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Sexually Charged Memoir Teen Electrocution Death Exposes

By Zenitha Prince
Washington Bureau Chief
D.C. Unmasked & Undressed, the
memoir of Lillian McEwen, a former
judge and ex-girlfriend of Supreme
Court Justice Clarence Thomas, hits
the shelves March 5. But, as the
author told the AFRO, this book is
definitely not for the G-rated crowd.
While the tale chronicles the often
painful journey of the writer from the
despair of a dysfunctional, abusive
home to the travails and triumphs of
a Capitol Hill and judicial career, it
is a trail marked with sex – lots of it.
And Thomas figures prominently –
literally and figuratively – in this tale.
McEwen gushes over Thomas’ prowess
and “fantasy [package],” describing
his body as “coffee-bean ... velvet-
covered cement.” He was a “national
treasure,” she said, one she shared with
other women in ménages à trois and
in a voyeuristic pleasure palace. And
she described her then-lover as being
“easily aroused,” with a “strong interest
in pornography.”
In a one-on-one interview with the
AFRO, McEwen shared her thoughts
about Thomas, about love and lust,
mental illness, suicide and about evil
and the will to survive it.
AFRO: So I’m guessing that this
book is going to make retirement more
exciting.
LM: Most definitely [Laughs]
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City’s Decaying Wiring System
By Shernay Williams their own light poles and the city-owned shafts
AFRO Staff Writer they operate. That leaves many public structures
with potentially dangerous currents uninspected.
The large softball field is desolate. Only In fact, an outside agency which surveyed
two soccer nets and a lone picnic table stand almost a quarter of the city at the behest of the
in the grassy, tree-lined lower “bowl” field Green family, found at least 400 potentially
in Druid Hill Park. There are no signs the lethal hotspots. Surfaces emitting as little as
city has repaired the decaying underground five volts can cause serious injuries. The agency
electrical wires, as promised, that led to the fatal found poles on busy Baltimore streets with
electrocution of 14-year-old Deanna Green five electricity in excess of 250 volts.
years ago. Deanna died from 270 volts after resting on
Last week, Deanna’s parents proposed a new two fences in Druid Hill Park during a church
state rule to the Public Service Commission that softball game. She placed one foot against a
would require Baltimore and other Maryland fence that was brushing a decaying underground
cities to scan street fences, light poles and other Continued on A3
surfaces for dangerous frayed or decaying
electrical wires and hastily commence repairs.
Heralded the Deanna Green Rule, it would
mandate cities survey the region at least twice
a year.
Currently, the city and BGE dually maintain
the city’s electric wiring systems. Rob Gould,
a specialist for BGE says the company has
inspected light poles and manhole covers
Courtesy Photo
throughout the city every year since 2008.
Former District judge Lillian McEwen shares
The electric company – whom was
details about her sex life with former boyfriend,
dismissed from the wrongful death suit filed
now-Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, in
by Deanna’s family – contracts an inspection
her new memoir, D.C. Unmasked & Undressed.
company with a mobile scanner truck to
seem to suggest why you wrote it, but what were your pinpoint faulty wiring. BGE officials trail the
reasons? And why now? vehicle and immediately patch up damaged Courtesy Photo
LM: It’s a book that I had always planned to wires. “We try to repair it on the spot or take out Deanna Green, 14, was fatal electrocuted
write and had always been pressured to write. I never a fuse to render it out of service but we don’t at a ball field in Druid Hill Park. Five years
understood why it was that my friends and family kept leave until its safe,” Gould said. later, her parents are still working to get
saying, ‘You’ve got to write a book, Lillian.’ And really Although BGE inspects approximately all the answers and to make sure the fields
it wasn’t until I finished the book that I realized that my 21,500 light poles a year, tests are limited to and other areas of the city are safe.
life was kinda unusual. I wasn’t really thinking of it that
Continued on A3 A Tribute to Clarence Mitchell Jr.
Police vs Community = Shaky Tireless Works Brings Change with National Impact
a 14-year-old African-American boy was
Recent Incidents Cause Concerns By Melissa Jones
Special to the AFRO lynched in Mississippi.
According to a report from the Washington
By Shernay Williams
AFRO Staff Writer Almost a decade before a young preacher Afro-American Newspaper months after
from Alabama led thousands to the steps of the murder, Mitchell addressed a group in
the Lincoln Memorial, Clarence Mitchell, Connecticut at a civil rights conference and
Last week, 30 Baltimore
City Police officers were Jr., begun his tireless campaign in the halls spoke openly against the violence and made
implicated in a corruption of Congress to end racial inequality. In no bones that legislation was the solution.
scheme for accepting 1950, Mitchell took the helm of the National “If Congress had passed civil rights bills the
kickbacks from owners of an Association for the Advancement of Colored murderers of Emmitt Till would have been
unauthorized towing company. People’s Washington Bureau. The lawyer and tried in a real court instead of a circus tent as
columnist for the Afro-American Newspapers was the case in Sumner, Miss. There would

The alleged crimes –

which were uncovered after
lengthy internal and FBI
investigations – continue
a string of public relations
mishaps for the Baltimore City
Police Department, possibly
fueling public distrust in city
law enforcement.
At a small community
gathering in midtown, a group
of Baltimore residents casually
discussed the corruption
case and other recent police-
involved events.
“I’m not surprised, that’s
what people do. You help out
your friends,” said one woman
in her early 30s. “I’m sure
there are more things going on
like that.”
When asked if she trusts
the police, she responded, “If
they are your friends.”
Another woman, Katina
Taylor of West Baltimore,
said she long suspected “fishy
business” between the police
and towing companies. Her
house is adjacent to a towing
business and she said they
rarely give detailed documents
after hauling vehicles.
Join the AFRO on “I used to complain about
Twitter and Facebook that,” she said.
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Baltimore City Police
Commissioner Frederick
H. Bealefeld said he will
“exhaust every means
and resource to eliminate
dishonesty from [his]
ranks.”
University of Baltimore
law professor Byron L.
Warnken says the “love-hate
relationship” between the
community and police is
inherent in every major city.
“We want police because we
want them to keep us safe.
We don’t like police because
we think they have too much
power,” he said.
The towing extortion
scheme, Warnken added,
undermines the credibility
of law enforcement and
exacerbates the oft-strained
bond. “There is a perception,
I don’t know how widespread
it is, but there is certainly a
perception that we don’t pay
Continued on A5
had substantial victories against racial be the legal possibility of hitting the state of
segregation and inequalities in the military Mississippi where it hurts most – namely,
as well as employment discrimination in his the pocketbooks, by bringing suit against
cache by the time he took the position. It the county in which the outrage occurred,”
soon became apparent that some of his most said Mitchell, who went on to admonish
difficult work lay ahead of him. From that both Republicans and Democrats for lack of
office Mitchell influenced and lobbied action. “Civilized people recoil at the kind of
for key legislation that would put an harmony that links honest men and women
end to the order of his day, Jim Crow. elected to Congress by the ballots of free
While Mitchell worked in people with individuals from Mississippi
Washington on behalf of the NAACP, and Georgia. ‘These’ hold office solely
racial tensions began to rise in his because potential voters are kept from the
own backyard and around the ballot box with shotguns, economic
country. In 1948, a group pressure and Nazi-like election
of students challenged regulations.”
Baltimore City’s Board Hilary Shelton, current
of Recreation and Parks director of the NAACP’s
by staging an interracial Washington Bureau and
tennis match on the senior vice president for
then segregated tennis advocacy, has no doubt
courts of Druid Hill that without Mitchell the
Park. Protests were From his position civil rights organization
held in 1950 when at the helm of the could not have pushed a
African Americans NAACP’s Washington national legislative agenda
were restricted from Bureau, Clarence of that magnitude in what
the amenities at Fort Mitchell Jr. was able was a tumultuous period in
Smallwood in Anne to lobby for and America’s history. “Clarence
Arundel County. In influence legislation Mitchell was on the
1954 another native that ended Jim Crow battlefield everyday and his
son of Baltimore City commitment was incredible.
policies.
argued before the United I’m one of his biggest fans and
States Supreme Court that I am very honored to be sitting
segregation in public schools in this seat,” says Shelton of his
was unconstitutional. A year later,
Continued on A5
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AFRO National Briefs
First Lady’s Vacation Meal Sparks Controversy
Radio host Rush Limbaugh recently took to the air waves to
criticize first lady Michelle Obama’s eating habits.
According to a report by Vail Daily, the first lady dined on
a pickled pumpkin salad, arugula, braised ancho-chile short rib
with hominy, wild mushrooms and sautéed kale while visiting
Vail, Colo. with daughters Sasha and Malia.
During his Feb. 21 radio broadcast, Limbaugh called
Obama a hypocrite for eating short ribs amid her “Let’s Move”
campaign targeting childhood obesity. Limbaugh inaccurately
calculated the short rib to be 1,500 calories; Vail Daily later
reported the ribs to be about 600 calories.
“If we’re supposed to go out and eat nothing, if we’re
supposed to eat roots and berries and tree bark, show us
how,” Limbaugh said. “The problem is – and dare I say
this – it doesn’t look like Michelle Obama follows her own
‘nutritionary’ dietary advice.”
He went on to critique the first lady’s physique, saying her
body is not like models on the cover
of Sports Illustrated magazine or
baseball player Alex Rodriguez’s
girlfriends.
Criticism of the appearance of the
president’s wife has surface in other
quarters.
BigGovernment.com, a news
blog, recently posted a cartoon
depicting an overweight Obama
gorging on hamburgers and
demanding President Obama “shut
up and pass the bacon.”
However, former Republican
presidential candidate Mike
Huckabee is defending Obama.
According to a CNN blog report,
Huckabee told reporters, “I do not
think she’s out there advocating that
the government take over our dinner
plates. In fact she’s not. She’s been
criticized unfairly by a lot of my
fellow conservatives.”
He also supported the first lady’s
“Let’s Move” campaign. First Lady Michelle Obama
“If you really want to talk about
obesity, let’s talk about it as a national security issue,”
Huckabee added. “It’s an economic issue, but it is a national
security issue because at the trend we’re going, we better hope
we don’t have a war with anybody because we’re not going to
have anybody who can pass the physical to wear the uniform.
That’s pretty scary. So, rather than us condemn Michelle
Obama, I think we ought to be thanking her and praising her for Parenthood target minorities, and claim that twice as many
what she’s done.”
N.Y. Black Anti-Abortion Billboard Removed
A contentious anti-abortion billboard in Manhattan that
linked Blacks to excessive abortions was removed by an
outdoor advertising firm Feb. 25, CBS News reported.
The ad, created by pro-life nonprofit organization Life
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President Barack Obama
Always, showed a Black girl under the
text, “The most dangerous place for an
African-American is in the womb.”
The message prompted an outcry
from both Black activists and city
residents.
“They don’t have to single out
African-American children. They could
have said the most dangerous place for a
child is in the womb,” Byron Wright, a
Brooklyn resident told an NBC reporter
after spotting the ad from his office
window.
The Rev. Al Sharpton applauded the
advertising company for removing the
billboard and reportedly cancelled a
planned protest.
“They got a lot of attention, but they may not have gotten a
lot of support,” he told CBS.
But Life Always representatives said the bold billboard
was designed to spark discussion about disproportionally high
Black abortion rates.
They said that abortion clinics including Planned
black babies die from abortion procedures than from violent
crimes, AIDS, heart disease, cancer and motor vehicle accidents
combined.
“I do understand that it is a provocative message, but it is a
message that’s sourced in fact; it is not hyperbole. It is a truth
that needs to be confronted. It is one that needs to be talked
about in our community,” Pastor Stephen Broden, a board
member of the nonprofit, told MSNBC.
He said that more babies are aborted than are born each year
in New York City.
A Planned Parenthood spokesman took the ad’s message as
a direct attack on the clinic.
“To refer to a woman’s legal right to an abortion as a
‘genocidal plot’ is not only absurd but it is offensive to women
and to communities of color,” Planned Parenthood spokesman
Christine Quinn said in a statement. “Every woman deserves
the right to make health care decisions for herself and I will
continue to fight to protect this basic right and against this sort
of fear mongering.”
Prior to its removal, the billboard was scheduled to remain
up for three more weeks, according to CBS.
Super Slim Models Fail to Sway Black Women’s Self-
Perception
A new study led by a University of Florida researcher
shows that African-American women are less likely to develop
negative body images based on media ideals.
According to the report, earlier studies showed a negative
correlation between extremely thin models and women’s
perception of their own bodies. However, the recent study
led by Heather Hausenblas found race also plays a factor in
women’s body dissatisfaction and the media’s influence.
“We’re bombarded with media images of what’s considered
ideal. We wanted to measure the influence of race on how
that makes women feel about their bodies,” said Hausenblas,
who conducted the research with doctoral student Ninoska
DeBraganza, in an interview posted on the school’s website.
“We know that African-American women report less body
dissatisfaction overall than Caucasian women, who are the
most affected of all ethnicities. But to my knowledge, no study
on media influence had ever taken the ethnicity of the models
into account.”
Hausenblas showed two sets of images to 31 White and
30 Black undergraduate students. Both sets of photographs
featured White female models, but one set showed extremely
thin women with bodies generally considered “media ideals.”
The other set included photos of women with more average
builds.
While African-American women reported no change in
body dissatisfaction after viewing both sets of slides, the White
participants said they experienced more body dissatisfaction
after observing the “media ideal” models.
Spectator Asks, ‘Who Will Shoot Obama?’
Ga. GOP Rep’s Failure to Condemn Draws Fire
Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) is receiving national attention after
a spectator at one of his recent town hall meetings in Athens,
Ga. asked, “Who will shoot Obama?”
According to The Athens-Banner Herald, the question came
after the congressman first asked who had driven the farthest to
attend the Feb. 22 town hall meeting. After the attendee blurted
the comment, the crowd began to laugh.
Without apparently condemning the comment, Broun,
according to the Banner-Herald, nevertheless responded
by stating, “The thing is, I know there’s a lot of frustration
with this president. We’re going to have an election next
year. Hopefully, we’ll elect somebody that’s going to be a
conservative, limited-government president…who will sign a
bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.”
After the incident drew national headlines and criticism
toward Broun for not immediately condemning the comment,
he released a statement Feb. 23 expressing his thoughts after
the spectator’s question and his reason for not condemning it.
“I was stunned by the question and chose not to dignify
it with a response; therefore, at that moment I moved on to
the next person with a question,” Broun said in a statement,
according to The Politico newspaper. “After the event, my
office took action with the appropriate authorities. I deeply
regret that this incident happened at all. Furthermore, I
condemn all statements — made in sincerity or jest — that
threaten or suggest the use of violence against the president
of the United States or any other public official. Such rhetoric
cannot and will not be tolerated.”
According to The Washington Post, Secret Service officials
got in contact with the person who made the comment and
found that it was an “elderly person who now regrets making a
bad joke.”
Broun drew criticism last month for one of his tweets during
President Obama’s State of the Union address. According to
Politico, Broun tweeted, “Mr. President, you don’t believe in
the Constitution, you believe in socialism.”
The next day, he declined to back down from his comments,
telling CBS News, “I stick by that tweet.”
‘Bishop of Harvard’ Peter Gomes, 68, dies
The Rev. Peter J. Gomes, a pastor at Harvard University
since 1970, died Feb. 28, at Massachusetts General Hospital,
according to The Boston Globe, of complications associated
with a stroke he suffered in December 2010.
According to the Globe’s report, Gomes was “the first
Black minister of Memorial Church and the only gay, Black,
Republican, Baptist preacher most people would ever meet.”
He was highly respected in the religious community and
at Harvard. In a statement, quoted by the Globe, Harvard’s
president, Drew Faust,
called him “one of the great
preachers of our generation
and a living symbol of
courage and conviction.
“To generations of
Harvard students, he was
a wise counselor and an
admired teacher who presided
at every commencement.
To many of his faculty
colleagues, he was a
cherished conversationalist
and a steadfast advocate of
Harvard’s best traditions. But
to me, and I suspect to many
others, Professor Gomes was
first and foremost a trusted
advisor and a true friend.”
Gomes wrote two books,
The Good Book: Reading the
Bible with Mind and Heart,
published in 1996 and The
Good Life: Truths That last in
Times of Need, in 2002.
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Thomas
By Alan King AFRO: Was
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vehicle or just
sought in it,
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a neighbor aboutwhoa suspi- yourself and transforming on the bench. He’s a person is the person,
posted however,
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vehicle. testify
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noticed yourself over so many years. with a wonderful sense of startedaround
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LM: It’s
Hudson’s a littleand
mother difficult
brother. what it was while
the vehicle he hadwalking
said to his But the Clarence that I knew humor who listens to people, knew him.
Sunday, Jennifer Hudson asked
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blog, she thanked fans and sup-
impetus for my retirement was
what happened was that if the door
of the was already
vehicle. The SUV,opened
regis- porters for their prayers and
really the same as the impetus
I was in an intense sexual pretty
tered towide beforemurdered
Hudson’s it became offered a $100,000 reward to
for writing the book as a
relationship with someone for time for was
brother, me to writewith
towed the story
the anyone who returned the boy
catalyst. And that is, one of my
a significant length of time – of my body
boy’s life. inside and is being alive.
best friends in life had died and
and by that I mean more than processed by evidence techni- Since the investigation,
it made working at the position
three months or so – I began ciansAFRO:
and workers.
You seem Theto body Hudson – who gained stardom
I had very difficult. And then
to love that person; I began to suggest throughout yourtaken
was later removed and bookto after appearing on “American
my mother was dying at the the Cook County Medical Idol,” and then won an
be emotionally attached to that and in your statements a little
same time. My brother died Examiner’s office. Academy Award for her role in
person. And it wasn’t anything while ago that the Clarence
within a few weeks of my
that I could really help. In Thomas we (theother
Hudson and family
public) sees the movie Dreamgirls – has
mother’s death and it just members arrived at the Medical stayed out of the public eye.
Clarence’s situation, I had is a façade. So who is the real
seemed like it was time to Examiner’s office mid-after- The Chicago Tribune report-
known him and become really Clarence Thomas – as you
assess my life and figure out noon to identify the body. Julian King, Jennnifer Hudson’s nephew. ed that a parade of cars moved
good friends with him for knew him?
for myself what was important. Given the choice between look- slowly past her family’s home
It was also time to relieve a
many months before we had a ing LM: Clarence,
directly like most
at the body or A spokesman for the office the murders but is being held in Monday morning, past the
romantic relationship. of us, is wearing a mask that told the newspaper that Hudson jail for parole violation after
lot of stress that I had been viewing it on a wall-mounted news vans, reporters and curi-
is firmly affixed because of
feeling for many years from ous onlookers.
AFRO: Have you had Photos
Courtesy a his age. The real Clarence, at
the pressure of reporters,and the
Jennifer
pressure
was killed,
Hudson
of a as public
her mom,
welldescription
as her brother,
callDarnell
or do you Donerson
expect a call
Jason.Thomas – or his
who “She held hands with her family. It was obviously a very emotional moment.”
this point, I don’t really know
Neighbors stood
quietly and
from Justice what he is, because there is a
of what our relationship reflected on the
wife, Virginia – about this point
video in time when the person “remained strong for her fami- being convicted of attempted
had been between me and screen, the family chose violence.
book?
plate X584859 was found on themselves
the latter. According to even
– you don’t the ly” and was clearly its leader. murder and vehicular hijack- In front of the Hudson’s
Clarence.
the body of And herI 7-year-old
just thought it
LM: Well, seeing as know what’s important to you, “She held hands with her fami- ing. Cook County records show
was time for me to tell my own Chicago’s West Side after
nephew Monday, just hours Tribune, Hudson said, “Yes, home, men in heavy jackets
after his body was found in a how
police she called Anita
received a 7 a.m. Hillcall... you
that’sdon’t
him.” know what your ly,” the spokesman said. “It that he pleaded guilty to both and hooded sweatshirts came to
story in my own words…. The
[LAUGHS] after so many values are, you don’t know was obviously a very emotional charges in 1999. He was also kiss the twin white crosses bar-
book is an assessment of my

