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Keeping the Dream AliveA Coalition to erect a life-size Bronze Sculpture of Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Have your nameengraved on the monument base -- see page 3

Rev. Mary Floyd Palmeris now Bishop

Bishop Mary Floyd Palmer reciting vows administered by BishopAnthony Floyd. Rev. Mary Floyd Palmer was ordained to the SacredOffice of Bishop during The Episcopal Consecration and OrdinationService held on Sunday, April 11, 2010.

Bishop Mary Floyd Palmer and BishopAnthony Floyd.

Delores Weaver, Philadelphia Links, Inc. President, Dr. Constance Clayton.Blanche Burton-Lyles and Phyllis Sims at the Grand Opening of theLeadership Center of the Delaware Valley, See “Grand Opening…”

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Grand Opening of the LeadershipCenter of Delaware Valley

Ducky Birts4th AnnunalScholarshipBanquet

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both sides of the bridge. People in Philly know him asthe long time owner of a very popular business in Mt.Airy on Wadsworth Avenue called Ducky'sHabbadachery. He's a life-long member of Zion BaptistChurch at Broad and Venango in North Philadelphia.He's a very active member of the Philadelphia branchNAACP. He has worked with and marched with the lateRev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Cecil B. Moore, Esq.,a former President of the Philadelphia Branch, NAACP,and a foot soldier, if you will, for the late Rev. Dr. LeonSullivan just to name a few of Ducky Birts’ connec-tions. If there's positive action or activity going onaround the immediate areas of New Jersey and PA, lookup and you may well see Donald Ducky Birts. In HighSchool he was a star athlete in Camden, and all of hislife, he's had the ability to be a popular individual,while accomplishing good things in life.

Some people are always talking about what they'regoing to do. Some people sit on a couch and dreamabout what they are going to do -- and then there's thepeople who talk about it and then do the work to makeit happen and they live their dream. Congratulations toDonald "Ducky" Birts for making a difference and forbeing a stand-up man and community leader inPhiladelphia and in Camden.

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A lot of people like aparty, but when you canparty with a purpose, that'swhen I really like a party. Idon't know if she coined thephrase -- but New Yorkradio personality HalJackson's daughter, JewellJackson-McCabe is the firstperson I ever heard, use theterminology and that was inthe late 19890's, early

1990's. "Party with a purpose." Ducky Birts and all his friends and supporters

of the Ducky Birts Foundation will come togeth-er for the fourth year in a row, at the FirstDistrict A.M.E. Plaza at 3801 Market Street toeat fantastic food, cooked by Kevan Parker.They will drink cool liquid refreshments, they

will be entertained by The Universal African Dance andDrum Ensemble; the featured entertainment will comefrom R&B singer Amazin' Grace, and thirteen peopleand two couples will be honored. All of this will hap-pen on one night, at one location, between 6pm-10pm,on Saturday April 17, 2010.

Even as late of April 17th, Ducky Birts the founder,says tickets will be available at the door.

Now let's go on to the part about "purpose." YesDucky Birts knows how to throw an excellent party, butone of the best things I admire about this man is thathe's always trying to find another way to give back. Inparticular, over the now thirty years that I've knownDucky Birts, more than anything, outside of his belovedZion Baptist Church, he contributes to and raisesmoney for education. I guess his two favorite collegesare Cheyney University and Lincoln University andthose are the two schools where a portion of the pro-ceeds from his 4th Annual Ducky Birts FoundationMedallion Awards program goes. Once the money getsto the schools, depending on how much has been target-ed for each school, students most in need can be award-ed the money, at the discretion of the Ducky BirtsFoundation and the School Administration.

Those receiving awards this year include the follow-ing: City Councilman Bill Greenlee, City CouncilmanJames Kenney, City Councilman Franny Rizzo, StateRepresentative Louise Williams Bishop, StateRepresentative Mark Cohen, State Representative JohnMyers, State Representative Frank Oliver, StateRepresentative Tony Payton, Jr., State RepresentativeRosita Youngblood, City Councilman W. WilsonGoode, Jr., and first Black Mayor of Philadelphia, W.Wilson Goode, Sr. On top of all those elected officialswho will be honored for their work this weekend at the

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Party with a Purpose“If I cry tonight, understand that my cries are those of our children dying in the streets.” ~ Father Paul M. Washington

Ducky Birtsevent, Mr. andMrs. Bill andLinda Millerwill be recog-nized, as willMr. and Mrs.Tony andSharmaineMatlock Turner.One final awardrecipient will beBeech CompanyPresident, KenScott.

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Historic Germantown, a coalition of 15 historical andcultural landmarks that date back to Colonial times, willhost its 2nd Annual “A Great Day on the Great Road”Festival on Sunday, April 18th, 1 to 4 p.m. at VernonPark, at Germantown and Chelten Avenues, to celebratethe history and communities of Philadelphia’s Northwestsection.

The celebration will include live music costumed re-enactors of historic events and personalities and activi-ties for the whole family such as papermaking, story-telling and historical children’s games. There will also bea narrated bus tour of highlights along the “Great Road,”a nod to the long and rich history of GermantownAvenue (once an Indian trail) as an important arterythrough the Northwest.

This year’s performers will include jazz great ByardLancaster, actor James C. Roberts portraying famousabolitionist Frederick Douglass, and the popular NedHector, a free Black Revolutionary War-era soldier por-trayed by actor Noah Lewis. Local storyteller IrmaGardner-Hammond will be character as the enslavedAfrican housekeeper Dinah of Stenton House, the homeof William Penn’s secretary, James Logan, and FirstPresbyterian Church will be open for tours of their his-

2nd Annual “Great Day on theGreat Road” festival

toric murals, created by famed local muralist VioletOakley.

In addition, festival-goers can enjoy food and a springplant sale. Select artisans and craftspeople will be onhand to demonstrate and sell traditional wares, includingweaving, marbleized scarves and 18th century-stylesweets. Admission is free.

This year, Historic Germantown will premiere videosfrom Germantown Speaks, a multigenerational oral his-tory project documenting discussions between local highschool students and longtime Germantown residents.

The project, a collaboration between HistoricGermantown, Neighborhood Interfaith Movement (NIM)and others, is part of Germantown WORKS , a year-longHistoric Germantown program initiative highlighting thehard-working spirit of Germantown’s people throughoutits 300 year history. Germantown WORKS is supportedby the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through theHeritage Philadelphia Program.

For more information, email programs@freedoms-backyard.com or call 215-844-1683. This event wasmade possible through the generous support of OARC,the Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation, and StateRepresentative John Myers.

Logan CDC will hostfour focus groups to sur-vey the Logan communityon Mondays, April 19thand 26th from 7pm-9pmand Saturday, April 24thfrom 10am-12pm and1pm-3pm, at theYorkhouse, 5325 Old YorkRoad, 1st Floor Library.Refreshments will be pro-vided at all sessions.

"Logan CDC hopes toenhance its current pro-gramming to better servethe Logan community andto increase the quality oflife for residents and busi-ness owners," says CicelyPeterson-Mangum, execu-tive director of LoganCDC. "We hope the com-munity will provide us

Logan CDC seeks Community inputto refine program focus

with their view on ourprograms aimed at clean-ing and greening NorthBroad Street, attractingnew businesses to Logan’scommercial corridor, andreducing the blight ofvacant lots and homes."

Logan CDC believesthat in order to provide themost effective programsand services, it must deter-mine what the communitywants and needs. To dothis, Logan CDC hasenlisted the help of NetImpact PhiladelphiaService Corps and theDrucker Society ofPhiladelphia to interviewLogan residents and stake-holders about what theyvalue and how Logan

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Coalition to erect a Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. life-size Bronze Sculpture at the entranceof Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive

The Artist Sculptor Rebecca-Rose tm (RMFACStudio) Present Plans for a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.“Freedom Dream” Monument in Historic Philadelphia.The monument will be made a Gift to the City ofPhiladelphia as a Legacy and Symbol of InternationalHuman Rights and dignity for all people.

Ms. Rose, a fourth generation African-Americansculptor revealed to the public her designs for the monu-ment, as well as the Coalition’s plans to bring visibilityto the Drive, in Dr. King’s honor.

