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Author Joyce Reed turns tragedy to triumph “I found my purpose … it’s time to tell my story.”

April 7-13, 2016

COVER STORY

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Author Joyce Reed’s remarkable comeback from rape and incest was ashamed of having my family being ashamed of me,” she admits. “But I thought about it and I said ‘my life is bigger than you and me. It’s time for me to tell my story. I lived it. I went through everything every single day.”

Writing Hurt Used to Live Here, was part of a cathartic and healing process that would have made casualties and statistics out of most others. Reed also had to heal her relations with her first born son, now 18, whom she admitted she resented.

“I had him when I was 15. And I’m just going to be honest, my son knows that when I was younger, I didn’t’ like him because I didn’t love myself,” she admits, no longer consumed with shame. “I love him now. But at 14, I wanted to play with Barbie dolls and play hopscotch outside. … I didn’t know how to love him because I didn’t know how to love. I was 29 years old when my mother first hugged me and told me that she loved me. Now I’m 34.”

By Terry Shropshire It was not that long ago that beautiful Joyce Reed had become, in essence, a walking corpse. She was alive, but a shell of her former self … who had been virtually buried beneath layers of pain. She had been robbed of her youthful innocence, her virginity and eventually, her will to live by the people who were closest to her – the very people who were supposed to protect her and love her.

So, while most people get down on their knees and pray to God for a more prosperous and peaceful life, Reed actually prayed to die. She admits that she pleaded with God to take her life because she couldn’t take it anymore. The pain was already suffocating her half to death. And when her God didn’t answer her anguished filled prayers, she went ahead and tried to take her own life – three times. That is what sexual assault and rape can and often does to its victims.

The violent, penetrative act is like reaching inside someone’s chest and poking a hole in their heart.

While no one can see the internal bleeding, the life force begins to slowly slip away and the internal light dims until it’s completely snuffed out.

“After what I had been through, I felt worthless, I felt helpless and I felt like a wasted space on this earth,” Reed said as she choked back tears and sobs.

Today, it is impossible to gaze at Joyce Reed’s regal face or peer at her flawless caramel coated skin and discern the gaping emotional wounds hidden within the deepest crevices of her soul, the scars that are still healing decades after her father first violated the unwritten oath of true fatherhood … to raise and protect his daughter. He instead, violated his own daughter.

While others may have seen her physical beauty on the outside, she felt polluted and poisoned on the inside. Though she had a pulse, she was rotting like a carcass. After being raped and impregnated by her own biological father, which ended in a miscarriage; after being sexually assaulted by several other family members; after being raped (in another instance) in the presence of her own children, Joyce Reed felt dead inside. She felt worthless. She was no longer able to feel, no longer able to love and trudging through life totally numb.

“I have been raped, fondled and molested six times in my life. I have been homeless with both of

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my kids. I’ve had to sell drugs. I’ve had to prostitute.

I’ve been shot at. And I had both of my kids because of rape,” Reed testifies. “My father took something from me that I could never get back. I never thought that my biological father would rape me at the age of 12. I was a baby; I had no idea what was going on. It hurt so bad,” she said.

After all this, death by suicide seemed like an irresistible answer to her unending and scorching pain.

“I [saw] no point in living. After the third time, I tried to commit suicide and I took 40 pills. I laid down in the closet and I prayed that God would take my life,” she said as a pall of somberness fills the room. You can almost feel the bitterness in her words. “I still could not go to sleep [after ingesting the pills], so I took it a step further. I put me and my kids in a car and I tried to drive myself over a cliff. I had nothing. I felt no pain. I felt nothing. As I tried to drive off that cliff, God would not allow me to drive off that cliff.”

Turning hurt to healing: As her mind and her car raced toward the cliff, toward the inevitable death of she and her children, God took control of the wheel and made her take a detour, a route towards a church that changed the course of her life.

“I found a church and a family took me in,” she said. “That’s when I found my purpose.”

Reed said it took her 10 years to write the book, Hurt Used to Live Here, because “I was embarrassed and ashamed of what people would think of me. I

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Defensive product line to help others: One of the Reed’s saving graces was the compliments that she received regularly about her beautiful nails.

“The only that made me feel pretty is when people would compliment me on my nails. I used to get them done every week. I started my nail polish line because of that.”

Reed went on to develop a defensive product line.

Reed and her team created a taser that looks like an iPhone, a pen that disguises a knife and a lipstick tube looking product that is in actuality pepper spray.

Reed believes that if she had some of these defensive tools back then, she would not have been a victim so many times.

The courageous entrepreneur also founded a nonprofit organization, called Hurt 2 Heal, “that is meant to help with healing and for men and women to have a voice. So all the proceeds go towards my nonprofit.”

“She is creating a powerful movement to teach young women and men that there is a better life,” said Kathy PattersonTaylor, founder of Tell All Inc. who helped organize the “Speechless No More” fashion show gala.

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NEWS

April 7-13, 2016

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed bans travel to North Carolina

By Terry Shropshire Mayor Kasim Reed has barred all city employees from non-essential travel to North Carolina after Gov. Pat McCroy signed HB 2, aka the “bathroom bill,” into law.

The bathroom bill is being assailed by critics because they believe it discriminates against the LBGT community, most particularly the transgender demographic in North Carolina.

The bill requires individuals to use public restrooms according to the gender they were born and not what sex they now identify with.

“As a result of Governor Pat McCrory’s decision to sign discriminatory and unnecessary legislation into law, effective today I am directing all City departments to stop non-essential, publicly-funded employee travel to the State of North Carolina,” Reed stated.

“I extend my support to Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts, who worked to enhance protections for the city’s LGBT population, as well as to the LGBT residents of North Carolina.

