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Advocates seeking an end to domestic violence will light candles and remember victims at an annual vigil in downtown Decatur. 4

A holiday tradition has returned to Stone Mountain. St. Timothy United Methodist on Memorial Drive has launched its annual pumpkin fundraiser. 11

Avondale High School’s football team is off to its best start in years under its second-year head coach and his cadre of assistants. 12

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Greenforest sued again for pregnancy discrimination By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

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DeKalb County got its first shipment of H1N1 nasal vaccines and began immunizing 2- to 4-year-olds this week. Young children are among the most vulnerable population for the flu.

The nazal spray is available at DeKalb Board of Health’s five health centers while supplies last. Above nurse Becky Evans administers the nasal vaccine to 3-year-old Keonaia Johnson of Decatur. Story, page 9.

Medal for saving child from molester By McKenzie Jackson

She now credits her presence in the park that Sunday afternoon to divine intervenIt wasn’t Lt. Ruth Stringer’s tion. day to jog at Stone Mountain “I think it was God,” she Park on the afternoon of Sept. said Wednesday after her boss, 20, but she went anyway. Sheriff Thomas Brown, hung The 19-year DeKalb Sheriff the star-shaped medal around employee ended up rescuing a her neck. “I think it was God.” 13-year-old girl from the clutchSuspect Paul Leithead, 36, of es of man who was molesting Stone Mountain is charged with her in one of the women’s restaggravated child molestation rooms at the park. and is being held without bond On Oct. 7, Stringer received in the DeKalb County Jail. the DeKalb Sheriff ’s Medal of Thinking back on the inValor “for an extraordinary cident, Stringer said a lot of act involving bravery coupled things went through her head, with great personal risk to the employee’s life.” Lt. Ruth Stringer received the DeKalb Sheriff’s Medal of Valor while waiting for Leithead to emerge from the stall. Stringer, who jogs regu- from Sheriff Thomas Brown on Oct. 7. “I didn’t know what was larly at the park, saw a man’s leg going to come out of that stall sticking out of the stall in the “Come out!” restroom and heard what sounded like Suddenly, the girl emerged from the at me,” she said. Brown said the Medal of Valor is only the muffled cries of a child. stall and told her that a man she did not given with the greatest consideration “I thought it was a father helping a know was in the stall. child, but as I listened, I realized that the Stringer escorted the child to safety of the circumstances surrounding the incident. child was in distress,” she said. and yelled for someone to call 911. He said Stringer protected the young Even though she was unarmed, With the help of the girl’s father and Stringer yelled more than once in her an off-duty GBI agent, Sarah Thomas, girl with possible danger to herself. “It speaks to her bravery and to her most commanding voice for the man to who was also in the park, Stringer derelease the child. tained the suspect until the Stone Moun- character as a person,” Brown said. “The Sheriff ’s Office is proud of her.” “Hey, come out of there!” she yelled. tain Police arrived.

Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy Center in Decatur is facing its second lawsuit in five months from U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for pregnancy discrimination. The EEOC’s Atlanta District Office said in an Oct. 2 statement that the school fired Shuntal V. Prince – who was unmarried – in January 2008 after she confirmed to the school’s director that she was pregnant and planned to have her child. “The director then allegedly asked Prince if she was aware of Greenforest McCalep’s policy about being pregnant and unwed,” the EEOC said. “Prince said she was not aware of any such policy. Prince was then informed that it was ‘unethical to be pregnant and unwed’ and ‘today is your last day’ at Greenforest McCalep.” The EEOC also sued the school, owned and operated by Greenforest Community Baptist Church, in May for rescinding an offer of employment to Victoria Y. Brown in July 2007 when it learnt that she was pregnant. In the Brown lawsuit, the EEOC said she had already received an employment offer from Greenforest McCalep when she went for a meeting with the headmaster to discuss some final pre-employment matters before she began teaching in the 2007-08 school year. “During this meeting, Brown informed the headmaster that she was pregnant, and she was then told that she would not be able to teach at Greenforest McCalep because of her pregnancy,” the EEOC said. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex or pregnancy status. The EEOC said it filed suit in U.S. District Court after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement. It is seeking back pay and compensatory and punitive damages for Prince, who was employed at school from June 2006, and for Brown as well. Both lawsuits also seek injunctive relief designed to stop the discrimination and prevent it from recurring in the future. Robert K. Dawkins, the EEOC regional attorney, said Wednesday, he hopes to sit down very soon with Greenforest and resolve both law suits. “Greenforest has known that this suit was coming,” he said. “ They said that we will sit down and resolve both of them.” Deacon James Chester, the church’s director of human resources, said Thursday they are cooperating fully with the EEOC. “We are working to do everything we can to resolve any issue,” he said. “It is our intent to be fully cooperative and make any changes, if necessary, to make sure our policies don’t violate any federal laws.” Chester said they have already made changes but could not comment on them at this time. Dawkins said the law prohibits an employer from making employment decisions based on pregnancy – irrespective of one’s marital status. “No woman should have to choose between having a child and keeping her job,” he said.

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“We are motivated to do so because like most American taxpayers, we are appalled that some people try to manipulate these programs.”

Conyers official sentenced A former Conyers Public Housing Authority executive director who used public housing funds for vacations, restaurant meals, Christmas gifts and other personal items is going to federal prison for 18 months. Kristi Kirkus Wilson was sentenced Oct. 1 by U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr. to 18 months for embezzling more than $130,000 in housing authority funds that came through U.S. Housing and Urban Development grants. The 45-year-old Conyers native was also ordered to pay $150,000 in restitution and to three years of supervised release after serving her sentence. Wilson, 45, was convicted of stealing the money between

2000 and 2007 from grants to the housing authority from HUD. She pleaded guilty to the charge on June 3, 2009. Wilson used a Conyers Housing Authority credit card to buy a barn, fencing for her home, a waterslide and outdoor Christmas decorations and gifts and parties for housing authority employees. She also approved and paid bonuses for herself and padded her salry and that of her husband, Ronnie Wilson, who worked as a lease enforcement officer and director of maintenance for the Housing Authority. A civil case against him was dismissed in June after he agreed to a civil consent judgment that requires him to pay $102,000 to the government.

Bond denied for murder suspect Murder suspect Darrel Charles Smith is being held in the DeKalb Count y Jail without bond for allegedly raping and stab- Darrel C. Smith bing his deaf neighbor to death. Smith, 21, is accused of killing 21-year-old Tekelia Blackshear in the Oak Creek Apartment complex in Decatur, where both lived. Blackshear, who worked at a Decatur-area hair salon, was

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found dead of multiple stab wo u n d s o n Oct. 4 in the apartment she shared with her twin sister, Lequita BlackTekelia Blackshear shear. Her sister was at work at the time of the murder. Police have not released a motive for the killing, but on the morning of the crime, a neighbor said he heard screams coming from Blackshear’s apartment around 8 a.m.

