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Condoleezza Rice haslived a life of firsts: first blackwoman to be Secretary ofState, first black woman tobe national security adviserand the first African-Ameri-can, first woman and young-est person to be provost ofStanford University.

On Monday, sheadded another first when shebecame one of the first twofemale members admitted toAugusta National Golf Club,the home of the Masters tour-nament, which has excludedwomen as membersthroughout its 80-year his-tory. The other new memberis Darla Moore, a SouthCarolina financier and philan-thropist who was on thecover of Fortune in 1997 as“The Toughest Babe in Busi-ness.”

For Rice, now a pro-fessor at the GraduateSchool of Business atStanford, the membershipreflects a competitivenessthat she has brought to ath-letic and academic pursuitsthroughout her 57 years. Aformer competitive ice skater

and a serious tennis player,Rice began golfing only sevenyears ago, on a vacation withfamily members to theGreenbrier, a resort in WestVirginia. But she has thrownherself into the sport withher typical drive.

“I don’t like anythingthat’s ‘just an escape,’ ” Ricetold Golf Digest in an inter-view last year. “To me, thebest part of golf is that un-like my tennis game, I canactually get better. I’ve prob-

ably reached my plateau in ten-nis, but in golf, I have a lot ofroom for improvement. I re-ally enjoy working on mygame. I like practicing. I chartmy rounds.”

Rice declined all inter-view requests Monday, butfamily and friends said she hadplayed golf with far greater fre-quency since she left office asSecretary of State at the endof President George W.Bush’s administration in 2009.

Augusta National, has

long been a holdout for changeand being open. First of all, ittook years for them to inviteAfrican American Golfers toplay in the Masters Tourna-ment. Even the ProfessionalGolf Association (PGA) couldnot notivate them to changethe rules. And it was not untilseveral Black golfers had risento the top ranks, did theychange the rules. Golfers suchCharlie Sifford, Lee Elder,Calvin Peete, andTiger Woods changed thatpolicy forever. The next hurdlewas to open the membershipup to women. This exclusionof women came to a headwhen the club failed to admintIBM CEO Virginia Rometty,as it had past IBMleaders.Sponsoring the Mas-ters usually gurantees mem-bership to a company’s offic-ers.

Augusta National isone of the most prestegiousCountry Clubs in the coun-try. Their change of policywill probably be followedby other clubs around thecountry who are still deny-ing memberships to women.

Augusta National Golf Club Admits First Female Members

Former U. S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

By Shirley A. Hammond

Special to The Villager

Booster seats, freevendor pencils and librarystickers went fast on Satur-day, August 18th, as massesof people flowed into theAustin Convention Centerdoors for the AISD Back-To-School Bash. The mainthrust of the bash was to en-able families to learn aboutAISD programs and com-munity services. With a shotrecord, children could alsoobtain immunizations neededfor school.

The wide range ofcare that a child needs frominfancy to college years werefeatured in the various offer-ings at the bash. Any BabyCan representatives werethere, as were daycares and

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Left to right top row - Edna Roland, Raquelle Cyphers (twin),Fredia Butler, Darielle Cyphers (twin). Below left to right - StarGrant and Twinkle Grant sport backpacks. Double twins obtain back-packs when they attend AISD bash.

after school care programs.Also available were middleschool and college represen-tatives.

AISD had manybooths, as did the City ofAustin, and many EducationPartners.

As advertised, therewas plenty of free stuff forthe children and their fami-lies.

The 150 cushyNania brand booster seatswere gone within an hour anda half. Made possible by agrant from Kohl’s Depart-ment Store, the booster seatswere given to families withchildren up to eight years old.Some families walked awaywith a couple of seats fortheir qualifying children in the

See AISD Bash page 4

A Legacy of JazzMusic & Dance will be pre-sented Saturday, Septem-ber 15, 2012 from 6:30-8:30 pm at the ReaganHigh School PerformingArts Center, 7104Berkman Drive, Austin,TX. This vivacious presen-tation of jazz history willfeature some of Austin’smost talented young per-formers—Flava DanceCompany, FrontierLiveBand, saxophonists BlaigneSixon and Simone Wash-ington; drummer ClaytonWinfrey; guitarist JusticePhillips; and vocalists KyliePhillips, Helen Kasa,Shanice McKissick andTree Greyarna. Each ofthese unique and excitingperformers will take thestage and bring jazz historyalive performing jazzinstrumentals, singing anddance with jazz from the1920’s through today.Coached by Artistic Direc-tors Dr. James Polk and

Women in Jazz Concert Seriespresents Jazz in Motion Youth Concert:

Pamela Hart, these youthwill put on a top-notch, en-tertaining show on par withthe Women in Jazz tradi-tion.

Supported by Austin’soutstanding FrontierLiveBand, each performer willbring his or her own spe-cial renditions of early tra-ditional jazz depicting thelikes of Ella Fitzgerald,Charlie Parker, JohnColtrane, Billie Holiday,Wes Montgomery, NatKing Cole, Nina Simoneand more. The music willcontinue with modernsounds similar to KirkWhalum, Stevie Wonder,Chaka Kahn, and JenniferHudson. The two time na-tional award winning FlavaDance Company will en-hance the evening with theirDancin’ Jazzi routines.

The Women in JazzAssociation, Inc. has a mis-sion to keep this most im-portant American art formof jazz alive, and these

youth performers will con-tinue to carry the torch!Come and hear it all—swing, bebop, cool, fusion,jazz funk and jazz hip-hop!

The Women in JazzAssociation, Inc. is spon-sored by AustinWomanMagazine, Austin Cab Com-pany, Austin Private Car,Soulciti, IBM, The VillagerNewspaper, Austin Ameri-can Statesman, KAZI 88.7FM Radio, The MitchieMitchell Foundation, theCentral Texas Chapter of theNational Forum for BlackPublic Administrators,Soulciti.com, The Univer-sity of Texas Division ofDiversity and CommunityEngagement, and HartBeatProductions. This projectis funded and supported inpart by the City of Austinthrough the Cultural ArtsDivision believing an invest-ment in the Arts is an in-vestment in Austin’s future.Visit Austin at Now Play-ing Austin.com.

“Racial Resentment”Republicans WantTo Keep as ManyMinorities from

Voting as PossibleSee VOTER ID SUPPORT

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Is your money safe?Bank Managers Pull

Million Dollar SchemeSee BALTIMORE MAYOR

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One of the more popularsongs from the Civil RightsMovement is “We ShallOvercome.” It was songduring the marches andprotests.

For many, we didovercome but for others thatday has not arrived.Whenever we get too cocky,we are reminded that thereare still rivers to cross. Thereis no better example of thatthan what happened thisweek when AugustaNational Golf Courseannounced that it hadaccepted into its membershiptwo women. This historicgolf club was the home ofBobby Jones, consideredone of the World’s GreatestGolfers.

The Masters GolfTournament was establishedthere to be the premiertournament of the golf tour.However, the club held on toits discriminatory policy of notinviting African Americans toplay there. They also held onto their policy of having all-male membership. When theProfessional Golf Association(PGA) threatened to move theMasters from the course, theywere told that AugustaNational owned thetournament and it could not beplayed at any other location.

The PGA gave in, butcontinued to pressure theclub to invite all of the topplayers to the tournament,including African Americanplayers. After several years,the club gave in on invitingthe players, but held on toits policy of having a “maleonly” membership policy.

That policy was finallychanged this week with theannouncement that twowomen had been invited tojoin the club. In was alsointeresting to note that one ofthe women was AfricanAmerican. That means thatthey killed two birds with onestone. They prevented theNAACP from filing a law suitover the issue.

It is these kinds of issuesthat remind us that there is stilla lot of work to be done toguarantee equal rights foreveryone, regardless to race,sex, and gender of sexualorientation. And whole this isone step forward; there are stillmiles to go before we sleep.

Did WeOvercome?

Suspicious MotivesWorry The Nation of

Islam Due To Lack OfInformation by NOISeeCRIME FIGHTING

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(BET Networks re-cently partnered withseveral of the country’slargest African-Ameri-can media out le ts toform a media and mar-ke t ing consor t iumaimed at encouragingadvertisers and market-ers to invest more re-sources in the black con-sumer marketplace. Thepartners pooled theirresources to fund an ini-tial campaign with print

BET President and CEODebra Lee

Why Marketers Should Be Targeting Black Consumersads in major newspa-pers and trade maga-zines and they are con-tinuing to promote theirmessage through socialmedia and directly tomarketers. The ongoingcampaign, of which theNat ional NewspaperPublishers Associationis a part of, is called#InTheBlack . In th isfirst-person article, BETNetworks chairman andCEO Debra Lee talksabout the campaign andtells marketers why it’san important initiativeand how they can par-ticipate and learn more.)

