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The View star Sherri Shepherd is facing two cus-
tody battles – one with her ex-husband over her nine
year-old son and one with her current estranged hus-
band who is attempting to get custody of their unborn
child in their pending divorce.
Jeff Tarpley (pictured in 2005) wants the child
with him, his girlfriend and their two sons, saying
that he doesn’t want the child raised in the media. He
also claimed she left him with unskilled nannies de-
spite many of Shepherd’s friends coming to her de-
fense saying that she is a “hands on” mom to the boy
who is special needs.
Meanwhile Shepherd’s current spouse Lamar
Sally is fighting for custody of their unborn child
who is expected to be born Juy 28th. The baby is
being carried by a surrogate. Sally has filed for full
legal and physical custody of the fetus, along with
spousal support. It is also stated that he wants the
prenuptial agreement invalidated based on fraud.
While Shepherd has not gone public with her
battles, her celebrity friends have spoken out on their
thoughts on the men “ganging up on her”.
Brooklyn native Yasmin
Bey also known as Mos Def is
canceling his upcoming shows
due to problems reentering the
United States.
“We regret to inform you
that due to immigration / legal
issues Yasiin Bey is unable to
enter back into the United
States and his upcoming U.S.
tour has been canceled, in-
cluding May 15th, Together
Boston’s show at The Wilbur
Theatre,” the statement read.
“Individual ticket refunds for
this show are available at point
of sale.”
The Grammy and Emmy
nominated entertainer recently
relocated to South Africa. His
career includes several suc-
cessful albums and film/tv
credits include The CosbyMysteries, Bamboozled, Mon-ster's Ball, Brown Sugar and
he also played Chuck Berry in
Cadillac Records. For playing
pioneering Black surgeon,
Vivien Thomas in HBO's film
Something the Lord Made, he
was nominated for an Emmy
Award and a Golden Globe,
and won the Image Award.
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERV-
ICES ON WILL AND JADA
AFTER 13 YEAR OLD
POSES IN BED WITH MAN
MISSING CHILDREN
OUTSPOKEN RAP-
PER/ACTOR MOS DEF
CANCELS TOUR
AFTER BEING DE-
NIED REENTRY TO
USA
When she hit the red carpet with her signature
pooch purses, we knew Beast of The Southern Wild Oscar
nominee Quvenzhané Wallis was on the road to style suc-
cess. The star of the latest Annie remake is now the muse
and model of ARMANI Junior making her the first major
child celebrity to be the face of a luxury brand.
“Quvenzhane is so talented, despite her young age.
Her kindness, curiosity and openness towards others really
struck me, as they are all traits I admire. It is for this very
reason that I wanted her to be the face of Armani Junior.
With her insatiable energy, Quvenzhane made the clothing
come alive, interpreting it in her own singular way,” says
Giorgio Armani (pictured).
With her teen brother serving
a life sentence in the shooting
death of a toddler, and their mother
Kamiah serving 10 years for hid-
ing the gun and lying to police,
Sabrina Elkins is now the third
member of her family who could
end up behind bars in connection
to the infamous Brunswick Baby
Murder.
Sabrina pleaded guilty last
week to tampering with evidence
in the Glynn County Superior
Court, admitting that she helped her
brother De’Marquise Elkins get rid of
the gun used to shoot 13 month-old An-
tonio Santiago. The child was shot in
the head at close range while sitting in
his stroller during what was said to be
an attempted robbery. The toddler was
on a morning walk with his mother,
who was shot in the leg, at the time of
the incident.
Sabrina faces up to 10 years in
prison. A sentence date has not yet been
set.
Meanwhile, the 16 year-old who
is said to have been with De’Marquise
who was 17 at the time of the crime is
still waiting trail. Elkins and his mother
were sentenced in a metro Atlanta court
after the story gained local and interna-
tional attention.
WALLIS MAKES ARMANI HISTORY
BRUNSWICK BABY MURDER: SISTER GUILTY PLEA
JSO Veteran Honored at
Tikkum Olum Grande Ball
Mayor, JSO Sheriff Talk
Operation “Ceasefire”
On Tuesday, May 20, 2014, Sheriff John
Rutherford announced "Operation Ceasefire" at a
location on North Myrtle Avenue in Patrol Zone 5.
City Officials and Community Activists join
Sheriff Rutherford for a news conference to discuss
"Operation Ceasefire".
He was joined by Mayor Alvin Brown, Coun-
cil Member E. Denise Lee and other members of
the City Council Ad Hoc Committee on Jack-
sonville's Neighborhood Blight.
The initiative was launched at the beginning
of May with a concentrated focus by police to en-
gage the community and solicit their tips and infor-
mation in an effort to solve aggravated
battery/assault cases and murders.
Also, at the news conference Council Member
Lee spoke about the Human Blight in various dis-
tricts of the city and Mayor Alvin Brown spoke
about summer job opportunities available to youth
in the community.
Ken Jef-
ferson, a Can-
didate for the
Office of Sher-
iff, was hon-
ored on Friday,
May 16 at the
Tikkun Olam
Grande Ball
“Dance for the
Children” held
at Deerwood
Country Club.
Jefferson received the 2014
Tikkun Olam award for being
“an outstanding person in the
community, a man of honor
whose reputation precedes him,
and a person who serves well the
cause of Tikkun Olam.”
Tikkun Olam is a Hebrew
phrase that means “repairing the
world” or “healing the world”
and has come to indicate social
action and the pursuit of social
justice. Reclaim Global defines
it as a shared responsibility to
heal and repair the world.
“This award was a com-
plete surprise to me and I was
taken aback
when they
called my
name,” said Jef-
ferson. “I am
very honored
that Dr. Kaye
(founder of Re-
claim) would
even consider
me for this
award. I have
been devoted to
serving the citizens of Jack-
sonville for most of my life and
I am passionate about fighting
crime. As Sheriff, I will be
proactive and do my very best to
prevent anyone from becoming a
victim of crime, especially inno-
cent children.”
Jefferson is a 24 year vet-
eran of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s
Office, during which time he was
an investigator in the sex crimes
unit. He is a former expert crime
analyst with WJXT, motivational
speaker, and community leader.
He is currently running for Sher-
iff of Duval County.
BRUNSWICK TEEN
SOUGHT FOR ROB-
BERY, KIDNAPPING
AND ASSAULT
Local cops seek help in lo-
cating the whereabouts of a 19
year-old believed to be involved
in a disturbing crime. Plus
woman in $4 million scam
FULL DETAILS ON PAGE 8
Sherri Shepherd Battling
Husbands on Custody of
Son and Unborn Baby
The parenting style of Will Smith and Jada
Pinkett-Smith is making news again and it’s not as
simple as why they allow their son Jaden to wear
skirts or why their daughter Willow is allowed to
dye her hair and pierce her tongue. This time, Child
Protective Services are stepping in after the Smiths’
13 year-old daughter was photographed laying in
the lap of former Disney star Moises Arias, 20.
An investigation was formally opened last
week, with sources claiming they will interview
both Willow and Moises.
“Here’s the deal: “There was nothing sexual
about that picture or that situation,” Jada was caught
saying to TMZ. “You guys are projecting your trash
onto it and you’re acting like covert pedophiles, and
that’s not cool.”
SAM GREENLEE, AUTHOR OF
“THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY
THE DOOR,” DEAD AT 83Samuel Elder Greenlee, Jr. died in Chicago at 83.
