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Freedom Summer 1964:

Remembering Fannie Lou Hamer – Part II

By Marsha Rose Joyner Special to the AFRO It seems that all of my life I have been infected with the participatory democracy bug. In segregated schools and being a daughter of the Afro-American Newspapers, I was taught the United States was my government and I had a right to participate in the direction and operation of political systems. So I did, and still do.

Therefore, to protest Senator Douglass from Illinois over a project that had nothing to do with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP),

I drove from Highlands, Air Force Base, N.J. to the Democratic Convention on the boardwalk in Atlantic City. Being nearly nine months pregnant, with a toddler in the stroller, my husband objected to my daring exploit, saying, “Do not even call me if you have

this baby down there.” Armed with baby and protest signs, I was off.

Not having a clue what to expect, and with the sudden realization that I would never locate the other Air Force Wives who were also driving from various parts of New Jersey loaded down with children and with protest signs, I arrived on the Boardwalk to immense crowds. I walked among the picketers, on-lookers, the hordes of police and media everywhere; even my own mother, Elizabeth Murphy Oliver from the AfroAmerican Newspapers was a part of Wikimedia Commons Continued on A3

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Early MD Primary Yields Wins, Losses and Surprises

By Roberto Alejandro Special to the AFRO One of the biggest upsets of the June 24 Maryland Gubernatorial Primary, a total shock for some, was the victory of relative newcomer, Marilyn Mosby, over one-term City State’s Attorney Gregg Bernstein. Mosby was ahead with 54.7 percent of the vote at press time.

Not many were surprised that Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown prevailed in the Democratic primary race for the governor’s seat, defeating principal rivals Attorney General Doug Gansler and Delegate Heather Mizeur by wide margins. Sen. Brian Frosh, in something of an upset, won the Democratic primary for Attorney General over Delegates Jon Cardin and Aisha Braveboy.

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Black Fire Chief Suing BWI for Retaliatory Firing

By Roberto Alejandro Special to the AFRO In March, acting Fire Chief Gregory Lawrence was fired from the BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Fire Department. The termination came after a state audit found irregularities with items such as the mileage reported on fuel reimbursement forms and Lawrence’s use of his identification badge to swipe in and out of work.

Lawrence has sued the

department over his termination, the second time he has sued the department, and his supporters allege his firing was in retaliation for his efforts to increase the representation of African-Americans in the fire service.

Lawrence, a Salisbury, Md. native, is a retired Marine Corps airfield service officer, who at one point headed both Kona International Airport and Hilo International Airport in Hawaii. In 2001, hoping to find work closer to his mother who had fallen – Alan Legum Continued on A5

“They say he swiped in, or he used his state vehicle, on a day that he was supposed to be off.

But he worked days that he was off, he’s the fire chief.”

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Chief Gregory Lawrence is suing the BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Fire Department for the second time. He alleges he was wrongfully terminated by the department in March.

Florida Reignites Voter Suppression

By Zenitha Prince AFRO Senior Correspondent

Seventh in a series detailing states’ effort to keep citizens from voting.

The root of modern-day voter suppression is buried in Florida, and it grew and blossomed during the 2000 presidential elections.

“Florida is the state where awareness of how serious flaws in elections administration could result in voters being disenfranchised developed,” said Marcia Johnson-Blanco, coordinator, Voting Rights Project, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The critical role of Florida in deciding the presidential

contest between Republican candidate George W. Bush and Democrat Al Gore, 88 percent of the eligible and the narrow margin voters removed were Africanby which the outcome American. was decided shined a global-sized spotlight on American. the state, revealing several “A lot of their data was election irregularities. Before inaccurate,” said political the elections, state officials analyst David Bositis, an decided to purge the voter expert on Black politics. “And list of duplicate registrations, it [the purging process] was deceased voters, and people not carefully done to avoid believed to be ex-felons – making mistakes.” the state is distinguished In addition, there was an by its permanent felon unusually high number of disenfranchisement policy. “overvotes,” or choices of However, thousands of more than one candidate for eligible voters’ names were the same position, especially scrubbed in the process, and 88 percent of the voters Continued on A3 removed were African-

2014 Maryland Primary

Mosby Wins Big Over Bernstein 55% to 45%

By Sean Yoes Special to the AFRO

University of Maryland Law Professor Larry Gibson working his magic at Mosby headquarters on Election Day.

A little after five o’clock Tuesday afternoon it was clear to me former Baltimore City assistant prosecutor Marilyn Mosby was going to defeat incumbent state’s attorney Gregg Bernstein, her old boss.

Because it was right around

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NATION & WORLD Malia Obama’s Summer Job Draws Critics in the Blogosphere

While most teens prepare to spend the summer working at a summer camp or flipping burgers, Malia Obama has been spotted working on a Hollywood set in a summer job that would be a dream post for most teenagers.

The oldest daughter of President Obama has been working as a production assistant on the Los Angeles set of “Extant�, an up-coming Malia Obama CBS sci-fi series that is being produced by Steven Spielberg and stars Halle Berry as an astronaut who returns home pregnant after a year in space according to News Leader.

The Wrap reported that the first daughter has been doing typical work of an intern and has not received any special treatments. “She helped with computer shop alignments and the director also let her slate a take,� one source told The Wrap.

TMZ said, “We’re told Malia spent most of her day going on runs for coffee and drinks for most of the cast.�

She is a rising junior at Sidwell Friends, an exclusive D.C. prep school, and will turn 16 on Independence Day. President Obama mentioned earlier in a New Yorker article published in January that his oldest daughter had a passion for filmmaking.  News of the summer position has stirred criticism, especially on the blogosphere, where commentators say the 16 year-old teenager was benefitting from her father’s clout and not her abilities. “I don’t think that this young lady should have this position� one commenter on The Wrap said, noting that as a mother and business owner, she would not provide that kind of advantage for her child. “Parents with means have made it too easy for their kids. Thus, we have a population of spoiled little rich kids who feel entitled to have and do whatever they want.�

Michelle Obama has not responded to comments about her daughter’s day on the TV set.

Democratic, Republican Party Leaders to Appear at Black Journalists’ Convention

Political leaders of the two major parties will offer headline addresses at the National Association of Black Journalists’ (NABJ) 39th Annual Convention and Career Fair, which will be held July 30-Aug. 3 in Boston.

NABJ convention planners cited the current political climate—intensified by concerns about partisan assaults on voting rights and the emergence of identity politics—for the need to hear from the leaders of the nation’s leading political parties as the platforms for the campaign to advance their parties’ ideals and candidates. “As is often expected, African-American voters are a key demographic in the upcoming election cycle, but some civil rights groups have sounded the alarm about threats to one person, one vote,� NABJ President Bob Butler said in a statement. He added, “It is important that our members hear and can report about from all angles about the Black vote especially ahead of crucial elections nationwide which could tip the balance of power from Washington to beyond.�

Reince Priebus, who was elected chairman of the Republican National Committee in January 2011 and reelected in January last year, will give remarks and be interviewed on July 31 during the convention’s opening plenary. The interview will be conducted by CNN’s Michaela Pereira and Kelly Wright of FOX News. “I appreciate President Butler’s invitation to address NABJ membership and look forward to discussing our ongoing efforts to engage Black voters, expand the dialogue in communities across the country and inform the very journalists who help shape the views of a very important constituency,� Priebus said.

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), the current chair of the Democratic National Committee, will also address the gathering of Black journalists on Aug. 1. An interview and discussion with the Democratic leader will be moderated by ABC News’ “Good Morning America� correspondent Mara Schiavocampo and Wesley Lowery, who covers Congress and national politics for the Washington Post. “I’m thrilled to be joining some of the nation’s best reporters in Boston this summer ahead of the fall elections,� Wasserman Schultz said in a statement. “The 2014 midterms are critical to the country’s future, and Democrats are working in cities, counties, and states across America to create opportunity for all, and not just a few. I look forward to continuing that discussion with those who will tell that story to voters this year and beyond.�

In another noteworthy appearance, Dean Baquet, the current and first AfricanAmerican executive editor of The New York Times, will appear at the convention.

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The Conversation That Started a Youth Mentoring Organization

By Jonathan Hunter Special to the AFRO Heather Harvison has a background in public relations, marketing, and education. Her previous career path fit her skill set, but wasn’t as rewarding as she hoped. Her mother, involved in interfaith work in the community, introduced Harvison to Irma Johnson, former principal of Dallas F. Nicholas Elementary School.

