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Unemployment Main Focus of NUL
‘State of Black America Report’ A2 Dr. King Say? A9
Supreme Court Redistricting Changes
Dismisses Baltimore’s Political Landscape
Troy Davis Appeal New plan, effective April 1, shifts Council representation for some residents
By Zenitha Prince
AFRO Washington
Bureau Chief
Family and supporters
of Georgia death row
inmate Troy Davis say
they remain optimistic in
their fight to save him from
execution despite the U.S.
Supreme Court’s decision
to reject his appeal, March
28
“People always ask
us every time there is a
decision – especially a
negative decision – how
do we feel, and we feel the
same way: that this is far
from over and that we’re
not going to stop fighting
until there is nothing left to
do,” Davis’ sister, Martina
Correia, told the AFRO.
In June 2010, Davis’
supporters had much to
celebrate: After a years-
long battle, his lawyers
– based on a U.S. Supreme
Court ruling – returned to
a Savannah, Ga. court and
offered evidence, including
recanted testimony, which
they believed would negate
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his 1991 conviction for
the slaying of off-duty
police officer Mark Allen
MacPhail. Three months
later, the U.S. District
Court ruled Davis had not
met the required standard
to prove his innocence,
taking him one step closer
to the death penalty.
“Sending the case back
to Savannah for a hearing,
we knew it was a long-
shot because it’s sending
it back to the same judges,
and same prosecutors that
convicted Troy, and, of
course, they’re not going
to admit that they lied
and had misconduct in
this case,” Correia said.
“So we knew this was an
uphill battle, just as all
his hearings have been an
uphill battle.”
Amnesty International
USA (AIUSA), which
has been advocating on
behalf of Davis, said it is
“extremely disappointed”
by the high court’s decision
to reject Davis’ appeal of
the federal district court’s
ruling.
Continued on A3
Conaway Fights Questions
about Residency
by Shernay Williams
AFRO Staff Writer
Leaked documents that
reveal Councilwoman Belinda
Conaway, D-7, owns a home
in Randallstown have many
questioning whether she lives
in Baltimore City.
Under city charter rules,
city councilpersons are
mandated to reside within the
district they represent, but
according to a deed leaked
by political blogger and
city council aspirant Adam
“My properties are
public information.
This is not some-
thing new.”
- Councilwoman
Belinda Conaway
Meister, Conaway may have
lived outside the 7th district
for several years.
In the deed dated June
21, 2006, Conaway amends
ownership of a Randallstown
home she purchased in 1997,
adding her husband and her married
name, Belinda Washington. She also
signed an affidavit that day, certifying
the home as her principal residence.
Yet Conaway insists she lives
on 3210 Liberty Heights Ave., a
2.5-story brick home located at the
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By Shernay Williams
AFRO Staff Writer
The Baltimore City Council swiftly approved Mayor
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s redistricting map during the March
28 city council meeting, despite nays from Jim Kraft, D-1,
Belinda Conaway, D-7, and Carl Stokes, D-12.
Councilmembers planned to return the map drawing table if
state-issued prison numbers resulted in overpopulated districts,
but the figures, released last week, documented only a 6,000
population increase, too-small of a margin to readjust the map.
After its passage, Kraft, co-chair of the council’s redistricting
committee, thanked staff persons involved in the process. “While
it didn’t turn out the way I wanted it to, I want to recognize
people involved,” he said.
It wasn’t until City Council President Bernard C. “Jack”
Young, who voted in favor of the map, moved onto council
announcements that Conaway, the staunchest opponent of the
proposal, spoke on the city hall floor. “Despite efforts to keep
me quiet ... I still stand that it is an illegal map and it needs to be
changed,” she said.
After her brief speech, the council quickly continued on
with announcements, including councilperson appearances and
notable newspaper articles.
Following the meeting, Conaway told the AFRO she plans to
sue the city over the map.
“There are people that want me to be distracted and there are
definitely people that want me to be quiet,” she said. “It will take
more than this to stop me.”
At several redistricting public hearings, Conaway insisted
Continued on A4
Druid Park Electricity Victim’s
Photo by Bill Tabron
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s
redistricting map becomes effective April
1.
Family Faces Commission
Demands greater protection against reoccurrences everywhere
By Shernay Williams
AFRO Staff Writer
Flanked by her husband, Anthony
“Bubba” Green, Nancy Green sat behind a
long, narrow table before several members
of the Maryland Public Service Commission,
telling the gruesome story of how her
daughter Deanna was killed by stray
electricity.
“Deanna didn’t touch a live wire or an
Courtesy Dreamstime
electrical box,” she said, fighting back tears.
“We live every day without Deanna because
she simply touched a fence ... Every day
I wonder what did I not do to protect my
Continued on A4
John Cashin, Alabama Civil
Rights Activist Dies at 82
By Gregory Dale
Photo courtesy of the Huntsville Public Library Archives
AFRO Staff Writer
John Cashin, dentist and revered
Alabama civil rights advocate, died from
kidney failure at a Washington D.C. hospital
on March 21, according to the Associated
Press.  The 82-year-old was widely known
for his establishment of the Alabama
Photo by Bill Tabron
Baltimore Councilwoman Belinda National Democratic Party and his run,
Conaway said while she owns a house in against George C. Wallace in 1970, for
Randallstown, her main residence is in Alabama governor. 
Baltimore City. Cashin’s death was confirmed by his
daughter, Sheryll Cashin, who said her
far edge of her district. father was fighting pneumonia prior to his
According to the Maryland death.
Elections Center, she, her brother According to the New York Times,
State Delegate Frank M. Conaway Cashin was born in Huntsville, Ala. in Dr. John Cashin DDS,
Jr. and her father, Clerk of the Court 1928. After receiving a doctoral degree in known for his run for
Frank M. Conaway Sr., list that same dentistry from Nashville, Tenn.’s Meharry governor against George
Ashburton address as their primary Medical College, he served with the Army Wallace, died March 21.
Continued on A10 He was 82 years old.
Continued on A4
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Unemployment Main Focus of NUL ‘State of Black
America’ Report
Job creation and unemployment are at the heart of the 2011
installment of the National Urban League’s “State of Black
America” report.
In a conference call March 25, Marc Morial, CEO and
president of the league, and Valerie Wilson of the National
Urban League’s Policy Institute, said the report will zero in
on how “Black America has been battered by this recession,”
how small business owners are surviving through the tough
economic climate and how “imposing extreme budget cuts”
will affect Blacks.
The prospect of a reduction of the federal budget when
Congress reconvened March 28 could mean the loss of 500,000
to 700,000 jobs this year, Morial said, due to “extreme budget
cuts.”
The report, released every year by the Urban League,
reveals disparities between Blacks and Whites “with regard
to housing, education, social justice, health and economics,”
according to the organization, which reported finding “extreme
disparity rates” in the economy between the races, according to
Wilson.
“Economics and social justice are in grave condition,” she
said.
Wilson added that the report found that more African-
American families were not able to get their children to a
doctor due to job inequality. Additionally, household earnings
declined among both Whites and Blacks.
The release of the report this week comes after a town
hall meeting at Howard University, March 29 through March
31, which will be moderated by Black political analysts Jeff
Johnson and Roland Martin.
A link to the report is available at afro.com.
Controversial Ad Featuring Serena
Williams Shelved
A racy video game ad featuring Serena
Williams won’t be aired on broadcast
television after the game’s developer said it
was too risqué.
The ad for “Top Spin 4” features Williams
as “the world’s sexiest tennis player” facing
off against Rileah Vanderbilt, an actress
labeled “the world’s sexiest tennis gamer.”
The scantily-clad women make suggestive
facial expressions, motions and moaning
while showing lots of skin, to the tune of a
techno soundtrack.
The public response to the ad, after
Vanderbilt allegedly introduced it to
cyberspace through her Twitter account, was
negative. As a result, 2K Sports, the game’s Serena
developer, canned the commercial and Williams
distanced itself from it.
“As part of the process for creating marketing campaigns
to support our titles, we pursue a variety of creative avenues,”
the company said in a statement. “This video is not part of
the title’s final marketing campaign and its distribution was
unauthorized.”
However, to some people, 2K Sports’ response rings hollow.
Many say that the company was behind the ad from the start,
but didn’t want to deal with the negative attention it brought.
“2K Sports deliberately created an absurdly racy ad to drum
up interest in the game but didn’t have the courage to officially
endorse the commercial because of possible public backlash,” a
commentary on the website Sports by Brooks said.
Raped by White Men 70 Years Ago, Black Alabama
Woman Receives Apology
Nearly 70 years after an African-American woman from
Alabama was gang-raped by a group of White men, state
officials and the current mayor of the town where the crime
happened have issued an apology.
According to The Associated Press, Abbeville, Ala. Mayor
Ryan Blalock and State Rep. Dexter Grimsley at a March 21
news conference expressed their sorrow to 91-year-old Recy
Taylor and her family members. “I would like to extend a deep,
heartfelt apology for the error we made in Alabama,” Grimsley
said at the news conference, according to Gather News. “It was
so unkind. We can’t stand around and say that it didn’t happen.”
In 1944, Taylor, then 24, was walking home from church
when the married woman was abducted and raped by seven
White men and left on the side of a barren road. Following the
incident, officials declined to investigate the crime and bring
charges. The police are alleged to have mismanaged the case
and harassed Taylor.
After the press conference, Taylor’s brother Robert Corbitt
told Colorlines News that his sister and his family still aren’t
satisfied. “While I’m pleased with the mayor’s apology, it’s
nothing official. We were looking for an official one from
the city, the state and the county,” Corbitt, told Colorlines’
Benjamin Greenberg. “I did hear the
representative say he was [going to] get a
resolution in to the state, but I never heard
the mayor say that he was going to present it
to the city council. He just said it must come
from the city council. He never said anything
about when he was [going to] do it.”
Grimsley said at the event that he would
attempt to introduce a House resolution for a
state apology to Taylor before the legislative
session adjourns.
Taylor’s story generated national attention
following the release of the book, At the Dark
End of the Street: Black Women, Rape and
Resistance, which details her story. Shortly
thereafter, social activist website Change.
org issued a petition demanding an official
apology. As of March 25, the site has received
Courtesy Photo more than 15,680 signatures.

4th Annual Governor’s Leadership in Aging Award

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Outstanding Contributions
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 November 1, 2008 - November 7, 2008, The Washington Afro-American A3

Jennifer Hudson and Relatives Identify Body of Her Slain NephewA3

A4 The Afro-American, April 2, 2011 - April 2, 2011 April 2, 2011 - April 8, 2011 The Afro-American
By Alan King sport-utility vehicle sought in from a neighbor about a suspi- posted fliers bearing his photo-

Maryland Prescription Abuse Predicted to Grow Without Legislation

AFRO Staff Writer

Jennifer Hudson and other

connection with the murder of
Hudson’s mother and brother.
The white, 1994 Chevrolet
cious vehicle. The man noticed
the vehicle while walking his
dog. According to the Chicago
graph around the city. On
Sunday, Jennifer Hudson asked
for the public’s help in finding
By Jessica
relatives Harperidentified
positively 2010,
Suburban according to the license
with Illinois Post Tribune, the boy had been shot December 31, 2009, in York, transporting
her nephew. 34,000
In her MySpace
Capital News Service report. And while it has a multiple times in the back seat which it made several oxycodone pills, he
blog, she thanked fanssaid.
and sup-
prescription monitoring law of the vehicle. The SUV, regis- recommendations for the Conaway said lax attitudes
porters for their prayers and
WASHINGTON - By October on its books, the regulation is tered to Hudson’s murdered state. These recommendations about prescription drug abuse
offered a $100,000 reward to
2009, the Maryland State not being enforced because brother, was towed with the included identifying the contribute to this uptick in
anyone who returned the boy
Board of Physicians had of resistance from Gov. Rick boy’s body inside and is being prescription drugs to be alive.
trafficking.
heard numerous complaints Scott. processed by evidence techni- monitored; identifying the Since
“There’sthe investigation,
this
cians and workers. The body Hudson – who gained stardom
from pharmacists across Maryland hasn’t even types of dispensers required misconception that the
was later removed and taken to after appearing on “American
the state about abusive gotten that far. Maryland is to submit information to a abuse of prescription pills is
the Cook County Medical Idol,” and then won an
prescription practices. not among the current 43 Examiner’s office. prescription drug monitoring somehow
Academy Award less harmful
for her than
role in
So news that came late states, including Florida, that Hudson and other family program; and determining the abuse of harder
the movie Dreamgirls drugs,”
– has
that month about Dr. Nicola have passed a prescription members arrived at the Medical the process for submitting he said.out
stayed “That’s
of the incorrect.”
public eye.
Tauraso overprescribing the monitoring program law, Examiner’s office mid-after- prescription drug monitoring Conaway
The Chicagosaid both posereport-
Tribune
pain killer oxycodone -- an according to the National noon to identify the body. Julian King, Jennnifer Hudson’s datanephew.
to a prescription drug tremendous
ed that a parade dangers.
of cars moved
addictive and often-abused Alliance for Model State Given the choice between look- monitoring program. Doctor
slowly pastshoppers
her family’sor home
sythetic opiate -- from a barn Drug Laws. The question legalizing
ing directlya at
monitoring
the body or A
Thespokesman
measuresfor the office
would the Maj. Vernon
murders but isJ. being
Conaway,
held in patients
Monday who hop between
morning, past the
on his residential property facing Maryland health program
viewing itinon
2006, but then
a wall-mounted told the newspaper that
establish the Prescription Hudson jail for parole violation
commander for the Maryland after various
news vans, medical practitioners
reporters and curi-
in Frederick came as little professionals is whether their
Courtesy Photos Gov. Robert Ehrlich vetoed Drug Monitoring Program in State Police’s Drug for prescriptions ouspresent
onlookers.
surprise. state is on itsDonerson
way to catching Investigation Command, said another problem, the experts
Jennifer Hudson and her mom,
was Dr.killed,
Peter R. asCohen,
well as her brother,
Darnell
Florida’s Jason. record.
who “She held hands with her family. It was obviously a very emotional moment.”
it. Renewing momentum,
several Maryland officials
the Maryland Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene the number of prescription said.
Neighbors
quietly and
stood

medical director for the Gene Ransom, executive

“remained strong for her fami- drug beingtrafficking cases now “We don’t reflected
have the onkind
testified before the state’s and create an Advisory theof
convicted of attempted
Maryland Alcohol and Drug director for The Maryland video screen,
Senate Finance theCommittee
family chose Board on Prescription Drug
ly” and was clearly its leader. nears the tens of
murder and vehicular thousands
hijack- data mechanisms in place that
violence.
the body
Abuse of her 7-year-old
Administration, said plate Medical
State X584859Society, was found said onhe the latter. According to the in In front of athe Hudson’s to
nephew Monday, just hours Chicago’s West Side after
in Annapolis last week about
Tribune, Hudson said, “Yes,
Monitoring
“She held handsthat assists
with herinfami-
the ing.Maryland
Cook County with records
the mostshow would
home,
allow
men in
pharmacist
heavy jackets
Tauraso, whose license was doubts Maryland will eclipse the need for a prescription design,
ly,” the implementation,
spokesman said. “It and significant
that he pleaded one occurring
guilty to both alert a physician about doctor
after his body was found in a police received a 7 a.m. call that’s him.” and hooded sweatshirts came to
suspended in August 2010, Florida in overprescriptions, drug management program evaluation
was obviouslyof the emotional along
program.
a very chargestheinI-95
1999.corridor
He wasinalsoJune shopping,” said Cohen. Such
kiss the twin white crosses bar-
is indicative of a growing despite its lack of a 2009. That’s whenfor a Maryland a mechanism, he said, would

ACORN Fights Back

and declared their support The Maryland Advisory
moment.” convicted in 1998 posses- ing the names of Donerson and
problem in Maryland: doctors prescription monitoring law. for measures HB 1229 and Council
The boyon –Prescription
the son of Julia state
sion oftrooper
a stolenstopped
motor the vehicle. make
Jason. it easier to detect and
who overprescribe pain killers “We are not in a similar SB 883, both pro-painkiller Drug
Hudson,Monitoring sister – had driver
Jennifer’sreleased He wasofreleased
a Florida-registered
from prison in suspend the licenses
“Everybody is sickofoffaulty
going
to patients. situation,” said Ransom. management program bills. abeen
legislative
missingreport on
since Friday, Toyota
2006 afterin route to seven
serving New years practitioners.
Leader Calls Voter Registration Fraud Charges ‘Bogus’
through stuff like this,” Artisha
“This is where we’re “People who do this in when a relative found Julian’s for the attempted murder and West, a former resident of the
most vulnerable,” said Maryland are punished. And grandmother, Darnell car hijacking charges. area told the Tribune. “We all
By Alan
Cohen. King
“Unregulated pain in
and some
Dallas ways,
Cowboys we mightplayers be a No wonder Obama’s campaign is Donerson, 57, and his uncle, The boy remained missing have to stick together. All these
AFRO Staff
management treatment Writer little too aggressive inOwens,
Tony Romo and Terrell going trying to distance him from the Jason Hudson, 29, shot to death through a long weekend in young children are dying, and
without appropriate standards after them.”
among the names submitted to group, saying, “Barack Obama in his grandmother’s home in which police and volunteers for what?”
Presidential candidate John election officials. Never Organized with ACORN.” the 7000 block of South Yale
or guidelines.” One of the chief
McCain’s attack on ACORN – Hurd said those workers, who But Obama’s ties to ACORN run Avenue.
Overuse of prescription ways overprescribing
were doing those thingsiswithout long and deep. He taught classes
Associated Community An Amber Alert – a desig-
drugs causes addiction,
Organization for Reform Now – leads discovered
ACORN’s knowledge in Maryland or permis- for ACORN. They even endorsed nation for high-risk missing
toconfirms
increased the hospital
success ofvisits the ission,
from werecomplaints
fired. from him for President. children – was issued Friday
and is potentially
organization, the head deadly,of the pharmacists,
“The evidence and thatRansomhas sur- said But now ACORN is in trouble. after Julian was discovered
particularly
group says. when the drugs the
faced Maryland
so far shows Statethey Board
faked Reporter: There are at least missing after the murders.
are mixed
“This iswith alcohol
testimony or work of
to the Physicians
forms to get paid takes thosethey
for work 11 investigations across the Police arrested William
other
we’vesubstances,
done and success the medical
we’ve complaints
didn’t do, notseriously.
to stuff ballotStill, country involving thousands of Balfour, the missing boy’s step-
literature
had,” Maude indicates.
Hurd, president of one areaACORN,
boxes.” the stateshe cansaid,
improveis the potentially fraudulent ACORN father and estranged husband
In the short term,
ACORN, said in an interview is its implementation of
victim of fraud, not the perpetra- forms. of Julia, at his girlfriend’s
painkiller
with the AFRO. abuse can prompt clinical
tor of it. monitoring programs, Announcer: Massive voter Southside apartment several
lethargy, an inability to
“When this attack
concentrate, nausea, vomiting
had just announced
started,
that we had
we he said.
bogus
Hurd said the only things
“This are isthea charges
very complexthem- Saving money.
fraud. And the Obama campaign
paid more than $800,000 to an
hours after the murders.
Balfour’s mother, Michele, has
registered 1.3
and breathing problems,million new vot- issue, and it would beorg
selves. And factcheck. nice ACORN front for get out the vote told reporters that her son had
ers,” she said. “That’s
that someone’s running scared
just to say
according to theantidrug.com. if there were a tool that
agrees.
It concluded, “Neither
The site lists Vicodin, Tylenol (clinicians) could use to make
efforts.
So easy you can do it
Pressuring banks to issue risky
nothing to do with the slayings.
Balfour remains a suspect in Jason Hudson
ACORN nor its employees have
in your...well you know.
because of ACORN’s success.” loans. Nationwide voter fraud.
withMcCain,
Codeine, who and Percocetfor
is running sure
beenthe foundpeople
guiltywho of, orareevenin Barack Obama. Bad judgment.
inpresident
additionontothe OxyContin
Republican tick- as pain
chargedget what
with, they
casting need,”
fraudulent Blind ambition. Too risky for
some of the
et, lashed outmostat ACORNcommonly in the Ransom
votes.” said. “If people have America.
abused medications.
final debate against Barack an ailment
The problem unrelated to pain,
came about pri-
Prescription
Obama, contending drug the group “is we want
marily to make
because sure
of the way they are Since McCain’s comments, SQUARE HIGH
abuse
on theisverge
rampant of maybe in the perpetrat- not ACORN misdiagnosed
operates. Rather and (given than ACORN’s 87 offices have been
U.S.,
ing one according
of the greatestto a late frauds in medication
rely on volunteers, they don’t it pays need).”
peo- bombarded with threats and
February
voter historyreport from
in this the
country, ple,Cohen
many of disagrees,
them poor or unem- racist mail.
Washington
maybe destroying Post. the Cohenfabric of contending
ployed, to sign thatupclinical
new voters. The day after the presidential
said a prescription drug
democracy.” monitoring programs
The idea was to help only
both those debate, vandals broke into the
monitoring program law
Factcheck.org, a non-partisan skim the surface of this issue.
being registered and those doing organization’s Boston and Seattle
is the best solution to this
Web site, found those claims to the registration.
“MedChi is making an offices and stole computers.
be “exaggerated,” with “no evi- Maud explained, “Weyears have a After a Cleveland representative BREAD NOT ON THE LIST
escalating dilemma because argument that is three
dence of any such democracy- zero tolerance policy for deliber- appeared on TV, an e-mail was
it would ensure that the state old,” said Cohen. “It doesn’t
destroying fraud.” ate falsification of registration.” sent to the local office saying she
addresses not only abuse but move Most thenewsconversation
account neglect to “is going to have her life ended.”
Hurd believes the McCain
also addiction.
charges were politically motivat- point out that forward at all.ACORN
(Proposing is a A worker in Providence, R.I.,
ed.Florida leads the pack clinical
required monitoring
by law to program)
turn in all reg- received a threatening call say-
in phony
She said,prescriptions,
“Because it’s low- isistration
the best theyAnd
forms. can they
do toalso fail ing, “We know you get off work
LEFT RIGHT

with medical practitioners

and moderate-income people, respond.”
to note that it was the organiza- at 9” and uttered racial epithets.
purchasing
and people of 41.3
color,million
I believe the tion, The Maryland
in many instances,Generalthat first A caller to one office left a
oxycodone
McCain campaign pills inthinks
earlythose Assembly
brought thepassed a bill
phony registrations message on the answering
voters are going to vote to the attention of authorities. machine, saying: “Hi, I was just
Democratic, which is not neces- The McCain camp apparently calling to let you know that

