Presorted Standard U.S.PostagePaid Austin,Texas PermitNo.01949 INSIDE Vol. 44 No. 7 Phone: 512-476-0082 Email: [email protected]July 8, 2016 www.TheAustinVillager.com This paper can be recycled RAPPIN’ Tommy Wyatt TPA TEXAS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION Durant Leaves Thunder, Giving Warriors Look of Super Team by: Janie McCauley AP Sports Writer THE PERFECT STORM - In a Monday, May 30, 2016 file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) reacts during the second half of Game 7 of the NBA basketball West- ern Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif. Durant announced Monday, July 4, 2016, that he is joining All-Stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson with the Golden State Warriors. Durant made the decision public on The Players’ Tribune Monday morn- ing. He can’t officially sign until July 7. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Former Texas Long- horn star Kevin Durant de- cided his best chance for “growth” means leaving his beloved Oklahoma City behind for a big move out West to join the star- studded, record-setting Golden State Warriors and play alongside Splash Brothers Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. In the most antici- pated move of the NBA offseason, Durant an- nounced his decision Monday on The Players’ Tribune. His contract is for $54 million over two years and includes a player op- tion, a person with knowl- edge of the deal said Mon- day, speaking on condition of anonymity because de- tails weren’t made public. Durant’s move will be- come official as soon as Thursday, when free agents can sign their new contracts. Independence Day, indeed. “The primary man- date I had for myself in making this decision was to have it based on the potential for my growth as a player — as that has al- ways steered me in the right direction,” Durant said in the article. “But I am also at a point in my life where it is of equal impor- tance to find an opportu- nity that encourages my evolution as a man: mov- ing out of my comfort zone to a new city and commu- nity which offers the great- est potential for my contri- See MVP , page 2 Loyola Parts Ways with Women’s Basketball Coach Swoopes In this Nov. 9, 2013, file photo, Loyola of Chicago coach Sheryl Swoopes, right, argues a call with referee Erica Bradley during an NCAA college basketball game in Louisville, Ky. Swoopes was part of the 1996 U.S. women’s bas- ketball team. Their success has had a lasting impact on the game in many levels, sparking the launch of two professional leagues and inspir- ing players at the college and high school levels. Swoopes started in all eight games in the 1996 Olympics. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File) by: The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Loyola University has parted ways with women’s basketball coach Sheryl Swoopes. The school said in April that it would inves- tigate allegations against Swoopes brought by former players. One former player, Cate Soan, has said Swoopes humili- ated her and created a hostile environment. On Sunday, the school released a three- sentence statement. “Sheryl Swoopes is no longer serving as the women’s basketball coach at Loyola University Chi- cago,” athletic director Steve Watson said in the statement. “A search for her replacement will be- gin immediately. Loyola thanks Sheryl for her ser- vice to the women’s bas- ketball program.” Swoopes has been at the private Chicago univer- sity for three seasons with a record of 31-62. She was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this year. She was the first player signed by the WNBA and won three Olympic gold medals. Late Sunday night, Swoopes’ spokeswoman Kimberly Blackwell released a statement. “In response to the in- quires made about the in- vestigation, Sheryl is com- fortable with its outcomes, Blackwell said. “She is dis- appointed, however, with the actions that have fol- lowed. In respect of the holiday, we plan to have Sheryl’s voice heard at an appropriate time.” BRAZIL – Be Careful of what you wish DEFENSE-LESS? - Angry civil police offic- ers staged a strike on Monday, with one contin- gent greeting visitors at Rio’s international air- port with this sign. Photograph: airstrike/imgur By Harry C. Alford It was 2009 and the International Olympic Com- mittee was going to choose which city would be the 2016 host for the World Olympics. The United States committee was rather cocky about its chances. After all we had the political star, nouveau political leader, Barack Obama and his wife, First Lady Michelle, giving the presentation and who would surely mesmerize the committee. The other presenters were Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro. Despite the First Lady, our presentation was con- cerning. All labor involved would be under union only opportunity (Project Labor Agreements) which means no Blacks nor Hispanics nor women would get much of a chance to work before and during the Olympics. See WIDE SCALE CORRUPTION, page 5 Anderson Class of 1971 prepares for its 45th Class Reunion. The L. C. Anderson High School Class of 1971 is preparing for their reunion. This