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Annual Pilgrimage to Selma

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

Alabama Police Chief Center for Civil and Apologizes to John Lewis Human Rights gets for Past Wrongs $250,000 New Grant News One An Alabama police chief brought Rep. John Lewis to tears this week, apologizing to the noted civil rights leader for failing to protect the Freedom Riders during a trip to Montgomery in 1961. Lewis and fellow civil rights activists were beaten by a mob after arriving at Montgomery's Greyhound station in May 1961. At a recent ceremony at First Baptist Church, the city's current police chief, Kevin Murphy, apologized to Lewis and offered him his badge in a gesture of reconciliation, telling the longtime Georgia congressman that Montgomery police had "enforced unjust laws" in failing to protect the Freedom Riders more than five decades ago. Lewis, who was arrested during civil rights protests in cities across the South, said it was the first time a police chief had apologized to him. "It means a great deal," Lewis said. "I teared up. I tried to keep from crying." Page 3

Special to the Daily World The Atlanta-based National Center for Civil and Human Rights has announced it will receive $250,000 in new grant funding from the Enterprise Holdings Foundation. The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the company that operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands. The grant, primarily slated to support the Center’s corporate diversity efforts, reflects Enterprise Holdings’ commitment to making a difference in the communities where it operates. “It’s great to see corporations like Enterprise Holdings investing in community outreach and awareness toward contemporary global human rights issues and the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement,” said Doug Shipman, CEO of the Center. “Their support gives us the momentum we need to carry on our vision of building a topnotch national institution here in Atlanta.” Page 3

HBCU Tip Off Event announced Page 8

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North DeKalb Families Consider Forming New School System

By Charlotte roy Daily World Managing Editor A diverse group of parents in the Atlanta suburbs of Dunwoody, Chamblee and Brookhaven are discussing the possibility of forming their own school district, which would break away from the beleaguered DeKalb County schools. Parent Matt Blankenship, whose two children attend elementary and middle schools in the Dunwoody area, told the Daily World that he attended a Sunday night meeting about the idea because he's concerned about how DeKalb County schools operate. “I don’t claim to know the answer to the problem, but common sense tells me that the DeKalb school district is just too large for one board to manage well,” he said. DeKalb County is the state's third-largest school district, serving about 99,000 students. It was placed on probation in December by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools following a six-month investigation. The accreditation agency cited long-term leadership issues including nepotism, fiscal mismanagement, inappropriate micromanagement and intimidation within the district. This week a federal judge upheld Governor Nathan Deal’s decision to suspend six of nine DeKalb school board members and appoint new ones. Page 3

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IN MEMORIAM

Our Tribute to Polly Meriwether Lewis In 1972, you became a devoted member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. – the oldest Greek letter organization in the world for women of color. Immediately, you became the epitome of an Alpha Kappa Alpha woman – beautiful, elegant, dedicated, kind, committed and service-oriented. Recognizing the vital importance of addressing civic needs in DeKalb County, Georgia, you spearheaded a daunting yet rewarding task. Becoming its first president, you were one of 21 members to charter the Lambda Epsilon Omega chapter. In your more than 40 years in this fine sisterhood, you have served as a mentor, counselor, role model, confidante, friend, sister and mother figure to each of us. You were so special that we created the Polly Meriwether Lewis Award. Given annually, this recognizes a member who embodies your essence – “a woman of self-confidence, humility and grace who is hard working and remains committed to the purpose and ideals” of the sorority. On March 1, 2013, you entered into the presence of the Lord and became our “Ivy Beyond the Wall”. Our hearts are heavy and spirits are saddened. But we will lift the torch that you passed on to us and carry your commitment of service into the future. We love you dearly and will miss you greatly. Sisterly, Adriene Kinnaird, President and the members of the Lambda Epsilon Omega Chapter