Johnson expressed concern that girls in the inner city showed potential and promise, but often fell victim to the streets. Harvison was inspired by her conversation and decided to create an afterschool mentoring program for girls and My Sister’s Circle (MSC) was born. “That conversation with Irma Johnson was really the genesis of My Sister’s Circle. I ended up piloting an afterschool program. After the first year, I said I wanted to do this with my life. I left my day job full time,” said Harvison.

The organization that started 14 years ago has grown from a grassroots organization to a self-sustainable thriving business.

The goal of MSC is to build financially independent, selfsufficient women. MSC takes women from different races, cultures, religions and socioeconomic backgrounds. The

organization has a proud slogan of “More Than Mentoring,” which emphasizes going beyond the duty of a regular mentoring organization. MSC is geared at mentoring girls during the adolescent years and continues to follow them through high school and the first year after graduation.

The program interacts with girls year round with an afterschool program, 1-on-1 mentoring, cultural activities on the weekends, and educational camps during the summer.

Harvison believes in mentoring, but is a major supporter of ‘broadening the horizon” of young women.

Shaniqua Warfield, a self-described “knucklehead” that was getting into a lot of trouble, participated in the program.

Coming from the inner city, where, she said, everyone had the same negative outlook on life, Warfield acknowledges MSC made an impact. “[MSC] has changed my entire life on a personal level. I never knew I would be able to attend boarding school and attend college,” Warfield said. “With all the events I was exposed to [with] different women from different races and cultures, I was taken out of my comfort zone.” Warfiled is now a 23-year-old paralegal with Murphy, Falcon, and Murphy and currently sits on MSC’s board of directors.

Warfield is one of the many success stories from MSC. Harvison credits the progressive approach to mentoring

as a reason for their success “We were the forefront of the movement that committed long-term to mentoring children … in contrast [to] the national average [which] was a year,” Harvison said. She added that the approach was unusual at first and came with doubters who could not see people committing long term to an individual.

Harvison ignored the doubters and overcame the obstacles, learning to run a business while convincing funders to contribute to the organization. “I learned that in order to raise money you need to have a tax deductible status. I learned everything from scratch, from a 501(c)(3) plan to how to write grants and proposals,” Harvison said.

According to their website 99 percent of the graduates have been accepted into colleges and universities. Schools such as Towson, Temple, Stevenson, and Philadelphia were a few schools on the list.

The organization continues to mentor the girls and ultimately gives them a network of peers and role models they can follow to become productive citizens in the community.

“Going to someone and saying your investment can change lives, [that] the girls in our community need to be empowered and believe [there are] options, that’s an easy sell because you are speaking truth,” Harvison said.

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in predominantly African-American precincts in Duval County. As in Palm Beach County, with its infamous “butterfly ballots,” the Duval County ballots had a confusing layout and misleading instructions.

The bungled election drew much criticism and legal action from the NAACP, who sued Florida’s then-Secretary of State Katherine Harris and other state and local officials, alleging that their actions during the elections violated the Voting Rights Act. In particular, Harris, who was in charge of state election procedures, raised eyebrows due to her position as a Bush state campaign co-chairman, her role in the scrub list and her actions during the

recount of votes. The complaint was settled in July 2002 and included an agreement that the exception lists would be re-processed.

The failed 2000 elections was a ripe opportunity for Florida to enact elections reform that would make participation in the American democracy easier, Johnson-Blanco said, but it chose to take another direction.

“Unfortunately, what we see since 2000 is this concerted effort by the state to make it harder to vote,” she said. “You look forward to now and the problems [of 2000] still exist.”

Out of the 2000 debacle Election Protection, a coalition of national groups led by the Lawyers’ Committee and the largest voter

protection and education effort in the nation, was born. The necessity of such efforts is still evident in Florida, today, Johnson-Blanco said.

In 2011, Florida’s majority-Republican legislature – following a similar pattern set by other GOP-dominant legislatures and governor’s mansions in the wake of the 2010 midterm elections – enacted HB 1355, a 158-page omnibus elections bill. Among other things, the bill proscribed the voter registration activities of community groups because its onerous requirements were difficult to comply with, changed ballot length restrictions, and reduced early voting days from 14 to eight.

As a result of the legislation, groups like

the League of Women Voters suspended voter registration drives for the first time in decades; and voters were forced to stand in long lines or abandoned voting altogether and had to endure one of the most chaotic elections in the nation in 2012.

While Republican proponents claimed the legislation was meant to combat voter fraud, former GOP leaders and GOP strategists admitted it was meant to hamstring and deter Blacks and other voters that tend to vote Democrat.

Former Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer and former Gov. Charlie Crist, both ousted from the GOP, told The Palm Beach Post

people in Mississippi who have lost their jobs trying to register to vote. I had to leave the plantation where I worked in Sunflower County, Mississippi. Now if you lose this job of VicePresident because you do what is right, because you help the MFDP, everything will be all right.

God will take care of you. But if you take [the nomination] this way, why, you will never be able to do any good for civil rights, for poor people, for peace, or any of those things you talk about. Senator Humphrey, I’m going to pray to Jesus for you.”

“We didn’t come all the way up here to compromise for no more than we’d gotten here,” she added. “We didn’t come all this way for no two seats when all of us is tired and we all want to sit.”

Although the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party rejected compromises from the Democratic Party and were not able to sit on the delegation floor, all was not lost. A clause was adopted in the rules committee of the Democratic National Party that required equality of representation from all state delegations beginning with the 1968 election.

Hamer did not worry about the past nor was she afraid of the future; she was supremely concentrated in the present. She just knew that material things, everything that she could see, touch, hear or taste, was the same and came from the same source, and her relationship with her God was unshakable.

She questioned outside authority, including the President of the United States; questioned what people took for granted, that Blacks could not vote; questioned what people held to be true, such as brutal White supremacy; she broke through the social conditioning of a hopeless life in Mississippi.

Are there enough adjectives to describe her, to give justice to so noble a spirit, to honor her generosity and gratitude? I do not want to make her a saint, for she was very real. She had faults and made mistakes. How do you say she inspired a movement, breathed life into a decaying system, and changed the Democratic Party forever?

Hamer was and is an inspirational figure to

many involved in the struggle for civil rights.

She died on March 14, 1977, at the age of 59.

“Victories of the Civil Rights Movement

were those of huge numbers of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.” – Charlie Thomas

Fannie Lou Hamer Continued from A1

the media frenzy, and I was lost.

The energy of the Freedom Democrats brought national attention to the challenges African-American voters faced in Mississippi.

In an effort to force the Democratic Party to recognize the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party as the legitimate representatives of the Black and White citizens of Mississippi, its members traveled to New Jersey to confront the party head-on.

Led by Joe Rauh, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Robert “Bob” Moses, and Fannie Lou Hamer, among others, the MFDP presented a compelling argument before the greater party and before the world. Hamer’s testimony before the committee was seen around the world, even though President Johnson tried to block it with a press conference. Although the group did not achieve their overall goal, they did prove to the world that Black people were an organized and active political force. As Hamer and the MFDP attempted to enter the Convention Center the police were corralling everyone. Because I’m Black with a protest sign the police assumed that I was a part of the MFDP. You know, we all look alike.

Hamer addressed the Convention’s Credentials Committee and told them of the problems she faced while trying to vote.

“All of this is on account we want to register, to become first-class citizens, and if the Freedom Democratic Party is not seated now, I question America,” she said. “Is this America, the land of the free and the home of the brave where we have to sleep with our telephones off the hooks because our lives be threatened daily because we want to live as decent human beings – in America?”

Feeling threatened by the MFDP’s presence at the convention, President Lyndon Johnson tried to keep the attention away from Hamer by calling all television networks with an emergency press conference. However, many television networks publicized Hamer’s speech on news programs throughout the United States. As a result, the Freedom Democrats received national support. In response to the publicity, Johnson proposed that the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party be given two non-voting seats at the national convention.

Urged by Martin Luther King Jr. and other male Civil Rights leaders to accept the compromise, Hamer turned down the offer.

