SERVING CHARLESTON, DORCHESTER & BERKELEY COUNTIES SINCE 1971
THE
C HRONICLE
VOLUME XXXVII NUMBER 19
Honoring
Dr. King:
Not in
Charleston
City!
As millions commemo-
rate the 80th birthday of
Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr., orators and commu-
nity leaders in the tri-
county and across the
nation will point to the
historical presidential
campaign of President-
elect Barack Obama as a
sign that Dr. King’s
dream is becoming real.
Not in the City of
Charleston.
As each of Martin’s
birthdays come and go,
we as Black people seem
to rely more and more on
the thesis that white peo-
ple will do right by the
Black minority. This
belief is held against all
logic, all wisdom and all
knowledge of history. Yet
we believe.
King tried to point out
so many times in his won-
derful rhetorical way that
America is, indeed, fortu-
nate to have as its major
minority group of people
who had been taught to
believe in divine provi-
dence and that the Lord
would show the way
somehow. But, alas, such
critical thinking has not
moved our elected offi-
cials and the Black lead-
ership and whites of good
will, to follow through on
a resolution adopted in
1999, to commemorate
Dr. King with the proper
recognition he so richly
deserves.
While every major city,
Census Bureau
Seeking
Applicants to
Fill Good-
Paying Jobs in
Area
The U.S. Census Bureau is
looking for qualified appli-
cants to fill more than
15,000 jobs in Kentucky,
North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee and
Virginia to help prepare for
the 2010 Census. The
Charlotte Regional
Census Center had opened
15 local census offices in
the five-state region to
carry out a pre-census
operation called Address
List Development.
Positions include address
listers, office clerks,
recruiting assistants, crew
leaders and field opera-
tions supervisors.
“The census is a constitu-
tional mandate that’s too
big for the federal govern-
ment to carry out alone,”
said William W. Hatcher,
regional director for the
Charlotte Regional
Census Center, which sup-
ports 2010 Census opera-
tions in the five-state
region. “That’s why we
must build an army of local
people to help prepare for
and carry out the census in
2010.”
According to Philip
LaRoach, Partnership
Specialist in the
Charleston Office, said
Monday that those inter-
ested in applying for these
new jobs can go to
www.2010censusjobs.gov
for job descriptions, quali-
fications and applications.
Potential applicants also
See pg 2
Dr. Martin L. King. Jr.
community and village
across this glorious
nation, there are signifi-
cant statues, memorials
and symbols honoring
this giant for all mankind,
but not in the City of
Charleston! Locally, Dr.
King’s place in history are
markers placed on high-
wires at King and
Spring, at the entrance
along Cannon and the
crosstown, signifying
nothing!
Officials will argue that
a street is already desig-
nated in Dr. King’s mem-
ory, in the West Ashley
subdivision of West Oak
Forest in an area behind
God’s back consisting of
about 18 homes. It is a
pattern designed to keep
invisible our heroes, and
unless this community
come together and
demand that we will no
longer be ignored and
humored by our public
officials; and seriously
applauded by Black peo-
ple only after a process of
awakening, and their
deaths.
Earlier, there were some
discussions of renaming
our main thoroughfare,
King St. in honor of Dr.
King, but was tossed
See pg 2
Musical
Celebration to
Honor Life of
Robert Hall At
Zion Olivet Jan. 10
A Musical Celebration
Robert Hall
honoring the life of Robert
Hall, local vocalist with
The Voices of Deliverance,
will be held on Saturday,
January 10, 2009 at Zion
Olivet United Presbyterian
See pg 2
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Dr. King’s Spring-Cannon Streets
Corridor A Blighted Area
By Barney Blakeney
Many Black Americans
consider the Jan. 20 inau-
guration of President-elect
Barack Obama as a partial
realization of Dr. Martin
L. King Jr.’s dream that
Black Americans eventual-
ly will obtain equal status
and opportunities in the
racial and cultural melting
pot that is America. But as
the nation prepares to rec-
ognize the 40th anniver-
sary of King’s assassination
other aspects of the dream
continue as a nightmare.
For too many Black peo-
ple inequity, disparity and
displacement remain a real-
ity. Upon entering
Charleston’s Martin L.
King Jr. District com-
prised of the Spring Street
and Cannon Street corri-
dors from it’s eastern start-
ing point at King and
Spring streets cluttered
sidewalks from a business
using the public right-of-
way as an extended storage
facility and abandoned
buildings give the impres-
sion of entering a blighted
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King. The proposal met
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See pg 2
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and cheered by hundreds According to Ms. Ethel great celebration and we
lining the sidewalks, and Greene, president of the offer our sincere apprecia-
tion to everyone who came
ended up near Ebenezer
A.M.E. Church for a serv-
annual Emancipation
Proclamation Association, out to remember our her-
ice of reflection, preached noted that her committee itage and to understand
that we must always
by the Rev. Dr. William A. of volunteers sought maxi-
Salley, pastor of Jerusalem mum participation from remember our foreparents
Baptist Church in down- the community, was over-
See pg 2
2- January 7, 2009 The Chronicle

Dr. King’s --------------------------------------------------- Obama’s Miraculous Win Leads 2008 Black

Press Stories; Stories of Injustices Close Behind
cont. from pg 1
development, Gilliard said, and some $1.8 million for infra-
structure was allocated to repair streets and sidewalks and
to provide streetscaping. But the area is now transitioning By. Hazel Trice Edney former Bond in a hail of 50 bullets on his
from a traditional Black community to a modern predomi- NNPA Editor-in-Chief Administrator charging wedding day – Nov. 26,
nately white community. the Dallas Independent 2006 - were all acquitted.
“You have a new crew in there now,” said Councilman W A S H I N G T O N School District with severe His fiancée, Nicole Paultre
James Lewis who represents neighborhoods along both (NNPA) – At this time last neglect of inner city Bell, cried out that Sean
corridors. “Those neighborhoods have changed and will year, then U. S. Senator schools while planning to had been killed “all over
continue to change with the displacement in Barack Obama was not the spend millions of dollars in again.” Her outrage
Cannonborough, Elliottborough and Radcliffeborough.” Black community’s favored the southern sector reflects Black families and
William Dudley Gregorie plans to seek the city council candidate to win the through a recently passed civil rights leaders across
office being vacated by Gilliard who in January takes office Democratic nomination for 2008 bond program. the nation who cite police
as representative of S.C. House Dist. 111. He said the pres- the presidency of the • Hate Crimes and misconduct through vio-
ent Martin King Jr. District appears in transition, “But United States. Indeed, Threats: The Alabama- lence and/or racial profil-
right now it isn’t something you’d want named after Dr. because of America’s past based Southern Poverty ing as being as prevalent as
King.” history of racism, most Law Center, a leader in the ever in the Black communi-
The apparent transition taking place in the district is dis- Blacks did not initially fight against White ty.
placing traditional Black neighborhoods, Gregorie agrees. favor Obama as the supremacist groups, • The 45th
Members of his family have lived in their west side tradi- Democratic nominee reports more than 200 Anniversary of “I Have a
tional Black neighborhood over 100 years, he said. because they simply did hate-related anti-Obama Dream”: August 28, 2008
“I don’t think my family is unique,” he said. “That kind of not believe he could win incidents nationally just in was largely marked by the
tradition and culture should be preserved. As a result of the general election. Barack Obama- the first two weeks after euphoria of then
the new urbanization, we’re losing the flavor and culture of In January of 2008, an the election of Barack Democratic nominee
neighborhoods that have made Charleston what it is. ABC News-Washington president-elect Obama, according to the Barack Obama’s accept-
“I’m not against progress,” Gregorie continued, “but we Post poll showed Obama’s Wilmington Journal’s Cash ance speech at INVESCO
need to be sensitive to neighborhoods and their tradi- Democratic Primary oppo- first decade of the 21st Michaels. Also, due to Field in Denver. Nearly
tions.” Rather than facing displacement, Black business nent Hillary Rodham Century. In alphabetical threats during the 20- 100,000 people gathered
and home owners should be participants in the transition Clinton at 40 points higher order behind Obama, those month campaign, then for the historic invent,
taking place, Gregorie said. than Obama among issues/events – chosen by Democratic presidential marking the first Black
Some of the traditional business and property owners of African-Americans who the NNPA News Service contender got Secret presidential nominee of a
the community are participating in the transition, Gilliard had been asked their pref- based on prevalence and Service protection months major U. S. political party.
says. While state and local governments must step up to erence for the Democratic historic importance - make before any of the other 20 In his speech, Obama
protect them, ultimately it will be the people of those com- Primary. up the remaining top nine candidates. These inci- reflected on the promise of
munities who will determine what it looks like in five Only a month earlier, in Black Press stories of dents are on top of a record equality that Dr. Martin
years, he said. December 2007, only 54 2008: number of unrelated noose Luther King Jr. talked
“They have to make sure there is balance and be a part of percent of Blacks to 65 per- • B l a c k threats and other hate inci- about in his speech at the
the change. We’re all responsible and we only have our- cent of Whites even Incarcerations - America’s dents reported during the 1963 March on
selves to blame,” he said. believed America would be prisons continued to burst year leading up to the pri- Washington, the promise
willing to elect a Black at the seams with African- maries, including the kid- that Dr. King referred to
president. Americans. NNPA colum- napping and hate-torture as a “bad check.”
But, it was Obama’s win in nist Ron Walters quotes a case of West Virginian,
Honoring Dr. King -------------------------------------- the Jan. 3 Democratic Pew Center study on adult Megan Williams. The most Then he appealed to the
cont. from pg 1 Primary in Iowa – a 95 per- imprisonment that says one recent high-profiled nation in words that mil-
cent White state - that in every nine African- alleged hate crimes are the lions now hope will not be
caused the world to heark- Americans is incarcerated; dragging death of 24-year- forgotten by his adminis-
aside as a safety concern, so let’s reconsider: Why not en his convincing chant - including one of every 15 old Brandon McClelland tration: “America, we can-
consider renaming The Crosstown, which extends “Yes we can.” Blacks between the ages of of Paris, Texas and the not turn back. Not with so
Immediately, the pace of 18-39. shooting death of football much work to be done.
coming to the Ravenel Bridge, as the Dr. Martin his Black support escalat- • E c o n o m i c star Billey Joe Johnson of Not with so many children
Luther King Jr. Crosstown? ed. By mid-January, An Injustice: Whether in pros- Jackson, Miss. to educate, and so many
Jim French ABC News poll showed perity or economic decline, veterans to care for. Not
Black support for Obama Black people still experi- • HIV/AIDS: Black with an economy to fix and
slowly reversing at 60-40 ence twice the unemploy- America’s response to the cities to rebuild and farms
percent over Clinton. After ment rate as Whites, AIDS crisis is finally gain- to save. Not with so many
Need an ---------------------------------------------------- he won the South Carolina according to reports from ing momentum, says families to protect and so
cont. from pg 1 primary on Jan. 26, his the Bureau of Labor NNPA columnist Phill many lives to mend…Let us
Black support skyrocketed Statics. According to Wilson, executive director keep that promise – that
and solidified at well more NNPA columnist Marc and CEO of the Black American promise – and in
event is held inside the American history. At than 90 percent for the rest Morial, president and AIDS Institute. This the words of scripture hold
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mahogany accents, flat Leadership infusing travel, woman from Kansas - as loans compared with only “Every year, more than
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Emancipation --------------------------------------------- • Educational August, the Seattle
THE CHRONICLE cont. from pg 1 Inequities: Remarks by Medium reported a march
then Democratic con- by friends and families of
1111 King Street tender Barack Obama in a homicide victims; plus the
Charleston, SC 29403 who suffered and sacrificed to make this time in our histo- March 19 speech in Seattle/King County
ry a reality.” Philadelphia perhaps said NAACP organized to send
•••• it best: “Segregated the message, “Enough is
(843) 723-2785 In issuing his preliminary proclamation on September 22, schools were, and are, infe- enough.” Other major
Abraham Lincoln said that “On the first day of January in rior schools; we still cities struggle to address
Fax: (843) 577-6099 the year of our Lord. One thousand eight hundred and haven't fixed them, fifty social ills that lead to the
Email: Chaschron@aol.com sixty-three, all person held as slaves within any state, or years after Brown v. Board violent behavior.
designated part of a state, shall then, thenceforward, and of Education, and the infe- • Mac and Hayes
J. JOHN FRENCH, SR. forever free: will recognize and maintain a freedom of such rior education they provid- Dies: Actor-comedian
President - Editor//Publisher persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, ed, then and now, helps Bernie Mac and music
or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actu- explain the pervasive Icon Isaac Hayes died one
VALENTINA SMALLS al freedom.” achievement gap between day apart, August 9 and 10
Operations-Business Mgr./ today's Black and White consecutively. The deaths,
Comptroller-Advertising Serving with Ms. Greene were Deacon Robert Crawford, students.” One example of both from illnesses,
Yvonne Bellinger, Eva Dawson, Beverly Gadson-Birch, these complaints around silenced two major enter-
SIMONA A. FRENCH
Receptionist-
Traffic/Photographer
Anniece Brown, Bernard Brown, Ruth Devoe, Rev. Ed
McClain, Rev. Joseph Powell, and Rosa M. Latten.
Additional photos pg 10
the nation is found in a
story by Gordon Jackson
reported in the Dallas
tainment voices – music
and laughter - both of
which have the “power to
SUPPORT
Marketing Examiner in August 2008. bond us in ways well
Tolbert Smalls, Jr.
Contributing Writers-
It cited a lawsuit filed by
the Black Coalition to
Maximize Education and a
beyond race, politics and
ideology,” as stated by
NNPA columnist Marc
THE
Hakim Abdul-Ali Morial.
Beverly Birch
Bob Small
Census Bureau ------
cont. from pg 1
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turned to outrage on April
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South Carolina Press Assoc. jobs require a driver’s
license and use of a car.
Amalgamated Publishers Also, prospective appli- Church, USA 134 Cannon Street at 6:00 p.m. Robert
S.C. Chamber of Commerce cants can visit the office on passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at Roper
Sam Rittenburg and Hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services were
NO REFUNDS ON SUBSCRIPTIONS held in Clover, SC. Robert is survived by his siblings,
Highway 61, next to the
Published Wednesday
Shell convenience store. nieces, nephews, cousins all of Clover and a host of loving
TRI State Printing-
In spring 2009, the census friends in the Charleston community. He was employed as
North Charleston
employees will help devel- a Barber at The Lab and for many years at The Family
op a confidential address Barber Shop.
Credo of The Black Press list that will be used to Robert was a lover of the arts and could be seen per-
The Black Press believes that deliver census question- forming in numerous venues throughout the Charleston
America can best lead the world naires in 2010. The jobs are Community. He has performed with the Charleston
from racial and national antago-
temporary; both full-time Actors Theatre (CATS), Footlight Players, and Art
nism when it accords to every
and part-time jobs are Forms and Theatre Concepts. His charismatic voice could
person, regardless of race, creed
available. Census jobs offer be heard as lead singer with Seabreeze Showtime Band,
or color, his or her human and
flexible schedules and Rivers and Company and Black Velvet. He was a member
legal rights. Hating no person,
allow close-to-home of Zion Olivet United Presbyterian Church where he sang
fearing no person, the Black
employment. Competitive in the Choir.
Press strives to help every person He will be missed but not forgotten.
in the firm belief that all persons pay begins at $8.75 an hour
are hurt as long as anyone is and varies depending on Contributions are being accepted for The Robert Hall
held back job and location. Musical Scholarship Fund. Checks should be made
payable to the Zion Olivet United Presbyterian Church.
The Chronicle January 7, 2009- 3

