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MAKIN’ A DIFFERENCE COMMENTARY by Ken Makin
Why the Million Man March was important FOCUS SHOULD BE ON COMMUNITY AND COMMEMORATION, NOT CYNICISM “So Ken, what did you think about the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March?” I heard this question hundreds of times last weekend. My first and maintaining thought was “look at all the beautiful people.” Look at our beautiful struggle. Look at the community coming together in spite of everything that’s going on, under the idea of “Justice Or Else.” I simply was impressed by the sheer numbers of people who came out and the majesty of it all. It was a spectacle to behold. Of course, some saw it as a spectacle for another reason. “I can’t trust (Minister) Louis Farrakhan.” I had a conversation with a peer of mine who asked an honest question – did we get “justice” or did we get “else”? In short, I had to remind my “brotha” that Rome wasn’t built in a day, nor did it burn in a day. Quite honestly, I grow weary of the self-defeating mentality that we have in the African-American community. Some call this dynamic the “crabs in a bucket” mentality. It is important to say that this mentality doesn’t just exist among Black folk. Truth be told, despite political, social and financial gains, people are more pessimistic than ever before. The difference in the Black community is that our pessimism makes us powerless. It inhibits our ability to work together because it makes us fearful, selfish and mistrusting. Most dangerously, our pessimism makes us criticize the very NOTION of success.
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You know I’m right, because you see it in our very city all the time, and it frustrates you. Don’t feel bad, it frustrates me too, and we have to put that mentality to the side. However you feel about the recent Million Man March or Minister Farrakhan, understand that this was a celebration of community and a commemoration of an event two decades ago that has been forgotten in American history. That forgetfulness is to our detriment, because the Million Man March was an Neal Blair, of Augusta, Ga., wears a hoodie which reads, “Black Lives Matter” as iconic event that stands on the lawn of the Capitol building during a rally to mark the 20th anniversary showed the power of the Million Man March, on Capitol Hill, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, in Washington. of togetherness. Black men from around the nation returned to the capital calling for changes in policToday, we need ing and in black communities. AP Photo/Evan Vucci that unification – and that urgency – more than they don’t care about black people. This time around, as the commuever. This event was more incluThe idea is simple – if these out- nity, the focus has to be getting off sive, because we saw people of all lets can provide wall-to-wall cov- our butts. nationalities and genders who came erage in Ferguson and Baltimore, Ken J. Makin is the host of “Makin’ together. Very impressive. when people are obviously frusAnother important point of ref- trated, but can’t provide at least A Difference,” an online radio proerence – the decided lack of media adequate coverage in the face of gram available on iTunes and presence. brotherhood and social awareness, Soundcloud (soundcloud.com/makinadifference). Updates on the show First, I will give credit to those then we have a problem. entities who showed up – C-Span, This event is bigger than Farrakhan. are available at facebook.com/ PBS and Al-Jazeera, great job! This event is a second chance for our makinadifferenceshow. You can To those entities who didn’t show community. Last time, the focus was also reach Ken by email atmakinaup, those mass media outlets we just to “Get On The Bus.” That isn’t differenceshow@gmail.com, or via Twitter @differencemakin. trust so much: word to Kanye West, enough nowadays.
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Energy and drive propel former volunteer to succeed as City Classic Executive Director By Ken Makin Special to UrbanProWeekly AUGUSTA Michael Meyers’ road to becoming Executive Director of the Augusta City Classic had a modest start. A look back would show a young Meyers as he scurried from the band to the concession stand, part of his volunteer work with the Classic (formerly named the CSRA Classic) some 20 years ago. Decades later, it’s that hard-working spirit that serves him well in his latest position, an opportunity that displays the talents of the industrious and forward-thinking Meyers. “It’s about the drive to always do something that’s going to be help-
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City Classic Executive Director Mike Meyers began as a volunteer at the event two decades ago. Photo by Ken Makin
ful,” Meyers said. “If you are always a blessing to someone, then you’re going to be blessed.” That youthful blur that Augustans saw 20 years ago flashed through the city last week during a series of events for the Classic. Meyers was on hand for the Augusta City Classic Banquet, which inducted coaches Larry Campbell and Michael Curry into its Hall of Fame. Notable guests included NBA Hall of Famer Artis Gilmore, former NFL standout Garrison Hearst and Stu Jackson from the NBA players’ office. Prior to the annual football game, which featured Benedict and Lane colleges this year, Classic events included an inaugural golf tournament.
