up timesto go door to door, attend alocal event, and many otherefforts to get out the vote and

make our voices heard.We must continue what

we started in 2008 – to putschools before wars, to fightagainst massive joblessnessand to fight massive taxbreaks for the nation’swealthiest denizens. We mustbe as aggressive as parentsfighting for their children’slives, or as individuals fight-ing for their own lives, be-cause we are fighting for ourlives. We must be as inclusiveas our long-standing visionfor the 21st Century, becauseit is here. Our time is here, ourtime is now, and on Novem-ber 2, we must return to thevoting booths to ensure thatfreedom, justice and equalopportunity rings for allthroughout our great nation.

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New Orleans greatAlto Saxophonist DonaldHarrison and the DonaldHarr ison Quintet wi l lheadline this year’s Jazz atSt. James’ Concert SeriesNov. 5 through 7 .Harrison, known for hisNouveau Swing style ofclassic jazz, will be joinedby special guest, the num-ber 1 rated Baritone SaxPlayer Gary Smulyan.Other members of his quin-tet include Joseph Dysonon drums, Max Moran onbass and Zaccai Curtis onpiano.

The 16 t h annualevent, hosted by St. James’Episcopal Church, beginsFriday night, Nov. 5 withthe Rich Harney Quintetopening. In addition toHarney on piano, JakeLangley on guitar, ChrisMaresh on Bass and ScottLanningham on drumscomplete the group.

Saturday night, theopening act is Temple In-dustr ies with Phi l ippeVieux on flute, D-Madnesson electric bass, BernardWright on keyboards andBrannen Temple on drumsand composer/arranger ofall original music.

“Donald Harr isonhas a unique knack formixing rhythms to come upwith something fresh forthe musician and the lis-tener a l ike ,” sa id Car lAllen, the artistic directorof Jazz Studies a t TheJulliard School of Music.

The music continueson Sunday with a jazzmass 10:15 a.m.

Donald Harrison &Gary Smulyan will lead thenow traditional Workshopand “Informance” Satur-day morning. This educa-tional session is offeredfree to jazz students andfans of all ages and beginsat 11 a.m. at the church.

Tickets for the Fridayand Saturday night perfor-mances are on sale now atWater loo Records andMitchie’s Gallery or at St.James’ Episcopal Churchoff ice 10-4 , Mondaythrough Friday (call 512-926-6339) and are avail-able a t the door each

evening. Online ticketsare available at www .JazzAt StJames.org. Advancetickets are $25, tickets atthe door payable by cashor check, are $30 for the

general public and $20 forstudents with I.D.

Friday and Saturdaynight performances beginat 7:30 p.m.; doors open at6:30 p.m.

University United Meth-odist Church will be the hostchurch of a musical event en-titled “One Spirit, One Voice,One Praise” on Sunday, Oc-tober 24, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. inthe main sanctuary at 2409Guadalupe Street. Participat-ing choirs include: BerkeleyUMC, University UMC, andWesley UMC. A receptionwill follow immediately afterthe program.

This event is sponsoredby BridgeBuilders (a racialreconciliation ministrywithin the United MethodistChurch). The BridgeBuildersministry began as an out-growth of a Lenten study onracial reconciliation in 2003at University UMC as taughtby the Rev. Rosie L. Johnson.Rev. Johnson is spiritual ad-visor for this ministry. MarvaMcCrea (Wesley) and ChadFulton (University) serve asco-chairs. Participating sis-ter churches are: Berkeley, St.Luke’s, University, andWesley.

Free parking will beavailable in three locations -the 25th Street church parkinglot, the Platinum Parking Lot(25th and Guadalupe Streets)across from the church, andthe UT Highrise Garage be-hind the Platinum Lot on SanAntonio Street.

For more informationon this event – you may callWesley UMC at 478-7007,Chad Fulton of UniversityUUMC at 585-8941.

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Austin, Texas- In theLive Music Capital of theWorld, the Austin InterfaithArts and Music Festival(AIAMF) is quietly emerging… offering yet another seg-ment of our eclectic musiccommunity free to the public.Many of Austin’s finestworld musicians, faith basedartists, composers andsongwriters have graced itsstages since 2004. On October23rd at St. Ignatius FatherGene Dore Family Center, thefestival will present severalnew artists (to the event) andits strongest line-up ever,opening with Aaron Pylewith Hakloka, a Texas Com-mission on the Arts (TCA)touring artist from the Indig-enous Cultures Institute, fol-lowed by nationally ac-claimed recording artist RabbiJoe Black and internationallyrenowned Pakastani masterartist Ustad Nizami, who isalso on the Texas TouringRoster of TCA.

Grammy Award win-ning songwriter john Arthurmartinez of Nashville Starfame also makes his first ap-pearance at the festival,poised to share some of hisinspirational songs, as wellas selections from his Coun-try, Tejano and Christiansongbooks. The University ofTexas Ballet Folklorica is alsoexpected to appear for the firsttime.

Returning this year arefestival favorites KamranHooshmand and the 1001Nights Orchestra andBereket: the University ofTexas Middle Eastern En-semble under the direction ofDr. Sonia Seeman for theirfourth and third appearancesrespectively. Beloved So-prano Cantor Marie Betcheralso returns with special guestbaritone William Parker, ac-companied by Ballet Austin’sBilly Wolfe. Mayura Ravi willbe back to shareBharatanatyam Dance fromSouth India, The TexasDragon/Lion Dance Teamwill introduce the art of liondancing, and the Indian Fu-sion sounds of Om-Kara areall expected to draw substan-

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The music stage finalewill begin with the presenta-tion of the Escandell InterfaithService Award to KLRU Pro-ducer/Host and Austin AreaInterreligious Ministries’CEO Tom Spencer at approxi-mately 7:15 PM. The eveningconcludes with a rousing cel-ebration in Spencer’s honoras the Djembabes’ drummersand singers share the healingpower of magical West Afri-can rhythms.

