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Volume 87 • Issue 23

From Selma to Ferguson

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From Selma to Ferguson: Why Martin Luther King Matters Today

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By Terry Shropshire The spirit and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. resonates very strongly even today for a large swath of the American populace.

Reminders of this late legend’s words and works emerge at regular intervals, and not just of the King National Holiday. It’s not just because former MLK aid-turned-U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young recently found an FBI wiretap device in his home that he says was probably planted there in the 1960s. It’s not just because the bomb that was detonated at the NAACP branch office in Colorado Springs, Colo., a few weeks ago reminded urbanites of the bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. in 196.

The killing of four little black girls on that Sunday morning in 1963 came just two weeks after King’s famous “I Have a Dream Speech.”

It is not just because President Obama, who used King’s Bible as part of his swearing in ceremonies during his reelection in 2012, is now watching his political adversaries hijack King’s “I Have a Dream” speech in an effort to fight President Obama’s executive action to grant worker amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.

And King’s continued relevanc is not important just because King’s surviving children – Bernice, Martin III and Dexter – are embroiled in another nasty legal battle over their father’s most treasured possessions, this time concerning MLK’s Bible as well as the Nobel Peace Prize he was awarded in 1964.

The reminders of King’s legacy are most powerfully crystallized in three disparate but inextricably intertwined circumstances: the Ava DuVernay-directed and Golden Globe-nominated film Selma, which opened in theaters on Jan.11, 2015.

This year also marks the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson enacting the landmark Voting Rights Act, which came on the heels of the famous Selma-to-Montgomery march, aka “Bloody Sunday.”

And, perhaps most powerfully, King comes to mind during the recent spate of unarmed black men being shot and killed by white police officers, much like they were with impunity more than half a century ago. National demonstrations after two black men — Eric Garner in New York and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. — were shot and choked to death reflect racial tensions generally associated with a bygone era in America. The civil rights movement of more than 50 years ago, which was led by Martin Luther King Jr., centered on non-violent resistance.

Methods of protest may have changed, but King’s words, for some, still resonate today: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he

stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

And again in these words: “If a man has not found something worth dying for, he is not fit to live.

King’s former assistants and colleagues have discussed the timing of the movie Selma and how, as much as things have changed, some things have not.

“We were beaten, tear gassed, trampled and chased by men on horseback,” said longtime Georgia Congressman John Lewis, a legend of the civil rights movement who got his start in the fight as a college student in Nashville. “Many of us accepted the way of nonviolence as a way of life, as a way of living. We were willing to be arrested, to be jailed. We accepted the beatings. And we never gave up,” he said, before transitioning to today’s times.

“In many communities today, the question of race is still very real. You can feel it. You can almost taste it. But you cannot deny the fact that America is a different America. Even in the heart of the Deep South, those signs are gone. And they will not return. People registered. And they are voting.”

Andrew Young, who was an aide to King and later became mayor of Atlanta after his stint as U.S. Ambassador under President Jimmy Carter, told CNN: “Fifty years later, the challenge is global as well as local. Now we must learn to address the economic crisis of unemployed poor and under-employed workers.”

Patrise Perkins-Hooker, currently the president of the State Bar of Georgia, said she was “very, very moved” by the depiction of King in the riveting Selma film. She confided that she immediately made the connection between the marches of yesteryear and

the marches that took place in the aftermath of the Ferguson and Staten Island killings of black men by white police officers.

When Perkins-Hooker saw the film Selma, she was struck by how a white policeman could arrogantly shoot an unarmed black demonstrator named Jimmie Lee Jackson and how that scene keeps replaying 50 years later with: Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla.; Mike Brown in Ferguson, Mo.; Eric Garner in the Staten Island borough of New York City, and the killing of a 12-year-old boy on a playground in Cleveland, among many others around the country.

In each case, the victims were black, they were all unarmed and the police officers were white. Even half a century after Selma, black men are 21 times more likely to be shot and killed by police than their white counterparts. The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that on average, two black men per week are killed by police in this country.

In some of the most high profile cases, throngs of Americans spilled into the main arteries of America’s cities to protest and march, much like King and Co. did in Selma. They carry placards like “Black Lives Matter” and “I Can’t Breathe” and chant “No Justice, No Peace” instead of “We Shall Overcome.”

As we approach the 50th anniversary of the march, the most startling aspect of the movie Selma may be how resoundingly relevant Martin Luther King is today. The bloodsoaked clothing is not some artifact from a historic movie.

They’re right outside our doors today.

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NEWS

Mayor Kasim Reed under fire for ousting gay-shaming fire chief

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is in the hot seat this week after ousting fire chief Kelvin Cochran for handing out copies of his Christian self-help book that condemns homosexuality as a perversion..

In a debate that pits the city’s old guard religious conservatives against religious liberals, Reed fired Cochran last week over the distribution of his 2013 Christian book, “Who Told You That You Are Naked?” which condemns homosexual acts as “vile, vulgar, and inappropriate.”