Classic chairman Henry Ingram highlighted Meyers’ attributes when he was selected for the position earlier this year. “Michael has served the Augusta City Classic since 1995, from a volunteer to game day operations to now his position as Executive Director. There was no doubt in my mind that he would be the man for the job.,” Ingram said. “His vision, experience and leadership are vital to the organization for continued success.” Meyers isn’t just a success through the Classic, however. He is also the co-owner of M. Meyers and Associates, a consulting firm in Atlanta where he partners with his wife, Michelle. Nearly a month ago, Michael was tabbed as the deputy coroner in
Rockdale County (Ga.). What does he do for “recreation,” one may ask? He works as a licensed NCAA referee. “That’s my break,” Michael said with a laugh. “I can hop on a plane and cover a game. I love it.” It’s a cyclical lifestyle for a young man who is a former recipient of an Augusta City Classic scholarship. His focus is to continue the efforts of an event that has raised millions in funding for students. “The Classic has given over $2 million in scholarships. It has an economic impact of over $500,000 each year. This is such a large event for our community, and I believe it will go on forever. “I’m so glad we have the opportunity to put this event on each year.”
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Miss Latina pageant contestants wait to be interviewed by pageant judges during the 23rd Annual Hispanic Festival, held at the Augusta Common. Photo by Vincent Hobbs
23rd Annual Hispanic Festival displayed pageantry, music and food Large crowds braved scattered showers to participate in the annual event that draws participants and vendors from across the nation.
Costumed dancers perform during the 23rd Annual Hispanic Festival, held at the Augusta Common. Photo by Vincent Hobbs
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Lane: 23 Benedict: 19 Lane College running back George Myers Jr. delighted Augustans with his MVP performance at this past weekend’s City Classic held at the Laney HS Stadium. Photo by Ken Makin
Augusta City Classic lives up to its name By Ken Makin Special to UrbanProWeekly AUGUSTA When it came to the 2015 Augusta City Classic, ever ything about this year’s football game between Benedict College and Lane College lived up to its name – Classic. The efforts of a hometown hero were classic. So was a valiant comeback effort by Benedict. And yes, in the end, there was classic heartbreak at the expense of Benedict’s Tigers. That didn’t take anything away from the Black College Football experience right here in Augusta. T he W i ldcat Is Back If George Myers Jr. was any more homegrown, his middle name would be “Augusta.” Benedict College’s junior tailback – or “scatback,” as the football term goes – made the most of last Saturday’s homecoming. The former Lucy C. Laney High
School football star made three plays that defined his MVP-worthy performance: • Myers’ first play from scrimmage was a 14-yard run around the right end, a play where he juked one defender and carried two others. That kind of strength belied the diminutive Myers, yet showed his potential for the big play. • Down 14-0, Myers put Benedict in position for a comeback with a 32-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Patrick Hoard. Myers snuck down the opposing sideline on a wheel route and caught a pass in stride and walked in the end zone practically untouched. Without that play, Benedict’s comeback bid later in the game is a lot less dramatic. • Down 16-12, Myers made one of the biggest plays of the game. After Benedict forced a safety to trim its deficit, the former Wildcat found some magic in the return game. He found a crease on special teams and took off. Seventy-six
yards later, Myers put his team in position to take the lead, which they did minutes later. “It’s great being able to play in front of your family and friends,” Myers said. “You just go out there and try to do your best.” The kickoff return, however, would be the best of plays and the worst of plays for Myers. Heartbreak Hotel Myers had a noticeable grimace when teammates mobbed him after his big return. As it turned out, the scatback, or in Myers’ case, “cat back,” injured his shoulder and would not return to the game. It was a costly injury for Benedict. Despite the fact that the Tigers had first-and-goal at Lane’s 9-yard line late in the game, they could not come up with any points. After a missed field goal gave Lane’s Dragons new life, they cashed in on a 66-yard pass that set up the winning touchdown.
