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Volume 86 • Issue 39

Education Officials Make Major Testing Changes

Following the largest school cheating scandal in the nation’s history, members of the state Board of Education recommended that the state hire an unnamed company to develop the new test at their monthly meeting in Atlanta. The proposal would make some sweeping changes to statewide testing in Georgia, making the tests more difficult and moving all testing online within five years. State officials said procurement laws in Georgia prevent them from naming the company until the Department of Administrative Services publishes the award and other bidders have a chance to respond. The cost also won’t be revealed until that time. The state committed to rolling out a new test during the 2014-15 school year in return for a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind act. Pressure to meet that deadline increased in July when Georgia dropped out a multi-state consortium that is building a test to meet the rigid standards of Common Core. State officials, including Gov. Nathan Deal and State School Superintendent John Barge, said then that Georgia

could find a more affordable rate than the consortium’s predicted cost of $29.50 per student tested. Melissa Fincher, director of testing for the Department of Education, said the tight timeline to build a new test isn’t ideal but added that the state isn’t starting from scratch. Dana Rickman, policy and research director for advocacy nonprofit the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, said getting the exam right is essential to every piece of education reform underway in the state. Student performance is based on statewide testing and is central to new teacher evaluation standards and judging the success of Common Core’s curriculum changes, she said. “We’re moving into an area of greater transparency and accountability, but all of that is based on the assessment,” Rickman said. Forty-one educators were indicted in the APS cheating scandal. While parents of Atlanta’s school children, the most damaged victims in the school cheating scandal, were outraged and demanded harsher punishments and stronger safeguards to ensure fairness in testing and restore the APS system’s in-

tegrity, some legal experts say compassion is a better course. “I feel so bad for these poor teachers. They are out of work and don’t have any money to fight these charges,” said Richard Deane Jr., attorney for whom many believed was the target of the investigation, former APS superintendent Beverly Hall. But following the nationally publicized scandal and the enormous pressure to restore teachers’ and the school system’s credibility, parents say they will continue to scrutinize every move APS officials make. Those involved in the infamous cheating scandal say they were pressured to provide standardized test answers to students to improve test results. School funding and teacher compensation are based on students performances on standardized tests. The state’s budget for the coming year includes an additional $8 million for testing students, bringing the total pot of money for testing to around $23 million.

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The Home Depot Announces 2014 RETOOL YOUR SCHOOL Winners

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The Home Depot®, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, announced the 2014 winners of RETOOL YOUR SCHOOL Campus Improvement Grant Program, which awards tens of thousands of dollars to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A total of 58 HBCUs competed for grants totaling $255,000. This year’s top winning school, Knoxville College, will be awarded the $50,000 Tier 1 Grant. The three Campus Pride Grants of $25,000 each will be awarded to Howard University, Morris Brown College and Oakwood University. Thirteen schools will be awarded $10,000 to make enduring improvements to their campuses. “The RETOOL YOUR SCHOOL program is such an important program to The Home Depot,” says Melissa Brown, manager, Multicultural Marketing, The Home Depot. “We know how valuable our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities are and how much they have contributed to our country’s growth. Furthermore, The Home Depot is moved every year by the HBCU community’s passionate response to this program as well as by the proposals submitted the schools. We continue to get very thoughtful and creative proposals for projects to preserve and improve some of America’s most historic campuses and landmarks. We at The Home Depot congratulate the Tier I Grant winner, Knoxville College, Campus Pride Grant winners Howard University, Morris

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Brown College and Oakwood University, and all of our Tier II winners.” The Tier II grant winners are Claflin University, Huston-Tillotson University, Jarvis Christian College, JF Drake State Community and Technological College, Lane College, Lincoln University of Missouri, North Carolina Central University, Paine College, Prairie View A&M University, Shaw University, Spelman College, Stillman College and Voorhees College. Top winner Knoxville College will use its $50,000 grant to remodel the lower atrium of the Alumni Library by updating the floors, restrooms, doors and landscaping in front of the building. This year, The Home Depot added an additional $60,000 in grant money and added two more schools to the Campus Pride Grant Award category. It also added $10,000 in grant money to the Tier II category Laz Alonzo, Howard University alumnus, and film and television star; Angela Burt Murray, Hampton University alumna and editorial director and CEO, Cocoafab; Gregory Moore, Esq., commissioner, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and Munson Steed, Morehouse College alumnus and publisher of Rolling Out and CEO of Steed Media Group helped select winning institutions. RTYS judges, Laz Alonzo, Gregory Moore, Angela Burt Murray and Munson Steed