Last month , wepartnered with some ofthe country’s leading Af-rican-American mediaoutlets to launch the#INTHEBLACK cam-paign. We wanted to

speak with one loud col-lective voice to educateadvertisers and consum-ers about the power of theAfrican-American con-sumer and the unique abil-ity the African-Americanmedia has in reaching thisbase directly.

Through our marketand audience research weknow African-Americansrepresent over 42 millionstrong mega-consumersand brand influencers witha buying power of nearlyone trillion dollars annu-ally. Is there enough in-vestment in the strongBlack audience from ad-vertisers and key stake-holders?

This has been a con-versation happening in theindustry for a long time.At our upfront presenta-tion this year, we tackled

the issue head-on, but re-alized we needed to domore . We knew weneeded to bring togetherthe media entities that areclosest to our audienceand come up with a uni-fied strategy to addressthis problem. I couldn’tbe more proud of all mypeers who have joinedthis effort.

However, this is justthe beginning of an effortwith a very long tail. As anext step, we will educateand engage the mediabuying community. Weare all deluged with somuch information and areguilty of it not always be-ing consistent or compre-hensively touting thepower of our audience.

This is our time toset the record straight. IfAfrican-Americans were

a country, they wouldrepresent the 16th largesteconomy in the world(slightly smaller thanCanada but larger thanAustralia). If that’s not animpressive number, then Idon’t know what is.

Even more impor-tant, we want to educateand inform our consumersof their buying strength.We want African-Ameri-cans to look at the prod-ucts and services they useand ask themselves, “Arethese companies in theblack?”

In the future, we seegreat opportunity to trulycelebrate those partnerswho consistently collabo-rate with the African-American community.

And finally, we wantto reinforce the uniqueengagement that Black

media has with its audi-ence.

I grew up readingJet and Ebony and am soproud to be able to seemy daughter, Ava, flipthrough those same maga-zines today. It is impor-tant that we preserve ourhistorically Black mediapublications and demandsufficient investmentsfrom advertisers as theyare the pulse of what isrelevant and topical in theAfrican-American com-munity.

As we continue downthis road to truly vocalize thedepth of African-Americanspending power, you can visitour websiteareyoutintheblack.org tokeep track of our progressand find out how you canhelp make sure all our voicesare heard.

Do you know thedefinitions of “commerce,”“entrepreneurship” and/or“free-enterprise”?

August, which is Na-tional Black BusinessMonth [NBBM], is a goodtime for Black Americans tostart productive businessactivities. African Ameri-cans across the U.S. areurged to join the NationalBlack Business Monthmovement to encourageBlacks to patronize Black-owned businesses.

The movement couldspark discussions and ini-tiatives that educate Blacksin American capitalism andat the same time revive the

A Perfect Time to Patronize Black-owned Businesses

William ReedNNPA Columnist

country’s Black businessdistricts.

For some, the Na-tional Black BusinessMonth concept will set offdebate about the continuedusefulness and fairness of amonth and initiative dedi-cated to one race. WhatAfrican Americans neednow is a race-based initia-tive and culture to supportBlack-owned businesses.

C o n t e m p o r a r yBlacks’ participation in theAmerican capitalistic sys-tem is highly suspect.Blacks show high levels ofeconomic dysfunction andare unique in our lack ofinternal commerce.

Studies show that adollar goes into and out ofthe Black community in 15minutes. A poor under-standing of capitalism andinternal circulation of fundsplague Black communities.Money circulates zero toone time within the Blackcommunity, compared to adollar circulation rate of six

times among Latino com-munities, nine times amongAsian communities and anunlimited number of timeswithin White and Jewishcommunities, according tothe University of Georgia’sSelig Center for EconomicGrowth.

The National BlackBusiness Month movementwill raise the visibility of Af-rican-American entrepre-neurs as the most promis-ing solutions for the growthof American cities andcommerce.

National Black Busi-ness Month is an ideal timeto define: “commerce,”“entrepreneurship” and“free-enterprise” to yourfriends and family. It canbuild a pillar for business inBlack American culture.

The basic conceptbehind National BlackBusiness Month is for Afri-can Americans to make acommitment to visit aBlack-owned business oneach of the 31 days of Au-

gust. The movement has atits base educating themasses of Blacks and otherAmericans on the advan-tages of developing andsupporting Black businessenterprises. NBBM hadinaugural events in San Josein June and in Washington,D.C. and San Francisco inAugust.

Executives atBlackMoney.com are themovement’s primary advo-cates. Their objective is tomotivate “commerce to-ward, between and amongthe nation’s Black busi-nesses” and to urge a showof solidarity to help Black-owned businesses increasetheir consumer traffic andrevenue. “Each one tellsone” could be a “force mul-tiplier” for Black businessesand economics.

The NBBM needs togrow legs, and you canhelp. To effectively partici-pate in the NBBM initiativeAfrican Americans are re-quested: 1.) Visit some of

the small businesses in yourcity or community. 2.) Goinside the business and in-troduce yourself. 3.) Evenif you don’t buy anything,look around to see if thereare items, services or prod-ucts that you may have bet-ter use for on another day.

John WilliamTempleton is a co-founderof National Black BusinessMonth. A business journal-ist, Templeton is a nation-ally recognized author, his-torian, demographer and fi-nancial expert. A graduateof Howard University’sSchool of Communications,Templeton and his associ-ates tout Black-and Minor-ity-owned businesses as“increasingly important” toAmerica’s economy.

A business [alsoknown as an enterprise orfirm] is an organization en-gaged in the trade of goodsand/ or services to con-sumers. There are 1.9 mil-lion Black-owned busi-nesses in the U.S. Black-

owned firms annually em-ploy 921,032 people, andgenerate $137.5 billion inreceipts. These days, mi-nority business operationsneed ongoing support fromtheir neighbors, local legis-latures and corporatebrethren.

Black-owned busi-nesses are prominent inhealth care and social as-sistance [19 percent], re-pair and maintenance andpersonal and laundry ser-vices [19 percent]. Admin-istrative and support ser-vices, waste managementand remediation servicesindustries account for 11percent.

It’s time Blacks cametogether on business. Overthe next few weeks, let’sspread the word on BlackBusiness Month as much aswe can.

John Templeton can bereached at:j o h n w t e m p l e t o n @ blackbusinessmonth.com and/or BlackMoney.com

$11 Million FDIC Settlement to Benefit 60,000 College Students

Charlene CrowellNNPA Columnist

As millions of col-lege students return tocampus, a recent settle-ment by the Federal De-posit Insurance Corpora-tion (FDIC) may becomea financial blessing to stu-dents and their parents.An estimated 60,000 stu-dents are expected toshare $11 million in resti-tution from two financialfirms – Higher One Hold-ings, Inc. and BancorpBank.

According to FDIC,beginning in July 2008,the firms charged multiplenonsufficient fund (NSF)fees from a single mer-chant transaction. By al-

lowing student accountsto remain overdrawn forlong periods of time, thefirms were able to collectmore NSF fees while alsocharging more fees forsubsequent deposits tostudent accounts.

Most importantly,these practices exposedan often hidden role thatfinancial institutions haveon college campuses. Ass tudent monies wereeaten up by these fees,the remaining availablefunds diminished theavailability of monies in-tended for tuition andother student expenses.

FDIC held tha tBancorp Bank, based inWilmington, Del. was re-sponsible to ensure thatHigher One operated theOneAccount program incompliance with all appli-cable laws. Unfair or de-ceptive acts or practicesare violations of the Fed-eral Trade CommissionAct.

According to theU.S. Public Interest Re-search Group (PIRG),Higher One has cardagreements wi th 520campuses that enroll 4.3million students. Com-menting on the settlementannouncement, Rich Wil-liams, higher educationadvocate for U.S. PIRGsaid, “We commend theFDIC for holding HigherOne accountable.

Student aid shouldnot be a piggy bank forbanks to dip into espe-cially when their practicesare unfair or deceptive.”