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“If I cry tonight, understand that my cries are those of our children dying in the streets.” ~ Father Paul M. Washington

The Dangerous drift backtoward segregated schoolsTwo recent decisions by

school boards in NorthCarolina are local signs ofa troubling national trendtowards resegregation inpublic schools. In NewHanover County, whichincludes Wilmington, par-ents and advocates spentmuch of last year debatinga new middle school redis-tricting plan that would

focus on “neighborhood schools,” essentiallyresegregating the schools by race and economicclass because our neighborhoods look that way.School board member Elizabeth Redenbaugh wasthe only White and only Republican member tojoin two Black Democratic colleagues in oppos-ing the new plan. In a letter sent to parents andfellow board members last fall, Redenbaughdescribed some of what she was seeing: “I have

literally had parents…approach me and state, ‘The bottom line is this: I do not want my children in schoolwith black children.’ I have had parents ask me why wedo anything at all for the black children in our county.They look me in the eye and say, ‘we have spent somuch money on black children . . . Nothing helps. Idon’t know why we even try anymore’…Such state-ments literally grieve my heart and beg the question:Who is my neighbor?” But despite the concernsRedenbaugh and her colleagues shared, they were ulti-mately overruled by the other members early this year ina 4-3 vote.

Meanwhile, in Wake County, North Carolina, whichincludes Raleigh, schools may be moving backwards ina similar direction. Wake County has been lauded for itsstudent assignment policy to balance schools usingsocioeconomic status augmented by a comprehensiveprogram of magnet schools. But on March 24, the WakeCounty School Board voted to begin studying a new dis-tricting plan that would change the current busing sys-tem and reassign students based on “neighborhood atten-dance zones”—a return to potentially more segregatedschools because of the neighborhood demographics.Advocates for Wake County’s current socially and eco-nomically integrated school system are fighting to pre-vent this change. But these significant decisions repre-sent a very disturbing trend across the country. The sadtruth is that the dream Dr. King rightly considered one ofthe greatest victories of the Civil Rights Movement—thedesegregation of our nation’s schools—is unravelingbefore our eyes.

Desegregated schools grew in the years directly fol-lowing the Civil Rights Movement, but since 1988,racial resegregation in public schools has been risingslowly and systematically. In June 2007, both the spiritand intent of the historic Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court decision were assaulted when theSupreme Court acknowledged in Parents Involved inCommunity Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 and

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Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education thebenefits of racially diverse schools for all students whoattend them, but ruled that desegregation plans thatassign students to schools on the basis of race are uncon-stitutional. At a time when the number of poor andminority children in America is growing and the numberof White middle-class children is decreasing, our schoolsare once again becoming isolated by race and class.Plans like the diversity policy and magnet school pro-gram that have been in place in Wake County, whichfocused primarily on socioeconomic status instead ofrace, helped produce integrated schools with broadappeal and academic achievement gains; this two-pronged approach was lauded as another method ofachieving diversity without concentrating children inracially isolated, high-poverty schools. But as the recent

school board decision there shows, even those successfulmeasures are now under attack.

The problem, as leading expert Gary Orfield of theCivil Rights Project at the University of California, LosAngeles and others have argued, is that segregatedschools are not good for any of our children. We alreadyknow they are disastrous for poor and minority students,for whom there is a strong connection between schoolsegregation, failing schools, and high dropout rates.Almost half of America’s Black students and nearly two-fifths of Latino students attend high schools that havebeen labeled “dropout factories” by Johns HopkinsUniversity researchers and the U.S. Department ofEducation, where less than 60 percent of the freshmanclass will graduate in four years. But studies of the out-

We welcome an opportunity to talk or meet with you regarding the details. Contacts: RebeccaRose: (215) 833-9082 (cell), e-mail: /rebeccarosermfac@yahoo.com or SCOOP 215-232-5974

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Too often on the news I seecrazies hurting innocent peo-ple. It seems that a majorityof them are trying to push ourlegislators and populace backto earlier times when bigotrywas acceptable. They havebeen aiming at Obama, arm-ing themselves, expecting his(centrist) voters—who the“Birthers” believe areSocialists, Leftists, andCommies—to hijack the

American government. I think they are projectingtheir own desires onto us.

Instead of increasing the lawlessness and rewarding thesuperrich of “W”, the Democratic government givessomething back to the citizens. That’s why people usual-ly vote Democratic. The Tea Party folks appear hysteri-cal declaiming change in our laws and programs; but theyare the danger. They are a small group encouraging vio-lence to elected legislators andthreatening a rightist takeover ofour government. That is the ulti-mate for their movement.

No paramilitary group should betolerated, and apparently, our gov-ernment is doing just that. Adeclared Nazi paramilitary is out-lawed, but simple anti-governmentcrazies are not. Nobody wants topay taxes, or submit to searchesgetting on an airplane. Lots of judi-cial judgments and law enforcement is unfair; but I do notbelieve more violence could straighten it out. Radio andtelevision celebrities who stoke the tea’s anger reallyshould not be tolerated; but please, no more violence.Hopefully, nothing will come of their ignorance and rageand maybe we can work toward peace and tolerance.That needs to be our goal.

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40 percent nationally since their 2007 peak. Vacancyrates are up and rents are down, further driving down thevalue of these properties. When the reckoning comes, itcould threaten everyone from banks and pension funds torenters and small businesses -- and small banks could beparticularly vulnerable.” Elizabeth Warren warns aboutCommercial Real Estate Crisis Downward Spiral ForSmall Businesses and Banks The Huffington Post 02-11-10 .

This means even less tax revenue will flow into feder-al, state and local coffers. Where will the needed moneycome from to replace these funds? What does this declinein revenue mean for working folks? It means local gov-ernments will be increasingly hard pressed and stretchedto make ends meet. In fact some municipalities and statefinances are so precarious, default on their loans, andpension obligations is a real possibility! This means stateand local governments will be forced to: raise taxes, cutservices or both. Guess who will catch the brunt of thesecuts and tax increases? State and local government debthas skyrocketed in the last several decades and now thebill is coming due. “The growth in local governmentdebt has exploded since the 1970s. We went from $295billion in 1968 to $2.3 trillion today. But as Greece isdemonstrating, there is such a thing as having too muchdebt and at a certain point the markets no longer have anappetite for so much borrowing. Average Americansprobably have a hard time examining the large numbersbeing thrown around. Yet state and local governments arenow finding a hard time balancing their budgets. In manycases, the ability to balance their budget goes in directconflict with paying out pension distributions. Or inmany cases states need to raise taxes or cut services.” -The $2.3 Trillion State and Local Government DebtMonster – California Pension Systems on UnsupportablePath with $500 Billion Projected Shortfall. CalPERS,CalSTRS, and UCRS.

The federal government unlike the states is not consti-tutionally mandated to balance its budget; so it will con-tinue to spend money it doesn’t have and descend deeperand deeper into debt. (The US government borrows overtwo billion a day just to operate and this doesn’t count

“Revenue from mort-gages, deeds or securitiesdropped 36 percent, withthe largest decreasesoccurring in the South.The declines in tax rev-enue have forced states toreduce spending. Statescut their general fundexpenditures by nearly 5percent in 2009, accordingto the National GovernorsAssociation, and areexpected to cut spendingby another 4 percent this

year as revenue collections continue to decline.The association predicts state revenues likely willcontinue to be depressed in 2011 and 2012, since

state tax collections tend to lag national economic recov-ery.” State Revenue Falls 9%; decline likely to continueWashington Business Journal March 29, 2010

As you read this, the April 15th filing date for federaland most state income taxes has come and gone. If you’relike me you waited until the last minute then scrambledto get all your forms, records and laboriously go overthem to meet the filing deadline. Local governmentsimpose taxes on the public to cover its operating costs.But in the case of the federal government the money wepay goes to the interest and fees associated with the print-ing of US currency by a consortium of privately ownedbanks known as the Federal Reserve Bank. The memberbanks of the Federal Reserve system are not part of thefederal government, they exist and operate in contradic-tion to the supposedly sacrosanct US Constitution whichstates Congress has the power “To coin Money, regulatethe Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix theStandard of Weights and Measures...” US ConstitutionArticle I section 8. Congress abdicated that power in1913 when it supposedly passed the SixteenthAmendment to the Constitution.

