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Trumpet Awards Foundation Announces 22nd Annual AWARDS

Photo by Paul Biagui Gathering for the announcement of the 2014 Trumpet Awards honorees announcement are Rev. Nathaniel Bronner Jr. (front row from left), Trumpet Award Honoree; Avarita L. Hanson, High Heels Honoree, Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism; Bishop William Sheals, Spiritual Enlightenment Honoree; Xernona Clayton, founder, chair, president and CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation Inc. and creator and executive producer of the Trumpet Awards; Kysha Cameron, High Heels Honoree, Ryan Cameron Foundation; Sheila Tenney, High Heels Honoree, Atlanta Metropolitan State College; and Thomas W. Dortch Jr., treasurer, Trumpet Awards Foundation. Also, Dr. John Carlos (back row from left), Walk of Fame Honoree, Olympian, educator and activist; Dr. Tommy Smith, Walk of Fame Honoree, Olympian, educator and activist; Rev. Frank Brown, president, Concerned Black Clergy, Spiritual Enlightenment Honoree; Rev. James Bronner, Trumpet Award Honoree; and Rev. C. Elijah Bronner, Trumpet Award Honoree.

Special to ADW The Trumpet Awards Foundation presents the 22nd Annual Trumpet Awards in tribute to a group of history-making honorees who will join a list of some of the most celebrated personalities in this nation and abroad.

The 2014 black-tie ceremony will be hosted by Melissa De Sousa, known for her performances in The Best Man, The Best Man Holiday, and The Ron Clark Story; and Laz Alonso, known for his starring performances in Fast and Furious, Jumping the Broom, and his soon-to-be-seen lead role in Sony Screen Gems’ Battle of the Year. The Trumpet Awards show will be held at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Jan. 25, preceded by a Red Carpet arrival ceremony.

A weekend of events and activities at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in downtown Atlanta, will begin on Jan. 23 with a Prayer Breakfast, a High Tea with High Heels and the Race Relations Symposium.

An induction of 10 new footprints will be placed into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame. On Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 at 10 a.m. at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, located at 450 Auburn Avenue. The program

preceding the induction ceremony will be held next door at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

The Annual Trumpet Awards was created to celebrate and honor African-American achievers and those who support the African-American experience. The awards honor accomplishments in diverse fields, including law, medicine, business, politics, the arts, civil rights, sports, entrepreneurship, entertainment and other careers. They were conceived, founded, and nurtured by Xernona Clayton, who has built the Trumpet Awards and Awards Foundation into a prestigious testimonial around the world.

“We have come so far since we started this project in 1993, and I am extremely obliged to those individuals who saw the vision and who have worked with us for nearly 20 years. We have now joined the global community and are most jubilant to bring this event to the world and to celebrate the achievements of those who had an impact on our society,” Clayton said in announcing this year’s honorees.

Following is a partial list of the 2014 TRUMPET AWARDS honorees: • DeVon Franklin – Senior Vice President of Columbia

Tristar Pictures • The Hon. Kamala Harris – Attorney General of California • Deryl & Cheryl McKissack – President and CEO McKis sack & McKissack • Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. – Professor, Harvard Law School • Steve Pemberton – Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer of Walgreens • Alfre Woodard – Actress • Bronner Brothers / Bronner Brothers Hair Products – Entrepreneurs • Williams Sisters – Entrepreneurs • Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff – Award Winning Producers/Songwriters Corporate support helps to make the production of the Trumpet Awards possible, and some of the major corporate sponsors include: The Coca-Cola Company, Cadillac, Wells Fargo, Delta Air Lines, Nordstrom, Newell Rubbermaid, Marriott Marquis Atlanta, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, The Home Depot, Southwest Airlines, Georgia Power and TV One.

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Kwanzaa Celebration Set Special to ADW

Clark Atlanta University’s Africana Studies Organization, World African Diaspora Union and The Shrine of the Black Madonna will celebrate Kwanzaa on Dec. 27 at 5 p.m. at the Shrine of the Black Madonna Church, located in the West End area.

Features of the celebration include a keynote address by ASO president, minister, and Ph.D. student Charlotte S. Williams, and the celebration of kujichagulia or self determination. Kwanzaa celebrates Black African cultural reclamation by embracing self-help principles called Nguzo Saba. Features also include a candle lighting ceremony, story telling by Akbar Imhotep African dance, jazz artist great Jimmy Hubbard, and spoken words artists.

Vendors including food, ethnic books, arts and crafts will be the potpourri of sights and sounds available for public consumption. Admission is free. Kwanzaa is a seven-day, sevenprincipled Black cultural holiday celebrated from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1.

For more information, contact Terry Emeka Thomas at 404-512-7359. The shrine will host Dec. 26, 27, 28 and 29 for Kwanzaa.

Atlanta high school football team under scrutiny

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The Atlanta school system says it’s investigating a midtown high school’s football team after a complaint was filed claiming that coaches knew many of the players lived outside the school district.

The Atlanta-Journal Constitution obtained the complaint through an open records request. The newspaper reports the anonymous complaint said parents and students used false utility bills or relatives’ addresses to falsify records so they could attend Grady High School.

The complaint was dated Nov. 7. Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Erroll Davis recently announced an investigation of about 20 Grady football players, their parents and their coaches.

Davis said parents who signed falsified documents could face criminal charges, and students could lose athletic eligibility and be forced to transfer to schools near their homes.

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Hartsfield-Jackson Deputy General Manager Southwell takes airport helm

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Deputy General Manager Miguel Southwell will serve as interim general manager in the wake of Louis Miller’s announcement that he will retire on Jan. 3, 2014.

