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Suspended CEO, district attorney headed to court on Jan. 23 By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

Suspended DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis will face off in court with DeKalb District Attorney Robert James on Jan. 23. DeKalb Superior Court Judge Courtney Johnson will hear motions by Ellis to quash the indictment against him or disqualify James’ office from prosecuting him and appoint a special prosecutor. Ellis has accused James of “numerous gross abuses of power and individual rights” and said he illegally taped him and has withheld the recordings from his defense team. Ellis, who was indicted by a DeKalb grand jury on June 18 last year on 15 counts of extortion, theft by taking and conspiracy re-

lated to his alleged strongarming of county vendors for contributions to his re-election campaign, was removed from office by Gov. Nathan Deal on July 16 pending the outcome of his trial. Lee May, the District 5 Burrell Ellis commissioner and presiding officer of the Board of Commissioners, was appointed interim CEO and sworn into office on July 16. Since then, Ellis’ legal team has filed a flurry of motions that prevented the case from going to trial. In the latest motions filed Jan. 9, Ellis

said the county “is being dominated by a prosecutor on an unrestrained witch hunt, the goal of which has been Mr. Ellis’ permanent removal from office, and who, in his zeal to destroy CEO Ellis, has committed criminal Robert James acts.” “District Attorney James wanted to increase his reputation and political prospects by bringing down CEO Ellis and wanted to assist his friend and political ally, the DeKalb County Commission Chairman Lee N. May, in the process.” The motion filed by Ellis’ four-member

legal team said that James was aided and abetted by May, who used $150,000 of county funds to purchase wiretap and provide names of people who he thought would make allegations against Ellis. In the state’s July 13 response to the motion, Senior Assistant District Attorney Christopher Timmons said Ellis has continued “his shotgun approach” and asked the court to deny the motions because his argument is procedurally improper. Timmons said Ellis “is procedurally barred” from challenging the indictment because it was not obtained using the recordings. Please see ELLIS, page 4

Supporters rally at Capitol for Medicaid expansion Demonstrations planned weekly to seek federal funds By Ken Watts

Human rights activists braved a cold rain to rally outside the Georgia State Capitol building on Jan. 13 to call on Gov. Nathan Deal to expand Medicaid – a key provision of the Affordable Care Act. The NAACP and a multiracial, multicultural crowd of nearly 200 supporters staged the “Moral Monday” demonstration on the first day of the Georgia legislative session. Georgia’s Moral Monday is patterned on the movement that started in North Carolina to promote Medicaid expansion and stage weekly demonstrations to protest all public policies that activists consider detrimental. Deal, a Republican, has said the state can’t afford to expand the federal Medicaid program because it is too costly and the state is already overtaxed. More than half of the states are moving forward with expansion plans with the help of money from Washington, but a report by the Commonwealth Fund said that as of November 2013, Georgia and 19 other states, all with GOP governors, have opted out of the Medicaid expansion. Georgia stands to receive $4.9 billion if it expands the program, and 153,000 more uninsured Georgians would gain health coverage. Under the 2010 Affordable Care Act, states that extend Medicaid to people earning up to about 138 percent of the federal poverty level, or about $14,800 for single people and $31,000 for a family of four, would get 100 percent reimbursement from the federal government for the first three years. Medicaid is usually a cost-sharing program in which the federal government pays on average about 57 percent of costs and states pay the rest. But under the expansion, the federal government will pay 100 percent of the additional costs for the first three years. After that, states will have to kick in a very

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“Moral Monday” organizers, who rallied with nearly 200 activists on Jan. 13 at the Capitol, want to keep pressure on the governor and lawmakers.

small percentage more each year. By 2020, the federal government will pay 90 percent of the costs. But after a series of challenges to the law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that states can’t be forced to add more people to Medicaid. Moral Monday leaders say they will hold weekly demonstrations on various issues. Another Medicaid rally is scheduled for Jan. 27 and a protest against “stand your ground” laws will take place on Feb. 3. At the Jan. 13 demonstration, the Rev. William Barber, president of the North Carolina NAACP, told the Atlanta crowd to

make legislators hear them. “Don’t make a deal with injustice,” he said. “Do what is right.” Protesters carried large “Expand Medicaid” and “Healthcare is a human right” signs outside the west entrance to the Capitol and laid white paper cutout crosses and crescents on the steps leading into the building. Some commuters headed home in rush-hour traffic on Washington Street honked their horns in support. Nathan Knight, the DeKalb SCLC president who was sheltering under an umbrella in the rain, said they simply want Deal to reconsider his decision to not accept $2 billion

in federal funds to expand Medicaid in Georgia. “There are too many people who are being denied the basic right of health insurance and the [federal] money is available,” Knight said. “The state of Georgia did not take those dollars and as Nathan Knight a result people are suffering.” To dramatize the urgency, demonstrators formed a line and moved past barriers Please see MEDICAID, page A4

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Notice of Public Hearings – Jan. 21 & 23, 2014 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will hold public hearings for the purpose of considering

Proposed Bus Service Modifications for May 17, 2014 Proposed routing and/or adjustments for the following bus routes:

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Former judicial candidate sentenced to 3 years for fraud By Ken Watts

Route 67 – West End/Dixie Hills: proposed routing to extend route north on Anderson Ave. NW from Tiger Flowers Dr. NW to Joseph E. Boone Blvd. NW, left on Joseph E. Boone Blvd. NW, left on Aurora Ave. NW, left on Morehouse Dr. NW, right on Morris Brown Ave. NW, then right on Tiger Flowers Dr. NW and continuing the regular route. The route segment on Tiger Flowers Dr. NW, between Anderson Ave. NW and Morris Brown Ave. NW, will be discontinued. Route 148 – Medical Center/Riveredge Parkway: will no longer operate on I-285 between Medical Center Station and Riveredge Parkway. Propose routing will be via Peachtree Dunwoody; Johnson Ferry; Roswell Road; Lake Placid; (service will then operate non-stop) via Kingsport; Northwood; Lake Forrest; Hammond Drive; Mt. Vernon; Powers Ferry; New Northside Drive (where regular stops will resume); Interstate North Parkway; Riveredge Parkway to Northside Drive.

Saturday Route 2 – Ponce de Leon Ave/Decatur Improve midday service to every 45 min from every 65 minutes. Route 21 – Memorial Drive Improve midday service to every 25 min from every 35 minutes. Route 39 – Buford Highway Improve midday service to every 12 min from every 15 minutes. Route 50 – Donald L. Hollowell Pkwy Improve midday service to every 30 min from every 60 minutes. Route 89 – Flat Shoals Rd./Scofield Rd. Reduce service frequency from every 18 min to every 20 minutes. Route 102 – Ponce de Leon Ave/Candler Park Improve midday service to every 45 min from every 65 minutes.

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Route 9 – Toney Valley/Peachcrest Rd. Improve morning and afternoon peak service to every 20 min in peak direction and reduce service to every 30 min in non-peak direction.

Route 5 – Piedmont Rd./Sandy Springs Improve midday service to every 25 min from every 35 minutes.

Route 12 – Howell Mill/Cumberland Improve morning and afternoon peak service to every 15 min from West Paces Ferry to Midtown in the AM and from Midtown to West Paces Ferry in the PM. Peak service to and from Cumberland Transit Center in Cobb County will be reduced to operate every 30 minutes.

Route 33 – Briarcliff Rd./Lenox Reduce frequency of service from every 50 min to every 55 minutes. Route 39 – Buford Highway Improve midday service to every 12 min from every 15 minutes.

