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Press BOX Church Plans to Allow Guns in Sanctuary BATON ROUGE — The controversy continues over a new law going into effect allowing people to bring guns into church, but one Baton Rouge church is fully embracing it.

Some church officials say guns have no place in a house of worship, while others believe in protecting their congregation by any means necessary.

“Everybody is not happy with what God is doing,” said Pastor Eric Williams of Beacon Light Church. “So, we’ve got to protect God’s people at any See GUNS, on page 3

1st South Baton Rouge Community Festival Join District 10 Councilwoman Tara Wicker, the Louisiana Black History Hall of Fame and Representative Patricia Smith for the 1st South Baton Rouge Community Festival on Saturday, July 17th, which will be held at BREC City- Brooks Park across from McKinley Middle from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

This is a great opportunity for the community to come together and enjoy musical entertainment, arts & crafts, neighborhoods awards, community icons and much more. “This will be a fun and exciting end of the summer event for all families in the South Baton Rouge Area to come out and enjoy. There will be a Kid Zone, music by Lincoln Legends, Neighborhood Olympics, free hair cut for kids, a food court, and an Accessory Village . This is a free, fun, and safe activity for all to share,” says Councilwoman Wicker.

For more information please e-mail twicker@ brgov.com or by telephone to (225) 389-5140 or (225) 317-1849.

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First Lady Obama Tells NAACP Not to Rest

Southern University Receives $25,000 from Hollywood Casino

By Hazel Trice Edney NNPA Editor-in-Chief

(NNPA) - Those who struggled and many who died in battles for freedom, justice, and racial equality during the Civil Rights Movement left a legacy that must yet be fulfilled - even in caring for the health of Black children, First Lady Michelle Obama reminded thousands at the NAACP Annual Convention in Kansas City, Mo., this week.

“I know that I stand here today, and I know that my husband stands where he is today, because of this organization - and because of the struggles and the sacrifices of all those who came before us,” Obama said in a passionate speech punctuated with applause.

“But I also know that their legacy isn’t an entitlement to be taken for granted. And I know it is not simply a gift to be enjoyed. Instead, it is an obligation to be fulfilled.”

Remarkably, her speech on Monday nearly echoed earlier sentiments expressed First Lady Michelle Obama

by NAACP Chairman Roslyn Brock on Sunday evening, who also listed the sins of grassroots to the White House inequality that still plague indicates both the distance African-Americans. This com- that African-Americans have monality of vision from the come and the distance that

Southern University received a $25,000 donation from Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge during a July 7 check presentation at the downtown casino.

Standing from left, are Joel Loots, Director of Marketing, Sophia Pipsair, Director of Human Resources, John Chaszar, General Manager, Kofi Lomotey, Chancellor of Southern University Baton Rouge, John Smith, Director of Community Affairs, and Frank T. Brown, Director of Compliance/Surveillance.

must still be endured.

“When so many of our

BATON ROUGE - Southern University recently received a $25,000 donation from Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge as part of the casino’s commitment to the school and higher education in Louisiana.

The donation was made July 7 during a check presentation at the downtown Baton Rouge facility led by Hollywood Casino General Manager John Chaszar. He was accompanied by several casino administrators.

Dr. Kofi Lomotey, chan-

cellor of Southern’s Baton Rouge campus, thanked Hollywood Casino for its continuing financial support of Southern. He said the money would go toward student scholarships and other educational programs on the campus.

Over the past 18 months, Southern has received $75,000 from Hollywood Casino.

Chaszar said the donation is part of Hollywood Casino’s commitment to Southern and the cause of higher education.

Gulf Aid Art Raised Over Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Cleanup Efforts $23,000 thus far for Victims of the BP Oil Spill See obama, on page 2

Sales of Prints Continue Online NEW ORLEANS, LA GULF AID ART: ARTISTS IN ACTION, A Fundraising Exhibition of Louisiana Artists Responding to the Gulf Oil Spill took place from June 17-19, 2010 and raised over $23,000 thus far with sales

GRAND ISLE, La. - Soldiers of the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 844th Engineer Company use a geotextile fabric liner covered with sand to reinforce a rock wall on Elmer’s Island in Grand Isle, La. in support of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup efforts. A geotextile fabric is a permeable textile material used to increase soil stability, provide erosion control or aid in drainage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey T. Barone, Louisiana National Guard State Public Affairs Office/Released).

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of almost a hundred prints.

The exhibition featured new works by over 25 well-known Louisiana artists reacting to the worst environmental disaster in US history. The exhibition was conceived as a way for the visual arts community of New Orleans to respond to the disaster.

The exhibition was covered on WDSU and WWL news.

The Gulf Aid Art fundraiser raised over $23,000 to help the people harmed by the BP oil spill.

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I cannot help but wonder if there will ever be a ceiling cap placed on the amount of money Professional players like: basketball, football or baseball will get money wise. ..See Page 4

INDEX

Johnson-Muse is New Principal Last week, Coca-Cola sent 21 video contest winners to South Africa where actor Idris Elba took them to the Argentina v. Mexico FIFA World Cup game, the Nelson Mandela National Museum, on a Safari and to a local primary/secondary school to learn about their education and water system..Page 5

The Capitol High Academies Board named Edwine Johnson-Muse as its new school principal during a special called meeting, effective immediate.

