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Policing the Police

By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent The shooting of 18-yearold Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., and the police department’s bungled response has renewed cries for police reform.

The slaying of Brown, who was unarmed, spurred protest among residents, who saw it as the latest in a string of injustices perpetrated by Ferguson police officers against the mostly-Black community.

The police department’s

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A Face is an Open Book

By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent

heavy-handed response— enforcing an information blackout, deploying K-9 dog units, armored vehicles and SWAT officers clad in bulletproof vests and military-grade rifles, some of whom were calling demonstrators “animals”— only exacerbated tensions and further highlighted the frayed relationship between police and the community.

Federal officials, lawmakers, social scientists, civil rights activists and other experts have contemplated several solutions to Ferguson’s problem. A civilian review board has been one of them.

“The Ferguson Police Department is in need of a wholesale re-evaluation

of how it does its work….

Policing must be done in a way that meets the community’s needs and does not abuse their constitutional rights. [And] I do think civilian oversight of police is part of the solution,” said Ari Rosmarin, policy director, ACLU of New Jersey.

According to Brian Buchner, president, The National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE), the concept of civilian oversight of police departments developed around the middle of the 20th century.

“The history of civilian oversight is deeply rooted in the Civil Rights Movement,

To Simmie Knox, a face is an open book.

“Everything is in the face – joy, sorrow, kindness, meanspiritedness…,” he said.

That ability to read faces and, in so doing, capture the essence of an individual is what has made him the premier portraitist he is today, with a career spanning almost half a century and a portfolio filled with the who’s who of American society.

“I paint the image captured when I meet that person,” said Knox of his work, which is known for its intricate, vivid detail and realism.

His skill was forged early on from both natural talent and his environment.

Born on Aug. 18, 1935, in Aliceville, Ala., Knox spent much of his childhood with relatives after his parents divorced. Life was hard as his relatives were poor sharecroppers, and he himself worked in the fields.

Later, he moved to Mobile,

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Simmie Knox, African American artist stands beside his portrait of Frederick Douglass in the Maryland Governor’s mansion.

Video Catches Cop in Attack Mode

By Zenitha Prince Senior AFRO Correspondent A Baltimore police officer, who is seen viciously beating a man June 15 in a CitiWatch video that began circulating this week, has been suspended while an investigation of the incident ensues, officials announced Sept. 16.

“This will not be tolerated,” Baltimore City Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said of Officer Vincent Cosom’s behavior at a press conference Tuesday.

“Much like the public, I was shocked, I’m outraged, I’m disgusted by what I saw by an employee of the

Baltimore Police Department,” Batts said. “Nothing that I saw on that video is defensible, nor should it be defensible, and most importantly, it’s

long for him to be disciplined.

“The investigation has no credibility because no suspension took place until this incident was on the news and not a second before,” said Tony Garcia, one of the attorneys for Kollin Truss, 32, the man who – Baltimore City Police Commissioner Anthony Batts Cosom assaulted.

“The police unacceptable and will not be tolerated department is in damage control.” within this organization.”

Garcia and colleague Ivan Cosom has since been placed on Bates and Tony Garcia on Monday paid administrative leave. However, announced a $35 million, seven-count many are questioning why it took so lawsuit against Cosom, that accuses

“Much like the public, I was shocked, I’m outraged, I’m disgusted by what I saw by an employee of the Baltimore Police Department.”

him of battery, false imprisonment and false light or perjury among other allegations.

According to police charging documents, Cosom said he saw an inebriated Truss loitering in front of a liquor store on the corner of Greenmount and North avenues and he asked him to leave. The pair exchanged heated words and Truss went into the store.

When Truss exited the liquor mart, he and the officer are seen on the video exchanging more words and Truss’ girlfriend pushes him away and toward the bus stop.

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Casino Opening Re-Focuses Issue of Gambling Addiction

By Sean Yoes Special to the AFRO Last month’s opening of Baltimore’s new, splashy Horseshoe Casino has attracted droves of gamblers from around the state, the region and the nation hoping against all odds to strike pay dirt.

But, some organizations created to help those who abuse gambling focus much of their energy on the people who live within a 10-mile radius of the new casino to let them know help is available.

“We’ve seen a substantial increase in our help line calls... and the majority of the calls come from Baltimore City,” said Dr. Lori Rugle, program director of the University of Maryland Problem Gambling Center of Excellence.

According to Rugle, “Only gamble what you can afford to lose,” is the theme of the public awareness campaign to combat problem gambling around the state, mandated and funded primarily through the original 2007 legislation that allowed Maryland residents to vote on the establishment of the state’s five original casinos.

“This State, with its extensive legalized gambling, has an obligation to provide a program of treatment for [compulsive] problem gamblers,” is the language within the State Senate legislation that provides resources for gamblers who need help.

The legislation, which describes problem gambling as, “a serious social problem,” mandates the establishment of a center for compulsive gamblers, a network of services throughout the state, as well as money to fund the operation of

public agencies and non-profit organizations to create inpatient and outpatient services for problem gamblers.

Dr. Rugle says the state also mandates the casinos themselves are charged with informing problem gamblers that help is available. “Every casino has to have a responsible gambling plan,” said Rugle. Those plans, which are approved and monitored by the Secretary of State, include training of casino staff, monitors with PSA’s (public service announcements) about problem gambling, brochures and signage throughout casinos.

“We (University of Maryland Problem Gambling Center for Excellence) are driving the capacity of

Joan Rivers banned Michelle Obama from her funeral.

Joan Rivers Banned Michelle Obama from Funeral before Passing

By Courtney Jacobs Speical to the AFRO

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Actress, writer, producer and television host Joan Rivers made a list of people that she did not want to attend her funeral before she passedon Sept. 4. That list included first lady Michelle Obama.

In an interview with the Continued on A3

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A Black family taking pictures of their son – who has Down’s syndrome – on his first day of school was interrupted by a White school security guard, who proceeded to ridicule the 12-year-old, the boy’s mother said.

Brandiss Pearson told the Post-Standard of Syracuse, N.Y., they were taking photographs in front of a mural at the school, when the guard approached and turned her son, Brandon Pearson around, placed his hands above his head as though he were being detained and searched, and said, “Now take the picture; he’s in the right position.”

While the episode caught the family off-guard, it was when she got home that Pearson was able to fully acknowledge what had happened, she said.

“I was shaking… just like firebreathing mad. All he saw was a little Black boy that needed to assume the position,” Pearson told the Post-Standard.

After investigating the incident, which occurred on Sept. 2, the Syracuse school district fired the security guard, who has not been identified. The school district put Courtesy Photo out a press release announcing the A security guard was firing on Sept. 5. fired for mocking The document stated in part: 12-year-old Brandon “After a review of all statements and actual video footage, the employee Pearson on his first day in question has been terminated by of school. the District. The District affirms its commitment to provide positive, supportive and safe environments for all students and staff. The poor judgment and thoughtless actions of one employee should not reflect upon the overwhelming majority of the Syracuse City School District’s educators and support staff who give selflessly to our 21,000 students each and every day.”

Baton Rouge Police Officer Resigns after Sending Racist Text Messages

A Baton Rouge, La., police officer has resigned after racist text messages he sent surfaced.

The officer, Michael Elsbury, submitted his letter of resignation just one day after the story broke on WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge’s ABC affiliate, and after the head of the state’s NAACP chapter called for his resignation or firing.

According to the Sept. 3 report by WBRZ, Elsbury sent a number of racist text messages including one that read, “They are nothing but a bunch of monkeys. The only reason they have this job is the n*gg*r, n*gg*r in them.”

Another text invoked the killing of unarmed Black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., last month.

“I wish someone would pull a Ferguson on them and

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Joan Rivers Banned Michelle Obama from Funeral Before Passing Frances Prayor Singleton The First Lady has way too much class to be bothered. I’m sure she wasn’t a fan! Also, Mrs. Obama’s face is REAL!

Alex Mueller I never really approved of her brand or style of humor. She was always trying to see how much she could get away with. She didn’t make that many friends. But take a guy like Bill Cosby-worked clean all his comedic career and everyone loves him. It’s odd in our day and age to have a member of one historically persecuted group to misunderstand what it means to have a sense of appropriateness and dignity.

Diana Broom Jackson It’s all good! Our First Lady is waking in purpose so I’m sure she isn’t thinking twice about this.

Survivor Taraji P. Henson Speaks Out Against Domestic Violence Yvette Crayon Domestic violence is very much alive among our youths. Your advocacy for the cause is essential to change.

Monique Logan-Reed You can never say what you won’t do until you find yourself in the situation. It’s embarrassing and that is why we won’t talk to someone about it.

Scott Gibson It goes both ways. Don’t do it if you don’t want it. I’m human and not a punching bag for anyone. Don’t put your hands on me and I’ll do the same. take them out,” texted Elsbury. “I hate looking at those African Monkeys at work….I enjoy arresting those thugs with their saggy pants.”

In response to Elsbury’s bigoted statements, NAACP State President Ernest Johnson said he would seek the officer’s removal from office.

“I will reach out to the Baton Rouge NAACP president, Michael Mcclanahan. He and I will reach out to the mayor and chief of police and call for the resignation and firing today,” Johnson was quoted as saying by WBRZ.

