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Vol. 47 No. 29 Phone: 512-476-0082 Email: [email protected] February 7, 2020
CAPITOL EXHIBIT CELEBRATES LIFEAND LEGACY OF BARBARA JORDAN
A 7 April 1976 photo of Barbara Jordan, member of the U.S. House of Representatives(D-Texas). Author/Thomas J. O'Halloran, U.S. News & World Report Magazine.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
During centennial of 19th Amendment, the public is invited toexplore an interactive exhibit of iconic female leader’s life
Exhibit Open to the Public:Saturday, February 15 - Saturday, February 22
12:30 – 8:00 p.m., Saturday, February 15,9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Sunday - Friday,
9 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 22
Alpha Kappa Sigma Chapter,Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Philo Affiliate
Seated: L-R – Philos Maureen Bridges, May Fletcher, Marcia Hyman, and Sigma Dr. Beulah A.Curry-Jones. Standing: L-R 2nd row- Sigmas Dr. Norma J. Baker, LaTasha Kuhl, Pearl Collins,Karolyn Thompson, Chanté Kuhl, Dr. Wanda Nelson, Basileus and Mrs. Perkins. Standing: L-
R 3rd row- Sigmas Georgia Johnson, Wanda Smith, Deandra Barr and Barbara Foreman
(AUSTIN, TX) - What a Milestone for thefriends of Alpha Kappa Sigma Chapter, SigmaGamma Rho Sorority, Inc. The Philos arewomen who are interested in helping SigmaGamma Rho Sorority render service to hu-mankind and improve the community.
On January 11, 2020, the Philos cel-ebrated their 60th Anniversary. Alpha KappaSigma’s Philo group of women was organizedin January 1960 by Sigma Johnnie Yates-Rice.At the time of its inception, fourteen womenwere welcomed into the group and given thehistory of the organization. Their mission wasto help curb juvenile delinquency and pro-mote finer womanhood.
The guest speaker for this momentous oc-casion was Dr. Beulah A. Curry-Jones whosemother, Sigma Beulah Thompson, was the first
advisor of the affiliate. Dr. Jones delivered aninspirational speech as well as an educationalone. She brought along some memorabilia sothat the current Philos could visualize how thepast affects the then and now.
Today, these ladies of Alpha KappaSigma’s Philo Affiliate continue their commit-ment to giving back to the community in vari-ous and sundry ways.
The members of Alpha Kappa SigmaChapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.would like to thank the Philos for their par-ticipation in National, Regional and LocalProjects.
The Philos commitment is to be com-mended because a commitment is one of themost important principles of success.
Thank you for your service.
(AUSTIN, TX) - TheEbenezer (Third) BaptistChurch congregationwill celebrate its 145thAnnual Church Anniver-sary, on Sunday, Febru-ary 16, 2020 at 10:00a.m. in the church sanc-tuary, located at 1010 E.10th Street. Its themeis: “Remembering OurPast, Celebrating OurPresent, Becoming OurFuture,” and will includespecial events, such asthe Homecoming Choir,consisting of formermembers who will re-turn to share their vocaltalents, singing favoritesongs from the churchhistory, under the direc-tion of Dr. GloriaQuinlan; Dr. Ricky Free-man is Pastor.
Ebenezer has beenblessed with a rich his-tory of community in-volvement by memberswho served in a varietyof professions, specifi-cally education, medi-cine, social services andmusic. Mr. L.C. Ander-son, long time churchadministrator, was rec-ognized by the Austin In-dependent School Dis-trict through the namingof L.C. Anderson HighSchool. World renown
Ebenezer’s145th
Anniversary
See DeWITTY, page 3
NFL Hall of Famerstarred at L. C.Anderson H.S.See LANE
Page 3
Austin honorsNBA legend.See KOBE
Page 6
Trump vies forBlack vote during
State AddressSee UNION
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Interactive Exhibit of Barbara Jordan’s life at the Texas State Capitol Building
I rememberAustin CityCouncilmanJimmy Snell!
Black History month isvery special to me. It isbecause I saw many ofthe changes in the com-munity were broughtabout by the people thatwe least expected tomake a difference. One such person thathad a dramatic effect onme, after I moved to Aus-tin, was my first boss.That person was JimmySnell, the district man-ager of the Atlanta LifeInsurance Company. Heworked from behind thesceens with those whowere working for changein the community forAfrican Americans. Because of his dedica-tion to the movement,Snell was the second Af-rican American to beelected to the Austin CityCouncil. He followedBurl Handcox who wasthe first. During Snell’s serviceon the Council, he wasalso elected as the firstAfrican American ProTem on the council.Mayor Protem Served asMayor when the Mayorwas out of town. Snell was later asked torun for another electiveoffice. That was forCounty Commissioner.Snell unselfishly steppeddown from his seat onthe council after a lot ofcommunity pressure. Hewon the seat and servedfor many years. In my mind, Snell isone of those unsung he-roes who have not got-ten a lot of attention forhis dedication to thecommunity and the rollthat he played in open-ing many doors that oth-ers were able to comethrough. These are thepeople that we need topay homage to duringthis month. It is impor-tant for all of us to rec-ognize those who pavedthe way for us. Jimmy Snell now hasa building named for himon East 11th Street. It isthe one next to WellsFargo Bank. Give him asalute the next time youpass by.
