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Killer Sentenced Who Cares about Cote

Troy Taylor gets 35 years for role in AFRO security guard’s death
d’Ivoire’s Bloody Conflict?
Not Western Media
By Shernay Williams
AFRO Staff Writer Courtesy Photo

One of the two men accused of murdering

an AFRO security guard last spring was By Kristin Gray nation’s capital on April 11. After losing
sentenced to life in prison with all but 35 years AFRO Managing Editor the country’s 2010 presidential election
suspended by a circuit court judge April 11. to Ivorian politician Alassane Ouattara,
Troy Taylor, 20, pled guilty to first- Democracy teeters on the brink of Gbagbo unleashed armed security forces on
degree murder, the use of a handgun in the obscurity in Cote d’Ivoire, a tropical West protestors decrying his leadership. In brutal
commission of a crime, conspiracy to commit African nation rife with verdant cacao trees retaliation, pro-Ouattara mobs combed cities
armed robbery and two other charges for his and, in recent months, bloodshed. like Duekoue, Blolequin and Guiglo, where
role in the killing. The conflict brewing there stems from the International Federation of the Red Cross
He, along with accomplice Michael Hunter, a historically sought-after triumvirate and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) estimates
— power, money and respect — which thousands were killed and wounded. The
illegitimate president Laurent Gbagbo country’s infighting spawned a protracted
“We are happy justice is being clamored to maintain before his arrest in the Continued on A3
served but we’re sad he’s just a
kid.”
–Carrie Bowman Charles Bowman Sr., a member of
the AFRO family, was killed by Troy
20, allegedly robbed a Greenmount Avenue Taylor and his alleged accomplice
carryout at gunpoint shortly after midnight Michael Hunter during a robbery on
April 8, 2010. April 8, 2010. He is missed.
Charles Bowman Sr., a 73-year-old
overnight security guard for the AFRO, was Police say the defendants retrieved $13
inside grabbing a meal in preparation for over the course of the stickup.
his shift when the two men rushed the store. Carrie Bowman, one of the deceased’s
Startled, Bowman made a sudden movement, daughters, said “nobody wins” in this case.
which prosecutors say prompted Hunter to “We are happy justice is being served but
open fire. Bowman later died from gunshot we’re sad he’s just a kid,” she said. “They are
wounds at Johns Hopkins Hospital. children. All we can do is hope they receive
The Vietnam War veteran had served eight rehabilitation.”
years at the AFRO and was a deacon at his A trial for Michael Hunter is scheduled for
church. June 30. UN Photo/Basile Zoma
Pictured are displaced Ivorians in Duékoué, in the western Moyen-Cavally region of
INSERT
• Urban Call Read’s Granted Côte d’Ivoire. The area has been plunged into crisis since fighting erupted between
military forces loyal to former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and supporters of
the internationally-recognized new president, Alassane Ouattara.
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downtown Baltimore six months. But Johns of a “first-of-its-kind” care to poor children, among
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on April 12, delighting
preservationists and
disappointing officials and
developers.
The Commission for
Historic and Cultural
Preservation’s ruling will
allow for a longer review
on whether the building –
site of a ground breaking
civil rights victory – should
be preserved. But city
officials say the decision
further bogs down already
slow-moving progress
on the Lexington Square
project, which promises
to revive the blighted west
downtown area known as
“Superblock.”
“The mayor is
disappointed with the
decision as it may slow job
creation for Baltimore’s
citizens and delays
much-needed investment
and revitalization of
Baltimore’s Westside,”
said Ryan O’Doherty,
spokesman for Mayor
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake,
in an e-mailed statement.
In other news reports,
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which spearheaded efforts
to preserve Read’s, said
this issue should have been
addressed years ago. “For
seven years we have been
pushing for more historic
preservation on this project.
And it hasn’t gone
forward for seven years not
[because of] this issue but
because of other factors
[such as funding],” he told
the AFRO. “This review
should have happened
a while ago and it’s not
holding up the project for
any significant period.”
Preservationists and
community leaders earlier
this year waged a concerted
campaign to block the
development’s initial plans,
which called for the partial
to full demolition of about
17 landmarks to make way
for a mix of retail shops,
apartments, hotels and
offices.
Civil rights leaders were
particularly concerned
about the fate of Read’s
Drug Store, the site of an
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care is the most shocking and disparities. “Thank you, the most comprehensive
inhumane,” said Dr. Martin Lord,” was West’s reaction federal effort ever to address
Luther King Jr. in a speech to as she spoke at the press racial/ethnic disparities,”
the Medical Committee for conference called to announce said Dr. Howard Koh,
Human Rights back in 1966. the initiatives. assistant secretary of Health
And yet, decades later, that Effective immediately and Human Services.
injustice thrives – Blacks within all Department of Emphasizing its importance
and other minorities continue Health and Human Services and the need for across-the-
to lack, disproportionately, offices, the HHS Action board support, he later added,
access to health care and to Plan will seek to increase “We know that the health
suffer and die from a gamut of the number of minority of the individual is almost
diseases. physicians; tap “promotoras,” inseparable from the health of
“Our preexisting condition community health workers the larger community [and]
remains race and ethnicity,” to guide Spanish-speaking Continued on A8
said Fredette West, chair of
the Racial and Ethnic Health
Disparities Coalition. A six-
year cancer survivor, West
said many more minority
women who suffered breast
cancer did not make it.
“And, sad to say, in a lot of
instances, even though the
death certificate may have
read ‘breast cancer,’ the
underlying cause for many
of them was race-based and
ethnic-based health disparities
– medical injustices – that
should not be in this great
country of ours.”
That’s why West and AFRO File Photos/Rob Roberts and J.D. Howard
other medical equality Congresswoman Barbara Lee, D-Calif., and Sen. Ben
advocates welcomed the Cardin, D-Md., have given their support to this plan.

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makes this even more exciting to me as we embark on this new
‘Fox and Friends’ Roast Crayola’s Multicultural endeavor of an independently owned and operated broadcast
Markers television network featuring African Americans.”
The hosts of “Fox and A promotional video on Bounce TV’s website contends that
Friends,” Fox News Channel’s over 14 million African-American households watch more TV
morning show, recently blasted than those in any other demographic, yet only two networks
arts and crafts maker Crayola for serve Black audiences. Latinos have over 80 channels.
manufacturing a special brand “If African-Americans watch more TV than anyone else,
of markers the company says are why don’t we have more choices?” questioned Young, a
ethnically sensitive. businessman and minister who worked as a top aide to MLK Jr.
The brand’s Multicultural during the civil rights movement, held elective office as mayor
Markers feature many different of Atlanta, Ga. and a member of the House of Representatives,
hues of skin tones, unlike its and later served as U.N. ambassador during the administration
traditional sets. On April 7, host of President Jimmy Carter. “Bounce will help meet that need.”
Brian Kilmeade introduced the Courtesy Photo Young, King III and their partners have acquired television
story and news contributor Michelle Malkin criticized the rights to nearly 400 prominent Black films, including Ray, Do
markers. “It’s just goofy. I have to say that I am proud to say The Right Thing, Car Wash, Boyz ‘n The Hood, Glory and A
that I say I survived my childhood without [them],” Malkin Raisin in the Sun.
said on the show. “I was fine with ‘Burnt Sienna’ and I think
really most elementary school kids are fine with pink or blue.” Norfolk Principal Apologizes for Mock Slave
Malkin then suggested the special brand is really an Auction
underlying method of capitalizing off of liberal parents, rather NORFOLK (AP) — A Norfolk school principal has
than appealing to children. apologized for a classroom activity last week in which a teacher
“I understand that this is pandering more to liberal parents staged a mock auction of Black and mixed-race students as part
than it is to kids who really have no need for such things,” she of a Civil War history lesson.
added. “The only color that this really is about is green—it’s The Virginian-Pilot reports that Sewells Point Elementary
good, smart savvy politically-correct marketing by Crayola.” School Principal Mary B. Wrushen wrote the students’ parents
Chelsea Rudman, blogger for Media Matters, questioned the this week to say that while the teacher’s actions were well-
segment’s recent feature of the markers and claimed the special intended, “the activity presented was inappropriate for the
brand had been around for years. Crayola’s website supports students.” She said the activity was not supported by the school
Rudman’s claims as a timeline of the company’s products or division.
shows that the multicultural line was indeed introduced in Division spokeswoman Elizabeth Thiel Mather said the
1992. teacher separated Black and mixed-race fourth-graders from
their White classmates and auctioned them. She said the
MLK III and Andy Young Join Forces to Form division was taking “appropriate personnel action.”
New Black TV Network Wrushen declined to comment Friday and the teacher, Jessica
By fall 2011, Black television viewers won’t need cable to Boyle, did not return a call to the school, the newspaper reported.
watch a station dedicated to broadcasting images of people that
look like them; they’ll have Bounce TV. Marian Wright Edelman Receives National
The network, Leader for Justice Award
which will target Marian Wright Edelman, an African-American social
Black audiences activist and founder of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF),
between the ages received a national award for her advocacy for children and
of 25 and 54, will social change on April 5 as part of the annual John Jay Justice
broadcast an array Awards.
of programming, Celebrated film icon and
including Martin Luther Andrew activist Harry Belafonte
movies, live King III Young presented Edelman with the
sporting events, Courtesy Photos national leader for justice
documentaries, faith-based programs and original series all award during the ceremony,
available on the digital signals of local television stations, which was held in the
the network’s organizers told Harold M. Proshansky
reporters April 6. Auditorium at the CUNY
Instead of being conveyed Graduate Center in New
through cable or over satellite York City.
signals, Bounce will arrive “When John Jay Marian Wright
over the airwaves, like TV was College extended the Edelman
delivered before the explosion invitation for me to Courtesy Photo
of technological choices. participate in the program, there was no thought, no hesitation
“We are basically targeting – mention Marian Wright Edelman and I’m where you want me
the rabbit-ear consumer,” to be,” Belafonte said as he presented the award. “I’m honored
Ryan Glover, a former Turner to have been given this task to celebrate her life, leadership and
Broadcasting executive and justice.”
Bounce organizer, said, Across the nation, Edelman’s name and the Children’s
referring to the households that Defense Fund have become synonymous with a dedication to
are not equipped with cable bettering the lives of children, especially the poor, minority
or satellite hardware and still or physically disabled. Edelman said it’s a fight that is needed
rely on over-the-air television more than ever before.
signals “This has been a wonderful evening,” said Edelman. “I’m
Bounce TV’s founders, moved to be honored and it makes me want to fight even
which include Martin Luther harder. We have got to stand up, fight back and reclaim our
King III and former United children. We can make changes—it’s movement night.”
Nations Ambassador Andrew Edelman founded the non-profit organization in 1973 and
Young, announced the venture it has been supported for over 38 years with foundation and
during a news conference. “My corporate grants and individual donations. Acting as a voice
father envisioned the day that for children, this organization heads various campaigns that
African Americans would play are devoted to protecting, uplifting and educating children
major roles in entertainment throughout America.
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By Alan King sport-utility vehicle sought in from a neighbor about a suspi- posted fliers bearing his photo-