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Former Police Officer Creates Clothing Line to Support Victims of Traumatic Injuries

By Roberto Alejandro Special to the AFRO Former Baltimore City Police officer Teresa Rigby-Menendez does not remember the day that cut short her law enforcement career. Just over three years on the force, Rigby-Menendez had been assisting a motorist on I-83 when an oncoming vehicle lost control and slammed into her stopped patrol car, pushing the service vehicle into Rigby-Menendez and causing her to fall off the highway, a 30 foot drop.

Three years later, Rigby-Menendez is still working through her physical recovery.

Forced to retire due to her injuries, she has found another way to give back. Combining her desire for service and the lessons she learned through her rehabilitation, RigbyMenendez has founded Survivor Wear Inc., a clothing line designed to raise awareness about traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and the need for long-term support for those who have experienced trauma.

“Normally, when people are injured, sometimes [others] forget about them, especially when they look as if they’re doing a little bit better,” said Rigby-Menendez about the importance of realizing that recovery from

injury, and especially traumatic brain injury, is a long-term process that continues well beyond the point someone leaves the hospital.

Rigby-Menendez can attest to this, as she continues to deal with the psychological scars from the accident. She continues to work through a fear of being in automobiles, regardless of who is driving; of driving on I-83; and of heights. For the first year after her accident, Rigby-Menendez required company at all times and is still working to feel comfortable being left alone.

Her recovery is still a reality she lives daily, but Rigby-Menendez credits a personal support system with all the progress she has made over the last three years. She believes this system is important to all trauma victims, and has sought to highlight it through Survivor Wear. “A lot of people that are injured resort to alcohol, or become addicted to their medication, or things like that, and they don’t have anybody there for them to back them up, and I was just trying to figure out a way that we can just work together and support one another so that we don’t have to resort to those other escapes,” said RigbyMenendez.

Her personal support system is in place and has rallied around Rigby-Menendez’s

Survivor Wear initiative. Her husband, William Menendez, is vice president of Survivor Wear, and Rigby-Menendez’s sister serves as secretary.

For William Menendez, Survivor Wear is important because it’s a chance for his wife to remain working in service to the public.

“She’s retired, and she couldn’t give back again by patrolling the streets, and the only way she could give back to the community and the city was in [this] way.”

The Survivor Wear line currently consists of eight different baseball-cap style hats with variations on the ‘survivor’ theme. The hats are available online at www.survivorwearinc. com and proceeds are donated to the Brain Injury Association of Maryland. Survivor Wear’s 501(c)(3) status is currently pending and Rigby-Menendez says she is in the process of developing Survivor Wear jackets and t-shirts.

“The way I see it is when you’re wearing it, or when you support survivor wear, you purchase a hat, you should wear it with pride,” said Rigby-Menendez. “No matter what you’re going through, you had a traumatic experience or you’re dealing with everyday life, you wake up in the morning, you’re surviving.”

Knox

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Ala., to live with his father, a carpenter and mechanic, and his stepmother. It was there his artistic talent began to flourish.

The teachers at his Catholic school arranged for him to get art lessons from a local postal worker, since there was no formal art education at his segregated school. And his family also supported his calling— every night, Knox said, his stepmother would get paper bags from the grocery, iron them out and place them, along with a snack, on the kitchen table for him to practice.

Knox’s knack for reading faces, however, was learned from the school of life—a stern, unforgiving and dangerous Jim Crow South.

“I grew up in the South, where you had to be able to look at a person when they were approaching you and be able to watch their face and immediately tell whether they were friend or foe,” he said.

That survival skill would prove to be his ticket out of poverty and into a long, fulfilling career.

“It (art) has opened doors for me. It is the one thing that has stabilized my life,” Knox, now 79, said.

The painter, however, did not immediately focus on his now-specialty.

After a stint in the military and at Delaware State University, where he majored in biology, Knox matriculated at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University, where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fine arts in 1970 and 1972, respectively.

Knox launched his career in abstract painting—it was all the rage at the time, he said, so he “got with the program”—and he achieved moderate success. In 1971, his work hung alongside other prominent artists in

Photo by J.D. Howard

L-R. Katie O’Malley, Governor O’Malley, Simmie Knox, Artist, Sylvia and Eddie Brown and Theodore “Ted” Mack. The painting was commissioned by Eddie Brown, CEO of Brown Capital Management. the Thirty-Second Biennial of Contemporary American Painting exhibit at The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. He also exhibited as an abstract artist and worked for the Museum of African Art in the District throughout the ‘70s.

In addition to painting, Knox worked extensively in art education, including teaching at Bowie State and Lincoln universities, and, lastly, Duke Ellington School of the Arts from 1975-1980.

But abstract art and even teaching, Knox found, were not enough to satisfy his artistic drive.

“I wasn’t really happy with abstract painting because I didn’t feel like I was being challenged,” he said.

“Whenever I get to the point where I feel I have arrived, I push the goal post back.”

Portraiture, Knox found, was the ultimate challenge— reproducing minute details, capturing the unique qualities that make each face different and depicting the personalities of each subject is not something just anyone

can do.

“I still get butterflies [when working on a portrait] after 50 years of doing this,” Knox said.

In 1976, Knox completed his first portrait, that of iconic abolitionist Frederick Douglass, which now hangs in the Smithsonian. It wasn’t his best work, Knox said.

Still, by the early 1980s he had devoted his work exclusively to rendering lifelike portraits.

“There were so many people doing monumental things that need to be portrayed in an elegant, monumental way,” Knox said of his new focus.

Civil rights icon-turnedU.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was one of those “monumental”

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personages—and the painting that proved the most daunting.

“It was quite an experience,” Knox recalled of the commission, which he completed in 1989. “I had just embarked on this journey of doing portraiture. To paint

Photo courtesy of Teresa Rigby-Menendez

Former Baltimore City police officer Teresa Rigby-Menendez, founder of Survivor Wear Inc.

someone of such importance so early in your career was intimidating. I wanted to be sure I got it right.”

He did, and over the years, he immortalized on canvas other luminaries such as baseball great and childhood friend Hank Aaron, former New York City Mayor David Dinkins, historian John Hope Franklin and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. At the time of the AFRO interview, Knox was on his way to Massachusetts to discuss doing a portrait of Deval Patrick, the state’s first Black governor.

In 2000, he received his most important commission yet—painting the official White House portraits of thenPresident Bill Clinton and first lady Hillary Clinton.

“It was challenging. I know in this business you live and die based on your last work. One portrait can sink your ship…and I just knew this was one of those portraits,” Knox said.

In 2004, the portraits were unveiled to rave reviews, making him the first AfricanAmerican to paint an official

presidential portrait.

“I got through it and he (President Clinton) was pleased. If I hadn’t gotten through that you would not be talking to me right now,” Knox said with a laugh.

Recently, Knox helped make history again when his portrait of Frederick Douglass—different from the one he completed in 1976—became the first to be displayed at Maryland’s governor’s residence in Annapolis.

“It is significant,” said Knox, a Silver Spring, Md. resident, of the recent unveiling. The commission highlights a commitment to diversity and a further exorcising of the specter of racism that continues to haunt people of color—even famous painters like himself, Knox said.

“It raises its head every now and then, this monster called racism,” the portraitist said. “You still have places like Ferguson, Missouri, after all. [And,] I know there are some persons’ faces I will never paint because of my color.”

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The Sunday Times Magazine, Rivers said did she did not want Obama at her funeral and labeled her a “tranny.”

This is not the first time Rivers has made negative comments about Obama. At a signing for her new book Diary of a Mad Diva at a Barnes & Noble in New York City, a reporter asked Rivers what she thought about possibly having a first gay president. Rivers replied by saying, “We already have it with Obama, so let’s just calm down. You know Michelle is a tranny.”

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When the reporter asked her to clarify what she said, Rivers said, “She is a transgender.”

During an interview on “The Howard Stern Show,” Rivers told Stern: “We used to have Jackie O now we have Blackie O.” “Jackie O” was a moniker for Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis, the 35th first lady of the U.S. and wife of President John F. Kennedy.

Other notable persons Rivers banned from her funeral was pop singer Adele for being “fat” and talk show host Chelsea Handler, whom she called a “drunk” and a “whore.”

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in thought and action, and oversight needs to be careful to avoid overidentification with the community or with police. They are to be Continued from A1 advocates for the law and standards and not any when communities of color who were suffering particular group.” from harsh police tactics, discrimination and A major criticism of oversight boards is that abuse began to call for increased oversight over they often seem to over-identify with police and police practices and for [just] having a voice,” just “rubberstamp” police findings or the police he told the AFRO. account of an incident/issue.

But the idea really took off, Rosmarin added, Buchner said from his experience, an when the so-called “War on Crime” unleashed oversight board’s investigation may veer

by President Nixon spurred clashes between away from the police’s in terms of approach, police and communities of color that prompted prioritization of evidence, evaluation style, an outcry for aggressive oversight of police etc. and still come to the same decision as the departments. police.

“For any democratic society it is a basic “But all the community knows is that we tenet that there needs to be checks and balances have the same conclusions,” he said. for any part of government,” Rosmarin said.

“In some ways that is not problematic “By law we give police more power than we because it can prove to the community that they give anybody else. We believe that with great can have faith in the department’s investigation and tremendous power must come equally and that it was thorough, fair and objective,” robust accountability.”

Buchner added.

