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Atlanta Falcons Go 6-0

Matt Bryant Kicks For Game page 10

Early Voting For November Elections Happening Now! Voting Guide, Flu Shots And Shuttle Service Available

Downtown Atlanta will be transformed by contemporary art "happenings" during the Elevate 2012 event, which will be held Oct. 19-27. Featured here is “Light Painting” by Linda Costa. Turn to page 9 to learn more and see a schedule of events.

Ford Issues Call For Community Hero Nominations Special to the Daily World In honor of the outstanding achievements of unsung African Americans and organizations, Ford Motor Company Fund has developed “Ford Freedom Unsung” and partnered with The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (NCCR) to launch a search for the Unsung Heroes in Atlanta. Residents of the Atlanta community are invited to nominate their favorite living Atlanta Hero in the following categories: Community, Education, Military, Youth and Organization. Nominations are due by Oct. 31, 2012. Ford is bringing this event to Atlanta and has selected to team up with NCCR because of their commitment to honor individuals for their hard work and dedication to making a positive impact in their communities. The unsung heroes are those whose remarkable deeds and achievements continue to inspire others, and look for nothing in return.

It could be a mother who marched, a brother who spent countless hours mentoring at-risk youth, a neighbor who leads a nonprofit group or a father who dedicated his life to serving the homeless. Along with a color headshot of the nominee, participants must submit a brief, compelling summary (500 words or less) detailing why the nominee should be Atlanta’s Unsung Hero and highlight what distinguishes the individual from others. The winners will be recognized at a special, high-profile reception held in Atlanta on Dec. 7 at the Historic Academy of Madison at Georgia Tech. To download a nomination form, go to www.civilandhumanrights.org and mail it to Ford Motor Company World Headquarters, attention Najah Woods, One American Road – 211 WHQ, Dearborn, Mich., 48126 or email to nwoods18@ford.com. Details are available at www.civilandhumanrights.org. This program is made possible by a grant from Ford Motor Company Fund.

ADW Staff Early voting has begun and the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections encourages registered voters to cast their ballots as soon as possible. Advance voting for the November General Election continues through Friday, Nov. 2. Beginning Oct. 27, voters also can get flu shots at various voting centers. For more information about “Vote and Vax,” call the Fulton County Office of Aging STARline at 404-613-6000. Citizens can also visit www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/ disease.htm to find more facts about the flu. To help Georgia citizens make the most informed vote, the League of Women Voters in cooperation with The Atlanta-Journal Constitution and WSB-TV, has published a nonpartisan online voter guide. The 2012 Voter Guide includes infor-

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mation on the presidential race, all statewide races and select counties across the state. Races include: president; U.S. Congressional; Public Service Commission; State House; State Senate; constitutional amendments; City/County Commissioner; Board of Education; Sheriff; Tax Commissioner and local referendums. The 2012 voter guide is easy to use-simply enter your address and ZIP code to view information provided by the candidates. Citizens may access the Voter Guide by visiting: www.lwvga.org and www.ajc.com/voterguide. The League is a nonpartisan organization that has promoted citizens' education and active involvement in government since 1920.

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Wal-Mart Plans Cascade Heights Store Despite Community Concerns

Eastside Trail Opens page 2

Comcast Helps Close “Digital Divide” page 4

“Ladies of Jazz” perform at Cobb Centre page 9

Dignitaries dig in for new Cascade Road Walmart store: Cascade neighborhood activist Vangie Watkins, far left, Ed Nelson, South Fulton economic development specialist, Karen Brewer Edwards of Wal-Mart, John Eaves, Fulton County Commission chair (center) and Tarlee Brown, architect (far right) are among officials and community leaders who participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new store. By Maynard Eaton S.E. Region News Service Vangie Watkins has done an about-face. For 12 years, Watkins, a South Fulton activist, fiercely fought against the construction of a new Walmart at Cascade Road and I-285.

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Bryant's Kick Pushes Falcons Past Raiders 23-20 Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) – The Falcons hardly looked like one of the NFL’s best teams on Oct. 7. The result was the same: another Atlanta victory. Overcoming three interceptions by Matt Ryan, the Falcons remained unbeaten when Matt Bryant kicked a 55yard field goal with 1 second remaining to give Atlanta a sloppy 23-20 win over the Oakland Raiders. The Falcons (6-0) extended the best start in franchise history. It wasn’t easy against the pesky Raiders (1-4). Atlanta pulled ahead when Asante Samuel returned an interception 79 yards for a touchdown with 2:40 remaining, only to wind up tied again when Carson Palmer led Oakland down the field for a tying score. Darren McFadden powered in from the 2 with 40 seconds left. That was just enough time for Ryan and Bryant to pull off another fourth-quarter victory. Ryan completed four passes to set up the winning kick. He finished 24-of-37 for 249 yards and equaled his career high for picks, matching the three he had against New Orleans in 2009. With the game tied at 13 and the clock winding down, the Raiders were in position for a go-ahead field goal. Then, on third-and-6 from the Atlanta 28, Palmer tried to hit Denarius Moore with a pass along the sideline. Samuel read it all the way, stepping in front of the receiver to make the pick and taking off the other way, right in front of the Atlanta bench. The cornerback shook off a weak attempt at a tackle by Palmer around the 20 and strutted into the end zone, where he was pummeled by his teammates. The Raiders weren’t done, though. Palmer completed two short passes before finding Derek Hagan breaking free down the sideline. Hagan hauled it in for a 38-yard completion and nearly scored, getting dragged out of bounds by Samuel. Two plays later, McFadden finished off the drive. But the Falcons had experience in these situations, ral-

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lying to beat Carolina just two weeks earlier on Bryant’s kick with 5 seconds left. This time, the 37-year-old connected on his longest field goal since joining the Falcons in 2009, putting it through with plenty to spare to give the Falcons another hard-fought win heading into their bye week. Palmer was 23-of-33 for 353 yards. The Raiders rushed for 149 yards, more than double their NFL-worst average. Ryan came Atlanta’s Roddy White into the game takes off running following with three inter- a reception against the ceptions in the Oakland Raiders during first five weeks. the Falcons’ lackluster He doubled his 23-20 win on Oct. 14 at total by halftime the Georgia Dome. against the Raiders. On the fourth snap of the game, Ryan went over the middle looking for Harry Douglas but didn't see cornerback Joselio Hanson, who stepped in front of the receiver to make the pick. Atlanta’s third possession ended the same way. Ryan made an ill-advised decision to throw deep to Julio Jones, despite triple coverage. Michael Huff made an easy interception at the Oakland 2 while Jones tumbled to the turf. Late in the second quarter, with Atlanta clinging to a 76 lead, Ryan got popped by blitzing linebacker Philip Wheeler just as he released the ball. The fluttering pass settled right in the arms of safety Tyvon Branch, giving

Oakland the ball at the Falcons 28. The Raiders quickly seized on the big break. Palmer flipped a short pass to Moore, who took it all the way to the end zone for a 25-yard touchdown that gave Oakland a 13-7 lead at halftime. Sebastian Janikowski put the Raiders ahead with a 52-yard field goal in the opening quarter, then Ryan connected with Roddy White on a 4-yard touchdown early in the second. Janikowski booted another field goal from 22 yards. Third quarter turned into a defensive slog, the only points coming on two field goals by Bryant. That set up the frenetic finish. John Abraham had a huge day on the Falcons’ defense, sacking Palmer three times and putting the heat on him the entire game. Abraham gave the Falcons’ sputtering offense a chance to retake the lead in the third when he stripped the ball away from Palmer just before his right arm came forward. Atlanta’s other defensive end, Ray Edwards, scooped up the fumble and rumbled to the Oakland 2. But the Raiders held. After Ryan threw it away on first down, Michael Turner was stopped just short of the goal line. Then, after Oakland was called for offsides, the ball was moved even closer, the tip of the ball about as close to the end zone as it could get. Not close enough. Jason Snelling was thrown for a 2-yard loss on third down, forcing Atlanta to settle for Bryant’s 20-yard field goal that tied the game at 13.

