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Lincoln, Dr. King and President Obama

Pastor Golson: Incoming Ministerial Alliance President

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. weekend held special significance this year for the Greater Denver Ministerial Alliance. The Alliance held their Annual MLK Inter-Faith Service where many faiths worship together, carrying out Dr. King’s legacy of unity. This year’s service coincided with the United States Presidential Inauguration, and the passing of the Alliance’s presidential mantle of leadership in the over 70-year-old organization.

On this night Apostle Leon Emerson, pastor of Now Faith Christian Center Church, officially completed his two-year term as president of the Alliance. Newly elected President Reverend William T. Golson, Senior Pastor of True Light Baptist Church, officially took the leadership helm.

Reverend Golson mentioned some of his colleagues’ personalities are “more like tornados” but he sees himself as a “quiet storm,” and just as effective. Evidence of this is his 25-year track record in ministry, working in the community and building True Life Baptist Church from its inception. It appears one of Reverend Golson’s first agenda items will be membership. He invited former members back to the organization, and encouraged clergy who have never been a part of the Alliance to join, as their new ideals and energy are needed to make a difference.

–Terrance Hughes

Hundreds join Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Service and celebrate President Pastor Golson.

(L-R) Incoming Ministirial Alliance President Pastor William T. Golson, Jr. and Keynote speaker Dr. Derek Barber King, Sr.

President Barack Hussein Obama took his second oath of office on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, with his hand on MLK’s and Lincoln’s Bibles, on the steps of the Capitol built with the enslaved labor of my ancestors. The power of this day, along with its profound symbolism and historical significance, clearly shows that truth and justice will always prevail. Con-gratulations Mr. President. The 47% are extremely happy and proud!

–brother jeff

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I grew up in Park Hill near Skyland Park and remember the outdoor swim-ming pool with its towering high-diving board. After swimming, I would walk to the Dahlia Shopping Center and visit Pat’s Record Parlor, the bowling alley that became a skating rink, McDonald’s, Hunter’s Beauty Supply and more.

The Dahlia, as we call it, housed another very special place—the Denver Public Library. My library card was my passport to the world and I spent countless hours in that sacred space nurturing my curiosity.

Kicking off Black History Month, I was honored to receive the Denver Public Library Juanita R. Gray Community Service Award. Gray was a librarian, trailblazer, and dedicated community advocate. What a great honor! Thank you to the award committee and everyone who is keeping Gray’s legacy alive, and thank you Denver voters for extending library hours. That said, grab your library card and go travel.

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U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) joined with Colorado State Representative Rhonda Fields and local citizens to call on Congress to act on the epidemic of gun violence that our country faces. DeGette discussed her federal legislation to ban high-capacity assault magazines, as well as the package of proposals made by President Obama. Rep. Fields described her state legislation as her personal motivation to act, after the loss of her son to gun violence.

“I was proud to be at the White House to hear President Obama outline his plan for common-sense solutions to keep our children and our families safe and prevent gun violence throughout the nation,” said DeGette.

“This is a very personal matter for me. Not only because of my son’s trage-dy, but because we are dealing with gun violence in our neighborhoods on a daily basis. The horrific massacres make us stand up and say enough, but 33 people continue to be killed by guns in our country each and every day. There have been more than 1,200 gun deaths in just over a month since Newtown. These senseless acts are destroying our communities and we must act now on a comprehensive plan to curb gun violence,” said Fields.

Community Takes on Gun Control

Elected Officials Take on Gun Control

You and I know the grief and out-rage of losing loved ones to gun vio-lence in the Denver Metro Area – the urban gun violence in Park Hill, Five Points and Sun Valley communities; along with the massacres at Columbine High School and the Aurora Theater.

Concerning gun violence, my mother in ministry, Rev. Pamela Myr-tis Mason, Pastor of Campbell Chapel A.M.E. Church, says: “In a time when gun violence is rampant we can no longer sit idly by waiting on someone else to take on the responsibility of change. the time is now and we must lead the charge.”

Rev. Mason’s sentiments are shared among many. Several Black, Brown, and progressive congrega-

tions are joining with Together Colo-rado, www.brotherjeff.com, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, and the Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance inviting communities to live in faith rather than fear.

we are pressing our lawmakers to pass policies that reduce gun violence but do not result in more Black and Brown people imprisoned. Yes we are coming together to send a resounding message and launch a powerful move-ment: Let Us Live! To find out how your congregation can get involved in the Let Us Live! movement, visit www.brotherjeff.com. That we fight the good fight with boldness and in solidarity is my prayer.

–Rev. Dawn Riley Duval

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History MakersDorothy King, Sr.

Darcell Harris

Rev.Dr. Elaine Smith

Born on February 14, 1923, in Cot-ton Valley, Louisiana, Darcell Harris moved to Denver in her 30s and became a nurse, a sheriff, a singer, and an artist. She ultimately opened her own busi-ness, Darcell’s Antiques, which she op-erated for over 20 years.

