October 25 2012 - The Mississippi Link

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www.mississippilink.com
Vol. 19, No. 1
October 25 - 31, 2012
50¢
Dedicating our 19th-year Anniversary
Issue to our Advertisers
Legacy of
The
Mississippi
Link
local business
icon continues salutes advertisers
Glenda Rushing
picks up mantle
By Jackie Hampton
Publisher
For the past
19 years, The
Mississippi Link
has fostered remarkable relationships with
individuals, organizations,
and businesses, not only in
the community in which we
publish each week, but also
with others across the country. We value these relationships and credit them for our
success.
It is no small feat that The
Mississippi Link has not
only survived but prospered.
Many print publications
across the nation have completely folded in the past few
years and others have eliminated their print edition and
By Othor Cain
Managing Editor
Operating under the mantle
of ‘Down Home…Down the
Street’ is what keeps Piggly
Wiggly in business today. It
is this mindset and a spirit
of family, love and affection
that Harrell Gene Rushing
harnessed in 1984 when he
opened his first grocery store
in Ridgeland, Miss.
It’s a spirit that he shared
with his wife Glenda for more
than 47 years of marriage
before the untimely accident
that claimed his life in 2010.
“I know that my family and
I were blessed to have shared
this wonderful man with so
many people,” she said. “He
was a rare individual.”
Those that knew him [Rushing] knew that he was an astute businessman.
“I learned so much from
him and it is because of him
that I’m able to act in my capacity as store manager for
the Meadowbrook store,”
shared Anderson Haynes. “I
have been working at Piggly
Wiggly since I was 16 years
old.”
Rushing believed in connecting with the community,
giving back and serving as a
mentor for young people.
“We have been advertising
with The Mississippi Link for
so many years because my
husband recognized its value
to the community,” Glenda
said. “I often joke with our
graphic and warehouse peo-
Rushing
ple that our ad in your paper
looks so good, in fact I say, it
looks better than the circular
we print weekly.”
The relationship Rushing
established with The Mississippi Link has created a partnership that extends beyond a
“salesperson/client” environment.
“Mr. Rushing was one of
my first full-page long-term
clients,” said Jackie Hampton,
publisher of The Mississippi
Link. “Whenever I called on
him to help with a community
project, with our local school
system or whatever, he never
hesitated to say yes.”
Always seeing the good in
a person is an attribute that
Glenda said keeps the business going. “He had this innate ability to see the potential in everyone,” she said.
“He believed in giving a per-
in our newspaper and in our
readers and subscribers.
We consider our advertisers our partners because
partners rely on one another for growth. Without this
partnership we could not
have hired the best employees, produced the greatest
weekly newspaper, built the
greatest digital publication
and web site, and as a staff,
could not have met some of
the best people in the world.
We truly believe in our advertisers and their products
just as they believe in us and
our growing audience, and
for this we proudly salute
them and proudly dedicate
this our 19th Anniversary
Edition to past and current
“Mississippi Link Advertisers.”
publish only a digital edition. We are very fortunate
that our print edition continues to grow while our daily
online edition and weekly
digital e-edition are holding
its own and growing.
However, we dare not
boast about our success without sharing with our readers
who really is responsible for
our growth and success.
We could easily say that
it is because of our founder,
Socrates Garrett, who recognized 19 years ago that
African-Americans needed
a brand new outlet in which
their stories could be told
without bias or prejudice; or
we could credit our success
to the talented editors, reporters, graphic artists, copy
editors, and other staff who
over the years made sure we
consistently published a first
class product each and every week. We also have the
distinction of not missing a
single issue during 19 years
of publication.
We could also credit our
readers for choosing to read
our product each week and
for telling us what you like
about our newspaper and on
occasions, what you don’t
like, and for that we are so
grateful because we value
their comments and often
times have made adjustments based on them.
But as we celebrate this
milestone, we must pay special recognition to our advertisers for our success and
longevity. Our advertisers
have proven that they believe
Although Wattleton has
traveled across the nation
as an evangelist, she never
lost her home connection;
staying close with family,
friends and The Mississippi
Link.
The newspaper keeps the
connection strong; it is “the
link” that makes Mississippians, wherever they live,
stronger in commitment to
their home state.
Wattleton said, “I watched
my nephew (Socrates Garrett) start this paper, and it
has been a tremendous work
for him. I appreciate the effort he has put into it.”
Her advice to the newspa-
per: “Make sure the articles
are not too long and get to
the point. Other than that,
I think it is a high ranking
source of news for us.
Wattleton
turns
97-years-old Nov. 21. She
has witnessed the election
of an African American as
president of these United
States, where once it was
illegal for African Americans to vote.
Wattleton said after living in other states, this is
where she wants to live
out the rest of her days.
She said, “I will be
reading my bible and The
Mississippi Link till then.” Wattleton
Mississippi Link subscriber: Rev.
Wattleton, 96, loves her newspaper
By Ayesha K. Mustafaa
Staff Writer
Asked how long she has
been reading The Mississippi Link, Ozie Wattleton
responded, “Ever since it
started. I was so impressed
with that newspaper, and it
has come a long way.” The
newspaper turns 19 years old
this week.
“It ought to be going out
more than once a week. It
turned out to be such a beautiful paper,” Wattleton continued. “I have a friend in
Los Angeles who gets The
Mississippi Link, and she
loves it. She is originally
from Mississippi.
Piggly Wiggly
Continued on page 5A
Congratulations to The Mississippi
Link in these changing times
By Ayesha K. Mustafaa
Staff Writer
Inside
On the 19th anniversary of
The Mississippi Link, Eric
Stringfellow, chair of the department of mass communication at Tougaloo College,
sent his congratulations, adding, “Be stronger.”
Stringfellow said his initial relationship with The
Mississippi Link was as a
consultant.
“Stringfellow has shown an
interest in the success of The
Mississippi Link from it’s inception and liberally shared
his newspaper publishing
expertise. He devoted hours
of training to the budding
staff. Even as a novice editor,
I felt secure in following his
directives because I trusted
his professional background
Curry on Romney
He supports Obama’s
foreign policy
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in publishing,” said Minnie
Garrett, editor emerita.
Referring to the founder of
the newspaper, Stringfellow
said, “I gave Socrates (Garrett) my perspective from a
distance.
“You can never have too
many strong voices in a place
like Jackson. I have been a
consultant to The Mississippi
Link over the years, although
Hamer Statue
Unveiled
Civil rights icon honored
Page 3B
“
most of my career was at the
Clarion Ledger.
“In a venue like Jackson
with one of the largest black
populations percentage wise
in the country, Stringfellow
said, “You need a voice to
cater to that population and
The Mississippi Link fills the
void.”
He added that while there
are other newspapers in the
Nobody else is going
to want you. You’re fat
and talk too much.
”
- Funmi Franklin
Author and Founder of TAPS
Page 2B
black community that are
older than The Mississippi
Link, they do not have the
Link’s economic sophistication.
“Newspapers play a critical
role in the community, but it
also is about business and
about making money. The
Changing times
Continued on page 5A
Stringfellow
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A judge has allowed a portion of a federal lawsuit to go forward against a former Murrah High School basketball coach who
admitted whipping players with a weight belt and Jackson Public
Schools, court officials said.
Cellphone video of the 2010 incident during a basketball practice
made national headlines. Former Murrah coach Marlon Dorsey admitted to using the 10-pound weight belt on the players, but said he
did it to keep them out of trouble and never intended to hurt them.
A federal lawsuit filed by three of Dorsey’s former players claims
that the coach inflicted physical and verbal abuse, which violated
their civil rights.
“These young men were disciplined in a way that other students
that engaged in the same or similar offenses were not,” said attorney Lisa Ross, who is representing the players.
Ross said the players’ rights to equal protection under the law
were violated by both Dorsey and JPS. Their lawsuit seeks monetary compensation, which could be determined by a jury.
Vicksburg’s season over; Murrah
ineligible for playoffs
Federal lawsuit OK’d
against coach accused
of whipping players
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2 Mississippi inmates
wanted in slaying
captured in Louisiana
Vicksburg, Murrah
players suspended after
fight on football field
Vicksburg High School won’t finish its football season and Murrah High
School is ineligible for the playoffs as a result of a fight on the field involving
players, officials said.
The fight broke out Friday, Oct. 19, in the fourth quarter of the MurrahVicksburg game, Jackson Public Schools’ officials said. The fracas began
after an on-side kick, school officials said. Players from both teams joined
the melee on the field.
Vicksburg coach Tavares Johnson Sr. collapsed on the field after he was
hit in the head with a helmet. Johnson was taken to River Region Medical
Center, where he was treated and released on Saturday, officials said.
“Since the majority of the Vicksburg High School players did leave the
bench, we will not have enough players to complete our season,” said
Elizabeth Swinford, VWSD Superintendent.
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Judge won’t delay trial
for ex-Jackson officer
Payne charged in bribery case
A federal judge has denied a request to delay the trial
of a former Jackson police officer charged with accepting
bribes to protect drug shipments.
Anthony Ricardo Payne’s lawyer said in asking to delay
the case that she needs more time to review the evidence
with her client. The trial is scheduled for Nov. 13 in U.S.
District Court in Jackson.
Two other former officers, Monyette Quintel Jefferson
and Terence Dale Jenkins, pleaded guilty Oct. 17. They
were charged with taking bribes from FBI agents they
thought were drug dealers.
Their sentencing will be held Jan. 7.
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City says Fortification
Street project rolling
along on schedule
Martin, Bass found in bar on
Bourbon Street in New Orleans
$9M project should be complete late
next year
Authorities said two Mississippi inmates suspected of fatally
stabbing a 95-year-old woman after escaping from a prison have
been captured in a bar on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
WDAM-TV reported that 22-year-old James Robert Martin and
26-year-old David Bass were captured Oct. 23 by U.S. Marshals.
Corrections officials said the two left the Forrest County Community Work Center Saturday afternoon. Martin was serving a
five-year sentence for a grand larceny conviction from Monroe
County. Bass was serving a seven-year sentence for five burglary
convictions from Lee County.
The Lamar County Sheriff’s Department said the men are now
wanted for capital murder in connection with the death of 95-yearold Ada Smith, who was found dead in her Lamar County home.
Jackson city officials said Oct. 23 that the Fortification Street
project is on schedule and may even wrap up early.
Jackson resident Imogene Clark, who lives near Fortification
Street, said the road construction doesn’t bother her.
“I’m so happy they’re doing it. I’m not complaining. I’m not complaining at all,” Clark said.
Clark, like many residents in the area, said vehicles have suffered
because of the condition of the road, and a fix is long overdue.
“It just tore the bottom out of it. You would hit all these bumps. You
wouldn’t realize they were there. Then all of a sudden you would go,
‘Boom!’” Clark said.
The nearly $9 million project is slated to take 18 months and to be
completed by late next year.
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NATIONAL
October 25 - 31, 2012
THE mississippi link • 3A
Romney supports many of Obama’s foreign policy positions
By George E. Curry
NNPA Editor-in-Chief
WA S H I N G TON (NNPA) What was billed
as the third and
final debate between President
Barack Obama
and Republican challenger Mitt
Romney Monday night, Oct. 22,
often featured the former Massachusetts governor agreeing with
actions taken by the president on
foreign policy.
Unlike his acerbic performance
in the earlier debates, Romney
agreed with at least a half-dozen
actions taken by Obama, including instituting economic sanctions against Iran, wanting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
to step down, increasing the use
of drones, implementing a troop
surge in Afghanistan, and supporting the killing of Osama bin
Laden.
At one point, Obama said:
“What you’ve just heard Gov.
Romney say is that he doesn’t
have different ideas.”
A CBS News/GFK instant poll
of uncommitted voters showed
that 53 percent thought Obama
won the debate; 23 percent favored Romney and 24 percent
called it a tie.
During the 90-minute debate
in Boca Raton, Fla., Romney repeated his charge that Obama had
taken an “apology tour” around
the world when he first entered
office.
The Washington Post fact
checker stated: “… it is an article
of faith among top Republicans
that President Obama has repeatedly apologized for the United
States and its behavior. Even
more, the argument goes, he does
not believe in American strength
and greatness. The assertion feeds
into a subterranean narrative that
Obama, with his exotic, mixedrace background, is not really
American in the first place.”
It concluded, “The claim that
Obama repeatedly has apologized
for the United States is not borne
out by the facts, especially if his
full quotes are viewed in context.”
The Washington Post awarded the
charge four Pinocchios, described
as a whooper of a lie.
When Romney mentioned that
the United States has fewer naval
ships than it had in 1916, Obama
replied, “Well, Governor, we also
have fewer horses and bayonets,
because the nature of our military has changed. We have these
things called aircraft carriers,
where planes land on them. We
have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines. And
so the question is not a game of
Battleship, where we’re counting
ships. It’s what are our capabilities?”
Obama repeatedly accused
Romney of being “all over the
map.” He specifically criticized
the Republican nominee for saying he would have asked Pakistan’s permission before entering
that country to hunt down Bin
Laden. Obama made no such request before approving the mission that ended with the killing of
Bin Laden.
Summarizing his foreign policy
accomplishments, Obama said,
“We ended the war in Iraq, refocused our attention on those who
actually killed us on 9/11. As a
consequence, Al Qaeda’s core
leadership has been decimated.
In addition, we’re now able to
transition out of Afghanistan in a
responsible way, making sure that
Obama and Romney greet each other before one of three presidential debates
Afghans take responsibility for
their own security. That allows us
also to rebuild alliances and make
friends around the world to combat future threats.”
Obama continued, “Now with
respect to Libya, as I indicated in
the last debate, when we received
that phone call, I immediately
made sure that, number one, we
did everything we could to secure
those Americans who were still in
harm’s way; number two, that we
would investigate exactly what
happened; and number three, most
importantly, that we would go after those who killed Americans
and we would bring them to justice. And that’s exactly what we’re
going to do.”
In a shift of tactics, Romney
tried to attack Obama from the left,
saying the United States “can’t kill
our way out of this mess” of religious extremism. Even though the
debate focused on foreign policy,
each candidate eased in references
to domestic issues.
On one, the bailout of the auto
industry, the Washington Post
fact checker said: “In the tangled
debate over whether the auto industry would have survived under Romney’s bankruptcy plan,
Obama has the edge on the argu-
ment. This exchange is drawn
from a headline - ‘Let Detroit Go
Bankrupt’ - on an opinion article
written by Romney for the New
York Times. But he did not say
that in the article. (He repeated the
line, however, on television.)”
It continued, “Ultimately, along
with getting nearly $80 billion in
loans and other assistance from
the Bush and Obama administrations, GM and Chrysler did go
through a managed bankruptcy.