Troy Davis Appeal

sarily true.”
ACORN is no stranger to
controversy.
isn’t interested in those fine
points, preferring to air mislead-
ing ads that seek to link Obama
Barack Obama needs to get
hung. He’s a (expletive deleted)
nigger, and he’s a piece of
Continued from A1
For 38 years, the non-partisan to ACORN, thereby undercutting (expletive deleted). You guys are
organization has fought for social his political support. fraudulent, and you need to go to
and“Iteconomic
appearsjustice that the for justice
low- systemMcCain: is comfortableI’m Johnallowing
McCain hell. All the niggers on oak trees.
someone to be executed when there
and moderate-income andare lingering
I approve this doubts
message.about They’re gonna get all hung hon-
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than 1,200person
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that Davis Another message said, “You
ters in beyond
guilty reasonable doubt speed.”
110 citiesa nationwide, from the Vast ambition.available
evidence After col- liberal idiots. Dumb (expletive
ACORN has over the years seen lege, he moved to Chicago. deleted). Welfare bums. You
now in his case. That leaves an ominous cloud hanging over
its share of criticism while advo- Became a community organizer. guys just (expletive deleted)
an irreversible sentence such as the death
There, Obamapenalty.” met Madeleine come to our country, consume
cating for affordable housing,
Moye said given
living wages, healthcare for the the questions Talbot, partthis
raised in of the case, the
Chicago every natural resource there is,
Georgia Board of
underserved— and while organ- Pardons and Paroles could
branch of ACORN. He wascommute Davis’so and make a lot of babies. That’s
sentence to life instead
izing voter registration drives. of executing him.
impressive that he was asked to all you guys do. And then suck
ButCorreia
none hassaid beenher as brother’s
withering lawyers train are lookingstaff.
the ACORN into up the welfare and expect every-
possible next moves
and baseless as this one. and Davis’s supporters
What did ACORN in to
are going Chicago one else to pay for your hospital
continue raising their
With the presidential election voices on his behalf.
engage in? “Because
Bullying banks. of the bills for your kids. I jus’ say let
advocacy
less than two andweeksthe activism
away, we’ve Intimidationamassed around tactics.the world
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around
ACORN’s Troy’s case, allege
detractors we’vethe alwaysofhad hope ACORN
business. and willforced continue move. Just let your children die. Fun learning opportunities are everywhere. Simple things like
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the mayor’s proposal stifles
diversity and limits voting
power by “packing” three
predominately-Black
neighborhoods into her
district and removing two
White communities. “Packing
violates federal law,” she said
at one hearing.
She added that the proposal
robs her district of resources,
including Hampden’s 36th
street shops and the 25th street
station, a development project
she actively advocated.
“My district is being
dismantled in a way that does
not serve my residents,” she
said. “I will not rubberstamp
legislation that benefits a
select few ... This is a flagrant
insult.”
Mayoral spokesman Ryan
O’Doherty called the packing
allegations unfair and said the
Baltimore City law department
approved the proposal.
Under the new map,
Conaway loses Remington,
Hampden and a section
of Park Heights but gains
Reservoir Hill. Several
residents from the latter
have contested the shift to
Conaway’s district. One such
resident, Jacob Green, said he
collected 46 signatures in 24
hours for a petition to protest
moving under Conaway’s
reign.
“We vehemently oppose
redistricting,” he said. “We
would not like to have another
nail in the coffin when our
neighborhood is struggling to
come back,” he said.
The community had been
a part of Councilman William
Cole’s more affluent and
predominately White 11th
district. There is speculation
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Baltimore, firming up his
resources and access to large
redevelopment projects and
wealthy residents.
“It is clear, even to the
naked eye, that something
questionable happened with
the 11th district that had
a negative, trickle down,
affect on other districts,”
“Despite efforts to keep me quiet ... I still stand that it is an illegal
map and it needs to be changed.”
Former Baltimore City
NAACP President Marvin
“Doc” Cheatham said in an
email. “Packing, cracking
and stacking seemingly took
place…to purportedly better
protect the councilman in the
11th district. A councilman that
I have privately and publicly
stated my support for re-
election.”
Councilman Kraft said
the map violates charter
provisions by splitting up
several communities in his 1st
district, including Butcher’s
Hill and Upper Fells Point, in
order to reunite Greektown.
“Existing council lines were
not taken into account as
mandated,” he said. “It’s
disappointing that this has
happened.”
Despite his strong
opposition, Kraft told the
AFRO there was no sense in
fighting the map because his
colleagues made an agreement
with the mayor to vote down
any amendments to her
proposal.
In response, O’Doherty
said, “We were asked if
we support Conaway’s
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comment we made.”
He added that Kraft had
not proposed amendments
to the mayor’s plan. “If Jim
Kraft didn’t like the way his
district was drafted, he did not
offer a single amendment on
the floor of the city council,”
O’Doherty said.
Butcher’s Hill residents
came out in droves to
redistricting hearings to claim
their allegiance to Kraft. The
mayor’s plan halves that
community between Kraft and
the 13th district. At the final
public hearing at Baltimore
City Community College, one
Butcher’s Hill woman called
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Continued from A1
residence. State records show Conaway
Sr. owns the property.
The Conaway family has dominated
city elections for decades with their
powerful last name and “Mama Bear,
Papa Bear, and Baby Bear” campaigns.
Mother Mary Conaway is associated
with another address on Cross Country
Boulevard.
When the AFRO knocked on the door
of the Ashburton home last weekend,
a man who sounded like Conaway Sr.
responded from a window. Soon after,
Belinda Conaway answered the door.
While inside, she asserted that she
and her husband own the Randallstown
property but she lives at the Ashburton
dwelling. She would not say whether her
husband lived with her. “My husband is
not an elected official,” she said.
The councilwoman said she
Green Family Calls for Regulations
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daughter.”
Her 14-year-old was
electrocuted and killed when
she leaned on two fences after
a softball game in Druid Hill
Park May 2006. Roughly
270 volts of stray electricity,
called contact voltage, surged
through her body.
An eighth-grade picture of
Deanna in a dark denim jacket
sat on the table in front of
her parents during her mom’s
speech.
The Greens said they
had come to humanize a
set of regulations they’ve
proposed to the commission
that would mandate each
utility company in Maryland
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and playgrounds for contact
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the map “gerrymandering.”
“(The mayor) reconstructed
the 2nd district so her candidate
can win,” Terri Ehrenfield,
a 12-year Butcher’s Hill
resident said. “We are going to
remember this during the next
election.”
Brandon Scott from
the mayor’s Office of
Neighborhoods is expected
- Belinda Conaway
to run in the second district,
replacing incumbent Nicholos
D’Adamo, who has vowed to
retire.
“I don’t think the mayor
cut up the city in 15 parts for
Brandon Scott,” D’Adamo
told the AFRO after a city
council meeting. “And I
don’t think she was out to
welcomes other media outlets to show up
unannounced any morning to watch her
leave to take her two children to school.
A woman who lives directly behind
the Ashburton property said she sees
Conaway leave the home regularly. “Her
car is parked there every morning and
she speaks and she’s always nice,” the
woman said.
But a man who lives next door to
the Randallstown home said he sees
Conaway there at least four times a
week. He pointed out vehicles that he
said belong to her husband and mother-
in-law.
No one answered when the AFRO
rang the doorbell of the two-story, vinyl
siding home on Southall Road, although
two cars were parked in the driveway.
Conaway said the “whirlwind” of
attention surrounding her residency is
voltage occurs when aging
or damaged underground
electrical wires energize
public surfaces.
A BGE spokesman said
the company currently scans
only half of the light poles and
manhole covers they operate
every year.
Deemed the “Deanna
“We live every day without Deanna
because she simply touched a fence.”
Camille Green Rule,” the
Greens’ plan would require
utility businesses to conduct
at least two thorough scans
a year in Maryland’s major
cities to mitigate contact
voltage. If the commission
enacts the rules, utility
get anybody. But all mayor’s a colleague so disrespected” as
hope to get redistricting every Conaway had been. “She lost
10 years. That’s the way they
thank their supporters,” he
said.
part of her district that she felt
strongly about ... Normally,
there is councilmanic courtesy.
Councilwoman Mary Pat
Clarke, who had been unhappy
with the map, decided to
If it doesn’t affect you in any
way and other councilpersons
agree to it, the council agrees
support the measure during to it,” he said.
the final vote. “I fought my Said O’Doherty, “It’s
battle with my amendments. fine to throw out allegations
I lost, so I voted for the but if you look at the facts
map,” she said. “I do support and talk to more than one
Councilwoman Conaway and community, you get more
her work with the 7th district. than one perspective,” he said.
I did everything I could to “The plan was supported by
help,” she said sadly.“But an overwhelming majority
it’s hard to vote against a of the city council and an
redistricting map because you overwhelming majority of city
don’t want the people coming neighborhoods,” he added.
into your district to think you “The mayor is pleased the plan
don’t want them.” was approved.”
Stokes, who initially voted The map goes into effect
in favor of the map but voted April 1. To learn how your
against it during the last neighborhood is affected by
meeting, said he had “never redistricting visit http://www.
sat on the city council and seen baltimorecity.gov/LinkClick.
“a little bit funny.” “My properties are
public information,” she said. “This is
not something new.”
She wouldn’t say if she rents out the
property in Randallstown.
At least two other city councilpersons
have faced residency issues in recent
years. Council President Bernard C.
“Jack” Young was challenged about a
property he listed as his primary address
that was found to have unoccupied-like
water bills last year, and political insiders
joke that Councilwoman Rochelle
“Rikki” Spector, D-5, actually lives in a
ritzy condominium with her boyfriend in
the 11th district.
A spokesman for Young’s office
said the Ethics Board or Inspector
General would handle sanctions if a
councilperson was found to live outside
their district.
businesses would use mobile Del. Adrienne A. Jones, and
detections or scanner trucks Baltimore City Councilwoman
that instantly recognize public Mary Pat Clarke, D-14. U.S.
surfaces with high voltage Sen. Barbara Mikulski has
counts as they drive. publically testified in support
Baltimore City of the proposal and Princeton
transportation officials told University professor Cornel
the AFRO that they purchased West also sent a letter of
hand-held devices to detect encouragement.
the stray electricity, a buy the The five public service
commissioners listened
intently to the family’s tearful
plea for enactment of their
proposal. “I pray that no
other family will have to go
- Nancy Green
through this as you have,”
Greens call ineffective and Commissioner Harold D.
more expensive than mobile Williams told the couple,
scanners as they require adding that he would do
workers to manually inspect everything in his power to
surfaces. pass the regulation.
Under their plan, Commission Chair Douglas
companies would also R. M. Nazarian concurred. “I
track and submit extensive have two daughters that play
records to the public service sports. Regardless of how
commission detailing their this proceeds today, we are
scans, including the location
of energized surfaces, any
committed to addressing this
problem,” he said.
injuries caused and the length They advised the Greens
of time it took to make repairs. to disassociate their plan from
Companies could face rate another proposal that calls for
adjustments of 75 basis points increased utility reliability
on annual earnings if they fail during storms.
to employ tests. “It’s been five long
Similar regulations were suffering years,” Nancy Green
enforced in New York State said. “But any delay in the
after a young woman died vote for the Deanna Green
from contact voltage in 2004. Rule or its implementation
The Greens have received would only put others at risk.”
letters of support from at least A commission official told
three legislators including the AFRO it will take at least
Congressman John P. six weeks for the office to rule
Sarbanes, Baltimore County on the proposal.
have taken a journey from struggle to triumph.
Community
Communities Celebrate Love,
Commitment on Black Marriage Day
By Brandi Forte
Special to the AFRO
On March 27, more than
300 communities across
the nation celebrated the
promising future of Black
families during the ninth
annual Black Marriage
Day. From Detroit to Dallas
and Atlanta to New York,
Black marriage festivities
demonstrated the collective
efforts of community
partnerships and unity.
In the District, thousands
of couples celebrated Black
Marriage Day with an
array of healthy forums,
recommitment ceremonies,
movie screenings, couples
mentoring, training and
merriments to newlywed
couples. To promote the
significance and sacredness
of marriage in the Black
community, Nisa Muhammad,
executive director of the
Wedded Bliss Foundation,
birthed Black Marriage Day
in March 2003.
“This is about community
wellness. Marriage is a divine
concern,” said Diane Sims-
Moore, executive director
of the African American
Healthy Marriage Initiative.
“To the ‘brothas’ in prison,
we say to you we need you to
come home…your children
and family need you. When
other people find out that
children don’t have fathers
they know that those children
are vulnerable. Know that
marriage saves.”
In the spirit of “Married
and Proud of It,” village
partners included the
Anacostia Community
Outreach Center, Wedded
Bliss Foundation, Marriage
First, Family First DC and DC
Children & Youth Investment
Trust, who hosted a Black
Marriage Day program at
Greater Mt. Calvary Holy
Church. The event honored
married couples with children,
offered tips on how to sustain
a healthy marriage, presented
a recommitment ceremony
and debut the screening of
Men Ain’t Boys by indie
filmmakers Lamar and Ronnie
Tyler.
“One thing that I have
learned is why do we as
Black women have to talk
about how strong we are? Just
think of how strong we can
be when we come together
with a strong brother,” said
Ayanna Ma’at, co-host of the
program. “It is OK to lean on
someone.”
Demonstrating a
loving union, Ayize and
Aiyana Ma’at, founders of
relationship coaching and
counseling firm B-Intentional
LLC, hosted the event. The
energetic young couple have
been married for nine years
and have four children. They
both offered holistic and
realistic advice to the crowd
of couples.
“Why marriage to the
men? We (men) need the
support, encouragement
and we need to be inspired.
We need that partner…that
cheerleader in our corner,”
said Ayize Ma’at.
According to the U.S.
Census Bureau, two out
of three African-American
Ayize and Aiyana Ma’at, founders of relationship
coaching and counseling firm B-International LLC
children will be raised without dropout rate, marriage
biological fathers in the home. is more than meaningful,
During the program ,The
Marriage First Project (MFP)
announced that these statistics communities.
have stagnated because
nearly 9,000 African-
American couples have
obtained marriage licenses
within the last two years.
Rallying support for
newlywed couples with
children, young couples
the Ledbetter and Johnson
families were presented
checks for $1,000 from the
Marriage First Project. MFP
provides D.C. couples married that women are going to do it
after Oct. 1, 2008, or engaged anyways.“
to be married by June 1, 2011,
who have children living in
their home with marriage
education, financial literacy
and support for participation www. familymattersec.com.
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in their program.
While D.C. is faced with
Marylanders of the Year
a 9.5 percent unemployment By Courtney A. Bonaparte
rate, 25 percent high school Special to the AFRO
At this year’s Maryland Day ceremony, the Maryland Historical Society (MdHS) honored
Eddie and Sylvia Brown as the society’s Marylanders of the Year, for their philanthropic
contributions to various local causes. Over the past 15 years the Brown family has donated $22
million to better the lives of the less fortunate in Baltimore City.
“Eddie and Sylvia have generated spectacular dividends for impoverished inner-city
residents and leveled playing fields across the country in the realms of education, healthcare
and art,” said Burt Kummerow, MdHS president, at the luncheon. “However, a number of their
gifts have been targeted to improving the quality of life in the broader Baltimore community.”
The C. Sylvia and Eddie C. Brown Family Foundation was founded in 1996.
“We have tried to create a model of philanthropy that spurs other African Americans of
means to become more involved with charitable giving to our community,” said Eddie Brown.
“Most of our grants require that other African Americans give up to a third of our gift. Both of
us have been very pleased with the results achieved.”
Although Brown is the founder of Brown Capital Management, which accumulated more
than $6 billion in assets under his management, as a child, he grew up in Apopka, Fla., in
poverty. His academic excellence prompted an anonymous benefactor to completely finance
his educational expenses while attending Howard University, where he earned an electrical
engineering degree in 1961. Born in King William, Va., Sylvia followed in the footsteps of
her parents and became an educator. She and Eddie shared a vision about education being
beneficial to creating equal footing for achievement.
With this vision in mind, the Browns have given their largest gift, $6 million, to Maryland
Institute College of Art (MICA), to assist in construction of the Brown Center, which is located
in Baltimore. They have also funded many full scholarships for African-American students to
Courtesy Photo attend MICA. They have also contributed to $5 million to the Turning the Corner Achievement
Program that encourages success for inner-city Baltimore youth.
Other organizations that have received charitable assistance from the Browns include:
University of Maryland Baltimore County, Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns
Hopkins University, Center for Urban Families (CFUF), Baltimore School for the Arts,
Howard University, Middle Grades Partnership in Baltimore City, the Soulful Symphony/
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Partnership and the Enoch Pratt Library.
as studies show marriage
has a positive impact on
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The Afro-American,
Afro-American, April
April 2,
2, 2011
2011 -- April
Redistricting Changes Baltimore’s Political Landscape
Continued from A1
the mayor’s proposal stifles
diversity and limits voting
power by “packing” three
predominately-Black
neighborhoods into her
district and removing two
White communities. “Packing
violates federal law,” she said
at one hearing.
She added that the proposal
robs her district of resources,
including Hampden’s 36th
street shops and the 25th street
station, a development project
she actively advocated.
“My district is being
dismantled in a way that does
not serve my residents,” she
said. “I will not rubberstamp
legislation that benefits a
select few ... This is a flagrant
insult.”
Mayoral spokesman Ryan
O’Doherty called the packing
allegations unfair and said the
Baltimore City law department
approved the proposal.
Under the new map,
Conaway loses Remington,
Hampden and a section
of Park Heights but gains
Reservoir Hill. Several
residents from the latter
have contested the shift to
Conaway’s district. One such
resident, Jacob Green, said he
collected 46 signatures in 24
hours for a petition to protest
moving under Conaway’s
reign.
“We vehemently oppose
redistricting,” he said. “We
would not like to have another
nail in the coffin when our
neighborhood is struggling to
come back,” he said.
The community had been
a part of Councilman William
Cole’s more affluent and
predominately White 11th
district. There is speculation
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resources and access to large
redevelopment projects and
wealthy residents.
“It is clear, even to the
naked eye, that something
questionable happened with
the 11th district that had
a negative, trickle down,
affect on other districts,”
“Despite efforts to keep me quiet ... I still stand that it is an illegal
map and it needs to be changed.”
Former Baltimore City
NAACP President Marvin
“Doc” Cheatham said in an
email. “Packing, cracking
and stacking seemingly took
place…to purportedly better
protect the councilman in the
11th district. A councilman that
I have privately and publicly
stated my support for re-
election.”
Councilman Kraft said
the map violates charter
provisions by splitting up
several communities in his 1st
district, including Butcher’s
Hill and Upper Fells Point, in
order to reunite Greektown.
“Existing council lines were
not taken into account as
mandated,” he said. “It’s
disappointing that this has
happened.”
Despite his strong
opposition, Kraft told the
AFRO there was no sense in
fighting the map because his
colleagues made an agreement
with the mayor to vote down
any amendments to her
proposal.
In response, O’Doherty
said, “We were asked if
we support Conaway’s
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He added that Kraft had
not proposed amendments
to the mayor’s plan. “If Jim
Kraft didn’t like the way his
district was drafted, he did not
offer a single amendment on
the floor of the city council,”
O’Doherty said.
Butcher’s Hill residents
came out in droves to
redistricting hearings to claim
their allegiance to Kraft. The
mayor’s plan halves that
community between Kraft and
the 13th district. At the final
public hearing at Baltimore
City Community College, one
Butcher’s Hill woman called
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residence. State records show Conaway
Sr. owns the property.
The Conaway family has dominated
city elections for decades with their
powerful last name and “Mama Bear,
Papa Bear, and Baby Bear” campaigns.
Mother Mary Conaway is associated
with another address on Cross Country
Boulevard.
When the AFRO knocked on the door
of the Ashburton home last weekend,
a man who sounded like Conaway Sr.
responded from a window. Soon after,
Belinda Conaway answered the door.
While inside, she asserted that she
and her husband own the Randallstown
property but she lives at the Ashburton
dwelling. She would not say whether her
husband lived with her. “My husband is
not an elected official,” she said.
The councilwoman said she
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Her 14-year-old was
electrocuted and killed when
she leaned on two fences after
a softball game in Druid Hill
Park May 2006. Roughly
270 volts of stray electricity,
called contact voltage, surged
through her body.
An eighth-grade picture of
Deanna in a dark denim jacket
sat on the table in front of
her parents during her mom’s
speech.
The Greens said they
had come to humanize a
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proposed to the commission
that would mandate each
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the map “gerrymandering.”
“(The mayor) reconstructed
the 2nd district so her candidate
can win,” Terri Ehrenfield,
a 12-year Butcher’s Hill
resident said. “We are going to
remember this during the next
election.”
Brandon Scott from
the mayor’s Office of
Neighborhoods is expected
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to run in the second district,
replacing incumbent Nicholos
D’Adamo, who has vowed to
retire.
“I don’t think the mayor
cut up the city in 15 parts for
Brandon Scott,” D’Adamo
told the AFRO after a city
council meeting. “And I
don’t think she was out to
welcomes other media outlets to show up
unannounced any morning to watch her
leave to take her two children to school.
A woman who lives directly behind
the Ashburton property said she sees
Conaway leave the home regularly. “Her
car is parked there every morning and
she speaks and she’s always nice,” the
woman said.
But a man who lives next door to
the Randallstown home said he sees
Conaway there at least four times a
week. He pointed out vehicles that he
said belong to her husband and mother-
in-law.
No one answered when the AFRO
rang the doorbell of the two-story, vinyl
siding home on Southall Road, although
two cars were parked in the driveway.
Conaway said the “whirlwind” of
attention surrounding her residency is
voltage occurs when aging
or damaged underground
electrical wires energize
public surfaces.
A BGE spokesman said
the company currently scans
only half of the light poles and
manhole covers they operate
every year.
Deemed the “Deanna
“We live every day without Deanna
because she simply touched a fence.”
Camille Green Rule,” the
Greens’ plan would require
utility businesses to conduct
at least two thorough scans
a year in Maryland’s major
cities to mitigate contact
voltage. If the commission
enacts the rules, utility
get anybody. But all mayor’s a colleague so disrespected” as
hope to get redistricting every Conaway had been. “She lost
10 years. That’s the way they
thank their supporters,” he
said.
part of her district that she felt
strongly about ... Normally,
there is councilmanic courtesy.
Councilwoman Mary Pat
Clarke, who had been unhappy
with the map, decided to
If it doesn’t affect you in any
way and other councilpersons
agree to it, the council agrees
support the measure during to it,” he said.
the final vote. “I fought my Said O’Doherty, “It’s
battle with my amendments. fine to throw out allegations
I lost, so I voted for the but if you look at the facts
map,” she said. “I do support and talk to more than one
Councilwoman Conaway and community, you get more
her work with the 7th district. than one perspective,” he said.
I did everything I could to “The plan was supported by
help,” she said sadly.“But an overwhelming majority
it’s hard to vote against a of the city council and an
redistricting map because you overwhelming majority of city
don’t want the people coming neighborhoods,” he added.
into your district to think you “The mayor is pleased the plan
don’t want them.” was approved.”
Stokes, who initially voted The map goes into effect
in favor of the map but voted April 1. To learn how your
against it during the last neighborhood is affected by
meeting, said he had “never redistricting visit http://www.
sat on the city council and seen baltimorecity.gov/LinkClick.
“a little bit funny.” “My properties are
public information,” she said. “This is
not something new.”
She wouldn’t say if she rents out the
property in Randallstown.
At least two other city councilpersons
have faced residency issues in recent
years. Council President Bernard C.
“Jack” Young was challenged about a
property he listed as his primary address
that was found to have unoccupied-like
water bills last year, and political insiders
joke that Councilwoman Rochelle
“Rikki” Spector, D-5, actually lives in a
ritzy condominium with her boyfriend in
the 11th district.
A spokesman for Young’s office
said the Ethics Board or Inspector
General would handle sanctions if a
councilperson was found to live outside
their district.
businesses would use mobile Del. Adrienne A. Jones, and
detections or scanner trucks Baltimore City Councilwoman
that instantly recognize public Mary Pat Clarke, D-14. U.S.
surfaces with high voltage Sen. Barbara Mikulski has
counts as they drive. publically testified in support
Baltimore City of the proposal and Princeton
transportation officials told University professor Cornel
the AFRO that they purchased West also sent a letter of
hand-held devices to detect encouragement.
the stray electricity, a buy the The five public service
commissioners listened
intently to the family’s tearful
plea for enactment of their
proposal. “I pray that no
other family will have to go
- Nancy Green
through this as you have,”
Greens call ineffective and Commissioner Harold D.
more expensive than mobile Williams told the couple,
scanners as they require adding that he would do
workers to manually inspect everything in his power to
surfaces. pass the regulation.
Under their plan, Commission Chair Douglas
companies would also R. M. Nazarian concurred. “I
track and submit extensive have two daughters that play
records to the public service sports. Regardless of how
commission detailing their this proceeds today, we are
scans, including the location
of energized surfaces, any
committed to addressing this
problem,” he said.
injuries caused and the length They advised the Greens
of time it took to make repairs. to disassociate their plan from
Companies could face rate another proposal that calls for
adjustments of 75 basis points increased utility reliability
on annual earnings if they fail during storms.
to employ tests. “It’s been five long
Similar regulations were suffering years,” Nancy Green
enforced in New York State said. “But any delay in the
after a young woman died vote for the Deanna Green
from contact voltage in 2004. Rule or its implementation
The Greens have received would only put others at risk.”
letters of support from at least A commission official told
three legislators including the AFRO it will take at least
Congressman John P. six weeks for the office to rule
Sarbanes, Baltimore County on the proposal.
have taken a journey from struggle to triumph.
Community
Communities Celebrate Love,
Commitment on Black Marriage Day
By Brandi Forte
Special to the AFRO
On March 27, more than
300 communities across
the nation celebrated the
promising future of Black
families during the ninth
annual Black Marriage
Day. From Detroit to Dallas
and Atlanta to New York,
Black marriage festivities
demonstrated the collective
efforts of community
partnerships and unity.
In the District, thousands
of couples celebrated Black
Marriage Day with an
array of healthy forums,
recommitment ceremonies,
movie screenings, couples
mentoring, training and
merriments to newlywed
couples. To promote the
significance and sacredness
of marriage in the Black
community, Nisa Muhammad,
executive director of the
Wedded Bliss Foundation,
birthed Black Marriage Day
in March 2003.
“This is about community
wellness. Marriage is a divine
concern,” said Diane Sims-
Moore, executive director
of the African American
Healthy Marriage Initiative.
“To the ‘brothas’ in prison,
we say to you we need you to
come home…your children
and family need you. When
other people find out that
children don’t have fathers
they know that those children
are vulnerable. Know that
marriage saves.”
In the spirit of “Married
and Proud of It,” village
partners included the
Anacostia Community
Outreach Center, Wedded
Bliss Foundation, Marriage
First, Family First DC and DC
Children & Youth Investment
Trust, who hosted a Black
Marriage Day program at
Greater Mt. Calvary Holy
Church. The event honored
married couples with children,
offered tips on how to sustain
a healthy marriage, presented
a recommitment ceremony
and debut the screening of
Men Ain’t Boys by indie
filmmakers Lamar and Ronnie
Tyler.
“One thing that I have
learned is why do we as
Black women have to talk
about how strong we are? Just
think of how strong we can
be when we come together
with a strong brother,” said
Ayanna Ma’at, co-host of the
program. “It is OK to lean on
someone.”
Demonstrating a
loving union, Ayize and
Aiyana Ma’at, founders of
relationship coaching and
counseling firm B-Intentional
LLC, hosted the event. The
energetic young couple have
been married for nine years
and have four children. They
both offered holistic and
realistic advice to the crowd
of couples.
“Why marriage to the
men? We (men) need the
support, encouragement
and we need to be inspired.
We need that partner…that
cheerleader in our corner,”
said Ayize Ma’at.
According to the U.S.
Census Bureau, two out
of three African-American
Ayize and Aiyana Ma’at, founders of relationship
coaching and counseling firm B-International LLC
children will be raised without dropout rate, marriage
biological fathers in the home. is more than meaningful,
During the program ,The
Marriage First Project (MFP)
announced that these statistics communities.
have stagnated because
nearly 9,000 African-
American couples have
obtained marriage licenses
within the last two years.
Rallying support for
newlywed couples with
children, young couples
the Ledbetter and Johnson
families were presented
checks for $1,000 from the
Marriage First Project. MFP
provides D.C. couples married that women are going to do it
after Oct. 1, 2008, or engaged anyways.“
to be married by June 1, 2011,
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Marylanders of the Year
a 9.5 percent unemployment By Courtney A. Bonaparte
rate, 25 percent high school Special to the AFRO
At this year’s Maryland Day ceremony, the Maryland Historical Society (MdHS) honored
Eddie and Sylvia Brown as the society’s Marylanders of the Year, for their philanthropic
contributions to various local causes. Over the past 15 years the Brown family has donated $22
million to better the lives of the less fortunate in Baltimore City.
“Eddie and Sylvia have generated spectacular dividends for impoverished inner-city
residents and leveled playing fields across the country in the realms of education, healthcare
and art,” said Burt Kummerow, MdHS president, at the luncheon. “However, a number of their
gifts have been targeted to improving the quality of life in the broader Baltimore community.”
The C. Sylvia and Eddie C. Brown Family Foundation was founded in 1996.
“We have tried to create a model of philanthropy that spurs other African Americans of
means to become more involved with charitable giving to our community,” said Eddie Brown.
“Most of our grants require that other African Americans give up to a third of our gift. Both of
us have been very pleased with the results achieved.”
Although Brown is the founder of Brown Capital Management, which accumulated more
than $6 billion in assets under his management, as a child, he grew up in Apopka, Fla., in
poverty. His academic excellence prompted an anonymous benefactor to completely finance
his educational expenses while attending Howard University, where he earned an electrical
engineering degree in 1961. Born in King William, Va., Sylvia followed in the footsteps of
her parents and became an educator. She and Eddie shared a vision about education being
beneficial to creating equal footing for achievement.
With this vision in mind, the Browns have given their largest gift, $6 million, to Maryland
Institute College of Art (MICA), to assist in construction of the Brown Center, which is located
in Baltimore. They have also funded many full scholarships for African-American students to
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Program that encourages success for inner-city Baltimore youth.
Other organizations that have received charitable assistance from the Browns include:
University of Maryland Baltimore County, Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns
Hopkins University, Center for Urban Families (CFUF), Baltimore School for the Arts,
Howard University, Middle Grades Partnership in Baltimore City, the Soulful Symphony/
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Partnership and the Enoch Pratt Library.
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At 92, District Craftsman Aims to Inspire Others Through Art