He was best known for his controversial novel TheSpook Who Sat by the Door, which went on to be cho-
sen as The Sunday Times Book of the Year. The novel
was subsequently made into the 1973 cult classic of
the same name, directed by Ivan Dixon and co-pro-
duced and written by Greenlee.
The Spook Who Sat by the Door, tells a story of
a black man who is recruited as a CIA agent and hav-
ing mastered the skills of a spy then uses them to lead
a black guerrilla movement in the US.
The movie is said to be "one of the more memo-
rable and impassioned films that came out around the
beginning of the notoriously polarizing blaxploitation
era”.
Other works by Greenlee include BaghdadBlues, a 1976
novel based on his
experiences travel-
ing in Iraq in the
1950s and witness-
ing the 1958 Iraqi
revolution, Bluesfor an AfricanPrincess, a 1971
collection of
poems, and Am-munition (poetry,
1975).
CHRIST TABERNACLE MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH, with Rev. Darrell Lewis Gilyard, Pastor,
2335 North Davis St., Jacksonville, is having their
church's First Annual Health Expo on May 31, 2014 from
9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. The cost is Free. Contact:
Rosylin Kimbrough - [email protected] or
904-662-4567.
SHILOH METROPOLITAN BAPTIST CHURCH -
H.B. Charles, Jr., Pastor-Teacher, opens Shiloh Outreach
Center, Developing Entrepreneur Skills as a Path to the
Future. Open House will be at Beaver Street Enterprise
Center, 1225 West Beaver St., Jacksonville, Saturday,
May 24, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Networking
Benefits: Connect leaders and entrepreneurs in the busi-
ness community, and form lasting strategic alliances. We
will take a look at business incubation and other re-
sources; Motivational and informative comments for per-
spective entrepreneurs; Tour, Refreshments, Networking.
If you are interested in attending the event, please send
RSVP to Reginal L. Bryant, Pastor of Outreach at
[email protected] or 904-652-0581.
GET READY, GET READY, GET READY-Annual
Father's Day Program Date: Sunday June 15th, 2014
Time: 6:00 p.m. Where: Revelation Prayer House Loca-
tion: 1725 W. 28th Street Jacksonville, Florida 32209
(Elder Grady Dicks Pastor) Appearing on program: The
New Miracles, The Spiritualistics, New Creation Gospel
Singers, The Vickers Family, Victory Gospel Singers,
Dea. Willie Kirkland, The Scott Family, The Gospel
Tones. This program is sponsored by Little Jessie & the
Miracles. Come One, Come All!!! Let Us Have A Good
Time In The Name of the Lord! For More Information,
contact Sis. Jasmine Bullock @ 352-708-0277. This
event is FREE to the public!
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Don’t forget that Memorial Day
is about honoring those
Men and Women
who made the ultimate sacrifice.
JACKSONVILLE, FLADERHOLT, Cora, 100,
died May 18, 2014.
BIEBER, William, died
May 17, 2014.
BOYD, Tommy Walter,
60, died May 14, 2014.
BROWN, Curley Davis,
died May 18, 2014.
CARTER, Warnell, 67,
died May 12, 2014.
CARVER, Eron EJ, Sr,
72, died May 18, 2014.
CLARK, Eric A., Sr., 51,
died May 14, 2014.
CLARK, James, died
May 19, 2014.
CLAXTON, Julia Judy
Melba, 70, died May 18,
2014.
COLVIN, Lucile, 78, died
May 16, 2014.
CREWS, Malcolm H., Jr.
59, died May 17, 2014.
CROWLEY, Marilyn
Lowe, 69, died May 13,
2014.
CUMMINGS, Shaleathya
L., 37, died May 17, 2014.
DEESE, Sandra Dee, died
May 10, 2014.
DELANEY, Mamie, 84,
died May 12, 2014.
DUBARD, Carlene, died
May 18, 2014.
ELLIS, Florence, 87, died
May 17, 2014.
EVANS, Sammie L., died
May 13, 2014.
FITZ, Barbara Olga, 87,
died May 19, 2014.
FLETCHER, Mary Eliz-
abeth, 88
FOSTON, Edith Burney,
died May 16, 2014.
FREEMAN, Dorothy
Leola, died May 15, 2014.
HENRY, Linda D., died
May 12, 2014.
HOPKINS, Virginia, died
May 19, 2014.
HUNTER, Anna, died
May 18, 2014.
JAMES, Leroy, died May
15, 2014.
JONES, Myrtice, died
May 15, 2014.
KIMMEL, Earl Joseph,
died May 18, 2014.
MACK, Roy Edward, 71,
died May 18, 2014.
McCLENDON, Wanda
Johnson, 59, died May 19,
2014.
MILLER, Lawrence
Larry Earl, Jr., 43, died
May 17, 2014.
MORGAN, Denward, 88,
died May 20, 2014.
NEWSOME, Leroy, died
May 10, 2014.
PRIESTER, Juanita, died
May 19, 2014.
RUSSELL, Edward
Charles, Jr., died May 18,
2014.
SEAY, Joella Lynn, 51,
died May 20, 2014.
SINGLETON, Reginald
Pierre, died May 16, 2014.
SMITH, Mary Lue, 90,
died May 11, 2014.
SOMERS, Mary W., 87,
died May 16, 2014.
STAUDIGL, Jeane, 69,
died May 18, 2014.
STEWART, Davey Joe,
61, died May 13, 2014.
TAYLOR, Kent, died
May 19, 2014.
TILSON, Charles, 86,
died May 14, 2014.
TUCKER, Norman Eu-
gene, 90, died May 16,
2014.
VITTETOW, Zachary
Zach Steven, 28, died May
17, 2014.
WALDEN, Linda, died
May 15, 2014.
WALDON, Samuel Lee,
died May 12, 2014.
WALKER, Margaret, 70,
died May 19, 2014.
WATSON, Harry H., Sr.,
90, died May 17, 2014.
WEINER, Archibald, III,
63, died May 16, 2014.
WILKINSON, Ruby, 80,
died May 19, 2014.
WOODS, Sandra Sue, 70,
died May 14, 2014.
ZAPP, Daniel, 43, died
May 16, 2014.
ZIMMERMAN, Virginia
Dorothy Virginia White-
head, 93, died May 18,
2014.
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Faith InOur Community
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Sunday School …..............………………..9:30 a.m.
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Morning Worship ......................11:00 a.m.
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Tuesday - Pastoral Bible Study ................ 7:00 p.m.
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Street Address: 723 W. 4th St. Jacksonville, Florida 32209
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3575, Jacksonville, Florida 32206Church Telephone: (904) 359-0661 Home: (904) 358-8932 Cell: 710-1586
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C h i l d r e n ’s C o r n e rKNOW YOUR HISTORY:
How Memorial Day Got Started
Memorial Day was started by former slaves on May, 1, 1865 in Charleston,
SC to honor 257 dead Union Soldiers who had been buried in a mass grave
in a Confederate prison camp. They dug up the bodies and worked for 2
weeks to give them a proper burial as gratitude for fighting for their free-
dom. They then held an unforgettable parade of 10,000 people led by
2,800+ Black school children where they marched, sang and celebrated. It
was initially called “Decoration Day.”
CAMP RESTORATION FOR YOUTHSUMMER CAMP 2014
(Ages 5 - 15)
June 16th - August 25th
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NEW LIFE FELLOWSHIP A.M.E. CHURCH1451 Mount Herman St., Jacksonville, FL 32209
Serving Hot Breakfast and Lunch
Program Activities:Academic Enhancement, Arts & Craft, Youth Development,
Crime Awareness & Bullying, Field Trips,Games, Charter Building (Self Respect),
Sports, Exercise Activities, Etc.