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“This life, therefore, is notrighteousness, but growth in righteousness;not health, but healing; not being, butbecoming; not rest, but exercise. We are notyet what we shall be, but we are growingtoward it. The process is not yet finished,but it is going on. This is not the end, but itis the road. All does not yet gleam in glory,but all is being purified.” --- Martin Luther
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All-Time NFL GreatDick “Night Train” LaneFirst Starred at L.C. Anderson
By John Harris Jr.VILLAGER Sports
Columnist
Dick “Night Train” Lane
(VILLAGER) - In rec-ognition of Black HistoryMonth, the Villager willfeature black athletesand coaches from Austinthroughout the monthof February. This week:Pro Football Hall ofFamer Dick “Night Train”Lane.
One of the greatestplayers in NFL history,Lane was born in EastAustin in 1928. Despitea rough upbringing, hefound a way out throughsports. He attended seg-regated L.C. AndersonHigh School and playedbasketball and football.Lane played football fortwo years under legend-ary coach WilliamPigford. In 1945, L.C.Anderson was runner-upin the Prairie View Inter-scholastic League, an as-sociation of black Texashigh schools.
After graduatingfrom L.C. Anderson in1946, Lane attendedjunior college in Ne-braska before enlistingin the Army. He playedfootball in the military,earning second-teamAll-Army recognition in1949 and first-team All-Army honors in 1951.Upon his discharge fromthe Army, Lane workedat an aircraft plant in Los
Angeles. On his bus rideto work, Lane passed theLos Angeles Rams of-fices. One day he en-tered the Rams officeswith a scrapbook full ofhis football accoladesand asked for a tryout.Duly impressed, theRams signed him to acontract.
As a rookie in 1952,Lane intercepted 14passes in 12 regular-sea-son games, a record thatstill stands today. Morethan just a ball hawk, hedeveloped a reputationas a vicious tackler whograbbed ballcarriers bythe head and neck be-fore slamming them tothe turf. At 6-2, 200pounds, Lane was big fora defensive back. His ag-gressive tackling stylebecame known as the“Night Train Necktie.”
Lane described hisplaying style thusly: “Myobject is to stop the guybefore he gets anotherinch. … (I) f I hit them inthe legs they may fall for-ward for a first down. …I grab them around theneck so I can go back tothe bench and sit down.”
In 1962, a year af-ter Lane brutally tackledrunning back Jon Arnettby grabbing his facemask, the NFL adopted arule prohibiting thegrasping of anopponent’s face mask.
Let’s call it the“Night Train” Lane Rule.
Lane played for twoother NFL teams in addi-
tion to the Rams, mostnotably the Detroit Li-ons, where he spent thebulk of his career. Heamassed 68 career inter-ceptions, which is cur-rently the fourth-highesttotal in league history. In14 NFL seasons, he wasnamed to seven ProBowls and made first- orsecond-team All-NFL ev-ery year from 1954-1963.
Never forgettinghis roots, Lane, uponentering the Pro FootballHall of Fame in 1974,was introduced by L.C.Anderson coach WilliamPigford for his inductionspeech. In his speech,Lane chastised the NFLfor its lack of progress inwelcoming blacks ascoaches, executives andquarterbacks. Refusingto hold back the sameway he played with all-out abandon on the
football field, Lane saidduring his speech thatthe NFL treated its blackplayers like “stepchil-dren.”
In 1994, Lanemoved from Detroitback to Austin. Sufferingfrom diabetes as a resultof knee injuries fromplaying football, hespent the last two yearsof his life in assisted liv-ing before passing awayafter suffering a heartattack in 2002 at the ageof 73.
Lane will be re-membered fondly forbeing among the firstgroup of black athleteswho took pro football bystorm when finally giventhe opportunity andwho elevated the levelof play to where it is to-day. One of Austin’s own,he’s regarded as one ofthe greatest players inNFL history.
musician, Mrs. Virgie Carrington DeWitty,grew up in the church and served as its music di-rector for more than 50 years. Under her leader-ship, the Ebenezer Choir, known as the “Bright andEarly Choir”, was the first Black choir to perform ona commercial radio station in Texas. Other signifi-cant contributions to the community include: thefounding of the Ebenezer Child Development Cen-ter, which opened in 1952, and continues to pro-vide quality affordable child care for young children
The First Black Choir to perform on commercialradio in Texas was lead by Virgie Carrington DeWitty
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 today; and the formation of the East Austin Eco-nomic Development Corporation (EAEDC) in 1988,to help guide the economic development aspect ofthe Church’s mission in the community. The EAEDCoperates housing units designed to meet the needsof senior citizens.
We invite the Austin and neighboring commu-nities to worship with us as we give thanks andpraise, seeking God’s continued guidance for ser-vice in the years to come. For additional informa-tion, please call the church office at 512.478.1875.
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Youth of TodayHope of Tomorrow
Rebekah McNealRound Rock H. S.
