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MARCHING FOR JUSTICE

Marchers on their way to D.C. as part of the NAACP’s “Journey For Justice” pass through the Augusta area . Photo by Ken Makin

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THE MOVEMENT NEWS

Photo by Ken Makin Dr. Beulah Nash-Teachey (above), Augusta NAACP President, joined marchers as they made their way through Georgia-Carolina. Photo by Ken Makin

“JUSTICE” marchers headed for Washington

by Ken Makin Special to UrbanProWeekly AUGUSTA Last Saturday, the Journey For Justice completed its week-long march through Georgia-Carolina, where the emphasis was on education reform (Georgia) and criminal justice reform (South Carolina).

Augusta NA ACP President Dr. Beulah Nash-Teachey explained the relevance and importance of such a historic movement.

“The issues that occurred 60 years ago (in terms of injustices) are still prevalent,” Dr. Nash-Teachey said.

“We have to march to ensure that justice prevails. When it comes to education, voting rights and other important concerns, those are all equal opportunities that we should share.”

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Jamiah Adams, the NAACP’s Digital Media Director, agreed.

“We continue to have assaults on peoples’ civil rights,” Adams said.

“Some people may see this as an ‘old-fashioned’ way to protest, but when people see that these protests are peaceful, they are more apt to listen.”

To date, the “Journey” has completed 478 miles. The journey is set to travel through Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The walk comes during a period of great social unrest. The shooting deaths of nine church members in a Charleston church was a catalyst in the decision to take the confederate flag down from the South Carolina statehouse. On Monday, the NAACP’s coastal tour traveled to Columbia, S.C., where NAACP president Cornell

William Brooks spoke on the statehouse lawn.

“We have a major challenge in terms of criminal justice, injustice in the criminal justice system of this country,” Brooks said. “We have rampant racial profiling where we see African American men 21 times more likely to lose their lives at the hands of the police than their white counterparts.”

Adams hopes those disparities will lead to changes in legislation.

“We want to get the ‘End Racial Profiling’ law passed. Here in South Carolina, Walter Scott was killed – he was racially profiled,” she said.

“There is no better way to challenge lawmakers to advocate for what’s right than (through marching).”

During its travels through the CSRA, the NAACP found support and community partnerships through

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Paine College and Friendship Baptist Church. Both institutions were the site of “teach-ins,” where NAACP representatives spoke to the community about social awareness, as well as community involvement and interaction.

Dr. Teachey said the bond with the community is vital in the fight for social change.

“It was great to see people in the community come out and support us – even if they just drove by and gave us a ‘thumbs up’ while we walked,” she said. “There is unity through marching and walking.

“We say that ‘freedom is not free,’ and I feel the same way about justice,” she added. “Justice is an entity that everyone should have.”

For more information on the NA ACP’s “Journey For Justice,” visit www.naacp.org/ajfj.

Contributors VINCENT HOBBS Photography & New Media KEN MAKIN KRISTIE GREGORY contributing columnists

AUGUSTA Latin jazz sensation Layla Angulo performs this Friday, August 28, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta The Second Year of the Four Seasons Chamber Jazz Series kicks off on Friday, August 28th with Latin jazz performer Layla Angulo. The opening set will feature a favorite of the CSRA music scene, Edwin G. Hamilton.

The concert begins at 7:30pm; tickets can be pre-ordered online at www.uuaugusta.org for pick up at the ‘will call’ desk on the evening: $18 Regular, $13 Senior, $8 Student/ Military.

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GRU students getting serious about cheerleading

Jazmine Bates (L) and McKenzie Delancey (R) and Kiana Ladson (rear, not seen) prepare to lift Ashlyn Skinner (center) during tryouts for the new GRU Competition Cheerleading Team, held at Augusta Cheer Academy. Twelve participants displayed their cheerleading skills in standing back handsprings, tucks, combination jumps and running tumbling. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

by Vincent Hobbs The GRU Competition Cheerleading Team is in the process of recruiting members for its new competitive team. Most GRU fans are familiar with the GRU Spirit Squad, which performs at home basketball games and school spirit events.

The GRU Competition Cheerleading team is a new cheer squad that will compete in various collegiate cheer competitions throughout the Southeast.

The new team is the brainchild of Spirit Squad cheerleaders Jazmine Bates, Emily Banks, and Ashley Wilcox, who spent this summer talking to potential team members, recruiting a head coach, attending orientations and generating interest among incoming students who have a competitive cheering background.

