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Inmates Run City Hundreds Rally for Fair Labor Detention Center

By AFRO Staff

State officials pledged April 24 to launch a widespread investigation into corruption at the Baltimore City Detention Center in the wake of the federal indictment of 25 people, including 13 female corrections officers, for a racketeering enterprise that involved drug trafficking, money laundering and sex— all centered inside the jail.

The scheme involved cash payments, sex and access to fancy cars, federal prosecutors said April 23.

The federal grand jury, in an indictment handed up April 2 but sealed until April 23, painted a lurid picture of the jail in the grip of the Black

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Guerilla Family, a nationwide gang operating “in prisons and on the streets of major cities throughout the U.S.,” the indictment said.

According to prosecutors, 13 female corrections officers essentially handed over control of a Baltimore jail to the gang leaders in exchange for access to luxury cars and money, prosecutors said.

Del. Curtis Anderson (D-Baltimore) said the governor needs to address matters. “I think it reflects poorly on the warden of that facility, on the secretary of public safety and on the governor himself,” said Anderson, the chairman of the Baltimore delegation in Annapolis and a member of the House Judiciary Committee. “I think the governor needs to have a long conversation with Maynard and find out what the hell went wrong. There need to be some changes.”

He was referring to Gary D. Maynard, head of the agency that oversees Maryland prisons. Maynard said April 23, ““It’s totally on me. I don’t make any

By Blair Adams Special to the AFRO

Organized labor and local citizen activists staged a noisy rally April 20 to underscore their demands for fair treatment in the workplace for workers and a share of the development proceeds for local residents as table gaming comes to Baltimore.

According to the chants sent up just two blocks from the planned home of the Horseshoe Casino Baltimore by the hundreds of demonstrators, many of them hopeful employees of the casino, local residents want fair wages, quality jobs, better schools,

community recreation centers and more benefits on the job.

“We are here fighting for fair development and local jobs for local residents in the city,” said Richie Armstrong, organizer of Baltimore Churches and Community United, part of the coalition of church, citizen groups and union activists that have come together early in the development of casino gambling in Baltimore.

Armstrong told the AFRO, “With all the major developments in the city and the public funding that’s backing it, there should be benefits for Baltimore City residents.

“If companies are receiving

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public funds, then it should benefit people in the Baltimore community,” said Roxie Herbekian, president of Local 7 of Unite Here, an international union that represents workers in the hospitality industry.

The local represents 2,600 employees at hotels, restaurants, food-service companies and casinos, as well as at universities, BaltimoreWashington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Baltimore City workers and union members applaud new developments being built in the area, but say that those living in the community should benefit from the new infrastructure, said Continued on A3

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Museum Lounge to Lose Liquor License

By Krishana Davis AFRO Staff Writer

It’s a favorite spot to grab a drink, have dinner and peoplewatch for Baltimore’s urban professional set, but on April 30, if not sooner, the Museum Restaurant and Lounge will serve its last drink.

The owners were denied renewal of the facility’s liquor license during a Baltimore City Liquor Board hearing on April 18 after a homeowners group in the vicinity of the restaurant complained about live entertainment playing there.

The venue will serve its last drink on April 30, according to Douglas Paige, spokesperson for the Baltimore City Liquor Board.

“It’s not the worse bar to come down to the

there.”

The Museum, located at 924 N. Charles Street in the Mt. Vernon community, was formerly the home of the Brass Elephant, a highly praised restaurant that remained in business for more than 20 years. The Brass Elephant changed management in May 2012 and became the Museum. It had not been in business for six weeks before some local residents began to complain that it was operating as a “club,” though it was not licensed for live entertainment, an official said.

Fierce debate marked the threehour hearing, in which 10 witnesses AFRO Photo were scheduled to testify. The restaurant, considered by many to liquor board,” said liquor board Chairman Stephen be the latest go-to eatery and lounge for young, W. Foogleman. “The community clearly had a urban professionals, drew fire from the leadership stake, and a say, and a claim last year that they wanted a restaurant there. They don’t want a bar Continued on A4

42 Snubs Sports Writer Sam Lacy

Maryland Schools Among Nation’s Most Segregated

By Roz Hamlett Special to the AFRO

By Moses J. Newson Special to the AFRO The hit movie 42 talks plenty about Jackie Robinson, baseball’s color barrier and fair play but snubs AfroAmerican Newspapers’ legendary sports editor Sam Lacy, who played a key role in the baseball integration saga.

Included among those who believe Lacy, a leader in the media push in the 1940s to integrate baseball was low-balled by the flick, are Jake Oliver, AFRO publisher, and Lacy’s son, Tim, who called the omission “a travesty.”

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Sam Lacy and Jackie Robinson AFRO File Photo

Maryland has been the top-rated public school system in the nation for the last five years, but the state’s public school system is also one of the most segregated in the nation, according to a new study.

A recent report “Settle for Segregation or Strive for Diversity? A Defining Moment for Maryland’s Public Schools,” found that an astonishing number of Black students attend public schools in Maryland that are nearly as segregated in 2013 as they were during the peak years of desegregation in the 1980s.

The report, conducted by the Civil Rights Project at UCLA, revealed that more than half of the state’s Black students attended schools with minority enrollments between 90 and 100 percent during the 2010-2011 school year, up from 33 percent in 1989. At the same time, nearly a quarter of Maryland’s Black students attended so-called “apartheid schools” with almost no White students in attendance, up from 19.1 percent in 1989.

“It is clear that the unequal educational opportunities associated with most segregated public classrooms – less experienced teachers, higher teacher turnover, disparities in teaching materials, disparities in technology, disparities in facilities, and disparities in student teacher ratios – are

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On April 16, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sat in a Birmingham, Ala., jail, penning words that would stir the nation’s conscience and resonate with meaning for years to come.

King was arrested for violating a court injunction against mass public demonstrations in the southern city which had become a nucleus of the civil rights movement.

Fifty years later, Dr. King’s daughter Bernice joined more than Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 100 people outside the former jail to unveil a marker in honor of Wikimedia Commons her father’s famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Others all over the world gathered to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the important civil rights document, which has been translated into 40 languages and which contained the oft-quoted line “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

Ensconced in that cell, King wrote the letter on scraps of paper, responding to eight White clergymen who criticized his anti-segregation demonstrations as “unwise and untimely.”

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Live Young Blood was produced and directed by Bobby Marvin Holmes and Justin Gladden.

At a recent screening, participants in a recent panel discussed what should be done to address Baltimore’s urban youth problems.

The documentary is scheduled for release later this year.

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Two horrific bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed three people and injured nearly 170 others

April 15, adding that day in 2013 to a dozen other mid-April events that some are labeling one of history’s worst calendar weeks.

During the week of April 14 to April 20, the following events have occurred in history: April 14, 1865: President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford’s Theater on Good Friday.

April 18, 1906: One of the most deadly earthquakes in U.S. history hit San Francisco. It is considered one of the nation’s worst natural disasters, killing 3,000 people and destroying 80 percent of the city.

April 19, 1995: Domestic terrorists Timothy McVeigh, Terry Nichols and Michael and Lori Fortier sought revenge against the government by bombing a federal building in downtown Oklahoma City. Nearly A memorial at Virginia Tech following the 170 people massacre that occurred April 16, 2007 were killed, 19 of them children under the age of six. The blast destroyed 324 buildings in a one-mile radius.

April 20, 1999: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold launched a killing spree at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colo., shooting and killing 12 students, one teacher and injuring 21 others. Six students suffered injuries when they jumped from windows to escape the shooters. Harris and Klebold committed suicide after the slaughter.

April 16, 2007: Seung-Hui Cho, a senior at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., carried out a massacre, killing 32 people and wounding 17 others in two separate attacks. He committed suicide after the attacks.

April 20, 2010: The BP Oil Spill was one of the worst disasters in history after an oil rig exploded killing 11 people and injuring 17. More than 200 million gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days, the largest oil spill in U.S. history. More than 16,000 miles of coastline was impacted including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.

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Trial Upcoming for ‘Baltimore Spectator’

By Zenitha Prince Special to the AFRO It has been almost five months since Baltimore blogger and activist Apollos Frank James MacArthur, more popularly known as the Baltimore Spectator, was arrested in a spectacular display that was broadcast in real time over the Internet.

Now, two weeks before his

By Alan King May 8 trial supporters AFRO Staffdate, Writer are questioning the official Jennifer and other handling ofHudson the case, relatives positively identified including several denials of bail and the Baltimore state’s attorney Gregg Bernstein’s failure to produce its evidence

against MacArthur for his lawyers to review.

MacArthur frequents crime scenes and is a critic of police behavior.

Attorney Mark Van Bavel, who took on the case pro bono at the urging of his son, a blogger, said he is still awaiting discovery from the state’s attorney’s office, more than 30 days after he filed a written request on March 11. sport-utility vehicle sought in “They’ve really connection with the been murder of dragging feet,” Hudson’s their mother and he brother.

The white,that 1994 said, adding theChevrolet delay Suburban with undermines hisIllinois abilitylicense to adequately prepare a defense.

“Without seeing the evidence the prosecutors have against

my client I won’t be able to block of McKewin Avenue— prepare the case.” though the “street soldier” and When asked to respond, his supporters believe police state’s attorney spokesman may be out to “get him” given Mark Cheshire said the his sustained and scathing department does not comment criticism of the department. on open cases.

Police arrived at the MacArthur’s local and Waverly home intending November 1, 2008 - November 7, 2008, The Washington Afro-American online supporters, however, to arrest MacArthur on A3 say it seems like one more a violation of probation tactic by an “overzealous warrant. MacArthur had been Baltimore Spectator.blogspot.com prosecution” to deliberately given a probation before Apollos Frank James MacArthur prolong the outspoken judgment on the charge of from a neighbor about a suspiposted fliers bearing his photoindependent possession ofthe an city. unregistered hearing. with misdemeanor counts of cious vehicle.journalist’s The man noticed graph around On ordeal. handgun.Jennifer The situation, When someone is arrested, the illegal possession of a the vehicle while walking his Sunday, Hudson police asked dog.“The According the Chicago for public’s help finding way thetostate’s andthe prosecutors say,inescalated he or she usually has a regulated weapon after being Tribune, the boy had been shot her In hersituation,” MySpace attorney’s office maneuvered intonephew. a “barricade preliminary hearing where a convicted of a disqualifying multiple times in the back seat blog, she thanked fans and supthis is vehicle. blatantlyThe unfair and when heforrefused to surrender grand jury or a judge decides crime and resisting arrest. of the SUV, regisporters their prayers and irregular,” said attorney and himselfato$100,000 police, according whether there is sufficient While filing an tered to Hudson’s murdered offered reward to to brother, was towed the anyone who returned the boy lawmaker Del. Jill with Carter, court documents. probable cause to validate an information is not unlawful, boy’s body inside and is being alive.

D-Baltimore, who initially When police breached indictment. it is uncommon, the attorney processed by evidence techniSince the investigation, handled MacArthur’s case. the home, theygained found stardom a In MacArthur’s case, said, which raises some red cians and workers. The body Hudson – who “The public has expressed sawed-off rifle on in a“American closet. before that could happen— flags. was later removed and takena to after appearing the of Cook County and then won lot anger with Medical the judges, The discovery, alonganwith but not before the case was “It wasn’t treated the same Idol,” Examiner’s office.