Harris has received numerous awards, including the United Council of Negro Women 2009 Living Legend Award. Approaching 90 years old, she is a respected role model and very active in her church, gardening, and sculpting.

Dr. Nita Mosby Henry is the Execu-tive Director of the Office of Human Re-sources – The Human Resource Agency for the City and County of Denver. As the Executive Director of the Office of Hu-man Resources, Dr. Mosby Henry is the first African-American women to head the agency in its 59-year history. She is also the Founder/Director of The Kalei-

doscope Project, a community-based or-ganization designed to increase social and health equity within communities.

Dr. Mosby Henry, a consultant ac-credited by the Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence, is also nationally recognized for her work with healthcare and service delivery orga-nizations.

Dr. Daddio

A Shreveport, Louisiana native, James F. Walker, Sr., aka Dr. Daddio, is a pioneer for Black radio in Colorado. The successful businessman has been in the radio industry across the coun-try for over 45 years, and was Denver’s first Black radio personality. As owner of KDKO radio, Dr. Daddio opened the door for hundreds in radio and televi-sion of all races and backgrounds.

Dr. Daddio believes a strong and

economically feasible community can be built with vision, identity, and cour-age. He is a consummate mentor and sets a profound example.

The Power of one becomes the power of many in a community, and through education, knowledge, a strong economy, and personal sacrifice we can plant a positive seed to nurture youth to become leaders. This is Dr. Daddio’s vi-sion for building strong communities.

Dorothy King, Sr. has entered an elite group—the Centennial Club. At 100 years young, King has devoted her life to service and activism. In the 1940s she helped break the Bell System color bar-rier, leading to the integration of the na-tion’s largest telephone monopoly. King also helped countless women get estab-lished in the workforce by teaching them work-readiness skills.

Blair-Caldwell Library recently hosted King’s birthday celebration with family members, well-wishers, live Jazz, and members of Delta Sigma Theta So-rority, Inc. This year the Delta’s, known for community service, also joined the elite Centennial Club. Happy Birthday!

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5 POINTS NEWS’ Remembers

The Five Points Community lost a great cham-pion with the passing of Rev. Dr. Elaine Smith. Dr. Smith Co-Founded Charity’s House Ministries, a comprehensive faith-based transitional housing re-entry program for men coming out of prison, with First Lady Eddie Mae Woolfolk in 1995.

“Our goal is to assist men coming out of prison transform their lives internally, and externally and eternally into the image of God,” said Smith regard-ing Charity’s House.

Homegoing celebration will be held Saturday, February 9, 10 a.m., Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church, 1500 S. Dayton Street. We will never forget her energy, drive and love. She will be truly missed.

Rev. Dr. Elaine SmithJuly 27, 1951- Feb. 2, 2013

Albertine Sellers

Ms. Albertine Sellers is the longest ten-ured City employee with 57 years of service, which is a tremendous feat and true unparal-leled history.

Sellers began her career with the City on October 17, 1955 under Mayor Quigg newton. since that time she has worked under eight different Denver Mayors and watched the City evolve to what we see to-

day. Currently, she works for the Office of Human Resources, where every day she ex-emplifies unprecedented dedication, perse-verance and wisdom. Her philosophy of life is simple “I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to my fellow man, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again.”

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What is a Special Police Volunteer?

John Copeland, 85, is working his way through the criminal justice system charged with one count of third-degree assault on an at-risk adult following an altercation with a 66-year old parking enforcement “special police volunteer.” The confrontation was over Copeland’s handicap parking placard. Community concern regarding Copeland’s arrest, charging, and the meaning of special police volunteers led to a meeting with Mayor Hancock’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Police Chief, Manager of Safety, Indepen-dent Monitor and other city officials.

the meeting revealed the Denver Police Department is not responsible for, or even affiliated with, the special police volunteer. He is actually connected with the Disability Parking Enforcement Pro-gram (DPEP) under the Mayor’s Office of Human Rights and Community Relations.

“I am one thousand percent in the corner of the disability community and want to make sure no one is parking in

handicap spaces illegally,” said Brother Jeff, who requested the meeting. “I also want to make sure our community has a clear understanding of special police vol-unteer authority, and is not overly moni-tored, ticketed, enforced, charged, or in-carcerated at any level.”

The City Charter stipulates only po-lice officers can write citations. DPEP volunteers are considered special police with the authority to write citations only. They do not have authority to confiscate handicap placards or personal belongings.

“It concerns me to find there is no process in place if a ‘special police vol-unteer’ exceeds their authority beyond checking parking permits and issuing tickets,” said NAACP President Rita Lewis at the meeting.

Councilman Albus Brooks, who also attended the meeting, will be bringing the issue of special police volunteers before City Council this month.

Police Chief Robert White and Manager of Safety Alex Martinez were among several city officials who met with community leaders wanting to gain more clairity regarding special police volunteers.

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The Denver District Court has ruled that the Denver Clerk and Recorder was correct in her interpretation of the law that allowed her to send ballots to all eligible voters in the 2011 Coordinated Election.

