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Black Families 2013 Maryland Legislature May Suffer in Immigration Session Closes Reform

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By Zenitha Prince Special to the AFRO

Black immigrants and others stand to lose if the United States’ system of family-based visas is changed, according to religious and immigration reform activists.

As the nation eagerly awaits legislative language on comprehensive immigration reform, which could be released any time now, early

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Black immigrants and others stand to lose if the United States’ system of family-based visas is changed. indications suggest possible reductions in visas available to foreign-born family members of U.S. citizens.

Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union” on March 31, Gang of Eight member Sen. Lindsay Graham, (R-S.C.), said a key goal of the legislation would be to “turn our chain migration family-based immigration system into a meritbased, [economic-based] immigration system with a family component.”

But religious and other pro-reform groups say the alleged proposal, which could seek to reduce or eliminate family-based visas available to the siblings and to the married adult children of U.S. citizens, would break up families and destabilize networks that support the success of new immigrants.

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ANNAPOLIS - If Gov. Martin O’Malley really does have his sights set on a presidential nomination, the 2013 legislative session could go a long way toward solidifying his liberal qualifications for a Democratic primary electorate.

The list of legislation from the 2013 session reads like a progressive’s wish list: pass some of the strictest gun control laws in the country, repeal the death penalty, legalize medical marijuana, increase taxes on gasoline and subsidize offshore wind power. Much to the chagrin of conservative lawmakers, O’Malley and the Democrat-controlled legislature accomplished all of these initiatives.

“The governor and the liberal left have hijacked the state of Maryland,” said Sen. E.J. Pipkin, (R-Upper Shore).

Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller Jr. called 2013 the “most successful legislative session of my lifetime.”

GUNS With the passage of the Firearm Safety Act of 2013, Maryland will ban the purchase of assault rifles, reduce firearm access for the mentally ill, require safety training and the submission of fingerprints before the purchase of a handgun, and increase penalties for violent crimes committed with “cop killer bullets.” The bill was drafted by the O’Malley administration in response to the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in December that left 27 people dead.

DEATH PENALTY Maryland became the 18th state to abolish state-sanctioned

By Blair Adams Special to the AFRO Baltimore City Fire Chief Kevin Cartwright, who for a decade was the connection between the department and the public, has moved on. He departed April 1, exchanging his uniform for a suit, tie and private sector job.

As the spokesman for the fire department since 2002, Cartwright was a common sight at the scene of fire and major medical emergencies, sometimes arriving before the fire engines and ambulances. He tweeted reports of paramedic rescues and posted photos of fires on Facebook. He initially joined the department in 1989 and is a trained paramedic.

In an interview with the Afro,

By Frank J. Phillips Special to the AFRO

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GAS TAX The legislature passed a gas tax to raise funds for future transportation projects. This summer motorists will see prices rise about 4 cents per gallon due to the tax.

“It hurts the poor, working class the most,” Pipkin said.

On July 1, the gas tax rate will be indexed to inflation and there will be a new 1 percent sales tax on gasoline. The sales tax will increase incrementally until it reaches 5 percent in fiscal year 2017, unless federal legislation is enacted on Internet sales taxes, in which case it will top out at 3 percent.

The money generated from the tax will be used to replenish the dwindling Transportation Trust Fund, which is used to maintain existing infrastructure and to build new projects.

OFFSHORE WIND O’Malley’s offshore wind energy bill will funnel $1.7 billion of ratepayer subsidies over a 20-year period toward the construction of a wind power farm 10 to 30 miles off the coast of Ocean City as early as 2017.

O’Malley’s previous two attempts to push the legislation -- the first more ambitious -- never made it to the Senate floor largely because of concerns about the cost to Marylanders.

But a change in the makeup of the Senate Finance Committee, which held up the bill in years past, brought an important vote Continued on A3

Baltimore City Fire Chief Kevin Cartwright Retires

Black Generals, Rich in Legacy, Make History

Gen. Lloyd Austin

executions after passing a controversial bill that replaces the death penalty with a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. The last execution in Maryland took place in 2005 and five inmates remain on death row. O’Malley has been supportive of the repeal since taking office in 2007.

Two African-American generals made history this year by simultaneously taking charge of major regional commands.

President Barack Obama nominated Generals Lloyd Austin and Vincent Brooks to head U.S. Central Command and U.S. Army Pacific, respectively. Each powerful command position allows the generals to oversee operations in either the Middle East or Asia. Brooks will earn his fourth star upon assuming command, while Austin is already a four-star general.

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Fire Chief Kevin Cartwright

Cartwright, 49, declined to identify his new employer. He said, however, that he would serve as a “public affairs and corporate communications liaison.”

Additionally, he will continue to run his own public relations company, Cartwright PR and Media Consulting, LLC. Through that company, he wrote, produced and hosted a public safety broadcast program for the fire department.

Cartwright made the announcement that he would be retiring from the Baltimore City Fire Department less than a week before he left. Asked why he was leaving now, he said: “I have come to a juncture where I want to expand my knowledge base, skill set into another setting.”

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Hampton U. Drowning Victim Buried in Baltimore

By Bria Freeman and Krishana Davis AFRO Staff Writers

The day before his 18th birthday, David Tolulope Esan should have been preparing for a celebration with family and friends. Instead, 300 of his loved ones gathered April 5 at Faith Christian Fellowship World Outreach Center in Owings Mills, Md. for his funeral.

Esan, 17, was a freshman at Hampton University when he drowned at a Freshman Week pool party on campus on March 20. He did not swim.

University spokeswoman Yuri Milligan called the incident an Photo by Andrea Crews “accident” and said it did “not Ade Esan, his wife Kemi and their sons, Daniel, 20, and Continued on A3 Victor, 9, mourn David at the April 5th funeral.

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Wesley Snipes Released from Pa. Prison

Wesley Snipes was recently released from a federal prison in Pennsylvania where he was serving a three-year sentence after being convicted on federal tax charges.

According to the Associated Press, the Blade actor was released April 2 and placed under home confinement.

Officials told the AP that he will be overseen by the New York Community Corrections Office until July 19.

Snipes was a member of a group that challenged the government’s right to collect taxes. It was revealed that the actor hadn’t filed taxes in over a decade and owed

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Federal Judge Compared Blacks to Animals; Sets Retirement Date

A federal judge in Montana who faced an investigation after forwarding an e-mail containing racist jokes about President Obama will Wikimedia Commons retire next month.

Wesley Snipes U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull in February 2012 forwarded an e-mail from his chambers that compared African Americans to animals and implied that the president’s mother had engaged in bestiality.

After the electronic missive was obtained and published by The Great Falls Tribune, Cebull sent a letter of apology to President Obama.

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Richard Cebull Cebull has decided to retire effective May 3, according to a statement posted by Chief Judge Alex Kozinski on the court’s website April 2.

Cebull’s resignation letter, dated March 29, was submitted soon after the appellate court’s Judicial Council issued a March 15 order on the investigation into Cebull’s actions.

Fraternity Raises Awareness About Sex Trafficking

When hundreds of members and supports of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity meet in Las Vegas on April 11 for the first day of their 2013 Leadership Conference, awareness will be brought to a situation rarely addressed in the Black community: sex trafficking.

The San Diego chapter of Phi Beta Sigma has recently partnered with San Diego-based non-profit Nu(me)r.a.l.s. to launch a new campaign, “Gentlemen Don’t John,” pushing men of color to speak about the realities of sex trafficking. “John” is a commonly used term to identify men who solicit prostitutes.

During the first day of the four-day conference, the two organizations will sponsor a town hall meeting on sex trafficking and its impact on the Black community.

Panelists include Khalifa King, CEO and founder of Harmonious Solutions, a nonprofit that provides therapy and general counsel to minority communities, and Black sex trafficking survivor and advocate Leah Albright-Bryd.

Bluesman ‘Mr. Johnnie’ Billington Dies at 77

Mississippi bluesman Johnnie “Mr. Johnnie” Billington, a celebrated musician who launched a program to help children learn how to play the blues, died April 1 at a Clarksdale hospital. He was 77.

According to the Associated Press, Billington died from complications of www.arts.state.ms.us a heart attack.

Johnnie “Mr. Johnnie” Billington, a reputable Billington musician, played in clubs across the country. In 1977, he and a friend launched an after school blues program that taught children how to play the blues. Shortly thereafter, Billington’s young musicians were invited to play at various venues across the country.

Ala. Legislature Votes to Pardon Scottsboro Boys

Alabama lawmakers voted April 4 to issue posthumous pardons to the “Scottsboro Boys,” a group

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of black teenagers who were wrongly convicted of raping two White women over eight decades ago.

According to the Associated Press, nearly every member of the group was sent to death row following a conviction from an all-white jury. All of the young men were eventually freed without executions.

The last member of the group died in 1989.

The nine teens from Georgia and Tennessee were accused of raping two White women aboard a freight train in Alabama in 1931.

The House approved legislation to issue the pardons in a 103-0 vote.

The measure had previously passed in the Senate in a 29-0 vote.

The bill has to be signed

by Gov. Robert Bentley to become law.

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Has the Harlem Shake Run Its Course?

normal routine and jumping around some displeasure with new versions native says the dance is funny. dance that made New Yorkers feel acting as crazy as they could. The of the dance. They feel that since “When you see them doing the good. Al B. said in 2003 that it was the dance is not the same it should dance, it’s almost like they are doing a “drunken shake like a mummy that dance went viral on YouTube and everyone began making his or her not be called the Harlem Shake. the boogie. I just hope they let it go, The Harlem Shake, a dance that couldn’t move, just shake. It’s all own version of it, including the Hugh Scott, a Baltimore native, it has [run] its course. It was funny, first surfaced 32 years ago at a New about feeling good,” he said.

National Basketball Association feels the dance is another way of but now it’s time to stop.”

York City summer league basketball It spread beyond Manhattan World Champion Miami Heat. disrespecting the African-American tournament, is on the verge of and went mainstream after it Whether it is at school or sports community. “They always take Go to Afro.com to view Harlem becoming an African-American had become a fixture at the events, groups of individuals get something we like doing and find a Shake video at http://www.afro. underground cultural expression Entertainer´s Basketball Classic, 2008fun - November 7, 2008, The Washington Afro-American A3 together and, on cue, jump up and November way to1,make of us.” com/sections/news/afro_briefs/story. that could be crushed by popular the street basketball tournament in start doing the Harlem Shake. It has But Jerry Bembry, a Brooklyn htm?storyid=78047 embrace.

Harlem’s Rucker Park better known even been seen As attempts at performing what around the world as the Rucker Tournament. The dance went in the aisle of a Harlem resident Al B. is credited mainstream when it was featured in passenger jet. with inventing in 1981 show up sport-utility vehicle sought in from a neighbor about a suspiposted fliers bearing his photoBy Alan King connection with the murder of “Let’s cious vehicle. TheAs man graph around the city. On AFROand Staff Writer the G.Dep music video Get thenoticed Shake Continued from A1 more more often in viral video the vehicle while walking Sunday, Jennifer Hudson asked it.”mother and brother. continues tohis clips, some people are wonderingHudson’s to be reunited with their crowding out most others, [first of Intel The white, 1994 Chevrolet dog. According to the Chicago for theCEO] public’s help (Andrew in finding Jennifer Hudson and other By February 2013, doing the go viral, many if the latest efforts to do the Suburban with Illinois license Tribune, the boy had been shot her nephew. her through MySpacea relatives positively identified families is nothing less than including immigrants who Grove) cameInhere Harlem Shake had becomemultiple a from seat Harlem Shake are feeble, funny or timespeople in the back blog, she thanked andare supa sin,” said Bishop Minerva would contribute greatly to family-based visa.fans These of not the vehicle.New The York SUV, are regisporters for their prayers and movement, with young –and disrespectful.

