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Wolf Creek Control being sold to highest bidder?
August 25-31, 2016
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Fulton County Manager claims Wolf Creek would do better with outside management
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By Terry Shropshire Wolf Creek Amphitheater, which straddles the southern edge of Atlanta in South Fulton County, is much like that superstar athlete that no one wanted in the beginning. We’ve all heard the story of an unwanted athlete or undrafted free agent in the pros. But then, one management team with a vision and faith took a chance on this reject who with hard work and dedication and the cultivation of talents that others could not discern, the athlete mushroomed into one of the biggest stars in the game. Now every other team that once hated him, covets him. Wolf Creek Amphitheater finds itself in a seemingly similar, and very uncomfortable position. The independent management at Wolf Creek, led by Sandy Ward-Poag. Buffed this diamond in the rough from its very inauspicious beginnings, when it was not aesthetically pleasing, couldn’t book headline talent and had great difficulty filling up the venue. In fact, during Wolf Creek’s embryonic stages, other venues and promoters and corporations treated Wolf Creek like a contagious virus – something that should be quarantined alone on the south side where it would disappear into oblivion. But now, like a phoenix, Wolf Creek has risen to become one of the perennial superstars in the music game today in metro Atlanta. For the past few years, the amphitheater has outperformed just about every other venue in the city, attracting larger and larger crowds in each of the past four years. As Ward-Poag stated, Wolf Creek doesn’t so much host concerts as they hold mammoth parties in the open air with thousands of invitees – and they do so with extremely reasonable prices in comparison to its competitors. Today, according to the current Wolf Creek management team, those same ticket agents and promoters who used to hold their noses as if Wolf Creek reeked from an offensive odor, have all now done a 180-degree turn. They are lusting after Wolf Creek like a girlfriend that got away, reaching out with envious eyes to get a piece of the increasing profits. The problem is, the one team that “drafted” Wolf Creek and believed in its talent — the original independent management team — may lose control of Wolf Creek to a “free agency”-type process. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners sees things from the opposite end of the spectrum.
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They view the venue as teeming and brimming with potential for even greater results. Therefore, the BOC voted unanimously (with one abstention) to put the management of Wolf Creek up for bidding to see if the venue can generate even greater revenues than it is already earning today. According to Fulton County manager Dick Anderson’s analysis, Wolf Creek can draw in
hundreds of thousands of dollars more per year than with new management and promotion in place. To be clear though, no decision has been made by the BOC to outsource anything ... yet. They are, in sports parlance, looking at the marketplace to see if other “teams” can put together an attractive package to take the “free agent” Wolf Creek venue to higher heights. “The commission decided in its Aug. 17 meeting to authorize the county manager to do a Request for Proposal to solicit proposals for outsourcing with the understanding that we could say ‘no,’ that we could pick one, [or] we could pick none,” said Commissioner Lee Morris. “But at this point there was a general consensus by the commission to see what the marketplace was like out there for this.” “We in the county may find that none of the proposals are acceptable and we’ll continue to run the thing in-house. And it’s not all going to be about money. It’s going to be about what it means to the community. It’s also the conditions and other things the proposers might insist on,” Morris added.
Supporters of Wolf Creek in its current incarnation are vehemently opposed to the county stepping in now to make any changes, especially since it has grown exponentially — on its own, they add — for the past four or five years. Even the likes of Keith Sweat, who has performed at the venue since its infancy, felt compelled to speak before the BOC in order to convey his deep affinity for what he called a “world-class venue” as he lauded its management team. “If something is not broken, then I don’t know why you want to try to fix it,” he told the BOC on Aug. 17. Wolf Creek is not only a place where beloved music genres like R&B and jazz are embraced like family and it is not only a place where fans get to hear the type of music and artists other venues refuse to accommodate. Nor is it just a place where older fans feel safe, it is a place where dreams can be actualized, as the BOC heard from the testimony of Eddie Rush of Twilight Productions 2. “I’ve been at Wolf Creek for three years promoting shows, and I must say that Wolf Creek gave me an opportunity to do a lot of shows,’ Rush explained, adding he’d been rejected by Chastain because they already have a minority promoter. “So if I can’t go back to Wolf Creek and do shows, where does a minority promoter go to promote shows?” Rush summarized the sentiments of all the supporters of Wolf Creek when he questioned the motives of these Johnny-come-latelys. “Before, where were the other promoters to come out and promote shows? No one wanted to take a chance [with Wolf Creek]. I was asked three years ago to come out and do shows with Middle Georgia Entertainment Group and now Wolf Creek has taken off and now everybody wants to be a part of it,” he said to thunderous applause. “Where were you [promoters and ticket agencies] three, four, five years ago?” Fulton County and the BOC anticipate that they will begin receiving responses to the RFP’s around December, indicating that Wolf Creek could continue to be run independently. But the actions of the BOC imply that having a third party manager could be potentially good for the county, where the venue could be operated better or more efficiently. But according to the Wolf Creek supporters, it is already being run well — and they want the county and outsiders to leave it alone.