“I am glad the court ruled in our fa-vor.” Debra Johnson said. “We have al-ways disagreed with the Secretary’s inter-pretation of which voters can be mailed ballots in coordinated elections. This is a fundamental issue of fairness and ensur-ing that the voting process is accessible. Eligible voters deserve equal access to the ballot and we look forward to resolving this issue once and for all.”

Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler sued Johnson on September 21, 2011 to prevent her from sending mail ballots to voters who were in “inactive” status due to not voting in the 2010 Gen-eral election.

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Woman Killed After Shooting SheriffThe morning of January 30 may have

started very peacefully at the publicly subsidized apartment at 305 Park Avenue West, but by 10 a.m. that had drastically changed.

Just after 9:30 a.m., two plain clothes Denver Sheriff’s deputies from the war-rant-fugitive unit showed up at 30-year old Ronette Morales’ door to serve her an arrest warrant for charges of burglary, as-sault and harassment.

Deputy Eric Givens opened fire on Morales, fatally shooting her, after she allegedly shot his partner, Don Travis, in the hand with a .44 caliber handgun which Morales reportedly kept for protec-tion. Morales’s five-year old daughter and one-year old son witnessed the shooting.

A Denver Police Department spokes-person said the deputies are allowed to wear plain clothes on duty but must wear ballistic vests. Deputies are trained to an-nounce themselves, but it is not known what commands they gave, or what inter-action they had with Morales before she

brandished the weapon. it was reported that the deputies did

not confront the woman at her front door but their exact positioning during the shoot-out was not described, pending the investigation.

Morales had complained in recent weeks that her front door, which is inside the Denver Housing Authority-owned building, was broken and wouldn’t open. A neighbor said that when he came to visit, he had to go over the balcony and speculated that deputies may have had to do the same.

Morales was killed on the back-porch patio, and her shattered sliding glass door has since been boarded up. Morales’ fam-ily expressed concerned for Givens’ well-being and wish him peace of mind.

“This woman felt she was up against the wall, and she did something dras-tic,” commented City Councilman Albus Brooks. “My heart goes out to the kids who witnessed it all.”

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Alzheimer’s Association of Colo-rado announced the promotion of Rosalyn Reese as its Director of Multicultural outreach.

Reese joined the Alzheimer’s Asso-ciation in November 2010 as the Multi-cultural Outreach Coordinator with re-sponsibilities that included leading the African American Advisory Committee, presenting education programs in the community and serving on the Associa-tion’s Public Policy Committee.

“As the Director of Multicultural Initiatives, Rosalyn will broaden her re-sponsibilities to include the Hispanic community and other ethnic segments of the population with the development and implementation of culturally appro-priate programs,” stated Linda Mitchell, president and CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado. “While her of-fice will be maintained at the Colorado Chapter headquarters in Denver, she will also advise our offices in regional loca-

tions throughout the state. we are thrilled Rosalyn has accepted this position to continue our commitment of bringing ser-vices to ethnically and culturally diverse individuals with dementia and their fami-lies throughout Colorado.”

Reese has a bachelor’s degree in business management from University of Phoenix and will complete her graduate studies in Healthcare Policy and Regula-tory Leadership at University of Denver this year.

The Alzheimer’s Association Colo-rado Chapter is the premier source of in-formation and support for the more than 72,000 Coloradoans with Alzheimer’s disease, their families and caregivers. Through its statewide network of offices, the Alzheimer’s Association offers educa-tion, counseling, support groups, Medic Alert® + Alzheimer’s Association Safe Return® and a 24-hour Helpline, at no cost to families, and funds advancements in research to prevent, treat and eventu-ally conquer this disease.

The Alzheimer’s Association advo-cates for those living with Alzheimer’s and their families on related legislative is-sues, and with health and long-term care providers.

Rosalyn Reese

Director of Multicultural Initiatives

Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado

455 Sherman St., Suite 500

Denver CO 80203

303.813.1669 | Fax 303.813.1670

rreese@alz.org| alz.org/co

HELPLINE 800.272.3900

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Representative Angela WilliamsCommitted to Economic Development

Rep. Angela Williams, House District 7

Since opening day of session last month, we have hit the ground running introducing legislation to move our econ-omy forward and make Colorado a bet-ter place to live and work for all of our families.

As mentioned before, this year our top priority is continuing to create more economic opportunities for all Colora-dans. We started from day one by intro-ducing The Advanced Industries Accel-erator Act as the first house bill of the session. This bill will allow up to 15 million dollars each year for 10 years for grants to the high-tech sector, which makes up a total of 30 percent of Colo-rado’s economy.

Several other bills have also been introduced as part of the jobs package to help Colorado companies grow and work-ers gain the skills they need to succeed in the workplace. The first of these will boost funding to our state Small Business Development Centers by providing up to an additional $500,000. The Economic Gardening Pilot Program in OEDIT will provide a full year of strategic assistance to at least 20 second-stage companies to help them grow to the next level. The Colorado Careers Act will match skills training programs with jobs on the market today by providing grants to enable indi-viduals to seek the necessary training.

