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“A family that prays together stays together” are words of wisdom many have heard before. Members of Shorter Community AME Church exhibit their faith in the power of praying together

as they lay hands on Denver District 8 City Councilman-elect Albus Brooks.

Juneteenth 2011celebration • celebration • celebration • celebration • celebration • celebration • celebration

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemo-rating the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19th 1865, Union soldiers led by Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and the enslaved were now free. Although this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emanci-pation Proclamation, which had become official January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on Texans due to the minimal number of Union troops to en-force the new Executive Order. It was not until the surrender of General Lee in April of 1865, and the arrival of General Granger’s regiment, that forces were finally strong enough to influence and overcome the resistance by the Whites.

One of General Granger’s first orders of business was to read to the people of Texas, General Order Number 3, which began most significantly with:

The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and free laborer.

The celebration of June 19th was coined “Juneteenth” and grew with more participation from slave descendants. The Juneteenth celebration was a time for reassuring each other, praying, and gathering remaining family members. Juneteenth continued to be highly revered in Texas decades later, with many former slaves and descendants making an annual pilgrimage back to Galveston on this date.

Various activities were provided to entertain the mass-es, many of which continue in tradition today. Juneteenth almost always focused on education and self- improvement. Often guest speakers are brought in and the elders are called upon to recount the events of the past. Eventually, as African Americans became land owners, land was donated and dedi-cated for these festivities. One of the earliest documented land purchases in the name of Juneteenth was organized by Reverend Jack Yates. This fundraising effort yielded $1000 and the purchase of Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas.

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NBA superstar Chauncey Billups proves again why he is one of northeast Denver’s most valuable players. As the recent mayoral elelction moved into the final seconds of the fourth quarter, team Hancock put the campaign in the hands of the “King of Park Hill.” It was Billups who helped deliver the final votes. “Northeast Denver is the heart of the city,” Billups told the excited hometown crowd gathered at Axum (Cherry) Park. “ I’m excited to be back home and I’m excited to be here representing Michael Han-cock.”

It would have been easy for Billups to sit back and watch the election from the sidelines, but that’s not his style. He believes in community, his northeast Denver roots and the power of giving back. I asked Billups what drives him to do these things? “There were people when I was growing up in this neighborhood who came from nothing who did it for me,” he said. When Billups asked why they did it for him those leaders simply said, “Because you deserve it.”

The City of Denver deserves great leadership and northeast Denver is pleased to give the city our native son Michael Hancock.

–brother jeff

Editor’s Note: In response to recent personal attacks, Mayor-elect Michael Hancock issued the following letter to the Denver community.

In light of recent news stories, I want-ed to let you know directly – from me to you – that these accusations are baseless and completely untrue.

Throughout our campaign, we dealt with false, negative attack after attack. As the election grew closer, each smear against my character grew more and more desperate, deceptive and ugly.

On Thursday June 2, I was hit with

the most vicious attack yet. A groundless rumor that had been proven false over 3 years ago was dredged up only days before the election to diminish my reputation.

Each day since, I have been working aggressively to disprove these false and hateful allegations -- allegations leveled by a convicted felon. I have instructed my team to be fully open, honest and trans-parent and to cooperate with all media outlets.

We have provided the press with my calendar. We have asked Denver Police to release any surveillance photos, videos or other evidence that may exist (and they

Chauncey Billups shares his reason for giving back with Brother Jeff

Mayor Elect Michael Hancock is joined by NBA star Chauncey Billups, Former Mayor Wellington Webb, Rep. Angela Williams, family and supporters at Axum (Cherry) Park

The King of Park Hill Helps Delivers the Vote

Hancock Stays Focused on What’s Important

SO YOU SAY YOU’VE GOT TALENT?The Barney L. Ford Memorial Association

will be holding auditions for upcoming productions in Denver.

We are seeking:Models • Singers • Actors • Dancers • Musicians • Comedians

Behind the Scenes or on the Stage • All Ages Needed

Auditions will be held/scheduledJuneteenth, Saturday, June 18, 2011 | 10am - 6pm

Crossroads Theater located at 2590 Washington St., Denver ColoradoFor more information call 720.620.3662

have responded by saying there is no such evidence). Every piece of informa-tion and fact we obtain further disproves these outlandish allegations and sets the record straight.

We have requested my cell phone records and we will continue to pursue other documents and records to clear the air, affirm my honor and integrity, and protect my family against these hateful accusations.

