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R&B Group Jagged Edge Offers The Battle for the Future Seth Mitchell Pursues
a ‘Remedy’ in New Album B3 of Maryland’s HBCU’s A7 Heavyweight Boxing Title B7

Bishop Eddie Long Settles - Young Man and

Instead of Fighting As Promised Pre-Teen Missing
King ends membership with New Birth By Shernay Williams
AFRO Staff Writer
By Talibah Chikwendu resolve the civil cases out of court. The The Baltimore City Fire
Photo by Rob Roberts

AFRO Executive Editor decision was made to bring closure to Department and family
this matter and to allow us to move members say they are
The Atlanta pastor facing four civil forward with the plans God has for this concerned about a fire recruit,
lawsuits accusing him of sexual coercion ministry,” Art Franklin, spokesman who has been missing since
settled the cases out-of-court, his church for Long and New Birth Missionary Memorial Day weekend.
announced May 26, but the agreement Baptist Church, said in a statement. “As Rodney E. Goggins Jr., 20,
leaves plenty of questions unanswered. is usually the case when civil lawsuits reportedly left his girlfriend’s
The lawsuits were filed in September resolve out of court, we cannot discuss house near North Kenwood
2010 against Bishop Eddie Long, the any details regarding the resolution in East Baltimore around
leader of the more than 25,000-member or the resolution process, as they are midnight May 29, but he
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. confidential. This resolution is the most never made it home. Family
Four plaintiffs alleged that Long gave reasonable road for everyone to travel.” members say his cell phone
them and others attention, money and B.J. Bernstein, the lawyer for goes straight to voicemail.
Courtesy Photo
gifts, before and after they reached plaintiffs Maurice Robinson, Anthony Fire spokesman Kevin
Rodney E. Goggins Jr., 20,
the legal age of consent. Such actions Flagg, Jamal Parris and Spencer Cartwright said Goggins
has been missing since May
allegedly involved engaging them in LeGrande, released a brief statement, didn’t show up for work May
29.
Rev. Bernice King has ended
manipulation, oral sodomy and other saying only that “the matter has been 31. The cadet began training
her membership with New Birth
sexual acts. Continued on A4 in the fire academy last March
Missionary Baptist Church.
Addressing his and is expected to graduate in
congregation and the world September.
regarding the charges
approximately eight months
ago, Long said that he had
Riding Out the Heat Wave Family members have
created a Facebook page to
spread the word about his
“never in my life portrayed disappearance. They say it
With temperatures soaring,
myself as a perfect man. But is unlike Goggins to leave
Baltimore residents will
I am not the man that’s being without contacting someone.
likely take advantage of the
portrayed on the television. Goggins is 5-foot-6 and
city’s aquatic facilities in an
That’s not me. 150 pounds with brown
effort to cool off.
“I’ve been accused. I am hair and eyes and a light
under attack,” he said. “This moustache. He bears several
thing, I’m gonna fight. tattoos that read “family” on
“After a series of one wrist and “first” on the
discussions, all parties other, “Established 1991”
involved have decided to on his upper chest and neck Courtesy Photo
and the names “Rodney” and Georgia Solomon, 12, has
Listen to “First Edition” Continued on A4
Photo by Talibah Chikwendu

been missing since May 31.

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Voice of the Community.
By AFRO Staff the heat index could get up to 105.
Temperatures were expected to remain
The National Weather Service
on Monday issued a heat advisory
in the lower-90s and 80s throughout
the week. Comments
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for the Washington and Baltimore City fire and rescue officials reported
areas, saying temperatures could that 12 people were taken on May
By George Barnette
reach the lower to mid-90s, but AFRO Staff Writer
Continued on A6
State and local chapters of the NAACP are asking that a

Public Gets Involved in HBCU St. Mary’s County judge be investigated over comments he
made at a hearing for Antonio Warren Gantt.

Lawsuit Issues
By Talibah Chikwendu
AFRO Executive Editor
The defendant’s arguments in the May
11 motion hearing in a civil lawsuit brought
by the Coalition for Equity and Excellence
in Maryland Higher Education against the
Maryland Higher Education
Commission have finally gotten
the public engaged in this debate.
The response to hearing coverage
spilled onto the airways through
the “Larry Young Morning
Show” on WOLB, a talk radio
station in Baltimore, Md.
Public comment and interest led former
state Sen. Young to plan a special event on
May 26, bringing in a variety of speakers
to air the history and facts on the subject
and to provide insight into the issues being
covered in the lawsuit and how it could impact
historically Black institutions.
Presenting some of the history of HBIs
Join the AFRO on
in Maryland and the manifestation of issues
Twitter and Facebook
leading to the lawsuits were A. Dwight Pettit,
Esq. and Maryland Sen. Joan Carter Conway,
chair of the Senate Education Committee.
One thing Carter Conway stressed is that
what’s going on with this lawsuit and the
continued disparity have nothing to do with
political parties and ideology. Carter Conway,
“If we didn’t have HBCUs, we would have
to create them.”
- Dr. Patricia Ramsey
who has been fighting to eliminate duplicate
programs and to provide equity treatment for
HBIs since she entered the General Assembly,
mentioned several bills she sponsored
and fought for in Annapolis to address the
problems that were defeated. “I will continue
to fight,” she said.
Pettit, who served on the University of
Continued on A4
Gantt, who was convicted of two 2007 robberies, was
given life sentences as a result of those crimes. Those
convictions were overturned last year, however, because
Gantt—who represented himself at trial—wasn’t told about
the possible life sentences.
Judge C. Clarke Raley, who sentenced Gantt to prison,
was upset with the appeals court decision and according to
St. Mary’s County’s Enterprise newspaper called it “a very
stupid decision.”
“It’s obvious I hate him,” Raley said, according to
the Enterprise. “I think he should be hung. Go get me a
rope.”
Gerald Stansbury, president of the Maryland State
Conference of the NAACP, is calling for the State
Commission on Judicial Disabilities to investigate Raley’s
comments for what he called “tempered and inflammatory
remarks.”
“Judge Raley remarks crossed the line,” Stansbury said
in a statement. “His remarks not only are inappropriate
but raise the question as to whether he has the judicial
temperament that is necessary to continue to serve on the
bench.”
Raley, a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, retired
after nearly 30 years on the bench in April. This incident
was not the first time Raley made comments from the
bench that raised eyebrows.
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CBCF Announces 41st Annual Legislative Conference
iLead|iServe Theme Looks At Value and Impact of Involvement
WASHINGTON – Around the country, citizens will be able
to explore issues surrounding leadership and service during the
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF) 41st Annual
Legislative Conference (ALC). The conference will take place
from Sept. 21-24 at the Walter E. Washington Convention
Center in Washington, D.C. Registration for ALC is open now.
ALC provides an outlet to highlight the mission of CBCF —
to develop leaders, to inform policy and to educate the public
— by providing more than 85 high-level, thought-provoking
forums to address the critical challenges facing the African-
American Diaspora. Also offered during the four-day event are
free health screenings, a job fair, interactive financial sessions,
networking opportunities and cultural activities.
This year, the foundation is expecting thousands to reflect
on the theme: iLead|iServe. ALC attendees will have many
opportunities to share their thoughts and experiences on leading
and serving — how and why they do it, the value of each, and
the impact of each within their lives and their communities. The
conference will use social media, a town hall meeting, brain
trusts and personal interaction to further encourage discussions
and follow-up conversations among attendees.
“ALC is recognized as one of the most important gatherings
of African-Americans in the nation,” said Elsie L. Scott,
president and chief executive officer for CBCF. “Every year,
we see regular attendees and new faces at ALC ready to join the
conversation so that they too can return to their communities
and affect change.”
Jazz Poet, Author Gil Scott-Heron Dies at 62
Pioneering poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron died May
27 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New York City. He was 62. Scott-
Heron became
ill after returning
from a European
trip, but the exact
cause of his death
was not released.
Scott-Heron
was best known for
collaborating with
pianist and flutist
Brian Jackson
during the early Courtesy Photo
1970s and his Gil Scott-Heron
melodiously voiced
performance
readings in the late 1970s and early 1980s. One of his most
famous compositions was 1970’s “The Revolution Will Not Be
Televised,” an early anthem of Black militancy.
Scott-Heron was born in Chicago, Ill. on April 1, 1949, but
raised in Tennessee. His parents divorced when he was young
and he was sent to live with his maternal grandmother, finally
relocating after her death to the Bronx. After attending DeWitt
Clinton High School and then the Fieldston School, where
his writing talent was first recognized, Scott-Heron enrolled
at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. While at Lincoln he
met Jackson and the two formed the band Black and Blues.
He subsequently left school to write two novels, The Vulture,
published in 1970, and The Nigger Factory. He eventually
received a master’s degree in creative writing from Johns
Hopkins University in Baltimore.
His recording career began in 1970 with Small Talk at 125th
and Lenox, followed by Pieces of A Man (1971) and Small Talk
(1972), where his distinctive spoken-word style began to fully
emerge. He created or collaborated on twelve other albums, the
most recent coming in 2010, 16 years after his last effort.
Gil Scott-Heron was married during the 1970s to the actress
Brenda Sykes.
Lawsuit Threatened over Malcolm X Biography
Columbia University, Viking Press and the estate of
Manning Marable face a potential lawsuit over assertions in
Marable’s posthumously-released biography of Malcolm X,
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention. Lawyers representing a key
figure in the biography, in a “cease and desist” letter to the
publisher May 23, challenged the characterization of Linwood
Cathcart, a Malcolm X colleague in the Nation of Islam.
The letter from Cathcart’s attorney Mark Fury threatened
legal efforts “not by any means necessary, but by all available
means at law or equity.” In the book, Marable implicates
former Nation of Islam Minister Linward X Cathcart in the
murder of Malcolm X. Cathcart and his lawyers strongly refute
the claim and said that New York police and FBI investigators
“dismissed him as a potential suspect.” “Your author, Manning
Marable, knowingly printed false allegations, misleading
statements and made glaring omissions that clearly defame Mr.
Cathcart, injure him and his family, and even put him and them
at risk of physical harm,” Fury wrote.
Fury said that Marable got several facts in the book wrong,
including the fact that the men shared a girlfriend named
Sharon Poole.
Marable said in the biography that Poole and Cathcart lived
together. Fury claimed that she rented an apartment in his
house for years with her husband, while Cathcart lived there
with his wife of 40 years. Fury said his client wants the books
removed from stores and corrections made immediately.
Despite these claims, Marable received many kind words
at his death. NAACP President and CEO Ben Jealous said
Marable was “one of the keenest intellects of our age to the
contemporary conversation on race in America.” Marable’s
good friend, Abdur-Rahman Muhammad, told the AFRO that
it was time that the world gave Marable “his due” and that “a
giant has fallen.”
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Jennifer Hudson and Relatives Identify Body of Her Slain NephewA3

A2 The Afro-American, June 4, 2011 - June 4, 2011 June 4, 2011 - June 10, 2011, The Afro-American
By Alan King sport-utility vehicle sought in from a neighbor about a suspi- posted fliers bearing his photo-

State Center Promises Jobs and Tax

AFRO Staff Writer connection with the murder of cious vehicle. The man noticed graph around the city. On
Hudson’s mother and brother. the vehicle while walking his Sunday, Jennifer Hudson asked
Jennifer Hudson and other The white, 1994 Chevrolet dog. According to the Chicago for the public’s help in finding

