Houston Defender: October 20, 2011

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MARTIN LUTHER KING III speaks at rally

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ANGELA BASSETT co-stars in N.Y. play

Where do we go from here?

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ARTHUR LOCKETT plays great for Yates

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Magic Johnson

Melissa Harris-Perry

Legendary NBA player Magic Johnson is serious about business. The former Los Angeles Laker is part of the ownership team of Houston’s Marq*E Entertainment Center, and came to town for the renovation unveiling. The center has an updated layout, new storefronts, more parking and improved visibility.

And Johnson has a commitment to urban communities.

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As a political science professor, author, columnist and TV commentator, Melissa Harris-Perry is an opinionated person, especially when it comes to gender and race. In discussing her new book, “Sister Citizen,” she reflects on politics, her career and American culture. She also speaks her mind about the best-selling book and hit movie, “The Help.”

unveils center

speaks out

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In The Book Corner

News & Opinion Jobs, race and Herman Cain

Is Marriage for White People?

By Ralph Richard Banks “Over the past half-century, African Americans have become the most unmarried people in our nation. By far.

We are the least likely to marry and the most likely to divorce; we maintain fewer committed and enduring relationships than any other group. Not since slavery have Black men and women been as unpartnered as we are now...Why?”

Cartoon of the Week Randall Enos, Cagle

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By U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

Living

Question of the Week

Household budgeting: To save or to spend?

Has Dr. King’s dream been fulfilled?

From big-ticket purchases to basic household items, people from all economic backgrounds are prioritizing their shopping lists to spend wisely on items worth the investment. A personal finance expert provides tips for saving on everyday items, and shows families where extra spending can lead to long-term savings.

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Majic Johnson

unveils local venture Former NBA great and successful businessman Earvin “Magic” Johnson visited Houston recently to unveil the multi-million dollar renovation of the Marq*E Entertainment Center at I-10 and Silber.

Johnson is a partner in Canyon-Johnson Urban Funds (CJUF), which is part of the center’s ownership team. He was joined at the unveiling by other members of the team and local elected officials.

Since acquiring the Marq*E Entertainment Center in 2006, CJUF and local development partner Fidelis Realty Partners have invested more than $15 million to upgrade the open-air lifestyle retail center.

The team enhanced the 350,000-square foot center with an updated layout, new retail storefronts, additional parking and improved visibility from I-10.

The entertainment center features a 22-screen state-of-the-art Edwards Cinema and IMAX screen, a variety of restaurants and retail shops, a comedy club and a night club.

CJUF, a series of joint ventures between Canyon Capital Realty Advisors and Johnson, have been deploying equity and debt capital in densely populated, ethnically diverse communities across the country since 2001.

In January, CJUF and Centurian Partners took ownership of Houston’s Hotel Icon after purchasing the debt on the hotel.

“Houston is exactly the type of dense, diverse, urban market where our fund invests,” Johnson said at the time. “Houston is a great city, and we believe our repositioning plans will benefit the surrounding community both by re-energizing Hotel Icon and helping to support more than 100 jobs at this incredible property.”

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Houstonians walk to end Alzheimer’s disease The Alzheimer’s Association, Houston & Southeast Texas Chapter, sponsors its annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Oct. 22, at Minute Maid Park. Check-in and registration begins at 8 a.m. and the walk starts at 9 a.m.

The walk is the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research. Events are held annually in the fall in nearly 600 communities nationwide. There is no registration fee for the event but walkers are encouraged to make a personal donation and raise money for the cause. For information contact 713314-1341 or walk@alztex.org.

Program will identify Black treasures The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Houston Public Library will co-host a program to help Houston-area residents identify and preserve items of historical and cultural significance tucked away in the attics, closets and garages of their homes.

The free event will feature presentations, hands-on activities and preservation tips.

It takes place Saturday, Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Central Library, 500 McKinney Street.

Open to the public, the event is the 11th in a series from the

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A local construction company alleged in recent court filings that a $25,000 campaign contribution to HISD board member Larry Marshall was part of a conspiracy and bribery scheme to benefit certain firms. The Gil Ramirez Group, which is suing Marshall and HISD, said Marshall did not report the $25,000 check from Fort Bend Mechanical on his campaign financial disclosure forms. Fort Bend Mechanical, operated by David Medford, has received millions of dollars of construction work from HISD. Concerns about some trustees’ relationships with contractors led the school board to tighten its ethics rules concerning campaign donations and meetings with vendors.

Johnson’s eye. CJUF made apartment buys in Dallas and San Antonio, and the company is on the hunt for more acquisition opportunities.

“We are looking to make a series of investments in Texas,” managing director Neville Rhone said in an earlier interview. “Texas has been so attractive for its job growth and low cost of living, which makes the fundamentals for multifamily even more compelling.”

Although Johnson is known for his illustrious, 13-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, he has redefined himself as a businessman with the objective of revitalizing and provide entertainment and services to urban communities.

Johnson retired from pro basketball after the 1996 season. His career achievements include three NBA MVP Awards, nine NBA Finals appearances and 12 All-Star games.

He won a gold medal as a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic “Dream Team.”

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Smithsonian museum’s signature program “Save Our African American Treasures: A National Collections Initiative of Discovery and Preservation.”

“We are extremely proud to bring ‘Save our African American Treasures’ to Houston,” said Lonnie Bunch, director of the Smithsonian museum.

“We encourage people to become aware of their artifacts, to protect and to preserve them so the story of African Americans in this country can be told. If we do not act now to preserve these items, the tangible evidence of a critical component of American history will be lost.”

“We are excited to host and to partner with the Smith-

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Port of Houston Authority named Port of the Year The Port of Houston Authority was recently honored as “Port Authority of the Year” at the Containerisation International Awards 2011 in London.

The Port was recognized for its efforts to ensure quick, safe handling of cargo, and to improve the environment. The Port has been routinely selected by the federal government to test and implement new standards for the industry with environmental and sustainability initiatives. “This recognition by our industry peers is particularly gratifying,” said James T. Edmonds, chairman of the Port Commission. “Maritime community members know firsthand the challenges of efficient cargo handling and also the importance of ongoing environmental innovation.”

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Thousands rally for jobs, justice

By Sarai Johnson and Taryn Finley Special to the AFRO

Thousands descended upon Washington, D.C., to demand jobs, full voting representation for the District of Columbia and an end to partisan bickering on Capitol Hill to kick off the Martin Luther King Jr. March for Jobs and Justice.

The event began with two pre-march rallies with performers and speakers, including D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray and activist and former D.C. Del. Walter Fauntroy.

Members of Occupy D.C. – an extension of the Occupy Wall Street movement – organized the early morning portion of the event, which was

designed to honor King and bring attention to issues, especially those affecting Washingtonians.

“I hope [this] makes people see that we are not as free as we think we are,” said native Washingtonian Sheila Garey. “Everyone is still a slave to something and we need to work together to try to stop it.”

Garey’s sentiments were echoed in speeches by D.C. Councilmember Kwame Brown and Del. Eleanor

Cuts to Medicaid would impact Blacks, Latinos the most As Congress considers cuts to Medicaid, a new report says trimming the government-sponsored health program would impact a large majority of Blacks and Latinos that need it the most. The report, titled “Medicaid: A Lifeline for Blacks and Latinos With Serious Health Care Needs,” was compiled by eight organizations, including the National Medical Association, NAACP and American Diabetes Association. Medicaid, a program for low-income Americans, provides health coverage for 60 million people. It also covers those major disabilities and is the largest payer of nursing home and long-term care. One in five African Americans living with cancer receives their medical care under Medicaid.

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Participants then gathered near the National Sylvan Theater for proceedings organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network.

Sharpton’s rally focused on the nation’s high unemployment and the Senate’s recent rejection of President Obama’s American Jobs Act. “We bailed out the [automobile industry]…We bailed out Wall Street, now it’s time to bail out our working class people!” exclaimed Martin Luther King III. Following that rally, the demonstrators marched to the site of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall, which was officially dedicated the next day.

CDC reports more teenage males are using condoms A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the percentage of teen males aged 15–19 years in the United States who used a condom the first time they had sex increased between 2002 and 2006–2010. The report, “Teenagers in the United States: Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Childbearing, 2006–2010 National Survey of Family Growth,” showed that eight in 10 teen males used a condom at first sex, an increase of nine percentage points from 2002. Sixteen percent used a condom in combination with a female partner’s hormonal method, a six percentage point increase from 2002.

Detroit holds job fair to get exoffenders back to work Martin Luther King III

Blacks and the GOP:

A church was the site of an “offenders’ only” job fair in Detroit, where more than a fourth of residents are unemployed, and 30,000 are out on parole or on probation. City Council President Charles Pugh organized the job fair along with Wayne County Community College and Kelly Services. “In this tough job market, we know that it is difficult, regardless of whether you have a felony or not, to find a job,” Pugh said. “But we feel that population needs just a boost of confidence and some hope that there are employers out there who will give them second chances.”

A conversation with Michael Steele

By Kam Williams Defender

Michael Stephen Steele was born on Andrews Air Force Base in Prince Georges County, Md. on Oct. 19, 1958, but given up for adoption while still in infancy. He was then reared by William and Maebell Steele, although Maebell eventually remarried following her husband’s death in 1962.

Steele attended Archbishop Carroll Roman Catholic High in Washington, D.C., before matriculating at Johns Hopkins University where he earned a B.A. in international studies.