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NEWS Attorney Mawuli Mel Davis uncovers new evidence in Jamarion Robinson case
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By Terry Shropshire
When asked why the Federal Bureau of Investigation did not conduct an investigation into Attorney Mawuli Mel Davis of the Davis Bozeman the shooting since the U.S. Marshals is a federal Law firm marched into the Fulton County Justice agency, Davis said the U.S. Department of Justice Center carrying boxes of new evidence he says his team deferred to the GBI to make its inquiry. uncovered in the case involving Jamarion Robinson’s Lastly, Robinson’s family and their legal killing by U.S. Marshals that he says even the Georgia representation reiterated the fact that authorities Bureau of Investigation failed to find. knew that he suffered from schizophrenia and was When Davis and Robinson’s surviving family not always on his medication. members marched out about an hour later after The GBI counters claims by the family that meeting with Fulton County District Attorney Paul authorities shot Robinson at close range. Davis, Howard, they had even more information to share however, is convinced that he was shot up close and with the assembled media. the Robinson family wants the District Attorney to First, Davis says Robinson, 26, who was already further investigate. shot 18 times by federal agents in East Point., Ga., a “We were encouraged by some of the things that suburb of Atlanta, was shot again — fatally — at close Mr. Howard’s office explained to the family. One of range by police. them being that they intend on hiring experts that “When a man has been shot upwards of 18 times, will look at the blood spatter,” Davis said. you don’t have the right to come stand over him and While the district attorney takes the handoff from then fire into his body these final shots,” Davis said. Attorney Mawuli Mel Davis, left, addresses the media as Jamarion Robinson’s the GBI, Robinson’s mother is left to try to fill the Secondly, Robinson’s legal team asserts that mother stands next to him. (Photos by Terry Shropshire for Atlanta Daily World vast void in her heart. Robinson was killed by a barrage of bullets, telling the and Real Times Media). “It’s like my heart is aching. I’ve been waking up press that police fired at him 95 times. The Marshal’s the last couple of days and I’ve been looking for him office went to Robinson’s East Point apartment to serve traded gunfire with police before he was shot to death. because when I come home from work he’s usually a felony arrest warrant for criminal attempt to commit arson and Furthermore, longtime district attorney Howard, who met sitting on the porch outside,” Jamarion’s mother Monteria aggravated assault on a police officer. with the family of Robinson, pledged to appropriate additional Robinson said. The Georgia Bureau of investigation concluded that Robinson time and resources into bringing the case to a final conclusion.
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August 25-31, 2016
Fulton County hosts MARTA bus operator recruitment
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Akwaaba means first in black-owned B&Bs
The Fulton County Workforce Development Division is assisting MARTA with its bus operator recruitment. MARTA wants customer-focused applicants to apply for this opportunity. To apply for bus operator positions, Applicants must: • Create an applicant profile @ www.itsmarta.com and apply for the Bus Operator position • Submit applications by Friday, Sept. 2 • Send an email to Jason.Lane@fultoncountyga.gov following application submission. The email must include the name and phone number of the applicant with MARTA BUS OPERATOR in the subject line • Wait for further instructions indicating that they can move forward in the application process. • Be at least 21 years old • Pass all pre-employment background screenings related to the bus operator position (Customer Service test and Physical Exam which include drug and alcohol testing) • Possess excellent customer service skills • Meet all applicable licensing requirements Additionally, a valid Georgia Class ~A~ or ~B~ CDL driver’s license or GA CDL permit is required with a Passenger Endorsement. If candidates do not have the required licensing, they may visit the Department of Motor Vehicles to test for the Passenger Endorsement. Candidates must provide proof that they passed the test. Applicants who meet selection requirements will be notified by MARTA and invited to an interview at the Adamsville Career Center. The Adamsville Career Center is part of the Workforce Development Division of the Department of Housing and Community Development. The Career Center is located within the Adamsville Regional Health Center at 3700 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA.
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By Patrice Gaines, Urban News Service For Monique Greenwood, the decision to be an entrepreneur came down to legacy building. “I could leave my daughter a portfolio of real estate and a business to run, but I couldn’t leave her a job at Essence,” said Greenwood, who was then editor-in-chief of that popular magazine. She chose the bed and breakfast business because she loved staying at inns and thought she had the perfect personality for it. “You have to have a heart of service and genuinely like people,” said Greenwood. These days she might be called a queen of B&Bs, especially among African-American inn owners. She’s been in this business since 1996 and owns five luxury properties with her husband, Glenn Pogue, operating as Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Inns. “While numerous inns have multiple buildings, to have five separate entities is not common,” said Kris Ullmer, executive director of the Professional Association of Innkeepers International. There are just “a small percentage of innkeepers with that level of longevity,” said Ullmer about Greenwood’s 21 years in the business. Greenwood has built a “unique model,” said fellow inn owner Daniel Edwards of Morehead Manor in Durham, North Carolina. “She has a brand she promotes. You will have a different experience at each of her properties.” Greenwood’s inns offer upscale accommodations in historic properties “with old-fashioned hospitality and modern-day conveniences,” she said. Guests are called by their names and there are amenities such as fresh-squeezed lemonade served on the front porch. Edwards said when he and his wife opened their business in 1997, many white inns depended on a travel guide to attract lodgers. “They put a picture of the property and a bio of the innkeepers,” Edwards said. “But as African-Americans, we couldn’t do that, or we would be shooting ourselves in the foot.” In short, white travelers were unlikely to check into blackowned B&Bs. In one sense, blacks had a network of B&Bs during segregation. Unable to stay at white-owned hotels, black travelers used The Negro Motorist Green Book, published from 1936 to 1966, to find black owned-and-operated lodging. Sandra Butler-Truesdale, once a cosmetologist for James Brown’s and Ray Charles’s bands, remembers how unforgiving the road was for black musicians. “Entertainers and people who traveled a lot stayed with relatives and friends, and there were certain guest houses,” said Butler-Truesdale. “Some musicians had buses and they did one-night stands and slept on their buses, heading to other engagements. Sometimes buses stopped at gas stations where people could change and wash themselves.”
