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Eastside Organizations Demand Change in Housing Agenda

The Resurrection of State Center

By Jonathan Hunter AFRO Staff Writer

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After emerging from a prolonged legal limbo supporters of the billion-dollar State Center Project still believe it could be transformative for the chronically struggling neighborhoods that surround it. First in a Series Last week the Maryland Court of Appeals removed what had been an obstinate legal hurdle in the form of a lawsuit by a group of business owners – funded partly by Orioles owner Peter Angelos – which had prevented the $1.5 billion State Center Project from moving forward. The massive Midtown redevelopment of the state government office complex sprawled over 28 acres near Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Eutaw Street, had been stalled since 2010 because plaintiffs claimed – among other things – developers had violated state procurement laws. The court’s ruling clears the way for the reboot of State Center and the promise of thousands of jobs over the next 10 years – many allegedly designated Continued on A3

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A diverse crowd came to the “speak out” event to voice their displeasure of failed development policies.

Difficulties Faced by Food Stamp Recipients Poorly Understood By Roberto Alejandro Special to the AFRO

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Donald Gresham, a medical technician, never imagined he would be homeless. Gresham, who helped people for a living, needed help himself. He lived on the third floor of a building in very undesirable living conditions where the winters were brutally cold. Gresham said “I learned how if you go to bed at a certain time and wrap yourself in a certain way you would be warm. But, one night I went to bed and literally thought I was going to

die, and I told God don’t let me die in this position.” That comment silenced the crowd and set the tone for many homeowners, renters, and homeless to share their stories on March 29 at St. Wenceslaus Church Hall. A diverse crowd of eastside organizations spearheaded by the United Workers came to the “Speak Out” event to voice their displeasure of failed development policies. They hoped that in coming together they could find a solution. Sharina Johnson of the United

Natalie Hickman

Natalie Hickman, a 23-year-old resident of Baltimore City, makes $8 an hour working at a McDonald’s located in BWI Airport. Only afforded four hours of work a day, Hickman spends as much time commuting to and from her job on public transportation as she does working her shift. She makes less than $480 a month. She receives a food stamps benefit of $347 per month to feed herself and her six-month-old daughter. How far does that monthly benefit stretch? “It never lasts,” says Hickman. For many Baltimore City residents like

Hickman, food stamps provide a vital if inadequate supplement to their monthly income. While economists have found that food stamps do effectively pull people out of poverty, they have also found that the benefits often do not last the month, an indictment of not only how unreasonably low the official poverty line is, but of how inaccurate common perceptions of poverty are. In Baltimore City, 208,000 people receive food stamp benefits, a figure encompassing all members of a household, according to Brian Schleter, a spokesperson for the Maryland Department of Human Resources. The USDA’s Food and Nutrition

$70M Ambulatory Center Will Serve West Baltimore By Sean Yoes Special to the AFRO

The University of Maryland Medical Center’s Midtown Campus plans to break ground at the end of this month on a new ambulatory care center in West Baltimore. According to officials the $70 million health facility to be built at the corner of Linden Avenue and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard will further the medical mission of the Midtown Campus focused on preventative care to some of the city’s most vulnerable communities. “We are trying to centralize ambulatory services here on this campus,” said Brian Bailey, senior vice president and executive director of the University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus. “The midtown campus is frankly more

accessible to this community and this building that we’re putting together will have many of the ambulatory services that will address chronic needs of the community,” he added. Health disparities and challenges in impoverished communities of color have been widely chronicled and Bailey believes the new addition to the Midtown Campus will provide greater service to West Baltimore residents. “What is prevalent in our community are diseases such as diabetes, such as HIV, such as infectious disease…pulmonary issues,” Bailey said. “This building is going to house all of those chronic illnesses that are prevalent in our community so they (patients) can come to this center as their medical home, so you don’t have to travel all around the city to see all these specialists…to have those needs met,” he Continued on A4

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Trip to Restroom Ends with Black Texas Student’s Arrest, Felony Assaults Charges By Zachary Lester AFRO Staff Writer All Paris High School senior Joquan Wallace wanted was to go to the restroom. He got his teacher’s permission to leave class and decided to go to one some distance away because he wanted more privacy. A school police officer apparently followed him and later questioned Wallace about going to the restroom, authorities said. Wallace told the AFRO that Officer Joey McCarthy told him he had looked under the door to the stall while Wallace went to the restroom and noticed that his feet were

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) doctoral candidate Ryan Shapiro filed a lawsuit in a Washington, D.C. federal court March 25 against several U.S. intelligence agencies for their failure to cough up documents related to world-renowned anti-apartheid activist and former South African President Nelson Mandela.   The National Security Agency (NSA), Federal

Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have not complied with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for records about the spy agencies’ alleged Ryan Shapiro filed a involvement in Mandela’s lawsuit against several U.S. 1962 arrest and his placement on the U.S. terror intelligence agencies. watch list until 2008, among other things, Shapiro said.   “I think it will be explosive if we can get evidence that the CIA was involved in Mandela’s arrest,” the 38-year-old social rights activist said.   “It is well-known that the U.S. government has a sad history of suppressing movements for social justice at home and abroad for a very long time” in the interest of “national security,” he added. “[And] this blinkered understanding of national security and the actions taken in its name have been hidden from the American public.”   Shapiro, a historian who focuses on political functioning of national security and the policing of dissent, said while it is generally accepted—though unproven—that U.S. spy agencies supported the apartheid regime in Africa and, specifically, were involved in the freedom fighter’s arrest, much of that remained unreported by the press, even in the torrent of coverage following Mandela’s death in December.

Nick Cannon’s ‘Whiteface’ Album Promotion on Instagram Labeled Offensive

Nick Cannon’s use of “Whiteface” to promote his new album titled “White People Party Music” has turned cyberspace into a battle zone.  On March 24, Cannon introduced Connor Smallnut, his White alter ego complete with plaid shirt, skull cap, blond hair and white skin on Instagram.   “It’s official… I’m White!!! #WHITEPEOPLE PARTYMUSIC#Wppm in stores April 1st!!!!!! Dude Go Get It!!! JoinTheParty!!!!” he posted along with a photograph. The character drew criticism from many quarters, with some claiming there is a double standard when it comes to racial comedy.  “OK, so someone makes a White joke and its funny, but someone makes a black joke and [it’s] like the zombie apocalypse [sic] is about to take over Nick Cannon’s use of the human race,” said one “Whiteface” to promote Instagram user. his new album has turned “Cue the backlash and cyberspace into a battle faux outrage,” said CNN zone. anchor Don Lemon in his weekly commentary segment on the “Tom Joyner Show,” mocking the irate responses.   “Yes, it is a double standard, and rightly so,” he added. “Why? Very simply – because of slavery, because of Jim Crow, because of segregation. Because Blackface was created to mock a group of people who had no power and to further stereotype them as animals, as monkeys and as less than human. Blackface was used as a way for White people to get jobs by performing as offensive representations of Black people. Real Black people never got the jobs. They just hired White people in Blackface.”   Political analyst Jason Johnson of Hiram College called any outrage about Cannon’s promotion move “fake,” but he also criticized Cannon’s gimmick as being based on outdated stereotypes.   “The idea that club or electronic music is ‘White music’ is fairly dated as well. “It’s a very 1990s ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ kind of joke that really isn’t relevant today in a world where rap, rock and electronica audiences and acts are across the racial and cultural spectrum,” Johnson told the AFRO.

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African American Mental Illness Targeted at Baltimore Conference By Roberto Alejandro Special to the AFRO

Baltimore’s Black Mental Health Alliance (BMHA), in conjunction with the American Psychiatric Association and Baltimore City Healthy Start, will conduct a daylong conference April 11 to spur awareness about mental health issues in the AfricanAmerican community. This conference, titled Black and Blue: The State of African American Mental Health, will be held at the Mt. Washington Conference Center in Baltimore, and will provide information about how to access mental health services, as well as how mental health professionals can better serve the AfricanAmerican community. African Americans are far less likely than Whites to report having seen a mental health provider, according to a December 2013 report by the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. According to a report released last February by the Maryland Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Black Marylanders were also significantly less likely to report having ever been diagnosed with depression, compared to Whites (9.1 percent compared to 16.7 percent, respectively). Some areas of the city, such as Cherry Hill, lack sufficient access to a

mental health care provider, according to Crista Taylor, vice president of system development at Behavioral Health System Baltimore, the organization that oversees the fee-for-service mental health system in Baltimore City. In addition, she said, a stigma around mental health issues in the Black community accounts more for the disparities in the utilization of mental health services than

reluctance to discuss personal problems outside the family; in addition to a belief in selfreliance, pulling oneself up by one’s own bootstraps, and a dependence on a strong tradition of spirituality that emphasizes an exclusive reliance on prayer. Desper also said there is deep skepticism among Blacks toward health care workers, citing the Tuskegee syphilis 40-year experiment from 1932 to 1972 as “a perfect example” of maltreatment of Blacks in the name of research. During that period, the U.S. Public Health Service studied the natural progression of untreated syphilis in rural African American men in spite of a possible penicillin cure. The test subjects – Crista Taylor infected with syphillis, were not treated for the lack of access. sexually transmitted disease “I think there’s a stigma in but instead were lead to general with mental illness, believe they were receiving but, yes it is more prominent free health care from the U.S. in the African-American government. community,” she said. “In “There are issues, general, people don’t want to historically, around looking be labeled as somebody who at how people have come has a mental illness. There’s a into the African-American negative stereotype associated community and have . with having a mental illness.” . . misrepresented the Jan Desper, executive relationship to research and director of the Black Mental that kind of thing,” she said. Health Alliance, echoed “But then that gives persons that concern, noting that the in the African-American acceptance of mental health community pause and fear treatment faces many hurdles that what’s being represented in the Black community. is really not what’s being Desper said there is a represented.”

“I think there’s a stigma in general with mental illness, but, yes it is more prominent in the African-American community.”

The Resurrection of State Center Continued from A1 for neighborhood residents – starting with a $300 to $400 million project consisting of an underground parking garage, supermarket and retail spaces. But, no official timetable has been set for groundbreaking for phase one of the project. Caroline Moore of Ekistics LLC, the lead developer on the State Center Project said after years of being dormant she is ready to, “re-launch our team.” “Our team is very engaged they’ve gotten themselves back up to speed and we’re very quickly going to meet with the state to put together our critical path and start to plan out when we can (start) building this first phase,” Moore said. “We’re not caught flatfooted though we have been planning really since October…hoping that we would win preparing for the best,” she added. The delay may have helped community leaders – who have been an integral part of the State Center process since 2005 – to more fully prepare residents of surrounding West Baltimore neighborhoods to be full participants in what they hope is a transcendent development in their community for decades to come. “Residents that live in

21217 that live in 21201 and 21202, 50 percent of the jobs will be directed towards that community…,” said the Rev. Alvin Hathaway, pastor of venerable Union Baptist Church on Druid Hill Avenue, a few blocks from the State Center campus. “When you take the aggregate total number of jobs over the life of the project, which is 10 years they are projecting that this will generate 9,000 jobs over that 10 year period. So, we’re talking in terms of residents in the local community having access to 4,500 of those jobs; it’s going to be a huge job creation opportunity for that community,” Hathaway added. He believes the group Community Churches for Community Development (Union Baptist is a member), along with the State Center Neighborhood Alliance (representing the nine neighborhoods connected to the project) has forged a strong working relationship with the State Center Project’s developers. They argue that relationship is the foundation of the so-called Economic Inclusion Plan, which was signed in 2011. The agreement – touted as the first of its kind for Baltimore City – allegedly assures a

significant percentage of jobs and economic benefits for neighborhood residents first, city residents, second and state residents third. “I think it’s (Economic Inclusion Plan) our competitive advantage, it’s our greatest asset, it’s our defining moment,” Moore said. “Development isn’t about bricks and sticks and just about great architecture it’s about the spaces in between and the people that make it all possible,” she added. Against a dreary economic landscape, a major charge (and challenge) for community leaders like Hathaway has been to provide a viable workforce to fill the employment parameters they fought for as part of the Economic Inclusion Plan. “We have inventoried 2,500 residents that live in that community and in that inventory we know who is ready to go, who may need a little bit more support,” Hathaway said. “Now that we know that the project is going…when the hiring calls begin we know that these persons coming out of 21217 we can recommend for the apprenticeships and the labor jobs…So, there were glazers, people who had been connected to unions in some way, carpenters, plumbers, some had been steamfitters. So, we’ve got a skill base in that community,” he added. “We’re looking at the whole economic eco system and see how we can interact and be able to match people in our community for those different opportunities. We want this to be a transformative project for the residents, for the community and for the City of Baltimore and to be a model for the country.”

