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Black History Month Begins With Buffalo Soldier Story
Sit-in Survivor Challenges Others to Do More By Brittney M. Black Howard University News Service
GREENSBORO (NNPA) - Fifty years ago, four North Carolina A&T students took a stand against segregation by sitting down at a F.W. Woolworth’s store counter on February 1, 1960. This simple act by four freshmen, now known as the “A&T Four,” inspired students in North Carolina – and around the country. This week, hundreds of people came back to Greensboro to the very place where it all began to honor the A&T Four and to commemorate the opening of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum on Feb. 1. One of the four, Dr. Franklin E. McCain, looks at the museum opening as a challenge to himself and the next generation. “The opening of the museum to me personally means a challenge,” McCain said, “because it reminds me of what happened on February 1st (1960) and presents me with the question ‘what have I done lately?’ The museum is like a report card for me,” he explained. “I do a little selfintrospection and give myself a grade. The grade I come back with is a C. I have to recognize
Dr. Franklin E. McCain embraces another A&T demonstrator at the ZELENA WILLIAMS PHOTO luncheon.
that I cannot live on February 1st for the rest of my life. I have to continue to do other great things. That’s what I have been doing.” McCain and two survivors among the A&T Four attended a luncheon honoring sit-in activists on Jan. 29. The commemorative activities began on Friday with a town hall featuring leaders such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson; Julianne Malveaux, president of Bennett College; and Ben Chavis, one of the Wilmington 10. Related story Section 2, Pg. 2
“The opening of the museum to me personally means a challenge because it reminds me of what happened on February 1st (1960) and presents me with the question ‘what have I done - Dr. Franklin E. McCain lately?’”
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Lejenn Jiles (front center), and aunt Terri Green (2nd left) surrounded by The Buffalo Soldiers of America, during history lesson presentation. WARDELL HOLDER/AZI PHOTO
By Wardell Holder Black History Month began with The Buffalo Soldiers of America conducting a lesson in history at Desert Heights Charter School in Glendale. The school had its 6th to 8th grade students write about something in history that interested them. One young student, Lejenn Jiles, age 13, and in the
7th grade took this assignment as an opportunity to introduce his classmates to a side of history that was not in their history books. Lejenn Jiles contacted his aunt, Ms. Terri Green who was always talking about the Buffalo Soldiers of the Wild West. Green contacted Chaz Jackson, president of the Buffalo Soldier here in Arizona. He contacted his fellow soldiers and the histo-
ry lesson was on. This unique group of men told stories of the Black Buffalo Soldier of the Old Wild West, and the Tuskegee Air Men of World War II as well. Students of Desert Heights were amazed at the stories each man told of the trials and tribulations of the Black Buffalo Soldiers and the Tuskegee Airmen as well. See BUFFALO SOLDIERS, Pg. 2
Penny Battle Makes Sense For Haiti Story and photos By Floyd Alvin Galloway All semester the Black and African Coalition of ASU will be having events to support relief efforts, raise funds, and raise awareness for Haiti. Come be apart of a movement to make change, because it could have just as easily been you or me today we are all Haitian. Throughout this semester the Black and African Coalition of ASU will be having events to support the relief efforts in the earthquake-ravaged country of Haiti. The events are to raise funds, raise awareness and gather clothing for people of Haiti. Last week the National PanHellenic Council had several events during the week celebrating Greek unity and had a competition to raise funds through their NPHC Greek Penny Battle
Shirley Gradis, ASU junior and Karen Coffroy, senior, both Haitians with filled jars from the NPHC Penny Wars.
stated Brandon Taylor, a senior and chair of students for the students and Lauryn Mangum, president of the organization. “Tonight was the final event” noted Taylor. “This tragedy affects everyone, all races, all
ages, it doesn’t matter. Through our events we are trying to bring to the table unity and support for the people of Haiti. Every penny counts and can make a difference,” added Taylor. See PENNIES FOR HAITI, Pg. 2
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ASU Black and African Coalition Collects Pennies For Haiti “In the penny battle each organization had containers at all the events and were trying to get as many people to donate as much change as they could,” says Mangum. Fraternities participating were Alpha Phi Alpha, Phi Beta Sigma, Omega Psi Phi, Kappa Alpha Psi, Iota Phi Theta. Sororities were Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Gamma Rho. The goal of the Penny Battle is to collect as many pennies as possible in each individual organizations jar. “If you would like that organization to lose the battle, put as many nonpennies in their jars. Any silver coins and any dollar bills take points away from the team’s total. So you must put only pennies in your favorite organization’s jar,” explained Mangum. The organizations would lose points for silver and dollars, but would gain points for pennies. So even though you may raise
the more money, you may lose depending on your collection of pennies. All the fun and interesting competition was very competitive and achieving its goal. Helping the people of Haiti. Haitians Shella Michel and Christine Ellis of the Haitian Disaster Relief of Arizona were on hand to support the students and will be collecting the funds to take to Haiti. Michael has three sisters still living in the country. One was injured in the quake and is recovering, and the other two she noted were doing ok. “I’m just impressed by the actions of the students. It brought tears to me eyes. You hear so much about kids’ only thinking of them selves. These kids are demonstrating real selflessness. Having the initiative to do this for the Haitian people is wonderful. To contact the Haitian Disaster of Relief call 480899-9878 or 602-7237714.
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Christine Ellis and Shella Michel of the Haitian Disaster Relief of Arizona with ASU ALVIN GALLOWAY/AZI PHOTOS NPHC students Shirley Gradis and Kasarah Brown.
Maryse Dejean, is in New Orleans thousands of miles away from home. Her distance from her native Haiti has only motivated her to work harder so that she can help bring relief to the country after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck it on Jan 12. DeJean, who has lived in New Orleans for 25years, is currently pulling her resources together to get her family out of Haiti. Her concerns are not only for her family members that, but other Haitians who are still in the nation’s capital, Port-au-Prince.
“I am deeply concerned,” Dejean said. Many Americans do not have a direct connection to Haiti like Dejean, but it has not stopped them from opening up their minds, hearts and wallets. They have created Facebook groups, donated millions of dollars by text messaging, raised their own funds, sold t-shirts and thrown relief for Haiti parties. Major American companies have also pledged to give to Haiti. Bank of America, the Coco Cola Foundation, Goldman Sachs Group and Comcast Corp all announced that they would contribute at
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least $1 million. In addition to the international effort to deliver food, water, shelter and medical care, at least $30 million has been given by text messaging alone and at least $122 million by corporations. The “Hope for Haiti” telethon concert has raised more than $60 million. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been given from the U. S. and likely more than a billion internationally has been raised by everything from piggy bank and allowance donations, to concerts, church offerings to haircuts and other creative fundraisers. While Americans have
poured from their hearts and their pocket books over the past few weeks, many people are skeptical about how long Americans will continue to contribute
their time and money into helping Haiti. Others see Americans sticking with the country in the months and years to come. See Haiti, Page 5
Buffalo Soldiers Teach History Cont’d. from Page 1 From the time the soldiers said, “We are open for questions”, and the hands flew up all around the room with students eager to hear about a part of history that’s not often covered much in text books. Mark Jiles, principal, said, “ My staff and I are fully committed to teach in the best way we know
how and will do what it takes for our students to learn, and if it takes bringing in new agenda’s to teach, lets do it”. Desert Heights Charter School was formed in 1999 and is located at 5821 West Beverly Lane. To get in touch with the Buffalo Soldiers of America, www.buffalosoldiersaz.com or call Chaz Jackson at 602-705-9665.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR COMMUNITY CALENDAR COMMUNITY CALENDAR COMMUNITY CALENDAR - FEBRUARY WED 3 Dr. Matthew Whitaker will present “Race Relations and Interracial Unity in America: An Open House Keynote for the THEM Exhibit,” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the first floor of the CGCC Library. Throughout the month of February the Chandler-Gilbert Community College Library Gallery will host, THEM: Images of Separation, a traveling exhibition that showcases items from popular culture used to stereotype different groups.
Arizona African American Republican Committee Black History Month 6:00 to 8 p.m. 3501 N. 24th St. (Rep. Hdqtrs.) in Phoenix. Contact: Chairman Clyde Bowen 602-274-5439.
located at 7050 S. 24th Street in Phoenix, north of Baseline Road. Admission is free. For information: www.smcstorytelling.com. Call Liz Warren 602-243-8026 Email liz.warren@smcmail.maricopa.edu.
The South Mountain Community College Storytelling Institute “Folktales for Grownups” series begins. The first performance will feature tales of “Ghosts, Revenants and Spirits.” Presenting these scary stories will be storytellers Sean Buvala, Paulette Friday, Jordan Hill, Marilyn Omifunke Torres, and Liz Warren. In the SMCC Studio Theatre,
THU 4 Certification workshop for minority, woman and small business owners. Free workshops and learn more about the city of Phoenix business certification programs and how they can provide opportunities for small business economic growth. 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. at Travis L. Williams Family Services Center, 4732 S. Central Ave., room 169-170. Seating is limited for these presentations. Call
the Phoenix Equal Opportunity Department at 602-262-6790 or 602/534-1557/TTY to reserve a space.
FRI 5 African American Vibes of the City: “Mixed Media Art Exhibition” featuring both two and three dimensional works of art from prominent Valley artists. The exhibit will open with a free first Friday’s gallery reception from 6 to 8 p.m. The Phoenix Center for the Arts is located at 1202 North 3rd St. Participants will be able to tour the gallery, meet the artists, listen to live music, enjoy free refreshments, and visit art booths. Additional information is available
on-line at: http://phoenix.gov/ PARKS/phxctr.html or by calling 602-262-4627. First Friday Black History Month arts and music celebration 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Downtown Civic Space Park, 424 N. Central Ave., Phoenix.
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BY GEORGE E. CURRY NNPA COLUMNIST The news media is fascinated with anniversaries, especially those ending in round numbers. Therefore, it came as no surprise that the 50th anniversary of the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins was celebrated this week. On February 1, 1960, four students from North Carolina A&T University – Ezell A. Blair, Jr., David L. Richmond, Joseph A. McNeil and Franklin E. McCain – initiated a successful effort to desegregate the lunch counter at the downtown Woolworth’s store. Although the four college students are hailed for taking a seat in order to stand up for their rights, it is important to remember that they were not alone. In fact, after they were refused service, they returned the following day with more than two dozen students. The numbers continued to swell, reaching 300 on February 5, four days after the initial protest. Among the protesters were students from Bennett College, the all-female Black college in Greensboro, and Dudley High, the school that African American students attended under segregation. Coming six years after the Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision outlawing segregated public schools and five years after the tragic murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till near Money, Miss., the Greensboro sit-in movement sparked similar movements in other cities, including Durham, Nashville, Atlanta, Little Rock and Miami.