He subsequently studied to become a monk for several years, until he decided

to leave the seminary shortly before being ordained. Instead, he proceeded to earn a J.D. at Georgetown University en route to landing a position as a staff attorney at a leading, international law firm.

Steele first entered politics in 2000, which is when he was voted chairman of Maryland’s Republican Party. A couple of years later he won the state’s race for lieutenant governor, and by 2008 he had become the first African-American ever elected to serve as chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC).

He is currently a commentator on MSNBC, where he’s generally the lone conservative in a sea of liberal pundits. Here, the former

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KW: Given your almost becoming a priest, and Catholicism’s concern with the plight of the poor, I wonder what led you to the Republican Party, which I see as more concerned with the welfare of the rich.

MS: On what do you base that?

What is the genesis of the question?

To ask me to answer that straight out of the box assumes and presumes a lot that I believe is not true about

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Blacks and the GOP... Continued from page 4 Republicans. Why would you have that impression? What either anecdotal or factual incident would you refer to as an example of Republicans not caring for the poor?

KW: I’m not thinking of anything in particular. It’s just my general impression.

MS: Even though far more of the very people who run the industrial complex of this country, whether you’re talking about Wall Street or the military, are in fact Democrats?

The CEOs of the leading Fortune 500 companies are largely Democrats.

What that says to me is that we have lost the definitional battle, as Republicans, because we engage differently. That’s one of the criticisms I have about how Republicans position themselves, not on the philosophical or policy landscape, but on the political landscape.

KW: What could Republicans do to attract more African Americans to the party?

MS: A couple of things. One is to own up to our failures as a party, when it comes to making important investments in the Black community when it counted, like during the Civil Rights Movement.

While we had been the architects of great civil rights legislation like the 13th, 14th and Michael Steele 15th Amendments and the 40 Acres and a Mule policy of the Reconstruction Era, the party hesitated when it really mattered in the 1950s and early 1960s, and thereby lost an opportunity to preserve the longstanding relationship between African Americans and the GOP. And we probably wouldn’t be in the position today where we’re suffering from an erosion of support from African Americans.

Step two would be for us to show up in the community prepared to have meaningful discussions about issues that actually matter to us, like job creation, in a way which makes sense. That’s why my very first official act as chairman was to host a town hall meeting in Harlem. To me, that was a very important step to take.

KW: Do you ever get embarrassed by fellow Republicans, like Governor Perry’s association with a place called N-word Head Ranch?

MS: Yes, I do, and it frustrates me to no end because, in politics, perception is reality. And it’s doubly painful when reality exacerbates the perception. I know the governor, and this wasn’t a racist act on his behalf. But it wasn’t enough just to paint the rock over. Remove it, because you know what’s still beneath the paint.

KW: What is your most valued spiritual practice and how does it help you in the political arena?

MS: Prayer! Would not survive without it.

Would not be where I am today without it. I probably say 40 to 50 prayers a day in various ways.

Sometimes, it’s just to say, “Thank you, Lord,” and He knows the rest. I turn to prayer in those moments when I need to stop and recognize that there’s something greater than me that‘s going to heal me or give me the wisdom I need right then.

KW: Who is the person who led you to become the person you are today?

MS: My mom, Maebell. A sharecropper’s daughter. A woman with a fifth grade education making minimum wage working in a laundromat.

Her son grows up to become the lieutenant governor of the state and the chairman of a national political party. That’s all Maebell!

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President Barack Obama announced he was sending about 100 U.S. troops to Africa to help hunt down leaders of the Lord’s Resistance Army. The first troops arrived in Uganda.

In a letter to Congress, Obama accused the army of heinous crimes.

“For more than two decades, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has murdered, raped, and kidnapped tens of thousands of men, women, and children in central Africa,” he wrote.

“The LRA continues to commit atrocities across the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan that have a disproportionate impact on regional

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            

classified

 



                                         

               





 

  

 



                                                                    

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

security.”

Obama said the troops would only engage in combat in matters of self-defense, and would act as advisers in efforts to hunt down rebel leader Joseph Kony. Troops will also be sent to South Sudan, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

“Since 2008, the United States has supported regional military efforts to pursue the LRA and protect local communities,” he said.

“Even with some limited U.S. assistance, however, regional military efforts have thus far been unsuccessful in removing LRA leader Joseph Kony or his top commanders from the battlefield.”

Program will Identify.. Continued from page 3 ian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture’s efforts to preserve African American history,” said Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson, director of the Houston Public Library.

“It is extremely important for the African-American community to learn how to effectively preserve, and to also share, family, church, educational and organizational documents, photos, and artifacts.

Participants can bring up to three personal items for a 20-minute, one-on-one professional consultation with experts on how to care for them. The specialists will serve as reviewers, not appraisers, and will not determine items’ monetary values.

Objects such as books, paper and textiles no larger than a shopping bag can be reviewed. No furniture, carpets, firearms and paintings are allowed.

The “Treasures” program also includes other activities throughout the day: • The Gregory School: The African American Library at the Gregory School is the newest special collections unit operated by the Houston Public Library. Learn how it developed and about the unique collections and services it provides.

• Preservation Presentations: Informal basic preservation sessions will take place during the day. The sessions will provide information on preserving clothing and textiles, family photographs and papers, digital memories and a session explaining the process of establishing provenance of an object. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions.

• Hands-on Preservation: In this hands-on activity, participants are invited to learn how to properly store letters, pack garments and prepare photographs for preservation storage and presentation.

“Save our African American Treasures” is made possible with support from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

As a companion to the series, the museum has produced “African American Treasures: A Preservation Guide,” a 30-page guidebook that is distributed free to attendees to highlight the importance of proper preservation techniques.

Also distributed will be white cotton gloves, archival tissue papers and archival documents sleeves to help keep personal treasures safe.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture was established in 2003 by an Act of Congress, making it the 19th Smithsonian Institution museum.

Scheduled for completion in 2015, it will be built on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on a five-acre tract adjacent to the Washington Monument.

Additional information is available at nmaahc.si.edu, by emailing treasures@si.edu or by calling (877) 733-9599.

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orn in Seattle on Oct. 2, 1973, but reared in Charlottesville and Chester, Va., Melissa V. Harris-Perry is a professor of political science at Tulane University where she is the founding director of the project on gender, race, and politics in the South.

Her previous book, “Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought,” won the 2005 W. E. B. Du Bois Book Award from the National Conference of Black Political Scientists and the 2005 Best Book Award from the Race and Ethnic Politics Section of the American Political Science Association.

Besides being a columnist for The Nation Magazine, Harris-Perry frequently appears as a guest or fill-in host on MSNBC on “The Thomas Roberts Show,” “Up with Chris Hayes,” “The Rachel Maddow Show” and “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell” She is also a regular commentator for many print and radio sources both around the U.S. and abroad.

She lives in New Orleans with her husband, James Perry, and her daughter, Parker. Here, she reflects on her life and career and on American culture and politics while discussing her new

book, “Sister Citizen.”

KW: When are you going to get your own prime-time TV show?

MHP: At the moment, there definitely aren’t any plans for a prime-time show. I really love sitting in for both Rachel [Maddow] and for Lawrence [O’Donnell], and I will do that again to support their having a little time off during holidays and over the summer. But my experience guest-hosting meant going in around noon and not leaving until about 10 PM. That’s quite time-consuming, especially since my whole life takes place between noon and 10.

KW: What interested you in writing “Sister Citizen?”

MHP: I had started the project before Hurricane Katrina, but the real turning point for me was the race and gender politics that emerged on the national stage after the levee failure. That was, for me, a consolidating moment in my attempt to understand the experience of contemporary Black women trying to be American citizens.

KW: What was the most important lesson you learned from this project?

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what’sup WILL & JADA PINKETT SMITH are really busy. First, they just bought a minority ownership in the Philadelphia 76ers (Will is a Philly native).

Next, they will co-host an Oct. 24 Hollywood fundraiser for President Obama. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the event will be a $35,800-per-person dinner at the home of “Hitch” producer James Lassiter and his wife, Mai. Obama will go from table to table, and sit and talk with all the guests……..SAMUEL L. JACKSON & ANGELA BASSETT are starring in a new play, “The Mountaintop,” at the Jacobs Theatre in New York. The fictitious work takes a look at the night before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, and involves a meeting with a chambermaid at the Lorraine Motel. Jackson portrays King, and Bassett is the maid. Written by

Katori Hall, it won the Olivier Award in London for Best New Play of 2010……..CHRIS TUCKER is having money problems. The star of three “Rush Hour” films owes the IRS more than $11 million in federal taxes for multiple years. The IRS put a lien on Tucker’s Florida mansion, and now it is in foreclosure…….. MICHAEL JACKSON remains a fixture in entertainment news. A posthumous album from the “King of Pop” will go on sale in November just in time for the holidays. It will be titled “Immortal,” and is a deluxe double disc.……..

ALFRE WOODARD is saying goodbye to TNT. The network announced that it is canceling the police series “Memphis Beat” after just two seasons. Jason Lee starred as detective Dwight Hendricks, and Woodard portrayed his boss, Lt. Tanya Rice. Earlier, the network cancelled Jada Pinkett Smith’s series,

“Hawthorne”…….. FANTASIA received an apology from the producers of the upcoming Mahalia Jackson biopic for unauthorized comments made by the film’s financing broker. Adrian Taylor told the New York Post that producers were “furious” with the singer for not telling them about her pregnancy until she was four months along, and that the one-time American Idol winner had the wrong image because she’s having a child out of wedlock……..HARRY BELAFONTE is getting unwanted attention from a video circulating on the web. While promoting his memoir and HBO documentary, Belafonte supposedly fell asleep during a live interview with a Bakersfield, Calif., TV station. The 84-year-old entertainer’s rep said Belafonte was the victim of a technical glitch, and insisted he was meditating, not sleeping.

