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Championship B6 Protecting Our Homes A9 Interview B3

Cummings Promotes New

Foreclosure Scam Protections
By Shernay Williams mortgage swindlers, the FTC will
AFRO Staff Writer enact new regulations for mortgage
modification companies January
When Hattie Peartree of Pikesville 2011.
received a call from the law office U.S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings
of Mark H. Klein last July, she hosted a news conference, Dec. 6,
thought she had found relief for informing the public of these critical
her high mortgage payments. The measures to protect residents “already
representative told Peartree he would
reduce her home loan if she paid
$3,000.
in danger of losing everything.”
“There are many unscrupulous
people out there who are preying
Taking a Look
at Poverty in 2010
“I told the person I didn’t have it,” on the vulnerability of those
she said. “And he indicated ‘well we homeowners,” he said at the news
can make a payment plan’.” conference. “While we cannot prevent
Since August, Peartree says every foreclosure and eviction, we
she paid more than $2,000 to the must try to protect those who are By Talibah Chikwendu trying to find ways to weather
Florida-based company and per their facing these troubling times from AFRO Executive Editor this storm, which at ground level,
advice, stopped making her mortgage being ripped off by unscrupulous is not projected to end before the
payments. people who seek to profit on the The ongoing recession has fall of 2012.
She said she “felt good” about the misery of others.” hit families hard and from William Spriggs, U.S.
plan until she received notification Since the recession began in Dec. many sides. From losing Department of Labor’s assistant
from her lender threatening 2007, Americans experienced more work hours or losing jobs, secretary for policy, said
foreclosure. She realized the Mark than 2.5 million home foreclosures. to the end of unemployment this recession is on record as
Klein office was fraudulent in Another 3.3 million homes are insurance payments, evictions the most severe, citing how
October, when she learned most expected to face foreclosure in the and foreclosures, families are the across- the -board drop
legitimate modification companies AFRO File Photo/Rob Roberts next four years, Cummings said. struggling to stay afloat. Throw in consumption – including
offer free services. U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings It is already illegal in Maryland in the rising costs of food, energy groceries – was devastating to
Her tale echoes the experiences continues to fight for homeowners for loan modification companies to and medical services and people local communities, increasing
of many homeowners across in trouble by supporting charge up-front fees for services, not traditionally thought to be
the nation, who, blind-sided by legislation that protects them dealing with poverty are now Continued on A6
seemingly opportune deals to reduce from scams. Continued on A4
their mortgages, fall victim to
scammers. The Federal Trade
Commission has brought more
than 30 cases against such
City Retailers: Repeal
companies.
In response to the swarm of
Beverage Tax
By Shernay Williams the tax went into effect; they aren’t
Listen to “First Edition” AFRO Staff Writer even giving me a chance,” he told
reporters. “They aren’t shopping in
City grocers urged Baltimore the city ... It’s hard when people see
officials to repeal the 2 cent bottle so much irresponsible spending in
Join Host Sean Yoes tax last week, saying the charge drive local government ... who ignored the
 Sunday @ 8 p.m. on cash-strapped shoppers to county outcries of business leaders to not
businesses. At a press conference pass it.”
88.9 WEAA FM, the Officials say the tax is necessary
Dec. 2, retailers said city stores had
Voice of the Community. seen a 4-7 percent decrease in sales to shave down the city’s $121 million
since the tax was enacted last July. deficit and sustain the city’s general
Photo by Bill Tabron Sandy Vary, co-owner of Bel- fund, which supports police, fire
Pastor Mario Ogans of God’s Kingdom Builders Church of Jesus Garden Bi-Rite Supermarket in officials and public education. “The
Christ, center, and members of his congregation protest the liquor Gardenville, said her store’s beverage bottle tax revenues are on target,”
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store authorized to operate next door to the church. sales are down 7 percent and overall Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
recently told reporters. “We’ve got

Local Church Protests

sales by 5 percent. She had to lay off
five of her 90 employees because of $5 million in the city’s coffers for
slow business, she added. The latest essential services. And when we took
this issue to the public, they were very

Liquor Store Opening

came last month. “If the goal is to
drive small businesses out, they are comfortable with two cents.”
right on track,” she said at the press Rawlings-Blake proposed a four-
conference. cent beverage tax last spring, but a
By Shernay Williams Vary said grocers are not allowed divided City Council compromised
AFRO Staff Writer to post signage informing customers with a 2 cent tariff July 25. Retailers
about the “hidden” tax. Those aware and bottlers, including Santoni and
Congregants of a local church held a protest for the second time Dec. 6, of the measure are vocal against it, Continued on A6
for what they call their landlord’s deliberate violation of state law. she said, or choose to shop outside of
Pastor Mario Ogans and others from God’s Kingdom Builders Church of the city’s borders. Baltimore
Jesus Christ on Bel Air Road are outraged because their landlord authorized “When I have to raise a couple merchants have
a liquor shop to open in a storefront directly below them. of pennies that is a reason to go renewed their
They say Maryland law prohibits liquor stores within 300 feet of somewhere else,” she said. “We know objection to the
churches. customers that make the trip out of two cent bottle
Steven Fogleman, chairman of the city Liquor Board, told reporters after the city ... Our margins are based tax.
the church’s first protest Dec. 3 that Garden Liquors was approved for the strictly on food ... We can’t make it
move two-weeks before the church. up on other items like Wal-Mart; we
Pastor Ogans contends he has documents proving his church was the have a smaller footprint. We have to
first legal tenant. God’s Kingdom signed their lease in June 2009 and were give them a real reason to shop in our
scheduled to move in October 2009, he said, but slow construction didn’t stores.”
allow physical relocation until February 2010. To ease strains on customers,
The liquor store received approval for their liquor license Jan. 14. some grocers, like Rob Santoni, have
In an interview with the AFRO, Fogleman said the landlord—Luis resorted to absorbing the tax and
Bnrich—did not mention the church when his board approved the liquor keeping prices flat for customers.
store in January. But he says beverage sales at his
“We didn’t receive any testimony, letters…there was no evidence that a supermarket in Highlandtown still
church was there and the landlord didn’t say there was.” lag by 4.8 percent, and compared to
After complaints from church members last summer, the board launched last year, 2-3 percent fewer customers
Join the AFRO on an investigation and discovered the church. enter his store.
Continued on A6 “Those [customers] that know
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AFRO National Briefs
Alicia Keys, Other Celebs ‘Kill’ Social Media Identities for
HIV/AIDS Charity
Alicia Keys and two dozen other celebrities began an
innovative HIV campaign this World AIDS Day by “killing” their
social media identities for charity.
To support Keys’ Keep a Child Alive charity, the stars signed
off of social media sites such as
Twitter and Facebook. While those
sites remain active with information
on how to donate, the stars
themselves will refrain from posting
personal updates or new information
to their social media profiles while
the campaign is underway.
Supporters can donate $5 or $10
through text messages or through the
Alicia Keys
Keep a Child Alive website. Once the
charity’s $1 million goal is reached,
the stars will resume posting on the
sites.
Charity leaders are also urging
everyday people to similarly sacrifice
their social media lives for the cause,
which supports African and Indian
families affected by HIV/AIDS.
Six days after the campaign’s
Dec. 1 launch, fans had contributed
more than $420,500 to bring their
favorites back to “life.” Nearly 3,700
non-celebrities had also sacrificed
Usher
their web presences, according to
The Keep a Child Alive website, Courtesy Photos
which logs all “deaths” by the minute.
“We’re trying to sort of make the
remark: Why do we care so much about the death of one celebrity
as opposed to millions and millions of people dying in the place
that we’re all from,” said Leigh Blake, president and co-founder of
Keep a Child Alive.
The campaign—which also includes Usher, Lady Gaga,
Jennifer Hudson, Serena Williams, Lenny Kravitz and Keys’
husband Swiss Beats—advertised celebrities photographed in
coffins to symbolize their “digital deaths.”
The campaign hopes that the Web absence of these celebs,
who have tremendous presences online, will entice fans to donate.
Keys has more than 2.6 million followers on Twitter and almost
8 million fans on Facebook. Lady Gaga may top the fans’ list, as
some 24 million people “like” her on Facebook and 7.2 million
follow the pop star on Twitter.
“This is such a direct and instantly emotional way and a little
sarcastic, you know, of a way to get people to pay attention,” Keys
told The Associated Press.
Only one participating celebrity has broken their digital silence
so far. R&B singer Usher caught heat for tweeting on Dec. 5:
“Twit fam, I’m whack for being late, I need your help. Twit Happy
Birthday Rico Love!!! He is the man that wrote you ‘There goes
my baby’.”
I bet you can’t either.
—Tom Joyner
NAACP Alleges School Re-segregation
Jim Crow is rearing its head again, eroding the gains of
education parity in school rooms across the nation, according to
the nation’s largest civil rights group.
The NAACP recently held its annual Daisy Bates Education
Summit in Raleigh, N.C., and pointed to the county’s troubles
over school diversity as an example of the retrenchment from the
equity standards established by the seminal case Brown v. Board of
Education.
“Ending bussing to integrate schools and dwindling funding
for public schools is the newest form of re-segregation,” stated
NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous, who joined
North Carolina State Conference President William Barber, Florida
State Conference President Adora Obi-Nweze and other NAACP
officials in a press conference to discuss the current state of
schools in the state.
“All children of all backgrounds, of all races, colors and creeds
deserve an accessible, high quality public education. School
boards across this country are rolling the clock back to the time
before Brown vs. The Board of Education and the NAACP will not
continue to let this happen.”
Wake County, where Raleigh is located, gained national
attention when its school board voted to end a 10-year policy
of busing to foster socioeconomic balance in public schools.
Advocates say the move is aligned with a 2007 Supreme Court
decision, which found that school districts cannot use students’
race as basis for integration policies. And that’s what busing for
diversity amounts to, according to Roger Clegg, president of the
Falls Church, Va.-based Center for Equal Opportunity.
““Even if you think there’s something desirable about having
a politically correct racial and ethnic mix, it doesn’t justify the
enormous costs of engaging in racial discrimination,” he was
quoted as saying in an Associated Press article.
S.C. Teens Batter Toddler
A Charleston, S.C. mother and three teens have been charged
in the beating of a toddler that has left the 18-month-old in critical
condition.
According to police investigators, Shakera Suncelaree Wright,
the victim’s mother, told the Department of Social Services that
she and her son were visiting her friend Tyrek Varnes, 16, at his
home. Wright said Varnes and his 14- and 15-year-old friends
were “play wrestling” with the victim, Louis, when they began
pummeling him in the chest and stomach while he hung upside
down from his ankles in a closet.
The next morning Wright said she checked on Louis—who
slept in Varnes’ room—and said he looked “like he wanted to die.”
By the time the toddler arrived at the hospital he was in respiratory
distress, and he was immediately taken to an intensive care unit.
A CAT scan revealed five rib fractures, air and blood in his
thorax, multiple lacerations of his liver, spleen and pancreas. Louis
was in shock, and the scan also showed that he had suffered a skull
fracture at some undetermined point.
The results prompted physicians to call the police and DSS.
Varnes confessed to everyone’s role in the abuse and he, Wright
and the other two youths have been charged with infliction or
allowing infliction of great bodily injury to a child. If convicted on
the felony charge, the defendants face a 20-year sentence.
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Jennifer Hudson and Relatives Identify Body of Her Slain Nephew
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Prince George’s Inauguration Ushers in New Day