Every person, regardless of their gender, gender expression or sexuality is a valued member of our community,” Reed adds.

According to Newsweek, a number of major multinational corporations, including Google and Facebook, have blasted the law.

Meanwhile, last week, the American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations have filed lawsuits against the state.

Reed joins other mayors of major U.S. cities who forbid city-sponsored, nonessential travel to the Tar Heel State, including New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser.

Some governors have also taken umbrage at the “bathroom bill” law. New York’s Andrew Cuomo; Minnesota’s Mark Dayton and Connecticut’s Dannell Malloy, have enacted state-funded travel bans.

The law now reverses a city of Charlotte law which was set to go into effect April 1, which would have prohibited any form of discrimination against LGBT individuals.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta retains Atlanta Municipal Court announces Warrant Amnesty Program ‘World Busiest Airport’ title ADW Staff Reports

By Terry Shropshire Hartsfield-Jackson International remains the world’s busiest airport, according to an industry group’s annual ranking.

The Airports Council International stated the Atlanta airport held the No. 1 spot in the world for traffic and flight counts for 2015 after facilitating a record 101.5 million passengers last year.

In the process, it became the first airport to handle more than 100 million passengers in a single year.

Hartsfield-Jackson has had the most passengers in the world for 18 years straight, and has regained its title for the most flights in the world. Chicago O’Hare in 2014 temporarily claimed the title for the most flights.

Atlanta is, however, looking over its shoulders at more than just O’Hare, which is No. 2 in the United States. Beijing sits at the No. 2 position in the world with 89.9 million

passengers in 2015.

Dubai’ airport leaped from the No. 6 spot to the No. 3 position with a 10.7 percent increase in passenger traffic to 78 million passengers last year. Dubai is the world’s busiest measured by international passenger counts.

“Atlanta has benefitted tremendously from its strategic location as a major connecting hub and port of entry into North America,” Airports Council International said in a press release, noting that Hartsfield-Jackson is within a two-hour flight of 80 percent of the United States population.

Hartsfield-Jackson placement at the top of the world rankings is largely boosted by Delta Airlines, the world’s largest airline hub.

“It is impressive to witness the dynamic character of the aviation industry and its evolution over time,” said Airports Council International director general Angela Gittens, a former manager of Atlanta’s airport, in a written statement.

Atlanta Municipal Court announced this week announced the launch of the warrant amnesty program. This program offers amnesty to individuals facing arrest and other penalties due to delinquent traffic tickets, city ordinance or misdemeanor violations, and waives contempt fees for failure-to-appear.

The program began on April 1 and ends on May 13.

“Our goal is to ensure that we have licensed and lawful drivers on city streets. We want to work with the public to reach these goals in innovative and amenable ways,” said Ryan Shepard, Municipal Court Administrator.

“This program creates an opportunity for people to voluntarily resolve outstanding cases in a fair and efficient manner.”

The program is available to individuals

with citations issued before January 1, 2015.

Court sessions will be held weekdays at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The Court will offer signups for these sessions starting at 7 a.m. each day for same day service.

The court will also hold three special sessions during non-traditional hours: • Wednesday evenings, April 6 and 20 at 6:00 p.m.

• Saturday, April 16 at 10:00 a.m.

Sign up for special session on Saturday, April 16 begins at 8:00 a.m. Individuals who wish to clear penalties and warrants under this program are encouraged to arrive early.

When the amnesty period ends remaining outstanding warrants will be rigorously enforced.

For information on warrants issued by the Municipal Court of Atlanta, please visit http:// court.atlantaga.gov or call 404-954-7914.

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BUSINESS

April 7-13, 2016

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Red Carpet brings out Top Tier women business owners

ADW Staff Reports On Tuesday, April 19 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Atlanta’s People You Need to Know Magazine, the city’s official magazine uplifting women business owners, will host its 6th Annual “Helping Women Succeed in Atlanta” spring event, a Red Carpet Meet and Greet | Black Tie Affair, at the magnificent Georgian Terrace Hotel in downtown Atlanta.

The purpose of this business event is to give attendees an up-close and personal opportunity for networking face-to-face

with many of the women business owners who are making Atlanta great. Most of the women business owners who are prominently showcased in the latest issue of Atlanta’s People You Need to Know Magazine “Business Meets Glamour” edition will be on hand to eagerly meet everyone.

The beautiful glossy women’s magazine features some of Atlanta’s most celebrated women attorneys, physicians, dentists, chiropractors, professional speakers, travel consultants, realtors, insurance agents, business consultants and more.

People come to these events ready and

looking to do new business.

The presenting sponsors for this premiere event are GreenLeeBehavioral Health Services, LLC, (GBHS) a Community Mental/Behavioral Health Provider and My Kidz Dentist, a dental practice specializing in Infants, Adolescents and Teens. The Red Carpet Sponsors are The Randolph Agency(Allstate), Dover Solutions and Staffing, Huggins Medical Group and www.

MerilynDavisEmpowermentSpeaker.com.

Dr. Vintonné Naiden, a respected physician, writes in a testimonial note, “Atlanta’s People You Need to Know Magazine, has made my business more visible, helping me to increase my clientele. But most of all, it doubled my REVENUE!” Another magazine advertiser, Tiffany Lee, owner of GBHS says, “The publication is first-class, and it has given me additional exposure and opportunities to serve.”

Atlanta’s People You Need to Know Magazine founder and publisher, Anthony “Spark Plug” Thomas, aka, America’s Ambassador for Women Business Owners, says “Let’s do all we can to help women succeed, because when women succeed, the nation prospers!”