Vibrant, experimentaland on a mission to find com-monalities through the visualand performing arts, the fes-tival also offers the creationsof juried artists such asNatasha La Gitana ofMandala Jewels, DianeStepakof-Fay of Judaica bySolomon, Tatiana Niklova-Houson of Sacred Illumina-tions, Michiel Rushing ofMasterpieces by Michiel andmany more! A children’s areahas been added this year, andan educational area sharingthe main tenets of variousworld religions. Highlights ofthe children’s area includeTCA touring actress and sto-ryteller Bernadette Nason,along with face painting,games and the announce-ment of the winners of an on-going bookmark creation con-test.

The Austin InterfaithArts and Music Festival is avenue bursting with sur-prises and one big work inprogress in the truest of Aus-tin traditions; offering a littlebit of something for everyone.

This event will provideopportunities for stellar mu-sicians and visual artists whoare devoted to peace and un-derstanding among all peopleon October 23 at St. IgnatiusFather Gene Dore FamilyCenter, 120 W. Oltorf St. from10:00 AM to 8:00 PM.

Contact: WilliamParker, Development Direc-tor, AIAMF 512.495.9818william @parkerinteriors.com or Mary Shanahan, Di-rector of Music, AIAMF512.415.4500 info@austiniterfaithfestival.org

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Youth of Today, Hope of Tomorrow

Kayla MitchellManor High School

Alonzo BlackHendrickson High School

Marshay HatcherPflugerville Middle School

By Adrian JacksonPflugerville Middle School

On March 29th, 2007 atMentor, Ohio High School, stu-dent Eric Mohat committed sui-cide due to kids saying com-ments like “Why don’t you gohome and shoot yourself. No onewill miss you.”

Recently, a father boardeda bus to confront the bullies ofhis 13 year-old daughter whosuffers from cerabal palsy. Shewas so distraught, she had to beput on suicide watch.

Incidents like these arebeing reported all throughoutthe country and continue to floodnewspapers and news pro-grams. However, at Manor HighSchool, the school administra-tion and it’s students have al-ways expressed their zero toler-ance for bullying. My advice to

The Fight Against Bullying inOur Schools

kids who are being bullied is togo to any adult whom they trustto handle the sitution. First, Iwould recommend going to yourparents, such as my uncondi-tional loving parents who woulddo anything to see to my wellbeing.Adminstrators at my school likeCoach Velasco, Mr. Mathisen,Ms. Kang, Jerreta Davenport,and A.P’s Mr. Vogler and Ms.Roberson are one of the manyteachers and faculty who arewilling to help students whenthey are experiencing issueswhile on campus. Their “I’mhere if you need me” attitudecontinues to make a differencein the students and in my life.

The students are set onchanging the culture of ManorHigh and their determination toend childish activies like bully-ing is truly admirable. So, if any-one out there is experiencingany kind of bullying, please tellsomeone. Let someone knowwhat’s going on and be proudthat you have decided to standup and use your voice to changeyour community.Stayed tuned for more ManorHigh School community news!Mustangs are commited tochanging the world!

This month has beenvery interesting atPflugerville Middle School.Student Council , PantherSili-Band sales, and ournew line of PMS wear haskept our schedule busy.

We have many stu-dents running for president,vice president, secretary ,and treasurer. It has been

and exciting race. with sev-enth and eighth graders vot-ing for who they want to seerepresent our school.

In the main officeyou can purchase items be-fore or after school. Part ofour PMS wear are T-shirtsand Hoodies. T-shirts comein two Pfantastic colors,Gray and Charcoal Black.For the very best price youcan buy a shirt for $8.00and got to have Hoodies are$20.00. We have a Pfantasticoffer on Sili-Bands thatshow our Panther Pride.

I think this is a won-derful opportunity for us asstudents to take pride andappreciation for our school.Blue,Gold and White,Fight!!!Go Panthers!!!

PSM Wear shows school pride

Will PurcellManor New Tech High

I am in choir at PfugervilleMiddle and i enjoy it very much.On Friday, October 15, 2010 mychoir had a great opportunityto sing our School Song withthe Pflugerville High School

Choir. I had a lot of fun learningnew techniques from other stu-dents that enjoy singing. On October 9,2010 our choirperformed in the Solo and En-semble Contest at Kelly LaneMiddle School. for the event, wehad the opportunity to performbefore a judge to receive a rat-ing. It was a good opportunityfor us to grow vocally and mu-sically.

We received a perfectscore and each of us were givena score of “I” meaning Superior,and took home a gold medal forour achievement.

Singing in the school Choir

Jaquarry WilsonLBJ High School

The PSAT is finallyover and now all the Sopho-mores and Juniors have to worryabout is the TAKS test. Doingwell on the PSAT is really im-portant to me so, I had a tutor for5 weeks. It was tough and cutinto my work time for school andmy jobs but, worth it. Now thatthe PSAT is over, I can get backto my normal life. Everyone atmy school can breathe a sigh ofrelief with the PSAT being be-hind us. I think I did well on myPSAT, thanks to my tutor, Ms.Caitlin Donohue. Ms. Donohue,or Caitlin as she has me call her,is a Study Point tutor and sheworked with me twice a week. Study Point is a test prep com-pany that hires tutors to help kidsprepare for exams and improveacademics. It’s too bad that I willhave to face the PSAT again nextyear, followed by the SAT but,I’ll do my best. For now, I canjust empty my mind about thePSAT for the rest of the schoolyear and breathe. A lot of peopleat my school were worrying

about the exam, but I had fullconfidence about it. The reasonI felt so confident about the PSATwas because I worked hard,stayed focused and put the restin God’s hands. Doing well onthe PSAT is very important be-cause, it’s a practice exam forfuture college admissions andgives students the chance toqualify the scholarships.