By Alan King
AFRO Staff Writer
sport-utility vehicle sought in
connection with the murder of
Hudson’s mother and brother.
from a neighbor about a suspi-
cious vehicle. The man noticed
the vehicle while walking his
posted fliers bearing his photo-
graph around the city. On
Sunday, Jennifer Hudson asked
By Jennifer
GeorgeHudson
Barnette
and other The white, 1994 Chevrolet dog. According to the Chicago Harrison, D.-Dist. 5, made Baker said to a murmuring Later
for the that night,
public’s help inthefinding
mood
AFRO Staff
relatives Writer identified
positively Suburban with Illinois license Tribune, the boy had been shot comments on behalf of the crowd. “Overall, I believe relaxed
her nephew.as people
In her migrated
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multiple times in the back seat entire council as she enters we have good people working to theshe
blog, Potomac
thankedRoomfans andat sup-
Before the real work in of the vehicle. The SUV, regis- her second term. In her for our government who are the Gaylord National atand
porters for their prayers
Prince George’s County tered to Hudson’s murdered speech, Harrison copied committed to serving you and the National
offered Harbor
a $100,000 for the
reward to
begins, the newly elected brother, was towed with the Baker’s campaign motto, I believe that they are critical anyone who
Inaugural Ball. returned the boy
officials had their day in the boy’s body inside and is being “making a good county great” to the success of this county alive.
Many of the same
processed by evidence techni- Since the investigation,
sun as inauguration officially and took it to another level. and your quality of life. luminaries came decked out
cians and workers. The body Hudson – who gained stardom
ushered in a new era in the was later removed and taken to “Well, Mr. Baker, I see “I will remind them that in their
after best ason
appearing the“American
Council
county’s politics. the Cook County Medical your message and I raise you they must be good stewards Idol,” and then won anlast
and Baker got in one
“Today, as we journey Examiner’s office. even higher,” Harrison said. of your tax dollars being night of celebration
Academy Award for her before
role in
down the path to greatness, Hudson and other family “We’re going to make a great ever mindful that you pay their
the first workday
movie Dreamgirls began.
– has
remember that we will members arrived at the Medical county even greater.” their salaries and fund this Curry
stayed out and “Good
of the publicTimes”
eye.
start together and we Examiner’s office mid-after- Baker then took his oath government,” he continued. star,
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Chicago Stanis,
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will finish together,” said noon to identify the body.
Photo by Rob Roberts
followed
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King, speech to the Hudson’s Baker
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Prince George’s County Executive-elect Rushern Baker, crowd. In his speech, he his first official decisions as performed
slowly past an
heropera song
family’s home
Executive Rushern Baker. ing directly at the body or A spokesman
spoke for thetrust
about restoring officein the murders
well. Bakerbut is being
named held in
several with the special performances
Monday morning, past the
center, was sworn in on Dec. 6 on the outside deck of the told the newspaper that Hudson jail for parole violation after
“In one unified voice, we viewing it on a wall-mounted
County Administration Building in the blistering cold. the County’s government in new interim heads of Prince by Grammy-award
news vans, reporters winning
and curi-
say to people of this state, Courtesy Photos the wake of the controversy George’s County agencies R&B singer Regina Belle and
ous onlookers.
this region:
Jennifer
George’s
We are Prince
Hudson
County.”
and her mom, Gansler
Darnell (D),Donerson
Washington, who “She held hands with her family. It was obviously a very emotional moment.”
council yet she still gets to surrounding the Johnsons.
“I’m going to start by
including the replacement for
Police Chief Roberto Hylton,
XPD Band. Neighbors stood
The night quietly and
ended with
was killed, D.C. Councilman
as well as her brother, Jason. Marion take part in the special day reflected on the
One of the big questions Barry (D-Ward 8), District for thescreen,
nine council members. working tostrong
“remained restoreforconfidence
her fami- Mark convicted
being Magaw, aof27-year
attempted dancing as Prince George’s
video the family chose violence.
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murder of the department.
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the body of her 7-year-old
with little controversy
nephew Monday, just hours (D), former Prince
Chicago’s West Side after George’s Tribune, Hudson said, “Yes, “She held hands with her fami- ing. Cook County records show home, men in heavy jackets
as Councilwoman
after his body was found Lesliein a County Executives
police received Wayne
a 7 a.m. call that’s him.” ly,” the spokesman said. “It that he pleaded guilty to both and hooded sweatshirts came to
Johnson, D.-Dist. 6, took Curry and Paris Glendening was obviously a very emotional charges in 1999. He was also kiss the twin white crosses bar-

ACORN Fights Back

her oath to one of the larger and various members of the moment.” convicted in 1998 for posses- ing the names of Donerson and
ovations of the day. Johnson, state legislature. The boy – the son of Julia sion of a stolen motor vehicle. Jason.
along with her husband, The Surrattsville High
Hudson, Jennifer’s sister – had He was released from prison in “Everybody is sick of going
former Prince George’s been missing since Friday, 2006 after serving seven years
School Marching Band
Leader Calls Voter Registration Fraud Charges ‘Bogus’
through stuff like this,” Artisha
County Executive Jack
when a relative found Julian’s for the attempted murder and
provided pre-inauguration grandmother, Darnell car hijacking charges.
West, a former resident of the
Johnson,
By Alan Kingwas arrested last entertainment
and Dallas Cowboys followed by
players No wonder Obama’s campaign is
area told the Tribune. “We all
Donerson, 57, and his uncle, The boy remained missing
month
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have to stick together. All these
charges. After the ceremony, young children are dying, and
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among submitted to group, saying, “Barack Obama in his grandmother’s home in which police and volunteers for what?”
Johnson said, “The voters Prince
electionGeorge’s
officials. County
PAYS ATTENTION
Presidential candidate John Never Organized with ACORN.” the 7000 block of South Yale
have spoken,”
McCain’s attackinonresponse
ACORN – Councilwoman
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workers,F.who But Obama’s ties to ACORN run Avenue.
to why sheCommunity
Associated felt comfortable Bailey
were doingpresided over the
those things without long and deep. He taught classes An Amber Alert – a desig-
taking her oath.
Organization for Reform Now – proceedings.
ACORN’s knowledge or permis- for ACORN. They even endorsed nation for high-risk missing
The inauguration
confirms the success of the sion, were fired.
The nine Prince George’s him for President. children – was issued Friday
took place inthe
organization, blistering
head of the “The evidence that has sur-
Council members, four
But now ACORN is in trouble. after Julian was discovered
cold
groupconditions
says.
“This is
on the
testimony
outside deck of the County
we’ve done and success we’ve
to the work
faced so far shows they faked
returning
forms to getand
were
five
paid fornew,
work they
didn’t do, not to stuffformer
sworn in by ballot
Reporter: There are at least
11 investigations across the
country involving thousands of
TO PERSONAL ATTENTION
missing after the murders.
Police arrested William
Administration Building Councilwoman
Balfour, the missing boy’s step-
had,” Maude Hurd, president of boxes.” ACORN,and current
she said, is the potentially fraudulent ACORN father and estranged husband
in Upper Marlboro.
ACORN, said in an interview The Clerk
victim of fraud, not theCourt
of the Circuit perpetra- forms.
luminaries were great
of Julia, at his girlfriend’s
with the AFRO. Marilyn
tor of it. Bland. Bland Announcer: Massive voter Southside apartment several
Rep. Donna
“When thisEdwards
attack started, we remarked
Hurd said thattheitonly
wasthings
a fraud. And the Obama campaign hours after the murders.
(D-Dist.4), Maryland
had just announced that we had bittersweet
bogus are theday because
charges them-she’s paid more than $800,000 to an Balfour’s mother, Michele, has
Attorney
registered General
1.3 million Doug
new vot- no longer
selves. Andworking
factcheck.onorgthe ACORN front for get out the vote told reporters that her son had
ers,” she said. “That’s just to say agrees. efforts. nothing to do with the slayings.
that someone’s running scared It concluded, “Neither Pressuring banks to issue risky Balfour remains a suspect in Jason Hudson
because of ACORN’s success.” ACORN nor its employees have loans. Nationwide voter fraud.
McCain, who is running for been found guilty of, or even Barack Obama. Bad judgment.
president on the Republican tick- charged with, casting fraudulent Blind ambition. Too risky for
et, lashed out at ACORN in the votes.” America.
final debate against Barack The problem came about pri-
Obama, contending the group “is marily because of the way Since McCain’s comments, SQUARE HIGH
on the verge of maybe perpetrat- ACORN operates. Rather than ACORN’s 87 offices have been
ing one of the greatest frauds in rely on volunteers, it pays peo- bombarded with threats and
voter history in this country, ple, many of them poor or unem- racist mail.
maybe destroying the fabric of ployed, to sign up new voters. The day after the presidential
democracy.” The idea was to help both those debate, vandals broke into the
Factcheck.org, a non-partisan being registered and those doing organization’s Boston and Seattle
Web site, found those claims to the registration. offices and stole computers.
be “exaggerated,” with “no evi- Maud explained, “We have a After a Cleveland representative BREAD NOT ON THE LIST
dence of any such democracy- zero tolerance policy for deliber- appeared on TV, an e-mail was
destroying fraud.” ate falsification of registration.” sent to the local office saying she
Hurd believes the McCain Most news account neglect to “is going to have her life ended.”
charges were politically motivat- point out that ACORN is A worker in Providence, R.I.,
ed. required by law to turn in all reg- received a threatening call say- LEFT RIGHT
She said, “Because it’s low- istration forms. And they also fail ing, “We know you get off work
and moderate-income people, to note that it was the organiza- at 9” and uttered racial epithets.
and people of color, I believe the tion, in many instances, that first A caller to one office left a
McCain campaign thinks those brought the phony registrations message on the answering
voters are going to vote to the attention of authorities. machine, saying: “Hi, I was just
Democratic, which is not neces- The McCain camp apparently calling to let you know that
sarily true.” isn’t interested in those fine Barack Obama needs to get
ACORN is no stranger to points, preferring to air mislead- hung. He’s a (expletive deleted)
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
living wages, healthcare for the Talbot, part of the Chicago every natural resource there is,
underserved— and while organ- branch of ACORN. He was so and makeYou deserve
a lot of to be heard. Experience a bank that’s dedicated to listening.
babies. That’s
izing voter registration drives. impressive that he was asked to all you guys do. And then suck
But none has been as withering train the ACORN staff. up the welfare and expect every-
and baseless as this one. What did ACORN in Chicago one else toYour
pay forfinancial
your hospitalneeds are as unique as you are. That’s why SunTrust is committed to truly
With the presidential election engage in? Bullying banks. bills for your kids. I jus’ say let
listening and providing the right solutions to help you reach your goals. You’ll get the personal
less than two weeks away, Intimidation tactics. Disruption your kids die. That’s the best Before age five, every room is a classroom.
ACORN’s detractors allege the of business. ACORN forced move. Justattention you die.
let your children deserve as well as the genuine service that you should expect. Because a bank
Fun learning opportunities are everywhere. Simple things like
organization has engaged in mas- banks to issue risky home loans. Forget about paying for hospital
committed to helping you succeed can make
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A4 The Afro-American, December 11, 2010 - December 17, 2010
Young, Rawlings-Blake Introduce School Restoration Plans
By Shernay Williams
AFRO Staff Writer
A charter amendment
to create a city account
designated for the restoration
of deteriorating schools
cleared the City Council Dec.
6. The non-lapsing account
redirects city council funds
to renovation projects for
existing schools as well as the
construction of new facilities.
Council President
Bernard C. “Jack” Young
and Councilman James
Kraft, D-1, introduced the
legislation late last month to
tackle the city’s $2.8 billion
shortfall for capital school
renovations.
City officials say revenue
generated from fines, fees,
grants, donations and
the annual Ordinance of
Estimates could fund the
project.
It now awaits approval
from Mayor Stephanie
Rawlings-Blake, who has
initiated similar plans for
school improvements. She
held a news conference with
city schools CEO Andres
A. Alonso Nov. 22 and
announced the formation
of a taskforce to study the
measure.
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“The simple truth is that
existing funding sources –
both city and state – will
never meet the current and
future capital improvement
needs of our school system,”
Rawlings-Blake said at the
news conference.
The budget shortfall
threatens recent city gains
in student achievement, she
noted. “While we do not have
a solution to address this
massive problem today, one
thing is clear: doing nothing
is not an option.”
Young says his “out-of-
the-box” charter amendment
“will not singularly solve this
funding crisis, but it’s a step
in the right direction.”
“We owe it to the youth
of Baltimore that our schools
are second to none,” he said
on the City Hall floor Dec. 6,
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wonder what our priorities
are.”
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learning environment, said of the oldest school facilities
the mayor’s office. in Maryland, yet receives less
Studies show schools in state funding than any other
poor condition encumber education system, the Mayor
student success and lead to said.
higher rates of absenteeism “By passing this
and dropouts. According to amendment,” said Kraft, “we
“We owe it to the youth of Baltimore that
our schools are second to none.”
a study conducted by the will be ensuring that we are
National Center for Education exploring every available
Statistics, students in urban resource to improve the
areas “flounder in decaying, conditions in which our
violent environments” with students are learning.”
poor or limited resources. If approved by Rawlings-
“Our school buildings Blake, the new measure
send a message to our would require a referendum,
students every day about how or a popular vote by the
we, as a community, value electorate, to become law.
Photo by Bill Tabron their education,” Alonso said Last month, voters approved
Baltimore Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young and in a written statement. “The a charter amendment to
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake are working to restore quality of our facilities must develop a similar fund for
deteriorating schools. match the high expectations sustainability.
that we have for our A public hearing for the
major renovations and new improvements would forge a students.” school fund is scheduled for
school construction. The new more competitive, healthier Baltimore City has some early January.
Cummings Promotes New Protections
Continued from A1
Cummings said, but the new FTC rules provide an “additional $3,000 back, hopefully and in many cases successfully, but I
layer of protection for homeowners.” can’t solve the underlying problem, which is the foreclosure,”
Under the regulations, mortgage relief companies cannot he said at the news conference.
collect fees until customers receive a written offer from their Late last month, state officials indicted a Virginia-based
lender, claim affiliation to a government or lending agency lawyer, who allegedly defrauded 10 Prince George’s County
or guarantee loan modification. Relief businesses must also homeowners out of thousands of dollars in a widespread loan
disclose service costs up front and are barred from advising
homeowners to cease their mortgage payments. Violators face
civil penalties and high fines.
modification scam. The FTC has ordered a temporary freeze
on his company’s assets and is taking measures to close the
business.
Laura Sullivan, a representative for the FTC said the new
rule allows federal and state regulators to prosecute fraudulent
companies regardless of their state location. Oftentimes,
Peartree is hoping for a similar outcome in her case and is
working with the state to retrieve the thousands she’s lost. She
has not heard from the law office in over a month. She is also
fighting to secure her home of 17 years. She faces a $10,000
bill for late mortgage payments.
“There are many unscrupulous people “Be aware,” she warned homeowners at the news
conference.
out there who are preying on the Cummings will host a foreclosure prevention workshop for
vulnerability of those homeowners.” city homeowners Dec. 18.
swindles are perpetuated across state lines, she said.
“These companies have generally distracted and deterred
consumers from getting real relief,” said Sullivan. “This
rule culminates a nearly two-year effort on the FTC and our
state counterparts to prosecute these types of companies
aggressively.”
The provisions also apply to attorneys, who must deposit
all advance fees into a client trust account and follow
restrictions authorized by their state.
Mark Kaufman, Maryland Commissioner of Financial
Regulation says state officials have conducted over 200
investigations into alleged scammers and have recovered over
$100,000 for victimized homeowners.
“The problem is, at the end of the day, I can get your
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Community members talk Jacquelyn Martinez BLEWS Honor Sen. Delores