Revenue if it Could Get Started

relatives positively identified Suburban with Illinois license Tribune, the boy had been shot her nephew. In her MySpace
multiple times in the back seat blog, she thanked fans and sup-
of the vehicle. The SUV, regis- porters for their prayers and
tered to Hudson’s murdered offered a $100,000 reward to
brother, was towed with the anyone who returned the boy
By Sean Yoes diverse. And the great appeal wrong.”
boy’s body inside and is being (Furman L. Templeton alive.
Special to the AFRO of State Center to the poorer Hathaway
processed and a small
by evidence techni- Elementary in the 1200 block Since the investigation,
members of the community is army of other
cians and like-minded
workers. The body of Pennsylvania Avenue), can Hudson – who gained stardom
The State Center Project the prospect of thousands of individuals have embarked
was later removed and takenon to now say, ‘Hey, wait a minute after appearing on “American
– placed in limbo by a jobs over the course of several atheseemingly
Cook Countyorganic odyssey
Medical there’s now opportunity in my Idol,” and then won an
lawsuit filed by some of the years. to rally theiroffice.
Examiner’s community so local community. I can dream Academy Award for her role in
city’s most well-connected “As State Center is re- they won’t and
Hudson be victims of urban
other family I can plan, my uncle worked the movie Dreamgirls – has
(see Orioles owner Peter developed and as more jobs renewal, but instead
members arrived at thecontribute
Medical on the project, my relative stayed out of the public eye.
Angelos) business persons come in and as more of those meaningfully to it and reap the
Examiner’s office mid-after- worked on the project. This The Chicago Tribune report-
Julian King, Jennnifer Hudson’s nephew.
– has generated more hype, buildings go on the tax rolls, it rewards.
noon to identify the body. was something that was done ed that a parade of cars moved
anticipation, hope, fear and will certainly enhance our tax Given“Tothemechoice
this isbetween
an look- forAus,’” Hathaway slowly past her family’s home
ing directly at the body or spokesman for added.
the office the murders but is being held in Monday morning, past the
loathing than any other base, which is one thing we opportunity, if we properly use toldHathaway’s
the newspaper church, Union jail for parole violation after
that Hudson
viewing it on a wall-mounted news vans, reporters and curi-
it to aim community to aim Baptist, along with other
ous onlookers.
a project, ... that will accrue churches, organizations and
“State
Jennifer Center
Hudson andis an herincredibly
mom, Darnellimportant
Courtesy Photos
Donerson who “She held hands with her family. It was obviously a very emotional moment.”
to the benefit of indigenous individuals have implemented
Neighbors stood
quietly and
project to the 13th District and the City of
was killed, as well as her brother, Jason. residents and there will also be
an opportunity
a sustainable plan to put reflected on the
video screen, theforfamily
the future,”
chose people from
“remained theirfor
strong community
her fami- being convicted of attempted violence.
Baltimore.”
the body of her 7-year-old plate X584859 was found on Hathaway said.
the latter. According to the to work
ly” and waswhoclearly
want to itswork for murder and vehicular hijack-
leader. In front of the Hudson’s
nephew Monday, just hours – Baltimore City Councilman
Chicago’s West Side after Bill Cole “For the
Tribune, young
Hudson kids“Yes,
said, who yearsheld
“She to come.
hands with her fami- ing. Cook County records show home, men inPhoto heavy jackets
by Bill Tabron
after his body was found in a police received a 7 a.m. call are
that’sgoing
him.”to the Booker ly,”“We have a database
the spokesman of
said. “It thatThe
he pleaded
Rev. Dr.guilty
AlvintoHathaway,
both and hooded
pastor sweatshirts
of Union Baptistcame to
Baltimore development deal need to be doing in a city that T’s (Booker T. Washington people
was in the community,
obviously a very emotional charges in 1999. He was also kiss the twin
Church, has been a strong supporter of white crosses bar-
the State

ACORN Fights Back

in many years. continues to lose population,” Middle in the 1300 block moment.”
some 2,700 people. We’ve convicted in 1998 for posses- ingyears,
the names of Donerson
Center project for the last five working with and
Yet, there is no clear Cole said. of McCulloh Street) and The boy – the son
trained over 600 people,” of Julia sion of a stolen motor vehicle. Jason.for the jobs the
the community
Hudson, Jennifer’s sister – had He was released from prison into prepare them
indication if and/or when its Perhaps, no single the Furman Templeton’s Continued “Everybody is sick of going
been missing since Friday,on A6 2006 project will bring.
after serving seven years
massive 28-acre promise will individual has done more
Leader Calls Voter Registration Fraud Charges ‘Bogus’
through stuff like this,” Artisha
when a relative found Julian’s for the attempted murder and
begin to manifest. As of now to proactively prepare his West, a former resident of the
grandmother, Darnell car hijacking charges.
only the
By Alan King State Center website community
and Dallas Cowboys for the pending
players No wonder Obama’s campaign is Donerson, 57, and his uncle, The boy remained missing
area told the Tribune. “We all
stands have to stick together. All these
AFROasStaff a monument
Writer to that arrival
Tony Romo of Stateand Center and
Terrell Owens, trying to distance him from the Jason Hudson, 29, shot to death through a long weekend in young children are dying, and
promise and ironically is all
amongthat the
entails
names than the Rev.to
submitted group, saying, “Barack Obama in his grandmother’s home in which police and volunteers for what?”
emblematic
Presidential of candidate
a still anemic John Alvin
electionHathaway
officials. of Union Never Organized with ACORN.” the 7000 block of South Yale
U.S. economy
McCain’s attackwith only the–
on ACORN Baptist
HurdChurch
said those onworkers,
Druid Hill who But Obama’s ties to ACORN run Avenue.
promise
Associated of Community
glittering days to Avenue.
were doing those things without long and deep. He taught classes An Amber Alert – a desig-
come.
Organization for Reform Now – Hathaway
ACORN’s reports,or“Ipermis-
knowledge for ACORN. They even endorsed nation for high-risk missing
The website tantalizes with was born in the 1200 block
confirms the success of the sion, were fired. him for President.
the claims of the
organization, 5,439headpermanent
of the of Druid Hill Avenue,”
“The evidence that has sur- You get to choose how
But now ACORN is in trouble.
children – was issued Friday
after Julian was discovered
new jobs upon the project’s
group says. a few doors downthey
faced so far shows fromfaked Reporter: There are at least missing after the murders.

we’ve
“This
done
is testimony
and success
to the
we’ve
work forms
completion (the third and final venerable Union Baptist. to get paid for
didn’t do, not to stuff ballot
work they you spend your money.
11 investigations across the
country involving thousands of
Police arrested William
phase is scheduled to end in And as a little boy growing Balfour, the missing boy’s step-
had,” Maude Hurd, president of
15 years) and $1.8 million
ACORN, said in an interview
boxes.” ACORN, she said, is the
up in West Baltimore in the
victim of fraud, not the perpetra- forms.
Shouldn’t you get to
potentially fraudulent ACORN father and estranged husband
of Julia, at his girlfriend’s
annually in tax revenue. But, 1950s
tor of it.he witnessed what the
with the AFRO.
the “When
websitethis also reveals today
attack started, we first coming
Hurd said oftheState Center
only things choose how you bank?
Announcer: Massive voter
fraud. And the Obama campaign
Southside apartment several
hours after the murders.
that there are exactly
had just announced that we had zero wrought upon his
bogus are the charges them- once proud paid more than $800,000 to an Balfour’s mother, Michele, has
new jobs connected
registered 1.3 million to new this
vot- and prosperous
selves. And factcheck. community.
org ACORN front for get out the vote told reporters that her son had
prodigious
ers,” she said. project
“That’s thatjusthasto not
say agrees. “That was historically efforts. nothing to do with the slayings.
broken ground running
that someone’s yet. scared an African-American
It concluded, “Neither Pressuring banks to issue risky Balfour remains a suspect in Jason Hudson
Still, of
because manyACORN’sof the success.”
residents community;
ACORN nor African- its employees have loans. Nationwide voter fraud.
of State
McCain,Center’s
who isneighboring
running for American
been foundhomeowners,
guilty of, or even Barack Obama. Bad judgment.
communities
president on the have literallytick- there
Republican charged were African-American
with, casting fraudulent Blind ambition. Too risky for
invested years of time and
et, lashed out at ACORN in the businesses and the state
votes.” America.
energy preparing
final debate againstfor the
Barack through public policy
The problem came aboutwiped pri-
arrival of what could be a
Obama, contending the group “is marily because
out an African-American of the way Since McCain’s comments, SQUARE HIGH
on the vergeboost
mammoth of maybe
on many ACORN operates.
perpetrat- community,” Rather than
Hathaway ACORN’s 87 offices have been
ing one of the greatest frauds in rely on volunteers, it pays peo- bombarded with threats and
levels seen and unseen. explains. “It was literally
voter history in this country, ple, many of them poor or unem- racist mail.
“State Center is an the first Urban Renewal
maybe destroying the fabric of ployed, to sign up new voters. The day after the presidential
incredibly
democracy.” important project to area in the
The idea wascity, so they
to help bothjust
those debate, vandals broke into the
the Factcheck.org,
13th District and a non-partisan being registered and those and
the City decimated a community doing organization’s Boston and Seattle
of
Web Baltimore,”
site, foundsaid thoseBaltimore
claims to now from my perspective it’s
the registration. offices and stole computers.
City Councilman with
be “exaggerated,” Bill “no
Cole, evi- the Maud
opportunity
explained, to correct
“We have thea After a Cleveland representative BREAD NOT ON THE LIST
who
dencerepresents
of any such thedemocracy-
13th zero tolerance policy for deliber- appeared on TV, an e-mail was
District.
destroying “I fraud.”
represent a lot of ate falsification of registration.” sent to the local office saying she
diverse
Hurdneighborhoods
believes the McCain around J.P. Cusick (D)
Most news account neglect to “is going to have her life ended.”
State
charges Center
were and they’ve
politically been
motivat- point out that ACORN is A worker in Providence, R.I.,
ated.the table now for more than
for U.S.
required by law toSenateturn in all reg- received a threatening call say-
To reform the
LEFT RIGHT
five years. And the resounding
She said, “Because it’s low- istration forms. And they also fail ing, “We know you get off work
appeal for this project is clear
and moderate-income people, toChild Support laws.
note that it was the organiza- at 9” and uttered racial epithets.
and people of color,
they all want it to happen.” I believe the
Talk to
tion,
brought
in many
the
the
phony
candidate
instances, that first
registrations
A caller to one office left a
message on the answering
McCain campaign
As racially and thinks those
voters are going to vote toand more online
the attention at:
of authorities. machine, saying: “Hi, I was just
culturally diverse as those
Democratic, which is not neces-
neighborhoods are, they may
www.VoteJP.Webs.com
The McCain camp apparently calling to let you know that
sarily true.” isn’t interested in those fine Barack Obama needs to get
be even
ACORN moreis economically
no stranger to By Authority,
points, preferring to air mislead- hung. He’s a (expletive deleted)
V. E. Eldridge, Treasurer.
controversy. ing ads that seek to link Obama nigger, and he’s a piece of
For 38 years, the non-partisan to ACORN, thereby undercutting (expletive deleted). You guys are
organization has fought for social his political support. fraudulent, and you need to go to
and economic justice for low- McCain: I’m John McCain hell. All the niggers on oak trees.
and moderate-income and I approve this message. They’re gonna get all hung hon-
1 BANANA
Americans. With 400,000 mem- Announcer: Who is Barack eys, they’re going to get assassi-
ber families organized into more Obama? A man with “a political nated, they’re gonna get killed.”
than 1,200 neighborhood chap- baptism performed at warp Another message said, “You
ters in 110 cities nationwide, speed.” Vast ambition. After col- liberal idiots. Dumb (expletive
ACORN has over the years seen lege, he moved to Chicago. deleted). Welfare bums. You
its share of criticism while advo- Became a community organizer. guys just (expletive deleted)
cating for affordable housing, There, Obama met Madeleine come to our country, consume
We never
living wages, runhealthcare
low on irony forinthe
Baltimore. Or restaurants
Talbot, part of the thatChicago
serve local every natural resource there is,
grass-fed beef, merchants that carrybranch housemade pickles and
of ACORN. Hepâté,
was or
so and make a lot of babies. That’s
underserved— and while organ-
markets that sell goods from local farms. It’s foodie heaven around here.
izing voter registration drives. impressive that he was asked to all you guys do. And then suck
But none The hasnext
beentimeasyou
withering
wander under train
I-83the
withACORN
a cup ofstaff.
Zeke’s up the welfare and expect every-
and a bag
and baseless as of
thiskale,
one.do it as a homeowner. WhatCity didhome
ACORN pricesinare
Chicago one else to pay for your hospital
historically low and interest rates are, too. At Live Baltimore, we’ll
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match you with homebuying incentives, renovation information, Bullying banks. bills for your kids. I jus’ say let
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Feeding 5,000
By Shernay Williams
AFRO Staff Writer
Last January, a Prince George’s
County-based congregation
conceived of a plan to feed 5,000
homeless residents within one
year. Five months later, the church
has already distributed over 4,000
meals and catapulted the project,
coined Feed 5000, into a two-city
effort to feed the needy.
Members of the Hear the Word
Bible Church in Upper Marlboro,
Md., serve bag lunches and bottled
water to itinerant’s in D.C.’s
homeless shelters. They purchase
food through donations and dole out
between 200 and 300 lunches every
other week.
In light of the project’s success,
the Rev. Jeffrey Allen and Deane
Akuffo, church member and
manager at the Baltimore-based
Mitchell Allen Management firm,
decided to expand the mission to
Baltimore City.
In a recent phone interview
with the AFRO, Akuffo said, “A
lot of people aren’t homeless like
you think, it could be that they
just lost their job, or got kicked
out of ahouse and the shelter is
a temporary place for them ...
A lot of them are well educated
they just don’t have the
opportunities.”
Akuffo reached out to the
New Park Heights CDC, a
non-profit based in Northwest
Baltimore, to execute the plot
in the city. With their help, the
Park Heights CDC handed out
1,250 bag lunches in February
alone. CDC leaders walked the
streets of downtown Baltimore to
pass out their share.
Will J. Hanna II, president and
CEO of the New Park Heights
CDC, said he plans to take a
different, more
holistic approach to feed Baltimore
residents by connecting with
other community groups and
neighborhood associations
to identify needy families
instead of targeting homeless
people in shelters. “There are
families where the kids go to
school hungry,” said Hanna.
“And there are people in these
communities that know who these
families are.”
He’s still formulating the list
and plans to pinpoint the first 40
or 50 families within the next
month. Hanna and a staff of four
volunteers oversee the project,
which will feed the entire
city, not just the Park Heights
community,
The CDC’s goal is to
aid residents before they
need shelter and provide
homeownership counseling for
those already homeless. They
estimate they that they can surpass
5,000 bag lunches in one month.
“Baltimore, while it shares a lot
of things with PG County, including
its African-American population,
I think the nature of Baltimore is
different than any other city on the
East Coast,” Hanna said. “There
already are resources here but what
about the families that don’t have
resources? They need help right
now.
“I think the city has made
(ending homelessness) a priority,
and if you involve nonprofits and
community organizations you can
reach your goals so much faster,
you don’t have to wait on the city to
do this.”
The Feed 5000 initiators
encourage those interested in
volunteering to contact them. “We
expect nothing but greatness,”
said Akuffo, adding that he had
experienced hardships in life. “It’s
important to give back because God
gave to us. We want everyone to
have the same opportunity.”

