November 28, 2014

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November 28, 2014

54 years of Service
Friday, November 28, 2014
Michael Brown, Ferguson update: NAACP,
Race Forward and ACLU statements page 3
Spread love and cheer for the Holiday Season
Church receives grant, feeds community
North Philadelphia's Greater Enon Missionary
Baptist Church had a busy weekend giving and
receiving. On Friday, November 21, the church
received a grant award from AARP; on Saturday,
November 22, the church hosted its 3rd Annual
Seniors and Neighbors Pre-Thanksgiving Luncheon; and on Sunday, November 23, the church
distributed hordes of fruit to the congregation!
The $500 grant award bestowed by AARP
was given to Greater Enon to support and advance its weekly food distribution to the North
Philadelphia community, one of the highest
poverty hit areas in the city.
"Our 3rd Annual Seniors and Neighbors
Pre-Thanksgiving Luncheon drew over 70 guests
from the community. This free community outreach initiative is designed to bring cheer, the
Gospel, kind hospitality and nutritious food to
our elderly and other neighboring residents," said
Rev. Michael Robinson, Senior Pastor. The
event was sponsored by a kind donation by City
View Pizza, and the traditional turkey meal, vegetable sides and desserts were prepared and
catered by Chef Nathaniel Fields.
At the conclusion of Sunday's worship service, Choir Director Marsha Camp surprised the
congregation in giving everyone varieties of
fresh fruit. "People left with a bounty of healthy
fruit to take home, truly a blessing. To God be
the glory," said Robinson.
Greater Enon Missionary Baptist Church is
located at 1854 N. 22nd Street, Philadelphia PA.
Sunday worship is held at 11am, Wednesday
Bible Study is at 7pm-8pm.
Pictured holding check, from left: Rev. Michael Robinson, Senior Pastor, Greater Enon Missionary
Baptist Church; Angela Foreshaw-Rouse, State Community Outreach Manager, AARP; Jim
Palmquest, State President-Pennsylvania, AARP; Kenneth Davis, Trustee, Greater Enon Missionary
Baptist Church.
The Philadelphia Food Fight battle of the neighborhoods
L to R: Tony Luke Jr., Chef J.R. Robinson, David Simms
Owner of Eatible Delights Catering, Shahid Rana Executive
Director of the Fairmount CDC, Chef Rob of Eatible Delights
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Thanksgiving for What and for Who
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thera martin milling
Here it is Thanksgiving
Holiday weekend as you are
reading this edition of the
SCOOP U.S.A. community
newspaper. We've all had our
turkey meals, (those of us
who even partake in a turkey
meal, and the official holiday
has come and gone. Truth be
told however, Thanksgiving
is the signal for a number of
popular American holidays
that pretty much run, back to back. There's
Thanksgiving. Then a few weeks later, its Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, News Years' Eve, New
Year's Day, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s National
Holiday, Valentine's Day -- and President's Day.
I am one who doesn't fall for all the glitz and
wasteful spending on these special days. I see all
these holidays as wonderful opportunities for families and friends to spend time together and enjoy
each other. (I also see most of these holidays as a time for
some good eating, truth be told).
But for now, let me just focus on the holiday that just
passed on November 27th, Thanksgiving.
If we could all remember to be Thankful year-round,
the world, the nation, our state and certainly our city
would be a much better place.
Sometimes I think it is so very important to list why
you are thankful, so here goes my list and it is an equal
opportunity list:
I am thankful that I see so many wonderful development projects moving forward in our city. I am very
thankful the November 4, 2014 General Election is behind us and we'll witness a new Governor being sworn
in, in January. Lord knows I'm thankful for the work opportunities I have. I am thankful for good health and for
the health of my Mother, Husband, adult children and
grandchildren.
I am thankful for my home church, Solid Rock Baptist
Church at 1863 Federal Street in South Philadelphia. I'm
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thankful for a strong, compassionate Pastor in Henry
Busby and for the leadership of our assistant Pastor Gordon Williams. I'm thankful for my forever church home,
Mount Carmel Baptist Church and the election of their
newest Pastor, Rev. Donald Moore, who will officially be
installed Sunday, December 14th.
I'm thankful for people like Ralph Wynder, of the Registrar of Wills Office and Brenda and Tootie who work
there also, for the professional services they always provide to citizens when we go to their City Hall offices.
And I'm thankful for the food I get to nourish my body
with and the shelter I have over my head. I'm thankful for
the trees, the sky, the sun, the rain and the moon and all
that God created, for us.
Equally I am thankful for the people who have the love
in their hearts and the ability in their minds, to care for
the most precious in our community -- our babies and our
seniors. I thank God for the people who advocate for the
poor and homeless. I applaud and am thankful for organizations such as One Day At A Time Drug & Alcohol Recovery program, for all the critical community outreach
and recovery work they do.
I am thankful for all the good police officers of
Philadelphia who try 24/7 to do their jobs to the best of
their ability to keep the citizens of this city, safe. Same
goes for our Fire Department workers and staff. Without
police and firefighters -- where would we be?
I am thankful for the school teachers and college professors that are educating our children. I am thankful for
the African American History Museum, Freedom Theatre, Bush Fire Theatre, Philadanco and the Philadelphia
Museum of Art. I am thankful for our President, Barack
Obama and for our First Lady, Michelle Obama and their
daughters. I am thankful that despite some sloppy and
lack-luster work by a handful in the secret service, that
the God I serve has saw fit to keep our President safe.
The list of things and people I am thankful for could go
on and on, but suffice it to say I am thankful for many
days and I never forget to count my Blessings.
On another note: The Philadelphia Branch of the
NAACP will hold elections for a new Administration on
Saturday, December 6, 2014. The election will take place
at the Beech Building, 15th and Cecil B. Moore Avenue,
12 noon-3pm. If you are a current member of the
Philadelphia Branch of the NAACP, come out and cast
your ballot for the candidates of your choice.
As for me, I am so glad that my membership is current
and I look forward to participating in the NAACP voting
process next weekend. I do not know all the people who
are running for office, but I know my choice is clear and
I will proudly go vote for Minister Rodney Muhammad
for President. Some other good people are running for
various offices and perhaps some of them could do a
good job as the next President of the Philly NAACP. But
for me -- Minister Rodney Muhammad is just what I
think the organization needs at this time, in the current
history of the Philadelphia branch.
The local branch is still in turmoil. A lot of the issues
and concerns that were brough to light in the last nine
months or more are still not resolved, but the NAACP
MUST move forward. We need strong, honest leadership
and we need it now. I think Minister Rodney Muhammad
can be the bridge repairer, if you will -- to put the
NAACP back n track.
In this season of Thankfulness, I am thankful for the
National and the local NAACP and I want to see this
civil rights organization continue to grow and thrive.
Lord knows we still need our NAACP.
Just because thanksgiving is behind us, I think we need
to carry the spirit of Thankfulness with us---throughout
the year.
From the PCOL Vanguard to all
God's children need S.H.O.E.S.
The Civil Rights Struggle is an awesome feat if it
never ends. I contend we are greater than the struggles
and battles we are consumed with each and every day.
Attending the PCOL Vanguard meeting at Audenried
High School has filled me with a new revelation of,
"We are a Mighty People blessed abundantly with
God's goodness and grace!" I can say this without hesitation because of those in attendance, what was said
and with steadfast confidence, they can and will deliver. When you know the Brothers in the room, their
life-long commitment to, "We are going to work it out,
no matter what!!!", you can rest assured it will happen.
So the call to Brothers and Sisters to enlist in another
call of "Righteousness" deployment, "Cooperative" collectivism, "Bold and Courageous" affirmation to rebuild our ancestral greatness. We must be encourage
and believe that, yes we are battling on many fronts and
no matter what it looks like, just know our front and
back are covered with the blood, past, present and future.
Leaving the meeting fired-up, I went to Mt Airy
United Fellowship Church program where always, my
Pastor, my Brother, the People's Voice in the Wilderness, the always on-time Rev. Dr. Joe Williams had a
special Sister asking, "What do you want on the table
for Thanksgiving?" Ms. Terri Lyons touched with the
spirit of the Almighty and fortified with the strength
and beauty of our people, was asking a question for us
to know, the war we are embedded in, we will win. For
our tables, we want and will have the magnificence of a
"Glorified People" from whence we come from!
To close, our struggles may be massive and it may be
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continuous, but as stated at Reverend Anthony
Sharkey" Stevenson, Sr.’s 25th Anniversary it's real
and most demanding. There were voices sharing and
praising the good Reverend's name and his works. Believe me, they were all powerful, uplifting and Godfilled but please indulge with me for a moment as I
share some thoughts/comments from my good Brother,
Kenny Gamble who spoke as his most cherished, oldest and best childhood friend. In summary, he talked
about the long gifted walk they did together. He spoke
about the influence of their moms, their wives, their
family and friends. It has been a journey filled with
some of everything but it's still manifesting itself.
Brother Gamble truly was inspirational and richly encouraging in all he had to say but he ended with a message my Brothers and Sisters! We are in a cage which
is locking out all the beauty and fulfilling magnificence of a chosen people. We cannot allow ourselves
to remain captive and being locked away from what is
rightfully ours. We must break free from the madness
and we better do it now. Therefore I say, "Right Now!
Right Now! Right Now! It is our time right now! We
better take it, "Right Now!" Rev "Sharkey" Stevenson's "All God's Children Need S.H.O.E.S." is a blueprint towards us getting it right. He's a family man,
with a spiritual plan paving away for community enlightenment through God's Love and Salvation! It time
for all to get on-board! The Struggle will end and
Peace will be Still. We trust and pray all will have A
Blessed and Holy Filled Thanksgiving!!!