Tennessee St. Remains Undefeated, No. 1 In HBCU Football Special to the Daily World The Tennessee State Tigers did it again. After a tough 40-28 victory on the road against Southeast Missouri on Oct. 13, the Tigers retain the top spot in both the Boxtorow national media and coaches’ polls. The Tigers remain undefeated and are now 3-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Tigers received 19 of 20 first place votes from the media and for the fourth-straight week were a unanimous selection of the coaches. In the coaches’ poll, there were some changes among the top five as previously unbeaten Alabama A&M fell to Alcorn State 21-20 and last week’s No. 4 Howard fell to North Carolina A&T 38-10. AAMU fell two spots to No. 4 this week, while the Bison fell three spots to No. 7. The North Carolina Central Eagles have won three-straight games and moved up three spots to No. 5 this week after their 24-20 victory over the Morgan State Bears, who dropped out of the poll. The Delaware State Hornets also moved up three spots to No. 6 after defeating South Carolina State 31-17 on Oct. 13. Arkansas-Pine Bluff moved up two spots to No. 3, while Bethune-Cookman (No. 2) and North Carolina A&T (No. 9) each moved up one spot. Florida AM reenters the poll at No. 10. The losses on Oct. 13 also affected the media poll as defending champion Winston-Salem State, Bethune-Cookman,

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Photo By TSU Athletics Tennessee State running back Travis Ward runs for his second of four touchdowns as the Tigers retained their No. 1 ranking among HBCUs and improved to 7-0 after a 40-28 victory over S.E. Missouri. Ward finished with 267 yards on 43 carries. and Miles each moved up on spot to No. 2, No. 3, and No. 8, spots to No. 10. respectively. UAPB and Miles each moved up two spots to After entering the poll for the first time ever, the Eagles No. 5 and No. 6. Howard fell four spots to No. 9, while Al- made the most significant leap, from No. 10 last week to No. abama State with its 37-34 loss to Jackson State also fell four 7.

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Fever Stun Lynx In Game 1 Of WNBA Finals Indiana forward Tamika Catchings (#24), the first player in history to be officially credited with scoring a quintuple-double, out-jumps her opponents for one of her 13 rebounds in Game 1 of the 2012 WNBA Finals best-of-five series against the defending champion Minnesota Lynx. Catchings also led Indiana with 20 points as the Fever defeated the Lynx 76-70 to become just the second visiting team this season to win at Minnesota’s Target Center.

Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Lynx entered the WNBA Finals with a banner already hanging in Target Center and a loaded roster that had visions of becoming the league’s next dynasty. The Indiana Fever haven’t backed down from a fight all postseason, and it’s clear they don’t plan to start now. Erlana Larkins had 16 points and 15 rebounds and the Fever stunned defending champion Minnesota with a 76-70 victory over the Lynx in Game 1 of the best-of- on Oct. 14. “We’ve made it to this point, what’s there to fear?” Larkins said. “We know they’re the defending champions and they’re going to bring their ‘A’ game. ... So what, they’re the defending champs? We’re here to take one.” That’s exactly what the Fever did – they took it. Tamika Catchings scored 20 points for the Fever, who played without leading scorer Katie Douglas because of a sprained left ankle. They scored 15 points off of 17 Minnesota turnovers and outscored the Lynx 38-24 in the paint to become just the second visiting team this season to win at Target Center. “We came in here without any fear,” coach Lin Dunn said. Briann January added 11 points and six assists and Erin Phillips scored 13 for Indiana. Seimone Augustus scored 23 points and Rebekkah Brunson added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Lynx, who are looking to become the WNBA’s first repeat champion in 10 years. Maya Moore had 14 points and 10 boards but made just 4-of-14 shots and Lindsay Whalen managed 12 points on 4-for-12 shooting. Now they’ve lost homecourt and trail in a series for the first time since their title run started last year. “For some reason we didn’t come out ready to play and they were,”

Augustus said. Indiana led by 10 in the second quarter and withstood a furious opening to the second half by the Lynx. Minnesota looked to be taking control with an 8-0 run midway through the third that gave them a 54-50 lead and put the Fever on their heels. But it takes more than a few jumpers in a row to shake this resilient Fever. Indiana pulled it off without Douglas, who severely sprained her left ankle early in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals in Connecticut and didn’t make the trip. There is some question whether Douglas will be available at all in this series. “We are not here to just be in the finals,” Catchings said. “We are here for a great opportunity, and both teams, we both want it bad. So every game is going to be just like this game. It’s going to be tough, it’s going to be hard-nosed.'' Just the way Larkins likes it. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound center bullied her way around the paint all night, out-muscling the Lynx frontcourt for position and keeping possessions alive with grit and hustle. Her putback with 3:20 to play gave the Fever a 72-62 lead, and now the Fever have the view from the driver’s seat for the first time this postseason as they go for their first title. “She is exactly the type of player we’ve been looking for, what I call a warrior,” Dunn said. “She does all the dirty work.” Meanwhile, Minnesota, the top offensive team in the league, missed 12 straight shots at one point to squander any chance at a comeback. “They only played seven players. They came off a three-game series,” Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said. “They have been traveling. You know, they are exactly what we thought they would be, and probably then some.”

game, earned a berth in its first Sweet 16 and finished the year ranked No. 10. In addition to the ACC Blue Ribbon Panel, the ACC coaches conducted a preseason poll and selected a preseason coaches All-ACC team for the first time this year. Duke was voted to win the conference by both the coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel, while defending ACC champion Maryland was picked second. “I am very excited for our team and program that both the coaches and the media picked us to finish third in the ACC,” Georgia Tech head coach MaChelle Joseph said. “Our program has evolved to a place where we expect success and are willing to work as hard as we have to exceed expectations. The ACC is without a doubt the premier conference in women’s basketball.” Marshall is Georgia Tech's leading returning scorer after averaging 14.4

points per game. Last season, Marshall was only one of two players in the ACC to rank in the ACC’s top 15 in scoring, rebounding and steals last season. The other was 2012 All-American Shenise Johnson of Miami. In 2012, Marshall was named second-team All-ACC and in 2011 was selected third-team All-ACC and to the ACC All-Freshman team. The Upper Marlboro, Md., native enters her junior season with 978 career points and will likely become the 26th Yellow Jacket with 1,000 career points and only the 10th Jacket to score 1,000 points before her senior season. Marshall has scored in double digits 54 times in 70 games and has tossed in at least 20 points 14 times. Reigning ACC Player of the Year, junior Alyssa Thomas of Maryland, was tabbed as the Pre-season Player of the Year by the Blue Ribbon Panel. Thomas, along with sophomore Elizabeth Williams and junior Chelsea Gray, both of Duke, were selected in three-way tie for Pre-season Player of the Year by the coaches. The Yellow Jackets will officially open the 2012-13 season with the NCAA ‘Pack The House’ game against perennial powerhouse Tennessee at 2 p.m. Nov. 11.

With Predictions In, GT Picked 3rd In ACC Women’s Basketball

Special to the Daily World Greensboro, N.C. – The Georgia Tech women’s basketball team was predicted to finish third in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) this season, and junior guard Tyaunna Marshall was named to the pre-season AllACC first team. The announcement came on Oct. 16 during the conference’s annual media day held at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, N.C. Third place is the highest the Yellow Jackets have ever been picked in the preseason poll. Georgia Tech is coming off its best season in school history in which it won 26 games, 12 ACC games, finished tied for third in the ACC regular season standings, advanced to the program’s second ACC championship

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Health Care Is A Civil Right