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Analysis: Where do we go from here?

By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist

The storm-delayed ceremonies dedicating a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the nation’s capital brought both surviving family members and many of the late Dr. King’s contemporaries.

Men of the movement such as Rev. Joseph Lowery, Ambassador Andrew Young, Congressman John Lewis, Julian Bond, and Reverends Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, stood on the national mall with President Barack Obama, Vice-President Joe Biden and several White House cabinet secretaries.

For some, the King Memorial dedication was a much-deserved tribute to a bygone era. Yet it in reality, it was that and more.

The principles of freedom, justice, and equality that Dr. King espoused are eternal – not generational.

His life provides a glimpse into both what must be overcome and the fortitude to achieve it.

For all that has been accomplished since Dr. King’s 1968 assassination, much more work has yet to be pursued.

On Aug. 16, 1967, Dr. King delivered one of many prophetic speeches, though this one is seldom cited. The occasion was the 11th annual Southern Christian Leadership Convention.

His keynote address asked the gathering, “Where do we go from here?”

In part of that speech, Dr. King responded to his question with more questions.

“One day we must ask the question,” said Dr. King, “Why are there 40 million poor people in America?

Instead of 40 million people in poverty, the figure

has now grown to 46 million. For African Americans, one in four people today lives in poverty.

Unemployment rates for African Americans are double those of the general population. According to the Economic Policy Institute’s analysis of the most recent census data, since 2007, median incomes of Black families dropped 10 percent from $35,665 to $32,068.

Add to these disturbing inequalities, predatory lending with triple-digit interest for payday and car title loans, or dealer-mark-ups on auto financing, and disproportionate foreclosed homes, there is a measurable tax for being Black or Latino in America.

But like our martyred Martin, we must collectively find the will and way to transform unfair burdens into promising opportunities.

“Where do we go from here?” Dr. King repeated.

“First we must massively assert our dignity and worth.

We must stand up amid a system that still oppresses us and develop an unassailable and majestic sense of values.”

The permanent memorial to Dr. King’s incredible life and legacy can also challenge us to make real the work he envisioned but did not live to see, as summed up in his speech…

“I conclude by saying today that we have a task, and let us go out with a divine dissatisfaction.

“Let us be dissatisfied until America will no longer have a high blood pressure of creeds and an anemia of deeds.

“Let us be dissatisfied until the tragic walls that separate the outer city of wealth and comfort from the inner city of poverty and despair shall be crushed by the battering rams of the forces of justice.

“Let us be dissatisfied until those who live on the

outskirts of hope are brought into the metropolis of daily security.

“Let us be dissatisfied until slums are cast into the junk heaps of history, and every family will live in a decent, sanitary home.”

In 2011, the fight for equality goes on.

Obama says Defender News Services

During his speech at the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Me Barack Obama said Americans must draw strength from Dr. King’s struggles an pursue his dream.

“Our work is not done,” Obama said. “And so on this day, in which we celebra movement that did so much for this country, let us draw strength from those ea Following are excerpts from Obama’s speech.

A Black preacher

“For this day, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s return to the National Ma he will stand for all time, among monuments to those who fathered this nation defended it; a Black preacher with no official rank or title who somehow gave v dreams and our most lasting ideals, a man who stirred our conscience and ther our union more perfect.”

Civil rights giants

“Some giants of the Civil Rights Movement – like Rosa Parks and Dorothy Heigh Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth – they’ve been taken from us these past few year attests to their strength and their courage, and while we miss them dearly, we k better place.”

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“Nearly half a century has passed since that historic March on Washington, a day when thousands upon thousands gathered for jobs and for freedom. That is what our schoolchildren remember best when they think of Dr. King – his booming voice across this Mall, calling on America to make freedom a reality for all of God’s children…”

Change is hard

“First and foremost, let us remember that change has never been quick. Change has never been simple, or without controversy. Change depends on persistence. Change requires determination…He kept on pushing, he kept on speaking, he kept on marching until change finally came.”

Oneness of man

“And just as we draw strength from Dr. King’s struggles, so must we draw inspiration from his constant insistence on the oneness of man; the belief in his words that “we are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.” It was that insistence, rooted in his Christian faith, that led him to tell a group of angry young protesters, ‘I love you as I love my own children,’ even as one threw a rock that glanced off his neck.”

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Never give up

“It is precisely because Dr. King was a man of flesh and blood and not a figure of stone that he inspires us so. His life, his story, tells us that change can come if you don’t give up. He would not give up, no matter how long it took, because in the smallest hamlets and the darkest slums, he had witnessed the highest reaches of the human spirit…because he had seen hills and mountains made low and rough places made plain, and the crooked places made straight and God make a way out of no way.”

Faith in us

“And that is why we honor this man – because he had faith in us. And that is why he belongs on this Mall – because he saw what we might become. That is why Dr. King was so quintessentially American – because for all the hardships we’ve endured, for all our sometimes tragic history, ours is a story of optimism and achievement and constant striving that is unique upon this Earth. And that is why the rest of the world still looks to us to lead.”

We shall overcome

“As tough as times may be, I know we will overcome. I know there are better days ahead. I know this because of the man towering over us. I know this because all he and his generation endured… let us keep striving; let us keep struggling; let us keep climbing toward that promised land of a nation and a world that is more fair, and more just, and more equal for every single child of God.”

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Melisa Harris-Perry... Continued from page 7 MHP: I learned two lessons: one from the research, one from the writing. From the research, this idea that you just have to be strong if you’re a Black woman. And in the process of writing, I learned that you can’t write a book in the margins of your life. I’d forgotten how much uninterrupted time it takes to write chapters, and how you have to push everything else aside and really focus.

KW: Why the negative response to “The Help?”

MHP: Oh, gosh. I could spend all day answering this one. The intensity of my negative response was in part related to having just published “Sister Citizen.” So, I had been thinking a lot about the stereotypes and the images of Black women.

Both the book and the film are, for me, terribly problematic, because they’re very, very dishonest, romanticized versions of one of the most important aspects of African-American women’s working lives, namely, being domestic servants. For most of American history since slavery, that’s the type of work that we’ve done. My grandmother was a domestic worker.

“The Help” claimed to be told from the perspective of the African-American maids, but it isn’t. I could go on in considerable depth about it, but let me address the two most dishonest aspects. The first is the fact that although the author tried to illustrate the tension between white women and their maids, she ignores the Black women’s relationships with two other very important groups in the household: the white men and the white children.

The second dishonest aspect of the book was how it ignored the violence by white men against Blacks. One scene in the movie that just made me want to rip my hair out was when, in response to the Medgar Evers assassination, all the maids finally decide to talk to Miss Skeeter.

KW: Do you then have a problem with Viola Davis for agreeing to play the lead character?

MHP: I have no criticism of Viola Davis, just as I have none of Hattie McDaniel’s performance in Gone with the Wind. In fact, I find them both to have done exceptional

work with the roles that they were given.

KW: To what do you attribute some Black women’s denial of their hair, with weaves, extensions, relaxers and wigs? Is there any remedy for this denial?

MHP: I don’t know if it’s a denial of our hair. I wear twists that are extensions. I’m doing that because I’m growing out my natural hair, and I can’t really do that on TV without some sort of intervention. I’ve worn a perm during much of my adulthood.

Look, I simply do not judge African-American women’s grooming choices. I don’t think that a white woman is in denial when she dyes her hair blonde. And I actually think we are the most varied in terms of the choices we make about our hair. Some of it may be political or psychological, but an awful lot of it is just aesthetic, how we like to view ourselves when we look in the mirror.

KW: When do you feel the most content?

MHP: Sunday mornings before church, when I’m home with my husband and daughter, and we’re kind of doing our Sunday morning routine.

KW: How do you define success?

And, what key quality do you believe all successful people share?

MHP: For me, success is when I’m making a contribution and fully engaging all of my talents. In terms of the key quality, it’s being willing to continue to believe in yourself even when other people don’t, and being able to fail and to come back.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held within and throughout the HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM on November 8, 2011, for the purpose of electing to the Board of Trustees of the Houston Community College System one trustee for each of the positions in geographic districts 4, 5, and 9 of the Houston Community College System.