Route 53 – Skipper Dr./West Lake Ave Improve service all day from every 40 min To every 35 min until 8:00 p.m.

Route 89 – Flat Shoals Rd./Scofield Rd. Reduce frequency of service from every 18 min to every 20 minutes.

Route 107 – Glenwood Rd. Reduce service frequency to every 20 minutes. Route 165 – Fairburn Rd./Barge Rd. P&R Improve morning and afternoon peak service to every 15 min in peak direction and reduce service to every 30 min in non-peak direction. Route 180 – Fairburn/Palmetto Improve morning and afternoon peak service to every 12 min and midday service to every 25 minutes.

Route 21 – Memorial Drive Improve midday service to every 25 min from every 35 minutes.

Route 83 – Campbellton Rd/Greenbriar Improve midday service to every 18 min from every 20 minutes.

Atlanta Streetcar Detours End May 17, 2014 Route 1 – Centennial Olympic Park/Coronet Way Returning to Centennial Olympic Park Dr. between Ivan Allen Blvd. and Marietta St. Route 3 – MLK Jr. Dr./Auburn Ave Returning to Peachtree St; Auburn Ave and Jackson Street. Route 16 – Noble Returning to Auburn Ave. and Peachtree St.

Route 186 – Rainbow Dr./South DeKalb Improve morning and afternoon peak service to every 15 min in peak direction and reduce service to every 30 min in non-peak direction.

Route 110 – Peachtree Street/The Peach Returning to Peachtree St. between Ellis St. and Five Points. Route 155 – Windsor St./Lakewood Ave. Returning to Gilmer St., Piedmont Avenue and Edgewood Ave.

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In an effort to address fare evasion throughout the MARTA system, effective May 17, 2014, MARTA will be implementing a new policy requiring the closing of bus doors while buses are in station bus bays and during layovers. MARTA customers will not be allowed to board unmanned buses.

Improve PEAK frequency of service on all rail lines: RED line: Airport – North Springs GOLD line: Airport – Doraville BLUE line: H.E. Holmes – Indian Creek GREEN line: Edgewood/Candler Park – Bankhead

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Decatur attorney Michael Rothenberg, who ran for a seat on the DeKalb Superior Court bench in 2012 and 2010, is headed to prison for defrauding investors and using their money to fund his political campaign. U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones sentenced Rothenberg on Jan. 10 to three years and five months in prison on a charge of wire fraud. He M. Rothenberg also will have three years supervised probation and must pay $800,000 restitution. Rothenberg, 36, was convicted on Sept. 11, 2013, after pleading guilty. U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said Rothenberg committed fraud at the very time that he was asking the voters of DeKalb County to trust him. “Now he will spend time in federal prison,” she said. Rothenberg challenged incumbent Judge Gail Flake in July 2012. He also ran for Superior Court in 2010 and was defeated in a runoff by Courtney Johnson, a former senior

Joan Swaney to be sentenced in March Former Clarkston City Councilwoman Joan Swaney will be sentenced March 6 for embezzling more than $60,000 from the Clarkston Community Center. Swaney, 67, pleaded guilty to the charges on Dec. 16. She faces up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $1,000,000. U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said Swaney failed to live up to her Joan Swaney personal motto, “Live with purpose, act with integrity,” when she stole tens of thousands of dollars from the center. Swaney, a 35-year Clarkston resident, had been on the council since 2010. She served as the city’s vice mayor in 2012. When she resigned on Oct. 22 from the council, the city said its funds were not affected. Swaney worked as the office manager at the Community Center from November 2003 to December 2012. Her responsibilities included bookkeeping and other administrative tasks. The missing funds were identified during

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an internal audit conducted in 2012. The Oct. 17 federal grand jury indictment said that in 2010, Swaney began writing checks to herself from the center’s bank account at BB&T and forging the signature of the director. The checks were written without the authorization of the director, who managed the center’s day-to-day affairs. Swaney deposited the forged checks into her personal account and used the funds to pay for family vacations, repair her personal vehicle and rent a charter boat. The indictment said she varied the check amounts and made fictitious entries in the memo lines to make it appear the funds had been spent on expenses relating to the center’s operations. She also used the center’s debit card to withdraw cash of $300 and $600 at a time once or twice a month. In determining the actual sentence, the court will consider the United States Sentencing Guidelines, which are not binding but provide appropriate sentencing ranges for most offenders. Swaney’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 6 at U.S. District Court in Atlanta.

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assistant DeKalb district attorney. Yates said that he deceitfully persuaded the owners of WinterHawk Energy and Development Corp. into investing a total of $1.35 million and represented that the invested money would be placed in a trust account, controlled by him, which would be used to fund the trading of notes by large financial institutions. He told the investors that the investment involved no risk, but Yates said there was no investment and Rothenberg used the money to fund his political campaign for a seat on DeKalb Superior Court as well as to pay personal expenses. During the scheme, Rothenberg placated investors’ concerns and lulled them into believing that the investment opportunity was real by emailing them fabricated bank statements, which made it appear as if the money they had invested remained in his trust account and that Rothenberg was wealthy. From time to time, he returned some of the money to investors in response to their demands and claimed falsely that he was making up for the shortfall by personally investing his own money. But Rothenberg did not invest his own money and spent the remaining proceeds – about $800,000 – without the investors’ knowledge or consent.

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“This is a great opportunity and a great department. I see myself in this role for the next 10 years.”

Pilot program for once-a-week trash pickup to start in March DeKalb Sanitation Director Billy Malone displays one of the 65-gallon carts to be used in the once-a-week trash pickup pilot program. The map shows some South DeKalb subdivisions that will be included in the test.

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By Jennifer Ffrench Parker and Ken Watts

By early March, thousands of homeowners across DeKalb County will be participating in once-a-week trash pickup that the DeKalb Sanitation Department hopes will lead to a major change in the way the county collects residential trash. In the three-month pilot program, 28,000 homeowners in unincorporated DeKalb and in the cities of Brookhaven, Chamblee, Dunwoody and Lithonia will have their trash picked up once a week in green 65-gallon carts. Currently, the county picks trash up three days a week from 160,000 households with 120 sanitation trucks. The pilot program will cost $1.9 million to implement. The cost includes purchasing 33,000 green 65-gallon carts for $1.5 million and $400,000 to outfit 40 sanitation trucks with tippers to pick up the carts. The startup costs are from the county’s sanitation enterprise fund that comes from sanitation fees paid by residents and businesses for trash pickup and is not part of the county’s tax-funded budget. The DeKalb Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote Jan. 28 on the $1.5 million contract to purchase the carts. Gordon Burkette, Keep DeKalb Beautiful director, said that 9,000 to 10,000 of the selected households are in South DeKalb. They include neighborhoods along Columbia and

Rainbow drives and Candler, Boring, Wesley Chapel, South Hairston, Kelley Chapel and Glenwood roads. On their current day for recycling pickup, homeowners will wheel their green carts along with their blue recycling bins to the curb. Burkette said the households in the study already have been selected Gordon Burkette and will be notified before the proposed March 1 start date of the pilot. Participation is mandatory for those selected. “They are required to participate and cannot opt out,” Burkette said. He said that residents who are not selected cannot opt into the pilot program. At a Jan. 15, media briefing, DeKalb Sanitation Director Billy Malone said that about 80 percent of the cities across the country already do once-a-week pickup. “We’re kind of late, but we think it’s worth trying,” he said. Burkette said Keep DeKalb Beautiful sees safety and aesthetic benefits to converting to the new system and using the big green garbage carts. He said sanitation workers will suffer fewer injuries because the trucks will pick up and toss the trash. “Some of those trash bins can be heavy,” he said. The beautification benefits come from