This was three years before the March on Washington, five years before the Selma-to-Montgomery March in Alabama, four years before passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and five years before the Voting Rights Act. Today, we don’t think twice about whether we’ll be served if we enter any downtown restaurant. But that hasn’t always been so. In the case of Greensboro, African-American shoppers were encouraged to spend their money at such stores as Woolworth’s, a five-and-dime discount retail chain. However, they weren’t allowed to try on clothes before taking them home, were relegated to separate toilets and certainly weren’t allowed to sit next to whites at lunch counters. In Greensboro, as was the case in other cities across the South, Blacks were not allowed to sit at all. The Woolworth’s store in Greensboro had four counter seats for Whites. African Americans, at least prior to the protest, had to eat while standing on their feet. As we begin our annual celebration of Black History Month, it is important to celebrate the thousands of nameless and faceless brave men, women and children who formed the nucleus of the modern civil rights movement yet never received the acclaim of the four students who led the Greensboro protest. Their names are not in the history books, they gave no speeches about their dreams and their graves are not enshrined with markers listing their brave accomplishments. Yet, they are at least as important as Dr. Martin Luther King, Roy Wilkins, John Lewis or Whitney Young. It’s great to celebrate the epic moments of the civil rights movement, but it is even greater to realize that Blacks have always struggled against oppression in this country. Many of the protests that are among the most celebrated were predated by similar protests that, for some reason, did not capture the national imagination of later movements.
For example, before there was a Greensboro sit-in protest in 1960, the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) had organized sit-ins in Chicago (1942), St. Louis (1949) and Baltimore (1952). Greensboro wasn’t the first sit-in site in North Carolina. On June 23, 1957, seven students were arrested in Durham at the Royal Ice Cream Shop for staging a sit-in, in the “Whites Only” section. They were convicted and the U.S. Supreme Court later refused to take up their appeal. The 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott launched the career of a young Baptist minister named Martin Luther King and made Rosa Parks a household name. Two years earlier, Rev. T.J. Jemison, pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Baton Rouge La., had organized a successful bus boycott that served as the template for Montgomery. Volunteer drivers, traveling on buss routes, picked up passengers and drove to their normal bus stop. To avoid being prosecuted for operating an unlicensed taxi or bus, drivers did not charge riders. The boycott ended June 25, 1953 with a compromise with the city. The settlement called for the first two front seats being reserved for Whites, the long seat in the back of buses reserved for African Americans and all other seats on a first-come-first-served basis. There are many other instances of early Black protests, including a 1939 sit-in at the Alexandria, Va. library, organized by attorney Samuel Wilbert Tucker, and a successful 1958 drugstore lunch counter sit-in in Oklahoma City. Perhaps the lesson we should emphasize this Black History Month is that African-American protesters have always made history, even when their efforts were ignored by the media and went unrecognized by their own people. We to need worry less today about whether our work is covered by network television crews and daily newspapers and care more about whether we are being true to the dedicated souls who came before us.
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A Good Start For Obama, But Much More To Do
MARC MORIAL, PRESIDENT NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE
(NNPA) - After one year in office, America's first Blackberry President has found that in the age of tweeting, texting and daily polling, there is no shortage of those eager to judge his performance based on fragments of information that may not always be accurate. We will resist the urge to join the fray. No grades from me for Mr. Obama. But that does not mean we have no opinion on his first year as President. Any assessment of President Obama's first year must take into account the big mess he inherited on day one two wars, a great and growing recession, the imminent collapse of our financial system and auto industry, a dysfunctional Justice Department, an unsustainable health care system and job losses that were being measured in the hundreds of thousands each month. Clearly, our ship of state was spinning dangerously out of control. And clearly, President Obama has kept it from sinking. Our financial system is on the rebound. The auto industry was saved. The Justice Department, under Attorney General Eric Holder, is now focused more on protecting citizen rights than political privilege. And while solutions to rising unemployment continue to elude us, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, dur-
ing 2009, monthly job losses moderated substantially. They shrank from an average of 691,000 a month in the first quarter to an average loss of 69,000 a month in the fourth quarter. So, I suggest we slow down and not judge the President based on one year of emergency course corrections. In my view, he should be judged at the end of his first term by the famous question Ronald Reagan posed during his 1980 campaign: "Are you better off today than you were four years ago?" One thing is clear: We won't be better off if we don't all roll up our sleeves and remember that "government of the people," means we all have work to do. We won't be better off if the minority party in Congress continues to vote strictly down party lines in opposition to everything the President wants to do - from passing a stimulus plan to health care reform. We won't be better off if we don't take decisive steps to reduce rising unemployment which now stands at 10 percent overall and 16.2 percent for African Americans. We won't be better off unless we heed the words of New York Times columnist Bob Herbert who recently wrote, "Without a dramatic new intervention by the federal government the poverty rate for African American children could eventually approach a heartstopping 50%...already a third of Black children are living in poverty." One year ago, the election of America's first Black President was a symbol of this country's evolving racial maturity. But symbolism is not substance. While we applaud the President for moving the country from the brink of disaster, we have a lot more work to do before he and all of us can claim that we are better off than the day he took office.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR COMMUNITY CALENDAR COMMUNITY CALENDAR COMMUNITY CALENDAR FRI-SAT 5-6 The State Bar of Arizona will help homeless veterans with free legal advice during Arizona StandDown outreach event for homeless veterans. State Bar volunteers will provide veterans with family law and tax law advice from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1826 W. McDowell in Phoenix. More information on Arizona StandDown is online at: arizonastanddown.org
SAT 6 Regional Unity Walk at 10:30 a.m. to celebrate community solidarity and diversity. The event is hosted by human relations commissions from six Valley
communities including walkers from Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe and Arizona State University. Start at Tempe Lake Marina and the ASU Lot 59 in Tempe, and finish at Tempe Art Park, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway. For more information or to register as a group or individual, call 602-495-3737. Visit www.tempe.gov/diversityregionalunitywalk for a map to the assembly points. TUCSON - Salt of the Earth Labor College will hold a panel discussion on jobs at 2 p.m. Panelists include Bruce Slabaugh, president of AFSCME Local 449
and Steven Valencia, leader of Tucson’s Jobs with Justice Coalition. Salt of the Earth Labor College is at 190 E. Irene. For more information call 520-6244789 or email SELC@webtv.net
102 West Southern in Phoenix. If you are interested in volunteering, facilitating a workshop, being a vender or registering for the conference please 602-268-5520 or email BlackYouthConf@aol.com .
Free symposium to prepare high school students for legal careers. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Phoenix School of Law, 4041 N. Central Ave. in Phoenix. Open to all high school students. Register at www.phoenixlaw.edu or 602682-6850.
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Annual Black Youth Recognition Conference planning meeting 3 p.m. at Ocotillo Library,
lead a Sunday afternoon Black History Month celebration concert at the ASU Kerr Cultural Center at 1:30 p.m. The concert will feature music written and interpreted by African-American composers and musicians. Tickets available at the Kerr box office, 6110 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 480596-2660, Ticketmaster locations and online at jazzinaz.org.
TUE 9 George Washington
Carver Museum and Cultural Center evening with the founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, Lonnie G. Bunch, Ph.D. The event will include a talk by Dr. Bunch, a question and answer session, hors d’oeuvres, and an optional tour of the Carver Museum. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, 415 East Grant Street in Phoenix. For information visit http://carvermuseum.com Email Community Calendar items to ainewspaper@qwestoffice.net
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Loretta Huff Leads Valley Women’s Business Group - Receives Business Journal Award Story and photos By Floyd Alvin Galloway Loretta Huff is a busy and productive woman; she’s always on the move, making connections to help people and her community. A professional speaker, author, coach, consultant, Huff is president of the Emerald Harvest Consulting. Her firm specializes in helping executives, leaders and business owners improve the performance of their organizations. “Our focus is on business development, business management and profes- Loretta Huff (left) with Arizona State University athletic sional effectiveness,” notes director Lisa Love keynote speaker at a recent luncheon. Huff. Whether you’re looking shows across the country A two-time recipient of to increase revenue and and has been featured in the prestigious MBE profitability, improving business publications (Minority Business% workforce productivity, including the New York Enterprise) Supplier of the Emerald Harvest cus- Times, The Arizona Year award, Huff added tomizes their work to Republic, the American another dimension to her bring the best out of you Management Association’s life motto of helping othand your staff for the suc- Executive Matters newslet- ers by her election as prescess of your business agen- ter, Working Mother and ident of the Phoenix chapda. “We offer consulting, numerous other publica- ter of the National training, keynotes and tions. Association of Women team building, as well as Certified by the Inter- Business Owners. executive and business national Coach FederaHuff has been racking coaching,” says Huff. tion, she holds a B.S. in up accomplishments on A regular guest on the psychology from Howard her mission. As president local Fox-10 Morning University and an M.B.A of EHC and NAWBONews program and Huff in finance from the Phoenix, the Phoenix has appeared on radio University of Chicago. Business Journal selected
Free Symposium To Prepare High Schoolers For Legal Careers Operation Preparation on Feb. 6 will encourage high school students to become attorneys. “Preparing to Change the Statistics of Minorities in the Law” is a groundbreaking program between the State Bar of Arizona, the Phoenix School of Law and DiscoverLaw.org. The event is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 6 at the Phoenix School of Law,
4041 N. Central Ave. in Phoenix. Students will participate in mock law classes, learn about the admissions process, and the applications of a law degree. Phoenix-area attorneys, judges and current law students will mentor the high schoolers. The free symposium is open to all high school students. Register at www.phoenixlaw.edu or 602-6826850.
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her as one of the 12 Top Women in Business for 2010. She will receive her award February 16 during the 2010 Women in Business Trade Show & Luncheon, at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. The first African American woman to hold that position in Phoenix, Huff is committed to expanding the diversity of the membership of the organization. NAWBO-Phoenix once named the number one place to network by the Arizona Woman magazine is part of a 35 year-old national group that gives voice to 10 million strong women owned businesses. NAWBO values and seeks a diverse and inclusive membership. Its goal is to effectively represent the full diversity of the women business owner community and to expand access to leadership opportunities across the full spectrum of our membership. NAWBO has 80 U.S. chapters and extends its reach to 60 countries in five continents worldwide. According to Huff the Phoenix chapter has 250 members and holds monthly luncheons the
second Wednesday of month at the Phoenix Country Club, and workshops and evening networking events around the valley. “The February event will be “The Relationship Building” luncheon. Attendees will get to connect with a number of other attendees in a meaningful way designed to facilitate the creation of business
opportunities,” said Huff. “On April 21, we’re hosting our annual resource day, a conference for women business owners with keynotes, panels and workshops at the Cotton Center off 40th Street,” notes Huff. Huff became involved with NAWBO San Jose around 2001 when living in northern California. Cont’d. Next Page
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Millions Heading To Haiti - For Likely Many Years To Come Cont’dl from Page 2 The tragedy in Haiti where there is believed to be over 150,000 deaths, comes at time when America is dealing with a number of domestic issues. Including health care reform, which is at a standstill and according to the U.S. Department of Labor a national unemployment rate of 10 percent. Dejean can sense that despite the hard economic times for many, the people of New Orleans, where Hurricane Katrina left thousands dead and homeless four years ago, can sympathize and empathize with the people in Haiti. “ I think that having gone through a natural and a federal disaster, New Orleans natives really understand what is like to go through a tragedy and want to do whatever they can to help,” Dejean said.