21 years, Pikesville Resident
about voting… Kelley and Councilwoman
“…If you don’t vote, you
During the 2008 presidential and 2010 primary and general
elections, voter turnout in Baltimore County spiraled from
cannot complain.”
“I vote every primary and
Rochelle Spector
76.15 percent to 30.68 percent and then yo-yoed back to 58.55 every general election because The Black/Jewish Annual Dinner Meeting.
percent. The primary’s low numbers prompted renewed voter it’s important to voice your Forum of Baltimore Held at The Forum
registration and “Get out the vote” efforts, and generated opinion and it’s important (BLEWS) recently honored Caterers, Nov. 30, the event
numerous conversations about the importance of voting and the to send a message to the Maryland State Senator acknowledged the leaders
difference that each vote makes. candidates to say that the same Delores G. Kelley (District “for their exemplary public
After casting their votes in the 2010 gubernatorial General way we put them there, we can 10) and Baltimore City service and contributions to
Election, a few residents of Pikesville, Randallstown and take them out. It’s important Councilwoman Rochelle interracial understanding and
Owings Mills were willing to share their thoughts about voting that we show them that we “Rikkki” Spector (Fifth cooperation.”
and its importance. stand by them… that they keep District) at the organization’s
their promises and make sure
that they take care of the people.”

Courtesy Photos
“The main purpose of voting is to voice your opinion. If you
don’t vote, you are not voicing your opinion. And, if you don’t
vote, you cannot complain.”

Tiffanie S. McCoy
10+ years, Owings Mills Resident
“I think there should be more emphasis on the importance of
voting.”
“If I vote, I have a voice. It’s important whether it’s the
primary or general election. We need to let these politicians
know that we are here, and we have voices.” Delores G. Kelley Rochelle “Rikkki” Spector
“I think there should
be more emphasis on the
importance of voting. There’s
Juernene Ferrell, daughter always a big media frenzy
when it’s close to election
Yvonne Ferrell, mother time, but I think it needs to be
20+ years, Randallstown Resident prominent at all times. And,
that goes for the politicians,
as well. We don’t see them as
“A lot of the issues are very important.”
much until it’s almost election
“It’s, actually, my civic duty. I’ve been voting since I was
time. Politicians need to let the
18 years old, and a lot of the issues are very important. The
citizens know: ‘I’m here, all
governor’s race is extremely important [to me] because I’m a
the time,’ not just at election
state employee. As far as our delegates go, I need to make sure
time.”
that we have someone that is in there representing my area. My
daughter is still in school and I have to make sure that the funds
are going to be there for her to continue her education. ”
It is sad that unfortunately, a lot of people do not understand
the importance of coming out and voting. To understand that,
that one vote does count…”

Jim Roberts
13 years, Pikesville Resident
“Now it’s even more important now because we’ve made
certain strides in the area of elected offices in terms of having
more people of color…”
“Voting is important for several reasons. If you want to go
back in history in terms of what our parents’ parents and other
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generations fought for, the right to vote, that’s number one, then
number two, we must continue
that tradition.
Now, it’s even more
important because we’ve made
certain strides in the area of
elected offices, in terms of
having more people of color
there – our president and so
forth and so on… And we
must do what we need to do to
have the right elected officials
in office to support what I feel
is the right thing to do in terms
of education, employment, our
community, etc…”

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Poverty in 2010
Continued from A1
the loss of jobs.
According to U.S. Department of
because of external circumstances ... Public
attitude towards poor people have become less
Agriculture data released in November, 14.7 negative because of the recession. That’s an
percent of households – or 50 million people – encouraging thing.”
in the United State suffered from what is called While the stimulus bill has kept things
food insecurity in 2009. For Black households from getting worse, Beckman said, the country
the rate is 24.9 percent. still hasn’t made a sustained effort to reduce
In terms of age groups, Spriggs said the poverty. Citing examples of other nations’
safety net of Social Security was crucial in efforts to improve the lives of poor residents,
mitigating the impact of the economy on senior he said the United States could have similar
citizens, but young adults were impacted in success, but, “We don’t have enough ‘give a
ways they hadn’t been before. And just as damn.’”
the impact of this recession is not distributed “Even education isn’t saving us,” said Dr.
equally among other demographic groups, it’s V. Nenaji Jackson, Ph.D., a visiting professor
also varying in its effect across the geographic in Howard University’s Department of Political
regions of the country, he added. Science. “Everybody is suffering in this
According to statistics from the U.S. economy except Wall Street.”
Department of Agriculture, more people in Dr. Jackson added that fixing poverty is
rural areas live in poverty than in metro areas, not just a political issue, but one that every
with the highest incidence of poverty among decision-maker in business, politics and the
Blacks living in non-metro areas. Their report non-profit sector should be actively working
on the 2009 figures also shows that 40 percent against, but that has not been happening.
of female-headed households in rural areas “[Poverty] has not been a priority for elites
and 30.9 percent of female-headed households in America. I don’t think the new Congress
in metro areas are in poverty. These numbers is focused on poverty. They are focused on
also show that the largest percent of people protecting the status of upper middle and upper
in poverty are children, with 23.5 percent of class America,” she said. “They have not been
those in rural areas and 20.2 percent of those in paying attention to this country falling apart on
metro areas living in poverty. their watch.”
But those statistics include many people, Beckman talks about President Barack
who before the onslaught of this economic Obama’s promise to end childhood hunger –
depression, would not be considered “poor.” which is continuing to rise in this recession
“The people who are going to food banks and can have long-term health repercussions
now, who weren’t going to food banks five year for our population – by 2015 as an important
ago, a lot of them are people on the edge of the goal to achieve. Jackson thinks the Obama
job market,” said David Beckman, president
of Bread for the World and World Food Prize
administration can handle this problem but
sees it as “overwhelming,” in part because they
laureate. “They had a job and had their hours
cut back, they’ve been downgraded from a
don’t understand how to handle poverty. “[The
administration] needs to begin by hiring and
high- paying job and now they are working at a utilizing staff members who are real experts on
low-paying job.” poverty and not just Ivy League elite,” she said.
Noting that more people now have family, “This administration is not meeting poverty
friends and neighbors that have been forced where it is. It is not looking at those types of
® into poverty, he added, “More American voters grass root, hands on solutions to poverty. We
understand that if people are poor it’s probably have to deal with this on the micro level.”
Local Church Protests
Continued from A1
But in a letter to the must be regulated by the Calls to the lawyer were not
Liquor Board dated June 25, liquor board. immediately returned by
Fogleman says, Bnrich wrote “I sympathize with the AFRO deadline.
that the church’s tenancy worshippers,” Fogleman said. The protests have
began Feb. 1, 2010 and their “This is not the best set up.” generated attention from
move was not approved by The liquor store renews their nearby residents. Several
the city until summer 2010. license next April, he said, but have spoken to the liquor and
He also called the church until then, the tenants might zoning boards and are signing
temporary occupants. have to coexist. petitions to have the liquor
The landlord told the “The reason I’m so against store’s license revoked. Other
AFRO he doesn’t remember it is because the church has churches are also getting
which tenant moved in first, over 100 youth that come to involved and protesting liquor
but says the church has always
been aware of the new liquor
store, which officially opened
“This is just the beginning. People don’t
Dec. 5. want this in their community.”
“Both participants knew
the other was there, as well as our service,” Pastor Ogans stores in their area, Pastor
the liquor board,” Bnrich said. said. Many members are Ogans said.
“As the landlord, I didn’t do leaving an “alcoholic past”, “This is just the
anything illegal or immoral he said, and will have to fight beginning,” he said. “People
but I’m saddened the church is temptation whenever they don’t want this in their
unhappy.” visit the church. “Our doors community.” He and other
He said some churches are six inches apart,” he said, congregants protested a third
incorporate wine into their noting that people often enter time when the AFRO went to
service, so he didn’t know the church mistaking it for the press Dec. 8.
God’s Kingdom would oppose entrance of the liquor store. For now, the church will
the new neighbors. Paul, a manager at Garden even have to contend with
He added, “And landlords Liquors, says the church has the liquor store on Sundays.
don’t necessarily discuss new not spoken to him, but he is As noted on a document
tenants with old tenants.” aware of the protests. posted on the Garden Liquors
The church filed an appeal “We did move here first,” front entrance, the store is
with the Zoning Board, but he said simply. All other authorized to remain open for
board Executive Director questions, he said, should nine hours every Sunday until
David Tanner says the issue be directed to his attorney. New Year’s Day.
Repeal Beverage Tax
Continued from A1
Vary heavily protested the three-year charge. “Until they walk a day in our shoes,” he
It applies to soda, bottled water and other added, referring to Rawlings-Blake and city
drinks, but excludes milk and beverages over council members, “they won’t understand.”
2 liters. In 1989, Baltimore City and county
The city has collected $5.3 million from shoppers faced a 4 cent beverage tax. It was
the tax to date, receiving over $430,000 in the later repealed after strong objections from
first month of ratification. Officials expected residents and grocers. “This is a rehash of
to bring in $5.8 million by January. Mayoral what happened before – déjà vu, but it didn’t
spokesman Ryan O’Doherty said the city will work then and it’s not working now,” said Jeff
make up for the slight shortfall this month Zellmar, head of government affairs for the
when they begin an audit and enforcement Maryland Retailers Association.
program to ensure that all city retailers He says anti-bottle tax petitions are circling
implement the 2 cent increase. city supermarkets. With a goal of 15,000
“As more distributors come into signatures by spring, grocers plan to pressure
compliance and enforcement efforts are put in officials to repeal the tax. Three days after the
place, the city could achieve the full revenue news conference, 2,035 people had signed the
projected in the budget,” he said in a written petition, according to the “Stop the Baltimore
statement. Beverage Tax” website.
Santoni says local government should “Everything else is going up; the economy
be “allies” for city businesses and promote is going down and we are hanging by our
competitiveness. “I think it’s another way 5 fingernails, Zellmar said. “Two cents means a
million dollars can be found,” he said. lot.”
11/24/10 6:04:47 PM
 December 11, 2010 - December 17, 2010, The Afro-American A7