was the last class to graduate from the Old Anderson High School. The school closed by court order to desegregate Austin public schools. That was the fate of many of the African American schools in the south. As a result, many of the Black schools were closed in an effort to eliminate the “Separate but Equal” form of education. The establishment proved that the schools were not equal, as the district leaders refused to send the none Black students to schools in the African American community. Former students from these schools refuse to let the memory and history die with the closing of the schools. Many continue to have reunions of the former students. And while many of the former students are now senior citizens, they continue to share stories of the old schools with their grandchildren. They do this by providing scholarships in the name of the alumni. The class of 1971 boasts of the fact that they have awarded more than $20, 000 in scholarships to qualified high school applicants. Other classes and the L. C. Anderson All School Reunion group also provide scholarships. The reunion will be July 15-17, 2016. Information can be found by going to lcandersonhighsclassof [email protected] or call Linda Moore at (512) 652- 8188. The All Class Reunion of Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School is having its reunion in Lubbock this week. I regret that I will be unable to attend this year, but my heart will be with the group. I am a graduate of the Class of 1956 and I want to wish all of the classes of Dunbar God’s speed. Welcome, Anderson Class of 1971! True American hero passes at 94. See TUSKEGEE Page 4 Powerhouse soloist receives hollywood walk of fame star. See PASTOR Page 3 Essence festival launched two new consumer expos. See TIME Page 6
Durant Leaves Thunder, GivingWarriors Look of Super Team
by: Janie McCauley AP Sports Writer
THE PERFECT STORM - In a Monday, May 30, 2016 file photo, Oklahoma City Thunderforward Kevin Durant (35) reacts during the second half of Game 7 of the NBA basketball West-ern Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif. Durant announcedMonday, July 4, 2016, that he is joining All-Stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson with theGolden State Warriors. Durant made the decision public on The Players’ Tribune Monday morn-ing. He can’t officially sign until July 7. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
OAKLAND, Calif.(AP) - Former Texas Long-horn star Kevin Durant de-cided his best chance for“growth” means leavinghis beloved OklahomaCity behind for a big moveout West to join the star-studded, record-settingGolden State Warriorsand play alongside Splash
Brothers Stephen Curryand Klay Thompson.
In the most antici-pated move of the NBAoffseason, Durant an-nounced his decisionMonday on The Players’Tribune. His contract is for$54 million over two yearsand includes a player op-tion, a person with knowl-
edge of the deal said Mon-day, speaking on conditionof anonymity because de-tails weren’t made public.Durant’s move will be-come official as soon asThursday, when freeagents can sign their newcontracts.
Independence Day,indeed.
“The primary man-date I had for myself inmaking this decision wasto have it based on thepotential for my growth asa player — as that has al-ways steered me in theright direction,” Durantsaid in the article. “But Iam also at a point in my lifewhere it is of equal impor-
tance to find an opportu-nity that encourages myevolution as a man: mov-ing out of my comfort zoneto a new city and commu-nity which offers the great-est potential for my contri-
See MVP, page 2
Loyola Parts Ways with Women’sBasketball Coach Swoopes
In this Nov. 9, 2013, file photo, Loyola ofChicago coach Sheryl Swoopes, right, argues acall with referee Erica Bradley during an NCAAcollege basketball game in Louisville, Ky.Swoopes was part of the 1996 U.S. women’s bas-ketball team. Their success has had a lastingimpact on the game in many levels, sparking thelaunch of two professional leagues and inspir-ing players at the college and high school levels.Swoopes started in all eight games in the 1996Olympics. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
by: The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) -Loyola University hasparted ways withwomen’s basketball coachSheryl Swoopes.
The school said inApril that it would inves-tigate allegations againstSwoopes brought byformer players. Oneformer player, Cate Soan,has said Swoopes humili-ated her and created ahostile environment.
On Sunday, theschool released a three-sentence statement.
“Sheryl Swoopes isno longer serving as thewomen’s basketball coachat Loyola University Chi-cago,” athletic directorSteve Watson said in thestatement. “A search forher replacement will be-gin immediately. Loyolathanks Sheryl for her ser-vice to the women’s bas-ketball program.”
Swoopes has been atthe private Chicago univer-sity for three seasons witha record of 31-62. She waselected to the NaismithMemorial Basketball Hall ofFame this year. She was the
first player signed by theWNBA and won threeOlympic gold medals.
Late Sunday night,Swoopes’ spokeswomanKimberly Blackwell releaseda statement.
