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Commerce Department
Launches Digital Divide
Initiative at Coppin
By Shernay Williams
AFRO Staff Writer
Commerce officials and
federal lawmakers chose
Coppin State University as the
site to unveil a new website
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama, T.D. Jakes and other guests listen to vocalist Wintley Phipps
during the Easter Prayer Breakfast in the East Room of the White House, April 19.
providing free Internet and
computer skills training and
a host of best practices tools
to help educators instruct new
Internet users.
The site, www.Digital
Literacy.gov, offers a range
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of services and tutorials
including how to apply to
jobs online, surf the Web, set
up social networking pages
and protect children online. It
was launched by the National
Telecommunications and
Information Administration,
a division of the Commerce
Department that has invested
$4 billion in stimulus funding
to create or enhance public
computer centers around the
country.
“We are working to

T.D. Jakes Chastises Franklin ensure Americans have

every resource possible to
improve job prospects,” U.S.

Graham for Obama Statements Commerce Secretary Gary

By AFRO Staff when he said he accepted
Christ, and I’m disappointed
Megachurch pastor Bishop in Rev. Franklin Graham in
T.D. Jakes this weekend that regard.”
denounced the Rev. Franklin Graham, son of the world-
Graham for questioning renowned evangelist Billy
President Obama’s faith in a Graham, made his statements
recent television interview. in an interview with journalist
“I find it insulting,” Jakes Christiane Amanpour on
said May 15 on TV One’s ABC’s “This Week,” which
“Washington Watch with was broadcast on Easter
Roland Martin,” also accusing Sunday.
Graham of hypocrisy. Asked to address the
“We didn’t question the persistent rumors that
Christianity of President Bush President Obama was not a
U.S. citizen and is a secret
Listen to “First Edition” Muslim, Graham said, “As it
relates to Muslim, there are
many people that do wonder
where he really stands on that.
Join Host Sean Yoes Now, he has told me that he
is a Christian. But the debate
comes, what is a Christian?”
“For him (Obama),
going to church means he’s
a Christian. For me, the
definition of a Christian
is whether we have given
our life to Christ and are
following him in faith, and
we have trusted him as our
Lord and Savior,” Graham
continued. “That’s the
definition of a Christian; it’s
not as to what church you’re
a member of. A membership
doesn’t make you a
Christian.”
Obama has faced doubts
about his Christian faith even
before he became president.
Continued on A3
Locke said during the site
launch. “In a globalized, 21st
century economy, when you
don’t have regular access
to the high-speed Internet-
and the skills to use it – you
confront a narrowed world
of educational, business, and
employment opportunities.”
Locke and U.S. Sens.
Barbara A. Mikulski and
Benjamin Cardin announced
the initiative in Coppin’s
Health and Human Services
Building, the location of
the university’s 1-year-old
community computer center,
which was Maryland’s first
Photo by Sribala Narasimhadevara computer hub funded under
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced the the Dept. of Commerce’s
launch of an online portal that offers Internet and broadband initiatives.
computer skills training for residents and teaching tips Although the Internet
for instructors at Coppin State University on May 13. Continued on A3

Partial Victory —State to HBCU Civil Rights Lawsuit

 Sunday @ 8 p.m. on
88.9 WEAA FM, the
Voice of the Community.
Redraw Plans for Youth Jail State Argues HBCUs Not Needed
By Shernay Williams population and a reduction in crime
By Shernay Williams month.
AFRO Staff Writer and arrests.
Roughly 60 spectators crowded
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Plans for a controversial youth jail
proposed for East Baltimore have been
returned to the drawing table after an
independent criminal justice research
organization reported state prison
officials overestimated the bed count.
The National Council on Crime
and Delinquency (NCCD) released a
24-page bed space analysis May 12,
that said the facility would only need
117 beds over the next 30 years based
on current sentencing regulations,
far less than the most recent 180 bed
count, and substantially lower than the
original 230 beds planned for the jail.
The nonprofit credited the decline
to Baltimore’s lowering youth
Youth Jail protesters gathered at outside Dunbar High School for Youth
Join the AFRO on
Twitter and Facebook Justice in Nov. 2010.
The youth jail would house
the courtroom to witness the two-
offenders under the age of 18 being
“If you create a ballpark in and-a-half-hour long hearing,
tried as adults or are awaiting
a cornfield, it doesn’t mean the forcing a handful of attendees
appropriate sentencing to out-of-home
baseball players will come,” to sit in vacant juror seats. Most
placement. Currently, these youth are
Assistant Attorney General were African Americans donning
detained in a unit of the Baltimore
Campbell Killefer told a federal paraphernalia from the state’s
City Detention Center, which in
court judge May 18 in tones of
2006, federal officials deemed
disgust.
unconstitutional because it failed
Even if Maryland were to
“State action
to appropriately separate youth and
adults.
allocate additional funding to its continues to foster all
four HBCUs, he implied, that
Department of Public Safety and
Correctional Services Secretary Gary
wouldn’t elevate their retention the elements that
or graduation rates nor would it
Maynard said the state is considering
guarantee more diverse students
affect student choice
redrawing the design for the jail in
wake of the new projections, although
would be attracted to the schools. and make students
The attorney, who represents
it could delay breaking ground on the
Continued on A3
the Maryland Higher Education want to attend other
Commission, said he was appalled
at the notion that “the state is
schools.”
supposed to allocate its scarce
resources in a field of dreams.” HBCUs—Coppin State University,
Killefer had come before U.S. Morgan State University, Bowie
District Judge Catherine C. Blake State University and the University
to argue why the nearly 5-year-old of Maryland Eastern Shore.
case against the state that alleges After Killefer argued his case
it underfunds HBCUs and allows on behalf of the state, two attorneys
duplicate programs at traditionally for the plaintiffs—the Coalition
White institutions (TWIs) should be for Equity and Excellence in
dismissed. Higher Education and eight current
The state has filed a motion of students and alumni from Maryland
Photo by Heber Brown III
summary judgment to have the HBCUs—countered why the case
entire case thrown out before it can should stand trial.
head to a trial scheduled for next Continued on A5

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A2 The Afro-American, May 21, 2011 - May 27, 2011
AFRO National Briefs
CNN Anchor Don Lemon: ‘I
Was Born Gay’
Emmy Award-winning
CNN news anchor Don
Lemon announced he’s gay in
a press release promoting his
autobiography, Transparent.
Saddened by the suicide of
Rutgers University student
Tyler Clementi – a gay
teenager—Lemon said he
wrote the book in the New
Jersey student’s memory and
for the “millions of young,
gay people who believe they
are alone when dealing with
their own sexual identities.”
“I finally mustered the
courage to tell [my mother]
that I had been molested as
a child and that I was born
gay, my life began to change
in positive ways that I never
imagined possible. Yet I still
chose to keep those secrets
hidden from the world. I, like
most gay people, lived a life
of fear,” Lemon wrote. “Fear
that if some employers, co-
workers, friends, neighbors
and family members learned
of my sexuality, I would
be shunned, mocked and
ostracized. It is a burden that
millions of people carry with
them every single day. And
sadly, while the mockery and
ostracizing are realized by
millions of people every day,
I truly believe it doesn’t have
to happen and that’s why I
feel compelled to share what
I’ve written in Transparent.”
In a Twitter post on
May 15, Lemon thanked
his supporters. “I’m
overwhelmed by all your
tweets and support! Hoping
this prevents more tragedies
like tyler clementi’s suicide,”
he tweeted.
(Courtesy Photo)
Don Lemon
First Lady Shares Wisdom
at Spelman College
Graduation
In an inspiring message
drawn from lessons gleaned
from female leaders like
Marian Wright Edelman
and Janet Bragg, first lady
Michelle Obama spoke
before 550 graduating seniors
and nearly 10,000 of their
supporters at the historically
Black women’s school
Spelman College.
Obama encouraged
the graduates to pursue
the mission of community
service enacted by the
school’s founders.
“Find those folks who
have so much potential but
so little opportunity and do
for them what Spelman has
done for you,” Obama said.
“No matter where you go in
the world, you will find folks
who have been discounted
or dismissed, but who have
every bit as much promise as
you have. They just haven’t
had the chance to fulfill it.
It is your obligation to bring
Spelman to those folks. Be
as ambitious for them as
Spelman has been for you.”
Obama went on to
share her transformation
from a Chicago girl
with humble roots, to a
corporate executive and
later, executive director of a
nonprofit organization. She
also encouraged the young
women to recognize and
combat naysayers.
“There will always
be folks who try to raise
themselves up by cutting
other people down.  That
happens to everyone,
including me, throughout
their lives.  But when that
happens to you all, here’s
what I want you to do. I
want you to just stop a
minute.  Take a deep breath,
because it’s going to need
to be deep — and I want
you to think about all those
women who came before
you, women like those first
11 students. Think about
how they didn’t sit around
bemoaning their lack of
resources and opportunities
and affirmation.”  be distributed to orphans
“Sesame Square,” a Nigerian version of the popular
“Sesame Street” children’s series, will examine issues like
HIV/AIDS and hygiene.
Nigerian ‘Sesame Street’
Adaptation to Feature HIV-
Positive Character
A Nigerian version of
the popular children’s show
“Sesame Street” is set to
debut on May 21, and will
tackle weighty issues such as
HIV/AIDS discrimination,
hygienic practices and ways
to cope with death.
The show, which will be
re-titled “Sesame Square,”
is a collaboration between
Sesame Street International
and USAID/Nigeria. More
than three years in the
making and funded by a
nearly $4 million budget, the
show will air on Nigeria’s
National Television Authority
every Saturday and Sunday,
according to The Associated
Press.
Among its characters,
the show will feature two
unique muppets: Kami, an
HIV-positive girl and Zobi, a
blue muppet with an affinity
for yams. The educational
program targets children,
parents and caregivers.
“The television series is
committed to the principle
that all children deserve a
chance to learn and grow;
to be prepared for school; to
better understand the world
and each other; to think,
dream and discover and to
reach their highest potential,”
USAID said in a statement.
The partnership between
the two groups will produce
78 half-hour episodes, and
provide 81,000 activity
books, 5,400 guides
for caregivers and 240
storyboards. Materials will
and other vulnerable
children through an outreach
program. Training will be
made available for 5,000
caregivers.
The makers of Sesame
Street have also begun
a new effort to provide
natural disaster preparedness
education for children
and families. Sesame
Street Workshop recently
collaborated with the Chinese
foundations to “distribut[e]
emergency response
(Courtesy Photo )
content,” in the wake of
recent earthquakes there.
The organization has also
worked with Haiti, India and
Bangladesh in their outreach
efforts.
Del. Mother Charged
for Beating Son with
Extension Cord for Taking
Check
A Delaware mother faces
felony charges after police
said she beat her 9-year-old
(Courtesy Photo)
Serena Wardlaw
son with an extension cord
for taking a check from her
checkbook to purchase a
book at his school’s book fair.
According to Philadelphia
NBC affiliate WCAU, Serena
Wardlaw, 42, of New Castle,
Del. was arrested and charged
with four counts of second-
degree assault and five counts
of endangering a child.
The abuse was discovered
by her son’s elementary
school nurse, who notified
authorities after she found
wounds on both of the boy’s
arms. An investigation later
revealed that she struck the
boy after he took the check to
pay for the book.
Police also found that
Wardlaw had previously
struck her 7-year-old twin
daughters. “Prior injury
marks about their body that
was consistent with being
struck with the same object,”
police told The Philadelphia
Inquirer.
Wardlaw was released
on $21,000 bail and was
prohibited from having
unsupervised contact with her
children.
 November 1, 2008 - November 7, 2008, The Washingto

A2 Jennifer Hudson and Relatives Identify Body of Her Slain

The Afro-American, May 21, 2011 - May 21, 2011 A3 N May 21, 2011 - May 27, 2011, The Afro-American