“Many independent analysts
have concluded that taking the approach recommended by Romney
would not have worked in 2008,
simply because the credit markets
were so frozen, that a bankruptcy
was not a viable option at the
time.”
In one lively exchange, Romney again boasted that Massachusetts students led the nation in
standardized test scores for math
and reading while he was governor. The Washington Post fact
checker stated, “He is correct, but
many educational experts credit
the scores to a comprehensive education overhaul that the state began a decade before the Republican presidential candidate became
governor.”
Turning to Romney, Obama
said: “But Governor, when it
comes to our foreign policy, you
seem to want to import the foreign
policies of the 1980s, just like the
social policies of the 1950s and the
economic policies of the 1920s.”
It is unclear how much impact
Monday night’s debate will have
on voter preferences. In three
battleground states, for example Colorado, Virginia and Wisconsin
- less than 10 percent of voters in
each state ranked national security
as their top priority. It was considered less important than the economy, the deficit and health care.
Perhaps more important than
the topic of the last debate is how
each candidate is perceived as a
leader. Vice President Joe Biden
said at a rally in Florida over the
weekend, “Presidential elections
are about character and the character of your convictions. My
guy never tells you anything he
doesn’t mean and he doesn’t do.”
Various polls show both Obama
and Romney with a small edge.
However, it is important to remember that state figures are far
more important than national
numbers because that’s the pathway to victory in the Electoral
College where the election is decided.
An Ohio poll recently released
by Quinnipiac University/CBS
News showed Obama with a 50
- 45 percent lead over Romney.
“The good news for Gov. Romney is that he has sliced President
Obama’s lead in Ohio in half in the
last month,” said Peter A. Brown,
assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
“The bad news for Romney,
and the good news for Obama, is
that no Republican has ever won
the White House without carrying
Ohio and the challenger is running
out of time to make up the remaining difference.”
The New York Times’popular
“FiveThirtyEight” column calculates that Obama has a 67.6 percent chance of winning the Electoral College. Romney is given
only a 32.4 percent chance of upsetting Obama.
It notes, “These estimates might
seem to be incongruous with national polls that show a nearly
tied race. But the FiveThirtyEight
method is, principally, an Electoral College simulation, and
therefore relies more heavily on
state-by-state polls.” That simulation gives Obama 288 delegates to
Romney’s 250.
In the all-important battleground states, Obama is favored
in Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Romney has the lead in Florida, New
Hampshire, North Carolina and
Virginia.
Nat Silver, author of the popular New York Times column noted,
“There remains an outside chance
that the race will break clearly toward one or the other candidate,
after the third debate or because
of some intervening news event.
But the odds are strong that we
will wake up on Nov. 6 with a reasonable degree of doubt about the
winner. For that matter, we may
wake up on Nov. 7 still uncertain
about who won.
“Nonetheless, stipulating that
the race is clearly very close is not
an adequate substitute for placing
any kinds of odds on it at all. And
the central premise behind why
we see Mr. Obama as the modest
favorite is very simple: he seems
to hold a slight advantage right
now in enough states to carry 270
electoral votes.
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Piggly Wiggly
Changing times
Continued from page 1
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son a second, third and fourth
chance.”
Today, Glenda has taken
the mantle and is running the
day-to-day operations of the
store. “My role was the accountant and I had an office
at home,” she said. “Now I
get up every morning and go
to the office and I’m blessed
to have my health and I’m
blessed to have so many won-
derful employees, otherwise I
couldn’t do it.”
Operating
nine
stores
across the state, Piggly Wiggly has had to incorporate
the use of social media into
its core marketing strategy. “While we will never
abandon traditional media
or advertising, we have to
compete on a different level
today,” Glenda said. “There
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Chairman.................................................L. Socrates Garrett
Publisher.................................................Jackie Hampton
Managing Editor.....................................Othor Cain
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Graphics..................................................Marcus Johnson
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Writer.......................................................Ayesha K. Mustafaa
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are so many more options
and choices available but we
believe that our customer service, our commitment to excellence and our traditional
core family values will always win.”
Glenda said Piggly Wiggly
is here to stay and they will
never stray from their mantra “Down Home…Down the
Street.”
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Mississippi Link has a model
for that.”
He also recognized The
Mississippi Link and its publisher Jackie Hampton for
providing scholarships for
some of his students at Tougaloo.
One student recently used
his scholarship to buy books.
On another occasion, The
Mississippi Link provided
scholarships for Tougaloo
students to attend the National Newspaper Publishers
Association’s (NNPA) Winter Conference in Florida,
with emphasis on coverage of
HIV/AIDS in the black community.
Now a graduate of Tougaloo, Tyler Carter was the ben-
eficiary of that scholarship,
attending the NNPA conference along with Stringfellow.
“As a weekly subscriber to
The Mississippi Link, I would
like to see it do more interpretation and analysis,” Stringfellow said.
“The Mississippi Link has
the opportunity to give another perspective than what is
out there already on a weekly
basis, as the day-to-day news
already has broke,” he added.
In terms of the internet impact on black newspapers,
Stringfellow said, “The Mississippi Link, as well as other newspapers, need to take
measures to remain relevant.
We will see less and less
printed products,” he said.
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“For example, New Orleans
does not have a daily paper
- its local paper only prints
three days a week,” said
Stringfellow. “But the African
American press can step up
and fill any void left.”
Stringfellow said he has
viewed The Mississippi Link’s
online edition at www.themississippilink.com. “Actually,
the internet has leveled the
playing field. The question
is, are we going to take advantage of that?” questioned
Stringfellow.
“With the downsizing of
mainstream media, journalists are going back to smaller
newspapers and that does
well for the African American
press,” he concluded.
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Man sentenced in home
invasion, sexual assault
Associated Press
LUCEDALE - A 47-yearold man has been sentenced
to prison for 50 years for a
home invasion, in which he
held a mother and daughter
captive and sexually assaulted them.
The Sun Herald reports
(http://bit.ly/TcIZzU) Judge
Kathy King Jackson sentenced Daniel Wayne Hoven on Monday, Oct. 22, in
George County Circuit Court
for crimes committed at a
home in the Howell community June 11, 2011.
The judge ordered him to
serve 30 years day-for-day
for two counts each of kid-
napping and sexual battery,
and gave him 25 years for
the burglary of an occupied
dwelling.
The judge suspended five
years of the burglary term,
leaving 20 to serve followed
by five years of probation.
She ordered the prison terms
to run consecutively.
Weekly West Nile case
total falls to 8 in Miss
Associated Press
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting eight new human cases of
West Nile virus, the lowest
total in months.
Two new cases were reported in Perry County, while one
new case apiece was reported
in Adams, Jones, Lincoln,
Rankin, Perry, Sunflower and
Washington counties.
The state has now reported
233 cases and five deaths this
year. It’s the highest-ever
number of West Nile cases reported in Mississippi,
which has suffered one of the
highest 2012 per-capita rates
of the disease of any state.
The number of cases has
been slowly falling in recent weeks with cooler, drier
weather.
In 2011, Mississippi had
52 West Nile virus cases and
five deaths. The Health Department only reports laboratory-confirmed cases to the
public.
Louisiana murder suspect
arrested in Mississippi
Associated Press
PASS CHRISTIAN - A man
suspected of murder in Louisiana was arrested Tuesday, Oct.
23, in Mississippi, the Harrison
County sheriff said.
Sheriff Melvin Brisolara
told WLOX-TV (http://bit.ly/
POxXS2) that his office re-
ceived a call from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s office
seeking help to catch Billie
Glend Rawson Jr.
Brisolara said Louisiana officials believe Rawson committed a crime that morning and
then drove east toward Mississippi.
Deputies found a vehicle
matching the one described to
them at a gas station off Interstate 10 and arrested Rawson
without incident.
The 39-year-old is being
held without bond in the Harrison County jail pending an
extradition hearing.
Bankrupt broadcaster sells
Mississippi TV station
Associated Press
Roberts
Broadcasting
has sold Jackson television WRBJ-TV to religious
broadcaster Trinity Broadcasting Network.
Media Venture Partners,
which the bankrupt Roberts
hired to sell its stations in
Jackson, Columbia, S.C., and
Evansville, Ind., said the station will begin showing Trin-
ity’s Christian programming.
The station, which airs on
channel 34, currently shows
programming from the CW
network. The move could
leave the Jackson television
market without a CW affiliate.
No price was disclosed.
Brothers Steve and Mike
Roberts also own hotels, including the shuttered Roberts
Walthall Hotel in downtown
Jackson.
The Roberts’ four television stations each filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in October 2011,
with WRBJ listing $1.23 million in debts and $174,000 in
assets. Court papers show the
station has lost from $10,000
to $30,000 each month in recent months.
Hancock CEO named
to banking board seat
Associated Press
GULFPORT - John Hairston, CEO of Hancock Holding Co., has been elected to
the board of directors of the
American Banking Association.
Hancock Holding is the
parent of Hancock Bank and
Whitney Bank.
The Sun Herald reports
(http://bit.ly/XUvAx1) Hairston’s election took place
at the organization’s recent
meeting in San Diego. He is
one of nine members elected
to the board and one of six
who will serve a three-year
term.
Hairston, a Gulfport native,
joined Hancock Bank in 1994
as chief operations officer. He
also is chairman of the Mississippi Gaming Commission.
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BUSINESS
October 25 - 31, 2012
THE mississippi link • 7a
SBA says black
Death of
banks need to step
up lending practices Affirmative Action
B u s i n e s s
By Mason Harrison
Contributing Writer
The U.S. Small Business
Administration is asking
black bankers to step up efforts to provide financing for
minority entrepreneurs seeking start-up and continuing
capital for their businesses.
The move comes as the
leaders of the nation’s blackowned financial institutions
gathered in New Orleans recently during a convention
for the black bankers’ trade
association.
The Washington, D.C.based National Bankers Association convened in New
Orleans Oct. 2-4 and featured a presentation on the
importance of minority business development by SBA
deputy administrator, Marie Johns. Johns is in charge
of managing programs and
policy development for the
SBA, a cabinet-level government agency under President
Barack Obama.
“Small businesses in underserved communities need
to have access to capital to
grow,” Johns said.
However, to date, black
banks across the country have
not been a traditional source
for would-be and existing business owners to seek out when
exploring financing options.
“There has been a dearth
of participation in the lending process,” Johns said, “be-
cause some of our requirements may not have been
clear in the past. But we’ve
listened to financial institutions and we have worked to
streamline the process that we
have in place.”
The SBA doesn’t directly
lend to small businesses, but
the agency helps to facilitate
opportunities for small firms
to access capital, including
recent initiatives that support
faster payouts from the federal
government to small vendors;
a push to allow small businesses to write off $250,000
in investment capital; paperwork reduction efforts; and
new tax credit plans.
In July, Johns forged a partnership with the U.S. Black
Chamber, Inc., a Washington,
D.C.-based black business
group that is unaffiliated with
the U.S. Black Chamber of
Commerce.
The SBA and the Black
Chamber, Inc. are developing
ways to increase the participation of minority-owned firms
in the federal government’s
lending process, in order to
secure funding, something
that Johns called “vital to the
health and strength of minority communities.”
On Oct. 10, SBA and the
Black Chamber, Inc., hosted
a seminar to inform potential
federal vendors about the ins
and outs of the federal contracting process. The event
gave small disadvantaged
businesses access to guidance
on federal contracting, faceto-face meetings and opportunities to team with larger
businesses and graduates of
the SBA’s [business development] program.
“The gathering also honored successful small business owners who have
“worked diligently over the
last year, despite harsh economic conditions, and managed to successfully grow
their businesses,” said Ron
Busby, president of the black
business group. He added,
“We are proud to work with
SBA, and we are proud of our
members.”
The U.S. Black Chamber,
Inc. began in 2008 and has
been a vocal partner with the
Obama administration. Small
businesses account for the
bulk of economic growth in
the United States and employ
most of the American workforce.
Most black entrepreneurs
operate small businesses,
with a large percentage of
those firms having only one
employee - the owner.
“We are committed to serving all businesses,” Johns
said. “But there’s no doubt
that minority firms have been
hit hard. We believe that the
more doors we open for them,
the more dollars they’ll receive.”
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By William Reed
NNPA Columnist
“We
expect
that 25 years from
now, the use of
racial preferences
will no longer be
necessary.” - Justice Sandra Day O’
Connor, 2003.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently
heard arguments regarding a longstanding racial controversy. So in
the traditional form of our time in
America, the black descendants of
slaves will still be losers when the
Fisher v. University of Texas case
decision is handed down.
The court’s decision will affect
relatively few students at Texas,
which admits most students through
a system that doesn’t factor in race.
But a broad Supreme Court ruling
will roll back affirmative action and
be an earthquake at other campuses
and institutions. It will mark the
death of affirmative actions that use
race toward instituting their plans
and policies.
Instead of holding pity parties
over the demise of affirmative action, it would be good if the descendants of slaves moved to “demand
money to compensate them for their
ancestors’ work as slaves.” Blacks
have been “disadvantaged” and
“non-compensated” throughout our
tenure in America.
The majority of black Americans
have bought into the theory and culture of “American Exceptionalism”
and “Mainstream Mindsets” that we
are more than compensated for the
damage of slavery by the good for-
E x c h a n g e
tune we enjoy by living in America.
Some African-American patriots say: “Every black in the United
States is much better off economically, legally, politically, and morally than any black living in Africa.”
It’s time to accept the fact that the
basic nature of America excludes
parity for blacks. From the beginning, this country has shown “a particular reluctance to absorb people
of African descent.” Because of
white Americans intransigence, the
little progress made toward racial
parity has been slow, cautious and
incremental.
For more than four centuries,
blacks were subjected to the most
heinous crimes ever committed.
COMMENTARY
Though slavery has been abolished,
to this day no one has been brought
to justice for those crimes. Racial
disparities persist at nearly every
level of society. From criminal justice to education, employment to
housing, black Americans continue
to face an uphill battle toward social
and economic equity.
Instead of a constant demand that
America apologize for slavery and
compensate us, blacks gamely “go
along to get along” in a system they
know that’s stacked against them.
Most African-Americans are oriented toward “mainstream” values
and cultures and are eager to live in
a “post-racial” society that requires
no extraordinary affirmative actions.
Over the past half-century and
to be good citizens as they blended
in, black Americans blithely accepted affirmative action programs
and policies as remediation for past
injustices. Over its existence, affirmative action has been viewed by
many as a “milestone” and by others as a “millstone.”
Let’s be clear that racism still
runs rampant across this nation and
the possibility of using affirmative
action to redress the perpetration
of past wrongs is in serious doubt.
Whereas, black Americans support
affirmative action as a remedy or
tool of social policy, the major item
stifling the issue is that America’s
white majority sees nothing wrong
with maintaining the status quo.