Today, as communities continue to figure out Rosmarin pointed out that while how to police the police, civilian oversight has citizen review boards have varying levels evolved to the point where you have different of independence, none has independent models, sometimes with different goals. And, disciplinary power. As a result, too many there are more than 200 civilian oversight times CRB findings and recommendations for entities throughout the United States, according disciplinary measures/change are not acted upon to Buchner. by police commissioners and other relevant authorities.

In New York, for example, the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) in 2012 received 5,741 complaints, 258 of which were substantiated and processed –Ari Rosmarin by the NYPD, according to a report by WNYC, New York’s Some civilian boards, for example, may public radio. investigate and offer findings on individual The CCRB recommended—from the most complaints of police misconduct, while others serious to less serious penalty—charges in may concentrate only on big-picture issues, 175 cases, command discipline in 70 cases, such as framing police policy. Oversight and instructions in 12 cases. also varies in terms of the powers given to Of the 175 cases in which CCRB that board—some have subpoena power, for recommended an officer should be charged, the example.

NYPD only sought charges in seven.

“Whatever model of citizen review a critical Similarly, according to The New York Times, [function] is that everyday people have the in the first six months of 2014, the NYPD has ability to be heard,” Rosmarin said. chosen not to impose sanctions in 25 percent of Buchner agreed. He added that while no the cases for which the CCRB found cause for civilian review board is perfect, there are some discipline. factors that can make them more efficient.

“It raises many serious questions when “Access, making sure the oversight board the people charged with implementing has access to police officers and records of the accountability may have been your squad car agency,” said Buchner, who sits on a civilian partner a few years before,” Rosmarin said, then oversight board in Los Angeles. “It’s [also] added, “That’s why people lose faith in review critical for oversight boards to be independent boards.”

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“Whatever model of citizen review a critical [function] is that everyday people have the ability to be heard.”

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AFRO, his client was waiting on the bus to take him home when Cosom approached and began whaling on his client.

“The officer basically sucker-punched him while another officer held his arms, preventing him from blocking his face or otherwise defending himself,” the attorney said.

According to the statement of probable cause, however, Cosom claimed he saw Truss assaulting his female companion and that he assumed a fighting stance and clenched his fist when the officer rushed in to arrest him. Cosom said the altercation ensued because he was in fear of his safety, and that Truss kicked other officers as they tried to get him into the squad car.

Truss was arrested and charged with assaulting an officer.

“We see a pattern here—certain types of officers will strip you of your rights and dignity and charge you with assault when they are the ones who assaulted you. It is an exercise in submission,” Garcia said.

Even worse Truss’ attorneys said, the case reeks of a cover-up.

“This video was in the police department’s records. And, there was an officer watching the incident live as it took place.”

Bates said a middle manager in the department’s Internal Affairs was contacted by the State’s Attorney’s Office about the video months ago but dropped the ball.

“There was a communications breakdown

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within my organization. I had a middle manager that did not do the thing that they should have done. This officer should have been removed from the field immediately. I should have been notified immediately. We will also address that,” Batts said.

Deputy Commissioner Jerry Rodriguez said along with Cosom, other officers at the scene may also be held accountable.

“Anyone who had identification and witnessed this – either took part in and either acted inappropriately or in not taking any action was neglectful – is a part of this investigation,” he said.

Garcia said as they get more information, other plaintiffs may be added to their suit.

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“Over the course of a year or two years we will see an increase in problem gambling.”

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HEALTH Study: Toxic Stress Poses Real Threat Doctors Hitting the Road to Inspire More Minority Med. Profession Students to Overburdened Americans Getting More Minorities into the Medical Field

Special to the AFRO Stress is an unavoidable, and sometimes necessary, part of American life. But too much stress can be toxic—even disabling. And there’s a lot of toxic stress out there.

In fact, more than half of Americans have had a major stressful event or experience in the past year, with the most stressful experiences related to their health, according to a poll released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and conducted in conjunction with NPR and the Harvard School of Public Health.

What’s contributing to our stress? Too many overall responsibilities, financial problems, and health problems, whether our own or those of family members.

“Stress touches everyone. If we are going to build a culture of health in America, one big step we can take is recognizing the causes and effects not just of our own stress and the stress of those closest to us, but of others we encounter in our day-to-day lives. That recognition can go a long way in helping us create healthier environments,” said Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, the Wood Foundation’s president and CEO. Everyone is affected by stress, but some groups are affected more than others. Over a quarter of respondents reported having a “great deal of stress” over the past month. Groups more likely to report a great deal of stress are disabled people, people who suffer from chronic illness, those who have low incomes, single parents, parents of teenagers, those who face dangerous situations in their jobs, and people in poor health.

When stress starts interfering with your ability to live a normal life for an extended period, it becomes even more dangerous. The longer the stress lasts, the worse it is for both one’s mind and body. Those affected might feel fatigued, unable to concentrate or irritable for no good reason. It can also make existing problems worse.

Adverse effects on emotional well-being commonly reported by those with a great deal of stress in the last month, followed by problems with sleep and difficulty in thinking, concentrating, and decision making. Half of those suffering with a great deal of stress as well as a chronic illness or disability say stress exacerbated their symptoms or made it harder for them to manage their disability or illness.

Stress also has a major impact in other spheres of people’s lives. More than 40 percent of those under a great deal of stress in the last month report that stress made it harder to get along with family members and prevented them from spending time with their loved ones. Nearly half of those who are employed and have experienced a great deal of stress in the last month say stress made it harder to take on extra responsibilities that could help advance their career.

Those who have recently experienced a great deal of stress tried to reduce their stress in many ways. More than nine in 10 say that regularly spending time outdoors or spending time on a hobby was effective. About seven in 10 said they regularly spent time with family and friends to reduce stress, while just under six in 10 say they regularly prayed or meditated, spent time outdoors or ate healthfully. However, less than half of respondents took steps to reduce their stress that are often recommended by experts, such as regularly exercising or regularly getting a full night’s sleep.

Special to the AFRO A group of doctors has embarked on a road trip to reach out to the next generation of aspiring medical students in underserved communities.

As a co-founder of the Tour for Diversity in Medicine, Dr. Alden Landry and his colleagues have put their outreach and mentoring efforts into overdrive.

“If we’re going to address health disparities, we have to think outside the box,” Landry said.

A mentoring campaign on wheels, the tour’s bus has reached more than 2,000 students since it began rolling in 2012.

“Many students don’t know where to get guidance,” said Landry. “Our solution is to go to them.”

He is convinced that the Tour can get more minorities into the health professions, resulting in greater access to care for underserved communities.

“Down the road,” he said. “this can significantly help to eliminate health disparities.”

The tour is the brainchild of Landry and Kameron Leigh Matthews, who as members of the Student National Medical Association board worked to increase the number of culturally diverse physicians.

When they realized that the association wasn’t reaching many historically Black colleges and universities or community colleges, which enroll large numbers of racial and ethnic minorities, they considered going directly to the students. One of them blurted out, “We should just get on a bus!”

It was a radical notion. While a few medical career fairs tried to break down the barriers confronting underserved students, none of them got on a bus to do it.

After the duo finished their residencies in 2011, Landry called Matthews. “Kam, it’s now or never,” he said.

The Aetna Foundation and the U.S. Army pledged financial backing. Colleagues and medical students with diverse backgrounds, who knew firsthand the value of mentors, signed on.

“We always have people coming up saying, ‘How can I get on the bus?’” Landry says.

Landry’s first mentor was his own grandmother, a registered nurse who pushed him to become a physician. Later, through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded Minority Medical Education Program, he met a Black ER doctor who mentored him through medical school and residency. His said his own efforts now are a way to repay their dedication.

Whether educating youth about health care through his Hip Hop Health nonprofit or wheeling down the road with his tour, Landry is invested in his mentees. To hear them tell it, the investment is worth it.

“To see people that look like you and have achieved your dreams is priceless,” one tour attendee said.

“After today,” another added, “I believe I can do anything.”

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COMMUNITY CONNECTION Douglass Class of 1965 to Hold 50th Reunion

The Frederick Douglass High School (FDHS) Class of 1965 will celebrate its 50th year class reunion, 5 -10 p.m., June 27, 2015, at the Doubletree Hotel by Hilton in Pikesville, Md. From so many levels, this is a milestone worthy of celebration; first by acknowledging that this will be a half-century celebration, and most importantly, because of the rich cultural tradition associated with the Frederick Douglass High School. The tradition dates back to 1883, when Frederick Douglass High School was called the Grammar School for Colored Children and was the first accredited school for African Americans.

For additional information please contract chairpersons Aubrey Johnson at 410-262-5563 or Patricia Johnson Cherry at 410-736-9124

Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle Establishes Social Media Site for Support

Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle have been working for more than four years with the young people of Maryland to increase their capacity for thought and action in the economic and political arena. Their ongoing program includes a summer debate camp at Morgan State University, the Eddie Conway Liberation Institute; development of a Morgan policy debate team, advocacy on issues such as police brutality and mass Participants in the summer camp of the incarceration, particularly as it concerns Eddie Conway Liberation Institute. young people. Additionally, they’re developing a debate program for high school students, the Walter Carter Leadership Institute.

Community members who want to support this team, led by Adam Jackson and Dayvon Love, can now go to lbsbaltimore.com/become-an-lbs-community-supporter. Their goal is to gain 2,000 supporters by the end of September. For more information visit their website or Facebook page.