Dejean is leading several task forces to collect funds for relief efforts. She is also working on helping 17 doctors arrange an aircraft to get into Haiti. Within hours after hearing about the devastation in Haiti, David Brown from Texas began organizing a party at an Elks club in Houston. He was able to raise $1,000. Brown said that he believes that the momentum that Americans have to support Haiti will dwindle but it will not die. “People say that we have our own issues here and believe me I understand that we do,” Brown said. “But how long can we ignore the fact that our neighbor is suffering so much. It would be like me turning the other cheek as my next-door neighbors house was burned down. My house would probably burn down too. All eyes are on Haiti and if we
ignore the country it will rest heavy on our consciences.” In Saos, Calif., Gabriel Hanley is selling t-shirts to raise funds for Haiti. When he initially heard about the tragedy, Hanley said that his reaction to the earthquake in Haiti was
the same as when he turned on the news on September 11, 2001. “I was beside myself. Surprising, with the earthquake in Haiti, everything I saw on the news at first seemed to play the incident down,” Hanley said “From my point of view I
could tell this could be bigger than any natural disaster the US had ever faced. My heart went out to the Haitian people instantly.” As the news of the devastation unfolded he began to think of the ways that he could help and
came up with the idea of selling t-shirts. Hanley’s non-profit organization Warm Hearted Citizens is constantly donating money and other resources to people in need. He plans on helping Haiti in the months and years to come.
Loretta Huff - Leading Valley Businesswoman Cont’d. from Page 4 “When I moved here, I became certified by the GCMSDC (Grand Canyon Minority Suppliers Development Council) and met Choo Tay owner of Media88 and then president-elect of NAWBO Phoenix. In 2006, Tay encouraged Huff to join the Phoenix chapter and become a board member as the programs chair. Later Tay asked Huff to consider running for president. “At the end of the year, I was given one of the
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President’s awards for exemplary service,” she says. Nominated for president-elect and interviewed by the nominating committee Huff was selected from a pool of candidates and as the top choice she was then voted in by the membership. The next NAWBO luncheon will be Feb 10 at the Phoenix Country Club, 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. A free welcome meeting is at 10 a.m. For more information visit the NAWBO Phoenix website at www. nawbophx.org.
Author Barbara Penn-Atkins: Rockel Etienne, Phoenix chapter president of National Council of Negro Women and Edna Barrel at a Phoenix NAWBO luncheon.
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This public information meeting will be held to discuss how a South Mountain Freeway connection at 59th Avenue might affect you and your property. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an overview of the study and the proposed connection at 59th Avenue, discuss the study and right-of-way processes and schedule, and provide the opportunity for members of the community to ask questions and provide input. A brief presentation regarding the recommendations will be made at the meeting, followed by an open house where representatives from the study team will be present to answer questions.
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• Reduce the proposed freeway to eight lanes (from the previous 10-lane concept) • Shift the Western Section alignment between Lower Buckeye Road and I-10 to connect at 59th Avenue (rather than 55th Avenue).
Wednesday, February 0, 20 0 6 p.m.—8 p.m. Presentation at 6: 5 p.m. Sunridge Elementary School Cafeteria 6244 W. Roosevelt Street Phoenix, AZ
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The Arizona Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration continue to study the proposed South Mountain Freeway and invite you to attend a public meeting to learn about recent changes to the proposed connection with Interstate 10. In response to declining funding for regional projects, the Maricopa Association of Governments’ Regional Council voted in October 2009 to approve the revised regional plan. The following changes were included for the South Mountain Freeway:
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Right-of-way For additional study and meeting information or to submit Meeting Location comments in writing, please contact ADOT c/o Heather Honsberger, HDR Engineering, Inc., 3200 E. Camelback Rd., Ste 350, Phoenix, AZ 85018; e-mail: ADOT@hdrinc.com; phone: 602.712.7006; or fax: 602.522.7707. Written comments should be submitted by February 24, 2010. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter, by calling 602.712.7006. Requests should be made as early as possible to arrange the accommodation. This document is available in alternative formats by contacting Heather Honsberger at the telephone number referenced above. Este documento está disponible en español llamando 602.712.7006.
JULIE KLIEWER ADOT Phoenix District Engineer
MICHAEL BRUDER
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ADOT Project Manager
ADOT State Engineer
THIS NEWSPAPER NOTICE AND OTHER PROJECT INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE AT
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The Coalition will fellowship at AMVETS Post 15 on February 6
American Legion Post #65 – 602-268-6059 – 1624 E. Broadway – SUNDAY: Karaoke with cash prizes and dancing 8 p.m. until closing. Gino on the Wheels of Steele. TUESDAY join us for Chicago Style Stepping on Broadway from 7 to 10 p.m. Backyard grilling. WEDNESDAY is pool tournament night hosted by Paulette. Ms. Phyllis in the kitchen. Line dancing classes (free) 6 to 8 p.m. Also Ole School Wednesday with your hosts Darlene and Jewell giving away prizes with ole school sounds from DJ Mike, 7 p.m. Ms. Phyllis in the kitchen. THURSDAY is ladies night and games night – cards, dominoes, pool, D J. Gino playing and Phyllis in the kitchen, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturdays are regular D J and party nights. D J - 8 p.m. until. 1 a.m. Kitchen open. Join us for First Fridays. Games, raffles, music, food available and lots of fun. Join us Super Sunday!
Blacking Up – Hip Hop’s Remix Of Race And Identity To Air On PBS By Deborah René A new documentary will air on PBS during February (check local listings) that addresses tensions regarding white youth rolling themselves up in the world of Hip Hop. Questions are raised about the authenticity of white rappers and definitions of the word “wigger” are examined. Filmmaker, Robert A. Clift presents the struggle of cultural thievery versus a potential for a color-blind America. Historians, entertainers, and critics lend their voices to the film; they include: Amiri Baraka (author of Blues People and cultural icon), Russell Simmons (CEO Def Jam Records), rapper Chuck D, rapper Vanilla Ice, Paul Mooney (writer for Dave Chappelle Show, and many other shows), MC Aesop Rock, and DJ Kool Herc (hip hop’s “founding father”). Too White Crew represents a couple of white guys who make their living mocking rappers because to them and many others it is considered funny and not racist. Critics consider the comparisons of Al Jolsen, today’s white rappers, and even Elvis with stealing or mocking Black culture. A question in the film was asked, “If Elvis was the King
AMVETS Post #15 – 602-268-3331 – 4219 S. 7th Street – Monday and Tuesday. drink specials, open pool. Kitchen open with Michele. TUESDAY is bikers night. WEDNESDAY Karaoke from 8 p.m. until closing. DJ Mo reece Cutler is your host. Kitchen open with Alto. Cards and pool are played nightly. DJ Moreece on Thirsty Thursdays with drink specials, open mike, poetry, rap, comedy and fun. Friday night, DJ Correct, kitchen open. Saturday night, DJ Micko, kitchen open. AMVETS Post #65 – 602-257-9016 – 1303 W. Grant – Happy Hour 12 – 6 p.m. Mon-Fri. MONDAYS members night; Drink specials 6 p.m. until close. TUESDAY steak and game night; 7 p.m. until. Red Carpet Wednesdays. Ole School, R&B. Music by DJ Silk. THURSDAY let your voice be heard in Karaoke from 7 p.m. until closing with DJ Ray $. Drink specials, 7 p.m. until. Friday and Saturday are party and jamming nights with DJ Louie, Louie 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Join us Super Sunday. Appetizers, drink specials, 50/50 raffle and free give aways. Come join Knoye and Roseanna cooking your food and pouring what ever you’re drinking. Elks Lodge #477- 602-254-1772, 1007 S. 7th Avenue – Temporarily closed. Look for our grand reopening.
Too White Crew perform their act depicting an image of early rappers, or not...
then, what was James Brown, God?” Comedian and writer, Paul Mooney says, “Whites steal everything black. If they could they would steal a headache. Ask them what they would sing if they were going to get shot in the back or hung?” White rappers, Miriam and Madeleine from Empire Isis describe the desire of freedom and being able to choose whatever culture they like and relate to. They disagree with those that try to define them. Rapper, Sage Francis recalls the first time he was called a “wigger”, in
1980 and says that is something that nobody wants to be called. Viewers can examine perspectives about hip hop, rap authenticity, racial identity, culture, and generations in this relevant new documentary by Clift. Robert A. Clift’s previous film was titled, ‘Stealing Home: The Case of Cuban Baseball’. Hip hop is definitely not boring and some describe its component of rap music as revolutionary which is perhaps the draw to young America of all races. To learn more visit, www.blackingupmovie.com
SPORTSMAN SOCIAL CLUB - 943 W. Watkins Road- 602-2527153 – Birthday parties every Saturday during the month; Back Yard Boogie cookout every Sunday starting at 4 p.m. Ladies night every Thursday with drink specials and the sounds of DJ Mo Reec. February 13 bring your sweetie out for a night of Valentine fun. Friday, February 27, annual President’s Ball. VFW Post 1710 - 602-253-6409- 1629 E. Jackson –TUESDAY games night – cards and dominoes. Chicago style stepping lessons from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Pinochle games starting at 1 p.m 30 & Up from 7 p.m. Ladies free, DJ Black; cover for men. Old School Thursday nights 5 to 7 p.m., three of the hottest DJs in town spinning the latest sounds, pool tournament with cash prizes, Old School CDs given away during the night. Fridays, Happy Hour from 5 to 7 p.m. Food available Thursdays and Friday night. D J Silk is also featuring Open Mike Night on Fridays. Come down and enjoy singing, rapping and comedians. Pool tournament, Jazz music with DJ Scorpio, snacks every Sunday. February 13 Bring your sweetie out for a fun Valentine evening. All organizations invite the public to book birthday, anniversary or other special event at their posts.
Local Young Ladies To Vie For Teen Pageant Crown, Spot In Nationals The 2010 Miss Jr. Pre Teen Phoenix Pageant competition will take place on February 6. A number of young ladies from the community have been invited to participate. The competition includes modeling routines involving casual and formal wear, displaying personality and interviewing skills before the Phoenix judging panel. The winner of the title of Miss Jr. Pre-Teen Phoenix, will represent the Greater Phoenix Area in the Cities of America National competition in Orlando, Florida. The winner will receive a five night and six day expenses
LaTorey Suell paid trip as a result of her winning the Phoenix title. Young ladies competing for the title include Deysha Lee, LaTorey Suell and Emoni Herring. LaTorey Suell is a 16 year-old Junior at Betty Fairfax High School in Phoenix. Her favorite
Deysha Lee subject is math and she currently carries a 3.5 GPA. She loves to work with children and enjoys volunteering her time at Shellie's Early Start Learning Center and Cheer & Little Scholar Association. She is a member of the National Honor Society
and NAACP Youth Council at Junior Statesmen of America Arizona Chapter. During her leisure time she enjoys horseback riding, swimming, modeling, reading and dancing. Her career goal is to become an attorney with special interest in domestic violence. Deysha Lee is the granddaughter of Nathaniel and Charlesetta Lee. She was informed of her selection by Nationals as they announced the participants recently. Deysha’s application enabled her to be involved in an interview session conducted by Natalie Michelle, the Phoenix
Pageant coordinator. She will be competing for a share of sixty thousand dollars in prizes and specialty gifts that will be distributed to winning contestants. Emoni Herring will display her personality and interviewing skills with this years Phoenix judging panel, Emoni who is 10
years old will be competing in the 10-12 year old title which will include, modeling rout-ines, casual and formal wear. To help sponsor these young ladies in their efforts to compete for the Miss Jr. Pre- Teen Phoenix title, contact pageant coordinator Natalie Michelle at 1-800-569-2487.
