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A6 The Afro-American, May 22, 2010 - May 28, 2010

By George Barnette

AFRO Staf Writer

Six Flags America may

be facing a lawsuit over

what two women say are

discriminatory hiring policies.

Janet Bello and Jackie Sherrill

are crying foul because theme

park representatives allegedly

said they could only work

there if they changed their

dreadlocked hairstyle.

Bello said she went to the

park to pick up an application

for employment and was told

she could ll one out online.

Then she asked if there was

anything that might prohibit

her employment. A manager

walked out from the back

and told me I could get a job

as long as I was willing to

change my hair, Bello said.

I asked, What do you

mean by that? How can I

change my hair if this is the

way God created me? Thats

when he told me I could cut it

off or get a perm and make it

straight.

Bello said she asked for

the written policy, which

listed dreadlocks under

extreme hairstyles, along with

Mohawks, uneven haircuts

and unnatural hair colors.

Sherrill told WJLA 7 in

Washington, D.C., that she

worked at the theme park last

summer with no problem.

She was issued a letter for

rehire, but when a supervisor

saw her hairstyle, she was

told shed have to change her

appearance in order to work

at Six Flags this year.

You allow me to pay to

come into your park [and]

enjoy your services, but I

cant work for you, Sherrill

told WJLA 7. Theres

something wrong with that

thought pattern.

Six Flags would not

address the individual claims

of the two women, but in an

e-mail spokeswoman Julia L.

Filz said, Because we wish

to present to our guests at all

By George Barnette

AFRO Staf Writer

On May 21, a family experience will come full circle

when Tiara and Tonya Tart graduate from Bowie State

University, a feat their father already completed.

Its very exciting, Tonya, 38, said. Im 16 years older

than Tiara, so this is something I dont think either one of us

ever thought about. It wasnt until the end of our programs

that we realized we had the possibility of graduating at the

same time.

Tonya will be receiving a masters in public

administration with a concentration in public policy

management while Tiara will be receiving her bachelors in

communications with a concentration in public relations.

Theyve both endured struggles being students with

real world issues. Tiara, who has a 6-year-old daughter, has

shown remarkable resiliency in working towards this goal.

I worked two full-time jobs and I was a full-time

student, Tiara said. Most of my semesters I would take 18

credits so I could graduate on time. I had a lot of help from

my parents and I would let my professors know if I ever

had to leave class. I think they saw that I was trying to do

something with my life.

One of Tiaras professors fully concurs with that

assessment. Otis Thomas, Ph.D., chair of the Bowie States

Department of Communications, raved about Tiara as a

student.

Tiara is resilient, shows great dedication, focus and is a

hard worker, Thomas said. Shes simply a survivor.

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By George BarnetteAFRO Staf

Ebenezer Church believes

its nancial situation was

misrepresented in a Reuters

story earlier this year. This is

part two of AFRO coverage

about the mischaracterization.

When the perfect stormof economic disaster and real

estate collapse happened,

citizens, businesses and

nancial institutions were all

searching for answers and

assistance. Local communities

and churches werent spared

in the carnage.

While Ebenezer AME

Church in Fort Washington,

Md., fared better than most,

its surrounding community

wasnt so fortunate. Prince

Georges County was one of

the hardest hit communitiesin the country when the

mortgage crisis topped out.

Some of the hardship was

felt at Ebenezer, particularly

after a mortgage forbearance

agreement was arranged

with former lender, Bank of

America. However, Bank of

America allowed Ebenezer to

search for a new lender and it

found Industrial Bank.

We are very excited

because the terms that

Industrial Bank gave us are

better than the terms we hadwith Bank of America, the

Rev. Grainger Browning,

senior pastor at Ebenezer, told

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Industrial Bank CEO B. Doyle Mitchell Jr. (pictured) said the company will continue to

promote community education.

Industrial Teams With Ebenezerto Increase Financial Literacy

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By Zenitha Prince

Washington Bureau Chie

WASHINGTON An ongoing

investigation into the Justice Departments

handling of a voter intimidation case involving

a Black militant group is less a quest for

justice and more a witch hunt, said one

ofcial.

Its all about people trying to continue the

lie that theres a double standard for Whites

and Blacks under an Obama administration;

that somehow if youre African American

and youre racist you get better treatment,

Commissioner Michael Yaki told theAFRO

at a hearing of the U.S. Commission on Civil

Rights late last month. It goes back to the

whole Reverend Wright thing that they tried

to do during the campaign. Theyre trying

to make this about White vs. Black; theyre

trying to increase racial tensions; theyre

trying to create more of a race divide in this

country, and I will not stand for it.

In the daylong hearing at the Commissions

ofces in Washington, D.C., a video was

shown of two members of the New Black

Panther Partyboth wearing all-black

paramilitary uniforms and one wielding a

nightstickstanding outside a Philadelphia

voting precinct.

Three Republican Party poll watchers also

testied that Minister King Samir Shabazz,

who held the club, and Jerry Jackson, who

Ofcial: Voter IntimidationProbe an Obama Vendetta

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A commissioner with the U.S. Commission on Civil Right said an inquiry into the JusticeDepartments handling o a voter intimidation case involving the New Black Panther

Party has turned into a witch hunt against President Obama and Attorney General Eric

Holder.

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A2The Afro-American, May 22, 2010 - May 28, 2010

Detroit Child Killed DuringPolice Raid

Aiyana Jones, a 7-year-old Detroit girl with a headfull of pigtails and brighteyes, was sleeping on thecouch of a relatives homeMay 15 when a ash grenadesuddenly seared her skin.

Seconds later, a cauldron ofpolice ofcers spilled intothe apartment, stunning the

girls grandmother, MertillaJones, who allegedly begantussling with police. In alater interviews, the 46-year-old woman said she had nophysical contact with theofcers.

Nonetheless, a gunshotrang out, piercing Aiyanasneck and ending her life.

Aiyanas father, Charles,had reportedly wrapped hisonly daughter in her favoriteblankets moments before herdeath.

She had a lively, freespirit, Charles Jones told TheDetroit News.

The series of eventsleading to Aiyanas untimelydeath are equally tragic,according to police reports.

Assistant Chief RalphGodbee said police enteredthe Detroit home in the earlymorning hours in search of aman suspected in the slayingof a 17-year-old boy the daybefore.

This is a tragedy ofunspeakable magnitude toAiyanas parents, family andall those who loved her,Godbee said in an interview.It is a tragedy we also feelvery deeply throughout theranks of the Detroit Police

Department.Police say the 34-year-old

suspect was found during asearch of the building.

The ofcer whose gunshotstruck Aiyana has not beenpublicly identied. However,Godbee said he is on routineadministrative duty whilestate police investigate theincident.

As the second-gradersfamily awaits new details, herfather said nothing will erasethe gory images of Aiyanasnal moments.

Her blood waseverywhere and I was tryingto stay calm, but nobodywould talk to me, Jones toldthe media. None of themeven tried to console me.

On May 18, an attorney

representing the girls familyled lawsuits in state andfederal court.

The attorney, GeofferyFieger, said the lawsuitsclaim negligence, civil rightsviolations and a conspiracyto conceal the civil rightsviolations.

Black Film Directors CreditCards Stolen, ThousandsSpent

Tyler Perry, the lm

director/actor popular for hisMadea and Why Did I GetMarriedseries, was a recentvictim of identity theft. Theplaywrights credit cards werestolen and perpetrators spentnearly $30,000.

Perry posted a plea on hisWeb site last week asking fansto alert police if they had anytips about the identity thieves.

Some idiot stole mycredit card number, Perry,40, wrote on the site. Canyou believe that? Take a lookat all the stuff they charged. Ifyou know any of these people,call the police.

He went on to list chargesaccrued over a week-long

period, including several

airline and movie tickets,clothing and Toys R Uspurchases.

Some of the charges,such as several Delta Airlinetickets, have been refunded tothe Atlanta-based entertainer.

