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Strengthening Civilian Review Board Key for Baltimore Delegation Preserving Education Funding Also a Priority

By Roberto Alejandro Special to the AFRO

Ferguson protestors rally at Gallery Place in D.C. Nov. 30.

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#CrimingWhileWhite

By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent

The deaths of several unarmed Black men at the hands of police officers and

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grand jury decisions to not indict them have set off a spate of protests in cities across the world--and on the Internet.

“This activism definitely indicates a palpable concern within a range of communities with these verdicts,” said Darnell Hunt,

an expert on race relations and director of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. “The fragility of Black life...that Black people, especially Black men, can be attacked and the people who Continued on A3

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Del. Curt Anderson of Baltimore’s 43rd District, Chair of the Baltimore City Delegation to Maryland’s House of Delegates.

Giving the recommendations of the civilian review board more teeth, and fighting to ensure that Baltimore’s education funding levels do not take a hard hit in light of the state’s budget shortfalls are some of the key items on the Baltimore City delegation’s legislative agenda heading into 2015, according to Del. Curt Anderson, chair of the Baltimore City delegation to Maryland’s House of Delegates.

“As it stands now, they don’t have the power to do anything,” said Anderson of the Civilian Review Board, which oversees misconduct allegations against the police from the community.

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Study: Grad Rates at HBCUs Are Disappointingly Low

By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent A recent analysis of Black graduation rates at a large group of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities by the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education found at least half had graduation rates of 34 percent or lower.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average national graduation rate is 59 percent while the average graduation rate for African-American college students is 37 percent.

Graduation rates are determined by examining the percentage of students who enroll and then obtain a bachelor’s degree within six years at the same institution. The JBHE ranking is based on four-year averages for Black students who entered a particular institution between 2004 and 2007.

Unsurprisingly, Spelman College in Atlanta

University in Nashville, with a rate of 52 percent.

Of the HBCUs in the Maryland-District of Columbia area, only Howard and Bowie State University (37 percent) had Black graduation rates above 34 percent.

Thirty-three percent of Black students who entered The University of Maryland-Eastern Shore graduated within six years and 30 percent at Morgan State. Coppin State University and the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) were among the –Earl Richardson seven institutions in the survey where less than one in five entering Black students earned a bachelor’s degree within six years In fourth place was Morehouse University, of with rates of 15 percent each.

Atlanta, where 55 percent of Black students who Higher education experts and people within the entered graduated within six years. And rounding off the top five—and the group of institutions with Continued on A6 Black graduation rates above 50 percent—was Fisk was ranked No. 1 with a Black graduation rate of 69 percent, followed by Howard University at 65 percent and Virginia’s Hampton University at 59 percent.

“If you don’t have the financial aid ...then you would not attract ...student body that would give you higher retention and graduation rates.”

Jamaican Woman Gains Historic Swimming Title

By Zenitha Prince Special to the AFRO Not even Alia Atkinson could believe the feat she had accomplished. Mouth agape in surprise, she stared at the scoreboard that acknowledged her historic victory in the 100m breaststroke at the world short course swimming championships.

The 25-year-old Jamaican went into the race as the second favorite to Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania. But Atkinson snatched the gold, not only equaling her 17-year-old rival’s world record of 1:02:36 but also making history as the first Black woman to hold a world title in the pool, and garnering the first gold medal in the sport for her Caribbean country.

“In the last 25m, I made sure the pull-out was the best, I really wanted to get that momentum coming up and I think I did that for the

District Bids Emotional ‘Goodbye’ to Marion Barry

By James Wright Special to the AFRO

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Alia Atkinson makes historic win. most part,” Atkinson told the official FINA website.

“While I was going up I realized I was catching up so I was just trying to get a good finish,” she added. “I’m not used to seeing my name up in No. 1 so it was kind of a shock, but a good one.”

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Thousands of District residents from all walks of life as well as members of Congress, clergymen and leaders of national organizations took time out of their lives to thank Marion Barry for his nearly 40 years of public service to the nation’s capital in three distinct events from Dec. 4-8.

Barry, who died at the United Medical Center on Nov. 23 at the age of 78, was remembered as a strong champion of Black businesses, senior citizens and young people.

Residents had the chance to celebrate his life at the John A. Wilson Building in Northwest on Dec. 4, the Temple of Praise church on Dec. 5 and at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Dec. 6.

“There has been no one like him in the District of Columbia and there will likely be no one like him ever again,” Jim Vance, an anchorman for News Channel 4 said on a special edition of “Reporter’s Roundtable” on Dec. 7.

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Barry’s body was in a casket with a bouquet of red roses and a kente cloth draped over it in the first floor foyer of the Wilson Building on Dec. 4.

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“For the last 10 years, my mother has been in either a nursing home or she’s been in a hospital,” Day told FOX 26.

“And the last few months, she was in a coma. What does this have to do with God? Why can’t I give my mother her last wish to be funeralized in a church that she loved so much?”

Preacher watchdog Tyrone Jacques, of PimpPreacher.com, said he met with Houston to urge him to change his mind, but was allegedly told by the minister that he could not change the church’s by-laws for someone who had not been a member for several years, and said Blair’s family members should have paid the tithes in her stead to “reserve her membership.”

Jacques even allegedly offered to pay for the funeral and Houston still said no, explaining, “Membership has its privileges.”

Day was appalled by the lack of compassion, telling FOX 26, “All they care about is getting money, money, money, money, money!”

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Actor Kristoff St. John (left) announced that his son Julian (right) committed suicide after battling mental illness.

Multiple Emmy Award-winning actor Kristoff St. John, along with his ex-wife Mia, announced on Twitter that their 24-year-old son, Julian committed suicide after battling mental illness.

“On November 23rd Kristoff St John and I lost our beautiful son, Julian St John. Our son was the light of our lives, an artist with a beautiful mind and spirit,” the grieving mother wrote. “He fought long and hard against an illness for which there is no cure. Unfortunately the pain became too great for him and I dare not say he lost the battle–he simply chose to set himself free. My fight for mental health will continue. They may not find a cure in my lifetime, but we can try and prevent the loss of another beautiful soul.”

Julian, a talented artist, had suffered from depression ever since he was a child and was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 18.

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder that may cause the people affected to hear voices other people don’t hear or to become paranoid. They could sit for hours without moving or talking, and when they do talk, they may not make sense.

For Julian St. John, the disorder led him to become homeless, he struggled with drug addiction and had problems with authorities, according to NewsOne. “He suffered from schizophrenia for many years and tragically lost his life just a few days before Thanksgiving, and two weeks before his 25th birthday,” St. John, an integral character on the “Young and Restless” for two decades, told ET. “His legacy will live on in our hearts and for those that continue to suffer from this insidious disease. We mourn the loss of our son, brother, artist poet, and a giant of a young man. A beautiful life gone much too soon. Julian will forever be remembered as he now takes flight with Angels.”

On Dec. 5, Julian would have celebrated his 25th birthday.

Instead, on that day he will be buried by friends and family.

Houston Pastor Says No Tithes, No Funeral

A 93-year-old Houston, Texas woman was denied burial by her longtime pastor due to what he deemed delinquent tithes.

“It was like the last insult in the world,” Barbara Day, daughter of the deceased Olivia Blair, told FOX 26.

Blair became a member of Fourth Missionary Baptist Church at the age of 43, spending almost 50 years with the congregation. When she died just before Thanksgiving after a sustained illness, the family contacted the church to make funeral arrangements. However, the pastor, the Rev. Walter Houston, said “absolutely not” due to the fact that Blair had not supported the church financially via her tithes in over a decade.

James, Kyrie, Nets in ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Shirts Joyce Banks This makes me respect these guys even more. If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything. Thank you my brothers for standing up.

AmosSamoita They should boycott all the games for the rest of the season. Both the NBA an NFL. That will send a strong statement.

Daniel Schley Thanks brothers for standing up and being heard.

