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An open letter to area pastors: ‘When we fall, we must repent and pray to do better’

By Pastor Michael Latham Special to Frost Illustrated

Dear Fellow Pastor and Brothers in Christ: In Acts 20:28, the Apostle Paul, speaking to the Church leaders at Ephesus, urges them to: “Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which

the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.”

In the next verse, he goes on to warn: “ I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in (See “Letter to pastors” p.11)

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Area Girl Scouts council welcomes Weathersby-Hampton Staff Report Exclusive to Frost Illustrated FORT WAYNE—The Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-

Michiana have announced the hiring of Teena Weathersby-Hampton as director of mission delivery for the organization.

A native of St. Louis, Mo., Weathersby-Hampton started with the local Girl Scouts organization in October but brings more than a decade of experience in scouting with her from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri. She described her new role in the Indiana council as one similar to that of a chief operating officer in the corporate world. While she is set to perform a number of duties for the Northern Indiana-Michiana Girl Scouts, including heading up membership, alternative programs, volunteer services including overseeing policies, procedures and processes for volunteers and managing the product sales division that distribute the famous Girl Scout cookies, WeathersbyHampton said all of her work is focused on the Girl Scout mission for girls age five through 17 that: “Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.”

She said that mission is one that could benefit girls of all backgrounds—including African American

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Teena Weathersby-Hampton wants to spread the word that Girl Scouting is for girls of all backgrounds. (Photo: Michael Patterson)

Expanding age gap between whites, minorities could increase racial divide citizens are white, while nearly half of the nation’s youth are of color. Such significant age disparities, some experts on race relations say, states between older whites and younger Lati- could be having far-reaching implications on nos and African Americans has race relations resources invested in programs and areas benefiting younger generations. experts concerned that age differ“Where the old don’t see themences in the population are influencselves reflected in the young, there’s ing spending and public policy in less investment in the future,” said areas such as education, transporManuel Pastor, a professor of geogtation, immigration and infrastrucraphy and American Studies & Ethture. nicity at the University of Southern As the U.S. rapidly advances toCalifornia where he directs the ward having a majority-minority Program for Environmental and population, whites continue to grow Regional Equity (PERE) and coolder, while nonwhites are increasdirects the Center for the Study of ingly younger. Evidence is mountManuel Pastor Immigrant Integration. ing that what has been considered a “Our racial divide has become a generationracial divide in the country is also crystallizal divide,” Pastor said. “There’s this image ing into a generational divide. of an older generation drawing up the drawNewly released U.S. Census data demonbridge just as the younger generation is comstrate a rapidly widening racial age gap. The ing of age in America.” median age for white Americans is 41 but is 32 for blacks, 31.6 for Asians and 27 for Latinos. Across the country, 80 percent of senior (See “Racial age gap” p.12)

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Fatal police shooting details disputed Officer in shooting target of federal lawsuit

FORT WAYNE—At approximately 1:18 a.m., Nov. 26, Fort Wayne police officers responded to 2514 Broadway St.—the site of Broadway Joes, a local bar—in reference to a report of shots fired.

As officers arrived on the scene, they found one officer who was involved in the shooting and another individual who was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to reports, 31-year-old Antron “Fetti” L. Pearson was shot and killed by Fort Wayne Police Officer Joshua Franciscy, a four-year employee of the department.

In the wake of the shooting, a number of highly contradictory reports have surfaced in other media with police saying Pearson was armed and had been brandishing a weapon at the time of the shooting. Reports also said and that a gun had been found “near the shooting” after the incident.

However family members, including a cousin who was at the scene of the shooting, are reported as saying that Pearson was not armed. His wife, who also was reported as on the scene said her husband never carried a gun.

Media reports also listed Pearson’s criminal history that included battery, drug possession, intimidation and resisting law enforcement convictions, but no weapons charges.

Others in the “We take every community, who knew Pearson, also issue seriously, say he was not known especially when to carry a weapon. there is a police “I know for a fact that he didn’t have a killing, so we gun,” said one source are doing our close to the family, investigation.” who declined to be named.

— Paulette Nellems, Fort Investigators Wayne NAACP President are still collecting information regarding the incident. Officer Franciscy currently is on administrative leave in the wake of the fatal shooting in accordance with department policy.

This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, Allen County Prosecutors Office, and the Allen County Coroners Office.

This latest homicide is not the first time Franciscy has been at the center of a controversy with regard to use of force as a Fort Wayne police officer.

Franciscy, along with another officer, is the target of a lawsuit filed in federal court by a Fort Wayne (See “Shooting” p.3)

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KKK letter ignites safety concern at International news Global Information Network University of Phoenix student center Disagreements flare over war plans for Somalia

By Floyd Alvin Galloway Special to the NNPA from the Arizona Informer Phoenix, ARiz.—Columbine in

Colorado, 1999; Heath High School in Paducah, Ky., 1997; University of Arizona, 2002; Virginia Tech 2007. Far too often violence has erupted on the campuses of too many schools, from grade schools to universities. In most of the cases there were signs that officials and others didn’t take seriously.

Daniesha Flannigan loved her job as a Student Resource Center service coordinator at the University of Phoenix. She loved helping students achieve their academic goals and encouraging them to continue in their pursuit of furthering their careers and education. After working in the position for four years, things changed drastically when she was emailed a letter from student Eric Frizzle on Dec. 30, 2010, asking her to proof read the letter for him.

The letter was his request for his membership in the terrorist group, the Ku Klux Klan. Frizzell was no ordinary looking student according to Flannigan.

“He is in his 40s or 50s. He would always dress in black jeans, black shirt, black trench coat, looking like the two involved with the Columbine shootings in Colorado,” said Flannigan.

Most of the employees were aware of Frizzell and avoided him, Flannigan said, because he gave them an eerie feeling.

In his opening he proclaims, “Here we go-yehaa!” In the letter Frizzell states, “I would not only

Daniesha Flannigan, who worked as a Student Resource Center service coordinator, was forced to take leave of her job following the handling of a student's racist views. (Photo: Courtesy Floyd Alvin Galloway) like to become the Klan historian, but I am also striving for life membership in the Klan; and I am fully aware of the commitments that are required of me, here.”

He goes on to say, “I didn’t rejoin The Knights only to set around letting my mouth overload my ass.”

The Knights he is referring to is the Knights of the Golden Circle, a secret society The primary economic and political goal of this organization was to create a prosperous, slave-holding Southern Empire extending in the shape of a circle from their proposed capital at Havana, Cuba, through the southern states of the United States, Mexico, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America.

Flannigan immediately reported the letter to her supervisors, the same day. The only African American in her location, she was con-

cerned with her safety. Flannigan felt the student was trying to send her an intimidating message. The response from her supervisors and company officials were not what she had hoped for.

A month after receiving the letter and voicing her concerns with officials, the student was still seen on campus. This is the same student that had previously been banned from one of the other campuses Flannigan later learned.

She said she was not aware of the reason why, but knew it had to be critical.

Flannigan’s co-workers would give her signals when they would see Frizzell. When Frizzell was given a letter of reprimand he made it a point to give his letter of appeal to Flannigan, which let her know that he knew she was the one the filed the complaint.

“The student was allowed to continue to come to the campus and give me his letter of appeal in regards to the incident and complete his course. No one of authority wanted to address the student, but I still had to have contact with him when he was well aware of the complaint that I made against him.

I don’t think that was putting my safety first,” Flannigan stated in an email she sent to Flora Dominquez in human resources at Apollo Group Inc.—of which University of Phoenix is a subsidiary.

In February 2011, Flannigan filed for Family Medical Leave of Absence and in May requested an extension, noting the stress from that situation has greatly affected her life. Flannigan was also a student at the University of Phoenix, 10 credits short of her degree.

Now she doesn’t know how or when she will be able to finish.

The unemployed Flannigan now says the school is calling her for payment for the 10 credits she is was not able to finish.

She said the situation was so stressful that it began affecting (See “Klan letter” p.12)

Fighters from more than four countries are pouring into Somalia supposedly to prop up its besieged government against militants from the Al Shabab Islamist group.

Neighboring Burundi has sent about 4,000 “peacekeeping” troops.

Some 5,000 have come from Uganda. Other countries, which have pledged or sent troops are Djibouti, Guinea, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Ethiopia.

But, the heavily armed forces are a bitter blessing for the Somalis who have suffered high civilian casualties from U.S. drones based in Ethiopia, armored tanks and small arms fire. Somali President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed criticized the military build-up: “There are things we see as inappropriate,” he said during a tour of a Mogadishu neighborhood, “such as Kenyan troops crossing the border into Somalia.”