University Of Texas’ History Of Racism The affirmative action program at the University of Texas now under review by the United States Supreme Court should not be looked at in isolation. As Justice Sandra Day O’Connor wrote in Grutter v. Bollinger, an affirmative action case involving the University of Michigan, “context matters when reviewing race-based governmental action under the Equal Protection Clause.” An amici curiae (friend-of-the-court) brief filed by the Advancement Project, an equal opportunity advocacy group, in support of the University of Texas provides excellent context of how the issue of race has played out in Texas and the University of Texas for decades. “UT is the progeny of a state that seceded from the Union in 1861 with the explicit goal of preserving ‘negro slavery’ for ‘all future time,’” the brief observed. “Even after rejoining the Union and despite passage of the Reconstruction Amendments, Texas sought to implement its goal of excluding blacks from public life and political personhood. In the early decades of the twentieth century, the Court repeatedly struck down Texas statutes designed to deny blacks full citizenship.” The brief noted, “Nixon v. Herndon, 273 U.S. 536 (1927), ranks among the many Texas-based cases that illustrate the state’s relegation of blacks to second-class citizenship. The litigation involved Dr. L.A. Nixon, a black physician in El Paso, Texas and a member of the Democratic Party. Dr. Nixon filed suit claiming he was unlawfully excluded from participating in the Democratic Party primary elections. The case made its way to the Supreme Court, where Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, writing for a unanimous Court, held that Dr. Nixon’s rights had been violated under the Fourteenth Amendment.” Despite the ruling, Texas refused to allow Dr. Nixon to participate in the political process. He appeared before the Supreme Court again five years later and got another ruling that forced Texas to comply. Higher education was also subject to state-mandated segregation. “Texas’s flagship university was founded by white Texans for white Texans,” the Advancement Project brief stated. “UT categorically barred black Americans from the University and from its graduate and professional schools.” In one of the most famous Supreme Court cases, Sweatt v. Painter, the court forced the University of Texas Law School to admit Herman Sweatt, a qualified African-American who had graduated from Jack Yates High School in Houston and Wiley College. “As the public face of the struggle against segregation in higher education, Sweatt faced harassment, on and off UT’s campus,” the brief recounted. “During Sweatt’s first semester at the law school, a cross was burned on the law school grounds. Opponents of integration threatened Sweatt’s life, in person and by mail. Vandals defaced his home and threw rocks, shattering windows. Sweatt fell ill and struggled academically, financially, and personally. Life at UT became unbearable. Sweatt eventually dropped out of school—a “physical and emotional wreck.” Blacks who followed Sweatt at the University of Texas also faced barriers. “UT excluded blacks from living in the on-campus dormitories designated for whites and specifically forbade all black students from entering the living quarters of white women,” the brief recounted. “UT established separate and inferior residential housing for blacks. UT barred black students from intercollegiate athletics, excluded them from extracurricular activities such as music and theater, and permitted segregated fraternities and sororities. UT even banned black students from using the same bathroom facilities as whites. All told, in Sweatt’s wake, blacks faced an all-encompassing stigma, purely on account of race.” Not surprisingly, the Brown decision was not well received in Texas. “One of the most significant racial flare-ups in recent years at UT concerned a campus landmark built in 1954 and named in honor of William Simkins, a professor at UT’s law school from 1899 until his death in 1929,” the brief stated. “Within five weeks of the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education, UT named its new dormitory in honor of Simkins … “Simkins was not merely a member of the Ku Klux Klan. He, along with his brother Eldred James Simkins (a regent of UT from 1882 to 1896), was ‘a criminal and a terrorist, a gun-toting, mask-wearing, night-riding Klansman who headed a group in Florida that murdered 25 people in three years in just one county.’”

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Our Constitution offers us “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” but we can’t pursue anything if we are unhealthy. Yet, health disparities in the United States are a fact of life. African-Americans have shorter lives than Whites for three reasons. One has to do with income and poverty. Poor people [27 percent of African-Americans are poor, compared to about 10 percent of Whites] have less money and less access, often having to make a choice between medical treatment, food to eat, prescription drugs and rent. The second barrier to health equality is proximity and access. In other words, African-Americans are more likely to be located a distance from hospitals. There are fewer hospitals and clinics in the ‘hood than in wealthier areas. And some preventative clinics (such as a diabetes clinic in Harlem) have been eliminated because of money. Another barrier to health access is simply attitudes. Those health providers who have racial and other attitudes choose to treat patients differently. According to a study by the Institutes of Medicine (IOM), an African-American or Latino man who goes to an emergency room with a broken bone is less likely to get painkillers than a White man. Part of this year’s presidential debate revolves around the issue of health care. Mitt Romney, the architect of Massachusetts’ health care system that resembles the Obama health plan, is now jogging (at least that’s healthy) away from himself, rejecting plans he once championed. Or is he? Recently, he said he would preserve some aspects of Obamacare, not others. I am sure you have been asked to name three people, living or dead, you’d like to dine with. I’d like to dine with Mitt Romney and the truth – at the same time. Those who understand health care challenges understand that the world won’t be the way it was and our health care system needs to be revised. President Obama, offering the first tweak in the social insurance contract in 80 years, has done so by passing health care legislation that pushes the envelope. It’s not enough, but it is better than it has ever been. Still, the system will be strained by the aging baby boomers, and challenged by the need to offer patient education and preventative services to prevent costly interventions. The uncoupling of employment and health insurance allows more people the opportunity to deal with their health. Thus, the health care industry will be pushed to absorb people who are newly empowered to deal with their health. Too many folks ignore their health because they have few options. I spent last weekend in the Mississippi Delta: in Cleveland, Mound Bayou and Ruleville. I traveled there with members of the Sojourner Truth Statue Committee, under the direction of Pat Reid-Merritt, the Richard Stockton University Distinguished Professor who led the national committee. We had the pleasure of offering a statue of Fannie Lou Hamer to the Ruleville community in the peaceful garden where Fannie Lou Hamer and her husband “Pap” are buried. There are so many reasons that the moment was moving, especially the presence of hundreds of children who joined the celebration. Fannie Lou Hamer, an international treasure, a tribute to audacity, a woman who endured a brutal beating because she exercised her right to register and vote, died at 60 from untreated breast cancer. This woman climbed every mountain, cleared every hurdle, stood down the biggest and the baddest in the majority community and in her own. Still, she did not have access to the health care that might have saved her life. She could stare down the Democratic National Committee on national television, but she could not stare down the breast cancer that killed her because she neither had the dollars nor the access to treatment. Fannie Lou Hamer died in 1977 at the age of 60. Imagine what we might be as a community had she been able to live to 80, or to 90. She might have been able to shape and influence our movements, offer advice and influence, keep the Democratic Party accountable, and perhaps explore independent politics and the ways Republicans might be engaged in the struggle for freedom. We don’t know what she would have done, but we know that she died too early. That’s why I believe that health care is a civil right. If we have the right to a life with liberty and the pursuit of happiness, we have the right to be healthy enough to pursue happiness. The fight for the presidency is partly a fight for the pursuit of health and happiness. Which candidate supports the 47 percent in this fight? Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based economist and writer. She is President Emerita of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C.

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Obama Cared: Signs Of Race That Justice is a blind goddess Is a thing to which we black are wise: Her bandage hides two festering sores That once perhaps were eyes. -“Justice” by Langston Hughes Black males are brutes, child-like Sambos, criminals, irresponsible no-accounts, brainless athletic bodies, absentee fathers, and emasculated uncles. Each of these stereotypes is a placeholder; an idea meant to keep Blacks in their “place.” There is imagery built over the past two centuries to reinforce these stereotypes and still is used in movies, newspapers, and in television shows as a subtle code, though in smaller and smaller doses. Visual stereotypes amount to the one-dimensional quality of a silhouette, like those of a Kara Walker artwork. President Obama has morphed that silhouette of nappy hair and big lips into the irregular abstraction of a Rorschach ink blot and the responses to him can be read as a revelation of the psychology of the person responding. The 2012 presidential election is a culmination of deeply ingrained white fear evoked by the image of a Black president. Even though he is a mulatto and, because his father is African, has no slavery in his family history. Blackness over the centuries has been reduced to symbols, signs, and codes of ineptitude, inferiority, intellectual limitations, and dialectical use of the language; a slide from Ebonics to hip-hop Boyz in da hood. The occasional Black Exception like Michael Jordan, Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby and even Colin Powell, has been given room to exist, but the president has aroused shocking levels of White racist anger, even as he makes exceptional efforts to transcend race in his behavior and rhetoric and policies. My belief is that the president has exploded the visual signs of blackness by inhabiting the most powerful position on earth with an integrity not seen often since the Jimmy Carter presidency. He is not alienated from his children, as was Mr. Reagan. His devotion to his family defies all the old stereotypes of Black male irresponsibility and is in contrast with the dalliances of Bill Clinton. His intellect and command of language has driven George W. Bush into hiding. Now, here’s the punchline. The stereotypical images and symbols of blackness have been drained of power and racism – itself a primitive 18th century concoction – and can never again effectively make use of the old assumptions. The emperor has no clothes! Racism is the intellectual core of White supremacy and its undeserved privilege and self-esteem. And mortal wounds to this idea have brought closet racists out into the open howling. The symbolic structure of racist assumptions has begun its collapse. Mitt Romney belongs to a religious organization that has only recently tinkered with its structure to remove racist doctrines, something that somehow has not come up in his campaign for president. The Romney-Ryan ticket, and the Republican convention that sanctioned it, did not bother to suggest diversity, and Romney’s speeches have directly or with coded references told lower class White males that, if they vote against their economic interests again, Romney will defend them against women, illegal aliens, Blacks, and taxes as he privatizes the United States.

