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Ben Hasan takes the oath of office from Judge David Watkins on Monday, August 25, 2014. Hasan assumes the District 6 Commission seat after Joe Jackson left his post four months early. Hasan’s wife, Hadiyah participates. Photo by Urban Pro Weekly staff.

Hasan steps in for Jackson

By Frederick Benjamin Sr. Urban Pro Weekly Staff Writer AUGUSTA As this reporter left the municipal building following Monday’s special called meeting to increase the 2014 tax rate by 1.75 mills, a longtime political operative in Augusta said to me, “How does it feel to be in Zimbabwe after Rhodesia?”

It took an instant for me to decipher the reference to these African nations, but suddenly it dawned on me what the reference was about. The terms refer to two names for the same African nation.

I’m sure that the average Augustan — black or white — was unlikely to understand the significance of that cryptic remark, but for those who are politically and geographically challenged, here’s the deal.

Rhodesia was the name of the allwhite settler regime in southern Africa who waged a fierce battle against African freedom fighters who after defeating the whites on the field of battle reclaimed their country and then renamed it Zimbabwe.

Reggae icon Bob Marley paid homage to the freedom fighters in his 1979 jam “Zimbabwe” from his Survival album.

Marley wrote these lines as a verse for the rocker: No more internal power struggle; We come together to overcome the little trouble.

Soon we’ll find out who is the real revolutionary, ‘Cause I don’t want my people to be contrary.

Enough said.

What has happened in Augusta is nothing short of revolutionary. For the first time since the consolidated government was formed in the mid ‘90s, African Americans control the reins of city government.

It is sad that so many white Augustans have adopted the posture of disenfranchised white settlers who wondered how they would fare without their mantle of white privilege.

Back in December of 2011 when this publication was only four months old, we ran a front page headline which read “FEAR OF A BLACK RUN CITY.” The story was about the redistricting process when the ad hoc redistricting committee attempted to carve out another majority-black district. At the time we had no idea that Ben Hasan would ultimately fill that seat.

Those fears have been realized for far too many white Augustans when Hasan was sworn in on Monday and then voted for a tax increase.

The vilification campaign was immediate and continues to grow.

Commissioner Grady Smith attacked Hasan for his vote merely because four other African Americans voted the same way. Why is it that when former District 1 commissioner Matt Aitkin voted with five other whites to adopt policies that nearly bankrupt this city, no one said that his vote was racially motivated?

This much is clear. The commissioners who ran this city into the ground did so under the direction of a white mayor, a white city administrator and a majority white commission and they were aided and abetted by the power and influence of the white-owned daily newspaper.

How Grady Smith and his ilk have the nerve to attack a black commissioner who had been on the job for less than 30 minutes and then have the nerve to talk about the “race” card is beyond belief.

Some folks need to grow up. To those whites and blacks who moan and groan about having to take direction from African Americans, we say, relax and watch

things get better. We are all in this together. We can’t help it if your friends and neighbors have all fled to Columbia County and left you holding the bag.

The new mayor and commissioners who are set to take office in January are probably no better and certainly no worse than the politicians who have been running this city since the Civil War. It’s time for that old “white settler” mentality to be buried once and for all.

Now, about the tax increase. Those who opposed the tax increase had valid reasons. It’s a shame that the taxes have to go up without a corresponding increase in services, but that’s just the situation that the city is in right now.

Sure, you can cut the services even more. Sure you can trim more fat. The problem is that the crew that has been running things for the past 20 years had no will, nor did they have much encouragement to rein in the spending.

Alvin Mason, Bill Lockett, and Cory Johnson have had to endure slander, threats, and disrespect for years. They fought tooth and nail against unwise policies to no avail.

So here we are — now, we will see who are the real revolutionaries.

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Captive audience?