One scholarship in par-ticular is the National MeritScholarship Corporation or theNMSC. The NMSC uses PSATexam scores to determine semi-finalists for their scholarshipprogram. The corporation recog-nizes individuals who score inor around the 99th percentile ofall juniors who take a given test.These students are named na-tional merit semifinalists, whichis very appealing on a collegeapplication. Semifinalists sub-mit personal essays and lettersof recommendation to be consid-ered for finalist status. Finalistsbecome eligible for scholarshipmoney provided by the NMSCand private corporations. I feelsorry for Freshmen when theyhave to take the PSAT next year.If they are anything like me, Ispent 9th grade worrying abouttaking the exam. The best ad-vice I can give any freshman con-sidering going to college is tostudy hard and take the PSAT,SAT and ACT seriously. As forme, all I can do is wait Junioryear for the next PSAT and hopeI do well.

The PSAT is OverThe day that kicked

off Homecoming week forLBJ was Monday, October11. Each day was made forus to show our school spirit.Monday was retro day; thisday allowed us to wear dif-ferent styles from the previ-ous years. Tuesday wastacky day; this was the dayin which we came to school

Homecoming weekdressed tacky. Wednesdaywas western day; this wasthe day that we dressedup like cowboys and cow-girls. Thursday was Spiritday; this day was the daythat we showed our schoolspirit by wearing purple, wealso had our pep rally. Lastbut not least, there was Fri-day. Friday was twin day;this is the day you dress upas someone else’s twin.

With Homecomingactivities and other eventsgoing on at school, alongcame the game, which tookplace outside of the school.The varsity football teamsuccessfully beat Crockett inthe Homecoming game withthe final score being 46-10.Overall, Homecoming weekat LBJ was a great experiencefilled with spirit. GO JAGS!

Last week HendricksonHigh took on the BastropBears in a 4A district clash.HHS came into game lookingto salvage their season, sittingat 1-2 in district play, after twotough loses to district power-houses Hutto and ConnallyHigh School.

From the open-ing kickoff, Hendricksonwent out with fierce intensity,showing their belief in keep-ing their playoff dreams alive.At the end of the first quarterboth teams seemed evenlymatched, both scoring atouchdown a piece. In the

second quarter the Bears’ de-fense found the key to slow-ing down the Hawk’s of-fense, and held HHS score-less in the quarter. Unfortu-nately for the hawks, theBears’ offense found theirrhythm, and poured in threemore TD’s before the end ofhalf.

In the secondhalf, the Hawks fought hardto stay in the ball game, andgot to TD’s in the third quar-ter as they held Bastrop score-less in the quarter. The Hawksentered the fourth quarterdown only 21-28, possessingas much belief in themselvesas they had all game. TheHawks fought hard in thequarter to even the score, butthe Bears proved a little toomuch for the Hawks, keepingthem scoreless while theyscored one more touchdown,in a 35-21 lose. The Hawkswill take on third place teamBryan Rudder High Schoolthis Friday at HHS’ home-coming game.

Bears defeat Hawks 35-21

Jaylon KnightenDailey Middle School

The Capital CityBearcats Jr Team won 26-6against Liberty Hill Purple onSaturday Oct 16. This Weekis our Homecoming game wewill have a Pep Rally on Fri-

day and Homecoming gameon Saturday at Reagan. Otheractivities will be going onduring the game for everyoneto enjoy while at the game.

Band O Rama was asuccess we had a lot of fun.There were students fromother Middle School bandthat joined the DelValle HighSchool band during a halftime performance. OjedaMiddle School, DelValleMiddle School and of coursemy school Dailey MiddleSchool were the three schoolparticipating. Monday wasa school holiday for us so wehad no school.

Alon RodgersKelly Lane Middle School

The Knight CrossCountry Runners are repeatDistrict Champions. CoachChris Gregory and Assis-tant Doug Kasselberg are tobe congratulated for thisgreat feat.

The Knights Volley-ball team achieved a “cleansweep” of Dessau this pastweek and has a final matchagainst Parkcrest MiddleSchool this Thursday. Foot-ball also returns to the field

on Tuesday after notchingvictories against ParkcrestMiddle School.

Kelly Lane footballteam is making its way toanother repeat of last year’s8 and 0 perfect season. Weare 6 and 0 right now withtwo teams standing in frontof us looking to take us out.We are destined to win tomake it a perfect seasonagain this year to go downin history, of being Knights.We say that with pride noshame but pride knowing ifany body wants to try to stepup and take us down ha hathey are going to need topray.

Our period is shortthis six weeks so we need tobe on top of it this six weekswith no failing classes nomatter what you have to doyou can not afford to fail nomatter what!

KLMS Cross Country Champions CCB Homecoming

Last week I took the PSATon Wednesday at myschool Manor New Tech.All of the sophomores and

the juniors had to take thetest. The whole week be-fore my teachers were ex-plaining how importantthis test was, even thoughit was the practice test itcould have a big effect onus. The morning before Iwas nervous about the test,because I didn’t want toget a low score. When thetest started I felt more re-laxed. I tried my best, andhopeful ly i t was goodenough.

Taking the PSAT

Rickey HayesManor New Tech HS

Toni NelsonKIPP: Austin Collegiate

Last week on Wednesdayhigh school sophomores andjuniors took the PSAT every-where all over the nation. For thejunior class the PSAT scores canput you on a scholarship list.

Also on last week, on

Thursday and Friday, KAC stu-dent were taking Benchmarkstest to prep for the real test at theend of the year. For the juniorclass this years is our exit levelTAKS so this will be the last yearwe take the TAKS test. This week

on Tuesday and Wednes-day KAC students will take twomore Benchmarks and be donewith practices for a few moremonths. Coming upin a few weeks, the KAC boysand girls basketball teams willhave their first games, so moreabout that will come later. Sountil next time stay in school,and goodbye.

Preparing for the Scholardhip list

Leaders of Tomorrow,also known as L.O.T, is a pro-gram that aims to help kids inhigh school prepare for college.This program, which is spon-sored the Black MBA organiza-tion of Austin, helps studentsfigure out what college studentswant to attend, how to get there,and what they want to study.L.O.T also exposes students to

talk to professionals and givesthem scholarships to help themget into the college of theirchoice. They meet once everymonth and its from 9 to 12.

