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Black Farmers Finally Get Senate Action
By AFRO Staff North Carolina. Pigford’s suit
claimed that Black farmers
Civil rights groups and received little or no U.S.
Black officials are hailing the Department of Agriculture
clearing of a $1.15 billion support in the form of loans
appropriations measure Nov. and grants compared to their
19 to settle a decades-old White counterparts. The case,
discrimination suit by Black which began in 1997, saw a
farmers that has languished settlement reached in 1999
for months in the Senate. The that stated qualified farmers
approval paves the way for could receive $50,000 to
one of the largest civil rights settle claims of racial bias.
settlements in history, if the However, many farmers
bill clears the House. missed the filing deadline to
“Black farmers now receive payment. A settlement
have access to the justice reached in February allowed
from which they have been those farmers to resume
so unfairly denied,” The pursuit of their claims.
Lawyers’ Committee for “The passage of this bill
Civil Rights Under Law- is long overdue,” said John
which has played an active Boyd, head of the National
role in seeking redress for Black Farmers Association, in
wronged Black farmers-said a statement.
in a statement. The group “Black farmers have
added, “The Senate agreeing
to distribute funding under
the Obama Administration’s
additional settlement of
$1.25 billion goes a long way
It’s Official–Councilwoman Agnes Welch Retiring
in supporting the renewed
commitment of turning the
page on civil rights issues of
the past.”
The action stems from
the settlement of Pigford
v. Glickman, a class-action
lawsuit named after Timothy
Pigford, a Black farmer from
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to Uplift Teens in Foster Care
By Shernay Williams
AFRO Staff Writer
When Sean, 16, was sent
to Arrow Child and Family
Ministries, officials reported
that she was depressed and
withdrawn. The teenager
came from a broken
Baltimore City home and
was sent to the ministry for
“stabilization” before release
at a foster home.
But when she was
introduced to a component
of the ministry that included
training for a 5k run with a
group called Athletes Serving
Athletes, she blossomed, said
Ameous Lucas, a director at
Arrow.
The athletes taught her
and about 19 other young
adults the art of running and
maintaining a healthy diet, but
most importantly, they gave
her confidence.
“A lot of [teens at
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already died at the plow
waiting for justice,” Boyd
told the Richmond Times-
Dispatch. “I hope the ones
who are living will see
justice. The amount of money
will not put farmers back into
business.”
The appropriations bill-
for a $4.6 billion settlement
to Black farmers and Native
Americans-was stalled in
the Senate for months while
Democrats and Republicans
fought over how to pay
for the settlement. The
stalemate was broken during
the first week of the lame
duck session of the 111th
Congress when Sen. Tom
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Coburn, R-Okla., dropped an
objection to the package after John Boyd, head of the National Black Farmers Association, shown in this September
Senate leaders agreed not to 2010 AFRO file photo with U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, said the passage of bill to release the
Continued on A3 settlement “is long overdue.”
By Shernay Williams which houses some of Baltimore’s has been an advocate for not only
AFRO Staff Writer neediest neighborhoods including seniors but all of Baltimore.”
Rosemont, Poppleton, Harlem Prior to her career in city politics,
After seven consecutive terms in Park and Sandtown. Welch also Welch was an educator and 20-
the Baltimore City Council, Agnes endured redistricting, several year social work veteran. She said
Welch, D-9th district, has confirmed mayoral administrations and the loss running for political office was a
her retirement, saying she will leave or retirement of many of her first “natural” progression.
her post within two weeks. Welch, political colleagues. “As a social worker, you knew
85, made the formal announcement “I think there comes a time when all the problems people were having
Nov. 22 at a weekly City Council you have to evaluate where you are,” so you thought if you got into
meeting. Her last day will be Dec. 6, she said during an interview with government you could improve
she said. the AFRO, “and it is time for me to the quality of life for them through
The tiny but robust councilwoman retire.” legislation,” she said.
has been a staunch advocate for the City Council President Bernard The Morgan State graduate
elderly, a warrior in the fight against “Jack” Young, who has worked with ran for what was then the fourth
childhood obesity and animal cruelty, Welch for over 14 years, says he will councilmanic district with the
a champion for children safety and miss a woman who was “tireless” support of former Mayor William
a member of various boards and Baltimore advocate. Schaffer.
committees including the Urban “Since I’ve known her…she has “The great thing about Agnes is
Affairs and Aging committee and been a dynamic representative for that when she comes to me with a
Task Force on Childhood Obesity. the people in her district,” he said. problem, she always has a solution,”
For over a quarter of a century, “I can’t tell you how important she Schaffer told the AFRO in 1983.
she was consistently reelected to has been to Baltimore government. “Anyone can tell us what’s wrong,
represent Southwest Baltimore, We are going to lose someone who Continued on A6
College Partnership Targets
Underserved Adults
By Shernay Williams
AFRO Staff Writer
cannot be released due to
confidentiality regulations, By 2018, more than 68 percent of all American jobs will
ran in the Y of Central require a post-secondary education, according to a recent
Maryland’s 5k Turkey Trot Georgetown University study. That is a 40 percent increase
competition on Thanksgiving from current job market requirements.
Day. Lucas says she did In response to these mounting standards, a premier online
not compete against other college for adults—University of Maryland University
runners—only herself—in a College—has initiated a project to close the achievement
test of endurance and self- gap for underserved adult students and cultivate success
motivation. interventions that will encourage associate degree seekers to
transition to bachelor’s degree programs.
The college, which boasts rank as the country’s largest
public university with 150 locations worldwide—21 of which
are in Maryland—will collaborate with Prince George’s
Community College and Montgomery College for the project.
UMUC President Susan C. Aldridge says the program,
funded by a $1.2 million grant from the Kresge Foundation,
Courtesy Photo The three-pronged positions the university to address attrition firsthand.
Ameous Lucas partnership between Arrow “This generous grant from the Kresge Foundation will
Ministries, Athletes Serving allow us to explore the gap in student success, retention and
and they have no support,” Athletes and the Maryland graduation rates,” she said. “It will help us and our community
said Lucas. “They think the Y is instilling pride in college partners to identify the factors that hinder some students
community looks at them like foster children like Sean from reaching their education goals and allow us to develop
they are a blight on society. and backing them with better strategies for intervening proactively on their behalf.”
Here, they are competing, community support, Lucas The effort calls for a three-staged process that will cultivate
coming across that finish said. student success: extraction and analysis of student data from
line with hundreds of people Arrow, which specializes in each school, comparison of “successful” and “unsuccessful”
cheering them on. It’s a foster care, diagnostic services, student strategies to create evidence-based alternatives
wonderful experience.” transitional living and non- to maximize student success and the development and
Sean, whose last name
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AFRO National Briefs
Poll: Jean-Henry Céant Favored by Majority in Port-
au-Prince’s Tent Cities
 The results of a recent polling expedition to identify
the next president of Haiti shows notary Jean-Henry Céant
favored by nearly three of four (72 percent) of respondents,
according to a press release issued by Washington, D.C.-
based National Organization for the Advancement of Haitians.
Michel Martelly (Sweet Mickey) was also mentioned as a
preferred choice of those interviewed.
The four-day polling research tour, conducted from Nov.
11-14, included both focus groups and in-depth interviews.
Most of the interviews were conducted in four of the largest
campsites in and around the capital city where nearly 600,000
residents remain since the earthquake on Jan. 12.
According to pollster Shawnta Walcott, the race is far from
over although Céant is the early frontrunner. “In terms of
outcomes, there will be no first round knockouts here. You can
bet on a highly contested second-round showing. While the
race is still too close to call, Céant appears to be the candidate
gaining the most momentum,” said Walcott, former director of
communications for Zogby International. “He’s backed by key
members of former President Aristide’s Fanmi Lavalas Party;
highly favored by Catholics, Protestants and Voudonists;
gained the support of peasant movement leader Chavannes
Jean-Baptiste (which proved to be a significant asset for
René Préval in 1996) [and] attracted crowds of over 50,000
spectators to rallies in the North.”
Walcott, who led Haiti’s first published presidential poll in
2005, added, “As for other polls showing drastically different
results in Port-au-Prince, I can only assume that they aren’t
speaking to the folks on the ground.”
Nation’s Leaders React to Death of ‘History Keeper’
Margaret Burroughs
Margaret Burroughs, founder of the DuSable Museum
of African American History in Chicago and a celebrated
artist, died Nov. 22 at 93. Her death spawned a number of
remembrances from the nation’s policymakers, including
President Barack Obama, Congressman Bobby L. Rush, D-Ill.,
and Chicago mayoral candidate Carol Moseley Braun.
“Words cannot express what I feel on the passing of Dr.
Margaret Borroughs,” said Rush. “She was…a historian
for a lost and often disregarded people and a champion
for those whose voices often go unheard… “I think I’m in
shock because it seems we are losing so many of our ancient
landmarks.” The congressman went on to recall the recent
deaths of gospel music icon Albertina Walker and Bishop
Arthur M. Brazier, both famous Chicagoans.
President Obama also noted Burroughs’ contributions to
American culture, calling her an esteemed “artist, historian,
educator and mentor…also admired for her generosity and
commitment to underserved community through her children’s
books, art workshops and community centers.”
Braun called the longtime city resident a visionary and
11/16/10 2:14 PM
pioneer. “She provided an invaluable example of leadership,
strength and persistence. She inspired others to use their
talents to serve the African-American community, and her
legacy will continue to inspire and enlighten us for years to
come,” said Braun.
Burroughs was born in St. Rose, La., in 1917 but moved
with her family to Chicago’s south side in 1922. She worked
as a high school art teacher, studied at the Art Institute of
Chicago and established the DuSable Museum of African
American History in 1961 with her husband, Charles.
Maxine Waters Ethics Trial Postponed
Only one day after the House Ethics Committee
recommended Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., be censured,  
the committee announced it will postpone Rep. Maxine
Waters’, D-Calif., trial, which was slated to take place Nov.
29.
Committee chairs Zoe-Lofgren, D-Calif., and Jo Bonner,
R-Ala., said they will send Waters’ case back to the panel’s
subcommittee for additional investigation, giving no
explanation for their decision.
In a statement, Waters voiced her displeasure with the
committee’s plans. “I am disappointed that the Committee is
once again postponing my hearing and showing a complete
disregard for due process and fairness.  For over a year, I
have cooperated with the investigation and I have consistently
asked for a public hearing on this matter,” said Waters. “ I
remain eager to present my case and demonstrate to my
constituents and all Americans that I have not violated any
House rules. 
 “There is no provision or authority for the Committee to
take this action, but the same body which is charged with
interpreting the rules now seems to be guilty of making
them up as it goes along. Neither the letter sent to me nor the
statement on the Committee website cites any rule or clear
rationale for this decision. “ 
 
‘Anti-Facebook’ Pastor Admits Past Affair, Offers to
Step Down
After garnering nationwide media attention for his
campaign against Facebook because of its perceived adverse
affects on his congregants’ marriages, Neptune Township,
N.J., pastor Cedric Miller is speaking out about a three-way
sexual affair with his wife and a male church assistant.
The Asbury Park Press first reported Miller’s unusual
charge to church leaders: Quit Facebook or leave the
church. According to the minister, Facebook promotes
sexual indiscretions and leads to marriage problems. But the
news service reported Miller, 48, testified in 2003 that he’d
participated in a threesome with a male church assistant and
his wife 10 years ago.
During a sermon on Nov. 21, Miller said he would step
down as senior minister if church leaders believed he was
unable to serve.
Jennifer Hudson and Relatives Identify Body of Her Slain NephewA3
A2 The Afro-American, November 27, 2010 - November 27, 2010 November 27, 2010 - December 3, 2010, The Afro-American
By Alan King sport-utility vehicle sought in from a neighbor about a suspi- posted fliers bearing his photo-
AFRO Staff Writer connection with the murder of cious vehicle. The man noticed graph around the city. On

Should Leslie Johnson take Her Oath?

Jennifer Hudson and other
relatives positively identified
Hudson’s mother and brother.
The white, 1994 Chevrolet
Suburban with Illinois license
the vehicle while walking his
dog. According to the Chicago
Tribune, the boy had been shot
multiple times in the back seat
Sunday, Jennifer Hudson asked
for the public’s help in finding
her nephew. In her MySpace
blog, she thanked fans and sup-
By AFRO Staff comply. instead focusing his comments onporters what heforneeds to do toand