Carcaño, resident bishop of economic growth.” people have contributed tered offered who a $100,000 reward to so young—people dropping theirto Hudson’s nowmurdered voicing It started out as an impromptu the United Methodist Church, But proponents of thousands ofreturned jobs to the brother, was towed with the anyone who the boy boy’s body inside and is being alive.

Los Angeles Conference, maintaining visas based on economy.” processed by evidence techniSince the investigation, during an April 3 media call family ties say immigration is Both Smyers and cians and workers. The body Hudson – who gained stardom with reporters, which was not a zero-sum game where McCullough voiced another was later removed and taken to after appearing on “American Continued from A1 hosted by the Faith in Action one goal, reuniting families, concern—that the Cook County Medical Idol,” and then giving won an coalition. necessitates sacrificing preference to visas onin Examiner’s Academy Award forbased her role in favor of offshore wind, said Sen. Thomas marijuana possession for lessoffice. than 10 grams Hudson and made other family the movie Dreamgirls – hassets But the forthcoming bill another—economic education levels and skill McLain Middleton, D-Charles, chair of the passed in the Senate, but never it out members arrived at the Medical seems to be focused more stayedcreate out of an theimmigration public eye. prosperity. could committee. of the House Judiciary Committee.

Similarly, Examiner’s office mid-afterThe Chicago Tribune reporton how King, immigration policy are trying to pit system is less diverse.

Julian Jennnifer Hudson’s“Some nephew.

Senate President Miller removed wind bill another that would have taxed marijuana noon to identify the body. ed that athat parade of cars moved economic interests against For past instance, the majority between look- can boost the economy, slowly her family’s home opponent Sen. C. Anthony Muse, D-Prince sales like alcoholGiven neverthe leftchoice the House A spokesman for the office the murders but is being held in Monday morning, past the ing directly at the body or as Graham’s statement family,” said AFL-CIO of Black immigrants from George’s, from the committee, and replaced Judiciary Committee. told the newspaper that Hudson jail for parole violation after viewing it on a wall-mounted news vans, reporters and curiindicated. And reducing President Richard Trumka the Caribbean, who represent him with Sen. Victor Ramirez, D-Prince

ous onlookers.

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OTHER BILLS Neighbors stood Jennifer Hudson and her mom, Darnell Donerson who “She held hands with her was obviously very moment.” roomfamily. for more It visas based on “Theyasay that emotional ‘on merit,’ million immigrants ofand African quietly An effort to make the soft-shell crab was killed, as well as her brother, Jason. on the employment, proponents say. brothers and sisters and descent in the reflected U.S., gain MEDICAL MARIJUANA sandwich Maryland’s state sandwich passed “remained strong for her famibeing convicted of attempted the family chose violence. through family ties.

Most new legal permanent children and spouses are residency Last year, the General Assembly failed to in the Senate, butvideo failedscreen, to make it to a ly” and was clearly its leader. murder and vehicular hijackplate X584859 was found on the latter. According to the In front of the Hudson’s the body of her 7-year-old residents the U.S. their worth lessCounty than people job-based visas “She heldin hands with gain her famiing. Cook records show Increasing push a medical throughWest Side voteafter in the House.

Delegate Rudolph Chicago’s Tribune, Hudson said,Cane, “Yes, home, men in heavy jackets nephew Monday,marijuana just hours program ly,” thethrough spokesman said.

“It that he pleaded guilty both status family ties, employers prefer.

Thetolabor according educational the Senate after passing it in This a (D-Wicomico), introduced police received 7 a.m. call that’s him.”the House bill and hoodedtosweatshirts came to after his body was found in a the House. was obviously a very emotional charges in 1999.

Hebuy wasthat also kiss the twinorwhite crosses baraccording to Department of movement doesn’t attainment technical year, both chambers passed a measure that and Sen. Richard Colburn, (R-Dorchester), moment.” convicted in 1998 for possesing theMcCullough names of Donerson Homeland for skills, said, and would allow academic medical centers to introduced the Senate bill in an effort to help The boy Security – the sonstatistics. of Julia sionone of asecond…” stolen motor vehicle.

Jason.

“We are not bringing open up the possibility distribute medical marijuana to patients who Maryland watermen.

Hudson, Jennifer’s sister – had He Jen wasSmyers, released associate from prison in “may “Everybody is sick of going been missing since Friday, 2006 after seven and years in skilled immigrants in director ofserving immigration of discrimination against a suffer from debilitating chronic illnesses.

Delegate Jon Cardin, (D-Baltimore through stuff like this,” Artisha when a relative found for the attempted sufficient numbers to Julian’s meet refugee policy at murder Churchand certain people,oflikely West, a group formerof resident the “I think the public opinion has changed on County), sponsored a bill known as “Grace’s grandmother, Darnell car hijacking charges. area told the Tribune.

“We all our needs and to maximize World Service, said the based on race” because the this across the political spectrum.

People Law,” named after Maryland teenager Grace No wonder Obama’s campaign is Donerson, 57, and his uncle, and Dallas Cowboys players

By Alan King The boy remained missing have to stick together.

All these future American thatweekend immigrants quality of education in some tryingher to distance from the Tony Romo and Terrell Owens,who took understand if somebody’s sick, they McComas, own lifehim after being AFRO Staffthat Writer Jason Hudson, 29,prosperity,” shot to death suggestion through a long in young children are dying, and group, saying, “Barack Obama among the names the submitted former Florida Gov. home Jeb in who residency via family developing in his grandmother’s whichgain police and volunteers deserve medication,” said Del. Dan Morhaim, targettoof online harassment and threats. for what?” parts of the world, Never Organized with ACORN.” election officials.

Presidential candidate John the 7000 block of South Yale Bush wrote in his new book ties are mere leeches on the such as in the Caribbean, may (D-Baltimore County), the bill’s sponsor.

The bill passed and will make publicly posted Hurd said those workers, who But Obama’s ties to ACORN run McCain’s attack on ACORN – Avenue. immigration reform. He economy is erroneous. be lacking.

MorhaimCommunity said Sinai Hospital inwere Baltimore cyberbullying in deep.

Maryland, thusclasses on An long and He taught doing those things without a crime Associated Amber Alert – a desiglater added, “Unlike every “People who come The same is true for a has already expressed program. closing the loophole that exempts harmful for ACORN. They even endorsed ACORN’s knowledge or permisOrganization for Reforminterest Now – in the nation for high-risk missing him for sion, were fired. material transmitted confirms the success of thealso passed country, America, through family immigration potential gender-based bias, children – was in issued Friday The General Assembly a measure viaPresident. social media websites other But now ACORN is in trouble.

“The evidence that has surorganization, the headthe of affirmative the after Julian was discovered family members of existing contribute to this economy,” Smyers added, since in some that would expand legal like Twitter and Facebook.

Reporter: There are at least faced so far shows they faked group says. missing after the murders. immigrants account for a Smyers said.

“The founder of women in many countries defense to caregivers.

11 investigations across the “This is testimony to the work forms to get paid for work they Police arrested William large majority of new lawful Google (Sergey Brin) came to don’t have equal access to

Despite successwe’ve passing medical Lucas High, countryby involving thousands of didn’t do, not to stuff This ballotstory reported we’ve donetheir and success Balfour, the missing boy’s steppotentially ACORN boxes.”

ACORN, said, isAnderson, the had,” Maudethe Hurd, president of entrants into our country, this country as a refugee; the education and training. marijuana, General Assembly struggled to she Hannah Amber fraudulent Larkins, Julia father and estranged husband forms. victim of fraud, not the perpetraACORN, said in anmeasures. interview of Julia, at his girlfriend’s push legalization Maldonado, Ethan Rosenberg and Jessica Announcer: Massive voter tor of it. with the AFRO. Southside apartment several A“When bill that have decriminalized Wilde. fraud. And the Obama campaign Hurd said the only things thiswould attack started, we

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Jennifer Hudson and Relatives Identify Body of Her Slain Nephew Immigration Reform

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ACORN Fights Back

Leader Calls Voter Registration Fraud Charges ‘Bogus’

Drowning Victim Buried

had just announced that we had registered 1.3 million new voters,” she said. “That’s just to say that someone’s Continued fromrunning A1 scared because of ACORN’s success.” appear that foul was for McCain, whoplay is running president onCampus the Republican involved.” police ticket, lashed out at ACORNbut in the originally investigated, the final debate against Barack Hampton Police Department Obama, contending the group “is was brought in maybe at the request on the verge of perpetratingEsan’s one ofparents, the greatest frauds of Kemi andin voterEsan. history in this country, Ade maybe destroying the fabric of Questions about David’s democracy.” death were on theaminds of Factcheck.org, non-partisan Web site, found those to many at the wake andclaims funeral. be mourners “exaggerated,” eviAs filedwith past“no a lightdence of any such democracycolored coffin bearing David destroying fraud.” in aHurd blackbelieves suit andthewhite shirt, McCain charges were politically motivatmany wept. ed.Photos of the youth flashed She said, “Because it’s lowacross three giant projection and moderate-income people, screens—David dressed in the and people of color, I believe McCain at campaign thinks those overalls a train station as a voters are going vote tiny child; Davidtopracticing Democratic, which is not necespiano in a University of sarily true.”

Maryland hoodie as a to ACORN is no stranger controversy. teenager.

Forthe 38 years, the non-partisan As wake concluded, organization has fought for social Kemi Esan approached and and economic justice for lowknelt near her son, wrapping and moderate-income her arms around onememAmericans.

With him 400,000 ber time families organized into more last before pallbearers than 1,200 neighborhood chapclosed the casket. Ade Esan ters in 110 cities nationwide, tried to comfort theirseen ACORN has overher theasyears sons, Victor, 9, and Daniel, its share of criticism while advocating for affordable housing, 20, a junior at the University living wages, healthcare for the of Maryland College Park, underserved— and while organgrieved next to them. drives. izing voter registration ButEsan nonegraduated has been asa withering and baseless as this one. year early from Western Withofthe presidentialand election School Technology less than two weeks away, Environmental Science in the ACORN’s detractors allege Catonsville atmasorganizationand has enrolled engaged in sive voter to registration fraud after Hampton study pharmacy. thewas reported discovery of bogus He among hundreds of names, such as Mickey Mouse

bogus are the charges themselves. And factcheck. org agrees.

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A lifeguard ate falsification of registration.” tookMost overnews resuscitation account neglect to point out that ACORN workers is attempts.

Emergency required by law to all regwho responded toturn 911incalls istration forms. And they also fail also were to revive to note thatunable it was the organizahim.

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Hospital in Hampton.

The McCain camp apparently “We got a call fromfine the isn’t interested in those school saying they were trying points, preferring to air misleadingrevive ads that seek linksoObama to him.

It to was sad,” to ACORN, thereby undercutting Rev. Remi Olabipo said during his political support. the McCain: funeral. “The sudden I’m John McCain departure of David was and I approve this message.