ADWnews NEWS Zimmerman Skips ‘Stand your gound’ hearing Daily World Staff

It appears George Zimmerman's attorneys may not be using the "Stand Your Ground" law in his defense after all in his trial for the 2012 shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. His legal team decided recently to skip an immunity hearing where the "Stand Your Ground" defense would be heard that was slated for April. The defense argues it's because they don't have time to prepare for the "Stand Your Ground" hearing and the trial. "We don't have time ... to spend two weeks or so" on an immunity hearing, O'Mara said outside a Sanford court Tuesday morning. "Our focus is to get [Zimmerman] to a jury and get acquitted." Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder, but under Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law, he is entitled to immunity if he can prove he shot and killed Martin Feb. 26, 2012, in self defense. If self defense were determined, all criminal proceedings would have to stop, and Zimmerman would walk free. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain, says he shot the 17-year-old in self-defense after he saw the young man acting suspiciously in his neighborhood in Sanford, Fla. April 22 hearing was expected to determine whether Florida's self-defense laws shielded him from prosecution.

But Zimmerman’s attorney Mark O'Mara told a judge Tuesday that he didn't need time in April for pretrial motions. He told reporters that he could still file a motion for immunity when the trial begins June 10, or later if a civil case arises. Zimmerman's defense appeared to question the credibility of a teenage girl, identified only as Witness 8, who claims she was on the phone with Martin just moments before he was shot. Witness 8 told authorities that Martin told her that he was scared of a strange man following him. She also said that after hearing the shooting over Martin's phone, she was hospitalized for trauma, but she admitted later to prosecutors that she had not.

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Center for Civil rights gets $250,000

Lewis and other members of Congress were taking part in the 13th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Alabama, a three-day event that also included trips to Selma, Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. Murphy said the decision to apologize was easy. "For me, freedom and the right to live in peace is a cornerstone of our society and that was something that Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and Congressman Lewis were trying to achieve," Murphy said. "I think what I did today should have been done a long time ago. It needed to be done. It needed to be spoken because we have to live with the truth and it is the truth." Murphy, who was asked to speak at the event only after Montgomery's mayor and

The Enterprise Holdings Foundation’s support comes at a significant time for the Center as it prepares for actual construction of its facilities at Pemberton Place this month. The three-story building will include a gallery for the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection (King Papers), as well as the civil and human rights exhibitions. “We are pleased to support the efforts of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights to shine new light on the life and work of Dr. King,” said Jo Ann Kindle, president of the Enterprise Holdings

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director of public safety were unable to attend, said he wanted the Montgomery Police Department to be "heard in a different light than what history has recorded in years past." "We're going to move forward as one Montgomery, one MPD. And we're going to continue to work at it," Murphy said. "There's still a lot of work to do, we know that. We, the police department, need to make the first move to build that trust back in our community that was once lost because we enforced unjust laws. "Those unjust laws were immoral and wrong. But you know what? It's a new day. And there's a new police department and a new Montgomery here and now and on the horizon."

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Foundation. “Our grant allows us to help honor a leader who never stopped striving to attain equal opportunity for all and who consistently encouraged service to others.”

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

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for control over Georgia’s third largest school system continues, perhaps to the Georgia Supreme Court. Now the governor is facing pressure from parents, politicians and the public to quickly name successors. With only three members remaining on the school board, the district is all but paralyzed and major financial and personnel decisions are delayed. “The harm from the loss of accreditation to the school district and the resulting harm to the students in the district are profound,” Story wrote in his decision. “To permit the board members to continue to serve while their individual claims are resolved risks substantial consequences for the school district and its students. The court finds that this risk of harm far outweighs the risks to the board members.” The lawsuit was filed in the name of former school board chairman Eugene Walker, who vowed to fight on. “I still think I’m on the right side of history,” said

Walker, who was one of the six board members Deal suspended last week. Sunday night's meeting to discuss breaking away from the existing DeKalb school district was held at a Dunwoody church and included state representatives, members of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association, and families from other municipalities north of the City of Atlanta. “We have strong community involvement from a diverse group of families,” Blankenship notes. “The process of forming a separate district doesn’t happen overnight, but we’ve made a start and we’re determined to move forward.” “I’m not surprised by this,” says John Evans, president of the DeKalb County branch of the NAACP. “It’s just another attempt by these people to get away from Black and poor folks. We need to stop chasing after white people and get our own act together.”