The status quo in America
equates to disparate differences in
prison populations and childhood
mortality rates, biases in the application of capital punishment and
unequal access to education and
health care.
Sixty-two percent of Americans
say that the country should “make
every possible effort to improve
the conditions of blacks …, even
if it means giving them preferential
treatment.” We can wait for their
acts or institute reparations toward
repairing damages inflicted by slavery and continuing racism.
From now on, blacks need to
think of themselves as creditors
seeking payment of an overdue
debt, rather than as social supplicants seeking an undeserved preference.
William Reed is head of the Business Exchange Network and available for speaking/seminar projects
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October 25 - 31, 2012
Murrah JROTC instructor named Teacher of the Week
The Mississippi Link Newswire
JROTC instructor Lieutenant Colonel Veronica Baker was
named the Watson Quality Ford
Teacher of the Week Oct. 11. She
received over 2,000 nominations,
the most ever in the Teacher of the
Week competition.
LTC Baker holds a bachelor’s
degree from Morgan State University, and a master’s degree
in Administration from Central
Michigan University. Her duties
as a United States Army signal
officer transported her across the
globe with overseas assignments
in Frankfurt, Germany; Seoul,
Korea; Panama City, Panama and
Hawaii.
She served as a NATO Communications Officer in Izmir, Turkey
and was deployed to Sarajevo,
Bosnia.
With each move, Baker has
moved up the ranks, starting as a
platoon leader and advancing to
Chief of Combined Interoperability Branch during an assignment in
Hawaii.
Before retiring from the Army
in 2006, Baker made history at Virginia State University (Petersburg)
as the first female to hold the position of professor of military science. She is currently senior Army
(L-R) Gail Gibbs of Watson Quality Ford, Principal Fredrick Murray, Veronica Baker, Keith Chambers of Watson and
JROTC director Col. Paul Willis
instructor at Murrah high school.
Baker was named the Murrah
High School 2011-12 Teacher of
the Year during a program held
at the school May 31. Baker is
believed to be the first JROTC
instructor ever to be named a
school’s Teacher of the Year in
Jackson Public Schools.
“LTC Baker is a skilled and dedicated teacher,” said Murrah principal Dr. Fredrick Murray. “She is
a true team player who goes above
and beyond to support the mission
and goals of our school and our
district.”
Col. Paul Willis, JROTC director, expressed how fortunate the
school is to have someone of her
caliber working with students everyday. “LTC Baker is a shining
example of excellence for everyone she encounters. She is passionate about pushing young people to
achieve the limits of their potential. ”
Baker received a $100 check,
a trophy and four complimentary
pizza cards to Papa Johns from
Watson Quality Ford.
Watson Quality Ford honors a
teacher in central Mississippi who
has made a difference in the lives
of his or her students.
Watson and WAPT are encouraging students, parents, and staff
to nominate teachers for the honor.
To nominate your favorite
teacher, visit wapt.com.
Baker
Bailey APAC wins
middle school volleyball
championship
Bailey APAC Middle School
defeated Peeples Middle School to
win the JPS Middle School Volleyball Championship in two matches.
The game was played at Peeples
Middle School, Monday, Oct. 15.
Bailey head coach: LaTanya DeLoach
Bailey assistant coach: Jasmine
Shepherd
Bailey team members:
1.
Emily Robinson
2.
Bianca Carter
3.
Jaslyn Ballansaw
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Jadriane Love
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Shalisha Patrick
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Chrishonna Green
Zepharah Jones
De’ja Bradford
Lia Teeuwissen
April White
Perry Leffler
Elaujuia Furdge
KeiMoya Walker
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EDUCATION
October 25 - 31, 2012
JSU College of Business names auditorium for Pittmans
Jackson State University
named the auditorium of its
College of Business for Winston R. Pittman Sr. and Alma
Dent Pittman during a ribboncutting ceremony Friday, Oct.
19.
The Pittmans, first-time donors to the university, have
contributed $250,000 that
will be matched for a total of
$500,000.
“This money will surely
benefit students for years to
come, said David Hoard, vice
president for Institutional Advancement. “We truly appreciate the Pittmans’ generosity.”
The Pittmans own Pittman
Enterprises and have dealerships in Kentucky, Ohio and
Georgia that sell Chrysler,
Jeep, Dodge, Nissan, CDAC,
Lexus, Toyota, Ford, Lincoln
Mercury, Scion and Subaru
vehicles.
“This is what we are supposed to do as a people,” said
Alma Dent Pittman, a native
of Yazoo City. “When you
move away from your hometown and success happens,
you give back to your community.”
Winston R. Pittman Sr.,
president and CEO of Pittman Enterprises, is a native
of Kilmichael and a Jackson
State University alumnus.
This money, Pittman said,
will benefit young, determined students who come to
Jackson State University but
may not have the funds they
need.
About Jackson State University: Challenging Minds,
Changing Lives:
Jackson State University,
founded in 1877, is a historically black, high research
activity university located in
Jackson, the capital city of
Mississippi.
Jackson State’s nurturing
academic environment challenges individuals to change
lives through teaching, research and service.
Officially designated as
Mississippi’s Urban University, Jackson State continues to
enhance the state, nation and
world through comprehensive economic development,
healthcare, technological and
educational initiatives. The
only public university in the
Jackson metropolitan area,
Jackson State is located near
downtown, with three satellite
campuses throughout the city.
For more information, visit
www.jsums.edu.
Hinds, Delta State recruiting for spring
‘2 plus 2’ elementary education progra
RAYMOND - Hinds Community College and Delta
State University are recruiting
now for their new class of students in the ‘2 plus 2’ teacher
elementary education program
housed at Hinds’ Raymond
Campus.
The program, under the direction of Delta State, based in
Cleveland allows students in
the Jackson metro area to get
a four-year degree in elementary education with a combination of hybrid, face-to-face
and virtual formats through
Hinds Community College.
As part of the program, students are required to complete
field experience hours during
the day.
Enrollment officially opens
Nov. 1 for spring classes but
recruiting is taking place now,
said Terry Parrish, director
of the Delta State University/
Hinds Community College ‘2
plus 2’ elementary education
program.
The program appeals to students who want the quality
program Delta State is known
for at an affordable cost and
close to home.
Jackie Langston, 23, of
Madison, received an associate degree from Hinds Community College in early childhood technology and decided
to get a degree in elementary
education through the program. She graduates May,
2013.
“Instead of transferring, I
decided to stay at Hinds. Most
of the Delta State program is
online. It fits my lifestyle better,” she said.
Langston enjoys the weekly
meetings, which are held either at Hinds or online through
a program called Wimba,
similar to Skype. She is also
impressed by the field experience.
“We are in countless classrooms all over the state. I’ve
had the privilege of working
in public and private schools.
It gives you the tools to decide
what’s best for you, where you
want to end up working some
day,” she said. “Me being a
hands-on learner, it works
so well. I’m able to practice
things and I’m learning.”
Elementary education is one
of the top declared majors at
Hinds and is the second highest, after biological sciences,
at Mississippi’s public universities, with nearly 4,000 enrolled in fall 2011.
Many of the students are
adults ages 25 and older who
are already teacher assistants
working in local schools. The
program allows them to keep
their current jobs while pursuing their bachelor’s degree.
The average teacher assistant’s salary in Mississippi is
$15,181, but with an education degree teachers earn an
average of $41,976.
For information on enrolling in the ‘2 plus 2’ elementary education program, contact Parrish at 601.502.7590
or email tparrish@deltastate.
edu. Visit the Hinds website at https://www.hindscc.
edu/2Plus2/DSU.aspx.
As Mississippi’s largest
community college, Hinds
Community College is a comprehensive institution offering quality, affordable educational opportunities with more
than 170 academic, career
and technical programs.
With six locations in central
Mississippi, Hinds enrolled
nearly 12,000 credit students
in fall 2012. To learn more,
visit www.hindscc.edu or call
1.800.HindsCC.
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for 19 Years of Service
to this Community
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HEALTH
October 25 - 31, 2012
Breast Cancer: your questions answered
Is breast cancer the most common cause of death for women?
The answer: No. Although
many women get breast cancer, it is not a common cause
of death. Heart disease is the
number one cause of death
among women age 40 and
above, followed by stroke,
lung cancer and lung diseases.
Breast cancer is the fifth leading cause of death.
What are the symptoms of
breast cancer?
When breast cancer starts
out, it is too small to feel
and does not cause signs and
symptoms. As it grows, however, breast cancer can cause
changes in how the breast
looks or feels. Symptoms may
include:
• New lump in the breast or
underarm (armpit).
• Thickening or swelling of
part of the breast.
• Irritation or dimpling of
breast skin.
• Redness or flaky skin in the
nipple area or the breast.
• Pulling in of the nipple or
pain in the nipple area.
• Nipple discharge other than
breast milk, including blood.
• Any change in the size or
the shape of the breast.
• Pain in any area of the
breast.
What is a mammogram?
A mammogram is an X-ray
of the breast. Doctors use a
mammogram to look for early
signs of breast cancer. Having regular mammograms can
lower the risk of dying from
breast cancer.
If you are age 50 to 74 years,
be sure to have a screening
mammogram every two years.
If you are age 40-49 years, talk
to your doctor about when and
how often you should have a
screening mammogram.
Why should I have a mammogram?
Regular mammograms are
the best tests doctors have to
find breast cancer early, sometimes up to three years before
it can be felt. When breast
cancer is found early, many
women go on to live long and
healthy lives.
Where can I go to get
screened?
Most likely, you can get
screened for breast cancer at a
clinic, hospital, or doctor’s office. If you want to be screened
for breast cancer, call your
doctor’s office. They can help
you schedule an appointment.
Most health insurance companies pay for the cost of breast
cancer screening tests.
How can I lower my risk of
breast cancer?
• Control your weight and
exercise.
• Know your family history
of breast cancer. If you have
a mother, sister, or daughter
with breast cancer, ask your
doctor what is your risk of getting breast cancer and how you
can lower your risk.
• Find out the risks and benefits of hormone replacement
therapy.
• Limit the amount of alcohol you drink.
Can men get breast cancer?
Men can also get breast cancer, but it is not very common.
For every 100 cases of breast
cancer, less than one is in men.
Obesity might hinder
treatment of some
breast cancers
By Robert Preidt
HealthDay
Being obese may affect a
woman’s response to breast
cancer treatment, a small new
study suggests.
British researchers looked
at 54 postmenopausal women
with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, meaning
that the tumor may grow in
the presence of estrogen.
More than three-quarters of
breast cancers require estrogen to grow, so blocking the
production or action of estrogen is one of the main ways
to treat the disease.
The researchers found that
obese breast cancer patients
had higher levels of estrogen than women of normal
weight.
The women in the study
also were compared according to their body-mass index
(BMI). BMI is a measure of
obesity based on height and
weight, and a BMI of 30 is
considered the threshold for
obesity. Women with a BMI
of 30 to 35 had about three
times higher levels of estrogen in their blood than those
with a BMI of less than 25,
the researchers reported July
16 in the Journal of Clinical
Oncology.
After treatment with hormone-suppressing
drugs,
estrogen levels in the obese
women dropped significantly
but still remained at more
than double the levels seen in
women of normal weight.
The researchers emphasized that women undergoing breast cancer treatment
should not be concerned by
the findings. They also said
the study results may lead
to improvements in doctors’ ability to select the best
treatment for overweight and
obese breast cancer patients.
“Our findings are based
on laboratory studies, so we
would need to carry out clinical trials to tell us whether
women with a higher BMI
would benefit from changes
to their treatment,” said study
senior author Mitch Dowsett,
a team leader in the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Re-
search Centre at the Institute
of Cancer Research in London, in an institute news release.
“Women
with
higher
BMIs should certainly not
be alarmed by this finding or
stop taking their treatment,”
he said. “[However], our
study takes us a step closer
to understanding which of the
treatment options available
might be the most suitable for
individual women.”
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Learning to please God, Part IV
By Rev. Leon Collier
Special to The Mississippi Link
Thank you
for joining me
for
another
week to continue our path
on “Learning to
Please God.”
I thank God for each of you
as you journey with us in the
teaching of God’s Word This
week, I will highlight three
things that God demands
that we do to please Him. We
begin with Micah 6:8. God
demands that we (His people) do three things that will
please Him:
A) Do the right thing: If we
don’t do what is right (verse
8), then our worship means
nothing (Micah 6:6, 7).
Amos 5:21-25 reads: “I hate
your sacred assemblies.…
Though you offer Me burnt
offerings, I will not accept
them…. Take away from me
the noise of your songs; my
ears are shut to the melody
of your instruments. But let
justice roll on like rivers and
righteousness like a mighty
stream.”
B) Love mercy: The Hebrew word for mercy (checed)
means kindness or good
deeds. One source defined
mercy as “…compassionate
or kindly patience or restraint
shown toward an enemy, or a
person under your power.”
For example, in some states
a judge can give an offender
jail time or can show him or
her mercy by allowing a lessor punishment. God is telling us that He wants His people to practice mercy.
When we have an opportunity to hurt someone, God expects us to show them mercy
just like He does for us all the
time. If we all got what we
deserved, all of us would be
in trouble.
C) Walk humbly before
God: This means to stay in
the presence of God; don’t
forget about God. Walking
before God means talking to
Him more, living honestly
even when no one else is
watching. It’s attempting to
be ever mindful that God is
always present.
One Bible scholar said,
“Keep up a constant fellowship with God by faith.” If
you want to walk humbly
before God, you must learn
to walk by faith. This is why
Paul said we walk by faith not
by sight. Faith is submitting
all to God, it is telling Him
you trust Him no matter what.
To humble yourself before
God means that you are willing to suffer for Him. It means
you are willing to give up
everything. It means you are
willing to die for Christ. To
humble yourself means your
desire is to please Him. Based
on this definition of humility,
are you humble?
Again it says walk humbly.
This is in the present tense.
Humility is a constant thing.
If you are practicing humility,
you will find yourself making
greater sacrifices for Christ.
You will find yourself on your
knees more, and you will find
yourself doing everything to
please God.
King David said in Psalm
51:16-17, after he had sinned
and repented to the Lord,
“You have no desire for an offering or I would give it; you
have no pleasure in burnt offerings. The sacrifices of God
are a broken spirit, a broken
and a contrite heart. These, O
God, You will not despise.”
The true sacrifices accepted
by God is a broken and humbled heart. He will not turn
away His favor from a humbled heart. “The meek shall
inherit the earth.”
If you really want to please
Go, learn to humble yourself.
About the Pastor:
Rev. Leon Collier is the pastor of Makarios Worship Center, 464 Church Rd., Madison.