Southwell returned to Hartsfield-Jackson to serve as deputy general manager in June 2013, following a 12year tenure as the deputy director of business for Miami International Airport. Prior to Miami, Southwell spent 11 years at Hartsfield-Jackson in numerous positions, including interim assistant general manager for business and finance.

“I am confident Miguel Southwell will serve well in an interim capacity as we work to identify a successor capable of maintaining our airport’s position as the most successful passenger airport in the world. I wish Louis all the best as he returns home to Salt Lake City, Utah for the next chapter of his life,” said Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.

“On behalf of the City of Atlanta, I am grateful for his service.”

Miller’s tenure began on Sept. 27, 2010 and is notable for high-profile projects—

including the opening of the Maynard H. Jackson International Terminal—which have contributed to the Airport’s continued success and recognition as a first-in-class facility.

“Louis Miller has served my Administration with distinction for the past three years, and made sure Hartsfield-Jackson has maintained its status not only as the busiest passenger airport in the world, but also as the center of economic activity in our region,” said Reed.“Under his leadership, the airport has expanded its capabilities with the opening of a new international terminal and strengthened its position as a leading cargo hub.”

“I couldn’t have asked for a better place than Hartsfield-Jackson to end my career,” said Miller. “After 37 years in the aviation industry, it’s been a pleasure to serve at the world’s busiest airport and to prepare Hartsfield-Jackson for a prosperous future. Mayor Reed has been a tremendous supporter of the Department of Aviation and we owe him a debt of gratitude for allowing us to work together to improve the customer experience.”

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The Buckhead Cascade City Chapter of The Links Inc. presented the 11th annual Musical Cascades classical music concert on Dec. 7 at Friendship Baptist Church and awarded $1,000 music education awards to four metro-Atlanta area musical arts students.

The event featured musical performances from the scholarship winners.

“Musical Cascades showcases this year’s scholarship winners and brings together the Atlanta community in support of the arts, with a focus on the contributions and performances of African-American students,” said event chair Laura English-Robinson.

As part of an overall arts appreciation program, the BCCC Links Chapter celebrates, advocates and promotes arts and culture programs for youth and adult audiences. The 2013 award winners and performers include Torey Best, percussionist - Morehouse College; Rayshon Bethune, trumpet - Clark Atlanta University; Shaunise Brown, soprano - Spelman College; and Antoine Griggs, baritone - Georgia State University.

Organized in 1946, The Links Inc. is an international organization consisting of 270 chapters and 12,000 women who are committed to leadership, friendship and service. The Links made its name synonymous with effective programming through four facets: Services to Youth, National Trends and Services, International Trends and Services, and The Arts.

“It is through our programs that we have impacted the lives of countless men, women and children all over the world,” said Buckhead/Cascade City Chapter of The Links President Gail Tusan Washington.

The BCCC was founded in 1996 and has engaged in civic, educational and intercultural activities to enhance the quality of life for African Americans.

Photo by Clyde Bradley Buckhead Cascade City Chapter of the Links President Gail Tusan Washington (from left) joins Torey Best (marimba, Morehouse), Rayshon Bethune (trumpet, Clark Atlanta) Antoine Griggs (baritone, GSU), Benjamin Tomlinson (piano, Greater Atlanta Adventist), Shaunise Brown (soprano, Spelman), Hanan Davis (guest soloist, Ohio State) and Brielle Sims (soprano, Tri-Cities High School), Chapter members Laura English-Robinson and Stephanie Russell, Arts Facet cochairs, at their recent musical program.

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Planned Braves Stadium Move Highlights Race, Class

By Ray Henry Associated Press

For the Braves, abandoning downtown Atlanta for the suburbs means moving closer to the team’s fan base and developing money-making restaurants and amenities. Team officials say it’s simply good business.

But the decision also highlights long-standing disparities over wealth, where people live and transportation -- all facets of life connected to race and social class in Atlanta.

The Braves will be moving from an area that’s predominantly Black and relatively poor compared to Whiter Cobb County -- where the team says more ticket-buyers live. Although it is long past segregation, the hometown of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is far from integrated, and the city’s politics, business and even sports teams reflect that gap.

Consider what Rick Grimes views from his home blocks from Turner Field each time there’s a game: fans, mostly White, streaming past on the sidewalk.

“I would say the large majority of people who support the Braves are White folks,’’ said Grimes, who is African-American.

While no one would reasonably accuse the Braves of making a decision based on race or class, one scholar says major attractions often migrate toward money.

“It becomes a class issue in a lot of ways,’’ said Larry Keating, a Georgia Tech professor emeritus who has studied Atlanta’s development. “A lot of the primo stuff that is highly valued by the society ends up going where the wealthiest areas are.’’

Team officials say they were looking at other factors.

When Atlanta did not negotiate terms acceptable to the Braves, the team found a suburban government willing to pay for a chunk of the proposed stadium. The Braves will also own the property around the stadium, meaning it can develop restaurants and stores within walking distance.

There are few amenities around Turner Field. Team officials say the new site would offer better transportation access considering the majority of fans come from north of the city.

“We don’t look at the exact makeup of the race, religion factor of that ticket buyer,’’ said Derek Schiller, executive vice president of sales and marketing for the Braves. “What we’re concerned about as a business that sells tickets is where do our ticket buyers come from? ... We are moving closer to where the majority of our ticket buyers come from.’’

Like many cities, metro Atlanta has an urban core that includes a large population of Black residents and suburbs that are typically Whiter. Atlanta famously marketed itself as “The City Too Busy To Hate’’ as other Southern cities resisted integration. But the city has long-standing racial divisions.