State Legislators Greenlight Minority Business Bill

AFRO Staff Writer connection with the murder of cious vehicle. The man noticed graph around the city. On
Hudson’s mother and brother. the vehicle while walking his Sunday, Jennifer Hudson asked
Jennifer Hudson and other The white, 1994 Chevrolet dog. According to the Chicago for the public’s help in finding
relatives positively identified Suburban with Illinois license Tribune, the boy had been shot her nephew. In her MySpace
multiple times in the back seat blog, she thanked fans and sup-
By Shernay Williams The stopgap legislationofrenews the vehicle.the TheMBE SUV,program
regis- found that Under the new rules, the Governor’s requirements.” porters for their prayers and
AFRO Staff Writer the state’s commitment to tered the to Hudson’s disparities
murdered prevail in Maryland’s Office of Minority Affairs must “In the
offeredold MBE
a $100,000 program,
rewardif to
MBE program, which expires contracting
brother, was towed with the market place, and in the establish guidelines for state the prime contractor did
anyone who returned the boy not attain
Just before the General July 1. Lawmakers are expected boy’s body inside last and
five isyears,
beingmost state contracts entities to allocate funds for sub the required
alive. MBE percentage,
Assembly wrapped up this week, to formulate a long-term plan for by evidence
processed failed to techni-
garner the obligatory 25 groups; contractors must submit there wereSince no consequences,”
the investigation, she
state lawmakers gave final approval the program next session, cians after and workers. percent Theminority
body participation. extensive proof that they were said in Hudson
a letter to the AFRO.
– who gained “They
stardom
to a bill changing how minority completion of a comprehensive was later removedProponents and taken toof the new legislation unable to attract qualified minority were permitted
after appearingto continue to bid
on “American
contractors are viewed when dealing review of MBE. the Cook County say Medical
eliminating the percentage businesses before receiving pardons on contracts Idol,” andand prove
then won excuses.”
an
with state contracts. Under the The Presidents’ Roundtable, Examiner’san office. The new bill includes
Academy Awarddebarment
for her role in
new legislation, state agencies organization of Black CEOs from Hudson and“In otherthe old MBE program, if the prime contractor did
family procedures the for
movie non-compliance.
Dreamgirls – has
fulfill their commitment to MBE by the Baltimore Metropolitanmembers area, arrived at the Medical “Whatstayedthisout of the public
legislation means eye.
outsourcing 25 percent of the total support the measure, contending Examiner’s not
office attain
mid-after- the required MBE percentage, there were is that the state of Maryland report-
The Chicago Tribune
noon to identify the body. Julian King, Jennnifer Hudson’s nephew. ed thattoa parade of the
cars moved
value of their contracts to either of in a statement that it “will further
Given the choice nobetween
consequences.”
look-
is committed building
slowly past her family’s home
the defined minority groups, which strengthen the integrity of [MBE] A spokesman for the office – Delegate the Barbara
murdersA. butRobinson
is being held program
in Monday and making it stronger,
ing directly at the body or morning, past the
includes, Blacks, women and other while at the same time provide the told the newspaper that Hudson jail for parole violation after more effective and create more
viewing it on a wall-mounted news vans, reporters and curi-
racial minorities. state and the affected stakeholders clauses for Black and women- from the state; and state agencies opportunities for minority ous onlookers.
Crossfiled Senate and the much needed Courtesy time
Photosto devise a owned businesses by mandating must submit to Public Works and businesses,” said Luwanda W. stood
Jennifer
House versions
was
Hudson
killed, as cleared
of and
well asboth
her mom, Darnell
the measure
her brother, Jason.
Donerson
practical who approach
and pragmatic “She held hands with her family. It was obviously a very emotional moment.”
that 25 percent of awards go to the Governor’s Office of Minority Jenkins, special secretary
Neighbors
for
quietly and the
overwhelming to ensuring the continued inclusion any minority group will encourage Affairs annual reports detailing Governor’s Office ofreflected Minorityon the
chambers. Governor Martin of minority and woman-owned video screen, the state agencies
family choseto reach out to more
“remained strong forpardonsher fami-requestedbeingand granted.
convicted of attempted Affairs,violence.
which administers MBE.
O’Malley is expected
the body of her 7-year-old to sign the businesses
plate X584859 was found on in the Maryland minorities.
the latter. According to the ly” and was clearly its Delegate
leader. Barbara
murder A.
and Robinson
vehicular of
hijack- “It is the enabling
In front of legislation
the Hudson’sthat
legislation
nephew by mid-May
Monday, just hours before theChicago’s procurement
West Side afterprocess.” Tribune, Hudson said, The bill
“Yes, also stiffens
“Sheminority
held hands withBaltimore her fami- City said
ing. Cook the County
legislation records show allows us home,to legally
men incontinue the
heavy jackets
newhis
after lawbody
takes waseffect
found Julyin 1.
a police received A recently
a 7 a.m. released
call study vetting
that’s him.” business participation ly,”clauses.
the spokesman said. “It some
“contains thatmuch
he pleaded
neededguilty to both program.” and hooded sweatshirts came to
was obviously a very emotional charges in 1999. He was also kiss the twin white crosses bar-

ACORN
Who Fights
Cares BackCote d’Ivoire’s Conflict?
about
moment.” convicted in 1998 for posses-
in general as well, is that compiled
ing the names by the of Central
Donerson and
The boy – the son of Julia sion of a stolen motor vehicle.
they’ve had massive cutbacks. Jason. Intelligence Agency, 967,300
Hudson, Jennifer’s sister – had He was released from prison in
been missing since Friday, The
2006firstafterthing theyseven
serving cut back
years Ivoirians
“Everybody had Internet access
is sick of going
Continued from A1
Leader Calls Voter Registration Fraud Charges ‘Bogus’ on is foreign news coverage, through
in 2009. stuff
However,like this,”
more Artisha
than
when a relative found Julian’s for the attempted murder and West, a former resident ofthe
the
grandmother, Darnell because it’s expensive
car hijacking charges. to run 21 million people live in
tug-of-war between Gbagbo’s the Center for Strategic and Ivoirians died as a result of makers that interacting with a foreign bureau,” Downie
area told the Tribune.
small West African nation,
“We all
By Alan King and Dallas Cowboys players No wonder Obama’s campaign is Donerson, 57, and his uncle, The boy remained missing
supporters, Ouattara’s rebel International Studies’ Africa armed conflict in April alone. these regions offers no great have to stick together. All these
AFRO Staff Writer Tony Romo and Terrell Owens, trying to distance him from the Jason Hudson, 29, shot to death said. through “If athey’re looking in
long weekend indicating a disparity in
forces and international program.
among the“People have thisto
names submitted Add
group,insaying,
reported mass rapes
“Barack Obama advantages for the
in his grandmother’s home in U.S. at international coverage,
which police and volunteers
young children are dying, and
Internet access.
democracy organizations. mindset that it’s somehow and theOrganized
IFRC-estimated for what?”
Presidential candidate John election officials. Never with ACORN.” When the 7000 youblock
lookofatSouth
or read Yale the first continent they’re Yet Black Americans, who
The political
McCain’s attack on instability
ACORN in – lessHurd
important thanworkers,
said those the restwho exodus But Obama’s of more ties than 100,000
to ACORN run the coverage about what is
Avenue. probably cutting back on is comprise one of the largest
Cote d’Ivoire
Associated Community comes on the of the world because it’s
were doing those things without not Ivoirians to neighboring
long and deep. He taught classes happening
An Amber in countries like
Alert – a desig- Africa. They seem to think, user demographics on Twitter,
heels of massive
Organization uprisings
for Reform Now in – aACORN’s
strategic knowledge
priority fororthe permis- countries,
for ACORN.and Theyit seems likely
even endorsed Libya
nation and Egypt, there
for high-risk is
missing wrongly, that there’s not so have the technological means
North
confirms African countries
the success of thesuch United
sion, wereStates.
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him for d’Ivoire’s
President.conflict would invariably children – was someissuedcoverageFriday much interest out there in to champion African causes
as Yemen, Libya
organization, the headand ofEgypt,
the are “The
obsessed withthat
evidence thehasMiddle
sur- rank
But now among ACORN top news stories
is in trouble. of theJulian
after oil situation and the
was discovered what goes on in Africa. Also, with grassroots activism,
which prompted round-the-
group says. East…because
faced so far shows of they
the strategic
faked worldwide.
Reporter: There are at least question
missing afterof the theprice of
murders. it’s a very expensive continent according to Captain.
clock coverage
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forms to getinvolved.”
paid for work they But this has been
11 investigations acrossuntrue
the gasoline in thisWilliam
Police arrested country. In to cover because of the “Black Americans should
American
we’ve donemedia outletswe’ve
and success like didn’t do, not to stuff ballot country involving thousands of Balfour, the missing boy’s step-
had,” andMaude Hurd, president boxes.” ACORN, she said, is the potentially fraudulent ACORN feel that they have a vested
CNN MSNBC. In all of “They father and estranged husband
ACORN, said in hundreds
an interview victim ofseem to the
fraud, not think, wrongly,
perpetra- forms. that there’s not so much interest out there in what goes on in Africa. “ interest in what is happening
these countries, of of Julia, at his girlfriend’s
in Ivory Coast and other
with the AFRO.
innocent civilians have been
tor of it. Announcer: Massive voter Southside apartment several – Richard Downie
“When this attack started, we Hurd said the only things fraud. And the Obama campaign hours after the murders. countries of sub-Saharan
killed and thousands displaced bogus are the charges them- paid more than $800,000 to an communication difficulties, Africa. Even before the
had just announced that we had Balfour’snot mother, Michele, has
due to violent public
registered 1.3 million new vot- uproars. With
selves. AndLibya exporting
factcheck. org from
ACORN a historical
front for perspective,
get out the vote contrast, much mention problems with infrastructure African Union declared the
told reporters that her son had
Yet,
ers,”many foreign
she said. “That’srelations
just to say 1.3 million barrels of oil a
agrees. said Yvonne Captain, a
efforts. is made of the loss of cocoa and difficulties traveling Diaspora as the sixth region
nothing to do with the slayings.
experts say therunning
that someone’s conflictscared
in dayItinconcluded,
2010, according
“Neitherto professor
Pressuringof international
banks to issue risky production in Ivory Coast. around.” of Africa, it was important
Balfour remains a suspect in Jason Hudson
Cote
because d’Ivoire and other
of ACORN’s Sub-
success.” the International
ACORN Energy have affairs
nor its employees and an African
loans. Nationwide voter fraud. After all, our supply of cocoa Thanks to the advent of for us to feel connected to
Saharan
McCain,African
who is countries
running for Agency,
been found political stability
guilty of, or even Diaspora
Barack Obama. expertBad at The George has not dwindled.”
judgment. social media, some Ivoirians the continent. However, our
garner a modest fraction
president on the Republican tick- of in the
charged country
with, has
casting global
fraudulent Washington
Blind ambition. University.
Too risky for American reporters alone and journalists have provided knowledge of what goes on
news coverage
et, lashed out at inACORNWestern in the importance.
votes.” But advocacy “It’s certainly true that
America. cannot bring global attention shocking first-person accounts there on a regular basis is
media.
final debate against Barack organizations
The problemare more
came about pri- the francophone, Sub- to Cote d’Ivoire’s political of violence in the country to scanty at best,” Captain said.
Determining
Obama, contending whytheWestern
group “is concerned
marily because withofhuman
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media
on the maintains
verge of maybe a love affair
perpetrat- abuse
ACORN andoperates.
deaths of unarmed
Rather than other
ACORN’s regions of the have
87 offices worldbeen journalism evolving into a poverty prevents the vast been some individuals in
with
ing onespecific
of theAfrican
greatest nations
frauds in rely on volunteers,
civilians in Libya,itCote pays peo- bombarded
where therewith
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ple, manyand of them poor or unem- racist mail. of people of majority of people living in the Black community who
–voter
and history
blatantly in this
snubs country,
others d’Ivoire Egypt, many of populations news organizations worldwide Cote d’Ivoire from accessing have made it their business
ployed, to sign up new voters. The day after the presidential
–maybe
unearths destroying
myriadthe fabric of
socio- whom participated in peaceful African descent, receive less making massive funding cuts, sites like Twitter and to remain on top of current
democracy.” The idea was to help both those debate, vandals broke into the
economic, political and even protests against governmental media attention,” Captain coverage of Cote d’Ivoire’s Facebook, widely hailed as events in Africa, the average
Factcheck.org, a non-partisan being registered and those doing organization’s Boston and Seattle
racial implications.
Web site, found those claims to regimes.
the registration. told the AFRO in
offices and stole computers. an e-mail. crisis situation may suffer groundbreaking promotional Black U.S. citizen does not
be “There is a bias
“exaggerated,” against
with “no evi- According
Maud explained, to the“We United
have a “Race
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dence of any such Africa,” said
democracy- Nations High policy
zero tolerance Commissioner
for deliber- but another
appeared big an
on TV, issue is the
e-mail was backing. Egypt’s uprising three months mind. This should change as
Richard Downie,
destroying fraud.” deputy for Human Rights Ravina
ate falsification of registration.” perception by the media
sent to the local office saying she and “The problem with the ago. we become more globally
director
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believes thewith
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Most newsataccount
least 536 neglect to by “is many
going to policy
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charges were politically motivat- point out that ACORN is A worker in Providence, R.I.,
ed. required by law to turn in all reg- received a threatening call say-
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and people of color, I believe the tion, in many instances, that first A caller to one office left a
McCain campaign thinks those brought the phony registrations message on the answering An EvEning with
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
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ACORN is no stranger to points, preferring to air mislead- hung. He’s a (expletive deleted)
controversy. ing ads that seek to link Obama nigger, and he’s a piece of The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
For 38 years, the non-partisan to ACORN, thereby undercutting (expletive deleted). You guys are
organization has fought for social his political support.
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A4 The Afro-American, April 16,
2, 2011
Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Lawrence Bell
By Shernay Williams
AFRO Staff Writer
A state prosecutor
dismissed all criminal charges
against former City Council
President Lawrence Bell
III April 7 after the woman
plaintiff failed to present
sufficient evidence. Shan
Mabry had alleged Bell, 49,
burglarized her home, stole
prescription sunglasses worth
$700, harassed and repeatedly
stalked her over several
months in 2010.
Mabry, who claimed
she dated Bell for over 20
years, had requested a peace
order against the former
politician last month. A
circuit court judge denied the
order, asserting that Mabry
“could not meet the required
burden of proof” on Bell’s
wrongdoing.
A spokesman for the
Baltimore state’s attorney’s
office said prosecutors had
decided to throw out the
criminal case for that same
reason. “We investigate
and where appropriate, we
The History
Read’s Drugstore: Site of First Successful Sit-Ins
By Sean Yoes
Special to the AFRO
On April 11 the Baltimore
City Council voted to hold
hearings on preserving the site
of the old Read’s drugstore
at Lexington and Howard
streets, where in 1955 lunch
counter sit-ins protested
public accommodation
segregation, which resulted in
a landmark U.S. civil rights
victory.
Then on April 12, the
Baltimore Commission for
Historical and Architectural
Preservation voted 7-1 to
grant temporary status to the
old Read’s building, which
is owned by the city. The
move delays and complicates
the city’s plans to redevelop
the area. It’s the latest
chapter in an ongoing battle
2011- -April
April8,22,
2011
2011
prosecute,” said spokesman
Mark Cheshire. “We spoke
with her and concluded that
we could not successfully
prosecute in this case.”
Mabry did not appear in
court April 7. At a previous
hearing for the peace order,
she refused to comment when
approached by the AFRO,
but told the judge she was “in
fear of (her) life.”
After the prosecutor
announced the charges
were dropped, Bell told
the AFRO that the city’s
court system should be
overhauled to prevent persons
from submitting “frivolous
claims.”
“I do believe that it is
too easy for people to file
complaints,” he said.
His attorney Michael
Mitchell said, “One can tell
by reading the statement of
charges that [Mabry] has
an emotional illness.” Bell
and his second attorney,
who handled the peace order
case, have also contended
that Mabry should seek
psychiatric help due to her
between preservationists
and developers over a swath
of downtown Baltimore’s
Westside development known
as, “Superblock.”
University of Maryland
law professor Larry Gibson,
who has spent decades
studying and researching
the civil rights history of
Maryland, believes the old
Read’s building is of great
historical significance and
should be preserved as a
landmark of the civil rights
era. “The Morgan students
Read’s sit-ins up at Loch
Raven and Cold Spring Lane
were the first sustained sit-
in campaign in the nation,”
explained Gibson from his
home as he prepared for an
exhibit on the Maryland sit-in
movement to be presented at
Morgan State University.
Criminal charges against Lawrence Bell were dropped
April 7. Bell said he hopes the people of Baltimore believe
in innocent until proven guilty.
“off-the-wall” allegations.
In a three-and-a-half-
page criminal complaint,
“Clearly, the January 1955
desegregation of 37 stores
was historic and that resulted
from the pressure of Morgan
students near Northwood and
CORE (Committee On Racial
Equality) downtown,” Gibson
added. “They were working
in a coordinated fashion and
that therefore is the first really
successful sit-in activity
that led immediately to the
desegregation of 37 stores.”
According to Gibson the
desegregation breakthrough
at Read’s came five years
prior to the Greensboro
sit-ins in 1960, which are
acknowledged, perhaps
erroneously, as the first sit-in
demonstrations in the country.
The AFRO reported on
the Read’s victory in its
January 22, 1955 edition.
“Read’s Drug Stores will
April 16, 2011 - April 16, 2011, The Afro-American
AFRO File Photo/Bill Tabron
Mabry alleged Bell destroyed
security cameras that
recorded him breaking into
now serve all customers at
its soda fountains and lunch
counters,” the AFRO reported.
“This change in policy was
announced on Thursday
afternoon by Arthur Nattans
Sr., president of the chain
which operates 37 stores
throughout the city.”
The article continued,
“Under the direction of Mr.
(Ben) Everingham, Dean
McQuay Kiah of Morgan
State College, and Joan
Wertheimer, CORE staged
a ‘sit-in’ demonstration last
Thursday at the Read’s store,
Howard and Lexington Sts.,
and Morgan College students
staged similar demonstrations
at the company store in the
Northwood Shopping Center
all week.”
The AFRO also
published a letter written by
her home, cyber-stalked
her, tapped into her phone
conversations, took showers
in her bathroom and watered
down her shower gels and
broke into her car “to take
things just to torture [her].”
Mitchell said he is
considering suing Mabry for
malicious prosecution and
emotional distress for the
“We spoke with her and concluded that
we could not successfully prosecute in this
case.”
several months of hearings
that resulted from her
assertions. When asked why
Mabry would have targeted
Bell, a woman he claims is
just an acquaintance, Mitchell
said he wasn’t sure. “My
mother always says when you
start trying to rationalize what
crazy people do and why
they do it, it’s futile,” he said.
“That’s all I can say.”
He is working to have the
criminal case expunged, an
Read’s Drugstore has been placed in the center of a
controversy between preserving history and promoting
progress.
Everingham, who was vice
chairman of the Baltimore
CORE, in that same edition.
“May I bring to the attention
of your readers the fact that
the Morgan State College
Student Social Action
Committee played a very
A3
effort that would essentially
erase the allegations from
Bell’s records.
Bell said it’s “hard to
say” whether the charges
have smeared his image. “In
personal matters, people
make outrageous claims,” he
said. “It would be my hope
that people believe in the
idea of innocent until proven
–Mark Cheshire
guilty, but it remains to be
seen.”
Bell headed the City
Council for 12 years until
launching an unsuccessful
mayoral bid against political
friend Martin O’Malley in
1999. He later dropped out
of the city’s political scene
to host a radio show in
Atlanta before resurfacing in
Baltimore in 2006 for a state
Senate race eventually won
by Catherine Pugh.
AFRO File Photo
important part in the recently
successful effort to bring
about the integration of all
the eating facilities of the
Read’s stores,” Everingham
stated. “It is quite possible
that without their fine and
Continued on A8
 April 16, 2011 - April 22, 2011, The Afro-American A5