Bishop Eddie Long Settles Instead of Fighting

Continued from A1
resolved” and adding that
neither she or her clients
would make any further
statements or give interviews
now or in the future about the
case.
“To me it looks like
a cover up,” the Rev. Dr.
Barbara Reynolds, a religious
and political commentator,
said. “It looks like he did
what the Catholic Church
has been doing for decades.
I thought that [Long’s initial
statements] meant he would
go to court and fight in court.”
and as long as you receive me
as your shepherd, I’ll be your
shepherd.”
But without a clear
resolution of Long’s guilt or
innocence, or the cost of the
“To me it looks like a cover up.”
settlements to the church,
many are wondering what
impact this will have on
Long’s ability to be effective
reduction of the work week
to four days. The article went
on to say the church had to go
into its reserves last year to
cover operating expenses.
That reports also mentions
– Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds
Rev. Bernice King’s departure
from the church as a negative
sign for the church. Rev.
King, however, refuted
that assertion during a May
31 interview on the Praise
102.5’s “Rhondell Lewis
Show.”
“I’m clarifying that
after eight years and eight
months ... my last Sunday
as a member of New Birth
Missionary Baptist Church
was this past Sunday [May
29],” she said.
Explaining that she didn’t
resign because she was never
an employee of the church
and that she didn’t step down
because elder was just a title
she held because she was an
ordained minister, she added,
“I am just no longer a member
of New Birth.”
Rev. King stressed that
her decision to leave had
been discussed with Bishop
Long earlier in the year and
scheduled for the last Sunday
in May. Her reason: to pursue
the next assignment God
had for her. “I have always
followed what I believe to be
the voice of God in my life
and I’ve sought to be obedient
to that voice,” she said. “I
know that I have a pastoral
calling on my life and I had to
accept it. ... This is the timing
that God gave me, at the end
of May, and that’s where
my mind has always been
focused.”
Bishop Long posted a
statement on the church
website, indicating a
celebration is being planned
for Rev. King to honor her
contributions and celebrate
her endeavors.

Reynolds added that there
is no way to be sure if Long
was guilty or innocent. “If
that’s his addiction, more
people will be violated ... But
who will know for sure now,
because it’s been covered up.”
The New Birth
congregation rallied around
Long, supporting his call to
fight and continue to move
forward. And he assured them
that he would remain their
pastor, saying, “I’ve been
called to be your shepherd
as a leader.
“I think they’ll go right on
with him,” Reynolds said.
“People have a special
relationship with their
Public Gets Involved
Continued from A1
preacher and they are going to
Maryland System Board of Regents, said he
believe Eddie Long and things
cares deeply for the HBCUs in this country
will go on as usual.”
but believes they suffer from benign neglect
There are some signs
in appropriations of money for capital and
to the contrary. According
operating expenses. He said the mindset is,
to a special NewsOne/
“we know they’re there, we know they need,
Elev8 reports on My Praise
but if we just ignore them, maybe they will go
Atlanta, church revenue is
away.”
down significantly, causing
He posited that much of the continued
a reduction in staff and a
pushback on the issues in this case is power
play by the University of Maryland System,
and that when the Black institutions were
ignored, no one spoke up for them. “I was the
lone voice,” Pettit said.
Maryland Legislative Black Caucus Chair
Catherine Pugh said the Caucus supported the
need for and mission of the HBCUs and that
the organization would be sending a letter to
Maryland’s State’s Attorney Douglas Gansler
about the issue. Sen. Pugh, a Morgan graduate,
said HBCUs have traditionally provided the
remedial training needed without additional
funding. “What we’ve traditionally done is
more with less,” she added.
Dr. Patricia Ramsey, professor of biology
at Bowie State University and former interim
president, reminded the listening audience that
Bowie was the oldest HBCU in the Maryland
and has graduated the highest number of
students with master’s degrees in computer
science in the country. “If we didn’t have
HBCUs, we would have to create them,” she
said
She also shared that alumni of HBCUs
have gone on to succeed in the best
universities in the country. “We need to be
proactive and put out the data ..., “ Ramsey
said.
Dr. Marvin “Doc” Cheatham, also in
the studio, and host Young encouraged the
audience to stay informed on the issues
involved in this case and to make their
voices heard. Young said the public has to be
unafraid and take action.
Missing
Continued from A1
“Tracey” on either arm.
He was last seen driving
a black 2000 Buick LaSabre
with the Maryland license
tags 8FRT68, according to the
Facebook page.
Anyone with information
on his whereabouts is asked
to contact police at 410-887-
1340 or 911.
In an unrelated case,
police officials say a 12-year-
old middle school girl has
been missing since May 31.
Georgia Solomon, a sixth-
grader at Garrrison Middle
School, was last seen heading
towards Mondawmin Mall
after exiting the 91 bus
at the corner of Liberty
Heights Road and Garrison
Boulvevard.
She’s 5-foot-1, 134 pounds
and wears dark framed glasses
and cornrows. She was last
seen wearing her school
uniform of khaki pants, a
white polo shirt, and gray
Nike tennis shoes.
Those with information on
Solomon should call police at
443-984-7385 or 911.

Judge
Continued from A1
In 2005, an appeals
court questioned Raley’s
understanding of the law
after he incorrectly ruled
that Joseph Medley should
pay $1,000 to the jury, after
pleading guilty to marijuana
possession.
“It is clear, after reviewing
the statutory provisions
relevant to the present case,
that the Circuit Court lacked
the authority to levy or set
a fine premised, in whole
or in part, on paying for or
reimbursing jury costs that
may have been incurred
because Medley did not waive
his jury election until the day
of trial,” Maryland Court
of Appeals Judge Glenn T.
Harrell wrote in his decision.
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Community
Woodlawn High Student Wins First Prize in BGE Gas Advises
International Poster Contest Customers to Beware
TOWSON, MD. – Sorour Refahi,
of Utility Impostors
a junior at Woodlawn High School,
Scam artists may be misrepresenting themselves as
was honored with the $1,000 first BGE employees in order to steal cash or gain entry into
prize award in The Christophers 21st customers’ homes
Annual Poster Contest for High School
Students. Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) is warning
Her work was selected from among customers about scam artists posing as BGE employees to
more than 1,000 entries designed steal money or gain entry into area homes and business.
by students from around the world At least two similar cases were recently reported in the
to explore the theme “You Can Baltimore metropolitan area.
Make a Difference.” The award was According to a statement issued by BGE, “In addition
announced last week. to contacting customers in-person, occasionally, these scam
According to their website, artists call customers seeking credit card or other personal
The Christophers, a non-profit information. Many times, they indicate that they’re trying
organization founded in 1945, to collect payment on a past due BGE bill and threaten to
“Uses mass media to encourage suspend service if the “payment” isn’t made.”
all individuals to make a positive The impostors may carry credentials that appear similar
difference in the world.” to official BGE IDs, company officials said. They may also
threaten to turn off customers’ electric or gas service until
they receive a cash payment.
BGE recommends customers take the following steps to
help ensure their safety against impostors:
• Do not open your door to someone you do not
recognize
• Ask for a photo identification through the door or
window, especially if you did not schedule a visit from BGE
Courtesy Photo • Report suspicious activity to the police and BGE
Woodlawn High School • NEVER give cash to someone claiming to be
student Sorour Refahi’s collecting a BGE payment
award-winning poster.
“BGE reminds customers that employees carry photo
identification cards which should always be visible,
especially during rare instances when a BGE employee
must visit a customer’s home,” said Jeannette M. Mills,
chief customer officer for BGE, in a prepared statement.

