Baton Rouge Weekly Press Week of Aug 12, 2010

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New Charter School Opens in Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE — The newest school in East Baton Rouge Parish, Inspire Charter Academy, started the school year Tuesday morning. Inspire is overseen by National Heritage Academies, a group with 60 U.S. schools. The group says it is providing an alternative to struggling public schools.

At first glance, the kids at Inspire Charter Academy look like any other: in uniform, pencils in hand and busy with school work. For fourth grade teacher Tamra Horner, the differences are what you can’t see.

“Sometimes we were putting out fires in public school and here we’re preventing the fires,” said Horner. Horner says she worked with over-age fourth graders at Capitol Elementary.

She received a flier in the mail about Inspire Academy earlier this year. After looking into the organization, she says she liked what she saw.

For example, she says even the kindergartner are getting a taste of algebra.

She says teaching at the charter allows her to asses her students, retest them as needed and re-teach concepts. As well she says, the pace allows her to treat the students as individuals.

Principal Phil Price says 1500 parents sent in applications for the schools 400 seats. He says that shows there was a demand for this type of school in Baton Rouge.

“A private school feel, but we actually are a public charter,” said Price. He says the schools namesake is a reminder of its goals: To inspire the students, motivate and train them for life and college.

He says the school is very disciplined. Right down to teaching the kids how to walk in and out of the building. And that is something Horner says has her excited for a new year of education.

Inspire serves kids in Kindergarten through fifth grade. There is a wing for 6th, 7th and 8th grade classes so the current students can move up. The school does not offer transportation so parents have to provide it.

Administrators say that’s another sign parents are serious about this kind of education.

While New Orleans has successfully begun its rebuilding project, five years later, African-Americans are still struggling ttwice as hard as Whites. PHOTO: Harold Baquet

By Bill Quigley, Davida Finger and Lance Hill NNPA Special Correspondents NEW ORLEANS (NNPA) - It will be five years since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29. The impact remains quite painful for many.

This article looks at what has happened since Katrina - not from the perspective of the higher ups looking down from their offices, but from the street level view of the people – a view which looks at the impact on the elderly, the renter, people of color, the disabled, the working and non-working poor. So, while one commentator may happily say that the median income in New Orleans

has risen since Katrina, a street level perspective recognizes that is because large numbers of the poorest people have not been able to return.

Five years after Katrina, tens of thousands of homes in New Orleans remain vacant or blighted. Tens of thousands of African-American children who were in the public schools have not made it back, nor have their parents. New Orleans has lost at least 100,000 people. Thousands of elderly and disabled people have not made it back. Affordable housing is not readily available so tens of thousands pay rents that are out of proportion to their wages. Race and gender remain excellent indicators of who is underpaid, who is a

renter, who is in public school and who is low income.

In short, the challenges facing New Orleans after Katrina are the same ones facing millions of people of color, women, the elderly and disabled and their children across the U.S. Katrina just made these challenges clearer in New Orleans than in many other places.

Here is where we are five years later: Overall population Five years after Katrina, the most liberal estimates are that 141,000 fewer people live in the metro New Orleans area. The actual population changes will See katrina, on page 2

34th Annual Training Conference and Exhibition Annual Awards Banquet and Installation of NOBLE

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BALTIMORE, MD - The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement held their 34th Annual Training Conference and Exhibition Annual Awards Banquet and Instal-

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lation on July 14, 2010 to install new officers and to award officials of law enforcement with acknowledgment of their service to the community.

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A New Era in the Jaguar Nation “Countdown to Kick-Off” BATON ROUGE, LA This is a new era in Jaguar Nation Football and we need our fans to be a part of it from the very start. I am personally inviting you to the “Countdown to KickOff” event to be held Saturday, August 28, 2010 on the Southern University Baton Rouge campus.

The “Countdown to Kick-Off “event will be a day full of festivities including a rib cook-off for RV and tailgating members of Jaguar Nation, scheduled for 9 a.m.- 1 p.m., performances by the Human Jukebox, an exciting bike show by the Nubian Kruzers at 1 p.m., and a host of other entertainment and activities. The first 500 fans to purchase tickets to this event will have the opportunity to experience the

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“Suite Life”, and watch the scrimmage, scheduled for 3:30 p.m., in the comfort of the air-conditioned, luxury box suites located on the West Side and in the North See kickoff, on page 3

La. to Assist in Tennessee Disaster BATON ROUGE, LA– The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) has deployed two Public Assistance Specialists and two Hazard Mitigation Specialists to Tennessee to assist with recovery efforts from the tornadoes and flooding that occurred in May 2010.

Tennessee made the request through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) which is a formal agreement that allows states in need to draw assistance from other states.

“As always, we are happy to assist our neighboring states in times of disaster,” said GOHSEP Director Mark Coo-

per. “Tennessee has selflessly supported Louisiana through our own disasters including the sheltering of thousands of Louisiana residents during Hurricane Gustav. As Governor Bobby Jindal has made clear, we will do all that we can to support other states in their times of need given our own experiences in responding to and recovering from disasters.”

The employees will assist with public assistance applications to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and they will review mitigation project proposals.

The specialists will be deployed See disaster, on page 3

LSU Partners with BRCC for Engineering Progression Program BATON ROUGE – LSU and the Baton Rouge Community College, or BRCC, have joined forces to offer a unique engineering program with the goal of making an education in engineering realistic for all Louisiana students.

The “AS to BS in Engineering Progression Program” will allow students to enter into a proposed engineering program at BRCC to gain an Associate of Science in Engineering degree. Upon successful completion of the Associate of Science degree requirements, students would then transfer seamlessly to LSU to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in a College of Engineering discipline.

This progression program makes engineering more affordable and more practical to many students

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across the state who might have difficulty entering LSU, whether due to financial issues or entry requirements.

“The BRCC-LSU partnership will provide additional pathways to transform Louisiana students into engineers,” said LSU Chancellor Michael Martin. “Typically, the traditional student enters LSU as a freshman, right out of high school. With a growing need for engineering professionals in the workforce and LSU’s responsibility as a land grant institution, the formation of this program to open new paths is critical.”

