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THURSDAY, February 14, 2013

Dillard President Walter M. Kimbrough Named to “The Rio’s 100” List of Black History Makers

Walter M. Kimbrough

NEW ORLEANS, LA - Walter M. Kimbrough, president of Dillard University, joins 99 other African American history makers and industry leaders who are being honored during Black History Month by NBC’s theGrio. com. The list was announced this morning on the “Today” show on NBC News. This is the fourth year that NBC’s the Grio.com has recognized African American industry leaders who are making a difference in the lives of others in their communities and beyond.

Honorees are selected from various categories including activism, arts, business, education, health, media, politics, science and technology, pop culture and sports. Kimbrough is the only university president recognized.

He joins other nationally known figures such as Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; Robin Roberts, co-host of “Good Morning America”; and Michael Strahan, former New York Giants defensive end and co-host of “Live! With Kelly and Michael,” to name a few.

Kimbrough, who is among the youngest college presidents in the nation, is known for his active use of social media to engage and stay connected with students. With just seven months at Dillard’s helm, he has already begun making strides in the New Orleans community and providing thought leadership at Dillard by bringing high-profile speakers to campus such as Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, and Tavis Smiley and Cornel West.

Both events drew standing-room only audiences from New Orleans and surrounding communities.

In addition to his latest recognition, Kimbrough has received numerous honors and awards. He recently made the New Orleans Magazine list of the top 25 People to Watch in 2012. And in 2010, he See history maker, on page 2

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State Senator Broome The 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott Sets Citizens Meetings Published: September 15, 2009 Signpost To Freedom

A One-Hour Documentary That Recounts The Circumstances And Events That Led To The Nation’s First Large-Scale Boycott

“Signpost to Freedom: The 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott” is a one hour documentary that recounts the circumstances and events that led to the nation’s first large-scale boycott protesting segregation and then examines its impact on the evolution of grassroots civil rights activism across the country during the early years of America’s Civil Rights Movement.

In 1953, lead by a handful of determined young men and women, the African American citizens of Louisiana’s capital city led a quiet revolt. Nearly three years before the famous bus boycott in Montgomery paralyzed that city and captured national attention, the African American citizens of Baton Rouge organized the nation’s first large-scale boycott challenging segregation. The city’s black residents pulled together in solidarity to make the boycott effective, organizing an intricate carpool system. In just eight days they brought the city’s bus system to its knees. This boycott would become a defining moment in the birth of America ’s struggle over civil rights. In years to come, lessons about the boycott’s successes and failures would provide momentum for the social revolution igniting throughout the South.

Until recently, historians have largely overlooked this compelling story. Yet, the boycott’s influence on later events in the nation’s civil rights movement is indisputable: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote in his book Stride Toward Freedom, that a detailed “description of the Baton Rouge experience was invaluable” in the early stages of the Montgomery boycott. Rosa Parks’ biographer and Signpost scholar Douglas Brinkley says Mrs. Parks and other NAACP activists throughout the South monitored the developments in the Baton Rouge boycott very closely at the time. According to internationally known civil rights historian and Signpost advisor Dr. Adam Fairclough, “the Baton Rouge protest pioneered many of the techniques that became standard practice in the civil rights movement of the late 1950s and 1960s: mass non-violent protest, the leadership of Baptist ministers and the foundation of alternative transportation systems.”

In an effort to bring this remarkable, untold story to millions of Americans, Signpost features interviews with eminent civil rights scholars and the personal stories of the

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A mostly empty Baton Rouge city bus pulls up to an empty bus stop at the start of the June 20, 1953, bus boycott.

State Senator Sharon Weston Broome will hold a series of community meetings in the Senate District 15 area prior to the 2013 Regular Legislative Session. Senator Broome will highlight legislative issues her priorities for the upcoming session. Representatives from the Department of Revenue, the Department of Insurance Consumer Advocacy Division, and BRCC Continuing Education Division, as well as many other community leaders, have been invited to attend.

Senator Broome urges citizens in the area to take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about important state issues.

COMMUNITY MEETINGS • Monday, February 18th 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Baker Branch Library 3501 Groom Road Baker, LA • Tuesday, March 5th 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Zachary Branch Library 1900 Church Street Zachary, LA Monday, March 11th

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6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

LSU Medical Clinic Community Room 5445 Airline Highway Baton Rouge, LA • Tuesday March 19th 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Greenwell Springs Library 11300 Greenwell Springs Road Baton Rouge, LA If you need additional information, please contact Senator Broome’s office at 225.359.9352.

Rep. Richmond Lauds Recommendation of Kenneth Polite Jr. as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana

To get around, boycott leaders organized car pools. Here, commuters pile into the back of a car outside the Old State Capitol building in downtown Baton Rouge.

boycott’s primary participants and witnesses. Rare archival photographs, film footage, and newspaper articles help in presenting a complete and accurate presentation of the boycott’s history.

Signpost uses its team of scholars to examine the rich legacy of grass-roots African American community activism, which was vibrant and effective in Baton Rouge during the 1940’s and 1950’s. In the years following World War II, numerous neighborhood-based voters leagues worked with Southern University students and NAACP activists to boost voter registration. Empowered by their growing ranks, African American leaders mobilized new voters and succeeded in winning limited concessions

from white city leaders when it came to employment practices, use of public facilities and initially, in negotiating more equitable service from the city’s bus company. Signpost examines the power of this grassroots organization. By recording interviews with African American leaders of the time and aging boycott participants, many of whom have never been interviewed, Signpost reveals important new elements of this story. This is a remarkable story, which most people have never heard.

Signpost also examines the boycott’s relevance in the adoption of a strategy of non-violent, mass civil disobedience in early civil rights protest, and the emerging role of the black church See boycott, on page 3

Washington, DCCongressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02) issued the following statement in support of the recommendation of Kenneth Polite Jr. as U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Louisiana: “I fully support today’s recommendation and I am confident that, if nominated and confirmed, Kenneth is up to the task before him as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Kenneth is a bright young man who has been educated at some of the country’s top educational institutions. In addition to his stellar academic preparation, he also has enjoyed a very productive legal career, including a stint as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York—one of the most intense assignments in the country. In the midst of his academic and professional successes he has remained committed to the community he was born and raised in, the city of New Orleans. For some time, I have stressed the importance of finding someone who can restore integrity to the U.S. Attorney’s Office

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If confirmed, he would become U.S. Attorney close to the same age our state’s chief executive assumed his current role.”

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Religion News Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church elected Reverend Fred Jeff Smith as their new pastor, following the death of Reverend Charles Smith...

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Keeva Celebrates her Birthday Residents came to the Anna T. Jordan recreation center between 4-7 p.m. to look at drawings which illustrate both options, discuss their ideas with BREC Planning and Engineering staff and to fill out a survey which will help determine the final decision. ...See Page 3

Family and Friends numbering over thirty people from far and near gathered at Portobello’s on old Hammond Hwy to honor Keeva La’ Chanda Smith with a Surprise Birthday Party. ...See Page 2

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25-year-old African American businessman Kendall Vonkeith Fontenot is making history. His aim was to achieve his goal of retiring his family and become financially free. At the age of 24, he accomplished that goal..See Page 5

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BATON ROUGE, LA – SU Ag Center recognizes Mrs. Tiffany WilkersonFranklin, Extension Associate, for her contribution to a recent book publication. She co-authored a book chapter entitled, “Private Prisons as Economic Development: Evidence and Implications for Public Policy.” The book is titled “Prison Privatization: The Many Facets of a ConSee kudos, on page 3

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BREC’s Low Impact Aerobics Class Performs at Lady Jaguars Basketball Game

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH- BREC invites each you t o come and support our very own Ms. Gracie Perkins, BREC’s North Sherwood Forest Community Park low impact aerobics instructor, as she and her class performs during the half time show of the Southern University Lady Jaguars vs.