Challenges to Achieving the ‘American Dream’ in Atlanta The Charles Koch Institute will host a panel discussion on Wednesday, May 14 on the challenges that prevent many Americans, particularly the least fortunate, from moving up the socioeconomic ladder and how these obstacles can be overcome. The event, “Climbing the Ladder: Obstacles to Achieving the American Dream,” will explore income, wealth, ethnicity, race, geography, education and other factors that impact opportunity and economic mobility. The event which will be held at the Georgia-Pacific Auditorium will address issues specific to Atlanta, as it was recently identified as one of the American cities in which it is most difficult to rise in socioeconomic status, will be highlighted. While the vast majority of Americans have higher family incomes than their parents did, people raised at the bottom of the income ladder are likely to remain there as adults. In Atlanta, a child raised in the bottom fifth has only a four percent chance of making it to the top. This indicates that, for too many people, the path to prosperity and, ultimately, greater well-being, is filled with roadblocks. The panel is one of a series of nationwide events that promote dialogue and research on how to improve quality of life as part of CKI’s Well-Being Initiative. The American Dream — the idea that

anyone willing to work hard and play by the rules can enjoy earned success — has attracted tens of millions of people to the United States since our nation’s founding. But for many Americans, opportunity is stagnant and the dream seems out of reach. Discussions on the issue can lead to solutions to the challenges of upward mobility. This much anticipated event will be moderated by Alexis Scott, vice president of Member Relations, National Center for Civil and Human Rights and former publisher of the Atlanta Daily World. Speakers include: Oliver Sherouse, senior policy analyst and research fellow, Charles Koch Institute Doug Shipman and chief executive officer, National Center for Civil and Human Rights; Richard V. Reeves, fellow, economic studies and policy director, Center on Children and Families, Brookings Institution; Max Borders, editor, The Freeman, director of content, Foundation for Economic Education; Benita Dodd, vice president, Georgia Public Policy Foundation For more information please contact the Charles Koch Institute at 703) 875-1736

Higher Arrest Rates for LGBT and People With HIV The Center for American Progress published a report on Wednesday May 7, which examines factors contributing to the high number of LGBT people and people living with HIV behind bars. The pervasive profiling and incarceration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people and people living with HIVespecially those of color, is not simply a response to higher rates of illicit behavior within those communities. The range of unequal laws and policies that dehumanize, victimize, and criminalize people because of their sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status perpetuates high rates of contact with the criminal system. One study found that a startling 73 percent of LGBT people and PLWH have had run-ins with police in the past five years. Another report “A Roadmap for Change: Federal Policy Recommendations for Addressing the Criminalization of LGBT People and People with HIV,” was published by the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law at Columbia Law School and co-authored by the Center for American Progress, The Center for HIV Law and Policy, and Streetwise & Safe, or SAS. The report is one of the first reports of its kind to offer comprehensive federal policy recommendations to address the cycles of criminalization and discriminatory treatment faced by LGBT people and PLWH. With input from more than 50 legal, advocacy, and grassroots organizations working on LGBT and criminal justice policy, the report provides an extensive outline of policy measures that federal agencies can adopt to address discriminatory and abusive policing practices, improve conditions for LGBT prisoners and prevent LGBT youth and adults from coming in contact with the system in the first place.

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Wells Fargo Launches Wells Fargo Works for Small Business

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Coping With Mother’s Day Blues

Andrew J. Young Foundation Celebrates With Stevie Wonder

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Notice of Public Hearings: May 13, 14, 15, 2014

I lost my mom a week before Mother’s Day eight years ago. What used to be a happy holiday celebrating family and the coming of spring has lost much of its joy since my mother passed away. I’m not a mother and I no longer have a mother. And no matter how many years pass, the blooming flowers and aisles of Mother’s Day cards will always be bittersweet to me. Anniversaries and holidays – particularly Mother’s Day – can be very difficult when you’ve lost a parent or child. Often the best way to cope is to anticipate that there will be some sadness with the days so closely associated with those we’ve lost. It’s completely normal to have feelings that resurface around these times. Accept your feelings, experience them. Emotions that are denied have a way of popping up unexpectedly and taken out in ways you don’t intend. If you’ve lost your mom or a child, maybe Mother’s Day can be an opportunity to talk about your loved one and celebrate their memory that continues to live through you. Seek support if you need it. Though it can feel as if we’re a burden, your friends and family will most likely feel relieved that you are reaching out to talk.