In May, U.S. PIRGreleased The CampusDebit Card Trap, a re-port that found banks andfinancial firms now con-trol or influence federalfinancial aid disbursementto more than 9 millionstudents by linking check-ing accounts and prepaiddebit cards to student IDsand providing financial aiddisbursement services.

According to the re-port, students can paysignificant fees that arecharged against their stu-dent aid, including per-swipe fees of 50 cents, in-activity fees of $10 ormore after six months andoverdraft fees of up to$38. Financial institutionsuse aggressive marketingto maximize these fees,the report found.

The FDIC settlementwill also require the twofirms to pay a combined$282,000 in civil penal-ties. In addition, shouldHigher One fail to fullyrepay the $11 million inrestitution, Bancorp Bankwill be financially respon-sible for restitution pay-ment. Higher One ex-pects to pay credits oncurrent and charged-offaccounts . Closed ac-counts are expected to bepaid by check.

Addit ional ly, thesettlement orders multiplechanges to practices by

the two financial firms.Higher One has

agreed to:· Not charge NSF

fees to accounts that havebeen in a continuous nega-tive balance for more than60 days;

· Not charge morethan three NSF fees on anysingle day to a single ac-count;

· Not charge morethan one NSF fee with re-spect to a single automatedclearing house transactionthat is returned unpaidwithin any 21-day period;

· Refrain from mis-leading or deceptive repre-sentations or omissions in itsmarketing materials and/ordisclosures; and

· Institute a soundcompliance managementsystem.

Similarly, BancorpBank is now required to:

· Correct all viola-tions;

· Significantly in-crease its management of

third-party risk;· Increase board

oversight of all compliancematters; and

· Improve its com-pliance management sys-tem.

In the aftermath ofthe Great Depression,Congress created theFDIC in 1933 to restorepublic confidence in thenation’s banking system.The FDIC insures depos-its at 7,309 banks andsavings associa t ionsacross the country.

Today, a series of re-cent enforcement actionsin financial services aregiving hope to consumers:the Consumer FinancialProtection Bureau’s re-cent $140 million actionagainst Capital One, theDepartment of Justice’s$175 mi l l ion ac t ionagainst Wells Fargo andthe newest FDIC $11 mil-lion settlement signal thatregulators are heeding theconcerns of consumers.

Agape Baptist ChurchIn “The Centre” Bldg. F-15 7801 N. Lamar Blvd. (SE Corner of N Lamar and 183)

AGAPE is a chuch for all people. “Where Jesus Christ is Magnified and the love He exhibitedis Exemplified.” Come, receive God’s unconditional lovefor you. For there is no greater love!

Church ServicesSunday School 9:30 AMSunday Worship 11:00 AM

Mid-Week ServiceThursday: Praise, Prayer and Bible Study 7:00 PM

Call 454-1547 for TransporationWebsite www.agapebcaustintx.orgRev. H. Ed Calahan

Pastor

Imani Community ChurchDavis Elementray Auditorium 5214 West Duval Road

Sunday School 9:00 A.M.Worship Service 10:00 A.M.•Power Hour Bible Life Group 6:00 P.M.

Imani Complex & Office,11800 Mustang at Duval Austin, Texas 78727

Visit:imanichurch.comOffice: 512-343-9300Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn Donald-Mims

St. Peter’s United Methodist Church 4509 Springdale Road Austin, Tx 78723

Office 512- 926-1686 Fax 512-929-7281Christian Web Site-

stpetersaustintx.ning.comstpetersaustintx@att.net

THE PLACE WHERE WE STEP OUT ON FAITH.COME AND STEP OUT ON FAITH WITH US

Sunday School 8:45 a.m. Praise and Worship 10:15 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 12:00 p.m.and Praise /Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

(to include Children’s Choir Rehersaland Bible Study with age appropiate Activities)

Rev. Jack C. Gause Pastor

JOSHUA CHAPEL CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

1006 Yeager Lane, Suite 102-A Austin, Texas

Sunday ServicesSunday School 10:00 A.M.Worship Service 11:00 A.M.

WEDNESDAY Bible Study 6:30 P.M.SATURDAY New

Member Assimilation 10:00 A.M.

Rev. Lois Hayes, Pastor

Ebenezer Baptist Church1010 East 10th Street 512-478-1875 Fax: 512-478-1892

Sunday ServicesWorship Service 8:00 A.M.Sunday School 9:00 A.M.Discipleship Training 10:00 A.M.Worship Service 11:00 A.M.

WednesdayMidweek Prayer Service 7:00 P.M. Child Development CenterAges 0-5 years (Daily) 512-478-6709

Rev. Rodney L Swisher,B.A., M. Div., Interim Pastor

Bus Ministry Call 512-478-1875

AFRICAN ASSEMBLIES of GODCHURCH

A growing church ministering to African American andother nationals

Come worship with us

Sunday Worship 11:30 A.M.Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:45 P.M.

Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church 5900 Cameron Road Austin, Texas 78723-1843

(512) 451-0808 (512) 302-4575 Fax Web Site - www.themount.net

WORSHIP SERVICESSunday Worship - 7:45 a.m. & 11 a.m.Church School - 9:45 a.m.Bible Studies - Mon, 6:30 p.m. & Wed., 12 noonWednesday Night Worship - 7 p.m.

“Ministries For Mankind” Luke 4:18

A.W.. Anthony Mays, Senior PastorThe Church of Glad Tidings 2700 Northland Dr. Austin, TX 78756

For more information, contact Pastor Jonah Ghartey512-873-8103 www.allnationschurch@yahoo.com

Place of Worship

St Annie A.M.E. Church1711 Newton StreetAustin, Texas 78704

Voice mail (512) 444-4509E-mail: saamechurch@peoplepc.com

Church School 9:30 A.M. SunMorning Worship 10:45 A.M. Sun

Bible Study 7:30 P.M. Sun.

Rev. Derwin D. Gipson, Pastor

Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Chruch1701 Chestnut Avenue Austin, TX 78702

Church Phone (512) 476-0838

Morning Worship Service @ 11 a.m.Sundays @ 9:00a.m.- Sunday schoolSunday @ 10:00am Bible Study Monday @ 6:30 pm Bible Study Mid-Week Service each Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m., where there is Prayer, Praising, and Preaching going on. Come and worship with us!!!

Rev. Ralph H. Daniels, Pastor

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True Hope Apostolic ChurchThe Apostle Gerald E. Loveless, Senior Pastorwww.thcm.org 8863 Anderson Mill Rd.

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The Movement forPeace with Justice and Dig-nity, led by renowned Mexi-can poet Javier Sicilia, is tak-ing part in an historic caravanfrom San Diego, California, toWashington D.C. in Augustand September 2012, and itwill arrive in Austin on August25th.

Sicilia, who lost his sonin drug-related violence in2011, is traveling with over 100family members who have lostloved ones to violence inMexico. Together, they areadvocating for an end to thebloodshed and for new gov-ernment policies and reformsin both the United States andMexico that will help to com-bat violence.

At least 60,000 peoplehave died in Mexico’s drugwar since 2006, as many as10,000 have disappeared, andover 160,000 are internallydisplaced. During the 27 stopsalong the Caravan for Peacewith Justice and Dignityroute, families of victims from

Mexico will share their storiesto highlight the human costs ofthe war on drugs, while Siciliaand others will discuss policychanges that can reduce drug-related violence. In Austin,Grupo Teocalli Aztec Danc-ers will be opening the event,and local singer/songwriterGina Chavez and KikoVillamizar Y Banda will per-form on the south steps of theState Capitol Building.

. Parking is available atthe Capitol Visitors ParkingGarage at 1201 San JacintoBoulevard (between Trinityand San Jacinto Streets at 12thand 13th streets).

The organizwers includeTexas Criminal Justice Coali-tion, St. James’ EpiscopalChurch, Texas Fellowship ofReconciliation, TexasNORML, #Yo Soy 132,MORENA Austin, Austin TanCerca de la Frontera, SOAWatch Austin, Austin Immi-grant Rights Coalition, Texans$mart On Crime, NAACPAustin Branch, Texas

NAACP, and many volun-teers

The sponsors includeDrug Policy Alliance, MarketMail Print, Mi Sazón (Dallas),El Meson, Beanitos, LaMichaocana, El Milagro,Sam’s Club, Randalls, NokoaNewspaper, Z-Fashion Jew-elry, Loko Dok Computerz,Zona Urbana, CBella HairSalon, St. Hildegard’s Com-munity, Addixxion (band),Saucedo Brothers Boots, andMacho Prieto Toro Mechani-cal

Shiloh Primitive BaptistChurch, 385 FM 20, Bastrop,TX.; Elder Larry Washington,Pastor, cordially invites eachand everyone to the 140thChurch Anniversary & Home-coming Service on Sunday,October 14, 2012 @ 3:00PM.The guest speaker &church will be Rev. L. R. Winn& Bethlehem Baptist Church,Bastrop, TX.For more infor-mation contact Sister DorisBrown @ 512-303-0280.

