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VOLUME LIII NUMBER 48—SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2015

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State Rep. Earl Harris passes away Earl Harris served as a Democratic State Rep. for East Chicago and was the ranking Democrat on the Interstate and International Cooperation Committee. He started his legislative career in 1982 and served until his passing Monday, March 23. He was 73. Harris was a native of Tennessee who moved to Indiana to attended Indiana University Northwest, Purdue University and the Illinois Institute of Technology. He worked for Inland Steel, owned several businesses and retired as administrator at the East Chicago School Corp. before being elected to the House in 1982. Governor Mike Pence said in a statement he was saddened by his passing and that State Rep. Earl Harris “served the people of Northwest Indiana with great distinction for more than three decades.” The Governor and the First Lady extended their “sincerest condolences to his beloved family and friends during this difficult time.” State Rep. Vernon Smith, D-Gary, who shared an office with Harris, had these remarks: “If you really wanted to know about anything going on in the Legislature, he was a book of knowledge. I’m going to miss him greatly.” Mary Morris Leonard, East Chicago City Clerk, expressed her condolences on the passing of Harris and that he was a great statesman. “Earl was a statesman and a gen-

Indiana State Rep. Earl Harris tleman and his legacy, to make East Chicago a land all the communities he served better for young and old, will endure.” Leonard referred to Harris as a champion for the city. “His dedication to East Chicago as he worked on both sides of the isle was evident. I considered him a friend and my prayers are with everyone whose lives were touched by this great man. Our city

will always remember and revere Earl Harris.” Indiana House Democratic Leader Scott Pelath from Michigan City said “the results of Earl’s work, which include the development of our casino industry, Lake Michigan shoreline redevelopment, and the fiscal stewardship of our state, will remain with us for generations.” Harris creation of the Lake Michigan marina development commission and the subsequent economic development plan later became part of the Marquette Plan. State Rep. Charlie Brown said, “I will greatly miss my colleague, my friend and my brother, Earl Harris. We both were elected to serve in the Indiana House of Representatives in 1982. For the past third of a century, I have had the great privilege of working alongside Rep. Harris. He had the courage to dream great dreams for Northwest Indiana and the perseverance to make those dreams a reality. Earl was a champion for good-paying jobs for ‘The Region’ and educational opportunities for students. He was also a steadfast voice for fairness and equality for all Hoosiers. Yet, Earl knew no political enemies. Earl Harris was a giant of a man who possessed wisdom, dignity and tremendous compassion. I will greatly miss my brother and his everpresent smile. Earl Harris was a hero to our community and one of the greatest legisla-

City takes inventory of broken street lights By Carmen M. Woodson-Wray With the help of the city’s traffic department, the Gary Police Department, Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) and the residents of Gary, Gary’s Public Works Department is putting forth an effort to determine the number of street lights that are currently out in the city. Cloteal LaBroi, Director of the City’s Public Works Department, is making plans to investigate the 2,115 lights on poles owned by the city and the 7,402 lights on poles owned by NIPSCO to see which are operable, those that are not and those that need servicing. According to LaBroi, members of the city’s Traffic Control Department will break the city down by sections to check on the lights and poles in need of repair. Those sections are north of 15th Avenue, between 15th Avenue and Interstate 80/94 and south of I-80/94. Nick Meyers, Director of Communications, said he was not aware of the city making a request or reaching out to them

THESE LIGHTS ARE working though there are lights throughout the city that are in need of repair and servicing. The city is currently making plans to do an inventory of the streetlights that are out.

for support in identifying city owned lights. He said, “We typically do not keep real time reports on the number of city owned street lights there are in a particular community. They would be a better source for that. We supply them with the power. The number of street lights that are up, they put those up.” Meyers said there are occasions where the city may have voltage issues and need NIPSCO’s assistance, then they will come out and trouble shoot. He said, “They own the lights and are responsible for making repairs to them. There aren’t occasions where the pole is owned by NIPSCO and the lights are owned by the city. The city will own the light and the pole.” Of the NIPSCO lights in need of repair, Meyers said there are only 32. He said, “I was pleasantly surprised by our results. Those lights are along the highway route 12/20 corridor and had schedule to be repaired but are in need of some traffic control issues and had to be (Continued on page 3)

tors to have ever served in the Indiana General Assembly.” Gary’s Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson had this to say on the passing of Earl Harris. “I was saddened to hear of the passing of State Rep. Earl Harris. His longstanding career in public service is a testament of how much he loved the citizens of Northwest Indiana and the State of Indiana. He helped pave the way to ensure that people like me who came after him would have even more opportunities to serve in local and statewide offices. Governor Mike Pence directed Flags at state facilities in Lake County and at the Indiana Statehouse to be flown at half-staff in honor of Indiana State Representative Earl Harris from sunrise March 26 to sunset on the day of his funeral, Saturday, March 28. Businesses were asked to lower their flags to half-staff as well. Services for Harris will be on Friday, March 27 at Divinity Funeral Home, 3831 Main Street, East Chicago, Ind. From 2 – 8:00 p.m. (CDT) with the family available from 6-8:00 p.m. The funeral service will be on Saturday, March 28 at St. Mark AME Zion Church, 4200 Alder Street, East Chicago, Ind. Condolences should be sent to Divinity Funeral Home.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

March as Women’s History Month

Rev. Cheryl Rivera: A woman fighter for justice, people and civil rights (See Story on page 13)

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Mayor thanks deputy mayor and fire chief for their service Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson recently announced the departure of Deputy Mayor, B.R. Lane, who will be pursuing a specific opportunity in the public sector that will be announced later this month. In discussing Lane’s departure, Freeman-Wilson noted, “B.R. has played a key role as a member of Team Gary and in our efforts to revitalize our city. The mentor in me is excited about the opportunity this presents. The mayor in me is sorry to see her go. We are grateful for her sacrifice, hard work and commitment to this great city and wish her the very best in her new role.” Lane joined the New Day administration at its inception and worked to facilitate economic development initiatives and served as a liaison with the federal, state, and county government. Proving herself an able advocate for the advancement of the city, B.R. was appointed as interim director of the Gary/Chicago International Airport to lead the organization through several critical events including the public-private partnership with AFCO/AvPorts and the inaugural bond offering that provided the financing necessary to complete the 8,900 foot Run-

MAYOR KAREN FREEMAN-WILSON swears in newly appointed Fire Chief Paul Bradley, during a ceremony Friday, March 20 at City Hall. Bradley replaces Teresa Everett, who made history as the city’s first female fire chief. way Expansion/Railroad RelocaThe Mayor also announced the tion Project. retirement of Fire Chief Teresa “I want to thank all of my Everett, who is retiring after three friends, family and partners in years in the post. Paul Bradley has Gary, throughout Northwest In- been appointed the new fire chief. diana, and across the entire state Everett led the Gary Fire Defor the tremendous experience partment during a period of chaland opportunity to serve in my lenges regarding salaries, equiphometown,” said Lane. “I am tru- ment and personnel changes. ly grateful for Mayor Karen Free- Mayor Freeman-Wilson expressed man-Wilson’s leadership, guid- her gratitude for Everett’s comance and friendship. Gary always mitment. has been and will be home.” “I would like to thank Chief Freeman-Wilson has no plans to Everett for her service and wish replace Lane until after the May her well in her retirement,” primary election. said Freeman-Wilson. “I antici-

B.R. Lane pate that her extensive knowledge of the fire service will cause many to call upon her expertise.” “I appreciate the opportunity to have served the citizens of Gary and the Gary Fire Department,” said Everett. “The Gary Fire Department has faced many challenges, and I am certain it will continue to be a vital fire and emergency medical response organization in Northwest Indiana.” Newly appointed Fire Chief Paul Bradley is a native of Gary and joined the Gary Fire Department in 1991. Most recently, he served

as Assistant Chief of Training in the department’s Supportive Services branch. Freeman-Wilson indicated that Bradley’s appointment as fire chief is a huge step forward for Team Gary. “He has demonstrated a commitment to safety and to the people of Gary during his tenure with the Gary Fire Department,” said Freeman-Wilson. “I am confident he will serve as an exceptional leader for the department.” Bradley thanked the Mayor for her vote of confidence and pledged to use his experience and best judgment to lead the men and women in his charge to make the Gary Fire Department a world-class organization. “Our top priority is to ensure the safety of the men and women in this outstanding department and all of the residents of Gary,” said Bradley. “I am honored to have been chosen by the Mayor for this position, and I am committed to providing a safe, efficient and ethical environment where we work together as a team.” The Gary Fire Department is comprised of nearly 200 fire professionals and responds to more than 26,000 yearly requests.