Courtesy/Screen print from website

of the vehicle. The SUV, regis- their prayers
“We are a proud
tered to Hudson’s murdered people, a proud District 6 and a proud PG position Prince George’s forward. He says since
offered a $100,000 there are no
reward to
A federal investigation County,” King wrote.
brother, was towed with the “Our District 6 Councilwoman-elect, laws preventing Johnson from taking
anyone who returned the boydo
office then she should
into Jack Johnson and his Mrs. Leslie
boy’s Johnson,
body inside and has been arrested and charged with
is being so. alive.
wife, Leslie, has caused corruptionby
processed and destruction
evidence of evidence. Although she has not
techni- “Clearly, legally she should take Since
the office since she’s
the investigation,
many to question whether been tried
cians or convicted
and workers. (all are innocent until proven guilty in
The body been elected as a councilmember,” Baker–said
Hudson whoingained
a television
stardom
she should take her oath court)
was theremoved
later shame brought
and takenontoour District 6 and PG county is appearance on News Channel 8. after “That’s a decision
appearing that she’s
on “American
on Dec. 6. Some District mighty
the Cookand devastating.
County MedicalMrs. Leslie Johnson cannot represent going to have to make. These areIdol,” allegations.
and thenShe wonhasan not been
6 residents want her gone, us proudly and
Examiner’s honestly on the PG County Council.”
office. convicted of anything. If she shows up on Award
Academy Dec. 6,forwe’re going
her role in
while others are willing to The people
Hudson behind
and other Prince George’s Monitor, a blog run
family to swear in council members and the a new county
movie executive.”
Dreamgirls – has
give her the benefit of the by and forarrived
members PrinceatGeorge’s
the Medicalresidents, agree. They ask that Baker understands that Johnson’s presence
stayed canpublic
out of the upstage eye.a
doubt. Johnson notoffice
Examiner’s take the oath as well. “Our great county does not
mid-after- day that many of the people being sworn in have Tribune
The Chicago waited halfreport-
One resident who identify the body. Julian King, Jennnifer
need the continued distractions that will be caused by a selfish
noon to Hudson’s nephew.
their lives for. However, he says that’s not something he can
ed that a parade of cars moved
wants her gone is Allen decision
Given theby you, between
choice Leslie, not to step aside,”
look- a Nov. 14 post
A spokesman for the office reads. focus
the on. but is being held in slowly past her family’s home
murders
King. He started an online ing directly at the body or
“Concerned Prince Georgians implore you to make one Monday morning, past the
viewing it on a wall-mounted told the newspaper that final
Hudson jail “Clearly,
for parolethere are going
violation after to benews
news cameras
vans,
around
reporters
her.
and curi-
petition asking her to decision that is not self-serving! Please step aside now Leslie. There’s going to be something happening with her,” Baker
resign, which he Courtesy Photos Leave our great county at peace.” continued. “There’s nothing I can do about thatous andonlookers.
that’s what
plans on presenting
Jennifer Hudson andLeslieher mom,
Johnson, wife of currentwho
Darnell Donerson “She held hands with her family. It was obviously a very emotional moment.”
On Nov. 12, Leslie Johnson was arrested after federal the people of Prince George’s County expect.
Neighbors stood
quietly and
to
wasthekilled,
Marylandas well asPrince
her brother,
George's Jason.
County executive agents overheard her allegedly tearing up an $100,000 check a “What they expect and what I will do is focus on the issues
reflected on the
General Assembly. Jack Johnson and councilmember- developer gave to her husband and stuffing nearly
“remained $80,000
strong for in
her fami- beforeconvicted
being us,” he said. “The council members, who were elected,
of attempted
video screen, the family chose violence.
King saysofthat
the body her he elect for District
7-year-old 6, waswas
plate X584859 arrested
found on her latter.
the bra at According
her husband’s request on
to the ly”a and
wiretap.
was clearly its leader. I’m going
murder andtovehicular
hold them to the standard
hijack- of ‘Let’s
In front of themake
Hudson’s
and other residents
nephew Monday, just hours Nov. 12. Many residents
Chicago’s areafter
West Side now Others aren’t quite
Tribune, Hudson said, “Yes, so harsh. County
“She Executive-elect
held hands with her fami- Prince
ing. George’s
Cook County County
records great.’
show Let’s deal with
home, men in heavy the issues
jackets
of District
after 6 will
his body was foundquestioning,
in a policebased on athe
received charges
7 a.m. call Rushern
that’s him.”Baker has remained relatively ly,” theneutral on thesaid.
spokesman issue,
“It before
that us.”
he pleaded guilty to both and hooded sweatshirts came to
protest outside against her and the information that was obviously a very emotional charges in 1999. He was also kiss the twin white crosses bar-

ACORN Fights Back

of the county has been released about the case, moment.” convicted in 1998 for posses- ing the names of Donerson and
administration whether she should take office. The boy – the son of Julia sion of a stolen motor vehicle. Jason.
building every day Hudson, Jennifer’s sister – had He was released from prison in “Everybody is sick of going
if she refuses to been missing since Friday, 2006 after serving seven years
Leader Calls Voter Registration Fraud Charges ‘Bogus’
through stuff like this,” Artisha
when a relative found Julian’s for the attempted murder and West, a former resident of the
Community
By Alan King Groups
AFRO Staff Writer
and Dallas Cowboys players
Tony Romo and Terrell Owens,
grandmother, Darnell
No wonder Obama’s campaign is Donerson, 57, and his uncle,
trying to distance him from the
car hijacking charges.
The boy remained missing
area told the Tribune. “We all
have to stick together. All these
Continued from A1
Jason Hudson, 29, shot to death through a long weekend in young children are dying, and
among the names submitted to group, saying, “Barack Obama in his grandmother’s home in which police and volunteers for what?”
public schooling, partnered with the
Presidential candidate John non-profit
election ASA in what was
officials. Never Organized with ACORN.” the 7000 block of South Yale

SOLID
intended to be a six-week training stint lastsaid
McCain’s attack on ACORN – Hurd fall.those workers, who But Obama’s ties to ACORN run Avenue.
response from were
PAYS ATTENTION
An enthusiastic
Associated Community doing those
the children hasthings
brought without
ASA long and deep. He taught classes An Amber Alert – a desig-
Executive Director David Slomkowski and his staff backpermis-
Organization for Reform Now – ACORN’s knowledge or every for ACORN. They even endorsed nation for high-risk missing
confirms
week for the
thesuccess
last year thecontinue sion,
of to were fired.
the project.
him for President. children – was issued Friday
organization, the head of the “The evidence that has sur- But now ACORN is in trouble. after Julian was discovered
ASA helps the Arrow teens understand how physical fitness
group says. faced so far shows they faked Reporter: There are at least missing after the murders.
influences their lives spiritually and emotionally. They also host

TO PERSONAL ATTENTION
“This is testimony to the work forms to get paid for work they 11 investigations across the Police arrested William
races for the trainees
we’ve done and success we’ve every other month
didn’t do, andnot encourage
to stuff ballot them to country involving thousands of Balfour, the missing boy’s step-
participate in the Turkey
had,” Maude Hurd, president of Trot every year.
boxes.” ACORN, she said, is the potentially fraudulent ACORN father and estranged husband
Slomkowski
ACORN, said in an says it’s not only victim
interview about of ensuring
fraud, not thetheyoung
perpetra- forms. of Julia, at his girlfriend’s
runners
with the learn
AFRO.perfect form or develop tor ofthe it. fastest running time. Announcer: Massive voter Southside apartment several
“I want
“When themthisto feel started,
attack loved, we appreciated Hurd andsaidaccepted,”
the only things he said. fraud. And the Obama campaign hours after the murders.
had just announced that we had bogus are the charges them- paid more than $800,000 to an Balfour’s mother, Michele, has
registered 1.3 million new vot- selves. And factcheck. org ACORN front for get out the vote told reporters that her son had
“It takes collaborations like this to make
ers,” she said. “That’s just to say agrees. efforts. nothing to do with the slayings.
It concluded, “Neither Pressuring banks to issue risky
our community stronger.”
that someone’s running scared
because of ACORN’s success.” ACORN nor its employees have loans. Nationwide voter fraud.
Balfour remains a suspect in Jason Hudson
McCain, who is running for been found guilty of, or even Barack Obama. Bad judgment.
His “heart bleeds” for the foster
president on the Republican tick- children
charged with,and the tough
casting fraudulent Blind ambition. Too risky for
et, lashed out at ACORN in the votes.”
situations they go through, he added, but he hopes “that America.
finalthing
one debatetheyagainstwillBarack
walk away with in The problemtocame
addition knowing about pri-
Obama, contending the group “is marily
the importance of exercise and nutrition, is that they had because of the way Since McCain’s comments, SQUARE HIGH
on the verge of maybe perpetrat- ACORN operates. Rather than
encouragement and positive feedback.”
ACORN’s 87 offices have been
ing one of the greatest frauds in rely on volunteers, it pays peo- bombarded with threats and
“What we have (in the partnership) is beautiful,” he said. “It
voter history in this country, ple, many of them poor or unem- racist mail.
takes
maybecollaborations
destroying the fabric like this
of to make
ployed,ourtocommunity
sign up newstronger.”voters. The day after the presidential
After
democracy.” training for about eight weeks,
The idea bonding
was withboth those
to help debate, vandals broke into the
colleagues and growing
Factcheck.org, as a person,
a non-partisan beingSean was allowed
registered and those to doing
move organization’s Boston and Seattle
to
Weba foster home,
site, found saidclaims
those Lucas. to the registration. offices and stole computers.
“The programwith
be “exaggerated,” has“nohadevi-
a tremendous Maudimpact explained,on her,”
“We he have a After a Cleveland representative BREAD NOT ON THE LIST
said.
dence“Sheof any hassuchtaken all the positive
democracy- zerothings she learned
tolerance policy forfrom deliber- appeared on TV, an e-mail was
Athletes
destroyingServing
fraud.” Athletes and sheate is one of our success
falsification stories.”
of registration.” sent to the local office saying she
Hurd believes the McCain Most news account neglect to “is going to have her life ended.”

Black Farmers
charges were politically motivat- point out that ACORN is
ed. required by law to turn in all reg-
A worker in Providence, R.I.,
received a threatening call say- LEFT RIGHT
She said, “Because it’s low- istration forms. And they also fail ing, “We know you get off work
Continued from A1 to note that it was the organiza- at 9” and uttered racial epithets.
and moderate-income people,
and people of color,
finance it through additional I believe the tion,
of in many instances,
Representatives that first
to act A caller to one office left a
McCain campaign thinks those brought the phony registrations message on the answering
deficit spending. swiftly to bring closure for
voters are going to vote to the attention of authorities. machine, saying: “Hi, I was just
The matter now goes to the many Black farmers
Democratic, which is not neces- The McCain camp apparently calling to let you know that
the House where even more who lost theirinfarms
isn’t interested thosedue fine Barack Obama needs to get
sarily true.”
recalcitrance is expected
ACORN is no stranger to to
points, preferring toNative
racial bias and air mislead- hung. He’s a (expletive deleted)
from lawmakers who contend Americans
controversy. ing ads that seek disadvantaged
to link Obama nigger, and he’s a piece of
thatForthe38settlement adds to by the
years, the non-partisan to ACORN, thereby federal government’s
undercutting (expletive deleted). You guys are
what they consider
organization has fought excessive
for social mismanagement
his political support. of funds,” fraudulent, and you need to go to
spending
and economic at a justice
time offorfederal
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A4 The Afro-American, November 27, 2010 - December 3, 2010

Community Gov. O’Malley Appoints

Three Civil Rights Icons to Speak at Maryland School
Judy Richardson, Betty organization, will appear at
Garman Robinson and Loyola University Maryland
Dorothy M. Zellner, one- on Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. in
time members of the Student McGuire Hall West. This
Nonviolent Coordinating event is free and open to the
Committee (SNCC), a public.
leading 1960s civil rights Richardson, Robinson,
and Zellner served as editors
of Hands on the Freedom
Plow, a collection of personal
reflections by 52 women
involved in the SNCC. The
organization emerged from a
series of student meetings at
Shaw University in Raleigh,
N.C. in April 1960 and grew
into a large organization with
many supporters in the North
who helped raise funds to
support SNCC’s work in the
South.
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Judy Richardson, Betty Garman Robinson and Dorothy
M. Zellner, once members of the Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee, come to Loyola University
Maryland Dec.1.
The SNCC played a major
role in sit-ins and freedom
rides, as well as a leading
role in the 1963 March on
Washington, Mississippi
Freedom Summer, and
the Mississippi Freedom
Democratic Party. The
SNCC’s most significant
contribution was in its field
work, organizing voter
registration drives all over the
South, especially in Georgia,
Alabama, and Mississippi.
In more recent years,
filmmaker Richardson has
worked on projects including
the PBS documentary series
“Eyes on the Prize.” Robinson,
a community organizer, lives
in Baltimore and is active in
the reemerging grassroots
social justice movement. New
York City consultant Zellner
has provided writing and
editing services for the Center
New State Prosecutor
Maryland Gov.
O’Malley announced
this week the
appointment of Emmet
C. Davitt as state
prosecutor.
“I am pleased to
appoint Emmet Davitt
to be the next State
Prosecutor,” said
O’Malley in a written
statement. “Mr. Davitt
is known for his
sound judgment, his
Emmet C.
integrity, and his broad
Davitt
experience in working Courtesy Photo
with law enforcement
and grand juries in prosecuting cases across the state.”
Davitt is currently the Deputy General Counsel for the
Public Service Commission of Maryland. He spent much
of his career an Assistant Attorney General in the Maryland
Attorney General’s Office. For seven years, Davitt led the
Office’s Insurance Fraud Unit, and during that period, he
investigated and prosecuted criminal fraud cases in fourteen
Maryland counties. As an Assistant Attorney General in the
Criminal Appeals Division, Davitt argued cases on behalf of
the State in the state’s two highest courts. In addition, Davitt
spent several years prosecuting felony narcotics cases in the
Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office.
Davitt received his bachelor’s degree from the
University of Virginia and J.D. from the University Of
Maryland School Of Law. He served as a law clerk to
Chief Judge Robert C. Murphy of the Court of Appeals of
Maryland and Judge Paul E. Alpert of the Court of Special
Appeals of Maryland.
Davitt will be replacing current State Prosecutor Robert
Rohrbaugh, who did not seek reappointment.
The governor selected Davitt from a list to sent to him by
the State Prosecutor Selection and Disabilities Commission,
a seven-person commission created by law, comprised
of the Attorney General and appointees of the president
of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Maryland State Bar
Association and Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association.
for Constitutional Rights and department, and African and
City University of New York African-American Studies
Law School. program.
This event is sponsored
by the University’s Women’s For more information visit
Center, communication Loyola.edu.