ACORN Fights Back

years for something that she what your heart really tells moment.” convicted in 1998 for posses- ing the names of Donerson and
own life. The boy – the son of Julia sion of a stolen motor vehicle.
probably shouldn’t have you, you don’t know what Jason.
expected, there’s no telling your real personality structure Hudson, Jennifer’s sister – had He was released from prison in “Everybody is sick of going
AFRO: Throughout your been missing since Friday, 2006 after serving seven years
what’s going to happen with is after you’ve been hiding
Leader Calls Voter Registration Fraud Charges ‘Bogus’
through stuff like this,” Artisha
book you talk about some of when a relative found Julian’s for the attempted murder and
Ginni Thomas in reference to West, a former resident of the
the mechanisms you used to grandmother, Darnell car hijacking charges.
aand
callDallas
to meCowboysabout this book. area told the Tribune. “We all
cope.
By Alan HadKing you ever before players No wonder Obama’s campaign is Donerson, 57, and his uncle, The boy remained missing
But certainly I expect no such have to stick together. All these
this
AFRO book, looked
Staff Writer at your life, Tony Romo and Terrell Owens, trying to distance him from the Jason Hudson, 29, shot to death through a long weekend in
communication or call from young children are dying, and
assessed it and dealt with some among the names submitted to group, saying, “Barack Obama in his grandmother’s home in which police and volunteers
Clarence. He’s not going to be for what?”
of the underlying
Presidential issues?John
candidate election officials. Never Organized with ACORN.” the 7000 block of South Yale
happy.
LM: The
McCain’s only
attack onreason
ACORN – Hurd said those workers, who But Obama’s ties to ACORN run Avenue.
that I was able to survive
Associated Community were doing those things without long and deep. He taught classes An Amber Alert – a desig-
AFRO:knowledge
ACORN’s You did somethingor permis- for ACORN. They even endorsed
Organization
and flourish and for Reform
becomeNow – nation for high-risk missing
confirms the success of the that
sion, was,
were perhaps,
fired. improbable him for President.
as successful as I was, was children – was issued Friday
organization, the head of to some
“The people
evidencewhich that has wassur- to But now ACORN is in trouble.
because I, throughout mythe after Julian was discovered
group says. make
faced Clarence
so far shows Thomas
they faked into a Reporter: There are at least
entire life, had been engaged missing after the murders.
“This is testimony to the work sexual forms tocreature
get paid–for and workyouthey were 11 investigations across the Police arrested William
in a constant search of how
we’ve done and success we’ve pretty
didn’t descriptive.
do, not to stuff So,ballot
why take country involving thousands of Balfour, the missing boy’s step-
to live my life, how to view
had,” Maude Hurd, president of the chance
boxes.” ACORN, in terms sheofsaid, giving
is the potentially fraudulent ACORN father and estranged husband
myself in relation
said in antointerview
other
ACORN, all those details and airing
victim of fraud, not the perpetra- forms. of Julia, at his girlfriend’s
people
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the “When
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fraud. And the Obama campaign
paid more than $800,000 to an
ACORN front for get out the vote
hours after the murders.
Balfour’s mother, Michele, has
that I would be ridiculed told reporters that her son had
of finding
ers,”
which
these
she said. meansjust
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agrees.
or hated or that I would be
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despised or judged to be a slut?
efforts.
So easy you can do it Jason Hudson
Pressuring banks to issue risky
nothing to do with the slayings.
Balfour remains a suspect in
my life. of ACORN’s success.” ACORN nor its employees have loans. Nationwide voter fraud.
in your...well you know.
because
[LAUGHS.] Is that the chance
McCain, who is running for been found guilty of, or even Barack Obama. Bad judgment.
that we’re talking about here?
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president onIftheClarence
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[LAUGHS.]
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et, lashed out aat Supreme
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the votes.” America.
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on LM: ... SQUARE HIGH
the vergeYes.ofThe maybereason is
perpetrat- ACORN operates. Rather than ACORN’s 87 offices have been
because
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greatest a in
frauds relyLM: You have ittopays
on volunteers, remember
peo- bombarded with threats and
that
ple, I am not
many of the only
them poor person
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doubt the most important
voter history in this country,
maybe destroying the fabric of who
ployed,wastoactivesign upwith
new Clarence
voters. The day after the presidential
relationship that I had other
democracy.” during
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to help ofboth
time…. those debate, vandals broke into the
than the relationship with
Factcheck.org, a non-partisan What
being happened
registered and wasthose whendoing organization’s Boston and Seattle
my daughter’s father. I was
Web site, found those claims to Anita Hill testified against
the registration. offices and stole computers.
married to the same man
be “exaggerated,” with “no evi- Clarence’s
Maud explained, confirmation “We have in thea After a Cleveland representative BREAD NOT ON THE LIST
for about 13 years, and the
dence of any such democracy- Senate, that door got opened
zero tolerance policy for deliber- appeared on TV, an e-mail was
relationship with Clarence
destroying fraud.” as
atefar as his sexual
falsification life and
of registration.” sent to the local office saying she
lasted about six years, so he
Hurd believes the McCain personal
Most news relationships
account neglectwith to “is going to have her life ended.”
was an important part ofmotivat-
my
charges were politically women.
point out Even that ACORNthough ishe and A worker in Providence, R.I.,
life. required by law totried turn to in shut
all reg- received a threatening call say-
ed. the Republicans LEFT RIGHT
She said, “Because it’s low- istration forms. And they also fail ing, “We know you get off work