Students testify, tells Indiana Senate to vote against House Bill 1001 A bus load of Gary Community School Corporation students, parents and staff headed to the State House with one goal in mind – to voice their opposition of House Bill 1001. House Bill 1001 would adversely impact the Gary Community School Corporation’s budget. The Senate will also vote on HB 1638. If passed, that bill will allow the government to take over entire school districts. Dr. Cheryl L. Pruitt, Superintendent of Schools, supported the trip to Indianapolis. “Students need the experience and parents need to get even more involved,” Pruitt said. “This is an opportunity for students and parents to learn about the legislative process and about bills that will impact public education especially Gary Community Schools. I want to thank Mr. Zimmerman for organizing the trip. I’d also like to thank the elected officials that took time to speak with everyone. Our students and parents should experience this more often.” More than 50 arrived in Indianapolis and headed to the Senate Chambers where Senator Earline Rogers met them. “I want to welcome you to the Senate Chambers,” said Senator Rogers. “This is where you will witness 2

SENATOR EARLINE ROGERS addresses Gary Community School Corporation students, parents and staff before media intern takes group on tour of the Statehouse. the committee meeting and where some of you will share your testimony. Don’t tell us what we might want to hear, tell us what you really feel.” Wirt-Emerson Visual and Performing Arts students Delawrence Nixon and Klaudette Spencer along with West Side Leadership Academy student Davion Brown shared their opinions in opposition of HB 1001. Watson Academy for Boys parent Melody Dixon also testified. Students, parents and staff enjoyed lunch with State Superin-

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tendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz, State representatives Vernon Smith and Charlie Brown, and School Board members Rosie Washington, Doretha Rouse and Robert Campbell. Ritz encouraged everyone to use their power to change situations by voting. Before leaving the State House, Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson greeted students and encouraged all to continue the fight. Below is the letter Delawrence gave to Governor Pence – who said this legislation session focus-

DELAWRENCE NIXON, Wirt-Emerson Visual and Performing Arts High Ability Academy student, speaks in the Senate Chambers in opposition of House Bill 1001. es on education. My assignment this afternoon is to rally for public education funding, but before I do that, I want to ask a question. “What do you see when you look at me?” Some of you may say, ‘I see an educated and handsome young man,” and some of you may say, “I see a young man in well-dressed business attire instead of sagging pants.” Do you know what I see? I see one percent of de-

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sirous young people from Gary, Indiana. When I heard the news about the state budget cuts to public education in the Gary Community Schools, I was appalled because I began to think about the repercussions of what could happen if the state cut our budget. A huge pandemic that would begin to expand (Continued on page 3 ) www.garycrusader.com

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Gary Police Department launches body camera pilot program The Gary Police Department officially activated its first body camera on March 24 as part of a pilot program. Sporting the WOLFCAM VISION 1080P Body Camera was probationary officer Michael Jackson, who was also driving one of the department’s newly purchased 2015 Dodge Chargers. Police Chief Larry McKinley emphasized the importance of officers having updated equipment. “Today is a historic moment in our department,” said McKinley. “We know that our officers can perform their jobs better when they have better equipment. We will continue to apply for grants and identify funding sources, so

that we can secure even more equipment.” McKinley stated that ultimately, the department would like to provide a camera for every on-duty officer in patrol during their shift. For the next few weeks, various patrol officers will wear the camera and provide feedback on their experience using it. The feedback will then be compiled to help develop standard operating procedures and protocol for all officers to follow. For more information, contact the Gary Police Dept. PIO Sgt.TomDeCanterattdecanter@ci .gary.in.us or (219) 881-7555.

OFFICER MICHAEL JACKSON prepares to start his shift with a body camera clipped to his pocket shirt under his badge.

Hoosier State Passenger Rail Service to End April 1 FRA to classify state rail sponsors as railroad carriers The Indiana Department of Transportation announced recently that the Hoosier State passenger rail line, which operates four days per week between Indianapolis and Chicago, will have its last day of service on Wednesday, April 1. The announcement follows a Federal Railroad Administration decision requiring the state of Indiana to serve as a railroad, even though it owns no track or trains. “Passenger rail providers and the host railroads are already required to

comply with FRA rules,” said INDOT Commissioner Karl Browning. “Requiring a redundant layer of bureaucracy would not create improvements in passenger rail service or safety, it would only increase taxpayer costs.” Proposed long-term service INDOT has been working for a year to improve the Hoosier State service, and had been making progress in negotiating long-term agreements with two experienced passenger rail providers. “INDOT thanks our partners Amtrak and Iowa Pacific Holdings as we worked together to preserve

the Hoosier State service,” Browning said. Under the proposed service, Amtrak would have served as the primary operator, working with host railroads, providing train and engine crews, and managing reservation and ticketing. This would have taken advantage of the priority access and pricing that Amtrak enjoys with the host railroads. Iowa Pacific would have provided the train equipment, train maintenance, onboard services and marketing. The proposed service was modeled after Amtrak’s successful Piedmont service, which operates be-

City takes inventory of broken street lights (Continued from page 1 ) reschedule due to weather related issues.” According to LaBroi the city’s Traffic Control Department has a budget for street light repairs and once the number of streetlights out are determined they will begin to take care of them. Just as the city, NIPSCO requests that residents report any streetlight outages they might find. LaBroi said citizens should contact the city at (219) 8811311 to report of any street light outages.

tween Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C. The North Carolina Department of Transportation owns the track over which the Piedmont operates, and contracted with Amtrak and private contractors to improve and grow passenger rail. NCDOT sued the FRA in 2008 when it attempted to place the same impediments on the Piedmont service. INDOT was unsuccessful in convincing the FRA to formally reconsider its decision. Copies of INDOT’s correspondence with FRA and letter of intent with Iowa Pacific areavailableatwww.in.gov/indot/32 00.htm. States as railroads Congress voted in 2008 to end federal funding for certain Amtrak routes of less than 750 miles. Six years later, the FRA is developing rules governing states that now support the cost of passenger rail services. Under new rules that the FRA is testing with Indiana, all states that support passenger rail services would be considered railroad carriers. This burdensome interpretation exposes states to significant increases in cost, paperwork and liability, including: •Liability for the actions of passenger rail providers up to $200 million for each occurrence of injury, death or property damage, •Hiring new staff to monitor plans

and programs in compliance with federal rules, and •Interpretation that state employees are rail employees, subject to retirement and employer liability rules and limits. Indianapolis-Chicago transportation After April 1, INDOT encourages Hoosier State travelers to take advantage of alternative transportation options between Indianapolis and Chicago: •Amtrak’s Cardinal service (Trains 50 & 51) will continue to operate three days per week – Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays northbound and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays southbound – with intermediate stops in Crawfordsville, Lafayette, Rensselaer and Dyer. Tickets are available at www.amtrak.com, 800-USA-RAIL and other sales channels, including Amtrak mobile apps. •Greyhound offers express bus service with intermediate stops in Lafayette. In addition, INDOT uses federal transit funds to support once-daily regional service with stops in Merrillville, Gary and Hammond. For more information and to buy tickets, call 800-6618747 or visit www.greyhound.com. •Megabus offers frequent express bus service.Visit www.megabus.com for additional information about services.

Students testify, tells Indiana Senate to vote against House Bill 1001 (Continued from page 1 ) is the crime in our community. Our community has already seen the crime rate rise and without funding our public education there is more of a chance of it skyrocketing. Without funding public education, have you shown me that you would rather see me behind bars than in a classroom; without www.garycrusader.com

funding public education you have shown me that you would rather see me being finger-printed than receiving my high school and college diplomas; and without funding public education then you have shown me that I am living my life in vain and trying to get my education is not necessary because the only thing I’m capable of doing is lying dead in the street. I came to

Indianapolis to plea for adequate funding. Without my education, I am a dead man walking. Education is my life and the more you cut the budget, the more you cut my success; the more you cut the budget, the more you cut down the faith that I can make a difference in this world; and the more you cut the budget, the higher the crime rate goes through the ceiling.

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I am pleading for the State of Indiana to continue to fund my education in Gary, Indiana, where it may seem rough but has one of the two schools in Indiana to ever receive a 100 percent graduation rate. I am asking the State of Indiana to continue funding our education because when you provide the funds for education, you fund my life: my life of success, my life of

achievement, and my life of selfworth. Thank you. Delawrence Nixon For the latest information about the Gary Community School Corporationvisit garyschools.org; like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or tune in to WGVE (88.7 FM).

