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THURSDAY, March 24, 2011
Elizabeth Taylor Dies at Age 79
Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor
LOS ANGELES -- Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor, the violeteyed film goddess whose sultry screen life was often upstaged by her stormy personal life, died Wednesday at age 79. She died of congestive heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she had been hospitalized for about six weeks, publicist Sally Morrison said. “All her children were with her,” Morrison said. Taylor had extraordinary grace, fame and wealth, and won three Oscars, including a special one for her humanitarian work. But she was tortured by ill health, failed romances and personal tragedy. “I think I’m becoming fatalistic,” she said in 1989. “Too much has happened in my life for me not to be fatalistic.” Her eight marriages - including two to actor Richard Burton - and a lifelong battle with substance abuse, physical ailments and overeating made Taylor as popular in supermarket tabloids as in classic film festivals. Taylor disclosed in November 2004 that she had congestive heart failure. But she still periodically dismissed reports that she was at death’s door, saying she used a wheelchair only because of chronic back problems that began at age 12 when she fell from a horse. “Oh, come on, do I look like I’m dying?” she said in May 2006 in a rare television interview on CNN’s “Larry King Live.” “Do I look like or sound like I have Alzheimer’s?” Tabloids report such things “because they have nothing else dirty to write about anybody else,” she said. When she turned 75 the following year, she was asked about the secret to her longevity and quipped: “Hangin’ in.” The London-born actress was a star at age 12, a bride and a divorcee at 18, a screen goddess at 19 and a widow at 26. She appeared in more than 50 films, and won Oscars for her performances in “Butterfield 8” (1960) See taylor, on page 2
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Legislators Help High School Students Experience the Benefits of Staying in School Job Shadow Event Part of $100 Million Effort by AT&T and Junior Achievement to Help Reduce High School Drop Out Rate
B ATO N R O U G E , — Louisiana legislators joined with Junior Achievement and AT&T this week to help high school students make the connection between success in the classroom and in the workplace. More than 30 students from Scotlandville and Central High Schools spent part of the day shadowing the legislators, touring the House and Senate chambers, and learning about the legislative process. Legislators leading
Students from the Junior Achievement with Rick Demint – AT&T Regional Director were shadowing the Louisiana legislators during the Special Session. Photo by James Terry III, photojournalist
the job shadow programs were State Senators Dale Erdey and Danny Martiny and State Representatives Dalton Honoré, Erich Ponti, and Clif Richardson. The event was part of a
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multimillion dollar, multiyear job shadow program funded by AT&T in conjunction with Junior Achievement to help combat the nation’s alarming dropout rate. More than 1.2 million American students
drop out of high school every year, with many saying they simply don’t see the relevance between school work and life success. See school, on page 2
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Japan Rebuild May Hit $309 Billion, Radiation Fears Grow
Families offer flowers and food to their dead relatives as they hold a funeral at a temporary cemetary in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi prefecture on March 23. Japan has said the cost of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami could hit 25 trillion yen ($309 billion), with the destruction pushing down growth in the next fiscal year.… Read more »
Governor Bobby Jindal greeting legislators of House and Senate during the opening of the Special Session. Photo by James Terry III, photojournalist
BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Legislature is in full action as the Louisiana House and Senate restructure seats for the Louisiana House and Senate, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the U.S. House and the Public Service Commission. Due to Hurricane Katrina and other population shifts, Louisiana lost a Congressional seat and the legislature session must reorganize the Congressional maps. The session started at 5:00 p.m. with Governor Bobby Jindal addressing the House and the Senate. Legislators discussing the upcoming Special Session, mainly talking about the redistricting of both House and Senate. Photo by James Terry III, photojouralist
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OSAKA (AFP) – Japan on Wednesday said the cost of rebuilding the country after its biggest recorded earthquake could be as much as 25 trillion yen ($309 billion) as a deepening radiation scare hit shares. In the biggest estimate so far, Japan put the cost of the earthquake-tsunami disaster at more than twice that inflicted by the 1995 Kobe quake. The World Bank has said Japan needs up to five years to rebuild. Analysts warn however that the figure may rise the longer an atomic crisis at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant remains unresolved, with an ongoing radiation scare threatening the capital Tokyo, 250 kilometres (155 miles) away. “The damage is far bigger than the Kobe quake,” Japan’s economy minister Kaoru Yosano told a press conference, adding “it will take a long time to complete reconstruction.” Japanese shares, which had been slightly lower on profit-taking after two days of strong gains, fell sharply
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in late trade after the Tokyo Metropolitan government said levels of radioactive iodine exceeded safe limits for infants for two consecutive days. “This is a huge setback, as we expected the impact from the nuclear radiation to be limited up to this point,” said Yumi Nishimura, deputy general manager at Daiwa Securities. The Nikkei 225 index ended down 1.65 percent, or 158.85 points to 9,449.47. The Topix index slipped 7.03 points, or 0.81 percent, to 861.10. Markets are vulnerable to signs of setback in delicate operations to restore power to overheating reactors at the leaking Fukushima atomic plant crippled by the March 11 disaster. Japan’s food contamination scare has rippled across the world. The United States blocked imports of dairy and other produce from regions around the disaster-struck power plant. Japan ordered the halt of See japan, on page 2
Religion News The World Link of Churches &
Ministries presents The Holy Ghost Merger Conference to be held between April 4th-8th at 7:00 p.m. and noon services begin on April 5th....See Page 6
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Harris Summer Science Camp Gamma Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. has launched its new signature program, Emerging Young Leaders Academy. The kick-off event was held at the Gamma Eta Omega Sorority House on January 29, 2011. This program is geared toward providing middle school girls an opportunity to expand their leadership, educational, and social skills through a series of activities..See Page 2
The highly sought after 2011 ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp is set this summer at Southern University and applications are being accepted now for the nationally recognized program.... See Page 3
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana has named Dr. Ken Phenow, MD, MPH as its chief medical officer and senior vice president of clinical affairs. In this role, Phenow will provide clinical leadership and oversee the company...See Page 5
Drug Target for Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in results published in Nature Medicine, have discovered the mechanism that leads to an inflammatory response in obesity....See Page 7
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“When students are able to participate in job shadowing programs, they are exposed to role models and invaluable workplace experience,” said Paula C. Bradley, Sr. Education Manager, Junior Achievement of Greater Baton Rouge “We’re so thankful to these legislators for contributing their time to ensure these students are able to see the many possibilities and options for their futures.” “I’m pleased to have had the opportunity to join these students from Scotlandville and Central High Schools today as they think about their futures,” said State Senator Dale Erdey. “For some, it might be a new determination to graduate rather than dropping out. For others, it might be a potential new career.”
