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Hogan Beats Brown

New Voting Limits, New Difficulties

By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent

Thousands of voters from across the nation reported problems with voting during this General Election, stemming not only from a rash of restrictive voting laws but also from the administrative deficiencies of an outdated voting system, according to the Election Protection coalition of civil rights groups. “Every election should be a celebration of democracy. Instead, what we’re hearing today from too many polling places around the country is that voters are having problems casting their ballots,” said Barbara Arnwine, executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, during a press call on Nov. 4. Some of the problems were the outcome of controversial election laws—such as voter ID requirements, reduced early voting, elimination of same-day registration, citizenship requirements and more—that have erected barriers to the ballot box.

By Roberto Alejandro Special to the AFRO

“Today, and for the past several weeks during early voting, we have been witnessing the most unfair, confusing and discriminatory voting landscape in almost 50 years. And, it’s a disgrace to our citizens, to our nation and to our standing in the world as a beacon of

“Voting should make us truly equal, whether we are rich or poor; young or old; famous or unknown; male or female; gay or straight; White, Black, Asian or Latino.” -Wade Henderson

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democracy,” said Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. But, added Henderson, it came as no surprise. “This is the predictable outcome of the first major election since the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County vs. Holder last year, when a bare majority voted to gut Continued on A4

Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown failed to generate badly needed enthusiasm in important Democratic strongholds, receiving 48,453 fewer votes in the 2014 gubernatorial election than Gov. Martin O’Malley did in 2010 in Baltimore City, Montgomery County, and Prince George’s County, contributing to his defeat at the hands of Republican Larry Hogan. That loss of almost 50,000 votes for Brown is only one side of the enthusiasm gap that ultimately sank his candidacy however, as Hogan gained 57,117 over his 2010 Republican counterpart in those same counties, suggesting that many Democratic voters opted Continued on A3

Why We Voted For - Who?

Ken Patterson

Tamara Purnell

Donna Wiggins

Bobby Dixon

BUILD Reached Almost 7,000 Voters in 26 Hours By AFRO Staff Baltimoreans United In Leadership Development (BUILD) more than tripled its goal of reaching 2,000 city voters between Election Eve and the close of polls on Nov. 4 with an eye to making sure Baltimore made a difference in Maryland’s elections. “Those running for office right now think they can write off Baltimore because Baltimore

doesn’t vote. We are here to tell them something different. We are here to remind the candidates and the residents of this city: Baltimore counts because Baltimore votes,” said the Rev. Glenna Huber, BUILD clergy co-chair, in remarks on Nov. 3. In 26 hours, 300 BUILD volunteers contacted 6,824 people in 15 precincts of North Baltimore’s Ward 27, where there are 22,131 registered voters. Continued on A4

Sen. Barbara Mikulski encouraged BUILD workers in their outreach plan.

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City College Alums Celebrate Coalition Works to Prevent Rental-Voucher Discrimination 175 Year Legacy By Roberto Alejandro Special to the AFRO

By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent On a day in the fall of 1956, West Baltimore teenager Frank Coakley stood with a feeling of awe before his new school, a Gothic-style edifice dubbed the “Castle on the Hill,” located in Northeast Baltimore. “I was all wide-eyed,” said Coakley of his first day at Baltimore City College, which was, back then, the Ivy League of public high schools nationally. “It was really something to see.” More than a half-century later, Coakley, who graduated in 1960, said he feels a similar wonder at his induction into City College’s Alumni Hall of Fame during the school’s recent 175th anniversary celebrations. “I was truly honored, flattered, surprised—what other words can I use to

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Walter Gill, the first African American to graduate from Baltimore City College, addresses the school’s 175th anniversary gala.

Being forced to live in areas of concentrated poverty and far from work are just some of the consequences many Marylanders face because of the state’s lack of source of income (SOI) protection laws, which require landlords to accept any legal form of income for the purpose of renting their properties. New, if limited, protections are now in place in Baltimore City, but the fight to pass an SOI law in the General Assembly continues, with advocates waiting to see how November’s election might affect prospects for passage. SOI laws protect renters from being discriminated against on the basis of the types of legal income they use to pay their rent. While one of the most vulnerable groups that such laws protect are recipients of Housing Choice Vouchers (formerly Section 8), they also protect renters who rely on disability or social security payments, among others. Under an SOI regime, potential renters are still subject to any other requirement a landlord may have, such as a clean credit history or lack of a criminal background. SOI laws only prohibit arbitrary discrimination based on the source of income. Currently, only Frederick, Howard, and Montgomery counties, as well as

the cities of Frederick and Annapolis, have SOI protections. Just this summer, Baltimore City passed a bill which would extend SOI protections to any developments receiving municipal subsidies, including but not limited to Baltimore’s inclusionary housing subsidy. Since 2010, the Maryland HOME (Housing Opportunities Made Equal) Act Coalition (MHAC), representing approximately 80 organizations, has been fighting for passage of SOI protections statewide. In 2013, Senate Bill 487, the Maryland HOME Act, came within one vote of passing the Senate, and the coalition believes it has the votes in the House necessary for passage if the Senate can come together behind a version of this bill. For Antonia Fasanelli, executive director of the Homeless Persons Representation Project and the leader of MHAC, SOI laws ensure that people have the option to live near their jobs or families, but they also protect renters from unscrupulous landlords. “We know that people, because of this kind of (income) discrimination, pay hundreds of dollars in application fees for buildings that never intend to take them because of the kind of income they have,” said Fasanelli. For Rabbi Bruce Kahn, former executive director and current board Continued on A3

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13-Year-Old Ind. Boy Shot Nine Times Allegedly for Laughing at Neighbor

A 13-year-old Indiana boy was allegedly shot to death by his neighbor after the youth laughed at the other man. Kobe Jones, 13, was allegedly shot nine times after laughing at a breakin which occurred in the neighbor’s home, according to Chicago ABC affiliate WLS-TV. Khanji Fairley, 30, and (Courtesy Photos/Screenshot of Fox59 news his girlfriend returned to their report) home in Gary, Ind. on Oct. 24 13-year-old Kobe Jones to discover that they had been robbed. Fairley walked up and down the block knocking on doors, trying to find out who broke into his home. Fairley then started yelling, causing a scene; according to Indianapolis Fox affiliate WXIN, Fairley tried to implicate Jones in the crime, and Jones laughed in response. Several hours later, according to documents obtained by The Chicago Tribune, Fairley crept up an alley next to Jones’ home and shot him nine times while he sat on his porch steps. After the shooting, Fairley fled the scene but returned Khanji Fairley two hours later where police awaited to take him into custody, according to NewsOne. Jones died after crawling back into his home, The New York Daily News reported. “He didn’t deserve this,” the child’s stepmother, Starr Jones, told WXIN. “How are you that angry that you kill a 13-year-old boy?”

Conviction of Md. Teen of Rape of Classmate Raises Justice Question

Defense Asserts the Alleged Rape in School Hallway was Not Free of a Reasonable Doubt An African-American teen from Maryland’s Eastern Shore was convicted Oct. 28 of

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raping a classmate in a hallway of a local high school. According to The Delmarva Daily Times, Jocori Scarborough, 18, was found guilty on all five counts related to the incident, which occurred on May 5 at the Parkside High School in Salisbury, Md. The Wicomico County jury convicted him of second-degree rape, false imprisonment, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and disturbing or threatening a student. “She said no,” Wicomico County Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Karen Dean said of the 15-year-old victim in her closing statements. “She said no several times.”

The defendant’s DNA, which was found on the girl’s underwear, was part of the evidence presented by the prosecution. Scarborough’s defense claimed the teen never denied having sex with the girl, however, and countered by questioning the victim’s behavior. Defense attorney Eddie Gonzalez, in his closing arguments, suggested there was plenty room for reasonable doubt. Not only did the teenage girl not cry at the time of the alleged rape, he said, but she didn’t sustain any injuries. Neither did she report the incident to four employees she came across afterward. “All you have to do is find one reasonable doubt,” Gonzales reportedly said. “Beyond a reasonable doubt.” There seemed to be little doubt among the jurors, however—they deliberated for an hour-and-a-half before delivering the guilty verdicts. Some in the African-American community questioned whether justice was truly served. “I do not feel that Mr. Scarborough received a fair verdict,” Lamarr Brown, CEO and founder of the Organization of African-American Concerns, told the Daily Times. Prosecutors, however, hailed the outcome and praised the victim—who testified in court—for her courage, saying speaking out in such cases is often tough because of the stigma and skepticism rape victims often face. “We’re happy that we were able to achieve some measure of justice for her,” said Wicomico County State’s Attorney Matt Maciarello

Texas College Denies Admission to African Students Due to Ebola Cases

A community college in Texas is reported to have denied admission to two Nigerian applicants, citing the Ebola virus as a reason for rejecting their application. NBC’s Dan Mangan reported that Kamorudeen Abidogun, a mechanical engineer who lives in Richmond, Texas, said two of his relatives living in Nigeria had applied to the school using his mailing address. The school sent rejection letters back to Abidogun, citing confirmed Ebola cases in their home country as the reason why the students couldn’t be admitted for the spring 2015 school term. A copy of the letter sent to CNBC news reads: “With sincere regret, I must report that Navarro College is not able to offer you acceptance for the Spring 2015 term. Unfortunately, Navarro College is not accepting international students from countries with confirmed Ebola cases.”After CNBC made several requests for a statement to the college, regarding the applicants’ rejection, the institution’s Vice President for Access and Accountability Dewayne Gragg finally responded in an e-mail that the college does value its diverse population of international students. Gragg noted that about 100 students from Africa were currently enrolled at the college. “Unfortunately,” Gragg continued, “some students received incorrect information regarding their applications to the institution.”A copy of a similar letter was tweeted by Idris Bello, another Nigerian who lives in Texas. Bello received the rejection letter, with the same explanation that he was a student from an Ebola stricken country. Bello told CNBC that the institution’s reason was “embarrassing.”The selfdescribed “afropreneur” has started an anti-Ebola movement on his Twitter page, also calling for the college to “stop discrimination.” One of his tweets reads, “Though Nigeria has no current case of #Ebola, @NavarroCollege is denying Admission to Nigerians.”As of Oct. 20, the World Health Organization declared Nigeria Ebola-free after 42 days without a new infection. Nigeria, one of the most populous countries in Africa, dealt with its first case of Ebola when the late LiberianAmerican diplomat Patrick Sawyer collapsed at an international airport in Lagos, in July. Due to the country’s unpreparedness to contain the disease, Sawyer did infect several people, including the health workers who treated him at the hospital. Though the Center for Disease Control reported 20 cases and eight deaths from Ebola in the country, a more widespread impact was stemmed as Nigerian officials immediately took actions by isolating and treating patients infected by the disease. The country also took other measures by identifying and monitoring on a daily basis about 900 people who had contact with those who were infected by the disease, according to the New York Times. WHO confirms that more than 9,000 people have become infected by the Ebola disease, and more than 4,500 people have died from the disease so far. - See more at: http://www.afro.com/texas-college-denies-admission-toafrican-students-due-to-ebola-cases/#sthash.WPaA5dxV.dpuf See letter on afro.com