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EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL THE EMOTIONALITY OF RACISM As human beings, we are still evolving, albeit slowly. This is evident in the continuing skirmishes that are evident all over the globe. Everywhere you look, people are killing each other for various and sundry reasons. When objective observers are witness to some of these fights, they sometimes wonder why the participants can’t see the obvious folly of their ways. The main reason that people can’t see things objectively is due to heightened emotions. The problem is that we have not yet connected the dots between emotions and reason. There is an obvious human response that goes like this: the more emotion that is connected to a situation, the less logical (reasonable) a person will act. The truth may be staring someone in the face, but if the person has strong emotions, either pro or con, about a situation, there will be very little that will convince him or her of the truth surrounding it. One of the biggest issues in this regard is American racism. It is incredible to see the attitude that some white Americans demonstrate when it comes to the maltreatment of Blacks. You would think that African Americans invented a big fairy tale called slavery, another called Jim Crow, and that African Americans are lying about the modern obstacles faced on all sides by them. The emotional baggage that many whites carry in this regard is called DENIAL. This denial is fueled by emotionality, which could have its origins in a number of places including guilt, ignorance, forgetfulness, or just downright hatred. To illustrate this point, just think about this: whites have been known to snatch people from the African continent, to treat them like animals, even to brand them; to forcibly separate families; to beat people to death because they did not perform in the way that was expected and to discard the bodies like so much trash, and to force them to work from sun up to sundown with no pay until they dropped dead. American slavery was extremely cruel and inhumane. As we move through the Jim Crow era after slavery, Blacks were treated unfairly in almost every area of life. There is a belief among Blacks that the word “picnic” came from the practice of certain whites “picking a nigger” to lynch, set on fire, and merrily eating food having a jolly old time while watching the Black bodies burn. There are actual photos that exist of this kind of thing happening! Today, the “Black Lives Matter” movement is eliciting the ire of some white people who have absolutely no sympathy regarding racism. The Jim Crow of yesteryear has become the Thug Cop of today, yet many whites refuse to acknowledge this reality. Recently, a white couple in Virginia appeared on a Fox News show, “Fox & Friends,” to complain about their eight-year old daughter’s school celebrating Black History Month with a “Black Lives Matter” event. They were upset and felt the school should offer an apology. According to an online article by Michael Allen in Opposing Views, the daughter later asked her father, who is a deputy sheriff, why police officers shoot Black people and good people. If the parents were thinking less emotionally, they could have used this as a teachable moment to help steer their child closer to a more balanced truth. Instead, they allowed their emotions to blind them and consequently took a stance in opposition to the fact that there is truth in the Black Lives Matter movement. According to USA Today, almost two Black people are killed every week by white police officers in America, based on statistics voluntarily given to the FBI by states. This is a truth that those parents eschewed and which might result in the creation of another hard core bigot in the person of their daughter because of the prejudices that they harbor! What a shame. A luta continua. 4

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR There are two ways to look at the Sheraton site Dear Editor: Now that the former Sheraton Hotel is gone, the city wants to know what should be done with the site. It seems that Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson has always proposed that it be green space, plants and trees and stuff. That never made any sense to me because I think Gary needs to put every parcel it can on the tax rolls. Nobody pays taxes on green space. She is, however, the mayor so I thought she had a plan, and green space was one way to look at things. The idea of those of us who live here coming up with a good idea for such a space I believe is a long shot. Sure there are a lot of smart people in Gary, and no doubt they could bring some good ideas, but would they be the best for this prime downtown location is the question. Besides getting community input, it seems a good idea would be to conduct a national competition looking for the best development plan for those 10 or so acres. Done properly, this kind of campaign could bring favorable national attention to Gary. It also should get

us some ideas of what local people might not ever consider. Maybe the winner could have whatever the result is, named after him or her. That is pretty cool isn’t it, to have a building named after you, and all you did was send in an idea? Of course the city would have to establish some guidelines or a wish list for the types of developments that would be possible for the site. It seems to me that groups of engineering students, as well as urban planning students and architects all would want to get in on this. I think the possibilities are almost endless. This kind of competition might also be extended to other parts of the city where there are a lot of adjacent vacant properties. I give the mayor credit for bringing some innovation to Gary, and I would like to see her give this idea a try. Fred Brown

A new opportunity for the Gary Fire Department Dear Editor: The news that Fire Chief Everett was retiring from her job came as a surprise last week. She has been beat up by other

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firefighters and the public since she got here about two and onehalf years ago. She not only did not seem to fit in, she seemed like she didn’t want to fit in with the department or the city. So her leaving is not all bad. The department seemed to have more turmoil than stability since her arrival. Now, the department can return to normal and maybe the right people (Continued on page 11)

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Medication Guide JANUVIA® (jah-NEW-vee-ah) (sitagliptin) Tablets Read this Medication Guide carefully before you start taking JANUVIA and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of talking with your doctor about your medical condition or your treatment. If you have any questions about JANUVIA, ask your doctor or pharmacist. What is the most important information I should know about JANUVIA? Serious side effects can happen in people taking JANUVIA, including inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) which may be severe and lead to death. Certain medical problems make you more likely to get pancreatitis. Before you start taking JANUVIA: Tell your doctor if you have ever had • pancreatitis • stones in your gallbladder (gallstones) • a history of alcoholism • high blood triglyceride levels • kidney problems Stop taking JANUVIA and call your doctor right away if you have pain in your stomach area (abdomen) that is severe and will not go away. The pain may be felt going from your abdomen through to your back. The pain may happen with or without vomiting. These may be symptoms of pancreatitis. What is JANUVIA? • JANUVIA is a prescription medicine used along with diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. • JANUVIA is not for people with type 1 diabetes. • JANUVIA is not for people with diabetic ketoacidosis (increased ketones in your blood or urine). • If you have had pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) in the past, it is not known if you have a higher chance of getting pancreatitis while you take JANUVIA. • It is not known if JANUVIA is safe and effective when used in children under 18 years of age. Who should not take JANUVIA? Do not take JANUVIA if: • you are allergic to any of the ingredients in JANUVIA. See the end of this Medication Guide for a complete list of ingredients in JANUVIA. Symptoms of a serious allergic reaction to JANUVIA may include: • rash • raised red patches on your skin (hives) • swelling of the face, lips, tongue, and throat that may cause difficulty in breathing or swallowing What should I tell my doctor before taking JANUVIA? Before you take JANUVIA, tell your doctor if you: • have or have had inflammation of your pancreas (pancreatitis). • have kidney problems. • have any other medical conditions. • are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if JANUVIA will harm your unborn baby. If you are pregnant, talk with your doctor about the best way to control your blood sugar while you are pregnant. Pregnancy Registry: If you take JANUVIA at any time during your pregnancy, talk with your doctor about how you can join the JANUVIA pregnancy registry. The purpose of this registry is to collect information about the health of you and your baby. You can enroll in this registry by calling 1-800-986-8999. • are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. It is not known if JANUVIA will pass into your breast milk. Talk with your doctor about the best way to feed your baby if you are taking JANUVIA. Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of your medicines and show it to your doctor and pharmacist when you get a new medicine. How should I take JANUVIA? • Take JANUVIA 1 time each day exactly as your doctor tells you. • You can take JANUVIA with or without food. • Your doctor may do blood tests from time to time to see how well your kidneys are working. Your doctor may change your dose of JANUVIA based on the results of your blood tests. • Your doctor may tell you to take JANUVIA along with other diabetes medicines. Low blood sugar can happen more often when JANUVIA is taken with certain other diabetes medicines. See “What are the possible side effects of JANUVIA?”. • If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If you do not remember until it is time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not take two doses of JANUVIA at the same time. • If you take too much JANUVIA, call your doctor or local Poison Control Center right away. • When your body is under some types of stress, such as fever, trauma (such as a car accident), infection or surgery, the amount of diabetes medicine that you need may change. Tell your doctor right away if you have any of these conditions and follow your doctor’s instructions. • Check your blood sugar as your doctor tells you to. • Stay on your prescribed diet and exercise program while taking JANUVIA.