Finally, Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) will help connect unemployed and underemployed Coloradans to technical careers.

The overall goal is to invest money into programs that work, and less into programs that do not work as well. these bills are not the end of our jobs package, and there will be much more to come as the 2013 session unfolds.

As always, please do not hesitate to call or email me if you need any help. I am here for you, and I want you know that I always have an open door policy for my constituents.

–Rep. Angela WilliamsState Capital, Room 271

303.866.2909angela.williams.house@state.co.us

History Colorado kicked off its FWD: 1963-2013 series on January 28 at the History Colorado Center with a lively and introspective discussion with Dr. Vin-cent Harding, African-American scholar, historian and activist best known for his writings about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for whom he drafted speeches. He joined Dr. Winston Grady-Willis, chair of African and African-American Studies at Metropolitan State University of Denver, Dr. Linda Mizell, along with Jonny 5 and Brer Rabbit of the Flobots.

Attracting more than 100 partici-pants, the program was the first in a series of five that brings together Civil Rights leaders with artists, academics and other community leaders to examine this semi-nal time in American history. The program included a clip from the award-winning documentary Eyes on the Prize followed by a lively civic dialogue between panel-ists and the audience.

Coming up on February 26 is Reverand Carolyn McKinstry, who was at the Birmingham church on September 15, 1963 when it was bombed, killing four of her friends. As a teenager, she joined mass

meetings and rallies and was among thou-sands of students hosed by firemen during the 1963 marches. Joining Carolyn will be Deidra H. Brooks, a former Broadway performer. She was able to nurse her son, Jarell Brooks, back to health after being nearly fatally shot in the Aurora movie theatre on July 20, 2012. The program will include a clip from Spike Lee’s docu-mentary, 4 Little Girls.

The FWD: 1963-2013 series was de-veloped to share stories and spark discus-sion that bring insight on the impact of the Civil Rights movement has had over the past 50 years in our community.

History Colorado is an organization committed to providing a supporting en-vironment to hold civil, civic conversa-tions that look to the past as a way to in-spire conversations about the future.

All programs are held in the auditori-um of the History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway in Denver, starting at 6 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person, $4 for History Colorado members.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Call (303) 866-4686 to RSVP; walk-ups also ac-cepted.

FWD: 1963-2013 KICK OFF A SUCCESS

Dr. Vincent Harding was part of a lively discussion to kick-off History Colorado program.

Easley Leaves School Board for New Position

The Denver Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors has chosen Nate Eas-ley to succeed Cindy Abramson as Execu-tive Director after her retirement from the organization on March 1.

Easley has served as Deputy Direc-tor of the nonprofit since 2008, oversee-ing dramatic growth in the organization’s three-part program to help students from Denver Public Schools succeed in col-lege. DSF now operates Future Centers, or college access centers, in 16 DPS high schools and has awarded more than $15 million in college scholarships to 3,200 DPs graduates.

Easley has more than 25 years of ex-perience helping disadvantaged students realize their dream of a college education. Prior to his work at DSF, Easley served as vice president for national and interna-tional programs for the Council for Op-portunity in Education in Washington, D.C. His master’s and doctorate degrees focused on how higher education institu-tions can better support the academic suc-cess of Black and Latino students.

“We didn’t have to look far to find the perfect match for DSF,” said Board Chairman Scott Scheirman. “Nate has dedicated his entire career to making col-lege possible for all students. His passion

Former DPS School Board Member Nate Easley

for our mission and his impressive track record as deputy director make him the ideal successor who can ensure continu-ity and stability in the organization’s high quality work.”

Easley will succeed Cindy Abramson, who has served as executive director since 2007 and led the organization from its infancy as a start-up nonprofit to a thriv-ing institution that has helped more than 25,000 students plan for college and in-creased college enrollment in Denver by 30 percent.

“Nate will take over an operation that has been expertly run by Cindy. She is to be credited for building a highly profes-sional and well-respected staff, deepening partnerships with colleges across Colora-do and raising more than $5 million a year from the community to fund scholarships and programs,” Scheirman said.

Due to the expected increase in de-mand for his time as executive director, Easley will resign his volunteer position as a member and past president of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education.

“My life-long work has been to help students succeed in college, and I’m ex-tremely proud and humbled to have been chosen to lead an organization as vision-ary and effective as the Denver Scholar-ship Foundation,” Easley said. “Although I am resigning from the DPS Board, I look forward to working very collabora-tively with the district to accomplish our mutual goal of helping students succeed in college and build a successful life for themselves.”

The Denver Scholarship Foundation’s mission is to inspire and empower

Denver Public School studentsto achieve their postsecondary

educational goals by providing the tools, knowledge and financial

resources essential for success.

www.denverscholarship.org(303) 951-4140

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Sean Bradley Announces for DPS BoardFormer Mayor Says: Let the People Decide

Green Valley Ranch resident, Sean Bradley, is among twenty other candi-dates with intentions to run for the Denver School Board in District 4 recently va-cated by Nate Easley on January 9, 2013. Sean thanks Mr. Easley for his dedicated service to the students of Denver Public Schools and congratulates Mr. Easley for his new position as director of the Denver Scholarship Foundation.