After the firing, Cochran issued the following statement: “I am heartbroken that I will no longer be able to serve the city and the people I love as fire chief, for no reason other than my Christian faith,” Mr. Cochran said in the statement released by the Alliance Defending Freedom, an Arizona-based conservative legal organization that is representing him.

“It’s ironic that the city points to tolerance and inclusion as part of its reasoning. What could be more intolerant and exclusionary than ending a public servant’s 30 years of dis-

tinguished service for his religious beliefs?”

The mayor has defended his decision, saying he dismissed Cochran not for his religious beliefs, but because he failed to receive proper approval from city officials to publish the book and then spoke publicly during his suspension against the mayor’s wishes.“Despite my respect for Chief Cochran’s service,” Reed said last week, “I believe his actions and decision-making undermine his ability to effectively manage a large, diverse workforce.”

Cochran’s dismissal has re-energized support for a religious freedom law, which seeks to prevent the state government from “burdening” employees’ religious freedoms. The bill which failed in 2014 has been presented as an example of what could happen in Georgia when freedom of speech is fully not protected under law.

“This happened to me, but it’s really not about me,” Cochran concluded. “It’s a warning to every American that freedom of speech and freedom of religion are hanging by a thread, which will snap if we don’t fight to preserve these cherished protections.”

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Trumpet Awards Foundation announces the 23rd Annual Trumpet Awards The Trumpet Awards Foundation presents the 23rdAnnual Trumpet Awards, a momentous occasion that pays tribute to a group of history-making honorees who are slated to receive the 2015 prized Trumpet Award. The honorees join a list of some of the most renowned personalities in this nation and abroad. The 23rd Annual Trumpet Awards black-tie ceremony will be hosted by Laila Ali, four-time Boxing World Champion, award-winning TV host, fitness & wellness expert, beauty brand ambassador, and author; and Dolvett Quince, known for his successes now into the fifth season of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser;” in addition, he is a celebrity trainer, has made many guest TV appearances, and is a best-selling author.

The Trumpet Awards show will be held at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta on Saturday, January 24, 2015, with the Red Carpet at 2:00 p.m. and the Awards Show taping at 4:00 p.m.

Other events and activities include the Race Relations Symposium entitled “The Continuing Quest for Equalit,” held at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in downtown Atlanta, on Friday, Jan. 23 scheduled at 6:00 p.m. followed by a Sponsor Recognition Tribute reception. The Trumpet Awards festivities close with the Soulful Ending held at the Hyatt Regency hotel featuring The Bar-Kays, on Saturday night, Jan. 24, immediately following the Trumpet Awards Ceremony. The Television Show will air on Saturday, Feb. 21 on TV One. 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.

2015 Trumpet Awards honorees: • Lou Brock – Baseball Legend • Arnold W. Donald – President and CEO of Carnival Corporation & PLC • Jamie Foxx – Academy Award-winning Actor, Musical Artist and Comedian • Tommy Hilfiger—Principal Designer, Tommy Hilfiger • Guy Vickers – President, PVH Foundation & Senior Vice President, Global Community Relations • The Isley Brothers – Recording Artists and Songwriters • Janelle Monáe – Singer, Songwriter, Producer and Model • Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice – President and Dean, Morehouse School of Medicine • Franklyn R. Wilson – Chairman, Sunshine Holdings, Ltd., Bahamas The Trumpet Awards were conceived, founded, and cultivated by Xernona Clayton, who has built the Awards and Awards Foundation into a prestigious testimonial around the world. “We have come far, and labored much, since we started this project in 1993,” says Ms. Clayton. “To say that I am thankful and honored to have been at the helm of this dream is putting it mildly. I am extremely obliged to those individuals who saw the vision and who have helped maintain the Trumpet Awards for more than twenty years. We are an integral part of 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,” Ms. Clayton concluded.

King Center honors President Bill Clinton with 2015 Salute to Greatness Award The King Center will recognize President Bill Clinton for his extraordinary work with The Clinton Foundation, including his bi-partisan efforts with the Clinton Global Initiative, by presenting him with one of the Center’s highest honors, the Salute to Greatness Awards.

The award is given during the Annual Salute to Greatness Awards dinner. “The dinner is our primaryfundraiser and provides an opportunity for The King Center to recognize an individual and a corporation that reflects excellence in leadership and a commitment to social responsibility in the spirit of my father,” stated King Center CEO, Dr. Bernice A. King. The dinner will take place on Saturday, January 17, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. in Atlanta’s Hyatt Regency Hotel.

The 2015 corporate honoree is Kaiser Permanente. The award will be accepted by its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Bernard J. Tyson. Kaiser Permanente is being presented this award because of its outstanding philanthropic efforts and commitment to diversity in the workplace, including the service that their employees provide through the corporation’s Community Giving Campaign.