Muse has over 25 years of experience as a high school educator and administrator...See Page 2

Husbands, Wives Submission

I’ve got many “favorite scriptures,” and one of them is Ephesians 5:21, which admonishes the husband and wife to submit themselves one to another in the fear of God. What I love about that scripture is that it levels the playing field...See Page 6

Risk Reduction Among Youth

Joseph Richardson, Ph.D., is on the front lines of the war to save young Black men. An expert on at-risk Black males, Dr. Richardson, an assistant professor spends most weekdays acilitating workshops for teens behind bars...See Page 7

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BATON ROUGE, LA - The Capitol High Academies Board named Edwine Johnson-Muse as its new school principal during a special called meeting this morning, effective immediate.

Muse has over 25 years of experience as a high school educator and administrator. During this past school year, she served as the Academy Director for Capitol High. “My energy and focus will be about the students and professional development for our faculty, and engaging par-

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children still attend crumbling schools, and a Black child is still far more likely to go to prison than a White child, I think the founders of this organization would agree that our work is not yet done,” Obama said.

She continued, “When African-American communities are still hit harder than just about anywhere by this economic downturn, and so many families are just barely scraping by, I think the founders would tell us that now is not the time to rest on our laurels.

“When stubborn inequalities still persist - in education and health, in income and wealth - I think those founders would urge us to increase our intensity, and to increase our discipline and our focus and keep fighting for a better future for our children and our grandchildren.”

Obama, who grew up humbly on the South Side of Chicago, is especially sensitized to economic inequities and overcoming them. Among her foremost issues as First Lady has been childhood obesity which often results from economic inequities.

“And that’s why I really wanted to come here today because I wanted to talk with you about an issue that I believe cries out for our attention - one that is of particular concern to me, not just as First Lady, but as a mother who believes that we owe it to our kids to prepare them for the challenges that we know lie ahead. And that issue is the epidemic of childhood obesity in America today,” she said.

Citing that one in three children is overweight or obese, Obama said the stats are even worse for Black children.

“Just like with so many other challenges that we face as a nation, the African American community is being hit even harder by this issue,” she said.

“African-American children are significantly more likely to be obese than are White children. Nearly half of African-American children will develop diabetes at some point in their lives. People, that’s half of our children.”

Even as illnesses that derive from obesity such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, mental and emotional health and low self-esteem issues can result in economic crisis for many families, that crisis also costs the nation, Obama pointed out.

“And we’re already spending billions of dollars in this country a year to treat these conditions. And that number is only going to go up when

these unhealthy children reach adulthood.”

Pleading for those in the audience to help reverse the trend, Obama framed childhood obesity as if it is another civil or human rights issue.

“So we need to take this issue seriously, as seriously as improving under-achieving schools, as seriously as eliminating youth violence or stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS or any of the other issues that we know are devastating our communities,” she said.

She illustrated the problem with statistics that the audience easily recognized: “Studies have found that African-American children spend an average of nearly six hours a day watching TV - and that every extra hour of TV they watch is associated with the consumption of an additional 167 calories,” she said.

Referring to what is now known as food deserts – neighborhoods where nutritional foods cannot be found to purchase because of the absence of grocery stories – Obama pushed for parental action.

Drawing empathetic laughter from the audience as she pulled examples from her own life, she appealed for parents to put vegetables on every plate; limit treats like sodas, and cut back on sweets.

“Surely the men and women of the NAACP haven’t spent a century organizing and advocating and working day and night only to raise the first generation in history that might be on track to live shorter lives than their parents.”

Obama has planted a garden on the South Lawn of the White House and launched a “Let’s Move” campaign to promote exercise. She recommended that parents and children visit the new website, Letsmove.gov.

The movement must start with self-example, she said.

“Believe it or not, if you’re obese, there’s a 40 percent chance that your kids will be obese as well. And if you … and the child’s other parent are obese, that number jumps to 80 percent,” she said. “And this is more than just genetics at work. The fact is, we all know we are our children’s first and best teachers and role models.

We teach them healthy habits not just by what we say but by how we live.”

Finally, Obama told the audience to look to others – even each other – for encouragement – the same way that they did and still do in the Civil Rights Movement.

Baton Rouge Children’s Health Project/Big Buddy Fun Run! BATON ROUGE, LA - This summer, the “Blue Buses” have partnered with Big Buddy to provide a running camp for children attending Big Buddy camps at Villa Del Rey and Lanier Elementary schools. The camp will be held on July 13, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. on the Southern University Track Stadium.

This camp was developed to teach 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade children the fundamentals of

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ents and community supporters in the educational process,” said Muse.

Capitol High Academy for Boys and Girls became a public charter high school for East Baton Rouge students in grades 9-12. The school is committed to each student’s individual success under the supervision of the 100 Black Men of Metro Baton Rouge, LTD. Recently, the 9th Grade Academy was established to help students have a smooth transaction from 8th to 9th grade.

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running, the importance of health and fitness and the impact exercise has on the promotion of positive self-esteem and self-respect. The campers have participated in stretching, agility and running exercises on a biweekly basis and will finish the camp by completing a 1-mile fun run at Southern University.