To overcome African American reluctance to embrace mental health treatment, Taylor and Desper said, the Black and Blue conference will stress the importance of cultural sensitivity and competence for mental health professionals.

“It’s important for cities that have large communities of color to work towards . . . building an environment of clinicians that understand the culture of the people that they’re working with,” Desper said. “That is not to say that you have to look like

me to provide therapy to me . . . [but] if you don’t have the same experience, then my hope is that you reach out in some way to gain that experience…either through dealing with this population or you have received training in this area.”

Head Over Heels at Hampton

On March 21, Hampton University hosted the closing luncheon of its 36th annual Conference on the Black Family. The event, deemed “Head Over Heels,” paid tribute to five women for successfully balancing their communications careers and family values in style. In attendance was Dr. Andrew Billingsley, former president of Morgan State University and vice president of Academic Affairs at Howard University and Amy Billingsley, whose daughter Bonita Billingsley Harris was one of the communications professionals honored.

Dr. Andrew Billingsley is congratulated for his 88th birthday.

The family of Dr. Billingsley (second from left); Angela, Dr. Bonita Billingsley Harris, one of the communications professionals honored; Harris’ husband Elisha; and Amy Billingsley.

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Mobile Dental Clinics Set Out to Serve Community By Roberto Alejandro Special to the AFRO

For many Baltimore City residents, accessing dental care is a journey fraught with prohibitive co-pays, lack of coverage, and difficulty finding practices accepting new patients. Outside of a social services center on North Broadway, a bus converted into a full-service dental office is helping to address the lack of access to dental treatment for Baltimore’s low-income residents. “They don’t know where to go, there are no facilities for them,” Director Jesus Vasallo said of the 15-20 customers the Dental Mobile Unit sees per day. “We see

people here who have not been to the dentist in years.” While data from the Maryland Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System indicates that, in 2012, the last year for which figures are available, 72.7 percent of adults reported seeing a dentist in the last year, for adults making under $25,000 per year, that percentage dropped to 58.4. Among adults lacking any type of medical insurance, the percentage was 49.2. Dr. Harry Goodman, director of Maryland’s Office of Oral Health, said that while these figures come from scientifically sampled adults interviewed by trained personnel, the actual percentages are likely

lower since these polls rely on self-reported data. Because Medicare does not cover dental treatment, and since Medicaid had not required states to provide adult dental coverage as part of the program until recently, state-by-state data on how regularly adults access dental care is limited. The data that does exist, while providing the information on access cited above, does not tell us what, if any, out of pocket costs may have been incurred for that access. Licole Shird, a patient on the Dental Mobile Unit, spoke about the challenges of accessing dental care as a Medicaid recipient. “The problem is, a lot of them you have

co-pays, and a lot of times you don’t have the money to pay for that co-pay,” said Shird, adding, “Or a lot of dentists won’t accept the insurance that you have.” Megan Stevenson, a patient and a Medicaid recipient, said she had had difficulty obtaining treatment in the past. She said it was because her insurance was not accepted, or she could not afford to pay the $125 co-pay. Stevenson, 23, had not seen a dentist since she was 17 and needs two root canals. John Lopez, manager of the Dental Mobile Unit, said another reason many of their patients have been unable to access dental treatment is that there are not many offices in the area accepting

new patients. Among the services offered by the mobile service are cleanings, general preventive care, root canals, and even some extractions. Whether procedures like root canals and extractions are performed on the bus is at the discretion of the doctors onboard. Those whose conditions require a visit to an oral surgeon are given referrals, often to the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. The Dental Mobile Unit operates from Monday to Thursday next to the social services office located at 2000 North Broadway. They accept Medicaid, see both children and adults, and do not charge co-pays.

Lt. Gen. Ferrell Promoted to Chief Information Officer

By Margaret McBride Special to the AFRO

WASHINGTON - Robert S. Ferrell was recently promoted to lieutenant general by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno. Ferrell, the Army’s new Chief Information Officer/G-6 and the first African-American to hold the position, is responsible for leading Army network modernization. “The CIO/G-6 is even more important today as the Army stands up a cyberforce and establishes the Cyber Center of Excellence at Ft. Gordon,” said Odierno in a ceremony at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. As the CIO, Ferrell directly advises the Secretary of the Army on strategic

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odlerno and Ferrell’s wife, Monique, pin three-star shoulder boards to Ferrell’s uniform. Courtesy photo

direction and objectives for and supervises Army command, control, communications, computers and information technology

Eastside Organizations Continued from A1

Workers, a human rights organization, said, “Communities are being displaced and rent is starting to rise where people already in the community can’t afford to stay here. We’re here to try to bring about a change.” Johnson reminded everyone of the United Workers core values, highlighted on posters. The values include participation, accountability, equity, universality, and transparency. She believes that those values are important for communities to maintain structure. Rachel Kutler of United Workers explained that the affordable housing crisis affects everyone. According to Kutler there are 40,000 vacant or abandoned homes. Baltimore City has 4,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night. “Vacant housing is a problem for everybody. Homeowners lose equity in their houses. For renters, when you have a smaller supply of housing to stay in your rent goes up” Kutler said. “For homeless it’s a moral crisis in Baltimore that we have people sleeping on

the street and at the same time we have this huge resource in our [vacancy].” Kutler, with many in Baltimore, is striving for fair development and would like to see many of the resources going downtown being put into the communities. Mike Rogers, active in community organizations, explained that not having affordable housing could affect a person’s health. He said if people have to choose between proper medical care and paying the rent they have no choice, but ignoring medical problems. Many individuals who shared their stories experienced having to move many times. One was Shantress Wise, who moved 16 times. She said she worked as a housekeeper for 10 years. She took off two weeks for surgery and came back to find she lost her job. She was moved out of her house by developers, and her rent increased by 50 percent. Another was Beth Myers, a long time renter, who has moved 21 times in 29 years and wants stability. She has a master’s degree and does not qualify for a loan that will

make her a homeowner. “In a system that prioritizes profit over people, I’m not Beth, I’m just a dollar sign that walks down the street,” Myers said. Two candidates running for the 45th district delegate position told the crowd they could relate to the same problems. Kevin Parsons grew up on N Wolfe Street, which is now used for Johns Hopkins student housing. He even mentioned there has been displacement in his own family. Cory McCray lives in the Overlea community and shared how he had to sleep on a family friend’s couch as a child. With all the housing injustices and stories people shared, Warren Street, vice president of the McElderry Park Community Association, believes finding a solution comes from holding public officials accountable. “We need to hold county officials accountable for the jobs we elect them to do,” Street said. “I get so many complaints from the street, in the neighborhood and the market, but I don’t see their faces in the meetings.”

Food Stamps Continued from A1

Service reports that only 58 percent of eligible hunger in the United States, food stamp working-poor in Maryland participated in recipients currently survive on an average of the program in 2011, the last year for which $1.40 per meal. Fraser believes if Americans figures are available. Participation is defined as had a better understanding of how food stamps receiving benefits, without specifying whether recipients live, the public discussion about the people remained in the program throughout program would be very different. their period of eligibility. In fiscal year 2013, For Dr. Robert Moffitt, Krieger-Eisenhower the average monthly benefit in Maryland professor of economics at Johns Hopkins was $127.39 a month per person. The federal University and an expert on social welfare government, not the Department Of Social programs, the biggest misunderstanding about Services, a state agency, food stamps is that “it’s just establishes benefit levels and not that much money and income requirements. people simply need more The USDA’s Center – Natalie Hickman help than that.” for Nutrition Policy and It was the last week of Promotion has estimated that, for a woman March when Hickman spoke to the AFRO. In between the ages of 19 and 50, a thrifty food her refrigerator, “three TV dinners, one pot plan – the least expensive food plan that still pie, a Salisbury steak dinner, some salad, some meets minimum nutritional requirements – will salad dressing, some condiments, some milk . . cost an average of $37.90 a week. Maryland’s . canned food, bread, and that’s all.” Hickman monthly average benefit of $127.39 will not wishes she could afford something like crab last four weeks at that thrifty spending level. leg or steak on occasion. In her life, she has For men between the ages of 19 and 50, a never had either. thrifty food plan costs $42.60 a week. For such Though her benefits do not last the month, an individual, Maryland’s monthly average she feels constantly at risk of having her benefit would only last three weeks. benefits reduced by social services. “They say According to Ross Fraser, a spokesperson I make too much at work, and I don’t,” said for Feeding America, a not-for-profit fighting Hickman. “I make nothing.”

“It never lasts.”

functions. As the G-6, Ferrell serves as the Army Chief of Staff’s top advisor regarding network, communications and Signal operations, and related security, force structure and equipping issues. Ferrell oversees a $10 billion annual budget. “To ensure that the Army can provide an expeditionary and decisive land power,” said Ferrell, “we will continue to enhance Army cyber capabilities, modernize our combat training centers and installations, transition network services and applications to a cloud environment, and strengthen information assurance and cyber security.” Ferrell’s career spans more than 35 years. He most recently served as commander, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground,

Md. Previous assignments include Army units in Korea and Europe, and deployments to Bosnia and Iraq. Ferrell has commanded at every level from company to brigade and has served in critical units, such as the 2nd Infantry Division, the 82nd Airborne Division, the 1st Cavalry Division, Special Operations Command and 5th Signal Command. From Alabama and New Jersey, Ferrell enlisted in the Army and attained the rank of sergeant before leaving active duty to pursue his undergraduate degree at Hampton University in Virginia. After graduation in 1983, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Army Signal Corps. He has earned master’s degrees from both Central Michigan University and the U.S. Army War College.

Ambulatory Center Continued from A1

added. Bailey says the facility, which will be completed in about 22 months will provide at least 100 jobs to community residents. The new seven-story building will include a garage expansion, which would add 244 parking spaces to accommodate 525 cars. There are also plans for a pedestrian bridge. The ambulatory center will house a metabolic clinic and physician offices in addition to the clinical centers for the various diseases Bailey alluded to.

“We’re here to try to improve the health of the community so that they don’t present themselves in episodic care in our emergency department and then have to get admitted,” Bailey explained. “The purpose of this building is so they will use this building as a regular touchdown space to come see their specialists to avoid all of those unnecessary emergency room visits or those unnecessary admissions because we want to manage their care on a more concurrent, chronic basis,” he added.