This is definitely our fight. Our people. Demonstrations, Violence Go On in Bay Area Cities.

Amina Brooks Pray for us out here. These pigs are ridiculous. We protest peacefully and they act up first.

Calvin Thomas Whitehouse Those who aren’t letting it die down are asking for trouble. You’re going to piss off the wrong person.

So far with the protesting and looting you’ve not only burned buildings and blocked highways but you prevented people getting home to their families.

Malcolm Dennis Wint “I can’t breathe but I can boycott.” Let us engage them on the economic front, well within the law.

Let’s take back our hoods. Let us boycott all the non-black owned businesses in our neighborhoods. This out to be us the respect that we seek!

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Hand Dancing is Baltimore’s Official Dance Baltimore City Council presented a resolution to Lewis Neal and a few other representatives of the Hand Dance community, Dec. 4, declaring Hand Dancing and the Fred Astaire as the Official Dances of Baltimore City.

Frank Ross, a noted dance historian, was also present for the proclamation and that wasn’t all. The celebration continued well into the evening at the Forest Park Senior Center on Liberty Heights Avenue.

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On hand for the presentation are Council person Mary Pat Clarke, Marsha Turner, Brenda Maple, Frank Ross, Frances Thomas, Anthony Jones, Leslie Mallory, Lewis Neal, Council President Bernard “Jack� Young, Linda Allen, and Al Johnson.

#CrimingWhileWhite Continued from A1

perpetrate these killings get away without an indictment speak to the existing racial problems in our society.�

Cyberactivsm has defined this new movement.

Thousands have taken to Twitter and other social platforms, trending hashtags such as #Can’tBreathe, #HandsUpDontShoot and #BlackLivesMatters, which speak to the public’s outrage with the blatant injustice of the United State’s justice system.

But there’s a new, somewhat different, hashtag on the scene-#CrimingWhileWhite-which draws attention to the inconsistencies and double standards in the system. #CrimingWhileWhite is sort of the flipside to #BlackLivesMatter, said Lester Spence, political analyst, Johns Hopkins University. “If #BlackLivesMatter is an attempt to say Black people are human too and should be

treated fairly as citizens, #CrimingWhileWhite is making public the concept of White privilege,� he said. “It enriches the conversation.�

And the concept is being publicized by those in the best position to know about White privilege--Whites. “Arrested for DUI, cop took me to drive through ATM so I’d have money to bail myself out. #crimingwhilewhite,� wrote a Twitter user with the handle @Dr24hours.

User Alex Halpern posted, “Played with realistic toy guns my entire childhood, wherever we wanted. #CrimingWhileWhite,� referencing the recent cop killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland. “I was 20. Stopped by cop at gas station.

Under the influence & underage. He flirted with me then let me drive home. #CrimingWhileWhite,� tweeted Cassie Fox. “My 13yo son and his friends were loitering

Swimming Title Continued from A1

Two days before, on Day 2 of the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships in Doha, Qatar, the 50m breaststroke finished in reverse, with Atkinson claiming silver to Meilutyte’s gold.

This is not the first competitive meeting between the pair. The swimmers battled it out in the pool at the London Olympics, where the Lithuanian won gold in the 100m and the Jamaican star came in fourth.

Atkinson joins fellow Caribbean native Enith Brigitha in the history-making annals of the sport. Brigitha, born in Curaçao, represented the Netherlands in international contests during the 1970s, when she became the first Black woman to earn world records in swimming.

Brigitha won four bronze medals in the 1973 and 1975 world championships and took bronze medals in both the 100m and 200m freestyle events at the 1976 Montreal Olympics behind two East German winners, who later admitted to doping, according to Sports-Reference.com.

at Walgreens recently.

Only his black friend got searched for shoplifting. ~ #CrimingWhileWhite,� wrote Dave Hoover.

Howard University political analyst Michael Fauntroy said he doesn’t buy into the significance of this movement since it simply acknowledges an ugly and well-known reality. “I don’t think it is that big a deal because we already knew that. It is like acknowledging the sun is in the sky every morning,� he said.

Hunt, the UCLA race relations expert said #CrimingWhileWhite help explain, for example, the disparate perceptions of the situation in Ferguson, Mo., where Darren Wilson, a White officer, was not charged for killing unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown. “When you’re White you see the police as a force to protect and to serve. When you’re Black you see the police as an occupying force,� he said. “We’re talking about divergent realities.�

Acknowledging White privilege is “fundamental� to aligning those realities and fostering true racial reconcilation, Hunt added. “The problem is this nation has never really atoned for slavery or the oppression of Black, Brown and Native American people,� he said. “And until we atone for the past and acknowledge what’s happening in the present, I don’t think we’ll be on the same page; we’ll be talking past each other.�

All the experts agree that this new tide of activism will mean nothing if the movement does not outlast the moment and translate into concrete change. “It is one thing to have the tools to engage, but ultimately, we need to have that activism result in change,� Fauntroy said. And it begins with activism at the ballot box in 2016, he added. “These troubling policies are there because officials put them in place. So we can’t change the policies without changing the officials.�

Spence, however, said the new level of advocacy and outspokeness among the younger generation is, itself, a

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Review Board Continued from A1

the AFRO recently at a restaurant in his 43rd district, discussing the Baltimorespecific items the delegation has authority over and will pursue, as well as his thoughts on some statewide issues, including amendments to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights, and legalization of marijuana.

Anderson says they will push to give Baltimore’s Civilian Review Board the subpoena power it currently lacks, an absence that has led to many criticisms that the board rarely accomplishes an accurate telling of the events it investigates. It is also necessary, Anderson says, to find a mechanism by which the review board’s recommendations will have greater authority. “I don’t think we can make [the board’s] recommendations mandatory on the police commissioner, but it’s going to be somewhere in that area, because otherwise, what’s the point in having it?� said Anderson. significant accomplishment. “We’re talking about tens of thousands of students across the country and hundreds of thousands of students around the world who now know there is a space to protest and that they don’t have to keep their mouth shut if they see something wrong,� he said. “I hope this leads to institutional change,� he added, “but even if it does not, this has been tremendous.�

Asked whether he thought Baltimore’s City Council should be given more direct legal authority over the Baltimore Police Department (BPD), a sticking point in the council’s recent attempts to pass legislation requiring BPD officers to wear body cameras, Anderson gave an enthusiastic, “No,� saying the council’s body camera bill itself weighs against granting it more direct authority over the BPD, a state agency. “The bill itself is absolutely inadequate, not thought out, and spur of the moment,� said Anderson.

With respect to body cameras, which is not a Baltimore specific agenda item, Anderson says the only thing the General Assembly is likely to do is to set uniform statewide parameters for their usage, so that all jurisdictions that adopt the technology are operating under the same policies and procedures for their use.

He says we may also see amendments to the state’s wire tap statute to clear the way for implementation of police-worn body cameras.

Preserving the city’s level of public education funding will also be a priority for the Baltimore delegation, especially in light of the state’s budget shortfall.

Anderson says there is an established formula designed to ensure adequate education funding for historically underfunded school districts, but that the O’Malley administration set a bad precedent where the formula is concerned.

“We don’t want to see that [formula] undermined, although O’Malley has already set a precedent by not funding it the way it should’ve been funded a couple times during his administration,� said Anderson. “I’m sure Republicans noticed that and said, ‘Well, if O’Malley can do it, why can’t we do it?’�

Returning to broader, statewide law enforcement issues, Anderson says he sees marijuana legalization coming to Maryland in 2016, but that he will submit a bill this session to that end nonetheless. “It’s a legalization, a tax and taxation, and regulation of marijuana. We would have quality control on the type of marijuana that is being grown, overseen by a marijuana board, probably an extension of the board that exists now for medical marijuana; we’d have growers in the state of Maryland, licensed by Maryland, paying a tax to the comptroller, and then retailers who buy from those growers also paying a retail tax fee, and the parameters by which they can sell, to whom they can sell; and the tax that we would level per sale on marijuana,� said Anderson.