Bolton heading to court to get his job back By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

Fired DeKalb Police Chief Terrell Bolton is not going away quietly. Bolton, whose February termination was upheld by Merit Board hearing officer Phyllis R. Williams on Aug. 17, has appealed the ruling that kept him away from his old $162,000 a year job. In the civil action filed with DeKalb Superior Court on Sept. 15, Bolton requested and got a “Writ of Certiorari” from Superior Court Judge Tangela Barrie that requires the county’s human resources department, merit system department and hearing officer Phyllis R. Williams to provide a complete record of his case. His appeal has been assigned to Superior Court Judge Robert J. Castellani. A hearing date has not yet been set. In the court papers, Bolton contends that the evidence produced at the four days of hearings in June and July, was “legally insufficient” to support any basis for his termination. He said specific evidence

that supported his contention that he was terminated for “a non-job related factor” was excluded by the hearing officer. The action, filed Terrell Bolton by his attorney William McKenney of the Marietta law firm McKenney & Froelich, also raised a constitutional issue that the violation of “conduct unbecoming” an officer is vague and unenforceable. DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis terminated Bolton on Feb. 28 for insubordination and conduct unbecoming a chief of police. In her 13-page decision, Williams said that no evidence was presented at the hearing to substantiate an “error in fact,” or that the action of the department was motivated by any non-job related factor that would authorize a reversal of the action of the department. Instead, she said the evidence

Early voting starts Oct. 12 Early and advanced voting in person for the Nov. 3 election starts Oct. 12 at the DeKalb County Voter Registration & Elections Office. Registered voters can cast ballots 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 30 in municipal elections and the George House District 58 special election. They can also request an absentee ballot from the elections

DeKalb County Delegation Holds Public Hearing Georgia State House and Senate members of the DeKalb County Delegation will hold a special meeting for public input about the upcoming 2010 legislative session on Thursday, October 22, 2009. During this meeting residents of DeKalb County will have an opportunity to address any concerns they may have about state issues with their General Assembly representatives.

The hearing will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center 3181 Rainbow Drive Decatur, GA 30034

office until the close of business on Oct. 30. Absentee ballots must be returned to the elections office by the close of polls on election day. The DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections office is at 4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300 in Decatur. For more information, visit http:// web.co.dekalb.ga.us/voter/ or call 404-298-4020.

reveals that Bolton was insubordinate when he attempted to interfere with a CEO directive to terminate an employee, when he attempted to conduct county business while on leave, and when he failed to meet with Ellis immediately upon his return from leave. Bolton, who was hired by former CEO Vernon Jones in December 2006, said that during his 25-month tenure he reduced use-of-force crimes by 50 percent, began an interactive community policing program and reduced the number of officer-involved deadly shootings from 12 to one.

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“We are working to end domestic violence. So, we keep doing our work, but in the meantime we wish we didn’t have to.”

Candlelight ceremony remembers victims Advocates to By McKenzie Jackson be honored at For the past 17 years, the awards dinner friends and family members of victims of domestic violence have repeated their loved ones names during a sober ceremony in downtown Decatur. They will do it again on Oct. 15. Kim Frndak, a community educator at the Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence, said her nonprofit organization that supports victims of domestic abuse, looks forward to the day when there will be no names to be read. “We are working to end domestic violence,” she said. “So, we keep doing our work, but in the meantime we wish we didn’t have to.” The names of 80 Georgia men, women and children, who died in domestic violence incidents between October 2008 and August this year will be read at the 18th annual Candlelight Vigil at the Decatur Square gazebo. The vigil is held annually by the Women’s Resource Center in recognition of the Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which is observed each October. The Decatur-based center works with more than 13,000 women and families statewide each year. Frndak said domestic violence, which can be physical or verbal, is a problem in Georgia. “We have way to many people being hurt or killed through domestic violence,” she said. In 2008, there were 111 deaths in Georgia attributed to domestic violence. For the first eight months of this year, the DeKalb District Attorney’s Office handled 592 domestic violence cases. This year’s one hour vigil,

Friends, family members and supporters will light candles and read the names of domestic violence victims at a vigil in downtown Decatur.

themed “You, Me, Together” starts at 7 p.m. Speakers include DeKalb DA Gwen Keyes Fleming, Caminar Latino executive director Jessica Nunan, Joe Mackey from United for Safety, Asher Burke from Georgia Commission on Family Violence and Wendy Lipshutz from the Jewish Family and Career Services. Lavonne Grant, a domestic violence survivor, will tell her story and recording artist Julie Dexter will perform. Frndak said domestic violence is a complicated crime because of the many issues surrounding it. “Most of the people we serve are feeling two things when they are reporting it,” she said. “They are feeling fear and they are also feeling a connection and love. It is a very confusing situation because the person that they are married to or have been dating for a long time is also the person, who at times is very, very frightening.” Frndak said it is sometimes difficult for victims to move away from a violent situation when they are in love with their abuser.

“Love isn’t enough in terms of sustaining a healthy relationship,” she said. “It has to be two people who are willing to be together and respect one another and not trying to limit, oppress or control the other.” She said domestic violence can occur in long marriages, established dating relationships and with new couples. Frndak said one of the major red flags is controlling behavior. She said some abusers believe it is the man’s role to monitor and dictate what his girlfriend or wife does. At Thursday’s vigil, survivors, and their family, friends, neighbors and supporters will honor the victims of domestic violence and celebrate the people who have survived. Frndak said their presence at the event is a commitment to try to make a difference. “They are saying ‘no’ to this madness,” she said. The Decatur Square Gazebo is at 101 East Court Square in Decatur. For more information, call 404-370-7670.

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Conyers official sentenced 3 NAACP making trip to A former Conyers Public Housing Author- Memphis museum ity executive director who used public housing funds for personal use is going to federal prison for 18 months.

Bolton heading to court to get his job back 3

Television actor and best-selling author Hill Harper is one of three advocates against domestic violence who will be recognized at the 2009 Men Stopping Violence Annual Awards Dinner on Oct. 17 at the RitzCarlton Atlanta in downtown Hill Harper Atlanta. The annual awards dinner, which starts at 6:30 p.m., celebrates people who dedicated time and energy to fostering safety and justice for women. Peter Michelson Harper, who stars in “CSI: NY” on CBS will get the True Ally Award. His New York Times bestsellers are “Letters to a Young Brother” and “Letters to a Young Sister.” His latest book is “The Conversation: How Black Men and Women Can Build Loving Relationships.” Atlanta attorney Judith A. O’Brien will get the Kathleen Carlin Seekers Award and scholar activist Dr. Rudolph P. Byrd who founded the James Weldon Johnson Institute at Emory University, will get the inaugural Dick Bathrick Activist Award. Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter India Arie will be a presenter. The Ritz-Carlton Atlanta is at 181 Peachtree St. in northeast Atlanta. For more information or tickets, visit www.menstoppingviolence.org or call 404-270-9894.

Healthy youngsters getting 6 early doses of H1N1 vaccine 9

It’s not Black History Month yet, but that is not stopping the DeKalb NAACP education committee from offering a guided civil rights tour to Memphis, the city where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.

