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ENTERTAINMENT JANUARY 23 - 31, 2014

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AUGUSTA The Richmond County School System will hold the local competition of the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at the Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School. This is the third year the school system has hosted the Reading Bowl and each year the number of teams continues to grow. This year, there will be 21 teams participating from the following schools: Elementary Schools include A. Brian Merry, Copeland, Craig Houghton, Deer Chase, Garret, Hains, Hephzibah, Jenkins-White Charter, Lamar-Milledge, McBean, National Hills, Rollins, Sue Reynolds, Warren Road and Windsor Spring; Middle Schools include Glenn Hills, Pine Hill and Tutt; and High Schools include Cross Creek, Hephzibah, and Technical Career Magnet.

The Reading Bowl promotes literacy and this event could not be made possible without the support and sponsorship of CocaCola Bottling Company and the Thomson Branch of Regions Bank. The public is invited to attend this event.

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Musical performer Tony Howard poses for a photo near the stage at Evans Towne Center park.

Photo by Vincent Hobbs

Tony Howard: Mr. Entertainment!

Augusta entertainer Tony Howard is bringing back the “Motown/ Elvis Review” to The Imperial Theatre on February 8th, 2014. The show, which has sold out for the past five years, consists of tributes to The Temptations, Gladys Knight, Michael Jackson, Elvis, Aretha Franklin and other musical greats. This year’s hosts will be WJBF news anchor Kimberly Scott, along UrbanProWeekly: How did you become interested in music and performing?

HOWARD: I became interested in music at an early age.

When I was five, my father used to manage a group with lead singers Willie Rodgers of the famous “Soul Stirrers” and Charles Barron, a vocalist from Augusta Restoration Ministries. Watching and listening to them practice really made me want to be a musician. My father and my brother encouraged me to play.

When the Jackson Five came out, there was no stopping my interest in music. For me and my brother, it became our dream.

for over 12 years with the “Godfather of Soul”, James Brown. How did that experience impact your life and your music?

HOWA R D: James Brown took my performing skills and knowledge of the music business to a level I never could imagine. Learning from the best entertainer of all times and seeing the way the business really works was priceless. He took me under his wing and showed me things about the business and life that most people would never get a chance to see or understand. I owe so much of my career to the “Godfather of Soul”, James Brown.

UPW: What is the extent of your formal training?

UPW: Who influenced you in music?

HOWARD: I never did any schooling on entertainment or music. I learned from years of working. I guess you can say that trial-and-error has been my teacher.

HOWARD: I have been influenced by so many artists because I love all types of music. At an early age, I grew up listening to The Beatles, Otis Redding, Elvis Presley and James Brown. When “old school” came out, I really

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with James Brown’s original “Cape Man”, MC Danny Ray. Tony credits the success of the “Motown/Elvis Review” show to the wonderful fans that come out every year and also the contributions of great sponsors such as SRP, International Formal Wear, Jones Creek Golf Club, and Urban Pro Weekly.

got influenced by artists like Prince, Lionel Richie, The Jackson Five, and KC & The Sunshine Band.

UPW: Tell us about the early days in your career.

HOWARD: My brothers and I started out with a family band in the 1970’s called “The Jr. Allstar’s” out at Fort Gordon.

In the 80’s, we regrouped to form “The Cellus Band” here in Augusta. After years of playing together, everybody wanted to go into a different direction with their music, so I just started doing my own thing. I was asked by a good friend of mine, Buzz Clifford, to come help him on a Christmas show for James Brown. After that, I was signed by Mr. Brown.

UPW: You perform at a lot of wedding receptions throughout the Southeast.

A wedding day is one of the most important days in a couple’s life – what is your secret to making it memorable?

HOWARD: The Tony Howard Band has become one of the top wedding bands in the southeast, from Florida to North Carolina. Most people would say the most important thing at the wedding is the food or the reception location.

However, from years of doing this, I know that the last thing wedding guests remember is the band. We make sure everyone has a good time.

UPW: How would you describe your sound?

UPW: What is your favorite thing to see in the audience while you are on stage?

HOWARD: My sound is a little mixture of R&B and pop. I really love the Lionel Richie fill and I love singing any type of music - country, rock, or blues whatever pleases my audience.

HOWARD: My favorite thing to see is the audience response – when they’re singing along with us, dancing and having a good time. There’s no better feeling.