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Our View
Opinion
The Robocall Scandal, and What Bob
Ehrlich Owes Our Community
Former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich Jr. made a prudent
decision in pledging not to run for public office again now that
he has lost his bid for reelection. His thinly-veiled association
with what has become traditional last-minute voter suppression
tactics, particularly in minority districts in Maryland, should
come to an end even faster than his Back-to-the-Future forays
on the campaign trail.
Whether the former Republican governor was directly
involved in this year’s election eve Chicago-style robocall
antics perpetrated by one of his campaign contractors does
not matter. That “counterintuitive” contractor, Julius Henson,
of Universal Elections, has now publicly admitted that he and
an associate committed this disdainful act, so they all owe
Maryland voters an apology, for starters.
Any hint of tampering with the sacred franchise in a
democratic society is a violation of civil rights and a regrettable
act. As such, that regret requires a public apology and public
sanction.
But mum is the word from the Ehrlich camp, and it speaks
volumes.
More than 100,000 disingenuous robocalls reportedly
were made anonymously to primarily Black Democrats in
Baltimore and Prince George’s County. The woman’s voice
enthusiastically informed them that incumbent Democratic
Gov. Martin O’Malley had been “successful” in his reelection
bid. Worse, these targeted voters were told to “relax.” No need
to vote if they hadn’t already done so during the two hours the
polls would be open.
This dirty trick was the handiwork of desperados.
However, on election night, Andy Barth, Ehrlich campaign
spokesman, challenged reporters following the robocall story
to show any association to their campaign. Barth emphatically
maintained that their camp rejected and condemned such calls.
“We want a clean, honest and uncontestable election without
questions about the vote,” he told a Baltimore television
Fair and Balanced Budgetary Reform
As a senior member of the
Joint Economic Committee,
I have been giving close
attention to the work of the
National Commission on
Fiscal Responsibility and
Reform – and, especially, to
recent suggestions made by
the Commission’s co-chairs,
former Republican Sen.
Alan Simpson and Erskine
Bowles, former chief of staff
to President Clinton.
Needless to say, the
Congressman work of this important
Elijah Cummings Commission has not been
easy. President Obama and
the Commission deserve credit for moving forward with a
difficult national discussion about how best to achieve a more
fiscally responsible plan for our nation.
Having given credit where credit is legitimately due, I also
must acknowledge my deep concerns about some of the policy
choices that the Commission’s co-chairs have suggested.
We must not allow ourselves to become distracted from the
more serious and immediate goal of re-creating the balanced
budget that President Clinton left our nation. In this vein, the
Commission co-chairs’ basic error is their failure to connect the
major causes of our deficits with the areas in which budgetary
reform is most warranted.
We should not confuse the specific and more limited
challenge of extending the long-term solvency of Social
Security with the broader need to change the overall spending
The Failing Promise of Public Education
We, the American public,
hold it as an article of faith
that those responsible for
devising and implementing
public policy have our best
interests at heart. Our best
minds are hard at work,
striving to make the world
a better place. Our elected
officials are dedicated to
protecting our freedoms,
increasing our prosperity, and
securing justice for all.
What, then, is the public
to assume when, in spite
Joseph C. Phillips of the best efforts of our
most brilliant thinkers and
politicians, freedoms erode,
prosperity decreases, and for a great many, justice seems
elusive? Surely, sinister forces must be at work.
Let us take for an example the nation’s system of public
education. For years, American taxpayers have been sold on
a triad of public policy fixes for public education. In order to
improve student performance, state and federal governments
must dedicate a greater portion of their budgetary dollars to
education; class sizes must be reduced, and there must be
greater oversight by the federal government. So fervent is the
belief in this holy trinity of education, that to even ponder
the efficacy of the federal Department of Education is seen as
heresy. Any politician who attempts to curb the unrestricted
flow of tax dollars to public schools is accused of not wanting
November 27, 2010 - December 3, 2010, The Afro-American
reporter.
But that tactic, which is a violation of
the Telephone Consumer Protection Act,
was neither “clean, honest..,” or “without
question.”
No wonder Maryland Attorney General
Douglas F. Gansler is investigating the
robcalls and Sen. Ben Cardin, another
Democrat, has also asked U.S. Attorney
General Eric Holder to look into the
matter—as well they should.
For his part, Henson muttered an
unintelligible excuse after his admission,
saying his “counterintuitive” decision to
conduct robocalls was actually intended to
get Republicans and Ehrlich supporters to
the polls. Shameful—and still no apology.
The political operative even brushed off the act as innocent,
claiming what amounts to voter tampering is no big deal.
There is nothing innocent here.
Today, more than two weeks after the election, Ehrlich still
refuses to discuss the robocalls. He said “no comment” when
asked about them on his wife, Kendal’s, WBAL radio show last
Saturday. His silence is unacceptable.
No one should be surprised by these voter suppression or
intimidation tactics Republicans have been accused of applying
both in the state and across the nation to counter what they
view as the Democrats’ GOTV (Get Out The Vote) tactics, also
targeted at minority voters.
Ehrlich is allegedly no stranger to charges of questionable
campaign tactics either. He has been accused directly or
indirectly with such actions as busing in homeless Philadelphia
men and women in 2006 to work the Maryland polls in
minority neighborhoods and passing out election day flyers in
2006 that erroneously stated Black leaders supported the re-
and revenue patterns of our nation.
Our historic and unshakable commitment to our aging and
disabled workers is not causing our Federal budget deficit.
For that reason, among others, cutting Social Security benefits
should not even be considered as a general deficit solution.
Social Security functions with its own revenue stream and
payment policies. Long-term solvency can be assured by
focused and relatively modest future adjustments that do not
require reductions in Social Security benefits. One option
would be to increase the earned income that is subject to Social
Security taxes beyond the current $106,800 wage cap.
Nor are our general budgetary problems principally the
result of veterans’ healthcare costs, federal aid to public
education or our commitment to reducing crime – as would
be suggested by proposals to impose co-pays on veterans, cut
education spending, and cut the budget for the Department of
Justice.
While we seriously examine our budget and work to get our
fiscal house in order, it is neither fair nor economically prudent
to balance our budget on the backs of America’s children,
veterans or working families.
Where, then, should our examination begin?
A significant portion of our current deficits can be traced
to our failure to pay currently for two wars, tax cuts for our
wealthiest citizens and the Medicare drug plan.
Unless we can find a way for the rest of the world to pay
more of the cost, we must transform the era of America’s
overseas nation-building into a more modest (and peaceful)
pattern of engagement.
With respect to federal tax policy, most experts agree that
tax cuts for the middle class stimulate our economy. In this
way, it can be argued, middle class tax cuts are more than “paid
to “invest in education.”
And yet, increases in spending have not resulted in a
corresponding increase in student achievement. Studies have
shown that over the last 50 years, student proficiency in math
and English has shown little improvement even as spending
and federal government oversight has increased and class
size has decreased. Given the brilliance and dedication of our
public servants, the failure of significant academic gains to
materialize, in spite of billions spent on education, can only be
the devil’s work.
And if you are a Black man, the devil must, indeed, be
working overtime.
Information recently culled from the National Assessment
for Educational Progress, based on national math and reading
tests given to students in the fourth and eighth grades, revealed
some rather disheartening results. According to the New York
Times, the report paints a picture for Black males that is, “even
bleaker than generally known.”
In 2009, math scores for Black boys lagged behind those of
both Hispanic boys and girls, and Black males fell behind White
boys by an average of 30 points, which is interpreted as three
academic grades. Black males drop out of high school at a rate
twice as high as White males and their SAT scores are on average
104 points lower. In short, the report shows that Black males fall
behind academically early on and never regain ground.
These are not students failing because they do not have
access to the Internet or don’t have Olympic-sized swimming
pools. The sad fact is that the report demonstrates that middle-
class Black boys are scoring about as well as poor White boys.
These are students who are not proficient in the basics of math
and English.
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election of the then-Gov. Ehrlich and the election of the then-
Lt. Gov. Michael Steele for the U.S. Senate.
But this latest antic crosses a legal line, and someone will
have to pay – literally. The penalty for each violation of the
TCPA carries a fine of $500, or $168 million total. If found
guilty, that sum could take a tidy bite out of the $100,000 the
Ehrlich campaign paid Henson’s company to mobilize Black
voters.
If Ehrlich can come hat-in-hand to seek Black votes and this
paper’s endorsement as he did before the election, he can very
well extend the other hand by offering an explanation for his
contractor’s actions.
Ehrlich’s continued silence is an insult, which looms over
the Maryland communities his past campaign actions have
abused. Our community is entitled to an explanation! With
every passing day his silence is a loud reminder of the duplicity
in his campaign promise of sensitive honesty in return for our
community’s support.
Why, Bob?
for.”
However, it is far from clear that extending the Bush-era tax
cuts for the most affluent of our citizens (as the Republicans are
insisting) would produce a similar benefit in fiscal terms. To
the contrary, tax cuts for the wealthiest among us that are not
“paid for” are budget busters unfair to future generations.
As to paying for the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
that our seniors so desperately need, President Obama and
congressional Democrats have already taken the lead. During
the past two years, we began the long-term process toward
general fiscal balance by addressing the increasing strain that
rapidly rising health care costs place on our economy.
Without Republican cooperation, we enacted landmark
healthcare reforms that, alone, are expected to reduce our
federal budgetary deficits by more than one trillion dollars over
the next 10 years.
We also enacted financial regulatory reforms that will help
to prevent predatory mortgage practices and end the Wall Street
recklessness that triggered the Great Recession.
Now, we Democrats must be unafraid to declare to the new
House Republican majority, “You must end your tendency to
borrow, spend and, then, complain about borrowing.”
Americans are prepared to share the pain for everyone
that balancing our national budget will entail. However, we
also must insist that this national challenge be overcome in an
honest and socially equitable way.
This, in my view, is the fair and balanced approach to
lasting budgetary reform.
Congressman Elijah Cummings represents Maryland’s
Seventh Congressional District in the United States House of
Representatives.
The social cost of this failure is not to be underestimated.
Half of these students will drop out of high school; lacking
a high school diploma and being functionally illiterate will
qualify them for manual labor, which is steadily in the decline.
They will join the ranks of the chronically unemployed;
many of these men will make a life hustling on the streets and
eventually become involved in the criminal justice system.
Criminal records will make these men more unemployable,
which will make it even more unlikely that they will have
the financial means to support the children they father. It is a
hellish cycle that will repeat generation after generation.
Ronald Ferguson, director of the Achievement Gap Initiative
at Harvard, says, “There’s accumulating evidence that there are
racial differences in what kids experience before the first day of
kindergarten.” Ferguson gives voice to something that many of
us have long suspected: how well children perform in school
depends, to a great extent, on the kind of training they receive
in the home.
Battling the dark forces aligned against our children may
necessitate the asking of some uncomfortable questions. For
instance, is the continued academic under-performance of
Black boys the result of a failure of the educational system?
Or, is the issue rooted in Black culture?
Of course, we can always avoid the discomfort of those
questions and continue to rely on the original thinking of our
best and brightest. In response to the chilling figures presented
in the report, the authors have come up with the original idea of
urging Congress to “appropriate more money for schools.”
Joseph C. Phillips is the author of “He Talk Like a White
Boy” available in stores now.
A6 The Afro-American, November 27, 2010 - December 3, 2010

AAA Urges Shoppers to Keep Their Cool

TOWSON, MD (November 22, 2010) — As many retailers
offer pre-Thanksgiving promotions and the National Retail
Federation predicts holiday sales growth of 2.3 percent, AAA
Mid-Atlantic is urging shoppers to use caution and keep their
calm while searching for that perfect parking spot when they
begin their holiday shopping this Black Friday, the day after
Thanksgiving.
“Whether starting your holiday shopping before
Thanksgiving or first thing on Black Friday morning, the urge
to snag that great deal can often lead to high tempers and
low patience both in stores and often even on parking lots,”
said Ragina C. Averella, manager of Public and Government
Affairs for AAA Mid-Atlantic.
Do not let trivial parking lot wars dim your holiday glow,
warns AAA Mid-Atlantic. “Avoiding petty confrontations that
can result in unplanned holiday expenses, including fender-
benders, personal injuries and a general Grinch-like attitude
will help keep your holiday spirits festive,” added Averella.
“Quite often a normal, rational-thinking person can become
someone altogether different when the search for convenient
parking and bargains begin. This approach can certainly
dampen the holiday spirit.”
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety,
20 percent of all vehicle collisions that result in damage
claims occur in parking lots. Because Black Friday kicks off
the busiest of shopping seasons, AAA Mid-Atlantic offers the
following advice for navigating parking lots and protecting
vehicles and pedestrians as they seek those special gifts and
door busters:
• Head for the side door. Many shoppers want to park near
their favorite stores or near the mall entrance. Most malls have
secondary entrances on the sides and those entrances usually
have less traffic and additional convenient spaces.
• Play the outfield. Outlying areas normally have more
open spaces, lighter traffic and a lower risk of collision. Plus,
it doesn’t hurt to walk off the holiday treats. In some cases,
however, those spaces may not be as secure so be aware of
the risks.
• See and be seen. Use your headlights when scouring
parking garages for spaces, even in the daytime. The
light will let other cars see you coming around turns and
can make fitting into that tight parking space a little easier.
Research shows that keeping your headlights on reduces your
crash risk even during daylight hours.
• Beware of tall vehicles. Avoid parking between a pair
of tall SUVs or minivans where it might be hard for you to
back out of the space. If you can’t see well enough to back out
safely, get help from one of your passengers.
• Refrain from reverse. If possible, avoid backing out of
a space by either backing into it or pulling through two spaces
that are open nose-to-nose. In some municipalities, however,
backing into spaces amid moving traffic is illegal. Also, be
careful about impeding traffic flow.
• Look out for little ones. It can be difficult to see small
children in busy parking lots. Be aware of your surroundings
and look for children, who may make quick, unpredictable
movements. When walking to and from stores, hold the hands
of your children to keep them safe from traffic.
• Stay on track and alert. Pedestrians should use
walkways and crosswalks, if available. If walking in the
traffic lanes is unavoidable, be alert for subtle cues – including
exhaust or reverse lights – that signal a vehicle is about to pull
Morguefile Photo
There are some
specific things you can
do to avoid parking
and driving mishaps
during the holiday
season.
out. When behind the wheel, always be on the lookout for
pedestrians especially small children.
• Thieves like to window shop. Place all shopping bags
and valuables in the trunk, including the GPS and its mount,
so they won’t be visible to would-be thieves. Remove any
evidence, such as GPS suction cup marks from the vehicle’s
windshield. It takes a thief just seconds to smash a window
and steal your shopping loot.
• Stay on guard in parking lots. Choose a well-lighted
area to park at night. When returning to your vehicle, have
keys ready in hand and check the car’s interior before entering,
using a penlight at night. Report suspicious people or cars.
• Slow down, buckle up. Even a low-speed collision can
result in injuries. Make sure that everyone is strapped in a seat
belt or child safety seat while the vehicle is in motion, even if
it is just a short trip to another part of the parking lot.
• Wait until Cyber Monday. Many retailers will have
special online promotions on Cyber Monday, the Monday
after Thanksgiving. In fact, according to an Ecommerce
holiday sales forecast, on line sales are expected to grow by 15
percent this holiday, with more than 100 million U.S. shoppers
expected to be on line this Cyber Monday.

College dissemination of results. populations has increased, the completion rates for these diverse
Continued from A1 “Every student will benefit students have not been commensurate with this increase.”
from (this research project) He says UMUC will use the three-year project as a catalyst
but at-risk students will benefit the most,” said UMUC project to eliminate such disparities.
official Husein Abdul-Hamid in a written statement. “It is known The “Developing Data-driven Predictive Models of Student
nationally while enrollment for under-represented and low-income Success” project will also lead to an integrated database system
for partner institutions to analyze predictive models designed
to increase rates of continuous enrollment and eventual
graduation.
UMUC officials say the project will ultimately yield a
replicable process that other schools can model to increase
student persistence and graduation rates.