Just Cause, a non-profit group founded by Jenni Peters, owner of Varsity Sports running store,

has generously donated running shoes and Varsity Sports t-shirts for each child.

Prior to the run, these children will meet with officials from Southern University, tour the athletic facility, and speak with members from Southern University’s Educational Talent Search about opportunities and experiences related to college. After completing the 1-mile run, each child will

receive a finisher’s medal and a race pack that includes a mesh back pack, water bottle, and additional items donated by the Social Security offices in Baton Rouge or purchased by grants funds from the Junior League of Baton Rouge.

The Baton Rouge Children’s Health Project, a division of the Louisiana State UniSee fun run, on page 5

IRS To Hold Special Gulf Coast Assistance Day on July 17th To help people in the Gulf Coast area dealing with tax issues related to the Gulf oil spill, the IRS will hold a special assistance day on July 17 in seven cities. IRS offices in Baton Rouge, Houma and New Orleans will be open in Louisiana along with the Gulfport office in Mississippi from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Taxpayers and tax preparers will be able to work directly with IRS employees to resolve tax issues, including specific topics related to the oil spill.

The IRS encourages taxpayers in the Gulf struggling with payment or collection issues to contact the agency. The IRS continues to have a number of ways to help taxpayers dealing with

oil spill issues or other economic hardship issues, including: • Assistance of the Taxpayer Advocate Service for those taxpayers experiencing particular hardship navigating the IRS. • Postponement of collection actions in certain hardship cases.

• Added flexibility for missed payments on installment agreements and offers in compromise for previously compliant individuals having difficulty paying.

• IRS employees will be permitted to consider a taxpayer’s current income and potential for future income when negotiating an offer in compromise.

• Accelerated levy re-

leases for taxpayers facing economic hardship.

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Empowering the Single Mother on Her Journey to Independence BATON ROUGE - The 5th annual Single Mothers’ conference is a community event designed to provide information, resources, support and empowerment to single mothers as they raise the next generation.

The conference will be held at Baranco Clark YMCA, located at 1735 Thomas Delpit Drive, Saturday July 24, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Speaker sessions and agency mini presentations that will be offer include: Home maintenance, home ownership, automobile ownership and maintenance, parenting tips, education opportunities and more.

Registration is free! Lunch is free! Special entertainment for the moms is free! Join us as we build the next generation together!

For questions e-mail Yolanda Mulkey at yolandamulkey@obrienhouse.org.

Pvt. Caezara L. Allen Graduated from the Army National Guard Fort Jackson Army National Guard Pvt. Caezara L. Allen has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.

Allen is the daughter of Jacquelyn Jackson of Sycamore St., Baton Rouge, La. The private graduated in the year 2000 from Istrouma High School, Baton Rouge.

Guns from page 1 cost.”

He believes the new law Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed is needed. Church officials will now be allowed to let people with concealed handgun permits carry their weapons to church.

They would have to take an extra eight hours of tactical training each year and the congregation must be alerted of the possible changes headed their way.

“That doesn’t mean everyone should have a gun, only those who have been through the proper training. Security, police, those types are the only ones who should have those types of weapons on the premises,” Williams added.

Williams said he plans to announce to his congregation on Aug. 15 that certain people will be carrying concealed handguns in church.

The new law does not apply to churches on school property.

Community Improvement Plan Update: Northdale Over 50 residents of the Northdale area gathered at a local school in May to roll up their sleeves and discuss the future of their neighborhood. Taking part in the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority’s Community Improvement Plan Visioning Workshop, participants discussed both assets and challenges to their neighborhood, and agreed that small businesses offering dining, shopping, and entertainment would be a welcomed addition to the area.

The intent of the Visioning Workshop on May 20, 2010 at the Community School for Apprenticeship Learning was to gain public input to develop the vision for the Northdale Community Improvement Plan. The RDA and its consultant team, led by Phillips-Davis Legacy of New York and Brown+Danos landdesign of Baton Rouge, are designing five Community Improvement Plans, or CIPs, in the North Baton Rouge area in 2010. In addition to the Northdale area, other areas undergoing community improvement planning include Scotlandville Gateway, Choctaw Corridor, Melrose East and the Zion City

& Glen Oaks areas.

“You can have the best plans and intentions at heart for improving an area, but it has no meaning without input from the community. They are the everyday users and have the best vision for the future of their area,” said Councilwoman Tara Wicker, who participated in the workshop.

Participants at the workshop reviewed maps of their neighborhood and collaborated on identifying what they considered the assets and challenges of the area. Besides residents’ concern for the lack of small businesses to support the community, participants also identified the local park and schools as assets to the Northdale community. Meeting attendees also expressed a desire to see rehabilitation of existing housing and businesses, listing blight, infrastructure and safety as concerns for area residents and business owners.

Development of the Northdale Community Improvement Plan will be based on public input and technical analysis of the area, according to the RDA.

“We have residents using markers and maps to tell planners what they would like to see, not the other way around,” said Walter Monsour, President & CEO of the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority (RDA). “We’re going to take these ideas, compile and organize them, and bring them back to the community next month to detail out their vision even further.”