Community
Heal a Woman to Heal a Nation Launches 8th Annual Conference
By Bobby Marvin
Special to the AFRO
One thing that excites
Mothyna James-Brightful
is marriage. The passion is
evident in her voice when
she talks about it. Today,
as a married woman and
a promoter of sisterhood,
James-Brightful wants to
spread the importance of
marriage to more women.
That’s why “relationships”
is the theme for this year’s
Heal a Woman to Heal a
Nation (HWHN) conference.
Now in its eighth year, the
one-day event of workshops
and activities will focus on
teaching women how to build
and strengthen relationships
on April 16.
“We truly believe
that healthy individuals
and healthy families are
the cornerstone of our
communities. And so,
keeping with our mission of
building families, we wanted
to take this year to focus on
relationships. We haven’t
really dealt with that issue
previously and we wanted the
chance to deal with various
kinds of relationships,” said
James-Brightful, founder and
visionary director of HWHN.
James-Brightful launched
the first HWHN conference
in 2004 on the campus of
Morgan State University.
Following its success, she
decided to start a non-profit
organization under the
same moniker. From there,
James-Brightful worked to
rejuvenate women from all
walks of life.
Past conferences have
focused on single parenting,
healthy living, and financial
management.
For the first time this year,
however, the conference
will tackle the issue of
sexual violence and abuse
with a support workshop for
survivors coping with the
trauma of sexual assault while
in a relationship.
“When they [survivors]
begin to enter into
relationships, having that
moment of honesty with
their partner does become a
part of that process in that
relationship [as well as ]
sharing with their partner
what they learned about
what works for them and
their healing ,” said James-
Brightful, who is also the
community educator for
TurnAround Inc., a non-profit
organization that works with
survivors of sexual assault.
HWHN also added “You
Are the Prize” workshop for
adolescent girls ranging from
ages 14-16. This forum will
give teen girls tips on how to
develop better relationships
with their mothers and self-
esteem building.
Tracy Eaddy-Ward, co-
founder of the sexual abuse
non-profit group Phoenix
Rising Baltimore, was
tapped by HWHN to lead the
discussion with the young
girls. As a one-time teenage
mother, she believes it is vital
to teach young girls about
healthy decision-making
early.
“You know when you
teach a woman something,
you’re not just teaching an
individual, you’re teaching
the whole entire community.
She’s the future mother, she’s
the future doctor…she’s the
future, period,” said Eaddy-
Ward. “If there weren’t any
women…pouring into young
girls, there would be a lot of,
you know, hurt young girls
becoming grown women.”
Every HWHN conference
features a panel discussion;
this one will include
relationship experts Nisa
Muhammad, founder of the
Wedded Bliss Foundation
and Black Marriage Day;
and psychiatrist Dr.
Melva Green. Author
and radio personality
LaDawn Black will be the
moderator for the panel
discussion that will cover
relationship building with
self, youth and spouses.
“One of the things that
a lot of the speakers are
going to talk about and
what I would like to get
out there is…changing
the perceptions that we
have when it comes to
relationships. Are we Courtesy Photo
able to look [realistically] Mothyna James-Brightful,
about the things that we founder of the annual Heal
want versus the things that a Woman to Heal a Nation
we really need in order to conference
have love in our loves,”
said Black, host of 92Q’s James-Brightful said.
popular radio segment “The “Our goal, our sole goal is
Love Zone.” to build strong families,” she
HWHN plans to do more said. “And for us that starts
with relationships throughout with building strong, healthy,
the year, particular with whole women and young
marriages. It’s all a part of her ladies who will grow up to be
ambitious goal of rebuilding, young women.”

Laurel Fair Opening

This Weekend

Courtesy Photo
Area residents can expect the usual--and unusual--
carnival attractions at the Laurel Fair in Laurel, Md.

By Blake Bryson
Special to the AFRO

Spring has arrived, and with it the Laurel Fair, which opens
April 15 at Laurel Park Racetrack in Laurel, Md. The fair,
which provides unusual but amazing entertainment, will be
open on weekends and will run through May 1.
This year, there will be over 100 attractions for customers
to enjoy, from rides such as The Orbiter, Wacky Worm Roller
Coaster and The Giant Wheel, to an extraordinary educational
session with animal rescuer and trainer Michael Sandloffer.
There will be a showcase of the proclaimed World’s Largest
Horse, and also sessions where an Arabian stallion will walk
across a 60 foot arena on his hind legs. No matter how young
or old the amusement seeker is, organizers said, there will be
multiple attractions to keep them entertained.
Fair manager Ron Weber states, “The Laurel Fair is a
family-friendly event that while it is especially fun for kids,
people of all ages will enjoy the Great American Frontier
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terms and sources of electricity and natural gas vary traditional fair food, and the
from supplier to supplier. You should find the supplier fireworks on Saturday night
that’s the best fit for you. BGE can help: will be spectacular, a real
treat for people of all ages.”
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A6 The Afro-American, April 16, 2011 - April 22, 2011

Community Calendar
April 15 production that chronicles Stadium, 1701 Russell St., Uplifting Minds II industry executives and artists Central Branch, 400 Cathedral
‘And He Blessed My Soul’ the life of Christ. For more Baltimore. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. In Entertainment Conference will share what it takes to St., Baltimore. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Easter Production information: 410-945-3575. this conference, participate in 2011 become successful. For more Come out for this literary
Mount Moriah Baptist fun and informative activities Sojourner-Douglas information: upliftingminds2. festival featuring authors,
Church, 2201 Garrison Blvd., April 16 dedicated to livening up your College, 200 N. Central com. poets, panels and workshops.
Baltimore. 7-9 p.m. Mount Bringing Sexy Back to the marriage. $85. For more Ave., Baltimore. 9 a.m.-3 For more information: 410-
Moriah Baptist Church Marriage information: 301-646-1259. p.m. Some of the nation’s City Lit Festival 2011 396-5430.
will premiere this Easter Holiday Inn Express- current entertainment Enoch Pratt Free Library,
Spring Bazaar 2011
The Emmanuel Church,
SHOP FRIDAY 9AM-1OPM & SATURDAY 9AM-11PM. HOURS MAY VARY BY STORE. 8729 Church Lane,
VISIT MACYS.COM AND CLICK ON STORES FOR LOCAL INFORMATION. Randallstown, Md. 10
a.m.-4 p.m. The Women’s
Day Commission of the

ONE
Emmanuel Church will
host their first annual spring
bazaar. Various vendors will
be exhibited and food and
beverages will be available
for purchase. $15-$25. For
more information: www.

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theemmanuelchurch.com.

April 17
Charm City Sunset Jazz
Concert Series Featuring
H. Wade Johnson
Latin Palace, 509 South

SALE
Broadway, Baltimore. 4
p.m. Relax, unwind, meet
new people and enjoy live
music at this concert series
featuring some of the best
jazz and R&B players
in the region. $8. For
more information: www.
charmcityjazz.com.
SATURDAY If It Ain’t One Thing, It’s
IS THE DAY! Another
St. Paul Praise and
OPEN 9AM-11PM Worship Center, 501
Reisterstown Road,
Pikesville, Md. 3:30-6:30

PREVIEW DAY p.m. The Voices of Praise

of the St. Paul Praise and

TODAY Worship Center will present a

Palm Sunday concert, aiming

OPEN 9AM-1OPM to uplift your spirits and give

you motivation. $15. 410-
486-2028.

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Parking Lot, 1717 N. Rolling
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Ave., Baltimore. 2 p.m. In
GETTING HERE EARLY! this interactive workshop,
a representative from
Baltimore Gas and Electric
(BGE) will explain how
to read your monthly bill

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FRI OR SAT ‘TIL 1PM; CANNOT BE USED ON SPECIALS OR SUPER BUYS
WOW! $1O OFF and present an overview of

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AND SELECT HOME ITEMS
Excludes: specials, super buys, shoes for her, furniture, mattresses,
floor coverings, rugs, electrics/electronics, cosmetics/fragrances, gift
cards, jewelry trunk shows, previous purchases, special orders, selected
conservation tips. For more
information: 410-396-0399.