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11001 South Gessner Road

Houston at High Star Drive

Houston Houston

770214415

Fiesta Mart

8130 Kirby Drive

Houston

77054

The Crossing Community Church Braeswood Assembly of God Westbrae Court Retirement Community Judson W Robinson Jr Westchase Library South Union Church of Christ Judy Bush Elementary School Sneed Elementary School

3225 West Orem Drive 10611 Fondren Road

The Hilton Southwest Pin Oak Middle School Gloryland Baptist Church Judson Robinson Junior Community Center

10680 Westbrae Parkway 3223 Wilcrest Drive 7427 Ardmore Street

at Waterloo Street

at Ranier Drive

7440 Coffee Street

77045 770965497

Houston

770312448

at Richmond Ave

Houston

77042

at Holly Hall Street

Houston

77054

Houston

770365105

9730 Stroud Drive 9855 Pagewood Lane 6780 Southwest Freeway 4601 Glenmont Drive

Houston Houston

at Wood Chase Drive

Houston

77042

at Savoy Drive

Houston

770742187

Bellaire

77401

Houston

770333456

Houston

770047322

at West Loop South at Gloryland Drive

2020 Hermann Drive 12525 Fondren Road Suite A 8800 Westplace Drive

Houston

77035

Houston

770712234

0693

0421

To Be Determined Elrod Elementary School Piney Point Elementary School Braeswood Assembly of God Elrod Elementary School Bonham Elementary School Sunset Shadows Apartments Clubhouse Kolter Elementary School Braeburn Elementary School Elrod Elementary School

Residence Garage Braeburn Elementary School Elrod Elementary School Roberts Elementary School Pilgrim Rest MBC Activity Center Greater Lighthouse Church of God in Christ Greater Lighthouse Church of God in Christ Elrod Elementary School

6230 Dumfries Drive 8921 Pagewood Lane 10611 Fondren Road 6230 Dumfries Drive 8302 Braes River Drive

at Bob White Drive

Houston Houston at Bob White Drive at Carew Street

9850 Meadowglen Lane

9710 Runnymeade A-5 Drive 7707 Rampart Street 6230 Dumfries Drive 2347 Underwood Street 7707 Rampart Street 6230 Dumfries Drive 6000 Greenbriar Street

Houston

Houston Houston Houston

Houston at Pine Street

Houston

at Bob White Drive

Houston Houston

at Pine Street at Bob White Drive at Swift Street

Houston Houston Houston

770964603 770635543 770965497 770964603 770744299 770424303

770964220 770817105 770964603 7703 770817105 770964603 770301143

3402 Amanda Lane

Houston

77063

4514 Knoxville Street

Houston

770512662

Houston

770512662

Houston

770964603

4514 Knoxville Street 6230 Dumfries Drive

at Bob White Drive

EXHIBIT B EARLY VOTING INFORMATION

November 8, 2011 Election ‐ Early Voting Locations

0243, 0630

0686

0830

SRD 1 MO 126C 126W 127C 127K 128B 128P 129 130C 130T 131 132 133M 133V 134 135 136 137B 137T 138 139 140 141C 141H 142K 142W 143 144 145 146F 146S 147 148M 148R 149A 149G 150

Location Address Harris County Administration Building 1001 Preston, 1st Floor Champion Forest Baptist Church - Multi Purpose Bldg 4840 Strack Road Lone Star College University Park 20515 State Hwy 249 Crosby ISD Administration Building 706 Runneburg Road Kingwood Branch Library 4400 Bens View Lane Baytown Community Center 2407 Market Street Harris County Courthouse Annex #25 7330 Spencer Highway Freeman Branch Library 16616 Diana Lane Cypress Top Park 26026 Hempstead Highway Tomball Public Works Building 501B James Street Greater Saint Matthew Baptist Church* 14919 South Main Franz Road Storefront 19818 Franz Road Nottingham Park 926 Country Place Drive Lac Hong Square 6628 Wilcrest Drive, Ste A Metropolitan Multi-Service Center 1475 West Gray City of Jersey Village - City Hall 16327 Lakeview Drive Trini Mendenhall Sosa Community Center 1414 Wirt Road Bayland Park Community Center 6400 Bissonnet Tracy Gee Community Center 3599 Westcenter Drive Bear Creek Park Community Center 3055 Bear Creek Drive Acres Home Multi-Service Center 6719 W. Montgomery A-611901 West Hardy Road Hardy Senior Center Northeast Multi-Service Center 9720 Spaulding St, Bldg #4 HOU:3155162.2 Octavia Fields Branch Library 1503 South Houston Avenue Kashmere Multi-Service Center 4802 Lockwood Dr. North Channel Branch Library 15741 Wallisville Road Galena Park City Hall* 2000 Clinton I.B.E.W. Hall #66 4345 Allen Genoa Road H.C.C.S. Southeast College, Learning Hub 6815 Rustic, Bldg D Fiesta Mart, Inc. 8130 Kirby Sunnyside Multi-Service Center 4605 Wilmington Palm Center 5300 Griggs Road Moody Park Community Center 3725 Fulton Ripley House 4410 Navigation Boulevard Henington-Alief Regional Library 7979 South Kirkwood Glen Cheek Education Building 16002 Westheimer Pkwy Ponderosa Fire Station No.1 17061 Rolling Creek Drive

City Houston Houston Houston Crosby Kingwood Baytown Pasadena Houston Cypress Tomball Houston Katy Houston Houston Houston Jersey Village Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Humble Houston Houston Galena Park Pasadena Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston

State TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX

Zip 77002 77069 77070 77532 77345 77520 77505 77062 77429 77375 77035 77449 77079 77072 77019 77040 77055 77074 77042 77084 77091 77076 77016 77338 77026 77049 77547 77504 77087 77054 77051 77021 77009 77011 77072 77082 77090

* Indicates a change in location

Dates and Times of Early Voting • November 8, 2011 Election Dates and Times of Early Voting

November 8, 2011 Election

October 24 thru October 28 - 8:00 am until 4:30 pm October 29 - 7:00 am until 7:00 pm October 30 - 1:00 pm until 6:00 pm October 31 - November 4 - 7:00 am until 7:00 pm

October 24 thru October 28 8:00 am until 4:30 pm October 29 - 7:00 am until 7:00 pm October 30 - 1:00 pm until 6:00 pm October 31 - November 4 7:00 am until 7:00 pm

HOU:3155145.1

77033

77033 77033

0632

HOU:3155162.2

770332797 770331896

770473745 770353716 770746598

77071

Submitted to Commissioners Court on September 13, 2011

770313199

Houston

4350 Boone Road

770047322

770725035 770746499 770635543 774015599

770713334 770362315 770721999

Houston

Chelsea Towne Apartments

0433

77072

Missouri City

2020 Hermann Drive

0652

0315

Houston

11800 Mclain Boulevard 9829 Town Park Drive

Houston

Bethels Place

0458

10700 Carvel Lane

5154 Idaho Street

0638

HOCL 0281 4 HOU:3155162.2 HOCL 0335 5 HOCL 0315 4 HOCL 0472 4 HOCL 5 HOCL 5 HOCL 5 HOCL 5

Chambers Elementary School Fondren Park Community Building Margaret Collins Elementary School Chancellor Elementary School Marian Park Community Center Yellowstone Baptist Church Judson Robinson Junior Community Center

77098

Houston

Houston

0686

770472736 770368200

77005

Houston

0685

77025

770712504

at Donegal Street

0653

0858, 0863

770963805

Houston

4103 Brisbane Street 13233 Cullen Boulevard 10425 Hillcroft Street 6780 Southwest Freeway

0652

To Be Determined

0458

You are the Star!

Houston

9220 Jutland Road

14440 Polo Street

77004

770276106

11800 Scott Street

7550 Seuss Drive

Houston

Houston

0542

The Rice School

HOCL 5

HOU:3155162.2 0350

Houston

3131 West Loop South

774014443

A-2 4925 Bellaire Boulevard

Windsor Village Elementary School

0350

0390

Holiday Inn Near the Galleria M E Foster Elementary School Horn Elementary School West University Community Building MacGregor Elementary School Saint Marys Catholic Church Gatherings Banquet Hall Faith American Lutheran Church Montgomery Elementary School Saint Anne Catholic Church Mount Olive Baptist Church Christ the King Lutheran Church Parish Hall Holiday Inn Astrodome at Reliant Park Linkwood Park Community Center River Oaks Elementary School HC Courthouse Annex 14 Southeast Pershing Middle School Hartsfield Elementary School Norris Chapel United Methodist Church Jesse Jones High School Kelso Elementary School Edgewood Park Community Center Mount Moriah Baptist Church Cullen Missionary Baptist Church Red Elementary School William S Sutton Elementary School

0538

0286

0337

HOCL 4

77027

770473745 770353716 770746598

1301 Vernage Road

0335

0390

Houston

0525

Residence Garage

0336

0837

77033

0336

0335

0319

77005

Houston

Houston

4730 Pederson Street 13233 Cullen Boulevard 4520 Tonawanda Drive 7402 Albacore Drive

4021 Woodmont Drive 14404 Waterloo Drive 7707 Rampart Street

0318

0384

770211244 770352807 770301143

0508

Hobby Elementary School Petersen Elementary School Braeburn Elementary School

HOCL 9 HOCL 9 HOCL 5 HOCL 9 HOCL 9

HOCL 9

Houston

77033

9649 Hillcroft Street

0317

0384

Houston

Houston

American Russian Cultural Exchange

HOCL 5

0372

770481896

Bonham Elementary School Windsor Village Elementary School Willow Meadows Baptist Church Reagan Webb Mading Elementary School Houston Christian Fellowship Houston Christian Fellowship