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“These students and their classmates around the state are our state’s future,” said State Senator Danny Martiny. “Each of them has dreams, hopes and skills which are vital to Louisiana and which we must encourage and nurture. Job Shadowing helps students to see new possibilities and to challenge themselves to achieve their full potential.” “These young people represent the future,” said State Representative Dalton Honoré. “Their dreams, hopes and minds are among Louisiana’s most precious resources. That is why it is so important that all young people complete their education and reach their fullest potential.” “Education is the foundation upon which our future is built,” said State Representative Erich Ponti. “Job Shadowing helps expand students’ horizons for potential career paths, while also reminding them that each of those paths includes educational milestones, beginning with high school graduation.” “Fulfilling a dream begins with education and preparation for the future,” said State Representative Clif Richardson. “I am pleased the Legislature could reaffirm that in a very personal way today and encourage these students as they pursue their education and plan for their futures.” AT&T’s job shadow campaign is part of AT&T Aspire, a $100 million initiative to address high school success and workforce readiness. Aspire is AT&T’s most significant education initiative to date, and one of the largest ever corporate commitments to address the specific issues of high school success and workforce readiness. For more information about the AT&T/JA Worldwide Job Shadow Initiative, please visit www.att.com/ jobshadow.
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MARGE CHIT CHAT What have we to fear of the future, unless we forget our past history. Awake and Alert? Well, are you? There is a rumbling of trouble everywhere and I am sure it is worth noting by you as by me. There is the tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan with food and water supplies that may be contaminated. Then there is the Libyan crisis Marge with our President Obama saying that we Lawrence cannot stand idly by and do nothing. Moreover, there is Head Start cuts on the horizon, Reduction in Force (RIF) in the EBR Schools, contention to keep our waterways secure, etc. What’s next? Census Shows Mixed-Race Population is growing. Yes, years ago mixed marriages in our state was illegal but now it is as common today as with any state. Now, the multiracial population is up (would you believe?) 70%! GOOD NEWS concerning the Katrina victims who want to repay in kind the victims of the recent tsunami in Japan. Many fundraisers are being held around the state to help these victims. There is an outpouring of support especially generated by children (and this brings joy to our hearts). Schools are getting involved everywhere and contributions are going to the Red Cross. HONOR AN ANGEL by nominating someone in our state for the 2011 Angel Award. Interested? Go to www.bobsia.com and click on About Blue, then company, and then Angel Award. You can also call 1-888-219-2583 to have a nomination packet mailed. The deadline for nominations is May 13. “Zulu Celebrating Hollywood Movies” was the theme for the Zulu and Pleasure Club earlier this month. This annual coronation had at its king and queen Anthony Barker and Chanel Howard Barker. Congratulations to all participants. DID YOU KNOW? Even children pay taxes on investments? Yes, children who earn investment income, including interest, dividends and capital gains, will be taxed on that income, possibly at their parents’ tax rate. Baton Rouge Sigma Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. wants you to mark your calendar for April 17, 2011 @ 6:00 p.m. at the LSU Student Union Theater for their biennial production Jabberwock. See any delta member for tickets or call 778-0720. Keep May 6&7 open for the production at the Upstage Theatre. Call their office for more info. Did You Celebrate National Mentoring Month? It is not too late to mentor someone for some good reason, whether at school or in the community. Take someone to work or at play, but it is worthwhile to mentor. Are You into March Madness? Now that the Jaguars and Tigers are out of the NCAA bid, many have not much interest in the Madness. However, we can celebrate with Alabama State that put up a good fight on last week. It’s That Time of Year for high school seniors to apply for various scholarships if they qualify academically. With a college degree costing now, it is high time that young scholars get the millions that are available to them. Go for it! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Bruce Lemothe, Sr and Marilyn G. Hamilton. Get Well Wishes are extended to Mrs. Muriel Haysbert, and Carolyn Davis. Have a great weekend and do enjoy the beautiful weather.
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shipments of a range of farm products grown near the Fukushima facility after health ministry tests found vastly elevated levels of iodine and caesium. The twin disasters have plunged Japan into what Prime Minister Naoto Kan has called its worst crisis since World War II. The top end of the government’s estimate puts its cost at more than double that of the 9.6 trillion yen impact of the Kobe earthquake, and four times that of Hurricane Katrina’s $81 billion cost in the United States. The total cost from collapse or damage to houses, factories and infrastructure such as roads and bridges was estimated at 16 trillion-25 trillion yen over the next three fiscal years, the Cabinet Office said. “The scale of the loss due to the earthquake and tsunami will be unprecedented,” noted Susumu Kato of Credit Agricole. Hundreds of thousands have been made homeless by the 9.0-magnitude quake and the devastating tsunami it unleashed, which erased entire towns. The confirmed death toll from the disaster rose Wednesday to 9,408, and Japan holds little hope for 14,716 officially listed as missing. A mammoth rebuilding task will be required in its af-
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termath but Japan faces a huge challenge in financing it without expanding a public debt that is already the industrialised world’s biggest at around 200 percent of GDP. The nation’s credit rating was recently downgraded on concerns that not enough is being done to address it. Production halts at some of Japan’s top companies due to damaged facilities, rolling power outages and broken supply chains crucial to making cars, electronic gadgets and machinery have hammered output. Transport networks along the northeast have been shattered. In a bid to soothe financial markets and ensure institutions have enough funds in the face of spiking demand, the Bank of Japan has pumped a record 40 trillion yen into the financial system to boost confidence since the disaster. It did not inject funds Wednesday. Dealers said the BoJ was also playing its part to increase the effectiveness of a concerted intervention by Japan and its Group of Seven partners aimed at weakening the yen by leaving the money in the system, boosting supply. The Japanese unit was flat against the dollar from 80.92 late Tuesday in New York after surging to a post World War II high last week under 77 yen to the dollar. The yen was also up at 114.49 to the euro from 115.11.
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and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (1966), in which she starred opposite Burton. In later years, she was a spokeswoman for several causes, most notably AIDS research. Her work gained her a special Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, in 1993. As she accepted it, she told a worldwide television audience: “I call upon you to draw from the depths of your
being - to prove that we are a human race, to prove that our love outweighs our need to hate, that our compassion is more compelling than our need to blame.” She accepted her many health problems with a stoic attitude. “My body’s a real mess,” Taylor told W magazine in 2004. “If you look at it in the mirror, it’s just completely convex and concave.”