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will hold public hearings for the purpose of considering

Proposed Fiscal Year 2015 Operating & Capital Budgets New Fare Media Promotional Program Convention/Visitors

Wells Fargo is introducing Wells Fargo Works for Small BusinessSM, a broad initiative to deliver resources, guidance and services to help small businesses achieve financial success. With the new initiative, Wells Fargo also is announcing a goal to extend $100 billion in new lending to small businesses by 2018. Wells Fargo Works for Small Business provides wide-ranging support for business owners throughout the U.S. to help them build knowledge, access capital and expand their community of support. Wells Fargo Works for Small Business encompasses the company’s commitment to helping small businesses grow. “Working with small business owners is one of the most important things we do at Wells Fargo. We know America needs small businesses to grow, add jobs and prosper for our economy to fully thrive,” said Lisa Stevens, Wells Fargo’s head of Small Business. “Through Wells Fargo Works for Small Business and our new lending goal, we want to provide the support small businesses across the country need to move forward.” “Wells Fargo Works for Small Businessis our commitment to help small businesses in more ways than ever before. It encompasses the products, services and resources needed for small business owners to take the next step to reach their business goals,” said Jamie Moldafsky, Wells Fargo chief marketing officer. “Most importantly, Wells Fargo Worksfor Small Businessis delivered every day

by our bankers who partner with business owners to help them succeed financially.” For 11 consecutive years, Wells Fargo has loaned more dollars to America’s small businesses than any other bank. Wells Fargo also is the No. 1 SBA 7(a) lender in dollars for each of the last five years and the first lender to approve more than $1 billion in SBA 7(a) loans in a single year. Key elements of Wells Fargo Works for Small Business include: WellsFargoWorks. com, an enhanced online resource that offers useful financial guidance on business and banking topics; Wells Fargo Works Project, an online video series featuring the true stories of five small businesses working with Wells Fargo to achieve their business goals, and a contest for small business owners. Wells Fargo is working with national business and community organizations, includingthe U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Women Business Owners, the National Urban League, U.S. Black Chambers, Inc., the U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce, the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, and other trade associations that allow Wells Fargo to help provide financial education and resources focused on serving the needs of small businesses in diverse communities across America.

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Copies of the proposed Operating and Capital budgets will also be available for public viewing at MARTA’s Office of External Affairs, 2424 Piedmont Road, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30324 during regular business hours, Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For formats (FREE of charge) in accordance with the ADA and Limited English Proficiency regulations contact (404) 848-4037. For those patrons requiring further accommodations, information can be obtained by calling the Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) at 404 848-5665. In addition, a sign language interpreter will be available at all hearings. If you cannot attend the hearings and want to provide comments you may:

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(1) leave a message at (404) 848-5299; (2) write to MARTA’s Office of External Affairs, 2424 Piedmont Road, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30324-3330; (3) complete an online Comment Card at www.itsmarta.com; (4) or fax your comments no later than May 23, 2014 to (404) 848-4179. All citizens of the City of Atlanta and the counties of Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton and Gwinnett whose interests are affected by the subjects to be considered at these hearings are hereby notified and invited to appear at said times and places and present such evidence, comment or objection as their interests require. Keith T. Parker, AICP General Manager/CEO

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The Andrew J. Young Foundation will celebrate the 82nd birthday of its founder, Ambassador Andrew Young with its 2nd Pass on Blessings Awards ceremony to be held on Sunday, May 18 at 6:00 p.m. at the Buckhead Theatre,. The Pass on Blessings Award was created to affirm the giving spirit and actions of accomplished people who have used the bounty of their blessing to make a difference in the lives of others. This year’s ceremony will recognize the life and work of American legends that helped build Atlanta’s skyline and Atlanta’s image as a world-class metropolis, and changed America from a divided to a united nation. Their contributions and acts of courage in government, business, philanthropy, sports, entertainment, and human and civil rights were instrumental in breaking down racial barriers, and racial and economic injustice in America; altering the course of our nation; and creating a legacy that continues to make an impact on Atlanta and the world. The Pass on Blessings Awards was established by Carolyn McClain Young, vice chair of the Andrew J. Young Foundation and wife of Ambassador Young. This year’s honorees are: President Lyndon Baines and Lady Bird Johnson (posthumously); Henry “Hank” and Billye Aaron, John. and Jan Portman, Herman and Sylvia E. Russell, and Stevie Wonder Ambassador Young stressed the need to salute the honorees for this year’s ceremony. “The progress and success of Atlanta is based

on a half-century of visionary service. Many people today think it happened by accident,” states Ambassador Andrew Young. “With the Pass on Blessings Awards ceremony we are saying thank you to the courage and contributions of the investors in this vision, and in so doing, helping the millions of new Atlantans realize how all of this came together. It was through collaboration. We brought businesses, government, churches, universities and the panorama of cultures together. That is what has made Atlanta the city of the future.” The ceremony will be emceed by legendary Atlanta newswoman Monica Pearson and actors Nicole Ari Parker and Boris Kodjoe. Superstar recording artist Stevie Wonder will be on hand to receive a Pass on Blessings Award for his life’s work as a global ambassador for peace and justice through music. The “UK Queen of Soul” now Atlanta transplant, Julie Dexter, will perform throughout the show. Event co-chairs are Alexander B. Cummings, Jr., Vicki R. Palmer, Nick C. Sellers and Carolyn McClain Young.