0506

Houston

8601 Chimney Rock Road

0372

Houston

Briarmeadow Clubhouse

0503

5803 Bellfort Street

Pilgrim Lutheran Church Church Narthex

0426

at Coffee Street

0255

HOCL 9

77047

3735 Drexel Street

4730 Pederson Street 13233 Cullen Boulevard 4520 Tonawanda Drive 7402 Albacore Drive

0402

77033 770332797 770331896

5800 Southmund Street

0316

77021

5803 Bellfort Street

0240

Houston

77021

770251214 770213515

Houston

HOCL 5

Houston

at Pershing Avenue

0239

Houston at Pershing Avenue

770253600 770196016

7414 St. Lo Road

0316

at Cavanaugh

5001 Perry Street

0238

7415 St. Lo Road

6230 Dumfries Drive

Houston

5737 Cullen Boulevard 7000 Braes Boulevard

0237

Houston

Houston

5001 Perry Street

Elrod Elementary School

at Swift Street

2008 Kirby Drive

0236

0361

Houston

Houston

5206 Bissonnet Boulevard 4600 Bellaire Boulevard 4000 Simsbrook Drive 2140 Westheimer Road 3515 Yellowstone Boulevard

0235

Houston

5737 Cullen Boulevard 7000 Braes Boulevard

0315

0319

770047911 770052898 770053715 774014495

0228

0232

2008 Kirby Drive

HOCL 4

0318

77051

0227

0315

0317

770254697 770254697 770253699 770355218 770216033 770985396

Amazing Place

7415 St. Lo Road

Combos

770747308 770964925

HOCL 4 HOCL 9 HOCL 9 HOCL 4 HOCL 4 HOCL 9 HOCL 9

0295

0304

0224

HOCL 5

Bellaire

4130 Byron Street

5300 Griggs Road

Houston Houston

7008 South Rice Avenue 14300 Almeda School Road 10960 Martin Luther King Boulevard

3129 Southmore Boulevard 2929 Southwest Freeway 6121 Tierwester Street 11655 Chimney Rock Road 6000 Greenbriar Street

Houston Houston

3501 Southmore Boulevard 3756 University Boulevard 3743 Garnet Street

City

HOCL 5

HOCL 4

0298

Address 2

HOCL 9 HOCL 4 HOCL 5

HOCL 9

0297

ELECTION DAY VOTING PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES

HOCL

0223

5 HOU:3155162.2

0294

0296

EXHIBIT A

HOCL 4 HOCL 5 HOCL 4 HOCL 5 HOCL 4 HOCL 4 HOCL 4 HOCL 4 HOCL 4 HOCL 4 HOCL 9 HOCL 4 HOCL 5

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NOTICE OF NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE ELECTIONS SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE ELECTIONS FOR THE HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

To the registered voters of the Houston Independent School District: FOR THE Notice is hereby given that an election will be held in HISD geographic districts III, IV, and VIII of the Houston Independent School District on the 8th day of November 2011 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., for the purpose of electing a school board trustee from each of the following HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT districts: • Geographic District III, held by Manuel Rodriguez • Geographic District IV, held by Paula Harris • Geographic District VIII, held by Juliet Stipeche Polling locationsTo for District III, IV, and VIIIvoters will be the as the regularIndependent Harris County polling locations for general elections within those districts. the registered of same the Houston School District: Early voting will be held at the locations designated in this Notice from October 24, 2011 to November 4, 2011. Any eligible voter may vote at any one of the early voting Notice locations. is hereby given that an election will be held in HISD geographic districts III, IV, and VIII of the Schoolnumber District on the 8th day of November 2011 Questions regarding this election mayHouston be directedIndependent to Houston ISD telephone 713-556-6121.

between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., for the purpose of electing a school board trustee from each of the following districts:

NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE ELECTION

 Geographic District III, held by Manuel Rodriguez  Geographic District IV, held by Paula Harris  Geographic DistrictSTATE VIII, held

by Juliet Stipeche OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE ELECTION

HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

Polling locations for District III, IV, and VIII will be the same as the regular Harris County

The Board of Education of the Houston Independent School District hereby gives notice of an election to be held on November 8, 2011 for the purpose of polling locations for general elections within those districts.

The Board of Education of the Houston Independent School District hereby gives notice electing one trustee each in HISD geographic districts III, IV, and VIII. of an election to be held on November 8, 2011 for the purpose of electing one trustee each in HISD geographic districts III, IV, and VIII. The polls for said election shall be open from 7:00ata.m.

7:00 p.m. on designated November 8, 2011.

The Board of Education designates 24, the following Early voting will be held thetolocations in this Notice from October 2011 regular HarThe polls for said election shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on November 8, 2011. The Board of Education designates the following regular Harris County polling ris County polling places 4, inasHarris CountyAny election precinctsvoter that contain polling for the election: tocontain November 2011. eligible mayterritory vote from at the anyDistrict oneasof theplaces early voting places in Harris County election precincts that territory from the District polling places for the election:

Precinct

0023 0036 0064 0065 0066 0067 0069 0072 0094 0134 0142 0154 0172 0181 0203 0211 0221 0226 0231 0275 0285 0308 0329 0379 0526 0527 0530 0749 0766 0774 0798 0801 0815 0815 0820 0820 0825 0825 0831 0831 0849 0849 0850 0850

Raul Yzaguirre School for Success Tejano Center Daniel Ortiz Middle School Gallegos Elementary School DeZavala Park Community Center John R Harris Elementary School Brookline Elementary School Edison Middle School Mason Park Community Center Raul Yzaguirre School for Success Tejano Center Garden Villas Park Community Center Charlton Park Recreation Center HCC Southeast College Building D Hidden Oaks Pearl Rucker Elementary School Gods Holy Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church Charlton Park Recreation Center Meadowcreek Village Park Community Center Ingrando Park Recreation Center Golfcrest Elementary School Glenbrook United Methodist Church J P Cornelius Elementary School Courtyard by Marriott Houston Hobby W I Stevenson Middle School Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School Raul Yzaguirre School for Success Tejano Center Red Bluff Elementary School Fire Station Number 20 Glenbrook United Methodist Church J P Cornelius Elementary School El Franco Lee Community Center Garden Villas Park Community Center Residence Garden Villas Park Community Center Garden Villas Park Community Center Garden Villas Park Community Center Garden Villas Park Community Center Garden Villas Park Community Center Garden Villas Park Community Center Garden Villas Park Community Center Garden Villas Park Community Center Mitchell Elementary School J JCCMitchell Elementary School Glenbrook United Methodist Church Glenbrook United Methodist Church

Precinct Precinct

0017 0017 0021 0021 0024 0024 0025 0025 0031 0031 0034 0034 0038 0038 0039 0039 0060 0060 0068 0068 0085 0085 0123 0123 0132 0132 0136 0136 0140 0140 0156 0156 0158 0158 0180 0180 0193 0193 0194 0194 0198 0198 0203 0203 0210 0210 0219 0219 0223 0223 0228 0228 0235 0235 0236 0236 0237 0237 0238 0238 0239 0239 0240 0240 0247 0247 0255 0255 0276 0276 0287 0287 0288 0288 0295 0295 0390 0390 0392 0392 0422 0422 0458 0458 0538 0538 0540 0540

locations.

District III Voting Locations

0541 0564 0573 0607 0632 0653 0802 0822 0830 0858 0863

Fiesta Mart South Union Church of Christ Gloryland Baptist Church Albert Thomas Junior High School Judson Robinson Junior Community Center The Fountain of Praise Montrose Branch Houston Public Library Alcott Elementary School Residence Garage Greater Lighthouse Church of God in Christ Greater Lighthouse Church of God in Christ

8130 Kirby Drive 7427 Ardmore Street 7440 Coffee Street 5655 Selinsky Street 2020 Hermann Drive 13535 South Post Oak Road 4100 Montrose Boulevard 5859 Bellfort Street 2347 Underwood Street 4514 Knoxville Street 4514 Knoxville Street

Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston

77054 77054 77033-3456 77048-1864 77004-7322 77045-4007 77006-4938 77033-2199 77030 77051-2662 77051-2662

0343 0369 0374 0389 0412 0528 0560 0675 0680 0681 0710 0741

Houston Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trade Woodland Park Community Center Knights of Columbus Hall Council 5077 University of Houston University Center Greater Mount Lebanon Baptist Church Clinton Park Community Center Scroggins Elementary School Crockett Elementary School H O A P V Community Building H O A P V Community Building Saint Lukes Missionary Baptist Church Memorial Elementary School

2704 Sutherland Street 212 Parkview Street 5309 Oates Road 4800 Calhoun Road Entrance 1 2324 Lockwood Drive 200 Mississippi Street 400 Boyles Street 2112 Crockett Street 1600 Allen Parkway 1600 Allen Parkway 714 Detering Street 6401 Arnot Street

0769 0789 0797 0806 0808 0810 0811 0816 0818 0821 0838 0857 0871

Jacinto City Senior and Multi Purpose Center Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School Knights of Columbus Hall Council 5077 Knights of Columbus Hall Council 5077 Randall’s Mid Town Port Houston Elementary School Scroggins Elementary School Saint Francis of Assisi Church Knights of Columbus Hall Council 5077 Northshore Friends Church Clinton Park Community Center Clinton Park Community Center University of Houston University Center

1025 Oates Road 5410 Cornish Street 5309 Oates Road 5309 Oates Road 2225 Louisiana Street 1800 McCarty Street 400 Boyles Street 5102 Dabney Street 5309 Oates Road 1013 Maxey Road 200 Mississippi Street 200 Mississippi Street 4800 Calhoun Road Ent.1

Questions regarding this election may be directed to Houston ISD telephone number 713-556-6121.