Announcer: is Barack tragic…To me, Who personally, I Obama? with “athat political have lostAa man son—one I baptism performed at warp will always be proud of.” speed.” Vast ambition. After colEsan’s former track lege, he moved to Chicago.

Became community organizer. coach at aWestern Tech, There, Obama met Shedrick Elliott III,Madeleine told the Talbot, part of the Chicago congregation that he has hours branch of ACORN. He was so of footage of David impressive that he wasrunning asked to track andACORN giving commentary train the staff.

What did ACORN in worked Chicago on the games when he engage in? Bullying banks. as a manager his senior year.

Intimidation tactics. Disruption Elliot joked that he told David of business. ACORN forced not to talk so much during the banks to issue risky home loans.

The same of loans races.

As atypes result, Esanthat began caused the financial crisis we’re to whisper his commentary. in today.

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paid more than $800,000 to an ACORN front for get out the vote efforts.

Pressuring banks to issue risky loans. Nationwide voter fraud.

“David…left a lasting Barack Obama. Bad judgment.

Blind ambition.

Tooteammates risky for impression on his America. past and present,” he said.

Rev. Barry Brown, youth Since McCain’s comments, pastor at Colonial Baptist ACORN’s 87 offices have been bombarded withDavid threats and Church, where racist mail.said he gave up track attended, The day after the presidential to focusvandals on church debate, brokeand intoplaying the piano. organization’s Boston and Seattle offices and stole “David grewcomputers. as a musician After a Cleveland representative beyond our wildest dreams,” appeared on TV, an e-mail was he said. sent to the local office saying she have “is The goingEsans to have her retained life ended.”

A workerJasper in Providence, attorney Nzedu, R.I., received a of threatening call saypresident the Northern ing, “We know you get off work Virginia of African at 9” and chapter uttered racial epithets.

Christian Fellowship, A caller to one office left a message the answering USA. Heonwants the campus machine, saying: “Hi, was just police excluded fromI the calling to let you know that investigation.

Barack Obama needs to get “We believe there should hung.

He’s a (expletive deleted) nigger, and he’s a piece of of be a criminal investigation (expletive deleted).

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Another message said, “You The university issued a liberal idiots. Dumb (expletive statement that day saying deleted). Welfare bums.

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“In two weeks, “There were noI think these attacks will be over.

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Baltimore funeral.

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Fire Chief Retires hours after the murders.

Balfour’s mother, Michele, has

Continued from A1 told reporters that her son had service was hisslayings. dream job.

Department. He said that serving as the public nothing to doalways with the Balfour remains a suspect in Jason “As a child, there was a friend of the family Hudsoninformation officer gave him the opportunity to who was a paramedic and another was a establish a rapport with the citizens. firefighter and I would go to the firehouse and In a statement, Mayor Stephanie Rawlingswas intrigued by being able to help people in Blake called Cartwright “one of the most wellneed,” he said. known and trusted” employees in the city.

SQUARE HIGH Cartwright shifted from being a firefighter/ “Victims and their families were always paramedic to the administrative side in 2002, given the respect they deserved,” she said. competing for the spokesman job.

“That is why he will be greatly missed. A calm “It was unconventional for someone at demeanor and commitment honestly cannot be my initial rank as a firefighter or paramedic taught. Whoever they choose to replace him to ascend to a rank so far above where you will have enormous shoes to fill.”

ON THE LIST2007 death of BREAD are,” he said. He said he was supported in his CartwrightNOT pointed to the campaign for the position by then-Baltimore fire recruit Rachael Wilson, 29, in a training City Fire Chief William J. Goodwin, Jr. He exercise, as a low point in this tenure. The continued as public information officer when death shocked the city. In October 2012, Fire Chief James S. Clack took over the Cartwright responded to a fully-involved house LEFT RIGHT department. fire that took the lives of a grandmother and her As the voice of the city’s fire department, four grandchildren.

Cartwright oversaw all the internal and “Sadly, lives were lost,” he said. “But out of external aspects of communications. He this tragedy collaboration was established with developed, implemented and evaluated public the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation relations policies, procedures and guidelines (NFFF)…in order to provide 1,000 smoke in compliance with local, state and federal alarms to protect Baltimore citizens from the policies. Cartwright also conducted crisis and dangers of home fires.” hazard analysis during major emergencies that Cartwright lives in Southeast Baltimore with his wife, Sonya. The Cartwrights directly impacted Baltimore City, he said.

1 BANANAof his career have four daughters and recently became Cartwright said the highlight grandparents with the birth of their grandson. was putting a face on the Baltimore City’s Fire

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AFRO Says Goodbye to ‘Mrs. Hackney’ Longtime Employee Gainor Hackney 1929-2013

By Rev. Dorothy Boulware AFRO Editor We hadn’t been sure how long Gainor Hackney worked for the AFRO; for most of us she came with the brick and mortar and was part of the framework that continues to support the 120-year-old, family owned and operated newspaper, probably the oldest of its kind in the country.

Executive assistant to every editor in the Baltimore office beginning in 1952 until she retired in 2008, she holds a unique history of the ins and outs, ups and downs, victories and challenges along the way, and early in the morning of

April 6, she took that history with her in death.

No one who’s worked here in recent years could have avoided contact with Ms. Hackney. She knew everybody. She knew everything. And she was intricately involved in the daily operation. As for her newspaper signature, she compiled obituaries, pen pal letters, letters to the editor and composed church news, as needed. As for her claim to fame, she was also an assistant to the renowned sports writer and editor, Sam Lacy, who chronicled the sports world for the African-American community and had a pivotal

role in the emergence of Jackie Robinson into major league baseball.

Her supervisors evaluated her as “keeping the office running smoothly,” and being “totally reliable.” One said she “handled work with dispatch.”

“Throughout her decades of exemplary and often challenging service in the editorial offices at the AFRO, Gainor Hackney was never shy about saying and showing that she was on the job to take care of business,” said Moses J. Newson, former AFRO executive editor.

“No one was more skilled on the telephone at tracking down newsmakers across

Black Generals

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Along with their graduations from West Point, their honorary doctorates degrees and their 6-foot, 4-inch frames, these generals also share an ability to understand, counsel and inspire others toward excellence.

“Gen. Austin …is an outstanding illustration of what a Black male can achieve in America,” said Craig Hanford, president of Hanford Consulting and Austin’s West Point classmate. “He’s a great leader, decorated warrior, and compassionate mentor.”

“Lt. Gen. Brooks is a soldier’s soldier,” said Col. Rivers Johnson Jr., public affairs officer for U.S. Cyber Command. “I’ve never worked so hard in my Army career as I did when I was his executive officer. He was the consummate

mentor, teacher and dedicated leader.”

Both generals have legacies rich in military service. Austin, who hails from Thomasville, Ga., traces his military roots back to his distant relative, Second Lt. Henry O. Flipper, the first African American to graduate from West Point in 1877.

Brooks, born in Anchorage, Alaska, comes from a family of generals. His father, and older brother, Leo Brooks Sr. and Jr., retired as general officers. Brooks’ family service dates back to the Civil War, when his great-great grandfather, an escaped slave, joined the Union Army.

While some may see these nominations as the reasoned and strategic choices of a wise president, Foster Payne II, retired Army Col., also sees their value to others.

“In a society that searches for role models for our youth, both generals are trailblazers not only for their service to the nation but to mankind,” said Payne.

Whether defending America’s interests, developing soldiers or inspiring youth, these storied generals continue to make history.

the country. When she reached them, she’d just flash her success smile and say, ‘Pick up!’”

Newson said she was cited on many occasions for the “precise and timely manner in which she handled frequently changing assignments for the national news desk, where we worked as a team for one of her decades.”

Most importantly, Newson added, “on or off the job, Gainor was always ready to extend a cheerful and helpful hand to anyone she encountered.”

A young Gainor Rayford finished high school and college in her native West Virginia and then came to Baltimore. The AFRO was her only place of employment and quickly became her sphere of influence in many ways.

So much so that new employees thought her to be a member of the Murphy family that founded the AFRO. She knew every family member

She was honored for service in 1992. and the whole family tree. She knew every employee who came and went. And she loved the AFRO more than most anything else in her life.

“For many years, Mrs. Hackney established standards of commitment, efficiency, love and affection for the employees of the AFRO,” said Jake Oliver, publisher. “She was everyone’s best friend and mother. For over 50 years she kept us all ‘in line.’”

Gainor Hackney checks out the 75th anniversary editions in August, 1967.

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Oliver said her many accomplishments rank her shoulder to shoulder with the many “AFRO giants who have contributed to the amazing heritage of this great newspaper.”

Retired production typesetter Elinor Washington said of Mrs. Hackney,”She was one of a kind.” Production Manager Denise Dorsey, jokingly added, “She could talk you to death,” but on a more serious note, “She was a loyal friend and dedicated worker.”

Diane Hocker, director of community and public relations, started at the AFRO in 1997.

“I immediately noticed a group of ‘older folks’ who gathered every Monday morning for coffee, donuts and especially bananas, not realizing then that I was witnessing history,” Hocker said.

“In that group was Gainor Hackney, Sam Lacy, Thomas Stockett and others. Wow, when I think back at the old days of these giants, my heart is filled with joy, just being honored to have worked with them.”

She was married for 45 years to Odis Hackney who preceded her in death. Her family members include her son, Darryl, and close friends like Marc Warren, former AFRO entertainment editor and William Hargrove, current custodian and driver.

Services begin with a wake at 10: 30 a.m., funeral following at 11, April 12, at Morton & Son’s Funeral Home, 1701 Lauren Street, Balto., Md. 21217. Interment will follow at Druid Ridge Cemetery on Reisterstown Road.

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OPINION

Americans Want to Work

In the Baltimore region, and across America, job growth remains the most important issue on people’s minds. That is why job creation continues to be my number one priority in the Congress.

We have evidence that our economy is improving. It also remains painfully clear, however, that we have many more good jobs to create, both nationally and right here in our own community.

The big picture is Congressman encouraging. Despite partisan Elijah Cummings resistance, President Obama and progressive policies are succeeding in turning our economy around.

We have not forgotten that, when President Obama took office, the Bush recession was costing our economy more than 700,000 jobs each month. In response, the new president and congressional Democrats acted quickly to pass the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. We avoided another Great Depression by cutting taxes for small businesses and 95 percent of working families, while we also provided emergency funding to support hundreds of thousands of education jobs, tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs and thousands of law enforcement positions.

Our strategy is working. Our economy now has added more than 5.4 million private sector jobs in the past 32 months – and the last 12 months have continued on this upward course.

Here in Maryland, for example, despite very real concerns about the impact of federal sequestration policies, we are in a better employment environment than many other states. In February, for example, Maryland employers added 10,500 positions.

We must all pull together to strengthen this trend – and our initiatives must be both practical and realistic.

For African Americans especially, whose rate of unemployment remains twice the national average, the job picture continues to be daunting.

That is why my office will be hosting our 16th Annual Job Fair on April 15, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., at the Fifth Regiment Armory. More information is available at our office (410-6859199) and on the Internet (http://cummings.house.gov).

I am once again sponsoring this public service event because we have learned that we can be most helpful to job seekers by bringing them together with approximately 60 employers who are ready to hire and experts in job seeking skills.

We also will be providing participants with the ability to place job applications online.

Once again, this year’s Job Fair includes “Résumé Doctor,” writing assistance and advice, Computer Café and ONE-Stop Mobile Career Centers provided by the Maryland Workforce Exchange.