Your Brother, on and by Your Side,
Tyrone L. Reed
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Learning to love what you have
ChildWatch
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marian wright edelman
In a season focused on gratitude,
17-year-old Monica Chica has an
attitude about
choosing to be
grateful that’s wise
far beyond her
years: “The most
important lesson I
learned is that
being happy is not about having with
you what you loved in the past, but
learning to love what you have in the
present.”
Monica learned this lesson the hard
way. She grew up in El Salvador where her father was a lawyer and teacher and her mother
was a doctor. Monica’s mother suffered from
Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a nervous system
disorder which caused her a lot of weakness and pain.
The disease often left her bedridden and kept her from
playing an active role in the family’s daily routines. Monica was grateful to have her at home and had lots of other
support. The school just across the street from her house
where she was a star student, the beloved church where
she started teaching Sunday school at age 9, and her best
friend’s house a block away were the center of Monica’s
childhood. As pervasive gang violence began striking
closer and closer to home, when Monica was 15 her family decided to leave everything behind to try to start a better life in the United States.
Watch Monica's story, in her own words at Monica
Chica: 2014 DC Beat The Odds® Scholarship Recipient
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p9t2XD3z8g&feature=yout
u.be
Almost immediately, the American Dream wasn’t what
Michael Brown, Ferguson update
NAACP deeply disappointed a Missouri grand jury
opted not to indicte officer Darren Wilson
BALTIMORE, MD – A St. Louis County grand jury
declined to indict officer Darren Wilson, 28, for the
shooting and killing of unarmed 18-year-old Michael
Brown, Jr. In light of this decision, the NAACP has released the following statement.
From Cornell William Brooks, NAACP President and
CEO:
“The NAACP stands with citizens and communities
who are deeply disappointed that the grand jury did not
Failure of Justice
Race Forward's Official Statement on the
Grand Jury Decision
On August 9, 2014, a town in Missouri reminded the
country and the world of the perils of being young and
black. While tweeting and chanting “Black Lives Matter,” we waited and hoped that, this time, justice would
be blind. That wait is now over. A grand jury has decided
not to indict Darren Wilson in the killing of young
Michael Brown, meaning there will be no charges, no
further investigation, and no trial by the State of Missouri. Race Forward is deeply disappointed with this outcome.
The many questions that arise in the face of this decision can be boiled down to one: “What do we do now?”
There are two answers: First, we must continue to organize - in Ferguson and everywhere. The activism demanding police accountability towards communities of color
has been nothing short of amazing and it must continue.
To many Black people, this shooting had a recurring
theme that re-ignited the emotions and indignation of
millions. It is the same tragic story that spans from slav-
ACLU comment on Ferguson
grand jury decision
See “Justice” page 12
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The grand jury in Ferguson, Mo.,
has declined to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren
Wilson on charges in the Aug. 9 shooting death of
Michael Brown. The following is reaction from Jeffrey
Mittman, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri:
"The grand jury's decision does not negate the fact that
Michael Brown's tragic death is part of an alarming national trend of officers using excessive force against people of color, often during routine encounters. Yet in most
cases, the officers and police departments are not held accountable. While many officers carry out their jobs with
respect for the communities they serve, we must confront
the profound disconnect and disrespect that many communities of color experience with their local law enforcement.
"The ACLU will continue to fight for racial justice. We
must end the prevailing policing paradigm where police
departments are more like occupying forces, imposing
See “ACLU” page 12
indict Darren Wilson for the tragic death of Michael
Brown, Jr. We stand committed to continue our fight
against racial profiling, police brutality and the militarization of local authorities. The death of Michael Brown
and actions by the Ferguson Police Department is a distressing symptom of the untested and overaggressive
policing culture that has become commonplace in communities of color all across the country. We will remain
steadfast in our fight to pass the End Racial Profiling federal legislation. And we stand in solidarity with peaceful
protesters and uphold that their civil rights not be violated as both demonstrators and authorities observe the
“rules of engagement.” The grand jury’s decision does
not mean a crime was not committed in Ferguson, Missouri, nor does it mean we are done fighting for Michael
Brown, Jr. At this difficult hour, we commend the
courage and commitment of Michael Brown's family, as
well as local and national coalition partners."
Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and
largest nonpartisan civil rights organization. Its members
throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities. You
can read more about the NAACP’s work and our five
“Game Changer” issue areas at www.naacp.org/pages/
game-changers
they’d expected. Monica, her parents, and her older
brother and sister moved in with an aunt and other family
members in Montgomery County, Maryland. Monica—
who only knew a few words in English—was enrolled in
a large high school where even other Hispanic students
teased her about her accent. For the first six months she
avoided speaking in school at all. Her aunt had worked
for years to secure legal residency for Monica’s family.
But her father discovered that being a lawyer and a
teacher in El Salvador did not translate into a good job
here. It took more than a year for him to find a job as a
janitor. Her mother’s health took another turn for the
worse and there wasn’t enough money for the health care
or medicine she needed. Before long her parents decided
to separate and her mother and brother returned to El Salvador leaving Monica hopeless: “Everything that I had
left was my family and now it was destroyed. In less than
one year my life had turned meaningless and worthless
for me.”
In an unexpected twist a sport Monica had never played
before was about to help turn her new world around.
Monica is 6’3”, and word traveled to the girls’ basketball
coach about the new student in school. “I was in my ESL
[English as a Second Language] class, and the coach got
close to me, and I was like, ‘Why is a tall woman talking
to me? I don’t understand anything of what she’s saying.’
. . . I just told her that I didn’t speak English [and] that I
had never played basketball before. And she said, ‘I don’t
mind. I’m going to teach you. If you want to, you can
try.’” Somehow, Monica agreed. “At the beginning it was
hard because I didn’t know what side of the court I was
supposed to run—I just knew that I had to throw the ball
to the basket. That was it. I didn’t know the rules. I didn’t
know why the referee was whistling. I didn’t know anything. But I went to practices. I started playing. I started
practicing [on] my own because I really liked it . . . I
don’t know how, but I did it, and that gave me more confidence in myself.”
Being part of the team also gave her a new set of
friends and a lot more practice learning to speak to and
understand her teammates, and her growing confidence
on the basketball court translated to more confidence in
the classroom. As her English improved she was moved
out of her ESL classes into regular ones and then from
regular classes into honors courses. Today, less than two
years after beginning school in Maryland, she has taken
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate
courses and has a 4.0 grade point average. She’s also a
starter on the varsity basketball team. She was recently
honored with one of the Children’s Defense Fund’s Beat
the Odds® Awards for how much she has overcome.
Marian Wright Edelman is President of the Children's Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a
Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to
adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
For more information go to www.childrensdefense.org.
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SCOOP’s Black history corner
by Adelaide Abdur-Rahman
SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - Dececember 21
The Happy-Go-Lucky One
Good-natured optimist. Doesn’t want to grow
up (Peter Pan syndrome). Indulges self. Boastful.
Likes luxuries and gambling. Social and outgoing. Impatient. Fun to be around. Having lots of friends. Flirtatious. Does like rules. Dislikes being confined – tight
space or ever-tight clothes. Doesn’t like be doubted.
Beautiful inside and out.
The Topaz is the stone for the month of November
In the 19th century topaz was discovered in Russia. It was
so coveted that only the Czar, his family and the persons
he gave it to could possess it. Rubbing or gently heating
topaz electrifies it, causing it to attract small particles like
bits of hair or paper. It was believed that if you wore topaz
on your left arm or hung it around your neck it could
break all enchantments that may have been cast upon you.
Topaz is rumored to improve vision give life security, protect one from poverty and remove adversity, misfortune
and melancholy. The Egyptians believed topaz was colored by the golden glow of the sun god Ra; thus it was
used as a powerful amulet to protect them from harm.
When Thomas Jefferson heard of the marriage of William
Clark (of Lewis and Clark), he sent the bride a necklace,
two bracelets, earrings, a pin and a ring, all made of pearls
and topaz
November 28th
You are gentle, kind and loving, but sometimes domineering. You are independent, uncommunicative and
have a great deal of self-confidence in your own ability. You should marry early in life you love is strong
and you need love and devotion in return.
1868 William Henry Lewis, first African American
college football player is born in Berkley, VA.
1899 W. Burwell is awarded patent 638,143 for a
boot or shoe.
1899 A. Mendenhall is awarded patent 637,811 for a
holder for driving reins.
1899 A.L. Ross is awarded patent 638,068 for
trousers support.
1907 Charles Henry Alston, artist, muralist, sculptor
(bust of Martin Luther King, Jr.) and teacher is born in
Charlotte, NC.
1914 Gertrude
Jeanette, actor
(The Legend of
Nigger Charley)
and founder of
H.A.D.L.E.Y.
player in New
York is born in Urbana, AR.
1914 Owen Vincent Dodson, poet
(A Bent House) is
born in Brooklyn,
NY.
1916 (John
Richard) Johnny
Wright, Negro
League Baseball
Charles Henry Alston
player is born in
New Orleans, LA.
1916 Claude William Black, Jr., minister and founder
of the first African American credit union in Haverhill,
Massachusetts is born in San Antonio, TX.
1925 (George General Grice, Jr.) Gigi Gryce
(Basheer Qusim), educator, saxophonist compose (Minority) is born in Pensacola, FL.
1926 Johnny Tanner, singer with The 5 Royals is
born in North Carolina.
1929 Berry Gordy, Jr. record producer and founder of
Motown record label is born in Detroit, MI.
