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Thousands to climb mountain for Easter Sunday Service By Jennifer Ffrench Parker
Easter Sunday worshippers will attend a 30-minute service and watch the sun rise from atop Stone Mountain .
Darryl Alford, the Stone Mountain First UMC Certified Lay Speaker who will deliver the benediction at this year’s service, said it’s just simply amazing to get to the mountaintop on Easter Sunday. “To get there at 4:30 a.m. and see all the people who are already there, and then to see the sun come up on that day that God’s son rose, it just gives you chills,” said Alford, who will be doing the benediction for the fourth consecutive year. From the top of the mountain, worshippers will face the direction of Snellville and watch the sun rise. “It’s very solemn, very peaceful,” Alford said, adding that a record crowd of 4,000
Thousands of worshippers will gather at the top of Stone Mountain in the wee hours this Sunday for the 68th annual Easter Sunrise Service. The mountaintop service has been an Atlanta tradition since 1944, when Stone Mountain First United Methodist Church member Lucille Lanford took her youth group to the top of the mountain on Easter morning to watch the sun rise. Over the years, the Easter Sunday trek to the top of the 825-foot-high mountain has grown to thousands ascending the mountain to experience serenity and peace on the day that Christians celebrate the rising of Jesus Please see EASTER, page 3 Christ and his ascension to heaven.
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Grady Closing Three WIC Clinics Women and children who receive WIC services at the Lindbergh WIC Clinic on Buford Highway will have to seek assistance at another location after April 13, when Grady Health System closes that clinic and two others.
Clients being sent to other health, community centers By Jennifer Ffrench Parker
Thousands of pregnant women and new mothers who get WIC for themselves and their newborns and toddlers from three clinics run by Grady Health System will have to find new sites for the service effective April 13. Grady confirmed Wednesday that it is closing its Lindbergh WIC Clinic on Buford Highway in DeKalb County, the WIC clinics on the 12 floor of the main hospital on Jesse Hill Jr. Drive in downtown Atlanta, and its Ponce WIC Clinic on Ponce De Leon Avenue in Atlanta. The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program is a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program that serves pregnant, postpartum and breast-feeding women and children up to their fifth birthday, who are at risk for nutritional deficiencies. Participants get milk, cheese, eggs, formula, yogurts and other nutritious foods. Closing the clinics will impact 4,300 mothers and children. It is the latest consolidation of services by Grady Health System that affects DeKalb residents. Last year, the system closed a number of its health centers in South DeKalb and consolidated them into a single location on Memorial Drive in Atlanta. Grady spokeswoman Denise Simpson said Wednesday that the WIC services will be relocated to community health centers, clinics and other locations that are closer to where program participants live. “In many cases, mothers will be able to get medical care for their children at the same location, making access to the services they need easier and more convenient,” she said in an e-mail.
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DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson was caught off guard Wednesday when a reporter called him about the closures. “Is this a hoax?” he said. “Don’t tell me that.” Johnson, who is the presiding officer for the DeKalb Board of Commissioners, said the county had not been notified Larry Johnson about the closures. The BOC provides annual funding to Grady Health System for the DeKalb County clients it serves. “This would be travesty,” Johnson said. Simpson said Grady is working with the Georgia Department of Public Health to ensure a seamless transition for WIC partici-
pants who will continue to receive services without interruption. Simpson said that clients will be transferred to service centers that are closer to where they live. In DeKalb, they will be dispersed to five DeKalb Board of Health Centers. Many of the women leaving the Lindbergh WIC Office on Thursday were unaware of the impending closure of the clinic. Madilyn Robertson found out from a reMadilyn Robertson porter Thursday that the clinic is closing. “It’s going to be a big inconvenience especially for the Hispanic community,” she
said. Pamela Anauh, whose son Ayden is 3 months old, said she got a letter about the clinic’s closing three weeks ago and isn’t sure where she will go now. “The clinic is very close to my house so anywhere else is going to be an inconvenience,” she said. Jackie Pettiford said she really likes where the clinic is located and was saddened to hear it was closing. “It’s so convenient,” she said. “They keep it clean and the workers are nice.” Simpson said the Board of Health’s North DeKalb Health Center at 3807 Clairmont Road N.E. would be the closest new location for the Lindbergh WIC office clients. Please see GRADY, page 6
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Future campers sampled exhibits from some of the camp operators at the 2012 Summer Camp Expo.
Dancers from the Academy of Dance in Stone Mountain and Conyers were pretty in pink for their performance on the stage in front of Sears at the expo at the Mall at Stonecrest.
Life Chef Asata Reid showed how to make kid-friendly snack rolls that are nutritious and easy to prepare. “If they make it, they will eat it,” she said.
