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Mayor Reed announces plans for streetcar expansion, high profile developments By Terry Shropshire Atlanta’s enviable position as one of America’s elite destinations as well as being a world-class city is now indisputable and incontrovertible. As Mayor Kasim Reed pointed out in his annual “State of the City” breakfast address at the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta, the Capital of the New South already boasts the third largest collection of Fortune 500 companies in the country and has experienced a meteoric rise to become the third-largest motion picture and television industry in the United States. But things are about to get even better for Atlanta during the last years of Reed’s tenure as the city’s CEO. Actually, things have already improved as his administration has worked with local, regional and national business and civic leaders to propel Atlanta to even greater heights. For example, major multi-national corporations are relocating to Atlanta. Others that are already in the metro area have announced multi-million and multi-billion expansions and/or upgrades that will produce tens of thousands of jobs and pump hundreds of millions of dollars into the local economy. It wasn’t that long ago that the city and the state were reeling and leaning against the ropes from the Great Recession. But instead of crashing to the ground, the local economy used the bottom as a springboard to take Atlanta to even greater heights in prestige in both national and world importance, Reed said. “Amid the most difficult financial crisis in over 80 years, we rolled up our sleeves, turned into the fire, and worked through the hardships to set Atlanta on a path to new levels of prosperity,” Reed said. “We’ve seen a convergence of business relocation, business creation and new development that shows our city is getting stronger and stronger every single day.” The evidence is manifesting almost on a weekly basis: Among the many items on the mayor’s list of blockbuster wins within the last year or so includes: Coca Cola announcing the expansion of its IT department in the heart of Atlanta and creating 2,000 jobs; landing the North American headquarters of elite automakers Porsche and Mercedes-Benz; the relocation of 1,200 jobs by WorldPay to Atlantic Station; the steady influx of businesses into Ponce City Market, and the relocation of NCR Corporation from suburban Duluth, Ga., to Midtown Atlanta. With NCR estimating the creation of 3,600 jobs with its move to the inner city, it will represent the largest influx of jobs into Atlanta in more than 40 years. “There’s a reason why I am focused on these jobs. It’s not just an indicator. It’s not just that we are recovering from the worst economic recession in 80 years. This means full refrigerators and paid mortgages and a child who can dream of college and achieve that dream of college. Thousands of jobs, hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested in world headquarters all over the city of Atlanta. And it’s all because of you.” Reed also listed the cultural landmarks that opened within the past year, or are set to expand in 2015, that will also contribute to increasing tourism and local resident traffic into the heart of the city, such as: the opening of National Center for Civil and Human Rights; the College Football Hall of Fame; the $20 million expansion of Zoo Atlanta

— that will include a dining area overlooking the areas housing the exotic animals, and the $1.4 billion Atlanta Falcons stadium set to open in 2017 that will hosts the NCAA football playoffs and the Super Bowl. “It’s a significant achievement when people from across Atlanta, from across the region pull together to get things done,” Reed said, also mentioning that he has great plans for the Atlanta Civic Center and Turner Field once the Braves baseball team moves to suburban Cobb County. “We want to make sure that families of all income levels will have somewhere to go and something to do in the city of Atlanta.” Not to leave the south side out, Reed also received one of the most rousing responses to the State of the City address from the several hundred south side residents in attendance at the breakfast when he announced that Tyler Perry will build his new studio at Fort McPherson. “[The new studio] will bring new vitality and hundreds of high-quality jobs to South Atlanta. I’m excited about it. We’re gonna’ get it done. Just watch,” he said. “Tyler Perry, Will Packer and so many others have contributed to a new business that is being supported by the governor of the state of Georgia.” “The governor just announced the establishment of an academy to help the trade grow in the motion picture and television industry right here in the city of Atlanta. There are 23,000 jobs being supported by the movie and television industry,” Reed continued. “It has the economic impact of $5.1 billion for our region and our state. Who would have imagined, seven or eight years ago, that we would be the No. 3 site for the motion picture and television industry and the No. 5 site in the world?” Reed said to thunderous applause. Among the mayor’s many challenges ahead though are: the city’s nearly one billion dollar backlog in fixing roads, bridges, sidewalks and buildings, and the $252 million referendum will go toward reducing that number. Public hearings on the referendum are reportedly continuing this month.