Health
Pastor Launches Initiative to Combat Obesity in the Pews
By Bobby Marvin
Special to the AFRO
The Rev. Deron Cloud passed out suddenly one day while riding his
exercise bike. When he woke up in an intensive care unit, doctors said
he’d suffered from an aneurism and could have died. He would not return
to ministering for about two months after being hospitalized.
“I didn’t even know I had passed out, and when I had came to, I
said that’s it. I said, ‘God, you’ve been trying to get my attention…I
need to exercise,’” said Cloud, who at the time was taking medicine for
high blood pressure, but has decreased the dosage since making several
lifestyle changes.
At more than 320 pounds, Cloud joins a stifling number of African
Americans across the nation living with high blood pressure. According to
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, African Americans
are more likely to have high blood pressure compared to their non-
Hispanic White counterparts.
As pastor of Forestville, Md.’s Soul Factory for the past 14 years,
Cloud has taken a holistic approach to addressing his congregation’s
needs. The physical well-being is just as important as the spiritual, so
he asked the church to commit to a 90-day mandate promoting healthier
lifestyles and fitness.
“I came to a conclusion…we’re killing ourselves. We have to stop, we
have to exercise,” said Cloud.
Since the 90-day mandate and with the help of a personal trainer,
Cloud has created a stringent workout schedule that includes weight
training, swimming and maintaining a raw food diet.
Courtesy Photo that had never been here before. We average between 85 and 120 people
The Rev. Deron Cloud, of Forestville,
Md.’s Soul Factory church, is taking an
holistic approach to addressing his
congregation’s needs.
The commitment has also worked in many ways for Soul Factory
members Crystal and Shawn Hunter, although it wasn’t an easy change. “It
was a sacrifice for us; we sacrifice for so much in our life. If it’s a concert
coming up or something going on, we have to sacrifice our time to do it…
Whatever you want to do in life, you sacrifice your time. This is something
we wanted to do in our life. We wanted to live a better, longer life, so we
knew we had to make the sacrifice,” said Shawn Hunter.
In addition to being overweight, Crystal has to take insulin to manage
her diabetes, while their youngest daughter has a severe heart condition, so
getting healthy became a top priority. The change definitely paid off and
the family was able to garner significant results.
“Once we started doing it [exercising], it was awesome. The energy was
there, my medication was cut down in half, my insulin was cut down in
half,” said Crystal Hunter.
Along with the mandate, The Soul Factory started Zumba classes, a
popular aerobics fitness training program inspired by traditional Latin
dances and rhythms.
Cloud selected his personal fitness trainer and Soul Factory member
Will Washington to lead the classes. Two nights a week, Washington
instructs female-only Zumba sessions. The new change has become
increasingly popular at the church.
“It’s prevalent in this area. Just Thursday night there were 30 people
each class. A few people have had their cholesterol really drop. I have
definitely had a couple of ladies come to me and say their [self]-esteem has
changed,” said Washington, who has worked as a personal trainer for three
years and a Zumba instructor for six months.
The 90-day mandate paid off and The Soul Factory participating

Coalition Aims to Raise Pornography
Awareness through Facebook
By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staff Writer
In attempts to raise
awareness about online
pornography, the War on
Illegal Pornography, a
coalition of more than 50
national and state groups
founded by Morality in
Media, will host its first
online conference via its
Facebook page on Dec. 9 at
11 a.m. Among the topics
a three-person panel will
discuss are the pornography
pandemic and its relationship the change is huge and the
to sex trafficking, effects on
marriages and the need to
prosecute obscene hardcore
adult pornography. The
lineup will include professor
of Women’s Studies at
the University of Rhode
Island, Dr. Donna M.
Hughes, senior fellow and
director of the Marriage and
Religion Research Institute
at the Family Research
Council in Washington,
D.C.; Dr. Patrick Fagan
and Robert Flores, former
administrator of the Office
of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention
at the U.S. Department of
Justice in D.C. and former
deputy chief prosecutor in
the Child Exploitation and
Obscenity Section of the
Criminal Division at the
U.S. Department of Justice,
respectively.   parents who are desperately
The coalition’s response
members were able to lose thousands of pounds and lower cholesterol by
hundreds of points. Cloud was able to shed 40 pounds during the mandate and said it was an
experience that greatly impacted his life.
“I feel like I’m 10 years younger and I got my life back, said Cloud. “Before I lost it [weight]
the physical way, I lost it the emotional way. I feel emotionally a hundred pounds lighter because
to an increasing but “A lot of parents are working emotion no longer drives me to eat.”
disturbing trend arrives at an two jobs [but] who’s at home
opportune time. According with the kids with all this
to technology news site technology? It raises some
gizmodo.com, 12 percent very significant issues in the
(24,644,172) of websites are minority community. I think
pornographic, 25 percent over time you’re going to see
(68 million per day) of more and more minority kids
all search engine requests swept up in this.”
are pornography-related, Flores added, “In my
35 percent of all Internet days as a prosecutor, the
downloads are pornographic defendants were almost
and nearly 40 million exclusively White and the
Americans are regular victims were also more
visitors of porn sites. often than not White. I think
“The numbers are big, now you’re going to have a
situation where the minority
effects are bad,” said Fagan. community is really going to
“[Pornography] wrecks get socked by it because they
marriages, it totally alters may not be as well-resourced
sexuality, it essentially makes to protect their kids and that’s
men less potent, it makes really unfortunate.”
men and women less capable
of living with each other and For more on the War on
it leaves children parentless, Illegal Pornography visit www.
moralityinmedia.org. To join
fatherless particularly. All Thursday’s discussion visit www.
indications are things are facebook.com/PornHarms.
getting worse, they’re not
getting better. There’s not a
single good that comes with
this stuff and there’s a host
of evils.”
Using race as a defining
factor, Flores - a former
child exploitation prosecutor
- said minority parents are
increasingly working long
hours due to the economy’s
slump, leaving their children
vulnerable to online
predators while they’re away.
“You have a lot of
working hard,” Flores said.

NNPA Helps Revamp

AIDS Awareness
The National Newspaper Publishers Association
(NNPA), which represents more than 200 newspapers and
15 million readers, has partnered with the Greater than
AIDS movement and the Black AIDS Institute to reengage
Black Americans in fighting the AIDS epidemic by making
an historic commitment to cover AIDS in Black America in
the nation’s Black press.
Greater Than AIDS is a national movement to unite and
mobilize Americans in response to the AIDS crisis in our
country, in particular the devastating epidemic facing Black
Americans. The Black AIDS Institute is the only HIV/AIDS
think tank in America focused exclusively on the impact of
HIV/AIDS on Black people.
“The importance of educating the African American
community about HIV has never been more important
than it is today,” said Dorothy Leavell, chair of the NNPA
Foundation Board of Directors and publisher of the Chicago
and Gary Crusader newspapers, in a statement. “Although
we are excited by breakthroughs in medicine, the fact
remains that the number of people living with HIV in our
community is still high, and that number is growing. We
have a lot to do. This epidemic is not over and we all have
to redouble our efforts.”
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Community money.” Museum in Baltimore,” will be worth it in the end.”

“I intend to build on
this through business and
service,” he added.  And he is
doing just that by organizing
Reginald F. Lewis’ Descendants Honor “Celebrate The Legacy: A
Reception For New Friends
Fugett, a George Washington
University School of
Business graduate, said.
 His cousin, 23-year old
Justin Wiley, agreed.
“RFL’s legacy is a
Fugett said the Dec. 7
reception was created to raise
awareness of his uncle’s
legacy and draw greater
crowds to the museum
bearing his name.

Legacy of Late Business Mogul of The Reginald F. Lewis

When J. Russell Fugett
founded his Maryland-based
business consulting company,
TLC JR, he had his uncle, the
late business icon Reginald F.
Lewis, in mind.
“As a small business
owner, my work is inspired
by what my Uncle Reg
was able to achieve,”
Fugett said in a prepared
statement. “My company
commemorates the legacy
of my uncle, Reginald F.
Lewis, founder of TLC (The
Lewis Companies). Also, the
‘J’ in TLC JR honors three
Josephs in my family, my
great-grandfathers, Baltimore
Attorney Joseph H. Payne
and Educator Joseph R.
Fugett, and my great-great-
Museum of Maryland
personification of our entire
family’s love and care for
each other,” said Wiley, now
 “I hope that people
will leave this event with
a stronger sense of who
African American History &
grandfather who was born a
Culture,” which took place a first-year student at Harvard my Uncle was, and why it
slave and went on to become
at the Philippine Embassy in Law School. “I see his name is important to support his
successful businessman,
Washington, D.C. on Dec. 7. everywhere throughout legacy which is represented
Joseph M. Fugett.”
“Given the large and campus and see his portrait in large part by The Lewis:
 The tremendous legacy
affluent African American every time I go through the largest African American
and inheritance left upon him
and Filipino American his building.  His presence History museum on the East
by his elders have inspired
Community in Greater on this campus and in our Coast.”
the 31-year-old Fugett to
Washington, DC, I wanted to family makes it easier to stay
carry on the inheritance,
create more awareness of and focused and realize that the For more information
which he said is “far more
greater support for The Lewis tough work and hardships about the museum, visit www.
valuable then any amount of
only make you stronger and africanamericanculture.org.  

Baltimore Brings Special Delivery for Families in Need

By Kristin Gray
AFRO Managing Editor
 
For many Americans, the holiday season conjures images of a crimson-clad Santa Claus and
cozy nights spent fireside with friends and family. For others, like some residents in Baltimore
City grappling with the economy’s rollercoaster fluctuations, the season of giving brings
worries about food, gifts for children and clothing for the bitterly cold months.   
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2008 estimate, 19.2 percent of Baltimore City
residents live below the poverty line, although Maryland reports the highest median family
income nationwide. Even in Baltimore County, which has historically seen more financial
affluence than its urban neighbor, is facing difficult times, with 6.1 percent of suburbanites
living on less than $21,834 for a family of four, according to a Brookings Institution report
issued earlier this year.
To make life easier for struggling families this winter, retired NFL star and Baltimore Courtesy Photo

native Keion Carpenter’s nonprofit organization, The Carpenter House (TCH), the Baltimore
Entertainment Association and the AFRO’s Mrs. Santa program will host the annual “Special
Delivery” holiday bash, a four-hour after-work party and fundraiser on Dec. 15.
The event includes music from the area’s most popular deejays, food from A Taste of
Baltimore and a cash bar. Attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food donation, clothing
item or pay $10 for entry.
LaRian Finney, founder and CEO of Baltimore-based Visionary Marketing Group (VMG),
said the event engages a unique audience, the city’s young movers and shakers” and 100 percent
of all donations go directly to a family in need.
“ I don’t know if there are any other organizations or causes where you can say, if I write
a check for $100, then $100 is going to this particular cause,” said Finney, whose company is
part of the Baltimore Entertainment Association and the marketing tour de force  behind Jazzy
Summer Nights and the African-American Heritage Festival.
Last year’s Special Delivery fundraiser and donation assisted 100 local families with cash,
clothing and non-perishable food items. However, the 2010 program, held at Bourbon Street on
Guilford Avenue, will aid more than 500 families.
“AFRO Charities is excited to be part of Special Delivery and looks forward to helping even
more Baltimore families this year,” said Diane Hocker, public relations manager at the AFRO
The Baltimore Entertainment Association
and the face of Mrs. Santa. “As the event continues to thrive, the AFRO hopes others will be
moved to make donations and assist needy residents during these tough economic times.”
For Carpenter, a former Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons star, Special Delivery and other
advocacy causes are part of his mission to give back. Carpenter was reared in a single-family
home and after seeing his mother’s struggles firsthand, the community activist strives to
empower underprivileged families by helping them purchase homes. Carpenter also uses his
nonprofit as a conduit to tackle other social ills like joblessness, substance abuse and domestic
violence.
While preparing for Special Delivery is no easy task, Finney said the various hosts and
promoters have been supportive throughout the process.
“This entity started back in 2005 around [Hurricane] Katrina, and as soon as we sent out the
message that we wanted to mobilize all of the promoters in the city for the cause everyone was
on board,” Finney told the AFRO. “Everyone makes sure that networks have been engaged.
I think in that spirit, where it’s really not competition but a unique endeavor where folks are
coming together, it’s been received very well. I’ve been very pleased with the outcome.”
“Special Delivery” takes places Dec. 15, 5- 9 p.m., at Bourbon Street, 316 Guilford Ave.,
Baltimore. Bring a clothing item, non-perishable food or $10 for entry.