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The Legend Continues: In the first fresh release under its pact with Sony Music's Legacy division, Experience Hendrix will issue a collection of previously unreleased music by Jimi Hendrix, "Valleys of Neptune," on March 9. Package collates the innovative guitarist's studio work in New York and London from 1969, comprising final sessions by the original Jimi Hendrix Experience lineup and the musician's first sessions employing bassist Billy Cox. IN THE HEADLINES – AGAIN: Just weeks after the 41-year-old former child star was hospitalized following a seizure, Gary Coleman was arrested on domestic violence charges. Coleman, 41, was arrested in Utah again last weekend (January 24) on a warrant for JAN. 24 BOOKING PHOTO failing to appear in court, police said. Santaquin Police Chief Dennis Howard said officers went to the "Diff'rent Strokes" star's home after a domestic disturbance call Sunday afternoon. Howard said they arrested Coleman on the warrant and booked him into the Utah County Jail. Santaquin City Attorney Brett Rich said the warrant is related to a domestic violence charge filed against Coleman in the city justice court on Aug. 26, 2009. Jail records show Coleman posted $1,725 bail and was released Monday afternoon. He is expected to appear at a hearing in Santaquin Justice Court on February 8, Rich said. The tumultuous pair has made headlines for their domestic scuffles over the years, but Coleman said he and wife Shannon Price were trying to work out their issues. "My wife and I are getting along great," Coleman said. "When you live with
ZONEI N-A&E someone and it's a life term, BEHIND THE SCENES lifelong kind of thing, you learn what makes that person tick. So I think I'm doing okay for a newly-married husband. It's a work in progress. I'm not someone that gives up." Coleman's latest arrest follows his wife's bust last July for suspicion of domestic violence and disorderly conduct in the same Utah town. The duo, who BY ANTRACIA MOORINGS married in August 2007, had already started divorce proceedings and made an appearance on Divorce Court in 2008. They had since reconciled…until Saturday's squabble. BRIEFLY: Halle Berry’s about to launch her latest fragrance, and she’s gone from figs to cactus flowers. The 43-yearold Oscar-winning actress will release Pure Orchid, the second edition of Halle by Halle Berry next month, People.com reports. Her first fragrance, which came out last year, was a blend of mimosa and fig scents. However, Pure Orchid has notes of jungle cactus flower, blackberry creme and tonka bean…..Kitty Kelley, biographer of the rich and famous, is getting ready to release an unauthorized biography on talk show queen Oprah Winfrey. The 544-page book, "Oprah: A Biography," will be released on April 13, with a first printing of 500,000 copies, according to the Crown Publishing Group. FINALLY: R&B singer Omarion has been named the newest judge MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew," The fifth season of "America's Best Dance Crew" premieres January 28 at 10 p.m. ET on MTV.
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CONCERTS ETC. — FEBRUARY— WED 3 Dr. Matthew Whitaker will present “Race
Relations and Interracial Unity in America: An Open House Keynote for the THEM Exhibit,” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the first floor of the CGCC Library. Throughout the month of February the Chandler-Gilbert Community College Library Gallery will host, THEM: Images of Separation, a traveling exhibition that showcases items from popular culture used to stereotype different groups.
FRI 5 Black History Month First Friday. Arts and music
celebration of black history and culture in the Phoenix Downtown Civic Space Park, 424 N. Central Ave., from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
SUN 7 Marion Meadows Celebrates Black History Month, 3 p.m. monthly Jazz in AZ “Jazz in Concert” series in cooperation with ASU Kerr Cultural Center & Jazzbird Foundation, 6110 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale (west off Rose Lane south of Lincoln Drive, north of McDonald Drive), 480-596-2660.
THU-SAT 11-13 Black Women Walking presented by
South Mountain Community College, the SMCC Black Student Union and Seek First Entertainment. A one-act play spotlighting the achievements of eleven notable African-American women. Thursday at 10 a.m. Two evening performances, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. All performances are in the South Mountain Community College Performance Hall, 7050 S. 24th Street in Phoenix, just north of Baseline Road. Tickets are general admission and available at the door one hour before showtimes.
SAT 20 Mariah Carey “Angels Advocate Tour” at Dodge Theatre, 400 W. Washington, Phoenix; 8pm. livenation.com.
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Alonzo Jones Addresses Chandler King Unity Breakfast Story and photo By Floyd Alvin Galloway The city of Chandler held its 11th annual Celebration of Unity program January 22, in honor of the slain civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement. Sponsored by Chandler’s Human Relations Commission the event was held at the city’s historic downtown San Marcos Hotel and Resort. A little over a hundred people attended the event. A smaller crowd in than in years past, some attendees believe due to economic conditions. Formerly a luncheon, the Celebration of Unity event is a way for the city to highlight its diverse population and honor diversity, not only in its ethnic and racial make up, but also in regards to its gender and generational residents contributions. Several Unity events make this possible including a creative expressions competition, author readings, school assemblies and festival.
Keynote speaker Alonzo Jones, associate dean of student affairs at Arizona State University main campus in Tempe.
Keynote speaker Alonzo Jones, associate dean of student affairs at Arizona State University main campus in Tempe. The prophetic Jones noted the development of King as the symbol of diversity and inclusion. Relating King’s journey from 1954 to his untimely death in 1968, Jones stated that
King doesn’t represent a hue, but a value for society. Reciting some of Dr. King’s speeches verbatim and without notes, Jones told the audience King’s belief in agape love, where love of one self; friend and especially your enemy can conquer all. He encouraged the audience to be action oriented and com-
passionate. “Today’s action is service,” said Jones. Stating four steps to service, “service only requires you to have a heart filled with love. As I do for others we become a better we.” The Human Relations Commission assists and advises the city council and departments on diversity issues and inclusion of different ethnicities. The HRC was developed by the city in an effort to bring healing to Chandler following a divisive immigration round-up in Chandler in 1997. The abuse of power resulted in protests and the multi-million dollar lawsuits being filed and paid out. Several programs and events were born out of controversial action by the U.S. Border Control, in cooperation with Chandler police, where some illegal immigrants were apprehended and deported. Unfortunately, anyone resembling an illegal immigrant, brown skin, speaking with a Hispanic accent, was also nabbed in the net cast by law officials including a number of American citizens.
“We find pride in the knowledge that the success of our community tests within its heritage and diversity,” said Chandler Mayor Boyd Dunn. In his program statement he adds, “We bring to our a collection of events to signify our city’s unity and respect for others.” Kicking off the Chandler King celebration events was the Multicultural Festival on January 16. Created 16 years ago by the Chandler Friends of the Library and now incorporated into Chandler’s King festivities, the event featured various performers, dancers, bands, displays and food vendors representative of the southeast valley city’s diversity. The popular festival was winner of the 2009 AZcentral.com Critics Choice Award for Best Cultural Festival Event in the Valley.
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very winter, football fans come together for the viewing party of the season. This year, as you prepare to host a hungry crowd for the big game, intercept unhealthy appetizers and lighten up your favorite game-watching dishes by infusing vegetables. Jodie Shield, mom and childhood nutrition expert, knows first-hand the challenge of making dishes that not only taste good, but are good for you. “People don’t traditionally think veggies when they think about game-day entertaining, but incorporating vegetables into your favorite recipes is an easy way to feel good about the food you are serving while still scoring points for home team health,” says Shield. “Veggies are full of nutrients and flavor, are a great way to add flavor, texture and color to your recipes, and can even be used as edible serving pieces.” To ensure your guests enjoy their veggies before and after the final whistle is blown, here are some of Jodie’s tried-and-true tips for making vegetables delectable on game day and every day. Shred the evidence. Shred veggies, like broccoli, carrots, bell peppers or mushrooms, and toss them into turkey-sliders, sloppy Joes, quesadillas, tacos or pizza. A small amount will blend right into your favorite dishes and boost the nutritional value, too. Contain their interest. Tempt big and small appetites by using the vegetables themselves as edible serving pieces. Serve veggie dips in hollowed-out bell peppers, mashed potatoes in potato skins or even squash soup in mini pumpkins. Dip it. Don’t be afraid to pair up vegetables with tasty sauces or dips. A 2006 study found that children eat more vegetables when paired with a moderate amount of ranch dressing.
For great veggie-filled recipes, check out the recipes below or go to www.loveyourveggies.com or www.hiddenvalley.com.
Original Ranch Spinach Dip Prep Time: 30 minutes Chill Time: 30 minutes Makes 2 cups 1 (1.1-ounce) packet of Hidden Valley Original Ranch dip mix 16 ounces sour cream 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well-drained 8 ounces water chestnuts, rinsed, drained and chopped 1 round loaf French bread Fresh vegetable sticks 1. Combine Hidden Valley Original Ranch dip mix, sour cream, spinach and water chestnuts. 2. Chill 30 minutes or until just before serving. 3. Cut top off the bread and remove center (use firm bread pieces as dippers). 4. Fill bread bowl with dip. 5. Serve with cubed bread and vegetables.
Introducing Farmhouse Originals It’s no secret that adults and kids alike enjoy dipping their veggies into Hidden Valley Original Ranch dressing. The makers of Hidden Valley dressing are excited to introduce four new flavors that will make vegetables delectable for the entire family. New Hidden Valley Farmhouse Originals dressings step beyond ranch to add robust, fresh-from-the-farm tasting flavors to even the simplest of dishes. Flavors include Roasted Onion Parmesan, Hickory Bacon & Onion, Garden Tomato & Bacon and Creamy Parmesan. To learn more about the Farmhouse Originals dressings, and for great tips and kid-friendly recipes, visit www.hiddenvalley.com.
Pick-a-Peck-of-Peppers Fiesta Ranch Dip Prep Time: 10 minutes Serves 8 1 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream 1/2 cup nonfat, plain yogurt 1 (1.1-ounce) packet ranch dip mix 2 each: green, red, orange and yellow bell peppers 1. Combine mayonnaise, sour cream, yogurt and ranch dip mix in a medium-size bowl; place in the refrigerator to chill. 2. Meanwhile, remove the tops of the bell peppers, rinse and remove seeds. 3. Slice one green, red, orange and yellow bell pepper into quarters. Place one quarter of each color bell pepper into a food processor and chop until fine. Remove and drain excess water. 4. Add the diced bell pepper mixture to the fiesta dip and stir until well combined. 5. Pour the dip into each of the remaining whole bell peppers and serve with the remaining bell pepper cut into strips.
Carrot Oven Fries Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Serves 4 to 6 1 pound carrots (about 5 or 6 large) peeled and cut into 4 x 1/4-inch sticks 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 (1.1-ounce) packet ranch dressing & seasoning mix 1 teaspoon corn starch Vegetable cooking spray 1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. 2. In a large bowl, combine the carrots together with the olive oil, corn starch and ranch dressing & seasoning mix, and toss until well coated. 3. Use a sheet tray or quarter sheet pan. Spray generously with cooking spray. 4. Arrange the carrots in a single layer on rack and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until crispy. Bake for 35 minutes for extra crispy fries.