During the session theytalk about things that help thekids develop skills that will helpthem in college. Towards theend of every meeting they havea team building exercise andyou get to work with all the otherkids at the meeting.

At the end of every ses-sion they give the kids home-work that is due at the next meet-ing. During the program thekids will learn good study hab-its and skills that will help youget where you want to be in life.

They haven’t beenaround very long but the kidswho have joined have stuckwith the program throughouthigh school.

By Jeanai RobertsCedar Ridge High School

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Last week on Wednes-day the juniors and sopho-mores had PSAT testing, onThursday we had Englishbenchmarking and on Fridaywe had math benchmarking.

Lexus WrenKIPP: Austin Collegate

On Tuesday we have the sci-ence benchmark and onThursday the history bench-mark. The end of the firstquarter has arrived and noschool Monday October 18th. KAC is having a food candrive for thanksgiving. Thefood can drive will run fromOctober 15th to November15th.

KAC’s first ever gymfloor is finished. They havescheduled our first ever homegame to be on October 28th soeveryone is really excited forthat.

KAC is having a food can drive

Janel Jefferson | ReflectivePortraits of Prosperity

On Saturday, Novem-ber 6th, Wally Workman Gal-lery, 1202 West 6th Street,opens a solo show with JanelJefferson, the first for the art-ist. Jefferson’s larger than lifeportraits pay homage to thelost images of a remarkablepeople, successful African-Americans of the 1800s, andreflect on a time before this

group was considered a sub-ject of fine art. Through amixed media of pastels,acrylic, dried foliage and col-lage, Jefferson references thecombination of African, West-ern European and NativeAmerican bloodlines in hersubjects’ features, skin toneand hair texture. The choiceof clothing, names and socialbehavior draws attention to adesire for acceptance as suc-cessful entrepreneurs in thisnew society, causing a depar-ture from native customs andtraditions. However, the eyesremain haunting symbols ofthe depth of their collectiveexperiences, giving theselarge scale portraits an ines-capable intimacy.

Janel Jefferson was bornAnchorage, Alaska andraised in San Antonio, Texas.In 1986, she received a BFAin Studio Art from Texas StateUniversity in San Marcos.

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(AUSTIN, Texas) — TheHuston-Tillotson University135th anniversary celebrationwill begin with a symposiumprior to the Charter Day Con-vocation to highlight impor-tant health issues that impactthe citizens of Austin, par-ticularly those who live inEast Austin. Kenneth I. Shine,Executive Vice Chancellor forHealth Affairs, University ofTexas, will address the topic.

City of Austin MayorLee Leffingwell will bringgreetings to open the sympo-sium. Panelists Earl Maxwell,President and CEO, StDavid’s Community Health

Community Leaders to Open Huston-TillotsonUniversity’s 135th Anniversary Celebration

Foundation; Robert I. BonarJr., President and CEO, Execu-tive Vice President, PhysicianEnterprise; and TimothyMerrill George, Medical Di-rector of the Pediatric Neuro-surgery, both from DellChildren’s Medical Center ofCentral Texas, will round outthe discussion with AshtonCumberbatch, Vice Presidentfor Community Advocacy,Seton Family of Hospitals,moderating. The symposiumis free and open to the public.

The University, a sym-bol of hope, with roots datingback to 1875 for Tillotson Col-lege and 1876 for Samuel

Huston College, was foundedby The United MethodistChurch and the UnitedChurch of Christ to educatefreed slaves. Charter Day rep-resents the official designatedcelebration of the Board ofTrustees’ signing of the Stateof Texas Charter of Incorpo-ration that establishedHuston-Tillotson College(now known as Huston-Tillotson University). The1952 merger created one of thelargest black Protestantchurch-related colleges in thecountry at the time. For moreHT anniversary programs,visit www.htu.edu/135.

Mayor Lee Leffingwell Ashton Cumberbatch Kenneth I. Shine

Call for entries for sev-enth annual Texas HighSchool Film Competition

The South by South-west (SXSW) Film Confer-ence and Festival an-nounces the call for entriesfor the seventh annualTexas High School FilmCompetition. This popularand unique competition isexclusively for students en-rolled in Texas highschools. The SXSW FilmFestival will take placeMarch 11 - 19, 2011 in Aus-tin, Texas.

“We are proud thatSXSW continues to offer afresh and diverse programthat is constantly re-chargedwith the spark of new tal-ent,” said Janet Pierson, pro-ducer of SXSW Film Confer-ence and Festival.

Over the last sevenyears, the SXSW Texas HighSchool Film Competitionhas had hundreds of film-makers submit their work.

SXSW looks forward to an-other successful year ofshowcasing young Texas tal-ent with the continued col-laborative effort with its part-ners, the Austin School ofFilm and Media Arts Center.

The competition isopen to all Texas highschool students enrolled in9th through 12th grades forthe full 2010-11 academicyear. Films must be five min-utes or shorter, and com-pleted between January 1 -December 17, 2010. Submis-sions will be judged by apanel of independent film-makers and industry fig-ures, with prizes includingSXSW Film registrations,awarded for first, second,and third place. All filmschosen as finalists will beshown in a special programas part of the regular 2011Film Festival schedule.

Additionally, in con-junction with our highschool film competition and

ASPIRING HIGH SCHOOL FilmmakersInvited to BE A PART OF SXSW FILM FESTIVAL

the Austin School of Film atMotion Media Arts Center,the SXSW 2011 Film Confer-ence will feature special,limited programming spe-cifically for high school stu-dents. These programs,which will be separate fromour regular SXSW panels andworkshops, will be open to allstudents who enter the ourcompetition. A special pro-gram of Austin School of Film-produced films (not eligible forcompetition) will be screenedduring the SXSW 2011 FilmFestival with filmmakers in at-tendance to talk about theirfilms and the Austin School ofFilm and Media Arts Center.