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What can friends and family do to help? Creating a sense of normality and understanding is the best thing you give to someone who has experienced the loss of a loved one. The Jewish faith has a tradition of lighting a candle on the anniversary of a loved one’s death. Not only is it okay to remember, but you’re encouraged to do so. Lighting that candle gives me some peace and reminds me that my resurfacing feelings are normal and accepted. If you have a friend or family member who has lost someone, consider creating traditions on the difficult anniversaries and holidays – like Mother’s Day. Perhaps it’s leaving flowers at the grave or cooking their mom’s favorite meal. Maybe you can help them start a tradition of getting their family together every year. Even little things, like an annual phone call showing you remembered, make a huge difference. One of the most important things to remember is to never make someone feel like they should be “over” the death of someone they love. You never completely get over the loss of a loved one and it’s important to respect their lingering feelings. Dr. Beth Goldman, MD, MPH, is the medical director of Behavioral Health at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. For more information on coping with the loss of a loved one, please visit AHealthierMichigan.org.

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T.D. Jakes Urges You To Follow Your Instincts

In his latest book Instinct: The Power To Release Your Inborn Drive he suggest that many people are unhappy because they don’t follow their instinctive paths or drives to success and fulfillment. He wants more people to be fulfilled by doing the things that they are truly suited for. Jakes recently talked about how his book can help you find that inner guide and use it to create a much more fulfilling and happy life. On his reasons for writing the book … “I really wrote the book because I was fascinated by people being instinctive or intuitive and flowing in that realm of thought. So many people spend their whole lives doing what we had to do, doing what other people needed us to do or be. We really haven’t investigated who we are instinctively and we put a lot of effort into things that are not really harmonious with who we are inside. And I find that the most successful, accomplished, fulfilled people not just successful but feeling fulfilled are when you find where you fit you flow into what you do and it

doesn’t really feel like working. When people find that thing and they flow into their God-given instincts, their effective, they’re better, they’re exceptional and they’re more at peace because they fit. We’ve never been taught it.” On true fulfillment … That’s why I think the conversation is so important. Sometimes you get a degree in something that you later find out you don’t really want to do. Or you had to go to work. So much pressure, you have to do , have to do, have to do that you never really take the time to find out what really fits your personality, your type what you are draw to, what you are attracted to. When you do that you are far more effective. In fact, Regis University commended me on the book saying this is the latest cutting edge research that says people are the best when they follow their instincts. Like all the animals, like all the creation does. Man has the tendency to rebel against what they are created to do. To read Jakes interview in its entirety visit the atlantadailyworld.com

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Kirstie and Kristie Bronner Release Book of Values

“With strategy, the Source and sweat -genius isn’t necessary for success.” Kirstie and Kristie Bronner, best known as the “Bronner twins” who graduated as double valedictorians from Spelman College in 2013, have launched the next phase of their budding, extraordinary career. Wise beyond their years, Kirstie and Kristie have combined their talents to write a book – “Double Vals: The Keys to Success in College and Life Beyond,” recently published and celebrated at an April 14 book launch party held at the Riverside EpiCenter in Austell. Serving as youth pastors at Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral, these young women are sharing their skills, knowledge, personalities, and tireless energy with those who are willing to listen and learn. People, young and old, are listening to what they have to say. Immersed in the legacy of family and with God in their lives, they are already a force in the 21st century, sometimes re-

ferred to as the “God Generation.” Their latest achievement, Double Vals: The Keys to Success in College and Life Beyond, is a small part of their ministry and the work they do at Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral. The twin sisters lead the WOF Ignite Youth Ministry, which is designed to help young people grow by providing an environment of accountability, counsel and friendship. WOF Ignite meets on Thursday evenings at Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Parkway at 7:30 p.m. It was almost a year since the media blitz that introduced the Bronner Twins, now 23, when they graduated from Spelman College, both music majors with a 4.0 grade point average. The young women are currently focused on a career path with the youth ministry and music department at Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral, which is led by their father, Bishop Dale Bronner. Their immediate plans are to grow their ministry, record a contemporary Christian CD and to pen another new book.

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Apollo Nida Pleads Guilty to Money Fraud By Myeisha Essex

Apollo Nida is facing serious prison time after pleading guilty to mail, wire and bank fraud today. According to sources, the husband of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Phaedra Parks accepted charges that he stole the identities of more than 50 people and laundered over $2.3 million. The crimes could land him in prison for up to 30 years and he may be ordered to pay $1 million in restitution. The controversial RHOA cast member

and father of two, will also be responsible for filing fake tax returns and obtaining bank loans against cars he did not own. Nida’s co-conspirator Gayla St. Julien pled guilty to the same crimes last month and was sentenced to 61 months behind bars. St. Julien, who was arrested September 11, 2013, confessed everything to investigators. A few days after her arrest, she set up a meeting with Nida where Secret Service agents confiscated his cell phone and computer.