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March 7 - 13, 2013

COMMUNITY

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City of Atlanta is a Finalist for Green City Award Daily World Staff

The City of Atlanta has been selected as a Green City Award finalist by Waste & Recycling News for outstanding leadership and commitment to the introduction, education and implementation of a successful residential recycling program. The Green City Awards recognize cities that are setting an example in reducing waste and boosting recycling efforts. As a finalist, the City of Atlanta will be honored at the Green City Awards ceremony on Thursday, March 21 at the Residential Recycling Conference (RRC) to be held March 19-21 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago. One winner will be named from the three finalists in each category of small, mid, and large sized cities. Winners are decided by popular vote of the RRC attendees. If selected, the city will also be featured as a finalist in the

Imani ross Competes for Miss Jr. teen atlanta title

Daily World Staff Imani Ross of Fairburn is one of 200 young ladies recently selected to participate in the 2013 Miss Jr. Teen Atlanta pageant competition, which will take place on Sunday, March 24, at the Ferst Center for the Arts. The effervescent 14-year-old is no stranger to pageants. She was crowned Prom Queen of Renaissance Middle School and Miss 9th Grade 2012 at Langston Hughes High School. She told the Daily World that she wanted to participate in the pageant because she loves modeling and fashion design. “My dream to design clothes” she says. Ross will be competing for her share of thousands of dollars in prizes and specialty gifts that will be distributed to contestants. She hopes to win to help finance her way to college. The Miss Jr. Teen division is one of four that will have young ladies ages 7 through 19competing in modeling routines, which include casual wear and formal wear. Most important, Ross will display her personality and interviewing skills in front of a judging panel. Personality is the number one aspect that each contestant is judged on during all phases of competition, she says. Any business, organization, or individual who may be interested in sponsoring Ross may contact the Atlanta pageant coordinator at 1-877-403-6678.

March 18 issue of Waste & Recycling News. “Atlanta is on its way to becoming a top-tier city for sustainability,” said Mayor Kasim Reed. “We have made incredible strides in our recycling efforts, and this recognition further demonstrates our commitment to making our city a better place to live, work and play.” “The Department of Public Works is proud to represent the City of Atlanta at the Green City Awards,” said Deputy Public Works Commissioner Dexter C. White. “As the department responsible for overseeing residential recycling, we could not have been happier when our City was selected as a finalist for innovation in expanding recycling education and outreach. The success of the Cartlanta initiative reflects the support of our customers citywide who are getting into recycling and furthering the city’s goals towards

sustainability.” Commissioner White will appear as a guest speaker at the conference to share information about the City of Atlanta’s commitment and dedication to recycling. In October 2012, the city launched Cartlanta, an expanded residential recycling program with the intent to educate and improve recycling rates citywide. New 96-gallon recycling carts were delivered to 65,000 households at the rate of one thousand per day. City of Atlanta residents generate about 96,000 tons of trash annually, which costs the city $7 million a year to dispose of in landfills. Currently, residents only recycle 12,000 tons annually, which leaves significant room for improvement. Since the launch of Cartlanta, recycling rates have improved significantly.

College Park Police Officer Honored College Park Police Officer Bernice Papius was recently honored by the mayor and council of College Park at city hall for subduing a murder suspect all on her own. On Jan. 12, Papius was transporting a detainee from College Park to the Fulton County jail. When she approached Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway, she was flagged down by bystanders who reported a person being stabbed. Papius observed a suspect holding an individual against a wall, then took action to apprehend the suspect. She then called for backup, and turned the suspect over to the Atlanta Police Department (APD). APD sent letters of congratulations to the College Park Police Department, recognizing the Papius’ valor and good judgment. She has been employed by the city of College Park since June 2011.