Academy Award for her role in and the judges deserve some his Twitter comments moved from District Court, way which makes me feel the Hudson and other family the movie Dreamgirls – has blame, but this is highly influenced the prosecution’s where misdemeanors are state’s attorney’s office had a members arrived at the Medical stayed out of the public eye. driven by the state’s attorney’s usually tried—the state’s recommendations and reportmotive in detaining him,” she Examiner’s office mid-afterThe Chicago Tribune Julian King, Jennnifer Hudson’s office.” eventually the commissioner’s noon to identify the body. ed that a parade of cars moved attorney’s office dropped the said.nephew.

Given the choice past her family’s home Carter said thebetween nature look- felony and judges’ decision to deny charges, including motives, she held in slowly A spokesman for the office the Those murders but is being ing directly at the body or Monday morning, past the of the charges against bail four times, according to the of parole added, likely stem fromafter toldviolation the newspaper that Hudson jail for parole violation viewing it on a wall-mounted news vans, reporters and curiMacArthur have changed a court documents. for which he was initially disgruntlement over ous onlookers. number of times so he has arrested, and filed a criminal MacArthur’s dramatic Dec. 1 Neighbors stood “Shehadheld hands with her family. It was obviously a very emotional moment.” quietly never a probable cause See more on and afro.com information, re-charging him arrest at his house on the 600

Jennifer Hudson and Relatives Identify Body of Her Slain Nephew

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At an April 24 news conference, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie RawlingsBlake announced the release of a report from the Mayor’s Council on Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) that examined best practices and suggested improvements for future performance of the MWBE program. To download a copy of the report, visit: www.baltimorecity.gov/files/ Advisory <http://www.baltimorecity.gov/files/Advisory> Courtesy Photos CouncilHudson Report - and A New A Better Way.pdf.

Jennifer herDay mom, Darnell Donerson who was killed, as well as her brother, Jason.

BUILD Celebrates 35 Years of Service the body of her 7-year-old nephew Monday, just hours after his body was found in a

By Krishana Davis AFRO Staff Writer

plate X584859 was found on Chicago’s West Side after police received a 7 a.m. call

state Attorney General Doug Gansler and Baltimore Councilman Carl Stokes were among the many politicians and corporate leaders present who helpedCowboys honor the and Dallas players organization’s Tony Romo andnow-deceased Terrell Owens, among theRev. names submitted to founders Vernon Dobson, election officials.

Rev. Marion Bascom, Hurd said those workers, who Monsignor Clarethings O’Dwyer were doing those without and Rev. Wendell Phillips.

ACORN’s knowledge or permission, “Inwere the fired. past 35 years, “The has evidence surBUILD been that the has most faced so far shows they faked community engaged and they forms to get paid for work organizing group in ballot the city didn’t do, not to stuff boxes.” ACORN, she said, is the passing the first living wage victim of fraud, the perpetraordinance in thenot country, tor of it. rebuilding thetheSandtown Hurd said only things community currently bogus are theand charges themselves. Andthe factcheck. org rebuilding East Oliver agrees. community,” said Bishop It concluded, “Neither Douglas clergy co-have ACORN Miles, nor its employees chair emeritus of of, BUILD. been found guilty or even“We chargedwith with,the casting fraudulent helped Child First votes.”

Authority, the largest after

video screen, the family chose the latter. According to the Tribune, Hudson said, “Yes, that’s him.”

ACORN Fights Back

Although many of its founders have passed away, the By organization Alan King they helped create--Baltimoreans AFRO Staff Writer United in Leadership Development Presidentialstill candidate (BUILD)—is goingJohn McCain’s attack on ACORN – strong 35 years after being Associated Community forged as a community Organization for Reform Now – confirms the success of the umbrella of leadership and organization, the head of the support. group says.

The of Baltimore’s “Thiscore is testimony to the work movers and and shakers gathered we’ve done success we’ve had,” Maude president recently at theHurd, Enoch Pratt of ACORN, in an interview Library tosaid celebrate the 35th with the AFRO. anniversary of the broad“When this attack started, we based community had just announced power that we had registered 1.3 million new votorganization. ers,” she said.

“That’s just to say Mayor Stephanie that someone’s running scared Rawlings-Blake, Rep.success.”

Elijah because of ACORN’s Cummings state for McCain, (D-Md.), who is running president onJones-Rodwell, the Republican tickSen. Verna et, lashed ACORN in the state Sen. out BillatFerguson,

Leader Calls Voter Registration Fraud Charges ‘Bogus’

The problem came about prifinal debate against Barack marily because of the way Obama, contending the group “is ACORN operates. Rather than on the verge of maybe perpetratrely on volunteers, it pays peoing one of the greatest frauds in ple, many of them poor or unemvoter historyfrom in this Continued A1country, ployed, to sign up new voters. maybe destroying the fabric of Shantrese Wise, a leader of because jobboth title,” The idea of wastheir to help those democracy.” beingWise. registered and those doing Factcheck.org, non-partisan United Workers. aShe said says the As registration.

Web“demands site, foundfair those claims to she living the rally ended at the Maud explained, “We have a be “exaggerated,” with “no eviwages and jobs where people Inner Harbor, some for shouted, zero tolerance policy deliberdence of any such democracyare respected.”

“I fighting of forregistration.” dignity in ateam falsification destroying fraud.” news account neglect to Hurdmarchers believes the McCain The also said the Most workplace.” point out that ACORN charges were politically motivatthey are targeting the way The fight for fair is required by law to turn in all reged. workers are “Because treated on job development Baltimore istration forms.in And they also fail She said, it’sthe lowin many of Baltimore’s job is make sure who to to note that it waspeople the organizaand moderate-income people, tion, ininmany that first and people of color, believe sites.

“I spent over I10 yearsthe work theseinstances, new businesses brought the phony registrations McCain campaign those in hospitality and thinks I noticed are growing and prospering to the attention of authorities. voters are going to vote workers weren’t fairly along them.

Rev. C.D. Thewith McCain camp apparently Democratic, whichtreated is not necesisn’t interested in those fine sarily true.” points, preferring to air misleadACORN is no stranger to ing ads that seek to link Obama controversy.

Continued from the A1 non-partisan to ACORN, thereby undercutting For 38 years, excuses.” organization has fought for social his political support.

McCain: I’m John were McCain andThe economic justice low-charged with officers, whofor were racketeering, and I approve this message. and moderate-income bribed to smuggle drugs, cell phones,Announcer: and other contraband.

Who is Barack Americans. With 400,000 memThe guards provided gang members with favored treatment and Obama?

A man with “a political ber families organized into more baptism performed at warp special privileges, warned gang members when investigators than 1,200 neighborhood chapspeed.”

Vast ambition.

After colters inclosing 110 cities were in nationwide, on criminal activity and even engaged in longlege, he moved to Chicago.

ACORN has over the years seen term sexual relationships with gang members.

Became a community organizer. its share of criticism while advoFour correctional officers were impregnated by aMadeleine single There, Obama met cating for affordable housing, gang Talon White, in thepart detention center Talbot, of the Chicago livingmember, wages, healthcare for thewho is branch of ACORN. He was so underserved— andattempted while organawaiting trial for murder.

According to the impressive that he was asked to izing voter registration drives. indictment, at least one guard was impregnated by him twice. train the ACORN staff.

But none has been as withering cementedWhat the business tiesinand the did ACORN Chicago and“These baselesssexual as thisrelations one. association the correction within? theBullying enterprise,” engage banks.the With the of presidential electionofficers tactics. on Disruption less than twosaid. weeks away, indictment The women had Intimidation his name tattooed their of business.

ACORN forced ACORN’s detractors allege the bodies. organization has engaged in mas- banks to issue risky home loans. enterprises in that The sametrafficking types of loans siveThe voter registrationinside fraud the afterjail included prescription drugs that controlled substances, such as we’re caused the financial crisis the reported discovery ofare bogus in today. names, such as Mickey Mouse

No wonder Obama’s campaign is trying to distance him from the group, saying, “Barack Obama Never Organized with ACORN.” But Obama’s ties to ACORN run long and deep. He taught classes for ACORN. They even endorsed him for President.

But now ACORN is in trouble.

Reporter: There are at least 11 investigations across the country involving thousands of potentially fraudulent ACORN forms.

Announcer: Massive voter fraud. And the Obama campaign paid more than $800,000 to an ACORN front for get out the vote efforts.

Pressuring banks to issue risky loans. Nationwide voter fraud.

Barack Obama. Bad judgment.

Blind ambition. Too Courtesy risky forPhoto America.Douglas Miles Bishop

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author and historian Taylor Branch, who highlighted the many past and present

being convicted of attempted murder and vehicular hijacking. Cook County records show that he pleaded guilty to both charges inof1999.

He was also victories BUILD in the convicted in 1998 for possescommunity. sion of a stolen motor vehicle. the celebration, He During was released from prison in 2006 after serving seven years BUILD also celebrated for the attempted murder and the historic $1.1 billion car hijacking charges. appropriation to shoremissing up The boy remained the crumbling through a long infrastructure weekend in which police and of Baltimore Cityvolunteers Schools.

The award is the first phase in a total $2.4 billion fund that will be given to improve Baltimore’s schools.

Hall said the fight for funding for schools helped to ensure that the Baltimore’s funds, which he said so often are directed to highprofile projects in downtown Baltimore are now being steered to the neighborhoods of average income residents.

Jason “We Hudson believe the $2.4 billion and the ability to modernize the school buildings and the ability to give students the SQUARE confidence to see we care HIGH about their schools will be

reflected on the violence.

In front of the Hudson’s home, men in heavy jackets and hooded sweatshirts came to kiss the twin white crosses transformative,” said Ojedabaring names Donersonfor and Hall,thenew leadoforganizer Jason.

BUILD. “But it’s a catalyst “Everybody is sick of going for ongoing education through stuff like this,” Artisha West, a formersaid resident of the reform.”Hall additional area Tribune.

“We all fundstold willthe help to ensure have to stick together. All these Baltimore City Schools young children are dying, and remain competitive and for what?”

meet the educational and extracurricular needs of students.

As for its next 35 years, BUILD is continuing to partner with different organizations throughout the city. Hall said they are excited to bring on their newest partners, The Intersection, a student-led community organizing organization.

“The next initiative is a massive listening campaign,” said Hall. “The mission is to know the city a deeper than grassroots level. It’s been interesting listening to the city and see what they need and what the issues are.”

Since McCain’s comments, ACORN’s 87 offices have been bombarded with threats and racist mail.

The day after the presidential Witherspoon, president The casino is to be the debate, vandals broke into the organization’s Boston and Seattle second largest in Maryland, of the Southern Christian offices and stole computers.said, Leadership Conference, and is to be located BREAD on NOT ON THE LIST After a Cleveland representative “the rally is to raise the moral Russell Street in South appeared on TV, an e-mail was consciousness of business Baltimore. The new casino sent to the local office saying she “is goingand to have her life ended.” owners corporations who will be within a short distance A worker in Providence, R.I., do business in this town.” from M & T Bank Stadium, received a threatening call sayRIGHT The projected $400 home of the Baltimore LEFT ing, “We know you get off work million set to break Ravens and Camden Yards, at 9” andcasino utteredisracial epithets.