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Lives impacted and empowered at Bovanti Women’s Conference in Atlanta

By Danielle Webb The lobby of the Georgia International Convention Center was filled with the clamor of excited women early Saturday before most would get up for their morning coffee.

So what brought the early risers out on April 2? The long anticipated Bovanti Beauty Star Women’s Conference. The conference promised (and delivered) inspiration, motivation, empowerment and education from 9:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.

While women waited for the conference doors to open, they networked and browsed the expansive row of vendors setup in the lobby.

The day’s speakers and activities were facilitated by CEO of Bovanti Cosmetics, Anita H. Bohannon, and included businesswomen of industry and some of Atlanta’s notable women. Enthusiastic greetings from Bohannon and her daughters Marquel Javontei and Marquis welcomed guests.

Armed with laughter, inspiration and a mutual feelings of sisterhood, the attendees started their journey to “Release Their Star Power,” which was the conference’s theme.

Radio One Atlanta’s Director of Marketing, Lori Flowers, kicked off the day’s workshops, imparting ways to develop leadership strategies. She took participants through how to build, lead, and most importantly relate to their business teams and members. Reminding current and aspiring business owners and managers to always view those that answer to them as teammates, and to be mindful to put themselves in their shoes.

Co-Owner and President of Bovanti Cosmetics and Spa (Retail), Marquis Bohannon, coached the women on the importance of branding themselves first and how to do it the right way. Conference members shared stories and questions with Marquis on topics from pitfalls, to what platforms to use and successful implementation. Business owners and entrepreneurs-in-training all took a “Marquis-Diamond” (part of her branding) carat of information to aid them as they consider brand management. Her session ended with a raffle for one-on-one branding sessions with the beauty mogul.

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Guests were able to network, learn and receive makeovers

by Bovanti Cosmetics’ Beauty Stars team during the “Star Power” luncheon and fashion show segment. Ladies feasted on the tasty spread catered by the GICC. During the luncheon, participants heard from dynamic keynote speaker, Cynthia Butler-McIntyre, former 24 national president of sorority Delta Sigma Theta. Butler-McIntyre gave an invigorating, inspiring and what some women said was a life-changing address.

Later, attendees watched as models strutted the catwalk wearing Bovanti Cosmetics and stunning couture outfits

by Atlanta’s Lisa Nicole Cloud, designer of The Lisa Nicole Collection and one of the stars on Bravo TV’s “Married to Medicine.”

The women resumed their learning journey with topics on creating career strategies presented by Debra Bunkley, CEO of The Network; a collaborative think-tank focused on women and minority owned businesses. As the most interactive session of the day, attendees participated in several exercises, including having to choose whether they were timid or bold when it came to business. The room filled with chatter and laughing as the self-identified shy conference goers were made to pitch themselves and their (current or prospective) businesses to the self-proclaimed daring go-getters. By the end of this workshop, women were helped to overcome their self-doubts and create a plan for starting or redirecting their careers.

The VP of Upscale Magazine and the founder of Whole 4 You, Sheila Bronner spoke next. Bronner enlightened guests on why health is the greatest wealth. Finding ways to incorporate exercise and better food choices in everyday life is critical.

Bronner heralded that we must take care of ourselves because attaining wealth is made that much harder if you’re sick; being ill costs money; doctors’ bills, prescriptions, treatments, etc. aren’t cheap.

Concluding the day of workshops was author, coach and co-founder of Bovanti Cosmetics, Anita H. Bohannon.

Bohannon spoke on why it takes purpose and passion to attain your full potential in whatever you set out to do. To “Release the Star Power in You,” you must identify and proclaim your gifts and talents.

“Pray about your purpose,” said Bohannon, “then use that purpose to help uplift the community. Sow seeds of empowerment by spotting talent, especially in those that are starving for knowledge.”

Spirited clapping filled the conference hall at the day’s end.

Some women could be overheard expressing to others how they felt energized; some ready to take charge of certain areas of their lives; some were moved to tears; but all found a way to release their star power.

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COMMUNITY

April 7-13, 2016

Atlanta leaders join Morehouse School of Medicine to end violence Morehouse School of comprehensive approach to Medicine (MSM) welcomes violence prevention requires the Atlanta community the engagement of local to the school’s campus to communities, communitycollectively seek sustainable based and faith-based solutions to end violence organizations, social and in local communities on human services agencies, April 6, 2from 9 a.m. to 6 the school system, criminal p.m. The 8th Annual Dr. justice, public health and Daniel S. Blumenthal Public healthcare systems.”

Health Summit will drive MSM will be joined by key the advancement of health stakeholders in community equity through a focus on and faith-based organizations, community engagement and academia, public health and mobilizing local communities social service agencies, justice for actions to prevent crime Robert M. Mayberry, M.S., departments, and healthcare and violence. The program M.P.H., Ph.D. systems, including: will include panel sessions * Cedric Alexander, PsyD to discuss ‘The Inaccurate Perceptions of - chief of police, DeKalb County Police the Criminality of Black Men and Boys’ and Department ‘Local Efforts Aimed to Prevent Community * Omar Danner, MD, FACS - director Violence.’ The day will conclude with a ‘Stop of trauma and an associate professor of the Violence’ Atlanta Town Hall. surgery at the Morehouse School “We all understand that violence is a of Medicine pervasive, national public health problem * S. Elizabeth Ford, MD, MBA, FAAP - that affects our health, well-being, and quality district health director and chief of life, as well as the socio-economic status of executive officer of the DeKalb our communities,” Robert M. Mayberry, M.S., County Board of Health M.P.H., Ph.D., professor of epidemiology * The Honorable Paul L. Howard, Jr., and vice chair of the department of Fulton County District Attorney community health and preventive medicine. * Camara Jones, MD, MPH, PhD “But, we also must understand that a president of the American Public Health