By Frederick Benjamin UrbanProWeekly Staff Writer

POLITICAL COMMENTARY

AUGUSTA There have been some strange noises emanating from the Augusta Chronicle editorial pages recently. The furor over the recent 1.75 mill tax increase and the impending excise tax on local manufacturers has driven some folks down there to distraction.

So much so, that there are suggestions that Augusta is such a sinking ship that no one in their right mind would want to remain.

Listen to this: “Commissioners appear to be operating under the assumption they are dealing with a captive audience — that county residents are somehow unable to leave, and that they must bear whatever burden the powers-that-be choose

to levy . . . They are mistaken . . .

If Richmond County residents are looking for another reason to pull up stakes and move elsewhere, or if newcomers needed another reason not to settle in the city limits, the commission just gave them one.”

Really. I’ve got news for the scribes from downtown. Those who could leave Richmond County — black and white — have already done so. The drain started back in the 1970s, yet the county continues to grow and attract more folks. I was talking to friends of mine from New York City and they can’t believe the cost of living down here in Richmond County. Are they coming? You bet!

And that’s not just me mouthing off.

Here’s what a recent New York Times study revealed: “Northeastern states that used to retain large shares of their residents are now losing them in droves to the South. . . . And for the historically minded, these charts will show the extent of the Great Migration, that surge in population from Southern states to the Midwest and the North, a trend that has not only run its course but also reversed.”

In other words, The South is the new North. The Great Migration saw millions of blacks leave Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi head for Chicago, New York and California. Guess what — their great great grandchildren are coming back.

I’m sending out as many real estate notices as I can to my jazz musician, writer and artist friends who

are struggling to make ends meet in Harlem, Brooklyn and Newark, New Jersey and I’m encouraging them all to come to Augusta.

Captive audience? Negro please!

Let’s not get too twisted with all of this Richmond County bashing.

Columbia County is no bargain and its stock definitely is not rising. The roads are about to get more crowded, the schools are about to become more overcrowded. The homes are overpriced and because everything is brand new, there’s no character, no culture — just pizza joints, tattoo parlors and, oh yeah, a whole lot of Republicans.

The best days are ahead for Augusta and mark my words before the next census is taken, Georgia will be a “blue” state, just like Richmond County is a “blue” county.

Bond insurgency halted

Commissioners opt for maintaining status quo in bond issue

By Frederick Benjamin UrbanProWeekly Staff Writer AUGUSTA As usual, Commissioner Marion Williams was the lone holdout. On Monday, Commissioners voted 9-1 to begin the traditional process of issuing $190 million water and sewer revenue bonds. Williams voted against the process.

The normally staid process jumped the track several weeks back when IFS Securities, a minority-owned brokerage firm from Atlanta, entered the picture and made a pitch to the Augusta commission.

A team of investment specialists from IFS got the attention of enough commissioners to put the, normally routine, bond issue process on hold until they could explain how they could save the city millions of dollars in lieu of their traditional practice of a competitive sale.

According to IFS, a negotiated sale of the bonds has advantages over the competitive sale. In addition, the company said that minority firms, especially small firms like IFS, don’t stand a chance of outbidding larger investment banks with huge cash reserves.

Over the objections of the city procurement department, the city

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IFS Securities president Alex McKenzie finance leaders and the city’s financial advisor, the commissioners blocked the usually automatic process that started the competitive sale process.

Commissioners wanted to hear more and have it explained to them just how all of this could happen.

IFS was invited back to state their case. That’s where the process ran into trouble. From the very outset, the city’s financial advisors objected, not only to the professional advice that IFS was offering, but to the personal attacks and suggestions of impropriety aimed at city financial consultant Dianne McNabb. Further, the team from IFS overplayed the importance of their minority-owned status and chastised the city for its history of “economic apartheid.”

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Still, with all of that distraction that had nothing to do with the merits of the IFS proposal, the commissioners planned a session to hear them out.