1932 Ethel Ennis, singer is born in Baltimore, MD.
1933 Richard B. Spikes is awarded patent 1,936,996
for the transmission and shifting for the Pierce Arrow
automatic gearshift.
1939 Ernie Wheelwright, National Football League
player is born in Columbus, OH.
1942 Paul Dryden Warfield, National Football
League player is born in Warren, OH.
1946 (William Daniel McFalls) Blues Boy Willie,
blues singer and harmonica player is born in Memphis,
TX.
1946 (Richard C.) Dick Davis, National Football
League player is born in Omaha, NE.
1947 William Edward DeVaughn, Jr., guitarist, songwriter and singer (Be Thankful for What You Got) is
born in Washington, DC.
1950 Frederick McKinley Jones is awarded patent
2,523,273 for a two-cycle gasoline engine.
1950 Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, founder of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority dies in Philadelphia, PA.
1951 Diedre Murray, jazz and classical music cellist
and composer is born in Brooklyn, NY.
1952 (Sharon) S. Epatha Merkerson, actor (Law &
Order) is born in Saginaw, MI.
1954 Larry O. Johnson, National Basketball Association player is born in Morganfield, KY.
Richard Wright
1958 (Donald) Don Collins, National Basketball Association player is born in Toledo, OH.
1959 Sandras Bookman, television news reporter and
weekend anchor is born in Beaumont, TX.
1960 Kenneth Howell, Jr., Major League Baseball
player is born in Detroit, MI.
1960 Richard (Nathaniel) Wright, author (Native
Son and Black Boy) dies in Paris, France.
1960 Vanessa R. Williams, gospel singer is born in
Baton Rouge, LA.
1963 Donald Brown, National Football League player
is born in Annapolis, MD.
1963 (John Sylvester) Johnny Newman, National Basketball Association player is born in Danville, VA.
1968 Dawn Robinson, singer with En Vogue (My
Lovin [You’re Never Gonna Get It]) is born in New London, CT.
1969 Colman Domingo, playwright, director and actor
(Around the Fire) is born in Philadelphia, PA.
1969 Elbert Frank Cox, first African American to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics dies in Washington, DC.
1971 Karin Katherine Taylor, fashion model and Playboy Playmate of the Month (June 1996) is born in
Kingston, Jamaica.
1972 Michael Blackson, comedian and actor
(Next Friday) is born in
Ghana.
1974 (David Styles)
Styles P, rap artist (It’s
All About the Benjamins) is born in
Yonkers, NY.
1977 DeMya
Chakheia Walker,
Women’s National Basketball Association
player is born in Mount
Holly, NJ.
1978 Aimee Garcia,
Ethel Hedgeman Lyle
actor (George Lopez &
Dexter) is born in
Chicago, IL.
1979 (Exavier Prente) Nook Logan, Major League
Baseball player is born in Natchez, MS.
1979 (Hakeem Seriki) Chamillionaire, rap artist (Get
Ya Mind Correct) is born in Houston, TX.
1984 Ricky Lynn Bell, National League Football
player (younger brother of singer Archie Bell) dies in Los
Angeles, CA.
1984 (Tremaine ‘Trey’ Aldon Neverson) Trey Songz
singer and rap artist (Step Up 2 the Streets) is born Petersburg, VA.
1986 Joe Burnett, Canadian Football League and National Football League player is born in Eustis, FL.
1992 Kianna Underwood, actor (All That) is born in
New York, NY.
1992 Kwame Boateng, professional soccer player is
born in Accra, Ghana.
2008 James Mack Brown, keyboardist with The Dramatics (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get) dies.
2009 Vera King Farris, first African American president of a New Jersey public college (Kean University)
dies in Pomona, NJ.
November 29th
You would rather do things yourself than direct others in doing it. You are quick, impulsive and very energetic; shrewd and capable and have good intuitive
judgment. You like the out-of-doors, travel and have
many interests outside of your regular routine. You are
loving and understanding.
1887 Grandville, T. Woods, is awarded patent 373.915
for induction telegraph system.
1894 Lucille (Nelson) Hegamin, blues recording artist
is born in Macon, GA.
1905 Thomas Anderson, actor (Shaft’s Big Score) is
born in Pasadena, CA.
1908 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., US Representative
from New York City is born in New Haven, CT.
1914 Albennie Jones, blues and jazz singer is born in
Errata, MS.
1915 (William Thomas) Billy Strayhorn, composer,
(Take the A Train) pianist and arranger is born in Dayton,
OH.
1919 Pearl Primus, dancer, choreographer and anthropologist is born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
1925 (Saturnino Orestes Armas Minoso Arrieta )
Minnie Minoso, Major League Baseball player is born
in Havana, Cuba.
1927 Rupert Crosse, first African American to be
nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy
Award (The Reivers) is born in New York, NY.
1935 Dorothy Norwood, gospel singer is born in Atlanta, GA.
1940 (William) Billy Hart, jazz drummer and educator is born in Washington, DC.
1941 Gwendolyn Britt member of the Maryland
State Senate is born in Washington, DC.
1950 Shirley A. Smith, member of the Ohio House
of Representatives is born in Cleveland, OH.
1950 Michael Anthony Easier, Major League Baseball player is born in Cleveland, OH.
1951 Roger Troutman, lead singer with Zapp (More
Bounce to the Ounce) is born in Hamilton, OH.
1952 (Harold Thomas Wright) Tom Wright, actor
(Barbershop & Barbershop 2: Back in Business) is
born in Englewood, NJ.
1954 (Ollid) Dink Johnson, pianist, clarinetist and
drummer dies in Portland, OR.
1954 Michael White, jazz historian, clarinetist and
bandleader (Out New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the
Gulf Coast) is born in New Orleans, LA.
1956 Dwaine P. Board, American Football League
player and National Football League coach is born in
Rocky Mount, VA.
1956 Hinton Battle,
actor (Tony Award for
the stage version of The
Wiz) is born in
Neubrücke, Hoppstådten Germany.
1956 Lorene Cary,
author (Black Ice) and
educator is born in
Philadelphia, PA.
1957 (Petri (Adonis)
Hawkins-Byrd, television personality (bailiff
on Judge Judy_ is born
in Brooklyn, NY.
1963 Will Downing,
singer (Love’s the Place Lorene Cary
to Be) is born in Brooklyn, NY.
1964 (Donald Frank) Don Cheadle, Jr. actor (Hotel
Rwanda) is born in Kansas City, MO.
1965 Ellen Cleghorne, actor and comedian (Saturday
Night Live) is born in Brooklyn, NY.
1968 Pedro Martinez (Aquino), Major League Baseball player is born in Villa Mella Dominican Republic.
1973 Sarah Jones, stage actor (Bridge & Tunnel) is
born in Baltimore, MD.
1976 Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge, actor and comedian (Cotton Comes To Harlem) dies in Burbank,
CA.
1979 (Jayceon Terrell Taylor) The Game, rap artist
and member of G-Unit is born in Los Angeles, CA.
1982 Chaka Fattah, Jr., entrepreneur is born in
Philadelphia, PA.
1988 Russell Carrington Wilson, National Football
League player is born in Cincinnati, OH.
1989 Mable Keaton Staupers, advocate for racial
equality in the nursing profession dies in New York,
NY.
1992 George Henry Atkinson, III, National Football
League player is born in Oakland, CA.
1997 Coleman Young, first African American mayor
of Detroit dies in Detroit, MI.
2000 Marvel Jackson Cooke, first African American
woman to work at a mainstream newspaper (The Daily
Compass) dies in New York, NY.
2001 Gertrude DeWitt Nelson, American Red Cross
nurse dies in Pineville, Rapides Parish LA.
2003 (Carlton William Bongo Juma) K-rupt, rap
artist dies is Laikipia Forest, Kenya.
2005 John R. Hicks, murderer is executed in Lucasville, OH.
2011 Patrice Lumumba Malcolm O’Neal, Jr., comedian, radio personality and actor dies in Englewood,
NJ.
Birthday: Gregory McCoy, saxophonist with Mass
Production (Firecracker) and Claude Brooks, actor in
the sitcom Hitz.
K NOW Y OUR H ISTORY,
I F Y OU D O N OT K NOW
W HERE Y OU C OME F ROM ,
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W HERE Y OU C AN G O !!!
Leverage your dollars
junious r. stanton
“Although African Americans make up 13-percent of
the U.S. population, just
seven-percent (7%) of small
business are owned by
Blacks. Access to capital,
clientele, and other resources hinder many Black
folks from starting business, despite our long history of entrepreneurship. Organizations like the
Empowerment Experiment, the Black Owned
Business Network, and Recycling Black Dollars
are hoping to encourage African Americans to patronize Black businesses, but there is still more
work to do.” African-Americans Have 1.1 Trillion in
Buying Power, Are We Putting Our Money To Good
Use? Britni Danielle
http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2014/02/africanamericans-1-1-trillion-dollars-buying-power-puttinggood-use/
Researchers and analysts tell us we have over one trillion dollars in purchasing power but when you take a serious look at our people and our communities you
wouldn’t know it. Yes we buy cars, TVs, clothing, houses
and other gizmos and gadgets but overall we have very
little to show for all this money that supposedly comes
through our fingers.
In fact if the numbers are correct and I have no reason
not to believe they are, it means we are very unsophisticated when it comes to using our money to gain wealth
and collectively empower ourselves economically. If we
have access to over a trillion dollars annually, where are
our factories, where are our co-operative farms, why are
our HBCUs facing financial ruin and why don’t we have
an economic strategy for the twenty-first century? When
you look at our communities it is obvious we are a dependent people. One could say we are merely mindless
consumers. We don’t own the gas stations in our neighborhoods, we don’t own the cleaners, the wig stores, the
grocery stores or much of anything else for that matter.