The Fed as it is called is the culprit behind the creationof the US income tax. The Fed in collusion with its fel-low international bankersters created and facilitated allthe boom and busts since its creation in 1913. “A consor-tium of international bankers had tried and failed overand over again to maintain financial dominance of theU.S., but this changed in 1913. As is covered in greatdepth in G. Edward Griffin’s incredible book TheCreature From Jekyll Island, the consortium returned, ledby men such as JP Morgan, Paul Warburg, FrankVanderlip, German Bankers Kuhn, Loeb and Co., and theRothschild Family among others. They and their repre-sentatives met in secret, traveling under fake names, tomeet at the resort on Jekyll Island off the coast ofGeorgia in 1910. Under Paul Warburg’s direction, they

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allow them to flank the Supreme Court in creating anincome tax, as well as the Federal Reserve Act, whichwould form the new Federal Reserve System (the bankwas in no way a part of the Federal Government. Thename was used to swindle the public into believing theinstitution was not the same as the Central Banks theydespised). The plan was then to be presented to Congressby their confidant Senator Nelson Aldrich as if it was hisidea alone.” The Anti-Income tax Movement And WhyThey are Right By Giordano Bruno Neithercorp Press -02/25/2010

Even with an income tax, the US government and moststates are still broke. With each passing year “we thepeople” are being gouged, fleeced and taxed into povertyand peonage. The federal, state and local governmentsare in deep financial difficulty and they are forced to hittaxpayers harder to take up whatever slack they can. Theeconomy is way down, unemployment and bankruptciesare way up, so naturally tax revenues are not what theyused to be. Federal tax revenues are off over the last twoyears following the Wall Street banker/speculator createdeconomic implosion. “Federal tax revenue plunged $138billion, or 34%, in April vs. a year ago — the biggestApril drop since 1981, a study released Tuesday by theAmerican Institute for Economic Research says. Whenthe economy slumps, so does tax revenue, and this reces-sion has been no different, says Kerry Lynch, senior fel-low at the AIER and author of the study. ‘It illustrateshow severe the recession has been.’ For example, 6 mil-lion people lost jobs in the 12 months ended in April —and that means far fewer dollars from income taxes.Income tax revenue dropped 44% from a year ago... Bigrevenue losses mean that the U.S. budget deficit may belarger than predicted this year and in future years.” IRStax revenue falls along with taxpayers' income by JohnWaggoner USA Today.

The situation will probably worsen in 2010 into 2011because the commercial real estate market is unraveling.“Over the next five years, about $1.4 trillion in commer-cial real estate loans will reach the end of their terms andrequire new financing. Nearly half are ‘underwater,’meaning the borrower owes more than the property isworth. Commercial property values have fallen more than

Once again, justice-loving people will gather to cele-brate the 56th birthday of Mumia Abu-Jamal 12 noon-5:00 p.m., Saturday, April 24th at the AmericanFriends Service Center, 15th & Cherry Street.“Spoken Word Uprising for Mumia Abu-Jamal” willinclude performances by legendary poet/activist SoniaSanchez, Umar Bin Hassan, founding member of “TheLast Poets,” originators of rap and the dynamicUniversal African Dance & Drum Ensemble.

Those attending will be updated on Abu-Jamal’squest for justice and will hear from speaker’s thatinclude Ramona Africa, Temple University journalismProfessor Linn Washington, Leon Williams, Esq.,Sundiata Sadiq, the exiled president of Ossining, NYNAACP and Michael Coard, Esq.

Information will also be provided on the campaignfor a U.S. Civil Rights Investigation in the case againstAbu-Jamal. In 2009, the U. S. Supreme Court refusedAbu-Jamal’s appeal for a new trial. Although theissues appealed were clear grounds for a new trial,precedent was once again ignored. Abu-Jamal, aPhiladelphia journalist/community activist, was con-victed of the murder of Philadelphia Police OfficerDaniel Faulkner and has been on Pennsylvania’s DeathRow since 1982.

“The U. S. Justice Department said in a documentedletter that if there is evidence of an ongoing conspiracyto stop Mumia from having a fair trial, then they canintervene,” explained Pam Africa, chair ofInternational Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal(IFFMAJ). “We have the proof. Without the civilrights investigation he will receive life in prison or thedeath!”

“Last November 12th, we delivered approximately20,000 letters to the Department of Justice after hold-ing a press conference at the New York AvenuePresbyterian Church,” she continued. “Henry LouisGates, Jr., Cornel West, Noam Chomsky, CharlesRangel, Ruby Dee, Angela Davis, and Alice Walkerwere among the signers. We delivered the letters to theDepartment of Justice spokesperson, Alejandro Mijarand explained to him why we are calling for a civilrights investigation into Mumia’s case and also con-veyed to him that we hoped to meet with AttorneyGeneral Holder when we next come to the Departmentof Justice.”

Africa said a second letter was sent to Holder inFebruary, again requesting a meeting to discuss aninvestigation into the case.

That letter stated, “We wish to return in April withmany of us listed below as well as other national andinternational leaders representing unions, anti-deathpenalty groups, religious, legal, and human rights orga-nizations. On April 26 we will explain the police, pros-

Mumia Abu Jamal’s BirthdaySupport the Campaign For A U.S. Civil Rights Investigation

by Marilyn Kai Jewett ecutorial, and judicial patterns in this 28-year legalcase that could hardly be said to represent the law butrather the lack of law. Clearly this is a very politicaland highly charged case. As such, the case of MumiaAbu-Jamal cries out for a review of the decades-longhistory of lawlessness and injustice.”

Signers of the February letter included: the NationalConference of Black Lawyers; Dr. Marvin Cheatham,president of the Baltimore NAACP; Sundiata Sadiq,former president of the Ossining NAACP; SuryeaPeterson, board member, Westchester Martin LutherKing, Jr. Institute for Non-Violence; former GeorgiaCongresswoman Cynthia McKinney; Dr. SuzanneRoss, co-chair, Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition(NYC); Mireille Fanon Mendes France, chairperson,Frantz Fanon Foundation, member of InternationalAssociation of Democratic Lawyers; Fignole St. Cyr,president, Autonomous Unions of Haiti; SionAssidon, former political prisoner and member of theMoroccan Association of Human Rights; theRiverside Church Prison Ministry; Alan Benjamin,San Francisco Labor Council Executive Board mem-ber, International Liaison Committee of Workers andPeoples; Patrick Braouezec, member of the FrenchParliament; Dr. Michael Schiffman, University ofHeidelberg, Germany; Professor Mark Taylor,Princeton Theological Seminary, Educators forMumia; Sister Empress Phile Chionesu, Founder ofthe Original Million Woman March and UniversalMovement; Philadelphia Attorneys Leon Williams andMichael Coard among others.

International trade union and labor support includesorganizations from Africa, Latin America and Europe.U.S. trade union and labor supporting the effortincludes: Local 1199 Service Employees InternationalUnion (SEIU), United Auto Workers (UAW), NationalWriters Union, New York Metro Local 10 AmericanPostal Workers Union (APWU), Industrial Workers ofthe World (IWW)/New York General MembershipBranch, Local 375/District Council 37 of theAmerican Federation of State, County & MunicipalEmployees (AFSCME), Local 150 United Electrical,Radio & Machine Workers Union (UE), NorthCarolina Public Service Workers Union and AmericanFederation of Teachers Local 37-901.

Africa and an international delegation supportingAbu-Jamal will hold a rally and press conference atthe Justice Department in Washington, DC, 1:00PM.Monday, April 26th. Buses will leave from New Yorkand Philadelphia. Tickets for the April 24th “SpokenWord Uprising” are $15. To obtain tickets for the 24thinformation on buses to the April 26th rally inWashington DC call 215/476-8812 or 215/724-1618.Information, articles and videos on the case can beobtained by going to www.freemumia.com, www.abu-jamal-news.com or www.mumiavideos.blogspot.com.

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Black lawyers inOklahoma actuallydeclined from 53 to25 during thedecade from 1930 to1940. Perhaps, themost prominentAfrican Americanwoman lawyer dur-ing this time wasThelma DavisAcikss. The ratio ofblack lawyers to itspopulation wassomething like 1 to6, 754. Nationally,the ratio was worse.

During WorldWar 11, Charleswent into the army,Juanita to Washington, D.C. There, African Americanlawyers were much more visible. In fact, she wasemployed at the prominent law firm of Houston,Houston and Hastie. The two Houstons were father andson, William and Charles Hastie was a cousin. Stoutworked directly with Charles Hamilton Houston, a keylegal strategist whose legal acumen earned him the title," Father of Modern Civil Rights Law". Houston earnedhis doctorate in Juridical Science at Harvard Universitybefore continuing his studies in Civil Law at theUniversity of Madrid. He later became Vice Dean ofHoward University Law School, training many blacklawyers during the first half of the 20th century.

It is to Charles Hamilton Houston's credit that he

SCOOP U.S.A. - Friday, April 16, 2010 - 5 “If I cry tonight, understand that my cries are those of our children dying in the streets.” ~ Father Paul M. Washington

This week’s rap from theMayor of Girard Avenue,Toby Rich is called “GoodStuff About Good Folks”.

I am talking about peoplelike Mr. Bill Morris. Bill gotsome great advice from hisuncles Speedy Morris, DaveMorris, Perry Morris and hisfather, Nick Morris. I amspeaking about Bill because

he wants to be your State Representative and if you livein the 194th district, he will be the right choice. I have awhole list of things that he has been a part of and placesthat he has been which basically tells me that he is aman that is ready and willing to serve the people. Noteveryone can serve the people but I rally think that Mr.Bill is ready and he will do the job right because he willhave to answer to family members. That will make a bigdifference. Oftentimes, all it takes to make sure someonewill do right is to have the right people to answer to andthis is all of the right start with the right stuff. So can weall just sit back and watch a good man win a great racewith our help, of course.