The King Center will also present two Coretta Scott King A.N.G.E.L. (“Advancing Nonviolence through Gen-

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erations of Exceptional Leadership”) Awards at the dinner. This award annually recognizes a young leader (ages 12-25) and a youth organization/initiative that exemplifies exceptional leadership in the areas of peace, social justice and nonviolent social change. The 2015 youth recipient will be 13-year old, Mr. Aidan Thomas Hornaday, founder of Aidan Cares, for his commitment to helping those in need through philanthropic and humanitarian efforts, while “teaching a generation to give,” and encouraging parents to teach their children to give. The award recipient for the youth initiative is theTangelo Park Program, established by Mr. Harris Rosen. The initiative was selected “...because it is one of our nation’s most dynamic and creative philanthropic projects and is a powerful example of how focusing humanitarian efforts, in a single geographic location, helps to transform lives,” stated Dr. King.

Information concerning sponsorship opportunities and tickets for the Salute to Greatness Award Dinner is available on The King Center’s website at www.thekingcenter.org or you may call 404.526.8911 for further details. Also, please reach out to The King Center if you are interested in learning more about our educational and training initiatives.

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BUSINESS

January 15 - 21, 2015

Mercedes-Benz to create 800 jobs in Atlanta

By Terry Shropshire Mercedes-Benz USA, which recently announced plans to make Atlanta its new corporate home, is going to add approximately 800 jobs to the Atlanta employment landscape.

The luxury automotive manufacturer is going to invest $74 million into its new U.S. headquarters according to Gov. Nathan Deal.

“With its international name recognition and unmatched reputation for quality, Mercedes-Benz USA’s decision to move to Georgia is simply a home run for the state,” said Deal. “I look forward to building upon this new partnership and adding Mercedes-Benz to the state’s already impressive automotive sector. Georgia is home to many growing, globally connected businesses, due in part to our top-ranked economic environment that has made us the No. 1 state for business three times over.”

Mercedes-Benz USA, currently headquartered in Montvale, N.J., is responsible for the distribution, marketing and customer service for all Mercedes-Benz products in the United States.

“Atlanta is a premier city which provides the perfect foundation to write the next chapter of our success story here in the U.S.,” said Mercedes-Benz USA president and CEO Stephen Cannon. “For our employees, Atlanta

offers all the things that matter to us outside of work such as a strong quality of life, terrific schools and wonderful cultural and recreational activities. We’re proud to call Georgia our future home.”

The automotive industry, from headquarter operations to major automotive suppliers’ manufacturing operations, is an important part of Georgia’s economy. Georgia’s automotive sector has experienced a 149 percent increase in investment and an 11 percent increase in jobs during FY 2014. In addition, the state’s automotive industry exports grew 9.2 percent between 2012 and 2013. Atlanta has become a leading city for auto technology, with the GM Innovation Center, Panasonic Automotive Innovation Center and the AT&T Drive Studio calling Georgia home.

“Welcoming to one of the world’s most recognizable global brands to Georgia is an incredible victory for the state,” said Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner Chris Carr. “This wouldn’t have happened without the continued collaboration with so many of our economic development partners, including the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Power, Development Authority of Fulton County, City of Sandy Springs, MARTA, the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Georgia Department of Driver Services and the Georgia Council for the Arts.”

MARTA to modify service for Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

Georgia’s public colleges, technical colleges, and universities

YOU MADE A PROMISE TO FINISH COLLEGE. MAKE 2015 THE YEAR YOU KEEP IT.

Getting that degree can change your life, so why not make this the year you move closer to that goal?

MARTA rail and bus service will operate on a modified Saturday schedule on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.

Rail service will begin at approximately 5 a.m. on Monday, and operate every 20 minutes until approximately 2 a.m. Tuesday. Bus routes that do not normally run on Saturdays will run on Monday and all other bus routes will run on a regular Saturday schedule.

Buses in the area (Routes 16, 99 and 110) will require a reroute during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday March and Rally. To view the route changes, please go to itsmarta. com. In addition, customers can go to http:// bit.ly/1Cz9GY2, click on their bus route, choose a corresponding schedule, such as weekday, Saturday, Sunday or Holiday, and plan their trips accordingly.

The march will start at the intersection of Peachtree and Baker streets. From there, marchers will continue south on Peachtree Street, turn left on Auburn Avenue, and continue on Auburn Avenue to Jackson Street.

The rally will be held on Auburn Avenue between Boulevard and Jackson Street.

MARTA customers with smartphones are encouraged to download MARTA’s “On The Go” app from iTunes or Google Play to track bus and rail arrivals in real-time.

If assistance is needed on Monday, Jan. 19, customers also can call Customer Information at 404.848.5000 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. However, the Five Points Station Information Booth, Customer Service Center, Reduced Fair Office and Lost and Found will be closed.