The partnership will also allow participating BRCC students to become involved at LSU and experience additional opportunities specific to their major. A See program, on page 3

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United Way New Web Site Camp director Shelley Johnson outlined the dietary minefield that is the vending machine, doing her part to make sure the 30 black and Latino boys before her wouldn’t end up on the wrong side of the statistics....Page 7

What is United Way? A simple question, yet the answer comes in many forms. Capital Area United Way is excited to announce the launch of a new website featuring a special photo documentary on the homepage... See Page 2

Seafood Declared Safe

Seafood from some parts of the oil-fouled Gulf of Mexico has been declared safe to eat by the government, some Gulf fishermen aren’t convinced. .See Page 5

Jasper Williams Jr. Debuts New CD

The legendary Atlanta pastor celebrates 60 years of sermonizing this month the success of his first musical album in two decades, “Landmark” (Church Door Records)...See Page 6

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University Place Subdivision and the North Baton Rouge Community BATON ROUGE - The purpose of the Prayer Walk is to create a pro-active partnership between church, community and city government that results inauthentic, vibrant relationships and learning experiences that foster the character of Christ in the resolution of issues, concerns and needs of the citizens in North Baton Rouge community.

All pastors and churches are invited to joint the community prayer vigil on Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.

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Natchitoches Pilot Takes Command of Aviation Battalion

Lt. Col. Joseph M. Brocato passes the 2nd Battalion, 244 Aviation Regiment (Airfield Operations Battalion) guidon back to Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Esler Airfield in Pineville, La. Brocato has served as the commander since July 2009 and will move on to become the executive officer of the 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group. Brocato has received numerous awards during his career, some of which include the Bronze Star Medal, three Meritorious Service Medals, Air Medal, Combat Action Badge, Master Army Aviator Badge and F. Edward Herbert Meritorious Unit Commendation. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Rebekah Malone, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office/Released)

By Sgt. Rebekah Malone Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Friends and family of the close-knit Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment (Airfield Operations Battalion), bid farewell to one commander and welcomed another with a change-of-command ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Esler Airfield, Aug. 8.

Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, told the unit the two leaders, outgoing Commander Lt. Col. Joseph M. Brocato and incoming Commander Lt. Col. Robert Dallas Jones, are both outstanding leaders with great careers ahead of them. He spoke with pride about the 2-244th, and said they are known for the capabilities they provide and their aviation proficiency skills.

“You have a reputation of getting the job done,” he said.

Brocato, a resident of Leesville, La., is set to become See pilot, on page 3

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THOUGHT FOR a free new bike. The THE WEEK: Stand enjoyment of the ocup and be counted. casion was noted by Hymes all, including the SCHOOL DAYS, grandmothers who SCHOOL DAYS have attended in great begun and parents, numbers. mall vendors, camp COMPASSION counselors, etc. are AND CARING CITIvery happy. It has ZENS OF OUR COMMarge been a challenge but MUNITY include Lawrence they were up to it and those who sponsored have done well. It is fan drives for the now up to the teachers who elder (at first!!) and then the got their consecration in their donations were given to anyplaces of worship last week- one who had a need. Thanks, end. They are now fortified many thanks to the various and are up to the challenge. clubs, ministries, and organiMay you have a great year, zations who accomplished this or should we say one day at for our community. a time?

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CONGRATULATIONS How to get your supplies to the area public servants, in- without overspending: cluding school board members, * Shop during the taxwho were elected without op- break days position during this primary * Wait. If your child does sign up season. This says a lot not need certain supplies on about your candidacy. Either the first day of school do not your constituents are satisfied buy them yet. Remember with you or you are speaking school merchandise go on sale up and getting things done. in mid-September.

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Do not spend again. Use what “YOUR LIFE, YOUR you have!

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DID YOU PARTICIPATE * Practice proper car seat IN THE ANTI-VIOLENCE usage when transporting small NIGHT? The needs are great children. and organizers are committed HAPPY BELATED to resolve conflicts and stop the BIRTHDAY to Mr. Ivory Payne violence. It is not enough for the CEO/FOUNDER OF THE our teens and tweens to jump BATON ROUGE WEEKLY to the Rap music and clap their PRESS NEWSPAPER. hands. They need to listen to HAPPY BIRTHDAY to their adult mentors and family Ms. Lynnette Lear, Constance members and respect them- Joseph, and Larry Tate. selves and others. This is cerGET WELL WISHES ARE tainly not much to ask. extended to Anthony Franklin THANKS TO THE HOPE at OLOL and Frank Payne..

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Lt. Col. Joseph M. Brocato shares a tender moment with his daughter, Tali, Aug. 8, 2010, before handing over command of the 2nd Battalion, 244 Aviation Regiment (Airfield Operations Battalion) at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Esler Airfield in Pineville, La. Brocato said, “To my family and Staci, without your support, I couldn’t be here today.” (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Rebekah Malone, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office/Released)

not be clear until official Census Bureau findings are released in November, but it is safe to say that over 100,000 fewer live in the City of New Orleans.

The New Orleans metro area is made up of several parishes, primarily Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard and St. Tammany. Orleans had 455,000 people before Katrina.

Now they have 354,000. Jefferson had 451,000 before Katrina; now 443,000. Plaquemines had 28,000 before Katrina; now 20,000. St. Bernard had 64,000 before Katrina; now 40,000.

Displaced People Louisiana residents are located in more than 5,500 cities across the nation, the largest concentrations in Houston, Dallas, Atlanta and San Antonio.

A majority of displaced residents are women – 59 percent, compared to 41 percent men.

A third earn less than $20,000 a year.

Lost Housing More than one in four residential addresses in New Orleans is vacant or blighted – by far the highest rate in the U.S. Though the numbers have been reduced somewhat in the last three years, 50,100 residential properties in New Orleans remain blighted or have no structure on them.

About 58 percent of city renters and 45 percent of suburban renters pay more than 35 percent of their pre-tax household income for housing.

Households should spend less than 30 percent of income on housing. Anything over 30 percent means that housing is not really affordable for that family and they are likely to cut back on other necessities.

Over 5,000 families are on the waiting list for traditional public housing and another 28,960 families are on the wait-

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ing list for housing vouchers – more than double what it was before Katrina and the government destruction of thousands of public housing apartments.

Since the post-Katrina bulldozing of several major public housing developments, there has been more than a 75 percent reduction in the number of public housing apartments available.