Healthy DeKalb children ages 2 to 4 began getting the nasal H1N1 vaccine on Wednesday.

Test scores spur change

Fired DeKalb Police Chief Terrell Bolton is not going away quietly.

Comedian Grier to sign new book at Stonecrest 6

Sandra Wilson is a page-boy hairstyle kind of woman. And for as long as she or anyone can remember, that was her do.

Homeowners told to watch out for repair scams 5

Actor-comedian David Alan Grier will autograph copies of his new book, “Barack Like Me: The Chocolate Covered Truth” on Oct. 17 at Borders Books and Music at the Mall at Stonecrest.

Avondale off to best start in decades 12

Homeowners looking to repair their flood ravaged homes are being warned to be wary of repair scams.

CrossRoadsNews publisher gets Pillar Award 5 Jennifer Parker received the Pillar Award at the National Association of Minority Contractors’ annual Hard Hat Awards Banquet.

Victory HIV/AIDS event to raise awareness

One year has made a lot of difference for the Avondale High School Blue Devils.

8 Series looks at funding for 13 cases faith-based groups

The rising number of HIV/AIDS among women, youth, minorities and the elderly will be the main topic of discussion at the Oct. 24 “HIV Pandemic among Minorities and Test Event” at Victory Church.

Churches and ministries can explore issues around developing and funding faithbased initiatives four Saturdays over the next four months.

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“We look for people in the community who go above and beyond to make sure that the community is served. Every week, you give the community good information.”

Help for homeowners Homeowners told to watch out for repair scams Homeowners facing foreclosure can meet lending agents at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition Oct. 16 and 17 “Creating Opportunity Conference” at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta. Fifteen lending agents will provide counseling to homeowners during the conference, co-hosted by Citizenship Education Fund. Janice Mathis, the coalition’s vice president of legal affairs, said Georgia has the worst foreclosure record. “It is getting worse,” she said. “It is not getting better, because it is trending along with unemployment.” The Hyatt Regency is at 265 Peachtree Street in Atlanta. For more information, call 404-525-5663.

Homeowners looking to repair their flood ravaged homes are being warned to be wary of repair scams. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis and the Better Business Bureau all called for flood victims to be wary of scam artists posing as government workers and home repair contractors, and those trying to pawn off flooded vehicles as secondhand cars. FEMA and Ellis say flood victims should be on the look out for people impersonating government workers and urged them to report anyone – a contractor, inspector, disaster survivor or

someone posing as any of these – to the FEMA Disaster Fraud Hotline toll-free at 866-720-5721. Complaints may also be made to local law enforcement agencies and through the Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs at: 404-651-8600 or 800-869-1123. They also warned home and business owners to carefully pick the companies that will repair their flood-damaged properties. BBB spokesman Fred Elsberry Jr. that flood-damaged vehicles will be popping up at auto auctions, used car dealerships and in classified ads. “Unsuspecting consumers, particularly

those living in regions of the country unaffected by hurricanes or flooding, are led astray by fresh upholstery, new carpeting and bargain price,” he said. Elsberry said auto shoppers should ask to see the car’s title, check the date and place of transfer to see if the car came from a flood-damaged state and if it is stamped “salvage,” He said they should examine the car’s gauges to make sure they are accurate and have no signs of water damage and to look for indications that the dashboard may have been replaced. Drainage holes, mildewed upholstery, and bend or crack tires are also clues to water damage.

National food award CrossRoadsNews publisher gets Pillar Award Van Harris is the recipient of the national Honor Award in Administration Award for 2009. Harris, who lives in Decatur, was nominated for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture award by State Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin. He received it on Van Harris Sept. 20 at the association’s 2009 conference in Montgomery, Ala. Harris is the state’s agriculture manager/retail program director for the Consumer Protection Division. Irvin says he helps make the state a national leader in food safety.

Green makes cents Homeowners can find out how “green” improvements at homes can save them money at the Oct. 17 “Show Me the Money: Why Green Makes Sense for your Wallet” seminar at the Decatur Library. Peter Michelson, Renewal Design-Build CEO and Joe Thomas, a certified Home Performance Consultant for Renewal System Solutions will lead the 10 a.m. session that is part of the library’s “Make Your Home ‘Green’ series that is teaching people how to remodel their homes in a more energy efficient an environmental-friendly way. “Creating a Healthy Home” will be held on Nov. 17. Admission is free. The library is at 215 Sycamore St. in downtown Decatur. For more information, call 404-370-3070.

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Jennifer Parker, editor and publisher of CrossRoadsNews, received the Pillar Award at the National Association of Minority Contractors’ 13th annual Hard Hat Awards Banquet on Oct. 2. Parker was one of eight people recognized by the 30-year-old NAMC Atlanta chapter at the Atlanta Airport Hilton. Gary McGaha, president of Atlanta Metropolitan College, got the Advocacy Award; Daniel Molloy, assistant general manager of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport, got the Catalyst Award; Johnnie Booker, director of Supplier Diversity at the Coca-Cola Co., got the Pacesetter Award; Joe Jackson, president and CEO of Greater Atlanta Economic Alliance Inc., got the Business Development Award; and Terry Landers, president of Landers Enterprises. received the Minority Contractor Award. The group’s Public Sector Award went to Atlanta Public School Superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall, and the President’s Award, to Andres Bertrand, Morehouse College’s vice president of campus operations. Michael Hayes, a Clark Atlanta University rising senior with a 3.81 grade point average got the group’s $2,500 Scholarship Award. Art Queen, who co-chaired the event with C. David Moody, the Atlanta chapter’s president, said Parker got the Pillar

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Award because CrossRoadsNews has distinguished itself as a pillar of the community. The weekly community newspaper has been serving DeKalb County for 14 years. “You are doing a great job,” Queen said. “We look for people in the community who go above and beyond to make sure that the community is served. That’s

how your community gets served by people doing their best. Every week, you give the community good information.” Queen, who owns EGM Inc., a Decatur-based engineering, glass and management company, said past recipients of the Pillar Award have included banks, football players and the late civil rights activist Hosea Williams.

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Morris is being recognized for her efforts in providing housing resources and information to the community.

NAACP making trip to Memphis museum Comedian Grier to sign It’s not Black History Month new book at Stonecrest yet, but that is not stopping the DeKalb NAACP education committee from offering a guided civil rights tour to Memphis, the city where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated 41 years ago. The committee is sponsoring a Civil Rights Tour to Memphis on Nov. 13-15 that will include visits to the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel and a stop on Beale Street for the “Blues” experience. At the hotel, which became a civil rights shrine after King was gunned down on its balcony on April 4, 1968, visitors will see Rooms 306 and 307, where King was staying while in Memphis for a march of sanitation workers. The 47,303-square-foot museum also chronicles key episodes of the American civil rights movement with collections, exhibitions, and educational programs. On Beale Street, which runs 1.8 miles from the Mississippi River to East Street, visitors will get to see the blues clubs and restaurants that

The Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, is now a Civil Rights Museum.

are now major Memphis tourist attractions. The NAACP trip by deluxe motor coach includes a two-night hotel stay and roundtrip Casino transfer to Tunica, Miss. The cost is $250 for everything.