“In response to the in-quires made about the in-
vestigation, Sheryl is com-fortable with its outcomes,Blackwell said. “She is dis-appointed, however, withthe actions that have fol-lowed. In respect of theholiday, we plan to haveSheryl’s voice heard at anappropriate time.”
BRAZIL –Be Careful ofwhat you wish
DEFENSE-LESS? - Angry civil police offic-ers staged a strike on Monday, with one contin-gent greeting visitors at Rio’s international air-port with this sign. Photograph: airstrike/imgur
By Harry C. Alford
It was 2009 and the International Olympic Com-mittee was going to choose which city would be the2016 host for the World Olympics. The United Statescommittee was rather cocky about its chances. Afterall we had the political star, nouveau political leader,Barack Obama and his wife, First Lady Michelle, givingthe presentation and who would surely mesmerize thecommittee. The other presenters were Madrid, Tokyoand Rio de Janeiro.
Despite the First Lady, our presentation was con-cerning. All labor involved would be under union onlyopportunity (Project Labor Agreements) which meansno Blacks nor Hispanics nor women would get much ofa chance to work before and during the Olympics.
See WIDE SCALE CORRUPTION, page 5
Anderson Classof 1971 prepares
for its 45thClass Reunion.
The L. C. Anderson HighSchool Class of 1971 ispreparing for their reunion.This was the last class tograduate from the OldAnderson High School.The school closed by courtorder to desegregate Austinpublic schools. That wasthe fate of many of theAfrican American schoolsin the south. As a result,many of the Black schoolswere closed in an effort toeliminate the “Separate butEqual” form of education.The establishment provedthat the schools were notequal, as the district leadersrefused to send the noneBlack students to schools inthe African Americancommunity. Former students fromthese schools refuse to letthe memory and history diewith the closing of theschools. Many continue tohave reunions of the formerstudents. And while manyof the former students arenow senior citizens, theycontinue to share stories ofthe old schools with theirgrandchildren. They do thisby providing scholarshipsin the name of the alumni.The class of 1971 boasts ofthe fact that they haveawarded more than $20,000 in scholarships toqualified high schoolapplicants. Other classesand the L. C. Anderson AllSchool Reunion group alsoprovide scholarships. The reunion will be July15-17, 2016. Informationcan be found by going [email protected] or callLinda Moore at (512) 652-8188. The All Class Reunion ofPaul Lawrence DunbarHigh School is having itsreunion in Lubbock thisweek. I regret that I will beunable to attend this year,but my heart will be withthe group. I am a graduateof the Class of 1956 and Iwant to wish all of theclasses of Dunbar God’sspeed.
Welcome,Anderson Class of
1971!
True American heropasses at 94.
See TUSKEGEEPage 4
Powerhouse soloistreceives hollywoodwalk of fame star.See PASTOR
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The 2014 MVP and four-time scoring champion ledthe Thunder to the NBA Finals in 2012 continued from page 1
Kevin Durant at the House of Hoops in-Harlem, NYC on 125th Street. Photo courtesy Alexis Marcou
bution and personalgrowth. With this in mind,I have decided that I amgoing to join the GoldenState Warriors.”
And the 2015 cham-pion Warriors, who squan-dered a 3-1 NBA Finalslead to lose to LeBronJames and the Cavalierslast month, know howtough Durant is in anylineup: They rallied fromdown 3-1 to beat Durantand the Thunder in aseven-game Western Con-ference Finals.
Golden State applieda full-court press to landDurant. On Friday in theHamptons, the Warriorssent owner Joe Lacob, gen-eral manager Bob Myers,coach of the year SteveKerr, Curry and Thompsonto meet with the 6-foot-9superstar.
The 2014 MVP andfour-time scoring championled the Thunder to the NBAFinals in 2012, and to theWestern Conference finalsin four of the past six years— and he’s only 27. He re-covered from a broken bonein his right foot that costhim much of last season topost one of the best yearsof his career.
Durant met with theThunder, Warriors, Los An-geles Clippers, BostonCeltics, San Antonio Spursand Miami Heat onceteams could begin negoti-ating with free agents.
With the addition ofDurant, the Warriors be-come the league’s latestteam to add a superstarchasing a championshipto a lineup of All-Stars.LeBron James made themove from Cleveland toMiami in 2010, joining alineup that featuredDwyane Wade and ChrisBosh. They reached fourNBA Finals as a group andwon two championships.