Rebuilding Under Louisiana’s “Road Home” program to rebuild storm-damaged housing, rebuilding grants for homeowners on average fell about $35,000 short. The shortfall hit highly flooded, historically AfricanAmerican communities particularly hard. The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center filed suit in 2008 against state and federal agencies charging that the grant policy was racially discriminatory and that Black homeowners received far smaller grants than White homeowners.

The judge in that case has opined that “on average, African-American homeowners received awards that fell farther short of the cost of repairing their homes than did White recipients.” The judge also found it “regrettable that this effort” to rebuild New Orleans “appears to have proceeded in a manner that disadvantaged African-American homeowners who wish to repair their homes.”

At least 19,746 applications for rebuilding homes that are eligible for funding have not received any money from the Road Home Program grants.

Economic Health The metro area has 95,000 fewer jobs than before Katrina, down about 16 percent.

Black and Latino houseSee katrina, on page 3

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White household income is $56,000, Latino household income is $41,000 and AfricanAmerican household income is $35,000 in the metro New Orleans area.

New Orleans has a poverty rate of 23 percent more than double the national average of 11 percent. But because of the loss of people in New Orleans, there are now more poor people living in the surrounding suburban parishes than in the city.

Within New Orleans the majority of households are lowerincome.

Public and Private Education The number of students in public schools in New Orleans, which are over 90 percent African-American, has declined by 43 percent since Katrina.

But an average increase of 5 percent a year in enrollment for the last two years (35,976 to 38,051 from 2008-2009 alone) indicates that people whose children attend public schools continue to return as housing and employment opportunities allow.

In 2008, 85 percent of White students in New Orleans attended private schools, one of the highest percentages in a major city in the U.S. New Orleans now has more charter schools than any other public school system in the country. Of the 89 public schools in New Orleans, 48, more than half, are charter schools. In other words, sixty percent of students now attend privately managed but publicly funded schools.

The Metro area has recovered 79 percent of public and private school enrollment.

People Receiving Public Assistance More than one-third of Social Security recipients who lived in New Orleans have not returned.

There were 74,535 in 2004 and 47,000 in December 2009.

Medicaid recipients have declined by 31 percent: pre-Katrina enrollment in Medicaid in New Orleans was 134,249. December 2009 enrollment was 93,310.

Supplemental Security Income recipients are down from pre-Katrina 26,654 to 16,514 – a 38 percent decline.

Public Transportation Total ridership has declined to 65.7 percent – from over 33 million in 2004 to about 13 million projected for 2010.

Crime Violent crimes and property crimes have risen in New Orleans since Katrina and remain well above national rates.

The challenges of post-Katrina New Orleans reflect the problems of many urban and suburban areas of the US – insufficient affordable rents, racially segregated schools with falling populations, great disparities in income by color of households, serious pollution from remote uncaring corporations, and reductions in the public services like transportation. Katrina made these more visible five years ago and continues to make a great illustration of America’s failures to treat all citizens with dignity and its failure to achieve our promise of liberty and justice for all.

Department Names 2011 Teacher of the Year

BATON ROUGE, LA When classes resume at Lafayette High School on August 12, math teacher Julia Williams will arrive in a bright new car. The eight-year veteran was named Louisiana’s 2011 Teacher of the Year tonight during the Fourth Annual Cecil J. Picard Educator Excellence Symposium and Celebration. The title not only comes with the use of a Mercedes Benz for one year, but it is a distinction of the highest honor.

“We want to congratulate Ms. Williams for earning this award. But more importantly, I want to convey my gratitude to her and to the more than 48,000 teachers across Louisiana who have dedicated themselves to making certain that our children are successful not only in school,

but throughout their lives. While no award can match their immeasurable contributions, this event gives us a chance to recognize excellence and to express our appreciation to educators statewide,” State Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek said.

The Cecil J. Picard Educator Excellence Symposium and Celebration is hosted by the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE). The day-long event features a Leadership Breakfast, Educator Luncheon, professional development sessions, and the nighttime celebration. The Department honored more than 200 educators during the event.

“The educators honored during this very special event represent the high-caliber and

devoted teachers, principals, administrators and staff who teach and nurture the 650,000 students who are enrolled in our public schools, and I am delighted we take time to celebrate them with these well-deserved distinctions,” Board of Elementary and Secondary Education President Keith Guice said. “We cherish their dedication and talent. Likewise, we are fortunate to garner the support of business and community leaders, who also recognize the value of these outstanding educators and who generously contribute their resources to make this extraordinary event possible.”

Williams was selected from 24 Regional Finalists for Teacher of the Year, who were also honored during the event.

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Also named during the celebration were: Louisiana’s 2011 Elementary, Middle and High School Teachers of the Year; Louisiana’s 2011 Elementary, Middle and High School Principals of the Year; and the state’s 2010 Superintendent of the Year, John Bourque of the Acadia Parish School District.

The 2011 Elementary School Teacher of the Year is Jenny T. Blalock, A.E. Phillips Laboratory School, Lincoln Parish; the 2011 Middle School Teacher of the Year is Dr. Debbie Davis Reed, Broussard Middle School, Lafayette Parish; and the 2011 High School Teacher of the Year is Julie Bartlett Stephenson, Ruston High School, Lincoln Parish.

The 2011 Elementary School Principal of the Year is Mary Ellen Donatto, East Elementary School,

St. Landry Parish; the 2011 Middle School Principal of the Year is Margaret G. Goode, Maplewood Middle School, Calcasieu Parish; and the 2011 High School Principal of the Year is David W. Thrash, Bossier High School, in Bossier Parish.

Teacher and principal of the year regional finalists will receive a certificate for one night’s stay at the Crowne Plaza Hotel; four gallons of ice cream from Blue Bell Creameries; a restaurant gift card for dinner for two; and a $500 check from Dream Teachers.

The state-level winners of the teacher and principal of the year competitions will receive Community Coffee for one year in the principal lounge; a CPS 32 pad See Teacher, on page 7

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the next executive officer for the 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group. He has commanded the unit, responsible for critical airfield operations and air traffic control, since July 2009. In remarks to his Soldiers and family, Brocato thanked the leadership, the unit and his family for the opportunity to serve as their leader.

“I am honored to have served as battalion commander,” Brocato told his Soldiers. “I’m glad to have had the opportunity to serve with the battalion and completed all the missions

required.