With a simpler enrollment process and more ways to transfer college credits, one of our personal advisors can help you get back sooner than you think. You’ll have more class options – online or on campus – to fit your schedule. And the best part is you’ll be earning a degree with real value from a respected and affordable Georgia college.

We’re ready to help you get started. Visit GoBackMoveAhead.org or call our toll-free number (1-844-GOBACKNOW) today.

Let’s find the way back that works for you.

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January 15 - 21, 2015

CELEBRATING A DAY ON AND NOT A DAY OFF

Service to mankind and community was the message of Dr. King’s life and his lasting legacy. Georgia Power is proud to salute that legacy by encouraging its employees and customers to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a day “on” for service and not just another day “off” for leisure.

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, let’s all get up for the challenge of extending a hand to help.

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EDUCATION Atlanta Dream spearheads MLK essay contest for trip to D.C.

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The WNBA’s Atlanta Dream has partnered with Atlanta Public Schools for a Martin Luther King, Jr. “What’s Your Dream” essay contest with the chance to earn a trip to the nation’s Capitol.

Students from selected schools may submit essays from Jan. 9-16 for a chance to win prizes, including a trip to Washington D.C. for the Dream’s June 12 game against the Washington Mystics, plus a visit to the MLK Monument and other monuments and museums.

“In our efforts to leverage our platform to continue to inspire, educate and empower the youth in the Atlanta Metro area, we are thrilled to announce this partnership with Atlanta Public Schools in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the legacy he has built in communities around the world,” said Dream President and General Manager Angela Taylor.

“Dr. King’s historic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech has spurred many on to powerful civic action, and it is our hope to impact our community through this educational journey,” Taylor added. “We look forward to receiving several inspiring essays from middle and high school students who wish to share their dreams for their lives, their college journeys and their future careers.”

Educators were equally enthused regarding the occasion for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a couple of talented and qualified students.

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“This rewarding opportunity will be educational and enriching for our students,” said Dr. Michael Maze, Career Technical and Agricultural Education Director for APS. “Therefore, I encourage all participants to reflect on their ‘dream’ and

China-HBCU exchange program launched

Robert Xiao, the CEO of Perfect World (left) and Johnny Taylor, president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund celebrate the new Perfect World U.S.-China Young Leaders Fellowship program. (Freddie Allen/NNPA) (NNPA) – In an effort to develop the next generation of global leaders, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund joined Perfect World, the China Education Association for International Exchange and domestic groups focused on building ties between the United States and China to embark on a new student exchange program.

The Zhi-Xing China – Perfect World U.S.-China Young Leaders Fellowship program will offer students and mid-career professionals the opportunity to travel across China, strengthening business and personal networks, and sharing inspirational cross-cultural experiences with their Chinese peers.

Perfect World, an online gaming company, will assist in funding the fellowship initiative, which is open to all educational disciplines and industries through 2025.

Johnny Taylor, president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, a group that advocates for nearly 300,000 students through a network that includes publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities, said that after meeting with world leaders in the public and private sector, he found Perfect World to be the perfect partner, because not only were they interested in entry-level opportunities for HBCU students, but they were also looking for mid-tier professionals as well.

Taylor said that the exchange isn’t just about number-crunchers and programmers, but it also about graphic designers and artists.

Taylor noted that people see limited applications for science,

technology, engineering and math (STEM), but in reality everyone interacts with STEM every day.

“Everything that we do is about STEM,” said Taylor.

Robert Xiao, the CEO of Perfect World, said through conversations with Taylor, he discovered that they shared a similar vision and a grand goal of changing people in the United States and in China.

“We know a lot of young professionals need to not only grasp the technology part and the art part, but also the culture part,” said Xiao. “You gotta go abroad, you gotta be able talk to different people, you have to understand other nations and other cultures deeper.”

Xiao added that not only will Perfect World benefit from these types of exchanges, but the industry will benefit as well.

The Perfect World CEO said that he wants to expose Black college students to the “the beautiful business from China” while giving Chinese students a modern piece of America and a deeper understanding of the community.

Xiao continued: “That’s what we call an “’exchange.’”

According to the International Monetary Fund, China recently surpassed the United States as the world’s largest economy. Taylor said that it would be senseless not to have relationships with the Chinese, especially with what he called a ‘Chinese American company.’ Perfect World is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange.

During a ceremony on Capitol Hill to announce the fellowship program, Hao Ping, the vice minister of education in the Ministry of Education in China, noted that Chinese President Xi Jinping explained that in 1978, during early student exchange efforts, 52 Chinese students were sent to study in the U.S. and eight American students traveled to China. Hao called the exchange “a landmark event in the establishment of China-U.S. diplomatic relations.”

By 2013, more than 400,000 Chinese students were studying in the U.S. and thanks to the 100,000 Strong Initiative, a group that promotes Mandarin language learning and study abroad, Hao said that more that 100,000 American students have the chance to study in China.