We all know that good jobs continue to be scarce, especially for African Americans. That is why I invited only those employers who have confirmed that they are hiring at this time or in the very near future.

Employers participating will represent a wide range of industries - including banking, hospitality, healthcare, public safety, universities and government agencies. They have confirmed that they have approximately 500 jobs to offer.

Attendees at our April 15 Job Fair also will be offered free workshops on “Steps to Federal Employment” on using social media when searching for a job and on résumé writing and interview techniques.

“DLLR for YOU” will provide an overview of Maryland’s One-Stop Career Centers, services for veterans, and opportunities for apprenticeship programs – along with helpful information about unemployment benefits. We also will have a workshop to provide helpful employment information for ex-offenders.

More than our free, once-a-year, opportunity will be required to reverse the still-desperate employment picture in our community.

This is why, back during the Clinton years, I worked so hard to support the creation of “One-Stop Career Centers,” initiatives that

President Obama has continued to fund.

So, if you know anyone who is looking for a job - or for a better position - bring them to our event on Monday, April 15 (please bring photo identification to gain entrance to the armory).

Urge them to utilize our City’s One-Stop Career Centers, 1100 N. Eutaw Street (410-767-2148), 3001 E. Madison Street (410396-9030), and Mondawmin Mall (410-523-1060).

Baltimore County and Howard County residents can find the same help at 7930 Eastern Boulevard (410-288-9050 ext. 424), 11101 McCormick Road (410- 887-7940), or 7161 Columbia Gateway Drive (410-290-2600).

Congressman Elijah Cummings represents Maryland’s Seventh Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.

A Year Later, Trayvon Martin Tragedy Still Stings One year later, the Trayvon Martin tragedy still stings, and some people are still throwing salt on the open wound. Last week George Zimmerman’s brother, Robert Zimmerman, posted a tweet comparing Trayvon Martin to De’Marquis Elkins, 17-year-old black teenager charged with fatally shooting a one-year-old baby.

The tweet showed a photo of Elkins side by side with a photo of Martin, both making inappropriate gestures, with the caption, “A picture speaks a thousand words. Any questions?”

Zimmerman’s follow-up tweet read “Lib[eral] media [should] ask if what these [two] black teens did [to] a [woman and her baby] is the reason [people] think blacks might [be] risky”. The implication was that Trayvon Martin’s actions on the night he was murdered were equivalent to the killing of an innocent child.

This would be worrisome enough if it were just the opportunistic cry of a family embroiled in racial controversy. But this belief--that male “black teens” are inherently more likely to be criminals--is ingrained in our society. It has seeped into our institutions in the form of racial profiling, and too often it poisons the judgment of those who are supposed to protect us.

Last year I visited Sanford, Fla. in the wake of the Trayvon Martin case. The NAACP hosted a forum where residents could report incidents of police abuse. A number of African American

Benjamin Todd Jealous

mothers alleged that their teenage sons had been profiled, abused or even assaulted by the police. I found that the attitude of the local police department toward “black teens” was uncomfortably similar to that of Robert Zimmerman.

But the fact is that fifty years after enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, racial bias still runs rampant among law enforcement in this country. And Zimmerman’s attitude infects an institution much more influential than the Sanford Police Department: the NYPD. The New York Police Department is currently fighting a classaction lawsuit against their racially biased practice of “stop-andfrisk” policing. Stop-and-frisk allows officers to stop, question and physically search any individual they consider suspicious. In 2011 NYPD officers stopped nearly 800,000 people for alleged “suspicious activity. “ Nine out of ten were innocent, 99 percent did not have a gun--and nine out of ten were black or Latino.

The most revealing tidbit to come out of the class-action trial is a secretly recorded conversation between a deputy inspector and a police officer. The inspector is discussing a high-crime neighborhood, and he can be heard telling his patrolman: “The problem was, what, male blacks... And I told you at roll call, and I have no problem telling you this, male blacks 14 to 20, 21.” In other words: stop more young black boys.

Other evidence indicates that patrolmen may be encouraged to

meet arrest quotas. A tape played at the trial reveals a supervising officer asking for “more 250s” - or more stop-and-frisk forms. One plaintiff, a police officer, testified about the pressure he felt from supervisors - “they were very clear, it’s non-negotiable, you’re gonna do it, or you’re gonna become a Pizza Hut delivery man.”

A picture may speak a thousand words, but leaked recordings speak volumes about an institution’s priorities. These tapes reveal that the NYPD has effectively placed a bounty on “black teens”.

By profiling young teens of color, they are using the same grisly logic as Robert Zimmerman. And the result is apparent: in 2011, black and Latino men between the ages of 14 and 24 made up 42 percent of those targeted by stop-and-frisk. That group makes up less than 5 percent of the city’s population.

The crime attributed to De’Marquis Elkins was truly horrific and despicable. But Elkins does not represent an entire demographic, just like Adam Lanza did not act on behalf of all young white men.

Racial profiling punishes innocent individuals for the past actions of those who look and sound like them. It misdirects crucial resources and undercuts the trust needed between law enforcement and the communities they serve. It has no place in our national discourse, and no place in our nation’s police departments.

Ben Jealous is president/CEO of the NAACP. Ben Wrobel, 202292-3386, bwrobel@naacpnet.org.

The State of Equality and Justice in America: ‘No One Can Change the Change’ The state of equality and justice in America is shameful-especially since the election of President Barack Obama.

Unlike many of my friends who think America is going to hell in a hand basket, and have given up thinking things will get better for those who’ve been marginalized for so long, I still have hope for a better day.

When Barack Obama was running for President of the United States, a close friend told me, “Mark my word. When Senator Obama is elected, some people will go absolutely crazy, and after he’s re-elected, they will go mad!” His rationale was that the average White person had never had the opportunity to wake up every morning and see a brilliant Black man on television who was the most powerful man in the world! Unless they were wed to FOX News and the O’Reilly, Hannity, Beck, Von Sustern programs, they would learn so much about us- so many good things they had refused to acknowledge before.

So many of our people are brilliant in what they do, but never had a fair chance to be seen in a positive light in their daily newspapers or on mainstream television or heard on major radio stations. Now, here we are after the Obama victories. He’s there

Dr. E. Faye Williams

every single day! The madness really swung into high gear with the tea party, Michelle Bachman, Sarah Palin, Sen. Ted Cruz and a whole lot of others. Some I didn’t mention because they were already on the list of what most of us have come to know as the “crazies”, such as Rush Limbaugh and his horrible ilk.

Black women like our first lady, Michelle Obama, had not often been seen on the evening news, except when they were there crying over a son or daughter who’d been shot or accused of being involved in some kind of wrongdoing. Now, here she was--beautiful, smart, Mom-in-Chief, presiding over social events for world leaders and their first ladies. She was dealing with real American challengessuch as military families and childhood obesity. She was out making speeches and inspiring women of all backgrounds.

With people who could not stand all these positive scenes and unbelievable accomplishments, insanity set in, and instead of grinning and bearing the strides America was making, they began trying to set us back to what they called “the good ole days.” Some make every effort to send Black people to the back of the bus, send immigrants of color back to from wherever they had come, send gay people back into the closet, and force women to go back to the kitchen! They began talking about taking back their country as though they didn’t take it from the Native Americans and as though immigrants and

enslaved people had done nothing to build this country.

Many in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate tried to block everything President Obama supported-even if they had supported the same things in the past. They were tone deaf to the phrase, “Where there is no justice, there will be no peace!”

With a President who truly tried to make all levels of government look like America by appointing women, Hispanics, Asians, gays and lesbians, Democrats and Republicans and being totally inclusive of all of us, those who’d gone mad did not understand that you cannot put a genie back in the box.

We may be going through a rough period as far as progress on equality and justice, but I still believe there are enough good people who will work through their prejudices and biases with which they were reared as they understand that those of us who’ve previously been left out, won’t turn back. I still have hope. No one can change the change for which we’ve worked so hard.

Dr. E. Faye Williams is national chair of the National Congress of Black Women. This article, the 13th of a 20-part series, is written in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. For more information, please visit www.lawyerscommittee.org.

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BUSINESS Local Credit Union to Acquire Black-Founded Advance Bank

By Krishana Davis AFRO Staff Writer The Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore (MECU), which services people who “live, work, worship or go to school in Baltimore,” according to its advertising slogan, is set to expand at the end of the 2013 fiscal year as it acquires Baltimore-based, Black-founded Advance Bank.

The credit union and the bank on April 4 signed an agreement which gave MECU the right to acquire and assume all of the assets and liabilities of Advance Bank. Advance Bank was founded as the Advance Federal Savings and Loan Association in 1957 by Dr. Winfred O. Bryson, Jr., a professor of economics at then-Morgan State College. Bryson founded the bank to aid African Americans who were having difficulties getting loans and establishing credit at White-owned banks in Baltimore.

In the acquisition, MECU will purchase all loans, investments, real estate and accrued interest receivables and other banking-related assets of Advance. After Advance resolves its liabilities, it will surrender its charter and distribute any remaining net assets to its members, according to a statement announcing the transaction.

In the statement, executives at Advance and MECU said they are enthusiastic about the deal.

“Both MECU and Advance are mutual institutions that are owned by their members. Our operating philosophy and principles are strikingly similar,” said John Hamilton, CEO and president of Advance. “MECU understands and cares about our community. We are pleased that this new partnership will allow us to continue to serve our customers with the same care and commitment that they have come to expect.”

Bryson was an activist who battled against financial racism. In the 1940s, he began fighting against the financial inequalities against Blacks in the life insurance industry. Policies written

for Blacks and Whites provided more benefits to White clients. He later challenged unequal practices at banks, protesting against the failure of White bankers to provide loans for African Americans. He eventually established Advance Savings and Loans Association in a row house on West North Avenue to provide financing to Blacks.

Bryson’s bank also played a major role in the Black community by serving many of Baltimore’s African American religious institutions, which were typically refused funding by other banks in the city. Many of the churches that still exist in Baltimore today have Bryson to thank for financing projects ranging from renovation to building purchases.

As of December 31, 2012, Advance’s assets totaled $61 million. MECU, which was established in 1936, is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative headquartered on East Redwood Street in downtown Baltimore. It operates nine locations representing more than 100,000 members. MECU’s assets are valued at approximately $1.2 billion, according to the statement.

“We will continue to invest in the future of our organization. MECU remains strategically focused on providing financial services to our members,” said MECU CEO Bert Hash.

“Members will mutually benefit from this transaction as we build a stronger platform for the delivery of new products and services and as we focus on new delivery channels in a dynamic banking environment.”

Payday Lending Drains Nearly $1 Billion from Communities

By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist

estimate that more than 38 people lose their jobs each day due to the economic drain of payday lending.”

Payday lending has been a centerpiece of the Center for Responsible Lending’s research and policy efforts over the past decade. CRL also supported the new report’s development.

Earlier CRL research determined that each year 12 million Americans become entrapped in payday loans, taking out an average of nine loans per year. With more than 22,000 locations, there are more than two payday stores for every Starbucks coffee store.

CRL has also documented how storefront payday lenders tend to concentrate locations in low-income and communities of color. The Southern states of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and South Carolina had the highest number of payday stores per 10,000 residents. Outside of the Deep South, Missouri and Nevada were the only states with comparable density of payday storefronts.

Similarly, the Insight Center found that five states charged the greatest amount of payday loan interest were California, Texas, Florida, Mississippi and Illinois. In these locales, financial payday losses ranged from $135 million in California to $55 million in Illinois.