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Opinion
Protecting Our Homes
In the midst of our
holiday season, we must
not lose sight of the harsh
reality that far too many of
our neighbors continue to
lose their homes through
foreclosure – a challenge
that we all have a personal
stake in overcoming.
The foreclosure crisis
still gripping our nation is a
formidable obstacle to our
economic recovery. All told,
more than 2.5 million homes
Elijah Cummings
have been lost to foreclosure
since the “Great Recession”
started in December 2007. Another 3.3 million homes could
be lost to foreclosure during the next four years.
In October, there were an estimated 25 percent more
foreclosures nationally than in October 2009.
This foreclosure crisis will not vanish on its own; and its
impact will not be limited to people who bought homes they
could not afford. We must continue to do all we can to stop
the tide.
Locally, I will be hosting my fifth Foreclosure Prevention
Seminar on Dec. 18 at Woodlawn Senior High School in
Gwynn Oak. Homeowners interested in attending can register
online at http://www.cummings.house.gov.
The purpose of these workshops is to help people who
are delinquent on their mortgages and facing potential
foreclosure get the information and resources they need to
hold onto their homes. Experts will provide assistance to
people who are seeking to re-finance or who need reductions
in their current monthly mortgage payments or interest rates.
Even as we work to save our neighbors’ homes here in
Baltimore, the avalanche of foreclosures has revealed serious
legal issues, as well economic hardship, both nationally and
here in Maryland.
News reports suggest that some banks and mortgage
servicing companies have decided to handle foreclosures at
breakneck speed in order to reap as much profit as possible.
All Politicians Are Not Created Equal
Rep. Charles Rangel
(D- N.Y.) is now in the
record books as the first
member of Congress to be
censured in 30 years. While
the punishment was overkill,
somehow Black politicians
must know by now that
Blacks can’t get away with
the same misdeeds that can
be normal for their White
colleagues.
Despite talk of a
post-racial society Black
Barbara A. politicians still operate under
Reynolds a double standard that means
they had better fly right or
not at all. History shows that if Black leaders are establishment
puppets like U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, the
White power system will protect them, but if they are strategic
to Black progress, they are watched, targeted and infrequently
destroyed. Slipups or mistakes that might be forgiven if only
the wrongdoers were White become virtually hanging offenses.
In the history of the Congress 31 members have been
censured – 22 in the House and nine in the Senate. Rangel’s
conduct does not measure up to the immoral and unethical
conduct of the White congressmen who preceded him in
infamy.
In 1983, U.S. Rep. Gerry Studds of Massachusetts was
censured for having sex with a male teenage page. In 1990
U.S. Sen. Daniel Durenberger of Minnesota was censured for
the unethical practice of converting campaign contributions to
personal use.
NNPA HIV/AIDS Series
As you may know, Dec. 1 was World AIDS Day, a day
when we call attention to a pandemic that has touched so
many of us. According to a recent survey by the Kaiser Family
Foundation, nearly 60 percent of Black Americans knows
someone who is living with or has died of HIV/AIDS. And
we have been significantly and disproportionately affected by
this disease, accounting for half of the more than 1 million
Americans living with HIV/AIDS today, while representing
just 13 percent of the population.
This is unconscionable.
June 2011 will mark 30 years since the first case of HIV
was diagnosed. The moment brings not only an opportunity for
reflection, but also for a renewed commitment from each of us
to do our part to end the spread of this disease.
AIDS has been robbing us of our future for far too long,
but we are better positioned now than ever before to do
something about it. This July, President Obama released the
National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), the nation’s first-
ever coordinated response to the epidemic. In doing so, the
president put AIDS back on the public agenda. One of the
goals of the NHAS is to increase the quality of care being
given to Blacks who are HIV-positive, which should result
in better health outcomes for those infected, as well as fewer
new transmissions of HIV. The NHAS also seeks to lower the
number of annual new infections by 25 percent by 2015, from
56,300 to 42,225.
That’s why we’re proud to tell you about our new
partnership with Greater Than AIDS, a new, national
movement to unite and mobilize Americans in response to
December 11, 2010 - December 17, 2010, The Afro-American
As a result, mistakes are being made,
both accidentally and intentionally.
Examples of banks and loan servicing
companies ignoring or contravening laws
governing the foreclosure process have
been found in every state.
Foreclosure paperwork is being signed
with no oversight nor inspection. In some
cases, critical documents have even been
created out of thin air after being lost in
the electronic system – and, then, illegally
notarized.
Some banks and loan servicers have
admitted to engaging in these defective
practices. They insist, however, that the
legal defects in their foreclosure claims
are merely technical.
I disagree. For any family falling
victim to these failures to follow the
law, the law’s foreclosure rules are not
mere technicalities; they are due process
protections designed to protect the
biggest investment of our lives.
As a nation, we must do better than this. Homeowners
who are current in their payments, those legitimately seeking
mortgage modifications and those who paid cash for their
homes must not have their American dream turned into a
nightmare.
Every foreclosure should be closely scrutinized. Our
fundamental right to due process is at stake.
That is why I called upon Maryland’s governor and
attorney general in October to take immediate action to
ensure that no Maryland family is unjustifiably evicted or
denied due process. We then joined with the entire Maryland
congressional delegation to urge Maryland’s highest court to
do its part in defending the integrity of our laws.
The Maryland Court of Appeals wasted no time enacting
emergency rules to address the flaws plaguing our system.
As a result of these rules, attorneys filing questionable
paperwork must now appear personally before a court to file
“corrective affidavits” admitting that the original affidavits
The Ethics Committee found that Rangel’s ethical
violations were the result of sloppy record-keeping and that
they did not result in personal financial gain and there was no
evidence of corruption. So if the House were not playing by
the rule of “different strokes for different folks,” either the case
would have been dismissed or a reprimand would have been in
order. Censure, the next step to expulsion, was much too harsh.
One of Rangel’s biggest violations was his failure to
pay some back taxes until the ethics committee got win of
it. Yet when it was disclosed during confirmation hearings
that Timothy Geithner did not pay $34,000 in taxes while
heading the International Monetary Fund, this misconduct was
dismissed as “an honest mistake,” and he went on to become
Treasury secretary whose job includes ensuring citizens pay
their taxes.
When are progressive Black leaders going to learn that they
can’t play by the same rules of their White colleagues and think
they will be treated fairly?
A larger question is why didn’t Rangel learn from the 1970
ethics quandary that brought down civil rights legend Adam
Clayton Powell Jr.? Rangel, who was then a young rising star
state legislator, used Powell’s ethical problems against him in
his campaign to successfully unseat Powell.
Powell was knee-deep in reported ethics violations, which
included taking trips abroad with public money and having his
third wife, Yvette Diago, on his congressional payroll with no
evidence she was earning her keep.
Tragically, Powell and Rangel share other bitter ironies.
Under pressure, Rangel recently stepped down from chair of
the powerful Ways and Means Committee, the chief tax-writing
committee of the House. It was the first time a Black person
had risen to that level of power in the House.
In 1967, Powell was stripped of the chairmanship of the
Letters to the Editor
the AIDS crisis in our country, in particular the devastating
epidemic facing Black Americans. As part of The National
Newspaper Publishers Association, a 70-year-old federation of
more than 200 Black community newspapers from across the
United States, we will be working with Greater Than AIDS on
a year-long effort to increase attention to HIV/AIDS on our
pages as well as in our communities, through special events
that use the occasion of the 30th anniversary to spark new
conversations about HIV/AIDS in Black America. We will also
be tracking implementation of the National HIV/AIDS strategy
in our communities.
This partnership is a continuation of our longtime
collaboration with the Black AIDS Institute. You can count
on us to keep you updated on the work being done by local,
state, and federal agencies as well as community-based
organizations to achieve these goals. We will let you know
what’s working – and what isn’t. And we’ll let you know what
you can do to help.
You also have an important role to play. Greater Than AIDS
recently launched the “Deciding Moments” campaign which
highlights everyday opportunities to take a stand against HIV/
AIDS – to be “greater than” the disease. With each of us doing
our part, together we can change the course of this epidemic.
Are you Greater Than AIDS? Get started by visiting www.
greaterthan.org to learn more. And, check back with us for
more information and resources throughout the year.
NNPA Foundation
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they submitted (declaring personal knowledge of the
underlying documents and facts) were not actually signed by
them.
In Washington, I have recommended to my congressional
colleagues that they, too, ask their state courts to intervene. I
have pointed out that the law should apply equally to banks
and homeowners.
This is not a question of Black or White, rich or poor. It is
an issue of what is right and what is clearly wrong.
As elected officials, we are charged with doing all that we
can to protect those who placed their trust in us. That is why
I will remain vigilant, working with Gov. O’Malley, Attorney
General Gansler, our Court of Appeals and our Legislature
until we stop fraudulent foreclosure practices.
Together, we can do a better job of protecting our
neighbors’ homes – and our own.
Congressman Elijah Cummings represents Maryland’s
7th Congressional District in the United States House of
Representatives.
powerful Education and Labor Committee, where he had soared
as one of the chief architects of social legislation in the nation.
He was also instrumental in passing legislation that made
lynching a federal crime, as well as bills that desegregated
public schools
Following a Judiciary Committee investigation, the full
House refused to seat Powell. Powell fought the exclusion
through the courts and in June 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court
ruled that Powell had to be seated because the House had
acted unconstitutionally, a move that was blocked because of
Rangel’s successful electon win.
As Rangel was being censured, heads were also spinning
in Prince George’s County, Md., where two Black elected
officials, outgoing County Executive Jack Johnson and his
wife, Leslie, who was recently elected to the County Council,
were arrested on numerous federal corruption charges. When
arrested, Mrs. Johnson was reported to have nearly $80,000
hidden in her bra.
Johnson is another politician who had won respect for his
work in developing the county, which prides itself in being
the wealthiest predominately Black county in the nation. Yet,
the county also had a reputation that in order to get contracts,
people had to “pay to play.” That system may have worked
for Johnson’s White predecessors but it is proving to be his
undoing.
Maybe some day, progressive Black politicians can
take stock of their true value, which far exceeds personal
reputations. When they fall, opportunities for their constituents
decrease, as well as collective pride.
All politicians are not created equal.
Dr. Barbara Reynolds is a journalist, author, minister and
professor and lives in Prince George’s County, Md.
Re: ‘First Lady Accused of Not Rubbing Elbows Often
Enough with DC’s Elite’
I am extremely disappointed by the article about Michelle
Obama written by Dorothy Rowley and published on Afro.
com. It is pretty much a reproduction of a very unfair and
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED accusation by Richard Wolffe
who has written several articles attaching the first lady. A
simple Google search will confirm this. Ms. Rowley had the
golden opportunity here to make clear that the first lady has
been very effective in opening the White House to many
thousands such as military families and less represented, well
deserving groups in this country. Furthermore Michelle Obama
has done well networking among many influential publics as is
clear by the broad-base of support for her initiatives within and
outside Washington. These were hard won partnerships and
alliances that the first lady has forged with many individuals
and group.
Please, I beg of you, if you intend to represent AFRO issues
at any level, please do not promote this type of reporting! It is
fine for Ms. Rowley to reference the work of Mr. Wolffe, but
not to do so without clearly showing the alternative arguments
and evidence which are not hard to find. As just a member of
the public I could sit down and gather this.
Thank you for your attention.
Leo Douglas
New York, N.Y.
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The Hon. Andre