U.S. officials are also reportedly at odds over the build-up. The Pentagon and CIA favor the tough Ethiopian troops but the U.S. State Department cites the catastrophic invasion by Ethiopia of Somalia in 2006 that left thousands dead and injured and the government in tatters.

“The last time Ethiopia entered Somalia did not see a very successful outcome in stabilizing the country,“ said U.S. Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson in a recent teleconference with Kenyan journalists.

“In fact, it is their presence that spawned Al Shabab.”

Meanwhile, preparations are underway for the four-day long Lamu Cultural Festival that usually attracts thousands of visitors from Kenya and around the world. Lamu is the oldest Swahili settlement in East Africa and an independent state of Kenya. Due to the presence of pirates from neighboring Somalia and the recent kidnapping of a French tourist, its beaches are off limits to British citizens.

Feet of Kenyan runner amputated after blizzard mishap

By Fungai Maboreke

In a bizarre incident, a champion Kenyan runner lost both his feet to frostbite after being stranded in a blizzard for two days.

Cross country runner and student at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, Marko Chesto Lemtukei, 28, was discovered in minus zero temperature by workers at a nearby hotel. Athletic director Steve Cobb said to the Anchorage Daily News, “he was running on a trail at one point, I know that.”

Lemtukei A Kenyan national from Kapenguria, Chesto joined the school’s cross-country running team in 2008. The University has been home to many athletes from Kapenguria.

A student of nursing with top scores, Chesto had been wearing only a light coat, sneakers and no gloves when he disappeared.

It was speculated that Chesto suffered a personal crisis after a teammate’s suicide earlier in the year.

Due to the severity of the frostbite on Chesto’s hands and feet, his shoes were stuck to his skin. A week after being admitted to the hospital, his feet were amputated.

In a statement posted on the school website, Chesto wrote: “While I am still recovering—both physically and emotionally—I will do my very best to give back to the community that has helped me so much and to my home country, Kenya.”

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and other minority girls, who often aren’t exposed to scouting.

Weathersby-Hampton, an African American who herself participated in the Girl Scouts at an early age, said she knows those lessons have a payoff. Those scouting experiences, she said, helped give her the skills to be successful in a number of life endeavors, including work in the media—including a stint as the morning traffic and weather reporter for the famous Tom Joyner show in the St. Louis market at KXOK FM—and later in her management role at the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri.

“Here I was a Girl Scout as an eight-year-old girl, now I’m acting as a COO over a council for more than 13 years,” she said.

Weathersby-Hampton cited other African American woman who started off in scouting and went on to have outstanding careers including Judge Glenda Hatchett, actress Tatyanna Ali, singer Mariah Carey, athletes Venus Williams, Florence Griffith-Joyner and Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee and opera singer Marian Anderson to name a few. She said those examples demonstrate the value of scouting with regarding to giving girls and young women confidence and leadership skills—and that scouting is for all girls.

“I want to let African American people know, Hispanics, Burmese,

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President Barack Obama held the first ever African American Policy in Action Leadership Conference at the White House on Nov. 9 to coincide with the release of a report, “The President’s Agenda and the African-American Community.”

In front of a gathering that included Rep. Donna Edwards (DMd.), Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, the president used the conference to lay out his policy achievements three years after winning the Oval Office with the solid embrace of black Americans.

He also called for “persistence” in the face of tough times. He restated his belief that the 15.1 percent unemployment rate among African Americans is “way too high” and touted the administration’s accomplishments in spite of the political resistance the administration has faced. “We’ve got a lot of work to do,” Obama said.

“Now, some of these strategies are longer term—all the good work that we’ve done, for example, in education,” Obama said in the first White House gathering of his administration to be devoted to policies directly affecting African Americans. “The payoff is not going to be tomorrow. It’s not going to be next year. It’s going to be five

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President Barack Obama makes an unscheduled visit to the African American Policy in Action Leadership Conference, Nov. 9 in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) years from now and 10 years from now as we steadily see improvement in the performance of our public schools.”

The conference was convened in the wake of a stream of criticism of Obama from black pundits such as TV talk show host Tavis Smiley and African American scholar Cornel West who say his policies haven’t touched African Americans in the way many black voters expected.

National Urban League (NUL) President Marc Morial, who was invited to the conference but was not able to attend, hasn’t been part of the chorus of critics of Obama but said a conference of this magnitude should’ve happened much sooner.

“Many of us would have preferred it if this had been held earlier,” Morial told The Root. “But that’s not the most important

thing. The most important thing is that there’s a commitment by the White House to strengthen the dialogue with a broader group of leaders who are very interested in the direction of the country, and who represent communities that have really taken for the worse in the recession.”

Obama said that we’ve been through tough times before though and with a little persistence, America can rise from this recession too.

“Our parents have been through tougher times; our grandparents have been through tougher times,” Obama said. “We know tough times. And what we also know, though, is that if we are persistent, if we are unified, and we remain hopeful, then we’ll get through these tough times and better days lie ahead.”

people in the Asian community that Girl Scouting is for everybody.

We have something for every girl, everywhere, not only some girls in America,” said WeathersbyHampton, addressing the misconception some hold that scouting is only for white, suburban girls. In fact, she said, Girl Scouting offers a wide variety of programs that can be tailor-made to serve girls from all ethnic groups and from all backgrounds.

“We have a division called our fourth through 12th grade division that provides alternative programming to girls in that age bracket,” said Weathersby-Hampton.

For example, the Girl Scouts offer a program that allows girls interested in travel to earn money through various group activities and take trips with that money to various places around the country and the world; there’s a virtual participation program that offers girls, who for various reasons can’t get to actual meetings, to participate in a scout troop online; there’s a series program that offers programs that last for a limited time and only require girls to meet approximately every other week for four sessions.

For girls interested only in the outdoor aspect of scouting, there’s the Camp Pathway program that offers camping opportunities.

The Girl Scouts also offer a number of personal development and life skills programs including a financial literacy program that teaches girls about banking,

investing and handling personal finances and a self-esteem and leadership program.

She said she wants to spread the news about the great opportunities Girl Scouts offers for girls and young women throughout the community and welcomes churches, young groups and others to contact her about how they can get girls involved.

Meanwhile, Weathersby-Hampton said she is settling into the Fort Wayne community nicely.

She and her 10-year-old son are adjusting to life in Fort Wayne.

“I like the Fort Wayne community. It’s certainly different from St. Louis in that I don’t have a mall 15 minutes from me (in every direction),” she said with a laugh, describing shopping as her hobby.

“It’s a little slower pace than St. Louis, but very comfortable.”

She’s also engaged (her fiancé moved to the area) and recently joined with a local church, saying that she’s committed to living here and getting the job of increasing local Girl Scout membership and helping to enrich the lives of girls who in turn will build a better world.

“I’m attending Jerusalem Baptist Church with Dr. Griffin as pastor and enjoying that,” said Weathersby-Hampton.

For more information, call Weathersby-Hampton at the Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana at (260) 422-3417 ext. 132 or 1-800-283-4812.

FORT WAYNE—At approximately 9:52 a.m., Nov. 18, the City of Fort Wayne Police Department responded to 1802 Inwood Drive, Freedom Financial Federal Credit Union, in reference to a report of a possible bank robbery. Upon arrival, officers learned that a male subject entered the bank and approached the counter and demanded money from the bank teller. An alert customer intervened and disrupted the robbery attempt, and then followed the suspect when he fled to a waiting “get-away” vehicle in a nearby neighborhood.

The alert witness provided responding officers with a description of the suspect, a description of the suspect vehicle, and a possible license plate for the suspect vehicle. Registration information for the license plate was obtained and officers responded to a home in the 6400 block of Melville Drive. Just as the officers had anticipated, the suspect vehicle arrived to the home and the two adult occupants—34-yearold Michael J. Boester and 23-year-old Molly M. Hutmacher—were taken into custody and transported to the Police Operations Center for questioning. The two were later transported to the Allen County Jail on Class C-Felony Attempted Robbery charges. A toddler, age two, was discovered inside the “get-away” vehicle and has since been released to family. Hutchmacher subsequently was charged with Class D-Felony Neglect of a Dependent.

There were no injuries reported. This incident remains under investigation by the North East Indiana Bank Robbery Task Force. The task force is composed of members of the following law enforcement agencies: City of Fort Wayne Police Department, Allen County Sheriff Department, Indiana State Police, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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man charging Franciscy and the other officer with excessive force.