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Charlene Charlet Day Announces her Candidacy for the Family Court Judgeship BATON ROUGE - Long time Family Law practitioner, Charlene Charlet Day, has announced her intentions to seek the Family Court judgeship in the April 2nd election. Day noted that many of her friends had asked her why she wanted to get involved in politics. “I’m not getting into politics; I’m continuing to help children and assist families,” Day stated. Before entering the practice of law, Charlene Charlet Day received her Bachelor of Science and her Master of Education from LSU and taught school for 16 years. In 1988, she was named Teacher of the Year at Northwestern Middle School, Zachary, and was a finalist for Teacher of the Year in East Baton Rouge Parish. In 1994, Day earned her law degree from LSU, and after a one-year judicial clerkship, she began her career as a Family Law practitioner with the firm of Myles, Cook & Day in Zachary. During her legal career she has served well over 700 clients in Family Law matters, far more than her opponent. Charlene Charlet Day has been married for 29 years to Archie T. “Scooter” Day, Jr. and they have lived in Central their entire married life. She has two daughters, Michele Maddie and Brooke Felps, both of whom are schoolteachers at Northwestern Middle School in Zachary. She also has one granddaughter, Kristian. Day is a member of Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church and St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. She has served as a CCD teacher at
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St. Alphonsus Ligouri Catholic Church and St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. She is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association, Baton Rouge Bar Association, and Feliciana Bar Associations, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Baton Rouge Association of Women Attorneys, and Professional Women of Zachary. “I have dedicated my legal career to handling the difficult and emotional situations involved in Family Court.” Day commented, “By virtue of my religious beliefs and my family values, I believe in the sanctity of marriage but the reality of our society today is that families are many times blended, split or broken. “As a teacher…a mother… a grandmother…and an experienced Family Law practitioner, I am ready to undertake this extraordinary responsibility. I humbly ask for your vote and support,” Day concluded.
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BATON ROUGE - Motivating Excellence Mentoring & Learning Academy is kicking off its three day celebration surrounding the investiture ceremony of its General President M.J. McCaleb and Vice-President Ashley Marie Sherman. The three day event will began on Thursday April 1, 2011 with the General President’s Dinner and end on that Sunday April 3, 2011
with the investiture of both officers and a youth recognition banquet honoring the students who have participated in the academy this year. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. International President Joann Loveless will serve as the Keynote Speaker for this occasion and she will be joined by Dr. Andrew A. Ray, National President of Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity Inc., and Dr. Paulette C. Walker, National First VicePresident for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. The theme for the event is Keeping the Connection, Building on the Past, and Focusing on the Future. The celebration will end with the banquet on that Sunday, April 3, 2011, 2:00 p.m. at the McKinley Alumni Center located at 1520 Thomas H. Delpit Drive. Tickets for this event can be purchased by contact the Motivating Excellence Academy at (225) 336-6061. Event planners are encouraging events to get their tickets early because they are expecting a packed event. The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport is serving as a major sponsor of this event.
March is Developmental Disability Month A New Brand Identity for The Arc
BATON ROUGE - The Arc Baton Rouge joins a network of 700 plus chapter of The Arc, including self-advocates, families and volunteers across the nation to acknowledge March as DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH. The month will commemorate the progress toward improving the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and also highlight the challenges that remain in achieving full inclusion for people with I/DD. This dynamic new logo is also the new face of The Arc PORT ALLEN – This ex“The entire collection is exBaton Rouge and it will be on hibit presented by the Southern ceptionally rare and gives us our publications, Web site, signs, Museum of Civil War and Lo- insight into the human face of community events and more. comotive History, Kennesaw, the American Civil War, as well The logo will unite our affiliGeorgia, features photographs as the importance of the photogof Civil War soldiers from a raphers and photography of the ated chapters across the country rare collection amassed by period, and the valuable visual under the banner “Achieve With David Wynn Vaughan of At- record they left behind,” said Us,” a call to move forward and lanta, Georgia. The exhibit Mike Bearrow, curator from the take the road leading to proggives visitors insight into the Southern Museum of Civil War ress, inclusion and respect. human toll of war. Stories of & Locomotive History. The Arc is the nation’s larglocal Louisiana militia groups The exhibit will run from est and leading organization for and soldiers are featured, as April 2 through July 2 at the people with I/DD and their well as battlefield artifacts and West Baton Rouge Museum. a 60PMyear history 0324.GRACE.3.66x2.BRTWP:Layout 3/21/11with 2:35 Page 1 weaponry from the West Baton The museum is located at 845 N. 1 families of promoting and protecting the Rouge Museum’s collection and Jefferson, Port Allen, LA. 70767. other local Louisiana private Hours Tuesday through Saturrights of people with I/DD and collections. day 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and providing them the opportunity Private collector David Sunday, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to live full, satisfying and selfWynn Vaughan of Atlanta, Ga., has arguably the largest collec“WELL- CRAFTED...WITH A POWERFUL SPIRITUAL tion of Civil War Confederate MESSAGE OF REDEMPTION AND FORGIVENESS.” images in the nation. The exhi, CEO, DOVE FOUNDATION bition features images in nine thematic sections. One section highlights his rare collection of cadets at the Georgia Military Institute. Other sections include Citizen Solider, Snapshots in Time, Civil War Photography, Dressed for the Photographer, Brothers in Arms, Youth at War, TheGraceCardMovie.com and Bowie Knives and MusRAVE MOTION PICTURES BATON ROUGE 16 16040 Hatteras Ave, Baton Rouge (225) 753-2710 kets.
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Southern to host ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp BATON ROUGE- The highly sought after 2011 ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp is set this summer at Southern University and applications are being accepted now for the nationally recognized program. The camp, for 6th through 8th graders, will be held July 10-22 on the Baton Rouge campus. There are just 48 spaces available. Application packets and additional program information may be downloaded from the Timbuktu Academy web site at www.phys.subr. edu/timbuktu.htm <http:// www.phys.subr.edu/timbuktu.htm> under the summer programs link. Southern’s Timbuktu Academy is hosting the fifth ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp. Timbuktu Academy is a nationally renowned pre-college and undergraduate mentoring program. The camp is a two-week, all-expense-paid residential summer camp offering innovative programs to enhance middle school students’ knowledge in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Additionally, Science Camp encourages students to stay in school and develop their leadership potential and citizenship skills. The deadline for receipt of applications is April 20. For additional information, call 225.771.2777.