February
I can’t believe it’salready February! Itseems like January wentby quickly.
I turned fifteen lastmonth! I’m getting older,sooner or later I’ll be six-teen, which is wild for
Cookies and CodingSlavery in Americame to think about. Oneday I’ll be eighteen yearsold and it’ll be like thebeginning.
Nothing memo-rable happenedthroughout my schoolweek. It felt slow butwas fast, as usual. I thinkI had a lot of work tocomplete during theweek? Anyway, I do re-member that my en-semble group and I arestill working hard on oursong, and coordinatingmeeting times.
I spent most of myweekend sleeping in andwishing for summer.
I wonder if Febru-ary will fly by as quicklyas January did? Sooneror later school will be let-ting out and it’ll be sum-mer.
The problem ofending slavery was avery complex one inAmerica. With the tak-ing of so much land fromthe Native Americanthere was extreme needfor cheap or free labor.The Native Americansrefused to be slaves. Thecaptured or bought Af-ricans solved the prob-lem. Slavery as an insti-tution was an acceptedworldwide. Slavery andcotton built America.
Not much later af-ter the United States wasformed the importationof slaves was abolished.On March 2, 1807, Nonew slaves were to be al-
Tyler AllenGus Garcia YMLA
Quinn LangfordCedar Ridge H. S.
lowed In the UnitedStates. The abolitionistwanted it to end. TheNew York bankers thatowned the deeds tosouthern slaves wereagainst it. They con-trolled. It was estimatedat 300 million dollars.Then President Lincolnwas not completely infavor of ending slavery.It was preserving theUnion. When the CivilWar was going on he is-sued the EmancipationProclamation. It wasonly to free slaves in re-belling states not inslave states that sidedwith the Union.
The Reconstructionor Civil War Amendmentsaffected Slavery. The 13thAmendment banded sla-very and all involuntaryservitude except in thecase of punishment in-volving a crime. This waspassed while the Civil Warwas still going on. Whenresearching slavery I wassurprised that slaverycontinues today, it wasnot just sex trafficking.One country today hasover a half million slavesand quite a few still hasslaves.
Muhammad ALI
A person that wasvictorious in most of hismatches, Finishing mostof them with a powerfulfinishing blow.Muhammad Ali was anamerican professionalboxer, activist and phi-lanthropist. He was sogood that he was nick-named the greatest andhis reputation wasstrong. At the age of 18he was awarded with agold medal in the light
heavyweight division atthe 1960 olympics, butsoon turned profes-sional the following year.
He was naturallygood boxing and it camepretty easy to him. Atthe age of 22 he hadwon the world heavy-weight championship in1964 from Sonny Listenin a major upset. Ali re-ceived $60 million fromthe heavyweight cham-pionship and had be-came very wealthy butmany saw him as a draftdodger and his popular-ity plummeted. He waslater banned from box-ing for 3 years becausehe spoke against theVietnam war on collegecampuses.
He won 57 matcheswith 37 K.O.'s and onlylost 1, He died June 3,2016 living to be 74years old and was one ofthe greatest americanboxers in the world.Thanks for reading!
Montrae NelsonFour Points M. S.
My robotics team,the Lady Cans, is in themiddle of building a 125-pound robot completelyfrom scratch for our firstcompetition in late Feb-ruary. I’m on the pro-gramming team, and wehave finished writing al-most all the code on ourto-do list. Now we haveto test it to make sure itworks. Testing is actuallythe part that takes up
the most time. Over theyears, our team’s codehas gotten more andmore complex, andwe’ve added featureslike PID loops. Theseloops use calculus tomake the motions of ourrobot smoother. Fea-tures like these takehours and hours ofmessing with numbersto perfect.
On top of all of that,my robotics team is alsoa Girl Scout troop, so wehave been selling cookiesfor the past few weeks likeany other troop. Severalmembers on our teamwere even featured onthe news the day cookiesales kicked off. Theyshowed off our robotsand demonstrated that,although our cookies area delicious part of a time-less tradition, Girl Scoutsis a lot more than justcookies.
SaNaya WhiteAnn Richards
Origin of Black History Month
Once again, wehave circled back to themonth that should in-stead be everyday. Wehave come back to amonth that recognizesthe African Americanculture, celebrates theachievements, as well asthe identification of therole of African Ameri-cans in the world. BlackHistory Month, also re-ferred to as AfricanAmerican HistoryMonth, evolved fromthe event “Negro His-tory Week”. The creatorsof this event was CarterG. Woodson and other
African Americans. Ev-ery president within theUnited States has offi-cially designated themonth of February tobeing Black HistoryMonth since 1976. Othercountries includingCanada and the UnitedKingdom also celebrateBlack History Month, buttheir dedicated monthvaries.
The origin of BlackHistory Month begins in1915, half a century af-ter the abolition of sla-very by the ThirteenthAmendment in theUnited States. That Sep-tember, Carter G.Woodson and ministerJesse E. Moorlandfounded the Associationfor the Study of NegroLife and History (ASNLH),which is now known asthe Association for theStudy of African Ameri-can Life and History(ASALH). The organiza-tion dedicated them-selves to researchingand advancing theachievements of blackAmericans and othersof African descent. In1926, the associationpromoted a national
Negro History Week inthe second week ofFebruary so that it co-incided with the birth-days of Abraham Lin-coln and FrederickDouglass.