Alleged Michael JacksonMurderer Saves Life

Embattled physicianDr. Conrad Murray, knownworldwide as the allegedkiller of entertainment legend

Michael Jackson, helpedrevive an unresponsivewoman during a US Airwaysight from Houston toPhoenix, The AssociatedPress reported.

During the ight, astewardess asked for adoctors assistance in revivingthe 23-year-old woman,who was travelling with aninfant child. The cardiologistinserted an IV into thewomans arm and stabilizedher condition.

According to TMZ, thewoman thanked Murrayfor his help, even after hementioned his relationshipwith the king of pop.

The plane made anemergency landing inAlbuquerque, N.M., and theyoung mother was brought toa nearby hospital.

Murray was charged lastFebruary with involuntarymanslaughter in connectionto Jacksons death. He iscurrently free on $75,000 bailpending a trial in June.

Countrys First Muslim MissUSA Crowned

Rima Fakih, an ArabAmerican from Dearborn,Mich., was crowned Miss

USA May 16 and is believedto be the rst Muslim to winthe coveted title. However,pageant records are notdetailed enough to conrmwhether Fakih, 24, is indeedthe rst Muslim, ArabAmerican or immigrant towin the title.

The daughter of Lebaneseparents, Fakih said her familycelebrates both Muslim andChristian holidays and sheattended Catholic school. The

family moved to Michigan in2003 and Fakih was raised inNew York.

After the pageant, Fakihspoke with reporters abouther near fall during theevening gown segment of the

competition.I better not do it at

Miss Universe, she said.Modeling does help, afterall.

Soon after Fakihsunprecedented win,however, she was embroiledin scandal. Radio showMojoInTheMorning.comexposed Fakih as a formerchampion pole dancer whenthey posted photos of herparticipating in the Stripper101 contest at The ColiseumGentlemens Club in Detroitin 2007.

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A4The Afro-American, May 22, 2010 - May 28, 2010

Compiled By Herb Quarles

Tournament CalendarOvertricks ABA

Headquarters Benet (5-

18-10) 7 p.m. Call Andrew

Ransom at 301-593-4722.

Eastern Grade B

Board-A-Match two

sessions (5-20-10) 11 a.m.

Call Mary Smith at 301 -336-

3130.

Kings & Queens ABA

Benet (5-21-10) 11 a.m. Call

Louis Garner at 301-894-

1141.

WBU Membership

Meeting and C Regional

(5-23-10) 3 p.m. Dinner will

be served at 2 p.m. and the

C Regional will began at

4:30 p.m.

Call Herb Quarles at 202-

723-4407 for information on

bridge classes. His e-mail

address is dubiosquarles@

yahoo.com.

Tournament ResultsEastern ABA

Headquarters Benet (5-6-10)

1. Carrothers Moore-CharlesJones, 2. Harold Minus-Jerrie

Thomas, 3. Clarice Reid-

Carrolena Key.

Bridgemasters Open

Pairs C Regional (5-7-10)

1. Elaine Conway-Victor

Stewart, 2/3. Harold Minus-

Jerri Thomas, 2/3. Faye

Burke-Reginald Chapman.

VIP Virginia L. Ward

Memorial Grade B Open

Pairs (5-8-10) 1. M. Cassandra

Smith-Mattie Barrow, 2. C.

Davie Smith, Jr. - Clayven

Smith, Sr., 3. Norman

Vincent- Winnie Yonkers,

4. Reginald Chapman-Faye

Burke.WBU City Open Pairs

(5-10-10) 1. Frances Powell-

Clara Berryhill, 2/3. Shirley

Baker-Josephine Caldwell,

2/3. Jane Lee-Celeste Howard,

4. Joan Anderson-Gwendolyn

Harllee.

Capitol Teams of Four C

Regional (5-11-10) 1. Charles

Carrington,

Victor Stewart, Elaine

Conway, Carrolena Key,

2.Daisy Smith Louis garner,

Reginald Chapman, Clara

Berryhill, 3. Andrew Ransom,

Frances Powell, Mattie

Barrow, Conrad Hipkins,

4. Lola LeCounte, NormaVincent, Helen McCormick,

Marion Best. 5. Geneva Wade,

Elizabeth Woods, Gwendolyn

Harllee, Joan Anderson,

6. Alice Harriston, Lewis

Cleveland, Bessie Heggs, Ivy

Nelson.

Y-Bridgettes ABA

Headquarters Benet (5-12-

10) 1. Faye Burke-Reginald

Chapman, 2. Elizabeth

Wilson-Deloris Tolson, 3. Ivy

Nelson-Shirley Wilson, 4.

Joseph Caldwell-Elve King, 5.

Doris Murray-Delores Mills.

By AFRO Staf

After a successful

symposium discussing the

challenges facing mothers

at the Ralph J. BuncheInternational Affairs Center

on May 6 at Howard

University, many participants

say theyd like to attend

another event, particularly one

involving fathers.

Symposium attendees

cited inadequate maternity

leave laws, meagre resources

for sing-parent families and

expensive day care as some of

the problems facing mothers.

In addition, many said more

resources were needed to

assist immigrant families and

the children.

Harold Scott, director

of the Ralph J. BuncheInternational Affairs Center,

discussed the increasingly

commercial nature of

Mothers Day and said the

symposium was created to

increase awareness of serious

issues impacting women.

Scott added, Next year, I

am bringing my mother.

Although the event

targeted women, men were

not excluded.

This is such a rich

experience, said Rodney

William, president of

Alexandria, Va.-based RCW

Communication Design.

More fathers should

have been here to hear

this discussion. We needto understand better what

mothers do.

Williams had planned

to walk with friends to the

gathering and leave, but was

so drawn to the discussion he

stayed the entire two hours.

When women gather,

something special happens,

said panelist Wanjiru Kamau,

president and CEO of African

Immigrant & RefugeeFoundation.

Other speakers included:

Denise King-Miller, Ph.D.,

adjunct professor, Department

of Afro-American Studies,

Howard University; the Rev.

Julia Jarvis, spiritual director,

Interfaith Families Project of

Greater Washington; Tamar

Abrams, communications

director, Institute for Policy

Studies; Walkiria E. Pool,president and founder, Centro

de Apoyo Familiar of Silver

Spring and Sara Sayeed,

founder and president of

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Washington TeachersUnion Scholarship Fund is available for review at the

address noted below for inspection during normalworking hours by residents who request permission

within 60 days after notication.Contact Herb Thomas (202) 293-8612

Washington Teachers Union 490 LEnfant Plaza, SWWashington, DC 20024.

Symposium Changes Focus of Mothers DayThe D.C. Retired Educators

Association installed Christine Davis

Easterling, a former vice principal

in the District of Columbia Public

Schools, as its new president on May

20.Easterling, who served as vice

president of DCREA from 2006-2008

and president-elect from 2008-2010,

is a native of Blackstone, Va.

She earned a masters degree in

public school administration from Howard University and

a masters in curriculum development from The University

of the District of Columbia. She also earned a bachelors in

business education from St. Pauls Episcopal College.

Easterlings career highlights include 14 years as a

nationally certied vice-principal at Coolidge High School

in Washington, D.C., former director of The Teaching

Professions Academy, curriculum coordinator of Howard

University/Washington, D.C. Teacher Corps and director of

the Computer Technology Center at Burdick Career Center in

the D.C. public schools system.

The former educator has also received numerous

accolades including: the State Vice-Principal of the Yearaward by The National Association of School Administrators;

Teacher of the Year by The National Education Association;

Soror of the Year Award of Theta Omega Omega Chapter,

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; Outstanding Ward 4 Educator

by the District of Columbia Board of Education; Youth

Service Award, Xi Zeta Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha

Sorority; The Presidents Medal for Outstanding Teaching by

Trinity College; Meritorious Service Award for Outstanding

Leadership in Education, Montfort Point Marine Association;

the Congratulatory Educators Award by Congresswoman

Constance Morella; the New Member of the Year Award by

Phi Delta Kappa, Howard University; and the D.C. Public

Schools Superintendents Special Commendation Award for

Outstanding Innovation in Technology.