“To my family and Staci, without your support, I couldn’t be here today,” he concluded.

The 21 year veteran is a graduate of the University of Louisiana Monroe with degrees in aviation and construction management, Command and General Staff College, and is qualified to instruct pilots on the UH-60 Blackhawk and the UH-72 Lakota.

Brocato symbolically handed Landreneau the guidon of the 2-244th – a display of transferring authority of the

unit back to the adjutant general.

Landreneau then passed the guidon to the new commander.

Jones, a native of Natchitoches, La., began his career 23 years ago when he enlisted in Northwestern State University’s Reserve Officer Training Corps.

He said he has spent his entire career in command positions and is eager to serve at the battalion level.

“I’m ready for command,” Jones said. “I have been a commander my whole career- this is just a more people at a higher level!”

Scrimmage tickets are $10 per person and are available at the SU Ticket Office, 7722 Scenic Highway, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, (225) 359-9328. All tickets will be pre-sold!

I have heard countless members of the Jaguar Nation brag about their culinary and grilling skills and am particularly excited about the rib cookoff. First, Second, and Third place winners will be awarded

prizes and will earn bragging rights as being one of the best cooks in Jaguar Nation. The 1st Place winner will be awarded the best seats in the house for the first home game.

Registration for the rib cook-off ends Wednesday, August 25. The enclosed registration form, along with a $25 entry fee, should be submitted to the SU Ticket Office.

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Following the scrimmage, we will host a meet-and-greet with the coaches and the players in the North End Zone and announce the rib cook-off winners at approximately 6 p.m.

We will also be available to take pictures with fans and to autograph posters.

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BRCC student will be asked to join the LSU Engineering Student Council as a liaison member, and LSU will invite students from the AS in Engineering program to attend LSU student chapters of engineering professional organizations and societies as a transition for the development of student chapters at BRCC. The partnership between LSU and BRCC will also facilitate faculty collaboration between the two schools, particularly where curricular activities and engineering education pedagogy are concerned.

It will allow both faculty and students to take advantage of opportunities offered on both campuses throughout their time in the program.

“The benefit to the students here is significant,” said Rick Koubek, dean of the College of Engineering. “This program was truly designed

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with the intent to make an engineering education – and career – a truly tangible dream for every student. The AS to BS in Engineering Progression Program underscores LSU’s commitment to Louisiana; by educating more students and producing more professional engineers, we are meeting the workforce needs of our state.”

LSU and BRCC signed a memorandum of understanding in July, and the program is slated to commence in the fall of 2010. Though the agreement is specifically targeted toward benefitting students and providing service to the state of Louisiana, it will also benefit engineering professionals at both campuses in the following ways Please contact Mimi LaValle with the LSU College of Engineering at 1-225-578-5706 for more information.

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I do no mean the I wish she would conweather is Hot. I am tact me through the writing about the Hot Weekly Press at 1-225news that keep blowing 775-2002. We need by the wind from the an active Watch Dog West across the tracks - street committee for into the Scotlandville our university. I mean a community. committee organized to This is not the first spew out negative stuff, William time that I have dropped but, positive input that Jones ink about the backway I will counteract some of have seen things going this destructive inforon at the university. I like to write mation before it hit the wind. good things, and I do. However, Why you can speak so at times I feel like a lone wolf cry- boldly, William Jones? ing in the wildness. It seems as I speak because I have reif everyone is just riding the tide ceived three degrees from SU; my at Southern University. All of a wife received her undergraduate sudden the tide has turned. and Master from SU; one grandThe first tide to roll in came son, and a host of students from in from our newly elected House North Louisiana were recruited of Representative for District 63. by my wife and myself. Worked That being the most honorable there for six years for low pay.

Dalton Honore. He dropped a I am a Life member of the bombshell in a meeting with the Alumni Association, Life memway important business matters ber of the Southern University are being handled by the higher Quarterback Club and support administrators he simply made a number of attractions. it understood that he did not like “Oh Southern - Dear Southwhat was and is going on. ern, we will always be loyal as The second was an article mighty as the river that flows on that came out in our local leading to the sea as pure and true as the newspaper expressing in standard gold and blue - that stands out English terms on her dislike on bold for thee. the way the school is being opThat is the way I see it.

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No Happy Anniversary for Minimum Wage Workers July 24 Value of minimum wage lower than 1956; Faith, community, business coalition calls for raise July 24 is the anniversary of last year’s raise in the federal minimum wage and no new increases are scheduled. The minimum wage is so low today at $7.25 an hour, says the Let Justice Roll Living Wage Campaign, that it’s lower than the minimum wage of 1956, which was $8.02 adjusted for inflation. 1956 is 54 years ago.

The minimum wage sets the wage floor, affecting workers up the ladder. Today, four out of six occupations employing the largest number of workers nationwide -- including retail salespersons, cashiers and food preparation and serving workers -- have a median wage that is lower than the minimum wage of 1968, adjusted for inflation (half make less than the median, half make more). It would take $10 to match the buying power of the minimum wage at its peak in 1968.

“The minimum wage was enacted during the Great Depression to put a floor under workers’ wages and increase buying power to boost business and economic recovery,” said Let Justice Roll Director Holly Sklar, author of Raise the Floor: Wages and Policies That Work for All of Us. “The fall in worker buying power is a big reason we’re in the worst economic crisis since the Depression and a big reason we’re having so much trouble getting out of it.”

Sow True Seed is a familyowned company serving home gardeners and market growers, based in Asheville, NC. Sow True Seed President Carol Koury said, “Our company is committed to the expansion of vibrant, local, sustainable economies. It would be hypocrƒ®itical for us to pay less than a living wage to those in our company who make it possible to have a company at all.

Sustainability includes the ability of working people to be paid enough to sustain a fair and viable lifestyle. We’re proud to be part of the Just Economics North Carolina employer living wage program. Paying our employees a living wage comes back in myriad ways to nurture the company. Raising the national minimum wage to a living wage would nurture our economy and our country.”

“Every day, our food banks and homeless shelters see more people with paychecks too low

to cover even basic necessities,” said Rev. Steve Copley, chair of the Let Justice Roll Board. “It’s immoral to pay people poverty wages. It’s also bad economics.

Here in Arkansas and around the country, businesses aren’t hiring because they don’t have enough customers and workers aren’t buying because they don’t have the money. Living wages are good ethics and good economics.”