THE REV. DR. KING

PICTURE AWARDS:
“WE STILL GOT WORK TO DO”
On January 12 at 2 p.m.
at Burke High School,
Rep. Wendell Gilliard
and City Councilman
James Lewis in collabo-
ration with Burke High
School, and Charleston
Mayor Joseph Riley Jr.,
will present this year’s the
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. Picture Award
at 11 a.m. ceremony. This
year’s recipients are: The
Honorable Robert
Mitchell, The Honorable
Jimmy Bailey, Mrs.
Beverly Birch, Mr. Mike
Bennett, Rev. Alfreda
Owens, Ms. Grace
McDowell, Deacon
William Carter, Mr.
Benjamin Hanna, Ms.
Lotti Otto, Ms. Rosalyn
Fields, Mr. Gregory
BET, TV One Plan Extensive
Whitaker and Mr. Jay
Patel.
Rep. Gilliard said
the site for the program on
the Burke campus symbol-
izes the emphasis Dr. King
placed on educating our
youth and that it is also the
campus when the late
Coretta Scott-King came
here in 2004 to honor her
first cousin, Mrs. Christine
Osbourn Jackson, retired
executive director of the
Greater Charleston
YWCA.
The majority of
those selected for this
award, said Rep. Gilliard,
can remember “being
unable to eat or sleep in
most restaurants, unable to
sit where you wanted in a
movie theater; being
forced to attend an infe-
rior school, and even
forbidden to drink from
water fountains or use
the restrooms in
Marion Square down-
town, but these were
the facts of life.”
The first awards
were presented in 1989
after then-councilman Rev. Dr. Issac Holt, pastor Royal
Gilliard was elected to Missionary Baptist Church Ms. Ernestine Tobias Felder and
Charleston city council, Rep. Gilliard
are great among you shall be your ser-
“to recognize members
vants, and those we have chosen, are
of the Charleston com-
truly great.”
munity.” “These are the
Gilliard said he can remember
unsung heroes and
when his late father, William Gilliard,
heroines in our commu-
was active in the middle 1950s, when
nity and we should take
Blacks here arose to challenge the usual
the time and be thankful
way of life in the city of Charleston.
for them. As stated in
“Using boycotts, marches, and other
the Bible, ‘Those who
forms of protests, my father and others
forced officials here to end its peculiar
system of legalized segregation. They
were successful because in a democracy,

Inauguration Coverage when the people speak, the government

must listen.”