Recent immigrants come here and buy land, open stores
in our communities, set up distribution centers to import
their favorite foods; they take over the stores in our
neighborhoods and refuse to even hire our people.
Back in the 40’s African-Americans in cities like New
how I am
harry polis
It has been a while since I
wrote for my SCOOP, USA
column. I haven't not felt
well enough to write and type
my articles because I have
very painful arthritis in both
hands, feet, my back, and
most everywhere else. Typing is agony. Jaynee has
helped me before and she will
help me get some columns
out now. She corrects and
types my columns, but she
sometimes has problems with her hands too so
we'll pay it by ear.
I see so much wrong in our society. This past
election was terrible. The turn out was only about thirtysix percent. The Republicans are going to try to damage
or end Obama's legacy. They have already blocked him
at every turn. We all suffer for their interference and
hate.
I'm looking forward to President Obama's using Executive Orders to hasten programs he's tried to establish
for our benefit. In Pennsylvania and Philadelphia in
particular, Education and
Health have been suffering
under Corbett. I'm pleased
he'll be gone in January and
we can get started rebuilding
our schools and get onboard with Obamacare for
the poor through Medicaid. I believe our POTUS is
going to raise the minimum wage too through an executive order.
So much hate and resentment is floating around toward our president and liberal people. Billionaires, particularly the Koch brothers, have sown racial and class
differences especially in the Midwest and South. Gerrymandering, decreased voting hours and Voter Identification laws have purposely cut minority ability to vote.
When Republicans win elections, they give tax breaks to
the rich and cut back on benefits for the poor and working class. The Supreme Court has too often allowed Republican strategies to prevail and we are the poorer for it.
Who we elect to state offices in those off-year elections
matters because the people elected choose most of the
state and local judges. Those rulings constitute what
goes before the Supreme Court.
We must all take responsibility for elections and
change. Through electronic media--our computers and
smart phones--we spread the reality of racial inequity,
police overreaction, and our opinions. The Republicans
are staging a war on minorities, working people, and
women. It's up to us to fight...and win.
York and Philadelphia started selective patronage campaigns to force businesses to hire our people, treat us
with dignity and respect us as an economic block.
Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, Noble Drew Ali
and Elijah Muhammad all espoused economic self-sufficiency, ethnocentric co-operation and mutual aid. What
happened to that philosophy? Why are we so disorganized economically? The Black Power and Black Nationalists movements of the ‘60’s and 70’s called for
economic expansion, espoused a move from dependency
to empowerment. But the government’s counter insurgency operation called COINTELPRO undermined our
push for liberation and the powers that be made up their
minds they were going to destroy any effort on the part
of African-Americans to raise our consciousness and
come together as a factor to take advantage of our dollars
and spending.
Africans in America are essentially the only group in
this pluralistic and ethnic conscious country who do not
stick together or have an economic plan for viability and
sustainability. Statistically we are worse off today than
we were forty years ago during the racial apartheid and
color caste because at least back then we were forced to
support each other. Integration/assimilation was a cruel
joke mainly because we were not at the table to define
what it would mean for us as a people. “We can shop
where we want, eat where we want and get almost any
job at the big fancy corporation down the street. Many
of us earn more money than we could have in a segregated society and are given opportunities that are more
consistent with our chosen skill sets. The problem for our
community, I humbly submit, is that we did not properly
negotiate the terms of our integration. The pride that Dr.
King’s father instilled in him is lost for millions of youth
who are being educated by people who don’t care about
them. Integration, for the most part, was simply prolonged assimilation, like moving into someone else’s
home and giving up the keys to your own. You are
happy to be moving into a bigger house, but soon realize
that you can’t go into someone else’s house and move
around the furniture. Also, while you’re renting a room,
they are paying the mortgage, which means that their
kids (not yours) are going to own the house when all the
hard work is done. Many of us see the golden carrot of a
higher salary without understanding the risk that is inherent in allowing your family to depend on the descendants
of your historical oppressors. Even the most educated
among us are raised to sell our services to bidders who
extract our best and brightest like oil being lifted from
the soil of Nigeria. People with six figure jobs are living
paycheck-to-paycheck, further heightening the economic
dependency that makes you impotent when it’s time to
stand up for your rights. Like an intelligent woman who
marries a wealthy man, you must ensure that you still
have something to hold onto in the event that your relationship turns into an abusive one. Sadly, however, many
of us have thrown economic caution to the wind.” Was
Integration A Good Thing For Black People, Probably
Not Dr Boyce Watkins
http://blackbluedog.com/2013/03/news/dr-boyce-was-in-
tegration-a-good-thing-for-black-people-probably-not/
Don’t get me wrong I’m not calling for a return to the
blatant oppression, violence and terror we suffered a few
decades ago. While that is changed somewhat, the mentality behind it has not as we can see in Ferguson and
even our own towns and cities. The one thing Martin
Luther King Jr did was to tie the freedom struggle with
economics. He knew deep down inside appealing to the
morality and goodness of whites wasn’t going to get it
done. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was the blueprint
for social change and unfortunately we went away from
it.
Focused economic boycotts, planned and well executed civil disobedience and non-compliance worked.
For three hundred eighty-one days Blacks folks in Montgomery Alabama in the heart of a virulent racist state
stuck together and stood together to force major changes
that helped destroy apartheid in the US despite the state
sanctioned violence directed against them. We need to revisit this strategy and the tactic of selective patronage!
We need to leverage our dollars to get what we need.
But first we need to realize we are still living in an unjust society, a racist culture that demonizes and criminalizes us at will. We do not live in a post racial era, that
whole notion is nonsense. What can we do about it? We
can organize and boycott. Boycotts are effective today,
more so. “What is more powerful than one-man onevote? It is voting with your dollar. It is fighting capitalism with capitalism. How can you take activists across
the globe and unite them with power to reshape the
global economy? It’s the power of the boycott. When you
use boycott as a campaign tool it can be very successful.
Take for example Gandhi and the British Raj salt tax
march in the 1930’s when thousands of ordinary people
united under the cause of producing salt without paying
the Raj tax. They were ultimately successful. For every
dollar you withhold from a corporation you remove – on
average –x1.33 the original amount. For every $5 you remove from BP they actually lose $6.60 in revenue. This
number can be found by using the stock compared to its
sales. The boycott power against Coca-Cola is $5 per
every $1 withheld since its stock is 5x its sales.” The
Power of Boycott Voting With Your Dollar
http://www.examiner.com/article/the-power-of-boycottvoting-with-your-dollar
If we are to have self-respect and more importantly
forge a place at the economic table we must be strategic.
We must save and create vehicles for capital so we have
money to start businesses. We must use our dollars
wisely. We can promote alliances with other groups, cooperate on a mutually beneficial basis and we can use our
dollars to punish our enemies and do have enemies both
within and outside our communities.
We need to wake up and see this country for what it is
not as a melting pot but as a pluralistic society made up
of many ethnic and cultural groups. No one will respect
us as long as we remain dependent and disorganized. We
need to rethink the notion of Black Power and solidarity.
Our strategy should be to work together as a people to
create opportunities for ourselves instead of being totally
dependent upon our enemies and competitors for survival. We have the means, do we have the motive,
courage and vision is the remaining question.
EMSDC CEO welcome celebration
Valarie J. Cofield (center), the newly appointed CEO of the Eastern Minority Supplier
Development Council (EMSDC), receives well-wishes from (left) Melonease Shaw, president and chief executive officer of Maven Inc. and Angela Dowd-Burton, executive director, Office of Economic Opportunity, City of Philadelphia at the reception held recently in
her honor at Hotel Monaco in Old City Philadelphia. Cofield brings 25 years of leadership abilities and relevant supplier diversity experience to her new role at the recently restructured EMSDC (formerly PA-NJ-DE MSDC and WPMSDC) which serves the entire
state of Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware. EMSDC certifies minority
businesses and connects them to corporate members in an effort to increase procurement
and enhance supplier diversity. Martin Regusters photo
Sunday’s best Maurice Griffin
launches holiday tour
sherri y. johnson
Maurice Griffin set out to
expand a new phase of his
music career after capturing
the attention of a nation as a
finalist on season two of
BET’s Sunday Best Gospel
competition television show.
Since then, the powerhouse
vocalist and passionate worshipper has elevated his
music ministry to a global
audience, all as an independent and self-managed artist.
The Chicago native released a debut project I
AM SOMEBODY in 2011, which sold over
11,000 units independently and this summer released an EP BELIEVER that boasts the contemporary
worship ballad and radio single “Hear Us”. Maurice is
now launching his 2014 MY HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS
TOUR Nov 21 – Dec 31 delivering the good news of our
Saviors birth via inspirational holiday music throughout
the U.S. The tour will feature music from his MY HOLIDAY Christmas CD and some of Maurice’s favorite and
popular gospel songs.
“The MY HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS TOUR is my gift
to all,” Maurice shares. “It is my favorite time of the year
and this tour is a way for me to give back to the community and the country that has supported my music ministry over the past few years.” He continues, “I chose to
give back in this way during all my concerts and am excited to do so, because I was once myself homeless and
without. I pray everyone shares this tour and Christmas
CD with me as a gift of love and happiness for their family and friends to enjoy each and every year.”
With Christmas classics “Christ Is Born” and contem-
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Alabama, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, New York, Missouri and Oklahoma.
In addition to touring and promoting his new Believer
EP, Maurice continues to run his own music production
company; M.G.M. Chicago Music Group; a company
that specializes in musical productions and events.