When Greenwood opened her first inn in Brooklyn, guests were generally family, friends and neighbors. About 95 percent of their guests were black then, versus 40 percent today. “We still have these clients in Brooklyn, but many more guests are coming from all over the world simply for vacation,” said Greenwood. Early on, she and her family occupied the top floor of the Brooklyn establishment. “The business made enough money for us to live in a beautiful mansion, rent- and expense-free, so we began building up a nest egg from our day-job income to be able to buy more property.” Today, Greenwood has 13 employees. “In 2015, Akwaaba’s sales surpassed the million-dollar mark, with much of the profit being reinvested back into the company,” she said. She and her husband own other commercial properties,
which they have patiently used as collateral to invest in buying and renovating inns. “What has been most important is maintaining stellar personal credit, and doing that often requires being a pro at delayed gratification,” said Greenwood. Her ownership of The Mansion at Noble Lane symbolizes how much America has changed. The 25,000 square-foot, 14-room Gilded Age inn in Bethany, Pennsylvania was the estate of the founders of the F.W. Woolworth Company. Mary Grate Pyos of Burke, Virginia, who had stayed at Akwaaba in Washington, D.C., attended the opening of The Mansion. “What’s so exciting about that inn is — as an AfricanAmerican, who not so long ago was unable to sit at the Woolworth counter and get a cup of water — I now get to witness a black woman owning the Woolworth estate,” said Pyos. “I wanted to cheer her on.” Greenwood, an astute businesswoman with a love for Afrocentrism, said she chose the name Akwaaba because it means “welcome” in the Ghanaian language of Twi, “represents a connection to the Motherland” and because it starts with A — “generally making us first on most lists.”
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Pianos for Peace mounts major public arts display across Atlanta Pianos For Peace will launch its first annual outdoor festival and community arts program with a public unveiling of all 29 painted pianos on Saturday Sept. 3 all over greater Atlanta. The collection of pianos has been beautifully hand-painted by local and international artists, including Mia Stone, Allen London, Catalina Gomez-Beuth, Maria Zaa, Jeff Hinson, Marisa Cerban among many other amazing volunteer artists. After the two-week festival, the colorful pianos are donated to schools, nursing homes, healthcare facilities, community centers and other organizations in need to engage local artists and empower volunteers to further the education and healing of its recipients. The event will feature local musicians, artists, photographers, filmmakers, students and a number of well known celebrities, all of who have volunteered their time and talent for this project. The public will get a chance to see, play and enjoy all our Pianos for Peace between September 3rd and 18th when they will be on display in public parks and high-traffic locations throughout metro Atlanta for everyone to play and anyone to enjoy. The 29 Pianos for Peace locations include strategic partners and Ambassadors for Peace such as Fox Theatre, Avalon, Center for Civil and Human Rights, Atlantic Station, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, MARTA stations, Piedmont Park, Georgia Tech, Atlanta Beltline, Underground Atlanta, Rialto Center for the Arts at GSU, MLK Center, Spelman College, Fulton Public Library and many others. Ambassadors for Peace will unite and transform communities by building peace through music and education. As one of the largest public art display projects in Atlanta, Pianos for Peace will feature 29 pianos and impact an estimated half a million Atlantans and visitors this year. The Pianos for Peace will be on public display for everyone and anyone to enjoy from throughout metro Atlanta locations such as MLK Center, Atlantic Station, Fox Theatre, HartsfieldJackson International Airport, Fulton Public Library, MARTA stations, Rialto Center for the Arts at GSU, Atlanta Beltline, Avalon, Piedmont Park, and Georgia Tech among others. Pianos for Peace is using technology to enhance arts engagement and the app will allow people to explore, visit and play all 29 painted pianos throughout metro Atlanta. The free Pianos for Peace app is available to download for both iPhones and Androids. The app maximizes people’s interaction with all Pianos for Peace, creating new opportunities for social engagement around the artist-designed instruments. Each piano has its own page in the app, which includes photos, location details, the artist’s bio and design. The app enables users to explore the latest social buzz about the pianos, schedule their own “pop-up concerts” on individual pianos
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in any of the 29 locations, alert their friends and fans about upcoming events, and compete to win Pianos for Peace prizes including a chance for one lucky musician to perform live at Carnegie Hall with Pianos for Peace founder, composer and pianist Malek Jandali. Pianos for Peace provides meaningful arts programs to underserved communities and organizations in need across metro Atlanta. Through the volunteer service of dedicated artists, musicians, painters, filmmakers, students and more – Pianos for Peace transforms lives by bringing the soft power of music and the arts to those who need it most. Pianos for Peace is a registered 501(c)(3) Atlantabased nonprofit organization with the goal of building peace through music, arts and education. Founded by composer and pianist, Malek Jandali, Pianos For Peace thrives to unite and empower communities to grow through philanthropy and music. More information can be found at www.PianosForPeace.org