“I’m from Washing-ton, D.C. originally, butOklahoma City truly raisedme. It taught me so muchabout family as well aswhat it means to be a
man,” Durant said. “Thereare no words to expresswhat the organization andthe community mean tome, and what they willrepresent in my life and inmy heart forever. Thememories and friendshipsare something that go farbeyond the game. Thoseinvaluable relationshipsare what made this delib-eration so challenging.
“It really pains me toknow that I will disappointso many people with thischoice, but I believe I amdoing what I feel is the rightthing at this point in my lifeand my playing career.”
He should be a goodfit in Golden State’s vary-ing lineups and gives All-Star Draymond Green an-other physical body andrebounding presence tocomplement 3-point acesCurry and Thompson.
The Warriors toppedthe 1995-96 Chicago Bulls’mark and set the NBAregular-season winsrecord with 73 victoriesand led the league in scor-ing.
Durant has been adifficult opponent for theWarriors __ he averaged30 points per gameagainst them in this year’s
Western Conference finalsand dropped a career-high54 points on them in 2014.
Adding Durant willgive the Warriors anotherchance to chase a title af-ter the bitter feeling thatwas this season — arecord-setting year thatended without the team’sbiggest goal beingreached. Durant has had tocarry much of the scoringload for the Thunder overthe years, but havingCurry, Green and Thomp-son on the floor with himshould open up space hehasn’t had during his ten-ure in Oklahoma City.
But the Warriors willhave to move players tomake room for Durant.
Golden State andDallas have agreed on adeal to send center An-drew Bogut to the Maver-icks, a person with knowl-edge of the deal told theAP. The person said otherdetails of the trade arestill being worked out,speaking on condition ofanonymity because thedeal cannot be finalizeduntil Thursday. BeforeDurant announced hismove, Bogut removed allreferences to the Warriorsfrom his Twitter page,which then featured aphoto of the 7-footer in anAustralia jersey.
OKC also will have tomake a decision on the fu-ture of restricted freeagent Harrison Barnes.
Losing Durant to a toprival will sting for theThunder.
“Kevin’s contributionsto our organization duringhis nine years were pro-found, on and off thecourt,” Thunder ChairmanClayton I. Bennett said ina statement. “He helpedthe Thunder grow and suc-ceed in immeasurableways and impacted thecommunity just the same.
“We thank him for hisleadership, his play, andhow he represented Okla-homa City and the entirestate of Oklahoma.”
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GospelSingerShirleyCaesar
ReceivesHollywoodWalk ofFameStar
by: Carlton James Jr.Special to the AFRO
Pastor Shirley Caesar
Pastor Shirley Caesar,member of the famed gos-pel group The Caravansand a powerhouse soloistin her own right, receivedher Hollywood Walk ofFame Star on June 28.
“Today, we are hon-oring the reigning queenof gospel music,” saidLeron Gubler, presidentand CEO of the HollywoodChamber of Commerce,which controls the Holly-wood Walk of Fame, as heintroduced Caesar. “She isa woman known as a mu-sic trailblazer who has in-fluenced a wide range ofartist across numerousgenres. Her career hasmade an indelible mark onAmerica music and thesounds of gospel.”
The 77-year-old gos-pel trailblazer has won 11Grammys, 18 Doves and14 Stellar Awards, amongother accolades.
“I am so proud to becalled a daughter of Dr.Shirley Cesar becausewithout her there wouldbe no me,” said gospelsinger Yolanda Adams atthe ceremony. She added,
“I got a chance to see whatexcellence and action re-ally is every day of my gos-pel career and that is Dr.Shirley Caesar.”
Caesar has releasedmore than 40 albums in-cluding a 2016 album titled,“Fill This House.” Some ofher gospel hits include “NoCharge,” “Hold My Mule,”and “Sweeping through the
City.”“You are such a beast
at what you do. Save somefor the young people; savesome for this generation,”joked gospel singer KirkFranklin at the ceremony.He added, “We love you,but you’re our No. 1 com-petition.”
In 2000, Caesar wasinducted into the Gospel
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wildest imagination Iwould have fathomed inmy mind growing up inDurham, N.C., that oneday my name would beenshrined in a star on theHollywood Walk of Fame.Unimaginable… ButGod…,” said Caesar duringher acceptance speech.
Maxwell’s Celebrate40th Family Reunion
Saturday, July 9,2016, family and friendswill gather at San GabrielPark in Georgetown,Texas to, fellowship andcelebrate 40 years of fam-ily, faith and love.