Residents of Madison, he and
wife, Minister Yolanda, are
the proud parents of three
daughters: Noel, Leona and
Leondria.
Rev. Collier received degrees from Criswell College
in Dallas, Texas; Southern
Methodist University - Perkins School of Theology; and
a Master’s of Divinity from
Memphis Theological Seminary. He also participated in
the Theological Opportunities Program at Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge,
Mass.
A pastor for 23 years, he
serves as a volunteer chaplain for various law enforcement agencies in the metro
area and for the Mississippi
Governor’s Mansion. He
is currently employed as a
part-time chaplain for Tyson
Foods in Vicksburg.
Contact
him
at
601.260.3016 or the church
at 601.855.7898; email him
at [email protected]
themed outfits are encouraged slaughters. Later costumes and
or, for some, are only allowed. masks were used to mimic or
Halloween,
originally calm spirits.
In America, at the turn of
known as “All Hallows Eve,”
began in Ireland. Versions of the 20th Century, Boy Scouts
the Irish holiday became popu- and other organizations came
lar in the America in the 19th together to encourage a safe
celebration. Children were encentury.
Originally, the festival’s pur- couraged to go door-to-door
pose was to take stock of sup- to ask for treats and not play
plies and slaughter livestock to tricks on their neighbors. By
the 1930s, the obstore for the winservance became
ter. That concept
COMMENTARY a commercialized
later became one
event and is now
of observers using
it to synchronize the existence one of the most popular obserbetween the living and the de- vances in this country.
During the last week of Occeased. Yet later, that concept
evolved into a dangerous one tober, many families take part
because of the rumored prob- in both of the observances.
lems that were occurring sup- Some are held indoors and
posedly because of the dead, many are outdoors. For tricksuch as sickness or damaged or-treaters, many parents and
crops.
guardians encourage only visBonfires were used to burn iting the homes of people they
any remains from the livestock know.
Schools, community centers
and many businesses are also
taking an active role in both
observances. It’s everywhere.
There is a lot of excitement
about how people choose to
celebrate Oct. 31.
Now, you know that I have
to add my twist. It’s wonderful
to share your excitement with
others, but do you get lost in
the moment and not show your
excitement for the goodness of
God?
God gave us Free Will and
with that come choices. What
choices are you making for
Him? Are you sharing those
choices throughout the year or
just during that moment of excitement?
We should not dress up to go
out to make a one-time impression. We need to stay dressed
for the Lord in every respect,
regardless of what day it is.
Dressing up for God?
By Daphne Higgins
Religion Editor
It’s time for area churches,
neighborhoods and homes to
be overwhelmed with children
seeking the sweet tastes of
their favorite treats.
Are you observing Halloween or Harvest Carnivals (also
known in some areas as Fall
Festivals)?
Of course, I’ve taken the
liberty to research the origin
of the observances, and I will
share brief descriptions of each
event with you.
Harvest Carnivals are a popular alternative to Halloween
for many Christians. Church
organized events offer a safe
haven where children and
their parents can go. Many are
structured in a carnival type
atmosphere, which includes
booths, games and contests.
If costumes are worn, biblical
Message from the Religion Editor
By Daphne Higgins
Religion Editor
This is the first
year that my mother
was not present
physically for our
family tradition our annual family
dinner; the celebration of the union of our parents.
Over the years, I’ve shared with
you the various places to which we
have traveled to celebrate the love
among us as we salute our parents.
I even shared with you my mother’s
presence at the beginning of last
year’s celebration. Just minutes into
the celebration, she announced that
she wanted to go to bed. She informed
us that she wasn’t feeling well, so we
quickly expressed our love for her
and tucked her in for the night.
None of us knew that would be
the last celebration she would attend.
None of us imagined that October
2012 would just be the siblings and
the shared memories of not just one
parent but both. However, we all
know that they were with us during
this year’s celebration, because they
were smiling down on us from their
Heavenly Home.
Their actual anniversary date is
Oct. 14. On that date, one of my sisters reminded us of that and I quickly
responded, “But this is also the first
anniversary that they have had together since 1991. It is truly a day to
rejoice!”
Our father transitioned to Heaven
April 25, 1991 and our mother’s transition took place Dec. 21, 2011. For
20 years, no matter what any of us
had planned in October, we knew that
on the designated weekend of celebration, we would gather to honor our
beginning - the union of our parents,
two of the most God-fearing people I
have ever known.
Thank God for each of them, the
memories they left with us and love
that they instilled in us. Thank God
for Clarence and Lenora Monix.
As I thought about our parent’s celebration, I immediately reflected upon
the celebration of God’s Son. God,
our Father, gave us His Child more
than 2,000 years ago. As children of
God, we continue to celebrate the
life and love and the Holy One, Jesus
Christ. We may not see Him physically sitting next to us, but He is with us.
As we celebrate Him, we should
always call His Holy Name. He is and
should always be the center of our attention. And we should continue to
sing praises unto His Holy Name.
God continues to give us a new
day. And with each new day, comes a
new opportunity to learn more about
Him and to become closer to Him, to
share and celebrate Him.
The Mississippi Link, a messenger for news in and around the state
of Mississippi, would like to serve
as your personal messenger to share
your good news and thankfulness to
the Lord.
The King James Version of Isaiah
52:7 reads: “How beautiful upon the
mountains are the feet of him that
bringeth good tidings, that publisheth
peace, that publisheth salvation, that
saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!”
His presence is everywhere and so
should the news of His love for all of
His children. Don’t forget to tell Him
“Thank You.”
You may contact Daphne M. Higgins at religion@mississippilink.
com. You may fax her at 601-8960091 or mail your information to The
Mississippi Link, 2659 Livingston
Rd., Jackson, MS 39213.
R e i g n i n g A nn o u ncemen t s
Holy Temple International Empowerment Ministries, 251 Kearney Park Rd., Flora, will host its Harvest Friday, Oct. 26, from
7:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the church. Games, food and fun will be
the highlight of the evening. Christmas in November, an evening of
giveaways, free food, toys and clothes will be presented Saturday,
Nov. 3. For more information, call 601-879-3999 or visit www.holycityempowermentministries.com
True Light Missionary Baptist Church, 224 East Bell St., Jackson, will host their Harvest Revival Sunday through Wednesday,
Nov. 4 – 7, with Sunday’s service beginning at 6 p.m. and following
services to begin at 7 p.m. On Sunday, the guest evangelist will
be Minister Darrell Woullard Jr. of Triumph Kingdom Builders M.B.
Church, Metairie, La.; Monday through Wednesday. guest evangelists will be Rev. Charles Polk of St. Luther M. B. Church, Jackson;
Rev. Marvin Adams of New Kingdom M. B. Church, Jackson; and
Rev. Henry Taylor of Mt. Alban M. B. Church, Vicksburg. The revival theme is “Redemption through Forgiving,” taken from 1 Peter
4:8 and James 5:20. For more information, call 601-353-7364.
Couples honored for semicentennial unions during Men’s Day
Mt. Helm Baptist Church, 300 E. Church St.,
Jackson, will celebrate 10 couples who have been
married for 50 years or more during its Annual
Men’s Day Celebration Sunday, Oct. 28, at 11 a.m.
The couples - Mr. and Mrs. Willie Belt, Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Beverly, Mr. and Mrs. William Calloway, Mr. and Mrs. William Cooley, Mr. and Mrs.
Leroy Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Mosley, Dr. and
Mrs. Walter Reed, Mr. and Mrs. James Rundles, Dr.
Dr. and Mrs. Walter Reed
and Mrs. William Rush, Dr. and Mrs. Charlie Smith
- are all members of the church.
The theme for this year’s celebration is “Navigating the Deep with the Word of God as Our Compass.” The theme scripture is: “Because of your
great compassion you did not abandon them in the
wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud did not fail
to guide them on their path, nor the pillar of fire by
night to shine on the way they were to take.” - Nehemiah 9:19.
The speaker for the occasion is Fulton C. Carson, Dr. and Mrs. Charlie Smith
a member of Belmont Missionary Baptist Church in
Utica, Miss., where he serves in the deacon ministry.
Carson is a research computer scientist employed by
the USACE, Engineering Research and Development Center, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory in
Vicksburg, and a volunteer coach for various youth
sports in Hinds County. He is the son-in-law of
church members James and Sheron Shelby.
A prayer breakfast will be held in Fellowship Hall
at 8:15 a.m.
For information, call 601-831-0720.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Mosley
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Beverly
Dr. and Mrs. William Rush
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Kelly
Mrs. and Mrs. Willie Belt
Dr. and Mrs. William Cooley
Mr. and Mrs. James Rundles Mr. and Mrs. William Calloway
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October 25 - 31, 2012
Grammy Award winning Donald
When is your
Lawrence on new single ‘Released’ ‘next time?’
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“This is my church,” said
multi-stellar and Grammy
Award winning Donald Lawrence. He was talking about
his guest appearance on the
first single, “Released,” off his
church’s latest album release,
“Bill Winston Presents Living
Word: Released.”
“It’s a song I wrote some time
ago. I tried to put it on two projects…; it was meant for me to
give it to the church.”
Lawrence’s mega-church in
Chicago is the Living Word
Christian Center led by Dr.
Bill Winston, who is known
as an inspiring and motivating
speaker.
“I’ve been a member since
2005,” said Lawrence, also cohost of “How Sweet the Sound”
national choir competition.
“Pastor Winston is a brilliant
teacher. I go for the teaching.
He has a deep ‘revelation’ of
the scripture.”
The first single “Released”
is climbing the charts fast and
leaves all who listen inspired.
Aside from “Released,” the
Living Word project offers another Lawrence song “Give”
as well as “Favor Ain’t Fair,”
and “Awesome Wonder” sung
by Kim Stratton; “Be Still” and
“Sacrifice of Praise” sung by
Ed Tucker; “Church Medley”
sung by Walt Whitman; and
“Prophetic Word,” a spoken
word selection by the pastor.
Born in Tuskegee, Ala., Winston - a former award winning
U.S. Air Force fighter pilot founded Living Word Christian
Center in 1985, a multi-cultural, non-denominational church.
Today it has over 20,000 members.
Winston is also an author
of numerous books, includ-
ing “The Law
of Confession,”
“Transform Your
Thinking”
and
“Training
for
Reigning.”
“The
pastor
speaks in the
place where I
am,” Lawrence
pointed out. “I
always leave with
something I’ve
never had before. When you
understand how
to speak the code Lawrence
(of the Bible),
God will give personal revelation to you. The Bible says one thing and it speaks
to people in different ways.”
With the “Bill Winston Presents Living Word: Released”
project you get many different
styles/sounds of Gospel that in-
By Shewanda Riley
Columnist
clude R&B, Jazz and Praise &
Worship.
For more on the project and
the mega-church pastor visit
www.BillWinston.org.
For more information on
Lawrence log onto www.DonaldLawrence.com.
“Christians! With God’s help, we can change this world!”
By Pastor Simeon R. Green III
Crossroads Church of God
when pornography, perversion,
abortions, terrorism and the occult
If God can are increasing - then we know that
change you, then the world needs to be changed.
There is often a great barrier
God can use
you to change between Christians and unbelievsome part of this ers. To some degree, that is to be
world (neighbor- expected, because we view things
hood,
commu- from a different perspective and
nity, school, work- live by biblical principles often
scorned by the world. Many times,
place, churches, etc.).
Many Christians have surren- however, this barrier is in place
dered to the forces of darkness because Christians have so far reand lowered standards to allow moved themselves from unbelievthe unconverted easy access to the ers, that they have absolutely no
connection with them. What is the
church.
In the past, the church went out solution? What can we do?
In 1 Corinthians 9:19-22, the
to conquer the world for Christ.
Apostle Paul records, “For though
Instead
of
the
church
changing
the
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world, the world is changing the I am free from all men, I have made
myself a servant to all, that I might
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immo8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. win the more. And to the Jews I
rality, undermine
family
Sundaytraditional
School 9:30
a.m. became as a Jew, that I might win
values and encourage selfishness, Jews. To those who are under the
greed and lust; when criminals es- law, as under the law, that I might
Y:
Intercessory Prayer 9:00 a.m.
cape justice by legal technicalities; win those who are under the law;
when half of the world suffers un- to those who are without law, as
SDAY:
Prayer Service
6:30 p.m. without law (not being without
der dictatorships
and persecution;
Missionary Baptist Church
Classes: Children • Youth • Adult - 7:00 p.m.
law toward Christ), that I might
win those who are without law.
To the weak I became as weak,
that I might win the weak. I have
become all things to all men that I
might by all means save some.”
A thought: Paul made a point of
being like the people he wanted to
win to Christ. He did this without
compromising or falling into sin.
He looked at what was good or
morally acceptable in people and
then strove to adopt a similar lifestyle. His sole motivation of doing
so was to win people to Christ.
It is past time; we must embrace
the Great Commission (Matthew
28:19-20). When we do, the world
will change. Every day is unique,
every opportunity must be used.
It is the responsibility of God’s
people in the Church to offer our
confused world and searching
young people an exciting challenge, a worthwhile cause, a demanding mission and opportunities for action. But we must again
teach our people, by word and
reser
example of the need for long-term
commitment and uncompromising
standards of loyalty to God and
country, to church and mission,
to duty and honor, to family and
friends.
We can make a profound difference in the world, both individually and collectively. In the words
of the Apostle Paul, Philippians
2:15-16, we can be - we must be
- “blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in
the midst of a crooked and twisted
generation, among whom we shine
as lights in the world, holding forth
the word of life.”
Rev. Simeon R. Green III is pastor of Crossroads Church of God
in Farmhaven, (Canton), Miss. He
is married to Velma L. Green. He
faithfully and honorably served
in the U.S. Army for 20 years. He
is presently a member of the National Association of Evangelism
COG Anderson, Ind. and serves as
vice-chairman to the Southeastern
Association of COG, Inc.
Even though
some say that
it’s the first time
that’s most significant (first kiss,
first baby, first
car, first home),
I think that when
it comes to faith and trust in God,
the most important one isn’t the
first time, it’s the ‘next time.’
Are you ready to put your
whole hearted faith and trust in
God again? I know I, myself,
have said, “This is the last time
I’m praying about that.” But I kept
praying anyway.
Why is the next time more important than the first? Because it
is often sincere desperation that
accompanies that ‘next time’ faith
that puts us in a position to get the
much-prayed for breakthrough.
Can you put trust in God after
years of disappointments, stinging
memories of rejection or feeling
fooled by God to believe in something that has yet to come to pass?
The story of Joseph shows the
power of that ‘next time’ faith.
Genesis 37 describes how in his
youthful pride, Joseph described
dreams to his older brothers that
showed him having authority over
them. Out of jealousy and hatred,
Joseph’s brothers sold him into
slavery.