At the same time, I must also focus on the urgent and important work of tran-sitioning from candidate to mayor. I will be sworn in as Denver’s 45th mayor on July 18. We have just 37 days to build an administration and prepare to hit the ground running on Day 1.

We’re making good progress. Today we announced the co-chairs of the Den-verForward transition, well-respected leaders of our community who will help review city department opportunities and challenges, recruit great leaders for the Cabinet, and help prepare to launch our first 100 days initiatives.

We’ll have additional announce-ments about the Transition and inaugural events in the coming days and weeks as well.

I’m excited about Denver’s future and the possibilities ahead. Thank you for your support.

–Mayor Elect Michael Hancock

On June 7, 2011, Denver voiced its opinion and completed an extraordinary election of diversity to city government. Michael Hancock was selected as Mayor-elect, and Albus Brooks handily won the District 8 City Council Seat. These two leaders also join District 11 City Coun-cil-elect Chris Herndon, District 1 City Council-elect Susan Shepherd, and Dis-trict 5 Council-elect Mary Beth Susman as winners.

Mayor-elect Michael Hancock over-came the odds as the underdog in the Mayoral runoff race to hold firm as the frontrunner in the final contest. The Dis-trict 8 race started with 38 contestants and the last man standing is Albus Brooks. Don’t let his age fool you, he ran his cam-paign with the experience and savvy of a political insider. One reason for this was his Campaign Manager Gavin Clark; he

laid the groundwork and strategy that was inclusive of all the talent that volunteered. This was evident when P.T. Smith’s rap-ping and video skills were put to use for a “Write Him In” music video.

His advisory team was equally di-verse with former Mayor Wellington Webb anchoring a progressive group that included James “Dr. Daddio” Walker, Mrs. Jeweldine Blair, Paul Weiss, Nita Henry, and too many more to list. Judg-ing by his commanding victory over his opponent and his campaign slogan of “Connecting Diverse Communities,” Brooks showed he had a firm understand-ing of the people he now represents as their city councilman. Ultimately it will take the same diverse support that got him elected to be effective.

– Terrance “Big T” Hughes

And The Winners Are…

2011 ELEctioN REsuLts

Mayor: Michael Hancock

Clerk & Recorder: Debra Johnson

Councilmember 1: susan shepherd

Councilmember 5: Mary Beth susman

Councilmember 8: Albus Brooks

Councilmember 11: chris Herndon

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Juneteenth Parade, 1990 - Photo Credit: Blair Caldwell African American Research Library

In Mexia, TX the local Juneteenth organiza-tion purchased Booker T. Washington Park, which became the Juneteenth celebration site in 1898. For decades these annual cel-ebrations flourished, growing continuously with each passing year. In Booker T. Wash-ington Park, as many as 20,000 African Americans once flowed through during the course of a week, making the celebration one of the state’s largest.

Economic and cultural forces caused a decline in Juneteenth activities and par-ticipants beginning in the early 1900’s. Classroom and textbook education in lieu of traditional home and family-taught practices shifted the interest of the youth due to less emphasis and detail on the ac-tivities of former slaves. Classroom text-books proclaimed Lincoln’s Emancipa-tion Proclamation of January 1, 1863 as the date signaling the ending of slavery and little or nothing on the impact of Gen-eral Granger’s arrival on June 19th. Since July 4th was the already established Inde-pendence holiday and a rise in patriotism steered more toward this celebration.

On January 1, 1980, Juneteenth be-came an official state holiday in Texas through the efforts of Al Edwards, an African American state legislator. The successful passage of this bill marked Ju-neteenth as the first emancipation celebra-tion granted official state recognition. Ed-wards has since actively sought to spread the observance of Juneteenth all across America. As of February 2008, 26 states

have recognized Juneteenth as either a state holiday or state holiday observance, including Colorado.

Don’t miss one of the largest June-teenth celebrations in the nation. In Den-ver, Colorado events will kick off with a Senior Luncheon on Friday, June 17th from 11:00 am- 3:00 pm. This incred-ible event will honor our seniors, treasure their wisdom, and celebrate their com-munity contributions. The celebration will continue Saturday, June 18th in Five Points at the intersection of Washing-ton Street, 27th Street, 26th Avenue and Welton Street. The Festival includes the Juneteenth Parade, live entertainment, vendors displaying a variety of food, arts and crafts, community resources and mer-chandise. Attendees can look forward to the new Farmers Market and Green En-ergy Zone.