The submission dead-line for the 2011 SXSW TexasHigh School film competitionis December 17, 2010. There isspecial, discounted submis-sion fee of $10.

For more information,visit http://sxsw.com/film/screenings/submissions/texas_high_school.

The Peoples Rally andMarch against unemploy-ment in the 21st Century inTexas will take place Satur-day, October 30, 2010. Themarch will begin at 10 a.m. atWoolridge Park, 900Guadalupe - next door to TheTravis County CourtHouse.The march will pro-ceed directly down 11th Streetto the Texas State Capitolbuilding.

The purpose of theMarch is to protest againstunemployment in the 21stCentury in Texas, high taxes,education, and all injustice.

One of the march orga-nizers said, “Gov. Rick Perryhas said that he created850,000 jobs in Texas. whereare those jobs? we need jobsin Austin, Texas and allacross Texas and now.”

The general public isinvited to the march to voicetheir concerns about lack ofjobs in the state of Texas. Therewill be a nuber of SpecialGuest Speakers.

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The African Diaspors SectionBy Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

Fleeing Liberia’s Civil WarFrom 1989 to 2000, the

nation of Liberia was en-gaged in a fierce and brutalcivil war that led to severaltypes of victims. Some of thevictims suffered emotionally,physically, lost educationalskills; were separated fromfriends and family members;and loss of financial oppor-tunities. Furthermore, thecivil war left numerous name-less people in un-markedgraves. However, GeorgeCooker who was one of thevictims of the civil war wasable to flee his native landduring the civil war. More-over, he arrived to UnitedStates. Upon arrival Georgerealized that he had a second“lease” on life and thus triedto make the best out of hisnew found opportunity.

George Cooker was nineyears old when he came to theUnited States as a refugeefleeing a bitter civil war backin Liberia. Prior from fleeing,George was exposed to vari-

ous experiences in which chil-dren have to go through at ayoung age. Some of thethings, he saw were dead bod-ies and heard was the con-stant gun-shots. Further-more, his classes were con-stantly disrupted and thus hehad hard time learning. So,once he was able to come tothe United States, he tried tomaximize his educational op-portunities by going to collegeand then attending graduateschool.

Moreover, GeorgeCooker feels blessed and hastried to seize every opportu-nity available to him. Georgewas able to attend Huston-Tilliston College in Austinand mentioned, “The Collegehelped to form him into anambitious young man.” Af-ter graduating from college,he has engaged into his localcommunity by working for alocal non-profit that help chil-dren excel in school. Also, hehas been active in the local

political arena by workingwith the Democratic Partyand with other political orga-nizations.

Furthermore, Georgehas started an entertainmentbusiness in which he writespoetry. In the near future,George hopes to publishsome of his work.

In summary, GeorgeCooker was nine years oldwhen he came to the UnitedStates as a refugee fleeing abitter civil war back in Liberia.Prior from fleeing, George wasexposed to various experi-ences in which children liv-ing in civil war zones have togo through at a young age.

Moreover, GeorgeCooker feels blessed and hastried to seize every opportu-nity available to him. Further-more, George has been activein the local community byworking with a local non-profit and also worked withvarious local political organi-zations.

Groups Say Billboards are anAttempt to Suppress the VoteSpecial to the NNPA from The Milwaukee Community Journal

Community leadersfrom 11 civil rights, labor, po-litical, and faith-based orga-nizations denounced a“crass effort” by an undis-closed right-wing source tosuppress the vote in Milwau-kee using billboards thatwarn against engaging invoter fraud. These leaderssaid the motive of the anony-mous effort is “voter suppres-sion plot” to discourage quali-fied voters from exercisingtheir democratic rights.

Speakers from the Mil-waukee organizations, in-cluding 9 to 5, the NAACP,the Sherman Park Neighbor-hood Association, SEIU LocalOne and MICAH, demandedthat Clear Channel, the com-pany that owns the bill-boards, take them down anddisclose the organization orindividuals who are fundingthem.

The billboards showthree individuals (a Black

male, a White and a Latinofemale) behind jail bars. At thetop, the billboard reads:“Voter Fraud is a Felony!” Atthe bottom it warns violatorswill receive three years inprison and $10,000 in fines ifthey engage in the activity.One of the figures in the ad,the White female, says: “Wevoted illegally.” The groupsat the protest called on stateand federal authorities to “in-vestigate immediately.”

“The myth that there iswidespread voter fraud hasbeen propagated by the farright to discourage voting byunderrepresented groupsthat need to have their voicesheard in our democracy,”said Matt Brusky, director ofthe Good Jobs and LivableNeighborhoods Project. TheGood Jobs and Livable Neigh-borhoods Project is part of theCitizen Action of Wisconsin,which organized the protestthat took place in front of one

of the billboards.“This is a blatant effort

to use scare tactics againstminority voters who, more of-ten than not, have to be en-couraged to participate in theelectoral process and exercisetheir right to vote,” said AngieBucio, a board member ofVoces de la Frontera Action.“Linking minorities withcriminals is a racist strategyto suppress their vote and in-dicates a potential threat toclean elections in November,”said Bucio.

“Our community des-perately needs more involve-ment in civic life, includingimportant elections,” saidJayme Montgomery-Baker,executive director of theLeague of Young Voters. “Itis appalling that someonewould attempt to suppressthe vote in our communitywith these signs and othertactics,” Montgomery-Bakersaid.

Cal U Counters Black MaleDisparity with Mentoring

By Rebecca Nuttall Special to the NNPAfrom the New Pittsburgh Courier

This fall, in an effort toincrease the number of minor-ity males who succeed in col-lege, California University ofPennsylvania has created amentoring program for stu-dents attending their school.The goal of Cal U Men Unitedis to “provide a campus com-munity that will support thegrowth, development andachievement of young men ofcolor as they strive to becomemen of character prepared totake an active role in the glo-bal community,” said Presi-dent Angelo Armenti, Jr.