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Debate Watch The President is Back. While I’m not a particularly big fan of mano-a-mano fisticuffs, I’m happy to see that President Barack Obama held his own against the bully boss-from-hell Mitt Romney in the Tuesday night town-hall debate. Obama did what he needed to do. He was totally engaged and reversed everyone’s opinion that he had lost his mojo from the first debate. He confronted, interrupted and rebuffed Romney again and again. This time, Mr. CEO came face to face with the Commander-in-Chief in a not-so-friendly meeting. As we head toward Nov. 6, with early voting already started here in Atlanta this week, the choice couldn’t be clearer. Just look at the party platforms behind these two men. If there are any undecided voters still out there, you should just go ahead to the polls and vote for the incumbent! Am I right? Biden is No Bully, but Ryan is Scary Okay, what we have here is a double standard for how to measure a bully. Most of the commentators are saying that Vice President Joe Biden was snarky and condescending toward his debate opponent Congressman Paul Ryan. I felt the same way about Gov. Mitt Romney last week in the debate with President Barack Obama. But most of the pundits said he simply “dominated” and “took charge” of the debate. You decide this, but this is annoying style “malarkey” compared to Ryan’s frightening content. The thing that took my breath away was the section on abortion rights. When moderator Martha Radditz, who was great by the way, asked them to talk about how their religion impacted their thinking about abortion rights, Ryan’s response was very scary to me. Ryan said he would support Romney’s position on being okay with abortion only in the case of rape, incest or threat to life of the mother. Clearly a person’s right to an abortion is legal under current law. Nobody is “in favor” of abortion, as some weird form of birth control. But what is important to know is that some people are going to make a decision to get one. This has been the case for hundreds of years and will be the case going forward. What is also clear is that many Republican-led state legislatures around the nation have been introducing bills to limit and/or interrupt efforts to get safe and legal abortions. And Ryan continued this push during the debate when he said he didn’t think a panel of “unelected” judges should have the power to determine the legality of abortions and that the decision ought to be sent back to the states. What?! That takes me back to the dark old days of racial segregation. Georgia almost voted to shut down the public schools in the state rather than desegregate them following the 1954 Brown desegregation case. This decision by the U.S. Supreme Court (that same unelected panel) ruled “separate but equal” unconstitutional. We cannot go back to the dark days of back-alley abortions which threatened the health of and exploited mostly poor women. People, you cannot put rights up for a vote, or as Vice President Biden would say: you cannot put rights up for a vote, “period.” Tell me what you think.

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October 18 - 24, 2012 POLITICS Facts Take A Beating In Obama-Romney Debate Associated Press In the rough-and-tumble of a town hallstyle presidential debate, the facts took something of a beating this week. Mitt Romney wrongly claimed that it took 14 days for President Barack Obama to brand the assault on the U.S. Consulate in Libya a terrorist act. Obama yet again claimed that ending the Afghanistan and Iraq wars makes money available to “rebuild America,” even though it doesn't. A look at some of their claims: OBAMA: The day after last month's attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, “I stood in the Rose Garden and I told the American people and the world that we are going to find out exactly what happened. That this was an act of terror and I also said that we're going to hunt down those who committed this crime.” ROMNEY: “I want to make sure we get that for the record, because it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in Benghazi an act of terror.” OBAMA: “Get the transcript.” THE FACTS: Obama is correct in saying that he referred to Benghazi as an act of terrorism on Sept. 12, the day after the attack. From the Rose Garden, he said: “No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this

great nation, alter that character, or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for. ... We will not waver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act.” OBAMA: “Let's take the money that we've been spending on war over the last decade to rebuild America, roads, bridges, schools. We do those things, not only is your future going to be bright, but America's future is going to be bright as well.” THE FACTS: What Obama didn't mention is that much of the money that has been paying for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan was borrowed. ROMNEY: “I know he keeps saying, ‘You want to take Detroit bankrupt.’ Well, the president took Detroit bankrupt. You took General Motors bankrupt. You took Chrysler bankrupt. So when you say that I wanted to take the auto industry bankrupt, you actually did. And I think it's important to know that that was a process that was necessary to get those companies back on their feet, so they could start hiring more people. That was precisely what I recommended and ultimately what happened.” THE FACTS: What Romney recommended did not happen, and his proposed path probably would have forced General Motors and Chrysler out of business.

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ROMNEY: “The proof of whether a strategy is working or not is what the price is that you're paying at the pump. If you're paying less than you paid a year or two ago, why, then, the strategy is working. But you're paying more. When the president took office, the price of gasoline here in Nassau County was about $1.86 a gallon. Now, it's $4 a gallon. The price of electricity is up. If the president's energy policies are working, you're going to see the cost of energy come down.” THE FACTS: Presidents have almost no effect on energy prices; most are set on financial exchanges around the world. When Obama took office, the world was in the grip

of a financial crisis and crude prices — and gasoline prices along with them — had plummeted because world demand had collapsed. Crude oil prices have since risen even as U.S. oil production has soared in recent years because global demand is reaching new heights as the developing economies of Asia use more oil. Other energy prices have fallen during Obama's term. Electricity prices, when adjusted for inflation, are down, and homeowners are finding it much cheaper to heat their homes with natural gas. That's because natural gas production has surged, reducing prices both for homeowners and for utilities that burn gas to generate electricity.

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NEWS

October 18 - 24, 2012

Mayor Reed Dedicates Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail

Special to the Daily World The 2.25-mile Eastside Trail connecting five neighborhoods was officially dedicated this week by a host of city officials and supporters led by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. The trail was opened at the intersection of the Atlanta BeltLine corridor and the Historic Fourth Ward Skatepark, located at 830 Willoughby Way. “The opening of the of this trail will allow Atlantans to traverse their city, neighborhood-to-neighborhood with ease,” said Reed. “This world-class public space is the result of great public-private partnerships. It creates new mobility options, lays the foundation for transit along the Atlanta BeltLine, promises improved health and enhanced neighborhoods, and is already spurring sustainable economic growth and development.” The Atlanta BeltLine is a sustainable redevelopment proj-

ect that will provide a network of public parks, multi-use trails and transit along a historic 22-mile railroad corridor circling downtown and connecting many neighborhoods directly to each other One of the most eagerly-awaited public spaces in Atlanta, the new section of the Atlanta BeltLine, running from Irwin Street to 10th Street and Monroe Drive, connects the neighborhoods of Inman Park, Old Fourth Ward, Midtown, Poncey Highland and Virginia Highland. It contains a 14-footwide concrete trail and 30 acres of landscaped greenspace, including spaces for both public art and a naturally designed exercise station. This section of trail also connects Piedmont Park to Freedom Park and Historic Fourth Ward Park and Skatepark, and connects to the PATH Foundation trail running from Stone Mountain to downtown. The completion of the Eastside Trail combined with the

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first two trails on the Atlanta BeltLine -- the West End Trail and the Northside Trail -- brings the total of permanent trails to nearly six miles along and near the corridor.

Archie Jones Joins Youth Villages Georgia Board Special to the Daily World East Chastain Park resident Archie Jones, vice president of business development for Kenexa Corporation, has joined the Youth Villages Georgia board. Youth Villages produces lasting success for children and families through its Evidentiary Family Restoration (ERF) approach, involving intensive work with the child and family, as well as a focus on measuring outcomes, keeping children in the community whenever safely possible and providing accountability to families and funders. In Georgia, Youth Villages helps children and their families from an office in Atlanta and its Youth Villages-Inner Harbour Campus in Douglasville, using its EFR approach. For more information about Youth Villages, visit www.youth villages.org Jones, who holds a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Morehouse College, has served on several nonprofit boards, including the national board of directors and the Atlanta advisory board of Year Up. Kenexa Corporation helps drive Human Resource and business outcomes through a combination of technology, content and services. In his current role there, Jones focuses on strengthening and broadening Kenexa’s suite of offerings, increasing the geographic reach of the business and expanding into new industry sectors and markets. Before joining Kenexa, he worked in the private equity field.