Shiloh Primitive BaptistChurch, 385 FM 20, Bastrop,TX.; Elder Larry Washington,Pastor, cordially invites eachand everyone to “An Eveningof Love Fellowship program”for Sister Tracy Piper, (due toillness) on Saturday, Septem-ber 15, 2012 @ 6:00PM.The program will consistof choirs and soloist from thearea.For more informationcontact Sister Bonnie Mont-gomery @ 512-321-9205;512-745-4624 or SisterChevalyaBarnet @512-629-9630.

NATION OF ISLAM leader Minister Louis Farrakhan in SouthSide neighborhoods talking to residents about curbing shootingsand other violence.

Three weeks after the Nationof Islam sent dozens of men intosome of the city’s most dangerousneighborhoods to help quell vio-lence, the reaction to their presencehas been mixed from organizationsthat have been on the front lines offighting crime in Chicago for years.Organizations like Ceasefire andlongtime independent communityactivist Andrew Holmes welcomethe NOI presence.

But other organizations, likethe Willie Williams Youth Founda-tion and dozens of residents werenot impressed. For two Mondaysin a row, Nation of Islam mendressed in their traditional suits andbow ties, dispersed throughout vio-lence-plagued Chicago neighbor-hoods — first in Auburn-Gresham,then South Shore.

They formed a human wallof protection and according to Chi-cago police there were no incidentsof violence in those areas on thatday. They also passed out copiesof the Nation of Islam’s newspaper,“The Final Call,” and DVDs titled,“Justifiable Homicide: Black Youthin Peril.” They also went door todoor and spoke with residents, al-though some did not open theirdoor, many spoke with NOI mem-bers through the window.

Willie Williams Jr. lost his sonWillie Williams III to a senseless actof violence outside a local movietheatre on April 1, 2006. Since thenhe has been committed to actionagainst violence in Chicago. Hestarted a youth foundation thatbears his son’s name. Recently, Wil-liams had to have both of his kid-neys replaced after doctors discov-ered cancer. Now cancer free, he isanxious to get back to the work ofrunning the foundation, but hasserious reservations aboutFarrakhan’s role in stopping vio-lence in Chicago. He said in order toreally make change it takes a con-sistent, long-term presence by anyorganization and you have to pro-vide positive activities for youth.

“You have to start by goingto the gang members on their turfand engaging in constructive con-versation with them,” Williams said.“You can’t just come in and passout literature and hope the presenceof your celebrity will bring about achange. I’m so tired of organizationsand people saying that if they had acertain amount of money they

would do this or that; it’s a lot ofpeople out here with resources whoare just flaunting it.”

Much of the consternationthat Williams and other critics havewith the NOI is they have yet to layout a transparent long-term plan,which they say is vital to anyprogram’s success. The NOI has

not released to the media what theirplans are either and Farrakhanwould not take questions from thepress even when he was out on thestreets with his followers last month.The lack of information of the NOI’splans add to the organization’s mys-tery, but also turns off many peoplewho are suspicious of their motives.

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earlier part of the 3-hourslong event.

Tareka Wheeler, theprogram coordinator for DellChildren’s Medical CenterBooster Buddies program, toldparents who came after the seatswere all gone that they couldpossibly obtain resourcesthrough Community ChildSafety Line at 512-324-TOTS.She and Doug Ballew with Aus-tin Travis County Health andHuman Services (HHS) gavechild vehicle safety tip presenta-tions throughout the day, andhanded out information.

Even after the seats wereall gone, people sat through theinformation sessions and learnedabout the law, which impactsanyone who transports such chil-dren in their vehicle. Demon-strations about the proper wayto install and fit a child in a boosterseat, and the child’s correct seat-ing position were also covered.

Plenty of backpacks and door prizes were stillavailable as the day wore on.Many children proudly sportedtheir new backpacks, which helda 24-pack of crayons, pencils,a spiral, and a binder. The back-pack giveaway was incentivizedwith a game of Bash Bingo,where people obtained signa-

tures from at least five booths,and then turned in their Bingocard to get the backpack. Themany sponsors, vendors, andservice providers also gave outbookmarks, coloring pages,smiles and information through-out the day.

Chiropractor AbielGonzalez had a chiropractictable near his station. He dem-onstrated some of the medicalsigns that parents can look outfor to make certain their childrenare developing soundly.Gonzalez stated that the birthprocess can be very traumatic,and can be forceful and stressfulon the newborn’s body.

He advised parents tolook for a shoulder or hip whichis higher than the other as an earlyindicator of problems. Further-more, scoliosis is preventable inhis opinion, so he does not ad-vocate the “wait and see” ap-proach. “The older the child, theharder it is to fix,” he stated. Hefeels that chiropractic medicineis safe and appropriate for ba-bies and children, as well asadults.

Other medical relatedvendors and health serviceswere also present, such as MAP(Medical Access Program),CommUnityCare, St. David’s

A wristband and somepatience paid off great divi-dends for about 1,200 ofAustin’s children as they pre-pared for the return to theclassroom, and the end ofsome summer freedom. Anumber of children showedup at Bartholomew Parkwith one or both parents, agrandparent, or another con-cerned individual in theirlives in order to obtain theschool supplies they need forthe coming school year.

About 300 others wentto Delco Center and gotready to participate in theBack-To-School Paradewhere youth JohnathonChubbs served as YouthMale Marshall. The themefor the Sunday, August 19th

event was Celebrate Edu-cation.

In its sixth year, theparade is the brainchild ofGregory Harrington, whorose to a pulpit-issued chal-lenge to take $100 and makesomething happen for some-one. The Dell employee le-veraged his association withAlpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,his membership with Lead-ership Austin, and other con-

tacts to launch a parade withChicago’s similar event as aprototype.

Many of his Dellco-workers serve as volun-teers and board members,some for many years running.One Dell employee said sheenjoys seeing familiar faceseach year as children return.

Commenting onwhy children should value theconcept of Celebrate Edu-cation, Sam Robertson saidit’s a blessing that they havean opportunity to learn andgrow; they need to celebrateall that an education can of-fer them. He said he wantedto see children have a goodtime as they contemplate thereturn to school. In his roleas Chairman of the board ofthe non-profit group whichhosts the event, he bravedthe heat to make certain thatall of their planning ransmoothly during the hourslong festivities.

Two staunch edu-cation supporters includedMiss Texas, who said shehopes children will stay inschool. Alexandria Houstonis a Prairie View A&M stu-dent and is studying Electri-cal Engineering and Tech-nology, and has learned thevalue of finding a supportsystem, a mentor, or some-one to help along the educa-tional journey. “When it getshard, keep pushing,” sheadvised. She uses the valueof the crown and sash topromote education as wor-thy of celebration.

Echoing similar sen-

timents, her mentor Mrs.Plus America stated that shehas used her platform to lendstrength to others. At 31years of age, Dr. KaneshaWaites already has aBachelor’s, two Master’s,and a Doctorate degree. Inher role as a Behavior Spe-cialist with Lancaster Inde-pendent School District, shesaid she’s discovered thevalue found in working withwhole families to help a stu-dent become successful inschool. Part of her royalplatform is bringing strengthto families. She often tellsyoungsters, “Look at me,I’m a product of what youcame from, and what youcan be.”

One grandfather ofthree, A.J. Quinton said hebrought his grandchildren tothe park so they could dis-cover that community sup-port does happen, and toregister and obtain grade-appropriate supplies.

One way that theorganizers make sure that theevent is seamless is to get theK-12 supply list from AISD.Volunteers spent many daysat the Doubletree Hotelstuffing the backpacks to getthem ready for the event. Thespace was offered free ofcharge.

Chairperson Robert-son said anyone who cameand did not get what theyneeded could go to thewebsite for more informa-tion. The official website ishttp://backtoschoolparade.org/btsp/home/.