All Myers could do was watch helplessly. “I thought we had it. We just lost it on a busted play,” Myers said after the game. “We just tried to do our best and make the big play.” Augusta’s MVP The smile on Myers’ face said it all. He got it honestly enough – looking at his parents’ grin, you see where it comes from. They were all on hand when Augusta City Classic chairman Henry Ingram presented Myers’ with the MVP trophy for Benedict, a worthy award for a player who had close to 200 all-purpose yards. Myers will always have that one moment in time, though – that bigtime kickoff return. In the stadium where he starred in high school, he gave his friends and family one more reason to cheer. Win or lose, he was definitely Augusta’s most valuable player in a classic performance.
By Vincent Hobbs Special to UrbanProWeekly AUGUSTA Westside head volleyball coach David Bradberry was cautiously optimistic about the Area 3AAA tournament that took place last week at host school Westside. “We were the three-time defending Area Champions (3AAA last year, 3AA the previous two years), and with that came the pressure of continuing that trend - but also knowing that other area teams were looking to push us out,” Bradberry said. Westside ended their regular season 5-1, with their single defeat coming from A.R. Johnson in an early September game that ended in a 2-1 score. Johnson also upended Westside 2-1 in round three of the area 3AAA tournament. Last Saturday’s championship game saw the Lady Panthers entering the tournament as the number-one seed, Westside at number-two. But that designation would change. At the end of five sets, the Lady Patriots had flipped the Lady Panthers into the number-two spot for the playoffs with a 3-2 win. “Winning the Area 3AAA tournament last week was the number-one goal this team set for itself in late-July,” Bradberry shared. “We lost eleven starters in two years, so this team has been result of a lot hard work, constant adjustments, and pure determination.” Over the course of the season, Bradberry worked to improve player skills and enhance teamwork, building a cohesive team that effectively worked together on the court. As a result of those efforts, opposing area teams (with the exception of A.R. Johnson) ran into a brick wall when facing the Lady Patriots. Teams from Hephzibah, Glenn Hills, Josey, Butler and Laney were all crushed by Westside during the season. “It was not easy having lost to A.R. Johnson in the early part of the season and in the third-round of the tournament. My team really showed a degree of resolve and toughness, that I don’t know if they realized they had.” Bradberry has great respect for the skills of the A.R. Johnson team and volleyball coach Darlene Smith. “Hat’s off to them! When we were down 1-8 at the beginning of game
Westside’s Brittany Thompson L) attempts to block A.R. Johnson’s Destiny Brown (R) during the Area 3AAA Volleyball Championship. In a hard-fought game, the Lady Patriots defeated the A.R. Johnson 3-2 at the Westside gym. The win marked the 4th consecutive region championship for the team. Photo by Vincent
A.R. Johnson’s Ana Atma (center) and Kaylee French (R) watch for the serve from the Lady Patriots during the Area 3AAA Volleyball Championship. In a hard-fought game, the Lady Patriots defeated the A.R. Johnson 3-2 at the Westside gym. The win marked the 4th consecutive region championship for the team. Photo by Vincent Hobbs
five on Saturday, I thought we were done. My girls had a different agenda. I’ve never been prouder of any team I’ve coached.” The Lady Patriots will face Lumpkin County (Area 7, 4th-seeded) on Wednesday in their quest for the state championship. (Editor’s note - As UPW goes to press, we do not have the final results of this game.) “Our goal is to advance through the first round and hopefully get a decent draw in the second round,” Bradberry said. “That would give us a fighting chance to go further than our previous teams, both of which
have been matched up against Atlanta private schools in the second round.” The team is in full preparation-mode for their upcoming state playoff challenge. “My invaluable new assistant coach, Catherine de Silva, and I have put the girls through two tough workouts since our championship Saturday. We do not want any complacent thoughts, like we’re automatically through the first round, if we just show up. I’m pretty sure the girls got the message, and I’m looking forward to seeing how they respond.”