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NEWS City Council To Purchase 112 New Surveillance Cameras October 18 - 24, 2012

Special to the Daily World The Atlanta Police Department will be able to keep an enhanced eye on happenings on the streets of downtown and Midtown once new surveillance cameras are installed in Zone 5. The Atlanta City Council agreed to purchase 112 cameras on behalf of the Atlanta Police Department for the Operation Shield Precinct Infrastructure Development Ini-

tiative. Ninety-two cameras will be installed in Zone 5, which encompasses much of downtown and Midtown Atlanta, with the remaining 20 cameras evenly distributed among Zones 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. The purchase was approved by a vote of 15-0. The “state-of-the-art" wireless mesh network cameras, including consulting, training, and installation, will cost $2.25 million. The winning bidder was the Avrio RMS Group, a Carrick Bend company. The company is a national leader in Internet protocol equipment for public safety agencies across the country. Operation

Shield seeks to leverage existing camera infrastructure installed by private entities throughout the city, ensuring a comprehensive and robust network that will eventually include thousands of cameras using both wireless and fiber optic infrastructure throughout the city. The benefits of Operation Shield include real-time information-sharing and availability to first responders, crime reduction in high crime areas, improved overall response times and improved threat detection and/or attack prevention. The Atlanta Police Department and the Atlanta Police Foundation, in partnership with the Atlanta Security Council, Central Atlanta Progress, Atlanta Downtown Improvement District, and Midtown Alliance launched Operation Shield in April 2007. In September 2011, the Operation Shield Video Integration Center also came on-line. It enables APD to provide domain awareness for both public and private sector cameras via analytical software. In other news, the Atlanta City Council on Monday approved an ordinance by a vote of 13-1 authorizing the renaming of Henry Ford II Avenue/South Central Avenue to Porsche Avenue. Porsche has chosen Atlanta as the site for its new $100 million North American headquarters.

News Briefs Information Session On Preventing Foreclosure Offered

Clean Cities Atlanta Presents Alternative Fuel Vehicle Events

Fulton County residents can take advantage of a free information session on how to save their homes from foreclosure. An information workshop will be held Tuesday, Oct. 23, at North Fulton Community Charities from 6 -7 p.m. at 11270 Elkins Road, Roswell, Ga. 30076. Residents at risk for foreclosure will receive information on foreclosure prevention options along with contact information for United States Department of Housing and Urban Development certified housing counselors. Housing counselors can provide free guidance on how to work with mortgage holders to prevent foreclosure through options such as loan modifications, forbearance or other alternatives. Additionally, housing counselors will be present to set up an appointment for a one-on-one consultation foreclosure prevention options. For more information, call 404-6137944.

Clean Cities Atlanta, a government-industry partnership that works to reduce America’s petroleum consumption in the transportation sector, has scheduled a series of educational events to celebrate October as Alternative Fuel Vehicle Month. The events are designed to promote the availability and benefits of alternatives to petroleum fuels and to raise awareness about the progress being made in and around metro Atlanta to reduce reliance on foreign petroleum and of the benefits of alternative fuel and advance technology vehicles. Events scheduled include the Southeast Region Electric Vehicle Readiness Conference to be held Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Atlanta Civic Center, 395 Piedmont Ave., N.E., from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information and registration details please visit the Clean Cities Atlanta website.

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The Advancement Projected brief stated, “Black students continued to experience a hostile environment. In 1969, for example, Professor Robert Hopper greeted black sociology major Rosetta Williams on the first day of class in a most unwelcoming way. ‘I want feedback from the students because I don’t want you sitting around like a bunch of niggers nodding your heads not saying nothing.’” A campus statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was defaced in 2003 and again in 2004. The Daily Texan, the campus newspaper, came under fire earlier this year when it published a cartoon that mocked the killing of Trayvon Martin, unarmed Florida teenager, and ran a feature referring to him as “a colored boy.” As Justice O’Connor stated, context matters. George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA) and editorial director of Heart & Soul magazine. 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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October 18 - 24, 2012 BUSINESS Retail Development Resumes As Economy Improves Special to the Daily World Job creation in the professional and business service sector will support greater consumer spending in Atlanta, beginning a shift in the recovery of retail operations from core to suburban districts, according to research results from national retail group Marcus and Millichap. “Retailers will target areas with high white-collar job concentration, particularly the BD/Midtown/Buckhead submarket. As vacancy in the submarket tightens, owners will gain the leverage to increase rents, which are already the

highest in the metro,” the report indicated. The report noted that construction has resumed on a 1.5 million-square-foot, mixed-use development, dubbed Buckhead Atlanta. Abandoned in 2010, the project was recently revived as the local economy gained momentum. The development will add retail, residential and office space to the area, increasing foot traffic for existing retailers. Elsewhere in the metro, the report continued, necessitybased retailers are expanding. In the West Atlanta/Austell/ Fulton Industrial submarket, for example, a 40,000-square-

foot Publix store is being built, along with a new Family Dollar. Despite the overall improvement in the market, some outlying submarkets are still plagued with weak demand, according to research. Vacancy in the Forest Park/Jonesboro/Clayton County submarket, for instance, jumped 350 basis points over the past 12 months. During the same period, effective rents in this submarket slid 1.3 percent to $10.36 per square foot, the second-lowest rate in the metro area.

Public Relations Entrepreneur Honored By Atlanta Business League Special to the Daily World Alexis Davis Smith, president and CEO of PRecise Communications, an award-winning Atlanta-based public relations firm, was recently honored as a recipient of an Atlanta Business League (ABL) Super Tuesday Award. As the city's leading organization fostering the growth, creation, development and success of African-American businesses, ABL hosts its annual Super Tuesday conference to provide training for small business owners and professionals. The awards luncheon recognizes female entrepreneurs for outstanding business achievement. During the 28th annual event, held at the Marriott Marquis, Smith was presented a Super Tuesday Award for owning and operating a successful business enterprise. “It is such an honor to be recognized by the Atlanta Business League, an organization with such a rich history,

deep purpose and unparalleled commitment to entrepreneurs like myself,” said Smith. “I am pleased to join a group of women who inspire other females and minorities to fulfill their dreams of business ownership.” Since leaving one of the world's top 10 public relations agencies nearly 13 years ago to launch PRecise Communications, Smith has become highly respected for her wide range of public relations expertise. Under her leadership, PRecise's impressive client list includes: The Coca-Cola Company, Church's Chicken, Cracker Barrel Old County Store, LEADS at Spelman College, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights and the campaign to elect Ceasar Mitchell Atlanta City Council president. In addition to receiving the Super Tuesday Award, Smith lists six Phoenix Awards from the Public Relations Society of America/Georgia Chapter among her honors.

Pictured are Alexis Davis Smith (right) and Atlanta Business League President Leona Barr-Davenport.

‘Mission: Transition’ Offers Job Search Help For Veterans Special to the Daily World With more than 720,000 unemployed military veterans in the United States, and many troops still returning home, home improvement retailer The Home Depot has announced a new initiative aimed at arming U.S. service men and women with the knowledge and resources they need to successfully transition into the civilian workforce. The new program, dubbed Mission: Transition, is a concentrated effort by The Home Depot to assist the military community with job search strategies and tools for today’s challenging employment market. “Members of the United States military are great assets to America’s workforce, yet the outstanding skills they possess can be difficult to translate during the application or interview process,” said Tim Crow, The Home Depot executive vice presidenthuman resources. “Through Mission: Transition, we want to help service men and women highlight their unique skills to successfully pursue opportunities with any employer, not just The Home Depot,” Crow said. Specifically, Mission: Transition will aid a service member’s job search through customized training events and career tools: •

Civilian Career Workshops: On Oct.

27, The Home Depot will conduct more than 100 half-day training sessions across the country to help members of the military with their job search in most any industry or with most any employer. These workshops, which will be held at select Home Depot stores across the country and other company facilities, will include coaching on resume optimization for civilian jobs, interview tips and more. Workshop locations and registration details are available on The Home Depot’s careers website at www.careers.homedepot.com/military. Space is limited, but workshops are open to any member of the military or veteran transitioning to a civilian career. • Online Military Skills Translator: The Home Depot’s new skills translator is designed to help translate and match an applicant’s unique military skills with positions that might offer the best fit. It too is located at www.careers.homedepot.com/military. The Home Depot currently employs more than 35,000 veterans and service members, 1,500 of which are deployed for active duty at any given time. Additionally, The Home Depot Foundation has committed a total of $80 million to support veterans’ housing initiatives.