Remarking on the Insight Center’s new findings, Keith Corbett, CRL executive vice-president said, “Payday lending is really financial assault on communities of color. By preying on consumers with few resources, this predatory product takes what little they have and winds up leaving borrowers worse off than before these loans.”

Corbett’s comments are underscored by the Insight report’s finding: “Far from creating opportunity, payday lending creates impoverished households and endangers local economies.

Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending.

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One of the worst ironies of the nagging economic recession is that consumers with the fewest financial resources have lost the most. Now, a new report finds that payday loans not only strip much-needed income from low-income families, but harms the economic viability of the communities where they operate, draining nearly $1 billion a year. Written by the Insight Center for Community Economic Development (Insight Center), it also reveals other net negative impacts of these small-dollar, high cost loans on economic growth and personal bankruptcy filings.

The Insight Center examined the net economic impact of the $3.3 billion in interest that borrowers paid to non-bank payday lenders in 2011. The study found that if consumers collectively had an additional $3.3 billion in discretionary spending, it would have resulted in $6.34 billion in economic activity and created 79,000 jobs. In comparison, payday lending activity added $5.56 billion to the national economy and created 65,000 jobs.

Combining these figures shows a net loss from payday lending of $774 million in economic growth and more than 14,000 jobs. That’s in addition to $169 million lost through Chapter 13 bankruptcies.

“This nearly $1 billion loss in economic activity should serve as a strong signal that, in addition to the well-documented harm to the families directly receiving payday loans, payday lending harms local community economies and the overall economy,” the report states. “Payday lending drains over $2.5 million from the economy each day. In addition, we

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Music lovers enjoyed a scrumptious breakfast with all the fixings while contributing to the fund established by Rosa “Rambling Rose” Pryor-Trusty to provide lessons for young musicians in the area. For the 25th year now, the Music Scholarship Prayer Breakfast brought the hall alive with the robust singing of groups like Heavenly Bless and the Golden Voices of New Jersey and stepping from the young people of For God We Live Ministries under the pastoral leadership of the Rev. J.T. Thornton who also preached the morning message.

Heavenly Bless sang with an intent to bless the audience.

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The Rev. J. T. Thornton, pastor of For God We Live Ministries, preached the morning message.

Rosa Pryor-Trusty stands proudly with the committee that keeps the scholarship dollars flowing each year.

This member of Heavenly Bless is caught up in song.

AFRO Columnist “Rambling Rose” thanks everyone for their support.

Patrice Gibbs’ singing ministry was a sheer delight.

Local radio personality, Lauren Thompson, explained the partnership she shares with the Scholarship Fund.

Photos by Avis Thomas-Lester

Alana Boston and Shelly Ray

The Ladies Guild of Macedonia Baptist welcoming parishioners and guests to and supports the many activities of Macedonia Baptist Church which Church held their annual bull and oyster the well attended event.

The Ladies Guild has been a is located at Fremont and Lafayette roast at the Forum Caterers on Primrose valuable component of the church Avenues in Baltimore City.

Avenue.

Along with the assortment of fried and baked chicken, carving turkey station, string beans and leafy greens, steamed and raw oysters, sweet Joyce Strugis, Lenora cornbread and lots of other offerings for Terrell, Edna Davis the hearty appetite, the music kept the patrons on the crowded floor swinging and doing line dancing.

The vendors selling wares and the Dr. Ditra Scruggs, Catherine DeFord, many door prizes kept the enthusiastic Dorothy Smith crowd laughing and having great fun.

The Rev. Darron McKinney and wife, Billie Jo, mingled among the crowd, greeting and Photos by A. Lois DeLaine

Carolyn Lindy and Patricia Gentry Brad Budd, Jacqueline Budd, Aurelia Budd

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Focusing on Kitchen and Baths Can Hasten Home Sale

By Zachary Lester AFRO Staff Writer

To Carol Harriston, preparing a home for sale is an art.

As many sellers know who have found their homes on the real estate market for months with no prospects of a sale in sight, sprucing up your home and property can turn a lengthy process into a speedy one, she said.

Harriston, of Long and Foster Real Estate’s White Oak/Silver Spring office, a member of the National Association of Realtors and the Maryland Association of Realtors, said she advises her clients to concentrate on curb appeal on the outside and a cheery and uncluttered kitchen and bright bathrooms for a quick sale.

Kitchens should be spotless and uncluttered—no rugs on the floor or dish cloths hanging, not even very pretty ones. Decorations should be kept to a minimum, with sunlight and a bowl of fresh fruit or flowers the only thing left out on a counter or island, Harriston said.

“And in the bathroom, I advise that there are only four things out—toilet paper on the roll, a piece of art on the wall, a plant to bring a living thing into the room and clean towels—I like them rolled in a nice basket,” she said.

“There shouldn’t be a lot hanging, or clutter.”

Harriston said her “passion” is helping her clients to maximize the appearance of their homes.

She believes that sunlight is the best asset a homeowner can play up. She makes

suggestions on everything from paint color to additions of pieces of furniture like small, decorative tables to improve the home’s look.

A tip that may surprise many, she said, is the significance of light in selling a home.

“If you have beautiful windows and your home

distracted from the image of them living there,” she said.

“It is important to take away a lot of the personal effects— pictures, religious icons, etc.

You want the focus to be on the improvements you have made and the fact that your home is showcasing itself as being in move-in ready condition.”

key items, you can provide appealing accents to your home, like a bowl of colorful fruit, like red or green apples, something seasonal. I like apples because they live longer, or fresh-cut flowers.

Go into your garden. That really is all you need.”

In bedrooms and bathrooms, she advises using plants to decorate. Each room, of course, should be freshly painted, uncluttered and furnished in the best way to make the room look larger.

Neutral colors are always best because they don’t take away light, she said. A pop of color on a wall won’t necessarily turn a buyer off, as long as the trim—crown moulding, chair rails and baseboards—is painted white or very light, she said.

“If something is too dark, be it the paint, the furniture or the window treatments, those things can affect the sale,” she said.

She also advises replacing outdated appliances with

modern, energy-saving devices. Appliances should be clean and uncluttered, as well—no crumbs in the microwave or rotting food in the bottom drawer of the frig.

Lighting should also be updated. And homeowners should remember to check to see that their light bulbs work.

“Use beautiful lighting,” Harriston said. “You want bring the outdoors in.”

Next week: Sprucing up the outside of your home.

Need Home Improvement Motivation? Tax Break May Help

Carol Harriston said clearing counters and stoves can help spotlight kitchens.

brings in a lot of natural light, you want to spotlight that,” she said. “People are attracted to light and the ones who are concerned about energy conservation consider it a benefit.”

Then there are her three D’s—depersonalize, de-clutter and decorate.

Depersonalize: Harriston said when possible, home sellers should remove as many personal items as possible. “When perspective purchasers look for a new home, they are envisioning themselves living in your home, so the more they see of you, the more they are

De-clutter: Harriston said the key to successful home selling is accentuating the home’s value and that equates to space. “By de-cluttering, removing unnecessary items from counters, floors and walkways, you create an illusion of more usable living space,” she said.

Decorate: Even though the right decorations are essential for improving the look of a home, more than a few key, strategically placed items may make a home look smaller and junky. “You want to create an illusion of the best living space,” Harriston said. “By adding just a few

(NewsUSA) - The “fiscal cliff” was averted, but what does this mean to homeowners? The answer: a lot. The bill, signed into affect on Jan. 2, restricts tax rates from increasing and, among other things, reinstates and extends tax credits for qualifying energy-efficient home upgrades between Jan. 1, 2012 through Dec. 31, 2013.

Homeowners can earn up to $500 in tax credits with the purchase and installation of qualifying products.

“Now is an ideal time to check off some of those home improvement ‘to do’ items,” said Trey Hoffman, global product manager at Rinnai. “In addition to the tax break, homeowners reap the benefits of these energyefficient upgrades for years, as these products can help reduce monthly utility bills.”

What qualifies as an energy-efficient upgrade? All products must meet certain efficiency criteria to qualify. A licensed contractor, builder or remodeler can help homeowners select eligible products, such as: • Insulation materials, which help keep a house warm in the winter and cool in the summer, qualify if they meet 2009 International Energy Conservation Code requirements. The credit value is 10 percent of insulation material cost.

• Exterior windows and skylights, if Energy Star-rated, can reduce homeowner energy bills

seven to 15 percent. A 10 percent credit can be earned when homeowners select Energy Starqualified windows.

• A Tankless Water Heater can save homeowners up to 40 percent on their monthly energy bills. Qualifying tankless water heaters, such as those manufactured by Rinnai, have an Energy Factor (EF) of at least .82. A $300 credit is available to homeowners opting for a more efficient way to heat water.

“Homeowners don’t always have to sacrifice luxury, aesthetics and comfort when upgrading to energy-efficient products. This is especially the case with tankless water heaters,” added Hoffman. “Tankless technology affords homeowners the ability to enjoy endless hot water, while saving energy. The product’s long lifespan -- nearly two decades -- gives homeowners peace of mind knowing they’ve selected an energy-efficient product that will pay them back month after month for years to come.”

What documentation is needed to earn the tax credit? Homeowners need to file IRS Form 5695 with their taxes. They also need to keep receipts proving when the equipment was purchased and a copy of the manufacturer’s certification. Accountants and tax advisors can provide additional guidance. For more info on receiving the tax credit for a tankless water heater, visit www.rinnai.us/tankless-tax-credit.

Spring Cleaning and Spring Pest Proofing Go Hand in Hand

(NewsUSA) - As the ritual of spring cleaning nears with every slightly warmer and longer day, many homeowners will look to home organizational trends to kick start their list of projects.

No matter which trends homeowners choose to take charge of their houses, it’s important to ensure that any home care initiatives include pest prevention practices.

Spring is a particularly crucial time to take proactive measures to pest-proof as the season’s warmer weather serves as a wake-up call to a myriad of home-invading pests.

Some of the most common pests emerging in the spring are termites, ants (especially odorous house ants, pavement ants and carpenter ants), springtails, cockroaches and spiders. According to Missy Henriksen of the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), what homeowners can expect to see this season depends largely on where

they live and local weather conditions.

“People who experienced milder winters are likely to see an early arrival of spring pests, since last year was NewsUSA one of the Cleaning kitchen counters and cabinets warmest is a good way to keep pests out of your winters on home. record and pests across welcome in your home. the country emerged weeks, Remove shelter: and even months, early,” • Maintain a one-inch said Henriksen. “Those who gap between soil and wood experienced wet winters may portions of a building. have lingering moisture that • Keep mulch at least 15 may be creating pest-friendly inches from your home’s environments within their foundation. homes.”

• Seal cracks along the In addition to minimizing bottom of the structure. clutter and organizing pantry • Keep tree branches and shelves this spring, the NPMA plants trimmed back from the suggests these important steps house. to prevent pests from feeling • Screen windows and

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doors.

Remove food: • Keep trash containers clean and sealed.

• Don’t allow dirty dishes to accumulate in the sink.

• Wipe counters and vacuum floors regularly.

• Remove remaining food after your pet is done eating.

Remove water: • Check under sinks for puddles, and fix any leaks or drips.

• Use a dehumidifier for damp basements and crawl spaces.

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ARTS & CULTURE

Hanging with Chad: The ‘42’ Interview

Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford in “42.”