Mayor Reed also highlighted other major accomplishments of his first five years in office: • Five years of balanced budgets, all without raising property tax increases. • Raising the city’s cash reserves from $7.4 million in 2010 to more than $138 million dollars today; • Consistent upgrades to the city’s bond rating by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s; • Continued development and expansion of the Atlanta BeltLine on the city’s west side and his plans to connect it with the newly unveiled streetcar; The expansion of Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport with a new international terminal and plans to retain the title as the world’s busiest airport is essential to the mayor’s plan to increase Atlanta’s standing globally. “With 12 international gates and a new baggage recheck process that makes it so our international travelers only have to check their bag one time, this terminal solidifies our global standing ... And it moves us even closer to my vision as Atlanta as the logistics hub of the Western Hemisphere. Mayor Reed also discussed plans to pass legislation to ensure that all female city workers receive equal pay for the same jobs as their male counterparts, along with the launching of a business incubator to increase women entrepreneurs in the city of Atlanta which will be located atop the historic Flatiron building. Also on the exuberant mayor’s dream list — installation of a Google Fiber network throughout Atlanta to provide access to ultra-high-speed internet. “A successful Atlanta is one where everyone shares in Atlanta’s success,” Reed said. “I believe that Atlanta will not simply lead Georgia or the Southeast, but that Atlanta will lead the United States and then the world.”

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GDOL to co-sponsor Veteran APD official Valerie Dalton sworn in job-search workshops as Morehouse’s first female police chief in Atlanta Feb. 9-19 By Add Seymour Jr.

The Georgia Department of Labor and Mt Ephraim Baptist Church will co-sponsor a series of workshops to prepare job seekers for success at an upcoming career expo later this month in Atlanta and in getting jobs. GDOL staff will conduct workshops on Monday, Feb. 9, and Thursday, Feb. 19, focusing on developing resumes, interviewing with employers, and preparing job seekers in their search for work. The workshops will be held from 6-8 p.m. at Mt Ephrain Baptist Church, 1202 West Marietta St. in northwest Atlanta. For more information about the workshops, contact the GDOL’s Janice Burley-Black at (404) 210-0072, or the Mt Ephrain Baptist Church at (770) 977-7794. The expo is planned for Feb. 26 at the City of Atlanta’s Adamsville Recreation Center, 3201 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. It will be co-sponsored by the GDOL, the city, and the church.

Veteran Atlanta law enforcement official, Valerie Dalton, became the first woman to be sworn in as police chief and associate vice president for Public Safety at Morehouse on Tuesday, Jan. 27. During a 27-year career with the Atlanta Police Department, Dalton went from being a patrol officer to a major/ zone commander to head of the Office of Professional Standards. She said wants to bring community-oriented policing to the 66-acre campus and implement processes to make it safer. “Safety, without a doubt, is a team effort that must be at the forefront, and that starts with individual responsibility,” Dalton said as a roomful of APD officers, her family and Morehouse community members watched. “Together, we will succeed in changing lives and launching tomorrow’s leaders.” Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard ’72 administered the oath of office to Dalton during a ceremony in the lobby of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel. “Here in the audience today are a number of other law enforcement officials,” Howard said. “We have had an opportunity to work with Valerie and to see her excellent performance over a number of years and under a lot of very pressing circumstances. So we want you to know that you have selected an outstanding candidate.”

(photo – Morehouse Police Chief Valerie Dalton speaks after being sworn in as President John Silvanus Wilson Jr. ’79 listens.) While the fact that Dalton becomes the College’s first female police chief is notable, Morehouse President John Silvanus Wilson Jr. ’79 said she is the perfect person to make sure the campus community is a safer one for students. “I am confident that we have chosen the right person at the right time for the right assignment, and that’s our new chief,” he said.

‘Sir, how can I help you? What did I do?’ In a special collaboration with the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Atlanta Daily World presents the fift installment in a series “Black and Blue: personal stories from the intersection of police and public.” The special series is occasioned by events in Missouri and New York. Joseph D. Dorsey Sr., 51, is the deputy chief of the MARTA police. He has several close family members, including four nephews who are police officers. Dorsey was interviewed by staff writer Rosalind Bentley. His comments were edited for space and clarity. Growing up in rural central Louisiana, my interactions with law enforcement weren’t really negative because I had cousins that were in law enforcement and they were actually role models to me and my brothers. As time went on, my big brother became a police officer, and I always looked up to him. The key thing that he told me when he got into law enforcement was, “If you want to be a police officer, if you get into it for any reason other than wanting to help people, you’re pretty much doing it for the wrong reasons.” I took that to heart. I’ve been pulled over before, but it’s never been a negative experience. It’s probably a combination of things; the officer being well-trained on race relations, and then it was probably some on my part in the way I reacted. Anytime you’re pulled over, basically the officer is in charge. Some officers may do things different, but (as an officer) you gotta follow the basic principle of treating everybody the way you would want to be treated. Even though that