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President Obama Honors Former NBA All-Star Mutombo By Floyd Alvin Galloway Professional athletes are always under the microscope, even after they hang up their jersey. If they do something negative it will get media ink for some time, but if it’s a positive action it will be short lived. But for Dikembe Mutombo, it’s not a matter of how long his actions gets press, but how long his actions affect the people of his native land, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The retired 7’2”18 year veteran of the National Basketball Association, whose real name is Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean Jacque Wamutombo, has been working to bring better health care and education to his native country through the foundation he started in 1997, Dikembe Mutombo Foundation. President Barack Obama was as a surprise guest at the eighth annual "Let Freedom Ring!" week of events in Washington D.C., a celebration of the life and legacy of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and honoring NBA great and philanthropist Dikembe Mutombo. Entering the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts to cheers,
Former NBA basketball player Dikembe Mutombo at the Let Freedom Ring concert attended by President Obama at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Mutombo received the John Thompson Legacy of a Dream GEORGETOWN UNIV. PHOTO Award.
President Obama praised the philanthropic efforts in the Congo by the game’s best-shot blocker and four-time defensive player of the year Mutombo. The event was hosted by the Kennedy Center and Georgetown University, which Mutombo attended and played for during college. Obama said Mutombo is attacking poverty in Africa "with the same ferocity that he used to block shots in the NBA."
The philanthropist received the John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream Award for embodying King's spirit and work through the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation. "Our philosophy is to help people so they can help themselves," Mutombo said. The humanitarian credited his father, who earned about $37 a month as a school superintendent, with instilling in him an appreciation for education.
Through his college coach, mentor and friend, John Thompson, Mutombo educational quest was enhanced. Mutombo called winning an award named for Thompson the "equivalent of an NBA championship." He lauded his former head coach for pushing players to achieve beyond their expectations, especially off the basketball court. You never know what direction life will take you or what road you will travel," Mutombo said. "But your chances of success are certainly greater with an education than without one." Georgetown President John J. DeGioia also commended Mutombo's work in the Congo, telling a capacity audience how the foundation's Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital and Research Center, which opened in 2007, is the country's first new medical facility in almost 40 years. In celebrating his first Martin Luther King Jr. Day in office, Obama acknowledged that the nation still struggles to fully realize King's visions. He urged Americans to draw from the civil rights leader's example of unshakeable convictions. "Despite the bitterness of
the past, despite the difficulties of the present and despite the uncertainty of the future, Dr. King held fast to his dream," Obama said. The Mutombo Foundation is attempting to eradicate many childhood diseases that have virtually disappeared in developed countries while those diseases are still life threatening to children in the Congo everyday. For his work off the court the former NBA All-Star has been honored with USA Weekend Magazine's "Most Caring Athlete Award," and from FOXSports.com as the most generous athlete in the world. A former spokesman for CARE, the international relief agency, Mutombo visits several countries in Africa sponsoring basketball clinics, educational seminars on important social issues such as HIV/AIDS prevention and education. In 1996, Mutombo paid for the Zairian women's basketball team's trip to Atlanta for the Olympics and also picked up the tab for the track team's uniforms and expenses. Giving back has always been a trademark of Mutombo ever since he entered the NBA in 1991.
Williams Sisters Take Australian Open Doubles Title, Serena Repeats As Women’s Singles Champ
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By Danny L. White All is well in the world of tennis, well if your name is Williams that is. The dynamic sister act did it again by winning the first major of the year, the Australian Open in straight sets of 6-4, 6-3, over Cara Black and Liezel Huber. Serena came back a day later and defeated Justine Henin of France 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, to repeat as the Women’s Single champion in an even year, her previous titles came in 2003, 05, 07 and ’09. In the doubles match, Venus played with renewed energy after being eliminated from the single rounds.
The combination of power, pin-point serving ability and a tenaciousness spirit that refused to quit brought the sisters through again. With the score tied at 33 all in the first set, the Williams sisters broke to go up 4-3. Serena faced two break points on her serve in the next game; however, she found the spark to hold. Venus, the older sister of the two served for the set and Black was not able to return the short with her forehand and the game was over. Serena claimed her 12th singles major title (tying the legendary Billie Jean King) by stopping the aggressive Henin, who was
playing in her first Open since retiring 18 months ago. After adjusting to Serena’s power in the second set, Henin began to get her own backhands in and forced Serena to take her game to the next level as she (Henin) was running down balls and hitting winners down the line in both courts. The game ending was
when Serena, who always seem to find that extra spark broke back after falling behind 2-1 in the final set. The younger Williams went on to win the next several points with a sizzling 124 mile an hour serve and by hitting deep ground strokes. “I have to congratulate Serena on playing the better tennis today. She is a true champion,” Henin
said. “Justine has been off the circuit for a while, but it appears she has not lost any aspect of her game. She can still chase balls down and hit winners from any side of the net,” said Serena, in regard to the effectiveness of Henin’s forehand and backhand strokes. “I just feel really blessed that I was able to pull this
out,” shared Serena. “It feels good to be going home with something,” said Venus, who shared she and her sister (Serena) will attend the Super Bowl in Miami and miss the next Grand Slam event as they are minority owners of the Miami Dolphins and are looking forward to learning more about the game.
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Former Fab 5 Awardees Contribute Big On The Next Level By Danny L. White A year ago, they were leading their respective high school teams to potential state titles; Amy Patton from McClintock High took her Chargers to their first appearance in the state 4A title game. Davellyn White and Tyler Stephens-Jenkins were doing the same at St. Mary’s high leading the lady Knights to the 5A title game before bowing to Horizon. A talented trio, all three are contributing at the next level with their respective teams. Patton and Stephens-Jenkins are the starting backcourt for Laurie Kelly’s Lady Lumberjacks. Patton leads the team in scoring 18.1 ppg she is pulling down close to eight rebounds per contest. She has scored 31 points on two occasions. In a recent heartbreaking loss to Sacramento State, Patton hit six three pointers, made 11 field goals from the field for a total of 31 points. She also pulled down 17 rebounds, handed out three assist, and had a block and three steals in 40 minutes (she played the entire game). Stephens-Jenkins was known more for her defensive abilities at St. Mary’s, however, the 5’10 freshman has developed some serious offense in the high attitudes of Flagstaff, as she has had scoring nights totaling 25 points and a 23 point game as well. The Lady Lumberjacks are young (only one senior) and their current record reflect their youth as they are 4-15 on the season, having dropped several close games that they could not or did not put away. Nonetheless, Coach Kelly must be smiling on the inside as her young talented team continues to challenge each
(clockwise from top) Former All In formant FAB 5 selections Davellyn White, Amy Patton and Tyler Stephens-Jenkins are contributing big for their respective college basketball teams.
opponent to the wire, White, is a Lady Wildcat and the PAC-10 might be getting a look at a four time All American. White, an All State performer at St. Mary’s a year ago, has picked up at the next level, scoring when and where she pleases. This past weekend against the Lady Sun Devils, White scored 25 points and made a critical steal late in the game, however, her attempted pass into the post was picked off and ASU held on to win the game. “It was good she looked inside first, but she had the hot
hand and we could have lived with her shooting it (the ball),” said one assistant coach in a post-game interview. Said one alum, “If she (White) was a guy she would be on the fast track to the next level. She is all that and then some.” He said. White is the only PAC -10 female player to have scored 30 or more points in two games this season. With unlimited potential and nothing but the sky as her ceiling, expect this former Knight to lead the Lady Wildcats to heights they have not experienced in a while.
Phoenix Parks & Rec Now Registering for Outdoor Youth Sports The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department opens registration Feb. 1 for outdoor youth sports programs at six city parks. The programs -kickball, soccer and coachpitch baseball – are designed to introduce children to the basics and skills of the sport through equal participation in a noncompetitive environment. To maximize age-appropriate instruction and skill development, the kickball and soccer programs are available in three main age categories: 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10. Coach-pitch baseball
is available for two age groups: 7-8 and 9-10. The programs include one practice and one game per week. Play for the six-week league kicks off Saturday, March 20 and runs through April 24. The programs are available at six city parks: Desert West, 67th Avenue and Encanto Boulevard; Mountain Vista, 50th Street and Ray Road; Encanto, 15th Avenue and Encanto Boulevard; Paradise Valley, 40th Street and Bell Road; Paseo Highlands, 35th
Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road; and Pierce, 46th and Oak streets. Registration is available online with any major credit card on the Parks and Recreation Department Web site at phoenix.gov/parks. Program details are located in the Sports, Teams and Leagues link. Volunteer coaches also are needed to conduct practices and direct players during games. Staff is available by phone to answer questions at 602-2625065.
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FIRST-TIME SUPER BOWL TEAMS STRUGGLE IN TITLE GAME The 1969 Minnesota Vikings had the aura of a champion. Those Vikings won an NFL title that season by scoring more points on offense and allowing fewer on defense than SPORTS EDITOR DIGEST any other team in pro football. Minnesota was physical on offense and intimidating on defense. Those Vikings were installed as a two-touchdown favorite to whip the AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl IV. But it was not to be. The Chiefs crushed the Vikings, 23-7, in the final game ever played between the two leagues. The 2009 New Orleans Saints face the same obstacle as the 1969 Vikings in their bid to win a Super Bowl. This is all new to the BY VINCENT CRAWFORD Saints, just as it was to those Vikings – and first-time Super Bowl participants tend to struggle in this game. The Saints captured their first NFC championship last weekend with a victory over the Vikings. That leaves only four franchises that have never qualified for a Super Bowl: Cleveland, Detroit and the expansion Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars. Of the 27 franchises that have played in the Super Bowl, 19 lost in that first visit. Football players are creatures of habit. They carve out a groove during the season – play a game Sunday, review the game tapes and participate in a light workout Monday, take the day off Tuesday, then three days of practice and game-planning for the next opponent, travel Saturday and play another game Sunday. That routine creates a comfort zone for players and coaches. But the Super Bowl removes them from that routine. They must pick up everything and move the team operation to the Super Bowl city, spending the week living out of a hotel in unfamiliar surroundings and practicing at an unfamiliar facility. They also have far greater media responsibilities during Super Bowl week. The high-profile players of most franchises speak to the media maybe once per week for 15-20 minutes during the regular season. But there are daily media windows during Super Bowl week that require the players and coaches to sit for 60 minutes answering questions in a hotel ballroom. During the regular season, half the team can be found hiding out in the training room or players' lounge rather than avail themselves to the media during the daily lunch-hour open locker-room sessions. But their presence and availability are mandated by the NFL during Super Bowl week under the threat of stiff fines. There are other distractions during Super Bowl week, such as arranging tickets, accommodations, transportation and entertainment for family and friends. All of that adds to the stress of the week. And, oh, by the way, the players will be playing the biggest game of their lives at the end of the week. Even game day jolts the routine. There is a 12-minute halftime window during the regular season. That window expands to 28 minutes for the Super Bowl. The body may say it's time to play football again after 12 minutes, but the schedule says cool your heels for another 16 minutes. It's unlike any week in any other football season. Until you experience it, you can't comprehend the magnitude of the game and that week. And that's why so many first-time participants come up short. That was the edge Kansas City had against Minnesota 40 years ago – the Chiefs had been to the circus. They played in the first Super Bowl in 1967 and knew all the pitfalls of that week. The Vikings did not. There were some common threads for the eight teams that won their Super Bowl debuts: the 1966 Green Bay Packers, 1968 New York Jets, 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1981 San Francisco 49ers, 1985 Chicago Bears, 1986 New York Giants, 2000 Baltimore Ravens and 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Packers, Jets, 49ers and Bears played against fellow first-time Super Bowl participants. So neither team had an edge in experience. One team had to win, one had to lose. The first four winners all benefited from the combination of a Hall of Fame coach and quarterback – Green Bay (Vince Lombardi; Bart Starr), New York (Weeb Ewbank; Joe Namath), Pittsburgh (Chuck Noll; Terry Bradshaw) and San Francisco (Bill Walsh; Joe Montana). The last four first-time winners all benefited from suffocating defenses – the Bears, Ravens and Buccaneers all allowed the fewest points in the NFL in their respective championship seasons, and the Giants allowed the second-fewest points and yards. The Saints do not have a suffocating defense. New Orleans brings the lowest-ranked defense (25th in the NFL) to a Super Bowl since the 1993 Buffalo Bills. The lowest-ranked defense to win a Super Bowl was the 2006 Colts (21st). This is the second time Indianapolis has been to the Super Bowl in four years and the fourth time in franchise history. So what will be unfamiliar to the Saints this week will be familiar to the Colts. Edge, Indianapolis.