Once owned by media mogul Ted Turner, the Braves grew a national fan base as their games were carried on cable systems around the country on one of Turner’s TV stations. To support its argument for leaving, the Braves released a map based on ticket sales data that showed its fans were clustered in an arc north of downtown Atlanta that ran through the suburbs.

That information also shows fans tended to purchase single-game tickets at the highest rates in places that were several times as rich as neighborhoods closest to the stadium and much Whiter. Of the communities with the ten highest sales rates, all but one were north of the current stadium and had median household incomes ranging from roughly $61,000 to $100,000. Those communities ranged from 58 to 85 percent White, according to counts by the U.S. Census Bureau.

For this analysis, The Associated Press examined last year’s ticket sales by zip code as tallied by the Braves and compared it with Census counts and estimates showing the population

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of adults in those areas along with race and income. The analysis ignored zip codes with less than 10,000 people and those more than 100 miles from the current stadium. The comparisons are imperfect. The zip code areas used by the Census do not perfectly align with postal zip codes. The sales figures do not include season ticket purchases, people who pay in cash or customers who refuse to supply their addresses. Braves officials think the sample likely undercounts suburban fans since at least some suburban commuters presumably buy tickets using Atlanta work addresses.

In contrast to the Braves, the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons decided to remain downtown after Atlanta agreed to contribute $200 million in tax money toward a $1 billion new stadium.

Some see class, not race, as the more relevant divide. C.J. Stewart, who coaches Braves star Jason Heyward in batting, sees poverty as a deterrent to ticket sales. He runs a charity that uses baseball to teach students, many poor and from the city, about life. Stewart’s coaching business is independent of the Braves.

“It’s hard to go to a Braves game when you’re hoping and praying that your child graduates from high school,’’ he said.

Some suburban fans acknowledge the panhandling, barred windows and vacant lots in the area around Turner Field make them wary. The proposed stadium is near an exhibition center and a mall anchored by a Costco and Sears.

“What I don’t like about the games, to be quite frank, is the security aspect,’’ said Rocco Lionetti, who works with his brother at a suburban Cobb garage. “When you leave the stadium, you run to your car because you don’t want to get mugged.’’

Lionetti said his views are shaped by security concerns, not race, and he would attend more games if the stadium was near bars and restaurants.

One politician was criticized for invoking -- whether intentionally or not -- racial politics when discussing the stadium. The chairman of Cobb County Republicans, Joe Dendy, said in a written statement that he rejected calls for bringing rail transit to Cobb County. For years, much of the debate about MARTA has been wrapped in racial politics.

White communities surrounding Atlanta rejected the transit system in votes during the civil rights era. Surveys show the transit system’s customers are roughly 74 percent Black.

“It is absolutely necessary the solution is all about moving cars in and around Cobb and surrounding counties from our north and east where most Braves fans travel from, and not moving people into Cobb by rail from Atlanta,’’ Dendy wrote in a news release.

Dendy declined an interview, but said in an email that his remark was not about race, but rather his opposition to a prior rail project that was rejected by voters.

Four generations of E. Lee Sullivan’s family have lived in the Mechanicsville neighborhood near Turner Field. She said she understands the concerns of suburban fans, at least to a point.

“You know, you can dress it up and say it diplomatically and say crime in the area, which really breaks down to `I’m scared a Black person is going to rob me,’’’ said Sullivan, who is Black.

She acknowledged the neighborhood had a crime problem that she blamed on poverty, not race. Sullivan blames Turner Field and its massive parking lots for sapping the vitality of a commercial district that once included a theatre, a bakery and a library.

“They ruined all that, they wiped that all out,’’ she said.

“Now they’re just kind of like, ok, we’re going someplace else.’’

Associated Press writers Jack Gillum in Washington; Mike Schneider in Orlando, Fla.; and Charles Odum in Atlanta contributed to this report.

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Ebenezer Baptist Church Ordains Robert Michael Franklin

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Robert Michael Franklin Jr., president emeritus of Morehouse College and a senior advisor for community and diversity at Emory University and upcoming director of the Religion Department at The Chautauqua Institution (Chautauqua, New York), was given the Rites of Ordination at the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church here on Sunday, Dec. 15.

The order of worship for the ordination service included: Introduction of Candidate by the Rev. Dr. Albert Paul Brinson, retired associate general secretary, World Mission Support, American Baptist Churches; Presentation of the Bible by the Rev. Martha Simmons, director, The African American Lectionary; Presentation of Hymnal by the Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley, pastor emeritus, Providence Missionary Baptist Church, Atlanta; Presentation of Certificate of Ordination, by the Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, director of religion, Chautauga Institution, and Laying on of Hands / Ordination Prayer, by the Rev. Dr. Joseph L. Roberts Jr., pastor emeritus, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta. The Rev. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock, senior pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church, delivered a powerful sermon and benediction to a congregation of several hundred attendees.

Franklin was the 10th president of Morehouse, the nation’s largest private, four-year liberal arts college for men, from 2007 through 2012. He was the Presidential Distinguished Professor of Social Ethics at Emory University (2004-2007) where he provided leadership for a university-wide initiative titled “Confronting the Human Condition and the Human Experience” and was a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at the law school.

He also provides commentary for the National Public Radio (NPR) program, “All Things Considered,” and weekly commentary for Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasting Television.

Franklin graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Morehouse in 1975 with a degree in political science and religion.