Maryland Unveils Program to Monitor Prescription Drugs

By Alan King sport-utility vehicle sought in from a neighbor about a suspi- posted f
AFRO Staff Writer connection with the murder of cious vehicle. The man noticed graph a
Hudson’s mother and brother. the vehicle while walking his Sunday
Jennifer Hudson and other The white, 1994 Chevrolet dog. According to the Chicago for the
By George Barnette relatives positivelythose doctors
identified Suburban with Illinois license Tribune, the boy had been shot primary care “A substantial number of individuals in the her nep
AFRO Staff Writer and pharmacies multiple times in the back seat to be able to state of Maryland die from drug abuse every blog, sh
that have of the vehicle. The SUV, regis- get individuals year,” said Dr. David Fowler, Maryland’s chief porters
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signed a become tered to Hudson’s murdered identified medical examiner, at the roundtable discussion. offered
bill into law last week creating a program to “pill mills.” brother, was towed with the early in the “In fact we see more people dying from drug anyone
monitor prescription drug use in the state of Officials boy’s body inside and is being progression of abuse each year than we do from homicides alive.
Maryland. “Public safety is among our most say they processed by evidence techni- their addiction and motor vehicle collisions. Therefore it’s one Sinc
solemn obligations as public servants, and will use this cians and workers. The body and early in the of those things that we really need to be paying Hudson
was later removed and taken to after ap
preventing the abuse of prescription drugs – information to progression of attention to.”
the Cook County Medical Idol,” a
the fastest growing drug problem in Maryland prosecute those their disease An Advisory Board on Prescription Drug
Examiner’s office. Academ
– is a big part of our strategy to protect abusing the Hudson and other Stock Image
family to get them Monitoring will be formed to create, design the mov
Maryland families,” said Gov. O’Malley in a system. members arrived at the Medical preferable and implement the program according the stayed o
statement. It will also have other benefits to the state treatment,”office
Examiner’s Cargiulo said at a roundtable
mid-after- DHMH. There will be 17 members of the The
The program, administered by the as well. Tom Cargiulo, director of DHMH discussion.
noon to identify the body. Julian King, Jennnifer board including
Hudson’s physicians,
nephew. a nurse, a law ed that
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration is Given Thetheneedchoice for between
this new look-
law is evident in enforcement official and two Maryland slowly
Hygiene (DHMH), will target addictive happy about the initiative as he says it will not facts provided by
ing directly at the body or DHMH. Between A2007 and
spokesman residents.
for the office The first
thereport
murders of but
the advisory board
is being held in Monday
prescription drugs and electronically link only punish people for committing crimes, 2010, treatment
viewing admission relatedtold
it on a wall-mounted to the
the abuse
newspaperisthat dueHudson
to the governor
jail forby Dec.violation
parole 1, 2012. after news va
them through the medical and pharmaceutical but it will identify other’s who need substance
Courtesy Photos
of prescription opiates, which accounted for Prescription monitoring data will be
communities according to the DHMH. DHMH abuseandtreatment. 55 percent of all intoxication deaths in 2010, confidential and privileged and protected from
Jennifer
says that through this system, officials will
Hudson
be “The
was killed, as well as her brother, Jason.
her mom, Darnell Donerson who
really exciting piece of this is we
“She held hands with her family. It was obviously a very emotional momen
increased 106 percent and poison control calls use in civil litigation. This program will go into
able to pinpoint patients who doctor shop and can really start to have better integration with related to oxycodone increased 250 percent. effect on Oct. 1.
video screen, the family chose “remained strong for her fami- being convicted of attempted violenc

Jakes Chastises Graham Hines Dropped as

the body of her 7-year-old plate X584859 was found on the latter. According to the ly” and was clearly its leader. murder and vehicular hijack- In fr
nephew Monday, just hours Chicago’s West Side after Tribune, Hudson said, “Yes, “She held hands with her fami- ing. Cook County records show home, m
ly,” the spokesman said. “It that he pleaded guilty to both
County School Bd. Pres.
after his body was found in a police received a 7 a.m. call that’s him.” and hoo
Continued from A1 was obviously a very emotional charges in 1999. He was also kiss the

ACORN Fights Back

moment.” convicted in 1998 for posses- ing the
During his campaign for the White House then-candidate Obama Jakes and others also condemned Graham for wading
was hounded by rumors of his supposed Islamic leanings – fed
by his estranged father’s birth into a Muslim household and
into politics and aligning himself with right-wing political
figures such as Sarah Palin and now-discredited “birther”
A year earlier than expected
The boy – the son of Julia sion of a stolen motor vehicle.
Hudson, Jennifer’s sister – had He was released from prison in
Jason.
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Leader Calls Voter Registration Fraud Charges ‘Bogus’
through
Obama’s upbringing in countries like Indonesia – forcing him to Donald Trump, of whom Graham said, “The more you listen when
AFRO a relative
Staff Writerfound Julian’s contacted
for the board,”
the attempted murderheand West, a
make explicit statements about his Christian beliefs during a Jan. to him, the more you say to yourself, you know, maybe the grandmother, Darnell car hijacking charges.
explained. “Ultimately, the area tol
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remained
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at least one in five Americans believed him to be Muslim. April 25
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group, saying, “Barack that a religious
Obama in his grandmother’s home in
as Baltimore
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charges.” Avenue.
Associated Community were doing those things without long and deep. He taught classes board president, spokesman
the White House. “I wanted to host this breakfast for a simple And CNN belief blogger, Stephen Prothero, a Boston An Amber
one year
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earlier Charles
Organization for Reform Now – ACORN’s knowledge or permis- for ACORN. They even endorsed nation for high-risk missing
reason – because as busy as we are, as many tasks as pile up, University religion scholar, said in a May 17 column that than he expected. Herndon said
confirms the success of the sion, were fired. him for President. children – was issued Friday
during this season, we are reminded that there’s something Graham was a “political
“The evidence that has sur- hack,” who was ACORN
But now embarrassing his
is in trouble. “I’m very he’s not sure if
organization, the head of the after Julian was discovered
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disparaging the president’s profession
with the of AFRO.
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Southside ends this year.
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efforts. nothing
very to do with in
successful theelevating
slayings. Hines term ends June 2012.
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asked if he
be good enough for the rest of us.” because of ACORN’s success.” ACORN
serve.” nor its employees have loans. Nationwide voter fraud.
McCain, who is running for been found guilty of, or even Barack Obama. Bad judgment. in the county.” believes other factors played
president on the Republican tick- charged with, casting fraudulent Blind ambition. Too risky for The news – which Hines into the governor’s decision
said he received through a to remove him early, Hines

Youth Jail
et, lashed out at ACORN in the votes.” America.
final debate against Barack The problem came about pri- phone call May 16 – came as said the situation was being
Obama, contending the group “is marily because of the way Since McCain’s comments, a surprise to Hines, who wasSQUARE blown out of proportion. HIGH
Continued from A1 roughly
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the length destroying
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hired NCCD to administer the validation that the youth jail in 2012. being able to do another year
in crime and arrests, we democracy.” The idea was to help both those debate, vandals broke into the But Shaun Adamec, a is surprising ... but I can’t
remain detained before being report. “We firmly believe it is unnecessary. “Baltimore
determined that earlier Factcheck.org, a non-partisan being registered and those doing organization’s Boston and Seattle
spokesman for the governor, control adding an additional
transferred to the juvenile should be
the registration. the practice here in City’s youth awaiting
offices and stole computers. their
population projections for Web site, found those claims to
justice system orwith rerouting Maryland,”
Maud explained, she said. “We have a day in
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representative said Hines was selected BREAD for year to my term.” NOT ON THE
be “exaggerated,” “no evi-
this facility deserved a second youth out of the adult justice The youth jail’s locked up at the Baltimore the position a year after his The process to fill
dence of any such democracy- zero tolerance policy for deliber- appeared on TV, an e-mail was
look,” Maynard said in a system allfraud.”
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Shaun Adamec, a or eventually be tried as according
charges were politically motivat- point out that ACORN is to original crime,” the alliance
A worker in Providence, R.I., said in had served an additional a replacement will be in
spokesman for Gov. Martin juveniles.
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answering until a replacement is 1, Adamec said, “the goal is
the definitive reaction to the juvenile
voters aredetention
going to vote center as to the attention
build another of authorities.
detention center machine,
address saying:
youth crime.”“Hi, I was just appointed. Heightening always to avoid that and we
data to determine the design Democratic,
they await their whichday is not neces-
in court. The
that McCain
would holecamp apparently calling
up young to let you
African know that
Americans confusion, according to will shoot for that this time.”
of the youth jail,” he said. sarily true.” has already
The process
isn’t interested in those fine
Blacks rather than invest in
Barack Obama needs to get
comprise of 99 percent Adamec, the governor’s A second board member,
Along with the estimate, ACORN is no stranger to points, preferring to air mislead- hung. He’s a (expletive deleted) office erroneously issued a Mary-Margaret O’Hare,
been adopted in adjoining rehabilitation, prevention of Baltimore’s youth jail
NCCD presented scenarios controversy. ing ads that seek to link Obama nigger, and he’s a piece of
Virginia commission letter to Hines will also be replaced this
For 38and years, Pennsylvania,
the non-partisan to programs
ACORN,and schools.
thereby population,
undercutting (expletive but only
deleted). You 75guys are
on how to reduce the bed according to Diana Morris, In a statement, an alliance percent of the city’s overall that said he would serve summer. She had applied for
organization has fought for social his political support. fraudulent, and you need to go to
count even further – by director of the Open Society of organizations
McCain: I’m John McCain that include youth populace.
hell. All the niggers on oak trees. until 2012. “We realized the an additional term.
and economic justice for low-
and moderate-income and I approve this message. They’re gonna get all hung hon-
1 BANANA
Announcer: Who is Barack eys, they’re going to get assassi-

Department of Commerce
Americans. With 400,000 mem-
ber families organized into more Obama? A man with “a political nated, they’re gonna get killed.”
than 1,200 neighborhood chap- baptism performed at warp Another message said, “You
ters in 110 cities nationwide, speed.” Vast ambition. After col- liberal idiots. Dumb (expletive
Continued from A1 ACORN has over the years seen lege, he moved to Chicago. deleted). Welfare bums. You
its share of criticism while advo- Became a community organizer. guys just (expletive deleted)
has become integral to the at the announcement.
cating for affordable housing, Coppin’s
There, Obama computer center and come to our country, consume
met Madeleine
daily life of most working Mikulski
living wages, chairs the Senate
healthcare for the met with
Talbot, partBaltimore
of the Chicago residents every natural resource there is,
Americans – 62 percent subcommittee
underserved— and thatwhile
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of ACORN. Hecomputer
was so and make a lot of babies. That’s
use broadband for work Dept. of Commerce.
izing voter registration drives. training. Cardin
impressive that he commended
was asked to all you guys do. And then suck
– a significant amount of ButFederal
none hasofficials plan to
been as withering the university’s
train the ACORN efforts. staff. “Dr. up the welfare and expect every-
residents don’t have access promote
and baseless useasofthis theone. online Avery,
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presidential election future of
engage in?America
Bullying right banks.here bills for your kids. I jus’ say let
computer literacy to excel in where over 30 million people
less than two weeks away, in West Baltimore,” he said.
Intimidation tactics. Disruption your kids die. That’s the best Before age five, every room is a cla
an increasingly digital society. surfed the web in 2009.
ACORN’s detractors allege the “When we saw the faces of
of business. ACORN forced move. Just let your children die. Fun learning opportunities are everywhere. Simple t
The Commerce Prior to the
organization has announcement,
engaged in mas- banks the people
to issue inrisky
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home loans. Forget about paying for hospital counting and identifying shapes activate a child’s learni
Department estimates that the
sivefederal leaders and
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Coppin of ahead
loans that of the bills for them. I’m not gonna do and help them enter school more prepared. That’s
nearly one-third of U.S. the reported discovery
roughly 60 attendees toured of bogus caused
curve.” the financial crisis we’re it. You guys are lowlifes. And I founded Grow Up Great and its Spanish-language equivale
names, such as Mickey Mouse in today. hope you all die.”
households don’t have con Éxito, a 10-year, $100 million program to help prep
Hurd thinks the hate calls will
broadband access and 28 cease soon.
children for school and life. Pick up a free bilingual Sesam
percent of Americans rarely, “In two weeks, I think these “Happy, Healthy, Ready for School” kit at a PNC branch
if ever, use the Internet. attacks will be over. But I think it with all kinds of simple, everyday things you can do to he
Disparities are notable among will be harder for us to get our learn. Together, we can work with our communities so
minorities, the poor, the less name back on good graces generation won’t just grow up... but grow
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A4 The Afro-American, May 21, 2011 - May 27, 2011