We honor the livesand legacy of those whohave come before us; Mr.and Mrs. Bob and Alice
Maxwell of Rocky Hollow,Texas and their children,Geneva; Will; Herman;Leroy; Climmie; John;Otha; George and NancyMaxwell. Special recogni-tion to our blessedfounders, Mrs. LugeanBrown, Mrs. JanetJohnson and Mr. RobertHollins Sr.
Rehoboth Baptist ChurchSanctuary Choir Annual
and Vacation Bible SchoolThe Rehoboth Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir
invites you to join them as they celebrate their ChoirAnnual. This celebration will take place on Sunday,
July 10, 2016 at 11:00 am.The theme and scripture is: “The Heart of a
Praiser” Psalm 92:1-2"Reverend Lester Patton and the Black’s Memo-
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Central Texas Diaspora Holds 4th of JulyCommunity Meet and Greet
On July 2, 2016,a local community group calledDiaspora held a July 4th community meeting. This eventwas meant to bring elected official, candidates with lo-cal community leaders and also business owner, in or-der, celebrate “America” independence. Furthermore,it was an opportunity for the participant to network.
According to the organizers, the event was wellattended due to the fact that they had over 25 peoplewho came out to the event. For example some of the
participants, included the following people: Herman DaSouza with Cercle Sociale; Joe Martinez for TravisCounty Sheriff (r); Ousmane Diallo member of the KeliRemah Foundation and others. Moreover, all the at-tendee “enjoyed” themselves.
According to the organizers, the event allowed forpeople to network. Consequently, Diaspora has reachedits objective as serving as a “community platform” fornetworking. In addition, Diaspora works to inform thecommunity about the local elections and also helps withvoter registration.
Pictured left to right are: Barbara Narjera, Jim McDonald, Herman Da Souza, and Ousmane Diallo.Photo courtesy of Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon
by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon | Villager Columnist
John Bucy,Declared Williamson
County Chair
John Bucyby Tsoke
(Chuch) Adjavon |Villager Columnist
Recently, theWilliamson County Demo-cratic has “smoothly”changed its leadership.This change brings an endto the “Karen Carter Era.”Karen Carter who had “in-herited” a dividedWilliamson Democraticparty managed to bringthe party together. Notonly was she able to unitethe party but also was ableto bring a new sense ofhope too the party.
Some of her leader-ship “move” was to con-test numerous elected po-sition in WilliamsonCounty. For instance, Nick
Lealos and John Bucy chal-lenged two elected offi-cials in Williamson County.Although both them lost,it help build a “campaigninfrastructure” that wouldallow more candidates torun to office. In otherwords, she has help in-crease the profile of theWilliamson DemocraticParty.
After Mrs Carter“help brink” the partyfrom under, she has stepdown. Upon steppingdown, John Bucy ran toreplace her. Moreover, MrBucy brings a “fresh ap-proach” at the localWilliamson Democraticparty. In other words, hebrings a vitality to the thelocal party.
J. McDonaldRuns For Pflugerville
City Council
The city ofPflugerville will be holdinga special election due tothe fact a council memberholding place 2 has re-cently resigned to run formayor. Consequently, therewill be early elections. Ac-cording to Pflugerville elec-tion board, “ Early voting isJuly 20 2016-August 2,2016and the election Day votingwill be on August 6 from 7am to 7 pm. “ Since there isa vacancy, then JimMcDonald plans to run forthe Pflugerville Place 2 po-sition.
Jim McDonald hasbeen living in Pflugervillefor the past 18 years. As aresident, he has been in-volve in the Pflugervillecity government by serv-ing on some city board.For instance, he hasserved on the 2015 CityBond Committee and iscurrently serving as thevice-chair of the Parks andRecreation Commission.
by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon |Villager Columnist
Not only has heserved on the city govern-ment board, but has alsobeen involved in the localcommunity. For instancehe is a member of thePflugerville Chamber ofCommerce and alsoserved as the 2015 Presi-dent of the Rotary Club ofPflugerville. Furthermore,he has been involved withnumerous non profitsgroup, such as” Adopt-a-Trail, Blue Santa and othercommunity serviceprojects.
Jim McDonald
Travis County de-claring 07/11-07/15 as Na-tional Disability VoterRegistration week.