To book the MY HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS TOUR at
your church or ministry, contact [email protected].
Update courtesy of Root Magazine. If you are in need of
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Calling out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat?
Summer's here and the time is right
For dancing in the street
Dancing in Chicago, down in New Orleans
In New York City
Moving in the heat of the night. City to City. Town to
town. They dancing in the street. And they are dancing to
the music of Martha and The Vandellas. Where?
Philadelphia, PA, Baltimore and D.C.
Can't forget the Motor City
All we need is music, sweet music
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swinging, swaying and record playing
Dancing in the Street!
Wayblackmemories: The world I was born into was one
filled with music. My mother, Ruby and my father, Elijah,
were two youngsters who fell in love and used music to
court with. Together they would sit on the moonlight on
that big front porch in Abbeyville, Alabama. When Elijah
came courting he would bring his guitar. He would play
and sing and Ruby would join in. His parents would leave
them alone as long as they could still hear music coming
from the porch." In an exclusive interview, Martha provided a rich testimony of her parents before and after her
birth, their move to Detroit when she was only one year
old and the role of music and dance in he lives of African
Americans.
When asked about the function of music in her own life,
Martha Reeves looked straight ahead and explained: "I
have always thought of music as a way out of he ordinary,
mundane obligations of life. While in high school glee
clubs and choirs, our singing time always seemed to end
to soon."
Martha Reeves
of the three drummers used by Motown...Allen described
how open ended the creative process was by holding up a
chord sheet from one of the sessions he played. 'Try to find
Joe Messina, Pistol Allen or James Jamerson on that sheet
of paper! Who wrote the arrangement? Not listed..... It is
just a list of chords Try to get the Motown Sound off that
sheet of music. "
individualized style to the game. He explains: "I played the shuffle better than
Benny Benjamin. He could play it too,
but they liked the way I played it...I
couldn't play what he or Uriel Jones
played because they thought differently...Everybody was important down
there..As far as we were concerned, as a
group, we did everything together.... It
took three guitar players, bass and three
drummers to create this. So everybody
was important, but we never were recognized.....We were versatile....We could
do everything....We learned from each
other...we were like a family at Motown."
Martha Remembers Berry Gordy
Dancing
Singer Martha Reeves remembers it like this: "It was so
wonderful being a part of Berry Gordy's dream Berry's
dream was to make all of us famous. He would get one
group started and then shift attention to the next artist. He
discovered, nurtured and supported all of us during the best
years of his life. He was sharp, very clear, witty and
quicker than average. He was also very smooth on his feet.
Temple University partners with UAC for Thanksgiving
Shuffle Rhythms, Dance and Urban Street Sound
Allen brought that whole shuffle rhythm tradition and
See “Memories” page `0
Oh, it doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there
So come on, every guy grab a girl
Everywhere around the world
There'll be dancing. They are dancing in the street
There is an invitation
Across the nation
A chance for folks to meet
There'll be laughing, singing and music swinging
Dancing In the Street!
Jazz Era in Detroit Before Motown
Writing in the book, Before Motown: A History of Jazz
in Detroit, Lars B'Jorn writes: "There was music in Detroit
before Motown in the 1960's. Detroit has a remarkable
jazz history, which in fact, made contributions to the Motown Sound. Jazz historians have usually passed by Detroit
when discussing the development of Jazz... Jazz emerged
as a distinct type of music at the beginning of the century
[20th century]. Its pioneers were African Americans who
drew upon musical traditions within and outside their community: blues, ragtime, tin pan alley, popular songs, and
brand brass music. Once Jazz was born it went through
rapid stylistic changes..."
Drummer Pistol Allen and The Birth
of That Motown Sound
Professor Bjorn states: " Drummer Pistol Allen was one
The BAV Girl
Phenomenon
by Sandy Lawrence
Calling all women of
color age 18+ and life seasoned to discuss the topics
of abstinence, & right
choice relationships, Saturday, December 6th from
12-2 p.m. at the African
American Museum (FREE
Event), 701 Arch Street.
Explore your self-esteem
thru spiritual, emotional,
physical, mental and historical wellness. The BAV
Girl Phenomenon©
stands for women who
practice abstinence during
any life segment (college
students, singles of all
ages and generations, divorced and widowed those
in recovery of wrong relationships and acts of dating violence). It will
utilize educational, spiritual, and motivational
speakers, seminars, workshops, spoken word, dance
and cultural gatherings to
find your comfort zone.
* Luncheon refreshments
Vendors/Gift Packages
and Silent Auction items
available
RSVP preferred [email protected]
m or 215-221-4249
*www.sandralawrenceproductions.com
*ICAP, Inc & Esteem
Building Publishing Venture
Mothers, Students,
Daughters, Sisterfriend
Mentors
*Due to content this
event is Women Only!!!
Temple University's Office of Government, Community and Public Affairs supported the
Urban Affairs Coalitions 2014 Thanksgiving Basket Distribution. More than 1,100 baskets
were delivered to families throughout the city. Pictured from left to right are: Sharmain
Matlock-Turner, president and CEO of the Urban Affairs Coalition; Jeff Brown, president
and CEO at Brown's Super Stores; and Octavius Green, Jr., Andrea Swan and David Neres
of Temple University.
AAMP upcoming programming
Cash Crop, works by
Stephen Hayes
On view through January 4, 2015. Anchored by
an installation of 15 lifesized chained forms that
represent the men, women
and children who endured
the Middle Passage from
African to the Americas
during the Trans-Atlantic
Slave Trade, this exhibit
seeks to start a conversation about the economic
exploitation of humans
past and present. A diagram of the slave ship
Brooks appears as a recurring motif and served as
inspiration for artist
Stephen Hayes after he encountered it during a printmaking class at Savannah College of Art and Design.
The exhibit is enhanced by historical documents on
loan from the Delaware County Bar Association and objects from the Lest We Forget Black Holocaust Museum
of Slavery. There will also be a video installation created
specifically for this exhibit by
Dario Moore, Artistic Director of Moore Dance Project.
reUSE, reCYCLE,
reJOICE: Holiday
Craft Creation
Night!
Thursday, December 7 –
9pm (Galleries Open 6 7pm). The holiday season
and mass consumption
often go hand-in hand, but
do they have to? Inspired
by current exhibit Cash
Crop by Stephen Hayes, be
crafty, creative and conscious while making holiday gifts and decorations
from reused, salvaged and
reclaimed materials provided by The Resource Exchange!
Light refreshments will be provided. Participants are
encouraged to arrive between 6 and 7pm to explore Cash
Crop.
The Resource Exchange is a nonprofit reuse center
dedicated to promoting creative reuse, recycling, and resource conservation by diverting valuable materials from
the waste stream and redirecting them to artists, builders,
educators, and the general public. $25 General Admission. $20 AAMP Members. Space is limited. Purchase
tickets at www.aampmuseum.org/calendar.
holmesburg residents thank Bob Brady for painting the
rusty Conrail RR trestle at the Pennypack Creek Bridge
Congressman Bob Brady (D.,PA) will inspect the
progress of painting the rusting Conrail Railroad trestle
above the historic Pennypack Creek Bridge and members
of the Holmesburg Civic Association will be on hand to
thank him for getting the job done. At Brady's request,
District Council 21 of the International Union of Painters
and Allied Trades (IUPAT) volunteered to repaint the
bridge. Painting began this week.
“This has been an eyesore in the community for too
long. But, thanks to IUPAT it will soon be spruced up and
will be recognized as a historic landmark,” Brady said.
Holmesburg Civic Association President Richard E.
Frizell says, “For 15 years a lot of people tried to make
this happen. It is not that others didn’t try but when Congressman Brady stepped up, he was able to bring the
right players to the table; he got it done. This is such a
positive thing for our community, and painting this rusty
trestle brightens our world, and brings new recognition to
our historic bridge.”
Attendees included: Richard Frizell, President,
Holmesburg Civic Association; Fred Moore, Holmesburg
Civic Association; Joe Ashdale, Assistant Business Manager and Secretary/ Treasurer International Union of
Painters & Allied Trades; Rachael Shipkin, representing
Conrail; and Leo Gallagher, owner of Jupiter Painting.
ORNAMENTAL CABBAGE & KALE
Large selection
of FRESh CUT
ChRISTMAS TREES
from $10.00
ShopRite of Parkside donates computer
technology center to Kipp DuBois
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Pictured with students (l-r) Sandy Brown, Joe Wolf, Monique Oakman, Senator Vincent
Hughes, Paul Bauer and Aaron Bass, CEO, Kipp School. Ron Allen photo
The ShopRite of Parkside in West Philadelphia,
owned and operated by the Brown family, will offer
new learning opportunities for the students at the Kipp
DuBois Collegiate Academy located in the community.
A formal ribbon cutting will unveil an updated technology center at the school to enhance their current curriculum. The center will include a total of 36
technology work stations and everything needed to inspire creative learning. The school educates approximately 300 high school students and has a tremendous
ratio of students who move onto college.
This will be the third donation the Brown family has
made to an educational institution
needing funding and support that they are unable to
gain elsewhere. These were donations in communities
that could not have financed the projects otherwise, due
to a lack of district funding.
“Our mission is to Bring Joy to the Lives of the People We Serve and we are dedicated to helping the communities we do business in,” states Jeff Brown,
President and CEO of Brown’s Super Stores. “We are
excited to bring cutting-edge technology to the students
of the Kipp DuBois Collegiate Academy and feel that
this addition to the school’s curriculum will help better
prepare the students for college and careers later in
life.” The center was also sponsored by U.S. Global
Glow and Precise Graphix Décor Company.