UPW: What is your audience’s most requested song?

HOWARD: James Brown’s “I Feel Good”.

UPW: Have you released any albums or are you working on any original music for release?

HOWARD: I have released several albums throughout the years. Most can be purchased on I-Tunes. We are working now to release a new single for the Motown Review show.

UPW: What’s next for you?

HOWARD: Most of my work is focused on the “Motown/ Elvis Review” show, even though I still do a lot of corporate functions and weddings.

I also have an entertainment company that provides a school for people who want to learn the skill of entertaining.

We also supply bands, catering companies, DJ’s, sound, and lighting for various events.

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Model cop was cocaine user Sheriff’s Department releases documents on fired deputy; no further charges or jail time has been recommended

By Frederick Benjamin Sr. UrbanProWeekly Staff writer AUGUSTA The recent case of Austin Shepherd who was fired around New Year’s Day for undisclosed violations of Richmond County Sheriff’s Office policies and procedures demonstrates that “membership has its privileges.”

The 2013 Deputy of the Year will not have to spend an hour in jail despite allegations of participating in an ongoing criminal enterprise, compromising drug investigations, swapping confiscated drugs and misleading investigators concerning those allegations.

Meanwhile, private citizens in Richmond County wind up behind bars for speeding tickets and daring to “question the authority of officers.”

The fact that the catch-all “obstruction of justice” charge was not utilized against this police officer is the reason most civilians have a hard time giving the police the credit they sometimes deserve in going about their crime-fighting duties.

Here’s the background. On December 31, 2013, the sheriff’s office notified the public that Deputy Shepherd had been fired but offered no details. The speculation, however, was that it had to be very serious, since this particular officer had recently received some very positive media attention and even recognition by the Augusta Commission for being an outstanding county employee.

This week, however, the RCSO released the details surrounding Shepherd’ dismissal. Smiths dismissal letter outlines a laundry list of violations allegely made by Shepherd.

Much of it centers on his relationship with “a known drug dealer.”

Thursday’s Augusta Chronicle printed the details of those allegations. An excerpt follows: “The sheriff’s office launched an investigation into Deputy Austin Shepherd in March 2012 after he was spotted going into the Davis Mill

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Former RCSO deputy Austin Shepherd allegedly swapped drugs with dealer and provided intel about police drug operations.

Road residence of known drug dealer Stephen Marquise Crawford.

Shepherd told a disciplinary review board he went into the home, which was outside of his beat, while on duty to trade video games with Crawford, who was a longtime friend, according to the letter. Then-Sheriff Ronnie Strength suspended Shepherd for 15 days and placed him on a year of probation.

After Crawford was sentenced in federal court on drug charges on Dec. 19, 2013, an investigator for the sheriff’s office interviewed him about his involvement with Shepherd.

Crawford said he met Shepherd about 2006 in Wrens, Ga., before he was in law enforcement and would sell cocaine to him “almost every day,” according to the termination letter.

After he became a sheriff’s deputy, Shepherd continued to buy cocaine from Crawford “at a minimum of once a week” while on duty and in his patrol car, Crawford told the investigator.

Crawford said that he received information about the narcotics division through their relationship and that Shepherd would trade drugs confiscated from offenders with him for cocaine.

In an interview with Maj. Scott Peebles on Dec. 30, Shepherd said he had not dealt with Crawford since October 2012 and had not used cocaine since April 2012.

Shepherd admitted to using cocaine while employed with the sheriff’s office and had bought the drug from Crawford a “couple dozen times.”

He also admitted to using cocaine during college and lying on his pre-employment application and polygraph about his drug use.

He denied, however, trading confiscated drugs with Crawford or providing sensitive information about the narcotics division, according to the letter. . . . Sheperd, a five-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, was selected as Deputy of the Year for 2013 and recognized by the mayor and the Augusta Commission as county Employee of the Month in September.

The honor came after the deputy discovered a family of four on Washington Road that had been living in their vehicle for a week. A woman who suffered mental problems had taken the vehicle with her 2-year-old and left her husband and 8-year-old son behind after destroying the boy’s clothing.

After Shepherd stopped her auto, the woman begged him to shoot her before she was taken into custody.

Shepherd and his wife bought clothes for the 8-year-old and raised $140 through donations from fellow officers to help the family. The deputy also worked with a friend who manages a motel so the family could have a room at a reduced rate.