By David Bauder election will be a major our audience feel they are He noted that those who have been
AP Television Writer theme for the networks; really part of the process of cited with the Dr. King Picture Awards,
BET will speak to King's selecting a leader for the past and present, are the true pioneers
NEW YORK (AP) -- BET children for their thoughts United States of America,"
and TV One, the television on Obama and is making a Hill said. moving forward in the same spirit of Dr.
networks aimed primarily special, "King to Obama: BET is planning a prime- Martin Luther King Jr.
at a black audience, haven't Repurposing the Dream." time entertainment special
paid much attention to BET is preparing several taped earlier, "Yes We Ms. Marchita Ferrette Frayer with
presidential inaugurations reports to air during the Will: The BET Inaugural Rep Gilliard.
before. This time will be coverage, including a look Celebration," and will also
different. at Michelle Obama; on the sponsor its own inaugural
Both are planning exten- people who helped elect ball, which will be featured
sive coverage for Jan. 20, the new president; on his in live cut-ins. TV One is
when Barack Obama is international appeal; and reporting from the scenes
sworn in as the nation's
44th president. While it
will be followed as a news
event, network executives
said the installation of the
first black president will be
as much a celebration as a
story.
"This is an opportunity to
be the best we can be," said
Stephen Hill, BET's pro-
gramming chief. "We see
this as an opportunity to
inform and inspire our
audience, which is what we
always try to do."
BET marked President
George W. Bush's last
inauguration with a news
brief, to say "Oh, it hap-
pened. What a shame," he
said.
This time, BET will cover
the swearing-in and parade
from four locations, includ-
ing ground and rooftop
sites on Pennsylvania
Avenue. Anchoring the
coverage will be Hill
Harper of CBS' "CSI:
NY," former CBS "The
Early Show" host Rene
Syler and Jeff Johnson, on his security, asking, of Obama's inaugural balls
who hosts a weekly BET "Who is willing to take a from 10 p.m. EST to mid-
news program. bullet for a black man?" night.
The networks will take a BET, as the older of the General news networks are
particular interest in two networks and the one still formulating their cov-
speaking to people who with the wider reach, erage plans. It's unclear
have traveled to believes it has an advan- whether reporters will be
Washington to witness the tage over TV One because assigned specifically to
event. On election night, BET is the only one with a cover the black perspective
their ratings peaked short- news division. on that day, but it obvious-
ly after the general news BET will include simple ly will be a big part of the
networks declared Obama historical explainers about story, said Paul Friedman,
the winner - when black presidential inaugurations CBS News senior vice
viewers turned to the sta- throughout the day; the president.
tions to soak it in with the network reasons that many "I don't know how you
people on the air. who will be watching have don't cover that story virtu-
"They talked about the never seen one before. ally all the way through,"
emotion of it," said "This is the first time in a he said.
Johnathan Rodgers, TV long time a lot of people in
One's president. "Everyone
talked about their own rel-
atives and how they grew
up. Almost everyone could
not believe that it hap-
pened in our lifetime."
TV One plans to follow the
inauguration for 21 straight
hours, from 6 a.m. EST on
Jan. 20 to 3 a.m. EST the
next day. Radio talk-show
host Joe Madison and Art
Fennell of CN8, the
Comcast Network, will be
the hosts. It's already a big
week for TV One: Martin
Luther King Jr.'s birthday
the weekend before marks
the fifth anniversary of the
network's launch.
With all that time on the
air, TV One will do its best
to give its audience a real
flavor of being there,
Rodgers said.
"We will show the parade,"
he said. "We will not over-
whelm the parade with a
lot of pundits and other
stuff."
The connection between
King's work and Obama's
4-January 7, 2009
Too Many
Bowls, Too
Few Black
Coaches
By. George E Curry
NNPA Columnist
Basketball’s “March Madness” has nothing on the college
football bowl frenzy – 34 games over a 19-day period span-
ning the last month of the old year and the first month of
the new one. Let’s face it, not all 68 teams deserve to be in
a bowl. Some -- including North Carolina State,
Kentucky, Bowling Green, Southern Mississippi,
Northern Illinois, Notre Dame and Vanderbilt – got invi-
tations after winning only 50 percent of their games.
Even worse, nine teams – including Florida Atlantic and
Memphis – are going to bowls after accumulating losing
records. Unfortunately, bowl games are no longer rewards
for an excellent season. Now, it’s all about the money. And
the more bowls, the more money.
An oversaturation of bowl games is not my No.1 com-
plaint against college football. Rather, it’s the fact that
approximately half of the players are African-Americans
yet only 3.4 percent of the college football coaches are
Black. That’s four among the 119 major division coaches.
According to the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in
Sports at Central Florida University, that’s the fewest
Black coaches in 15 years. As recently as 1997, there were
twice as many African-American coaches as there are now.
Evidently, the football sidelines suffer from the same on-
field racial stereotypes of the past. For years, they said
Blacks were excellent players but didn’t have the intellect
to play the so-called “thinking positions” – quarterback and
middle linebacker. Of course, that was pure hogwash. For
years, Grambling, Florida A&M and Tennessee State
were football powerhouses and it wasn’t because they
played 10 men on each side of the ball – or without a coach
on the sideline.
And if there were any lingering doubts about the Black
gridiron intellect, they were removed by Washington
Redskins quarterback Doug Williams’ MVP performance
in Super Bowl XXII and when two Black head coaches,
Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith, paced the sidelines in
Super Bowl XLI.
Of the 32 NFL coaches, seven are Black, largely because
the league adopted the Rooney Rule requiring teams to
interview at least one person of color for all head coach
vacancies. If African-Americans can coach in the pros, they
certainly can succeed at the college level.
In addition to the failure to interview an ample number of
top-flight Black assistant coaches for openings, many uni-
versities are still more willing to recycle failed White
coaches than take a chance on a promising African-
American. Two examples immediately come to mind.
Auburn University hired Gene Chizik as its new head
coach after he went 5-19 over two seasons at Iowa State,
including 10 straight losses. Meanwhile, the University of
Tennessee, eager to get back on the winning track after
forcing out Phillip Fulmer, hired another losing coach,
Lane Kiffin, formerly of the Oakland Raiders. Kiffin was
fired by the NFL team after compiling a record of 5-15.
These two losers were hired while promising African-
American coaches were ignored, some of whom had
turned around losing programs. For example, Turner Gill
took over a program at Buffalo that had not won five
games in a season for nearly a decade. Within three years
he turned it into Mid-American Conference champion and
this year had a record of 8-5.
When Auburn selected Gene Chizik over Gill, one of its
most famous alums, Charles Barkley, was livid.
“I think race was the No. 1 factor,” said Barkley. “You can
say it’s not about race, but you can’t compare the two
resumes and say [Chizik] deserved the job. Out of all the
coaches they interviewed, Chizik probably had the worst
resume.”
How do we put an end to this nonsense?
One approach would be to adopt a college version of the
Rooney Rule. Some have suggested calling it the
Robinson Rule, in honor Doug Williams’ former coach,
Eddie Robinson of Grambling. For that to work, however,
penalties must be assessed against universities that fail to
cooperate.
A sure-fire way of forcing change would be for star high
school players and their parents to spurn athletic programs
that spurn Black leadership. If players refuse to enroll in
universities that have never hired a Black head coach in
any sport or an African-American athletic director at any
time, universities would finally get the message. What I
like about this approach is that it empowers the athlete
and does not rely on the so-called good will of schools
eager to exploit Black athletes.
Five bowls – the Rose, Orange, Fiesta, Sugar, and BCS
championship game – will each generate $17 million for
schools and their respective conferences. If Blacks stop
playing for schools that refuse to hire African Americans in
leadership positions, that would lessen the chances of uni-
versities getting a share of that lucrative pie. With so much
money in jeopardy, universities will be forced to do the
right thing.
George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge maga-
zine and the NNPA News Service, is a keynote speaker,
moderator, and media coach. He can be reached through
his Web site, www.georgecurry.com.
Under the Reign of the First
Black President,
Will AmericanLose Another
Generation of Black Males?
By Phillip Jackson
The previous generation of young black males was
destroyed between 1985 and 2005. No amount of crying,
cursing or hand-wringing can change this because that
generation is gone.
We need only walk down any city street in almost any pre-
dominantly African-American community to see residue of
the broken lives — millions of young black men nation-
wide. Few people spoke out effectively and even fewer
engaged in actions to prevent this silent genocide. The
mass destruction of black American males has been effec-
tively ignored by almost everybody — the government, the
media and most of the philanthropic community. Even
most of our black churches and black communities still
stand by and watch the horrible loss of our young black
men.
The resulting negative educational, social, spiritual and
economic impact of a generation of black males' shattered
lives is also ultimately a devastating loss to our entire soci-
ety.
Of course, every single young black man will not be lost,
but here are some facts: Only 2.5 percent of the 102,000
black males in Chicago public schools are projected to
graduate from college by age 25. And only 19 percent of
black males in Indianapolis and 20 percent in Detroit even
graduated from high school in 2006.
Testimony before the U.S. Congressional Joint Economic
Committee in 2007 revealed that only 50 percent of black
men in New York City were employed and that, national-
ly, 72 percent of black male high school dropouts were
unemployed.
All of these statistics forecast an abysmal future for black
America. These inexcusable, catastrophic outcomes con-
stitute an unnatural disaster. Black America, along with
all of America, pays dearly for its collective ineptitude and
willful neglect of the nurturing, mentoring, educating,
developing and saving of young black men. No plausible
justification exists for a country as great as America to lose
another generation of black youth.
Ask yourself: Who are young black women going to marry?
Who will be good fathers to tens of millions of black chil-
dren? Who will build and maintain the economies of black
communities? Who will be the anchor upon which to build
strong families in the black community? Who will young
black boys emulate as they grow into men? Will black
America be a viable and valuable community in 20 years?
Or is the better question: Who cares?
Will the election of America's first black male president
cleanse its conscience for destroying a past generation and
absolve it of guilt for annihilating the next generation of
young black males? What a cruel hoax to believe that if a
black man can become president, then black men do not
have problems that America is obligated to address. Yet
black America cannot trade one black man in the White
House for the million-plus black men languishing in
American jails and millions of black boys failing in
American schools.
In the absence of broad public policy ushering in compre-
hensive systemic changes, future generations of young
back males are destined to continue destroying them-
selves, their families and their communities. American
social, economic and governmental systems have greatly
contributed to the destruction of young black men who
have, in turn, become weapons of mass destruction against
black-American communities. All the while America con-
tinues its moral-high-ground façade concerning interna-
tional human rights.
Those voices who call for black men to "step up and be
men" are not only wasting their breath but are also part of
a seemingly intractable problem. Correcting the issues of
black men will require a comprehensively structured, suffi-
ciently financed, professionally managed, ethically led and
committed multipronged effort to systemically address
and shift the cascading negative outcomes for black men
and boys.
The real shame of this catastrophe is not that America
can't save young black males; it is that America won't save
young black males. The resources required are minuscule
compared to recent governmental bailouts and expendi-
tures. Saving young black males is an investment in
America. It is as much a spiritual battle as it is a physical
and emotional battle. A successful effort to save young
black males must also address habits, attitudes and behav-
iors that have pushed black men to the precipice of irrele-
vance, obsolescence and non-existence. To date, precious
little is in place to stop the on-going annihilation of young
black males.
Demands for Mugabe's Ouster Heat Up
(GIN) - Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond
Tutu has joined Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga in
calling for stronger measures to oust Zimbabwe President
Robert Mugabe, as graphic images of cholera sickness and
death are being seen worldwide. Speaking on Dutch TV,
Tutu said that Mugabe must stand down or be removed
''by force''. Earlier this month, Kenyan Prime Minister
Odinga has said it was time for African governments to
''take decisive action to push him out of power''.
Some 575 Zimbabweans have died and 13,000 are infected
with cholera, according to regional health agencies.
China, which has invested heavily in Africa in recent years,
may come to the rescue. A Chinese spokesman said
humanitarian assistance was being considered for hard-hit
Zimbabwe. China has already donated $500,000 worth of
cholera vaccines to Zimbabwe. China is one of
Zimbabwe's most significant trading partners and the
biggest buyer of Zimbabwean tobacco. The Chinese
Embassy in Harare says the bilateral trade volume could
surpass $500 million this year, with the balance of trade
very much in China's favor.
Presidential spokesperson George Charamba accused
Western countries of using the cholera epidemic and food
shortages to bring Zimbabwe before the U.N. Security
Council.
''The British and the Americans are dead set on ensuring
that there is an invasion of Zimbabwe, but without them-
selves carrying it out. In those circumstances, they will
stop at nothing,'' he said in a newspaper interview.
He added, ''We would not be surprised if they spring a
'mission' involving the UN.''
The Chronicle
Who
Asked
Me?
by Beverly Gadson-Birch
(Loosen Up A Little)
Laugh it Off: With all of the serious issues confronting this nation in
2009, it’s a wonder any of us are sane; it is time that we loosen up a bit.
We are not going to get out of this world alive so we might as well live
each day to its fullest. How many of y’all resolved to start your diet this
year and stick to it? Ok, y’all can put your hands down. I resolved to
do likewise but I am still trying to get rid of all of the leftover
Christmas goodies. I am torn between finishing off the cakes or just
tossing them. Mother used to say “there are so many hungry people in
the world and you should not waste food.” Lord knows I try to keep
that in mind so instead of trashing the cakes, I thought mom’s advice
not to waste food was really good advice.
Now, that’s my excuse for trying to finish off the sweets before I begin
my diet for the New Year. What’s yours? I know y’all have tried this
diet and that diet and you are still fat and out of shape. So, what if it
is any consolation, most folks are. If you walked around the block
more than twice a week you think that you are an authority on exercis-
ing. I know. I really do walk some days and on others I just fake it. I
get dress; put on my sweats and walk around the mall from store to
store shopping. When hubby arrives home and sees me sweating he
thinks it is because I have been out exercising. The truth be told, I am
running the marathon from my car to the house trying to get my pack-
ages out of the trunk before he gets home. I know I am not alone so
don’t y’all act like you don’t know what I am talking about.
A costly experience: It’s always good when you can laugh at yourself
but just don’t let someone else do it. A couple of months ago, I took
my prescription for new glasses to one of the local optometrist shop
and you wouldn’t believe what happened. First of all, when you walk
in all of the frames pretty much look the same.. I have never seen so
many old looking frames as the ones in the south. And they have the
nerve to advertise them as designer frames.
Now, just because I am rapidly approaching senior citizen status
doesn’t mean that I have to jump right into it with bifocals and a cane.
I was planning on easing into it. I ain’t trying to be no teenager or
prom queen; y’all excuse my grammar but those days are long gone. I
am one of those young gals at heart. So, let me finish my story. I was
determined that I was going to find just the right frames. So, after
searching through the frames for over 45 minutes, I found one that I
could live with. After all, I just need them for reading. So, after get-
ting fitted for the glasses, I was told to check back in a couple of
weeks. If not, I could pay an additional $10 and get them within a cou-
ple of days. Well, I was in no big hurry to receive the new glasses
because the old ones were just fine.
Let’s fast forward to when I returned to the store after two
weeks. I sat down to try on my new glasses and the darn thing had lens
so thick they looked like coke bottles. I just knew it was some error in
the packaging. I said what the hamsandwich you have here. I could-
n’t believe I waited two weeks to look like a nerd. The saleslady said
your prescription called for whatever you brought in and you selected
the tint and anti-glare. I said you mean to tell me you couldn’t fit my
prescription into a thinner lens. Y’all waiting for the reply. She said “I
didn’t know you wanted thinner lens. In order to get thinner lens you
need to select a different frame and take the anti glare out.” I said how
much anti glare you putting into those glasses. I said to myself, myself
you know you aren’t going to wear those coke bottles so you might as
well find out how to resolve this matter. I said just tell me how much
it’s going to cost me to change out those glasses. She took out her cal-
culator and said, “that will be an additional $125”. I had just finished
paying $1,500 for some dental work so I just wasn’t feeling this added
cost. By this time, I am forgetting my little bit of ‘ligion and I said look
at me, do I look like a teller machine. I said you tell the manufacturer
to get it right this time. I said I came in here with nice frames and thin
lens and I ended up in worse shape than Ray Charles.
Y’all ready for the clincher? The glasses are a little thinner but the
darn prescription is so strong I can’t see out of the glasses. Old folks
would say, that’s money down the drain. I am afraid to ask for a third
attempt at some stylish glasses with the correct lens that doesn’t make
me look like a nerd, what do y’all think?
Update on Viagra: Now, for those of you who read my article on the
Horny Goat Weed vs. Viagra, this information is provided as an
update. I guess since most prices are going through the roof, the price
of Viagra seems to be coming down depending upon the source. After
double checking online, Pfizer still sells the pills for a little over $9.00
per pill. However, you can get the generic brand for about $1.55 per
pill. Remember, the reason I brought this to your attention before
was the cost factor and one of the side effect of Viagra is blindness.
And with the aphrodisiac, Horny Goat Weed, you get to keep your
sight while exercising your might. Y’all baby boomers may remember
growing up when all the talk was about Spanish Fly.
Some of you may have even experimented with it. After all of those
years hearing about Spanish Fly, I recently read an article written by
Allison Van Dusen and Matthew Herper in Forbes Magazine noting
Kidney damage as one of the side effects. And of course anything used
in excess will have side effects. It’s important that you do your
research before taking any medication. Don’t be afraid to discuss your
options with your doctor.
Now, for the record, how many of you baby boomers tried Spanish
Fly? Let me share this with you and then it is time for me to sign off.
Folks who know me know that I hail from a large family. Well, one of
my cousins had the task of making the ice tea for one of our family
gathering. We were not aware that she had poured Spanish Fly into
the tea. Thank goodness the gathering was for adult couples—no
children were present. I should have known something was amiss
when my quiet sister all of a sudden hopped onto her husband’s lap.
She never openly displays affection. I won’t call any names but she is
married to the car salesman. He affectionately calls her “boss”.
Next, my prim and proper school teacher sister-in-law was doing a
lap dance for her husband. That’s the disc jockey’s wife. At this point,
I said something has got to be wrong—not the teacher. And yours
truly who had been in the kitchen cooking, decided with the air condi-
tion on full blast that the kitchen was too hot.
My cousin who had made the tea was just snickering and when we
asked what was so funny, she said “I put Spanish Fly in the tea”. Well,
she has since gone on to be with her Maker, but she almost met her
Maker ten years before time. The ladies were furious but the guys
were enjoying every bit of their new found attention and asked for a
repeat performance by the ladies. Judging from that experience, I
would say Spanish Fly does work, at least on the females. The guys
did not drink any of the cocktail.
Now, don’t y’all go trying to find none of that Spanish Fly stuff.
That was then and this is now.
Just get some rest and exercise and you should be just fine..
Take care and lighten up a bit. We have some serious days ahead
but there is always room for a little laughter. So, let’s kick off the New
Year right.
The Chronicle January 7, 2009-5