Howard Awarded
$10,000 Grant
from Home Depot
Community
Baltimore Girl Group Tackles Hip-Hop’s Misogyny
By AFRO Staff Winners were announced 2 Sister Magazine and By Courtney Bonaparte
on May 16 by Home Depot. Monica McCluney, the Special to the AFRO
Howard University Howard along with runner United Negro College Fund’s
was recently awarded a ups Virginia Union University national director of strategic Tuning into popular radio stations, ears
$10,000 grant for on campus (Richmond, Va.), Knoxville alliances, came away awed are sometimes met with negative themes
improvements for finishing as College (Knoxville, Tenn.), by the number of intriguing camouflaged by hot beats and catchy
a finalist in the Home lyrics. Songs about violence, drug use
Depot 2011 “Retool and the degradation of women are finding
Your School” Campus their way into heavy rotation on the air
Improvement Grant waves. But one afternoon in early 2010, a
Program. The famed Baltimore father and his three daughters
Washington, D.C. decided it was time for a change. That
university was one of change came in the shape of Charm City’s
11 Historically Black own music trio Watoto From the Nile,
Colleges and Universities which comprises sisters Nia, Nya and
(HBCU) to receive Kamaria.
grants for their proposals “The music of today is dirty. It has
of long-standing eco- good sounds and a good flow, but we Photo by Mikal Veale
friendly projects. felt like we needed an image to help in Nia , Nya and Kamaria, performed with
Bethune-Cookman the cleaning up of hip hop,” said Jabari friends at “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: A Nation
University took home the Natur, the girls’ father and creator of the Can Rise No Higher Than Its Women” on May
grand prize of $50,000. group. Watoto, which means “children” in 14.
The Daytona, Fla. Courtesy Photo Swahili, aims to confront the negative ideas
college will reportedly Howard University received a $10,000 grant for campus surrounding today’s youth, with music that
use the grant to install improvements from Home Depot as part of the company’s provokes thought and inspires change. Their music is described as “cultural, inspirational and
automated access doors “Retool Your School” program. informative, at time channeling the ‘80s.”
and a wheelchair ramp With 10-year-old Nia providing the vocals, 9-year-old Nya supplying the rhymes and
in its Student Center sweet-faced 5-year-old Kamaria still sharpening her craft, these sisters have already created
to better accommodate quite the buzz locally and nationally. The girls were recently featured performers at a
students, faculty and staff North Carolina A&T State suggestions sent in from May 14 program called “ENOUGH is ENOUGH: A Nation Can Rise No Higher Than Its
members with disabilities, University (Greensboro, several institutions. Woman,” which discussed the harmful social and cultural images of the Black community in
according to a press release. N.C.), Morris Brown College “I was most impressed mainstream hip hop, and more specifically, the images of women and girls.
As part of the contest, (Atlanta, Ga.), Carolina with the institutions who In 2010 they dropped their first single, an up-tempo tune about perseverance entitled “I
eligible schools submitted one Central University (Durham, really understood that they Won’t Quit,” which was an instant hit among kids in the Baltimore area. In February 2011,
major campus improvement N.C.), Tuskegee University should be focusing on green they released their controversial second single, “A Letter to Lil Wayne.” This song, in the
project up to $50,000 of (Tuskegee, Ala.), Mississippi initiatives. I think that is form of an open letter, took aim at one of the biggest rappers in the music industry and urged
funding and one minor Valley State University (Itta always a critical aspect him to end the negative portrayal of women in his music. The song was accompanied by a
campus improvement project Bena, Miss), Southwestern for campuses in terms of video that helped the group achieve the bulk of its notoriety. The YouTube music video went
up to $10,000. Although Christian College (Terrell, conserving dollars, which viral, garnering over 900,000 views in months. Although they’ve received some backlash, the
Howard’s major proposal of Texas) and Florida are much needed across all video has generally been well received. Although the girls take criticism in stride, Natur said
installing an eco-friendly turf Agricultural and Mechanical HBCUs,” McCluney said in he shares these words of wisdom with them: “Whenever people stand up for anything that’s
and repairing an athletic field University (Tallahassee, Fla.) a statement. “There is a valid positive, people are always met with people who don’t that change to happen.”
it shares with Howard Middle will all have their minor interest from HBCUs around While Natur writes the lyrics for most of the group’s songs, the girls influence the
failed to trump Bethune- proposal projects funded. green initiatives. So, the more messages presented in their music. They choose the beats and dictate the sound of the songs
Cookman, the school still Online and public voting opportunities we can give and he acts as a scribe for their thoughts and ideas.
came away as a huge winner. in addition to a panel of them to come together and “The music of today is filthy,” said Natur. “A lot of these songs come of as children’s
The grant will fund Howard’s judges were used to select leverage opportunities such jingles but they’re filthy and an infested and Watoto cleans them up.”
minor proposal to install the winning schools. A as the ‘Retool Your School’ These girls hope to take their ambitions to greater heights and spend hours practicing
fencing and a sustainable prestigious panel of judges, experience in helping them to choreography and rehearsing each week between their studies. Watoto From the Nile has
garden at the tennis courts it headlined by Jamie Foster save resources through green
shares with the middle school. Brown, publisher of Sister initiatives, the better.” Continued on B4

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A5

Enon Baptist’s Pastor Accused of Leading Flock Astray

By Melissa Jones
Special to the AFRO
Controversy is brewing among the congregation at
the Enon Baptist Church. Members are concerned about
ideological changes in the beliefs and teachings of their
pastor, the Rev. Arnold Howard, who has served the Harlem
Park church in that position since 1989.
The AFRO obtained a letter in which a parishioner claims
Howard’s affiliation with the American Clergy Leadership
Council, an “interdenominational clergy organization,” is in
direct conflict with his duties and obligations as pastor of Enon
Baptist.
At the heart of the matter is the ACLC’s connection to the
highly controversial Unification Church led by the Rev. Sun
Myung Moon, a North Korea-born man who claims he is the
second coming of Jesus.
“We’ve been infiltrated by these people,” said Jesse
Bennett, a longtime member of the church and author of
the open letter. “Rev. Howard has been teaching the Divine
Principle in his sermons and in bible study classes. We want
ACLC and the Unification Church out of Enon. We didn’t ask
for them to come and we did not invite them.”
Bennett also wrote to the Baptist Minister’s Conference of
Baltimore and Vicinity inquiring about their position on the
ACLC and the Unification Church.
Regarded as a cult by some members of Enon, the
Unification Church has met objection worldwide since its
inception in 1954.
The Divine Principle, the text used by the Unification
Church, was co-written by Moon and one of his early disciples
and was first published in1966. Some of Moon’s philosophies,
found in the book, are similar to the ancient teachings of
Christianity, including an acknowledgement of one God, the
life and death of Jesus Christ and the Bible as holy text.
Moon and his followers regard he and his wife, Hak Ja
Han, as the “true” mother and father or parents of humanity,
sent to absolve mankind of their sins. The basis of Moon’s
“ ... the Conference did not at that
time nor do we at this time endorse
his position.” - Dr. Walter Brunson Jr.
claims is his affirmation of himself as a modern day Messiah.
This distinction has caused religious leaders and scholars to
openly question Moon’s authenticity and motives.
On the ACLC’s website, Howard is listed as the co-
chairman of the Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
region and a video posted by the organization shows Howard
lecturing about how to incorporate the doctrine of the Divine
Principle into the teachings of the Bible.
Another Enon Baptist member said Howard relieved him
from his position at the church when asked to show support
of The Divine Principle. “He told me that I was either for him
or against him,” the member told the AFRO. “I said to him, ‘I
am not against you but I am not for the Divine Principle’ and
shortly after I was removed from my position.”
According to Bennett, the pastor addressed his affiliation
with the ACLC during his Easter address to the congregation.
The sermon, “Because Jesus Appointed Me To,” and the
website video were abnormal for Easter Sunday, Bennett said.
He also said that during a congregation meeting Howard
claimed the support of the executive board of the Baptist
Minister’s Conference (BMC). According to Bennett,
Howard said: “I presented excerpts of my speech from
Sunday [Easter Sunday] to the Baptist Ministerial Alliance
and when I finished, they applauded, they gave my message a
round of applause, they liked my message.”
“It is extremely important that your body responds
immediately to our inquiry on the position the BM[C] takes
with these groups,” wrote Bennett in his open letter.
BMC President Dr. Walter Brunson Jr., responded that
they did not support the teachings of Rev. Moon, the ACLC
or the Unification Church. However Rev. Howard, Brunson
said, was entitled under his First Amendment right to
“present his personal views during the Theological Moment,”
but added that “the conference did not at that time nor do we
at this time endorse his position.”
Howard’s attendance at the American Clergy Leadership
Conference, an annual event sponsored by the Unification
Church, along with conferences, galas and training sessions
allegedly financed by the Unification Church, has called the
pastor’s alliance into question. Bennett said Howard “allows
ACLC meetings, regularly hosts prayer breakfasts and
utilizes the facilities of Enon Baptist Church” to further the
goals and objectives of the Unification Church.
“Rev. Howard should resign in writing from the ACLC,”
said Bennett. Church members will meet at the end of May to
decide what happens next.
When contacted by the AFRO, Howard declined to
comment on the matter. “This is an internal church matter,”
he said.

The State Center Controversy
By Sean Yoes
Special to the AFRO
On a blustery day in March, Rev. Alvin C.
Hathaway Sr., of Union Baptist Church, stood
at the intersection of McCulloh and Dolphin
streets in West Baltimore, just yards from
his venerable church, touting the virtues of a
massive project he believes could breathe new
life into his long suffering neighborhood.
“It’s really important that we have a clear
center inside our community,” the long-time
community leader said. “It’s really important
for all of our neighbors to come together in
places...where we can commonly get to know
one another. It’s also a place where there are
opportunities for employment, and employment
opportunities are very important in the
community,” added Hathaway, one of the many
enthusiastic supporters of the project.
The “clear center” Hathaway was speaking
of is what is being called the State Center
Project, a pending sprawling 28-acre state office
campus, which would dramatically augment
and renovate the current state office building
complex at Howard and Preston streets adjacent
to the Fifth Regiment Armory. The new State
Center construction is planned for three phases
over 15 years and will include residences,
offices, commercial spaces, street-level retail
and public spaces that would, “reconnect the
28-acre campus with its nine surrounding
neighborhoods,” according to project officials.
The community surrounding State Center,
which is a transition between downtown’s west
side and uptown’s west side, is one of the most
diverse – culturally, racially and economically
– in the city.
A couple of blocks northeast of State Center
are Bolton Hill and Seton Hill, two of the more
affluent neighborhoods in Baltimore. Just a
few blocks to the west of State Center are the
decaying twin towers and townhouses of the
impoverished and once notorious McCulloh
Homes, where several episodes of “The
Wire” were shot. And State Center is in the
city’s Cultural Arts District, which hosts the
annual Artscape cultural festival, one of the
largest on the East Coast; and is home to the
Arena Players theater, one of the oldest Black
playhouses in America, as well as the nationally
renowned Maryland Institute College for the
Continued on A8