Next was the memorial for my sister Cheryl Rich.Many people from G-town came and all of them hap-pened to be her classmates and friends along with peoplefrom Toby Learner’s Clothing Store and some otherplaces that my sister worked. She was also a friend ofMayor Nutter’s so he gave his condolences. Many fami-ly members came that we do not see all of the time likemy brother from Florida along with his children. My

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Good stuff about Good folksniece Myisha put the event together and she did a veryspecial job. There were even pictures of the service InLondon. All in all, I think Sis would have approved ofher sign out.

I just got the bad news that Steve Wynn pulled out ofthe casino deal. Maybe that’s not so bad, especially if wetalk to Bill Cosby, Will Smith and maybe OprahWinfrey, Jay-Z and Russell Simmons and maybe bring-ing back “The Donald”. You know he was here beforeand some people really turned him off so he just needsto know that they will keep their mouths shut now andmaybe we can get him back to the table. Look, we needthe money, the jobs and God knows we need the incen-tive.

Moving along …. The Philly Gang Association alongwith Bumi Samuels and some great young people withTumar want a sit down with our Mayor and other offi-cials out at 923 on the 17th of April. Let’s all pray itgoes well.

Also, there was an ex-offenders meeting put togetherby Mr. Wayne Jacobs that was at 29th and Lehigh. Itwent well and we all thank Brother Wayne for all that hedoes for ex-offenders.

Now this article is a collection of things that havegone on and are going to be but sadly we also have somefallen leaves. First Mr. Reggie Bryant and Mr. MalcolmPoindexter. I know Mr. Sonny mentioned them beforebut I need to say my piece because these people were allright with me. May God bless them.

With peace and honor, your Mayor of Girard Avenue,Toby Rich.

comes of inter-district transfer programs also show thatwhile programs designed to improve integration signifi-cantly improve the life chances of children who aretransferred in, they do not have a negative effect on theacademic progress of students in the receiving district—one of the apparent fears of many parents. In fact, asOrfield and others note, integration has been shown tobenefit children on both sides.

As our society becomes more and more diverse, it iscritically important that children from all backgroundslearn to interact with one another productively. Whenparents are allowed to hold on to the outdated beliefsthat sending their children to a “diverse” school meanssending them to an inferior school, it does their ownchildren a disservice. In a rapidly globalizing world,returning to segregated schools would be another missedopportunity for all of America’s children. We have so farleft to go. We can’t afford to take any more steps back-wards.

Marian Wright Edelman is a lifelong advocate for dis-advantaged Americans and is the President of CDF.Under her leadership, CDF has become the nation's

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Several Philadelphiaorganizations host U.S.Senate, Gubernatorial, andLt. Governor Candidates

On Wednesday, April28th at 7:00 p.m., at theBrossman Center of theLutheran TheologicalSeminary at Philadelphia(7301 GermantownAvenue), severalPhiladelphia organizationshave joined together tohost a political forum forinvited U.S. Senate,Gubernatorial, andLieutenant Governor can-didates.

This forum will be mod-erated by Sheinelle Jones,morning co-anchor ofGood Day Philadelphia ofFox 29 and Elmer Smith,columnist and EditorialBoard member of thePhiladelphia Daily News.

The forum will bebroadcast live on thePennsylvania CableNetwork (PCN) and thefollowing candidates haveconfirmed their atten-dance: U.S. Senator Arlen

Specter (contingent uponvoting schedule); U.S.Representative Joe Sestak(contingent upon votingschedule); Auditor GeneralJack Wagner; StateSenator Anthony H.Williams; AlleghenyCounty Executive DanOnorato; MontgomeryCounty Commissioner JoeHoeffel; and theHonorable Doris Smith-Ribner.

The following organiza-tions are hosting thisforum: NAACP(Philadelphia Chapter);East Mt. Airy Neighbors,Inc.; The 5 Guys PAC;Lutheran TheologicalSeminary at Philadelphia;Action PAC; NationalPan-Hellenic Council ofPhiladelphia; Kappa AlphaPsi Fraternity, Inc.(Philadelphia AlumniChapter);UrbanPhilly.com; 2000African American Women;and the African AmericanChamber of Commerce(PA, NJ, & DE).

Red, White and Youpolitical forum

"A case well prepared, clearly and fairly presented,demands its own respect from the bench, opposing coun-sel, and even from the defeated defendant."

These are the words of a woman whose name contin-ues to be associated with integrity, dignity, poise andlegal scholarship.

Her name? Judge Juanita Kidd Stout. Many people inthe City of Philadelphia vividly recall Judge Stout. Youwill recall that she was never afraid to express her opin-ions with conviction.

Juanita Kidd was born on 7 March 1919 in Wewoka,Oklahoma. She was the only child of Henry and MaryKidd. At the time of her birth, Wowoka had a populationof less than 2,500. It was a farming, cattle raising and oildrilling town. At that time, Oklahoma was primarily anagricultural state. Black workers , who were not farmers,were largely concentrated in service occupations. Herparents taught in the public schools.

Stout was educated in Wewoka's public schools, grad-uating at the top of her class at Douglass High School in1935. With the aid of her parents and an uncle, she wasable to attend Lincoln University in Jefferson City,Missouri before transferring to the University of Iowa,where she received her A. B. in 1939. At the time , shehad hopes of becoming a concert pianist, in addition toteaching. She began her teaching career in Seminole,Oklahoma at the young age of 20.

She also taught at Sand Spring, a suburb of Tulsa,Oklahoma. It is there that she met her future husband,Charles Otis Stout, who was also on the faculty. .Summers were spent doing graduate work in music atthe Universities of Colorado and Iowa. There was stillno evidence of Juanita becoming a lawyer. This is nottotally surprising when one considers that the number of

Remembering Judge Juanita Kidd StoutCopyright James G. Spady, 2010 served as a worthy mentor to Juanita Kidd Stout. When

her husband, Charles Stout enrolled in graduate studiesprogram at Indiana University, Juanita enrolled inIndiana's law school, earned the J.D. in 1948.

She did a preceptorship for Pennsylvania Bar underthe Honorable Herbert F. Goodrich, U. S. Court ofAppeals. A month after the 1954 Brown vs. Board ofEducation decision in the U.S. Supreme Court, Stoutearned a Masters of Law degree at Indiana University,specializing in legislation. This proved useful in herrapid ascendancy in the District Attorney's office. Hadshe remained there she may very well have become thefirst African American District Attorney in the City ofPhiladelphia decades before D.A. Seth Williams

Stout credits District Attorney and Later Judge VictorH. Blanc with providing her an unusual opportunity. Sheexplained, "It was he who made me the Chief of theAppeals department and gave me the opportunity toshow what I could do. Before that time, no woman,black or white, had been the head of any major divisionin the District Attorney's office."

It is beyond the scope of this brief account to tellStout's full story. However it is significant to note thatPresident Kennedy appoint Juanita Kidd Stout "SpecialAmbassador" to Kenya's Independence Celebration inEast Africa. On another occasion she visited Nigeria,Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawai, Zambia and Uganda, talkingto high school students, women's groups, law schools,etc.

Her years as Judge in the Juvenile Division ofPhiladelphia's Family Court are now legendary as is thecareer of this groundbreaking lawyer and Judge ending adistinguished career as a Justice in the Supreme Court ofPennsylvania.

North Philly Hurricanes from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center at 22nd Street and CecilB. Moore Avenue, 2nd Place winners at the Allstar Cheerleader Competition

North Philly Hurricanes

Did you ever thinkyou’d see the day whereyou’d go to the moviesand find this refreshingturnabout? Taraji P.Henson and Common co-staring in Date Night.. notas the resident buffoons,but cast in sobering rolesas a diligent detective(Henson as Arroyo), and alouring crooked cop(Common), alongside twocomic sensations SteveCarell (as Phil Foster) and

former SNL Writer / Player Tina Fey (as ClaireFoster). It’s truly a new day. The President of theUnited States is a Black man, and Neegros are nolonger shufflin’ and shinin’ in the Cinema. I’m

lovin’ it. Instead, the two knuckleheads are comprised ofCarell and Fey, who take a run of the mill storyline andfashion it into a comedic gem with a tonic and originalflavor - that renders the duo modern-day comedic chic.