Association, and a senior fellow at the fundamental rights of victims and Satcher Health Leadership Institute and witnesses of crime the Cardiovascular Research Institute, In addition to offering a wealth of Morehouse School of Medicine knowledge, this summit has been approved for * Brenda Muhammad - Since losing her AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. To learn more eldest son to violent crime, creator of about conference, visit the official summit both a volunteer movement and an website at http://chpmpublichealthsummit.org. agency that advocates for the

Let Us Make Man Conference uplifts thousands, raises $25,000 ADW Staff Reports The founders of the 10th Annual Let Us Make Man Conference hosted a weeklong celebration of their 10th year producing Let Us Make Man: The Gathering to Reclaim Black Manhood Conference 2016 which included a Scholarship Gala hosted by Big Tigger, Presidents Reception Honoring Community Servants in Atlanta and an all-day Saturday conference of free workshops that attracted more than 2000 local and out of state visitors to the campus of Atlanta Metropolitan College and Atlanta Technical College.

On March 31 for the Scholarship and Awards Gala raised over $25,000 in scholarships for 33 young high school and college students. The keynote address was given by Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, named by Essence magazine as one of the 40 most inspiring African- Americans - and by Ebony magazine as one of the 100 most influential Black Americans. Dr. Dyson lit up the room with sharp, poignant and humor laced political and social commentary celebrating the triumphs and highlighting challenges within the black community. From the current presidential race to generational gaps in understanding present day social movements, Dr. Dyson was able to cleverly bridge the gap between the young and old attendees of the Gala. Of the many words of wisdom shared by Dr. Dyson, it was his act of love and support to the scholarship recipients that resonated the most with the crowd as it

was announced by the conference convener and former Atlanta City Councilman Derrick Boazman that Dr. Dyson declined his speaker’s fee and requested it be donated back to the scholarship recipients.

The highlight of the Gala was the presentation of the Dr. C.T. Vivian Medal of Courage Award to student activist Johnathan Butler. Jonathan Butler is the lead organizer and initiator of the Mizzou hunger strike which triggered subsequent protests across the country by students of color and their allies demanding institutional change and academic equity. The legendary Dr. C.T. Vivian presented Johnathan Butler’s award in a moving speech

when he compared the power of Butler’s act to Mahatma Ghandi’s historic hunger strike that forced change for the people of India.

In a touching acceptance speech, Mr. Butler acknowledged the hard work of Dr. Vivian and all the Civil Rights leaders that came before him by announcing, “I stand on their shoulders and benefit from their hard work and love for our people.”

The Let Us Make Man annual conference is designed to deter violence, gang activity and destructive behavior, uplift the community and highlight the strength of Black men in the African American community. This is accomplished through training, developing

and empowering Black men to rebuild and transform the Black family and community.

“It is our hope as an organization that at least one of the seven weeklong events to commemorate the Let Us Make Man 10-year anniversary celebration, inspired other men, women and organizations in our community to come together and be of service to our children. We have to initiate more frequent and permanent acts of love in the Black community.” Attorney Mawuli Davis, Co-Chair of Let Us Make Man 10 Year Anniversary Gala and Co-Founder of Let Us Make Man “At the heart of Let Us Make Man is our desire to ensure that our youth, especially African American Males, have the best shot at success. The scholarships given at the Let Us Make Man Gala are just a down payment on the dreams of those young Brothers.

Our organization will continue to follow the award recipients throughout their educational journey and welcome the continued support of the community.” Derrick Boazman, Convener and Co-Founder of Let Us Make Man Let Us Make Man workshop topics of educational prevention ranged from gang violence and mental health issues in families to college preparation and conflict resolution. The multi-generational, interactive and relatable format of Let Us Make Man programming has been praised by conference attendees for the last nine years. The conference is free and open to the public every year.

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April 7-13, 2016

ENTERTAINMENT

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‘ATL Live on the Park’ returns featuring Ed Lover as opening night host

By Terry Shropshire In what has become Atlanta’s leading live music series, Shanti Das and Marlon Nichols are excited to announce the 7th season of “ATL Live on Park” scheduled to kick-off Tuesday, April 12 at the beautiful Park Tavern.

Each year, the live music series grows bigger with partnerships and performances. The popular event continues to attract hundreds of influencers and live performances by emerging and established R&B artists and more.

This season is already

shaping to be one of the biggest yet, which includes new brand partnerships with Pepsi, ChooseATL and Boom 102.9/ 97.5; who will be joining alongside their sister station and “ATL Live on the Park: current partner Majic 107.5.

New in-house deejay, DJ E-Clazz, will provide the musical soundtrack for the season and a new line-up of event hosts will grace the stage including Boom 102.9/97.5 FM morning show personality and industry veteran, Ed Lover. Gentleman Jack will return as the official spirits sponsor and Quinn and Jukebox will return as the official in-house band.

For the past six seasons, “ATL Live on the Park” has provided a high-profile platform to support emerging talent in the music industry.

This year, the event series will expand on this platform by partnering with Pepsi to produce the Pepsi Artist Spotlight of the Month. The designation will highlight an act that is on ATL Live on the Park’s radar as one to watch and will provide additional exposure through our media partners.

ChooseATL, a brand campaign dedicated to marketing metro Atlanta as a place to live, work and thrive, will also partner with “ATL Live on the Park” to promote the live music series emerging artists and platform.