The 19 felony arrests that Shepherd made in 2013 were another reason for the award, police said at the award ceremony.

Shepherd also spearheaded a fundraiser to give to the employees of a car wash at Walton Way and Crawford Avenue who have befriended deputies. The fundraiser resulted in $350 being divided among the car wash employees. . .”

NOTICE TO MEDIA FROM RCSO 1/22/2014 We have attached a copy of Former Deputy Austin Shepherd’s unredacted termination letter.

The details outlined in the letter lead to his termination but also initiated an internal investigation as to whether criminal charges could be pursued. We also met with and solicited the assistance of our local FBI Office. We have concluded that based on the available information; there is not enough evidence available for a successful prosecution. Therefore, no criminal charges will be filed.

We thank those in the media who were patient enough to allow us to conclude our investigation before drawing and disseminating unsubstantiated conclusions. We will continue to be as transparent as possible, but from time to time, some information regarding incidents will not be released immediately. If you have any further questions regarding this particular incident, you may contact Sheriff Roundtree directly.

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By Frederick Benjamin Sr. UrbanProWeekly Staff Writer AUGUSTA A relatively benign agenda item on this week’s Augusta Richmond County Commission meeting got nearly everyone in the chamber’s attention by appearing to sanction a racially-segregated list of possible appointees.

Agenda Item No. 39 was to consider a request from the Richmond County Hospital [Authority] to appoint replacements to its board. One of the recommended actions was to “reappoint” Mac Bowman, M.D. for the “African American member position.”

Other African Americans who qualified to be appointed included Sanford Loyd and Terry D. Elam, both African American.

Other recommended appointees were not listed by race or ethnicity.

Commissioner Alvin Mason was the first to call attention to the surprising verbiage.

“I, for one, have a problem when we classify someone by their race. Why is a position referred to as the ‘AfricanAmerican position.’ Why does he have to be identified by race. What does that have to do with the ‘price of Tea in China.’ Why do we still have to do

that in 2014?”

“This is insulting to see,” Commissioner Bill Lockett added.

There wasn’t much argument on that point. Mayor Deke Copenhaver said, “I agree with you completely,” and suggested that maybe the language had something to do with that organization’s bylaws.

“I would hope that we could get the general counsel to find out if that is a part of their bylaws,” Commissioner Lockett said.

In fact, UrbanProWeekly discovered that it was the county, itself, that was the origin of the outdated references.

According to Ed Burr, Senior Vice President for Legal and Regulatory Affairs and Chief Legal Counsel, University Health Care System, the language dates from a 1959 resolution when the Authority was being created by the county.

Burr provided the document for UPW. A Resolution by Richmond County creating the Richmond County Hospital Authority in 1959 provides for the appointment of a 7-member board of trustees.

It outlines how those trustees are to be chosen: “The trustees shall include a representative citizen of Richmond County, Georgia, of the Jewish faith,

a Protestant minister regularly serving a Protestant church in Richmond County, a representative of the negro citizens of Richmond County, an outstanding businessman who is a resident of the City of Augusta, Georgia, two outstanding businessmen whose residences are outside the city limits.

The trustees selected included Roscoe Roberts, County rep., George Lamar, County rep, Gleen Bert Hester, Catholic Rep. Sam Simowitz, Jewish

Rep., Dr. R.J. Robinson, Protestant Minister, W.C. Ervin, Negro rep., and E.P. Peabody, Businessman rep.

The current makeup of the Authority is the result of a 1974 resolution in which the wording that referred to “Negro” was changed to say “at least one member of the Black race.”

It remains unclear why the requirement remains in the legal documents.

According to Burr, the designation was meant to be inclusive.

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The Jaguars crushed North Georgia with a final score of 97-71 in a Peach Belt conference game at Christenberry Fieldhouse.

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The Augusta Regional Headquarters Library unveiled a new mural for the children’s department on January 17th. The colorful artwork, created by Augusta artist Leonard “Porkchop” Zimmerman, is called “Playing With My Friends” and features classic characters from childen’s books. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

A MESSAGE OF PEACE Arun Gandhi, grandson of visionary leader Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi, speaks to reporters during a press conference at the downtown Augusta Marriot. Gandhi was the keynote speaker at the Seventh Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Worship Service, a celebration of the legacy of Dr. King, held at Trinity on the Hill United Methodist Church.