D.C. Retired EducatorsAssociation InstallsNew President

Prince Georges Sigmas Honored for Civic WorkThe Zeta Chi Sigma

Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma

Fraternity, which represents

the Maryland/Washington,

D.C. metro area, was recently

presented with a citation

by the Tantallon North

Area Civic Association

(TNACA) at their annual

Volunteerism Awards

Night held on April 2. The

chapter was recognized for

its nancial contributionsto the Associations

Scholarship Fund to aid

deserving students in their

pursuit of higher education.

Scholarships are awarded

annually to those qualied

students. The award

was presented to chapter

President Willie Harrison by

the TNACA President Daniel

Cardwell. The certicate

presented was signed byMaryland State Sen. C.

Anthony Muse, D-Dist. 26.

Also on hand for the awards

presentations were Prince

Georges County Councilman

Tony Knotts, D-Dist. 8,

and Maryland State Del.

Jay Walker, D-Dist. 26.

Brothers in attendance were

Willie Harrison, Daniel

Cardwell, Benjamin A.

Dashiell, Anthony Harkley,

Darin Ford, Solomon Isaac

and Donald Stancell.

Bridge in D.C.

Christine DavisEasterling

CourtesyPhoto

A Kenyan woman carrying water,

a baby and grazing a cow. This is

the reality o millions o womenaround the world.

PhotobyKerry-AnnHamilton


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May 20

Mary Lou Williams Womenin Jazz Festival

Kennedy Center, TerraceTheater, 2700 F St., N.W.

D.C. 6 p.m. The Kennedy

Center presents the MaryLou Williams workshop

celebrating the 100th

anniversary of the jazzlegends birth. For moreinformation: 202-416-8811.

Ivy Cause Events & Black Ivy

Events Happy Hour

Recess, 727 15th St.

N.W. D.C. 6 p.m. Join in thesecond series of monthly

happy hour events in the

District. The happy hour is a

great opportunity to mingle,network and have a good time

with local residents. $10. For

more information: 202-561-7383.

Poetry Between the Lines

Montpelier Arts Center,9650 Muirkirk Road, Laurel,

Md. 6-8 p.m. Join the Prince

Georges Arts Council as theycelebrate teen poetry. For more

information: 301-277-1402.

May 21DC Tech-Fest

Embassy Suites DCConvention Center, 900 10th

St., N.W. D.C. 8 a.m.-5:30

p.m. In this technology fair,

familiarize yourself with thenewest wave of Microsoft

products. Fair will include

forums, Q&As and more. $99-180. For more information:

610-321-2029.

May 22DC Labor Chorus Spring

Concert: One Voice: Songs

of Peace and Justice

First Trinity Lutheran

Church, 501 Fourth St., N.W.

D.C. 7:30 p.m. This concertfeatures music in Spanish,

English and other traditional

music. For more information:301-565-5126.

NHDA Presents: Nothing

but the Oldies

VFW Post, 6527 Suitland

Road, Suitland, Md. 8 p.m.-1

a.m. The National Hand Dance

Association is celebratingoriginal hand dancing with

music from the past. Partialproceeds will support the

youth hand dancers national

competition. $10-$15. For


Reggie Glass & Yao Glover

Dance Place, 3225 Eighth

St., N.E. D.C. 7 p.m. In this

venue, experience a blendof spoken word, music and

dance, celebrating traditional

hip-hop culture. $8-$22. For


May 26

Prince Georges County ArtsNetwork (PG-Can)

University of Maryland,Cole Student Activities

Building, College Park, Md.

3-4 p.m. Come join other

members of the community indeveloping the arts agenda for

Prince Georges County. For


May 27

Good Morning Senior News

D.C. Public Library,

Anacostia Branch, 1800 Good

Hope Road, S.E. D.C. 9:30a.m. Watch the news and

discuss current events. For


May 29

African Liberation Day

Howard University,

Blackburn Center, 2400 Sixth

St., N.W. D.C. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Join in the celebration of

African womens contribution

to unity and liberation.The program will feature

workshops, speakers and

more. For more information:www.africanliberationday.net.

2010 Caribbean Wine

Festival Bus Trip

Departs from: 3200

Superior Lane, Bowie, Md.

8:45 a.m.-6 p.m. Travel toMt. Airy, Md. and enjoy

a variety of wines in this

annual wine fest. $49. For

more information: www.

winefuntimes.com.

Future EventTrip to Paris, Madrid and

Toledo

Former AFRO Editor Paul

Evans is hosting a trip to Paris,

Madrid and Toledo on Oct.16- 24. Amenities include

airfare, hotel, two meals daily,

all ground transportation, basic

travel insurance, a full-time

tour guide and entrance to all

museums and palaces. Doubleoccupancy per person: $3,633.

Payment due by June 15. For

more information: 410-728-

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Tart Family Creating a Legacy

lived in the building and was a

registered poll ofcial, intimidated

both voters and election workers and

hurled racial epithets.

Looking at the evidence, if

this is not a clear case of voter

intimidation, I dont know what

is, testied U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf,R-Va., reecting sentiments shared

by most of the commissioners.

What is not clear, he continued,

is whether politics inuenced the

Justice Department to dismiss the

case against the advice of agency

career lawyersthe Department

did, in fact, le an injunction against

Shabazz, barring him from coming

within 100 feet of Philadelphia

polling places until the end of the

2012 elections. The Department

later dropped cases against Jackson,

NBPP leader Malik Zulu Shabazz

and the organization itself, citing

First Amendment concerns.

What should be bipartisan

support for robust voting rightsenforcement has become a shameful

example of the types of partisan

obstruction that undermine our

nations civil rights laws, said Wolf.

However, some commissioners

questioned if Wolf was the one

acting on partisan motives, however,

asking if his level of concern would

be the same if the incident had

occurred under President Bush and

taking issue with his equation of this

case to the atrocities of the Jim Crow

era.

I abhor the New Black Panther

Party, but it does become a problem

for me that we are pursuing this

case so narrowly, said Commission

Vice Chairman Abigail Thernstrom,

referring to the lack of other reports

of intimidation by the NBPP in

Pennsylvania or elsewhere that

would justify the level of interest.

She later told Wolf, I dont like

the comparison to Jim Crow South;

were not in Mississippi in the

1950s and it does a disservice to this

country to suggest [that].Several other testy exchanges

took place, particularly when

Shabazz took pictures of the

witnesses.

He didnt just take pictures

of the witnesses; he stood in front

of them so they could see him

taking pictures of them, Gaziano

said. It looked like another

attempt to intimidate witnesses

giving testimony to a federal

commission.thats a serious

offense in itself that was taking place

under our very noses.

Shabazz denied the charges

against him, saying they were there

in response to yers saying that

skinheads would be at the polls.

But, he called the ruling against him

clear-cut justice.

NBPP Chief of Staff Minister

Hashim Nzinga called the hearing

a farce that reeks with hypocrisy

and the stench

of a political

vendetta.

We are notsome kind of

political football

to be used in the

battle between

the left and the

right, he said in a statement. So

leave us the hell alone and let us

ght povertyignorance [and]

violence in our community and

all the negative effects that White

racism and discrimination has visited

upon us.

Yaki said he wishes the Obama

administration would be left alone

as well.

This administration is enforcing

hate crimes, enforcing voting rights;

it is trying to revitalize a civil rights

tradition that was horribly politicized

by the Bush administration, he said.

The Commissions majority

reects that politicization, he

continued. The eight-member panel

is comprised of four Republicans;

two independents, one of whom

works at a conservative think-tank;

and two Democrats.

These are people who did not

vote for Obama, will not support

Obama and are actively supporting

the Right Wing of the Republican

Party to discredit him, Yaki said.