On Saturday, August 14, the RDA and its team will bring alternative designs to the public at the Northdale Alternatives and Implementation Workshop, which will be held at the Louisiana Workforce Commission building at 22nd and Fuqua Streets. The workshop will be from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. Refreshments will be provided and other community organizations will be present with information on their resources and services.

The five CIP areas are being addressed on a rolling basis over a 12-month period. Visioning for the Melrose East area is scheduled to begin this month and will consider the area bordered by Florida Boulevard and Renoir Drive, and North

Ardenwood Drive and Lobdell Boulevard.

The Melrose East Visioning workshop will be held Thursday, July 22nd from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at BREC Headquarters at 6201 Florida Boulevard. Residents and businesses can find all workshop dates and view the full report from the Northdale Visioning Workshop by visiting the RDA website at www.ebrra.org. The website also has information on the RDA’s various programs, such as small business façade grants and rental rehabilitation. Boulevard and Renoir Drive, and North Ardenwood Drive and Lobdell Boulevard. The Melrose East Visioning workshop will be held Thursday, July 22nd from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at BREC Headquarters at 6201 Florida Boulevard.

Residents and businesses can find all workshop dates and view the full report from the Northdale Visioning Workshop by visiting the RDA website at www.ebrra. org. The website also has information on the RDA’s various programs, such as small business façade grants and rental rehabilitation.

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The Way I See It

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Elections Matter: Don’t Sit On Your Hands This Fall

By Julian Bond NNPA Guest Commentary (NNPA) - “If the teachers sit on their hands this fall, it would be a disaster for Obama and the Democrats,” said a scholar who follows educational politics last week.

And it would be a gift to an opposition which has said no to a tax on big banks, apologized to big oil, and encouraged bigotry and fanaticism at its fringes.

Teachers have a right to express disappointment in Obama– they spent millions helping to elect him in 2008.

The administration has angered teachers in a dispute over whether funds intended for them can be diverted into an educational program. This dispute may or may not be solved in a few weeks, but the teachers’ anger echoes other segments of the progressive coalition – angered that the change they hoped for hasn’t come to pass, angered that Obama seems to be just a regular politician.

That perception of the Obama Administration ignores its many accomplishments to date. In spite of an opposition marching in lockstep and pledging to make it fail, the Administration’s record to date is quite impressive.

Anyone who contributes to the defeat of Democratic members of Congress this fall will weaken Obama’s chances of adding to this record. If you want Obama to do more, you have to give him more to do it with, not less.

If progressive voters stay at home in November – as young voters have done in every election since they turned out in record numbers for Obama in 2008, we will get whacked by right-wing whackos, and the country will suffer immeasurably as a result.

In his brief tenure as President, Obama has brought us back from Bush’s precipice with a $100 billion stimulus that has begun to revive our infrastructure and transportation system and which contained tax incentives for clean energy and $60 billion for energy development, engineered passage of revolutionary health reform, and is about to get a hefty financial reform bill.

He succeeded in urging Congress to pass the Lilly Ledbetter Act, which insures equal pay for equal work. He did the same with the “Matthew Sheppard Act”, adding extra penalties for hate crimes.

He stopped banks from profiting from student loans which

Senate Goes on Recess but Unemployment Doesn’t Take a Holiday (NNPA) - “The hardship and suffering caused by unemployment penetrates every area of life. While politicians are tallying up the economic costs of unemployment, I wish they’d be more aware of the social and moral consequences…” Eva Burrows - the 13th General of the Salvation Army It is unconscionable that the Senate has taken a 10-day July 4th recess after failing last week to pass a much-needed jobs bill. As a result, unemployment benefits for more than one million out of work Americans have now been terminated. The bill would have also extended tax cuts for small businesses, provided billions of dollars to states to prevent layoffs of state and local workers, extended Medicaid reimbursements for states and made available $1 billion for a youth summer jobs

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist If there were any doubts about whether LeBron James should have migrated from the cold winters of Cleveland to sunny Miami, they were removed when Dan Gilbert, the Cavaliers’ majority owner, issued a scathing criticism of Cleveland’s “former hero” who demonstrated “cowardly betrayal” by deciding not to remain in Cleveland after becoming a free agent.

Gilbert’s open letter to fans was actually an open attack on James, who gave the franchise seven years to assemble an adequate support crew around him.

When they failed, he opted to sign with the Miami heat, where he will be paired with two allstar teammates.

James was wrong to make Gilbert learn of his decision by watching James’ reality TV announcement on ESPN instead of extending him the courtesy of a telephone call prior to the announcement. Still, that didn’t justify Gilbert’s attempt to humiliate his former star attraction.

“As you know, our former hero, who grew up in the very region that he deserted this evening, is no longer a Cleveland Cavalier,” Gilbert wrote.

“This was announced with a several-day, narcissistic, selfpromotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of

his ‘decision’ unlike chance of winning an anything ever ‘witNBA championship nessed’ in the history rested with staying in of sports and probCleveland or moving ably the history of to Miami to join fellow entertainment.”