2950 Broadway Boulevard Houston 6767 Telephone Road Houston 7415 Harrisburg Boulevard Houston 7521 Avenue H Houston 801 Broadway Street Houston 6301 South Loop 610 East Houston 6901 Avenue I Houston 541 South 75th Street Houston 2950 Broadway Boulevard Houston 6720 South Haywood Drive Houston 8200 Park Place Boulevard Houston 6815 Rustic Street Houston 7808 Dixie Drive Houston 5201 Vinett Street Houston 4003 Weslow Street Houston 8200 Park Place Boulevard Houston 5333 Berry Creek Drive Houston 7302 Keller Street Houston 7414 Fairway Street Houston 8635 Glen Valley Drive Houston 7475 Westover Street Houston 9190 Gulf Freeway Houston 9595 Winkler Drive Houston 6703 Whitefriars Drive Houston 2950 Broadway Boulevard Houston 416 Bearle Street Pasadena Houston 6902 Navigation Boulevard 8635 Glen Valley Drive Houston 7475 Westover Street Houston 9500 Hall Road Houston 6720 South Haywood Drive Houston 7762 Red Robin Lane Houston 6720 South Drive HaywoodHouston Drive 6720 South Haywood 6720 South Drive HaywoodHouston Drive 6720 South Haywood 6720 South Drive HaywoodHouston Drive 6720 South Haywood 6720 South Drive HaywoodHouston Drive 6720 South Haywood 10900Drive Gulfdale Drive 10900 Gulfdale Houston Glen Valley Drive 8635 Glen8635 Valley Drive Houston

District IV Voting Locations District IV Voting Locations Shearn Elementary School 9802 Stella Link Road Shearn Elementary School 9802 Stella Link Road Houston Contemporary Learning Center 1906 Cleburne StreetHouston Contemporary Learning Center 1906 Cleburne Street Mount Zion Baptist Church 2301 Nagle Street Houston Mount Zion Baptist Church 2301 Nagle Street Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church 3202 Trulley Avenue Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church 3202 Trulley Avenue Houston Whidby Elementary School 7625 Springhill StreetHouston Whidby Elementary School 7625 Springhill Street The Lovett 501Boulevard Lovett BoulevardHouston The Lovett InnInn 501 Lovett Woodrow Wilson Elementary School 2100Street Yupon Street Houston Woodrow Wilson Elementary School 2100 Yupon Bering United Methodist Church 1440Street Harold Street Houston Bering United Methodist Church 1440 Harold Sidney Lanier Middle School 2600 Woodhead Street Sidney Lanier Middle School 2600 Woodhead Street Houston Young Elementary School 3555 Bellfort Young Elementary School 3555 Street Bellfort Street Houston Old Lockhart Elementary School 3501 Southmore BoulevardBoulevard Houston Old Lockhart Elementary School 3501 Southmore Montrose Branch Houston Public Library BoulevardBoulevard Houston Montrose Branch Houston Public Library 4100 Montrose 4100 Montrose Saint Philip Neri Catholic Church 10960 M10960 L KingMBlvd Houston Saint Philip Neri Catholic Church L King Blvd Saint James Episcopal Church 3129 Southmore BoulevardBoulevard Houston Saint James Episcopal Church 3129 Southmore New Thompson Elementary School 6121 Tierwester Street Houston New Thompson Elementary School 6121 Tierwester Street Palm Center JP Main Entry 5300 Griggs Palm Center JP Main Entry 5300Road Griggs Road Houston Reynolds Elementary School 9601 Rosehaven Drive Houston Reynolds Elementary School 9601 Rosehaven Drive MME E Foster Elementary School 3919 Ward Street Houston Foster Elementary School 3919 Ward Street Third Ward Multi Service Center 3611 Ennis Street Third Ward Multi Service Center 3611 Ennis Street Houston MacGregor Elementary School 4801 LaBranch Street MacGregor Elementary School 4801 LaBranch StreetHouston Emancipation ParkPark Community CenterCenter 3018 Dowling Street Emancipation Community 3018 Dowling Street Houston Gods Holy Tabernacle MBCMBC 4003 Weslow Street Gods Holy Tabernacle 4003 Weslow Street Houston Saint Marys Catholic Church 3006 Rosedale Street Saint Marys Catholic Church 3006 Rosedale StreetHouston Mount Olive Baptist Church 3515 Yellowstone Blvd.

Houston Mount Olive Baptist Church 3515 Yellowstone Blvd.

Holiday InnInn Astrodome At Reliant Park Park 8111 Kirby Drive Holiday Astrodome At Reliant 8111 Kirby Drive Houston HC Courthouse Annex 14 Southeast 5737 Cullen Houston HC Courthouse Annex 14 Southeast 5737Boulevard Cullen Boulevard Houston Hartsfield Elementary School 5001 Perry Street Hartsfield Elementary School 5001 Perry Street Norris Chapel United Methodist Church 7415 St 7415 Lo Road Houston Norris Chapel United Methodist Church St Lo Road Jesse Jones High School 7414 St 7414 Lo Road Houston Jesse Jones High School St Lo Road Kelso Elementary School 5800 Southmund Street Houston Kelso Elementary School 5800 Southmund Street Edgewood Park Community Center 5803 Bellfort Edgewood Park Community Center 5803 Street Bellfort Street Houston Mount Moriah Baptist Church 4730 Pederson Street Mount Moriah Baptist Church 4730 Pederson StreetHouston Cuney Homes Community Center 3260 Truxillo Street Cuney Homes Community Center 3260 Truxillo Street Houston Red Elementary School 4520 Tonawanda Drive Houston Red Elementary School 4520 Tonawanda Drive Grimes Elementary School 9220 Jutland Grimes Elementary School 9220Road Jutland Road Houston Willow Meadows Baptist Church 4300 West Bellfort Street Houston Willow Meadows Baptist Church 4300 West Bellfort Street Reagan Webb Mading Elementary School 8511 Crestmont Street Houston Reagan Webb Mading Elementary School 8511 Crestmont Street Greater Lighthouse Church of God in Christ 4514 Knoxville Street Houston Greater Lighthouse Church of God in Christ 4514 Knoxville Street Wheeler Ave. Baptist Church Fellowship Hall 3826 Wheeler Avenue Houston Wheeler Ave. Baptist Church Fellowship Hall 3826 Wheeler Avenue Rhoades Elementary School 4103 Brisbane Street Houston Rhoades Elementary School 4103 Brisbane Street Codwell Elementary School 5225 Tavenor Lane Houston Codwell Elementary School 5225 Tavenor Lane The Fountain of Praise 13535 South Post Oak Road Houston The Fountain of Praise 13535 South Post Oak Road Yellowstone Baptist Church 5154 Idaho Street Houston Yellowstone Baptist Church 5154 Idaho Street Judson Robinson Junior Community Center 2020 Hermann Drive Houston Judson Robinson Junior Community Center 2020 Hermann Drive

Houston 77025-4697 Houston 77004-4131 Houston 77004-1432 Houston 77004 Houston 77021-6033 Houston 77006-4020 Houston 77006-1830 Houston 77006-3730 Houston 77098-1697 77051 Houston 77004-7911 Houston 77006-4938 Houston 77048-1896 Houston 77004 Houston 77021-1244 Houston 77021 Houston 77051-3199 Houston 77021 Houston 77004-4407 Houston 77004-5650 Houston 77004-3159 Houston 77087-2247 Houston 77004-6199 Houston 77021-2407 Houston 77054 Houston 77021 Houston 77021-3515 Houston 77033 Houston 77033-2797 Houston 77033-1896 Houston 77033 Houston 77033 Houston 77004-4649 Houston 77035-3716 Houston 77033-3998 Houston 77035-3602 Houston 77033-1399 Houston 77051-2662 Houston 77004-2604 Houston 77047-1797 Houston 77048-2625 Houston 77045-4007 Houston 77021-4415 Houston 77004-7322 Houston

77017-1794 77061 77011 77012-1199 77012-2195 77087-1933 77011-2698 77023 77017-1794 77061 77017-3105 77087 77087-4614 77017-4958 77087-2247 77017-3105 77017-6254 77012-3518 77087 77061-2339 77087-6113 7701777017-5921 77087-6599 77017-1794 77506-3098 77011 77061-2339 77087-6113 77089 77061 77075-2925 Houston 77061 Houston 77061 Houston 77061 Houston 77061 Houston 77075-4608 Houston 77061-2339

Precinct

0001 0002 0003 0009 0010 0011 0016

District VIII Voting Locations Crockett Elementary School Crockett Elementary School Hogg Middle School Settegast Park Community Center Neighborhood Centers Inc Ripley House Campus Eastwood Park Community Center Harris County Courthouse Annex 44

2112 Crockett Street 2112 Crockett Street 1100 Merrill Street 3000 Garrow Street 4410 Navigation Boulevard 5020 Harrisburg Boulevard 1310 Prairie Street 16th Floor 1808 Sampson Street enter Jefferson 1300 Holman Street 2301 Nagle Street 4528 Leeland Street 1315 Dumble Street 1600 Allen Parkway 2225 Louisiana Street

0019 0020 0024 0026 0027 0030 0032 0033 0034 0037 77061 0038 77061 0044 77061 0052 77061 0055 77075-46080062 77061-23390071 0079 0080 0123 0162 77025-4697 77004-4131 0163 77004-1432 0164 77004 0187 77021-6033 0200 77006-4020 0202 77006-1830 0218 77006-3730