Alabama State basketball game on Feb. 16 at 2 p.m.

Ms. Perkins is a former Southern Bell and started the

Dancing Dolls for Southern University in 1968. Please come out and support this talented BREC instructor and her class as she shows the world that it is never too late to start working out and have fun doing it!

For more information, call 225-272-9200.

It is the BREC mission to provide parks and recreational opportunities for all residents of East Baton Rouge Parish.

Celebrate African-American History

“…Not just in February but, American History Year Round

Pictured from left to right are Minister Elmer Jones, Shannon Domigne, Trudy Douglas, Keeva Smith, Leola Smith, Mary Ellis, and Pamela Gauthier.

By Leola Smith BATON ROUGE, LA Family and Friends numbering over thirty people from far and near gathered at Portobello’s on old Hammond Hwy to honor Keeva La’ Chanda Smith with a Surprise Birthday Party.

Keeva is a faithful friend to all that meet her and she

strives to meet the need of everyone that she meets. She lives to make another person life a success.

She heads a thriving Single’s Ministry and Youth department at her church.

She is an educator and leader in Louisiana’s School System.

The night was filled with

fun, prizes, and surprises, words of praise, singing, and prayer for her new year. Portobello’s saluted her with a rendition of Sparklers, which added to the excitement of celebrating and appreciating Keeva Smith.

For any additional information, please contact Leola Smith at 225-202-4352.

A Raisin in the Sun at BRCC Magnolia Pavilion When a $10,000 life insurance check promises to change the lives of the Younger family, they must decide what to do with the money. In one of the greatest domestic dramas about the American Dream, four generations face the cost of dreams deferred and struggle with the decision to move out of a Chicago ghetto. Doubts creep in as to whether the children of the Youngers can raise the family’s standard of living be-

yond what their parents have achieved. Each member of the family has something at stake,

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and each member of the family is at risk of losing what is most important to them. Full of family, love and hope, this is an amazing opportunity to see one of America’s greatest classic works. A Raisin in the Sun was the first play produced on Broadway from an African American woman writer and an African American director.

The casts for this showing are: • Walter- Greg Williams, Jr. • Beneatha- Krystal Blatcher • Lena Younger - Telisha Diaz • Ruth - Dorrian Wilson • Travis - Natheyon Taylor Jr. • Joseph Asagai - Gerald Garth Jr. • George Murchison Byron Wade • Karl Linder - Keith Dixon • Bobo - Cedric Clarke Ii • Moving Man/Male Understudy - Avonte Skinner No one under the age of four will be allowed in the theatre. Please carefully conSee pavilion, on page 3

Baton Rouge, LA – The African-American Museum located at 538 South Boulevard will be hosting “Recognizing Louisiana African-American Achievers on Saturday, February 23, 2013 from 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.

The guest speaker will be Mr. Clay Young of C. Y. Enterprises.

They will have music,

crafts, history, food, and drinks.

Sponsors for the event are Entergy, Around Town Show, 1st Company, and 100 Black Women of Greater Baton Rouge.

For more information, please call The African-American Museum at 225-343-4431 and ask for Mrs. Sadie RobertsJoseph.

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. to Host Talent Hunt Competition for High School Students NEW ORLEANS - Gamma Rho Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., in conjunction with The Gamma Rho Foundation, Inc., will host its Annual Talent Hunt Competition on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at the Suite Restaurant & Jazz Club. 3580 Holiday Drive. This competition focuses on 9th12th Graders and is one of the organization’s Community Bridge Builder Programs.

This Annual competition provides exposure, encouragement and financial assistance to talented young people in grades 9-12 who are active in the performing arts.

Winners of the competition are awarded monetary scholarships, recognition for their talents, and an opportunity to compete on the District and

National level. Categories includes: Music: Vocal and instrumental; classical, gospel and jazz.

Interpretive Movement to Music: ballet, modern dance and tap Speech: Poetry, orations, monologues, etc.

Visual Arts: painting, sculpture, etc.

Students interested in entering the contest may call Mr. Landon Williams at (504) 202-7343 or send an email to: skeets003@gmail.com.

The Gamma Rho Chapter Of Omega Psi Phi, Inc. is committed to providing scholarship opportunities through its Community Bridge Programs.

History Maker made the coveted Ebony Magazine Power list of the 100 doers and influencers in the African American community, joining the likes of President and Mrs. Obama, Jay-Z, Richard Parsons, Tyler Perry, Debra Lee, Michael Jordan, and Tom Joyner. In 2009, he was named one of “25 To Watch” by Diverse Issues in Higher Education.

Kimbrough has written widely on the role of fraternities and sororities in education,

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particularly in the experiences of students of color. His book, Black Greek 101: The Culture, Customs, and Challenges of Black Fraternities and Sororities, has won popular acclaim and is now in its tenth printing. He has also been recognized for his extensive research and writing on African American men in college. “The Black Male Initiative” he created at Philander Smith College has become a model for similar programs nationwide.

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Almenia Freeman — “When the bus boycott come along in 1953, I was happy to help with that. We met with Mr. Matthews and Reverend Jemison and others. We had meetings, and I was available to get out and drive up and down the road, take people wherever they had to go. It was like a daily job. It was a pleasure, you know? My oldest daughter when she got out of high school she had a little summer job working over at Kean’s laundry.

And this was after the boycott, she told me: She got on the bus and she sat in the front. There wasn’t any seats, except some way to the back. And the bus pulled over to the side, and after a while, about five cars of policemen drove up. They got on the bus and ask her, ‘Why are you sitting here?’ She said, ‘Well, I can sit here.’ They made her get in the back. That was our experience of the bus.”

“I got on the bus with my wife going out to a friend’s house. And my wife looks like she is white -- one of them Creoles from up around Natchitoches. [A white man] jumps up and gives her a seat. I laughed. I sat right down beside her. Well we were going out into a black neighborhood; wasn’t too many whites on the bus. [The bus driver] wasn’t ready to start a commotion, so he kept looking at his mirror and mumbling-jumbling... But I rode on out there.”

Dupuy Anderson, free ride volunteer driver “[We] stayed at [Rev. Jemison’s] house and protected him while he slept, he and his family. And anywhere he wanted to go, in or out of state, we saw fit that he would get there safely.

I think he was well satisfied. It was just like you were a foot soldier patrolling a line of duty, you understand? See that nobody disturbed the meeting. That was our job. We weren’t in a position to question him. Our position was to protect him.”

Freddie W. Greene, bodyguard to Rev. Jemison “I was President of the Usher Board at Mt. Zion [Baptist Church].

But I did not participate because we were working [at the Post Office] under what was called the Hatch Act, which said that we could not deal in politics, or we could lose our jobs. Of course that didn’t stop me from making contributions financially to the cause. That was the only way that I could support the boycott.”

Isadore Tansil, Boycott supporter You learned early [that] you know you wanted to avoid confrontation, so you went behind the screen. They had so many seats allocated for AfroAmericans, we normally just went on behind the screen. But if the bus got crowded with whites, blacks had to get up. . .And during the bus boycott it was a tremendous sacrifice for me because I was married, I was working on Terrace and Highland Road, so bus transportation was the only transportation that I had at that time. But we gave it up, my wife and I. We gave it up to try to make the bus boycott work.”

“What lead me to get involved in the bus boycott [were] the policies, the attitudes of the policemen and the attitudes of the bus drivers. They were very un-courteous to people, they talked to them as if they were inhuman . . . and I would think that about eighty percent of the riders at that time were black people!”

Boycott organizer and volunteer driver, Willis Reed.