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The Way I See It
NO NO to Guns in College Dormitories a weapon in the United States Army for the proYes, the Constitection of our country, tutional amendment for its principles and guarantees us the right moral values. to bear arms as citizens The problem that of the United States. we have today is that I saw where the we have too many unTexas lawmakers are authorized weapons in nearing the passing of a the hands of misfits. William stature that would allow The colleges and Jones its’ college students to universities have have a weapon(s) in their enough on their hands dorm rooms. This scares me. in preparing students to go out into First, the amendment does not the world and make positive concover temporary homing or is this tributions to society. Who would a temporary place of abode. For be responsible for the training of the sake of life I cannot see this college students to have and how happening in the country. to use firearms? Where are we headed with They will have ample time in this “Right to snitch? We are the future to have the opportunity headed to out right lawlessness. the training on how to handling Here we go back to the “shoot, firearms. don’t shoot” days. For thirty-five years I packed That the way I see it. By William Jones
Japan and Infrastructure By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist
I am among the many who are stilled, freighted, and challenged by the tsunami and nuclear power breakdown in Japan. The tragedy raises all kinds of questions including a very selfish one – what would we do if a tsunami hit the United States? As we see people missing, and watch the tragedy, I wonder how we would cope if anything like that happened here. What would happen if New Orleans happened in Washington, New York, or San Francisco? How prepared are we for tragedy? President Barack Obama has talked about infrastructure development and the many ways that we might improve our highways, byways, and roads. This is a first step. It seems to me that 2001, 2005, and Japan are reminders that all of us need to be concerned about the quality of our infrastructure and our emergency responses to unexpected acts of nature. What might we do if 10-foot gales of water hit one of our major cities? Is this something that we have even thought about? At a time when we must be prepared to do much more, it appears that we are prepared to do much less. In other words, we are in the middle of an economic meltdown, and people are talking about spending less money. Doesn’t Japan suggest we should spend more to shore up our infrastructure? The fact is that we in the United States have chosen not to invest in infrastructure for more than a generation. We drive over potholes, look at detours in roads, and send children to school in dilapidated buildings, and we think it’s okay. We know that we could invest more, and we could achieve more, but we have decided that we don’t want, to quite move in that direction.
We have to, we say, pay attention to money. But, we also have to pay attention to our future and to outcomes. Among the outcomes we must be careful of are outcomes in education. It is challenging to find that so very many people think we should cut educational spending because we are in a budget crunch. Cutting education is like a farmer eating her seed corn, deciding to sacrifice consumption today for investment tomorrow. If we are to excel as a nation, we need to invest fully in education. We’ve not done so. Why do we have crumbling schools and state of the art prisons? The United States leads the world in having educated people who are 55-64. Nearly 40 percent of us have AA or BA degrees. We have not improved our ability to deliver educational services in 30 years, so that nearly 40 percent of those 25 to 34 have AA and BA degrees. We lead in the education of seasoned people, but we rank 10th in the education of younger people. That speaks poorly to our possibilities for the future. What must we do? We must spend the dollars that we need to strengthen our infrastructure. We must put dollars into education. This is hardly the time to cut back on an investment on the future. Instead of holding back, we must move forward, boldly, with our investment. Japan should be a wakeup call for all of us. A country that was seen as stable has been destabilized by a natural disaster. Could that happen here? Further, what else could happen here to hurt us? We are so complacent about education that we run the risk of being run over by dozens of other world powers. Yes, there are dozens of others now, and even See japan, on page 7
Black Congressmen Accuse Republicans of Pitting Blacks Against Hispanics Members of the Congressional Black Caucus this past Tuesday accused Republican lawmakers of trying to “manufacture tension” between African Americans and Hispanics. The charges grew out of a House Judiciary Committee hearing in which GOP conservatives attempted to argue that illegal immigrants were taking jobs from Blacks and other minorities. The Republicans appeared to be trying to reshape the immigration debate and gain Black support for their efforts to reduce Hispanic immigration into America. However, veteran Congressman John Conyers of De-
troit charged that the attempt to pit Blacks against Hispanics was “abhorrent and repulsive.” Conyers was joined by Missouri’s Emanuel Cleaver who accused Republicans of ignoring policy issues such as job training, affirmative action and college financial aid while trying to create “us versus them” tension between Blacks and Hispanics. The GOP has been trying to show that its opposition to illegal immigration has support among some Blacks and Hispanics. Generally, the issue has been largely viewed as one of white fear of growing minority populations.
The Pointless Shootout Between Jalen Rose and Grant Hill By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Forty-five years ago, Texas Western University’s all-Black starting lineup defeated No. 1-ranked University of Kentucky all-White basketball team for the 1966 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. The game, played at the University of Maryland’s Cole Field House on March 19, 1966, sent major White universities scouring the country for African-American players, literally changing the face of college basketball. Pat Riley, a member of Adolph Rupp’s losing team and former coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, was a member of the Kentucky team that lost 72-65. Jerry Bruckheimer, who made “Glory Road,” a movie about the game, told the El Paso Times: “Pat Riley told me this great story that Magic Johnson came into his office when he was coach of the Lakers and said, ‘Had not David Lattin dunked that ball over you, I wouldn’t be in here [the NBA].’” Judging from the controversy created by former University of Michigan and Chicago Bulls basketball star Jalen Rose, one would be forgiven if he or she thought that Michigan’s all-freshmen and all-Black “Fab Five” played in the most historic college games. They didn’t. The team made it to the NCAA finals twice, losing each time. The 1991 University of Michigan freshmen basketball players were considered the greatest class ever recruited.