The deadline to book the trip with a non-refunded deposit of $50 is Oct. 17. The trip must be paid for in full by Oct. 23. For more information, call Mary Sanders at 404-241-8006 or 770-413-1005.

Airline museum hosting collectibles sale Aviation buffs of all ages can take a flight through airline history at the Oct. 17 Atlanta Airline Collectibles Show & Sale at the Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum in Atlanta. The nonprofit heritage museum, which is open to the public once a year, is located in the Delta World Headquarters. It is Delta’s official museum and archives and is dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of Delta and its

affiliated airlines. The 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. show and sale will include tours of the museum that houses artifacts like The Spirit of Delta, a Boeing 767-200 jet purchased by Delta employees in 1982; a 1941 DC-3 plane and one of Delta’s first passenger planes, a 1931 Travel Air. Visitors will be able to purchase aviation-related items including airplane seats, aircraft models and playing cards. They will also be

able to visit The Museum Store, located in a fuselage of the prototype L-1011. Admission is $5 for adults and free for children up to 12 years old accompanied by a paying adult. Early admission before 9 a.m. is $10. The museum is at 1060 Delta Blvd. Bldg B, Dept. 914, Atlanta. For more information, visit www.deltamuseum.org or call 404715-7886.

Actor-comedian David Alan Grier will autograph copies of his new book, “Barack Like Me: The Chocolate Covered Truth” on Oct. 17 at Borders Books and Music at the Mall at Stonecrest. The 54-year-old funny man, best known for his work in the 1990s sketch comedy show “In Living Color,” will meet with fans and sign book copies at 2 p.m. Throughout his threedecades-long career, Grier has appeared in several films and television shows. Last spring he was a contestant on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” and hosted Comedy Cen- David Alan Grier takes a funny look at tral’s “Chocolate News” politics, culture and race in his new book, from Oct. 15, 2008, to “Barack Like Me.” Dec. 17, 2008. The funnyman also touches In his book, which was released on Oct. 6, Grier takes a funny and on how being black and famous edgy look at what politics, culture is a big advantage when dealing and race mean in the world today, with security lines at the airport, while recalling significant experi- but not at restaurants, the bank, ences throughout his life before Starbucks or the dry cleaners. He and after the election of President also gives a sneak peak into the inner workings of “Dancing with Barack Obama. In the hilariously funny “Ba- the Stars” and reveals the camararack Like Me,” he writes about derie between dancers and stars, being an 8-year-old boy marching the rehearsals and his very unwith civil rights icon Dr. Martin Barack-like meltdown at the end Luther King Jr. and his failed of his four-episode appearance junior high attempt to become a on the show. The Mall at Stonecrest is at Black Panther – or Jimi Hendrix. Grier discusses attending I-20 and Turner Hill Road in Obama’s inauguration and imag- Lithonia. For more information, ines joining Obama’s cabinet as visit www.mallatstonecrest.com Secretary of Mirth. or ca11 678-526-9880.

Library going ‘batty’ with program for kids The fictional tale “Bats at the Library” by Brian Lies is on the Oct. 12 kids reading list at the Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library. The story about bats going into a library to read and play is one of the bat-themed activities for kids

ages 6 to 12. The 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. “Bats at the Library” event includes a bat scavenger hunt and making bat snacks. It is open to the first 25 participants and tickets are available 15 minutes prior to the event. Youth under the age 8 must be

accompanied by a teen or adult. Groups of five or more must register beforehand. The Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library is at 952 Leon St. in Stone Mountain. For more information, call 770-413-2020.

Morris to be honored for work for seniors

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53rd Freedom Fund Awards Banquet

Celebrating 100 years in the Struggle Oct. 24, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Saint Philip A.M.E. Church

Keynote Speaker Dr. Francys Johnson Vice President, Cultural Health Initiatives and Strategic Alliances American Heart Association, New York City Award Recipients:

Calvin Sims, Sr. David C. Albert Award

Judge Gregory Adams, Thurgood Marshall Award

Steen “News Lady” Miles Pat C. Jones Award

Cassandra Green Greenforest Baptist Church Ronald E. McNair House of Grace Thomas C. Wilson Social Ministries Middle School Health Care Clinic Youth Service Award Benjamin L. Hooks Award Narvie J. Harris Education Award Religious Award

Tickets, $75 per person. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call the office at 404-241-8006 or email us at naacpdek@bellsouth.net.

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Chris Morris, the longtime director of DeKalb Community Development Department, will be honored Oct. 24 at the Lou Walker Sophisticated Seniors’ fourth annual Black & White Ball at the Lou Walker Senior Center in Lithonia. Morris is being recognized for her efforts in providing housing resources and information to the community and for helping to

obtain funding for the Lou Walker Center. The ball is from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tickets are $40. The Lou Walker Senior Center is at 2538 Panola Road. For more information or tickets, call Earistean Ward at 404-941-3680 or 404-941-3685, Sharron Rogers at 678-5189532 or Casteria Watkins at 770-808-6199 or Delores Coggins at 770-469-1670.

‘60 Minutes’ reporter among festival speakers Two distinguished authors, a television news correspondent and a college professor will discuss their newest books Oct. 12-15 at the Decatur Library. Carol Berkin, the Baruch College Presidential professor, CBS’s news correspondent Byron Pitts, writing teacher Richard Bausch and Richard Olen Butler will be at the library’s October Festival of Writers. Berkin, whose “Civil War Wives” offers a unique window into the country’s past by focusing on the lives of three women, will be at the library on Oct. 12.

Pitts, a journalist on “60 Minutes,” will discuss his memoir, “Step Out on Nothing: How Faith and Family Helped Me Overcome Life’s Obstacles,” on Oct. 13. The book chronicles his rise from a stuttering black kid in an inner city Byron Pitts neighborhood to a premier television reporter. Bausch will discuss his new acclaimed novel, “Peace,” on Oct. 14. The book offers a bleak, compel-

ling, sorrowfully poetic meditation on the moral dimensions of warfare. Butler’s new novel, “Hell” comes up for discussion on Oct. 15. A funny romp about good, evil and free will, it chronicles the story of a television news anchorman living in hell with Anne Boleyn and surrounded by a remarkable cast of characters including Humphrey Bogart, Shakespeare, former popes and former U.S. presidents. Admission is free. The Decatur Library is at 215 Sycamore St. in Decatur. For more information, call 404-370-3070.

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Wellness

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not talking about it, you are not hearing it on the radio, you are not reading it in the paper. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just out of sight, out of mind as they say.â&#x20AC;?