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Bluebird Homecare sponsors Roadie provides free shipping to Atlanta Walk to End Alzheimer’s aid Baton Rouge flood victims 2016 Walk to End Alzheimer’s, which will take place on Sept. 24 at the Kennesaw State University Sports and Entertainment Park. “All of us at Bluebird Homecare work every day to assist and support individuals and families dealing with the challenges of Alzheimer’s, so I am especially proud that our company can lend its financial support to the critical work that the Alzheimer’s Association is doing to help raise awareness and find a cure for this terrible disease,” said Stuart Brunson, Chairman & CEO of Bluebird Homecare, Inc. “I encourage everyone to join Bluebird Homecare and the Alzheimer’s Association in shining a light on this important cause.” The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support, and research. The event features a 5K walk. In addition to the walk, participants can learn about Alzheimer’s disease and how to get involved. Alzheimer’s disease is the nation’s sixth leading cause of death, and more than 5 million people in the
United States live with the disease. “We are so excited to have Bluebird Homecare as a new sponsor for our Atlanta Walk to End Alzheimer’s,” said Leslie Gregory, CEO and President of Alzheimer’s Association, Georgia Chapter. “Without amazing companies like Bluebird Homecare and their commitment to the walk, we simply cannot fight this disease and one day put an end to it.” Bluebird Homecare provides inhome care, and offers services including Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, diabetes, and developmental disabilities care. Additionally, they offer companionship, meal preparation, housekeeping and transportation. Founded in 2015, Bluebird Homecare currently has locations in Atlanta, Louisville, St. Louis and Birmingham. The company plans to expand to Lexington, Ky., Huntsville, Ala., Cincinnati and Indianapolis in the next 12 months. To learn more about Bluebird Homecare, call 855 246-2500 or visit http://bluebirdhomecare.com/.
Roadie Inc., the on-the-way delivery network, today announced that it will provide free pickup and delivery for Roadie gigs traveling to and from Baton Rouge, allowing people to send much-needed clothing, supplies and other non-perishable goods to friends and family affected by the devastating floods in the region. Users simply post items they want to send, and Roadie will cover the cost of delivery through its on-the-way community of drivers. Many of the items needed in the wake of the flood — like mattresses, furniture, appliances and other household supplies — can be difficult or cost-prohibitive to ship. At the same time, thousands of vehicles are already driving along I-10, I-12, and other major corridors around Baton Rouge on any given day. Roadie is an appbased community that puts unused capacity in passenger vehicles to work by connecting people with stuff to send with drivers already heading in the right direction. “Tens of thousands of homes have been lost or damaged in Baton Rouge, and now that the flood waters are receding, people are coming together to rebuild,” said Marc Gorlin, founder and CEO of Roadie. “Roadie was built around the concept of neighbors helping neighbors. If
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you have an extra couch or mattress in your basement in Houston, and your sister really needs it in Baton Rouge, then shipping hurdles shouldn’t get in the way. Roadie can connect communities of people who want to give with communities of drivers who want to help. In my mind, there’s no greater use of the community we’ve built here.” Volunteers, students, church groups, business travelers or other road warriors heading to Baton Rouge can earn extra cash for trips they’re already taking, while at the same time helping those in need. Drivers can download the app and bid on gigs that make sense for their schedules and the direction they are already going. All miles driven for Roadie gigs qualify for a tax write-off, and drivers enjoy benefits such as free roadside assistance, free food and drinks at Waffle House, and savings from other Roadie partners. Roadie is available for download in the App Store, Google Play store, or at www.roadie.com. Users simply set up a gig, select a driver and get their items on the road. Shipments can be tracked in real time on any device. For more information about how to help residents of Baton Rouge, visit the Roadie blog
breakthrough, fermentation ingredient EpiCor, shown to support the body’s ability to initiate the proper immune response when needed. For example, NOW Healthy Immunecontains EpiCor, Zinc, Selenium, and Vitamin D-3 and C for additional support for the body’s immune system. Formulated into easy pouring packs, they are a convenient way for busy families to stay healthy on-the-go. To help strengthen the immune system another way, think about your gut, which is where 70 percent of your immune system resides. Probiotics can keep your gut and you healthier. Consider a supplement such as Hyperbiotics Immune, which contains EpiCor, targeted probiotic strains, zinc, vitamin C and echinacea. While these statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration and these products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease, many experts believe they can help you maintain a strong immune system. Reduce Stress Too much stress can compromise the immune system. Help kids reduce the stress in their lives by not over-scheduling them. Ensure that with schoolwork, chores and after school activities, kids still have time to relax, see friends and just be a kid. For happy, healthy kids, practice wellness habits that promote a strong i m m u n e system.