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

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BUSINESS

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Business league offers a ‘5% Solution’ for Black economy Special to the Daily World

The Atlanta Business League (ABL) is encouraging African-American consumers, businesses and organizations to increase annual spending with Black businesses by a mere 5 percent. “The concept of the 5% Solution campaign is simple -- if we, as consumers, increase our spending at Black-owned establishments by a mere 5 percent, the impact will ignite a robust economic movement within our community,” said Joseph Hudson, vice chair for the ABL Public Policy Committee. “Spending Black and Putting Back” is the theme of the Atlanta Business League’s (ABL) Sixth Annual Congress on the State of Black Business, March 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Allen Entrepreneurial Institute in Lithonia. As the metropolitan area’s leading business organization for African-American owned enterprises, the ABL annually convenes the “Congress” to address how Blacks can leverage more than $1 trillion in consumer spending as fuel for the organization’s “5% Solution” campaign. Further, the event includes a series of hearings to develop a “National Black Business Blueprint” – an actionable plan to promote economic development in

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African-American communities. “The Congress is not a social event; it is an economic discussion. It is about financial independence and job

Bloomberg Businessweek Condemned for Racist Cover

Daily World Staff Bloomberg Businessweek is under fire for its February 25 cover, depicting caricatures of greedy looking minorities in a house full of money. The illustration was published with the headline “The Great American Housing Rebound.” and is being called racist by people across the Internet. Shanna L. Smith, President and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance, voiced her organization’s outraged response: “The Alliance condemns the use of an offensive and flatly inaccurate magazine cover used by Bloomberg Businessweek to define our nation’s experience with foreclosure and recovery in the housing market. We were shocked and dismayed by a Jim Crow era cover and its depiction of homeowners of color. It is so mind-blogging and even difficult to know what this newsmagazine was trying to convey. A more accurate cover would have depicted Big Bank CEOs and Wall Street moguls who provided monetary incentives to push predatory loans.” “It’s important to know that our nation’s foreclosure crisis is the result of reckless lending that targeted borrowers and communities of color for risky, unsustainable loans even when they qualified for prime mortgages, she continued. “Skyrocketing foreclosure rates triggered by these toxic loans have led to at least one trillion dollars in

creation,” says Hudson. In September 2012, Nielsen.com reported, “With a collective buying power estimated to reach $1.1 trillion by 2015, Black consumers remain at the forefront of social trends and media consumption....” "These numbers are the reason why we began the Congress six years ago and should have impacted Atlanta’s African-American community via greater job creation and overall economic growth," affirmed Hudson. “We have power that we have yet to leverage.” This year’s opening plenary speaker is the nationally-recognized Dr. Claud Anderson, author of PowerNomics®: The National Plan to Empower Black America. Renowned civil rights leader, author, educator and entrepreneur, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. will serve as the keynote speaker for the event’s signature luncheon. Registration fees for the Congress on the State of Black Business start at $80 for a general delegate ticket and include a continental breakfast and lunch. Attendees will walk away with the “National Black Business Blueprint” decided upon that day. Registration is available at www.atlantabusinessleague.org or by calling the ABL office at 404 584-8126. The Allen Entrepreneurial Institute is located at 3235 Evans Mill Road in Lithonia, Ga.

lost wealth for African-American and Latino communities.” The NAACP has joined the ranks of the offended and chimed in with its thoughts. “It’s racist and a mischaracterization,” the organization’s senior director of economics, Dedrick Muhammad says. “They are clearly racializing the issue by having mostly Blacks and Latinos, possibly only Blacks and Latinos, benefiting.” Now the editor of the magazine, Josh Tyrangiel, says he has “regrets” about publishing it.