Giant Food Offers Food Safety Tips & “Customers can always call BGE to verify an individual
visiting their home is a BGE employee. As a reminder, BGE
no longer accepts cash payments in the field and generally

Healthy Ideas for Grilling Season
Special to the AFRO
Get ready to fire up the backyard grill! Giant Food of
Landover, Md., wants to make sure customers’ barbecues are
safe and healthy by keeping food safety top of mind when
grilling.
When preparing meats for grilling, marinate foods in the
refrigerator, not on the counter or outdoors. If the marinade
is to be used as a sauce on the cooked food, keep some of it
in a separate container before adding the raw meat, poultry
or seafood. Sauce used to marinate raw meat should never be
reused.
The best way to know if meat is cooked thoroughly is to use
a meat thermometer and check that it’s the proper temperature.
Before removing from the grill, insert a meat thermometer
halfway into the thickest part of the meat, making sure it does
not go through to the other side. The reading takes about 15-20
seconds and should reach the following temperatures to avoid
harmful bacteria:
• All hamburgers made with ground beef need to be cooked
to an internal temperature of 160 degrees. Ground beef can still
be pink inside and cooked to a safe 160 degrees, so color is not
always a true indicator.
• Ground and whole poultry should be cooked to 165
degrees. Chops, steaks and roasts from beef, veal or lamb are
properly cooked at 145 degrees for medium rare, 160 degrees
for medium and 170 degrees for well done.
• For pork, the meat thermometer should read 150 degrees
for chops and roast.
only requires entry into a customer’s home in response
to gas or electric emergencies, to check BGE equipment,
read BGE meters or to start or stop service. Additionally,
customers should never give personal information such as
credit card numbers to people claiming to represent BGE in
telephone calls.”
For more information visit BGE.com.
cooking. When in doubt, throw it out.
Giant suggests using a For additional grilling and food safety tips, stop by your
meat thermometer to neighborhood Giant Food and speak with a meat department
determine whether food is associate or visit www.giantfood.com.
thoroughly cooked.
Stock Photo
Don’t forget to make room for veggies on the grill too! The
heat of the grill caramelizes the natural sugars in vegetables,
Community Continued on B5
resulting in loads of flavor without the need for added sugar,
salt or fat. Try cutting romaine hearts in half lengthwise, brush
with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Sear the cut
edge on a preheated grill for a unique smoky flavor. Or skewer
marinated vegetable chunks and grill. Make sure to use a
separate marinade from what the raw meat was in. Grill similar
items together. Some, like cherry tomatoes, will grill quickly,
while peppers and onions will take longer to reach desired ANNUAL
doneness.
Also try grilling fruit. Grilled pineapple, peaches and plums
make a great dessert when drizzled with honey and sprinkled
with cinnamon.
Use a clean plate and utensils for serving. Cooked food
Saluting
should not be placed on the same plate that previously held African A
Americans
raw food including meat, poultry or seafood. Refrigerate in Corporate Leadership
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June 10,
4, 2011
2011

Johns Hopkins Supports Student Social Outreach

By Shernay Williams
AFRO Staff Writer
Next week students from Johns
Hopkins University will scour
Baltimore City as volunteers for local
agencies and nonprofit organizations
in an effort, school leaders say, to
mend relationships with surrounding
communities while affording students
practical experience.
The Johns Hopkins Community
Impact Internships Program will pay
25 students up to $5,000 to help out
in venues such as emergency shelters,
health clinics and afterschool
program centers.
Funded by an anonymous $1.25
million donation, the eight-week
program matches students with
organizations based on their interests,
according to a press release.
“The university has a commitment to having a presence in the community and students are our most talented resources.”
Selected students will work 30
hours a week beginning June 6. Next
summer, the internship program is
expected to fund an additional 25
students.
University spokesman Dennis
O’Shea calls the program a “win-win
for everybody.”
“Certainly the students will
get experience doing responsible
work,” he said. “The university has
a commitment to having a presence
in the community and students are
our most talented resources ... As
for the agencies, they are going to
get talented help for very specific
projects that they may not have in-
house.”
The program comes at a critical
time for nonprofits, many of whom
are tracking the recession’s snail-like
recovery. “In
to partner with universities in order to
supplement our work and strengthen
our programming,” said Tammy
Mayer, director of community
engagement for the Citizens Planning
and Housing Association.
The citizen action organization
will host a student through Johns
Hopkins’ internship program. “This
was another opportunity to have an
intern that has a strong commitment
to Baltimore involved in the
organization,” she said.
Other participating agencies
Johns Hopkins officials say the
internship falls in line with their two-
year president’s pledge to strengthen
partnerships with the Baltimore
community. “Over the years, it is
– Dennis O’Shea
hard to deny that, at times, a wariness
emerged between our campuses and
our communities – based sometimes
in fact, other times on stubborn
misperception,” Johns Hopkins
President Ron Daniels said in a
recent faculty e-mail. Initiatives like
this program, he continued, “seem
to be tempering that uneasiness,

Ehrlich Testifies as Witness in

this economy it include the Baltimore City Health creating new bridges, and localizing
has been very Department, Parks and People our calling to bring knowledge to the
beneficial for us Foundation and My Sister’s Place. world.”