By Gregory Dale
AFRO Staff Writer
At 92 years old, Washington,
D.C. resident Ira Blount has
surely experienced his share of
tribulations and triumph. Along
the way, he's utilized a unique
pastime to help him make it
through.
Blount, just a few years
shy of being a centenarian,
is a multitalented artist and
craftsman. His remarkable
collection of handmade works
that span from weaved baskets,
quilts and other eye-catching
items has spurred much attention
in his Ward 7 community.
But his noteworthy skills
were originally incited by tough times.
Born in Memphis, Tenn., in 1918, Blount attended Tuskegee
Institute after graduating from high school. Shortly thereafter,
he was drafted into the Army and stationed in Virginia. After
holding the position of first sergeant for four years, he left the
Army and entered into a marriage that later went sour.
“That gave me a lot of depression, I didn’t know which way
to go,” Blount told the AFRO in a recent interview. “I then went
through a period of alcoholism.”
Troubled, Blount turned to craft making as an outlet to his
despair. "It more or less turned my life around," he said.
Following the breakthrough, Blount doubled his time
working, and continuing to add to his collection of crafts,
which he continues to create today.
He says that out of all his works, he's particularly fond of
his handmade quilt that he crafted as a way of paying homage
to his mother.
Courtesy Photo "She was a good seamstress so I wanted to do a quilt in her
Ira Blount memory," Blount said. "She had given us the basics of sewing,
but beyond that, I didn't have any instructions on how to do it."
Determined to master the skill, he explained that he kept
working at it and finally mastered the process. The experience
went on to be a rule of thumb for his future projects.
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"Going to classes to learn how to [create crafts] is fine, but
when you do these things without any help, I think it's more
beneficial and the product turns out to be better because of the
fact that you put a lot of work into it and it's your own," he said.
Blount added that he's also very proud of the many egg
baskets he's made because of their intricacy.
The craftsman's work drew wide attention and sparked
the interest of the Ward 7 Arts Collaborative nonprofit. The
organization then worked with local producers to create a
documentary in his honor. The final project was titled, “Ira
Blount: The Common Threads That Bind” and premiered at
Asbury United Methodist Church in August 2009.
Ultimately, Blount says before he leaves the Earth, he wants
to ensure more people are exposed to his work. He's currently
in talks with local organizations in hopes that they will feature
his projects in a permanent exhibit. Blount believes as a result,
the pieces could motivate others to take up the same pastime
and find solace doing so, just as he did.
"I [would like to] get these items out to the public, in hopes
to inspire others my age and younger to work with their hands
and get peace of mind doing that," he said.
Stage Performance Highlights
Letters Written to Michelle Obama
By Melissa Jones
Special to the AFRO
The first lady of the United States of America is an
American icon. As a figurehead, she is the epitome of poise
and grace and for the first time in this nation’s history
that woman, icon and figurehead is a Black woman. East
Baltimore native Peggy Brooks-Bertram along with historian
Barbara Seals Nevergold co-authored Go, Tell Michelle:
African American Women Write to the New First Lady in
2009 after the historic election of the first African-American
president of the United States.
The compilation of letters expressing the hope, tears,
memories, dreams and well wishes from women of all ages
and nationalities, was the subject of the staged reading of
Go, Tell Michelle: Letters to the First Lady performed by the
co-authors
along with
modern
day griot,
musician and
educator,
Karima
Amin at
the James
Weldon
Johnson
Auditorium
at Coppin
State
University.
The three
women
Courtesy Photo sat on an
Karima Amin, Peggy Brooks-Bertram and otherwise
Barbara Seals Nevergold empty
stage with
microphones
and reading stands before them and gave voice to the
hundreds of women that submitted letters to the first lady as a
tribute to her existence. A rhythmic mash-up of varied verses
from letters primed the ear before the performers dramatized
the selected readings, adopted and directed by Robert Knopf.
The performance enveloped the audience in a four part guide
through the fulfillment of ancestral dreams, the intangible
scars of skin hue prejudices in the Black community, a
moving juxtaposition of Sojourner Truth’s 1851 declaration
of Black femininity and the modern day embodiment of
Black motherhood attributed to Obama, and moving accounts
of painful recollections of Jim Crow seemingly healed or
comforted by the appointment of a Black man to the highest
office in the land. While Amin’s artistry shone through in
her vocal depiction of African and Hispanic contributors,
redundant subject matter at times made the hour long
performance drag, almost begging for an accompaniment or
creative backdrop to hold the audience’s attention.
Go, Tell Michelle almost deifies the first lady and teeters
along the problematic line of attempting to represent an entire
group or population, particularly Black women, through
a singular lens. Obama is an intelligent, gorgeous, stylish,
wife and mother who balances career and home seemingly
flawlessly while cultivating an outwardly passionate and
loving relationship with her husband who also happens to
be the leader of the free world. In a historical media context,
Black women have never been served well by a narrowly
defined perception of who she should be and what she is
not. However what saves Go, Tell Michelle is the outward
expression of female solidarity, love and communal exaltation
of success often missing from the public discourse centered
on Black women. Women of varying ethnicities will enjoy
the performance, hopefully leading to hearty reflections and
discussions that can bridge age and cultural gaps.

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Community Calendar
April 2
Women Be Enlightened!
St. Matthew’s Church,
5401 Loch Raven Blvd.,
Baltimore, Md. 8:30 a.m.-3
p.m. Spend time with the
women of St. Matthew’s at
this conference focusing on
mind, body and spirit. $30.
For more information: 410-
900-9933.
together for an afternoon of
dining and fellowship. $10.
For more information call:
443-885-3388
Volunteer Tax Preparation
Enoch Pratt Free Library,
Brooklyn Branch, 300 E.
Patapsco Ave., Baltimore.
10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Volunteers from the AARP Myers Maritime Park, 1417
will be on hand to help you Thames St., Baltimore. 3-7
prepare your tax return. For p.m. Celebrate Baltimore’s
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programming for children
April 10 at this festival filled with
Baltimore Urban Book entertainment, information,
Festival 2011 reading material, workshops
Frederick Douglass-Isaac and activities. $5-$10. For
more information: 410-685-
0295.
April 12
Do Something With Mayor
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
American Visionary Art
Museum, 800 Key Highway,
Baltimore. 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-
Blake will meet with
hundreds of volunteers to
celebrate the impact of civic
engagement in Baltimore for
National Volunteer Week.
$10. For more information:
410-244-1900.

Terry McMillan Book

Discussion
Enoch Pratt Free Library,
Cherry Hill Branch, 606
Cherry Hill Road, Baltimore.
2 p.m. Read and discuss Terry
McMillan’s book Mama. For
more information: 410-396-
1168.

April 4
Fourplay
Rams Head Tavern, 33
West St., Annapolis, Md. 8
p.m. Jazz and funk quartet,
Fourplay will bring their
unique sounds to the Rams
Head stage. $49. For more
information: 410-268-4545.

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Enoch Pratt Free Library,
Waverly Branch, 400 E. 33rd
St., Baltimore. 12-2 p.m.
Get your Monday workout
to popular line dances,
hip-hop, Caribbean and
African rhythms. For more
information: 410-396-6053.