Speak Life Tour Artists at Eubie Blake

Seven young artists from Baltimore City will showcase their talents through performing arts at the renowned Eubie Blake National Jazz and Cultural Center, 847 N. Howard Street in Baltimore, 6 p.m., Sept. 20. The Speak Life Tour (SLT) is a creative arts mentor platform for youth in the community to showcase their talents through poetry, singing and spoken word inspiring youth in their age group. Also, featuring limited edition art pieces from Baltimore native Eljay McBride – Talented Youth and Librarian Girl. MECU and the Baltimore Office of Promotion and The Arts are sponsors of the event.

The tour kicked off on Jan. 9 in Baltimore City and has toured in the DMV area, having had an impact on over 5,000 youth.

For more information, visit speaklifetour.org.

Maryland Institute College of Art Exhibits Work of Faculty Members

As its mandate, the exhibitions department at MICA presents work produced by students, faculty and alumni, and focuses on a broad range of developments in contemporary art, to expand the educational and cultural awareness for the region.

The 2014 Sabbatical exhibition features the work of 10 MICA faculty artists, and explores a range of diverse media and theme. Here photography, fiber, painting, mixed and

interdisciplinary media are employed to materialize the interpretations of mythology, place, nature, social inquiry, champions of history, race and culture; and design.

Central to the architecture of the exhibition is a composition of four quilts created by award winning poet, artist and professor of humanistic studies Dr. Chezia Thompson -Strand. The quartet resonates with brilliant fiber compositions, melodically ornamented with patterned and textured notes of mixed media. The quilts engage the viewer as one would approach the reading a book exaggerated in scale, and tell stories of championship (Gabrielle Douglas: WINDWALKER), mythology (THE DOGON: Carpenter Star, the River Maidens) and ancient history (The Women of KEMET).

MICA 1024 Sabbatical Exhibition To End Sept. 21

Rockmell to Rock Praise Fest 2014

Lovers of praise music won’t want to miss Praise Fest 2014, 7 p.m., Sept. 20 at New Antioch Baptist Church, 5609 Old Court Road in Randallstown.

Enjoy the music of Rockmell at the gathering that features well-known gospel artist, Dietrick Haddon,, among others.

FOR TICKET INFORMATION, CALL: 443-802-9106 or VISIT: FB/ROCKMELL ; www. rockmellistheartist.webs.com

Wes Moore to Host ‘American Graduate Day 2014’

American Graduate Day 2014 returns this fall for its third consecutive year with Wes Moore, best-selling author and U.S. Army veteran, as host for the all-day broadcast, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sept. 27. Broadcast and streamed live from the Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center in New York City, the annual multiplatform event is part of the public media initiative, American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen, helping communities bolster graduation rates through the power and reach of local public media stations. Featuring seven hours of national and local programming, live interviews and performances, American Graduate Day 2014 will celebrate the exceptional work of individuals and groups across the country who are American Graduate Champions: those helping local youth stay on track to college and career successes.

“Every child deserves a quality education and an opportunity for success,” said Pat Harrison, president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). “The high school graduation numbers are moving in the right direction because people have stepped up as champions for students on behalf of their communities, committed to improving outcomes for all of our nation’s youth. On American Graduate Day, local public media stations will be celebrating the inspirational stories that are contributing to the progress our nation is making in addressing the dropout crisis.”

American Graduate Day 2014 will be anchored by Courtesy PBS “Stories of Champions,” a series of 14 one-minute profile Baltimore native, pieces scheduled to air every half-hour, which will spotlight Wes Moore, is also individuals and influential figures in local communities author of ‘The around the country who are successfully keeping students on the path to graduation.

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NFL Domestic Abusers Get Tap on Wrist

The NFL – which has been referred to as everything from the National Felons League to, in the cases of players, Not For Long – has imposed a lifetime ban on Ray Rice yet rarely disciplines other brazen offenders. And when a team takes the rare action of disciplining a player for striking a woman, it usually results in a tap on the wrist.

The National Football League initially imposed a two-game suspension of Rice after it was disclosed that he had abused his then-fiancée, Janay Palmer, in an George E. Curry Atlantic City, N.J. casino hotel NNPA Columnist elevator. But after the celebrity website TMZ aired the full video showing Rice knocking out his future wife with a strong blow to the face, rendering her unconscious, the Baltimore Ravens voided Rice’s contract and the NFL banned him from pro football for life.

Commissioner Roger Goodell, who is in charge of protecting the nation’s most popular sport’s $10 billion in annual revenue, acknowledged that the NFL “got it wrong” when it imposed only a two-game suspension on Rice.

But what Goodell, who earns $44 million a year, didn’t admit was the NFL continues to get it wrong while serving as a high-profile enabler for other domestic abusers in the league. For example: Rice’s teammate, All-Pro Linebacker Terrell Suggs, continued playing after Candace Williams, the mother of his three children and his future wife, filed for two protective orders against him in the last five years. The first was in December 2009. The Baltimore Sun reported, “According to the complaint …Williams said Suggs threw a soap dispenser at her head, hit her in the chest with his hand, and held a bottle of bleach that spilled on her and their 1-year-old son, causing a rash. Baltimore City District Court Judge Ronald Alan Karasic wrote that a laceration was visible on Williams’ chest.” Though the protective order was granted, Suggs was never charged with a crime.

Three years later, Williams filed for another protective order, alleging that Suggs “punched her in the neck and drove a car containing their two children at a ‘high rate of speed’ while she was being dragged alongside.” The couple later married. In neither case did the Ravens or the NFL take any action against Suggs.

Carolina Panthers All-Pro Defensive End Greg Hardy was convicted last summer of assaulting and threatening to kill his former girlfriend, Nicole Holder, but no action was taken against him until the Ray Rice story exploded on the national scene. In her request for a protective order, Holder said Hardy threw her into a tile tub, pulled her from the tub by her hair, choked her with both hands and picked her up over his head and threw her onto a couch filled with assault rifles and shotguns.

At the trial, Holder testified, “He looked me in my eyes and told me he was going to kill me. I was so scared I wanted to die. When he loosened his grip slightly, I said, ‘Just do it. Kill me.’” Hardy was found guilty of misdemeanor charges and sentenced to a 60day suspended sentence and 18 months of probation. He is appealing the verdict. Hardy was deactivated for last Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions.

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Ray McDonald was allowed to play in last Sunday’s game, despite being arrested and charged with felony domestic violence connected with allegedly striking his pregnant fiancée. A hearing scheduled for Monday was postponed, pending further investigation.

These are not isolated cases. A database maintained by USA Today shows that there have been 713 arrests of NFL players since 2000 – 85 for domestic violence. The database covers only incidents reported by the media.

Of the 56 known domestic violence cases that occurred on Goodell’s watch, players were suspended only a combined total 13 games, excluding Ray Rice. Typically, players involved in domestic disputes had charges dismissed after they were placed in a diversion program for first-time offenders, completed anger management counseling or performed community service. In many cases, the abused woman refused to file charges. Only 10 players were released by their team and three of those landed on other squads.

Overall, arrest rates among NFL players are lower than the national average for men in their age range. Among NFL teams, according to the New York Times, the Minnesota Vikings had the most players arrested since 2000, with 44, followed closely by the Cincinnati Bengals and the Denver Broncos. The Arizona Cardinals and the St. Louis Rams, with 11 each, tied for the lowest mark. Baltimore had 22 players arrested over that period, mirroring the league average.

Though the most common offense was driving while drunk, domestic violence has taken center stage.

The domestic cases are chronicled by Sidepin. The website stated, “Goodell is perceived as being tough on players. He’s an authoritarian, the likes of which the league has never seen!! But there’s one thing Goodell will tolerate, and that’s NFL players abusing women.”

George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) Curry can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/ currygeorge and George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook.

No More Fergusons Means No More Partisan Manipulation

Grief can be a terrible blinder. Tears fill our eyes and make it hard to see, even though we feel more clear-eyed in the face of tragedy. I fear that the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson and Eric Garner in New York will blind us and foster illusions about the political actions the Black community must take.

The messengers of the status quo, known to us as the Democratic Party, are knocking on our doors and stuffing our mailboxes with Dr. Lenora Fulani fliers. Remember Ferguson, they say, so be sure to come out and vote in record numbers for Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate. At all costs, we are told, preserve the Democratic majority in the Senate. Rev. Al Sharpton recently observed, “People feel like they would be betraying the spirit of what happened in Ferguson, as well as enabling this impeachment rhetoric, if there’s a low turnout.”

What a trap. We who have been victimized by a profound and never-ending racial violence are to be blamed if we do not turn out in record numbers to prevent the Democratic Party from losing seats

in the Senate. Need I mention that the Governor of Missouri and the Mayor of New York City are both Democrats?

I am an independent, not a Democrat. I ran for president as an independent. In 1988 I became the first African American and first woman to access the ballot in all 50 states. In 1992, I forged an alliance with the Perot movement, propelling a multi-racial movement to reform the electoral process. Today 42 percent of Americans are independents, many are people of color.

It’s old news that we are taken for granted by the Democrats and that our political power is diminished by voting in predictable ways.

And yet we are again being told that the Democratic Party is our savior and the Republican Party is evil incarnate. Neither is true.