Things just seemed to get
worse for Joseph who then ended
up in jail. While in jail, he correctly interpreted dreams for two
members of pharaoh’s court. He
sat languishing in jail as a fellow
prisoner’s promise of getting him
released went unheeded for two
years. Overall, 13 years elapsed
between the time of Joseph’s
v
e
d
dream and his release from jail.
I wondered just what thoughts
ran through his mind, as he sat
thinking about those who’d betrayed him in the past.
I also wonder if he ever told
God that the next time someone
came to him with a dream, they’d
have to figure it out for themselves.
What if Joseph had said
when he was summoned to the
pharaoh’s court that next time
that he just wasn’t “feeling
it” because of what had happened two years earlier? Unlike
some of us, Joseph put his trust
in God again … and his life
changed instantly.
The scriptures don’t say if it
was an easy thing for him to do.
They do say that he was quickly
taken from the dungeon and
cleaned probably so fast that he
didn’t have a chance to even think
about refusing the request.
Genesis 41:14-16 says, “So
Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he
was quickly brought from the
dungeon.… ‘I cannot do it,’ Joseph replied to Pharaoh. “But God
will give Pharaoh the answer he
desires.”
Joseph’s story shows that when
God has promised a breakthrough
or a blessing, we have to hold onto
to it…, no matter what. He ultimately was able to fulfill God’s
purpose not because of him believing the first time, but because
he made the choice to believe and
trust God the ‘next time.’
Shewanda Riley is author of Essence’s best-seller “Love Hangover: Moving From Pain to Purpose after a Relationship ends.”
Email her at lovehangover@juno.
com. Visit www.shewandariley.
com.
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October 25 - 31, 2012
Jackson State needed 2 overtimes to defeat Valley
By Tim Ward
the Air Raid system is gone. Jackson State
Sports Writer
is back to the ground and pound offense
Mississippi Valley State has made with a sprinkle of the west coast offense.
some strides towards turning the program Jackson State lines up in a formation with
around this season. They have two wins. five wide receivers and the crowd flashes
They won one of those games on ES- back to last season when they knew the
PNU against Southern. The Delta Devils ball would be thrown. This season, they
also have the number one defense in the line up in five wide, and the quarterback
SWAC and fourth in the nation.
might run a draw.
Jackson State’s struggles have been
Saturday’s homecoming game was
documented all season. Musical chairs at brilliantly played, if you love defense.
quarterback. One of their best offensive Hard hits, quarterback sacks, and tempers
weapons quit the team. Defense playing flaring all contributed to the double overinconsistently. Coach Comegy on the hot time game. At the half, both teams were
seat. And so on and so on. Add in the big- scoreless. The Tigers scored on a 98 yard
gest pressure of them all, HOMECOM- drive. Over 10 plays capping it off with a
ING.
9 yard pass to Rico Richardson.
Tiger alumni and fans do not like to lose
Valley would answer.
homecoming, no matter who the oppoQuarterback Marcus Randle threw a
nent is. Most of the people in attendance quick pass to Richard Drake, who shook
had no idea about Valley’s defense before off a Tiger defender racing 71 yards for
the game, they learned about it during the the touchdown. Game tied at 7. That score
game.
would remain intact for the rest of regulaClayton Moore has started and finished tion. Jackson State attempted to win the
the last couple of games for JSU, indicat- game at the end on a 50-yard field goal by
ing he is the number one quarterback. I kicker Ryan Deising. Kick was up, but no
don’t agree, so I digress.
good. Valley got the ball first in overtime
After watching Moore run more effec- and could not score.
tively than pass, I’ve come up with a NFL
Jackson State got the ball and their
quarterback comparison: Tim Tebow, passing game woes reared its ugly head;
the former first round pick of the Denver 25 yards away from the endzone and
Broncos and now backup quarterback
in New York. Moore seems more
comfortable tucking the ball under his
arm and running full speed at the defense. His deep ball isn’t the prettiest
thing in the world and often falls short.
Sound familiar NFL fans?
Now, that doesn’t mean Moore
isn’t a good quarterback, he just came
to Jackson State a few years too late.
The quarterback he replaced slung
the ball up and down the field from 5
yards to 65 yards. He only ran when
forced to, not out of comfort. That’s
why Dedric McDonald was still preferred by many Tiger fans. He’s a better passer than Moore.
What Tiger fans failed to realize is The agony of defeat
they couldn’t get in. Once again, Deising
comes out to win the game. This time 47
yards. Jackson State committed a false
start, pushing the field goal attempt to 52
yards. The penalty altered the coaching
staff’s plans, so they attempted to get a
first down but failed.
In the second overtime, JSU had first
possession. Fired up, fatigued, and frustrated, the Tigers moved the ball. Big play
was a 20 yard pass to former Forest Hill
standout receiver, Zack Pendleton, who
put the ball on the one yard line. Next play,
Moore scored on a one yard quarterback
sneak. Extra point is good; 14 to 7 JSU.
Valley comes out for their possession.
They go with a short pass to the running
back. He fumbles! JSU recovers! Tiger
players and coaches storm on to the field
in celebration. How ironic is it that the
team with the best defense in the SWAC
loses a game on a turnover caused by the
other team’s defense. JSU wins homecoming.
JSU extends winning
streak over Valley to 18
straight years. Happy
Homecoming Tiger fans.
Jackson State is off this
week; Valley travels to Arkansas Pine-Bluff.
Clayton Moore is more comfortable running than passing
Delta Devils displayed why they have the #1 defense in the SWAC and #4 in the nation
John McNabb flips a Valley player
Zack Pendleton putting the Tigers on the 1 yard line
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Jackson State University’s
AFROTC program honors
“Cadet of the Month”
Special from the AFRO-American newspapers
This month’s recipient of
Jackson State University’s
Air Force Officer Reserves
Training Corps, “cadet of the
month” award belongs to, Cadet Third Class Russell Lewis. Cadet Lewis is a 23-yearold junior social work major
at JSU and plans to become a
pilot for the United States Air
Force.
Currently, Lewis is in his
third semester of the AFROTC
program and was chosen
based on his physical training
attendance and score, leadership lab participation and
quizzes, aerospace class performance and overall attitude.
He has exemplified the high
ideals and principles of JSU’s
AFROTC detachment 006 and
we proudly salute him. Lewis
is a native of Crystal Springs,
Miss. and is the son of Susan
Lewis of Georgetown, Miss.
I Choose Me
“Nobody else is going to want
you. You’re fat and you talk too
much.”
Twelve years later, I stand facing
myself in the mirror and I can hear
those words like they’d just been
spewed. Somehow those words daggered their way into a part of my soul
that began festering instantly and
continued to go with no attention for
many years to come.
At first I was confused. I made
excuses for him for saying those
horrible things to me. Maybe he was
just upset about something that had
nothing to do with me. That glaze of
wishful thinking didn’t last long. After hearing the words over and over
again, whether in my head or from
his mouth, internally, I began to believe them.
Being void of the knowledge
of who we are and having pride in
that individual is the beginning of
many other issues that seep into our
psyche. I’ve met women who, like
me, have built this very solid exterior
profile of strength, but inside, there
lies a vulnerable, hurt, and many
times angry little girl who can’t find
a reason to believe in who she is now
or ever will be.
It’s because she hasn’t healed
from issues or situations in her life
that have jumbled her reflection of
herself. It’s because when she looks
in the mirror she sees herself in twofolds. She sees the person she wants
to be and the person she pretends to
be.
She pretends to love herself. She
pretends to honor herself. She pretends that her beauty is valued. But
when she looks in the mirror her soul
cries out from that place that doesn’t
believe it. Her soul is begging her to
heal from the past that has caused her
pain. She’s being tugged back and
forth with reality and façade.
This generally leads to a woman
who is unable to commit to a meaningful relationship; a woman who
doesn’t trust people with her heart;
a woman who doesn’t appreciate her
value or the value in other women; a
woman who has a dangerous attitude
when it comes to dealing with other
people.
I was that woman. Frankly, at
times, I am still that woman. But,
thankfully, I have chosen to heal. I
have chosen to love myself despite
COMMENTARY
the fact that I’ve done horrible things
to people and to myself. I have
chosen to forgive myself for those
things. I have made a conscious
decision that I will grow. I will not
wallow in the pain that prevents me
from experiencing love of all people,
all things, and all experiences. I will
not stare into the mirror - ever again
- and wonder if I’m worthy enough
to be loved. Just being me is worthy
enough to love. I have done great
things and I will do greater things.
I am proud of myself. I love who I
am, finally.
To all my sisters who fight this internal battle knowingly or unknowingly, take my hand. Admit to yourself that you have not loved yourself.
You have not honored yourself. You
have shifted the blame to others. You
have made excuses. Then, forgive
yourself. Announce to your inner
self and to that hurt and pain that
lingers inside that you are worthy,
beautiful, smart and proud.
If you have given your power
away to someone who has abused it
Franklin
and abused you, take it back. It belongs to you and only you. You were
born great. It’s okay if you failed to
believe before; believe it now. Heal
your aching heart. Cry, pray, laugh,
whatever it takes to break through
the wall of protection that you’ve
built to convince people that you are
whole. It doesn’t truly matter what
they think anyway. What matters is
what you believe.
This journey to healing isn’t an
easy one, I know this. I’ve lived at
the mercy of believing I was too
fat and too loud for many years.
However, I made the decision not
to live like that anymore. I choose
me. I want to be whole again. Don’t
you? Well, you must face the pain
and look in the eyes of the hurt and
disappointment that conquered your
self-esteem. It may not be an easy
effort, but the joy of loving self is
well worth the journey. Let’s take the
walk together. I’ll hold your hand if
you will hold mine. Shine On!
Funmi F. Franklin
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comEmail: funmifranklin09@aol.
com
I! Can Young Authors
Lt. Col. Kevin Wison and Cadet Russell Lewis
Hamer Statue Unveiled
Special from the Houston Forward Times
A life-sized bronze statue of
civil rights activist Fannie Lou
Hamer is unveiled at the Fannie
Lou Hamer Memorial Gardens in
Ruleville, Miss., Friday, Oct. 5.
Hamer, who died of cancer in
1977, drew national attention in
1964 when she and other members of the racially integrated
Freedom Democratic Party challenged the seating of Mississippi’s all-white delegation to the
Democratic National Convention.
She is remembered across the
world as the woman who boldly
stated she was “sick and tired of
being sick and tired.”
On Oct. 5, hundreds came
from across the United States to
remember Fannie Lou Hamer, a
tireless civil rights advocate dur-
ing her lifetime, at the unveiling
of a statue built in her honor in
her hometown of Ruleville, Miss.
“What was it James Brown
sang? I feel good,” Hamer’s
daughter, Vergie Hamer Faulkner,
said on seeing her mother’s statue,
according to the Clarion Ledger.
Hamer was born Fannie Lou
Townsend Oct. 6, 1917, to sharecroppers. She later worked as a
sharecropper and timekeeper on
a plantation in Sunflower County,
Miss. She died March 14, 1977.
Many remember Hamer for
her unstinting passion for civil
and human rights, equality and
justice. Her activism probably began in 1962 when she decided to
register to vote and was told she
would have to, as a consequence,
leave the plantation where she had
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lived and worked for 18 years.
“I didn’t go register for you sir,
I did it for myself,” Hamer challenged her boss W. D. Marlowe,
according to the statue committee’s website.
From then on she dedicated
herself to registering black voters and championing other social
causes. As a results, she suffered
imprisonment, beatings and assassination attempts. But she persevered.
Hamer helped organize the racially diverse Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, which
challenged the seating of an allwhite Mississippi delegation at
the 1964 Democratic National
Convention.
Her defining speech before the
assembly was so eloquent and so
fiery that President Lyndon Johnson called a press conference to
try and divert attention away from
her. But national networks later
ran her speech in its entirety and a
national audience sat spellbound
by her conviction and her truths.
Speaking of the beating directed
by highway patrolmen in Winona
she asked, “Is this America, the
land of the free and the home of the
brave, where we have to sleep with
our telephones off the hooks because our lives be threatened daily,
because we want to live as decent
human beings, in America?”
Such oratorical skill and fearlessness seemed to belie her beginnings.
“Fannie Lou Hamer went from
being a sharecropper, born and
raised in one of the most racist
Hamer
and bigoted areas in our country, to becoming a strong, black
female who was so articulate
and such an incredible motivator,” said Reena Evers-Everette,
the daughter of slain civil rights
activist Medgar Evers, as quoted
by TheGrio.com. “She changed
the course of history especially in
the field of politics and the Democratic Party.”
Photo Credit/Chance Wright,
The Bolivar Commercial.
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Voters are least likely to Romney continues campaign of lies
commit election fraud
By George E. Curry
NNPA Columnist
By Alim Gaynor
Columnist
Much has been
made recently of
states enacting or
attempting to enact
voter ID laws that
would require voters to present government issued photo identification
before being allowed to vote.
Republicans who have sponsored
these laws claim they are necessary
to prevent widespread voter fraud.
Although there has been absolutely
no evidence of widespread voter
fraud, and Democrats say the laws
are just attempts to suppress the
votes of minorities, the elderly and
the poor. It is felt that these groups
are least likely to possess government issued photo ID and most
likely to vote Democratic.
Presently, photo IDs are required
in 11 of the 50 states. Of the 11, Indiana, Kansas, Georgia and Tennessee
have the strictest laws, requiring almost exclusively government issued
photo identification.
Although Mississippi’s voter ID
requirement will not be in effect
by the November 2012 elections,
it’s still not clear exactly what the
requirements will be. Mississippi’s
constitutional amendment simply
says “government issued photo
identification.” Implementing legislation and/or administrative rules
will be necessary to define precisely
what this means.
Let’s be clear. The penalty for
voting when not legally qualified or
for voting more than once is pretty
stiff. It can range from a fine of a
few hundred dollars to a couple of
years in prison. It’s difficult enough
to get some legally qualified voters to the polls just one time. Only
an imbecile would risk the possible
penalties involved for voting ille-
gally. Voter suppression, on the other
hand, is another story altogether and
is the “elephant in the room” that
few want to discuss.
The upcoming presidential election is about two distinct choices.
Neither choice is particularly ‘people friendly’ nor does either really
address the plight of the most vulnerable in our society. The choice
is really between absolute oligarchy
and somewhat constrained oligarchy.
An oligarchy is essentially a government or power structure in which
a small group of people exercise
control - especially for corrupt and
selfish purposes. Such power structures are often controlled by a few
prominent families who pass their
influence from one generation to the
next.