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Points of Agreement Emerge at Forum on Police-Community Relations By Roberto Alejandro Special to the AFRO The need to reform the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Right (LEOBR), the importance of filing complaints against officers, and the benefits offered by body-worn cameras all emerged as points of convergence between law enforcement officials and those concerned with protecting citizens from police abuse at a recent forum on community-police relations. The forum was sponsored by two chapters of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and held at Stevenson University on Oct. 27. Congressman Elijah Cummings opened the forum with a series of personal stories spanning the community-police relations divide, recounting unjustified police stops on the one hand, the sort of harassment that undermines trust in the police, and the murder of his nephew, a case in which Cummings and his family desire justice but have seen it deferred due to the unwillingness of community members to step forward and cooperate with the police. “Law enforcement has a major job to do. We have to have police, we have to have them,” said Cummings. “You get robbed and you pick up the phone and call and nobody shows up; or you get to your house, as I’ve

done, and see the door broken open, and make a call to the police; you better hope somebody shows up because you better not go in there, because you don’t know who’s there.” The forum consisted of a panel that included three former and current law enforcement officials, a state’s attorney, a poet and activist who spent 11 years in prison, and a defense attorney. A number of issues were discussed at the forum, including what to do when pulled over by police as well as the ways in which police are supposed to conduct themselves during such stops, but what was most interesting were the points of convergence between the officials, and those on the panel representing the community perspective. “Any time that a police officer does something wrong you should file a complaint,” said defense attorney Derrick Hamlin, who said that there are many forms of police misconduct and that if enough complaints are filed against an officer, that officer will eventually be investigated by his department. “I would echo that,” said former Howard County chief of police William McMahon, who handled the response to the Columbia mall shooting earlier this year. “I didn’t spend 30 years of my life in a profession to be ashamed of it. . . . We do care [about misconduct], we will act on it, [but] sometimes

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to vote for the other side rather than simply sit out the election. Brown also never managed to incite much engagement for his candidacy among Baltimore City voters. Of the four AFRO reporters who canvassed 10 different Baltimore City polling sites on Election Day, none reported encountering heavy voter turnout. The only two Baltimore City races with significant energy behind them seemed to be those involving competitive write-in candidates: Russell Neverdon in a write-in campaign against Democratic primary winner Marilyn Mosby for Baltimore City state’s attorney, and write-in candidate Shawn Tarrant running for the House of Delegates in the 40th

district, hoping to unseat Frank Conaway Jr. Ken Patterson, who spoke to the AFRO outside the Lillian Jones Rec. Center polling site in the SandtownWinchester neighborhood of west Baltimore said that education was his number one concern, and that his choice to go with Brown was only “by a slim margin, just because education [was] a priority.” If the Brown campaign was betting on his historic candidacy—he would have been Maryland’s first Black governor—to drive voting in heavily AfricanAmerican Baltimore City, those hopes seem to have run into a general feeling of disenchantment with the Democratic party and what it has been able to achieve for

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member of the Equal Rights Center, a member organization of MHAC, SOI protections would also ensure that persons relying on housing choice vouchers do not lose that valuable assistance. “What happens is somebody applies for a voucher and waits a very very long time to get one, finally gets it, can’t find—in the amount of time that’s required—can’t find a unit or a unit of one’s choice for which to use that voucher, to apply that voucher, and then has to turn that voucher back in,” said Kahn, who pointed out that most voucher holders are single moms with children, people with disabilities, the elderly poor, and veterans. Both Kahn and Fasanelli point out that the lack of SOI protections in the state create poverty corridors where low or fixed-income persons are forced to live because their income is discriminated against in other areas of the state, forcing them into neighborhoods that may be far from their places of employment, their families, and good schools for their children. Fasanelli is happy to see that Baltimore City now has improved, if not full, SOI protections, and says that prospects for the Maryland HOME Act in the General Assembly are rather up in the air until after the election on Nov. 4 determines the assembly’s makeup. ralejandro@afro.com

Baltimore residents despite long time dominance in the city and state. “I feel like Brown is standing on the O’Malley campaign,” said Donna Wiggins, who voted at Robert W. Coleman Elementary School in the Mondawmin area of west Baltimore, “and I feel like the city needs a change. And with [Brown], if he becomes the governor, we’re not going to get a change. It’s going to be the same things that have been happening repeated, just in a new administration.” “People in Baltimore City, they are so Democratically enslaved that they can’t release those chains,” said Tamara Purnell, a volunteer for the Neverdon write-in campaign, who was handing out campaign literature outside Matthew A. Henson Elementary School in west Baltimore. “My issue with that is, look at our city. It’s been run by Democrats for how long? So you still want to stay enslaved? And get nothing for your money? There’s a problem with that.” Bobby Dixon, who voted at Matthew Henson Elementary on Election Day, said he felt Brown had done little for minorities and poor people in Baltimore, but that did not necessarily translate into a vote for Hogan. “I didn’t prefer Hogan, I would rather put Brown back in. Hogan’s even worse,” said Dixon, but that is not the sort of support that would send Brown back to Annapolis, this time as governor. While Brown did carry Baltimore City with approximately 75 percent of the vote, he received 29,107 fewer votes in the city than Gov. O’Malley did in 2010 (99,091 for Brown versus 128,198 for O’Malley). In three important counties for Democrats (Baltimore City, Montgomery County, and Prince George’s), Brown received 48,453 fewer votes than O’Malley did in 2010. Hogan, who won the election by a margin of 76,596 votes statewide, gained 57,117 votes in those same largely Democratic counties over his 2010 Republican counterpart, meaning that voters did not simply sit out the election out of discontent with either Brown as a candidate or the Democratic party in general,

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Congressman Elijah Cummings addresses the audience at a recent forum on policecommunity relations. it takes longer than everybody would like.” McMahon even went as far as to express frustration with the Law Enforcement Officers but actively went out to cast their ballot for Hogan, with many likely voting for the other side. In Baltimore County, for example, Democratic County Executive Kevin Kamenetz held onto his post with almost 56 percent of the vote. But while Democrats clearly were out in support of Kamenetz, Hogan took the county by 52,735 votes, suggesting many voters preferred the Democrat for county executive but the Republican Hogan for governor. To Dr. Marvin ‘Doc’ Cheatham, an elections specialist for the federal government for 40 years, and who served on the Baltimore City Board of Elections for 16 years (eight as president), “The Democrats took the African-American vote for granted.” Cheatham said taxes, unemployment, and Brown’s ties to O’Malley all contributed to Brown’s defeat, but also that O’Malley’s failure to side with HBCUs in their fight to end what federal district court Judge Catherine Blake has ruled is a segregated system of higher education in Maryland to the detriment of Black students, combined with Brown’s failure to meaningfully differentiate himself from O’Malley on that issue, also played a large role in many Blacks abandoning Brown. “The chickens, as Malcolm said, probably have come home to roost for the

Bill of Rights, because it limits the ability of police officials to discipline officers as well as do so in what some would consider a more timely manner. Hamlin agreed. Another point of agreement between those on the law enforcement and community sides of the panel was on the benefit of body-worn cameras. Syeetah Hampton-El, a prosecutor with the State’s Attorney’s office in Baltimore City, compared police body cameras to the dashboard cameras police utilize during traffic stops, and said that body cameras would provide valuable evidence the same way those dash-cams often do. Hamlin agreed that the cameras are valuable both for protecting citizens, as long as officers are unable to turn them off while engaged in problematic behavior, and in providing evidence, which better allows him to represent his clients. McMahon referred to body cameras as the future, but warned that they are not a panacea to police-community relations issues, analogizing to the practice of NFL replay, in which the legality of a play is rarely visible from every camera angle on the field but only from certain vantage points. Body cameras, McMahon suggested, are subject to the same limitation, and may not tell as much of the story as one would want in any given situation. ralejandro@afro.com

Democrats. The thing is now what are we as Democrats, especially African Americans, going to do? But Kennedy had it right, sometimes the party asks for too much,” said Cheatham, who hopes Tuesday’s result will be a wake-up call for the party. Whether this result can serve as such a wake-up call is complicated by the fact that party line voting in places like Baltimore City still largely determined the electoral outcomes. In two of the most attention-garnering races in Baltimore City—for state’s attorney, and for the House of Delegates in the 40th—Democratic party dominance carried the day. Marilyn Mosby, who unseated Greg Bernstein in June’s Democratic primary, handily defeated write-in candidate Neverdon in the race for Baltimore City state’s attorney. Neverdon had some of the more vocal supporters at the various sites the AFRO canvassed, but his write-in candidacy, a longshot that seemed to get more

competitive as Election Day approached, ultimately failed to convince many voters to abandon the Democratic nominee in this bluest of cities. Mosby won with approximately 94 percent of the vote. Similarly, incumbent Del. Shawn Tarrant of Baltimore’s 40th, who was the odd man out when Antonio Hayes surged ahead of all three sitting delegates in June’s Democratic primary, failed to garner many write-in votes in his effort to unseat Del. Frank Conaway Jr., who has been under fire for a series of Youtube videos in which he described his religious beliefs in a manner some found offputting. The 40th only saw a little over 3,000 write-in votes, representing about seven percent of ballots. Conaway Jr., Hayes, and incumbent Barbara Robinson all won seats in the House of Delegates in the 40th. Ashley Cox, Lisa Snowden-McCray, and Yolanda Thomas contributed to this report. ralejandro@afro.com