Documents found online at law.justia.com indicate that on April 20 of this year, U.S. District Court Judge William C. Lee granted Kerwin Ward, currently a prisoner at Westville Correctional Facility, the right to file a federal lawsuit against Officer Franciscy and his partner Fort Wayne Police Officer Michael Bell for using excessive force during a Dec. 18, 2008 arrest at his apartment.

According to Lee’s ruling, based on an amended complaint

by Ward: “…Officers Franciscy and Bell arrested Ward in his apartment. Ward alleges that Officer Franciscy hit him in the face while he was handcuffed, without justification, causing the loss of one of his teeth.

He also alleges that Officer Bell used a chemical agent on him without justification.

Finally, Ward alleges that Officer Franciscy sprayed him with a chemical agent, again without justification, after he was placed in the police car to be taken to the hospital to deal with his injuries. Ward asserts that the defendants’ actions violated his rights protected by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. (DE 11 at 4).”

Lee ruled that: “… the Court “(1) GRANTS the plaintiff leave to proceed against the defendants for damages in their personal capacities for

damages on his claim that they used excessive and unnecessary force when they arrested him; “(2) Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(g)(2), ORDERS that the defendants respond to the amended complaint as provided for in the Federal Rules of Civil “(3) DIRECTS the marshals service to effect service of process on the defendants, and DIRECTS the clerk’s office to ensure that a copy of this order is served on them along with the summons and complaint.”

Meanwhile, Fort Wayne NAACP President Paulette Nellems said the organization has been contacted about the shooting, but that the NAACP was not making a public statement regarding the organization’s assessment of the killing until they can get all the facts. Nellems, however, said the matter is one that is a priority.

“We take every issue seriously, especially when there is a police killing, so we are doing our investigation,” she said.

Nellems said she and other community representatives have been talking to the family, and that she also has a call in to Fort Wayne Police Chief Russell “Rusty” York, but had not received a call back as of Frost Illustrated press time on Nov. 28.

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Did their lack of a voting majority ever stop black Americans from expressing their outrage over having their men lynched by Klansmen?

Have African Americans ever had a voting majority in any national election in the history of this country anyway? Did that ever stop us from pressing our political issues?

By A. Bruce Crawley What has happened to us? Why Special to the NNPA from the Philadelphia Tribune the recent complacency? How During a brief conversation at a dare we try to characterize this recent event, two apparently well- curious new brand of self-defeateducated African Americans tried ism and cowardice as “political to carefully “explain” to me that sophistication?”

Have Jewish Americans ever President Barack Obama has no “bitten their tongue” when they choice other than to ignore black sought support for their issues— political issues because he wants here or in Israel—simply of course to be re-electbecause they represented ed and “there are more Special to less than two percent of white voters than black the U.S. population? voters.” the NNPA Where did we learn I was deeply disapthis new politically pointed by their easy spineless behavior? acceptance of what has As much as I and othbecome a predictable ers have been critical of pattern of second-class the “Occupy Wall Street” economic and political organizers for their treatment for the black lack of true inclusion of community over the past blacks and other diverse few years. Not only did A. Bruce economically desperate they seem willing to enCrawley people, at least the “Ocdure 16.2 percent black cupiers” have demonunemployment levels strated the courage to stand up for (as long as it didn’t include the what they believe to be right. loss of their own jobs, I guess) Do you think they took a headbut they were also apparently recount to determine if they were signed to having four more years outnumbered before they put up of the same if that’s what it will their tents? take to return the Obama family Probably not. to the White House.

So where do we get this from?

There are “more white voters Some of those who have adoptthan black voters?” Is that what ed this new laid-back voiceless went through Harriet Tubman’s form of African American politics mind as she fought to navigate seem to be oblivious to how far the Underground Railroad and we continue to fall behind collecfree black slaves? tively as we express blind support Did the fact that there were virfor a presidential administration tually no “legal” or unharrassed black voters in many of the south- that treats us as an annoyance.

It was the “hope” of many of ern states prior to the passage of us that President Obama would the Voting Rights Act stop blacks simply find a way to broaden the in those states from speaking out national dialogue so as to include for what was fair and reasonable 40 million African Americans to and for social and economic in-

‘Occupiers’ have more courage than black folks

to give him a charge card, but he told her that was the only card they didn’t accept.

A little embarrassed, she went back into her pocketbook and took out her wallet. From the deep recesses of the wallet, she took out two, well-folded $100 dollar bills that she had apparently been saving for a rainy day. I felt so sorry for her. Here she was, standing with a shopping cart full of disease-producing groceries that cost less than the two drugs she was holding in a neatly folded white bag. What is wrong with this picture? You guessed it. We are eating ourselves to death and into poverty.

Get a hold of yourselves folks!

Take charge of your life and money. Eat to live, rather than live to eat. Stop eating all that junk food and you will save your health as well as money for a rainy day, which could be just around the corner.

their full economic and social potential.

In the aftermath of the shortlived euphoria of 2008, however, what we have come away with— in addition to rampant AfricanAmerican unemployment—is a recent report from the Federal Procurement Data System that informs us that black-owned businesses received just 1.2 percent of all federal contracts in the fiscal year ended September 30 2011.

To put that into context, blacks constitute nearly 13 percent of the national population and own more than seven percent of all U.S. businesses.

Adding insult to economic injury, we also endured a $787 billion Stimulus Program that produced precious little business/contract stimulation in our community.

Indeed, nine months into the program $150 million in contracts had been let to companies for streets, highway and bridge construction but “not a single dollar had been allocated to any African American-owned business,” according to the Transportation Equity Network.

Many of these economic disparities pre-dated Barack Obama, including the fact that only 14,500 of the nation’s 1.9 million black businesses report annual sales of $1 million or more or that 97 percent of black firms report gross receipts of less than $250,000 per year. But, shouldn’t the president, using his bully pulpit, establish a task force to explore why these challenges have existed for so long—certainly not to disadvantage white Americans, but rather to level the playing field once and for all? Shouldn’t we expect at least that much from a president to whom we gave 95 percent of our votes on Election Day in November 2008?

Here’s the sad thing: We had grown to almost take for granted here in the U.S., dating back to the Kennedy administration, that (See “Crawley” p.11)

Opinion Focus on Community Care Pharmacy In keeping with readers’ request ing up from his medication fillto periodically feature a black ing role to say “hello,” and to ask business, this week’s business fo- “how are you today?” He is soft cus is Community Care Pharma- spoken, almost meek, his tone and cy. This feature is combined with demeanor are more like the old school stereotype of a librarian. opinion.

Frost Illustrated thanks our Yet, his gentleness must not be mistaken for passiveness. readers for their input.

Read on.…

If your business desires Butler said we must a “feature” e-mail ison- Let’s Do Better abandon the concept of a rob@frontier.com. “black business.” ComA young woman once munity Care Pharmacy said she dropped her colis a “usiness owned by lege major from pharmaa black person.” Yet, he cy to nursing because she said, a black-owned busispeculated “filling preness does bring challengscriptions all day would es generally not experibe boring.” Most of us enced by a white-owned have come to know, it Brenda business. really is “whatever floats Robinson He has experienced the your boat, whatever flips same challenges as other your ship.” And, pharmacy apparently “flips” Eugene black business owners: discrimiButler’s ship. Butler, owner and natory lending practices, fewer operator of Community Care Phar- accessible resources (i.e. less opmacy, 2700 South Lafayette St., portunities to service mail order which opened in June 1993. If you prescriptions) and a limited numhave ever walked into his pharma- ber of non-black customers.” But, cy, you immediately know Butler Butler knew good customer seris doing more than “filling pre- vice and establishing personal rescriptions all day.” He is training, lationships would overcome those caring, sharing, giving, mentoring, challenges, and that he has done.

Butler said a successful busirole modeling, encouraging good health practices, and yes…filling ness must cater products and/or services to the total market. And, prescriptions.

He knows his customers by his customers are diverse, though name. You can count on him look- not as diverse as within a busi-

ness owned by a white person. He knows a small business must find a way to connect with customers and that he has done. Some customers phone Butler at his home. He has left his home, returned to his store (after business hours) and filled prescriptions for some customers.

And, the loyalty goes both ways.

Some customers become upset if their doctors send prescription to any pharmacy other than Community Care.

Butler said he makes certain he has a good product and provides excellent service. He is quick to say his customers deserve the best and anything less will not be tolerated in his business. He reflected upon black business owners, preintegration: “Back in the day, black business owners took pride in their products and services. Owners were competing against other black owned businesses, black people demanded excellent service. If customers were not getting what they deserved, they would go down the street where they were treated well. In addition, the business owner lived and ran his business in the same community.