April 22
licensed depts., special purchases, services, macys.com. Cannot be Marva’s Third Annual
combined with any savings pass/coupon, extra discount or credit offer,
except opening a new Macy’s account. Dollar savings are allocated as Good Friday Flashback

OFF!
discounts off each eligible item, as shown on receipt. When you return
an item, you forfeit the savings allocated to that item. This coupon has Party Fish Fry
no cash value and may not be redeemed for cash, used to purchase gift Steelworkers Hall, 550
Dundalk Ave., 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
cards or applied as payment or credit to your account. EXTRA SAVINGS $
APPLIED TO REDUCED PRICES. Purchase must be $25 or more, exclusive
of tax and delivery fees. Celebrate Good Friday and
YOUR PURCHASE OF $25 OR MORE.
VALID 4/15 OR 4/16/11 ‘TIL 1PM. LIMIT ONE PER CUSTOMER. enjoy good food and fun.
$20. For more information:
410-599-9159.
FREE SHIPPING AT MACYS.COM April 23
with $99 online purchase ($8 flat-fee shipping with
purchases under $99). No promo code needed; Open Mic
exclusions apply. Enoch Pratt Free Library,
Herring Run Branch, 3801
Erdman Ave., Baltimore.
2-3 p.m. Read your original
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Opinion
Return of the Vassal State (TriceEdneyWire.com) True to their pledge, the Republican budget plan would repeal
- The medieval vassal state the recently passed healthcare Bill. Among other things, this
was legend for the disparity eliminates the extension of parental insurance benefits to students
established between haves and the protections afforded citizens with pre-existing conditions.
and have-nots. Feudal lords Under Medicare, instead of the government reimbursing
routinely ruled their serfs doctors and hospitals for medical services, seniors would be
without compassion or responsible for purchasing an optional private health care plan.
regard for their humanity. The government would then pay the private insurer a subsidy
It was customary for feudal up to a specified amount. Costs for needed or desired coverage
lords to live and feast in the beyond the subsidy would have to be paid for by the consumer
lap of luxury while serfs or be forgone. Fortunately, these new plans would not affect
scraped a meager living from those currently age 55 or over.
unforgiving soil. When a serf Likewise, Medicaid would change dramatically. Unlike the
was bold enough to poach current matching plan that provides for cost-sharing between
Dr. E. Faye Williams food from the land to feed his the federal and state governments, Ryan’s plan would have the
family and was caught, the federal government give a set amount of funds to each state and
lord would usually inflict brutal retribution. This circumstance have the states manage their individual programs based upon One has to wonder why this same premise was unsuccessful
is often portrayed in the “Robin Hood” stories. available funds rather than the healthcare needs of recipients. after the Bush-era tax cuts. Under the budget plan, one must
Most readers would consider this information to be While introducing his budget plan, Ryan stated that the U.S. also wonder what the justification is for maintaining subsidies
disconnected from any frame of contemporary reference did not “have a taxation problem, but a spending problem.” and tax credits that shield corporations from paying their fair
related to reality, but if we give full consideration to the “new” share of taxes.
Republican budget presented by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., As I view the Ryan budget
and project its results to the logical conclusion, it portends an
“…a plan that places the burden of economic solvency upon plan, I see a fundamental shift
ominous economic future. the working class, while relieving the wealthy from the ‘nasty’ in the economic philosophy
of this nation—a plan that
One of the most important tenets of the US Constitution is
that government has the responsibility to act in a manner that chore of returning revenue to the country in proportion to the places the burden of economic
supports the general welfare. As I have always known, general solvency upon the working
welfare relates to those actions which are so great in scope that
level at which they receive benefits of citizenship.” class, while relieving the
it is impossible for the individual to manage alone. Examples of wealthy from the “nasty” chore
this are: construction of roads and infrastructure, public safety Accordingly, his budget plan lowers the top tax bracket from of returning revenue to the country in proportion to the level at
services, public education and public health programs. 35 percent to 25 percent. One tax analyst projects that this will which they receive benefits of citizenship.
The “new” Republican budget eliminates one of these lower the tax liability for the average millionaire by $100,000 a  
programs and does serious damage to others. One could year – saving that person $1 million dollars over each 10-year Dr. E. Faye Williams is chair of the National Congress of
consider Ryan’s plan a program of Robin Hood in reverse. period. This generosity to millionaires is said to be justified by Black Women and chair of the board of the Black Leadership
Under Ryan’s plan, affordable healthcare would be eliminated the belief that reducing the tax burden of the rich will lead to Forum. See website at www.nationalcongressbw.org or call
and Medicare and Medicaid would change drastically. rapid economic growth and increase jobs. 202/678-6788

Suffer Unto the Young

(TriceEdneyWire.com) -
The jobs numbers were hailed
as good news last week,
with employers adding over
200,000 jobs last month,
and the unemployment
rate ticking down to 8.8
percent. Less attention
was given to the downside
of these numbers. Black
unemployment remains about
twice as great as the national
unemployment average – and
is going up, not down.
Rev. Jesse L. What is going on here? To
Jackson Sr. some extent, this reflects the
old patterns: Minorities are
the last hired and the first fired; the last to be brought in and the
first to go.
But it is more than that. The stepladders that hard-working
minorities could climb into the middle class are being
dismantled. With the migration to the North after World War II,
African Americans flooded into cities and eagerly sought jobs
in the growing manufacturing sector. But manufacturing has
been in decline since the 1980s, as companies began shipping
more good jobs than goods abroad.
Then African Americans with growing educational
achievement sought employment in the public sector, particularly
at the state and local level. As more equal opportunity opened
up, they found work as teachers, managers, sanitation workers,
cops and firefighters. But now, layoffs of public employees
are spreading, and minorities often are those with the least
seniority and the first to go. Latinos and blacks also flocked to
the residential, often non-union, construction industries, but these
have been devastated when the housing bubble burst.
This Great Recession has been a Great Depression for young
people. Hit with trillions in losses in retirement accounts and
housing values, older workers struggle to hold onto their jobs
longer. With jobs growth slow, openings for the young are scarce.
Here again there is a racial divide. Nearly one-half of all
African Americans between ages 16 and 24 are unemployed.
Nearly one-fourth of all Whites of that age are also without
work. This is, without question, a social catastrophe. Young
“…those who lose months to unemployment often take years
to catch up with their peers, if they ever do.”
people are graduating from high school or college into the
worst jobs situation since the 1930s. Without jobs, they lose
skills, discipline, dignity and hope. Economists tell us that
those who lose months to unemployment often take years to
catch up with their peers, if they ever do.
Beneath this is the continued legacy of discrimination in
America. Young African Americans still suffer the disadvantage
of unequal opportunity from the start. Too many are born into
poverty, raised in broken homes; suffer the savage inequality
that comes from the absence of affordable pre-K programs,
underfunded public schools, and the absence of good teachers
who flee to affluent suburbs. Urban residents suffer from the
rising cost of and decreasing access to mass transit, making it
more and more difficult to get to jobs that might be available in
the suburbs.
In Washington, the focus has turned to cutting deficits, not
to creating jobs. With interest rates near zero, and businesses
sitting on trillions waiting for customers, even conservatives
have a hard time arguing that “cut and grow” works. They
suggest that businesses aren’t hiring because they are worried
about potential future tax increases or befuddled by regulations,
or lack confidence in the future. More likely, they simply lack
customers, as 25 million are still in need of full time work,
wages are not keeping up with rising costs of food and gas,
home values continue to sink, and Americans continue to
tighten their belts.
This is a national emergency.
We cannot allow mass
unemployment to be the new
normal. We cannot write off an
entire generation. At the current
rate of jobs generation, it will take six years to make up the jobs
lost in the Great Recession. Young people can’t wait six years
to get to work. The long term unemployed can’t wait six years
for jobs to come back.
We need a National Commission on Jobs and the Young. We
need to focus on the depression that is devastating the newly
emerging Black middle class, and snuffing out hope among the
young. And if Washington can’t hear this yet, we’ve got to raise
our voices and demand that they listen.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson is a civil rights leader, former
presidential candidate and the founder and president of the
Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

‘Mr. Cummings, I Need a Job!’

I wish that Republican without jobs actually worsened from 15.3 to 15.5 percent in
opponents of federal funding March.
for job creation and training Even in the best of economic times, African-American
would travel to Baltimore’s communities suffer from unemployment levels that are twice
5th Regiment Armory that of our White countrymen and women. I need only walk
(on the corner of Howard through my own community to see Black America drowning in
and Dolphin streets) next a near-permanent recession.
Monday, April 18. Even before they greet me, all too often, people on my street
If those congressional cry out, “Mr. Cummings, I need a job!”
budget cutters would arrive Thanks to massive government intervention, this nation’s
at my Annual Job Fair just a overall economy is slowly improving. Yet, for minorities and
little early, they would see the other vulnerable groups, especially young adults, we are living
job seekers standing patiently
Congressman Elijah
in line, even before we open “When we open doors to real economic opportunity, people
the doors at 9 a.m.
Cummings Then, perhaps, the will do whatever they can to walk through those open doors
economic realities that
America’s working families confront every day would change
to success.”
those budget slashers’ priorities. Helping America back to through a true “depression” that may require years to resolve.
work might again play a larger role in the ongoing federal This is why the budgetary battles over federal funding for
budget debates. education, job training and re-training are so important to our
Unemployed Americans want to work. What they need is community.
the practical help that will allow them to obtain good jobs that “There is no way that we can look at an African-American
pay enough to support their families. unemployment rate that is almost double that of the overall
Washington should take this real-life lesson to heart. When population and not wonder if race is playing a part in that,” I
we open doors to real economic opportunity, people will do recently observed to a reporter from the Internet site, BET.com.
whatever they can to walk through those open doors to success. “Yet, the unemployment statistics also make it crystal clear that
This is as true for African American families as it is for the less education a person has attained, the more likely he or
anyone else. she is to be unemployed.”
When the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that Still, for many Baltimore families, the immediate challenge
the national unemployment rate for March had improved to 8.8 is to survive. They need a job now. And many of these
percent (its lowest level in two years), that announcement made neighbors already have acquired excellent job skills.
national news. This is why I have invited employers with jobs to fill,
Yet, those same unemployment figures also acknowledged representing a wide range of industries and government
that the percentage of African-American families currently agencies, to my job fair on the April 18. They include some
of our region’s top employers, including Johns Hopkins, the
University of Maryland, Under Armour, Comcast and Whiting
Turner Contracting Co.
Informational sessions will provide valuable insights into
job preparedness, green jobs, and workforce development, as
well as direct access to the public services (like foreclosure
prevention, consumer credit counseling and social services) that
many people need while they look for work.
As always, all of these services, contacts and leads are
provided without charge. However, job seekers should come to
my job fair prepared and dressed professionally and bring with
them their résumé and their photo identification.
In the halls of Congress and
here in our community, we all
must continue to do our parts in
helping unemployed America get
back to work – and I hope that
everyone who may benefit will
attend our job fair next Monday.
More information can be obtained by calling (410) 685-9199.
I realize, however, that more than these once-a-year job fairs
will be required to reverse the desperate economic tide in our
community. That is why I will continue to strongly support our
community’s One-Stop Career Centers, conveniently located
at 1100 North Eutaw St. (410-767-2148), 3001 E. Madison St.
(410-396-9030) and Mondawmin Mall (410-523-1060).
Baltimore County and Howard County residents can find
the same help at 3637 Offutt Road in Randallstown (410-887-
8912) and 7161 Columbia Gateway Drive (410-290-2600).
Americans want to work – and we all have a personal
interest in helping them achieve their dreams.
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings represents Maryland’s
Seventh Congressional District in the United States House of
Representatives.
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Afro-American, April
April 16,
16, 2011
2011 -- April
April 22,
16, 2011
2011

The History: Read’s Drugstore

Continued from A4
courageous work this happy
development might have
been further delayed for a
considerable time.”
For Gibson – who was
about to enter Baltimore City
College High School at the
time of the Read’s sit-ins –
and the rest of Baltimore’s
Black community, the
opening up of the drug store’s
lunch counter was much more
than a symbolic victory.
“It meant Black people
had places they could
eat outside of the Black
neighborhoods,” Gibson
explained. He added, “I lived
in Govans and I could go to
Read’s. I remember I was on
City’s cross-country team and
we ran a lot all over the city
... That was the only place we
could go as I recall.”
But, Gibson explains the
entire block where Read’s
stood was important for the
city’s Black community.
“The 200 block of
Lexington Street was
downtown to Black
Baltimoreans ... because it
Courtesy Photo
was the block in downtown
that welcomed Black people,
the first places where we
could shop and not feel
hassled,” Gibson said.
“Even before then there
had been the desegregation
of the 5 and 10 cent stores
along that street as a result
of national pressures. So, it
was the most hospitable block
to Black folks in downtown
Baltimore ... I don’t know of
anything like it in the country. Apparently the compromise to preserve the external walls of the Read’s Drugstore
Something like this, once it’s property -- despite the poor condition of the inside of the building -- was not enough for
gone, it’s gone.” local groups interested in the historical significance of the building.