The bill would also likely contain a rider granting expungements to anyone convicted of simple possession over a period, perhaps 10 years, prior to legalization says Anderson. ralejandro@afro.com

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson Flag draped coffin being removed by police honor guard

The Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant, pastor of the Empowerment Temple

The Rev. Zina Pierre, Temple of Praise

Attorney General Eric Holder

Tyrone Parker from Concerned Black Men

Cora Barry is escorted from the service

Clergy from near and far spoke about Barry’s legacy

Marion Christopher Barry Jr., Mayor Marion Barry's son

The choir celebrated a life well lived

Worshippers of all ages, color and creed came in tribute

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COMMUNITY CONNECTION perfection for the holidays, the B&O Railroad Museum, and historic Hollins Market. The national Historic Landmark, H.L. Mencken House, will also be open on the tour and open to the public for this very special occasion.

Tickets for the 29th Annual Cookie Tour will be available on the day of the tour, starting at 11a.m. at 1401 Hollins Street, 21223 where the tour starts. Attendees can also purchase tickets ahead of time online at www.union-square.us/cookietour. For additional information, visit the website or contact the Cookie Tour Committee at UnionSquareAssociation@gmail.com.

New Cybersecurity Institute for CCBC Essex

On Dec. 3, CCBC unveiled its new Cybersecurity Institute, a $1.5 million project that includes expanded classroom space, additional equipment and an online infrastructure that allows for more students in the Cybersecurity program. The Cybersecurity Institute is based on the Essex campus and gives students hands-on experience through the use of real-time Cybersecurity attack-and-defend simulations. Approximately 300 students entered CCBC’s Cybersecurity program last year.

“This new Cybersecurity Institute is just one example of the amazing richness of the programs we offer at CCBC,” said CCBC President Sandra Kurtinitis. “We give students the education and training they need to move on and get a great career. Students who go through CCBC’s Cybersecurity

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Cybersecurity students Institute will be well educated and well-trained and will be able to take on the next challenge – be it earning a bachelor’s degree or going straight to work – and will be able to compete with anyone.”

Historic Union Square Cookie Tour Celebrates 29th Year

Union Square has what it thinks is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season: delicious cookies, overflowing Christmas decorations, idyllic turn of the 20th century homes

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No Baltimore holiday season is complete without the Kennedy Krieger Festival of Trees, held Nov. 28-30, at the Maryland State Fairgrounds.

Kynole and Logan liked the face painting station.

– all to be found on their 29th Annual Cookie Tour. This year’s event will take place on Dec. 14. Residents will provide tours to over 20 homes while serving their favorite holiday cookies.

The tour showcases the unique architecture and character of this historic neighborhood, as well as its ongoing renaissance.

This self-guided tour will allow for immersion in the aromas, sights, and sounds of the holidays in one of Baltimore’s oldest neighborhoods while enjoying the hospitality of the neighborhood’s residents. Francis Rahl, Union Square resident for over 30 years and past president of the Union Square Association says “The tour displays the charm and distinct beauty of the neighborhood, while education visitors about part of Baltimore’s History.”

Truly a unique experience, Union Square is famous for its pre and post-Civil War architecture and distinctive homes that have maintained the original Italianate style both inside and out. The neighborhood is marked by period street lamps, brick sidewalks and stately row homes. Many homes boast ten to fourteen-foot ceilings, beautiful wood floors and detailed plaster walls. Others offer visitors a chance to see the creative renovations beings done in the neighborhood. Highlights of the area include the Union Square Park, which features a Victorian era fountain and restored gazebo trimmed to tinsel

Anne Arundel County Midler to Speak for 34th Dr. King Breakfast

Ticket sales are underway for the 34th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast, Jan. 19, at Anne Arundel Community College. For the first time, this year’s guest speaker is a middle school student, Katherine Hernandez Marroquin.

Doors open at 7:30 a.m., and the program begins at 8 a.m. in the David S. Jenkins Gymnasium on the Arnold campus, 101 College Parkway. Participants are asked to donate canned goods as part of a food drive sponsored by breakfast cosponsors, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, for neighbors in need.

The event honors six community members who best represent the spirit of the late Dr. King and also works to reinforce Dr. King’s message to the youth of the community.

Please reserve tickets or RSVP by Jan. 9, 2014. Tickets cost $35 each or $350 for a table for 10. Make checks payable to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Committee and mail to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Courtesy photo Committee, c/o Erica Matthews, P.O. Box 1951, Annapolis, Md. 21404.

The guest speaker Breakfast proceeds support scholarships at the 34th annual and help maintain Maryland’s only Dr. Martin Luther memorial to Dr. King, which is located King Jr. Memorial on AACC’s Arnold campus.

Breakfast will For tickets or information, contact be Katherine Eugene Peterson at 301-538-0887 or Hernandez Erica Matthews at 443-761-9734.

Marroquin.

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Continued from A1 HBCU community said the findings were not surprising.

“On the surface, these findings would be a surprise and a source of dismay for some,” said Johnny Taylor Jr., president and CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, which represents many of the nation’s public HBCUs. But, he added, this is reflective of the status quo – and for good reason.

“If someone asks me is it realistic that HBCUs would graduate 80 percent of its students I would say no. It is simply not consistent with our mission,” Taylor added.

“HBCUs on average admit students with a different profile from majority institutions.”

Other experts agreed. “One of the things that is important to understand about Black colleges is that most of them enroll students from lowincome families [and] income correlates with graduation rates,” said Marybeth Gasman, a professor of higher education at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Penn Center for MinorityServing Institutions.

Many also tend to have open enrollments, accepting students who are “underprepared and who

have been failed by the K-12 system,” Gasman added.

Conversely, majority institutions – and even the top-ranked HBCUs on the list – tend to have more selective admission processes and to attract more students from affluent and middle-class families.

And there are other defining characteristics.

In explaining why UDC ranked so low in the JBHE compilation, for example, Acting Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Rachel Petty told the AFRO: “Urban, commuter, and community colleges have had historically low graduation rates, and UDC has all of those attributes.”

More than 50 percent of UDC’s 5,118 students attend its community college, which “tend to have a higher percentage of older, working students, and also have higher dropout and ‘stop-out’ rates, as well as more students with families. All of these characteristics translate into higher attrition rates and lower graduation rates because these students have more competing priorities,” Petty added.

Disparities in funding and vestiges of segregation such as program duplication also place HBCUs at an unfair disadvantage, others said.

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immediate past president of Morgan State University, said funding is “a major factor” in attracting a well-balanced mix of high-achieving and underachieving students and providing necessary infrastructure and resources to boost student success. But HBCUs often get the short end of the funding stick, making them less competitive.

“If you don’t have program inventory – which our Black schools tend to lack; if you don’t have attractive and modern facilities; if you don’t have the financial aid to help students afford school, then you would not attract that balanced student body that would give you higher retention and graduation rates,” Richardson said.

Those concerns were part of a lawsuit filed against Maryland by the Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education, advocates for Maryland’s HBCUs, against the state.

“The lawsuit is saying because of the neglect by the state in making its HBCUs comparable and competitive with White institutions it has indeed violated the Constitution of the United States because it has continued to perpetuate a dual system for Black students and White students.”

For these and other reasons, rankings like JBHE’s and the current metric for determining graduation rates can be “problematic,” especially when not offered in context, Gasman said.

“If this gets into the hands of people who don’t care about HBCUs or don’t understand the greater role of HBCUs this information could be misused,” she said. “…The gains that these schools make

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Gasman, a leading HBCU authority, said she has offered an alternative evaluation model that considers input as well as output. “I think it is important that our community not waste its time comparing itself to the Harvards – we don’t have the same resources; we don’t have the same history,” Taylor said.

“There is a lot of heavy lifting that we as an HBCU community take on to prepare [ill-prepared enrollees] academically for college and then to get them through college,” he added. “The type of effort and energy that comes from catching up a student that comes to college not ready for college, if you get them to

graduate, you’ve done a great job.”