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sider whether a performance is appropriate for your child before planning to attend.

Also, please be aware that disruptive patrons, including children, will not be allowed to remain in the theatre. Be

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considerate of others in the audience and of your child’s comfort. Everyone entering the theatre must have a ticket.

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troversial Industry,” Volume II: Private Prisons and Private Profit. Other authors include Drs. Leslie Taylor-Grover and Eric Horent, both from the Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy, Southern University A&M College in Baton Rouge, LA. Mrs. Franklin completed the policy implications and the conclusion portions of the aforementioned book chapter.

“It is my distinct honor to recognize Mrs. Tiffany

Wilkerson-Franklin,” said Dr. Gina E. Eubanks, Vice Chancellor for Extension. “We are proud of Mrs. Franklin for her accomplishments and look forward to future contributions to the field of public policy regarding vulnerable populations, and here at the Southern University Ag Center.”

The book’s ISBNs are 10: 0313395713 | and 13: 9780313395710, available online at Amazon.

Signpost To Freedom

The 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott Published: September 15, 2009

A One-Hour Documentary That Recounts The Circumstances And Events That Led To The Nation’s First Large-Scale Boycott CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 in the movement’s leadership.

In 1953, Reverend T.J. Jemison was a Baton Rouge newcomer, but not unknown. His father had been the president of the National Baptist Convention, the largest African-American organization in the world. In 1949, Jemison arrived in Baton Rouge to take over the state’s largest and most prominent black church, Mt. Zion First Baptist Church. At the time, Baton Rouge and the surrounding community were home to numerous voters’ leagues and dozens of massive church congregations.

As the African American community increasingly called for action against Baton Rouge’s bus company, Jemison emerged as an obvious spokesman. His outsider status and his financial independence as a minister shielded him from economic retribution. His family’s national status gave him notoriety within the black community. His dynamic oratory skills galvanized and motivate boycott participants. Once the boycott was underway, Jemison’s rousing sermons to gatherings of thousands of boycotters called for solidarity, peace and lawfulness above all else. This peaceful boycott, proved to be a surprisingly powerful and disarming weapon in the face of such a basic injustice.

Finally, Signpost turns to scholars and civil rights leaders of the time to examine the Baton Rouge boycott as a foundational event in the civil rights movement. Until this boycott, most of the early fight against the doctrine of “separate but equal” was confined to the courts. Signpost explores the affect the Baton Rouge Boycott had on African American morale and protest organization throughout the South. Comparisons between Baton Rouge boycott and the Montgomery boycott are used to examine the shift in the na-

A carpool vehicle advertises for a “Free Ride.”

ture of political compromise between blacks and whites in the Pre-Brown v. Board of Education decision era, and the marginalization and polarization of racial moderates in the post-Brown years.

The Baton Rouge boycott only lasted eight days, and in the end, won no real victories against segregation. However, the boycott did provide essential lessons. According to historian and Signpost advisor Douglas Brinkley, “All of the people in Montgomery studied Baton Rouge. It became their case study. What did the people of Baton Rouge do right? What did they do wrong? How can we improve it here in Montgomery? So if you’d like, it’s sort of the John the Baptist of the Montgomery bus boycott. I once interviewed Rosa Parks, who told me how important it was, what went on in Baton Rouge. In her NAACP office in Montgomery, they were monitoring what was happening there, daily. So in that sense, it’s very, very important because it

educated Martin Luther King, Jr, Rosa Parks and others on how to do a successful boycott.”

The boycott also proved to African Americans throughout the South that momentum was building in their struggle for equality. NAACP activist and Baton Rouge bus boycott attorney Johnnie Jones explains that during the late 1940’s and early 1950’s, many African Americans in Baton Rouge did not see an end to segregation, “All the old folks at the time told me ‘why are you wasting your time on this? Nothing’s going to change, you’re just burning time and causing trouble.’” But the Baton Rouge boycott served as a psychological boost to African Americans throughout the South, through what Signpost interviewee, Ambassador Andrew Young called “The Grapeville.

“Everyone pretty much knew what everyone else was doing,” says Young. African American newspapers across the country covered the Baton Rouge boycott, as did the New York

Times. Douglas Brinkley, who wrote a biography of Rosa Parks, says Parks and NAACP activist E.D. Nixon “monitored the boycott obsessively, thrilled that Louisiana blacks had so quickly mobilized en masse for equal rights, held rousing rallies eight thousand strong, created a carpool system that worked, and most important, sent a message to America via peaceful civil disobedience that Plessy v. Ferguson was profoundly antidemocratic.” As Baton Rouge boycott leader Rev. T.J. Jemison put it, “I think our contribution said to Martin Luther King in Montgomery that it could be done, because we had done it.

I think it gave them the feeling that it could happen, because we had done it.”

Regardless of whether the Baton Rouge bus boycott is viewed as a success or failure, the boycott’s impact on the larger civil rights movement is indisputable. Not only did the boycott provide proof that African Americans could take a brave, unified, and peaceful stand against segregation, it also brought to light a specific, yet fundamental inequity suffered by most black Southerners, paying the same bus fare as whites, but having to stand up over empty seats, simply because they were black. It seems an obvious place to start, but it was not at the time.

Awards for Signpost to Freedom: The 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott: 2005 CINE Golden Eagle Award 2005 Honorable Mention from the American Bar Association Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts 2005 Best Historical Documentary at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival 2 0 0 5 B r o n z e Te l l y Award

The Closing of Anna T. Jordan’s Swimming Pool Baton Rouge, LA - Residents came to the Anna T. Jordan recreation center between 4-7 p.m. to look at drawings which illustrate both options, discuss their ideas with BREC Planning and Engineering staff and to fill out a survey which will help determine the final decision.

Children in the area came and to attend the open house to voice their ideas as well.

Anna T. Jordan serves the Scotlandville area of East Baton Rouge and is one of twelve community parks constructed by BREC through the 2004 “Imagine Your Parks Program.”

The park, which has been developed with the input of area residents, includes indoor and outdoor basketball courts, tennis courts, lighted baseball fields, walking paths, picnic pavilions, horseshoe area and a community garden. The upgrades were unveiled to the neighborhood at a grand opening in November 2007.

A decision on whether to renovate the existing swimming pool or build an interactive splash pad is part of the next phase of improvements to Anna T. Jordan Community Park. The existing swimming pool was built in 1965.

The renovations would cost about $350,000, about the same as it would cost to put in a splash pad, BREC Assistant Superintendent Ted Jack, if the pool is approved for upgrading, it will not open until 2014.

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HUD’s Long-Awaited Release of Regulation to Implement Fair Housing Act’s Discriminatory Effects Standard An Important Step WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) applauds the release today of the final Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulation entitled “Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Discriminatory Effects Standard.” The proposed regulation, first published for comment in November 2011, formalizes the long and consistent interpretation of the Fair Housing Act by HUD, which has repeatedly determined that housing policies and practices can be determined to be discriminatory not simply through their intent, but also by their effect.

This interpretation is consistent with the uniform interpretation of the Act by the federal courts of appeals, which have consistently held for over forty years that liability under the Act may be established based on a showing that a neutral policy or practice either has a disparate impact on a protected group, or creates, perpetuates, or increases segregation. Moreover, it creates a uniform national standard that should help harmonize the somewhat differing standards for proving discriminatory effect claims that now exist between some of the circuit courts of appeals. The Lawyers’ Committee applauds HUD for providing a long needed regulation on the propriety of disparate impact claims under the Fair Housing Act and to clarify the standard of proof.

“This regulation will foster the goals of the Fair Housing Act and benefit the clients and constituents of our organization.

It provides a national standard for courts, housing providers, municipalities and the financial and insurance industries,” said Lawyers’ Committee President and Executive Director Barbara R. Arnwine.