Teen
and moderate-income people, to note that it was the organiza- at 9” and uttered racial epithets.
and people of color, I believe the “Bubba” tion, in many Green, Deanna’s
instances, that first A caller to one office left a
McCain campaign thinks those father,
broughtsaid. the phony“Our registrations
intention message on the answering
Continued
voters are going from to A1vote toto
is themake
attention of authorities.
Baltimore a safer machine, saying: “Hi, I was just
Democratic, which is not neces- place.” The McCain camp apparently calling to let you know that
cable and grabbed a second isn’tHeinterested
sarily true.”
fence nearby,iscreating an to and his in those
wife fine
Nancy Barack Obama needs to get
ACORN no stranger points, preferring
decided to draft the rule
to air mislead- hung. He’s a (expletive deleted)
electric
controversy.circuit. Called contact ing ads that seek to link Obama nigger, and he’s a piece of
voltage, after encouragement from
For 38theyears,dangerous current
the non-partisan to ACORN, thereby undercutting (expletive deleted). You guys are
transmissions arefought
exacerbated Gov. Martin O’Malley, who
organization has for social his political support. fraudulent, and you need to go to
by wasMcCain:
mayor ofI’m Baltimore at
andsnowy
economicor wet conditions.
justice for low- John McCain hell. All the niggers on oak trees.
andTom Catanese, founder of
moderate-income the time of Deanna’s
and I approve this message. death. They’re gonna get all hung hon-
the New Jersey-based mem- An Announcer:
Power O’Malley spokesman 1 BANANA
Americans. With 400,000 Who is Barack eys, they’re going to get assassi-
ber families organized into more Obama? A the
Survey Co. that administers confirmed mangovernor
with “a political nated, they’re gonna get killed.”
Baltimore’s inspections, chap-
than 1,200 neighborhood says met withperformed
baptism the familyatand warp Another message said, “You
outdated
ters in 110city infrastructures
cities nationwide, referred
speed.” Vast themambition.
to the serviceAfter col- liberal idiots. Dumb (expletive
are to blame.
ACORN the years seen commission.
He recommends
has over lege, he moved“He strongly
to Chicago. deleted). Welfare bums. You
cities scan
its share of for voltage
criticism advo- encouraged
multiple
while Became a community the chairorganizer.
(of the guys just (expletive deleted)
times
catingafor year. Gould insists
affordable housing, public
There, Obama met Madeleineto
service commission) come to our country, consume
Baltimore and BGE are “ahead Talbot, part
living wages, healthcare for the engage withofthe theGreens,”
Chicago said every natural resource there is,
of the curve” with their yearly
underserved— and while organ- spokesman
branch of Shaun
ACORN. Adamec.
He was so and make a lot of babies. That’s
izing voter registration
inspections, claiming most drives. Bryan
impressive Morehouse,
that he was a
asked to all you guys do. And then suck
But none has been as
municipalities aren’t initiating withering service
train the commission
ACORN staff. official, up the welfare and expect every-
and baseless as this one.
tests. saidWhat
the agency
did ACORN will hold a
in Chicago one else to pay for your hospital
With the presidential
Moments after their
election public
engagehearing
in? Bullying on the family’s
banks. bills for your kids. I jus’ say let
less than two weeks away, proposed
Intimidation regulations March
tactics. Disruption your kids die. That’s the best Before age five, every room is a classroom.
submission of the voltage
ACORN’s detractors allege the of
24. business. ACORN forced move. Just let your children die.
regulation proposal, the Forget about paying for hospital
Fun learning opportunities are everywhere. Simple things like
organization has engaged in mas- banks to issue risky home loans.
Green family spoke with fraudthe after TheSee same types bills for them. I’m not gonna do
counting and identifying shapes activate a child’s learning ability,
sive voter
AFRO. “I’m
registration
overwhelmed part 2 ofofthis
loans thatin
story and help them enter school more prepared. That’s why PNC
the reported discovery of bogus caused the financial crisis we’re it. You guys are lowlifes. And I
emotionally,” the next edition of the AFRO. founded Grow Up Great and its Spanish-language equivalent Crezca
names, such asAnthony Mickey Mouse in today. hope you all die.”
con Éxito, a 10-year, $100 million program to help prepare young
Hurd thinks the hate calls will
children for school and life. Pick up a free bilingual Sesame Street™
cease soon.
“Happy, Healthy, Ready for School” kit at a PNC branch. It’s filled
“In two weeks, I think these
attacks will be over. But I think it with all kinds of simple, everyday things you can do to help a child
will be harder for us to get our learn. Together, we can work with our communities so an entire
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Community
Randallstown Teen Selected
as Congressional Page
Program
By Courtney Bonaparte
Special to the AFRO
By all accounts, Dymond Shantyl
Dantzler, 16, is an overachiever. She
maintains an off-the-charts 4.5 GPA., is a
member of the National Honor Society at
Randallstown High School and received the
“Woman of Tomorrow” award from the state
of Maryland in ninth grade.
“I found subjects dealing with math and
environmental science to be challenging but I
didn’t struggle,” Dantzler said. She considers
all of her other school subjects to be a breeze,
boasting acting and journalism as her best
subjects.
Dantzler is now staking her claim among
congressional legislators and was recently
selected to attend the Congressional Page
School, a Middle States Association of
Colleges and Schools-accredited curriculum,
where she will work for the U.S. House of
Representatives for the spring term.
While Dantzler was pleasantly surprised
by the selection; Randallstown High School
math teacher Martine Dennis and school
counselor Bertha Townsend were not.
“I nominated Ms. Dantzler because,
upon my review of the needed academic
criteria from the Congressional Page
application, she more than met all the stated
requirements. But more than this factor,
Dymond also possesses the other qualities
of a well-rounded, balanced and mature
student who seeks to serve her school, church
and community in meaningful ways,” said
Townsend. “She is talented, motivated and
consistently working hard toward meeting
her goals and fulfilling her destiny. I am
expecting great things from her now and
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Dantzler hopes to attend Harvard
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schedule, Dantzler is an avid singer, dancer,
member of the marching band and stepper.
Dantzler will reside in the Page Building
Residence Hall, located a few short blocks
from the Capitol and the Library of Congress.
Her duties will include a number of
administrative tasks and helping members of
the House prepare for sessions. Congressman
“Dutch” Ruppersberger, D-Md., is sponsoring
the teen this spring.
“It feels like I’m making a difference.
. . I feel like I am a part of the legislative
process,” Dantzler said.
Dantzler hopes to take away a better
appreciation for the government saying, “It’s
not an easy job; they really try their best to
get things done.”
Local Boy Scouts Holds Food Drive
The Boy Scouts of
Courtesy Photo
America, Baltimore Area
Council (BAC) is hosting
its annual Scouting for Food
initiative through March 5.
As part of a national program
recognizing youth for their
service to the community,
local scouts will collect
non-perishable food items
to stock the empty cabinets
of local food pantries and
feeding programs.
The BAC scouts collected
food for the homeless in
central Maryland. Residents County, Harford County, however there is a special
are asked to fill the collection and Howard County will need for the following items:
bags with non-perishable receive the food donations. hearty soup, stew or chili,
foods and to leave the filled Last year, with the help of tuna, chicken, salmon or
bags outside their doors over 12,000 individuals, the luncheon meat (e.g., Spam),
for the scouts to collect on BSA provided more than canned fruit, pure fruit
March 5.   420,000 pounds of food to juice, canned vegetables,
BAC has partnered with pantries that service hungry canned tomato or pasta
Mars Super Markets, FPC families all over central sauce, canned beans, and
Solutions, and Fox45 and Maryland. This year, those evaporated milk. 
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“Donna brings to Morgan a wealth of experience and many years of fundraising success,”
says Cheryl Y. Hitchcock, Morgan’s vice president of institutional advancement, in a prepared
statement. “I believe she fits well with our goals and objectives and we are very fortunate to have
her at such an exciting time in the University’s history.”
Howard has served in similar capacities at a number of organizations during her career,
including the United Negro College Fund’s national director of individual and planned giving,
director of development at the University of Maryland’s School of Social Work and Cheyney
University’s director of annual giving. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of
Massachusetts, where she graduated magna cum laude.
As director of development at Morgan, Howard will work closely with President David
Wilson and Vice President Hitchcock on numerous fundraising initiatives. Increasing the
university’s endowment and annual giving are both among Dr. Wilson’s stated 10-year goals.
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Mitchell
Continued from A1
predecessor. “He came to the
NAACP with a journalistic
background that helped to
shape the organization’s
strategy. He knew the
importance of an effective
communicator in a democracy
and to the legislative process.
We still use many of his same
strategies today.”
His grandson, Maryland
State Del. Keiffer Mitchell
Jr. remembers Mitchell as a
man that was never afraid to
speak out against everyday
injustices and held his
family in the highest regard.
“He inspired my interest in
politics and public service.
I remember going down to
Washington with my uncle
Parren and meeting people
who were larger than life to
me,” recalls the delegate. “He
took his work very seriously
and was diligent about his
mission. So much so that one
Saturday afternoon I was at
my grandfather’s house and
I picked up the phone and
President Gerald Ford was
on the other end because he
would often work from home.
He would sit at the typewriter
sometimes typing a speech or
testimony for Annapolis or
Congress and would commute
to Washington everyday,
but he always had time for
family.”
In his AFRO column
“From the Workbench”
Mitchell used the platform to
call elected officials to task
and lauded those on the right
side of history. “Some elected
officials seem to believe that
a good record in the past
gives them a right to betray
their friends when there is
a profitable opportunity to
do so. This is a part of what
is wrong in the present civil
rights struggle in the U.S.
Senate,” he wrote in a 1957
AFRO column. “In the cold
light of the legislative morning
after elections it is interesting
to learn how few of those who
made promises in November
can remember what they said.
Suddenly, many say they are
amazed to learn that there are
four parts of the civil rights
bill and Part Three of the
measure offers some real hope
for correcting troubles in the
South.”
Before the end of his career
as an activist and lobbyist for
the NAACP, Clarence Mitchell
Jr. helped to effect change in
the American landscape in
unprecedented fashion. Under
his watch, Congress passed
the “1957 Civil Rights Act,
the 1960 Civil Rights Act, the
1964 Civil Rights Act, the
1965 Voting Rights Act and the
1968 Fair Housing Act.
“His work on the ’64
Civil Rights Act with public
accommodations was
tremendously important. But
as a state legislator, for me it is
the ’65 Voting Rights Act. [He
was] working on that to ensure
that African Americans not
only had the right to vote, but
could also now run for office
and be part of the political
process, not just by voting but
being decision makers as well.
You look at the Voting Rights
Act as it relates to redistricting
in terms of majority and
minority districts [and] it’s
those types of things that are
continuing forward,” Delegate
Mitchell said. “A lot of people
don’t know this, but back in
the ‘30s my grandfather ran
for the House of Delegates
on a Socialist ticket. His
specialty was the legislative
process and getting people
involved. It’s one thing to have
demonstrations and marches,
but the reality is that the work
is done in the State House and
the halls of Congress. That’s
how you make change. I think
that’s the biggest legacy that
he left [for] us.”

Police
Continued from A1
our police enough, and they have access
to things you and I don’t have. It’s the old
joke ‘absolute power breeds corruption,’”
he said.
A city police officer, who asked
that his name not be released, says his
relationship with the community varies
based on the neighborhood he’s patrolling
– the more affluent the better. “Public
opinion of officers is great when in a
district with homeowners and businesses,
because they help you find criminals.
They work with you.”
In other neighborhoods, he said,
residents have allowed criminals he’s
chasing to hide in their homes.
He said low wages have driven cops
to seek funds elsewhere. “Being officers,
we are always looking for a way to
make money ... it’s unfortunate that this
(corruption incident) was the worst case
scenario. They were being greedy.”
A 36-year-old East Baltimore man
said he’s heard conflicting stories about
another high profile incident involving
police that prompted outcry from the
community – the nightclub shooting
that left one plain clothes officer and an
innocent man dead. “If the truth comes
out then it will make them (the police)
look incompetent so they have to cover it
up,” the Baltimore man said.
Unlike most of his friends, he said he
doesn’t despise officers. “They are in a
public relations business. If I were in the
situation, I would do some of the same
things. I don’t think everything needs to
be transparent,” he said. “You knowing
or not knowing isn’t going to change
anything.”
But some believe the police force
“There is a perception ... that we don’t
pay our police enough and they have
access to things you and I don’t have.
It’s the old joke ‘absolute power breeds
corruption.’”
should be transparent. “They look like
criminals to me,” said D. Williams, 61.
“They really do. I don’t trust them. I
didn’t anyway, but this (recent incidents)
gave credence to my suspicions.”
According to Warnken, the police
department needs to reexamine their
regulations, principally as it relates
to identifying undercover or off-duty
officers. “If you’ve got cops pulling
weapons and a situation is evolving
rapidly, and I’m a cop, how do I know
whether you are an innocent good guy,
you’re a bad guy or an undercover cop,”
he questioned. “I can’t get the answers
to all the questions rapidly so what
obviously happened in the shooting case
is that they shot first and asked questions
later.”
Days after details of the corruption
case were made public, Mayor Stephanie
Rawlings-Blake and Bealefeld released a
joint statement heralding the appointment
of an independent review panel to
investigate the nightclub shooting case.
The five-member panel of former law
enforcement officials and
researchers are also expected
to dissect police policies and
submit recommendations for
improvements.
At a press conference
announcing the corruption
charges, Bealefeld reiterated
that he would “exhaust
every means and resource to eliminate
dishonesty from [his] ranks.”
He scoffed at the suggestion that the
incident puts a smear on the department.
“I don’t think it’s a setback at all,” he
said. “This is an absolute affirmation of
our commitment to policing and outing
corruption.”
The investigation, widely believed to
have unearthed one of the largest police
scandals in recent years, is still ongoing.
“My guess is ... corruption in the police
department is probably not as big as we
see from some of the television shows,
but certainly something like this is big,”
said Warnken.
A6 The Afro-American, March 5, 2011 - March 11, 2011

Community Calendar
Feb. 25 historically Black colleges Center at the Lyric, 140 W. Feb. 26 anniversary of the Korean story of a young drummer
Black History Month and universities (HBCUs). Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore. African American Patriots War. For more information: who participated in the Civil
Celebration of Black For more information: 8 p.m. Enjoy an evening Day 410-396-8013. War and helped save his
Colleges urbanvillageinstitute@gmail. of laughs with comedic War Memorial Building, friends in battle. Museum
Randallstown Community com. heavyweights. $27-$52. For 101 N. Gay St., Baltimore. ‘Lil’ Dan the Drummer Boy, admission is required. For
Center, 3505 Resource Drive, more information: 410-685- 11 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Join in A Civil War Story’ more information: 443-263-
Randallstown, Md. 6:30-9:30 J. Anthony Brown, George 5086. on the 25th celebration of The Reginald F. Lewis 1816.
p.m. Celebrate the history Wilburn, Tommy Davidson African American Patriots Museum, 830 E. Pratt St.,
and legacy of America’s Modell Performing Arts Day, commemorating the 60th Baltimore. 11 a.m. Hear a Brothers in Blue:
Uncovering Civil War
Ancestors with Leslie
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The Reginald F. Lewis
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St., Baltimore. 10:30 a.m.
Genealogist Leslie Anderson
will discuss her methodology
in finding her maternal and
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paternal ancestors who
served in the U.S. Colored
Troops in Pennsylvania and
the U.S. Colored Calvary in
Virginia. Museum admission
is required. For more
information: 443-263-1816.

DAY
We Dance In Colors!
Baltimore City College
Auditorium, 3220 The
Alameda, Baltimore. 3
p.m. The Baltimore City
College Dancers will present
their unique talents to the
community to help raise funds

SALE
for the people of Haiti. $10.
For more information: 410-
396-6557.

The Walter Art Museum

African American Family
Festival 2011
The Walters Art Museum,
600 N. Charles St., Baltimore.
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Celebrate the
SATURDAY African American heritage
with communities from
IS THE DAY! around the globe. Also, enjoy
a marketplace of art, fabrics,
OPEN 9AM-11PM instruments and spices. For
more information: 410-547-
9000.
PREVIEW DAY March 1-30
TODAY Children’s Grief Awareness

OPEN 9AM-1OPM
Campaign
Citywide. Raise awareness
that there are over 6,000
grieving children/teens in
HURRY IN FOR Baltimore by partnering with
Roberta’s House Family Grief
MORNING SPECIALS Support Center to help raise
funds to sustain free support
9AM-1PM BOTH DAYS! programs for children and
their families. A telethon

5O%-8O% OFF finale will be held on March

30. For more information and

STOREWIDE! to pledge: 410-889-5437.

March 1
Expressions: Poetic Verse
Enoch Pratt Library,
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poet by using your thoughts,
feelings and emotions to
create poetry. For more
information: 410-396-1168.

March 5
Sex, Lies and the Ugly
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Sheraton Baltimore
City Center Hotel, 101
W. Fayette St., Baltimore.
8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Join in
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Opinion
Assault on Unions is an Attack on
Basic Civil Rights right of workers to organize and bargain
(TriceEdneyWire.com) collectively.
– It looks like “Cairo has Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, a
come to Madison,” said self-described “Tea Party governor,” leads
conservative Republican the most egregious of these efforts. Upon
Rep. Paul Ryan, as 50,000 election, he signed into law millions in
citizens took over the state’s tax breaks for business. Then, pointing to
Capitol building. He got the the budget crisis, he demanded not only
spirit right, but the location harsh concessions from public workers
wrong. In Madison, folks — dramatic hikes in what they pay for
wearing Packers jerseys stand pensions and health care — but crippling
together with folks wearing limits on their right to negotiate, limits on
Bears colors. Madison is any pay increases and an annual vote to
Rev. Jesse Jackson this generation’s Selma, the see if the union survives. As if to flaunt
Sr. epicenter for the modern his power grab, he exempted the unions
battle for basic human rights. — police and firefighters — that endorsed
In 1965, the drive for basic him in the election.
voting rights was stalled in the U.S. Senate. President Johnson The right to organize, to bargain
pushed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to stop demonstrating. collectively and to strike are basic human
Instead, Dr. King went to Selma. Selma was not a big city, but it rights enshrined in international law. To
held a mirror to the nation. There, on Bloody Sunday, peaceful this day, the U.S. champions independent free trade unions
demonstrators were met with dogs, clubs and hoses, and touched across the world — even as Walker and his ilk seek to crush civil rights movement, people of conscience are holding vigils
the conscience of a nation. Two days later, Johnson, invoking them at home. With the U.S. suffering more extreme inequality and protests in support. This is a Martin Luther King moment.
the famous words, “We shall overcome,” introduced the Voting than Egypt, and the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens The effort by the governor and his right-wing allies to divide
Rights Act. Five months later it was signed into law. United giving corporations and billionaires a free pass to distort private sector workers from public sector workers is an old
Today, the assault on basic rights is accelerating. The our elections, unions are virtually the only counter that workers trick. In the South, race was used to divide. The tricks perfected
economic collapse caused by the gambols of Wall Street have. That’s why the right has targeted unions; that is why in the South — right-to-work laws, barriers to unions — are
destabilizes public budgets at every level, as tax receipts every citizen has a stake in their survival. now coming north.
plummet and expenses caused by unemployment rise. Yet In Wisconsin, the public employees accepted the harsh Madison, like Selma, is not a major city. It isn’t Chicago or
Wall Street gets bailed out, and working and poor people are concessions demanded by the governor, but rejected the attack New York or Los Angeles. And it isn’t Cairo. It is the epicenter
squeezed to pay to clean up their mess. on their basic rights. Teachers, nurses and other public workers of the battle for America’s democracy, and it is as American as
In states across the country, conservatives have used this stood up. Democratic state legislators left the state, blocking Lexington, Concord, Gettysburg, Montgomery and Selma.
occasion to assail public workers and their unions. They the effort to ram the legislation through. Students, ministers and
demand not only rollback of pay and benefits, but push laws to progressives rallied to their side. The demonstrations are now The Rev. Jesse Jackson is a civil rights leader, former
cripple — if not ban — public employee unions, destroying the entering their second week. Across the country, just as in the presidential candidate and president of the Rainbow/PUSH
Coalition.