HBCU Legal Case Walker countered

Continued from A1
The plaintiff’s lawyers
asserted that inequitable
operational and capital
projects funding coupled
with duplication of specialty
academic programs have
widened the disparities
between HBCUs and other
Maryland schools.
They also contended
that the state never lived up
to a partnership agreement
established in 2000 with
the U.S. Department of
Education’s Office for
Civil Rights that dictated
Maryland’s HBCUs achieve
parity in funding, facilities
and academic program
development.
But attorneys for the state
argued that Maryland has
“diligently performed its
obligations” and “should be
commended” for setting an
“aspirational goal to make
HBCUs comparable and
competitive.”
They said the plaintiffs
cannot prove that the
state has discriminatory
practices traceable to the
segregation era, and noted
that the Office of Civil Rights,
which monitors educational
discrimination, has yet to side
with the plaintiffs.
”OCR didn’t seek to
intervene; they didn’t file a
lawsuit,” said Killefer. “Over
five years have passed with
no activity from OCR. How
long is long enough that
presumption is that the state
is right?”
Insiders speculate that
the federal agency decided
against aligning with the
plaintiffs for political reasons.
In veiled statements
that seemed to question the
need for HBCUs, Killefer
argued that 59 percent of
Maryland’s Black students
attend traditionally White
institutions and in the past,
the University of Maryland
College Park offered
scholarships for Blacks to
attend the school.
Coalition attorney Karen
that “it is not
enough to say
dishonest” because he used
outdated figures—from 2000
to 2005—to calculate the
operation funding or the
facilities to compete,” he
said.
think that, they are drinking
some kind of Kool Aid.”
But according to
want to attend other schools.”
Judge Blake said she will
rule “as soon as possible”
you have race- funding discrepancies. As a prime example, Greenbaum, “state action on whether the case should
neutral policies.” Despite Killefer’s feelings attorneys pointed to a continues to foster all the proceed to before a jury. With
“The state has not satisfied its towards the expert, Walker joint master’s in business elements that affect student her say-so, a six-week trial
burden, she said, that it has said state funding levels administration degree choice and make students would begin June 27.
dismantled the vestiges of are driven by admission, program established at
segregation. and schools boasting more Towson University and the
Although several sophisticated programs often University of Baltimore in
historically Black institutions receive more money, which 2005 that mirrors a Morgan Let Your Smile Bloom
(HBIs) have garnered poses a problem for HBCUs State program. Dr. Maxine V. Clark has been making
additional state funding in who struggle to maintain Greenbaum said since Maryland smiles beautiful for over 25 years!
recent years, the coalition’s unique, high-demand desegregation, the state has
attorneys assert that the programs. opted to enrich younger
institutions have yet to receive Supreme Court rulings schools, including Towson
enough resources to level the have forced states to wipe and UMBC, at faster rates
playing field and compete out duplicate academic than Blacks schools, allowing (Valid through 4-30-11. Full orthodontic treatment only.)
against TWIs after decades of programs, which were rooted them to surpass HBCUs
scant funding. in the segregation era, but in resources, edifices and
“Even 25 years of the plaintiffs’ attorneys argue enrollment.
favorable funding does not that the state has allowed “Yes, you’ve done
suffice to dismantle the dual TWIs to offer specialized something for HBCUs, but
system if it does not yet programs that were unique to you have done more for the
allow the HBIs to provide an HBCUs. It’s caused Whites TWIs.”
education today free of stigma to leave Blacks schools to Killefer said the Towson
of past discrimination,” said enroll in other institutions, program was the only
Walker. exacerbating the lack of program duplication instated
Their financial analyst diversity at HBCUs. in a 10-year span.
estimates that upwards of According to coalition A “dramatically different
$2 billion was collectively attorney John Greenbaum, and better Maryland exists
withheld from the state’s HBCUs are more segregated than during segregation,” he
HBCUs between 1984 and today than they were in the said.
2009. 1970s. “Maryland is not
Killefer discredited the “HBCUs cannot Mississippi,” he said roughly.
expert, citing that he “may desegregate because they “It’s not Alabama in the 1970s
be clever but is intellectually don’t have unique programs, and ‘80s, and if the plaintiffs
This is your day.
May 21, 2011
Robin Thea Vowels Wynder
Robin, former resident of
Baltimore, former graduate of
Walbrook High School Class of 1974—
where she could have graduated early, but chose to graduate with
her friends.
Robin, graduate of Frostburg State University. Robin made Frostburg
her home and now holds the position as Director of the Diversity
Center. Robin has been selected to receive the
Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award.
The family wants Robin to know that we are happy and very proud
of her and we are here to support her. Robin has truly become a
fine lady, mother, grandmother and wife.
Walk on in pride and respect because you earn it!
Your father said you’re a gift from heaven, so he nicknamed
you Rosebud. You are a rose indeed! While you are achieving
your goals, you find time to reach out and help others.
We love you Rosebud. May God bless and keep you always.
—With love, Your Mother and Family
A6 The Afro-American, May 21, 2011 - May 27, 2011

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Opinion
We Cannot Allow Medicare and Medicaid to be
Dismantled
We can – and we must
– develop a credible deficit
reduction plan that is
comprehensive and considers
all options. A credible budget
plan, however, does not hurt
the weakest, most vulnerable
Americans.   insurance at any price. Today, 185,700 Maryland seniors and
Unfortunately, the
House of Representatives
has passed a budget plan
developed by Congressman
Paul Ryan of Wisconsin
Sen. Ben Cardin that I believe does just that
by turning Medicare into a
voucher program and Medicaid into a block grant program to
the states. Congressman Ryan also has called for reducing the
marginal tax rate for millionaires while taxing middle-income
Americans at the same rate as the richest Americans.
I believe Congressman Ryan’s plan will do little to
reduce our deficit and will result in a dwindling tax base.  I
also believe his proposal – in the end – will ultimately kill
Medicare and Medicaid, two of the most important programs
in our nation’s history. A credible plan must put all spending –
including defense, discretionary and mandatory – on the table,
along with genuine tax reform that raises additional revenues
by closing loopholes and simplifying the tax code.  
As we evaluate the Ryan budget plan, we must remember
that Medicare, along with Social Security, helped create the
middle class of the 20th century. Congress created Medicare
in 1965 because most seniors were unable to purchase health
people with disabilities rely on Medicare and Medicaid for
their health care needs, including nursing home care. To attack
such successful programs is to try and undo the progress we
have made in creating the largest, most secure middle class in
the world. It also risks putting seniors at the mercy of private
insurance companies. American families depend upon and that invests in our nation’s
I will fight to make sure Medicare remains a guaranteed future. President Obama is right when he says we must “out
benefit for seniors and the disabled so that they can continue to educate, out build and out compete” if our nation is to remain a
have access to health care.  I also will fight any plan to block world leader in the 21st century.
grant Medicaid, a program for our nation’s most vulnerable
Americans, including those who depend on it for nursing home Sen. Cardin, D-Md., is a member of five Senate
care.  I believe that if we turn Medicaid into a block grant, it committees:  Environment & Public Works, Finance,
will ultimately cease to exist.   Foreign Relations, Budget, and Small Business and
We have a real opportunity with the FY 2012 budget to Entrepreneurship.  His website is: www.cardin.senate.gov .
chart a more responsible fiscal path for our nation.  But we You can follow him regularly on Twitter @SenatorCardin or
must do it in a way that preserves important programs that look for the latest videos at YouTube.com/SenatorCardin.

Bridging the Economic Storms

Our struggle continues insurance, as well as up to an additional 24 months going
to save as many Maryland forward – with a maximum combined total of $50,000.
homes from foreclosure as Eligible homeowners who are 3-12 months in arrears
we can in this gradually on their mortgages should apply – even if they have total
improving, but still weakened, household income up to 120 percent of our area’s average. To
economy. Marylanders who obtain more details, homeowners can visit http://www.hope.
need a temporary “leg up” org on the Internet or call the HOPE hotline (877) 462-7555.
should know that help is Deserving applicants should not be deterred from applying
now at hand to assist them in in the face of wrong-headed efforts by budget-cutters in
bridging the storms. the House to deny them this reasonable help. The recent,
Far too many of our Republican party-line vote to end this bridge loan program is
neighbors are still hurting unlikely to be supported in the Senate – or by the president.
financially. I am proud to have played a leading role in creating this
Nearly 51,000 Maryland practical initiative to help hard-working Americans who are in
Elijah Cummings households with mortgages to financial trouble through no fault of their own.
pay still have a breadwinner These are the same families whom we see in our
who is unemployed or underemployed through no fault of their neighborhoods every day. All too often, they have been sitting
own. They are joined by more than 1.2 million households in in the front rows of my Foreclosure Prevention Workshops
the same plight nationally. with tears running down their faces.
Many of these homeowners, however, have a reasonable It is hard for me to fathom why anyone would oppose the
likelihood of regaining their employment within two years, short-term help that our bridge loan program is offering to
allowing them to resume their mortgage payments. them.
This reality is why I pushed so hard to create the It costs taxpayers nothing – utilizing Troubled Asset funds
Emergency Homeowners Loan Program when we enacted returned by the big banks that taxpayers bailed out – and it
the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform legislation last year. This helps to reduce the number of foreclosures that otherwise
critical reform allocated nearly $40 million in short-term would further depress the property values of neighboring
“bridge loans” through HUD and the Maryland Department of homes and communities.
Housing and Community Development. There is another benefit to our community that often
Last month, I was deeply gratified to announce that goes overlooked. Helping our neighbors fight off avoidable
Maryland’s Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program is foreclosures reduces the competition for rental housing
now in operation. Our new program can help to pay up to 12 that is becoming increasingly scarce and expensive in our
months of mortgage arrears, including delinquent taxes and community.
According to a new report by Harvard’s Joint Center for
Housing Studies, 27 percent of renting householders in the
Baltimore region were spending more than one-half their pre-
tax income on housing and utilities in 2009. That’s up from 19
percent in 2000.
This is a challenge that we must overcome. Here in
Baltimore, and throughout our country, the lesson is clear.
All of us have a direct financial interest in helping those
who are in danger of losing their homes through no fault of
their own.
That is why I am so deeply gratified that 30 of my
Democratic colleagues have joined with me to introduce
legislation, the Preserving Homes & Communities Act of 2011
(H.R. 1477), while Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski has
joined with Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island to introduce the
same reform legislation in the Senate, (S. 489).
We must rein in the scandalous wrongdoing by mortgage
servicing companies that have wrongly denied Americans the
opportunity to keep their homes – even while we continue to
do all that we can to help families save their homes here in
Baltimore.
Once again, on Saturday, June 25, I will be hosting my
sixth Foreclosure Prevention Seminar at Woodlawn Senior
High School to help neighbors in need save their homes.
Those who are interested in attending can register online after
May 16 at http://cummings.house.gov or you may call our
office at (410) 685-9199.
These are difficult times - but I remain convinced that,
working together, we can bridge these economic storms.
Congressman Elijah Cummings represents Maryland’s
7th Congressional District in the United States House of
Representatives.