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• Talk to your doctor about how to prevent, recognize and manage low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), and problems you have because of your diabetes. • Your doctor will check your diabetes with regular blood tests, including your blood sugar levels and your hemoglobin A1C. What are the possible side effects of JANUVIA? Serious side effects have happened in people taking JANUVIA. • See “What is the most important information I should know about JANUVIA?”. • Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). If you take JANUVIA with another medicine that can cause low blood sugar, such as a sulfonylurea or insulin, your risk of getting low blood sugar is higher. The dose of your sulfonylurea medicine or insulin may need to be lowered while you use JANUVIA. Signs and symptoms of low blood sugar may include: • headache • irritability • drowsiness • hunger • weakness • fast heart beat • dizziness • sweating • confusion • feeling jittery • Serious allergic reactions. If you have any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, stop taking JANUVIA and call your doctor right away. See “Who should not take JANUVIA?”. Your doctor may give you a medicine for your allergic reaction and prescribe a different medicine for your diabetes. • Kidney problems, sometimes requiring dialysis The most common side effects of JANUVIA include: • upper respiratory infection • stuffy or runny nose and sore throat • headache JANUVIA may have other side effects, including: • stomach upset and diarrhea • swelling of the hands or legs, when JANUVIA is used with rosiglitazone (Avandia®). Rosiglitazone is another type of diabetes medicine. These are not all the possible side effects of JANUVIA. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you, is unusual or does not go away. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. How should I store JANUVIA? Store JANUVIA at 68°F to 77°F (20°C to 25°C). Keep JANUVIA and all medicines out of the reach of children. General information about the use of JANUVIA Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes that are not listed in Medication Guides. Do not use JANUVIA for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give JANUVIA to other people, even if they have the same symptoms you have. It may harm them. This Medication Guide summarizes the most important information about JANUVIA. If you would like to know more information, talk with your doctor. You can ask your doctor or pharmacist for additional information about JANUVIA that is written for health professionals. For more information, go to www.JANUVIA.com or call 1-800-622-4477. What are the ingredients in JANUVIA? Active ingredient: sitagliptin Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, anhydrous dibasic calcium phosphate, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, and sodium stearyl fumarate. The tablet film coating contains the following inactive ingredients: polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol, talc, titanium dioxide, red iron oxide, and yellow iron oxide. What is type 2 diabetes? Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which your body does not make enough insulin, and the insulin that your body produces does not work as well as it should. Your body can also make too much sugar. When this happens, sugar (glucose) builds up in the blood. This can lead to serious medical problems. High blood sugar can be lowered by diet and exercise, and by certain medicines when necessary.

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CIRCLE CITY CONNECTION

Who should be allowed to use the N-word?

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Terrance Howard, star of the hit TV drama “Empire,” says the show needs to use the Nword to make the dialogue of rapper, hip-hop artist and music industry mogul characters more authentic. Taraji P. Henson, aka “Cookie,” vehemently disagrees, saying use of the racial epithet would only turn people off and that they are doing fine without it. “I’m mad that we don’t say n— in the show,” Howard told Entertainment Weekly. “Why

is TV showing something different from the reality of the world? Why is there a thing called censorship that stops people from hearing everyday talk? We use n—every day. It’s become part of a conversation. Why aren’t we using it in the show? Ms. Henson holds an opposite view. She likely asks how do we even consider providing a respectable place in civil discourse for such a despicable, vile expression used throughout history to spew vitriol and hatred? The word has become a synonym for bigotry and racism. Who could even begin to condone casual use of such a toxic terminology? Well, to be fair, Howard is not alone. At any given moment, you can hear celebrities, scholars or brothas and sistahs in the streets offering such illogical rationales as: •We need the N-word to“keep it real” •It’s a term of endearment for

Blacks •The question is irrelevant because I’m NOT one •We don’t say the word ending in “er” – we end it with an “a” •Any and all censorship is wrong •It’s just a word The reality is, Blacks have got to stop equivocating and take a stand. Now either the SAE fraternity at Oklahoma and Paula Deene and “Kramer” from “Seinfeld” and Mel Gibson and all the rest caught using the Nword were in violation or they were doing nothing wrong. Which is it, Black America? And no, you can’t have it both ways. It can’t be right for you and wrong for them. As you ponder, consider Elkhart, IN sixth-grader NyZeria Neely who was speechless when a white, female classmate called her the N-word. She reported it and got no results from the principal, Wayne Stubbs. A few weeks later, she found a note on her locker that read: “Watch

Mrs. Coretta Scott King will be honored in Gary The wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mrs. Coretta Scott King will be honored in Gary on Saturday, Apri 4, 2015, by the Katie Hall E d u c a t i o n a l Fo u n d a t i o n . Mrs. King, the Founder and first Chief Executive Officer of The King Center For Nonviolent Social Change will share the Foundation’s Chairman’s Award with Attorney Willie E. Gary of Stuart, Florida. Immediately after Dr. King’s untimely death in April 1968, Mrs. King began to build a living memorial in honor of the slain civil rights leader in the form of The King Center For Nonviolent Social Change (“The King Center”). This world renowned facility has been and remains a global destination, resource center, and community institution for over a quarter century. Each year, nearly a million people make the pilgrimage to the King National Historic Site to learn, be inspired, and pay their respects to Dr. King’s legacy. The vision of The King Center as espoused by Mrs. King was to be “no dead monument, but a living www.garycrusader.com

memorial filled with all the vitality that was his, a center of human endeavor committed to the causes for which he lived and died.” Katie Hall Educational Foundation Board Member Attorney John Henry Hall was especially pleased to see Mrs. King recognized by the Foundation, because of her tireless and unwavering support of his late wife, Congresswoman Katie Hall during the passage of House of Representatives Bill H.R. 3706, The King Bill, in the 98th Congress. In the late summer of 1983, The King Bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 338-90, at which time Mrs. King stated, “I am pleased and encouraged by the vote.” Based on his recollections of that time, Attorney Hall commented, “From the inception of Congresswoman Hall’s authorship and sponsorship of The King Bill, Mrs. King would communicate almost daily with Congresswoman Hall in tracking the legislative journey of this historic piece of federal legislation to honor the life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” Attorney Hall further com-

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your back.” A third note came days later saying: “(N-word) don’t belong.” The frustrated and frightened child again appealed to the principal. In substance, his response was, “It’s only words,” according to reports in The Elkhart Truth, which broke the story. Her parents finally transferred her out of the predominantly white school. Blacks who endorse using the N-word unwittingly facilitate mistreatment. There’s hope for those who are simply ignorant of their complicity in the situation. Maybe they will eventually listen and stop accepting the Nword. But those who know better and simply shrug off responsibility in favor of expediency are sellouts, hypocrites, and race traitors. ESPN’s Michael Wilbon is one of the best sports analysts around. But he couldn’t be more wrong in defending use of the N- word. Wilbon reasoned, “People can be upset with me if they want. I, like a whole lot of people, use the N-word all day every day my whole life. ... I have a problem with white people framing the discussion for the use of the Nword.” Charles Barkley agreed adding, “White America don’t get to dictate how me and Shaq (O’Neal) talk to each other.” Far more Black Americans detest proliferation of the N-word than whites. What do whites care about how you tear your race apart and disrespect your heritage? A proud, articulate, highly-principled Black person is far more of a threat than a bunch of N-words. At some point, we’ve got to stop compromising.With as

much blood as Blacks are spilling in the streets today and as much antipathy as we confront institutionally, there’s no better time than now. Richard Pryor said he didn’t use the Nword all while he was in Africa because he didn’t see any there. He experienced unprecedented self-love and realization of who he was. Sports writer Jason Whitlock provides a definitive perspective. Whitlock wrote: “We have bought into the false narrative promoted by rappers and the corporations that pay rappers to make Black-denigration music—that the N-word has been stripped of its power to denigrate. We foolishly believe that religiously using the slur given to us by enslavers who saw us as subhuman is a righteous act of defiance against The Man. “The N-word is a not a generational issue. The N-word was never a fad. It was a primary tool in the enslavement, disenfranchisement and cultural destruction of a race of people. The debate surrounding the N-word isn’t young people versus old people. It’s intelligence versus ignorance.” When I think about sacrifices of those who paid the ultimate price to summarily reject the Nword, when I think about little Black children today victimized by a brutal resurgence of bigotry while cavalier, self-indulgent demagogues trifle with their future through indifference, it convinces me more than ever the irrefutable answers to the questions: Who should be allowed to use the N-word? Nobody. When is it ever okay? Never.

mented, “The fruits of both women’s labor “paid-off ” with the signing of The King Bill into law on November 2, 1983, as the two women stood together behind President Reagan as witnesses to history.” The Katie Hall Educational Foundation is the first organization in Gary and the State of Indiana to recognize Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. simultaneously for their contributions to humanity and (Continued on page 11 )

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Magazine honors Gary native’s Winners of Money Smart Kid video contest Gary, Indiana native Alana Mathews was recently named one of the Sacramento area’s leading young professionals by California-based Comstock’s Magazine. Mathews, who attended the Emerson School for the Visual and Performing Arts and the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and Humanities, is the public adviser for the California Energy Commission. She ensures the public and interested groups have access and opportunity to participate in Energy Commission proceedings. Mathews earned a law degree from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in 2003, a Master of Laws in governmental affairs and public policy from the school in 2004 and a bachelor’s degree from Spelman College in Atlanta in 1996. Mathews joined the Energy Commission in 2012 after serving as a deputy district attorney for Sacramento County. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., appointed her to the public adviser’s position in 2013. She serves on the boards of the Sacramento County Bar Association and the Girl Scouts Heart of Central California Council, was a member of the Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force and is the regional chairperson for the Florin Law Academy, a partnership between the California State Bar and the California Department of Education. She has three teenage children, Caleb, Jordan and Josi-

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Alana Mathews ah. Her sister Windy Evans and other family members still live in the Gary community. Comstock’s, a monthly business magazine for California’s capital region, releases its young professionals list annually. About the California Energy Commission The California Energy Commission is the state’s primary energy policy and planning agency. The agency was established by the California Legislature through the WarrenAlquist Act in 1974. It has seven core responsibilities: advancing state energy policy, encouraging energy efficiency, certifying thermal power plants, investing in energy innovation, developing renewable energy, transforming transportation, and preparing for energy emergencies.