Next month, the Denver Public School Board will decide on a replace-ment for Nate Easley Jr., a former board president who has served the Montbello, Green Valley Ranch and Stapleton neigh-borhoods since 2009.

All Denver residents should be ask-ing: What criteria will be used to pick his replacement? How transparent will the process be? This school board has a recent history of being divided into two fractions. Will those fractions come to-gether to find a compromise candidate – who will listen to both sides with an open mind? Or will one fraction only look to get a like-minded candidate?

Are there a few people going behind closed doors to lobby the board and the superintendent? Shouldn’t the residents of these affected neighborhoods have more influence on the replacement than outside influences?

One benefit of age is that I have a long memory and have seen similar things happen. In the mid-1970s, our

School Board candidate Sean Bradley

Former Denver Mayor Wellington E. Webb

“Dr. Easley has been a strong leader for Denver and has been an advocate for children for decades,” said Bradley. “I wish him nothing but the best in this fu-ture endeavors.”

Bradley has dedicated his professional career to ensuring the educational needs of every child in Colorado. He has spent the last 10 years working on education reform efforts across the country as a National Legislative Affairs Director for American Federation for Children, served as legisla-tive aide to former Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff in the Colorado State Capitol, and worked on several school ini-tiatives in the Denver community.

“Our kids should be our top priority and every parent should have the option to choose the best neighborhood school, whether traditional public or public char-ter school, to send their child,” he said. “I will work each day to meet this goal.”

District 4 represents Montbello, Northeast Park Hill, Green Valley Ranch and Stapleton. Visit board.dpsk12.org for more information about the current board member vacancy.

northeast neighborhood was ripe with ru-mors that Denver City Councilman Elvin Caldwell was going to resign to take a city department head job and then Mayor Bill McNichols would pick Caldwell’s replacement. Some young Turks – me in-cluded – derailed the plan by pushing for a charter change to require special elec-tions when a council member resigned during a term.

when this issue was placed on the ballot, residents overwhelmingly agreed and King Trimble was elected by the peo-ple of the district. It was the right thing to do at the time and I believe the same pro-cess of a special election should be done for DPS board members who leave before their terms expire.

That way the above questions and the rumors surrounding the current situa-tion would be put to rest. No school board or school superintendent should hold the power that should rest with the electorate.

there are outstanding individuals on the school board who can and should insist the process of naming Easley’s re-placement is open and fair. These board members also can help change the rules and can put forward this idea of a special election.

It may be too late to have a special election for Easley’s replacement but now is the time to move in that direction.

There will be debate on whether the cost of a special election is warranted. But there is no price tag on true democ-racy where the individuals – who pay the property taxes that support our public schools – choose their representatives.

True democracy is always the best decision. Let the people decide.

Wellington E. Webb served as Den-ver’s mayor from 1991-2003.

February 2 - February 28

“The Art of Black and White” The Cousins Gallary will host exhibit featuring artist Helen Littlejohn. Opening reception | Sat. 02.09 | Time TBA

Monday, February 4, 4-6:30 p.m.

One Million Mones Special Event: Make a Bone for PeaceJoin the Denver Public Library and RedLine for a Collaborative Social Arts Event to Remember Victims and Survivors of Genocide, All ages welcome.

Saturday, February 9, 2 p.m.

Black History Live - Chautauquan Hasan DavisColorado Humanities presents, BLack History Live with Hason Davis as “York,” the slave who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition. Join us for this unique way of exploring history.

BLACK HISTORy MONTH FILM SERIES:

Monday, February 4, 6 p.m.

the Black power Mixtape, 2011A treasure trove of 16mm Material shot by Swedish journalists who came to the US drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution. Gaining access to many of the leaders of the Black Power Movement, the filmmakers captured them in intimate moments and remarkably unguarded interviews. 100 minutes, Not Rated

Saturday, February 11, 6 p.m.

slavery By Another name, 2011This film challenges one of America’s most cherhised assumptions, the belief that slavery in the US ended with Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclama-tion by telling the harrowing story of how the South, a new system of involun-tary servitude took its place with shocking force. 90 minutes, Not Rated

Monday, February 25, 6 p.m.

More than a Month, 2012 | Film and discussionSchkree Hassan Tighman, a 29-year-old African AMerican, goes on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month. 54 minutes, Not Rated

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLICBlair-Caldwell African American Research Library2401 Welton Street720.865.2401 • TTY: 720.865.1480Visit us at denverlibrary.org

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Manual High School students were among an estimated 35,000 participants at Denver’s MLK Marade

Rev. Martin Remembers Dr. Martin

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a per-sonal friend and mentor of mine when I was a student at samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology.