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Craig Kirby helps black youth swing into golf By Michael H. Cottman Urban News Service Craig Kirby is on a mission: He is working hard to diversify golf — one black student at a time. It’s not easy, said Kirby, 53, but it is rewarding. His non-profit, “Golf. My Future. My Game,” has exposed young African-Americans to the predominantly white sport since 2014. Kirby’s goal is to teach kids of color to play golf while helping them envision careers in that industry. Each of his 12-week classes enrolls about 80 students. “We take our kids to golf courses and give them a whole new experience,” Kirby said in his Washington, D.C. office. “They get lessons, guidance and advice from experts in the golf industry who look like them.” Kirby provides life chances for young people on the golf course and behind the scenes, as everything from golf-club owners and professional caddies to golf-wear designers. He also educates them about college golf scholarships. Among America’s 15,000 private golf courses, only four are black-owned, Kirby said. He takes his students to one of them, the Marlton Golf Club in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. “We teach them the game of golf, the business of golf — from soup to nuts,” he said. “They learn everything — from the pro shop to the cart shop, to the back office and everything in between. It’s a complete golf experience. If kids don’t want to play golf professionally, there are plenty of great jobs in the golf industry.”
American golfers are 77-percent male and 80-percent white, according to Dr. Michael Cooper’s 2015 Golf Diversity & Inclusion Report. Among professional golfers, 75 percent are male and 86 percent are white. Meanwhile, golf-industry workers are 90 percent male and 88 percent white. “These numbers are not disappointing,” Kirby said with a smile. “These are avenues of opportunities for kids of color.” Cooper, 60, who has played golf for 48 years, said very little has changed in the industry since he first researched its demographics in 2003. “If we can broaden our reach, we can crack through this barrier,” said Cooper, a Springfield College-Tampa Bay professor who collects diversity data for the World Golf Foundation. “I like what Craig is doing. He brings a breath of fresh air into the golf industry.” Sage Ware, 14, learned about golf when Kirby recently addressed her suburban-Maryland school. “He introduced us to golf,” she said. “I liked what he talked about. He mainly talked about courtesy and respect and told us about the sport. I might be interested in caddying.” Kirby’s concept is not new. The First Tee has similar objectives. However, Kirby’s foundation is getting positive attention. Why now? “Because it’s time,” Kirby said. “Here we are, 20 years after Tiger Woods’ win at the Masters. And because I feel in my spirit that this is what God has put me on this Earth to do.” World Golf Foundation CEO Steve Mona said he enjoys giving Kirby a national platform
to grow his program and introducing him to some of golf ’s leaders. “Traditionally, the golf industry has not been as diverse as we would like,” Mona said. “For the game to reach its full potential, it needs to look like America.” “We want to make sure golf reflects the diversity of our country and, ultimately, it’s good for the game,” he said. “Craig is using golf as a vehicle to expose young people to careers in golf. He’s doing it for the right reasons.” Kirby has an extensive political background. He has worked with former president Bill Clinton, Virg inia Senator M a r k Wa r n e r , former N e w Orleans mayor Marc Morial and others. “My background is in politics, so I believe strongly in the ground game — the door-to-door approach to spreading your message,” Kirby said. “I am taking all that I have learned within that arena and updating it to fit the way people communicate today.” He said he was encouraged to continue his work, in part, after a friend described the importance of exposing young AfricanAmericans to golf — and keeping them off the streets.
“He said kids can’t get shot on a golf course,” Kirby said. “He was absolutely right.”
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Ernestine Johnson, a compelling actress and performance poet, will co-star as the female lead actress in Digital Lives Matter, a film produced by Terri J. Vaughn and Nina Holiday Entertainment. Vaughn is making her directorial debut with this movie. The independent debuted in Atlanta at Regal Cinema at Atlanta Station on Aug. 24. The movie stars social media giants DC Young Fly and Emmanuel Hudson. Critics are already saying this film will be a “cult classic.” Johnson who started acting and performing poetry at ten years old, shares her excitement being part of this amazing cast. “I loved working with this cast. It was a pleasure working with the Director, Terri J. Vaughn, who’s been a friend and mentor to me over the years.” She continues, “She challenged me, and I appreciate her giving me the opportunity.” Ernestine’s acting credits include Think Like A Man Too, featuring award-winning Comedian, Kevin Hart. She went viral when she performed a provocative piece on the “It’s Not You, It’s Men” show featuring Rev. Run and Tyrese earlier this year. She followed that up with another viral piece when she remixed Beyonce’s “Formation” with her poetic rendition. Rapper T.I., and singer, Tyrese, shared the poem, which was subsequently picked up by HuffPost Black, xoNecole, Buzzfeed andVibe Magazine among others. Ernestine has been on Revolt TV and The Arsenio Hall Show and has collectively had over 40 million views online. She studied creative writing and theater at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Known in the spoken
word community for being uncensored and untamed on the mic, she speaks on matters dear to the heart. L.A. born and raised with a talent for entertaining, Johnson is on her way to becoming a household name. She now resides in Atlanta, continuing to train, teach, study and work on her craft.