Unfortunately, they have the votes

and theyre probably going to do

a report that condemns the Obama

administration for treating Black

voting right intimidators better than

Whites. All I can do is try to create

enough doubt in the record [but] the

facts are not going to get in the way

of what they want to do.

Ofcial: Voter Intimidation Probe an Obama Vendetta

Though Thomas may be proud of Tiara, no

one will be lled with more pride during the

ceremony than Dalton Tart, the sisters father.

Mr. Tart, who is currently a senior analyst

with the Department of Treasury, is overjoyed

with his early Fathers Day gift.

Im extremely proud. I think its an

exceptional task that each of them have

completed, Dalton said. I was just talking

with a co-worker and I was saying maybe this

can be the beginning of Tart tradition. Maybe

my granddaughter will say, Hey, I think I

like that Bowie State.

University ofcials said they are hoping

this signals a budding awareness about the

school. They already say Bowie State is one

of the best kept secrets in the area. Now, they

want to let everyone in on it.

I think what this says to all of us is that

the university still continues to be relevant as

a HBCU and have multiple generations see

the value in having a Bowie State education,

said Provost Karen Johnson Shaheed.

Obviously, these young women had choices,

but the fact that their father had such an

experience and that it inuenced their choice

is something that we celebrate.

This is really gratifying for all the faculty

and staff who work really hard to make sure

students have a great experience.

theAFRO. We are excited

about this partnership.

In Industrial, Ebenezernot only found a new lender,

but a partner to serve its

membership in nancial

management.

Industrial will hold

seminars on mortgage

foreclosure prevention and

intervention, investment

products for college and

retirement savings, qualifying

for loans and maintaining

good credit.

From the older folks to

the young students, we help

them to understand how to

manage personal nances,

Ramone Palmer, marketing

director for Industrial Bank,told theAFRO recently. The

schools may teach economic

theory. However, they dont

go into detail as to how tomanage your nancial house.

Industrial recognizes that

many Ebenezer members are

not bank customers. However,

Tina Carter, vice president

of the banks commercial

real estate loan department,

said their goal is to prevent

another nancial disaster.

It is very important forIndustrial Bank to get this

information out, said Carter.

A lot of people dont seem

to be aware that communitybanks are here to meet those

needs. When they got their

mortgage loans they went to

some of the larger nancial

institutions and some other

mortgage companies without

seeking the assistance of

the community banks which

did not have many of those

predatory products.While community

outreach is one of the banks

fundamental values, ofcials

say they hope more Ebenezer

members will develop

personal relationships with

Industrial.

As an ofcer at Industrial

Bank, you are required to

go out and participate in

promoting nancial literacy,

said Palmer. That goes

from older folks, to the

young students and kids

in elementary school. We

want to make sure that our

community is vibrant, it

thrives and is educated suchthat it can realize its dreams.

For that reason, Browning

believes it has found the right

teammate to tackle these

difcult economic times.

The mission of Industrial

Bank and Ebenezer are the

same and thats economic

empowerment and better

nancial literacy in Black

communities, said Browning.

Especially, during these

economic times were glad

were with someone who has

the same goals.

Photo by Danita Delaney

Tuskegee Airman, Col. Charles McGee, 90, poses on his commemorative trainingplane during the Andrews Air Force Base open house and air show last weekend

in Maryland. Col. McGee has the highest number o combat missions and combat

fight miles.

Best in Flight

As an ocer at Industrial Bank, you arerequired to go out and participate inpromoting fnancial literacy.

We are not some kind o political ootball to be used in the battle between the let and the right.


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May 22, 2010 - May 28, 2010, The Afro-American A7

At the invitation ofMichael McMillan, I traveledto St. Louis last week to

address the annual Salute to Women Leadership Awardsluncheon. For seven years, McMillan has been sponsoring thisextravagant event. The fact that a man would sponsor it andhave the temerity to invite another man to serve as the eventskeynote speaker makes a signicant public statement: Its nefor women to honor one another, but its equally important thatmales honor and respect women.

Violent assaults on elderly women, rape, offensive raplyrics that refer to women as synonyms for female dogs andgarden tools, domestic violence and lack of basic mannersare all deeply rooted in male attitudes toward females. Andtheres no better way to change such negative attitudes than byinstilling in males, beginning at an early age, a respect for theopposite sex. After all, they all have mothers, sisters, aunts,grandmothers, girlfriends or wives whom they would like tosee respected by males.

McMillan is the license collector of St. Louis, but operateshis glowing tribute to women in his unofcial capacity. He isunopposed in this years election and therefore is not seekingany political gain from his decision to recognize successfulwomen or his other events to spotlight education and the plightof poor people.

This year, 14 she-roes were honored: Olympic star JackieJoyner-Kersee; Gwendolyn D. Packnett, director of the Ofceof Multicultural Relations at the University of Missouri-St. Louis; Donna Wilkinson, a local fund-raiser and wifeof legendary University of Oklahoma football coach BuddWilkinson; Merdean Fielding-Gales, a prominent gospel music

leader and co-host of the Bobby Jones Gospel Hour; DebbiePyzyk, a realtor with ofces in eight states; Carol Daniel, alocal TV host; Pat Shannon-VanMatre, a St. Louis restaurantowner; Cheryl D. Polk, a United Way ofcial; AlderwomanMarlene E. Davis; Comptroller Darlene Green; Thelma E.Steward, a registered nurse and tireless civic volunteer; LoisD. Conley, an expert on African-American history; Sister MaryJean Ryan, CEO of SSM Health Care and educator JohnettaR. Haley, the rst female president of a Southern IllinoisUniversity campus.

Each honoree received 32 gifts, including a dozen roses,monogrammed chocolates, wine, champagne, a designerhat, a custom-designed necklace, a eld pass to a St. LouisRams football game with access to the owners suite; a minkmonogrammed draw string purse, a Neiman Marcus gift set,free use of the Cabanne House in Forest Park and a WhiteHouse pen set and tote bag.

I speak at events around the country, but Ive neverattended one that comes close to matching this one. As elegantas this event was, we cannot lose sight of Michael McMillansoriginal vision, which was to honor women.

Society cant be reminded enough that African-Americanwomen carry the dual burden of being Black and being female,earning less than all males and White women. Despite passageof theEqual Pay Act of 1963, White females earn 73.5 percentof what White males are paid; Black males earn 72.1 percent;followed by Black women at 63.6 percent or less than a thirdof the pay of White men; Latino men receive 57.5 percent andLatino women, 51.7 percent.

Black girls suffering from poor self-images would benetfrom seeing successful women like those honored in St. Lois.

We all know about the ground-breaking experiment thatKenneth B. Clark and his wife, Mamie, conducted in 1939.They administered a doll test to African-American kids, ages6-9, showing them dolls that were identical in respect exceptcolor. Most of the children picked the White doll as beingnicer than the Black doll. The couples research was used inthe landmarkBrown v. Board of Education Supreme Courtdecision.

In 2005, Kiri Davis repeated the doll experiment withchildren in Harlem. Although she used a small sample, 71percent of the children said the White doll was nicer. In 2009,when Barack Obama was inaugurated as president, ABC-TV conducted a similar test, this time altering the questionto: Which doll is pretty? In that test, 47 percent of the girlsdescribed the White doll as the pretty one.

Clearly, there is plenty of work to be done among both girls

and boys. Perhaps in our various manhood training and ritesof passage programs, we should add a component that focuses

on respect toward females. Organizations such as 100 Black

Men should also host programs that honor the hundreds offemales in their local community. Its not enough for women to

honor women. Its time that men break the gender barrier and

realize how all of us benet from women being honored and

respected.

George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge

magazine and the NNPA News Service, is a keynote speaker,

moderator, and media coach. He can be reached through his

Web site, www.georgecurry.com You can also follow him at

www.twitter.com/currygeorge.

Can government reallymake a difference in creatingjobs? Based on the need for

federal loan guarantees to jump-start construction of newnuclear power plants, the answer is: Without a doubt.