Agnes Welch
Continued from A1 “Because I work with the how much we worked quickly added, “But I can’t see steep competition in the make life better for each
people; I was hands on. They together,” she said. decide. It has to be a process.” 2011 city elections. Michael other…I have enjoyed every
but Agnes tells us what we know where I live, they call Political strategists say That process includes a Eugene Johnson, who lost minute of my time.”
can do about it.” me at home, they see me, I Welch’s retirement sets the public hearing—which city to Welch in 2007, says he Welch says even in
In those early years, set up meetings, I love them stage for her son and longtime officials say will be held the will run again next year and retirement, she will remain
Welch was praised as a feisty and don’t mind going to their aide William “Pete” Welch to first week in January—and a political newcomers such as and advocate for the elderly
political newcomer who was houses or having them at step in and complete her term. final vote by the City Council. Towson University professor and follow Baltimore politics
vocal and independent. mine.” When asked whom she “I’ve had a son that’s been John T. Bullock are vying for including the heated mayor’s
When asked why her “I’ve had a great career as would like to see as her my aide for 20-something the leadership role. race. “I’ll be watching,” she
constituents reelected her far as I see it and I hope my successor, Welch named her years, who knows…the Whoever the next ninth said. The council member
year after year, she said, constituents will remember public accountant son but process and who’s been there, district leader will be, called the city’s political
she said. “So, I would want Councilwoman Welch seems landscape “very good despite
him to take my place.” happy to pass the torch. what some people might
Pete Welch said he is open “I’ve had a very happy think” and said municipal
to taking his mom’s spot career,” she said. “I had officials are doing “the best
on the Council, noting that people who worked with we can with what we have.
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those things because you want It wasn’t like a job. It was like and create some economic
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helping people all of your life, legislation, and working to important.”
it presents a great opportunity
to help even more people,” he
said.
 If selected to represent
 the ninth district for the
 remainder of his mother’s
 term, Pete said, his main
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education and employment.
His critics blew up
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became public, noting his
trouble in 2001 for firearm
charges and in 2004 for what
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Camaraderie Cures Seniors’ Holiday Blues

By Bobby Marvin
Special to the AFRO
At the Sandtown-
Winchester Senior Center
there is a lot of commotion
going on during lunch
time. Staff prepares
dollar meals for seniors
as laughter and chatter
permeates throughout the
dining hall.
Joanne Spears, 61, is
hard at work in a game
of Pity Pat Deuce Wild.
As she shuffles and deals
cards, she jokingly teases
her friends with a little
trash talk. From her hearty
laugh and competitive
spirit it’s obvious she
enjoys winning, but really,
she’s here for the good
company.
“I’ve been coming here
for the last five years…I
enjoy being around people
and it’s better than being
home alone all the time,”
said Spears, who lives by
herself but frequents the
center.
Loneliness is a
fear common to many
seniors—especially during
the holidays. Deceased
spouses, otherwise engaged
friends, children who
Gifts for the
have their own lives or
live too far away may all
conspire to make life after
retirement—including the
end-of-year Thanksgiving/
Christmas, Kwanzaa/
Hanukkah season—a
solitary undertaking.
That’s why centers such
as Sandtown-Winchester
are increasingly becoming
year-round safe harbors for
senior folks caught in the
storms of monotony and
loneliness.
Folks like 92-year-old
Nancy Moore, who was
married for 36 years until
her husband passed away
in the 1980s. Her children
live out of town and she
refuses to move, so for two
years now she has attended
the center and built
sustainable relationships.
“I’m lonely at home [and]
ain’t nobody there but me.
And I don’t want to be
there all day and all night
by myself. My children are
all grown and spread all
over the world…So I’m
just there all by myself…
It’s lonely,” said Moore.
In some cases,
loneliness can lead to
depression, especially
if that individual is
mourning the loss of a
family member or loved
one. Licensed clinical
therapist Tekeah C. Scott
Spending time with family and friends during the holidays is very important to
seniors’ emotional and mental wellbeing.
specializes in depression
and works with clients that
experienced a lot of mixed
emotions around special
occasions.
“Holidays for anybody,
seniors and just people in
general…can bring back
memories of good times, it
can bring back memories
of bad times. It can be a
lost of a significant other
or a child,” said Scott, who
has worked at a therapeutic
foster care agency for over
six years and now works
independently. “If you
lived a long time you may
have lost someone so it can
trigger some emotions.”
Former truck driver
Robert Anderson has
definitely been through a
whirlwind. In 1996 he was
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in a bad traffic accident
which left him partially
blind with a fractured
Preventing Pain during
Holiday Shopping
Shopping on any given day can be a tiring
experience, but braving the malls and shopping
centers during the busy holiday season is a real test
skull. Shortly after his
wife died, he fell into a
state of depression. In
2005, Anderson’s son
brought him to Sandtown-
Winchester for a change
in pace. Since then he
has found companionship
and a sense of peace—
even during the holidays.
Anderson said he is
looking forward to the
Center’s annual Christmas
party. “Dressing up and
exchanging presents
with each other,” he said,
“seems to keep me from
crashing out [and] giving
up.”
And it also helps that
he can look forward to
spending time with his
grandchildren. “It just
brings back old memories
like [when] I used to spend
with them when they were
babies and buying presents
for them and stuff like
that,” said Anderson.
Sandtown-Winchester
Director Mary Collins
knows personally the
Continued on B3

Grandkids Made Easy

of endurance that can drain both your physical and
mental health.
So what can people do during the holidays to shop
Not sure what to get your grandchildren this smarter?
holiday? Popular shopping depot, Wal-Mart has taken • Lighten up. Don’t carry a lot of heavy packages
the guess work out of your gift shopping with its Top around. Make frequent trips to your car and use your
Toys selection. The company worked with parents and trunk as a locker.
suppliers throughout the year to identify its final • Lift and carry correctly. Remember when
list. It delivers on current toy trends highlighting lifting packages, especially heavy ones, to lift with
educational and aspirational toys, toys based your legs. Carry the load close to your body, and
on popular licenses, and board games for fun- be sure it’s balanced. If you can’t comfortably lift a
packed family nights. package, ask for help.
Wal-Mart’s Top Toys include: • Avoid neck and shoulder strain. When carrying
a shoulder bag or purse, alternate shoulders. Consider
• Zhu Zhu Pet or Kung Zhu Hamsters carrying a backpack and use shoulder straps to evenly
($8; Was $9) distribute the weight.
• U-Build Monopoly ($15; Was $18) • Set limits. Recognize your energy limits and
• Baby Alive Baby All Gone ($19;
Was $24.88)
• Paper Jamz Guitar ($19.87;
Was $23.87)
• Play-Doh Mega Fun Factory
($25; Was $29.96)
• Loopz Game ($25; Was
$29.98)
• LEGO Games
Creationary ($29; Was
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$34.97) • Leapster Explorer Learning Experience ($59; Was

• Toy Story 3 Talking Woody, Jessie or Blast Off Buzz $69.97)
Lightyear Dolls ($29 each; Was $34.97) • BigFoot The Monster ($88; Was $97)
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• Holiday Barbie Doll ($35; Was $39.98)

• Hide-and-Seek JoJo Interactive
Bunny ($39.96; Was $44.88)
• Nerf N-Strike Stampede ($44;
$49.97)
• FurReal Friends GoGo My
Walkin’ Pup ($49; Was $54)
• Matchbox Stinky the
Garbage Truck ($49; Was
$54.97)
• Air Hogs Hawk Eye
Baby Alive Radio Control Camera
Baby All Gone Helicopter ($49; Was
Courtesy Photo $59.97)
• Spy Net Video Watch ($49.97)
• Barbie Video Girl Doll ($49.98)
• VTech V.Reader Animated E-Book System ($54;
$59.96)
plan accordingly. Don’t overdo it, and schedule time
For Top Toys demo, customer ratings and reviews and to take breaks. Plan short shopping trips—don’t cram
to purchase, visit www.walmart.com/toptoys. everything into one day.
• Drink plenty of water and eat balanced meals.
Stay hydrated and carry a water bottle as you shop.
Eat small, frequent meals and lots of fruit, vegetables
and proteins. Avoid high-carbohydrate and high-sugar
foods: They may give you a quick burst of energy, but
they will leave you with plummeting blood sugar and
more tired than ever.
• Consider shopping from home. Stay out of the
stores altogether and shop at your favorite store Web
sites. Most retail stores offer online ordering, or order
from catalogs by telephone.
Nerf N-Strike
Stampede Article courtesy The America Occupational
Courtesy Photo Therapy Association. www.aota.org.
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Easy Holiday Dishes

Everybody loves to eat all those home cooked holiday
dishes and treats, but most of us don’t have time to spend
days toiling over a hot stove.
Rest assured, you don’t need to make everything from
scratch to create a great holiday meal. Guests won’t
notice if you use some off-the-shelf ingredients (and if
they did, they won’t hold it against you). For example,
instead of dinner rolls from scratch, buy ones that you
just heat in the oven.
You can also use packaged items like soups, stocks
and even pre-made stuffing, and simply add your own
personal touches to make your dishes distinctive. Add
some dried cranberries here or some chestnuts there and
it becomes your homemade specialty.
And easy doesn’t have to equal unhealthy. Glory
Foods, a category leader in Southern-style, heat-and-
serve products, passes down the traditions and heritage
of Southern soul food but makes them healthier with its
line of Sensibly Seasoned™ products. All the products in
this line such as collard greens, blackeye peas and pinto
beans, have lower sodium, no meat and low fat.
Glory Foods offers its down-home goodness and
perennial favorite Pepperidge Farm offers a bit of
decadence in these easy holiday recipes that incorporate
store-bought ingredients to help lighten your holiday
load:
Moist & Savory
Stuffing
or until the vegetables are tender. Remove the saucepan
from the heat. Add the stuffing and mix lightly.
2. Spoon the stuffing mixture into a greased 3-quart
shallow baking dish. Cover the baking dish and bake at
350 degrees for 30 minutes or until the stuffing mixture is
hot. Makes 10 servings (about ¾ cup each).
Hoppin’ John
Hoppin’ John
1 14.5 oz can Glory Foods® Southern-Style Blackeye
Peas
2 cups water
1 cup white rice
1 tbsp butter or margarine
Salt and pepper to taste
1. Combine all ingredients in a pan. Cover and bring
to a boil.
2. Reduce heat, cover and simmer; stirring every 5
minutes until the liquid has been absorbed and rice is
tender, approximately 20 minutes.
3. Remove from heat; stir gently; season with salt
and pepper. Serve immediately. (Makes 4 servings,
approximately 1 cup each.)
Holiday Brie en Croute
1 egg
1 tbsp water
½ of a 17.3-ounce package Pepperidge Farm Puff
Pastry Sheets (1 sheet), thawed
½ cup apricot preserves or seedless raspberry jam
1 3 cup dried cranberries
¼ cup toasted sliced almonds
1 (13- to 16-oz) Brie or other soft cheese round
1 package (13 oz) crackers
1. Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Beat the egg and
water in a small bowl with a fork.
2. Unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface.
Roll the pastry sheet into a 14-inch square. Spread the
preserves on the pastry to within two inches of the edge.
Sprinkle with the cranberries and almonds. Place the
cheese in the center of the pastry. Fold the pastry up over
the cheese to cover. Trim the excess pastry and press to
seal. Brush the seam with the egg mixture. Place seam-
side down onto a baking sheet. Decorate with the pastry
scraps, if desired. Brush with the egg mixture.
3. Bake for 20 minutes or until the pastry is golden
brown. Let stand for 45 minutes. Serves 12.
Glory’s Sweet
Potato Pie
Glory’s Sweet Potato Pie
1 15 oz. can Glory Foods® Sweet Potato Casserole
3 tbsp. butter, melted
2 eggs, large
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. cornstarch
1 9-inch pie shell, uncooked and frozen
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Set rack to center of
the oven and place a cookie sheet on center rack.
2. Combine all liquids in a large mixing bowl.
3. Blend in the cornstarch and mix.
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Moist & Savory Stuffing

1 package (14 ounces) Pepperidge Farm Herb
Seasoned Stuffing
Holiday Glamour
2 ½ cups Swanson Chicken Broth Maintaining Ageless Beauty at 50, 60 and Beyond
Generous dash ground black pepper
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Job Hunting ... at Your Age?