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NBC Orders Alfre Woodard Pilot ‘State of Affairs’ to Series Alfre Woodard will play the President of the United States on NBC next season. The network has given a season order to the pilot “State of Affairs,” starring “Grey’s Anatomy” alum Katherine Heigl in her return to television. Heigl plays top CIA analyst Charleston “Charlie” Tucker. Aside from the political minefields she has to walk, she’s tasked with assembling POTUS’ Daily Briefing. She also has a close personal relationship with the president because she was once engaged to her son before a terrorist attack took his life. Charlie survived that attack and now is determined to bring the perpetrators to justice. The cast also includes Adam Kaufman, Sheila Vand, Cliff Chamberlain, Tommy Savas and Leslie Odom Jr.

Columbus Short’s Alleged Assault Victim Plans Lawsuit The man Columbus Short allegedly knocked out in a bar is reportedly planning to sue the actor after an out-of-court settlement fell apart over Short’s new financial status. The victim’s lawyer says that Short offered to pay a handsome sum to settle with the guy, but the actor pulled the plug, saying he was just fired from “Scandal” and his income stream has dried up. The victim had asked Columbus for several hundred thousand dollars to cover medical expenses, including an expected surgery to repair facial fractures, as well as pain and suffering, TMZ reports. According to the website, Columbus can expect a lawsuit as early as Friday, May 9.

Porsha Williams Apologizes for Anti-Gay Sermon Stevie J appears to have relinquished his player card and Joseline is no longer the woman on the side. These two share a chemistry that’s so real, you can’t help but fall in love with them as a couple. So amidst all the drama, how do they manage to keep their bond unbroken? We caught up with the lovebirds and they explained the secret behind their successful relationship, what they would do before they cheated on one another and what they love most about each other. Here’s what they had to say about their relationship. The formula for a successful relationship is … Joseline Hernandez: Listen, a lot of sex. Sex is why you have no relationship and a lot of understanding and a lot of communicating too. The headaches that come with marriage, it’s like having an extra job. I think the

more and more you communicate, the more and more you trust each other and believe in each other, the more the relationship will be even better. Stevie J: Me, I just like working out. We play tennis together, we talk about our sexuality together. She could keep up with me in the bedroom. I love him or her because… Stevie J: Because she loves me the same way, because she’s the best thing to ever happen to me. Because I know that we were made for each other. Joseline: Because he gives me everything I need and more. Before I cheat on him or her, I would… Stevie: Kill myself because it ain’t worth it. Joseline: It’s not worth it. For what? It’s a waste of my time.

By Myeisha Essex Once again, Porsha Williams is in the hot seat. This time, it’s for a sermon she gave in 2010, where she said gays and lesbians need “saving.” “We Christians are supposed to be telling the hooker on the street, the drug dealer…the gays, the lesbians — we’re supposed to be trying to save them and tell them, ‘You are worthy,’” she said in the clip filmed at Georgia’s High Praise Christian Center Ministries roughly three years ago. Of course the footage from Porsha’s preaching days spread like wildfire, and in response she issued an apology to the LGBT community today. “First let me say that God loves all of his children,” the reality star stated. “And although some people discriminate against others because of their race, their religion, their sexual orientation, their status in life…we’re all

worthy of God’s love.” She went on to say that the video clip was taken out of context. Gay cast member Miss Lawrence added, “I think some women use the community as a convenience … i.e. for gay slang, fan base building, and beauty security,” he shared. “But like always, true character always reveals.”

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Michael Jordan Admits Racial Bias — in the Past

Free Mother’s Day Jazz Concert at Atlanta Jazz Festival

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Atlanta City Councilmember Kwanza Hall and the Atlanta Jazz Festival will host a free Mother’s Day concert as part of the Neighborhood Jazz Series on Sunday, May 11 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. The event will be held in Historic Fourth Ward Park at 680 Dallas Street. The concert will have live performances from artists including Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics and Kebbi Williams and the Wolfpack. The concert will also feature several food truck vendors, including the popular King of Pops. “I am delighted to partner with the May-

or’s Office of Cultural Affairs in bringing this outstanding lineup of young musicians to District 2 on Mother’s Day,” said Hall. In partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, the Atlanta Jazz Festival Neighborhood Jazz Series presents jazz concerts throughout city parks, providing an opportunity for Atlantans to enjoy jazz and cultural experiences in their own backyards. For more information on Sunday’s concert please call Councilmember Hall’s office at khall@atlantaga.gov / (404) 330-6038.