Given the high cost of building power plants, PresidentObama has proposed using loan guarantees to reduce thecost of private nancing for construction of about a dozennuclear reactors. The government is also supporting otherimprovements to the nations infrastructure highwaysand bridges, ports, levees, high-speed rail and electricitytransmission systems. But the need for clean energy to driveour nations economic recovery is crucial. Without nuclearpower, were never going to get away from the use of pollutingfossil fuels.

Nuclear power is known as a job creator because it takesmore labor to develop and build a reactor than any otherenergy technology.

Building and operating the rst two waves of nuclear plants and supplying reactor components and equipment from U.S.manufacturing companies would create well over 100,000good-paying jobs. But some members of Congress are balkingat approving the presidents plan, which would require triplingthe level of loan guarantees, from $8.5 billion to $54.5 billion.

Some conservatives worry about the impact that loanguarantees might have on the budget decit. But theyconveniently ignore the fact that nuclear utilities pay apremium that reects the nancial risk assumed by thegovernment. Loan guarantees reduce the cost of obtainingnancing from Wall Street banks, saving utilities andconsumers millions of dollars.

And some liberals in Congress maintain the loan guaranteesshould be used instead to further the development of renewable

energy sources. But despite all the hype over solar and windpower, together they account for less than 5 percent of thenations electricity capacity, and efforts to increase their usehave fallen considerably short of expectations. By contrast,nuclear power currently provides almost 20 percent of thenations electricity, safely and reliably.

Unlike solar panels and wind turbines, which only produceelectricity when the weather cooperates, nuclear plants overthe past decade have demonstrated their dependability bygenerating electricity about 90 percent of the time. Windturbines, on average, produce electricity 30 percent of the time,and solar thermal plants, 20 percent.

So far the administration has awarded loan guarantees forconstruction of two nuclear plants in Georgia. Loan guaranteesare expected to be issued soon for one or two more plants,most likely in Maryland and Texas. But many more nuclearplants are needed to meet the growing demand for electricity.The great advantage of nuclear power is that it doesnt pollutethe air or emit greenhouse gases that are linked to globalwarming. And nuclear power is a huge source of jobs andrevenue for local, state and federal government.

Take 2008: That year the nuclear industry purchased morethan $14 billion of materials, services and fuel from 22,500companies throughout the United States and those numbersare expected to jump in the future.

The quantity of equipment and commodities needed forthe rst eight U.S. nuclear plants to be built is staggering.It includes more than 1,800 miles of cable, up to 24,000nuclear-grade valves, 1,000 to 2,000 pumps, 30 to 150 milesof nuclear-grade piping, and more than 3 million cubic yardsof concrete. Companies supplying those materials will needadditional workers.

The potential business from nuclear power is not limited to

the United States. Currently there are 40 nuclear plants underconstruction around the world, and many more reactors areplanned. Among the countries that have announced plans tobuild nuclear plants are Brazil, Argentina, Malaysia, Indonesia,Vietnam, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.U.S. manufacturers see great potential in supplying countrieswith steam generators, turbines, piping and other nuclearcomponents.

As if the need for more electricity to supply Americasincreasingly digital economy isnt reason enough to buildadditional nuclear plants, construction generates jobs, providesan economic stimulus and is a key source of revenue for local,state and federal government. Its estimated that constructinga nuclear plant requires about 1,800 jobs, plus 400 to 700

jobs during operation of the plant. These are well-paying jobsfor pipetters, iron workers, welders, electricians and otherconstruction workers.

Moreover, construction of a nuclear plant producesthree times as many jobs in nearby communities hotels,

restaurants, and services and generates about $430 million a

year in economic activity as well as $40 million a year in laborincome.

Electric utilities are seeking licenses to build and operate

about 30 new nuclear plants. Its estimated that constructionof 45 new plants the number needed by 2030 to maintain

nuclear powers 20 percent share of electricity generation

would produce 350,000 jobs. Lets get on with it.

Emmanuel K. Glakpe is associated with the Howard

University Department of Mechanical Engineering and writes

from Washington, D.C.

(NNPA) If you everattended a

National Council of Negro Women event, youended up singing This Little Light of Mineat the end of the event. It was Dr. Dorothy

Irene Heights favorite song, This little lightof mine, Im going to let it shine.

The civil rights pioneer, Fannie LouHamer, also loved to sing This Little Lightof Mine, and it is easy to see why. The songencompasses humility and empowerment, therecognition that each light is little, but that inchoosing to allow it to shine, to amplify, it canbe great. Dr. Maya Angelou wrote, FannieLou Hamer knew that she was one woman andonly one woman. However, she knew she wasan American and as an American she had alight to shine on the darkness of racism. It wasa little light, but she aimed it directly at thegloom of ignorance.

Dr. Dorothy Height and Fannie LouHamer embraced their light and shone it atour nations deciencies.On Saturday, I asked the 80

women who graduated fromBennett College how theymight allow their light toshine. In so many ways, this is the issue thatconfronts young people, and indeed the issuethat confronts us all. What is our passion?How will we transmit it? How will we let ourlight shine?

In the weeks since Dr. Dorothy Heightsdeath I have been thinking of the many waysshe let her light shine. She shone light onissues of equal pay, workplace inequities,global issues of gender inequity, healthdisparities, and other issues. And by her verypresence she tackled racism, sexism, classism,and ageism, refusing to be marginalizedbecause she was nearly one hundred yearsold. She didnt elbow her way to the table,

but in her dignity she insisted on space. Byjust coming to work every day, well after theretirement age of 65, she shone her light onthe capabilities of older Americans. She didntjust shine her light, she was incandescent.

This is a challenging time to claim light.

The unemployment rate, at 9.9 percent, isup from last month. The African-Americanunemployment rate is much higher, of course,and a young person entering todays jobmarket will face nothing but challenges.

Too many of our Bennett students, likestudents from other colleges, step awayfrom graduation with uncertain plans. Theyare waiting to hear about internships, jobs,and graduate school possibilities. They areshackled by an economy that has fewer jobsavailable today than it did in 2003.

And yet, they have this little light, thissmall thing that ignites them. For that,they cannot allow circumstances diminishthat light, steal their joy, and dampen theirenthusiasm. The same tenacity and persistence

that propelled them through graduationexercises must now also propel them into thenext chapter of their lives. This is the tenacity,persistence, and perhaps incandescence thatwill maintain their light.

I think of light when I think of the recentpassing of Lena Horne, a woman whose utterimage was one of elegance and dignity. Shelit up a screen, and she it up our world, notonly with her performances but also with hercommitment to the civil rights struggle. Shefound her light and she shone her light, andin doing so, she reminds us all of what ourpossibilities might be.

No one else will be Lena Horne, or

Dorothy Height, or Fannie Lou Hamer. Eachof us has a special light that we need to claimand hold, a light we need to let shine. Tensof thousands of African-American youngadults will graduate during this season, tens ofthousands of lights that need to shine. Thoseof us who are seasoned, who are elders, needto ask what we can do to ignite the light. Andour new graduates must embrace and excitethe light they have.

Fannie Lou Hamer so embraced herlight that she endured a beating that wouldshorten her life. With the Mississippi FreedomDemocratic Party, she took on Southernsegregation and the entire Democratic Partywhen it met in Atlantic City in 1964. Awarrior who wore battle scars until the end

of her life, Mrs. Hamer, a native of Ruleville,Miss., spoke truth to power with no fear ofconsequences. She was badly beaten becauseshe tried to register voters; she carried herinjuries for the rest of her life. And yet sheshone her light.

Before hotels had re codes, someorganizations lit candle to candle to signifythe light that we must shine. Now we havethese battery-powered things that minimizethe possibility of real ame but maintainthe symbolism. The fact is that we all havelight, and we gotta let it shine. Kudos to thegraduates of the class of 2010.

Julianne Malveaux is president of BennettCollege for Women in Greensboro, N.C.