By Kam Williams Chadwick Boseman is an accomplished actor, scriptwriter and playwright who, until now, was probably best known for portraying the character Nate on the critically-acclaimed TV series Lincoln Heights. Prior to entering show business, he earned degrees at Howard University and the British American Drama Academy at Oxford.

Here, he talks about playing Jackie Robinson opposite Harrison Ford and Nicole Beharie in 42, a biopic about Robinson breaking the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947.

KW: What did it mean to you to portray Jackie Robinson and how did you prepare for the

Heartbreaking Documentary Revisits Rush to Judgment

role?

CB: It’s just a great honor to play him. In order to portray him, I basically paid attention to three different aspects of the role. First, the physical aspect of baseball, and his five-day-a-week workout regimen starting with spring training…I studied [National Baseball] Hall of Fame footage of Jackie so that I could emulate his batting stance, how he took leads, how he ran bases, the arm slide he used in certain situations, and his fielding style. Thirdly, there was the question of how to attack the role. I didn’t want to just do an imitation. I wanted to interpret it while remaining faithful to the script and [director] Brian Helgeland’s vision.

The research also included reading, and talking to Jackie’s widow, Rachel, and his daughter, Sharon, in order to deliver the most authentic interpretation of him possible.

KW: Was the role at all intimidating to you? Did you feel any pressure to get Jackie right, given his importance in history?

CB: Yes, because Jackie is a hero to people from so many walks of life whose reverence for him is often based on different interpretations of who he was. I also felt a certain amount of responsibility to give an accurate account of his life and the person that he was for the benefit of the youth who don’t know him. But I still felt a great responsibility to Rachel Robinson and his family. She has carried on his legacy for decades, and she’s carried the torch for this film. So, my main goal was to do right by her.

KW: Prior to auditioning, how much of the Jackie Robinson story did you know?

CB: I knew his story since I was a kid. My parents told me stories about him. And I learned about him, Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders at church. I didn’t know anything about Jackie’s personality, or the specifics about his family or where he came from. So, I went into the audition with very limited knowledge of the facts that you would need to play him.

KW: In doing this film, what did you find out about Jackie Robinson that surprised you the most?

CB: I was surprised that he was considering quitting baseball just before he was signed by the Dodgers’ GM Branch Rickey [played by Harrison Ford]. He had become disenchanted with barnstorming across the country in the Negro [Leagues] for several reasons: he often had to play several games a day; there were a lot of places where African-Americans couldn’t stop to eat, sleep, buy gas or even use the bathroom; and he wasn’t being paid enough at a time when the most important thing to him was taking care of his family.

KW: Jackie Robinson encountered extraordinary obstacles on account of the color of his skin pursuing his professional baseball career. Have you encountered similar obstacles in your acting career?

CB: Well, you don’t get the same opportunities as White actors. Every year, Hollywood is looking for that new, White leading man and new White starlet that audiences fall in love with.

But they’re not looking for the next Denzel Washington, Will Smith or Sidney Poitier...

KW: If you could have one wish instantly granted, what would that be?

CB: One wish instantly granted? Woo! I would love for my grandmother and my sister to have been able to see this movie. They both passed.

KW: Thanks again for the time.

CB: Thank you, Kam.

The Central Park Five

By Kam Williams

Around 9 p.m. on April 19, 1989, a 28 year-old female jogger was brutally beaten, sexually assaulted and left for dead in an isolated wooded area of Central Park. Because she was an investment banker with an Ivy League pedigree, the NYPD felt the pressure to apprehend the perpetrators of the heinous crime ASAP. Within hours, cops had extracted confessions from Anton McCray, Kevin Richardson, Korey Wise, Yusef Salaam and Raymond Santana Jr., teenagers who had been denied their right to an attorney. Although none of the five had ever been arrested before, they were all convicted of rape and attempted murder on the strength of those incriminating admissions alone.

Part of the explanation for the legal lynching was that the victim was a wealthy white woman while the accused were poor black kids from Harlem. The press was all too willing to exploit the hot button issues of color and class, and the media sensationalized the case’s lurid details, coining the term “wilding” to describe the alleged behavior of the defendants.

Real estate magnate Donald Trump even took out full-page ads in every New York City daily newspaper, calling for the death penalty and saying that the boys “should be executed for their crimes.” In the face of the vigilante-like demand for vengeance, no one seemed concerned that the suspects’ DNA failed to match the only semen found at the scene.

Sadly, they were only exonerated in 2002 after having completely served sentences ranging from 6 to 13 years when Matias Reyes, a serial rapist whose DNA was a match, confessed to the crime because of his guilty conscience. This gross miscarriage of justice is recounted in The Central Park Five, a riveting documentary co-directed by the father-daughter team of Ken and Sarah Burns, along with her husband, David McMahon.

The film features reams of archival footage, including videotapes of the framed quintet’s coerced confessions. Mixed in are present-day reflections by them, their lawyers, and relatives, as well as by politicians, prosecutors and other pivotal players.

It is a heartbreaking expose’ about a rush to judgment which ruined five innocent young lives.

Excellent (4 stars) Unrated Running time: 119 minutes Distributor: PBS/Sundance Selects To see a trailer for The Central Park Five, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNqE6-qq60

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Civil Rights Royalty Remembers Dr. King, Cites Drum Majors for Justice

Photo Credit: Donnie Hunter

Participants in SCLC/WOMEN’s Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner look on as Dr. Joseph E. Lowery closes out the program. Pictured behind Dr. Lowery are, from left, Honoree DeMaurice Fitzgerald Smith, NFL Players’ Association; Karyn Greer, WXIA-TV; Henry Panion III, producer and composer; Evelyn Gibson Lowery, SCLC/WOMEN; Dr. Christine King Farris, Dr. King’s sister and Rep. Terri A. Sewell (D-Ala.).

ATLANTA - Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook, U.S. Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom, U. S. State Department, was visibly moved as she accepted her award at the SCLC/Women’s Organizational Movement for Equality Now’s (SCLC/WOMEN) 34th Annual Drum Major for Justice Awards Dinner held in Atlanta last week.

“I could not miss this moment,” Ambassador Cook said as she accepted the Religious Freedom Award. “It is such an honor to be here on this day with civil rights royalty - especially our queen, Mrs. Evelyn Lowery.”

For the past 34 years Dr. Evelyn Gibson Lowery, founder of SCLC/WOMEN, observes April 4, the day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, by celebrating leaders who exemplify the spirit of Dr. King. Lowery recruited an impressive, intergenerational group of leaders to participate in the program including Dr. King’s sister, Christine King Farris; former Atlanta mayor, Shirley Franklin; Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall and civil rights leader and King confidant, Dr. Joseph E. Lowery.

“Having been a part of the civil rights movement from the beginning, I am very proud to present Drum Major Awards to these accomplished leaders,” Mrs. Lowery said. “Each of the

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honorees, in their own way and respective areas, is answering Dr. King’s call to be a Drum Major for Justice.”

In addition to Ambassador Cook, 2013 Drum Major for Justice honorees are: • Dr. Henry Panion III, (Magnificent Maestro Award) -University of Alabama Professor and Grammy/Dove Award winning producer, composer and conductor • DeMaurice Fitzgerald Smith (Sports Award )executive director, NFL Players’ Association • Rep. Stacy Y. Abrams (Government Award),Georgia House Minority Leader • Rep. Terri A. Sewell (Government Award), U.S. House of Representatives • Minnie Morgan (Faithful Servant Award), Teamsters Local Union 528 • Seaborn Johnson (Auburn Avenue Entrepreneur Award), Barber • Lynard Thomas (Youth Award), Evelyn Gibson Lowery Heritage Tour talent contest winner Karyn Greer, WXIATV news anchor, served as mistress of ceremonies and stellar performances by Miles College Golden Voices of Fairfield, Ala. earned more than a few standing ovations.

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U.S. Rep. Terri A. Sewell (D-Ala.) accepts her award.

Shown, from left, are Rep. Stacy Y. Abrams, Georgia House Minority Leader, Rep. Sewell; Dr. Evelyn Lowery and Karyn Greer, WXIA-TV.

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Dr. Evelyn Gibson Lowery, left, SCLC/WOMEN, presented Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook, U.S. AmbassadorAt-Large for International Religious Freedom, with the Religious Freedom Award. WXIA-TV’s Karyn Greer, right, served as emcee of the event.

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NCAA Championships

Louisville Outlasts Michigan for Third UCONN Crushes Louisville for National Basketball Title Eighth Women’s National Title

By Perry Green AFRO Sports Editor

In one of the most exciting men’s basketball title games in recent history, No. 1 seed Louisville on April 8 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga., won its third national basketball championship in school history after edging No. 4 seed Michigan, 82-76.

Louisville and Michigan exchanged leads several times throughout the second half, but it was Louisville who simply made more plays late in the game to break away from Michigan for the championship victory.

It actually took a double-digit comeback for Louisville to win; they trailed by as many as 12 points when Michigan got off to a hot start early in the first half.

Michigan’s sophomore guard Trey Burke, who was named the Naismith Player of the Year earlier on Monday April 8, got into foul trouble just minutes into the start of the game and had to sit on the bench for 12 minutes of the first half. Michigan nevertheless got a surprising spark of points from reserve freshman guard Spike Albrecht, who scored 17 points in the opening half.

Louisville sustained Michigan’s early burst of points,

however, and maintained its pressuring defense until they eventually began creating transition points off of turnovers, allowing them to cut Michigan’s lead down to just one point at halftime.

The second half of the game was much tighter on the scoreboard; Louisville led by only three points with just a few minutes left in the game when Burke hustled down court for a huge block on Louisville senior guard Peyton Silva. But instead of Burke getting what replay cameras showed was a clean block, he was called for a foul, which gave Silva two easy free throws and shifted the momentum back into Louisville’s favor. The free throws gave Louisville a five point lead and Michigan was never able to cut back into the lead.

Silva finished with 18 points, along with five assists and six rebounds; junior forward Luke Hancock led Louisville with 22 points off the bench.

Burke scored a game-high 24 points, while Michigan freshman forward Glenn Robinson III and junior guard Tim Hardaway Jr. both scored 12 points despite the heartbreaking loss.

With the victory, Louisville head coach Rick Pitino became the first coach to win national championships with different colleges. His first championship came in 1996 when he coached the University of Kentucky to the NCAA basketball crown.

“You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party when you’re a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen.” Joe DiMaggio

Miss Agnes.” “It’s a lovely day.”

Opening day generates an overwhelming excitement in me; I feel like a child waiting for Christmas. “I couldn’t sleep at all last night I was tossing and turning” in anticipation of spending Orioles opening day with my mother a die-hard Oriole fan. I was amazed that mommy knew the names of the players and their playing ability.

“That golden time of the day.” Overlooking Falls Road in the Bare Hills community is Earth Wood & Fire, a restaurant serving coal-fired pizzas, wings, burgers, salads and specialty pies. We ordered the Lorenzo salad with arugula, Belgian endive, blue cheese, grapes, macadamia nuts with lemon vinaigrette and wings. The bar area is an ideal spot to eat and look out over Falls Road. They offer an assortment of craft beers including a chocolate and peanut butter port beer.

The owners, Mark and John, are great and ready to assist.

On our next visit, we ordered the asparagus with crabmeat, burgers and a pizza. Leave room for Gifford’s vanilla or blueberry ice cream. When I was young my daddy would take me to Gifford’s in Silver Spring for ice cream shaped like Christmas trees, turkeys etc.