(Clockwise from above left) About 5,000 people attended the 2012 Summer Camp Expo; entertainer Shock from TV’s “The Electric Company” taught participants how to “beat box” and other vocal tricks; the troupe Sihle performed an African dance routine.
Representatives from the YMCA Academies of South DeKalb were among exhibitors who shared their summer camp offerings at the noon-5 p.m. expo on the mall’s lower level.
Youngsters modeled Summer Camp fashions from Macy’s during the expo.
Hip-hop artist Jabias “Da Kid” wowed the audience with his uptempo beats.
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“It’s time to honor the people who served. We plan to have a grand ceremony.”
McKinney to run ROTC cadets to log cemetery’s veterans again for 4th district By Jennifer Ffrench Parker
Former 4th District U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney is preparing to run for her old seat in the July 31 primary. Richard Searcy, McKinney’s campaign manager, confirmed Wednesday that McKinney is seeking the Georgia Green Party’s nomination to challenge incumbent Hank Johnson for the seat and could launch her “Occupy the Ballot” campaign as early as next week. He said that a report about the candidacy published on the Atlanta Cynthia McKinney Progressive News (APN) website on April 2 was premature. “We can’t release information on the campaign just yet,” Searcy said. “There are yet a couple of things that must be done before we ring that bell.” Searcy said McKinney had not yet filed documents with the Federal Campaign Commission and was planning to do that on April 6. McKinney represented the 4th District for 12 years over two separate stints in office – from 1992 to 2002 and again from 2004 to 2006. She was unseated by Johnson in 2006. In 2008, McKinney was the Green Party’s candidate for president of the United States. To run as an independent in Georgia, McKinney has to secure 18,860 signatures from 4th District voters on a petition by Aug. 6. That number represents 5 percent of the district’s 377,189 registered voters. McKinney was spotted recently at a number of hearings about the DeKalb School Board’s contract with TMobile that allows the wireless provider to erect 150-foot cell towers on nine school properties, seven of them in south DeKalb County. She attend the Citizens for a Safe DeKalb conference at Georgia Piedmont College on Feb. 11, and the March 6 Georgia House hearing into a bill that state Rep. Karla Drenner had sponsored to ban more cell towers from going up.
Two dozen ROTC cadets from Arabian Mountain High School will be all over the city of Lithonia’s historic African American Cemetery on April 12. Their mission: Record all the information on the tombstones. From that information, they will cull a list of American war veterans, many of whom were never recognized for their service because of the country’s history of segregation. Barbara Lester, a former Lithonia City Council member who began cleaning up the cemetery in 2001, said she is ecstatic about the help the students are offering. “We have been trying to get this cemetery clean for all these years,” Lester said. “The cemetery is clean now compared to when we started.” Lester, who has become Lithonia’s unofficial historian, said the cemetery is full of World I and World War II veterans. “They came back to Lithonia and raised families and no one ever recognized their service,” she said. “These kids are going to record the information on the tombstones of these soldiers.” Lester and other members of Friends of the Lithonia African American Cemetery (FLAAC) are planning to recognize the vets with a parade on Nov. 10 – the day before Veterans Day, which is observed nationally on Nov. 11 every year. “It’s time to honor the people who served,” she said. “We plan to have a grand ceremony.” ROTC Chief Master Sgt. Raymond
Barbara Lester shows some of the obituaries she has collected of people buried in Lithonia’s AfricanAmerican Cemetery.
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Stafford, who will lead the students on the mission, said they will record all information on the headstones with pen and paper and with cameras. “Once we have that information, we will put it into a spread sheet,” he said. The vets who are identified will be celebrated during the parade. Stafford said that he has spoken with his counterparts at Miller Grove and Lithonia high schools about participating in the parade to honor the vets. Four months ago, Lester began collecting obituaries of those interned in the cemetery. She said every time she showed someone her book, she got a few more obits. Among those buried at the cemetery are Elsie Mae Hall Smith, the only woman from DeKalb County to serve in
World War II. She died on April 15, 1981. Also interned in the cemetery is Lanier Phillips, who sailed with French naval officer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the famous explorer, ecologist, and filmmaker. As she peruse the yellowed newspaper clips, Lester points out that Blacks were identified as “colored.” To honor the ancestors, Lester said they are going to put a parade like Lithonia has never seen. She said former US Senator and Lithonia’s native son Max Cleland, who lost his legs and an arm in the Vietnam War, will be invited to be the parade’s Grand Marshal. “I pray the Lord will give me the strength to be here for it,” said Lester, 76. “My mind tells me I can do this, then my body speaks.”