Where you live determines where you work and how you get there, your access to healthcare, and the school your child attends.

Unfortunately, policies and prac-

tices still exist that – intentionally or unintentionally – keep some people out of housing they can afford simply because of who they are. As a national leader in combating housing and lending discrimination, the Lawyers’ Committee has long worked to eliminate housing discrimination and promote inclusive communities through private enforcement of the Fair Housing Act. “The importance of the discriminatory effect standard to effective and vigorous fair housing enforcement cannot be overstated,” said Joseph Rich, director of the Lawyers’ Committee’s Fair Housing and Fair Lending Project. “This is illustrated by the breadth of cases relying on disparate impact claims.”

Examples of cases relying on disparate impact claims are numerous and far-reaching and include: Cases attacking zoning and land-use policies and decisions which result in both discriminatory denial of housing to minorities and the perpetuation of residential segregation; A wide variety of cases attacking lending and insurance policies which adversely affect groups protected by the Act; and Cases challenging governmental redevelopment or demolition plans or policies that disproportionately displace minorities by eliminating lower income housing.

The HUD press release on the regulation is available here.

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (“LCCRUL”), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, was formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to involve the private bar in providing legal services to address racial discrimination. We are celebrating our 50th anniversary in 2013 as we continue our quest of “Moving America Toward Justice.” The principal mission of the Lawyers’ Committee is to secure, through the rule of law, equal

The horrific crash in Texas last November involving a train and a flatbed trailer that was part of a parade honoring veterans is a reminder that, despite significant progress in safety, rail crossings must be approached with great caution. The Texas crash resulted in multiple deaths and injuries among riders on the trailer.

Fortunately, crashes and deaths at railroad crossings have declined both in Louisiana and nationwide. The Federal Railroad Administration reports that, nationally, incidents at public and private crossings fell from 9,461 in 1981 to 1,956 in 2011. The national Operation Lifesaver program reports that injuries and deaths at crossings declined by 84 percent since the organization was founded in 1972. The Highway Safety Research Group at LSU reports that in Louisiana in 2011 there were 45 injuries and seven deaths reported involving a train.

Despite the progress, Operation Lifesaver reports that a train about every three hours hits a person or vehicle. A variety of causes, such as distracted driving and trying to outrun a moving train, contribute to crashes at rail crossings. It is important for drivers to realize that they and their passengers will almost always be the losers in a crash with a moving train.

A train pulling 100 cars, traveling 50 miles an hour, takes about one mile to stop. The av-

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist There is a Whole Foods store about three blocks from my home, and around the corner from my gym. I am enamored by the displays of produce, the red peppers contrasting the yellow ones, the kale, chard, and collard glistening from their morning sprinkle. I love the way the fish gleams back at you, char and salmon, swordfish and tilapia. When I walk over to the prepared food, I grin at the ways the veggies are layered with cheese, crumbs, and so much more. They have sandwiches that I identify with, ingredients that I salivate about. And now I must declare that I would rather drink muddy water or sleep in a hollow log that to indulge in whole foods.

I am utterly appalled that Whole Foods CEO John Mackey described Obamacare as “fascism.” Fascism is an incendiary word that speaks totalitarianism,

or dictatorship, and it descries it in a pejorative way. Whatever dissent there may be about Obamacare, the fact is, enough members of Congress voted for it to make it a law. John Mackey, what were you thinking when you called Obamacare (a term I proudly embrace) totalitarian and fascist? Is President Obama so mesmerizing that he forced opposing members of Congress to vote for his plan?

I had mixed feelings when the store also known as Whole Paycheck swooped into my neighborhood. People earn less hourly than the price of a pound of cheese. Most folks, though, were happy to have jobs. Happy, that is, until they complained about the terms and conditions of their work. I really didn’t pay much attention, but there was a niggling sense that something was wrong Some of the workers grumbled outside the store. If you asked if they could help you, they were emphatically nega-

tive. I can understand folks preferring to keep their jobs than to put it out there for justice. But from the swing of the head, the cut of the eye, it was clear that all has not been good at Whole Paycheck.

Unease translated into disease for me. How dare John Mackey decide to flip his lip without a script to describe national health care as “fascism?” He seems to be trying to start a fight, to diminish a president, to ignore that vote of Congress, to put President Obama in a context that he does not deserve to be in. Fascism?

One dictionary describes fascism as “a right wing nationalist ideology or movement with an hierarchical structure that is opposed to democracy and liberalism.”

How did President Obama get in this mix? CEO John Mackey, unsupportive of Obamacare (as many business leaders are) chose to take opposition to another level, and

decided that “fascism” was a great way to frame his ire. Then he said it didn’t matter, that his word choice was careless, that his ignorance would not affect his corporate profit, that he simply misspoke. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said to support evil is to embrace evil, is to be evil. This is an evil I can gleefully walk away from. Mackey says that it doesn’t matter that conscious people won’t support his store.

He may have a point. But I’m gong to take my little $200 a week elsewhere and I know others who will do the same thing.

John Mackey, your words have been duly noted.

If my words are irrelevant, keep shopping at Whole Paycheck and supporting oppression. If you agree with me, send John Mackey a note via Libba.

Letton@wholefood.com or Kate.

Lowery@wholefoods.com. To use a term like “fascism” in the context of public policy is ugly and unacceptable. To cooperate is to be complicit.

See fair housing, on page 7

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor:

Whole Foods and Whole Fools

erage train weighs 12 million pounds–about 4,000 times more than a car. A motorist in a crash between a train and a motor vehicle is many times more likely to die than in a collision between two motor vehicles.

The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission partners with Louisiana Operation Lifesaver and other organizations to reduce the number of crashes at rail crossings. We urge motorists to obey the flashing lights and lowered crossing gates at rail crossings–don’t try to drive around them. It’s not only illegal to do so, but it can cost you your life. We also remind drivers that you can’t always hear a train approaching if your vehicle windows are up, air conditioning is on and music is blaring in your vehicle. It’s also common for drivers to miscalculate how quickly a train will reach a crossing.

We are making progress in rail-crossing safety, but we continue to have too many deaths and injuries at these sites. Use common sense. Obey warning signals as you approach a rail crossing. If there is no warning signal, follow the old rule of stopping, looking and listening.

Doing so can save your life and that of your passengers.

Sincerely, Lt. Col. John LeBlanc Executive Director Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Contact: Elaine Rougeau: 225-925-6846

The Fierce Urgency of Now A Nation’s Need to Protect Its Youth

By Stephen Gray Wallace, M.S. Ed.

The alcohol fueled alleged serial rape of a sixteen-year-old Ohio girl by two of her similarly impaired classmates - not to mention the drunken videotaped commentary of others – points yet again to the imperative that adult America renews its commitment to address as a true national community those issues that most threaten the health, safety, and forward development of youth.

It is a priority that carries with it, in Dr. Martin Luther King’s words, the fierce urgency of now. Indeed, is there a task more pressing than protecting the generation that will follow us as custodians of the future?

Probably not.

Among the key threats facing our kids are ones often overlooked, underplayed, or enabled by adults: alcohol use and its many negative ramifications, including impaired driving.

Over the past decade, our government has laid out a blueprint for reducing “demand” among adolescents and children, beginning with the National Academies report, “Reducing Underage Drinking – A Collective Responsibil-

ity.” As the title suggests, it is imperative that all members of adult America make it their business to join the legions of agencies, organizations, schools, and families in combating underage drinking and the driving that often follows.

But new research reveals we have a long way to go.

According to a recently released study of teens by SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and Liberty Mutual Insurance, the number of sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds reporting that their parents allow them to drink at home, host alcohol-included parties, and drink at parties away from home is on the rise.