Franklin holds ordination in two Christian denominations: the American Baptist Churches USA and the Church of God in Christ. He earned the Master of Divinity degree in Christian social ethics and pastoral care in 1978 at the Harvard Divinity School, where he also served as assistant director of Ministry Education. Other pastoral positions include assistant pastor at St. Paul Church of God in Christ in Chicago and Protestant chaplain at St. Bernard Hospital, also in Chicago. He is married to Cheryl Goffney Franklin, M.D., an OB-GYN physician and graduate of Stanford University (B.A.) Columbia University School of Public Health (M.P.H.) and Harvard Medical School (M.D.). They have three children: Imani Renee Franklin; Robert M. Franklin III and Julian Michael DeShazier. In 2005, DeShazier graduated from Morehouse College summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Franklin has one grandchild, Dania Elle DeShazier.

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In the past year, the Better Business Bureau has shut down more than 100 fraudulent websites that illegally steal the famous BBB logo and imply they are legitimate sites. A noticeable trend recently is websites that include the word “overstock” in the domain name, hoping to fool consumers into thinking they are shopping with Overstock.com.

“Overstock.com is a highly visible online retailer, so it’s no wonder scammers try to mimic them,” noted Carrie A. Hurt, president and CEO of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, the umbrella organization for 113 BBBs across the U.S. and Canada. “We’ve seen this with other major retailers as well. BBB is warning consumers: be careful to look for the real domain when it comes to major retail sites.”

“Our web address is simple: overstock.com,” said Jonathan Johnson, executive vice chairman of Overstock.com, Inc. “That’s all. If the name is longer, or uses any additional words, or letters, if it has any words other than ‘overstock’ before the dot com, it’s not our website.”

Overstock.com is a BBB Accredited Business with an A rating, as well as a National Partner of the Council of Better Business Bureaus. The company has been recognized by many organizations, including Compuware as a “Best of the Web” award winner for four years in a row.

BBB suggests the following tips for online shoppers to avoid bogus websites: • Go to bbb.org to look up the BBB Business Reviews of your favorite online retailers.

• Type the URL directly into your browser; do not click on a link from an email or social media site unless you are absolutely sure the message is from the legitimate business.

• On the payment page, look for “https” at the beginning of the address (the “s” stands for “secure”).

• Look for “Contact Us” information, including a real address, a toll-free customer service number, and other ways to reach the company if you have a problem.

• Use a credit card (not a debit card) when shopping online for greater protections against possible fraud.

• If a website has a BBB Accredited Business seal, click on it. A real seal should link directly to that company’s BBB Business Review.

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Concessions International will open two new bar concepts at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) this month, both with iPad-enabled ordering for the ultimate in-airport convenience.

Samuel Adams Atlanta and Dos Equis Explorer Lounge will both open in Concourse B and are the first restaurants at the airport to offer tabletop iPad ordering, allowing travelers to browse the full food and beverage menu and order in minutes, from every seat in both locations.

“We strive to bring travelers the perfect balance of comfort and convenience,” said CI President Anthony Joseph.

“The table-top ordering system allows travelers to order quickly without waiting for a server, so they can spend their limited time enjoying these well-loved brands in a warm, comfortable setting.”

Samuel Adams Atlanta will open in late December in the Concourse B Food Court. The pub will offer its distinctive hand-crafted beers, along with a wide variety of American fare, served up from nearby restaurants, including Paschal’s, Little Azio’s Pizza & Pasta, and Café Tazza.

“Through the power of mobile, we are able to offer our guests a wide variety of dining options through one central ordering platform, which also offers nutritional information, photos and more,” said Joseph.

Also, in late December, CI will open Dos Equis Explorer Lounge, with cozy decor inspired by the journeys of the Dos Equis’ “Most Interesting Man”. CI is the first to bring the concept to an airport environment. The expanded menu is also available via iPad ordering and will feature an array of taquitos, fresh salads, wraps, nachos and Dos Equis signature drinks. Early morning travelers can also stop by the restaurant for Mexican-inspired breakfast dishes.

The Dos Equis Explorer Lounge and Samuel Adams

Atlanta will be operated by a joint venture between CI and H&H Hospitality, a certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise owned by Kevin Holt and Randy Hazelton, founders and former operators of Café Circa, located in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward.

Concessions International operates numerous national and local QSR, fast casual and casual dining brands in eight airports across the U.S. and U.S. Virgin Islands. Dos Equis Explorer Lounge and Samuel Adams Atlanta join CI’s other newest ventures, Lotta Frutta and Fresh To Order (f2o), also located in the renovated Concourse B terminal.

Atlanta-based Concessions International, LLC, founded in 1978, is a dynamic food and beverage concessionaire that also operates Pemberton Café at the World of Coca Cola, and Paschal’s Restaurant in the historic Castleberry district of downtown Atlanta. Visit www.cintl.com for more information.

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SPORTS of the WORLD

By Deitra P. Johnson

For Falcons It’s Not What You Do, But How You Do It It wasn’t about establishing bragging rights as much as it was a showing of pride. After all, both the hometown Atlanta Falcons and visiting Washington Redskins came into the Georgia Dome on Dec. 15 with identical, disappointing 3-10 records – and virtually nothing to brag about.

Nonetheless, it wasn’t as boring a game as pre-game analysts had predicted either – predictions that were no doubt largely based on the Falcons’ tendencies to score quickly, but then allow their opponents to essentially climb back into games during the final two periods. That, coupled with the Redskins’ knack for scoring more points in the second quarter – 92 coming into the game to be exact – forecasters had the notion the game on Sunday would probably be a “sleeper” after halftime.

Those same forecasters probably also took a glance at the Falcons’ last game against Green Bay to prove their point. After all, that was a game in which Atlanta went up 21-10 before the half, failed to gain a single first down during the entire third quarter, and was ultimately shut out the rest of the game, falling 22-21.

But the matchup between Atlanta and Washington turned out to be quite different. As penalty-riddled, and turnover-prone as it was, it still managed to be a nail-biter for die-hard fans right down to the bitter end.