Volunteers to clean up rivers Victory HIV/AIDS event to raise awareness Volunteers will be picking up garbage and debris from shores of Rockdale County lakes, rivers and streams during Keep ConyersRockdale Beautiful Rivers Alive event on Oct. 17. Between 100 to 200 people are expected for the cleanup that starts at 7:30 a.m. Volunteers will meet at Wheeler Park pavilion in Conyers and are asked to bring can goods

to donate to the Rockdale County Food Bank. Gloves, vests and trash bags will be provided and there will be an appreciation luncheon from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and T-shirts for volunteers. To guarantee lunch and T-shirts, volunteers must register by Oct. 12. Wheeler Park is at 1350 Parker Road in Conyers. For more information, call 770-278-7052.

The rising number of HIV/ AIDS cases among women, youth, minorities and the elderly will be the main topic of discussion at the Oct. 24 â&#x20AC;&#x153;HIV Pandemic among Minorities and Test Eventâ&#x20AC;? at Victory Church in Stone Mountain. The churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s HIV Ministry is hosting the free event, 9 a.m. to noon, to increase awareness about the disease and educate and empower people to its dangers. William Francis, a member of the ministry who was diagnosed with HIV in February, said that people, especially youth, are unaware of the dangers and issues surrounding HIV/AIDS. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The things that I hear from most of our youth would just blow your mind,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not talking about it, you are not hearing it on the radio, you are not reading it in the paper. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just out of sight,

out of mind as they say.â&#x20AC;? Francis said everyone, including the elderly, must be educated about HIV/AIDS. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The elderly are being infected now,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The female has reached menopause and they are not thinking about condom use.â&#x20AC;? Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) ravishes the immune system and is linked to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which leaves victims vunerable to infections and tumors. In 2007, HIV/AIDS, which has no cure, killed an estimated 2.1 million people worldwide. Nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than a million Americans are living with HIV, and that 250,000 or 25 percent of them are unaware that they are infected. African Americans comprise 29

percent of the Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population but account for 76 percent of all new AIDS cases. Speakers for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;HIV Pandemic among Minorities and Test Eventâ&#x20AC;? include Michael Banner of Stand Inc., and Drs. Zan Cook, Lawrence Bryant and Marvin Gorham, who are members of Victoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s HIV ministry. They will discuss stigmas and discrimination and why HIV/ AIDS is not being discussed in some churches. A continental breakfast and free oral rapid HIV screenings will be available. Francis said Victory will distribute materials throughout October, explaining the need for everyone to be tested for HIV/AIDS. Victory Church is at 1170 North Hairston Road in Stone Mountain. For more information, call William Francis at 678-754-6291.

Open house to share breast cancer info Women can get information about breast cancer at an Oct. 14 open house at Liberty Tax Service in Decatur. From 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the office at 2748 Candler Road and Mary Kay independent consultant Michelle Ammonds will distribute pamphlets with breast cancer information in recognition of October being Breast Cancer

Awareness Month. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our goal is to awaken the attitude in the community to get early testing and to bring partnership in working in our businesses,â&#x20AC;? said Annie V. Reed of Liberty Tax Service. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in U.S. women. The American Cancer Society says an estimated 192,370 new

cases of cancer will be diagnosed this year, and that more than 40,170 women will die from the disease. When detected early, the outcomes are better. There are 2.5 million breast cancer survivors living in the United States. The open house will also include door prize drawings, fun and food. For more information, call 678-518-0940.

Food for women and children changing The federal WIC program that supplements the diets of women, infants, and children is becoming more nutritious and culturally sensitive. The Georgia Department of Community Health said last week that WIC food packages were updated Oct. 1 to encourage healthier eating habits. Miriam Bell, Public Health Programs and Services deputy director,

said the new food packages provide more choice and a wider variety of foods and will be higher in fiber and lower in fat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Under the new plan, children one year or older will receive less milk, cheese and fruit juices than before, and cereal choices will be revised to include whole grain options,â&#x20AC;? she said. Bell said foods such as tortillas, brown rice, soy-based beverages,

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#SFBTU $BODFS #VJMEJOH B 5FBN GPS &BDI 1BUJFOU 4BUVSEBZ 0DUPCFS UI UP /PPO Dr. John S. Kennedy, M.D. will discuss the importance of each patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Dr. Kennedy has been a leader in the treatment of breast cancer for a number of years. He is the chairman of the Commission on Cancer Quality Integration Committee, serves on the Board of the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education (GA-CORE) and is chief of staff at DeKalb Medical. Emily Beard, R.N., Nurse Navigator will discuss the continuum of care that DeKalb Medical provides for each cancer patient and McClellon D. Cox, D. Min, will address the social and emotional issues that surround cancer. Located in the Stubbs Auditorium, 2665 Professional Office Building on DeKalb Medicalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main campus.

Appointments are required. Call 404.501.WELL to reserve your space in this FREE lecture.

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Wellness

“When more vaccine arrives, we will expand our H1N1 vaccination program to include the remainder of the county.”

Healthy youngsters getting DeKalb’s early doses of nasal H1N1 vaccine By McKenzie Jackson

Healthy DeKalb children ages 2 to 4 began getting the nasal H1N1 vaccine on Wednesday. The DeKalb Board of Health began administering the nasal spray, also known as live attenuated influenza vaccine, at all of its health centers on Wednesday and said the vaccines are available on a first-come, first-served basis until the current supply is gone. The agency said the vaccines are free to patients, but that an administrative fee may be charged through Medicare, Medicaid and all third-party insurance programs. Parents must bring their insurance cards at the time of service. Dr. Sandra Elizabeth Ford, the county’s district health director, said because of a limited supply, the Board of Health S. Elizabeth Ford is focused on reaching priority groups with the first vaccine shipment. “However, we anticipate that when more vaccine arrives, including the inactivated injectable form, we will expand our H1N1 vaccination program to include the remainder of the county,” she said Wednesday. Dr. Rhonda Medows, the state’s Community Health Commissioner, said the Centers for Disease

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DeKalb Board of Health nurse Becky Evans prepares H1N1 nasal vaccine for three-year-old Keonaia Johnson at the Winn Way Health Center on Thursday. The county is giving its first shipment of flu vaccine to children, ages 2 to 4.

Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending that states get the vaccine out and immunize people as quickly as possible. DeKalb received 4,000 doses of the H1N1 live nasal spray on Oct. 5, which was distributed to its five

health’s centers, health care workers in clinical settings, and DeKalb public safety workers, specifically EMT responders. Ravae Graham, a Georgia Community Health Department spokeswoman, said 54,800 doses

of the vaccine were shipped to all 18 public health districts across the state. Statewide, the nasal spray is only being given to children ages 2 to 4, who are among the most vulnerable population. Vickie Elisa, a DeKalb Board of

Health spokeswoman, said the next vaccine batch is expected before Oct. 20. The vaccine will not protect people from the seasonal flu and they still have to get the seasonal flu vaccine. The Board of Health says patients cannot get the flu by taking the vaccine, but that the nasal spray does sometimes produce mild side effects including a runny nose, wheezing, nasal congestion and fever. The nasal spray vaccine should not be given to: n Children who are receiving treatments containing aspirin. n Children with a sensitivity to eggs, egg proteins, gentamicin, gelatin, or arginine or have had lifethreatening reactions to previous influenza vaccinations. n Children younger than 2 years old. n Children with asthma or children younger than 4 years old with recurrent wheezing. n Children with health problems which predispose them to complications from flu. n Children who have a muscle, nerve, or seizure disorder that could lead to breathing or swallowing problems. n Children with a weakened immune system. Walk-in service is available at all Board of Health centers, Monday through Friday between 8:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.dekalbhealth.net or call 404-294-3700.