They included Jalen Toms’ and, to some deRose and Chris Webgree, disparaging my ber, of Detroit, Juwan parents for their eduHoward, of Chicago, cation, work ethic and and, Texas standouts, commitment to each Jimmy King and Ray other and to me,” said Jackson. Hill, who now plays In addition to for the Phoenix Suns. being talented, they Calvin Hill, a Yale were brash, talked graduate, had a sucGeorge trash, and popucessful NFL career as E. Curry larized baggy gym a running back for the shorts and shaved Dallas Cowboys. His heads. wife is an attorney. But, it was Rose’s comRose said his father was an ments in a documentary that NBA player who had no role in he produced about the Fab Five his life. Largely left out of the that created a controversy that public controversy was the clear has gone into overtime. impression that Rose hungered In the documentary, Rose for a family unit that included said, “For me, Duke was a his father. Without that, howperson. I hated Duke, and I ever, he played on his image of hated everything Duke stood a kid who grew up on the rough for. Schools like Duke don’t streets of Chicago. recruit players like me. I felt Michael Wilbon, who covthat they only recruited players ered both Hill and Rose as a that were Uncle Toms.” columnist for the Washington First, Rose’s statement isn’t Post and now share duties with true. Second, even if it were, Rose as ESPN commentators, they were exceptionally talented knows both men well. Uncle Toms, defeating Michigan “Trust me, Grant Hill and all four times the Fab Five faced Jalen Rose ain’t all that differDuke, including one national ent,” Wilbon wrote. “They’re championship game. a lot more alike than they are To his credit, Rose later said dissimilar, even if they did come that was the view he held of from different sides of the tracks. Duke at the time, not today. And, right now, way too much is Former Duke star Grant being made of the fact that they Hill answered Rose in a New did. Calvin Hill, Grant’s father, York Times op-ed. was no more an ‘Uncle Tom’ for “It was a sad and somewhat providing every opportunity pathetic turn of events, there- and advantage for his kids than fore, to see friends narrating this Rose would be now for providinteresting documentary about ing every opportunity and adtheir moment in time and calling vantage for his. It’s called the me a bitch and worse, calling American Dream, and the only all black players at Duke ‘Uncle real difference here is the Hills
grabbed hold of it a generation before the Roses.” New York Times columnist Bill Rhoden, a graduate of Morgan State University, in Baltimore, had an interesting take on the war of words. “My view about the Fab Five, then and now, was that these young men had chosen the right pew but had gone to the wrong church. Seen through the prism of black power and empowerment, and also from the point of view of one who attended a black college, the Fab Five had simply made a wealthy white institution wealthier and had missed a grand opportunity to catapult a historically black college or university to the mountaintop of March Madness.” He continued, “Did Rose have any idea of the impact they would have had on history had they elected to attend a historically black college or university? Yes, the stage would have been smaller, television nonexistent, at first. But the novelty of their act and then the courage of what they represented would have attracted attention. The Fab Five would have been the story of March Madness, not simply a spectacle.” 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.
Empower Black American Families By Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist One of the most important keys to the advancement of the Black American community is the empowerment of Black American families. There are numerous research studies that continue to dwell solely on the deficit social progress statistics or on the pathology of African Americans in 2011. For sure there are many persistent social and racial inequities that besieged African Americans. But, it is also persistently unhealthy to only focus on the negative without ever offering participatory solutions to these problems and inequities. I believe that it is vital to promote the economic, cultural, political, and social development of our families and communities. Empowerment is the process of establishing and maximizing ones true potential to attain and sustain power and control over one’s personal development, education, wealth, health and shared-contributions to the advancement of humanity and the world. Of course, the best form of empowerment
is self-empowerment. ried couples make You can’t give someone up almost 75% of all empowerment. It has families, among Afto be earned. People rican Americans only have to be directly 44% are marriedinvolved and they couple families. But have to participate in that statistic does not helping to shape and tell the whole story. nurture their own selfThe multiple famempowerment. ily structures in the Benjamin African Americans African American F. Chavis cannot and should not community are difwait for someone else ferent from White to liberate us or to empower us. Americans because of history, Yes, the government and the culture, poverty, and disproporstate do have social responsibili- tionate incarceration of African ties for the overall social con- American males. Yet the “exditions of society, but to make tended family” ties, bonds and people solely dependent on a relationships among African “welfare state of mind” is itself Americans remain strong deultimately self-destructive and spite the tremendous stress and counterproductive. We have social pressures on the African had a long history of overcom- American community. ing the odds and by the grace of Sixteen years ago when I God and hard work and struggle worked to help organize and we have as a people collectively coordinate the Million Man achieved great strides forward. March, it was done expressly to The challenge today is to un- raise the level of consciousness derstand both the problems and and responsibility of African the solutions concerning our American men in particular to families, and then to actively take a greater responsibility and participate in achieving and atonement for the strengthening fulfilling those solutions. of our families and communiWhile it is true that cur- ties. It was the largest public rently in the United States mar- demonstration and mobilization
ever in Washington, D.C. in the history of Black Americans. The truth is immediately after the Million Man March, not only did Black on Black crime and murders dramatically decrease across America, there was also an increase in Black marriages, Black adoption of black children, Black-owned business development and a significant surge in Black youth cultural leadership and economic advancement through hip-hop and other creative genius. Then five years later in 2000 at the Million Family March, a national effort was successfully launched to raise the consciousness level and community involvement in the building and sustaining black family life. After the Million Family March, marriage bureaus throughout the United States reported a statistical increase in Black marriages. Reflecting back, the importance of those two massive gatherings in Washington, D.C. only serves to remind us that we do have the capacity to speak out, stand up, and take our responsibilities seriously for See families, on page 7
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Red Mango is currently Baton Rouge tion, has named Pat Felder of Baton Rouge as one of the organization’s four regional winners of the Solveras Payment Solutions/NFIB Small Business Champion Award. Felder is the South Region winner. “The only reason we’re successful in Washington and all 50 state capitals is because of the support of our member activists,” said Dan Danner, NFIB’s president and CEO. “We’re indebted to them for their efforts to help protect and promote