Finally, a Plan to Reduce Health Disparities

Continued from A1
we know that the health of the
community determines the
overall health of our nation.”
As a physician and the
son of immigrants, Dr. Koh
said he’s seen far too many,
whose poor health was
linked to social or economic
disadvantage. And so the plan
acknowledges “that health
depends on much more than
what happens in the doctor’s
office,” he said. “It’s impacted
by where people live, labor,
learn, play and pray.”
A major player in the
disparity of health care
outcomes is the unequal
access to health insurance.
According to HHS, minorities
account for more than half of
the 50 million uninsured in the
United States.
The Affordable Care Act,
President Obama’s 1-year-
old health care overhaul,
addresses some of those
gaps. But, the plan also
acknowledges the more
complex factors that feed
those disparities. The five
major goals of the HHS
Action Plan are to:
- Transform health care by
expanding health insurance
and increasing access to care
through development of new
service delivery sites among
other actions.
- Strengthen the HHS
workforce by creating a
new pipeline program to
recruit more minorities
into public health and
biomedical sciences careers,
providing more translators
and interpreters for non-
English-speaking patients, and
supporting more training of
community health workers.
- Advance the health,
safety and well-being of all
Americans by implementing
the CDC’s new Community
Transformation Grants, and
additional targeted efforts
to achieve improvements
in cardiovascular disease,
childhood obesity, tobacco-
related diseases, maternal and
child health, flu and asthma.
- Advance scientific
knowledge and innovation by
implementing a new health
data collection and analysis
strategy authorized by the
Affordable Care Act, and
increasing patient-centered
outcomes research.
- Increase the
efficiency, transparency
and accountability of HHS
programs by making health
disparities assessments part of
all HHS decision-making and
doing yearly evaluations of
the progress toward reducing
health disparities.   longtime minority health
The plan was developed
over a few years with the input
of about 4,500 individuals
including community
stakeholders. A separate
document offers several
strategies to guide community
efforts.
Officials said the
Affordable Care Act is the
vehicle for moving much of
this disparities reduction plan
forward. “We want to make
sure that our commitment
does not depend upon one
president or one secretary,
[but] that this is a permanent
commitment to deal with
these problems,” said Sen.
Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., who
many thanked for his key role
in ensuring health disparity
provisions were included in
the health care legislation.
That will demand
everyone’s efforts, especially
in light of the ongoing budget
battles, said Congresswoman
Barbara Lee, D-Calif., a
advocate and a member of
the House appropriations
subcommittee that determines
health funding. “We’re under
siege right now ... and we
have to make sure these
(initiatives) are fully funded,”
she said of current Republican
attempts to dramatically slash
the budget. “We cannot allow
this current debate on the
deficit to be used as an excuse
not to fund what we have to
fund to close these ethnic and
racial disparities that now is
law. We can’t go to sleep; we
must be vigilant.”
For more information
about the plans and the
National Partnership for
Read’s Status
Continued from A1
impromptu sit-in staged by
Morgan College students in
1955 that eventually led to
the desegregation of all the
company’s city stores.
“The Morgan students
Read’s sit-ins up at Loch
Raven and Cold Spring Lane
were the first sustained sit-
in campaign in the nation,”
Larry Gibson, University
of Maryland law professor
and scholar of Maryland’s
civil rights history, told the
AFROin a recent interview
about the significance of the
building.
In mid-March Lexington
Square Partners, the project’s
developers, had announced
plans to retain the outer walls
of the edifice in what seemed
Action, visit: http://www.hhs.
gov/news/press/2011pres/04/0
4hdplan04082011.html
For more information
about health disparities and
the Affordable Care Act,
visit: http://www.hhs.gov/
news/press/2011pres/04/
hdstrategy04082011.html
goals,” Rawlings-Blake had
said at the time. “I’m very
pleased that Lexington Square
Partners is taking real steps
to commemorate the Read’s
site and is moving forward
with new investment for
the Westside. Without new
investment, this historic part
of Downtown Baltimore will
continue to deteriorate.”
Given Read’s historic
import, however, a
thorough, unrushed review
is appropriate, Hopkins and
others said. “The Read’s
building is of incredible
importance to Baltimore and
the country and [Tuesday]
the preservation commission
recognized that importance,”
Hopkins told the AFRO.

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO

to be a compromise with
preservationists and civil
rights leaders.
“Honoring our history and
building for our future should
“We fully support having
this important civil rights
building go through the
city’s established process
for reviewing proposals on

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Attendees do “The
Wobble.”

Edna Brown,
left, Bernard
Photos by Anderson R. Ward
White, Dwight
Harris, Faye
Pines and On April 2, graduates of Baltimore’s Carver Vocational
Michelle Technical High School gathered at Martin’s West for an
Rigsby evening of memories, food, dancing and fun. The “Alumni
Association Dance” featured music from “L.J.” Leon Jones
and attendees included Baltimore City Councilman Ken
Oliver and members of civic organization Baltimore-
Xiamen China Sister City Committee.

Standing: Kirk and Monet Sykes. Sitting:

Deborah Thomas, Dawn Simmons-Matthews
and Kimberly Stevens

Sharron Simmons, Inez Robb

and Bernetta Dyson Marion Gee, Barbara Christian and Charlene Wylie

Isaiah Foreman, Fay Wilson,

Ronnie Pembroke, Audrey
Pembroke, Evelyn Garrison

Marion Gee,
Ellen Jones and Olivia and
Brenda Hall Laferell Buster

D.J. Leon “L.J.” Jones

First row: Peggy Green, Gwendolyn Foreman and Adrienne Bourne.
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Attendees sing the school song.

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Baltimore-Xiamen China Sister City Committee

Yvonne Wooten, Ronald

Small and Faye Pines
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April 15
The Drama Ministry of New Metropolitan Baptist
Church presents “The Rock and the Stone: Peter? Peter
Who?” 7 p.m. at 1501 N. McCulloh St. Sarah Crest and
Bettie Durant are directors of the production. The Rev.
Dr. Richard Dickens is pastor of the church.
April 22
Ebenezer AME Church, 20 W. Montgomery St.,
will host its 175th Anniversary Celebration, 7:30 p.m.,
at Martin’s West. The guest preacher will be the Rev.
Ricky Spain, pastor of Waters AME Church. For more
information, call 410-783-0190. The Rev. Charles A.
Baugh is Ebenezer’s pastor.
Good Friday worship services
The United Council of Christian Community
Churches, 11 a.m., The Divine Cathedral Church, 219
N. Chester St.
Preachers include the Revs. Vanessa Alford, Melvin
Jackson, Howard Jackson, Patricia Chase, William
Sellers and Antoine McClurkin, pastor of The Divine
Cathedral Church. The Rev. Jimmy C. Baldwin Sr. is
president of the Council.
Gillis Memorial Christian Community Church,
Noon, 4016 Park Heights Ave., 410-466-2800,
gillismemorial.org.
The Revs. Dr. Stephen Tucker, Terris King, Kevin
Rogers, Tommie Jenkins Jr., Emmett Burns and Alfreda
Wiggins. The Rev. Dr. Theodore C. Jackson Jr. and the
Rev. Melvin Jackson pastor the church.
New Christian Memorial Church, 7 p.m., 3525 W.
Caton Ave., 410-566-5063, newchristian.verizon.net.
Preachers are the Rev. Everett Givens, Dr. James
Lightfoot, Timothy Loftin, Zollie Bagby, Paula Murray
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pastor of the church.
Southern Baptist Church, 1701 N. Chester St.,
410-732-8566.
9 a.m. “Sleepless at the Cross,” the Revs. Frank M.
Reid, Howard John Wesley, Walter Brunson, Andrew
Foster Connor, Phillip Pointer and Delman Coates.
11 p.m. “Midnight Madness,” the Revs. Clifton
Urquhart, Stephen Dickerson, Joshua Thomas, Reginald
Kennedy Jr., Kadi Webb, Marissa Farrow and Derod
Broady.
The Rev. Donte L. Hickman is pastor of Southern
Baptist Church.
April 23
Experience the launching of Resurrection Church,
8 p.m., at Perkins Square Baptist Church, 2500
Edmondson Ave. The Rev. Drew Kyndall Ross is the
pastor of Resurrection, under the leadership of the
Rev. Dr. David L. Blow Sr., who serves as executive
director. The launch weekend continues with an 8
a.m. Easter service at The Gala Center, 1700 Hill
Drive and regular Saturday Night Experiences, 8 p.m.,
also at Perkins Square. For more information visit
resurrectionchurchbaltimore.org or call 410-922-2920.
May 7
Enjoy food, fun and fellowship at “A Mad Hatter’s
Tea” presented by the Women’s Ministry of St. John’s
Transformation Baptist Church, 2 p.m., in the dining
hall of Hope Community Ministry, 719 Poplar Grove
St. For more information, call 443-449-0381. The Rev.
Carita Mills is the minister to women. The Rev. Dr.
Bertha Borum and the Rev. Dorothy Boulware pastor the
church.
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Refined Recipes to the Kitchen Unique Sounds to
By Courtney A. Bonaparte
Special to the AFRO
“regular dude.”
McCargo comes from a
the District
large family and his fondest By Gregory Dale
The last few weeks have memories center around AFRO Staff Writer
been epic for the Food meals shared at the family
Network’s homegrown star table. From his dad’s burger While the District is mostly known for its go-go
Aaron McCargo Jr. Hailing and fries dinner to his mom’s rhythms and bounce beats, hip hop electronica beat maker
from the meanest streets of shrimp-stuffed chicken recipe, and recent transplant Jerztheproducer is aiming to put his
Camden, N.J., the chef is those dishes have become part own stamp on the city.
prepared to make another of his own family tradition. “D.C. is a city that is known for embracing change,”
major stride in his career. McCargo’s kids love to be JTP told the AFRO during a recent interview. “When a lot
April marks the release part of what goes down in the of people come to D.C., they usually want to become a
of his first cookbook entitled Courtesy Photo kitchen as well. He dedicates lawyer or get into the political scene. I came here to be a
Simply Done, Well Done, the cookbook to his eldest big fish in a small pond.”
featuring sumptuous yet Aaron McCargo Jr., host of The Food Network’s “Big son Joshua, who is currently Beyond the city’s traditional go-go repertoire, the
simple recipes for those Daddy’s House” serving time in a juvenile District is indeed the home of politicians, lobbyists and
who are new and old to the center, and calls the teen “his executives galore. But an emerging hip-hop music scene
kitchen. Each recipe includes first sous chief.” lies in the city’s crux and JTP is a recent inductee.
a memory that helped spark work for the everyday cook,” ‘Wow, this is rocking.’” He was at his side before Originally born and raised in Mount Holly, N.J.,
its creation. In addition, the said McCargo. McCargo’s love for food his big break on the 2004 the musician got his start in production when he taught
book is choc full of colorful McCargo’s show, “Big began when he was a child, season of “The Next Food himself how to play the keyboard and saxophone at a
photos and anecdotes. Daddy’s House,” is entering a time when he was “always Network Star.” Meanwhile, young age. When he turned 11, JTP started playing drums
Although this cookbook its sixth season on the Food hungry and always greedy.” McCargo’s eldest son inspired for his grandfather’s gospel group and later tried his hand
was two years in the making, Network this month and will However, getting started was him to create Play To Win at beat making, utilizing MTV’s Music Generator PC
no blood, sweat or tears be shot on a brand new set. literally a piece of cake, as Inc., which aims to prevent program.
went into its creation. The Although the set has changed he sold homemade sweets to and increase the graduation He left New Jersey in 2002 and enrolled in Atlanta’s
chef said dreams, enjoying to a loft setting that McCargo neighbors as a child. rate of young males. Morehouse College. Following his collegiate career, he
“liquid creativity” (alcohol) described as “beautiful and And while McCargo enjoys “What we want to do is briefly moved to Los Angeles and returned to Atlanta
with family and cooking airy,” he assures his viewers the culinary flair of gourmet help them continue to survive shortly thereafter to perfect his craft. But he later realized
challenges with relatives the season will feature the foods, he’s not immune to through the tough times that his unique style of production, electronic and dance-
inspired his recipes. same elements they’ve grown commmonplace cravings. of being in the streets of infused hip hop, didn’t match the city’s Dirty South
“The hardest part was to love. “I do crave fast food Camden,” he said. signature sound.
really making sure that “The food is still simple, sometimes. I have no any While growing up, his Thus, he packed up and settled in the District and says
the original recipes were but more fun,” he said. “The problems with Popeye’s spicy, passion for cooking did not the move was ultimately ideal.
tested, making sure that they food is going to be awesome. or the original KFC or just always get positive reactions “There are great studios in this area--as a DJ or
work right [and that] the It tasted great, it looked great, having a Big Mac, no pickles, from his peers, but McCargo producer, you have everything you need right here,” he
temperature of the oven and and it felt great. So, I’m extra cheese,” he confessed, said he attributes his success said.
the type of pan you need hoping that everybody is like, describing himself as a to God. JTP’s now celebrating the release of his new recently
released single “Solar Love,” and is hoping his unique
sounds will capture his new city’s attention.
Reader’s Corner “I just want to present audiences with a different
side of music,” JTP said. “[They] hear a lot of R&B
My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb addict and petty crook, taught him the rules of the streets.
and rap, but I think [my] music represents freedom. It’s
Deep’s Prodigy After his father was jailed, Prodigy and his mother moved
very eclectic and experimental and I think it’s time for
Busting onto the scene in the mid 1990s, hip hop duo to a gritty neighborhood in Queens, N.Y. In high school, he
something new to come around.”
Mobb Deep quickly ascended from being two inner-city linked up with Kejuan “Havoc” Muchita and the two formed
And for the District, that time has arrived especially
youths to one of the most revered groups in hip hop. My Mobb Deep. After the group caught the ear of music execs,
with the recent influx of locally-based artists who are
Infamous Life takes a look at Prodigy’s life with the group they were signed to a major label and eventually recorded
garnering mainstream exposure.
and his struggles with drugs, crime, illness and more. their album The Infamous, now considered a hip hop classic.
“The music that [local artists] are providing is very
Albert “Prodigy” Johnson takes readers But trouble lurked around the corner for
innovative and I think D.C. needs that,” JTP said. “I
through his amazing journey, starting with his Prodigy as his newly acquired success set
think people really need to take a look at the city−yeah
childhood and his early introduction to the music him on a path to destruction. Along with the
there’s New York and Atlanta, but D.C. [still] has a lot
industry. His mother, Fatima Frances Johnson, fame of the music industry, the rapper was
of opportunities. Those guys are really utilizing their
was a member of the Crystals, whose records introduced to the fast life that came along with
resources here.”
“And Then He Kissed Me” and “He’s a Rebel” it. After his precarious lifestyle landed him in
JTP added that he his eyes set on quite a few DMV-
became chart-topping hits in the ‘60s. Under her prison, he would eventually have to
area artists that he wants to work with in the future.
wing, Prodigy was exposed to many music legends part with his old ways he picked up as
“I would love to work with Mya; she’s great and I grew
including Diana Ross and Dizzy Gillespie. youth and learn how to truly become
up on her,” JTP said. “I like Phil Ade; he’s a great artist
But while his mother taught him lessons a man.
as well. He’s not really boxed in either with his musical
that would eventually lay the foundation Final Word: Fast-paced
style.”
for his future career, his father, a heroin autobiography of a member of one of
Next up for JTP is an extended play (EP) album
Courtesy Photo hip hop’s most influential duos.
named Ear Anatomy which he says will be solely hip hop
electronic dance music, with just a few songs with vocals.
“It’s going to be experimental and innovative,” he

Lil’ Mo Set to Star in said, speaking on the project. “People are just ready for
good music and I just want to bring something new and
refreshing.”