Fullum is DeKalb’s new fire chief By Ken Watts

Darnell Fullum, a 26-year member of the Fulton County Fire Department, is DeKalb County Fire Rescue’s new chief. Interim CEO Lee May announced Fullum’s appointment on Jan. 13. He was one of two finalists introduced to the county in December. May said Fullum, who spent his entire career with Fulton, came highly recommended with “sterDarnell Fullum ling credentials.” He started there as a firefighter and rose to deputy chief after holding several key jobs, including chief trainer, chief fire marshal and battalion chief. Fullum holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in management and leadership from Shorter University. “He came through the ranks, holding just about every leadership position possible,” May said. “He’s prepared himself academically and through leadership opportunities, and he’s shown himself to be ready to lead this Fire Department into the future.” Public Safety COO Cedric Alexander

said that Fullum will add stability and play a significant role in the county’s future. DeKalb has been without a permanent fire chief since Nov. 1 when former Chief Eddie O’Brien retired. Fullum was hired after a national search. The other finalist was Gary, Ind., Fire Chief Teresa Everett. Fullum is the first African-American to lead the DeKalb Fire Department. His first day on the job will be Feb. 3. He said he wants to hit the ground running. “This is a great opportunity and a great department,” said Fullum, who is 49. “I see myself in this role for the next 10 years.” Fullum said one of his priorities will be establishing a succession plan to build up in-house management talent so the county won’t have to go outside the department to find future chiefs. “And I want to conduct a top-to-bottom evaluation to develop a strategy for moving the department forward,” he said. Fullum said his wife, Kim, and 12-yearold son Cameron are excited about the move to DeKalb and are well-acquainted with the county through their membership at New Life Church on Flat Shoals Parkway in Decatur.

having trash contained in large bins that are uniform in size and color. “We believe it will give the community a better [visual] appeal on the days that we’re collecting and we’re excited about that,” Burkette said. Malone said the county also is hoping the move will cut the amount of lost time from injuries. “From 2010 to 2012, we had over 59,900 hours in lost time at a cost of more than $1.2 million,” he said. The county also expects savings by reducing the number of trips that its trucks make weekly. “We believe we could reduce the number of vehicles we have on the road everyday by 40 if we go to once a week,” he said. “These trucks can cost $280,000 and the maintenance is outrageous, and then there’s the diesel fuel cost. Just keeping them on the road is just very, very expensive.”

Malone said the county is exploring using more trucks that run on compressed natural gas, which is less expensive. Sanitation officials think once-a-week trash pickup could shield residents from a rate increase. Malone said the county has not increased sanitation fees since January 2006. Residents currently pay about $265 a year. An August 2012 opinion poll by Kennesaw State University found that 62 percent of DeKalb residents favored going to a once-aweek trash pickup. At the end of the pilot program, the county will decide if it will adopt oncea-week pickup for all 160,000 residential households that it serves. Burkette said the estimated savings for the countywide change is $6.2 million. For more information, visit yourDeKalb. com and click on the Sanitation icon near the bottom of the page, email sanitationpilot@ DeKalbcountyga.gov or call 404-294-2980.

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Stacks of confiscated cash and drugs were unveiled on Jan. 10 by Public Safety COO Cedric Alexander at DeKalb Police Headquarters in Tucker.

DeKalb police snag millions in drugs, cash in 2013 By Ken Watts

Last year, DeKalb narcotics officers confiscated more than $128 million in drugs and seized $3.4 million in cash. The confiscated marijuana, other drugs and stacks of cash were unveiled Jan. 10 by Public Safety Chief Operating Officer Cedric Alexander at DeKalb Police Headquarters in Tucker. Alexander, surrounded by masked undercover narcotics officers, drug-sniffing dogs and detec-

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drug traffic could help reduce other types of crime. “We know drugs contribute to burglary and violent crimes,” he said. “A few days ago you may recall we reported some reduction in crime – both in violent and property crime.” Detectives said smugglers will go to extraordinary lengths to conceal their illicit cargo. Some carry drugs in hollowedout dashboards or floorboards in their vehicles where they can hide up to 100 kilograms of drugs, cash

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tives, said the Police Department also arrested nearly 1,000 people in connection with drug activity. “We in no way are concluding that we have won this war, but we are in this fight, we’re going to stay in this fight and do everything we can to keep this county safe,” Alexander said. The drug haul included 302 kilograms of meth, 565 kilograms of powder cocaine, 6,000 pounds of marijuana, and 1 kilogram of crack cocaine. Alexander said curtailing the

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toward the locked doors of the Capitol. Capitol Police and state troopers posted on the steps at first blocked their path but soon allowed participants to quietly file up to the doors and leave small white crosses and crescents before heading back down to Washington Street. The Georgia NAACP president, Dr. Francis Johnson, said the officers did the right thing. “We appreciated the officers’ discipline and restraint, although many of us were ready to go to jail if necessary,” he said. Johnson joined a number of other leaders offering guidance to supporters of their movement. The Rev. Timothy McDonald, pastor of First Iconium; the Rev. Raphael Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist; Janice Mathis of the Rainbow-PUSH Coalition; and Tim Franzen from Occupy Atlanta all spoke about the issue. The emotional but peaceful scene was a contrast to the Moral Monday protests in Raleigh, N.C., where scores of activists were arrested in 2013 for disrupting legis-

or guns without being spotted immediately. Detective R.E. Viar said the drug dealers are creative. “Any place you can think of in a car, they can build something to conceal something in. They’re pretty sophisticated,” he said. Alexander said the DeKalb Police Department is working with state and federal investigators to put pressure on cartels that are targeting Atlanta as a hub to move narcotics to other parts of the country.

DA calls subpoenas ‘retaliatory’ ELLIS,

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Dr. Francis Johnson, president of the Georgia NAACP, and other activists face Capitol Police and Georgia state troopers at the Jan. 13 rally.

lative business. State Sen. Vincent Fort (DAtlanta), a Georgia Moral Monday organizer, said protesters want to keep the pressure on the governor and Legislature. “Six months ago, this was a flat-line issue,” he said. “People didn’t know about it. People didn’t understand it. But now more and more people are understanding that [Medicaid] expansion is saving lives.”

Franzen told Creative Loafing last week that activists will emphasize that denying people insurance is a moral issue. “We have this opportunity to get uninsured Georgians health care coverage,” he said in the interview. “Many of these people are folks who have kids. And our governor, for purely ideological reasons, is saying, ‘Nah, I don’t think so.’ We have to start framing this as morally wrong.”

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“The Sixth Amendment right to counsel does not attach until after the initiation of adversary judicial criminal proceedings,” the state’s response said. In his response, James said Ellis’ subpoenas can be “reasonably construed to be harassing and retaliatory as they are aimed predominately and personally” at him. “The baseless allegations and blatant falsehoods contained in various defense motions and pleadings display a hostility and personal animosity toward opposing counsel and has no place in a professional litigant’s discourse, and has now taken a more scurrilous turn – abuse of the subpoena power of the court. Defendant seeks to use the force of the court’s subpoenas power as a media strategy, and to deflect attention from the very serious criminal charges leveled against him.”

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“Her crimes left people who were already disadvantaged to deal with yet another obstacle in their lives.”