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Washington InformBaltimore’s no-non-

sense Mayor StephanieRawlings-Blake is shownwith fire fighters after arecent blaze. She leads alawsuit against banks ac-cused of manipulating in-terest rates possibly cost-ing the financially strappedcity millions—enough tokeep a fire companyopened, she said./ Photocourtesy BaltimoreMayor’s Office

BALTIMORE, MD –For all Baltimore’s averagecitizens knew prior to lateJune, LIBOR was a farawayplanet or some kind of acleaning compound (as in:“For maximum results, adda dash of LIBOR to yourborax when laundering horseblankets”).

Then the news brokethat British bank Barclayshad admitted to gaming akey financial benchmark,LIBOR–the London Inter-bank Offered Rate–so thatits derivatives traders couldextract illegal profits for thebank. Barclays is paying atleast $450 million in penal-ties for the scheme, whichmay have affected mort-gages, car financing and stu-dent loans.

LIBOR, like the muchmore widely known primerate, Baltimoreans learned, isan interest rate to which notjust adjustable rate loans butalso pension funds and mu-nicipal bonds are pegged.

LIBOR-rate manipula-tions have by now grown farbeyond a scandal du jour,prompting multiple investiga-tions involving some two-dozen banks on three conti-nents with potential damagesin the billions of dollars.

Baltimore Mayor Leads Suit Against Banks

Lost Money EqualsClosed Services

And the banks that setthe rate are now the subjectof a class-action suit by mul-tiple plaintiffs, led by the Cityof Baltimore, an urban cen-ter that has been strugglingto make ends meet. For thepast three fiscal cycles —including the one that beganon July 1 — the city hasgrappled with multimillion-dollar deficits.

The city’s fiscal manag-ers have been forced to takeextreme measures, fromforcing city employees totake unpaid furloughs tomaking drastic changes in thecity’s public-employee pen-sion system to cutting offfunds for the historic PoeHouse, the family home ofEdgar Allan Poe.

In the face of budget-ary strife, Mayor StephanieRawlings-Blake has taken afighting stance. “We cannotstand by when we feel thatwe are being cheated,” shetold CBS-TV. “You’re talk-ing about $1 or $2 million.You know, that’s a fire com-pany, that’s recreation cen-ters. That’s services that ourcity needs, and we’re goingto fight for that.”

Baltimore invested hun-dreds of millions in “interest-rate swaps,” which were de-valued by rate-setting banks.Between 2006 and 2009,

those “swaps” allegedly keptLIBOR artificially low. Thescheme was ordered bybank managers to suggestthat their banks were, dur-ing a time of economictroubles, more liquid thanthey actually were, say attor-neys for the plaintiffs.

The result was that Bal-timore and a large class ofcities, states, pension fundsand mutual funds receivedless than they should have ininterest payments frombanks. According to one es-timate, about three out offour major American cities[http://huff.to/S7d5T8] holdbonds linked to the Liborrate.

Baltimore has not givenestimates of its potentiallosses. “Our basic approachabout it is that the question[of damages] is likely to bethe subject of discovery inthe litigation,” said BaltimoreCity Solicitor George Nilson.

However, other would-be plaintiffs have givenballpark estimates. Accord-ing to one report, NewYork’s Nassau County esti-mates that it is out $13 mil-lion from swaps related to$600 million in outstandingbonds.

By comparison, Balti-more reportedly held $550million in bonds based onLIBOR interest rates in2008.

The Atlanta TechnicalCollege Foundation an-nounced recently that theHank Aaron Chasing theDream Foundation hasmade a generous donationin the amount of $104,000to establish the HankAaron Chasing the DreamFoundation 4 for 4 En-dowed Scholarship at At-lanta Technical College.The scholarship is inmemory of Dr. BrendaWatts Jones, former presi-dent of Atlanta TechnicalCollege. Dr. Jones lost herbattle with breast cancer in2007 and was the first fe-male African-Americantechnical college presidentin the state of Georgia.

“We are thrilled thatThe Hank Aaron Chasingthe Dream Foundation haschosen Atlanta TechnicalCollege as one of theirscholarship institutions.This endowed scholarshipwill benefit so many of ourstudents who truly are ful-filling their dreams,” saidAtlanta Technical CollegePresident Dr. Alvetta Pe-terman Thomas. “Billyeand Hank Aaron haveshown a longstanding com-mitment to technical edu-cation and we are honoredto count them as friends ofthe College.”

The Hank AaronChasing the Dream 4 for 4Endowed Scholarship at

Atlanta Technical Collegemarks the 14th scholarshipestablished by the Chasingthe Dream Foundation andthe first scholarship given toa technical college. The en-dowed scholarship repre-sents the latest installmentin the 17-year-old Founda-tion which the Aaronsstarted to give back to thechildren they believed de-served to be able to chasetheir dreams.

After achieving theoriginal goal of assisting 755children (to coincide withthe number of HankAaron’s lifetime homeruns), Major League Base-ball and the Boys and GirlsClubs of America joined theFoundation’s efforts andcreated the “44 Forever”program (to coincide withHank Aaron’s jersey num-ber) which was funded byMajor League Baseballand administered by theBoys and Girls Clubs tosupport 44 children eachyear, in perpetuity. Follow-

Hank and Billye Aaron present a check for $104,000 to AtlantaTechnical College President Alvetta Peterman Thomas. (SpecialPhoto)

ing those initiatives, the “4for 4 scholarship” program,was according to BillyeAaron, “a natural choice toextend our support todream chasers new andold, as they enter the nextstage of their lives.”

This scholarship re-flects the desire of TheHank Aaron Chasing theDream Foundation to en-courage and reward aca-demic achievement, in ar-eas of study leading to pub-lic service careers as wellas in other professions.Funds at the College will beused to assist at least twostudents per term at AtlantaTechnical College. The firstscholarships will beawarded this fall semester.

Aaron has been alongtime supporter of thecollege and previouslyserved on the Local Boardof Directors. He was a re-cipient of the Atlanta Tech-nical College Foundation’sBridge Builder Award in2002.

Foundation, and HHS. The Austin Public Li-

brary representatives talked tochildren about the librarians attheir schools, encouraged lit-eracy, and offered the opportu-nity to apply for free library cardsand get a map of city libraries.

Many visitors said theyrode the free AISD shuttles fromReagan High, Austin High,Mendez Middle School, andOne Texas Center. Theseshuttles ran every half hour, andwere often full to capacity - bothcoming and going. A few par-ents stated that they drove, andparked at the Convention Cen-ter. In most cases, the ones whodrove stated that they had othererrands to run and had to foregothe convenient shuttle ride.

The word about thisevent filtered through the media,and many participants stated thatthey got an automated callfrom AISD with bash de-tails, and an informationnumber to call.

Some turned theBack-To-School Bash intoa family outing. Mothers,fathers, children – wholefamilies showed up, as theyhelped Austin’s childrenwind down the remainingdays until school starts.

Hank Aaron Donates $100,000To Atlanta Technical College

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Back-To-School Parade Draws a Crowd

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Houston Astros relieves Brad Mills of managerial duties.

Arian Foster removes meats and dairy productsfrom diet.

Texan’s Arian FosterBecomes Vegan

Earlier this summerArian Foster of the HoustonTexan’s made a consciousdecide to become a vegan. Tothe average person this deci-sion would not be a difficultdecision, but to Foster playingprofessional football is hard ona person’s body.

Before this season themost notable vegan was TonyGonzalez of the Atlanta Fal-cons. Most football playersrequire protein to repairmuscle damage that occur dur-ing the course of the game.Protein is most readily foundin meats, especially red meats.

Begin a vegan means aperson can’t eat any type ofmeat, meat by products, fish,milk or milk by products, eggsand even some breads. Ve-gan foods are merely foodsfrom plants, and those can be

found everywhere. A vegancan get their daily dose of pro-tein from oatmeal, peanut but-ter, tofu, and whole wheatbread.

Foster has always beena person that marches to thebeat of his own drum. He isnot easily influence by the opin-ions of others and has not hada problem expressing his ownopinion on many topics. ForFoster switching his diet is notbig deal.

The nutritionists for theTexans do not see a prob-lem with Foster’s dietarychange. They will monitorhim just as closely as they theevery member of the team

for any potential concernswith other players and theirdiets.