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person may have violated a traffic law or something, you still want to treat them nicely and have them treat you nicely just like you would want somebody to treat your sister or your mother. If you look at it that way, I don’t see how you can go wrong in treating everybody the same and everybody fairly. If the system were what the system is built to be, no one should have any concern. But unfortunately there are situations out there that take place. As a young man growing up, is it possible that I was profiled? It’s a possibility, because I’ve had expensive cars before and, yes, I’ve been stopped before in rural Louisiana. At the time, I was a police officer. I was off-duty, just going with the flow of traffic. I said, “Sir, how can I help you? What did I do?” The conversation was positive from that point on. He never knew I was a police officer. See, you’ve got two tales. You’ve got one side, then you’ve got the law enforcement side. There’s no one side that’s 100 percent right. It has to come together to make it right.

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OUR HISTORY ‘Enduring Chronicle Series’ ‘March: Book Two’ shows all sides of civil rights movement highlights Civil Rights post Civil War

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The National Archives at Atlanta will present The Enduring Chronicle: Reconstruction and the Promise of Freedom from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21 at its facility located at 5780 Jonesboro Road. The program is open to the public but space is limited. Lunch is provided. Pre-registration is required and there is no cost to attend. This annual program, in partnership with the Atlanta Chapter of AAHGS, is the continuation of the Enduring Chronicle series that celebrates the rich and varied documents relating to the Civil Rights Movement and African American history held within the National Archives at Atlanta. This year’s program focuses on the years immediately following the American Civil War. Scheduled speakers include: • Dr. Heather Andrea Williams, history professor at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Help Me to Find My People: The African American Search for Family Lost in Slavery and Self-Taught: African American Education in Slavery and Freedom. • Angela Walton-Raji, nationally renowned genealogist and author of Black Indian Genealogy Research African-American Ancestors among the Five Civilized Tribes . Her presentation topic is “When Freedom Came: Finding your Family’s Freedom Story.” • Velma Maia Thomas, historian and author of Emancipation Proclamation: Forever Free. Her presentation is entitled “Southern Claims: Give Me What is Mine.” • Dr. Lisa Bratton, history professor at Tuskegee University. Her presentation deals with the 1871 trial of James Rufus Bratton, owner of Brattonsville Plantation, for the lynching of Jim Williams

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who, six years earlier, had been enslaved on the Brattonsville Plantation. • Sharon McMeans-Lukiri, history teacher at Lovejoy High School in Hampton. Her presentation is entitled “Reconstruction: An Overview.” • Jackie Herring, historian and genealogists. Her topic: “Big Bethel AME Church: From Slavery to the 21st Century.” • Joel Walker, education specialist at the National Archives at Atlanta. His topic: “Reconstruction Documents in the National Archives at Atlanta.” “This symposium discusses a time when the hope and promise of a better life seemed within the grasp of the African American population after the Civil War,” said Joel Walker, education specialist at the National Archives at Atlanta, “but in reality it turned out to be a time of uncertainty, disappointment and betrayal that would eventually lead to the oppressive era of Jim Crow.” Emma Davis Hamilton, president of the Atlanta Chapter of AAHGS added that having these Enduring Chronicle symposiums at the National Archives at Atlanta is ideal because “the records here at the Archives document this era. You can take part in this symposium knowing that you can come back and read the very records that tell the story of the long Civil Rights Movement.” “The symposium will be of interest to scholars of late 19th and 20th century African American history, as well as members of the general public who desire a deeper and broader understanding of the American story,” added Walker. . To register, email ancestryatl@gmail.com. For more information about the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Metro Atlanta Chapter go to www.aahgsatl.org.