There was a pride in ownership and the community. And, there

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Snapshot Survey by E.N. Smith Why do administrators and politicians have a problem with taking pay cuts?

Shon Phoenix: They are used to being in power and control. They feel the little people are to carry the burden of a slow economy. The rich don’t ever want to spend or give up any of their resources.

We the working class are the beasts of burden.

Aaron Boylan: It is a two fold answer: One, administrators and politicians feel they are “ working solution” and now you want to reduce the rewards of a person’s effort and, two, the flip side of the coin is a crook never wants to be taken out of his comfort zone.

(See “Robinson” p.9)

Penn State: How many victims were black?

Second Mile website as “a proBy Danny J. Bakewell Jr. Special to the NNPA from the Los gram to work with troubled boys Angeles Sentinel and grew into a charity dedicated The molestation of a child (any to helping children with absent child) is a sick and heinous crime. and dysfunctional families.” What The allegations against Gerald has not been disclosed or a topic “Jerry” Sandusky, the long time of conversation is that many of the coach at Penn State University and alleged victims are African Amerifounder and primary fundraiser be- can. According to Pennsylvania hind The Second Mile Foundation, foster care records 48 percent of has captured the attention all children in out-ofof the worldwide media home care are African Special to and has brought an end American and 53 percent to the face of Penn State of all children in foster the NNPA University (Joe Paterno) care are males with an along with the school average age of 11-yearspresident, athletic direcold. Aubrey Manuel, tor, many of its assistant president of the Califorcoaches and for the most nia State Care Providers part its entire football Association (CSCPA) program. However, while said that, “These percentthe allegations of sexual ages are very similar to abuse and child rape sickCalifornia.”

Danny J. en almost everyone who The likelihood that the Bakewell Jr. majority of these children is within an ears shot of this scandal, the resulting are African American is cover up or veil of secrecy which overwhelming. has been ongoing for the past 12 “Particularly given that these years might be more heinous then kids were in a program, that the the alleged crimes themselves. state foster care population is While state and federal law pro- over 50 percent African American hibit the identity of a sexual crime males and that the Second Mile victim from being released (no Foundation client base is poor, unmatter what age) it is interesting derprivileged and foster children that no one is discussing the race and that the coach (Sandusky) of these young victims. Which used sports as a major recruiting also leads one to ask if these boys tool to get close to the victims it would have been young white would not be a risk at all to believe males would the code of silence that at least half of the Penn State and veil of secrecy remained so victims were black boys. The vicstrong and so quiet for so long? tim population most likely reflectThe Second Mile Foundation ed that of foster care population,” was started as a Group Home in explained Manuel. the State College Area (home of Throughout the grand jury rePenn State). According to both port are stories of young boys bethe grand jury report as well as the tween the ages nine- and 12-years-

old—all recruited and involved with Sandusky through the Second Mile Program. Furthermore, in almost every account, someone saw lewd and lascivious acts being conducted upon children ranging from oral sex, to actual anal intercourse between Sandusky and these children. Much has been discussed about the graduate assistant coach Mike McQueery, who actually witnessed the anal sex act and later reported it to then Head Coach Joe Paterno. Paterno did report the allegations to the athletic director, who later interviewed McQueery and then reported back that “they had taken away Sandusky’s keys to the locker room.”

McQueery was never questioned or interviewed by campus or city police.

But, what about the report or failure to report the instance by then elementary school wrestling coach Joseph Miller, who witnessed an incident one evening in 2006 or 2007 but failed to report it for almost five years. Or Steven Turchetta, an assistant principal and head football coach at a local high school who testified that “Second Mile program is a very large charitable organization that helped children who are from economically underprivileged backgrounds and who may be living in single parent households.” Turchetta testified that he witnessed on more than one occasion Sandusky removing the boy from class and ultimately heard of the sexual assault allegations by the boy’s mother, who called the (See “Bakewell” p.9)

Regina Neal: Politicians shouldn’t have a problem in taking pay cuts.

They have so many perks that they receive when they take office as well as those perks that continue once they leave their elected positions. They cut the programs that don’t affect them and leave alone the programs that are in their interest.

Welton Dufor: I believe they feel that they aren’t getting paid for the job that they do. So, why shouldn’t they get a pay cut, even though the rest of America is tightening their belts?

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“Now at this time I’d like to share this Spotlight with Marla my wife of 35 years because she’s alCharlie B. Williams has always had a reputation as being a ways been there well-dressed, professional person. Now he and his business for me to sup- partner, wife Marla, are helping others to be as fashionable. port my dreams (Photo: Jeanie Summerville) and my visions and she has always been my ace and GOD has really smiled on us. She’s everything that I need because she’s my backbone.”

So now in closing I need you to know that I had to bring his Spotlight to you at this time during the holidays to put a smile upon your faces and you’ll see what I mean when you look at his website. So until next week you have been “Up Close with Jeanie.” Bye bye, babies.

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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Tower Heist’ has heart but no soul

By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic

In this “Occupy Wall Street” age, pitting the working class against the super rich is a topical theme. Throw in a Bernie Madoff character and there should be more than enough reason for the proletariats to rise up and give greedy, callous billionaires grief. This action comedy’s heart is in the right place, but its screenplay and direction are not.

The Tower is a luxury high-rise condominium on the edge of New York City’s Central Park. Josh (Ben Stiller) manages the building’s quirky staff and caters to its super rich clientele. He cozies up to Wall Street financial wiz investor Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda), who treats him like a servant. When Shaw is arrested for conducting a Ponzi scheme, Josh is shocked.

He talked the building’s board into letting Shaw invest the staff’s pension. Uh oh!

All the money is gone. Shaw is cavalier, feigns his innocence and after a brief house arrest will likely go free. His haughty demeanor irritates Josh. That irritation turns into rage when the popular, elderly doorman Lester (Stephen Henderson), who gave all his savings to Shaw, attempts suicide. Josh seeks revenge. He concocts a plot to rob Shaw with a motley crew: the lazy concierge (Casey Affleck), a deadbeat tenant (Matthew Broderick), a dimwit elevator operator (Michael Pena), a full-figured maid (Gabourey Sidibe) and a street hoodlum from his Queens neighborhood named Slide (Eddie Murphy). Does the rich man stand a chance?

In an interview, Eddie Murphy boasted that he concocted the idea for film. Writers Ted Griffin and Jeff Nathanson crafted his whims into a screenplay. The script’s most obvious flaw is that it feels sketchy, underdeveloped and preposterous. The plot defects are deeper than a New York pothole.

Why is Shaw so sure he’ll go free when so much money is missing? Why does an investigating FBI agent (Tia Leone) give Josh so much inside information on a case that should be tight-lipped?

Details. Details. Details. There is the occasional, snarky one liner: a young, new lawyer bargains for Josh’s release and tries to intimidate an FBI agent: Agent: “You’ve only be a lawyer for three days and you’re trying to bribe the FBI?” Lawyer: “Sharks are born swimming.”

Action comedies are director Brett Ratner’s specialty, as evidenced by his famous “Rush Hour” series. Buddy movies are in his strike zone too—he worked

wonders with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. Yet, it’s as if his trick bag has run empty. His direction seems extra feeble due to the weak script. The action sequences lack imagination. He fails to milk the comedy out of scenes that have great potential. He ignores great opportunities for physical humor.

He is not on his game.

The cast tries gallantly to breathe comedy into the movie.

The chief joker is Murphy whose antics are faux ghetto manic. He tosses around swear words and the “N” word, but is never convincing. He’s too bourgie for the part.

Yet, he exhibits an impish charm that is ultimately disarming. Let your guard down and you will chuckle. Stiller is in his element as the wronged and self-righteous working class hero. Sidibe is quite funny, even if her Jamaican accent is amateurish. The scenes in which Murphy and she flirt might be the best in the movie. Affleck and Broderick are fine. Henderson (See “Tower Heist” p.12)

Some of the stars of Tower Heist stars include (from left) Ben Stiller, Matthew Broderick, Michael Pena, Casey Affleck and Eddie Murphy. (Photo: Courtesy Univeral Pictures)

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Gayle King leaves Oprah network for CBS show Launching Out: Gayle King he removed the carved headboard is quitting her radio show and her seen in evidence photos during the OWN talk show to join CBS and trial of Jackson’s physician from launch a new talk show with Char- the sale at the request of Jackson’s lie Rose and Erica Hill, reports estate. The auction of art, furnishUSA TODAY’s Gary Levin. CBS ings and other items from the home made the news official. The new where Jackson lived with his three program—which doesn’t children is scheduled to have a title yet—is schedtake place as scheduled Behind the on uled to launch on Jan. 9, Dec. 17.