Foster said, “If you im-prove your health you willimprove your performance.”This may be one of the rea-sons that he switched diets.The news of Foster’s newdiet became public knowl-edge after he sent a tweetsaying that he was now avegan.

After the first two pre-season games Foster doesnot seem to have lost a beat.He still has his explosivespeed and appears to be thesame type of player as inprior years.

The Astros Fire Mills as ManagerBy: Terry DavisThe Astros did not like

the direction the team isheading under leadership ofManager Brad Mills. TheAstros relieved Brad Mills ofhis managerial duties, Gen-eral Manager Jeff Luhnowannounced. Hitting coachMike Barnett and first basecoach Bobby Meachamhave also been relieved oftheir duties.

The Houston Astroshave named TonyDeFrancesco their interimmanager for the remainder ofthe 2012 season. The clubalso named Dan Radison astheir first base coach and TyVan Burkleo as their hittingcoach. The announcementwas made by Luhnow.

“The goal is to find thebest staff we can possiblyassemble to take us to thenext level,” said Luhnow.“We want to move forwardand win as many games aswe can the rest of this yearand put ourselves in a posi-tion to have a successful2013 and beyond.”

DeFrancesco joins theclub from Triple A OklahomaCity, where he’s managedthe RedHawks since 2011.This season, DeFrancescohas led the RedHawks, whoare in contention for a play-off spot, to a 67-60 record.The 2012 season wasDeFrancesco’s 17th as aminor league manager and ishis 26th season as a player,coach or manager in profes-sional baseball.

Prior to joining Okla-homa City, DeFrancesco

was with Triple A Sacra-mento in Oakland’s organi-zation, where he servedseven seasons (2003-07,2009-10), managing theRiver Cats to six first-placefinishes in the Pacific CoastLeague Southern Division.DeFrancesco also has Ma-jor League coaching experi-ence, having served as theAthletics’ third base coach in2008.

Radison, who joinedthe club as a special assis-tant to the G.M./player de-velopment prior to this sea-son, has over 30 years ofprofessional experience as aplayer, Major League coach,minor league manager andcoordinator. Before joiningthe Astros, he spent the2010-11 seasons as the firstbase coach for the Washing-ton Nationals. He was the

Cardinals minor league hit-ting coordinator for threeseasons (2007-09) and wasalso a first and third-basecoach for the Cubs from1995-99 and a first basecoach for the Padres from1993-94.

Van Burkleo was serv-ing as the club’s minor leaguehitting coordinator, a positionhe’s held since last season.Prior to joining Houston’sorganization, Van Burkleocoached in the MajorLeagues for four seasons,which included the 2007-08seasons as Oakland’s hittingcoach and the 2009-10 sea-sons as Seattle’s benchcoach. Prior to his MajorLeague stops, Van Burkleospent six seasons (2001-06)as the roving hitting instruc-tor for the Los Angeles An-gels of Anaheim.

The Dallas Cowboys Returnto Texas All Banged Up

By: Terry DavisThe Dallas Cowboys is

having a preseason they wouldlike to hit the reset button. Thisseason has been beset by in-jury after injury. The most no-table being the latest to tightend Jason Witten.

Witten in the first pre-season game against the Oak-land Raiders suffered an in-jured spleen. The Cowboysare taking a wait and see atti-tude to see if the Witten willrequire surgery on the internalinjury. Witten will not play anyadditional games in the pre-season and is looking to re-turn on opening day for theCowboys.

The Cowboys have alsobeen beset by injuries on bothsides of the ball. LinebackerCaleb McSurdy is done for the

Jason Witten is looking for an opening day return.

Ron Washington

Ron Washington Selected to EnterArizona Fall League Hall of Fame

By: Terry DavisThe Arizona Fall League

Hall of Fame selected threenew members to its Hall ofFame — New York Yankeesfirst baseman Mark Teixeiraand pitcher Derek Lowe andTexas Rangers manager RonWashington.

“Our Fall League Hall ofFame roster swells to 31 mem-bers as we welcome MarkTeixeira, Derek Lowe andRon Washington as our 2012honorees. Mark and Derekhave been remarkably consis-tent professionals throughouttheir standout careers, andRon has become one of themost respected managers inbaseball.”

Ron Washington (hittingcoach, 1992 Sun Cities SolarSox, 1993 Tucson Javelinas)— Washington, who helpedestablish the Fall League as aclub hitting coach during theleague’s first two seasons(1992–93), is the first managerin Rangers’ history to increasehis team’s win total in four con-secutive seasons. He guidedTexas to back-to-back A.L.

pennants and World Seriesappearances in 2010–11.

He boasts the highestmanagerial winning percent-age in Rangers’ history witha minimum of two full sea-sons and remains the onlymanager in Texas/Washing-ton franchise annals (1961–2011) to win a postseasonseries. He also joins BobbyCox, Charlie Manuel andJoe Torre as the only man-agers in the Division Seriesera to advance their clubs toconsecutive World Series.

The Arizona FallLeague, founded in 1992,formed its Hall of Fame in2001 to honor the top ma-jor-league players and man-agers who honed their skillsin the AFL.

Washington was alsopresented with the Sam LacyPioneer Award from theNational Association ofBlack Journalists (NABJ)Sports Task Force. NABJSports Task Force awardedthe Sam Lacy PioneerAward - the organization’shighest honor - to Texas

Rangers’ manager RonWashington for his excel-lence in sports.

“Pioneers set prece-dents, and Ron Washingtoncertainly has done that as theTexas Rangers’ most suc-cessful manager,” said Tho-mas. “So when the SportsTask Force considered can-didates for its Sam Lacy Pio-neer Awards, to use a base-ball term, Ron batted lead-off.

He has proven himselfworthy of an award namedafter Lacy, a determinedblack sports columnist whowas instrumental in JackieRobinson integrating MajorLeague Baseball. It’s anhonor to present Ron’s Pio-neer Award in front of hisfans, and in front of the teamthat represents Baltimore,where Lacy’s column ap-peared in the Afro-Americanfor 59 years.”

About the Sam LacyAward: Named for sportswriting legend, Sam Lacy,who was inducted in 1998into the broadcasters’ wingof the Baseball Hall of Fame.The award is given annuallyto sports figures based ontheir contributions to their re-spected careers, but moreimportantly, their direct im-pact on the communities theyserved.

Additional 2012 SamLacy Pioneer Award winnersincluded late Grambling foot-ball coach Eddie Robinson,Brooklyn Nets coach AveryJohnson, former Universityof New Orleans volleyballgreat Javonne Brooks-Grant, longtime New Or-leans sports reporter RoBrown, Louisiana highschool coaching legend Ber-nard Griffith and sports printreporter R.L. Stockard.

season with an Achilles injury.Head coach on McSurdy in-jury, “It is a tough injury. Oneof the things that young play-ers, and really all players needto understand is all they cando is control what they cancontrol. In his case, go get thesurgery. Do exactly what ourtrainers and our medicalpeople say in terms of his re-hab and understand that you’regoing to be back.”

Garrent continued, “Andyou want to be back as goodas you can be as good as youcan be and as good as youwere when you got hurt. He’sthe kind of kid who’s veryconscience. We expect him todo that. He has to learn fromhis experiences here in the pre-season. He has to learn fromwatching the other guys in the

regular season and come backin the spring and get ready togo again.”

The offensive line has hadits share of injuries this seasonespecially at the center position.Bill Nagy has been released,because of his history of ankleinjuries. Projected starter at cen-ter Phil Costa has been sloweddown also with an ankle injury.The offensive line lack of cohe-siveness was very evident in theopener against the Raiders.

Miles Austin and MorrisClaiborne missed the openeragainst the Raiders. The harshof injuries has made the Cow-boys limit the plays that starts willplay in preseason games espe-cially with Tony Romo.

Austin has a lingeringhamstring injury that made hishave to miss several gameslast season. Claiborne has aknee injury, but it not too seri-ous and he has return to prac-tice. Austin did not play in thesecond preseason gameagainst the San Diego Charg-ers, but Claiborne saw his firstaction as a Cowboy with thestart at cornerback.

The Cowboys will hostthe St. Louis Rams SaturdayAugust 24 at Cowboy Sta-dium. This will be the homepreseason opener. This willalso be a short week for theCowboys they will host theirfinal preseason game 4 dayslater on Wednesday August 29against the Miami Dolphins atCowboys Stadium.