This event inspiredschools and communi-ties to participate andbecome involved as theyorganized celebrations,held lectures, createdclubs, as well as hostedperformances. Follow-ing this event, city may-ors across the countrybegan annual proclama-tions recognizing NegroHistory Week. By thelate 1960s, with supportfrom the civil rightsmovement and from theincreasing awareness ofblack identity, Negro His-tory Week began toevolve into Black HistoryMonth in many college
campuses. In 1976,former President GeraldFord officially recognizedBlack History Month. Hecalled upon the public to“seize the opportunityto honor the too-oftenneglected accomplish-ments of black Ameri-cans in every area of en-deavor throughout ourhistory.”
There were somany efforts that con-tributed to the evolutionof Black History Month.This is why it is so impor-tant to take advantage ofit, and recognized theefforts and greatachievements from thepast and the present.We may only have anofficial month, but in mypersonal opinion, nodate can put a start orend to the celebration ofblack history.
TCTOAC Black History Program& Scholarship Fundraiser
Theme: African Americans and the VOTE 2020Honorees: Tommie Wyatt, Dr. Norman Mason, Hon. Harriet Murphy, Marvin Douglas, Dr. James Polk, and Ed Roby
4th Annual Black History Program & Scholarship Fundraiser
Tickets available online at:https://thecommitteeaustin.org/Contact: Byron January (512) 656-6255 orDerelle Young (512) 412-2207 for information
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HT PRESENTS STORY OFHARRIET TUBMAN BROUGHT TOLIFE IN UNIQUE DANCE DRAMA
Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman told through movement, live music, spoken word
(AUSTIN, TX) — In the late 1850s, times weredifficult for slaves, beaten, humiliated and oftenseparated from family members. But for some, lifechanged in the cover of darkness, during heavy rainsand with the constant threat of capture as HarrietTubman led them to freedom through the Under-ground Railroad. In celebration of Black HistoryMonth, the dance drama, “Sister Moses: The Storyof Harriet Tubman,” tells the story of Tubman’s pas-sionate pursuit of freedom through movement, Af-rican drumming, traditional spirituals, strings, mu-sic, and dynamic narration. This exciting event, pre-sented by Huston-Tillotson University, takes placeFebruary 8 and 9, 7:30 p.m. at King-Seabrook Chapelon the historic campus of Huston-Tillotson Univer-sity, 900 Chicon Street. Tickets and information areavailable through SisterMosesDance.org.
Local dancer/choreographer, Renee Davis, hasdanced the role of Harriet Tubman for more than25 years. Since relocating to Austin more than 20years ago, she has returned to Arizona each year todance the role she helped create. “This amazingdance drama is both educational and entertainingand brings to life the true story of heroism, remind-ing us of the sacrifices those before us made to en-sure our freedom,” Davis said. Local musicians anddancers will be featured performers with theHuston-Tillotson University Concert Choir, under thedirection of Dr. Gloria Quinlan, who will play a
prominent role in showcasing Negro spirituals.Other guests include China Smith and her BalletAfrique Dance Company.
Davis said that partnerships were critical to theshow and that the community collaboration withHuston-Tillotson is an excellent opportunity for bothyoung and old, students and neighbors alike, to joinin celebrating Black History Month by recognizingthe contributions of one of the foremost leaders ofthe Underground Railroad. “We look forward to theHT choir bringing the story to life through the pow-erful music that this production showcases.”
Tubman led more than 300 people to freedomthrough the Underground Railroad, her trips some-times taking weeks at a time, and all the while evad-ing slave hunters and the authorities. Later, Tubmanserved the Union as a scout, spy, and nurse.
Desert Dance Theatre (DDT) is a contemporarydance company founded in 1979 by four ArizonaState University dance graduates. Currently, underthe artistic direction of Lisa R. Chow, Step Raptis,and Renee Davis, the company specializes in theme-related music/dance/dramas that encourage cul-tural diversity and focus on the lives of those whohave fought for freedom. DDT offers a variety of pro-grams to schools and communities, including, mas-ter classes, lecture demonstrations, and perfor-mances. For more information visitSisterMosesDance.org or call 512-585-6092.
Trump Tax Sham Shoved usoff Fiscal Cliff: Rep. Doggett
Questions CBO Director AboutNew $110 Billion OffshoreTax Giveaways in Budget
Committee Hearing
Washington, D.C. –Today, U.S. Representa-tive Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), member of theHouse Budget Commit-tee and Chair of theHouse Ways and MeansHealth Subcommittee,questioned the Congres-sional Budget Office Di-rector regarding the newCBO Budget and Eco-nomic Outlook. Rep.Doggett shined a lighton the CBO finding (p.73-74) that corporatetax receipts will be re-duced by $110 billionmore than prior esti-mates of the Republicantax law, as a result ofmultinationals payingless tax on profits re-ported offshore. CBO at-tributes this increase, inpart, to how the interna-tional tax provisions ofthe law were imple-mented through Trea-sury regulations. Part ofRep. Doggett’s exchangewith CBO DirectorSwagel, below:
Rep. Doggett: As ifthe provisions that these
Sen. Lloyd Doggett
Republicans wroteweren’t bad enough atincentivizing moving off-shore, the TreasuryDepartment’s beenworking to make it alittle worse. And I readyour report this year toindicate that, among thefactors you look at, arethe regulations Treasuryhas written and thosethat have not yet goneinto effect, and you saythey add about another$110 billion to us overthe next decade. Is thatright?