Taylor did concede that HBCUs can do better, however. “Every one of our institutions should be graduating more than 30 percent of its students. If an HBCU is not graduating at least that number of students, it is only fair that taxpayers and other underwriters question if it is a good investment,” he said.

HBCUs need to “do whatever it takes,” including implementing better academic and social interventions as soon as a student lands on campus, in order to ensure their success, Taylor said.

Solutions also begin at the top, he continued, as

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a two-time presidential candidate, was joined by D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (D),) present and former D.C. Council members, U.S. Reps. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and John Lewis (D-Ga.), and members of the Barry family, at a ceremony at the Wilson Building. After the ceremony, people were allowed in the building to greet council members who were available and stand in front of the casket to reflect on Barry in a personal manner.

“I am here to share a special moment with my friend,” Willie Jolley, one of the nation’s leading motivational speakers, said. “Marion Barry stood for courage and tenacity. That’s what made him a superstar.”

Outside the Wilson Building, vendors were selling t-shirts, buttons and posters with Barry’s likeness on them. Floyd Myers Sr., a retired police officer and real estate entrepreneur, said that Barry would not have had any problem with what the vendors were doing.

“Barry was all about helping Black people get into business,” Myers said. “He was responsible for shaping the District of Columbia for what it is now. I use to guard him as a member of his police detail and he taught me a lot of things about how this city runs and how to do business in this city.”

Barry’s son, Christopher, could be seen shaking hands with people visiting his father’s casket. His stepsister, Lalanya Masters, said that Barry’s family was pleased with the outpouring of affection for the late mayor and council member.

“This is a wonderful reflection on him,” she said. “It is poetic justice that my stepfather passed away just when things are taking place in Ferguson, [Mo.] and the death of Eric Garner.”

On Dec. 5, Barry’s casket was put into a car and driven through Ward 6 via Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E. to Ward 8. D.C. Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser (D) and her staff joined thousands of people standing along the street to observe the car carrying Barry and she blew a kiss to it.

When Barry’s car got on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, S.E., people stepped from the sidewalk to the street to touch it. Cora Masters Barry and Christopher got out of the car to greet the residents.

Longtime Ward 8 advisory neighborhood commissioner Mary Cuthbert remembered her friend.

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HBCUs need to do a better job of attracting and retaining talent among its faculty and administration – and then removing the governance issues that often drive them away.

“We need to find the best talent and then let them do what they are best at. Too many people are on the board but want to be president,” the HBCU advocate said. “I can’t tell you the number of talented leaders who want to give back to the HBCU community but refuse to be entangled with poor governance. And all of that trickles down into the ability to retain good faculty, to attract students and ultimately affects graduation rates.”

“Marion Barry called this meeting and we are in order,” Cuthbert, who is the chairman of her commission, said. “There are two items on the agenda, to say thank you and farewell.”

During the eulogy, Temple of Praise Bishop Glen Staples said Barry was “one of the nation’s greatest civil rights leaders.”

On Dec. 6, thousands of people filled the convention center to listen to speakers praise the late mayor. Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan thanked Barry for his support of the successful 1995 Million Man March that took place on the National Mall.

“The Million Man March could never have happened in any other city at any other time than in Washington, D.C. at the time of Marion Barry,” said Farrakhan.

There were video tributes by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and civil rights leader Julian Bond. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) and Gray made remarks and Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker, in his speech, said that Barry gave him his first real job.

“And every time I would see him, he would remind me of that,” Baker said.

Gray was joined, as he spoke, by former D.C. Mayors Sharon Pratt and Anthony Williams and Newark, N.J. Mayor Ras Baraka.

Former D.C. Council Chairman Sterling Tucker and Mendelson spoke along with Bowser and former D.C. Council member Charlene Drew Jarvis on what Barry meant to the city and the council.

R. Donahue Peebles, who is considered one of the wealthiest African Americans in the country, said –Jim Vance that Barry made the District “the mecca of African-American entrepreneurship.”

“Barry created the Black middle class in Washington,” Peebles said. “If it were not for him, I would not be the nation’s largest African-American real estate developer.”

“People would do terrible things to him and he would forgive,” Cora Barry said. “He was not fake. He had a pure heart.”

Social media provided another avenue for grievers to express their gratitude for Barry. The late mayor’s twitter account was transformed into a forum for remembrance.

Barry’s public relations team constantly tweeted about various memorial services, retweeting reflective posts and quotes along with the coverage of his official funeral service.

After the five-hour memorial, a processional took Barry’s body to the Congressional Cemetery, where he is interned.

“There has been no one like him in the District of Columbia and there will likely be no one like him ever again.”

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EDITORIAL

The Drama Unfolding Around the Real Bill Cosby There are so, so, many women. They all tell similar horrifying stories of being drugged and sexually assaulted

by Bill Cosby, a man who found fame and fortune playing a Black doctor with an upper class family on television nearly 30 years ago.

The man he played—Cliff Huxtable—was a rarity on network television in those days. A Black man in a successful, happy, intact family was something to be pointed to with pride and admiration. He presented an ideal and made it seem attainable.

And while in his later years Cosby has become equally known for his fatherly lectures to Black youth about pulling up

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their pants and staying in school, the values of Cliff Huxtable the father, have been a continuous positive reinforcement for our community through his TV re-runs.

And now? The current number of women who say Bill Cosby drugged and raped them is somewhere around 20 (It is hard to pin down the exact number because some of them have chosen to remain anonymous). The assaults are alleged to have taken place in hotels, talk show dressing rooms, his home and various locales across the country.

It may take a long time before we know what Cosby has actually done, if ever. Our image of Cosby has nevertheless been tarnished, not only by the magnitude of the alleged

occurrences, but also by the possibility that the long held image of him being a Cliff Huxtable—like Black personality that has inspired generations of our community for years, has been nothing more then an act.

Like many, it is hard for us to believe that everything we are hearing is true. However; as we continue to witness this unfortunate and often ugly drama unfold, of who the real Bill Cosby may be, we cannot help but feel sorrow for his real-life family and friends who, like the rest of us, are forced to come to grips with the possible realization that Cosby, the actor, has effectively played a convincing role and we, his audience, in addition to being entertained by him--have also sadly been mislead, and indeed tricked.

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In September of 1955 Mamie Till allowed Jet David Miller magazine to print the badly decomposed photo of her son Emmett Till on the front cover. Till’s image on the Jet cover sparked outrage across the United States. Many Americans asked the same questions we are asking today when faced with a multitude of cases over the past 20 years of unarmed Black men and boys being killed by the police and vigilantes.

How can White America and the police take the life of an 11-year-old boy? Till was murdered by two well-known White male residents, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, in Money, Mississippi. Both were found not guilty of the kidnaping and murder of Till, a Chicago native.

While Till’s death took place 60 years ago, his murder represents the same racial profiling and violence taking place today that impacts Black men and boys at the hands of police and vigilantes.

The Staten Island District Attorney stunned a large segment of the country, Dec. 3, when he announced that a Grand Jury opted not to indict New York police officer Daniel Pantoleo for choking Eric Garner to death. Garner’s death was captured on film by a local bystander. Within hours of the murder, the video-recorded execution went viral on social media platforms. Millions of Americans watched Garner—a 43-year-old father of six—beg for his life on film. Garner uttered, “I can’t breathe.” He cried out eleven times while being choked to death by the very people we expect to protect and serve citizens.

Brown and Garner are now added to a long list of unarmed Black males who have fallen victim to police brutality. John Crawford of Ohio, Ezell Ford of Los Angeles, and Dante Parker of Victorville, Calif. are just a few of the Black men who have been killed by the police but have not received a great deal of media attention over the last several months.