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West Whips East in 28th Shoot-Out Inclement weather and golf don’t go together well and they certainly didn’t this year in the 28th EastWest Golf Classic held in Scottsdale at McCormick Ranch Golf Club. Play was halted during the first round because the course became unplayable and the scheduled second day was cancelled, so adjustments had to be made. The tournament was reduced from 54 to 18-holes and the East-West Shoot-Out winners were determined by selecting the top two golfers with the lowest scores in each flight after play was concluded, one from east of the DEAN’S DUFFERS Mississippi River and one from west of the river. Once play was concluded, the players were selected and the winner was determined by matching scorecards. Typically the players are selected after the second round and are paired for a head to head match during the final round. At the end of BY MICHAEL A. DEAN Saturday’s play the West Team put together a 7 to 1 victory increasing its overall lead in the match to 16-12.
In Super Senior Second Flight, Walter Rowland of Verona, PA defeated Edward Mitchell of Kansas City, MO 3 and 2. William “Bill” Turner of Bedford, TX won Super Senior First Flight, 6 and 5 over Rick Mason of Memphis, TN.
Senior Second Flight pitted Richard F. Johnson of Beaumont, TX against Robert Edison of Pittsburgh, PA in a close match that saw Johnson pull out a 3 and 2 victory. In Senior First Flight, L. Don Brown of Scottsdale, AZ took on David Boger of Salisbury, NC. Brown was the victor after defeating Boger 4 and 3.
Phoenix golfer Leroy James blew away Craig Giles of Monaca, PA 5 and 3 in Men’s Second Flight and Robert Piper of Shreveport, LA took out Henry Kelly of Smyrna, GA by the same 5 and 3 margin in Men’s First Flight.
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Former HBCU Coach, Player Helps Bobcats Defeat Suns
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By G. Napier Barnes III The Charlotte Bobcats landed on Planet Orange last week and went where no Bobcat teams has ever gone before, a victory. Their 114-109 win in OT was the first time they had ever beaten the Suns in Phoenix. The victory also completed their first ever season sweep of the Suns as they manhandled Steve Nash & Company a couple weeks ago in Charlotte 125-99. The Bobcats (24-22) were 3-16 on the road including losses at New Jersey and New York before this victory, but that teams’ road woes are not this story line. In again proving that if you are good, they (the professional ranks) will find you, the Bobcats offer assistant coach Jeff Capel, and point guard Ronald “Flip” Murray as examples. Both are products of HBCUs and the CIAA. Capel is head coach Larry Brown’s right hand man. He works with player development, has on floor coaching duties and handles advance scouting. Capel played at Fayetteville State
Coach Jeff Capel and guard Ronald “Flip” Murray helped the Charlotte Bobcates defeat the Suns last week.
University where he later became the Broncos head coach. He has also coached at North Carolina A&T (MEAC) and at Old Dominion University. His teams have reached the NCAA tournament on several occasions and have been invited to the NIT. He also coached in the National Basketball Developmental League which gave him a foot hole in the door to become a coach in the NBA. Capel has been with the team from its inception in 2004. During time outs Capel was seen giving individual instructions to players.
Murray is a 6’3” 200 lbs “combo” guard coming off the bench at either the one or two position. He was a great scorer at Shaw University leading the Bears to a CIAA championship and an NCAA bid. Flip is in his seventh season in the league and is averaging just under 10 points 2 assists a game. In the game against the Suns, Murray had 14 points including 2 three pointers late in the contest that had our home team reeling. Both gentleman shared their appreciation of having attended a HBCU and hopefully some of you will be following in their footsteps.
The CLASH Warriors Baseball Organization is looking for West Valley baseball players in the 10u age bracket. Tryouts will be held at Marley Park, 13214 N 153rd Dr. in Surprise, on February 6. Warm-ups begin at 1 9.m. and tryout process from starts promptly at 1:30 p.m.. For more information on tryouts or CLASH Warrior Baseball, contact Enrique Cotto at 623241-3706 or ecotto_15@yahoo.com or you can register at clashbaseball.com and click on the “signups” tab. Low costs involved and booster club opportunities are available for parents needing scholarships. CLASH is an acronym for Character, Leadership, Attitude, Stature and Heart. CLASH stresses Community Awareness in order to learn personal responsibility, prepare for the College application process, and help their student-athletes become well-rounded citizens.
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In the top two flights Women and Men’s Championship, Western States Golf Association President Tamera Baxter of Corona, CA took on and defeated Wilmer McWilliams of Marietta, GA 5 and 4. In the closest match of the tournament, Tucson, AZ golfer Joe Battle was a 1-up victor over Alvin Lambert of Triangle, VA.
Other Teebits: The PGA Tour moved to San Diego last week for the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines GC and Ben Crane managed to stay out of his own way long enough to pull out a one shot victory. Crane finished the tournament with a score of 275 -13 under par, a single shot better than three golfers, Marc Leishman, Michael Sim and Brandt Snedeker who all finished at 276 -12 under. Another stroke back was Ernie Els, rookie Rickie Fowler, Michael Allen and Alex Prugh.
On the Gateway Tour, Brett Swedberg pulled out his first win in the rain shortened stop at Verrado. Swedberg posted rounds of 67-68=135, two shots ahead of Ryan Houge. Andy Walker finished T13 with a score of 141. First round leader Vincent Johnson (66) slipped to T22 after posting 76.
And finally, Joshua Wooding was selected as the recipient of the Charles Sifford exemption to play in this week’s Northern Trust Open at Riviera CC. Wooding played golf at USC and won an event on the Hooter’s Tour last season. UNTIL NEXT TIME... KEEP ON STROKIN’
Temperatures for most of the country are hovering in low 20s or high teens and there is already talk about the boys and girls of summer. The SWAC announced last week its pre-season picks for the conference’s softball championship. The coaches along with a panel of media type experts picked Mississippi Valley State to repeat as the queens of the diamond with a strong challenge comig from Southern who will win the western division. MVSU is the defending champions and have played Southern for the title five times in the last six seasons. The Lady Jags have only won once during that time frame. Bethune Cookman, the defending MEAC baseball champions fresh with 10 new recruits, has been picked to repeat in that conference. The Wildcats went 16-2 last season and was clearly the class of the field. Norfolk State and North Carolina A&T will close the gap while Delaware State and in state rival Florida A&M should improve on the diamond. Though it’s cold outside, it’s heating up indoors in HBCU hoop action. The NCAA Division II selection committee released its first regional poll of the season last week. HBCU's made up 10 of the 40 men's and women's teams listed in the Atlantic and South Regional Rankings. The higher your ranking the more likely you will be selected for the tournament if you fail to win your conference’s automatic bid. The CIAA had five teams ranked (four women and one men) and the SIAC had four ranked teams (two women and two men). West Virginia State was the tenth HBCU to be ranked. In the Atlantic Region Virginia State (11-2) ranked 3rd, Bowie State (9-4) ranked 5th, Shaw (11-4) ranked 8th, and Johnson C Smith (13-4) ranked 10th made the field on the ladies side while West Virginia State (12-2) ranked 3rd and St. Augustine’s College (113) ranked 8th made it for the men. In the South Region, Ft Valley State (16-1) ranked 3rd, and Benedict (10-5) ranked 7th made it for the ladies while ClarkAtlanta (14-0) ranked 2nd and Tuskegee (8-3) ranked 7th was listed for the men. Because of the parity in division II more HBCUs can make the NCAA tournament as at large bids are reward based on these weekly regional rankings. The same can not be said of the division 1 HBCUs. You will have to win your conference tournament to receive a bid to March Madness. You can win all season, have the best record in the conference and stumble in the tournament and will not receive any at large consideration. To date the MEAC has Morgan State (7-0) leading the pack with a 2 game lead over trailing Delaware State (5-2). There are a host of teams with three loses in striking distance (Bethune-Cookman, Howard, South Carolina State, and Maryland Eastern Shore) The remainder of the teams can only hope for a miracle in the tournament. The water is really muddy in the SWAC. Jackson State (7-1) has a one game lead on Texas Southern, Alabama State, and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (all 6-2). Prairie View A&M (5-3) and Alabama A&M (4-4) are in striking distance. The only thing for certain is that Alcorn State (0-9) is officially out of the regular season race, but could win the tournament if they sneak up on several teams and drop their losing ways.
ALWAYS PLAY HARD AND STUDY HARDER.
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Mrs. Rosie Lee Hubbard Crisp Celebrates 102nd Birthday By Florence Darby Religion Editor When Mrs. Rosie Lee Hubbard Crisp celebrated her birthday on January 21, she became a living witness to the Lord’s promise in Psalms 91:16 which states, “With long life will I satisfy him (or her) and shew him (or her) my salvation.” She was born January 21, 1908 in Nacogdoches, Texas. She became a Christian at an early age and has maintained her faith through all of these years. She attended the local public school and later married Dave Hubbard. Ten children were born to this union and she raised six step-children also. As a farm wife and mother, she and the children picked cotton before moving to Las Cruces, New Mexico. When they arrived in Phoenix in 1950, they found fields full of cotton that needed to be picked and many needy families in the projects where they lived.. Mrs. Evelyn Randle, daughter,
Mrs. Rosie Lee Hubbard Crisp
recalled her father saying, “I bring the food in the front door and your mother hands it out through the back door.” After cotton picking machines began to replace human cotton pickers, Mr. Hubbard who was 20 years older than his wife, became a gardener. His daughter said he was a very good gardener but he never learned to drive. His wife was a good driver and enjoyed the independence of driving. She drove him to each of his jobs daily. He passed away in 1970. Fifteen years later she married Grady Lee Crisp and she became
African American History Series At First Institutional Baptist Church By Florence Darby Religion Editor Beginning Sunday, February 7, and continuing through the entire month, the Church School Ministry of First Institutional Baptist Church, 1141 East Jefferson Street in Phoenix, will feature the Zack Hamlet African American History Series during the 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. services in the gymnatorium. On February 7, Dr. Alyssa Robillard will pres-
ent, “Blacks in Science, Medicine and Public Health.” February 14, Dr. Lisa Aubrey will present, “Africa and the Diaspora in the 21st Century: Confronting Our Development Challenges.” February 21, Children and Youth Department will present, “Black History Museum.” February 28, Dr. Matthew Whitaker For more information call the Discipleship Office at 602-258-1998, ext. 2207, visit the website: www.fibcaz.org
First Institutional Revolution Of Love Underway By Florence Darby First Institutional Baptist Church invites the public to “Get Ready For The Revolution!” It will be a Revolution of Love. Dr. Charles B. Jackson, Sr. from Brookland Baptist Church in West Columbia, South Carolina will be the Revolution Preacher.