“The minimum wage means a lot to me,” said Jeremy Negron, a restaurant worker and father in Miami, Fla. “I depend on it every day, every hour - it all counts. The paycheck comes in and goes out. Every penny goes somewhere. With the minimum wage not going up this year, it means my paycheck buys even less than before. Now I have more tough choices to make that will affect my whole family. Restaurant workers do some of the hardest, most underappreciated jobs in our nation. It’s time we were guaranteed fair compensation.”

Negron is a member of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers (ROC) United, which currently has chapters in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Michigan, New Orleans, New York and Washington, DC. Jose Oliva, ROC United Policy Director, says “Restaurant servers and other tipped workers face a double challenge. The minimum wage is too low, and the minimum base pay for tipped workers is even lower. It’s been frozen at $2.13 since 1991. We want Congress to pass the Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services “WAGES” Act (H.R. 2570).

The bill would increase tipped workers’ base pay to $3.75 immediately and later index the rate to 70 percent of the federal minimum wage.”

Marilyn Winn of Atlanta, GA, said, “As a minimum wage worker, I can tell you that families suffer when parents earn just $7.25 an hour. With the cost of food, medicine and utilities constantly rising, minimum wage workers keep falling farther behind.” Winn said, “From childhood, all I’ve ever known is the minimum wage. My mother worked two jobs while I was growing up. At 77 years old, she is still working. She has See anniversary, on page 7

Education as Opportunity

By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist (NNPA) - African-Americans have always seen education as a key to life and freedom. In his autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Frederick Douglass taught us that to educate a man is to “forever unfit him to be a slave,” but to deny a person education is to “[shut him or her] up in mental darkness.” Douglass said that when his former master ordered his wife to stop teaching Douglass to read, he felt he was being treated “as though I were a brute.”

Today, if you can’t read, you’re sentenced to social and economic death in our globalizing world. Even children understand this. The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools® program provides summer and after-school enrichment that helps children fall in love with reading, increases their self-esteem, and generates more positive attitudes toward learning. At one CDF Freedom Schools site, a 21-year-old servant-leader intern recently described the connection between not being able to read and becoming trapped in our nation’s dangerous pipeline to prison: “If you can’t read by third grade, you don’t want anyone to know you can’t read, so you act out. When you act out, you get grouped with the other kids who act out. They can’t read [ei-

ther]. Because no one today aren’t receiving can read and no one them. Legal segregation discusses that they is over but inequality is can’t read, they end alive and well. Fourteen up becoming part of million children in rich gangs and everyone America live in poverty. there is there for the More than 20 percent same reason . . . But of children under age there is always somefive are poor, including George one in the gang who more than 40 percent E. Curry can read, and those of Black children and who can’t end up more than 33 percent of becoming their tools.”

Hispanic children. Just as was I remember growing up true 50 and 150 years ago, the in the 1940s and 1950s in the best hope these children have South—an inquisitive young of lifting themselves out of girl barred from the public poverty is a quality education library, the public pool, and with a good job at the end of the other public facilities because line. As President Obama has of my race. Our segregated and said, education is the strongest unequally funded school and weapon against social inequality school library had hand-me- and the best path to opportunity down, out-of-date books from in America. Without a good eduWhite schools. The external cation, millions of children will world put a lot of obstacles in remain poor throughout their my way and told me I wasn’t lives and many will become as valuable as White children, trapped in the cradle-to-prison but I didn’t believe it because pipeline that leads to dropping my parents and teachers said it out of school, arrest, and incarwasn’t so. My parents valued ceration. education and made sure we Pervasive inequities in edalways had books in our home, ucational funding, resources, even when we did not have a and opportunities have placed second pair of shoes. At school, poor and minority children in our teachers did not allow us low-performing schools with to fail. We had great teachers inadequate facilities and ineffecwho knew that their job was to tive teachers. Practices such as prepare us for the future. And tracking, social promotion, and there was a strong belief in our out-of-school suspensions and community that education was expulsions resulting from ‘onea way out that could give us the size-fits-all’ zero tolerance discimeans to change the world. pline policies contribute to the But millions of children who discouragement and disengageneed the same hope and way out ment many poor children and

children of color feel. Instead of being the ‘great equalizer,’ American education continues to perpetuate inequality, with the result that poor children stay poor, poorly educated, and unskilled. Rather than providing a way out of poverty and discrimination, American schools too often mimic the economic and racial disparities that poison the rest of American society, with devastating results for children and at great cost to our nation.

Sociologist Ray Rist put it powerfully forty years ago: “if one desires this society to retain its present social class configuration and the disproportional access to wealth, power, social and economic mobility, medical care, and the choice of life styles, one should not disturb the methods of education [operating in America].” (emphasis added) Is that what we really desire for our nation’s and children’s future? Or are we prepared to stand up, speak out, and raise a ruckus until our schools live up to the promise of educating every child? It’s time for every adult to step forward and assume their responsibility of preparing children for the future.

The purpose of schools is to educate children. With a majority of children of all races and income groups—and over 80 percent of Black and Hispanic children— See opportunity, on page 7

Institutional Racism in Congress

By Ron Walters NNPA Columnist (NNPA) - The sensational exposes about Rep. Maxine Waters have failed to relay an important fact to the public about why she arranged meetings between herself, a bank, and former Treasury Secretary Paulson. It had to do with trying to support the survival of the Black economic infrastructure which had been hit hard by the financial crisis the country faced. Rep. Waters has for a long time been an advocate for Black businesses in the Congress, essentially because they had been marginalized and excluded routinely. Here, she took over the role of Parren Mitchell of Baltimore who was their champion, but who left the Congress with an illness.

I was invited to a meeting

by Rep. Waters last November to provide a brief analysis of where we were as a community in the throes of the economic crisis to a small invited group of representatives of Black economic organizations. In the room were the leaders in fields such as automotive, banking, financial services,

broadcasting and othsome of my tax money ers. All told tails of – and yours – was sent ruin and destruction to GMAC, the General of businesses they Motors Financial corpowere experiencing beration, to keep dealercause of the inability ships in business, but to access capital.