Due to open primaries in Mississippi in which all voters are free to choose to vote in any primary, Black voters cast their ballots against the Tea Party candidate in the Republican Senate primary runoff. The whole world took notice because this voter mobility allowed Black people to slam the door on the far right. The more mobility we have, the more powerful we can be. In 2005 I led a New York City coalition which pulled 47 percent of Black voters away from the Democratic Party for independent Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Democratic Party bigwigs from Hillary Clinton to Eliot Spitzer went on a rampage to undercut us. We survived, but the message to the Black community was clear. Stay put, politically speaking, or you will pay a price. We have largely stayed put. And we continue to pay a heavy price for that.

Electing Barack Obama was a great accomplishment for the nation. But his ability to lead is impaired by the demands the Democratic Party places on him to re-enforce its power. Black people

feel very protective of Barack Obama. He is Black, and he has come under vicious attack. The Democratic Party exploits this by requiring loyalty to the party above all else.

Promoting the idea that justice for Ferguson means voting for Democrats is one more manipulation in that game. Sadly enough, the legacy of America’s first Black president may be to leave the Black community more isolated, deprived and disempowered than it has been for 60 years.

I want the Black community to join me in helping to build the nonpartisan reform movement. We need a nonpartisan political system that encourages, rather than represses, new coalitions and voter mobility. This is how new and effective approaches to poverty, to police/community relations and to developing our youth can become public policy. This movement is already successfully putting pressure on the establishment. For example, Sen. Charles Schumer recently endorsed a nonpartisan primary system, a shift from his prior position.

We must make the most of this opening. My colleagues Dr. Jessie Fields and Alvaader Frazier are leading a campaign demanding that Schumer now lead the fight for nonpartisan elections in New York.

No voter, regardless of race, political creed or color, should be required to join a political party in order to participate in an election.

We must do more than go to funerals. We must free up the Black community to become more politically powerful. Join me in building a national Black Reformers Network.

Dr. Lenora Fulani is a developmental psychologist, education innovator and the country’s leading political independent.

Making Maryland’s Working Families Economically Secure and Healthy Maryland is reported to be the wealthiest state in the nation, yet if you ask anyone on the street, they would say something different. You would hear concern over the ever-rising costs of housing, food and utilities; climbing student loan burdens; and a government that seems increasingly out of touch with residents.

Maryland working families are experiencing unprecedented levels of economic insecurity.

A strong Maryland for all of us depends on economic security for working families including: jobs that pay a living wage; paid sick time; affordable housing and higher education; safe and healthy communities; and the ability to retire with dignity and security.

Maryland Working Families is building a progressive movement with our labor, civil rights and faith partners as well as individuals to advance an ambitious economic security policy agenda. We may not be able solve inequality overnight, but we can demand that our elected leaders enact policies that will begin to improve the economic health and well-being of families and our communities.

According to the Center on Economic Policy Research, approximately 22 percent of working people in the United States suffer from economic hardship because their earnings -- coupled with public and other benefits -- fall below the basic needs budget for their area.

If we are to create economic stability for working families, we must start by reversing the decade-long decline in real earnings. Earlier this year, our Raise Maryland campaign raised the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour by 2018, giving nearly half a million Marylanders a much needed increase. It’s a start, but we still have a

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long way to go. To close the chasm between rich and poor, we need to push for a living wage, index future raises in the state’s basement wage to inflation, and eliminate the $3.63 minimum wage for tipped workers that keeps more than 300,000 workers – mostly women – in poverty.

More than 700,000 workers in Maryland have no paid sick days.

The loss of income -- or even your job -- because you or a family member is sick is a major source of economic insecurity. Establishing paid sick days for workers will be a major issue during the 2015 session of the Maryland General Assembly. We will be joining more than 100 advocates, businesses, and faith leaders to pass a law that will allow all workers to earn paid sick leave and protect them from retribution for using it.

A 2009 study by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development showed that 70 percent of low-income families paid more than half of their income toward housing. It also predicted that in the year 2015, more than 130,000 families would be unable to find affordable housing. Maryland Working Families is promoting policies that ensure our tax money and public dollars are used to support development that preserves housing opportunities for low and middle income families, limits displacement of communities, and employs green building practices.

A clear path toward economic security is through higher education but the average student graduates from college owing an average of $29,400. Marylanders carry the highest student loan burden in the country, one that continues to rise even as the Maryland General Assembly struggles to prevent tuition increases at the state university system. We are educating legislators about innovative public financing options -- like Oregon’s Pay it Forward program -- to help young

people achieve their dreams without bankrupting their future.

The ability to access emergency funds to pay for unexpected events like car repairs or medical care can mean the difference between getting and keeping a job and unemployment. The tightening of the credit market has put even more pressure on working families, many of whom can fall prey to payday lenders and predatory lending schemes. Without meaningful programs that allow workers to access credit, we will continue to see families struggle to find security.

Maryland Working Families is working to partner with financial institutions to develop avenues to connect Maryland’s working families to credit.

At the end of our work lives, we should be able to retire in dignity and with some economic security. That means giving workers the opportunity to save for retirement through pre-tax deductions and free programs that don’t eat up savings on fees. In coalition with AARP, SEIU, Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition and Gov. Martin O’Malley, Maryland Working Families successfully lobbied for a state review of public investment options in 2014, and will push legislation to fund a pilot program in 2015.

As the late Sen. Paul Wellstone was fond of saying, “We all do better when we all do better.” Economic security not only helps make stronger families, it also builds stronger communities and a healthier society. Please join Maryland Working Families in building economic security for every Maryland family because it is the right thing to do and it benefits us all.

Charly Carter is the executive director of Maryland Working Families.

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National Grandparent’s Day celebration was observed on September 7 to honor approximately 700 Middle East Baltimore grandparents, great grandparents, and great-great grandparents who were involuntarily displaced by the Johns Hopkins Urban Renewal Project.

The Truth and Reconciliation Community Council (residents displaced by the EBDI urban renewal project) brought back over 100 East Baltimore Booker Weaver, 89, recipient grandparents at “Bringing Out the of the Family Jewels Award Family Jewels III: A Grandparent’s Day Celebration which was held at Henderson-Hopkins School on Ashland Avenue.

Former East Baltimore resident, Robert Bell, Chief

Holden Ransome with Danielle Torain

Bettye Brinkley and Angela Saunders

Robert Bell, Chief Judge, MD Court Appeals (retired) is “from East Baltimore, by way of North Carolina”

Honoree Russell Stewart, recipient of the Family Jewels Award

Bishop Charles Waters, New Generation Ministries with state Sen. Nathaniel McFadden, 45th District

Del. Cheryl Glen with Gladine Harvey

Daisy Jackson and Elizabeth Watson

Judge, (retired), MD Court of Appeals was the keynote speaker. He acknowledged that “Nobody makes it by themselves; I am a East Baltimorean by way of North Carolina. I had some of the greatest teachers who were about the business of molding our lives—not only your family, but the entire block.”

Community awards were presented to honor East Baltimore Great-Great Grandfathers, and Nia Redmond discussed the “I AM East Baltimore” Storybook Project, a celebration of the history of East Baltimore through the eyes and lives of the community. At least 100 books will be featured in the opening exhibit of the East Baltimore Historical Library which is scheduled to open within the next year.

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Former state Del. Clarence “Tiger” Davis with Lamont Green

Mother-daughter love for Dr. Martina P. Callum, author, with Dr. Agnes Kane Callum, who was recognized for being inducted into the Maryland State Women Hall of Fame

Joan Stevenson and Denise Claxton

Hilton O. Bostick, Warren Covington, Rob Stewart

Joseph and Jeanette Gladden Shirley Dowdy, Nancy Pickford, Lillie Clark, Dorothy Stern

Jessie Jones and Peaninie Edwards-Shehee

Son and daughter surrounded honoree Booker T. Weaver Jr, 89, who has lived in East Baltimore since 1957 Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine

Family members Rev. Cornelius Bell, Roger Lomick, Olivia Bell, Rev. Shawn Bell, pastor, Faye Bell, first lady

Archbishop Alfred and Rev. Susie Owens, traveled from Washington, DC to congratulate the church and its minister

Not only did Rev. Shawn Bell and his congregation suffer a major catastrophic robbery, but the Greater Paradise Community Church was also burned to the ground.

For two years, while the building was being rebuilt, Rev. Bell and the church members worshipped on Sundays at neighboring Fort Worthington Elementary School.

Not only was the church redone, but it was expanded and now includes the addition of a beauty salon and a café with reasonable prices for the customers.

For the Sept. 13 grand reopening of the church, political figures, Rep. Elijah Cummings and ministers from local churches, representatives from the police Deacon Stanley Croskey and fire departments, bank officials, and of course, the congregation were invited to tour the large, beautiful edifice.

Janean Stubbs-Taylor, senior vice president, SunTrust Bank

Delegate-Elect Cory McCray, 45th District, City Councilman Carl Stokes, Harry Spikes, deputy district director for Rep. Cummings

Everyone was excited to see the new café

The ribbon cutting ceremony

Eric Booker, assistant commissioner of inspections, Baltimore Housing

Captain Steven Ward, Eastern District, Baltimore Police Department Rev. Bell and his wife, Faye

Dr. Donald Presswood, principal at Fort Worthington Elementary School provided space for church services for two years

Hair salon stylists from Paradise Touch Beauty Salon are Aronya Waller, left, Cierra Brown and Patrice Tyler

Doresa Harvey, Midway Personality, Clear Channel Media + Entertainment with Ernestine Jones, WEAA (88.9) Sundays, Gospel Grace

Rep. Cummings addresses the first family for their dedication and commitment in following through with the reopening of the church Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine

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“LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD; A WEST BALTIMORE STORY” Hello everyone, so much is going on this month.