...And the other pitfalls of joblessness among seniors
By Rev. Dorothy
Boulware
Special to the AFRO
An unexpected place to
find yourself, especially
if you’re 50+ years
old, is in the proverbial
unemployment line. Most
people have by this time
of life secured a tenured
position, engendered
palpable and comfortable
working relationships
with peers and pretty
much settled in to wait
for retirement age –
whatever Social Security
Administration suggests for Senior Unemployment and
that season.
The 2007-2009
recession, unlike other
economic downturns in
recent memory, has had
an unprecedented effect
on older workers and has
sent many spiraling into
Easy Holiday
Dishes
Continued from B2
4. Add Glory Foods®
Sweet Potato Casserole
and mix thoroughly until
smooth.
5. Pour mixture into the
prepared pie shell.
6. Place filled pie shell
in oven on the cookie
sheet.
7. Bake for 10 minutes.
8. Reduce heat in oven
to 300 degrees and bake
for approximately 40
minutes.
9. Test the filling. The
filling is cooked when the
tip of a knife inserted in
the center is clean when
removed.
10. Bake until filling is
set.
11. Carefully remove
the pie from the oven.
Allow to cool. (Serves
4-6).
that unexpected place.
Unemployment rates for
older workers reached
record levels, partly
because fewer workers
were eligible for retirement
benefits, and had to find
work at a time when
they should have been
contemplating retirement,
according to a report
released by the Urban
Institute of Washington,
D.C.
About 2 million adults
ages 55 and older were
unemployed in August
2009, according to “Rising
the Need to Work at Older
Ages,” the work of Richard
W. Johnson.
In Maryland and
surrounding jurisdictions
those numbers translate to
about 18 percent.
The report suggests as
possible reasons for the
impact on older workers,
the declining influence
of seniority rules and the
declining power of labor
unions.
Any who have
collected unemployment
When you play the Maryland Lottery
everyone wins.
in the past, in addition to
being surprised at being
without a job, is probably
equally surprised at the
system they’re required to
navigate.
Some of the same
people who updated
résumés and filled out
employment cards on
typewriters now need to
“cyber file” for benefits and
receive payment directly on
a check card, the balance
of which is monitored the
same way.
There is no line. There
is no wait. There is no
personal interview.
Something of a
computer wonk herself,
Marsha Thompkins,
60-something years old
and recently downsized, is
empathetic for those who
are not so tech savvy.
“They’re in for a huge
surprise,” she said, alluding
to the solitary, paperless
system that now exists.
“I remember the long
lines stretching around
the building with people
standing for hours to apply
for unemployment,” she
said. “And the cards that
had to be mailed in or
taken in every week or
two.”
There are two ways of
filing now; by phone and
by Internet.
“No people involved,”
Thompkins said. “Just your
computer. You used to have
to show documentation
of everything to whoever
processed your claim.” And
the system works quickly
with a snail mail response
within days of filing,
Thompkins said.
“The Division of
Unemployment Insurance
doesn’t track the rates of
50+ workers filing claims
versus younger workers,”
said Shannon Davis,
public affairs specialist,
Department of Labor,
Licensing and Regulation’s
Office of the Secretary.
“I was told that about 45
percent of claims are made
online as opposed to by the
phone system.”
Now much of the
give and take that does
happen is between filers
and community places
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“The 2007-2009 recession, unlike other
economic downturns in recent memory,
has had an unprecedented effect on older
workers and has sent many spiraling into
that unexpected place.”
that provide help – In Maryland, apply for
libraries, career centers unemployment insurance
and in Baltimore City and benefits at www.dllr.state.
surrounding counties, One md.us or by calling 410-
Stop Career Centers. Or 368-5300 for Baltimore
online at the Maryland City, Anne Arundel,
Workforce Exchange, Baltimore and Howard
www.mwe.dllr.state.md.us. Counties. Call 301-
“All of us have, from 313-8000 for Calvert,
time to time, been asked Charles, Southern Howard,
to help [someone],” said Montgomery, Prince
a staff member at Prince Georges and St. Mary’s
George’s County Library in Counties. Call 410-334-
New Carrollton, Md., who 6800 for the Eastern
asked not to be identified Shore and 301-723-2000
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Omega Man
Pi Omega Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, celebrated 89 years of of the Year
service to the Baltimore community Nov. 13 at The Forum Caterers in and chapter
Baltimore. The nationally mandated Achievement Week Program and Found- Basileus
ers’ Day Observance included nine presentations to award recipients as well as Edward G.
recognition of the current college scholarship recipients who have been awarded a Dixon Jr. (left)
presents the
full scholarship to attend a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). In order
Dr. Walter Amprey, Grand Basileus Founders’
Andrew A. Ray and George K. McKinney
to continue receiving their awards, the students must maintain a “B” average that is
Award to
closely monitored by the chapter’s scholarship committee. Victor Taylor
The guest speaker was the fraternity’s the recently elected 39th Grand Basileus (Presi-
dent) Dr. Andrew A. Ray, who expanded on the event’s theme: “Effective Political Action —
Using Style and Substance,” sharing the integral relationship between the two and how they
are critical for the future success of our youth and the community.
Nov. 17 kicked off a year-long celebration for 260,000 plus Omega men around the world that
will include the centennial conclave to be held in Washington, D.C., next July.
Grand Basileus Andrew Ray, Pi Omega Man
of the Year award winner John Berkley and
Zanes E. Cypress, Pi Omega basileus

Person of the Year
award recipient Tobi Atkinson
Pulley and Rosemary Atkinson
John Berkley presents the Howard Kamilla Collier-Mullin, Miss Black America DC
Lee Cornish Humanitarian Award to Allen Taylor, Clarence Jeffers, Eric Brown, Joe Brooks Metropolitan and her publicist, Natasha Brown
Sister Trinita Baeza on behalf of the and Jeff Downing
Oblate Sisters of Providence

National Superior Service Award John Berkley, right, and Howard L.

winner Dwayne E. White and
Roderick E. Richardson
Cornish Humanitarian Award winner
Cameron Miles, executive director of Roger L. Hicks, Scroll of Honor award
Mentoring Male Teens in the Hood recipient, and his wife Terina
Photos by Robert Roberts

Founders Ward recipient Dr. Walter

Gill and presenter Robert Hudley III

Thel Moore III Co-Superior Service Award honorees Laverne Short,

and Capt. Thel Andrew Gibson and Melvin W. Skinner II
Moore Jr.

Todd E. Mosley, Tavon Lewis, Ernol Hannigan, Terrance Smith

and Christopher Scott

Photos by Webster Phillips III

The Psi Nu chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
celebrated their 38th Anniversary International
Achievement Week Observance at the Fort Myer, Va.,
Officers Club on Nov 20. Rushern Baker, newly elected
Prince George’s County executive-elect and proud
fraternity member, was the keynote speaker who hailed
Omega Psi Phi as a great service organization and
spoke of the importance persevering and “leaning on
the shield” of Omega.
Brothers Roger L. Hicks, Tellas Minor and Reginald
B. Johnson received the Scroll of Honor Award for
their continued active service as members of the
chapter. Brothers Laverne Short, Melvin W. Skinner II
and Andrew Gibson received the Co-Superior Service
Award for their leadership in community
service. Newly elected Basileus Victor
T. Taylor received the Founders Award
and Edward G. Dixon Jr. received
the Omega Man of
the Year Award for
his leadership.
Edgar Brookins,
also known as “Mr.
Community,”
received the
Citizen of the Year award and Eugene W. Skinner
Sr. was honored with the Chapter Charter Founders Victor Taylor, left, and Eugene Skinner Jr.(right) present an official
Award. Omega sweater to charter founder honoree Eugene Skinner Sr.
Aaron N. Dantley and Nicole Thomas-Holder
received the E. L. Patterson Memorial Scholarship.
Thomas Bowser, James Evans and Eugene
Skinner Sr. received special recognition for
their 50 years of service; Oscar Harrison
for over 60 years of service and Nelson
Greene Sr. for over 70 years of service.
The Achievement Week and Founders
Day Observance is a prelude to the
upcoming 100th birthday celebration for Brothers of
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity in July 2011, Omega Psi Phi
which will be held in Washington, D.C. Fraternity sing
Special event guests included the fraternity
Kamilla Collier-Mullin, Miss Black hymn, “Omega
America DC Metropolitan; Ben Phillips, Dear”
director of global markets for the
Afro-American Newspapers
and Bianca Chardei,
“America’s Next Top
Model” Cycle 13
participant.

Kamilla Collier-Mullin speaks

with chapter Vice President-elect Shawn and Keith Harrison, Bonnie Brown, Patricia
Reginald Parker House, Nelfoc Poole and Gabriel Ode
Citizen of the Year honoree Edgar Brookins, Kamilla
Collier-Mullin and Victor Taylor, chapter basileus-elect

Owen Wilson, master

Chapter Charter Founder's Award honoree Eugene of ceremonies and
Skinner Sr. and wife Rosamond, Prince George's Rushern Baker
Fraternity members step
County Executive-elect Rushern Baker, his wife
Christa Beverly-Baker and guests

Andrea Young, Edgar

Brookins, Felicia
Hasal, Benjamin
Edward G. Dixon Jr. Phillips, Lillian and
Change of Pace Band presents the Citizen Sherwin Maynor.
of the Year award to Seated: Anthony
Edgar Brookins Cannady, Renee Allen
and Bianca Chardei
C2 The Afro-American, November 27, 2010 - December 3, 2010

Dunbar Survives Sloppy Start, Beats Forest Park, 32-12

By Perry Green
AFRO Sports Editor
Nothing, including potentially fatal mistakes, could stop the
No. 14-ranked Baltimore’s Dunbar Poets from advancing in
the Maryland state playoffs. Dunbar overcame a sloppy, slow
start to beat the Forest Park Foresters, 32-12, in the Class 1A
regional finals on Nov. 20.
Dunbar made several mistakes early, including a few
untimely fumbles that placed Forest Park in perfect position
for two touchdown scores within the first few minutes of the
game. But as they’ve done all season long, Dunbar found ways
to make big plays when it mattered most, closing out the game
with 24 unanswered points.
“We were a little sloppy today,” Dunbar coach Lawrence
Smith said. “[But] this time of the year, you want to survive
and move on.”
Dunbar survived by countering every mistake they made
with a big play. When they gave up a touchdown following a
blown punt snap, they bounced back on the very next play with
a 79-yard touchdown pass from Kevin Estep to Travon Garrett.
When they fell behind, 12-8, Dunbar’s Lavar Highsmith
returned the ensuing kickoff for an 80-yard touchdown.
Dunbar never looked back, finishing the game with two more
unanswered touchdowns in the second half, including an 11-
yard touchdown grab by star receiver DeonTay McManus.
Dunbar finished with only 171 total yards on offense, but
that’s all they needed as their defensive unit shut down Forest
Park for three quarters. Forest Park gave up six sacks, primarily
due to dressing only six offensive linemen for the entire game
due to injury. Forest Park’s offensive struggles grew worse
when star receiver Chidi Flowers went down with a knee injury.
“They knew we couldn’t pass block well, and they took
advantage of it,” Forest Park coach Damon Bomar said. “We
couldn’t move it.”
Unfortunately for Forest Park (11-1 overall), their first loss
of the season came in an elimination contest that will end their
football action until next fall. Meanwhile, Dunbar (11-1 overall)
advanced to the 1A State semifinals against Fort Hill on Nov. 27
at Poly Technical High School. Dunbar has faced and beaten Fort
Hill twice in previous state championship games.

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‘Kam’s Kapsules’: Weekly Film Previews

Hurston/Wright Foundation Honors Acclaimed Black Authors

By Queshonda Moore and their literature. Named author of By Any Means to keep the Black writer to find a vehicle to support, with workshops and financial
Special to the AFRO after Hurston and Black Boy and Forbidden Fruit: Love and their literature alive and promote and honor Black awards. The group hosts
author Richard Wright, the Stories from the Underground present. “Marita [Golden] said college writers.” creative writing classes for
On Nov. 15, the Hurston/ foundation is currently led Railroad, said As a result, in teens and seniors; a week-
Wright Foundation held its by a board of directors and America’s slavery 2001 Golden and long summer residency
ninth annual Legacy Award advisory board that includes era inspired much McElvene began workshop for publishers,
Ceremony at Northwest notable scholar Henry of her writing. dialogues with agents and professional
Washington, D.C. restaurant Louis Gates Jr., author Toni “This was Borders Books and writers and honors full-time
Eatonville, a popular eatery Morrison and Nigerian writer a time our Music about an undergraduate students from
inspired by writer Zora Chinua Achebe. achievements were award intended for schools across the nation.
Neale Hurston’s work. The In all, the foundation lost and forgotten Black published Golden and McElvene
District-based organization honored 16 authors for their because it was writers and judged both say the Hurston/Wright
recognized, celebrated and literary contributions, but a not thought to be according to their Foundation’s work is part
awarded several African- panel of published authors worth preserving,” peers’ standards. of a broader mission in the
American authors for their selected Robin D.G. Kelley she said. “What That was the Black literary tradition. “It
exceptional contributions in (nonfiction), Haki Madhabuti makes it exciting Clyde McElvene and beginning of the is very important that we
nonfiction, fiction and poetry. and Rita Dove (poetry) and today is that I Marita Golden Legacy Award. have institutional support for
For 20 years, the Percival Everett (fiction) as don’t think that our Since then the Black writers who are telling
foundation – founded the 2010 winners. voices are being Photo by Queshonda Moore foundation has been the story of our lives from a
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author Marita Golden and Legacy Awards History heard, felt and acknowledged different,” said McElvene. develop and honor aspiring Golden, “not as an outsider
bibliophile Clyde McElvene two poets shared first-prize in a way that we weren’t “She thought that we needed and emerging Black writers but an insider.”
– has strived to preserve and honors. before.”
advance the past, present Nonfiction category Similarly, McElvene and
and future of Black writers nominee Betty De Ramus, Golden always had a vision Book Review
Jay-Z’s ‘Decoded’ Tells Rapper’s Story
By
Rosa
Pryor
of Pain, Triumph
By Kam Williams to Trenton, N.J., where he
Special to the AFRO dropped out of school to
HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND Memorial Church, located 611 Baltimore sell crack while pursuing
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAGITTARIANS Annapolis Blvd., in Severna Park, Md., with “My life after childhood a hip-hop career.
HELLO, everyone. This indeed is a busy spiritual guests: The Aktiv Gospel Chorale of has two main stories: the Jay-Z went on to
month of the year as well as a very important Baltimore, The New Ebony Gospel Singers story of the hustler and the maximize his potential
one. One of the reasons in my option is of Baltimore, Remnants of Annapolis and story of the rapper, and the by keeping it real via
because it is my birthday on Nov. 27 and the two overlap as much as they raw rhymes which
other reason is because it is Thanksgiving diverge. I was on the streets reflected his rough roots
week. for more than half of my life in the ‘hood. Now,
from the time I was thirteen the gifted wordsmith
I want to start out by saying happy birthday years-old... The feelings I has decided it’s time
to jazz singer Ethel Ennis, promoter Billy had during that part of my to expound upon
Taylor, radio personality Big Jim, promoter life were burned into me like the deeper meaning
Milton Dugger, hairstylist and salon owner Dr. a brand… of those evocative Courtesy Image
Elaine Simon, Eleanor Massie and Calvin Lee I lost people I loved, was lyrics which have so
Tolbert. betrayed by people I trusted, resonated over the years with “A lot of our heroes,
felt the breeze of bullets his legions of fans from the almost by default, were
UPCOMING EVENTS flying by my head… I went Hip-Hop Generation. people who tried to
“Tiger Lil’” is giving Calvin Lee Tolbert dead broke and got hood rich The upshot of that dismantle or overthrow the
a birthday party to celebrate his 86th birthday on those streets. I hated it. I yeoman’s effort is Decoded, government—Malcolm X
with champagne, music and food on Nov. 28, was addicted to it. It nearly a mixed-media memoir or the Black Panthers—or
5-9 p.m. at Melba’s Club & Lounge, 3226 killed me. delineating the derivation of people who tried to make it
Greenmount Ave., in Baltimore. For more It was the site of my moral 36 of Jay-Z’s greatest hits. completely irrelevant, like
information, call 410-366-6536. education, as strange as that An entertaining collage of Marcus Garvey, who wanted
may sound. It’s my core story, personal reflections, political black people to sail back
Joe White’s Company Gospel Group will and… that core story is the philosophy, photographs, to Africa. The government
be performing on Nov. 27, at 5 p.m. at Woods one that I have to tell.” drawings, slam poetry-style was everywhere we looked,
— Excerpt from the stream of consciousness, and we hated it,” the rapper
Introduction (pg. 18) the illuminating opus reads writes.
like a serious lecture on pop Relatively sophisticated
Milton A. Dugger, entertainment manager Shawn Corey Carter, culture being delivered by musings making sense of
and promoter and Gumption Records aka Jay-Z, wasn’t always a sagacious historian of the rants about a “Hard Knock
celebrates its 20th year on Nov. 27, 6:30-11 a cultural icon married to present who has done time in Life” coming from an
p.m. at St. Mary of the Assumption Church Beyoncé who’d parlayed his the trenches. insightful 40-year-old no
Hall, 5500 York Road. The entertainment success as a rap artist into a For example, there’s longer full of the angst which
includes the Bleu Lights, Lady A, Rhapsody, multi-million empire. No, he an incendiary line, “F*ck had helped skyrocket him to
Dennis Fisher, Lee Jeffers, Sheila Ross, spent his formative years in government, n*ggers politic the heights of superstardom.
Tommy Vann and Justine. It is cabaret style the Marcy Housing Projects themselves” from the song,
with free set-ups. For more information, in Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Bed-Stuy “Where I’m From,” which “Decoded” is in stores
call 410-938-8411 or 410-218-3572. neighborhood before moving Jay-Z analyzes. now.