The Philadelphia Food Fight battle of the neighborhoods
The Fairmount Community Development Corporation
hosted its annual fundraiser, attracting over 400 attendees
to support the great work of the CDC. This year's theme,
The Philadelphia FOOD FIGHT "Battle of the Neighborhoods" was a neighborhood party, on Thursday November 20, 2014 from 6pm - 9pm. This amazing event was
filled with tons of food, music & drinks inside the breathtaking Girard College Campus at 2101 S. College Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19121. Chefs presented their dishes for
a friendly neighborhood food fight in the hopes to be
crowned the Art Museum Area's very best! A few participating restaurants included Vitri's Allaspina Restaurant,
Jack’s Firehouse, Mugshots Coffeehouse, McCrossen's,
RyBread | RyBrew, Trio, Butter's Soul Food, Rembrandt's
Restaurant, Bridgids Restaurant and many more. Project
Home participated for the first time, featuring a special
signature item, Sister Mary’s Sinfully Delicious Cranberry Sauce.
FOOD FIGHT attendees sampled bites from local Art
Museum area restaurants and voted for their favorite
dishes in the following categories: Best Cocktail/Mocktail, Best Dessert and Best Main Dish. Hickory Lane
American Bistro took the prize for Best Main Dish,
Mugshots Coffeehouse won the crowd over naming them
the Best Dessert in the house, and Bridgids Restaurant’s
easily won the Food Fight attendees over taking home
the title of Best Cocktail. A few special guests stopped
through for the night including Council President Darrell
Clarke, Councilman William Greenlee.
This year the Fairmount CDC is welcoming its new
Executive Director Shahid Rana. Shahid is a seasoned
community development specialist with demonstrated
experience in urban design, community planning, commercial corridor development, and creative marketing
and branding. Before his role as Executive Director,
Shahid served as a Project Manager in the Neighborhood
Initiatives division at Cooper’s Ferry Partnership (CFP),
in Camden, NJ. When asked about his new role as Executive Director, Shahid stated, “I'm truly grateful to have
supportive residents and a business community who understands the mission of the FCDC in building a desirable neighborhood and destination.”
Battle of The Neighborhoods included a few restaurants from outside of the Greater Art Museum Area who
competed in re-inventing Tony Luke’s World Famous
Philadelphia Cheesesteak. Competitors demonstrated
their skills in a "Chopped" style FOOD FIGHT challenge
including Chef J.R. Robinson of Kitchen Cray from
Washington, D.C who was a competitor on Season 13 of
Fox Networks Hell’s Kitchen and Chef Rob Dupree of
Eatible Delights Catering representing our City of Brotherly Love. Philly’s own Tony Luke Jr. and hometown
hero hosted the FOOD FIGHT, “This is a great event for
a great cause,” Tony mentioned while introducing the
competitors. After 20 minutes of competition, the judges
and audience named Chef Rob Dupree of Eatible Delights Catering, the winner of Battle of The Neighborhoods “Chopped Style.” Hometown took the crown over
visiting competitors from Washington, D.C. “I don’t
know what they did with my cheesesteaks but they took
it up 10 notches!” comments Tony Luke Jr. as the competition came to a close.
Event sponsors included Girard College, Zipcar,
Drexel Medicine, Yards Brewery, Wells Fargo- Philadelphian Branch, Philly Food Works, and Enterprise Rent-aCar. “This year's Food Fight highlighted the many great
businesses and restaurants in the Greater Art Museum
Area. Small businesses are the backbone of our communities, I'm happy to provide that platform for the restaurants to showcase their talents. I think the Fairmount and
the Greater Art Museum Area have the opportunity to be
one of the best food neighborhoods in the region. Not
many places have two distinct and unique business corridors like Fairmount and West Girard Avenue,” said
“Education
is our
passport to
the future,
for tomorrow belongs
to the
people who
prepare
for it
today."
-Malcolm X
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Kharisma Mcilwaine Emcee for the night, Council President Darrell Clarke, Shahid Rana
Executive Director of the Fairmount CDC, Councilman William Greenlee Sarah Bloom photos
Awards and prizes
Chef Rob Dupree & Chef J.R. Robinson
Shahid Rana.
The Philadelphia Food Fight is the annual fundraiser
for the Fairmount CDC and raises critical unrestricted
funds for community improvements projects. In the past,
these funds have helped redevelop vacant properties, improve over 50 storefront facades, complete two neighborhood plans and assist in commercial corridor
management.
For more information regarding the Fairmount CDC
please visit www.fairmountcdc.org or call (215) 2324766 or email [email protected].
For media inquiries and request please contact Affairs
of Isis Events, LLC via email [email protected] or
call 762-233-4747. Photos are available upon request.
About The Fairmount CDC:
The Fairmount CDC’s mission is to foster the improvement of
the residential, commercial, and social fabric of the Fairmount
neighborhood, while preserving its character and diversity. Our
service area is bounded by two commercial corridors (Girard
& Fairmount Avenues), Fairmount Park, and the Eastern State
Penitentiary (Corinthian Avenue). The organization was formed
in 1999 by a group of civic-minded Fairmount neighbors who
sought to take advantage of the neighborhood improvement opportunities by creating a non-profit community development
corporation. The organization was awarded non-profit status in
2001 and completed a resident-driven neighborhood plan in
2003. Although Fairmount CDC has remained a small organization, the diversity of the programming and recent accomplishments speak volumes about the capacity and willingness of
the Fairmount CDC to get the job done.
Sponsored by the Beech Companies
Memories
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Maybe that is what his past boxing experience contributed
to the total man that he is. He could Ballroom and Bop
soooooo good and whenever we danced together, we
would draw a circle of people."
Gordy Recalls Martha Reeves Singing
Wayblackmemories. Berry Gordy enters the discourse
circle on this note: "Another attention getter was Martha
Reeves. She was Mickey Stevenson's secretary and got her
big break one day when Mary didn't show up at the studio
for a recording session. To satisfy union rules, Mickey had
to make sure there was a body behind the microphone.
Martha turned out to be that body. All that was required of
her was to stand there and do nothing. But when that music
started, she took her shot -- surprising everybody with her
powerful, soulful voice, wailing like there was no tomorrow."
Lover You've Gone From Me And Left Behind So
Many Memories
Here's our old favorite record
(Come and get 'em)
I can't stand to hear it anymore
Here's some old lingering love
(Come and get 'em)
"It's in my heart and it's tearing it apart,"
Martha sings and kinda shouts in her delivery. When I
asked made that observation to her during our conversation, she said: "My grandfather was a minister. .Metropolitan AME. It was a family church on DuBois and Leland.
Jesus Met The Woman at The Well
Who were those Gospel Divas that served as an example
for Martha? Before the questions was finished, she answers: " Clara Ward. Shirley Caesar and The Caravans.
Our first song we won with was "Jesus Met The Woman
At The Well." Not only did my parents play gospel music
all day but my Mama idolized Billie Holiday. See, they
played guitar and sang as well. My Dad played down home
Blues similar to John Lee Hooker and Jimmie Reed. We
had music all the time. There was no TV at that time. We
spent a lo of time with our parents."
Scene # 7. Martha: "My idol, first of all, was Lena
Horne. I saw her at the Paradise Theatre in Detroit when I
was three years old. I wanted to be a singer like her. I didn't
look anything like her. I didn't think I'd ever be in show
business, but I just dreamed to be like Lena Horne. One
day. My brother went into the military and joined the Columbia Music Club. He sent me records by Nancy Wilson,
Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, Mahalia Jackson and
Sarah Vaughn. I studied all the Divas. "Now in 2014,
Martha Reeves is not only one of the great divas in popular
song, she is a stylist par excellence.
State Rep. Cherelle L.
Parker, D-Phila., invites all
Philadelphia residents to
the sixth annual
Wadsworth Avenue Holiday Lighting Ceremony &
Shopping Extravaganza
from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dec.
5 on the 1500 block of
Wadsworth Avenue.
"I am elated to again
host this ceremony celebrating our community
and the talented young
men and women residing
in our neighborhoods,"
Parker said. "We invite
everyone to join us for this
special occasion."
The annual event is free
and open to the public.
Santa and Mrs. Claus will
be present to greet special
guests and provide free onsite photos for the first 100
children in line to visit the
special activities tent. Also
visiting for the day will be
the Grinch and several of
Santa’s helpers who will
have a special treat for attending children. There
will be free food, hot beverages, face painting,
books, entertainment and
much more.
Parker said the annual
traditional ceremony includes a holiday shopping
extravaganza, where vendors and local businesses
will be on hand with holiday gifts for sale. Shopping will begin promptly
at 4 p.m. and performances
to begin at 4:45 p.m.
The lighting ceremony
will include performances
from local youth organizations including Agape
Baptist Church Children's
Community Choir,
Imhotep Drum Line, Jenks
School Choir, Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church Steps
of Faith and Ordered
Steps, Houston School
Choir, Diva Dollaz & Co.,
Philadelphia Military
Academy Color Guard,
Reformation Lutheran
Church Gospel Choir,
Simon Recreation Center
Dancers, F.S. Edmonds Elementary School Choir
and Lankenau High
School Spirit Club.
Additional information
is available by contacting
Parker's constituent service office at 215-242-7300.
Visit historic Stenton on
Saturday, December 6th
between 2:00 and 4:00
p.m., and usher in the holiday season with a special
holiday tea & open house.
Visitors will also enjoy
music, light fare, a special
tour of the mansion, and a
holiday craft. All ages are
welcome! This event is
free and open to the public, reservations are requested. Please call
215-329-7312 or email
[email protected].