Scenes 2012, and is scheduled to Helping Hand: The air from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. public library in Central “I really loved radio, but Falls that was temporarright now I am going to ily closed because of the concentrate on this,” King city’s dire finances is exsaid at a press conference panding its hours again in New York. “We are so after receiving a donation happy for Gayle’s opporfrom actress Viola Davis tunity of a lifetime,” the and a state grant, reports presidents of OWN, Sheri the AP. The Adams MeAntracia Salata and Erik Logan, Merrill-Moorings morial Library said resaid in a statement. The cently that it got a $1,000 statement added: “Although her check from Davis, who grew up show will not continue on OWN, in Central Falls. The library also we look forward to her joining us received a $3,500 grant with the from time to time as her schedule help of State Senator Elizabeth allows.”

Crowley. Actor Alec Baldwin doNot For Sale: The bed where nated $10,000 to the library last Michael Jackson died has been month. The library has raised yanked off the auction block. Ju- $61,000 since it was shuttered in lien’s Auctions has removed the July ahead of the city’s bankruptcy queen-sized headboard from its filing. It reopened part-time with auction of items from 100 N. Car- the help of volunteers. Beginning olwood Drive, Jackson’s last resi- Dec. 1, it is scheduled to be open dence, reports the AP. Company six days a week.

President Darren Julien said the Briefly, Ruben Studdard and mattress was never for sale, but Surata Zuri McCants are divorc-

ing, according to TMZ. The “American Idol” champ (who won Season 2 back in 2003) filed the papers in Alabama citing the usual—“irreconcilable differences” —as the reason. Studdard and Surata Zuri McCants tied the knot in 2008. They have no kids.… Saturday Night Live’s Kenan Thompson married model Christine Evangeline on Friday, sources confirmed to Us Weekly.

The 33-year-old comedian said “I do” in the Arctic Room of the George Aquarium in Atlanta, and Nick Cannon even headed south to DJ and do some MCing. “[They’re] very happy. They’ve lived together as a couple and were excited to share the moments with close friends,” said a source of the pair, who were introduced by talent manager Danny Estrada. “She was thrilled and a beautiful bride.”

The bride wore a chic silky white gown with a long trail for the ceremony, then changed into a ruffled, strapless white dress for the festivities after. Before Thompson joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2003, he was a fan favorite on Nickelodeon’s sketch comedy show All That from 1994 to 1999. He and costar Kel Mitchell concurrently appeared in a spinoff, the aptly titled Kenan & Kel, from 1996 to 2000.

ARIES—If you seem spaced out this week don’t worry about it. Fill your mind with a vision of love for the entire planet. Use your gifts to assist others in seeing the world as you do, in glorious color. Check the details on paperwork that you have to do, dreamer.

Soul Affirmation: Emptiness inside creates the space that I can fill with love.

Lucky Numbers: 17, 21, 29 TAURUS—Heavy vibrations could cause you to slow down and think a lot. That’s good, because slowing down is just what you need.

Remember to think of the positive.

Reject the negative and you’ll have a wonderful week.

Soul Affirmation: The slowness of my week gives me time to refresh my energy.

Lucky Numbers: 8, 29, 30 GEMINI—Give your busy brain a rest and work your body this week.

It’s a great week for physical activity that can loosen up muscles and relieve tensions. Also think about your weight problem if you have one. You’ll receive some practical advice from a distant relative.

Soul Affirmation: I let my mind go slack and tighten up my body Lucky Numbers: 23, 29, 40 CANCER—Family responsibilities may feel like a chore this week.

If you relinquish control of the situation, a natural order will occur, and things will organize themselves.

You can let people be who they are.

That makes it easier for you to be who you are.

Soul Affirmation: I let go and let the spirit run my life this week Lucky Numbers: 41, 54, 55 LEO—Be on the lookout for love from a distance source, not just romantic love but the warm glow that comes from someone who cares deeply for you. Think hard about

some changes in the way you see things and you’ll make the old new, the routine will become exciting.

Communications skill should be excellent. Have some good long talks with relative.

Soul Affirmation: I find happiness by making those around me happy.

Lucky Numbers: 26, 34, 52 SAGITTARIUS—Travel has been on your mind for some time.

Buy the tickets. Fuel the car. New surroundings will bring fresh ways of looking at things, which is exactly what you need. A trip that involves creative expression is called for.

Soul Affirmation: I give myself a chance to see how good I can be.

Lucky Numbers: 24, 51, 52 CAPRICORN—Keep a low voice. Let your presence supply the power, not your words or deeds.

Great reward can come from travel with a friend or sweetheart. Remember something that a co-worker has been saying. There is a blessing in it.

Soul Affirmation: I let go of all resentment and love my life.

Lucky Numbers: 18, 32, 55 AQUARIUS—Rev up your engines. This is a fine week for making progress with projects that you’ve got in the works. Your energy is high and your mind is clear. Use every advantage this week to finish up your works.

PISCES—A spirit of competition may be troubling you. Let it go. Celebrate differences and get on with the work of creating new hope in the world! Your tendency to speak without considering the full impact on others should be checked this week.

Soul Affirmation: I seek the lighthearted flavor of love this week.

Lucky Numbers: 3, 18, 19

who your lover is. Make a few phone calls. The instant you hear the voice you’ll know –this is the one.

Soul Affirmation: Truth is revealed in the smallest grain of sand.

Lucky Numbers: 18, 29, 27 VIRGO—Work calls and you’re not completely happy with current divisions of labor. Do your part as a member of the team and you’ll be glad that you did. Others will notice that you are a committed team player. Look for financial rewards from your hard work.

Soul Affirmation: Joy is my houseguest this week.

Lucky Numbers: 42, 44, 45 LIBRA—Business looks good this week as you discover a new way of increasing exposure to your product. Let hope and optimism lead you into new beginnings and fresh starts. All vibes are good, go!

Take a good friend with you for help and company on your journey into newness.

Soul Affirmation: Make-believe is real while I believe it.

Lucky Numbers: 12, 36, 49 SCORPIO—This will be one of those weeks that seem like one you’ve lived before. Good! Make

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was a lot of mentoring going on.

One owner helped another owner,” said Butler.

It is apparent Butler has taken lessons from the past. He cares.

He won’t fill a prescription for a person who is obviously drunk.

He tells young men to pull up their pants, while in his store. He teaches young people to respect the Community Care staff.

Community Care Pharmacy seems to be doing all the right things to assure a successful small business. Yet, the “white man’s ice water is always colder,” syndrome

is apparent.

A black customer came into the pharmacy and essentially said to Butler, “I just came in to check your business out. I know you are higher than other drug stores and you don’t really have the medications I need.” Butler spent time with the customer. He assured him he had the needed medication. He showed the customer he could get his medication for less than he was paying.

Even after the detail and special care shown to the customer, he left and never returned. And, if we have any “resentful of success” readers, get over it—not worth your energy. Community Care is providing what we need. We really

shouldn’t care about the finances and life style of business owners.

We don’t bother ourselves about the lifestyles of the big chain pharmacies. One CEO of a major pharmacy lives in a $17 million home.

Would a customer really stop patronizing that chain because of the cost of the CEOs home?

Community Care Pharmacy does scanner and computer checks on medications. Every staff member is state certified which takes one year of training. The Hippocratic Oath is practiced. New technology and the latest healthcare findings are prioritized.

Ice water is ice water, regardless if the glass is black or white. Now that we know better, let’s do better.

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school to report the sexual abuse.

Sandusky and Penn State are both considered culpable in these sickening crimes—Sandusky, because he not only used his relationship with Second Mile to gain access to the boys and preyed on the very vulnerability that The Second Mile Foundation was supposed to be assisting these boys

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with overcoming and making them stronger men. Sandusky also used his relationship with Penn State to give these children access to a football program known worldwide. It is an icon in Pennsylvania and in College Park in particular, which is where Sandusky lured these boys with gifts, trips and access that grown men would be overwhelmed with let alone nineto 13-year-old boys from impoverished homes and foster care facilities.

Penn State should be considered culpable because they knew about these allegations and improper events and actions almost 15 years ago, did nothing but turn a blind eye. It is outrageous and sickening that this 67-year-old man is alleged to have done to a few as nine and now allegedly up to 23 boys, all who came from broken homes in the poorest parts of the community who were only looking for guidance and someone to look up to.