NBA All-Stars Dwayne He told the fans, Wade and newly“You simply don’t acquired Chris Bosh. deserve this kind of There is no question George cowardly betrayal.” that by signing James E. Curry Speaking of cowand Bosh and re-signards, Gilbert waited ing Wade, the youthful until his superstar jilted him to Miami Heat instantly becomes accuse King James of choking in a favorite to win next season’s four playoff games against the NBA championship and many Boston Celtics. If James’ threw more. in the towel against the Celtics, as Gilbert suggests, then Angry fans who burned why is the owner so enraged James old Cleveland jersey in that #23 is headed to Miami? protest accused James of making Furthermore, if Gilbert harbored a selfish decision. They forget such thoughts about James, he that professional basketball is is acting like a coward by wait- first and foremost a business. ing until LeBron James left the And as a shrewd businessman franchise before expressing – and one of the games’ greatthose thoughts. est players – James agreed to Let’s get a few things leave millions on the table in straight. The NBA has tight an effort to win his first NBA restrictions on the mobility of championship. players, stacking the deck – by Cleveland fans need to get allowing the home team to offer over it. I saw men on TV crymore money than competitors, ing over losing James to Miami. if it wants to – and deciding a Yes, crying. There’s something player can choose another team wrong with such an over emonly after he has been cut or his phasis on sports, especially if, contract expires. While under as one of those interviewed contract, teams can’t even ap- said, “This is the worst thing proach other players about that has ever happened to me the possibility of joining them in my life.” without facing league tamperIn a strange way, it was one ing charges. of the best things to happen to When James became eli- Jesse Jackson. gible for free agency, he had Jackson, who has been teeto weigh whether his best tering on the fence of irrelevancy

since vowing to remove certain body parts of Barack Obama, found a way to inject himself into the LeBron James saga.

In a statement posted on the Rainbow PUSH Coalition website, Jackson said, “LeBron is not a child, nor is he bound to play on Gilbert’s plantation…”

Referring to the Cleveland owner, Jackson said, “He speaks as an owner of LeBron and not the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers. His feelings of betrayal personify a slave master mentality. He sees LeBron as a runaway slave.”

Jayson Whitlock, an outspoken Black sports writer, challenged the notion of “NBA owners and their $100-million contracts are slave owners and King James is Kunta Kinte escaping on the Underground Railroad to Miami...”

He wrote, “Dan Gilbert’s rant was certainly immature, but it wasn’t remotely racist. He sounded like a scorned lover, a guy who gave his heart to a relationship and found out on national TV that the alleged love of his life didn’t care about him at all.”

A scorned Dan Gilbert told Cleveland fans: “I personally guarantee that the Cleveland Cavaliers will win an NBA Championship before the self-titled former ‘king’ wins one. You can take that to the bank.”

If you take that promissory See Lebron, on page 7

See elections, on page 5

To Be Equal

By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist

LeBron Made the Right Decision to be LeGone – to Miami

initiative. The filibuster by a coalition of the heartless, the careless and the unconcerned meant that on July 1, unemployment checks stopped for 1.2 million Americans..

That number could reach 2 million by the time the Senators return from their vacation on July 12th. This will have a devastating impact on the millions of Americans who have been out of work for at least six months. Without the extension of unemployment benefits, many may lose their homes, their life savings and the ability to provide for their families.

With15 million Americans currently out of work and 45.5 percent of them falling into the category of the long-term unemployed, there is an urgent need for legislation now that funds direct job creation, training for the chronically unemployed See holiday, on page 7

Racial Discrimination in the Gulf Reconstruction

By Ron Walters NNPA Columnist (NNPA) - The big story about the NAACP convention meeting in Kansas City was whether President Obama would come or not. But I think that Ben Jealous hit the right nerve in his opening speech to the Convention when he delivered a report that organization had put together from a series of meetings in affected communities in the Gulf area where the oil spill occurred.

The Report found that minorities have been locked out of contracts for clean-up and other kinds of work and are routinely given the lowestpaying jobs; people are at risk of loosing their houses and businesses because work has dried up; many of these communities were hit by Katrina and Rita and have not recovered; fumes and pollution are a serious problem and workers are often not given the correct protective clothing.

Lisa Jackson, head of the Environmental Protection Agency also spoke at the Convention and backed up the findings in

the report and vowed been desecrated by the to work with commuoil spill and fishermen nities to produce clean whose livelihood was water, clean land. made on the water. But H o w e v e r, i t their complaint is that seems to me that a BP has bypassed them civil rights operain looking for other tion needs to move farmers and fishermen into the oil clean-up whose land and waters Ron operation that bring have been polluted.

Walters about a strong eleThis important ment of fairness to because black farmers that situation. When Katrina and fishermen have a claim to hit, we heard that the compa- the same kind of financial repnies involved in the clean-up arations that are being made were importing workers from available to whites in the area Korea, Mexico and Vietnam at and they want and deserve a the lowest wages to work the big piece of the clean-up work reconstruction. Many of them that is going on. However, Boyd are still there and they provide says that Black fishermen seekcompetition with many workers ing jobs with the clean-up crew who actually live in the area and have been brushed off. have been deprived not just of a Again Lisa Jackson’s agency job, but of their entire livelihood seems to be the only one that has if things don’t improve. They an SBA participation program have the most stake in the out- with respect to soil and water, come of the reconstruction. chemistry, waste disposal but I was listening to National Black owned public relations Public Radio station the other firms like Bright Moments in day and John Boyd, President of New Orleans are awaiting prothe National Association of Black posals to community outreach Farmers was being interviewed. messaging, but none have come It seems that many of his mem- from BP. Apparently, they bebers are farmers whose land has lieve that national adds show-

ing an Africa American male who lives in the area and is “in charge” of claims will suffice to show that they are sensitive to the problem. This, together with what appears to be a national media blackout of this problem hides a monumental race issue with respect to the oil spill.