Stenton, described as
"the most authentic of all
Philadelphia's historic
houses," was built by
James Logan, William
Penn's secretary, between
1723 and 1730. Stenton is
located in the Historic
Logan section of Philadelphia at 4601 North 18th
Street (the corner of 18th
and Windrim Streets), just
4 blocks east of Wayne
Junction. The house is
open for tours TuesdaySaturday, 1-4pm. For
more information or directions, phone 215-329-7312
or visit www.stenton.org.
Stenton is a member of
Historic Germantown, a
partnership of 16 outstanding attractions located in
the Germantown section of
Philadelphia, just minutes
from downtown. Partners
are joined by a common
mission and are collectively "Freedom's Backyard." For more
information about Historic
Germantown, call 215844-1683 or visit
www.freedomsbackyard.c
om.
This program is made
possible through the stewardship of The National
Society of The Colonial
Dames of America in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who have administered Stenton as a
historic house museum
since 1899.
6th annual Wadsworth Avenue
holiday lighting ceremony
Usher in the season with a
holiday Tea at historic Stenton
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What’s up my urban people its Shelly Shell with the
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On Saturday, December 6,
2014 The TLA will open its
door to one of the most exciting events to hit Philadelphia. This night is home
grown and celebrates the talents of our own. I’m excited to write this story
about The 2014 Philly Hip
Hop Awards, the creative vision of Jimmy DaSaint. I had the honor of
receiving The Will Smith Award in 2012 with Golden
Girl as a surprise presenter.
The 2014 Urban Celebrity Magazine Philly Hip Hop
Awards is the fourth installment of a unique celebratory
awards ceremony and networking event dedicated to
highlighting the work of urban recording artists, business
professionals and organizations throughout the City of
Philadelphia. The Theatre of Living Arts on Saturday,
December 6th located at 304 South Street, Philadelphia,
PA from 7:00p.m. to 12:00a.m.
The 2014 Urban Celebrity Magazine Philly Hip Hop
Awards will be hosted by celebrated Philly comedian and
celebrity host, Vernon Keith Ruffin, Jr. a.k.a. “KeithFromUpThaBlock” and Radio One’s Ebony Lavone with
local groups and notables serving as award presenters to
their peers. Our award recipients for 2014 are Philly Hip
Hop legends Hilltop Hustlers, Philly’s Most Wanted, DJ
Jaysky, Da Youngsters and R&B crooner Corey Wims
with a special tribute to Philly boxing legend Danny
‘Swift’ Garcia.
Special feature performances included rising stars Asia
Sparks, Milton McCauley, Good Girl, Jeremy Isaac,
Lihtz Kamraz, Santos, Summer Valentine, Dave Watson,
Mont Brown x Astronauts Really Fly, David Lyve, Luv
and War and Phinatic plus a special live performance by
New Wave emcees Tev Geez, Zero and Reese Rel and
contest winner Malc Dat. In addition, our wildly-popular
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starring top local, national and international-level Phillybred artists.
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Toby Rich
This week's rap from
the Mayor of Girard Avenue, Toby Rich is providing Community
Information.
Some of the news is
happy and some of it is sad.
The sad is a fallen leaf
named John Curry. John
lived in Germantown. He was an architect and a
very good one at that. He was a member of Enon
Baptist Church and he was a part of a community organization called “Men Who Care”. From my understanding,
he had a heart attach while driving and crashed which led
to his passing. John was a good man. He tried to give of
himself whenever and where ever he could and I’m not
just trying to make him sound good because it is not necessary. He was not perfect but if you were to ask anyone
about him I don’t think that you would hear one bad
word about him. It was like that when it came to him. He
would give you the shirt off his back, which is rare today.
As a matter of fact just last week “The Men Who Care”,
had a coat drive giving out coats to people in need because of the cold whether that has come upon us. They
didn’t just give out old dirty coats that no one would
want anymore -- they gave out nice coats that not only
looked nice but many of them were warm and it was stuff
that anyone would have been glad to get. Now that is
what I call giving back and that is what Men Who Care is
really all about.
Organizations like the Seven Gees, Germantown’s
Finest, The Philadelphia Association of Former Gang
Members and Friends and Men Who Care, are not doing
what they do because they have nothing better to do with
Justice
ery to include Emmett Till, Tanisha Anderson, Rodney
King, Trayvon Martin, Rekia Boyd, Tarika Wilson, Jordan Davis, Renisha McBride, Eric Garner and many,
many more.
One way you can organize right now is by joining our
allies at ColorofChange in asking the Department of Justice to step in to pursue Federal charges in the murder of
Michael Brown. Sign the petition at http://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justicemikebrownforward/
Secondly, we must relentlessly focus on systemic
racism, even while condemning the behavior of individuals. We cannot ignore the rules, both written and unwritten, that reduce Black existence to unfulfilled dreams. It
is structural racism that allows the vast racial disparities
between the police force and community. It is structural
racism that leads to militarized policing of communities
of color. It is structural racism that forces grieving parents to have to prove, and even appeal to the United Nations, that the life of their son or daughter did matter; that
they did not deserve to die.
Like you, we mourn the loss of Michael Brown and so
many more. We pledge to keep fighting until the system
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refuses to tolerate the unjustified killing of any human
being. We pledge to keep fighting because Black lives
matter.
ACLU
their will to control communities. This 'us vs. them'
policing antagonizes communities by casting a blanket of
suspicion over entire neighborhoods, often under the
guise of preventing crime.
"To build trust, we need a democratic system of policing where our communities have an equal say in the way
their neighborhoods are policed. Collaboration, transparency, and communication between police and communities around the shared goals of equality, fairness, and
public safety is the path forward."
More information is at: https://www.aclu.org/aclu-response-ferguson
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their time. They do it because they all feel committed to
giving back. We learned from Sultan Ahmed, that one of
the best things that we can do for all of our communities
is to be apart of the right solutions that can help all of our
communities become a neighborhood that can work together and provide a safe environment.
In the beginning I came out talking about some of
the news of the community and some of the people that
have passed, so I could also talk about some of the good
things that also happened. This past Saturday my friend
Bo Baldwin Jay Block had a birthday party and I don’t
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want to sound corny however I
go to so many funerals that it
seemed really good to celebrate a
party of the living for a change.
The more I think about it, I want
to do that more often because
there are so many more good
things in life to enjoy instead of
always talking about what is
wrong -- even in regards to our
young people. I am beginning to
see that there a more positive
young folks than the negative
ones, it is just that the negative
young people get all the ink from
the newspapers. I bet if they
were to go to Ferguson Mo. they
would be able to talk with some
very positive people instead of
talking to people that want to
burn the city down because the
right verdict was not reached. It
makes no sense to burn up where
you live.
Anyway I hope that everyone had a safe and great Thanksgiving. From your Mayor of
Girard Ave Toby Rich. Peace.
Jesse, Manager
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Make room for Jesus this Christmas
C H E S T E R , PA
rev. dr. wm. rocky brown, 3rd
Thanksgiving is over
and most of us are preparing for Christmas, but in
the wrong way because we
have the wrong conception
of what Christmas is all
about.
What does Christmas
mean to you? To some folk
it means hard work. The
stores are crowded with
shoppers, the post office is
overflowing with mail and the trains, buses
and planes are carrying record crowds. To
some Christmas means that Santa is coming
with his sleigh full of goodies.
Then to some Christmas means a visit home.
Surely this is the best time of all the year to be
with family and friends. To some people Christmas is a
time of sorrow, loneliness and sad memories. They look
back over the year and think of the loved ones who have
left them since last Christmas. Then to some Christmas
means its party time. Time to shake, rattle and roll. Time
to cut the rug or cut the mustard. A time to go out and
Boogie on Down!
Then there are millions of people for which Christmas
means nothing. They do not know Jesus. They could care
less about the Christmas season and December 25th, for
them it’s just another day!
G INN ’ S
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700 W. 2nd Street, Chester, PA
Corner of Rt. 291 & Kerlin Street
610-876-5448 - Bar
610-876-5457 - Kitchen
WE HAVE An ATM
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If you want to have a Birthday Party yOU
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NO GUNS ALLOWED AT GINN’S
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ONLy DURING GAME TIME and 76ers home games
Coor’s Stubby Banquet Bottle - $2.00
Coor’s 16oz Aluminum Cans - $2.50
An All Black BIRThDAy PARTy
for ROBIN and the 1 and only
FRESh hosted by “KEERAh”
Friday, Dec. 5 - 9 p.m. until
Ginn’s Bar presents STAFF and
PATRONS ChRISTMAS PARTy
Friday, December 21 - 3 to 9 pm
Birthday Party for
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Friday, December 26 - 9 pm until
Our Staff Serving: Bebe, Chubb, Durrell, Jack,
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House DJ: DOUBLE “D”
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Manager: Blinky
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Now, if Christmas is to be right we must first make
room for Jesus! When Mary and Joseph came to the inn,
the inn-keeper said, “We have no room for you.” My father’s children, this man missed Christmas and all of its
meaning. He had many guests in his hotel, but they were
soon gone and forgotten. If he had allowed Jesus to be
born there this would have changed his hotel and his
whole life.
Today, this Christmas season there are people saying “I
have no room for Jesus” Their hearts and lives are filled
with other things. But if we are to have a Christmas that
will be pleasing unto God, we must throw out all else and
make room for Jesus!
Chester Senior Centers’
Annual Christmas
Do some Christmas
shopping at the annual
Christmas Bazaar!!