Dodson Elementary School Houston Community College Central Campus Mount Zion Baptist Church Cage Elementary School Eastwood Academy Charter High School H O A P V Community Building Randall’s Mid Town To Be Determined The Lovett Inn Grace Lutheran Church Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Woodland Park Community Center High School for Law Enforcement Saint Marks United Methodist Church Denver Harbor Park Community Center Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School Charles Eliot Elementary School Judson Robinson Elementary School Montrose Branch Houston Public Library Woodland Acres Elementary School

501 Lovett Boulevard 2515 Waugh Drive 2100 Yupon Street 212 Parkview Street 4701 Dickson Street 1615 Patterson Street 6402 Market Street 5410 Cornish Street 6411 Laredo Street 12425 Woodforest Drive 4100 Montrose Boulevard 12936 Sarahs Lane

First Baptist Church of Jacinto City Clinton Park Community Center Port Houston Elementary School West Gray Adaptive Recreation Center Wheatley Senior High School Henderson Elementary School

10701 Wiggins Street 200 Mississippi Street 1800 McCarty Street 1475 West Gray Street 4900 Market Street 1800 Dismuke Street

0229 0259 0331

Jacinto City Senior and Multi Purpose Center Pleasantville Elementary School Harris County Courthouse Annex 44

1025 Oates Road 1431 Gellhorn Drive 1310 Prairie Street 16th Floor

77098-1697 77051 77004-7911 77006-4938 77048-1896 77004 77021-1244 77021 77051-3199 77021 77004-4407 77004-5650 77004-3159 77087-2247 77004-6199 77021-2407 77054 77021 77021-3515 77033 77033-2797 77033-1896 77033 77033 77004-4649 77035-3716 77033-3998 77035-3602 77033-1399 77051-2662 77004-2604 77047-1797 77048-2625 77045-4007 77021-4415 77004-7322

Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston

77007-3923 77007-3923 77009-6099 77003 77011-1036 77011-4135 77002-

Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston

77003-5434 77004-3898 77004-1432 77023-3047 77023-1999 77019-2800 77002-8625

Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Jacinto City Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Jacinto City Houston Houston

77006-4020 77006-2598 77006-1830 77009 77077 77007-3405 77020 77007-1810 77020-4930 77013 77006-4938 77015-6396 77029 77029 77029-3797 77019-4926 77020-6599 77023-4797 77029 77029-3313 77002-

Early Voting by Personal Appearance will be Held on the Following Dates October 24 thru October 28, 2011 8:00 am until 4:30 pm October 29, 2011 7:00 am until 7:00 pm October 30, 2011 1:00 pm until 6:00 pm October 31 thru November 4, 2011 7:00 am until 7:00 pm

Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Jacinto City Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston

77023-5399 77009 77013-2850 77004 77020-4513 77029 77020-5299 77007-3923 77019-2800 77019-2800 77007-5195 77007 77029 77007-1810 77013-2850 77013-2850 77002-8625 77029-3797 77020-5299 77026-3015 77013-2850 77015-4809 77029 77029 77004

The Harris County Administration Building, 1001 Preston Street, First Floor, Houston,

is hereby designated as the4,main Early Texas Voting 77002 Locations (October 24—November 2011)early voting place, and Mr. Stan Stanart, Harris County Clerk, is hereby appointed Clerk for Early Voting in the election.

Place Address City State Zip Additional early voting by personal appearance shall be conducted at the Harris County Harris County Administration Building 1001 Preston, 1st Floor Houston TX 77002 early voting locations identified in this Notice. Requests for ballots by mail should be Champion Forest Baptist Church - Multi Purpose Bldg 4840 Strack Road Houston TX 77069 directed in writing to Mr. Stan Stanart, Early Voting Clerk, P.O. Box 1525, Houston, Lone Star College University Park 249 Houston TX 77070 Texas 77251-1525 and received no later20515 thanState theHwy close of business on November 1, Crosby 2011.

ISD Administration Building 706 Runneburg Road Crosby TX 77532 Kingwood Branch Library 4400 Bens View Lane Kingwood TX 77345 Baytown Community 2407 will Market Baytown TX 77520 Early Center Voting by Personal Appearance beStreet Held on the Following Dates Harris County Courthouse Annex 7330 Spencer Highway Pasadena 77505 October 24#25 thru October 28, 2011 8:00 am until 4:30 pm TX October 29, 2011 7:00 pm TX Freeman Branch Library 16616 Diana Lane 7:00 am until Houston 77062 1:00 pm until 6:00 pm TX Cypress Top Park October 30, 2011 26026 Hempstead Highway Cypress 77429 October 7:00 am until 7:00 pm TX Tomball Public Works Building31 thru November 4, 2011 501 James Street Tomball 77375 Greater Saint Matthew Baptist Church 14919 South Main Houston TX 77035 Franz Road Storefront 19818 Franz Road Katy TX 77449 Main Early Voting Site Nottingham Park 926 Country Place Drive Houston TX 77079 Harris County Administration Building, 1001 Preston Street, 1st Floor Lac Hong Square 6628 Wilcrest Drive, Ste A Houston TX 77072 Metropolitan Multi-Service Center 1475 West Gray Houston TX 77019 City of Jersey Village - City Hall 16327 Lakeview Drive Jersey Village TX 77040 Trini Mendenhall Sosa Community Center 1414 Wirt Road Houston TX 77055 Bayland Park Community Center 6400 Bissonnet Houston TX 77074 Tracy Gee Community Center 3599 Westcenter Drive Houston TX 77042 Bear Creek Park Community Center 3055 Bear Creek Drive Houston TX 77084 Acres Home Multi-Service Center 6719 W. Montgomery Houston TX 77091 Hardy Senior Center 11901 West Hardy Road Houston TX 77076 Northeast Multi-Service Center 9720 Spaulding St, Bldg #4 Houston TX 77016 Octavia Fields Branch Library 1503 South Houston Ave. Humble TX 77338 Kashmere Multi-Service Center 4802 Lockwood Dr. Houston TX 77026 North Channel Branch Library 15741 Wallisville Road Houston TX 77049 Galena Park City Hall * 2000 Clinton Galena Park TX 77547 IBEW Hall #66 4345 Allen Genoa Road Pasadena TX 77504 H.C.C.S Southeast College, Learning Hub 6815 Rustic, Bldg D Houston TX 77087 Fiesta Mart, Inc. 8130 Kirby Houston TX 77054 Sunnyside Multi-Service Center 4605 Wilmington Houston TX 77051 Palm Center 5300 Griggs Road Houston TX 77021 Moody Park Community Center 3725 Fulton Houston TX 77009 Ripley House 4410 Navigation Boulevard Houston TX 77011 Henington-Alief Regional Library 7979 South Kirkwood Houston TX 77072 Glen Cheek Education Building 16002 Westheimer Pkwy Houston TX 77082 Ponderosa Fire Station No.1 17061 Rolling Creek Drive Houston TX 77090

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Adrian Hamilton: Pursuing QBs, SWAC record

By MAX EDISON Defender

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emo to SWAC quarterbacks; there is a QB stalker at large. He’s 6’3”, 255 lbs. and last seen in the vicinity of Prairie View.

He was last seen in a purple jersey with a large gold 45 prominently displayed front and back. Attempt to block this man at your own risk. He is armed with a variety of moves and is extremely dangerous.

If you are a quarterback in the Southwestern Athletic Conference be afraid, be very afraid.

That should be the warning on the locker room of all opponents of Prairie View this season. Senior Panther defensive end Adrian Hamilton is wreaking havoc on opposing QB’s amassing sacks at a recordsetting pace.

In just seven games this season the Dallas native has an amazing 14.5 sacks. The NCAA Div. 1AA and conference record in one season (2002) is 20 established by former Alabama A&M star and current Colt Pro Bowler Robert Mathis.

Thanks to the relentless play of Hamilton and his defensive mates, the Panthers are 4-2 in conference play (4-3 overall). They are in first place in the SWAC’s Western division, despite working in a redshirt quarterback (Jerry Lovelocke) and a host of young players.

Hamilton’s rise to prominence is no surprise to former defensive coordinator and first year head coach Heis Northern.

“He is just a relentless ballplayer,” Northern said.

“He plays hard. He plays with passion. He plays with speed. He plays with aggression. He arrives at the football in a bad mood in a lot of instances.”

Hamilton deflects most of success to that of the overall team defense.

“Everybody’s playing their role on defense and its giving me opportunities to put pressure on the quarterback and I’ve just taken advantage of it,” he said.

Hamilton, a transfer from Texas Tech, was guided to Prairie View through the positive recommendation of an instructor at Dallas Community College.

“I played at Tech for a year and a half, but had some academic issues,” Hamilton said. “I

#45 Adrian Hamilton has been a nightmare for opposing quarterbacks

went to Dallas Community College to get my grades up. I had a lot of choices to resume my football career, but there was a teacher at DCC that told me about Prairie View.”

“Growing up in Dallas my thought of PV was losing football,” he continued. “The instructor told me about how well they had been playing and the fact that they had just won the championship and that was enough for me to go there.”

A standout in high school at Dallas Carter, Hamilton not only leads the team and conference in sacks, but he leads the Panthers in tackles as well.

As a young player Hamilton patterned his game after former Carter All-American Jesse Armstead, who

played 11 years and was a five-time Pro-Bowler with the New York Giants.

“I look at Jesse because he came from my school.

He was a great player that played with a lot of energy and intensity. I try and bring it like that every play. I know what Coach Northern expects.”

With four games remaining on the schedule, the Panthers are marching toward their second SWAC championship game appearance in the last three years. That also means Hamilton is on the fast track to breaking a record and winning a championship, a feat that would suit him just fine.