Do you remember High’s hand-dipped ice cream? Imagine my surprise when I saw a High’s on Liberty Road, I made a U-turn as memories of my childhood flooded back. They had just opened that morning I ordered a dip of cherry-vanilla and butter pecan ice cream. When they didn’t have a container for the ice-cream, the look on my face said it all. The next thing I knew he was scooping it with a spoon and putting the ice cream in a coffee cup. Wait, it gets better. They didn’t know the price, so I gladly gave a couple of dollars to taste the best ice cream. Unfortunately, I pass there on the way home so I’m not going to say how many times I stopped that first week.

Let’s just say when I walk in they greet me and head straight to the ice cream. The staff is marvellous and a fine example of our youth.

“The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.” Henry Van Dyke “Spring will be a little late this year.” The rain that was predicted for opening day arrived “round midnight” but by game time, it was “a bright sunshiny day.”

We arrived early at Camden Yards to watch the “pomp and circumstances” of opening day. It was a pleasure talking with Police Commissioner Anthony Batts, who was enjoying his first opening day in Baltimore mingling with the fans. I invited him to meet my mother. The smile on her face when he told her that I didn’t tell him she was the prettiest woman in the ballpark.

The fans cheered as the Orioles, including the 10th man, 7 year-old Brianna Wells, representing the fans, walked the orange carpet.

“When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth, you are weeping for that which has been your delight.” Khalil Gibran There wasn’t a dry eye in the stadium, as 50,000 fans stood silently during the memorial tribute for Earl Weaver and the unveiling of his number 4 on the field. “The boys are back in town.” It’s the bottom of the eighth, bases loaded and Chris Davis hits a grand slam. “You rock my world.” The stadium rocked as fans erupted into mass pandemonium. “Go to war

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The No. 5 seed Louisville women’s basketball team fell short in an attempt to match the Louisville men’s basketball team with a national title April 9 as they were blown away by No. 1 seed University of

The Lady Huskies are now 8-0 in championship games.

UCONN head coach Geno Auriemma is now tied with the University of Tennessee’s legendary women’s basketball head coach Pat Summitt for the most national championships won with eight.

Freshman forward

Connecticut 93-60 in New Orleans, La. Connecticut (35-4) ran away with a comfortable lead in the first half of the game and didn’t allow Louisville (29-9) to get close the entire second half as they posted the largest margin of victory in NCAA championship history.

Breanna Stewart led Connecticut with 23 points and nine rebounds.

Sophomore forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis followed with 18 points for UCONN. Louisville was led by sophomore forward Sara Hammond with 15 points and five rebounds in the loss.

By Perry Green AFRO Sports Editor

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You don’t need a special occasion for friends to gather at Station North Art Café Gallery to celebrate owners Downtown Kevin Brown and Bill Maughlin’s 22-year relationship and Kevin’s birthday. Whenever you step into this art gallery and eatery, you never know who will drop by to make the party happen. The food is excellent and the atmosphere eclectic. It was great seeing Guy Bosworth, Beverly Burke, Mary Holter, Lawrence Bell, Marsha Jews, Marshall Bell and Wanda Watts among the people celebrating.

Macedonia Baptist Church’s Women Day Committee is hosting “Think Pink” a breast cancer awareness luncheon on April 20 catered by Agape House. Contact committee chairs Darlene Davis, Terrie Clark and Dollie Owens at 410-669-5776.

“A man’s life from birth to death was a series of transition rites which brought him nearer and nearer to his ancestors.”

Chinua Achebe “Two thumbs-up” to Chinua Achebe, Roger Ebert, Mouseketeer Annette Funicello and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on their deaths “Thank for the memories.” Our condolences to Rosa Pryor-Trusty on the death of her brother William Pryor.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CITY Case No.: 24D13000177 IN THE MATTER OF MILDRED LORRAINE HOWARD AKA BRENDA HOWARD EUBANKS FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO BRENDA MILDRED LORRAINE HOWARD-EUBANKS ORDER FOR NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

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Alberici Constructors, Inc. is requesting bid proposals for subcontractor work related to the Enhanced Nutrient Removal Process at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant for the City of Baltimore located in Baltimore, Maryland. The work includes Flow Distribution Structure, Denitrification Pumping Station and Denitrification Diversion Chamber, Denitrification Filter Facility, Denitrification Chemical Facility, Methanol Facility, Backwash Treatment Facility, Modifications to existing Activated Sludge Plant No. 2 and No. 3, Lime silo demolition to Activated Sludge Plant No. 3, Blower Building No. 3 Control Modifications, Nitrification Chemical Building Ferric Chloride System Modifications, Electrical Power Distribution related to all work, Plant Process Control System, Communication System, Site work related to all work, Yard piping related to all work and all associated electrical/instrumentation, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, architectural, structural and incidental work associated with all the above 11:01:23 EDT 2013 work. Bid documents may be viewed and downloaded from our plan room at https://new. smartbidnet.com/External/PublicPlanRoom. aspx?Id=78652&i=1 or through our website at www.alberici.com under Bid Opportunities.

Subcontractor bids are due by Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 1:00 PM CST to Fax (314)733-2005 or risbell@alberici.com.

Alberici Constructors, Inc. encourages Contractors, Small, Women and Minority Business Enterprises to participate in this project and hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, all of these enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. Please contact Rick Isbell at risbell@alberici.com or phone number 314.733.2526 or Gordon Raney at graney@alberici.com or phone number TYPESET: Wedwith Aprquestions.

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The object of this suit is to officially change the name of the petitioner from Mildred Lorraine Notice Howard aka Protests of Renewal Brenda Howard Eubanks Under the provisions of Article 2B, Section 10to 301(a), an alcoholic beverage license may not be Brenda Mildred renewed without a hearing when a protest has Lorraine Howardbeen filed against the renewal of the license. All Eubanks hearings concerning protests of renewal will be It is this 4th day of April, held in Room 215, City Hall, 100 N. Holliday Street.

2013 by the Circuit Court If you wish to confirm a hearing date or time, you for Baltimore City, may contact the Liquor Board at (410) 396-4377.

ORDERED, that publicaAll persons entering City Hall must have photo tion be given one time in a identification. newspaper of general circulation in Baltimore City The Liquor Board has received protests from on or before the 14th day community residents concerning the renewal of the of April, 2013, which shall following licenses and has scheduled hearings as warn all interested perlisted below: sons to file an affidavit in opposition to the relief reSushma Sharma & James Pease quested on or before the Kailash, LLC T/a Dew Liquors 29th day of April, 2013.

2610 Harford Road 21218 Frank M. Conaway Hearing date time: Clerk TYPESET: Wed Apr 10 11:03:16 EDT and 2013 April 11, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CITY Case No.: 24D13000807 IN THE MATTER OF AMELIA CLARISSA SMITH FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO AMELIA CLARISSA SMITH-SUGGS ORDER FOR NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

Mangafoula Minadakis T/a Las Tejitas Restaurant 422-26 S. Macon Street 21224 Hearing date and time: April 18, 2013 at 2:30 p.m.

The object of this suit is to officially change the John C. Elsby, II & Randall Stahl name of the petitioner Charles Street Restaurant, Inc. T/a The Museum from 924 N. Charles Street 21201 Amelia Clarissa Hearing date and time: Smith April 18, 2013 at 3:15 p.m. to Amelia Clarissa Kimberly D. Hill & Stephen White Smith-Suggs Mystic Management, Inc. T/a Mystic Tavern It is this 26th day of 2949 Frederick Avenue 21223 March, 2013 by the CirHearing date and time: cuit Court for Baltimore April 25, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.

City, ORDERED, that publicaElizer Neger tion be given one time in a 4919 Belair, Inc. T/a Good Fellas Lounge newspaper of general cir4919 Belair Road 21206 culation in Baltimore City Hearing date and time: on or before the 26th day April 25, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. of April, 2013, which shall warn all interested perJose Antonio Hernandez sons to file an affidavit in T/a Las Marias Restaurant opposition to the relief re40 N. Streeper Street 21224 quested on or before the Hearing date and time: 13th day of May, 2013.

April 25, 2013 at 2:45 p.m.

Frank M. Conaway Clerk TYPESET: Wed Apr 10 11:04:10 EDT 2013 William R. Hill & Shirelle Hill, 4/12 Personal Representatives Garrett Lounge II, Inc. T/a Garrett Lounge IN THE CIRCUIT 2510 Garrett Avenue 21218 COURT FOR Hearing date and time: BALTIMORE CITY May 2, 2013 at 1:00p.m.

Case No.: 24D13000317 IN THE MATTER OF OLLIE BATTLE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO MAXINE OLLIE BATTLE ORDER FOR NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

The object of this suit is to officially change the name of the petitioner from Ollie Battle to Maxine Ollie Battle It is this 29th day of March, 2013 by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, ORDERED, that publication be given one time in a newspaper of general circulation in Baltimore City on or before the 29th day of April, 2013, which shall warn all interested persons to file an affidavit in opposition to the relief requested on or before the 15th day of May, 2013.

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April 13, 2013 - April 19, 2013, The Afro-American TYPESET: Wed Apr 10 11:01:58 2013 LEGALEDT NOTICES CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION CITY OF BALTIMORE OFFICE OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS PUBLIC NOTICE Project # 1183 - Traffic Signals & ITS and Traffic Engineering On-Call Consulting Services - Department of Transportation The City of Baltimore Office of Boards & Commissions has been requested by the Traffic Division, Department of Transportation to certify the qualifications of firms to provide design consultant services for federally funded project.

The scope of on-call services would include signal, ITS and traffic engineering services under on-call agreements with the office. The selected firms will be required to perform field survey and design for traffic signals, detectors, closed circuit television traffic monitoring, variable message signs, field condition inspection and associated work, as required by the Department of Transportation.

Firms interested in providing these services must demonstrate and document their recent experience and qualifications to perform the following tasks: 0 Preparation of design plans for traffic signals including inductive loop, video and wireless detectors 0 Preparation of design plans for variable message signs, closed circuit television surveillance plans, and communication design 0 All type of communication methods including, fiber, twisted pair copper and wireless communications for signal systems design 0 Technology assessment for traffic control systems: signals and ITS devices 0 Design of roadway signing, pavement markings, and intersection lighting 0 Signal timing analysis, modeling, optimization and knowledge of computerized signal systems 0 Signal/traffic engineering studies including warrant; accident investigations and analysis; travel time and delay; spot speed; parking needs; intersection capacity; pedestrian safety, roadway safety and traffic calming; 0 Design and review of maintenance of traffic/work zone traffic control plans 0 Preparation of technical reports, cost estimates and contract documents 0 On-site traffic/signal engineering design and review support 0 Electronics and electrical equipment and test procedure 0 Traffic signal/traffic engineering design practices and its infrastructure and transportation management practices similar to City of Baltimore 0 Performing field condition inspections to ascertain conditions in the field 0 Preparing various type grant applications and funding on ITS , Architectural & Engineer related tasks 0 Program management and construction management on ITS , Architectural & Engineer related tasks

Project design fees have estimated at $1,000,000.00 per consultant. The duration of the professional services contract is estimated to be three (3) years. Three (3) consultants will be awarded contracts Should you have questions in this matter, please contact Mr. Raj Sharma at 443-984-2158.