Taylor said that the world is huge and that the most important thing that HBCU students need to know about the program is that opportunities exist not only in the U.S., but also around the world.

“Our students can’t be limited by the job market in the U.S.,” added Taylor. “They have to think globally. Our community has to get on board.”

submit the best entry possible.”

As part of the Dream and APS collaboration, the contest is being held for the 16 APS middle and high schools that participated in the Dream Experience during APS College and Career Motivation Week Nov. 17-21. Students from participating schools may submit 500-750 word essays, explaining their dreams for life, college and a future career, and what actions they will take to achieve those dreams.

One high school and one middle school student will be chosen as winners, earning them the grand prize trip to Washington D.C. for themselves, a parent/guardian and an additional guest, in addition to an Atlanta Dream prize pack.

The second-place finisher from both high school and middle school entrants will receive two tickets to the Atlanta Civil Rights Museum plus an Atlanta Dream prize pack. Thirdplace finishers will win two ticket vouchers to the movie Selma or a movie of their choice and an Atlanta Dream prize pack. All essays must be submitted by 4 p.m. EST on Jan. 16, and winners will be announced on Jan. 23.

All contest entrants will receive two tickets to the Atlanta Dream home opener vs. the Connecticut Suns on Sunday, June 7, at 3 p.m. EST. All ontest winners will be recognized at that game.

Atlanta mentorship program receives much needed grant Atlanta has a new youth mentoring program thanks to a $1 million federal grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention, an arm of the U.S. Department of Justice. The grant allows national non-profit Southwest Key Programs to expand its Youth Mentoring Program to the Atlanta metro area so that local youth that are involved or at risk of involvement with the juvenile justice system can be connected to caring adults for guidance. The grant comes at a time when the Atlanta metro area is experiencing a shortage of volunteers.

Southwest Key’s Youth Mentoring Program connects youth ages 10-17 with adults to establish and support mentoring relationships that have a long-lasting, positive impact on both the youth and the adult. January is National Mentoring Month and Southwest Key Youth Mentoring Program of Atlanta hopes to recruit local volunteers for experiences like those shared by fifteen-year old Jerome and his mentor Johnny Orange at their sister program in Austin, Texas.

“You’re just talking about giving them a few hours of your time and some advice. I want to let him know that I’ll be here for you and listen to you. They’ve had a lot of hurts and broken promises,” says Johnny Orange, Corrections Officer with Travis County Sheriff ’s Department and volunteer mentor with Southwest Key. Orange decided to volunteer with Southwest Key Programs because he was once a troubled youth himself.

Orange was raised by a single mom and started working at the age of 13 while he was still attending school. He attributes his turning his life around to his grandfather who helped him get on the right path with mentorship and love.

The shortage of mentors in the Atlanta metro area has left many kids, particularly young men of color, with nowhere to turn.

“Johnny Orange is always there for me. He’s helped me a lot with my struggles in life and he’s like my best friend,” adds Jerome, former Southwest Key mentee.

“He’s an incredible kid, I think he’s influenced me more than I’ve influenced him,” says Orange.

Southwest Key is looking for volunteers to spend just four hours a week with a young person in need of guidance.

For more information, visit Southwest Key’s website.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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January 15 - 21, 2015

“The Haves and the Have Nots” season opens with largest viewing audience in show’s history

By Diane Larche’

Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots,” on OWN TV enjoyed a record high of 3.2 million viewers tuning in for its season opener.

“The Haves and the Have Nots’ in its third season, is a show about three families in Savannah and how their lives interact with an abundance of scandal and controversy. The Cryer and Harrington families – or ‘The Haves’ – are inextricably intertwined with the Young family, ‘The Have Nots.’

Cast members who appeared at a reception at the Twelve Hotel at Atlantic Station in Atlanta, Tyler Lepley, Patrice Lovely and Palmer Williams Jr. of “The Haves and the Have Nots,” and Kendra C. Johnson of “Love Thy Neighbor,” discussed the chemistry between their characters on and off the set of the soap operas. The shows are written, directed and executive produced by Tyler Perry and filmed in Atlanta at Tyler Perry Studios. The hour-long “Haves and the Have

Nots” is the first scripted show to air on the OWN Network premiering in May 2013 and the 30 minute “Love Thy Neighbors” sitcom is the second.

The actors and actresses shared their journeys that lead to roles on the soap opera and sitcom. Cast members come from backgrounds as varied as nail technician, staff recruiter, personal trainer and health administrator.

“Love Thy Neighbor,” also in its third season on OWN, saw the networks second highest show premiere behind “The Haves and the Have Notes, and insiders revealed that there will be at least three visits from Tyler Perry’s character Madea on the show this season.

“The Haves and the Have Nots,” airs Tuesdays at 9/8 CST and “Love Thy Neighbor” airs Wednesday’s at 9/8 CST.