Hurting Families with Children in Crimes, Inc.6th Annual Camp
For detailed information, contact Site Director: Linda Dayson at 904-755-9863.
A VOICE FOR THE COMMUNITY!FIGHTING FOR EQUAL JUSTICE AND CHANGING LIVES!
Black School Children marched, sang and celebrated during the Memorial Day celebration.
PAGE 4 THE STAR MAY 24, 2014APRIL 26, 2014THE STARPAGE 4 Talk of the Town!by Frances Bradley / Photos by Volume Burks
Shug: More than anything God loves admiration.Celie: You saying God is vain?Shug: No, not vain, just wanting to share a good thing. I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don't notice it. Celie: You saying it just wanna be loved like it say in the Bible? Shug: Yeah, Celie. Everything wanna be loved. Us sing and dance and holla just wanting to be loved. Look at them trees. Notice how the trees do everything people do to get attention... except walk? [they laugh] Oh, yeah, this field feels like singing! Oh Miss Celie, I feels like singing! CONVERSATION BETWEEN CELIE AND SHUG AVERY FROM THE COLOR PURPLE
Years ago -long before my kneesbegan to ache on aregular basis, long be-fore my hair began toturn gray, long beforethe reality (and irony)of an African Ameri-can with an Africanname becoming thefirst person of color tobe elected to the high-est office in America- I was introduced toThe Color Purple. Ihave read the bookthree times (I own anAlice Walker auto-graphed copy which Ipurchased when shespoke in Jacksonvilleyears and years ago),and the performanceat the Alhambra The-atre & Dining was mythird viewing includ-ing the movie andFSCJ Artist Series’Broadway presenta-tion a few years ago.It was fantastic! The productionat the Alhambra wastop-notch. The acting,singing, and stagingwere superb. Everyartistic director hasthe opportunity tochange story lines inorder to adapt to timeconstraints, venue,
and experience of thecast. The Alhambra’sTod Booth does an ex-traordinary job ofmaintaining the spiritof the book and othertheatrical presentationsof this iconic work.The Color Purple hasbeen controversial be-cause of its storyline. Inthe eighties, whenAlice Walker’s bookwas published, articlesabounded with com-mentary on the way sheportrayed southernAfrican American menin the story – as violent,chauvinistic buffoons,who raped their step-daughters, demeanedfemales, just all-around“no gooders.” Tothose opinions I saidthen as I say now, AliceWalker is a writertelling a story that may(or may not) be of per-sonal experiences. Thecharacters come fromsomewhere ... and it isobvious that Walker’sacquaintance with themis more than fleeting oran attempt to createpersonalities for thesake of her book. Fact or fiction,men like Harpo, OldMr., and Grady do exist
across all color and eth-nic lines. Her portrayaldoes not define thecharacter or experienceof EVERY AfricanAmerican man orwoman. I was toldthat there were a coupleof local performers inthe cast, so I was reallyexcited about attend-ing. As it turned out,there were severalJacksonvillians – na-tives and transplants -in the cast: AkiaUwanda (a delight asone of three churchladies, whose appear-ances were intermit-tent, but powerful andentertaining), TracieFranklin (her auntie isFelice Franklin), TarraConnor Jones (goEWC Tigers!), K. Sid-ney Bronson,Michelle Grant, An-gela Roberts, JeremeRaickett, Cey’wanHerah, Savannah Roy(daughter of the Al-hambra’s ExecutiveChef, DeJuan Roy),and Kaila Justice(mom is Kezia Rolle,so we know where theperforming bug comesfrom). Also, the chore-ographer for this pro-duction, James
Kinney, is from Jack-sonville. CherryHamlin as Celie bril-liantly portrays her asthe physically andemotionally abusedteenager married off toa violent, self-indulgentn’er do well, whogrows into her woman-hood with the help ofher husband’s mistress,Shug Avery. Tracie Franklinis a vivacious and en-tertaining Shug Avery.Her performance of theshow-stopping themesong, The Color Pur-ple, gave me chills. La-mont Whitaker’sportrayal of the angryMr. belies the joy hisstunningly rich singingvoice brings. And Ms.Tarra Connor Jonesas Sophia causes wallsto tremble and glassesto break as each power-ful note rushes fromdeep within her soul (Ican see her as Evilenein The Wiz singing“Don’t Bring Me NoBad News”)!Chef DeJuanRoy presents a menu ofculinary delights, a fewthat he names for char-acters in the show: MsNettie’s Fried GreenTomatoes with smoked jalapeno ranch, goat cheese, herb oil and choppedcilantro; Ms. Celie’s Salad, which I enjoyed, chopped kale with candiednuts, dried cranberries, citrus vinaigrette and corn bread croutons (yummy);African Adobo Spiced Lamb Shanks with Vidalia onion casserole and springcarrots; and Ms. Sophie’s Purple Sweet Potato Parfait with edible flowers,whipped cream, and pecans. A word about the lamb shanks: I nicknamed itBam-Bam because it is a large portion on the bone and looks like the clubwielded by the Flintstone’s cartoon character of the same name! It is fabu-lous! The Color Purple will appear at the Alhambra through April27. Treat yourselves to an evening out. You won’t regret it! THE COLORPURPLE Where: The Alhambra Theatre & Dining When: Nightly ex-cept Monday, with matinees on Friday and Saturday through April 27.Cost: Tickets, which range from $47-$55, include dinner. Information:(904) 641-1212; www.alhambrajax.com
THE COLOR PURPLE AT THE ALHAMBRA THEATRE “A NIGHT TO REMEMBER”E KAABO (EH-KAH-BOW) WELCOME
APRIL 26, 2014THE STARPAGE 4 Talk of the Town!by Frances Bradley / Photos by Volume Burks
Shug: More than anything God loves admiration.Celie: You saying God is vain?Shug: No, not vain, just wanting to share a good thing. I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don't notice it. Celie: You saying it just wanna be loved like it say in the Bible? Shug: Yeah, Celie. Everything wanna be loved. Us sing and dance and holla just wanting to be loved. Look at them trees. Notice how the trees do everything people do to get attention... except walk? [they laugh] Oh, yeah, this field feels like singing! Oh Miss Celie, I feels like singing! CONVERSATION BETWEEN CELIE AND SHUG AVERY FROM THE COLOR PURPLE
Years ago -long before my kneesbegan to ache on aregular basis, long be-fore my hair began toturn gray, long beforethe reality (and irony)of an African Ameri-can with an Africanname becoming thefirst person of color tobe elected to the high-est office in America- I was introduced toThe Color Purple. Ihave read the bookthree times (I own anAlice Walker auto-graphed copy which Ipurchased when shespoke in Jacksonvilleyears and years ago),and the performanceat the Alhambra The-atre & Dining was mythird viewing includ-ing the movie andFSCJ Artist Series’Broadway presenta-tion a few years ago.It was fantastic! The productionat the Alhambra wastop-notch. The acting,singing, and stagingwere superb. Everyartistic director hasthe opportunity tochange story lines inorder to adapt to timeconstraints, venue,