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detained by the officer and school Principal Gary Preston in an incident that has kicked up quite a storm in Paris, a town of about 25,000 in northeast Texas. By the time the incident was over, Wallace had been charged with two felony counts of assault of a public servant for allegedly fighting with McCarthy and Preston after he was hassled about the restroom he chose to use. As a result of that Feb. 24 incident, Wallace was expelled from Paris High School, where he was set to graduate later this year. He’s been forced to attend an alternative school and is worried that the controversy may negatively affect his chances of getting an athletic scholarship to college. “I can’t believe all of this happened,” said Wallace. “It didn’t have to be all of this. I just went to the bathroom. I can’t believe all of this happened just because I went to the bathroom.” A Paris, Tex., civil rights activist named Brenda Cherry is asking for the public to sign a petition that she posted on Change.org asking the local prosecutor to drop charges and school officials to readmit Wallace to Paris High so that he can graduate with his classmates, including his sister, who is also a senior this year. Cherry described Wallace as a “wellbehaved student” who excelled in track and football. He had no criminal history and had several colleges considering him for scholarships, she said. “He’s a good young man,” Cherry said. “He says ‘Yes, ma’am, no ma’am.’ He’d never been written up before this…He had no suspensions or anything else. He’s a good student who was about to graduate and then all this happened. Now he’s worried that the colleges won’t look at him.” Wallace’s attorney, Sharon Reynerson of Lone Star Legal Aid, said she is preparing to file an administrative complaint with the U.S. Department of Education this week alleging that he was discriminated against because he is Black. She wants Wallace’s record cleared. “This is one of those things that will ruin his future,” she said. Cherry and Reynerson said Paris High School has been accused several times of

unfair treatment of Black students. It is the same school where Shaquanda Cotton, then 14 and a freshman, was accused of the same charge as Wallace after an altercation with a hall monitor in 2005. Cotton, who claimed the hall monitor pushed her first, was sentenced to seven years in prison. She was released after one year after a national outcry focused media attention on the town and the Paris Independent School District (PISD). In a blog Cherry writes for the Paris Texas Chronicle, Cherry indicates that Wallace told her that after McCarthy confronted him, he headed back to the classroom, only to be confronted by the officer a second time, along with the principal. “Mr. Preston told me to go to the office. I said let me get my stuff. School was about to be let out and I didn’t want to leave my phone and stuff at school.” Wallace said as he was heading to get his things, the principal and the police officer “grabbed me and put me in a headlock.” Neither Preston nor McCarthy could be reached for comment. Online records show Wallace was booked into the Lamar County jail at 4:07 p.m. on Feb. 24 and released at 8:38 p.m. The charges require a $5,000 bond each. Wallace’s parents took him to a local hospital. A photo Cherry took showed what appeared to be a mark on his back. According to Cherry, initial written statements from McCarthy and Preston did not mention the officer questioning Wallace about the restroom. “As a matter of fact, McCarthy made it seem like his problem was that Joquan was not in class,” Cherry said. Students who were inside the lastperiod class wrote statements substantiating Wallace’s claim that he was manhandled. Cherry said she was hoping for 500 signatures on her Change.org petition. “I was shocked when I went back on it and saw this week that 20,000 people had signed it,” she said. She wants PSID Superintendent Paul Jones to allow Wallace to return to school and for Lamar County prosecutor Gary D. Young to drop the charges. “Stop the school to prison pipeline.”

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COMMUNITY CONNECTION Song and Dance Celebration Ebenezer AME Church in South Baltimore is inviting the community to an exciting time of praise and celebration, 4 p.m., April 5 at 20 W. Montgomery Street. Featured artists will be One Accord, Rebirth, Temple Praise Choir, Grace of God Ministry, Ronnie Maddox , the Voices of Ebenezer and Son and Daughters of Zion Dance Ministry. There will also be local vendors of crafts and products. Proceeds from the $10 tickets will be used to install central air conditioning in the venerable 179-year-old building and provide community outreach. For purchasing tickets or more information call 410-783-0190 or visit Ebenezer-amebaltimore.org.The Rev. Dr. Ruth J. Travis is senior pastor. Researcher Jessie Gladden Talks About Vivien Thomas at Baltimore County Library Former teacher and researcher Jessie Gladden will present a talk, 2 p.m., April 5, on the fascinating life of medical pioneer, Vivien Thomas. Gladden, who personally knew and interviewed Dr. Thomas, will also display a collection of artifacts pertaining to his life. The program will be held at the Essex Library, 1110 Eastern Boulevard, and is open to the public. For questions please call Felecia Diggs at 410-8870295 X3600. The Maryland State Boychoir To Perform Annual Spring Concert

The Maryland State Boychoir, under the direction of Stephen Holmes and Joseph Shortall, will perform a concert, 4 p.m., April 6 at The Maryland State Boychoir Center for the Arts, 3400 Norman Ave. in Baltimore. The concert will feature the Tour, Concert, Treble and Changed Voice choirs (over 100 voices) as well as its Handbell Choir performing a variety of music, including classical and contemporary masterworks, gospel, spirituals, and folksongs. Tickets are $18 and $22. Now in its 27th concert season, The Maryland State Boychoir serves the State of Maryland as “Official Goodwill Ambassadors.” The Boychoir performs over 60 times each year throughout Maryland and surrounding states, and on national and international tours that have taken them to 30 different states in the U.S., Ireland, Wales, The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Bermuda, and Canada. The Maryland State Boychoir is dedicated to providing talented boys, regardless of race, religion, or socio-economic background, with a holistic and diverse musical education in the tradition of the great European choir schools. For tickets and/or additional information, call

410.554.8644. Palm Sunday Concert The Combined Choir of Providence Baptist Church presents “He’s Alive!”, a triumphant celebration of Easter, 3 p.m., April 13 at 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore. Dr. James Green is the director; Dr. Audrey McCallum, the accompanist. The Rev. Dr. Douglas E. Summers and the Rev. Marcus G. Wood co-pastor the church. The Women’s Challenge presents “Pasta With A Purpose” The Women’s Challenge presents Pasta With A Purpose, a night of entertainment to fundraise for post-secondary education and homeownership. Community members will enjoy all-you-caneat Italian cuisine, raffle games, prizes, a live DJ, the soulful sounds of all-female band “Les Femme Totale,” Kim Jordan, renowned pianist and music director, and Marc Evans, host of “Acoustic Thursdays” and more. The event is being held April 25 at the renowned Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center, located 847 N. Howard Street, Baltimore, Md. Doors open at 5:30 pm. Tickets are $35 until March 8, $45 thereafter. Lorraine Bailey-Carter is the founder and Chief Woman of Vision behind TWC, who hopes that this inaugural event, which is in support of scholarships and homeownership assistance grants for deserving women, is a success. “Pasta With A Purpose” was created as a way to get community involvement and participation to support women in need of financial assistance for college and homeownership,” says Bailey-Carter. “In order to help women and girls pursue these endeavors, they need help. TWC is ready to help, but as a small organization, we need community support to make it happen. We need YOU!” More information can be found on www.womenschallenge.net. Dorchester Images Back on the Road The volunteer group from the Dorchester County Historical Society will hit the road with the goal of bringing home early Dorchester photographs, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 5 at Old Salty’s Restaurant on Hooper’s Island. At this group’s first outing, the team went to the Lakes and Straits Fire Department and gathered photos from that community. Those images are still being solicited and will be accepted at the April 5 meeting. It is hoped that folks with identifiable photos from each area of Dorchester will help to preserve these images and the people and places in them, by sharing copies with DCHS. DCHS will incorporate these copies into their collection so that future researchers may get a glimpse of earlier times and people. In earlier times, Hoopers Island was divided into three islands and known by the community names of Fishing Creek, Hoopersville and Applegarth. Those with photos of people from these areas, events from these areas or places in these areas are invited to share them with DCHS. DCHS will have photocopying equipment on site at Old Salty’s, so that they will be able to copy the images and return the originals to the owners on the spot. Families from that area include the Flowers, Hooper, Parks, Parker, Ruark, Phillips, Simmons, Adams, Travers, Rippons, Dean, Cannon, Hall and Lewis families, to name a few. Even if your family has since left the area, please consider sharing your pictures with DCHS. Of particular interest are photos of camp meetings and church events as well as buildings that are no longer in existence. Military photographs and even records may be copied to be added to DCHS’ already extensive family research collection. For more information, contact DCHS at 410.228.7953 or email dchs@verizon.net.

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COMMENTARY

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Last Crusade

In remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who at the age of 39 was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn. on April 4, 1968, the Hawaii Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition and the “Hawaii Needs a Raise Coalition” partners are planning a “People’s Walk,” 3:30 p.m., April 4. There will be a moment of silence and statewide, the church bells will ring at 6:01pm, the time Dr. King was assassinated. In 1967, Dr. King embarked on what would be his last crusade. Encouraged by President Johnson’s War on Poverty and the “Great Society legislative package,” with the help of our own Rep. Tom Gill, (D-HI). This legislative package brought into fruition the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and the resulting Office of Economic Opportunity. But after passage of Civil Rights Acts in 1964 and 1965, King began challenging the nation’s fundamental priorities. He maintained that civil rights laws were empty without “human rights” -- including economic rights. For people too poor to eat at a restaurant or afford a decent home, King said, anti-discrimination laws were hollow. Noting that a majority of Americans below the poverty line were white, King developed a class perspective. “True compassion,” King declared, “is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.” Dr. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) began organizing “The Poor People’s Campaign,” an effort to gain economic justice for all people. However, before the completion of the “Great Society” the Johnson administration turned its full attention to the war in Vietnam. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy asked Marian Wright Edelman to “Tell Dr. King to bring the poor people to Washington to make hunger and poverty visible since the country’s attention had turned to the Vietnam War and put poverty and hunger on the back burner.” In the last months of his life, Dr. King crisscrossed the country to assemble “a multiracial army of the poor” that would descend on Washington. The campaign was met with hostility from the start. The administration read the campaign as a potential siege on Washington. In 1967, Dr. King spoke out against the Vietnam War, and

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became a staunch critic of overall U.S. foreign policy, which he deemed militaristic. In his “Beyond Vietnam” speech on April 4, 1967 -- a year to the day before he was assassinated -- King called the United States “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today.” Time magazine called it “demagogic slander that sounded like a script for Radio Hanoi.” King spoke on April 3, 1968, at the Mason Temple COGIC in Memphis. He called for unity, “The Power of Economic Withdrawal,” and nonviolent protest, while challenging the United States to live up to its ideals. “We are asking you tonight to go out and tell your neighbors not to buy Coca-Cola in Memphis. Tell them not to buy Sealtest milk. Tell them not to buy Wonder Bread. As Jesse Jackson has said, up to now only the garbage men have been feeling pain. Now we must kinda redistribute that pain.” Dr. King continued, “Now not only that, we’ve got to strengthen black institutions. I call upon you to take your money out of the banks downtown and deposit your money in Tri-State Bank. We want a ‘bank-in’ movement in Memphis.” By the end of the 43 minute speech there was no doubt why the power structure wanted to do away with him. At 6:01 pm April 4, 1968, in less than 24 hours, from the time of the speech, while campaigning for Black sanitation workers in Memphis, Dr. King was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. In spite of the hole in her heart, not long after that fateful day, Coretta Scott King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy decided to move ahead with the campaign. The next month, thousands of demonstrators gathered at the National Mall demanding federal action to alleviate poverty as SCLC leaders, joined by the National

Can We Make It to the ‘Promised Land?’ April 4 marks the 46th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on a balcony in Memphis. Black America and people of goodwill in the nation and the world were stricken by grief, frustration and anger at the murder of this great man of justice and peace. Indeed, rebellions erupted in urban centers across the nation by people who could not fathom how an apostle of non-violence could be struck down so Ron Daniels viciously and violently. It was NNPA Columnist clear that America was at yet another crossroad in the quest to achieve racial, economic and social justice. Despite constant death threats, Dr. King never flinched in his determination that this nation should be made to live up to its creed. The night before he was murdered, he reluctantly mounted the podium at the Mason Temple Church in Memphis and seemed to have a premonition of his impending demise. Yet, he proclaimed that he was not afraid dying. In the most memorable part of his oration he took the audience to the “mountaintop” with him and declared that he had “seen the promised land.” Sensing that his life would be cut short he said, “I may not get there with you. But

I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land.” As we reflect on King’s courage and optimism in the shadow of death, the question is: Can we make it to the Promised Land? Clearly Dr. King was speaking to the long suffering sons and daughters of Africa in America when he referenced “we as a people.” But given his fervent belief in the promise of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, there is little doubt that he also believed that one day America as a nation must arrive at the Promised Land. Dr. King also knew that for the “promise” to be realized Black people and people of good will in the “beloved community” would have to struggle to achieve its fulfillment. There would be trials and tribulations because there were forces deeply committed to restricting economic and political democracy to an elite “few” to the exclusion of the “many” in this society. As Dr. King peered over into the Promised Land, he saw a nation that embraced his concept of an Economic Bill of Rights modeled after Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms,” where every human being would have a decent standard of living: a land where no-one would lack for a job with a living wage or guaranteed annual income, quality affordable housing, healthcare and education. To get to the Promised Land, Dr. King was preparing a Poor People’s Campaign to galvanize the “many” to struggle for an Economic Bill of Rights even in the face of the fierce resistance of the “few” at the commanding heights of capital and finance. To get to the Promised Land, Dr. King also warned that the people, those who aspired to create the change must themselves undergo a

Welfare Rights Organization, lobbied Congress to introduce an “Economic Bill of Rights” that would include $30 billion for the creation of employment programs and low-income housing and a guaranteed minimum annual income for all Americans. Now, 46 years later, we find that the United States is still in need of an Economic Bill of Rights. Hawaii is one of the most expensive cities in the United States. We are in desperate need of a minimum wage raise, as well as affordable housing. While we in Honolulu will not walk to Washington, D.C., we will walk to the Hawaii State Capitol and make our wishes and issues known. MarshaRose Joyner is president emeritus of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition of Hawaii and can be reached at mrjoy@hawaii.rr.com.

change, a personal “revolution” that would translate into creating a just and humane society. Hence he proclaimed, “I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must rapidly begin the shift from a ‘thing-oriented’ society to a ‘person-oriented’ society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism and militarism are incapable of being conquered.” The people must create a “moral movement” to get to the Promised Land and that movement cannot countenance a system incompatible with “person-oriented” values. Therefore, those who would get to the Promised Land must challenge and change systems of oppression and exploitation; they must advance a politics of social transformation. As Dr. King put it, “True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that the edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.” As we witness the calculated, mean-spirited assault on Blacks, labor, women and poor and working people by rightwing extremists, the explosive growth in mass incarceration within the prison-jail industrial complex and the ever increasing concentration of wealth in the hands of the few, we must continue to be inspired by Dr. King’s view from the mountaintop. Black people in particular must be dedicated to leading ourselves and the downtrodden/dispossessed to the Promised Land. Ron Daniels is president of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century and Distinguished Lecturer at York College City University of New York.