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Youth

“Together, we are offering a way for our youth to learn through creativity.”

Expo to explore military academy options High school students interested in attending a U.S. Service Academy after graduation can find out more about the schools at the 2009 Service Academy Info Expo hosted by 4th District Congressman Hank Johnson on Oct. 17. The two-hour expo starts at 4 p.m. in the Manuel Maloof Auditorium in downtown Decatur. The U.S. Military Academies – Air Force, Coast Guard, Army (West Point), Merchant Marine and Naval – are among the most competitive and distinguished undergraduate universities in the country. Those who gain acceptance are awarded a full four-year scholarship. Students will meet cadets attending the U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Mer-

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Students will meet cadets attending the Naval, Military, Air Force and Merchant Marine academies.

chant Marine Academy and find out firsthand what it is like attending these schools. There will also be information about the admissions and application processes. Service academy applicants ages 17 to 22 must be nominated by their congressman or a U.S. senator or the vice president. They must be a U.S. citizen, unmarried, not pregnant and have no legal obligation to support children or

other dependents. The nomination deadline for the class of 2014 is 5 p.m. on Nov. 1. Application forms can be downloaded at www.hankjohnson. house.gov under “Constituent Services” Academy Nominations. The Manuel Maloof Auditorium is at 1300 Commerce Drive. For more information, call 770939-2016 or 770-987-2291.

Art contest on flu safety depicting ways to stay Creative elementary flu-free, including getting and middle school stua flu vaccination, coughdents can portray fluing into the bend of your fighting techniques in the arm, washing your hands 2009 “Shoo Flu, Shoo” often with soap and water art contest and win the or using alcohol-based chance to have their work hand sanitizer, covering included in a 2010 calyour nose and mouth endar. Rhonda Medows with a tissue when you The art contest, sponsored by the Georgia Department sneeze and drinking lots of fluids. Artwork can also portray ways of Community Health (DCH) and the Georgia Department of to avoid stress, getting plenty of Education, is open to all students rest, calling a doctor if symptoms statewide but entries must be sub- are bad, staying away from sick people and eating lots of colorful fruits mitted by Nov. 6. It is part of the state’s Roll and vegetables. A completed entry Up your Sleeve campaign to help form signed by a parent, teacher or establish open dialogue about the guardian, must be taped to the back seasonal flu and the novel H1N1 of the artwork when it is turned in flu and increase awareness among with the student’s full name and youth about staying healthy during grade printed on the form. Entries will be judged on origiflu season. DCH Commissioner Dr. Rhon- nality and artistic merit. The top da Medows said that in the midst 10 entries in each category will be of the seasonal flu and novel H1N1 posted on www.georgiahealthinfo. flu, children must be informed gov where visitors can vote for their favorite piece of art. The top four about ways to stay flu-free. “We are pleased to have the entries in each category will be support of the state Department featured in a 2010 calendar. State Superintendent of Schools of Education in this endeavor,” she said. “Together, we are offering a Kathy Cox said the Georgia Departway for our youth to learn through ment of Education and DCH have been working closely to educate creativity.” The contest is open to all stu- and inform school officials, parents dents in private and public schools and students about ways to avoid and those who are home schooled. the flu. For more information, visit Original hand-made paintings or drawings using crayons, markers, www.georgiahealthinfo.gov or call pens, pencils or colored pencils 404-656-4507.

Test scores spur style change Sandra Wilson is a page-boy hairstyle kind of woman. And for as long as she or anyone can remember, that bob was her do. Wilson has been known to grow it out a few inches or get some highlights from time to time and if she is really feeling bold, she parts her hair on a different side. But for one week in September, Wilson, the principal at Oak View Elementary School, changed her hairstyle to settle a dare. Wilson, who just completed her first full year at the school that opened on Jan. 3, 2005, had prom-

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Two Years That Will Change Your Life

Principal Sandra Wilson sported braids after her school made AYP.

ised to wear her hair differently if her students made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). They did. So she endured three hours in a stylist’s chair and showed up at school on Sept. 22 with long braids accessorized with gold and black beads in the school colors. Of course, she was the talk of the Decatur school. From the students, she heard everything from “Wow! Ms. Wilson has braids,” to “I love what you’ve done with your hair,” and “Is that your real hair, Ms. Wilson?” Wilson’s goal is to take Oak View off of the federal No Child Left Behind law’s Needs Improvement List and she has now challenged the students to be prepared for a new task that will set them on their way to making AYP for the second straight year. Schools have to make AYP tawo consecutive years to get off the Needs Improvement list. In November, the students will be working on persuasive writing and Wilson has launched a competition for the best persuasive essay and idea for making AYP next year. Wilson hasn’t yet said what she will do if the school comes off the Needs Improvement List.

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Youth

The annual pumpkin sale kicked off Thursday with more than 500 pumpkins in all sizes. St. Timothy United Methodist Church has operated the pumpkin patch as a fund-raiser at its Memorial Drive location for more than 19 years.

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Annual pumpkin sale under way Parents and kids can pick their perfect pumpkins for carving, painting and pies from the hillside in front of St. Timothy United Methodist Church through Oct. 24. The annual pumpkin sale kicked off Thursday with more than 500 pumpkins in all sizes. The pumpkins, which come from the Hamby family in North Carolina, are grown in Arizona on a Native American reservation.

They sell for $2 to $10. Proceeds benefit the churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s various mission projects. St. Timothy has operated the pumpkin patch as a fund-raiser for more than 19 years. The patch is open weekdays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays. The church is at 5365 Memorial Drive in Stone Mountain. For more information, visit www.sttimumc.org or call 404-292-5969.

Sports

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“We’ve got some coaches that have been in the business for a long time, who know football and are able to teach football.”

Avondale off to best start in decades under second-year head coach By McKenzie Jackson

One year has made a lot of difference for the Avondale High School Blue Devils. Through five games this season, the Blue Devils are off to their best start in two decades, after going winless during the same stretch in 2008. Head coach Michael Carson said his young and up-and-coming squad’s 3-2 record is the best start an Avondale football team has had since 1989. That year, the Blue Devils finished with a 10-3 record and advanced to the third round of the state playoffs. Carson said with five games left and tough contests against Westminister and Greater Atlanta Christian on the horizon, the Region 6-AA Blue Devils are hoping to make a push for the playoffs. “It’s a tall order,” he said. “We are not done yet. We got a good start, we just got to get the games we can get.” Avondale opened the season with a 24-6 win over Lithonia on Aug. 28, followed by a 28-0 win over Druid Hills on Sept. 4. On Sept. 11, Carrollton drilled the Blue Devils 42-0, but they bounced back for a 14-7 upset win over region opponent Blessed Trinity on Sept. 25. The Blue Devils played Buford on Oct. 2 and were blitzed 41-0. All five of those teams beat Avondale early in the 2008 season. Avondale played 3-2 Westmin-

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The Avondale Blue Devils are off to a 3-2 start this season thanks to an offense focused on running the ball and a ball-hawking defense.

ister on Oct. 9. Carson, who is in his second year at Avondale, said the Blue Devils worked hard during the summer, and that is the secret to their early season success. “We just decided we wanted to play some good disciplined football,” he said. “I think the discipline aspect of it has really transformed them into taking care of business on the football field. They want to be best they can possibly be when they come out here.”