Meeting on new Vacant Property Registry The third and final public information meeting about the recently created DeKalb Vacant Property Registry will be held on Jan. 21 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Wade Walker YMCA in Stone Mountain. Interim CEO Lee May and the Board of Commissioners have been hosting the sessions. The Vacant Property Registry ordinance passed by the board in December takes effect in March. It creates a record of unoccupied properties designed to protect neighborhoods from becoming blighted through the lack of adequate maintenance and security of properties that are vacant. The county already has a foreclosure registry. Under the new ordinance, owners must register vacant properties with the county and provide accurate up-to-date contact information or face a $1,000 fine. County spokesman Burke Brennan said it will make it easier for county officials to follow up if a property is not

being maintained and ensure that maintenance costs rest with the property owner. A local agent can be designated by the owner as the contact person for such communications. “Improperly maintained and unsecure vacant properties can become a hazard to the health and safety to the general public and can negatively affect the aesthetic and economic attributes of communities,” Brennan said. Difficulties often arise in locating the person responsible for maintenance of vacant properties, Brennan said. The DeKalb Vacant Property Registry will be used as a tool to comprehensively address these concerns. The DeKalb County Code Compliance Division enforces codes/ordinances related to property maintenance, zoning, planning, special land use, signs and permits. Wade Walker YMCA is at 5605 Rockbridge Road. For more information, email foreclosureregistry@dekalbcountyga.gov or call 404-371-2289.

May to give first ‘State of the County’ on Jan. 23 Interim CEO Lee May will highlight DeKalb’s successes and challenges in his first State of the County address on Jan. 23 at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center in Decatur. The address starts at 7 p.m. May’s speech will focus on progress toward establishing a strategic economic growth plan for the county, plans to hire more police officers, and the county’s Lee May improving school district. He also will update the cityhood and form of government conversation and speak about juvenile crime. May, who was the DeKalb District 5 commissioner, was sworn in as interim CEO on July 16, 2013, after Gov. Nathan Deal suspended CEO Burrell Ellis from office in the wake of his indictment on corruption charges.

Stone Mountain woman gets prison time for filing false tax returns Cora Cadia Ford of Stone Mountain has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for filing false federal tax returns for refund using stolen identities, including those of homeless and disabled people. U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr. sentenced Ford on Jan. 10 to nine years and three months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, and she was ordered to pay $101,015 restitution. A jury found Ford, 55, guilty on 30 counts of mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, and filing false claims with the government on Sept. 20, 2013. U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said

Ford exploited vulnerable people. “Her crimes left people who were already disadvantaged to deal with yet another obstacle in their lives,” she said. “The defendant’s significant sentence today will hopefully bring some solace to those who suffered from her greed.” Veronica F. Hyman-Pillot, special agent in charge with IRS Criminal Investigation, said Ford thought she had figured out a clever scheme to steal and defraud taxpayers. “Today’s sentence clearly demonstrates that taking advantage, manipulating, and stealing from the American people will not be ignored or go unpunished,” she said.

Court documents and evidence show that between January 2007 and May 2011, Ford prepared and filed false tax returns with the IRS, using the names and Social Security numbers of the poor, homeless and disabled and deposited the refund checks into her own bank account or cashed the checks at check-cashing stores and used the money for her own benefit. As a result of her crimes, many of the victims’ Social Security disability benefits were reduced or eliminated for a period of time. Ford obtained the victims’ names and Social Security numbers in a variety of ways. Sometimes she persuaded them to provide

her with their identifying information so that she could apply on their behalf for a homeless grant with the government. In fact, no such government grant existed. In other instances, Ford, who also ran a small church with her now-deceased husband, told her victims that she would file a tax return on their behalf and it would be “a gift from God.” She kept the entire tax refund for herself. One victim testified that her Social Security disability benefits were reduced to about $27 per month as a result of Ford’s crimes, causing her to be unable to afford her own medications. She said the crimes had ruined her life.

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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action # ++13CV12402-8++ Marquitta Wuesteward Plaintiff Vs. John A. Wuesteward Defendant By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated December 16, 2013 you are hereby notified that on December 5, 2013 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for: Divorce You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the plaintiffís attorney whose name and address is Marquitta Wuesteward 5203 Shawn Lane Stone Mountain, Ga 30088. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of, December 16, 2013 Witness the Honorable Linda Hunter Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 16th day of December, 2013. 12/28, 01/4, 01/11, 01/18

Notice of Petition to Change Name of Minor in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 13CV12645-10++ Mohammed Hassan filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on December 19, 2013 to change the name(s) if the following minor children(s): Attib Mohmmad Hassan to Attib Mohammed Adam . Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the petition was filed.

Dated: December 5, 2013 Mohammed Hassan Petitioner, Pro se 1000 Montreal Rd Apt 16-A Clarkston, Ga 30021 (404)-914-3321 12/28, 01/4,01/11,01/18

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action # ++13CV12392-2++ Kishar Hurston Plaintiff Vs. Barrigan Ramey Defendant TO: Barrigan Ramey By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated December 20, 2013 you are hereby notified that on November 21, 2013 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for: Compliant for Divorce with Minor Children You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the plaintiffís attorney whose name and address is Kishar Hurston 1500 North Decatur Road #10 Atlanta, Ga 30306 .Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of, December 20, 2013. Witness the Honorable Asha Jackson Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. 01/11, 01/18, 01/25, 02/1

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action # ++13CV11846-2++ Melissa Knox Plaintiff Vs. Gregory Knox

Defendant By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated January 6,2014 you are hereby notified that on November 21, 2013 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for: Divorce You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the plaintiffís attorney whose name and address is Melissa Knox 2235 Plaster Rd, NE, Apt 29 Atlanta, Ga 30345. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of, January 6,2014 Witness the Honorable Desiree Sutton Peasler Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 6th day of January, 2014.

Sex Offender

Pendelton Dickerson 1404 Post Oak Drive, Apt A Clarkston, GA 30021 Charge of Child Molestation. Convicted on 3-21-2000

Joshua L. Hayes 2985 Whispering Hills Drive Atlanta, GA 30341 Charge of Statutory Rape. Convicted on 5-31-2002

Tristan S. Houston 6787 Brownsmill Ferry Court Lithonia, GA. 30038 Charge of Aggravated Assault. Convicted on 2-19-2011

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Tonza Wheeler 1450 Bouldercrest Road, Apt 20 Atlanta, GA. Charge of Child Molestation. Convicted on 11-03-2005

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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action # ++13CV9686-10++ Teaondra C. Johnson Coleman Plaintiff Vs. Alvin Louis Coleman Defendant By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated January 8,2014 you are hereby notified that on September 16, 2013 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for: Divorce You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the plaintiffís attorney whose name and address is Teaondra C. Johnson Coleman 635 Brookridge Ave Atlanta, Ga 30340. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of, January 8,2014 Witness the Honorable Tangela M. Barrie Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 8th day of January, 2014.

Christopher Farr 6760 Church Street, Apt 3 Lithonia, GA 30058. Charge of Aggravated Child Molestation. Convicted on 6-10-1996

John Heard 1153 Village Way, Stone Mountain, GA 30088. Charge of Child Molestation. Convicted on 8-23-1998

Sex Offender

Demetri Givens 3741 Kensington Court Decatur, GA 30032. Charge of Lewd or Lascivious Battery. Convicted on 3-12-2002

Tony Howard 2113 Kilarney Road Decatur, GA 30032. Charge of Rape 1st Degree Convicted on 09/24/1981

Sex Offender

Benjamin Johnson 3622 Morningside Village Lane Doraville, GA 30340. Charge of Statutory Rape. Convicted on 9-16-2002

Frederick C. Williams II, 547 Church Street Decatur, GA 30030. Charge of Child Molestation. Convicted on 1-29-1999

Sex Offender

Timothy M. Watkins 2549 Yolanda Trail Ellenwood, GA 30294. Charge of Aggravated Assault with Intent to Rape. Convicted on 9-11-2006

Jalen Williams 1410 Denfield, Court Lithonia, GA 30058 Charge of Sexual Abuse Against a Minor Under 18. Convicted on 10-28-2008.