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people participated in the service last year. “It’s just a wonderful time for good fellowship.” He said he is usually so pumped up after that service, he gets off the mountain and goes straight to his church for their 8:30 a.m. Easter Service. The Stone Mountain Sunrise Association – comprising representatives from Stone Mountain First UMC, Stone Mountain Ministries, and Smoke Rise Baptist Church – is hosting two nondenominational Easter services simultaneously on April 8 in Stone Mountain Park. One service will be at the top of the mountain, which is 1,683 feet above sea level. Alford said the other service will be on the Memorial Lawn at the base of the mountain. Worshippers there will face the mountain. Both services, which last 30 minutes, start at 7 a.m. The park’s Skyride opens at 4 a.m. to begin transporting people to the top of the mountain for the service. For the mountaintop service, worshippers sit and stand on the mountain’s granite rock.
Alford said many carry blankets to sit on or wrap themselves in, if it’s a little chilly. This year, the termperature is forecasted to be in the mid-60s, but Alford said there have been times when it was zero or below. Pastors, chaplains and certified lay speakers from Stone Mountain First UMC, Chestnut Grove Baptist Church and Stone Mountain Ministries Inc. will lead the service on the mountain. On the Memorial Lawn, ministers from Smokerise and Briarlake Baptist churches, New Covenant Christian Ministries, Mountain Park United Methodist Church and Stone Mountain Ministries Inc. will officiate. Because of the large crowds expected for the service, the park suggests that you plan an extra hour or more to get into the park. Church vans and buses enter free. Round-trip Skyride fees are $9 for adults and $7 for children ages 3-11. A one-way ticket is $5.50 for those who want to ride up to the mountain and walk down after the service. It’s free to take the walk-up trail to the top. Vehicle entry to the park is $10 for a oneday permit. An annual permit is $35.
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The focus of our public officials should be getting justice for Trayvon and addressing the dangers of racial profiling in our society.”
Mocha Moms members briefed at White House I was proud to represent the South DeKalb Chapter of Mocha Moms Inc. – a support group for at-home and working mothers of color – when we were invited to attend a briefing at the White House in celebration of Black History G. Mixon Sanders Month. It was invigorating to meet so many beautiful women in one place for one purpose: to discuss how we can better our families and communities in collaboration with President Barack Obama and the administration. Topics ran the gamut, including education, special needs, the environment, health care, and many other areas directly impacting our
children. As a national organization that provides support to families of color, Mocha Moms is an ideal conduit and we expressed concerns our members share with us every day. We were addressed by representatives from the administration, who left us with helpful information: n Obama tasked all members of the Cabinet to determine how their departments impact girls and women. An example of a positive outcome is the use of anatomically correct crash test dummies for the first time in 40 years of testing. n The Department of Health and Human Services recently introduced the Start Strong Initiative, which seeks to reduce the increasing number of early births, including elective deliveries, and increase healthy deliveries by providing funding of over $40 million in
grants for enhanced prenatal care. n The Office of Minority Health has launched a Preconception Peer Educators Program, which helps educate the college-age population on preconception health through trained minority students who serve as peer educators. Fifty percent of pregnancies are unplanned and this program seeks to provide information to young adults “to make timely, informed decisions about their reproductive futures.” n The EPA has a database available on www.epa.gov under the Substance Registry Service to look up unpronounceable words you find in the ingredients of everyday items you and your family use. n The Office of Public Engagement serves as a front door to the White House for citizens and encourages them to pass information to communities.
In a country where there seems to be such turmoil, one thing that brings it all home is being a parent, and not just an advocate for my own child, but those in my community. Understanding that I have a role in what the future will be is humbling. Understanding that I can make a difference is inspiring. And seeing how much my daughter and the children whose lives I impact are growing and progressing every day is motivating. “It’s a good view from where I sit,” stated EPA Deputy Associate Director Stephanie Owens as she addressed Mocha Moms. With our continued love, support and sacrifice, the view will get even better. For more information, visit www .southdekalbmochamoms.com. G. Mixon Sanders lives in Decatur and is co-president of South DeKalb Mocha Moms.
Skewed perception of young black males focus of debate On Feb. 26, a single gunshot ended the life of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., because of George Zimmerman’s skewed perception. Zimmerman, who was hellbent on protecting his condominium community from crime, became a perpetrator himself by shooting 17-year-old Trayvon in the Edward Hightower chest after pursuing him against the 911 operator’s warning not to do so. Zimmerman inferred that Martin was a burglar walking to and fro seeking someone to prey upon. In the rain? Not likely. As a neighborhood watch leader of his community, his practices were unique. Most neighborhood watch leaders don’t carry guns. At the most, they report crimes in progress, give a description of the suspect and location of the incident, and wait to speak with police.