For example, 37 percent of the teens revealed that their parents allow them to drink with them, up 10 percent from 2010.

Some believe that “demystifying” alcohol use by allowing kids to drink at home will make it less likely their teens will drink elsewhere.

But other research tells a different story. According to a 2005 SADD Teens Today study: Among high school teens, those who tend to avoid alcohol are more than twice as likely as those who repeatedly use alcohol to say their parents never let them drink at home (84 percent

vs. 40 percent).

More than half (57 percent) of high school teens who report their parents allow them to drink at home, even once in a while, say they drink with their friends, as compared to just 14 percent of teens who say their parents don’t let them drink at home.

Similarly, between 2010 and this year, those stating that they are allowed to drink without their parents present or to attend alcohol-included parties rose from 21 to 29 percent and from 36 to 47 percent, respectively.

Finally, those teens reporting that they are permitted to host parties with alcohol increased slightly over prior years to 15 percent.

Given the known – and deleterious – effects of alcohol on evolving teen brains and the link between early alcohol use and life-long problems, this trend represents a significant concern to prevention specialists and educators.

Maybe even more alarming is the percentage of teens that admit to driving after drinking (15 percent) or using marijuana (16 percent).

Hence the urgency.

Fortunately, not all the news is bad. A combination of policy, parents, and peers holds

some hope.

Policy: An increasing number of states are enacting – and enforcing – social host liability laws, holding adults accountable if they provide alcohol to minors or allow alcohol-included parties to take place in their homes.

Parents: Mom and Dad remain the most powerful force in their teen’s decision-making.

Conversations about safe driving and saying no to alcohol can start with them.

Peers: Friends hold a lot of power, too. Eighty-seven percent of surveyed teens will ask a peer under the influence of alcohol to refrain from driving … and 92 percent of those peers would agree.

And other help is on the way. A new media campaign from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Talk. They Hear You, highlights the power and responsibility of parents when it comes to youth alcohol use.

Thus, let’s make a resolution in our courts, our homes, and our cars to address the scourge of youth substance use and the crash deaths and injuries from car crashes that often result.

That is the fierce urgency of now.

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Verizon Wireless Ranked First in Customer Service by J. D. Power and Associates for the Fourth Consecutive Time NEW ORLEANS – Customers are turning to social media as another way to engage with brands; however, more than half of consumers rate their social media experience as “disappointing” or “mediocre.” It’s some of the nation’s top brands that buck the trend by adhering to industry-best social media practices described by experts and companies alike. Rapid response and full resolution are what customers expect.

Today, Verizon Wireless was again recognized by J.D. Power and Associates for its industry leadership in customer care, ranking first among national providers for the fourth consecutive time.

As part of its US-based network of customer service centers, Verizon Wireless has a dedicated social media team that reaches out to customers on social channels and often follows up via direct messaging or even with a phone call to fully ensure resolution. The team also has an online personality, signing on and off from its designated support hours with light-hearted tweets that range from special shout outs to weather forecasts.

By actively monitoring social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Yelp, companies like Verizon Wireless enhance and expand upon the customer experience while not losing the personal touch.

Scott Levy, founder and CEO of SEO and social media firm Fuel Online, encourages companies to humanize the customer experience by letting customers know whom they are engaging with via social media.

“Customers usually appreciate knowing they’re dealing with a person who has a name, rather than a mystery person who’s sending automated messages.”

“We’ve always been able to answer you on the phone, email or chat, but now adding social media means you have the convenience of sitting on your couch and sending us a tweet,” says Chauncey Mason, Verizon Wireless social media coordinator.

Beyond being personable, companies shouldn’t forget about those customers engaging outside of Twitter and Facebook platforms. “Employ a tool that sweeps social media for all mentions of your brand, many people will be having conversations about your brand without directly mentioning you,” explains social media specialist Jayne Gorman.

Today companies can build upon their customer service model with social media support tools and teams. Blake Landau, founder of marketing consultancy Artemis, adds: “Social media offers companies a wonderful opportunity to engage on a different level than they had before.”

Retail Sales Eke Out Gains in January Despite Higher Taxes WASHINGTON — With higher payroll taxes starting to kick in, retail sales rose in January at their smallest rate in three months. Consumers pulled back a bit on their purchases of cars, clothes and home furnishings, the government said Wednesday.

Overall, retails sales ticked up a modest 0.1% last month from December, after gains of 0.5% in each of the prior two months. The subdued January performance was in line with

consensus forecasts, as many analysts were expecting a dropoff in the growth rate after the expiration of the payroll tax holiday, which translates to about $40 less in take-home pay for the average worker every two weeks.

The latest Commerce Department figures are consistent with other indicators showing a weakening of consumer confidence at the start of this year, See taxes, on page 7

business

Black Entrepreneur Kendall Fontenot Offers Motivation And Mentorship For Black History Month BATON ROUGE, LA – 25-year-old African American businessman Kendall Vonkeith Fontenot is making history. His aim was to achieve his goal of retiring his family and become financially free. At the age of 24, he accomplished that goal in creating one of the largest minority owned “Buy Here, Pay Here” auto dealership in the state of Louisiana and is expanding to Las Vegas, NV. He is also the youngest African American to own a “Buy Here, Pay Here” auto dealership in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and a member of the National Independent Auto Dealers Association. This young successful African American entrepreneur wants to share his motivational message and practical success tips during Black History Month.

“My efforts to be successful according to my dreams and aspirations feel like running a never-ending race,” Fontenot says. His main competitor is a tough one – himself. He has been a salesman from the very beginning, always looking for strategies to move up a little more. “At age seven I started selling pencils at school. Then at age 10 I started selling candy at school.” He expanded to the Internet three years later, selling “tennis shoes and throwback

Kendall Vonkeith Fontenot

jerseys online.”

He found his future at seventeen. “I started a car audio business and was selling car audio, rims and tires, and other car accessories. Then a year later I got licensed and started selling cars out of the newspaper from my mother’s home.”

Cars have been his passion since he started that business in 2006. By 2011 his business was flourishing, but that’s not to say it’s always been easy.

“My auto brokerage has gone through ups and downs like any other business,” he continues. When Hurricane Ike hit Baton Rouge in 2009, the bottom fell out in the used-car

business; people were focused on repairing damage to their homes. “No one was purchasing vehicles. I got deeply in debt because my inventory was not selling.”

Hurricane Ike was blamed for at least 195 deaths. Due to its immense size, Ike caused devastation from the coast of Louisiana all the way to Corpus Christi, TX. Flooding and other damage added up to an estimated cost of $29.5 billion.

Under pressure, Fontenot came up with a new strategy.

“I restructured my company into a ‘Buy Here Pay Here’ operation, selling mostly vehicles under $10,000.” Since then, Ultimate AutoPlex has continued to grow, with expansion into the Las Vegas market planned for 2013.

As a self-made, successful entrepreneur, Fontenot wants to be a visible, active role model for young black men and women who dream of making their mark on the world.

“I want to come face-to-face with young people and pass along a motivational message,” he says. “I want to see more successful African Americans in the business world.”

Ms. Von Price with Farrah Gray Agency at (702) 594-6212 or by e-mail at pr@fgagency. com for more information.

IRS To Accept Returns Claiming Education Credits by Mid-February WASHINGTON - As preparations continue for the Jan. 30 opening of the 2013 filing season for most taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service announced today that processing of tax returns claiming education credits will begin by the middle of February.

Taxpayers using Form 8863, Education Credits, can begin filing their tax returns after the IRS updates its processing systems. Form 8863 is used to claim two higher education credits -- the American Opportunity Tax Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit.