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Radiance of Tomorrow,” is an affecting, tender parable about postwar life in Sierra Leone,.

Child soldier to discuss novel Former child soldier Ishmael Beah will read from his first novel, “Radiance of Tomorrow,” on Jan. 22 at the Carter Library & Museum in Atlanta. The free reading and book signing begins at 7 p.m. in the theater and is open to the public. “Radiance of Tomorrow” is an affecting, tender parable about postwar life in Sierra Leone, where Ishmael Beah he was born in 1980. When Beah’s first book, “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier,” was published in 2007, it soared to the top of bestseller lists, becoming an instant classic. Critics said the harrowing account of

Sierra Leone’s civil war and the fate of child soldiers should be required reading for “everyone in the world.” Beah moved to the United States in 1998 and finished his last two years of high school at the United Nations International School in New York. In 2004, he graduated from Oberlin College with a B.A. in political science. He is a member of the Human Rights Watch Children’s Rights Division Advisory Committee and has spoken before the United Nations, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities at the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. The Carter Library & Museum is at 441 Freedom Parkway in Atlanta. For more information, visit www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov.

Housing experts at history center Architectural historian Richard Cloues will take “Lunch & Learn” participants back almost 100 years to explore American housing trends on Jan. 21 at the DeKalb History Center in Decatur. He will present “After the Bungalow, Before the Ranch: The Small American House Phenomenon, 1920s-1950s” beginning at noon. The session is free, and participants should bring their lunch. Richard Cloues Cloues has observed that while most people are familiar with the early 20th-century Craftsman-style bungalow and many are gaining an appreciation for the midcentury ranch house, few people are as aware of the importance of the houses built from the 1920s to the 1950s – particularly the many small and seemingly simple one- or one-and-a-half-story houses in modest Colonial, English, or plain styles. Cloues, who has a Ph.D. in architectural

history and historic preservation from Cornell University, will show that these “secondchild-in-a-three-child-family” houses were revolutionary in their time. He says they represent profound changes in the way American houses were designed and built in the 20th century in response to economic challenges, new technologies, and changing family circumstances. The Stone Mountain resident will show how these small houses form an important chapter in the history of American houses. Cloues worked at the Georgia State Historic Preservation Office for 34 years, before retiring in June 2012. During his career, he contributed to studies of Georgia’s vernacular houses, AfricanAmerican historic places, historic landscapes, 20th-century suburbs, the ranch house, and the split-level house. The Atlanta History Center is in the Historic DeKalb Courthouse at 101 E. Court Square. For more information, visit www .dekalbhistory.org or call 404-373-1088, Ext. 22.

Music legends the O’Jays and Amber Riley of “Glee” are special guests for the Trumpet Awards on Jan. 25.

Stars to shine at Trumpet Awards The O’Jays and Amber Riley of “Glee” are among special guests for the 2014 Trumpet Awards on Jan. 25 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The famed “Red Carpet” will roll out at 2 p.m. and welcome an international cast of who’s who in the areas of religion, politics, public service, law, sports and entertainment. It will be hosted by actors Melissa De Sousa and Laz Alonso. The weekend of events will include a Prayer Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 23 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. The festivities kick off with the Spiritual Enlightenment Award. Honorees include the Rev. Frank Brown, president of Concerned Black Clergy of Metropolitan Atlanta; the Rev. W.R. “Smokie” Norful Jr., senior pastor and gospel recording artist from Chicago; musician Linda Herring of Memphis, Tenn.; Dr. Marvin A. Moss, senior pastor of Cascade United Methodist Church in Atlanta; and Bishop William Sheals, senior pastor of Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Norcross. Jonathan Slocumb will host the High Tea With High Heels affair on Jan. 23 at 12:30 p.m., also at the Marriott Marquis. The Rev. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock, senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church,

will moderate the Race Relations Symposium on Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. Panelists include Dr. Oliver W. Clark Jr., associate pastor at Canterbury United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Ala.; the Rev. Markel Hutchins, civil rights advocate; Shirley Sherrod, executive director of Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative in Albany; Dr. William H. Smith, founding executive director of the National Center for Race Amity in Boston; and Thomas N. Todd, civil rights attorney in Chicago. This event is free and open to the public. The International Civil Rights Walk of Fame takes place on Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. New footprints of AME Bishop John Hurst Adams; former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes; U.S. Olympians, educators and activists John Carlos and Tommie Smith; Bahamian Prime Minister Perry Gladstone Christie; Memorial Foundation President Harry E. Johnson Sr.; Georgia state Rep. Calvin Smyre; civil rights attorney Thomas Todd; and Salem Bible Church’s pastor, the Rev. Jasper W. Williams, will be unveiled at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site at 450 Auburn Ave. in Atlanta. TV One will broadcast the Trumpet Awards at a later date. For more information, visit http://trumpet foundation.org.

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King statue proposed for Georgia Capitol Legacy taken for granted, lawmaker says By David Pendered

A statue of Martin Luther King Jr. will be installed on the frontage of the Georgia State Capitol if lawmakers approve a bill filed by state Rep. Tyrone Brooks. Brooks said in December that the King statue could be placed on the same spot from which the statue of Tom Watson was recently moved. Any site along that west side of the front of the Capitol would be appropriate, he said. “We take the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for granted, and I think it’s time we recognize him with a statue of the grounds of the Capitol, in the city where he was born just five blocks away,” Brooks said. Brooks, an Atlanta Democrat and lifelong civil rights worker, said the time has arrived to erect a statue of King at Georgia’s Capitol. The timing is appropriate in light of three golden anniversaries of the civil rights movement: n 1963: The March on Washington and its message of jobs and freedom. n 1964: Passage of the Civil Rights Act, which desegregated public institutions and outlawed employment discrimination. n 1965: Passage of the Voting Rights Act, Please see BROOKS, page B2

State Rep. Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta) has filed House Bill 706 to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a statue on the Georgia Capitol grounds.

Busts, statues of King erected at sites around U.S., world

This statue in Dallas, Texas, was dedicated as part of the U.S. Bicentennial Celebration.

As the nation observes the 85th birthday commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 20, state Rep. Tyrone Brooks of Atlanta has filed legislation to honor the civil rights icon with a statue at the Georgia State Capitol. If Brooks’ effort proves successful, the Georgia Legislature would be in good company. Here are a few of the cities nationally and internationally that have honored King with statues: n July 3, 1976: The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Dallas, Texas, dedicated its King statue as part of the U.S. Bicentennial Celebration. More than 4,000 people attended the event. n Jan. 16, 1986: A bronze bust of King by artist John Wilson was unveiled by his wife, Coretta Scott King, in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda before more than 1,000 people leading up to the first observance of the new national holiday honoring King. n 1989: A bronze life-size statue of King by sculptor Abbe Godwin was installed in the King Memorial Gardens in Raleigh, N.C. It is

first public park in America solely dedicated to the memory of King and the historic civil rights movement. n 1994: A bust of King by Wilbur Lee Map was erected on the southeast corner of South Elm Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Greensboro, N.C. King was scheduled to speak at the AME Zion Church in Greensboro, a few blocks from the statue, on April 4, 1968. He canceled his visit to remain in Memphis, Tenn., where he was assassinated on that day on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. n July 1998: Westminster Abbey in London unveiled a statue of King by sculptor Tim Crawley. It stands above the west entrance to the abbey with nine other Christian martyrs of the 20th century. n Jan. 17, 2004: A bronze statue of King by Paul di Pasquale was unveiled in Hopewell, Va. It commemorates King’s historic civil rights visit to the Hopewell courthouse on The bronze bust by Paul di Pasquale in March 29, 1962. Hopewell, Va., commemorates a historic visit. n Jan. 15, 2009: Madame Tussauds Wax believed to be the only statue depicting King Museum in New York unveiled a statue of in his doctorate clerical robe. The site is the King in wax.