Bob Haynes, as he was affectingly called
by friends and family, lost his battle
for life on Nov. 12 at the age of 81. Bob
was one of those nightclub owners who
truly cared for the community, the local
entertainers and musicians. As the former
co-owner of The Sportsmen’s Lounge on
Gwynn Oak Avenue and as the owner of
Lampost Inn in East Baltimore and before
then, C’est Bon on Reisterstown Road, he
has been a night club owner since 1958.
Mr. Haynes took over Lenny Moore’s (now
called the Sportsmen’s Lounge) in 1968.
Fifteen years ago after his second stroke,
he had to give up the club. The historical
“Monday Night Jazz” sit-ins were no
longer. Viewing for Bob Haynes was Nov.
16, 1-7 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Home on
Fulton Avenue and Reisterstown Road.
The memorial services will be in January
at Morgan University.
Christian Cabaliers of Annapolis. Contact
Lonnie Parker at 410-396-3944 for more
information.
The Gladiators Association invites you
to their Annual Fall Cabaret at the Post 22
American Legion Hall, 125 York Road in
Towson on Nov. 27, 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. Music
is by D.J. William “Bill” Jackson. You should
BYOB & BYOF; free beer & setups. For more
information, call 410-787-0961.
This week is the week you need to contact
Fullwood Travel Unlimited to reserve your
seat for the Super Bowl Ski Party for Feb. 5-7,
2011. Package includes live concerts, pajama
jam, super bowl party, after parties, pool party,
open bar, casino, skiing, hotel, breakfast,
dinner, bus transportation and more. Call 410-
542-2530.
The Greater Baltimore Black Chamber of
Commerce Holiday Party is Dec. 3, 5-8 p.m.
at the Hiram Grand Lodge, 1207 Eutaw Place
in Baltimore. For more information, call 443-
296-2422.
Tailgate Sundays at the Arch Social Club
located 2426 Pennsylvania Ave. Each and
every Sunday at game time you can wear
your “Purple Pride” as you cheer our Ravens
Shirley Duncan’s Charm City Dancers
15th Annual Christmas Ball & Dance Class
Reunion on Dec. 12, 7-11 p.m. at Turf
Valley, 2700 Turf Valley Road in Ellicott
City. This is a black tie event with a cash
bar. For more information, call 410-523-
0575.
to victory. Arch Social invites you to bring
your own food from home or you can order
pizza, chicken wings and Chinese food to be
delivered to the club from nearby restaurants.
Cocktails will be on sale. The special event
day will be prime time game 8:30 p.m. on
Dec. 5 as they host the Pittsburgh Steelers at
M&T Bank Stadium here in Baltimore. They
will have a bus load of fun loving people
from Pittsburgh, showing off their black and
gold colors. Wear your Ravens gear. For
more information call 410-669-9856 or www.
archsocial.com.
Join the Afro-American Historical &
Genealogical Society (Agnes Kane Callum
Chapter) at their Annual Pre-Christmas Party
on Dec. 4 at the Arch Social Club, 2-6 p.m.
For more information call 410-669-9856.
Well, my dear friends, I have so much more
to tell you, but I am out of time and space. If
you need me, you can call me at 410-833-9474
or e-mail me at rosapryor@aol.com or you can
send your information to 214 Conewood Road,
Reisterstown, Md., 21136.
UNTIL THE NEXT TIME, I’M
MUSICALLY YOURS.
C4 The Afro-American, November 27, 2010 - December 3, 2010

Denise L. McPherson, 53
Obituaries Md. Correctional Institute for Women Captain
Denise L. McPherson,
daughter of the late Lonnie
Zachary R.T. Smith, 19 was employed by Good News Electrical Company, where
he enjoyed the work and was considering becoming an
and Hattie Mayfield, was
born on July 10, 1957, in
Good News Electrical Company employee electrician. Baltimore. She peacefully
Zachary was a gifted young man who could master passed from this life on Oct.
Zachary R.T. Smith
practically any instrument he picked up. In addition, he was a 14.
entered this world in
wonderful visual artist. Denise (fondly known
New Orleans, La., barely
“Zach,” accepted Jesus Christ at a tender age and was
weighing 6 lbs., on May 17, as Niecy) received Christ
baptized at Colonial Baptist Church. He enjoyed doing special
1991. at an early age and was
creative projects for the youth ministry, as well as talking with
His name was almost baptized at True Vine Baptist
the youth pastor’s and leaders. If needed, he would jump on
longer than him; but, he Church in Asbury Park, N.J.
the drums to help out during a worship service or help with
grew into it as a tall, strong, In later years she and her
sound or lighting. DENISE L. MCPHERSON
smiling, handsome yung family returned to Baltimore
On the day of his passing, Zachary was at a good place in
man people liked to be and were member of New to Bruce Lee McPherson.
his life - he was happy and was looking forward to a weekend
around. Pilgrim Baptist Church. Niecy was a loving wife
of working and hanging out with his dad at Morgan State
He attended Baltimore She was educated in and a mother of three
University’s homecoming game. But, the Lord had different
County schools and earned the Baltimore City school children (Angela, Bruce
plans calling him to heaven on the morning of Oct. 23 while
his high school diploma Jr., and Lonnette). She also
he slept. As a family we trust in the sovereignty of the Lord system. She graduated from
in 2009 at the age of 17. helped to raise her younger
ZACHARY R.T. SMITH and we know Zachary is present with Lord. Paul Laurence Dunbar
At the time of his passing, he siblings (Andre, Rochelle
High School in Baltimore,
in 1975. Denise furthered and LaShawn). Denise
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Donald S. Hawkins, 78 including serving for a number of years as the superintendent

Westinghouse/Northrop Gruman Executive
his church family. Deacon
Hawkins, as known by his
church family, was a member
of many organizations
of the Sunday School and chairman of the Deacon Ministry.
“Donnie,” as he was fondly known by family and friends,
was an active member of the Halethorpe community, past
president of the Halethorpe Civic League for over 20 years,
members of the Arbutus Recreations and Parks Council and
District 1 commissioner on the Baltimore County Human
Relations Commissions. He was initiated into Landmark 40 on
Winters Lane, then into the consistory and onto the Jerusalem
Temple. He was a 32nd degree, but inactive. Donald, one of the
first African-American executives of Westinghouse/Northrop
Gruman, retired after 33 years of faithful service including
holding the office of president of the Westinghouse Employees
Association.

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attended the University of
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in the United States Army.
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Korean War and completed
his tour of duty with an
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and from that union they
had two children, Dawn
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C6 The Afro-American, November 27, 2010 - November 27, 2010
 IN THE CIRCUIT
COURT FOR
BALTIMORE CITY

Afro-American D1
Case No.:

CLASSIFIED
24D10002823
IN THE MATTER OF
November
August27, 2010
1, 2009 - December
- August 7, 2009,3,
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Washington B7
CATHERINE MARY
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SULLIVAN
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FOR CHANGE OF

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PUBLICATION
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is to officially change
the name of the peti-
tioner from
Catherine Mary
Sullivan
to
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LEGAL
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICES LEGAL
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICES
Catherine Mary
LEGAL NOTICES
Payment Policy legal

SAMPLE
Sullivan-Windt
AFRO Classified minimum ad rate is $26.74 per col. inch
paper in our 2x2 Display IN THE CIRCUIT It is this 10th day of
1 Col. (an inch consists of up to 20 words). Mail in your ad on
notice
It’s Fall
Prices are
advertisements
&
Ad Network. For more COURT FOR November, 2010 by Inch form below along with CHECK or MONEY ORDER to:
information contact us BALTIMORE CITY the Circuit Court for
Falling! Case No.: Baltimore City, Up to WASHINGTON AFRO-AMERICAN CO., 1917 Benning
at 410-721-4000 x19 or
Effective immediately,
1 BR $674 visit our website:The
www.
24D10002823 ORDERED, that pub- Road, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002-4723, Attn: Clsf. Adv.
2 BR $765 IN THE MATTER OF lication be given one 20 Words Dept.

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Afro Americanmddcpress.com
Newspapers NICHOLAS WINDT time in a newspaper of
Wellington SELDES general circulation in
will require Gate prepayment
DOES YOUR BUSI- for FOR CHANGE OF Baltimore City on or
NESS NEED MORE NAME TO before the 10th day of
publication
Apartmentsof all legal notices.
NICHOLAS SELDES D e c e m b e r, 2 0 1 0 , 1 2 3 4 5
2400 Block of FOOT TRAFFIC??? WINDT which shall warn all
Payment will beAdvertise
Northern Pkwy.
acceptedwith us inin ORDER FOR interested persons to
410-444-4411 over 97 newspapers 6 7 8 9 10
the form of check, credit card NOTICE BY file an affidavit in op-
PUBLICATION
www.aptrent.com
across Maryland, Dela- position to the relief
or money order.ware Any and returned
Open Daily 7 Days!
DC. Reach 5.2 The object of this suit requested on or be-
is to officially change fore the 20th day of 11 12 13 14 15
checks
AIGBURTHwill VALE be million
subjectreaders weekly
to a the name of the peti- December, 2010.
SENIOR for as little as $14.95 per tioner from Frank M. Conaway
$25.00
APARTMENTS
TOWSON MD
processing feein our
paper and 2x2may
Display Nicholas Windt Seldes Clerk 16 17 18 19 20
result
Applicantsin the
must be Ad Network.
suspension For any
of more to 11/26
62 years of age information contact us Nicholas Seldes Windt
future advertising
or older at our x19 dis-or It is this 10th day of IN THE CIRCUIT
1 Br $720-864 at 410-721-4000 November, 2010 by COURT FOR NAME
cretion.
Apply Now! visit our website: www. the Circuit Court for BALTIMORE CITY
410-296-6695 EHO mddcpress.com Baltimore City, Case No.: ADDRESS
One month 24D10002608
Free Rent ORDERED, that pub- PHONE NO.
LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES lication be given one IN THE MATTER OF
Furniture time in a newspaper of MATTHEW CLASSIFICATION
AD NETWORK general circulation in YAHSHUA
Baltimore City on or WASHINGTON (Room, Apt, House, etc.) INSERTION DATE:
Ad Network LEATHER LIVING before the 10th day of FOR CHANGE OF
NAME TO
Classifieds are ROOM SET. In original D e c e m b e r, 2 0 1 0 ,
which shall warn all MATATYAH
plastic, never used. Orig
published in 65 price $3000, Sacrifice
interested persons to YAHSHUA
EMANUEL WASHINGTON AFRO-AMERICAN-NEWSPAPER
file an affidavit in op-
newspapers. $975. Can deliver. Call position to the relief ORDER FOR
Bill 301-841-7565 requested on or be- NOTICE BY
fore the 20th day of PUBLICATION Legal Advertising Rates
25 words $175 Cherry Bedroom Set. December, 2010. The object of this suit