Robocall Trial Riding Out the Heat Wave

By Shernay Williams
AFRO Staff Writer
Former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., was
called to testify before a grand jury recently
in connection with the controversial robocalls
conducted during the 2010 gubernatorial
election, according to WJZ TV.
Ehrlich and several others, including
a former aid and the former chairman of
the Baltimore County Republican Party,
came before the jury, which is investigating
whether the automated messages violated
election laws by attempting to suppress voter
turnout.
The grand jury, whose proceedings are
secret, has centered the probe on political
consultant Julius Henson who admitted to
coordinating the calls. Ehrlich was called
as a witness and is not a target in the
investigation, although Henson was paid to
assist with Ehrlich’s campaign, the TV station
reported.
The State Prosecutor’s Office would not
confirm whether Ehrlich was a witness, citing
office policy to withhold information unless
there is an indictment. “We don’t confirm
or deny witnesses in an investigation,” said
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Candidate Robert Ehrlich and his advisor,
Julius Henson, met with the AFRO
during the 2010 Maryland gubernatorial
campaign. The grand jury is hearing
evidence to determine whether or not
to indict Henson for robocalls made to
discourage voter turn out on election
day.
Jim Cabezas, chief investigator in the State
Prosecutor’s Office.
Prior to the polls closing on Election
Day last fall, thousands of calls were made
to Baltimore and Prince George’s County
homeowners in Democratic precincts urging
them to remain home because Ehrlich’s
competitor, current Gov. Martin O’Malley,
had already won the election.
Continued from A1
30 to hospitals to be treated for heat-related Federal St. The Health Department’s Office of
illnesses during the National Memorial Day Aging and CARE Services operates six from 9
Parade in Washington. In Baltimore at the a.m. – 7 p.m. at 1000 Cathedral St., 1700 Gay
NCAA lacrosse national title game, the game- St., 1601 Baker St., 2825 Fait Ave., 229 ½ S.
time temperature was 96 degrees and it was Eaton St., and 4501 Reisterstown Road.
even hotter at field level on a sun-scorched “During extended periods of extreme heat,
afternoon. it’s important to drink plenty of water and limit
Agencies across the region opened cooling the intake of alcohol and caffeinated beverages.
centers to provide relief to heat-swamped If you must be outdoors, take frequent water
residents. In Baltimore’s Centers, open on breaks in the shade,” said Commissioner of
Code Red Heat Alert days, there is cool air and Health Dr. Oxiris Barbot. “Seniors and those
free water. with underlying chronic conditions should be
There are 11 centers around the city, five especially careful not to overexert themselves.”
operated by the Community Action Program On a Code Red Heat Alert day, the
from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. at 5225 York Road, Baltimore City Health Department
606 Cherry Hill Road, second floor, 3939 recommends drinking plenty of water or juice
Reisterstown Road, 3411 Bank St., and 1400 E. and avoiding alcohol and caffeine.
State Center Promises Jobs
Continued from A3
Hathaway said. “The people Specifically, Hathaway jobs. “What we advocated
are getting information, explains, written agreements for and we agreed to at least
they’re knowledgeable, have been made to 50 percent of the work hours
they understand, they go to ensure people from the will go to people who live
meetings. You now get an neighborhoods connected to in 21201, 21202, 21217 [zip
educated base of people about State Center get first crack codes],” Hathaway said. “The
this project.” at the myriad construction second priority is people who
live in the city of Baltimore.
The third priority is the
Owning a home can be more people who live in the state of
Maryland. We want to make
than just a dream. certain that we do not have
out of town license plates and
contractors shifting work force
to come work on this project.”
Further, Hathaway says
the organic employment
vision for State Center from
his perspective and the
community he represents
goes beyond construction
jobs. “Not only will there be
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Opinion
Our Voice
The Battle for the Future of
Maryland’s HBCU’s
In 2006, a group (the “Coalition”) consisting of friends
and supporters, alumni and students of some of the area’s
historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) organized
to initiate action they individually and collectively believed
needed to be taken to address inequities which the State has for
too long failed to correct. At issue was a concern that policies
and practices in the State of Maryland relating to HBCUs were
impeding the growth and development of these institutions and
otherwise undermining the efforts of HBCUs to educate and
graduate adequate numbers of students who choose to pursue
their higher education goals at these institutions.
They were also concerned that recent specific practices by
the State of Maryland impeded the HBCUs from enhancing
certain unique courses offered at these institutions by allowing
such courses to be introduced and duplicated at competing
traditional White institutions (TWI). The frequency of these
recent duplications was apparently a high concern of the
Coalition in light of similar duplications having been deemed
illegal by the Supreme Court in a landmark 1992 case entitled
United States vs. Fordice, a case which many in the Black
community deem to be on the same level of importance as the
historic, Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court case.
Following certain actions taken by the State of Maryland
in 2006, a lawsuit was filed by the Coalition to seek a full and
fair hearing as to the legality of these questionable policies
and practices relating to the Maryland HBCUs and to obtain
necessary judicial relief. In order to thwart the Coalition’s
efforts to get a fair hearing, the State of Maryland moved to
have the case dismissed. On May 11, a hearing was held in
federal court to receive the State of Maryland’s arguments as to
why the Coalition’s lawsuit should not proceed.
An AFRO reporter attended the hearing and in the May
21 edition of the Baltimore AFRO, an article was published
entitled “State Argues HBCUs Not Needed.” That article has
generated considerable discussion and concern in the Baltimore
Black community as to how and why the State is taking such
a position against its own HBCUs. In response to the AFRO
article, a letter from the Office of the Maryland Attorney
General objecting to the title and various portions of the AFRO
article appears in the “Letters to Editors” in this edition. At the
AFRO web site, afro.com, you will also find a letter to Attorney
General Douglas Gansler from the Legislative Black Caucus
of Maryland, outlining its objections to the State’s arguments
presented at the hearing.
We appreciate the fact that the Office of the Attorney
General represents the State and its entities in legal matters,
Correcting the Record on HBCUs
Ensuring equity in Maryland’s institutions of higher education
is an issue of fundamental importance. For far too much of the
state’s history, its Historically Black Colleges and Universities
(HBCUs) were unfairly deprived of badly needed state resources
and generally treated as inferior institutions.
Given the state’s historically poor track record with HBCUs,
each new battle over higher education equity in Maryland raises
deep concern, as it should. But when these disputes occur,
we must strive to avoid letting our rightful concern cloud our
perception of the facts.
Unfortunately, in a recent story in this newspaper about
one such dispute, the facts were seriously clouded. The story
concerned a recent hearing in The Coalition for Equity and
Excellence in Maryland Higher Education, et al. v. Maryland
Higher Education Commission, et al. (“Coalition v. MHEC”),
a federal lawsuit brought against the state in 2006 that alleges
that the state is currently running a segregated higher education
system.
As your readers know, the Attorney General’s Office
represents the state and its entities, such as MHEC and the state’s
HBCUs. We have a proud and successful record of defending
the state’s HBCUs in litigation, and we work hard to provide
them sound counsel; we owe that to all of our state clients.
When Attorney General Gansler took office in 2007, we were
tasked with continuing to defend the state in Coalition v. MHEC.
Our personal beliefs aside, our job is to defend the state in this
litigation to the best of our ability. This includes defending the
state at hearings such as the one reported on by this newspaper.
While we generally do not comment on ongoing litigation, we
felt the need, after reading this story, to correct what we believe
to be a number of serious inaccuracies, misrepresentations, and
speculations in its depiction of that hearing.
First and most troubling, the story falsely claims that the
state told the court that HBCUs have little value. The story was
headlined, “State Argues HBCUs Not Needed,” and reported
– with no support – that the state made “veiled statements that
seemed to question the need for HBCUs.” This is simply not true.
Nowhere in the hearing record does the state make statements
that question the need for HBCUs. Indeed, its filings, the state has
written that “Maryland is proud of its four HBCUs.”
Second, the story takes a comment made by the state
completely out of context. It begins by quoting the state as saying,
“in tones of disgust”: “If you create a ballpark in a cornfield, it
doesn’t mean the baseball players will come,” referring to the
impact allocating additional funding to HBCUs would have on
their enrollment rates. The unwarranted editorializing about the
state’s tone aside, the story fails to mention that this comment
was made in reply to the plaintiffs’ assertion that, on the issue
of HBCU enrollment, “It’s as simple as if you build it, they will
come.” The state’s comment was a response to a claim made by
the plaintiffs.
Third, the story offers outright speculations about the case. For
example, it discusses what the state “implied” and it even states at
one point that “Insiders speculate that the federal agency decided
against aligning with the plaintiffs for political reasons,” offering
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including litigation, and that the office has often
defended the HBCUs in litigation. This is a given.
However, in the present case, the interests and
future welfare of the HBCUs are represented by
the Coalition, which consists entirely of private
plaintiffs and private counsel. Therefore the lawsuit
represents a legal matchup between the Coalition
versus the power and clout of the Office of the
Attorney General, the “State’s law firm.”
With so much at stake in the Coalition lawsuit,
we are not persuaded by the Attorney General’s
response and criticism of this paper’s reporting
of the State’s arguments at the recent hearing on the State’s
motions for summary judgment. In light of our presence at the
hearing and our subsequent review of the hearing transcript,
we stand by our article and its headline as a fair interpretation
of the State’s position. The State’s statements of pride for
the four HBCUs neither shield nor mask its written and oral
argument that despite continuing inequities, the State has “fully
performed” and need do no more to right the wrongs of its past
discriminatory system. Instead, as if time heals everything, it
asks “How long is long enough before the presumption is that
the State is right?”
The Attorney General takes issue with the representation
that the State’s argument responded to the plaintiffs’ assertions
“in tones of disgust.” We disagree. At every turn during the
hearing, the State argues that it has done all that it is required to
do on behalf of HBCUs and the students who attend them:
* The plaintiffs’ claim that increases in needed resources
to these institutions will enhance them to the point of making
them viable alternatives for students choosing a place for
higher learning.
* The State’s response to this was indeed disparaging:
“The State is supposed to allocate its scarce resources [to
HBCUs] on some sort of field of dreams idea . . .? Come
on. That’s ridiculous.” After all, the State asserted, most
African Americans students go to “non-HBCUs” anyway and
“Maryland is not Mississippi or Alabama “and “if plaintiffs
believe that, then they are drinking some sort of Kool-Aid.”
We see nothing inappropriately “implied” or “speculative”
with respect to such statements. Taken in the context of the
State’s argument as a whole, the disturbing tone toward HBCUs
is quite evident. Our reading of the words and tone of the
hearing transcript is that:
* The State is appalled at the notion that it must do
more, and
Letters to the Editor
no source and no further explanation.
Finally, the story misrepresents the state’s telling of the history
of discrimination in higher education. The story only quotes
the state as saying that Maryland has “diligently performed its
obligations” and “should be commended” for its work with
HBCUs, yet fails to quote the state’s opening words: “[W]e begin
first with an apology for the fact that it is indisputable that in the
distant past Maryland operated a program that was wrong, that
was morally reprehensible, and that was unconstitutional” with
respect to HBCUs.
All of these inaccuracies and misrepresentations do a great
disservice to your readers. Taken together, they suggest that the
state has little regard for HBCUs and their historic struggle for
equity, when in fact the state holds them in the highest regard
and is committed to their success. The Attorney General’s Office,
for its part, has demonstrated this commitment in multiple ways,
for example through our recent comprehensive report advising
colleges and universities of the ways in which they legally can and
should invigorate their admissions and hiring practices in order to
ensure robust diversity in their student bodies and faculties. More
broadly, our office has demonstrated its commitment through its
efforts to fight against instances of discrimination wherever they
exist in this State.
We understand that higher education equity is a matter of great
concern; we share that concern. In the current federal litigation
over higher education equity, we are pleased that the issues
HBCUs face have been brought to the attention of the court. To
defend the state, we have done our best to provide the court with
an accurate factual record, so that it can weigh the issues fairly.
We implore those who report on the case to do the same, so that
the court of public opinion can weigh them fairly as well.
Raquel M. Guillory
Director of Communications
Maryland Office of the Attorney General
Celebrating 40 years of the Congressional Black Caucus
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Congressional
Black Caucus. In 1971, 13 Black members of the U.S. Congress
made a radical move by organizing as the Congressional Black
Caucus and eventually bringing political empowerment to the
African-American community.
In spite of the refusal of President Richard Nixon to meet with
them, the CBC members moved forward to organize the founding
dinner on June 18, 1971, attended by an overwhelming crowd of
2,800, to hear an electrifying speech by author/orator Ossie Davis.
In that speech, Davis said, “It not the man, it’s the plan; it’s for the
rap, it’s the map.”
This week, the Library of Congress sponsored a special
reception to honor the founders of the CBC.
We encourage the readers of the Afro-American Newspapers
to give special recognition and praise to the historic legislative
accomplishments of the Congressional Black Caucus over the
past 40 years as it has grown from the original 13 to a now 43
members. I am pleased to have been there to work with then CBC
Chairman Charles C. Diggs Jr., who provided the leadership in the
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* Since more African Americans are now allegedly going
to non-HBCUs better supported by the State, the HBCU’s
are not needed.
We understand the public relations ramifications to the
Office of the Attorney General in its defense of this lawsuit.
That, however, is not our concern. Decades of horrendous
discriminatory and segregative practices are not undone by
apologies followed by arguments that the State has “diligently
performed its obligations” and “should be commended.”
The Attorney General’s rhetorical assertions that the State
is “committed to [the HBCUs] success” followed by claims
that “we are pleased that the issues HBCUs face have been
brought to the attention of the court” with “an accurate factual
record, so that it can weigh the issues fairly” do not square
with the State’s arguments. In fact, we find them astoundingly
hypocritical and embarrassing.
The State cannot credibly apologize for its conduct and
then, in disparaging tones, move to dismiss in their entirety all
claims made by the Coalition to remedy that conduct followed
by a press release and public letter claiming that it holds the
HBCUs in the highest regard and is committed to their success.
The days of expecting this community to “cave-in” with a
benign pat on the head have long since expired. This paper will
call-out the State when it attempts to double talk its way out
of what we view to be an injustice. The AFRO will continue to
fairly and accurately report what is happening in federal district
court in this case.
We believe the Coalition’s cause to be a just one. The
vestiges of the legislatively required segregation of the past
have indeed not been completely and finally removed from
the higher education practices and policies of the State of
Maryland, and the duplication actions taken by the State in our
opinion are blatant illegal violations of the clear holding of the
Supreme Court.
establishment of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Ofield Dukes
President, Ofield Dukes & Associates
Bishop Eddie Long Settled so He Didn’t Have to Go on
Record, Says Lawyer
“You can interpret that any way you want, but usually people
do not settle cases unless there is some reason to do so,” said
former DeKalb County Prosecutor J. Tom Morgan.
Let’s get real – out-of-court sexual civil suit settlements! Most
of the Black community knew deep down inside he was guilty
(just another O.J. type).
Many of the Black pastors such as Eddie Long with their
mega-church status have “sold out” under the Bush “faith-based”
initiatives, which are African-American ministers in action, whose
goal is mixing religion with public policy. The religious right is
winning the war of “separation of church and state” because they
practice politics from the pulpit and use their religion to cloak
their political aims. The pulpits are more about politics, money
and fame today. The right wing has found a way to dupe the
middle class and mega-churches are a way to dupe many African
Americans.
If there is lots of money available to settle sexual suits,
perhaps they can drop their tax exemption status and start paying
some taxes.
Walt Hill
Petersburg, Va.
Cornel West Not Rooted in Reality
So, Cornel West calls President Obama a Black mascot and
puppet to you-know-who, cautious to the point of ignoring the
plight of African Americans.
When will we acknowledge that he is not OUR president,
but, THE president of all these United States, including ALL
Americans, not, just US? Whether we want to believe it or not, he
can’t free the economic, political and social slaves with the stroke
of his pen. Does Dr. West really believe we elected him all by
ourselves? America is not insulated nor isolated; there are issues,
both domestic and foreign, that persist, keeping in mind that
Rome wasn’t built or destroyed, in a day.
Our racial struggles were and are a combination of laws,
historical events and personal and group resolves.
His afro may rise to the roof tops, but his rhetoric is not rooted
in reality.
McNair Taylor
Baltimore, Md.
See open letter to Mayor Stephanie
Rawlings-Blake regarding summer jobs
for Baltimore’s youth on afro.com
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Community Calendar
June 3
Floetic Fridays
The Reginald F. Lewis
Museum, 830 E. Pratt St.,
Baltimore. 7 p.m. Join youth
volunteers The Travelers for
an evening of music, spoken
word and the works of young
emerging artists. $6-$8. For
more information: 443-263-
1875.
Art With Noise Exhibit
Eubie Blake Historical
Jazz & Cultural Institute, 847
N. Howard St., Baltimore.
7-9 p.m. Stomp Management
Artist will host an opening
reception for their Art
With Noise exhibit. For
more information: www.
eubieblake.org.
June 4
Spring Festival
Mt. Ararat Baptist Church,
3008 Gwynns Falls Parkway,
Baltimore, Md. 11 a.m.-4:30
p.m. Come out for a fun-
filled day at Mt. Ararat. For
more information: www.
vickiemccoy.com.
Circle of Champions: Speak
With Impact
The Renaissance
Baltimore Harbor Hotel, 202
E. Pratt St., Baltimore. 10
a.m.-3 p.m. At this workshop,
learn how to effectively
communicate to achieve
your goals and speak with
confidence. $47. For more
information: 301-218-8200.
Black Renaissance Book
Club
Enoch Pratt Free Library,
Pennsylvania Avenue
Branch, 1531 W. North
Ave., Baltimore. 2:30 p.m.
The Pennsylvania Avenue
Branch’s book club will
discuss a variety of insightful
selections. For more
information: 410-396-0399.