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Before the Movement and After the Act: Historic Civil Rights Lessons

By Dr. Perzavia T. Praylow Asst. Prof. of History, GRU

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s we commemorate the life, leadership, and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his call for social equality in our nation, we will find ourselves again asking whether Dr. King’s dream for a more just society has been achieved. As a history professor at Georgia Regents University, I find it useful to reflect on this question in the context of the lengthy struggle for civil rights in the history of our nation.

This semester, on the first day of classes as I welcomed and introduced my students to History 2112: American History Since Reconstruction, I posed this important question to them, “What is the relationship between citizenship and social equality in our nation’s

facilities and accommodations for all Americans.

However, the Supreme Court declared the Civil Rights Act of 1875 to be unconstitutional. It took almost one hundred years of activism to reclaim the earlier progress towards social and civic equality achieved in these two 19th-century laws.

By the 1950s, decades of struggle against social and legal discrimination—accompanied by regular and repeated instances of violence— reached a tipping point. People were ready for a leader, and they found one in Dr. King. Then, during the height of the Civil Rights movement in the early ‘60s, President John F. Kennedy used a nationally televised address to encourage our nation to support equal treatment for all Americans.

The ultimate result was the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Signed into law

by President Lyndon B. Johnson, it outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

It overturned more than 60 years of racial segregation laws in place since the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision declared “separate but equal” in segregated public accommodations and facilities to be legal.

In the 50 years since its passage, the law has been applied to prevent discrimination in voting, housing, employment, and other sectors of our society. Coupled with the 1954 and 1955 Brown v. Board of Education decisions, it also ended racial segregation in public education.

How we understand the history of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, both

before and after its passage, as I have shared with my students, is rooted in how we fundamentally understand citizenship and social equality in our nation’s past. As a historian of the African American past, I believe the meaning of the Civil Rights Act(s) in the context of the African American experience can best be understood in W.E.B. Du Bois’ prophetic words that the “problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.”

In his seminal work, The Souls of Black Folk, Du Bois discusses the important challenge that the nation faced in integrating African Americans into our society after Emancipation.

Indeed, as I have been known to say to my students, we lived longer as a nation under slavery than we have as a nation under the experiment of integration. The legacy of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 50 years later, is that it challenges our nation to move beyond barriers of discrimination so that we may each more fully experience “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” within our present context.

Each of us, in our work and within the institutions and organizations to which we are connected, can—and must—play a role in creating inclusive environments and organizational cultures where everyone has access to opportunity. The legacy of Dr. King and that of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 should challenge us to continue to do the hard work of ensuring that our institutional and social practices promote equal opportunity while discouraging barriers resulting from discrimination.

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history?” I usually adopt such a thematic question to bring a consistent intellectual focus to my lectures and student-led discussions.

The thematic focus this spring recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Together my students and I are on a journey to understand the relationship between citizenship and civil rights at critical historical junctures including Independence, Reconstruction, and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

This past week we focused on slavery, reconstruction and emancipation with lively discussions in three areas: the relationship between our Constitution and social equality throughout our history, the relationship between Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Movement, and the role of government in shaping legal and social equality. In our conversations, we have sought to understand the historical roots of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

One of the most sweeping pieces of Civil Rights legislation since the Reconstruction decade, this landmark act was both a product of the social discontent of the 1960s and an evolution of historic efforts to bridge the relationship between citizenship and social and legal equality in the United States.

A century earlier, passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 guaranteed citizenship and rights to all males “without distinction of race, color or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude.” A few years later, the Civil Rights Act of 1875 specifically outlawed discrimination in public

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Airport searches for local talent for Second Annual Spring Music Fest AUGUSTA Augusta Regional Airport (AGS) is searching for local area musicians and singers from the CSRA to perform during the week of the 2014 Masters® for AGS’s Second Annual Spring Music Fest! The first full week of April is one of the busiest weeks at AGS! This is the perfect opportunity to showcase your talent and be seen by thousands of people!

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GRU ranked for top online graduate nursing program AUGUSTA The online graduate nursing programs at Georgia Regents University’s College of Nursing appeared for the first time in national rankings by U.S. News and World Report on Jan. 8. GRU’s College of Nursing appeared 75th and was one of three Georgia institutions to be nationally ranked. Also ranked were online programs at University of West Georgia and Georgia College & State University.