Weathering the Storm Here in Baltimore and rebound.
throughout the country, an Disregarding the reasonable rules that now help to assure
ongoing struggle continues. safety on the job will not make working families more
People are suffering during secure. Failing to make reasonable long-term investments in
these difficult economic environmental protection, our roads and our bridges will not
times. They deserve a stimulate economic growth.
government that will stand We Americans understand the need for shared sacrifice
by them and help them to during devastating economic times. Yet, they also have every
weather this storm. right to expect that the costs of recovery be both rationally
In Washington, this is a allocated and fair.
time for clear thinking – not That, however, is not what the budget cutters in Washington
reactionary ideology nor are proposing.
political pay-backs to wealthy Rather, plainly stated, they are doing all that they can to
and powerful allies. shift the burdens of recovery solely upon America’s working
Elijah Cummings In America’s time of need, families. That, in my view, is both morally wrong and
the new House Republican counterproductive.
leadership has failed to respond as they should. Rather, they My Democratic colleagues and I will continue to make the
have demanded deep cuts in our national budget that would case that unfair, irrational budget slashing amounts to nothing
seriously harm many of the essential programs that so many less than class warfare against working families and the poorest
families are relying upon to weather the most devastating of the poor.
economic storm in 70 years. President Obama and those of us who support his more
I will continue to fight these misguided reactions – and to reasoned approach to our economic downturn realize that some
demand answers to the very reasonable questions that people in government agencies must tighten their belts another notch.
my community have been asking me every day. Still, we continue to believe that all Americans must be in this
Why are the Republicans’ sole answers to our budgetary struggle together.
questions limited to attempts to drastically cut federal funding Shared recovery and shared sacrifice must go hand in hand.
for the very programs that have been helping so many A critical effort toward that end is for government to do all that
Americans survive and recover? we can to provide people with the survival information that
Slashing education funding – from Head Start to Pell Grants they need.
for college – would not put this nation’s economic house in This month, I will host several interactive community
order. Firing food safety inspectors will not cause jobs to sessions that we have entitled, “Weathering the Storm in Tough
Economic Times.” Participants will learn more about accessing
the services that are offered by the State of Maryland and the
federal government.
Our first session will take place on March 5 at Howard
County: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Howard Community College
(RCF-400), 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia.
Subsequent sessions will be held on March 23 in Baltimore
City: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Enoch Pratt Free Library Main
Branch, 400 Cathedral Street in Baltimore; and on March 28
in Baltimore County: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the University of
Maryland Baltimore County, University Center Room 312,
1000 Hilltop Lane in Catonsville.
At our first session, Josh Curtis, deputy director of
the Healthy Howard Health Plan, Howard County Health
Department, will provide information on access to health care
services; and Hillary Lindenman, director of Program and
Services for the Community Action Council of Howard County,
will review the services are available for weatherization, energy
assistance, food bank participation, eviction prevention and
access to Head Start.
Deputy Secretary Clarence Snuggs of the Maryland
Department of Housing and Community Development will
also be on hand to add his expertise on foreclosure prevention.
Participants will be able to have one-on-one interaction with
experts to address their needs.
Please contact Hope Williams of my office at 410-685-9199
for more information. Working together, we can “Weather the
Storm.”
Congressman Elijah Cummings represents Maryland’s
7th Congressional District in the United States House of
Representatives.

Running on Crazy If Tunisia kicked down the
door of the Arab imagination
by showing it was possible to
topple a dictator, Egypt drew
a blueprint of non-violence
for the house of revolution
that detailed how to demolish
a stubbornly entrenched
dictator and now in Libya a
mad man is trying to burn
down the entire house rather
than face eviction.
For 42 years, Col.
Mona Eltahawy Moammar Gadhafi’s antics
have blinded too many to a
brutality they finally see on full display as he desperately tries
to quash the most serious uprising against his rule. If too many
chose to not see, Libyans have known all too well.
Half the struggle for Libyans has surely been getting the
world to move beyond “Gadhafi the Clown,” a role he seems to
have uninhibitedly embraced. Who hasn’t been distracted by the
eclectic wardrobe, the Kalashnikov-armed female bodyguards,
and the tents he would pitch at home and abroad for talks with
officials.
A source of embarrassment for Libyans, Gadhafi has never
been a joke: disappearances, a police state, zero freedom of
expression and poverty for at least a third of the population of
country tremendously wealthy thanks to oil.
For years, Gadhafi squandered that wealth on causes and
radical violence abroad that he chose because they epitomized
the “enemy of my enemy is my friend” school of diplomacy. In
2003, just as the U.S. became mired in Iraq and its non-existent
weapons of destruction, Gadhafi realized no one was scared
of him anymore and voluntarily gave up his weapons of mass
destruction programs.
When the world has paid attention to his crimes it has
invariably been to those against non-Libyans such as the mid-
air bombings of a French airliner over Niger and of a Pan
Am airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland. Once he compensated
families who lost relatives in those attacks, Gadhafi became
persona grata and money and business deals came and went
along with high-level dignitaries.
Gadhafi was a guest of the leaders of Italy and France and
former British Prime Minister Tony Blair — with businessmen
in tow of course — visited Libya soon after Gadhafi’s
rehabilitation.
Oil, business and arms deals have always trumped the rights
of the Libyan people who long suffered his crimes yet rarely
if ever saw compensation let alone the same attention and
condemnation as that of the crimes that kept Libya a “pariah”
state for so long — until Gadhafi learned to bribe the world’s
conscience into forgetting.
I visited Libya in September 1996 for the 27th anniversary
of the “revolution” — a military coup that a 27-year-old Gadhafi
led to topple the monarchy and since which he has ruled. Some
were optimistic that Gadhafi’s “revolution” could herald a new
Libya but it didn’t take long for his brutality to stamp out any
such hopes.
During the 1970s, police and security forces arrested
hundreds of Libyans who opposed Gadhafi or those the
authorities feared could oppose his rule: violent suppression
of student demonstrations, imprisonment and disappearances
of every political and social group you can imagine from
academics to journalists, Trotskyists to members of the Muslim
Brotherhood, all labeled “enemies of the revolution.” In case
anyone questioned Gadhafi’s bloodlust, there were even a
number of televised public hangings and mutilations of political
opponents, rights groups say.
In the 1980s authorities introduced a policy of extrajudicial
executions of political opponents abroad, termed “stray dogs.”
What is believed to be the bloodiest act of internal repression
under Gadhafi’s rule occurred just a few months before I arrived
in Tripoli with a group of journalist from Cairo. Very few, if any
of us, knew though. More than 1,000 prisoners were shot dead
by security forces on June 28 and 29, 1996 in Abu Salim prison,
Tripoli. It wasn’t until 2004 that Gadhafi publicly admitted to
the Abu Salim killings. Relatives of the murdered men have
refused compensation in place of judicial process.
One of Gadhafi’s crimes that I was aware of during my visit
was the disappearance of former Libyan foreign minister turned
dissident Mansour Kikhia. Egyptian agents abducted Kikhia
during a visit to Cairo in December 1993 while attending a
meeting of an Arab human rights organization he had helped
found. Kikhia had asked for Egyptian security protection while
in Cairo but agents of now toppled Egyptian dictator Hosni
Mubarak’s regime handed Kikhia over to agents of Gadhafi’s
regime, who spirited the dissident to Libya, where he is believed
to have executed and buried in the Libyan desert.
I interviewed his wife Baha Omary Kikhia in 1994 as she
visited the region trying to find out what had happened to her
husband. I think of her now as I hear many Libyans I know
whose relatives have been disappeared in Libya wonder if
they’re still alive, hoping for the best as they hear of Gadhafi’s
all-out attempt to quash the uprising.
And so I watch in awe at the breathtaking courage of
Libyans, rising up again — it is an insult to think this is the first
time, for they long have resisted Gadhafi’s tyranny and bloody
crackdowns on dissent.
The Tunisian revolution left every Arab dictator in fear,
Egypt’s toppling of Mubarak left them terrified — even one of
the U.S.’ best allies in the region could fall. And here they watch
a psychopathic dictator unleash his full horror on pro-freedom
demonstrators and still fail to terrify them into submission. The
Italian foreign minister has said reports that 1,000 people have
been killed in seven days of uprising are credible.
The price of toppling Gadhafi will be steep. But Libyans will
topple him and in doing so they will bring down with him the
castles of fear our dictators thought they had fortified.
You can read more from Mona Eltahawy at www.
monaeltahawy.com.
A8 The Afro-American , March 5, 2011 - March 11, 2011

Business
Local Stationary Company Caters to When Will the Financial Tide Turn
People of Color
By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staff Writer
Allyson Yuille doesn’t look
quite like Martha Stewart. Her
skin is a tad darker, her lips a
bit fuller and her style of dress
somewhat different, but her
ambitions remain the same.
The Los Angeles native made
the near 2,700-mile trek from
the West Coast to the East,
arriving in Washington, D.C.
in 2006 before transforming
herself into one of today’s
most interesting entrepreneurs.
In February, Yuille launched
Sweet Potato Paper, a
stationary company that
provides customized lines of
invitations for people of color
just in time to coordinate with
Black History Month.
Although the company is
still fresh, Yuille’s craving for
Sweet Potato Paper actually
began in 2009, when she
was busy planning her own
wedding. After scavenging
through several invitations
trying to find a Harlem
Renaissance theme, all that the
31-year-old could find were
conventional invites. “From
family reunions to anything
Sweet Potato Paper offers
stationary for every
occasion.
Towards Average Consumers?
that had to do with people of
color what I found was really
stereotypical,” Yuille said. “It
was either outdated or had
some sort of fist or Kente
cloth.”
From there, Yuille took
matters into her own hands.
She gave up her search and
simply styled her own invites,
prompting a clamoring from
friends and family who also
wanted more personalized
invitations. With a background
as an advertising and
marketing director, Yuille
applied her efforts and
intuitiveness to her new craft.
“I taught myself how to do
a lot of different things by
reading different books and
using it surprisingly to learn a
lot of the design software that’s
out there.”
The illustrations for Sweet
Potato Paper serve several
multi-cultural celebrations.
From Día de los Muertos
to Christmas, the stationary
company’s range of diverse
invitations is unmatched. Since
its launching, things have
gone “really well” for Sweet
Potato Paper without any
major advertisement. Although
business has blossomed so
far, Yuille’s plans for success
aren’t finished. She has a goal
in mind and it’s modeled after
one of the most successful
business women over the past
few years.
“My whole goal is I really
want to be, and I hope this
makes sense, like an urban
Martha Stewart,” Yuille said.
“I want to be the person who
can talk about hostessing
parties but focused on the
different types of parties
Survey Finds Hopes High Among Wealthy, But Still Low Among
Working Households
Courtesy Photos
In February Maryland
resident Allyson Yuille
launched Sweet Potato
Paper, a stationary
company that provides
customized lines of
invitations for people of
color.
for people of color. I want
to do that for every culture:
just really highlight the way
that they celebrate and how
invitations and different things
can be used to successfully
promote that particular
culture’s event.”
Sweet Potato Paper has
a chance to be a trendsetter.
With a name and service that’s
unique among its peers, staying
power seems certain for the
newborn business. Perhaps
its arrival falls just in time for
a wakeup call to stationary
companies everywhere. “We’re
not the minority anymore,”
Yuille added. “The number of
Latinos and African Americans
together make up a majority of
America but yet there’s not a
lot of things out there for us.”
For more information
Sweet Potato Paper visit www.
sweetpotatopaper.com
By Charlene Crowell
NNPA Columnist
For more than 60 years, Thomsen Reuters
and the University of Michigan have tracked
consumer trends and opinions.  In their most
recent survey, released recently, consumer
confidence rose to its highest level in three
years.  For the first time in more than six
years according to the survey, “consumers
reported hearing more positive than negative
economic developments.”  are even worse – 17 of every 100 Latino
Also, a new report from the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
examined bank profits.  In the last quarter
of 2010, lending institutions covered by
this federal regulatory agency netted $21.7
billion.  Moreover, 62 percent of these
institutions reported growth in their quarterly
net income from a year ago.  Compared
to their $1.8 billion net loss in the fourth
quarter of 2009, it is clear that banks are in a
recovery mode.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said
for many consumers and homeowners with
mortgages. For example, while consumer
confidence is climbing, it isn’t rising
equally across all households.  The Reuters/
University of Michigan study found that
confidence in the economy rose by nearly 10
percent among consumer households with
earnings of $75,000 or more.  But, among
lower income households, confidence fell by
1.4 percent.  This difference in perspective
was attributed by the survey to more
favorable job and income prospects among
upper income households.
Another example: a new report from the
Mortgage Bankers Association shows that
the number of homeowners currently in some
stage of the foreclosure process increased
during the third quarter of 2010.  As a
result, more than five million homeowners
with mortgages that are 60 days or more
delinquent remain at risk of foreclosure.
The financial troubles fall more heavily
on communities of color too.  For example,
a 2010 CRL research report, found for every
100 African-American homeowners, 11 have
either lost their homes or at imminent risk of
foreclosure.  For Latino families, the figures
homeowners are affected by foreclosures. 
These widespread foreclosures have drained
an estimated $350 billion from communities
of color.  Additionally, alternative financial
services such as auto title and payday loan
stores are heavily concentrated in these
same communities of color.  And, in these
highly-visible neighborhoods, the people who
frequent them become poorer from the high
fees assessed.
In 2011 and beyond if these troublesome
trends continue, they will worsen the racial
wealth gaps that are already too broad.  The
Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP),
part of Brandeis University’s Heller School
for Social Policy and Management, reported
last year that the wealth gap between Whites
and Blacks was now $95,000, compared to
$20,000 in 1984. 
It seems that while some economic
recovery has been accomplished, there is
more – much more – to be accomplished.
 
Charlene Crowell is the Center for
Responsible Lending’s communications
manager for state policy and outreach.
She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@
responsiblelending.org.

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Artist Photos by Bill Tabron

Sonya Carl and
Clark Pamela Bethea

From Feb. 12 to
Oct. 16, the Reginald
F. Lewis Museum in
downtown Baltimore Njina Jarvis, Martha
will present the exhibit, Jackson-Jarvis and Artist
“Material Girls:  Contemporary Niambi Jarvis Joyce J.
Black Women Artists.” Curated Scott
by Dr. Michelle Joan Wilkinson, director
of collections at the museum, the exhibit features
the work of eight East Coast artists who use
unconventional materials, including human
hair, to create thought-provoking, three- Artist
dimensional works of art. The featured Renee
artists are: Maya Stout
Freelon Asante, Maren
Hassinger and Joyce Shirley Howard, Carla Dunlap
J. Scott of Baltimore; and Sharon Blake, all from the
Chakaia Booker, New Maryland State Arts Council
York, N.Y.; Sonya Clark, Dr. Leslie King
Richmond, Va.; Torkwase Hammond and
Dr. Leslie King artist Chakaia
Dyson, Brooklyn, N.Y.; and
Hammond Booker
Martha Jackson Jarvis and
and artist
Renée Stout of Washington, Nelson Stevens and Loring
D.C. Lynn Sylvester Cornish

Ken Shepherd
Artist and Christina
Chakaia Waddler
Artist Maren Hassiner, George Ciscle Carla Nealy, actor Clayton LeBouef Benita Wilson and
Booker and Mink Stole and Cheryl LaRouch Patricia Briggs

Delores
Winston
won a
door
prize.
The guests
look forward
to Adolph
McDonald
leading the
Mardi Gras
Russell and Maria Hopewell were ready for Parade
Elisa Bejean chose the
the parade. Dr. Charlene Cooper
‘70s costume mask
Boston at the
Masquerade Ball
Photos by A. Lois De Laine, Ed.D.
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Pi Omega Chapter celebrated its 60th annual Mardi Gras with a
costumed and masked ball and silent auction to benefit their scholarship fund.
The partygoers experienced some of the traditions, culture, cuisine, and music reminiscent Joyce Boyer, Madison
of the “real” Mardi Gras in New Orleans with the parades, costumes and other festive and Antoinette Lyles
activities found on Bourbon Street in the French Quarters.
The basileus of Pi Omega is Zanes E.
Cypress Jr.
Can you guess
that behind the
mask is Selima
Marriott?
The crowd
agreed that the
best costumes Racquel and
were Mona Lisa Jean’Yea
and Norman Daniels
Hopewell’s worn
by Trena Brown
and Ozea Brook. Carl Stokes and Michele Noel