Director Swagel:Yes, so we’ve been track-ing the incoming datarelated to the 2017 TaxAct. We don’t have all ofit just because…
Rep. Doggett: Be-cause it probably will beworse once they actuallycomplete their work. Myconcern, Mr. Chairman,is that 90 corporate gi-ants in this country paidzero, absolutely nothing,zilch to contribute to thechallenges that we face,and the Trump TreasuryDepartment is only mak-ing it worse with theirregulations.
Rep. Doggett hasauthored the No TaxBreaks for OutsourcingAct (H.R. 1711) to re-verse provisions of theRepublican tax law thatallow for multinationalsto pay half the U.S. rate,or even less, on profitsearned abroad. It hasbeen cosponsored by106 Members of theHouse.
Trump aims to court Black vote withBlack State of the Union guests
By Washington Examiner
From left: Janiyah and Stephanie Davis(Source: The White House)
(WASHINGTON,D.C.) - President Trumpmade an unapologeticbid to break the Demo-cratic Party lock on theblack vote with a State ofthe Union address thatfeatured black peopleand highlighted adminis-tration policies gearedtoward the black com-munity.
Trump’s remarksTuesday evening cameon the heels of a cam-paign advertisement runduring the Super Bowlthat spotlighted thepresident’s commuta-tion of the life sentenceof nonviolent drug of-fender Alice Johnson, ablack senior. At least inpart to boost supportamong black voters, akey Democratic constitu-
ency, as his reelectioncampaign accelerates,Trump, before a prime-time television audi-ence, lauded the accom-plishments of blackpeople and proposededucation reforms to
improve access to qual-ity public education forblack children.
“To expand equalopportunity, I am alsoproud that we achievedrecord and permanentfunding for our nation’s
historically black col-leges and universities,”Trump said, after intro-ducing Stephanie Davis,a black woman fromPhiladelphia, and herdaughter Janiyah, whowere in the gallery withfirst lady Melania Trump.
“Janiyah’s mom,Stephanie, is a singleparent. She would doanything to give herdaughter a better future.But, last year, that futurewas put further out ofreach whenPennsylvania’s governorvetoed legislation to ex-pand school choice for50,000 children,” Trumpsaid. “But there is moreto their story. Janiyah, Iam pleased to inform
See PROMOTION, pg8
TSU Board votes to firePresident Dr. Austin Lane
By Defender News Service
(HOUSTON, TX) - After a tumultuous specialcalled meeting that lasted into the early morninghours on Wednesday, Regents for Texas SouthernUniversity voted 6-1 to terminate President Dr. Aus-tin A. Lane.
Pausing often because of outbursts from an-gry alumni, Regent Marc Carter read a lengthy no-tice of termination after regents emerged from afive-hour, closed-door meeting. In the statement,he cited a failure to report allegations of fraud inthe university admissions process and numerousother contract violations as the reasoning behindthe board’s decision to dismiss Dr. Lane.
Carter said the basis of the terminationstemmed from admissions improprieties in the lawschool. A former assistant dean resigned in lieu oftermination for “facilitating a fraudulent transferlaw school application” and providing LSAT infor-mation for a student. That dean was reportedly paid$14,000 for the fraudulent acts. When Lane discov-ered what happened, the assistant dean was dis-missed. But board members say not only did Laneallow the student to be admitted into the univer-sity through an alternative admissions process, theywere not informed of the situation.
“You did not promptly report the admissionsfraud to the board or to any internal review pro-cess for follow up,” Carter read.
Austin Lane(Photo: Jon Shapley / Houston Chronicle)
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Black Austin DemocratsAnnounce Endorsements
V I L L A G E RNEWS - Recently, theBlack Austin Democrats(BAD) announced thevarious candidates theyhave endorsed for the2020 Travis CountyDemocratic Party Prima-ries. Since Black votersmake a significant part ofthe local Travis CountyDemocratic Party, theirsupport is crucial for thecandidates. In locationslike Manor andPflugerville, Texas, theBlack vote can make a dif-ference in their election.
Moreover, BADchoose to endorse thefollowing races: Con-stable race, Judicial race,Sheriff race, County At-torney race, and the Dis-trict Attorney race. Inthe open seat for the53rd District Judge, theyendorsed KennonWooten. According toWooten, "It’s an honorto be endorsed by theBlack Austin Democrats.We're on pace to winthis race in March, and I
Audrey and Tommy pay homage to the Kobe mural.Photo/Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon
by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon
VILLAGERColumnist
can't thank you enoughfor your confidence andsupport."