Maryland HBI Presidents: Please Stand Up

My dear esteemed Maryland HBI presidents Neufville, Wilson, Burnim and Bell; I speak to you as an oppressed nationality, a 44-year supporter and activist of civil and human rights, and an historically black institution (HBI) faculty member. As you know, Judge Catherine Blake still found vestiges of segregative practices in the Maryland higher education system on Oct. 7, 2013. Blake provided general remedies for addressing them. More Dr. Kenneth exactly, she directed the Morgan plaintiffs and defendants to negotiate remedies that included “expansion of mission and program uniqueness and institutional identity at the HBIs.” Blake further said that “it is also likely that the transfer or merger of select high demand programs from traditionally white institutions (TWI) to HBIs will be necessary.” The ruling’s aim is to bring about comparability and competiveness between TWIs and HBIs. Negotiations are now under way. Various news articles summarized your sentiments just after Judge Blake’s ruling. The Baltimore Sun said that your comments

were “cautiously optimistic.” The Diverse Issues in Higher Education headlines read “HBCU Presidents Tread Lightly After Maryland Lawsuit Decision.” Since that time we have heard little from you. If my university, Coppin, is an indication of your enthusiasm and action towards identifying duplicative programs and supplying needed information to adhere to Judge Blake’s ruling, there exists lethargic motion. It makes it appear that you are going along with the State’s sentiments , tactics and arguments. David Burton, president of the Coalition for Equity and Excellence coined a phrase, “carry the water of the status quo.” I find this phrase applicable to those of you, who testified at the hearing and your public statements. He did not aim it at you, but rather at a naysayer commenting on the relevance of the partial victory of the Coalition’s lawsuit. All signs indicate that the State is still positing the wrongness of Judge Blake’s decision and will continue its posture in the judge’s ordered negotiations. In quoting Diverse Issues in Higher Education, this is what William E. Kirwan, chancellor of the University System of Maryland said shortly after Blake’s ruling. “In my own opinion, I think the system has been very supportive of creating unique programs at the HBCUs [Historically Black Colleges and Universities] whenever possible and has been very careful to avoid program duplication. There are obviously some programs that are in high demand in the economy.” A. Dwight Pettit, former USM Board of Regent member in a recent AFRO commentary titled, “State and Maryland University

Officials Echo Scary Sounds of Centuries Past,” documented sentiments and attitudes of the State and its supporters. Petit said, “Statements by state legislators and representatives of the University system of Maryland (USM) in defense of Maryland’s dual system of higher education sound much like the rhetoric of the 1860s.” He named names. I add Gov. O’Malley to Pettit’s list. The bottom line is the State is negotiating in bad faith. The bills put forth by Del. Aisha Braveboy and Sen. Joan Carter Conway to help address the lawsuit issue will never see the light of day in this legislative session. Key legislators do not support them. Gov. O’Malley does not support them. I implore you to read Petit’s commentary. You are a tipping point to these negotiations. Insist that the State follow Judge Blake’s instructions. Take a strong stand. You know there is a massive and maximum need for the State to do everything possible to level the playing field for HBIs. Mobilize your schools to do the research required to satisfy Blake’s guidelines. This is not a time to step lightly or speak softly. Blacks have had to uncompromisingly pursue our civil rights – our human rights since the failure of Radical Reconstruction. Take heart from two selfless Marylanders, Frederick Douglass and Gloria Richardson. Douglass said. “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” This is a struggle. You are central to this struggle. Anoint yourselves with the tenacity and militancy of Gloria Richardson. Join the growing movement of HBI students, faculty, staff and plaintiff supporters. Dr. Kenneth Morgan is a professor at Coppin State University.

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Elaine Alexander and Shirley Tiller

Taylor Crosby, 4th grader, Ashburton Elementary/ Middle School, writing contest winner

ambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Iota Chapter hosted its 67th Founders Day celebration with an awards luncheon, March 22, at the Forum Caterers. Dorothy Stone, awards chair introduced the Community Service Awards recipients: Linda Felder, owner, Felder House of Etiquette; Aja Clanton, 2014 graduating senior, Western High School, and Satin Matthews, life skills trainer. Elementary and middle school students entered a writing contest to answer the question: “If I were mayor, how would I improve the education, safety and healthcare of my community?” Taylor Crosby, 4th grader, Ashburton Elementary/

Middle School and Saraya Lee, 8th grader, Franklin Square Elementary/Middle School were the winners and received $100 Shenae Burroughs each for their entries. congratulates daughter Taylor The mission of Lambda Kappa Crosby, winner of writing Mu Sorority, a sisterhood of contest business and professional women is to provide community service and support, encourage scholarly pursuits, and empower its members to address societal issues. Chanel Trussell, Yvonne Hinkson, Dr. Ditra Scruggs, Dr. Sheila Jessup

Sheli Harris and Rev. Dr. Iris Farabee-Lewis

Carla Lee congratulates her daughter, Saraya Lee, eighth grader, on her winning essay

Saraya Lee, 8th grader, writing contest winner, reads her essay Annette Dredden, Lenora Terrell, Beverly Holman, Joan Lockman Kopelle Officers Destiny Stephens, vice president and Idea Kerr, sec./treasurer

Sue Smith, Edna Davis, Orie Jones, Lillian Dorsey

Ovella Queen, Yvonne Rhone, Dorothy Smith Laura Smith, Mildred Armstead, Linda Armstead

Kopelle Youth Coordinaors Darolyn Milburn and Roxanna Brooks

E. Monterey Williams, Rev. Dr. Susan Spears, Roberta Sharper Chapter Longevity awardees (50 plus years) are Roslyn Wood, Mary Silva, Betty Shelton, Ovella Queen, Fannie Harvey Del. Melvin Stukes presented certificates to the Community Service award recipients

Community Service awards were presented to Aja Clanton, Linda Felder, Satin Matthews

Kamau Dredden provided a musical selecton on the keyboard

A liturgical dance was performed by the Graceful Praise from Colonial Baptist Church

Jenean Wise gave several lively musical selections

Dorothy Stone and Joyce A. Sturgis

Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine

McKenzie,” presiding Prelate of the 10th Episcopal District, highlighting her historical election in 2000, making her the first woman elected as bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and her latest book, “Journey to the Well.” The Baltimore Chapter of the Links, whose president is Patricia Jessamy, sponsors its signature luncheon to raise funds for scholarship and other service projects. The emcee for the event was Lisa Robinson, WBAL-TV news anchor. Erica Nikita M. Haysbert, the Hon. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, Cryor served as chair and Faith Thomas and Lynn MD. House of Delegates Selby as co-chairs.

Baltimore Alumnae Links Laverne Turner and Minnie Smoot

he Baltimore Chapter of the Links hosted its 6th Annual Empowering Women in Leadership Luncheon and Silent Auction, March 29, at Morgan State University. A town hall session styled “Conversation with Bishop Vashti Photos by Dr A. Lois De Laine

F. Aileen Taylor, Patricia Wilson, Wilhelma GarnerBrown

Erica Cryor, chair; Patricia Jessamy, president, Baltimore Chapter Links; Candace Sims, president, Harbor City Links; Kimberleigh De Laine, president, Patapsco River Links

Annette March-Grier, the Hon. Yvonne Holt-Stone, Eileen Carpenter

Linda Folsom Jackson, Kimberly Mumby Green, Faith Thomas, co-chair, Alexia Hudson-Ward

Mildred Long Harper, Cimmon Byrd Burriss, Nicole Brown, Sherita Thomas

Baltimore Link Christine Moore with friends Dorothy Marshall, Shirley Swafford, Blanche Beckham

Seated are Frankie McCurdy, Sheryl Flamer. Standing are Mary Broadwater, Angela Mattthews Laverne Turner, Denyse Smith, Barbara Owings

Laura Knight, Karaleigh Knight Henson, Marilyn Harris Davis Monica Brown, Evangelist Kandance Pierce, Sylvia Law

The Hon. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore mayor; Mary Sue Welcome, Bishop Vashti McKenzie, Wilhelma Garner-Brown, Linda F. Jackson, Barbara Blount Armstrong

Stanley and Bishop Vashti McKenzie's first granddaughter, 3-month old Vashti-Gracia Saint-Jean being held by mother Vashti Jasmine Saint-Jean

Shirley Swafford and Joanne Mack

Monica Watkins and Marilyn Mosby

Seated are Anne S. Davis, LaVerne Gaither, Alice Pinderhughes. Standing are Julie Gray Mann, Isabel Rambob

Standing Gloria Mason, Vrginia Smith, Judy Rainey. Seated, Gwen Wheatley, Pearl Kirby

Standing Wendy Parker Robinson, Eileen Carpenter. Seated are Molver Fieffe, FF4H Haitian Foundation, Carolyn Chissell

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Former AFRO.com Developer Becomes Illumeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Digital Strategy Director By Blair Adams AFRO Staff Writer When the AFRO ventured onto the Internet with its own website, it was lucky to find among its employees, Seth McMillan, who played an integral role in that process. His position as assistant to the general manager was actually his first job, but he discovered a talent and propensity for the digital world that has propelled him into an unexpected career â&#x20AC;&#x201C; developing websites for large and start-up companies such as Webvisions, Lockheed Martin and Corvis. After only a year with Illume Communications, founded in 2003 by James Evans, McMillan is now their director of digital strategy. Known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;webmasterâ&#x20AC;? in the digital field, McMillan attributes his success to a few core principles: â&#x20AC;˘ Determination and patience, â&#x20AC;˘ keeping the right people close to him, â&#x20AC;˘ moving on the right opportunities at the right time and â&#x20AC;˘ being willing to take risks. McMillan spoke to the AFRO exclusively about his career current and future. AFRO: Describe Illume and its client base. McMillan: Illume Communications is a full-service, award-winning, brand and communications firm. We specialize

in research-based creative strategies. Illumeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s core competencies are developing compelling and effective messaging strategies. Illume starts this process by delving into the needs of our clients and digging even deeper into the mindsets of their target audiences. We finish the process by delivering thought-provoking communication devices in the language of the target audience. AFRO: Biggest obstacle youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had to overcome? McMillan: Myself

all played a pivotal role in directly or indirectly motivating me upward. To name a fewâ&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;˘ My mother who instilled in me, from the time I was six, that I can do whatever I set out to do; as long as I was committed. â&#x20AC;˘ Jake Oliver, publisher of the AFRO â&#x20AC;˘ Rev. Frances Draper â&#x20AC;&#x201C; former president of the AFRO â&#x20AC;˘ Ellis Marsalis - IT professional and consultant

AFRO: What lies ahead for you? McMillan: Entrepreneurship is in AFRO: Smartest move? my blood. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve enjoyed its savor and it Seth McMillan McMillan: My career path thus far has continues to be my ultimate goal. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m also a been rewarding, including my latest to Illume huge believer in giving back in some fashion which I believe is amongst the smartest. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m at a point in so, I committed myself to helping others in such a way that my career where the environment and current positioning their lives can too have clearer purpose and hope. lends itself to some of the most exciting opportunities ahead. This would not have been possible however, without my AFRO: Advice to the aspiring? former partnership and experience with Marriner Marketing McMillan: Opportunity is always there waiting to be Communications. recognized and observed by you. Act upon it with vigor and purpose. Be patient with yourself as you encounter the AFRO: Who have been your mentors? obstacles and challenges that are inevitably designed to McMillan: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been fortunate to enjoy the company of generate lessons in life for later reflection. some wonderfully brilliant people early in my career whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve At the end of the day, if I can do it, you can too!