With President Barack Obama hailing as the first AfricanAmerican in the White House, with Eric Holder the first African-American Attorney General and more AfricanAmerican elected officials than we have ever had, there is still a culture of aggressive policing that victimizes our sons, grandsons, husbands and neighbors in the African-American community.

These ongoing incidents across the country speak to larger

societal issues related to race in America. It is like a never-ending bad nightmare that unarmed Black men and boys are still subjected to the unconscionable conduct of the police that results in death on video in 2014. The deaths of Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis illustrate a clear pattern of bias and a failure to recognize young Black males as human beings who contribute daily to society.

The issue for me is far greater and more complex than simply outfitting officers with body cameras or increasing training for officers. The issue of unarmed Black men being killed is morally wrong and cannot be addressed solely by legislative mandates.

As a Black father, I expect police officers and American society to recognize the “humanity” of my son and other Black men and boys. In interviews with Darren Wilson, the officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, he referred to the 18-year-old Black male as a “demon” and a “monster.” Wilson’s characterization sheds light on the lens through which many White Americans view young Black males.

While most police officers are decent hard-working men and women, all too often young Black males are confronted by police officers who are already intimidated by Black males.

Many times the fear that police have of Black males leads to unlawful arrests, brutality and even murder.

Much discussion will occur over the next few months and years regarding civilian review boards and body cameras.

However, it is imperative to elevate the conversation to ensure that America realizes that “Black lives matter.” Each of these

incidents should be a wake-up call for parents, community leaders, clergy and other organizations concerned about children.

Finally, the following are three actions steps for Black parents: 1. Talk with children about encounters with the police 2. Identify opportunities to watch the news and discuss incidents of police brutality and vigilante acts in real time.

3. Assure your children that they are safe and give them an opportunity to communicate when they do not feel comfortable about what they hear on the news or witness in the community.

David Miller is a husband, father and author of several books including “Dare To Be King: What If the Prince Lives?

A Survival Workbook for African American Males.

Baltimore Lessons to be Learned from Ferguson and Brooklyn Baltimore City continues to engage its citizens in dialogue about the civil treatment of it residents.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake has taken some bold steps to elevate the distrust of citizens of the police. The recent curfew statute that went into effect in the City this year was rolled out with a great deal of community input and awareness. In every councilmatic district, community forums were held to enlighten members of the community of its impact.

With the recent national events involving law enforcement and their negligence pertaining to the protection of citizens and their rights, it is important that Baltimore City bands together to put an end to such unfortunate circumstances in our city.

With this, we must work as a unit to ensure that our citizens are aware of the rights they are entitled to and we must hold law enforcement to high standards trusting that they are here to protect and serve while still holding them accountable for their actions knowing that they have received adequate training to deal with the most challenging circumstances.

The Issue: 1. Overall lack of legal transparency on the part of law enforcement in these cases.

• This results in difficulty finding legal and just responses to arrest-related deaths.

• According to a Supreme Court Ruling of 1989 the test of excessive legal force is whether the police officer “reasonably” believed that the force used was “necessary.” These terms are clearly subjective and in fact each of the 17,000 law enforcement agencies in the U.S set their own standards of

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what they considered “reasonable and necessary.”

• Additionally, the exact statistics on arrest-related deaths is unclear because it is self- reported by law enforcement agencies. The FBI reports that there are about 400 deaths per year nationwide while private researchers and journalists report closer to 1000 per year nationwide. In fact the Department of Justice stopped publicly releasing statistics on arrest-related deaths after 2009. In addition, While Congress required in 1994 the Attorney General to acquire data about the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers and publish it yearly, this has not happened regularly.

Solution • One proposed solution is the use of body cams on police officers. In the town of Rialto, Calif., body cams were introduced in February 2012 and in the first year complaints filed against officers fell by 88 percent and the use of force fell by 60 percent. We know that Baltimore is a much more populous city; however, body cams are still a preventative and legal tool. Some opponents of body cams have cited cost as a concern; however, when taking the total cost of lawsuits and legal fees into consideration cameras will pay for themselves in about two years. Baltimore City citizens have paid $11.5 million (from 102 civil suits) over the past four years on lawsuits and legal fees for law enforcement; that is an average of $2.8 million a year. In addition to the $11.5 million from taxpayers’ funds, the police department paid $285,000 to a consultant who ultimately recommended that Commissioner Anthony Batts begin a body cam trial here in Baltimore City.

When adding actual figures, the body cams will cost $2.7 million for all officers (that’s $900 per cam for 3000 officers);

with that the body cams will pay for themselves rapidly.

• Another solution is additional quality police training through partnerships with organizations outside of BCPD. An example of this is Behavioral Emergency Service Team (BEST), which was incorporated into Police Academy Training in 2010, and recently expanded its services to precincts and additional law enforcement this year. BEST trains officers to respond accordingly and appropriately to individuals with mental health issues and refer them to appropriate extensive services after initial intervention with law enforcement. This will in turn decrease the likelihood of an unfortunate incident because these police are trained to be compassionate and resourceful to a certain group rather than generalize them and act out of reflex. This is a primarily new program that should be impactful in the long run if efficiently operated.

• Overall a solution that will be very impactful is to update and implement policies and laws that mandate the transparency and accountability of law enforcement. The citizen review board needs to have more powers to enforce its mandate. It has become apparent that while there are laws demanding police be responsible and honest by asking they report incidents and allowing them to self-report, it is obviously not fulfilled regularly.

Baltimore we can do better and must; the civil rights of all our citizens are to be protected. We are still a nation of laws even if we are not at the point of a post racial society.

J. Howard Henderson is president and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Urban League.

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Feeding Your Face

By Valecia Weeks Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times They say that you are the food that you eat. Well, what if I told you that you are the food that you wear? Today there is a new trend and it includes “slathering” food on your face. It’s been proven that taking natural foods from the very kitchen that we eat from and using them as topical treatments can keep our skin looking healthy and pretty. Just imagine how attractive you

HEALTH

will look when you spread natural honey all over your face and sprinkle dried oatmeal on it…a look to die for. Well, below are some foods that can be used to do just that: Honey – Not just any ol’ store bought honey but the “real thang.” If you can, find some locally produced, raw honey that has not been pasteurized. Because it is unprocessed, raw honey

has antimicrobial and antibacterial properties, which are great for keeping your skin clean and clear from blemishes as well as acne. It is said that raw honey was used during World War II on open wounds to keep them clear from infection. Honey is also a natural agent which seals in moisture and keeps your skin hydrated.

Egg – Both the egg yolks and the egg whites are wonder for your skin. The yellow yolks have a high level of vitamin A, which aids in the skin repairing itself. It also contains an agent called lecithin that softens skin. The whites of the egg contain over 40 proteins, as well as an abundance of water and can be used to help tighten the skin.

Yogurt or Milk – both of these contain lactic acid. This type of acid acts as an excellent exfoliant. The vitamin-B in these dairy products also provides additional antioxidant benefits for the skin. Adding a little ground nutmeg to your yogurt or milk exfoliant can give you a natural microdermabrasion treatment.

Lemons – or grapefruit, or oranges, or even kiwi can help clear extra oil from the skin. For those who are bothered with dark spots, this may be your answer. Rubbing citrus fruit on

your skin’s dark spots supposedly will brighten the skin tone.

The acid in citrus fruit works as an exfoliant that helps the cells regenerate. It is important to use a moisturizer after using foods high in acid on your face so that the important oils that have been stripped from skin will be replaced.

Oatmeal – When oatmeal is ground into a fine powder, it is great for anti-inflammatory skin treatment, which makes it exceptionally good for skin disorders such as eczema.

When it is mixed with water or a natural healthy oil, it can be made into a paste and placed on the affected area.

Sugar: Sugar is a great exfoliant and helps you get rid of the dry skin patches. Mix with a little olive oil for best overall results.

Oils: The oil cleansing method is quickly becoming a must-do for problem skin. As strange as it sounds, it’s even recommended for oily skin.