M. Davis, Judge,
U.S. Court of
Appeals for the
Photos by J.D. Howard Fourth District

On Dec. 4, The Reginald F. Lewis Museum 2010 Awards Gala honored three outstanding
African- American members of the Maryland legal community who have made significant
contributions in the areas of service, achievement and philanthropy.
Wanda Q. Draper, Dr. Leslie King- Hammond welcomed over 500 guests to the first annual gala. Loida
mistress of Lewis, president, Reginald F. Lewis Foundation, and Dr. David Terry, executive director
ceremony, WBAL Danielle Hotten and mother,
of the museum, along with the Fugett family, unveiled the Reginald F. Lewis Bronze
News 11 the Hon. Michele D. Hotten,
Portrait. Gabriel Koren, an artist whose work concentrates on members of
honoree
the African diaspora whose lives and work have impacted contemporary
Larry S. Gibson, LLB, professor culture, sculpted the life-sized bronze portrait of Reginald F. Lewis.
of law; Victor March, newest David
The Hon. Robert M. Bell was the 2010 gala honorary chair and
board member of RFLM and Bedingfield and
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin gave the keynote address. The event
Arnold Williams Dawna Baker
sponsors were Miles & Stockbridge P.C., the AFRO,
and PNC. Action Business Systems,
Boordy Vineyards, Carbon
Honoree, Honoree and Fibre Media, city of
Phoebe A. family table Baltimore, the mayor’s
Haddon, LLM, Guests at office, and Enterprises
dean, University the auction Holdings were
of Maryland among the silent Jean S. Fugett Jr., Mr. and Mrs.
School of Law Michele D. Hotten auction vendors. Fugett Sr., Loida Lewis, Dr. David
T. Terry, and Gabriel Koren, artist
of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Music
provided by
Night Life

Sen. John Sarbanes, D-Md., Dawna

S. Baker, director of development for Rev. Dr. Harold Carter Sr.,
RFLM; Dr. David Taft Terry, executive Eddie Brown Guests enjoyed the
pastor of New Shiloh Baptist
director of RFLM and Sen. Benjamin L. Sculptor and wife festivities
Church and Loida Lewis
Cardin Gabriel Koren

Dr. Alison Riddle-Fletcher, Kim De Laine, Donnice

Brown, Judge Vicki Ballou-Watts, Anita Hunter Dr. Crystal Watkins Del. Adrienne Jones,
and LaVerne Gaither Johansson and Dr. Baltimore County
Roselyn Hammond The Patapsco River Chapter Executive Kevin
of The Links Kamentz snd Dr.
Photos by A. Lois De Laine Lavinia Fitzpatrick

For the second year, the Patapsco River chapter of The Links successfully hosted the Denim and Diamonds
Dr. Brenda Bowe Johnson, Bull Roast to provide funds for Baltimore County students enrolled at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Donnice Brown, president, (HBCUs).
and Peggy Brown Each year since 1993, the chapter has funded two students who are also mentored throughout
their four-year college tenure. Proceeds from the bull roast have also
allowed the chapter to fund additional initiatives throughout the
Bill and year, such as promoting national
Doris Cooke organ donor awareness,
Dr. Thelma
childhood obesity,
T. Daley and
S.T.E.M.(science,
Dr. Bishetta
technology,
Merritt,
engineering and
Eastern Area
math), education
director
and career readiness
causes.
Judge Sylvester
Dr. Gina McKnight- More than 30 students
Cox, Erin Cox,
Smith, Llauryn have been sponsored
Rose Wiggins, Bill Kathy Alexander
Dr. Phillip and Iglehart-Howard and since the scholarship
Walker and Roland and Gerald Smith
Paula Byrd Lisa Settles program began.
Merritt, standing

Since the mid-1800s the term “Who’s Who” has connoted the crème de
la crème of a society. And in the first ever Who’s Who in Black Baltimore Chris Vaughn, Cynthia Moore,
the city’s best and brightest in media, business, government, the arts Herman Williams and Pat
and other segments of the community were recognized. The inaugural Roberts
Pat Tunstall and tome—and its honorees—were feted Nov. 30 in an
Gains Lansey evening celebration at the Reginald F. Lewis
Museum in downtown
Baltimore. Herman Williams,
former chief and Kevin
Photos by Bill Cartwright, chief
Tabron Calvin Boston, Carter Womack, information
Mary Hester-Clifton officer, Baltimore
Renee Starlynn Allen and Jerrod
and Michelle Brown The Delandria Event emcees Terry City Fire Department
Mustoff
Mosley Mills Quartet Owens and Karen
Parks

Carter Womack,vice president of

marketing, Who’s Who Publishing;
Cassandra Bozeman, CEO, Who’s
Who Publishing and Marvin “Doc”
Chetham, president, Baltimore City
NAACP
Natalie West-Makel, Beatrice
Payne, 101, the oldest living Sharifa Gavins, Colleen Pleasant Dr. Gary Burton, Karen Parks, Faith
Bowie State University alumnus Kline and Maria Smith Thomas and Randy Proctor
and Sheila Dews Johnson
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hope you and your family are Pryor Church, which is presenting
enjoying this festive month. their “Family Friends and
By the time you read this, Guest Day Bazaar” at
my “Boo-Boo” and I will be 5602 Johnnycake Road in
packing up our RV to hit the be leaving on Dec. 17. We in all the cities in between, and jambalaya. My favorite, ending because you never Baltimore on Dec. 11, 11 a.m.
road to LAS VEGAS! We will are planning to make stops but our final destination will favorite thing is that they have know what time a gospel until 7 p.m. You will taste
be parked in Sam’s Town RV live blues entertainment on show going to end with all the food from all over the world
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Vegas. We should be returning awesome! It will be so nice the Lord. So be on time at the and hear live music. For more
$400 on Jan. 8 if I don’t hit the big to have dinner while listening Faith Community Church, information, call Charlotte
Baltimore Chapter Continental Societies Inc. jackpot. Martin-Wade, at 443-278-
$300
Marion Seabrooks 3211, or Wesley Memorial
National Coalition of 100 Black Women My goal is to make sure Church at 410-744-5462.
Baltimore Metropolitan Chapter
$250
that you know what is going
Barbara C. Motley on in Baltimore while I am I don’t have much space,
$125
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away. Believe me, there is a but I must tell you about
$100 lot going on. the Buffalo Soldiers MC of
Henry Goode
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Central Maryland Holiday
Theresa Barnett First, I want to tell you Celebration 10th Anniversary,
Union Memorial United Methodist Church about this very nice restaurant which is on Dec. 17, 8 p.m.
that just opened up in a
Denise Simmons Graves
LaVerne Vance until 1 a.m. For a night of
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Brenda Jews
remember I wrote about while listening to one of the
Public Safety Assistant Program this restaurant before in baddest groups in Baltimore
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Myra Richardson sure thing. The restaurant Big Daddy Stallings and the Bluez Evolution Band will be comedian, “Alabama,” there
Ellen Dutton is called Chef Mac’s & All live at the Grand Opening of Chef Mac’s & All that Blues is no end to the fun you can
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Audrey Mason
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‘The Next Three Days’ Interview
Renaissance RZA
By Kam Williams
Special to the AFRO
While best known as
the founder, producer, and
mastermind behind the
Wu-Tang Clan, RZA has
built an incredibly diverse
and successful career as a
musician, a composer of film
scores, a producer, an actor,
a businessman, a player and
advocate of chess, and as the
author of the best-selling The
Tao of Wu and The Wu-Tang
Manual.
He was born Robert
Fitzgerald Diggs in
Brownsville, Brooklyn,
on July 5, 1969, and first
surfaced on the hip-hop scene a heavenly chorus suddenly
during the early 1990s. After
brief stints as a member of
the group All in Together
Now and as a solo artist under when scoring a film? To
the name Prince Rakeem, he
formed the Wu-Tang Clan in
1992. Based in Staten Island
the band went on to become
one of the most successful
and influential hip-hop groups scoring. When scoring,
of all time.
Their debut
LP, 1993’s Enter
the Wu-Tang (36
Chambers), driven
by RZA’s unique,
groundbreaking
beats and
signature gritty
production style,
has become a
definitive hip-
hop classic and is
revered as one of
the greatest hip-
hop albums ever.
Russell Crowe and
Meanwhile, he has RZA star in The Next
released several
Three Days
solo albums under
his own name,
under that of his hedonistic
alter ego, Bobby Digital, and
also as Digital Bullet, Birth of music to express the actors’
a Prince, and, most recently,
Digi Snax.  audience.
An avid chess player,
RZA created WuChess.com,
the world’s first online hip-
hop chess community. At the
website, hip-hop fans can learn with their own persona or
to play from chess masters,
compete for scholarships and
square-off against him and
other hip-hop celebrities.
RZA is a Grammy Award-
winning music producer,
with a distinguished body
of work scoring movies for
filmmakers such as Ridley
Scott, Jim Jarmusch and
Quentin Tarantino. His
acting credits include Due
Date, Repo Men, Ghost Dog,
The Killers, Funny People,
American Gangster, Life
is Hot in Crack Town and
Derailed.
Here, he talks about his
latest outing playing Mouss
in The Next Three Days, an
action-thriller directed by
Academy Award-winner Paul
Haggis and co-starring a
couple of other Oscar-winners
in Russell Crowe and Liam
Neeson.
I couldn’t have asked for a
better acting credit to add to
my resume.
KW: Harriet Pakula
Teweles asks: What’s it like to
play a drug dealer?
RZA: [LOL] It was cool,
because I played a cop in the
last film I did with Russell
Crowe [American Gangster].
So, to be on the other side of
the law this time was a lot of
fun, and a nice challenge for
me.
KW: Harriet also
says: Some soundtracks
try to manipulate the
viewer’s feelings by having
start singing when your
emotions are being played
upon. How do you use music
shape and frame the action?
To manipulate the viewer’s
emotions?
RZA: I do incorporate
those elements into my
Courtesy Photo studying for a long
empathy is the key. And it
is just as important to use
emotions as it is to move the
KW: Larry Greenberg
says: You’ve got a lot of aka
names.  Do any of them come
swag?
RZA: The answer to
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that is “Yes!” Actually, most
people have many different
personalities. I’ve just learned
to identify them and to name
them.
KW: When is your next
album, “The Cure,” finally
coming out?
RZA: That’s something I
haven’t been able to answer
for 10 years. [Laughs] I know
my fans who are interested in
this subject are getting tired of
hearing it, but all I can say is,
“I got it!”
KW: You’re a renaissance
man who does acting,
Oprah Among Kennedy Honorees
directing, producing, AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta
performing, recording, Recipients of the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors, including from left, dancer/
scoring movies, and more. choreographer/director Bill T. Jones, Paul McCartney, and Oprah Winfrey, react to
Which is your favorite? President Barack Obama’s introduction to McCartney, during a reception in the East
RZA: I guess I feel more Room of the White House, Dec. 5. The trio, along with country music icon Merle
inclined towards this or that Haggard and Broadway bigwig Jerry Herman, were later feted at the annual star-
form of artistic expression at studded award ceremony at the Kennedy Center. The show will be broadcast Dec. 28
different times. Right now, I on CBS.
feel very hyped-up about the
work I’m doing in front of the I wouldn’t mind being in a Most critics put out an annual sister. His mother had eight
camera on the silver screen. movie with any one of those Ten Best List, but I put out a children, and they all had a
It brings me joy to hear that pretty girls. It would take me Hundred Best List because I lot of babies. And all of these
people are laughing an hour to answer that question, like so many movies. people live right here in the
at my scene in Due but I would love to star in a RZA: See? I understand five boroughs of New York.
Date. And I had romantic comedy. [LOL] exactly! I can say this,
some buddies with though. The one kung fu film KW: …What advice do
me at the premiere KW: I know you love that has inspired me the most you have for anyone who
of The Next Three movies, especially karate is called The 36th Chamber wants to follow in your
Days, and they were movies. What is your favorite of Shaolin. It’s been a great footsteps?
happy to see me get movie of all time, and what inspiration to me. RZA: Do the knowledge,
aggressive, because is your favorite martial arts meaning: look, listen,
they remember movie of all time? KW: Somebody told me observe, and also respect.
me being like that RZA: You can’t ask a that you’re from a very large If you do that, you’ll have
when I was younger. movie buff like me that kind family. Is that true? a strong foundation to build
However, I’d say of question. I’d like to ask RZA: That’s super-duper anything you want to do in
that directing is in you that type of question and true! [Chuckles]…At least a life upon. Know before you
my heart. And that’s see if you can answer it. 1,000 in my extended family, do. Look before you leap.
where my focus is, easily. My mother had 11 And if you want to follow in
like a laser beam. KW: No, I couldn’t either. kids. ODB’s [The late Ol’ my footsteps, make sure you
That’s what I’ve been I have a hard time just picking Dirty Bastard] father and my step in the ones that went in
my favorite film of the year. grandmother are brother and the right direction.
time, and I think that
everything that I’ve done
before has contributed to the
development of my craft as a
director.
KW: Who would you
like to act opposite as a
love interest in a romantic
comedy?
RZA: Hmm… Hollywood
is full of some of the most
beautiful people in the world.