It never happened. A committee meeting where the presentation was planned was disrupted by personal enmity between IFS and McNabb and that flowed over to the most recent regular commission meeting where the commissioners and the public were treated to heated exchanges between McNabb and the IFS vice president Craig Walker. Even so, the commission did not have enough votes to begin the traditional competitive sale process.

Then on August 23, Augusta Chronicle columnist Sylvia Cooper dropped a bombshell. Someone had dug up all kinds of dirt about Walker which Cooper dumped into her weekly column.

Those allegations sent the commissioners running for cover and the deal was stopped cold.

The financial proposal by IFS was characterized as a “hustle” and a “shakedown” and all bets were off — thus this week’s 9-1 vote ending the IFS saga.

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ident Alex McKenzie was philosophical, yet upbeat.

“The actions of IFS Securities speak for itself. We have a strong fully vertical brokerage dealership that is capable of structuring, truly assessing and providing value to municipalities,” McKenzie said.

He continued, “The negative comments can be attributed to those who have a stake in maintaining the status quo. We’re in it for the long term.

We’re locally based (Atlanta) and can drive to Augusta at any time.

“If they take time to investigate, they’ll find that we have the technical skills, to sell and the capacity to distribute the bonds.

“We lost the battle, but we’re happy and sure that the refunding through the competitive process will benefit the Augusta community.”

As for Craig Walker and his past issues with the law.

“IFS securities has 93 employees.

Pointing fingers at one of our employee was done intentionally to discredit IFS Securities. Craig Walker has all of the relevant licenses. Any firm has issues that they have had to deal with through the course of doing business. Craig Walker is very talented, very passionate and has a reputation as a “ground breaker.” We view it as Augusta’s loss.”

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Westside High School head volleyball coach David Bradberry talks to the team during a timeout in a match against Josey High School.

The Lady Patriots crushed Josey 2-0. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

The guy behind the Lady Patriots Westside High School head volleyball coach David Bradberry has been an educator in the Richmond County school system for twenty-one years, teaching U.S. History to thousands of students during his career. Bradberry is distinct in that he appears to be the only male Head Volleyball Coach in Richmond County athletics. He led Westside’s volleyball team to a Region 3AA championship for the second year in a row in 2013 and coached the girls to a first round state playoff win against Early County in 2013. UPW sat down with Coach Bradberry to get some insight on his continuing success as a coach. — Interview by Vincent Hobbs UPW: How did you get involved in coaching girl’s high school volleyball at Westside?

Bradberry: Brian Hadden, our previous coach, was promoted to Assistant Principal at Westside in the spring of 2012 and he could no longer coach the team. My daughter, Helen, played volleyball during her sophomore year and continued to work with the team as their scorekeeper for the next two years. I saw a lot of volleyball, and taught most of the girls in my AP U.S. History classes.

Brian asked me if I was interested in the job. I pondered it for a few days and accepted. I already knew most of the girls. My only hesitation was that I knew practically nothing about the intricacies of the game. Like anything in life, I looked at it as another test.

The results are still pending.

UPW: What are some of the particular characteristics you look for in a player?

Bradberry: Total effort. A willingness to listen, learn, and apply what she’s

told. A team-first attitude. Punctuality.

Selflessness.

UPW: What is a crucial challenge you face as a coach?

Bradberry: Try staring down sixteen teenage girls, nearly half of whom know more about volleyball than you do.

Good luck!

Beyond that major challenge last year, there are things like – do I have BandAids and hair ties and an extra jersey?

And I’m still learning the game, every day. Fortunately, I’ve had a lot of help, especially from my assistant coach and junior varsity coach Ameesah Hatch, in addition to the area volleyball community.

UPW: If there was one key piece of advice that you wish all of your players would embrace and put into practice, what would it be?

Bradberry: I tell my classroom students that the last thing they need to worry about is their grade, and if they work and improve, their grade will fall into place. I tell my team all the time

that the score doesn’t matter to me as long we play to our potential. Do I want to win? Of course I do! Do they?