‘The Color Purple’ at For more information on JTP, visit www.jtp.fm.

National Theatre bona fide triple threat in the

By Blake Bryson
Special to the AFRO
To stay relevant in the
entertainment industry,
celebrities must be
imaginative and willing to
reinvent themselves. This has
proven to be true for R&B
sensation Lil’ Mo, who is set
to take her talent from the
recording studio to the theater.
Lil’ Mo, born Cynthia
Loving, makes her acting
debut in the stage play The
Color Purple at the National
Lil’ Mo makes her
Theatre April 12–24. The
acting debut in
Maryland-based star said she
the stage play The
is taking full advantage of the
Color Purple at the
spotlight and calls her role
National Theatre
in the production a gift from
April 12–24.
God.
Courtesy Photo
“I prayed and God gave
me favor. No audition!”
Lil’ Mo told the AFRO in
an online message. “I got
an email on my wpgc.com
(ask Lil’ Mo) blog and the
producers were looking for
me. They found me and the
rest is a blessing.”
Lil Mo’ plays a church
choir soloist in the show and
will draw from her extensive
musical background for
inspiration. She has already
been featured on hit singles
with star rap artists like
Fabolous, Ja Rule and Missy
Elliott and is currently one
of the voices of midday
radio in the Washington,
D.C. area on 95.5 WPGC.
If her performance on the
stage is well received by
critics, then Lil’ Mo will be a
entertainment industry.
“I would love to [act] if
time permits,” Lil’ Mo said.
“I don’t want to do it just to
be like everyone else. I want
to do it and rock people’s
minds. I wouldn’t want a
stereotypical role either.
I should play a lawyer or
villain, not in a straight to
bootleg type theme.”
The self-proclaimed
military brat has spent
significant pieces of her
life performing in front of
audiences, so performing
in a theater setting doesn’t
incite “stage fright.” “I’ll be
singing. This is what I do.
I’m my biggest critic. So I’m
more nervous about me fitting
into my outfits. I’m way too
excited to be scared.”
Although Lil’ Mo has been
completely concentrated on
giving her best performance
possible for The Color
Purple, she won’t neglect her
music career.
“My new album entitled
P.S. I Love Me, is set to be
released this summer. It’s
been a long time coming, but
the platform that is before me
is one I’ve wanted my whole
life. Feels so good to be
loved!” the singer added.
Other musical acts such
as Chaka Khan, Bebe Winans
and Fantasia have starred in
The Color Purple, and they
all fared quite well. Even
though Lil’ Mo admits she
has big shoes to fill, she
hopes to deliver a standout
performance.
For more information on
“The Color Purple,” go to
www.ColorPurple.com.
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One-on-One with Austin Rivers, High School Basketball’s Top Prospect
By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staff Writer
It didn’t take long for Austin Rivers to become the top prep
basketball player in the country—it just took hard work.
The 6-foot 3-inch guard has been working on his game since
he was a toddler, shooting three-pointers since third grade
and locking down on defense since little league. Under the
guidance of his father, former NBA pro and current Celtics
coach Doc Rivers, the younger Rivers has become the next big
thing on the basketball landscape.
Outfitted with quickness, a killer crossover and his
trademark pull-up jumper, Rivers will be taking his talents
to Tobacco Road next season as a member of the Duke
University Blue Devils. Throughout his stellar prep career, the
lean combo guard has left several defenders grasping at the air,
but even the elusive Rivers couldn’t shake the AFRO sports
desk as he sat down for a one-on-one.
AFRO: You’re the top prospect in the country, committed
to Duke and the son of a former NBA player, how have you
handled all the pressure so far?
Rivers: I just don’t let the pressure get to me; I just play my
game. I’ve never really thought about the pressure or worried
about anybody else’s expectations because I’ve always felt like
my expectations are higher than [theirs]; the only pressure is
from myself. I’ve always loved the game and played it hard
and everything else has just come into place.
AFRO: You’re going to Duke next season. You’ll be playing
under Coach Mike Krzyzewski and being cheered on by the
Cameron Crazies. What are you looking forward to next
season?
High School Basketball Tournament
Baltimore’s Carr Shines at AAU Tourney
By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staff Writer
The Big Shots AAU Basketball Tourney invaded
Washington, D.C., on April 9 and 10, bringing out some
of the most high profile high school players in the region.
With college scouts and other notable basketball browsers in
the building, all eyes were centered on Baltimore’s Aquille
Carr. The Patterson High School (Baltimore, Md.) product is
nothing short of an athlete, literally. The 5-foot-6-inch Carr
did double duty over the two-day tourney, hooping with two
AAU teams. Carr, 17, is just a sophomore, which allows him
to practically play nonstop with his summer hoops team, the
Under Armour Baltimore Panthers.
On the final day of the tourney, Carr brought what’s
quickly becoming a bit of Baltimore City folklore to the
Capital Sports Complex in District Heights, Md. The
Baltimore Sun’s 2011 Player of the Year narrowly missed out
on a 17-and-under title on a buzzer-beating three-pointer but
Kemba Walker Declares for NBA Draft
By AFRO Staff
University of Connecticut (UCONN) Huskies star Kemba
Walker announced he will enter the 2011 NBA Draft during a
news conference on April 12.
Walker put on one of the greatest single-season
performances in Huskies history, bringing a third national title Huskies to a Big East Conference Championship prior to the
to UCONN’s campus this spring. Now the junior guard will
take the blessings of Head Coach Jim Calhoun and join the
draft after being projected as a first round lottery pick.
“It’s a lot of speculation about me going to the NBA and
I just want to confirm everything … I will be going to the
NBA,” Walker said during the news conference. “I want to
thank coach Calhoun for turning me into a man from day one
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Austin Rivers, the top prospect in high school basketball
and a Duke recruit, sat down with the AFRO to recap his
stellar prep career and discuss his upcoming collegiate
stint.
Rivers: Just playing college basketball, man, there’s nothing
like it. It’s a great experience. I’m getting to play with some
great players and arguably the best coach out there. It’s a
primetime stage man and it’s just going to be fun to play on
that level playing at a style of play that I like. It’s just going to
be real fun.
AFRO: You’re a 6-foot-3-inch guard who can run the point
guard spot, but you have the size and the scoring ability to
immediately returned to action and won a championship for
his 16-and-under team.
“I just keep my head,” Carr said about playing for two
teams. “I know my teammates are going to help me out
because they know I’m coming from game to game so when
I’m tired they help me out. It’s a good chemistry around our
team so basically we just know how to play and we play off
of each other.”
Carr didn’t need much help for his last game of the day,
finishing strong with some impressive drives to the basket,
a few lightening quick passes and some effortless shooting.
The 16-and-under title offered redemption for Carr after a
poor showing in his 17-and-under game.
The legend around Carr is apparently brewing as
evidenced by the standing room only space for his 17-and-
under title match. A few chants of “overrated” rang out
from a pair of hecklers, or “haters” as Carr calls them, in the
stands after a string of sloppy turnovers from the point guard.
“It’s just normal to me,” Carr said about the increasing
... I think this is the right time for me to go to the NBA and I
think coach has done a great job of preparing me to go to the
next level.”
Walker boosted his draft stock with a stellar junior year,
improving his scoring average from 14 points per game in
2009-10 to 23 points per game in 2010-11. He also led the
NCAA Tournament, and was recently honored with the Bob
Cousy Award for the nation’s top point guard.
Walker told reporters that he considered returning next
year for a chance to win two-straight national titles, but
ultimately decided to leave because of his great chances of
being selected within the top-10 first round picks.
Coach Calhoun said he’s excited for Kemba’s future, but
also sad to see one of his
favorite players leave.
“I’m so happy for him
that he’s achieved this, but
I’m also sad that I won’t
see him in my office every
single day,” Calhoun said.
“He’s as fine a kid as
I’ve ever coached ... a lot
of our success begins with
him and I feel very blessed
by the fact that I was able to
coach him.”
Although Walker is
leaving early, he won’t
go empty handed. The
6-foot-1-inch, 172-pound
combo junior guard has
accumulated enough
academic credits to be
scheduled to receive his
bachelor’s degree from
UCONN when spring
semester ends, just in
time before summer draft
workouts begin.
play off the ball. What do you consider yourself?
Rivers: I’m definitely a combo guard: point guard, shooting
guard, either one. If Coach K says I need 10 assists from you
but just 10 points, then I’m going to go out there and get 10
assists and 10 points. If he says I need you to get 30 then I’m
going to try to get 30…
AFRO: You grew up under an NBA father and now you’re
going to a school that puts a lot of players into the league.
Have you given any thought to the NBA and what may await
you there?
Rivers: No, not yet. People always talk about me going into
the NBA and all that jazz but right now all I’m concentrated on
is going to Duke. That’s all that’s on my mind; I just want to
go in there with an open mind. I have a lot to learn and a lot to
improve upon as a player and a person. I just got to get better,
man.
AFRO: Your team’s season is over but you still have a couple
of high school all-star games left. What’s the mindset as you
head into the last portion of your prep career?
Rivers: To win, definitely. We lost the McDonald’s Game,
and I lost my last high school game, so that’s two games in
a row. Even though the McDonald’s Game was an all-star
game, a loss is a loss in my opinion, I don’t care if it’s an all-
star game or not. So, first things first: go to this Jordan Brand
Game [April 16], play my hardest to get the “W” and then I
look forward to going to that hoops summit out in Oregon [the
Nike Hoops Summit on April 9], because that’s a big deal, and
represent my country and do my thing out there.
attention. “I don’t worry about what people are saying and
just play.”
It wasn’t just the “haters” who were out to see Carr
perform, a small contingent of basketball scouts who
attended the tourney were all in line to catch a glimpse of
Carr.
“He’s good, small, but man can he play,” said Clark
Francis, publisher of the HOOP SCOOP, a nationally
acclaimed recruiting service.
The Baltimore City phenomenon is scheduled to return
to action in the area on April 30 when Big Shots travels to
the Leadership Through Athletics (LTA) sports facility in
Lansdowne, Md., to host another two-day tournament. Carr
will need all the rest he can get as he’s expected to be pulling
double-duty once again. The life of a living legend never
gets a rest.
Check out exclusive video footage of the Big Shot
tournament at afro.com.
Fighting for a Title
By Stephen D. Riley and
Perry Green
AFRO Sports Writers
With days left in the
NBA’s regular season, playoff
projection is already starting
to heat up in what promises
to be another wild and crazy
postseason. An eventful Courtesy Photos
summer and a few marquee Carmelo Anthony and
trades throughout the year have LeBron James
led to what may be one the
most anticipated NBA playoffs in recent memory.
With LeBron James now in Miami, Carmelo Anthony now in
New York and the newly redesigned Chicago Bulls atop the NBA
ladder again, the Eastern Conference playoffs alone will make for
some sleepless, digital-video-recorder-aided nights. Perry Green
and Stephen D. Riley of the AFRO sports desk have been squaring
off all year over who they think will square off in the NBA Finals
in June. Check out part one of their debate over their picks for the
Eastern and Western Conference representatives, starting with the
East.
Stephen D. Riley (S.D.R): The Boston Celtics are heading
back to the Finals—simple. People want to talk about Chicago,
people want to talk about Miami and that’s fine. But the Celtics still
have the best team in the East, and they still can play lockdown
defense. It’s clear this is the last go-around for Boston, and I think
they’ll go out of their way to make the most of it. I hate the fact that
they’re relying on the two O’Neals (Jermaine and Shaquille, not
related) to return to good health, but once they get their center duo
back they can pretty much close out the paint against any team and
their top four stars form an incredible nucleus.
Perry Green (P.G): As you’ve seen it for most of the year,
the Bulls have been the best team out East and the best defensive
squad. Derrick Rose is the MVP and head coach Tom Thibodeau
just brings something different to the table when you’re talking
defense. The former Celtics defensive coach has installed toughness
to this team, and I love it. The acquisition of forward Carlos Boozer
means they can now score in the post, and small forward Luol