Tasha Smith: Hollywood Needs to Invest in More Black Projects

NBA icon and businessman extraordinaire Michael Jordan has admitted to being a racist when he was a teenager and the shocking confession comes from a newly released book, “Michael Jordan: The Life,” by Ronald Lazenby. The book chronicles Jordan’s life from his boyhood days to his dominant reign as a superstar sports figure. Jordan, a North Carolinian, grew up during a time when the White supremacist hate group the Ku Klux Klan was still making their presence known, especially in the South. “As I started looking at newspapers back in this era when I was putting together Dawson Jordan’s (Michael’s great-grandfather) life, the Klan was like a chamber of commerce. It bought the uniforms for ball teams, it put Bibles in all the schools. It may well have ended up being a chamber of commerce if not for all the violence it was perpetrating too,” Lazenby said. “A lot of the context just wasn’t possible to put it in a basketball book. A lot of it ended up being cut.” Jordan openly discusses his struggles with racism and how his eyes were truly opened to it after viewing the popular and historical ’70s TV miniseries “Roots.” Watching Alex Haley‘s critically acclaimed miniseries offered Jordan a true depiction of historical Black/White relations. Jordan also blames racism for all of his familial financial ails as they struggled through its effects. It was, however, Jordan’s mom, whom he credits for helping him put his racial bias aside — and not become consumed by it. In 1977, Jordan recalled a racial incident, where

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Tasha Smith detailed why she feels there’s “less opportunity” for African American actresses during a recent interview. The Why Did I Get Married actress told journalist Marc Lamont Hill that Hollywood needs to invest more in black film projects. “I don’t understand why more people are not investing in more projects that have sisters like me in it. I don’t get it,” she said. “I feel like there [is] less opportunity, I hate to say that, but I really do.” “It’s like we have all these amazing, brilliant, talented women,” she continued. “I could name them off. From Viola Davis, to Angela Bassett to Taraji P. Henson to Sanaa Lathan to Gabrielle Union to me! I can go on and on … It’s so important for us to support our African American filmmakers,

like Lee Daniels, like Tyler Perry, like Steve McQueen, like Tim Story, Salim Akil, Ava DuVernay, we need to support them, John Singleton, and Spike Lee because they are telling our stories and we need more of our stories told.” She went on to say she doesn’t know what the problem is because the African American community “ain’t got no problem spending money.” “I don’t get it because black people spend money,” she explained. “It doesn’t matter if we’re on welfare or if we’re on [an] itemized salary. It’s like, we will still spend money. So I don’t understand why more people are not investing in more projects that have sisters like me in it. I don’t get it!”

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Atlanta Braves Heritage Awards Honorees Take Center Stage By Diane Larche’

he was suspended from school after a girl called him the N-word. The six-time NBA champion and five-time NBA MVP candidly admitted in the book, “I threw a soda at her. I was really rebelling. I considered myself a racist at the time. Basically, I was against all White people.” Jordan recently offered an opinion on the controversial L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s racist comments, stating, “As a former player, I’m completely outraged,” Jordan said in a statement. “There is no room in the NBA — or anywhere else — for the kind of racism and hatred that Mr. Sterling …expressed. I am appalled that this type of ignorance still exists within our country and at the highest levels of our sport. In a league where the majority of players are African American, we cannot and must not tolerate discrimination at any level.”

Photo by Clyde Bradley The Atlanta Braves held its annual Champions for Justice Luncheon during its Heritage Weekend on Friday, May 2 at the 755 Club at Turner Stadium. Hank Aaron Champion for Justice Awards were presented to (l-r): Olympic Track and Field c legends and gold medalists Edwin Moses and Jackie Joyner-Kersee; retired NBA star Joe Barry Carroll and civil rights legend and recent recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom C.T. Vivian. Delta Air Lines, The National Center for Civil and Human rights and State Farm were the sponsors of the luncheon which featured the honorees in a panel discussion and the presentation of the awards by Major League Baseball Star and Atlanta Braves legend Hank Aaron. Other events held during the Heritage Weekend included a tribute to the Negro Baseball League and post Atlanta Braves vs. San Francisco Giants game concert by Kool and The Gang. The Atlanta Braves lead the Eastern Division with 17 wins and currently have the second best record in baseball.

Falcons May Seek Help for Matt Ryan

The Atlanta Falcons have an advantage most teams that have the No. 6 pick in over the NFL draft. The Falcons already have their franchise quarterback. Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff said he appreciates being free to consider talented options he can add to an Atlanta roster that already includes Matt Ryan. “Rarely are you sitting at 6 when you’re not looking for a quarterback,” Dimitroff said. “The fact we have our franchise quarterback and we’re dabbling around in the top 10 is something that is very encouraging to me.” Perhaps the most obvious option is to find better protection for Ryan by selecting one of the top offensive tackles in the draft. But Dimitroff said he also sees pass rushers, linebackers and wide receivers among the top 10

picks in the draft. “It’s a very accomplished top 10,” Dimitroff said. Ryan signed a $104 million extension before last season and then was sacked 44 times, a career high. The Falcons’ troubled offensive line couldn’t protect Ryan or improve the league’s worst rushing attack. The Falcons could help protect the big investment in Ryan by drafting an offensive tackle. Texas A&M’s Jake Matthews and Michigan’s Taylor Lewan may be available at No. 6. Most mock drafts have Auburn’s Greg Robinson being selected in the top five picks. “They’re all big, they’re all strong, they’re all athletic, they’re all really good football players with upside,” Dimitroff said. “They all come to the table with something a little bit different.”