Chuck Brown
and Dr. Iantha
Tucker

Seen
dancing
were
Immediate past basileus John Mayor Stephanie Rawlings- Ron and
Omega Man, Dr.
Berkley, Ivy Gates-Smith and D. Dr. Gary and Sen. Blake and Zanes Cypress Jr, Stephanie
Walter Gill
Danard Smith Verna Jones-Rodwell basileus, Pi Omega Chapter Thompson
B2 The Afro-American, March 5, 2011 - March 11, 2011

Faith Pulse
Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church to Present Organ Recital
By Patrick McCoy music. Just recently, there of something close to the Conservatory. He attended a more about the special organ ways. Walker reflected
Special to the AFRO was published a two volume timeframe in which the organ student recital in which Price arrangement, which he will on those similarities. “I
set called King of Kings that was built ... I was wanting played. The piece that she perform on the recital. am astonished myself to
Brown Memorial Park has some fine works by Uzee find something that will not played was his first organ “Virgil worked out realize this. Before I came
Avenue Presbyterian Church Brown, Florence Price, among be very commonly heard. sonata and she subsequently that arrangement on the to Baltimore, I was organist
will present a special organ others. “The organ, I think Some may know the name wrote a sonata herself, which, organ at Brown Memorial at Riverside Church in New
recital 2 p.m. March 6 is the ideal instrument for ‘Florence Price’ from some structurally – key-wise and Church,” Walker said. “His York City, where Fox went
celebrating the 1931 Skinner worship because it relies upon of her songs and spiritual everything but theme – was arrangement calls for precise after he left Brown Memorial
Organ. The artists for the breath to make the sound ... arrangements she has done, patterned after the Guilmant colors that are in this organ. It Church. I never planned this
program are organists Michael The organ is able to encourage but the Suite is certainly of sonata ... This is the first fits like a hand inside a glove to happen at all and never
Britt, Marvin Mills, John the congregation to sing ... that period of composition, time that I have had the on this organ. It explores the expected it to happen, but I
Walker and Janet Yiehl, a I believe there is a spiritual particularly of an African- opportunity to pair the two on widest range of dynamics, am very grateful, honored ...
17-year-old high school senior sense of communication from American composer. It does a recital.” from the very softest sounds sometimes I feel like I am
from Alexandria, Va. John the Brown organ, it can be not use spiritual themes per se Virgil Fox served to the very loudest sounds. walking in very big shoes.
Walker is the church’s present very ethereal, it can be very or folk themes, but the themes as organist at Brown The quiet crescendo and This recital is a part of the
minister of music and spoke mysterious, it can be very hearken ... you have that Memorial, in addition to his diminuendo is suppose to be church’s Tiffany Series and is
on the importance of the jubilant ... there are so many sensibility. She also has a very responsibilities as head of the seamless so that the listener the culmination of a three-
Skinner Organ in worship at colors that it incorporates.” rich harmonic palette that she organ department at Peabody would not be able to perceive day celebration sponsored by
Brown. Marvin Mills briefly uses.” Conservatory. His famous that the organist is adding the Baltimore Chapter of the
“For the organ prelude and shared about his inclusion of Mills further discussed the arrangement of Bach’s Come stops, but rather the sound American Guild of Organists.
postlude each week, I select the Suite No. 1 by Florence unique connection between Sweet Death was “conceived” grows and grows in a thrilling General admission is $15
significant works of repertoire Price, who is considered the French composer of organ at what would be referred way. Virgil Fox was a very and $5 for students. For more
from the 17th century through first African-American female music, Alexandre Guilmant to as “Virgil Fox’s Skinner” emotional player and he felt information, please contact
today, including music of composer of classical music. and Florence Price. “On his before he premiered the deeply about the music which the church at (410) 523-1542
Americans,” Walker said. “I have played the Price last tour, he made a stop in piece in Philadelphia for The he played.” or info@browndowntown.org.
“There is a growing presence piece a number of times ... Boston while Florence Price American Guild of Organists The careers of Walker The church is located at 1316
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Homecoming Comes Early for Two Famed MICA Alums
By Kristin Gray
AFRO Managing Editor
The Maryland Institute
College of Art’s campus is
bustling with individuality
and a hodgepodge of
students fully immersed
in myriad forms of artistic
expression. Within minutes,
it’s apparent that cliques and
social pecking orders have
little room at the Bolton Hill
neighborhood school, where
students with rainbow-colored
locks or a face pocked with
piercings fail to raise an
eyebrow.
On an uncharacteristically
mild February afternoon,
celebrity makeup artist Reggie
Wells and famed “alter ego”
photographer Derek Blanks
returned to their alma mater,
which at 185 years old is one
of the nation’s oldest and
most prestigious art schools.
Walking through the maze-
like hallways of the Eddie
and Sylvia Brown Center,
Wells absorbed the mash-
up of student artwork that
lines nearly every surface of
the window-laden building.
Today, multi-hued patchwork,
pastoral images from El
Salvador and an ornate bust of
the late rapper Tupac are only
a fraction of the artwork on
display.
It’s a legacy of
craftsmanship and creativity
that Wells, a 1971 graduate, is
fiercely proud of.
“The biggest honor I can
ever give is to come back
to this school and give a
speech…I was so blessed to
get a four-year scholarship,”
said Wells as he reflected on
his time at MICA. “Because
we were artists, you could
be a fool, you could be
outspoken, you could do
LOCALS IN OUR
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THEIR THING!
Hello everyone, how are
you doing? I hope all is well
with you and your loved ones.
This week, I want to feature
certain individuals who are
doing some positive things in
our community.
Lydia Murray is co-
CEO and founder of Christ
My Lord Saves (CMLS)
Productions, an event
planning company in
Baltimore.
During her time with
the local unions, Lydia
successfully negotiated
collective bargaining
agreements for Prince
George’s Community
College and the Washington
Suburban Sanitary
Commission. She was
organizer and representative
A chat with The Grace Card’s Lou Gossett Jr. on afro.com
anything and they’d say, ‘Oh,
that’s a student that’s really
into art.’ We spread love;
thank God it was the ‘60s, a
time when you could spread
love. So they were smoking
and spreading love at the
same time.”
He lets loose a hearty
laugh that echoes down
the empty hallway before
adding, “I felt really
comfortable here and not
overwhelmed.”
The school’s Black
Student Union is gearing
up for its annual benefit
fashion show in April and
the two notable alumni are
back to direct a promotional
photo shoot. The Emmy
Award-winning makeup
artist has returned to MICA
for the second time in three
months, which he admits is
“not easy” to do, “but it’s
for my school.”
Perhaps best known as
the tour de force behind
media mogul Oprah’s glam
squad, Wells is the author
of makeup how-to guide
Face Painting and his work
has appeared on the covers
of Essence magazine 108
times. Most recently, he
debuted the cosmetics line
Hissyfit, which aims to take
the mystery out of flawless
makeup application.
Not bad for a “little
colored boy from Pulaski
Street.”
“I’ve got 36 years in
the business right now.
After 36 years you really
have a story,” said Wells,
who is working on an
autobiography detailing his
rise from humble beginnings.
“I didn’t start off as a makeup eye shadow pots, lipsticks and with dirty makeup…We don’t was Alter Ego,” said Blanks.
artist; I started off as an art
teacher in Baltimore City.
I didn’t get trained to be
for the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
After 11 years with local
unions, Lydia decided that
God had a new direction
for her and her family. She
spent two years as a client
relations adviser for Chrysler
and BMW, during which time
she perfected team-building
skills and developed strategic
thinking capabilities, which
Lydia Murray and
husband Charles
Murray are co-CEO
and founders of
Christ My Lord Saves
Productions, an event
planning company
in Baltimore. Lydia, a
native of Baltimore,
spent 25 years with
the Giant Food
Co., until leaving
to become a union
advocate with such
organizations as
Teamsters, AFSCME,
SEIU, and UFCW.
in turn earned her top sales
honors.
On Aug. 28, 2010,
Lydia’s event-planning and
her superior organizational
skills turned her “vision into
action” with the production
of “An Evening of Elegant
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a makeup artist, but thank
God I had this talent and this
skill…”
Wells is as humorous
as he is charismatic, but
jokes come to an abrupt halt
when makeup is the topic of
Celebrity makeup artist and Baltimore
preps a model during a recent photo shoot at the Maryland
Institute College of Art.
discussion. A kaleidoscope of
brushes ranging from tiny to
gargantuan transform MICA’s want” – some of the gems he
mundane classroom into a
Entertainment.” The event,
produced by Lydia, showcased
CMLS Productions at Faith
Christian Fellowship Church
in Owings Mills (where Lydia
is a member and part of the
church’s hospitality ministry).
From spoken word, comedy,
fashion, R&B to gospel,
Lydia’s dreams and God’s
work were set to stage. “My
next step is the production
and orchestration of a ‘mega-
show’ to take place at Lincoln
University, in honor of Black
History Month,” says Lydia.
For more information, contact
Lydia Murray at 410-241-
8738.
On March 6, 4-5:30
March 5, 2011 - March 11, 2011, The Afro-American
makeup lover’s daydream. At times his tone is
He commands the attention just short of a quip, but the
of several freelance makeup experience was an inspiration
artists tapped to assist with for Baltimore-based makeup
the two-day photo shoot and artist Chimére Smith.
demands perfection at all “I'm in awe of [Wells’]
costs. ability to want to give aspiring
artists… a chance to learn
and grow. He is serious
about his commitment to
MICA and seems to truly
enjoy teaching makeup
students how to hone their
craft,” said Smith. “He even
advised me on the next steps
I should take in my artistry.
This man has influenced
celebrity makeup artists
Sam Fine and AJ Crimson.
I'm just honored to add my
name to the list.”
As Wells and his team
of makeup artists glamorize
a bevy of slender models,
Blanks tinkers with a
camera and adjusts the
studio’s lighting as a small
assemblage of MICA
students looks on. The
2000 graduate experienced
a meteoric rise to fame in
2009 when his alter-ego
photo shoots, which feature
digitally blended images
of one person engaging in
different scenarios, garnered
international acclaim.
Even the outspoken “Real
Housewives of Atlanta”
fawned over their photos
during a two-episode blitz
featuring Blanks’ work.
“I didn’t realize how
much [alter ego shoots]
Photo by Courtney A. Bonaparte
caught on until I started
native Reggie Wells seeing different Internet
blogs and everybody had an
alter ego. I was at home in
Atlanta, Ga., and went into
“Never let anyone see you the mall, and the store’s name
always get everything we “When I thought about doing
it, I wanted to do something
shares with the young women. different and I wanted to do
By Rosa
Pryor
St Paul’s
Jazz Band,
directed by
Carl Grubbs,
will give you
a fascinating
afternoon
with young
people who
are exploring
the world of
jazz, 4-5:30
p.m., March 6 at An die Musik Live, 409 N. Charles St.,
Baltimore. For tickets and information, call Barbara
Harrell Grubbs at 410-944-2909.
p.m., the St Paul’s Jazz Band producer and educator Carl
will give you a fascinating Grubbs as director. It will be
afternoon of music with young held at the An die Musik Live
people who are exploring the located 409 N. Charles St. in
world of jazz, with musician, Baltimore.
Carl Grubbs with his
lovely wife, Barbara, have
A Centennial been providing the teaching of
Celebration in memory music for children for years.
of Clarence M. Mitchell Their music camp provides
Jr. will be held at an intensive program of
Union Baptist Church, specialized music instruction
1219 Druid Hill Ave. for children ages 8-17. The
at 2 p.m. March focus of the program is
5, and on March 6 learning the fundamentals of
the celebration will music, playing the instrument
continue at a special of their choice, reading music,
church service at using computers to create
Sharp Street Memorial music and performing. The
Methodist Church, intended outcomes of the
1206 Etting St. at 10 music camp are to increase the
a.m. in Baltimore. Both participant’s understanding
events are free. and appreciation of music,
strengthen their music abilities
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it on celebrities because….I
thought it would be that much
more intriguing. It seems to
be my claim to fame, as they
say.”
The Mississippi-born
photographer’s portfolio is
a who’s who of Hollywood
stars. He captured stunning
images of actress Angela
Bassett for the cover of
Essence’s March 2011 cover,
but is also an illustrator
featured in national galleries
and publications.
Despite his dynamic
photography and bourgeoning
success, Blanks is still
the consummate southern
gentleman and, perhaps, a
bit shy. His return to MICA
is likely an inspiration for
current students, but Blanks
said he is equally rewarded.
“Coming back to campus
made me realize – over
10 years ago when I was
here – that the school has
changed completely but the
students still look like my
old classmates. I think I take
the youthfulness from the
students and I try to either
keep my work fresh where it
doesn’t become dated where
it could easily compete with
somebody that’s graduating in
2010 versus 2000.”
MICA’s Black Student
Union hosts their annual
benefit show, “Genuine
Articles: Designs That Give
a Damn” at 8 p.m., April
16 at the Brown Center’s
Falvey Hall, 1301 W. Mount
Royal Ave. Tickets: $15,
students; $20, general
public. Visit www.afro.
com for more updates on
the show. Visit dblanks.com
and thereggiewells.com to
learn more about Blanks and
Wells.
and expose them to career
opportunities in music through
interaction with professional
musicians, visiting artists
and field trips. For more
information on the St. Paul’s
Jazz Band and Carl’s program,
call 410-944-2909.
The Rosa Pryor Music
Scholarship Fund is having
their annual Gospel Prayer
Breakfast on March 19, 8 a.m.
until noon at the Normandy
Room, 4116 E. Lombard St.
in Baltimore. The program
will include Barbara
Nicholson, WCAO Heaven
600 radio personality and the
Rev. Dorothy Boulware of St.
John’s Transformation Baptist
Church as hostesses; Pastor
Lee Michaels, Heaven 600
program director and morning
show host and pastor of
Manifest Wonders Christian
Center, will do a sermonette.
Performing are the Remnants
of Annapolis, gospel singing
group; the Wilson Park Male
Chorus; Katie Davenport,
gospel soloist; and Ainte’
Dora & Pumpkin, known for
their comedy skit. A breakfast
buffet will be served. For
more information or tickets,
call 410-833-9474.
Well my dear friends, I am
out of time and out of space.
If you need me, call me at
410-833-9474 or e-mail me at
rosapryor@aol.com. UNTIL
THE NEXT TIME, I’M
MUSICALLY YOURS.
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Baltimore City High School Basketball