“Animal House” 30. Bivouac 35. Big bang theory’s original matter 37. *The “Fab Four’s” original number 39. *Movie “_____ Recall” 40. Spanish earthen pot 41. Robin Hood’s companion 43. Vegan’s protein choice 44. What you pay to pass, pl.

46. Doctor’s order 47. Incision 48. Pearl maker 50. *Colorful building block 52. One from Laos 53. Not yet final or absolute 55. Rangers and Flyers field of play 57. *It carried Gagarin into space 60. *Chilly conflict 64. Can be used intermittently 65. The Jackson 5’s “___ Be There” 67. Nose of a missile, e.g.

68. Cleverly funny 69. Customer’s dread

70. Complete list of Catholic saints 71. Type of list 72. Marines are this and proud?

73. Swedish money

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6. Farm Labor Organizing Committee 7. Expression of amazement 8. Ballroom dance based on Cuban folk dance 9. Under a window 10. ____-perspirant 11. *One small step for man?

12. Half the width of ems 15. *JFK to John-John 20. __ and out; on and ___ 22. The day before 24. Typically filled with cheese or meat 25. *_____ Protocol, a framework for climate change 26. Bronze, e.g.

27. Hollers 29. Encircle 31. Rolled out for guests, pl.

32. Coral reef island 33. *Subject of “The Godfather” 34. *Demoted planet 36. Scotch ingredient 38. “Ill at ____” 42. Latin for “region” 45. Lookout man 49. Home of 2016 Olympics 51. According to the clock 54. Small boat 56. *J. _____ Hoover, of the FBI 57. Henry ____ 58. Prefers 59. Comedian ____ Rogan 60. Ball of yarn 61. A drunk 62. Shakespeare’s hometown river 63. Actress ____ Sofer 64. *Domain of latter part of century 66. *Martial artist, Bruce ___

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Spiritual Matters

Obituaries Shah Abdullah (Eric Lowell Goodwin Sr.), 57 of Fort Wayne, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 at Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Born on Nov. 24, 1953 in Memphis, he was the son of the late Lonzo Goodwin and Millie Shorter Goodwin. He was a graduate of South Side High School in Fort Wayne and also attended Manchester College in North Manchester, Ind. All who knew him know he loved to talk, especially about the Creator and his family. He leaves to cherish his memory, his brothers Qasim (Malikah) Abdullah and Willie Goodwin, sisters Delores (Edward) Tharp and Joyce Goodwin, all of Fort Wayne and Judy Lynn Robinson of Memphis; his children, Eric L. (Samieka) Goodwin Jr. and Jamaal Goodwin of Houston, Asya (Carl) Evans of Kansas City, Mo., Jeremy Mosley of Atlanta and Jamaica Mosley of Indianapolis; 10 grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. A memorial was held on Monday, Oct. 31 in Memphis, Tenn. Arrangements were by High Point Funeral Home and The Muslim Society of Memphis.

Robert “Tang” Rencher, 93, of Fort Wayne, transitioned into eternal life on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. Born May 2, 1918, he was the son of the late Lincoln and Malinda Rencher. He is survived by one brother, Thomas Rencher; six sisters, Theornia Williams, Malinda Jackson, Callie Dansby, Ida Williams, Ellen “Cervelia” Murray, and Deanna Rencher; sister-in-law, Fannie Caster; stepson, Herman Black Sr.; and six grandchildren, Toni Williams-Woods, Teresa Williams-Hall, Herman Jr., Robert Black, Telly Lewis, and Elecia Peggins. Services were Nov. 26 at Pilgrim Baptist Church, with calling is Nov. 25 at Ellis Funeral Home, with Masonic Rituals. Entombment was in Covington Memorial Gardens. Arrangements were by Ellis Funeral Home.

Derrick A. Williams, 44, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011. Services were Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, at New Day Life Ministries, 1111 East Wallace St. Arrangements were by Nelson Memorial Gardens.

‘It’s all about God’

through his own individual paradigm. In reality, we don’t often see things as they are, but as we are, and as we have been conditioned to see them by our culture experiences.

Toward the end of the book of We interpret everything around Job, after Job’s friends have given us through our own personal paratheir feckless advice, the Lord digms (that map in our mind). We speaks to Job. What a lecture! In are convinced they are correct; this lecture God’s meswe assume they are corsage to Job was focused we seldom question Weekly Bread rect; on reminding Job who whether or not they are From Heaven correct. We will defend God is.

Today’s Seed (God’s our paradigms quickly lecture): because we think we are “Are you the one that right. commands the eagle to fly To become a true child and build its nest so high? of God, a person must It lives on a high cliff and have a total paradigm stays there at night; the shift from those wrong rocky peak is its protected perceptions. There has to place. From there it looks Junius Batten come that moment when for its food; its eyes can a person says, “Oh, I Pressey Jr. see it from far away. Its see!” and he or she recogyoung eat blood, and where there nizes the true paradigm as given in is something dead, the eagle is the Word of God: Jesus answered, there.”—Job 39:27-30 (NCV) I am the way and the truth and the God uses the eagle, along with life. No one comes to the Father others in His creation, to teach except through me.” (See John Job a lesson about God. He restat- 14:6.) ed some of the characteristics of The correct paradigm is all imthe eagle, pointing out his unique portant. If your paradigms are abilities and attributes. In sub- incorrect, if you are deceived in stance, He was asking Job, “Did some way in how you view things, you create such a creature as this? you may be very sincere, but you Could you? No, Job, the eagle is will be very sincerely wrong!! another evidence of My majesty, When you are deceived, you My sovereignty, My power, and don’t know it. The nature of deMy creativity, Job, What I want ception lies in our inability to peryou to know is that this life is not ceive that we are deceived. Thereabout you; it’s ALL about Me!” fore, with wrong paradigms, we Each of us sees the world can live our lives in tragic decep-

tion and never know it.

As God said to Job, “Does the eagle soar at your command,” so He would say to us, “Do you think that life is all about you—your desires, your fulfillment, your happiness, your dreams and goals, your rights? Please, think again! It’s not all about you—it’s all about God!” Everything is about God, not about us. Consider what we learn from scripture: • Creation is ALL ABOUT GOD. • The Gospel is ALL ABOUT GOD. • Prayer is ALL ABOUT GOD. • The Christian Life is ALL ABOUT GOD. RENEW YOUR MIND: “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Psalms 34:15 (KJV) The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.”—Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV) “The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.”—Zephaniah 3:17 (KJV) ”Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. ”—Hebrews 13:5 (KJV) See Proverbs 30:18-19.

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FORT WAYNE—Lifetree Café cameras captured everyday Muslims across the country to find out what they really believe about America, Christianity, Muslim faith and values, and what they really want.

Their answers will be shared in an exclusive film at Lifetree Café from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Dec. 4 at The Mocha Lounge, 6312 Covington Road.

A Gallup Poll shows that 80 percent of Americans believe that people in Muslim countries have an unfavorable view of the

U.S. And, a Pew Global Attitudes survey found that 43 percent of Americans associate Muslims with fanaticism.

This week’s Lifetree Café will explore Muslims’ views of America and will compare Muslim beliefs with those of Christianity.

Lifetree representative Craig Cable said, “We discovered a number of misconceptions about Muslims. Our visits with regular Muslim people provided a fascinating peek inside a belief system that is embraced by a billion

people.”

Participants are invited to share their thoughts at Lifetree Café.

Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. Lifetree Café is promoted by the Aldersgate Community.

Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversations about life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type setting. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Don Wismer, at (260) 432-1524 or Don@AldersgateCommunity.com.

Christ Temple to hold Annual Christmas Gathering FORT WAYNE—The Greater Christ Temple Church Usher Board is scheduled to present its Annual Christmas Gathering at 5 p.m., Dec. 17 at Don Hall’s Guest House, 1313 W. Washington Center Road.

Church members invite the public to “join us for great Christian fun,” including music games, prayer, door prizes and “the blessed word of God.” The cost for the gathering, which includes a dinner buffet, is $40 per couple or $25 for a single person. For more information, call JoAnn Howard, program coordinator, at (260) 447-6010.

Greater Christ Temple Church is located at 2940 S. Anthony Blvd., where Suffragan Bishop E.C. Haywood is senior pastor. For more information about the church, call (260) 426-8200.