On April 23 and 24, the Northwest Indiana Money Smart Week Council (NWI MSW) will host two free Money Smart Resource Fairs aimed at teaching people strategies for better money management. Money Smart offers adults sound strategies and advice for improving their financial IQ and starting their own business. The fair on Thursday, April 23 is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ivy Tech Community College in Valparaiso. The fair on Friday, April 24 is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the John W. Anderson Library Conference Center, room 105, Indiana University Northwest in Gary. Informative breakout sessions include: •10 a.m. — Identity Theft •11 a.m. — Credit Repair •Noon — Top 10 Tips for Students •1 p.m. — Basic Savings Tips IU Northwest will also have a health fair in conjunction with its Money Fair, which will include blood pressure and other health screenings, health education information, and nutritional/dietary support. The two winners for the Money Smart Kid video contest will be announced at a press conference scheduled for 10 a.m., Thursday, April 9 in the lobby of the IU Northwest School of Business, located in the Dunes Medical/Professional Building. Middle school students from Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Jasper and Newton counties were invited to submit entries. The two fairs are offered along with more than 3,500 free financial programs nationwide during Money Smart Week, April 18 – 25,

CREATED BY THE Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in 2002, Money Smart Week® is a public awareness campaign designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. This is achieved through the collaboration and coordinated effort of hundreds of organizations across the country. 2015. Coordinated by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and its Money Smart partners, Money Smart Week – Indiana is designed to educate consumers about money management and create awareness of financial education programs on a wide range of topics, such as budgeting, saving and using credit wisely. Other educational activities will be presented throughout Northwest Indiana by local community groups, government agencies, businesses, schools, and non-profit organizations. “Money Smart Week began as a coordinated effort among a small

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group of Chicago-area organizations working to promote financial literacy,” says Alejo Torres, Senior Outreach Manager at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. “Today, Money Smart Week continues to expand nationally, providing greater awareness of, and access to, personal finance resources for all.” Information on all Money Smart presentations throughout Indiana can be found at http://www.moneysmartweek.org. To learn more about the Money Fairs, contact Dian Reyome, Northwest Indiana Money Smart Week Chair at dreyome@centier.com.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following column is a gossip column. We ask that items contained herein be judged by individuals that read it as such and not as documented facts gathered by the newsgathering personnel of this publication. GOT TO PAY TO PLAY Word is, as the political campaigns gets under way there are some organizations seeking to benefit financially from the candidates. Heard there’s a group that is planning on hosting serious candidate forums around the city and the price of admission for candidates is around a hundred and fifty bucks. Then Nosey heard that the Gary Precinct organization is planning on hosting a candidate forum this weekend and the price on that one is four hundred and some change for candidates running citywide and a hundred for candidates in the district. Seems the people sponsoring events didn’t get the message this is a broke city; ain’t nobody got that kinda loot. Besides that, don’t nobody show up at these events. Most of the time the candidates are

talking to a bunch of empty chairs. What do they plan to do with the money collected from the forum? If the plan was a get out the vote effort that would be money well spent, however, that ain’t gonna happen. Already folks going around predicting that the turn out is gonna be extremely low. What happened to the good ole days when these events consisted of a beer and a hot dog? Back then the thieving politicians played like your vote meant something. Nowadays they just stealing and don’t care who knows.

re-named it Brewer Land. Is there no lot in the city that is safe from King Clorius I? -Nosey-

-NoseyCROWN HIM Well King Clorius Lay I has hitched his political fortunes to another member of the City Council. As always, he has a billboard erected as a sign of his support. The other day while riding around town, Nosey just happened to see King Clorius with former City Court Bailiff Robert Nichols and Councilman Ron Brewer. Judging by the sign advertising Brewer’s re-election bid, they had conquered the corner where the billboard was erected and

IN THE MIDDLE OF THINGS Now that the Sheraton is down and the lot is vacant, what to do with the open space is the question. Word is that’s what some folks got together to discuss the other night. There was no shortage of ideas at the meeting from Mayor Freeman-Wilson wanting to put an ice skating rink in the space, a food court and some other business outlets. The other day Nosey heard that some hotel chain was exploring the feasibility of building another hotel in the spot. Really?

Seems like we have been there and done that, and it didn’t work. While the mayor and her team say they are seeking input on what should go in the spot, Nosey has the sneaky feeling that it’s already a done deal and we are kinda just going through the motions. -NoseyNEXT IN LINE Now that B.R. Lane is out as deputy mayor, wonder who will be next? Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson says she’s holding off until after the primary to make the selection and it will be interesting to see who the choice is, or if there is one. Since taking office, Freeman-Wilson’s been through three-deputy mayors and if she does select another one, it will be

Karen Freeman-Wilson her fourth. Kinda makes you wonder what’s the problem. I mean the job can’t be that difficult, all you do is fill in when the mayor ain’t around. Ought to be real easy, but it ain’t because Freeman-Wilson probably is looking for someone like herself— high energy. Not since Rudy Clay has there been a mayor who has been as available. Anybody who claims that they haven’t been able to catch up with the mayor just ain’t trying cause she’s everywhere. That may be what she will be looking for in the next deputy mayor. -Nosey-

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Crystal O’Brien book “Pretty, Raised Ugly” Students observe lawmaking process By Carmen M. Woodson-Wray It was 10 years ago that Crystal Lynn O’Brien came to a point that she was looking for the purpose of her life. She told God that if He didn’t tell her what that purpose was that they would have issues. It was on January 7, 2015 that it only took her seven days to write “Pretty, Raised Ugly.” O’Brien said she was in church on New Year’s when God gave her the direction in what she was supposed to be doing. She said, “It just came out of now where and I knew it wasn’t me.” Scheduled to be released in the summer, “Pretty, Raised Ugly” is her sole vision from cover to its content and is self-published. She said, “It’s been a lot of work and tedious but also a learning experience.” O’Brien considers her book to be inspirational as well as motivational. “It’s more than a book. It gives you the service I went through to get to this point and a book that opens up about the movement of people struggling. My book shows I’m very vulnera-

CRYSTAL O’BRIEN AUTHOR of the book “Pretty, Raised Ugly” with her grandmother Barbara Leek. ble and a person can grow from it.” She will be reading exerts from her book March 31 at Indiana

University Northwest in the Moraine Student Center beginning at 7 p.m. There will also be discussions on her reading.

During the 2015 session of the Indiana General Assembly, several students from State Representative Vernon Smith’s district in Northwest Indiana had the opportunity to serve as Indiana House Pages. The Indiana House of Representatives offers an unparalleled opportunity for students between the ages of 13 and 18 to visit the Statehouse and experience a full day of legislative activity. The Indiana House Page Program is an educational way for students to gain a better understanding of the lawmaking process by meeting their State Representative and witnessing how laws are made firsthand. It is an exciting experience that comes highly recommended. Students interested in serving as a page should call 317-232-9887 with further questions. Pages serving in this session were: Christion Robinson, 11th grade, West Side Leadership Academy: Joree Joiner, 10th grade, Hobart High School; Kendall Jackson, 6th grade, Grimmer Middle School; Mack Anderson, 8th grade, Wirt-Emerson; Mackia Anderson, 10th grade, Wirt-Emerson; Royce Johnson, 11th grade, Portage High School; Raelyn Kuykendale, 9th grade, Wirt-Emerson; Sonnet Smith, 6th grade, Merrillville Intermediate.