A caller to one a ground within theoffice nextleft few home of the Baltimore messageand on the answeringto weeks is expected Orioles and walking distance machine, saying: “Hi, I was just open in 2014. from the Inner Harbor. calling to let you know that Barack Obama needs to get hung. He’s a (expletive deleted) nigger, and he’s a piece of (expletive deleted). You guys are fraudulent,Xansa and youand need to go to smuggling of cell phones to Percocet, Lora and hell. All the niggers on trafficking oak trees. inside and outside the jail and facilitate contraband They’re gonna get all hung honthe illegal trafficking of tobacco products.

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“remained strong for her family” and was clearly its leader.

“She held hands with her family,” the spokesman said. “It was obviously a very school initiative in theemotional city, moment.” andThe theboy trust– fund ordinance, the son of Julia which helped rebuild blighted Hudson, Jennifer’s sister – had been missing since Friday, communities.” when a relative found those Julian’s Miles was among grandmother, Darnell whose love57, of and Baltimore Donerson, his uncle, and tireless contributions Jason Hudson, 29, shot to death in the his grandmother’s home in to betterment of the the 7000 of South Yale city wereblock celebrated during Avenue. theAn ceremony.

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of the Mt. Vernon-Belvedere Neighborhood Association, who claimed that the Museum created noise and massive loitering.

The group complained that the lounge frequently provided live entertainment, though it operated under a Class B restaurant license.

Deborah Morrison, who has lived in an apartment that shared a common wall with the establishment for 13 years—first with the Brass Elephant and then the Museum—said she broke her lease in December 2012 after what she called a “nightmare.” She said she never went to the restaurant/lounge.

“I had to endure a nightmare living there, with loud music at 2 a.m., so loud I could hear the words to the songs,” said Morrison. “The bass shook the apartment. My bed would shake from the vibrations

while I tried to sleep at night... I got a white noise machine and fans. I was forced to move because I could not live next to it anymore.”

Morrison played for the threemember board audio recordings she made where a man she identified as a deejay could be heard talking and playing music. She said she made numerous 3-1-1 calls and spoke to the neighborhood association about the noise levels.

George Panos, president of Thornhill Properties, who owns the apartment unit occupied by Morrison, and units occupied by three other tenants on the second and third floors in the building, said he has lost $12,000 from the early departure of Morrison and stands to lose as much as $60,000 if his other tenants move out. He said tenants have threatened to move because of

the noise.

“I would not have invested in this building…if it was going to be next to a nightclub,” he said.

But the Museum’s manager, Walter Webb, said the lounge does not provide live music. He said the restaurant plays music from Pandora’s Box with pre-recorded deejay tracks to create a lounge atmosphere for its clientele. He said he spent more than $42,000 in stateof-the-art audio equipment that is designed to provide a quality sound without over-the-top bass.

He said the health department came out twice to measure the sound level and both times found the noise levels within an acceptable range. The attorney who represented the Museum at the hearing, Leanne M. Schrecengost, did not return three telephone calls or respond to

emails.

Paige said that while the Museum did get permission to have live entertainment from the Baltimore City Zoning Board, the owners and management failed to follow through to get permission from the liquor board. He said once the liquor license expires, the liquor board would have no jurisdiction.

Any additional concerns would be handled by the city zoning board and the health department.

“We will no longer have enforcement,” Paige said.

The liquor board took more than 50 signatures into evidence from residents in the neighborhood urging the members to deny the renewal of the license. Nearly 270 signatures from supporters of the venue, including local residents and patrons, were also submitted.

Paige said no action can take place for 10 days after the trial. The lounge’s owners and management

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Lacy, who is enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., was the one of the first Black reporters to be inducted into the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Lacy traveled throughout the U.S. and to a number of foreign countries with Robinson. He suffered many of the same indignities faced by the baseball star because of his color.

He was also the only sportswriter and the only Black on the four-man committee established to explore integration of Major League Baseball but was not mentioned in the film.

During the rockiest moments of Robinson’s first year with the Dodgers, Rickey allowed Lacy to work from the Dodgers dugout.

Lacy was in his mid90s when he published his life’s story, Fighting for Fairness, 1998. He was born in Mystic, Conn., but he spent most of his career in Washington, D.C., his home until his death at age 99 in 2003.

42 boasts a solid cast

with Chadwick Boseman as Jackie; Harrison Ford as Rickey; Nicole Beharie as Jackie’s always supportive wife Rachel; and Andre Holland as Wendell Smith, the Pittsburgh Courier and daily Chicago American Hall of Fame writer.

Lacy and Smith often got together to map strategy.

The stage was set for breaking baseball’s color barrier in the 1940s.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the 1942 federal fair employment practices legislation, New York in 1945 had the QuinnIves anti-discrimination law and a Boston councilman was threatening to block the Red Sox and Boston Braves from getting licenses required for Sunday play unless Blacks were given an opportunity to make the squads.

New York Voice sports editor Joe Bostic took two players to the Dodgers’ Bear Mountain camp and demanded tryouts. Wendell Smith arranged tryouts for three players, including Jackie Robinson, with the Red Sox. None was accepted.

Meanwhile, Lacy took his case for integration directly to the then-16 team owners, according to the sportswriter in his book.

Lacy spoke to Major League Baseball Commissioner and all the team owners in Detroit.

A four-member committee on baseball integration was set up: Rickey of the National League, Larry MacPhail of the Yankees, American League; Magistrate Joseph H. Rainey of Philadelphia; and Lacy.

Lacy met twice with Rickey in the Dodgers offices. MacPhail never showed, so no official business could take place.

However, Lacy and Rickey talked about Black players, including Jackie Robinson.

Rickey soon told Lacy he wasn’t waiting any longer for MacPhail. At the April 1945 meeting Rickey had set off angry, alarmist reactions when he announced his decision to act, although he hadn’t selected the player.

Rickey’s earth-shaking announcement and the

signing of the newly married Jack Robinson to a contract with the Dodgers’ AAA Montreal Monarchs touched off dramatic and often bitter racial conflicts.

42 captures much of the on-and-off field drama that covered brutally tense events involving Jackie’s fellow teammates as well as racist threats and efforts to harm him on the diamond. Ben Chapman, a manager in Philadelphia, was the most vocally nasty, but Robinson singled out Baltimore as the place where he was most surprised by the level of venom.

Not only did 42 snub Lacy, it didn’t always do justice to its hero. It makes clear that Robinson, as a U.S. Army second lieutenant, was court-martialed while stationed at Fort Hood, Texas for refusing to move farther back on a military base bus and loudly objected to the use of the N-word in his presence. But the movie does not make clear to viewers that Robinson was acquitted of all the charges against him.

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can appeal the finding from the 10th to 40th day after the trial to the Circuit Court of Baltimore City.

The finding does not preclude the restaurant from continuing, but no alcohol—not even beer and wine— can be served, Paige said. The Museum is known for its downtown vibe and Happy Hour, featuring reduced-price drinks.

Frequent patron A.J. Foster, 25, an Ashburton resident and a board member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation of Metropolitan Baltimore, said he had no idea the Museum was facing the loss of its liquor license. He said his organization hosted its second monthly happy hour fundraiser there on April 17.

“I was really taken by surprise when I found out that the Museum was in that situation,” he said. “I feel the Museum is unlike any other venue Baltimore has to offer the young professional crowd.”

instances in the film when after a particularly good play, the actor portraying Jackie seemed to clown and showboat, demeanor not typical of the serious Robinson.

Situations involving kids provide some of the meaningful moments in 42.

Once when Jackie was

feeling down, Rickey boosted his spirits by talking about “a white boy who was pretending to be you… pretending to be a Black man.”

On the other hand, there was the young white boy who after hearing his father yell racial slurs at Robinson, started doing the same thing.

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deleterious,” said Lezli Baskerville, President of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education.

“The [report] suggests that the lack of comparability in investments in Maryland’s HBCUs as clearly documented by the plaintiffs in the Coalition for Equity and Excellence v.

Maryland Higher Education Commission apparently begins in elementary and secondary schools in the state, and continues through its dual and unequal higher education,” said Baskerville, whose organization advocates on behalf of traditionally underserved and underresourced students.

It is difficult to precisely compare segregation at the K-12 level to that which exists in higher education because of the role that residential segregation plays in the K-12 context and the role that personal choice plays in where a student attends college.

Nevertheless, Brenda Shum, Director of the Equal Opportunities Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law believes there is a strong correlation between limited opportunities

in Maryland’s K-12 and limited opportunities at HBCUs in Maryland.

“To the extent that Maryland’s students of color attend racially identifiable schools which are also predominantly poor schools, it is more likely they have fewer educational opportunities at the K-12 level and are less equipped for college,” said Shum.

“The HBCUs which serve those students must expend greater resources for remediation, financial aid, programming and faculty to address ongoing disparities perpetuated by a segregated K-12 system,” she said. “It is not hard to believe that the disadvantages which persist at the HBCUs are fed by the inequities recurring throughout the K-12 system.”

The report states that Maryland, one of 17 states that previously had segregation imposed by law as an official state policy and is a state in which there was historically intense segregation, made a modest effort to desegregate before abandoning this effort. Of those states, Maryland has made less progress than the 16 other states in eliminating dual systems of education.

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BUSINESS Introducing…Lenora Howze, AFRO Director of Advertising

Sharon Pinder Inducted Into Hall of Fame

A myriad of talented, top-notch professionals have been employed at the AFRO in its 120-year history and Lenora Howze, the new director of advertising, is the newspaper’s latest addition.

Lenora holds over 20 years worth of experience in leading, coaching and training sales professionals.

Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., she received a bachelor’s in speech and communications from Temple University in 1982. Shortly thereafter, she earned a master’s in business administration from St. Joseph’s University.

In 1990, Lenora migrated to Baltimore and began working for the Baltimore Sun newspaper.

Throughout her tenure at the company, she worked as the advertising and marketing division manager, the classified advertising manager and several other sales and management positions, before ultimately serving as vice president of the advertising division.

After leaving the Sun and spending a few years as a consultant, Lenora chose to come back to the newspaper world; but this time, wanted to contribute all she had learned and experienced to her community’s newspaper.

She joined the AFRO in September 2012 and considers this act two of her career as an advertising and marketing executive.

“I love being a part of such a legendary institution Lenora Howze that reflects the voice of the African-American community,” she said. “Working at the AFRO gives me the opportunity to not only be a part of history but also play a role in shaping the paper’s future. No other medium can so beautifully tell our history and yet remain fresh and current with our news than the AFRO. “I want marketers, advertising agencies, and the business community at large to know that the AFRO delivers a viable and loyal audience of readers both in print and online, and that it would serve their business or organization well to bring their marketing message to our community of readers.”

Lenora serves as an associate pastor at Victorious Ministries International under the leadership of Pastor Tony Smith. She is also a motivational speaker and a co-host of the weekly televised talk show, “Conversations.” Lenora says that whether in ministry or in the workplace her “calling” is to help transform lives and organizations to be the absolute best they can be.