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A8 The Afro-American, April 2, 2011 - April 8, 2011
Business
Non-Profit Tech CEO Changes Economic Reality of Area Residents
By Melissa Jones
Special to the AFRO
At first glance, Lance Lucas does not quite fit the bill of the
head of a technology firm. Neither does he resemble the typical
definition of a social activist. However, the 35-year-old Coppin
State University graduate has worked in both arenas and is
not bashful about his success. The founder and CEO of Digit
All Systems, a non-profit information technology company
that trains low-income Baltimore area residents for jobs in
information technology through various technical certifications,
says that his work is a labor of love. “Technology saved my
life. It helped me elevate to another level so that I can create
stability for myself,” said Lucas as he sat down with the AFRO
after a meeting with the Greater Baltimore Black Chamber of
Commerce where he currently serves as vice president. “We are
the Habitat for Humanity of technology. Our program changes
lives.”
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to about a 10-page document.
“We have a 100 percent
retention rate and an 82
percent certification rate. Most
for-profit schools can’t put up
those kinds of numbers,” said
Lucas. “What these schools
won’t admit is that education
has changed and we found a
way to upgrade the education
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wood with ink on it. So I [any] hope of getting into the computer industry. That’s not
basically figured out a way to get people the information they going to work for us.
need at no cost, in a way that they can understand it.”
AFRO: Who are your students/clients?
AFRO: How did come up with the concept for Digit All LL: “People come to us from all walks of life. We serve
Systems? ex-offenders that are trying to integrate themselves back into
Lance Lucas: “I started out selling computers at Staples. society, people that are on social services, people that are
While I was working there I became the best salesman in the referred through [Baltimore] Housing. We have people that
city and then the state and then the east coast. I went to sell a used to be in gangs [that are] now working at the NSA, the
computer to a private school and ended up teaching a media Navy, Hopkins and the University of Maryland. Right now we
literacy class and [soon after] got into teaching. I also started are also training a group of parents that come in on Saturdays to
teaching computer classes to a small group of students at Aunt get the same certifications that their kids are getting.”
Hattie’s Place [a long-term home for children in foster care]
which eventually grew to a class of about 30 students. When AFRO: What are some of the classes that you offer?
I lost my job at the private school, I got hired at a software LL: We offer certification classes in Comp TIA, Microsoft,
company. And within 5 months I convinced the technicians to Adobe, A+ and C++ for entry level IT positions. High school
quit and come work with me out of a little private school in students are now able to earn 1 college credit when they
a classroom that I bargained with the principal for. We set up become certified as Microsoft Office Specialists. In the very
phone lines and fax machines and started this company with near future we should also have the ability to provide the
about $1,500. Since then I have ” physical side of CISCO Systems training and we are also
a Certiport Authorized Mobile Testing Center. All of our
AFRO: Why did you decide to start a non-profit instead of a certifications are recognized by Microsoft, CompTIA and the
for-profit business in a field as profitable as technology? American Council on Education.
LL: “I went to all the computer schools and I saw how
crappy they were and I saw how they really didn’t care, they AFRO: What’s next for Digit All Systems?
read the books and all they wanted was a check. That got me LL: “We plan to actively pursue some additional grants I
thinking that most people don’t stand a chance. If you do this to 2011. We’ve only gotten a $10,000 grant from Verizon so far.
people working at the post office or MTA trying to get a better We also have our first fundraiser coming up in June. But long-
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Opinion
The U.S. Switches Back and Forth
(NNPA) — The mass
protests that led to the
downfall of Egyptian
President Hosni Mubarak
after 35 years in power
and the 23-year tenure of
Tunisian President Zine al-
Abidine Ben Ali have inspired
protests throughout Northern
Africa and the Middle East –
including in Libya, Bahrain,
and Yemen – and have
underscored the United States’
inconsistent foreign policy.
George E. Curry While professing support
for democracy around the
world, the U.S. has openly
supported dictators who routinely exploited and killed their
own people, as was the case in Egypt under Mubarak and is the
case in Bahrain under King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa. In those
and other instances, the U.S. turned a deaf ear to human rights
violations because the leaders of those countries were allied
with America in the fight against international terrorism.
In the case of Libya’s Moammar Gaddafi, he has been
considered both friend and foe.
Libya, a mostly desert country about four times the size of
California, was divided into three different provinces, each with
deep tribal tension, until a Gaddafi-led revolution ousted its
former king in 1969. Even Gaddafi’s severest critics concede
that he has used Libya’s newly-discovered oil wealth to uplift
the poor, improving hospitals and schools. But detractors say
he runs an oppressive regime, where political opponents are
victims of public hangings.
Gaddafi became an international pariah 25 years ago. In
1986, the Reagan administration accused Libyan agents of
bombing a disco in Berlin, Germany, in which two American
soldiers were killed. Reagan retaliated by bombing Libya. In
the process, dozens of innocent civilians were killed, including
Gaddafi’s adopted infant daughter.
Two years later, Libya experienced the wrath of the
international community after it was suspected of bombing Pan
Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, resulting in the deaths
of 270 people. In 1992, the United Nations applied sanctions
against Libya for failing to turn over two suspects in the bombing.
Beginning in 1998, when Libya became the first nation to
issue an international arrest warrant for Osama bin Laden, it
took a series of high-profile actions
to repair its tarnished international
reputation.
In 1999, Gaddafi turned over two
suspects in the Pan Am bombing,
prompting the U.N. to lift economic
sanctions against Libya. Two years
later, when the two suspects were found
guilty of murder, Gaddafi condemned
the Sept. 11 attacks and urged his
fellow citizens to donate blood to the
victims. The U.N. made additional
concessions in 2003 by lifting travel
and weapons bans against Libya after
it formally accepted responsibility for
the Pan Am bombing. Libya paid more
than $2 billion to settle claims by the
victims’ families.
In another step toward regaining
international respectability, Libya
disbanded its nuclear program and
provided the CIA with information that
helped uncover a nuclear underground The international media’s obsession with highlighting only
market in Europe. President George W. Bush, eyeing Libya as war, disease, poverty and national disasters in Africa means
a potential partner in the war against terrorism, lifted most U.S. that many Americans don’t know about the progress being
trade sanctions in 2004. made in expanding democracy on the continent. The leaders of
Describing the newly-thawed relationship, the Los Angeles Egypt and Libya have been in power more than three decades.
Times, which spells the Libyan leader’s last name differently However, two-thirds of the 54 countries in Africa have leaders
from most news outlets, observed: “As it struggles to combat that have been in power 15 years or less.
Islamic terrorist networks, the Bush administration has quietly According to a 2008 poll of 19 African countries by www.
built an intelligence alliance with Libyan leader Moammar afrobarometer.org, 29 percent of those polled rated their
Kadafi, a onetime bitter enemy the U.S. had tried for years to country as a full democracy, 30 percent of the respondents
isolate, topple or kill. described their country as a democracy with minor problems,
“Kadafi has helped the U.S. pursue Al Qaeda’s network in 25 percent labeled their country as a democracy with major
North Africa by turning radicals over to neighboring pro-Western problems and only 11 percent said they either didn’t live in a
governments. He has also provided information to the CIA on democracy or didn’t know the status of their nation.
Libyan nationals with alleged ties to international terrorists.” Despite those statistics, some African leaders fear the
The newspaper continued, “In turn, the U.S. has handed Obama administration may now use its incursion into Libya
over to Tripoli some anti-Kadafi Libyans captured in its as an excuse to support military intervention in other African
campaign against terrorism. And Kadafi’s agents have been counties, providing a further setback to sovereignty and self-
allowed into the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba to governance on the continent.
interrogate Libyans being held there.”
Now that the U.S. has joined France, the United Nations George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of “Emerge” magazine
and now NATO in launching air strikes on Libya, however, and the NNPA News Service, is a keynote speaker, moderator, media
some African leaders wonder what that will mean for African coach and NNPA columnist. He can be reached through his website,
democracy. www.georgecurry.com You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/
currygeorge.

Barbara Mikulski’s Vision

As a father, my greatest I had the opportunity to reflect on Barbara Mikulski’s vision
hope is for the continued for America – and upon all that she has achieved in public life.
social progress that will allow Maryland’s senior senator is a remarkable human being –
my daughters to achieve the and a person I am honored to call my friend.
full measure of their dreams. When I first entered the Congress after a special election
That is why during Women’s in 1996, Barbara was there for me, helping us to get our
History Month each year, I office up and running as quickly as possible so no one in
am thinking more about our Baltimore would lack representation. I have never forgotten
future than about our past. that kindness. It was a practical demonstration of the same
Recently, President human compassion that Barbara Mikulski has offered to tens
Obama (also the father of of thousands of Marylanders over the years.
two daughters) expressed the
same perspective. “While “We all have an interest in women - and their families- receiving
Elijah Cummings enormous progress has been
made,” he observed, “there is fair pay for the work that they perform, and Barbara Mikulski
still work to be done before women achieve true parity.” has always understood this reality.”
His observation is backed up by “kitchen table” economics:
When women are not treated fairly, their families suffer as a It is why she has become a national leader…why her
result. colleagues in the Senate have supported her work and
One would think that the concept of equal pay for equal leadership on two of its most prestigious committees:
work is so American that it would already be a “done deal” in Appropriations and the Committee on Health, Education,
this country. Yet, we know that equal pay is not yet a reality. Labor, and Pensions.
Family hardships result from the harsh reality that women, We all have an interest in women – and their families –
on average, make just 77 cents for every dollar earned by receiving fair pay for the work that they perform, and Barbara
men in comparable jobs (just 69 cents if you are an African Mikulski has always understood this reality.
American woman – and 59 cents if you are Latina). Our senior senator was one of the essential leaders in our
Last week, Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski was afforded efforts to enact the Affordable Care Act, as well as the Lilly
another opportunity to remind everyone of this still to be Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Yet, despite the national prominence
achieved civil rights goal as we participated in an event that she has achieved, “Senator Barb” has never lost that
honoring Lilly Ledbetter, the woman whose Supreme Court candor, honesty and strength that are so typical of the
equal opportunity case led to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Highlandtown of her youth.
of 2009. In her family’s grocery store, she learned the challenges
As Sen. Mikulski was applauding Ms. Ledbetter for the faced by working families. Then, as a social worker, she
courage and determination she had shown fighting for fair pay, perfected the skills that she needed to become an effective
leader in our cause.
Today, I doubt whether there is a single person here in
Baltimore who does not know what Sen. Mikulski stands for.
Her progressive values are solid and clear – and we know that
she is going to fight for all of us every single day.
Less well known, however, is Barbara Mikulski’s lifetime
vision of bringing all of America’s working families together
in support of progressive change. It is a dream that ties
together her roots in Highlandtown with my own South and
West Baltimore heritage:
“Unfortunately, because of old prejudices and new fears,”
she observed back in 1970,
“anger is generated [within
European ethnic communities]
against other minority groups
rather than those who have
power. What is needed is an
alliance of white and black, white collar, blue collar and no
collar based upon mutual need, interdependence and respect –
an alliance to develop the strategy for new kinds of community
organization and political participation.”
Today, 40 years later, Maryland is led by an Irish-American
and an African-American in Annapolis, by a Polish-American
woman and a Jewish-American man in the Senate, and by
Barbara Mikulski’s “goulash” of Americans in the House of
Representatives.
Americans all, my daughters and our entire nation,
are better off for our progress toward achieving Barbara
Mikulski’s dream – and the movement toward a better America
that her dream sustains.
Congressman Elijah Cummings represents Maryland’s
Seventh Congressional District in the United States House of
Representatives.

with Sens. Catherine Pugh and Lisa Gladden, respectively.

Letter to the Editor
Pimlico Racetrack Impact Funds Cut from State Budget!
I write to you today because of what has been revealed to us as a travesty in Annapolis. I am
perplexed at the thought that our elected officials in Annapolis would fail to communicate that
our community would lose half a million dollars a year and no one said a word.
The Pimlico Racetrack Impact Funds are calculated by a percentage of the revenue
generated by the number of racing days at Pimlico Racetrack.  These funds, averaging about
$500,000 annually, were slashed from the budget by lawmakers in Annapolis. The RTIF, for the
past 20 years, has gone to community projects in Northwest Baltimore, as the funds could only
be used within 1 mile of the Pimlico Racetrack.  Over the last four years, the funds have been
used primarily to fund Park Heights Renaissance (PHR), the non-profit organization created to
implement the city-approved Park Heights Master Plan.  and working to restore the funds, but for the rest of the delegation, this is gross negligence.
How did this happen? The area impacted in Northwest Baltimore is represented by six state
delegates and two state senators as it borders on the 40th and 41st Legislative Districts.  The
Park Heights community stands to lose up to $500,000 per year!  The area is represented by
Del. Barbara Robinson, Del. Frank Conaway Jr., Del. Shawn Z. Tarrant, all of the 40th District;
and Del. Sandy Rosenberg, Del. Nathaniel Oaks, and Del. Jill P. Carter, all of the 41st District;
Del. Barbara Robinson sits on the House Appropriations Committee. With that said, how did
she NOT know that this major cut was in the budget?  When did she know? And why was the
community not informed? We ask these questions of the entire 40th and 41st delegations. Only
Del. Jill Carter informed our office that the RTIF was being taken out of the budget as it was
being voted on the floor of the House, meaning that at some point, the rest of the delegation
knew about the cuts.  Why were we not informed then and how did they all vote?
Not one phone call, other than Del. Carter’s, was made to the community. Not one call was
made to the three councilwomen that represent Park Heights: Rikki Spector, Sharon Middleton
and Belinda Conaway.  Not one call was made to PHR. Not one call was made to the mayor’s
office. Not a call to any community leader. Not a call to the PCDA.  Not one.  Had it not been
for the call we received, we would not have known yet either. Our elected officials in the 40th
and 41st districts need to be held accountable for this.  How do you allow $500,000 to go out of
your own district?  The community is demanding answers and this will not go away. 
We thank Sen. Pugh, Sen. Gladden and Del. Carter for keeping the community informed
 
Your obligation is to the people of the 40th and 41st districts and once again, you have failed
them. 
Will J. Hanna II, president/CEO
The New Park Heights CDC, Inc.
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Immediate End To ‘Don’t Ask,

Don’t Tell’ Urged
San Francisco (AP) — Gay rights advocates on Monday
filed a challenge to a request by the Obama administration to
keep the repealed “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy in place while
the Pentagon prepares for an end to the ban on allowing gays
to serve openly in the military.
In a brief filed in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
in San Francisco, lawyers for gay political group Log Cabin
Republicans said keeping the policy in place was “absurd.”
At issue is the constitutionality of Congress allowing
the policy to stay in effect to give the Pentagon time to
train troops and take other steps outlined in December
when lawmakers repealed the 1993 law that put the ban in
place. Under the new policy, the restrictions remain until
the Pentagon certifies that the change won’t damage combat
readiness.
The repeal came several months after a federal district
judge issued an injunction barring enforcement of “don’t
ask, don’t tell,” declaring in September that the policy was
unconstitutional.
The Obama administration request to keep the policy in
place was made in its brief challenging the injunction. Dan
Woods, who is representing the Log Cabin Republicans,
replied in the brief filed Monday.
“Even though a judge found this to be unconstitutional and
the administration is not disagreeing with that, they are still
investigating and able to discharge people,” he said.
Earlier this year, the administration said it would no longer
defend the 1996 federal law that prohibits recognition of
same-sex marriages.
President Barack Obama had concluded that any law that
treats gay people differently is unconstitutional unless it serves
a compelling governmental interest, Attorney General Eric
Holder said when discussing the administration’s reasoning
for that decision.

John Cashin, Alabama Civil Rights Activist Dies at 82

Continued from A1
Dental Corps in France.
He and two other Black men ran
for mayor of Huntsville in 1964, and
according to the Huntsville Times,
their candidacies marked the first
time the town had seen any Black
candidates for office.
“We knew we weren’t going to
win, but somebody had to break
the ice,” Cashin told the Huntsville
Times during a 1996 interview.
In 1968, Cashin founded the
National Democratic Party of
Alabama, which was created as
an alternative to the state’s anti-
integration Democratic Party.
Through the group’s efforts, six
African-American candidates won
local seats in Alabama’s Black Belt
region, despite heavy opposition.
Cashin unsuccessfully ran
for governor in the 1970 general
election. Wallace, his opponent,
won 74.51 percent of the vote, while
Cashin came in second place with which created an enormous amount a helping hand to the newspaper’s to the ideals of the country.
nearly 15 percent. of pride within the Black community staff when he was able [The AFRO] could call
Despite his loss, many people and all across the country. John to. “He was a giant in him for almost any
across the country respected Cashin Cashin made a path for many of us southern politics,” issue at almost
for his fervent efforts to integrate who came after him.” Newson said. “He any time. He
Alabama’s Democratic Party up until Cashin’s high school friend, Anne was a guy that had was a fighter
the NDPA’s disband in the mid ‘70s. Emery, echoed Wilson’s thoughts a lot of courage and and he stood
“As a young man growing up on the leader’s indelible legacy. “He understood the power up for his
in Alabama, it was important to was highly intelligent and very civil of the vote and he’d go people.”
see men like Dr. John Cashin who rights conscious,” Emery told the up against anybody that
he felt wasn’t living up
“He was a giant in southern politics.”
-Moses Newson
helped us know that we, too, could AFRO. “His career image and quest
achieve as he had,” Dr. David for equality is a legacy that should
Wilson, president of Morgan State be followed by those who knew him AFRO Archives Photo
University told the AFRO. “He and survive him.” Dr. John Cashin was
was a true trailblazer. Breaking the Moses Newson former writer and always ready to
political color barrier in Alabama editor for the AFRO said that Cashin share perspective
was not easy at the time but he did it had an immense role in the south and on civil rights
by running for governor of the state, recalled how he usedAd to
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Claire Dorsey, actress

and dancer, performed
“I Shall Not Be Moved”

Yuka Kubota, 12-year- LaDeidre Photos by A. Lois De Laine, Ed.D.

old student at Roland McKenzie
Park Middle School, and Kristina
amazed the audience Saxon,
with her artistic talent Geniune
on the violin. Joy Tandem
Dance
Duo from
Coppin State
University
Tracie Jiggetts, a
dancer, actor and writer,
Mother-daughter legacy Dr. captivated the audience
Gretchen Styles and Genna with her energetic mixture
of modern ballet, hip-hop,
African and spoken word.
A program observing Women’s History
Month was presented by the Patapsco River
Chapter of the Links at the Murphy Fine Arts
Center on Morgan State University’s campus.
The chapter celebrated its 10th year of the
Women in the Arts program.
The honored artists represented the Stephanie Powell’s
performing, literary and visual arts, Dance Ensemble
featuring the talents of a photographer, performed before
singer, writer, violinist, actress, the enthusiastic
choreographer and dancers. audience.
The Links, established in 1946, is
committed to recognizing the needs
for creative people everywhere, and
in particular, the needs of the creative
artist of African descent. The Patapsco
River Chapter is dedicated to creating
greater opportunities for, exposure to, and
experience in the various arts forms.

Kim De Laine, vice

president, thanked Elianna Zambrana
the artists and performed “Au bord
audience for their de l’eau, Gabriel Faure’,
participation. Op.8, No. 1”

Mother-daughter legacy
Llauryn Iglehart-Howard Sherita Thomas, chair, Virginia Watkins, Elaine McDowell,
The honored guests received framed certificates and bouquets of flowers. Carolyn Cole, Grace Coffey and Jennye Patterson
and Robin

Kurt L. Schmoke, Clara Adams,

son of Irene Reid Ph.D. was
and Dr. Patricia an award
Schmoke recipient

Members of Leah’s Book Club and their

guests gathered recently for “High Tea
with Hats: In Memory of Irene Bennet
Reid,” which honored the late social
worker and community activist.
Mary C. Allen Attendees included former Baltimore
will celebrate her City Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke (Reid’s
Dr. Leah 105th birthday son), members of the Red Hat Society
Goldsborough on April 12.
Hasty, founder of and Dr. Clara Adams, who was an
Leah’s Book Club award recipient.
Red Hat Society,
Red Hat Gamma
Gals are Ardena Dr. Brenda
Dixon, Estelle Bowe Johnson
Brown, Ernestine
Dunston, standing,
Photos by A. Lois De Laine, Ed.D.
and Myrtle Stanley

Attendees enjoy
the event’s
Irene Reid’s daughter, Carla, with festivities.
Russell and Dr.
husband, the Rev. Jay Young Ann Young
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VCU’s Shaka Smart Draws Comparisons to Obama

By Perry Green since his arrival in 2004.
AFRO Sports Editor Now there’s another name
to add to the bunch as Virginia
The DMV (Washington Commonwealth University
D.C., Maryland and Virginia) men’s basketball head coach
region has seen its recent fair Skaka Smart recently led his
share of African-American team on a tournament run that
coaches reach the coveted will never be forgotten.
NCAA Men’s Basketball The VCU Rams are just
Championship Tournament. the third No. 11 seed to
Randy Monroe guided advance to the Final Four
UMBC to its first “Big round of the tourney, thanks
Dance” in school history in large part to the guidance
in 2009, Morgan State’s of 33-year-old coach Smart,
Todd Bozeman pulled off who has been compared by
the same feat in 2010 and some to President Barack
John Thompson III has kept Obama.
Georgetown University as While Obama convinced
an annual tourney contender a nation to vote for change,
coach Smart has been able
to encourage his team to
prove naysayers wrong
with a successful run in this
year’s tournament. Most
“Shaka was a warrior, he was a tough
dude, and my dad chose to name me after
him.”
- Virginia Commonwealth head coach Shaka Smart
college basketball pundits
argued that VCU didn’t even
deserve a tournament bid,
but with Smart’s motivation
and tactics, the Rams not
only won five straight games
against powerhouse programs,
but also averaged a double-
digit lead for each victory.
But the Obama
comparisons don’t stop with
just leadership skills. Like the
president, Smart comes from
a biracial background. His
father is a native of Trinidad,
while his mother, a Caucasian,
is from Wisconsin. Raised by
his mom alone, Smart joked
with reporters that the only
thing his father did give him
was his first name, Shaka, in
honor of legendary tribal chief
Shaka Zulu.
“Shaka was a warrior,
he was a tough dude, and
my dad chose to name me
after him,” Smart told Yahoo
Sports. “You may have seen
the movie Shaka Zulu? That’s
who I’m named after.”
Smart was accepted to
study at both Harvard and
Yale, but chose to attend
Kenyon College, where he
became the school’s all-
time leader in assists with
542. Upon graduating from
Kenyon, he took work as an
assistant basketball coach
for California University of
Pennsylvania, where he also
earned his master’s in social
science. He went on to serve
as an assistant coach for
Dayton, Akron, Clemson and
Florida before taking over as
VCU’s head coach in 2009.
Now, he’s just one game away
from becoming the youngest
coach in NCAA history
to appear in the national
title game. But Shaka isn’t
dwelling on the media hype.
“It is what it is,” he told
reporters. “... After the hype,
it will just be life again with a
little bit less attention.”