Also, Tonya Nixon,who is running for TravisCounty Constable Pre-cinct 1, mentioned, "Ourcampaign keeps growingand growing, with more
great allies every day.Thank you Black AustinDemocrats for standingwith me!" Maggie Ellis,who is running for Judge,stated that she wasthankful for the BlackAustin Democrat en-dorsement.
Kobe Bryant Mural
VILLAGER NEWS - Last week, we heard the tragic news re-garding the death of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Leg-end Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Bryant, and seven otherpeople who perished in the tragic helicopter crash. Throughout theworld, people are mourning and reflecting on Bryant's death in vari-ous ways.
In Central Texas, people have flocked to Bryant's mural, remem-bering him as a father, husband, son, basketball player, and busi-nessman. Residents Audrey and Tommy paid their respect. The mu-ral is located on the Sushi Hi building at Guadalupe Street and West29th.
However, this mural has been defaced by some misguided in-dividuals in the community. This group of individuals believe KobeBryant shouldn't be celebrated in his death due to certain actions heposed during his living, such as sexual misconduct.
by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon VILLAGER Columnist
Voter Registration in Eastern Travis County
VILLAGER NEWS -The Austin Colony neigh-borhood is one of thesubdivisions in unincor-porated eastern TravisCounty in the histori-cally-named HornsbyBend area. This area, in-cluded within TravisCounty Precinct one, isin the City of Austin’sExtraterritorial Jurisdic-
by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon
VILLAGERColumnist
tion (ETJ). People livingwithin the ETJ, cannotvote in city elections,have few public services,and little local represen-tation. There is also ahigher-rate of eligible,unregistered voters thanin the rest of TravisCounty. Neighborhoodresidents Tina Byram, aVolunteer Deputy Regis-trar, and Melia O’Dell,the Austin Colony HOAPresident, wanted tohelp do something
about this problem ofunregistered voters.
To help address thisunder-representation,they worked together ona neighborhood-wideNational Night Out eventlast October 1st at theAustin’s ColonyH o m e o w n e r sAssociation’s (ACHOA)Amenity Center at 3801Austin’s Colony Blvd.Voter Deputy Registrarssuccessfully registeredneighbors to vote. Now,
they have scheduled an-other area-wide voterregistration event at theACHOA Amenity Center,Saturday, February 8,2020, from 1:00 pm to3:00 pm. at the Local res-taurant Mis Amigos.
These women havemade a pact to hold asmany voter registrationevents in eastern TravisCounty as they are able,to get people registeredbefore the United StatesGeneral Election onTuesday, November 3,2020. They hope toreach neighbors in thefollowing subdivisions,Forest Bluff, KennedyRidge, Chaparral Cross-ing, Austin’s Colony,Twin Creek Meadows,Plainview estates, and allwithin the Hornsby Bendarea and Precinct one.
Tina Byram
Kennon Wooten
Congressional Black Caucus Detail UpcomingCBC 2020 National Black Leadership Summit
In an effort to em-phasize measurablepolicy change with tan-gible direct action,members of the Con-gressional Black Caucuswill be convening theCongressional BlackCaucus National BlackLeadership Summit onFebruary 3rd and 4th.
The Summit withinclude over 400 Blackleaders from around thecountry to discuss criti-cal issues of the day, in-cluding the 2020 Censusand voting rights. Theevent was created to“test the strength of ourdemocracy and deter-mine the fate of our
nation’s most prominentinstitutions.”
The event has beendefined as “an emer-gency convening” dur-ing a crucial year thatincludes a pivotal presi-dential contest. The CBCis organizing the Na-tional Black LeadershipSummit in partnershipwith civil rights, laborand social justice organi-zations. The event willtake place in the U.S.Capitol Visitor Center inWashington, DC.
The CongressionalBlack Caucus is now 55members, the largestCBC in history and thelargest Caucus in Con-gress.
When asked whatwas special about thisparticular event com-
pared to other before it,Rep. Watson-Colemantold reporters, “I don’tknow where to begin.This is an emergency ur-gent convening becausewe look at all of thepolicy and the attemptsregarding this adminis-tration, whether it’s ac-cess to health care,whether it’s public edu-cation, or housing or theclimate.
There have beenmany gatherings, con-vention and conveningover the past several de-cades. But the NationalBlack Leadership Sum-mit has been emphasiz-ing the need for a spe-cific and active push tocreate substantive policychange in a way eventsin the past have not.
By Lauren VictoriaBurke, NNPA
Newswire Contributor
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RUTH ANCIRA MADONNA filed an Application forDetermination of Heirship and for Letters ofIndependent Administration in in the above-numbered and-entitled estate on January 29, 2020, requesting that theCourt determine who are the heirs and only heirs ofNICOLE ALEIDA FULDAUER, Deceased, and theirrespective shares and interests in suchestate.All unknown heirs and any other persons interested in thisestate are cited to appear before this Court by filing a writtencontest or answer to this application if they want to do so.The Court may act on this application at any time at theTravis County Courthouse, 1000 Guadalupe St., Room 217,Austin, Texas 78701, on or after 10:00 a.m. on the firstMonday after the expiration of ten days from the publicationdate of this citation. Therefore, to ensure consideration, anycontest, answer, or other response must be filed with theTravis County Clerk in cause number C-1-PB-20-000210,styled NICOLE ALEIDA FULDAUER on or before theabove-noted date and time.If this citation is not served within 90 days after it is issued,it must he returned unserved. Given under my hand andseal on January 30, 2020,
Citation by PublicationThe State of Texas
To unknown heirs of NICOLE ALEIDA FULDAUER,Deceased
Cause No. C-1-PB-20-000210,in Probate Court Number 1, Travis County, Texas.