Sharon R. Pinder, founder of the MidAtlantic’s Top 100 MBE Program and Maryland’s First Appointed Special Secretary of the Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs received the distinguished 2013 “Business Hall of Fame Award” on April 25, 2013.

The inaugural award was presented at the 66th Annual Luncheon Meeting of the Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce (BWCC). Pinder was recognized for her leadership and advocacy on behalf of minority and women entrepreneurs.

“I am very proud and honored to be inducted into BWCC’s Hall of Fame,” said Sharon Sharon R. Pinder R. Pinder. “ I hope to continue to use Top 100 MBE and other vehicles as the voice of the minority and women business community.

It is important to express the concerns about equity and opportunity for minority and women entrepreneurs”.

Other inaugural inductees include: Linda Gooden, EVP, Information Systems & Global Solutions, Lockheed Martin; Senator Barbara Mikulski, U.S. Senate; Kingdom Gould, Jr., Developer, Diplomat & Entrepreneur; and, Albert Turner, Carrollton Enterprises, Inc. Dr. Freeman Hrabowski will present General Alexander with the “Dr. Freeman Hrabowski Visionary Leadership Award.”

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PEOPLE Nathaniel Pope Named National Diane Bell-McKoy Receives Center Chairman of Concerned Black Men for Urban Families Award The Concerned Black Men (CBM) National Organization recently elected new officers to its board of directors at its Annual Delegates Meeting in Dallas. Hosted by CBM Dallas at the Sheraton North Dallas, the meeting included chapter updates and presentations as well as an incoming address from the new chairman, Nathaniel Pope, of Owings, Md. “I am honored to be elected as national chairman and look forward to the challenges that lay ahead,” Pope said in remarks to the CBM delegates. “One of my goals is to develop broader relationships with private corporations and individuals who are supportive of our mission and are willing to lend their image and financial support. We are a premiere non-profit organization and our list of friends should reflect that.”

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Nathaniel Pope Pope, immediate past Vice Chairman of CBM National, is an active member of the Calvert County community.

He has served repeated terms on the county’s Economic Development Commission, coached local youth league football and volunteers on various other civic, political and church committees.

Pope is President of NPJ Advertising & Public Relations based in D.C. Pope along with five other local men founded CBM-Calvert County (CBMCC) nearly 17 years ago.

Other newly elected members to the CBM National Board of Directors

include: Robert Smith, Vice Chair, is the current President and Membership Chair of CBM in the District of Columbia.

He works as an Information Technology contractor in Fairfax, Va. George Spivey, Secretary, is a member of CBM Cape Cod, where he currently serves as Youth Program Coordinator and Secretary.

George has worked as a public school teacher and principal but presently serves as the Equity/Affirmative Action Officer for the Town of Falmouth, Mass.

Gary Jackson, Treasurer, is a member of CBM Greater Dallas. He has held numerous positions in the financial services industry for more than 20 years.

“We are immensely proud and most excited for Nate’s accomplishment,” CBMCC President George Carter said in a statement. “His leadership and progressive thought over the years have made CBM Calvert one of the premier chapters in the country. Now, that unshrinking dedication stands to benefit more young people and communities across this nation as he works to further grow CBM’s success and mission.”

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Diane Bell-McKoy The Rev. Dr. Beryl Whipple, shown here with his wife, Roxanne, was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers at Morehouse College, April 4, in Atlanta. Rev. Whipple has served as pastor of Asbury United Methodist Church in White Marsh, Md. (www.achargetokeep.org) since 2008 where there has been significant membership growth and ministry advancements under his leadership. Those inducted into the Board of Preachers reflect the prophetic preaching tradition of Dr. King as well as other philosophers and theologians.

Associated Black Charities (ABC) President and CEO Diane Bell-McKoy was recently honored by The Center for Urban Families (CFUF) with its Urban Visionary Award. Additional awardees included Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children’s Defense Fund, Peter Edelman, a Georgetown Law Professor and Shawn Dove of the Open Society Foundations’ Campaign for Black Male Achievement. The awards ceremony was held April 11 at the Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore.

“I am humbled and extremely honored to be recognized by CFUF and to be among such incredible national leaders that are committed to closing the gaps in access to the resources needed to restore America’s families,” Bell-McKoy said in a statement. “This ceremony is not only an opportunity for us to celebrate the contributions made by individuals to the well-being of children and families, but allows us to honor the transformative work being done by CFUF in Baltimore and elsewhere.”

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OPINION

Autopsy of a Gunshot Victim

After my nephew Christopher was shot and murdered in a home invasion, I mourned the loss of his young and precious life and committed myself to doing everything in my power to make sure that these tragedies would be halted.

Yet, I must acknowledge that two years after Christopher’s death, my passion was beginning to weaken. To my dismay, I realized that the horror and loss that my family had experienced was starting to become an intellectualized abstraction.

I continued to do my job, pushing legislation to make gun trafficking a federal crime and to substantially increase the penalties for straw purchasers. Yet, something in my heart told me that this action was not enough.

I have come to realize that we cannot come to terms with the slaughter that is occurring every day and night in our communities if we continue to confront the political Rep. Elijah challenges to limiting gun violence as an abstraction.

Cummings That is why I undertook what, for me, was an unusual step. In order to rekindle my passion to stem the violence in our society, I decided that I should personally observe an autopsy of a gunshot victim in our community.

So, I contacted the Maryland Medical Examiner’s Office and asked if I could attend such an autopsy. Dr. David Fowler, the state’s chief medical examiner, agreed and said he would call me when a gun victim’s autopsy would be performed.

Finally, on Good Friday, he called to invite me to the 9 a.m. autopsy of a 21-year-old African American male.

The young man, whom I will call “John,” had been found the night before at around 7 p.m. sitting in the driver’s seat of his late model car. He was 6 feet, 5 inches tall, clean cut, nicely dressed, well built and who had no recent scars.

The night before, John had had a promising future. Then, in an instant, he had been shot with a hand gun, the single bullet entering his neck just below the right ear and exiting about an inch behind the left eye.

After examining John and taking samples of his vital organs, the medical examiner confirmed the cause of John’s death: gunshot wound to his head.

That analysis was the truth, and it will be reflected in the casualty statistics. His name had joined that of my nephew, Christopher, on the wailing wall of our grieving nation.

Yet, as I forced myself to look at John’s bloodied and dissected corpse, I could not stop thinking that the medical examiner’s expert and accurate analysis was not the whole truth about John, his devastated family and the community in which we live.

John’s life deserves some far more lasting memorial than a brief notation on the medical examiner’s certificate. Christopher Cummings’ life and those of all the tens of thousands of other gunshot victims deserve far more.

We owe these victims and their families a renewed national commitment to do everything

possible to end this gun violence.

It is partially true, as the National Rifle Association often contends, that “people are killing people.” Yet, we all know that this is not the whole truth.

People with easy access to guns are killing people.

Criminals, who have forfeited any right to possess weapons of personal destruction, are using others (“straw purchasers”) to acquire these killing machines. We must put an end to that.

We cannot allow ourselves to become convinced that our national debate about reasonable gun restrictions is a hopeless cause.

I remain hopeful that our bipartisan legislation [H.R. 2554] to stem gun trafficking to criminals and their organizations will become law.

We must speak out so that we can shield others from relentless pain. We do not have the right to remain silent Congressman Elijah Cummings (D) represents Maryland’s Seventh Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Baltimore City College Class of 1963 – 50 Years Later I am approaching another City College class reunion. It has been 50 years since I along with all the other young men of the Class of 1963 graduated from the 33rd and Alameda “Castle on the Hill.” It will be my second class reunion; the first one I attended was the 30th reunion in 1993. It was a wonderful experience; we were only 47 years old then—still young.

At 67, the group is no longer young, indeed we are coming to grips with something, none of us bothered to think about in 1963—old age. In spite of this drawback, I am nevertheless looking forward to sharing with my aged classmates our experiences at the Castle. However, my anticipation for the 50th appears somewhat different from the thoughts I had when I approached the 30th reunion.

As the 50th approaches, I am thinking a lot of the men we have lost since the 30th. The list is long and hurtful and enhances my need to see the surviving classmates, at least this one last time.

I find myself also dwelling on how our three years at City College changed the young men in my class as a group.

City College in 1960 represented an enormous change engine for me and most of my classmates. We were six years out from the integration mandated by the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. City had a White majority, a large Jewish population and an emerging Black population made up of east side Blacks who for the first time, among other things, found themselves mingling with their west side brothers. City in 1960 was a

cultural vegetable soup.

I don’t remember there being any significant racial tension in my class, however, even in the first year when many in my class had never experienced being in an integrated school.

We were nevertheless aware of the racial tensions reflected by the Freedom Riders and other demonstrations for civil rights the country was immersed in at that time. Blacks were beginning to break into levels never before reached or permitted. Our class reflected the emerging changes when it elected James H. Gilliam Jr. a young Black man as class vice president. I believe this was the first time a Black person had been elected to an executive class office.

As I recollect how the Class of ‘63 emerged from its City College years, the racial and religious differences we entered City with became submerged in the excitement of the accomplishments we achieved individually and as a group during our tenure at this institution.

At graduation, we were more animated about having earned the right to wear the famous black and gold City College ring and joining the ranks of those who preceded us in advancing the academic and ethical ideals we learned during our formative and exciting years at the Castle on the Hill. I am sure that excitement will be exhibited again at this upcoming 50th City College reunion as a reminder that the ideals we learned during our tenure at City continue to make “City Forever” a lifetime experience. Next stop—the 70th in 2033.

I am a certified news junkie, but even I had to step away from the oversaturated media coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings. Anyone who has covered crimes on a smaller scale than the twin explosions in Boston knows that investigators don’t have instant answers for everything and it’s ridiculous to think that in a frenzied atmosphere, accurate information will be available in abundance. But that did not prevent news outlets and social media from rushing to be first rather than calmly waiting to be accurate.

The result was a string of embarrassing mistakes that did little to comfort a nation on edge, a nation that still hadn’t gotten over the shock of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Conn.

Of course, this is not to suggest that everything reported by the media was wrong. But on the day the Pulitzer Prizes honoring excellence in journalism were announced – The George E. Curry Denver Post won the award for breaking news for its coverage of a mass shooting in a movie theater in Aurora, Colo. that left 12 dead and 58 injured – news outlets were making major blunders while covering the Boston bombings.

Among the most egregious:

because people get very sensitive when you say these things. I was told by one of these sources who is a law enforcement official that this is a dark-skinned male.”

PBS anchor Gwen Ifill tweeted, “disturbing that it’s Ok for TV to ID a Boston bombing suspect as a ‘dark skinned individual.’”

King’s description of the so-called suspect sparked a lively discussion on the National Association of Black Journalists listserve.

Askia Muhammad, a columnist and radio host, wrote, “How did they know that sand n—er was a suspect? He must have been wearing a towel on his head.”

Roger Witherspoon, a veteran journalist and public relations executive, said: “Well, now that the FBI has released photos of the two men who apparently carried the bombs, I’m puzzled.

Perhaps there’s a problem with the contrast on my TV, but they don’t look dark skinned to me.”