CHURCH CALENDAR Gospel Sunrise Production The Gospel Sunrise Productions and Floretha Kelly Production Presents DOC McKenzie and the HiLites in concerts on Friday, April 17 at the Church of God in Christ located at 5718 West 9th Avenue in Gary. The event will feature Singers Hellen Aaron, Sharla Williams and the Sisters-N-Christ Dancer all of Gary. Also appearing is Pastor Mitty Collier of Chicago. For more information contact Marvin Lyles at 219-884-4402 or Floretha Kelly at 219-872-8779. Sounds of Peace at Trinity Baptist Church The community is invited to the Ruth Circle Ministry presentation of the Wounded for Me “Remembering Calvary” by Sounds of Peace. Spoken Word Artist Minister Montia Gardner arranged the selections and it will be narrated by Rev. Queen Esther Thomas on Sunday, March 29 at 4:00 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, 183137 Virginia Street in Gary. Annual Concert First Baptist Church located at 626 W. 21st Ave. in Gary invites the community to its annual concert by the Sanctuary Choir on Sunday, March 29, at 4:00 p.m. The theme is “Worship and Exalt the Lord.” Special guests will be St. Mark AME Zion Combined Choirs of East Chicago and St. Timothy Community Church Grace Praise Dancers of Gary. For more information contact Timothy F. Brown, Senior Pastor, (219) 883-3216. 10

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Willie Rogers, formerly of the Soulstirrers breaks out with solo career By Louise Scott After singing 50 years with the legendary Soulstirrers,the lead singer Willie Rogers has branched out with a solo career and the release of his first CD entitled “Winds of Change.” Although Rogers still considers himself a member of the Soulstirrers, a year ago he signed with Malaco Records to put together a CD he felt reflexed how change in his life came about. He said, “I gave it its name because of how people go through changes in life just like the season elements of life change.” A member of the Soulstirrers since 1964, Rogers said groups like the 4 Tops and the Temptations got their style of singing from them. Legions like Sam Cook and Lou Rawls started out with the Soulstirrers. In 1988, they were inducted into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. The last lead singer left of the Soulstirrers, Rogers said it has been his dream to do a CD on his own. He said, “After doing the Legions CD and DVD for Malaco Records

GOSPEL SUNRISE RECOGNIZES Willie Rogers for His New CD Release—Marvin Lyles of Gospel Sunrise Productions presented Willie Rogers, formerly of the Soulstirrers, with a recognition plaque in honor of the release of his new CD entitled “Winds of Change” and solo career during his recent Gospel Wings 13 Production. where I sang the song ‘Wonderful,’ I spoke with its president about me doing a solo record and he agreed.” Rogers says he is enjoying touring around all over promoting his new CD the same as he did with the

Soulstirrers when they toured all around the world. He said, “Being a member of the Soulstirrers allowed me to travel to Russia, Italy, Paris and Australia just to name a few places. I just love it.”

Mrs. Coretta Scott King will be honored (Continued from page 7 ) the realm of social justice. In addition to Dr. and Mrs. King, the Foundation will also honor on April 4, The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy (DMA) posthumous, Attorney Willie E. Gary, and Indiana Supreme Court Associate Justice Robert Rucker. The 3rd Annual Katie Hall Public Service Awards Luncheon will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2015, at 11 a.m. Doors Open at 10:30 a.m. Genesis Convention Center, 1 Genesis Center Plaza in Gary. Admission is $50 per person. Tickets may be purchased at (219) 883-7711. Established in 1968 by Mrs. Coretta Scott King, The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-

Coretta Scott King violent Social Change (“The King Center”) has been a global destination, resource center and community institution for over a quarter century. Nearly a million people each year make pilgrim-

age to the National Historic Site to learn, be inspired and pay their respects to Dr. King’s legacy. Both a traditional memorial and programmatic nonprofit, the King Center was envisioned by its founder to be “no dead monument, but a living memorial filled with all the vitality that was his, a center of human endeavor, committed to the causes for which he lived and died.” That vision was carried out through educational and community programs until Mrs. King’s retirement in the mid1990’s, and today it’s being revitalized. See more at: http://www.thekingcenter.org/about-king-center.

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doing what she probably should have done in the first place-appoint an insider, someone who knows and understands the culture of that department. In the new chief she also has someone who knows Gary and Gary knows him. The new appointment really should be a morale booster for the department. On the other end of the city, news that former airport director and mayoral chief of staff

BR Lane is leaving city government was not as welcoming. Lane was the key player from the city side in helping bring together the $100 million airport deal, I believe it is called a public and private partnership. Lane has been the mayor’s go-to person on more than one occasion and undoubtedly will be missed and tough to replace. Freddie Hooper

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Marvin Lyles of Gospel Sunrise Production recently praised Rogers for his new solo career and his new CD. He said, “He has a lot of musical expertise in his CD. It has a little quartet feel in it and hymns in it as well. Anyone can enjoy this project because it has the heart and soul of the people in it.”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR will be promoted at the right times and the arguing about so many little things will come to an end. All of that had to be distracting for Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson. The mayor, in my opinion, could have easily thrown her under the bus several times, and no one would have blamed her. Instead, the mayor stuck by her choice of the first Black female fire chief in the state. Now, Freeman-Wilson is

Rogers will be at the Performing Arts Center in Hammond, Indiana on April 4 as he and members of the Spaniels will be a part of a play entitled “Signa,” the story of Gary’s own the late Vivian Carter, the record producer who really discovered The Beatles. Rogers said he will be singing “Change is Going To Come,” and “If I Had A Hammer.”

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Gary, Indiana native serves aboard USS New Orleans By Chief Mass Communications Specialist Chris Laurent, Navy Office of Community Outreach Public Affairs A 2000 Roosevelt High School graduate and Gary, Indiana native is serving aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18), one of the Navy’s newest and most advanced amphibious ships, designed to deliver Marines and their equipment to and from war zones. Chief Anthony Warlick, Jr. is a fire controlman aboard the San Diego-based San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship. The ship is longer than two football fields at 684 feet, 105 feet wide and weighs more than 24 tons. Four diesel engines can push the ship through the water at more than 24 mph. USS New Orleans is the fourth Navy ship to be named for the city of New Orleans, and is the second vessel in the San Antonio-class of high-tech amphibious assault ships. As a 34-year-old with numerous responsibilities, Warlick, Jr. said he is learning about himself as a leader, sailor and a person. He added that it is an exciting time to be in the Navy, and serving aboard a ship has truly made him a better person. “Given me an opportunity to meet people and become a positive influence to them,” said Warlick, Jr. He also said he is proud of the work he is doing as part of the New Orleans’ 361-member crew, protecting and defending America on the world’s oceans. “The Navy defends international trade and foriegn policy. We also defend against enemies foriegn and domestic,” Warlick, Jr. explained. Sailors’ jobs are highly varied aboard USS New Orleans. Approximately 46 officers and 381 enlisted men and women make up the ship’s company, which keeps all parts of the ship running smoothly — this includes everything from washing dishes and preparing meals to handling weaponry and maintaining the engines. Another 700 or so form the deployable Marine Corps battalion and New Orleans is capable of transporting the battalion and landing them in hostile territory via helicopters, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and air-cushioned landing craft. “New Orleans is truly a fine warship and it is our duty to bring her to life,” said Capt. Doug Verissimo, the ship’s commanding officer. “Our Sailors have been working very hard bringing her from a post-deployment repair period to our upcoming tactical integration 12

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Chief Anthony Warlick, Jr. with our Marine teammates. I feel an unparallel sense of pride working alongside our nation’s finest.” Collectively, the San Antonioclass ships will functionally replace more than 41 ships providing the Navy and Marine Corps with modern sea-based platforms. Amphibious transport dock ships are warships that embark, transport, and land elements of a landing force for a variety of expeditionary warfare missions. These ships support amphibious assault, special operations or expeditionary warfare missions and can serve as secondary aviation platforms for amphibious ready groups. Because of their inherent capabilities, these ships have been and will continue to be called upon to also support humanitarian and other contingency missions on short notice. As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s high-tech amphibious assault ships, Warlick, Jr. and other New Orleans sailors are proud to be a part of a war fighting team that readily defends America at all times.