FamedTuskegeeAirman
Roscoe C.Brown, Jr.Dies at 94
NEW YORK – “I pulledup at him in a fifteen de-gree climb and fired threelong bursts at him from2,000 feet at eight o’clockto him,” Roscoe C. Brown,Jr. said, recalling an airfight as a Tuskegee Airmanagainst a German jet dur-ing World War II. “Almostimmediately, the pilotbailed out from about24,000 feet. I saw flamesburst from the jet orificesof the enemy aircraft.”
That report by Brownafter the encounter is partof military lore, and sonow is Brown who diedSaturday night, July 2, atMontefiore Hospital in theBronx. He was 94.
“Two weeks ago he felland broke his hip,” saidformer New York CityMayor David Dinkins,“That’s why he was in thehospital. He’s my hero andI always call him my ‘Fighter
Tuskegee AirmanRoscoe C. Brown, Jr.
Pilot.’”Dinkins also reflected
on Brown as an educator,particularly during his ten-ure as president of BronxCommunity College and asa professor at New YorkUniversity. “The doctoratehe received, unlike mine,
was not honorary,” Dinkinsjoked. “He earned his. Hewas a smart rascal.”
Born March 9, 1922 inWashington, D.C., Brownwas the youngest of twochildren. His father, Dr.Roscoe C. Brown, Sr., amember of FDR’s “Black
Cabinet,” worked as a pub-lic health specialist and hismother was a teacher. Af-ter graduation from PaulLaurence Dunbar HighSchool, he received hisbachelor’s degree fromSpringfield College in Mas-sachusetts in 1943.
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RSCA seeks to recruit qualified individuals for the post ofIMB FileNet Developers with Records Management Skills. Expert knowledge of IBM FileNet implementations, supportincident management, configuration, enhancement and upgradesas well as thirty hosting. Conversion and Migration from FileNet v.4.5 to v.5.2.Execution of conversion and migration of large number ofrecords. Implement records management for selected InformationTechnology teams using FileNet Records Management Modulein FileNet v.5.2 infrastructure to be installed at a thirty partyhosted site. Execution of conversion and migration of repositories for twowork groups (PIRES, ECP)Training of subject matter experts(SMEs) Application of content and processes in conformancewith ISO 90001:20015 standards. Please submit resumes no later than July 11th, 2016.
NOTICE TO CREDITORSNotice is hereby given that the original Letters Testamentary forthe Estate of Einar W. Polso a/k/a Einar Walfred Polso, Deceased,were issued on June 28, 2016, in Cause No. C-1-PB-16-000996pending in the Probate Court Number One of Travis County,Texas to Doreen M. Gossen. All persons having claims againstthis Estate which is currently being administered are required topresent the claims within the time and in the manner prescribedby law in care of the representative, Doreen M. Gossen, 4808San Simeon, Austin, Texas 78749. Notice by: Leanne Layne,State Bar No. 24012648, Kernodle Layne Group, LLP, 14101West Highway 290, Building 800, Austin, TX 78737, Telephone:(512) 649-2300, Facsimile: (512) 649-2304, Attorney for the
DPR Construction as CMARfor Texas State University willbe constructing the 18,845 sfLibrary Repository Buildingand site development at 250 E.McCarty Ln., San Marcos,Texas 78666. We are currentlyseeking competitive pricingfrom Subcontractors on the100% CD Issuance forWaterproofing, Plaster, andPainting, by Thursday 7/14/2016 at 2:00 PM CST. If you’reinterested in pursuing thisproject, please contact us and wewill provide a Box link to accessthe proposal documents. Pleasecontact Ted Muckleroy for anyquestions or informationregarding this project [email protected] or 512-345-7699
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSACC LEANDER CAMPUS
ALL TRADES American Constructors, Inc. requests proposalsfrom all trades for the new Austin Community CollegeLeander Campus project. Proposals are due July 28th, 2016 at 2:00 pm.Proposals may be emailed to [email protected] or mailed/delivered to AmericanConstructors, Inc. at 4330 Gaines Ranch Loop, Suite230, Austin, TX 78735, submitted via fax to (512)328-2520. Documents are also available for downloading fromAmerican Constructors’ ftp site. Please visitwww.acitexas.com for details. Please contactAmerican Constructors at 512-328-2026 foradditional information on this project.Information sessions will be held at the ACCHighland Business Center at 5930 Middle FiskvilleRd. in room 201 on July 7th at 1:30pm and July 21st at9:00amAT&T Corp. is currently
looking for mbe/wbe(s) for theCity of Austin’s FileNetManaged Services and Hosting,Solicitation No: GAL0024.Expertise in the implementation,conversion and migration ofIBM FileNet infrastructure,Records Manager andexperience in providing Hostingand Managed Services tosupport the IBM FileNetSystem. Submit a capabilitiessheet with 3 verifiablereferences to Stacy Mobley(404) 817-2299 or [email protected]
Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Construction Manager@ Risk, is actively soliciting proposals from subcontrac-tors for the construction of The New Central Library,CIP ID 7235.001. Proposal Package 5 consists of Photo-voltaic Scope of Work. A current set of plans and specifi-cations can be reviewed at our office, address mentionedbelow. Proposal selection will be on a best value basis.We will accept proposals for this package at our office,8326 Cross Park Drive, Austin, TX 78754 on Wednes-day, August 3, 2016 at 2:00 PM. A Pre-Proposal Confer-ence will be held at the jobsite at 10:00 AM on Thursday,July 21, 2016 followed by a site visit. The jobsite ad-dress is 299 West Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701. All Cityof Austin Certified Small, Minority and Women-OwnedBusiness Enterprises are encouraged to submit proposals.The City of Austin SMBR Department has established thefollowing participation goals for this Proposal Package: AA-2.07%; His-7.26%; NA/A-0.80%; WBE-2.44%. HenselPhelps Construction Co. is available at (512) 834-9848 orfax (512) 834-9844. Our company is an E.E.O. Employer.We encourage and actively solicit proposals from minorityand women owned enterprises for all projects.
Worse than that largesections of the south sideof Chicago would fall underimminent domain. Theyproposed to gut out largehistorical neighborhoodsand replace them with sta-diums and stations for the2016 Olympics. The resi-dents of these targetedneighborhoods were readyto demonstrate, fight, andsue and everything else toresist the proposedgentrification of their fam-ily homes and neighbor-hoods. Political opportun-ists began their prepara-tion to pounce on the “buylow, sell high” hustles.
Much of the Brazilian governmentis rattled with wide scale corruptionCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Protesting world sporting events is nothing new in Brazil.Pictured above are protesters of the 2014 World Cup held in Brazil.
Photo courtesy of Brandchannel.
Rio saw the aboveflaw and moved quicklyinto their presentation.They were not going totransplant any neighbor-hoods without a plan forempowerment. Much ofthe needed infrastructurewas already in place due tothe preparation of theWorld Cup Soccer Games.Their slums or Flavillas(hillside slums) would beupgraded not just leveled.Jobs by the thousandswould be created and allwould have opportunity.Brazil is 53% Black and thelargest Black populationsecond to only Nigeria andnow they are going to getempowerment (ha, ha).
The Rio presentationwas the winning hand. TheChicago team lost in the firstround. From that point on,the glitter of the Obama Erastarted to tarnish. The buylow, sell high investors inChicago were crushed whenthey got the bad news.Some must have investedtoo much in the project.President of the ChicagoBoard of Education andmember of the 2016 Olym-pic Committee Michael W.Scott became so depressedhe committed suicide. Co-incidentally, I had drinkswith the gentleman and oth-ers a few weeks before thedecision.
I have been to Rio deJaneiro a few times.When visiting you will bereminded of the DonHenley song “All Theywant to do is Dance”. It isa 24/7 party. However, wehad our most successfulTrade Mission there. Wetook 84 businesses anddid over $34 million infour days. I remember theMinority Business Devel-opment Agency and theState Department tryingto follow us around and Iwould tell them: “Stay outof our way. We knowwhat we are doing”.
Black Brazilians arehungry to mix with BlackAmericans.
One thing that Iknow is that the Brazilpower structure will notstand for Black empower-ment. The disparity isabout to explode in civilprotest. The 53% Blacksector looks at us andknows that we did not getempowerment by beingnice. We took it to thestreets and would notback down. Sooner orlater they are going toemulate us. Since win-ning the Olympic selec-tion in 2009 more than2500 Black males havebeen killed by the police.They aren’t going to takethat much longer.
Much of the Braziliangovernment is rattled withwide scale corruption. Itslargest corporation,Petrobras, is scandalizedwith bid rigging. Principalsin Petrobras and many of itspartners are marching off toprison. We are talking bil-lions of dollars here. Withthat comes lobbyists andelected officials. As formerPresident Lula is considereda hero in the soccer andOlympic competitions, cur-rent President DilmaRousseff is facing an im-peachment trial for cookingthe federal books. Thenation’s overall economy isin the dumps.