The oil cleansing method (OCM) is based upon the concept that oil attracts oil and suggests that castor oil become the basis for cleaning. By using castor

oil on the skin, you are pulling the nasty hard oil your skin produced away from your skin and replacing with good healthy oil that repairs your skin. To get the most benefit, castor oil should be mixed with another oil.

• For oily skin, use sunflower or sweet almond oil.

• For dry skin, use avocado or apricot kernel oil • For normal skin, use grape seed or jojoba oil.

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Spouses of deceased musicians, Dr. A. Lois De Laine, Yvette Bradbie with Sandi Mallory, On Air Host, WEAA FM Morgan State University, Ethel Williams, president, Jazz Heritage Foundation of Baltimore.

Can you think of a better way to spend a fall Saturday evening than to enjoy great jazz and good food with other avid music lovers?

The Jazz Heritage Foundation of Baltimore held a concert with the Tom Williams Quintet, featuring Antonio Hart, saxophonist who attended the Baltimore School for the Arts and is now a full professor at Queens College, City University of New York.

During the intermission, two active members of the Jazz Heritage Foundation of Baltimore, Powhatan Sterling Bradbie “BRAD” and Dr. Thomas H. De Laine “DEX” who recently passed away less than two months of each other, were honored for their contributions to the society of jazz. The Jazz Heritage Foundation “has suffered a tremendous loss,” according to Ethel Williams, president.

Bradbie wrote, composed and played jazz as a pianist. He produced his own CD, “Now and Then” which was released in 2012. He organized annual jazz concerts for many years in Lusby, Maryland known as “Jazz Down by the Riverside.”

Dr. De Laine, performer, music educator, conductor, lecturer, and adjudicator was an ardent supporter of jazz, who also performed with many notable artists in DC, Virginia, Baltimore.

Hassan Abdullah, Mufee Mulagin, Jerome Ward

Jazz Heritage Board members Joyce McGlaughlin, secretary with Ethel S. Williams, president

Daughters of Powhatan Sterling Bradbie are Janis Bradbie, Judy Bradbie-Munoz, Cheryl L. Skinner

Jazz Heritage members are Kimberly Simmons, Barbara Dyson

Jazz lovers Ione Williams and Jim Williams

Dr. Thomas De Laine's family, daughters Kimberleigh De Laine and Chandra De Laine Jackson with son-in-law Ellsworth Jackson

Joan Belt and Gloria Miller Jazz Heritage board members, Mark Dyson, acting vice president with Melvin D. Warren

Roger Warren, Margaret Warren, Murriel Johnson, Deborah Smith

Zoe Rideout and Sylvia Dickerson

Regular jazz patrons are Dr. David and Norma Scott

Shirley and Talmadge Hill

Linda West and Marcella Goodall

Listening to the sounds of jazz are Stan and Betty Gilmer

Regular jazz patrons are Shirley Holly, Lori Graham, Laurence Holly

Powhatan Sterling Bradbie’s family is Allilia Price, Philip Sadler Jr., Yvette Bradbie (wife) and Philip Sadler Sr.

Residents of the Liberty Senior Center enjoying the jazz concert are Alice Murphy, Eva Bowers, Shirley Chandler, Janet Carney

Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine

Hall of Fame Inductee, Jimmy Briscoe and The Little Beavers, later known as Jimmy Briscoe and the Beavers was a 1970s singing group

The 2nd League and Hall of Fame Awards Celebration brought together childhood friends, schoolmates, entrepreneurs and neighbors from the Cherry Hill community to recognize leaders and mentors who have excelled in various careers. The Hall of Fame inductees are Judge William H. “Billy” Murphy Jr., Jimmy Briscoe & The Little Beavers, Commissioner Leonard Hamm, Bishop Walter Scott Thomas Sr. and Lenny Loggins.

The Legend Award winners included athletes who played in the Major Leagues, the coaches who mentored the neighborhood children, entrepreneurs who owned the corner grocery stores, cleaners, and the ministers who provided spiritual guidance for those worshipping in the Cherry Hill community.

The atmosphere was one of a great family reunion with hugs and kisses, and everyone glad to see Del. Melvin Stukes, Legend each other, in some case, after a really long Award Winner absence.

The proceeds will go towards future events and construction of The Cherry Hill Wall of Hall of Fame Inductee Fame.

Leonard Hamm, Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety at Coppin State University

Jewel Wells, Gerald Griffin, Clevette Chandler, Alexia Clifton Bernadette Ballard and Burnett Davis Legend Award Winner Trench “Trenny” Davis and from 1970-1974 he played with the Elite Giants baseball team

Daughters Jacqueline Smothers and Sabrina Boddy accepted the Legend Award for their deceased father Melvin Smothers

Leroy Loggins, former professional basketball player was inducted into the Hall of Fame; Kerry Eugene Hamilton, Legend Award Winner

William Ballard Jr., Alvin Rawlings, Jean Rawlings Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine

Danielle Johnson, Myrtle Agent, Edward Williams Family members of Leroy Loggins from Argentina are Lily Madden, Chicka Madden, Peyton Carny

Linda Queen and Diane Sydnor Helen Pat Reed-Rowe, US Ambassador (retired) with brother Alvin Reed

Legend Award winner Tony “Pumpkin” Carter (third from left). He played basketball for Coppin State College in the 1975-76 and 1976-77 seasons and helped lead the Eagles to the 1976 NAIA National Championship

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Capt. Henry Fowlkes with Commodore Jean Lockett, first female commodore

In celebration of its 60th anniversary, the Neptune Yacht Club held its Commodore Ball, Nov. 8 at Martin’s West in Baltimore.

A group of proud and distinguished African-American men officially organized the Neptune Yacht Club, May 15, 1954, and it was incorporated in Maryland on Jan. 14, 1955. In 1999 the club was accepted into the prestigious Chesapeake Bay Yacht Clubs Association.

In addition to furthering the exposure of African Americans to boating,

the club sponsors programs on boating safety and seamanship. Also the club remains involved with supporting community activities, including contributing to various charities and scholarship funds.

Over the years, planned cruises have taken their members to various ports on the Chesapeake Bay and beyond.

2014 Chesapeake Princess, Katie Lindsay Ackneil Muldrow, Ruth Muldrow, Carol Matthews, Capt. Richard Matthews

Capt. Charles Brown, Capt. Marshall Brown, Phillipa Brown, Pamela Neal

Laurie Williams, Enoch Williams, Coyan Lewis, Tammi Togans

Jeff Miller, Yvonne Miller, Susie Parron

Angela Carroll, Tyrone Carroll, Valerie McGhee

Walter and Queen Carr

Dr. Edward Hunt, Dr. Marian Davis Foster, Capt. .Billy Davis Horace and Jean Mosby, Seafarers Yacht Club, Annapolis

Mary and Capt. Alvin Hemphill, Capt.

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Earlene and Otis Watts

Norma Ford, Princess De'Asia Ellis, Tina Queen Rodney Gibson and Aundra Carter

Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine

Honoree Edith Evans Bruce at her 90th Birthday Celebration

2014 Neptune Yacht Princess De'Asia Ellis is welcomed by Commodore David Cousin

Table decorations and flower arrangements, program booklets and corsages filled the room with the dominant colors of aqua and blues, Edith Evans Bruce’s favorite colors.

Rev. Dr. Darron D. McKinney Sr., The family members, including children, grands, great grands, nieces, nephews, senior pastor Macedonia Baptist cousins, neighbors, and many of her church members and pastor from Macedonia Baptist Church, Rev. Mark and Denita McDaniels, Church crowded the banquet room to wish a special lady a Happy 90th nephew and Birthday. niece Mrs. Bruce was hailed as being a loving and nurturing mother and grandmother who spent valuable time to be a major part of their lives.

Raised by strong, hard working parents, Mrs. Bruce was encouraged to get a good education; and she did and became an educator. and was very active in the community. Mrs. Bruce is a woman of God who became a long-life contributor to her community who learned how to reach back to lift up others.