“For over a decade, the College of Nursing community has blended high tech communications with pedagogy to provide quality education to nurses wherever they are,” said Dr. Lucy N. Marion, Dean of the GRU College of Nursing. “In addition to the satisfaction of serving so many nurses, the honor of being nationally ranked is like icing on the cake.”

U.S. News and World Report based the rankings on a number of factors including student engagement, faculty credentials and training, student services and technology, peer reputation, and admissions selectivity.

“As a dean with 20 years’ experience in distance education, I am happy to be associated with faculty and staff associates who have honored the College with national ranking of our online nursing education,” Marion said.

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JANURARY 24 - FEB. 7 Witness to the Holocaust Traveling Exhibit at the main branch library at 823 Telfair St. More details at: http://holocaust.georgia.gov/ witness-holocaust-wwii-veteran-william-alexander-scott-ii-buchenwald

THURSDAY JANUARY 30 @ 6:00

Maxwell Branch Library, 6 - 7 p.m. GRU’s Dr. Angela Bratton will talk about “Africa: Diverse Ways of Defining Family and Marriage”

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Main Branch Library, Room B, 1st floor, 11 a.m. “Black History Month Program on Lucy Laney” will feature Dr. Kent A. Leslie, a historian who’s finishing up a biography on Augusta’s education giant. Dr. Leslie will share little know facts about the life and legacy of Miss Laney.

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New Life Worship Center Events New Life Worship Center at 3550 Morgan Road in Hephzibah offers various events and activities for the community.

January Calendar of Events Tuesdays: Community Senior Activities.

11 am - 3 p.m. Activities and refreshments for seniors age 55 and over.

Friday, Jan. 24: Iron Men Session. 7 p.m., men only session. For more information, contact New Life Worship Center at 706796-7880.

Spoken Word Christian Ministries Presents “Building The Kingdom of God Through Prayer, Praise, and Worship 2014 Women’s Breakfast”

Speaker: Rev. Dr.Elise LaBord Date: February 15,2014 Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location : Spoken Word Christian Ministries, US Hwy 19, 1219 Edgefield Hwy., Aiken S.C. 29801 For more information contact Min. Debra Braxton (803) 622-1483

The PTA Meeting at The Alternative Center at Lamar 970 Baker Avenue Augusta, GA 30904 is scheduled for Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 6 pm.

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Jaguar basketball guard Keshun Sherrill drives the ball down the court during a men’s basketball game against the University of North Georgia Nighthawks. The Jaguars crushed North Georgia with a final score of 97-71 in a Peach Belt conference game at Christenberry Fieldhouse. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

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GRU ROLLS GRU Augusta (14-2, 7-0) kept its undefeated streak alive by crushing North Georgia (6-7, 3-4) and putting up a season-high 97 total points in the 97-71 Peach Belt Conference win Saturday afternoon in Christenberry Fieldhouse.

The Jaguars are on an 11th game winning streak.

The Jags opened up the first half fighting against a five point scoring advantage from the Nighthawks who had their way offensively - shooting an impressive 57.9 percent from the field and 55.6 from downtown.

It was not until GRU guard Ryan Weems hit a difficult layup that the team saw its first lead at 25-23 with 7:45 remaining.

The Nighthawks responded with back-to-back three pointers to jump out to a six-point lead until the 1:24 mark when a layup by forward Harold Doby, who returned from a left foot injury that caused him to miss nine games, put the Jags up by one point at 35-34. However, a technical foul from the Jags bench and a few Nighthawk free throws would give them the lead once again at 40-37, heading into the locker room.

In the second half the Jags spent the early goings on the verge of

reclaiming the scoring advantage, playing down by no more than three points. At the 14:47 mark the Jags grabbed the lead off of aDevonte Thomas three pointer to make the score 49-47. An 11-2 run by the Jags would bust open the teams lead by nine points and bring the score to 62-53 with under 10 minutes left in the PBC showdown.

Following the run, back-to-back three pointers, one by Thomas and the other from forward Devon WrightNelson, would give the Jags its first double digit led by 11 points. The Jags would continue its dominance for the rest of the afternoon. Thomas paced the team with 26 points, shooting 8-for-10 from the field and a 7-of-8 from three point range. Senior KJ Sherrill chipped in 15 points and Devon Wright-Nelson scored 12 Jaguar basketball player D’Angelo Boyce attempts to score during a men’s basketball game against the University of North Georgia Nighthawks. Photo

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Poet and activist Amiri Baraka, seen here during the 1972 Black Political Convention in Gary, Ind., has died at age 79.