There has always been corruption in American politics. However,
the Citizens United ruling released
in January 2010 eliminated the corporate ban on making independent
expenditures and financing electioneering communications. It gave
corporations the right to spend unlimited sums on ads and other political tools, calling for the election or
defeat of individual candidates.
This opened the door for the unbridled sale of what has until now
passed for democracy. Although the
corporations can’t give unlimited
amounts of money directly to the
candidates, they can give it to the
Super PACs (Political Action Committees) that sprang up for these
very purposes.
This isn’t enough for the oligarchs.
It helps tremendously to pour money
into campaign coffers of candidates
who will bow to their interests, but it
is not foolproof. The better choice is
to also cull the registered voters who
may spoil their plans. This is done in
a variety of ways.
Some of the major tools used to
suppress the vote are purging, caging, spoiling, ejecting, rejecting,
prestidigitizing, tossing and stuffing.
Purging involves removing
citizens from voter rolls generally through computerized matches
which identify legitimate voters as
felons, dead, doubly registered or
legally insane. This is usually the result of people with the same names
as illegitimate voters.
Caging involves mailing to registered voters - soldiers, students, the
homeless and others and using returned letters to challenge their registrations and absentee ballots.
Spoiling is basically tossing out
paper or punch card ballots that have
a mistake or irregularity of any kind
on them.
Voters can be ejected from polling
places if they fail to have proper ID
where it’s required.
Absentee ballots can be rejected
for the simplest reasons.
Prestidigitization is basically manipulation of computerized votes to
make them either disappear or reflect erroneous information.
Tossing is self explanatory and
usually involves provisional ballots.
Stuffing is when election officials stuff ballot boxes with ballots
they’ve filled out.
Not surprisingly, most of these
tactics take place in areas where the
population is predominantly nonwhite and/or democratic. Those who
think the Republicans want President Obama out because he’s black
are just partly right. The main reason
is that while President Obama might
go along with some of the wishes of
the powerful few, Mitt Romney is
more likely to go along with ALL
of the wishes and desires of the oligarchs who essentially call the shots
in this country.
Don’t ever forget Romney’s now
retracted comment about the 47 percent. He said it in a private setting
and never thought it would be heard
beyond that room. He’s of the few,
by the few and for the few.
Alim Gaynor is founder and
president of Seedpod Empowerment
Institute. For more information, call
769-798-5247 or email him at [email protected]
What you talking ‘bout Willard?
By Julianne Malveaux
NNPA Columnist
H a l f w a y
through the second presidential
debate, I remembered the show
where Gary Coleman and Todd
Bridges played Arnold and Willis
Jackson.
Little Arnold was always asking,
“What you talking ’bout Willis?”
My question, exactly, only this
time directed toward Republican
nominee Willard Mitt Romney.
What in the world was he talking
about when he attempted to debate
President Obama on Oct. 16?
The Republican nominee behaved as if he were on some kind
of ‘upper.’ Some may have thought
his delivery was firm, but when he
raised his voice and asked President Obama the same questions
several times (Have you checked
your pension? Will you answer my
question? Well then how much oil
production did you cut?), he came
off as more obnoxious (or chemically enhanced) than forceful.
Because President Obama is a
world leader, he could not give the
‘hood response which might have
been “shut your mouth up” (or some
such related rejoinder). Instead, he
responded with dignity and clarity.
Romney is flip-flopping more
frequently than a pancake on an
IHOP grill. So he can’t make up
his mind about his tax plan, women’s equality, coal production or
anything. He says he has a fivepoint plan, but really it is a onepoint plan, “Trust me.”
Why should anybody trust him
when he can’t say whether he will
cut the mortgage deduction, the
charitable contributions deduction, or college credits? He says he
will have to think about it. What
has he been doing for the past 10
years when he was running for
president? Clearly not thinking!
If it takes him this long to think
through his policy, maybe he could
join (or with his money, even start)
a think tank for the cognitively impaired.
You don’t yet know whether you
can support the Lily Ledbetter Act,
the first piece of legislation that
President Obama signed upon taking office? You have yet to figure
out women’s equality? You forgot
that you stood outside a coal plant
in Massachusetts and talked about
pollution? You are not sure about
the tax breaks you took at Bain
when you were exporting jobs?
Moreover, you connect gasoline prices to President Obama’s
policies, not to the greater factor of
world demand. Surely, you know
better than that. You are running
away from your position faster
than a gold medal-winning sprinter at the Olympics.
Maybe Willard Mitt Romney
knows no better. This may be why
he substituted raw aggression for
actual facts. He disrespected both
moderator Candy Crowley and
President Obama. But then when
you wear the mantle of the entitled
white male, I think you think you
can disrespect and insult anyone.
Some of the spinmeisters are
out calling this a “draw” or saying
that President Obama was “too aggressive.” That means that when
a black man makes a point, he is
aggressive. But when a privileged
and entitled white man just about
beats on his chest, hollers, ignores
directions, and does a spot-on
imitation of Homie the Clown on
steroids (sorry, Homie, for the insult), he is being firm. Were the
spinmeisters and I watching the
same debate or were their biases
showing?
In the second debate, some say
the gender gap closed and many
women favored Romney over
President Obama. That implied
disturbing things about some
women. My mamma used to ask
me why good girls liked bad boys.
I don’t remember my answer, but
back in the day I could find a bad
boy faster than a penny in my
pocket.
If women tipped for Romney
after that first debate, they were
saying they liked their men loud,
rude and crude. Let’s see where
the gender gap goes in the aftermath of the second debate, where
Obama put his foot down with
dignity and class, while Romney
ranted as if he were out of control.
What you talking ‘bout, Willard? You distorted the facts so
badly about Libya that moderator
Candy Crowley had to jump in and
correct you. Your “I have to think
about that” platform was pure
comedy. Your flipping and flopping suggested that you will say
anything to get elected and rose
questions about what you will do
after you are elected.
Not much.
Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based economist and
writer. She is president emerita
of Bennett College for Women in
Greensboro, N.C.
As we have
seen during three
presidential debates and in his
campaign speeches, Mitt Romney
will say anything
- even when he knows it is untrue
- in his effort to dislodge President
Obama from the White House.
Romney charged in the second
presidential debate that “it took the
president 14 days before he called
the attack in Benghazi an act of terror.” Obama denied it, urging Romney to “get the transcript.”
FactCheck.org observed: “The
transcript does show that Obama
said in a Rose Garden speech Sept.
12: ‘No acts of terror will ever shake
the resolve of this great nation, alter
that character, or eclipse the light of
the values that we stand for.’”
In the same debate, Romney
said a gallon of gasoline in Nassau County, N.Y. was $1.86 when
Obama took office. It’s now “4
bucks a gallon.”
As fact checkers for USA Today stated, “Gas prices were going
through a period of exceptional
volatility when Obama took office
- largely because, as Obama noted,
gas prices plummeted as the recession took hold and people drove
less. But gas prices are still 34 cents
below their all-time high during the
Bush administration. In the summer of 2008, the national average
hit $4.05 a gallon.”
FactCheck.org noted, “Mitt
Romney falsely claims in a series
of TV ads that President Obama
‘will raise taxes on the middle
class by $4,000.’ That’s nonsense.
The ads cite a conservative group’s
study, but even the group itself
doesn’t say Obama will raise taxes
on middle-income taxpayers. It
says his budget could result in a
‘potentially higher tax burden’ over
the next 10 years.
“In fact, the group’s study considered two other budget scenarios
- current law (allowing the Bushera tax cuts to expire as scheduled
at the end of this year) and current
policy (extending current policies
into 2013, including extending the
Bush-era tax cuts) - and determined
that Obama’s budget ‘provides a
middle ground between these two
extremes.’”
Romney said during a Republican debate Feb. 22: “I said today
that we’re going to cut taxes on
everyone across the country by 20
percent, including the top one percent.” However, during a debate
with Obama, he said, “I’m not looking to cut taxes for wealthy people.”
In that same debate, Romney
said: “In the last four years, women have lost 580,000 jobs. That’s
the net of what’s happened in the
last four years. We’re still down
580,000 jobs.”
FactCheck.org found: “Actually, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the net loss of
women’s jobs since January 2009,
when the president took office, is
283,000. Even the 283,000 figure
is an overstatement. The BLS also
announced that its routine annual
benchmarking process will result
next year in adding 386,000 total
jobs - men and women - to the official historical figures. It did not
say how many of those would be
women’s jobs, but about 49 percent of total employment is currently accounted for by women.
So about 190,000 will probably be
subtracted from the 283,000 figure.
That would put the current loss at
93,000, making Romney’s figure
six times too high.
“We assume Romney’s reference to ‘four years’ was meant to
cover only Obama’s term. For the
record, the number of women’s
jobs lost in the last four months
of the Bush administration was
833,000, according to the BLS.
So the total over four years would
come to 1.1 million, with the large
majority lost before Obama was
sworn in.”
Romney has repeatedly charge
that Obama has “cut Medicare
by $716 billion to pay for Obamacare.” But FactCheck.org concluded: “Various incarnations of
this claim have cropped up in Romney’s campaign speeches - including claims that Obama is ‘cutting’
‘funneling’ or ‘raiding’ $716 billion
from Medicare to pay for the health
care law.
“However, Medicare money
isn’t being taken away. The Affordable Care Act calls for a $716
billion reduction in the growth of
Medicare spending over 10 years,
a move that, if successful, would
keep the hospital insurance trust
fund solvent for an additional eight
years.…
“Furthermore, as we explained
in detail in our story ‘Medicare’s
‘Piggy Bank,’ Medicare doesn’t
have $716 billion sitting around
that could be ‘raided.’ The president can’t take money out of the
trust fund - which had $244.2 billion at the end of 2011.”
Even on those rare occasions
when Romney is telling the truth,
there is deception. For example,
he claims that he will create 12
million new jobs in his first term.
But as fact checkers for USA Today
pointed out, “Romney’s pledge to
create 12 million jobs has been hotly contested in large part because
economic forecasters, including
Moody’s Analytics, predict roughly 12 million jobs will be created
over the next four years - no matter
who is elected president.”
George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine,
is editor-in-chief of the National
Newspaper Publishers Association
News Service (NNPA) and editorial
director of Heart & Soul.
President Obama deserves our vote
By Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.
NNPA Columnist
In just a few
days, millions of
Americans
will
vote in the Nov. 6
national elections.
In those states
where there is early
voting, millions have already voted.
There is a clear choice between
President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
At the end of the day it is reduced
to the question of “going forward”
or “retreating backward” in clear
terms of the social, economic and
political empowerment of people
who historically have been marginalized and discriminated against because of race, ethnicity or class.
It is about the politics of inclusion
versus the politics of exclusion.
This election is more than a political struggle between the 99 percent
and the one percent on the quest for
wealth and economic control. The
consequential future of America and
the world is at stake.
For millions of African Americans, the importance of reelecting
President Barack Obama cannot be
overstated. Given the state of black
America in 2012, the thought of going backward in our society should
not even be an option. We have
come too far and made too much
sacrifice and progress to turn around
now because of what appears to be
formidable opposition to our interests and future.
There is still time to reawaken
those of us who have fallen asleep
or who have become apathetic, as
this is another critical moment in our
long struggle for freedom, justice,
equality and empowerment.
We have to ensure that we mobilize our family members and everyone in our communities about the
importance of making sure that every eligible person will actually vote
between now and Nov. 6.
Every hour of every day now
needs to be focused on GettingOut-The-Vote (GOTV). It is time
to pool all our organizational resources to stage the largest grassroots voter turnout in history. The
African American church community should be at the forefront of our
GOTV nonpartisan work.
I am expressing my own personal
views about this election in hopes
to raise the level of awareness and
consciousness of others who may be
mistakenly taking this election for
granted. It does matter who wins.
Not voting is an unforgivable sin.
On Sept. 22, President Obama
reminded us of the 150 year anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation document that President
Lincoln issued in 1862 to take effect
Jan. 1, 1863. Why is this an important reminder today in 2012?
It is very important not to ever
forget the history of slavery, Jim
Crow and systematic denials of
equal justice and freedom not only
to African people but also all people
who have had to struggle to make
advancement and progress against
formidable odds and historical circumstances.
President Obama emphasized,
“One hundred and fifty years after
that historic event, we recognize an
important milestone in the American story and reflect on the progress
we have made toward realizing our
nation’s founding promise of liberty
and justice for all. Though it would
take decades of struggle before African Americans were granted equal
treatment and protection under the
law, the Emancipation Proclamation
marked a courageous step forward
in fulfilling that essential task.
“It affirmed that the Civil War
was a war fought not only for the
preservation of our union but for
freedom itself. The Emancipation
Proclamation stands among the
documents of human freedom.
As we commemorate this 150th
anniversary, let us rededicate ourselves to the timeless principles it
championed and celebrate the millions of Americans who have fought
for liberty and equality in the generations since.”
Each generation has to rise to its
particular challenge of history. Today, we have both an opportunity
and a responsibility to keep pushing
forward. For black Americans, voting is sacred and we dare not take
this election lightly.
For all of those who have become
cynical instead of being vibrant,
enthusiastic and active, we have to
remind them of the past and of the
present. Hundreds of millions of
dollars have been spent to suppress
our vote and on negative, deceptive
television and radio ads, all designed
to confuse, confound and to immobilize people in our communities.
The worst form of suppression,
however, is self-suppression and a
sense of hopelessness. I am optimistic
but know we still have a lot of work to
do over the next few days ahead.
Mitt Romney, in my view, represents the exclusive views and
the ideology of the past. President
Barack Obama is not only the hope
for the future but also he is doing a
good job in the present in the face
of fierce opposition and huge wealth
stacked against him.
This is exactly the moment that
our ancestors prayed for and gave of
their sacrifice and blood. Let’s stand
up together in this moment of decision. Let’s have a record turnout in
every precinct in every state. Let’s
defy the odds once again. Let’s vote
for freedom, justice, equality and
empowerment of all. Let’s re-elect
President Barack H. Obama.
Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. is president of the Hip-Hop Summit Action
Network (HSAN) and Education
Online Services Corporation. He
can be reached at [email protected]
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City Clerk, City Hall, 219 South President Street, P.O. Box 17, Jackson, Mississippi
39205 until 3:30 P.M. Local Time, November 27, 2012 to supply all labor and equipment for the chipping and grinding of 6,000 cubic yards of storm debris and the
placement of the final product at a selected location at the City’s Solid Waste Facility,
I-55 South Frontage Road.
City Project No. 12B4000-901
Sealed bids will be received by the City Council of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, until 3:30 P.M. Local Time, on November 27, 2012, for supplying all
labor and materials (as specified) to perform all related items of work covered
under the 2012 Street Resurfacing Program, City Project No. 12B4000-901.