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THE LADIES-N-CHARGE held their annual bazaar Saturday, March 21 at the Ambridge Center. The proceeds from the event will be used to help several of the organization’s charitable causes throughout the city. The civic and social organization sponsors several events during the year in the Northwest Indiana area. (Photo by Ted Brown)

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EDUCATION

In Observance of March as Women’s History Month

Rev. Cheryl Rivera: A woman fighter for justice, people and civil rights

By Carmen M. Woodson-Wray Rev. Cheryl Rivera has been the Executive Director and Lead Organizer of Northwest Indiana Federation of Interfaith Organizations (NIFIO) for the past four years but has been with the Federation for over 20 years in various capacities including serving as its only female president to date. NIFIO was founded in 1993 and federated out of three separate organizations in Gary, East Chicago and Hammond. It is a faith-based community organizing institution that addresses issues that cross the lines of race, class and religion in order to create equity in the region as well as for transportation and environmental justice. She became involved in the organization because her former pastor the late Rev. Dr. Vincent L. McCluthchen pastor of Antioch M.B. Church of East Chicago. He is the founding president of the Federation and she was an associate minister at Antioch. She said, “I was very resistant to faith-based organizing at first because I was born and raised a Baptist in the south and never seen a woman in a Baptist pulpit until I went to Antioch. I thought I had died and gone to Heaven. I said to myself what type of place is this?” The Federation has dealt with many issues over the years but most recently won a landmark fight to

keep the Federal Courthouse in downtown Hammond. Rev. Rivera said, “The reason it is still in downtown Hammond today is because we fought for this in the early 1990s. They wanted to move it out to the hinterlands way pass the community. We fought Blacks, whites, Democrats, Republicans, business communities as well as faith-based communities to keep it in downtown Hammond. We had to take on the federal judges who wanted to move it. It was a $65 million project. It was a victory.” They have also fought so that sustainable communities get the benefit of development and that the entire region benefits. She said, “We have been very much concerned about equity in East Chicago, Gary and Hammond. The Federation brought Regional Equity to the region to make sure all communities benefits from development.” She said they have fought for regional transportation which was a five year battle so that people in the Northern part of the community had access to jobs, goods and service in the southern part of the community. As a woman it has been a struggle for Rev. Rivera being an executive. She said “There is the good ole boy system, but it is the good ole boy system for anyone who is fighting against the powers that be. I have developed a good relationship with the pastors in the community and

Rev. Cheryl Rivera those I work with because the majority of the churches are led by men. How I deal with clergy as a minister in the pulpit and how I deal with them as director of the organization are two separate things. I don’t make it an issue for me, it’s an issue for them.” Carolyn McCrady, a member of the Northwest Indiana Federation of Interfaith Organization spoke highly of Rev. Rivera. She said, “She is a highly acknowledged and stellar example of what a woman can do when she takes it upon herself to elevate the status of people in a community and she does it with self-sacrifice and unending energy and optimism. Her role as the lead organizer for the Federation makes all the difference in the world in terms of jobs and organizing. She is

MINISTERS OF THE NORTHWEST Indiana Federation of Interfaith Organization Rev. Charles Strietelmeier and Rev. Dwight Gardner talk with Rev. Cheryl Rivera. an inspiration to whomever she comes in contact with. She is stubborn, she is brilliant and keeps her focus on whatever she is doing. She wants to unite people around whatever is good in Northwest Indiana. This is her goal. She is my heroin.” Rev. Charles Strietelmeier, chairman of the Clergy Caucus for the Federation said this about Rev. Rivera. “I’ve known her for about five or six years and she is someone I deeply admire. She has real compassion and great a toughness. She is a fighter. She is an idealist, but practical. She gets things done the right way.”

Rev. Rivera said women must continue in the struggle. “We have a calling. Whenever there is injustice and it’s fixed for women everyone benefits. Its women that guild and teach. It is women who have sustained the church in every denomination. It is women who nurture and teach families and nations. I believe what the Bible says we are not male nor female, but a spirit and God does not discriminate. It is man’s interpretation. I encourage women not to let gender be something that inhibits their goals and dreams, she said.

Indiana seeking nominations for Mr. and Miss Math and Science Awards Governor Mike Pence recently announced the State of Indiana is accepting nominations for the 2015 Mr. and Miss Math and Mr. and Miss Science awards. These honors recognize up to four outstanding high school seniors for their exemplary performance in science, math, engineering, and technology (STEM). Winning students receive $1,000 college scholarships through Indiana’s CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan. “It is a privilege to continue this tradition of awarding exceptional students with science, math, engineering or technology interests with college scholarships,” said Governor Pence. “As our state continues to grow in life sciences and technological industries, it is important that students recognize these fields as impactful to our state’s future.” Indiana’s Mr. and Miss Math and Science awards honor the top high school seniors in STEM classes, as well as extracurricular activities,work/ research projects, leadership www.garycrusader.com

Governor Mike Pence UP TO FOUR students will be selected for the Indiana Mr. and Miss Math and the Mr. and Miss Science award, which will honor the top high school seniors in STEM classes. Each winning student will receive $1,000 college scholarships. roles, and community service. The nominations will be reviewed by a panel of STEM experts, including teachers, college and university instructors, and staff from the Indiana De-

partment of Education and the Indiana Education Roundtable. Governor Pence will announce Indiana’s Mr. and Miss Math and Mr. and Miss Sci-

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ence in May. Nominations for the awards can be submitted at https://secure.in.gov/apps/mats cienceawards/. The deadline for nominations is 6 p.m. EDT on April 19, 2015.

Governor Mitch Daniels created the Indiana Mr. and Miss Math and Science awards in 2008. Mr. David Lu Liang of Carmel High School and Miss Sonali Sunil Mali of Avon High School were named Mr. and Miss Science in 2014.

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niCtd 33 east u.s. Highway 12 Chesterton, in 46304 Attn: Purchasing manager

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County of LAKe

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LAKe suPerior Court, room 3 domestiC reLAtions diVision sittinG At GAry, indiAnA

CHArLene reed bundy Petitioner

And CAuse no. 45d03-1502-dr00-104

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you are hereby notified that you have been sued in the Court above named. the nature of the suit against you is:

Complaint on note and to foreclose mortgage on real estate Against the property commonly known as 5551 Grant st, merrillville, in 46410-1816 and described as follows:

Lot 12 in bLoCK 5, in meAdoWdALe subdiVision, in tHe toWn of merriLLViLLe, As Per PLAt tHereof, reCorded June 11, 1956 in PLAt booK 31, PAGe 152, in tHe offiCe of tHe reCorder of LAKe County, indiAnA.

this summons by publication is specifically directed to the following named defendant(s): erica L. brown-Williams, Capital one bank (usA) n.A., midland funding LLC and orthodontic Afilliates, P.C.

industrial Highway bridge Columbia Avenue bridge eJ&e bridge Highway 39 bridge Hammond oak Ave Pedestrian Walkway Gary Compound building Addition

this summons by publication is specifically directed to the following named defendant(s) whose whereabouts are unknown: 24/7 taxi, LLC if you have a claim for relief against the plaintiff arising from the same transaction or occurrence, you must assert it in your written answer or response.

Proposal form packets, including specifications, are available between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., local time, at the following location:

you must answer the Complaint in writing, by you or your attorney, within thirty (30) days after the third notice of suit, and if you fail to do so a judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief demanded, by the Plaintiff.

niCtd 601 north roeske Avenue michigan City, in 46360-2669 Ph (219) 874-4221 ext. 267 fax (219) 872-5841 email: tony.siegmund@nictd.com Attn: tony siegmund, Purchasing manager

Proposal packets are to be requested by either fax or email. your request should include the company name, address, phone/fax numbers, email address, and the individual’s name to respond to. information regarding the competitive proposals, including the results, can be found at niCtd.com. (Go to “About niCtd”, then “Purchasing”)

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CAuse no. 45d05-1412-mf-00279

the state of indiana to the defendant(s) above named, and any other person who may be concerned.

the northern indiana Commuter transportation district (niCtd) is seeking sealed proposals from qualified firms for consulting engineering services for various bridges and a building addition as listed below and as more fully described and defined in the proposal packets, as prepared by the district. All proposals must meet niCtd’s specifications as further described in the proposal packets. firms can bid on one, some or all of proposal packets listed below to be considered. each project will be evaluated and awarded separately, so each project must be bid as a separate proposal to be considered.

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eriCA L. broWn-WiLLiAms, CAPitAL one bAnK (usA) n.A., midLAnd fundinG LLC, 24/7 tAXi, LLC and ortHodontiC AfiLLiAtes, P.C.,

Consulting Engineering Services for Various Bridges and Building Addition

Publish date: march 20 & march 27, 2015

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Plaintiff, vs.

INVITATION FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS

michael noland General manager

SUMMONS - SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

stAte of indiAnACounty of LAKe

mike brown Clerk Lake superior Court

niCtd reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and/or waive minor discrepancies, omissions, variances or irregularities in any proposal, provided it is in the district’s best interest to do so. no proposal can be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days after the proposals are opened. niCtd reserves the right to enter into negotiations with the most responsive and responsible proposer without conducting interviews with any proper if, in its sole opinion, the best possible proposal has been received and interviews would not be productive.

this cause is before the Court on the Petition for name Change filed by the Petitioner, rACHeL nenA struss being changed to rACHeL nenA GonZALeZ.