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In this photo taken Jan. 15, 2015, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., holds the new installment of his award-winning graphic novel on civil rights and nonviolent protest (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP) – A comic book about Martin Luther King Jr. helped bring a young John Lewis into the civil rights movement. Fifty-years later, the Georgia Democratic congressman is hoping graphic novels about his life and what his contemporaries endured to win equal civil rights for all Americans will serve as a guide for protesters as they seek justice today. “I see some of the same manners, some of the same thinking, on the part of young people today that I witnessed as a student,” said Lewis, a civil rights leader who was severely beaten in Alabama while marching for voting rights, as depicted in the movie “Selma.” “The only thing that is so different is that I don’t think many of the young people have a deep understanding of the way of nonviolent direct action,” he said. “March: Book Two,” the second volume in the trilogy of graphic novels chronicling Lewis’ life and the civil rights movement, was released last month. It is published by Top Shelf, co-written by Lewis staffer Andrew Aydin and illustrated by Eisner Award-winning artist Nate Powell. Reading “March: Book Two” is like rifling through Lewis’s memories of the iconic civil rights movement: The courage of the people participating in restaurant sit-ins, the fellowship of the Freedom Riders in the South, the inspiration of the speeches given by King and Lewis himself at the historic March on Washington. “‘March: Book Two’ is making it plain, making it real so young children will be able to see this book -not just read it – see the drawings and feel it,” said Lewis, now a longtime congressman. Lewis hopes that the “March” trilogy has the same effect on youth as the 1957 comic book “Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story” did for him and his contemporaries. “That little book became like a bible for us,” said Lewis. Several universities and schools have already made his graphic novel required reading for students. But the book doesn’t just talk about the inspiring parts of the movement. It graphically portrays the vicious beatings marchers suffered at the hands of white Southerners, the

closed-door fights between the White House and the civil rights organizations over tactics and internal clashes between organizations over strategy, necessary compromises and even homosexuality. “You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people,” said Lewis, the last living member of that era’s leaders of the so-called Big Six civil rights organizations. Included in the graphic novel is the fight between those leaders – Lewis of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, King of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Bayard Rustin of the Congress of Racial Equality, A. Philip Randolph of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, Whitney Young of the National Urban League and Roy Wilkins of the NAACP – over who would organize and lead the March on Washington. They wanted the porters’ Randolph out front, but he insisted on Rustin, a gay black man. Lewis noted that a lot of civil rights leaders treated the movement as if it were their personal churches, complete with male chauvinism and homophobia. But he said he, King and James Farmer of CORE agreed that Randolph should be out front, knowing that he would bring Rustin along with him. The lesson was “we must never put someone down because of the color of their skin … and we must never put someone down because of sexual orientation,” Lewis said. President Barack Obama posthumously awarded Rustin the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013. Lewis also includes in “March: Book Two” the original speech he planned to give at the March on Washington, which was censored by the other civil rights groups for its strident questioning of the government, its calling the word “patience” ”a dirty and nasty word” – an offensive view to some Catholic participants – and its plan to ask “Which side is the federal government on?” Today, Lewis doesn’t regret making changes to the speech. “I couldn’t say no to A. Philip Randolph and no to Martin Luther King Jr.,” Lewis said. “These two men, I loved them, I admired them, and they were my heroes.”

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Houston family: ‘Bobbi Kristina is fighting for her life’ (AP) - Bobbi Kristina Houston wanted to sing, act and dance like her megastar parents, Whitney Houston and R&B artist Bobby Brown. Instead, she has mostly made tabloid headlines for drug use and family disputes — the same perils that derailed their careers. Just like her mother three years ago, Bobbi Kristina was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub as the music industry prepared for the Grammy Awards. As the pop star’s 21-year-old daughter continues to lie hospitalized and in a coma, police in Roswell, Georgia, issued a very brief incident report, saying officers were called Saturday, Jan. 31 in response to her “drowning” at her home in suburban Atlanta. Her husband, Nick Gordon, (although that is still to be determined) was at the scene and tried to revive her while a friend called 911. “Bobbi Kristina is fighting for her life and is surrounded by immediate family,” the Houston family said in a statement. “We are asking you to honor our request for privacy during this difficult time. Thank you for your prayers, well wishes, and we greatly appreciate your continued support.” With no details forthcoming from police or family about her condition or what may have caused the tragedy, many people looked to see what she’s been posting online. Her last tweet, from Thursday, Jan. 29, reflected obvious frustration over her failure to break out as an entertainer: “Let’s start this career up&&moving OUT to TO YOU ALLLL quick shall we !?!???!” The circumstances were eerily similar to those of Feb. 11, 2012, when Houston’s assistant found the singer’s lifeless body face-down in a foot of water in her bathtub at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Authorities found prescription drugs and listed heart disease and cocaine use as contributors, but concluded that she accidentally drowned. Bobbi Kristina, then 18, became so distraught that she needed to be hospitalized. “She wasn’t only a mother, she was a best friend,” she told Oprah shortly thereafter. Bobbi Kristina identifies herself on Twitter as “Daughter of Queen WH,” ”Entertainer/Actress” with William Morris &