Sister Souljah
Enoch Pratt Free Library,
Pennsylvania Avenue
Branch, 1531 W. North Ave.,
Baltimore. 3 p.m. Sister
Souljah, author, political
activist and educator will read
and discuss her new novel,
Midnight and the Meaning of
Love. For more information:
410-396-0399.

June 4-5
Charles Village Festival
Wyman Park Dell,
29th amd Charles streets,
Baltimore. 11 a.m. Kick
off the summer and
To shop, explore & more, enjoy continuous live
visit macys.com/findyourmagic entertainment, beer/wine
and food vendors. There will
also be plenty activities for
the kids including games
and face painting. For
more information: www.
charlesvillagefestival.com.

June 5
Federal Hill Jazz & Blues
Festival 2011
Charles and Cross streets,
Baltimore, Md. 11 a.m.-
7 p.m. Listen to live jazz
from many local artists and
also enjoy arts and crafts,
food and more. For more
information: 410-727-4500.

Sex Appeal Fashion Show

Confetti’s Event Center,
802 Glen Eagles Court,
Towson, Md. 7-10 p.m. Learn
how to dress sexy without
compromising your character
at this unique fashion show.
$20. For more information:
elitefemalementoring.com.

June 10-25
Columbia Festival of the
Arts 2011
Many locations.
Various times. Enjoy gala
performances, exhibitions,
free concerts, family
activities, workshops and
more at this annual event.
For more information: www.
columbiafestival.com.

June 11
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Shamieka Belser, Sherri

Thomas, Brittney Bell and
Tanya Sellers Hannibal

Sharon and
Jerald Kerr

Patricia Thomas and Vashti-

Jasmine Saint-Jean Photos by John Moore

Rosalyn and Kim Steve and Dara Williams; Sam and Ruth Williams
Cheryl Queen and Scarbourough On May 13, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Columbia,
Shelley Lowman Md. Alumnae Chapter celebrated 40 years of service
and sisterly bonds at the Tremont Grand Hotel in
Baltimore. The event, themed “40 Years of Stepping in
the Name of Service…and Still Stepping,” was a black
tie affair and featured remarks from Howard County
Councilman Calvin Ball, Dist. 2.
The chapter was chartered in 1971 and was the first
Melina Pope African-American Greek-letter organization established
in Howard County. Melinda Pope and Dr. Windy Wilson-
Walter and LaVerne Howard County Lee are the chapter president and vice-president,
Vance; Grayce Councilman Calvin respectively.
and Dr. George Ball, Dist. 2
Simmons

Shirley Vauls, Joan

Lane and Vergie
Pope
Dwight and
Linda Dorsey A band entertains
Cathy Bell
the crowd.
and Joanne
Sellers

Alison Murray,
Karen Battle and
Gabrielle Battle
Anthony and Lisa Watkins
Alice Haskins, Willia Golston, Hazel Braxton,
Contella Crawford, Carmesha Young,
Harriett Tootle and Roslyn Scarbourough
Joyce Boyd and Carol Ann Leal

Fifty friends and family members gathered for an elegant luncheon at the historic Maryland landmark — The Milton Inn
— to celebrate the 90th birthday of Baltimore native Elise Harris Clarke. Clarke is the eldest daughter of prominent Baltimore
physician, the late Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. (Ethel Travers) and wife of the late Jesse Clarke Jr., former AFRO employee and owner
of the Clarke Press.
Always a charming lady of style and grace, Clarke, outfitted in a soft mint-green dress, arrived at the venue
James “Dickie” Harris and in a classic black limousine along with her daughter, great-grand daughter, Sophie Duffie , and siblings.
Robert Wilson Jr. share a laugh The guests enjoyed flowing champagne and three amazingly delicious courses specially
prepared by award-winning and world-renowned chef, Brian Boston.
Elise Harris Between courses, friends and family offered toasts and reflections
Clarke and highlighting the achievements of the honoree.
daughter Clarke was born, May 11, 1921, in East Baltimore. She is a
Brenda graduateof Frederick Douglass High School, Morgan State
Clarke- College (now University) and Loyola College. A member of
Blount Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, she is a retired elementary
school teacher with the Baltimore City Public School System.
Clarke has been a member of numerous social clubs, including
Jack and Jill of America, National Epicureans and AGNN’s and Gwendolyn Seaborne, Elise
Paul Beckham, Marilyn Harris Mildred S. is a life member of Saint Cecilia Roman Catholic Church. She Jude Mason, Priscilla Lansey
Davis, Gwendolyn Seaborne and Harris, sister- has one daughter, Brenda Clarke Blount, three grandchildren and Gaines Lansey Jr.
Blanche Beckham in-law and five great-grandchildren.

Photos by George Parrish

Anita Harris Watson and

James “Dickie” Harris Wayne Hart
share a moment with their (grandson) and
The honoree’s grandchildren, Jennifer Blount,
Gasson Bradford sister Martha Hall
Monica Hart-Blount and Robert Blount with
cousin Anne Shervington Davis and friend
Quianna M. Cooke

Carol Shervington
Wright (cousin) and Dr. Miles G. Harrison Jr. (nephew)
Juanita Clark
Cousins Dr. Walter and Beverly Hill Gloria Henderson of with wife Wanda Vails Harrison and
Harris Simon,
Lomax of Hilltown, Pa. Washington, D.C. daughter Kia Harrison
sister-in-law
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Business Sole Sisters: Lifelong Friends Go an

Extra Inch with Sizzling New Shoe Store
Eddie Brown’s ‘Beating the Odds’ — ‘Not By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staff Writer

a Black Story, but a Business Story’  

Beautiful, bold and bonded together, Toni Hall and
Natalie Prather never stray from their ambitious goals. The
By Blake Bryson pair of 20-somethings have been playing off each other’s
ideas since their days of strutting the halls together at
Special to the AFRO
Magruder High School in Gaithersburg, Md. Ironically, it
  was there that the design for their latest endeavor was drawn
To say that Eddie Brown has beaten the out. But it took a pair of separate post-graduate journeys
odds is an understatement. He owns and before they were joined back at the hip with Size 12, a shoe
operates the second- oldest, Black-owned and accessory retailer that specializes in women’s shoes
from sizes 10 to 14 in Gaithersburg’s Lakeforest Mall.
investment firm in the nation, Brown Capital
For Hall, a size 12 in shoes since high school, shopping
Management, based in Baltimore. And for designer shoewear was everything but easy for the
although he may not claim to be the richest 5-foot-11 interior design major. The absence of affordable
man in the world, he knows his values and but still flattering footwear forced the purchase of a $230
morals make him appear to be rich in a vast pair of senior prom shoes that still prompts her to shake
her head to this day. Rather than continuing to invest
number of areas.
in just shoes, Hall decided to invest her money into the
In his new book, Beating the Odds: shoe business, leaving the confines of her interior design
Eddie Brown’s Investing and Life Strategies, company to open the first Size 12 in the summer of 2010 in
Brown describes his trials and tribulations on a separate location. Slow traffic and leasing issues propelled
the road to success. Despite growing up in a move to Lakeforest Mall where Hall would then share her
store with another retailer. But after about a month of slow (Courtesy Photo)
the Jim Crow era in the deep south, Brown
business, Hall had reached her limit. “I was about to give Lifelong friends Natalie Prather (left)
never saw his race as a hindrance. From an up,” she admits. and Toni Hall (right) celebrate the
early age, Brown knew he wanted to be an With her nerves frying and patience thinning, a familiar success of their new store, Size 12,
entrepreneur after seeing men wear suits and and friendly voice pumped some new life into her system a shoe and accessory retailer that
working for themselves. and gave her budding business one last push. “She wasn’t specializes in women’s shoes from
always my partner in business but she was always there,”
“I knew at an early age, around 10 or 11, sizes 10 to 14.
Hall says about Prather. “She [Prather used to say, ‘Don’t
that I wanted to be independent and my own worry about it; we’ll figure something out’ and we did.”
boss,” Brown said. “What stuck out to me was What the 14-year friends figured out together was that Hall should relocate from the bottom
(Photo by Bill Tabron)
doing whatever was necessary so that I could floor of the mall to the top, then hire Prather, a stout musician and motivator, as an official business
Eddie Brown, owner of Baltimore-based be successful and be successful in running my partner to lighten some of Hall’s workload. Since the relocation to their own store in January and
Brown Capital Management, speaks at refocusing on the wants of their clientele, Size 12 has been growing into its own. “Now, we’re
own business.”
a lecture series detailing his new book, really starting to branch out and have something for everybody,” Hall says. “You can keep doing it
Brown attributes his success to his your way or adapt to change, like [rapper] Jay-Z says. You got to give the people what they want.”
Beating the Odds: Eddie Brown’s Investing upbringing in Apopka, Fla., a close-knit Despite a frustrating recession, going into business for themselves was both a risk and a want
and Life Strategies. family and experiences at the renowned the two friends and finance partners had to take. “I can’t even imagine being afraid of that,” says
Howard University. After moving to Prather about the fear of entrepreneurship. “Honestly, I’m afraid of sitting at someone’s desk
forever.
Allentown, Pa., with his mother, Brown’s 10th grade English teacher encouraged him to apply
The freedom of being an entrepreneur is incredible.” Behind their new business tag team, Size
to the historically Black university. 12 is own the rise. The company was recently awarded $10,000 by rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs
“Howard is the only school I submitted an application to,” Brown said. “It never occurred as part of a contest promoted by 100 Urban Entrepreneurs, a nonprofit organization which supports
to me to apply to other schools as a back up plan, just in case I get rejected. But fortunately for young business owners.
me, Howard accepted me.” Since their award, media coverage and a spike in business has followed. From CNN to a slew
of newspapers and online sites, people just can’t stop talking about Size 12. “People just got to get
In Beating the Odds, which was co-written with Blair S. Walker, Brown says the book is
with it,” Hall says.
not a Black story, but a business story. The young and edgy duo like to liken their tandem to some of America’s other trendy tag teams.
“I did not want this book to be put in the black African-American literature section because The LeBron James and Dwyane Wade of the shoe game or the Lil’ Wayne and Drake of the fashion
this story is for people who are simply interested in a good story and business. This book deals industry, Hall and Prather have several designs on what this partnership can do for them and it
with a young man who went from very little to something. It gives lessons for entrepreneurs, doesn’t just stop at shoes. “Bigger and better, we’re going to the top,” Prather says. “Individually
we’re strong.  I know who I am, I know what I bring to the table and it’s the same with her (Hall).
and inspires younger people to keep their head up and know that anything is possible.”
So when we come together...Wow!”
“Beating the Odds” is available in book stores now. For more on Size 12 visit mysize12.com

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Singer Sean Kingston, 21, Recovers from Horrific Jet Ski Accident on afro.com