Boris Kodjoe and Ari Parker spill the tea on marriage and family
By Terry Shropshire After eleven years of marriage, television and movie stars Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker have created a beautiful family. Parker shared a photo of her husband and their two kids on Instagram with the caption, #FamFriday. The couple met for the first time and fell in love when they played lovers on the set of the TV series ”Soul Food, ” in 2000. Over a decade later, they’re still going strong and raising two bright children, Nicholas and Sophie. The couple has also been candid about their daughter’s spina bifida diagnosis, a birth defect that affects the development of the spinal cord. They note that Sophie’s strength has changed their perspective on life. “Her spirit, her attitude was always [positive]. She was this little baby who was always smiling and she looked at us like, ‘Why are you crying?’” Kodjoe said in an Aspire TV interview. “So we figured, OK, this is what it is. This is our norm. She doesn’t know any different and it’s up to us to prepare her and equip her for this life that’s hers and make sure that she has all of the options and all of the opportunities that anyone else would have.” Parker has also talked about how the two have managed to make their marriage work
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for so long. “I think we passed out every single night because we still had to come home, do homework and make dinner,” Parker told MadameNoire in a 2015 interview. “Boris and I fuss about the same regular stuff married people fuss about. Our work situation doesn’t make or break that. He’s still a husband who doesn’t listen to his wife,” she said laughingly. “He can’t hear me when the game is on. He always gets the wrong thing at the grocery store … same old, same old,” she quips. “You and your husband have to look at each other and say, ‘I know that we’re going to go through a rough patch,’ whether it be financially, intimately, life decisions, you’re going to go through a rough patch,” Parker said. “But then you have to make the real commitment to say, ‘We’re going to be with each other through the rough patch,’ because there is joy on the other side. You become better people on the other side. Everyone wants to run if you have one argument, one misstep or one mistake. But if you commit to going through the desert, so to speak, it’s so good on the other side.” Parker is currently filming ”Time After Time,” an ABC sci-fi thriller, and will appear in Almost Christmas this November. Kodjoe is currently in two television series, ”Code Black and Cape Town,” a mystery mini-series.
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Horace Mann helps fund DonorsChoose.org projects in Fulton County School District
New classroom tools are headed to 22 classrooms in the Fulton County School District thanks to Horace Mann’s participation in DonorsChoose.org’s “Best School Day” match program. Horace Mann, combined with community donors, donated to 34 DonorsChoose.org projects, valued at more than $11,000, to bring tablets, laptops, flexible seating, books and many other tools to help teachers reach their students. Horace Mann, a company helping prepare educators for
successful financial futures, donated a total of $25,000 to 179 projects nationwide, benefiting students in Georgia, Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri and Utah. Horace Mann began its partnership in 2011 with DonorsChoose.org, a website where teachers post classroom project requests and donors choose the ones they want to support. Danielle Florence, a first grade teacher at Liberty Point Elementary in Union City, Georgia, will receive snacks to keep her students focused. “Usually during our reading block at least two students ask me if it is time for lunch,” said Florence in her project post. “Because of these generous donations the students will be focused on completing their class work and not on our lunch break, improving the productivity of the students in my classroom.” “We know many teachers spend their own money to get the tools they need for the classroom,” said Horace Mann agent Andrew Gilbert. “By participating in the ‘Best School Day’ match program, Horace Mann increases the likelihood a project will be funded.” Through the “Best School Day” match, Horace Mann helped fund projects at 20 schools: • Amana Academy • Holcomb Bridge Middle School • Manning Oaks Elementary School • New Prospect Elementary School • College Park Elementary School • Love T. Nolan Elementary School • Mary M. Bethune Elementary School
Soul Food Cypher hosts Old Fourth Ward block party and fundraiser Neighborhood block parties and hip-hop go hand-inhand. On Sunday, Aug. 28, from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., in true hiphop fashion, Soul Food Cypher (SFC), a community-based organization will bring people from neighboring communities together in support of its after-school program. The SFC Block Party event launches the fundraising efforts for the after-school program titled WordShop. The aim is to be agents of change to Atlanta’s long-term issues of income inequality, high-unemployment and low graduation rates. WordShop will cultivate SFC’s homegrown lyrical talent and provide them employment opportunities to work with children in our community. By using verbal exercises and musical segments as teaching tools, SFC is able to relate to students in an engaging, provoking and positive way. SFC understands that by increasing students’ verbal and vocabulary test scores and improving attendance rates, they can instill a life-long passion for learning. Over the past four years, SFC has conducted successful workshops in numerous schools and organizations in and out of state, such as Atlanta Neighborhood Charter Middle School, Emory University and The Boys & Girls Club of America - just to name a few. The block party will take place on the corner of Edgewood Ave. and Boulevard Dr. in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward. It will showcase all four elements of hip-hop: break-dancing, turntablism, freestyle cyphers, and live graffiti. A basketball slam-dunk contest and face painting for kids will also be available. Artwork by local graffiti artists will be featured during a silent art auction as well as a “Sketch Jam” session with over 12 artists, with all proceeds to benefit the fundraising campaign. Voters registration for upcoming elections will be provided by Women Engaged, a social justice non-profit organization and supporter. Local businesses such as Edgewood Pizza and The Sound Table have partnered with SFC in support of our fundraising goals, by contributing a portion of their day’s intake. “Soul Food Cypher’s strong focus on growing
community and culture through music and lyricism has made our collaboration a great fit. We’re excited to see the expansion of this partnership with SFC Block Party,” says, Karl Injex, owner of The Sound Table. In addition to supporting SFC’s WordShop after-school program that afternoon, block party goers can also support other local afterschool programs in conjunction with Atlanta City Council-member Kwanza Hall’s Year of Boulevard initiative. Block partygoers can purchase school supplies in increments of $10 and $20 to benefit Operation P.E.A.C.E., AfterSchool CLASSE, Bethel Saturday Academy, and Mental Fitness. “I am grateful to Soul Food Cypher for helping us give back to the youth of the Boulevard corridor,” said Hall. The block party is free, but donations to the cause can be made at the event.