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By Dexter London are or who we were deceived BATON ROUGE - Southern State Interfaith GosintoUniversity being? Living our lives conUniversity’s Interdenominational pel Choir. Have you ever wonder trol by wickedness being used Gospel celebrate its choirs will Living includeas whileChoir doingwill something (driving as aLocal tool for sinning. ‘Finale,’ in appreciation of the the Living Faith Mass Choir, to work, or at home listening to the Old Testament prophets choirs’ founder and director, Greater King David Mass Choir, the radio, or just waiting) and would claim, “The ungodly”, Reginald Collins, Nov. 19 21 Elm Grove Baptist Church, Beajust out of the blue a question? because our minds are shut and with a host of events including con Light of Baton Rouge, New Who am I? At that moment you hearts is harden for we don’t a musical featuring Baton Rouge to Gideon Baptist Church, Hill do some quick self examing care anymore of rightRose or wrong areaevaluate choirs and music workshops Baptist Church, Greater Mount and calculate on the only control by all kinds of imleading up that to a Finale Baptist Church and Gloanswer suites Concert. you, but is Olive purity and greed. Always boastFestivities kick-off with a ryland Baptist Church. that you? Have you done your- ing about the lustful desires of “Local Choir or Night” at 7and p.m., Doorsthings will open at much 6 p.m.we self justice fell short beat earthly (how Nov. 19, at Living Faith ChrisA “College Day Finale and yourself up. This is a question of smoke, how phatt the woman, tiana quest Center, 6375 Winbourne Workshop” will be held from 9 we may journey through the gambling spree, how we did Ave. Gospel recording artist a.m. 4 p.m., on Nov. 20, in the a few times as a brand new con- everything ourselves with no Wess Morgan be thetospeof W.W. Hall vert seekingwill answers their auditorium help). Boasting of Stewart earthly things cialawareness guest. Morgan is the writer on the SU campus. The event to their molding of that fooled us into believing I of the song, “I Choose However, to Wor- will an (cause array of music a new foundation. amfeature someone I covet my ship.” Other guests will include seminars and choir rehearsals the believer, that falls short it is neighbors wife, I stole this or theyour Showers Family from Ham- in that preparation for thewe “College question of determination so many things, dranked mond, the Gospel Soul Children Day Finale Concert,” at p.m., to continue to realize something till we pass out to let me7 hit next of New Orleans and the Jackson at New Light Baptist Church, about yourself, who am I? begging). Control by our sinful When we were slaves to sin and not concerned with doing what was the right thing what was the result, things that lead to eternal doom. Is this who we
nature the flesh doing things that end in eternal doom. (Rebellion, broken fellowship, disregard for God’s commandments)Is this the picture you or others see? Do
I want to be known as always 650 Blount Road. Workshop parhostile never pleasing to anyone ticipates will sing in the choir especially God? Self check the during the concert. examination process, who am The will also feaI? Is thisconcert question motivating ture performances by the something inside you? Voices of Joy fromFor Bogalusa; Psalm 150 the new convert Gospel Choir from Beaumont, and the believer who fell short Texas; Living Testimony Gospel of God’s glory it has began and Choir from Texas Southern always will be an on going Uniquesversity; UnMeasurable tion to ask each day withPraise differfrom the University NewAm Or-I? ent results each time.ofWho leans; Higher Level Gospel Choir I am weak but yet strong enough from McNeese to seek a blindState faith University; that assured the University Louisiana at me help each of time I call upon Monroe Interdenominational it. Let me confess my sins Lord Ensemble; Beginnings Jesus for youNew are faithful and just Multicultural Gospel Choir to forgive, cleanse me from all from Texas A&M University; wrong. It is by this blind faith Strong Tower Gospelstares Chorale a change of person back from Grambling State at me in the mirrow. UniverI am the sity and Southeastern one who believes inLouisiana Jesus and University’s Gospel Choir. accepted him, the one he gave rights too, to become a child of God’s. I am the child of God who showed the world by water baptism and receiving the Holly Ghost that I have decided to fol-
low Jesus. I am the child who The workshop is free and through baptism has realized open to all college students and or remembered the word that the public. brought me courage and pur“Finale be poseThe of life whenConcert” he speakswill to me held at 4 p.m., Nov. 21, at New “My Son”! I am the son of God Gideon Baptist Church, who trust in his big brother2542 and Balis Drive. The concert will heavenly father where there is feature the melodious of no judgment awaiting voices any who former Interdenominational trust inSU them. I am the son of the Gospel Choir members creator who praises Godfrom and 1987-2010 and musicians Greg Jesus my Lord and Savior for Jones, Cecil Houston, blessing me with every Michael spiritual Temple, Waters, George blessingAlfonso in the heavenly realm Chesterfield, Willie Richard, Reubecause I have been adopted ben Griffin, Shantran Hawkins into the family of believers. I and Draper. am Ricky the mature spiritual man Lawrence Jackson, SUI Dithat now, “thanks God”; am rector of Bands, will also free from the power of sinmake and ado special tribute thosemusical things that leadduring to hothe concert. liness and result in eternal life All events free and open through Christare Jesus. to the public. Answer the question? Who Am I? The son or daughter of the living God Almighty!
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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 Open Door Fellowship World Wide Ministry, Inc. 2138 Wooddale Blvd., Suite 1-C Baton Rouge, LA 70806 E-mail: iamthatiam4ever@yahoo.com Pastor Geneva S. Roberson End Time Ministry Bible Study Tues. at 7:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting Thurs. 7:30 -8:30p.m. Sunday Worship Service Sun. 11:00 a.m.
Reverend H. Martin PRAYeR SeRViCe WeDNeSDAY 12:00 5013 WiNDFALL COURT BATON ROUGe, LA. 70812 FOR DiReCTiON CALL 225-358-8100 We are seeking Prayer Warriors and Singers Remember Acts: 16,25-26
CaMPHoR MeMoRial UniTeD MeTHoDisT CHURCH 8742 scenic Highway • Baton Rouge, louisiana 70807 Telephone: (225) 775-4106 • Fax: (225) 615-8359 Pastor Daralen A. Moore
sunday school ..........................................................................9:30 a.m. Worship service......................................................................10:55 a.m. Bible study.............................................................Wednesday 5:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting ......................................................... Tuesday 6:00 p.m.
CHURCH oF THe inforShare your ministry living goD BUlWaRk oF TRUTH mation with We70807 are 1042 Rosenwald Roadthe • Batonpublic. Rouge, louisiana (225) 775-8252 looking forTelephone: progressive churches on Pastor Harriet scott the move who are looking to expand Week seRviCe outside theeveRy foroTHeR walls of their church Mondays & Fridays ...................................................................7:30 p.m. saturdays .........................................................10.00 and 3:00 p.m. and reach the un-churched.a.m.Call the
St. Mary Baptist Church “The Church that Love Built” 1252 N. Acadian Thruway East • Baton Rouge, LA. 70802 Telephone (225) 387-2926 Rev. Conway L Knighton, Pastor
Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service - 11:00 a.m. Lord’s Supper - 1st Sunday 11:00 a.m. Prayer Meeting - Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Bible Study - Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Thursday 10:00 a.m.
Good Shepherd Full Gospel B.C. The People’s Church 2865 Mission Drive • Baton Rouge, 70805 • Telephone (225)356-5873 Bishop H. Hayes, Pastor Hour of Power 12 NooN eacH wedNesday Sunday School 8:00 AM Church Service 9:00 AM Lord’s Supper 2nd Sunday 6:00 PM Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 PM Sister/ Brotherhood 6:00 PM you will Be Blessed uNder THe aNoiNTed MaN of God
New Church” “A “A New Church” Living Word
LIVING WORD Christian Center INT’L
Christian Ctr. int’L Rev. Donald Britton, MA,LPC, LAC, CCC
1640 North 48th Street • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70805 Telephone: (225) 235-6955 • Fax: (225) 775-0213
E-mail address: donaldbritt44@yahoo.com
sUndaY WorshiP ..........................................................9:00 A.M. BIBLE STUDY ..................................................Thursday 7:00 P.M. COUNSELING BY APPOINTMENT Matthews 6:24-34
Rev. Donald Britton, MA,LPC, LAC, CCC SUNDAY WORSHIP 9:00 A.M. BIBLE STUDY Thursday 7:00 P.M. COUNSELING BY APPOINTMENT 1640 North 48th Street • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70805 Telephone: (225) 235-6955 • Fax: (225) 775-0213 E-mail address: donaldbritt44@yahoo.com
New Birth
Full Gospel MiNistries 1283 Rosenwald Road • Baton Rouge, La. 70807 Phone: (225) 775-6713 • Fax: (225) 775-4216
ivory J. payNe, pastor
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Sunday Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 A.M. Holy Communion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd Sunday1:00 P.M. Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 A.M. Bible Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday 7:00 P.M.