Co., and “LAST of a dying breed.” But her mother was an impossible act to follow. Houston had her first No. 1 hit at 22, and then a flurry of No. 1 songs, selling more than 50 million records in the United States alone. Her voice, an ideal blend of power, grace, and beauty, made classics out of “Saving All My Love For You,” ”I Will Always Love You,” ”The Greatest Love of All,” and “I’m Every Woman.” Her six Grammys joined many other awards. Bobbi Kristina inherited her mother’s entire estate, but not her voice. Aside from her family’s short-lived reality TV show “The Houstons: On Our Own,” she has mostly appeared in online “selfies” and paparazzi images. Houston met R&B star Bobby Brown at the Soul Train Mu-

sic Awards in 1989. The gifted singer and her bad boy partner married in 1992, much to the dismay of Houston’s family. It was a toxic relationship, characterized by domestic violence and drugs. Bobbi Kristina was born a year later, and was just a toddler when Houston described herself as a “functioning junkie” to Sister 2 Sister magazine. Her husband also struggled with addiction, so by 2002, the family moved to suburban Atlanta to attend the healing services of a singer-turned evangelical preacher. The girl made a few appearances on “Being Bobby Brown,” the reality show that infamously captured her parents fighting, swearing, and appearing in court. The Hollywood Reporter said, “Not only does it reveal Brown to be even more vulgar than the tabloids suggest, but it manages at the same time to rob Houston of any last shreds of dignity.” Soon, Gordon joined the family. Houston never formally adopted him, but he became like a brother to Bobbi Kristina. And when Houston sought rehab in California in 2004 and divorced Brown in 2007, she kept the kids with her. The pair called each other big brother and little sister back then. A month after Houston’s death, however, they went public with their relationship. Houston’s mother, Cissy, and sisterin-law Patricia, expressing concern that others would prey on the young woman’s fortune, petitioned a judge to delay part of her inheritance, and Bobbi Kristina agreed. The young couple’s announcement of their marriage in January 2014 troubled Patricia Houston, who soon obtained a restraining order against Gordon, effective through April 2015. But by September, Patricia Houston was praising her niece. “I’m very proud of Krissy. You know, young people today are up against so much with social media and everything else that presents itself to them, and they have to use everything within their power to stay abreast and to keep a foundation, and that’s what the family does,” Patricia Houston told the Associated Press. “We try to be there for her, just to try to guide and direct her.”

Viola Davis recalls trying to be the ‘90-pound white girl’ Viola Davis is overjoyed that she gets a chance to play a character that could be considered sexy on primetime network TV. Some people gave Viola the side-eye when she mentioned how happy she is that she gets to play a character like the shrewd attorney and college professor Annalise Keating on “How To Get Away With Murder.” But for her, the casting was validation. “It feels awesome. It really does. I love it,” Viola told said before sharing that she worked for years to fit a mold that was not designed for her. “I went to Julliard in New York and I always tried to be the 90-pound White girl. Only be-

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cause we did a lot of classical training and all of the ingénues in Shakespeare were very small women.” Because of this, Viola often felt like she couldn’t be herself and be considered to play an alluring, complicated woman. “I tried to make myself small. Literally. I don’t know how I did that. I was like thinking, ‘Small. Light.’ I would try to have a higher voice, which sounds ridiculous,” said Viola. “I felt like there’s only one way to be sexy. It’s almost like I felt like I had to disappear.” That all changed when Viola was selected to play Annalise because it meant that show creator Shonda Rhimes was expanding the audience’s idea of what a sex symbol or leading lady could look like. “It feels really good to embrace exactly who I am and be my sexy or be my sexualized. To be my woman, you know? And it’s been the joy of my life. It really has and I think it found me at the right time of my life. When I really am very unapologetic for who I am.” Viola added “That helps other women, too. I think women want to see themselves on TV. I think we’re in the 21st century, I think we have to woman up. I think a lot of women have womaned up and we want to see ourselves and it feels great.”