I met King for the first time as I drove him from the Los Angeles airport in my Volkswagen Bug to Second Bap-tist Church, where he was speaking for our Youth Day Celebration in early 1957. I later associated with him and the Civil Rights Movement as a student and presi-dent of the Goochland County Virginia NAACP, where I pastored the First Bap-tist Church of Manakin, Virginia, in 1961.

there are some things that need to be said about the Civil Rights Move-ment under Dr. King’s leadership and the churches of that time. The Civil Rights Movement was not wholly supported by ministers, churches or conventions. The Civil Rights Movement was a grass roots movement and embraced by religious groups, unions, conventions, and inter-faith groupings that followed a social jus-tice agenda. The Civil Rights Movement sought to be inclusive of anyone who would help move the process of social justice forward.

There was no real schism, as report-ed, between Malcolm X and the Black Muslims, and John Lewis’s SNCC move-

ments. This idea was a part of the move-ment against the Civil Rights Movement created by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI, in a desire to divide and conquer.

Dr. King’s concern, thank God, was his deep desire to address every social justice issue from a non-violent platform.

As I celebrated the moments of my personal relationship with King and the Civil Rights Movement during those years of trials and tribulations, it was never an issue as to which communion of faith a person belonged. The Civil Rights Move-ment did not get tied up in church politics. All we wanted was that justice promised to every American citizen by the Consti-tution of this great land be honored.

It didn’t matter whether you were Jewish, Christian, Sectarian, Moslem or Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu or any other, as long as you were on the same page for so-cial justice and equality for all American citizens.

This, I believe, was the critical prin-ciple that ultimately led us to be victori-ous in the Civil Rights Movement. Love won out. And the precious memories of the one who gave birth to the Civil Rights Movement live on in the hearts of God’s people today. To God be the glory!

–Rev. Dr. Paul M.Martin

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C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya, in their excellent book The Black Church in the African American Experience make the following obser-vation: The cultural origins of the black Baptists are to be found in the South rath-er than the north as was the case with the founding of the mother congregations of the African Methodist Church and the Af-rican Methodist Zion Church in the mid 1790’s.

The first independent black Bap-tist congregations were organized in the last half of the eighteenth century at a time when the American colonies and others were issuing their declarations of independence. They were not organized because of any political interest. They rebelled against the oppression caused by slavery as an institution that found its place even in the worship and religious styles of America.

Fugitive slaves and free blacks in the north did form abolitionist missionary associations and societies and, through these, national conventions were later or-ganized. The establishment of black Bap-tists paralleled the puritist movements in England and found great strength from the Anabaptist movements as radicalized elements of the history of the Baptists in the 1600s.

In 1631 Roger Williams, a puritan, who was exiled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony because of his opposition to intermingling the affairs of the state with the affairs of the church (separation of church and state), later was credited with establishing the first Baptist church on American soil in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1639. This church had about nineteen black members as early as 1762.

The first known black churches in

America were the “African Baptist or Bluestone church” established on the Wil-liam Byrd plantations near the Bluestone River in Mecklenburg, Virginia, in 1758. The Silver Bluff Church was founded between the years 1773 and 1775 on the banks of the Savannah River outside of Augusta, Georgia.

The black Baptist church grew with numbers and power in both the south and the north as a reaction to the institution of slavery. Conventions became the hall-mark of black Baptists and these gather-ings which drew thousands of black Bap-tist Christians were organized into one convention, the National Baptist Conven-tion U.S.A., on September 28, 1895, in Atlanta.

The years that followed were very trying for all Africans living in diaspora outside of the motherland Africa. From 1890 to 1910, blacks in America were faced with all kind of repressive activity.

In the midst of this oppressive soci-ety, the black Baptist churches grew and black Baptist ministers grew in numbers from 5,000 to 17,000. The power and prestige of the National Baptist Conven-tion USA, now incorporated in the State of New York, also grew. It gave birth to people like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Wyatt T. Walker, Dr. Joseph H. Jackson, and Dr. L. K. Williams, Dr. E. C. Morris, Dr. Thomas Kilgore Jr. (First African American President of American Baptist and Progressive Baptist Conven-tions and the pastor of my home church, the Second Baptist Church of Los Ange-les), Dr. Booker T. Washington, Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois, Dr. V. Jemison,. and Dr. Gardner C. Taylor, to name a few.

–Rev. Dr. Paul M. Martin

It has been seven years since the yel-low crime tape stretched across the scene where the lifeless body of Dianne Har-rell’s son lay. Seven years on January 11, Dianne’s birthday, since she received the call that her son was murdered. For seven years she has cried and prayed and trust-ed for justice, refusing to give up. What makes it so much more devastating is the knowledge that the person who commit-ted this cowardly act is still walking free. where is he? what is he doing? Does he have any remorse? What did he do to cel-ebrate his mother’s birthday? January 11, 2013, has come and gone and Dianne is still waiting.