As
I
See It
Seat Roland Burris
Hakim Abdul-Ali which he has now appoint- and the lietenant governor
By. Ron Walters ed Roland Burris, or for or the State Assembly
NNPA Columnist other crimes he has com- makes the appointment,
Selective Amnesia Ethics are important in
mitted. such that the process by
which the person would be
I was thinking one day last weekend on a recent return government and if Roland Otherwise, I can find no chosen to have the seat
trip to the Lowcountry about the precious moments that Burris had received his reason to join with those would pristine, or that a
seem to come and go in many “colored” folk’s mind-sets appointment to the U. S. who oppose Burris’s Black person would be
without reflection. Senate as a result of a dis- acceptance of the appoint- chosen.
Somehow, my mind drifted to thoughts of equal rights covered deal with Illinois ment: Blagojevich is the Indeed, the possibility -
and injustice that has occurred throughout this land of Governor Rod Blagojevich legitimately seated and the danger - is that a
ours. It was a challenging prompting, and it made me I would have been the first Governor of the State of much larger set of politics
reflect upon some things that were running through my to reject it. Illinois; he has carried out
head. would enter into the deci-
a Constitutional duty in sion not now envisioned.
I know that I’m not a kid living in a playground of make However, we have just appointing Roland Burris
believe. I know that this is the America(s) where Africans But by putting himself for-
gone through an election in to the vacant Senate seat ward as someone who is
were enslaved and brought here against their wills, and I which Barack Obama did
refuse to forget that the stain of bigotry from that “hue- left by Barack Obama; otherwise qualified and not
not really choose his Burris appears not to have Roland Burris involved in the Governor’s
man” criminality has left many of the Motherland’s scat-
tered children permanently mentally scarred. moment to run. It was lit- been involved at all in the scandal, it will be more dif-
erally thrust upon him by Governor’s charges of cor- someone of great integrity.
This mental scarring runs deep inside the soul of the And as much as I would ficult to reject Burris or
descendants of those Africans who were captured and bru- his popularity, and so the ruption in office; and he is another Black candidate if
moment chose him. eminently qualified to hold prefer that he serve, I priv-
talized in that cruise from hell and back during the infa- the appointment process
mous Middle Passage. Many of today’s descendants, in my Likewise, the situation in the seat. ilege more having a Black
person in the United changes than if he had not
frank opinion, suffer from a case of “Selective Amnesia” which Burris finds himself accepted the appointment.
when it comes to the realities how they act today to a con- was not made entirely by So what this amounts to is States Senate - not under
any circumstances - but It always strikes me as
tinued form of blatant, but not so subliminal, racism. him, he has accepted an guilt by association when strange when I hear people
This point was brought home as a reminder in an totally appointment made, no the association is far from given this situation, some-
unplanned rap session between me, Charleston Chronicle one who is willing, experi- saying that race was
doubt, to improve the having been established. “injected” into an issue
publisher “Jim” French, Barney Blakeney, the Chronicle’s image of the Governor, but In this case, people have enced and qualified
longtime beat reporter, and one of the Lowcountry’s enough to plow through when race was there all
that will amount to very lit- said that the seat is “taint- along, but they either
renowned African-American Civil Rights activists and tle if he is indicted and con- the fog of politics that sur-
business men, “Bill” Saunders. ed” and while I know what couldn’t see it or ignored
victed of having attempted they mean, I can’t quite rounds this appointment to
It was beautiful to be a part of that chance polemic, ultimately secure the seat. it, until it was unavoidable.
because we all were thinking about what is the state of to sell the Senate seat to give the “taint” theory the The absence of Blacks in
preeminent status that I have been an observer of
Black folks’ mind-sets, especially in these conflicting times American politics for a the Senate is a racial prob-
some have. Do they mean
of successes, upheavals and downturns that are challeng-
ing everyone, everywhere, beyond their worlds of imagina- Affluent Blacks that all of the actions long time and have seen
some strange things their
lem; the fact that the
District of Columbia has
tions.
We, as Black men, who gathered in Mr. French’s office, Continue to Be an Blagojevich has taken are
“tainted” and as such colleagues have done that
member of Congress were
no representation in the
Senate – because the per-
were listening respectfully to each other, with somewhat
different views and solutions to how can we wake up the Untapped should be held up – other
executive actions such as willing to ignore. son elected is likely to be
black – is a racial problem.
very obvious malaise that’s in the minds, hearts and souls
of Black folks scattered throughout the nation. It made me Market for bills signed, regulations
made, and etc.? Should I favor taking advantage of No one “injected” race into
this problem. It is racial by
think more perceptively.
Mr. Saunders, a soldier in the struggle for Afro-American
Luxury Brands they all be exculpated or
held up?
a situation that blacks did
not create. It was created nature and the fact that
inclusion in the process of shared democracy for all, by the absence of blacks in some are made uncomfort-
brought up the issue of what are “we” as members of the Senate until Obama able by the manner in
Special to the NNPA from the They haven’t been. If they which Roland Burris is
today’s Black community, going to do about what’s going came along, and the possi-
on in our seemingly dwindling village of communities, Louisiana Weekly mean that the seat is “taint- attempting to claim what is
ed” how do they justify that ble return to that condition
unlike what past involved elders did. now that he has left. our right to be represented
That was an important point as Mr. French and Mr. NEW ORLEANS (NNPA) - when the person appointed in the United State Senate,
Wealthy African- Americans has not been involved in Burris is not responsible
Saunders punctuated the conversation with their own bat- for that. He is putting him- constituting 15 percent of
tlefield memories of those dead, but not forgotten, indige- are a largely untapped and the Governor’s problems. the American, people is
nous heroes and sheroes who gave their literal alls in mak- widely overlooked demo- If they mean that he would self forward in a gutsy
attempt to correct it. He tough. Why penalize us for
ing Charleston, South Carolina, and the rest of the state graphic despite having $29.8 come into the Senate under the process and how pris-
aware that freedom does come by singing a lyric in a song. billion in purchasing power, a cloud, whose cloud is it? - ran for Governor in the
state of Illinois and lost. tine should we be?
It requires committed vision, work and awareness. according to results from a His or the Governor’s?
From today’s graffiti walls appearing on the inner city study released recently. And why is the Senate not He ran for Senate from
Black business and homes to the local fabled hospital that state and lost, but he Dr. Ron Walters is the
The paper, ''Marketing to able to make that distinc- Distinguished Leadership
strike of yesteryear to the state of the Black America, we Affluent African-Americans: tion? was the Comptroller for
all offered our off-the-cuff sentiments about what “we” as three terms, Attorney Scholar, Director of the
Strategic Insights for African American
an aware cadre of ebony souls needed to do to get our acts Reaching an Untapped General for one term, and
together in this process of equality for all. Politics is an interesting, Leadership Center and
Market,'' consisted of online but also sometimes gritty the only Black elected offi-
That’s a daunting ordeal for the aware and concerned cial to win state-wide Professor of Government
masses of “colored” folk to digest, no matter if they live in interviews with affluent game and those who sur- and Politics at the
African-Americans as well as a vive it must master timing before Carol Moseley
Watts, Harlem or the Lowcountry. If you don’t under- Braun won her Senate University of Maryland
stand that we, as a community, need to wake up and start series of regional focus groups as well as qualifications. I College Park. His latest
held in Atlanta, Chicago, have great respect for seat.
dealing with the issues that are destroying us from within, There is no assurance in book is: The Price of
then you might as well say we have a terminal case of Miami and Washington, DC. Danny Davis who rejected Racial Reconciliation. (U.
“Selective Amnesia,” leading to abject political senility. It features the results of the appointment for obvi- Illinois politics that if
Blagojevich is taken out of Michigan Press).
I think, as I write, that the trouble with the masses of insights on the behaviors, atti- ous reasons, because he is
Black folk in today’s struggles for survival and upkeep is tudes, opinions and spending the appointment process,
that they’ve forgotten how we got to where we are now. patterns of affluent African
This point was brought home by Brother Barney as he Americans, defined as individ-
reminded us in the discussion of some issues and points of uals earning at least $75,000
concern that he felt were more relevant and needed to be annually.
addressed sooner than later. ''This study provides mar-
All of this intense conversational discussion showed that keters with insights, case stud-
serious impromptu discussion in the Black community was
and is necessary to destroy any hint that some aware (?) ies, interviews with executives
“colored” folk aren’t taking care of business somewhere in and data to help them more
the bald eagle’s conflicted domain. That’s not always the effectively target this growing
case because there’s definitely some aware, committed and audience of consumers,'' said
aroused brothers and sisters who still have their eyes on Andrea Hoffman, CEO of
the prizes of freedom, justice and equality for all. Diversity Affluence (diver-
To that point, I added that many of our young folk need sityaffluence.com), a consul-
to get on board in being consciously aware that “our-story” tancy that specializes in pro-
isn’t what it is just because you say that you’re Black and viding marketing insights on
proud. Mr. French emphasized that it comes from being affluent ethnic consumers.
educated, with business awareness and having political ''Marketers will benefit
understanding of how the system functions. immeasurably from engaging
That certainly is true in no clearer format than the election these influential consumers
of Barack Obama as the 44th president of this global giant who have been waiting to be
called the United States of America. It didn’t come over acknowledged for years, but
night if you view his past biography under close scrutiny,
and he most definitely is an American and worldwide suc- have been largely ignored by
cess story. most luxury brands,'' she said.
He’s but one man, but he prepared himself for his then The paper was the result of a
unknown future to be where he is in this vaunted realm of collaboration between
power and respect that he now assumes. His rise to politi- Diversity Affluence and
cal prestige wasn’t the result of a form of “Selective UPTOWN magazine.
Amnesia,” but one of committed preparedness and vision- Hoffman recently coined a
ary actualization. new term, ''Royaltons,'' to
That’s very important to recognize, even now, as we cele- refer to American affluent eth-
brate one of the most stunning imaginations having nic consumers. African-
become a reality in American “His-story.” The future is American Royaltons (AARs)
there waiting for those who prepare spiritually and aca- refer to a small but wealthy
demically and don’t forget the struggles that others before group of influential people
them gave and made in order for them to live as they do who purchase items such as
today.
To do otherwise is a step backwards in the advancement Rolex watches, luxury cars
of “our” people’s plight and outcry for freedom, justice and and who frequently travel
equality. Denying this truism is a personal decision and internationally. Hoffman also
borders on partial or loss, especially through shock, psy- noted that the intelligence
chological disturbance, brain injury, or illness. gathered from researching
The concerns of “our” people in the various communities AARs will enable marketers to
where they are located have to discussed just like we did in more effectively reach some of
Mr. French’s office last week in order to ensure that some the most powerful and
of us have not forgotten through neglect, unconcern, or untapped consumers in
“Selective Amnesia” that “we” must unite. For Black today's marketplace.
American and other respected ethnic communities to pros- Other results from the survey:
per there must be a committed consciousness of taking - Royaltons conduct extensive
care of all the issues and concerns that are existing in the research on luxury items
various “hoods” of America. before they buy.
We, in the “our-storically” esteemed African-American - Decisions influencing their
community, must never forget through any form of
“Selective Amnesia” that we have a lot to be proud of, but purchase included tailored
we have to remind ourselves daily that “we” have much advertising, personalized serv-
more work to do in taking care of business. It’s a timely ice and event marketing at the
message that’s relevant for the ages. retail level.
That’s what Brothers French and Saunders, the elders in - AARs are aspirational, and
the discussion, were reminding me and Brother Barney focus on trading up to more
Blakeney about as they highlighted, in no uncertain terms, luxurious brands.
that the struggle is still pressing on us to talk, discuss and - Fashion is an expected luxury
write about before “Selective Amnesia” takes a further and is equally important to
stronghold on the minds of some of our unaware “colored” both men and women.
folk in this community. It’s all about action. - Men's fashion spending is
In a nutshell, I guess what I’m saying today is that we must focused on career and casual
never forgot those who came before us and what struggles, wear, while women spend
sacrifices and achievements that they endured and made in money on purses and shoes.
order for the baton of freedom, justice and quality to be
passed on to the next generation of aware people. Are you ''AARs are a compelling audi-
aware, or are you having one of those “Selective Amnesia” ence because they have money
moments? to spend, economic clout and
If you are I trust that you come back to your right senses word of mouth influence
real quick, because in case you haven’t noticed Black among their peers that could
unemployment, crime, divorces, homelessness and mount- redefine social networking as
ing misery are as real as real can get. Thinking negatively we know it,'' Hoffman said.
about people and your community could lead to a case of ''Marketers must educate
permanent “Selective Amnesia.” themselves about this demo-
Oh, by the way, before I forget, I love you and want to graphic's needs, interests and
remind you to be united as a Black family. That’s crucial to economic significance.''
“our” unity, and that’s, “As I See It.”
6- January 7, 2009 The Chronicle