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COMMUNITY Black History Month activities C-SPAN bus to visit Morehouse and Spelman during HBCU tour for young Atlantans

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The Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday observance is the unofficial beginning of the annual Black History Month celebration. This year, the metro Atlanta area has planned a plethora of events and activities for young people under the Black History theme. Archer High School Archer High School presents the Black History Month play CINDY by Stepp Stewart. Free admission to the Red Hot Fashion show 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, Lenox Square Mall Macy’s Lenox Black History Month Soul Era Celebration with June and Johnetta, both well known in fashion circles the world over. Both have worked with countless superstars such as Beyonce, Jay-Z, Will Smith, etc., 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, Atlanta History Center Commemorate Black History Month at the Strides and Struggles program. The event day

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includes activities, special museum theatre performances, and guest lectures that explore the African American experience. 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 Family Dollar Stores For the third straight year, Colgate-Palmolive and Family Dollar have partnered in honor of Black History Month to help African-American families across the Atlanta area access free dental treatment. 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8 Perry Homes Branch Library Lift Every Voice and Read: Storytime, books and literature reading in the branch meeting room Tuesday, Feb. 10, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Atlanta Fulton Public Library System Sandy Springs Branch Out of the Box celebrates Black History Month with folk artist Clementine Hunter. Includes art classes and workshops. Tuesday, Feb. 10 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m

Atlanta Alumnae Deltas present Celebration of Women 2015 Awards

Antoinette Tuff Celebration of Women, the annual signature luncheon for the Atlanta Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will take place on Saturday, March 14 at 11:30 A.M. at the Renaissance Concourse Atlanta Airport Hotel, One Hartsfield Centre Parkway. This fundraising affair will benefit scholarship recipients and provide funding for the organization’s Betty Shabazz Academy, the Delta GEMS, and the EMBODI project (for young men). The celebration pays tribute to women who are empowered leaders impacting the global community, and is the platform for the presentation of scholarships and awards. The Celebration of Women will honor women who have made an impact in the focal points of the sorority’s national programs, in-

cluding Economic Development, Educational Development, International Involvement and Awareness, Physical and Mental Health, Political Awareness and Involvement, Social Action, and Arts and Letters. The coveted Fortitude Award will be given to Antoinette Tuff, an educator who is the shero at Ronald E. McNair Learning Academy whose actions saved the lives of many when she stopped a young man from a inciting a shoot-out at the school; Trailblazer Awards go to Judge Glenda A. Hatchett, Author and TV personality on the “Judge Hatchett” show; and Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, President of Morehouse School of Medicine. The Delta Chapter Torch Awards will be presented to women who have excelled in leadership roles throughout metropolitan Atlanta and the world beyond including leaders in academia, medicine, business, law and community. “90 Years of Celebrating Women in Character, Courage, and Commitment” is the theme for the Celebration of Women 2015 affair. “The Atlanta Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority continues to provide exceptional programs to our community since chartered in 1924,” said Carol Carter, president of the chapter. “Our history shows that we have an amazing legacy in the community and our records show that over one-million dollars, in increments of $500 to $5,000, have been given in scholarships over our ninety years of service,” she added. Scholarship awards will be presented to students, both young men and women, who are attending the Atlanta Public Schools.

C-SPAN’s award-winning, 45-foot customized bus will visit Morehouse College and Spelman University on Feb. 11 and Feb. 12 as part of C-SPAN’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities Tour. Students, professors, and area residents will step aboard the Bus to learn about the public affairs network’s programs and resources, including its in-depth coverage of the U.S. Congress, White House, federal courts, and the American political process. Through interactive exhibits, students and educators will also learn how to access and utilize C-SPAN’s comprehensive online educational resources and services, including C-SPAN.org. Morehouse College and Spelman University Presidents’ will be interviewed on C-SPAN where they will participate in C-SPAN’s flagship morning program, “Washington Journal” via the mobile studio on the Bus. During the segment, guests will discuss higher education and other topics while taking calls from C-SPAN viewers. The Bus, now in its 22nd year on the road, partners with local cable providers to visit schools and community events across the country. During the tour, the Bus will visit Howard University (Feb. 4), Hampton University (Feb. 5), Fisk University (Feb. 10), Morehouse College (Feb. 11), Spelman College (Feb. 12), Florida A&M University (Feb. 17), Tuskegee University (Feb. 18), and Xavier University of Louisiana (Feb. 19). Similar to C-SPAN’s Big Ten and