What seems to fuel the Trayvon Martin debate is the perception of young black American males as criminals and dangerous. A young man dressed in jeans, sneakers and a hooded shirt (by the way it was raining) is cemented as suspect into the perceptions of many suburbanites and, quite honestly, also local police departments. It is this same attire that CNN analyst Anderson Cooper says he wears every day when he’s not a work. This excessive targeting and profiling of young black males is what keeps prisons and penitentiaries filled, overwhelmingly, with a minority inmate population. It is a win-win scenario for those who benefit. It keeps communities “crime-free,” thus making the prison industrial complex one of the highest profiting businesses in America today. The same ideology can be traced to the Reconstruction era after slavery when free blacks were subjected to black codes and other racially charged arbitrary laws that socially
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controlled and re-enslaved them so that they could be exploited again for cheap labor. The Decatur Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. is working diligently with young black males in DeKalb to combat those perceptions. With its Young Men of Excellence mentoring program, made up of Miller Grove Middle School students, the fraternity empowers them by emphasizing high academic standards, exposing them to positive models of manhood and to other cultures so that they can
Address racial profiling issue The attacks on Trayvon Martin’s reputation in the media are disgraceful and disrespectful to his memory and his mourning family. These attacks reflect the same kind of racial profiling and stereotyping that led to his death and then protected his killer from investigation and arrest.
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Thousands of worshippers will gather at the top of Stone Mountain in the wee hours this Sunday for the 68th annual Easter Sunrise Service.
DeKalb Workforce Development has exceeded the state’s designated performance levels for the second consecutive quarter.
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better understand other people and the world around them. The chapter also mentors young high school seniors throughout DeKalb, offering workshops on resume writing, etiquette and secrets for succeeding professionally and in life. In June, it hosts a scholarship fund-raiser. Just as these youths did not indulge in criminal activity, Trayvon didn’t either. Edward Hightower is a member of the Decatur chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
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Former 4th District U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney is preparing to run for her old seat in the July 31 primary.
Sarcoidosis patients, their families and caregivers can get information on the disease and help raise awareness for the Atlanta Sarcoidosis Support Group events.
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As prepaid debit cards become increasingly popular, a study shows that “unbanked” consumers could pay less in transaction costs using the prepaid cards.
DeKalb residents can learn more about the Affordable Care Act and receive free onsite screenings at an April 12 Health Care Reform Tour at the Porter Sanford Center.
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Trayvon’s killer, George Zimmerman, still hasn’t been arrested. The focus of the media and our public officials should be getting justice for Trayvon and addressing the dangers of racial profiling in our society. April Gipson lives in Lithonia. She has two African-American sons.
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“East of Eden,” the romantic drama starring James Dean, will be screened April 13 at the Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library in Decatur.
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“Prepaid cards are an important tool to help bring these folks more into the financial mainstream.”
Prepaid debit cards connect poor to electronic economy As prepaid debit cards become increasingly popular, a recent study by MarketWatch shows that “unbanked” consumers could pay less in transaction costs using the prepaid cards instead of money orders and checkcashing services. Prepaid cards are similar to debit cards but are not attached to a checking account. In Georgia, more than 12 percent of households do not have a bank account. Among Hispanic households, the numbers are even higher with more than 45 percent lacking access to a bank account. Georgia’s ranking is significantly higher than the national average of 7.7 percent, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s 2009 National Survey of Banked and Underbanked Households. The Federal Reserve says the prepaid
card is the fastest-growing non-cash method of payment. Ron Hynes, executive vice president of Global Prepaid Solutions at MasterCard, said that consumers who don’t have access to a bank account or an electronic Ron Hynes payment method can’t participate fully in an electronic economy. “They can’t make purchases online or use other financial tools that can help them manage their money more effectively,” Hynes said in an April 3 statement. “Using cash exclusively also entails risks of loss, inconvenience, and even physical danger. Prepaid cards are an important tool to help bring these folks
more into the financial mainstream.” Some consumer advocates have criticized prepaid cards because some carry higher fees than what banks charge for comparable services. Consumer Reports says that while prepaid debit cards are being marketed toward the unbanked and underbanked population, they still can carry plenty of fees and have little protection. Research funded by the prepaid-card industry found that users often pay less than consumers who have checking accounts with low balances. A study conducted by Bretton Woods Inc., a management consulting firm, compared debit card fees with the cost of transacting business on a cash-based lifestyle. It found that the average person who relies on
money orders and check-cashing companies spends $9 to $48 each month compared to a range of $8 to $20 per month for prepaid card users. Prepaid cards are regulated separately from debit cards and do not always offer the same protections against fraud and theft that credit and debit cards do. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was created under the 2010 overhaul of financial rules, has the authority to write rules governing prepaid cards. It regulates broad categories of consumer financial products and services. Three major issuers of prepaid debit cards – Green Dot Corp., Plastyc Inc. and Ready Credit Corp. – are testing a new fee disclosure box designed to help people understand the costs of using cards to access
Job fair offers employer Debt clinic offers Kudos for Workforce contacts and workshops help to fight back Development results Job seekers can network with potential employers at a DeKalb Jobs Fair on April 14 in Decatur. The 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. job fair is part of the county’s observation of National County Government Month. DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis and DeKalb Workforce Development are co-hosting the job fair in the Maloof Auditorium. Among the employers expected to attend are Comcast, FedEx, Manpower Staffing, Fidelity Bank, Hormel Foods, Randstad Staffing, Goodwill Industries, the POTTS Co., Hogan Construction Co. LLC, Energy Systems Group LLC, Construction Works Inc., and Reeves Contracting Co. Self-help workshops include networking, interviewing, financial literacy, re-establishing credit, home ownership, and personal branding. The Maloof Building is at 1300 Commerce Drive in Decatur. For more information and to pre-register, visit www.dekalbworkforce.org.