AMIRI BARAKA aka LEROI JONES Oct. 7, 1934 - Jan. 9, 2014

Remembering Amiri Baraka with politics and poetry

By Annie Correaljan

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miri Baraka’s funeral began with a wordless tribute on Saturday morning: A procession of African drums and jazz trumpets followed the writer’s coffin through Newark Symphony Hall.

From that point, the words came copiously: rapid-fire riffs by poets and politicians that often rose to a shout or a song, in a poetic style Mr. Baraka helped shape.

The poet Tony Medina recited, slam-style: “Baraka spoke in a language of Bopulicitous intent / James Brown black Langston Hughes blue / Mouth of Malcolm Baldwin eyes / Big as suns & moons / Making sure we were never in the dark — / With ghosts!”

Mr. Baraka, a prolific poet and playwright who helped forge the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s, died on Jan. 9, at 79. Around 3,000 people filled the grand, goldleafed hall for the funeral services, which were officiated by the actor Danny Glover. The night before, nearly as many people attended a wake, where the Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke.

A photograph of Mr. Baraka sat on

an easel beside a coffin on the stage; on the other side, a Greek fisherman’s cap and a scarf with an African print hung on a stand, as if the poet stood there, head turned down.

Among the dozens of speakers were the theorist Cornel West, the poet Sonia Sanchez, who read a poem Maya Angelou wrote for Mr. Baraka, Congressman Donald M. Payne Jr. and several community leaders and activists. The tap-dancer Savion Glover performed.

Mr. Baraka, born Everett LeRoy Jones, and later known as LeRoi Jones, was by turns a Beat poet, a fiery playwright, a strident follower of Malcolm X, a Muslim and a Marxist.

Those who spoke praised Mr. Baraka’s passion, his persistent vigilance over the politics of Newark, and his grit, even as they tried to reconcile his tumultuous past.

In his eulogy, Mr. West called Amiri Baraka “a literary genius,” who wrote his way into the mainstream yet, “at the same time, was willing to reject the white establishment and say, ‘I am going to raise my voice.’ ” “ ‘If you reject me,’ ” he added, invoking Amiri Baraka, “ ’I’m going to be in solidarity with the wretched of the earth.’ ”

Mr. Baraka was widely praised for his work, notably “Blues People: Negro Music in White America,” a 1963 historical survey of black music, and the 1964 play, “Dutchman,” which won an Obie Award. However, in the course of his six-decade career, critics accused him of being homophobic, misogynistic and anti-Semitic.

In 2002, in the wake of the Sept.

11 attacks, he performed a poem widely perceived as anti-Semitic, “Somebody Blew Up America,” in which he suggested Israeli leaders had prior knowledge of the attacks.

To oust him as New Jersey poet laureate, state officials eliminated the post. His relationship with his birthplace was often a troubled one.

The former mayor of Newark, Sharpe James, said after the services, “He was our challenger in Newark.

He was our agitator for progress.”

Former Newark Mayor Cory Booker, of whom Mr. Baraka was outspokenly critical, did not attend the service.

At moments, the service became a political rally, as eulogizers endorsed Ras Baraka, a son of Mr. Baraka and member of the Newark municipal council who is running for mayor. In Ras Baraka’s eulogy, which was the capstone of the four-hour service, he said, “My father loved this city of

violence. He was a Newarker to his core.” He added, “Because he chose to fight here, so do I.” The quieter strain that ran throughout the service was the influence that Mr. Baraka had on the individual lives of black poets and performers.

Mr. Glover recalled an encounter with Mr. Baraka when he was a student in San Francisco. “It formed the framework of how I’ve tried to approach the idea of my work as a citizen artist,” he said. Mr. Baraka’s work, he said, influenced his decision to become an actor.

The solemnity of the services was broken up by musical interludes — free jazz and a crooning rendition of “Round Midnight” — and bursts of humor.

When Congressman Payne initially failed to appear onstage, an M.C. drew laughter when he said, “Congressman? I’m going to put this out in the universe, Baraka’s spirit is hard on politicians.”

The service moved the audience to its feet, and to tears, as when the poet Asha Bandele took the stage.

“Amiri taught us, the world does belong to us, too.” She continued: “What a gift he gave us, to those who have had so much taken.”