Big 12 Bus Tours in 2014, the C-SPAN HBCU Tour hopes to highlight the substantial role these institutions have had within America’s higher education system, and connect students and professors with C-SPAN’s educational resources. “Comcast is proud to partner with C-SPAN to bring the HBCU Tour to Atlanta,” said Deyanna Jones, Comcast Director of Government Affairs. “Comcast is dedicated to sharing educational opportunities with our community and we value the programming and resources that C-SPAN offers.” In Atlanta, C-SPAN programming is provided by Comcast Cable as a commercial-free public service. All funding for C-SPAN operations, including Bus visits, is provided by local TV providers. Aboard the C-SPAN Bus, visitors will experience the following through interactive technology: • In-depth public affairs programming and educational resources • Touch-screen quizzes on C-SPAN and the three branches of government • Mobile devices demonstrating how C-SPAN is used on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, YouTube, XM Radio, and mobile apps • HD cameras and production equipment capable of producing public affairs programming aboard the Bus

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Black girls are disproportionately suffering from punitive school disciplinary policies and actions yet society fails to take note of their plight the way attention is focused on Black males who get trapped in the school-to-prison pipeline, according to a report by the African American Policy Forum, a New York-based national think tank connecting academics, activists, and policy-makers whose goal is to dismantle structural inequality. The report, titled “Black Girls Matter: PushedOut, Over-policed and Under-protected,” was released on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Anyone who doubts that Black girls are being severely disciplined for minor infractions in school need to look no further than reporting in their local media to learn otherwise, according to the report. The report noted: “In 2007, a 6-year-old girl was arrested in a Florida classroom for having a tantrum. Later that year, a 16-year-old girl was arrested in a California school for dropping cake on the floor and failing to pick it up to a school officer’s satisfaction. “In 2013, an 8-year-old girl in Illinois was arrested for acting out, and a16-year-old girl in Alabama who suffers from diabetes, asthma, and sleep apnea was hit with a book by her teacher after she fell asleep reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in class. The student was later arrested and hospitalized due to injuries caused by violent interactions with the police. Also in 2013, in Florida, a 16-year-old was arrested when her ‘science experiment’ caused a small explosion in her classroom and a 12-yearold girl was threatened with expulsion from an Orlando private school unless she changed the look of her natural hair. “In 2014, a 12-year-old girl faced expulsion and criminal charges after writing ‘hi’ on a locker room wall of her Georgia middle school, and a Detroit honors student was suspended for the entire senior year for accidently bringing a pocketknife to a football game.” The U.S. Department of Education reported last March that for the 2011-2012 school year, “Black students are suspended and expelled at a rate three times greater than white students. On average, 5 pecent of white students are suspended, compared to 16 percent of black students. “While boys receive more than two out of three suspensions, black girls are suspended at higher rates (12 percent) than girls of any other race or ethnicity and most boys.” The African American Policy Forum report grew out of a 2012 conference it convened on girls of color at the UCLA Law School. “Girls have rarely been included in either the discussions about exclusionary disciplinary policies or the broader concerns about the underachievement of youth of color,” the report stated. “Yet the data suggest that Black girls face a variety of factors – historical, institutional, and social – that heighten their risk of underachievement and detachment from school, as well as the lifelong consequences of dropping out.”

It explained, “Research and public policy debates, however, often fail to paint a nuanced picture that addresses the degree to which girls are vulnerable to many of the same factors faced by their male counterparts. For example, reports about zero-tolerance and push-out policies frequently fail to disaggregate or highlight the consequences of such policies for girls of color. Available information about the challenges that they face in regards to suspension, expulsion, and other disciplinary practices often go underreported, leading to the incorrect inference that their futures are not also at risk.” Among the report’s observations: • At-risk young women say that in zero-tolerance schools, discipline receives a higher priority than educational attainment; • Increased levels of law enforcement and security personnel sometimes make girls feel less safe and therefore less likely to attend school; • Black girls sometimes get attention than males because they are perceived as more socially mature and self-reliant; • Conflicts better addressed through counseling are too frequently referred to the juvenile justice system; • Failure of schools to intervene in instances of physical or sexual harassment of girls contributes to their insecurity at school; • Girls sometimes resort to “acting out” when their counseling needs are overlooked or disregarded; • School-age Black girls experience a high incidence of personal violence; • Girls are often burdened with family obligations that undermine their capacity to achieve their goals and • Pregnancy and parenting make it difficult for girls to engage fully in school. Recommendations included providing funding programs that serve the needs of women and girls as well as men and boys; reducing the overreliance on punitive interventions; create an environment where students are free of sexual harassment; devise programs that help identify and assist students who have been sexually victimized or traumatized by violence; offer support programs for pregnant girls or mothers with young children and mobilize the public to help address the challenges facing young girls.