A pre-bid conference will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 2:00 P.M.
in the 5th floor conference room of the Warren Hood Building, 200 South
President Street, Jackson, MS. All potential contractors, subcontractors, and
other interested parties are encouraged to attend.
The City of Jackson is committed to the principle of non-discrimination in
public contracting. It is the policy of the City of Jackson to promote full and
equal business opportunity for all persons doing business with the City. As
a pre-condition to selection, each contractor, bidder or offeror shall submit a
completed and signed Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Plan, with the bid
submission, in accordance with the provision of the City of Jackson’s Equal
Business Opportunity (EBO) ordinance. Failure to comply with the City’s ordinance shall disqualify a contractor, bidder, or offeror from being awarded an
eligible contract. For more information on the City of Jackson’s Equal Business Opportunity Program, please contact the Office of Economic Development at 601-960-1638. Copies of the ordinance, EBO Plan Applications and
a copy of the program are available at 200 South President Street, Room 223,
Hood Building, Jackson, Mississippi.
The City of Jackson, Mississippi (“City of Jackson”) is committed to cultivating and ensuring the quality of life of its citizens, through various programs,
employment, initiatives, and assistance. The City encourages all persons,
corporations, and/or entities doing business within the City, as well as those
who seek to contract with the City on various projects and/or conduct business in the City to assist the City in achieving its goal by strongly considering
City residents for employment opportunities.
Specifications and Proposal forms are on file and open to public inspection
in the Department of Public Works located in the Warren Hood Building –
5th Floor, Room 531, located at 200 South President St., Jackson, Mississippi 39205. One copy of the Contract Documents may be procured from
the Department of Public Works upon payment of $100.00, which will not be
refunded. The Standard Specifications adopted by the City Council may be
procured from the Department of Public Works, if desired, upon payment of
$5.00 for each volume.
Proposals shall be submitted in triplicate, sealed and deposited with the City
Clerk prior to the hour and date designated. Bidder must be qualified under
Mississippi Law and show current Certificate of Responsibility issued by the
Mississippi State Board of Public Contractors establishing his classification as
to the value and type of construction on which he is authorized to bid. Each
bidder shall write his Certificate of Responsibility Number on the outside of
the sealed envelope containing his proposal. Each Bidder must also deposit
with his proposal, a Bid Bond or Certified Check in the amount equal to five
percent (5%) of his bid, payable to the City of Jackson as bid security.
The successful bidder shall furnish a payment bond and performance bond
each in the amount of 100% of the bid. Bidders shall also submit a current
financial statement, if requested by the City.
The City of Jackson reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive
any informalities or irregularities therein.
Dan Gaillet, P.E.
Director of Public Works
Sean Perkins
Chief of Staff/Senior Assistant CAO
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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
BUREAU OF BUILDING, GROUNDS AND
REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
Sealed bids will be received at the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, 501 North West Street, Suite 1401B, Woolfolk Building, Jackson, Mississippi,
39201, until 2:00:00 p.m. on Thursday, 11/29/2012 , for:
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Bidder must be qualified under Mississippi Law and show current Certificate of Responsibility issued by the Mississippi State Board of Public
Contractors establishing his classification as to the value and type of
construction on which he is authorized to bid.
Bids shall be made out on the bid proposal form to be provided, sealed in
an envelope and plainly marked on the outside of the envelope: “Bid for
DISASTER RECOVERY & DEBRIS REMOVAL SERVICES” Each bidder
shall write its Certificate of Responsibility Number on the outside of the
sealed envelope containing its proposal.
Bidders shall submit four (4) bids sealed and deposited with the City
Clerk, City Hall, Jackson, Mississippi prior to the hour and date hereinbefore designated. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 90 days after the
actual date of the opening thereof.
Each Bidder must deposit with his bid a Bid Bond or Certified Check in
an amount equal to five percent of his bid, payable to the City of Jackson
as bid security. Bidders shall also submit a current financial statement if
requested by the City of Jackson. The successful bidder will be required
to furnish a Payment Bond and Performance Bond each in the amount of
at least 100% of the contract amount.
Each Bidder must submit with his bid a separate attachment stating his
qualifications to perform the work. The Statement of Qualifications shall
list past projects of similar size and nature, a list of references with name
and telephone number, a list of key personnel who will perform the work,
and other information supporting the bidder’s qualifications.
Specifications and proposal forms are on file and open to public inspection in the office of the Solid Waste Division, Public Works Department,
Room 504 Hood Building, 200 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi.
The City of Jackson is committed to the principle of non-discrimination in
public contracting. Therefore, the City of Jackson requests that prospective vendors and contractors carefully examine their method of selecting subcontractors and suppliers, to ensure that they are not either actively, or passively, discriminating against Minority Business Enterprises
(MBEs) and Female Business Enterprises (FBEs). As a bidder seeking
to do business with the City of Jackson, you are expected to adhere to a
policy of non-discrimination, and to make the maximum practicable effort
to ensure that historically underutilized firms are given an opportunity to
participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole, or in part,
with City funds. For further details about complying with this ordinance,
please contact the Office of Economic Development, phone number 9601638. Copies of the ordinance, EBO Plan applications and copies of the
program are available at 200 South President Street, 2nd floor, Jackson,
Mississippi.
Bids shall be made out on the bid proposal form to be provided, sealed in an envelope and plainly marked on the outside of the envelope: “Bid for CHIPPING/GRINDING AND HAULING OF VEGETATIVE STORM DEBRIS.” Each bidder shall write its
Certificate of Responsibility Number on the outside of the sealed envelope containing its proposal.
Bidders shall submit four (4) bids sealed and deposited with the City Clerk, City Hall,
Jackson, Mississippi prior to the hour and date hereinbefore designated. No bidder
may withdraw his bid within 90 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
Each Bidder must deposit with his bid a Bid Bond or Certified Check in an amount
equal to five percent of his bid, payable to the City of Jackson as bid security. Bidders
shall also submit a current financial statement if requested by the City of Jackson.
The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Payment Bond and Performance
Bond each in the amount of at least 100% of the contract amount.
Each Bidder must submit with his bid a separate attachment stating his qualifications
to perform the work. The Statement of Qualifications shall list past projects of similar
size and nature, a list of references with name and telephone number, a list of key
personnel who will perform the work, and other information supporting the bidder’s
qualifications.
Specifications and proposal forms are on file and open to public inspection in the office of the Solid Waste Division, Public Works Department, Room 504 Hood Building,
200 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi.
The City of Jackson is committed to the principle of non-discrimination in public
contracting. Therefore, the City of Jackson requests that prospective vendors and
contractors carefully examine their method of selecting subcontractors and suppliers, to ensure that they are not either actively, or passively, discriminating against
Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Female Business Enterprises (FBEs).
As a bidder seeking to do business with the City of Jackson, you are expected to
adhere to a policy of non-discrimination, and to make the maximum practicable effort
to ensure that historically underutilized firms are given an opportunity to participate in
the performance of contracts financed in whole, or in part, with City funds. For further
details about complying with this ordinance, please contact the Office of Economic
Development, phone number 960-1638. Copies of the ordinance, EBO Plan applications and copies of the program are available at 200 South President Street, 2nd
floor, Jackson, Mississippi.
The City of Jackson hereby notifies all bidders that in compliance with Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 that all bidders
will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will
not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in
consideration for an award.
The City of Jackson hereby notifies all bidders that in compliance with
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to
2000d-4 that all bidders will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids
in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on
the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an
award.
The City of Jackson, Mississippi (“City of Jackson”) is committed to cultivating and
ensuring the quality of life of its citizens, through various programs, employment, initiatives, and assistance. The City encourages all persons, corporations, and/or entities doing business within the City, as well as those who seek to contract with the City
on various projects and or conduct business in the City, to assist the City in achieving
its goal by strongly considering City residents for employment opportunities.
The City of Jackson, Mississippi (“City of Jackson”) is committed to cultivating and ensuring the quality of life of its citizens, through various programs, employment, initiatives, and assistance. The City encourages all
persons, corporations, and/or entities doing business within the City, as
well as those who seek to contract with the City on various projects and
or conduct business in the City, to assist the City in achieving its goal by
strongly considering City residents for employment opportunities.
The City of Jackson reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any
informalities or irregularities therein.
The City of Jackson reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to
waive any informalities or irregularities therein.
Dan Gaillet, P. E.
Dan Gaillet, P. E.
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THE mississippi link • 7B
ORDINANCE APPROVING KEVIN T. WRIGHT A REZONING FROM C-3
(GENERAL) COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO CMU-1 (COMMUNITY) MIXED-USE
DISTRICT PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT
5411 I-55 N FRONTAGE RD. CASE NO. 3818.
NOTICE OF INVITATION TO RE-BID ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTY
CITY OF JACKSON
ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN AMENDED DISTRICT MAP
ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI’S WARD
DESIGNATIONS FOR THE ELECTION OF COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WHEREAS, Kevin T. Wright has filed a petition to rezone property located at 5411
I-55 N Frontage Rd in the City of Jackson, First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, from C-3 (General) Commercial District to CMU-1 (Community) Mixed-Use
District Pedestrian Oriented; and
WHEREAS, the Jackson City Planning Board, after holding the required public hearing, has recommended approval to rezone the properties fromC-3 (General) Commercial District to CMU-1 (Community) Mixed-Use District Pedestrian Oriented; and
WHEREAS, notice was duly and legally given to property owners and interested
citizens that a meeting of the Council would be held at City Hall at 2:30 p.m., Monday,
September 17, 2012, to consider said change based upon the record of the case as
developed before the City Planning Board; and
WHEREAS, it appeared to the satisfaction of the City Council that notice of said
petition had been published in the Mississippi Link on August 02, 2012 and August
16, 2012, that a hearing had been held by the Jackson City Planning Board, all
as provided for by ordinances of the City of Jackson and the laws of the State of
Mississippi, and that the Jackson City Planning Board had recommended approval
of the petitioned rezoning of the above described property to CMU-1(Community)
Mixed-Use District Pedestrian Oriented and within the existing zoning of the City of
Jackson; and
WHEREAS, it appears to the Council that such changes would be in keeping with
sound land use practice and to the best interest of the City and that there has been
a significant change in the character of the area to justify the rezoning and that there
is a public need for such zoning.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. That the property located in the City of Jackson, First Judicial District of
Hinds County, Mississippi, more particularly described as follows:
A 2.37 acre, more or less, parcel of land being situated in the Northwest quarter
(NW¼) of the Southeast quarter (SE¼) of Section 12, Township 6 North, Range
1 East, City of Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi and being more particularly described as follows:
The point of beginning being at an iron pin marking the intersection of the Westerly
Right-Of-Way of Interstate Highway No. 55 North with the Northerly Right-Of-Way
line of Culley Drive, as both are now (November, 1992) laid out and established, said
point being 2,013.9 feet North of and 2,062.9 feet West of the Southeast corner of
Section 12, Township 6 North, Range 1 East; Run thence South 88 degrees 23 minutes 00 seconds West and along said Northerly Right-Of-Way line of Culley Drive for
a distance of 303.87 feet to the point of curvature of a curve to the right with a central
angle of 51 degrees 14 minutes and 10 seconds, a radius 395.00 feet, and an arc
distance of 393.23 feet; continue thence and along said curve to the right for an arc
distance of 152.08 feet (Chord bearing and distance of North 80 degrees 35 minutes
13 seconds West 151.14 feet) leaving said Northerly Right-of-way line of Culley
Drive; Run thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes 37 seconds West for a distance of
187.94 feet to a point; Run thence North 89 degrees 35 minutes 45 seconds East for
a distance of 514.90 feet to an iron pin on said Westerly Right-Of-Way line of Interstate Highway No. 55; Run thence South 07 degrees 21 minutes 58 seconds West
along said Westerly Right-Of-Way line of Interstate Highway No. 55 for a distance of
137.32 feet to a concrete Right-Of-Way monument; Run thence South 35 degrees
07 minutes 00 seconds West along said Westerly Right-Of-Way line for a distance
of 73.51 feet to a concrete Right-Of-Way monument; Run thence South 07 degrees
30 minutes 00 seconds West along said Westerly Right-Of-Way line for a distance of
11.50 feet to the point of beginning.
is hereby rezoned and changed from C-3 (General) Commercial District to CMU-1
(Community) Mixed-Use District Pedestrian Oriented provided, however that before
a permit is issued for any structure to be erected on the said property, or for any use
thereof, provision for adequate off-street parking must be made and approved by
the Department of Planning Development and the Department of Public Works. The
Zoning Administrator is ordered to note such change on the Official Zoning Map to
the City of Jackson, Mississippi.
SECTION 2. That the cost of publication of this Ordinance shall be borne by the
petitioner.
SECTION 3. That this Ordinance shall be effective 30 days after its passage and
after publication of same by the petitioner.
Council Member Barrett-Simon moved adoption; Council Member Tillman seconded.
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President Yarber recognized Mr. Kevin T. Wright, the petitioner who requested a
rezoning from C-3 (General Commercial District) to CMU-1 (Community Mixed-Use
District) for property located at 5455 I 55 North – Frontage Rd. Mr. Wright stated that
the property would allow for an adaptive reuse an existing hotel that will include a
combination of residential and retail uses.
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After a discussion by members of the Council, President Yarber called for the final
vote: The motion prevailed by the following vote:
Yeas– Barrett-Simon, Bluntson, Tillman, Whitwell, and Yarber.
Nays – None.
Absent – Cooper-Stokes and Lumumba.
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the City Clerk of
the City of Jackson, Mississippi before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 13,
2012, for the purchase of certain City-owned property, parcel # 177-1 (a vacant lot), located at 343 W. South Street in Jackson, Mississippi. Bidding for
this property will start at $2000. The City will retain all mineral rights it owns,
together with the right of ingress and egress to remove same from said property. For additional information or for a “bid form”, contact Valerie Skinner at
(601) 960-2266 or [email protected]
WHEREAS, during this public hearing, the following tasks were completed: (1) explanation of the redistricting process; (2) announcement of
the dates and locations of additional public hearings; and (3) explanation
of the requirements of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act; and
CITY OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
WHEREAS, the Jackson City Council subsequently held seven (7) public
hearings, one on behalf of each ward, to ensure that citizens were informed and had ample opportunity to provide input and participate in the
redistricting process; and
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NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF
2012 REDISTRICTING PLAN
CITY OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
THE CITY OF JACKSON HAS SUBMITTED ITS 2012 REDISTRICTING PLAN FOR
PRECLEARANCE TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL. PURSUANT TO 28 C.F.R
§ 51.28, COMPLETE DUPLICATE COPIES OF THE SUBMISSION ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE LOCATED IN
CITY HALL, 219 SOUTH PRESIDENT STREET, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 39201.