Letters to the Editor

their perpetrators on an ongoing basis after the trauma. In some cases, service members may
Is America Still a Serious Nation? need to rely on their perpetrators (or associates of their perpetrators) to authorize medical and
By Maj. Gen. Roger R. Blunt
psychological care or provide for other basic needs. This may leave them at risk for additional
victimization and often increases their sense of helplessness and powerlessness. There may
When our evolving democratic system became so skewed that financial capital multiplied
also be career-related consequences for service members who experience MST, in that their
under control of miniscule elements in America that were sufficiently powerful to corrupt our
perpetrators are frequently peers or supervisors with the power to influence work evaluations
political system, wars could and have been waged in support of those interests. Recall the
and decisions about promotions. Even if this is not the case, service members who experience
departing words of the Republican President Eisenhower who knew so well the horrors of war:
MST may face the difficult choice of either continuing military careers in which they are forced
“…beware of the military industrial complex.” Our national electorate is still asleep.  
to have frequent contact with their perpetrators, or sacrificing career goals in order to protect
As one who enlisted many years ago, I have known a small measure of the quality of
themselves from future victimization.
America’s defense forces used and fueled by our nation’s industrial machine and have observed
About one in five women and one in 100 men seen at VA medical facilities report MST.
the corporate dividends that issue from large untaxed profits. The time is fast approaching,
Because of the disproportionate ratio of men to women in the military, within the VA system
however, when our electorate will be awakened to the fact that our “all volunteer force”
there are actually comparable numbers of male and female veterans seeking help for MST.
instituted nearly four decades ago is not working. Too many of our service men and women
MST affects veterans in a number of ways, and it is important to remember that everyone
did not bargain for the role of mercenary that our country placed upon them. In fact, our
responds differently. Responses to MST differ based on individual factors, such as a veteran’s
nation has abrogated its duty to allow its soldiers to protect themselves in the traditional role
previous trauma history, his or her interpretation of the event and the quality of his/her support
of warrior for their government. I argue this because rules of engagement at tactical points of
system following the trauma. Emotional struggles following MST may include excessive fear
decision producing legions of PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) cases from duty in Iraq
and anxiety, depression and irritability or angry outbursts. MST survivors may also report
and Afghanistan have been so modified by legal judgment in real time that the soldier is in fear
disturbing nightmares, difficulties concentrating or staying focused and trouble either falling
of prosecution, if not in civilian courts, by their countrymen. While they will not be damned
asleep or staying asleep. They may feel disconnected from others, experience feelings of
as they were in the Vietnam debacle, the growing number of sympathizers and advocates
numbness and have trouble feeling pleasant emotions, like love or happiness. Some survivors
demanding help for the damaged veterans – and their burdened families – among us who are
abuse alcohol and/or drugs to cope with memories and emotional reactions, or to help them
unemployed, homeless and in need of long term solutions will rise up to correct this awesome
fall asleep. The emotional pain of having experienced MST can also show up through physical
defect in the great experiment called America, the home of the free and the brave.
health problems, including chronic pain, weight or eating problems, stomach problems and
sexual difficulties.
Maj. Gen. Roger R. Blunt retired in 1986. His last assignment was as commander of the 97th
Maryland veterans, please know that you do not have to suffer in silence. The VA Maryland
Army Reserve Command headquartered at Ft. George G. Meade in Maryland.  
Health Care System offers services that can help women and men recover from MST. Veterans
 
do not need to be service-connected to receive free MST-related care. Those who may not be
 
eligible for other VA care may be able to receive treatment for MST. Veterans do not need to
Military Sexual Assault Awareness have reported the MST when it happened, nor do they need to provide documentation that it
The recent observation of Sexual Assault Awareness Month provides an excellent
occurred.
opportunity to raise awareness of military sexual trauma (MST). MST includes unwanted
At the VA Maryland Health Care System, an MST treatment coordinator is standing by,
sexual attention, uninvited sexual advances or forced sex during active duty military service
ready to assist Veterans in finding and accessing VA services and programs. If you or someone
or during military training. MST also includes any sexual activity where someone is involved
you know is struggling with issues related to MST, please know that you do not have to struggle
against his or her will. He or she may have been pressured into sexual activities (for example,
alone. If you would like to speak with a mental health provider about MST, please let your
with threats of negative consequences for refusing to be sexually cooperative or with implied
primary health care provider know, or contact the VA Maryland Health Care System facility
faster promotions or better treatment in exchange for sex), may have been unable to consent
nearest you and ask for the MST coordinator.
to sexual activities (for example, when intoxicated), or may have been physically forced into
sexual activities.
Sara Nett, PsyD.
What sets MST apart from sexual assault outside the military? Because sexual trauma
Clinical psychologist
associated with military service most often occurs in a setting where the service member
Trauma Recovery Program
lives and works, many who experience MST must continue to interact and work closely with
VA Maryland Health Care System
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May 21,
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May 27,
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State Center
Continued from A5
Arts.
“I think it’s important
that the rich history of this
community is connected to
the rich history of Bolton Hill,
the rich history of Midtown,
the rich history of Seton Hill,”
Hathaway said.
“We all need to realize
that before they came in an
artificially changed the street
patterns this was all one
community,” he added.
State Center is being
developed by Ekistics, LLC,
and is the vision which of the
company’s CEO Caroline G.
Moore who, according to the
State Center website, “has
over 25 years of experience in
public private partnerships and
mixed use developments.”
“What we are proudest of is
the process by which the plan
for State Center has evolved,”
Moore said via e-mail. “We
have participated in literally
hundreds of meetings with the
community to work through
challenges and visualize the
best plan for State Center. In
these meetings, the collective
wisdom of the many dedicated
participants has resulted in a
better project that will yield
more abundant long term
outcomes.”
Yet, despite its many
supporters, State Center is not
without its detractors, many of
whom are amongst the richest
and most powerful business
people in the state.
“Downtown retailers,
restaurants and commercial
property owners – all of whom
have invested heavily in their
businesses – now face a new
threat that could devastate the
downtown business district,
along with its stakeholders’
assets and livelihoods. It
comes in the form of a
deceptively appealing $1.5
billion development of the
nearby State Center complex,”
wrote David E. Johnson,
president of Stratford Realty
Management Co., and senior
vice president of Lexington
Charles Partnership, in an op-
ed piece for the Baltimore Sun
in March.
“That project, which calls
for 1.5 million new square
feet of office space, would
be built on state land for
state purposes and supported
by unprecedented taxpayer
subsidies,” added Johnson
who has leased and managed
downtown Baltimore real
estate for more than 25 years.
“The entire project is
deeply dependent upon
unrealistic projections of
demand for new office
space in the midst of a
down economy. It’s equally
dependent on unsupportable
forecasts for a growing state
bureaucracy in the midst of
government downsizing.”
Johnson is part of a group
of downtown businesses,
office owners, retailers and
Little Italy restaurateurs who
are suing two state agencies,
among others, arguing
public officials didn’t follow
Maryland procurement laws
and that wants to kill the State
Center project. The legal
action effectively halted plans
to begin phase one of the State
Center project this spring.
But, the man allegedly
driving the effort to shut down
the State Center project is
Peter Angelos, the billionaire
owner of the Baltimore
Orioles.
“Certainly, Mr. Angelos
and the other sponsors of legal
opposition to State Center
were aware of the project’s
momentum over the last five
years, and of the millions of
dollars the state has spent
researching the best option,”
said Bryan Dunn in an op-ed
article in the Sun in March.
Dunn lives in Seton Hill and is
founder of Midtown Matters.
“Yet they waited until
months before groundbreaking
to bring it to a grinding halt,”
Dunn added.
Specifically, the lawsuit
filed in Baltimore Circuit
Court alleges state officials
didn’t seek competitive bids
from downtown property
owners before they decided
to lease office space for three
public agencies at the new
State Center project. And
the suit argues two members
of the original development
team, Struever Bros. Eccles
and Rouse and Doracon, were
replaced without competitive
bidding.
Still, the battle to begin
phase one of one of the most
ambitious redevelopment
project the city has seen in
many years continues.
“We actually see a lot of
support for State Center…
The nine neighborhoods and
institutions surrounding the
site have been partners for the
past five years,” Moore said.
“As a result, we enjoy broad
community, governmental and
institutional support for our
project.”
She added, “We are baffled
and disheartened by the few
downtown building owners
who are delaying the project
and the jobs which Baltimore
so desperately needs.”

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AFRO CEO/
Publisher
John Oliver Jr.
congratulates Students: Ryan Evans, Michael
Raven Blount, Maryland State Fidzgerald, Dennis Wang, Isiah
the winning
Sen. Catherine Pugh, D-Md., Mark Buttram, Wilfred Zouantcha and
students on their
Machen and Meaghan Dingwall Emmauel Godo
accomplishment.
Diane Hocker,
AFRO’s Character
Education
coordinator
Dr. David Terry,
executive director of
the Reginald Lewis
Museum, shared a few
words at the Character
Education Awards
Banquet on May 9. Three eighth-grade students, Raven counties, the Baltimore region and
Blount, Mark Machen and Meaghan Washington, D.C., joined the winning
Dingwall, were honored for their essay writers at the program. The
Dr. Gregory Bell inspirational essays during the 14th keynote speaker was Maryland state Sen.
Annual Character Education Campaign Catherine Pugh, D-Baltimore, who used
2011 Awards Luncheon held May 9 at the her experiences in the world of business,
Reginald F. Lewis Museum. media and politics to encourage students
AFRO’s director of Students from Anne Arundel, to reach for the stars, to be unyielding in
Global Markets, Montgomery, Howard, Prince George’s their pursuit of their goals and to be open
Benjamin Phillips to unexpected opportunities.
The AFRO’s Character Education
program is designed to promote
positive character traits in public
school students. Each year, corporate
professionals and business leaders
join the effort and share stories that
illustrate how their character and
morals helped them personally and in
the workplace.

Photos by Bill Tabron

Sponsor representatives Laura Shipley, College

Savings Plan of Maryland; David Milton, BGE;
Kelly Spilman, Legg Mason; Cathy Plakatoris, T.
Rowe Price and Laura Knickman, Verizon

Howard County’s Craddle Rock Middle School

teachers, from left: Erin O’Connor, Vanessa Hooks,
Stacy Horen and Yolaine Duver Seau

Jason
Godfroy Jennifer
R. Peduzzi
Keisha and Estelle
Clarke- O’Connor
English
from BGE Representatives from Character Education
Legg Mason sponsor BGE: Michael Davenport, left, David
Verizon representatives Representatives Milton, Jacqueline Freburger and Matthew
representatives from College Buecker
Savings Plan of
Maryland

Students and educators in

attendance at the Character
Education Awards Banquet at the
Reginald Lewis Museum on May 9.
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Faith Pulse May 19

Faith Bytes
His Way Christian Women’s Ministry presents Girlfriends Weekend with the theme, “The

Former State Delegate Frank D.
Boston Jr. Dies at 72
Former Maryland General Assembly Del.
Frank D. Boston Jr., a West Baltimore native
recognized for his passion concerning educational
issues, died May 10 of congestive heart failure.
He was 72.
Born Dec. 5, 1938, Boston attended Frederick
Douglass High School and received a bachelor’s
degree from the University of Maryland and
a master’s in education from Johns Hopkins
University.
Boston served three terms on the Maryland
General Assembly, serving District 41 in
Baltimore City from 1987 to 1999. Before
becoming a legislator, Boston worked as a
vocational evaluator and teacher for the Baltimore
City Public School System.
During his legislative career, Boston served
on the Constitutional and Administrative Law
Committee, Judiciary Committee, Commerce
and Government Matters Committee, Economic
Matters Committee, Special Committee on Drug
(Courtesy Photo) and Alcohol Abuse and was deputy majority whip
Frank D. Boston Jr. between 1992-‘94. He was also named chairman
of the Baltimore City Delegation and chairman of
the House Democratic Caucus.
Outside of his legislative duties, Boston was a member of the Governor’s Commission on
Women’s Health, the State Board of Physicians, the State Board of Elections, Morgan State
University’s Board of Regents, and the Board for the Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund.
In 1998, Boston challenged Clarence W. Blount, a seven-term incumbent, for the 41st
District Senate seat. The race turned ugly when Boston accused Blount of living in Baltimore
County while using his Northwest Baltimore apartment address only as a mailing location.
Boston ultimately lost his bid for the Senate.
At the time of his death, Boston worked for the Harford County government as manager of
the Office of Human Relations.
According to the Baltimore Sun, Boston is survived by his wife, Beverly and children
Carmen Boston, Christopher Hicks and Frank Boston III.
Confident Woman,” May 19-21, at Greater New Hope Baptist Church, 2720 W. North Ave.
Apostle Charlotte Philips and Dr. Marie Brice are the dynamic preachers. Workshop presenters
include Bishop Reginald Kennedy, Dr. Leah White, Dr. Evelyn Gettis-Lee, Minister LaTonya
Donaldson (Young Girls track) and Elder Mary Lucas. Evening worship services are open to
everyone.
For more information, call 410-660-9823, 410-655-5649 or e-mail ladypreacher227@aol.
com.
The Rev. Linwood C. Robinson is the host pastor.
May 21
The Youth Ministry of Greater Faith Christian Center and Ministries presents a talent show,
6 p.m., at the Boys and Girls Club, 100 E. Belair Ave. in Aberdeen. For more information call
443-365-9416, 443-627-0068 or e-mail eltryh@yahoo.com. The Rev. Dyan Gwynn is pastor of
the church.
May 21
“Head Talks,” a powerful drama that grips the heart as one family battles disconnection and
generational rage, is being presented, 7 p.m., May 21 and 6 p.m., May 22, at New Covenant
Worship Center, 700 Wildwood Pkwy. For ticket information, visit kuumbaensemble.
org/2011_schedule or call 443-413-1470.
May 22
Haydn's "The Creation" will be performed, 3 p.m., at Brown Memorial Park Avenue
Church, 1316 Park Ave. John Walker will direct the church's Chancel Choir and soloists and
guest organist David Enlow. Call 410-523-1542 for information.
May 23
Join Sen. Ben Cardin and the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood
Partnerships, 9:30 a.m., at the Talon Center, Coppin State University, 2500 W. North Ave. A
light breakfast will be served. Please respond by May 20 to clergycoppin@cardin.senate.gov
or call the Rev. Jerome Stephens at 410-962-4436 for information.
Voices of Faith to Speak Out for LGBT
Equality in Washington
Religious leaders from all 50 states convene May 22-24
Special to the AFRO
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
(LGBT) civil rights organization, will host its Clergy Call for Justice and Equality 2011 in
the District May 23-24. Clergy Call is a biennial event of the HRC Foundation’s Religion