“ChooseATL is all about sharing Atlanta’s story with the world and we know our music is a big part of what creates the vibrancy in our city. This is why we are very excited to support ‘ATL Live on the Park’ and help put a bigger spotlight on the dynamic music scene here, as well as highlight the discovery of new talent beginning to make their mark right here in Atlanta,” said Kate Atwood, Vice President, ChooseATL. “I cannot believe that we are headed into season 7. We continue to take great pride in providing the City of Atlanta with the best talent that the entertainment industry has to offer”, said Shanti Das, co-founder of “ATL Live on the Park.”

“This year you are in for a treat with the addition of various hosts from Majic 107.5 and Boom 102.9/ 97.5 FM including the super talented Ed Lover.”

“Over the past 6 seasons we’ve been proud to host more than 30,000 people at ‘ATL Live on the Park.’ We’ve grown in popularity, reach and credibility among the entertainment community and with our loyal patrons. It’s been a pleasure to produce such an intimate, under the radar event that generates so much anticipation and excitement,” said Marlon Nichols, co-founder of ATL Live on the Park. “ ‘ATL Live on the Park’ has quickly become the live music, entertainment and nightlife standard to be set by. As Season 7 begins, I only see us continuing that trend this year and into the future.”

“ATL Live on the Park” Season 7 schedule is as follows: · August 9 · April 12 · September 20 · May 10 · October 11 · June 14 · November 8 · July 12 Park Tavern is located at 500 10th Street, Atlanta, GA 30309.

Braves, Coca-Cola to partner at SunTrust Park, The Battery Atlanta The Atlanta Braves have announced a multi-year agreement with The Coca-Cola C omp any, extending one of the longest partnerships in the franchise’s history and ensuring the iconic brand will have a prominent place at SunTrust Park and The Battery Atlanta, the multi-use development next to the new ballpark. Coca-Cola has been a partner of the Braves since the team’s move to Atlanta in 1966.

The development recreates the historic Roxy Theatre, which will be located at The Battery Atlanta. Working with Live Nation, the Braves have brought back the legendary music venue, which now will be known as The Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre.

Coca-Cola will remain the exclusive nonalcoholic beverage partner of the Braves and feature in-park activation of the Red Porch, a seating section in left field that will be beneath a large sign bearing the iconic Coca-Cola spencerian script logo. Each fan sitting in this section will receive a complimentary 20-ounce Coca-Cola beverage with their ticket.

Additionally, Coca-Cola will host three promotional nights each season at SunTrust Park.

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“ S u nTr u s t Park and The Battery Atlanta will change the way you experience a baseball game, and this new partnership with CocaCola gives us yet another avenue to make a meaningful impact for our fans,” said Derek Schiller, Braves president, business.

“Thanks to our friends at Coca-Cola, we’ll be able to breathe new life into one of the most storied music venues in the Southeast and bring some of the best musical acts in the world right into the heart of Braves Country. Coca-Cola has been a dedicated partner of the Braves for 50 years, and we’re thrilled to be able to work with them as we embark on the next chapter of our shared story.”

“When you think of Atlanta, two things that come to mind are Coca-Cola and the Braves.

We are thrilled to continue our longstanding partnership with our hometown team, the Atlanta Braves,” said Sandy Douglas, President, Coca-Cola North America. “This partnership will help provide baseball fans opportunities to create special moments at the new SunTrust Park and The Battery Atlanta while enjoying refreshing Coca-Cola beverages.”

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ENTERTAINMENT

April 7-13, 2016

President Obama and first lady host International Jazz Day 2016

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) DirectorGeneral Irina Bokova and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock are pleased to announce the fifth annual International Jazz Day, which will be celebrated around the world on April 30.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will host the 5th anniversary International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert at the White House on April 29 and this spectacular event will be broadcast on International Jazz Day as a one-hour primetime ABC television special, “Jazz at the White House,” on Saturday evening, April 30 and streamed on the United Nations, UNESCO, U.S. State Department and White House websites.

The concert will feature an extraordinary array of artists from around the world paying tribute to the truly American art form of jazz.

Washington, D.C. has been selected to serve as the 2016 Global Host City, and International Jazz Day programs are made possible by Toyota, the 2016 lead partner. Presented each year on April 30 in partnership with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, International Jazz Day highlights the power of jazz as a force for freedom and creativity, promotes intercultural dialogue through respect and understanding, and unites people from all corners of the globe.

The day is recognized on the official calendars of both UNESCO and the United Nations.

The All-Star Global Concert at the White House will feature stellar performances by Joey Alexander, Terence Blanchard, Kris Bowers, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Till Brönner, Terri Lyne Carrington, Chick Corea, Jamie Cullum, Kurt

Elling, Aretha Franklin, Robert Glasper, Buddy Guy, Herbie Hancock, Zakir Hussain, Al Jarreau, Diana Krall, Lionel Loueke, Hugh Masekela, Christian McBride, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Marcus Miller, James Morrison, Danilo Pérez, Rebirth Brass Band, Dianne Reeves, Lee Ritenour, David Sánchez, Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding, Sting, Trombone Shorty, Chucho Valdés, Bobby Watson, Ben Williams and others, with further details to be announced shortly. John Beasley will serve as the evening’s Musical Director.

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock said, “We are thrilled that President Obama and Michelle Obama are hosting the International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert at the White House, and are truly grateful for their commitment to jazz and its role in building bridges and uniting people around the world. Over the past five years, the innovation and creativity of Jazz Day has been a beacon of light to millions of people who find common ground and communicate through the values inherent in jazz. On April 30th, people of all ages in all corners of the globe will participate in International Jazz Day. A wide range of momentous events will take place in thousands of neighborhoods – and the streets will be alive with the sounds of peace and freedom.”