No. 1 Patterson, No. 8 Dunbar Advance to Semifinals
St. Frances Academy Falls to John Carroll in BCL Title
By Perry Green assists and eight rebounds, well, scoring 20 points while on March 1 at Loyola John Carroll (32-2 overall) the Maryland Interscholastic
AFRO Sports Editor helping Patterson blast Myrek Fowlkes followed with University’s Reitz Arena. defeated St. Frances for a Athletic Association A
Dulaney High School, 98-68, 13. It marked the second time title. John Carroll had beat Conference championship on
The No. 1 ranked during the Class 4A North “We were able to force in less than two weeks that St. Frances (18-7 overall) in Feb. 22.
Patterson High School quarterfinals on Feb. 28. some turnovers defensively,
Clippers didn’t have any Dulaney managed to keep Clippers coach Harry Martin
problems advancing past the the score close for most of the said. “We wore them down in
first round of the Maryland first half and only trailed 45- the second half.” Norfolk State Dominates Morgan State, Pushes
Class 4A Regional’s, thanks 35 at halftime. Patterson (22-1 overall
primarily to sophomore But Carr kept scoring record) now faces Perry Hall Bears Out of Lead to Win MEAC
sensation Aquille Carr, easily and the Clippers eventually in the Regional’s semifinals. By Perry Green
considered the best high tightened up defensively, Meanwhile, the Dunbar AFRO Sports Editor
school basketball player in allowing them to run away Poets (20-3 overall) also
Baltimore City. with the score. made it out of the first round Morgan State men’s basketball team has one
Carr nearly recorded a Patterson’s Rickey after ripping Northwestern, of the best “big man” combinations in the Mid-
triple-double of 39 points, 16 Meekins also performed 72-40, in the Class 1A South Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) with junior
quarterfinals. Kevin Thompson and senior Rodney Stokes
The Poets coasted to patrolling the paint. But even they couldn’t stop
Slow Down and Listen. victory on the backs of Norfolk State’s Kyle O’Quinn, who dominated
Obey the Call (Mark 1:17) Devante Wallace and Aaron on the inside, scoring a game-high 23 points to Courtesy Photo/NSU
Parham, who scored 23 points help Norfolk State get by Morgan State, 69-63, Norfolk State’s Kyle O’Quinn scored 23
Join us Sunday, March 13th and 21 points, respectively. Feb. 26 in Norfolk, Va. points with 18 rebounds in win over
- Tuesday March 15th “We played with a lot of O’Quinn, a strong candidate to win MEAC Morgan State.
for our energy,” Dunbar coach Cyrus Player of the Year this season, also led the game
12th Annual Missions Conference Jones said. “I’m proud of how with an outstanding 18 rebounds, along with four
well we played as a team.”
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Heights in the semifinals.
of Infinity Church, Laurel, MD Todd Bozeman. “He gave us problems again. He gave us problems up at our place.”
Unfortunately, not every Thompson, the 2010 MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, tried to challenge O’Quinn,
(Preaching & teaching of the word, music high school favorite located scoring double figures in two categories for his 11th double-double of the season with 19
and missionary workshops) in Baltimore City was able to points and 10 rebounds. But MSU’s best scorer, sophomore forward DeWayne Jackson, was
have postseason success this limited to only two points in the first half and 10 points in the entire game. Morgan State also
week. St. Frances Academy, struggled from the free-throw line, missing nearly half of their attempts.
the No. 5 ranked team in the
At “I thought we were getting into a rhythm, but it didn’t translate,” Bozeman said. “I thought
Baltimore Catholic League we had an opportunity all the way until it [the game clock] got to single digits. But you’re not
Colonial Baptist Church and perhaps the top Catholic going to win a lot of games when you shoot 59 percent from the free throw line.”
9411 Liberty Road, Randallstown, MD 21133 high school basketball Morgan State fell to 15-11 overall, 10-4 MEAC.
410-655-1080 team actually located in the “Our fate was in our own hands,” Bozeman said, “and now we have to win out and
www.colonialbaptist.org City, fell to John Carroll, Bethune-Cookman (18-11, 12-3 MEAC) would have to lose for us to have a chance to win the
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or toll-free 1-877-737- at https://ebidmarketplace.com HABC contracts.
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ARC, NO KILL Animal
Shelters. Advanced mddcpress.com related to this solicitation should be directed
to the Buyer. Sealed proposals addressed to the Board of Housing Authority of Baltimore City
Veterinary Treatments. Estimates of Baltimore, will be received until, Division of Fiscal Operations,
Free Towing, IRS but not later than 11:00 a.m. local time on Purchasing Department
the following date(s) for the stated 417 E. Fayette Street, Room 414
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Non-runners 1-866-912- Attention: John Airey,