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By Tsoke (Chuch) AdjavonBy Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

On August 18, 2012 theGhanaian community living inCentral Texas organized amemorial service to rememberthe death of the late PresidentAtta Mills. From 7 Pm to10:30 pm, the Ghanaian com-munity expressed their sor-row, through songs, speechesand prayer.

According to thePresident of the GhanaianAssociation of CentralTexas, this event was a timeto “remember and celebratethe life of the late PresidentProfessor Atta Mills.” In ad-dition, it was an opportunityto pray for peace for Ghanaand for the rest of Africa. Anattendee mentioned that thismemorial service, was a“time to reflect on the life ofthe late President.”

The Celebration Life of the LateGhana President Professor Atta Mills

Moreover, PresidentAtta Mills abruptly diedwhile being president of thenation of Ghana. His suddendeath shocked both the na-tion of Ghana and also therest of the African continent.

In addition, he was thefirst “sitting” Ghanaian presi-dent to die without even fin-ishing his first mandate. De-spite his death, the nation ofGhana managed to hold apeaceful and democratictransition. As a result, thenation of Ghana has beenregarded as a beacon ofhope, in a midst of a troubleWest African region.

In the last 20 years, thenation of Ghana has servedas a role model of politicalstability and economic devel-opment. Over the years, the

nation of Ghana has experi-enced free and fair elections.The free and fair caused amassive economic growth,which has lifted thousands ofGhanaian out of poverty.

Moreover, severalAmerican president that in-cludes: Clinton, Bush andObama have visited the na-tion of Ghana because it hasbeen a show case for politi-cal stability and economicgrowth. A year before Presi-dent Atta Mills death, Presi-dent Obama did also visit thenation of Ghana and evenspoke before their parlia-ment.

As a result, Ghanaians,Africans and also in Ameri-cans were remembering thelate President Professor AttaMills.

All Nations Churchlocated is part of the As-sembly Church of God.Moreover, All NationsChurch has approximately150 people, who comefrom Central Texans andfrom throughout the world.For instance, the congrega-tion is made of people fromthe: United States, Ghana,Jamaica, Liberia, Nigeria,Sierra Leone, Cameroon,Tanzania, and Kenya. As aresult, All Nations Churchis indeed a church or aplace of worship, in which,it congregation hails fromthroughout the world. AllNation Church strong lead-ership has made it a re-spected congregation.

All Nation church wasfounded by Pastor JohnGhartey and his wife onOctober 4, 2004. PastorGhartey and his wife camefrom Ghana to the UnitedStates, in order, to furtherhis education. After finish-ing his studies, PastorGhartey realized that sev-eral members of his com-munity had “fallen away”from the faith; as a result,he had the desire to start achurch.

At first, the churchrented a building in Austinand then decided to buildtheir own facility. After theconstruction, the churchmoved to its present loca-tion in Round Rock, Texas.Moreover, All Nationchurch is located at 16804Radholme Court, RoundRock TX 78664; and canalso be contacted at (512)299-8381 or at Jonah@yahoo.com.

All Nation is a churchthat hold various activities;while reaching out to thecommunity around them.

For instance, All Nationshold bible studies onWednesday and hold an allnight prayer on the last Fri-day of the Month. In addi-tion, the church holds theirregular Sunday services.Furthermore, they hold anend of the year revival fromDecember 28-30. Also, AllNations is always seekingto make an impact to thepeople in the community.

For instance, All Na-tions is seeking to reach outthe refugees and their chil-dren living in Central Texasarea.

All Nations Church

As previously re-ported, the Gary Johnson’scampaign for presidentmade a stop in Austin Texas.According to one adviser,the stop in Austin was a partof four schedule stopsthrough the State of Texas.Prior from coming to Austin,the campaign stopped inOdessa and Dallas.

After the stopping inAustin, the campaign went toSan Antonio to meet withtheir supporters. During thestop in Austin the campaignheld a meet/greet event andalso a fundraiser.

Not only was GaryJohnson present but alsoother Libertarian candidates

who are running throughoutCentral Texas were alsothere at the event.

Moreover, the Liber-tarian event/rally was widelyattended by their supporters.According to the organizers,about 300 people attendedthe event. For instance, oneof the attendee mentionedthat “event served to an op-portunity to energize thebase.”

In addition, he men-tioned that “they wouldprobably get 5% of the votesin November, but it is impor-tant to fight for every vote.”Another attendee mentionedthat the “Libertarian party, isa party for all.”

Finally, the Libertarianlike to point out their differ-ences with other politicalparties, such as, the Repub-lican party. According to anadviser of Gary Johnson’sadviser, the Libertarian tendsto be fiscally conservativewhile being very liberal onsocial issues.

In other words, theybelieve that the governmentshould try to get rid of some“wasteful” spending. On theother hand, they believe thatcertain drugs should legal-izes, which, would decreasethe incarceration rate; whiledecreasing the violence as-sociated with the drug indus-try.

Libertarians Held Rally in AustinBy Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

Members of the Ghanaian Community in Central Texas. Photo by Tsoke ChuchAdjavon.

All Nations Pastor John Ghartey. Photo by TsokeChuch Adjavon

Figure above shows: Support for Voter ID Laws and RacialResentment by Party Identification and Ideology.

LOW “Racial resentment” score HIGH

Voter ID Support Strongest in Those withNegative Attitudes Toward African Americans

Support for voter iden-tification laws is strongestamong Americans who harbornegative sentiments towardAfrican Americans is a keyrelevation in a new NationalAgenda Opinion Poll by theUniversity of Delaware’s Cen-ter for Political Communica-tion. Voter ID laws require in-dividuals to show governmentissued identification when theyvote. The survey findings sup-port recent comments by U.S.“These findings suggest thatAmericans’ attitudes aboutrace play an important role indriving their views on voter IDlaws,” said Brewer, thecenter’s associate director forresearch.

The survey revealsstrong partisan and ideologi-cal divisions on racial resent-ment (see Figure). Republi-cans and conservatives havethe highest “racial resentment”scores, and Democrats andliberals have the lowest; Inde-pendents and moderates arein the middle.

In addition, Democrats

and liberals are least support-ive of voter ID laws, whereasRepublicans and conserva-tives are most supportive. Thelink between “racial resent-ment” and support for suchlaws persists even after con-trolling for the effects of parti-sanship, ideology, and a rangeof demographic variables.

“Who votes in Americahas always been controversial;so much so that the U.S. con-stitution has been amended anumber of times to protectvoting eligibility and rights,”said Wilson, the center’s co-ordinator of public opinion ini-tiatives and an

expert on race and pub-lic opinion. “It comes as nosurprise that Republicans sup-port these laws more thanDemocrats; but, what is sur-prising is the level at whichDemocrats and liberals alsosupport the laws.”

Here, CPC researchersfound an interesting pattern inthe data: it is Democrats andliberals whose opinions onvoter ID laws are most likelyto depend on their racial atti-tudes. Republicans and con-servatives overwhelminglysupport voter ID laws regard-less of how much “racial re-sentment” they express.

Special to the NNPA fromthe Tri-State Defender

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The City of Austin Purchasing Officeinvites you to view current bid solicitationsat http://-www.ci.austin.tx.us/purcase/vs/p2.htm. Vendors are encouraged to registeron-line in the City’s Vendor Self ServiceSystem. Once your company is registered,you will receive notifications about new bidopportunities. For additional information re-garding current bid opportunities or Ven-dor Registration, please call the PurchasingOffice at 512-974-2500. For information onthe City of Austin’s Minority-Owned andWomen-Owned Procurement Program andthe certification process, please contact theSmall & Minority Business Resources De-partment at 512-974-7600 or visit theirwebsite at http://www.-ci.austin.tx.us/smbr.

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Rogers-O’Brien Con-struction (RO) is soliciting bidsfor the City of Austin “3rd StreetReconstruction from Brazos to SanJacinto” project. Bids are due toRO on August 29, 2012 before2pm, and may either be hand-de-livered to 3901 South Lamar Blvd.,Ste. 200; submitted by fax at 512-486-3801; or emailed toaustinbids@r-o.com. ContactTeresa Nugent at 512-486-3800for more information on procure-ment of plans, specifications andother contract documents. RO re-serves the right to reject any or allbids. All MBE/WBE/HUB sub-contractors/suppliers are stronglyencouraged to submit proposals.RO is an Equal Opportunity Em-ployer. Please add this importantproject on your bid schedule.