George E. Curry

Commentary

Loan Guarantees Are Needed for Nuclear Power Plants and Job CreationEmannuel K. Glakpe

A Word for Graduates: LetIt Shine

Commentary

Celebrating Women Beyond Mothers Day

Too many of ourstudents step away

from graduation with uncertain plans.

Julianne Malveaux


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May 22, 2010 - May 28, 2010, The Afro-American B1

By Talibah ChikwenduAFRO Executive Editor

T

hree eighth-grade students were honored or their winning

essays during the 13th Annual Character Education Campaign

2010 Awards Luncheon May 10 at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum.Attending the event along with the winners were students rom Anne

Arundel County, Montgomery County and Baltimore City schools.

Keynote speaker or the mid-day event was Baltimore Ravens wide

receiver, No. 85 Derrick Mason. He congratulated the essay winners and

oered the students some advice about the uture. Either you're going

to be a time-watcher or a clock-maker, he said, reminding the students

to make the best o every second that they have.

He told them time spent now impacts what they become in the uture

and that they could be either a Mickey Mouse watch or a Rolex. Choose

to become all that you can become, he said.

He closed by congratulating the students who came in support o the

winners, saying that going through adolescence without the support o

your peers is very hard, and that it's good to see that support.

Essay winners Symone Jackson rom Francis Scott Key Middle School,

Miranda Barrientos rom Roberto Clemente Middle School and Connor

Livingston rom Central Middle School received trophies and read their

winning essays.

Representatives or campaign sponsors Legg Mason, BGE, T.

Rowe Price, Verizon, McDonald's and College Saving Plan received

appreciation awards.

The program concluded with lunch and an opportunity or students to

visit the museum exhibits.

BenjaminPhillips, directoro global marketsor the AFRO,introduced thekeynote speaker,BaltimoreRavens' widereceiver DerrickMason.

DerrickMason,Ravens' widereceiver,congratulatedthe essaycontestwinners

and told thestudents tomake thebest o everysecond that

you have.

Dr. David Terry, executivedirector o the Reginald

F. Lewis Museum,welcomed the students,schools administratorsand corporate partnersto the event.Essay contest winner

Connor Livingston, romCentral Middle School inAnne Arundel County,read the essay he wroteabout Juliett Willets romLegg Mason, as Willetslooks on.

Essay contest winner MirandaBarrientos rom RobertoClemente Middle School inMontgomery County, read theessay she wrote about Jeanette

Mills rom BGE as Anita Jacksonlooks on.Essay winner Symone Jacksonrom Francis Scott Key MiddleSchool in Baltimore City, read theessay she wrote about JeromeClark rom the College SavingsPlan o Maryland, T. Rowe Price.

Kelly Spilman accepted the appreciation award or

Legg Mason, a sponsor o the Character EducationCampaign 2010, rom Diane Hocker, AFRO CharacterEducation Campaign coordinator.

CathyPlatakorisaccepted theappreciationaward or T.Rowe Price,a sponsoro theCharacterEducationCampaign2010.

Joan Marshallaccepted theappreciationaward or theCollege SavingsPlan, a sponsoro the CharacterEducationCampaign 2010.

The AFRO Character Education Campaign 2010 had several invaluable sponsors. From let are KellySpilman rom Legg Mason; Laura Knickman rom Verizon; Jake Oliver, AFRO CEO and publisher; Anita

Jackson rom BGE; Beverly Williams, CEO o Sue-Ann's Ofce Supplies; Joan Marshall rom the CollegeSavings Plan; Cathy Platakoris rom T. Rowe Price and Diane Hocker, AFRO community and publicrelations manager and Character Education Campaign coordinator.

Essay contest winners Symone Jackson, Miranda Barrientos and Connor Livingstondisplay their trophies as they pose with AFRO CEO and Publisher Jake Oliver.

AFRO CEO and Publisher Jake Oliver andDr. Gregory Bell, director o DiversityInitiatives o Montgomery County Schools

PhotosbyBillTabron


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www.afro.com

Sports Commentary

Face Of: Should LeBron LeaveCavaliers?

The No. 1 team in theNBA led by the man thatmany deem the top player inthe league has, again, fallenshort of their goal to win achampionship. The ClevelandCavaliers may have won animpressive 60-plus gamesduring the regular season,but after losing the EasternConference seminals to the

Boston Celtics, many criticsbelieve Cavs superstar LeBronJames should leave his homestate of Ohio and ventureoff to another franchise if hewishes to nally win a title.

Read below as AFROsports writers Stephen D.Riley and Perry Green debatewhether or not King Jamesshould give up on Cleveland.

Riley: Save the sob storiesand city allegiance, its timefor LeBron to bounce. Hesgiven Cleveland seven of thecitys arguably best years inits basketball history. You lookat Clevelands roster up anddown and you see a bunch ofguys who cant nish layups,convert open threes or make

clutch baskets on a regularbasis and when it counts in theplayoffs.

The Cavs second andthird best players AndersonVarejao and Delonte Westwouldnt start for any of theremaining playoff teams andlets not get started on Cavshead coach Mike Brown.

Green: Theres noreason LeBron should leaveCleveland.

The legacy of King Jamesis and always will be tied tohis home state. The greatestof the greats in NBA historydidnt leave town to wintheir championships, and Idont think LeBron wantsto leave either. It all comesdown to how he wants to beremembered.

Will LeBrons legacymimic the likes of MichaelJordan and Kobe Bryant, orwill his career reect lessgreats like Kevin Garnett andShaquille ONeal? All fourplayers are Hall-of-Fame-worthy (as James is already)but MJ and Kobe are arguedas the greatest of all time(GOAT), while Garnett andONeal are merely mentionedamong the best.

Riley: ONeal andGarnetts accomplishmentsarent frowned uponbecause they left town towin elsewhere but becausebig men hardly get any lovearound NBA circles. Its theguards that garner the titles ofthe NBAs best ever becausetheyre just the more excitingspecimens to watch. Do youknow how many times TimDuncan ousted Kobe in theplayoffs? Or can you explainwhy Magic Johnson, LarryBird and Jordan always seemto receive more praise thanBill Russells 11 titles?

But thats beside the point.James leaving Cleveland

would probably have an evengreater impact on his legacythan if he stays. If he goes toNew York or Chicago, he hasa chance to revive two historicbasketball franchises thathavent won anything in quite

some time, especially NewYork. If he goes to New Jersey(where I think he should)then he would help elevatethat team to unforeseenheights, especially once theclub moves to Brooklyn intwo years. And if he doesall of this while Clevelandfalls back off the face of theNBA map then it will onlyprove his worth. The thoughtof Cleveland even winning45 games let alone over 60

as theyve done in the pasttwo seasons was unheard ofbefore James arrived, and willresume once/if James leaves.

Green: Tim Duncan isconsidered by most basketballexperts as the greatest powerforward to ever play the game,

and Bill Russell easily takesthe crown as the best centerto ever play. Why are Duncanand Russells legacies deemedgreater than KGs and Shaqs?

Certainly the amount ofchampionships won betweenDuncan and Russell (15)is the primary determiningfactor, but lets not ignorehow both players won theirtitles with the same teamthroughout their careers.I also wont ignore how

Garnetts legacy would havebeen even greater had hebrought a championship to hisoriginal team, the MinnesotaTimberwolves. LeBron shoulduse Garnett as a learningexample and make sure hisfront ofce doesnt make thesame mistakes Minnesotamade.

Riley: Duncan and

Russells legacies are deemed

greater than KGs and Shaqsbecause they won more titles,plain and simple, not becausethey didnt relocate. It didnttake long for San Antonio,Los Angeles and Bostonto surround their stars withtalent once they got a holdof them. Its taken Clevelandseven years to surround Jameswith Jamario Moon, AnthonyParker, Boobie Gibson and anear 40-year-old ONeal. Andthe one chance they did haveat landing a marquee talent,they balked. Clevelands frontofce had a deal on the tablein February to land AmareStoudemire but elected totrade for Antawn Jamisonbecause they didnt want torelinquish J.J. Hickson tothe Suns. How did that payoff? Hickson totaled nineminutes and zero points inClevelands last three playoffgames while Jamison netted14 points of 6-of-20 shootingin the Cavs last two games.As for Stoudemire, well, hesbeen a beast while giving outdunk facials and averaging

over 20 a game so far this postseason. Get out while you canLeBron, this coaching staffand front ofce will be thereason why youll never winin Cleveland.