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March 7 - 13, 2013

FEATURES

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Story of one of georgia’s First Black Doctors told

By KareN JorDaN Special to the Daily World

Journalist Karen Jordan, a Spelman graduate, is currently researching the lives of her great-great-grandfather, who was the first Black doctor in Houston, Texas, and her great-grandfather, the first Black doctor in Coweta County near Atlanta. Both men were originally from Troup County, Georgia, and attended Clark Atlanta University. This is their story. Meharry Medical College has graduated at least 15 percent of all Black doctors in the United States, according to the Nashville-based university history, many the sons of slaves. Georgia native John Henry Jordan was one of them and his story is still being told 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Jordan was born in Hogansville, Ga., to Berry and Isabella Jordan. After being freed from slavery, Berry Jordan became a sharecropper. He expected his son to do the same, but John Jordan had other plans. Even though he knew little about the world beyond the backbreaking work of picking cotton, he decided there had to be something better. Helping people overcome illness was his goal, perhaps fueled by the fact his own mother died when he was just two years old. By the age of 10, Jordan found a role model: Dr. Edward Ramsey, Troup County’s first Black physician. Ramsey, an 1880 graduate of Meharry Medical College (known as Central Tennessee College at the time), was himself a Hogansville native. Jordan modeled his path after Ramsey’s, enrolling at Clark

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Atlanta University (formerly Clark College) before being accepted to Meharry Medical College. It was a victory for Jordan even though his own father was adamantly opposed to his plans. Undeterred, Jordan relocated to Tennessee. Eager to learn, he excelled in the classroom but later faced a dilemma common to many students today: a lack of funds. By the fall of 1894, unable to pay his tuition, he had to drop out of school. Although humiliated, he persevered, working odd jobs for months to raise money for his tuition. He finally returned to school a year later, making his graduation in 1896 as valedictorian of his class that much sweeter. By the time he went back to Hogansville after graduation, the town was badly in need of a Black physician. Dr. Ramsey had relocated to Houston, Texas, becoming the first Black doctor to practice medicine there. While John was anxious to prove his father wrong, his days in Troup County were a struggle. It was difficult for those he knew to accept him as a doctor, so he taught school by day to earn a living, becoming what was known as a “sundown doctor,” referring to physicians who worked other jobs during the day while practicing medicine at night. After two years, Jordan had had enough. He relocated to Newnan, becoming the first Black doctor in Coweta County, and married Dr. Ramsey’s daughter, Mollie, the same year. Jordan’s career flourished in Newnan. He built the first Black hospital in the county. After the tragic crib death of their infant son, he and Mollie welcomed another son, Edward, in 1900, making their family complete. Some Newnan residents in recent years could still recall

Edward’s birth. “It was like a prince being born,” they said. Life seemed perfect until one day tragedy struck. Jordan was on his way to make a house call when his car stalled. While he checked the gas tank, a passerby lit a match, causing the gasoline fumes to explode, burning John’s upper torso. He died 72 hours later. He was 42. His death “was mourned by both races and all classes of citizens,” according to the History of Coweta County, Georgia. Not only were his own dreams snuffed out that night, but his dream of his only son becoming a doctor was never realized. However, 30 years later, Edward’s son picked up the torch. Karen’s father, Dr. Harold Jordan, graduated from Meharry Medical College and established a career at the university that has lasted for nearly Dr. John Henry Jordan poses for a family portrait with his wife, Mollie, 50 years. and son, Edward, circa 1911.

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SPORTS

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tip-off Championship to Showcase Black College Basketball

By JaMeS PreSSley Daily World Staff Some of Atlanta’s heavy hitters in the sports community gathered in the Georgia’s Own Credit Union Club at the Philips Arena for the announcement of the inaugural Historically Black Colleges and Universities Tip-Off Championship scheduled for Nov. 7 through Nov. 11. The historic event will showcase the talents of men’s basketball teams from eight schools representing the four HBCU Conferences. (Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)) Philips Arena, home of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks and WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, will host the annual event. It will mark the first time in the arena’s 14-year history that it has hosted an HBCU function. The tournament was spearheaded by Kevin Clayton, the managing partner at Jumpball LLC, a corporation that specializes in multi-cultural marketing and collegiate license apparel. He saw a need for Black colleges and universities to have the opportunity to play in a tournament at the beginning of the basketball season. He noted that while there are a number of basketball tournaments that occur at the season’s tip-off such as the Maui Classic and Coaches vs. Cancer, rarely are HBCUs invited to play. “It’s 100 years overdue,” said Clayton. “This tournament would finally give HBCUs the recognition they deserve.” From among the 104 HBCUs with teams, a tournament selection committee will invite eight schools each year, dividing up the conferences geographically. Tennessee