No. 1-Ranked Junior Amateur Boxer Takes Creative Path to Success

By Perry Green
AFRO Sports Editor
“Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you cant
do things in your own creative way!”
That’s advice from Jordan White, a
13-year-old nationally ranked junior amateur
boxer from Waldorf, Md. White has had an
independent spirit since birth and it led a string
of successes in his budding boxing career.
In five years, White has fought all over
the country, accumulating an amazing 60-7
wins-losses record while claiming several
championship awards along the way. He’s
currently the No. 1-ranked junior amateur in
the nation at 90 pounds.
But Jordan didn’t become this good of a
boxer by following normal standards of life.
According to his father, John, Jordan takes on
a daily regimen unlike many boys and girls
his age. The future North Point High School
student raises his own chickens in the backyard
of his home, fishes and hunts on a regular basis,
and even chops firewood everyday throughout
the winter. He’s also already a decent cook and
plans on studying culinary arts at North Point.
“These aren’t exactly the most conventional
habits for a kid to have, but its real life survival
skills that he possesses,” John White said.
“Jordan enjoys being his own individual. He’s
independent-minded and isn’t afraid to do
things outside of the box.”
It was this same attitude that led Jordan to
training outside of the typical boxing gym most
amateurs attract to.
“We were wasting time and money just
trying to locate and travel to a good boxing
gym, so we decided to train right here out of
our home garage,” said John, who serves as
Jordan’s primary trainer. “He was up for the
Courtesy Photo challenge, and so was I. I always tell him, ‘All
Jordan White it takes to do anything is determination and
consistency.’”
Jordan has been determined to become a
great boxer since he first gained interest in the
sport at age 8. His cousin, Clarence Vinson,
won a bronze medal during the 2000 Olympics
at Sydney. Since then, no one can convince
Jordan that he won’t see similar success.
“Once I saw how far Clarence went with
the sport, I told myself I need to get me
some of that action,” said Jordan, who fights
conventional (leads with left hand), an unusual
style for a left- handed boxer. Jordan hopes
to eventually compete in the 2016 Olympics,
which take place in Brazil. In the meantime,
he’ll see his next action in the Junior Olympics
scheduled on April 23 at Sugar Ray’s Gym in
Largo, Md.
“Like my dad says, we’re training for the
long-term goal,” Jordan said. “As long as we
stay focused and determined, we won’t be
stopped.”

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Kinks, Coils and Curls Celebrated at Baltimore’s Natural Hair Expo

By Courtney A. Bonaparte
Special to the AFRO
On March 26 and 27,
the eighth annual Baltimore
Natural Haircare expo,
“Exodus II” became a hot
spot for the natural haired
dwellers of Charm City and
beyond. The banquet hall of
the Pikesville Hilton hotel
was overflowing with women
and men sporting elaborate
natural styles and the sweet
smells of handmade goodies
for the hair and body. This
year, Baltimore was the
second stop on the eight-city
tour hosted by Baltimore’s
own Malaika-Tamu Cooper,
founder of Dreadz N` Headz
natural hair care center and
three-time winner of the
national Golden Scissors
award for natural hair care
stylist of the year in 2002,
2003 and 2004.
“I would go to New
York, Chicago, Atlanta, and
I would attend shows that
were geared towards people
with chemically processed
hair,” said Cooper, nicknamed
“Loc Mama” by her peers. “I
wanted to create an arena for
people with natural hair to
share the same experience.”
Cooper started out
working in her basement and
her business flourished with
three locations of Dreadz
N’Headz, the founding of the
Natural Hair care expo and
Baltimore’s Happy Nappy
Day. She has also been
invited to conduct natural
hair workshops and lectures
throughout the world.
Each year the event has
outgrown its location and
this year was no different
with approximately 4,500
attendees. With 42 venders
from around the nation,
60 health- and hair-related
classes and musical
performances, the two-day
event had something for
everybody.
“My favorite part is the
entertainment and the hair
fashion show, the music I Natural hair experts, vendors and
can vibe to as I shop and the supporters gathered at the Pikesville
fashion hair part is always Hilton hotel to celebrate the beauty
fabulous,” said Sharonne of African hair.
Jackson-Little, who has
attended all but one natural
hair care expo. “I always
have a wonderful experience
whether I am a vendor or just
shopping.”
This year she was a vender
for Sisterlocks and also
promoting for the first annual
Sisterlocks Revolution. She
felt this event was a perfect
place to do so.
“It feels like a natural Photo by Courtney A. Bonaparte
hair family reunion,” said
Group, an organization environment,” said Martin reintroduce people to their
Chanelle Washington, CEO of
that works with architects Richardson, vice president own natural aesthetic of
Indigofera health and beauty
and designers to construct and chief marketing officer of beauty, ” said Cooper. “I’m
products, who was among the
affordable eco-friendly the Verde Group. taking each state at a time and
many venders at this year’s
commercial and residential Each stop on the Exodus II I’m waking them up.”
event. “. . . the venders, loyal
properties. “It is one of those tour took six to nine months
customers, seeing everybody,
rare opportunities where you of preparation and Cooper To learn more about
It feels like home.”
get to have to the combination hopes to add four more stops the Baltimore Natural
Washington also instructed
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classes during the expo.
and commerce all in a more people. baltimorenaturalhaircare
This year’s event was
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Co-Host of ‘Steve Harvey Morning Reader’s Corner

Show’ Set to Release First Book
By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staff Writer
There’s something about Shirley
Strawberry that makes people want to stop
and hear what she has to say. The co-host
of the nationally syndicated “Steve Harvey
Morning Show” has never written a book and
disparages any talk about her being dubbed
as a love guru, but her relationship advice has
grown into must-hear radio for over 8 million
listeners across America. With her popularity
at an all-time high, Strawberry is set to
release her first book, The Strawberry Letter:
Real Talk, Real Advice, Because Bitterness
isn’t Sexy, on April 5.
Derived from one of the morning show’s
more popular segments, in which Strawberry
and Harvey attempt to address relationship-
geared letters from heart-town listerners, the
book finds Strawberry issuing advice from
parenting to career moves, relationships and
more. “The Strawberry Letter” has become
such an impactful segment that the clamoring
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and John Lewis, held strategy sessions and
The House by the Side of the Road: The
Selma Civil Rights Movement negotiated plans for the famous Voting
While many stories have depicted the Rights March from Selma to Montgomery.
turbulent tale of the Selma, Ala. Voting Detailing the stress, drama and
Rights Campaign determination of King and his
during the African- cohorts during the trying era,
American Civil Rights The House by the Side of the
Movement, very few Road sets readers on an amazing
have offered firsthand, journey up until President
behind-the-scenes Lyndon Johnson’s landmark
glimpses into the call for equal rights for all
activities of its major Americans.
players. Final Word: Historical
The House by the account buttressed by in-depth
Side of the Road delves personality.
deep into the famous
period in American ‘Navigating the Seven Seas’
history and provides Father and son, Melvin G.
readers with a three- Williams Sr. and Melvin G.
dimensional view of Williams Jr., come together
the movement’s famous to share their experiences in
leader, Dr. Martin Luther leadership from over 60 years
Shirley Strawberry, co-host of the King Jr. of service as high-achieving
popular “Steve Harvey Morning Show,” Author Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson tells members in the United States Navy. In
is set to release her first book, The the tale of the 1965 movement in Selma, as Navigating the Seven Seas, the duo explains
King set up headquarters in her home. Under how they implemented what they refer to
Strawberry Letter: Real Talk, Real Advice,
Jackson’s roof, King and other national as the “Seven C’s” of leadership to climb
Because Bitterness isn’t Sexy, on April 5.
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DAY - NO FOOLS HERE! Pryor 13600 King Charles Terrace,
Hello, hello, hello! To all Ft. Washington, Md. It is free!
of my dear friends and readers,
I want to start off by thanking Friday, April 8
all of the 300 guests, from Nadine Rae & The Allstars
this copy of the Afro-American Newspaper with you.
all walks of life, who supported me and my organization’s Blues band will be performing at Chef Mac’s & All That Blues
fundraiser, the Rosa Pryor Music Scholarship Fund Gospel Club, located 4709 Hartford Road, Baltimore, on Friday, April 8, 8
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Corey D. Barnes, 12
Student
Corey Dion Barnes was born
March 4, 1998, in Baltimore,
the only son of LaWanda
Sailes. He was the youngest
of three children.
Corey would have been
13 on March 4 of this year.
He died as a result of the
teenage fad, the choking
game, a game, in which
young people tie, or have
tied, belts or scarves tightly
around their necks, seeing
how much pressure they can
withstand before they pass out.
Corey was an honor student
at Ashburton Elementary-
Middle School. He had perfect attendance.
He was a member of the school band and won game must be fun and healthy and safe and
many awards, including the Oratorical Award, beneficial to their health and fitness.”
Obituaries
Community Award, Citizenship
Award, Math Award, High
Achievement Award, second
place in the school’s annual
spelling bee and was
selected to be in the city-
wide Higher Achievement
Program.
Corey’s mom and family
wish to create a national
awareness or consciousness
about the dangerous choking
game, calling it Corey’s Rule,
Corey’s Voice, or the C2 Rule.
The family has a message for
COREY D. BARNES parents and young people:
“Parents, tell you children
how much you love them…Tell them a
Eddie T. Ragin, 81
Steel Co. Employee
Eddie Timothy Ragin
was born July 21, 1929,
in Clarendon County, S.C.
He was the second of 10
children born to the late
Millard S. and Lucille
Doughty Ragin. He grew up
in Sumter, S.C., attending
Lincoln High School.
Being a loving and loyal
son, he left Sumter in 1948
to seek work in hopes of
helping his parents. He went
to Boston with friends but
eventually found his way
to Baltimore where he had
EDDIE T. RAGIN
relatives. He worked at
Hoyle Tight Steel until he was drafted into
the Army in 1951. Although it was the height
of the Korean War, Eddie served stateside
until he was honorably discharged in
December 1953. Eddie returned to Baltimore
where he worked at the American Sugar
Refinery. In April of 1955, he began a 37-year Psalm 91; his favorite songs were “Victory is
career at Bethlehem Steel Co., from which he Mine,” “Do You Know Him?” and “He is So
retired in 1991.
In December of 1955, Eddie married his
childhood sweetheart, Annie Ruth Hodge.
Ruth, as she was affectionately called, had
moved to Baltimore to
be close to Eddie. From
this union there were five
children. The first three,
Sheila, Russell and Deborah,
came almost immediately.
The later two, Quentin
Carlos and Iris Nicole,
arrived much later. Eddie
and Ruth raised their family
on Monastery Avenue,
making sure that they
adhered to family rules.
Having grown up in the
Union State AME Church in
Sumter, Eddie sought and
found St. John AME Church
which he joined Jan. 1, 1967. He often spoke
about this event as if it were an epiphany. He
made a promise to God which he kept until
his death.
At St. John, Eddie immersed himself in
various activities. His favorite scripture was
Wonderful.” He served on the trustee board
for two years and was a member of the Ebony
Men’s Chorus, Thousand Dollar Club, Men’s
Ministry and The Steward Board.