The Associated Press, Fox News, and the Boston Globe also mistakenly reported that a suspect had been arrested in the case. The reporting was so inaccurate that the FBI issued a statement that said: “Since these stories often have unintended consequences, we ask the media, particularly at this early stage of the investigation, to exercise caution and attempt to verify information through appropriate official channels before reporting.”

The Boston Police Department scooped journalists when it announced April 19, via Twitter, that an arrest had been made in the case.

In view of the grievous errors made in covering high-profile crimes, news outlets should spend less time showing yellow police tape and more time explaining to the public that in an ongoing investigation, they will not get the facts before the next commercial break.

We should have learned this lesson already. As President Obama said, “In this age of instant reporting and tweets and blogs, there’s a temptation to latch on to any bit of information, sometimes jumping to conclusions. But when a tragedy like this happens, with public safety at risk and the stakes so high, it’s important that we do this right. That’s why we have investigations. That’s why we relentlessly gather the facts.”

George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.)

Jake Oliver

Jake Oliver is publisher of the AFRO.

The Boston Marathon’s Media Frenzy

• The New York Post gave an inflated death count, saying there were “ at least 12 dead.” At the time, three people had been killed.

• The Wall Street Journal reported that police had discovered five additional explosive devices in addition to the two that been discovered, a statement that was later retracted.

• In what it called a “world-beating scoop,” the New York Post reported that a Saudi national was a suspect in the case when, in fact, he was a witness and a victim.

• At 1:45 p.m. on April 17, John King reported on CNN that a suspect had been taken into custody. That was false.

• King also erred when he reported last Wednesday: “I want to be very careful about this,

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COMMUNITY CONNECTION April 27

The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club Founders’ Day Observance and Awards Luncheon The Forum Caterers, 4219 Primrose Ave., Baltimore. 12 p.m. The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club will hold its 72nd Founders Day Observance and Awards Luncheon to remember the historical legacy of the organization and to award people that have contributed to the community. For more information: 410-365-9662.

Prom Redux 2013 Eubie Blake Center, 847 N. Howard St., Baltimore.

8 p.m. Wear your formal attire and bring gently used formal wear, shoes and jewelry to be donated.

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Morgan State Univesity Symphonic Band Concert Gilliam Concert Hall, Morgan State University, 2201 Argonne Drive, Baltimore. 6 p.m. The Morgan State Symphonic Band, directed by Melvin N. Miles Jr. will present its annual concert of symphonic compositions. $5. For more information: Murphyfineartscenter.org.

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Towsontown Spring Festival 2013 44 W. Chesapeake Ave., 7 p.m. Bring your family and friends to enjoy all our wonderful summertime foods, unique vendors and a variety of entertainment.

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Reginald F. Lewis Museum African American Children’s Book Fair Reginald F. Lewis Museum, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore. 1 P.m. Parents, educators and book lovers are invited to hear authors and illustrators discuss the power of multicultural stories. Children can enjoy bookmaking crafts and will receive free books. For more information: 443-3631800.

May 5

Brothers Who Can Cook 2013 Douglass-Myers Maritime Park and Museum, 1417 Thames St., Baltimore. 6 p.m. Local allstar chefs will whip up their tantalizing dishes to raise awareness about diabetes. $40. For more information:

April 27, 2013 - May 3, 2013, The Afro-American

Judge Bell looks on with amazement at the figurine of himself presented by Judge Marcia Holland

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Dr. Ruthe Sheffey, former Morgan English professor

More than 1,200 people were on hand April 18 at the Baltimore Hilton for a retirement dinner to celebrate the career and contributions of the Honorable Robert M. Bell, chief judge of the Court of Appeals of Maryland.

The guest list was a veritable Who’s Who in Maryland law and politics: Gov. Martin O’Malley, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake, Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin and U.S. Rep Elijah Cummings, who drew thunderous applause Sen. Ben Cardin

when he discussed Bell’s place in history.

Musical selections, including a rousing rendition of “Lift Ev’ry Voice,” the Black National Anthem, were provided by the Morgan State University Choir, the judge’s favorite musical group.

Guests feasted on salmon, stuffed chicken and cheesecake as speaker after speaker paid homage to Bell, who first came to fame as a high school student fighting for civil rights and rose to become the first African American in Maryland history to serve as chief judge of the state Court of Appeals.

Photos by J.D. Howard

An embrace for Sen. Ben Cardin Morgan President David Wilson and former president Earl Richardson Justice Kashini Zannah, chief judge, Borno State High Court of Justice Sen. Barbara Mikulski

Betty Stemley Sconion represented the judge's law clerks

Law Links participant, Tiffani Kennedy An early laugh with Rev. Douglas Sands

Judge Alexander Wright and his wife, Marcia

Cerissa O'Neal and J. Wyndal Gordon Prof. Byron Warnken, University of Baltimore Law School

Dr. Lenneal Henderson, University of Baltimore

Dean Phoebe Haddon with Prof. Leland Ware, left and Prof. Larry Gibson

Judge Irma Raker (retired), Court of Appeals of Md.

Judge Bell with Rev. Alvin Hathaway Sr. and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

Judge Bell with Dr. Sarah Garrett and Prof. Larry Gibson

Sunny Hostin, CNN legal analyst and ABC news anchor, served as the evening's host

AFRO columnist Valerie Fraling with Dr. Charlene Cooper-Boston

Rep. Elijah Cummings

Relatives of Judge Bell

The panel includes Prof. Gilbert Holmes, University of Baltimore; Dr. Debra Newman Hamm, Morgan State University and Prof.

Leland Ware, University of Delaware

Prof. Jose Anderson, University of Baltimore Law School

Judge Bell is presented with a replica of one of his favorite poems, “The Guy in the Glass,” written by Dale Wimbrow

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Anti-Social Media

My Take

By Mike Montgomery Last week, Facebook was abuzz with comments on the Boston Marathon bombing.

My newsfeed was filled with prayers and well wishes for the city of Boston and all affected by the blast that took three lives including that of an 8-year old child. Like 911, Americans were united

again… or so I thought… until I began to read the posts from my more conservative Facebook friends. One former co-worker took less than a day to blame President Obama for the Boston bombing, posting something like: “This would never have happened on Bush’s watch!”

Knock, knock, knock!

“Hello? Anyone home?

Where were you on Sept. 11, 2001?” I can tell you where he was. He was reading to elementary school children in Sarasota County, Fla. This week, amidst a barrage of musings on the second amendment, the stupidity of gun control supporter, and the violent

tendencies of Muslims, this same former co-worker posted a message declaring President Obama, “… the most inept, corrupt, wasteful, subversive, destructive and divisive President ever… twice elected because of the color of his skin rather than the content of his character.”

What’s more amazing (but not surprising) is that some of her friends clicked the “Like” button for this nonsense.

Now I’m sure she was just reposting something she saw on some other idiot’s Facebook page. Clearly she’s not smart enough to have completed such a thought on her own. And George W. Bush should be thankful that

The Motherhood Diaries:

he was three years into his presidency when Facebook was founded. Facebook junkies missed the election that Bush stole, 911, the beginning of the war in Iraq under false pretenses, and some questionable trading by a company headed by his Vice President.

Now I was never a fan of George W. Bush. But I don’t blame him for 911 or the manner in which he handled the aftermath. After all, this was an unprecedented act committed on U.S. soil.

No one had any experience dealing with such an attack.

And to our credit, the entire nation supported the President in his effort to bring terrorists

A Humorous Look at Motherhood in the New Millennium Book Review by Kam Williams “Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve kept a diary… Instead of writing out all the shenanigans of my life on paper, I [now] share them with five thousand of my closest friends on Facebook… As the mother of wonderful, precious children, ages 13, 10 and 5, I think I’ve got this motherhood thing down, so I have some stuff worth sharing…

On social media, I got immediate reaction from my updates on my never-a-dull-minute life… It was from reading some encouraging words on Facebook and Twitter that I came up with the idea for this book…

The Motherhood Diaries is all about exploring the good, the bad, and the ugly side of my motherhood path… It’s for women who complain, fuss and rant about their kids but will go Mama Tiger crazy if you mess with one of their babies.”

– Excerpted from Introduction

This is an age where many career women find themselves frustrated in the attempt to balance motherhood and work. One person who has met that challenge with flying colors is ReShonda Tate Billingsley, a sister who has figured out how to flourish professionally while raising three children with the help of her husband.

This remarkable Renaissance woman is not only the prolific author of over 20 best-selling books but is also a radio talk show host, a newspaper editor, a ghost writer, an actress and an inspirational speaker. On top of all that, she is currently producing the upcoming screen adaptation of one of her

to justice. What irks me is the double standard conservatives use to qualify patriotism. If you opposed Bush’s foreign policies for any reason after 911, you were labeled by the right as a traitor, an atheist, and anything else they could think of. Yet no one holds conservatives to task as they do the most un-American of things any American can do… denigrate our commander in chief.

I took a sabbatical from Facebook during election season because I couldn’t stand to read the posts from both sides that represented hatred and ignorance. Oh, I tried to bring a little diversity to my newsfeed, befriending

novels, Let the Church Say ‘Amen!’ which is being directed by Regina King.

Since she’s kept a journal for as long as she can remember, ReShonda decided to share some of the secrets of her success in a book chronicling the ups and downs of her hectic life.

Entitled, The Motherhood Diaries: A Humorous Look at Motherhood in the New Millennium, the author gives the subject-matter a light touch in a folksy fashion which has this critic thinking of her as the black Erma Bombeck, if that name means anything to you.

Each chapter opens with a comical quote from a journal entry, like “My 4 year-old needs a muzzle” and “Why is it I’ve

those who did not share all of my views… my life experiences. Nobody loves a good debate more than I. But I don’t respect people who can’t support a political position without a initiating a full-scale personal attack on the opposition. My number of Facebook friends just decreased by one. So much for social media.

My Take is a social commentary feature that allows AFRO readers to share their insight into a range of topics. Please submit your 250-450 word entries, with My Take typed into the subject field, to editor@afro. com. Include your name, age, occupation and daytime phone number. The AFRO reserves the right to edit or reject any entry.

turned into a lush?” followed by an elaboration of the incident that prompted ReShonda to have that thought. Between being blessed with the knack for narrating an anecdote and a comedienne’s gift for making observational insights about everyday occurrences, she’s a natural for weaving a winning memoir.

While the first half of the timely tome is comprised exclusively of ReShonda’s pithilydelivered pearls of wisdom, the rest of the opus is devoted to the relatively-sobering reflections of a couple dozen other moms.

For instance, there’s Lorna Lewis’ “Diary of a Grieving Mother,” Raquel Rogers’ “Diary of a Forgetful Mom,” Edna Pittman’s “Diary of a Special Needs Mother,” Crystal Brown Tatum’s “Diary of a Breast Cancer Survivor,” Jamesina Greene’s “Diary of a Depressed Mom,” Miranda Parker’s “Diary of a Mom with a Disability,” and Lichol Ford’s “Diary of a Welfare Mom,” to name a few.

Overall, this alternately comical and heartbreaking collection adds up to a compelling compendium of refreshingly-honest conversations about modern-day motherhood.