LAMBDA CONSTRUC-TION I, LTD. is soliciting Minorityand Women-Owned Business Enter-prises participation for the follow-ing City Of Austin project.

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Bid Date and Time: Thursday,August 30, 2012 @ 11:00 AM

PLEASE SUBMIT BIDS BY5:00 PM, TUESDAY AUGUST 28,2012.

Please direct inquiries and bidsto: Lambda Construction I, Ltd., 211Jesse’s Circle New Braunfels, TX78132.

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Austin Travis County In-tegral Care is currently solicitingproposals through a Request forProposals (RFP) process for CrisisResidential Services. RFPs may bemailed or sent electronically, by con-tacting Arianna Franz at (512) 440-4062 or arianna.franz@atcic.org be-ginning Monday, August 13, 2012.The deadline to submit a proposalunder the RFP is 4 p.m. on Septem-ber 17, 2012. Historically Under-utilized Businesses (HUBs), includ-ing Minority-Owned Businessesand Women-Owned Businesses, areencouraged to apply

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By Lekan OguntoyinboSpecial to the NNPA from

the Atlanta VoicePolice say Chavis

Carter was shot in the headwhile handcuffed in thebackseat of a police car onJuly 29. His mother, Teresa,calls it murder.

OK, see if this makessense to you:

Chavis Carter, a 21-year-old black man, is de-tained by two police officersafter a traffic stop July 29 inJonesboro, Ark., a sleepytown about 130 miles north-east of Little Rock. The of-ficers, Ron Marsh and KeithBaggett, find $10 worth ofmarijuana and empty“baggies.”

Carter, who’s travelingwith two white acquaintan-ces, is searched twice. Un-like his acquaintances, how-ever, he has an outstandingwarrant from his native Mis-sissippi for a probation vio-lation. He’s handcuffed andplaced in the back of a po-lice cruiser.

Moments later, Carteris slumped over in the cruiserwith his head in his lap, deadfrom a gunshot wound to thehead. There’s a large amountof blood on the front of hisshirt and pants and on theseat and floor, according tothe police report. Marsh findsa small caliber handgun.

The police depart-ment’s preliminary conclu-sion: Carter, whose handswere shackled behind hisback with double-lockedhandcuffs, apparently had agun the officers missed –twice. Somehow, with hishands tied behind his back,

Chavis Carterhe retrieved that hidden gunand shot himself in the head.

Police called it a clearcase of suicide – apparentlymissing the irony that theysounded remarkably likemany of their counterpartsof a half-century ago wholost black detainees undermysterious circumstances.

Still, it seems to makesense to Jonesboro PoliceChief Michael Yates whosays you’d be amazed atsome of the things people inhandcuffs can do.

“We’ve seen people inhandcuffs do some remark-able things – smoke a ciga-rette, talk on a phone,” Yatestold a reporter.

But shoot themselves inthe head? Seems incredible,doesn’t it?

The Jonesboro PoliceDepartment is still investigat-ing, and the FBI has agreedto investigate, as well.

Some people are call-ing Carter “the next TrayvonMartin,” referring to theFlorida youth who was killedby a neighborhood watchvolunteer.

Carter’s mother is evenmore direct: “I think theykilled him,” Teresa Cartertold a local TV station. “Myson wasn’t suicidal.”

As I try to make senseof all this, though, I’m striv-ing to keep an open mind.Even in a society where mostpeople of color have a justi-fiable distrust of and disdainfor law enforcement person-nel, I’m still inclined to givethe system a chance.

If I were a member ofthe team of investigators,here are some of the ques-tions I’d want answered:

• After one pat downand one thorough search,how did two trained law en-forcement officers miss ahandgun?

• If their version of thestory is true – that they actu-ally turned away from a manwith a loaded gun – wouldyou really want them pro-tecting and serving yourcommunity?

• Jonesboro police sayCarter shot himself in the righttemple. But in an interviewwith a local TV station,Carter’s mother says her sonwas left-handed. So how wasa left-handed man who wasdouble-lock handcuffed be-hind his back able to retrievehis .380 caliber semi-automatichandgun and shoot himself inthe right temple?

Again, does any of thismake sense to you?

Florida Men’s Ministry Fights ‘War on Black Boys’

Special to the NNPAfrom the Capitol Outlook

WEST PARK, Fla. – Only 41percent of Black boys gradu-ate from high school in theUnited States and more thanhalf of all Black men are with-out a high school diploma andgo to prison at some time intheir lives.Elder Mathes Guice, director of

the men’s ministry at SouthFlorida’s Koinonia WorshipCenter and president of thePractitioners Technical Insti-tute (PTI), considers thesefacts evidence of a “war on ourboys.”“We are seeing more youngBlack men leave the class-room, resulting in delinquency,unemployment and imprison-

ment. We’re not fighting forour boys, and therefore, we’relosing them,” Guice said.

Most ministries tar-geting at-risk boys developprogramming to keep kids en-gaged and off the streets.However, Koinonia’s men’sministry has taken it a step fur-ther by developing programstargeted toward their mentorsas well.

With the help of theirnew Youth Coach Training Kit,PTI and the men’s ministryteach men that through self-actualization and purpose ful-fillment, they positively impactyoung lives around them. AsElder Guice readies a nationalrollout for the program, hehopes the tools will spark a re-commitment to self-improve-ment, and setting an examplefor younger generations.

Chavis Carter: “The Next Trayvon Martin?”

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By Bobbi BookerSpecialto the NNPA from

The Philadelphia TribuneAs director of education

for the Southern Christian Lead-ership Conference (SCLC) — andthe only woman within MartinLuther King Jr.’s inner circle —Dorothy Cotton’s primary re-sponsibility was overseeing theCitizen Education Program (CEP),a grassroots leadership programthat proved to be one of the CivilRights Movement’s most impor-tant contributions. As one of ofSCLC’s secret weapons, the pro-gram encouraged community“elders” and leaders and theiryouth proteges to stand stead-fastly against the intimidation ofthe Ku Klux Klan and the brutal-ity of law enforcement whileadopting the disciplines of non-violent and model citizenship —a philosophy that was designedto prevail over the rage and bit-terness that dominated Blackcommunities during thestruggle.

Cotton’s memoir, “If YourBack’s Not Bent: The Role of theCitizenship Education Programin the Civil Rights Movement”(Atria Books, $25.00), takes itstitle from the famous quote byKing that describes how a mancannot climb on your back andlet you carry him unless yourback is bent. It tells the behind-the-scene story of the criticalpreparation of legions of disen-franchised people across theSouth to work with existing sys-tems of local government to gainaccess to services and re-sources to which they were en-titled as citizens. They learnedto demonstrate peacefullyagainst injustice, even whenthey were met with violence andhatred. The CEP was born out ofthe work of the Tennessee High-lander Folk School and was fully

developed and expanded by theSouthern Christian Leadership Con-ference led by King until that fatefulday in Memphis in April 1968. Cot-ton was checked into the LorraineMotel at that time as well, but she’dleft to do the work of the CEP beforethe assassin’s bullet was fired.

“Though unheralded, Dor-othy Cotton was as crucial to theMovement as was King, (Rev. RalphDavid) Abernathy and (Fred)Shuttlesworth in her dogged prepa-ration of the ‘troops,’” explained theRev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, PastorEmeritus of Harlem’s Canaan BaptistChurch of Christ. “Dorothy Cottonwas the engine that made it move tobecome a crucial part of the move-ment. It produced Fannie Lou Hamerand dozens like her and empoweredthem all across the deep South toproduce an authentic grass rootsrevolution. This book tells the story

that most chroniclers have missedbecause of their penchant for sen-sationalism and not actual histori-cal facts that can be supported byintentional research.”

“If Your Back’s Not Bent”recounts the accomplishments andthe drama of this training that waslargely ignored by the media, whichhad focused its attention onmarches and demonstrations. Thisbook describes who participatedand how they were transformed —men and women alike — from vic-tims to active citizens, and how theytransformed their communities andultimately the country into a placeof greater freedom and justice forall. Cotton shows how the CEP waskey to the movement’s success, andhow the lessons of the program canserve our democracy now. People,and therefore systems, can indeedchange “if your back’s not bent.”

Memoir Looks at Grass Roots of Civil Rights Movement

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