Deng is having a career season, both offensively and defensively. A
year ago, I would’ve picked Boston, easy, but they’re not the same
dominant team they used to be.
Read more at afro.com…
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By Stephen D. Riley drove us to VRM. [And] there AFRO: Besides the two businesses, what other projects are
AFRO Staff Writer were [also] a lot of opportunities currently in the works?
that we saw to increase what Murray: VRM In Motion. We travel around country to foreclosed
It’s safe to say that Keith D. Murray has a mind for the housing we were doing by way of trying areas and do recruitment for real estate professionals, brokers and real
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what influenced the additional blueprint for VRM? AFRO: The last few years have been especially rough for the a home and taking care of it but participating in the PTA and other
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at our dis- It is this 23rd day of
March, 2011 by the
HELP WANTED- Circuit Court for Bal-
timore City,
DRIVERS
LEGAL NOTICES ORDERED, that pub-
lication be given one
time in a newspaper of
TRUCK DRIVERS
general circulation in
WANTED! Baltimore City on or
2011 PAY RAISE! before the 23rd day of
UP TO $.52 PER MILE! April, 2011, which
HOME WEEKENDS!
EXCELLENT BEN-
shall warn all
interested persons to
file an affidavit in op-
EFITS! position to the relief
NEW EQUIPMENT! requested on or be-
HEARTLAND EX- fore the 4th day of
PRESS May, 2011.
Frank M. Conaway
1-800-441-4953 www.
Clerk
heartlandexpress.com 4-15
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COURT FOR
PROPERTY BALTIMORE CITY
Case No.:
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IN THE MATTER OF
AC only $69,900
BENJAMIN L.
Beautiful mtn meadow,
WILLIAMS JR.
stream, lots of privacy.
FOR CHANGE OF
Perfect for your camper NAME TO
or cabin. Minutes to JOSEPH LEON
WILLIAMS JR.
great bass lake. A must
ORDER FOR
see! Excellent financing.
NOTICE BY
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wvtimberland.com The object of this suit
is to officially change
SERVICES/ the name of the peti-
tioner from
MISC. Benjamin L. Williams Jr.
to
2.8 Million Eyes
Joseph Leon Williams Jr.
It is this 21st day of
would read your ad - 5 March, 2011 by the
days per week - Mon- Circuit Court for Bal-
timore City,
day thru Friday in the
ORDERED, that pub-
DAILY CLASSIFIED
lication be given one
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time in a newspaper of
general circulation in
the exclusive members Baltimore City on or
of this network today! before the 21st day of
April, 2011, which
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shall warn all
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fore the 2nd day of
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VACATION 4/15
RENTALS
IN THE CIRCUIT
COURT FOR
OCEAN CITY, BALTIMORE CITY
Case Number
MARYLAND. Best 24C11001497/FR
selection of affordable PIKESWOOD, LLC
c/o Allen C
rentals. Full/ partial Tochterman, Esquire
weeks. Call for FREE 11411 Cedar Lane
Kingsville, Maryland
brochure. Open daily. 21087
Holiday Real Estate.
Plaintiff
v.
1-800-638-2102. Online JOHNNIE MOORE, III
SHERRY N. MOORE
reservations: FIRST FINANCIAL OF
MARYLAND
www.holidayoc.com FEDERAL CREDIT
UNION
Tenants of the Subject
WATERFRONT Property
The Mayor and City Coun-
PROPERTIES
cil of Baltimore, Maryland,
and all Persons having or
claiming to have
An interest in the property
Spectacular Water-
listed below;
Their respective heirs, de-
visees, executors, admin-
front Properties: Once istrators, grantees, as-
in a lifetime opportunity signs, or successors in
right title and interest
awaits at 2 of the finest ORDER OF
PUBLICATION
waterfrontcommunities The object of this
proceeding is to secure
on Virginia’s Eastern the foreclosure of all
Shore. Now under new rights of redemption in
the property in the City
ownership, you can find of Baltimore, sold by the
the vacation property of Collector of Taxes for the
City of Baltimore and the
your dreams at Corbin State of Maryland to the
Plaintiff in this proceed-
Hall or Olde Mill Pointe. ing:
Choose from a stunning 2403 McElderry Street,
Baltimore, Maryland,
variety of home sites Ward 07, Section 15,
Block 1640 Lot 058,
from water frontage Lot Size 14-4 x 67
with magnificent views The Complaint states,
among other things, that
to serene pond settings, the amount necessary
for redemption has not
from lush forest to roll- been paid.
ing meadow land. It is thereupon this 15th
day of March, 2011 by
Spend time sailing, the Circuit Court of Bal-
swimming, fishing, timore City,
ORDERED, that notice
exploring or just relax- be given by the insertion
ing at the community
of a coy of this order in
THE AFRO AMERICAN,
center pool. Properties a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of
are 1 to 3 acres, and Baltimore once a week
for three (3) successive
offer ocean access,
weeks, warning all per-
mild climate, spectacu- sons interested in the
property to appear in this
lar natural views and Court by the 14th day of
unique site amenities. May, 2011 and redeem
the subject property and
Lots available at 1/3 answer the Complaint or
the original price. NEW
thereafter a final judg-
ment will be entered
STARTING PRICES: foreclosing all rights of
Waterfront $75,000,
redemption in the prop-
erty, and vesting in the
Interior $30,000. Call
Plaintiff title to the prop-
erty, free and clear of all
(757) 824-0808, email encumbrances.
ebowden@grandbay-
Frank M.Conaway, Clerk
TRUE COPY TEST
W. Michel Pierson
properties.com, or web
JUDGE, CIRCUIT
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BALTIMORE CITY
visitOMP.com 4/15, 4/22, 4/29
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COURT FOR
BALTIMORE CITY
Case Number
24C11001613/FR
PIKESWOOD, LLC
c/o Allen C
Tochterman, Esquire
11411 Cedar Lane
Kingsville, Maryland
21087
Plaintiff
v.
TERRI MARTIN
HOUSEHOLD
FINANCE CORP III
Tenants of the Subject
Property
The Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore,
Maryland,
And all Persons having
or claiming to have
An interest in the prop-
erty listed below;
Their respective heirs,
devisees, executors,
administrators, gran-
tees, assigns, or
successors in right ti-
tle and interest
ORDER OF
PUBLICATION
The object of this
proceeding is to secure
the foreclosure of all
rights of redemption in
the property in the City
of Baltimore, sold by the
Collector of Taxes for the
City of Baltimore and the
State of Maryland to the
Plaintiff in this proceed-
ing:
2828 Harlem Avenue,
Baltimore, Maryland,
Ward 16, Section 07,
Block 2377A, Lot 044
Lot Size 14x70
The Complaint states,
among other things, that
the amount necessary
for redemption has not
been paid.
It is thereupon this 18th
day of March, 2011 by
the Circuit Court of Bal-
timore City,
ORDERED, that notice
be given by the insertion
of a coy of this order in
THE AFRO AMERICAN,
a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of
Baltimore once a week
for three (3) successive
weeks, warning all per-
sons interested in the
property to appear in this
Court by the 18th day of
May, 2011 and redeem
the subject property and
answer the Complaint or
thereafter a final judg-
ment will be entered
foreclosing all rights of
redemption in the prop-
erty, and vesting in the
Plaintiff title to the prop-
erty, free and clear of all
encumbrances.
Frank M.Conaway, Clerk
TRUE COPY TEST
Vinetta A. Brown
JUDGE, CIRCUIT
COURT FOR
BALTIMORE CITY
4/15, 4/22, 4/29
IN THE CIRCUIT
COURT FOR
BALTIMORE CITY
Case Number
24C11000684/FR
PIKESWOOD, LLC
c/o Allen C
Tochterman, Esquire
11411 Cedar Lane
Kingsville, Maryland
21087
Plaintiff
v.
MARGO L. BAILEY
CHASE MANHATTAN
MORTGAGE CORPORA-
TION
DONNA M. HUGHES,
TRUSTEE
Tenants of the Subject
Property
The Mayor and City Coun-
cil of Baltimore, Maryland,
And all Persons having or
claiming to have
An interest in the property
listed below;
Their respective heirs, de-
visees, executors, admin-
istrators, grantees, as-
signs, or successors in
right title and interest
ORDER OF
PUBLICATION
The object of this
proceeding is to secure
the foreclosure of all
rights of redemption in
the property in the City
of Baltimore, sold by the
Collector of Taxes for the
City of Baltimore and the
State of Maryland to the
Plaintiff in this proceed-
ing:
2624 East Biddle Street,
2402 McElderry
Baltimore, Street,
Maryland,
Baltimore, Maryland, Ward
Ward 08, Section
07, Section
1539, Lot 021
15, Block
15, Block 1640
Lot 058, Lot Size
Lot Size 14 x 70 14-4 x 67
The Complaint states,
among other things, that
the amount necessary
for redemption has not
been paid.
It is thereupon this 8th
day of April, 2011 by the
Circuit Court of Bal-
timore City,
ORDERED, that notice
be given by the insertion
of a coy of this order in
THE AFRO AMERICAN,
a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of
Baltimore once a week
for three (3) successive
weeks, warning all per-
sons interested in the
property to appear in this
Court by the 7th day of
June, 2011 and redeem
the subject property and
answer the Complaint or
thereafter a final judg-
ment will be entered
foreclosing all rights of
redemption in the prop-
erty, and vesting in the
Plaintiff fee simple title to
the property, free and
clear of all encum-
brances.
Frank M.Conaway, Clerk
TRUE COPY TEST
Sylvester B. Cox
JUDGE, CIRCUIT
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File No. BCI-10#49
INVITATION TO BIDDERS: PARK HEIGHTS KIDSCAPE EDUCATIONAL
Maxwell C. Cohen, Esq. GARDEN at 4329 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD
The Law Offices of Maxwell C. Cohen, LLC
17 Warren Road, Suite 14-B PARK HEIGHTS RENAISSANCE INC. (PHR) IS INVITING YOU TO BID.*
Baltimore, Maryland 21208
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:
BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND
Civil Action No. 24-C-11-001882 TAX SALE • A complete lump sum bid price for all work shown within the
ORDER OF PUBLICATION construction document, BPP-1, BPP-2, LAP-1, and LAP-2 dated
REV PS, LLC, Assignee
Plaintiff
vs.
March 3, 2011.
Call our office for the bid drawings at (410) 664-4890.
FAREED NASSOR HAYAT AND/OR UNKNOWN
TENANTS/OWNERS OF 509 Wildwood Pkwy., • Separate your bid price by line items for the basic trades.
PNC BANK, NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE
• An estimated amount of working days for completion of project.
AND/OR NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION,
BANK OF AMERICA, and MAYOR AND CITY • A separate line item price for the logo for the fencing.
COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY and All Un-
known Owners of the Property described be- • Liability Insurance
low; all Persons, all heirs, devisees, personal • MD State Contractors License
representatives, and executors, administra-
tors, grantees, assigns or successors in right, • Workers Compensation Certificate
title, interest, and any and all persons having
or claiming to have any interest in the prop- For general questions contact: For technical questions contact:
erty and premises situate in the City of Bal-
t i m o r e , k n o w n a s Ta x A c c o u n t N o . Cheo Hurley Dawn Clamp
20-03-2295-036; situate in the City of Bal-
timore, known as 509 Wildwood Pkwy. de- Vice President, PHR Project Engineer, CMR
scribed as Lot Size 20x75. Ward 20, Section (410) 664-4890 (410) 653-3838
03, Block 2295, Lot 036.
Defendants
The object of this proceeding is to secure the All bids are due on May 2nd at 4pm to:
foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the PARK HEIGHTS RENAISSANCE INC.
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
4151 Park Heights Avenue, Suite 207, Baltimore, MD 21215
the Plaintiff in the proceeding. The Complaint * Must have landscaping experience
states, among other things, that the amounts
necessary for redemption of the subject property
has not been paid, although more than six (6) www.phrmd.org
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.
Baltimore City Public Schools.
SUBSCRIBE
It is thereupon this 29th day of March, 2011, by
the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, INVITATION FOR BIDS:
ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion BCS-11089
of a copy of this Order in some newspaper having Provide HVAC System Renovation
a general circulation in Baltimore City, Maryland
Services at
once a week for three (3) successive weeks, on
TODAY
or before the 28th day of April, 2011 warning all Chinquapin Building #46
persons interested in the Property referenced
above to appear in this Court by the 28th day of The Baltimore City Board of School Commis-
May, 2011 and redeem the Property referenced
sioners is inviting interested companies to
herein or to answer the Complaint or thereafter
submit bids to: BCS-11089.
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 In order to participate, interested bidders
encumbrances. need to visit eMaryland Marketplace website
The Defendants are hereby informed of the latest at https://ebidmarketplace.com
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- Solicitation BCS-11089 will be available for
review commencing Friday, April 8, 2011.
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 The Bid Due Date is Thursday, May 5, 2011
rendered by this Court against them.
at 11:00 a.m. local time. No bids will be
John A. Howard
JUDGE- Baltimore City Circuit Court accepted after that time. Any questions re-
lated to this solicitation should be directed to
4/8, 4/15, 4/22
the Buyer.