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EDUCATION

October 18 - 24, 2012

Comcast Expands Low-Cost Internet Program By $160,000 By Kenya King Hundreds of students cheered at a pep rally for digital literacy at Carver High School recently. Led by Congressman John Lewis, the young people celebrated Comcastâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local Internet Essentials program, which has been expanded by $160,000. Noting that Carver Auditorium was once the chapel of the Gammon Theological Seminary, Lewis said that â&#x20AC;&#x153;some of the great debates and great discussions about the Civil Rights Movement took place here.â&#x20AC;? The more contemporary discussions revolved around the so-called â&#x20AC;&#x153;digital divideâ&#x20AC;? that exists between those who have access to resources on the Internet and those who do not. Comcast launched Internet Essentials in August 2011 in order to bring the Internet to the homes of thousands of low-income families. To date, 100,000 families across the country who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a means for using the Internet now have access as a result of the initiative. In Atlanta, 6,000 families benefited, making it the second-highest enrollment in the United States. The city of Chicago had the highest enrollment. Comcast Executive Vice President David L. Cohen announced a pledge of $160,000 in grants to Atlanta area programs. The Comcast Foundation will also provide $25,000 for the Digital Connectors program at Samuel L. Jones Boys & Girls Club and a $60,000 Club Tech Grant to Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta. Based on Comcastâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research, its Internet Essentials tackles distinct barriers to broadband adoption, including a lack of understanding of how the Internet is relevant and useful the cost of a home computer and the cost of Internet service. Those who participate in the program receive residential Internet service for $9.95 a month plus taxes without price increases, activation fees, or equipment rental fees, Participants also receive a voucher to purchase a low-cost computer for

Photo By Kenya King Community leaders attending a recent pep rally for digital literacy include Brenda J. Muhammad, Atlanta School Board member for District 1 (from left); Steve Smith, deputy superintendent/chief of staff for Atlanta Public Schools; Ceasar Mitchell, Atlanta City Council president; Dr. John Barge, Georgia State School superintendent; Dr. Darian Jones, principal of The New Schools of Carver: School of Health Sciences and Research; Congressman John Lewis, U.S. representative for District 5; David L. Cohen, Comcast executive vice president; Margaret Kaiser, state representative for District 59; and SiMan Baby, radio personality for Majic 107.5/97.5 FM. approximately $150, and access to free digital literacy training. rific facts for a school presentation, to applying for jobs that will exTo be eligible for the program, a family must be located where pand the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workforce and provide increased opportunities for Comcast offers Internet service, have at least one child who is eligible parents and their children,â&#x20AC;? said Cohen. to receive a free or reduced school lunch, and not subscribed to Comâ&#x20AC;&#x153;No one should be denied the right to access to information becast Internet service within 90 days. cause of their income, because of their ZIP code or because of their â&#x20AC;&#x153;Due to our integrated efforts, thousands of students and families neighborhood,â&#x20AC;? Lewis added. in metro Atlanta are now able to utilize all of the resources the Internet To learn more about Internet Essentials, visit www.internet has to offer in their own homes, from researching historical or scien- essentials.com.

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Obama Cared page 15 When Barack Obama was inaugurated as President, the visual signifier that has been Negro, colored, blackness or whatever you might call it, including mulatto or octoroon, was mutilated and crippled. I perceive the coded white rage against him, the attempts to delegitimize him about his American birth, the unprecedented disrespect of the office of President with derisive shouts in Congress, people calling him Obama in public instead of President Obama, to be the spasms of white supremacy in a death wheeze. The symbol has been cracked and can never function again to evoke Sambo or the black buck or the mythological rapist threatening white womanhood. Obama has the most important job in the world. He speaks more coherently than his processor. He is very public about his respect and caring for his wife and family. And he has limited the access of the wealthy to the US Treasury. Justice, according to Langston Hughes, is blind, but we know that it is not. It can still see color beneath its blindfold. Sadly, so many whites still see in Barack Obama the color of his heritage rather than the content of his character and they would rather burn down the house than let him occupy it. Those responding to the image of President Obama in this way seem to have festering sores on the soul. Michael D. Harris is Assoc. Professor of African American Studies at Emory University.

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HEALTH

October 18 - 24, 2012

Group Seeks To Make Free Condoms More Accessible

By GEORGE E. CURRY NNPA Editor-in-Chief No one should ever accuse organizers of Condom Nation, a project of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, of thinking small. A year ago, they came up with the idea of traveling around the nation and dispensing 1 million free condoms in 25 cities. So far, it has visited 45 cities and distributed 4 million condoms. “We did a testing tour in 2009,” said James Vellequette, director of Condom Nation. “We decided we were going to emulate that and by driving around the country giving away condoms.” Next year, an even loftier goal has been set – worldwide distribution of 100 million condoms. The primary goal is to reduce the number of HIV infections, Vellequette said. But Condom Nation does more than distribute condoms. The 18-wheel rig that Vellequette drives from city to city is equipped to administer HIV and STD tests. Partnering with local agencies, Condom Nation can also refer those who test positive to local agencies that can provide help. Health officials said condoms are highly effective in reducing transmission of HIV. According to a report by Population Action International, “Public health experts around the globe agree that condoms block contact with body fluids that can carry the HIV virus and have nearly 100 percent effectiveness when used correctly and consistently.” But stigma, lack of access to free condoms and ignorance are factors that contribute to low condom use.

At a workshop recently held in Las Vegas at the United States Conference on AIDS, Vellequette discussed the problems – and excuses – that account for people not using condoms. Recalling a recent trip to South Carolina, he said: “We were giving out condoms to people who just don’t have them, to agencies that just don’t have them, to health departments that just don’t have them.” Vellequette said he has learned lessons by visiting so many cities. He’s had good success

“Every man in America told me he’s gifted,” Vellequette said, evoking laughter from the audience. He said he offers a variety of sizes and said he tells men, “If one of these don’t fit you, see a doctor.” A member of the audience, Ron Crowder, of Street Works Inc. in Nashville, Tenn., demonstrated a more effective way of addressing the issue. He said, “When they tell me they need a magnum, I just…” At that point, Crowder removed a condom from a wrapper and stretched it over his head. With people still laughing, he said: “By the way, I do this with a regular condom.” Some of Vellequette’s encounters take on a less humorous tone. In Louisiana, for example, he was confronted by a woman who accused him of condoning sex among teenagers. Instead of being defensive, Vellequette said, he tried to engage the woman in a conversation. “When people say we shouldn’t do this, we say, ‘We support abstinence.’ Ron Crowder But we always remind people that 70 proves one percent of our STDs cases are coming size condom from 15- to 24-year-olds. We don’t does fit all. want our young people in high school having kids and having sex. We don’t want them to do that until they’re ready. But they are doing it, so what do we do? Should we write legislation NNPA Photo By Ann Ragland based on how people are or how we want them at intersections with four-way traffic lights, bars, college to be?” campuses and clubs. After national testing and condom tours, the next step is “The beauty salons are the best,” he explained. “The reto form a Condom National network where health agencies sponsibility has always been and community organizations with limited funds can obtain on men. A lot of women are condoms from his organization, which can be 3.6 cents per taking responsibility for condom, about 400 percent less than the retail price. themselves.” Vellequette said his organization and health agencies are He said regardless of all trying to answer one question: “How do I get a man or where he travels, men always woman at 2:30 in the morning – half drunk – to just put on have a ready excuse for not a condom and stop this virus?” wearing condoms during inFor more information on Condom Nation, go to tercourse. www.condom-nation.org.

Dr. Patrice Harris Honored Patrice A. Harris, MD was recognized as one the top 25 influential AfricanAmerican doctors in Atlanta on Sept. 22 at the 2012 National Black Health Awards Banquet. Dr. Harris is the director of Fulton County Health Services. She is responsible for the oversight of public health, behavioral health, and primary care services provided for county residents. A licensed psychiatrist, Harris joins an elite group of African-American doctors who have made significant contributions to medicine, research and their respective communities.