State and Central State, which do not belong to a HBCU conference, will also receive invites to play in the tournament. Chicago State, an independent institute, has accepted their invitation for 2014. The first team committed to participate in this year’s HBCU Tip-Off is Morehouse College. Announcement of the other seven participants await commitments from Pictured at the announcement of the HBCU Tip-Off Championship additional colleges. are event founders Kevin Clayton, Jumpball managing partner, and “My goal as an athletic director is to Wendy Davis, Jumpball partner, admiring the championship trophy. try to create and contributions of the HBCU culture and provide a “lifetime experiences” for my student-athletes,” platform for alumni, friends and supporters to come Morehouse’s Director of Athletics Andre Patillo said. “We together to address social, health and economic issues have talented athletes at our HBCUs and they don’t get the and opportunities. same exposure as the majority of other institutions do. I “I am very excited. That statue is going to look really think this could potentially be as large as anything any good in the Howard University trophy case,” Wendy Davis, historical Black college program has had.” star of Lifetime Television’s “Army Wives” and a Howard The tournament tagline, “Play like a champion. Live alum told the Atlanta Daily World with a smile. “I’m like a champion. Be a champion!” reflects the communal looking forward to the community festival that will be aspects of the Tip-Off, he noted. “This event will highlight part of the event experience. There will be celebrity players and teams that have never seen the national participation, entertainment, health information and spotlight before.” inspiration for people to be the best they can possibly be.” The Tip-Off Championship tournament will be a Tickets for the tournament will go on sale April 1. week-long celebration of events showcasing the athletic Additional information on the tournament can be found talents and achievements of current and past HBCU players at www.hbcutipoff.com. and coaches. Additionally, it will celebrate the rich history

2013 Scholastic Sports olympiad Mitchom Earns MVP honors for georgia Schools announced

After having success with their sport championships, the Georgia State Games and the Georgia Sports Foundation decided to create the Scholastic Sports Olympiad in 2011 in order to encourage competition and physical fitness in Georgia schools. This program promotes physical fitness from May to August throughout the state of Georgia for elementary, middle and high school students. The top three schools in eight different divisions ranging from elementary through high schools will be presented awards and financial grants at a ceremony at the State Capitol in late September. Schools can register at www.georgiagames.org .

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

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

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PRAISE

Zion Hill’s Outreach Ministry Has Broad Impact In Atlanta Daily World Staff

From helping Atlanta’s homeless, through support of Community Concerns’ Odyssey III Program, to women and children seeking refuge in the shelters provided by Sister’s Against Domestic Violence and the Atlanta Union Mission’s My Sister’s House, Zion Hill Baptist Church leaders and members are serving and making a difference, says the Rev. Aaron L. Parker, Ph.D., who is the pastor. ERNEST ANDREW “Over the past 18 years, the BROOKS III church has established more than 35 multi-generational outreach ministries; each attached to one or more of the auxiliaries and/or programs of the church and connected to local, national and international service projects,” he said. The annual Outreach Ministry Sunday Observance at Zion Hill Baptist Church planned for March10 will celebrate the outreach program. Preachers for the two worship services will be the Rev. Dr. J. Allen Milner, pastor, Chapel of Christian Love Baptist Church Atlanta at 8:30 a.m. and the Rev. Ernest Andrew Brooks III, associate campus minister, at Atlanta’s Morehouse College during the 10:30 a.m. service. Both speakers are proponents of community outreach and actively engaged in outreach advocacy in their professions as well as volunteers in service and educational organizations and programs. The public is invited to attend, be informed and inspired by messages on the theme “Changing Hearts, Changing Lives Through Outreach.” Zion Hill is located at 6175 Campbellton Road, S.W. in Atlanta. “True to its motto of ‘Living to Love and Loving to Serve’, our members are actively addressing the needs for essential goods and services to citizens throughout the metro Atlanta community, the nation, and other parts of the world,” says Pastor Parker.