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ARTS & CULTURE

Undisputed Truth From an Undisputed Champ

By Kam Williams Born in Brooklyn on June 30, 1966, Michael Gerard Tyson is an all-time boxing great who, in his prime, struck fear in the heart of opponents. He compiled an impressive record of 50 wins, 5 losses and 1 disqualification (for biting off an opponent’s ear) over the course of an incomparable career in which he became the first undisputed heavyweight champ to hold the WBA, rottentomatoes.com Mike Tyson WBC and IBF title belts simultaneously.

Iron Mike has weathered a host of woes and controversies outside the ring ranging from allegations of spousal abuse to a rape conviction to the death of his 4 year-old daughter, Exodus, to declaring bankruptcy after frittering away over $300 million in prizefight purses. Today, he is a very happily-married man, with a couple of children, Milan and Morocco, by his third wife, Kiki.

Mike is currently on a 36-city tour of the country in Undisputed Truth, a one-man show which is part-comedy, part-confessional. Here, the pugilist-turned-actor talks about his latest movie, Scary Movie 5, co-starring a rogue’s gallery of controversial celebrities including Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, Katt Williams and Snoop Dogg.

Kam Williams: Hi Mike, thanks for the interview.

Mike Tyson: What’s up, Kam? KW: How did you get into acting?

MT: Just from messing around with a friend, Jim Toback, the director of The Pickup Artist. I always used to see him in New York and talk to him when I was younger, like a teenager.

Anthony Michael Hall brought me onto the set of one day in about ’86, and Jim and I became acquainted and then good friends, and he started putting me into his movies, first Black and White, and then we did Tyson. He thought I was an interesting character. After that, I did The Hangover and got bitten by the acting bug. I have a lot of friends who’ve won Oscars, and they started telling me I could do it, too.

KW: When we talk about comedy, you hear words that could refer to boxing like “timing” and “punch line.” Do you see any similarities between the two?

MT: I don’t know. People tell me I’m a comedian, but I don’t approach acting from that perspective. I do know that everything in life has to do with your timing and perception.

You have to be comfortable with the rhythm that you’re in. You can’t just jump into a fast rhythm if yours is slow. You might have to pick up the pace but in your own particular way. It has to do with personality, too.

KW: How the play‘s being received?

MT: We’ve been doing just great, selling out every night.

And I couldn’t believe the reviews. I couldn’t believe it was me they were talking about. They’re saying “Remarkably funny!” and “Moving!” I was like “They’re talking about me?” The

Woodstock Icon Richie Havens Dies at 72

By Zachary Lester AFRO Staff Writer Folk singer Richie Havens will be remembered forever in music history as the musician who opened the legendary Woodstock Music and Art Fair, better known as the Woodstock Festival , in 1969.

Havens died of a heart attack April 22 at his home in Jersey City, N.J. He was 72.

Since his death, his legacy has been pondered by fans and musicians who remember his work in the Free Love Era, while younger people learn about his contribution to music from Woodstock until he stopped performing two years ago because of health concerns.

“Now I hear Richie Havens has passed on,” tweeted guitarist Slash, formerly of Guns n’ Roses.

“I grew up with his music.

Artistic free spirit since the

60’s. RIP Richie.”

Havens came on the scene as a folk singer, unusual at the time—and now—for a Black man. Among his trademarks were his rough, yet mesmerizing vocals, his aggressively percussive and rhythmic guitar playing, and his ability to take any folk or pop song and make it his own, sometimes completely on the spot.

Born the oldest of nine children in Brooklyn, N.Y., Havens became interested in music as a young child. As a child, he and his friends would sing doo-wop on street corners. As a teenager, he sang gospel. When he was 20, he moved to Greenwich Village, a vibrant music scene in the Free Love era.

“He sang in a sonorous, gravel-road voice that connected folk, blues and gospel,” David Brown wrote on RolllingStone.com on

“An old man, going on a lone highway, came at the evening cold and gray, to a chasm, vast, deep and wide, through which was flowing a sullen tide. The old man crossed in the twilight dim, that sullen stream had no fears for him; but he turned, when he reached the other side, and built a bridge to span the tide.

Old man, said a fellow pilgrim near, you are wasting strength in building here. Your journey will end with the ending day; you never again must pass this way. You have crossed the chasm, deep and wide, why build you the bridge at the eventide?

The builder lifted his old gray head. Good friend, in the path I have come he said, there followeth after me today a youth whose feet must pass this way. This chasm that has been naught to me to that fair-haired youth may a pitfall be. He, too, must cross in the twilight dim; good friend, I am building the bridge for him.” —Will Allen Dromgoole “Like a bridge over troubled water…” More than 1,200 guests converged on Baltimore’s Hilton Hotel, surrounded by Oriole fans, to honor Chief Judge Robert ”Bridge Builder” Bell on his retirement as chief jurist.

The view overlooking Camden Yards was picture-perfect as we mingled doing the cocktail reception, enjoying butler-passed hors d’oeuvre of crab cakes, salmon mousse and other delectable items before entering the magnificently decorated ballroom with the most elegant floral arrangements adorning each table for dinner.

“Memories light the corners of my mind, misty watercolor memories of the way we were, scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind…” ­—Barbara Streisand The program chronicling the judge’s 40 plus years as a bridge builder from his sit-in arrest at age 16 to his seat, as chief judge of Maryland’s highest court was full of laughter. Morgan State University’s Choir under the leadership of Dr. Eric Conway was outstanding. We were on the front row, seated in front of the choir. When they finished performing, I turned around and. like magic, they had left the podium with quiet decorum and grace.

“Hear ye, hear ye; The court’s in session, The court’s in session,

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Richie Havens April 22. He later added, “He brought an earthy soulfulness to the folk scene of the 60s.”

By 1969, he had gained significant renown as a singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was invited to play at the music festival that came to be the largest free concert of its generation. Havens

joined some of music’s then most well-known acts: Jimi Hendrix, Sly and the Family Stone, Santana, Janis Joplin and the Who. He was scheduled to play fifth in the lineup. However, due to technical difficulties and issues with some of the other acts, Havens had his set time moved to first and extended from what was supposed to be a half-hour to two hours. Had Havens been unable to play, some believe that Woodstock would have been have been a disaster, at least at the start of the concert.

Havens enjoyed significant success after Woodstock. He started his own record label, Stormy Weather. He continued to tour, put out 23 albums and acted in a career that spanned more than 50 years. In recent years, Havens performed at noteworthy events, such as the inauguration of President

now; Here comes the judge…” —Shorty Long Judges and attorneys reflecting all levels of the court systems and counties paid homage to a man they considered a friend, foe and colleague. Among the guests were Attorney Candes Daniels, Attorney Beverly Carter, Judge Patrick Stringer, Judge Alexander Williams, Judge Baylor-Thompson, Judge Holt-Stone, Jervis Finney, Attorneys Harry and Janet Johnson, Aileen and Dwight Taylor, Dr. Ruth Sheffey, Delegate Adrianne Jones, Delegate Nathan-Pulliam, Senator McFadden, Gov. Martin O’Malley, former governors Parris Glendenning and Harry Hughes, Dr. Charles Simmons, Dr. Earl Richardson, Roslyn Smith, Dr. Jameson Lawrence, Doris Cole, Diane Hocker, Senators.

Ben Cardin and Barbara Mikulski, Theron and Bonita Whitaker, Maryland Appointments Secretary Jeanne Hitchcock, AFRO American Newspapers Publisher Jake Oliver, AFRO American Newspapers Executive Editor Avis Thomas-Lester, Jerome Stephens, Mattie and William Mumby, former congressman Kweisi Mfume and Judge Marcella Holland.

“Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.” —Marion Garrity “It brings a tear to my eyes.” The framed picture of the judge’s mother Rosa Bell sat proudly on the table in front of him throughout the evening.

“To whom much is given much is required…” Luke 12:48. The judge’s alma mater Morgan State University received a $20,000 endowment fund in his name for a Dunbar High School graduate interested in studying law. Each guest received a bobble- head of Judge Bell complete with his man purse.

“My eyesight is not nearly as good. My hearing is probably going away. My memory is slipping, too. But I’m still around.” —John Wooden “The name game.” Did you know Martin’s West did funeral services? Neither did I until Charles Faison told me that a friend’s funeral was at Martin’s West. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

We were at the 5-Mile House when he gave me the information it

biggest honor I had so far was when the comedian Jeff Ross told me he liked it and said, “You’re one of us, now.” That was just amazing.

KW: Who was stronger, Razor Ruddock or Bonecrusher Smith?

MT: Bonecrusher was stronger, but Razor Ruddick hit harder.

KW: What was the hardest punch you ever took in the ring?

MT: Wow! A bunch of guys really rang my clock. Gee! Razor Ruddock… Lennox Lewis… Evander Holyfield… They all did a number on me.

KW: When you look in the mirror, what do you see?

MT: Me? I see an old, broke-ass black guy taking care of a bunch of kids, living life, taking them to school, and all that stuff, who’s asking himself: What the hell is this?

But I wouldn’t give it up for the world because I love my wife. I never expected to have a life like this. No chaos… no confusion… no lawsuits… no violence… no going to jail…

KW: Lastly, if you could have one wish instantly granted, what would that be for?

MT: That my daughter could still be with us.

KW: My condolences, Mike. Thanks again, and best of luck with all your endeavors.

MT: Thank you, Kam. Okay, brother.

To see the schedule for Mike Tyson’s one-man play ‘Undisputed Truth,’ visit: http://tysonontour.com/ .

Clinton in 1993. In 2000, his autobiography, They Can’t Hide Us Anymore, was released and he collaborated with dance music group Groove Amanda on the song “Hands of Time,” which was featured on the soundtrack of the film Collateral, starring Jamie Foxx and Domino, with Keira Knightley. In 2009, he performed on “Soundtrack for a Revolution,” alongside John Legend, Wyclef Jean, the Roots and Anthony Hamilton.

The recording recounted the story of the Civil Rights Movement through the era’s freedom songs.

In early 2012, Havens announced his retirement, saying he would no longer tour or perform because of health concerns.

Fans took to social media to mourn his death.

“So sad to hear that the big man with the big heart has gone,” tweeted British singer/

songwriter Peter Gabriel.

“For anyone that worked with him, he was family. When he turned the tap on, music poured out of him, as it did in Woodstock.”

“Richie Havens. RIP,” tweeted the Roots drummer Questlove Jenkins.

On the Induct Richie Havens into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame page on Facebook, where Havens was labeled “arguably the defining musical artist” of Woodstock, fans urged his posthumous induction.

“You gave me and the rest of the world 40 plus years of beauty, truth and integrity,” wrote Ray Lynn Saunders on Facebook. “Thank You.” Ironically, Havens died on Earth Day. He started an oceanography museum for children in the Bronx more than 30 years ago and the Natural Guard, an organization that educates children about the

was noisy so I asked again and he said yes Martin’s West. On Saturday, I went to Martin and sensed something was amiss; the casually dress people where attending a bull-roast. LMBO that’s when I realized he was saying March West, a local funeral home.

“A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.” —Marge Piercy “I hope to continue to use Top 100 MBE and other vehicles as the voice of the minority and women business community.” was Sharon Pinder’s response on receiving the 2013 Business Hall of Fame Award from the Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce for her leadership and advocacy on behalf of minority and women entrepreneurs. Sharon is the founder of the Top 100 MBE for the MidAtlantic Region.