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Public Housing Units Decrease as Federal Funds Decline By Roberto Alejandro Special to the AFRO Baltimore has over $800 million in capital (maintenance and repair) needs in its public housing stock, and receives around $4 million annually to address our deteriorating housing supply from the federal government. At current funding levels, it would take the Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC) 200 years to address the capital needs of its housing stock, says Baltimore Housing Commissioner Paul Graziano in an interview with the AFRO, requiring the city to seek out private investment dollars in order to fund its public housing need. And that need is great says Graziano. HABC estimates that, in addition to the approximately 26,000 households currently living in public housing (about 10,300 households currently) or receiving some sort of rental subsidy like a Housing Choice Voucher (about 15,755 households), there are at least 50,000 additional households who have expressed a need for housing assistance and are not receiving it. “There’s really no money out of Washington to build new public housing,” said Graziano. “The program that is funded to some extent to grow is the voucher program. . . . It’s not huge but we are getting a few hundred units a year.” Housing authorities are locally managed federal agencies that rely more or less wholly on Congress for their funding. In America, this is the principal (and often sole) means of providing affordable housing to those who need it, yet Congressional support for public housing has significantly declined, and continues on a downward trajectory. “All I can say is, nationally, they’re losing somewhere between 10 and 15,000 public housing units a year, due to the capital shortfalls,” said Graziano. Rental subsidies like the Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP), which deliver persons in need of affordable housing to the private rental market, have been more adequately, though not completely, funded, making it difficult for an authority like

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critical pieces of the Voting Rights Act.” Since the game-changing ruling—and Congress’ failure to amend and update the VRA as the high court directed—14 states and an untold number of municipalities have introduced new, often limiting election laws. “Voting should make us truly equal, whether we are rich or poor; young or old; famous or unknown; male or female; gay or straight; White, Black, Asian or Latino,” Henderson added. “But in state after state we have seen politicians manipulating the election rules to make it harder for people, primarily people of color, the poor and students, to register and to vote.” In Texas, for example, the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the state to implement its restrictive voter ID law just two weeks before the

election—after protracted legal wrangling—fostered widespread confusion that promises to disenfranchise much more than the estimated 600,000 Texans—mostly people of color—that do not possess the accepted forms of identification, activists said. Nicole Austin-Hillery, of the Brennan Center for Justice, which had volunteers on the ground in Texas, shared the story of an elderly African-American women, originally from Mississippi, who had been voting since the age of 18, despite the barriers and dangers associated with the franchise. Unaware the ID she possessed was no longer acceptable, she ventured out to the polls only to be rudely told she could not vote and castigated for not getting the proper ID in time. Others who did try to obtain the IDs had to mount massive bureaucratic hurdles, sometimes without success, and people with military IDs were given conflicting information depending on

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describe this feeling…,” Coakley said with a laugh. “That this little guy from the city finally made it into the Hall of Fame with so many wonderful, accomplished people is amazing.” Coakley, a banker by trade and now the assistant secretary of Maryland’s Division of Development Finance and Community Development Administration, is the embodiment of what many see as the major aspects of City College’s legacy. The nation’s third oldest public high school and Maryland’s oldest, City was founded in October 1839 with academic excellence as its guiding principle. The citywide college preparatory institution places an emphasis on the liberal arts and sciences has highly competitive admissions. “The legacy of City College in its Hall of Fame. It reads like a ‘Who’s Who’ list,” said Walter Gill, a respected educator and member of the 1955 graduating class. Governors, congressmen, physicians, athletes, professors, lawyers and other professionals of outstanding caliber have matriculated through the halls of City College—including many African Americans. City College was among the first public high schools to embrace integration after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board decision. Sidney Krome, a longtime English professor and vice president of academic

HABC to meet the demand for affordable housing. HABC recently reopened its HCVP waiting list. From Oct. 22 to Oct. 30, the time period during which HABC was accepting applications for the waiting list, the authority received 73,509 preliminary applications, and while the initial plan was to create a waiting list of 25,000 households from that larger pool, the number of applications led to a waiting list of 30,790.

program. In a prior conversation with the AFRO, Deputy Executive Director of Baltimore Housing Anthony Scott explained how RAD works. “What it allows housing authorities to do is to, essentially, substitute the public housing subsidy that we get for a section 8 subsidy,” said Scott. The federally funded public housing subsidy only covers operating costs, but since a section 8 subsidy is designed to be paid to landlords, it covers everything market rents are intended to cover: operating costs, capital costs, anything still owed on the mortgage of the property, and something leftover for the landlord herself. Under RAD, HABC can borrow against the difference between the public housing subsidy and the section 8 subsidy, and will receive the – Paul Graziano difference from the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in order to pay back the loans. By combining RAD with the issuance of lowThat list will have a six year shelf-life according to income housing tax credits as well as tax exempt bonds tied to Graziano, but with somewhere around 1000 housing vouchers those credits, HABC has raised $330 million with which they to give out per year (most of those being distributed because of will address the capital needs of 4,000 units of their present turnover when persons no longer need their voucher, allowing public housing stock, doing in two years what would otherwise the authority to redistribute it), HABC expects that at most have taken 200 at current funding levels (though the reality is 7,500 people will receive vouchers off that list before the the units would have likely become uninhabitable long before authority reopens the list and creates a new one, and that the that 200 years was up). number more realistically is in the 1,000 a year range. “Programs like that are clearly going to be necessary in With this sort of gap between need and funding levels, order to address the capital need, both in terms of preservation authorities are not in a position to preserve their single-payer and in terms of production of new housing or replacement model. housing,” said Graziano. “We already are using the tax credit “I think obviously [relying on federal funding exclusively] program widely around the city in redevelopment efforts to is inadequate given the need around the nation, not merely here, produce new affordable housing.” versus the funding,” said Graziano. “I do believe that there’s Even with this renewed ability to address the capital needs been, out of necessity, a shift toward public-private partnerships of its public housing stock however, 7,000 additional current to bring other capital to the table.” units, with about $500 million worth of capital needs, will As an example of this sort of public-private partnership, continue to be subject to the vagaries of congressional support. Graziano cites the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) ralejandro@afro.com

“All I can say is, nationally, they’re losing somewhere between 10 and 15,000 public housing units a year, due to the capital shortfalls.”

where they went. “Again, confusion,” Austin Hillery said. “This is the problem with these kind of laws.” Latinos and Asians, particularly minority language Americans who are covered under Section 203 of the VRA, faced significant problems in places like California, Arizona, Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Arturo Vargas, executive director of the NALEO Educational Fund, said, for example, that Latinos in Louisville, Ky., complained of intimidation and lack of assistance from poll workers. “This is particularly concerning because we know in Kentucky [there] is an emerging Latino electorate. And what we have seen across the country is that as Latinos become a larger and larger share of the population and the electorate we tend to see a backlash,” he said. Jerry Vattamala, an attorney with the Asian American Legal Defense,

affairs at Coppin State University and an inductee into the BCC Hall of Fame, recalled what he called “City’s Proudest Day” in his speech during the school’s 175th anniversary gala. That was the day in September 1954 when demonstrators from Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School, known as Mervo, came to City’s campus to protest its admission of Black students. “When the Mervo protesters arrived at City and massed at the foot of the hill, taunting us and urging us to come down to join them, not one City student walked down the hill; not one City student abandoned the fundamental principles of dignity and respect for others that was one of the hallmarks of our education at City,” said Krome, according to a copy of his prepared speech. Gill, also a BCC Hall of Famer, was among the 10 African-American boys to breach the Castle’s formerly segregated walls and City’s first Black graduate. “I could never be so proud that ‘once upon a time I walked up that hill to the Castle,’” Gill told the audience at the gala. He elaborated in an interview with the AFRO, “City was at the forefront of the move to integration in this town. We really set the tone for the rest of the country.” The school’s willingness to widen its doors to diversity resulted in what Gill saw as a standout of City’s legacy. “It was important in terms of producing fine African-American men who went on to become great contributors to their community,” said Gill, who is

which was monitoring 147 poll sites in 11 states and Washington, D.C., reported that several jurisdictions covered under Section 203 lacked the required interpreters. More egregiously, he said, a poll worker in Pennsylvania, who was helping a voter who needed language assistance, did not cast ballot for the gubernatorial candidate the voter wanted. And, in a similar case, the poll worker told the voter he/she had to vote “yes” for all the ballot initiatives. Many of the calls to Election Protection’s hotlines—1-866-OURVOTE, 1888-VEY-VOTA (for Hispanics) and 1-888-APIVOTE (for Asians)—came from people experiencing administrative problems, however. “Today the 1-866 hotline received more than 10,000 calls [mostly from] Florida, Georgia, Texas, New York and California,” Arnwine said. In Georgia, specifically,

himself a renowned educator, dubbed the “urban professor” for his groundbreaking work in teaching hard-to-reach, challenged and delinquent males, and also an artist, actor and author. City has also groomed Black achievers such as former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke, Congressman Elijah Cummings, world-renowned neurologist Dr. Donald Gildon, attorney and AFRO Publisher/CEO Jake Oliver, Maryland law professor and political strategist Larry Gibson and many, many more. Gill surmises that such success drew negative attention. “I believe there was a conspiracy to undermine high-achieving AfricanAmerican males,” he said. In the 1970s, there was a move to make City a neighborhood, coeducational school. A task force convened to study the feasibility of the change voted against it—with much prodding from BCC alumni. However, the school board reversed the decision and admitted female students, citing constitutional concerns. “That was the beginning of the end of City’s legacy of producing strong Black males. [And] African-American leadership has been diluted because of that,” Gill said, though he clarified he was not suggesting female students were somehow inferior. Today, 85 percent of City’s student body identifies as African-American; 42 percent are male and 58 percent are female. And, City still ranks among the nation’s top 4 percent of high schools, according to the U.S. News & World

Arnwine said the names of an estimated 40,000 persons who applied to register were still missing from the rolls. “We’ve received as many as 1,337 calls in the last two days from Georgia and several hundred beforehand,” Arnwine said. “And, as if that weren’t bad enough, the secretary of state’s website, which many of voters rely on to verify their voter registration status and find their polling places has been down for most of the morning. And it appears that many of the counties’ phone lines were overwhelmed with voters unable to reach anyone.” Similar problems in other states were reported: poor signage and insufficient information concerning poll sites, absence of poll workers, registration lists being delivered late, people who registered not finding their names on lists, Asian Americans with unique naming conventions or long names having to vote

provisionally because their names were misspelled during registration, voting machines—which can be essential to disabled voters— not working, and much more. “This isn’t what people call voting irregularities; these are large-scale systemic problems that are denying thousands of Americans their most basic right: the right to have their voices heard,” Arnwine said. The problems raise, again, the importance of modernizing voter registration and other voting procedures and widely instituting conventions such as sameday registration, which could allow voters to immediately remedy problems caused by administrative errors or some other type of confusion and to vote. Based on what activists are seeing in communities all over the country during this election, if voting barriers are removed, people will turn out, said Miles Rapport, of Common Cause.