• Creekside High School • Hapeville Elementary School • Abbotts Hill Elementary School • Shakerag Elementary School • Cogburn Woods Elementary School • Hillside Elementary School • Northwood Elementary School • River Eves Elementary School • Roswell High School • Dunwoody Springs Elementary School • Lake Forest Elementary School • C. H. Gullatt Elementary School • Liberty Point Elementary School A few of the projects Horace Mann donated to still need funding to be complete. Readers can make donations at DonorsChoose.org by searching for the school district. Horace Mann is the largest national multiline insurance company focusing on educators’ financial needs. Founded in 2000, DonorsChoose.org is a nonprofit website where public school teachers describe specific educational projects for their students, and donors can choose the projects they want to support. To date, nearly 297,000 public and charter school teachers have used the site to secure funding for nearly $439 million in books, art supplies, technology, and other resources that have supported 18.7 million students. For more information contact Michelle Eccles, Horace Mann, 217-788-5394, michelle.eccles@horacemann.com
Young Chefs Academy North Druid Hills hosts Back to School open house Young Chefs Academy North Druid Hills, a local favorite for children’s cooking classes that encourages discovery and creativity, will host its fall “Back to School” open house event in partnership with Food Network Magazine on Saturday, September 10. Children and their parents are invited to explore their creative culinary sides and participate in unique cooking experiences during the open house event. Sponsored by Food Network Magazine, Bumble Bee Seafoods and the California Grape Board, the event will allow children to create back-toschool snack recipes, learn kitchen safety tips, enjoy samples and win fun prizes. Representatives from Young Chefs Academy will be on hand to discuss classes and curriculum, special events and programs with interested parents. The event will take place on Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2903 North Druid Hills Road NE Atlanta, GA 30329 About Young Chefs Academy Founded in 2003, Young Chefs Academy is one part culinary adventure, one part culinary education, and it’s all for children. Here, learning invaluable life lessons occurs through a cooking curriculum that e v o k e s curiosity, which provides children a pathway to personal discovery and creativity, all in a warm, welcoming and inspiring movement. To learn about the event, please visit http://northdruidhillsga.youngchefsacademy.com.
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The shame of Milkwaukee Nearly 40 percent of African-Americans in the core working age (25-54) are unemployed. This is in stunning contrast to the 15.2 percent black unemployment rate in 1970. For males aged 20-24, the beginning of a work life, over two-thirds of blacks are unemployed — 68.4 percent — a staggering increase from 25.3 percent in 1970. Schools are doubly segregated by race and by poverty. In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King launched the modern Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, Ala., saying, “Birmingham is probably the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States.” Well, the injustice is worse in modern Milwaukee than it was in segregated Birmingham. Black poverty, unemployment and impoverished neighborhoods are all worse. The percentage of blacks attending hyper-segregated schools in today’s Milwaukee is far worse than the Jim Crow schools of Birmingham (71 percent to 56 percent). This is, as Ald. Rainey stated, a powder keg. Police are tasked with “keeping order.” That is like trying to stop a seething volcano from exploding by suppressing the gases coming out the top. Even doing that skillfully won’t work. Milwaukee is not the worst. Black income has plummeted more in Cleveland and Detroit. School segregation is worse in New York and Chicago. Violence stalks the mean streets of impoverished urban neighborhoods nationwide. And this obscene injustice gets worse with no action and little notice. The poor, the New York Times reports, are barely mentioned by either presidential candidate. And they are largely ignored by the media. On Saturday and Sunday, riots occurred in Milwaukee, a major American city. That didn’t make front page of the Monday New York Times, which led with stories above the fold about a Trump adviser, liberal worries about Hillary Clinton and malaria in Venezuela. In Birmingham, Dr. King’s cry against the injustice of segregation touched the conscience of concerned citizens across the country. Will anyone hear the cry of the north side of Milwaukee, or the south side of Chicago? Or will our cities have to explode before action replaces neglect?