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Lawyer: Jena Six Teen ShoT Himself Out of Despair

By: Kevin McGill,
Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS - One of
the central figures in the
2007 Jena Six civil rights
case never gave up pursu-
ing his football career,
even after his well-publi-
cized run-ins with the law.
Mychal Bell, an 18-year-old
high school running back,
clung to the hope that he
could earn a college foot-
ball scholarship. Then
came another legal scrape
this Christmas Eve.After
news broke of his arrest on
a shoplifting charge, Bell
shot himself in the chest
Monday with a .22-caliber
handgun. He remained
hospitalized Tuesday but
police said his chest wound
was not life-threatening.
"When it was broadcast
that he was charged with
shoplifting he just felt that
the whole year had been
wasted and that he had
worked all of that time for
nothing," said Louis Scott,
past two days that, because
of the current media atten-
tion he had because of the
shoplifting arrest, he didn't
feel like he could live any-
more," Monroe Police Lt.
Jeff Harris said, reading
from a police report.
Bell and the other mem-
bers of the "Jena Six" once
faced attempted murder
charges in the beating at
Jena High School, in north
central Louisiana's Lasalle
Parish. The charges for all
the defendants were even-
tually reduced. But the
severity of the original
charges brought wide-
spread criticism and even-
tually led more than 20,000
people to converge in
September 2007 on the tiny
town of Jena for a major
civil rights march.
After being sentenced to 18
months following his guilty
plea to juvenile charges,
Bell moved from Jena to
Monroe, where he was in
foster care. He was
released from state supervi-
sion on Dec. 4, said Bill
Furlow, a spokesman for
Reed Walters, the district
attorney for LaSalle
Parish.
A football star at Jena
High until the Barker beat-
ing, Bell had hoped to play
for Monroe's Carroll High
School, where he is on
track to graduate in the
spring. But the Louisiana
High School Athletic
Association wouldn't grant
him a fifth year of eligibili-
ty to play. Bell had spent 10
months in prison awaiting
trial after his 2006 arrest in
the beating case.
"He had kept his grades up
and he had worked out the
whole year even though he
couldn't play. He had dealt
with the fact that the state
athletic association would
not let him play high
school ball," Bell's lawyer,
Louis Scott said Tuesday.
It was unclear whether his
dreams of a college football
career were realistic.
According to Scott, family
members believed Bell was
having encouraging discus-
sions with the University
of Louisiana-Monroe.
School spokesman Adam
Prendergast declined com-
ment. A message was left
Tuesday for the school's
director of football opera-
tions, Peter Martin.
Police said Bell's Rev. Sharpton embraces Mycal Bell
Christmas Eve arrest came
after he allegedly tried to wildly" and one of his misunderstanding.
steal several shirts and a elbows struck the security
pair of jeans from a depart- guard with a glancing "I would be very surprised
ment store and fled when a blow, according to a police if he was shoplifting,"
security guard and off-duty report. He was freed on Scott said. "I had seen him
police officer tried to $1,300 bond. working out every day even
detain him. After they though he knew he wasn't
found him hiding under a Scott said he believed the going to be able to play
car, Bell "swung his arms arrest likely resulted from a high school football."