Black dealership were The head of Black being cut right and left auto executives, for in the process General Ron example, said that Motors set up. their dealerships in Well this is the reaWalters the General Motors son we should be consystem had dived from 63 to 26 cerned about the attempt to cut and if there was no help from off the efforts of Maxine Waters GMAC (which was receiving to bring the Black businesses into federal funds) it go lower. This the room where the deals were testimony was laced with cries cut with Treasury by charging for help that were not being re- her with ethics violations. There sponded to at the White House, are much deeper issues here of the Treasury Department or importance to the Black commuelsewhere in government. It nity. In fact, the process of the seemed that the Black economy Office of Congressional Ethics was on its own in the midst of itself also smacks of institutional this crisis. racism. We must believe that out This has been a relatively of the 435 members of Congress, consistent state of affairs for and the 36 cases brought before Blacks who have not been able the OCE (most of which involved to enjoy the advertising, service white members of Congress) that contracts and other resources the process yielded the cases of that other firms enjoy, and for two Blacks that were worthy of them to be deprived of resources going to trial. This would mean being handed by government to that “the swamp” that Speaker fix economic crisis smacks to me Nancy Pelosi wanted to drain of institutional racism. After all, in the House of Representa-

tives was characterized by the indiscretions of Black members when we all know that is now the case.

As a result of this move by the OCE, both Charles Rangel and Maxine Waters have put the Democratic party in a box because the two Republicans (including the infamous Republican Chair of the OCE, Porter Goss) and two Democrats who proposed trials for them probably believed that they would make a deal, take some form of censure and move on. But they have decided to fight because of the OCE process which leaked the charges to the media they believe are untrue, which has resulted in their public trial and prosecution. So, they’ve decided to fight to clear their names – right at the moment when elections are bearing down and the Democratic party is not favored to hold to most of its seats either in the House or Senate. The Republicans will probably use this issue against Nancy Pelosi as the symbol of the Democratic party in the House, but it will not affect either the seat of Range or Waters.

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Downtown Baton Rouge Groups Gather to Form Advisory Board A select group of leaders and executives from the Downtown Development District (‘DDD’), Downtown Business Association (‘DBA’), Baton Rouge Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (‘BRACVB’), Better Business Bureau (‘BBB’), Hollywood Casino and Baton Rouge Area Chamber (‘BRAC’) met for the first time Wednesday, as the new Advisory Board for the independently produced Downtown TV Show, produced by 1stCo Inc Productions, and sponsored by Hollywood Casino.

The purpose of the board is to spearhead the future direction, content selection, growth, and partnership opportunities of the Downtown TV Show - the only show of its kind to focus solely on downtown Baton Rouge development, recreation, commerce and news.

The Downtown Show, entering its third year in production, is recognized as an established and powerful marketing vehicle and voice of downtown by all members present. It was commented that the board’s formation today represented the first time that such a wide selection of Downtown and area business stakeholders have

partnered in such a manner to date.

Mathew Hodgkins, General Manager of the production company, 1stCo Inc, Commented: “We are very excited to have such a wide pool of experience, leadership, and support for the show from such important downtown and area business groups. I am proud that one of our productions is recognized as a powerful and respected vehicle for news and coverage of the downtown area.”

Also announced during the meeting was the move and expansion of the show to WBTR, sister channel of the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters ‘Station of the Year’, WBRZ. Along with additional air times on the new channel the show will also benefit from significant increases in TV spot promotions.

Starting this month, the Downtown TV Show will air on WBTR (Cable Channel 19) Mondays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 6:30 p.m., with a late night Tuesday repeat at 11:30 p.m.

The new Advisory board will convene next month and then quarterly thereafter.

Donelon Names Scott Kipper as Deputy Commissioner BATON ROUGE -Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon named Scott Kipper as the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) Deputy Commissioner of the Office of Health. He will begin work on August 9. “This is a critical time for the Department of Insurance as we begin the implementation phase of national health care reform,” said Donelon. “Having Mr. Kipper at the helm of the Office of Health will provide the expertise needed for the massive changes we will experience in Louisiana with health care reform and its impact on consumers and the health insurance market.” Kipper will also have oversight of all lines of health insurance, supplemental health products, and the Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP).

Kipper previously served as Deputy Commissioner of LDI’s Office of Health from

September 2005 – December 2007. At that time he led the development, implementation, and enforcement of emergency rules to ensure the continuation of health insurance coverage after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Most recently, Kipper has served as Nevada’s Commissioner of Insurance, where he worked from December 2008 until this appointment. Previously, Kipper served as the Oregon Insurance Administrator from December 2007 – December 2008.

Kipper’s career has focused on insurance and regulatory issues. He served as Senior Regional Director of state affairs for America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), where he managed legislative and regulatory activities in eight states.

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Seafood Declared Safe, Fishermen Unsure

Seafood from some parts of the oil-fouled Gulf of Mexico has been declared safe to eat by the government, some Gulf fishermen aren’t convinced.

Some are turning up their noses at the smell tests - in which inspectors sniff seafood for chemical odours - and are demanding more thorough testing to reassure the buying public about the effects of the oil and the dispersants used to fight the slick.

‘If I put fish in a barrel of water and poured oil and Dove detergent over that, and mixed it up, would you eat that fish?’ asked Rusty Graybill, an oysterman and prawn and crab fisherman from Louisiana’s St Bernard Parish.

‘I wouldn’t feed it to you or my family. I’m afraid someone’s going to get sick.’

Now that a temporary cap has kept oil from spewing out of BP’s blown-out well for more than two weeks, state-controlled fishing areas in Louisiana, Florida and Mississippi have slowly begun to reopen.

Despite splotches of chocolate-coloured crude that wash up almost daily on protective boom and in marshes east of the Mississippi River, Louisiana has reopened those waters to fishing for such finfish varieties as redfish, mullet and speckled trout, and will allow shrimping when the season begins in two weeks.

Oysters and blue crabs, which retain contaminants longer, are still off-limits.

Smell tests on dozens of specimens from the area revealed barely detectable traces of toxic substances, the Food and Drug Administration said. The state of Louisiana has also been testing fish tissue for oil since May and has not found it in amounts considered unsafe.