Report’s 2014 ranking of high schools. Teeshawn Jones, 33, is among the newer beneficiaries of the City legacy. “It was the work ethic, it was the relationship with teachers, the accountability—as a student I was responsible for my own learning, the rigorous coursework and the extracurricular activities at City College that shaped Teeshawn Jones,” the Chicago English teacher told the AFRO. “It feels good to be part of such a rich legacy of academic excellence, achievement and community involvement that created such great leaders and professionals both here and abroad.” See photos on B1

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Continued from A1 “This incredibly strong showing reflects the passion of BUILD members for our city and is only a preview of what BUILD will accomplish from now through the 2016 election,” said lead organizer Ojeda Hall in a statement. “We will continue to organize to make a difference here in Baltimore, and in Annapolis.” The group focused on an area with high registration in which encouragement and transportation could make a difference. “Our goal was to be precise and powerful in this election, and we succeeded,” said Cheryl Finney, a BUILD leader and member of Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church. “It felt powerful to be out meeting people with other BUILD leaders deeply committed to voting.” Volunteers were buoyed by a visit from Sen. Barbara Mikulski, who praised the organization for its nonpartisan work. Leaders say the tremendous work they accomplished would serve as a motivating force for their get out the vote efforts in the next presidential election. “If we can do this in 26 hours, just think of what we can do in 18 months,” said Meredith Moise of Church of the Holy Nativity, in Park Heights.

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‘Hail to the New Chief of the Baltimore County Council’ level in local government, that achievement has been nearly impossible in Baltimore County. Five decades after desegregation and urban sprawl, 65 percent of the Baltimore County’s population remains White. By comparison 65 percent of Prince Georges County’s population is African American. Moreover, Baltimore County has the highest percentage of registered Republican voters. His priorities include schools, transportation options, and transit oriented developments for commercial, office and residential use. “I am a firm believer in moving in a slow and methodical way so as to avoid making unnecessary mistakes.,” said Jones. “I know I will be different from my predecessor in terms of style and positions, but I am not prepared to say exactly what I will do at this point.” Those differences have not gone unnoticed by the other current Baltimore County Council members , who at this point have gone out of their way to welcome Jones, inviting him to participate in their campaign and community events, and showing him the ropes of the job. Councilmember Jones and his family are active members of New Antioch Baptist Church of Randallstown. He attended CCBC and later UMBC where he graduated with a major in information systems. It was while attending UMBC that Jones began working with the Anne Arundel Fire Department to make additional money, and soon realized that firefighting was far more fulfilling. Councilman Julian Jones will continue to work as Chief Julian Jones even after he assumes his new position as the County Council’s sole African American member and leader of the 120,000 resident 4th Council District, noon, Dec. 1, with the full support of the Anne Arundel Fire Department and a county full of well-wishers.

Photos By Linda Dorsey Walker and Courtesy of Julian Jones

Councilman Elect Julian Earl Jones, Jr. with wife Sabrina Jones, are the new first couple of Baltimore County’s African American community. By Linda Dorsey-Walker Special to the AFRO BALTIMORE COUNTY - Rising to rank of the first African-American lieutenant, captain, battalion chief and now division chief in the Anne Arundel Fire Department might have been enough of an achievement for most men, but for Randallstown’s Julian Jones it was just the beginning of what promises to be a lifetime of achievements. Born and raised in East Baltimore, Democratic candidate Julian Earl Jones Jr. was this week elected to be only the second African American ever to serve as a county councilmember. Newcomer Julian Jones, faced off against incumbent Councilman Kenneth Oliver in a hotly contested primary election race four years ago in the 4th Council District, only to lose by fewer than 100 votes. Having cross-filed and won as a candidate for the Baltimore County Democratic State Central Committee, Jones was initially challenged about assuming his Democratic Central Committee position because he had later filed as a Democratic write-in candidate for the general election against a Democratic primary winner. After being clear to assume his elected position, a very affable and energetic Jones went on to prove himself one of the most popular, valued contributing members of the Baltimore County Central Committee. This also gave Jones the opportunity to get the exposure and make the political connections necessary to mount a much stronger second challenge of Oliver earlier this year. This time Jones prevailed with a very convincing win, and had no Republican challenger in the general election. A 1981 graduate of Dunbar High School, Jones grew up one of four children in the 1600 block of E. Oliver Street with sisters Danita, Vernetta, and Theresa (deceased). He remains proud of his humble roots that included a tough neighbor that taught him at an early how to fight hard for what you want, but also what it takes to be a survivor, rather than a victim of your environment. “I was named after my dad, Julian Earl Jones Sr. He certainly would have been so very happy and proud of me today. He taught me a lot of things, but one of the most important was that regardless of where you come from, you don’t have to do what was done to you. You don’t have to abuse or hurt. You don’t have to repeat history, instead you can and should strive to change it,” said Jones. Those words and the important life lessons came from a man who had been largely abandoned as a child at the age of eight, who became part of a gang-laden environment in Lynchburg, Va., and who cautiously made a decision to escape the harsh, criminal life surrounding him by raising his age and joining the U.S. Army. After serving 9 years he met Margaret Watkins, his future wife, with whom he then built a life in Baltimore working for Bethlehem Steel first as a laborer and then as a crane operator for 43 years. She died eight years ago. These experiences and values framed the life of now Councilmember Jones, who is married to Sabrina Heyward Jones, a vice president for Walters Relocation. Jones has tried to instill similar values in each of his three children, daughter Julianna (29); stepson Malik (24); daughter Sanaa (12), and granddaughter Janiyah (11). Julian Jones’ assent to Councilmember is all the more noteworthy because unlike Baltimore City and Prince Georges County where scores of African Americans have served at the highest

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EDITORIAL

Who lost Maryland?

What happened? Democrat Anthony G. Brown managed to lose the race for governorship in a solidly Democratic bastion like Maryland to his Republican opponent Larry Hogan even though heavy hitters like Bill and Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama came to the state to campaign for him. And while a wave of Republican victories across the country in governorships, the Senate and the House was a factor, the blame ultimately falls on Brown and his lackluster campaign. Brown made the fateful decision to try to distance himself from the tax increases of the Martin O’Malley administration, in which he served as lieutenant governor, and Hogan mercilessly lambasted him for it, pledging that he would cut taxes. What Brown should have done is made a forceful argument for what those taxes pay for: roads, repairing a dilapidated city and its aging water system as well as keeping critical social services functioning. Baltimore is a city where even the boards on abandoned buildings are falling apart. It takes money to fix these things. Brown also failed to ignite the population to rally around him. He managed to pull in less votes than he and O’Malley did in 2010 in critical parts of the state: 33,977 less in Baltimore City, 43,912 less in Baltimore County, 29,952 less in Prince Georges County, 47,435 less in Montgomery County and 11,011 less in Howard County. Hogan, whose slogan was “Change Maryland,” won with only 76,596 more votes. Prior to Robert Ehrlich taking office in 2003, the last time Maryland elected a Republican governor was in 1967. Imagine if Brown had managed to inspire even just the same number of people who voted for him and O’Malley in 2010. Republicans picked up nine seats in the General Assembly—two in the Senate and seven in the House of Delegates—which means that while Democrats retain majorities more bargaining will have to happen. And we all know that Republicans consider compromise to be a dirty word. Brown didn’t kick it, he didn’t shake it and too often we didn’t know he was there. His campaign simply did not reach the same levels reached by Democratic campaigns of past years. The state of Maryland is evolving but the bottom line is this defeat should never have happened.

Buckle-up, we fear the Black community may pay a steep price for what happened in Maryland on Nov. 4.

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The Challenge of Ebola

As our nation and the world face the deadly threat of Ebola, both our morality and our selfinterest are at stake. Between 1976, when Ebola Virus Disease was first identified, through 2012, there were 2,387 identified cases, including 1,590 deaths, all in Central and East Africa. Yet, many in other nations remained focused upon what seemed to be more pressing challenges. I do not criticize their preoccupation. All human beings tend to respond more sharply to Elijah Cummings the threats that we can see than we do to dangers that remain hidden from view. As Albert Camus once observed, “[They hoped that] plague was an unwelcome visitant, bound to take its leave one day as unexpectedly as it had come.” We now know, however, that any hope that Ebola would disappear was not to be fulfilled. In March of this year, Ebola reemerged with virulence in West Africa and now ravages Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. As of Oct. 22, more than 10,000 people have contracted the disease - and more than half of them have died. American health care workers have not been immune. They have contracted the disease from Ebola patients whom they were treating, both in Africa and here in the United States. Thankfully, our very best medical institutions have saved their lives. Yet, the universal threat remains. Our current national discussion about this plague is sharply

focused upon two related challenges. Intensive oversight is underway to determine the extent to which our hospitals are prepared to safely treat anyone who may have contracted this deadly disease. In addition, we are debating the extent to which we must control access to America from the countries affected by Ebola - including temporary quarantines for those heroic Americans who have traveled to Africa in order to save lives, as well as for any Americans who may become infected here at home. In a free society, these are complex issues that justify our most comprehensive national discussion. Fortunately, we know how Ebola is transmitted and, therefore, have a scientific basis for containing the spread of this plague. We know, for example, that Ebola is transmitted through direct contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected and symptomatic person or through exposure to objects (such as needles) that have been contaminated with infected secretions. It is not a respiratory disease like the flu, so it is not transmitted through the air, through our food or through our water. So, we can be confident that, in the short run, the Ebola Plague can be defeated here in the United States. In the longer term, however, both the President and leaders of both political parties understand that we can only protect America by overcoming this crisis at its source in West Africa. Even if there were no risk to Americans, we would have a fundamental moral and humanitarian obligation to address the crisis in Africa. We are the richest nation in the world, and we have the resources and expertise to make the biggest difference. Yet, for those who may not be convinced of this moral obligation to help, they should also understand that addressing the Ebola crisis in Africa is in America’s own self-interest. Public health experts warn us that we must defeat the Ebola Plague at its source in Africa.