George Francis, Oldest Man in the U.S., Dies

who represented Bell in
the case where Bell and
five other black teenagers
were charged in the 2006
beating of a white class-
mate.
Bell's grandmother,
Rosie Simmons, and moth-
er, Melissa Bell, told
police that "Mychal had
made comments over the
Watchdogs
Cite Video
Games
for Violence
and Sex
By: Andrew Miga,
Associated Press
81. said.
By: Jason Dearen, Associated
Press UCLA gerontologist Dr. Stephen
Francis, who at his prime barely
Coles, who maintains a list of the weighed more than 100 pounds, was
SAN FRANCISCO - George world's oldest people, said Francis
Francis, the nation's oldest born June 6, 1896, in New Orleans.
lived 112 years and 204 days. As an African-American in the South,
man, who lived through both
world wars, man's first walk on he felt the sting of the Jim Crow-era
With Francis' death, Walter segregation laws in his early life.
the moon and the election of Breuning of Montana, who is 112
the first black president, has
died. He was 112.
years, 98 days old, becomes the His son said Francis tried to enlist in
country's oldest living man. At 114,
Gertrude Baines of Los Angeles is
the U.S. Army during World War I
but was turned down because of his
Francis died Saturday of con-
gestive heart failure at a nurs-
the nation's oldest living person. stature.
ing home in Sacramento, his
The world's oldest person is Maria
son, Anthony Francis, said
Sunday.
century, 100 years in the 20th cen-
tury, and 8 years in the 21st century.
de Jesus of Portugal, who is 115
years, 109 days old, and the oldest
"We always attributed his longevity to
his mental and physical toughness,"
We call him the man of three cen- man is Tomoji Tanabe of Japan, Anthony Francis said.
"He lived four years in the 19th who is 113 years, 101 days, Coles
turies," said the younger Francis,

WASHINGTON - Gang
members slitting the
throats of their rivals and
beating up strippers.
Combatants hacking away
with chain saw-equipped
assault rifles. Football
players taking steroids and
celebrating game victories
with hookers.

Those images flicker

across the screen in some
of the 10 video games that a
media watchdog group
warns should be avoided
by kids and teens under 17.
The National Institute on
Media and the Family is
unveiling its 13th annual
video game report card
Tuesday to help parents
choose games that are
appropriate for their chil-
dren as the holiday shop-
ping season picks up.

The institute in past years

has urged the video game
industry to develop better
ratings and retailers to do
more to prevent kids from
being able to buy mature-
themed games. This year,
citing the positive steps
taken by industry officials
and retailers, the group is
focusing on ways parents
can play a more active role
in safeguarding their chil-
dren from games that
glamorize sex, drugs and
violence.
"In spite of the fact that all
of the games are rated, in
spite of the fact that the
retailers are doing a better
job, we still know that
there are a lot of teenagers
who still spend a lot of
time playing adult-rated
games," said institute pres-
ident David Walsh.

The institute cited figures

from the Pew Internet and
American Life Project
showing 97 percent of all
teens, boys as well as girls,
play video games regularly,
and most parents pay
attention to what their kids
are playing. The group
wants stronger parental
oversight.

"We parents need to wake

up and realize that the
games our kids play do
influence them," said
Walsh. "And it's our job to
make sure they are playing
age-appropriate games. It's
the next big step."

A video game guide for

parents, including tips on
using the parental controls
on game consoles, is high-
lighted in the new report,
which will be available on
the group's Web site.
Bloodshed and brutality
are staples in the list of 10
games to avoid. All the
games were M-rated,
intended for those aged 17
and over.
8-January 7, 2009 The Chronicle
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STATE OF SOUTH come before the Court.

CAROLINA IN THE May 23, 2008 in the RMC
TO MINORS OVER FOUR- STATE OF SOUTH
CIRCUIT COURT

THE NINTH JUDICIAL

TEEN YEARS OF AGE AND
MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF
FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE
CIRCUIT COUNTY
OF CHARLESTON
Office for Charleston County in
Plat Book EL, page 532; said
tract of land having such actu-
CAROLINA IN THE
CIRCUIT COURT
THE NINTH JUDICIAL
ASK
al size, shape, dimensions,

C/A No. 2008-CP-10-485

AND THE PERSON WITH
WHOM THE MINOR RESIDES
AND/OR TO PERSONS
buttings and boundings as
shown on said plat, reference
to which is hereby made for a
CIRCUIT COUNTY
OF CHARLESTON
C/A No. 2007-CP-10-2424
GWEN
UNDER SOME LEGAL DIS- more complete description.
ABILITY: Regis “Ronnie” Chisholm
SAMPLE & ASSOCIATES, YOU ARE FURTHER SUM- Booze’, NNPA
TMS #: 248-00-00-050
LLC; MARY FORDHAM; VER- MONED AND NOTIFIED to Plaintiff, BY Gwendolyn Baines
NELL G. GREENE; apply for the appointment of a
WILHELMINA LEWIS, AND v.
guardian ad litem within thirty All that certain piece, parcel or
(30) days after the service of Carolyn Chisholm Daniel,