R&B Sensation Jagged Edge Talks Love, Black Women and

Good Music on New Album ‘The Remedy’
By Brandi Forte
Special to the AFRO
Timeless, soulful, classic and simply
“good music” is what Grammy-nominated
Jagged Edge (JE) has delivered for more than
a decade. A breath of fresh air and a positive
replenishment of what has been missing in
the world of R&B, Wingo, Kyle and twins
Brandon and Brian are back with their golden
seventh album, The Remedy, to be released in
June.
With a medley of ingredients that are
reminiscent of their hits “Let’s Get Married,”
and “Walked Outta Heaven,” Jagged Edge
unapologetically sings about love, life and the
truths of relationships. The vintage project
offers a sexy and mature sound produced by
Brian Michael Cox, Cool and Dre, Drummer
Boy, Lamb, and Jim Johnsen. The album also
features collaborations with rappers Gucci
Mane and Trina.
Jagged Edge’s new single, “Tip of my
Tongue,” is just an appetizer of what the
album uncovers. They are gentle, down-home
southern brothers that poetically talk to the
AFRO about The Remedy. Grab a seat.
AFRO: Hi fellas, you know your fans miss
you.
JE: We miss them, too. How are you?
(They speak in unison.)
AFRO: All is well and we are so glad that
you are back. How long has JE been gone
from the music scene?
Wingo: About four years.
AFRO: So talk to us about “The Remedy.”
Wingo: We are the remedy! We are
bringing good music, heartfelt songs with a
blend of the old and new.
Brian: This is the take over. This album is
like vintage Jagged Edge. It’s trendy, classic
and at the same time, it is what is happening
now.
Kyle: It’s all about love at the end of the
day.
AFRO: Does JE write their own songs?
Wingo: We write all of our songs.
Kyle: We write 100 percent of our songs.
We vibe off of each other.
AFRO: Wow. As you may see and hear the
music of today, it seems to be missing a lot of
love and is somewhat over-sexualized. What
do you think?
Kyle: God is love. Without God you have
nothing. The music is missing God and as a
result it is missing love.
Brandon: You must have respect and love
for the craft. All music and singers must have
balance. Balance is the key to everything.
AFRO: Wow. How could you not love
“Let’s Get Married,” “Promises,” “Walked
Outta of Heaven,” and “Keys to the Range?”
How do you think this album will make the
connection with this generation?
Brandon: As a group we struck that chord
along time ago. We are a real group. And I
believe this generation wants the realness and
real music. We are real and we give love.
Brian: When you’re young it’s all about
being cool and down-to-Earth. To be honest
we want to spread a message to this
generation that there is nothing uncool
about singing about love or being in
love. Love is cool.
AFRO: Speaking of cool and
uncool, the controversy of how Black
women are degraded and negatively
portrayed in both music lyrics, music
videos and media is an issue that
comes up all the time. Most recently, Courtesy Photo
in “Psychology Today,” a blogger by Jagged Edge members Brandon, Kyle, Brian and
the name of Dr. Satoshi Kanazawa Wingo
wrote about this topic: “Why Are Brandon: We all have children that we
African-American Women Less Physically love. And I want to be married one day.
Attractive Than Other Women?” How would Kyle: It’s all about finding that right
JE respond to that? woman.
JE: What? Are you serious?
Wingo: I don’t care what he has to say or AFRO: Do you do any work in the
what anyone has to say about Black women. community?
That’s a damn lie. Black women are made by Brian: We have our foundation, For the
God and they are simply beautiful. Love of My Children. We go to the schools
Brian: Stamp that for all of us. and talk to the kids and show them love. We
Kyle: He’s an a--hole. Are you writing that have had the keys to the city before and from
down? Yea, write it down. You know what the the beginning we have always been a part of
real problem is? A strong Black woman is the the 100 Black Men Coalition.
most feared and scared of. There is nothing
more profound than a strong Black woman and AFRO: Any message you want to leave to
the world is still not ready for that. JE fans?
Wingo: Get “The Remedy”…It’s like
AFRO: Love seems to be the focus again Kanye said, “good music.”
on this album, are any of you married? Kyle: This album has a lot of energy. It has
JE: Wingo is….(the group sings in unison) that spark. It’s about singing songs where he’s
Kyle: He’s married because he found building you and you are building him. At the
some who loves him for him and they are end of the day it’s all about love.
compatible.
Wingo: Yes I’se [sic] married. “The Remedy” is in stores June 21. For
Brian: We all want to be married. more information visit jaggededge.net.

Hello, hello my dear By Rosa Restaurant in St. Michaels,

friends. Let’s have some fun. Pryor which is June 11. This is
There’s a lot going on this a bus trip sponsored by
week as well as next week. Stella & Everett Fullwood
First, let us check out the Traveling Company. For
Capital Jazz Fest, which is stage outdoor event is more than just a concert, it’s a place to more information, call 410-
June 3-5. The Capital Jazz Fest is an annual music festival people-watch, eat, drink, shop, mingle, relax and have a time 542-2530.
held at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md., since of your life. For more information, call 301-780-9300 or go to
their website, www.capitaljazz.com. OK, now for the business at hand. St. John’s Divined Day
Fuzzy Kane, renowned pianist, educator and a Kappa, has passed on to music
Services will be held at the House of Prayer for All People,
heaven with so many of his music buddies. His funeral was June 2 at Morning
From my last column, 4600 Liberty Heights Ave., on June 5 at 3 p.m.
Star Baptist Church on Winters Lane. He truly will be
missed and always remembered. Condolences to his
The Stomp Management Artist presents
widow Vencidora Kane and his family. Naomi Vashti Barrett celebrated her 100th birthday on May
the “Art with Noise” by artist Timothy
29 with her family. She was born in Lynchburg, S. C. She
White on June 3, 6-9 p.m. The exhibit runs
continued her education at Douglass High School. She attends
1993. The festival features live until June 26, at the Eubie Blake National
Flat Rock Baptist Church, where her grandson, Pastor Castro
contemporary jazz and soul music on Jazz Institute & Cultural Center, 847 N.
Skinner is the minister. Happy birthday, Ms. Barrett.
two big stages. The lineup for this year Howard St.
is awesome! Herbie Hancock, George
Duke, David Sanborn, Natalie Cole, I want to make a couple of “Charm City Tribute” to O’Donel “Butch” Levy on June
Boney James, Jonathan Butler, Larry corrections about the 50th 18 from 2-4:30 p.m. at the Summit Rehabilitation Center,
Graham & Graham Central Station, Anniversary of Siloam 1502 Frederick Road in Catonsville. This event is free, but you
Will Downing, Mary Mary, Najee, Free Will Baptist Church, must RSVP by e-mail at bigbobten@gmail.com. The emcee is
Take 6, Patti Austin, Michael Franks, which will be celebrated Ms. Maybelle. For more information, call 443-827-5673.
War, Ruben Studdard and about 30 on June 4 at the Heritage
others — just too many to name. The The Charm City Dancers of
Capital Jazz Fest multi-day, multi- Brad Collins with his jazz quartet featuring Benjie Porecki on the New Baltimore Hand Dance
keyboards, Bobby Ward on drums and Dan Leonard on guitar, will Association present their “Pre-Father’s
Leon Day Park Sign. The Leon Day Foundation will Day All White Affair” on June 12,
be performing on June 5, 5-9 p.m., at the Caton Castle Lounge, 20 S.
hold its Annual Community Family Festival on 7-11 p.m. at the Kahler Hall, 5440 Old
Caton Ave., in Baltimore. This show is produced by Eleanor Janey. For
June 4 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Leon Day Park, more information, call 410-987-4371 or 410-566-7086. Tucker Row in Columbia, Md. For
1200 Franklintown Road, Baltimore. Each year, more information, call 410-523-0575
the foundation invites guests from government, or e-mail: sdhandance2@verizon.net.
Parkville Garden, 7631
business, churches and the community to participate in this yearly event. The Oh my goodness! It is that time again. I have to go. If you
Harford Road. Elder George Nicholson is the pastor. For more
day-long activities include little league baseball, flag football, children games, need me, call me at 410-833-9474 or e-mail me at rosapryor@
information, call 443-668-0709.
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The other correction is the date for the Crab Claw

Documentary Examines Life, Murder White House Band’s David E. Beats Heads to Baltimore
of Texas Man Dragged to Death By AFRO Staff

The White House Band blends the rawest elements of rap,

Thirteen years ago, Shawn Berry, John William King and
Russell Brewer — all young, White men — viciously beat
49-year-old James Byrd Jr., an African-American Texas man, as
he walked home. Making the ordeal even more gruesome, the
three younger men tied Byrd to a pick-up truck and dragged his
body for two miles before some of his limbs and head became
decapitated.
Brewer and King were sentenced to death and Berry is
eligible for parole in 2038.
In honor of the 13th anniversary of James Byrd Jr.’s death,
award-winning documentary entitled Byrd: The Life and Tragic
Death of James Byrd, Jr. is now available for purchase on
CreateSpace.com and Amazon.com.
The documentary, directed by Ricky Jason, sheds light on
the media’s perception of Byrd and shows the other side of his
tragic story by focusing on his life as a father and a friend.
rock and blues into an innovative genre dubbed “new vogue.” The
band’s lead (and only official) member, David E. Beats, is part of
the I AM PR Agency and WHB Promotions-sponsored Rap Rocks
Tour coming to the District, Baltimore and Nashville, Tenn.,
in June. Other performers include A Cool Stick, Navi & The
Delegation, Colorfire, Evan P. Donohue and Kane Mayfield.
A skilled songwriter and musician with a penchant for Jimi
Hendrix-style guitar riffs, the Brooklyn, N.Y.-Beats is a self-
taught artist. The band’s eclectic sound also draws from rock
greats like Black Sabbath, The Beatles and Led Zepplin, while David E.
creating a unique sound with rugged hip-hop elements. Beats Courtesy Photo
Beats and the White House Band have headlined the first DIY
Bushwick Music Festival, House of Yes, Drom, Public Assembly and CV Lounge.
The Rap Rocks Tour comes to the Velvet Lounge, 915 U St., N.W., June 9 at 9 p.m. The tour
continues June 10 at Joe Squared, 113 W. North Ave., in Baltimore at 9 p.m.
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Community Legends & Pioneers: Chief Judge Robert M. Bell