Dianne’s birthday has not been the same since that day. In fact none of her days have the same joy and expectations that being the mother of two beautiful sons brought her. Bruce, played drums for two churches, left daily messages of en-couraging songs for his aunt Renee on her answering machine and made his mom laugh at the silliest things. He had dreams of practicing law with his brother and had just started college. His brother Anthony, equally loving, but a little more serious by nature, was headed for law school. Dianne a single parent cherished her sons and raised them under the shelter of a lov-ing Christian extended family. Grandpar-ents, aunts and uncles participated in all of the celebrations of accomplishments and gathered with collective reprimands to help Dianne enforce the rules. Cous-ins were best friends and church families surrounded them with loving smiles and words of encouragement.

On that evening, it’s doubtful that the man behind the gun gave any thought to Dianne, her family, or anything other than taking aim at Bruce. Perhaps he thought

he would demonstrate his power behind that gun. He probably didn’t even think about how cowardly it was to pull the trigger on an unarmed, unsuspecting vic-tim. His only concern that night was to make his getaway, unrecognized, leaving no willing witnesses. Yes, he got away and nobody has come forward to identify him. But, somebody knows.

In the seven years since the murder of Bruce Harrell, how many people have sat across from this person at a dinner table, shared a drink, enjoyed a movie, or listened to him brag about his acts of vio-lence. How many young ladies have been impressed with how “ bad” he is. How many friends and relatives have colluded to protect him from his consequences. They know he’s a murderer . They know he took one life and almost took another. Was this his first kill ? Or last? Perhaps they love him and have a hard time ac-knowledging that his act of cowardice was no different from those that took the life of black people in a darker period of our history. It’s hard to think that someone you care about had no more courage than a Klansman hiding behind a hood, shield-ing his identity, afraid of being caught. Perhaps they made excuses for him: Bro-ken home, emotional problems, anger management issues. who knows? who cares? the person who pulled the trigger that night is a murderer. the people who were with him in the car that helped him get away are murderers. The people who have shielded him for the past seven years are accessories to murder.

Dianne Harrell and the people who loved Bruce are praying that justice will be done this year. That’s all she wanted for her birthday.

–Dr. Carolyn Phillips

Cultural Origins of Black Baptists

Son Murdered on Mom’s Birthday

We are Family!and it’s our “First Family Affair”

EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCHwill be hosting

Weekend Installation Celebration ServicesFor our Pastor

Rev. DeWayne MooreDouble Tree Hotel | Stapleton North 4040 Quebec St., Denver, CO 80216

Luncheon Tickets: $40.00 per personDeadline: February 10, 2012

Friday, March 01, 13 : 7:00 p.m.MuSICAl: Guest Choirs & Soloists

Saturday, March 02, 2013 : 11:00 a.m.luNCheoN: Speaker - Pastor Randolph C. West, St. Stephen Baptist Church

Sunday, March 03, 2013 : 12:00 p.m.WorShIP ServICe: Speaker - Acen L. Phillips, Universal Birth Baptist Church

Sunday, March 03, 2013 : 4:00 p.m.INStAllAtIoN ServICe: Speaker - Pastor Frank M. Davis, Zion Baptist Church

For more information contactEbenezer Baptist Church

P.O. Box 460752, Aurora, CO 80046720.870.4628

5 POINTS NEWS offers Condolences to Sonya Williamsfor the loss of her husband Derek Anthony Williams

Derek Anthony Williams was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the fourth of five children. Derek was a special child with many talents and a zest for life. He was an amazing story teller and enjoyed making others laugh.

Derek had some great professional and academic accomplishments. He was most proud of his time in Africa where he taught underprivileged kids.

Derek is preceded by his mother, Theresa Wil-liams, survived by his wife of 9 years, Sonya, whom with he shared many wonderful memories, his Daugh-ter Kai, His father Ernest, his grandmother Henrietta, siblings Eric, Victor, Gaysha (Daniel) Lowsie, Lee Mi-chelle and a host of relatives and friends.

To the Williams Family, may your memories bring you comfort.

Derek Anthony WilliamsMarch 14, 1968 - January 17, 2013

Udall Expresses His Condolences for Tuskegee Airman, Col. Fitzroy ‘Buck’ Newsum

Mark Udall, who serves on the Senate Armed Service Committee, expressed his

Col. Fitzroy “Buck” Newsum May 22, 1918 – January 5, 2013

condolences for the passing of Col. Fitz-roy “Buck” Newsum, a Tuskegee Airman who served with the 447th Bombardment Group — the first all-black, multi-engine group in the U.S. Army Air Corps — start-ing in 1943. Newsum served as flight lead-er and squadron operations officer.

“Col. Fitzroy ‘Buck’ Newsum proud-ly and courageously served our country despite the obstacles thrown in his path due to racial prejudice and segregation. While I am saddened by his passing and his family’s loss, I am proud and grateful to have met Col. Newsum,” Udall said. “Col. Newsum’s service will forever be an inspiration to me and everyone he touched throughout his extraordinary life.”