Watching the Elections from Abroad JERUSALEM — On Election Night, I usually stay awake as long as my eyelids are willing to cooperate. But this year was different. Instead of alternating between watching CNN and tracking results on the Internet, I was in the Holy Land, nearly 6,000 miles from my office in Washington, D.C. With Daylight Savings Time going into effect last Sunday, I was in a time zone Tuesday seven hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. That meant that instead of hearing the TV George E. Curry network projections trickle in as NNPA Columnist polls closed in different regions of the U.S., I had to go to bed not knowing if Democrats had lost control of the Senate, as predicted, and how well African Americans had turned out in the pivotal states of North Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana and Arkansas. I fell asleep in my hotel room confident of two things: First, no matter how strong Blacks went to the polls in this off-year election, when voting historically favors the party out of the White House, Democrats were unlikely to regain control of the House of Representatives. Second, if Republicans managed to wrestle control from Democrats in the Senate, Democrats would blame the low turnout among African Americans. Before departing Washington, I already saw this scenario unfolding. Both the New York Times and the Washington Post,

the two most politically influential newspapers in the nation, had published stories about the importance of the Black vote in Tuesday’s midterm election and that without a heavy Black turnout, the prospect of Democrats retaining the upper chamber were doomed. Missing in the analysis was how Democrats had shot themselves in the foot. It is important to understand that most White voters don’t support Democrats. The last three Democrats elected president – Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama – won each time with a minority of the White vote. Considering there are more White voters in the U.S. than Blacks, perhaps a more appropriate question is: Why are White voters not turning out for Democrats? All that weight should not fall on the shoulders of Black voters. A second point to remember is that even with Black voters being key to Democratic success, Democratic strategists have not, as the old lady making church announcements puts it, governed themselves accordingly. Even in battleground states, they didn’t purchase ads in most Black newspapers, if they bought any ads at all, until the waning days of the campaign. Last-minute White House efforts were largely directed at radio programs hosted by comedians and DJs, as if they could mobilize Black voters all by themselves with shallow drive-by interviews. Although I was on foreign soil on Election Night, I did my civic duty by voting before I left. That, too, was different. I usually enjoy the energy of voting on Election Day, seeing who turns out and watching as children enter the voting booth with a parent. Voting early this year had its own satisfying sensation. There was the sheer joy of knowing I had made my voice heard, even though I wouldn’t be home on Tuesday. My attention for the past two weeks has been split between the midterm elections in the U.S. and growing tension between Israel and Palestine. Though I have been in the Middle East for that period,

The longer the outbreak continues, they declare, the more likely it will spread to the rest of the world—including more cases right here in the United States. Moreover, the experts inform us, if we do not take strong action now, it will cost us much, much more in the longer term. Healthcare experts know how to fight this disease. The World Health Organization has now declared Nigeria and Senegal free of Ebola - a tremendous accomplishment that was achieved through a combination of early diagnosis, contact tracing, infection control, and safe burial. Yet, we still face grave challenges in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia, where the public health infrastructure is deficient and new cases are increasing at an alarming rate. I am proud to count myself with President Obama and other leaders from both major political parties who are stepping up to the plate in the battle to free Africa - and the world - from Ebola. We recognize that the front line heroes who are fighting this deadly disease need all of the support that we can provide. They need - and deserve - funding for treatment beds, training, and medical supplies, as well as for basic humanitarian resources like food, vehicles and fuel. We can defeat this often deadly disease. We must harness the public will and act. We will have our controversy and debates. Yet, I am confident that we can rise above our differences at this time of shared responsibility and peril. As Albert Camus also observed, “What’s true of all the evils in the world is true of the plague as well. It helps men to rise above themselves.” Congressman Elijah Cummings represents Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.

at times I had to double-check to make sure I wasn’t reliving my childhood in segregated Tuscaloosa, Ala. Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, reacting to pressure to settlers on land formerly occupied by Palestinians, has proposed barring Palestinians who live in the West Bank, but commute to work in Israel from riding the same buses as Jewish riders. The proposal to operate segregated buses like the ones I grew up with in Alabama is facing a strong pushback from other Israeli leaders and supporters of Israel in the U.S. Equally disturbing, a delegation of African Americans visiting the village of Bil’in Saturday afternoon was looking at the long, concrete wall encircling a large settlement on previously occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank when one of our hosts noticed a jeep inside the housing compound headed in our direction. No one worried because we were on the outside of the settlement, which is about seven miles west of the Ramallah, and we were not breaking any laws. Still, moments later, several canisters of tear gas were fired just yards from us, forcing us to flee. Most of us were coughing and feeling a burning sensation in our eyes as we quickly fled. It was but a small sample of what Palestinians experience in their everyday life. I will be returning home this weekend after a fascinating twoweek trip. I will write a series of stories based on my visit. And like all trips abroad, I will be following news out of the Middle East more closely than before. That is always one of the lasting benefits of traveling to other parts of the world. George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) and can be reached through georgecurry.com, twitter.com/currygeorge and his fan page on Facebook.

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COMMUNITY CONNECTION Baltimore Recording Artist Jason Nelson Celebrates Top 10 Success of ‘I Am’

RCA Inspiration artist Jason Nelson has a Top 10 hit on his hands with the powerful single, “I Am.” The song is from Nelson’s forthcoming album, Jesus Revealed, and has been steadily climbing the charts since its release. It jumped two spots from last week to reach the #10 position on this week’s Mediabase Gospel chart. Bishop Jason Nelson is pastor of The Tabernacle at Greater Bethlehem Temple in Randallstown, Md. He considers one of his greatest accomplishments to be his family, wife Tonya, and children Jaelyn, and Jason Christopher. Jason Nelson “I’m so excited that the world is hearing the message of I AM,” said Bishop Nelson. “I feel like the favor of GOD is at work. GOD is reminding us of HIS power and concern for HIS people. ‘I AM’ lets us know that GOD will be GOD if we allow HIM. Just let HIM be I AM.” “I Am” is the first single from Nelson’s album, Jesus Revealed, which was recorded live and features Tasha Page-Lockhart. The live recording was attended by some of Nelson’s contemporaries including, Tasha Cobbs, Livre, Maurette Brown Clark, and his brother, Jonathan Nelson. The song was also the first one he composed for the new album, which will be available everywhere Jan. 20, 2015. Visit Vevo to see The Making of Jesus Revealed: http://smarturl.it/ BTSJesusRevealed?IQid=press For more information visit: Website: www.jnelsononline.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/jasonnelsonmusic Twitter: www.twitter.com/pastorjnelson Instagram: @pastorjnelson

‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Presented by CCBC Catonsville Academic Theatre

Lorraine Hansberry’s American classic A Raisin in the Sun comes to the stage at CCBC Catonsville Nov. 6-11. Performances take place at 10 a.m. Nov. 6 and 11; 8 p.m. on Nov. 7 and 8; 3 p.m. on Nov. 9; and 1 p.m. on Nov. 11. All performances take place in the Center for the Arts Theatre at CCBC Catonsville.

Walter Lee Younger lives with his wife Ruth, son Travis, his sister Beneatha and his mother Lena in a two-bedroom apartment in Chicago, barely scraping by. When an insurance payment seems to give the family the chance to buy a house and move to a new neighborhood, the entire family is faced with hard truths about what dreams they can pursue in 1950s America. Upon its debut on Broadway in 1959, Hansberry’s seminal drama about the Younger family and their dreams to own a home in Southside Chicago in the 1950s dramatically changed the professional theatre. A Raisin in the Sun was the first play by an African-American woman ever to be produced on Broadway. A film version produced in 1961, starring Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee and based on a screenplay written by Hansberry, won a special award at the Cannes Film Festival. A 2013 Broadway revival of the play won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play earlier this year. The ensemble cast includes Shelton Hall of Owings Mills in the role of Walter Lee Younger and Paris Brown of Baltimore as Ruth Younger. Other featured cast members are Myles Muse of Baltimore (Travis Younger), Yakima Rich of Middle River (Beneatha Younger), Takira Stokes of Windsor Mill (Lena Younger), Malcolm McKnight Jr. of Baltimore (Bobo), Aris Hines of Reisterstown (George Murchison) and Ja’min Williams of Windsor Mill (Joseph Asagai). The production will be directed by Precious Stone, associate professor of theatre at CCBC. Tickets are $8 general admission, $5 for students, seniors, and CCBC faculty, staff and alumni. Tickets are free to CCBC students with current ID. For tickets and information, call the CCBC Box Office at 443-840-ARTS (2787) or online at http:// www.ccbcmd.edu/performingarts/actheatre.html.

Breakfast with Santa

Gilchrist Hospice Care is hosting Breakfast with Santa, 8 to 10 a.m., Dec. 6 at Applebee’s Restaurant, 8610 LaSalle Road in Towson. Santa, Mrs. Claus, Rudolph and the elves will be there. A complimentary photo with Santa will be provided. Proceeds benefit Gilchrist’s partner hospice in Tanzania. For more information, contact 443-849-8283 or ghc_tanzania@gilchristhospice.org

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hen the men and women alumni of the Baltimore City College gathered themselves, Oct. 25 at Martin’s Valley Mansion in Hunt Valley, Md., to celebrate 175 years of Baltimore City College, they inducted several classmates into the Hall of Fame. Frank B. Coakley, Jay S. Himmelstein, Jack Luskin, Ron Matz, Maria Price Detherage and Michael “Mike” Trager now join their illustrious fellows who’ve distinguished themselves through excellence in the academy, in the boardroom and in every arena of commerce.