Patrice Lovely, Palmer Williams Jr. and Kendra Kendra C. Johnson “Love Thy Neighbor” andTyler Lepley “The Have and The Have Nots) (Photos by Itsrobinlori.com)

VH1 Pulls the Plug on ‘Sorority Sisters’ after airing last three episodes

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The power of a united effort works.

Just ask VH1. The network is pulling the plug on its reality show “Sorority Sisters” after a severe backlash among viewers.

VH1 will air the final three episodes of “Sorority Sisters” at 9:30 p.m., 10:20 p.m. and 11:10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16 instead of in its regular Monday night time slot.

The cancellation comes after a short stint on VH1 since its debut last month. Since its premiere, “Sorority Sisters” rubbed black Greeks the wrong way as members worked to get the show off the air via boycotts and targeting advertisers. Companies contacted include Kellogg’s Cheez-Its, Crayola and Jimmy Dean, as well as Honda and the NBA. The loss of advertisers appears to be the reason for VH1 calling it quits with “Sorority Sisters, the insiders note. Prior to the cancellation, VH1 worked to keep “Sorority Sisters” on the air with cast members addressing the show’s fallout in a special episode.

The network continued to fight the good fight, as it recently claimed that the reality show’s good ratings served as a reason for not caving into pressure and canceling “Sorority Sisters.”

“There are currently no plans to change the series, and it seems to be connecting with its audience,” VH1 stated.

“Due to the confidential nature of our agreements with our advertising partners, we never speak to specifics about clients and their media plans. But we do enjoy successful, long-term partnerships with our advertisers and are happy to honor any requests to move spots to other parts of our schedule.”

Despite the pending cancellation, nothing is guaranteed unless VH1 says so. “Sorority Sisters” could always be brought back.

PRAISE

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January 15 - 21, 2015

29th Annual Stellar Awards show lineup announced added. “I want to thank the over 35,000 fans who voted for our 2014 Stellar nominees, a phenomenal 30% increase over last year’s fan voting, and a testament to the growth and popularity of gospel Music.”

Additional Stellar Awards presenters include Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kirk Franklin, Kelly Price, David and Tamela Mann, Tye Tribbett, Marvin Sapp, Donnie McClurkin, Kierra Sheard and many more.

By Oretha Winston The 29th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards recently announced the lineup for gospel music’s biggest night.

Mary Mary’s Erica Campbell, Shirley Caesar, Donald Lawrence, Hezekiah Walker, Isaac Carree, Tasha Cobbs, Ricky Dillard, VaShawn Mitchell, Lexi, Anthony Brown & Group TherAPy and Jonathan McReynolds are the early notable names set to grace the stage. A hallmark of the Stellar Awards telecast has become the powerful, stirring artist collaborations brought together by the show’s producers — this year, The Canton Spirituals, The Gospel Legends and The Wardlaw Brothers will team for the Quartet Collaboration; while Erica Campbell joins Jekalyn Carr, Latice Crawford and Lexi for the Female Collaboration. The Male Collaboration will feature Jonathan McReynolds, Jonathan Nelson, Vashawn Mitchell and Zacardi Cortez. Kirk Franklin will perform a special tribute to the late Nelson Mandela and Ricky Dillard is set to close the show.

As previously announced, the 29th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards Show is hosted by “The View’s” Sherri Shepherd and “Dish Nation’s” breakout star Rickey Smiley, who bring impeccable comedic timing and expertise as daily talk show hosts to the role. For the second time in as many years, the Stellar Awards will air live in primetime on the UP Television Network from its new home at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 7 p.m. EST/6 p.m. CST/4 p.m. PST. The Stellar Awards will air in national broadcast syndication in over 200 television markets from January 25 – March 22.

The red carpet hosted by Tye Tribbett will air

online prior to the telecast covering the glitz and glamour of the celebrity arrivals..

An annual highlight of the Stellar Awards is the acknowledgement of special honorees, which this year include Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who will receive the Thomas A. Dorsey Notable Achievement Award for her career accomplishments working on Capitol Hill and Hezekiah Walker will be honored with the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the Gospel music industry. Reverend Maceo Woods will receive the Chevrolet Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legends Award, presented by its name sake.

“I am excited about the lineup for this year’s show, which features performances by artists whose songs charted in the top 25 throughout the year,” said Don Jackson executive producer of the show. “I am especially pleased that our 29th annual Stellar Awards will serve as the launch pad for the first ever publication for the show, the ‘Stellars.’ The first issue is a souvenir Collector’s Edition of behind the scene and backstage historic photos; celebrity gospel music performers, and the official 2014 Stellar nominees,” Jackson

MLK Day events to attend in Atlanta Although Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday is on Jan. 15, King Day, the national holiday in his honor will be observed in Atlanta, the country and many places around the world on Monday, Jan. 19. There are a plethora of events popping off nationwide in observance of one of America’s greatest sons.

Atlanta Daily World staff has compiled a comprehensive list of events and forums taking place in the city of Atlanta from Jan. 15 through the holiday on Jan. 19.