DeKalb residents who are struggling with debt can attend a “Debt Clinic” on April 10 at the Decatur Library. The DeKalb Volunteer Lawyers Foundation will administer the clinic and answer questions about how to respond if you have been sued for a debt, how the process works, or what your rights are. Local attorneys will provide useful information to people who are being sued in consumer debt cases in DeKalb. There will be an opportunity for short one-onone conversations with the attorneys. Participants are required to bring all documents related to their case. The clinic takes place 5:30 to 7p.m. The Decatur Library is at 215 Sycamore St. For more information, call 404-370-3070.
DeKalb Workforce Development has exceeded the state’s designated performance levels for the second consecutive quarter of the program year. The report, which was released in March by the Georgia Department of Labor, showed that the division surpassed all nine measures that apply to the county’s Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth populations, according to an April 4 statement. The “exceeds” measurement is calculated on 334 participants for the second quarter and 719 participants year-to-date. DeKalb Workforce Development provides access to services such as resume writing and interviewing skills that have helped the division reach goals despite a stubbornly high jobless rate due to the recent economic downturn. In addition, on-the-job training and summer job opportunities give clients valuable experience and put DeKalb residents back to work.
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Wellness Spotlight on sarcoidosis at two events Sarcoidosis patients, their families and caregivers can get information on the disease and treatment and help raise awareness for the Atlanta Sarcoidosis Support Group events at Saint Philip AME Church on April 15 and 21. Sarcoidosis, which affects more than 100,000 people in theSoutheast, is an inflammatory disease that primarily affects the lungs but can affect the brain, heart, skin, eyes and joints. Dr. Kyra Richter, an immunologist and research instructor in microbiology and immunology at Vanderbilt University, will speak at 1:45 p.m. on April 15. Richter has extenKyra Richter sive research experience in the area of granulomatous inflammation and received a two-year $100,000 award from the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research to define the mechanisms that regulate disease progression in sarcoidosis. She hypothesizes that inadequate adaptive immune response contributes to sarcoidosis disease pathogenesis. Richter’s talk is free and open to the public. On April 21, a sarcoidosis awareness conference – A Vision of Hope: Discovering New Possibilities – will take place from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the church. The conference will provide mental health and medical personnel and support group members with information on new developments in the treatment of sarcoidosis. The focus of the conference is to bring awareness and information about the disease so that more research can be conducted in order to help patients live a more active and productive life. The conference is free for support group members and $85 for nonmembers. The Sarcoidosis Support Group meets every third Sunday in the second floor arts room in the church’s Family Life and Administration Center. Saint Philip AME is at 240 Candler Road, at the corner of Candler and Memorial Drive. For more information visit www.stopsarcoidosis.org. To register , visit www.catrobicompany.com or call Dr. Catherine Roberts at 678-667-0774.
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“It will enhance services by creating one-stop shops where women can get pre-natal and WIC service at the same place.”
Healthcare Reform tour coming DeKalb residents can learn more about the Affordable Care Act and receive free onsite screenings at an April 12 Health Care Reform Tour at the Porter Sanford Center in Decatur. The “Know Your Rights – Protect Your Health” tour begins at 6 p.m. and is sponsored by the DeKalb Section of the National Council of Negro Women. Testing and screenings include BMI, cholesterol, blood pressure, vision, HIV/AIDS, and diabetes. There will be a panel discussion on health care reform as well as food and door prizes. The purpose of the tour is to educate and inform the communities about the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act and which provisions prove to be the most critical in the fight to improve the health of people of color. The Affordable Care Act, signed by President Barack Obama, is helping to level the playing field and eliminate health disparities among African-Americans and other minorities, organizers say. Some provisions of the act are undergoing historic review by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center is at 3181 Rainbow Drive in Decatur. For more information all Lois Keith at 770-981-0023 or Rubie Tolbert-Williams at 770- 322-8042.