Carell and Fey star as The Fosters; a rutted, over-worked couple with two children from the suburbs ofNew Jersey - who decideto make a special datenight in "The City" at atrendy Manhattan eatery.They arrive on a whimwithout reservations andupon realizing that a cou-ple named "TheTripplehorns" are notanswering the hail to theirtable, Phil Foster decidesthat they should take onthe identity of theTripplehorns in order tocomplete their night in thecity as planned. But theirdate night goes awry whenthey realize that TheTripplehorns are actually acouple in trouble with a noted mob boss (Ray Liotta).

What ensues is an intelligent and laugh-out-loud com-edy from the collaborations of Carell and Fey, Writer -Josh Klausner (Shreck), and Director/Producer - ShawnLevy (Night at the Museum). Date Night antics areunderstated and yet hilarious, as Fey falls in line withCarell who is already noted as a master in the art of less-is-more comic delivery. Carell continues to flourish inhis rise as one of the industry’s best comic leading men.

Gospel powerhouse,Tillymann Music Groupartist and sitcom starTamela Mann launchesnational sweepstakes–“The Master PlanMastercard $5,000Giveaway” -- as a wayto ‘give back’ to fans incelebration of her newsingle release, “The Joyof The Lord,” from herchart-topping CD, TheMaster Plan.

Fans can enter-to-winon the official TamelaMann website --

DavidandTamelaMann.com. They will have the chance towin one of one hundred $50 Master Plan Mastercards.Upon submission, fans will be signed up to receiveTamela’s Tillymann Music newsletter with news andupdates about Tamela (aka Cora) and her husband DavidMann (aka Mr. Brown), Tamela’s co-star on Tyler Perry’s“Meet The Browns.”

Twenty five potential winners will be randomly select-ed each week for four weeks, through April 24, 2010,from all eligible entries received. Winners will be con-tacted by telephone and email. Drawings will be conduct-ed by Tillymann Music, and the odds of winning willdepend on the total number of eligible entries receivedduring the Promotion Period.

“The Master Plan” was produced by Grammy Awardwinning Myron Butler (Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams);and Terrell Carter, and features a more contemporaryurban/R&B twist to traditional gospel music. The CD hasbeen in TOP 5 on the sales chart since it released morethan 16 weeks ago. As co-writer on “I Trust In You,”“Here I Am,” “Anything For You” and “In Him,” Tamela

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also performs a stirring new arrangement of “The Lord’sPrayer.” Starting her music career in 1999 as lead singerof the multi-Grammy award winning Kirk Franklin & TheFamily; and currently on the #1 rated television show forblack audiences, “Meet The Browns,” Tamela, for the firsttime, releases a collection of gospel songs in which shemakes her debut as a co-writer.

Prior to Tamela’s solo recording debut with “GottaKeep Movin’” and the CD/DVD “The Live Experience,”as a member of Kirk Franklin and The Family, Tamelawas the featured soloist on the Grammy-nominated “Songof the Year” -- “Lean On Me,” which featured Mary J.Blige, Crystal Lewis, R. Kelly and Bono. “Father CanYou Hear Me” and “Take It To Jesus” are also includedon the soundtrack album of “Diary Of A Mad BlackWoman.” Tamela, whose Cora Simmons role on “MeetThe Browns’” television series originated from her role inthe movie “Meet The Browns,” has also starred in otherTyler Perry’’ hit films “Diary of a Mad Black Woman”and “Madea Goes To Jail”; and his plays “I Can Do BadAll By Myself, “ “Madea’s Family Reunion” and“Madea’s Class Reunion.”

Special thanks to the Belle Report for the updates. Ifyou would like to join our promotional team, please con-tact us at 866.659.8132 or email us at promo@supre-megospel.org. Looking to be a part of a talk show withHOT topics? Then, Urban X-pressions "GenerationChange" TV Show is what you want! Pilot talk showkicks off at The Ark on Tuesday, April 20th at 4pm. It isa free live taping with very intriguing topics and greatentertainment. Produced and hosted by Shelly Shell ofUrban X-pressions, this talk show will be an avenue thatwill empower and inspire youth to discuss issues on theirminds and provide solutions to problems that plaguethem. The Ark is located 3759 Main Street in Manayunk.For more details email Urban X-pressions at xpression-sinc@aol.com. Until the next column, remain encour-aged!

DATE NIGHT... Fun withno Neegro buffoons

So effective for mymoney, that I can veryeasily envision him, inthe not too distant future,taking on a non-comedicrole that could garnerhim award recognition.Carell has a particularknack of displaying astoic humility on screenthat hopefully will notgo unnoticed in theindustry. Alongside TinaFey - it’s a match madein heaven. A genteel andcharismatic, not over-the-top, slap-stickish,nor slathered-with-goofi-ness marriage between these two that serves up 88 min-utes of engaging comedy... including the hilarious out-takes offered during the closing credits. There isn’t amoment in Date Night that isn’t, if not funny, steeped infamily or relationship reality that we can all identifywith.

As if Carell, Fey, Henson and Common weren’tenough for your cinematic senses - enter in two mostlydramatic ‘Hottie’ Actors; Mark Wahlberg (as the "shirt-less" security expert named Holbrooke), and the gor-geous James Franco - who is absolute rolling-on-the-floor-funny as "Taste"; the real Mr. Tripplehorn. Thecasting here is refreshingly surprising and brilliant.Wahlberg as Holbrooke is comedically deadpan and notat all out of place in the production. And Franco servesup a comedic performance that is not to be missed. Thiscombination of Hollywood favorites at the top of theircraft, married with expert Writing and Direction, rendersDate Night is an absolute pleasure that holds your atten-tion from the opening to the finale, and this happens notat all often enough when you’re dishing out thirteen dol-lars of your hard-earned money at the movie theater.

From the comic duo of Carell and Fey, to Common'sportrayal of the flatigious Officer Collins, to the believ-able Taraji Henson as Detective Arroyo.... Date Night isa comic winner. No Shufflin and Shinin. Run see it.

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The Leadership Center of Delaware Valley launched theiropening at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Friday.

Dr. Constance Clayton, Executive Director presided overthe event. The Center is located at the University ofPennsylvania and includes top educators from the DelawareValley. Dr. Warren Simmons, Executive Director, AnnenbergInstitute for School Reform Brown University deliveredinspiring directives to the attendees. Following the openingwas a reception and Picasso exhibit. Event workshops con-tinued the following day at the Hyatt Regency Penn'sLanding Hotel. Marian Anderson Historical Society Founderand classical pianist Blanche Burton Lyles played a varietyof selections prior to the program.

Delores Weaver, Philadelphia Links, Inc. President, Dr. Constance Clayton. Blanche Burton-Lyles and Phyllis Sims. Phyllis Sims photo

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It's like a train wreck. We want to look away, but wecan't. We sit by stunned as they flash mug shots offavorite movie stars drunk and disheveled across thetelevision screen. Beloved talk show hosts are fightingobesity in public. Super models, every bone visible, arespeaking up about eating disorders. The story of the dayis a politician or prominent sports figure caught in aninfidelity scandal. It's extreme. It's dramatic. It's addic-tion.

Addiction is out of the closet and into the spotlight.Treatment centers for every imaginable addiction arepopping up like mushrooms. What does this do for theaverage person? It lessons the stigma that was for solong associated with addiction, and it helps you under-stand that you are not alone -- that addiction can happento anyone, anyplace, anytime regardless of race, genderor financial status. The seven signs of addiction are:

1. Questioning. People who don't have an addictionproblem don't wonder if they have a problem. It's simplynot something they think about because they don't needto. The mind is funny in that way. If we're paying atten-tion, the mind tells us what we need to know whether wewant to hear it or not. If it is haunting you with ques-tions such as "What am I doing," "Why do I keep doingit," and "Why can't I stop," take note. Your problem mayhave crossed that line into addiction.

2. Defensiveness. When others touch on the topic, doyou feel your hackles rise, and do you instantly defendyourself with statements like: "It's not a problem for me,"If other people don't understand, it's their problem," "Ican stop doing it anytime I want to," or "I'm not hurtinganyone but myself?" But, in your inner core, do youknow these things aren't true?

3. Blaming. Placing blame for your behavior on othersor a situation is an old ploy of addicts that keeps themfrom taking responsibility for their choices. When othersare out of the picture, and the situation is resolved andthe behavior continues, it's a clear sign that there's aproblem -- yours.

4. Secrets and lies. Often, addicts are the only oneswho think their addiction is a secret. They believe thelies are hiding the secret, but those close to them havenoticed they are drinking too much, abusing prescriptiondrugs, gambling away necessary funds, overeating, purg-ing, shopping. living in clutter, etc. If addicts know that

Seven signs of addictionby Barb Rogers others know, but they continue to tell lies, then the only

ones they're fooling is themselves.