Cal U Men United waslaunched in September andtargets minority groups as awhole. This year it will ben-efit 30 freshmen and sopho-more students with Blackmales making up a large por-tion of the total. “We want tocollaboratively create an en-vironment that enables theseyoung men to reach their aca-demic potential and preparethem for successful profes-sional careers,” said LisaMcBride, special assistant tothe president for EEEO/uni-versity ombuds-person. “As acampus community we aregoing to provide them withthe resources they need to cre-ate their own success story atCal U.”

Originally the univer-sity had reached out to theBoard of Governor’s Scholarsin an effort to spur interest inthe group. However, somewould argue these studentsare not the group most in needof this kind of program. “Thestudents were initially se-lected because they wereBoard of Governor’s Scholars,but we then decided to openit up to all men of color,”McBride said. “Initially, wewere trying to get studentsinvolved, period. The major-ity are African-Americanmales.” Disparities in collegeattendance and graduationamong African-Americanmales compared to Whitesmales exist across the coun-try. In 2005, according to theU.S. Census Bureau, less than8 percent of Black men be-tween the ages of 18 and 29had graduated from collegein comparison to 17 percentfor White males.

“At Cal U we had focusgroups to discover the criticalvariable for why we were los-ing these young men,”McBride said. “What wefound is a lot of them felt iso-lated and some of them hadfinancial problems. If youdon’t have enough to eat,you’re not going to want to

open up a book.” In additionto academic support, stu-dents will also receive finan-cial counseling and be con-nected with philanthropic ef-forts in the community.

“Each of the advisorycommittee members worksone-on-one with the students.Each student has a mentorwho is a faculty member, ad-ministrator or staff member,”McBride said. “It’s been reallypositive because before thesestudents didn’t know who toreach out to. We try to ap-proach everything in a holis-tic way.”

Since mid-September,the students have had bi-weekly meetings with theirmentors and other students inthe group. “What we’re see-ing first is students begin-ning to form a brotherhood asit relates to succeeding aca-demically,” McBride said.“Now what we have on Sun-days are study groups.”

At Cal U, recruiting andretaining students from di-verse backgrounds is one ofthe strategic priorities in their2009-2012 Strategic Plan. Themost recent demographicbreakdown lists African-American male enrollment atjust over 200 out of approxi-mately 7,700 total students.

John H. Murphy III isbeing remembered this weekas the steady hand thatguided the Afro-AmericanNewspapers through the tur-bulent waters of civil rightshistory and a perilous indus-try. The newspaper’s formerpresident and CEO died Oct.16 at the Stella Maris Nurs-ing Home in Timonium, Md.He was 94 years old.

“He carried on the tra-dition of the AFRO, whichwas, and is, a crusading news-paper, and did whatever hecould to further the cause ofjustice and equality,” saidMoses Newson, who workedas an AFRO reporter, city edi-tor, and then executive editorfrom 1957 to 1978. “He was agreat guy to work for. Youknow how it is with this busi-ness ... deadlines, people try-ing to sue the paper ... but hewas never one to jump upand down and get too ex-cited. He was always on aneven keel.”

It was that steadinessand dedication to the ad-vancement of African Ameri-cans that made the AFRO aleading source of information,advocacy, and even succorthroughout the riotous yearsthat was the apex of the civilrights movement.

AFRO Mourns Lossof Former Leader, John

H. Murphy IIIBy Zenitha Prince (Talibah Chikwendu and

Gregory Dale contributed to this story.)

Ex-publisher John H.Murphy III (Tiffany H. House)

“Mr. Murphy served thepaper during a tumultuoustime in civil rights history,”said the AFRO’s current CEO/Publisher John “Jake”Oliver. “From the assassina-tion of Dr. King to the Balti-more riots, [to the VietnamWar], the paper reflected theissues, and Mr. Murphy dida great job of conceptualizingthose issues for thecommunity’s understand-ing.”

In doing so, Murphy fol-lowed in the footsteps of hisuncle, Carl Murphy, andgrandfather, John H. Murphy– the former slave thatfounded the paper in 1892 –both of whom nurtured theAFRO from a one-pageweekly church publicationinto one of the preeminentBlack publications in the na-tion.

“John Murphy was anactive member of the NationalNewspaper Publishers Asso-ciation for many years whenhe served as publisher of theAFRO. I remember him, asother publishers of his gen-eration, as always bringinghis intellect and calm spirit todebates and was a real assetto the institution of the BlackPress. We are grateful for hismany contributions,” said

Dorothy R. Leavell, NNPAFoundation Chairperson.

Murphy, son of Sarahand Daniel H. Murphy, wasborn March 2, 1916. After at-tending public schools in Bal-timore, Md., and Philadel-phia, Pa., he graduated fromTemple University in 1937.

He began his service tothe AFRO that same year, andserved in a variety of posi-tions until he retired in No-vember 1986, after 49 years ofservice. He started as the of-fice manager of the Washing-ton AFRO, took over as presi-dent in 1961 and becamechief executive officer in 1967.He was at the helm as presi-dent and/or chairman of theboard for 25 years.

Despite his stature,AFRO employees and familymembers remember him as adown-to-earth boss and“people person,” who tookan interest in them andsought their best interests.“He was like a regular em-ployee there at the paper – al-though everyone knew hewas in charge,” Newsonsaid.

Benjamin Phillips, amember of the AFRO’s found-ing family who rejoined thenewspaper staff as director ofglobal markets in 2007, saidhis “Uncle John” was always“likable” and was a dedi-cated newspaperman. “I canremember when I came backand rejoined the paper, one ofthe first calls I got was fromhim saying he was happy Icame back,” Phillips said.“He was dedicated to theAFRO and that’s that stockthat [the Murphy family] had.No matter what, whetherthey disagreed on anythingoutside of these walls, theywere all AFRO. That’s theway we did it and that’s theway we still do it.”