Carson, who won the Atlanta Falcons Coach of the Week award on Sept. 14, said the growth of his coaching staff from seven to 11 assistants has also helped. “We’ve got some coaches that have been in the business for a long time,” he said, “who know football and are able to teach football.” After finishing with records of 1-9, 3-7, 2-8, 2-8, 0-10, 3-7, 3-7, 5-5, 1-9 and 4-6 the past 10 seasons, Carson said the three early wins have built confidence.

“They just want to succeed,” he said. “Everybody is excited about Avondale football.” So far this year the fixture to Blue Devil wins has been an offensive unit that churns up rushing yards and a small, attacking defense that relies on speed. Senior running back Max Thompson, a transfer from Canada, has been a workhorse for the Blue Devils. Thompson has carried the ball 97 times for 535 yards and three touchdowns.

He is averaging over 100 yards rushaing a game. Against Druid Hills he rushed for 232 yards and one touchdown on 33 attempts Carson said sophomore quarterback Johquill Dawson, who passed for over 1,300 yards a year ago, has been a good game-manager for the Blue Devils’ offense this year, despite not having the opportunity to put the ball in the air a lot due to a still-maturing receiving corps. “He’s been steady,” he said. “We want him to control the flow of the game.” Defensively, Carson said the Blue Devils “are just getting at it.” “It’s a swarming type of defense,” he said. “In comparison to last year, when we had two people on a tackle, this year we got six, seven, eight guys getting to the ball and on the tackle in most cases.” Avondale’s defense has four interceptions, caused six fumbles and recovered seven fumbles. Three seniors on the Avondale defense – linebacker Oliver Kathlay, defensive end Kendall Roberson and linebacker Justin Davis – each have recovered two fumbles. Senior defensive back Adrain Dolley is the team’s top tackler with 25. Carson said Avondale’s winning record has surprised some people. “When you are in a program where you haven’t won anything in 20 years and 1-9 last year, it is definitely a surprise,” he said. “I attribute it to all the work these guys put in.”

Columbia’s Cobb heading north By McKenzie Jackson

and hit 51 percent from inside the three-point arc. He knocked down Columbia High School 41 percent of his threeshooting guard Jershon pointers last season, Cobb is taking his knack while leading Columfor getting to the rim up bia to a 29-3 record and north next year. an appearance in the The 17-year-old senior state AAA finals. committed to NorthwestThe elder Cobb said ern University on Sept. 20 his son had planned to after taking a recruiting visit four other schools visit to the Evanston, Ill., in the coming weeks, college on Sept. 18-19. but cancelled them Cobb’s dad, Jerran after committing to Cobb, said his son signed the Wildcats. He said with the Big Ten conferJershon is willing to ence college because he do whatever it takes loved the school. to win. “When he went up “He is so competithere and visited, the McKenzie Jackson / CrossRoadsNews coaching staff made him Jershon Cobb has committed to play at tive,” he said. “He is a good scorer, a good feel at home,” he said. “He Northwestern University. passer. He does a lot trusts [assistant coach Tavaras] Hartley and [head coach Bill] of things real well. I can’t point out just one Carmody; he loved playing with the players thing he does extremely well.” Jershon said his strength on the hardwhen he went up there and visited, and loved being around the guys. He thinks they are on wood is driving to the basket and his midrange jump shot. the verge of doing big things there.” “I’m pretty athletic,” he said. “I need to Jershon said he also liked the educational improve my three-point shot.” opportunity at Northwestern. Jershon said he is looking to add around “I just felt like I could trust them,” he said. 20-30 pounds to his 175-pound frame in “Like they had my best interest at heart.” During his two-day visit, the 6-foot-5 preparation for college basketball. “I just need to increase my strength and Cobb met and played pickup basketball with members of the Northwestern team and get stronger,” he said. “I lift weights every day talked with coaches. Cobb also toured the except Friday.” With basketball season set to tip-off in United Center in Chicago, which is home of the Big Ten tournament and the NBA’s November, Cobb said he has two goals for the season to win the state championship Chicago Bulls. Northwestern’s Wildcats were 17-14 last and win the coveted Mr. Georgia Basketball season and ended the year with a 68-59 loss Award. “I’ve put a lot of hard work into my to Tulsa in the National Invitational Tournament. Cobb is coming off a standout junior game,” he said. “I’m in the gym everyday. I’ve season during which he averaged 17.6 points, been working on everything, my all-around 6.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists a contest. He game. This year I want to post up more. I’ve also shot 81 percent from the free throw line been working on that.”

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Ministry

“Each year we see more people delivered. We see life changed. We see God heal the hurt and restore hope.”

Series looks at funding for faith-based groups

More value for church programs

Churches and ministries can explore issues around developing and funding faith-based initiatives four Saturdays over the next four months at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta. Dr. Itihari Toure, the workshop organizer and ITC program administrator, said that “Developing and Funding Faith Based Initiatives” will offer congregations lacking experience in grant writing, community leadership models and program evaluation for social change, the tools and resources they need to tap into government and other funding for their social change projects. Because of the hands-on nature of the workshops, she said the workshops are limited to 25 churches and ministries. The workshops, which is a program of ITC’s Office of Black Women in Church and Society, is part of an ongoing work to increase the capacity of black church and ministry leaders to develop and sustain faith-based work for social change. They will take place Oct. 31, Nov. 21, Dec. 19 and Jan. 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration for all four sessions is $250 for two people per church/ministry. Individual sessions are $100 each. Some scholarships are available for churches/ ministries. The deadline to register is Oct. 24, but participants must complete an online pre-registration survey by Oct. 17. The Oct. 31 session on Collective Leadership will be led by

Churchgoers can make their Sunday church program go a long way Wednesday nights at Chickfil-A Church Night at Turner Hill Road in Lithonia and at the Gallery at South DeKalb in Decatur. Operator Tony Royal gives a free Chick-fil-A sandwich with the purchase of waffle fries and drink when church members bring in the church program. The free sandwich is good on programs from any congregation and the church that brings in the