The Olympic Gamesmay end up being a hor-rible mess. The drug warsare interfering in the ven-ues. The site that will hostthe volley ball games is lit-tered with human bodyparts washing ashore(oogie!). The rowingteams will be rowing inpolluted water (dead fishand all).
The usual prostitu-tion, panhandling and rob-beries are not going to bedeterred. The ongoing le-thal drug wars are not go-ing to take a respite dur-ing the games. Theflavillas along the hillsideswill still be there.
The world is now be-
ing plagued with the de-bilitating virus known asZika. Guess what? Noother nation in the worldis being hit with Zika likeBrazil. Members of ourOlympic team are bowingout of the competition infear of ruining their blood-lines. Zika is out of controland Brazil is becoming thenew “ground zero”.
There are also re-ports that the games arebeing seriously looked atby ISIS as a super soft tar-get. That would be all thatBrazil needs.
Demonstrators parade large inflatable dolls depicting Brazil’s formerPresident Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in prison garb and current PresidentDilma Rousseff dressed as a thief, with a presidential sash that reads “Im-peachment,” in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, March 13, 2016. The corruptionscandal at the state-run oil giant Petrobras has ensnared key figures fromRousseff’s Workers’ Party, including her predecessor and mentor, Lula daSilva, as well as members of opposition parties. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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TIME INC.’S 2016 ESSENCE FESTIVALATTRACTS MORE THAN 450,000 ATTENDEESby Naomi Richard | The Austin Villager Newspaper
July 4, 2016 (NewYork, NY) - T ime Inc.’s(NYSE:TIME) 2016 ES-SENCE Festival presentedby Coca-Cola attractedmore than 450,000 at-tendees to New Orleansthis Fourth of July week-end for its annual culturalcelebration featuringmore than 100 performingartists and over 100 speak-ers—which included first-time appearances byOprah Winfrey, MariahCarey, Tyra Banks, MistyCopeland and many more.Recognized as one of thecountry’s largest live
events, the 2016 ESSENCEFestival hosted more ce-lebrities and performingtalent than ever before,extended its reach world-wide by capturing arecord-breaking 3.5 billionsocial media impressionsand delivered over 100hours of curated video andlive-stream content. Theannual 4-day Festival,which took place June 30-July 3, features entertain-ment, empowerment, andcultural experiences dur-ing the day and the world’sbest performers eachnight. Highlights of the
2016 ESSENCE Festival in-clude:
· Over 100 per-forming artists—morethan ever before acrossthe Superdome and theErnest N. Morial Conven-tion Center. Many of thebiggest names in the en-tertainment industry suchas Kendrick Lamar, MariahCarey, Maxwell, PuffDaddy & The Family, Com-mon and Ciara performedat the event’s nighttimeconcerts and dozens ofothers across ESSENCE’sCenter Stage and All-StarGospel Tribute honoring
The Clark Sisters.· More than 100
speakers, authors, leadersand celebrities partici-pated in the Festival’s freedaytime experience –in-cluding a first-ever appear-ance by Oprah Winfrey toa standing-room onlycrowd. Other first-timespeakers included TyraBanks and Misty Copelandand the return of peren-nial favorites Rev. AlSharpton and Bishop T.D.Jakes, among others, drewpacked crowds.
· The launch of twonew consumer Expos,‘Beauty & Style’ and ‘En-trepreneurship, Money &Power’ which extended
the Festival’s daytime foot-print by more than125,000 square feet withinthe Ernest N. Morial Con-vention Center, drawingpassionate crowds ofthousands each day.
· The expansion of‘Entertainment All-Ac-cess’, offering fans moreaccess to Hollywood’s A-list celebrities than everbefore, as well as exclusivefirst-looks at the hottestmovies, TV shows and casttalk-backs in the ESSENCEScreening Room. This in-cluded the real-time film-ing of the daytime talkshow, The Real!
· More than 100hours of digital program-
ming including first-timelive-stream of the ES-SENCE EmpowermentStage content and videoon demand garnering over500,000 views.
For a full recap of allthe exciting momentsfrom the 2016 ESSENCEFestival, visitESSENCE.com and
Sponsors of the 2016ESSENCE Festival includepresenting sponsor Coca-Cola and major sponsorsFord, McDonald’s, StateFarm, Verizon, andWalmart. Superloungesponsors include Coca-Cola, Ford and Walmart .The All Star Gospel Tributeis sponsored by Walmart.