Marti Resnick Brittany Howard, Ra Shunda Williams, Karin Evans

Carla Henry Hopkins Cookie Fuller and Michael Fuller

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Michael Hamilton

Tiffany Jones and Jonathan Jones

Al Robinson

Walter Gill

Gov. Marvin Mandel and Michael Hamilton

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Katie O’Malley and Gov. Martin O’Malley

George Pinchback

Rolynda Contee and Rokeisha Contee Ron Matz, Lordis Hamilton, Michael Hamilton

Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger and Sen. Ben Cardin

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Baltimore City College Class of 1969 in attendance

Grace O’Malley and J.D. Merrill Gov. Marvin Mandel

Larry Gibson Wendell Phillips and Carla Hopkins

Tom Adams Baltimore City College Class of 1982 Photos by Jacob Howard

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“RAMBLING ROSE IS BACK”

Hello my dear friends, yes I am back. I am home recuperating after having double pneumonia and congestive heart failure all inside of two weeks in St. Agnes Hospital. I even missed my Annual Scholarship Award Banquet, Oct. 26, at the Forum Caterers, but that too, I understand was a great success. I want to thank all my friends, fans who prayed for me, visited me and sent me love. I got all of that. I had some excellent doctors and specialists who took care of me around the clock, but they could not have save me alone without the many, many prayers that came from your lips to God’s ears. Thank you! I also want to give special thanks to the Forum Caterers and their staff, Darlene Douglass, Carlos Hutchins, Charles Faison, Ms. Maybelle, my dear sweet partner and the love of my live, my husband, Shorty Trusty; my members of the Rosa Pryor Music Scholarship Fund, Doretha Harvey, Big Jim, Michelle Brown and others who went above and beyond to make sure my Scholarship Gala was a great success. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Now for the week’s entertainment; Anthony “Swamp Dog” Clark, blues entertainer, playing is harmonicas and singing the sounds of some real “down-home blues” noon to 2 p.m., Nov. 7, at the Lexington Market. Followed noon to 2 p.m., Nov. 8, by Rosa Pryor’s group from out of Washington, DC, “Signature Live!” a 10 piece group who performs R&B and Motown music for your entertainment. Recently, “Maryland Entertainment Hall of Fame” celebrated their 4th Anniversary by honoring and inducting some long-time entertainers who have made significant contributions to various aspects to the music industry. Some of those entertainers were: Roxie Lynn Gambrill, Bill Nies, Jeff Dennis, Denny Fox, Phil Hanes, Jack Gale, Mickey Mezzanotte, Dottie Tims, Rick Kelly, Viki Dee, Hot Rod, Al Baitch, Tommy DiPaula and Paul Snyder, just to name a few. Some of the bands that were honored and were inductees were “Barry & The Vikings”, “The Memories and The Rhythmaires.” Buddy Love, AKA Buddy Hynes is the founder of this entertainment organization. Coming up, the Forest Park Senior Center, will present a “1st Sundays Jazzee Music Series” featuring “The Wolf Pack Orkastra,” 4-8 p.m., Dec. 7. The Forest Park Senior Center

Anthony “Swamp Dog” Clark will perform at Lexington Market, noon to 2 p.m., Nov. 7, bringing you some of that down home blues.

“JumpStreet” band is hosting a “Holiday Jazz Fest,” 1-5 p.m., Nov. 8, at the Church of St. Mary The Virgin, 3121 Walbrook Ave. in Baltimore. For tickets, call 410-363-2633.

“Signature Live!” Rambling Rose’s R&B & Motown 10 piece group will grace the stage one more time in Baltimore, noon to 2 p.m., Nov. 8 at Lexington Market.

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Carlos Hutchins, renowned night club promoter is retiring from the night club arena after 20 years of promoting fun filled successful events all over Baltimore. He is going to concentrate on his new business, “Entity, Hutchins Funding Group.”

The Justice Imperative: How Hyper-Incarceration Has Hijacked the American Dream by Brian E. Moran, Esq. Significance Press Paperback, $9.99 186 pages, Illustrated ISBN: 978-0-9886509-7-8 Book Review by Kam Williams “Our criminal justice system is in need of reform. [It] costs the taxpayers too much, fails at rehabilitation, exacts a life-long toll on offenders, and does not yield corresponding social benefits. The purpose of this book is three-fold: (1) to provide information about the causes and extent of the problems overwhelming the process of criminal justice… (2) to explain why reform is long overdue and in our collective best interest… (3) to suggest reforms that are supported by empirical evidence… As a society, we have become hardened toward felons… [But] it is in the public interest to have released offenders rehabilitated… By recognizing the human dignity of all offenders and enabling them to realize redemption and restore their relationships within the community, all of society is ennobled. Excerpted from the Foreword by William J. Fox (pages i-iii)

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The U.S. prison population exploded between 1980 and 2000, thanks primarily to the so-called “War on Drugs.” During that interim, the number of people jailed went from about 300,000 to over 2,000,000. Today, about 2 percent of our working-age men are behind bars, most for non-violent offenses, giving the country the highest incarceration rate of any nation in the world. Unfortunately, taking this tough stance on crime has come at quite a societal cost. For, not only is it expensive to house inmates, at over $50,000/year in Connecticut, but there is plenty of evidence that it is failing miserably in its efforts to rehabilitate offenders. Consequently, the State has a high recidivism rate, with over half of its ex-cons returning to the correctional system via a virtual revolving door. That is the contention of Brian Moran, lawyer and author of “The Justice Imperative: How Hyper-Incarceration Has Hijacked the American Dream.” Although the book’s focus is on Connecticut, what’s transpired there proves to be par for the course. This opus points out that the policy of treating juvenile delinquents like adults has been counterproductive, since “it is more likely that an African-American boy who drops out of high school will be arrested than get a job.” It further laments that “one in every three black males born today can expect to serve time in prison.” Moran, as a member of the Malta Justice Initiative, suggests a host of reforms to “The New Jim Crow,” as dubbed by Michelle Alexander, starting with making it easier for parolees to find gainful employment. And the group’s other solutions include reserving incarceration for violent offenders. The goal: to reduce Connecticut’s spending on the prison system, to reduce its prison population, to reduce its recidivism rate, and to close half its number of prisons. An admirable initiative spearheaded by a visionary attorney wise enough to seek out the bipartisan support necessary to implement the urgently-needed changes. To order a copy of The Justice Imperative, visit: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0988650975/ref%3dnosim/ thslfofire-20 To learn more about the project visit: www.TheJusticeImperative.org

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ARTS & CULTURE

Vashawn Mitchell Remains ‘Unstoppable’ By Wanda Tere Special to the AFRO Vashawn Mitchell is well known for his awe inspiring “Nobody Greater” that spanned radio waves and spilled from the lips of worshippers in church as well as those who bow at Bedside Baptist. They should now anticipate the Nov. 11 release of “Unstoppable” because it brings the same kind of energy and reverence with an urge toward a holy dance. Mitchell has been a wellknown singer/ song writer for so many years and with the release of this, his 7th album, he continues to usher us into the presence of God with his signature worship style. When asked how he prepares for worship he said, “Worship is something I do every day. I read daily and I pray with my accountability partners. For me worship is something that should be done daily so that I am always prepared for the corporate experience.” It was not difficult to discern his humility and sincere love of God

and he let it be known that it was only God that has made him the man he has become. Before creating his own music he wrote for Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Smokie Norful, and other artists. He spoke about the fact that it’s not him doing the writing but God speaking through him. He said the most exciting part of the experience is seeing how God will bring it all together. “I get songs in bits and pieces and I am always excited about what the song looks like when it is completed.”

“Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness blow the rest away.” Dinah Craik “Weddings are important because they celebrate life and possibility.” Anne Hathaway The bride was radiant as she walked “down the aisle” on the arms of her two daughters to her debonair groom Tyres “Tony “Jones at their Sunday Champagne Brunch wedding at the Frederick Douglass Isaac Myers Museum in Fells Point. The 225 plus guests enjoyed a brunch menu of made-to-order omelets, chicken and waffles, grits, assorted meats and delectable gourmet desserts catered by Black Tie Caterers. Guests marveled at the magnificent view of the harbor while enjoying the performances of gospel recording artists Duawne Starling, Lorne Matthews, Atlanta‘s concert pianist Tamara Harper and vocalist Woody Bristol. Guests travelled from Atlanta, Texas, Arizona and New York to share in the nuptials was Jay Tildon, Robert Scott, Dwayne Cole and Navy friends Preston Dorsey and Cedric Jones. Other guests were Edward and Alice Wood, Katherine and Reggie Harris, Marty Glaze, Kia Boose, Yvonne Williams and Marsha Jews. Catherine Holcombe of the Floral Boutique provided the gorgeous floral arrangements of peach calla lilies and white roses.

Unstoppable is an amazing compilation of songs that speak about connecting with God and trusting that God has the final say concerning our lives. The theme, Mitchell said, came from that part of the Lord’s Prayer that says “On earth as it is in Heaven.” “In preparation for creating this album I kept hearing this verse and what it said to me was that the plan for our lives is already put into place and we should remember that God has the final say,” he said. “In every situation we need to remember that God’s will must be fulfilled in our lives.” Of course being the creator of this CD, Mitchell feels very strongly about the entire album but his favorite song is “Watching Over Me” because it is a reminder that God is with us and even though we may struggle some time God is in control. When asked what message he wanted people to receive from the CD, he said, “Tap into God’s love and encouragement to inspire the world.”

“While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet him behind the veil.” John Taylor Our prayers and condolences to the family of Carolyn Cromwell on her death, to Denise McDonald on the death of her husband, retired Baltimore City Fire Chief Carl McDonald; to Esther Oliver on the death of her aunt, Leah Williams and to the family of Stephanie Chase-Melette daughter of the late Ralph and Betty Chase on her death. I’ll be seeing you Valerie & the Friday Night Bunch