Sealed proposals from contractors will be received for the Lake Forest Hills Elementary School Re-Roofing of Building 2010, Project # B-12-009-1603.2 by the County Board of Education of Richmond County at the address below until 3:00 p.m. local time, on Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read.

No extension of the bidding period will be made.

A NON-MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. local time at the Administration Office of Lake Forest Hills Elementary School, 3140 Lake Forest Drive, Augusta, Georgia 30909.

Creative envoy The CSRA African American Arts Alliance is proud to announce our next Poet Laureate: Anthony “Sleepy Eyez” Carter. Anthony will serve for the 2014 - 2015 tenure and will be a leading voice and advocate for literary arts in the Augusta regional area. Photo by Vkncent Hobbs

Notice to Lower Income Families Augusta Housing Authority This notice is to advise that effective Wednesday, January 15, 2014 that the Augusta Housing Authority will open the waiting list for the Project Based Voucher Program for Maxwell House Apartments. The waiting lists for the Public Housing Program and the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program are currently closed. The waiting list for the Moderate Rehabilitation Program (River Glen Apartments) is currently open. The Augusta Housing Authority will also accept updated information from persons who have previously applied for the Section 8, Moderate Rehabilitation Notice to Lower Income Families and Public Housing Programs.

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Drawings and project manual on this work may be examined at the Department of Maintenance and Facilities, Richmond County Board of Education, 1781 15th Street, Augusta, Georgia 30901.

Bidding documents may be obtained at the office of the architect: Dickinson Architects, P.C., 771 Broad Street, Suite 200, Augusta, Georgia 30901, (706) 722-7488.

Applications for documents together with a refundable deposit of $100.00 per set should be filed promptly with the architect. Bidding material will be forwarded (shipping charges collect) as soon as possible. The full amount of deposit for one set will be refunded to each prime contractor who submits a bona fide bid upon return of such set in good condition within ten (10) days after date of opening bids. All other deposits will be refunded with deductions approximating cost of reproduction of documents upon return of same in good condition within ten (10) days after date of opening bid.

Contract, if awarded, will be on a lump sum basis. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty-five (35) days after time has been called on the date of opening.

Maxwell House, LLC provides 44 1-bedroom units of permanent Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not supportive housing at Maxwell House Apartments. The Project less than 5% of the base bid. Personal checks, certified Vouchers are usedMonday, to provideNovember rental assistance for 44 s toBased advise that effective 25, 2013 that thechecks, Augustaletters of credit, etc., are not acceptable. The extremely low to lower income families. Maxwell House, LLC offers hority will open the waiting lists for the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation successful bidder will be required to furnish performance quality affordable housing while providing essential supportive ver Glen Apartments).

The waiting lists for the Public Housing Program and and payment bonds in an amount equal to 100% of the services to assist special needs families to move successfully from Housing Choice Voucher Program are currently closed.

The Augusta Housing dependency to self-sufficiency. Applications for the Section 8 contract price. l also accept updated information from persons whoApartments have previously applied Project Based Voucher Program for Maxwell House n 8, will Moderate Rehabilitation and Public Housing be accepted by contacting Maxwell House Programs.

Apartments at The Richmond County Board of Education reserves the (706) 724-1927 and completing an on-line application at www. right to reject any and all bids and to waive technicalities Walk-in customers wantingProgram to apply will not Glen be for augustapha.org. the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation (River Apartments) and informalities. the open period. ptedseen by during completing an application on-line application at www.augustapha.org. Walk-in anting tonotice applyisfor Section 8 Moderate Program (River Glen This alsothe to advise that effective JulyRehabilitation 14, 2014 at 5:00p.m., BID LIST: The Richmond County Board of Education will the notAugusta be seenHousing during Authority the openwill application period. close the waiting lists for the maintains a bid list for many categories that are let for Project Based Voucher Program for Maxwell House Apartments. bid each year. Contact Amy Bauman in the Business Office s also to advise that the waiting list for the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation (706) 826-1298 or at baumaam@boe.richmond.k12.ga.us The Augusta Housing Authority does not discriminate in admission er Glen Apartments) will remain open indefinitely. or access to its federally assisted programs. Any potentially eligible if you need additional information concerning the bid list. individual who has a visual or hearing impairment will be provided Housing Authority does not discriminate in and admission or access with information necessary to understand participate in the to its federally promote local participation, a database of subgrams.