Thanks to seven – yes, count them – seven Redskins’ turnovers and a good, old-fashioned, goal-line stand by Atlanta’s defensive unit, this one proved to be a “seat-warmer,” until the game’s 27-26 conclusion.

The Falcons were able to take advantage of those Washington miscues, scoring 20 points off turnovers, including three before intermission. A total of five lost fumbles by Washington tied a team record.

True to form, the game began just as predicted. The Falcons jumped out to a 17-7 lead by the 10:43 mark in the second quarter.

But Washington, as foretold by their previous stats, responded on cue with 13 unanswered points in the same period. The ‘Skins amassed 192 total yards in that quarter alone, gaining seven first downs during the period – five through the air and two more on the ground. By the time the Falcons knew what had hit them, they were trailing 20-17.

The Redskins woke up and began their comeback with 8:01 left before the half. Atlanta managed to relinquish control of the score as quickly as they had drew first blood.

“There was a stretch there early in the first half, where we really had some issues with some explosive plays,” said Falcons Coach Mike Smith. “It will be a great learning experience for our young players that were out there playing, but we found a way to win the ballgame.”

Regaining the lead in the third quarter, Atlanta held onto a one-point lead, 26-27, with the game coming to a close.

But the play of the day didn’t come until seconds were remaining in the contest. With just 39 seconds left in regulation, and on what would ultimately be the game’s final drive, Redskins Cousins hit Moss for a 3-yard TD to make it a one-point game, 27-26.

And with nothing to lose but pride, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan opted to go for the twopoint conversion and the win, rather than kick the extra point for the tie and a likely overtime period.

If nothing else, you’ve got to give Shanahan credit for having guts. According to Falcons. com writer Dan Levak, Shanahan has never been one to shy away from the controversial decision. Shanahan is now 2-for-5 in two-point conversions on the season.

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Hawks Grant Holiday Wishes to Three Atlanta Families

Photo by Kat Goduco/Atlantahawks.com Atlanta Hawks players DeMarre Carroll, Elton Brand, Dennis Schröder and Kyle Korver, along with Atlanta Hawks Managing Partner and NBA Governor, Bruce Levenson, Hawks GM Danny Ferry and Head Coach Mike Budenholzer, helped make holiday wishes come true for three families after the Hawks vs. Lakers game as part of the NBA Cares 12 Days of Giving.

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The Case Against Demoralizing Affirmative Action

Where Bipartisanship is Out of Order Former Kansas Senator and 1996 Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole was recently presented with an award that is named after him. The World Food Program USA’s first George McGovern and Bob Dole Leadership Award, is named after the Senator and his friend and colleague, Senator George McGovern. The two teamed up in the 1970s to make food stamps easier to get and use. Today, Republicans in Congress have been adamant that food stamps should be cut.

Dole, a conservative, and McGovern, a liberal, were not always on the same page about poverty, government programs, and food stamps. Were they both in the Senate now, they would likely share the commitment to reduce or eliminate hunger and yet they might not agree on how much should be spent on the challenge.

But surely, neither would be of the mind to cut the food stamps program as significantly as the Republicans of the 113th Congress would like to cut them. The GOP plan wants reductions of at least $40 billion over 10 years, eliminating about 4 million families from the program. Bipartisan relationships like those that Senators Dole and McGovern shared are rare these days because party lines have been so tightly drawn.

Thus, while some will celebrate the Patti Murray (D-Wash.), Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) budget that will prevent future government shutdowns (that is, as long as there is agreement on debt ceiling), I am among those that decry the hollow victory in the passage of this budget. Human needs are still sidelined to budget cutting zeal. Needs, including education, health, and other programs still experience cuts, reducing our investment in our nation’s future. The new budget deal is, perhaps, better than nothing, but it can barely be called bipartisan. It is better than nothing, but still quite disgraceful.

While the food stamp program was once paired with the farm bill in a way to create a “something for every-A one” bipartisan approach, the uncoupled two bills allow farmers to gain while hungry people don’t. Still, failure to adjust aspects of the farm bill may cause milk prices to rise before Congress returns to work in January. No matter. Republicans in Congress seem to subscribe to the Marie Antoinette theory of food distribution. Let them eat cake. No worries for the hungry or the poor.

There is cake somewhere. They just, says Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) “have to get a job”.

While budget-lite passed, the unemployment insurance extension did not. On December 28, 1.3 million long- term unemployed people will collect their last check, unless new legislation is passed in January. Congress says it “might” look at retroactive benefits. Get a job, Senator Paul? Really? Senator Paul apparently does not read the monthly Employment Situation, released last week.

While it indicated that the unemployment rate dropped to 7 percent in November, it also reported that more than four million people have been unemployed

for more than half a year. Additionally, the alternative measures of unemployment, which include part time and discouraged workers, suggest that real unemployment is 13.2 percent (and 25 percent for African Americans). Where are these unemployed people supposed to find jobs, when the federal government has removed itself from the job creation business even as our infrastructure continues to fray?

The unemployment insurance extension would cost $26 billion for two years. Budget balancers say that’s too much and pushes the federal budget into further deficit. The economy is hurt, not helped, when the unemployed don’t have money. Their inability to spend will slow economic recovery and will further slow job creation. The unwillingness to assist those considered “collateral damage” in our broken economy has less to do with fiscal responsibility than with the “get a job, let them eat cake” mentality embraced by so many Tea Party republicans.

To fully applaud the Murray/Paul budget is like applauding people for saying hello. It is a tenuous bipartisanship, and it is a compromised achieved on the backs of the hungry and the unemployed. The Murray/Paul budget is an example of the devolution of bipartisanship from the days when two men reached across the aisle to figure out how to reduce the amount of food insecurity in our nation.