“He that would be a leader must also be a bridge.” —Welsh Proverb Congratulations to Doni Glover and B-More News on recognizing the achievements of entrepreneurs and business leaders. Among the recipients of the Business Legend and Legacy Award were Charles R. Owens, president, Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce; former Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith, Omar Muhammad, Damon Hughes, Ella White-Campbell, and Maryland Washington Minority Contractors President Wayne Frazier.

“Don’t be too proud to take a lesson. I’m not.” —Jack Nicklaus If you want the perfect swing, Jandie Turner has produced a noexcuse video golf-training program designed for that Tiger in you.

Contact Jandie.turner@acuitysports.com.

“If you like good music yeah yeah” Wednesday afternoon at the Windsor Inn is hot with jazzy afternoons from 3 to 7 p.m. hear the jazz giants played by Jimmy & Bo. It’s your birthday! filmmaker John Waters, Brenda Sykes, Shirley Richmond, Elvard Cooper, twins Krystal & Kristie Jones, Marty Bass.

Ruth Chris’ David Doward, Patrick Turner and Ben “I’ll be seeing you” Valerie & the Friday Night Bunch

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FAITH

William DeVeaux—In His Father’s Footsteps

By AFRO Staff

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Bishop William P. DeVeaux

The Right Rev. William P. DeVeaux is the 113th bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Bishop DeVeaux oversees 400 A.M.E. churches in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina in the church’s second district. He is a husband, a father, a grandfather ans a veteran.

Inspired at an early age by his father, Chaplain John DeVeaux, the bishop saw his father as the model of the man he wanted to become. He admired the way his father cared for and treated people.

“I am my father’s son, ‘’ proclaimed Bishop DeVeaux. ‘’One of the reasons I am a preacher is because if my father believed that this man we call Jesus Christ had value and purpose and devoted his whole life to Him, then it must be

something.’’

Like his father, Bishop DeVeaux served as an army chaplain, and during the Vietnam War provided care and comfort to troops from various racial, cultural and religious

backgrounds. He found that work rewarding, meeting the needs of the people by linking the spiritual with the physical side of life.

Bishop DeVeaux believes the future holds great things for the A.M.E. church. When asked about the challenges he faces, he replied, ‘’A.M.E. has the same issues that all churches have which is trying to make the ministry relevant to a new generation. We are always looking for ways to resonate with a new generation of people while not losing the old generation.’’

Bishop DeVeaux said one of the greatest missions today is getting the young people who have little to no background in organized religion, involved in the church. ‘’I am a child of the Civil Rights Movement. Back then, the church was seen as the center of the Black community. There was a time when everyone knew the Lord’s Prayer, a time when every Black girl and boy knew all of the words to Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

He said this isn’t always the case now. “You now have generations of people who didn’t go to church and our mission is figuring out how to appeal to them.’’

Bishop DeVeaux feels that by bringing in a new generation of young adults, younger people will see this and feel inspired to go. ‘’Church is a good place to form young people.

After [we] teach them about Jesus Christ and the scriptures, then we can become a model for them. It’s important to believe in something outside of yourself, and church is a great place for people get together, talk together and worship together.’’

Desmond Pringle Celebrates New CD and Spreads Hope for Cancer Patients Noted gospel singer-song writer Desmond Pringle is teaming up with Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), to present a three city inspirational concert event to inspire hope in Chicago, Charleston and Los Angeles as Kingdom Records releases his new CD Fidelity on May 14. His current radio single “Can’t Even Imagine” is #22 on Billboard magazine’s Hot Gospel Songs chart.

The series of music and worship-filled events kicks off in Chicago, May 2, with the city’s leading pastors and choirs participating in “An Evening of Inspiration” at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Apostolic Faith Church.

“I’ve worked with the most prominent Christian artists and leaders of our time, Pringle said, “and I am so very honored to partner with Rev. Percy McCray and Cancer Treatment Centers of America.” Rev. McCray leads the Our Journey of Hope program at CTCA in Illinois a community outreach program to assist faith based organizations establish ministry programs to support parishioners and their families who are facing life threatening illnesses. “We are so grateful to the Lord for providing us with this opportunity to serve our congregations most challenged members,” he said.

Christened in a Reformed Episcopal church in Charleston, S.C., Pringle said he recalls the period during which his family began to attend a Pentecostal church. “At that time, when I

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was about sixteen, I began Courtesy photo to play keyboards for a nondenominational church,” he said. “While in college, I took role of Clarence in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” in 1992 and began to find other roles in musicals, including ‘Only the Strong’ and ‘Paint the White House Black,’ and then landed my first recording contract, with A&M Records.”

Pringle’s songwriting hits include High Praise on Bishop Paul Morton’s Let It Rain, on the number one hit CD, and Holiness is Right on the Grammy-nominated CD CeCe Winans Presents the Born Again Church Choir, which won a Dove Award as Traditional Gospel Album of the Year.

“We are going to have a beautiful and inspired time,” said Rev. McCray, who will serve as the emcee of the events. “We are offering a night of inspiration and hope with a stellar lineup of invited guests, choirs and ministries. We are extending an invitation to all of the people living with cancer and their supporters to come and bask in the glory,” he added.

Pringle will perform, May 11, for leaders in the faith-based community at the Inaugural Red Carpet Awards Dinner Gala at the Alfred Williams Community Center in Charleston, S.C. The Los Angeles “Evening of Inspiration” event, scheduled for June 2013, will feature Pringle and the area’s prominent religious leaders and gospel musicians.

Pringle is senior pastor of the Watered Garden Fellowship in Los Angeles and says of the future, simply: “It is full and I am fully embracing and engaging it with passion, power and purpose. I know that whatever I do, I’m going to praise God and keep on moving.”

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of the word. To be in Donald Morris his presence was surely Knox Sr., son of enjoyable because of the late Donald M. his jovial personality Adams and Sarah V. and very positive Knox, was born on demeanor. Some of his January 14, 1935 in favorite past times were Baltimore, Md. He listening to jazz, going departed this life on to jazz shows, dancing, March 4, 2013 after a singing, and traveling. lengthy illness He was always a well Donald received groomed gentleman, his education in the with his signature wide Baltimore City Public brim hats. Donald was School System,. resilient, strong and and attended the proud to the end. He will legendary Dunbar certainly be missed.

High School. He He was preceded in became employed by death by: his brother, the Continental Can DONALD KNOX Wallace Hooker; Company, which is now Crown, Cork and Seal, from which daughter, Sonia Renee Knox; and son, Kevin Edward Knox. he retired after 38 years of service.

Donald wed the late Esther Olivia He leaves to mourn: his daughter, Stokes and from this union five children Darlene Delores Knox, “daddy’s little were born. girl;” sons, Donald Morris Knox Jr., and Morris Clinton Knox; special brother-inDonald was affectionately known as law, Kenneth Taylor; and a very loving “Duck.” To know him was to love him. and devoted friend, Laura Clark.

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Move Over Miami? Who Will Win the NBA Title?

By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley AFRO Sports Desk

that New York has, I just think they can mix it up with anybody, especially Miami.

The NBA postseason kicked off April 20 and it’s time to crown the champion of the 2012-2013 season. After a fantastic regular season run by the Miami Heat, last year’s champs have another solid chance at claiming the title. But they’ll face fierce competition from a solid group of contenders. Who’ll win this year’s NBA title? Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley of the AFRO Sports Desk debate the question.

Riley: You’re asking the Knicks to topple the Heat with a band of role players and Anthony. Sure, the Mavs had a similar composition when they beat Miami, but that was also the Heat’s first year playing together as the new Big Three. I think Miami is better equipped to handle those type of spread-thefloor teams now, and it’s hard to imagine a team like the Knicks with no real inside dominance beating Miami in a series. New York is built to run, but nobody runs better than Miami.

Green: I’ve been saying it all year: as long as the New York Knicks are healthy, they’re designed and built to beat Miami.

They’re cut from the same cloth as the 2011 Dallas Mavericks: one elite scoring machine surrounded by a cast of veteran contributors. In 2011 it was Dirk Nowitzki, this year it’s Carmelo Anthony. Carmelo has players around him like Jason Kidd and Tyson Chandler who know what it takes to win a title.

There’s also Kenyon Martin, who went to the Finals along with Kidd in their New Jersey Nets days. J.R. Smith has become an all-around efficient scorer and thrives as the No. 2 option behind Melo. Raymond Felton was a champion point guard at the college level, so he can handle the pressure.

Riley: I like the makeup of the Knicks roster but I don’t like their chances against Miami. I just have a problem with teams who rely so much on the deep shot to stay competitive.

If Amare Stoudemire was healthy, I would give New York more of a chance since they would have the ability between him and Anthony to score easily on the inside. That would give the Knicks better looks from three-point range instead of them having to force so many shots. The Heat just have way too much speed and athleticism on the wing and can lock down those long range attempts. They have a few defenders who they can apply to Anthony and not lose much sleep over it.

Green: There’s just something about Anthony this year that makes me a believer. I believe he knows he’s just as good—or perhaps even better—than LeBron James and I like the way his troops rally around him. Anthony is scoring at an amazing clip and he’s proven to be the type of scorer that can easily shoulder a load. When you throw in the three-point marksmen

Green: The Knicks come close. When you have a scorer in Anthony that’s on fire right now, anything is possible. He’s going to be tough to cover for anyone Miami would put on him, including James. We might have the blueprints for another Miami/New York rivalry, not seen since the days of Patrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourning. But with James and Anthony as the faces of the opposing franchises, a Heat vs. Knicks matchup could be stellar. Anthony isn’t afraid of James and, with that mentality embedded into that type of scorer, New York has a strong chance of not only just beating Miami but bringing home an NBA title.

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‘Great Cars Don’t Happen Without Great People’

By Yvonne Coleman Bach Special to the NNPA from the Louisville Defender Toyota recently unveiled their 2013 Avalon at a press tour in Cincinnati. The event not only provided the media with a look at the newly designed vehicle, but also an inside look at Toyota and

6,600 people with an annual payroll of approximately $492 million. The annual production capacity is 500,000 vehicles and 600,000 engines. In addition to the Avalon, the plant produces Camry, Camry Hybrid, Avalon Hybrid, Venza, 4-cylinder and V6 engines, axles steering components,

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Toyota’s Rob McConnell (principal engineer), Latondra Newton (group vice president, Toyota North America), Wil James (president, Toyota Motor Co. Manufacturing/ Kentucky) and Jim Colon (vice president, product communications, Toyota Motor Sales/USA). its strong commitment to diversity Members of the press got the chance to drive the impressive vehicle and see it being made at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) plant.

The plant sits on 1,300 acres and employs about

machined blocks, cylinder heads, crankshafts, camshafts, rods and axles assemblies/ dyes.

“Great cars do not happen without great people,” James S. Colon, vice president for communications at Toyota Motor Sales, said.

According to Colon the firm’s productivity is enhanced by

A new fleet of 2013 Avalon is coming off the assembly line of the Georgetown, Ky. plant. Two cars roll off the line about every 55 seconds, resulting in about 2,000 new vehicles a day.

its commitment to diversity.