5. Time and effort. The time addicts put into thebehavior, and into finding ways to stop doing it, takesaway from other parts of their lives. The effort it takes tomanipulate situations and other people so that they mightindulge in the behavior take away from the effort theycould be putting into building better relationships, get-ting an education or building a career, or simply livinglife free to choose what they will do.

6. Guilt and shame. How you feel about your behav-ior should be a clear indication about whether or not it'sa problem. If you feel guilt and shame, but you can'tseem to stop what you're doing, then the problem hasbecome an addiction. No one wants to feel guilt andshame, so if you inflict it on yourself repeatedly, thenthat's something you should take a hard look at.

7. Isolation. Convincing yourself that no one lovesyou, others don't understand, or you don't fit into theworld around you to justify your behavior may convinceyou that you are protecting yourself from more pain anddisappointment, but it will leave you feeling alone andempty. Telling yourself you are different and can handlethings that others are not able to handle will only pro-long the problem and escalate the possibility of seriousaddiction.

It doesn't matter whether it's alcohol or shopping,drugs or clutter, eating or not eating, gambling or infi-delity -- if it's causing problems, and you can't quit eventhough you want to, then it is an addiction. The goodnews is that there is help ranging from treatment centersand anonymous meetings to individual therapy. Very fewaddicts find successful, long-term recovery without asupport system.

The ultimate goal in recovery is to be happy and free -- free to live life boldly and unafraid, to embrace othersand the world around you without the burden of addic-tion. There is a whole world out there waiting for you toshine your light on it and, through brutal honesty andseeking help, it's possible.

Barb Rogers is the author of If I Die Before I Wake: AMemoir of Drinking and Recovery along with severalother books on addiction. You can visit her online atwww.barbrogersinspirations.com.

Alpha Phi AlphaFraternity, Inc. and AlphaKappa Alpha Sorority,Inc., century-oldHistorically Black GreekLettered Organizations,team up to address theissues that are on theminds of Philadelphia’syouth: sexual health andsocial well-being. Thisyear’s ProjectAlpha/Project AKA co-sponsored with the City ofPhiladelphia’s Departmentof Human Services –Community BasedPrevention Services, willbe held on Saturday, April17, 2010 at CommunityCollege of Philadelphia –Northwest RegionalCenter; located at 13th &Godfrey Ave.,Philadelphia, PA Theevent begins promptly at8:30am and ends at3:00pm.

Project Alpha/ProjectAKA is a free event forboth teens and parents.The program includes:

• 4 workshops* forteens titled, “HIV/STD101”, “Gender Roles”,“PregnancyPrevention/Abstinence/STIs”, and “Dating andRelationships”.

• A gender-separateddiscussion for teens.

• Concurrent parentworkshops* addressingways to effectively com-municate with teenagers.

• A light breakfast andlunch will be served.

*Student and parentworkshops are facilitatedby experts in the health-care profession.

At the conclusion of theevent, members of AlphaPhi Alpha and AlphaKappa Alpha will entertainthe participating teenswith a step exhibition.

For the past nineteenyears, these two organiza-tions have provided anopen forum, affectionatelycalled ProjectAlpha/Project AKA, forteens ages 13-17, toassemble and discuss theirthoughts about sexuality,healthy relationships andother social issues. Bytackling these issues withour youth, we believe thatwe can help ensure health-ier, happier, and safercommunities for ourfuture.

To Register for thisevent, please e-mail: pro-ject-alpha-aka@odlchap-ter.com for a registrationform or call 646.234.7291or 267.978.6909 for moreinformation.

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More than 36 million American go to bed hungry every night – 12 million of them are children.They may be people you know, to address this issue some 20 representatives of Philadelphia CocaCola Bottling Company, recently volunteered to help sort food at SHARE (Self Help And ResourceExchange) a program working to make food more affordable for individuals and families. Volunteersprepared bags of fresh fruit, frozen meat, vegetables and basic items. From left to right are rep-resentatives from Philadelphia Coca Cola Bottling Company: Christopher Moore, Lance Moore,Sana Moore, Pat Wimms, Litanya Davis, Travis Mosley, SHARE Representative – Heather, KarenDrummond, Shawn Coleman, Carol Ann Clark, Dwayne Surratt, Jerry Martin, John Stroman,Tawanna Cunningham, Shawn Coleman's daughter - Milan Coleman (with glasses), Madonna Choyand Michelle James. Ron Allen photo

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“I am thrilled to bring Recycling Rewards, a partner-ship with Philadelphia’s own RecycleBank, toPhiladelphia. Recycling has always paid off in severalways, but never before so directly,” said CommissionerTolson. “Recycling has always saved the environmentthrough diverting refuse from the landfills, saved theCity money by paying less in landfill fees, and now itwill save residents money by allowing them to use theirrewards at area businesses. With the opportunity to getrewarded, I expect every Philadelphian to join theirneighbors in recycling.”

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Philadelphia Recycling Rewards is anticipated to bringthe City’s recycling diversion rate-- the amount of recy-clable materials that are diverted away from landfills—torecord levels. Every ton of waste diverted from land-fills currently saves the city about $70. The program is a“pay for performance” contract and shares the savingsfor additional tons of recycling collected above andbeyond current levels. This means RecycleBank onlygets paid when the City increases recycling and reducestrash.

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The Mayor has set ambitious goals with GreenWorksPhiladelphia, which has recycling goals including a 20percent diversion rate by 2011 and 25 percent by 2015.Philadelphia Recycling Rewards powered byRecycleBank will help the City achieve and hopefullyexceed those goals.

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the appropriations for their imperialist wars) It means thegovernment will take even more of our money via allkinds of taxes and hidden fees. We will continue to expe-rience flat line wages. We will have less discretionaryfunds for spending.

This is why white anger and frustration levels are sohigh and why their anger and frustration are being chan-neled and manipulated by the tea party movement back-ers. This is why the anti-income tax movement is grow-ing. I suggest you rent or download the late AaronRusso’s film America, From Freedom to Fascism. Itexamines the nexus between the Federal Reserve Bankand the illegality of the US federal income tax amongother things. I am not telling anyone not to pay yourtaxes but we need to do the research about the real dealabout the government, the Fed and taxation. In a futurearticle I will introduce you to a courageous Sistah namedSherry Peel Jackson who appears in Russo’s film. Mrs.Jackson is a former IRS agent currently in federal prisonfor telling people there is no actual law that says we haveto pay federal income tax.

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SCOOP USA - Friday, April 16, 2010 - 13“If I cry tonight, understand that my cries are those of our children dying in the streets.” ~ Father Paul M. Washington

State Rep. W. CurtisThomas, D-181, recentlyannounced new senior ini-tiatives while celebratingNational Jazz Day with par-ticipants of the SpringGarden Senior Center.

Thomas and Dr. JamilAssaf Bautista of LogisticsManagement Consultants,Inc. announced the estab-lishment of the 181stSenior SurveillanceProgram that will providevideo camera surveillance

at senior housing developments in the district.“Security is a real issue at senior developments inmy district,” explained Thomas. “Last year, Isecured $50,000 to hire a security guard at one of

the developments, but we needed to ensure that all of thedevelopments had the same level of safety, so I enlistedDr. Bautista and LMC, Inc. to assist me in implementingthis project. This program is the first of its type in thecity. Keeping my seniors safe is a priority for me.”

“We are happy to work with Representative Thomason this important project,” Bautista said. “This is aninnovative approach and we are glad to assist him inimplementing this program. I am grateful that he alwayslooks to include minority businesses in important pro-jects in the 181st District.”

Thomas also announced that he will establish theElectronic Shopping Opportunities Program (ESOP) atMt. Tabor Cyber Village Senior Apartments. It wasThomas that secured funding to build the new Mt. TaborCyber Village Senior Apartments. The first of its kind inthe state, each apartment is wired for Internet access andother 21st Century technology. ESOP will allow the res-idents of Cyber Village to fully utilize that technology.

Members of the 181st Emergency PreparednessTaskforce were introduced. The group consists of repre-sentatives from each of the senior developments in thedistrict that will plan and implement emergency pre-

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Due to massive prison overcrowding in Pennsylvaniathat has forced the state to transfer inmates to otherstates, state Sen. LeAnna Washington (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) today provided informationon the criteria that goes into selecting which inmates willbe transferred.

“It is hard enough for those who have family membersincarcerated,” Washington said. “It is even harder whenthese individuals are bused away seemingly overnight toout-of-state prisons with little to no warning. I will con-tinue to press the state Department of Corrections to pro-vide greater and timelier information to families on theinmate transfer criteria.”

Washington said the transfers were expected to becompleted by now, but were delayed due the wintersnow storms.