The IRS emphasized that the delayed start will have no impact on taxpayers claiming other education-related tax benefits, such as the tuition and fees deduction and the student loan interest deduction. People otherwise able to

file and claiming these benefits can start filing Jan. 30.

As it does every year, the IRS reviews and tests its systems in advance of the opening of the tax season to protect taxpayers from processing errors and refund delays. The IRS discovered during testing that programming modifications are needed to accurately process Forms 8863. Filers who are otherwise able to file but use the Form 8863 will be able to file by mid-February. No action needs to be taken by the taxpayer or their tax professional. Typically through the mid-February period, about 3 million tax returns include Form 8863, less than a quarter of those filed during the year.

The IRS remains on track to open the tax season on Jan. 30 for most taxpayers. The Jan. 30 opening includes people claim-

ing the student loan interest deduction on the Form 1040 series or the higher education tuition or fees on Form 8917, Tuition and Fees Deduction.

Forms that will be able to be filed later are listed on IRS. gov.

Updated information will be posted on IRS.gov.

Genesis Energy, L.P. Announces Expansion Of Existing Gulf Coast Terminal Infrastructure New Crude Oil Pipeline And New Unit Train Facility HOUSTON – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Genesis Energy, L.P. (NYSE: GEL) today announced the company plans to invest approximately $125 million to improve existing assets and develop new infrastructure in Louisiana to connect into Exxon Mobil Corporation’s (NYSE: XOM) Baton Rouge Refinery, one of the largest refinery complexes in North America with more than 500,000 barrels per day of refining capacity. The project is expected to generate positive economic benefits both for the community of Baton Rouge and the state of Louisiana.

“With the expansion of our operations in Louisiana, Genesis looks forward to a strong future in the state and to increasing our contribution to the local economy,” Genesis Chief Executive Officer Grant Sims said. “This project positions Genesis as an efficient conduit for crude oil supply and logistics in the region.”

Genesis will improve its existing terminal at Port Hudson, Louisiana and build a new 18 mile 20” diameter crude oil pipeline connecting Port Hudson to the Maryland Terminal and continuing downstream to the Anchorage Tank Farm. The company also plans to build a new crude oil unit train facility at the Baton Rouge Maryland Terminal.

At Port Hudson, Genesis will construct approximately 200,000 barrels of storage capacity to complement its 216,000 barrels of existing tank capacity See genesis, on page 7

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Confessing The Name Jesus Makes All The Difference In The World

By Donald Lee

I was once sent an e-mail of a prayer that was written by a popular televangelist. The forwarded prayer was lauded as a wonderful prayer, but I had a problem with it. When I was asked by another Christian what problem I had with the prayer, my response was that it omitted the name Jesus.

According to the Bible, only the prayers we pray in the name of Jesus reach God

the Father. In response to my comment, the question was asked: What difference does it make whether or not Jesus’ name is mentioned in prayers, since Jesus and God are One anyway?

The brief discussion prompted me to go ahead and write about prayer in this week’s column. Brethren, it is true that Jesus and God, the Father, are One (John 10:30).

But, “God” is an ambiguous term. Here’s what I mean:

Muslims serve (a) “god”; Christians serve (THEE) “God”.

Money is a “god,” spouses and children can be “gods”; in some religious circles, a cow is “god”.

I lower-case it because I know that as a Christian I have the true and living God. Therefore, I don’t acknowledge their “gods”. However, they think they have the right god. So therefore, they will capitalize the name of their god, and call that god “God” (uppercased).

Now, God can be the Muslim’s “Allah”; God can be the Buddhist’s “Buddah”; God can be the Greek “god” (or “God”) “Zeus” and so on and so forth.

So, therefore, when a Christian says in prayer “God” (or closes it out with “in God’s name” or “in Your name”), that Christian is doing that and leaving the name (or word) “God” ambiguous, which keeps from offending people from other religions or those who have no religion.

That Christian is “playin’ it safe” by omitting the name Jesus to avoid offending other people. If that Christian’s prayer closes with “in the name of Jesus,” there will be friction. But if it closes with, “in Your name we pray” or “in God’s name”, then there’s no friction. All religious backgrounds can embrace that, or the name “God.” That’s only because that term, again, is ambiguous, and can mean anything.

Besides, to go back to what what was touched upon: Jesus and the Father (God) are One. Therefore, to omit the name Jesus is the same thing as denying the Father God. Jesus said, Himself, that if anyone denies Him before man, He will deny that person (or those people) before His Father in heaven (Matthew 10:33). He also says that whoever has NOT the Son (Jesus), neither does that person

has The Father, God (1st John 2:22-23).

In fact, the Bible (that we Christians follow) says that he who denies the Father and the Son is antichrist (1st John 2:22).

Read the scriptures for yourself. The Lord is saying that if you deny Jesus, you’ve denied God the Father. To put it another way, you can’t have the Father God without having God the Son or God the Holy Ghost.

Period.

So, if you omit Jesus’ name from prayer, then your prayers aren’t goin’ any higher than your nose. You’re just wasting your breath.

I think the thing that crosses up a lot of Christians is we --- as a body of believers --- can flow with the truth that no prayers go up to God, except in the name of Jesus, UNTIL we come across a prayer written by (or spoken by) a popular preacher we have high regard for.

So, we think: If the Rev. So-and-So leaves out the name of Jesus in prayer, then it MUST be okay; God MUST hear that prayer. It MUST be okay.

But remember, the Rev. So-and-So, as great a man as many believe him to be, is still a man, clad in flesh and blood and prone to err in his ways. Not just that particular preacher, but also Donald Lee and anybody else walking around here dressed in flesh and blood. Which is why God --- the true and living God --- gives us His Holy Spirit.

So, when our flesh wants to deny Christ before people (like omitting His name in prayer), His Spirit within us makes us bold enough to say, “in the name of Jesus” (in prayer), regardless of what ANYBODY thinks.

I said all of that to say: Yes, See confessing, on page 7

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Has Chosen Former Pastor Reverend Charles Smith’s Son Baton Rouge, LA – Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church elected Reverend Fred Jeff Smith as their new pastor, following the death of Reverend Charles Smith.

The search committee had four candidates to vote on and Rev. Fred Jeff Smith is pastor of Greater Mount Carmel Baptist Church located 1414 Sora Street.

There were three other candidates in the race and Rev. Smith received 63 percent of the vote on February 2, 2013.

Rev. Smith is a Baton Rouge native who graduated from Baton Rouge Magnet High School and has a bachelor’s degree from LSU and a master of divinity degree from

Rev. Fred Jeff Smith

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

Church Event Calendar Divine Alignment Women’s Conference —BATON ROUGE, LA – God First Ministry, Apostle Shelia Wilson, Overseer invites the public to their “Divine Alignment Women’s Conference” which starts on Friday 15-16, 2013. God First Ministry is located at 2127 1st Avenue.

Featuring Prophetess Ethel Veal of Port Allen, Louisiana and Prophetess Glenitta Battle of Birmingham, Alabama for the women conference.

Registration is Free.

For additional information, please contact Pastor Shelia Wilson at 225-288-1056.

The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Lions Club Presents Its 1st Gospel Choir Competition —BATON ROUGE, LA – The Baton Rouge4 Metropolitan Lions Clubs will present its first Gospel Choir Competition on April 12, 2013 at 7:00 p.m., at the Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge located at 1800 South Acadian Thruway.

There will be cash prizes for the top 3 winners and the limited number of choirs is 15 that will be accepted.

Please contact Lion Elbert Hill or Lion Evelyn Kirk at the following numbers (225) 769-7709 or (225) 287-8135.

A Time To Taste — Baton Rouge, LA – New Birth Full Gospel Ministries are excited to host it “Taste Fair 2013.” The church invites you and your friends, family, and co-workers to come for a day of fun and of course GREAT FOOD. It all happens on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.