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The year when Martin Luther King Jr. began his studies at Morehouse College, following in the footsteps of his father, Martin Luther King Sr.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s age when he entered Morehouse College. He was admitted in September 1944 after his junior year in high school.

The year President Ronald Reagan signed legislation establishing the third Monday of every January as the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday.

The first national King Day was observed on Jan. 20, 1986.

The NFL boycotted hosting Super Bowl XXVII at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., when the state’s 1990 proposition to recognize the holiday did not pass.

The first year that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday was officially observed in all 50 states.

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“It took us 20 years to change the flag, 10 years to remove Tom Watson. … But whenever it happens, it will happen.”

Annual parade takes message to streets of Decatur Hundreds of community, civic, fraternal, church and other groups will be marching in the DeKalb NAACP’s 12th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Rally on Jan. 20. High school marching bands from MLK Jr., Stone Mountain, Towers and Ronald E. McNair are participating. The parade kicks off at 12:30 p.m. from the parking lot of Green Pastures Church, 5455 Flat Shoals Parkway. It will make the right on Snapfinger Road/Highway 155, which was designated Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway in 2012. This is the second year the parade will be in Decatur, its new home. The parade culminates at Martin Luther King Jr. High School, 3991 Snapfinger Road, where a rally honoring King’s ideals will be held. Participants should arrive for lineup by 10:30 a.m. For more information, contact Sarah Copelin-Wood at schoolsandcommu- The DeKalb NAACP Jan. 20 parde and rally on Jan. 20 kicks off at 12:30 p.m. at Green Pastures Church and heads to MLK Jr. King High School. nity@yahoo.com or 404-371-1490.

Celebrate the Dreamer On Jan. 20, the nation will observe the 27th Martin Luther King Jr. Day with volunteer work, parades and speeches. The national holiday celebrates the 85th birthday of King, who was born on Jan. 15, 1929. The Baptist minister led the 1960s civil rights movement that opposed segregation and fought for voting and civil rights for African-Americans. King, who grew up on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, was assassinated on April 4, 1968, at the age of 39 in Memphis, Tenn. He was in that city to support garbage workers fighting unfair working conditions and low pay.

Brooks to energize people to support his King bill Lawmaker to speak such monument shall be procured and placed as soon as at Drum Major event practicable.” BROOKS,

State Rep. Alisha Thomas Morgan will deliver the keynote address at New Bethel AME’s 13th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major Award Celebration on Jan. 20. Morgan represents House District 39. The program, which is free and open to the public, begins at 2 p.m. Its theme is “Continuing the Dream: The Fight for Justice.” The Drum Major Award will be Alisha Morgan presented to Stephen Green, national youth and college director for the Empowerment Movement. The New Bethel Pillar of Strength goes to the Rev. Jonathan and Michele Williams for their many years of service to the church. Crystal A. Nurse, leader of the Youth Liturgical Dance Group, will get the Ruby Bridges Dreamer Award, and the Community Service Award will go to DeKalb School Superintendent Michael Thurmond. Special recognition will be given to educators who are members of New Bethel, and the Shiloh High School Concert Choir will perform. The celebration acknowledges the life and work of King and recognizes unsung foot soldiers in the community who continue to carry the torch and fulfill the dream. The church is at 8350 Rockbridge Road in Lithonia. For more information, visit www.newbethelame.org or call 770-484-3350.

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which was the legislation authorized by the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to protect the right to vote regardless of “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” The political campaign to win support of the proposal to erect a statue of King will be waged much like the effort to change the state flag, said Brooks, who was a persistent and consistent voice to change the flag following his election to the state House in 1980. “We’re going to energize the people of this state to contact their representatives and senators, the governor and lieutenant governor, the speaker of the House,” Brooks said. “That’s the way you will see a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. come to the frontage of the State Capitol.” Brooks said he cannot predict the bill’s reception when the Legislature convened on Jan. 13. “You never know,” he said. “It took us 20 years to change the flag, 10 years to remove Tom Watson. These things can happen immediately, or be a long, drawn-out process. I may be dead and gone. “But whenever it happens, it will happen.” Brooks filed House Bill 706 without fanfare on Dec. 12 and is the only signer. The bill proposes to add a brief section to an area of state law that relates to the state flag, seal, and other symbols: “There shall be placed upon the capitol grounds at the steps leading to the front entrance of the state capitol building or in another prominent position a statue of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. “Unless public safety concerns warrant postponement,

King is now honored at the State Capitol through a portrait painting that has hung in various locations on the second floor. Then-Gov. Jimmy Carter brought in the first King portrait, in 1973, Brooks said. Former Gov. Roy Barnes had King’s portrait displayed in front of the governor’s office. Later it was moved to its current site in the Capitol’s north wing. Brooks said he hopes the artist who creates the statue for the Capitol will consider the memorial installed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Another potential site at the Capitol is near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Washington Street, near the monument of John Brown Gordon astride his horse, Marye. A competing proposal for a monument of the Ten Commandments to be located at the old Watson site has been filed by state Rep. Greg Morris (R-Vidalia). Such displays are legal in Georgia following a 2012 amendment to a state law so it now authorizes displays related to “The Foundations of American Law and Government Display.” Brooks says that Dr. King’s work changed America and Atlanta. “And he changed the world,” he said. “People all around the world look at his work and say, ‘The King model is one I can use in my neighborhood to make the place where we live a better place.’” This story first appeared on http://saportareport.com. It is reprinted with permission.

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“People all over the world are crying out for an end to the senseless violence that afflicts … families, communities.”

Service projects, awards programs, parades mark U.S. holiday Across metro Atlanta and the nation, children and adults have been volunteering, marching, talking, preaching and rallying in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 85th birthday. On Jan. 20, the nation will observe King Day. The theme of the federal holiday, which also is observed in more than 100 countries worldwide, is “Remember! Celebrate! Act! King’s Legacy of Peace for Our World.” Thousands of local volunteers will clean and beautify schools, parks, and community and nonprofit centers, and others will march in parades and rallies in Decatur and Atlanta. All this week, the Atlanta-based King Center, churches, colleges, museums and governments as well as civic, community and social organizations have marked King’s Jan. 15, 1929, birthday with conversations, awards ceremonies, volunteer projects, dramatic productions, readings, music, and film screenings.