Mrs. Bruce received gifts, flowers Grandchildren, Christine Cook Stapleton, and monetary donations to “support a First generation, daughter, Natalie, Adrienne Stapleton, Kathlyn Medina, great son, Eric and daughter in law, Kay college student and support children in grandchildren, Jasmin Bruce, Everett Stapleton Bruce summer camps.

Neighbors Rev. Damon West and Cynthia West Church family Ladies Guild of Macedonia Baptist Church are Paige Baker, Joyce Dixon, Juanita Miller, Olivia Scott, Vivien Gardner, Ruby Lee, Margaret Coombs

Geneta Keys, Roger Burrow, Gloria Jennings, Vanessa Johnson

Roscoe Evans, nephew performed a saxophone solo The family gave a toast to the honoree on her 90th Birthday Hollis McDaniels sang “Great is Thy Faithfulness”

Shirley Evans family, from left, Tristan Evans, Sydney Boyd, Shirley Evans, Austin Amegashie (friend), Racquel Cemoms, Mary Wellons, Robin Evans, Ryan Evans

Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine

Grandma Edith Evans Bruce received red roses from great grand children

Neighbors Verna Jackson, Rev. Dr. Susan Spears, Shirley Anderson, Phyllis S. Shelton, Timothy Shelton Sr.

Nieces and nephews of Edith Bruce

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ARTS & CULTURE

The Walls Group Gets Grammy Nod for Best Gospel Performance for ‘Love on the Radio’ “Love on the Radio” is the second single from The Walls Group’s #1 debut album, FAST FORWARD

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced, Dec. 5, The Walls Group’s first Grammy nomination: Best Gospel Performance/Song for “Love on The Radio,” written by multiple Grammy-Award-winner Kirk Franklin.

“Love On The Radio” spent 17 weeks on the Gospel Radio Chart and peaked at an impressive #9 position.

“This is a special day for me and the entire Fo Yo Soul Recordings/RCA family,” said Kirk Franklin. “We are thrilled about receiving this Grammy nomination for our first signed artist, The Walls Group. I’m feeling like a proud father today!”

FAST FORWARD, the critically acclaimed album by The Walls Group, debuted at #1 on the Gospel Album Sales Chart, Billboard’s Top Christian/Gospel Albums Chart, iTunes Christian & Gospel chart, and Amazon’s Gospel chart. Executive produced by multi-platinum gospel star Kirk Franklin, FAST FORWARD features 10 tracks of modern, up-beat and progressive music with strong gospel influences.

FAST FORWARD is available everywhere music is sold.

Inspired by the group’s multi-generational appeal, Franklin wrote and produced 8 of the album’s 10 songs and appears on the compelling track, “Beautiful.” Eldest member of the group,

“CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY EVENTS” Hello everyone and Happy Holidays. I am telling you my friends this month is starting out with a bang! The hustle and bustle has started with the shopping, putting up decorations and buying gifts for family, friends and love ones; it is like a whirlwind. I feel the pain too.

Well, I have a way for you to take a break. There are several events you can enjoy by attending and supporting the cause. Also, to help out with your shopping especially for decorations and your Christmas dinners, I suggest one of my favorite places, the Baltimore Farmers’ Market, which by the way closes on Dec. 21. They are open only on Sundays.

The market offers seasonal items including: turkey, brisket, ham, lobster, pies, cider, gingerbread cookies, apples, pears, citrus fruit, crab cakes and dips, sweet potatoes, greens, honey, nuts, goat, fish, dairy, coffee, breads, spices, truffles, candy and much more. As far as gifts they have a wide range of unique jewelry, soaps and lotions, holiday ornaments, vintage clothing, mugs and other dishes, original works of art, handcrafted baskets, leather goods and much more. You can also get wreaths, Christmas trees and other decorations for your home or businesses. The Farmer’s Market is located on Saratoga Street between Holliday and Gay Streets. I’ll see you there.

Some of the other events coming up are the Caton Castle shows; 6-10 p.m., Dec. 20, the Warren Wolf Quintet; 6-10 p.m., Dec. 27, the “Be Mo Jazz Holiday Jazz Jam” with Warren Wolf & Craig Alston with Alex Brown, Romeir Mendez and John Lamkin. For ticket information, call 410566-7086.

The Fantastic Four & Carlos Hutchins will present a “Holiday Cabaret Party” featuring the Panama Band, 8 p.m. to midnight, Dec. 19 at the Bleu Room on Security Blvd., and Colonial Road in Baltimore. This event is BYOB & BYOF. For ticket information, email Carlos at wchutch@msn.com.

The Eubie Blake Center is having a Holiday Open House and Bazaar with a “New Holiday Shopping Experience,” 2 to 6 p.m., Dec. 14 at the Eubie Blake Cultural Center, 847 North Howard St. All ages are welcome and it is free admission. Enjoy food, movies, music, story-telling and a wide variety of arts, crafts and fabulous holiday gift items including autographed copies of Rambling Rose’s book: “AfricanAmerican Community, History & Entertainment in Maryland” (Remembering the Yesterday 1940-1980) and my “Pennsylvania Avenue Book” that is fondly called by my fans, but entitled “African-American Entertainment in Baltimore” . They are wonderful for gifts this time of the year.

For more information, call Cheryl Goodman at 410370-8994.

Bilal Ali Productions presents a “Smooth night of Jazz and R&B” show with a special musical tribute to George Benson, 7 p.m., Dec. 13, with open bar, dinner and free parking at the Gordon Center for Performing Arts, 3506

Darrel also showcased his pen, writing two tracks featured on the project, “Great Is Your Love” and “Freedom.” The album includes power collaborations with R&B artist Brandy on “God On My Mind,” and popular Christian rapper Lecrae on “High.”

The talented Houston-based siblings, Ahjah (17), Paco (18), Rhea (19) and Darrel (23) have been on the fast track to success that includes going on a national House of Blues tour with gospel phenom, Tye Tribbett, performing as BET Music Matter’s artists on 106 & PARK, and debuting a #1 selling album that received over a million streams on Spotify—but the group remains humble. The whole group co-signs the soulsearching single “Satisfied,” saying it reminds them to keep their eyes on the true prize.

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The Walls Group’s “Love on the Radio” was written by Kirk Franklin.

For more information and the latest news on The Walls Group, also visit: Website: http://www.thewallsgroupmusic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ Wall2WallEntertainment Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheWallsGroup Instagram: http://instagram.com/thewallsgroup

an old friend, Edward “Slim Butler”, that’s right! The same “Slim Butler” who built “The Castle on the Hill” known as the Palladium on Liberty Heights Avenue and the Giovanchy’s on Fulton & Baker Streets back in the day. He now owns another club. Well, he gutted out this huge building on the corner located 1173 W. Hamburger Street and remolded it. It has a lounge area with a half horse-shoe bar, a kitchen with a chef and a classic upstairs lounge where he will soon have live entertainment. The name of his club, which he told me will be called, the TD Lounge is not on the building yet. There is plenty of street parking and a parking lot across the street from the club. I would love to have some of the old gang from his other clubs meet me and Shorty for a drink.

Well my dear friends, that is all I have space for. You have a happy holiday, and a very Happy New Year with peace and blessings. Even though the AFRO will be on vacation for two weeks until Jan. 5, you can still contact me by emailing me at rosapryor@aol.com or call me at 410-833-9474. UNTIL THE NEXT TIME, I’M MUSICALLY YOURS.

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There is one more thing I want to mention and that is last week, I checked out a new club in South Baltimore, and it is very, very nice and the food is good too. I am talking about

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By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley Special to AFRO After a 4-0 week and some impressive wins, the Washington Wizards are starting to look like a legitimate contender in the Eastern Conference. At 13-5, Washington currently stands second in the Eastern playoff picture. The team has gotten some of its players back from injury and the healthy bodies, along with some stronger depth, are making the Wizards a savvy and deep team. John Wall and Bradley Beal have been deeply in sync over the last few games and the upbeat play has had a trickle down effect. But how good is this year’s Washington team, and is it safe to say the Wizards are a true contender in the LeBron-favored East? Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley of the AFRO Sports Desk debate the question.