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In 2008, Abigail Fisher filed a lawsuit against the University of Texas after being denied undergraduate admission to the University of Texas at Austin. Fisher, a white woman claimed that the university unfairly rejected her because of its Affirmative Action policy. The university responded to these allegations in defense of its policy of affirmative action, saying that it considers a variety of factors “as well as race and ethnicity” in the interest of diversity for educational benefit. District courts upheld the policy, and the appeals court denied Fisher’s appeal. Fisher and her legal council went on to appeal the United States Supreme Court for a review of the case. The Supreme Court ruled that lower courts should have looked more closely at the case to determine the necessity of the policy, to ensure that it is being used very narrowly after all other factors have been considered for the “educational benefits of the university.” Fisher was granted a second appeal last month, in order for lower courts to examine the case as the Supreme Court had ordered.

While the educational benefits that diversity can bring are certainly important, they aren’t the original purpose of Affirmative Action. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson addressed the graduating class at Howard University and spoke on the merits and necessity of the newly introduced concept of Affirmative Action.

In his speech, he said, “You do not take a man who for years has been hobbled by chains, liberate him, bring him to the starting line of a race, saying you are free to compete with all the others, and still justly believe you have been completely fair”. His speech at Howard shows that Johnson viewed Affirmative Action as a way to combat the negative effects of racial segregation and discrimination. The President realized that it would be difficult for the victims of this injustice to integrate into a de-segregated society without programs designed to ease the transition; one of which being Affirmative Action.

Unfortunately, the Supreme Court decision has shown that Affirmative Action is no longer viewed in its original context. The interest of educational benefits seems to have overshadowed the interest of correcting the disparity in opportunity among racial groups in America. When the Court said that the policy should only be used for the purpose of educational benefits, they failed to express the role of Affirmative Action as a means of correcting a moral wrong. And also, by declaring that Affirmative Action should be more of a last resort (i.e. “when all other factors have been considered”) rather than a chance to provide equal opportunity, they discourage colleges from using the policy at all. This paves the way for a system in which race plays no role in college admissions. A race blind admissions system is certainly ideal, however in America today, it wouldn’t equally benefit all students. Unfortunately, American society is not ready for a completely raceblind system, and we see the effects that such as system

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In 1980, the National Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi, named the paper a “historic site in journalism” for its development and distribution of a chain of more than 40 weekly newspapers during the 1930s. For this and other pioneering efforts, the newspaper’s founder has been inducted into two journalism Halls of Fame -- at Howard University in 1980 and at the University of Georgia in 1996.

Then-publisher C.A. Scott was inducted into the African-American Newspaper Journalism Hall of Fame in 1990 and received the Pioneer Black Journalist Award from the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists in 1991. He was named publisher emeritus in 1997. He died May 7, 2000, at age 92.

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Emmeline Scott And Sons Circa 1928 Emmeline Southall Scott (center) is shown surrounded by her sons in a family photograph taken near the time the Atlanta Daily World was founded in 1928. They are (from left) Emel Julius, Aurelius Southall, Lewis Augustus, William Alexander II, Cornelius Adolphus (C.A.), and Daniel Marcellus. The first generation of Atlanta Daily World Scotts also included three daughters: Vashti Scott Ellis, Esther Scott Carter and Ruth Scott Simmons. William Alexander Scott Sr. died early in 1928.

The Atlanta Daily World is the city’s oldest continuously-publishing Black-owned newspaper. It is the nation’s first successful Black daily newspaper.

In its 84-year history, the Atlanta Daily World newspaper has reported on the vast and growing African-American population in metropolitan Atlanta and beyond.

Through generations, its founders and leadership have a rich history of community service and responsibility.

W.A. Scott II The Atlanta World, as it was first known, was founded by W.A. Scott II, on Aug. 5, 1928. The newspaper began as a weekly, then became a semi-weekly in May 1930 and a tri-weekly in April 1931. On March 12, 1932, the Atlanta World became a daily newspaper and later added the word “daily” to its name. By lasting for decades as a daily newspaper, it became the first successful Black daily newspaper in the country, as any previous attempts by others at running a Black daily failed within the first few years.

In the 1930s, Scott also began circulating The Chattanooga Tribune, The Memphis World, and The Birmingham World. The Atlanta Daily World had its own printing press.

This allowed the World to print a chain of Black newspapers from across the country. The newspapers printed by the World were considered part of the Scott Newspaper Syndicate. Eventually, the Scott Newspaper Syndicate was

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responsible for printing as many as 50 African-American newspapers nationwide, making it the first and largest Black newspaper chain.

In March 2012, the Atlanta Daily World entered into a new chapter of its history by becoming part of the Real Times Media family. It now publishes once a week on Thursdays, and it can be read daily online at www.atlantadailyworld.com, where viewers also can see breaking video news.

In becoming part of Real Times Media, the ADW joins five other historic African-American newspapers, including the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, the Michigan FrontPage, the New Pittsburgh Courier, and the Tri-State Defender in Memphis, Tenn.

Another recent milestone occurred in 2009 when the Atlanta Daily World partnered with the joint venture of Atlanta Retail Management and Areas, a Spanish airport concessions group, to open three “Atlanta Daily World” newsstands at the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. This established the newspaper as the first and only Black-owned media outlet to have its name on any airport newsstand in the United States. The newsstands are located on airport concourses B, C, and D. The newsstands offer reading materials, Atlanta-branded gifts and souvenirs, health and beauty aids, candy, snack foods and bottled beverages.

The Early Years Following the untimely death of founder W.A. Scott II in 1934, C. A. Scott -- one of his brothers -- became editor and general manager.