Ken Feinberg has been placed in charge of processing the claims associated with the oil spill, since the President has wrested $20 Billion from BP. But Feinberg was recently on CNN discussing the claims process but said nothing about the safeguards placed on the money would allow it to be distributed fairly, not just to selected individuals but to communities as well. The Nation Congress of American Indians has called for a meeting in New Orleans to discuss why the Native American community in the Gulf has been overlooked with respect their access to resources in the clean-up.

The black community interest is not just vested in workers, one black fisherman stands to loose more than $100,000 from See gulf, on page 7

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Update on Improvements to Vessels of Opportunity Program Doug Suttles, Chief Operating Officer of BP Exploration and Production, met with Vessels of Opportunity (VoO) participants to view operations and discuss a number of enhancements made to the VoO program. Through these modifications, the program will more effectively deploy boats to oil recovery activity and better utilize local commercial and charter fishing vessels to advance the effectiveness of the Gulf of Mexico response.

“The enhancements announced today will further strengthen the Vessels of Opportunity program, getting the right vessels into the fight in the fairest way possible.” said Suttles. “We’ve listened carefully to those working on this important effort, and we appreciate the changes they’ve recommended. This program is an important piece of our efforts to make things right in the Gulf of Mexico. The hard work of those within the program continues to make a significant contribution to the response.”

The operational characteristics developed by the U.S. Coast Guard and BP represent existing best practices and

improvements suggested by program participants. Enhancements include: • Leveraging the local Branch offices, with boats within each Branch organized into response Task Forces and Strike Teams to meet key operational demands. The Task Forces report into the Branch operations, improving how we better bring resources into the response.

• Improved air surveillance through the use of Tyndall Air Force Base.

• Increased vessel rotation frequency, subject to operational needs.

• Increased focus on local, in-state vessel sourcing.

• Focused on commercial and charter fishing vessel use with the goal of better oil recovery; recreational craft will be used only when no suitable local commercial vessels are available.

• Clarifying the operation pool size to ensure it is appropriate and includes the right type of vessels.

The Vessels of Opportunity program employs local commercial fishing vessels to assist See program, on page 7

business Coca-Cola Sent Student to Visit Africa

Last week, Coca-Cola sent 21 video contest winners to South Africa where actor Idris Elba took them to the Argentina v. Mexico FIFA World Cup game, the Nelson Mandela National Museum, on a Safari and to a local primary/secondary school

to learn about their education and water system. Elba shared his personal experiences of African culture with the students while in Africa.

Southern University A&M students Edifon “Eddy” Ette and Sherron Douglas have returned

and are excited to share their experiences, photos and other memorabilia from the trip and are available for interview.

Here is a photo from their trip to the Constitutional Court Building, once the site of a prison where Nelson Mandela

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Elections from page 4 the government provided. He has urged Congress to repeal George Bush’s discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and has made great progress in removing discrimination against gays and lesbians by Executive Orders.

Despite having inherited the burden of two wars, one a war of choice, he kept to his promise to begin drawing down troop levels in Iraq and faced down an impertinent General in Afghanistan.

He negotiated a nuclear pact with Russia, which calls for a dramatic decrease in nuclear weapons, increasing world security. He created an initiative that would help keep nuclear weapons away from terrorists.

He won the Nobel Peace Prize!

Some Senators considering whether to confirm Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court said, “Elections matter”. The election that chose Obama certainly mattered.

But it will matter less if the midterm elections this November result in a Congress --as opposed to a minority --that just says no.

If you sit on your hands and

don’t pull that voting lever down, you’re letting others who may be hostile to your interests decide what your future will be.

I resent that – because it is my future too.

(Julian Bond stepped down as Chairman of the NAACP Board of Directors after 11 terms in February 2010. He is a Distinguished Scholar in the School of Government at American University in Washington, DC, and a Professor in the Department History at the University of Virginia.)

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Grammy Winner Walter Hawkins Passes Away Dead at Age 61 RIPPON, CA - Walter Hawkins, the Grammy Awardwinning gospel singer/composer and pastor of Oakland’s Love Center Church, died July 11th at his home in Rippon. For the last two years, Hawkins has been battling pancreatic cancer.

He was 61 years old.

“Today, I lost my brother, my pastor, and my best friend,” said Hawkins’ brother, Edwin Hawkins. “Bishop Hawkins suffered bravely but now he will suffer no more and he will be greatly missed.”

During the 1970s, Walter Hawkins personified a new wave of gospel artists such as his brother Edwin Hawkins of “Oh Happy Day” fame, and Andrae Crouch, who brought a youthful contemporary vibe to gospel music. Hawkins cut a series of best-selling “Love Alive” LPs that remain gospel classics to this day. Hawkins’ songs have been recorded by a who’s who in music ranging from Aretha Franklin and “American Idol” champ Ruben Studdard to Vickie Winans and M.C. Hammer.