An American Christmas Carol at First Presbyterian Theater FORT WAYNE— First Presbyterian Theater is scheduled to present An American Christmas Carol with book and music by William A. Reilly, Lyrics by Gary Lamb and directed by Thom Hofrichter.

This musical retelling of a holiday classic is set in the 1906 Chicago world that Upton Sinclair wrote about in his novel “The Jungle.” The adaptation remains faithful to Dickens’ original story that teaches Ebenezer Scrooge what Christmas is really all about. Its climactic moments are more emotionally powerful and inspirational than ever in this highly inventive new musical adaptation.

Performances are scheduled for Dec. 1 through Dec. 4, Dec. 9 through Dec. 11, and Dec. 16 through Dec.18.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call the box office at (260) 422-6329.

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among you and will not spare the flock.”

My Brothers, like the Church at Ephesus, some of our congregations are being besieged by wolves.

In John 21:16, Jesus tells the Apostle Peter to “feed my sheep.”

In other words, He was telling Peter to act as a shepherd, looking after God’s flock. While the shepherd must see to the feeding of the flock, it is not his only duty as a shepherd. He must also guide and protect the flock. When we fail in these duties—for example, failing to protect the flock from wolves—we have failed to show Jesus Christ the love that we say we have for Him. My Brothers, let me get straight to the point. A number of our sheep­—and let me emphasize OUR SHEEP—have come to me and perhaps some of you with various spiritual and psychological scars showing that they have been attacked by a wolf that has found his way into one of God’s pulpits. I have spoken with some of you on a number of occasions and have been given the impression that too many among us are inclined to let this go. Again, let’s not beat around the bush. Everyone in this group knows of the accusations being leveled against pastors across the country, who count themselves among us clergy. Some in this group have even admitted that they know some of these allegations to be true, yet this group of shepherds seems reluctant to take on the responsibility that Christ through His words and through the Holy Spirit has given us—to protect God’s flock!

I keep hearing the excuses that “all have sinned” and “none of us are perfect.” While that is truth as the Holy Word of God declares, the Bible also is very clear that we are NOT to let this sin go on unanswered, especially as pastors!

In numerous places, the Bible outlines the responsibilities and the moral obligations of Church

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our country would be working consistently if not always perfectly to bring about racial inclusion in the workforce and in the area of federal contract participation.

Then right after the 2008 election “post-racialism” broke out and all of those beliefs started to evaporate.

It’s hard to believe that 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the use of the term “affirmative action” by the U.S. government. It wasn’t until March of 1961 that President Kennedy’s Executive Order No. 10925 was introduced and the Committee On Equal Opportunity was created.

That was the one that mandated that all projects financed with federal funds “take affirmative action” to ensure that hiring and employment practices would be free of racial bias.

It’s been 39 years since President Richard Nixon in his own

leaders, pastors included. As pastors, we all know what they are but I want to take a moment to point out a few. I Corinthians 5:9-11 states: “I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people—not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.

But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people.”

Verses 12 and 13 go on to say: “What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church?

Are you not to judge those inside?

God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked person from among you.”

It is clear from these verses that we, as members of Christ’s Church, are to judge what happens within the Body of Christ.

Furthermore, as pastors and shepherds, we are to protect the Body of Christ from any harm.

My Brothers, serious allegations of improper sexual behavior and other behavior unbecoming one of God’s shepherds have been leveled against a number of pastors across the country. It is our duty, under Christ’s Commission of us as pastors to address these issues.

Remember this: Although we do not live under “the law,” Christ said that not one “jot or one tittle” would pass away from the law until it was fulfilled through Him. His coming did fulfill that and knowing that, aren’t we obligated to bring that law into our hearts through the Holy Spirit so that it can continue to be fulfilled in us through the Grace of God? Grace and forgiveness are not to be taken as license to violate God’s law with no correction because the Scriptures teach us in 2 Timothy 3:16-17 that, “All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of

God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.”

We then look to Leviticus 5:1, which states: “‘If anyone sins because they do not speak up when they hear a public charge to testify regarding something they have seen or learned about, they will be held responsible.”

In other words, My Brothers in Christ, Fellow Pastors, if we have knowledge of wrong, particularly of wrong being done from one of God’s Holy pulpits and fail to speak, we are guilty of sin and will be held responsible! If we are to be true men of God, we must work to admonish one who sits among us as a member of the clergy and has part of Our God’s flock at his mercy. Yes, all have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God, but when we fall, we must repent and pray to do better.

And, we need the assistance of others who are In Christ to help do this. That means we must go to an offending brother, talk to him, try his heart and encourage him to repent and seek forgiveness for his wrong as one of Christ’s shepherds. And, if he refuses us, then we must move to have him cast out from among God’s sheep. The Apostle Paul, in 2 Corinthians 11:1215 explained to the Church there, that although some saw his correction as hard, he would continue to do it and that he would stop some from being in leadership positions: “But what I do, I will also continue to do, that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things of which they boast. For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.”

As shepherds over Christ’s flock, it is our duty to work to help

Executive Order No. 11625 established the national Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) contracting program. In that same vein, the 28 years since President Ronald Reagan issued Executive Order No. 12432 mandating each federal agency with substantial procurement authority to establish an MBE development plan seem to have just flown by.

And wasn’t it just July 1995 (seems like only yesterday) when Bill Clinton, after a four-and-onehalf month review of federal affirmative action programs and under extreme political pressure from right-wing conservatives, gave an historic public endorsement of the program by encouraging the nation to “mend it, don’t end it?”

My, how some things have changed.

Unfortunately, there’s been a clearly evident and quantifiable shift in this country away from the spirit and letter of concepts such as “affirmative action,” “equal opportunity,” “minority business enterprise” and even “black eco-

nomic development.”

Those who use such terms today in “polite company” risk being called “out of touch,” being accused of “fighting a war that has already been won,” and being branded as excessively, hopelessly “politically correct.” Right after those things are said, the term “playing the race card” is usually thrown in for good measure.

There’s also been the convoluted argument—unsupported by any facts whatsoever—of something called “reverse discrimination.”

This is a monumental paradigm shift for this country, and like all paradigm shifts the change in attitude that launched it has clearly “flowed down from the top.”

We have a president who has consistently said to any media correspondent with a camera and microphone and to any black person who has the courage to ask, that he has no intention whatsoever of taking any action that would specifically correct years of economic disparities that still impact black people and contrib-

LEGAL NOTICES News Paper announcement for Emergency Excavation Services: Fort Wayne Utilities is requesting time and material quotes for contracting various types of labor and equipment for emergency repairs to be performed on Utilities distribution and collection systems.

Such emergency repairs may include, but are not limited to: main breaks, main leaks, fire hydrants, service leaks, valve repairs or replacements, force main leaks or repairs, storm system repairs, sanitary sewer repairs, and combined sewer system repairs and replacements.

It is the intent of the Utility, for purposes of emergencies, to have a list of available contractor(s) names, emergency numbers, and equipment accessible to the Utility.

Term of agreement: January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012, on an “as needed” basis. This quote does not guarantee work to any contractor within the above time frame. The Utility reserves the right to award work to multiple contractors based upon the availability of the contractor(s), projected costs of the project and the amount and type of work that needs to be performed.

Full Copy of Contractual specifications can be requested from the City Board of Public Works.

A Prebid for this contract will be held on November 30, 2011 from 1 pm to 2 pm on the 2nd floor of Citizens Square 200 East Berry Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Conference Room 260.

Sealed Bids are do to the Board of Public Works no later than 8:00 am December 14, 2011.

Contractors will be notified of making the emergency repair list by December 29, 2011.

Board of Public Works Regina A. Kostoff, Chair John Suarez, Member Kumar Menon, Member ATTEST: Victoria Guerrero, Clerk 11/30

REQUEST OF PUBLICATION LEGAL NOTICE Notice is herby given that the Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services, Division of Community Development, City of Fort Wayne, Indiana will be accepting bids for residential demolition package of 2 structures. Bid Id#: 194 Rena 3-5369. All bids are due Monday, December 12, 2011 by 11am. Bids will be opened at 11:05 AM December 12, 2011 in Citizens Square, 200 East Berry, Suite 320, Fort Wayne, IN 46802. No late bids will be accepted. OHNS will receive bids at 200 East Berry St. Suite 320, Fort Wayne, IN 46802.

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each other be better shepherds and to correct each other where we are wrong.

And, let us not be in the worldly position of those leaders at Penn State University, who now are under fire and have damaged the reputation of the entire school for allegedly hiding a child molester among them. Let us not hide a man who is abusing women and others in his flock among us and by so doing, damage the reputation of Christ’s churches everywhere.