Health fair day at Arabia High Families and individuals can get free screenings at the third Community Health Fair Day at Arabia Mountain High School on April 14. The 10 a.m. -2 p.m. event includes dental screenings, a teen summit, an American Red Cross blood drive, an Ask the Doctor forum, entertainment and door prizes. It is co-sponsored by DeKalb Medical and a number of businesses. Vendor space is available; e-mail amhs.ptsa.health@ gmail.com or call 678-875-3655. The school is at 6610 Browns Mill Road in Lithonia.
Miracle Mission 3K walk to benefit kids and orphans Walkers and activists are needed to support the fifth annual Miracle Mission Walk at Redan High School on April 14 in Stone Mountain. The 3K walk-a-thon, which is co-sponsored by Communities in Schools and AID Africa, will benefit local programs for at-risk youth and Africa’s AIDS orphans. It will feature flags of 100 nations. Participants are asked to donate $5 each. Registration and the opening rally begin at 9 a.m., and the 3K walk begins at 10. A Heritage Festival follows from 11:30 Giwayen Mata (top) and Prince Nefew & Da Mill a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and includes multicultural will perform at the Heritage Festival.
workshops and a global marketplace. Games, entertainment, and international food concessions are available. Entertainment includes special guest Giwayen Mata African Dance Ensemble, the Redan High School Blue Thunder Drumline and Blue Diamond Step Team, dance soloist Jazmyn Stanley-Alibey, and the positive youth group Prince Nefew & Da Mill. On-site walk registration is available and $3 festival tickets will be sold at the door. Redan High is at 5247 Redan Road. For early registration/tickets, contact the AID Africa founder/president, the Rev. Connie Anam, at aidafricacharity@gmail.com.
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Grady employees who called CrossRoads News to complain about the closure of the clinics, said administrators told them that the WIC program had outgrown its accommodations at the main hospital and that they were unable to find new accommodations. The sources dispute the number of clients who will affected. The y said that state figures put the number at more than 7,000 mothers and children, not 4,300. Simpson said that 2,700 clients are served by the WIC Clinic on Grady Hospital 12th floor, 1,500 at Lindbergh Clinic, and 100 clients at the Ponce de Leon center. Sources also said that the jobs of 25 employees who work with the WIC program were in jeopardy, but Simpson said that only 16 employees will be affected. “Grady’s redesign of its WIC services will decrease the amount of grant funding received for the program,” she said. “That in turn will result in changes for staff currently working at the three Grady WIC offices that are closing. Some staff will stay at Grady and be transitioned to our remaining WIC
Clinics to close On April 13, Grady Health System is closing these WIC clinics: n Grady Lindbergh WIC Clinic, 2695 Buford Highway in Atlanta, which serves 1,500 women. n Grady Infant WIC Program, 80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive in downtown Atlanta, which serves 2,700 women. n Grady Ponce WIC Clinic, 341 Ponce de Leon Ave. in Atlanta, which serves 100 women.
offices.” After investigating the closures, Johnson called on Thursday to say he found out that the state was consolidating its WIC services and relocating them to DeKalb Board of Health centers. “It will enhance services by creating onestop shops where women can get pre-natal and WIC service at the same place,” he said. Johnson communication about the closures could have been smoother.
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“Every day [the students] could have a salad, they could grow their own food and wouldn’t have to go to the grocery store to buy food.”
Teen brings presidency to DeKalb Redan High School junior Gift Baanen is the new president of the Georgia Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). Gift, who was elected during the 2012 State Leadership Meeting in Athens on March 16, is the first DeKalb School district student ever elected president of the organization. Gift Baanen FCCLA is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for Family and Consumer Sciences
Education students in public and private schools. Gift has been a member of FCCLA for six years. She served two consecutive terms as FCCLA State Vice President of Competitive Events. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Gift relocated to the United States in 1999 with her parents Edward and Veronica Baanen. After graduation she plans to attend Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., to major in mechanical or systematic engineering. Her ultimate goal is to develop new software in technology that can help enhance our world.
Lady Panthers are champions once again
Midway Elementary fifth-grader Israel Johnson grows his plants a mineral nutrient solution instead of soil. The project his school first in the county and regional Science Fair.
The Southwest DeKalb Lady Panthers are champions again after winning their sixth consecutive DeKalb Track and Field Championships title on March 26. The Lady Panthers, who were the defending Class AAAA state champions, built a 25.5 point lead over Dunwoody High School following March 24 field events. They kept their lead in winning 113.50 to 90 over Dunwoody while Martin Luther King Jr. High School finished third with 82 points while setting two meet records in the relays. The sixth consecutive title for Southwest DeKalb ties the team with Lithonia High School for the most consecutive Championships. Lithonia won six from 1989 to 1994. It was Southwest DeKalb’s SWD’s Shunika Jarrells shows her winning style 11th title overall. in the DeKalb Track and Field Championship.