Absolutely! Is it the most important thing? No! Once they’re convinced of that, then I believe we’ll win even more games- especially the close ones.

UPW: Coach Hadden led the girls’ volleyball team to a region championship in 2012 and you followed up with a championship in 2013.

Did you incorporate any significant changes to your coaching approach as a result of those successes?

Bradberry: I inherited an excellent team in 2013 that had made it to the final six in the state AA tournament in 2012, and we continued to be very successful last year. Any changes have come this year because I’ve become more comfortable with the game itself and with the process of coaching a team sport that involves a lot of people.

I suppose the major change I’ve made this year is to bring back a junior varsity squad which we haven’t had since 2010. Otherwise, I would have been forced to cut nearly twenty kids.

UPW: Who are some of your outstanding players so far this season?

Bradberry: We have a lot of good players on our team. Three players in particular stand out, all of whom play the sport year round. They are Callie Huggins (outside hitter), Rachel Scroggs (outside hitter), and Kendall Williams (setter). They rarely, if ever, leave the

court, and they give supreme effort in every match we play. When they are on their game, the others take cues from them and we are capable of very good things.

UPW: Do you feel that your role as an educator enhances your skills as a coach?

Bradberry: It absolutely enhances my skills as a coach/manager of people/ organizer. I’m extremely competitive by nature in the classroom, so that translates well to coaching.

UPW: Volleyball is a sport that tends to get overlooked in the media - versus football and basketball and baseball which get plenty of coverage. UPW has made a concerted effort to cover sports that get less exposure than the major sports, because the students who play volleyball, tennis, track & field, etc. work just as hard. What do you wish more potential fans knew about the game of volleyball?

Bradberry: I very much appreciate UPW’s efforts in that regard. There are many kids at Westside and at other schools who play multiple sports but don’t play the “glory” sports necessarily. I got turned on to volleyball when I came to Westside and when my daughter was involved with the team.

It is as intense and as fast as any other sport, and it requires grace, finesse, toughness, and fearlessness from the athletes who play it. What more would you want?

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Westside High School senior Deedee Cheeley (L) and junior Brittany Thompson (R) guard the the net during a match against Richmond Academy at the Westside gym.

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BY KRISTIE ROBIN JOHNSON

Augusta addressed local police abuse by community mobilization and the vote T

he eyes of the world have been fixed on Ferguson, Missouri for the past two weeks. The tragic end of Michael Brown and the consequential unrest that followed was a shock to many. The saga, however, has been no surprise to the AfricanAmerican community as a whole and it hits very close to home for Augusta’s black community.

Our fair city has experienced its fair share of unjustified slayings of young black men at the hands of law enforcement. Twenty-nine year old Alfaigo Davis was shot and killed by a Richmond County Sheriff’s Deputy after leading police on a chase in 1998. Like Brown, he too was unarmed and witnesses say that he was exiting his vehicle with both hands in the air as he was shot ten times. In 2008, another unarmed

young black man, Justin Elmore, was shot and killed while still in his vehicle apparently fleeing the police. Both incidents happened in black neighborhoods and left the affected communities reeling.

Like so many other American cities, Augusta’s black residents have a long-standing distrust of law enforcement with roots deep in the Jim Crow south of the past, reaching all the way to modern-day racial profiling tactics. Sometimes it seems that the more things change, the more they truly stay the same.

But real change could be on the horizon for Augusta.

In 2012, the citizens of AugustaRichmond County took matters into their own hands and made history. Augusta’s citizens didn’t take to the streets; they took to the polls.

For the first time in the city’s history, Augustans elected an AfricanAmerican sheriff. Now, change didn’t happen overnight; but the difference over time has been palpable. The election of Sheriff Richard Roundtree seems to have helped to smooth out the understandably bumpy relations between black residents and the police force. The department’s track record hasn’t been totally without blemish under black leadership, but Roundtree’s commitment to community policing and talent for building rapport with urban communities has certainly paved the way for brighter days ahead.