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and Faith Program, mobilizing clergy from across the country to speak up on matters of
LGBT equality.
This year, over 300 religious leaders from all 50 states and representing more than 25
denominations and faith traditions will come together in the nation’s capital. They will
Your History • Your Community organize and strengthen their faith voices and lobby members of Congress about why,
as a matter of faith, they support full equality for LGBT people and families. Clergy
• Your News will focus their advocacy on legislation to prohibit employment discrimination based on
sexual orientation or gender identity and to protect students from bullying, harassment and
discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. 

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“America’s clergy
“ are leading the charge in
changing hearts and minds,
both of the American

THUMBS UP. ” ®
people and our elected
leaders,” said HRC
President Joe Solmonese in
a press statement. “Clergy
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“HILARIOUS AND HEARTFELT.
Kristen Wiig is an indisputable goddess of comedy.”
“GUT-BUSTINGLY FUNNY.
‘BRIDESMAIDS’ GETS AN A!!!!”
show our legislators that religion is NOT antagonistic to the LGBT community. ”
The theme for Clergy Call 2011, “Leadership for Justice in Complex Times,” reflects the
Peter Travers vision and need for a faith-based movement in support of LGBT equality at this moment
of great change in our country.  On May 22 and 23, clergy will engage in programming
designed to strengthen their diverse voices and their reach as moral agents for justice.  In
addition to this skill-based work, they will take part in a faith service the evening of May
23 (open to the public), and a morning press conference on May 24 before lobbying their
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elected leaders.
“Religious leaders from across the spectrum of faith backgrounds and from states as
diverse as Maine and
“the perfect comedy” MAx ROSENHAuS, wjlb-fm
Alabama are turning to the
core tenets of their religious
beliefs as they proclaim
“laughter from
beginning to end... that justice for lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender
i definitely recommend
seeing this film!” people is a matter of deep
faith,” said Dr. Sharon
EATHARON TAyLOR, ThEybf.com

“you’ll laugh Groves, director of HRC’s

Religion and Faith program,
– a lot!” OwEN GLEIBERMAN, EnTERTaInmEnT wEEkly
in a press release.  “They
will not stand on the
sidelines, but are claiming
“it’s a their faith as they join
the struggle for LGBT
must-see.”
ERICKA BOSTON, SISTER 2 SISTER
equality.”
“fun, faith-filled “What HRC has figured
and full of laughs! out is that the best antidote
best romantic comedy
to the Religious Right is
of the year!”
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“this is the progressive faith voices,”
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Hip-Hop/Soul Group The Foreign Exchange Performs in Baltimore

By Bobby Marvin Baltimore on May 21. a producer, it’s easy to get very short period of time…I just the blood, sweat and tears
Special to the AFRO AFRO: “Authenticity” carried away and add layer think we found our limit last of the team involved. We have
marks the third album after layer. And so for this year in terms of all we can been playing consistent shows
Hip-hop/alternative released by The Foreign album in particular, I think do because we do everything for almost three years. And
soul duo The Foreign Exchange. What was the the main challenge was to just ourselves. we started just doing a couple
Exchange has a formula goal this time around? stop whenever we said exactly of big shows in big markets as
that works. Rapper/ Phonte: We wanted to enough. AFRO: As a record far as New York and D.C.
singer Phonte brings make something that was label, how does The Foreign
the voice and character more stripped down than AFRO: As a group, how Exchange Music imprint AFRO: What can fans
while producer Nicolay our previous records… have you guys grown from differ from major record expect from this new tour?
provides the jazzy/ Something that was more your first album Connected to labels? Nicolay: It’s definitely a
electronic production stripped down, a lot more now? Phonte: Where the big new show in a lot of ways.
that complements every direct than our other Phonte: I think with this... company [has] size, you have Obviously there’s a lot of new
project. records. I think we did a we have grown in the sense speed and agility…You might material we’re playing from
Hailing from different good job of doing that. that we think of ourselves can’t out muscle them with the new record. But we have
countries — Phonte is a not just as artists, but as a dollars…but you can out think had a few personnel changes…
North Carolina native and AFRO: What were production unit as well. them. You can out strategize It’s definitely a dose of fresh
Nicolay is originally from some of the challenges them. energy into the show. We’ve
the Netherlands — the making this album AFRO: How do you been really able to cut our
two met online through a compared to your balance managing a record AFRO: Even as an teeth on the material a little
popular hip-hop message Courtesy Photo sophomore effort, “Leave company and being artists independent group, you guys bit in the shows we’ve been
board and from there Phonte and Nicolay of The Foreign It All Behind?” yourselves? are able to launch national doing, so yeah, I’m looking
birthed three albums, Exchange Nicolay: Well I think Nicolay: It’s really really tours. What does it take to get forward to it.
(Connected, Leave It All one of the challenges was hard, you know? It involves to that point?
Behind and Authenticity); a Phonte and Nicolay took a definitely to put a break a lot of work…Last year, Nicolay: It just takes years The Foreign Exchange
Grammy nod for their popular break to talk about managing on ourselves, if you will, to 2010, was really a year where of putting work in. You know comes to the 8 X 10, 10 E.
single “Daykeeper” and their their own label, the state really keep things stripped a lot culminated for us in we do everything ourselves, Cross St., May 21 at 8 p.m.
own independent label, The of music and their current down. I think especially for terms of the work load. We even in terms of the show For more information and
Foreign Exchange Music. Authenticity Tour coming to me as an instrumentalist or released four albums in a booking. So this is really all tickets, visit the8x10.com.

Ezemdi, Nigerian-Born of 4. By the time he turned 8, he was already brushing elbows with professional
musicians as he played piano at his church in Harlem. Shortly thereafter, he

Entertainer, Seeks to Inspire began picking up more musical instruments and mastered each of them.
In high school he discovered another talent. After experimenting with

Others With Differences

his voice, he and two other friends formed a group that performed at school
basketball games and local talent shows. Ezemdi later attended Berklee College
of Music and formed his own licensing company and then landed his big break
when label owner Mark Geohagan signed him to Crazee House Records.
Now, Ezemdi’s anticipating the upcoming release of his first single “Take
By Gregory Dale Off,” which will appear on his debut album. He says By Your Side will be
AFRO Staff Writer released in June and will be a musical blend of romantic ballads and urban
mid-tempo songs catering to the fairer sex.
Growing up, Ezemdi always knew he was different from other kids his “[The album] will have good music with a positive message behind it,”
age. While most children were playing outside, he was forced to stay Ezemdi said. “A lot of the songs on the album are geared towards women,
indoors because his skin was sensitive to the sun. He, unlike his peers, reminding them that at the end of the day there are still some good men out
had albinism, i.e., he was an albino. in the world—you just have to look for them.”
“I...was looked at differently by not even just kids, but adults [also],” In addition to crafting his own hits, he’s also in the midst of producing
Ezemedi told the AFRO in a recent interview. “So, I kind of always records for a string of national and international artists.
knew that I was different and I was uncomfortable in my own skin. But while the talented musician is surely on the heels of success, he
When it came to [hanging out] with my [peers], I always wanted to says his primary reason for pursuing a major career in the music industry
blend in with them and just be a normal kid.” is so he could serve as an inspiration to people across the globe who are
But the experience didn’t get him down. In fact, it actually worked also different from the norm.
in his favor. Now, the 26-year-old is a talented vocalist, producer and “I’m what you would call the Whitest Black man in the world, but
songwriter. I’m doing what I love to do and [I want to tell people] you can do that,
“I remember a time when I was in elementary school and because I too,” Ezemdi said. “Anybody that feels uncomfortable in their own
couldn’t go outside, I started playing on an old raggedy piano that was skin is who I’m trying to reach.”
there and just started messing around with it,” Ezemdi said. “That’s how it
all started.” Ezemdi’s “By Your Side” will be released on June 14. For more
The Nigeria native, born Ezemdi Chikwendu, came to the U.S. at the age information, visit: www.crazeehouse.com.