“Do you mean to tell me that your position is more important than four hundred thousand Black people’s lives,” she asked. “Senator Humphrey, I know lots of

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Hudson Employees Fight to Preserve Pension, Healthcare at BWI Airport

By Roberto Alejandro Special to the AFRO After unionizing in 2004, employees for the Hudson News stands in BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport gained employer sponsored healthcare and a pension. The Hudson employees union, which has been without a new contract since October 2013, are now in negotiations with Hudson, fighting to preserve the benefits won against the company’s efforts to roll them back.

Employees at the BWI Hudson stores, which include a bookstore and newsstand, are organized under UNITE HERE! Local 7, a union representing workers in various industries including the hotel, food service, and airport industries, according to their website. Sara Benjamin, a committee leader with UNITE HERE! and a Hudson Group employee since April 2013, said that of the approximately 50 cashiers currently working for Hudson at BWI 44 have signed in support of the union’s efforts and 30 are active

members. “There [are] a lot of people that are afraid, and we’re fighting for job security but there [are] a lot of people that don’t want to fight because they’re afraid … they don’t want to get fired,” said Benjamin.

Hudson employees are currently the only group of unionized concession workers at BWI airport. Other employees at the airport work directly for the Maryland Aviation Administration, are unionized, and have a minimum salary set at $13.45 per hour.

Employees at airport concession stands are hired directly by the companies they work for and earn, on average, $9.01 per hour in the case of non-tipped workers, with a median wage of $8.50, according to a survey of BWI concessions workers released in February 2014

by UNITE HERE!.

Hudson employees currently start at $9 an hour, a higher starting salary than many other concessions workers, and enjoy pension and health insurance benefits that other concessions workers at the airport do not receive. “The employers (Hudson) look at that

and say, ‘Look, why are we giving a retirement plan,’ or ‘why are we giving health insurance if these other employers aren’t?’” said Tracy Lingo, an organizer with UNITE HERE! Local 7. “And so it’s a very pivotal piece of the fight at the airport for those workers to continue to move forward.”

The Hudson employees are fighting to preserve their gains on healthcare and retirement funding, as well as push for greater wage increases. Without a new contract since October 2013, the union put on demonstrations three times this year – May 1, May 22, and June 19 – in their attempts to force Hudson to the negotiating table and to meet some of their demands.

Craig Johnson, the Hudson negotiator, refused to comment on the state of the talks when contacted by the AFRO. The original healthcare agreement between Hudson and the union stipulated that Hudson cover 79 percent of the cost of insurance, with employees contributing the remainder.

Benjamin said the union wants to preserve

the approximately 80/20 split, but wants to eliminate language allowing Hudson to unilaterally change the formula and pass any resulting cost increases to employees.

Hudson wanted to eliminate the employee pension, citing the high turnover rate for employees, according to Benjamin. Currently, Hudson has offered to keep the pension on the condition that it is presented as an employee opt-in 401K retirement plan.

On the wage front, union and Hudson negotiators have agreed to raises of $0.45 after the first year of a three year employment contract, and $0.30 after each of the subsequent two years. Negotiations have hit a snag, however, over the issue of retroactive raises.

Because the union’s contract with Hudson expired October 2013, employees due a raise have yet to receive it. Union representatives have asked for a $280 bonus for current employees to make up for the lost wages related to the contract delay. Hudson countered with $100, and has since raised that figure to $125.

“That’s still not acceptable,” said Benjamin.

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Brown took the Democratic nomination for governor with 50.6 percent of the vote at press time, and will face the winner the Larry Hogan, the Republican primary winner in November.

Gansler and Mizeur split the remaining votes securing 24.3 percent and 22.1 percent respectively.

Frosh, who was polling behind Cardin leading up to the primary, secured the Democratic nomination for Attorney General with 48.3 percent of the vote.

A Washington Post poll released June 11 had the race up for grabs showing a full 30 percent of likely voters had yet to make up their minds about the three

candidates (Frosh, Cardin, and Braveboy) running for the Democratic nomination.

Frosh faces Republican nominee Jeffrey Pritzker who ran unopposed. Cardin and Braveboy ended the night with 31.2 percent and 20.4

unseated incumbent Delegate Shawn Tarrant in the 40th legislative district, by taking 18.9 percent of the votes. The other two nominations for the district went to incumbent Delegates Frank Conaway Jr. and Barbara Robinson

“They always say they’re going to do stuff and they never do it anyway.”

–Rosa Scruggs

percent respectively.

In Baltimore City, another newcomer, Antonio Hayes,

16.6 percent and 16 percent respectively.

For purposes of the

Maryland House of Delegates, the 44th legislative district, located in Baltimore City, was redistricted into two separate districts, 44a and 44b. The three incumbent delegates from what was previously district 44, ran against each other for district 44a’s single seat. Delegate Keith Haynes defeated Delegates Keiffer Mitchell Jr. and Melvin Stukes, garnering 43.6 percent of the vote to Mitchell’s 39.4 percent and Stukes’s 17 percent.

In the 45th District, also in Baltimore City, incumbent Sen. Nathaniel McFadden easily defeated challenger Julius Henson for the Democratic nomination to

Not many were surprised that Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown prevailed in the Democratic primary. the Maryland Senate, winning 80.6 percent to 19.4 percent.

Henson was convicted of violating election law in 2012.

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In February a judge ruled Henson’s candidacy for the senate seat violated the terms of his probation, but later vacated the ruling.

Because this is the first time for a June primary in Maryland, held during a period when many Marylanders go on vacation, some concerns were raised about voter turnout. As of 11:55 p.m. Tuesday night, 566,565 total votes (including early voting) had been cast in the Democratic and Republican primaries for governor according to unofficial return figures on the Maryland State Board of Elections website. That is on par with the 569,255 votes cast in the 2012 primary, a presidential election year, but well short of the 761,413 votes cast in the 2010 primary.

In Baltimore City, some voters expressed exasperation with the voting process they feel rarely pays dividends for the city and its residents.

Thomas Hill, 62, told the AFRO that “I voted simply because I think it’s the civic thing to do.” Hill feels that very little has changed for the better in Baltimore over the course of his 62 years, and that corporate interests dominate the state’s politicians.

Rosa Scruggs, 45, was still undecided as she headed into the polls on E. 25th and Barclay, saying she was voting more because of the symbolic importance of the act. “It isn’t going to change anything,” said Scruggs.

“They always say they’re going to do stuff and they never do it anyway.”

Anita Hannon, a federal employee and Prince George’s County resident praised Brown at his watch party in College Park.

“I do think he’s a visionary and has a solid plan for this state, and he knows how to execute,” she said.

AFRO staff writer LaTrina Antoine contributed to this report.

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Mosby Wins Big Over Bernstein Continued from A1

that time I descended the steps of Mosby’s humid basement election headquarters at the corner of North and Eutaw and discovered University of Maryland law professor Larry Gibson, the legendary political strategist shuffling around in the background doing what he has done perhaps better than anybody else in Baltimore for nearly 50 years.

Gibson, who did not officially run Mosby’s campaign (I think that honor really goes to her husband, City Councilman Nick Mosby) had his trusty district maps of Baltimore City plastered on the wall of a makeshift office in the back of the dimly lit basement. He explained that Mosby had a legion of family members (her mother was working the phones when I came in) dispersed throughout the city working the various precincts and polling places.

Then, as he munched on the contents of a box lunch Gibson quietly said, “This ain’t gonna be no cliff hanger.”

Specifically, Gibson said the race would probably be over around 9 p.m., just an hour after the polls closed and he was right; Mosby never trailed Bernstein and her lead, which was high as 16 percent never dipped below 8 percent. And a couple of hours before the polls closed, confidence permeated the Mosby campaign like the humidity.

“He (Bernstein) is about to fall flat on his face,” said Arinze Ifekauche, Mosby’s young political consultant.

Around six o’clock, I talked with Mosby – who was in the process of visiting 27 of the top 30 polling places in the city – by phone. Her voice was raspy but she was undeterred. “I feel great…I’m just so humbled by all the support,” she said.