Tickets for the Taste Fair 2013 is $5.00, all you can eat.

For additional information, please call Melanie McGowen at 225-603-1379.

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Thursday, March 6, 2008 • The Weekly Press • Page 7

By Bob Moos

paid toward your annual deductible, a list of the health care providers that made claims, and whether Medicare paid those claims. * Simple descriptions, in plain English, for medical procedures. * Definitions of all terms used on the statement. * Larger type to make the notice easier to read. * Information on preventive services available to you.

The improved Summary Notice is meant to empower you in a couple of ways.

First, you can more easily file an appeal if a claim is denied. The new statement clearly explains what to do if you disagree with a payment decision and how to get help submitting an appeal.

There’s also a form attached that you can complete and mail to the address provided.

Next, you can more easily spot billing mistakes or potentially fraudulent charges. Improper payments and outright fraud cost Medicare billions of dollars each year and can lead to taxpayers and beneficiaries paying more for health care.

So it’s to everyone’s benefit to make sure your Summary Notice doesn’t include questionable charges.

To check its accuracy, compare your claims notice Did You Know? with the bills, statements and • Compared to the general public, receipts you’ve received from African Americans have a higher risk your health providers or of diabetes, highcare blood pressure and suppliers during the previous vascular dementia. three months.

Do the dates, • More than 40 percent of African billing codes and descriptions Americans have high blood presof services match? sure (hBP) and are at risk for stroke, an entry for which If canyou leadsee to greater risk for services orAlzheimer’s supplies you developing ordidn’t other receive, get in touch with the provascular cognitive dementias. vider andyear, ask about it. It100,000 may be • every more than African have stroke. a simpleAmericans billing error thea hospital having high cholesterol increases or•doctor’s office can correct.

The the risk for stroke and may increase correction will then show up on the risknext for Alzheimer’s. your Summary Notice.

If you still have questions Manage YourMedicare Risks about your statement Watch thesomething numbers. remember or• there’s you and that desirable pressure iscan’t less your health blood care provider than 120/80 mmhg.

Keep your body resolve, call Medicare at 1-800weight in the recommended range 633-4227. and make sure thathas the total choles Medicare stepped up terol is less to than 200mg/dL. its efforts prevent unscrupu• healthy lifestyleand choices include lous providers suppliers staying mentally and physically from filing false claims, but acthe tive, beststaying line ofsocially defenseinvolved, againstreducfraud ing your intake andhealth cholesterol remains youof–fat the care and not smoking. consumer.

Visit www.alz.org/heartbrain or call the American Stroke Association, a division of the American heart Association, at (888) 478-7653 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 272-3900 and you’ll receive a brochure with heart and brain health information and a free pedometer, while supplies last.

What’s Good For Your Heart Is Good For Your Brain

Medicare has redesigned and simplified the statement it mails to beneficiaries every three months to explain the claims (NAPSM)-A survey commissioned and benefits they’ve recently by two leading health organizations received. found that although two out of three The Medicare Summary African Americans (61 percent) exNotice, the statement is called, pressed as concern about developing heart disease of fivecare (40 describes alland oftwo theout health percent) expressed concern about services or supplies billed to developingon Alzheimer’s, only about Medicare your account, how one in 20 that heart health much of are theaware bill Medicare paid is linked brainyou health. and how to much still may owe Alzheimer’s Association is thethe health care providers or supjoining forces with the American pliers. heart Association to educate African The Summary Notice goes Americans by managing their to everyonethat enrolled in traditional cardiovascular risk, they may also Medicare -- private Medicare Adstrengthen their cognitive health. vantage health plans send out “What’s good for your to heart is their own claims reports their good for your brain,” says Jennifer members.

Manly, Ph.D., Alzheimer’s AssociaThe notice isn’t a bill, but tion spokesperson. “every healthy you still should carefully review heartbeat pumps about one-fifth of ityour when it comes the to mail.

The blood to yourinbrain carry on Medicare statement helps you the daily processes of thinking, probkeep tabs onand your medical care lem solving remembering.” and“By your theout-of-pocket year 2030, the expenses. number of ItAfrican also helps you detect Americans age 65billing or oldereris rors and even possible fraud. expected to more than double to 6.9 Until million,” saidnow, emilthough, Matarese,checkM.D., ing your Summary Notice spokeshadn’t American heart Association always easy. Alzheimer’s is person. been “Although not part of normal aging, age is the greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. So it is important that African Americans take steps now to decrease their risk of heart disease, which research has shown could also decrease the risk of cognitive decline.”

Study Points to Shorter Treatments for Prostate Cancer

Research shows a link between heart and brain health, which means impaired heart function could lead to impaired brain function.

Could You Be At Risk?

Men with high-risk prostate cancer treated with only 18 months of hormone therapy live just as long as those treated for (NAPSi)-here’s alert worth ness of diabetes, particularly when a more standard 36anmonths, a paying attention to: According to it is left undiagnosed and untreated. new study has found. the American Diabetes Association the day is held on the fourth tuesday If the study results are ap(ADA), learning your risk for type 2 of every March. plied in practice, it could mean diabetes could save your life.sparon that day, people are encourmuch shorter treatment, Diabetes is a serious disease that aged to take the Diabetes risk test, ing men months of unpleasant strikes nearly 21 million children either with paper and pencil or online. side effects, researchers said and adults in the U.S. it is named the risk test requires users to answer Tuesday. the “silent killer” because one-third seven simple questions about age, “This well change of those with may the disease--more than 6 weight, lifestyle and family history-the standard of care,” said million--do not know they haveDr. it. all potential risk factors for diabetes.

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Baseball Set To Return to MLB Urban Invitational

Saints Hire Ryan As Defensive Coordinator

Courtesy Major League Baseball Southern University baseball will make its seventh appearance in the Major League Baseball Urban Invitational and will be joined by three Southwestern Athletics Conference teams Feb. 22-24 in Houston.

The 2013 Urban Invitational, which is returning to Houston for the second consecutive year, will exclusively feature four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) for the first time in the event’s history.

The four participating collegiate baseball programs are Alabama State University (Montgomery, Alabama), Southern University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, Texas) and Texas Southern University (Houston). The Urban Invitational is the annual, round-robin collegiate baseball tournament designed by Major League Baseball to give HBCUs and their baseball programs national exposure.

Southern University has participated in all six Urban Invitationals, while this is the second time for Alabama State University, Prairie View A&M University and Texas Southern University.

All Urban Invitational games will be played at Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros, from Friday, February 22nd through Sunday, February 24th. The games on Saturday, February 23rd will air live on MLB Network and MLB.com, beginning at 4:00 p.m. CT (5:00 p.m.

ET), with play-by-play from MLB Network Analysts Joe Magrane and Paul Severino.

“Major League Baseball would like to congratulate the four teams and all the studentathletes who will be participating in this year’s Urban Invitational,” said Frank Robinson, MLB Executive Vice President of Baseball Development. “This annual event is an important and special opportunity for the sport to showcase the talent and skill level demonstrated by HBCU programs deserving of national attention. We are proud to work alongside the Astros organization to not only provide a wonderful experience for those playing

SU Ag Center: Eubanks, Monroe Announce 70th Livestock Show on YouTube BATON ROUGE, LA - The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center will hold its 70th Annual Livestock Show for youth participants, February 28-March 2, 2013 at the Maurice Edmond Livestock Arena, 14600 Scenic Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA 70807.

During the three-day event, young farmers and ranchers from across the state will have the opportunity to display animals that have been showcased or have won in parish competitions. To this end, the Southern University Ag Center’s ViceChancellor for Extension, Gina E. Eubanks and the Livestock Show Manager, Christie Monroe have shared some information on the history of the show. Click here to watch Dr. Eubanks’ video and here for Mrs. Monroe’s.