Everyone trying to squeeze in what they can as far as events while the weather is still good. I understand.

As you see my title of “Looking Back, Looking Forward, A West Baltimore Story” is for a reason.

I enjoy writing about folks doing things to improve the community or helping the community to grow. This event will be hosted by the Arch Social Club, 2426 Pennsylvania Ave. in Baltimore and it is about a community and partner’s reflections on what went wrong, what went right and where do we go from here. This will be an open conversation with the Baltimore communities, CultureWorks, Alternate Roots, Artists, Festival Goers, and the public at large will be involved. This event will feature a short play, refreshments and a fun way to discuss and find ways to support the community you live in. The date Saturday, October 25th from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m. This expression encompasses the past and defines the future

Signature Live will be performing 7 p.m., Sept. 28, at the Annapolis High School at an Old School R&B Revue with many other artists.

Such history! A gathering of veteran broadcasters having an evening at Gianni’s Italian Bistro on Washington Blvd.

From left, Ron Matz, Eddie Applefeld, Michael Olesker, Jack Bowden, Brad Pitt, Don Scott and Johnny Dark who is in his 62nd year on radio. In all, these great guys have accumulated more than 340 years on the Baltimore airwaves.

that benefits our youth, who are the living assets of our community. For more information, call 410-669-9856.

“All Aboard”! That is right! Are you ready to have a good time with so good music with your older friends and buddies? Well, folks, there is a bus leaving from Maceo’s Lounge, Sept. 28, taking you to the baddest R&B show ever seen in Maryland. That’s right! The Nomads of Annapolis will host along with Phil Butts an “Old School R&B Revue” at the Annapolis High School located 2700 Riva Road in Annapolis. You will be entertained by The Spindles, Jim Ballard & Dr. Phill 17 piece Band, Rosa Pryor’s group “Signature Live” from Washington, D.C. and The Nomads. The best thing about this is if you choose not to drive you can board a bus, provided by Mildred Battle to take you. For more information, call Mildred at 410-448-0033. I will see you there.

Jerusalem Temple #4 is hosting an all you can eat “Crab Feast,” 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Sept. 20, at the Tall Cedars of Lebanon, 2501 Putty Hill Ave. in Baltimore. DJ Mike Jones will provide the music. For more information, call 443-85-4520.

“The Women of the Fire Filled Full Gospel Church” is hosting their “Annual Prayer Breakfast,” 9 a.m., Sept. 20 at 110 North Bentalou Street in Baltimore

JOIN US AS WE HONOR…

with Archbishop C. L. Adams presiding. The menu includes: pancakes, waffles, sausage, bacon, eggs, fried apples, fried potatoes, grits, fruit, Danishes and assorted juices, coffee. For more information, call Elder Alvina Miller at 410-952-0751.

St. James Academy’s 25th Anniversary Concert is coming soon. So order your tickets now. It is 4 p.m., Oct. 19 at St. James Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square. The music will be provided by Dr. Phill Butts Jazz Orchestra. This is for the children of the Academy and they need your support. For more information, call Howard Easley at 410-323-7295.

Well, my dear friends enjoy your week. I will see you somewhere. Remember, if you need me call me at 410-8339474 or email me at rosapryor@aol.com. UNTIL THE NEXT TIME, I’M MUSICALLY YOURS.

Dr. Phill Butts and his 17 piece band will be doing their thing at The Nomads of Annapolis Old School R&B Revue, 7 p.m., Sept. 28, at the Annapolis High School 2700 Riva Road, Annapolis, also The Spindles, Rosa Pryor’s group “Signature Live” and others. For tickets and bus transportation, call 410-294-4821.

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Housewife and Kids Abducted by Killer in Edge of Your Seat Thriller No Good Deed

has a hit on its hands, conventional critics notwithstanding.

Very Good HHH Rated PG-13 for violence and profanity Running time: 84 minutes Distributor: Screen Gems

Film Review by Kam Williams

It is usually a bad sign when a movie studio decides not to preview a picture for film critics. In the case of No Good Deed, Screen Gems claimed that it was refraining from doing so in order to prevent the spoiling of a surprising plot twist. Well, the butler did it! (Just kidding.)

Skeptical, I had to wait until opening day to see it. And while the movie is by no means a masterpiece, I’m happy to report that it’s nevertheless a tautly-wound nail-biter that keeps you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. And yes, Taraji P. Henson as Terri Granger

(Taraji P. Henson), an attorneyturned-stay-at-home mom whose husband (Henry Simmons) has conveniently just left town with his father for a weekend golf getaway. Against the former prosecutor’s better judgment, she lets the tall, dark and handsome stranger enter the house, and it isn’t long before there’s trouble in paradise.

After all as the proverb suggested by the title warns, “No good deed goes unpunished.”

Accordingly, Terri and her two young kids find themselves in the clutches of a desperate maniac until the protective mother’s Photos courtesy Sony Pictures Entertainment maternal and survival instincts kick Idris Elba as Colin Evans into high gear.

No Good Deed was ostensibly inspired by The Desperate there is a humdinger of a revelation during the denouement, not a totally preposterous development but rather a plausible Hours, a suspiciously-similar Broadway play starring Paul Newman that was first adapted to the big screen in 1955 one which was merely cleverly-concealed. starring Humphrey Bogart, and remade in 1990 with Sir The movie marks the theatrical directorial debut of Sam Anthony Hopkins. Thanks to Elba’s menacing intensity, Miller, who is best known for Luther, the brilliant BBC-TV series featuring Idris Elba in the title role for which he won a a potentially mediocre variation on the theme ends up Golden Globe in 2012. The two collaborate again here, with elevated into a tension-filled Elba playing Colin Evans, a serial killer who, at the point of gutwrencher his loyal fans won’t want to miss. departure, slays a couple of prison guards during a daring The urban-oriented escape from a Tennessee prison. audience at the screening I He makes his way to his girlfriend Alexis’ (Kate del attended talked back at the Castillo) house in Atlanta only to murder her, too, when screen a lot in the way that he learns she’s already involved with another man. Colin engaged Black folks do, and remains so blinded with rage as he drives away that he they even applauded heartily crashes his stolen car into a tree along a suburban country as the closing credits rolled, road. surefire signs that the studio He subsequently knocks on the door of Terri Granger

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FAITH Meet the Pastor Name: Rev. Dr. Jermaine N. Johnson, 36 Church: Word of Life Christian Community Church

3817 Marriottsville Road

Randallstown, Maryland 21133

www.wolccc.org How Long: 3 years Wife: Pastor Michelle D. Johnson, M.Div., MSN. Education: Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Doctor of Ministry, 2014 Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Masters of Divinity, 2007 Eastern University, Bachelors of Arts, 2004 How did you hear your call to ministry?

Our call to the ministry came as a result of constant affirmation from the community of believers and seasoned pastors. As a child attending Vacation Bible School and Christian Training Union at the Gillis Memorial Christian Community Church, I knew there was a uniqueness about

my passion for The Lord. As I grew, the passion evolved into a yielding and acceptance of the call to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. On July 31, 1998, I preached by initial sermon.

What has been the biggest surprise about ministry?

God’s timing! At every major intersection of my ministry, God’s timing has been a very uncomfortable process. However each intersection has been transformative and fulfilling. In addition to the timing of God, the process of sanctification has been a humbling experience.

Rev. Dr. Jermaine N. Johnson and his wife, Pastor Michelle D. What aspect are you most proud of?

Johnson How the Lord has used me in a myriad of contexts; my educational experiences, global ministry through your ministry? missions, and most importantly preaching the gospel.

Social media allows us to connect daily with the disciples of In addition the churches that I’ve served, the lives that I’ve Word of Life, as well as our faith partners who support the been blessed to be a part of and the church that God has ministry. We have cultivated many valuable relationships called my wife and me to plant, the Word of Life Christian to which social media allows us to maintain connection Community Church. to extend our reach in ministry. (Facebook, Twitter, www. wolccc.org, Constant Contact, You Tube, etc.)

What’s the most exciting thing about your ministry?

The people of Word of Life and their desire to grow into an authentic relationship with Jesus Christ and the opportunity to baptize 40 new converts in one year. Witnessing the embodiment of vision “Catalysts for Life,” a church that is developing an outward focus on making the lives of people better through the person and work of Jesus Christ.

How does social media enhance

Who in you community most inspires you?

The faithfulness of the African-American culture, community and church has been a great source of inspiration. In addition, my wife, Pastor Michelle D. Johnson; doctoral mentors, Dr. Claude R. Alexander Jr., Dr. Rodney L. Cooper and Pastor Edward R. McClurkin for their faithfulness and commitment to the person and work of Jesus Christ and the communities they are charged to serve.

What’s next for you in ministry?

The release of our first book entitled, “The New Wine Experience” A Leadership Model for Church Planting in the African-American Context.”