“The impact that Walter Hawkins had on gospel music was so profound and far-reaching that it is now, and forever shall be, part of gospel’s DNA,” says gospel music historian, Bob Marovich, who edits The Black Gospel Blog.

Hawkins was born May 18, 1949 in Oakland, CA. Reared in the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) denomination, Hawkins became a master pianist as well as a dynamic singer with an operatic vocal range. His brother, Edwin, had already made a name for himself in 1969 when “Oh Happy Day” became an international hit. While studying for his master ’s of divinity degree from the University of California at Berkeley, Hawkins recorded his first LP “Do Your Best” in 1972. An October 1972 Billboard magazine reviewer wrote, “Walter Hawkins is a pianist of enviable accomplishments while his vocal prowess is in no way disputable. He’s gathered around him an exceptional crew of sidemen and vocalists and the total effect is

Religion

Husbands’, Wives’ Mutual Submission Equals Success Part X in the Marriage and Relationships Series

By Donald Lee

Walter Hawkins’ first concert following cancer surgery, at the Landmark Theater, in Richmond, VA in April 2009.

completely invigorating.”

The following year, Hawkins became a pastor and founded the Love Center Church in East Oakland. After forming the Love Center Choir, he recorded their first album as a church family. He used $1,800 he borrowed from his motherin-law to complete the project.

It was the first in a series of LPs named “Love Alive” and it debuted on Light Records in 1975. The album featured his then-wife, Tramaine, leading “Changed” and “Goin’ Up Yonder” which became two of the biggest gospel songs of the decade. A runaway smash, the “Love Alive” album sold a staggering 300,000 copies. The five “Love Alive” LPs featured classic gospel songs such as “I Love the Lord,” “Be Grateful,” “I’m Goin‘ Away,” “Thank You, Lord” and “Until, I Found the Lord.”

In the `80s, Hawkins recorded a number of solo LPs and produced a number of artists, including Tramaine.

Although, he had earned nine Grammy Award nominations during his career, Hawkins only won one for his performance on “The Lord’s Prayer” LP in 1980 (he also performed on the televised Grammy Awards ceremony that year). In 1990, Hawkins released “Love Alive III” which became the biggest seller of the “Love Alive” album series. The radio favorites were See hawkins, on page 7

I’ve got many “favorite scriptures,” and one of them is Ephesians 5:21, which admonishes the husband Donald and wife to submit Lee themselves one to another in the fear of God. What I love about that scripture is that it levels the playing field; it eliminates the Big I’s and little U’s.

It dismantles an ill-informed husband’s contention that his wife is supposed to “submit” to him because he’s the head of the household or the misinformed wife’s argument that the husband is to love her as Christ loved the church.

Yeah, what each has a tendency to allude to is Ephesians 5:22-24 and Ephesians 5:25-28, respectively. The husband refers to the first-referenced scriptures to fit his program while the wife throws at him the latter passages to advance her agenda.

So, in other words, each uses scripture as a weapon formed against one another.

And they do that by allowing the devil to creep in and influence them to twist scriptures

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to get their own selfish points of view across to one another.

What they do, in essence, is take scriptures out of context, which is the very same thing Satan tried (unsuccessfully) with Jesus in Matthew 4:1-10.

Newsflash, contentious spouses: You can’t live like the devil and expect godly results.

Man, you can’t disregard the things of God and walk outside of His statutes and commandments and then decide to use a scripture to make your wife bow down to you because “the husband is the head of the wife.”

And if you would just keep reading that scripture (Ephesians 5:23) you’re pulling from, you’d see in that same passage that if you’re going to truly be the head, you must be head, or leader, “even as” Christ is head of His church.

Jesus Christ is just not any old kind of “head,” but He is the godly head. And if your extracted scripture is going to work for you, you’ve got to function as He functions.

Woman, neither can you walk outside of God’s statutes and commandments and expect godly results. Scriptures don’t support a wife being contentious and then expecting God to bless her mess. In fact, it says a contentious wife, or foolish woman, tears down her house with her own hands (Proverbs 14:1).

When you pull from Ephesians 5:25, remember that you represent “the church,” who is espoused to Christ, which means you are commanded to be sub-

Church Directory Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. - Hebrews 10:25

missive in marriage.

And to both husband and wife: Just in case you’re confused, submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God (Ephesians 5:21) is what makes the scriptures that follow this one come to life in your marriage.

When you perfect this scripture, the others automatically work for you as a family unit.

But an unwillingness to do so spells bad news.

“A marital relationship begins to deteriorate when each person wants their own opinion to dominate. That’s why the Bible teaches that we are to submit to one another,” says Bre Eaton, an associate pastor and intercessor at God’s Guiding Light Christian Center in southeast Houston.

In a marriage, it is necessary for the couple to agree on decisions that affect them daily, Pastor Bre, 40, says.

“These decisions are about discerning the best thing to do in a particular situation,” Pastor Bre points out.

For instance, she says, a couple who is looking to buy a home must agree on the price that best suits their budget, among other things to consider.