Now that I think about it I probably knew Bernstein was

finished last week when he began touting the fact that he was the only candidate who was born and raised in Baltimore. Then the panic in the Bernstein camp must have really set in over the weekend when the campaign decided to file a complaint with the Board of Elections over the authority line of a Mosby

Brown Was Inevitable, McFadden Demolishes Henson, Conway Rolls, Hayes Emerges

The writing was on the wall long before the results of a Washington Post poll that was released earlier this month indicated Lt. Governor Anthony Brown led his democratic rivals, Attorney General Doug Gansler and Del. Heather Mizeur by wide margins. It was the Brown political machine that dismantled the combative Gansler and brushed aside Mizeur (who attempted to take the high road as Brown and Gansler bludgeoned each other). The final results: Brown/Ulman, 51.3 percent; Gansler/Ivey, 24.2 percent; Mizeur/Coates, 21.7 percent In East Baltimore’s 45th Legislative District it was the old pro, Sen. Nathaniel McFadden who obliterated political henchman (and felon) turned candidate, Julius Henson 80.7 percent to 19.3 percent. It seems Henson, who was jailed for allegedly attempting to suppress the Black vote, was the victim of emphatic voter rejection and ultimately wallowed in his own mud.

Also, in East Baltimore 43rd Legislative District Sen. Joan Carter Conway easily cruised to victory over Baltimore City Councilman Bill Henry, 65 percent to 35 percent. Again, Conway is an essential member of the Baltimore City delegation and the only one who chairs a major Senate committee. Henry is a thoughtful and hard working public servant, but he simply picked the wrong fight.

“This ain’t gonna be no cliff hanger.”

– Larry Gibson campaign mailer (a claim the Mosby camp quickly and emphatically knocked down with the facts).

With 48 hours to go before the primary, Bernstein seemed to be desperately flailing despite having a huge cash advantage of $630,000 to Mosby’s $200,000.

Early into the evening – as Gibson had predicted – it was over for the incumbent who didn’t officially concede until around 11:30. In the end it was Bernstein – who ironically argued his predecessor Patricia Jessamy was “out of touch,” when he defeated her by just 1,167 votes in 2010 – who was being ousted after just one term.

There is no doubt Bernstein was undone to a large extent by his own hubris – despite his many failings as state’s attorney – and a stunning lack of political acumen.

But, ultimately it was Mosby, a ferocious and nimble challenger who made her case and the people of Baltimore found it compelling enough to give her a shot.

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Continued from A1 that at strategy meetings beginning in 2009 – after the historic turnouts among African Americans, especially, that netted Barack Obama the White House in 2008 – Republican staffers and consultants began pushing for contractions in early voting. Wayne Bertsch, a local and legislative campaign consultant for Republicans, backed up that claim. “In the races I was involved in in 2008, when we started seeing the increase of turnout and the turnout operations that the Democrats were doing in early voting, it certainly sent a chill down our spines,” Bertsch told the Post.

“In 2008, it didn’t have the impact that we were afraid of. It got close, but it wasn’t the impact

Black Fire Chief

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ill in Maryland, Lawrence applied for a position with the BWI Fire Department but was not hired. After learning that he may have been discriminated against during the hiring process, Lawrence sued the department for racial discrimination, a suit which was settled in 2006, resulting in Lawrence taking over the position of deputy chief at BWI in 2007.

In July 2013, Lawrence was involved in a minor car accident in his state-issued vehicle. He had stopped to pick up his prescription glasses from the Veterans Administration while on his way to work, a use of his vehicle the state claims was improper because it was personal in nature rather than official.

The accident sparked an audit of Lawrence’s activities during his tenure at BWI, which alleged Lawrence had at various times either underand over-reported the mileage on his vehicle for the purpose of fuel reimbursements, or that he had used his identification card to swipe into work on days he was scheduled to be off, among other irregularities. These irregularities were the stated grounds for Lawrence’s firing in March.

Since then, a number of civil rights and Black fire fighters’ organizations have rallied around Lawrence, convinced his firing was racially motivated, stemming both from his earlier discrimination suit as well as his work with the Southeast chapter of the International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters (IABPFF).

According to Henry Burris, a 36 year retired veteran of the Baltimore City Fire Department who serves as 2nd vice president of Administration and Internal Affairs for the Vulcan Blazers – Baltimore City’s chapter of the International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters (IABPFF) – Lawrence was

that they had this election cycle,” he added, referring to Democratic gains in 2012 despite the early voting limitations.

The Lawyers’ Committee and other civil rights groups donned their boxing gloves again.

“Luckily, we were able to push back,” Johnson-Blanco said.

The law was challenged and a federal judge nullified most of the provisions related to voter registration organizations. The Department of Justice – under authority of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act – also waged a successful challenge against the law, arguing that curtailing early voting and other provisions unfairly targeted minorities and deprived them of their rights.

Republican officials seemed undeterred, however, and took another bite at the apple.

an active member of the IABPFF during his tenure at BWI where he worked to help increase diversity at the airport and in other Maryland counties such as Anne Arundel.

Burris believes Lawrence’s firing was a result of his work to increase diversity in the fire service as well as his being an African-American, and that it had nothing to do with the irregularities discovered in the audit. “I think it (the firing) deals with the fact that he is an African-American and there are those in the occupation of fire service [who] do not like their leaders to be of African descent,” Burris said to the AFRO. Theodore Robb, a retired 27 year veteran of the BWI Fire Department, said he provided Lawrence with the documents he needed to sue BWI for discrimination in 2004. Robb said Lawrence wasn’t supported by his superiors or subordinates.

“I can attest that he was harassed by – it was the union, Local 1742, some of the membership,” Robb to the AFRO. “They didn’t accept him at the very beginning coming through the door because he was an outsider, but it was double jeopardy being African-American.”

Robb claims that some of the leadership in Local 1742 refused to negotiate Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with Lawrence, a claim which William Gordon, president of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1742 denies, noting that the authority to negotiate MOUs with the union rested with state officials of higher rank than Lawrence. “He doesn’t have the ability to negotiate [MOUs],” Gordon said to the AFRO. “We never refused to negotiate with him; he just doesn’t have the ability to negotiate with us.”

According to Lawrence’s lawyer, Alan Legum, some of the reasons cited by the state for Lawrence’s firing fail to take into account his position

as chief and an emergency first responder. “They say he swiped in, or he used his state vehicle, on a day that he was supposed to be off,” said Legum. “But he worked days that he was off, he’s the fire chief.”

Administrative Law Judge Nancy Page is currently considering whether Lawrence’s suit should proceed to trial, or be dismissed as a matter of law.

Her decision will be delivered on June 30.

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COMMUNITY CONNECTION God’s Perfect 10

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Eternal Bride of Christ Ministry, 2-5 p.m., June 28 at Diamondz Event Center, 9980 Liberty Road in Randallstown. For more information contact Servant Flecia M. Dawkins, 410-945-0048.

St. Mark’s Institutional Baptist Church and St. Agnes to Host Women’s Heart to Heart

Every year, more African-American women die from heart disease than breast cancer, stroke and lung cancer combined.

In response, St. Agnes Hospital & St. Mark’s Institutional Baptist Church are partnering to offer women the Heart to Heart program designed to help members of the community take action to reduce their risk for heart disease.

Heart to Heart is designed to raise awareness and provide needed tools, support and education to guide women to healthier lives. The program includes heart risk screenings and a four-month program of health education, fitness and healthy lifestyle classes.

The program commences 10 a.m., June 28, at St. Mark’s Institutional Baptist Church, 655 N. Bentalou Street in Baltimore.

For more information: 410-233-6566.

Look Forward My Brother to Provide Free Horseback Riding

Look Forward My Brother (LFMB) will provide 40 disadvantaged Baltimore AfricanAmerican youth, 12-18, free horseback riding lessons at the Liberty Elementary School #64, 3901 Maine Ave., 9 a.m. to noon, June 28. As part of this initiative, they will take part in presentations given by African American men of character. Presentations will be given by Carl Stokes, Baltimore City Councilman; Arthur C. Cage, assistant professor of geography, the

Community College of Baltimore County; Jerod Person, CPA; Gerald Grimes, Mayor’s Office of Employment Development and Keith Farrar, Baltimore City Fire Department. These men of character will tell their individual stories but the bottom line of their presentations is that America is their country; they are the future of the country, and they should seriously prepare for that responsibility.