and experience of thecast. The Alhambra’sTod Booth does an ex-traordinary job ofmaintaining the spiritof the book and othertheatrical presentationsof this iconic work.The Color Purple hasbeen controversial be-cause of its storyline. Inthe eighties, whenAlice Walker’s bookwas published, articlesabounded with com-mentary on the way sheportrayed southernAfrican American menin the story – as violent,chauvinistic buffoons,who raped their step-daughters, demeanedfemales, just all-around“no gooders.” Tothose opinions I saidthen as I say now, AliceWalker is a writertelling a story that may(or may not) be of per-sonal experiences. Thecharacters come fromsomewhere ... and it isobvious that Walker’sacquaintance with themis more than fleeting oran attempt to createpersonalities for thesake of her book. Fact or fiction,men like Harpo, OldMr., and Grady do exist
across all color and eth-nic lines. Her portrayaldoes not define thecharacter or experienceof EVERY AfricanAmerican man orwoman. I was toldthat there were a coupleof local performers inthe cast, so I was reallyexcited about attend-ing. As it turned out,there were severalJacksonvillians – na-tives and transplants -in the cast: AkiaUwanda (a delight asone of three churchladies, whose appear-ances were intermit-tent, but powerful andentertaining), TracieFranklin (her auntie isFelice Franklin), TarraConnor Jones (goEWC Tigers!), K. Sid-ney Bronson,Michelle Grant, An-gela Roberts, JeremeRaickett, Cey’wanHerah, Savannah Roy(daughter of the Al-hambra’s ExecutiveChef, DeJuan Roy),and Kaila Justice(mom is Kezia Rolle,so we know where theperforming bug comesfrom). Also, the chore-ographer for this pro-duction, James
Kinney, is from Jack-sonville. CherryHamlin as Celie bril-liantly portrays her asthe physically andemotionally abusedteenager married off toa violent, self-indulgentn’er do well, whogrows into her woman-hood with the help ofher husband’s mistress,Shug Avery. Tracie Franklinis a vivacious and en-tertaining Shug Avery.Her performance of theshow-stopping themesong, The Color Pur-ple, gave me chills. La-mont Whitaker’sportrayal of the angryMr. belies the joy hisstunningly rich singingvoice brings. And Ms.Tarra Connor Jonesas Sophia causes wallsto tremble and glassesto break as each power-ful note rushes fromdeep within her soul (Ican see her as Evilenein The Wiz singing“Don’t Bring Me NoBad News”)!Chef DeJuanRoy presents a menu ofculinary delights, a fewthat he names for char-acters in the show: MsNettie’s Fried GreenTomatoes with smoked jalapeno ranch, goat cheese, herb oil and choppedcilantro; Ms. Celie’s Salad, which I enjoyed, chopped kale with candiednuts, dried cranberries, citrus vinaigrette and corn bread croutons (yummy);African Adobo Spiced Lamb Shanks with Vidalia onion casserole and springcarrots; and Ms. Sophie’s Purple Sweet Potato Parfait with edible flowers,whipped cream, and pecans. A word about the lamb shanks: I nicknamed itBam-Bam because it is a large portion on the bone and looks like the clubwielded by the Flintstone’s cartoon character of the same name! It is fabu-lous! The Color Purple will appear at the Alhambra through April27. Treat yourselves to an evening out. You won’t regret it! THE COLORPURPLE Where: The Alhambra Theatre & Dining When: Nightly ex-cept Monday, with matinees on Friday and Saturday through April 27.Cost: Tickets, which range from $47-$55, include dinner. Information:(904) 641-1212; www.alhambrajax.com
THE COLOR PURPLE AT THE ALHAMBRA THEATRE “A NIGHT TO REMEMBER”E KAABO (EH-KAH-BOW) WELCOMEE kaabo (eh-kah-bow). Welcome.
JACKSONVILLE JAZZ FESTIVAL BEGINS MAY 22Popular Annual Event Will Run Thursday – Sunday
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 21, 2014 – The City of Jacksonville and AARP are proud to present the 2014 Jacksonville Jazz Festival. The annual event begins Thursday, May 22, with the Piano Competi-tion and ends Sunday, May 25. This year’s festival will be centered on a newly-defi ned footprint, though events will take place throughout Downtown Jacksonville.
Attracting more than 100,000 visitors to Downtown Jacksonville for three days of entertainment, festival goers can enjoy free performances from a wide range of artists including Al Jar-reau, Boney James, Ester Rada, TIZER Featuring Karen Briggs, Marcus Johnson, Joey DeFrancesco, Traces of Blue, Marion Meadows and Paul Taylor, Average White Band, The Stooges Brass Band, Noel Friedline, Pedrito Martinez, and Bobby Caldwell with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. Local favorites, Linda Cole and The Joshua Bowlus Quartet, Unique Sound, Tropic of Cancer, Akia Uwanda, Just Jazz Quartet, Jacksonville University Jazz Combo, The Jacksonville Jazz Collective, JB Scott Swingin’ Allstars, and The Katz Downstairs.
“The Jazz Festival has long been one of Jacksonville’s signature events,” said Mayor Alvin Brown. “It’s a growing tradition that gets bigger and better every year. This year promises to be the best ever.”
The new Jacksonville Jazz Festival event footprint will include stages at Bay and Marsh Streets, Bay and Newnan Streets and at The Jacksonville Landing. Portions of Bay Street will close on Wednesday, May 21, and Thursday, May 22, and the entire stretch of Bay Street from Lafayette to Ocean streets will be closed Friday, May 23.
Parking options for the festival include free street parking, as well as paid surface lots near Adams and Newnan streets, Ocean and Forsyth streets and The Jacksonville Landing, and Yates Garage. JTA will operate a free trolley shuttle from lots E, J, and K at EverBank Field. The fee to park at EverBank is $5.
The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is produced by the City of Jacksonville’s Offi ce of Special Events, and presented by AARP. “I have long known how this event brings people together,” said -Jeff Johnson, AARP’s Florida State Director. “I am proud that AARP is playing a key role in bringing this event to the 125,000
AARP members in Jacksonville and everyone else visiting and living here.” The festival is free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Festival schedule and additional details are available at www.JaxJazzFest.com.
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TALK OF THE TOWN!’s Jazz Festival PicksFriday, May 23
Swingin’ Stage • Bay at Marsh Street • Presented by the Jacksonville Aviation Authority 5:00 p.m. - Doc Handy
7:00 p.m. - Bobby Caldwell with Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Breezin’ Stage • The Jacksonville Landing 7:00 p.m. - Von Barlow’s Jazz Journey featuring The Dream Band
Saturday, May 24
Swingin’ Stage • Bay at Marsh Street • Presented by the Jacksonville Aviation Authority
2 p.m. - Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition Winner 5:00 p.m. - Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet 9:30 p.m. - Al Jarreau
Groovin’ Stage • Bay at Newnan Street 4:30 p.m. - Linda Cole & The Joshua Bowlus Quartet 8:30 p.m. - Average White Band
Breezin’ Stage • The Jacksonville Landing 2:30 p.m. - Akia Uwanda 6:30 p.m. - The Noel Freidline Quintet
Sunday, May 25
Swingin’ Stage • Bay at Marsh Street • Presented by the Jacksonville Aviation Authority 2:30 p.m. - Traces of Blue
6:30 p.m. - Kim Waters, Phil Perry, and Maysa 8:30 p.m. - MF Production’s Latin Jazz All Stars: A Tribute to Dave Valentin
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Back this year, the City of Jacksonville will bring the second annual “Off Jazz” Concert at the Florida Theatre on Sunday, May 25 and will feature R&B singers Musiq Soulchild and Sebastian Mi-kael. Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m.