Murphy, who marriedAlice Quivers in 1939 andCamay Calloway Brooks in1980, is survived by his twochildren, Sharon V. Mooreand Daniel H. Murphy, whoresulted from his first union.

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(NNPA) – Tanya WaltonPratt, 51, a graduate of a Histori-cally Black Colleges and Univer-sities (HBCU) has been sworn-in as Indiana’s first Black Fed-eral Judge. Judge Pratt, whoearned her undergraduate de-gree from Spellman College, inAtlanta, and her law degree fromthe Howard University Schoolof Law, in Washington, D.C.,said “I did not attend college orlaw school at Ivy League insti-tutions. I am a proud product ofHistorically Black Colleges andUniversities,” reported the As-sociated Press.Judge Pratt whotook her seat on the court lastweek was unanimously con-firmed by the U.S. Senate, 95-0,in mid-June.

Judge Pratt was sworn-into the U.S. District Court seatformerly filled by Judge S. HughDillin, who ordered thousandsof Black students from India-napolis Public Schools to attendtownship schools in the early1980s, reported The Indianapo-lis Star. “Judge Dillin would beso pleased having you as hissuccessor,” Judge Sarah EvansBarker told Judge Pratt duringthe searing-in ceremony. “Surelyhis spirit is in this place.”

Judge Pratt’s parents,

HBCU Graduate Sworn-In as Indiana’sFirst Black Federal Judge

both the grandchildren of slaves,were activists in the Indianapo-lis community. Her father,Charles Walton, was an attorneyand state legislator. Her mother,Joan Blackshear Walton, taughtin the Indianapolis PublicSchools for 40 years. AP re-ported Judge Pratt’s great-grandfather, who was born intoslavery in the mid-1850s in Geor-gia, was a brick mason and pur-chased his own property. Hiswork ethic is what has inspiredmembers of our family, saidJudge Pratt.

On the IndianapolisBar Association’s Judicial Excel-lence Political Action Committeewebsite, Judge Pratt was recom-

mended by her peers to judicialoffice by nearly 90 percent.

Judge Pratt stated:“The past 13 years as a judicialofficer in a major felony courthave been rewarding, despitethe often difficult nature ofcases. I have a strong work ethicand Court One tries on average;40 jury trials each year. It is im-portant to me to treat everyonethat enters the court environ-ment with courtesy and respect.I have a strong commitment tomy community… From May2001 until July 2007 I served asChair of the Dr. Martin LutherKing Jr., Indiana Holiday Com-mission. I received the 2006 Ca-reer Achievement Award fromthe Archdiocese of Indianapo-lis and the 2007 Career Achieve-ment Award from Cathedral HighSchool. It remains my goal tobring conscientious, patient,and thorough consideration tomatters entrusted to me.”

Judge Pratt, who suc-ceeds Judge David Hamilton, ismarried to defense attorneyMarcel Pratt, who she met atHoward University School ofLaw. They have been married 26years and have a 19year-olddaughter, Lena.

Judge Tanya Walton Pratt

Special to the NNPAfrom the AFRO-AmericanNewspapers (DC)NAACPPresident and CEO Ben Jeal-ous received two honors re-cently as he was namedamong Time magazine’s “40Under 40 Rising Stars of U.S.Politics” and one of the “Top50 people of Power and Influ-ence” by The NonProfitTimes.”The NAACP con-gratulates President Ben-jamin Todd Jealous on mak-ing the Time magazine ‘40Under 40’ and The NonProfitTimes’ ‘Power and InfluenceTop 50’ lists,” NAACP Boardof Directors Chairman RoslynBrock said in a statement. “Ina little over two years, Presi-dent Jealous has led the As-sociation in tackling some ofthe hardest issues facing theAmerican public, includinghealthcare reform, the finan-cial crisis and predatory lend-ing. His hard work and com-mitment to justice allows theAssociation to continue in thestruggle for better jobs, edu-cation and equality for allAmericans.”Jealous, who is aformer Executive Director ofthe National NewspaperPublishers Association,was included in the firstgroup of rising politicalstars ever singled out byTime in a feature to be pub-lished in the issue datedOct. 23. In August, he wasnamed, along with AARPCEO Barry Rand, amongthe 50 most powerful andinfluential leaders in thenon-profit arena. Publicservice has been at thecenter of Jealous’ life sinceearly adulthood. As a Co-lumbia University studentand community organizerfor the NAACP Legal De-fense Fund, he helped or-ganize boycotts and pick-ets for homeless rights, acampaign to save financialaid programs, and led a

battle over environmental is-sues against the university.His activism triggered a sus-pension from Columbia. Hewas re-admitted and laterwon a Rhodes Scholarshipbut during the time away fromColumbia, he was an activistin Mississippi, where he wasat the heart of a fight to pro-

NAACP’s Jealous Recognized byTime Magazine

tect the continued existence oftwo of the state’s three publicHBCU’s and helped exposecorruption at the state prisonin Parchman.He is on theboard of directors of the Cali-fornia Council for the Hu-manities, the Association ofBlack Foundation Executivesand the Asia Society.

there are no en-dorsements, we did nothave enough informationto make a decision. Also,we did not endorse inraces where there wereno opponents, becausethose candidates are au-tomatically elected whenthey vote for themselves.

Mobility Bond Elec-tion - The City of Austinhas scheduled a $90 mil-lion Mobility Bond electionfor Nov. 2. The proposedprojects include bothshort-term and lont-terminvestments that address

City mobility issues.Money for projects in

the 2010 mobility bond isanticipated to be commit-ted within two years.These items include in-vestments in streets,sidewalks, bike paths,trails and transit infra-structure in all parts ofAustin.

VOTE NO! ON THEMOBILITY BONDS.

While these projectsmay be good to have, theyrepresents luxuries thatwe cannot afford, in thesetight economic times.

There are 474 projectsthat are elegivle for thesefunds, but none of themrepresent energencyitems that cannot wait forbetter times. The cityneeds to go back to thedrawing board and givethe voters project that areneeded at this time. $90million is a lot to spend onfeel good items.