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City of Baltimore Department of Finance Bureau of Purchases Sealed proposals addressed to the Board of Estimates of Baltimore, will be received until, but not later than 11:00 a.m. local time on the following date(s) for the stated requirements: OCTOBER 1, 2014 *O.E.M. PARTS AND SERVICE FOR JCB AND LEEBOY EQUIPMENT B50003745 *O.E.M. PARTS AND SERVICE FOR FREIGHTLINER TRUCKS B50003751 THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT CAN BE VIEWED AND DOWN LOADED BY VISITING THE CITYS WEB SITE: www.baltimorecitibuy.org TYPESET: Wed Sep 17 14:19:32 EDT 2014

LEGAL NOTICES SHERIFF’S AUCTION LBD-7 B/W/L LICENSE. McDOOGAL’S EAST, INC. 1725 PONCA STREET BALTIMORE, MD 21224

Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution issued out of the District Court for Baltimore City, at the suit of NICHOLAS J. HOSKONAS, JR. VS. McDOOGAL’S EAST, INC., I have seized and taken in execution and will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder, ALL THE RIGHT, TITLE, INTEREST AND ESTATE OF SAID McDOOGAL’S EAST, INC. in and to a LBD-7 B/W/L LICENSE #355, located at 1725 Ponca Street, Baltimore, MD 21224, And I hereby give notice that I will sell on the front steps of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Clarence M. Mitchell Courthouse West, 100 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD on Monday, September 29, 2014 at 9:00 A.M., ALL THE RIGHT, TITLE, INTEREST AND ESTATE OF McDOOGAL’S, EAST, INC. John W. Anderson, Sheriff TERMS: $5,000.00 Deposit in cash or certified funds at time and place of Auction Sale. Balance in 10 days.

Jonathan Melnick Auctioneers, Inc. 410-366-5555

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 Water Contract No. 1246-Repair and Replacement of Small Diameter Water MainsVarious Locations and Sizes will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, October 8, 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, September 19, 2014 and copies may be purchased for a non-refundable cost of $50.00.

Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package.

All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 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 B02551Water Mains Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $5,000,000.01 to $10,000,000.00 A ”Pre-Bidding Information”session will be conducted at 3rd Floor Conference Room of the Bureau of Water & Wastewater, Abel Wolman Municipal Building on September 25, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. Principal Item of work for this project are: Replacement of existing 6-inch, 8-inch, and 10-inch cast iron water pipe with new 8-inch and 10-inch ductile iron pipe, various fitting, valves and appurtenance. Replacement of existing galvanized service leads with new copper piping. Replacement of existing fire hydrants with new traffic fire hydrants. Restoration of sidewalks, curb and gutter, roadway paving, sediment and erosion control and maintenance of traffic.

The MBE goal is 9% The WBE goal is 2% WATER CONTRACT 1246 APPROVED: Bernice H. Taylor Clerk, Board of Estimates APPROVED: Rudolph S. Chow, P.E. Director of Public Works TYPESET: Wed Sep 17 14:18:53 EDT 2014 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 Water Contract No. 1245R-Westfield Neighborhood Water Main Replacements, Baltimore will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, October 15, 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, September 19, 2014 and copies may be purchased for a non-refundable cost of $50.00.

Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package.

All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 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 B02551 Water Mains Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $5,000,000.01 to $10,000,000.00 A ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted on the 3rd Floor Conference Room of the Bureau of Water & Wastewater, Abel Wolman Municipal Building on September 26, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. Principal Item of work for this project are: Removal and replacement of approximately 11,850 linear feet of 4-inch, 6-inch, 8-inch, and 10-inch existing water mains, fittings, valves, and appurtenances with new 4-inch, 6-inch, 8-inch, and 10-inch ductile iron Class 54 water main, fittings, valves, and appurtenances. Replacement of existing galvanized water service lines with new copper pipes, replacement of small residential meter settings and meter vaults, roadway paving, sidewalk restoration, curb and gutter replacement, erosion and sediment control, and maintenance of traffic as required.

The MBE goal is 9% The WBE goal is 2% WATER CONTRACT 1245R APPROVED: Bernice H. Taylor Clerk, Board of Estimates APPROVED: Rudolph S. Chow, P.E. Director of Public Works

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B6 The Afro-American, September 20, 2014 - September 26, 2014 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE The following resolutions of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore proposing an amendment to the Charter of Baltimore City (1996 Edition, as amended) will be submitted to the voters of Baltimore City for their approval or disapproval at the General Election to be held in the City of Baltimore on Tuesday the 4th of November, 2014 (CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law, [Brackets] indicates matter deleted from existing law, Underlining indicates matter added by amendment, Strikeout indicates matter stricken by amendment). ______________________________________________________________________ FOR CHARTER AMENDMENT

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FOR the purpose of authorizing the City Council to retain the services of independent legal counsel; providing for the qualifications and term of that counsel; specifying the duties of that counsel; providing for the counsel’s compensation and expenses; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.

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SECTION 1. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the City Charter is proposed to be amended to read as follows: Baltimore City Charter Article III. City Council § 15. GENERAL COUNSEL. (A) AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY.

BY RESOLUTION, THE THE CITY COUNCIL MAY EMPLOY OR CONTRACT FOR THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT GENERAL COUNSEL. THE SELECTION AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THIS SECTION, AS SUPPLEMENTED BY THE RULES OF THE CITY COUNCIL. (B) QUALIFICATIONS. THE GENERAL COUNSEL: (1) MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE MARYLAND BAR; (2) MUST MEET ALL OTHER QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION SET BY THE RULES OF THE CITY COUNCIL; (3) DURING HIS OR HER TERM, IS SUBJECT TO THE RULES OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT GENERALLY GOVERN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNCIL; AND (4) DURING HER OR HIS TERM, MAY NOT ENGAGE IN ANY OTHER PRACTICE OF LAW UNLESS: (I) IT IS UNCOMPENSATED AND IN THE NATURE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, SUCH AS PRO BONO ADVICE TO OR REPRESENTATION OF INDIGENT CLIENTS; OR (II) IT IS ON BEHALF OF HER- OR HIMSELF OR HER OR HIS PARENT, SPOUSE, OR CHILD. (C) TERM. THE GENERAL COUNSEL SERVES AT THE PLEASURE OF THE CITY COUNCIL. (D) DUTIES. AS THE CITY COUNSEL COUNCIL DIRECTS, THE GENERAL COUNSEL SHALL: (1) PROVIDE INDEPENDENT LEGAL ADVICE TO THE CITY COUNCIL, ITS COMMITTEES, AND SUBCOMMITTEES, AND ITS MEMBERS; (2) ASSIST THE CITY COUNCIL IN INVESTIGATIONS UNDERTAKEN BY THE CITY COUNCIL OR ANY OF ITS COMMITTEES OR SUBCOMMITTEES; AND (3) REPRESENT THE CITY COUNCIL IN A JUDICIAL OR OTHER PROCEEDING IF THE COUNCIL IS A PARTY TO OR DESIRES TO INTERVENE IN THE PROCEEDING; AND (3) (4) GENERALLY SERVE AS ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. (E) COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (1) THE GENERAL COUNSEL’S COMPENSATION SHALL BE AS SET BY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. (2) AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE THE BOARD OF ESTIMATES ADOPTS ITS PROPOSED ORDINANCE OF ESTIMATES FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT SHALL CERTIFY TO THE BOARD OF ESTIMATES THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THE PRESIDENT ESTIMATES WILL BE NEEDED DURING THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR FOR THE COMPENSATION AND RELATED EXPENSES OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL. (3) IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE OF ESTIMATES SUBSEQUENTLY SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL, THE BOARD OF ESTIMATES:

(I) SHALL INCLUDE AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT CERTIFIED BY THE PRESIDENT, UP TO $100,000; AND

(II) MAY INCLUDE IN THAT APPROPRIATION ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE AMOUNT CERTIFIED THAT EXCEEDS $100,000.

(1) THE GENERAL COUNSEL’S COMPENSATION SHALL BE AT LEAST EQUAL TO THAT OF A FULL-TIME CHIEF OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT’S GENERAL COUNSEL DIVISION. (2) THE BOARD OF ESTIMATES SHALL ANNUALLY INCLUDE IN THE ORDINANCE OF ESTIMATES SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO FUND THE GENERAL COUNSEL’S COMPENSATION AND NECESSARY EXPENSES. (3) (4) THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR THE GENERAL COUNSEL’S COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO AND MAY NOT SUPPLANT, BE DEDUCTED FROM, OR SERVE AS A BASIS FOR REDUCING ANY PART OF THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE CITY COUNCIL. Article VII. Executive Departments § 24. Department of Law: powers and duties. (c) Outside counsel.

(1) The City Council, Comptroller, and, with the approval of the Mayor, a department, commission, board, or other authority, may select outside counsel to represent it if:

(I) [(1)] the City Solicitor gives it written notice that representation of it by the Department of Law involves an irreconcilable conflict of interest; and

(II) [(2)] the Board of Estimates authorizes the employment of outside counsel.

(2) THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO MAY EMPLOY LEGAL COUNSEL AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE III, § 15 OF THIS CHARTER.

FOR AGAINST CHARTER AMENDMENT CHARTER AMENDMENT QUESTION I Charter Amendment – Multi-Year Collective Bargaining FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of Estimates to approve multi-year collective bargaining agreements with the City Union of Baltimore certain local unions, subject to certain conditions; providing for the funding of those agreements; conforming and clarifying related language; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.

BY proposing an amendment to

Article VI - Board of Estimates

Section(s) 12(b)

Baltimore City Charter

(1996 Edition)

SECTION 1. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the City Charter is proposed to be amended to read as follows: Baltimore City Charter Article VI. Board of Estimates § 12. Salary and wage scales; work conditions. (b) Multi-year collective bargaining agreements.