Tonia Lee Leads Relaunch of TV25 Baltimore as CharmTV with New Programming and Branding station and fresh content, we are poised for success. Our original productions will appeal to a wide range of viewers and will have the quality and caliber of big network shows that are featured on HGTV, the Travel Channel and Food Network.â&#x20AC;?Â Among the new shows to be released areÂ Tasty Travels,Â Born in Baltimore, My Town, and Out and Tonia Lee as aÂ go-to destination for Baltimore citizens to gain access, as well as an inside look intoÂ city happenings and government resources in Baltimore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After arriving at TV25, I made it my mission to identify our core strengths and opportunities as a station, while looking carefully at where the station has been and where itÂ shouldÂ be going,â&#x20AC;? said Lee said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the new rebrand of the

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About.Â Tasty TravelsÂ will focus on Baltimoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growing food scene, while paying homage to its rich culinary heritage.Â Born in BaltimoreÂ will showcase CEOs and owners of small and large Baltimorebased businesses. Viewers will be invited to take a sneak peek into these companies to hear and see the unique and unusual

things that make them successful. My TownÂ will be a show that highlights communities, uncovering the true stories behind Baltimoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historically-rich neighborhoods.Â Out and AboutÂ will uncover every inch of Baltimore, serving-up the latest information about fun and interesting things to see and do in the city. Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are shedding our

old look and feel and taking Baltimore by storm with our new brand and shows,â&#x20AC;? continued Lee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are excited about launching this summer and believe that with this new image, vision, talent and leadership, CharmTV will be a sought-after channel that attracts many viewersÂ andÂ new partners who see the value in what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all about.â&#x20AC;?

Clinton, Md. Sailor Serves Aboard Navyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NewestAmphibious-Assault Ship By MC1 John Scorza PCU America (LHA 6) Public Affairs A graduate of Gwynn High School is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of a hand-selected crew charged with bringing the Navyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest and most advanced amphibious assault ship into service. Aviation Boatswainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mate (Fuels) 3rd Class Andre Pearson, from Clinton, Md., is serving aboard the amphibious assault ship America, currently under construction with Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss. When construction and sea trials are complete, and the Navy officially accepts the ship from the builder, the ship will be placed into commission and will become USS America. After commissioning, the ship will be homeported in San Diego. Pearson and the rest of the 900-person crew are slowly bringing the ship to life, overseeing construction, testing new equipment, training on new systems and executing trials at sea. The crew will eventually grow to more than 1,200 Sailors and nearly 1,900 embarked Marines when the ship is at sea. When

complete, USS America will be 844 feet long and 106 feet wide and will weigh nearly 45,000 tons. Twin gas turbine engines will push the ship through the water at more than 22 knots. As one of the Sailors who will commission the ship, Pearson is getting a firsthand look at the improvements the Navy has incorporated into the design of the ship: a more fuel-efficient gas turbine propulsion plant, increased capacity for aviation operations, advanced weapons systems, and sophisticated electronics and communications suites. As the crew grows and works toward the end goal of joining the fleet in late 2014, Pearson and other America Sailors know they are building a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes. Pearson said it is an exciting time to be in the Navy and to be helping build a crew and a ship from scratch, which was something he never expected to be doing just a couple years ago. The 20-year-old Sailor realizes the historical value of what it means to not only be selected to be part of a commissioning crew but to help

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â&#x20AC;&#x2039;Â Tonia Lee is a seasoned media executive who holds aÂ multitude of extremely successful ventures in the industry. In her current role,Â the returned Baltimorean, has taken Baltimoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TV25 by storm as its new general manager. Lee decided to revamp the public television channel to focus on more than just the average government happenings by re-launching TV25 as CharmTV. As such, the station, which will officially be launched this summer, will seek to tell the true stories of Baltimore and showcase its essence for its viewers. As the visionary behind the stationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rebranding and overhaul of its content offerings, Lee has pulled in new talents including nationally-known producers in addition to new programming. LeeÂ has taken a new approach to public television by re-branding the TV station

Petty officer Andre Pearson commission a ship named after his country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really excited to be assigned to a ship named America,â&#x20AC;? said Pearson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone feels a lot of pride in being here â&#x20AC;&#x201C; no matter what your job is on board. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great feeling to know that you weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re part of the original crew helping to bring the ship to life. This is my first ship, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m honored to be part of its history.â&#x20AC;? Pearson is not only honored to be a part of the America commissioning crew but thankful for the chance to do something he loves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I take a lot of pride in what I do,â&#x20AC;? said Pearson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Essentially, my job is about making sure that the fuel we have is clean. If we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do that, we can do a lot of damage to aircraft.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Petty officer Pearson has been a model Sailor since he reported on board America,â&#x20AC;? said Senior Chief Aviation Boatswainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mate (Fuels) Allan Thomas, Air Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s V-4 (aviation fuels division) leading chief petty officer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is an exceptionally outstanding individual whose performance, initiative and enthusiasm have been noticed by his superiors and set him apart from his contemporaries. He has a very bright future in the Navy.â&#x20AC;?

April 5, 2014 - April 11, 2014, The Afro-American

ARTS & CULTURE

The AFRO Opened its House to the Community By AFRO Staff It’s nice to be reminded of a hidden treasure. That was the mission of the Evening in the Archives, March 24, at the AFRO‘s Baltimore office on Charles Street, when supporters, subscribers, community leaders and friends and former employees dropped by for warm conversation and a stroll through history. The first stop was the historic Clean Block Room. No one born in Baltimore before 1970 can forget the white marble steps that demanded weekly scrubbing, daily during the summer and sometimes twice a day. No one can forget the painted tires that screamed, “We’re an AFRO Clean Block,.”

Pamela Miller, Virgie Williams and Roslyn Chester

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called upon the AFRO Archives for images and materials they can’t find anywhere else. Informative tours that began with art along the hallways were conducted by Murphy family descendents CEO and publisher, Jake Oliver and Benjamin Phillips, AFRO president, telling their own personal stories about how it was to literally “grow up with the AFRO.” Guests were amazed at the shelves of unwieldy tomes that hold golden moments as well as painful details of the struggle of Black

AFRO publisher, Jake Oliver, focuses on founders whose portraits line the walls.

So oohhs and aahhs were heard at the sight of historic articles and photos from those days. Those who waited their turn for tours renewed acquaintances from schools and neighborhoods. Some had served on boards together or belonged to Bound volumes of past papers line the shelves in the same clubs or sororities. They were glad to see one area of the Archives. each other. And they were glad to visit the Archives together. The Archives is a treasure, though not really that hidden because scholars and researchers turn often to the aged pages of Black history collected one week people in this country. The archivist, Ja-Zette Marshburn at a time over the past 121 made sure to educate her guests not only on the important years. Academic institutions history the AFRO captured but also the AFRO’s own story. and keepers of history rely The powerful and important photography, articles and ads of heavily on what the original a bygone era lined the walls; the original technology used by writers and photographers AFRO staff was on display. The offices of famed sportswriter must have thought to be Sam Lacy and cartoonist Thomas Stockett were some of the stories for the day - the highlights of the tour. One onlooker said, “You guys need a simple reporting of an event, museum to showcase all of these treasures.” Another guest the explanation of a new remarked, “I could just live here!” The tour ended with a look policy or law, the addition of at some of the unique archival materials including signed a back story. photos and correspondence from Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Nationally-recognized Sheila Scott and archivist, DuBois and the original manuscript of The Big Sea by the filmmakers, television JaZette Marshburn renowned Langston Hughes. producers and authors have Photos by Anderson Ward

SPRING IS HERE FOLKS! Hello my dear friend, yes, spring is here! Let us start with the “Spring Fling Cabaret” the dynamic “Meritocrats” are hosting 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. April 5 at the Pikesville Community Center, 40 E. Sudbrook Ln., Pikesville. The event is BYOB with complimentary beverage chasers, chips, cups and ice. For ticket information, call 202-5387831. The Ravens Roost #79 presents the “5th Annual Jeans & Jerseys Jam, (Cabaret Style) and Soul Food Cook-Off” from 5-9 p.m. Sunday at the Diamondz Events, 9980 Liberty Rd., Randallstown, Md. You can load your table with your favorite dishes in your picnic baskets to share with others.

There will be free set-ups and DJ music. Support your favorite sports team. For more information, call 443286-7418 or 443-794-7395. The Baltimore Chapter of the AfroAmerican Historical and Genealogical Society will be at the Reginald Lewis Museum 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. April 5 showcasing their research. Dr. Donna Hollie’s portion of the exhibit is entitled “Notable Maryland Women,” and features genealogies of the following: Shirley Evans, dean of academic affairs, Sojourner-Douglass College; Rosa Pryor “Rambling Rose” Trusty, columnist for the Afro-American Newspapers and the Baltimore Times, and author of two books on Baltimore’s entertainment

We all should live to see it! Mrs. Lillie M. Lockett-Parker is celebrating her 91st birthday in this picture with one of eight children, Delvetta Scarbrough. She is the mother of Donald Lockett and the mother-in-law of “Wezzie,” a renowned barber. Happy birthday Ms. Lillie!

Rosa Pryor’s group, Motown R&B from the D.C. area, is back by popular demand at Maceo’s Lounge, 1926 N. Monroe St. from 7 – 11 p.m. one every 2nd Thursday of the month. Good food, cash bar and Rosa Pryor’s signing of her new book. community; and Patricia L. Schmoke, Baltimore ophthalmologist. Following the exhibit two noted genealogists and historians will speak on their research in Alexandria, Va. and the Winston Triangle area of Eastern North Carolina. For more information, call 410358-9875. Baltimore Islanders Steel Band will perform throughout the morning of the Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar reopening starting at 7 a.m. April 6. The Baltimore Farmers’ Market is located on Saratoga Street between Holliday and Gay Streets, underneath the Jones Falls Expressway. The Meritocrats Founder’s Day Event marks over 50 years of service and enjoyment to the community, by an elite social organization of distinguished men. To celebrate they are sponsoring their “Spring Fling Cabaret

from 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. April 5 at the Pikesville Community Center, 40 E. Sudbrook Ln., Pikesville, MD. For more information, call 202-5387831. Before I go any further about our springtime events, I want to congratulate Brian Hall and his D.O.T. Entertainment for a fantastic event at the Patapsco Arena on March 30. This was the first of its kind produced by Brian, and I give him two thumbs up. As a professional promoter, I take my hat off to him. It was well attended and well organized. The hospitality was admirable. The program went smoothly, as did giving out the awards to the local “Unsung Heroes in Music.” I was truly impressed. WELL DONE, Brian, WELL DONE! My goodness gracious! There is another cabaret for the grand opening of spring. J.C. Production will host will

host a Spring Dance Cabaret Show April 5th showcasing live groups including, “Very Smooth and Personal”, “De Sire”, “Class”, “Unity”, “The Nirvine Jazz Band”, “Ms. Val”; “Ms. Cookie”, “Big Al”, “Ms. Sonja”, “Ice Man” and many more. I must admit, I have never heard of most of these groups, but that does not mean that they are not good and cannot give you an entertaining evening. It is Cabaret style, so bring your own bottle, cocktail, food, and goodies. This event is being held 7 p.m. at The Gentlemen Ten, 2135 Edmondson Ave. For

Angel Kristi Williams, director and writer from Baltimore, Md., has received her bachelor’s of arts degree in Visual Art (photography and film) from the University of Maryland. Her short film, The Christmas Tree, has screened at numerous festivals internationally. Recently she was accepted as 1 of 30 filmmakers in Film Independent’s Project as a directing fellow.

more information, call Mr. Chambers at 410-944-8944 or “Big Al” at 443-802-7404. There is one more thing I want to tell you. Dr. Joanne Martin of the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum is leading the effort to raise several million dollars to renovate and expand the museum to cover the entire south side of the 1600 block of E. North Avenue. In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the founding of Baltimore’s National Great Blacks in Wax Museum, the African-American Tourism Council of Maryland is requesting your support. They are asking each of you to send a $33.00 donation, which will cover the cost of one of the two hundred new chairs for the Alberta Cason Reception Room on the second floor of the museum. All donation will be recognized during a special “Chair Unveiling Ceremony,” and much more. Please make donation payable to: N.G.B.I. W. M., 1601 E. North Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21213, Attn: Dr. Martin and put “A.A. Chair” in the memo line of your check. For more information, call 443-9837974. Well, again my dear friend, it is about that time. I have to go, but if you need me, call me at 410-833-9474 or email me at rosapryor@ aol.com. UNTIL THE NEXT TIME, I’M MUSICALLY YOURS.