(For more than Solid Wood, never used,

25 words there
is an additional
charge of $7 per
word.)
Call
(410) 554-8200
All ads must be
prepaid
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Frank M. Conaway
Clerk
is to officially change
the name of the peti-
Effective October 1, 2006
tioner from
11/26
Matthew Yahshua
PROBATE DIVISION
IN THE CIRCUIT Washington
to
COURT FOR
BALTIMORE CITY Matatyah Yahshua
(Estates)
Emanuel
Case No.:
24D10003140 It is this 27th day of
202-879-9460/61
IN THE MATTER OF October, 2010 by the
MEGAN OLIVIA Circuit Court for Bal-
MCHOLD timore City, PROBATE NOTICES
ORDERED, that pub-
FOR CHANGE OF
NAME TO lication be given one
MEGAN DENARAH time in a newspaper of a. Order Nisi $ 60 per insertion $180.00 per 3 weeks
MCHOLD general circulation in b. Small Estates (single publication)
ORDER FOR Baltimore City on or
c. Notice to Creditors
$ 50 per insertion
NOTICE BY
PUBLICATION
before the 27th day of
N o v e m b e r, 2 0 1 0 , 1. Domestic $ 60 per insertion $ 180.00 per 3 weeks
The object of this suit which shall warn all 2. Foreign
is to officially change interested persons to $ 60 per insertion $ 180.00 per 3 weeks
the name of the peti- file an affidavit in op- d. Escheated Estates $ 60 per insertion $ 360.00 per 6 weeks
tioner from position to the relief e. Standard Probates $ 125.00
Megan Olivia McHold requested on or be-
to fore the 7th day of
Megan Denarah December, 2010. CIVIL NOTICES
McHold Frank M. Conaway
It is this 27th day of Clerk
a. Name Changes 202-879-1133 $ 80.00
October, 2010 by the 11/26
$ 200.00
Circuit Court for Bal- b. Real Property
timore City,
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
ORDERED, that pub-
ALLEGANY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
lication be given one CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND FAMILY COURT
time in a newspaper of
CRESAPTOWN WATER METER
general circulation in 202-879-1212
REPLACEMENT
Baltimore City on or CONTRACT NO. W-28
before the 27th day of
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
N o v e m b e r, 2 0 1 0 , Sealed bids will be received by the Allegany
which shall warn all County Commissioners until 3:00 p.m., local 202-879-0157
interested persons to
time, Tuesday, December 21, 2010, by its
file an affidavit in op- Clerk, the undersigned, in the County Office a. Absent Defendant $ 150.00
position to the relief Complex, 701 Kelly Road, Suite 407, Cum-
requested on or be- b. Absolute Divorce $ 150.00
berland, Maryland 21502 for the Cresaptown
fore the 7th day of Water Meter Replacement, Contract No. c. Custody Divorce $ 150.00
December, 2010. W-28, consisting of approximately 800 me-
Frank M. Conaway
Clerk
tered house connections, valves, service
lines, and other miscellaneous work. Bids will To place your ad, call 1-800-237-6892, ext. 262
11/26 then be opened at 3:00 p.m. by the Clerk in
the Commissioners Meeting Room #100.
Public Notices $50.00 & up depending on size
IN THE CIRCUIT Baltimore Legal Notices are $24.15 per inch.
COURT FOR
BALTIMORE CITY Copies of the Contract Specifications and There is no flat rate — 1-800 (AFRO) 892
Case No.: Drawings may be obtained between the For Proof of Publication, please call 1-800-237-6892, ext. 244
24D09003864 hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. only,
excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays,
IN THE MATTER OF LEGAL LEGALESTNOTICES LEGAL NOTICES
MORRIS FLEMING at the “Allegany
Allegany County Department of Public TYPESET:NOTICES
Tue Nov 23 13:57:04 2010
LEGAL NOTICES
LEGAL NOTICES
Works upon payment of $100.00 per set
SAMPLES
FOR CHANGE OF payable to the ∫Allegany County Commis-
NAME TO sioners.”
sioners.∫ An additional $20.00 per set will be CITY OF BALTIMORE
MORRIS SAMPLES- charged for U.S. mail postage. Payment for DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Contract Documents is non-refundable. BUREAU OF WATER AND WASTEWATER
BEY
ORDER FOR NOTICE OF LETTING
The Contract Documents may be examined
NOTICE BY
PUBLICATION at the Allegany County Department of Public Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimates
Works, 701 Kelly Road, Suite 300, Cum- of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for Sanitary
The object of this suit
berland, Maryland and the Plans Room of Contract 871R-Improvements to Herring Run Interceptors Phase I
is to officially change
the name of the peti- Dodge Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland and from Argonne Drive to 675 feet Southeast of Harford Road will be
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It is this 17th day of
November, 2010 by
the Circuit Court for
Baltimore City,
ORDERED, that pub-
lication be given one
time in a newspaper of
general circulation in
Baltimore City on or
before the 17th day of
D e c e m b e r, 2 0 1 0 ,
which shall warn all
interested persons to
file an affidavit in op-
position to the relief
requested on or be-
fore the 27th day of
December, 2010.
Frank M. Conaway
Clerk
11/26
IN THE CIRCUIT
COURT FOR
BALTIMORE CITY
Case No.:
24D10002823
IN THE MATTER OF
CATHERINE MARY
SULLIVAN
SELDES
FOR CHANGE OF
NAME TO
CATHERINE MARY
SULLIVAN-WINDT
ORDER FOR
NOTICE BY
PUBLICATION
The object of this suit
is to officially change
the name of the peti-
tioner from
Catherine Mary
Sullivan
to
Catherine Mary
Sullivan-Windt
It is this 10th day of
November, 2010 by
the Circuit Court for
Baltimore City,
ORDERED, that pub-
Altoona Builders Exchange, Altoona, Penn-
sylvania. Complete Advertisement for Bids is
available on the Allegany County website
www.gov.allconet.org.
The Bidder¬s List will also be available on
the Allegany County website www.gov.
allconet.org.
City of Baltimore
Department of Finance
Bureau of Purchases
Sealed proposals addressed to the Board of
Estimates of Baltimore, will be received until,
but not later than 11:00 a.m. local time on
the following date(s) for the stated
requirements:
DECEMBER 8, 2010
PROVIDE CARPET, DRAPERY AND
FURNITURE CLEANING SERVICES
B50001681
THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT
CAN BE VIEWED AND DOWN LOADED BY
VISITING THE CITYS WEB SITE:
www.baltimorecitibuy.org
Invitation to Bid for DBE Firms
Cherry Hill Construction Inc, an EEO Em-
ployer, is currently soliciting cost proposals
from Qualified and MDOT Certified MBE/
WBE subcontractors / vendors, both Union
and Non-Union affiliated, for the MD SHA
Project; I-695 @ Frederick Road(MD-144)
Interchange Reconstruction (Contract#
BA7275380) Bid Date: December 2nd, 2010.
Bid Documents are available upon request.
For further information concerning subcon-
tracting and/or purchasing opportunities,
please contact Tim Gilmore at Tgilmore@
chconstr.com or (410)799-2362. Come join
our Team!
received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore,
Maryland until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Positively no
bids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the
Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon.
The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the Depart-
ment of Public Works Service Center located on the first floor of the Abel
Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland
21202 as of Friday, November 26, 2010 and copies may be purchased for
a non-refundable cost of $50.00.
Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package.
All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the City
of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties
should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at Room 634, Charles
L. Benton Building, 417 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. If a
bid is submitted by a joint venture (”JV”), then in that event, the
document that established the JV shall be submitted with the bid for
verification purposes. The Prequalification Category required for bidding
on this project is G90102-Micro Tunneling for Pipeline Installation and
B02552-Sewer Construction.
Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $10,000,001.00 to
$15,000,000.00
A ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 300 Abel Wolman
Municipal Building, Large Conference Room, 200 N. Holliday Street,
Baltimore, MD 21202 on December 7, 2010 at 10:00 A.M.
Principal Items of work for this project are:
Microtunnel of Sewer 2500 FT
Sewer Construction 1620 FT
The MBE goal is 7%
The WBE goal is 3%
SANITARY CONTRACT NO. 871R
APPROVED:
Bernice H. Taylor
Clerk, Board of Estimates
APPROVED:
Alfred H. Foxx
Director of Public Works
YOU KNOW YOU’RE IN THE
KNOW...WHEN YOU READ THE
AFRO
D2 The Afro-American, November 27, 2010 - December 3, 2010
LEGAL NOTICES LEGALEST
TYPESET: Tue Nov 23 14:09:28 NOTICES
2010

PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF BALTIMORE

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
BUREAU OF WATER AND WASTEWATER

To Advertise call 410-554-8200

NOTICE OF LETTING

Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimates

of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for Sanitary
Contract 894-Cleaning of Outfall Sewershed 99-Inch and Outfall Inter-
ceptor (From N. Bond Street to 6300 Block of E. Lombard Street) will
MARYLAND TRANSIT formal presentation; however public testimony for the project’s be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore,
ADMINISTRATION record will begin at 6:00 PM. The opportunity to provide testimony Maryland until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Positively no
privately will also be provided, starting at 4:00 PM. bids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the
Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon.
WILL CONDUCT AN OPEN HOUSE AND The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the Depart-
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CORRIDOR Individuals and representatives of organizations who desire to be ment of Public Works Service Center located on the first floor of the Abel
heard or want to be placed on the project planning mailing list may Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland
CITIES TRANSITWAY (CCT) submit a request to Mr. Rick Kiegel, Project Manager, Corridor 21202 as of Friday, December 3, 2010 and copies may be purchased for
SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL Cities Transitway, Maryland Transit Administration, 6 St Paul a non-refundable cost of $50.00.
ASSESSMENT Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package.
Street, 9th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202 or by calling 410-767-1380 All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the City
or toll free 1-888-218-2267,or by email at of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties
for the rkiegel@mta.maryland.gov. should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at Room 634, Charles
L. Benton Building, 417 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. If a
PROPOSED CCT ALTERNATIVE bid is submitted by a joint venture (”JV”), then in that event, the
MODIFICATIONS NEAR CROWN FARM, If you received a copy of this notice in the mail, you are currently document that established the JV shall be submitted with the bid for
on the project mailing list. Those persons who signed up to be verification purposes. The Prequalification Category required for bidding
LIFE SCIENCES CENTER, AND placed on the mailing list will be kept informed of project on this project is G90058-Sewerage System Maintenance (Collection
KENTLANDS IN GAITHERSBURG, AS developments as the study progresses. System)
PART OF THE I-270/US 15 MULTI-MODAL Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $5,000,001.00 to
$10,000,000.00
CORRIDOR STUDY Individuals seeking to provide testimony will be placed on the A ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 300 Abel Wolman
speakers’ list for this Public Hearing during on-site registration the Municipal Building, Large Conference Room, 200 N. Holliday Street,
night of the hearing. Elected officials will be given the opportunity Baltimore, MD 21202 on December 9, 2010 at 10:00 A.M.
WHEN: December 15, 2010 Principal Items of work for this project are:
to speak before those on the speakers’ list. After the elected Heavy Cleaning and Inspection of large Diameter Sewer, Including
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Open House and Hearings, officials, the speakers will be called in the order in which their Manholes, and Structures:Circular Sewers-3,940 LF-99” Diameter &
Maps/Displays Available requests were received. Attendees at the Public Hearing who 660 LF-102” Diameter
4:00 PM Private Testimony Begins desire to speak may do so after those on the previously established Arch Sewer-3,950 LF-144” Wide x 129” High & 11,775 LF-147”Wide x
list. Due to the large number of speakers anticipated, comments 132” High
6:00 PM Public Testimony Begins will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. The MBE goal is 2%
WHERE: The Activity Center at Bohrer Park The WBE goal is 1%
506 S. Frederick Avenue SANITARY CONTRACT NO. 894
Beginning on November 30, 2010, the SEA document will be
Gaithersburg, MD 20877 available for inspection and copying at the following locations APPROVED:
during normal business hours: Bernice H. Taylor
The CCT is a 13 to 15 mile bus rapid transit (BRT) or light rail Clerk, Board of Estimates
APPROVED:
transit (LRT) transitway that would extend north from the County Libraries Alfred H. Foxx
Shady Grove Metrorail Station in Rockville to COMSAT, just Rockville Branch C. Burr Artz Central Library TYPESET:
Director Tue Nov
of Public 23 14:33:31 EST 2010
Works
south of Clarksburg, MD in Montgomery County. The CCT is 21 Maryland Ave. 110 East Patrick Street
the transit component of the I-270/US 15 Multi-Modal Corridor Rockville, MD 20850 Frederick, MD 21701
Study, a joint multi-modal study initiated by the Maryland State (240) 777-0140 (301) 600-1630 CITY OF BALTIMORE
Highway Administration (SHA) and the Maryland Transit DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Germantown Branch Walkersville Branch DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS
Administration (MTA). The I-270/US 15 Multi-Modal Corridor NOTICE OF LETTING
Study consists of the several combinations of highway 19840 Century Boulevard 57 West Frederick Street
strategies, the CCT and other transit options to address Germantown, MD 20874 Walkersville, MD 21793 Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimates
congestion, improve safety, and increase mobility along the (240) 777-0110 (301) 845- 8880 of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for RP10821-
I-270/US 15 Corridor from the Shady Grove Metro Station Cloverdale Basketball Court Improvements and Field House Renova-
(Montgomery County) to north of Biggs Ford Road (Frederick tions will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall,
Quince Orchard Branch Urbana Regional Branch Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. on December 22, 2010. Positively no
County). 15831 Quince Orchard Road 9020 Amelung Street bids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the
Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Frederick, MD 21704 Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon.
The Supplemental Environmental Assessment Open House and (240) 777-0200 The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the Depart-
(301) 600- 7000 ment of Public Works Service Center located on the first floor of the Abel
Public Hearing is being offered to provide all interested Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland
persons the opportunity to learn about and express their Municipal Offices 21202 as of November 29, 2010 and copies may be purchased for a
opinions about recent project developments. The Open House City of Gaithersburg City of Frederick non-refundable cost of $50.00.
portion of the meeting will provide information about the City Hall City Hall Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package.
proposed improvements and the results of the environmental 31 South Summit Ave. 101 North Court Street All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the City
analysis through written information, displays and multi-media Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Frederick, MD 21701 of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties
presentations. Project staff will be available to discuss the should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at Room 634, Charles
(301) 258-6300 (301) 600 1385 L. Benton Building, 417 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. If a
project and answer questions. In addition, this meeting will bid is submitted by a joint venture (”JV”), then in that event, the
act as a public hearing for the completion of the Supplemental Upcounty Regional City of Rockville document that established the JV shall be submitted with the bid for
Environmental Assessment. Interested persons will be Services Center City Hall verification purposes. The Prequalification Category required for bidding
afforded the opportunity to present their views regarding the on this project is E13001 Three Story and Under
12900 Middlebrook Road, 111 Maryland Avenue Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $100,000.01 to $500,000.00
proposed project and the Supplemental Environmental
Assessment document by providing private or public oral Suite 1000 Rockville, MD 20850 A ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 2600 Madison
Germantown, MD 20874 (240) 314-5000 Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217 on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at
testimony documented by a court reporter and/or written 10:00 A.M.
testimony as preferred. All comments provided at the hearing (240) 777-8047 Principal Items of work for this project are:
and during the document public comment period will be Three Story and Under
carefully considered by project staff and will become part of State Highway Administration The MBE goal is 20%
the project public record. Comment Forms will be available at State Highway Administration SHA Headquarters Building The WBE goal is 6%
the open house. District 3 Library CONTRACT NO. RP 10821
9300 Kenilworth Ave. Mailstop C-605
Greenbelt, MD 20770 707 North Calvert Street APPROVED:
The purpose of the Supplemental Environmental Assessment Bernice H. Taylor
(301) 513-7300 Baltimore, MD 21202 Clerk, Board of Estimates
(SEA) document is to evaluate the three new alignment (410) 545-5573
modifications developed by MTA at the request of the APPROVED:
Montgomery County Council and the City of Gaithersburg to State Highway Administration TYPESET: Tue Nov 23 15:16:38 EST 2010
Alfred H. Foxx
Director of Public Works
meet the Counties’ new development plans in the Gaithersburg District 7
area. The document evaluates the effects of the proposed 5111 Buckeystown Road
alignment modifications on the natural and human environ- Frederick, MD 21704 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY
ments and assesses the impacts on transit performance. The (301) 624-8100 INVITATION FOR BIDS
alternative modifications include: REPAIRS FOR EXISTING GAS LINES AND SITE
Maryland Transit Administration INVESTIGATION
• A modified alignment traversing Crown Farm through the Maryland Transit Administration AT CHERRY HILL HOMES
heart of a new transit-oriented mixed-use development 6 Saint Paul Street, Suite 902 IFB NUMBER: B-1642-10 / HAE-2508
with a station near the center of the new development; Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 767-1380 The Housing Authority of Baltimore City
• A new route proposed to serve the expanded Life (”HABC”) will issue an Invitation for Bids
Sciences Center (LSC) located near the intersection of (”IFB”) for qualified and interested vendors to
Great Seneca Highway and Key West Avenue; and The documents will be available for viewing at these locations for a minimum of 60
days. Additionally, documents will be posted on the project website: submit sealed bids for gas line related work at
• An alignment shift that puts the transitway on the west mta.maryland.gov/cct. Cherry Hill Homes. Work items include; the
side of Great Seneca Highway to directly serve a replacement of existing deteriorated gas
Kentlands shopping center proposed for redevelopment Open House and Public Hearing location is accessible for people with disabilities. mains; installation of in-line lock-off valves on
into a mixed-use transit-supportive destination. Anyone who requires special assistance; additional accommodations; printed material replaced mains; replacement of gas service
in an alternate format; and hearing impaired persons who wish to attend this meeting
should notify Mr. Kiegel at the above address. The Maryland Relay Service can assist
branch lines (run-outs) from the main trunk
Beginning at 4:00 PM, mapping depicting the project teletype users at 7-1-1. Non-English-speaking persons who wish to attend should lines located in crawlspaces up-to existing gas
also notify Mr. Kiegel to request an interpreter. All requests, including those for an stoves located in the various dwelling units;
alternatives and other information regarding the project will be oral, Sign, or non-English-language interpreter, must be received by December 8, replacement of faulty in-ground building isola-
available for public viewing. Representatives of MTA will be 2010. tion valves; site investigation to determine
available to record your comments and discuss points of path of buried active gas lines; mapping and
interest with you. SHA representatives will also be available to Ralign T. Wells GPS location and the preparation of CADD
record comments on the I-270/US 15 Study. There will not be a Maryland Transit Administrator drawings of existing gas service lines and; the
installation of new key valves on existing