Any potentially eligible individual has visual orTo hearing Augusta Housing Authority’s programs.

Richard who Arfman hasabeen contractors, suppliers, and vendors has been developed will be provided with information necessary to understand and participate in designated as the responsible employee to coordinate the Augusta by the Program Manager, GMK Associates. Contact Jeanine Housing Authority's programs.

Richard Arfman has been designated as the Housing Authority’s efforts to comply with the nondiscrimination based on regulations.

Usry with with GMK Associates at (706) 826-1127 for location employee to handicap coordinate the Augusta Housing Authority's efforts to comply mination based on handicap regulations. to review and obtain this database

Equal Housing Opportunity The Housing Authority of the City of Augusta, Georgia By: Jacob Oglesby, Executive Director

Mission Statement: To promote adequate and affordable housing, economic opportunity and a suitable living environment free from discrimination.

Bids shall be submitted and addressed to: Dr. Frank G. Roberson, Superintendent Richmond County School System 864 Broad Street Augusta, Georgia 30901

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here is an unspoken stereotype floating around that most artists are egotistical self-promoters that are only concerned with themselves. Their art is about their life. Their song was written by them for them about their life for you to listen to. Their painting is their interpretation and observation of their community or the world only around them. Their event is being held only for people that are like the host and think exactly like he or she thinks. The worst stereotype is that most artists set out to be artists just to see how much money they can make...for themselves.

We are a new generation of creative thinkers and I urge the art community to think with a servant›s heart. What exactly does that mean? It means to take a close look at the talent you have been blessed with. Then take a look at your surrounding

‘Augusta 1864’: The city prepares for Union invasion The Augusta Museum of History is will be presenting Augusta, 1864, an exhibition that focuses on Augusta and its citizens as they prepare for a military invasion. What did happen and how did it affect the region and its people?

“Researching this time period was a fascinating journey,” said, Nancy Glaser, executive director. She adds, “reading the letters, diaries and newspaper accounts was an opportunity to visit another time and also feel the foreboding of a way life for many that was coming to an end.”

The exhibition, Augusta, 1864 was made possible by the Porter Fleming Foundation and opens on Friday, January 24, 2014. The exhibition is free with museum admission. It will be in Augusta until January 2016.

The museum is located at 560 Reynolds Street in downtown Augusta. Please call (706) 722-8454 for more information or visit our website www.augustamuseum. org.

Voices of the Past Museum Theater Series: THE OTHER TUBMANS Performed by Jean Embry The Augusta Museum of History has announced the continuation of the popular Museum theater program, Voices of the Past.

Voices of the Past is a series of character monologues that brings to life the stories of ordinary and extraordinary people which is performed in museum theater format by actors. The character in The Other Tubmans, tells a story that explains the connection between local Tubman slaves freed in the 1830’s and William Tubman, who served as Liberia, Africa’s longest running President from 1944-1971. 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 1:30 pm. FREE with Museum admission.

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community. Ask yourself, how can you use your talents to make a better world to live in? An artist should do a close evaluation of him or herself and see how their unique story can enlighten or help others.

I have seen advertisements for and have attended poetry and creative writing workshops hosted by established slam poets and noteworthy authors and storytellers. Singers and musicians often have fundraising and benefit concerts for important causes that are in the neighborhood. We all know that nursing homes and homeless shelters need our help not only around the holiday season. The same inspiration given at an open mic show might give someone that has hit hard times the motivation to seek help. It really makes a statement when artists get together and make their presence known

for a book drive or community garden project.

These are just a few examples of how an artist or group of artists can give back and make a lasting impact with their talent.

There is a reason why we are called ‹the artistic community›. We are expected to go beyond just seeking personal fame, fortune, or recognition and reach out to people that can benefit from our efforts. When I host open mic variety shows and I tell the artists on stage to DO YOU to the Fullest, this statement applies to what you can showcase on the actual stage AND the inspiration you can put in someone else›s mind and heart as well! In the words of Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.”

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2 bedroom/ 1 1/2 bath Townhome starting at $550 * Certain restrictions may apply Call office for details

•Fully equipped kitchens •Mini-blinds •Pool •Laundry facilities •Total electric central heat and air •Washer and dryer connections in some •On-site courtesy officer •Near Ft. Gordon •Gas heat/hot water heaters •Playground •Picnic area/grills •Prices are subject to change