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MAY 2 – MAY 8, 2014

VOLUME 22 NO. 18

LIFETIME BAN A racist NBA team owner gets hammered by the league. But the story isn’t over.

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Standing next to a statue of Magic Johnson, Clyde Davis holds up a sign protesting Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling outside Staples Center on Tuesday.

the NBA’s constitution and bylaws, will be donated to anti-discrimination and tolerance organizations jointly selected by the NBA and the NBA Players Association. “The views expressed by Mr. Sterling are deeply offensive and harmful. That they came from an NBA owner only heightens the damage and my personal outrage,” Silver said at the news conference in New York City. “Sentiments of this kind are contrary to the principles of inclusion and respect that form the foundation of our diverse multicultural and multi-ethnic league.” Sterling is barred for life from any association with the Clippers organization or the NBA. He can’t attend NBA games or practices, be present at any Clippers facility, or participate in any business or player personnel decisions involving the team.

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – After Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was sternly denounced for racist comments by a spectrum of individuals, ranging from President Obama to the Miami Heat’s LeBron James, NBA Commissioner Alan Silver on Tuesday fined Sterling $2.5 million and banned him from the NBA for life. At a news conference Tuesday, Silver said he will ask the NBA Board of Gov- League crisis Donald ernors to force Sterling to Sterling This was Silver’s first major crisis since sell the Clippers, an action succeeding David Stern as commissioner in that would require a three-fourths approvSee BAN, Page A2 al. The fine, the maximum allowed under

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All hail the queen mother!

Still excluded Big Tobacco won’t apologize through Black media BY GEORGE E. CURRY NNPA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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Part-time Florida resident Dr. Arikana Chihombori was ‘enstooled’ as queen mother for the African Diaspora community of Nashville, Tenn. last week. In April 2013, the Florida Courier wrote about her purchase of a 30-acre former Tennessee slave plantation that she turned into a retreat called Africa House. Her official name is Nana Abena Chihombori the first.

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A revised plan for major tobacco companies to purchase courtordered ads to admit that they deliberately misled the public about the dangers of smoking would add nine White-owned newspapers to the list of publications carrying tobacco ‘apology’ ads. But the plan shuts out more than 90 percent of Black newspapers and all Black-owned radio and television stations, according to documents filed in federal court. “If they had asked, we could have helped them develop a better plan than this,” said National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Chairman Cloves Campbell. “They didn’t consult us and the end result is that we’re back to where this process started last year.” If the NNPA files a motion in opposition to the revised plan, as expected, the judge has a number of options from which to choose, including making a final decision on the merits of the case or ordering the defendants to come up with a more comprehensive plan.

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FAMU student accepted into six medical schools SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER

TALLAHASSEE – Florida A&M University graduating senior Nellena Adekoya has a lot to smile about. On Saturday, May 3, she will be among more than 1,300 candidates who will receive diplomas during FAMU’s spring 2014 commencement ceremonies. The Grayson, Ga. native has accomplished the phenomenal feat of being accepted into six medical schools: the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, the Meharry Medical College, the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, the Florida State University College of Medicine, the Indiana University School of Medicine and Nellena the Medical College of Georgia Adekoya School of Medicine. She’s decided to attend the Medical College of Georgia, which is located near her hometown.

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Good interviews With her sights set on becoming an obstetrician-gynecologist, Adekoya, 21, said she believes what’s made her such an attractive candidate for medical school is simply her warm personality and passion for helping others. “I think what helped me to stand out was the interview process. I was able to show them that what I had to offer was more than what was on paper,” said Adekoya, who will graduate summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in biology.

Childhood dream “Since I was a four-year-old I’ve wanted to become a doctor. I used to watch a show called ‘Rescue 911’ with my mother and I was inspired to help people in need,” said Adekoya. “From there I took science classes, shadowed physicians and volunteered. I’ve never had any other career option in mind.”

According to Adekoya, FAMU has served as a foundation for her ability to excel in and out of the classroom. She was a recipient of FAMU’s Life Gets Better Scholarship, which offers a full-ride to National Achievement and Merit semifinalists who maintain at least a 3.5 GPA in high school and major in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Tools to succeed “FAMU gave me every tool I needed, both academically and socially, to form a great foundation for medical school,” Adekoya said. “We have some of the most caring and available professors around. I’m very proud to be a Rattler.” “My main goal is to help as many people as I can,” she said. “Once I’m established, I’d like to do my best to institute free or discounted medical care services every year. I’m not interested in fame or fortune, just impacting lives.”

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