Tickets will be available at The Florida Theatre Box Offi ce or www. ticketmaster.com. The Florida Theatre Box Offi ce is open daily from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday.
Terry “Doc” Handy
Akia Uwanda
Traces of Blue
Al Jarreau
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Florida’s Civil Rights Hall of Fame
By Frank M Powell III and Marsha Phelts
Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Lt. Governor Car-los Lopez-Cantera officially inducted Robert B. Hayling, James Weldon Johnson and Asa Philip Randolph into the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame for 2014.
“Many individuals have made a positive im-pact on the civil rights movement in Florida, and it brings me great pride to once again rec-ognize them by the induction to the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame,” said Florida Commission on Human Relations Executive Director Michelle Wilson. “As someone who has personally and professionally benefited from the works of these pioneers, I join Lt. Governor Lopez-Cantera in recognizing their contributions that improved our state and country for the better,” concluded Wilson.
Robert B. Hayling (1929- ), Dr. Robert B. Hayling is a native of Tallahassee, born on November 20, 1929. He earned his Doc-tor of Dental Surgery degree in 1960 from Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry and soon began his practice in St Augus-tine — becoming the first African-American dentist in Florida to be elected to the local, regional, state and national components of the American Dental Association. Dr. Hayling actively embraced the growing cause of civil rights, serving for nearly a year as the head of the St Augustine Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and as an adult advisor to the Youth Council of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Hayling’s early and stead-fast leadership in the cause of civil rights in St Augustine has been recognized in many ways, including the renaming of the street where he once lived to Dr. Robert B. Hayling Place; the 2012 Recipient of the Florida A & M University Distinguished Alumni Award; the Florida Memorial University’s Nathan W. Collier Meritorious Service Award recogniz-ing his “courage, vision, fortitude and service on behalf of mankind;” and the namesake of the Dr. Robert B. Hayling Award of Valor, created by then Florida Senator Tony Hill in Hayling’s honor.
James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938), James Weldon Johnson was an influential and notable novelist, poet, songwriter, lawyer and a United States consul in a foreign nation. He served an important role in combating racism through his position in the National Associa-tion for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Born in Jacksonville, Florida on June 17, 1871, Johnson grew up in a middle-class home, where his mother encouraged him to pursue an interest in reading and music. After college, Johnson became the principal of Stanton School and expanded the school to include a high school. In 1898, he was admit-ted to the Florida Bar. While balancing his
dual career as principal and lawyer, Johnson found time to write poetry and songs, achiev-ing success with the composition of around 200 songs for Broadway. Johnson also be-came involved in politics and was appointed by the Roosevelt Administration as the United States consul in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela and Corinto, Nicaragua. Johnson held several positions in the NAACP, where he was able to bring attention to racism, lynching and segre-gation. Johnson believed that it was impor-tant for blacks to produce great literature and art to demonstrate their intellectual equality and advance their placement in America.
Asa Philip Randolph (1889-1979), Labor leader and social activist A. Philip Randolph was born April 15, 1889, in Crescent City, Florida. During World War I, Randolph tried to unionize African-American shipyard work-ers in Virginia and elevator operators in New York City, and founded a magazine designed to encourage African-American laborers to demand higher wages. After graduating from Cookman, one of the first institutions of higher education for blacks in the country, Randolph moved to the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, where he studied English literature and sociology at City College. In 1912, Randolph founded an employment agency called the Brotherhood of Labor with Chandler Owen as a means of organizing African-American workers. In 1917, Randolph and his wife founded a political magazine, The Messenger, and began publishing articles calling for the inclusion of more blacks in the armed forces and war industry and demand-ing higher wages. In 1925, Randolph founded the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, seeking to gain the union’s official inclusion in the American Federation of Labor. Af-ter World War II, Randolph organized the League for Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Against Military Segregation. In 1963, Ran-dolph was a principal organizer of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, sharing the podium with Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Randolph was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Soon after, he founded the A. Philip Randolph Institute, an organiza-tion aimed at studying the causes of poverty.
In 2010, The Florida Legislature estab-lished the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame to recognize and honor individuals who have made significant contributions as leaders for equality and justice for all persons. Under the law, the Florida Commission on Human Relations recommends 10 persons to the Gov-ernor, who selects up to three inductees. To be considered, nominees must have been born in Florida or have adopted Florida as their home state or base of operation. The names of inductees will be permanently displayed in the First Floor Rotunda of the Florida State Capitol Building.
Governor Rick Scott Selects Three Inductees for Florida Civil Rights
Hall of Fame
Photos by Frank M Powell III and Marsha Phelts with The Florida/Georgia Star
A sixteen year-old Jacksonville student, Nicolas Mote a junior at Douglas Anderson High School of The Art, is the artist of these charcoal portraits of James Weldon Johnson, Dr. Robert B. Hayling, and, Asa Philip Randolph.
Dr. Robert B. Hayling and Lieutenant Governor, Carlos Lopez-Cantera.
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MAY 24, 2014THE STARPAGE 6
Florida’s Civil Rights Hall of FameJames Weldon Johnson, Dr. Robert B. Hayling, and Asa Philip Randolph have made a positive impact on the civil rights movement in Florida,
and recognize them by the induction to the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame.
Relations Mario Valle, Chair Florida Commission on Human Relations,Clayola Brown President of A. Philip Randolph Institute, Charles Spencer Executive Vice President International Longshore-men’s Association, Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera, Michelle Wilson Executive Direc-tor Florida Commission on Human Relations, and Alan Williams Florida of Representatives.
Relations Mario Valle, Chair Florida Commission on Human Relations, Noelani Ransom, Mary Robinson, Lisa Ransom Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera, Michelle Wilson Executive Director Florida Commission on Human Relations, and Alan Williams Florida of Representatives.
First black State Senator since Re-construction, Former Senator Arnett Girardeau and Former Senator Tony Hill. Hill currently serves as a legis-lative liaison for Jacksonville, Mayor Alvin Brown. During his tenure in the Florida Senate, Hill served on the following committees: Transportation & Economic Development Appropria-tions (Vice Chair); Community Affairs; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Policy and Steering Committee on Governmental Operations; Military Affairs and Domestic Security; Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means; Regulated Industries; Select Committee on Florida’s Economy and was Chair of the Florida Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Rela-tions. He was the Senate Democratic Floor Leader and was appointed by the Senate President to serve on the Home Ownership Promotes The Economy (HOPE) Task Force
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Frank Powell, Khamil L. Ojoyo, Debra Lewis, Eleanor Hughes, Alonzo McNealy, Delores James, Emanuel Washington, Vimalaskhi Archer, ASALH President Anita Shepherd, Samelia Adams, Hazel Gillis, Camilla Thompson, David Williams, Priscilla Williamson, Marcia Dunlap, George Clawson, Dr. Ruth Stephens, Gerald Armstrong, George Gillis. James Weldon Johnson Branch of Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
Khamil L. Ojoyo.. Camilla Thompson, and Marcia Dunlap. James Weldon Johnson. Branch of Association for the Study of African American Life and History Bus Trip to the Induction Ceremony - Florida’s Civil Rights Hall of Fame in Tallahassee Florida May 14 2014.
Clayola Brown President of A. Philip Randolph Institute and Charles Spencer Executive Vice Presi-dent International Longshoremen’s Association.