According to the department, the criteria for selectingwhich inmates transfer are as follows:

· No inmates with serious medical issues are to betransferred;

· No inmates with serious mental health issues aretransferred;

· No inmates with serious behavioral issues are trans-ferred;

· No inmates enrolled in special education programsare transferred;

· No inmates with capital cases are transferred;· Inmates who have no more than three visits per year

are considered for transfer;· Inmates with at least three years left on their sen-

tence are considered for transfer;· No inmates with out-of-state detainers are considered

for transfer; and

· Inmates with pending court dates are not to be con-sidered for transfer.

To date, 470 Pennsylvania inmates have been trans-ferred to a correctional facility in Virginia; 320 havebeen transferred to a facility in Michigan. The intent isto transfer an additional 1,300 inmates by the end ofApril/beginning of May of this year. It is estimated, atthe conclusion of the transfers, that Virginia will house1,020 Pennsylvania prisoners; and Michigan will house1,100.

Washington said that the department has assured herthat they will provide for virtual visitation accommoda-tions for inmates selected for transfer, including web-cams and teleconferencing.

Prison officials in Michigan and Virginia have com-mitted to making quarterly trips to Pennsylvania to trans-port prisoners. Officials from Pennsylvania prisons willonly travel to those states in the event of "serious med-ical issues" on the part of the inmate. Moreover, therewill be one full time Pennsylvania Department ofCorrections staff person at each out-of-state prison toserve as a liaison between the host facility and the PADepartment of Corrections. While Pennsylvania hassigned a five year agreement with Michigan and Virginiato house our inmates, it is expected that the inmates willonly be housed out-of-state for three years, essentiallyuntil the first of the new prisons is built and operational.

“There is a serious overcrowding issue inPennsylvania prisons that must be alleviated,”Washington said. “Prison transfer is just one way toaddress this issue. You can rest assured that I will workwith my colleagues in the legislature and the Departmentof Corrections to find other ways to address this issue.”

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paredness programs for each development. “We love and appreciate Representative Thomas for

the good work he has done in the 181st over the past 20years,” said Frances Walker, taskforce coordinator andresident council president at Gray Manor SeniorApartments. “He is a visionary that has establishedinnovative programs like the taskforce and the surveil-lance program for the seniors in our district. He and hiswonderful staff are always available to assist us whetherit’s issues with the state and city or personal concerns.He takes good care of us and the members of the task-force support him 100 percent in his reelection.”

Thomas has been a champion of the seniors in his dis-trict since his first term in 1989. In addition to securingfunding to build Mt. Tabor’s new Cyber Village, over theyears, Thomas has provided computers for and broughttechnology to William B. Moore Manor and GuildHouse East. In 2001 he established ESOP at William B.Moore Manor. The first of its kind in the nation, the pro-gram taught seniors how to shop online for groceries inan effort to fill the void of lack of a local supermarket.ESOP was visited by a delegation of legislators fromGermany who were so impressed that they invitedThomas to help them establish ESOP in Germany.

He also assisted 123,000 additional seniors in securingproperty tax and rent rebates from gaming revenuesthanks to legislation he co-sponsored. Guild House Eastis now being renovated thanks to state tax credits thatThomas supported. Of course, seniors throughout the181st District look forward to his Annual Senior toSenior Connections where he provides them with neededinformation and day of fun and fellowship.

“I was raised to always respect and protect my elders,”said Thomas. “The seniors in my district are very closeto my heart. It’s important to me to provide them witheverything they need to lead safe, healthy and productivelives. I value their support and input and will continue todo everything in my power to protect and assist themhowever needed.”

The 181st District includes parts of North and NorthCentral Philadelphia, Northern Liberties, Hunting Park,Logan, Feltonville, Kensington and Nicetown-Tioga.

Black HistoryApril 16-17

1994-Ralph Ellison author of "Invisible Man," asearing novel about black life in America, dies.

1990-South African black leader Nelson Mandelamade an appearance at a huge pop concert held inhis honor during a visit to Britain

1973-Lelia Smith Foley becomes the first AfricanAmerican woman to be elected mayor of a U.S. city(Taft, OK)

1965-Maj. Gen. B.O. Davis Jr., assistant deputychief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, named lieu-tenant general, the highest rank attained by a Blackto date in the armed services.

1962-Three Louisiana segregationists wereexcommunicated by Archbisop Joseph Rummel forcontinuing their opposition to his order for integra-tion of New Orleans parochial schools.

1947-Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar bornLewis F. Alcindor, Jr. in New York City.

1929-Baritone singer Roy Hamilton was born inLeesburg, Georgia. Hamilton's biggest hits of the50s were "Unchained Melody" and "You'll NeverWalk Alone."

1924-Don Redman performed the first recordedscat vocals while a member of Fletcher Henderson'sOrchestra. Scat singing is an improvised vocalinstrumentation composed of nonsense syllables.Don Redman scatted a few bars of "My PapaDoesn't Two-Time No Time," recorded in New Yorkby Columbia. Although Louis Armstrong is general-ly credited with having recorded the first scatvocals, Don Redman actually preceded him by twoyears.

1869-Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett becomes thefirst African American to serve in a diplomatic postfor the U.S. (Consul-General to Haiti and theDominican Republic)

1868-Louisiana voters approved new constitutionand elected state officers, including the first Blacklieutenant governor, Oscar J. Dunn, and the firstBlack state treasurer, Antoine Dubuclet. ArticleThirteen of the new constitution banned segregationin public accommodation: "All the persons shallenjoy equal rights and privileges upon any con-veyances of a public character; and all places ofbusiness, or of public resort, or for which a licenseis required by either State, Parish or municipalauthority, shall be deemed places of a public charac-ter and shall be opened to the accommodation andpatronage of all persons, without distinction or dis-crimination on account of race or color."

1862-On April 16, 1862, President AbrahamLincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the Districtof Columbia. Passage of this act came 9 monthsbefore President Lincoln issued his EmancipationProclamation. The act brought to conclusiondecades of agitation aimed at ending what antislav-ery advocates called "the national shame" of slaveryin the nation's capital. The law provided for imme-diate emancipation, compensation of up to $300 foreach slave to loyal Unionist masters, voluntary colo-nization of former slaves to colonies outside theUnited States, and payments of up to $100 to eachperson choosing emigration. Over the next 9months, the federal government paid almost $1 mil-lion for the freedom of approximately 3,100 formerslaves. The District of Columbia Emancipation Actis the only example of compensated emancipation inthe United States. Though its three-way approach ofimmediate emancipation, compensation, and colo-nization did not serve as a model for the future, itwas an early signal of slavery's death. Emancipationwas greeted with great jubilation by the District'sAfrican-American community. For many yearsafterward, black Washingtonians celebratedEmancipation Day on April 16 with parades and fes-tivals

April 17th1990-Playwright August Wilson won his second

Pulitzer Prize for drama with the play "The PianoLesson."

1990-Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, keystone ofthe Southern Christian Leadership Conference andaide to Dr. Martin Luther King, died of heart failure.

1872-Wiliam Monroe Trotter, crusader for fullequality, publisher of "The Boston Guardian," co-founder of the Niagra Movement and close friend ofW.E.B. Dubois, was born in Boston, Massachusetts.Trotter led a protest against the showing of theracist film "Birth of a Nation" and was in oppositionto Booker T. Washington.

1823-Arkansas jurist Mifflin Wistar Gibbs wasborn in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Gibbs becamethe nation's first African American judge in 1873.From 1850-1858, he served as U.S. consul toMadagascar.

1758-Francis Williams, first U.S. Black collegegraduate, publishes a poem book in Latin.

State Senator Vincent Hughes, Fola Sade Badmus, Sonny Hill, Taylor Marshall and TaylorMarshall. Were among hundreds of high school students and parents who turned outrecently for State Senator Vincent Hughes’ (D-Phila.) Show Me the Money – The Roadmapto Financial Aid for College conference at the High School of the Future in WestPhiladelphia. The conference attracted attendees from across the region who were seekingto tap into resources to support their plans for higher education. Ron Allen photo

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well. Wherever you go, whatever you do, howev-er circumstances affect you, may you fare well.”Another volume furnished an interpretation of theslang expression, “So Long,” and hinted that it

was possibly an English corruption of the Islamic greet-ing, “Salaam Alaikum” which means “Peace be withyou.” Noting that the French farewell, “Adieu” and“Au Revoir,” means “Till we meet again,” he thenlooked up the word “Goodbye.” He jotted down thesenotes: “Goodbye-God be with you. Can God go witheveryone? Suppose they don’t want Him to go withthem? Is this not a parting word for Christians only?”

With that he looked up the various “Farewells” in theNew Testament and found these references: Acts 15:29,“Fare ye well”; Acts 23:30, “Farewell.” From the origi-nal Greek, he discovered that these words have a widevariety of meaning, including “God make you strong; bestrong; be well; be firm; enjoy good health; rejoice; bejoyful and be full of joy.”