Citation by PublicationThe State of Texas
To unknown heirs of BRIAN EDWARDJEFFRIES, Deceased
Cause No. C-1-PB-20-000205, in Probate CourtNumber 1, Travis County, Texas. KIM MCNEILLJEFFRIES filed an Application for Determination ofHeirship and for Letters of Independent Administrationin in the above-numbered and -entitled estate on January29, 2020, requesting that the Court determine who are theheirs and only heirs of BRIAN EDWARD JEFFRIES,Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in suchestate.
All unknown heirs and any other persons interestedin this estate are cited to appear before this Court by filing awritten contest or answer to this application if they want todo so. The Court may act on this application at any time atthe Travis County Courthouse, 1000 Guadalupe St., Room217, Austin, Texas 78701, on or after 10:00 a.m. on thefirst Monday after the expiration of ten days from the pub-lication date of this citation. Therefore, to ensure consider-ation, any contest, answer, or other response must be filedwith the Travis County Clerk in cause number C-1-PB-20-000205, styled BRIAN EDWARD JEFFRIES on or be-fore the above-noted date and time.
If this citation is not served within 90 days after it isissued, it must be returned unserved. Given under my handand seal on January 30, 2020,
Dana DeBeauvoi r
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Rihanna will receiveNAACP President’s Award
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Rihanna(David Fisher/Shutterstock)
(ROLLING STONE) -The NAACP announcedon Tuesday that Rihannawill be the 2020 recipi-ent of the organization’sPresident’s Award, to begiven out during the51st NAACP ImageAwards.
NAACP Presidentand CEO Derrick Johnsonwill present the pop starwith the award during alive television broadcaston BET on Saturday, Feb-ruary 22nd, from Pasa-dena, California.
The President’sAward is presented “inrecognition of a specialachievement and distin-guished public service,”according to a pressstatement from theNAACP. Past recipientsinclude Jay-Z (who re-ceived the award lastyear), Jesse Jackson,Lauryn Hill, MuhammadAli, Soledad O’Brien,Colin Powell,Condoleezza Rice andothers.
“Rihanna has notonly enjoyed agroundbreaking careeras an artist and musi-cian, but has also distin-guished herself as a stel-lar public servant,”Johnson said. “From herbusiness achievementsthrough Fenty, to her
tremendous record asan activist and philan-thropist, Rihanna epito-mizes the type of char-acter, grace, and devo-tion to justice that weseek to highlight in ourPresident’s Award.”
Rihanna is in theprocess of recording her
ninth album, though be-tween Fenty and herother business ventures,it’s unclear exactly whenit’ll be finished. Her lastalbum was 2016’s Anti.She released a photobook/”visual autobiog-raphy” this past Octo-ber.
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By Naomi RichardVILLAGER
Entertainment Reporter
Universal Music Group’s Jeff Harleston is FirstAfrican-American named Entertainment Lawyer of the Year
Jeffrey Harleston(Photos by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for the Recording Academy.)
Villager Entertainment ReporterNaomi Richard with Entertainment
Lawyer of the Year Jeffrey Harleston.Photo by Claris Dodge.
(VILLAGER) - As wecelebrate Black HistoryMonth 2020, we con-gratulate Jeff Harlestonof Universal MusicGroup (UMG) on beingthe first African-Ameri-can to be honored asEntertainment Lawyerof the Year by the Re-cording Academy duringGRAMMY® Week.
The EntertainmentLaw Initiative event isthe nation’s preeminentgathering for entertain-ment attorneys and themusic business commu-nity. It provides a forumfor the industry to honorits legal practitioners,hear from thought lead-ers, and support prom-ising law students inter-ested in entertainmentlaw.
Harleston is Gen-eral Counsel and Execu-tive Vice President of
Business & Legal Affairsfor Universal MusicGroup worldwide. He isresponsible for over-seeing all businesstransactions, contracts,and litigation related toUMG’s operations. Heis also responsible forthe development ofcorporate policies in-cluding the coordina-tion of the company’sgovernment relations,trade and anti-piracyactivities so as to en-sure a unified strategy
across all of thecompany’s divisions.
Harleston hasworked with a numberof artists including Com-mon, Jay-Z, Rihanna,Snoop Dogg and Mary J.Blige among many oth-ers. He is a board mem-ber of the Recording In-dustry Association ofAmerica (RIAA) andSoundExchange.