The youngest son of nine children, C.A. Scott was born in Edwards, Miss., on Feb. 8, 1908. His father, the Rev. Dr. William A. Scott Sr., was a Christian Church minister and a

printer. His mother, Emmeline Southall Scott, was an active worker in the church and in the printing business, helping her husband print church bulletins that were distributed throughout Mississippi.

C.A. Scott came to Atlanta in 1925 with two of his older brothers – W.A. and Aurelius -- to attend Morehouse College. C.A. Scott continued in his role as editor, general manager and publisher of the Atlanta Daily World for an unprecedented 63 years, C.A. Scott during which he adopted a more conservative political stance around 1952. C.A. Scott was named publisher emeritus in 1997.

In August 1997, M. Alexis Scott -- granddaughter of the founder -- was named publisher after a 22-year career with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and its parent company Cox Enterprises, Inc. Well known in the city, Alexis Scott is a featured commentator on “The Georgia Gang” on Atlanta’s FOX 5 television station, where she displays a liberal and progressive political voice.

The Atlanta Daily World has been in the forefront of many campaigns to improve the Atlanta community and even the nation. In the 1940s, the newspaper was the first Black publication to receive credentials to cover the White House and the U.S. Congress. Being a daily publication was a requirement for credentials, and this was a way that Black news-

papers were excluded from the press galleries to cover these institutions. Utilizing the fact that the World was a daily newspaper, the World -- in conjunction with the National Newspaper Publishers Association -- hired Harry McAlpin in 1944 to cover the White House and Louis Lautier in 1947 to cover the U.S. Congress. The correspondents’ news stories were then featured in Black newspapers across the nation.

The Atlanta Daily World was one of the first papers to encourage African Americans to patronize Black-owned businesses, and it focused on the needs of the community by reporting on church, social, and sporting news. The paper was used to raise funds for nine African-American youths falsely accused of raping White girls in the infamous 1930s Scottsboro Boys trials. In addition to its coverage, the paper led voter registration efforts, challenged the all-White Democratic Party primaries in the 1940s, and raised funds to defend and acquit a young Black father falsely accused of rape.

In 1946, two African-American couples were murdered in broad daylight near Monroe, Ga., by a mob that tied them up and shot them hundreds of times with rifles, shotguns, pistols and a machine gun. Responding to the horror of the “Monroe Massacre,” C.A. Scott immediately set up a fund through the Atlanta Daily World to raise money for the victims’ families. The newspaper’s leaders also helped shelter a potential witness in the case, but to this day, no one has been punished for the crime.

At a time when the unfair treatment of Blacks by police was rampant, the Atlanta Daily World helped crusade for the Atlanta Police Department to hire Blacks as officers. On April 3, 1948, eight men – including a former World employee -- became Atlanta’s first African-American policemen.

They were stationed in the basement of the Butler Street YMCA near Auburn Avenue, rather than at a regular police station, and they were not allowed to arrest White citizens initially -- conditions the World argued against and that later changed.

The Atlanta Daily World also waged a campaign in the 1940s to increase the pay of Black teachers, who were paid about half as much as White teachers. During the 1950s and 1960s, the Atlanta Daily World filled its pages with information about court cases and lawsuits filed to desegregate public facilities.

In November of 1974, the Atlanta Daily World, along with a group of civic-minded people, helped organize the West End Consumers Group to establish closer cooperation

between businesses, employees and the general public. The consumer group helped encourage Blacks to start their own businesses and to make them last. On Aug. 8, 1977, this group was officially incorporated as the Atlanta Consumers Club Inc., and it continued to be active through the 1980s.

The World served for nearly 40 years (1968-2007) as the media sponsor with the Georgia Association of Educators of the statewide contest in the popular national Scripps-Howard Spelling Bee. The paper sponsored an essay contest with Camp Best Friends from 2000 to 2007 that provided cash and computers to youth; and from 2000 to 2007 it conducted Bike Atlanta, a bike ride to benefit charitable organizations in the city. The newspaper also raised thousands of dollars over 60 years for its former program called the Christmas Cheer Fund for needy families.

An Award-Winning Publication and Business The newspaper and its publishers have received numerous business and community service awards. In 2011, Alexis Scott and The Scott Family were inducted into the inaugural class of the Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame. In 2008, the Atlanta Daily World was inducted into the newly-established Business Hall of Fame by the Atlanta Business League. In 2004, the paper received The President’s Award from the Atlanta Branch of the NAACP; in 2003 the newspaper and The Scott Family received the Media Award from The Concerned Black Clergy of Metropolitan Atlanta at its 20th anniversary celebration. In 2003, The Atlanta Daily World celebrated its 75th anniversary with a travelling exhibit and teacher’s guide outlining the importance of the Black Press in fighting for equal rights for Blacks. The exhibit continues to travel throughout the metro Atlanta area with a teacher’s guide.

The paper received the 2002 Atlanta Regional Minority Media Firm of the Year Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency, and the 2002 National Minority Media Cornerstone Award from the same agency. The World also received the 2002 Media of the Year Award from the Georgia Conference of NAACP. In 2001, the paper received the Media of the Year Award from the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus.

In 2001, the paper was a finalist in the Family Business of the Year Awards Program of the Cox Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University. The paper was recognized in the small-business category for nearly tripling its revenues

Photo By Willie E. Tucker Jr./WET Media Inc. Real Times Media CEO Hiram Jackson (left) and RTM Board Member William Pickard (right) welcome Atlanta Daily World and members of the Scott family to the fold in March 2012.

Joining them are ADW Publisher M. Alexis Scott (front row, from left), Portia Scott, Mary Elizabeth Odum; Wendell S. Scott (back row, from left) and William A. Scott IV.