Riley: Washington fans have been hoping for some excitement since the Gilbert Arenas days, and this year’s team is already a better outfit than the surrounding cast in the Agent Zero era. Wall and Beal set the fast pace for which the Wizards is known, and the inside contributions – starting with center Marcin Gortat – has this team looking flat out scary. Both Wall and Beal are playing at All-Star levels, and there isn’t a team in the East – and perhaps the entire NBA – that has a backcourt as talented as the group running around D.C. The Cleveland Cavaliers are rounding into shape, and the Toronto Raptors may be the deepest team in the Association, but Washington deserves some credit. They play aggressive defense, they run in the open court and they can score with the great teams. The Wizards don’t have to be a favorite, but they’re definitely a contender.

Green: A true contender has either one player or some aspect that other teams simply can’t match. The Cavs have James, the Chicago Bulls have Derrick Rose and the Raptors play terrific team ball. If the playoffs started today and I had to pick Washington against the likes of Cleveland, Chicago or Toronto, I actually would do it. I need to see more out of Wall’s jump shot, and I would like to see both Beal and the oft-injured Nene string a couple of healthy

games together consistently, but I really like what I see from this Wizards team. In my opinion, they’re the best team in the East. They have the most physical and most skilled frontcourt in their conference, and Wall is the real deal at point guard. You throw in Paul Pierce, a true champion veteran, and then add a great shooter in Beal into the mix and the formula may lead to a NBA Finals appearance.

Riley: The addition of Paul Pierce was designed to take the scoring pressure off of Wall, and as long as Pierce can stay healthy then the Wizards will have a proven clutch scorer come playoff time. Wall does need to become more of a dominant scorer but he’s doing fine being the defensive pest and fast-break leader that he is. He’s clearly the engine revving this team, and the abundance of scorers on this team are going to allow Wall a chance to play the point guard role without worrying about being the offensive savior that most No. 1 picks have to be. And while Wall may not be evolving as a scorer, Beal is quietly becoming one of the more productive scorers in the league. Beal’s the true offensive juggernaut on this team and he’s only getting better. Pierce and the insertion of Kris Humphries are helping take this team to the next level.

They’re deep, talented and well-coached. A perfect recipe for a deep playoff run.

Green: There’s talent everywhere on the Wizards’ roster but it’s still void of a closer.

Pierce can still play, but at age 37, relying on him to shift pressure off of Wall is a scary plan.

Cleveland, Chicago and Toronto may still have the better rosters, and the Raptors and Cavaliers won their last games against Washington by a combined 45 points, but I blame that on Nene’s absence. That’s truly the key to Washington success – can they all remain healthy throughout an 82-game season and into the postseason? Nene probably won’t, and Paul Pierce is old and may go missing, too. Beal is a young gunner but he’s been injury-riddled as well. So, I say again, it all depends on health. If this team stays together, go ahead and jot them into a Finals appearance. They’re that good when they’re all playing. But if one of the pieces go missing, everything changes for this Wizards team.

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The Doris Miller Story

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What were their names, tell me, what were their names? Did you have a father, friend or brother on those ships? Tell me what were their names?

They wore the blue and white, with its thirteen buttons, so gallantly, they flew the stars and stripes so proudly. On that fateful day in December, 1941 they stepped up to the mission so boldly, please tell me now what were their names?

For those of you who know how much I like to tell stories from the backroads of Americana, this is especially interesting, one that the press will not tell you.

Who were these Black men and what were their names?

There were times when I would drive to Ford Island in the middle of Pearl Harbor at dawn to listen for the sounds of homeport was changed from the spirits that still haunt the location of the first strike of the California to the Hawaiian Imperial Japanese Navy, and make friends with some of the Islands. Instead he found survivors. Therefore so much of this story is first hand. more segregation in Hawai`i.

The sun rose early peeping over Koko Crater, with its light All of the clubs played “jazz” barely reaching toward Diamond Head, turning the lush black and other Black music but mountains to green, and casting shadows over Honolulu. Sunrise only three bars in Honolulu’s is always beautiful in Hawai`i. The rays danced on the ocean like Chinatown allowed Africanflakes of gold. The balmy breezes blowing gently against your American service men. skin, pushed waves gently to shore, Malolo skimming across the The Royal Hawaiian Hotel ocean acting more like birds than fish and the dolphins played was “off limits” to “Colored” tag with the early morning fishermen’s catch.

Honolulu was dressed Come Support the for Sunday, all sparkling and bright. KGU radio was playing Glenn Miller’s “Sunrise Serenade” as people rushed off to church, praying Nation’s #1 African American Newspaper that yesterday’s Honolulu 2014 Nielsen-Essence Consumer Report Advertiser newspaper, (Dec 6, 1941) was wrong . . .warning of an attack from Japan.

Sunday morning breakfast in the all-white officers’ wardroom on board the West Virginia was being served by the “colored messmen” later than usual; as it was on all of The Afro-American Newspaper the other 150 ships stationed at invites you to participate in this Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, due to year’s toy drive! With your help we the lavish party at the Officers’ hope to grant many children their club the night before. holiday wishes.

For Doris, Zoilo, Ignacio and William Jeremiah Powell while serving breakfast that morning, never dreamed that Friday Dec. 5 Friday Dec. 12 day in 1941, was the time for 6pm to 9pm 6am to 10am them to be a hero.

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Doris Miller Stationed at Pearl Harbor in the winter was a blessing, he joked with his family back home in Waco. There had been rumors of war with Japan since 1931, but no one in America really believed it, especially Dorie.

World War II Messman Attendant Second Class Doris Miller’s acts of valor at Pearl Harbor on the opening day of the War made him a hero of epic proportions.

Miller, knowing of the racial limitations, joined the Navy on Sept. 16, 1939, saying “it beats sitting around Waco working

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service personnel with rolls and rolls of barbed wire planted in the beach in Waikiki was for white servicemen only. While a train ride along the Wai`anae coast was beautiful, the native Hawaiians warm and friendly. Blacks or Hawaiians could not venture beyond Wailupe Circle going east.

1940 Hawaii was a colonial society. The white elites in league with the U.S. Navy had ruled completely since 1893 when they engineered the Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy.

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J. Edgar Hoover, the first director of the FBI, considered that the Black newspapers’ reports about World War II and Jim Crow laws treason against the government. He tried to sue the Black press to shut them down and stop them from maintaining the truth about discrimination among the troops and at home.

John Sengstacke, new publisher for the Chicago Defender, heard of his intentions, and demanded to speak with Attorney General Francis Biddle. Sengstacke convinced Biddle that it was just the job of the Black press to report the truth, and Biddle agreed to stop Hoover’s efforts against the newspapers. As a result, the Black press stayed in business, and over two million readers were supporting it by the end of the War in 1945. Therefore, I feel it is my duty to continue telling this story in the AFROAmerican Newspaper.

as a bus boy, going nowhere.”

World War II non-white sailors were stripped of their dignity, their “somebodyness.” Regardless of their education they were expected to be messmen, stewards and cabin boys, not trained for combat. They did not even wear the traditional anchor on their uniforms.

Secretary of the Navy (Colonel) Frank Knox, (former publisher of the Chicago Daily News and the 1936 G.O.P. vicepresidential nominee) wrote “the policy of not enlisting men of the colored races for any branch of the naval service but the Messman branch was adopted to meet the best interests of general ship efficiency.”

Leaving home on the “back of the bus” for the recruiting station in Dallas and on the segregated “Super Chief” train, heading for training at the Messman School in Norfolk Virginia; Doris was assigned to duty on the “battlewagon” Battleship USS West Virginia.

He fully expected to find “paradise’ when, in the spring of 1941, when the ship’s

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