The Austin Villagerproudly covered thisprestigious GRAMMY®
Week event, and in an
exclusive interview,asked Harleston whatadvice he has for upcom-ing artists pertaining tothe business of music.He said, “You may havethe right voice or theright instrument, butyou also have to havethe right people workingwith you. It’s rare to findany artist who can do itall. But you need a verygood business managerand attorney. Some-times we look to a famil-iar [person] — maybe a
friend or a relative, andthat may not be the rightchoice.”
He continued, “In-terview people and getto know them. Look forpeople who are lookingout for you. And readeverything that’s put infront of you, everything.Do not rely on anyone.
Read it and understandit. If you have any ques-tions ask them, becausethese people will beworking for you!”
We congratulateJeff Harleston on achiev-ing the highest rank foran Entertainment Law-yer given by the Record-ing Academy.
you that your longwait is over. I can proudlyannounce tonight thatan Opportunity Scholar-ship has become avail-able. It is going to you.”
Trump also paidtribute to one of the lastsurviving Tuskegee Air-men, a squadron ofblack fighter pilots whofought in World War II.With Charles McGee infull military dress look-ing on from the Housegallery with his great-grandson, Trump an-nounced that he hadpromoted the 100-year-old Ohioan to the rank ofbrigadier general.
“Earlier today, Ipinned the stars on hisshoulders in the OvalOffice. Gen. McGee, ournation salutes you,”Trump said.
Democratic activ-ists have scoffed at someRepublicans’ claims thatTrump might cut into theDemocratic Party’s com-mand of the black vote,an advantage that liber-als have enjoyed for de-cades, but some Demo-cratic operatives are notdismissing that the blackvote could have an effect
Trump Promotes 100-year oldTuskegee Airman to Brigadier GeneralCONTINUED FROM PAGE 5
Retired Brigadier General and former Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee(Source: The White House)
in a presidential electionthat is expected to beanother nail-biter.
Rodell Mollineau, aDemocratic strategist,said that, “overall,”Democrats would winthe vast majority ofblack votes in Novem-ber.
But Mollineau cau-tioned his party not toignore Trump’s play: “It’sa reminder that Demo-crats shouldn’t take theAfrican American vote
for granted. Our formulafor winning includes driv-ing up African Americanturnout in Michigan, Wis-consin, Pennsylvania.These are going to beclose races, and everyvote will count.”
Trump opened agenerally soaring andoptimistic speech with achecklist of unemploy-ment figures for key2020 demographics, in-cluding blacks and His-panics, whose votes the
president also seemedto be courting.
In a tip of the hat toSouth Florida, where Re-publican-leaning CubanAmericans who fledcommunism are a criti-cal part of Trump’s coa-lition, he touted his re-versal of PresidentBarack Obama’s policyof detente with Havana.
And the presidenthad as his guest at theState of the Union theVenezuelan oppositionleader Juan Guaido. Itwas an extraordinarymoment for a presidentwith noninterventionisttendencies but fits witha campaign strategythat, in part, revolvesaround stoking the sup-port of sympathetic His-panic blocs and includesas a key message thepromise to defeat aDemocratic Party thatRepublicans claim haveembraced damaging so-cialist policies.
Alice Johnson (Source: The White House)
(AUSTIN, TX) - The Austin Metroplex Chapterof National Women of Achievement, Inc. will in-duct 10 honorees for the Sixteenth Biennial Afri-can- American Women’s Profiles of Prominence2020 ceremony. This year’s program will be heldon Saturday, March 28, 2020 at St. James Mission-ary Baptist Church, 3407 East Martin Luther King,Jr. Blvd., Austin, Texas at 6 p.m. with a receptionafterward.
The 10 new members of the 2020 African-American Women’s Profiles of Prominence are:
Arts: Thais Bass-Moore – published author anddirector of the Fearless Leader Institute at The Uni-versity of Texas at Austin.
Business: Christie Hall – a top producing realestate agent for Keller Williams Realty and leadagent for the Holmes with Hall Team.
Foreman-Jones Caregiver Award: Lydia A.West-Moore – community home health care pro-vider volunteer and companion for the elderly andretired educator.
Civic Leadership: Brigid Roberson – Founder/Chief Executive Officer of the Bridge2GreatnessFoundation, Inc., which provides leadership skillsand empowerment for underserved girls.
Communications: Naomi Richard – entertain-ment journalist and photographer and the ownerof White Glove Photos© and Red-Carpet View(Blog).
Education: Dr. Norma J. Baker- president ofVoices for African American Students, Inc. and oneof the founding directors of Reach One EducationalFoundation, Inc.
Health Professionals: Dr. Aisha White- plasticsurgeon and owner of Quintessence Plastic Surgery.
Law: Amanda Moore – staff attorney for theTexas State Teachers Association and board mem-ber with the Writers’ League of Texas.
Professional Leadership: Cierra King – ISV Part-ner and Account Manager for Oracle Corporation
Youth Achievement: Sarah R. Robertson - ajunior at John B. Connally High School who servesas a veteran reporter and chair for the Youth Bri-gade with The Villager Newspaper.
Lifetime Achievement: Eleanor Davis Thomp-son, long time political strategist and senior plan-ner for Travis County – Precinct One for The Justiceof the Peace Office.
2020 PROFILES OFPROMINENCE
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