“Our wedding was many years ago. The celebration continues to this day.” Gene Perret Happy anniversary to Deborah and Tony Ferguson, Terry and Debra Owens and Wynter and Charles Eddington “Great is thy faithfulness great is thy faithfulness morning by morning new mercies I see” Terrell Boston and the Young Democrats of Maryland hosted a standing room only reception for Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown at The Place on Franklin Street. Owners Ann Winder and Donel Warfield were among the enthusiastic crowd in the place listening to the Lt. Governor’s plans for the State of Maryland. Unfortunately, for some the Lt. Governor did not win his bid for Governor of the state of Maryland but for those who worked hard and supported the Lt. Governor your hard work and tenacity was noticed. Congratulations to Marilyn Mosby newly elected Baltimore City State’s Attorney and all the candidates who were elected to serve. “We are one “in the great state of Maryland and we will work together to achieve the goals and the needs of our state. “The party’s over” After 20 years promoting nightclubs and Baltimore’s nightlife entertainment, premiere promoter Carlos Hutchins is calling it a night. For years, the clubs relied on their club’s successful nightlife to CH Productions. Carlos said he enjoyed Baltimore’s club scene but after 20 years of late night, he wants to devote more time to his wife Patsy, children, grandchildren and his many business ventures. Charm City Cultural Heritage Tourism Symposium (CCCHTS) under the leadership of Lou Fields is hosting a weekend symposiums Nov. 6-8. For more information contact loucfields@gmail.com. “Give me a pig foot and a bottle of beer” whatever you want owner Veronica Jackson of Roots Lounge 2148 Vine Street is selling variety dinners including pig feet, fish or chicken; you won’t be disappointed eat in or take out. Call 410-945-7398 starting at 12 noon. John Shaft will have you patting your feet to the old school sounds while you dine. “Kids are happier more relaxed more creative and less stressed when scheduled activities are limited.” Jacquie McTaggart Nov. 28, SparTea the “PINK DOOR” Day Spa for Girls celebrates PINK FRIDAY drop while you shop. Plan a day at the spa for the girls while you shop. For appointments, call 410-583-1083 or www. spateaparty.com. “If I can help somebody as I travel along then my living shall not be in vain” Sending bouquets of red roses to Vhonda William Lewis on her appointment to the board of directors for Boys Hope Girls Hope Baltimore. Vhonda a McCormick executive has the pizazz and spirit that will be an asset to the community and board and bunches of violets to Stephanie Carr on her recognition by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for her contribution to the 2014 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program. “I think you accidentally learn things in high school that turn out to be life lessons when you are able to step back a bit and study them in more depth.” Megan Fox Congratulations to our friend Frank Coakley on his induction into Baltimore City College’s Hall of Fame during their 175th anniversary celebration. Other inductees were Jay S. Himmelstein, Jack Luskin, Ron Matz, Maria Price-Detherage and Michael “Mike” Trager. Happy birthday to Myra White Gray, Curtis Pullen, Rambling Rose Pryor, Russell Jolivet, Myra Queen, Albert Queen,Yvonne Coates and my son Keith Anthony Lee. Congratulations to Pastor Harrison Johnson and Word 4 Life ministries as they celebrate their second anniversary. Sending bright sunny days and get-well wishes to Margaret Johnson and Paula Stephens, praying your road to recovery will be smooth.

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Rev. Charles Booth Marks 50 years in ministry

Dr. Charles Booth honored by Rep. Joyce Beatty during the anniversary celebration.

Dr. Charles E. Booth By Christina Sturdivant Special to the AFRO His towering stance commands attention, as does his booming voice. But when he begins to share the word, all attention is immediately drawn to the story he tells and the adept way he’s been telling it since the age of 17 when he preached his initial sermon. “I preached my first sermon on Oct. 16, 1964 at Enon Baptist Church,” said Baltimore native, the Rev. Dr. Charles E. Booth, who recently marked his 50th year in ministry. In his teachings, he approaches scripture by looking at present-day issues. “The ancients were always addressing the ills of the times and the ills of society, and for me, there must also be a wedding between scripture and contemporary context,” he said. In his prophetic messages, Booth addresses issues most dear to his heart, such as the plight of the poor, health crisis sweeping the world and the reality of racism in America. “I enjoy having studied over the years and applying what I have studied to real life experiences--that has been a great joy for me,” said Rev. Booth.

And a great joy for those who’ve sat under his ministry and been taught and strengthened by that teaching. Many of them gathered, with political and religious leaders totaling nearly 500, Oct. 12 at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, in Columbus, Ohio, where he’s been pastor since 1978. During the service in his honor, Rev. Booth received special acknowledgement from religious leaders including Bishop Timothy Clarke, of First Church of God; the Rev. Dr. James Childs, professor emeritus, Trinity Lutheran Seminary and the Rev. Tim Forbess, vice president of development, United Theological Seminary. Additionally, he was presented with a resolution from Rep. Joyce Beatty that included a special signature from President Barack Obama and acknowledgment from Rep. Chris Gibson, whose representative presented him with a flag that was flown over the White House in his honor. Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman also honored the pastor by naming Oct. 13 as Rev. Dr. Charles E. Booth Day. Among his peers in ministry, Rev. Booth is well celebrated. “Charles Booth is one of the most gifted preachers that you’ll find anywhere,” the Rev. Dr. A.C.D. Vaughn said. Pastor of the Sharon Baptist Church in Baltimore, Rev. Vaughn led Rev. Booth to his ordination as a young minister. “He’s a great mentor to younger preachers and I’m proud to have a part in his ministry all these fifty years,” he continued. Also sharing in that pride is the Right Rev. Walter Thomas, pastor of New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore. “He is an awesome preacher who makes preachers better,” Bishop Thomas said. “There are moments in preparing a sermon that I will say ‘How would Booth do this?’ He has changed the landscape of preaching for decades to come.” More than a role model to Bishop Thomas, Rev. Booth is a friend and confidant. “He has great advice and we often keep each other from going off the deep end,” Bishop Thomas said.

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Baltimore ministers Darnell Jeffers, right, and Travon Thomas recognize Dr. Booth on behalf of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake “He has shared all of my major moments and my children see him as their uncle.” Rev. Booth found the outpouring almost overwhelming. “I was very much humbled by everything that was done,” he said. “When you look back across 50 years of the preaching experience that I’ve had, you’re suddenly touched by the fact that you have had an impact on so many lives; and it greatly humbled me to hear people speak about what I consider to be very feeble efforts.”

The event also served as the unveiling of a publication celebrating his legacy, “Living Under an Imposed Sentence: Imprints From the Preaching Life of Charles E. Booth.” The book features contributed narratives from 33 noted preachers and religious leaders from across the country. Moving forward, Booth is excited about the groundbreaking of Mt. Olivet’s future $8 million Family Life Center, as well as the opportunity to continue teaching courses at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in St. Columbus, Ohio. In reflection, he considers his opportunities to shepherd as a pastor, build relationships, bless children, baptize new converts, provide counseling and bury the deceased as meaningful markers in his life, “All of those experiences have gone into making me who I am,” he said “and they’ve been rich.” Rev. Booth graduated from Howard University and earned a master’s in divinity at Eastern Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and a doctorate in ministry from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. He served as pastor of St. Paul’s Baptist Church in West Chester, Penn., December 1970 through September 1977. He became pastor of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church on January 1, 1978. During his leadership at Mt. Olivet, Booth founded an elementary school, the Dr. Gloria S. Friend Christian Academy. He also led the congregation in raising $2.1 million to build the 100-seat Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Chapel, an administrative wing, expand the Rev. Dr. H. Beecher Hicks Sr. Fellowship Center and add 12 new classrooms. Over the years, Booth has earned numerous honors and awards. He was listed in the Who’s Who Among African Americans and Ebony Magazine’s “Honor Roll of Great African American Preachers.” He won the James E. Stamps Alumni Recognition Award for outstanding contributions to young people attending historically black colleges and universities. He was also awarded the 2014 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award from the Columbus Education Association. His alma mater, the United Theological Seminary, where he serves on the board of trustees, has named a national preaching conference in his honor that is in its fourth year. Across the globe, he has preached to congregations in Germany, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Europe, South and Central America and Africa.

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Can the Oklahoma City Thunder Remain Competitive Without Durant and Westbrook? By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor and Stephen D. Riley AFRO Sports Writer With Kevin Durant already sidelined with a broken foot, the last thing the Oklahoma City Thunder needed was an injury to their remaining star, Russell Westbrook. And, of course, they got just that on Oct. 30, as the point guard exited a game early with a broken hand. The injury could sideline Westbrook until late December. Durant is already on the mend with a reevaluation scheduled for late November. The annual Western Conference playoff picture has no shortage of well-coached teams, and this year will be no different. Not much has changed among the top eight teams that made the playoffs last year, except for the Thunder. With Durant and now Westbrook expected to miss significant time, can the Thunder remain competitive until its two stars return? Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley of the AFRO Sports Desk debate the question. Green: The good news for the Thunder is that being in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference gives them the biggest cushion of any top contender, considering the division also includes annual bottom-dwellers such as the Utah Jazz and Minnesota Timberwolves, as well as the talented but unpredictable Denver Nuggets. The Portland Trail Blazers return intact after last year’s promising playoff run, but the team is still young which means inconsistency could be an issue. Oklahoma City still has enough frontcourt size remaining in Serge Ibaka, Steven Adams and Kendrick Perkins to play stingy defense and sneak out some victories. Defense will keep any team in a game, and the Thunder still have an ensemble of healthy big bodies that can fly around and make plays. Once combo guard Reggie Jackson returns from an ankle injury, OKC should have enough talent to hang around until the big guns come back. And let’s not forget that 6-foot, 11-inch Perry Jones gave his own Durant impression with 32 points and seven rebounds in the team’s 93-90 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Oct. 30. Riley: You can never have enough mobile bigs, but the Thunder’s problem is that none of

their rotational bigs are big-time scorers. Ibaka can be a serviceable offensive weapon, but with defenses now expected to key on him, he could struggle mightily. You can’t lose talent to injury after injury in the NBA and expect to remain competitive—no roster is deep enough to withstand that type of attrition. Every team that made the playoffs last season inside the West should return, except for the Thunder at this point. The injuries will only accelerate their issues when you factor in that New Orleans and Phoenix could be in for big seasons behind emerging superstars. OKC doesn’t have the luxury of being the class of the conference anymore—those days are done. With other powers remaining and other teams on the verge of serious contention, the season could be over for the Thunder before January. Green: The goal for OKC now is to hang around the playoff door until they reload, and they can do just that with the remaining talent. Will they be a top team in the NBA? Of course not. But they can at least salvage a few wins and should remain a tough matchup for the average teams in the league. Even with Westbrook leaving a game against the high-powered Clippers in the first quarter, the Thunder still only lost the game by three points—to a team that many project to finish in the top four of the conference. They’re still well-coached and they still play effective defense. That combination alone will keep them respectable. Riley: They’ll remain respectable but staying alive in the Western playoff hunt is another story. You don’t earn extra wins simply for having a good coach or playing adequate defense. Even entering this year, you could see the talent pool drying up for OKC. Their 2011 Finals team was powered by Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka and current Houston Rocket James Harden. The only remaining piece left on the floor against the Clippers was Ibaka, a far cry from the once “loaded” team that appeared to be a lock to become a dynasty. Egos, money and injuries have broken up that group from three seasons ago, but we still look at OKC as that young contender from years ago. It’s time to grade the Thunder for what they are now: an injuryriddled team that will struggle to return to dominance even when their stars return. - See more at: http://www.afro.com/can-the-oklahoma-city-thunder-remain-competitivewithout-durant-and-westbrook/#sthash.fCdiW9zt.dpuf