The purposes of the show are to stimulate a greater interest in increasing the production of livestock among farmers in Louisiana; serve as a basis for improving breeding practices for livestock; create interest in producing livestock products as business enterprises; assist in developing a better spirit of cooperative effort among rural and urban residents; and provide an opportunity for youth to develop ownership and leadership skills.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Saints have hired Rob Ryan as their new defensive coordinator and added Stan Kwan as an assistant special teams coach.

Saints coach Sean Payton, who announced the additions to his staff on Saturday, says the Saints found Ryan’s defenses challenging when they played his previous teams. In 2010, Ryan was Cleveland’s defensive coordinator when the Browns beat the Saints in the

the games on the field, but also offer opportunities away from the diamond for the Houston community.”

“The Houston Astros are very excited that Major League Baseball has chosen to return the Urban Invitational to Minute Maid Park this year,” said Daryl Wade, Manager of the Houston Astros MLB Urban Youth Academy. “Last year’s event was a great success for the Astros, Major League Baseball and the city of Houston. We all look forward to continuing this relationship with the ultimate goal of continuing to provide local youth, students and young professionals instruction, support and opportunities for their future successes.”

Prior to Saturday’s contests, MLB and the Houston Astros will host a youth baseball clinic at the Houston Astros MLB Urban Youth Academy at Sylvester Turner Park from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. Players from each of the participating teams in the Urban Invitational will help provide instruction to Academy youth and boys and girls from local Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities programs (RBI).

Additionally, MLB and the Houston Astros will host a college and career fair at Minute Maid Park on Friday, February 22nd from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. CT. Participating colleges and universities will provide information about college preparation, undergraduate and graduate degree programs, financial aid and scholarship opportunities, and local businesses will also be on hand to provide career advice and discuss potential job opportunities.

Tickets to all games and events at Minute Maid Park will be available to the general public for $10.00, and parking for Minute Maid Park is also available for $10.00 in the Diamond Lot and $5.00 for the other Astros controlled lots. High School students and below with a valid student ID will be admitted to the ballpark for free. All proceeds from the ticket sales will benefit the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Foundation, which is a not-forprofit 501(c) (3) corporation.

Major League Baseball is committed to implementing programs that provide underserved and inner-city youth with more

opportunities to play baseball and softball. With four operating MLB Urban Youth Academies in Houston, Compton (California), New Orleans (Louisiana) and Gurabo (Puerto Rico), and three others announced in Cincinnati (Ohio), Hialeah (Florida) and Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), MLB has continued to pledge resources to bring America’s pastime to young people in urban communities.

HBCUs have long offered quality educational and athletic programs and have a proud tradition of outstanding baseball players. Baseball Hall of Famers Lou Brock and Andre Dawson, as well as current Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks, played in HBCU baseball programs. Since 2008, the year of the inaugural Urban Invitational, 15 HBCU players who have played in the Urban Invitational have been selected in the First-Year Player Draft, including three in 2012. Christopher Wolfe, who played in the 2012 Urban Invitational for Grambling State University, was selected in the 30th round (919 overall) by the Oakland Athletics.

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M-9 Advances to Semifinal Round BATON ROUGE, LA - The votes are in and Southern University’s student section, M-9, has advanced to the semifinal round of the second annual Naismith Student Section of the Year Award contest.

M-9 has also been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference best student section and Southern will receive $250 toward its general scholarship fund.

Beginning with a total of 158 participating institutions, the contest now enters the semifinal round with only 16 institutions eligible to take home the top prize. As one of the top college basketball student sections in the country, the Southern is asking for fan support to help M-9 win the prestigious title. Jaguar nation will now have a say in determining the most deserving student section by voting for the Naismith Student Section of the Year Award.

How to Cast a Semifinal Round Vote By visiting www.facebook.com/ILoveCollegeHoops, Southern fans can vote for M-9 as the top student section in college basketball.

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Courtesy Southern U. Athletic Media Relations BATON ROUGE, LA Southern women’s tennis returns to action after an 11-day break to host Southeastern in its 2013 home opener Wednesday at SU University Courts.

First serve was slated for 1 p.m. with doubles action taking center stage before the match moves to singles.

Southern (0-1) opened its 2013 season with a 7-0 loss at cross-town rival LSU on Jan. 26. Southeastern (3-0) enters Wednesday match undefeated after claiming victories over Louisiana Tech (7-0), Jackson State (4-2) and Grambling (60).

Southern will be lead by senior Demetria Woods, who is joined by sophomore Morgan Taylor as the only Jaguars

to post wins in last year’s 4-3 loss to the Lady Lions in Baton Rouge.

Woods, a native of Hawaii, defeated Laura Verges 7-6 (2-0), 4-6, 7-6 (1-0) while Taylor, who played as a true freshman, defeated Morgane Charpenne in straight sets 6-4, 6-4.

Southern will continue its 2-game homestand when they host McNeese State for a 1 p.m. match Feb. 16.

Superdome, 30-17, intercepting passes by Drew Brees four times.

Ryan, the brother of Jets coach Rex Ryan, spent the past two seasons as Dallas’ defensive coordinator and was fired after last season, when his defense ranked 19th.

Ryan says joining the Saints is a “great opportunity” and he’s getting started right away. Kwan has been an NFL assistant 23 years, the past three in Buffalo.

Semifinal round voting, which has been reset to zero for the 16 semifinalists, is open now through Feb. 22, 2013. Fans can vote once per day.

The top eight recipients from the semifinal round of public votes will be sent to the Naismith Awards Board of Selectors for a final vote.

The Naismith Awards Board of Selectors will review criteria such as the student section’s name and attendance, the total fan vote, as well as photos, video, and a write-up submitted by the nominating school, which will aid in determine the winning student section. Complete details on the selection process can be found at facebook.com/ilovecollegehoops.

The winning student section gets bragging rights, while the winning institution will receive $10,000 to be used in its general scholarship fund.

Please contact Christopher K. Jones the Asst.

Athletics Director for Media Relations at 225.771.3495 (o), 225.771.4400 (f), and by e-mail at jones_chrisk@yahoo.com for more information.

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can lead to a heart attack, even in a young person.

In the worst-case scenario, dieting can lead to deadly illness. As a child psychiatrist, I know that anorexia usually begins when a teen goes on a diet. For some people, particularly women, dieting can trigger specific chemical changes in the brain, altering serotonin function, that actually provide temporary relief from low mood - much as cocaine or speed, and with similar disastrous results. Once they lose too much weight, malnutrition and weight loss change brain chemistry in a way that worsens their low mood.

A study from Harvard suggests that “a populationwide reduction in dieting may be (an) ... effective strategy for prevention of eating” disorders. When 13 percent of American teens are disordered eaters, it is worth rethinking our society’s attitudes toward dieting and body image.

So what do we do? As much as you might want to lose 10 pounds in a week,

realize that if you do, it will not stay off, and you will be harming your body - as well as being a total grouch. A safer and more realistic goal is 1 to 2 pounds a week. To lose just 1 pound a week, you have to burn 500 more calories a day than you eat. There is no secret to it: Eat less and exercise more.

That is much easier said than done. Nutritionists have long advocated increasing fiber - both for the anticancer benefits and the sense of fullness. Fruits and vegetables (without sauces) are freebies.

Hidden calories such as alcohol or snacking in the car or in front of the television have sabotaged many diets.

If you hate the gym, don’t join one. Walk your dog farther, take the stairs more often, do 15 jumping jacks every hour. Get creative. To really lose weight, set four to five hours a week as your target for exercise. Of course, if you haven’t been exercising, make sure to check with your physician first.