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US SUPREME COURT has turned down DA Seth Williams’ request to impose a new death sentence on
Mumia Abu-Jamal, who killed Police Officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981. Earlier, the federal Court of Ap-
peals in Phila. had said prosecutors could settle for a life sentence for Abu-Jamal or seek another death
sentence. “The District Attorney will not be making on comments on today’s
Supreme Court ruling,” said DA spokeswoman Tasha Jamerson. “The District
Attorney, along with members of the office’s Law Division, need to determine
the next course of action in this case and no decision will be made today.”
PhiladelphiaDaily Record
Vol. II No. 158 (318) Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia October 11, 2011
It’s LifeFor Mumia
2 | THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD 11 OCTOBER, 2011
T h e P h i l a d e l p h i a P u b l i c R e c o r d C a l e n d a rOct. 11-
Lunch with Karen Brown For
Mayor at Vesper Club, 1 p.m.
Guest of Honor Eagles’ Curtis
March. $250-$500. RSVP by Oct.
7 (215) 279-7210.
Oct. 11-
Prevent A Child From Abuse
fundraiser art at Tavern On Broad
at Bellevue, Broad & Walnut Sts.,
5:30-8:30 p.m. Sponsored by
Joseph Pultrone. Tickets $50. For
info, tickets, and other details Joe
(267) 977-3776.
Oct. 12-
Reception for Chairman House
Dem. Campaign Committee State
Rep. Brendan F. Boyle and special
guest Minority Leader State Rep.
Frank Dermody at PFCU, 1600
Locust St., 5:30-7:30 p.m. Gold
$5,000, Silver $2500 and Bronze
$1,000. Checks payable to Friends
of Brendan Boyle. RSVP Nicole
Simmons, (717) 238-1998, nsim-
mons@pahdccc.com.
Oct. 13-
Youth United for Change Recep-
tion honors Mayor Michael Nutter
and Laura Shubilla at Chemical
Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut
St., 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Oct. 14-
State Rep. John Sabatina Golf Out-
ing at John F. Byrne G.C., 9550
Leon St., 4-Man Scramble, regis-
tration, registration 12 m., shotgun
1 p.m. $125 includes entry to all
events, 18 holes of golf, lunch, din-
ner, awards and after-party at 3
Monkeys Café, 9645 James St. For
info Steve Campanile (215) 460-
4697 or Sabatina Assoc. (215) 742-
8600.
Oct. 15-
W. Poplar NASC hosts Fall Fash-
ion Show & Luncheon at Zoar
United Methodist Ch., 1204 Melon
St., 2 p.m. Donation $20. For info
(215) 765-0960.
Oct. 15-
“Deep Roots – John Myers and
Germantown” celebration honor-
ing State Rep. John Myers’ birth-
day at 5547 Germantown, 6-9 p.m.
Tickets $50. For info Cornelia
Swinson (215) 740-8493.
Oct. 15-
State Sen. Anthony Williams
walks through Bartram’s Garden,
54th & Lindbergh Blvd., 10-11:30
a.m., as part oip f his health and
fitness program.
Oct. 16-
Sheriff Barbara Deeley and Team
Jewell Williams, Democrat candi-
date for Sheriff host Eagles vs.
Redskins Fundraiser for Sheriff
candidate Jewell Williams at Finni-
gan’s Wake, 3rd & Spring Garden
Sts., 1 p.m. Beer, wine, hot and
cold foods. Tickets $50. Make per-
sonal checks only out to Citizens
for Jewell Williams, 2343 Smedley
St., Phila. PA.19132. For info (215)
919-1120.
Oct. 16-
State Rep. John Myers celebrates
his Birthday at 5547 Germantown
Ave., 6-9 p.m. Appetizers, drinks,
music and dancing. Tickets $50.
For info Cornelia Swinson (215)
740-8493.
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6009 S. Flowers Mill Rd., Lang-
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Novelist And Arts Leader
Is Tapped For SRC
11 OCTOBER, 2011 THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD | 3
LORENE CARY
Mayor Michael A. Nutter has ap-
pointed Lorene Cary, a respected
novelist, educator and founder of
Art Sanctuary, a community arts
organization that showcases
African American art, to the
School Reform Commission.
“Lorene Cary is a nationally rec-
ognized writer, she has a tremen-
dous education background, but
for me what is truly outstanding is
that she has an incredible passion
for the well-being of children; she
cares very personally about parents
and she’s very much focused on
supporting teachers. She will be a
tremendous asset to the School Re-
form Commission and the children
of Philadelphia,” said Nutter.
Cary’s novel, The Price of a Child,was the inaugural One Book One
Philadelphia selection in 2003. A
senior lecturer in creative writing
in the English Dept. of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, Cary founded
Art Sanctuary in 1998 as a means
of using African American art to
enrich the city and region, to bring
the arts to schools and to build and
strengthen a network among
artists.
Ron Tomalis, Pennsylvania Secre-
tary of Education, said, “I am
pleased to welcome Lorene to the
SRC, as I believe her experience
will be beneficial to the school dis-
trict and the Commission. I look
forward to working with her and
her colleagues in the coming
months as we address many of the
critical issues facing the district.”