As part of the ‘AFRO’s’
annual Legends and Pioneers
Following the event, Bell led
an appeal of the verdict in
a landmark civil rights case
and Marbury, and then
later worked as a judge on
Maryland’s bench, a position
Three Daughters, Three Degrees
awards program, standout
community leaders in various deemed Bell v. Maryland. he held for 25 years. In
fields are honored for their The case was later argued 1975, he rose to judge of the
commitment to bettering before the United States District Court of Maryland for
Baltimore sisters share special graduation season Baltimore. The 2011 Supreme Court and prompted Baltimore City and then served
honorees, the Rev. Marion an end to de facto racial as a judge for the Circuit Court
By Gregory Dale
C. Bascom (religion), Dr. segregation. Thus, his aim for from 1980 to 1984.
AFRO Staff Writer
Ruthe T. Sheffey (education), justice was born. After later becoming the
Ethel Ennis (music), Dorothy He continued his chief judge of the Court of
As students nationwide anxiously don
E. Brunson (business), education at then Morgan Appeals, the state’s highest
their caps and gowns this graduation season,
Chief Judge Robert M. Bell State College (now court, Bell became the only
three Baltimore sisters are celebrating their
(law), Dr. Levi Watkins University) in 1966, and later active judge in the state to
achievements in unison.
Jr. (medicine) and Kurt L. attended Harvard University have served at least four
This year, the Wood sisters —Savannah,
Schmoke (leadership), were Law School where he years on all four levels
Portia and Jamaica —all graduated from
feted at a recent ceremony of Maryland’s judiciary.
college. Though their respective fields differ, a
held at the Reginald F. Lewis Additionally, he also became
drive for success is definitely apparent among
Museum of Maryland African the first African American
the trio.
American History and to be named the state’s
“We’re very pleased that they’ve been able
Culture. chief jurist. In this capacity,
to train at good schools and achieve success in
Bell manages over 4,000
the academic world,” the girls’ father, Dr. James
Robert M. Bell was employees and determines
Wood told the AFRO in a recent interview. “I’m
destined to lead an amazing the annual budget.
very proud of them.”
career in Maryland’s legal Today, in addition to
Savannah, the youngest of the group,
system. serving as chief jurist, Bell
graduated cum laude and earned a bachelor’s Courtesy Photo Born in Rocky Mount, also lectures at many schools
degree in photography with a minor in French
Savannah Wood, 2011 graduate of N.C. in 1943, Bell later and community groups. He is
and entrepreneurship from the University of
the University of Southern California moved to Charm City where the chair of the Technology
Southern California.
with sister, Portia Wood, law school he attended Dunbar High Oversight Board and the
Portia received a juris doctorate from the
graduate. Their sister, Jamaica Wood, a School. In 1960, he and Courtesy Photo Maryland Mediation and
University Of Maryland School of Law. This
other classmates entered Chief Judge Robert M. Bell Conflict Resolution office.
year, she was accepted as an Asper Fellow for 2011 graduate of the Darden School of
Business at the University of Virginia, is not a restaurant in downtown He also serves as chairman of
the Hon. Andre M. Davis of the United States
pictured. She is traveling in Europe until Baltimore, but were refused received a doctorate in law. the Committee on Building
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She
service and were later Bell first worked as an Public Trust and Confidence
works at the state attorney’s office for Baltimore the end of June.
convicted of trespassing. attorney at the firm of Piper in the Justice System.
City and plans to sit for the Maryland and
California Bar examinations.
Jamaica will receive a master’s degree in business administration from the Darden School of
Business at the University of Virginia. This summer, she will move to Chicago to work at Kraft
Foods. During the months of May and June, she will travel to Spain and Portugal.
Frederick Douglass Statue Set to Unveil
Wood explained that education has always been important to their family, and the trait didn’t
stop short with his daughters.
at Talbot County Courthouse
“They’ve always been serious about their education,” Wood said. “It’s surprising…they all By AFRO Staff
operate a little differently. One was an ‘OK’ student, but turned into a very good student. Another
has always been a great student and she continued that behavior. And the third one was always On June 18, Easton, Md., will celebrate the
a good student who really excelled while she was in college. Each one had their own different homecoming of one of their most revered natives.
learning styles.” Through the work of local government officials and
He added that while having three daughters in school at the same time wasn’t an easy task, he residents, a statue of Frederick Douglass, theformer
and his family came together and ultimately made it happen. slave turned historical figure, is set to be unveiled on the
“It was a challenge, but planning it in foresight helped somewhat, and we were just fortunate front lawn of the Talbot County Courthouse.
that they were all on track and taking some responsibilities for their own education,” he said. The statue was crafted by professional sculptor
“[Managing the cost] has been challenging but we were able to pull it off. We had to make some Jay Hall Carpenter, whose work has appeared in the
sacrifices and just had good luck.” Washington National Cathedral, the Smithsonian,
the New England Medical Center and many other

Delta Sigma Theta Members Send Care establishments across the country.
The creation and planting of the sculpture was
spearheaded by the persistent efforts Frederick Douglass
Boxes Overseas for ‘Sister Soldiers’ Honor Society, an organization that seeks to honor the
legacy of the famed orator, writer and political activist.
Frederick
Douglass Courtesy Photo
Members of Delta Sigma country. of Morgan State University,
After escaping slavery,
Theta Sorority recently Participants included student volunteers from
Douglass later left an indelible
packed and Morgan State
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ment - Reach 4.1 mil- sons to file an affidavit BID DATE: THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011 AT 2:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME
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PY – Learn fast, earn lief requested on or be- On or after Monday, June 6, 2011, the above contract documents may
and weekly newspapers be inspected and purchased from the Division of Construction Con-
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for just $1450.00 per fast. Financial aid if fore the 27 day of June, Newark, DE 19713
2011. tracts Administration, Department of Public Works, Room 300B,
ad. Get regional and lo- qualified. A new career Frank M. Conaway County Office Building (COB), 111 W. Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Sealed bids for the Project will be received by 3:00 p.m. local time, on June
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in Maryland, Delaware Centura College 877- 6/4 LARS) per contract. All checks should be made payable to BAL- 21811, and will then be opened and read aloud.
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and local exposure. Call proposals to Baltimore County. be purchased at the Engineer´s office for $50.00. There will be an additional
410-721-4000x19. For MOUNTAIN $15.00 fee if you wish to have the Bidding Documents mailed. Checks
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per get the advertising tenances to replace the Auxiliary Chiller at the Courthouse - 400 Washing- receive revisions by Addendum.
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series-clinching Game Five victory over Chicago
last week and said: “Michael Jordan is probably
the greatest scorer to play the game. But I may go
as far as to say LeBron James may be the greatest
player to ever play the game because he is so
potent offensively that not only can he score at
will, but he keeps everybody involved.”
During his prime, Pippen was lauded for
his unselfishness, his signature defense and his
ability to simply do any and everything on the
basketball court, so it’s no surprise that Pippen can
toot James’ horn so loudly. But, did he forget or
something? Was he not there for Jordan’s fourth
year in the league, when he averaged 35 points
and three steals per night? Was Pippen playing
with his eyes closed during ’89, when Jordan was
pumping in 33 points, seven rebounds, six assists
and another three steals a game? I can only excuse
Pippen for ’87…. He was still in college when
Jordan was averaging 37 a game to go along with
three steals and just over a block per night—in only
his third year.
But allow me to sidestep the simplified
statistical trap—that’s too easy. It’s child’s play
to just spew a bunch of stats and averages, but
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It was the competitiveness, the leadership and
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LeBron? Heck, the NBA? Where would the game
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yet, it continues: the fascination to find the “next
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Seth Mitchell Aims to Bring Heavy-

weight Boxing Title to Maryland
By Perry Green and Kevin Wilson
AFRO Sports Writers

Prince George’s County has produced

one famous heavyweight champion in
Riddick Bowe.
Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell of
Brandywine, Md., is now on the verge
of becoming the second heavyweight
titleholder.
Featured in Ring Magazine,
ESPN Magazine and on the “Glenn
Harris Sports Talk Show,” Mitchell is
progressively becoming one of the best
boxers in the sport, and he’s only been
boxing professionally for less than five
years.
“Seth is the best young heavyweight
in the U.S. today,” said boxing legend
Oscar De La Hoya, who signed Mitchell
to Golden Boy Boxing Promotions
following Mitchell’s second pro fight
ever. “I have no doubt that he will be a
World Champion.”
Before boxing, Seth had pro-
basketball aspirations as a youth,
but eventually focused on playing
football. He became an All-American
linebacker at Gwynn Park High School, (Courtesy of Team Mitchell/Golden Boy Promotions)
recording 120 tackles, nine sacks and Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell
six interceptions in 2000 as a senior. He
went on to study at Michigan State University, and played two and a half years for the Spartans football
team before a knee injury halted his collegiate career. He graduated in 2005 with a criminal justice degree,
and worked as a crisis intervention teacher for Prince George’s County public schools. But at 6-foot-2-
inches, 240-pounds, Mitchell was still motivated to showcase his athletic skills. But what inspired Seth
to go from the football field to the boxing ring? Mitchell said he first took interest in boxing when he
saw Baltimore Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski, a former Notre Dame All-American who played against
Mitchell at Michigan State, make his pro boxing debut at Madison Square Garden in 2006. Zbikowski
suspended his boxing career when he was drafted into the NFL in 2008, but Mitchell had seen enough to
know there was a prime opportunity for him to have success in boxing, too. Since then, he has compiled
an unblemished pro record of 22 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. His latest win came in a first round knockout
against Nicaraguan boxer Evans Quinn on May 13. The fight was aired nationally on Showtime.
“I believe I have an exciting style in order to become the next champion,” said Mitchell, who trains
with the Dream Team Boxing Club located in Clinton, Md.
Mitchell will give all of his hometown supporters an opportunity to see him box live in his
homecoming debut set for August at Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Md.

Sports Continued on B8
B8 The Afro-American, June 4, 2011 - June 10, 2011
Faceoff: Who Will Win NBA Title, Miami or Dallas?
By Stephen D. Riley and Perry Green
AFRO Sports Writers
Sequels usually aren’t as good as the original, but the 2011 NBA Finals should be an
exception. The Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks will face off in a championship series for
the second time since 2006, and this time around there’s a lot more star power on both rosters.
Heat star guard Dwyane Wade, with center Shaquille O’Neal as his teammate, outperformed
Mavs star forward Dirk Nowitzki to win the 2006 championship, but now Wade has 2-time
MVP LeBron James and All-Star Chris Bosh as running mates.
Dallas has also upgraded its 2006 roster by adding future Hall of Fame guard Jason Kidd
and veteran center Tyson Chandler, along with several strong role players. So, which team is
better equipped to win Miami vs. Dallas, Part II? AFRO sports writers Perry Green and Stephen
D. Riley argue it out:
Green: Let me start by saying I’m no Dallas Mavericks fan. There’s just something about
owner Mark Cuban that rubs me the wrong way, so when the Mavs advanced to face the Miami
Heat in the NBA Final, I instantly became a Heat fan and will be one for the remainder of the
series. But as much as I dislike Cuban, I must remain a realist: the man has pieced together
one hell of a team that deserves to be the favorite to win the title. All odds favor Dallas to beat
Miami in every facet of the game, from scoring to rebounding to defending. This team offers
so much quality, veteran talent, with two Hall of Famers in the starting lineup and several great
shooters coming off the bench. It’s almost not fair how much more complete a team Dallas is
compared to Miami, and that’s why the Mavericks will win in six games.
Riley: What’s not fair is what Miami will end up doing to the Dallas Mavericks for the second
time in half a decade. The Heat made it this far in the postseason for two reasons: LeBron
James and Dywane Wade. When you have two MVP-caliber players like that, plus a legitimate
all-star in Chris Bosh contributing, what else do you need? This Miami roster has been playing
the best lock-down defense we’ve seen this postseason. Defense wins championships and that’s
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how Miami will earn their second title in six years.
Green: No doubt, Miami has played terrific defense. But I don’t think they’ve been tested for
what they will face in this series. Nowitski has put on a postseason performance we haven’t
seen the likes of since Michael Jordan in his prime. When I say the man hardly ever misses,
I’m being literal. Put a hand in his face, it doesn’t matter; it’s still going in. You can’t even try
to beat him up defensively because you’ll only send him to the foul line where he’ll make 90
percent of his shots. Nowitzki simply can’t be stopped, but you don’t have to take my word
for it. Just ask the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers, who were swept by Dirk and the
Mavericks in the second round.
Riley: Props to Dallas for sweeping the Lakers, but you don’t get anything extra for sweeping
the defending champs. That’s a nice feat, but so what? The Lakers self-destructed and that’s
why they were eliminated. Overall, Miami has been the more impressive team throughout
the playoff. You say Dallas has a complete team, but so did the Bulls. Chicago finished with
the NBA’s best record and was supposed to have the best reserve players with the most well
balanced team offensively and defensively. But we saw what Miami did to the Bulls. LeBron
put the clamps on MVP Derrick Rose and ended Chicago’s hopes of a premature championship
appearance. Now he’ll do the same to Dirk.
Green: LeBron did a great job defending Rose, but there is a difference between guarding a
6-foot-3-inch guard and guarding the greatest 7-foot shooter in the history of the NBA. But if
Dirk is off, Dallas still can lean on veterans Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Peja Stojakovic and Shawn
Marion, who’ve all played very well this postseason. It’s just too much to compete against.
Riley: I don’t care how many good players Dallas has on its roster. This is a superstar’s
association and right now, Miami has the advantage in that category with LeBron and Wade.
The only duo to counter that is Shaq/Kobe or Pippen/Jordan and since none of those four are
playing, I’m going with the Heat.
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