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INDENTURING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE

The young in America are being forced into cruel levels of debt, and this debt is already curbing their life prospects. Its economic effects are damaging to everyone. Yet with Washington frozen, the debt burdens on the young are likely to get worse. For the young, a college education or post-high school professional training is the equivalent of what a high school degree was a generation ago. College is the necessary — but not sufficient ticket to the middle class. For the nation, educating the next generation beyond high school is essential for both producing the citizens we need for a healthy democracy and producing the work force we need for a healthy economy. And yet college costs keep soaring, growing faster even than health-care costs. Government support for public universities and community colleges is down 25 percent since 2000. Students and their families must pay more and more of the cost. But family incomes have stagnated, failing to keep up with soaring costs of college, health care and housing. The result is an explosion of student debt. It has nearly quadrupled since 2003, soaring to nearly a trillion dollars. Two-thirds of all students now graduate with debts averaging $27,000. The poorer the family, the higher the percentage of students with debt. These debts are brutal; 12 percent are more than 90 days delinquent, but that figure is misleading because nearly one-half are in deferment. Staggeringly, over 20 percent of loans for those in the peak of their earning years are more than 90 days delinquent. Because of the force of the bank lobby, student loans can’t be discharged with bankruptcy. They cannot be refinanced. They burden students for a lifetime. The feds will even garnish your Social Security to repay them. As Slate contributor David Dayen argues, this is very much like indentured servitude that Americans suffered at the beginning of the Republic. Then impoverished workers and peasants traded years of labor for the cost of passage to the new world. For three to seven years, depending on the contract, they would labor, virtually like slaves, for masters who paid their way. This injustice offends America’s tradition. Historically, America prided itself on its public education. We were first to provide secondary school free for all. With the GI bill, three million veterans received tuition-free college or advanced training. For much of the post-war period, great public universities — from City College in New York to the fabled California schools — were free or close to it. Now, as college education becomes ever more necessary, it is becoming ever more unaffordable.

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These debts, racked up before beginning one’s work life, are devastating. It means that the young postpone saving. Many more must live at home, burdening parents trying to save for retirement. The young will buy a home later (if ever). They will marry later. They will accumulate far less for their retirements — even as they are expected to save more due to the collapse of pensions. Demos, a research institution, created a model to estimate the losses. Their study found that for a young couple with B.A. degrees from four-year colleges, with median incomes and college debts for their education level, they would lose an average of $208,000 over the course of a lifetime, in comparison to a couple without college debts. Two thirds of the losses would come from retirement savings — since they would be unable to save as much while paying down their debts. One-third comes from loss of home equity, since they would either purchase a home later or be able to afford less of a down payment. Not surprisingly, researchers at the Federal Reserve worry that the debt burdens will harm the economy, as the young put off buying cars or renting apartments or starting new families. This is the down side of Gilded Age extremes in wealth. As the rich get richer, they rig the rules to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. Top rates go down; tax dodges proliferate. Some billionaire hedge fund operators pay lower rates than their chauffeurs. Billion-dollar companies like GE use overseas tax tricks to pocket refunds rather than pay taxes. From 2008 to 2012, GE paid less in taxes than the smallest mom and pop store with a profit. So instead of taxing the rich and powerful, we squeeze public investment. Government cuts back on support for universities. Students and families get the bill. The result is that an entire generation racks up deep debts or forgoes needed education. This can’t go on. We need fair taxes to generate the income needed to make college affordable for all who merit it. We should put clear limits on the debt burden graduates must bear — and how long they must bear it. Rep. Karen Bass has a bill — the Student Loan Fairness Act – that would limit repayment to 10 percent of after-tax income and 10 years at most. Sen. Elizabeth Warren suggests students should be given the same interest rate — 0.75 percent — that the Federal Reserves gives the biggest banks (that taxpayers had to bail out). The only way this will change is if students, parents and indebted graduates make their voices heard. But all of us should demand action. It is unacceptable that the sons and daughters of America’s working families must face indentured servitude simply to get the education they need.