Hello, everyone! Don’t crabs and shrimp and enjoy

you just love this weather?
We have to realize that we are
truly blessed compared to the
weather in other parts of the
country, especially the states
that are having the floods. Let’s keep
them in our prayers.
We have all types of entertainment to
choose from to suit our lifestyle. I have
been hanging out a lot locally covering a
many of the events that I have been telling
you about. I just don’t have enough space
in my column to give you a review. But
when you see me, just give me a hug.
There is this spot called, Creme
Restaurant. It is an upscale southern
cuisine restaurant and lounge that is
really jumping up and down doing
the “James Brown.” I understand they
have delicious food, too. It is located
518 N. Charles St. On May 29, 8
p.m.- midnight, the popular Magic
95.9 FM radio personality “Lolo” will
be hosting in the “New Soul Lounge”
at Crème Restaurant, bringing in
Baltimore’s local and national artists
featuring “JAZZ” of Dru Hill;
saxophonist, Eric Marner; Mann
(formerly of the Softones) and much
more. For tickets and reservations, call
443-622-9217.
Oh my goodness! The Chesapeake
Bay Blues Festival is May 21-22 at
Sandy Point State Park. Performing are
such artists as the Daryl Davis Band
featuring Nadine Rae, Andy Poxon and
Del Puschert; Motor City Josh, Nat, Anthem-
Chrisdine King, Chesapeake
Bay Blues Band with Patty
Reese, Marc Wenner, Dean
Rosenthal and Tommy
Lepson, The Otis Taylor
Orchestra, Shemekia
Copeland, John Mayall,
Chris Isaak and Dana Fuchs,
just to name a few. For more
information, call 410-744-
2291 or go to their website:
http://www.bayblues.org.
I told you I had
something for all
lifestyles. Check this out!
Churches have fun, too.
Suzonne Vickers with Mt. Ararat Baptist Church
the Knights of Peter will sponsor a bus trip to Woodbury
Commons Premium Outlets, in
Claver, Ladies Auxiliary,
Central Valley, N.Y., on Saturday,
Mother Mary Elizabeth
May 21. Leaving from Mt. Ararat
Lange, Court 323, is
Baptist, 3008 Gwynns Falls Parkway
presenting their Tea
at 7 a.m. and returning midnight. You
Party on May 21, 2-5
will have the opportunity to visit 220
p.m., at the Heritage
outlet stores and shop until you drop.
Parkville Gardens,
7631 Harford Road in
Parkville, Md. Hats and Another trip I am looking
gloves are required. For forward to going is with Stella and
more information, call Everett Fullwood to the Crab Claw
410-521-6368 or 443- Restaurant in St. Michaels. I went
801-1181. last year and had a ball. It is Sunday,
June 12. The bus trip includes all you can eat steamed
By Rosa
the buffet meal, shopping
Pryor
downtown Main Street and
then try your luck at Dover
Downs Slots. Call 410-542-
2530 for your tickets.
This event is also nice. The
Bleu Lights with Sheila Ross;
Dennis Fisher & Lee Jeffers and
Tommy Van will be performing
on Saturday, May 28 at St. Mary’s
Hall, 5500 York Road (rear of
church) 6:30 -11 p.m. Dance the
night away cabaret style; BYOB
and your own barbecue. Call 410-
938-8411.
Sista’s Place, Night Club and
Restaurant, 8521 Liberty Road
features “Happy Hour” with 2-4-
1 drinks every Wednesday with
buffet, 5-8 p.m. Call 443-691-0226
for more information.
Elder George Nicholson,
pastor of Siloam Free
The Kuumba Ensemble Heritage House Community
Will Baptist Church,
Theater presents “Head Talks” on Saturday, May
with his wife, Lady
21 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 22 at 4 p.m. at the
Barbara, are celebrating
New Covenant Worship Center, Fellowship Hall;
their 50th anniversary
700 Wildwood Parkway, Baltimore. It is a powerful
at a banquet on June
showcase that sets the stage ablaze with humor and
4, 5:30-10 p.m. at the
intense drama. For ticket information, contact Rosalyn
Heritage Parkville
Gaines at 443-413-1470.
Garden, 7631 Harford
Road. For more
information, call 443- Well folks, I hate to say it, but I am out of time and
668-0709. space. If you’ve got something going on, contact me at
410-833-9474 or e-mail me at rosapryor@aol.com. I
will see you around. UNTIL THE NEXT TIME, I’M
MUSICALLY YOURS.
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Community Continued from A4

community.
Through the utilization of social media networks, the Chase Community Giving program
has already directed more than $10 million toward charities nationwide, putting the power to
bring positive change across the nation into the hands of some of those who need it most. Due
Baltimore Child Abuse Center a Finalist in Chase $500K to enthusiasm, the program is being continued into this spring - giving 100 additional charities,
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with a goal of preventing future abuse is competing with charities nationwide for donations With the support of volunteers, fans and local residents, BCAC has the opportunity to get much
ranging from $20,000 to $500,000 through the final round of the Chase Community Giving needed resources to help for sexually abused children and provide valuable information on
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through the Chase Community Giving program running on the Facebook platform. If awarded
funding for its Big Idea, BCAC will be able to locally offer for free sexual abuse prevention Dorothy E.
education for all kindergarten classes, parents and teachers and nationally offer online education
and mobile apps at no cost to everyone who wishes to keep their children safe and build a better
Brunson
As part of the ‘AFRO’s’ In 1979, Brunson struck
annual Legends and Pioneers out on her own and acquired
awards program, standout Baltimore’s WEEB radio
community leaders in station and became the first
various fields are honored African-American female to
for their commitment to accomplish this feat. Shortly
The March Family and Staff of King Memorial Park cordially invite you to attend the
bettering Baltimore. The 2011 thereafter, she scored three
honorees, the Rev. Marion more radio stations but sold
“Annual Memorial Day Celebration” C. Bascom (religion), Dr. them to take on the television
Ruthe T. Sheffey (education), industry.
Ethel Ennis (music), Dorothy By 1995, she was the CEO
Memorial Day
E. Brunson (business), of her own communications
Monday, May 30th, 2011 at 11:30 a.m Chief Judge Robert M. Bell firm. After Brunson
King Memorial Park (law), Dr. Levi Watkins Communications picked up
“The Grand Heritage Chapel Jr. (medicine) and Kurt L. WGTW-TV in Philadelphia,
and Mausoleum” Schmoke (leadership), were Photo by Mark Mehlinger/AFRO she helped turn around the
feted at a recent ceremony Dorothy E. Brunson small, last-rated station until
Event hosted by Heaven 600’s
radio personalities Brad Rogers & held at the Reginald F. experienced success throughout she eventually sold it to Trinity
Doresa Harvey and features guest Lewis Museum of Maryland her career, she’s also made Broadcasting Network.
speaker Reverend Franklin Lance African American History history in the process. As the television industry
of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church. The and Culture. Each week, While serving as a senior evolved, Brunson always kept
celebration will also include Adoration,
the ‘AFRO’ will continue to executive at Inner City a solid stance of confidence.
recognize these community Broadcasting in New York Despite new innovations in
The Baltimore Chapter of the 9th &
revolutionaries.” in the early ‘70s, she helped the ways people watch, access
10th Horse Calvary Association of
Dorothy E. Brunson to increase the company’s and obtain information, she
Buffalo Soldiers, About My Father’s
While entrepreneur and broadcasting sales from often insisted that people will
Business, and New Mighty Wonders.
communications expert $189,000 to $22 million by always look for those familiar
Dorothy E. Brunson has surely running five radio stations. local stations.

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Area Teen Youngest U. of Baltimore Grad
By AFRO Staff after spending two at Howard whose interests mirror other
“Where Memories are Preserved” is our commitment and “A Cemetery You Can Be Proud Of” is our promise.
University. Hobson-Powell individuals his same age.
Well over 600 graduates was drawn to UB after Still, Hobson-Powell has
walked across the stage at he discovered the school always proved to be ahead
the University of Baltimore’s offered an interdisciplinary of his peers even during his
annual commencement on undergraduate degree in formative years. “Before he
May 15 and among them all, public policy, psychology and even had teeth in his mouth,
one special student made history. He transferred last he was actually talking,”
history. fall. his father told NBC News
According to the “I wanted to go ahead and Washington back in 2009.
Baltimore Sun, 15-year- pursue an education that best Additionally, while other
old prodigy Ty Hobson- exemplified me,” he told the toddlers were barely learning
Powell recently became the Sun. “I have more than just the English alphabet, the
university’s youngest graduate one interest.” prodigy was already learning
ever. The Washingtonian Despite his noteworthy Chinese. Shortly thereafter,
Family-friendly completed his undergraduate
studies in just three years
accomplishments, his parents
insist that he’s a typical teen
Hobson-Powell started first
grade at 4 years old and
and dog-friendly event capped off high school in two
years.
In the fall, the teen will
featuring music, enroll in law school, and
is considering medical
refreshments and more. school after that. Though
he’s acquired many
accomplishments in just a
short time, he says the journey
410-494-8545 hasn’t been difficult.
www.kidneymd.org “Surprisingly, it doesn’t
take that much effort,”
Hobson-Powell told the Sun.
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Sunday, June
Sunday, 5th
May 1st just comes naturally to me.”

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Continued from A4
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
already released a mixtape
called Life Giving Energy
PRESENTING SPONSOR: plans to drop a new music
video within the next month
and also release a new album.
When they aren’t working
on music or performing Nia,
C O R P O R AT E S P O N S O R S : Nya, and Kamaria enjoy
being kids. Nya likes playing
basketball, Nia enjoys writing
songs with her friends and
Kamaria likes spending time
at the playground.

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Bethune-Cookman Defeats Delaware State for the MEAC Softball Title

By AFRO Staff
Bethune-Cookman (BCC) overcame Delaware State, 5-4, in
eight innings to win the 2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
(MEAC) Softball Championship, May 15 at the Ormond Beach
Sports Complex in Daytona Beach, Fla.
The victory, Bethune-Cookman’s second consecutive
softball title, gives the school an automatic bid to the 2011
NCAA Division I Softball Championship tournament. The
pairings were announced on a selection show May 15 at 10
p.m. on ESPNU. The conference softball championship was
delayed May 14 due to severe lightning.
Bethune-Cookman led the series, 1-0, after a 7-1 blowout
win over Delaware State in game one of the double-elimination
bracket. Game two was tied, 2-2, at the bottom of the second
inning when the lightning began.
Bethune-Cookman’s win wasn’t easy. The squad fell once
to Delaware State during the tournament’s early rounds on
May 13, sending BCC to the loser’s bracket in the double-
elimination tournament. But the Wildcats bounced back by
ripping Howard, 17-0, to make its way back into the MEAC
Courtesy Photo/MEACsports.com
The Bethune-Cookman Lady Wildcats beat out teams like
Morgan State, Howard University and Coppin State to
reach the MEAC Softball Championship Crown.
finals and another shot at Delaware State.
BCC got stellar play from key contributors Ashton Hinds, a
senior outfielder, and Allison Garcia, a freshman pitcher. Hinds
batted in three runs, while Garcia threw a six-inning shutout
against Howard to reach the championship.
More MEAC Softball Championship Tournament News:
Both Morgan State (MSU) and Coppin State University of
Baltimore, Md., were eliminated during the first two days of the
tournament. MSU was knocked out of contention after falling
to Norfolk State, 5-3, and then losing to Coppin State, 6-0, both
on the tournament’s opening day.
Coppin State stayed alive after defeating Morgan State on
the first day, and then crushed Norfolk State on day two. But
Coppin fell to Howard in a subsequent game, ending their
season.
Coppin State junior pitcher Paige Arnold and Morgan
State junior outfielder Sakina Smith were named to the all-
tournament team.

World Class Sprinter Michael Walton To Host Youth Festivities in District

By AFRO Staff
World Class sprinter Michael Walton is just as dedicated
to supporting and mentoring youths as he is to running and
breaking records on the track.
That’s why he’s bringing his annual Michael Walton
Foundation to the District of Columbia the weekend of May
20-21.
Walton said the event is a “celebration of young people,
and the individuals who support them,” which he refers to as
“the team behind the teen.”
“I designed this event as a way to teach, empower and reward
area high school students for all of their hard work,” said Walton.
“Additionally, it’s important to honor and show respect to all of
the adults who support these students day in and day out. It takes
a village to guide our young people, and this weekend is a way
for me to give back and support my community.”
The event starts at the Washington Monument on the
National Mall on May 20 at 12:30 p.m. There, youths will
be separated into teams for Field Day, where they’ll take
on different physically and mentally challenging activities
including a tug-of-war competition, the 50-yard dash race, a
balloon toss, a three-legged race, challenge relay, and more.
Each team will be adopted and coached
by a professional athlete or popular media
personality, such as New England Patriots
cornerback Leigh Bodden and many more of
Walton’s friends and associates. One of the
teams will be crowned with the title of 2011
Field Day D.C. Champions at the conclusion
of Field Day.
Later Friday night, Walton’s foundation
will team up with Great Schools D.C. at 7
p.m. to host a Parents’ Night Out at Richard
England Club House No. 14, which is
located at 4103 Benning Road N.E. Walton
says Parents’ Night Out is designed to
bring out the “inner child” in parents by
participating in musical performances,
giveaways and other interactive activities.
Walton’s event will pick back up on May 21 at 10 a.m.
when middle and high school students will be invited out
to engage in the Teen Leadership Conference at the Jelleff
Recreation Center at 3265 S St. N.W.
According to Walton, the conference is
to encourage and empower teens to “take
charge of their future while setting the tone as
trendsetters for their generation.”
The Teen Leadership Conference will
showcase political officials, celebrity guests
and other public figures, along with volunteers
from the community.
For additional information and to
register for events, please visit www.
michaelwaltonfoundation.org.
Courtesy Photo
World Class sprinter Michael Walton
to host annual youth festivities for his
Michael Walton Foundation on May 20-21.