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October 18 - 24, 2012

Zion Hill Baptist Church To Launch ‘Money Smart Series’ Special to the Daily World Zion Hill Baptist Church, located at 6175 Campbellton Road in Atlanta, will launch the “Money Smarts Series” on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 1-3 p.m. Attendees will be able to talk with experts about the best strategies for handling income, credit, budgeting and debt. The perspectives include: • Money Smarts for Young People, ages 13-25 • Money Smarts for the “Next Stage,” ages 25- 65 • Money Smarts for Retirement ages, 65-plus The “Money Smarts Series” workshops will be in four, 2-hour segments that will be held concurrently. The segments are Credit, Debt, Budgeting and Income. The series will be scheduled four times, so that participants can take part in each of the four segments. Issues to be covered in the sessions include budgeting, understanding credit and debt, identifying sources of income and discovering new sources, spending -- how one can impact its outcome, tithing and much, much more. Members of the community can learn how to use their financial resources more efficiently, build and maintain wealth and provide for the work of the church through their tithes. Money Smarts is a service of the Zion Hill Baptist Church Community Action Business (CAB) Ministry. The experts who will be available to provide information include: • Rogelio Brathwaite is a business professional with over 30 years of experience in both the corporate and entrepreneurial environments. He has led, coached and mentored hundreds professionals to their success. As a qualified business coach he specializes in small businesses. • William “Bill” Cheeks is a credit industry expert who consults with government and private organizations to ensure that consumers get the information they need to make prudent credit decisions. His years in the corporate sector (30-plus) and as a business owner (15-plus) provide a foundation for rich financial dialog. • Sharon Meeks DeBouse is a human resouces professional with over 20 years in the corporate sector. She brings this experience to Amazing Ways of Life, a consulting firm which empowers individuals to work in nontraditional ways. • Wendy Labat has been an entrepreneur for almost 30 years. Her company, M3 Enterprises LLC, is a tax preparation and business development firm.

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Wendy is pursuing her doctoral degree in business administration specializing in entrepreneurship. • Pam Middleton, a chartered financial consultant with 34 years of experiBILL CHEEKS ence as a financial planner and accountant, specializes in retirement planning. • Rosalynne Price has consulted with clients in large and small organizations -- public and private sector -- to achieve business re- SHARON MEEKS DUBOSE sults for over 25 years. In her company RVP Enterprises, she specializes in helping people identify and leverage their strengths. • Evelyn St. James is a CPA with over 30 years in the COURTNEY L. finance field, speTEAGUE cializing in corporate taxes. Most recently, upon retirement, she has joined forces with North American Power to help people create sustainable income from Energy products that positively impact the environment. • Courtney L. Teague has worked in the education and social media fields for over eight years. As an educator, instructional designer, and blogger, Teague brings expertise in computing, social media and technology. • Paula Washington assists executives in advancing their careers and business owners in transforming their companies and achieving incredible results. Paula's passion for the empowerment of women, girls and families, led her to establish Wise Women Speak Foundation Inc., where she serves as founder and chair. For more information about the “Money Smarts Series,” call the church at 404-691-8025. “Money Smarts” is a public service presentation of Zion Hill Baptist Church and does not serve as an endorsement of any individual presenter nor does it support any product or service of any presenter or participant. All material or information provided is the responsibility of the presenter/participant.

Celebrating Excellence Among African-American Women In Metro Atlanta

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

In character, in manner, and in style, the Atlanta Daily World will celebrate 50 phenomenal women who have demonstrated exceptional courage, unwavering conviction, and extraordinary grace during our Women of Excellence program. The Atlanta Daily World Women of Excellence Awards will celebrate local African-American women who inspire others through their vision and leadership, exceptional achievements, and participation in community service. Women of Excellence honorees are women who exemplify extraordinary stature, poise, and grace. These women do it all while maintaining the delicate balance of filling the roles of helpmate, mother, teacher, and professional. The women who are chosen for this award are champions of our economic empowerment, the backbone of our religious and educational organizations, and driving forces in politics and community service.

Nomination Deadline: Friday October 19, 2012 @ 5:00 p.m.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Cedric The Entertainer To Appear

At Dreams Protected Event Here

Special to the Daily World AJ Calloway, of Extra TV, will host candid conversations with funnyman Cedric the Entertainer and Lisa Price, founder of Carol’s Daughter. These notables will come together to share stories of success and offer advice as dream protectors. The Dreams Protected Tour, presented by American Family Insurance, will come to Atlanta on Sunday, Oct. 21, at 2 p.m. at the Fox Theater, 600 Peachtree St. N.E. The tour features nationally recognized professionals from the fields of business, entertainment and philanthropy who personify and have achieved “the American Dream.”

October 18 - 24, 2012

Power Players Dinner Hosted By Devyne Stephens A star-studded Power Players Dinner, held at Buckhead’s Ocean Prime restaurant during Black Entertainment Television (BET) Week, was a dual celebration of the launch of Monster’s new and revolutionary “DNA” headphones and the birthday of BET Music Director Kelly G. Pictured here are (from left) Melinda Dancil, manager of recording artist Monica; music mogul Devyne Stephens; and Atlanta actress-singer Demetria McKinney.

The Dreams Protected Tour was designed by American Family Insurance to provide attendees an interactive experience. Through onsite and online resources, attendees will have the opportunity to discover ways to fulfill their dreams. Attendees will also have the chance to enter American Family Insurance’s Dreams Protected Tour Sweepstakes where they can win $10,000 to transform an idea into a dream. Attendees register for the The Dreams Protected Tour events at www.amfam.com/tour. The registration deadline is one hour prior to the start of the event.

University Of Liberia Alumni Chorus To Perform Spelman Grad Pens New Special to the Daily World The renowned 50-voice University of Liberia Alumni Chorus will present its first Atlanta concert on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m. at The Bishop Cornelius L. Henderson Student Center Multipurpose Room, 223 James P. Brawley Drive, S.W., at Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard (formerly Fair Street) Choir members convene annually from across the United States and abroad. The concert is presented in Atlanta by a partnership with Clark Atlanta University, the University of Liberia and the Republic of Liberia. Tick-

ets are $100 (special patrons), $50 (patrons), $20 (general), $25 (at door) and $10 (student with identification). The honorees for the evening are the Honorable Terry Coleman, former speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives; Dr. Albert Coleman, senior policy advisor of the Republic of Liberia; Dr. Emmet A. Dennis, president of the University of Liberia; Delta Air Lines and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women (Metro Atlanta Chapter). For tickets and more information, call 770-815-9260 or visit www.ulachorus.org/donation.htlm.

Early Voting Happening Now Page 1 Voters can cast their ballots at one of the six locations: Adamsville Recreational Center (3201 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., S.W., Atlanta, Ga. 30311), Buckhead Library (269 Buckhead Avenue, Atlanta, Ga. 30305), Fulton County Government Center (130 Peachtree St., S.W., Suite 2186, Atlanta, Ga. 30303), North Fulton Service Center (7741 Roswell Road, Suite 232, Sandy Springs 30350), Ocee Library (5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek, Ga. 30005) and the South Fulton Service Center (5600 Stonewall Tell Road, Room 108, College Park, Ga. 30349), Monday through Friday from 7a.m. to 7p.m. Saturday Voting will be offered at all six locations on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 9a.m. to 4p.m. Fulton County residents who wish to participate in advance voting at the 130 Peachtree St. location may park for free in the Orange Lot at Turner Field and take a shuttle bus to the Fulton County Government Center. For more information on advance

voting locations, to view a sample ballot or for more information on the Department of Registration and Elections, log on to www.fultonelections.com. Registered voters can request an absentee ballot by mail by filling out an absentee ballot application and emailing it to elections.absentee@fultoncountyga.gov or faxing it to the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections (404-730-8839 or 404-7307024). The application is available at www.fultonelections.com. The deadline to request an absentee ballot for the Nov. 6. General Election is Friday, Nov. 2. Completed absentee ballots must be received by the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections no later than 7p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at one of three county facilities: the Fulton County Government Center, the North Fulton Service Center or the South Fulton Service Center (addresses listed above).