GRU Spirit Squad Coordinator Leza Witherington welcomed the idea when it was proposed to her. “I told them I would help as much as possible – but they would have to recruit and find a qualified coach.”

The efforts of the cheerleaders led to the recruitment of Emily Forrest as head coach for the team. Forrest, a producer for NBC-26, was a UGA Club competition cheerleader at the University of Georgia.

“I’m really excited about GRU’s new team and their opportunity to compete. I know all the girls are excited too and I can’t wait to see what this season has in store for them,” Forrest shared.

Initial tryouts for the team were held at Augusta Cheer Academy last weekend and a second tryout will be held during the second week in September.

“For this team, we wanted girls that have been competitive cheerleaders before. They are familiar with the work and time and are generally very diligent in balancing school and the work they put in for a team,” Witherington expressed.

“They also have all the tumbling and stunting skills we would need to be competitive with other regional teams. We required standing back handsprings and tucks, the ability to do multiple and combination jumps and running Continued on next page

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Twelve candidates participated in the initial tryout. Witherington shared, “I was very pleased with the girls that came out. It was more impressive - when you realize that we have never done this before and for twelve girls to show up that had these abilities is amazing!”

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The second tryout will allow additional team members to be recruited.

Witherington is impressed with the groundwork that Jazmine Bates, Emily Banks, and Ashley Wilcox have put into building a new competitive cheer squad, especially the time they put to use during the summer to make the team a reality. “That is the height of dedication - and I think they are proud of the work they have put in thus far.”

(At Right) GRU Spirit Squad coordinator Leza Witherington watches the cheer moves during tryouts for the new GRU Competition Cheerleading Team, held at Augusta Cheer Academy. Twelve participants displayed their cheerleading skills in standing back handsprings, tucks, combination jumps and running tumbling. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

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SPORTS HIGH SCHOOL

Academy of Richmond County volleyball player Alyssa Krouse (#13) watches the ball at the net during a game against Westside at the ARC gym. The Lady Patriots were defeated by the Lady Musketeers 2-0 in the final score. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

Lady Musketeers roll to victory Richmond Academy - 2 Westside High School - 0

Academy of Richmond County head volleyball coach Peaches Stephens (L) advises the Lady Musketeers during a game against Westside at the ARC gym. The Lady Patriots were defeated 2-0 in the final score.

Photo by Vincent Hobbs

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The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 6 at the Salvation Army Kroc Center at 1833 Broad St. in Augusta. To register go to http://gru.edu/oic/summit/. Breakfast and lunch are included.

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MAKIN’ A DIFFERENCE COMMENTARY by Ken Makin

NAACP’s Journey For Justice

Why the ‘Journey’ is so relevant There were two pieces of irony that got my attention when I met up with NAACP representatives and local residents during a portion of the “Journey For Justice” last Saturday.

The first – I met up with the group in an area that is about three minutes from my childhood home. While I was born in Augusta, I grew up in South Carolina in a modest town called Bath. Depending on one’s preference, some might say it is “Graniteville” or “Clearwater.” It was a fitting occurrence because my “homecoming” was woven around my current and future passion – civil rights.

The second piece of irony – I met up with the group on the Aiken-Augusta Highway, which is also known as the Jefferson Davis Highway. Yep, that Jefferson Davis, who was the president of the confederate states of

America during the Civil War. I just missed the reaction of marchers to a pair of confederate flags that lined a small monument to Davis.

That monument is within a stone’s throw to Lakeside Baptist Church in Clearwater.

Remember, I’m sharing this story with you in 2015. Not 2005. Not 1995.

This happened less than seven days ago.

It would be an understatement to say that we are living in a time of great social and racial upheaval. What is sad is that the more we seek to become a “post-racial” America, the more people cling to this region and this country’s hateful past.

On two separate occasions in the past month, I have personally seen a rally of cars with the confederate flag and a separate rally of cars led by a

truck with the Gadsden flag (“Don’t Tread On Me”).

Now, the natural course of operations would be for me to say those racist occurrences are the reason we need the NAACP and the “Journey For Justice”! But you know what that does? It feeds the racist rhetoric of folk who think the NAACP is the “Black Man’s KKK.” And if you don’t think there are certain folk who feel that way, well, you probably think we live in a post-racial America.

No, we need the “Journey For Justice” to tell the truth about this country we love so much. This country is unjust. It is unfair. The disparities are tremendous – in law enforcement, in education, in environment practices, among other things.

We need the “Journey” to pick up

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