Today, Juneteenth celebrates Afri-can American freedom and achievement, while encouraging continuous self-de-velopment and respect for all cultures. As it takes on a more national, symbolic and even global perspective, the events of 1865 in Texas are not forgotten, for all the roots tie back to this fertile soil from which a national day of pride is growing. Getting involved and supporting June-teenth celebrations creates new bonds of friendship and understanding among us. This indeed, brightens our future and that is the Spirit of Juneteenth.

– Brooklyn Dorsey

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Happy Juneteenth from 5 POINTS NEWS and Blair Caldwell African American Research LibraryHistorical 1989 - 1990 Photos - Blair Caldwell African American Research Library

2011 Juneteenth Senior LuncheonFriday, June 17th | 11am-3pm

Doubletree Hotel3203 Quebec Street, Denver, CO

2011 Juneteenth ParadeSaturday, June 18th

Departing from Fuller Park (2800 Williams St.) at 10am

2011 Juneteenth CelebrationHistoric Five PointsDenver, Colorado

Saturday, June 18th | 10am - 6pm

In 1992, the community unites to reestablish 5 Points Juneteenth celebration. Press conference held at Blair Caldwell African American Research Library.

Brother Jeff’s Cultural Center ReestablishesJuneteenth Senior Luncheon Tradition

Otha P. Rice is often credited with bringing the Texas Juneteenth celebration to 5 Points in the early 1950’s. Big Al Richardson along with the Five Points Business As-sociation continued the tradition in 1966 and grew Juneteenth into one of the largest celebrations in the country. Violence in the 1990’s leading into 2000, a poor economy, as well as the closing of the Five Points Business Association nearly sealed the demise of the 5 Points celebration.

Kingdom of Glory Christian Center, Stiles African American Heritage Center, Neat Stuff at The Black Market, and The PR Shop were organizations that guided Juneteenth during it’s waning years. Many believed Juneteenth was dead.

In 2008, Brother Jeff’s Cultural Center in conjunction with the Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce joined forces with the community to revive the African Ameri-can tradition. This year the Friends of Blair Caldwell African American Research Li-brary are at the helm.

Now that the Juneteenth parade and festival are back on track, Brother Jeff’s Cul-tural Center is reestablishing another former Juneteenth tradition–the Juneteenth Senior Luncheon created by Jean Jackson in 1992. Jackson was an employee with the City and County of Denver’s Agency for Human Rights and Community Relations Commission on Aging when Big Al requested she produce an event to honor the Pioneers in the com-munity during the Juneteenth celebration.

This request came during the “Summers of Violence.” Jackson’s first luncheon was held in the wake of a Denver police officer who was shot during the prior year’s festival. Safety was a major concern and the luncheon was held indoors at the Casino Cabaret Ballroom on the Friday before the weekend celebration began.

It took Jackson two weeks to produce this seminal event and she recalls, “At the time there were no specialized activities honoring the seniors who had made a profound impact in the community.”

This year Brother Jeff’s Cultural Center is pleased to present Jean Jackson with her very own Pioneer Award. “If it were not for Ms. Jackson and pioneers such as her, our community would have no traditions to build upon,” says Brother Jeff. “Our seniors de-serve to be recognized for their achievements and included in all aspects of community.”

In addition to Jackson, other Pioneer Award recipients will include: Zona Moore, Norman Harris Sr., Sharon Knox, Crayton Jones and Hazel Witsett. Legendary musician Purnell Steen will receive Brother Jeff’s Cultural Center’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

–brother jeff

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Library’s customer Base is Far from Eroding

Stand Up Community! A Call for the End to the Normalization of Mediocrity

Earlier this year, I was a panelist at the community forum: State of Black Colorado: Have we Arrived? I discussed a phenomenon that I have coined “The normalization of mediocrity.” In effect, it is when we become numb…desensi-tized…unconscious about behaviors, ac-tions and processes that do not represent excellence. We get accustomed to seeing and experiencing mediocrity, so we ac-cept it as “normal.”