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in Witness WHereof, i hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court at Gary, indiana, this 27tH day of februAry, 2015

Proposals will be received not later than 2:30 p.m., local time, friday, may 8, 2015. the proposal opening is not open to the public. Proposals received after the above stated time and date will be returned to the sender unopened.

CAuse no: 45C01 1410 mi 00150

the Court sets this matter for hearing on the 18th day of June, 2015 at 11:00 am. Petitioner is further ordered to provide proof of publication at the time of hearing.

said respondent must respond to the Petition for dissolution of marriage, in writing in person, or by attorney, within sixty (60) days after the first publication of notice, or judgment may be entered against the respondent as demanded in the Petition for dissolution of marriage on file in the office of the Clerk in said County and state, or said action may be heard and determined in the absence of the respondent and may result in a final judgment by default.

niCtd 33 east u.s. Highway 12 Chesterton, in 46304 Attn: Purchasing manager

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NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

you are notified that you have been sued by the Petitioner in a proceeding for a dissolution of marriage. you are notified that the hearing on Petitioner’s Petition for dissolution marriage has been scheduled for the 9tH day of June 2015, at 9:00 a.m.. in the Lake superior Court, room three, domestic relations division, located at 15 West 4th Avenue, Gary, indiana 46402.

Proposals, in triplicate, shall be submitted in a sealed opaque envelope clearly marked for each project the firm is submitting a proposal for, which shall be contained within an outer shipping envelope and received at:

County of LAKe

CirCuit Court

rACHeL nenA struss Petitioner

NOTICE OF SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

firms will be provided a copy of the competitive proposal packets in electronic format. the proposer will be responsible for the printing of all documents.

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Comes now the Petitioner CHArLene reed bundy in person, pro se, and files Petition for dissolution of marriage, herein together with Affidavit of a competent person (s) showing that the Affiant has been unable to ascertain the residence or other address of the respondent, PAtriCK bundy, and desires service by publication.

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PAtriCK bundy resPondent

niCtd reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals and/or waive minor discrepancies, omissions, variances or irregularities in any Proposal, provided it is in the district’s best interest to do so. no Proposal can be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days after the Proposals are opened. niCtd reserves the right to enter into negotiations with the most responsive and responsible proposer without conducting interviews with any proper if, in its sole opinion, the best possible proposal has been received and interviews would not be productive.

INVITATION FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS

eLyssA m. meAde feiWeLL & HAnnoy, P.C. 251 n. illinois street, suite 1700 indianapolis, in 46204-1944 (317) 237-2727 Publication@feiwellhannoy.com

Proposal form Packets, including specifications, are available between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., local time, at the following location: niCtd 601 north roeske Avenue michigan City, in 46360-2669 Ph (219) 874-4221 ext. 267 fax (219) 872-5841 email: tony.siegmund@nictd.com Attn: tony siegmund, Purchasing manager

Proposal Packets are to be requested by either fax or email. your request should include the company name, address, phone/fax numbers, email address, and the individual’s name to respond to. Information regarding the Competitive Proposal, including the results, can be found at NICTD.com. (Go to “About NICTD”, then “Purchasing”) firms will be provided a copy of the Competitive Proposal Packet in electronic format. the con-

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FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Professional Insurance Broker Services

the northern indiana Commuter transportation district (niCtd) is seeking sealed Proposals from qualified firms for professional insurance broker services as requested and as more fully described and defined in the Proposal Packet, as prepared by the district. All Proposals must meet niCtd’s specifications as further described in the Proposal Packet.

feiWeLL & HAnnoy, P.C by _________________________________ eLyssA m. meAde Attorney no. 25352-64 Attorney for Plaintiff

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in tHe suPerior Court of LAKe County CirCuit Court sittinG At GAry, indiAnA

in re tHe nAme CHAnGe of: mAuriCe donte HArris Petitioner

CAuse no: 45C01-1412-00168

notiCe of Petition for CHAnGe of nAme

this cause is before the Court on the Petition for name Change filed by the Petitioner, mAuriCe donte HArris being changed to mAuriCe murrAy LAVeLL buCKmAn. the Court sets this matter for hearing on the 5th day of mArCH, 2015 at 11:00 am. Petitioner is further ordered to provide proof of publication at the time of hearing. CirCuit Court CLerK 3/14, 3/21, 3/28

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CRUSADER SPORTS NEWS Black Women Make History at NCAA Swimming Championships By J. Coyden Palmer After three African American swimmers took the top three places in the 100 meters freestyle event at NCAA Swimming Championships over the weekend, proponents of required swim classes in schools and free community swim lessons are making their voices even louder on the local and national scene. The three swimmers, Simone Manuel (Stanford), Lia Neal (Stanford) and Natalie Hinds (Florida) are all potential 2016 Olympic Swim team members as well. Their sweep of the top three spots in one of the most prestigious events of the sport had an immediate impact on social media. “History!” proclaimed U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame and NBC swimming analyst Rowdy Gaines on his Twitter page. Current U.S. Olympic men’s team member Cullen Jones said the win would be good for the sport in general, but it biggest impact would be in further destroying the myth that Black people cannot swim and perhaps inspiring others to learn the skill. “I am so proud to make minorities around the country proud,” said Manuel the day after her record-setting performance. “Yesterday, I didn’t understand how big of a deal it was. Today I have been getting so many congratulations. My parents have told me how serious this is, so as the day goes on I am realizing how big this is.” In 2004 Maritza McClendon became the first Black woman to make a U.S. Olympic Swim team as she brought home a Silver Medal from the games in Greece. McClendon, like Jones, has spent much of her free time in promoting the sport but also going into Black and Latino communities and helping teach kids how to swim. “What these three ladies have done, is not only made leaps in their personal careers, but have continued on the path that was set many years ago and taken it to unthinkable heights,” McClendon wrote in an Op-Ed piece that apwebsite the on peared swimswam.com. “It’s truly a proud moment to be able to see the changes in how many minorities are reaching high levels in swimming…continuing to break barriers and bringing light to the fact that Black people can swim… and we do it well.” Not only did Simone Manuel win the 100 meter freestyle race, she did it in: 46.09 setting a new American record in the process. Lia Neal was 2nd with a: 47.13 followed closely by Natalie Hinds www.garycrusader.com

NATALIE HINDS AS she prepares to enter the water finished second and third in the 100-meter freestyle for women at the NCAA championships last weekend. who finished 3rd clocking in at 47.19. Three Black women had just swept the 2015 Women’s Division I NCAA Championship in a sport traditionally not strong in the Black community, but a lifesaving skill people from around the country have been trying to teach to the community. “My jaw dropped and a tear instantly came to my eyes, I couldn’t believe it. I have to admit I went from being amazed and proud of their accomplishments to a bit sad I wasn’t able to see this moment live. This is a true moment in history for minorities,” McClendon wrote. Bernard Lyles is the Executive Director of Tri-Masters Chicago and founder of Tri-Masters Sports Initiative Programs, a youth program founded in 1992 focused on promoting fitness through Triathlon training. With swimming being one of the three phases of the sport, the others are biking and running, Lyles said what happened over the weekend will have a tremendous effect on young people. Lyles said not every kid wants to play basketball or football and that other sports like swimming and biking are healthy activities almost anyone can enjoy. Lyles told Crusader back in 2010 he believes the Chicago Public Schools should make it a requirement for graduation that students be able to swim, float on their back and tread water for a few minutes. He believes the successes we are seeing from the current group of African American swimmers on the professional and collegiate scene are the result of years of hard work done by people like him. “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had kids come into our pro-

gram who did not know how to swim at all and in a few months they are training to compete in their first triathlon,” he said. “Getting past the stigma and fear have been our biggest challenge but the more success people see in the media, the more those stigmas go by the wayside. There is now more access to swimming pools in our community as well, but we still have to get people out to the pool because the number of drowning deaths in our community still outpaces other races.” For Jones he said the news at the NCAA championships was great but he fears with the summer season upon us that he will read about more drowning deaths in the community. He said he will continue to try his best in the pool to serve as a role model to African Americans. “People think it is just the kids

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SIMONE MANUEL OF Stanford broke several records last weekend at the NCAA Swimming Championships. Manuel finished first in the 100-meter freestyle and was followed by fellow African Americans Lia Neal and Natalie Hinds. It was the first time in history African Americans finished in the top three spots at a major swimming event. (Photo provided by USA Swimming)

SWIMMER LIA NEAL wearing her Olympic medal. but the adults need to learn how to swim too,” Jones said. “I love my sisters but its okay to have your hair

messed up for a couple of weeks while you are learning how to swim because it can save your life.”

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