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Joan B. Talley, 46
Bank of America Employee
Joan Bouvier Talley
was born May 26, 1964, to
Bernard Jackson and Mary
M. Talley in Baltimore. Joan
departed this life on Feb. 25
after a lengthy illness.
There are some people
we meet in life who leave a
lasting impression on you.
Joan Bouvier Talley was one
of them. Joan was a kind,
caring, loving, gentle soul,
and had a smile that lit up
the whole room.
She received her formal
education in Baltimore
County schools. She began
her career at Hecht’s and was employed at cat Chloe and a host of other relatives and
Willie J. Robinson, 89
Baltimore native Willie
James Robinson went to
be with the Lord on March
17, while in the care of his
youngest daughter, Karen Y.
Veney, in Olympia, Wash.
Willie Robinson was a
man that was easily loved
by all that came in contact
with him. His trademark
phrase, “It ain’t easy,” is
remembered by all as he
took life to be too short to
stress over minor details. He
loved singing an old hymn,
“Blessed Assurance:” This
is my story, this is my song;
Praising my savior all the day long; This is
my story, this is my song; Praising my savior Place, Olympia, W.A.
all the day long.”  personal message for the family please visit
Cheryl L.C. Carney, 47
Medical Office Assistant
Cheryl L. Capers Carney
was born to the late John H.
Capers and Barbara (Bates)
Capers on Valentine’s Day,
1964. She took wings and
flew away on Thursday,
March 17, 2011.
She received her
education in the Baltimore
City Public School System.
She received her nursing
degree at Teest College and
also received her master’s
degree there. She worked as
a medical office assistant,
until her retirement because
of illness. She loved her job
and her parents.
She was a lifelong member of Central
Baptist Church, serving under the leadership brothers, Michael Capers and James Capers
of the late Montague J. Brackett and the late (Gabriel); sister, Karen Edwards (James);
Rev. Dr. Lorenzo Long. She was baptized at
the age of 10.
Norma Lambson, 99
Educator
Norma Barnum Lambson,
a former resident of the
2200 block of Rogers Ave.
in Baltimore, passed away
peacefully on Feb. 22.
Mrs. Lambson was a
retired Baltimore City public
school teacher and devoted
wife of Calvin G. Lambson,
deceased. She was born on
March 10, 1911 and departed
this life 16 days before her
100th birthday. She leaves
to cherish her memory
two daughters, Evangeline
Elliott-Mason and Annette
Crawford-Miller; one son-
in-law, David C. Miller; two
grandchildren, Joel C. Carroll,
and Kimya D. Crawford;
two great-grandchildren,
Kira D. Crawford and Elijah
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April 2, 2011 - April 8, 2011, The Afro-American B5
Faith Community Mourns Death
Nordstrom, Ballys, and
Bank of America where she
worked at the time of her
of Rev. John O. Peterson
death. Former Alfred Street Baptist leader’s life to be celebrated
Joan loved God and her
family. She loved animals, The Rev. Dr. John Otis
music (especially Prince), Peterson, former leader of
clothes, and the ocean. Alexandria, Va.’s historic
She leaves to cherish her Alfred Street Baptist
Church, an educator and
legacy her mother, Mary M.
community leader, died
Talley; a sister, La’Faithia
March 22. He was 76.
D. Talley; brothers Michael
Peterson led Alfred
and Donald Talley; two
Street Baptist Church for
nieces, Lydia and Marquita
42 years before retiring in
Whitney; grandparents
2006 and was the storied
JOAN BOUVIER TALLEY Katherine and George church’s seventh pastor.
Bucknor; her beloved
The Rev. Dr. Howard-
John Wesley took the
friends.
helm following Peterson’s Courtesy Photo
retirement.
The father of two was
Rev. John O. Peterson
largely remembered for his dedication to the civil rights movement and affiliations with the
Willie Robinson is Northern Virginia Urban League and the Baptist World Alliance.
survived by his wife Peterson is survived by his wife, Joyce Keemer Peterson; children Jewelette P.
Cecelia Guest of Baltimore; McDaniel (Chris) and John O. Peterson Jr. (Tamara); four grandchildren and numerous
three children, Nadine D. family friends.
Coleman, Karen Y. Veney,
and Tyrone C. Robinson; Peterson will lie in state April 1, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., at Alfred Street Baptist Church, 301
two sons-in-law, Johnny South Alfred St., Alexandria, Va., and April 2, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., when the funeral service
Coleman and Samuel begins. The interment takes place at National Memorial Park in Falls Church, Va. In lieu
Veney; one daughter- in- of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to the Rev. Dr. John O. Peterson
law, Kim Robinson; four Scholarship Fund, c/o Alfred Street Baptist Church.
grandchildren, Nacie Jones
and Janel, Renard and Jalen
Robinson; three sisters,
Daisy Johnson, Hazel
Thomas and Josephine
WILLIE J. ROBINSON Brown as well as many
nieces, nephews and friends.
 Condolences may be sent to 422 Alonna
98506. To leave a
www.woodlawn-funeralhome.com.
Cheryl and Kevin L.
Washington, Sr. were the
proud parents of four sons,
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IN THE MATTER OF
KIETHER RENNA
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Laseter
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March, 2011 by the
Circuit Court for Bal-
timore City,
ORDERED, that pub-
lication be given one
time in a newspaper of
general circulation in
Baltimore City on or
before the 8th day of
April 2011, which shall
warn all interested
persons to file an af-
fidavit in opposition to
the relief requested on
or before the 8th day
of May, 2011.
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c. Notice to Creditors
File No. BCI-10#16 1. Domestic $ 60 per insertion $ 180.00 per 3 weeks
2. Foreign $ 60 per insertion $ 180.00 per 3 weeks
Maxwell C. Cohen, Esq.
The Law Offices of Maxwell C. Cohen, LLC
d. Escheated Estates $ 60 per insertion $ 360.00 per 6 weeks
17 Warren Road, Suite 14-B e. Standard Probates $ 125.00
File No. BCI-10#41
Baltimore, Maryland 21208
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND Maxwell C. Cohen, Esq. CIVIL NOTICES
Civil Action No. 24-C-11-001162 TAX SALE The Law Offices of Maxwell C. Cohen, LLC
ORDER OF PUBLICATION 17 Warren Road, Suite 14-B $ 80.00
REV PS, LLC, Assignee
a. Name Changes
Baltimore, 202-879-1133
Maryland 21208
Plaintiff IN THE
b. Real CIRCUIT COURT FOR
Property File No. BCI-10#43
$ 200.00
vs. BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND
ROBERT J. BRUCE Jr., REGINA L. BRUCE Civil Action No. 24-C-11-001155 TAX SALE Maxwell C. Cohen, Esq.
AND/OR UNKNOWN TENANTS AND OWNERS ORDER OF PUBLICATIONFAMILY COURT The Law Offices of Maxwell C. Cohen, LLC
OF 4900 Saint Georges Ave. and MAYOR AND REV PS, LLC, Assignee 17 Warren Road, Suite 14-B
CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY and All Plaintiff 202-879-1212 Baltimore, Maryland 21208
Unknown Owners of the Property described vs. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
below; all Persons, all heirs, devisees, per- MARIA V. GAUTO, UNKNOWN OWNER AND/ BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND
sonal representatives, and executors, admin- DOMESTIC RELATIONS
istrators, grantees, assigns or successors in
OR TENANT, WORLD ALLIANCE
CORP., HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE COMPANY,
FINANCIAL Civil Action No. 24-C-11-1163 TAX SALE
right, title, interest, and any and all persons MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION 202-879-0157 ORDER OF PUBLICATION
REV PS, LLC, Assignee
having or claiming to have any interest in the SYSTEMS, Inc., and MAYOR AND CITY COUN- Plaintiff
property and premises situate in the City of
Baltimore, known as Tax Account No. 27-47-
CIL OF BALTIMORE
a. Absent Defendant CITY and All Unknown vs. $ 150.00
Owners of the Property described below; all GODWIN DELILLYE, GLORIA A. DELILLYE,
5183C-025; situate in the City of Baltimore, b. Absolute
Persons, Divorce
all heirs, devisees, personal repre- $ 150.00
WACHOVIA BANK, TRSTE, Inc., GUARDIAN
known as 4900 Saint Georges Ave. described sentatives,
c. Custody and executors, administrators,
Divorce $ 150.00
PROTECTION SERVICES, Inc., UNKNOWN
as Lot Size 27-6x150 and known as Ward 27 grantees, assigns or successors in right, title,
Section 47 Block 5183C Lot 025. TENANTS AND/OR OWNERS 4402 Maine Ave.
interest, and any and all persons having or and MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BAL-
Defendants claiming to have any interest in the property TIMORE CITY and All Unknown Owners of the
The object of this proceeding is to secure the and premises situate in Tothe
place your
City of ad, call 1-800-237-6892,
Baltimore, ext. 262
Property described below; all Persons, all
foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the known as Tax Account No. 28-03-8323-017;
Public Notices $50.00 & up heirs, devisees, personal
depending on size representatives, and
herein above described property sold, either di- situate in the City of Baltimore, known as 5215
rectly or via assignment, by the Collector of Taxes Baltimore Legal executors,
Noticesorare administrators,
$24.15 per inch. grantees, assigns
Bosworth Ave. described as Lot Size 120x120- successors in right, title, interest, and any
for the State of Maryland and Baltimore City to 11, Ward 28, Section 03, BlockThere8323, Lot flat
is no 017. rate —and
1-800all (AFRO) 892 or claiming to have
persons having
the Plaintiff in the proceeding. The Complaint Defendants
please any
call interest in the property and premises
states, among other things, that the amounts The object of For this Proof of Publication,
proceeding is to secure the 1-800-237-6892, ext. 244
situate in the City of Baltimore, known as 4402
necessary for redemption of the subject property foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the
has not been paid, although more than six (6) Maine Ave. described as Lot Size 120x120-11,
LEGAL
herein NOTICES
above LEGAL LEGAL
describedNOTICES
property sold,NOTICES
either di- LEGAL
Ward NOTICES
LEGAL
28, Section LEGAL
NOTICES
03, Block NOTICES
8323, Lot 017. Tax
months from the date of the sale have expired,
and more than two (2) months from the date that
rectly or via assignment, by the Collector of Taxes Account No. 28-03-8323-017.
the first of two (2) separate pre-suit Notices of
for the State of Maryland and Baltimore City to Defendants
the Plaintiff in the proceeding. The Complaint The object of this proceeding is to secure the
the tax sale was sent to each required interested states, among other things, that the amounts
party have expired. foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the
necessary for redemption of the subject property herein above described property sold, either di-
It is thereupon this 1st day of March, 2011, by
the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland,
has not been paid, although more than six (6) rectly or via assignment, by the Collector of Taxes
months from the date of the sale have expired, for the State of Maryland and Baltimore City to
ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion and more than two (2) months from the date that the Plaintiff in the proceeding. The Complaint
of a copy of this Order in some newspaper having the first of two (2) separate pre-suit Notices of states, among other things, that the amounts
a general circulation in Baltimore City, Maryland
once a week for three (3) successive weeks, on
the tax sale was sent to each required interested necessary for redemption of the subject property
party have expired. has not been paid, although more than six (6)
or before the 31 day of March, 2011 warning all It is thereupon this 1st day of March, 2011, by months from the date of the sale have expired,
persons interested in the Property referenced
the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, and more than two (2) months from the date that
above to appear in this Court by the 30th day of
April, 2011 and redeem the Property referenced
ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion the first of two (2) separate pre-suit Notices of
herein or to answer the Complaint or thereafter
of a copy of this Order in some newspaper having
a general circulation in Baltimore City, Maryland
the tax sale was sent to each required interested
a Final Decree will be entered foreclosing all party have expired.
rights of redemption in the property, and vesting
once a week for three (3) successive weeks, on It is thereupon this 2 day of March, 2011, by the
or before the 31 day of March, 2011 warning all Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland,
in the Plaintiff a title, free and clear of all
persons interested in the Property referenced ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion
encumbrances.
above to appear in this Court by the 30th day of of a copy of this Order in some newspaper having
The Defendants are hereby informed of the latest
April, 2011 and redeem the Property referenced a general circulation in Baltimore City, Maryland
date to file a written Answer or Petition to
Redeem the property mentioned in the Complain herein or to answer the Complaint or thereafter once a week for three (3) successive weeks, on
described above, and that failure to file a re- a Final Decree will be entered foreclosing all or before the 1 day of April, 2011 warning all
rights of redemption in the property, and vesting persons interested in the Property referenced
sponse on or before the date specified may result
in the Plaintiff a title, free and clear of all above to appear in this Court by the 3 day of
in a Default Judgment foreclosing all rights of
redemption in and as to the Property being encumbrances. May, 2011 and redeem the Property referenced
rendered by this Court against them. The Defendants are hereby informed of the latest herein or to answer the Complaint or thereafter
date to file a written Answer or Petition to a Final Decree will be entered foreclosing all
Pamela J. White
Redeem the property mentioned in the Complain rights of redemption in the property, and vesting
JUDGE- Baltimore City Circuit Court
3/18, 3/25, 4/1 described above, and that failure to file a re- in the Plaintiff a title, free and clear of all
sponse on or before the date specified may result encumbrances.
in a Default Judgment foreclosing all rights of The Defendants are hereby informed of the latest
redemption in and as to the Property being date to file a written Answer or Petition to
rendered by this Court against them. Redeem the property mentioned in the Complain
File No. BCI-10#41 Pamela J. White described above, and that failure to file a re-
JUDGE- Baltimore City Circuit Court sponse on or before the date specified may result
Maxwell C. Cohen, Esq. 3/18, 3/25, 4/1 in a Default Judgment foreclosing all rights of
The Law Offices of Maxwell C. Cohen, LLC redemption in and as to the Property being
17 Warren Road, Suite 14-B rendered by this Court against them.
Baltimore, Maryland 21208 Pamela J. White
File No. BCI-10#43 JUDGE- Baltimore City Circuit Court
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR 3/18, 3/25, 4/1
BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND
Civil Action No. 24-C-11-001155 TAX SALE Maxwell C. Cohen, Esq.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION The Law Offices of Maxwell C. Cohen, LLC
REV PS, LLC, Assignee 17 Warren Road, Suite 14-B
Plaintiff Baltimore, Maryland 21208
vs. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR File No. BCI-10#46
MARIA V. GAUTO, UNKNOWN OWNER AND/ BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND
OR TENANT, WORLD ALLIANCE FINANCIAL Civil Action No. 24-C-11-1163 TAX SALE Maxwell C. Cohen, Esq.
CORP., HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE COMPANY, ORDER OF PUBLICATION The Law Offices of Maxwell C. Cohen, LLC
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION 17 Warren Road, Suite 14-B
SYSTEMS, Inc., and MAYOR AND CITY COUN-
REV PS, LLC, Assignee
Plaintiff Baltimore, Maryland 21208
CIL OF BALTIMORE CITY and All Unknown vs. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
Owners of the Property described below; all GODWIN DELILLYE, GLORIA A. DELILLYE, BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND
Persons, all heirs, devisees, personal repre- WACHOVIA BANK, TRSTE, Inc., GUARDIAN
sentatives, and executors, administrators, Civil Action No. 24-C-11-1156 TAX SALE
PROTECTION SERVICES, Inc., UNKNOWN ORDER OF PUBLICATION
grantees, assigns or successors in right, title, TENANTS AND/OR OWNERS 4402 Maine Ave.
interest, and any and all persons having or REV PS, LLC, Assignee
claiming to have any interest in the property
and MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BAL-
TIMORE CITY and All Unknown Owners of the
Plaintiff
vs.
and premises situate in the City of Baltimore,
known as Tax Account No. 28-03-8323-017;
Property described below; all Persons, all CLARENCE GREAR, LISA GREAR, UN-
heirs, devisees, personal representatives, and KNOWN OWNER AND/OR TENANT, MER-
situate in the City of Baltimore, known as 5215 executors, administrators, grantees, assigns CANTILE POTOMAC BANK, PNC BANK, THE
Bosworth Ave. described as Lot Size 120x120- or successors in right, title, interest, and any
11, Ward 28, Section 03, Block 8323, Lot 017. HARBOR BANK OF MARYLAND and MAYOR
Defendants
and all persons having or claiming to have AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY and
any interest in the property and premises All Unknown Owners of the Property de-
The object of this proceeding is to secure the situate in the City of Baltimore, known as 4402
foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the scribed below; all Persons, all heirs, devisees,
Maine Ave. described as Lot Size 120x120-11, personal representatives, and executors,
herein above described property sold, either di-
rectly or via assignment, by the Collector of Taxes
Ward 28, Section 03, Block 8323, Lot 017. Tax administrators, grantees, assigns or succes-
Account No. 28-03-8323-017. sors in right, title, interest, and any and all
for the State of Maryland and Baltimore City to Defendants
the Plaintiff in the proceeding. The Complaint persons having or claiming to have any inter-
The object of this proceeding is to secure the est in the property and premises situate in
states, among other things, that the amounts foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the
necessary for redemption of the subject property the City of Baltimore, known as Tax Account
herein above described property sold, either di- No. 09-18-3942-044; situate in the City of
has not been paid, although more than six (6) rectly or via assignment, by the Collector of Taxes Baltimore, known as 2835 Hillen Road de-
Plaintiff
vs.
CLARENCE GREAR, LISA GREAR, UN-
KNOWN OWNER AND/OR TENANT, MER-
CANTILE POTOMAC BANK, PNC BANK, THE
HARBOR BANK OF MARYLAND and MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY and
All Unknown Owners of the Property de-
scribed below; all Persons, all heirs, devisees,
personal representatives, and executors,
administrators,LEGAL NOTICES
grantees, assigns or succes-
sors in right, title, interest, and any and all
persons having or claiming to have any inter-
est in the property and premises situate in
the City of Baltimore, known as Tax Account
No. 09-18-3942-044; situate in the City of
Baltimore, known as 2835 Hillen Road de-
scribed as Lot Size 20x81-7, Ward 09, Section
18, Block 3942, Lot 044.
Defendants
The object of this proceeding is to secure the
foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the
herein above described property sold, either di-
rectly or via assignment, by the Collector of Taxes
for the State of Maryland and Baltimore City to
the Plaintiff in the proceeding. The Complaint
states, among other things, that the amounts
necessary for redemption of the subject property
has not been paid, although more than six (6)
months from the date of the sale have expired,
and more than two (2) months from the date that
the first of two (2) separate pre-suit Notices of
the tax sale was sent to each required interested
party have expired.
It is thereupon this 2 day of March, 2011, by the
Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland,
ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion
of a copy of this Order in some newspaper having
a general circulation in Baltimore City, Maryland
once a week for three (3) successive weeks, on
or before the 1 day of April, 2011 warning all
persons interested in the Property referenced
above to appear in this Court by the 3 day of
May, 2011 and redeem the Property referenced
herein or to answer the Complaint or thereafter
a Final Decree will be entered foreclosing all
rights of redemption in the property, and vesting
in the Plaintiff a title, free and clear of all
encumbrances.
The Defendants are hereby informed of the latest
date to file a written Answer or Petition to
Redeem the property mentioned in the Complain
described above, and that failure to file a re-
sponse on or before the date specified may result
in a Default Judgment foreclosing all rights of
redemption in and as to the Property being
rendered by this Court against them.
Pamela J. White
JUDGE- Baltimore City Circuit Court
3/18, 3/25, 4/1
File No. BCI-10#51
Maxwell C. Cohen, Esq.
The Law Offices of Maxwell C. Cohen, LLC
17 Warren Road, Suite 14-B
Baltimore, Maryland 21208
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND
Civil Action No. 24-C-11-1153 TAX SALE
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
REV PS, LLC, Assignee
Plaintiff
vs.
STANLEY HOCHMAN, UNKNOWN TENANTS,
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, CHETINA
JOHNSON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
BALTIMORE CITY AND CITY OF BALTIMORE
and All Unknown Owners of the Property
described below; all Persons, all heirs, devi-
sees, personal representatives, and execu-
tors, administrators, grantees, assigns or
successors in right, title, interest, and any and
all persons having or claiming to have any
i n t e r e s t i n t h e Ta x A c c o u n t N o .
15-31-3172-023. situate in the City of Bal-
timore, known as 2911 Rockrose Ave. Also
described as Lot size 20x92-6; Ward 15, Sec-
tion 31, Block 3172, Lot 023.
Defendants
The object of this proceeding is to secure the
foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the
herein above described property sold, either di-
rectly or via assignment, by the Collector of Taxes
for the State of Maryland and Baltimore City to
the Plaintiff in the proceeding. The Complaint
states, among other things, that the amounts
necessary for redemption of the subject property
has not been paid, although more than six (6)
months from the date of the sale have expired,
and more than two (2) months from the date that
the first of two (2) separate pre-suit Notices of
the tax sale was sent to each required interested
party have expired.
It is thereupon this 2 day of March, 2011, by the
Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland,
ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion
of a copy of this Order in some newspaper having
a general circulation in Baltimore City, Maryland
once a week for three (3) successive weeks, on
or before the 1 day of April, 2011 warning all
persons interested in the Property referenced
above to appear in this Court by the 3 day of
May, 2011 and redeem the Property referenced
herein or to answer the Complaint or thereafter
a Final Decree will be entered foreclosing all
rights of redemption in the property, and vesting
in the Plaintiff a title, free and clear of all
encumbrances.
The Defendants are hereby informed of the latest
date to file a written Answer or Petition to
Redeem the property mentioned in the Complain
described above, and that failure to file a re-
sponse on or before the date specified may result
in a Default Judgment foreclosing all rights of
redemption in and as to the Property being
rendered by this Court against them.
Pamela J. White
JUDGE- Baltimore City Circuit Court
3/18, 3/25, 4/1
File No. BCI-10#59
Maxwell C. Cohen, Esq.
The Law Offices of Maxwell C. Cohen, LLC
17 Warren Road, Suite 14-B
Baltimore, Maryland 21208
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND
Civil Action No. 24-C-11-1549 TAX SALE
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
REV PS, LLC, Assignee
Plaintiff
vs.
KEMAR PROPERTIES LLC, UNKNOWN TEN-
ANT AND/OR OWNER OF 234 Patterson Park
Ave., FAIRMOUNT FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK,
BRADFORD BANK, ONE HOUSE AT A TIME,
Inc. and MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
BALTIMORE CITY and All Unknown Owners
of the Property described below; all Persons,
all heirs, devisees, personal representatives,
and executors, administrators, grantees, as-
signs or successors in right, title, interest,
and any and all persons having or claiming
to have any interest in the property and
premises situate in the City of Baltimore,
known as Tax Account No. 06-04-1688-036;
situate in the City of Baltimore, known as 234
N. Patterson Park Ave. Also described as Lot
size 14x80. Ward 06, Section 04, Block 1688,
Lot 036.
Defendants
The object of this proceeding is to secure the
foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the
herein above described property sold, either di-
rectly or via assignment, by the Collector of Taxes
for the State of Maryland and Baltimore City to
the Plaintiff in the proceeding. The Complaint
states, among other things, that the amounts
necessary for redemption of the subject property
has not been paid, although more than six (6)
months from the date of the sale have expired,
and more than two (2) months from the date that
the first of two (2) separate pre-suit Notices of
the tax sale was sent to each required interested
party have expired.
It is thereupon this 16th day of March, 2011, by
the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland,
ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion
of a copy of this Order in some newspaper having
a general circulation in Baltimore City, Maryland
once a week for three (3) successive weeks, on
or before the 15th day of April, 2011 warning all
persons interested in the Property referenced
above to appear in this Court by the 15th day of
May, 2011 and redeem the Property referenced
herein or to answer the Complaint or thereafter
a Final Decree will be entered foreclosing all
rights of redemption in the property, and vesting
in the Plaintiff a title, free and clear of all
encumbrances.
The Defendants are hereby informed of the latest
date to file a written Answer or Petition to
Redeem the property mentioned in the Complain
described above, and that failure to file a re-
sponse on or before the date specified may result
in a Default Judgment foreclosing all rights of
redemption in and as to the Property being
once a week for three (3) successive weeks, on
or before the 15th day of April, 2011 warning all
persons interested in the Property referenced
above to appear in this Court by the 15th day of
May, 2011 and redeem the Property referenced
herein or to answer the Complaint or thereafter
a Final Decree will be entered foreclosing all
rights of redemption in the property, and vesting
in the Plaintiff a title, free and clear of all
encumbrances.
The DefendantsLEGAL NOTICES
are hereby informed of the latest
date to file a written Answer or Petition to
Redeem the property mentioned in the Complain
described above, and that failure to file a re-
sponse on or before the date specified may result
in a Default Judgment foreclosing all rights of
redemption in and as to the Property being
rendered by this Court against them.
Videtta A. Brown
JUDGE- Baltimore City Circuit Court
3/25, 4/1, 4/8
File No. BCI-10#65
Maxwell C. Cohen, Esq.
The Law Offices of Maxwell C. Cohen, LLC
17 Warren Road, Suite 14-B
Baltimore, Maryland 21208
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND
Civil Action No. 24-C-11-1548 TAX SALE
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
REV PS, LLC, Assignee
Plaintiff
vs.
EARLENE LEMEN AND/OR UNKNOWN
OWNER/TENANT and MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY and All Un-
known Owners of the Property described be-
low; all Persons, all heirs, devisees, personal
representatives, and executors, administra-
tors, grantees, assigns or successors in right,
title, interest, and any and all persons having
or claiming to have any interest in the prop-
erty and premises situate in the City of Bal-
timore, known as Tax Account No.
15-33-3355-021; situate in the City of Bal-
timore, known as 2537 Quantico Ave. de-
scribed as Lot Size 22x90, Ward 15, Section
33, Block 3355, Lot 021.
Defendants
The object of this proceeding is to secure the
foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the
herein above described property sold, either di-
rectly or via assignment, by the Collector of Taxes
for the State of Maryland and Baltimore City to
the Plaintiff in the proceeding. The Complaint
states, among other things, that the amounts
necessary for redemption of the subject property
has not been paid, although more than six (6)
months from the date of the sale have expired,
and more than two (2) months from the date that
the first of two (2) separate pre-suit Notices of
the tax sale was sent to each required interested
party have expired.
It is thereupon this 16th day of March, 2011, by
the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland,
ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion
of a copy of this Order in some newspaper having
a general circulation in Baltimore City, Maryland
once a week for three (3) successive weeks, on
or before the 15th day of April, 2011 warning all
persons interested in the Property referenced
above to appear in this Court by the 15th day of
May, 2011 and redeem the Property referenced
herein or to answer the Complaint or thereafter
a Final Decree will be entered foreclosing all
rights of redemption in the property, and vesting
in the Plaintiff a title, free and clear of all
encumbrances.
The Defendants are hereby informed of the latest
date to file a written Answer or Petition to
Redeem the property mentioned in the Complain
described above, and that failure to file a re-
sponse on or before the date specified may result
in a Default Judgment foreclosing all rights of
redemption in and as to the Property being
rendered by this Court against them.
Videtta A. Brown
JUDGE- Baltimore City Circuit Court
3/25, 4/1, 4/8
File No. BCI-10#66
Maxwell C. Cohen, Esq.
The Law Offices of Maxwell C. Cohen, LLC
17 Warren Road, Suite 14-B
Baltimore, Maryland 21208
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND
Civil Action No. 24-C-11-1168 TAX SALE
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
REV PS, LLC, Assignee
Plaintiff
vs.
EARL A. MARTIN Sr., UNKNOWN TENANTS
AND/OR OWNERS OF 1800 E. 29th St., and
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE
CITY and All Unknown Owners of the Property
described below; all Persons, all heirs, devi-
sees, personal representatives, and execu-
tors, administrators, grantees, assigns or
successors in right, title, interest, and any and
all persons having or claiming to have any
interest in the property and premises situate
in the City of Baltimore, known as 1800 E.
29th St. described as Lot Size 20x95, Ward
09, Section 18, Block 3955, Lot 025. Tax
Account No. 09-18-3955-025.
Defendants
The object of this proceeding is to secure the
foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the
herein above described property sold, either di-
rectly or via assignment, by the Collector of Taxes
for the State of Maryland and Baltimore City to
the Plaintiff in the proceeding. The Complaint
states, among other things, that the amounts
necessary for redemption of the subject property
has not been paid, although more than six (6)
months from the date of the sale have expired,
and more than two (2) months from the date that
the first of two (2) separate pre-suit Notices of
the tax sale was sent to each required interested
party have expired.
It is thereupon this 2 day of March, 2011, by the
Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland,
ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion
of a copy of this Order in some newspaper having
a general circulation in Baltimore City, Maryland
once a week for three (3) successive weeks, on
or before the 1 day of April, 2011 warning all
persons interested in the Property referenced
above to appear in this Court by the 3 day of
May, 2011 and redeem the Property referenced
herein or to answer the Complaint or thereafter
a Final Decree will be entered foreclosing all
rights of redemption in the property, and vesting
in the Plaintiff a title, free and clear of all
encumbrances.
The Defendants are hereby informed of the latest
date to file a written Answer or Petition to
Redeem the property mentioned in the Complain
described above, and that failure to file a re-
sponse on or before the date specified may result
in a Default Judgment foreclosing all rights of
redemption in and as to the Property being
rendered by this Court against them.
Pamela J. White
JUDGE- Baltimore City Circuit Court
3/18, 3/25, 4/1
File No. BCI-10#87
Maxwell C. Cohen, Esq.
The Law Offices of Maxwell C. Cohen, LLC
17 Warren Road, Suite 14-B
Baltimore, Maryland 21208
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND
Civil Action No. 24-C-11-001157 TAX SALE
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
REV PS, LLC, Assignee
Plaintiff
vs.
ROBERT O. ROBINSON, UNKNOWN
TENANTS/OWNER OF 2530 LOYOLA SOUT-
HWAY, CHASE BANK USE, NA, and MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY and
All Unknown Owners of the Property de-
scribed below; all Persons, all heirs, devisees,
personal representatives, and executors,
administrators, grantees, assigns or succes-
sors in right, title, interest, and any and all
persons having or claiming to have any inter-
est in the property and premises situate in
the City of Baltimore, known as Tax Account
No. 15-33-3355-016; situate in the City of
Baltimore, known as 2530 Loyola Southway.
Also described as Lot Size 22x90, Ward 15,
Section 33, Block 3355, Lot 016.
Defendants
The object of this proceeding is to secure the
foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the
herein above described property sold, either di-
rectly or via assignment, by the Collector of Taxes
for the State of Maryland and Baltimore City to
the Plaintiff in the proceeding. The Complaint
states, among other things, that the amounts
necessary for redemption of the subject property
sors in right, title, interest, and any and all
persons having or claiming to have any inter-
est in the property and premises situate in
the City of Baltimore, known as Tax Account
No. 15-33-3355-016; situate in the City of
Baltimore, known as 2530 Loyola Southway.
Also described as Lot Size 22x90, Ward 15, April 2, 2011 - April 8, 2011, The Afro-American
Section 33, Block 3355, Lot 016.
Defendants
The object of this proceeding is to secure the
foreclosure of LEGAL NOTICES
all rights of redemption in the
herein above described property sold, either di-
rectly or via assignment, by the Collector of Taxes
for the State of Maryland and Baltimore City to
the Plaintiff in the proceeding. The Complaint
states, among other things, that the amounts
necessary for redemption of the subject property
has not been paid, although more than six (6)
months from the date of the sale have expired,
and more than two (2) months from the date that
the first of two (2) separate pre-suit Notices of
the tax sale was sent to each required interested
party have expired.
It is thereupon this 1st day of March, 2011, by
the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland,
ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion
of a copy of this Order in some newspaper having
a general circulation in Baltimore City, Maryland
once a week for three (3) successive weeks, on
or before the 31st day of March, 2011 warning
all persons interested in the Property referenced
above to appear in this Court by the 30th day of
April, 2011 and redeem the Property referenced
herein or to answer the Complaint or thereafter
a Final Decree will be entered foreclosing all
rights of redemption in the property, and vesting
in the Plaintiff a title, free and clear of all
encumbrances.
The Defendants are hereby informed of the latest
date to file a written Answer or Petition to
Redeem the property mentioned in the Complain
described above, and that failure to file a re-
sponse on or before the date specified may result
in a Default Judgment foreclosing all rights of
redemption in and as to the Property being
rendered by this Court against them.
Pamela J. White
JUDGE- Baltimore City Circuit Court
3/18, 3/25, 4/1
File No. BCI-10#89
Maxwell C. Cohen, Esq.
The Law Offices of Maxwell C. Cohen, LLC
17 Warren Road, Suite 14-B