FURTHER, A HARD COPY OF THE DATA SUBMITTED ON MAGNETIC MEDIA IS
AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. PUBLIC INSPECTION MAY TAKE PLACE
DURING THE HOURS OF 8:00A.M. UNTIL 5:00P.M. ALL COMMENTS FROM THE
PUBLIC, FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL, ARE WELCOME.
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Sealed, written formal bid proposals for the above bid will be received by the Board of
Trustees of the Jackson Public School District, in the Business Office, 662 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi, until 10:00 A.M. (Local Prevailing Time) November
14, 2012, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The
Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive informalities,
and to withhold the acceptance of any bid if approved for forty-five calendar days from
the date bids are opened. Proposal forms and detailed specifications may be obtained
free of charge by emailing [email protected], calling (601) 960-8799, or
documents may be picked up at the above address.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE
JACKSON HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE JACKSON HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION (JHPC) WILL HOLD ITS MONTHLY MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012, AT 12:00 P.M. IN THE ANDREW
JACKSON CONFERENCE ROOM (RM. 105) OF THE WARREN HOOD BUILDING,
200 SOUTH PRESIDENT STREET, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.
WITNESS my signature and official seal of office, this the 17th day of October, 2012.
Brenda Pree
City Clerk
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Sealed, written RFP proposals for the above will be received by the
Board of Trustees of the Jackson Public School District, 662 South President Street, Jackson, MS, 39201until 2:00 P.M. Local Prevailing Time)
November 2, 2012, at which time and place they will be publicly opened
and read aloud. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any
and all bids, to waive informalities, and to withhold the acceptance of
any bid if approved for forty-five calendar days from the date bids are
opened. Proposal forms and detailed specifications may be obtained
free of charge by emailing [email protected], calling (601)
960-8700, or documents may be picked up at Jackson Public Schools,
662 South President Street, Jackson, MS 39201.
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WHEREAS, notices of the scheduled public hearings were published in
The Mississippi Link, the newspaper of general circulation that the City of
Jackson has contracted with for legal publications, on Thursday, May 24,
2012 and Thursday, May 31, 2012. Additional notices were published in
the Jackson Advocate Newspaper on Thursday, May 24, 2012, and in the
Clarion Ledger Newspaper on Thursday, May 31, 2012; and
WHEREAS, a final public hearing was held on Thursday, August 16,
2012, at the Jackson Medical Mall, an ADA accessible facility, at which
time the public was allowed to review and provide comments on plans
submitted by the redistricting consultants as a result of meetings with and
input from members of the Jackson City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Jackson City Council has fully and completely analyzed
and evaluated all of the plans and comments submitted during the redistricting process, and is of the opinion that Plan Option 1 meets the
criteria adopted by the City Council, adheres to the requirements of the
Voting Rights Act, and is the plan best suited for ensuring fair and effective City Council representation for all residents of the City of Jackson,
Mississippi.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall become effective, pursuant to Mississippi state law, thirty (30) days from and after passage, pending preclearance by the United States Department of Justice.Council Member Barrett-Simon moved adoption; Council Member Cooper-Stokes seconded.
Barrett-Simon – Yes
Bluntson – Yes
Cooper-Stokes – Nay
Lumumba – Absent
Tillman – Yes
Whitwell – Yes
Yarber- Yes
ATTEST:
Brenda Pree
City Clerk
I, Brenda Pree, the duly appointed, qualified City Clerk and lawful custodian of records of the City Council of Jackson, Mississippi and seal
of said City, certify that the foregoing is a true and exact copy of an
Ordinance passed by the City Council at its regular meeting on 4th day
of September, 2012, and recorded in Minute Book “6B”, pages 496-497.
WITNESS my signature and official seal of office, this the 17th day of
October, 2012.
I. APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
A. OLD BUSINESS
1. CASE NO. 2012-28, REQUEST BY: BARBARA AUSTIN TO REMOVE EXISTING
METAL AWNING OVER KITCHEN DOOR AND REPLACE WITH CANVAS AWNING
FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1435 ST. ANN ST. IN THE BELHAVEN HISTORIC DISTRICT.
2. CASE NO. 2012-37, REQUEST BY OXFORD INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC TO
REPLACE ALL EXTERIOR MATERIALS WITH HARDIE BOARD LAP SIDING, REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED WINDOWS AND DOORS, ADD CENTRAL HEAT AND
AIR, INSTALL FRENCH DRAIN, AND REFINISH FLOORS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1027 MADISON ST. IN THE BELHAVEN HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT.
B. CURRENT BUSINESS
3. CASE NO. 2012-38, REQUEST BY: RUSTY PERKINS (OWNER: CONNER PERKINS) TO REMOVE DAMAGED EXTERIOR WALLS, CONSTRUCT NEW EXTERIOR WALLS, INSTALL NEW CASEMENT WINDOWS ON PROPERTY LOCATED
AT 1029 EUCLID AVE. IN THE BELHAVEN HISTORIC DISTRICT.
III. ADJOURN
WHEREAS, general comments from the public were also received during
the initial public hearing; and
SECTION 1. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI that Plan Option 1 is hereby
adopted as the official district map for City Council ward designations and
is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Bid 2247 - Frozen Food and Meat Products
Bid 2248 – Crackers, Cookies and Chips
II. OTHER ITEMS
I, Brenda Pree, the duly appointed, qualified City Clerk and lawful custodian of records of the City Council of Jackson, Mississippi and seal of said City, certify that the
foregoing is a true and exact copy of an Ordinance passed by the City Council at
its regular zoning meeting on 17th day of September, 2012, and recorded in Minute
Book “6B”, pages 551-553.
WHEREAS, on Monday, June 11, 2012, the Jackson City Council held its
first redistricting public hearing in Council Chambers located in Jackson
City Hall, 219 S. President Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201; and
RE-BID INSTRUCTIONS: All bids must be placed in a sealed envelope and
delivered to the City Clerk of the City of Jackson (located in City Hall at 219 S.
President St.) The outside of the envelope must be plainly marked: “South
Street Property”, along with the bidder’s name. Enclose one (1) original and
one (1) copy of the bid. Bids will be opened on Tuesday, November 13, 2012,
at 3:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 219 South President Street,
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4. CASE NO. 2012-39, REQUEST BY CHRIS BOND/BOND PROPERTIES, LLC
(OWNER: ANN B. KAVANAUGH) TO CONSTRUCT 3 NEW TOWNHOMES TO BE
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City Clerk
WHEREAS, the Jackson City Council is required to redistrict the municipality in accordance with each decennial census, as proscribed by Mississippi Code Annotated, as amended, §21-8-7; and
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October 25 - 31, 2012
Local pageant boasts beauty and brains as
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Local contestants will use
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Contestants take center
stage Saturday, Oct. 27, at 5
p.m. at the Belhaven University Center for the Arts. Tickets
are $15 and include a digital
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The Coleman Alexander
Prosser Foundation, Inc. and
the Beta Delta Omega Chapter
of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. sponsor the event as
a fundraiser to continue community outreach programs in
the Metro Jackson area.
A total of seven young ladies, grades kindergarten to
eighth grade, will compete for
the title. They will perform
an original dance to open the
program and model the latest
in fall fashions. Over the past
six months, they also gained
valuable knowledge about
protecting the environment
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how to recycle, reuse and reduce waste.
“The major goal of the chapter was to have the contestants
participate in “green” activities that promote a healthy environment for all life forms,”
explained, Pageant Chair Dr.
Cherise McIntosh.
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Simple Gorgeous Life: Think
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reusable cups to make a “go
green” bracelet and pin. They
were able to visualize and understand the importance of
“going green.” Most importantly the contestants saw how
easy it can be for everyone to
do their part.
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several hours of community service, a founding
principle of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority. Projects
included visiting residents
at the Albemarle Nursing
and Rehabilitation Center
for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.
Beta Delta Omega President Dr. Glenda Glover
said proceeds from the
pageant help fund many of
the chapter’s educational
programs and community
outreach service activities.
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fundraiser for us that allows members to continue
community service where
it is needed the most,”
added Glover. “These dollars will sustain the chapter’s afterschool tutorial
program at the Bethlehem
Center, provide annual
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students, and endow scholarship programs at Tougaloo College and Jackson
State University.
“Members can continue
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Hinds County Nursing
and Rehabilitation Center,
Matt’s House, and Habitat
for Humanity.”
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international service organization of more than
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In the exclusive interview, which took place
at the Sheards’ Detroit
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managed to build, and
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and a create lasting legacy.
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statement about rumors
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original docu-series is
wrapping up. The show is
set to premiere on BET in
2013.
“This generation of
the Clark-Sheard family
legacy continues a storied
and historic line of leaders in music and ministry. Sharing this intimate
look into their story is a
special and unique opportunity,” shared Roland T.
Hairston, II, publisher of
Gospel Today.
Look for the latest issue
of Gospel Today later this
month.
October 25 - 31, 2012
Book Review:
“Spirit Seeker: John
Coltrane’s
Musical
Journey”
Gary Goliowith
by
artwork by Rudy Gutierrez
Clarion Books
Hardcover, $17.99 • 44 pages
By Kam Williams
Book Reviewer
“Music and religion were
the twin forces that shaped
John Coltrane’s early years.
Both of his grandfathers were
Methodist ministers, and each
of his parents was a skilled
musician.
“In North Carolina during
the 1930s, the church was the
center of black community
life. At a time when discrimination was widespread, the
church offered comfort, hope
and guidance. One way it did
this was through music.
“Perhaps more than any
other jazz musician, John
Coltrane let his religious feelings guide and inspire his
work.
“Of his recovery from drug
use, he wrote, ‘During the
year 1957, I experienced, by
the grace of God, a spiritual
awakening which was to lead
me to a richer, fuller, more
productive life. At that time,
in gratitude, I humbly asked
to be given the means and
privilege to make others happy through music.’
“It was his commitment to
sobriety for the last 10 years
of his life that allowed him to
pursue his vision and to create some of the most enduring
music in the field of jazz.”
- Excerpted from the Afterword (page 39)
John Coltrane (1926-1967)
pioneered a new sound on the
saxophone prior to passing
away at an early age, but not
before leaving behind a much
beloved collection of innovative recordings. Sadly, his untimely demise from liver cancer was likely the result of the
heroin habit he had kicked a
decade before.
But is the “life of a legendary jazz great with such
a checkered past” the appropriate subject of an illustrated
children’s book? Yes, argues
Gary Golio, author of Spirit
Seeker: John Coltrane’s Musical Journey.
After all, over a million of
African-American men are
currently behind bars for nonviolent narcotics offenses,
and millions more are ostensibly dealing with drug addiction. For that reason, a biography detailing Coltrane’s
failings and ultimate triumph
over substance abuse might
serve as a warning to kids apt
to face similar temptations.
Golio relates how ‘Trane’s
troubles started with alcohol
while still in his teens in the
wake of the deaths in rapid
succession of his father and
several other close family
members. Regrettably, when
the young man subsequently
encountered adversity in the
form of racism, relationship
problems and money woes as
an aspiring musician moving
around the country, he gradually graduated from that gateway drug to illegal stuff.
In the end, we learn that
he cleaned himself up with
the help of a return to his religious roots, a spiritual path
that undoubtedly provided
considerable comfort when
he was forced by an incurable
affliction to prepare to meet
his Maker. It is a warts-andall, cautionary tale chronicling both Coltrane’s personal flaws and incomparable
genius.
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The legendary Jazz pianist
Ramsey Lewis brings his band
to Cape May, N.J., Nov. - 11,
2012, at the Exit 0 International Jazz Festival. Lewis is
promoting his newest album
release “Ramsey…Taking Another Look.”
With 50 years in the business
and 80 albums to his credit,
the three-time Grammy Award
winner has an honorary doctorate from Loyola University
in Chicago.
“The stage show is a result
of the album actually,” Lewis
said when ask what we can ex-
pect on his shows that ends at
the festival in November.
“Someone said, ‘you are a
three (man band); what about a
quintet?’ So I invited two more
people.”
Lewis’ additional members
bring the band a more contemporary sound which can be
found on the “Ramsey…Taking Another Look” project.
“I don’t think about it,”
Ramsey said when questioned
about being on tour at the age
of 77. “Life is good. The body
is like anything else, it slows
when you get older. If you
fight it, you feel terrible. I have
some young fellows (in the
band). There is Joshua on bass,
Henry on guitar and Charles on
drums.”
The Chicago resident said
that after the New Jersey shows
it will be the last performance
dates of the year for him. “Taking a year off,” Ramsey said.
For those aspiring musicians, Lewis’ advice is, “Build
a sound foundation. Learn
your craft, whatever instrument you play and that includes voice. Study the history.
Do you know the heroes? Who
started it; how it evolved? Do
the homework and that might
mean taking lessons. Sometimes, you have to play for free
to be heard.”
By 1966, Lewis was one of
the most successful Jazz pianists in the country. He is most
notable for “The In Crowd,”
“Hang on Sloopy” and “Wade
in the Water.”
In 2005, he founded the
Ramsey Lewis Foundation
which connects at risk children
to the world of music.
For more on the Exit 0 International Jazz Festival featuring the Ramsey Lewis quintet,
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Multi-Grammy Award winning Jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis.
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TV One renews ‘Find Our
Missing’ for second season
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TV One has renewed its docu-series “Find Our Missing”
for a second season to premiere
in January, it was announced
recently by Toni Judkins, executive vice president of Original
Programming and Production.
Hosted by actress S. Epatha
Merkerson, the show is designed to put names and faces
to people of color who have
disappeared without a trace.
Each episode tells the story
of the missing person or persons, beginning with the day
they vanished and the frantic
searches by loved ones and
investigators to find them. Episodes chronicle the investigations into their disappearances
and delves into the mystery
surrounding the disturbing circumstances.
In its second season, Find
Our Missing will continue its
partnership with the Black
and Missing Foundation. Inc.
(BAMFI), to raise further
awareness and attention for the
plight of the missing among
people of color.
Tvone.tv uses BAMFI’s
alerts and latest updates about
recent missing person cases, as
well as other content supplied
by the organization, including
tips on how to prevent abductions.
“TV One saw unprecedented
response to this series which
resonated strongly with audi-
ences and the media in terms of
how the issue of missing black
Americans has been traditionally addressed,” remarked Judkins.
“We are pleased to partner
once again with the Black and
Missing Foundation to bring
these compelling stories to our
viewers and hopefully bring
some closure to those struggling with missing persons in
their lives and communities,”
said Judkins.
October 25 - 31, 2012
Congratulations to the Mississippi Link during your 19th Anniversary
Paid for by Friends of Harvey Johnson, Jr.

October 25 2012 - The Mississippi Link

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