“At times, it is not always clear which course of action to take,” Pastor Bre says. “This is where praying together and coming into agreement comes in.”

So, in a situation where a married couple has a problem with mutual submission, the couple can either end up buying a home that they are not in agreement on, which will ulti-

mately lead to a disastrous end, or they will end up not getting a home at all.

“Suppose a wife felt in her heart God saying, ‘This is the home for you,’ yet the husband is doubtful,” Pastor Bre says. “What do you think could happen next?

The husband could override his wife’s discernment and disagree to buy the house, not because the house wasn’t a good choice, but because he wasn’t the first to arrive at the conclusion that it would be a good purchase.”

Sounds silly? We agree.

But, believe it or not, scenarios like this one are a result of a lack of mutual submission and they ultimately lead to divorce.

I often say: “You bless God through how you treat your spouse or you rebel against God through how you treat him (or her).”

Do you want to bless the Lord, and thus have a successful marriage? Then submit yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Next week: Part XI in the Marriage and Relationships series, the importance of an Accountability Circle of friends.

Both married people and singles should have such a circle.

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Hawkins from page 6 “There’s A War Going On”, “ I Love You, Lord” and “He’ll Bring You Out.” The LP spent 34 weeks at #1 on the Billboard gospel album sales chart during the almost 100 weeks it spent on the survey. The album went on to sell over a million copies. The 1993 “Love Alive IV” also peaked at #1 on the album sales chart and spent a year on the survey. In between projects, Hawkins was ordained a Bishop in October 1992.

As elder statesmen in gospel, Hawkins become a favorite for cameo appearances in recent years. The Mississippi Mass Choir had a hit with him on “Hold, On, Soldier” in 1993 and Donald Lawrence & the TriCity Singers watched him steal the show on “Seasons” from their “Go Get Your Life Back” CD in 2002. The 2001 “Love Alive V” CD featured a huge comeback hit for Hawkins with the ballad, “Marvelous.” Hawkins’ final solo CD “A Song in My Heart” won a Stellar Award for Traditional Gospel Album of the Year in 2006. He was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame in 2007.

After surgery for pancreatic cancer in late 2008, the Hawkins Family (Walter, Edwin, Tramaine, and sister,

Lynette) staged a successful, multi-city Hawkins Family reunion concert tour. At the time of his death, Hawkins was planning a new “Love Alive” CD concert recording for this fall.

Hawkins relished being a pastor as much as he enjoyed singing. “Early on I thought my ministry and my music were apart from each other. But now I see they work hand-in-hand,” he once said. “I can go a lot of places with my music that I can’t go as a pastor and vice versa. The purpose of both is getting the message out to people. I’ve had some material blessings and it’s okay to have them, but to be blessed with peace of mind and joy in your life, that’s when you will be truly fulfilled.”

Hawkins is survived by his two children, Walter “Jamie” and Trystan Hawkins; daughter-in-law, Myiia Hawkins; two grandchildren Jamie-Daniel and Jahve; a host of nieces and nephews; the Love Center Church family and Choir; and his siblings Carol, Feddie, Edwin, Daniel, and Lynette. Funeral arrangements are pending.

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Program from page 5 in the company’s response in the Gulf of Mexico and minimize the impact of the spill on the region’s people, environment and economy. To date,

over 3,000 vessels have been activated for duty through the program across four states - Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida.

LeBron from page 4 note to the bank, be prepared to be arrested for fraud. There is no way Cleveland will win an NBA title before LeBron & Company wins one in Miami.

Cleveland couldn’t win a championship with LeBron and they have a lesser chance of winning a title without him.

George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine and the NNPA News Service, is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. He can be reached through his Web site, www. georgecurry.com You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/ currygeorge.

Gulf from page 4 his shrimp business, but he can’t get remediation contracts for the destruction of their fishing grounds.

What’s happening here is old style racism and cudos to the NAACP, but the Justice Department needs to get involved and not just leave the EPA down there to fend off blacks seeking distributive justice for the damage to their lives. This is another racial issue for the administration and it will be interesting to see

Holiday from page 4 and extension of much needed unemployment benefits. The crisis in urban America is even more severe.

The Labor Department’s latest employment report shows that the economy lost 125,000 jobs in June, resulting in an overall unemployment rate of 9.5 percent. The unemployment rate for African Americans remains in double digits at 15.4 percent and for Black men it has soared to 17.4 percent. The unemployment rate for Latinos also remains disproportionately high at 12.4 percent. Clearly, instead of taking a vacation, the Senate should be working overtime to create jobs and put Americans back to work.

The Senate’s failure to pass a jobs bill before taking a recess may represent an all-time low in Congressional ineptitude and indifference. And to those who place deficit reduction ahead of critical investments in job creation I say, the middle of the great recession is no time to hold the welfare of the American people hostage to ideological debate.

Millions of citizens are suffering and urgent action is needed now.

I urge the Congress, the President and All Americans do demand the Senate get back to work immediately to pass a jobs bill that will save jobs and provide needed relief for American families.”

Marc Morial is president and CEO of the National Urban League.

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Ron Walters is a Political Analyst and Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland College Park. His latest book is: Democratic Destiny and the District of Columbia (Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2010)

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