According to Larry C. Smith, president of Look Forward My Brother, phase 1 was the establishment of the organization, building collaborative relationships, and writing commentaries of interest and necessity to the African American community. This has been accomplished and April 2014 represented 4 years and 48 monthly commentaries for the organization. Phase II is the creation of community roundtables and documentation of the process. The June 28th horseback riding activity is Roundtable 1 of phase II and addresses the feelings of alienation from America and all that America has to offer by a segment of African American males.

Phase III will be the roll out of the documented round table concept to various AfricanAmerican communities in the nation. When LFMB is successful, people will know the proper steps to bring about change. This in turn will increase their desire to be more actively involved in civic affairs and increase their understanding of the power of people.

For more information, visit (http://www.lookforwardmybrother.org)

King of the Vibes

Roy Ayers will be in concert, 4 and 8 p.m., July 6 at Forest Park Senior Center, 4801 Liberty Heights Avenue, 410-466-2124, in Baltimore. Produced by Unique Ventures Unlimited, the show will also feature Total Eclipse and Victoria and Joe Keyes (The Late Bloomer). Doors open at 3 p.m. There will be a cash bar, lite buffer and free parking. Ticket information is available at Everyone’s Place, 1356 W. North Ave., 410-728-0877; Land of Kush, 840 N. Eutaw Street, 410-225-5874 and Terra Café, 101 E. 25th Street, 410-777-5277.

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Blacks Have Not Recovered From The Recovery Judging from its June 18-19 meeting, the Federal Reserve is hedging its bets. It says the U.S. economy is on the mend, but more slowly than expected. They’ve reduced their estimate for economic growth and say that it will take a year or more to get to where we were six years ago.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has offered a starker forecast.

Julianne Malveaux Expected growth for the NNPA Columnist United States is about 3 percent, a level considered “normal” and “in recovery.” They projected something right above 2 percent earlier this year. Now, they say the United States economy will grow at about 1.9 percent, below robust recovery, and that it will take until 2018 to get the labor market back on track.

Meanwhile, the stock market seems to signal a healthy recovery, and surveys of human resource professionals found that more employers are offering signing and retention bonuses to get the best employees and to keep them. Obviously, the nearly 10 million people who are unemployed aren’t being offered any kind of bonuses. Most of them just want work.

That’s not to mention the 3.4 million people who have not worked in half a year or more. Bonus? Please.

The economic recovery is as bifurcated as our economic reality has always been. The Occupy folks estimated it in a way that galvanized energy and spoke some truth. Does the top 1 percent of our population get all the benefits of economic growth? Just about. One of the most telling statistics deals with race and recovery. Aggregately, Whites and Asians Americans have fully recovered from economic shortfalls, African Americans have seen their wealth rebound by only 45 percent.

They have lost 55 percent of wealth, bearing a disproportionate burden from this recovery.

When we parse the data by class, we learn that President Obama’s focus on the middle class leaves the poor where

Race to the Bottom

James Clingman NNPA Columnist

If you and your children were sitting at the dinner table, with no food and no prospects for getting any, what would you say to them and what would you do?

Would you tell them they have no food because you cannot get a job? Would you tell them the reason they are hungry is that racism exists?

Would you try to make them understand that their lack of food is the fault of some Asian, White, or Arab boogeyman who wants Black people to starve to death?

What would you say?

Would you swallow your pride and ask a friend, relative, social agency for immediate help? Would you go out and get them some food by any means necessary? Rob? Steal? Borrow?

Would you go to a church and ask for food? What would you do?

That scenario, as farfetched as it may seem, is something we should think about. As the so-called middle class swiftly disappears and as poor people continue to deal with issues like this every day, it would be wise to have a plan in case we find ourselves at the bottom of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs pyramid.

At this point in our nation, despite what we are being told, the economy is not growing and not getting better, especially

they have always been – at the periphery of economic progress. Until the job markets open up at entry level, instead of providing opportunities for the middle class and higher, the recovery will not trickle down. Meanwhile, there are members of Congress who truly believe that the unemployed are jobless because they want to be. These are folks who apparently refuse to read the data about the search for work.

What does economic recovery look like? It looks like vibrancy. It looks like people joyfully working. It looks like people who spend, if not freely, certainly less cautiously. They don’t have to run an algorithm in their brain before they decide that their child can have an ice cream cone. It means being able to put a few pennies aside for college possibilities. It means having a moment to exhale.

For all the talk of Wall Street exuberance and economic recovery, there are millions still waiting to exhale. While we mostly focus on the officially unemployed, the equally pressing concern is about those who are underemployed, working part time when they want to work full time. All of these folks are in the job search mix, and they are too often the people we ignore.

In many ways this is also a “race matters” narrative.

Economic recovery looks great for some, good for others, and absolutely dismal for those at the bottom. The unofficial unemployment rate among African Americans remains at someplace near 25 percent. The Bureau of Labor Statistics won’t measure that, because then they will have to report the economic failure inherent in this so-called economic recovery.

for Black people. It does not matter how “optimistic” Black folks are, as the Urban League Report states, we are in serious trouble in this land of plenty. You cannot pay your grocery bill with optimism; you cannot stay cool or warm with a fuzzy feeling, and you cannot tell your children to be optimistic and make their hunger pangs stop.

The realities of life require pragmatic responses, and our response to being economically weak, fragile, and unstable is ridiculously inappropriate. When Blacks were in second place in this country, as it pertains to population, business ownership, and attention from the politicians, we received a few concessions via a couple of laws that soon morphed into benefits not only for us but for virtually everyone else. We were the “minority du jour” for a few decades, but others have now passed us by.

Now, after being passed by Asians, Asian-Indians, and Hispanics when it comes to business ownership and profitability, we find ourselves in fourth place. Claud Anderson warned us many years ago: “If we didn’t get anything when we were in second place, what do you think we will get in third place?” Now, we are even further behind, so much so that some of us are faced with having to decide how our children will eat.

Let me put it in graphic terms. According to the 2007 economic census, Black business receipts totaled $136 billion; Asian businesses, $506 billion; Asian Indian, businesses $152 billion. The number of Black businesses that had employees was 106,566; Asian businesses, 397,426; Asian-Indian, 109,151. The number of employees in Black businesses was 909,552; Asian businesses, 2,807,771; Asian-Indians, 844,177.

Now compare the above statistical data to the following: There were 1,197,864 Black-owned businesses in 2007;

Anti-Effeminacy in the Black Community Words like sissy and f** can often be heard in the Black community to describe a man who falls outside the comparatively restrictive confounds of Black male masculinity. However, why Black men in particular focus on masculinity more than their other racial counterparts is often misunderstood. Two theories seek to explain the culture of anti-effeminacy in the Black community.

Sexism is something that pervades our country and society.

The average woman makes about 4-7 percent less than her male counterparts, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, when accounting for differences in total hours worked, job position, and total unpaid hours leave taken during the year. In other words the average woman would have to work 7.5 percent more or 168 hours more to earn as much as man. However, sexism can not only be seen in the marketplace when looking at gender but also between masculine vs. less masculine men. Studies show that men with traits perceived to be more masculine are more likely than those possessing feminine traits to receive higher starting salaries and receive promotions at a

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much higher rate. Furthermore, a study comparing the salary of male to female transsexuals pre- and post-transition shows income falling by approximately one third following transition.

A study by Lee Badgett concluded that gay men earn 11 – 27 percent less than straight men.

These studies while focusing on disparate communities, share a common story – as masculine traits decrease, so does income. Consequently, it is arguable that Black men by promoting restrictive and traditional views of masculinity are trying to serve the best interest of the community by keeping Black male income higher than it would be with a more effeminate male population. This hypothesis is further made credible since Black men earn less than their White male counterparts for the same jobs and positions, giving them further incentive to hoard their wealth. While some hypothesize that intra-gender privilege in the Black community results from the desire to attain higher incomes, others point to a historical anthropological perspective.

Many scholars argue that anti-effeminate views in the Black male community are rooted in homophobia derived

The Federal Reserve and the IMF are reporting economic projections that trickle down. They say the economic recovery will not happen as quickly as they once projected, and that they have a “wait and see” attitude. The Fed is moving closer to raising interest rates, and are withdrawing from their bond buying program that fostered economic stability.

Their “wait and see” really means pulling back, which may help the overall economy. When will those on the bottom, the least, the last, and the left out, experience recovery? Until those who make public policy are prepared to deal with persistent economic bifurcation, economic recovery looks good for some, dismal as ever for others.

Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based economist and writer. She is president emerita of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C.

1,549,559 for Asians; and just 308,491 for Asian-Indians.

My point is grounded in these data but also in the economic plight of Black people compared to other groups. Being in fourth place, with a $1.1 trillion annual aggregate income, is unconscionable and outrageously self-defeating.

While you may not be confronted by such a drastic situation as the one noted in the beginning of this article, you are now facing drastic price increases for food, energy, and gasoline.

These are day-to-day necessities. How will you deal with acquiring what you need?

One way is to find an additional revenue stream. There are ways to get more money, that is, if we are willing to make the requisite sacrifices. It takes money to make money, you know.

Another way is to grow some of your own food; if you have a little dirt somewhere, drop some seeds into it, and cut down on your food bill. Bartering goods and services is also a great way to save money; form a bartering circle in your church, for instance.

Finally, start a business and support the businesses we already have. Circulating our dollars among our own businesses is a sure-fire way to be economically empowered; but you already know that, don’t you? If not, just look at the groups in front of us and see what they are doing.

We are at the bottom now. When this nation’s economy collapses it will collapse on us.

Jim Clingman, founder of the Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce, is an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati. He can be reached through his website, blackonomics.com.

from a historical context wherein Black men were repeatedly raped when kept in captivity. This captivity exists not only in the past, but also in the present, with many Black men being incarcerated and raped in jails. These individual experiences were and are so pervasive as to become shared cultural memories. According to this theory Black men are not naturally anti-effeminacy but instead adopt this trait as a self-protection mechanism against dangers that have that have existed and continue to exist.

In conclusion the narrative of Black anti-effeminacy is not one produced within the Black community, but instead one shaped by the collective Black experience. The hatred aimed at its own members seeks to insure the protection and wellbeing of the community as a whole.

Jeremy Bamidele is a former faculty member at Rancho Santiago Community College in California and currently lives in Philadelphia, Penn. where he is completing graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania. He can be reached at jbami@sas.upenn.edu.

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Family members Koreen King, Karl King, Lawyn King with honoree Dr. Pratt

On June 10, the AFRO honored seven individuals who have played a part in contributing to the African American community through their work in education, medicine, politics and Virgil Wright Jr. Rev. Richard humanities. Roughly about 170 or more Amy Ramling, Ruth Adams, Lisa people gathered at the Reginald Lewis Greene, Yvonne Archer Williams Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, to celebrate the lives and legacies of those who aren’t just trailblazers, but have stood up for their beliefs in a time period where being Honoree Dr. Nina C. Rawlings Black was the biggest setback to success. The with friends and family event, Legends and Pioneers was sponsored

by Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE). The honorees included U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, Valerie Smith, Chief of Staff for Cong.

David Elijah Cummings, Vernon Sims, Rev. Dr. Frances “Tony” Draper, Andre Draper Driskell, Mamie “Peanut” Johnson, Bea Gaddy, Dr. Ruth Jones King Pratt, Dr. Nina C. Rawlings and Dr. Marcus Garvey Wood.

Arnold Williams, Vergie Williams, Judge Marcella Holland, Beverly Carter, John Carter David C. Driskell, recipient of the Arts and Humanities Award

Delores Cooke, Ledonia Kimball

Jake Oliver, CEO/ Publisher, AFRO American Newspaper

Ja-Zette Marshburn, AFRO American Newspaper archivist, presents award to Mamie “Peanut” Johnson

Lenora Howze, director of Advertising presents award to Cynthia Brooks, daughter of Bea Gaddy, posthumous honoree

Photos by A. Lois DeLaine

Rev. Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd, 22nd National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority with Deltas from the surrounding chapters in Maryland

Guest speaker, the Rev. Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd

Benjamin M. Phillips, IV, President, AFRO American Newspaper

Baltimore City Circuit Court Judges Philip Jackson, Alfred Nance, chief judge, Melissa Phinn, Jeffrey Geller

Family members Darrell-Brown-Bey, Jeanette Jones, Monica Wood with honoree Rev. Marcus G. Wood

Rev. Dr. S. Todd Yeary, Senior Pastor and wife, Rev. Rhonda S. Boozer-Yeary

On May 25, Douglas Memorial Community Church hosted its annual Women’s Day. Alabama State University President Rev. Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd served as the guest preacher and Lecresia Campbell was the guest psalmist.

Merlene Adair, chair, Board of Stewards

Members and guests enjoying the service

Visiting Deltas

Women’s Day Choir

The Ministry in Dance Gui-Dance

Lucresia Campbell, guest Psalmist

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EDUCATION

President Obama Acts to Ease Student Loan Debt

By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – From 2003 to 2014, student debt in America skyrocketed from $250 million to $1.2 trillion, surpassing credit card debt. As more students, especially Blacks students, rely on grants and loans to get through college, President Barack Obama has stepped up with a series of executive orders to ease the pain of borrowers in college and after they graduate.

A 2012 study by the Center for American Progress, said that 81 percent of Blacks who earned bachelor’s degrees graduated with debt compared to 64 percent of White students.

According to the CAP report, “African Americans, are graduating with more student debt: 27 percent of black bachelor’s degree recipients had more than $30,500 in debt compared to 16 per¬cent for their White counterparts.”

Fifty-six percent of Blacks aged 18 to 34, saddled with debt, postponed buying a home, because of the ailing economy.

President Obama issued the executive orders the same week the White House released a report that detailed the student debt crisis, state-by-state.

Student loan borrowers in California topped the list, owing more than $100 billion. Borrowers in New York owed more than $73 billion, in Texas more than $71 billion, nearly $62 billion in Florida and about $50 billion in Pennsylvania.

There’s no denying the impact of a college education on the lifetime earnings of a graduate.

“The median annual earnings among recipients of a Bachelor’s degree or higher (age 25 and over) with fulltime work was $62,300 in 2013, or $28,300 more than their counterparts with only a high school diploma,” stated the report.

Unemployment rates for young Black college graduates are also significantly lower than the jobless rates for Blacks that only finished high school, 13.1 percent compared 34.7 percent, according to a 2014 report by the Economic Policy Institute, but rising tuition costs continue to imperil the dreams of millions of young Blacks.

“Over the past three decades, the average tuition at a public four-year college has more than tripled, while a typical family’s income has barely budged. More students than ever are relying on loans to pay for college,” the report explained. “Today, 71

percent of those earning a bachelor’s degree graduate with debt, which averages $29,400. While most students are able to repay their loans, many feel burdened by debt, especially as they seek to start a family, buy a home, launch a business, or save for retirement.”

The report continued: “For too many low- and middleincome families this essential rung on the ladder to opportunity and advancement is slipping out of reach.”

Many Black families are unable to contribute financially to help cover college tuition, making student loan programs even more critical for those students. However, defaulting on student loans can have lasting consequences, including damaged credit ratings, garnished wages, and can even have a negative impact on future employment prospects, the report said.

Working with the Department of Education, President Obama launched the “Pay As You Earn” program that caps loan payments for students already making payments at 10 percent of their earn monthly earnings.

“This executive action is expected to help up to 5 million borrowers who may be struggling with student loans today,” the report said.

President Obama also partnered with the Department of Treasury in an effort to help Pell Grant beneficiaries learn how to claim the American Opportunity Tax Credit, an initiative started in 2009 “which provides up to $2,500 to help pay for each year of college.”

The president is also working with trade groups and businesses to increase awareness about repayment options and improve financial literacy.

Recently, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has pushed a bill that would have allowed borrowers to refinance their student loans. Earlier this month, the legislation faded in the Senate on a 56-38 vote, largely opposed by Republicans who said that the bill was an election year stunt engineered by the Democrats. The proposal would have saved students about $2,000 over the life of their loans.

President Obama’s executive actions come more than a year after some historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were forced to turn students away, because of the

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The president’s most recent actions may help alleviate some of the pain felt by Black students and HBCUs by the PLUS loan program rule changes.

“At a time when a college degree is so critical to the future of today’s students it has also never been more expensive,” said Cecilia Muñoz, director of the Domestic Policy Council at the

Fifty-six percent of Blacks aged 18 to 34, saddled with debt, postponed buying a home, because of the ailing economy.