Many acclaimed musicians and educators will participate in a daylong series of free jazz performances, master classes, improvisational workshops, roundtable discussions, education programs, jam sessions, and community outreach initiatives at schools, embassies, arts centers, hospitals, museums, social service agencies, jazz clubs, senior centers, metro

stations, recreation centers and parks across Washington, D.C. on April 30th. These programs in Washington, D.C. will be among the thousands of International Jazz Day live performances, educational activities, and community service programs takingplace in all 50 U.S. states and in more than 190 countries on all seven continents.

“Jazz was born in the US and traveled the world as a music of tolerance, freedom and human dignity. This is why UNESCO created International Jazz Day and we are extremely pleased that in 2016 Washington, D.C. has been designated the host city for this global celebration, with a unique All Star Concert at the White House, hosted by the President of the United States Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.

This event reminds us Jazz is more than music – it is a universal message of peace with rhythm and meaning,” declared the Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova.

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April 7-13, 2016

Atlanta City Councilmember Carla Smith brings ecodepot to CHaRM ADW Staff Reports City Councilmember Carla Smith invites Atlanta residents to join her for ecodepot, Atlanta’s largest recycling event, taking place from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 23rd at the Center for Hard to Recycle Material (CHaRM), located at 1110 Hill Street, S.E. 30315.

The one-day event is now in its 13th year. It has allowed city residents to dispose of recyclable materials and divert thousands of pounds of household hazardous waste, and other hard to recycle items from Atlanta’s water supplies and landfills.

“I am proud that we have continued this event for more than a decade,” Smith said. “It has become a day when residents look forward to discarding items such as electronics, paint and so many other recyclable items in an environmentally friendly way.”

Councilmember Smith and her colleague Councilmember

Alex Wan sponsored legislation to open CHaRM, which serves as a year round recycling and hazardous waste collection facility for all city of Atlanta residents. The center is operated by LiveThrive Atlanta.

The idea of opening a year round recycling facility for residents grew out of Smith’s commitment to hosting an annual large scale one-day recycling event starting in 2003.

“With our annual event, we made an impact on countless individuals and households when it comes to how they discard certain items.” Smith said. “We still have more awareness and educating to do, especially in our current environment which we dispose of items so quickly.”

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Mignon Clyburn is the only African American of the five FCC commissioners, which could decide whether consumers will get free data. The commission is chaired by Tom Wheeler, a telecommunications entrepreneur, appointed by President Barack Obama nearly three years ago.

By Hazel Trice Edney Mignon Clyburn is the only AfricanAmerican of the five FCC commissioners, which could decide whether consumers will get free data. The commission is chaired

by Tom Wheeler, a telecommunications entrepreneur, appointed by President Barack Obama nearly three years ago.

It is a rare conversation in Black America.

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bread and butter issues like the more familiar “quality education”, “criminal justice”, and “health care”, among others.

Yet, synonymous with the rise of mobile phone and data use among AfricanAmericans and other people of color, a quiet controversy is rumbling behind the scenes that does in fact involve a bread and butter issue – economic justice. The question is whether some of the largest and most recognized names in tech and telecom, such as Facebook, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile,

should be embracing new business models that give consumers additional data at no additional charge.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says it is still collecting information on these programs, but the FCC could engage and make it harder for companies to give consumers free data. The issues are complex.

But the growing importance of data access to people of color is undeniable.

According to the Pew Research Center, people of color and low-income communities are more likely to be “smartphone dependent.” But, their smartphones are used for much more than social media, general web browsing, texting and emailing. They’re also used to take online classes, submit job applications, and get health information.

With this increased usage, the need for free data is clear to advocates. The sponsored data and zero rated programs are the modern-day equivalent of toll-free calling. In a nutshell, they keep certain data use from counting toward a customer’s bill by omitting it from the customer’s data cap. In other words, there are no excess usage charges, similar to an 800 number.

On the face of it, clearly African-Americans – the most unemployed among racial groups and at the rock bottom of the socio-economic strata - need the price breaks. But, as the market evolves and creative partnerships are formed, some tech and consumer groups in Washington - are emphatically against sponsored data and zero rated programs. In a recent letter they argued that sponsored data programs harm competition by enabling Internet service providers to “pick winners

and losers online.”

John Burnett, a New York-based financial industry professional, recently wrote for The Street, “it is more than just a little ironic that these consumer groups are standing in the way of a positive outcome for consumers: granting them access to more data without squeezing household budgets.”

Free data programs are made possible by a third party company like an app provider, a website, or a content company partnering with a mobile carrier like T-Mobile to sponsor or pay for the consumers’ data usage.

For example, because video is the top driver of mobile data use, Binge On, along with Verizon’s FreeBee, and AT&T’s Sponsored Data, and other similar offerings are prime for those who want more choices and more benefits.

Free data programs offer consumers more mobile Internet usage with no additional cost - a benefit that enhances economic justice and can help close the digital divide. Therefore, the consumer appeal of free data - especially for lower income communities - are rising, and are compelling.

The loudest praises are apparently coming from consumers themselves. T-Mobile has said its program is getting overwhelming support as it got a high mark from 93 percent of respondents in a customer survey.

Burnett concludes, “It’s likely that consumers, particularly those in low-income communities, will embrace sponsored data.

And regulators shouldn’t discourage that, no matter how much pressure tech elites place on them to bar the service.”

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April 7-13, 2016

Brenau Nursing School gets praise for technology use ADW Staff Reports U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Georgia, said his recent tour of the technologically advanced Brenau University School of Nursing gave him a high level of confidence that “our nursing and health care professionals are being trained at the highest level.”