Morgan State Scores Late Edmondson-Westside Knocks Touchdown to Spoil Hampton’s Off Dunbar in Triple Overtime Homecoming to Maintain Perfect Record By Perry Green AFRO Sports Editor

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Sophomore running back Herb Walker Jr. scored four touchdowns, including a late game-winning touchdown pass from junior quarterback Moses Skillon, to lift the Morgan State Bears to a 38-35 victory over the Hampton Pirates, spoiling Hampton’s homecoming on Nov. 1 at Armstrong Stadium in Hampton, Va. It was a tightly contested game throughout, as the lead was exchanged or tied on seven separate occasions. Morgan State took the first lead when Walker Jr. scored on a 12-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. The Bears extended their lead to 14-0 after Skillion dove in for a two-yard touchdown run. But back-to-back touchdowns by Hampton tied the game at 14-14 in the third quarter. Sophomore kicker Chris Moller retook the lead for Morgan State with a 24-yard field goal, but Hampton bounced back to take their first lead of the game with a 34-yard touchdown pass from freshman quarterback Jerrell Antione to make it 20-17. Walker Jr. ran for two more touchdowns early in the fourth quarter to give the Bears a 31-20 lead, but even that margin wasn’t safe. Hampton fired right back with two consecutive touchdowns to retake the lead at 35-31 with less than three minutes remaining in the game. That set up the game-winning drive and score by Skillon, as he lobbed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Walker Jr. with a minute left in regulation. Walker Jr. finished with 67 rushing yards and three rushing touchdown, while also recording 109 receiving yards and a touchdown on seven receptions. Skillon completed 21 of 37 pass attempts for 252 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions. He also ran for 45 yards and a touchdown. Antoine led Hampton with 164 passing yards and two touchdowns, but also tossed two interceptions. Hampton rushed for 212 yards collectively as a unit, with freshman running back Eric Carter Jr. leading the way with 87 yards. With the win, Morgan State advanced to 5-4 overall and 4-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). Hampton fell to 2-7 and 1-4 against the MEAC. Morgan State will face North Carolina A&T (7-2 overall, 4-1 MEAC) on Nov. 8 in Greensboro, N.C. –

It took three overtime periods, but in the end the Edmondson-Westside Red Storm maintained their perfect record, beating the perennial Baltimore City powerhouse Dunbar Poets, 28-22, on Oct. 31 at Dunbar’s Sugar Cain Field. Edmonson-Westside improved their record to 9-0 overall and 8-0 against Baltimore City opponents, and is just one game away from an undefeated season. But against Dunbar, Edmondson-Westside didn’t have it easy. The Red Storm gave up a 22-6 lead to the Poets by halftime as Dunbar junior quarterback Zionnez Spencer delivered an outstanding performance, scoring three touchdowns in the first half. Spencer threw two touchdown passes and rushed for another as he recorded more than 250 total yards of offense in the first half. But the Red Storm defense made adjustments at halftime and put a stop to Spencer and the Poets’ offense, shutting out Dunbar through the entire second half. With Dunbar contained offensively, Edmondson-Westside began its comeback, first cutting the lead to 22-14 with a long touchdown run by Bilal Omar in the third quarter. Edmondson-Westside later tied the game at 22-22 after Red Storm sophomore quarterback Michael Taylor darted into the end zone on a short touchdown run just minutes before the end of regulation. In overtime, both teams played tremendous defense, holding each other out of the end zone for two overtime periods. Taylor finally snuck past Dunbar’s defense in the third overtime period to secure the victory for Edmondson-Westside. EdmondsonWestside will finish their regular season campaign with a road matchup against the similarly undefeated Mergenthaler Vo-Tech Mustangs (8-0) on Nov. 7; kickoff time has not been announced. –

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BIDS WILL BE DUE no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 12, 2014. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 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 threshold 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 threshold has been established for participation of Womenowned businesses (”WBEs”), however, HABC strongly encourages and affirmatively promotes the use of WBEs in all HABC contracts. Bidders 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. The IFB and all supporting documents may be obtained on or after Monday, November 17, 2014 from the following location: Housing Authority of Baltimore City Division of Fiscal Operations, Procurement Department 417 E. Fayette Street, Room 414 Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Attention: John Airey, Chief of Contracting Services Tel: (410) 396-3261 Fax: (410) 962-1586 Questions regarding the IFB should be directed in writing to the address and individual indicated above, and must include the reference: HABC Bid No. TYPESET: B-1776-14. Wed Nov 05 14:19:04 EST 2014 CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BUREAU OF WATER AND WASTEWATER NOTICE OF LETTING Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for Water Contract 1308R-AMI/R Urgent Need Metering Infrastructure Repair and Replacement, Various Location (Up to 2? Water Service) will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. Positively no bids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon.The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the Department of Public Works Room 6 on the first floor of the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 as of Friday, November 7, 2014 and copies may be purchased for a non-refundable cost of $50.00. Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package. All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 3000 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21215. If a bid is submitted by a joint venture (”JV”), then in that event, the document that established the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes. The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is B02551Water Mains Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $2,000,000.01 to $3,000,000.00 A MANDATORY ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 3rd Floor Conference Room of the Bureau of Water & Wastewater, Abel Wolman Municipal Building on November 19, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. Attendance of ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be prerequisite to submit a bid. Principal Item of work for this project are: Locate ex. small meter vaults, adjust meter frame and cover of the existing meter vaults, replace/install meter settings and meter vaults, renew/replace existing water supply services, remove and replace top slab, replace/install shutoff valve on existing meter settings, install/replace small/large sectional vault, temporary pavement and sidewalk restoration, as required The MBE goal is 15% The WBE goal is 4%

Breakthrough Center Executive Director Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) – The #1 Ranked Education Program in the USA (For the 5 STRAIGHT YEARS) AND WINNER of the RACE TO THE TOP (RTTT) Grant The candidate selected for this executive management opportunity will report to the Chief Performance Officer and is responsible for successful leadership and management of The Breakthrough Center (TBC) in accordance with the strategic direction set by the State Superintendent of Schools, Deputy Superintendents and the Office of School Effectiveness. The successful candidate will provide direction, leadership, and supervision to the statewide system of school support, overseeing staff, budget, and operations www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/aboutmsde/jobs MSDE is a State agency that develops & administers education, library, & rehabilitation programs, is on the forefront of standards-based reform of public education, & is committed to promoting & maintaining a diverse workforce. Annual salary range: to $108,557. QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s Degree or equivalent 36 credit hours preferably in Education, Education Supervision /Administration or a related field –AND- 6 yrs of professional experience in coordinating or administering education programs or services. Supervision of professional staff, knowledge of school climate challenges, & school leadership needs, & executing innovative reform efforts is necessary. Experience leading school turnaround initiatives as a public school principal is preferred desirable. Possession of a doctorate in a field related to this position may be substituted for one year of the required experience. Two additional years of experience directly related to the position may be substituted for the required Master’s degree. To Apply: Reference position #089355 & Send/FAX (410-333-8950) resume to Office of Human Resources, 200 W. Baltimore Street, Balto. MD. 21201. Applications/ resumes should be received by November 14, 2014. TYPESET: Wed Oct 22 14:31:26 EDT 2014

WATER CONTRACT 1308R APPROVED: Bernice H. Taylor Clerk, Board of Estimates APPROVED: Rudolph S. Chow, P.E. TYPESET: Wed Nov 05 14:18:47 EST 2014 Director of Public Works CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BUREAU OF WATER AND WASTEWATER NOTICE OF LETTING Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for Water Contract 1307R-AMI/R Urgent Need Metering Infrastructure Repair and Replacement, Various Location (Up to 2” Water Service) will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. Positively no bids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon.The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the Department of Public Works Room 6 located on the first floor of the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 as of Friday, November 7, 2014 and copies may be purchased for a non-refundable cost of $50.00. Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package. All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 3000 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21215. If a bid is submitted by a joint venture (”JV”), then in that event, the document that established the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes. The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is B02551Water Mains Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $2,000,000.01 to $3,000,000.00 A MANDATORY ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 3rd Floor Large Conference Room of the Bureau of Water & Wastewater, Abel Wolman Municipal Building on November 19, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. Attendance of ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be a prerequisite to submit a bid. Principal Item of work for this project are: Locate ex. small meter vaults, adjust meter frame and cover of the existing meter vaults, replace/install meter settings and meter vaults, renew/replace existing water supply services, remove and replace top slab, replace/install shutoff valve on existing meter settings, install/replace small/large sectional vault, temporary pavement and sidewalk restoration, as required The MBE goal is 15% The WBE goal is 4% WATER CONTRACT 1307R APPROVED: Bernice H. Taylor Clerk, Board of Estimates APPROVED: Rudolph S. Chow, P.E. Director of Public Works

AA/EOE TYPESET: Wed Nov 05 14:22:17 EST 2014

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Accountant Supervisor II REPOSTED: Manager of Grant Accounting Recruitment #14-004552-006 Filing Deadline 11/7/2014 11:59:00 PM Salary: $48,920.00 - $63,629.00/year Work that Matters. The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is a national leader in the financing and development of affordable housing and community development lending. The Accountant Supervisor position is a management position responsible for managing the grant accounting operations of the Department, in order to ensure that activities support program and financial goals and comply with State, Federal, and Departmental regulations, procedures, and deadlines. Please visit www.jobaps.com/md to view the full job description, required qualifications and to submit an online application. EOE

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Secretarial Positions Maryland General Assembly Department of Legislative Services 2015 Legislative Session State Senators, Delegates and Legislative Committees are seeking staff to work with them during the upcoming session. Positions run January to April and are full-time temporary. Requires flexibility, little supervision to complete tasks, and ability to work as part of a team in a busy workplace. Interested applicants should attend the testing session given by Human Resources. The proficiency test covers computer skills, grammar, spelling and filing. Must be proficient in Microsoft Word 2013. Parking is available in the Calvert Street garage. *Test date: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 *Time:9 a.m.-11 a.m. and 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Closed 12 noon to 1 p.m. *Location: Room G-15 Department of Legislative Services 90 State Circle Annapolis, MD The testing takes approximately one hour to complete. No appointment is necessary. Please bring a resume. Must bring photo ID to gain entry to the building. EOE

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