Former Senator Tory Hill, Dr. Robert B. Hayling, and Marsha Dean Phelts
Sharon Coon, Marsha Dean Phelts, Flora Peterson, Lloyd Pearson and Sollie Mitchell.Relations Mario Valle, Chair Florida Commission on Human Relations,Clayola Brown President of A. Philip Randolph Institute, Charles Spencer Executive Vice President International Longshore-men’s Association, Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera, Michelle Wilson Executive Direc-tor Florida Commission on Human Relations, and Alan Williams Florida of Representatives.
The only African Ameri-can Civil Rights Hall of Fame in side a State Capitol Building.
By FM Powell and Marsha Dean Phelts with The Florida/Georgia Star
LOCALFloridaPAGE 7THE STARMAY 24, 2014
Congresswoman Corrine Brown, Fifth Congres-sional District hosted her
22nd Annual Art Competition. The competition for Congresswoman Cor-rine Brown began, in 1993, has had more than 1500 high school students from her district to participate. This year’s program, Artistic Discovery was held on Monday, May 12, 2014, at Florida State College at Jackson-ville, Technology Center Downtown Campus.
There were fi fty entries from three Jacksonville High Schools: Douglas Anderson School for the Arts, Stanton College Preparatory, and Paxon High School for Advanced Studies. Ryan Widgeon, 1st place winner, is an 11th grade student from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. The grand prize includes, a trip
to Washington DC for the winner and one parent or guardian. Ryan Wid-geon’s painting, “Confi guration” will hang in the US Capitol’s rotunda, for one year. He will also be honored at a reception June 25, 2014, in the US Capitol, along with winners from the other 49 states and US territories.
Other winners included, who received Honorable mention was:
Karryl Eugene, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Jose Chavez, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Tamara Baffour, Douglas Ander-son School of the Arts
Ilyana Ritchie, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Samantha Jaffe, Douglas Ander-son School of the Arts
Congratulations to all of the stu-dents who entered the competition!
Photos by FM Powell with The Florida/Georgia StarCongresswoman Corrine Brown Fifth Congressional District hosted her 2nd Annual Art Competition.
Karryl Eugene, Jose Chavez, Tamara Baffour, Ryan Widgeon (not in picture) winner paint-ing, Congresswoman Corrine Brown, and Samantha Jaffe all Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.
Jacksonville Job Corps, Joann Manning, Business and Community Liaison, Congress-woman Corrine Brown, Michael Anderson, SGA President, State Senator Audrey Gibson, Michael Montgomery, SGA, Kenderson Hill, Center Director, Shakira Landers, SGA, Nay-ere Wilson, SGA, Brooke Hollimon, SGA, Quentin Neloms, SGA, Kaila Reid, SGA, Anthony Robinson, Academic Manager, and Paula Wright, School Board Member (SGA), (Student Government Association)
Ken Johnson with The City of Jacksonville, Mayor Al-vin Brown, and Congress-woman Corrine Brown invite the public to save the date for a citywide job fair on Monday, June 16, at the Prime Osborn Convention Center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Karryl Eugene, stands next to his artwork, Title Brain Child pt1, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.
Tamara Baffour, stands next to her art-work, Title Kente Cloth Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.
Samantha Jaffe, stands next to her artwork, Title Mask Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.
Jose Chavez, stands next to his artwork, Title Twig Douglas Anderson School of the
Arts.
Congresswoman Corrine Brown 22nd Annual Art Competition
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RACHEL HALL IS BRUNSWICK’S NURSE OF THE YEAR
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Southeast Georgia Health System is pleased to
announce that Rachel Hall, R.N., MSN, has been named
the Health System’s 2014 Nurse of the Year. A registered
nurse at the Senior Care Center-Brunswick, Hall was
selected from a group of eight nurses from throughout
the Health System who were nominated by fellow team
members for their outstanding service.
The announcement was made during a reception
held Monday, May 12, in the Linda S. Pinson
Conference Center on the Brunswick Campus, as part of
the Health System’s Nurses Week festivities. Each year
the Health System joins the American Nurses
Association in recognition of the commitment nurses
make every day to patients and the community. The
theme for this year’s celebration was "Nurses Leading
the Way…"
Hall has been director of nursing at the Senior
Care Center-Brunswick since March 2011. Her nomina-
tor said, "Rachel is extremely knowledgeable and skilled
as a nurse, but more than that, the residents and their
families, as well as team members at the Senior Care
Center benefit from her compassion and understanding."
The nominator added that as the director of nursing, Hall
is rarely in her office and is actively involved in patient
care and helping out her team. "Rachel has been seen
serving food trays and feeding residents. She has emp-
tied trash, administered medications and assisted with
giving baths. She uses these opportunities to see how the
unit is functioning, identify needs and provide educa-
tional moments to team members."
According to Elizabeth J. Gunn, R.N., MSN,
vice president, Patient Care Services, "The purpose of
this award is to highlight the selfless contributions our
nurses make every day. All of this year’s nominees are
outstanding nurses, and Rachel is an excellent choice for
this honor."
Others nominees recognized at the celebration
included the following:
Haley Allen, R.N. BSN, Emergency Care Center-
Brunswick Campus. Her nominator said, "While it can
be easy to become dispassionate working in the
Emergency Care Center, Haley always exudes an air of
professionalism, caring spirit and a willingness to help
other team members, patients and family members."
Angelita Frazier, R.N., night-shift charge nurse,
Maternity Care Center-Camden Campus. Her nominator
said, "Angelita is calm and professional in any situation.
She is an excellent example to anyone who works with
her."
Cynthia Horne, R.N., Emergency Care Center-
Camden Campus. Her nominator stated, "Cyndy is an
excellent role model who advocates for less experienced
nurses and looks for ways to assist in developing their
knowledge, skills and abilities."
Rod Lawhorn, R.N., Surgical Services,
Outpatient Care Center, Brunswick Campus. His nomi-
nator said, "Rod loves what he does and it shows in his
integrity and dedication to the quality care he gives
every one of his patients."
Shawnda Lawrence, R.N., Float Pool, Brunswick
Campus. Her nominator said, "Shawnda works in all
areas of patient care and consistently exceeds expecta-
tions for patient care, customer services and patient
advocacy."
DeLinda Strickland, R.N., 5 Medical Unit,
Brunswick Campus. Her nominator had a family mem-
ber who was a patient and reported, "We were so
impressed with her knowledge and understanding, as
well as her compassion."
Sylvia Zakutansky, R.N., Medical/Surgical Unit,
Camden Campus. Her nominator said, "Sylvia is an
exceptional role model who treats people with respect
and dignity, and communicates clearly with patients and
physicians."
Cops Seek Brunswick Teen
The Glynn County
Police Department is seek-
ing the whereabouts of
CHARLES LAMONT
GRANT III, of Brunswick.
He is described as a
black male, 19 years old,
DOB: 12/02/1994, approx-
imately 5’11HT, and 160
Lbs, medium complexion.
He is to be consid-
ered armed and dangerous.
The Criminal
Investigations Division
have arrest warrants for (1
ct) kidnapping, (1 ct)
armed robbery, and (1 ct)
sodomy in connection with
an incident that took place
on March 22, 2014, when a
female victim alleged she
had been kidnapped at gun
point, forced to withdrawal
an undisclosed amount of
cash from a local bank
ATM, and then physically
assaulted.
A sketch produced
by forensic artist, Kelly
Lawson of the Georgia
Bureau of investigation
was released to the public
immediately after the inci-
dent had been reported in
March.
Anyone knowing
the whereabouts of
CHARLES LAMONT
GRANT III, is cautioned
not to approach this indi-
vidual, but contact your
nearest local law enforce-
ment agency and report his
location. If you have any
information regarding this
incident, please contact the
Glynn County Police, Det.