In Mississippi on Monday, FDA Commissioner Dr Margaret Hamburg said the government is ‘confident all appropriate steps have been taken to ensure that seafood harvested from the waters being opened today is safe and

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“Are you Living in Bondage?” acquainted with friends or church When we think members who have of bondage, the a normal family life, thought of slavery have learned to adapt comes to mind. Many to the ways of how a are living in bondage normal or functional and don’t realize it, family life should while others have be. walked directly into Children who Ida it and haven’t made have lived through London an effort to find their a lifetime of abuse way out. and neglect tends to However there are those withdraw from people who who have been captured by reach out to them. They find life’s circumstances or have it difficult to love and accept been born in captivity. They love. are accustomed to living in But somewhere through their present state and don’t life, they meet someone and find a problem with it. But, through their guidance, they some have been introduced to learned to trust God and learn get out and don’t know how. of how much He Loved them, For instance, it have been and in return, they learned to said that some women who love and trust others. have been involved in abusive Many are held captive in relationships find it difficult bondage of alcoholism, drug to adjust to a normal relation- addiction, mental illness, fear, ship. homosexuality, lesbianism, sex And if some meet a man addiction and other habits and who treats them with respect life styles. and like a lady should be Even though many have treated, she may think of him been led in and introduced as being weak. to abnormal life styles and Many have lived and are caught up in bondage of such living in dysfunctional families, can still break free. God have where they have seen nights sat examples around about and days of spousal abuse us, through people, by way among their parents. Some of television ministries, radio of the boys grow up thinking and He have allowed many to a woman is supposed to be write and publish books and abused and this is what they materials that are of no cost to carry into their relationships. help bring people out of the The girls grew up thinking that bondages of life. a man is suppose to beat her Most of all, He gave us a and if he don’t she may think map to this life’s journey that that he does not love her. Their we travel ever day, The Bible, minds have been programmed which shows us how to live to think in this manner.

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Jasper Williams Jr. Celebrates Biggest Billboard Chart Debut of his Career with First Musical CD

Atlanta, GA - This is proving to be a landmark year for Pastor Jasper Williams Jr. in many ways. The legendary Atlanta pastor and disciple of C.L. Franklin’s hooping style of preaching, celebrates 60 years of sermonizing this month (47 of them at Salem Bible Church in Atlanta) and he also celebrates the success of his first musical album in two decades, “Landmark” (Church Door Records).

Fueled by the a cappella radio smash “Down Through the Years,” the new CD has debuted at #6 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums sales chart – Williams’ first chart entry since 1985’s Good Soldier album.

He’s been called the Son of Thunder for his electrifying, sermons. From the `60s through the `80s, Jasper Williams Jr., recorded two-dozen

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bums. Williams is a preaching heir to Aretha’s daddy, Rev. C.L. Franklin (The Man With the Million Dollar Voice), and he discovered songbird, Dottie “On Time God” Peoples. After a 20 year sabbatical where he focused on the growth of his church, Williams is back into music on a national level.

“Down Through the Years” is a throwback to the old fashioned, Sanctified Pentecostal church services of yesteryear.

After just being released a few short weeks ago, the song has stormed into the Top 100 most played songs at gospel radio.

“Every time I normally preach, I hit that song and everywhere I go people cling to it,” Williams smiles. “When I sing it, they grab it.” He’s been singing the foot stomping song of gratitude with rugged field hollers and exhorta-

tions all of his life. The album is a celebration of William’s musical heritage. Amid gospel standards such as “Born Again,” “Calvary,” and other classics arranged by Salem’s Minister of Music/Producer, Kelvin A. Manson, are new songs with an old school feel by Dorinda Clark Cole’s tune smith Derrick Starks, Bishop Means, Malcolm Williams, Morris Mingo, and Oscar Williams. In the meantime, Williams is pleased with the buzz on the album. “If I leave this world now,” he says. “I feel that God has given me a fullness of life for which I’m proud and pleased and this would be a great exit for this album to hit and make it.”

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What Do You Do When You’re Unequally Yoked?

Part XIV in Marriage, Relationships Series

By Donald Lee Many a married couple have gone to the altar to exchange vows because for that moment, at least, they’ve “felt like” the person they were marrying was “the one.”

It didn’t matter that within their own spirit, deep down inside, there was a voice whispering to them --- giving them a “gut feeling” that either the person they were about to marry was not the one for them or their timing was off.

Nor did it matter that someone in their inner-circle asked them to reconsider what they were about to do or that the person they were marrying, himself (or herself), gave signals (even if subliminally or subconsciously) that marriage was not the right move to make.

Many of these couples, as a result, have divorced. Others find themselves in tumultuous marriages asking: “What do you do

marriage acknowledges when you are unequally his or her own faults, yoked?” then the next thing that The answer to that, right off the cuff, person should do is to is acknowledging that seek Word-based counseling. you weren’t as sharp “There are so before you got marmany Christians who ried as you are now.

You’re now looking at are unequally yoked the relationship from all or who have unsaved Donald spouses,” says Bre angles, rather than just Lee Eaton, an intercessor one side. and associate pastor at In essence, reality has sunk in that you didn’t God’s Guiding Light Christian have as much in common as you Center in southeast Houston. wanted to believe you did. Or “When two unsaved people get it could be that you had more married, technically, they are not similarities at that particular unequally yoked.

“When one is converted point in your life than you care to acknowledge at this stage in into salvation during the marriage, it is one of the hardest your life.

You see, deliverance from things a couple can experience, anything that weighs us down especially if the other spouse has can only come after we’ve been no concept of God and doesn’t honest enough with ourselves desire salvation,” Pastor Bre says. and owned up to the fact that “This is when the ‘unequally we’re at least partially responsible yoked’ issue becomes a problem for why we’re in uncomfortable in the marriage. The couple has situations, which include mar- to find a way to work harder in riages that God had no hand in their marriage.

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“Just pray and be the best Christian that God has called you to be and allow God to change and convert their heart unto Him,” Pastor Bre says.

Quite often, people tend to believe that a person is “unequally yoked” only if they marry an unbeliever or someone of another religion altogether, but Pastor Bre offers admonition.