We have spent a great deal of time in our history discussing the issue of excel-lence. Around 1903, the great W.E.B Du Bois discussed in his influential essay, The Talented Tenth, the notion or likeli-hood of one in ten black men becoming leaders of their race in the world, through methods such as continuing their educa-tion, writing books, or becoming directly involved in social change. Fortunately, later in life, Du Bois also came to realize that leadership could arise from many lev-els, and grassroots efforts were also im-portant to social change. He also realized the power of this aristocracy of talent was to lie in its knowledge and character, not in its wealth. In other words, leadership (and excellence) could rest within every-one…not a select few.

I believe we are stuck, firmly, in an expectation that The Talented Tenth (who-ever they are) are responsible for taking

care of excellence in our community. We have an institutionalized thinking in our community that we are to expect certain things out of some…and nothing out of others.

We have to decide what excellence is and we have to discuss it boldly and frequently. We must create and expose future generations to the essence of au-thentic community excellence. The com-munity must hold each other accountable for excellence. We do this by maintain-ing our own communities, how we sup-port each other in our endeavors, who we put into public office and why we were putting them there and ultimately, how we maintain the legacy of excellence in families, systems and communities. This is extremely HARD, EVOLUTIONARY WORK and it requires the highest degree of authenticity. Promoting community ex-cellence cannot be done in a disingenu-ous or political way. When we aren’t real about how me refine our communities, we normalize mediocrity and we spend de-cades trying to ARRIVE. Sound familiar?

The burden and responsibility is on each of us to create excellence in our own community. There is no person…office…grant…delusion…window dress-ing…plan…media hit…well, you get the idea…that will create excellence for us. We have to want it and have great con-sciousness in knowing when we are ex-periencing it and when we are not. When we ARE NOT experiencing it, let’s stop calling it “softer” things like:

• “Oh…that’s just how he/she acts.”• “I don’t know what that organization

does and I don’t care.”• “That’s how we do it in the ‘hood.”• “They don’t know any better.”

When we do that, we create more

mediocrity. It’s time to STAND UP COMMUNITY! Our ancestors paved the way for our destiny and we should not let them down.

-Nita Henry

In a recent Denver Post article by Vincent Carroll, he states, “…does it re-ally make sense to relieve the city’s bud-get woes by creating a permanent funding stream for the one service whose custom-er base is facing potentially drastic ero-sion? Before any tax reaches the ballot, let someone make that case.”

As you can imagine, I have a very strong opinion about this. Libraries have been adapting to the world around them for the past century, and the surge of the digital age is no different. Libraries pro-vide essential services to the public such as computer access and training, job-search assistance, literacy programs, and access to thousands of print and digital materials. They serve as the cornerstone of their community and are a key link in developing a knowledgeable, productive workforce and fostering economic devel-opment.

The increase in the use of eBooks does not mean that the library’s customer base is eroding, as Carroll’s article sug-gests. It means that libraries must offer this popular format in addition to the physical books which many are still us-ing, and adapt to the changing needs of the public as they have for decades.

In 2010, the Denver Public Library welcomed over 4 million visitors, circu-lated 9 million items, and had 40 million online transactions -- hardly a sign of be-coming obsolete. In fact, libraries across the country are seeing an increase in us-age, not a decrease, especially in times of recession. According to a study by the American Library Association, over two thirds of Americans have a library card and visit a library 1.4 billion times a year. Every day, 300,000 Americans seek job-related help at a public library. It’s quite evident that libraries are not just places to hold books.

There has been an age-old debate over what the library of the future looks like. As long as there is a need for free and equal access to information – librar-ies will be around and will continue to

adapt to the needs of the public.In 1889, John Cotton Dana, DPL’s

first city librarian, had the vision of mak-ing the Library “a center of public hap-piness.” He was a pioneer – bringing resources and services to the people. His main objective was to make the library relevant to the daily lives of the citizens, an objective that is still at the core of the Library’s mission.

But to prepare for the future needs of our community, the Denver Public Li-brary must address a fundamental chal-lenge in how it is funded. The Library, funded by the City of Denver’s General Fund has undergone major budget cuts for the past several years. This has led to drastic reductions in service hours, staff levels and purchase of new materials. With the impending cuts to the 2012 bud-get, our world-class library is in serious jeopardy.

The Denver Public Library is at a crossroads. We cannot continue to be at the mercy of the unpredictable ups and downs of the City’s budget. We need a long-term sustainable funding solution. Forming a library district has been viewed by communities across the state as the best form of governance for delivering consistently high-quality library service. A modest mill levy increase (about $56 per year on a $200,000 home) would make a tremendous difference in how we can provide service. All library locations would be open at least 40 hours per week, instead of the current 32. We would be able to provide the materials, technology and programs that our customers want and need. Most importantly, we’d be able to plan for our future without the constant threat of unknown budget cuts from year to year.