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Paine’s place in the nation’s history is etched in stone By Mallory K. Millender Because Paine College history is Augusta history, there are certain little known parts of our common history that all of us need to know. Given the state of race relations in this city and in this country, this history is timely. And given Paine’s precarious future, this history is urgent. Paine (and by extension Augusta) is America’s pioneer in race relations. Paine is the only college in the country founded by black and white Southerners as an interracial enterprise, The founders were former slaves and former slave owners. Whites at Paine not only worked for blacks, they worked with blacks. The Paine College Board of Trustees is the oldest interracial body in the nation (The Augusta Chronicle, May 25, 1945, 8). When the Board met in the Lecture Room of what is now St. John United Methodist Church on Nov. 1, 1882, it marked the “first official meeting of Southern whites and Southern Negroes on an equal footing” (E. Clayton Calhoun, Of Men Who Ventured Much and Far, 12). The Board consisted of three blacks appointed by the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America and three whites selected by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Paine is the only college in the country founded by a black denomination and a white denomination. Every leader involved in the founding of the Paine College was a Southerner. And the founders intentionally sought to establish and foster an institution based on mutual trust, interracial amity and accord. And the Board has remained interracial and has supported and governed the institution in harmony throughout its history.
Biracial from its inception, Paine has had females on the faculty since 1884, the first year of classes. Blacks have been on the faculty since 1888. It is worth noting that an interracial faculty was illegal in Georgia public schools, and most of the South. Women have been on the Board of Trustees since 1919—before women in this country were allowed to vote. During the depression Paine operated without a deficit and was placed on the honor roll of the Association of American Colleges. It was one of only thirty-five institutions in the nation, and the only black institution so honored. The business manager at the time was W. C. Ervin, the namesake of Ervin Towers in Augusta and Ervin Hall at Paine College. When he was elected to the Richmond County Board of Education in 1952, he became the first black elected to public office in Georgia since Reconstruction. Tiny Paine College (always fewer than a thousand students) has produced sixteen college presidents and nine bishops, including the current bishop-in-residence at Emory University. Other Paine graduates include the father of the interracial movement in America, who was also the world’s first black archaeologist; a writer whose 33 novels are said to have sold more copies than all other black writers combined; an alternate United Nations delegate who was also Chairman of the Board of the NAACP during Brown v. Board of Education, the Montgomery bus boycott, and the Emmitt Till murder, and an adviser to Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harris Truman. Paine produced the chief plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that outlawed gerrymandering in the United States; an international secretary of the YMCA; the
first African American to head a major publishing company— Harcourt, Brace and Janovich; a dean of the Graduate School at Indiana University; a distinguished professor who headed African American Studies at Berkeley and Notre Dame; the first black Dean of Students at M.I.T; a geologist who was commissioned by NASA to research the pyramids on Mars; a recent Georgia Labor Commissioner; and an ESPN Emmy Award winner earlier just last year. When Paine celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1933, President Herbert Hoover sent a letter congratulating the school for pioneering in race relations. From 1934 through the mid-sixties, Paine partnered with Emory University and later the University of Georgia, and Morehouse College, to bring to Augusta black and white students from across the state and nation to spend a weekend attending an interracial conference to combat racism. Black and white students lived in the same dormitories and ate together in the same dining hall. The white universities could not host the conference because they were segregated. Black colleges would not host them because they were afraid. Today we are in danger of losing this great history and this great institution. Our city needs Paine, as does our nation. It is our fervent hope that Paine’s administration and Augusta’s financial community will find a way to secure the college’s future so that we can reclaim the spirit and the moral authority of our pioneering history We should treasure this history, study it, and use it to eradicate our own racial problems and to once again lead the nation in race relations. — The author is a Paine College historian
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Renowned soprano to perform at Paine College Indra Thomas who has performed in concerts, productions, and music festivals around the world will visit Paine College on Friday, October 16, 2015, in the Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel at 5:00 pm. Thomas will perform Gershwin tunes and spirituals. Sandra Lutter will collaborate on piano. The concert is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted and go toward supporting the Paine College music program. An Atlanta native, Thomas has been called one of the foremost Aidas in the world and a leading Verdi sopranos of her generation. Mrs. Thomas has graced the stages at the Royal Albert Festival, London, and Choregies d’Orange in France. The New York Times praised Thomas’ performance as Imogene in Il Pirata at the Caramoor Festival “The mad scene was a triumph, especially its ref lective first half in which Ms. Thomas’ affinity for long-spun, slow melodic phrases was impressive. The audience awarded her a tremendous ovation.” Ms. Indra Thomas is also an Adjunct Instructor of Music – Voice at Shorter University.