Strictly Personal
buried gas service lines.

BIDS WILL BE DUE no later than 2:00 p.m.

Pen Pals
Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 28,
2010.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held

Imprisoned African-American man wants to become acquainted with open minded, on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 10:00
a.m., at the Charles L. Benton Building, 417 E.
beautiful full figured women. Wants good woman in corner. Reply with photo. J. Fayette Street, Room 416, Baltimore,
Wilson, #95B0367, P.O. Box 500, Elmira, NY 14902. Maryland, 21202.
--- HABC has established a minimum goal of
Truthful man seeking spiritual pen pals. Womb my emanation. Law is unification. twenty percent (20%) of the total dollar amount
Breath, knowledge and consciousness! William Piggie, P.O. Box 565, Pittsboro, of the proposed contract for Minority Business
Enterprise (MBE) utilization, applicable to all
N.C. 27312 minority and non-minority businesses propos-
--- ing to provide the requested services as the
prime contractor. No goal has been estab-
lished for participation of Women-owned
Lonesome Hearts - Pen Pals businesses (”WBEs”), however, HABC
strongly encourages and affirmatively pro-
To have a notice published in the Strictly Personal Section, write the message you motes the use of WBEs in all HABC contracts.
want printed in the space below. Enclose ten dollars ($10.00), check or money or-
Responders shall also comply with all ap-
der for 25 words. NO CASH PLEASE. Additional words will cost 50 cents each. plicable requirements of Section 3 of the Hous-
ing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 12
U.S.C. Section 1701u.
The IFB may be obtained on or after Monday,
December 6, 2010, at the following location:
Housing Authority of Baltimore City
Division of Fiscal Operations, Purchasing
To answer a Lonesome Heart notice, enclose a check or money order for $2.00 for Department
417 E. Fayette Street, Room 414
each letter you wish to have forwarded. NO CASH PLEASE. Be sure to include the Baltimore, Maryland 21202
fox number of the person you wish to contact. Attention: John Airey,
Chief of Contracting Services
Tel: (410) 396-3261 Fax: (410) 962-1586
All letters, queries and notices should be sent to:
STRICTLY PERSONAL Questions regarding the IFB should be di-
rected in writing to the address and individual
2519 N. Charles Street indicated above, and must include the refer-
ence: HABC IFB Number B-1642-10 / HAE-
Baltimore, MD 21218 2508.
 November 27, 2010 - December 3, 2010, The Afro-American D3

Marvin A. Robinson-Gaither, 58
Pastor
The Rev. Marvin Andrew
Robinson-Gaither was born
Dec. 29, 1951, one of 14
children to the late Eugene
Howard Gaither Sr. and
Merle LaCatia Gaither. He
was educated in Baltimore
City public schools and upon
graduation from high school,
attended Morgan State Uni-
versity and Peabody Conser-
vatory of Music, majoring in
music. He later transferred
to Morehouse College in
Atlanta and graduated with
a bachelor’s in urban studies
before enlisting in the U.S.
Camilla D. Jenkins, 88
Opportunities Industrialization Center of America Employee
MARVIN A.
ROBINSON-GAITHER
He amassed a comprehen-
sive collection of some of
Obituaries
Camilla Davis Jenkins was Center of American after 10 years of service as director of the
born in Sumter, S.C., on June Office of Field Support in the National Office. She also served
23, 1912, daughter of the late as interim executive director of training programs in various
Dr. Thomas B. Davis and states.
Mrs. Edna Lowery Davis. She Her affiliations included memberships in the Goodwill
entered into eternal rest Oct. Presbyterian Church, USA, Scott-Lowery Family Reunion,
21 at the National Healthcare Inc.; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority where she served as past
Center-Sumter. president of the Sumter Alumnae Chapter and chairperson of
Mrs. Jenkins was an alumna the Delta Alumnae Center Board of Directors.
of Tuskegee Institute, Fisk Mrs. Jenkins was the recipient of many honors and awards
University and the University
including the Four Chaplains Legion of Honor Membership;
of Chicago. She also attended Golden Alumnus memberships from Tuskegee Institute and
the University of Pennsylvania, CAMILLA D. JENKINS
Fisk University and was cited by The Delta Sigma Theta
Rutgers University and the
Sorority for more than 78 years of membership within the
University of Pittsburgh.
organization.
She retired in 1974 from the Opportunities Industrialization

Clover B. Street Jr., 78

Air Force.
Andrew relocated to
California and affiliated with
the Wesley United Method-
ist Church in 1978. From
1978-1986, he served as
financial aid administrator at
the University of California
Los Angeles, counselor, cam-
pus minister and director of
Ecumenical Black Campus
Ministry. While employed
by UCLA from 1979-‘81,
he served as youth director
at Wesley United Method-
ist Church, 1981-‘83, youth
pastor at Wilshire United
Methodist Church and from
1984-‘85 he was chaplain in-
tern at UCLA Medical Cen-
ter. The following year he
was appointed pastor of Faith
United Methodist Church in
Los Angeles and continued
until various health challeng-
es made it necessary for him
to take a leave from pastoral
ministry in 2005.
the most significant gospel
artists and contributors in the
history of gospel music. The
Robinson-Gaither Collection
is believed to be one of the
most unique and comprehen-
sive of its kind. His wish was
to have the collection be-
come a resource to scholars
of the unique socio-cultural
history and legacy of gospel
music.
Andrew loved people and
lived to serve others. He was
honored throughout the years
for his work with the 1992
Bishop Jack Tuell Evange-
lism Award, Charles Yue
Urban Scholar Award, In the
Meantime-Founders Award,
Lyle Loder HIV-AIDS Min-
istry Award, Watts Health
System, Going Beyond the
Four Walls, AIDS Project
LA, Bread for the World
Mickey Leland Humanitarian
Award and many others.
Military Colonel, Educator
Clover B. Street Jr., son of assignment to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and simulta-
Clover and Agnes Street, was neous service as both a Brigade Commander and Installation
born Sept. 9, 1932, in Baltimore. Commander while assigned to the 8th Infantry Division in
He departed this life suddenly Germany. He is the recipient of 21 different military awards
on June 20. and skill badges including the Legion of Merit, the Soldiers
Clover attended public Medal, the Bronze Star, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and
schools in the Baltimore area the Military Parachutist Bade. While service on active duty,
before attending Morgan State he also completed 13 different military educaiton and training
Unviersity, where he graduated courses and a master’s degree in counseling from Shippens-
in 1955 with a bachelor’s degree burg University in Aguust.
in mathematics. While attneding During his retirement, Clover continued to remain active,
college, he participated in vari- working as a elementary school teacher at Saint Ignatius Ele-
ous track and field events and CLOVER B. STREET JR. mentary School in Oxon Hill, Md., and as an athletic coach at
the Reserve Officers Training Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria. He later became the
Corps program. He received a commission as a United States athletic director at Bishop Ireton before retiring completely.
Army Infantry Officer on Jan. 25, 1955. A few days later on
Jan. 31, 1955, he married his college sweetheart who became
Mary T. Street.
Clover went on to serve on active duety for more than
23 years (eight of which were served outside of the United
States) and became one of the earliest African Americans to
hold th erank of colonel on Dec. 3, 1975. His career highlights
include service in Vietnam and on the Korean Peninsula,

Georgia I. Johnson, 82
Georgia Inell Johnson was born and attention of her family
Free
Sept. 28, 1918, in Amelia County, Va. and would often proudly Service
She was called home Nov. 3. She was proclaim, “All of this came
the proud daughter of the late Adelaide from me!” She would Obituaries are
and Godfrey Perkinson. gladly offer assistance printed for free by
the AFRO-American
Georgia, who was affectionately wherever she saw a need
Newspapers. Send
known as Inell, Nannie and Shorty, and wouldn’t hesitate to
funeral program and
united in holy matrimony with Ben- give advice.
picture to: Obituaries,
jamin Giles. Out of this union one Inell accepted Christ as
Baltimore AFRO-
child, Joan Audrey Giles, was born. her savior at an early age
American Newspaper,
After the death of Benjamin, Inell met and is now at peace and
2519 N. Charles St. ,
and married the late Walter Johnson happily enjoying those
Baltimore, Md. 21218,
and from this union she gained a son, who have gone before her
Or fax to: 1-877-570-
Calvin Johnson. Inell enjoyed the love including two brothers and
GEORGIA I. JOHNSON 9297
one sister.

CAREER CORNER
St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center
Director of Foreclosure Prevention Division
JOB PURPOSE: St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center is
seeking a dynamic individual to manage the Foreclosure
Prevention Department. In response to the escalating
number of foreclosures in and around Baltimore, St.
Ambrose developed the Foreclosure Prevention Program
through an innovative pilot project that combines default
mortgage counseling with direct legal representation. The
Foreclosure Prevention Director is responsible for leading
a team of attorneys, counselors, paralegals and admin-
istrative staff in helping homeowners who are facing
foreclosure. The Director oversees all elements of the
Foreclosure Department, including program development,
execution, analysis, evaluation, innovation / refinement and
internal and external partnership management. The Direc-
tor of Foreclosure Prevention reports to the Executive
Director. 7-10 years of related experience in housing,
lending, or real estate desired. Bachelor Degree or related
experience required. Strong communication, management,
and computer skills. Excellent analytical, writing, and inter-
personal skills. Apply: Send resume and letter of interest
to: Director of Human Resources-St. Ambrose Housing Aid
Center, Inc.-321 East 25th Street-Baltimore MD 21218 Or
via email to: jillj@stambros.org Salary Range: Salary
commensurate with experience. This is a time-limited full
time position plus benefits. Submission Deadline:
December 6, 2010. St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, Inc.
isTYPESET: Tue Nov 23 13:37:50 EST 2010
an Equal Opportunity Employer
Motor Vehicle
Administration
St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center
Foreclosure Prevention Counselor
Job Purpose: St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center is seeking
an energetic individual to join the Foreclosure Prevention
Department. In response to the escalating number of
foreclosures in and around Baltimore, St. Ambrose devel-
oped the Foreclosure Prevention Program through an
innovative pilot project that combines default mortgage
counseling with direct legal representation. The Foreclo-
sure Prevention Counselor will work with a team of
Housing Counselors and Attorneys to provide coun-
seling and guidance to homeowners at risk or in the
process of losing their homes. Negotiate with lenders.
Speak to community groups. Demonstrated Counseling
skills a must. Bachelors, computer skills, and public
speaking ability required. Exp. in housing, underwriting,
lending, or real estate desired. Bilingual a plus- English/
Spanish. Apply: Send resume and letter of interest to:
Director of Human Resources-St. Ambrose Housing Aid
Center, Inc.321 East 25th Street-Baltimore MD 21218 or
via email to: jillj@stambros.org-Salary Range: Salary
commensurate with experience. This is a time-limited full
time position plus benefits. Submission Deadline:
December 6, 2010-St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, Inc.
is an Equal Opportunity Employer
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Management Assistant I
Police Communications Operator IV
Police Officer Entry Level

410-554-
Fixed Assets Manager Police Officer Lateral Entry
Salary Range: Sports Supervisor
$33,723 - $52,915
8200
Closing Date: Visit our website at www.aacounty.org for additional in-
November 30, 2010 formation and to apply on-line. You may use the Internet
www.marylandmva.com at any Anne Arundel County library, or visit our office at
EOE 2660 Riva Road in Annapolis. Deadlines to apply on
website.

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seeks full-time, 10-month nursing
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Assistant Registrar. Additional information faculty members. Detailed infor-
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