My Son's Fiancée is 12 Years

Plaintiff, tract of land situate lying and Joanne Chisholm Byrd, Gloria
this Summons and Notice upon being in the sate and county
you. If you fail to do so, appli- Poinsette Harrison, Archie C.
aforesaid in St. Pauls Parish Moore, Michael C. Moore,
Older Than Me!
v. cation for such appointment which is better described as Robert Poinsette, Jr., Robin
will be made by the Plaintiffs. follows: Tract No. 4 of plat by Poinsette, Yvonne Poinsette
LILLIE M. BROW AKA LILLY Wilson, Chrysler Financial
MAY BROW AKA LILLY M. M, Kenyon Mallard, Reg. C.E. Company, LLC, Domino
LIS PENDENS Six months ago, my son
BROW AKA & L. S. #635, dated August 29, Properties, LLC, Southern Bell marries her, he will earn
LILLIE MAY BROW, ALBERTA PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that 1986 containing 2.4 acres and Telephone and Telegraph called and informed me he every dime. People, both
L. BROWN aka ALBERTHA L. the above named Plaintiffs specifically described on said Company, South C a r o l i n a was getting married. I was
BROWN, have commenced or intend to plat as follows: beginning at an Department of Revenue, and men and women, often
HARRY BROWN, RAYMOND commence an action affecting iron stake on the Northeast John Doe, a fictitious name happy for him. He was tend to marry for financial
BROWN,Jr., ROBERT L. the title to the real estate side of the 50’ R/W road used herein to designate the
unknown heirs at law, distribu-
coming home for a short gain. A 24 year old man
BROWN, MARGARITE JAMI- described below. The 817.03’ West of South Carolina tees, and/or devisees of Helen vacation and bringing her does not need to marry a
SON DEAS, ALICE GRANT, Complaint to be filed simulta- Highway 162, thence N 79 47 Balaam,Mary Streety Balaam, with him. Two days before
EARL neous herewith or within twen- 01 W, 105.27’ to an iron stake, Robert Balaam, Robert woman 30 years older than
GRIMBALL, MICHAEL GRIM- ty days hereof, prays for a suit thence N 79 47 01 W, 111.30’ Balaam, Jr., Alice Cecilia they were to leave, his he. Money alone does not
BALL aka MICHAEL to quiet title for property in to an iron stake, thence N 42 Smalls Chisholm Cecilia fiancée came down sick. make one happy - at least
W. GRIMBALL, ABRAHAM Charleston County, South 30 E, 638.06’ to an iron stake, Chisholm, Diana Chisholm,
Evalese Chisholm,Jennie However, he came home not for long. There is so
HOLLINGTON, ELIJAH JAMI- Carolina. The real estate is thence S 50 150 E, 94.1’ to an without her. He lost money
SON, HENRY JAMISON aka described as follows: old con.mon., thence S 47 30 Chisholm, Jeremiah Chisholm, much that makes a rela-
HENRY JAMESON, MELVIN All that certain piece, parcel or E, 89.0’, thence S 42 30 W,
John C. Chisholm aka John
Chisholm, John Chisholm, Jr.,
because her plane ticket tionship. Think about it.
JAMISON, W I L L I S tract of land, situate lying and 526.91’ to an iron stake, the Louise Chisholm, Sarah was not refundable. Good marriages have other
JAMISON, MATILDA being in the state and county point of beginning. Chisholm, Alice Chisholm When he showed me a pic- things going such as con-
Dusenbury, Archie Moore, Sr.,
MATTHEWS, ROBERT- aforesaid in St. Pauls Parish
BUTTING and bounding on the Geraldine Chisholm Moore, ture of her, I thought she versation, same interests,
MATTHEWS, S U S A N which is better described as
MATTHEWS, EVELYN follows: Tract No. 2 of plat by South by the 50’ R/W road, on Armenia Chisholm Poinsette, looked much older. I didn’t and a bond of true friend-
MICWOOD, BETTY MURRAY, M. Kenyon Millard, Reg. C.E. & the Northwest by Tract No. 5 of Robert E. Poinsette, Sr., Jo
Streety, Julia Rebecca think too much about it ship.
CHRISTINE TOLBERT L.S. #635, dated August 29, the above plat, on the Chisholm Streety, Martha because sometimes young Do your best to discourage
OWENS, WILLIAM 1986, containing 1.2 acres and Northeast by lands now or for- Streety, Viola Streety, James people look old. Then he
PRIOLEAU, JR., BARBARA specifically described on said merly of F.W. & C.A. Cera and Wright, James Wright, Jr., your son. When women
TOLBERT SINGLETON, plat as follows; beginning at an James Smith and on the Lucille Streety Wright, all being gave me the shock. He told marry older men, nothing
FREDDIE SMITH, BENJAMIN iron stake on the Northeast Southeast by Tract No. 3 of the deceased persons; and Mary me that his fiancée was 12 is usually said about it. But
Roe, a fictitious name desig-
TOLBERT, EUGENE side of the 50’ R/W road above plat.
nating all other per- years older than me. even when they do it, too
TOLBERT, ISAAC TOLBERT, 539.06’ West of S.C. Highway
THIS lot cut from Estate of
sons and legal entities Gwendolyn, I couldn’t much of their youth is
JAMES TOLBERT, BETTY 162 and running along the
JEAN TOLBERT Northeast R/W of said road N Robert Tolbert acquired by him
unknown who may have or
claim an interest in or lien upon believe it. Now I feel she wasted. Also, older women
W A S H I N G T O N ; 79 47 01 W, 152.59’ to an iron by deed of Robert Rivers, the real estate described didn’t want to meet me. are terribly possessive,
CHARLESTON C O U N T Y stake, thence N 42 30 E, dated 3 February 1870, record- herein, including any such as
may be infants, incompetents,
Her illness was planned. sometimes to the point of
BUSINESS LICENSE 459.95’ to an iron stake, ed in Book E at Page 96 at My son is 24 and I am 42
USER FEE DEPARTMENT, thence S 47 30 E, 129’ to an Colleton County Court House or under any otherdisability, causing harm.
COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, iron stake, thence S 42 30 W, on 16 December 1911 and now including the Soldiers and which means that she is 54. Margaret, have a heart-to-
Sailors Civil Relief Act,
FIRST FEDERAL OF 378.46’ to an iron stake the shown in Deed Book B27 at Twelve years older than me heart talk with your son.
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAR- point of beginning. Page 220-221 at the RMC Defendants. makes her 30 years older Don’t view him as a man,
OLINA DEPARTMENT OF Office for Charleston County. than my son. Since that
REVENUE; BUTTING and bounding on the AMENDED SUMMONS but vision him as your pre-
JOSEPH S. MCINERNY, South by the 50’ R/W road; on The above described Tract No. time I have looked into her cious little boy.
SHARON E. MCINERNY, the Northwest by Tract No. 3 of 4 has recently been surveyed TO THE ABOVE NAMED financial history.
the above plat, on the She has money – and plenty
ROBERT A. MCKENZIE,
TRUSTEE(S) OF THE Northeast by lands now or for-
and is more
described as:
accurately DEFENDANTS:
of it. Should I object this
.Grandson hates
GREATER ST. LUKE AME merly of James Smith, and on
the Southeast by Tract No. 1 of
YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-
marriage? I feel it is money me because I
CHURCH, TRUSTEE(S) OF
THE ST. PAUL’S AME the above plat.
All that piece, parcel or tract of
land, lying and being in
MONED AND REQUIRED TO
ANSWER the Amended my son is after. refuse to buy car!
CHURCH, WALTER TOLBERT; THIS lot cut from Estate of Charleston County, South Complaint in this action, a copy Margaret
JOHN DOE, a Robert Tolbert acquired by him Carolina and known and desig- of which is hereby served upon Dear Gwendolyn:
fictitious name used hereinto by deed of Robert Rivers, nated as Tract No. 4, contain- you, and to serve a copy of
designate the unknown heirs at dated 3 February 1870, record- ing 2.41 acres, as shown on your Answer upon the under- Dear Margaret:
law, distributees, ed in Book E at Page 96 at that certain plat entitled signed subscriber at James E. Let me tell you this: If he I didn’t have luck with my
devisees, issue, personal Colleton County Court House "BOUDNARY SURVEY OF Reeves, P.A., 400 North Cedar children. I have three boys
representatives, successors on 16 December 1911 and now TRACTS 2, 3 AND 4 248-00- Street, Summerville, SC mence an action affecting the and two girls, all grown.
00-049, 050 AND 051 4.70
and/or assigns of ABRAM
BROWN, EVALINE
shown in Deed Book B27 at
ACRES TOTAL REQUESTED
29483, within thirty (30) days; title to the real estate Two of my sons are serving
Page 220-221 at the RMC thirty-five (35) days if service described below. The
TOLBERT BROWN aka EVE- Office for Charleston County. BY WAYNE WIGGINS LOCAT- is by certified mail, after the Amended Complaint to be filed life sentences in the state
LYN TOLBERT BROWN, ED IN SAINT PAULS PARISH service hereof, exclusive of the simultaneous herewith or with- prison and one son is an
LESLIE BROWN, The above described Tract No. CHARLESTON COUNTY, date of such service; except in twenty days hereof, prays alcoholic. My two girls are
SOUTH CAROLINA" prepared
RAYMOND BROWN, EMMA
BRYAN, THOMAS GAILLARD,
2 has recently been surveyed
by Jerrold Anderson dated
the United States of America for a suit to quiet title for prop- addicted to drugs and have
and is more accurately shall have sixty (60) days; and erty and for partition in
LIE GRIMBALL, described as: December 5, 2008, revised if you fail to file an Answer or Charleston County, South taught their children to
LOVIE TOLBERT GRIMBALL, March 13, 2008 and recorded appear to defend the Amended Carolina. The real estate is hate me.
MARGARET GRIMBALL aka All that piece, parcel or tract of May 23, 2008 in the RMC Complaint within the time described as follows: When they were growing
Office for Charleston County in
MARGARET M. GRIMBALL,
CLARISSA
land, lying and being in
Plat Book EL, page 532; said
aforesaid, the Plaintiffs will All that piece, parcel or tract of up, I worked two jobs at
Charleston County, South apply to the Court for a judg- land, lying and being in
TOLBERT JAMISON aka Carolina and known and desig- tract of land having such actu- ment by default to be rendered Charleston County, South trying to give them the
CLARA TOLBERT JAMISON, nated as Tract No. 2, contain- al size, shape, dimensions, against you for the relief Carolina and known and desig- things that I never had.
JOHN H. ing 1.13 acres, as shown on buttings and boundings as demanded in the Amended nated as containing 27.064 Now, this is my reward.
shown on said plat, reference
JAMISON,
MATTHEWS, PATSY
ELIJAH that certain plat entitled
to which is hereby made for a
Complaint. acres, as shown on that certain The grandchildren (11 in
"BOUNDARY SURVEY OF plat entitled "A BOUNDARY
A.TOLBERT MATTHEWS, TRACTS 2, 3 AND 4 248-00- more complete description. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE SURVEY OF TMS 312-00-00- total) dislike me, and one
SARAH POWELL, 00-049, 050 AND 051 4.70 NOTICE that the Plaintiffs will 049 BEING 27.064 ACRES ON has even tried to have me
EDWIN PRIOLEAU ) ACRES TOTAL REQUESTED TMS#: 248-00-00-051 move for an Order of BROWNSWOOD ROAD harmed. That same grand-
ELIZABETH TOLBERT PRI-
OLEAU, JOE PRIOLEAU,
BY WAYNE WIGGINS LOCAT-
ORDER APPOINTING
Reference or that the Court OWNED BY THE ESTATE OF child is angry because I
ED IN SAINT PAULS PARISH may issue a general Order of JOHN CHISOLM LOCATED IN
ROSALIE TOLBERT CHARLESTON COUNTY, GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI Reference of this action to the THE TOWN OF CHARLESTON will not purchase a car for
PRIOLEAU, WILLIAM PRI- SOUTH CAROLINA" prepared Master-in-Equity, pursuant to COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA" him for Christmas.
OLEAU, DOROTHY SINGLE- by Jerrold Anderson dated Upon reading and filing the Rule 53 of the South Carolina prepared by Southeastern Gwendolyn, I am tired. I
Petition of the Plaintiffs for
TON, DOROTHY
JAMISON SMITH, IONIA TAY-
December 5, 2008, revised
appointment of S. Thomas
Rules of Civil Procedure, on all Surveying of Charleston, Inc. did the best that I could.
March 13, 2008 and recorded issues to come before the dated June 1, 2006 and record-
LOR, ANNA BELLE TOLBERT, May 23, 2008 in the RMC Worley, Jr., Esquire, as Court with direct appeal to the ed July 11, 2008 in the RMC My husband left many
CLAUDIA Office for Charleston County in guardian ad litem nisi for the South Carolina Court of Office for Charleston County in years ago, divorced me and
TOLBERT, ESTELENA TOL- Plat Book EL, page 532; said unknown defendants who are Appeals or South Carolina Plat Book EL, page 632; said married my sister.
minors and unknown defen-
BERT, EZEKIEL TOLBERT,
JULIUS TOLBERT,LOUISE
tract of land having such actu-
dants under other legal disabil-
Supreme Court. tract of land having such actu- I don’t know where I went
al size, shape, dimensions, TO MINORS OVER FOUR- al size, shape, dimensions,
HUTCHINSON TOLBERT, buttings and boundings as ity, collectively designated as TEEN YEARS OF AGE buttings and boundings as wrong with the children,
LUKE D. TOLBERT, MARIA shown on said plat, reference John Doe and Mary Roe, and it AND/OR MINORS UNDER shown on said plat, reference but I do know I refuse to
STEPLIGHT T O L B E R T, to which is hereby made for a appearing that the names and FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE to which is hereby made for a be mistreated and misused
addresses of such minors, or
MARY TOLBERT, ROBERT A.
TOLBERT, ROBERT R. TOL-
more complete description.
other persons under other
AND THE PERSON WITH more complete description. for my money. I know the
WHOM THE MINOR RESIDES
BERT aka ROBERT TOLBERT, TMS#: 248-00-00-049 legal disability, whether resi- AND/OR TO PERSONS TMS#: 312-00-00-049 old saying “you can’t take it
SHERMAN dents or non-residents of the UNDER SOME LEGAL DIS- with you.” but I am tired
NOTICE OF FILING AMENDED
HENNISON TOLBERT, VICTO- AND State of South Carolina, are ABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER
SUMMONS, AMENDED COM- now. I need your advice.—
unknown to the Plaintiffs and
RIA
TOLBERT,
TOLBERT, WILLIE
BENJAMIN cannot with reasonable dili-
SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED
PLAINT, Shontee
All that certain piece, parcel or to apply for the appointment of
