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Jennifer Hudson Relatives Identify Body of Her Slain Nephew Electoral Voteand Map By Alan (as of 8 King p.m. Nov. 7, 2012) sport-utility vehicle sought in
from a neighbor about a suspiposted fliers bearing his photocious vehicle. The man noticed graph around the city. On the vehicle while walking his Sunday, Jennifer Hudson asked dog. According to the Chicago for the public’s help in finding Jennifer Hudson and other NH ME Tribune, the boy had been shot her nephew. In her MySpace relatives positively identified VT multiple times in the back seat WA MAblog, she thanked fans and supof the vehicle. The SUV, regisporters for their prayers and MTtered to Hudson’s murdered ND offered a $100,000 reward to MN brother, was towed with the anyone who returned the boy RI NY boy’s body inside and is being alive. OR CT Since the investigation, processed by evidence techniWI ID MI cians and workers.SD The body Hudson – who gained stardom WY was later removed and taken to after appearing on “American PA NJ the Cook County Medical DE Idol,” and then won an IA Examiner’s office. Academy Award for her role in OH Hudson and otherNE family the movie Dreamgirls – has MD IL IN NV members arrived at the Medical stayed out of the public eye. WVA VA UT CO Examiner’s office mid-afterThe Chicago Tribune reportDC Julian noon to identify the body.KS ed that a parade of cars moved MOKing, Jennnifer Hudson’s nephew. CA Given the choice between lookslowly past her family’s home KYoffice A spokesman for the the murders but is being held in Monday morning, past the ing directly at the body or told the newspaper that Hudson jailNC for parole violation after viewing it on a wall-mounted news vans, reporters and curiTN ous onlookers. OK Courtesy AZ Photos AR SC Neighbors stood Jennifer Hudson and her mom, Darnell Donerson who NM AL quietly and GA MS was killed, as well as her brother, Jason. reflected on the “remained strong for her famibeing convicted of attempted video screen, the family chose violence. TX ly” and murder and vehicular hijackLAwas clearly its leader. plate X584859 was found on the latter. According to the In front of the Hudson’s the body of her 7-year-old “She held hands with her fami- ing. Cook County records show home, men in heavy jackets Chicago’s West Side after Tribune, Hudson said, “Yes, nephew Monday, just hours ly,” the spokesman said. “It thatFL* he pleaded guilty to both police received a 7 a.m. call that’s him.” and hooded sweatshirts came to after his body was found in a was obviously a very emotional charges in 1999. He was also kiss the twin white crosses barAK moment.” convicted in 1998 for possesing the names of Donerson and The boy – the son of Julia sion of a stolen motor vehicle. Jason. Hudson, Jennifer’s sister – had He was released from prison in “Everybody is sick of going been missing since Friday, 2006 after serving seven years through stuff like this,” Artisha when a relative found Julian’s for the attempted murder and West, a former resident of the HI grandmother, Darnell car hijacking charges. area told the Tribune. “We all No wonder Obama’s campaign is Donerson, 57, and his*state and Dallas Cowboys players By Alan King uncle, undecided The boy missing asremained of 8 p.m., Nov. 7, 2012 have to stick together. All these trying to distance him from the Tony Romo and Terrell Owens, AFRO Staff Writer Jason Hudson, 29, shot to death through a long weekend in young children are dying, and group, saying, “Barack Obama among the names submitted to in his grandmother’s home in which police and volunteers for what?” Never Organized with ACORN.” the 7000 block of South Yale election officials. Presidential candidate John Hurd said those workers, who But Obama’s ties to ACORN run McCain’s attack on ACORN – Avenue. long and deep. He taught classes were doing those things without Associated Community An Amber Alert – a desigACORN’s knowledge or permis- for ACORN. They even endorsed nation for high-risk missing Organization for Reform Now – him for President. sion, were fired. confirms the success of the children – was issued Friday But now ACORN is in trouble. “The evidence that has surorganization, the head of the after Julian was discovered Reporter: There are at least faced so far shows they faked group says. missing after the murders. 11 investigations across the “This is testimony to the work forms to get paid for work they Police arrested William country involving thousands of didn’t do, not to stuff ballot we’ve done and success we’ve Balfour, the missing boy’s stepboxes.” ACORN, she said, is the potentially fraudulent ACORN had,” Maude Hurd, president of father and estranged husband forms. victim of fraud, not the perpetraACORN, said in an interview of Julia, at his girlfriend’s Announcer: Massive voter tor of it. with the AFRO. Southside apartment several fraud. And the Obama campaign hours after the murders. Hurd said the only things “When this attack started, we bogus are the charges thempaid more than $800,000 to an had just announced that we had Balfour’s mother, Michele, has selves. And factcheck. org ACORN front for get out the vote told reporters that her son had registered 1.3 million new votagrees. efforts. ers,” she said. “That’s just to say nothing to do with the slayings. It concluded, “Neither Pressuring banks to issue risky that someone’s running scared Balfour remains a suspect in Jason Hudson ACORN nor its employees have loans. Nationwide voter fraud. because of ACORN’s success.” been found guilty of, or even Barack Obama. Bad judgment. McCain, who is running for Blind ambition. Too risky for president on the Republican tick- charged with, casting fraudulent votes.” America. et, lashed out at ACORN in the The problem came about prifinal debate against Barack Since McCain’s