Take a look: Georgia Tech MLK Celebration Thursday, Jan. 8 to Sunday, Jan. 25 - Civil Rights to Human Rights: The Courage to Act. Georgia Institute of Technology will commemorate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a full schedule of events organized by the Institute. Events include educational programs and service opportunities by the campus and nearby communities. Events include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture, Civil Rights Tour at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Sunday Supper, and MLK Student Celebration.

MLK Civil and Human Rights Conference Thursday, Jan. 15 to Monday, 19 the MLK Civil and Human Rights Conference will take place at the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel. The conference was established to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. King. Organized by the AFLCIO, the goal of the conference is to uplift the struggle of African Americans and the civil rights movement, this conference is specifically inclusive of people of color, young people, the LGBT community, women and immigrants.

MLK Day 5K – Let Freedom Run Saturday, Jan. 17 at Piedmont Park. Race begins at 8 a.m.

Runners will run on grass, road, gravel, wooden bridge, and dirt paths and there will be a 3.1 mile drumline along the race course.

2015 Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner Saturday, Jan. 17 - The Salute to Greatness Award, one of the King Center’s highest honors is presented during the Annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner to individuals and progressive organizations in recognition of outstanding efforts toward building Dr. King’s Beloved Community. This year is the 32nd annual awards dinner. Honorees include President Bill Clinton and Kaiser Permanente.

MLK Commemorative Services at Ebenezer Baptist Church Monday, Jan. 19 at 10:00 a.m - Each year a commemorative service features tributes to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event is free and open to the public with limited seating. This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd, President of Alabama State University.

Dr. MLK Jr. National Holiday Commemorative March & Rally Monday, Jan. 19 the commemorative march starts at Peachtree and Baker Streets and continues to Auburn Avenue. Rally begins at the King Center. 1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration Monday, Jan. 19 - The Children’s Museum of Atlanta will host events celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday

and National Holiday. Visitors can make their own crafts and enjoy an inspirational presentation of MLK’s “I have a Dream” speech.

Monday, Jan. 19, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. – Peace Handprint Flower Craft In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., visitors can make their very own hand print flower craft to be reminded every day of his lessons and memory.

11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. – MLK, Maya Angelo and the Civil Rights Movement Visitors can join the Imaginators as they celebrate the birthday and National Holiday for Martin Luther King Jr. with music, inspirational words and a special, renowned presentation of his “I Have a Dream” speech.

DeKalb County’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration DeKalb County hosts the 31st annual celebration on Friday, Jan. 16.at 11:30 a.m. in the Maloof Auditorium. The theme for this year’s program is Embracing Cultural Diversity through Empowerment and Education.”

MLK Museum Day Enjoy free admission to the Atlanta History Center, Centennial Olympic Games Museum and Margaret Mitchell House.

Free Entrance at the National Parks Find full list of national parks at the National Park Service web site at nps.org

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Education, economic justice, and the King mandate As he labored for social, civil and economic justice, Dr. King was extremely concerned both about the educational inequities that were a function of segregation, and about the purpose and quality of education. As early as 1947, as a Morehouse College student, he wrote an article The Purpose of Education for the Maroon Tiger, the college newspaper. His article is as relevant today as it was then.

Today much of the focus of education is on passing standardized tests; and while educational measurement is important – Dr. King suggests that these measures are insufficient. In his article in the Maroon Tiger, he pondered the meaning and purpose of education. He wrote that “Education must enable a (person) to become more efficient, to achieve with increasing facility the legitimate goals of his life.”

Dr. King was critical of the results of specific aspects of education when he wrote, “education must also train one for quick, resolute and effective thinking. To think, incisively and to think for one’s self is very difficult. We are prone to let our mental life become invaded by legions of half-truths, prejudices, and propaganda. A great majority of the so-called educated people does not think logically and scientifically. Even the press, the classroom, the platform, and the pulpit in many instances do not give us objective and unbiased truths.” True in 1947, but even more so today with three-minute commentary passing for news, and some classrooms the site of propaganda delivery. Some Southerners still believe that the South won the Civil War, and they fly the confederate flags to honor it, and teach this falsity in their classrooms. A friend who lives in Georgia said nearly half of her junior high school-age daughter’s US history curriculum covered aspects of the Civil War. From that perspective, he was quite critical of segregationist, their intelligence, ad their prejudice. “The late Eugene Talmadge, in my opinion, possessed one of the better minds in Georgia, or even America. Moreover, he wore the Phi Beta Kappa key. By all measuring rods, Mr. Talmadge could think critically and intensively yet he contends that I am an inferior being. Are these the types of men we call educated?”

Dr. King said that intelligence is not enough.

“Intelligence plus character is the goal of true education.” We must develop and support young people who are educated in the King

tradition – young people with character and discernment. We cannot do this work without a consciousness of people who are committed to breaking down educational barriers, closing the achievement gap, improving the quality of schools and access to education. But while other countries are increasing their commitment to education, the United States is cutting back.