Guided by School of Nursing Director Dina Hewitt, Collins met with Brenau professors and experienced some of the school’s learning-based health care environments, including the school’s computer-controlled human patient simulators designed for hands-on nurse-patient skills training.

Collins also praised the school’s faculty and staff for their work that results in turning out scores of well-educated undergraduate and graduate nurses each year.

“You can have great tools, but without passion, it’s going nowhere,” he said.

Hewitt arranged for Collins – a former neighbor – to tour the nursing school in connection with the National Association of Colleges of Nursing’s Legislative Day, which was held a few days earlier in Washington, D.C. “He is always available to meet with us, always understanding,” she said. “He is always knowledgeable about the issues facing both health care needs in our local community as well as at the national level.”

Collins’ visit to the campus followed the March 14 action by the Georgia Board of Nursing to renew the full approval status of Brenau’s undergraduate nursing degree through December 2021. In addition to the baccalaureate degree programs, the nursing school also offers graduate degrees, including a straight-to-master’s degree program scheduled to start this summer for registered nurses with twoyear degrees and a doctor of nursing practice degree program that is already underway.

The Brenau School of Nursing operates from the Brenau East Campus at Featherbone Communiversity, which is within Collins’ 20-county North Georgia 9th Congressional District. For all of his constituents, the congressman said, health care, both preventative and long-term, is becoming an increasingly important issue.

“It’s changing rapidly because much of the district is changing both demographically and age-wise,” he said. “If you’re looking for job stability, this is the place to be.”

Health care job opportunities abound in northeast Georgia, Hewitt said, especially when it comes to mid-level providers. However, Collins said that Brenau’s nursing graduates not only fill jobs in an area where there is an acute shortage of health care providers across the broad, but also provide an economic boost to the district and an overall improvement to the quality of life.

Chevrolet and NNPA partner on new journalism internship program at Howard University

By Freddie Allen/NNPA News Service In an effort to provide student journalists with a unique experience working in the Black Press, the National Newspaper Publishers Association, has teamed with Chevrolet and the School of Communications at Howard University to launch an innovative journalism fellowship program.

The program titled, “Discover The Unexpected,” will feature internships at four NNPA member publications for eight Howard University students. The Michigan Chronicle, the Chicago Defender, The Washington Informer, The Atlanta Voice, were selected as participating publications for the first round of internships and legendary hip-hop pioneer MC Lyte will serve as the national spokesperson for the program.

The journalism fellows that are selected for the program will receive stipends and also have access to a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu to commute between their local newsrooms and their assignments.

Denise Rolark Barnes, the chairwoman of the NNPA and the publisher of the Washington Informer said that student journalists who work at Black newspapers get a global experience, because the needs are often greater and the expectations are higher.

“We don’t have beats,” said Barnes. “Today you can be covering a student who’s won a [Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation] scholarship at one of the local high schools, tomorrow you might be at the White House covering an event for First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign. The next day you might be on [Capitol Hill] covering a Congressional hearing.”

Barnes continued: “The collaboration between the NNPA, General Motors and Howard University provides the perfect environment for students to discover these opportunities.”

President and CEO of the NNPA Dr. Benjamin J. Chavis said that the practical experience that the students will gain from the DTU program will be invaluable in helping them get to the next level after they graduate. “These experiences are going to be unique.

“The Black Press is the trusted voice of Black America. When the students file their stories, they do it within the context of that trusted relationship. This program is going to give the students a foundation that they will use for the rest of their careers.”

Michelle Mathews-Alexander (center) talks about the “Discover The Unexpected/NNPA” journalism fellows program at Howard University as Denise Rolark Barnes, chair of the NNPA (left) and Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., president and CEO of the NNPA look on. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA) Chevrolet’s Diversity Marketing Manager Michelle MatthewsAlexander said that the auto company recognizes the important role that the School of Communications at Howard University plays in producing the next generation of journalism leaders. She added that it was truly exciting for Chevrolet to be able to partner with the NNPA and Howard University to create this program to help students” think about the possibilities for their future.

Gracie Lawson-Borders, the dean of the School of Communications at Howard University thanked the NNPA and General Motors for launching the fellowship program at

the school and said that it is a wonderful opportunity for all communication students, “to prepare for the next journey in their lives.”

She said that the experience will open the doors to new pathways of opportunity for student journalists and communicators in a 24-7 digital environment and that the stories that the students will report on from Washington, D.C. to Atlanta, to Chicago, to Detroit “will provide insight into the lived experiences of the people in those communities working, living, and acting to make their lives better.”

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The black case for supporting Hillary Some black leaders and writers have argued that Hillary Clinton doesn’t deserve the support of black voters. But the question of who deserves our vote is not the only way to look at our options in 2016. An alternative framework is to focus less on who was right or wrong back in the day and look more closely at what we should do today. Given the current conditions, very real external threats, and imminent opportunities, a Hillary Clinton presidency can provide the context for advancing our interests in coming years for three fundamental reasons.

Playing Offense vs. Defense It makes a big difference whether we are playing offense or defense. It is not accidental that many of the greatest accomplishments of the Civil Rights Movement — the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the 1965 Voting Rights Act and Immigration and Nationality Act — were achieved in the context of a Democratic administration that was not overtly hostile to people of color.

If any of the Republican candidates wins the White House, we will be playing defense for at least four years on almost all of the issues we hold dear. All the time spent on defense equals time we are not spending reducing mass incarceration, electing communitybased district attorneys, expanding health care coverage, bringing more immigrants out of the shadows, and making it easier to vote.

We know the Clintons know how to win the White House, and it is imperative that we keep the Oval Office in Democratic hands so that we have the best possible context to build and advance a movement for sweeping social change.