The Revolution services began Sunday and meetings continue nightly through Wednesday, February 3 with a 5 p.m. dinner. Deliverance Prayer begins at 6 p.m. and worship at 7 p.m. Services will be held at the church, 1141 East Jefferson Street in Phoenix, where Dr. Warren H. Stewart, Sr. is the senior pastor.
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Rosie Lee Crisp. Mr. Crisp passed away in 2004. Mrs Crisp especially enjoyed driving to Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church where she was an active member until at age 85 her children “clipped her wings” by taking away her driver’s license. They say, “For a while she developed an attitude but eventually got over it!” She loves to play dominoes and “loves to win.” The celebration for this year’s birthday was smaller than the 100th which drew a large crowd including the television, news media and city officials to the lounge of Washington Manor Senior Citizens’ home where she resides. She was greeted by family members who serenaded her by singing “Happy Birthday” and we wish you many more.” Mrs. Crisp attributes her long life to having good friends, enjoying life, a caring family, faith in God, serving Him and always trying to help other and treating them like she wanted them to treat her.
Greater New Zion Revival Begins This Week Greater New Zion Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Othell T. Newbill, Jr., is holding its annual consecration revival Wednesday, February 3 through Friday, February 5 at 7 p.m. nightly. Greater New Zion Missionary Baptist Church is at 350 West Mohave Street in Phoenix. Pastor Leroy Elliott of the New Greater Saint John Community Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, will preach this revival. Pastor Elliott was born in Limestone County Alabama, attended the University of Louisville and continued his education at Baltimore Theological Seminary. He was called to pastor
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— FEBRUARY — WED-FRI 3-5 Greater New Zion Missionary Baptist Church Consecration Revival at 350 West Mohave Street in Phoenix with Pastor Leroy Elliott of the Greater Saint John Baptist Church in Chicago preaching nightly at 7 p.m. FRI 5 First Friday Happy Hour, 7 p.m. at Tanner Chapel A.M.E. Church, 20 S. 8th Street, Phoenix. 602 253-8426. Guest minister, Rev. Charles “Chuck” Norris. Free supervised childcare provide – children must be potty trained.
WED-FRI 10-12 Mountain States Winter Council. First Pentecostal Church at 2701 East Marguerite Ave., Phoenix, will host the winter session for the Mountain States Council (MSC) representing churches in the states of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Daily seminars beginning at 10 a.m. include: Morning Glory, Christian Education, Men, Women, Singles and Youth workshops. Evening services will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday the 7:30 p.m. evening service will be held at The Temple of Greater Beth-El located at 6902 West Heatherbrae Drive in Phoenix. Special guest speaker for Friday evening service will be Bishop Noel Jones from City of Refuge, Gardena, Calif. For additional information contact 602-276-9075.
SAT 20 Bowling and fellowship sponsored by the Tanner Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church’s Men’s Day committee at the AMF Christown Lanes, 1919 W. Bethany Home Road, Phoenix. Open to all men and women from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Awards will be given for the highest individual score. One of several Men’s Day events program which will be held March 14, at Tanner, 20 S. 8th St., Phoenix. For information call 602-253-8436.
SUN 21 Roman Catholic Mass at St. Pius X Catholic Rev. Leroy Elliott New Greater St. John in 1978. He has been privileged to have been the spiritual mouth piece during the midnight service of the National Baptist Convention USA, of which he is a faithful and active member. He has preached all over the nation and beyond the borders of America.
Tanner Men’s Day Committee To Host Bowling Fellowship By Floyd Galloway Tanner Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church’s Men’s Day committee will be sponsoring a bowling and fellowship event, February 20, at the AMF Christown Lanes, 1919 W. Bethany Home Road, Phoenix. Open to all men and women, the fun will be
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from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Awards will be given for the highest individual score. The bowling activity is one of several events that will be supporting the Men’s Day program which will be held March 14, at Tanner located at 20 S. 8th St., Phoenix. For information regarding the event call 602-253-8436.
Church, 809 South 7th Avenue in Phoenix. The Mass will begin at 1 p.m. and will be celebrated by Rev. Fr. Dale Jamison, director of the Office of Native American Ministry in the Diocese of Phoenix. Music and Singing will be performed by Mike Newsom, Carlos Marquez, Joyce Bailey and the Freedom Singers. Hospitality and fellowship will be provided on the patio after the Mass. Call 602-3542025 for information.
FRI 26 My Father’s House Christian Church and Pastor Paulette d. Paytee present “A Gospel Music Showcase – Be Blessed” at 7 pm. The church is located at 14414 N. Primrose Street in El Mirage. Tickets are available for a suggested donation. For more information and tickets call the church at 623-972-2997.
SAT 27 St. John Baptist Church Black & White Ball at The Audubon, 3131 S. Central Ave. in Phoenix. 6:00 to 10 p.m. For details or tickets please contact Sis. Deborah Johnson, 602-304-1905. Submit listings to ainewspaper@qwestoffice.net
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Chili Cook Off Begins Month Of Celebration At Greater Progressive Christian Church By Florence Darby Black History month will be celebrated in February at Greater Progressive Christian Church, 1529 W. McDowell Road in Phoenix. On each Sunday one of the Generational Groups will perform. Another special event will be celebrated this month also. It will be the 21st pastoral anniversary for Pastor Gary Ransom, which will be held on the 2nd and 3rd Sundays of the month. The first event to begin the celebrations was the Great Chili Cook Off sponsored by the Pastor’s Anniversary Committee. Excitement ran high on Saturday morning, Jan-
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Phoenix Councilman Michael Johnson (left) and Pastor Gary Ransom of Greater Progressive Christian Church.
uary 30, as participants in the Great Chili Cook Off set up tables to display their fragrant wares. The aroma that filled the fellowship hall resulted from the recipes of four genera-
tions for making good chili. The four Generational Groups are Builders, 64 years of age and above. This is the group that identifies with Rosa Parks,
Get off the Bus movement; peaceful demonstrations and excerpts of I Have A Dream speech. The team leader for this group is Shirley Flournoy and Mary Newsome prepared their chili. The Boomers age 45 to 63, were the generation of challenge and unrest and the birth of self-awareness, Black Power and riots. Kerry Fabre, male member of the group is the team leader and the chili was prepared by Valeria Newsome. The Busters, age 26 to 44, represented better educated African Americans and better jobs. This resulted in the separation of the family unit with no more aunts and grandmothers living next door.
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Miranda Graves and Lakisha Hodge are the team leaders and Deondra Moore prepared their chili. The Bridges age 25 and under, the best educated probably the wealthiest, the innovators, inventors, color blind and their dreams are being achieved. Micah DeShazer and Alina Fabre are team leaders and Tasha Samuel prepared their chili. Councilman Michael Johnson, one of the judges, was unable to pick a chili winner. He said all four of them were different but equally good and he enjoyed each one. One recipe was unusual, it contained shrimp, chicken and beef and everyone said it was good.
Some were spicy and some were traditional. The Boomers Chili was finally declared the winner by secret votes. While bowls of chili were being sold, we visited the church’s Saks Thrift Avenue Thrift Store at the church. It is impressively stocked and is open each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 6:00 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays, before Bible Study class and one hour after Sunday morning services. Mrs. Anna Brown confided with a smile, “We give away more than we sell.” The church also has a nursery during the worship service for children 5 and under. Danielle Walker and Angela Gaines are in charge of the nursery.
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Greater Love Deliverance Church
Gideon Missionary Baptist Church
1523 E. Wood Street, Phoenix, AZ 85040
Church (602) 243-7119
A church on the move Come move with us! Rev. John R. Powell, Pastor First Lady Sis. Anita Powell
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“Therefore go and make desciples of all nations...” Services Held Sunday at
12763 NW Grand Ave. Surprise, AZ 85374
Church School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Bible Study Wednesday Night
First Institutional Baptist Church 1141 East Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034 Dr. Warren H. Stewart Sr., Senior Pastor The Rev. Karen E. Stewart, Pastor’s Wife www.fibcaz.org (602) 258-1998 FAX: (602) 256-2957 LEADING A REVOLUTION OF LOVE THROUGH RIGHTEOUS, RELEVANT AND RADICAL RELATIONSHIPS IN JESUS CHRIST Scriptural Foundation: Mark 12:28-31; John 13:34-35; Romans 13:8-10; Hebrews 6:10-11 (NLT)
Praise & Worship Services Prayer Service Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Putting on the Armor of God Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.
1248 East Roeser Road Phoenix, Arizona 85040 Church Phone 602-268-5930 FAX 602-268-1501
ADENA DEAN INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES INC. Evangelist Adena Dean, Th.B.
202 N. M L King Circle Phoenix AZ 85034 602-254-1576
Service Times Sunday School.........9:15 a.m. Morning Service..........11 a.m. Bible Class Wednesday...7 p.m.
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me - Phil 4:13
Elder Dr. Julian E. Turner, Pastor
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church 1720 E. Broadway Road Mesa, AZ 85204 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 4242 Mesa, AZ 85211 Ph. (480) 964-5048 FAX (480) 964-5711
Sundays Sunday School at 9 a.m. Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.
Dr. Lee E. Wells & First Lady Elder Deborah Wells
Purpose, Power, Praise, Prayer and Excellence
Sunday Morning Worship 7:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Church School 9:30 a.m.
Church of the Living God (C.W.F.F.)
School of the Bible Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
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W O R L D H A RV E S T M I N I S T R I E S CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP COGIC 2950 W Fairmount Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85017 602-248-0636, 602-266-1227 fax
www.mcbcmesa.org Reverend David L. Wade Pastor
The Glory of the Lord is in This House Schedule of Services
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Office Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
For Information call 602-257-9300
Sunday Monday Night Church School 8:30 a.m. Brotherhood 7:00 p.m. Morning Service 10:00 a.m. 1st & 3rd Senior Mission 7p.m. 1st & 3rd Men’s Chorus 8:00 p.m. Tuesday Wednesday 2nd - 4th Young Adult 7 p.m. Noon Day Bible Study 12 p.m. 3rd Tuesday Ushers 7 p.m. Family Prayer & Bible Study 7 p.m. Thursday Senior Choir 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Youth & Children Choir 10:00 a.m. 2nd Pastoral Support 12:00 p.m. 3rd Saturday Food Care Distribution 8:00 a.m.