Said King, “The most dangerous criminal may be the man (person) gifted with reason, but no morals.” How moral is it to consign millions to low wages, refusing, even, to increase the minimum wage. How moral is it to cut food stamps and jobs programs are in the name of economic growth, although many are still suffering. The art and science of politics is about compromise, but how do we compromise with people’s lives and well-being?

There ought to be a floor under which no citizen is allowed to fall. Wages, health career, education, and access to housing should not be bargained over, but given. Too many of our legislators are educated, but lack morals. It is shameful to watch them celebrate the shredding of the safety net.

Budget cuts have made education less obtainable than ever. While many parents hire coaches to help their children write essays and complete their college applications, working class parents don’t have the money to do this kind of hiring. The American School Counselors says that many States mandate a ratio of between 500 and 750 students per counselor. Even at the lower number, a counselor can spend just an hour per student per semester, hardly enough to get advice about college attendance, the filling out of applications, and other matters. Some states have no mandate at all. They include (but are not limited to) Florida, Illinois, Kansas, and Kentucky. Unless parents or civic organizations are willing to step up, some students face major barriers to college attendance and career preparation.

President Obama says he wants the US to be a leader in world education. Others could care less about the education of too many students.

Those who fail to care about the next generation are, in Dr. King’s words, “dangerous criminals.”

Let’s celebrate the King holiday with a commitment to close the achievement gap and to improve the quality of education in our nation.

50 years after Selma, refocusing the movement Two years ago, I had the opportunity to meet with Congressman John Lewis in his Capitol Hill office. I listened intently as he recounted an important moment in American history: crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. That Sunday became known as Bloody Sunday, a day when Black marchers in Selma who were marching to secure voting rights were beaten to a bloody pulp by police. Lewis, a student activist at the time, nearly died, as did others. A nation watched as the events unfolded. That march and the subsequent marches to the Pettus Bridge and from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., will celebrate their 50th anniversary this year.

While this has been a moment that many within the civil rights space have known about and celebrated for the last 50 years, new generations of activists inspired by recent events and others who are less familiar with the story are being introduced to it in a new light. In the upcoming movie “Selma,” the inner workings of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the organization led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., are on full display as viewers are shown how the marches came to happen and the strategy behind them to get a voting rights bill.

Two years prior to the march, hundreds of thousands of people descended on to the National Mall to push for legislation that would eliminate legalized segregation. The 1963 March for Jobs and Freedom helped to achieve the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. But even with the passage of the Civil Rights Act that banned public discrimination, the right to vote was blocked for many Southern Blacks who were met with literacy tests, grandfather clauses, and poll taxes that made it nearly impossible for them to even register.

The film will reveal the strategy that it took to “organize, demonstrate, and resist,” as Dr. King says in one line of the movie. The strategy included organizing people who were will-

ing to stand on the front lines, training them in nonviolent resistance, acting on their plan, and highlighting the issue through the media by drawing needed headlines.

But the movie also profiles the relationship, and at times, tensions between King and President Lyndon Johnson as each side pushes against the other. King focuses on the urgency of needing a bill to protect would-be voters, while Johnson feels that he has other issues and priorities that he must focus on and the passage of the Civil Rights Act just a year before has bought him a little time to focus on voting.

King and his organization use his motto to create a demand that the President cannot ignore, and in many ways, they ensure that the legislation will be something that is presented.

Fifty years later, we are met with similarities to the movie, where Jimmie Lee Jackson, an unarmed Black man, is shot by police, a scene very familiar to many who continue to protest the deaths of unarmed Black people.

We are also now dealing with a new fight to restore the Voting Rights Act that passed in 1965 but was gutted by the Supreme Court in 2013 with the removal of a key provision intended to protect voters from discriminatory laws.

There is also the juxtaposition of the fact that we now have a Black President and First Family, and the same man who marched across the Pettus Bridge, nearly dying, John Lewis, is now a Congressman. Just as they did in 1965, we need to organize, demonstrate, and resist.

We need to draw in media to shine a light on the issue and we need our relationships with elected leaders to be that of an accountability partner – to provide the necessary guidance to keep our community moving forward. It’s a time to refocus the movement, so that in 50 years, we have created change that will be reflected not just on the screens, but in the lives of our people.

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GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY Means Giving Something Greater Than Yourself It’s respect for others. It’s compassion for their needs. But more importantly, it’s giving hope. Whether donating to a food drive or volunteering your time to help fight hunger, giving back can leave a lasting impression. And just like the many selfless men and women who strive to make a difference in their neighborhoods, Publix also believes in supporting the communities in which we serve. So this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, why not make it a day of service? One day can change a person’s entire life. We all have something to give. How will you make a difference?

Publix celebrates the spirit of giving back on this MLK Day.

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