The Afro-American, April 5, 2014 - April 11, 2014

SPORTS

Wizards Struggle with Mediocrity as Playoffs Near By Stephen D. Riley Special to the AFRO Win one, lose one. Win two, lose two. Win three, lose three. The Washington Wizards’ season has been up and down, but mostly evenkeeled for the young group. The consistent inconsistency has allowed the Wizards a ticket to the Eastern Conference Playoff race. Emerging backcourt stars John Wall and Bradley Beal have been marvelous at times as individuals but rarely together as a duo. The front court has dealt with numerous injuries and the team’s defense has sometimes taken nights off. However, Washington is currently in the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference race and another up and down week did nothing to alter their current standing.

After an abrupt exile from the Philadelphia Eagles, diminutive but explosive receiver DeSean Jackson is looking for a new home.

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Where Will DeSean Jackson Land? By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley AFRO Sports Desk After an abrupt exile from the Philadelphia Eagles, diminutive but explosive receiver DeSean Jackson is looking for a new home. Released last week due to multiple issues the Eagles’ brass apparently held secret about Jackson, the Eagles cut the three-time Pro Bowler after signing him to a five-year, $51 milliondollar deal in 2012. With Jackson available and still in his prime at just 27 years old, the market should be ripe for Jackson to cash in, provided conflicting reports about alleged gang ties and poor behavior prove to be inaccurate. Should the rumors result as false, the former big play Eagle should be on a new team next year. But where? The AFRO Sports Desk debates this question. Riley: If I’m Jackson, I would try to entertain a role as the continued favorite target of Michael Vick in New York. While their time in Philadelphia was short-lived, both Vick and Jackson made it count during an explosive tenure. The glaring lights of New York should be enough to flirt with any prestigious

free agent and with Jackson still in his prime and still holding a connection to the former Eagles signal caller, a reunion in the Big Apple doesn’t seem like such a bad idea. New York and Jets head coach Rex Ryan definitely wouldn’t have a problem bringing in a talented, but perhaps troubled receiver. They made the same move to acquire former Steelers receiver Santonio Holmes

a super-fast, diminutive, but aggressive wide-out. With both men in the prime of their careers, a relationship could be intriguing considering the strides that Philadelphia made last season. The Jets aren’t going anywhere no matter who starts at quarterback, whether it’s Vick or Geno Smith. The Panthers have already proved they’re going places. Signing with an emerging Carolina team

With Jackson available and still in his prime at just 27 years old, the market should be ripe for Jackson to cash in… in 2010. Despite an 8-8 record, New York played with some poise last season but the lack of weapons stalled the offense too often. New York’s already signed former Bronco receiver Eric Decker so pairing him with Jackson could be dynamite. Green: No team fresh off a winning season last year has a more dire need for a receiver than the Carolina Panthers. Strong-armed signal caller Cam Newton just lost his best receiver in Steve Smith. Ironically enough, Jackson fits the same mold as

makes the most sense for the displaced Jackson.  Riley: Carolina would definitely be an option but the relationship that Jackson already has with Vick could be the deciding factor. Jackson isn’t going to sign some mega deal after the team just cut him for behavioral issues so playing under a one-year, incentives-based contract makes the most sense so he can try to parlay that into a bigger deal the following season. It would be similar to the path former Buccaneer

Something to Share

I decided to take a break from the “Sam Lacy - He Made a Difference” series this week to share some events and some stories I have been privy to living with my Pop. When I was a kid, we lived in a nice neighborhood with a gas station on the corner. I mention the gas station because it plays a part in my life I think you may find amusing. When I was a kid, boys went from short pants to knickers to long pants. Every boy had a blue suit in the closet reserved for church and special occasions. As this story unfolds, I had already made the annual trip downtown to purchase my blue suit for the year. I was fortunate enough to have an aunt who had a vested interest in me. The role of godmother had been taken, so I was given her last name as my middle name. Wanting to do something special for me, she took me shopping and purchased a gray suit. Anxious to show off my new garb, I waited until everyone was gone from the house, and suited up for school. I was running a bit late, so I cut through the alley and jumped the fence at the gas station. I hit a pool of oil and slid about ten feet in my new suit. I will let you

Aqib Talib followed after his jettison in Tampa Bay to his revival in New England to his spanking new mega-contract in Denver. Vick’s already under a one-year deal and would like nothing more to make noise for a year and turn that into one last deal. With a desperate Vick and a need of both to prove themselves, the traditional warm-up period would be nonexistent between the former teammates, allowing the both of them to get straight to the point and start putting up numbers.    Green: He could take the same type of deal down to Carolina. He wouldn’t have the familiarity with Newton as his new trigger man but I’m sure the two would hit it off immediately. I honestly wouldn’t mind him coming to “Chocolate City,” D.C. and signing with Washington. He would be just the explosive player Robert Griffin III could use in this new explosive offense new head coach Jay Gruden is supposed to be installing. I just rather see Jackson link up with a younger star quarterback that he can establish a long-term relationship with. Regardless, Jackson is one of my favorite receivers in the NFL to watch so I’ll be watching him wherever he goes.

Sun., March 23 – Wizards Fall to Denver, 105102 A road game against the Denver Nuggets on March 23

The consistent inconsistency has allowed the Wizards a ticket to the Eastern Conference Playoff race. continued to expose a lack of consistency from the Wizards. A season-high 24 turnovers fueled Denver’s offense as they turned Washington’s miscues into a 105-102 victory. Wall scored just 15 points and handed out five assists but turned it over eight times in the game. Beal led the team with 21 points and collected seven rebounds but it wasn’t enough as Washington exited a four-game road trip with a 1-3 record.

Wed., March 26 – Hot-Shooting Suns Beat Wizards, 99-92 Washington arrived home to square off

with the sizzling Phoenix Suns on March 26 but a hot-shooting Phoenix team missed just one free throw as a team and nailed 14 three-pointers en route to a 99-92 win. The Suns shot 50 percent from deep and built a 25-point second half lead before Washington charged back to cut the lead to four points in the middle of the final quarter. But Phoenix kept Washington at bay with some crisp passes, orchestrated movement and hot shooting. With his team trailing and frustrating fans, Wall scored 24 of his game-high 29 points in the second half as Washington got into a groove. Wall attacked the basket with reckless abandon and simply ran past defenders at time on his way to the basket. Washington was trailing by just three points before Wall’s ex Kentucky teammate Eric Bledsoe nailed a deep three pointer to put Phoenix up six and seal the game.

Fri., March 28 – Washington Routs Pacers, 91-78 A Friday night clash against the Indiana Pacers had

meaning for the home standing Wizards. With a shot at revenge against a team that averaged close to a 24-point margin of victory in the prior two contests. And, with a losing streak of their own to snap, Washington stormed out the gate before building a 20-point second-half lead on the way to a 91-78 win. Wall dictated the action with 20 points and eight assists and five players scored in double figures for the Wizards in a much-needed victory. Washington’s defense was crucial down the stretch as it often forced Pacers’ star Paul George (6-of-22 shooting) into a bevy of bad shots while limiting Indiana to just 35 percent from the field and 15 percent from long range.

imagine the ending to this episode. In the same time frame, my buddies and I decided to cut school and go fishing. As we were preparing to return home, I slipped and fell in the water. Cutting school was a felony in my household, so I had to hurry home. Cutting through the same gas station, I bumped into this guy standing at the gas pump talking to the attendant. Guess who? Yep, Sam Lacy. On a trip to Tucson, Ariz., I befriended a guy named Billy Norsworthy. In the evenings I would go out and hang out with him and his buddies. In this crowd was a young lady named June, who captured my heart. One evening we decided to cross the border into Nogales, Mexico. Wanting to show off for June, I treated everyone to some of the local cuisine. Since we had been told not to cross the border, we didn’t stay long. When I returned to the house where we were staying, I walked in and promptly threw up half of Mexico on Sam’s shoes. Busted again! In the interest of creating a little mild mischief, we bought pea shooters. We discovered the best ammunition for the shooters was navy beans. Having no money, I went to the neighborhood store and slipped a bag of the beans under my shirt. I was fully armed and ready for war. Spotting one of my buddies in the line of fire, I took a shot. At that moment an adult passed, and took the shot right in the neck. Damn, this guy is everywhere. The fact that he had been a victim of friendly fire didn’t bother Sam, but he did ask me where I got the beans. One look at his face inspired me to fess up. He took me to the store and made me tell the manager that I had stolen the beans. They made an arrangement for me to work off my debt after school. Sweeping the sidewalk in front of a super market every day after school for a week seemed to be a bit much, especially for a 19-cent bag of navy beans. But, living with Sam Lacy, if you did the crime, you did the time. More next week.

April 5, 2014 - April 11, 2014, The Afro-American

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Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage Provides Plentiful Funds for HBCUs

Once again Tom Joyner, his crew and a hall of fame list of entertainers embarked on the annual Fantastic Voyage, the Chante Moore was stunning on the Fantastic Voyage presented by Ford performing 2 nights on the main stage.

workshop at Bowie State University, March 25, with about 40 students and staff in the art of batik, using wax and dye on textiles. The event was sponsored by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art and Bowie State. Odunlade gives some one-on-one tips to Jamarie Spencer, of Laurel, Md., a junior visual communications and digital media arts major.

Award-Winning Bowie State Professor Named Visiting Fellow at Harvard

A Bowie State University professor will develop a massive open online course (MOOC) to teach people how to effectively report the news using mobile devices, as one of five 2014 Visiting Fellows from Harvard University’s prestigious Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Starting March 24, Allissa Richardson, lecturer of journalism, began two weeks as a scholar-in-residence, building the online class as a free tool to teach veteran journalists, citizens, and journalism students how to effectively report news using only tablets, mp3 players or smartphones. She started working on the course in fall 2013 and will continue her work at Harvard, as well as giving talks on mobile journalism and exchanges ideas with other Visiting Fellows. “Mobile journalism is an increasingly vital skill for the public to have. In times of crisis, the ordinary citizen journalist who is armed with a smartphone is often the only eyewitness we have,” said Richardson said. “When more people know about how to gather and interpret news that happens around them, the media ecosystem becomes a richer, more diverse place.” Professor Richardson has been widely recognized for her innovations in mobile journalism. She was named a 2013 Apple Distinguished Educator for her creative teaching style, enabling Bowie State to receive Apple equipment and software for the mobile journalism Allissa Richardson will lab she established develop an online course for in the Department of a Mobile Journalism class. Communications. She was also named the 2012 National Association of Black Journalism Educator of the Year. The Nieman Foundation of Journalism works with the Fellows on a project designed to enhance journalism in unique ways. The visiting fellowships are specifically designed for individuals interested in working on special research projects designed to advance journalism. The foundation educates leaders in journalism and raises the standards of the profession by convening scholars and experts in all fields.