David Moore @ (912)
279-2905 or Silent
Witness @ (912) 264-
1333.
$4 Million Head Start ScamSchella Hope, the
Brunswick dietician who
stole Head Start students’
identities to gain more
than $4 million out of
Georgia Medicaid has
been sentenced to 16 years
in prison.
Hope claimed oth-
ers forged her signature to
get her company, Hope
Nutritional Services LLC,
involved in providing
nutritional services for
children from newborns to
5-year-old Head Start stu-
dents.
A federal jury con-
victed her in November of
58 counts, including con-
spiracy to commit health
care fraud, health care
fraud, aggravated identity
theft and money launder-
ing.
“I must have done
something wrong or I
wouldn’t be here. I just
don’t know what I did
wrong,’’ Hope, 47, told
Wood. “It was never my
intention to take advantage
of the Head Start kids
because I was a Head Start
kid myself.
Hope added that
while she was out in the
field providing nutritional
services for children, peo-
ple who worked for her
were back in the office
billing government pro-
grams without her knowl-
edge.
According to her,
the blame should fall on
WellCare of Georgia,
which administers the pro-
grams for needy children,
for never letting her know
anything was wrong or
“helping me make it
right.”
In addition to the
prison term, Hope musy
pay more than $4 million
in restitution, about half of
which is due to the
Georgia Department of
Community Health. While
in prison, she will pay only
$25 a month.
However, she is
also sentenced to three
years’ probation after her
release. Once Hope has
served her time, she may
not possess more than one
bank account, cannot work
for a business that gives
her access to credit infor-
mation and cannot open
new lines of credit.
SPORTSPAGE 9THE STARMAY 24, 2014
Wendell Scott was born in Danville, Virginia on Au-gust 29, 1921 with a need for speed. As a Black man, Scott broke the color barrier in Southern stock car racing on May 23, 1952. He is the only Black driver to win a race in what is now the Sprint Cup Series and became the fi rst African-American to obtain a NASCAR racing license in 1953.
Throughout his career he was always subjected to ra-cial prejudice and problems with top-level NASCAR of-fi cials, but it was his deter-mined struggle as an under-dog that won him legions of white fans, as well as many friends and admirers.
NASCAR announced its inductees for the Class of 2015 today (May 21, 2015) and on that list was Wendell Scott, making him the fi rst African-American inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
The Class of 2015 also includes Bill Elliott, Joe Weatherly, Rex White and Fred Lorenzen.
Wendell Scott was known as a fi erce and fearless driver, skilled mechanic and hard worker. His perseverance in looking past the widespread racial prejudice during the
1950’s and 1960’s has helped pave the way for current NA-SCAR national series drivers-Darrell Wallace Jr., Kyle Lar-son and other diverse drivers to have a career in the sport of racing.
Scott got his break into
driving, oddly enough, as an unprecedented, promotional gimmick by Danville’s rac-ing events, who were trying to make more money to com-pete against larger regional racing organizations. They would recruit a Negro driver
to compete against the “good ol’ boys.” To their credit, they wanted a fast black driver, not just a fall guy to look foolish. They asked the Danville po-lice who the best Negro driv-er in town was. The police recommended the moonshine runner whom they had chased many times and caught only once.
Wendell Scott brought one of his whiskey-running cars to the next race and Southern stock car racing had its fi rst black driver.
“Right from the fi rst, I loved driving that car in that race.”
The feature fi lm Greased Lightning, starring Richard Pryoras Scott, was loosely based on Scott’s biography.
Now his name will be list-ed right along with Richard Petty,Dale Earnhardt and Ju-nior Johnson in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Legend Wendell Scott will become the First Black inducted into Nascar Hall of Fame
Tiger Woods still doesn’t know when he’ll return. For a while, he didn’t know whether he would re-turn at all.
Woods said Monday his back injury became so debilitating this year it caused him to doubt his ability to play golf again.
“Forget about playing golf at the highest level. I couldn’t get out of bed,” Woods said. “I was certainly doubtful at that point. What’s it going to feel like? Am I going to be pain free? Am I going to be able to actually do this again, where I can to get out of bed, and go out there and play with my kids and play golf? All those things were up in the air.”
Woods said the doubt was erased after microdiscectomy sur-gery March 31. He said the proce-dure, which relieved pain from a pinched nerve, provided immedi-ate relief, although he said there’s still “no timetable” for his return to golf ΓÇö or even for taking a full swing. As of now, he remains limited to chipping and putting.
“It’s not going to be up to me whether I play or not, it’s going to be up to my docs,” Woods said. “Obviously, I want to play now.”
Speaking at Congressional Country Club in his role as host of next month’s Quicken Loans National, Woods even joked that he wished he could join reporters on the course for their media day rounds – “even though I don’t like to play with you guys.”
But he offered no hint that he might be anything more than an onlooker for the Quicken Loans tournament on June 26-29 – or at the U.S. Open at Pinehurst two weeks earlier. He’s already missed the Masters for the fi rst time.
To hear Woods, known for un-yielding resolve, give voice to doubts is certainly unusual. But this injury is different from those he has endured before. He said rehab has been tedious and it’s a challenge simply not to join in when his children want to play sports.
“I’ll tell you what,” he said, “I am damn good at video games.”
When Woods does return, he’ll resume his pursuit of Jack Nick-laus’ record of 18 major victories. Woods, 38, sounded as if the sur-gery has given him a new lease to keep playing for a good while.
“I would like to, as all athletes, go out on my own terms,” Woods said. “And ultimately I want to continue playing at an elite level as long as I deem I want to do it. For some guys it’s in their 60s and 70s, and other guys it’s in their 40s and 50s.
“But prior to the surgery, I didn’t think I would have much of a play-ing career if I felt like this. ... Now that I’ve had the procedure, I’m excited about what the prospects hold, and if I’m able to feel this way, I’m excited about my career. I’m able to do what I want to do for as long as I want to.”
Tiger Woods: Surgery erased doubts; no date
for return to golf
President Barack Obama holds up a ‘12th man’ banner as he welcomes the NFL Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks football team to the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII.
OBAMA SALUTES SUPER BOWL CHAMPION SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
President Barack Obama can appreciate a team overcoming long odds.
Welcoming the Super Bowl champion Seat-tle Seahawks to the White House on Wednes-day, Obama took note that some football ana-lysts hadn’t seen Seattle as a top-tier team. A die-hard fan of his hometown Chicago Bears, Obama nevertheless said he felt a certain kin-ship with the overachieving Seahawks.
“As a guy who was elected president named Barack Obama, I root for the underdog,” the president joked.
The Seahawks clinched their fi rst Super Bowl victory in the history of the franchise in February by beating the Denver Broncos 43-8.
The distinction for the team and by exten-sion for the NFL came a day after a group of retired players accused the league in a lawsuit of turning a blind eye to the use of painkillers by teams that later led to serious complica-tions.
Obama has expressed misgivings about the violence of the sport, saying in an interview
with the New Yorker published early this year that if he had a son he would not let him play pro football. Next week, Obama will hold a White House meeting on concussions and sports safety at the White House that will include young athletes, professional athletes, parents, coaches and health experts.