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Chinese Dance Performance On Wednesday, Oct. 21, the Georgia Regents University Confucious Institute presents A Chinese Dance Performance featuring elite dancers from the Guangzhou University of China. The performance will be at 7 p.m. at the Kroc Center at 1833 Broad Street. “Silk Words” by Guangzhou University Dance Troupe will be including Sword Dance, “Bamboo Dream” group dance, Mongolian dance, long
The dancers from the Guangzhou University Dance Troup will be performing in Augusta on Oct. 21.
sleeves dance, Guzheng Solo (21 Chinese string instrument), Erhu solo (2 strings instrument), Chinese folk song and beyond. Thirty professional dancers, singer and Instrument players coming from China will provide us with an excellent experience of the Chinese art! There will be a Dance Demo at 11:30 a.m. at the D. Douglas Bernard Jr. Amphitheatre on the Summerville Campus.
All free, no charge. Free shuttle buses provided. 5:45 pm and 6:40 pm, shuttle buses departs for the Kroc Center from the Village, the Summerville campus and the Health Sciences Campus. 8:45 pm and 9:30 pm, shuttle buses departs from the Kroc Center to the Village, the Summerville campus and the health sciences campus. Find more information at http://www.gru.edu/ centers/confucius/dance.php.
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Whitney’s Dinner Theater at Voorhees College
AUGUSTA GPB-Augusta, in cooperation with The Georgia Regents University Department of Music, Garden City Jazz, The Greater Augusta Arts Council, and Maxwell Theatre, is continuing the second season of “Jazz At The G”, a series of jazz concerts on GRU’s Summerville Campus. The next concert is set for Tuesday November 10th, 7:30pm, at Maxwell Theatre. This time, it’s all about the students, as the program features performances by The GRU Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Rob Foster. This talented group gave the audi-
DENMARK, SC Whitney’s, an upscale diner in Denmark, SC, has partnered with Blue Bistro Theater to bring a recurring series featuring a 4-course catered dinner served during the presentation of three short stage plays. The show, titled Whitney’s Dinner Theater, will be held on Friday November 6, 2015 at 7 pm in Massachusetts Hall on the campus of Voorhees College. Whitney’s, co-owned by the mother daughter team: Rev. Betty OdomBell and Whitney Shauntel Odom, have done much to live up to their motto of «making food fabulous.» “I’m all about being different, and I love introducing others to new things and
ence a small taste of their musical artistry as the opening act at the September “Jazz At The G” concert. With more time and space available to showcase their skills, the November 10th repertoire includes a wide variety of styles and genres — from old time classics, to straight ahead Basie-style swing, as well as some burning Latin jazz and funky electric bass infused numbers. Admission to this “Jazz At The G” concert is $5.00 for the general public, and free for GRU Students, faculty and staff with a valid JAGCard. Tickets are available at the Maxwell Theatre box office, and on line at GRU.EDU/MaxwellTheatre.
experiences! Whitney’s allows me the opportunity to do just that! I’m especially excited about Whitney’s Dinner Theater because it gives me the opportunity to bring something unique, sophisticated, and entertaining to a community that I love and cherish,” Whitney S. Odom said. Working with La’Veda Wallace-Page, the executive director of Blue Bistro Theater, the mother-daughter duo are preparing for what they call “a tasty theatrical experience.” Attendees can expect a menu of American cuisine in an upscale environment intermingled with live performances. For more information go to: http:// anthonypagefilms.blogspot.com/2015/10/ dinner-theater-in-denmark-tasty.html.
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