George Clinton brought the funk to the pool deck on the Fantastic Voyage in Nassau, Bahamas.

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proceeds from which benefit HBCUs nationwide. This annual event, now completing its 15th year is books as the Ultimate Party with a Purse, hosted more than 3,000 passengers on board the Carnival Conquest for eight days and seven nights. Passengers were entertained by the likes of Robin Thicke, Nelly, George Clinton, Ice Cube, Katt Williams, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill, Chante Moore, Charlie Wilson, John Legend, KEM and many more Katt Williams from the 70’s, 80’s was funnier and 90’s. than ever Evangelist Dr. on the pool Bobby Jones was deck stage on joined by Erica the Fantastic Campbell, Vashawn Voyage in St. Mitchell, Tosha Thomas, US VI. Cobbs, Willie Moore Jr. and James Fortune for a concert filled with the spirit and love on the first night of the cruise. Over 500 guests auditioned and were narrowed down to a group of 30 to audition for actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, producer and author Tyler Perry. Perry chose 1 winner to be featured in an upcoming project as well as 14 other talented guests for parts in current and future projects. The Tom Joyner Foundation not only raised money with the cruise, but also hosted art auctions to generate funds for scholarships and other initiatives to contribute to keeping students in HBCUs. Ford featured two 2014 Ford vehicles on the ship, the Fusion and Focus ST and is giving a vehicle away to one Tom Joyner Morning Show listener as part of the 2014 Win Any Ford Giveaway. Details here http://bit.ly/1cGwpoO Ford, The Islands of the Bahamas, Crest, Denny’s, The Home Depot Retool Your School Program, The Single Moms Club and Walmart presented empowering seminars and events encouraging healthy lifestyles, promoting self-awareness, caring for yourself and loved ones including “Empower Your Beauty” with Derek J from The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

of Georgia’s congressional delegation. With the nation reflecting on the 50th anniversaries of the Washington march a year ago and adoption of the 1964 Civil Rights act, Americans have been reminded of Lewis’ role on the front-lines of the movement and the difficulties that he, King and their fellow activists encountered. Lewis was arrested some 40 times, endured physical attacks and sustained serious injuries during non-violent marches in opposition to segregation and campaigning for equal voting rights for blacks. A cameraman captured Alabama police on film in March 1965 unmercifully beating Lewis in Selma, which brought the repression that AfricanAmericans were enduring into America’s living rooms on the TV evening news. As chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s, Lewis befriended the late John A. Wilson, a firebrand contemporary from Princess Anne. Wilson led protests in the community as a Maryland Rep. Lewis joins a State College undergraduate distinguished list of civil and like Lewis, eventually rights activists who have won election to public office, accepted invitations to serving as a Washington, D.C. speak to UMES graduates. city council member. Lewis is the co-author of the widely acclaimed MARCH, a graphic-novel memoir of his Civil Rights-era experiences. The unique comic book-style presentation was atop the New York Times sales tracking list and has received numerous awards. Lewis’ official congressional biography notes more than 50 of the nation’s colleges and universities have awarded him an honorary degree, including Brown, Columbia, Duke, Harvard, Howard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, Morehouse College, Clark-Atlanta University, Brandeis University, his alma mater, Fisk University and Troy (Ala.) State University, the historically black institution near his birthplace. Those institutions honored Lewis in recognition of his role as a leader whose life’s work has placed him “at the vanguard of progressive social movements and the human rights struggle in the United States.”

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Rep. John R. Lewis will deliver the commencement address May 16 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s spring 2014 graduation exercises. Lewis joins a distinguished list of civil rights activists who have accepted invitations to speak to UMES graduates, including former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Obituary Marshall and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lewis, 74, is the lone surviving speaker among January 13, 1933 to March 17, 2014 those who addressed an Beloved and cherished are the memories of Charles Anderson estimated 250,000 protesters Richardson Jr, called to rest by God on at the August 1963 March March 17, 2014. on Washington, where King “Sonny,” as he was affectionately delivered his signature “I known, was born on January 13, 1933, in Have A Dream” speech at the Baltimore, Maryland to the late Charles and Clarice Richardson. He graduated Lincoln Memorial. from Frederick Douglass High School. Today, Lewis enjoys a He attended Virginia Union University prominent role as a senior before serving in the United States Army Democrat in the U.S. House of and was honorably discharged. Representatives, where he has While roller skating at age16, Sonny met the love of his life, Shirley Ann, who preceded him in served since 1987. He is dean

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Celebration Service are as follows: Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 7:30 p.m.

Reverend Franklin Peterson, Jr., Pastor - Faith United Baptist Church Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 7:30 p.m.

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death. They married on January 29, 1956, and of this union three children were born. He worked at various jobs before being appointed the first Black Court Clerk in the state of Maryland, a position of which he was extremely proud. He also was a devoted member of the New All Saints Catholic Church for over 60 years and even sang on the choir and recorded an album with them. Sonny leaves to cherish his memory three children: Donna, Carla and Charles III (Chuckie); one son-in-law Mark; one daughter-inlaw Burnette; four grandchildren: Nashira, Geremy, Jordan and Brooke; one brother Harold (Popo); one brother-in-law Ron; one sister-in-law Francine; and a host of loving relatives and friends.

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CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 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 FAP No. STP-000B(22)E; SHA No. BC410002; BALTIMORE CITY NO. TR13305; RESURFACING HIGHWAYS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS NORTHWEST -SECTOR II will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204 City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M MAY 7, 2014. 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 Department 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 APRIL 4, 2014 and copies may be purchased for a non-refundable cost of $75.00. 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 3000 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21215. 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 (A02601 Bituminous Paving & D02620 Curbs, Gutters & Sidewalk). Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $2,000,000.00 to $4,000,000.00 A ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 10:00 AM. on April 17, 2014, at 417 E. Fayette Street, Charles L. Benton, Jr. Building, Richard L. Baker Conference Room, Baltimore, MD 21202. Principal Items of work for this project are: HMA Superpave 12.5MM PG64-22 For Surface, Level 2 -6,903 TON; 9” Reinforced Cement Concrete Pavement Using Mix No. 9 for Bus Pad 1,626 SY; and Preformed Thermoplastic Pavement Marking Bike Symbol 418 EA. The DBE goal is 28% APPROVED: Bernice H. Taylor, Clerk Board of Estimates

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Notice of DRAFT Annual Plan Update to State 2014 Consolidated Plan Under the guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), notice is hereby given that the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will hold a series of public hearings on, and has opened a 30 public comment period on, its new draft Annual Plan for the 2014 update of the State´s Consolidated Plan. The Consolidated Plan is a five-year planning document required by HUD that sets out overall Statewide goals and priorities for housing, community development, and economic development activities. This document is updated every year through a one year Annual Plan. The draft Annual Plan for 2013 is for the fifth and final year of the current five year Plan. Special emphasis is given under the Plan to provide assistance for extremely low-, low, and moderate-income persons. In addition to being a planning document, the Consolidated Plan also serves as the State’s application to HUD for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), and Housing Opportunity With AIDS (HOPWA) funding. These funds are used primarily in the State’s rural areas, as many communities, including Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George’s Counties, as well as the Cities of Annapolis, Baltimore, Bowie, Cumberland, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Hagerstown and Salisbury receive their own funding directly from HUD. DHCD expects to receive about $4.2 million in HOME funding, $7.1 million in CDBG funding, $953,000 in ESG funding, and $1 million in HOPWA funding in FFY 2014. In addition to the above, the Consolidated Plan also makes it possible for DHCD, public housing authorities, local governments, nonprofit organizations, community action agencies and others to apply for funding under HUD´s competitive grant programs. Local public housing authority Plans must be consistent with the State´s Consolidated Plan, and USDA Farmer´s Home housing programs and Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits are also coordinated with the Plan. Lastly, while not directly covered by the Consolidated Plan, HUD funding allocations for the Section 8 Certificate and Voucher programs may be made in a way that enables jurisdictions to carry out their Consolidated Plan. In developing its five-year Plan, the State determined it would focus its resources on three main priorities: Revitalizing Communities, Expanding the Supply of Decent Affordable Housing, and Providing Homeownership Opportunities. The State conducted a series of public hearings earlier this year in developing its Draft Annual Plan. The purpose of this set of public hearings, as well as the 30 day public comment period, is to gather additional input about what should be in the draft Annual Plan to carry out the overall goals of the five-year Plan. The hearings on the development of the draft Annual Plan will be held at the following dates, times, and places: Monday, April 21, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. Allegany County Office Complex 701 Kelly Road Room 212 Cumberland, Maryland Tuesday April 22, at 7:00 p.m. Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development First Floor Conference Room 100 Community Place Crownsville, Maryland Wednesday April 23, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. Caroline County Central Library 100 Market Street Small Meeting Room Denton, Maryland Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. Fairview Branch Library Small Meeting Room Rt. 4 and Chaneyville Road Owings, Maryland 20736 All of the hearing rooms are accessible to persons with disabilities. Persons requiring a translator should request one at least three days prior to the hearing they plan to attend. Written comments (by both email and standard mail) will also be accepted at the hearings, or may be submitted in writing through COB Friday, May 2, 2014. These should be addressed to John M. Greiner at the address listed below.

Douglas Library in Princess Anne, and the Southern Maryland Regional TYPESET: Wed Mar 26 15:03:21 EDT 2014 Library in Charlotte Hall. CITY A large version is available at the Library for OFprint BALTIMORE the Blind and Physically Handicapped in Baltimore. Last but not least, free DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS copies of the draft Annual Plan are also available calling, writing, or DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND by PARKS e-mailing John M. Greiner at the address and phone numbers listed below. Maryland Department of Housing NOTICE OF LETTING and Community Development (DHCD) Mr. John M. Greiner Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimates Policy ofHousing the Mayor andOfficer City Council of Baltimore and marked for RP 11864-Rita Contractual HCD Community Program Administrator I Maryland DepartmentCenter of Housing and Community Development Church Community Gymnasium will be received at the Office of 100 Community Place the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. Crownsville, Maryland Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC) on Wednesday, May 7, 21032-2023 2014. Positively no bids will be received after 11:00 (410)Bids 514-7191 or Maryland Relay forBoard the Deaf at 1 (800) 735-2258. A.M. will be publicly opened by the of Estimates in Room 215, Project Manager greiner@dhcd.state.md.us. City Hall at Noon.The Contract Documents may be examined, without Recruitment#: 14-999999-253 charge, at the Department of Public Works Service Center located on the Filing Deadline: April 7, 2014, 11:59 pm first floor of the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Salary: $20.69-$26.79 per hour Baltimore, Maryland 21202 as of Friday, April 4, 2014 and copies may be (Grade 16/base - step 9) purchased for a non-refundable cost of $100.00. 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 Work that matters. DHCD is a national leader in the financof Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties ing and development of affordable housing and community should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 3000 Druid Park development lending. We now have a Contractual HCD Drive, 1st Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21215. If a bid is submitted by a joint Community Program Administrator I position available. This venture (”JV”), then in that event, the document that established the position will manage activities associated with the CITC ProJV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes. The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is E13001gram in the Division of Neighborhood Revitalization. Three-story and Under Responsibilities include grants administration from applicaCost Qualification Range for this work shall be $3,000,000.01 to tion to award, responding to client inquiries and processing $4,000,000.00. tax contributions. Candidate must possess strong interA ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 2600 Madison personal skills to work with high level public and private Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217 on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. Principal Items of work for this project are: sector officials. Please visit www.jobaps.com/md to read Gymnasium Addition more about this position and to submit an online application.