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Book, ‘In Spite Of Color’

Special to the Daily World In her new book, “In Spite of Color: From Plantations to the White House” (published by CrossBooks), author Geraldine Phillips-Davis pens the powerful story of two men whose friendship spans a generational bond that defies the color barrier. The son of an English peasant, Levi Roundtree has risen from poverty to create Cypress Villa, a beautiful plantation outside of Charleston, S.C., in the days before the Civil War. He is a compassionate master and enjoys a firm friendship with one of his slaves, Marcus Stanley. It’s a relationship that carries over to the next generation, as Marcus’s son and Levi’s son become best friends. During the war, the Yankees try to burn down the plantation with Levi inside. Risking his own life, Marcus saves Levi and as a result, Levi makes him a free man. This sets the stage for Marcus to strike out on his own, and he becomes prosperous and successful. But the two never forget their friendship.

Throughout the years, as history moves onward, it carries the Roundtree family and the Stanley family with it. Fate keeps bringing together the descendants of Marcus and Levi at crucial times. From World War II through the Civil Rights Movement and finally to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, the bond forged between Levi and Marcus lives on. Filled with vivid detail, “In Spite of Color” shows how friendship can transcend race, color and time. “I sincerely believe ‘In Spite of Color’ will enlighten people about some of the hidden, positive facts about slavery,” Phillips-Davis explains. “Hopefully, it will help to erase racial barriers.” Born in Fitzgerald, Ga., Phillips-Davis is a retired educator who also worked as a columnist and feature writer for the Miami Times. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Spelman College and a master’s degree from Barry University. She currently lives in Georgia.

Wal-Mart Plans Cascade Heights Store Page 1 “The State Supreme Court said give WalMart whatever they want,” Watkins said ruefully. “You take it as far as you can and when you have put up the good fight, done your homework, presented your case and the courts make a decision, what else can you do?” The Supercenter is expected to open in midsummer 2013 and begin peddling an array of locally grown produce, clothing, pharmacy services and electronics, among other things, in this upscale African-American community. One million dollars has already been earmarked for infrastructure improvements at the site, to maintain flow of traffic and access. Karen Brewer-Edwards, Wal-Mart’s North Georgia Regional General Manager, says the new Walmart will usher in “a new era of business growth” for this coveted Cascade market that would “spruce up the economic forecast”

for the area. “We want to assure you that you can expect the best from us in services and in quality and price,” she said. Despite the past disputes, the Walmart development amounts to good news opined Fulton County Commission Chairman, John Eaves. “This has been a long journey,” admitted Eaves, a former president of the Cascade Homeowners Association. “It is important for us to acknowledge that there were people in this community that were concerned. I think that [Walmart], as a corporate entity, heard many of those concerns and there have been some modifications that have been made. The most important thing is that they are adding to the commercial and economic vitality of this area and Walmart promises to be good stewards in this community.”

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October 18 - 24, 2012

ENTERTAINMENT

Elevate 2012 Brings Art & Inspiration To Downtown Atlanta Special to the Daily World Contemporary art “happenings” will transform buildings, parks, sidewalks and streets in the heart of metro Atlanta during “Elevate 2012” to be held from Oct. 19-27. “We are delighted to present Elevate, an art series designed to heighten the downtown Atlanta cultural experience,” says Camille Russell Love, director of the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs. “Some of the artwork will be temporary, but a number of the large-scale paintings will be permanent aesthetic additions to the urban landscape." Following are some of the highlights of the series: Friday, Oct. 19, from 8-11 p.m. – Unveiling of “Banho de Luz” at Carnegie Education Pavilion: This mixed-media installation and interactive video event features the art of Lillian Blades, Linda Costa and Roni Nicole Henderson. Musical entertainment will be provided by Yamin Semali. An LED light-studded, quilted drapery will enclose the pavilion and images will be projected in a unique photographic “light painting.” Saturday, Oct. 20, from noon-2 p.m. – Elevate Downtown 5K Run/Walk Artwork Tour: The Tour includes a map and will be guided by representatives from the national civic organization, Back On My Feet. Featured artworks on this day are by printmaker, Jessica Caldas. Also on view are large scale Elevate sculptures by Randy Walker and Adrian Barzaga. This pedestrian friendly Art Tour begins and ends at the Trinity House-Big Bethel located at 21 Bell Street Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30303. Monday, Oct 22, through Wednesday, Oct 24, and Friday, Oct. 26, from noon-2 p.m. – Elevate Walking Art Tours: Led by representatives from the Office of Cultural Affairs Public Art Program, these tours will provide insights into the wealth of temporary and permanent public art in downtown. Bring your walking shoes and prepare to enjoy the fall weather while you learn about the amazing new artwork. Tours begin at Peachtree Center Plaza Courtyard. (10 blocks)

Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 7-11 p.m. – The Imaginary Million Creative Tie Gala at 200 Peachtree: The artwork of 100 artists will be on display in the 200 Peachtree St. Atrium – formerly Macy’s. During the evening each of the 100 artists will bid on the work of his/her peers with $10,000 in “play” money in a “mock auction.” At the end of the night, artists will take home the work they’ve won, even though no real money has been exchanged. Hosted by the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCAGa), Kennesaw State Museum and WonderRoot. Thursday, Oct. 25 from 6-8 p.m. – Elevate Evening Walking Art Tour : Led by representatives from the Office of Cultural Affairs Public Art Program, the tour will provide an overview of public art in downtown, as well as highlight artworks from Elevate. Experience what the city has to offer at night. Tours begin at Peachtree Center Plaza Courtyard, loop around and end at the Carnegie Pavilion where the second evening of the “Banho de Luz” interactive “light painting” from 8-11 pm will be held. Friday, Oct. 26, from noon- 6 p.m. – Elevate South Broad Mural Painting: See some of the world’s most interesting graffiti artists creating paintings on five South Broad Street buildings. Locations are in the 100 block of South Broad (near the intersection of Broad and Mitchell streets). Artists Hense (Atlanta), Tilt (Toulouse, France), Sever (Atlanta), Push (Los Angeles) and Born (Atlanta) have been commissioned to help breathe new life into this downtown Atlanta block. This is a unique opportunity for art students and art lovers. Saturday, Oct. 27, from 4-8 p.m. – Elevate South Broad Street Festival: Broad Street will be closed to vehicles in order to create a vibrant street party in view of the beautiful new murals. There will be several performances by renowned French choreographer Pierre Rigal and his hip-hop dance troupe, alternating with entertainment from the Atlanta Music Project. Food trucks and vendors will allow guests to shop and purchase delectable treats and unique items during the event. For a complete list of events, as well as information about the participating artists, visit www.ocaAtlanta.com/ElevateAtlanta

Ladies Of Jazz Concert Features Esperanza Spalding And Terri Lyne Carrington

Special to the Daily World Jazz Roots: A Larry Rosen Jazz Series will present “Ladies of Jazz” featuring Grammy award-winners Esperanza Spalding and Terri Lyne Carrington. Sponsored by PNC Bank, the Ladies of Jazz concert will take place at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Friday, Oct. 19, at 8 p.m. Spalding has become the “new face of Jazz” as she was awarded the 2011 Grammy for Best New Artist of Year. According to critics Spalding is “blessed with uncanny instrumental chops and a multi-lingual voice that is part angel and part siren.” She has played for President Obama and all the latenight TV shows. Carrington is a drummer, composer, record producer, entrepreneur, and a 2012 Grammy winner. Her music is described as “an eclectic brand of jazz that incorporates elements of bebop, soul, and funk” which are all featured on her Grammy winning album, “The Mosaic Project.” “The Jazz Roots concert series sponsorship is a great opportunity for PNC Bank to share our passion for arts education with the greater Atlanta community,” said Eddie Meyers, regional president, PNC Bank Greater Georgia. Music great Quincy Jones has proclaimed

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Jazz Roots “the most important new concert and educational jazz series in America . . . this series is simply imperative.” The Jazz Roots series also offers a unique opportunity for a host of ESPERANZA young music lovers. SPALDING High school students from a metro Atlanta school will attend the show, as well as enjoy the privilege of attending pre-concert sound checks and participating in special Q&A sessions TERRI LYNE with the performers CARRINGTON The “Ladies of Jazz” concert tickets are priced from $26 to $77 per person and are available at the Cobb Centre’s Bank of North Georgia Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlet locations, Ticketmaster.com or via phone at 800-745-3000. The venue is located at 2800 Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, Ga. 30339.

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