He said that 30 percent of the workforce is people of color.

The vehicle is produced at the firm’s largest plant in North America, an operation overseen by another African American, Wilbert W. (Wil) James, Jr., president of Toyota Motors Manufacturing Kentucky. “We are proud of the way we do business.”

James said, noting that he insists that everyone be involved in diversity. “That is the Toyota Way,” he said. The diversity policy is implemented by Latondra Newton, assistant general manager of corporate affairs.

The company has received numerous awards for diversity, including: • “Top 50 Company for Diversity” by DiversityInc for six years. In 2012, in addition to being included in the list of Top 50 Companies for Diversity overall, Toyota also ranked seventh in DiversityInc’s Top 10 Companies for LGBT Employees.

• “40 Best Companies for Diversity” by Black Enterprise Magazine for the past seven years.

• Hispanic Business Magazine’s “Top 60 Company

for Diversity” for the past three years.

• 2011 “Corporation of the Year” by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC).

• Member of the “Billion Dollar Roundtable,”

recognizing more than $1 billion in annual spending with certified ethnic and women-owned suppliers.

Rob McConnell, another African-American member of the corporate team, played a key role in the new Avalon.

McConnell was the principal engineer of the design team

that created the 2013 Avalon.

McConnell’s team has taken the lead in designing seven different Toyota vehicles, including the Venza, Solara and Tundra. The Avalon was the first car that was totally designed and built outside of Japan. Over the last eight years, it has completely been re-styled.

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Noland Henson 410-320-6360 David Holland 443-510-3027 freedom4realestate@yahoo.com P.O. Box 20646 Baltimore, MD. 21223 LEGAL NOTICES CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC NOTICE COMMUNITY MEETING PARK CIRCLE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT In an effort to educate the community about the upcoming project, a community meeting will be held: MAY 20, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church 2812 Reisterstown Road Baltimore, Maryland 21215 If you have any questions, comments or need special accommodations, please contact: Ms. Kohl Fallin Northwest Community Liaison 443-984-4095 email: kohl.fallin@baltimorecity.gov or email: Stacey.Harrison@baltimorecity.gov Receive regular updates via Facebook At Baltimore City, Department of Transportation Or on Twitter at Baltimore City, Department of Transportation FRANK MURPHY, ACTING DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC NOTICE COMMUNITY MEETING BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS UPDATING THE BICYCLE MASTER PLAN Since the original Bicycle Master Plan was adopted in 2006, the City of Baltimore has created over 100 miles of on-street bikeways with 39 miles of off-road trails Numerous ordinances and programs have been established to make Baltimore a better place to bike.

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Will host an open-house at the MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT CENTER 1700 E. COLD SPRING LANE ON: WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2013 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Please stop by and let us know where you would like to see more bike lanes and what the City of Baltimore can do to help you make more trips by bike.

Please take the online survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s/ bikeplanupdate Questions, Comments or Suggestions?

Please contact Nate Evans at nate.evans@ baltimorecity.gov or 410-396-6856 Or Jeffrey Fleming Northeast Community Liaison 443-984-4095 email: Jeffrey.Fleming@baltimorecity.gov or email: Stacey.Harrison@baltimorecity.gov Receive regular updates via Facebook At Baltimore City, Department of Transportation Or on Twitter at Baltimore City, Department of Transportation FRANK MURPHY, ACTING DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Invitation to Bid for DBE/WBE Firms Cherry Hill Construction, Inc., an EEO Employer, is currently soliciting cost Proposals from Qualified DBE and WBE subcontractors / Vendors, both Union and Non-Union Affiliated, for the Baltimore City Department of Public Works Enhanced Nutrient Removal Process at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant Sanitary Contract No. 877 ; Bid Date: 5/1/13. Bid documents are available upon request. For further information concerning subcontracting and/ or purchasing opportunities, please contact Robert Gibson at Rgibson@chconstr.com or 410-799-2354.

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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY INVITATION FOR BIDS MONUMENT EAST ROOF REPLACEMENT IFB NUMBER: B-1722-13 The Housing Authority of Baltimore City (“HABC”) will issue an Invitation for Bids (“IFB”) for interested and qualified vendors to submit sealed bids to remove the existing flat roof system and install a new 20 year Modified Bitumen, 2-ply roof (min) roof membrane system including insulation, flashings, cant strips, edge metal, pitch pockets, hoisting and rigging on18 story building.

BIDS WILL BE DUE no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 24, 2013. A nonmandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 11:00 a.m., at the Charles L. Benton Building, 417 E. Fayette Street, Room 416, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202.

HABC has established a minimum goal of twenty percent (20%) of the total dollar amount of the proposed contract for Minority Business Enterprise (“MBE”) utilization, applicable to all minority and non-minority businesses proposing to provide the requested services as the prime contractor. No goal has been established for participation of Women-owned businesses (“WBEs”), however, HABC strongly encourages and affirmatively promotes the use of WBEs in all HABC contracts.

Responders shall also comply with all applicable requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 12 U.S.C. Section 1701u.

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A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., at the Charles L. Benton Building, 417 E. Fayette Street, Room 416, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202.

HABC has established a minimum goal of twenty percent (20%) of the total dollar amount of the proposed contract for Minority Business Enterprise (“MBE”) utilization, applicable to all minority and non-minority businesses proposing to provide the requested services as the prime contractor. No goal has been established for participation of Women-owned businesses (“WBEs”), however, HABC strongly encourages and affirmatively promotes the use of WBEs in all HABC contracts.

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OBITUARIES Julio R. Santana Sr., 93

Firestone Employee/Electrician Julio Rivera Santana Sr. was born computer systems. He received his certificate on Oct. 1, 1920 to the late Julio Rivera of proficiency in Microcomputer Systems and Juana Santana. He departed this life Support from Johns Hopkins University on Jan. 10, 2013. As a young boy he in 1991. Julio enjoyed vacations by going lived at home in Puerto Rico. He stayed on cruises with his wife, especially to the and helped his mother until she died Caribbean. Since 1990, Julio and Helen tried when he was 17. He left Puerto Rico to go on at least one cruise every year. and came to the United States. During Julio retired from Johns Hopkins World War II Julio served in the Coast University in December 2003 at the age of Guard as a merchant seaman and was 83. After his retirement he joined the Liberty honorably discharged at the completion Senior Center where he and his wife became of his service. He resided in Texas for a active members of the fitness program. He while but missed the ocean. Soon after participated in many of the programs at the he joined a crew and his travels took senior center and was well liked by everyone him all over the world. He decided to in the center. stop traveling when he was in Africa Julio enjoyed spending time with his and began to work for Firestone. After children and grandchildren and was always several years in Africa Julio went back quick to offer sage advice like, “Don’t take to working on ships. After many years at any wooden nickels; just take the quarters.” sea Julio decided to settle down and stay He took great interest and pride in the JULIO R. SANTANA SR. on dry land. Julio had a fascination with accomplishments of his children and his electricity and once he arrived back in the States he trained to grandchildren. His oldest grandchild, DeVante’ held a special become a master electrician. place in his heart as he was truly raised as his third son. One With these skills he was able to work for many large of his greatest hopes was to live to see him graduate from corporations. In the late 60’s Julio took a job as an electrician college. with Johns Hopkins. During his early years at Hopkins Julio After the passing of his wife Helen in 2011, Julio was able became a shop steward where he helped to solve many of the to live independently at home, until the age of 92. In late grievances of its members. Julio was a fair person with a no 2012, Julio decided it was time to meet some new friends and nonsense personality. let someone else handle the cooking. He became a resident of Because of his no nonsense approach, Julio was elected the Emerald Estates Assisted Living Community in January president of Johns Hospital Local Union 1231. Julio was 2013. He lived there until he was called by God to be reunited always very interested in helping others and unions. It was with Helen, his wife of 37 years. through this association that Julio was instrumental in helping Julio is survived by; his two sons, Keith and Julio Jr.; form the Johns Hopkins Federal Credit Union over 30 years four grandchildren, DeVante, Davis, Grant and Elissa; one ago. daughter-in-law, Kim; three brothers-in-law, Bernard, Harold While at Hopkins, Julio became interested in computers. and William; two sisters-in-law, Gladys and Julia; and a host Along with his wife Helen Holmes Santana, he took courses in of relatives and friends.

Hazel L. Smith, 92 Cosmetologist

Hazel Louise Smith departed this life and stepped over into eternity on Feb. 3, 2013. She was born on May 2, 1921 in Prince George’s County, Md. She was the daughter of the late Bishop Harry and Alice Hughes. Mother Hazel as she was called was baptized at an early age.

She accepted Jesus Christ as her personal savior and didn’t mind letting you know.

She joined Gillis Memorial Christian Community Church in the mid-forties and was a devoted and loyal member.

Because of her love for her church and pastor, she would not let anyone talk about her pastor. She sang on several choirs including the Senior Choir, the Women’s Chorus, the Mass Choir, the Gospel Music Workshop of America, and The Pauline Wells Lewis Legacy Mass

HAZEL L. SMITH

Choir, where she was known as the Mother of the Choir.

Hazel was a cosmetologist for over 50 years. She also loved to cook, as many know her specialties were cheese cake, German chocolate cake, apple and peach cobblers, pound cake, friend chicken, crab cakes and many other delicious dishes.

She was preceded in death by Doris and James Thurston, her sister and brother-inlaw.

Mother Hazel leaves to cherish her memory a devoted son, Roland C. Smith Sr., grandchildren, Roland C. Smith Jr., Luvern C. Smith, Kelly Simmons (Barry) and Mark Wright; a host of great-grandchildren, great nieces and nephews, two great goddaughters, Janae Sturgis and Katie Crawford and a host of relatives and friends.

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Metropolitan Grace Building Alice McDonald Boykin, daughter of Kate and Joseph McDonald, was born on June 16, 1914 in Dresden, Tenn. She departed this life suddenly on Feb. 3, 2013 after a lengthy illness.

Faye received her education in Dresden, Tenn. In her later years, she moved to New York City, then resided in Baltimore. She was employed for many years at the Metropolitan Grace Building. She accepted Christ at an early age in Tennessee at St. James Methodist Church. In her later years, she became a member of Salem Baptist Church.

She had numerous friends; everyone who knew her loved her.

She enjoyed eating and was very devoted to family. She will be truly missed.

ALICE F.M. BOYKIN

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She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Boykin; three brothers, William, Bennie and Joe; and one sister, Maybelle.

She leaves to mourn her memory; three daughters, Annie, Cyrane and Christina; one son, Dwayne; five sisters, Ora, Mary, Francis, Betty, Bonnie and Bobbie; three brothers, Raymond, Jimmy and Vergil; 13 grandchildren, Ebony, Colby, Tiffany, LaToya, Nicole, Leroy, TyQuanza, Johntae, John, Tykeria, Jamaiya, Taveon and Mario; 9 great-grandchildren, Corey, Decorey, Antonio, Dwayne, Demarcus, Tajah, Paul, Tawheed and Sherman; two sonsin-law, Mike and Mario; two special nieces, Daisy Young and Sarelle; and a host of nieces, nephews, close relatives and friends.

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