Firms interested in submitting a proposal for this intending to submit a proposal as a prime consultant for this project should submit a “Letter of Interest” to the Office of Boards and Commissions, Room 601, 417 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 (FAX: 410-625-4667).

Projects must comply with the 2006 edition of “The Specifications for Materials, Highways, Bridges, Utilities and Incidental Structures”.

Each prime consultant applying for this Project will be required to complete and submit an original Federal Form 255, along with five (5) copies, to the Office of Boards and Commissions. The Federal Form 255 and the five copies must be submitted on or before 12:00 P.M. (Noon) on 5/10/13. Submittals may not be accepted after this deadline.

Insurance Requirements The consultant selected for the award of this project shall provide professional liability, auto liability, and general liability and workers´ compensation insurances as required by the City of Baltimore.

Prequalification Requirement All architectural, engineering, and surveying firms listed in the specific proposal for the Project must be prequalified by the Office of Boards and Commissions for each applicable discipline at time of submittal for this Project. A copy of the prime and sub consultant´s current Prequalification Certificate should be included in the bid submittal package. Information regarding the prequalification process can be obtained by calling the Office of Boards and Commissions on 410.396.6883.

DBE Requirements It is the policy of the City of Baltimore to promote equal business opportunity in the City´s contracting process. Pursuant to Article 5, Subtitle 28 of Baltimore City Code (2000 Edition) - Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goals apply to this contract.

Any submittal that does not include the proper DBE participation will be disapproved for further consideration for this project The DBE goal is 25% Verifying Certification Verifying Certification Each firm submitting a SF 255 for consideration for a project is responsible for verifying that all DBE´s to be utilized on the project are certified by the Office of Minority Enterprise, Maryland Department of Transportation prior to submitting the proposal . A directory of certified DBE´s is available from the Office of Minority Business Enterprise at 410-865-1269. You may also access the directory at www.mdot.state.md.us/mbe/directory.html

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verifying that all DBE´s to be utilized on the project are certified by the Office of Minority Enterprise, Maryland Department of Transportation prior to submitting the proposal . A directory of certified DBE´s is available from the Office of Minority Business Enterprise at 410-865-1269. You may also access the directory at www.mdot.state.md.us/mbe/directory.html

TYPESET: Wed Apr 10 14:39:30 EDT 2013 Non-Affiliation A firm submitting a proposal may not use a DBE to meet a contract goal if: 1.The firm has a financial interest in the DBE 2. The firm has an interest in the ownership or control of DBE 3. The firm is significantly involved in the operation the DBE ANNE of ARUNDEL COUNTY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES (Article 5, Subtitle 28-41).

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Buyer A firm submitting as a prime consultant that fails to comply with the requirements of III Correctional Program Specialist II Article 5, Subtitle 28 of Baltimore City Code when executing a contract is subject to the following penalties: suspension of a contract; withholding of funds; rescission of Criminal Justice Program Supervisor contract based on material breach; disqualification as a consultant from eligibility to Customer Service Representative provide services to the City for a period not to exceed 2 years; and payment for Director of Inspections & Permits damages incurred by the City.

Electrical Coordinator Assistant I II & III Permits Processor I Please be advised that for the purpose of reviewing pricePolice proposals and invoices, Communications Operator I & II the City of Baltimore defines a principal of a firm as follows: Police Officer Entry Level A one page resume for each person listed as key personnel and/or specialist, Executive Management including those from DBE must be shown on the page provided within the applicaMeter Technician I, tion.

A principal is any individual owning 5% or more of the outstanding stock of an entity, a partner of a partnership, a 5% or more shareholder a sub-chapter ’S’ CorporaVisit ourofwebsite at www.aacounty.org for additional information, or an individual owner.

tion and to apply on-line. You may use the Internet at any at 2660 Riva

Anne Arundel County library, Out-of-State Corporations must identify their corporate resident agent within theor visit our office application.

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Firms will not be considered for a specific project if they apply as both a subconsultant and prime consultant.

TYPESET: Wed Apr 10 11:00:12 EDT 2013 The applications for this Project (Form 255) cannot be supplemented with any additional information such as graphs, photographs, organization chart, etc. All such information should be incorporated into the appropriate pages. Applications Library should not be bound.

Applications should simply be stapled in the upper left-hand corner. Cover sheets should not be included. Inclusion and/or submittal of additional material may result in the applicant being disqualifiedEducation from consideration for Specialist I, Program this project.

Public Libraries & State Networking Services

Library & Services Technology Act (LSTA) Grants Coordinator

Failure to follow directions of this advertisement or the application may cause disqualification of the submittal.

Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) seeks a professional to provide leadership and technical assistance in the areas of grant administration Kumasi Vines, Chief and coordination for the Library and Services Technology Act (LSTA) Federal Grants Program.

Executive Secretary This position is responsible for the development of technological solutions for library related initiatives within MSDE and Maryland libraries.

MSDE is a State agency that develops & administers education, library & rehabilitation programs, is on the forefront of standards-based reform of public education, & is committed to promoting & maintaining a diverse workforce. At the Public Libraries and State Networking Branch our vision is to provide outstanding service to youth, their families & communities as it relates to Library services. Annual Salary Range: $57,626-$84,165 plus a comprehensive benefits package.

QUALIFICATIONS: Master´s Degree or eqv. 36 credit hrs of post-baccalaureate course work. A Master´s Degree in Library Information Science from a college or university accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) or closely related field is preferred & four (4) years of administrative work in, or affiliated w/ an edu program with varied professional library exp. Exp that includes grant writing & management is preferred. Note: Two (2) additional yrs of exp directly related to the position may sub for the req´d Master´s. (2) Possession of a doctorate in a related field may sub for one (1) year of the req´d exp.

TO APPLY: For more info. visit our website & apply online at http://jobsaps.com/MD/jobs/msde which is the preferred method for applying or Reference Position # 039653 & FAX (410-333-8950), or mail MSDE APPLICATION & RESUME, to Office of Human Resources, 200 W. Baltimore Street, Balto. MD. 21201.

Applications/resumes should be received by April 19, 2013.

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OBITUARIES Novella B. Roberson, 80 U.S. Postal Employee

Novella Burris-Roberson was She was a Carver High School business born on Dec. 2, 1933 to the late Frank graduate. Her love for food made her a very Edward Burris Sr., and Lila J. Tomsgood cook and she loved to read, loved dogs of Non-Affiliation Burris in Baltimore, Md. She departed which she raised several.

A firm submitting a proposal may not use a DBE to meet a contract goal if: this life on March 25, 2012, after a long One of the several jobs she had was in 1.The firm has a financial interest in the DBE 2. The firm has an interest in the ownership or control of DBE illness.

Home Nursing Care for new born babies in 3. The firm is significantly involved in the operation of the DBE (Article 5, Subtitle 28-41).

Novella was the second child of the Jewish community. Her last job was with six children. Her brothers Robert Ray the U.S. Post Office where she retired after 27 A firm submitting as a prime consultant that fails to comply with the requirements of Article 5, Subtitle 28 of Baltimore City Code when executing a contract is subject to Burris, William Andrew Burris and years of service. On July 25, 1998, she was the following penalties: suspension of a contract; withholding of funds; rescission of contract based on material breach; disqualification as a consultant from eligibility to Frank Edward Burris Jr. Frank’s second happily married to James E. Roberson. From provide services to the City for a period not to exceed 2 years; and payment for wife, Maryland Burris and his youngest this union she gained a stepdaughter, Adrienne damages incurred by the City. son, Eric M. Burris all preceded her in and a stepson, the husband of Adrienne; A one page resume for each person listed as key personnel and/or specialist, death.

Franklin Bennett and their four children, including those from DBE must be shown on the page provided within the application.

At an early age, she accepted the Dominic Louis, Jasmine Reese, Porche and TYPESET: Mon Oct 29 11:18:45 EDT 2012 Please be advised that for the purpose of reviewing price proposals and invoices, Lord Jesus Christ and was baptized in Mercedes Bennett. the City of Baltimore defines a principal of a firm as follows: the Morning Star Baptist Church by Novella was a devoted wife to James until Superior of A principal is any individual owning 5% or more of the outstanding stockCourt of an entity, Pastor Dr. George Jacob Garnett. She he passed on Oct. 5, 2004. the District of a partner of a partnership, a 5% or more shareholder of a sub-chapter ’S’ CorporaDistrict of Columbia tion, or an individual owner. was very active and became a Sunday She leaves to mourn, her sister Amanda PROBATE DIVISION Washington, D.C. the school teacher for the youth and she Inez Burris-Jasper, her brother Henry Carroll Out-of-State Corporations must identify their corporate resident agent within 20001-2131 application. was also a member of the Sunday Burris, stepdaughter Adrienne C. Bennett Administration No. NOVELLA B. ROBERSON 2012ADM994 Firms will not be considered for a specific project if they apply as both a subschool and baptist training union and her family, sister-in-laws; Margo G. Melvin Rudolph consultant and prime consultant. convention for the state of Maryland.

Burris, Zenobia P. Burris and Annabell W. Johnson The applications for this Project (Form 255) cannot beDecedent supplemented with any She served under Pastors Rev. Nathaniel Wicks and Rev. Burris; nieces: Tonja Burris-Thompson and Karessa U. Burris; additional information such as graphs, photographs, organization chart, etc. All Wesley L. Clarke such information should be incorporated into the appropriate pages.

Applications Samuel Ray. 1629 K Street NW nephews: Michael A. Burris (Stephanie), Eric Burris, deceased should not be bound. Applications should simply be stapled in 300 the upper left-hand Suite In the early eighties, she became a member of the Timothy corner. Cover sheets should not be included. InclusionWashington and/or submittal of addiDC 20006 (Tracy), Henri C. Hawkes, Towanda and Michelle Hawkes, tional material may result in the applicant being disqualified from consideration for Attorney Baptist Church under Pastor James L. Ball where she this project.

Joyce and Morris Harris, and Janet Brinkley. Special friends: NOTICE OF continued working as a teacher and youth counselor in the APPOINTMENT, Dorain Johnson, Bertha Davis, Legrande Smith and Mary Failure to follow directions of this advertisement or the application may cause NOTICE TO Sunday school. She worked with Mrs. Hilda Brown and was disqualification of the submittal.

CREDITORS Tillery and neighbor Phyliss Berger. A host of grand nieces, a team teacher with Mr. Doris Ball. She also worked with the AND NOTICE TO Kumasi Vines, Chief grand nephews, other relatives and friends.

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address is 229 Quackenbos Street NW, Washington DC 20011 was, appointed personal representative of the estate of Melvin Rudolph Johnson, who died on February 23, 2012 without a Will, and will serve without Court supervision. All unknown heirs and heirs whose whereabouts are unknown shall enter their appearance in this proceeding. Objections to such appointment shall be filed with the Register of Wills, D.C., 515 5th Street, N.W., 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001, on or before April 19, 2013.

Claims against the decedent shall be presented to the undersigned with a copy to the Register of Wills or filed with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned, on or before April 19, 2013, or be forever barred. Persons believed to be heirs or legatees of the decedent who do not receive a copy of this notice by mail within 25 days of its first publication shall so inform the Register of Wills, including name, address and relationship.

Date of Publication: October 19, 2012 Name of newspaper: Afro-American Washington Law Reporter Sheriel L. Sexcius Personal Representative 202-257-9730 TRUE TEST COPY REGISTER OF WILLS 10/19, 10/26, 11/2

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