Since his Sunday evening congregations were grow-ing, the resourceful pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Eames Rankin(1828-1904) featured evangelistic singing. He hadalready edited a book of gospel songs two years earlier,“Gospel Temperance Hymnal” having been published in1878. Even before that, some of his original hymns had

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God be with you till we meet again, By His counsel’s guide, uphold you;With His sheep securely fold you;

God be with you till we meet again.

He sent the words to two musicians, asking them totry their hand at composing an appropriate tune for thestanza and chorus: “Till we meet at Jesus’ feet, God bewith you till we meet again.”

The tune that suited him and seemed to express thespirit of the words was sent in by William Gould Tomer,at that time a school teacher in Carpentersville, N.J. Themusic so pleased the poet that he wrote seven additionalstanzas to complete his new hymn. It is interesting tonote that Mr. Tomer had been at one time on the staff ofGeneral Oliver Otis Howard, after whom the greatAfrican-American institution of higher education,Howard University, in Washington, D.C. is named.Later Dr. Rankin himself was to serve as President ofthis University for seven years.

Dr. John W. Bischoff, blind organist of the author’schurch, revised the new tune slightly, and it was sungfor the first time by the poet’s Sunday night congrega-tion in his own church.

It is strange that a hymn so simple that of its sixteenlines eight contain the same phrase “God be with youtill we meet again,” should have such a hold on theaffections of Christian folk. But, for good or ill, it has,and, with or without the “Chorus” it is sung Sundayafter Sunday as a parting hymn and as a “Christiangoodbye.” It was first published the year of its composi-tion in Gospel Bells,” a collection of hymns and songsedited by the pastor, his organist and his Sunday SchoolSuperintendent.

It is fitting for an age which says “Thanks” when itmeans “Thank you” to be reminded that every time itsays “Goodbye” it is saying a prayer, “God be withyou.”

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The Chester Police Department would like to invite youto check out their newly formed Citizen’s Police Academylocated at 2600 West 9th Street in Crozier CommunityHospital. For more information contact Officer RobertJones the Law Enforcement Coordinator for the Weed andSeed Program. You can contact him at 610-633-8397 orstop in and see him for an application at the communityhospitalWeed and Seed Program.

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Avid readers, rejoice! The J. Lewis Crozer Library’sSpring Book & Bake Sale will be held on Saturday,April 17th from 9:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. at the library. Allbooks are priced at $1 or less. Gently used former

library books and donated items will be sold. The saleincludes fiction and nonfiction for adults and children.There will also be a small bake sale and raffles. All pro-ceeds benefit the J. Lewis Crozer Library. CrozerLibrary is located at 620 Engle Street in Chester. Pleasecall 610-494-3454 with any questions.

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Make sure that your family history is preserved onWednesday, may 5th, from 11:00a.m.-12:00 noon.Keeping Your Memories Alive will demonstrate ways toreinforce family traditions and preserve your personalhistory. Generously provided by the Crozer KeystoneHealth System.

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The J. Lewis Crozer Library wants your two cents'worth – or actually, as many cents as you can spare. TheJ. Lewis Crozer Library asks Chester residents young andold to contribute to their "Pennies from Patrons" pennydrive. The penny drive will extend through the end ofMarch, with the goal of raising $500 for Chester's onlypublic library. If you don't have many pennies to con-tribute, library staff will gladly convert donations of dif-ferent denominations for you. Donations will be acceptedduring normal library hours. If you have any penny drivequestions, please contact Kim Braun at (610) 494-3454,x204. Crozer Library is located at 620 Engle Street inChester.

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every First Friday, Network and Dance ... Old SchoolMusic by DJ Cory AK. A Cabaret-style event from 8 p.m.until 1 a.m. hoste by Councilwoman Marrea at Chester’sCity hall, 1 Fourth Street in Chester. For information call610-447-7728.

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12 and up only). To register visit, or leave phone mes-sage at 610-494-3454 ext. 203 or emailcrcsd@delco.lib.pa.us. Space is limited.

Wednesdays: “Little People Storytimes” 10 - 10:30

a.m. (Ages 3-5 only). Interactive stoirytime with songs,stories and fun activities. Register your child or groupnow during library visit, leave phone message at 610-494-3454 ext. 203 or email crcsd@delco.lib.pa.us.

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Violence Prevention forTeen Girls: “Enhancing Self-Esteem” from 6 to 7 p.m.(Ages 13 and up only). For information contact Ms.Logan at 610-494-3454 ext. 203 or emailcrcsd@delco.lib.pa.us.

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Have fun and come away with important informationon Saturday, April 24th at the J. Lewis Crozer Library inChester. From 11:00a.m. to noon, adults and parents canlearn how to manage asthma from Zalika Shani, aCertified Health Education Specialist with the CrozerKeystone Health System Speakers Bureau. Parents willreceive a free gift to help them with asthma control!

On Saturday, April 24th from 1:00 to 3:00p.m., jointhe community (and a prominent City figure or two) aswe gather in celebration of African American poetry atour Coffee House Poetry readings. Choose from ourselection of African American poems, enjoy a beverage,and join the readings! Crozer Library is located at 620Engle Street in Chester. Registration is appreciated at(610) 494-3454.

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Chester’s own children’s author Lakisha Cornell willhost a family storytime and book signing on Tuesdayevening, April 20th from 6:00 to 7:30p.m. Ms. Cornellwill read from her new children’s picture book, "Mommy,Where’s My Birthday?", highlighting the special birth-days of children born on February 29th! Books will beavailable for purchase and signing. This program wasrescheduled from its original March dates due to authoravailability.

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The Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma ThetaSorority, Inc. hosts the 8th annual Juanita Kidd Stout YouthEconomic Empowerment Conference, “The Truth Behind YourS.W.A.G. – Savings With a Goal” on Saturday, April 17 from9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Saint Joseph’s University’s BellarmineHall, 5600 City Avenue, Phila., PA 19131. The Students ingrades 5-12 are encouraged to attend this event, which costsonly $10. For information call 215-248-2288.

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NSF Project Build-up will conduct two youth forums. Thefocal point is (Youth Talk-We Listen). Along with open discus-sion forums with youth parents and city officals, NSF will hostcity wide anti-violence activities. Saturday, April 17 the forumwill be held at the MLK Recreation Center, 22nd & Cecil B.Moore at 12 noon and on Friday, April 23 the forum will beheld at the Vare Recreation Center, 2600 Morris Sts. at 4:00p.m. For information contact Miriam Kebede at 267-978-2958.

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A Family Bazaar will be held on Saturday, April 17, from1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Vending available. Call Kaamilah 215-849-2325 or email – masjalmuid@aol.com

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Avenging the Ancestors Coalition (ATAC’s) next meeting date isMonday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m. at Zion Baptist Church, Broad &Venango Sts. in Phila. For up to date information about ATAC, visitthe official website at www.avengingtheancestors.com.

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The Childen’s Dept. of the Blackwell Regional Library, 52nd &Sanson Sts., would like to invite dads, granddads, stepdads, uncles andbig brothers to our Daddy and Me Storytime with Mr. Brian onSaturday, April 17 at 2 p.m. Stories are geared for preschool childrenand the main men in their lives. For information call 215-685-7422.

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moter of African-American Film will host the PhiladelphiaTheatrical Premiere of Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell’s2009 Sundance hit, “Why We Laugh: Black Comedians onComedy.” Screening will take place at International House,3701 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, PA 19104. Cost: $10General Admission/ $8 Students

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Join The Frator Heru Institute (TFHI) on Tuesday, April 20,at 6:30p.m. at the historic Cliveden Carriage House inGermantown, 6401 Germantown Ave., for a one-of-a-kind pre-sentation on the "Evolution of American Popular Music" facili-tated by Mr. Bob Davis of the Soul-Patrol! For more informa-tion, contact (215) 235-1604 or mail@thefratorheruinstitute.org

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The Wayland Temple Baptist Church, 2500 W. Cecil B.Moore Avenue will celebrate their 108th Church Anniversaryon Sunday, April 25. Twp worship services with two dynamicpreachers/teachers - 10:40 a.m. and 3:0 p.m. For further infor-mation call 215-769-0243/2391.

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The Bobbie Carter Foundation is holding its annual DiabetesGame Night on Thursday, April 29, from 6-8 p.m. at PNPFamily Play Center, 53 N. Union Ave., (right off Baltimore Ave)in Upper Darby, PA. Celebrity Host Patty Jackson, of WDASFM. will head up The Price Is Right and Diabetes Family Feud.For more information call 856-228-5040.

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