KW: … I really enjoyed

“The Next Three Days,” an
edge-of-the-seat thriller that
takes you on an exciting roller
coaster ride.
RZA: I loved it, too.
Those last 40 minutes were
adrenaline-filled.

KW: What was it like to

work with a trio of Academy
Award-winners in Paul
Haggis, Russell Crowe and
Liam Neeson?
RZA: Oh, man, it was a
pleasure and a great learning
experience. When you’re
dealing with the cream of the
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Faith Pulse
Faith Bytes
Dec. 11
Enjoy classical favorites and favorite classics at a free Christmas Concert with Ruby Weston
and Charles T. Hayes, 7 p.m. at the Eubie Black Cultural Arts Center, Fourth floor, 847 N.
Howard St.
The opportunity is extended to purchase a toy or item of clothing to help the National
Women’s Prison Project provide holiday cheer to children whose parent or parents are
incarcerated. Articles will be accepted at 1701 Madison Ave., Suite 505., for the Dec. 11 party
at the Maryland Correctional Facility for Women in Jessup and on Dec. 21 at Payne Memorial
AME Church. For more information call NWPP at 410-233-3385 or visit NWPP-INC.com.
Dec. 14
There’s still time to help the Dads of Christopher Place provide Christmas for their children.
Contact the Greater Baltimore Urban League to donate new toys and other articles and to
participate in the first gift wrapping event, 6 p.m. at the League location, 512 Orchard St. For
more information, call 410-523-8150.
Dec. 18
Whitestone Baptist Church will observe its 18th Patsy Paige Memorial Fellowship Dinner,
a community outreach initiative, noon, at 3001 Baker St. For more information, call the church
at 410-947-1863 or visit whitestonebaptist.org. The Revs. Drs. Elmore E. Warren Jr. is pastor of
the church.
Dec. 19
Enjoy the Christmas Concert, with excerpts of The Messiah, with the Music Ministry of the
New Shiloh Baptist Church, 2100 N. Monroe St., 6 p.m. For more information, call the church
at 410-523-5306 or visit newshilohbaptist.org. The Revs. Drs. Harold A. Carter Sr. and Harold
A. Carter Jr. pastor the church.
Roland “Joe” Smith presents a Reunion Celebration with past choir members, 3:30 p.m.,
at Gillis Memorial Christian Community Church, 4016 Park Heights Ave. Liberty Grace’s
Adoration Choir is the special guest. For more information call the church at 410-466-2800 or
visit gillismemorial.org. The Revs. Dr. Theodore C. Jackson Jr. and Melvin Jackson share the
pastorate of the church.

Dec. 26
Overseer Herbert Crump II is the special guest for the 10 a.m. Praise Celebration to close
out the year at Greater Paradise Christian Center, 2900 E. Oliver St. The Rev. Shawn Bell is the
host pastor. For more information, call the church at 410-276-4193 or visit greaterparadise.org.

Black Denominations Launch

Conference of National Black
Churches
In late November the leadership of the nine largest historically Black denominations
announced the launch of The Conference of National Black Churches (CNBC).  The
organization, representing a combined membership of more than 30 million people and 50,000
congregations throughout the United States and the African Diaspora, aims to fill the void
for a unified voice of faith advocating on behalf of African Americans and other underserved
populations on health, education, social justice, and economic empowerment issues. 
The CNBC held its first annual consultation titled, “For the Healing of Our People,
from Dec. 7, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.   The gathering of faith and
community leaders addressed targeted social and economic issues, provide clergy and lay
leaders training in public policy, and honor African American leaders from both the private and
public sectors. 
“This holiday season’s heightened focus will be on the hardships and economic challenges
facing many in our churches and across the country,” said Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson,

ANNOUNCING
chairman of CNBC’s Board of Directors.  “For that reason we chose this time and season to
officially launch the Conference of National Black Churches.  We are focused on channeling
our unique voice of faith into advocacy to produce sustainable solutions to pressing

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CHAI’s final addition to this pristine and popular 62+ Owings Mills During the three-day gathering, where more than 300 were expected, guest participants
include:  Dr. James A. Forbes Jr., president of Healing of the Nations Foundations; Marian
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• Billiards, games & TV room • Resident programs & activities
On Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m., an ecumenical service with preaching by Bishop Charles E. Blake
• Beautifully landscaped grounds • Onsite laundry facilities
Sr., presiding bishop of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) was opened to the public and
• Hair salon • Shuttle buses held at Israel Baptist Church, 1251 Saratoga Ave., N.E.  And on Dec. 9, a gala dinner was held
• Computer area • Kosher meal program at 7:30 p.m. honoring The Honorable Andrew Young; Pernessa C. Seele, founder and CEO of
Balm in Gilead; and Black Enterprise magazine founder and publisher Earl G. Graves Sr.
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The Conference of National Black Churches (CNBC) is comprised of the national

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Zion Church (AMEZ); Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (CME); Church of God In Christ
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CNBC plans to use the influence and power of the leadership of the historically Black
denominations to serve as a critical organizational base, voice, and influence to advocate
for African Americans.  Through CNBC, the member denominations work collectively to
become a permanent point of inter-denominational coordination for addressing systemic social
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other underserved populations as they seek to reach their full
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For more information about the Conference of National

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activities, visit www.thecbnc.org.     

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Ray Lewis and Mom Honored by Foundation Fighting Blindness

By Perry Green
AFRO Sports Editor
It’s no secret that legendary linebacker Ray Lewis is one of
the most important player on the Baltimore Ravens team. But the
14-year veteran is just as important to the Baltimore community.
That’s why Lewis and his mother, Sunseria “Buffy” Smith, were
both honored with Visionary Awards by the Foundation Fighting
Blindness on Nov. 30 at M&T Bank Stadium for their leadership
and generosity in the Baltimore community. Lewis is founder
of The Ray Lewis Foundation, which, among other things, is
dedicated to enhancing the lives of at-risk youth.
“It’s an honor to be recognized by the Foundation Fighting
Blindness. I’m thrilled to be connected to such a great
organization whose main mission is restoring sight. I admire
the Foundation’s commitment and the progress they have made
NFL legend Ray Lewis
in helping so many,” said Lewis. “I couldn’t be more proud to
speaks to audience
receive a Visionary Award from an organization that itself is so
after accepting
visionary, leading the way through funding retinal degenerative
Visionary Award for
research.”
his community service
Lewis has and always will credits his mother, vice president
contributions.
of The Ray Lewis Foundation, for instilling his sense of civic
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duty. Smith almost single-handedly organizes and oversees
programs that support children and families in need. One of the
programs that she oversees is an annual Thanksgiving Turkey
Give-Away to unfortunate families in Baltimore City.
“I had a vision when Ray was still in my womb that he was
going to carry a great purpose in life, so I know a little something
about being a visionary,” Smith said . “It’s truly an honor to be
celebrated for your contributions, but Ray knows how much he is
needed in the community and it will always be his vision to take
care of those who need him.”
A few other Baltimore Ravens players were also present in
support of Lewis, including Haloti Ngata and Jarette Johnson.
Besides Lewis and Smith, local businessman David Cordish was
also honored with a Visionary Award. Cordish, chairman of The
Cordish Companies, is known for revitalizing depressed areas,
such as Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, and has helped improve some
of the nation’s most worn down urban communities.
“It’s an absolute honor to receive a Visionary Award from
the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Hard work and focus are
integral to any significant endeavor, and the Foundation Fighting
Blindness embodies these qualities,” said Cordish. “I can’t think
of a better cause to support than giving the gift of vision.”

Stars Shine in Big Apple Classic Tournament

By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staff Writer
NEW YORK – With bright
lights, a rowdy crowd and
a historic venue, Madison
Square Garden (MSG) offered
a premier showcase for a
selection of college basketball
stars at the fifth annual Big
Apple Classic on Dec. 4.
Opening its doors to
Virginia State, Virginia
Union, Hampton and Howard
universities, the “World’s
Most Famous Arena” treated
traveling alumni, casual fans
and passionate student bodies
to an entertaining afternoon.
Touted as the only Black
college basketball tournament
played at MSG, the tourney
certainly satisfied fans with
the full flavor that historically
Black colleges and universities
give to higher education. From
unison drum lines to gyrating
cheerleaders and special guests
that included hip-hop legend
Doug E. Fresh, the tournament
electrified the crowd on a
chilly day in New York City.
The Virginia Union
Panthers and Virginia State
Spartans tipped things off in
the early game, adding another
chapter to a storied rivalry.
Although it remains one of the
longest matchups in the history
of both schools, the series has
been anything but competitive
over the last few seasons as the
Panthers won its 20th straight
game against the Spartans in a
66-46 victory.
Virginia Union turned a
six-point halftime lead into
a 20-point route, running
Virginia State ragged as nerves
and poor shooting haunted the
Spartans throughout the game.
Virginia State shot 31 percent
from the field and connected
on just 22 percent of their
three-point attempts.
Senior guard Braxton
Byerson, who led Virginia
Union with 26 points,
connected on five three-
pointers and even toyed with
the crowd a little, smiling
after each basket. “He’s a
shooter,” said Virginia Union
coach William Coker. “I told
him after the game that I was
proud of him. The second
half he was great but it’s not
what we didn’t expect. We
expected him to play like that.
We practice every day and he
shoots the ball like that. I felt
like if we settle down and play
then that would happen.”
Following the game, there
was a three-way battle of the
bands between Virginia State,
Hampton and Bowie State—
who sent only its band. In a
consolation of sorts, Virginia
State’s band captured the
crown, filling in admirably
where its basketball team fell
short.
Basketball and band
battles weren’t the only focus
of the Big Apple Classic. A
concentration on improving
literacy programs, an essay
contest for high school
students and a college
fair featuring more
than a dozen Black
universities returned
the attention to
education for visitors.
The “Battle of
the Real HU,” the
annual clash between Howard head
Howard and Hampton coach Kevin
universities also Nickelberry
returned, this time in a
basketball brawl that
came down to the finish. The
Hampton Pirates edged the
Howard Bison, 67-55, but not
before they received a scare
from the losing team. Howard
stayed close for much of the
night, but Hampton used a
9-3 run in the middle of the
second half to
break a 41-41 tie.
Hampton extended
their moniker of
the “Real HU” for
the seventh straight
year and also eased
in a little payback
Courtesy Photo to former coach,
and now Howard
head coach, Kevin
Nickelberry.
“It was
bittersweet,” an
upbeat Nickelberry said after
the game. “Most of those
players played for me so I
know how talented they are.
[Hampton head] coach Joyner
has done a great job and
they’re a good team.”