WILLIAM, being deceased tract of land situate lying and gence be ascertained, and that a guardian ad litem within thir- LIS PENDENS, AND PETITION Dear Shontee:
persons; and MARY ROE, a being in the state and county S. Thomas Worley, Jr., ty (30) days after the service of AND ORDER APPOINTING You have an odd and pretty
GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI
fictitious name designating all aforesaid in St. Pauls Parish Esquire, is a suitable and com- this Amended Summons and name, now make your life
petent person to understand
other persons and legal enti-
ties unknown,including but not
which is better described as
and protect the rights and
Notice upon you. If you fail to TO THE DEFENDANTS pretty as well. The deci-
follows: Tract No. 3 of plat by do so, application for such ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE
limited to, any person holding M, Kenyon Mallard, Reg. C.E. interest of said minor defen- appointment will be made by HEREBY NOTIFIED that the sion you have made should
the position of or acting as, or & L. S. #635, dated August 29, dants and others under legal the Plaintiff(s). Amended Summons, which be shouted to the world.
on behalf of the Trustee(s) of 1986 containing 1.2 acres and disability, and is not connected YOU WILL ALSO TAKE included a Notice of Intention Too many mothers are
in business with the Plaintiffs
the Greater St. Luke AME
Church or the Trustee(s) of the
specifically described on said
in this action or with their coun-
NOTICE that pursuant to S.C. to Refer Action to the Master- merely misused by their
plat as follows: beginning at Code Ann. §15-61-25 (1976), in-Equity for Final
St. Paul’s AME Church, who an iron stake on highway 162 sel. as amended, if you are a joint Determination and a Notice of children and grandchil-
may have or claim any and running along the north- IT IS ORDERED that S. tenant or tenant in common, Appointment of Guardian Ad dren. This dislike trickles
right, title, estate and/or inter- east R/W of said road N. 79 47 Thomas Worley, Jr., Esquire, you are hereby notified of your Litem Nisi; the Amended down to grandchildren
be, and is hereby designated
est in or lien upon the real
estate
01 W, 125.28’ to an iron stake,
and appointed guardian ad
right to purchase the property, Complaint; and Lis Pendens; because children tend to
thence N 42 30 E, 526.91’ to which is the subject matter of were filed with the Clerk of
described herein, including any an iron stake, then S 47 30 E, litem nisi for said unknown this action, and the need to Court for Charleston County believe and do as they see
such as may be infants, incom- 106’ to an iron stake thence S minor defendants and those notify the Court of your inten- Court of Common Pleas on their parents do.
petents, or under 42 30 W, 459.95’ to an iron other defendants under legal tion. August 29, 2008.
disability, collectively designat-
any other disability, including
the Soldiers and Sailors
stake, the point of beginning.
ed as John Doe and Mary Roe,
LIS PENDENS Never feel like you did
Further, a Petition and Order
Civil Relief Act, BUTTING and bounding on the and is hereby authorized to PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Appointing S. Thomas Worley, something wrong that
south by the 50’ R/W road, on appear and defend said action the above named Plaintiff has Jr., Esquire, whose address caused all your children,
Defendants. the Northwest by Trace No. 4 on behalf of said defendants commenced or intend to com- and phone number are 942 grandchildren included, to
unless said minor defendants
SUMMONS
of the above plat, on the
or other defendants under
McCants Drive, Mt. Pleasant, not be successful. It goes
Northeast by lands of James SC 29464, (843) 884-5474, as
Smith and on the Southeast by other legal disability, shall guardian ad litem nisi, for the that way sometimes.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED
DEFENDANTS: Tract No. 2 of the above plat. within thirty days after the for the Defendants designated Defendants designated as However, be careful and I
service of a copy of a Notice of as John Doe and Mary Roe, John Doe and Mary Roe, have say this because you see
this Order upon them, exclu- have also been filed on
YOU ARE HEREBY SUM- THIS lot cut from Estate of
sive of the day of service, pro- October 14, 2008, which said
also been filed on October 14, cases of deadly harm to eld-
Robert Tolbert acquired by him 2008, which said appointment
MONED AND REQUIRED TO
by deed of Robert Rivers, cure another to be the appointment becomes absolute becomes absolute thirty (30) erly people who refuse to
ANSWER the Complaint in this
action, a copy of which is here- dated 3 February 1870, record- guardian ad litem for said thirty (30) days after the serv- days after the service of this be ‘tramped over’ by family.
by served upon you, and to ed in Book E at Page 96 at minor defendants or other ice of this Notice unless you or Notice unless you or someone Look at what happened to
defendants under legal disabil- someone on your behalf pro-
serve a copy of your Answer Colleton County Court House
ity, for purpose of this action. cure another to be appointed
on your behalf procure another Malcolm X’s wife.
upon the undersigned sub- on 16 December 1911 and now to be appointed as guardian ad
scriber at James E. Reeves, shown in Deed Book B27 at as guardian ad litem to repre- litem to represent their inter-
P.A., 400 North Cedar Street, Page 220-221 at the RMC NOTICE OF FILING SUM- sent their interests in this ests in this action. Enjoy your money and do
Summerville, SC 29483, within Office for Charleston County. MONS, COMPLAINT, LIS action. The purpose of this all the things you never had
PENDENS AND PETITION The purpose of this
thirty (30) days, thirty-five (35)
AND ORDER APPOINTING suit is to determine the inter-
suit is to determine the inter- a chance to do while caring
The above described Tract No. ests of the parties to the prop-
days if service is by certified
3 has recently been surveyed GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI ests of the parties to the prop- erty, which is the subject mat- for your children. Yes, you
mail, after the service hereof,
exclusive of the date of such and is more accurately erty, which is the subject mat- ter of this suit, and to ask the can’t take it with you but
service; except the United described as: TO THE DEFENDANTS ter of this suit, and to ask the Court for an Order from the think about it. You can
ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE Court for an Order from the
States of America shall have
HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Master-in-Equity for
Master-in-Equity for spend it all—before you go.
sixty (60) days; and if you fail All that piece, parcel or tract of Charleston County approving
to file an Answer or appear to land, lying and being in Summons, which included a Charleston County approving the sale of the property to the
defend the Complaint within Charleston County, South Notice of Intention to Refer the sale of the property to the Defendant, Domino Properties, ***Are you a writer seeking
the time aforesaid, the Carolina and known and desig- Action to the Master-in-Equity Plaintiff, Sample & Associates, LLC. to be published? For
for Final Determination and a LLC.
Plaintiffs will apply to the Court nated as Tract No. 3, contain-
ing 1.16 acres, as shown on Notice of Appointment of JAMES E. REEVES, P.A. details write to Gwendolyn
for a judgment by default to be JAMES E. REEVES, P.A. Baines at: P. O. Box
rendered against you for the that certain plat entitled Guardian Ad Litem Nisi; the
relief demanded in the "BOUDNARY SURVEY OF Complaint; and Lis Pendens;
BY:
By 10066, Raleigh, NC 27605-
Complaint. TRACTS 2, 3 AND 4 248-00- were filed with the Clerk of James E. Reeves, Esquire 0066 (to receive a reply
Court for Charleston County
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE 00-049, 050 AND 051 4.70
ACRES TOTAL REQUESTED Court of Common Pleas on JAMES E. REEVES, ESQUIRE 400 North Cedar Street send a self-addressed
NOTICE that the Plaintiffs will stamped envelope) or email
move for an order of reference BY WAYNE WIGGINS LOCAT- August 21, 2008. Summerville, SC 29483
or that the court may issue a ED IN SAINT PAULS PARISH Further, a Petition and Order 400 North Cedar Street
Summerville, SC 29483 (843) 832-7337
her at: gwenbaines@hot-
general order of reference of CHARLESTON COUNTY, Appointing S. Thomas Worley, mail.com or visit her web-
Jr., whose address and phone
this action to the Master-in- SOUTH CAROLINA" prepared
by Jerrold Anderson dated number are 942 McCants (843) 832-7337 STe site at:
Equity, pursuant to Rule 53, www.gwenbaines.com
South Carolina Rules of Civil December 5, 2008, revised Drive, Mouth Pleasant, South
March 13, 2008 and recorded Carolina, 29464; (843) 884- ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
Procedure, on all issues to
5474, as guardian ad litem nisi,
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY
CHARLESTON
OF
WACHOVIA BANK
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, AS
TRUSTEE OF THE
SECURITY NATIONAL
MORTGAGE LOAN
TRUST 2005-1,
Plaintiff,
v.
ANNABELLE S. FRAZIER
AND IF SHE IS DEAD, HIS
HEIRS, PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVES, SUC-
CESSORS, ASSIGNS,
SPOUSES AND CREDI-
TORS, AND ALL OTH-
ERS CLAIMING ANY
RIGHT, TITLE OR INTER-
EST IN THE REAL ESTATE
KNOWN AS 12 ENDO
DRIVE, C H A R L E S T O N ,
SOUTH CAROLINA,FIRST
FEDERAL SAVINGS AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION OF
CHARLESTON AND CITY
OF CHARLESTON HOUS-
ING AND ECONOM-
IC DEVELOPMENT,
Defendants.
IN THE COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS
Case No. 2008-CP-10-4804
(NON-JURY MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE)
AMENDED SUMMONS
DEFICIENCY DEMANDED
TO THE DEFENDANTS
ABOVE NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY
SUMMONED and required
to appear and defend by
answering the Amended
Complaint in this action, of
which a copy is herewith
served upon you, and to
serve a copy of your
Answer to the Amended
Complaint upon the sub-
scriber at his address,
Larry D. Cohen, LLC,
Attorney at Law, P.O. Box
30547, Charleston, South
Carolina 29417, within thir-
ty (30) days after the serv-
ice hereof, exclusive of the
day of such service; except
that the United States of
America, if named, shall
have sixty (60) days to
answer after the service
hereof, exclusive of the day
of such service; and if you
fail to Answer the Amended
Complaint within the time
specified above, or other-
wise appear and defend,
the Plaintiff in this action
will apply to the Court for
the relief demanded in the
Amended Complaint, and
judgment by default will be
rendered against you for
the relief demanded in the
Amended Complaint.
R E S P E C T F U L LY
SUBMITTED,
Larry D. Cohen, LLC
Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 30547
Charleston, South Carolina
29417
Tel. (843) 225-4445
Fax (843) 225-2009
ATTORNEY FOR THE
PLAINTIFF
Charleston, South Carolina
August 29, 2008
NOTICE OF FILING
DEFICIENCY DEMANDED
NOTICE IS HERE-
BY GIVEN that the
Amended Lis Pendens,
Amended Civil Cover
Sheet, Amended Summons
and Amended Complaint in
this action were filed in the
Office of the Clerk of Court
for Common Pleas for
Charleston County, South
Carolina on September 18,
2008.
Larry D. Cohen, LLC
P.O. Box 30547
Charleston, South Carolina
29417
Tel. (843) 225-4445
Fax (843) 225-2009
ATTORNEY FOR THE
PLAINTIFF
Charleston, South Carolina
September 23, 2008
NOTICE OF ORDER
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January 27, 2009, at 103
IDC 0900 City of Charleston St. Philip Street, can call: RELAY SC #1-800-735-2905
Invitation for Professional Services Charleston, SC.
Project: IDC 0900, Multidiscipline engineering services
Public Notice of Meeting will be posted at: Front lobby, 823
Meeting Street, Charleston SC
Proposed Form of Contract: City of Charleston’s Indefinite
Delivery Contract - Large
Description of Project: Provide engineering design servic-
es for the City of Charleston Capital Projects Division on
an as-needed basis. Projects may include new construc-
tion, repairs & systems replacement. The contract period
shall not exceed two years. The maximum fee for the IDC
shall be $300,000, with a maximum fee of $100,000 for
each delivery order.
Anticipated Construction Cost Range: $5,000 - $1,000,000
per project.
Description of Professional Services Anticipated for
Project:
Civil Engineering, landscape architecture, surveying, struc-
tural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing. Firms must
offer a minimum of civil, surveying and landscape architec-
ture services in-house, but may utilize sub-consultants for
others. M/WBE firms are encouraged to apply.
Resumes:
Current Federal Standard Forms 254 and 255 are to be
submitted. If consultants are to be used, they must be
included in a single Form 255 for the proposed team.
Selection Criteria:
A Selection Committee will evaluate the information sub-
mitted and will select three finalists for interviews. The fol-
lowing criteria will be used to evaluate each firm:
Past performance
Ability of professional personnel
Related experience on similar projects
Demonstrated ability to meet time and budget
Location of firm
Resume Deadline Date: 4:00 PM, January 30, 2009.
Number of Copies: Seven
Name of Project Manager:
Dustin Clemens, ASLA
City of Charleston
Department of Parks
823 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29403
Tel: (843) 724-7322
Fax: (843) 724-7300
E-mail: clemensd@ci.charleston.sc.us
* We follow SC Office of State Engineer fee guidelines*
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a s t h e fi r s t A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n
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r a t e . T h e s e s e a t s w o n ’t l a s t l o n g .
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