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Some additional examples include helping those displaced by Katrina in 2005 and Hurricane Sandy. The Katrina victims were housed in Zion Hill or in properties provided by Zion Hill and nurtured through several years of reclaiming their livelihoods. Those recovering from Hurricane Sandy on the northeast coast received financial gifts from the church. Zion Hill extends its JAMES MILNER outreach even farther to foreign missions, giving assistance to hurricane victims in Jamaica and Haiti; and in 2009, creating the African Initiative to provide support to families in Sub-Saharan Africa and Ethiopia. Milner, executive director of Community Concerns Inc., the non-profit organization in downtown Atlanta geared to the needs of the homeless, said, “Zion Hill has been one of our most valuable allies in the fight against poverty. We appreciate their efforts by sending volunteers and financial support to our programs that serve the homeless. Members of Zion Hill participate in the Sunday morning breakfast services that we offer — actually preparing and serving meals. We are also grateful to have their members do outreach to Odyssey Villas, our apartment complex for formerly homeless families. Without the support of churches like Zion Hill and concerned citizens, we would not be able to operate and carry out our mission to the extent that we have.” For more information about Outreach Ministry Sunday, weekly worship experiences, ongoing learning and service opportunities at Zion Hill Baptist Church call 404-691-8025, go to www.zionhill.org or see the community bulletin at www.11alive.com.

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WILLIAM ALEXANDER SCOTT, III Jan. 15, 1923-- March 7, 1992 “ A Plea to the Eternal”

Others behold but only you understandI stand-not as an envoy but as a son to father-without fear Force-boundaries, timeless forcebehind all that existsLift the fog of distrust and fearCall back the plague of greedCall back the sadist-desire Rule out the element of chanceFrom our shoulders-ensnare and cage forever the lusty vultures-death and pain Life-a priceless gift to caress and loveall spare-spare-spare forever Call back all that would maim and destroy a humble son-father of us allif this-not to beThen the power to understand -with us allis an instant of permeating revelationpray shareA Poem By W.A. Scott III From your loving family, MRS. MARIAN W. SCOTT, wife MR. WILLIAM A. SCOTT, IV. son MS. M. ALEXIS SCOTT, daughter Four Grandchildren And Six Great-Grandchildren

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republicans advance Discredited ‘entitlement’ lies

Even after the White House and Congress stagger to reach a last-minute deal to avert yet another budget crisis, there is a fundamental difference in approach between the Obama administration and House Republicans. And those two stark approaches to governing goes to the type of society we want to be: one that protects the needy or one that protects the greedy. Surprisingly, the Republicans’ position is crystal clear: they favor extending special favors to the wealthy at the expense of the most vulnerable in our society. “Republicans say that from here on, we should do only spending cuts, focusing on entitlement programs. But their approach to entitlements is highly selective — they seek to cut the entitlement programs on the spending side of the budget, whose benefits go overwhelmingly to middle-class and poor families. But they want no deficit reduction to come from the most wasteful and inefficient of entitlements — those embedded in the tax code,” observed Robert Greenstein, director of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). Republican leaders say they will not budge on cutting tax expenditures, a term for tax deductions, exclusions, credits, and other tax preferences that disproportionately benefit the wealthy. “Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell proclaimed in an op-ed … ‘I have news for [President Obama]: the moment that he and virtually every other elected Democrat in Washington signed off on the terms of the current arrangement, it was the last word on taxes. That debate is over,’” Greenstein wrote. As Greenstein notes, “Tax expenditures cost about $1.1 trillion a year, far more than Social Security or than Medicare and Medicaid combined and nearly two-thirds more than the total cost of all non-defense discretionary programs.” It is such a logical – and fair – place to cut that Martin Feldstein, former chair of President Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers, said that “cutting tax expenditures is really the best way to reduce government spending.” The headline of another CBPP report says it all: “Contrary to ‘Entitlement Society’ Rhetoric, Over Nine-Tenths of Entitlement Benefits Go to Elderly, Disabled, or Working Households.” According to the study issued last year: “…”More than 90 percent of the benefit dollars that entitlement and other mandatory programs spend go to assist people who are elderly, seriously disabled, or members of working households – not to able-bodied, working-age Americans who choose not to work.” And, contrary to public perception, it is Whites who benefits disproportionately from entitlements. “ Also, contrary to what a substantial share of Americans may assume, non-Hispanic whites receive slightly more than their proportionate share of entitlement benefits,” the CBPP study found. “Non-Hispanic whites accounted for 64 percent of the population in 2010 and received 69 percent of the entitlement benefits.” George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge.