Baltimore, Maryland 21208
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND
Civil Action No. 24-C-11-1547 TAX SALE
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
REV PS, LLC, Assignee
Plaintiff
vs.
IONITA RUTHERFORD, UNKNOWN TENANT/
OWNER OF 2635 Park Heights Terr., CASTLE
POINT MORTGAGE, Inc., THOMAS P. DORE,
Trustee, GOT BAIL, LLC, MORTGAGE
WHAREHOUSE, Inc., AND MAYOR CITY
COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY and All Un-
known Owners of the Property described be-
low; all Persons, all heirs, devisees, personal
representatives, and executors, administra-
tors, grantees, assigns or successors in right,
title, interest, and any and all persons having
or claiming to have any interest in the prop-
erty and premises situate in the City of Bal-
timore, known as Tax Account No. 15-34-
3347E-011; situate in the City of Baltimore,
known as 2635 Park Heights Terrace. Also
described as Lot size 22x100-4; Ward 15,
Section 34, Block 3347E, Lot 011
Defendants
The object of this proceeding is to secure the
foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the
herein above described property sold, either di-
rectly or via assignment, by the Collector of Taxes
for the State of Maryland and Baltimore City to
the Plaintiff in the proceeding. The Complaint
states, among other things, that the amounts
necessary for redemption of the subject property
has not been paid, although more than six (6)
months from the date of the sale have expired,
and more than two (2) months from the date that
the first of two (2) separate pre-suit Notices of
the tax sale was sent to each required interested
party have expired.
It is thereupon this 15th day of March, 2011, by
the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland,
ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion
of a copy of this Order in some newspaper having
a general circulation in Baltimore City, Maryland
once a week for three (3) successive weeks, on
or before the 14th day of April, 2011 warning all
persons interested in the Property referenced
above to appear in this Court by the 14th day of
May, 2011 and redeem the Property referenced
herein or to answer the Complaint or thereafter
a Final Decree will be entered foreclosing all
rights of redemption in the property, and vesting
in the Plaintiff a title, free and clear of all
encumbrances.
The Defendants are hereby informed of the latest
date to file a written Answer or Petition to
Redeem the property mentioned in the Complain
described above, and that failure to file a re-
sponse on or before the date specified may result
in a Default Judgment foreclosing all rights of
redemption in and as to the Property being
rendered by this Court against them.
W. Michel Pierson
JUDGE- Baltimore City Circuit Court
4/1, 4/8, 4/15
Invitation to Bid for DBE Firms
Cherry Hill Construction Inc, an EEO Em-
ployer, is currently soliciting cost proposals
from Qualified and MDOT Certified MBE/
WBE subcontractors / vendors, both Union
and Non-Union affiliated, for the MdTA
Tydings Memorial Bridge Foundation and
Substructure Repairs Project; Contact # KH-
2422-000-006 with a bid date of April 5th
2011. Bid Documents are available upon
request. For further information concerning
subcontracting and/or purchasing opportu-
nities, please contact Tim Gilmore at
Tgilmore@chconstr.com or (410)799-2362.
Come join our Team!
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
The Family League of Baltimore City, Inc.,
the Local Management Board for Baltimore
City, has issued a Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA). Funding is available for
out of school time programs, professional
development, mental health services, and
supportive housing. The complete NOFA and
related documents are available on our web-
site at www.flbcinc.org.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Heery International, Inc. is requesting Letters
of Interest and Statement of Qualifications
from DBE-certified firms for construction
inspection services for water/waste water
projects located in the Baltimore, Maryland
metropolitan area in one or more of the
following disciplines: civil,mechanical and
process piping, electrical and I&C.
The duration of construction for the re-
quested services is expected to be
approximately 30 months starting in 3rd quar-
ter of 2011.
STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS shall in-
clude GSA Form 254 data. Evaluation criteria
will include: 1) Experience of firm; 2) Number
of qualified personnel offered; 3) Experience
of the personnel to be specifically committed
to the project; 4) Location and availability of
personnel;and 5) References to indicate
performance on other projects. In conjunction
with the foregoing,the following shall be spe-
cifically addressed:
1. Recent experience in the inspection of
wastewater and water treatment facilities with
capacities of 20 million gallons per day and
larger.
2. Details on the principal members of the
inspection services team available to be
assigned to this project, complete with exper-
ience data on projects of similar nature. The
location and availability of personnel shall be
identified.
It is expected that the work will be accom-
plished under Maryland State Grant/Loan
1. Recent experience in the inspection of
wastewater and water treatment facilities with
capacities of 20 million gallons per day and
B7
larger.
2. Details on the principal members of the
inspection services team available to be
assigned to this project, complete with exper-
LEGAL
ience data on projectsNOTICES
of similar nature. The
SUBSCRIBE TODAY
location and availability of personnel shall be
identified.
It is expected that the work will be accom-
plished under Maryland State Grant/Loan
requirements. Three copies of the complete
Statement of Qualifications must be returned
no later than 5 P.M., April 8, 2011 to:
Heery International, Inc.
100 East Pratt Street, Suite 2410
Baltimore, MD 21201
Questions regarding this solicitation should
be directed to the Project Manager: Skip
Parks at 410-685-7400.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
ALLEGANY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND
SHADES LANE WATER PROJECT
CONTRACT NO. W-30
Sealed bids will be received by the Allegany County Commissioners until
3:00 p.m., local time, April 26, 2011 by its Clerk, the undersigned, in the
County Office Complex, 701 Kelly Road, Suite 405, Cumberland,
Maryland 21502 for the Shades Lane Water Project, Contract No. W-30
consisting of approximately 2800 feet of 6 inch PVC waterline, 15
metered house connections, 4 fire hydrant assemblies, and other
miscellaneous work. Bids will then be opened at 3:00 p.m. by the Clerk
in the Commissioners Meeting Room #100.
Copies of the Contract Specifications and Drawings may be obtained
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. only, excluding Saturdays,
Sundays, and holidays, at the Allegany County Department of Public
Works
Works upon
uponpayment
payment of of
$75.00 per per
$75.00 set payable to theto
set payable “Allegany CountyCounty
the ∫Allegany
Commissioners.”
Commissioners.∫An Anadditional
additional$20.00 per set
$20.00 perwill
set be charged
will for U.S.for
be charged mail
U.S.
mail postage. Payment for Contract Documents is non-refundable.
postage. Payment for Contract Documents is non-refundable.
The Contract Documents may be examined at the Allegany County
Department of Public Works, 701 Kelly Road, Suite 300, Cumberland,
Maryland and the Plans Room of Dodge Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
and Altoona Builders Exchange, Altoona, Pennsylvania. Complete Adver-
tisement for Bids and Bidder¬s List is available on the Allegany County
website www.gov.allconet.org.
CITY OF ABERDEEN, MARYLAND
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
NO. CH 11-01
STREETLIGHT AND INTERIOR LIGHTING LED RETROFIT
60 N. PARKE STREET, ABERDEEN, MD 21001
BID DATE: APRIL 25, 2011
On or after March 24, 2011, the above documents are available on the
City of Aberdeen's website at http://www.aberdeen-md.org/storage/
InvitationToBid.htm, or may be inspected and purchased from the City
of Aberdeen, Department of Public Works, 60 N. Parke Street, Aberdeen,
MD 21001, upon receipt of payment of $25.00 (TWENTY FIVE DOL-
LARS) per contract, and if sent by U.S. mail with an additional $5.00
(FIVE Dollars) postage and handling fee. All checks should be made
payable to CITY OF ABERDEEN. NO REFUNDS will be made to anyone.
Direct any questions to Department of Public Works at 410-272-1600.
This Request for Proposal is to solicit firm fixed price cost proposals
from qualified firms to retrofit twenty nine (29) metal halide streetlights
with LED luminaries and retrofit forty four (44)T8 interior light fixtures
with LED luminaries. Job completion: 60 days after Notice to Proceed.
A pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.
in the Council Chambers, Aberdeen City Hall, 60 N. Parke St., Aberdeen,
Maryland 21001. A walk thru of the site will be conducted.
Sealed proposals addressed to Department of Public Works Bid No. CH
11-01, for this project will be received at the City of Aberdeen, Dept. of
Public Works, 60 N. Parke Street, Aberdeen,MD 21001, until the time
specified on the contract.
The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or bids or parts
of bids and to waive technicalities as may be deemed best for the interest
of the City.
Matthew M. Lapinsky, Director
Department of Public Works
Date: March 24, 2011
CITY OF BALTIMORE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
BUREAU OF WATER AND WASTEWATER
NOTICE OF LETTING
Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of
Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for
Water Contract 1218-Hanover Street Bridge over Patapsco River,
30∫ Steel Water Main Replacement will be received at the Office of
the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00
A.M. on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Positively no bids will be received
after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the Board of Estimates
in Room 215, City Hall at Noon.
The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the
Department of Public Works Service Center located on the first floor of
the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore,
Maryland 21202 as of Friday, March 25, 2010 and copies may be
purchased for a non-refundable cost of $50.00.
Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid
package.
All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the
City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties
should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 751 Eastern
Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. If a bid is submitted by a joint
venture (“JV”),
(∫JV∫), then in that event, the document that established
the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes.
The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is
B02551 Water Mains.
Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $500,000.01 to
$1,000,000.00.
A “Pre-Bidding Information∫ session will be conducted at 3rd Floor
∫Pre-BiddingInformation”
Conference Room of the Bureau of Water & Wastewater, Abel
Wolman Municipal Building on April 5, 2011 at 10:00 A.M.
Principal Items of work for this project are:
Removal of approximately 650 feet of ex. 30-inch diameter steel
pipe and appurtenances spanning the Hanover Street Bridge over
the Patapsco River, and installation of new 30-inch diameter steel
pipe and various appurtenances; Testing and disinfection of water
main.
The MBE goal is 10%
The WBE goal is 5%
WATER CONTRACT 1218
APPROVED:
Bernice H. Taylor
Clerk, Board of Estimates
APPROVED:
Alfred H. Foxx
Director of Public Works
BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND
INVITATION FOR BIDS
CONTRACT NO. 11063 RX0
COUNTYWIDE SIDEWALK PROGRAM
VARIOUS DISTRICTS
CONTRACT COST GROUP “B”
∫B ($100,000
($100,000toto$500,000)
$500,000)”
WORK CLASSIFICATION: E
BID DATE: TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2011 AT 10:30 A.M. LOCAL TIME
On or after MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011, the above contract documents
may be inspected and purchased from the Division of Construction
Contracts Administration, Department of Public Works, Room 300B,
County Office Building (COB), 111 W. Chesapeake Avenue, Towson,
MD 21204, upon receipt of payment of $15.00 (FIFTEEN DOLLARS)
per contract. All checks should be made payable to BALTIMORE
COUNTY MD. NO REFUNDS will be made to anyone. Direct any
questions to 410-887-3531. Bidders obtaining documents from another
source other than Baltimore County WILL NOT be allowed to submit
proposals to Baltimore County.
The proposed work consists of:
28,000 (SF) Remove and Replace 4”
4∫ Sidewalk using Mix 6 concrete.
A pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 10:00
a.m. in Room G-26, Bureau of Highways Conference Room on the
Basement Floor, located at 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson,
Maryland 21204.
THE PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO A MINORITY BUSINESS ENTER-
PRISE UTILIZATION GOAL AND FEMALE CONTRACTORS UTILIZA-
TION GOALS. THESE GOAL REQUIREMENTS ARE MORE FULLY
EXPLAINED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS. THE MBE/WBE FORMS IN
THE PROPOSAL BOOKLET MUST BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED
AT THE TIME OF BID OPENING.
Sealed proposals (the entire book) addressed to Baltimore County,
Maryland for this contract will be received in the Baltimore County
Purchasing Division, Room 148, Old Courthouse, 400 Washington
Avenue, Towson, MD 21204, until the time specified on the contract at
which time they will be publicly opened and read.
ONLY CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE BEEN PREQUALIFIED BY BAL-
Maryland 21204. 4. Experience in civil/structural, geotechnical engineering for industrial
buildings.
THE PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO A MINORITY BUSINESS ENTER- 5. Experience in architecture and landscape architecture for industrial
PRISE UTILIZATION GOAL AND FEMALE CONTRACTORS UTILIZA- buildings.
TION GOALS. THESE GOAL REQUIREMENTS ARE MORE FULLY 6. Experience and knowledge in instrumentation and security system
B8
EXPLAINED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS. THE MBE/WBE FORMS IN engineering design for industrial buildings.
The Afro-American,
THE PROPOSAL BOOKLET MUST BE April 2, 2011
COMPLETED AND -SUBMITTED
April 8, 20117. Experience with Federal, State and Local Regulations and Permits¬
AT THE TIME OF BID OPENING. requirements.
8. Experience in overall team approach with MBE/WBE participations.
LEGAL
Sealed proposals (the entire NOTICES
book) addressed to Baltimore County, 9. Experience and ability to LEGAL
identifyNOTICES
lead and asbestos. LEGAL NOTICES
Maryland for this contract will be received in the Baltimore County 10. Experience in public participation, evaluating and the permitting
Purchasing Division, Room 148, Old Courthouse, 400 Washington process for historically sensitive structures and locations. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
Avenue, Towson, MD 21204, until the time specified on the contract at CITY OF BALTIMORE OFFICE OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
which time they will be publicly opened and read. The project construction cost is estimated to be in the range of PUBLIC NOTICE
$12,500,000.
ONLY CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE BEEN PREQUALIFIED BY BAL- PROJECT 1151 (Revised)
TIMORE COUNTY AT LEAST TEN (10) DAYS PRIOR TO THE OPEN- Firms intending to submit a proposal as a prime consultant for this project NEW LABORATORY FACILITIES AT MONTEBELLO FILTRATION PLANT
ING OF BIDS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS. should submit a “Letters
∫Letter of ofInterest∫
Interest”
to the Office of Boards and
Commissions, 751 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, Atten- The Baltimore City Office of Boards and Commissions has been
All proposals must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, on the approved tion: Mari B. Ross. Since these letters are utilized to assist small, minority requested by the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Water and
form provided, in the amount as set forth in the ∫Information for Bidders∫. and women business enterprises in identifying potential teaming partners, Wastewater, to certify the qualifications of engineering firms to provide
No other form of proposal guaranty is acceptable. the letters should be submitted within five (5) days of the date of the planning, engineering design, permitting, and construction support, as
project¬s advertisement. The letter should contain a contact person well as general operational, technical, and administrative assistance to
“LettersofofInterest∫
The Purchasing Agent reserves the right to reject any or all proposals Failure to submit a ∫Letter Interest”will not disqualify a firm submitting the Bureau. The contract will be for one (1) award for a period of four
or bids or parts of bids and to waive technicalities as may be deemed a proposal for the project. years.
best for the interest of the County.
Each prime consultant applying for this Project will be required to Engineering firms interested in providing these services must dem-
Keith Dorsey, Director complete and submit an original Federal Form 255, along with five (5) onstrate and document:
Office of Budget & Finance copies to the Office of Boards and Commissions, 751 Eastern Avenue,
Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The Federal Form 255 and the five copies 1. Manpower availability and ability to complete the project on time and
NOTICE OF HEARINGS AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD must be submitted on or before 12:00 P.M. (Noon) on April 25, 2011. within budget for prime-consultant and their subs.
MARYLAND¬S DRAFT
MARYLAND’S DRAFT CONSOLIDATED
CONSOLIDATED PLAN PLAN Submittals will not be accepted after this deadline. 2. Experience and knowledge in the evaluation and design of a water
quality lab which must meet all certified lab requirements.
Under the guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Housing Insurance Requirements 3. Experience in mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation engineering
and Urban Development (HUD), notice is hereby given that the Maryland The consultant selected for the award of this project shall provide for industrial buildings.
Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will hold professional liability, auto liability, general liability and worker’s
workers¬ com- 4. Experience in civil/structural, geotechnical engineering for industrial
a series of public hearings and is opening a 30 day public comment pensation insurances as required by the City of Baltimore. buildings.
period of the State’s
State¬s new draft Consolidated Plan Annual Plan. 5. Experience in architecture and landscape architecture for industrial
Prequalification Certification Requirement buildings.
The Consolidated Plan is a five-year planning document required by All architectural, engineering, and surveying firms listed in the specific 6. Experience and knowledge in instrumentation and security system
HUD that sets out overall Statewide goals and priorities for housing, proposal for the Project must be prequalified by the Office of Boards engineering design for industrial buildings.
community development, and economic development activities. Special and Commissions for each applicable discipline at time of submittal for 7. Experience with Federal, State and Local Regulations and Permits¬
emphasis is given under the Plan to provide assistance for extremely this Project. A copy of the prime and sub-consultant¬s curren requirements.
low-, low, and moderate-income persons. The State’s
State¬s five-year Consoli- Prequalification Certificate should be included with the project submittal. 8. Experience in overall team approach with MBE/WBE participations.
dated Plan was developed last year, this draft Annual Plan updates and Information regarding prequalification certification can be obtained by 9. Experience and ability to identify lead and asbestos.
provides one-year goals that fit into the framework of the five-year Plan. contacting the Office at 410-396-6883. 10.Experience in public participation, evaluating and the permitting
process for historically sensitive structures and locations.
The Consolidated Plan also makes it possible for DHCD, public housing MBE/WBE Requirements
authorities, local governments, nonprofit organizations, community action It is the policy of the City of Baltimore to promote equal business The project construction cost is estimated to be in the range of
agencies and others to apply for funding under HUD’s
HUD¬s competitive grant opportunity in the City’s
City¬s contracting process. Pursuant to Article 5 $10,000,000.
programs. Local public housing authority Plans must be consistent with Subtitle 28 of Baltimore City Code (2000 Edition) - Minority and Women¬s
Women’s
the State’s
State¬s Consolidated Plan, and USDA Farmer’sFarmer¬s Home housing Business Program, Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women¬s Women’s Firms intending to submit a proposal as a prime consultant for this project
programs and Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits are also Business Enterprise (WBE) participation goals apply to this contract. should submit a “Letters
∫Letter of Interest”
Interest∫ to the Office of Boards and
coordinated with the Plan. Lastly, while not directly covered by the Commissions, 751 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, Atten-
Consolidated Plan, HUD funding allocations for the Section 8 Certificate The MBE goal is 26% tion: Mari B. Ross. Since these letters are utilized to assist small, minority
and Voucher programs may be made in a way that enables jurisdictions The WBE goal is 10% and women business enterprises in identifying potential teaming partners,
to carry out their Consolidated Plan. the letters should be submitted within five (5) days of the date of the
Both the proposed Minority and Women’s project¬s advertisement. The letter should contain a contact person
Women¬s Business Enterprise firms must project’s
In addition to being a planning document, the Consolidated Plan also be named and identified as an MBE or WBE within Item 6 of the Standard Failure to submit a “Letters ∫Letter ofofInterest∫
Interest” will not disqualify a firm submitting
State¬s application to HUD for Community Development Form (SF) 255 in the spaces provided for identifying outside key a proposal for the project.
serves as the State’s
Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emer- consultants/associates anticipated for utilization for this project.
gency Shelter Grants (ESG), and Housing Opportunity With AIDS Each prime consultant applying for this Project will be required to
(HOPWA) funding. Any submittals that do not include the proper MBE/WBE (in some complete and submit an original Federal Form 255, along with five (5)
instances DBE) participation will be disapproved for further consideration copies to the Office of Boards and Commissions, 751 Eastern Avenue,
The federal government has not passed a 2011 budget at the time. In for this project. Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The Federal Form 255 and the five copies
developing the draft Annual Plan update, we used the same funding must be submitted on or before 12:00 P.M. (Noon) on April 25, 2011.
figures we received in FFY 2010. Last year, DHCD received about $8.3 Verifying Certification Submittals will not be accepted after this deadline.
million in CDBG funds, $8 million in HOME funds, $608,847 in ESG Each firm submitting a SF 255 for consideration for a project is
funds, $357,000 in HOPWA funds for the State’s State¬s Rural Program, plus responsible for verifying that all MBEs and WBEs to be utilized on the Insurance Requirements
$575,000 in HOPWA funds on behalf of Montgomery and Frederick project are certified by the Minority and Women’s Women¬s Business Opportunity The consultant selected for the award of this project shall provide
Counties. Depending on the final budget passed by Congress, we expect Office (MWBOO) prior to submitting the proposal. A directory of certified professional liability, auto liability, general liability and workers¬ worker’s com-
2011 funding to be at roughly these levels. The funds the State receives MBEs and WBEs is available from MWBOO. Since changes to the pensation insurances as required by the City of Baltimore.
State¬s rural areas, as many communities directory occur daily, firms submitting SF 255s should call MWBOO at
are used primarily in the State’s
including Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, and (410)396-4355 to verify certification, expiration dates and services that Prequalification Certification Requirement
Prince George’s
George¬s Counties, as well as the Cities of Annapolis, Baltimore the MBE or WBE is certified to provide. All architectural, engineering, and surveying firms listed in the specific
Bowie, Cumberland, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Hagerstown and Salisbury proposal for the Project must be prequalified by the Office of Boards
prepare their own Consolidated Plans and receive their own funding Non-Affiliation and Commissions for each applicable discipline at time of submittal for
directly from HUD. this Project. A copy of the prime and sub-consultant’s sub-consultant¬s current
A firm submitting a proposal may not use an MBE or WBE to meet a Prequalification Certificate should be included with the project submittal.
In developing its Plan, the State determined it would focus its resources contract goal if: Information regarding prequalification certification can be obtained by
on three main priorities: Community Revitalization, Expanding the Supply contacting the Office at 410-396-6883.
of Decent Affordable Housing, and homeowner ship opportunities. These 1. The firm has a financial interest in the MBE or WBE
priorities were developed based on information gathered at public 2. The firm has an interest in the ownership or control of the MBE or WBE MBE/WBE Requirements
hearings, housing and community development surveys, census and 3. The firm is significantly involved in the operation of the MBE or WBE It is the policy of the City of Baltimore to promote equal business
other data, consultations with other State agencies regarding their (Article 5 subtitle 28-41). opportunity in the City’s
City¬s contracting process. Pursuant to Article 5
policies and goals, and meetings with other organizations and agencies Subtitle 28 of Baltimore City Code (2000 Edition) - Minority and Women¬sWomen’s
interested in the Plan. It is to this purpose that we are holding public A firm submitting as a prime consultant that fails to comply with the Business Program, Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women¬s Women’s
hearings - to gather additional public input on the draft Annual Plan and requirements of Article 5, Subtitle 28 of Baltimore City Code when Business Enterprise (WBE) participation goals apply to this contract.
carrying out the State¬s
State’s goals. executing a contract is subject to the following penalties: suspension of
a contract; withholding of funds; rescission of contract based on material The MBE goal is 26%
The public hearings will be held at the following dates, times, and places: breach; disqualification as a consultant from eligibility to provide services The WBE goal is 10%
to the City for a period not to exceed 2 years; and payment for damages
Monday, April 18, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. incurred by the City. Both the proposed Minority and Women’s
Women¬s Business Enterprise firms must
Maryland Department of Housing be named and identified as an MBE or WBE within Item 6 of the Standard
and Community Development Additional Requirements Form (SF) 255 in the spaces provided for identifying outside key
First Floor Conference Room A resume for each person listed as key personnel and/or specialist, consultants/associates anticipated for utilization for this project.
100 Community Place including those from MBE and WBE must be shown on the page provided
Crownsville, Maryland within the application. Any submittals that do not include the proper MBE/WBE (in some
instances DBE) participation will be disapproved for further consideration
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. Please be advised that for the purpose of reviewing price proposals and for this project.
Allegany County Office Complex invoices, the City of Baltimore defines a principal of a firm as follows:
701 Kelly Road Verifying Certification
Commissioner¬s Conference Room 212 A principal is any individual owning 5% or more of the outstanding stock Each firm submitting a SF 255 for consideration for a project is
Cumberland, Maryland of an entity, a partner of a partnership, a 5% or more shareholder of a responsible for verifying that all MBEs and WBEs to be utilized on the
sub-chapter “S”
¬S¬ Corporation, or an individual owner. project are certified by the Minority and Women’s
Women¬s Business Opportunity
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. Office (MWBOO) prior to submitting the proposal. A directory of certified
Caroline County Central Library Out-of-State Corporations must identify their corporate resident agent MBEs and WBEs is available from MWBOO. Since changes to the
100 Market Street within the application. directory occur daily, firms submitting SF 255s should call MWBOO at
Small Meeting Room (410)396-4355 to verify certification, expiration dates and services that
Denton, Maryland Firms will not be considered for a specific project if they apply as both the MBE or WBE is certified to provide.
a sub-consultant and prime consultant.
Thursday, April 21, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. Non-Affiliation
Fairview Branch Library The applications for this Project (Form 255) cannot be supplemented
Small Meeting Room with any additional information such as graphs, photographs, or- A firm submitting a proposal may not use an MBE or WBE to meet a
Rt. 4 and Chaneyville Road ganizational chart, etc. Applications should simply be stapled in the upper contract goal if:
Owings, Maryland 20736 left-hand corner. Cover sheets should not be included. Inclusion and/or
submittal of additional material may result in the applicant being 1. The firm has a financial interest in the MBE or WBE
All of the hearing rooms are accessible to persons with disabilities. disqualified from consideration for this project. 2. The firm has an interest in the ownership or control of the MBE or WBE
Persons requiring a translator should request one at least three days 3. The firm is significantly involved in the operation of the MBE or WBE
prior to the hearing they plan to attend. Failure to follow directions of this advertisement or the application will (Article 5 subtitle 28-41).
cause disqualification of the submittal.
In addition to the hearings, DHCD is also seeking written comment of A firm submitting as a prime consultant that fails to comply with the
the draft Plan, which will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. Monday, May Mari B. Ross requirements of Article 5, Subtitle 28 of Baltimore City Code when
2, 2011. Written comments may be sent either regular mail or email to Executive Secretary executing a contract is subject to the following penalties: suspension of
John M. Greiner at the address listed below. a contract; withholding of funds; rescission of contract based on material
CITY OF BALTIMORE breach; disqualification as a consultant from eligibility to provide services
Copies of the draft Annual Plan may be found at the following regional DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS to the City for a period not to exceed 2 years; and payment for damages
lending libraries: the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, the Blackwell BUREAU OF WATER AND WASTEWATER incurred by the City.
Library in Salisbury, the Washington County Free Library in Hagerstown, NOTICE OF LETTING
the Lewis J. Ort Library in Frostburg, the Frederick Douglas Library in Additional Requirements
Princess Anne, and the Southern Maryland Regional Library in Charlotte Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of A resume for each person listed as key personnel and/or specialist,
Hall. A large print version is also available at the Library for the Blind Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for including those from MBE and WBE must be shown on the page provided
and Physically Handicapped in Baltimore. The draft Annual Plan is also Water Contract 1214R-Repaving Utility Cuts at Various Locations within the application.
DHCD’s website. It may be found under the Public will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall,
available on DHCD¬s
DHCD¬s homepage, www.dhcd Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Please be advised that for the purpose of reviewing price proposals and
Information, Plans and Reports link on DHCD’s
state.md.us. Click on that link, and then click on the Publications link, Positively no bids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly invoices, the City of Baltimore defines a principal of a firm as follows:
and the draft Annual Plan will be found there. Last but not least, free opened by the Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon.
copies of the draft Annual Plan are available by calling, writing, or The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the A principal is any individual owning 5% or more of the outstanding stock
e-mailing Mr. John Greiner at the address and phone numbers listed Department of Public Works Service Center located on the first floor of of an entity, a partner of a partnership, a 5% or more shareholder of a
below. the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, sub-chapter “S” ¬S¬ Corporation, or an individual owner.
Maryland 21202 as of Friday, March 25, 2010 and copies may be
Mr. John M. Greiner purchased for a non-refundable cost of $50.00. Out-of-State Corporations must identify their corporate resident agent
Housing Policy Officer Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid within the application.
Maryland Department of Housing and package.
Community Development All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the Firms will not be considered for a specific project if they apply as both
100 Community Place City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties a sub-consultant and prime consultant.
Crownsville, Maryland 21032-2023 should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 751 Eastern
(410) 514-7191 or Maryland Relay for the Deaf at 1(800)735-2258. Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. If a bid is submitted by a joint The applications for this Project (Form 255) cannot be supplemented
greiner@dhcd.state.md.us. venture (“JV”),
(∫JV∫), then in that event, the document that established with any additional information such as graphs, photographs, or-
the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes. ganizational chart, etc. Applications should simply be stapled in the upper
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is left-hand corner. Cover sheets should not be included. Inclusion and/or
A02602 Bituminous Concrete Paving. submittal of additional material may result in the applicant being
CITY OF BALTIMORE OFFICE OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $5,000,000.01 to disqualified from consideration for this project.
PUBLIC NOTICE $10,000,000.00.
PROJECT # 1168 A “Pre-Bidding Information∫ session will be conducted at 3rd Floor Failure to follow directions of this advertisement or the application will
∫Pre-BiddingInformation”
REHABILTATION OF VERNON PUMPING STATION Conference Room of the Bureau of Water & Wastewater, Abel cause disqualification of the submittal.
Wolman Municipal Building on March 31, 2011 at 10:00 A.M.
The Baltimore City Office of Boards and Commissions has been Principal Items of work for this project are: Mari B. Ross
requested by the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Water and Prepare as required and repave with bituminous concrete or Executive Secretary
Wastewater, to certify the qualifications of engineering firms to provide portland cement concrete, existing utility cuts performed by others
planning, engineering design, permitting, and construction support, as within Baltimore City streets, alleys, and roadways.
well as general operational, technical, and administrative assistance to The MBE goal is 16%
the Bureau. The study/design contract will be for one (1) award for a The WBE goal is 4%
period of four years. WATER CONTRACT 1214R
APPROVED:

To
Engineering firms interested in providing these services must dem-
onstrate and document: Bernice H. Taylor
Clerk, Board of Estimates
1. Manpower availability and ability to complete the project on time and APPROVED:
within budget for prime-consultant and their subs. Alfred H. Foxx

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9. Experience and ability to identify lead and asbestos.
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process for historically sensitive structures and locations.
The project construction cost is estimated to be in the range of
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Ombudsman Program Specialist Senior Medicare Patrol Officer

Morgan State University
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, INTERNAL AUDIT
Duties: Conducts internal audits and reviews; assigns organizational and func-
tional activities to ensure that various control objectives are being met; identifies
areas of fraud, waste and abuse; identifies activities whose effectiveness and effi-
ciency in operations can be improved; develops a risk-based methodology to
identify and select appropriate University activities for audit; prepares audit plans
that provide direction for the efficient and effective conduct of the audit assign-
ment; identifies areas of the auditee’s greatest risk or significance in operations;
defines the scope of the audit, and develops an appropriate examination approach
for selected reviews; reviews and tests the adequacy and effectiveness of estab-
lished management controls for varying functions to determine whether activities
are in compliance with appropriate State, Federal, and University policies, rules,
and regulations; obtains sufficient and appropriate evidence to support findings;
reports audit findings with appropriate cost effective recommendations for cor-
recting unsatisfactory conditions, improving operations, and reducing cost; prior-
itizes multiple tasks and assignments in order to meet deadlines; and performs
other duties, as required.
Minimum Qualifications: Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree from an accred-
ited college or university in Accounting or a related field; CPA or CIA ; five (5)
years progressively responsible auditing experience in a higher education or
government environment; two (2) years of progressively responsible leadership
supervisor or managerial experience.
Preferred: Experience with COSO and Six Sigma.
Requirements: Knowledge of generally accepted government auditing standards,
generally accepted accounting principles, and other relevant professional standards;
knowledge of relevant University, regulatory and industry information; knowledge of
computer audit related techniques and applications; ability to prioritize multiple tasks
and assignments in order to meet deadlines; ability to analyze and investigate; ability
to communicate clearly and effectively.
To Apply: Send letter of interest indicating Job #2011-021, a Morgan State
University Application for Employment, and three names of references with
telephone numbers to: Morgan State University, Office of Human Resources,
1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, Maryland 21251 or you may e-mail
your information to jobs@ morgan.edu.
NOTE: THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTACT ONLY APPLICANTS
SELECTED FOR INTERVIEW.
(FT Contractual, No State-Paid Benefits) (FT Contractual, No Benefits)
$17.20 - $22.00 per hour $18.29 - $23.45 per hour
This position provides technical assistance and support to This position administers the Senior Medicare Patrol pro-
local long term care Ombudsman programs, conducts gram, including technical assistance, training & education,
information and outreach, and assists State Ombudsman data management and report preparation. REQ: BA with
in developing and conducting training. REQ: BA with 2 yrs 3 yrs exp in administrative or professional work related to
exp in administrative or professional work. Visit www.mdoa. aging. Visit www.mdoa.state.md.us/employment.html for
state.md.us/employment.html for complete job complete job announcement. To apply, submit an MS-100
announcement. To apply, submit an MS-100 State applica-
State application (from www.dbm.maryland.gov) by 4/18/11
tion (from www.dbm.maryland.gov) by 4/18/11 to MD Dept. to MD Dept. of Aging, HR, 301 W. Preston St., Suite 1007,
of Aging, HR, 301 W. Preston St., Suite 1007, Balto. MD Balto. MD 21201. EOE
21201. EOE
Volunteer Coordinator (PT/Contractual)
$14.31-$18.37/hr.
This position coordinates statewide activities to expand and YOU KNOW YOU’RE IN
enhance the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) volunteer
workforce. Position will assist in the administration and THE KNOW...
evaluation of programs administered by Area Agencies on
Aging. Visit www.mdoa.state.md.us/employment.html for
WHEN YOU READ THE
the official job announcement. Submit a State application AFRO
(MS-100 from www.dbm.state.md.us) to: MD Dept of Aging,
301 W. Preston St., Suite 1007 Balto., MD 21201 by
4/18/11. EOE
Education -
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Carroll Community College is seeking
Adjunct Faculty for the Fall 2011 Semes-
ter. Additional information including
class information may be obtained at
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As required by the 1986 Immigration Act, applicants should be prepared to present acceptable
documentation showing their identities, U.S. citizenship or alien status and their
authorization to work in the United States.

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Morgan State University

CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATION OFFICER
Duties: Serves as the senior fundraiser in the University Development Office;
call
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solicits and builds partnerships with corporations and foundations that result in
gifts, research awards, and collaborations to support a wide range of university
developmental and program needs; collaborates with deans, faculty, senior admin-
istrators, and development colleagues to understand major priorities and goals, and

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to provide timely information on funding opportunities; maintains an aggressive
schedule of contacts with corporations and foundation representative; writes pro-
posals; keeps detailed records of solicitation activities; interprets corporate and
foundation interests to university constituencies; interacts with offices throughout
the university to leverage diverse corporate and foundation connections into coor-
dinated university-wide strategies; interacts with a wide variety of entities and indi-
viduals to significantly increase gifts from institutional giving sector; and performs
other duties, as required. The position reports to the Director of Development.
Minimum Qualifications: Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited col-
lege or university; Five (5) years of related fundraising experience at a corporation,
foundation, university, hospital or other relevant organization.
Preference: Master’s Degree. Seven years of the experience as described above, to
include experience in proposal writing and development. Outstanding writing skills.
Requirements: Knowledge of fundraising best practices; knowledge of major foun-
dations; skill in coordinating work with other departments and agencies; skill in foun-
dation/corporation fundraising; skill in coordinating activities and functions; skill in
fundraising, proposal writing and developing strategies to achieve goals; ability to
work independently on complex projects while coordinating with key departments and
functional areas; ability to solicit organizations for financial support; ability to manage
time and work load; ability to multi-task and perform in a goal oriented environment;
ability to interact with high ranking individuals with poise and diplomacy; ability to
travel state and nation-wide; ability to organize; ability to work as a team member;
ability to communicate effectively.
To Apply: Send letter of interest indicating Job #2011-016, a Morgan State
University Application for Employment, and three names of references with tele-
phone numbers to: Morgan State University, Office of Human Resources, 1700
East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, Maryland 21251 or you may e-mail your
information to jobs@ morgan.edu.
NOTE: THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTACT ONLY
APPLICANTS SELECTED FOR INTERVIEW.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
As required by the 1986 Immigration Act, applicants should be prepared to present acceptable
documentation showing their identities, U.S. citizenship or alien status and their
authorization to work in the United States.

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Morgan State University

DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Duties: Serves as a school-based Development Officer, responsible for securing sup-
port from individuals and institutions for school based priorities, i.e., programs,
endowed chairs, scholarships, unrestricted support, and other priorities, as defined by
leadership; solicit outright and deferred gifts of $10,000 and above; manages relation-
ships with prospective donors; identifies, qualifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards
donors/alumnae and friends of the university; independently manages a portfolio of
150 prospects, ensuring that each receives regular and consistent movement toward
solicitation and stewardship; plans, develops, and oversees the implementation of
engagement and solicitation strategies for qualified major gift prospects; collaborates
with academic leaders, other development officers, and leadership volunteers, as
appropriate; assists with programming involving the Deans, Vice President for
Institutional Advancement, volunteers, and others; travels to entertain alumni and
potential donors with significant giving capacity throughout the state, region and
nation; represents the university to individuals and groups to encourage and facilitate
interest in and support of the MSU mission and goals; and performs other duties, as
required. The position reports to the Director of Development.
Minimum Qualifications: Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited col-
lege or university; Five(5) years of professional fundraising experience in higher edu-
cation and/or transferable professional experience that include sales and interaction
with individuals of high net worth or giving capacity.
Preference: Seven years of the above described experience, working in higher education;
Verifiable record of closing gifts.
Requirements: Knowledge of fundraising best practices; skill in coordinating work
with other departments and agencies; skill in closing gifts; ability to communicate
effectively; ability to manage time and work load and to multi-task and perform in a
goal oriented environment; ability to interact with individuals who have significant
giving capacity, with poise and diplomacy; ability to travel state and nation-wide;
ability to organize. Excellent interpersonal skills.
To Apply: Send a letter of interest indicating Job #2011-015, Morgan State
University Employment Application, and three names of references with telephone
numbers to Morgan State University, Office of Human Resources, 1700 East Cold
Spring Lane, Baltimore, Maryland 21251, or you may e-mail your information to
jobs@morgan.edu.
NOTE: THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTACT ONLY
APPLICANTS SELECTED FOR INTERVIEW.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
As required by the 1986 Immigration Act, applicants should be prepared to present acceptable doc-
umentation showing their identities, U.S. citizenship or alien status and their
authorization to work in the United States.

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highlights a trait that the Williams view as
characteristic of a leader.
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unsurpassed. Both men have led by example
and have enhanced the lives of others
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Marchan, president and CEO, Naval
Academy Foundation.
Master Chief Melvin G Williams Sr.,(Ret.)
Continued from B3
for a book could no longer be ignored by
Strawberry, a Chicago native.
“People asked me to do it,” Strawberry
served 27 years said. “Quite a few people asked me to do it.
in the US Navy
‘Why don’t you put the Strawberry Letters in
in submarines,
a book? You should pile up all the Strawberry
aircraft carriers and
letters and put them in a book.’ I heard that
surface ships. He
quite a bit and that’s what made me do it.”
has been awarded
the Meritorious After working alongside Harvey on the
Service Medal and show for more than 10 years, the time has
six Good Conduct come for Strawberry to journey into her own
Medals, along spotlight. Her book release has the longtime
with many others. radio personality anxious for results, but if the
Vice show’s past success is any indication on what
Adm, Melvin lies ahead of its new spinoff manuscript then
G.Williams Jr.(Ret.) is a 1978 graduate of a huge victory could be in store.
the US Naval Academy and “I’m very excited [but] a little nervous,”
served 32 years in the Navy, Strawberry said. “I don’t know what to
in submarines, fleet, and joint expect. I expect good things and we’ll see
assignments. He has many what happens. I know I poured my heart
military and civic awards for out and I was very transparent in the book
service and leadership. and I hope people get the message that was
intended when I wrote it.”
The fact that neither Harvey nor
Strawberry possesses degrees that would
classify them as relationship experts
hasn’t stopped the duo from garnering a
cult-like following. Their own personal
experiences — Harvey being married
three times and Strawberry a divorced
mother — have equipped them with enough
personal credentials that make for positive
and constructive insight. “We don’t have
psychology degrees or anything like that,”
she says. “It just comes from plain common
sense.”
Harvey has already written two books, Act
Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men
Really Think About Love, Relationships,
Intimacy, and Commitment and Straight Talk,
No Chaser: How to Find and Keep a Man,
while Strawberry is just cracking the surface
on what may be the first of a long-lived
publishing career.

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