“There is also such a thing as being ‘unequally yoked’ with someone who is of the same faith as you,” Pastor Bre says. “When we pray for a Christian husband or wife, we should be specific on what we are asking God for. Some men and women proclaim their love of Christ, but eventually the truth reveals the hidden issues in See yoked, on page 7

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Camp Teaches Black and Latino What’s Good For Your Heart Is Good For Your Brain Children to Make Healthy Choices (NAPSM)-A survey commissioned by two leading health organizations found that although two out of three African Americans (61 percent) exBpressed y Kristin E. Habout olmes concern developing Inquirer Staff Writer heart disease and two out of five (40 percent) expressed concern about CampAlzheimer’s, director Shelley developing onlyJohnabout son outlined the dietary one in 20 are aware that heartminehealth field that to is the vending is linked brain health. machine, doing her part to make sure the 30 the Alzheimer’s Association is black and Latino boys her joining forces with thebefore American wouldn’t end uptoon the wrong heart Association educate African side of the statistics.

Americans that by managing their The numbers the cardiovascular risk, they say may also youngsters she was addressing strengthen their cognitive health. as “What’s they satgood at tables at Lincoln for your heart is University have a disproporgood for your brain,” says Jennifer tionate chance of developing Manly, Ph.D., Alzheimer’s Associahypertension, heart disease, and tion spokesperson. “every healthy diabetes. heartbeat pumps about one-fifth of Johnson started with a your blood to your brain to carry on candy bar. the daily“Twenty-two processes of thinking, probgrams of lem solving and remembering.” sugar,” she said, displaying a “By the year 2030, the with number of test tube brimming the African Americans age 65 or older is sweetener. expected to more than double to 6.9 It was day four of the Projmillion,” said emilsummer Matarese,camp, M.D., ect A.H.E.A.D. American heart Association spokesand the lesson was cutting back person.

“Although is on fat content andAlzheimer’s added sugar. not part of normal aging, is 16, the The camp, for boys agesage 9 to greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s is a two-week nutrition and fitdisease.

So it isaimed important that Afness program at combatricangender Americans steps now to ing and take ethnicity-based decrease their risk of heart disease, health disparities. whichProject research has shownwhich could A.H.E.A.D., also decrease the risk oftocognitive stands for Approaches Healthy decline.” Activities and Diet, is Exercise an initiative of the Lincoln University National Minority Male Health Project, a consortium of five historically black colleges and universities, including Lincoln in Chester County.

The schools offer com(NAPSi)-here’s an alert worth munity programming focused paying attention to: According to on the health issues of minority the American Diabetes Association males. The consortium also in(ADA),Morehouse learning yourCollege risk for type cludes and2 diabetes could save your life.

Wilberforce, Morgan State, and Diabetes a serious disease that Bowie StateisUniversities. strikes“Ifnearly 21 million children we look at the mortality and adults in the U.S. it is named rate among African American the “silent killer” because men, it’s the lowest lifeone-third expecof thoseofwith theabout disease--more than 6 tancy just any demomillion--do not know they have it. graphic subgroup,” said Obie For many, diagnosis may come Clayton, a Morehouse professor seven to 10 years after the onset of and principal investigator for the type 2 diabetes. early diagnosis is national health project. “That’s critical for successful treatment and the whole motive behind Project can delay or prevent someand of the A.H.E.A.D.: prevention to complications such as heart diseases, raise awareness.” blindness, kidney disease, stroke and The seven-year-old national amputation. program is funded by a $900,000 that’s onethe reason the ADA holds grant from Office of MinortheHealth, American Diabetes Alert® Day, ity a division of the feda one-day wake-up call to informand the eral Department of Health AmericanServices. public about seriousHuman Thethe camp is a

Did You Know?

• Compared to the general public, African Americans have a higher risk of diabetes, high blood pressure and vascular dementia.

• More than 40 percent of African Americans have high blood pressure (hBP) and are at risk for stroke, which can lead to greater risk for developing Alzheimer’s or other vascular cognitive dementias.

• every year, more than 100,000 African Americans have a stroke.

• having high cholesterol increases the risk for stroke and may increase the risk for Alzheimer’s.

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

new part of the program, and each of the universities is holding its own.

At Lincoln, the campers are mostly from the Coatesville and Groveparticularly areas. The camp, nessAvon of diabetes, when which Friday,and is untreated. free and it is left ends undiagnosed provides breakfast, lunch, and the day is held on the fourth tuesday transportation. of every March.

“Atday, first,people I didn’t to on that arewant encourcome, first day aged tobut takeafter the the Diabetes riskI kind test, of liked said either withit,” paper and Kris pencilBrisbon, or online.

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“Iusers didn’t know theof risk test requires to answer most this stuff before.” seven of simple questions about age, curriculum a comweight,The lifestyle and familyishistory-bination ofrisk physical and all potential factorsactivity for diabetes. classroom exercises with titles People scoring 10 points or more are such as “Whole Grains,” “Fiveat a high risk for type 2 diabetes and a-day Focus on and Vegare encouraged to Fruits talk with a health etables,” and “Building Better care professional.

Bones.”

An estimated 54 million AmeriAfternoons arethose reserved cans have pre-diabetes. with for physical fitness, with a focus pre-diabetes have blood glucose levon nontraditional activities, inels higher than normal but not high cluding running obstacle courses, enough to be diagnosed with type swimming, 2 diabetes. and weight training.

Camp instructor Darrell earlyathletic intervention via lifestyle “D-Lock” Locket said he wanted changes such as weight loss and

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Breakfast is a buffet of lowfat granola, cereal, fruit, and juice.

At lunch, the boys are on their own in the campus cafeteria. increased physical activity can help more of the delay or“Get prevent the onset of green type 2 stuff! Don’t forget the greens!” diabetes.

Locket yelled at the campers as Among the primary risk factors they head to the pizza. for type 2 diabetes are being overtheir plates: weight,On sedentary, over hamburgthe age of ers,and fried catfish, pizza.history But there 45 having a family of was alsoAfrican lots ofAmericans, salad. Latinos, diabetes.

“They’re Asians still eating too Native Americans, and Pacific many carbs,” said.risk, “They islanders are at Locket an increased as want thatwho fullhave feeling.” are women babies weighing On 9apounds recent at morning, more than birth. the campers separated into isgroups the Diabetes risk test availto brainstorm about strategies to reduce fat and sugar in their diets. They presented their ideas in front of the class.

“Eat a salad instead of a hamburger,” said Giovanni Rodriguez, 10, of Oxford.

“Drink water instead of soda,” said Sam Rosado, 11, also of Oxford.

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“Take the grease off your pizza,” said Rajan Jones, 12, of Coatesville.

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