This is a very impor-tant election where everyvote will be needed to de-cide the outcome.

Be aware that theCarver Museum votingsite does not open until 10a.m. in the morning andremains open unitl 7 p.m.Some other sites are openfrom 7 to 7during theEarly Voting period untilOctober 29. So, take everyopportunity to vote in thiselection. It is one of themost important electionsthat we will see forawhile.

City of Austin officialswere pleased to learn that theAustin region is a recipient of a$3.7 million U.S. Department ofHousing and Urban Develop-ment grant to support livableand sustainable communities.

The grant to the CapitalArea Council of Governmentsis intended to merge housing,transportation and other ser-vices in an effort to enhance sus-tainable communities. The Cityof Austin is a member ofCAPCOG which includes Travisand nine surrounding CentralTexas counties.

“We are excited to seeCentral Texas receive the Sus-tainable Communities Grant,”said Mayor Lee Leffingwell. “Asour area continues to change wemust plan better transportationsystems, economic develop-ment and preserve our qualityof life. This grant will move uscloser to the goal line of long-range regional planning andcooperation.”

The $3.7 million award tothe Austin area is part of a na-tional grant program that allo-cated $98 million to 45 state,local and tribal governments.

CAPCOG will use thegrant to implement a plan for“activity centers” throughoutthe region that will serve ashubs at transit-linked locationsconnecting housing to diverseemployment and education op-portunities. The initiative ispart of the Capital Area Metro-politan Planning Organ-ization’s 2035 Long-RangeTransportation Plan that visu-alizes regional growth througha network of 37 mixed-use,mixed-income, walkable, con-nected and transit-supportivecenters.

Austin areareceives $3.7

million Sustainable Communities Grant

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LBJ gets 4th consecutive win in defeating Crockett

Lyndon B. JohnsonHigh bypassed Crockett HighThursday, Oct. 14, with a 43-16 win at Nelson Field. It wasthe fourth victory in a row forthe LBJ Jaguars, who beganthe season with four losses ina row. The Crockett Cougarshave lost three of their lastfour games, all of them bywide margins.

LBJ hit thescoreboard in the first quar-ter on a 15-yard pass fromDarius Collins to Dante Price.The point after touchdownattempt was successful. Pricecontributed another touch-down and Crockett made afield goal. As the teams brokefor the half the Jaguars wereout front 14-3. By the end of

the third period LBJ hadposted a 29-10 advantage.

The Jaguars un-leashed a strong running andpassing game and took ad-vantage of several mistakesand fumbles by the Cougars.The Jaguars are already look-ing forward to being in therunning for the District 26-4Aplayoffs.

LBJ headcoach Demo Odems said,“We made some mistakes,some personal foul things thatwe need to clean up. That’suncharacteristic of what wetry to do. But I think our kidssettled down a little bit andexecuted the offense. The de-fense played pretty good allnight, I thought. We got a jug-gernaut; we got McCallum(for the next game), last year’sdistrict champ. They’re al-ways going to be ready toplay. It’s a rival game for us.We got to be ready to go.”

The Jaguars meet theMcCallum Knights Thurs-day, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. atHouse Park. Crockett will facethe Reagan Raiders Friday,Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. at ToneyBurger Stadium.

LBJ’s Dante Price, a senior running back, struggles to getaway from a Crockett tackler at Nelson Field. The Jaguars won43-16. Photo by George E. Hardin

Jose Roman and Jourdan Winstead were chosen LBJ HighSchool homecoming king and queen at the game with CrockettHigh. Photo by George E. Hardin

Malcolm Gibbs and Circe Torosian were elected king andqueen of the LBJ Liberal Arts and Science Academy at the home-coming game. Photo by George E. Hardin

Reagan rumbles ahead todefeat Eastside Panthers

By George HardinSportsBeat

Shaw scored againfor Eastside in the third quar-ter on a nine-yard pass fromJacob Hinojosa, and RobertCrawford ran to pay dirt forReagan on a 23-yard passfrom Daniels.

Reagan and Eastsidehit the scoreboard again in thefourth quarter as the Pan-thers’ Antonio Rangel madea two-yard run and the Raid-ers’ Keys rushed for 25 yardsinto the end zone.

JaQuarius Danielsled all players in passing bycompleting nine out of 14 for123 yards. Eastside’ JacobHinojosa succeeded on two ofeight passes for 63 yards.

Daniels also rushed 12times gaining 149 yards.Eastside’s Desmine Shawcarried the ball 12 times for127 yards.

It was a battle of twostruggling teams as theReagan Raiders tangled withthe Eastside Memorial Pan-thers Friday, Oct. 15, atNelson Field.

But the Raiders cameout on top with a 51-20 vic-tory.

Reagan had lost sixgames in a row and Eastsidehad lost six of its previousseven games, winning onlyover St. Andrews 42-34 in anon-district game.

Reagan was out ofthe gate early, scoring lessthan two minutes after thegame’s opening as DonnieEdmondson rushed acrossthe line on a one-yard run,followed by a JuanHernandez kick.

JaQuarius Daniels,Reagan’s senior quarterback,

rushed for 59 yards for thesecond touchdown. JamesMarshall succeeded on a two-point conversion with a passfrom Daniels.

In the second quarterthe Raiders scored two touch-downs before the Pantherswere able to hit the board:once as Joseph Keys rushedfor one yard and again asDaniels made a 55-yard re-ception return.

Eastside’s DesmineShaw then rushed for 69yards into the end zone. Thekick was unsuccessful.

Reagan’s JamesMarshall followed with atouchdown on a 15-yard passfrom Daniels. The two-pointconversion succeeded despitea fumble that was recovered.At the half Reagan was ahead35-6.

JaQuarius Daniels, a Reagan senior quarterback, leaps to avoid tackles by Eastside’s Kenneth Chavez, left, and Desmine Shawat Nelson Field. Photo by George E. Hardin

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