Now it is Milwaukee. A car with two African-American men was stopped for “suspicion.” The men fled, the policeman pursued, and the driver, reportedly armed, was shot and killed. And Milwaukee exploded. Angry crowds confronted police, set fires, threw rocks. At least half-dozen businesses — including a grocery store, a gas station and an auto parts shop — were robbed or destroyed. The Saturday shooting was part of a weekend filled with violence in Milwaukee. Five people were shot and killed overnight Friday. Milwaukee law mandates an investigation of any police shooting. Immediately, focus goes to the harsh relations between police and the community. But to understand the reaction to the shooting, it is necessary to go much deeper. This city is “a powder keg,” Ald. Khalif Rainey told The Washington Post. “This entire community has sat back and witnessed how Milwaukee, Wis., has become the worst place to live for African-Americans in the entire country. Now this is a warning cry. … Do we continue — continue with the inequities, the injustice, the unemployment, the undereducation…? The black people of Milwaukee are tired. They’re tired of living under this oppression. This is their life. This is the life of their children.” An exaggeration? An excuse for rioters? Inflated rhetoric? Consider Milwaukee’s stark realities.Milwaukee is the most segregated city in the United States. Black household income is the third lowest in the U.S. Its black poverty rate is the highest in the U.S. These are figures presented in a haunting and damning 2015 report, “The Shame of Milwaukee: Race, Segregation and Inequality,” by Marc V. Levine of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The data show a black population segregated into neighborhoods of concentrated poverty with declining prospects. Real black household income in 1979 was $39,105; in 2013 it was $27,438, a foul decline of nearly 30 percent. Household income for all races in Milwaukee has declined over the course of this century, but far worse for blacks and Hispanics than whites. Nearly 40 percent of African Americans are in poverty, up from 27 percent in 1969.
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With a woman heading the ticket of the Democratic Party, it may be challenging for us to remember that women have had the right to vote for less than a century (and Black folks less that). But the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote was ratified on August 18, 1920, just 96 years ago. At Congresswoman Bella Abzug’s (D-N.Y.) insistence Congress designated August 26 as Women’s Equality Day in 1971. The first part of the joint resolution of Congress reads, “Whereas the women of the United States have been treated as second class citizens and have not been entitled to the full rights and privileges, public or private, legal or intentional, which are available to male citizens.” Reading the words reminds me how far women have come, how far we still have to go, and how little the status of women of color is included when we speak of the status of women. How far have we come? Few would have predicted that an African American would win an election and effectively lead the United States for eight years, few would have predicted that a women would have more than a fighting chance of winning the United States presidency. And yet the very campaign that signals progress is also one that illustrates how much more work needs to be done before women’s equality is attained. Too much of the rhetoric around Secretary Clinton’s candidacy is downright sexist. She should be judged by her positions and there should be absolutely no talk about her looks, hairstyle, attire, or tone of voice. No man could stand the kind of scrutiny that she has had to endure. No man has ever been subject to such scrutiny. The continuing saga of sexual harassment at Fox News is another example of the distance we must travel to reach women’s equality. The company’s former CEO, Roger Ailes, is accused of multiple counts of sexual harassment, and this is a clear case of where there’s smoke, there’s fire. One wonders how many other companies have similarly hostile work environments and how often women, simply attempting to earn a living, are placed in the position of having to manage unflattering comments, downright harassment, coerced sex, and even rape. There are documented cases of women being raped in the military then being discharged because they can’t work with their rapists. And let’s not get started on some of what happens on
some campuses. That a Palo Alto judge sentenced a Stanford student to a scant six months in a rape witnessed by another student is amazing. That his father actually decried the sentence as too high a price to pay for a few minutes of “action” speaks to how much work we have to do to reach women’s equality. What about Black women’s equality? It chagrins me that Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm’s (D-N.Y.) historic run for president has been all but ignored in much of the media frenzy about candidate Hillary Clinton. However, it does not surprise me given the many ways African American women’s contributions are sidelined, marginalized or simply ignored. African American women earn less their White counterparts do, but head more households and have more economic responsibility. African American women are far less likely than their White counterparts to be found in the “C” suite in corporate leadership, and far more likely to be further down the ladder in every aspect of life in our nation. While people say they saw the glass ceiling shatter with Hillary Clinton’s nomination, others saw the millions standing at the sticky floor with few opportunities to climb up to that glass ceiling. Those standing on the sticky floor are disproportionately women of color, especially those who earn low wages and have fewer opportunities than others. Maybe Hillary Clinton will bridge the gap when she pursues a progressive economic agenda that includes fair and equal pay, affordable childcare, and other benefits for working women. There has been significant progress for women since the 19th Amendment was passed, significant progress since Congress designated August 26 as Women’s Equality Day. Yet women still don’t have even a third (not to mention half) of the seats in the House of Representatives or the Senate, nor in any state legislature in the nation. Women Women aren’t even 10 percent of our nation’s corporate leaders. Women still face hostile work environments. While commemorating the progress that has been made in nearly a century, we must also ask whether it will take another century to reach real equality for all women.
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