Pastor & First Lady Horne
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Sunday Morning Prayer . . .9:00 am Sunday School . . . .9:30 am Morning worship .10:45 am Wednesday Bible Study . . . . . . .7:00 pm 1st Fridays - Prayer and Pastoral teaching 7:00 pm
Impacting and empowering lives with the Word of God Making Disciples, Maturing Christian, Multiplying Saints
Listen to the Harvest Time Radio broadcast Sunday 6pm 1280 AM KXEG Visit us on the web at: www.Whministries.com
AMOS METROPOLITAN CME CHURCH “Together We Can” 2804 E. MOBILE LANE PHOENIX, AZ 85040
602-243-3109
SUNDAY SCHOOL - 9:00 A.M. SUNDAY SERVICE - 10 A.M. WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY 7 P.M. TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE 602-486-7861 REV. HURLEY
THEME FOR FEBRUARY: “FROM BONDAGE TO FREEDOM”
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Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church 1401 E. Jefferson, Phoenix, AZ 85034 (602) 258-0831
Bishop Alexis A. Thomas, Senior Pastor LINING UP SUNDAY Morning Worship . . . . . . . . . . . .7:45am & 10:45am Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:30am Broadcast KXEG Radio 1280 AM........9:30-11:00pm WEDNESDAY Prayer & Praise . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:00pm Family Cluster Bible Study . . .6:30pm
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THE FREE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST IN JESUS NAME, INC. 2766 East Marguerite Ave., Phoenix, Arizona 85040
602-268-8076 or 276-5902 PASTOR CHARLES R. JOHNSON Saturday Sabbath School 10 a.m. Saturday Worship 12 p.m. Sunday Night Service 7: 30 Tuesday/Thursday Bible Study 7:30
Bethesda Community Baptist Church 906 E. Jones Ave. - P.O. Box 8442 Phoenix, Arizona 85066
WORSHIP SERVICES:
Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Saturdays at 4 p.m. Overseers Brian & Yolanda Ewing Pastors Joshua & Tamela Farr
Pastor James N. Preston, Pastor/Teacher Telephone - 602-276-1006 * Fax - 602-276-4526
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1101 W. Tonto St., Phoenix, AZ 85007
1923 E Broadway Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85040 • P.O. Box 8764, Phoenix, Arizona 85066 Telephone (602) 276-2582 • Fax (602) 276-7160 • E-mail southminster@smpc.phxcoxmail.com
Weekly Community Worship every Sunday at 10am Weekly Prayer and Bible Study every Thursday at 6pm
U N I T E D F E L LOW S H I P C H U RC H 4210 E. Main St. (suite 10 & 11) Mesa, AZ 85205 480-779-6444 • www.unitedfellowshipchurch.com
Sunday School: 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00am Tuesday Womens Ministry: 6:00pm-7:00pm Tuesday Mens Ministry: 7:00pm-8:00pm Tuesday Outreach Ministry: 7:00pm-8:00pm Wednesday Hour of Prayer: 6:00pm-7:00pm Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00pm-8:00pm Wednesday Youth Ministry: 7:00pm-8:30pm Thursday Music Ministry: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Southminster Presbyterian Church Elder Reginald Ragland Commissioned Lay Pastor
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Youth and Adult/Church School is each Sunday: Children 3-6 years of age meet at 9:00am Children 7-12 years of age meet at 9:00am Teens and adults meet at 11:30am The Chancel Choir meets every Thursday at 7:00pm Youth Choir meets every other Saturday at 2:00pm
Weekly Services Sunday Morning Bible Class ........................... 9:15 a.m. Worship...............................10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Bible Class (All Ages) ............5:00 p.m. Worship ................................6:00 p.m. Wednesday Evening Bible Class (All Ages) ............6:30 p.m.
Church: 602-252-7852 Res: 602-268-6275
2701 E. Marguerite Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85040 Church: 602-268-0348 or 276-9075 David Eddings, Pastor
Merlon M. Thompson
“…faith, hope, love abide, …the greatest of these is love.” 1 Cor 13.13 RSV Sunday: Sunday Morning Prayer......... 8:30 a.m. Sunday School ................... 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship .................10:30 a.m. Evening Worship ................ 5:00 p.m. Tuesday: Bible Study ........................ 7:30 p.m. Thursday: Worship ............................ 7:30 p.m. All are welcome!
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Missionary Baptist Church
Fisher Chapel
F a i t h Fa m i l y Community C h u rc h Sunday Services Conducted at Hope Community Church 7901 East Sweetwater (Sweetwater & Hayden) Scottsdale, AZ 85260 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 1607 EAST SOUTH MOUNTAIN AVENUE PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85040
Dr. Gene James Pastor
Wesley United Methodist Church
Telephone (602) 253-0219 • Fax (602) 253-2772
750 E. Southern Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85040 P. O. Box 8508, Phoenix, AZ 85066 Phone: (602) 268-9461 Fax: (602) 305-9424 www.wesleychurchphoenix.org.
“Jesus Christ Is Lord To The Glory Of God The Father.” Phil. 2:11 (b)
Experience the fellowship of caring Christians.
901 W. Buckeye Road, Phoenix, AZ 85007
REV. ROY L. FITZPATRICK, PASTOR Sunday Morning Worship – 10:00 a.m. Sunday School – 9:00 a.m. Prayer Meeting and Bible Study: (Wednesdays) – 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Lord’s Supper – (1st Sunday only) For additional information, please call: (602) 253-0219
A Ministry of Excellence!
The House of Rhema Full Gospel Baptist Church
A warm welcome awaits you.
REV. KARL M. CLARK Worship Services PASTOR Early Morning Worship . . .8:00 a.m. Sunday School . . . . . . . . .9:30 a.m. Morning Worship . . . . . . . .11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study . .Noon & 6:30 p.m.
2802 EAST SOUTH MOUNTAIN AVENUE PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85042 (602) 305-7743 • (602) 243-7006 FAX rhemaknights@gmail.com thehouseofrhemafullgospelbaptistchurch.org Sunday School 9 a.m. • Sunday Morning Worship 10 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer 6:30 p.m. Mid-week Worship 7:00 p.m.
Sunday School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 a.m. Tuesday Bible Study......10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. “Come Worship With Us” Rev. Gina R. Casey, Pastor fisherchapel@msn.com Church: 243-5913
Phillips Memorial C.M.E. Church 1401 E. Adams Street Phoenix, AZ 85034 602-253-7156
Rev. Felix Jones, Pastor Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . 9:15 AM Sunday Services . . . . . . . . 11:00 AM ............6:00 PM Bible Study Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 PM
620 NORTH 6TH STREET - CONFERENCE ROOM
PHOENIX, AZ 85004 CHURCH PHONE: 623-225-2212 FOR WE PREACH TO OURSELVES,
SERVICES SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE – 10 AM
CHURCH POTLUCK – 2ND SUNDAY FOLLOWING MORNING WORSHIP
“ALL ARE WELCOME TO THE LORD’S WORSHIP SERVICE”
56 S. Robson, Mesa, AZ 85210-1344
480 844 2687 OTTLEY W. HOLMES, JR. PASTOR
Touching Hearts and changing Lives by The Power of His Word Luke 4:18,19 SUNDAYS: 9am- Sunday School 11am- Morning Worship 4 pm - BTU/CBT Christian Bible Training MONDAY: 6pm - Intercessory Prayer Meeting WEDNESDAY: Prayer Meeting– 5:30pm Bible Study - 7pm www.smbcmesa.org E-mail: sbchurch1011@qwest.net
South Phoenix Missionary Baptist Church 2006 East Broadway Road • Phoenix, AZ 85040 Study: 268-2512 or 276-6237 Weekly Services Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 a.m. 1st Sunday Communion . . . . . 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Teacher’s Meeting . . . . . . . . . 6:30 p.m. Mid-Week Service . . . . . . . . . 7:30 p.m. Bible Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 p.m. Dr. Bernard Black, Pastor “This is the Church Where Everybody is Somebody”
UNION INSTITUTIONAL BAPTIST CHURCH 2760 East Mobile Lane Phoenix, Arizona Phone: 602-276-6871 Fax: 602-314-6421
Rev. Lenten Jackson, Jr. Pastor Church Schedule Sunday School............ 9:30 a.m. Worship Service ..........11:00 a.m. Prayer Meeting .. Wed. 6:00 p.m. Bible Study ..........Wed. 6:30 p.m.
SUNDAY WORSHIP AND BIBLE STUDY Early Worship - 7:50 a.m. Morning Worship - 10:20 a.m. Sunday School - 9:20 - 10:25 a.m. BIBLE STUDY Tuesday Evening: 7 - 8 p.m. Wednesday: noon - 1 p.m.
[ 2 CORINTHIANS 4:5 ]
PASTOR BRUCE D. HART FIRST LADY JANICE HART
SHILOH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. C.R. McDuffy
931 S. Stapley Dr. Mesa AZ 85204 www.mycmbc.org 480-835-6320
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL
BUT CHRIST JESUS THE LORD.
Sunday Mornings .8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Sunday Mornings . . . . . .9:15 a.m. Sunday Mornings . . . . .10:45 a.m. 1st Sunday Mornings Wednesday Mornings . .9:30 a.m. Wednesday Evenings . .6:30 p.m.
Canaan Missionary Baptist Church
NEW HOPE BIBLE CHURCH
PASTOR JAMES R. COCKERHERN
1428 So. 13th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 602-252-5344 • Fax 602-252-1478 Breakfast Ministry Sunday School Morning Worship Communion Prayer & Bible Study Prayer & Bible Study
“Come Visit With Us Where You Are A Stranger But Once”
FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, INC.
St. John Institutional Baptist Church
Murph Community AME Church REV. DR. D. CHARLES WHARRY, PASTOR 6702 North 27th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85017 Church: 602-246-3951 Email: wharry7272@msn.com SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP 9:30 A.M. SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL 8:00 – 9:25 A.M. MONDAY-BIBLE STUDY 6:30 – 7:30 P.M. WEDNESDAY-CHURCH ACADEMY 6:00 7:00 P.M. SATURDAY BIBLE STUDIES MENS 8:30 – 9:30 A.M. WOMENS 9:30 – 10:30 A.M.
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BEACON LIGHT SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH Dr. W. Don Edwards 2602 N. 51st Ave. Phoenix, Arizona 602-285-9391
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Saturday Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Everyone Welcome
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BUDGET HEARINGS - RESIDENTS INVITED TO COMMENT The city of Phoenix is in the process of preparing its 2010-11 budget, which will include reductions to city programs and services of more than $140 million. Residents are invited to attend community hearings to discuss the proposed budget before final decisions are made. At the hearings, residents will have an opportunity to comment and make suggestions. Council members and city staff will answer questions and talk about specific district issues. This public discussion is among the reasons the city’s budget so closely matches the community's highest priorities each fiscal year. Visit phoenix.gov to review the proposed budget or call 602-262-4800. District 6 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 Pecos Community Center 17010 S. 48th St.
Citywide (Bilingual) 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10 Carl Hayden High School 3333 W. Roosevelt St.
Districts 1 and 5 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 Manzanita Senior Center, 3581 W. Northern Ave.
District 8 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 Devonshire Senior Center, 2802 E. Devonshire Ave.
District 7 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 Burton Barr Central Library 1221 N. Central Ave.
District 2 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 Paradise Valley Community Center 17402 N. 40th St.
District 1 6 p.m. Wed-nesday, Feb. 17 Goelet A.C. Beuf Community Center 3435 W. Pinnacle Peak Rd.
District 3 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 Shadow Mountain Senior Center 3546 E. Sweetwater Ave.
District 6 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17 Madison School District Office 5601 N. 16th St.
District 7 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 Cesar Chavez High School 3921 W. Baseline Road
District 3 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 Cowden Center 9202 N. Second St.
District 4 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 Steele Indian School Park Memorial Hall 300 E. Indian School Road
Districts 5 and 7 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 Maryvale Community Center. 4420 N. 51st Ave. District 2 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 Juniper Library 1825 W. Union Hills Drive District 8 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 South Mountain Community College Student Union, SU 100 A, 7050 S. 24th St.
For more information, alternative format or reasonable accommodations, call 602-262-4800/voice or 602-534-5500/city TTY relay.
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