Morgan State Edges Coppin State in MEAC Basketball Season Opener

By Keith Henry
Special to the AFRO
The Morgan State
University Bears opened
their Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference season on Dec. 4
Courtesy Photo/MSU Media Relations game focused
Bears’ sophomore forward DeWayne
Jackson led his team with 24 points as
Morgan State beat Coppin State, 70-64 on State junior
Dec. 4.
with a hard-fought 70-64 win star Kevin Thompson, one
over cross-town rival Coppin of the top post players in
State University at MSU’s the country. But it was
Hill Field House in Baltimore. sophomore forward DeWayne
The win improved Morgan Jackson who caused a ruckus
State’s record to 3-4 overall for Coppin, scoring a game-
and 1-0 in the MEAC. The win high 24 points.
also marked
the sixth
Thompson entered the
contest averaging 14 points
consecutive
victory for
Morgan State
and 10 rebounds per game,
but was limited to a season-
low seven points and eight
against Coppin. rebounds. Fortunately for
Coppin Morgan State, Jackson came
State (2-3 up big, along with or junior
overall, 0-1 swingman Aric Brooks who
MEAC) finished with 13 points and
entered the seven rebounds.
Brooks helped MSU hold
on stopping off a second-half surge from
Morgan Coppin State. Morgan held a
45-32 lead at halftime, but the
Eagles cut the score to 59-58 be able to keep your foot on Coppin State junior
at one point in the second half. the opponent’s neck. We let forward Hakeem Ellis led his
“I’m happy about the them get back into the game. team with 20 points in the
win,” Brooks said, “but But we finished the game by loss, while guard Tony Gallo
we should’ve finished the hitting free throws, hitting key followed with 17 points and
game off better. You got to shots and making key steals.” six assists.
Dunbar Tops Havre de Grace in Maryland
1A Championship
By Perry Green
AFRO Sports Editor
Baltimore’s Paul L. Dunbar High
School Poets successfully extended their
championship dynasty with a 22-12 win
over the Havre de Grace Warriors, of
Harford County, Md., in the 1A state
title game at M&T Bank Stadium on
Dec. 4.
Dunbar coach Lawrence Smith AFRO Photo/John Moore
said it’s the only goal his team set out Down 12–6 to the Warriors of Harve De Grace
to accomplish on day one of summer High, Senior Travon Garrett takes it to the house
training camp. for the Poets second touchdown. Dunbar High
“They wanted to sketch their names put it all together in the fourth quarter to win
in the rich history of Dunbar football,” the State 1A title Championship 22–12.
Smith said, “And now they have their
own special place in greatness.”
Dunbar (13-1) has now won five state championships in six years, but this title didn’t come
any easier than the previous ones. Dunbar struggled offensively throughout the entire first half
of the game, turning the ball over four times and recording just 23 yards of offense, giving
Havre de Grace a 12-0 lead at halftime.
It got so bad that Dunbar moved star junior receiver and safety DeonTay McManus—the
team’s best athlete—to quarterback to try to generate more offensive production, but he also
committed a fumble and tossed an interception.
“That first half was the worst half of football we played all season long,” Smith said. “But
I’m proud of how we stuck together and kept fighting. We didn’t turn on each other, we kept at
it and that’s why we’re champions.”
Late in the second half, Dunbar managed to erase Havre de Grace’s 12-point lead with
22 unanswered points. Their late-game surge started with a trick play that featured Dunbar
running back Terrance Williams on what looked like a double reverse, tossing it back to fellow
running back Epe Henriques, who then launched an 81-yard touchdown pass to receiver Andre
Davis to cut the lead to 12-6.
Dunbar used a little trickery on special teams, too, as running back/punter Travon Garrett
ran a fake punt for 30 yards deep into the Warriors’ red zone. Dunbar freshman quarterback
Kevin Estep ran in a 1-yard touchdown just a couple plays later to tie the game.
Dunbar took their first lead, 14-12, when Henriques converted the two-point conversion.
Henriques finished with a team-high 115 yards and a victory-clinching touchdown late in the
fourth quarter.
Visit afro.com for exclusive video footage and a photo slide of the 1A state football
championship.
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Lexington Market, 400 W.
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SPORTCOATS AND SELECT HOME ITEMS
Excludes: specials, super buys, furniture, mattresses, floor coverings, rugs, electrics/electronics,
cosmetics/fragrances, gift cards, jewelry trunk shows, previous purchases, special orders,
selected licensed depts., special purchases, services, macys.com. Cannot be combined with
any savings pass/coupon, extra discount or credit offer except opening a new Macy’s account.
in holiday dollars to make EXTRA SAVINGS % APPLIED TO REDUCED PRICES

Lexington St., Baltimore. 1

p.m. Watch in amazement as
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and evening trends from local
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fragrances, gift cards, jewelry trunk shows, previous
HOLIDAY DOLLARS purchases, special orders, selected licensed depts., special

BWI Airport Marriott,
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Baltimore. 8-11 p.m. The
Tau Pi Chapter of Omega Psi
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YOUR PURCHASE OF $50 may not be redeemed for cash, used to purchase gift cards
OR MORE or applied as payment or credit to your account. EXTRA
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$50 or more, exclusive of tax and delivery fees.
CLEARANCE APPAREL VALID 12/9-12/15/10.
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WOW! PASS
floor coverings, rugs, electrics/electronics, cosmetics/
fragrances, gift cards, jewelry trunk shows, previous
HOLIDAY DOLLARS purchases, special orders, selected licensed depts., special

Dec. 12
100 Black Men of Maryland
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except opening a new Macy’s account. Dollar savings are
allocated as discounts off each eligible item, as shown on
receipt. When you return an item, you forfeit the savings
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may not be redeemed for cash, used to purchase gift cards
OR MORE or applied as payment or credit to your account. EXTRA
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& SELECT
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HOME ITEMS USED ON SPECIALS OR SUPER BUYS
Excludes: specials, super buys, furniture, mattresses,
WOW! PASS
floor coverings, rugs, electrics/electronics, cosmetics/
fragrances, gift cards, jewelry trunk shows, previous
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information: 410-664-6726.
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OR MORE or applied as payment or credit to your account. EXTRA
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Excludes: specials, super buys, furniture, mattresses,
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floor coverings, rugs, electrics/electronics, cosmetics/
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OR MORE or applied as payment or credit to your account. EXTRA
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Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained beginning on
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at the office of GEORGE, MILES & BUHR,
LLC, 206 WEST MAIN STREET, SALISBURY, MARYLAND 21801, upon
the non-refundable payment of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for each
set. Checks should be made payable to George, Miles & Buhr, LLC.
Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond payable to the Owner
for five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid. No bidder may
withdraw his bid within ninety (90) days after the actual date of the
opening thereof.
The City of Cambridge reserves the right to reject any and all bids,
and/or waive informalities or irregularities, and/or to accept or reject any
items of any bid, as it may deem best for its interest. The bids will be
evaluated and award will be made to the lowest responsive, responsible
bidder.
Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Rates and Regulations apply to this
project.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms, including Minority
Business Enterprises (MBE) and Women Business Enterprises (WBE)
are encouraged to respond. Contractors are required to provide a good
faith effort in seeking DBE, MBE, and WBE Subcontractors. Certified
Minority Business Enterprises are encouraged to respond to this solici-
tation notice. For additional information visit the MWQFA website:
www.mde.state.md.us/wqfa.
Any contract or contracts awarded under this Advertisement for Bids are
expected to be funded in part by a loan and/or grant from the United
States Environmental Protection Agency, or the Maryland Department of
the Environment.
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
GEORGE W. HYDE, P.E.
City Engineer
BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND
INVITATION FOR BIDS
CONTRACT NO. 10197 PF0
FULLERTON FIRE STATION #8 ROOF, 4401 FITCH AVENUE, 21236
FULLERTON - DISTRICT 14 c 6
CONTRACT COST GROUP “B ∫B ($100,000
($100,000toTO
$500,000)”
$500,000)∫
WORK CLASSIFICATION: I-6
BID DATE: FEBRUARY 17, 2011 AT 2:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME
On or after DECEMBER 6, 2010, the above contract documents may
CAREER CORNER
AIRPORT FIRE CAPTAIN
(FIRE TRAINING OPTION)
The Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) is currently
accepting applications for the position of Airport Fire
Captain (Fire Training Option). Candidates must be a
graduate from a standard high school or possess a GED
and two years experience as a career officer, in the rank
of Lieutenant or above, at the Baltimore/Washington Inter-
national Thurgood Marshall Fire and Rescue Department
(BWI FRD) or comparable airport, or municipality, or
military fire department. Candidates are required to have
NFPA 1003 Airport Firefighter, NFPA 1021 Fire Officer II,
NFPA 1031 Inspector I, NFPA 1041 ES Instructor II, NFPA
472 Haz-Mat Incident Commander, NFPA 1521 Incident
Safety Officer certifications and must include a copy of
certifications with their applications. Certification as a Level
II Fire Instructor by the University of Maryland Instructor
Certification Review Board is required. Salary: $48,691 -
$75,286 with excellent health and leave benefits and
advanced education and training opportunities. Applica-
tions may be obtained by calling 410-859-7618, the MDOT
web site: https://jobs.mdot.state.md.us, or TTY (410)
859-7227. Submit application by December 27, 2010 to:
Ken Acker, Recruitment and Examinations, MD Aviation
Admin, Human Resources, PO Box 8766, BWI Airport MD
21240-0766.
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Police Officer Entry Level
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Visit our website at www.aacounty.org for additional in-
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at any Anne Arundel County library, or visit our office at
2660 Riva Road in Annapolis. Deadlines to apply on
website.
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Union Baptist Church, is seeking committed persons for
the positions of Minister of Music and Organist, proficient
on the pipe organ, piano, voice training and choral direc-
tion. Applicants should have an undergraduate degree with
a major in music, and at least three years experience.
Salary negotiable. Application packet must include a letter
of interest, a resume and 3 professional references ,
emailed to willie.benson@comcast.net or mailed to G.K.
McKinney, Union Baptist Church, P.O. Box 2272, Baltimore,
MD 21203.
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be inspected and purchased from the Division of Construction
Contracts Administration, Department of Public Works, Room 300B,
County Office Building (COB), 111 W. Chesapeake Avenue, Towson,
MD 21204, upon receipt of payment of $15.00 (FIFTEEN DOLLARS)
per contract, and if sent by U.S. mail with an additional $10.00 (TEN
Dollars) postage and handling fee. All checks should be made payable
to BALTIMORE COUNTY MD. NO REFUNDS will be made to anyone.
Direct any questions to 410-887-3531. Bidders obtaining documents
from another source other than Baltimore County WILL NOT be allowed
to submit proposals to Baltimore County.
The proposed work consists of:
GRANTS SPECIALIST
TRAINING SPECIALIST
MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (MSDE) - Ranked # 1 in Education nationally-
seeks 2 leaders to oversee diverse Nutrition Programs. Bring your passion for Child Nutrition to MSDE! In
these exciting roles you will manage, promote & oversee Grants and Training related to USDA Child
Nutrition Programs!
CHILD NUTRITION EDUCATION CTR # 114-11 (Contractual)
Leads the development & implementation of electronic based learning systems for the School Community
& Nutrition Branch

Remove all existing roofing systems down to gypsum and tectum deck
and provide a new SBS Modified Built-Up Roofing System.
A pre-bid meeting will be held on Friday, January 21, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.
at the site-4401 Fitch Avenue, Fullerton, MD 21236-3908.
QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s
Bachelor¬s in Nutrition, Dietetics, Health Sci., Food Svce. Admin., Fam & Cons Sci.,
Public Health, Public/Bus Admin. or related area & 2 yrs prof training exp req’d
req¬d. Exp in instructional stem
design, and exp w/ child nutrition programs pref. Exp in conducting e-prof development courses desirable.
Annual Salary Range: $ 41,074-59,609

CHILD NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM GRANTS SPECIALIST # 081612

THE PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO A MINORITY BUSINESS ENTER-
PRISE UTILIZATION GOAL AND FEMALE CONTRACTORS UTILIZA-
TION GOALS. THESE GOAL REQUIREMENTS ARE MORE FULLY
EXPLAINED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS. THE MBE/WBE FORMS IN
THE PROPOSAL BOOKLET MUST BE COMPLETED AND SUBMIT-
TED AT THE TIME OF BID OPENING.
Sealed proposals (the entire book) addressed to Baltimore County,
Maryland for this contract will be received in the Baltimore County
Purchasing Division, Room 148, Old Courthouse, 400 Washington
Avenue, Towson, MD 21204, until the time specified on the contract at
which time they will be publicly opened and read.
ONLY CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE BEEN PREQUALIFIED BY BAL-
TIMORE COUNTY AT LEAST TEN (10) DAYS PRIOR TO THE OPEN-
ING OF BIDS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS.
All proposals must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, on the approved
form provided, in the amount as set forth in the “Information
∫Information for
for Bidders”.
Bidders∫.
No other form of proposal guaranty is acceptable.
The Purchasing Agent reserves the right to reject any or all proposals
or bids or parts of bids and to waive technicalities as may be deemed
best for the interest of the County.
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Leads & Administers Maryland¬s
Maryland’s USDA Team Nutrition Training Grants by developing and planning of
USDA Team Nutrition & other grants & activities & providing technical assistance and training to agencies
that participate in the USDA Child Nutrition Program!
QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s
Master¬sor or equiv 36 credit hrs post-baccalaureate course work in Nutrition, Dietetics,
Health Sci., Food Svce. Admin., Fam & Cons Sci., Public Health, Public/Bus Admin. or related area & 3
req’d. Exp in training & child nutrition
yrs prof exp in proposal writing, program eval & prof development is req¬d.
add’l exp. as defined may subst for Master’s.
pref. Note: 2 yrs add¬l Master¬s.
Annual Salary Range: $45,675-66,617
For more info. visit our website at www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/aboutmsde/jobs
MSDE is a state agency that develops & administers education, library & rehabilitation programs, & is on
the forefront of standards-based reform of public education & is committed to promoting & maintaining a
diverse workforce.
To Apply: Reference Position # 081612 OR Contractual #114-11 &FAX (410-333-8950) or mail your MSDE
application and resume to Office of Human Resources, 200 W. Baltimore Street, Balto. MD. 21201.
Applications/resumes should be received by January 7, 2011.
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