Kenyan Olympic Gold Medalist

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By AFRO Staff

Samuel Wanjiru, the Kenyan Marathon Olympic Gold Medal winner in 2008, died in Nairobi
on May 15 after he fell from a second floor balcony when a domestic dispute erupted involving
his wife and another woman on May 14, according to reports.
The Associated Press reports that Kenyan police has officially announced Wanjiru’s death as
suicide, although one officer alleged that Wanjiru leaped from the balcony in attempt to prevent
his wife from leaving after she found him with another woman. The balcony is reported to be
between 13 to 19 feet high, and Wanjiru landed upon a hard surface.
“Wanjiru came home with another woman friend at around 11:30 p.m. [on Saturday May 14]
and then when his wife came home and found them she inquired who the lady was,” area police
chief Jasper Ombati said, as reported by the AP. “They got into an argument. His wife locked
them in the bedroom and ran off.
“He then jumped from the bedroom balcony. He is not here to tell us what he was thinking
when he jumped. We do not suspect foul play. In our estimation we think he wanted to stop his
wife from leaving the compound.”
Wanjiru has had a documented history of domestic issues. In December 2010, he was charged
with threatening to kill his wife and wounding a security guard with a rifle, although he denied
all charges and was released on bail.
This past Valentine ’s Day, Wanjiru and his wife, Triza Njeri, announced on television that
they were going to work on their problems, and Njeri also dropped the charges against him.
The Huffington Post reports that two other women claimed they were also married to Wanjiru
on May 16 after hearing reports of his death. Polygamy is commonly practiced in Kenya.
Combs and thread?
Wanjiru’s agent, Federico Rosa, told the Post he doesn’t believe Wanjiru committed suicide.
“I talked to him yesterday and the day before,” Rosa said, according to HuffingtonPost.com.
“It was going well and smoothly and he had no problem at all. This I can guarantee, it was not a
suicide at all.”
Wanjiru is reported to have passed away late May 15 in his hometown of Nyahururu, in the
Visit
Rift Valley, known as “the cradle of Kenyan long-distance running.”
“It is a huge tragedy,” Jos Hermens, a long distance running expert and manager of Ethiopian
great Haile Gebrselassie, told the AP. “He could have won two, three more Olympic Games. He
was an incredible talent.”
The 24-year-old champion runner was the youngest runner ever to win four “major”
marathons, claiming first place in five of seven marathons ran in his young career. He told
reporters when he was 21 that he would “dominate” for at least another decade.

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LEGAL NOTICES
BOARD OF LIQUORLICENSE COMMISSIONERS FOR BALTIMORE CITY
NOTICE

Petitions have been filed by the following applicants for licenses to sell alcoholic beverages at the premises set
opposite their respective names. The real property for these applications will be posted on Monday, May 16, 2011.
Written protests concerning any application will be accepted until and including the time of the conference or hearing.
Conferences and public hearings will be held on or after June 2, 2011. Interested parties should contact the office of the
Board, 231 E. Baltimore Street, 6th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 or by calling (410) 396-4385 to determine the
exact time and date that a particular application will be considered by the Board. Written protests will be acknowledged
by the Board and such protestants will be notified as to the date, time and place of the hearing and/or conference.

TYPESET: Wed May 18 14:13:18 EDT 2011

1. CLASS”A” BEER & WINE
Zheng, LLC. Transfer of ownership 4601 Garrison Boulevard
Cheng Kai You
Paul Zheng MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maryland Port Administration (MPA)

2. CLASS “A” BEER, WINE & LIQUOR LICENSE Marketing and Sales Representative III
Exspanncien, Inc. Transfer of ownership 1340 E. Smith Avenue
Shannon Wood Compensation: $42,891.00 - $68,664.00 - excellent benefits package
Starting salary contingent upon education and experience
Sukhee Liquors, Inc. Transfer of ownership 551 N. Fulton Avenue Closing Date: June 3, 2011
In S. Lee from secured creditor Location: World Trade Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Il H. Lee
Byong Kim
POSITION DUTIES: Position will be responsible for increasing the volume of homeport activity at the Port of
Baltimore (POB); performing professional marketing and sales work in representing the Maryland Port Admin-
YJK, Inc. Transfer of ownership 5303-05 York Road
istration (MPA) and the Port of Baltimore to cruise ship stakeholders for the purpose of attracting new and
Yoojun Kim retaining existing customers. The position will independently serve as a first line marketing and sales repre-
Mi Sun Kim sentative for the marketing of the Cruise Maryland brand throughout the United States and its territories. The
position will also, but not be limited to, serve in a customer service capacity in insuring that customers always
receive quality service and solutions when utilizing the Port of Baltimore.
3. CLASS “B” BEER, WINE & LIQUOR RESTAURANT LICENSE
Crepe Du Jour, Inc. New License & 1609 Sulgrave Avenue For position requirements, please visit www.marylandtransportation.com or https://jobs.mdot.state.md.us for a
Mustapha Snoussi request for outdoor table service complete job announcement or call (410)385-4446 Monday - Friday during business hours. Application:
Donna Morris-Snoussi Qualified candidates please submit your resume and cover letter, along with a MDOT DTS-1 application to the
Marie-Paule Coster Human Resources Department, Maryland Port Administration, 401 East Pratt Street, Suite 253, Baltimore,
Maryland 21202. Attention: Marketing and Sales Representative III. MDOT DTS-1 application can be
Bodkin Creek Co., LLC Transfer of ownership & 7653 Harford Road obtained by accessing http://www.marylandtransportation.com/Employment/application or by calling our Job
Louis L. Tosches, Jr. request for live entertainment Hotline at (410)385-4456. Call 711 for MD Relay Service.
Valerie Streb EEO/AFFIRMATIVE
TYPESET: Wed May 18 14:15:19 ACTION/ADA
EDT 2011EMPLOYER
Catherine Tosches

Round Robin Café, Inc. Expansion-add outdoor table service 210 E. Centre Street
Scott Dorsey including deck Psycho-Social Unit Clerk
Mary Grimm Immediate Opening for a Psycho Social Unit Clerk. The Unit
Clerk is responsible for the smooth flow of all clients and
Kirby, Kenneth Transfer of ownership 2101-03 Maryland Avenue
documents related to service delivery for Psycho-Social
Fusaro, Inc. Transfer of ownership, request to add 336 N. Charles Street teams at Health Care for the Homeless. The Unit Clerk
Nicola DiPerta live entertainment, outdoor table & assures accurate collection of appropriate data and comple-
Attilio Schiano Off-premise catering tion of required documentation needed to initiate and imple-
ment the plan of care for adult and geriatric clients estab-
4. CLASS “B” BEER, WINE & LIQUOR RESTAURANT LICENSE (HOTEL-MOTEL) lished by the providers from the Psycho-Social teams. The
Crossroads Hospitality Management Company, LLC Transfer of ownership 101 W. Fayette Street Unit Clerk provides support to the provider staff in facilitating
Patricia Jones & request for outdoor table service client services. The clerk participates collaboratively within
Christopher Bennett
the multidisciplinary team, providing clerical support services

To advertise in the AFRO call

RWN Colonnade Hotel, LLC Expansion- request to add live 4 W. University Parkway wherever they are needed. High School Diploma, GED.
Richard Naing entertainment Good telephone communication skills, legible handwriting
and good basic typing skills. Computer skills preferred Well-
5. CLASS BD7, BEER, WINE & LIQUOR TAVERN LICENSE developed organizational skills, Strong interpersonal skills
Dogwatch Tavern, LLC. Transfer of ownership, 709-11 S. Broadway and ability to maintain confidentiality surrounding all informa-
Bradley Keevan requests for live entertainment tion related to clients. Send resume to Ms. C. Berry, HCH,
Marka Browing and outdoor table service
421 Fallsway, Baltimore, MD 21202 by May 31, 2011. E-mail:
Big Dipper Investments, LLC Transfer of ownership, request to 2015-17 E. Federal Street
hrresumes@hchmd.org, Fax: 410-837-8020. No phone
Delaphine Henson add live entertainment calls. EOE
TYPESET: Wed May 18 14:15:53 EDT 2011

Tusker Enterprises, LLC Transfer of ownership, request to add 5302 Frankford Avenue
Stephen Marindany live entertainment
Stephen Njagua Dental Assistant
Unique community health center serving homeless
Fort Avenue Entertainment, LLC Transfer of ownership and location 921 E. Fort Avenue, Unit 001 individuals has an immediate opening for a part-time Dental

Robb Merritt from 1400 Hull Street, request to add
Gary Swatko live entertainment & outdoor table
service
JCQ, LLC Expansion-add outdoor table service
James Quigley
410-554-8200
Assistant. The Dental Assistant will provide direct dental care
and dental support for adult and pediatric clients in the Dental
clinic. Completion of a state recognized training course as a
633 Portland Street Dental Assistant. Current MD licensure as a Dental Assis-
tant; Current X-ray and CPR certification; evidence of on-
going professional continuing education as required; ability
to maintain confidentiality surrounding the information re-
lated to clients served by the clinic; comfortable working with

Strictly Personal
people that are homeless and/or low income; strong written
and oral communication skills. 24 hours/wk - Mon, Tues,
Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Send resume to Ms. C. Berry,
HCH, 421 Fallsway, Baltimore, MD 21202 by 05/31/11. E-

Pen Pals mail: hrresumes@hchmd.org. FAX (410) 837-8020. No

phone calls. EOE
TYPESET: Wed May 18 14:16:26 EDT 2011

Truthful man seeking spiritual pen pals. Womb my emanation. Chief Information Officer ($67,382 - $108,193). MD Dept. of
Law is unification. Breath, knowledge and consciousness! Wil- Agriculture is seeking a talented & motivated individual with
liam Piggie, P.O. Box 565, Pittsboro, N.C. 27312 strong management skills to serve as Department´s CIO
(Program Mgr Sr II). The CIO provides vision, strategic direc-
--- tion & leadership for all of IT & telecommunications functions
Homemaker, hazel eyes, brown skinned lady. 5’6”, 61 years of in support of MDA and its programs, and serves as primary
advisor to Dept. Secretary regarding all aspects of IT &
age and full figured. My interests are - cooking, music, DVDs, telecommunications. Requirements include BS in computer
good conversations and quiet evenings. I would like to meet information technology, management information systems,
computer science, or other IT related field and 10 yrs. in-
someone 50-65 years of age with no alcohol or drug hang ups, formation technology management responsibility with at
employed with is own home and transportation. least 4 yrs supervisory experience. Must demonstrate
Brenda Johnson, 11806 Maren Court, Reisterstown, MD 21136 knowledge in managing IT & telecommunications services.
Serves at pleasure of appointing authority. Please visit www.
--- mda.state.md.us to view full job announcement, benefits,
and obtain State application (MS-100). Completed applica-

Lonesome Hearts - Pen Pals

tions must be received by 6/8/2011. EOE/ADA
TYPESET: Wed May 18 14:17:04 EDT 2011

POSTED 05/2011
To have a notice published in the Strictly Personal Section, Closing Date: June 03, 2011
write the message you want printed in the space below. Computer Network Specialist Supervisor #069374
Enclose ten dollars ($10.00), check or money order for 25 The Maryland State Retirement Agency is recruiting for a Computer

words. NO CASH PLEASE. Additional words will cost

Network Specialist Supervisor in the Information Systems Division.
Preferred qualifications: 5 years of experience working with Intel
50 cents each. desktops and servers, MS Windows Server and desktop OS, network
switches and design. Experience with MS Active Directory, SQL, MS
Exchange, S SharePoint, Biztalk, WSUS, Symantec Antivirus and Back-
upexec. Management of phone systems is a plus.

Please visit our website for the full job announcement and How
To Apply at www.sra.state.md.us.

To answer a Lonesome Heart notice, enclose a check or

money order for $2.00 for each letter you wish to have
forwarded. NO CASH PLEASE. Be sure to include the fox
number of the person you wish to contact.

All letters, queries and

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