comments, Obama, contending the group “is marily because of the way SQUARE HIGH ACORN operates. Rather than ACORN’s 87 offices have been on the verge of maybe perpetratrely on volunteers, it pays peobombarded with threats and ing one of the greatest frauds in ple, many of them poor or unem- racist mail. voter history in this country, ployed, to sign up new voters. The day after the presidential maybe destroying the fabric of The idea was to help both those debate, vandals broke into the democracy.” being registered and those doing organization’s Boston and Seattle Factcheck.org, a non-partisan the registration. offices and stole computers. Web site, found those claims to NOT ON THE LIST BREAD Maud explained, “We have a After a Cleveland representative be “exaggerated,” with “no evizero tolerance policy for deliber- appeared on TV, an e-mail was dence of any such democracyate falsification of registration.” sent to the local office saying she destroying fraud.” Most news account neglect to “is going to have her life ended.” Hurd believes the McCain A worker in Providence, R.I., charges were politically motivat- point out that ACORN is required by law to turn in all reg- received a threatening call sayed. LEFT RIGHT istration forms. And they also fail ing, “We know you get off work She said, “Because it’s lowAP Photos to note that it was the organizaat 9” and uttered racial epithets. and moderate-income people, Supporters cheer A caller to one office left a at the end of President and people of color, I believe the tion, in many instances, that first (above) Obama’s remarks during an election night party, brought the phony registrations message on the answering McCain campaign thinks those to the attention of authorities. machine, “Hi, I was just voters are going to vote early Nov.saying: 7, in Chicago. The McCain camp apparently (left) calling to let you Obama know thatwith first lady Michelle Democratic, which is not necesPresident isn’t interested in those fine Barack Obama needs to getMalia and Sasha. sarily true.” Obama and daughters points, preferring to air mislead- (top hung. He’s aA(expletive deleted) ACORN is no stranger to right) boy sleeps during the election night ing ads that seek to link Obama nigger, and he’s a piece of controversy. party. (right) President Obama For 38 years, the non-partisan to ACORN, thereby undercutting (expletive deleted). You guys are fraudulent, and you need to go to organization has fought for social his political support. McCain: I’m John McCain hell. All the niggers on oak trees. and economic justice for lowand I approve this message. They’re gonna get all hung honand moderate-income 1 BANANA eys, they’re going to get assassiAnnouncer: Who is Barack Americans. With 400,000 memObama? A man with “a political nated, they’re gonna get killed.” ber families organized into more Another message said, “You baptism performed at warp than 1,200 neighborhood chapliberal idiots. Dumb (expletive speed.” Vast ambition. After colters in 110 cities nationwide, deleted). Welfare bums. You lege, he moved to Chicago. ACORN has over the years seen guys just (expletive deleted) its share of criticism while advo- Became a community organizer. come to our country, consume There, Obama met Madeleine cating for affordable housing, every natural resource there is, Talbot, part of the Chicago living wages, healthcare for the and make a lot of babies. That’s branch of ACORN. He was so underserved— and while organall you guys do. And then suck impressive that he was asked to izing voter registration drives. up the welfare and expect everytrain the ACORN staff. But none has been as withering What did ACORN in Chicago one else to pay for your hospital and baseless as this one. bills for your kids. I jus’ say let engage in? Bullying banks. With the presidential election Before age five, every room is a classroom. your kids die. That’s the best Intimidation tactics. Disruption less than two weeks away, move. Just let your children die. of business. ACORN forced ACORN’s detractors allege the Fun learning opportunities are everywhere. Simple things like Forget about paying for hospital organization has engaged in mas- banks to issue risky home loans. counting and identifying shapes activate a child’s learning ability, bills for them. I’m not gonna do The same types of loans that sive voter registration fraud after and help them enter school more prepared. That’s why PNC it. You guys are lowlifes. And I caused the financial crisis we’re the reported discovery of bogus founded Grow Up Great and its Spanish-language equivalent Crezca hope you all die.” in today. names, such as Mickey Mouse con Éxito, a 10-year, $100 million program to help prepare young Hurd thinks the hate calls will children for school and life. Pick up a free bilingual Sesame Street™ cease soon. “Happy, Healthy, Ready for School” kit at a PNC branch. It’s filled “In two weeks, I think these with all kinds of simple, everyday things you can do to help a child attacks will be over. But I think it learn. Together, we can work with our communities so an entire will be harder for us to get our generation won’t just grow up... but grow up great. name back on good graces Identification Statements because they really trashed us in Baltimore Afro-American — (USPS 040-800) is published weekly by The Afro-American the last few weeks.” Newspapers, 2519 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218-4602. Subscription Rate: To find out more, go to pncgrowupgreat.com Baltimore - 1 Year - $40.00 (Price includes tax.) Checks for subscriptions should be made But ACORN will not be or call 1-877-PNC-GROW. payable to: The Afro-American Newspaper Company, 2519 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD deterred. 21218-4602. 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