In a nod to that controversy, Obama took note of Seahawks owner Paul Allen’s chari-table foundation that has donated millions of dollars to research traumatic brain injuries. “Obviously this is a concern of the NFL, but
is also a concern of our troops,” Obama said.Obama singled out the team’s outspoken
cornerback, Richard Sherman, for being a role model to young people. Sherman was born in Compton, California, once a center of gang activity and a city that suffered from severely underperforming schools. Sherman however was a standout student who attended Stanford University on a scholarship.
“If he seems a little brash, it’s because you’ve got to have attitude sometimes if you are going to overcome some of this adversity,” Obama said.
He also recognized Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, who many scouts believed would be too small to succeed in the NFL only to set a record for most wins in two fi rst seasons by any quarterback.
“He also became only the second African-American quarterback ever to win a Super Bowl,” Obama said. “And the best part about it is nobody commented on it, which tells you the progress that we’ve made, although we’ve got more progress to make.”
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Two former Rattlers were picked up short-ly after the 2014 NFL Draft and will be headed to camp with opportu-nities to make NFL teams.
Frances “Frank” Mays will be in camp with the Philadelphia Ea-gles and Brandon Denmark, who had four opportunities from various teams, chose to head to Green Bay for an opportunity to become a Packer.
Mays (6-10, 295 lbs from Bemidji, Minn.) was a solid defender for the Rattlers’ 3-4 defense for two seasons.
With exceptional height, he has fl exibility and uncommon agility for a frame well-suited for the NBA. With good feet and hands, he was elusive to blockers during his time at FAMU.
In 2012, he tallied 21 tackles (11UA, 10 ASST), 5.0 tackles for loss, two sacks and one quarterback hurry. Against the University of Okla-homa in 2012, he was able to sack Heisman Trophy candidate Landry Jones in Norman, Okla.
In 2013, he collected 47 tackles, despite usually being double teamed. He had 30 solo tackles and 17 assisted tackles, including 10.5 tackles for loss. He had four sacks on the season for a combined 28 yards loss.
Denmark (6-4, 235 lbs from Tallahassee, Fla.) transferred to FAMU in connection with a coaching change at the University of Illinois. The physical specimen, Denmark possesses exceptional speed to go along with his frame.
In 2012, he saw action 10 out of the Rattlers’ 11 games, collecting 54 tackles in the process. He carded 30 solos and 24 assisted tackles. He grabbed 4.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one quarterback hurry and two pass breakups as a gifted outside linebacker. Against the Univer-sity of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., he posted six tackles.
In 2013, he was virtually unblockable. He collected 59 tackles, with 38 solos and 21 assists. He also accumulated four sacks and 12 tackles for loss.
This makes fi ve former FAMU players in camps with NFL teams. Kevin Elliott played last season with the Buffalo Bills, Brian Tyms played last season with the Cleveland Browns and Travis Harvey signed a free agent contract earlier this year with the New York Giants.
Former Rattlers Frank Mays and
Brandon Denmark headed to NFL Camp
MAYOR BROWN CALLS FOR STUDENT, BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN SUMMER JOBS PROGRAM
2014 Marks the 9th Year for the Summer Jobs Program in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 20, 2014 – Mayor Alvin Brown today joined President and CEO of JAX Chamber,Daniel Davis, and local business leaders to rally participation in the 2014 Summer Jobs Program.
The Summer Jobs Program is a comprehensive program providing Jacksonville youth with real work experience toacquire increased understanding of the work environment, employer expectations and personal responsibility.
“One of the most important things we can do for our young people is to help introduce them to the world of work sothey gain the productive skills and habits that will serve them for a lifetime,” said Mayor Brown. “The Summer Jobs Pro-gram is another great example of public-private partnerships, with all of us working together to invest in the success ofour next generation. The program is a win-win for both participating youth and businesses. Bi-Lo Holdings, parent com-pany of Winn-Dixie stores, is one of many local businesses providing jobs to area youth. This year, Winn-Dixie is offeringopportunities for 25 youth.
Among other businesses stepping up to participate in the program is Web.com, providing ten jobs. “Web.com is verypleased to support the youth of Jacksonville by providing internship opportunities under the City’s Summer Jobs Program,”said Roseann Duran, executive vice president and chief people officer for Web.com. “We believe that the Summer JobsProgram can provide productive alternatives to help our youth gain the knowledge, skills and experience needed to succeedin life.”
The six-to-eight week program is designed to prepare youth with job readiness and soft skills training to compete inthe global economy. These are full-time or part-time positions that pay at least minimum wage. Last year, the City ofJacksonville was able to offer more than 600 positions to youth through the Summer Jobs Program. This year’s goal is toprovide 800 opportunities.
The Summer Jobs Program is part of Mayor Brown’s larger Youth Initiative launched in January to increase summerjob opportunities, expand efforts to keep first-time, nonviolent juvenile offenders out of repeat trouble and develop youthleaders in the community.
Davis said there is a need for more businesses to step up to the plate and become partners in this program. “Experiencing the responsibility of having a job and learning to solve problems by collaborating in a work environment
is so important for young people starting in the workforce,” Davis said. “The more local business can help provide theseexperiences and lessons to our future leaders, the more ready to for work these students will be when they start lookingfor a full-time job.”
The competitive program is offered to Duval County residents between the ages of 16 and 21. Participants must applyand be selected, as positions are limited. To learn more about the program and to apply starting Wednesday, May 21, visitwww.coj.net/summerjobs.
Businesses interested in participating can send an email to [email protected] program runs June
16 through August 8.
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25th anniversary broad-cast of the National Me-morial Day Concert thisSunday, May 25, on WJCT-TV 7.1 (Comcast 8, 440).Gary Sinise and Joe Man-tegna co-host a night of re-membrance honoring theservice of our American he-roes, live from the WestLawn of the U.S. Capitol.Thousands will attend, mil-lions will watch, and theprogram will be broadcast totroops around the world.
Camp Blanding JointTraining Center will hostthe Annual Memorial DayCeremony on Monday, May26, 10 a.m. at Camp Bland-ing Museum & MemorialGardens, near the main gate- 5629 State Rd. 16 West,Starke, Fla. 32091. The Cer-emony will include the tra-ditional laying of the wreathand a 21 gun salute.
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“Well… as soon as the weather breaks, baby, I think I will pack my bags and head that-away.”
Bass down. Three beats. Repeat. One key up. “Yesss. As soon as the weather breaks, I thinkI will pack my bags and head that-a way”. A lot of Americans were singing that tune this win-ter.
That song was sang best by Bobby Blue Bland for decades. If you are any age, you have heard it. It never lost itsthrill. And this unseasonal weather, especially across the south, has given it new meaning. We decided to take a briefsurvey of comments on the weather across the nation and the expressions were interesting. My foremost thoughtsare I am surprised at how “surprised” people are about the weather. Let me share with you.
“I got tired of watching television, so I decided to read. I finally read the instructions that came in the box withmy new cell phone”, was one response.
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There were the usual answers such as I cooked a meal and called long lost relatives. Most profound was “I dusted by Bible.” To-wit, I replied, “Did you read any of it?” One of my favorite on air personality mentor/friends in Silver Springs, Maryland, had a glorious report from one of her stacks of magazines. She was amazingly excited about doing something and had started the research toward the goal. The Rwanda’s orphanages were down 1,800 from one million. As you know, in 1994, when the genocide hit, it left about one million children without parents. “As soon as the weather breaks, I am going to visit and look for a child”.
Up to Canada, I learned about a ridiculous debate (The Munk Debate) about “Men are Absolete” held in Toronto.And in Atlanta, there was the “I cannot believe the weather we had here”, from a former Texan.
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