Six years ago this city was a powder keg following Elmore’s death.

The scenes were not much different from what we have seen in Ferguson.

Just last week, city dwellers lined

up to meet and greet Richmond County Sheriff’s Office personnel at a “Burgers and Shakes” event sponsored by the department. This is the power of political action. This is what can happen when a community commits itself to the hard work of healing, building efficacy, and motivating voters. We stopped reacting and started responding. Augusta may well be an example for Ferguson.

Given our nation’s troubled history, I don’t believe that the relationship between law enforcement and the African-American community will ever be perfect; but Augusta is proof that things can get better.

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White House petition picks up steam

By Vincent Hobbs AUGUSTA Although his real identity is unknown, a petition authored by a Hephzibah resident is making national news. Known only as J.C., the petitioner wants a law to be passed that would require all state, county and local police to wear video cameras.

The petition placed on the White House’s We The People website has gathered 149,00 signatures at last count.

The “Mike Brown Law” petition is a direct response to the unsolved questions surrounding the contrasting police and eyewitness versions of the killing of Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.

The petition states, “Due to the latest accounts of deadly encounters with police, We the People, petition for the Mike Brown Law. Create a bill, sign into law, and set aside funds to require all state, county, and local police, to wear a camera. The law shall be made in an effort to not only detour police misconduct (i.e. brutality, profiling, abuse of power), but to ensure that all police are following procedure, and to remove all question, from normally questionable police encounters. As well, as help to hold all parties within a police investigation, accountable for their actions.”

The White House petitions page, called “We the People”, states that if a petition reaches 100,000 signatures within 30 days, the White House will respond. “J.C.” in Hephzibah has already surpassed that goal.

Augusta educator and published

The American Civil Liberties Union said that body cameras worn by police “have the potential to be a win-win, helping protect the public against police misconduct, and at the same time helping protect police against false accusations of abuse.” author Corey Washington thinks a “Mike Brown Law” is a good idea, but there also needs to be video cameras on patrol cars as well, in order to offer a complete view of police interactions with citizens. “With the sudden increased visibility of incidents of police brutality and counter claims by the police of justifiable force, the Mike Brown Law is a great idea. This law would pay for itself by eliminating false accusations, which lead to fake lawsuits and the hindrance of the legal process.

Cops who are just bad people and are operating above the law would now have a reason to quit the force. People that want to agitate the cops won’t

have a leg to stand on in court. It keeps everyone honest,” Washington stated.

Earl Grey Summers, an Augustabased poet, blogger and educator, thinks that the proposed law “is brilliant”. He believes that accountability is paramount for such a law to work.

“There needs to be stiff penalties included to deter agents from tampering with or removing the camera; that camera needs to be more important than the badge itself. And if officers are performing their duties as they should and truly acting in the best interest of citizens, then there should be no complaint from them. Only those who have something to hide

would resist surveillance.” He also thinks that “video should be streamed to a database that is controlled by parties with no vested interest in law enforcement” in order to avoid tampering of evidence.

In April of this year during SPLOST discussions, Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree expressed his desire to be able to fund and supply the RCSO with body cameras for deputies and in-car video systems.

The results of police being required to use body cameras are startling. In Rialto, California, where every police officer is outfitted with a portable video camera on their uniform, citizen complaints against police fell 88% and use of force by officers declined 60%.

Video records, especially when seen from both the officer’s perspective (body cameras) and the citizen’s perspective (in-car dash cameras mounted on patrol vehicles), can make a strong argument for everyone to be on their best behavior.

Federal funding for such equipment could change the game of law enforcement.

However, the mystery petitioner may face an uphill climb in receiving a White House response.

Under the “Terms of Participation”, the web site states - “To avoid the appearance of improper influence, the White House may decline to address certain procurement, law enforcement, adjudicatory, or similar matters properly within the jurisdiction of federal departments or agencies, federal courts, or state and local government in its response to a petition.”

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