Let us prayerfully move to do our duty and do it with the spirit of

love, not antagonism in our hearts for the Glory of God’s Church.

I would also like to say that if there are any women or girls who feel they have been sexually harassed, particularly in the church, please feel free to contact me at (260) 466-5542 so that I, and hopefully other responsible members of the clergy, can work to address your complaints as those who truly want to be shepherds should.

ute directly to runaway black unemployment levels.

Here’s the question: If Mr. Obama doesn’t want the responsibility, isn’t there anyone else out there with the courage and skill set required to lead this nation in a fair, forceful and inclusive way?

Don’t tell me that if the next president is not Barack Obama we may be stuck with a guy named Perry or a woman named Bach-

mann. There are more than 300 million Americans, 40 million of whom as I mentioned earlier happen to be black.

Surely there must be at least one more capable person in this country who wants to do the job.

A. Bruce Crawley is president and principal owner of Millennium 3 Management Inc.

In Jesus Name, Pastor Michael Latham.

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Mississippi consistently underinvested in the black community.

(Continued from page 1) Today, Blackwell said, it consistently ranks on or near in the botMore important, data show that tom in terms of education spendstates with a larger gap between ing and has one of the nation’s median ages of whites and people highest infant mortality rates. of color tend to make fewer in- Forty is the median age for whites vestments in social programs that in Mississippi, 29 for blacks and once benefited older generations 25 for Latinos, according to the that were predominantly white, Pew Hispanic Center. according to a new reIn California, public search project by PERE policy priorities have in conjunction with changed as the white PolicyLink, a national population has aged. In research and advocacy the 1950s, when white organization based in families arrived from Oakland, Calif. the Midwest in search For instance, Pastor of jobs, California built said states with signifithe nation’s best educant age gaps between cational system. There white and nonwhite were generous investBlackwell populations tend to ments in the state’s inspend the least on education and frastructure and programs to help public transportation. families become homeowners.

In Arizona, the median age for The state became a poster child whites is 43 compared with 25 for for the benefits of public sector Latinos, who comprise 31 per- spending. cent of the state’s population. On Today, California has a considper-pupil spending for education, erable age gap between white and census data show that Arizona nonwhite residents. The median ranks 49th among the states and age for whites is 43, for blacks 34 the District of Columbia. In terms and for Latinos 27, according to of spending on transportation, the the Pew Hispanic Center. Furtherstate is in the bottom quarter of all more, Blackwell said children of states, according to Dominique color comprise 70 percent of the Apollon, research director at the state’s 18-and-under population Applied Research Center, which while 60 percent of its over-65 has offices in New York, Chicago population is white. and Oakland.

Beset with budget issues, Cali“States that have the biggest fornia now hovers in the lower age divide like Arizona really rungs of per-child spending on become ground zero for the ra- education, ranking 43rd nationcial generation gap,” said Angela ally. It also ranks in the bottom Glover Blackwell, founder and quarter of all states in transportaCEO of PolicyLink. “Places that tion funding, according to the Apdon’t invest in the future will not plied Research Center. be competitive in the future.”

“You’re starting to see the same To illustrate her point, Black- approach that held back states well cites California and Missis- like Mississippi holding back sippi. Through slavery and re- states like California,” Blackwell strictive Jim Crow laws, she said, said. “California is the harbinger.

Mississippi should have been the lesson.”

Still, questions have been raised about whether a relationship exists between racial age gaps and public sector spending.

“I’m a little skeptical” about whether it is a national trend, Apollon said.

Some state spending levels, he said, could be related to conservative philosophies toward government spending.

Still, Apollon said, “there is certainly a fear of the changing demographic amongst a small minority of the country, and that minority tends to be whites and it tends to be slightly older.”

According to demographer William H. Frey, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, generation-gap states like Arizona tend to have “lightning rod issues” such as immigration and undocumented immigrants. Last year, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) signed into law the nation’s strictest immigration legislation, which made failure to carry immigration documents a crime.

The law also gave police wide latitude in detaining anyone they suspected of being an illegal immigrant. A federal judge later imposed an injunction on many of the law’s provisions. The state also banned Chicano studies programs in its public schools.

Frey said antipathy toward immigrants is a generational trend, noting the hostility toward Italian and Polish immigrants 100 years ago. Immigration slowed between the 1930s and 1970s, and not until the 1990s did Latin American immigration begin surging. Rapidly changing demographics unnerve many people, he said, adding that baby boomers had not witnessed the immigration wave of the early

He noted in trying to reach the president of Apollo Group to discuss the matter, he was unsuccessful and was given the runaround by others.

“We are here to work with people. The NAACP is a place for people to turn to. In many cases when they do they become targeted by the company officials,” said the Rev. Tillman.

This is not the first racial incident the educational group has been called on. Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Ohio chapter filed a complaint with the school on several issues a couple of years ago. The hiring and promotion of African Americans have also been a complaint for years, the Rev. Tillman noted.

Dominique Brown, Apollo’s corporate diversity officer, who has only been with the company for five months, said there probably were some things that could have been handled differently in Flannigan’s case.

“She probably felt there was no one to turn to,” said Brown.

Brown said that is one the reasons she is in the position that had been vacant for some time before her. The school would not release statistical information on African American employees.

“We understand we have a lot of African American students. We are trying to make changes. One of the changes is launching of our school’s diversity initiative, which is in recruiting and maintaining minority employees. We know it is a work in progress. We are committed to development and engagement,” said Brown. “Take a look at us in few months.”

Brown said she is willing to talk with the Rev. Tillman to find a solution to Flannigan’s situation.

Flannigan said she hopes no one else in the future has to experience hostile environment she experienced.

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not only her work life, but also her home life. Instead of supporting Flannigan they began to question her. Urging her to get her emotions together, the school offered to change her work schedule, which would not suppress her concerns but put her in more danger she felt.

She began to seek professional help from a therapist. According to Flannigan she was diagnosed with post-traumatic syndrome.

The university’s handling of the issue outraged the Rev. Oscar Tillman, president of Maricopa County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

“Ms. Flannigan came to us when she was not getting any satisfaction from the school. When she came to us they started to come after her and made her feel like she was the person causing trouble,” explained Tillman.

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is touching as the old codger who lost everything.

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1900s.

“What bothers me is politicians use this as a wedge issue,” Frey said, “rather than explaining this [wave of immigration] is part of our history.”

Meanwhile, other people see the disinclination to invest in younger generations as a matter of economics and self-interest.

“I personally think it’s class that’s the issue, not ethnicity,” said Joel Kotkin, author of “The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050.”

As older generations age out of the workforce, Kotkin said, they are much less concerned about opportunities for the next generation, regardless of race.

The state of the economy is also having an impact on social spending.

“When the economy goes bad, people get scared,” said Michael R. Wenger, senior research fellow at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington. “All of us get scared un-

less we’re Bill Gates or Warren Buffett.… We want to spend less because we don’t know what’s happening. That kind of fear means that people don’t want to be their brother’s keeper. They are fearful for their own future, and that comes first.”

He said anxiety about the future is coupling with unease about the nation’s rapidly changing demographics to affect public policy.

“This country has always been seen by white people as a white country,” Wenger said. “So a number of people see that slipping away, so their sense of control is slipping away.”

But, Pastor said such fear becomes counterproductive.

“It’s not just kids of color that are hurt when you don’t invest in education,” he said. “It’s young white families that are afraid to move back to the cities because of the schools. We’re really damaging a whole generation of possibilities.”

Dreer completes Marine Corps training Courtesy of Fleet Hometown News Center Paris Island, S.C.—Marine Corps Pvt. Sean D. Dreer, son of Chris-

tie M. Araica of Marysville, Ohio and Sean F. Dreer, of Fort Wayne recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., designed to challenge new Marine recruits both physically and mentally. Dreer and fellow recruits began their training at 5 a.m., by running three miles and performing calisthenics.

In addition to the physical conditioning program, Dreer spent numerous hours in classroom and field assignments, which included learning first aid, uniform regulations, combat water survival, marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat and assorted weapons training. They performed close order drill and operated as a small infantry unit during field training.

Dreer and other recruits also received instruction on the Marine Corps’ core values—honor, courage and commitment, and what the core values mean in guiding personal and professional conduct.

Dreer and fellow recruits ended the training phase with The Crucible, a 54-hour, team evolution culminating in an emotional ceremony in which recruits are presented the Marine Corps Emblem, and addressed as “Marines” for the first time in their careers.

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