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Kwesi Rollins, director of Leadership Programs at the Institute for Educational Leadership. Rollins is one of the authors of “The Framework: A Tool to Develop Collective Leadership for Community Change” and “The Collective Leadership Framework: a Workbook for Cultivating and Sustaining Community Change,” publications funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. He will present a leadership model that addresses the complexity of social justice work, the tradition of collaborative leadership, and the work of building collective leadership to do social justice work. On Nov. 21, Onaje Salim will lead a session on Government Grant Seeking Development and explore how churches and ministries can ready themselves to apply for faith-based initiative funding. The session will also focus on understanding key components and process for government grants. Salim, who has more than 30 years of professional experience responding to government grants, is responsible for the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Mental Health, Devel-

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opmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases in Atlanta. From Events to Programs is the topic of the Dec. 19 session that Toure will lead. Toure, who has developed programs that have received $3,000 to $1 million in funding over the past 15 years, said she will show participants how to move events to programs by identifying and creating long- and short-term goals, objectives, activities and evaluation processes. Dr. Sarita Davis, assistant professor of research in Georgia State University’s Department of African American Studies and a former social worker, will lead the final session, on Jan. 23. She will look at Program Evaluation for Social Change. Davis, whose work has appeared in the Journal of Teaching Social Work, the International Journal of Africana Studies, the Journal of Black Studies, and Race, Class & Gender, is a trained program evaluator who is passionate about social justice. The session will review key considerations in assessment and evaluation. For more information or to register, email bwcs@itc.edu or call 404-527-5710.

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Conference seeks to lift women up After seven years in a verbally abusive marriage, Pastor Kathern Thomas knew what it felt like to be abused. “When I got out, the Lord had to do a healing on me,” she said. “He took my misery and gave me a ministry to help other women.” Shortly after founding her own church, Worshippers Interceding for Excellence in March 2004, Thomas launched the first “Called to be D.I.V.A. (Divine, Inspirational, Victorious, Anointed) Women’s Conference,” which teaches women that they are divine because they are from God; they are inspirational when they direct others on the right path; they are victorious because Jesus died for us; and they are anointed because Jesus lives inside of us. But Thomas said it hasn’t been easy convincing them of this.

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“You would be surprised how many women don’t believe they have those attributes,” she said Wednesday. On Oct. 16-18, Thomas will be joined by Elder Alicia Cardwell-Brown, evangelist Cheryl Lang from Douglas Park Baptist Church in Chicago, Linda Williams of Judah House of Praise in Stone Mountain, and Elder Dale Brown of Restoration Church of Deliverance in Tucker. The event kicks off on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. On Saturday, it takes place 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Sunday, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission is free and a complimentary lunch will be served on Saturday. Worshippers Interceding for Excellence Church is at 3096 North Decatur Road in Scottdale. For more information or to register, call 404-455-6678 or 404-587-2751.

most programs, wins meals for 10 people. Winners will be posted in on the restaurant’s Community Board at the Turner Hill Road store. The meal coupons for 10 will be mailed to the senior pastor of the winning church. The participating stores are at 2985 Turner Hill Road, and in the Gallery at South DeKalb’s Food Court at 2801 Candler Road. For more information, call 678-526-0088 or 404-241-2600.

New Jerusalem Outreach Ministry “Recovering Love for Married Couples” Guest Speaker: Rodney Keyes “The Marriage Foundation – God’s Original Plan for Covenant Marriage” and “Communication Means Intimacy”

Saturday Oct. 24, 2009 • 8:30am – 3:00pm • $25.00 per couple For Information, Call 770-716-1620

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2005 Dodge Magnum SE . . . . . . . . .$10,999

2008 Chrysler Sebring Conv. . . . . . .$13,999

2004 Nissan Murano . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,999

2007 Ford F-150 XLT . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,888

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2006 Ford Fusion SE . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,588 2005 Ford Escape XLT . . . . . . . . . . .$11,999 2008 Ford Focus SE . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,999 2008 Ford Focus Coupe SE . . . . . . . .$12,888 2008 Mazda6 Sport VE . . . . . . . . . .$13,999 2008 Ford Focus SES . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,999 2007 Ford Mustang . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,999

2008 Pontiac G6 GT . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,999 2008 Mazda5 Sport . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,488 2008 Ford Fusion SEL . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,999 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac XLS . .$14,999 2008 Ford Mustang . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,388 2006 Jaguar X-Type 3.0 . . . . . . . . .$15,888 2004 Volkswagen Touareg . . . . . . . .$15,999

2008 Nissan Altima . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,999 2005 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE . . . . . .$15,999 2008 Toyota Camry LE . . . . . . . . . . .$16,888 2008 Dodge Nitro SXT . . . . . . . . . . .$16,999 2009 MAZDA6 Sport . . . . . . . . . . . .$17,999 2006 Acura TL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18,999 2007 Ford Edge SE . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,288

2008 Ford Explorer XLT . . . . . . . . . .$19,999 2008 Honda Accord . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20,888 2008 Toyota Avalon Touring . . . . . . .$20,999 2008 Ford F-150 Lariat Super Cab . .$21,999 2006 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer . .$23,999 2006 Land Rover LR3 . . . . . . . . . . .$23,999 2007 F-150 King Ranch . . . . . . . . . .$24,999

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Lease For

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Lease For

289 Per Month

Lease for 36 months with $0 Security Deposit and $2884 due at signing plus tax, tag and title with approved credit; 12,000 miles per year and 15 cents per mile thereafter.

2004 Dodge Stratus ES ................$3995 2005 Ford Escape ........................$9995 2008 MAZDA3 ........................$12,888 2008 Ford Escape......................$14,888 P/L, P/W, Come Test Drive! Stk#M8248

Auto, P/W, P/L, Stk#M9995

Warranty, Stk#M8234

P/L, P/W, Tilt Cruise, Stk#M8235

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4Dr. P/L, P/W, Stk#93016A

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40k Miles, P/L, P/W, Stk#M4007

P/L, P/W, Auto Stk#M8232

Power To Move, Stk#M8204

White, Rare, P/L, P/W, Loaded! Stk#M7339

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P/L, P/W, CD, Stk#M37787

Leather, Sunroof and More, Stk#M8254

1997 Acura RL..............................$4995 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 ............$10,888 2008 MAZDA5 ........................$12,888 2005 Nissan Maxima ................$14,888 2007 Kia Rio XL ..........................$8288 2008 Chrysler Sebring ..............$10,888 2006 Nissan Altima ..................$12,995 2008 Nissan Altima ..................$14,888 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt ..................$8888 2007 Hyundai Sonata................$10,888 2008 Pontiac G6 ......................$12,995 2006 Mazda Miata Conv. ..........$14,988 2005 Chrysler Sebring Conv. ........$8888 2008 Dodge Caliber ..................$10,995 2008 Volkswagen Jetta ............$12,999 2007 Mazda CX-7 ....................$15,888 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS ....$9855 2007 Chevrolet Equinox ............$12,888 2008 MAZDA6i Touring ............$13,995 2006 Cadillac CTS ....................$15,888 All offers plus tax, tag and title with approved credit. Offers cannot be combined. See dealer for details. Offers expire date of publication.

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