Clinton is bringing race explicitly into the national conversation The vocabulary and dialog of our national discourse impacts the population as a whole.

When any candidate — especially a white candidate — speaks clearly and forcefully about the distinct, persistent and powerful role of race in America, it matters, and it helps.

Speaking in Harlem in February, Clinton said, “We have to begin by facing up to the reality of systemic racism, because these are not only problems of economic inequality ... These are problems of racial inequality, and we have

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Donald Trump probably doesn’t believes half of the right-wing rhetoric he’s spewing now, but he is putting those words into the nation’s political bloodstream and poisoning the country, in general, and the Republican Party, in particular. On the other side of the spectrum, the fact that Clinton is contributing to a candid conversation about race is healthy, positive, and beneficial.

Intersectional Solidarity: Continuing to Break Down Barriers The 2016 election presents an opportunity to again make history and send a powerful signal about our commitment to equality and progress across the country and around the world by electing America’s first female president.

The day-to-day manifestations of racism and sexism are fueled in myriad micro (and macro) ways by often unconscious attitudes about who should — and shouldn’t — be in a leadership position. One of the leastdiscussed aspects of the Obama presidency is the incalculable positive impact on America’s children of seeing a black first family in the White House every day for the past eight years.

The moving video of a young black girl crying upon learning that Obama would have to leave office soon poignantly illustrated this reality. (“I’m not ready for a new president!” she said.)

The ceiling of expectations has been lifted for an entire generation of young people — especially black youth — with Obama’s tenure.

We should not discount the similar impact electing Hillary Clinton as president would have on the next generation of girls and boys across the country.

Looking at the 2016 landscape, African Americans and our allies can take significant strides on the centuries-long struggle to attain greater political power that can be used to foster justice and equality. Towards that end, there is a strong case to make that one of the most strategic steps we can take this year is to engage, vote for, and hold accountable Hillary Clinton.

Steve Phillips is a national political leader, civil rights lawyer, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and a bestselling author.

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Just imagine that Corey Y. Lewandowksi was back It is probably not especially politically correct to bring more race matters into the debacle that is also known as the Donald Trump quest for the Presidency. He has called out and targeted racial and ethnic groups, as well as targeted individual women because of their appearance (or more, but we won’t go there). He has supported basic thuggery, offering to pay the legal fees for a man who sucker-punched an African American protester, and egging on others who beat up a protester. The latest goes from the amusing to the amazing. Although there is a video showing his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski putting his hands on former Beibart reporter Michelle Fields, he and Trump have said that eyes can lie. Even in the face of video evidence, he denied touching Fields. He and Trump tried to dismiss her as “delusional”, essentially “blaming the victim.”

Imagine that Corey Lewandowski were an African American man. Imagine that he nearly knocked down a white woman reporter.

Can you hear the outrage? Can you hear the demands? Were Lewandowski African American, would he have been caricatured as a hoodlum or thug, pandering to the stereotypes? Or would Mr. Trump have had Black Lewandowski’s back as firmly?

I am not surprised that Mr. Trump has condoned Lewandowski’s violence, nor that he has taken the “wuss” role by suggesting the reporter, who was attempting to get his attention, had “touched” him (and that maybe he should press charges). It is entirely consistent with his other campaign behavior.

He has suggested that his supporters should “riot” if he does not get the Republican nomination. His amazing incivility adds to the vaudevillian atmosphere of this bizarre campaign. How different would it be if Corey Lewandowski were Black?

A black man could not have put his hand on a white woman with impunity. If he did, he probably would not have had to wait more than a week to be charged for his transgression.

He might have apologized, whether he were asked to do so or not, both from civility and from cultural conditioning. Trump and Lewandowski assumed that Michelle Fields, a white woman, could be thrown under the bus by two powerful white men who called her a liar, delusional, and any other slur they could

get away with. A black man would not have had the luxury – he would have had to rush into rapid CYA (cover your hind parts) mode.

Those women who are supporting Trump need to be well aware of his propensity to disregard and disrespect women. Loyalty notwithstanding, Lewandowski’s untoward behavior deserves some reaction – maybe not a firing, but some form of suspension, or something that suggests that a “hands on” campaign need not be literally hands on, or that the “ground game” that Lewandowski is often praised for does not mean that he should knock reporters down to the ground.

Those African Americans (and there are a few), who are supporting Donald Trump need to ask themselves what the reaction would be if Corey Lewandowski were Black. Would Trump be as supportive? Would others? And just for the record, who are the senior African Americans on the Trump team? Just asking.

Not complaining if there aren’t any.

I am of the generation that used to play “what if ” all the time. Knowing, but determined to imagine and speculate, what would happen if you flip the script. What if McKinney, Texas police corporal, the white Eric Casebolt had pulled a blonde white girl by the hair instead of pulling the braids of the black Dajerra Becton?

Or, what if a black officer, not Casebolt, had pulled a white girl by her blonde locks? The very muted outrage that we heard when Becton was assaulted would have turned into a crescendo had a black police officer had the temerity to assault a white teen.

Similarly, if a car full of black plainclothes NYPD police officers had chosen to hassle a white mailman because he hollered at them, would there have been the same arrest and cover-up that has taken place in the white police officers in Crown Heights arrested Glen Grays and forced him to abandon his mail truck?

I am not sure why I play “what if ” or “just imagine”. It is a game that has not point. We know that race still matters, and that matters still aren’t fair. Still, as I watch Mr. Trump circle the wagon around Corey Lewandowski, I just have to wonder how different his reaction (and the public reaction) might be if Lewandowski were Black. Just wondering.

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