“THe NeW LiFe”Therefore if any man be in christ he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all thing are become new. —I Corinthians 5:17
Radio Broadcast 1st & 3rd Sunday WXOK at 8:00 am
NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH 5856 Greenwell Springs Road • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
Telephone: (225) 926-0246 • Facsimile: (225) 927-8500 • Toll Free # 1-888-700-6174 E- Mail Address # nhbc@nhbc.brcoxmail.com Sunday Morning Worship - 10:45 AM Leo D. Cyrus Lord’s SupperPastor -3rd Sundays
Sunday School - 9:30 AM
Sr., Prayer Pastor Service - Wed. @ 6:00 PM
Bible StudySCHeduLe - Wed- @ 7:00 PM CHurCH
Sunday Morning Worship ................................................................10:45 AM Mission Statement: New Hope Baptist Church is a family of baptized believers Lord’ s Supper ...............................................................................3rd Sundays who worship the Lord our God in spirit and in truth, teach the saved to reach the Sunday ..................................................................................9:30 lost andSchool minister to the needs of others, while encouraging one anotherAMthrough acts of love and living in obedience to Gods Word Prayer Service ...................................................................... Wed. @ 6:00 PM Bible Study...........................................................................Wed- @ 7:00 PM
Mission Statement: New Hope Baptist Church is a family of baptized believers who worship the Lord our God in spirit and in truth, teach the saved to reach the lost and minister to the needs of others, while encouraging one another through acts of love and living in obedience to Gods Word
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What remains to n in early 60 percent or below arethe putting tense’ came to me.know Andyou that’s God first in herone-third life. the “silent killer” because seven simple questions about age, Native Americans, Asians and Pacific available online and by calling ADA be seen is if increasing potassium Member of dissatisfied their performance. word thatwith caught my eye.” She doesn’t worry because of those with the disease--more than 6 weight, lifestyle and family history-- islanders are at an increased risk, as all year long. levels through diet or supplemencovering And please convey that mes- a she prays,” Diaz says. “She’s Artmore hassame planned million--do not know they have it. all potential risk factors for diabetes. are women who have babies weighing A free Diabetes risk test is avail- tation can prevent the most comnt mother sage to each presidential candidate. release party for the magazine, always had adiagnosis passion tomay help For many, come People scoring 10 points or more are more than 9 pounds at birth. able all year long to determine the risk mon form of diabetes.” dequately We mustwill demand that our leaders which be from 7:30 p.m. to others and motivate others seven to 10 years after the onset of at a high risk for type 2 diabetes and the Diabetes risk test is availfor developing type 2 diabetes. Details of the study appear in of the All commit to children as a13condition 10:30 p.m. on May (a Friday) through her advice. type 2 diabetes. early diagnosis is are encouraged to talk with a health the current issue of the American BATON ROUGE On The focus will be “Health tion of the scheduled activities. ofatour Thevote. Ticket, which is a lounge critical“Her magazine is her and care professional. for successful treatment Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Saturday, March 26, the Be- and Wellness.” This event Children will receive finger we could at 3684 College St., in Beaumont. voice,” Diaz says. Artmore, Meanwhile, other studies can delay or prevent some of the rean An Seventh-day estimated 54 million Ameri- will expose our city’s under- printing with picture identiAdventist 70 billion Marian Wright Edelman PresiThe release party and isthe mag- who attended Lamar State have shown that African-Amercomplications such as heart diseases, cans have pre-diabetes. those with Church’s Healthcare and served population to a wide fication cards. The goal is to cover all dent of the debut Children’s azine’s areDefense on theFund same College, everyicans get less potassium in their blindness, also kidneywants disease, stroke and Health pre-diabetes blood glucose lev- array of health professionals continue to create, strengthen andhave Temperance Minat amount and its Action Council whose Leave day. one to know the importance diets than white Americans averamputation. els higher than normal butannual not high and organizations from the and support connections beistries will host its 4th or tax cuts No Child Behind®artists mission is to Hip-hop will per- of that’s putting God first inADA theirholds enough to be diagnosed with type aging just half of the government one reason the Community Health Fair from surrounding area. Education, tween healthcare and the of richest ensure child a Healthy Start, form every at the show. In addition, lives, Diaz says. recommended 4,700 milligrams the American Diabetes Alert® Day, 2 diabetes. 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the medical updates, insurance community. n months aone Head a Fair Start, a Safe of Start, the hairstylists from Beau- a one-day The magazine aims per day. Potassium comes from wake-up call to inform the Berean early intervention via lifestyle information, weight manageAdventist Christian For information, cono not have Start and a Moral mont will walk Start threeinoflife herand girls to educate readers about many sources such as bananas, American public about the seriouschanges such as weight loss and Academy at 5100 Osborne ment, health screenings and nect Trudy Williams McClain merica: We successful adulthood across thepassage stage. Atomakeup artist life and its obstacles. It also melons, lentils and yogurt. Avenue. healthy eating are only a por- at 324-2979. litical will with help caring families alsothe will putof on a show at the will be published to promote l adults to and communities. No appointment required for most screenings. event. change in counter-productive r children. “And, of course, my models mindsets. If you do not have a doctor and have not been are in it,” Artmore says proudly. Artmore says she’s screened in the last 12 months, these cancer “I’m going to call them one by already being bombarded rom page 4 one and give them their appre- with phone calls about when screenings are available to you for free. ceived health care at an inner-city lated to poor diets that are low Obesity often saddles teenag- American Heart Association. ciation, thank-you cards.” copies of Intense Heat will clinic inCancer Oakland. Two-thirds the in fruit and vegetables, fiber and The findings were scheders with a wide variety of condiappropri- we forget o’reilly’s less-thanAsked to describe the feel- hit the streets. Presented as part of the comprehensive Program tions that boost the risk of heart uled to be released Tuesday at participants in each group were dairy products. The researchers lynching informed regarding a ing that comments comes with producing “My phone is blowin’ Our Lady of the Lake and Maryfemale, Bird Perkins. Screenings Land (225) 356-0703 and both groups were found that teens in both groups American Heart Associadisease, such as inflammation, the of e obama,’’ dinner he event, shared last year with such an Artmore could up,” sheLine says. “They’re wantweren’t getting proper nutrition racially diverse. tion scientific sessions, held in insulin resistance and signs of made possible by donor gifts. Cell Phone (225) 235-6955 echless.’’ Sharpton at Sylvia’s in harlem? not contain her modesty. ing a magazine but they (the because they didn’t eat enough of The obese teens showed Atlanta. trouble in the metabolic system, GSRASAC ointed out o’reilly expressed surprise over “I can’t really tell you how copies) areGoodshepherdbapt@bellsouth. not out yet. It feels E-mail: inflammation, insulin these types of foods, but the obese The researchers compared signs a small new study suggests. (225) 215-1234 (888) of 616-4687 he Black how similarSylvia’s wasfact, to other I feel until after the when good that they are calling net Hours: Mon-Thurs 8am – 8 pm “The metabolic abnormalities the diets of 33 young obese people resistance (a precursor to diabe- teens in particular consumed the noose restaurants in New restau- “I about the magazines.” I do it,” she says York guardedly. tes) and oxidative stress (which less dairy and fewer servings of 11 to Cancer 19 years)Screening to 19 people Colorectal suggest that the process of devel- (aged Cancer Breast a tool of rants. have faith, but I still don’t know For more information can lead to blood vessel damage), fruit. same age group who were of opingAbuse heart Center disease has already in the Good Shepherd Substance Screening Tuesday, March 11 midation’’ what ‘’there oneis person in be about Intense Heat Magathe wasn’t outcome going to Potassium and vitamins A, C the investigators found. weight. The participants’ started in these children, making it normal Intensive Outpatient / Inpatient Therapy Thursday, March 13 10am – 12pm & 1pm – 4pm an-Ameri- Sylvia’s who screaming, for May 13. Butwas as far as me going zine, please call Tremeker at the numbers you and D -- which are found in forticriticalManagement for them to make definitive weight category was determined 10am“Looking For Drugs, Alcohol, Anger –2pm bbed some ‘M-Fer, i want icedwanted, tea,’’’ I Artmore at (409) 951-0436. out after whatmore I really LSUHSC Mid City the body massClinic index score, would think these children might fied dairy products and deeply lifestyle and diet changes,” said using feel really great, because I won’t You can also visit HYPERy of their he said. feel sick, but they did not,” Lal colored fruits and vegetables -which takes into account a per- Wal-Mart study senior author Dr. Ashutosh 1401 N. Foster Drive 2873 Mission Drive Rev.Lal, Donald Britton, MA, LAC have any regrets inPost’s life.”robLINK “http://www.inAs the Washington 2171 Lane said.O’Neal “They are apparently feeling were all found to be lacking in height and weight. a pediatric hematologist at the son’s Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA 70805 Clinical Director Artmore says has not tenseheatmagazine.com” we must inson sadly observed onshe MSNBC well, Rouge but there is a lot going on the diets of the obese children, The researchers also exam- Baton Children’s Hospital and Research (225) 315-0740 Bishop Harris Hayes, Overseerin ined blood test results for each of beneath the surface.” determined whether displays inyet February, ‘’All you can go bythe http://www.intenseheatthe study authors indicated. Center Oakland in California, willhisbeactions. monthly re deeply ismagazine his words and And or magazine.com. The problems could be rea news release provided by the the participants, all of whom reBreast Cancer Screening Colorectal Cancer quarterly. ong. And he keeps saying these things that Screening Friday, March 14 Around second weekAmerica sound pretty darnthe racist to me.’’ Monday, March 17 10am – 12pm & 1pm – 4pm end March, a billboard (with hasintalk radio learned anything 10am –2pm her picture on it) advertising the ingraham from imus’ decline and fall? of Leo S. Butler Community release party willit be posted y their re- course not, because didn’t take at Brusly Town Hall Center Interstate 10 andlong Walden en though imus too terribly to getRoad a 601 S. Vaughan Street 950 E. Washington Street in Beaumont, facing I-10’s westy did offer new gig. Brusly Baton Rouge bound traffic, Artmore And our nation’s media says. outlets in mid-April, hera billboard will dn’t drop should not provide platform for be posted onand College Street, near estion that racialhostility hateful speech Breast Cancer Screening Prostate and Colorectal Sutherland’s lumber esidential now or in the future. Whatand kindhome of Cancer Screenings Tuesday, March 18 improvement store,towhich is on IndicationsFor For Treatment: Treatment: member of messageare we sending our chilIndications Wednesday, March 26 5pm – 7pm (Appt required) the 4500 blockand of College. ommunity dren, our nation our world? •Low LowBack BackPain Pain 10am –2pm • Woman’s Hospital “At I wasn’t hief reeks in such anfirst, historic electiongoing year, to • Pinched Nerves Ed Price Building Materials 9050 Airline Highway • Pain in Legs docannot a billboard, then gative ste- we stand but aside andI thought allow Pain in Legs 7835 Airline Highway Baton Rouge to myself,to‘This is aairwaves one-time Americans individuals use the ••Numbness Baton Rouge • Numbness I’m going and for it. cular. as(opportunity). an outlet for insensitive • Burning Sensation I don’t care how expensive it is; • Burning Sensation st time ei- misguidedcommentary. if you ••Muscle Spasms I’m something going for that it.’ ”offends you, estionable hear Muscle Spasms Intense Heat’s debut edi••Arthritis Pains how can speak up. Nervousness tion will have ads in it, but no ••Scoliosis Arthritis Pains paid ads. Artmore is completely ••Disc Syndrome Scoliosis funding the issue out of her own Dr Paul Matthews ge 4 pocket. • Sleepiness Thirty-one-year-old Sa• Disc Syndrome In Partnership With: We Accept Car Wrecks and Injuries of all kind mantha Prude, dear changes concerned with theanother conditions is sothere. proud Our Lady of the Lake n being is atfriend Jetson.of Artmore’s, it is happening Attorney At LAw • PersonAL Injury & bAnkruPtcy of her. office hours: 9:00 a.m. — 12:00 noon m the core What i do know is that most of Woman’s Hospital “Ever since I’ve known 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday – Friday o reaffirm these youth can be changed, fromher, YWCA Encore Plus she’s always into fashion,” . he will contrition in a been prepatory school Located in Scotlandville LSU Hospitals Health Care Services Division Prude says. used to always 6233 harry Drive, Suite C • Baton rouge, Louisiana 70806 the will to for Angola to“She rehabilitation for about her name 8152 Scenic Hwy. ers. atalk positive lifeputting that may lead to aon something.” e to cover life of meritorious glory. 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