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RP 11864 APPROVED: Bernice H. Taylor Clerk, Board of Estimates APPROVED Rudolph S. Chow, TYPESET: Wed Apr 02 16:50:29 EDT 2014 P.E. Director of Public Works

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Contractual Agency Procurement Specialist II

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS TOWN OF WILLIAMSPORT WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND PROPOSED WATER TANK REHABILITATION THRASHER PROJECT #101-010-0657 Sealed bids for Water Tank Rehabilitation will be received by the Town of Williamsport at their office located at 2 North Conococheague Street, Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, until 2:00 pm, L.P.T., on May 6, 2014, for furnishing labor and materials and performing all Work set forth in the Contract Documents prepared by The Thrasher Group, Inc. Immediately following the scheduled closing time for the reception of Bids, all proposals which have been submitted in accordance with the conditions of the Contract Documents will be publicly opened and read aloud. The approximate quantities of work to be bid upon are described as follows: 1 LS Mobilization/Demobilization, 1 LS Videotaping of the Project Area, 1 LS Interior and Exterior Surface Preparation and Painting of Existing 300,000 Gallon Water Storage Tank, 1 LS Solenoid Control Valve Station Complete with Bypass, 1 LS Two (2) Unit Spread Spectrum Radio Controlled Telemetering System, 75 EA 1 Diameter Weld Pit Filling for Tank Repairs, and Other Necessary Appurtenances to Make Project Complete. The Work will be substantially completed within 60 calendar days after the date when the Contract Time commences to run, and completed and ready for final payment within 90 days after the date when the Contract Time commences to run. Liquidated damages shall be $1,000.00 per day. Contract Documents may be examined at the following places: Town of Williamsport The Thrasher Group, Inc.2 North Conococheague Street Williamsport, MD 21795

The draft Annual Plan is available on-line on DHCD’s website at www.dhcd. state.md.us. It can be found under the ”Reports, Publications and Plans” heading on the left of the website. In addition, copies of the draft Annual Plan are available at the following libraries: the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, the Blackwell Library in Salisbury, the Washington County Free Library in Hagerstown, the Lewis J. Ort Library in Frostburg, the Frederick Douglas Library in Princess Anne, and the Southern Maryland Regional Library in Charlotte Hall. A large print version is available at the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in Baltimore. Last but not least, free copies of the draft Annual Plan are also available by calling, writing, or e-mailing John M. Greiner at the address and phone numbers listed below.

Thrasher Group, Inc. 600 White Oaks Blvd. Bridgeport, WV 26330

Mr. John M. Greiner Housing Policy Officer Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development 100 Community Place Crownsville, Maryland 21032-2023 (410) 514-7191 or Maryland Relay for the Deaf at 1 (800) 735-2258. TYPESET: Wed Apr 02 15:22:58 EDT 2014 greiner@dhcd.state.md.us.

Complete sets of Bidding Documents may be obtained from the office of Thrasher, 600 White Oaks Blvd., P. O. Box 940, Bridgeport, WV 26330, for the following costs:

CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BUREAU OF WATER AND WASTEWATER 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 Solid Waste Contract 13310R-Cell 6 Leachate Conveyance System Improvements at the Quarantine Road Landfill will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. 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 Department 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, April 4, 2014 and copies may be purchased for a non-refundable cost of $100.00. 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 3000 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21215. 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 B02552 Sewer Construction TYPESET: Wed Apr Range 02 16:50:29 EDT work 2014 shall be $1,000,000.01 to Cost Qualification for this $2,000,000.00 A ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at Quarantine Road Landfill on April 16,ADVERTISEMENT 2014 at 10:00 A.M.FOR BIDS Principal Items of work for this project are: TOWN OF WILLIAMSPORT *3,500 L.F. of dual 6-inch HDPE Leachate Force Main, with Vaults and Appurtenances WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND PROPOSED *4,200 L.F. of 6-inch HDPE Water Line, with Backflow Preventer Vault and WATER TANK REHABILITATION Fire Hydrants *Electrical Improvements to an existing control panel THRASHER PROJECT #101-010-0657complete, in place *One (1) Chemical Storage Building and appurtenances, *8300 sq. yds. of 12-inch thick asphalt milling roadway Sealed bids forofWater Tankpaving Rehabilitation will be received by the Town of *120 sq. yds. full-depth Williamsport at their from officetwo located at 2 Stormwater North Conococheague *Sediment Removal (2) on-site ManagementStreet, Basins Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, until 2:00 pm, L.P.T., on May 6, 2014, for furnishing labor and materials and performing all Work set forth in The MBE goal is 14% the Documents prepared by The Thrasher Group, Inc. ImmeTheContract WBE goal is 3% diately following the scheduled closing time for the reception of Bids, all proposals which have beenWASTE submitted in accordance with the conditions of SOLID CONTRACT 13310R the Contract Documents will be publicly opened and read aloud. APPROVED: The approximate Bernice H. Taylorquantities of work to be bid upon are described as follows: Clerk, Board of Estimates 1APPROVED: LS Mobilization/Demobilization, 1 LS Videotaping of the Project Area, 1 Rudolph S. Chow, P.E. LS Interior and Exterior Director of Public Works Surface Preparation and Painting of Existing 300,000 Gallon Water Storage Tank, 1 LS Solenoid Control Valve Station Complete with Bypass, 1 LS Two (2) Unit Spread Spectrum Radio Controlled Telemetering System, 75 EA 1 Diameter Weld Pit Filling for Tank Repairs, and Other Necessary Appurtenances to Make Project Complete.

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The Work will be substantially completed within 60 calendar days after the date when the Contract Time commences to run, and completed and ready for final payment within 90 days after the date when the Contract Time commences to run. Liquidated damages shall be $1,000.00 per day. Contract Documents may be examined at the following places: Town of Williamsport The Thrasher Group, Inc.2 North Conococheague Street Williamsport, MD 21795 Thrasher Group, Inc. 600 White Oaks Blvd. Bridgeport, WV 26330

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The Thrasher Group, Inc. 3000 Thayer Center Oakland, MD 21550 Dodge Reports 8501 LaSalle Road, Suite 204 Towson, MD 21286

*Bidding Documents issued as hard copy drawings and hard copy specifications are available for $75 per set. *Bidding Documents issued as hard copy drawings and digital Specifications on a C.D., are available for $50 per set. *Bidding Documents issued as digital drawings and digital specifications on a C.D., are available for $25 per set. A two envelope system will be used. Envelope No. 1 must have the following information presented on the front: Name and address of Bidder Bid on Water Tank Rehabilitation Received by the Town of Williamsport Envelope No. 2 labeled ”Bid Proposal” shall also be placed inside of Envelope #1. Envelope No. 1 will be opened first and the Bid Opening Requirement items checked for compliance as outlined on the Bid Opening Checklist on page BOR - 1 of these contract documents. If such documents are found to be in order, Envelope No. 2 ”Bid Proposal”, will then be opened and will be publicly read aloud. If the documents required to be contained in Envelope No. 1 are not in order, Envelope No. 2 ”Bid Proposal” will not be opened and the Bid will be considered non-responsive and will be returned to the Bidder. A Bidder may not withdraw his bid for a period of ninety (90) days after the date set for the opening of bids. Bids shall be accompanied by a certified check or Bid Bond payable to Town of Williamsport, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the base Bid. Nondiscrimination in Employment - Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President´s Executive Order Number 11246 and the provisions of Executive Order No. 10925 as included therein. The requirements for bidders and contractors under this order are explained in the specifications. Bidders must comply with the requirements for Affirmative Action and Minority Business Enterprise participation as described in the Federal Specifications insert to the Contract Documents. Special provisions must be made by the Bidder to show what portions of the Bid within each Division are supported by Minority Business Enterprise work. In addition, the Project Administrator, will supply each Bidder, upon request, with information concerning local MBE firms. Bids received after the scheduled closing time for the reception of bids will be returned unopened to the bidders. The Town of Williamsport reserves the right to reject any and all bids. A pre-bid conference will be held at the Town of Williamsport, MD Town Hall located at 2 North Conococheague Street, Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland on April 16, 2014 at 10:00 am. JAMES McCLEAF, MAYOR TOWN OF WILLIAMSPORT The Thrasher Group, Inc. 600 White Oaks Blvd. Bridgeport, WV 26330

comply with the President´s Executive Order Number 11246 and the proviProcurement sions of ExecutiveOfficer/Contract Order No. 10925 as Manager included therein. The requirements Recruitment#: for bidders and 14-999999-275 contractors under this order are explained in the specifications. Filing Deadline: April 7, 2014, 11:59 pm

Salary: $19.44-$25.12 per hour

Bidders must comply with the requirements for Affirmative Action and Minority Business Enterprise participation as described in the Federal Work that matters. DHCD is a Documents. national leader in the financ-must Specifications insert to the Contract Special provisions ing andbydevelopment of affordable housing and community be made the Bidder to show what portions of the Bid within each Division are supported by Minority work. In addition,enthuthe Project development lending.Business DHCD Enterprise is seeking a qualified Administrator, will supply Bidder, upon request, with information siastic candidate to fill aeach Procurement Officer/Contract Manconcerning local MBE ager position in itsfirms. Division of Finance and Administration.

Thisreceived position willthe assist in theclosing management of reception major DepartBids after scheduled time for the of bids will mental multi-year and will also prepare and submit be returned unopenedcontracts to the bidders. Small Business Reserve program reports, acting as the Pro-

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flexible schedule, advancement opportunities, and potential

permanent employment. Aof pre-bid conference will be held at the Town of Williamsport, MD Town Hall Pleaseatvisit www.jobaps.com/md to readWilliamsport, more aboutWashington these located 2 North Conococheague Street, positions and to online application. Please note County, Maryland on submit April 16,an 2014 at 10:00 am. that minimum qualifications

TYPESET: Wed Apr 02 EOE 09:30:59 EDT 2014 ARE REQUIRED.

JAMES McCLEAF, MAYOR TOWN OF WILLIAMSPORT

The Thrasher Group, Inc. 600 White Oaks Position TitleBlvd. - Administrative Assistant II Bridgeport, WV 26330 Duties - Serves as the initial point of contact for the Office of

the Vice President for Administration and Finance; provides administrative support to the Vice President and Assistant to the Vice President. Qualifications - High School Diploma or GED required. Associate’s degree preferred. Minimum three years of administrative support experience required. Four years of administrative experience preferred. Salary $31,894 - $42,244. Visit www.bowiestate.edu for full position details and application instructions. employer TYPESET: Wed Apr 02EEO/AA 15:27:19 EDT 2014 TYPESET: Wed Apr 02 15:29:08 EDT 2014 TECHNICAL SERVICES ACADEMIC ADVISOR LIBRARIAN CARROLL COMMUNITY CARROLL COMMUNITY COLLEGE has a full-time, COLLEGE has a full-time, 12 month position as an Aca12 month position as an demic Advisor beginning Technical Services LibrarJuly 1, 2014. Additional inian. Additional information formation may be obtained may be obtained at at www.carrollcc.edu. EOE/ www.carrollcc.edu. M/F TYPESET: Wed Apr 02 15:28:04 EDT 2014 EOE/M/F Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Development Officer II Energy Quality Assurance Officer Recruitment#: 14-004381-001 Filing Deadline: April 8, 2014, 11:59 pm Salary: $40,547-$64,536/year (Grade 15/base - step 20) Work that matters. DHCD is a national leader in the financing and development of affordable housing and community development lending. We now have a Development Officer II position available. The main purpose of this position is to provide technical support and assistance to the Housing and Building Energy Programs. The individual will also conduct lead paint and rehabilitation program inspections as needed. BPI Certification a plus. Please visit www.jobaps.com/md to read more about this position and to submit an online application. Please note that minimum qualifications ARE TYPESET: Wed Apr 02 15:29:30 EDT 2014 REQUIRED. EOE Producer-Board Operator Positions WCBM has an opening for a PT weekend producer. Experience preferred. Persons should be able to monitor transmitters, operate an audio console, screen calls, and edit audio. Send resumes to: WCBM, 1726 Reisterstown Rd. Suite 117, Baltimore, MD 21208 or to sean@wcbm.com. WCBM/WQLL IS AN EOE. Account Executive-WCBM-WQLL Radio Opening for a full time Sales Person. Energy and Self starter is what we are looking for. Knowledge of the Balto. Market a plus. Work with some of the best Conservative Talk show hosts in the country. See above to send resume attn: Niles Seaberg or email to nilestalk680@comcast.net

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