M. Alexis Scott Is Third Generation Publisher The current publisher, Alexis Scott, helped bring the newspaper into a new era when she joined the business in 1997. Under her guidance, the newspaper set up a new network of computers, installed newspaper design software, installed Internet access for the computer network, installed a new phone system with voice mail, converted to electronic publishing from hard copy paste-up, implemented the first new redesign of the paper’s logo in 50 years, and introduced color to the front page.

Alexis Scott is also active in nonprofit organizations, such as South View Cemetery Preservation Board, Kenny Leon’s True Colors theater company, the Atlanta History Center, the High Museum of Art, the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Central Atlanta Progress. In 2003, she was appointed by Mayor Shirley Franklin to the board of the Atlanta Workforce Development Agency. Alexis Scott has received many awards and honors, including the 2011 Trailblazer Award from the Atlanta Hawks; 2010 Journalist of the Year Award from the Atlanta Regional Rainbow/ PUSH Coalition; the 2010 Generational Torch Award from the Georgia Black Chamber of Commerce; 2009 Community Leader Award from the Alliance for Christian Media and an honorary doctor of humane letters from Argosy University.

She is a past-president of the Atlanta Press Club. To help preserve the history of the newspaper, she also worked with Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters to do a documentary on the newspaper, which won several television awards.

Until a 2008 tornado took the roof off the Atlanta Daily World’s building the newspaper was located on Auburn Avenue, which was once described in Forbes magazine as the “richest negro street” in America. Now the newspaper is temporarily located at the Airport Office Park, located at 3485 N. Desert Drive, Suite 2109, Atlanta, GA 30344-8125.

Despite the tragic destruction to the building, the newspaper did not miss a single week of publication.

The paper currently has memberships in several trade associations, including the National Newspaper Publishers Association and the Associated Press. It also is a member of several business organizations including the Atlanta Business League, Central Atlanta Progress and the Metro Atlanta Chamber.

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Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. Request for Proposal (RFP) of experienced Construction Material Testing Firm to manage the independent testing required for the construction of several projects along or within the Atlanta BeltLine Corridor at The Gateway; the Eastside Trail Extension; and the Urban Agriculture Site.

The FULL text of the RFP is found at: http://beltline.org/about/work-with-us/rfpsand-rfqs-2/.

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Beyonce announces, releases new album on same day

By Mesfin Fekadu AP Music Writer Beyonce has released her new album in an unconventional way: She announced and dropped it on the same day.

The singer released “Beyonce’’ exclusively on iTunes early Dec. 13. She mirrors how Jay Z released “Magna Carta Holy Grail’’ earlier this year -- through a deal with Samsung where he gave the album to 1 million users of Galaxy mobile phones days before its official release.

Beyonce’s fifth effort features 14 songs and 17 videos. Jay Z, Drake and Frank Ocean make guest appearances on the album, while the closing track,”Blue,’’ features her daughter Blue Ivy. Justin Timberlake co-wrote the songs “Rocket’’ and “Partition,’’ and Pharrell, Timbaland, Ryan Tedder, Miguel and Sia also co-wrote tracks. The song “(asterisk) (asterisk)(asterisk)Flawless’’ -- which incorporates part of “Bow Down/I Been On,’’ a song Beyonce posted earlier this year -- uses audio from a speech about feminism by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

The album caused a stir on social media websites, with fans posting about the release early that same morning. Twitter said Beyonce’s album release generated over 1.2 million tweets in 12 hours, with a tweets-per-minute spike of 5,300.

The tweets-per-minute count around the album surpassed the record set when the Syfy TV

movie “Sharknado’’ aired in July, Twitter added.

Billboard said that “Beyonce’’ will likely debut on top of its charts this week as she sold 500,000 by last Saturday.

“Our early numbers are showing that this is likely heading toward a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart with only three days of the tracking week,’’ said Bill Werde, the editor of Billboard. Billboard closes the tracking week on Sundays, and typical albums are released on Monday or Tuesday.

On last Friday afternoon, the explicit and clean versions of “Beyonce’’ ranked No. 1 and No. 2 on the iTunes albums chart.

Along with Beyonce and Jay Z, other leaders in pop music have released albums in new ways recently: For her “Red’’ album last year, Taylor Swift had partnerships with Target, Walgreens and Papa John’s; and Lady Gaga sold 440,000 copies of her “Born This Way’’ album on Amazon for just 99 cents when it was on sale for two days in 2011, helping the album sell 1.1 million in its debut week.

Werde said Beyonce’s way of releasing the album “speaks to the change in the music business.’’

“I think on one hand what it really speaks to is the emerging power that artists have to go direct to fans,’’ he said. “One of the things that’s most impressive about this Beyonce release is she’s controlling the conversation around it to a certain extent.

She’s controlling the initial experience that fans are having, so it’s not about what critics are saying, it’s not about, ‘Here’s what the album means’ and explaining it, it’s about, ‘Hey, I put my art together for you, videos, songs, and you get to have the joy and experience of forming your own opinion on the work as I intended to be presented.’’’

Beyonce calls the work a “visual album’’ and she filmed some of the videos in Paris, New York, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro and Houston, her hometown.

“I didn’t want to release my music the way I’ve done it,’’ she said in a statement. “I am bored with that. I feel like I am able to speak directly to my fans. There’s so much that gets between the music, the artist and the fans. I felt like I didn’t want anybody to give the message when my record is coming out. I just want this to come out when it’s ready and from me to my fans.’’

Beyonce’s last album was “4,’’ released in 2011. It reached platinum success. “Beyonce’’ will be available in stores “in time for the holidays,’’ her representative said.

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