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Colman Domingo Details His Journey to Success

Versatile Actor Wrote and Stars in ‘Wild with Happy’ Now at Baltimore’s Center Stage

By Jonathan Hunter Special to the AFRO Colman Domingo, 44, playwright and awardwinning actor is eager to talk about his recent

success and life as an actor.

Domingo has starred in major motion pictures including Lee Daniels’s The Butler, playing Freddie Fallows, and Lincoln playing Pvt. Harold.

He performed in a theatre

production of The Scottsboro Boys and in his own play, Wild with Happy. Now he is also a key player in Selma, a movie now being filmed in

worked together in previous films [such as] Spielberg’s Lincoln and Lee Daniel’s The Butler. He is an actor I trust and very deeply admire.”

to conversations he had with friends. It focuses on coping with the loss of both parents and coping with the reality of the need to move on with life.

for his performance in The Scottsboro Boys, won a Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transsexual alliance GLAAD Award as author of A Boy and His Soul

While limited by contract in what he can say during production about Selma, he was more open about Wild with Happy, a play he wrote that opened at the Public Theater in New York City and is now at Center Stage in Baltimore through June 29.

“It’s a dark comedy… a satire about grief and fairy tales,” Domingo said, “deconstructing the Cinderella story through the lens of a gay African-American male.” He attributed the idea for the play

In 2006, Domingo lost both of his parents. “I had to balance living and grieving and grow in a precarious way,” he said.

He told the AFRO he wants to be known as an actor who works in different mediums, including stage and film. He also wants to make his mark as a playwright. “I learned everything by doing.

My career has been my own creation. It’s always been about a craftsman mentality.”

He was nominated for a best actor Tony Award

and won an OBIE Award for his performance in Passing Strange. He has also been singled out by Audelco, Connecticut CriticsCircle and Bay Area Theater Critics Circle for his work as an actor, playwright and director.

He said he believes the key to a successful acting career is just sticking with the process.

“I think it takes tenacity, dedication, hard work, and faith. I think you have to be true to who you are.”

Think Like a Man Too Review

Las Vegas Serves as Backdrop for Battleof-the-Sexes Sequel

By Kam Williams Special to the AFRO

The surprise hit Think Like a Man was #1 at the box-office over its opening weekend back in April of 2012. Inspired by Steve Harvey’s best-selling, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, the original explored some of the serious issues tackled by the popular, relationship advice book by examining the angst of four couples in relationship crisis.

This go round, director Tim Story has abandoned the source

Kevin Hart is one of the stars of Think Like a Man Too.

Colman Domingo is a key player in the upcoming movie Selma.

Atlanta about the 1965 voting rights campaign in Selma, Ala. In Selma, Domingo is cast as Rev. Ralph Abernathy, a minister and close associate of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “I auditioned like any other actor and the director thought I had something to give to the character,” Domingo said.

In the film he works with David Oyelowo, an accomplished actor who is portraying King in the film.

Domingo said, “We have

material in favor of a screwball adventure that unfolds more like a blend of The Hangover and Bridesmaids, madcap movies about a bachelor and bachelorette party, respectively. Think Like a Man Too endeavors to increase the ante by featuring both a bachelor and bachelorette party.

Unfortunately, this relatively-tame sequel fails to measure up to either of those side-splitting descents into debauchery, being basically a vehicle for Kevin Hart’s kitchen sink brand of comedy. Here, the motor-mouthed comedian serves as an omniscient narrator who calls the battle-of-the-sexes’ play-byplay.

Director Story deserves credit for reassembling the principal cast members, thereby easily maintaining the ensemble’s continuity and chemistry. The reason for the reunion is that Candace (Regina Hall) and Momma’s Boy Michael (Terrence J), are tying the knot, so they’ve invited his meddling mother (Jenifer Lewis) and all their friends to Las Vegas for the nuptials.

Just past the point of departure, we find chef Dominic (Michael Ealy) and corporate executive Lauren (Taraji P. Henson) still struggling with whether to put career ahead of romance. Meanwhile, settled-down Kristen (Gabrielle Union) and Jeremy (Jerry Ferrrara) are thinking about having a kid.

And Mya (Meagan Good) is having a hard time trusting her beau, Zeke (Romany Malco), given how his ex-girlfriends seem to surface at inopportune moments.

Eventually, all of the above plus Sonya (La La Anthony), Tish (Wendi Mclendon-Covey), Bennett (Gary Owen), Isaac (Adam Brody) and Terrell (David Walton) separate by gender the night before the wedding A night of great live music at the BMI featuring: ceremony. The plot thickens when the bridesmaids carouse around Sin City in search of stimulation by bulging biceps, and just as best man Cedric and the groomsmen get the bright idea of entering a male stripping contest dressed as the Village People.

It’s not very hard to guess what happens next, or how it will all end after the wedding is almost cancelled. A pleasant, if predictable, diversion Tony Trischka Dom Flemons peppered with incessant chatter on the part of the irrepressible Thursday, July 17 ~ 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Kevin Hart.

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SPORTS ‘Again, I Stray’

Before I venture into my topic du jour, I would like to thank Jack Oleander for his get-well wishes.

That being done, I will offer the following as an introduction to a topic dear to my heart. My wife was a teacher for 33 years. After retirement, she ventured into the field of reviewing portfolios of home schoolers. These are children who are schooled at home instead of a class room. They are evaluated twice a year, and that is where Mrs. Lacy comes in. For the past few years she has shared some of the work she has evaluated, and I have become fascinated. So, again I stray from “He Made a Difference” to bring you a few weeks of what I find fascinating.

The following is an authorized piece submitted by 14 year-old Sean Taylor.

PAYING COLLEGE ATHLETES: I believe there are pros and cons when you start talking about paying college athletes.

One pro is that with money on the line, the players might play harder because they know that money is a reward. Also, with that money, if they were smart, they would be able to buy books that they need for class and other things along those lines. Another pro of paying college athletes is that the athletes could pay off their student loans and it could serve as a thanks because most of the money that the school gets is because of the sporting events.

There are also cons that go along with paying college athletes. For example, some athletes already can’t handle or control themselves off the field so why would you add some problems by giving them money to do whatever they chose to do. By giving the money, you don’t know what they might spend it on. Another con is that with the money they might feel that they have the power to not come to school or not fulfill their commitment to themselves and the school.

I think that college students should be paid, but not so much that they lose their heads. I also feel that college athletes should receive money for the work that they put towards their sport of choice because that might make them stay in school for longer and not go professional sooner than they need to. For instance, in basketball, a lot of kids are starting to leave college too early and they end up finding themselves not filling their potential in the sport because they didn’t take advantage of some of those years that they could have had if they would have stayed in college for a couple of extra years.

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Despite Injury, University of Kansas Center Embiid Should Still Top the NBA Draft

By Stephen D. Riley Special to AFRO

(June 22, 2014) With the NBA Draft (June 26) approaching fast, University of Kansas center Joel Embiid picked the worst time to come up injured, again. Reports surfaced late last week that a physical exam had discoved that Embiid had injured his foot, which needed two screw inserts in surgery June 13. The recovery time is slated to range from four to six months, potentially costing him a chance to be healthy at the start the National Basketball Association (NBA) season in late October. And with two enticing prospects-- forwards Jabari Parker and Andrew Wiggins—graded as worthy of top overall selections, Embiid’s value could take a tremendous slide in a top-heavy draft. Once pegged as a near-lock for the first name selected, Embiid’s injury will cast major doubt on him, considering the injury history of past big men who came into the league and floundered with foot injuries. However, the 20-year-old, sevenfooter has already been cleared by doctors to return to basketball and that news alone should be enough for the Cameroon native to hear his name selected first on draft night.

Despite passing the early eye tests, neither Parker nor Wiggins offer what Embiid does in terms of size and defense. The NBA has always been played from a mindset of defense first, just ask the San Antonio Spurs for example. Tim Duncan’s legacy in San Antonio will never have

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the allure of some of the other greats but his low post scoring and defense anchored an upperechelon team for over a decade. Embiid’s injury history might be comparable to former top pick Greg Oden, but Oden never had Embiid’s build, athletic grace or mobility. Embiid’s late-season back injury was scary enough for some scouts so no doubt his latest foot injury will definitely close the door for him in most teams’ eyes but for an athlete who’s only been playing basketball for a few seasons, the upside, potential and intrigue is definitely there. In-season comparisons slotted Embiid’s name next to David Robinson and Hakeem Olajuwon, both game-changing, franchise centers. Sitting out a season to recover wouldn’t be a time-killer for a 20-year-old.