Don’t take away the ladder to success for aspiring minority small business owners Every day my husband and I make decisions that affect the lives of 450 people and their families. It’s a lot of responsibility but above all a labor of love. It is all part of being local franchise owners and living our American dream. The franchise model has been a gateway for millions of people over the years to achieve small business ownership, many of them from racial or ethnic minority groups. It is important to not only preserve, but to strengthen this business model. My husband came from Grenada and worked for UPS for over 20 years. As a young man, he had the foresight to invest in a property in Brooklyn which grew in value over the years. Blessed with some money when we sold it, we considered how to invest our good fortune into a new livelihood and soon discovered that franchising was the way to go for us. We started with Subway sandwich shops, then added Dunkin’ Donuts and Popeye’s Chicken and Buscuit but migrated to casual sit-down dining that did not include alcohol. The folks at Golden Corral shared our values and this began our journey to ownership, which ended with seven Golden Corral locations, five in Kentucky and two in New Jersey. Franchising is a unique business arrangement. Golden Corral provides a known brand which includes a logo, advertising and marketing, and specifications on everything from the 160-item buffet/salad bar to the The Chocolate Wonderfall fondue dipping fountain. Instead of the challenge of starting a business from scratch, with franchise ownership our customers know what to expect when they walk through our doors. Just the same, we are the bosses in the best sense of the word. We recruit, hire and train our staff. We are responsible for maintenance and watch the receipts so we can compete in our local community marketplace. We are responsible for schedules, wages and encouraging the members of our team to do their best work. It has been a pleasure to see people grow professionally. In fact, we have now employed the children of our employees and many see working for us not merely as a job but as a career. This small business franchise model, which has worked so well for my family and other minority entrepreneurs, is in danger of being upended. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is trying to change the definition of “joint employer.” This is more than just a tech-

nical issue. If Golden Corral is considered a joint employer, my husband and I would lose control over the day-to-day issues at our restaurants. If Golden Corral and their locally-owned franchise owners morph into one big employer, we could lose our restaurants – and with it the hard work and money we’ve put into them – altogether, as Golden Corral could be forced to assume direct control over the day-to-day operations of our restaurants. This would be a tragedy for us and our employees because they are not just part of our businesses, but part of our family. I also worry about aspiring entrepreneurs who might be looking at owning a franchise themselves. Why would men and women looking at franchising consider it if the core of what makes it a proven and workable business model is removed? This would prevent jobs from being created and businesses expanded, in an industry that has been growing faster than the general economy in recent years. What’s more, according to a 2007 report from the International Franchise Association, 20.5% of franchised businesses were owned by minorities, compared to 14.2% of non-franchised businesses. A little more than ten years ago they made up just five percent of franchise owners. Franchising works for people who may have faced barriers to succeeding with their own businesses and policymakers should encourage this trend. If the franchise model is shattered by the NLRB’s revised definition of joint employer, instead of an economy populated with small business operators from all walks of life, we would likely see large corporations consolidating operations with big, regional companies created by buying up small business operations like ours. These challenges will have a negative impact on the independent, entrepreneurial spirit that has helped fuel America’s growth and economic recovery, and has paved the way for thousands to achieve their dreams of running their own businesses and serving their own communities.

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H I S T O RY – Starts Today – Ashley Hicks & Toni Carey Founders of Black Girls RUN! “We believe it is very important that current and future generations of African Americans stay active, so in 2009, we created Black Girls RUN! Our sole purpose was to encourage African American women to make fitness, healthy living, and proper nutrition a priority. In 5 years, we went from a handful of members to over 150,000 across the nation. We feel we’re making history by creating true change that will outlast us and probably outlast Black Girls RUN! We believe encouraging others to do something positive will be our legacy, and for that we are proud.” ”WE MAKE HISTORY, TODAY!”

Publix celebrates and honors those who are making history, today. Visit the Black History Month Tab on our Facebook page to find out more about Black Girls RUN!, view healthy recipes, and find fun activities for kids.

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