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WHITE SUPREMACIST FUELING HATE CRIMES WORLDWIDE

In an ideal world, people would be treated equally and without regard to skin color. In our current world, however, people continue to be treated unequally and, sometimes, killed – based on skin color. Throughout the world, white supremacists continue to attack people of color. For the most part, the attacks occur in countries that are majority Caucasian, with the victims being members of an ethnic minority group In the United States racial attacks continue in the form of violent killings, as well as racially motivated police brutality. Similarly, in Australia, police brutalize the darker Aborigine ethic group, who are the native inhabitants. Russia appears to be most hostile towards ethnic minorities; with a series of attacks that have prompted a hate crimes law. Indeed, Russia appears to be the country with the most racial attacks in recent years. The beatings and killings of ethnic minorities and dark-skinned foreigners occur so often it is rarely even covered in the media, according to a report by Detroit Free Press foreign correspondent Mark McDonald. He reports that skinhead white supremacist gangs, on a regular basis, are randomly attacking Indians, Africans, and darker-skinned Russians. There have been so many attacks that a Russian web site has been set up to keep a log of them. The reasons for these attacks are many. In addition to subscribing to a flawed belief in white supremacy, racial attackers are usually poor, ignorant, uneducated, and looking to blame their problems on a minority group. Combining these factors with an environment of extreme nationalism and patriotism, confused supremacists go on the attack to relieve their frustration with their own situation. What is occurring in Russia and elsewhere should be a lesson to countries throughout the world. The flawed ideology of white supremacy must be confronted and defeated. Our government and business leaders must invest in uplifting its citizens out of poverty and ignorance, and must set a patriotic tone of equality and justice for all.

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Rather, $18 million t The conserva day, April 22 issued land. the U.S. Sixth U.S. TransporAtlanta Mayor Kasi an example of the sort “Through brighter futu ided,” said Secretar connects to by the Sixth while ‘sons and daughter-merit consideration fit n provided ative tion ed Tues ent not a ruling from r children a gran and open park prov nt that ng it , ed States on higan in response to turned the ballot initi state. pronouncem admissions policies beneher a compelling state April 15, join nta BeltLine, calli sportation investme a skate park; artment of Transportatio its popular TIGER ion to leave thei s transportation has children. 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The Secretary’s to support FY 2013, in addition Foxx. “We in America, but commit n infrastructure, but Circuit Cou osal 2 that banned Justice Anthony Kennedy race- sensitive eving a diverse stud which necessarily bene the admissio vince the Michigan nsive process and the nta’s streetcar.e projects has re bus ent to ‘con written by mative action was not rs Congress can sportation bill this program in t in FY 2010 for Atla only invest repair our transportatio known as Prop thes inary, expe for change.” to the Futu to invest interest in achiminority enrollment, ion stud in mit aord nt re opin tran extr lly Com rity stme Futu tion ding vote an oun need to the titutiona The majo long-term Invest in America, TIGER granstate, and local inve whether it.” rebuild and lenging affir they increase ps.” stitution’ — the possible channels or saying, ‘The Constitu the urgent nt in the surr n the The rica, Commit more r words, consboth serve how we do the case chal rather, a question of ing with Kenall is part of his ate tour highlighting cture at a time whe and the federal, ificant private investme ects representing shape reimagine Foxx’s Invest in Ame t states in five days. ities defeat. But argued that ce Sotomay minority grou further added, “In othe curr arduous of ns but, cies can re ti-st stru quoted Justi orities from political t selective barerences. Con Antonin Scalia, red sign issions poli ational benefits mayor race admissio Secretary ng him through eigh bridges, freight facil rithan 100 proj have begun taking yers t pref tour, a mul transportation infra rams are set to expi e spur adm Soto e Con abou race mor , min ce l sitiv erec ban rs, nt 2005 s new Justi taki Ame ty to fit rein to ce ect racia ess race-sen g the educ in America’ ace transportation prog out of money. area. Since on in private investme ding $775 million in bus tour is visits to manufactureto raise awareness of busihave the abili f Justice John Roberts,Stephen Breyer. 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Later s by at a time whe rms began dive fill in orde when they’reto better opportunitie y Foxx. “I’m traveling Eastside TraiHistoric Fourth Ward by will reopen as a large ness leaders, tation projects are mak Justice Son Justice Ruth Bader ry that info tituthe two.” court comes for affirmative action without rigg we need to petitiveness. the Universit e about the need for show , s the histo spor etar the near that of e. that view the by rican tran nd g ket Secr ed sion this gaps spac the inter cons le e e Ame arou how nt , spok batt lenged The deci structur rican com ce City Mar court, join underscorin process and the t school,” said projects like rica and comil, and offic — where thee female student, chal meeting with In a rece t, Mary Sue Coleman ng opinion to work and all week to highlight landmark Pon with housing, reta etary Foxx spoke abou it highlight infraomic growth and Ame . 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