LEGAL NOTICES
Baltimore City Public Schools.
INVITATION FOR BIDS:
BCS-11090
Provide HVAC System
Renovation Services at
William H. Lemmel Building #79
The Baltimore City Board of School Commis-
sioners is inviting interested companies to
submit bids to: BCS-11090.
In order to participate, interested bidders
need to visit eMaryland Marketplace website
at https://ebidmarketplace.com
Solicitation BCS-11090 will be available for
review commencing Friday, April 8, 2011.
The Bid Due Date is Thursday, May 5, 2011
at 11:00 a.m. local time. No bids will be
accepted after that time. Any questions re-
lated to this solicitation should be directed to
the Buyer.
Baltimore City Public Schools
INVITATION FOR BIDS:
RFP-11088
Communications Support
The Baltimore City Board of School Commis-
sioners invites interested companies to sub-
mit proposals to: provide broad and long-
term Communications Support for a series
of integrated initiatives.
In order to participate, interested bidders
need to register with eMaryland Marketplace
by visiting their website at https://
ebidmarketplace.com and clicking the Reg-
istration button.
Solicitation RFP-11088 will be available for
review commencing Thursday, April 7,
2011.
The Proposal Due Date is Thursday, April
21, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. local time. No
proposals will be accepted after that time.
Any questions related to this solicitation
should be directed to the Buyer, Shabray
Stanfield at sstanfield@bcps.k12.md.us
City of Baltimore
Department of Finance
Bureau of Purchases
Sealed proposals addressed to the Board of
Estimates of Baltimore, will be received until,
but not later than 11:00 a.m. local time on
the following date(s) for the stated
requirements:
APRIL 27, 2011
TANDEM AXLE TRACTORS AND LOWBOY
TRAILER B50001927
MAY 4, 2011
SALE OF SCRAP VEHICLES B50001913
REFLECTIVE SIGN SHEETING B50001914
TAPERED STEEL SQUARE POLE
B50001918
www.baltimorecitibuy.org
File No. BCI-10#83
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-11-001985 TAX SALE
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
REV PS, LLC, Assignee
Plaintiff
vs.
PEGGY A. MILES, MARJORIE M. JONES,
MARGARET E. RANDALL, UNKNOWN
TENANTS/OWNERS OF 3616 GWYNN OAK
AVE., CITIBANK SOUTH DAKOTA N.A., AC-
TION MANAGEMENT, INC., PERFORMANCE
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, AND/OR 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. 28-02-8253-025; situate in the City of
Baltimore, known as 3616 Gwynn Oak Ave.
described as Lot Size 50x172-6; Ward 28,
Section 02, Block 8253, Lot 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 30th 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 29th day of April, 2011 warning all
persons interested in the Property referenced
above to appear in this Court by the 29th 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.
Evelyn Omega Cannon
JUDGE- Baltimore City Circuit Court
4/8, 4/15, 4/22
REQUEST FOR SERVICES
PQS-2011-6
Extended Learning Services
City Schools invites interested organizations
to submit applications to provide summer and
after school extended learning programs for
Baltimore City Schools.
In order to participate, interested parties
need to download and complete the PQS
documents at
http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/
Procurement/PQS.asp
A pre-proposal meeting will be held on
Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 11:00 am in
room 301 at 200 East North Avenue.
All applications are due Thursday, April 28,
2011 at 11:00 am. Any questions should be
addressed to the buyer, Shabray Stanfield at
sstanfield@bcps.k12.md.us.
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NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
HOUSING MANAGEMENT
SOFTWARE SYSTEM
Petitions have been filed by the following applicants for licenses to sell alcoholic beverages at the RFP NUMBER: B-1657-11
premises set opposite their respective names. The real property for these applications will be posted on
Monday, April 11, 2011. Written protests concerning any application will be accepted until and including The Housing Authority of Baltimore City
(”HABC”) is requesting proposals from
the time of the conference or hearing. Conferences and public hearings will be held after April 28, 2011. interested and qualified entities to provide a
Interested parties should contact the office of the Board, 231 E. Baltimore Street, 6th Floor, Baltimore, mature, web-based, complete software pack-
Maryland 21202 or by calling (410) 396-4385 to determine the exact time and date that a particular ap- age of housing authority-specific modules that
plication will be considered by the Board. Written protests will be acknowledged by the Board and such are highly customizable as well as im-
protestants will be notified as to the date, time and place of the hearing and/or conference. plementation and on-going maintenance and
support services that meet the evolving needs
of our complex affordable housing programs
that we administer. Currently, HABC supports
1. CLASS “A” BEER, WINE & LIQUOR LICENSE the Public Housing Authority Software (PHAS)
Yun, Inc. Transfer of location from 4420 4416-18 Park Heights Avenue housing management software system devel-
Bu Sup Yun Park Heights Ave. to 4416-18 Park Heights Avenue oped by Modern Software Technology (MST)
which the Agency implemented in 2003. The
Jeong Hui Yun Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing
Sun Ja Gim programs manage their day-to-day operations
through this technology system as well as a
2. CLASS “B” BEER, WINE, & LIQUOR RESTAURANT LICENSE variety of other supplementary technology
New Hong Kong Restaurant, Inc. Transfer of ownership 2426-32 N. Charles Street systems and reporting tools.
Hou Yin Chen PROPOSALS WILL BE DUE no later than
Qing Chen 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May
11, 2011.
3. CLASS BD7, BEER, WINE & LIQUOR TAVERN LICENSE
Semper Fidelis, LLC. Transfer of ownership 900 S. Kenwood Avenue A non-mandatory pre-proposals conference
will be held on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at
Alex van Breukelen 10:00 a.m., at 417 E. Fayette Street, Room
Jennifer van Breukelen 416, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202.
HABC has established a minimum goal of
Julian’s, LLC. Tansfer of ownership from 2312-16 Boston Street
Paul Chrzanowski secured creditor, request to add live entertainment twenty percent (20%) of the total dollar amount
of the proposed contract for Minority Business
Enterprise (”MBE”) utilization, applicable to all
Lora’s Fire Side, LLC Transfer of ownership & location 112 S. Broadway minority and non-minority businesses propos-
Lorena Morales from 206 S. Broadway ing to provide the requested services as the
prime contractor. No goal has been estab-
lished for participation of Women-owned
Liquor Store of Maryland, LLC Expansion to add 2246-48 E. North Avenue 2246-50 E. North
businesses (”WBEs”), however, HABC
Gregory Fisher to existing license at 2250 E. North Avenue; Avenue strongly encourages and affirmatively pro-
Joanne Peang request for live entertainment motes the use of WBEs in all HABC contracts.
Responders shall also comply with all ap-
KiKi Liquor Store, Inc. Transfer of ownership 3716 W. Belvedere Avenue
Ki Jeong Lee plicable requirements of Section 3 of the Hous-
ing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 12
U.S.C. Section 1701u.
4. CLASS”B” BEER, WINE & LIQUOR RESTAURANT LICENSE (HOTEL-MOTEL)
Shazaline Hospitality Corporation Transfer of ownership 5050 Falls Road The RFP may be obtained on or after Monday,
April 11, 2011, at the following location:
Alnashir Tejani
Nimet Tejani
Housing Authority of Baltimore City
Sheila Scott Division of Fiscal Operations,
Purchasing Department
5. CLASS”D” BEER, WINE & LIQUOR TAVERN LICENSE 417 E. Fayette Street, Room 414
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Akal Purakh, Inc. Transfer of ownership & location 400 W. Saratoga Street
Parmsit Kaur from 406 Park Avenue Attention: John Airey,
Chief of Contracting Services
TYPESET:
JaswantWed Apr 13 13:15:37 EDT 2011
Dhaliwal Tel: (410)396-3261 Fax: (410)962-1586
Leon Albin
Questions regarding the RFP should be di-
rected in writing to the address and individual
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY File No. BCI-10#89
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS indicated above, and must include the refer-
TYPESET:
ence: HABCWed RFPAprNumber
13 13:06:40 EDT 2011
B-1657-11.
VEHICLE LEASE Maxwell C. Cohen, Esq.
RFP NUMBER: B-1658-11
The Law Offices of Maxwell C. Cohen, LLC
The Housing Authority of Baltimore City 17 Warren Road, Suite 14-B
Baltimore, Maryland 21208 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY
(HABC) is requesting proposals from REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
interested and qualified entities to to lease IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR LEGAL SERVICES
various vehicles to HABC. BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND RFP NUMBER: B-1656-11
Civil Action No. 24-C-11-1547 TAX SALE
PROPOSALS WILL BE DUE no later than ORDER OF PUBLICATION The Housing Authority of Baltimore City
2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 2011. REV PS, LLC, Assignee (”HABC”), a public body corporate and politic
Plaintiff created under Maryland law, is requesting pro-
vs. posals from interested, qualified and exper-
A non-mandatory pre-proposals conference IONITA RUTHERFORD, UNKNOWN TENANT/
will be held on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at ienced solo practitioners or law firms to repre-
OWNER OF 2635 Park Heights Terr., CASTLE sent HABC as outside counsel for litigation.
10:00 a.m., at 417 E. Fayette Street, Room POINT MORTGAGE, Inc., THOMAS P. DORE,
416, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202. Trustee, GOT BAIL, LLC, MORTGAGE
The contract awarded under this Request for
WHAREHOUSE, Inc., AND MAYOR CITY
COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY and All Un-
Proposals (”RFP”) will require the selected
HABC has established a minimum goal of outside counsel to perform the requested legal
twenty percent (20%) of the total dollar amount known Owners of the Property described be-
services in cooperation, consultation and co-
of the proposed contract for Minority Business low; all Persons, all heirs, devisees, personal
representatives, and executors, administra- ordination with the HABC General Counsel, in
Enterprise (”MBE”) utilization, applicable to all accordance with professional and ethical stan-
tors, grantees, assigns or successors in right,
minority and non-minority businesses propos- title, interest, and any and all persons having dards pertaining to the practice of law.
ing to provide the requested services as the
or claiming to have any interest in the prop-
prime contractor. No goal has been estab- erty and premises situate in the City of Bal- HABC reserves the right to make multiple
lished for participation of Women-owned contract awards for any or all of the legal
timore, known as Tax Account No. 15-34-
businesses (”WBEs”), however, HABC 3347E-011; situate in the City of Baltimore, services required pursuant to this RFP.
strongly encourages and affirmatively pro- known as 2635 Park Heights Terrace. Also
motes the use of WBEs in all HABC contracts. described as Lot size 22x100-4; Ward 15, PROPOSALS WILL BE DUE no later than
Section 34, Block 3347E, Lot 011 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May
Responders shall also comply with all ap- Defendants 4, 2011.
plicable requirements of Section 3 of the Hous- The object of this proceeding is to secure the
foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference will
ing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 12 herein above described property sold, either di-
U.S.C. Section 1701u. be held on Monday April 18, 2011, at 11:00
rectly or via assignment, by the Collector of Taxes a.m., at 417 E. Fayette Street, Room 416,
for the State of Maryland and Baltimore City to Baltimore, Maryland, 21202.
The RFP may be obtained on or after Wednes- the Plaintiff in the proceeding. The Complaint
day 2011, at the following location: states, among other things, that the amounts HABC has established a minimum goal of
necessary for redemption of the subject property
twenty percent (20%) of the total dollar amount
Housing Authority of Baltimore City has not been paid, although more than six (6)
of the proposed contract for Minority Business
Division of Fiscal Operations, months from the date of the sale have expired,
and more than two (2) months from the date that Enterprise (”MBE”) utilization, applicable to all
Purchasing Department minority and non-minority businesses propos-
417 E. Fayette Street, Room 414 the first of two (2) separate pre-suit Notices of
the tax sale was sent to each required interested ing to provide the requested services as the
Baltimore, Maryland 21202 prime contractor. No goal has been estab-
party have expired.
Attention: John Airey, It is thereupon this 15th day of March, 2011, by lished for participation of Women-owned
Chief of Contracting Services
the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, businesses (”WBEs”). However, HABC
Tel: (410)396-3261 Fax: (410)962-1586 ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion strongly encourages and affirmatively pro-
of a copy of this Order in some newspaper having motes the use of WBEs in all HABC contracts.
Questions regarding the RFP should be di- a general circulation in Baltimore City, Maryland
rected in writing to the address and individual once a week for three (3) successive weeks, on Responders shall also comply with all ap-
indicated above, and13must include the2011
refer- or before the 14th day of April, 2011 warning all plicable requirements of Section 3 of the Hous-
TYPESET: Wed Apr 13:10:09 EDT persons interested in the Property referenced ing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 12
ence: HABC RFP Number B-1658-11.
above to appear in this Court by the 14th day of U.S.C. Section 1701u.
May, 2011 and redeem the Property referenced
herein or to answer the Complaint or thereafter The RFP may be obtained on or after Monday,
Baltimore City Public Schools. a Final Decree will be entered foreclosing all
April 11, 2011, at the following location:
rights of redemption in the property, and vesting
INVITATION FOR BIDS: in the Plaintiff a title, free and clear of all Housing Authority of Baltimore City
BCS-11090 encumbrances. Division of Fiscal Operations,
Provide HVAC System The Defendants are hereby informed of the latest Purchasing Department
Renovation Services at date to file a written Answer or Petition to
417 E. Fayette Street, Room 414
William H. Lemmel Building #79 Redeem the property mentioned in the Complain
described above, and that failure to file a re- Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Attention: John Airey,
sponse on or before the date specified may result
The Baltimore City Board of School Commis- in a Default Judgment foreclosing all rights of Chief of Contracting Services
sioners is inviting interested companies to
redemption in and as to the Property being Tel: (410)396-3261 Fax: (410)962-1586
submit bids to: BCS-11090. rendered by this Court against them.
W. Michel Pierson Questions regarding the RFP should be di-
In order to participate, interested bidders need JUDGE- Baltimore City Circuit Court rected in writing to the address and individual
to visit eMaryland Marketplace website at 4/1, 4/8, 4/15 indicated above, and must include the refer-
https://ebidmarketplace.com TYPESET: Wed Apr 13 13:00:32 EDT 2011 ence: HABC RFP Number B-1656-11.
Solicitation BCS-11090 will be available for
review commencing Friday, April 8, 2011. The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is accepting
sealed bids for the construction project titled
The Bid Due Date is Thursday, May 5, 2011
at 11:00 a.m. local time. No bids will be
”The Maryland Zoo Oasis Restroom Renova- SUPPORT OUR
tion”. Go to www.marylandzoo.org/
accepted after that time. Any questions related construction for RFP and Bid Form. Any issues ADVERTISERS
to this solicitation should be directed to the contact adam.wyatt@marylandzoo.org
Buyer.
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