The fact that the Cleveland Cavaliers have the top pick puts the franchise in a bind. They’re already set at point guard with Kyrie Irving but team injuries have ravaged the team amid increasing impatience from a fan base that is desperate for instant impact. But let’s say Embiid returns healthy, whether it’s this season or the next, pairing him with Irving gives the Cavs the most intriguing up-and-coming point guard-center combination in the league. Both players are less than 23years-old. Of course, the fallout if Embiid doesn’t come back healthy would be disastrous for the franchise. But that’s what the NBA draft is: one big crap shoot.

Cleveland won’t be mocked if they play it safe and select either Parker or Wiggins but as far as the real gamble is concerned, all the gold belongs in Embiid’s back pocket. The moves, the grace and the awareness he showed as a freshmen was at times breathtaking. His numbers (11.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game) didn’t jump off the page but considering it was his first season playing college basketball and just his fourth year in the sport, after arriving in the U.S. at age 16, the potential was obvious.

Growing up with the heavy habits of a soccer and volleyball player gave Embiid his agility and athleticism, and at the tender age of 20, he’s barely scratched the surface on a basketball career. The foot injury will no doubt be a setback but the time away from the hardwood could be good for Embiid as he learns the nuances of the professional game. There are several cases in NBA draft history where bigs were taken over wings and the selecting teams lived to pay for it. Sam Bowie was taken over Michael Jordan in 1984 while Oden was drafted ahead of Kevin Durant in 2007. And while both instances were colossal mistakes, the Cavs shouldn’t rely on history to alter their thinking. Cleveland needs to win now, no doubt, but the long-term solution for the franchise will definitely be passed on if the Cavaliers decide to let a couple of errors in draft history dictate passing on the most talented center to enter the NBA draft in quite some time.

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Zion Baptist Church and Oliver Community Association are presenting their “Annual Community Outreach” 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 28 on Caroline and Lanvale Streets. There will be a parade and live entertainment including musician, Gaynell Colburn. Also available are vendors, games, rides, giveaways, arts and crafts, food, and yours truly, Rosa Pryor, doing a book signing. For more information, call 410-837-4181.

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Also the Liberty Road Business Association presents a family friendly outdoor concert series, called “Liberty Live” from 2-6 p.m. June 27 at Kings Point Square, 9900 Liberty Rd.,Randallstown, Md. with live entertainment from 6-9 p.m.

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Ronda Robinson, jazz vocalist and flutist, will be in concert at the Columbia Water Front Summer Festival starting 6 p.m. The concert is free.

The Young Timers, one of Baltimore’s popular and prestigious groups, is hosting their Mentoring Annual Benefit Cabaret from 8 p.m – 1 a.m. June 28 at 40 E. Subbrook Ln., Pikesville, Md. BYOB, plus free setups, shopping, dancing, a Rosa Pryor book signing, and a special tribute to the founder, Clinton “Shorty” Buise.

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Now folks, about the “Young Timers.” About seven years ago, Clinton “Shorty” Buise and Hines reconnected at the funeral of their good friend, Rodney P. Corbin. After that experience they felt that they needed to keep good friends closer together not just when they are morning the passing of their friends. So they contacted another good childhood friend, Sony Noland and expressed that they needed to keep closer contact with each other and other longtime friends. Sonny Nolan decided that because of their ages, they should call themselves, the “Young Times” and the rest is history. Mentoring became the group’s passion. Today they have continued to help boys and young men’s lives better by sharing their experiences and providing guidance. The members are Sonny Nolan, president; Billy Johnson, financial officer; C. Hines Early, business manager; and “Liddy” Jones, parliamentarian. The other members are: Herman “Boo” Cooper, Morris Jones, John Henderson, Harold Martin, Norris Davis, Tank Hill, David “Jake” Jacobs, Boyd Early, Ernest Simpson, Bill Zorzi, and Brian Howell. Mitch Johnson is deceased and “Shorty” Buise, founding member, is also deceased.

David Bun, Baltimore’s own musician extraordinaire, pianist, and composer were recently in Baltimore at Carnegie Hall with Ben Vereen, Clifton Davis, Andre de Shields and others playing piano and conducting the orchestra. BRAVO! Well my dear friends, it is about that time. Enjoy the week and have fun. Remember, if you need me, call me at 410-833-9474 or email me at rosapryor@aol.com. UNTIL THE NEXT TIME, I’M MUSICALLY YOURS.

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City of Baltimore Department of Finance Bureau of Purchases Sealed proposals addressed to the Board of Estimates of Baltimore, will be received until, but not later than 11:00 a.m. local time on the following date(s) for the stated requirements: JULY 16, 2014 *SEWER CLEANING TRUCKS B50003608 THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT CAN BE VIEWED AND DOWN LOADED BY VISITING THE CITYS WEB SITE: www.baltimorecitibuy.org TYPESET: Wed Jun 25 15:33:14 EDT 2014

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Balfour Beatty Construction Balfour Beatty Construction is soliciting bids and material quotes from qualified and certified Small, Disadvantaged, HUB Zone, WomanOwned, Veteran-Owned ad Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.

In the following construction disciplines: Landscaping, site concrete, stone, roofing, metal panels, rough carpentry, loading dock equip, millwork, D/F/H, drywall, flooring, tile, paint, misc. specialties, for the following project: National Science Foundation Headquarters - Block 8 Alexandria, VA GC Bid Date: July 16, 2014 @ 2:00pm To find out how to view documents for this project or for further information, please contact Barry Kennedy with Balfour Beatty at: (703)460-9110 or (703) 273-3311.

Balfour Beatty is an Equal Opportunity Employer TYPESET: Wed Jun 25 15:32:53 EDT 2014 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS ALLEGANY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND RAWLINGS WATER: DETENTION CENTER PUMP STATION CONTRACT NO. W-37 Sealed bids will be received by the Allegany County Commissioners until 3:00 p.m., local time, Tuesday, August 19, 2014, in the County Office Complex, 701 Kelly Road, Suite 407, Cumberland, Maryland 21502 for the Rawlings Water: Detention Center Pump Station, Contract No. W-37 consisting of the replacement of the water booster pumps and associated piping modifications, installation of a SCADA System, painting of the interior piping, installation of miscellaneous instrumentation and all associated electrical work required by the Project, located in Allegany County, Maryland. The project work at the tank site includes, but is not limited to, minimal maintenance work on the existing tank, installation of a tank mixing system, installation of a SCADA System, and electrical work required by the Project. Bids will then be opened at 3:00 p.m. by the Clerk in the Commissioners Meeting Room #100.

Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. only, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, at the Allegany County Department of Public Works upon payment of $100.00 per set payable to the ”Allegany County Commissioners.” An additional $20.00 per set will be charged for shipping and handling. Payment for Contract Documents is non-refundable.

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The Contract Documents may be examined at the Allegany County Department of Public Works, and the Plans Room of Dodge Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland and Altoona Builders Exchange, Altoona, Pennsylvania. Complete Advertisement for Bids and the Bidder’s List are available on the Allegany County website www.gov.allconet.org.

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WE’RE HARD AT WORK HERE EVERY DAY. Southern Maryland’s dedication to safety, security and pulling together is bringing even more jobs to the area.

Some of us pull nets from the Bay. Some pull food and feed from the ground. And some pull the promise of an entire community behind them.

But we all pull together to build our future—because we’re Marylanders.

Nearly 6 million strong, we’re the muscle and brainpower of a sturdy, hard-working region that’s proudly diverse and proudly united, with communities inspired by the past and excited for the future. And our dedication to hard work, safety and security is bringing even more jobs and economic opportunities to Southern Maryland. Like the ones at Dominion’s Cove Point LNG project.

In fact, during the three-year period when it will be built, Dominion’s Cove Point project will produce thousands of construction jobs. And once in operation, it will create 75 high-paying permanent positions, as well as provide a long-term revenue stream. Calvert County will receive, on average, an additional $40 million a year in the first fi ve years the project is in operation.

So take a look around. Because when you do, you’ll see people taking care of our environment, taking care of our country and taking care of each other. We call it Maryland pride.

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