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Students embrace hydroponics By Carla Parker
It all started with a donation of two fig trees to Midway Elementary School in Decatur las August. Victoria Williams, the school’s science, technology and math teacher, gave her students an assignment last August to find out what makes fig trees grow faster. In the end, fifth graders Ariyanna Cato and Israel Johnson discovered that hydroponics – a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil – was the answer. Israel said this growing method can be very beneficial. “Using hydroponics rather than soil makes the plants grow faster and produce more food,” Israel said. Israel and Ariyanna, who are both 11 years old, presented their experiment with hydroponics at the school’s annual science fair and won first place in the Science and Engineering category. They went on to claim first prize in the same category at the county and regional level. They took home first place in the Technology category at county level, and third place at the state level. Israel, who is ?? years old, was tickled pink at all the accolades. “It felt great,” he said about winning the science fairs. His mother Annette Johnson, said the hydroponics project means a lot more than the prizes Isreal has won. She said it has helped boostered his self-esteem. “He has dyslexia and the kids would tease him,” she said. “He threw tantrums and didn’t want to do his work.” Now Israel is the toast of his school. Johnson said his teacher played a major role in helping her son improve academically and socially. “She taught him long division, something that he struggle with at first,” she said. “He understands it now and he is excited about doing his work.” Williams also helped Ariyanna emerge
Midway Elementary now wants students to grow vegetables they can eat and share.
from her shell. Ariyanna, who witnessed her mother being gunned down by her boyfriend, when she was younger didn’t speak to strangers. Williams said seeing Ariyanna and Israel excel was her “prize” for working with them. “That’s my reward for teaching,” she said. Now, she is on a mission to have all students at Midway grow food at the school by using hydroponics. “Every day [the students] could have a salad,” she said. “They could grow their own food and wouldn’t have to go to the grocery store to buy food.” Williams said using hydroponics to grow vegetables is better than using chicken, cow and horse manure in the soil. She is searching for outside funding to continue to develop a program large enough for Midway to feed its staff and students. “It takes $10,000 per year to keep the children involved,” she said. Williams said the money will be used to buy air pumps, air filters, lights, a tent and supplies. Since the project began, the students have grown cucumbers, lettuce, bell and red peppers, and tomatoes. Supply and monetary donations can be sent to the school at 3318 Midway Road in Decatur. Checks and money orders should be made payable to the school.
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Families new to camping can try out borrowed gear and get a helping hand on the intricacies of camping from a new Georgia state parks program. The First-Time Camper Program offers a bargain weekend getaway to encourage families to discover state parks. For $45, park guests spend two nights in a modern campground and try out gear from REI, including a six-person tent, sleeping pads, chairs and camp stove. Park staff will greet campers upon arrival, help them set up their tent and make a campfire, and even give a Camping 101 lesson. At the end of their two nights away from home, campers return the gear to the park office, but they go home with coupons for their next adventure and memories to last forever. Registration is required. Park officials say Richard Louv’s book “Last Child in the Woods” coined the phrase, “Nature Deficit Disorder,” shining a light on America’s growing disconnect with nature. They hope that projects such as FirstTime Camper will give families an incentive to explore and appreciate the natural world around them. Cindy Reittinger, coordinator of the First-Time Camper Program, said novices will receive expert advice. “We realized that some people like the idea of camping, but they’re a little intimidated and don’t know if they can do it,” Reittinger said. “When they discover that it’s easier than they think to pitch a tent, or when they experience the thrill of hearing their first owl, they’ll realize how much fun camping can be.” Reittinger said that part of the fun of
The Edna Lewis Foundation will host its first fund-raising reception on April 13 to celebrate the birthday of the late and celebrated African-American kitchen maestro Chef Edna Lewis. The 6:30 p.m. event will be held at the City Club of Buckhead. Patrons will receive a copy of Edna Lewis’ cookbook, “The Taste of Country Cooking,” Edna Lewis autographed by the board of trustees of the Edna Lewis Foundation. The foundation was created by Joe Randall of Chef Joe Randall’s Cooking School in Savannah. Randall said it is dedicated to honoring, preserving and nurturing African-American’s culinary heritage and culture and to elevating the appreciation of our culinary excellence. Lewis, the granddaughter of a former slave, was born in 1916 in Freetown, Orange County, Va. She was the author of three seminal cookbooks: “The Edna Lewis Cookbook” (1972), “The Taste of Country Cooking” (1976), and “In Pursuit of Flavor” (1988). Among her many awards were “Who’s Who in American Cooking,” from the Cook’s Magazine in 1986. She died in 2006 at the age of 89. The City Club of Buckhead is at 3343 Peachtree Road NE in Atlanta. For more information, contact Chef Joe Randall at 912-303-0409.