Green: Id be insane toeven attempt to argue that theCavaliers front ofce didntdrop the ball on the potential

Stoudemire trade. Theres nodoubt the presence of a startalent such as Stoudemirewould have made a greaterdifference in the Cavssuccess this postseason.Instead, LeBron had to relyon a 33-year-old formerAll-Star past his prime inAntawn Jamison who cantdefend the elite big men ofthe NBA and struggled onoffense throughout most of theseminals against Boston.

But even with that said,part of the reason Mike andKobe are thought of as GOATsis because they stayed withone team and took that teamto multiple championships.LeBron is simply one morestar player away from

bringing Cleveland an NBAtitle and the summer of 2010will be a feeding frenzy forteams looking to sign a high-prole free agent. If ImLeBron, Id demand that theCavs front ofce make a hugesplash this offseason.

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By Kam WilliamsSpecial to the AFRO

How do you make a movie

that feels totally fresh despite

the fact that it follows a fairlytransparent blueprint for a

romantic comedy formula?

Ask Sanaa Hamri, for not onlydid she rst achieve this same

feat back in 2006 with her

directorial debut, Something

New, but shes now doneit again withJust Wright,

a syrupy-sweet love story

guaranteed to leave you in

tears as the closing credits roll,even though theres never a

doubt about how it will all end.The picture stars Queen

Latifah as Leslie Wright, a

physical therapist and lifelongNew Jersey Nets fan. Shes

obsessed with the team

because she was taken to theirbasketball games as a child by

her father (James Pickens Jr.)

who raised her like the son

he never had. Consequently,today the 35-year-old tomboy

still goes to see them play

regularly, always wearing

jeans and a Nets jersey.And while her dad has

no problems with the casualattire, the unattering look

simply doesnt sit well with

her mother (Pam Grier) whosconcerned about whether

her daughter will ever get

married. Meanwhile, thesame cant be said about

Leslies gorgeous godsister,

Morgan (Paula Patton). Thisshameless gold-digger could

care less about the NBA,yet spends countless hours

primping herself in front of

the mirror in order to attracta wealthy all-star from the

stands.

The most-desirable eligiblebachelor on the Nets squad

is point guard Scott McNight

(Common) a two-time leagueMVP and a perfect gentleman

to boot. Leslie and Scottspaths cross the night of the

season opener, not at the

stadium, but purely by chanceafter the game when they both

stop to ll their tanks at the

same gas station. She strikesup a conversation, sparks

y, and he invites her to his

upcoming birthday party.However, against her

better judgment, she extends

the invitation to Morgan who

ends up turning his headat the soiree, and its not

long before she has a gaudyengagement ring on her

nger. The plot triangulates

when Scott suffers a career-threatening knee injury on the

court and needs months of

rehabilitation. Re-enter Leslie,the only female therapist

possessive Morgan is willing

to trust not to try to sabotageher impending wedding which

she sees as a big payday.Will Scott wise-up during

and realize which of the two

women is capable of reallyloving him for himself, or

will he marry a shallow witch

whos only interested inhis bank account? The only

surprise here is that, in spite

of telegraphing its punches,Just Wrightnonetheless has

you reaching for a Kleenex inspite of yourself.

A sentimental soap opera

well-enough executed to pushall the right emotional buttons.

Excellent (HHHH)Rated PG for mild epithets

and suggestive material.

Running time: 101Minutes

Distributor: Fox

Searchlight

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By Gregory DaleAFRO Staf Writer

Viewers ofA Love

Supreme, a stage playwritten by Hope Lynne

Price-Lindsay, will relate

and gain insight on lovesemotional ups and downs.

The play features an all-

female cast and exploresthe inner thoughts of four

women and their encounters

with love.

I think that every sooften, we hide our feelings

and we dont express whatwere feeling and [the play]

is kind of exposing what wesecretly feel, Price-Lindsay said. Its more about the role

that love plays in our lives and all the many different faces

that it wears. Its not so much about a man and a woman,but were hearing straight from the women about how men

have affected theyre lives.

Set in St. Louis, Mo., the play opens one day after amother of fours funeral. As her daughters gather at her

home to pack her belongings, they discover a collection of

love letters from a man their mother left behind. Thereafter,each daughter opens up about her deepest joys, hurts and

disappointments in love.While the play examines love from a female

perspective, Price-Lindsay also an accomplished poet,

adult ction and poetry authorbelieves it offers men aspecial opportunity to glimpse into womens most personal

conversations.

The whole play centers [on] the kitchen table andwhen women gather around it, it becomes an altar in which

they lay their deepest concerns, Price-Lindsay said. With

men not usually allowed to be in the room or allowed topartake in these sacred rituals, they can be the proverbial

y on the wall and gain some insight on what womenneed and desire.

A staged reading of A Love Supreme will debut on

May 22 at the Bonifant Theatre Space in Silver Spring, Md.

For more information, visit bonifanttheaterspace.org.

There ought to be a lawall

bio-dramas should be as vividand entertaining as Thurgood.

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Rapper/actor Common and entertainer Queen Latifahstar in the new releaseJust Wright.

District-Based Rapper

Receives BET Award

NodWashington, D.C.s own

Wale, a rapper popular for hishits Pretty Girl and Diary,

has been nominated for aBET Award in the Best New

Artist category.

The entertainer,born Olubowale Victor

Akintimehin to Nigerian

parents in the District,released his rst album,

Attention Decit, in 2009.

Other artists nominated inthe category include female

rapper Nicki Minaj, BOB,

Young Money and singerMelanie Fiona.

Waleannounced his

nomination

on the social

networkingWeb site

Twitter, wherehe frequently

communicates

with fans.For a full

list of 2010

nominees, visitBET.com.

Famed Jazz

Pianist DiesHank Jones,

a popular jazz

pianist for singers Ella

Fitzgerald and MarilynMonroe, has died, according

to his manager. Jones was

91.

In 2009, Jones won aGrammy lifetime achievementaward and received the

National Medal of Arts from

former President George W.Bush in 2008. According to

BET.com, Jones died May

16 at a New York hospitalfollowing a brief illness.

The pianist performed with

some of the biggest names injazz music, including Nancy

Wilson, Charlie Parker,Coltrane and Lester Young.

Mary J. Blige Set to

Star in New Biopic

New York-born singerMary J. Blige is delvingfurther into the acting arena.

The star has appeared in Tyler

PerrysI Can Do Bad All ByMyselfand is preparing to

capture the idiosyncrasies

of celebrated jazz and soulsinger Nina Simone in a

biopic.According to reports,

Blige will play Simone in

Cynthia Morts screenplay

Nina. The lm will focus on

the crooners relationshipwith her assistant, Clifton

Henderson, who will be

portrayed by David Oyelowo.

She inspired othersingers to do what they

believed in, Henderson told

BET. Shell denitely belooked at as a civil rights

movement leader.

The lm will be shot

in France on a $10 millionbudget.

Wale

Nina Simone

Extras: Common talks about his frst leading role in a flm on AFRO.com

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A8 The Washington Afro-American, May 22, 2010 - May 28, 2010

Well, theyre wrong. No matter where we live in the District we cant afford a new beverage tax,

on top of the bag tax, cell phone tax, gas tax and a what-will-they-think-of-next tax.