‘Salute to Greatness’ Former heavyweight boxing champ Muhammad Ali and Xerox Inc. will be honored Jan. 18 at the King Center’s annual “Salute to Greatness Awards” at the Hyatt-Regency in downtown Atlanta. Ali, who picked up an Olympic gold medal in 1960 in Rome at 18, won the heavyweight crown three times. He ended his career with 56 wins, 37 by knockout, and five defeats. In 1967, claiming that Muhammad Ali “I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong,” he refused to be drafted into the Vietnam War. Ali was stripped of his title, all his boxing matches were canceled, and he was facing a five-year prison term before the Supreme Court reversed his conviction and upheld his conscientious objector claim. The King Center said he has inspired millions worldwide. “He gave people hope and proved that anyone could overcome insurmountable odds,” it said. “He gave people courage. He made fighters of us all.” The center also will present the annual Coretta Scott King A.N.G.E.L. – Advancing Nonviolence Through Generations of Exceptional Leadership – award to Khalida Brohi, Pakistani women rights activist and founder and director of Sughar Empowerment Society, and Eve Ensler, Tony Awardwinning playwright and founder of V-Day. The award recognizes Khalida Brohi young leaders ages 12 to 25 and groups or initiatives that exemplify exceptional leadership in areas of peace, social justice and nonviolent social change. Through her organization, Brohi, 24, provides tribal and rural women with opportunities to grow their skills and learn leadership skills. She launched Sughar – which means “skilled and confident woman” – in 2009. Her plan is to change the lives of a million women in Pakistan over the next decade. Ensler, author of “The Vagina Monologues,” is the founder of V-Day, a global movement to end violence against women and girls. “The Vagina Monologues” has been published in 48 languages and performed in more Eve Ensler than 140 countries. The “Salute to Greatness Awards” program is one of the highlights of the 2014 King birthday observance and is the King Center’s major fundraising event. It takes place in the Centennial Ballroom. The hotel is at 265 Peachtree St. N.E. Tickets are available at www.thekingcenter

.org/salute-greatness-award-2014.

Fairington Community Service Day Volunteers will paint, clean and landscape Fairington Elementary School on its inaugural Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Day on Jan. 20. It is sponsored by the Lithonia school’s PTSA. Terri Webb, a teacher and parent who is helping coordinate the service day, said volunteers will work from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. She is expecting help from the Wesley Chapel Curb Appeal Task Force and the Snapfinger Manor Homeowners Association. She said others are welcome to join them. The school is at 5505 Philip Bradley Drive. For more information, contact Webb and Peta Bernard at petabernard62@gmail .com, 404-547-0868 or 314-363-0469. Ebenezer commemorative service The Rev. Raphael Warnock Sr., pastor of Ebenezer Baptist in Atlanta, will be the keynote speaker at the annual King commemorative service in the Horizon Sanctuary. The event, which will be attended by local and national leaders, starts at 10 a.m. It culminates with “Choose Nonviolence: Let Freedom Ring” to symbolically herald a new

age of nonviolence. The King Center and consulates representing nations of the world will lead the bell-ringing event. The Rev. Bernice A. King, CEO of the King Center and King’s daughter, said the event and Raphael Warnock theme underscore the urgency of her father’s challenge to “choose nonviolence as a way of life as well as a method for peaceful social change.” “People all over the world are crying out for an end to the senseless violence that afflicts their families, communities, nations and world,” she said. “Our hope is that the 2014 MLK holiday observance will help lay the foundation for a worldwide movement to begin building the beloved community of my father’s dream.” Ebenezer Baptist is at 101 Jackson St.

100 Black Men of DeKalb initiative Members of 100 Black Men of DeKalb will take 15 boys to talk with formerly homeless men on Jan. 20 at Trinity House-Big Bethel in Atlanta. The transitional housing and rehabilita-

tion center is operated by Trinity Community Ministries. Bruce Burney, Trinity executive director, said the residents will give back by sharing their struggles to overcome adversity and move toward recovery and redemption. Cornelius Stafford, 100 Black Men president, and the chapter’s Executive Committee will accompany the boys, who are in its Leadership Academy. Stafford said many of the boys are growing up in homes absent of men and will benefit from hearing what the men have faced. Trinity House-Big Bethel is at 21 Bell St. For more information, contact Barbara Hester at barbarah@tcmatlanta.org or 404577-6651, Ext. 244.

Zion Missionary Baptist celebration Gospel radio DJ and TV show host Reggie Gay will be the keynote speaker at the King celebration at Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Roswell on Jan. 20. The free event starts at 11 a.m. The church is Reggie Gay at 888 Zion Circle.

“I HAVE A __________” How you fill in the blank is up to you. Because Dr. King had a dream, our options are infinite. There’s no greater testament to his life and work, than using this holiday to pursue them. Please visit our Facebook page to view pictures of community service projects posted by Georgia Power, or to upload your own.

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“The emphasis this year is on fun, easy ways to be active. There will be line dancing and Zumba demos.” The annual expo at the Mall at Stonecrest in Lithonia is the largest gathering of people focused on health and wellness in east metro Atlanta.

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Health, fitness information abound at expo Residents who are seeking information and resources to help them be more active and healthy will find plenty of both at the CrossRoadsNews 2014 Health & Wellness Expo at the Mall at Stonecrest on Jan. 25. The annual expo, which is in its ninth year, is the largest gathering of people focused on health and wellness in east metro Atlanta. Twenty-seven exhibitors, including hospitals, doctors, and county and federal offices, will be at the expo that takes place from noon to 5 p.m. on the mall’s lower level. Jennifer Parker, editor and publisher of CrossRoadsNews, says the newspaper hosts the annual expo to offer residents a convenient one-stop shop for wellness in-

formation. “We believe that if people have the right information, they will be in a better position to make informed decisions,” Parker said. “That is why we host this expo every year with our sponsors and exhibitors to deliver screenings and information.” Children’s Healthcare at Hughes Spalding, which is the closest children’s hospital to South DeKalb residents, is back as the expo’s title sponsor. Families will be able to pick up information and giveaways from Children’s Healthcare at its booth near the children’s area in front of JC Penney’s. The expo will be chock-full of demonstrations and entertainment. Life Chef Asata Reid will speak about the benefits of

detoxification and whip up cleansing and tasty smoothies for sampling. A number of personal trainers will show expo participants fun ways to exercise. “The emphasis this year is on fun, easy ways to be active,” Parker said. “There will be line dancing and Zumba demonstrations. You will be having so much fun, you forget that you are getting exercise.” The Health & Wellness Expo is one of three expos that CrossRoadsNews is hosting at the mall this year. Its Family & Back-toSchool Expo takes place July 26, and the Senior/Baby Boomer Expo is set for Oct. 11. Expo-goers who visit 15 of the exhibitors can enter to win a “Rejuvenation Spa Basket” from the Mall at Stonecrest.

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“By Jan. 31, many people have failed resolutions crumbled around our feet because we make promises we can’t keep!”

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At the start of a new year, many people have resolved for new beginnings, fresh starts and better lifestyles. Church groups may kick off a season of fasting for the congregation to achieve physical and spiritual empowerment. Gym memberships go up, diets begin, and pledges to “do better” are taken. By Jan. 31, many people, including myself, have failed resolutions crumbled around our feet because we make promises to ourselves that we can’t keep! I’m a busy entrepreneur with a part-time job, a mother of children with activities, in a committed partnership for 10 years, and a freelance writer and recipe developer. I find it impossible to coordinate a diet, maintain a fast or dedicate a lot of time to a fussy meal plan. What I can do is institute some lifestyle changes and foods that will allow my body to naturally cleanse via daily detoxing of my body, mind and spirit, and you can too. I’ll share this info and foods that help you heal, restore and revitalize during the 2014 CrossRoadsNews Health and Wellness Expo on Jan. 25 at the Mall at Stonecrest. I will be on the main stage near Sears on the mall’s lower level at 2 p.m.

of water, and take a large glass into your bedroom at night. Drink it first thing in the morning when you arise. Before you leave for work, fill a water bottle that’s at least a quart and drink it on the way to work. You’re already halfway to your daily goal by having four of the eight glasses in before 9 a.m.! Nothing hydrates like good old-fashioned water, plus you’ll flush toxins out. n Avoid food additives/preservatives, artificial colors/flavors, processed foods Yes, this means you will have to cook. But this means it will be easier to avoid hidden calories, salt, fats and sugar. You can control the integrity of the ingredients in your food when you prepare them yourself. And you may be surprised how quickly your cooking skills will improve.