When Newsum retired from the Air Force in 1970, he continued serving by contributing his time and aviation exper-tise to civic and community organizations.

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29th Annual Leadership Conference & Noon Luncheon

The Park Hill Golf Club 35th/Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80207 Saturday, March 2,2013 | For Info - Dr. Claudette Sweet, 303-377-0049

The Denver Council Ministers’ Wives & Ministers’ Widows presents it’s 29th Annual Leadership Confer-ence & noon Luncheon. this event is a tribute to founder, Mother Ol-lie D. Barefield. Keynote speaker is

First Lady Carmel Simpkins of Emanuel Christian Center. Simpkins is an author and Christian counselor. Donation $40 - A portion of the proceeds benefit Sickle Cell Anemia/Scholarship.

42nd Annual Colorado Gospel Music Festival

New Hope Baptist Church | 3701 Colorado Blvd.,Denver, CO 80205Sunday, February 10, 2013 | 3:00 p.m. | Doors open at 2:00 p.m.

Central Baptist Church | 2400 California St., Denver, CO 80205Sunday, February 24, 2013 | 10:45 a.m.

New Hope Family Life Center | 3701 Colorado Blvd. , Denver, CO 80205Saturday, February 23, 2013 | 3-8:00 p.m.

Manual High School | 1700 E 28th Ave, Denver, CO 80205Saturday, February 23, 2013 | 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

4O years After Keys: Segregation and Resegregation of DPSColorado Black Roundtable, Urban

League, NAACP and Denver Public Schools will sponsor a Black History Month Community Education Forum on “40 Years After Keyes: The Segrega-tion and Resegregation of Denver Public Schools.”

This insightful community educa-tion event will allow the community and the school system to reflect on a critical historical period in Denver’s attempt to provide equal educational opportunity to all students.

brother jeff Guest Speaker at Central Baptist Church

The Crowning Event of Black History Month

brother jeff will offer keynote ad-dress for Black History Month program

featuring a live theatrical presentation during morning worship experience.

The State of Black Mental Health: What’s the Diagnosis? This timely event will feature resource booths, workshops,

panel discussions and more. FREE and open to the public. For more information, see ad on page 2.

Founder and Executive Director Terrance Roberts along with BET’s Rocsi Dias, and Prodigal Son Youth

It was only a few weeks ago that Terrance Roberts, founder and execu-tive director of Prodigal Son Initiative, thought he would have to shut the doors on his gang prevention organization due to lack of operational funding.

Now, Roberts has a re-structured vision to focus on interim development planned in large part by youth, resurrect-ing urban undeveloped space into bas-ketball courts (like the old Holly Square Shopping Center), soccer courts, or play-grounds in order to give youth a place to have fun while staying off the streets.

This plan is not new for the organi-zation, but this more targeted vision has generated a surge of attention, interest, and excitement from the community re-sulting in private donors stepping for-ward, renewed grant opportunities, and new partnerships. this is not an end to the budget crunch, but it has provided a bright light at the end of a recently bleak

looking tunnel.The need for Prodigal Son’s award

winning after school program will be filled by the Boy’s and Girl’s Club, which has the funding to provide adequate ser-vices that were being somewhat duplicat-ed by the program. In turn, this will free up time and energy to transform commu-nities by taking development plans to all the “blighted” areas in the city, as well as other areas around the country such as Los Angeles, Detroit, Miami, and others.

“This renewed vision is like a rose that’s grown from concrete,” said Rob-erts. “We want to be able to write our kids letters of recommendation for col-lege saying our kids are urban develop-ers.”

For more information, or to make a donation, contact The Prodigal Son Ini-tiative at 303-953-1541 or go to their website at www.prodigalsoninc.org.

–Misti Aas

Prodigal Son Initiative Restructures

Rachel B. Noel Visiting ProfessorFreeman Hrabowski III, Ph.D., is the president of the

University of Maryland, Baltimore County and is considered a national expert in science, technology, engineering and math-ematics education, or STEM, with an emphasis on minority participation. He is lauded for having transformed UMBC, a mid-sized commuter school, into one of the country’s top pro-ducers of African American Ph.D.s in science and engineering.

Dr. Hrabowski, this year’s Rachel B. Noel Visiting Pro-fessor, was recently named by President Barack Obama to head the newly created President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans.

Dr. Syl Morgan-Smith, Founder and President of The Colorado Gospel Music Academy & Hall of Fame, in con-juction with McDonalds, and the Academy Board invites you to attend The 42nd Annual Colorado Gospel Music Festival and Academy Awards Ceremony.

Help welcome guest artist Ms. Angela Spivey, Gram-my nominated, renowned gospel singer of Chicago as she sings her lastest and greatest hits accompanied by Denver’s Minister Michael Williams. Metro Denver’s revered clergy, gifted gospel singers, and amazing musicians will also par-ticipate. This event is free and open to the public.

Shorter Community AME Church | 3100 Richard Allen Ct., Denver, CO 80205 Monday, February 18, 2013 | 6- 8 p.m. | Free and open to the public.

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