For more information about DPL’s budget situation and library districts: www.denverlibrary.org/budget.

– Shirley Amore, City Librarian Denver Public Library

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Walk, Run and Learn at the First Annual Destination HealthPresented by the Center for African American Health

Destination Health is a multi-gen-erational event scheduled for Saturday, July 30, 2011 in Denver’s City Park and hosted by the Center for African American Health. The Center focuses on improving the health of African Americans who suf-fer from more illness, disability and pre-mature death from diseases such as can-cer, diabetes and heart disease. In order to change that, the Center provides a variety of disease prevention and chronic disease self-management programs targeting the 120,000 African Americans living in met-ro Denver. The Center partners with Black churches and other community organiza-tions to offer free health screenings, health classes, and health education materials cul-turally appropriate for African Americans. Volunteers -- medical and non-medical -- are an integral part of the organization, helping with screenings, leading classes, and staffing special events.

“The Center is proud to offer an op-portunity for everyone in community to learn more about the work of the Center by joining us for the first annual walk, run and learn event we call Destination Health,” says Executive Director Grant Jones.

As well as getting the benefits from walking or running, participants can learn about active, healthy lifestyles at more than 50 booths and visit a special Chil-dren’s Health and Safety Area filled with activities and information. All registered participants will also receive a Destination Health t-shirt and a free pass to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

Former Denver Bronco and Ring of Fame honoree, Haven Moses, serves on the Board for the Center and is the Event Chair. “We want everyone to come and participate. We’ll offer a timed race for those interested in competing, and also shorter routes such as the Mocha Mile Fun Run and the Senior Shortcut,” says Mo-ses. “These additional options will provide families with young children, physically-challenged individuals and elders an op-portunity to participate at a manageable level.”

All participants are invited to join in a

pre-event stretch and Zumba exercise ses-sion beginning at 7:30 am just west of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The 5K Walk/Run and Senior Shortcut will begin promptly at 8:30 am followed by the Mocha Mile at 9:00 am. An award ceremony is scheduled for 9:30 am, after which attendees will be entertained by great music – jazz, R&B and pop hits from the ‘60s to the present – performed by the Mary Louise Lee band.

Plan now to take part in, and benefit from, Destination Health, and encourage your family, friends and coworkers to join, too, by forming a team. Together, you can have a greater impact by accepting the challenge and creating a team fundraising page online. Pre-event registration fees are $25 per person for Walk/Run Teams; $30 for adults; $25 for children 2-17 and seniors 50-plus; and $100 for a Family 4-Pack. Register online today at www.caahealth.org. On July 30, the on-site reg-istration fee will be $35 per person.

Destination Health /Walk/Run/Learn is being presented with the support of lead sponsor Eli Lilly; volunteer sponsor KeyBank; media sponsors CBS4, Urban Spectrum and Jammin’ 101.5; and our supporting sponsors including the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Colorado Access, Colorado Black Chamber of Com-merce, Colorado Health Foundation, COP-IC, The Colorado Trust, LiveWell Colora-do, and Rose Community Foundation.

If you would like to assist with Desti-nation Health by joining the Center’s vol-unteer team sponsored by KeyBank, please contact us at walkrunlearn@caahealth.org. For more information about the Center for African American health, visit www.caa-health.org or call 303-355-3423.

Talkn’ With Dr. DaddioSaturdays 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

center for African American Health3601 Martin Luther King Blvd

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5k Walk/Run, Senior Shortcut and Mocha Family Fun Walk/RunSaturday, July 30, 2011 • Walk/Run Begins at 8:30 a.m. • City Park, Denver

(Adjacent to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science located at Colorado Blvd. & 23rd Avenue)

Visit www.ccahealth.org for complete details.

The Black American West Museum Presents its

Third Annual Pride & Progress Fundraising GalaCelebrating “ Colors of the West!”

Saturday, July 16, 2011 • Auction 6pm - 7 pm • Dinner & Awards 7pm - 10pmPark Hill Golf Club, 4141 East 35th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80207

For tickets & additional information call 720.234.4994 or email director@ blackamericanwestmuseum.com