10 ways to detoxify naturally n Get more sleep Set a bedtime, and each week for a month go to bed 15 minutes earlier. If you’re used to falling asleep with the television on, try switching to relaxing music or natural sounds. Try to reduce any lighting in your room and unplug electronics. n Move it Break a sweat with daily cardio. Sweatn Limit sugar, artificial sweeteners, salt, ing helps your skin eliminate toxins, and a caffeine and alcohol good workout is great for your body and Excess amounts of these ingredients can your mind state. Even if you start small with cause your body’s pH to be more acidic. Dis- a 15-minute brisk walk, and increase the ease loves an acidic environment. Plus your intensity of your workout by 20 percent each filtration organs like kidneys and liver have week, by month’s end you’ll be proud of how to work to eliminate these toxins from your far you’ve come! body. Give these organs a break by minimizing your toxin ingestion. n Manage your stress What are the biggest stressors in your life? n Drink more water How can you respond differently? Consider Having a hard time getting in those 64 learning meditation, mindfulness and other ounces? End each day with a large glass methods of keeping your cool and maintain

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“It’s a good way to distract you from exercising. It’s dancing. It’s fun – it’s not boring like walking on a treadmill.”

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Dwight Calhoun (above) says line dancing also keeps the brain sharp. At top, Lawanda Brokenborough and company groove with high-energy Zumba.

While there are disagreements about which diet is best, no one ever argues about the need for exercise. Whether it’s walking, dancing, squatting or jumping, there is consensus that a body in motion will stay in motion. People who value their mobility can get lots of tips during the CrossRoadsNews 2014 Health & Wellness Expo at the Mall at Stonecrest on Jan. 25. Throughout the noon-to-5 p.m. expo on the mall’s lower level, fitness instructors and personal trainers will demonstrate some of the fun ways to stay fit and healthy this year. Lawanda Brokenborough will demonstrate Zumba, Dwight Calhoun will showcase line dancing for fun and fitness, and Jody Smith will show how to build your body from inside out. In the face of growing childhood obesity, Elfreda Smith of Door to Door Fitness will show how to get kids off the couch and moving. Brokenborough, who is known as the “fitness diva,” teaches 28 fitness classes a week. She

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says nearly half of them are Zumba, the highenergy workout that mixes Brazilian, Latin and African dancing. “It’s a good way to distract you from exercising,” she said. “It’s dancing. It’s fun – it’s not boring like walking on a treadmill.” Best of all, Brokenborough said that participants can control what they get out of Zumba by how much they put into it. “It’s high-energy,” she said, “but you control the intensity.” Calhoun has been teaching line dance to kids and adults for seven years at Spelman

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“I am concerned about the children. For the first time in our lives, we are going to outlive our children.” Elfreda Smith’s focus is on supporting first lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign to combat childhood obesity. She is on a mission to get kids involved in physical fitness.

exciting ways to keep it moving College, at Southwest Arts Center, and at AT&T corporate headquarters in Atlanta. “Dancing is the purest form of exercise,” he said. “It’s simple and it’s something you can do by yourself or with a group. People love it because they can do it at family reunions, parties and all events.” Besides making you use all of your body parts, Calhoun said line dancing also helps keep the brain sharp. “You have to remember all the moves,” he said. “You have to keep up. It’s brain exercise.” Jody Smith, whose clients range from 4 to 86 years, said strength training is important in any fitness regime to keep the muscles from deteriorating. “We need to strengthen our bodies to move correctly,” he said. When clients enter his program, Smith, who offers classes at Grady High School, Panthersville Stadium, and a gym in Buckhead, says he begins by building their heart and lungs. “We start very light to see what type of shape you are in and go from there,” he said. Even though his focus is on strengthening

Jody Smith says strength training is important in any fitness regime to keep the muscles from deteriorating. He offers classes at Grady High, Panthersville Stadium, and a Buckhead gym.

muscles, Smith, who lives in Lithonia, said he doesn’t use weights. Instead, he emphasizes modified jumps, push-ups, squats and step training. “Walking up and down stairs is the best workout,” he said. Elfreda Smith, no relation to Jody Smith, has turned her focus to supporting first lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign that is fighting childhood obesity. “I am concerned about the children,” said Smith, who lives in Decatur. “For the first time in our lives, we are going to outlive our children.” Over the Christmas holidays when her grandchildren – 4 to 13 years old – visited, Smith said all they wanted to know was where the electric outlets were. “They wanted to plug in their tablets,” she said. “They didn’t want to go outside or do anything else.” She knows her grandchildren are typical, and she is now on a mission to get kids moving, whether it is with a hula hoop, jump rope, cheerleading or in soccer and football.

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“Come and dance. If you don’t use it, you will lose it. If you don’t move it, your legs will seize up on you and you will go dormant.”

Lou Walker dance troupe laying it on the line for fitness, fun By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

When JD Hall is dancing, he is at his best. “I shine when I dance,” he says with a laugh. “I feel good when I dance.” Ditto for the Lou Walker Line Dance Troupe, which he leads. The lithe-on-the-foot group also loves to dance and it shows in their polished movement and on their faces. “Just look at their faces,” Hall said. “It makes them cheerful. You can dance your problems away.” They will perform at 1 p.m. on the main stage near Sears at the CrossRoadsNews 2014 Health & Wellness Expo at the Mall at Stonecrest on Jan. 25. Hall, 69, says dancing is a fun way to stay fit. “I always say, ‘If you dance, you live longer,’” he said. The line dance troupe is dominated by women 17-to-3. Doris Lewis, 63, has been dancing with the troupe for three years. She says she dances daily because it’s good for her. “And I am doing something that I like to do,” she said. Annie Low said joining the line dance class was a no-brainer for her. She dances four to five times a week at the center. “I enjoy the movement. I enjoy the motion,” she said on Jan. 15. “Tomorrow I will be 74. To see myself moving and enjoying myself at this age is just a blessing.” Hall is one of two line dance instructors at the center. He teaches the advanced class on Fridays, and Sylvia Bailey teaches Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Most of the dance troupe members take class four times a week.

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Line dancers from the Lou Walker Senior Center will show off their moves at 1 p.m. on Jan. 25 on the main stage near Sears at Stonecrest.

Hall said he has been trying to lure more men into the group, but it has been challenging. “They sit around playing cards,” he said. “I tell them, ‘Come and dance. If you don’t use it, you will lose it. If you don’t move it, your legs will seize up on you and you will go dormant.’” The retired Norfolk Southern freight train conductor became a member of the Lou Walker Senior Center when it opened in 2005 at the urging of his wife, Conneva.

He retired before she did and was sitting around their Lithonia home cleaning, cooking, eating and packing on the pounds. “When she said, ‘JD, you should go to that center,’ I told her I didn’t want to go to any old folks home,” he said. But when he visited, the music coming from the line dance class drew him in. He was 250 pounds when he joined the class but trimmed down to 195 pounds before settling at 220. “I had two surgeries and stopped dancing

for a while,” he said. When the class instructor moved on in 2008, Hall was tapped to take his place. Not long after, the group was performing at all the center’s events, at county employees picnics, and at nursing homes. Lewis says she loves when the troupe performs at nursing homes. “We get to bring a little enjoyment and fun to residents,” she said. “It makes them feel good, and even if they can’t move with us, they throw their hands up in the air.”

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