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here are Some Magic tips

Earvin “Magic” Johnson was in Atlanta this week, thanks to Delta Air Lines and the company’s annual Star Awards for diversity suppliers. Magic was definitely the star in his 30-minute conversation with former radio personality and restaurant owner Frank Ski. I was prepared to be cynical about his talk about being a successful businessman. Of course a world champion, hall of fame NBA star could make it business. But after hearing him break it down, I realize that Magic Johnson has a special magic to be successful in business and everything else he does, including living healthy for more than 30 years with the HIV virus. “Everybody thought I was just a dumb jock,” Johnson allowed in response to Ski’s probing question about his challenges in shifting gears from the basketball court to the world of business. Despite his detractors, Johnson launched his business career. Today he is chairman and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises (MJE), which includes multiple business entities and partnerships such as Canyon Johnson, a $1 billion dollar real estate fund, Yucaipa Johnson, a $500 million dollar private equity fund, ASPIRE, a new African-American television network, SodexoMAGIC, Magic Airport Holdings, Best Buy, T.G.I.F. Friday’s Restaurant, Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, Detroit Venture Partners, and Vibe Holdings, LLC. He is the chairman of the multi-cultural media company that houses the Vibe, Uptown, and Soul Train brands. In addition he has a foundation that supports many great causes in communities around the country. “You’ve got to believe in partnerships,” he said. “I don’t need all the money. Give me 5 percent. I’m good with that, especially if this means you’ll have a successful business instead of a failure.” Besides partnerships, he said you’ve got to have good people working with you. “You’ve got to hire people with expertise, not just family and friends…. I pay my family to stay away,” he joked. Johnson said he’s been successful because he always does more than is expected. he said. “You have to bring added value to everything you do,” he said and added that as an entrepreneur, you have to “over deliver on your contract, so you can retain it and get another one.” As a minority, you have to make sure you’re successful, because it’s not just for you. “If you’re more successful, it will mean more opportunities for other minorities.” Magic said he attributes his success to his partners, to being prepared and to the foundation and values provided by his parents. He said he also wants to be a great example to his children. He noted that his wife Cookie keeps him grounded and is his greatest confidant. “We didn’t want to become Hollywood, we just wanted to do Hollywood,” Johnson said in response to Ski’s question about maintaining his humility. “I know that God can take it away tomorrow.” I’ve come away with a greater appreciation of the man behind the brand. So, Magic, thank you for the success that you share with others in business and in the community. M. Alexis Scott is publisher of Atlanta Daily World.

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March 7 - 13, 2013

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

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

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

Michelle Smith (right) enjoys the Inquirers Club 104th anniversary luncheon at Maggiano’s with her guest Michelle Maddox.

Samuel Jackson, actor and husband of LaTanya Richardson Jackson sits with his cousin Earnestine Jackson after the opening of “Two Trains Running.” The play runs through March 10. Photo’s by M. Alexis Scott

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

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