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS:
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VEHICLE RECEIVE MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATION
FREE VACATION The Baltimore City Board of School Commis- SERVICES B50001745 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
VOUCHER. UNITED sioners invites interested companies to sub- Spray Site Addition, Contract IRR-01-10
mit proposals to: provide educational ser-
BREAST CANCER vices to approximately 50 - 100 eligible THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT
CAN BE VIEWED AND DOWN LOADED BY Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of the Town of Berlin Spray
FOUNDATION Free students in grades 9-12 only who are en-
Site Addition, Contract IRR-01-10, will be received by 3:00 p.m. local
rolled in non-public/private, or religious VISITING THE CITYS WEB SITE:
Mammograms, Breast schools. time, on March 16, 2011, at the Town Hall Building, located at 10 William
Cancer Info www.ubcf. www.baltimorecitibuy.org St, Berlin, MD 21811, and then at said office publicly opened and read
info FREE Towing, In order to participate, interested vendors aloud.
need to register with eMaryland Marketplace
Tax Deductible, Non- by visiting their website at https:// The project generally comprises the construction a storage lagoon, an
Runners Accepted, ebidmarketplace.com and clicking the Reg- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY
irrigation pump station, a solid set irrigation system, a control building,
istration button. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
1-888-468-5964 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES related equipment, piping, and site work.
Solicitation RFP-11067 will be available for
review commencing Friday, February 25, The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following
BUSINESS 2011.
RFP NUMBER: B-1651-11
locations:
OPPORTUNITY The Pre-Proposal Meeting will be held on The Housing Authority of Baltimore City
Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 10:30 am. Local (∫HABC∫) will accept proposals from
(“HABC”) Town of Berlin
time 200 E. North Avenue, Baltimore, MD interested and qualified not for profit entities 10 William St
ALL CASH VENDING 21202, Room 301. to provide youth development services at the Berlin, MD 21811
ROUTE! Be Your Own Youth Development Center located at 1100
The Proposal Due Date is Thursday, March East Fayette Street. URS Corporation
Boss! 25 Machines + 10, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. local time. No 4051 Ogletown Road, Suite 300
Candy All for $9995. proposals will be accepted after that time.
PROPOSALS WILL BE DUE no later than Newark, DE 19713
877-915-8222 All Major Any questions related to this solicitation
should be directed to the Buyer, Dorothy Hale 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, April
Credit Cards Accepted! at dhale@bcps.k12.md.us 4, 2011. Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be purchased at the
Engineer’s office
Engineer¬s office(Issuing
(IssuingOffice)
Office)forfor
$250.00 (non-refundable).
$250.00 There
(non-refundable). There
A non-mandatory pre-proposals conference will be an additional $30.00 fee if you wish to have the Bidding
will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, Documents mailed. Checks should be made payable to URS Corpora-
at 10:00 a.m., at 417 E. Fayette Street, Room tion.
416, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202.
 The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the
Town of Berlin Department of Public Works Service Center located on the first floor of The proposed work consists of:
10 William St the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore,
Berlin, MD 21811 Maryland 21202 as of Friday, February 25, 2011 and copies may be Improvements to the existing wastewater pumping station. See
purchased for a non-refundable cost of $50.00. specifications for description of work.
B6
URS Corporation
The Afro-American,
4051 Ogletown Road, Suite 300 March 5, 2011 - March
Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid
11, 2011
package. A pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 9:00
Newark, DE 19713 All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the a.m. local time at the station. A second site visit will be held on
City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 9.00 a.m. at the station. A third site visit
Copies of the CONTRACT LEGAL NOTICES
DOCUMENTS may be purchased at the should call 410-396-6883LEGAL NOTICES
or contact the Committee at 751 Eastern LEGAL
will be held on Wednesday, April NOTICES
6, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. at the station.
Engineer¬s office (Issuing Office) for $250.00 (non-refundable). There Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. If a bid is submitted by a joint This will be the last chance to visit the station. No questions will be
will be an additional $30.00 fee if you wish to have the Bidding venture (“JV”),
(∫JV∫), then in that event, the document that established answered at this time.
Documents mailed. Checks should be made payable to URS Corpora- the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes.
tion. The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is THE PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO A MINORITY BUSINESS ENTER-
E13004 Rehabilitation of Structures PRISE UTILIZATION GOAL AND FEMALE CONTRACTORS UTILIZA-
Bidders shall request materials and/or equipment to be recognized as Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $500,000.01 to TION GOALS. THESE GOAL REQUIREMENTS ARE MORE FULLY
∫or equal∫ before 15 days of bid opening. $1,000,000.00 EXPLAINED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS. THE MBE/WBE FORMS IN
A “Pre-Bidding
∫Pre-Bidding Information”
Information∫ session
session will
will be
be conducted TheSite
conductedatatThe Site103
103 THE PROPOSAL BOOKLET MUST BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED
A pre-bid meeting will be held on March 10, 2011 at 10.30 AM at the W. Lexington Street on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 10:00 A.M. AT THE TIME OF BID OPENING.
Town Hall in Berlin. If there are questions about the CONTRACT Principal Items of work for this project are:
DOCUMENTS, please contact the Engineer. 1. Selected Demolition Sealed proposals (the entire book) addressed to Baltimore County,
2. Hazmat Removal Maryland for this contract will be received in the Baltimore County
This project is funded, in part, by the Maryland Water Quality Revolving 3. Structural Construction Purchasing Division, Room 148, Old Courthouse, 400 Washington
Loan Fund and the USDA Rural Development. Contractors are directed The MBE goal is 27% Avenue, Towson, MD 21204, until the time specified on the contract at
to the requirements reflected in the Supplementary Conditions regarding The WBE goal is 10% which time they will be publicly opened and read.
compliance with construction utilizing these funds and to the following: CONTRACT NO. GS 11814
ONLY CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE BEEN PREQUALIFIED BY BAL-
1. The terms and conditions of the six (6) affirmative action steps as APPROVED: TIMORE COUNTY AT LEAST TEN (10) DAYS PRIOR TO THE OPEN-
well as other requirements described in the State Insert entitled Bernice H. Taylor ING OF BIDS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS.
∫Requirements and Contract Provisions For The Project Financed Clerk, Board of Estimates
Through The Maryland Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund And The APPROVED: All proposals must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, on the approved
Maryland Drinking
Drinking Water
Water Revolving
RevolvingLoan
LoanFund.”
Fund.∫ The requirements for Theodore Atwood form provided,
provided, in
in the
the amount
amount as
asset
setforth
forthininthe
the“Information
∫Informationfor
forBidders”.
Bidders∫.
bidders and contractors as described in the State Insert are explained Director, Department of General Services No other form of proposal guaranty is acceptable.
in the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
CITY OF BALTIMORE The Purchasing Agent reserves the right to reject any or all proposals
2. The Federal
2. The Federal requirements
requirements made
made part
partofofthe
theContract
ContractDocuments
Documentsbyby DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS or bids or parts of bids and to waive technicalities as may be deemed
the
the insert
insert entitled
entitled“Federal
∫FederalRequirements
Requirementsand andContract Provisions
Contract for for
Provisions BUREAU OF WATER AND WASTEWATER best for the interest of the County.
Special Appropriation Act Projects, US Environmental Protection
Protection Agency,
Agency SECTION 00020
Region III”.
III∫. NOTICE OF LETTING Keith Dorsey, Director
Office of Budget & Finance
3. The requirements
3. The requirements made
made part
part of
of the
the Contract
Contract Documents
Documents by by the
the insert
insert Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of
entitled “Requirements
∫Requirements and
andContract
ContractProvisions
Provisionsforfor
Projects Financed
Projects Financed Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND
American Recovery
through the American Recovery and
and Reinstatement
Reinstatement ActAct of
of 2009
2009 (ARRA),
(ARRA), Water Contract 1180-Falls Road Water Main Replacement will be INVITATION FOR BIDS
Maryland Department
Maryland Department of
of the
theEnvironment”.
Environment∫. received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore, CONTRACT NO. 11041 PO0
Maryland until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Positively no TOWSON LIBRARY AIR HANDLING UNITS REPLACEMENT
The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities and to reject bids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by 320 YORK ROAD, TOWSON, MD 21204
any or all bids. All bids must be accompanied by a bid bond or certified the Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon. TOWSON - DISTRICT 9 c 5
check in the amount of a least 5% of the base bid total for proposal The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the CONTRACT
CONTRACT COST GROUP
GROUP “D”
∫D∫ ($1,000,000 to
TO$2,500,000.00)
$2,500,000.00)
payable to the Town of Berlin. Department of Public Works Service Center located on the first floor of WORK CLASSIFICATION: I-5
the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore,
AD-1 Maryland 21202 as of Friday, February 25, 2011 and copies may be BID DATE: THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011 AT 2:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME
purchased for a non-refundable cost of $50.00.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid On or after MARCH 7, 2011 the above contract documents (See Note
Transfer Piping, Contract FM-01-10 package. *) may be inspected and purchased from the Division of
All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the Construction Contracts Administration, Department of Public
Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of the Town of Berlin Transfer City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties Works, Room 300B, County Office Building (COB), 111 W.
Piping, Contract FM-01-10, will be received by 3:30 p.m. local time, on should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 751 Eastern Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, MD 21204, upon receipt of payment
March 16, 2011 at the Town Hall Building, located at 10 William St, Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. If a bid is submitted by a joint of $20.00 (TWENTY DOLLARS) per contract. All checks should be made
Berlin, MD 21811, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. venture (“JV”), (∫JV∫), then in that event, the document that established payable to BALTIMORE COUNTY MD. NO REFUNDS will be made to
the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes. anyone. Direct any questions to 410-887-3531. Bidders obtaining
The project generally comprises the construction of force main piping, The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is Water documents from another source other than Baltimore County WILL NOT
pipe drilling, appurtenances, and site work. Mains B02551 be allowed to submit proposals to Baltimore County.
Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $1,000,000.00 to
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following $2,000,000.00 *Note: Contract Documents will consist of One (1) Paper Copy
locations: A “Pre-Bidding
∫Pre-Bidding formation” session
Information∫ willwill
session be conducted at 3rd
be conducted at Floor
3rd Floor Proposal Book and One (1) Compact Disk (CD) with all of the
Conference Room of the Bureau of Water & Wastewater, Abel required drawings. The CD will be in PDF format. Contractors and
Town of Berlin Wolman Municipal Building on March 8, 2011 at 10:00 A.M. Sub-Contractors can purchase paper copies of the drawings from
10 William St Principal Items of work for this project are: Baltimore County - OIT - Central Printing located in the Basement
Berlin, MD 21811 Installation of approx. 2,465 linear feet of 20-inch and approx. 1,625 of the COB, RM G-9 for $1.50 a copy.
linear feet of 16-inch ductile iron pipe, various fittings, valves and
URS Corporation appurtenances. Installation of corrosion control and monitoring The proposed work consists of:
4051 Ogletown Road, Suite 300 system.
Newark, DE 19713 The MBE goal is 15% Replace four (4) Air Handling Units (AHUs). Replacement of AHUs #1
The WBE goal is 6% and #3 shall be part of the Base Bid. Replacement of AHUs #2 and #4
Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be purchased at the WATER CONTRACT 1180 shall be part of the ADD ALTERNATES. Modify existing structural
Engineer’s office (Issuing Office) for $200.00 (non-refundable). There APPROVED:
Engineer¬s supports to accommodate installation of new AHUs. Provide new DDC
will be an additional $30.00 fee if you wish to have the Bidding Bernice H. Taylor type Building ATC for equipment affected by work. Provide all electrical
Documents mailed. Checks should be made payable to URS Corpora- Clerk, Board of Estimates work as necessary to accommodate the replacement of the existing
tion. APPROVED: AHUs. Contractor shall re-balance existing Air Devices served by AHUs
Alfred H. Foxx #1-3-5-6-7-8 in Base Bid. AHU #2 in Add Alternate #1 and AHU #4 in
Bidders shall request materials and/or equipment to be recognized as Director of Public Works Add Alternate #2.
“or equal”
∫or equal∫ before 15 days of bid opening.
BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND A pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 10:00
A pre-bid meeting will be held on March 10, 2011 at 1:00 pm at the INVITATION FOR BIDS a.m. local time in room 215 of the County Office Building located at 111
Town Hall in Berlin. If there are questions about the CONTRACT West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, MD 21204. A site visit will follow
DOCUMENTS, please contact the Engineer. CONTRACT NO. 10096 SX0 the meeting.
OVERBROOK & ACADEMY ROADS &
This project is funded, in part, by the Maryland Water Quality Revolving CECIL AVENUE SEWER REHABILITATION- THE PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO A MINORITY BUSINESS ENTER-
Loan Fund and the USDA Rural Development. Contractors are directed CONSENT DECREE PRISE UTILIZATION GOAL AND FEMALE CONTRACTORS UTILIZA-
to the requirements reflected in the Supplementary Conditions regarding CATONSVILLE - DISTRICT 1 c 1 AND 1 C 4 TION GOALS. THESE GOAL REQUIREMENTS ARE MORE FULLY
compliance with construction utilizing these funds and to the following: CONTRACT
CONTRACT COST GROUP GROUP “B”∫B∫ ($100,000 TO
to $500,000)
$500,000) EXPLAINED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS. THE MBE/WBE FORMS IN
WORK CLASSIFICATION: F-6 THE PROPOSAL BOOKLET MUST BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED
1. The terms and conditions of the six (6) affirmative action steps as AT THE TIME OF BID OPENING.
well as other requirements described in the State Insert entitled BID DATE: THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011 AT 10:30 A.M. LOCAL TIME
∫Requirements and Contract Provisions For The Project Financed Sealed proposals (the entire book) addressed to Baltimore County,
Through The Maryland Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund And The On or after MARCH 7, 2011, the above contract documents (See Note Maryland for this contract will be received in the Baltimore County
Maryland Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund.∫ The requirements for *) may be inspected and purchased from the Division of Purchasing Division, Room 148, Old Courthouse, 400 Washington
bidders and contractors as described in the State Insert are explained Construction Contracts Administration, Department of Public Avenue, Towson, MD 21204, until the time specified on the contract at
in the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. Works, Room 300B, County Office Building (COB), 111 W. which time they will be publicly opened and read.
Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, MD 21204, upon receipt of payment
2. The
2. The Federal
Federal requirements
requirements mademade part
part ofofthe
theContract Documents by of $35.00 (THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS) per contract. All checks should be
ContractDocuments ONLY CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE BEEN PREQUALIFIED BY BAL-
by the
the insert
insert entitled
entitled “FederalRequirements
∫Federal Requirementsand andContract Provisions for made payable to BALTIMORE COUNTY MD. NO REFUNDS will be
Contract Provisions TIMORE COUNTY AT LEAST TEN (10) DAYS PRIOR TO THE OPEN-
Special Appropriation
for Special AppropriationAct Act
Projects, US US
Projects, Environmental Protection
Environmental Agency, made to anyone. Direct any questions to 410-887-3531. Bidders
Protection ING OF BIDS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS.
Region
Agency III∫.
Region III”. obtaining documents from another source other than Baltimore County
WILL NOT be allowed to submit proposals to Baltimore County. All proposals must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, on the approved
3. The requirements made part of the Contract Documents
3. The Documents by by the
the insert
insert form provided, in
in the
the amount
amount as
asset
setforth
forthininthe
the“Information
∫Informationfor
forBidders”.
Bidders∫.
entitled “Requirements
entitled ∫Requirements and andContract
ContractProvisions
Provisionsforfor Projects
Projects Financed *Note: Contract Documents will consist of One (1) Paper Copy
Financed No other form of proposal guaranty is acceptable.
through the
through the American
American Recovery
Recovery andand Reinstatement
Reinstatement ActAct of
of 2009 (ARRA), Proposal Book and Four (4) DVDs with all of the required drawings.
2009 (ARRA),
Maryland Department
Department of ofthe
theEnvironment”.
Environment∫. The DVD will be in PDF format. Contractors and Sub-Contractors The Purchasing Agent reserves the right to reject any or all proposals
Maryland
can purchase paper copies of the drawings from Baltimore County or bids or parts of bids and to waive technicalities as may be deemed
The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities and to reject - OIT - Central Printing located in the Basement of the COB, RM G-9 best for the interest of the County.
any or all bids. All bids must be accompanied by a bid bond or certified for $1.50 a copy.
check in the amount of a least 5% of the base bid total for proposal Keith Dorsey, Director
payable to the Town of Berlin. The proposed work consists of: Office of Budget & Finance
AD-1 5,481 (LF) Pipe Lining 8 Inch Sewer Main CITY OF BALTIMORE
OFFICE OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
CITY OF BALTIMORE THE PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO A MINORITY BUSINESS ENTER- PUBLIC NOTICE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS PRISE UTILIZATION GOAL AND FEMALE CONTRACTORS UTILIZA- PROCUREMENT OF CONSULTANT SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS TION GOALS. THESE GOAL REQUIREMENTS ARE MORE FULLY
NOTICE OF LETTING EXPLAINED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS. THE MBE/WBE FORMS IN PROJECT # 1155 - REPLACEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF
THE PROPOSAL BOOKLET MUST BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED DISTRIBUTION MAINS AND APPURTENANCES IN
Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of AT THE TIME OF BID OPENING. IDENTIFIED AREAS
Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for
RP11812-Baltimore Playlot Project-FY ¬10 will be received at the Office
Project -FY’10 Sealed proposals (the entire book) addressed to Baltimore County, The City of Baltimore Office of Boards and Commissions has been
of the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 Maryland for this contract will be received in the Baltimore County requested by the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Water and
A.M. on March 23, 2011. Positively no bids will be received after 11:00 Purchasing Division, Room 148, Old Courthouse, 400 Washington Wastewater, to advertise for the services of a Civil/ Environmental
A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the Board of Estimates in Room Avenue, Towson, MD 21204, until the time specified on the contract at Engineering firm to provide engineering services for design of re-
215, City Hall at Noon. which time they will be publicly opened and read. placement and rehabilitation of water mains and appurtenances in
The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the identified areas within Baltimore City.
Department of Public Works Service Center located on the first floor of ONLY CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE BEEN PREQUALIFIED BY BAL-
the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, TIMORE COUNTY AT LEAST TEN (10) DAYS PRIOR TO THE OPEN- The firms interested in providing these services must demonstrate and
Maryland 21202 as of February 25, 2011 and copies may be purchased ING OF BIDS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS. document:
for a non-refundable cost of $50.00.
Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid All proposals must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, on the approved 0
Expertise and experience in the design of water distribution and service
package. form provided, in
in the
the amount
amount as
asset
setforth
forthininthe
the“Information
∫Informationfor
forBidders”.
Bidders∫. mains of all material types such as ductile iron and high density
All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the No other form of proposal guaranty is acceptable. polyethylene pipe and associated appurtenances.
City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties 0
Expertise in rehabilitation of water mains by CIPP lining and conven-
should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 751 Eastern The Purchasing Agent reserves the right to reject any or all proposals tional lining.
Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. If a bid is submitted by a joint or bids or parts of bids and to waive technicalities as may be deemed 0
Expertise and experience in sizing of water mains, cost estimates,
venture (“JV”),
(∫JV∫), then in that event, the document that established best for the interest of the County. specification writing for water main replacement and rehabilitation,
the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes. surveying and right-of-way acquisition, preparation of traffic control plans,
The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is Keith Dorsey, Director government and local jurisdiction permitting, coordinating with other
G90041-Playground Equipment Office of Budget & Finance agencies and utilities and public outreach capabilities.
Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $100,000.01 to 0
Capability to complete the assigned work and overall project on time
$500,000.00 BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND and within budget.
A ∫Pre-Bidding Information∫ session will be conducted at 2600 Madison INVITATION FOR BIDS 0
Experience with Federal, State and Local regulations and permitting
Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217 on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at requirements.
10:00 A.M. CONTRACT NO. 10093 SX0 0
Overall team approach with MBE/WBE.
Principal Items of work for this project are: MASSETH AVENUE PUMPING STATION IMPROVEMENTS -
Installation of Playground Equipment, Earthwork and Site Prepara- CONSENT DECREE The scope of services will include:
tion EDGEMERE - DISTRICT 15 c 7
The MBE goal is 5% CONTRACT COST GROUP
CONTRACT COST GROUP “D”
∫D∫ ($1,000,000 TO
to $2,500,000)
$2,500,000) 0
Preparing design memorandum, establishing limits of work based on
The WBE goal is 2% WORK CLASSIFICATION: budget and importance of work and field conditions, sizing the water
G-2 WITH PRE-QUALIFIED G-3 SUBCONTRACTORS
main where required, preparing contract drawings and specifications,
CONTRACT NO. RP11812 construction cost estimates, holding community meetings and assisting
APPROVED: BID DATE: THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2011 AT 10:30 A.M. LOCAL TIME
the City in applying for, tracking and obtaining all permits and approvals
Bernice H. Taylor required by CSX, City, County, State and Federal agencies.
Clerk, Board of Estimates On or after FEBRUARY 28, 2011, the above contract documents (See
Note *) may be inspected and purchased from the Division of
0
Field investigation of service connection for material type and if the
APPROVED: said service is active or not.
Alfred H. Foxx Construction Contracts Administration, Department of Public
Works, Room 300B, County Office Building (COB), 111 W.
0
Coordinating with large consumers having multiple services for
Director of Public Works eliminating unused or services that are not required.
Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, MD 21204, upon receipt of payment
CITY OF BALTIMORE of $25.00 (TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS) per contract. All checks should
0
At the discretion of the City, the firm may be considered to provide
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES be made payable to BALTIMORE COUNTY MD. NO REFUNDS will be post-award engineering services during construction. Design services
NOTICE OF LETTING made to anyone. Direct any questions to 410-887-3531. Bidders during construction include review of construction submittals including
obtaining documents from another source other than Baltimore County shop drawings, pipe design specifications and resolution of field prob-
Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of WILL NOT be allowed to submit proposals to Baltimore County. lems.
Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for
GS 11814-103 West Lexington Street Restoration, 103 West Lexing- *Note: Contract Documents will consist of One (1) Paper Copy Proposal The service would be for a two (2) year period with an option to extend
ton Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 will be received at the Office of the Book and One (1) Compact Disk (CD) with all of the required drawings. for an additional year at a fee not exceeding $ 1,000,000.00.
Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. The CD will be in PDF format. Contractors and Sub-Contractors can
on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Positively no bids will be received after purchase paper copies of the drawings from Baltimore County - OIT - Should you have any questions regarding the scope of the Project,
11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the Board of Estimates in Central Printing located in the Basement of the COB, RM G-9 for $1.50 please contact Mr. Opinder Singh at (410) 396-1466, or e-mail, Opinder.
Room 215, City Hall at Noon. a copy. singh@baltimorecity.gov.
The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the
The proposed work consists of: Projects
Projects must
mustcomply
complywith thethe
with 20062006edition of “The
edition Specifications
of ∫The for Mate-
Specifications for
Department of Public Works Service Center located on the first floor of
the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Materials,
rials, Highways, Bridges,
Highways,Bridges, Utilities, Utilities, and Incidental
and Incidental Structures∫.
Structures”. City
City personnel
Maryland 21202 as of Friday, February 25, 2011 and copies may be Improvements to the existing wastewater pumping station. See personnel
will will City
utilize the utilize
ofthe City of Baltimore
Baltimore Guidelines Guidelines for the Performance
for the Performance Evaluation
purchased for a non-refundable cost of $50.00. specifications for description of work. Evaluation
of of Design and
Design Consultants Consultants
Construction andContractors
Constructionfor Contractors for this
this contract/project.
Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid contract/project.
package. A pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 9:00 Firms intending to submit a proposal as a prime consultant for this proj-
All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the a.m. local time at the station. A second site visit will be held on Firms intending to submit a proposal as a prime consultant for this project
ect should
should submita a∫Letter
submit “Letter of
of Interest”
Interest∫ totothethe
Office of Boards
Office and Com-
of Boards and
City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 9.00 a.m. at the station. A third site visit
will be held on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. at the station. missions,
Commissions,751 751
Eastern
EasternAvenue,
Avenue,Baltimore,
Baltimore,Maryland
Maryland 20201. Since
21202. Since
should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 751 Eastern
Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. If a bid is submitted by a joint This will be the last chance to visit the station. No questions will be these
these letters are utilized
letters are utilized to
to assist
assist small,
small, minority
minority and
and women
women business
business
venture (∫JV∫), then in that event, the document that established answered at this time. enterprises in identifying potential teaming partners, the letters should
the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes. be submitted within five (5) days of the date of the project¬s adver-
The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is THE PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO A MINORITY BUSINESS ENTER- tisement. The letter should contain a contact person. Failure to submit
E13004 Rehabilitation of Structures PRISE UTILIZATION GOAL AND FEMALE CONTRACTORS UTILIZA- a ∫Letter of Interest∫ will not disqualify a firm submitting a proposal for
Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $500,000.01 to TION GOALS. THESE GOAL REQUIREMENTS ARE MORE FULLY the project.