A 2002 winner of the prestigious
Philadelphia Award, Cary said, “I
am honored to serve Philadelphia’s
students, teachers, and school lead-
ers, and through them, our entire
city. My parents were both
Philadelphia public school teach-
ers; I attended elementary school
here; our children have spent about
half their school life in District
schools; and as a writer and arts
organization director, I’ve worked
with schools and with kids, par-
ents, and grandparents who know
that a good education is their only
real hope for success. I am grateful
to be called to serve them on this
committed and talented team.”
Born and raised in Philadelphia,
Cary has undergraduate and gradu-
ate degrees from Penn. She also
won a Thouron Fellowship and
earned an MA in Victorian Litera-
ture from Sussex University in the
United Kingdom.
She graduated from St. Paul’s
School in Concord, N.H. and later
taught at the school. Her first
book, Black Ice, is a powerful
coming of age memoir about her
time as a student at St. Paul’s and
as a teacher and trustee at the
school.
For more than a decade, the Art
Sanctuary has been a labor of love
for Cary. Originally based in North
Philadelphia at the Church of the
Advocate, where Cary also taught
Sunday School, Art Sanctuary has
relocated its staff offices, gallery
and classroom to a renovated
building at 16th & Bainbridge
Streets.
Cary lives in East Falls with her
husband, Rev. Robert C. Smith,
rector of the Memorial Church of
the Good Shepherd. The couple
has two daughters.
The School Reform Commission is
the five-member governing body
of the School District of Philadel-
phia. The commission was estab-
lished in 2001 when control of the
district was assumed by the Com-
monwealth of Pennsylvania. The
Governor of Pennsylvania ap-
points three of the members, and
the Mayor of Philadelphia appoints
The American public has long
been fascinated with the Kennedy
family, particularly President John
F. Kennedy. Despite his larger-
than-life public persona, JFK re-
mained elusive even to those
closest to him.
MSNBC “Hardball” host and best-
selling author Chris Matthews will
join the National Constitution Cen-
ter on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 7:00
p.m. for a special program about
his new biography, Jack Kennedy:Elusive Hero. Matthews will be
joined by nationally syndicated
radio host, author and political
commentator Michael Smerconish,
who will facilitate the discussion.
For years, Matthews has been re-
searching and collecting first-hand
encounters of Kennedy’s life in
order to paint a uniquely personal
portrait of our 35th president. JackKennedy: Elusive Hero traces
Kennedy’s journey from his school
days to the White House, detailing
his toughest trials including family
tragedy and a life-threatening dis-
ease, and celebrating his greatest
triumphs, among them his stand on
civil rights, his role in the creation
of the Peace Corps, his push to
send a man to the moon, and his
famous decree to the American
public to “ask what you can do for
your country.”
“In searching for Jack Kennedy
my own way,” Matthews writes, “I
found a fighting prince never free
from pain, never far from trouble,
never accepting the world he
found, never wanting to be his fa-
ther’s son. He was a far greater
hero than he ever wished us to
know.”
This program is sponsored by Her-
sha Hospitality and is part of the
“Book Club with Michael Smer-
conish” series. A book sale and
signing will follow the program,
courtesy of Joseph Fox Bookshop.
two members to the commission.
“Lorene brings a spirit of openness
and energy to everything she does,
and her skill sets and commitments
will nicely complement those of
the sitting members,” said Dr. Lori
Shorr, the Mayor’s Chief Educa-
tion Officer and a newly installed
Executive Advisor to the SRC and
School District. “She knows first-
hand how tough this work is on the
ground, and it’s a testament to her
passion for educational opportu-
nity that she is willing to take on
an assignment that is so central to
the city’s well-being.”
Cary will join the Mayor’s other
recent appointee, Dr. Wendell E.
Pritchett, Chancellor of Rutgers
University-Camden, on the SRC.
The new members will join two
current gubernatorial appointees –
Denise McGregor Armbrister and
Joseph A. Dworetzky. Gov. Tom
Corbett has nominated Pedro
Ramos to serve on the SRC and
he’s awaiting confirmation by the
Pennsylvania Senate.
4 | THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD 11 OCTOBER, 2011
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STATE SEN. ANTHONY WILLIAMS invites public to join him and the residents of Bartram Village as
they walk through the historic Bartram’s Garden this Saturday. It’s a part of a series of free events
throughout October which are Senator’s Heath Awareness Month initiative. Others include a muscle-
training workout at Kingsessing Rec Center, an introduction to Zumba at W. Phila. YMCA, a health
fair at the Pennsy Flea Market, line dancing at KIPP W. Phila. Charter School, Wake Up yoga, and
Senator’s traditional Health Walk on Cobbs Creek Parkway on Oct. 29. Bartram’s Garden Walk with
Bartram Village will be this Saturday, 10 to 11:30 a.m., at 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard. Visit
http://www.senatoranthonyhwilliams.com/eventhome/events/health-awareness-month for the full list of
events.
11 OCTOBER, 2011 THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD | 5
Admission is $7 for members, stu-
dents and teachers and $10 for
non-members. Reservations are re-
quired and can be made online at
www.constitutioncenter.org or by
calling (215) 409.6700.
Williams Hosts Bartram’s Garden Walk
For Health Awareness
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