Some DC Council members are promoting a new tax on all the items you see here. Who knows

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Case No. 2021-2010IN RE:THERESA ANNGARNERApplicant

ORDER OFPUBLICATION

CHANGE OF NAME

Theresa Ann Garnerhaving filed a complaintor judgment changing

Theresa Ann Garnersname to Theresa AnnDorman and havingapplied to the court foran Order of Publicationof the notice required bylaw in such cases; it isby the Court this 28thday of April 2010.ORDERED, that all per-sons concerned showcause, if any there be,on or before the 2nd dayof June 2010, why theprayers of said com-plaint should not begranted; provided that acopy of this order bepublished once a weekor three consecutive

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District of ColumbiaPROBATE DIVISION

Washington, D.C.20001-2131

Administration No.368-10

Queen Elizabeth MillsDecedent

NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT,

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

AND NOTICE TOUNKNOWN HEIRS

Ingermar L. Mills, whoseaddress is 553 TerrapinTerrace, Joppa, MD21085 was appointedpersonal representativeof the estate of QueenElizabeth Mills, who diedon June 19, 2009 with-out a will, and will servewithout Court supervi-sion. All unknown heirsa n d h e i r s w h o se

whereabouts are un-known shall enter theira p p ea r a nc e i n t h i sproceeding. Objectionso such appointment

shall be filed with theRegister of Wills, D.C.,515 5th Street, N.W.,3rd Floor Washington,D.C. 20001, on or be-ore November 7, 2010.

Claims against the de-cedent shall be pre-sented to the under-signed with a copy to theRegister of Wills or filedwith the Register of Willswith a copy to the under-signed, on or beforeNovember 7, 2010, orbe forever barred. Per-sons believed to beheirs or legatees of thedecedent who do not re-ceive a copy of this no-ice by mail within 25

days of its first publica-ion shall so inform the

Register of Wills, includ-

ing name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:May 7, 2010Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashington LawReporter

Ingermar L. MillsPersonal

RepresentativeTRUE TEST COPYREGISTER OF WILLS

5/7, 5/14, 5/21




Administration No.366-10

Marty P. JenningsDecedent


NOTICE TOCREDITORS


Mark Jennings, whosea d dr e s s i s 1 3 27B e lmo n t S t r ee t N WWashington DC 20009,was appointed personalrepresentative of theestate of Marty P. Jen-nings, who died on Feb-ruary 21, 2010 without awill, and will serve with-out Court supervision.All unknown heirs andh e i r s w h o s ewhereabouts are un-known shall enter theira p p ea r a nc e i n t h i sproceeding. Objectionso such appointment

shall be filed with theRegister of Wills, D.C.,515 5th Street, N.W.,3rd Floor Washington,D.C. 20001, on or be-o r e N o ve m be r 0 7 ,

2010. Claims a ainst

he decedent shall bepresented to the under-signed with a copy to theRegister of Wills or filedwith the Register of Willswith a copy to the under-signed, on or beforeNovember 7, 2010 or beorever barred. Persons

believed to be heirs orlegatees of the decedentwho do not receive a

copy of this notice bymail within 25 days of itsirst publication shall so

inform the Register ofWills, including name,address and relation-ship.Date of Publication:May 7, 2010Name of newspaper:Afro-American

Washington LawReporter

Mark JenningsPersonal


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Administration No.2010ADM370

Ruth Wanda Milleraka

Ruth W. MillerDecedent


NOTICE TOCREDITORS


Andrea Ellard, whosea d d r es s i s 9 2 11Limestone Place, Col-lege Park MD 20740was appointed personalrepresentative of theestate of Ruth WandaMiller aka Ruth W Miller,who died on March 26,2010 with a will, and willserve without Court su-pervision. All unknownheirs and heirs whosewhereabouts are un-known shall enter theira p p ea r a nc e i n t h i sproceeding. Objectionso such appointment (oro the probate of de-

cedents will) shall beiled with the Register of

Wil ls, D.C., 515 5thStreet, N.W., 3rd FloorW a s hi n g t o n, D . C .20001, on or beforeN o v emb e r 7 , 2 0 10 .Claims against the de-cedent shall be pre-sented to the under-signed with a copy to theRegister of Wills or filedwith the Register of Willswith a copy to the under-signed, on or beforeNovember 7, 2010, orbe forever barred. Per-sons believed to beheirs or legatees of thedecedent who do not re-ceive a copy of this no-ice by mail within 25


Register of Wills, includ-ing name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:May 7, 2010Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashington Law

ReporterAndrea Ellard

PersonalRepresentative

TRUE TEST COPYREGISTER OF WILLS

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Saul I SternDecedentRandy Alan Weiss Esq1150 Connecticut AveNW Suite 900Washington DC 20036Attorney


NOTICE TOCREDITORS


S t ep h en R . S t er n ,

whose address is 5322Broad Branch Road,NW Washington DC20015, was appointedpersonal representativeof the estate of Saul IS te rn , w ho d ie d o nMarch 30, 2010 with awill, and will serve with-out Court supervision.All unknown heirs andh e i r s w h o s ewhereabouts are un-known shall enter theira p p ea r a nc e i n t h i sproceeding. Objectionso such appointment (oro the probate of de-

cedents will) shall beiled with the Register of

Wil ls, D.C., 515 5thStreet, N.W., 3rd FloorW a s hi n g t o n, D . C .20001, on or beforeN o v emb e r 7 , 2 0 10 .

Claims against the de-cedent shall be pre-

sented to the under-signed with a copy to theRegister of Wills or filedwith the Register of Willswith a copy to the under-signed, on or beforeNovember 7, 2010, orbe forever barred. Per-sons believed to beheirs or legatees of thedecedent who do not re-ceive a copy of this no-ice by mail within 25


Register of Wills, includ-ing name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:May 7, 2010Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashington LawReporter

Stephen R. SternPersonal


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Louis A. WattiesDecedentCheryl ChapmanHenderson Esq4920 Niagara RoadSuite 200College Park MD20740Attorney


NOTICE TOCREDITORS


David Williams, whoseaddress is 13518 HollowLog Drive, Upper Marl-boro, MD 20774 was ap-pointed personal repre-sentative of the estate ofLouis A. Watties, whodied on March 20, 2010with a will, and will servewithout Court supervi-sion. All unknown heirsa n d h e i r s w h o sewhereabouts are un-known shall enter theira p p ea r a nc e i n t h i sproceeding. Objectionso such appointment (oro the probate of de-

cedent s will) shall beiled with the Register of

Wil ls, D.C., 515 5thStreet, N.W., 3rd FloorW a sh i n g t on , D . C .20001, on or beforeN o ve mb er 7 , 2 0 1 0.Claims against the de-cedent shall be pre-sented to the under-signed with a copy to theRegister of Wills or filedwith the Register of Willswith a copy to the under-signed, on or beforeNovember 7, 2010, orbe forever barred. Per-

sons believed to beheirs or legatees of thedecedent who do not re-ceive a copy of this no-ice by mail within 25


Register of Wills, includ-ing name, address andrelationship.Date of Publication:May 7, 2010Name of newspaper:Afro-AmericanWashington LawReporter

Louis A. WattiesPersonal


5/7, 5/14, 5/21



Case No. 0003044-10IN RE:Erica Monique James

ApplicantORDER OF

PUBLICATIONCHANGE OF NAME

Erica Monique Jameshaving filed a complaintor judgment changing

Erica Monique Jamesname to Erica MoniqueJames Makinde andhaving applied to thecourt for an Order ofPublication of the noticerequired by law in suchcases; it is by the Courthis 4 day of May 2010.

ORDERED, that all per-sons concerned showcause, if any there be,on or before the 8 dayof June 2010, why theprayers of said com-plaint should not begranted; provided that acopy of this order bepublished once a weekor three consecutive

weeks before said dayin the Afro-American.

JUDGEA TRUE COPY TEST:

5/14, 5/21, 5/28



Case No. 0002977-10IN RE:Gregory MorseApplicant

ORDER OFPUBLICATION

CHANGE OF NAMEGregory Morse havingiled a complaint forudgment changing

Gregory Morse name toGregory Mars

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