Projects must comply with the 2006 edition of ∫The Specifications for
Materials, Highways, Bridges, Utilities, and Incidental Structures∫. City
personnel will utilize the City of Baltimore Guidelines for the Performance
Evaluation of Design Consultants and Construction Contractors for this
contract/project.
Should you have any questions regarding the scope of the Project,
please contact Mrs. Abiola Akin-Ajayi at (410)396-1470, or e-mail,
Abiola.akin-ajayi@baltimorecity.gov.
Projects must comply with the 2006 edition of ∫The Specifications for
Materials, Highways, Bridges, Utilities, and Incidental Structures∫. City
March 5,
personnel will utilize the City of Baltimore Guidelines for the Performance 2011 - March 11, 2011, The Afro-American B7

CAREER
Firms intending to submit a proposal as a prime consultant for this project Evaluation of Design Consultants and Construction Contractors for this
should submit a ∫Letter of Interest∫ to the Office of Boards and contract/project.
Commissions, 751 Eastern LEGALAvenue, NOTICES
Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Since LEGAL NOTICES
these letters are utilized to assist small, minority and women business Firms intending to submit a proposal as a prime consultant for this project
enterprises in identifying potential teamingpartners,
enterprises in identifying potential teaming partners,thetheletters
lettersshould
should should submit
sumbit a ∫Letter
“Lettter ofof Interest∫
Interest” toto the
th Office
Office of
of Boards
Boards and
and
be submitted
submitted within
withinfive
five(5)(5)days of the
days datedate
of the of the
of project’s advertise-
the project¬s adver- Commissions, 751 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Since

CORNER
tisement.
ment. TheThe letterletter should
should contain
contain a contact
a contact person.
person. FailureFailure to submit
to submit a these letters are utilized to assist small, minority and women business
a ∫Letter
“Letter of of Interest∫
Interest” willwill
notnot disqualify
disqualify a firm
a firm submitting
submitting a proposal
a proposal for
for the enterprises in identifying potential teaming partners, the letters should
the project.
project. be submitted within five (5) days of the date of the project’s project¬sadver-
adver-
tisement. The letter should contain a contact person. Failure to submit
Each prime consultant applying for this Project will be required to a “Lettter
∫Letter of Interest”
Interest∫ will not disqualify a firm submitting a proposal for
complete and submit an original Federal Form 255, along with five (5) the project.
copies, to the Office of Boards and Commissions. The Federal Form
255 and the five copies must be submitted on or before 12:00 P.M. Each prime consultant applying for this Project will be required to BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ANALYST/CUSTOMER RELATION EXPERT:
(Noon) on Thursday, March 31, 2011. Submittals may not be accepted complete and submit an original Federal Form 255, along with five (5)
after this deadline. copies, to the Office of Boards and Commissions. The Federal Form We will need an energetic, highly intelligent, computer
255 and the five copies must be submitted on or before 12:00 P.M. savvy and seeking employment with the right organization.
Insurance Requirements (Noon) on Thursday, March 31, 2011. Submittals may not be accepted Bringing a wealth of experience to the table including great
The consultant selected for the award of this project shall provide after this deadline. analytical skills, customer service and administrative skills
professional liability, auto liability, general liability and workers¬ com- Resource Management which includes assisting employ-
pensation insurances as required by the City of Baltimore. Insurance Requirements
The consultant selected for the award of this project shall provide ees in all areas of human resource needs, including
Prequalification Certification professional liability, auto liability, general liability and worker’s
workers¬com-
com- disciplinary actions, couching, counseling, terminations and
All architectural, engineering, and surveying firms listed in the specific pensation insurances as required by the City of Baltimore. exit interviews. Day-to-day operations include maintaining
proposal for the Project must be prequalified by the Office of Boards all employee data and records, proactive in persuading
and Commissions for each applicable discipline at time of submittal for Prequalification Certification additional educational necessities and responsible for the
this Project. A copy of the prime and sub consultant¬s curren All architectural, engineering, and surveying firms listed in the specific educational reimbursement program, email us via
Prequalification Certificate should be included in the bid submittal proposal for the Project must be prequalified by the Office of Boards
City¬s Prequalification Certifica- and Commissions for each applicable discipline at time of submittal for
package. If you need information on the City’s (davidj85@live.com)
tion process please call the Office of Boards and Commissions at this Project. A copy of the prime and sub consultant’s consultant¬s curren
curren
410-396-6883. Prequalification Certificate should be included in the bid submittal
package. If you need information on the City’s
City¬s Prequalification Certifica-
MBE/WBE Certification tion process please call the Office of Boards and Commissions at State Programs Administrator
It is the policy of the City of Baltimore to promote equal business 410-396-6883. This position provides professional staff support to the
opportunity in the City’s
City¬s contracting process. Pursuant to Article 5 Secretary and Deputy Secretary in the oversight of pro-
Women¬s MBE/WBE Certification
Subtitle 28 of Baltimore City Code (2000 Edition) - Minority and women’s grams administered by the Maryland Department of Aging.
Business Program, Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and women’s Women¬s It is the policy of the City of Baltimore to promote equal business
Business Enterprise (WBE) participation goals apply to this contract. opportunity in the City’s
City¬s contracting process. Pursuant to Article 5 Position is responsible for oversight of website content,
Subtitle 28 of Baltimore City Code (2000 Edition) - Minority and women’s
Women¬s coordination of community outreach and media relations,
The MBE goal is 27% Business Program, Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and women’s Women¬s special projects, the Annual Report to the General Assem-
The WBE goal is 9% Business Enterprise (WBE) participation goals apply to this contract. bly, and department policy dissemination. For the official
job announcement and MS-100 application form, visit
Women¬s Business Enterprise firms must The MBE goal is 27%
Both the proposed Minority and Women’s www.mdoa.state.md.us/employment.html. Send MS-100
be named and identified as an MBE or WBE within Item 6 of the Standard The WBE goal is 9%
Form (SF) 255 in the spaces provided for identifying outside key and salary requirements by March 14, 2011 to: MDoA, HR,
consultants/associates anticipated for utilization for this project. Both the proposed Minority and Women’s
Women¬s Business Enterprise firms must 301 West Preston St., Suite 1007, Baltimore, MD 21201.
be named and identified as an MBE or WBE within Item 6 of the Standard EOE
Any submittals that do not include the proper MBE/WBE (in some Form (SF) 255 in the spaces provided for identifying outside key
instances DBE) participation will be disapproved for further consideration consultants/associates anticipated for utilization for this project.
for this project.
Any submittals that do not include the proper MBE/WBE (in some
Education
Verifying Certification instances DBE) participation will be disapproved for further consideration
Each firm submitting a SF 255 for consideration for a project is for this project.
responsible for verifying that all MBEs and WBEs to be utilized on the
Women’s Business Opportunity Verifying Certification
project are certified by the Minority and Women¬s
Office (MWBOO) prior to submitting the proposal. A directory of certified Each firm submitting a SF 255 for consideration for a project is
MBEs and WBEs is available from MWBOO. Since changes to the responsible for verifying that all MBEs and WBEs to be utilized on the
directory occur daily, firms submitting SF 255s should call MWBOO at project are certified by the Minority and Women’s
Women¬s Business Opportunity
(410) 396-4355 to verify certification, expiration dates and services that Office (MWBOO) prior to submitting the proposal. A directory of certified
the MBE or WBE is certified to provide. MBEs and WBEs is available from MWBOO. Since changes to the CAREER TECHNOLOGY
directory occur daily, firms submitting SF 255s should call MWBOO at
(410) 396-4355 to verify certification, expiration dates and services that PROGRAM SUPERVISOR
Non-Affiliation
the MBE or WBE is certified to provide.
A firm submitting a proposal may not use an MBE or WBE to meet a Maryland State Department of Education
contract goal if: Non-Affiliation
(MSDE) –
1. The firm has a financial interest in the MBE or WBE A firm submitting a proposal may not use an MBE or WBE to meet a The #1 Ranked Education Program
2. The firm has an interest in the ownership or control of the MBE or WBE contract goal if: in the USA
3. The firm is significantly involved in the operation of the MBE or WBE (For the 3rd STRAIGHT YEAR)
(Article 5 subtitle 28-41). 1. The firm has a financial interest in the MBE or WBE
2. The firm has an interest in the ownership or control of the MBE or WBE AND WINNER of the RACE TO THE
A firm submitting as a prime consultant that fails to comply with the 3. The firm is significantly involved in the operation of the MBE or WBE TOP (RTTT) Grant
requirements of Article 5, Subtitle 28 of Baltimore City Code when (Article 5 subtitle 28-41).

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executing a contract is subject to the following penalties: suspension of
a contract; withholding of funds; rescission of contract based on material
breach; disqualification as a consultant from eligibility to provide services
to the City for a period not to exceed 2 years; and payment for damages
incurred by the City.
A firm submitting as a prime consultant that fails to comply with the
requirements of Article 5, Subtitle 28 of Baltimore City Code when
executing a contract is subject to the following penalties: suspension of
a contract; withholding of funds; rescission of contract based on material
breach; disqualification as a consultant from eligibility to provide services
Seeks Education Program Supervisor to pro-
vide leadership, coordination, & technical
assistance to local school systems & MSDE
staff for the Career & Technology Educa-

afro.com
to the City for a period not to exceed 2 years; and payment for damages
A resume for each person listed as key personnel and/or specialist,
incurred by the City. tion (CTE) Accountability System, Career
including those from MBE and WBE must be shown on the page provided
within the application. Technology Student Organizations, CTE
A resume for each person listed as key personnel and/or specialist, equity & special populations services, &
Additional Requirements including those from MBE and WBE must be shown on the page provided
within the application. CTE technical assessment and credentialing.
Please be advised that for the purpose of reviewing price proposals and
invoices, the City of Baltimore defines a principal of a firm as follows:
Additional Requirements www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/
A principal is any individual owner, partner of a partnership, shareholder Please be advised that for the purpose of reviewing price proposals and
invoices, the City of Baltimore defines a principal of a firm as follows: aboutmsde/jobs
of a Sub-Chapter (“S”)
¬S¬
Corporation, or an officer/director of any Corporation.
A principal is any individual owner, partner of a partnership, shareholder MSDE is a State agency that develops &
Out-of-State Corporations must identify their corporate resident agent (“S”)
of a Sub-Chapter ¬S¬
within the application. Corporation, or an officer/director of any Corporation. administers education, library, & reha-
bilitation programs, is on the forefront of
Firms will not be considered for a specific project if they apply as both Out-of-State Corporations must identify their corporate resident agent standards-based reform of public education,
a sub-consultant and prime consultant. within the application.
& is committed to promoting & maintaining
The applications for this Project (Form 255) cannot be supplemented Firms will not be considered for a specific project if they apply as both a diverse workforce. Annual salary range:
a sub-consultant and prime consultant.
with any additional information such as graphs, photographs, or- $59,140 - $86,351 & full State Benefits.
ganizational chart, etc. Applications should simply be stapled in the upper
left-hand corner. Cover sheets should not be included. Inclusion and/or The applications for this Project (Form 255) cannot be supplemented
submittal of additional material may result in the applicant being with any additional information such as graphs, photographs, or- QUALIFICATIONS: Masters or equiva-
ganizational chart, etc. Applications should simply be stapled in the upper
disqualified from consideration for this project.
left-hand corner. Cover sheets should not be included. Inclusion and/or lent 36 post-baccalaureate credit hours in
Failure to follow directions of this advertisement or the application will submittal of additional material may result in the applicant being Education, Public Administration, Account-
cause disqualification of the submittal. disqualified from consideration for this project. ability or related area or any field directly
Failure to follow directions of this advertisement or the application will related to Career and Technology Education
Mari B. Ross
Executive Secretary cause disqualification of the submittal. & 5 yrs prof administrative, accountability
or teaching exp in or affiliated w/ an educa-
Mari B. Ross
CITY OF BALTIMORE Executive Secretary tion prog including 2 yrs of exp in coordi-
OFFICE OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS nating or administering an education prog or
PUBLIC NOTICE
PROCUREMENT OF CONSULTANT SERVICES service directly related to the position. Exp.
in an area related to career technology edu-

Strictly Personal
PROJECT # 1156 - PROGRAM FOR INSPECTION, LEAK DETECTION cation pref. NOTE: 2 yrs additional exp. as
AND CONDITION ASSESSMENT FOR LARGE WATER MAINS
defined may be substituted for the Master’s.
The City of Baltimore Office of Boards and Commissions has been
requested by the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Water and
Wastewater, to advertise for the services of Civil Engineering firms to
Pen Pals To Apply: Reference position #025654 &
develop and implement an inspection, leak detection, condition assess- Send/FAX (410-333-8950) resume to Office
ment, prioritization and repair/rehabilitation program for large diameter of Human Resources, 200 W. Baltimore
water mains within the Baltimore Metropolitan Area for the Bureau of Street, Balto. MD. 21201. Applications/
Water and Wastewater. The City intends to select the services of two Looking for girl 19-29. Contate William, good pay, clean Resumes should be received by March 18,
(2) firms.
apt., white male, 410-458-2480. 2011.
The firms interested in providing these services must demonstrate and
document: ---
AA/EOE
0
Experience in managing a multi-disciplinary engineering team for
Truthful man seeking spiritual pen pals. Womb my emana-
conducting inspections of large mains of different materials such as cast tion. Law is unification. Breath, knowledge and conscious-
iron, steel, pre-stressed concrete cylinder pipe.
0
Experience in managing all aspects of condition assessment and leak ness! William Piggie, P.O. Box 565, Pittsboro, N.C. 27312
detection of large mains particularly cast iron and steel mains.
0
Experience in dewatering and ventilating pipelines for internal inspec- ---
tion.

Lonesome Hearts - Pen Pals

0
Experience in analysis and evaluating inspection and/or leak detection
results for prioritizing the mains for repair, rehabilitation or replacement.
0
Experience in documenting collected inspection & other data concerning
water mains in GIS format acceptable to and compatible withCity’s city¬s GIS. To have a notice published in the Strictly Personal Section,
0
Experience in designing emergency repairs to large diameter pipelines.
0
Experience in developing an overall team approach with Minority/ write the message you want printed in the space below.
Women Business Enterprise participation. Enclose ten dollars ($10.00), check or money order for 25
Services will include above tasks and evaluating condition of pipelines, words. NO CASH PLEASE. Additional words will cost 50
devising a program for selective repair/replacement of pipelines aimed
at improving the condition and life span of water mains, reduce the risk cents each.
of failure, optimizing expenditure/life cycle costs; and assistance to City
in all activities incidental to the project. Services will also include design
for repairs and post award services. The consultant shall also assist the
City in applying for, tracking and obtaining all permits and approvals
required from City, State or Federal agencies wherever applicable.

City has already collected data on large PCCP mains based upon which
a priority list has been developed. One of the tasks under the project
will include collection of data for cast iron, steel and other pipes and
developing similar priority list for such pipes for leak detection/inspection
as well as for rehabilitation/replacement. To answer a Lonesome Heart notice, enclose a check or mon-
ey order for $2.00 for each letter you wish to have forwarded.
A large proportion of work under this contract will concern cast iron and
steel mains. NO CASH PLEASE. Be sure to include the fox number of
Services would be for a two (2) year period with an option to extend for the person you wish to contact.
an additional year at a fee not exceeding $1,000,000.00.

Should you have any questions regarding the scope of the Project,
please contact Mrs. Abiola Akin-Ajayi at (410)396-1470, or e-mail,
All letters, queries and notices should be sent to:
Abiola.akin-ajayi@baltimorecity.gov. STRICTLY PERSONAL
Projects must comply with the 2006 edition of “The Specifications for Mate-
Projects must comply with the 2006 edition of ∫The Specifications for 2519 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
rials, Highways,Bridges,
Materials, Utilities,Utilities,
Highways, Bridges, and Incidental Structures”.
and Incidental City personnel
Structures∫. City
will utilize will
personnel the utilize
City ofthe
Baltimore GuidelinesGuidelines
City of Baltimore for the Performance Evaluation
for the Performance
Evaluation of Design and
of Design Consultants Consultants
Constructionand Contractors
Constructionfor Contractors for this
this contract/project.
contract/project.
Firms intending to submit a proposal as a prime consultant for this project
Firms intending to submit a proposal as a prime consultant for this project
should submit a ∫Letter of Interest∫ to the Office of Boards and
Commissions, 751 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Since
these letters are utilized to assist small, minority and women business
enterprises in identifying potential teaming partners, the letters should
be submitted within five (5) days of the date of the project¬s adver-
B8 The Afro-American, March 5, 2011 - March 11, 2011

Sex Charges Against Howard County Instructor Dropped

By Shernay Williams
AFRO Staff Writer
Sgt. Charles Ray Moore
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for sticking by me and they Timothy J. McCrone her
know I would never do office would not retry the
something of this nature,” case, which led to a mistrial
Moore told reporters. in November.
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charged with a fourth-degree
sexual offense and sex with
a minor after one of his
17-year-old students told
police she had relations with
the 52-year-old Bowie man
in a supply closet at her high
school last May.
Weinstein declined to
speak with media, but a
state’s attorney spokesman
said prosecutors decided
to drop the charges after
reexamining evidence and
noticing inconsistencies in
the accuser’s arguments.
“The fact that the 12
jurors could not agree led
us to believe there might
be some validity to those
inconsistencies presented by
the defense attorney,” said
spokesman Wayne Kirwan.
Thomas Morrow, Moore’s
attorney said the trial’s end
“was very gratifying for the
Moore family.”
Moore said he will “leave
it up to the Lord” to decide
if he’ll return to his job at
Atholton High School in
Columbia, where he had been
suspended without pay as a
result of the investigation.

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