(1) The Board of Estimates may approve A collective bargaining [agreements] AGREEMENT between the City and [either or both] ONE OR MORE OF the Baltimore Fire Fighters, IAFF Local 734, [and] the Baltimore Fire Officers, IAFF Local 964, AND THE CITY UNION OF BALTIMORE, LOCAL 800 THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, COUNCIL 67 (AFSCME LOCALS 44, 558, AND 2202), THE CITY UNION OF BALTIMORE, AND THE BALTIMORE CITY LODGE NO. 3, FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, INC., UNITS I AND II, for [terms] A TERM of not less than 1 fiscal year and not more than 3 consecutive fiscal years, so long as the term of [any] THE collective bargaining agreement does not extend beyond the fiscal year in which the current Mayor’s term of office ends.

(2) The Board shall annually include in the Ordinance of Estimates submitted to the City Council an amount sufficient to fund the salaries provided for in any collective bargaining agreement between the City and the local unions listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection.

FOR CHARTER AMENDMENT

AGAINST CHARTER AMENDMENT

QUESTION J Charter Amendment – Transfer of Powers and Duties FOR the purpose of transferring from the Department of General Services to the Department of Transportation certain Charter powers and duties relating to streets and rights-of-way, including the approval of new streets, the naming or renaming of streets, the opening and closing of streets, the numbering of buildings, the preparation of street plats and plans, and the maintenance of plats and records of all parcels of real property and underground structures, and the maintenance a system of uniform property identification; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.

BY proposing to repeal

Article VII - Executive Departments

Sections 132(d)-(f) and 133

Baltimore City Charter

(1996 Edition) BY proposing to amend

Article VII - Executive Departments

Section 116(b)(2) and (5)

Baltimore City Charter

(1996 Edition) BY proposing to add

Article VII - Executive Departments

Section 116(e)-(k)

Baltimore City Charter

(1996 Edition) BY proposing to reletter

Article VII - Executive Departments

Section 116(e)

to be

Section 116(i)

Baltimore City Charter

(1996 Edition)

SECTION 1. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the City Charter is proposed to be amended to read as follows: Baltimore City Charter Article VII. Executive Departments Department of General Services § 132. Powers and duties of Department. [(d) System of uniform property identification.

(1) The Department shall maintain a system for the uniform identification of all real property within Baltimore City.

(2) The system shall identify each parcel of real property by a symbol. That symbol shall be used by every municipal agency to identify that parcel, until it is subdivided or the symbol is changed by the Department.

(3) The failure of the Department or of any other municipal agency to identify a parcel of property by its symbol does not affect the validity of any assessment or charge otherwise properly made. (e) Plats and records – properties.

(1) The Department shall maintain adequate plats and other records of all parcels of real property within Baltimore City.

(2) These plats and records shall include:

(i) the ownership of each parcel; and

(ii) the symbol by which each parcel is identified.

(3) These plats and records shall be the official plats and records to be used by all municipal agencies to identify and determine the location of every parcel of real property within Baltimore City. (f) Plats and records – underground structures. The Department shall maintain plats and records of tunnels, pipes, mains, sewers, conduits, and other underground structures, both public and private.] [§ 133. Streets. (a) Approval of new streets.

(1) Any person who, in connection with any real estate development, wants to lay out, locate, or construct a street, public or private, within Baltimore City shall, before beginning construction and before selling any land abutting on the street, present to the Department of General Services a copy of the plat for the proposed development, as approved by the Planning Commission, showing in detail the proposed streets.

(2) If the plat is approved by the Department, the person shall: (i) record a copy of the plat, with the endorsements of the Planning Commission and the Department on it, with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City; and

(ii) a certified copy of the recorded plat with the Department. (b) Street names.

(1) New public streets may not be designated by names until the names have been approved by the Department and entered on the appropriate plats and records of the Department.

(2) If a private street is dedicated for public purposes and the dedication is accepted, or if the title to a private street is conveyed to the City, the Department shall give the street a name, by which it shall be known on all official records of the City.

(3) The name of a public street may not be changed except by ordinance or resolution of the Mayor and City Council (c) Building numbers.

(1) The Department:

(i)

(ii)

shall determine and fix the number of every new building; and may change existing numbers.

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LEGAL NOTICES (2) The Department shall report each new number or change of number to the owner or occupant of the building. (d) Street plats and plans.

The Department shall: (1) adopt rules and regulations regarding plats and plans relating to the location of streets; and (2) shall prepare these plats and plans as required by the Board of Estimates or by ordinance.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City Charter is proposed to be further amended to read as follows:

Baltimore City Charter Article VII. Executive Departments Department of Transportation § 116. Powers and duties of Department. (b) Street construction and maintenance.

(2) The Department shall:

(I) prepare the plans and perform the work required by Ordinances [that open, extend, widen, straighten, close, or grade] FOR OPENING, EXTENDING, WIDENING, STRAIGHTENING, GRADING, AND CLOSING any street in the City[.]; AND

(II) [However, the Department of General Services shall] prepare all Ordinances for the opening and closing of streets, attend the hearings on [the] THOSE Ordinances, and perform all administrative functions related to [these] THOSE Ordinances.

(5) No pavement laid after the publication of the notice may be dug up by any person without a permit issued by the Director [of General Services]. The Director [of General Services] has discretion to issue or withhold this permit, and may attach appropriate conditions and charges to the permit.

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(E) APPROVAL OF NEW STREETS.

(1) ANY PERSON WHO, IN CONNECTION WITH ANY REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, WANTS TO LAY OUT, LOCATE, OR CONSTRUCT A STREET, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, WITHIN BALTIMORE CITY SHALL, BEFORE BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION AND BEFORE SELLING ANY LAND ABUTTING ON THE STREET, PRESENT TO THE DEPARTMENT A COPY OF THE PLAT FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, AS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, SHOWING IN DETAIL THE PROPOSED STREETS. (2) IF THE PLAT IS APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, THE PERSON SHALL: (I) RECORD A COPY OF THE PLAT, WITH THE ENDORSEMENTS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE DEPARTMENT ON IT, WITH THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BALTIMORE CITY; AND

(II) A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE RECORDED PLAT WITH THE DEPARTMENT. (F) STREET NAMES. (1) NEW PUBLIC STREETS MAY NOT BE DESIGNATED BY NAMES UNTIL THE NAMES HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND ENTERED ON THE APPROPRIATE PLATS AND RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT. (2) IF A PRIVATE STREET IS DEDICATED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES AND THE DEDICATION IS ACCEPTED, OR IF THE TITLE TO A PRIVATE STREET IS CONVEYED TO THE CITY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL GIVE THE STREET A NAME, BY WHICH IT SHALL BE KNOWN ON ALL OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE CITY. (3) THE NAME OF A PUBLIC STREET MAY NOT BE CHANGED EXCEPT BY ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL (G) BUILDING NUMBERS. (1) THE DEPARTMENT:

(I) SHALL DETERMINE AND FIX THE NUMBER OF EVERY NEW BUILDING; AND

(II) MAY CHANGE EXISTING NUMBERS. (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT EACH NEW NUMBER OR CHANGE OF NUMBER TO THE OWNER OR OCCUPANT OF THE BUILDING.

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(H) STREET PLATS AND PLANS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL: (1) ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING PLATS AND PLANS RELATING TO THE LOCATION OF STREETS; AND (2) SHALL PREPARE THESE PLATS AND PLANS AS REQUIRED BY THE BOARD OF ESTIMATES OR BY ORDINANCE.

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THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN PLATS AND RECORDS OF TUNNELS, PIPES, MAINS, SEWERS, CONDUITS, AND OTHER UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES, BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE. (J) PLATS AND RECORDS – PROPERTIES. (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN ADEQUATE PLATS AND OTHER RECORDS OF ALL PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN BALTIMORE CITY. (2) THESE PLATS AND RECORDS SHALL INCLUDE:

(I) THE OWNERSHIP OF EACH PARCEL; AND

(II) THE SYMBOL BY WHICH EACH PARCEL IS IDENTIFIED. (3) THESE PLATS AND RECORDS SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL PLATS AND RECORDS TO BE USED BY ALL MUNICIPAL AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY AND DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF EVERY PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN BALTIMORE CITY. (K) SYSTEM OF UNIFORM PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION. (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN A SYSTEM FOR THE UNIFORM IDENTIFICATION OF ALL REAL PROPERTY WITHIN BALTIMORE CITY. (2) THE SYSTEM SHALL IDENTIFY EACH PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY BY A SYMBOL. THAT SYMBOL SHALL BE USED BY EVERY MUNICIPAL AGENCY TO IDENTIFY THAT PARCEL, UNTIL IT IS SUBDIVIDED OR THE SYMBOL IS CHANGED

BY THE DEPARTMENT. (3) THE FAILURE OF THE DEPARTMENT OR OF ANY OTHER MUNICIPAL AGENCY TO IDENTIFY A PARCEL OF PROPERTY BY ITS SYMBOL DOES NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF ANY ASSESSMENT OR CHARGE OTHERWISE PROPERLY MADE.

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(L) [(e)] Additional powers and duties.

The Department has the additional powers and duties relating to the construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of streets, to transportation, and to traffic, including powers and duties transferred from other municipal agencies, as are prescribed by law.

Stephen M. Kraus, Chief Bureau of Treasury Management Custodian of the City Seal

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