James Dean stars in East of Eden, which was released in 1955. It will be screened April 13 at the Toco HillAvis G. Williams Library.
East of Eden for library screening “East of Eden,” the romantic drama who, while seeking his own identity, vies for
starring James Dean, will be screened April the affection of his deeply religious father 13 at the Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library in Decatur. The 2-hour, 35-minute film, which was released in 1955, is being screened as part of the DeKalb Library’s mix of new releases and old favorites series. The film is about a wayward young man
against his favored brother, thus retelling the story of Cain and Able. The screening begins at 1:30 p.m. Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library is at 1282 McConnell Drive. For more information, call 404-6794404.
11th Annual All-Alumni Step Show “DST Star Cinema” The Stone Mountain-Lithonia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will host its 11th Annual All-Alumni Step Show at 6pm on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the Atlanta Civic Center. The show will include performances by Alumni Step Teams from the “Divine Nine” centered around a movie theme. The event also includes a health fair, merchandise vendors and pre-show by youth step teams. Net proceeds benefit the community. This event is sponsored by Georgia Power and DeKalb Medical at Hillandale. Tickets are $20 each.
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Novice campers can learn how to pitch a tent, start a campfire and other outdoor skills in Georgia state parks’ FirstTime Camper Program.
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sleeping in a tent is guessing about the noises you hear at night. “What might sound scary at first could be an armadillo scurrying through leaves or a raccoon climbing a tree,” she said. “People often get a big laugh when they peek outside and see what it is, and kids love the excitement.” Six of Georgia’s state parks offer the pilot program. They are A.H. Stephens State Park in Crawfordville, Fort Yargo State Park in Winder, James H. Floyd State Park near Rome, Reed Bingham State Park in Adel, Skidaway Island State Park in Savannah, and Victoria Bryant State Park near Lavonia. Parks were chosen for their variety of outdoor recreation, proximity to larger cities, and camp-loving staff. Groups of up to 20 people also can try the First-Time Camper program at two northern Georgia state parks, Fort Mountain and Victoria Bryant.
Multiple families or groups of friends can camp for one night, with all the benefits of the regular program, plus even more help from park rangers. Rates vary by the size of the group. Dates for the group camp-outs are April 21 and Aug. 18 at Fort Mountain and June 9 at Victoria Bryant. Anyone who has never camped in a Georgia state park may participate. While dogs are normally welcome in campgrounds, they are not allowed in the program since camping gear is shared among participants. Once settled in, park guests can hike, bike, fish, boat, and participate in geocaching, mini-golf, animal programs and many other activities. Reservations are required and can be made by calling Cindy Reittinger, at 404-657-0029. Park telephone numbers are posted on www.GeorgiaStateParks.org/FirstTimeCamper.
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Dr. Vanessa Adams and the Golden Years Drama Troupe will present a special prayer breakfast at We the Family Christian Community Services in the Belvedere community on April 14. “Seniors on the Move for God – An Early Riser Production Prayer Breakfast” begins at 10 a.m. and features Overseer Malissa McKennie as guest speaker. The cost is $10. Adams, a volunteer at the South DeKalb Senior Center on Candler Road, organized the drama troupe last fall. The center at 1322 Columbia Drive. For more information, call 678-485-6088.
Food, games, prizes and fun will be plentiful at First St. Peter AME Church’s sixth annual Spring Festival on April 14. The 10 a.m.-5 p.m. event will also includes fun rides, a silent auction and vendors. The school with the most participants will win a special surprise. The church is at 1074 S. Indian Creek Drive in Stone Mountain. For more information or for vendor opportunities, call 404-2920500.
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Why Entrepreneurship Now? Panelists will cut through the uncertainties around starting a business and point the way to funding and other resources.
Charles Blackmon Executive Director DeKalb Enterprise Business Corp. (DEBCO)
Rosemarie Drake Vice President Small Business Leading Cornerstone Bank
Anthony Christopher President, Georgia Certified Development Corp. (GCDC)
Moderator Bob Thiele Business Consultant University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
One DeKalb Works Is Ready for Business Join the discussions about why now is a good time o start and grow businesses in DeKalb County.
Also, a panel of graduates will discuss the training and mentoring they received from the DeKalb Microenterprise Institute
Exhibitors include: A Kid's Affair AAA Auto Club Dee’s Delicious Soul Food DeKalb County Community Development Gwinnett Federal Credit Union In Home Connections Jenice Brinkley, Brinkley Realty Group New Jerusalem Christian School Reliant Income Managers Tamisha Crosby/Samson's Health & Fitness Center The Praise House Urban Temple Studio Spa Wells Fargo