“The goal coming into the season was to win,” he said. “It’s come to my attention about the sack record and my pace toward it. It’s something I’d like to get.

I’m going to shoot high. If I come up short at least I know I gave it my all. The chance to win a championship and get the record would be very special.”

Memo to QBs around the SWAC, Adrian Hamilton is still at large and he’s got a specific goal in mind. Consider yourself warned.

PV defensive end Adrian Hamilton (45) is chasing the D1AA sack record

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Lockett does it all for Yates Lions

By DARRELL K. ARDISON Defender

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e might be the hardest working player in high school football.

When Yates head football coach Ronald Miller searched his sideline for a replacement at middle linebacker late in the fourth quarter of a key District 21-4A match-up against Waltrip, an unlikely candidate stepped to the forefront.

The 5-foot-8, 167-pounder promptly intercepted a pass and returned it 90 yards for a gameclinching touchdown as the Lions prevailed 26-6 to remain in playoff competition in front of a large homecoming crowd.

That was after Arthur Lockett had already rushed for 215 yards on 17 carries and had touchdown runs of 85, 49 and 30 yards.

“I knew that Coach Miller needed a linebacker and I wanted to do whatever I could to help us win this game,” said Lockett, who a week earlier rushed for 348 yards on 31 carries and scored three touchdowns in a 27-13 win over Reagan. “I read the quarterback’s eyes and was able to get to the spot.”

Lockett has been “Johnny on the spot” for the Lions the entire 2011 season. The junior tailback is leading all Houston area Class 4A rushers with just under 1,300 yards for the season.

Yates, 4-4 overall and 3-1 in district play, will enjoy a bye week before closing out the regular season with games against Sterling (Oct. 28) and Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 4).

“The one thing we know about Arthur is that he’s going to give you everything he’s got whenever he’s on the football field,” said Miller. “I was glad when he came to me and said coach I’ll play linebacker.

“Arthur is the first player in

the weight room every morning and the last one to leave,” Miller said.

“He played behind two seniors last year but we knew he was going to be something special this year. We just didn’t know how special.”

Lockett came to the sideline on at least two occasions in the Waltrip game with an apparent leg injury. Yet he was able to shake off the ill effects to continue playing.

“At one time we were considering not playing him anymore,” Miller said. “But the thing is Arthur is a player and he wants to leave it all on the field. When you have a player like that, you’ve got to let him leave it on the field. He’s going to give you a 1,000 percent all the time.

“Arthur makes all the other players around him better because he has such a good work ethic,” Miller said. “I’ve never seen a youngster with that kind of

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determination. He’ll play wherever we need him and I’m glad to see he’s a good linebacker as well.”

Lockett gave Yates the lead for good against Waltrip with an 85-yard touchdown run with one minute, 26 seconds left in the first quarter. He followed that with a 49-yard TD run with 7:20 remaining in the second stanza to give the Lions a 13-0 edge at intermission.

When Waltrip closed within 136, Lockett answered with a 30-yard TD run with 11:11 left in the fourth quarter. He saved his encore performance to put the icing on this victory from the defensive side of the ball.

“We felt like this was the game that could put us in the playoffs and I wanted to do anything I could to get us a victory,” Lockett said. “I’m willing to do whatever Coach Miller needs me to do.”

Although Lockett is still a junior he’s receiving correspondence from several colleges and universities including Texas Tech and the University of Houston. His favorite subject in school is algebra and he’s considering majoring in business management to one day own a business.

Lockett pays so much attention to details that in his spare time he watches game film to see what he needs to improve on. “There’s always something you can do to improve yourself,” he said.

Yet right now his primary focus is on getting Jack Yates back into the playoffs and making a run to a state championship. He also admits to having an eye on reaching 2,000 yards rushing.

“We just have to keep working hard to make it happen,” Lockett said.

Yates running back Arthur Lockett is doing it all for the Lions.

Showdown set for District 20-5A title at Butler All eyes will be on Butler Stadium Friday night for the District 20-5A showdown between Bellaire and Lamar for sole possession of first place. Both schools are undefeated in district play and the winner will have the inside track to the outright district championship. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. Lamar survived a dogfight with Westbury and prevailed 30-21 as London Kirby rushed for 166 yards on 31 carries and scored two touchdowns. Redskins’ quarterback Darrell Colbert passed for 164 yards and threw touchdown passes to Joshua Stewart and Carrington Thompson. Bellaire doubled up Chavez (40-20) as quarterback Denzel Johnson ran for three touchdowns and passed for two more.

Sharpstown Apollos closing in on district title With a 46-14 victory over Houston Austin, Sharpstown is two victories away from an outright District 21-4A football championship. The Apollos will play Jeff Davis on Oct. 22 and then have a bye week before closing out the regular season with Reagan on Nov. 5. Quarterback Joshua Alexander had touchdown runs of 15, one and three yards while running back Jerrod Taylor rushed for 144 yards on 17 carries and scored two touchdowns. A 30-21 victory over defending district champion Yates on Sept. 29 gave the Apollos the inside track to the title.

Head coach Dallas Blacklock is in his first season at the helm.

TSU Tiger football is embarrassing this year At this stage of the season TSU football is down right embarrassing! The defending SWAC champions are currently 2-4 on the season and one of the wins was against Texas College. They are currently 1-4 in conference play. Interim head coach Kevin Ramsey is a quality guy and an outstanding defensive coordinator, but so far he and his staff at times appear overwhelmed. Last year the Tigers had the No. 1 defense in the nation (Div 1AA). This year in three conference losses they have given up 37, 58 and 49 points. When it comes to the kicking game, it looks likes youth football. There even appears to be a lack of discipline and respect on the sideline.

They’ve been embarrassed on national TV recently

by Jackson State and Alabama A & M. Hopefully coach Ramsey can turn it around.

World Series match-up set; Texas represented Well after 162 games and two rounds of playoffs, the World Series match-up is now set. For the second consecutive year the Texas Rangers, winners of the American League West en route to the AL crown, will be pitted against the St. Louis Cardinals, the wild card participants from the National League Central division. Texas manager Ron Washington seeks to become the second African-American skipper to win the fall classic. Meanwhile, former Astros outfielder Lance Berkman gets a second crack at playing in the Series. Berkman, the odds-on favorite for Comeback Player of the Year, has had a tremendous season and seems to have been reinvigorated as a Cardinal. Both teams believe in the long ball and have bats that can leave the yard at a moments notice. The prediction here: Texas in seven games.

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HOUSTON’S ENTREPRENEURIAL ELITE.......

Inc. Alfred A. Edmond Jr., senior VP/editor-at-large of Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce (HCCC) hosted Black Enterprise was the keynote speaker and Marcus Davis, their 17th Annual African-American Business Achievement CEO of tbk Holdings, Inc. served as master of ceremonies.

Pinnacle Awards by honoring We salute HCCC President/CEO Eric Lyons, some of Houston’s entrepreneurial board chairman, Carroll Robinson, gala coJoin Yvette Chargois chairs Vernita Harris and Sherman Lewis, III elite. The honorees included Events of the Week and honorary co-chairs Anthony Chase and DeAndre Sam, A-Rocket & More photos on defendernetwork.com Storage, Endurance Award; The Thomas Jones Jr. A spectacular event!........

See Events on KTRK Ch.13’s Crossroads Lewis Group, Excellence Award; SIGNATURE CHEF’S GALA.........The 2011 with Melanie Lawson Sunday Morning @ 11 a.m.

Comerica Bank, Advocate Award March of Dimes Gala honored Tony Vallone and Irwin Daniels and Deadrick of Ciao Bello and Tony’s Restaurant with the Roland of POParazzi’s Gourmet POPcorn received the 2011 Signature Chef’s Culinary Award. The fabulous evening Mack Hannah Upstart Award. The 2011 Pinnacle Awards featured cocktails, wine, table hopping and food sampling were presented to Ed Ryland, president/CEO of Concordis from some of the best chefs in town, including Mark Holley Real Estate, Joi Beasley, president/CEO of GOGO Business of Pesce Restaurant. Lots of money was raised to support the Communications, Michael E. Nelson, president/CEO of P2MG March of Dimes, which has a mission to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant and John L. Guess, III, president/CEO of The Guess Group,

CEO Eric Lyons, Black Enterprise Executive Alfred A. Edmond, Jr. and Honoree Sherman Lewis, III

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mortality. KPRC-TV meteorologist Khambrel Marshall served as master of ceremonies. In the mix were Carlos and Marlene Jessurun, Dena Washington, Cathy McNair, Chevalier Mayes, Venicia Dutton, Merele Yarborough, Sharon Owens, Veronica James, Shataria Franklin, Toni Walton, Lauren Randle and Lora and Dr. John Clemmons, to name a few. Continued success!..... .LIGHT ANOTHER CANDLE.......Gilda Thibodeaux recently celebrated her 97th birthday with family and friends. Joining her for this special day included her children, Diane Jackson, Theo Thibodeaux, Robert Thibodeaux and Geri Flenoy. Other relatives and friends attending were Denita and Timothy Melvin, Gerald Melvin, Andrea Flenoy, Mia Chargois, Alicia Turner, Tony Lee, Donna Preston, Anthony Flenoy, Margo, John and Natalie Beaudion, Marsha Copeland and Valarie and Robin Jackson, to name a few. Happy B-Day!.....From Chag’s Place to your place, have a blessed week!

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