Senior Community
Services’ Chester Senior
Center will hold the annual
Christmas Bazaar on
Thursday, December 4,
2014, from 10:00 am to
3:00 pm, at 721 Hayes
Street, Chester, PA. The
day will include vendors
selling a variety of new
and fabulous items including jewelry, crafts, candles, ladies accessories,
baked goods, Red Hat
Vendor, and much more.
Vendor tables available
$25. For further information, call (610) 497-3550.
Chester Senior
Center is one of the four
Nationally Accredited senior centers in southeastern
Delaware County operated
by Senior Community
Services (SCS). SCS,
based in Folsom, is a nonprofit agency that also provides in-home support
services for homebound
elderly. SCS works in
partnership with the
Delaware County Office of
Services for the Aging
(COSA) and is a United
Way Agency.
MADISON GRILL
301 E. 12th Street
Chester, PA
610-874-7662
Open 7 am Mon.- Sat. / Sunday 11am
SMOKING PERMITTED
Monday, December 1
12 noon until
40th BIRThDAy
BASh for TIShA
This means not only the sins of the flesh, but the sins
of the disposition. The sin that causes us to treat folk
wrong. And we all know wrong when we do it. You
know, if you’re treating folk right. Maybe you are envious of someone. Maybe you hate someone. Maybe you
have been unfaithful to your husband or wife or a friend.
Maybe you have always caused trouble and discord.
Maybe you have been talking and gossiping about folk
behind their back. Maybe you have an unforgiving spirit
towards someone. Maybe you still can’t stand the Pastor?
We can have a wonderful experience this Christmas in
our lives, in our homes, on our Jobs and in our churches
if we would cast everything evil out of our hearts.
Yes, we should make this a Christmas that is pleasing
unto God our Father by making room for Jesus. Make
room by treating folk right! Make room by worshiping
God! Make room by giving of yourself to help others!
Those of us who have traveled the highways of this
country have at one time or another seen the sign “No
Vacancy” on the front of hotels and motels. And some of
us have hung out the same sign so far as Jesus is concerned.
We have said to him, “There is no room here for you”.
My heart is all filled up. Go away!” Think about it, “No
Room for Jesus!” That is like an engine saying , it has no
See “Room for Jesus” page 15
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th Street Bar
302 W. 5th St. Chester, PA
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by Alphonso Gibbs, Jr., LCSW-C, LICSW
The six weeks encompassing Thanksgiving, Christmas,
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holidays bring hurt. Caused by factors including the
weather, separation, death, stress, unrealistic expectations,
hyper-sentimentality, guilt, or overspending, holiday depression—also called the “holiday blues”—can zap the
merriment out of even the most wonderful time of the year.
Holiday depression affects one million people every
year. Men and women, young and old, all fall victim to
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1. Acknowledge that you’re hurting – Others may expect certain attitudes and behaviors from you that you may
not feel. The retail industry’s “holiday hype” presents an
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learn to say “no.” Others’ expectations are not a reason for
your own mental health to suffer.
3. Set realistic expectations – Keep your expectations
realistic rather than perfectionistic. Prioritize and reduce
self-imposed holiday preparations. Delegate responsibilities. Realistically plan your budget, spending, and shopping. Do less and enjoy more. Obsessing over endless
details is bound to change this long-awaited, once-a-year
season from a time of exuberance to one of exhaustion.
Make it a point to be honest with yourself, and if necessary
and possible, limit the time and situations/people you want
to be around. When you’ve had enough of either, make
sure that
you have a way to leave or step away. If possible, let
someone you trust know in advance, so that you aren’t put
in an even more stressful position of having to explain
yourself when you “unplug”.
4. Take time for yourself – Why is it called holiday depression? Because, for most people, these feelings don’t
occur at other times of the year. Remind yourself of what
you enjoyed during the previous months, then continue
them during the holidays. Make yourself a priority! Instead
of a “Discount Double Check,” give yourself an “Emotional Double Check”. Give yourself permission to feel
what you feel. Just don’t stay there too long! Getting
enough rest, eating and drinking in moderation, exercising,
and continuing other favorite activities can maintain normalcy, routine, control, and predictability.
5. Consider that your depression may actually be caused
by this time of year – Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD,
occurs because of reduced exposure to sunlight—which is
just what happens during the holiday season when daylight
hours are shorter. Check with your doctor to see if light
therapy might be beneficial for you.
6. Help others – Soup kitchens, homeless shelters, nursing homes, churches, and scores of other organizations can
always use volunteers, especially at critical times of the
year. Additionally, you’ll benefit from the company of
other people around you rather than being alone. And, help
others help you! Tell those who care about you what you
do or don’t need from them. They often don’t know how
to help, or what to say, but want to.
7. Bury the hatchet – Perfect families don’t magically
appear during the holidays, but family conflicts can. “Letting go” and forgiving can help heal past wounds. Additionally, family feuds can even be deliberately set aside
until after the high-tension holidays in order to facilitate
the peace and enjoyment of everyone at this special time.
8. Start your own traditions – Both families and traditions change with time. (Every tradition had to start somewhere!) Rather than reminiscing over the “good old days,”
accept the fact that change may be necessary, grasp the season as it is now, look forward to the future, and create your
own family traditions that can be enjoyed and even preserved for future generations.
9. Keep your alcohol intake low – Don’t pour gasoline
on a fire. Remember, alcohol has a depressive effect on
your nervous system, so if you’re experiencing the holiday
blues, drinking too much alcohol will only worsen your depression.
10. Rededicate yourself to your spirituality – The “reaTHURSDAY • DECEMBER 4, 2014 Evening
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materialism that can distract from the history, meaning, and
significance of holiday celebrations. Step back, slow down,
and refocus on transcendent, eternal matters. Rededicate
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church work, prayer life, and other disciplines. Regain the
focus originally intended by this time of year.
Helplines – SAMHSA - Substance Abuse & Mental
Health Services Administratio, 800-662-HELP (4357),
www.samhsa.gov
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 800-273-TALK
(8255), www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
ULifeline.org – Online resources for students,
www.ulifeline.org
Your Head: An Owner's Manual, www.blueprintformenshealth.com/ownersmanual
About Men’s Health Network:
Men's Health Network is a national nonprofit organization
whose mission is to reach men, boys and their families where they
live, work, play and pray with health prevention messages and
tools, screening programs, educational materials, advocacy opportunities and patient navigation. Learn more about MHN at
menshealthnetwork.org and follow them on Twitter https://twitter.com/MensHlthNetwork
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experience in corporate settings prior to working in the human
service field for over 15 years.
He has Masters Degrees in Industrial Technology and Social
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Room for Jesus
room for the steam. That is like a tree saying that it has
no room for the sap. That is like an ocean saying that it
has no room for the tide. That’s like the heavens saying
that they have no room for the stars. That’s like the garden saying that it has no room for the flowers.
O’ beloved we’ve got to make room for Jesus if we are
to capture the True meaning of Christmas.
And I want you to know that, when you make room for
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-Born to set an example on how to live.
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If you are experienced you can earn money
on your own time. Send resume and references to SCOOP USA, P.O. Box 14013,
Phila., PA 19122; email edscoopusa@
aol.com - Subject: Resume; or fax 215236-2945.
S ENIORS , A PPLY FOR P OTENTIAL S AVINGS
ON Y OUR WATER B ILL
For Potential Savings on your water bill contact the Philadelphia
Water revenue Bureau at 215-686-6880 to request an application.
Senior Citizens are eligible for a 25% discount on their water bills.
For more info visit www.phila.gov/Revnue/payments/agreements/
Pages/SeniorCitizenPrograms.aspx.
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D OCENT T RAINING
Interested in history? Interested in African American history? Enjoy
communicating with people of all ages? The West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance/Paul Robeson House will sponsor a docent training
program for the following historic museums: The Paul Robeson
House; The Johnson House Historic Site and The Historic Church of
the Advocate. Contact the West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance at
215-747-4675 for more information.
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C ELEBRATION OF B LACK W RITING
It's not too late for you to apply to be a participant in Art Sanctuary's
Celebration of Black Writing Festival but time is running out! From
author readings In the Sanctuary to LIVE performances in our
gallery, presentations at our Literary and Arts Conference and interaction with family and friends at the outdoor festival - there's something for everyone! Our entire lineup will be unveiled on Sunday
February 1, 2015 at The Barnes Foundation - we hope to receive your
submission and consider you to be part of that lineup! So, if you
have not done so already... get your creative ideas together, and go
to www.perfection-events.com/cbw2015call by Monday, December
1to apply!
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S IXTH A NNUAL W ORLD AIDS D AY P RAYER B REAKFAST
The Sixth Annual World AIDS Day Prayer Breakfast presented by
Bishop Ernest McNear and Philadelphia FIGHT will be held on
Monday, December 1, from 8 to 10 a.m. at the DoubleTree by
Hilton, 237 S. Broad St, Philadelphia. The featured speaker is
Rev. Dr. Leslie D. Callahan, the pastor of St. Paul’s Baptist Church
in Philadelphia, a fresh prophetic voice for compassion, peace and
justice in our city.
Each year on World AIDS Day (December 1st), Philadelphia’s
faith community comes together at the Prayer Breakfast to lift up
hope and healing for those who are living with HIV/AIDS. At the
event, over 250 people will remember those who have passed and
those who are still with us and also recommit to standing with our
sisters and brothers in faith, in activism, in reducing stigma, and in
enduring love.
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“L ET THE C HURCH S AY A MEN ”
CSN Productions First Friday presents “Let the Church Say Amen”,
Three Moving Vignettes: “Not in My Church”; “Too Little, Too
Late”; and “Coming Home” on Friday, December 5, 7:00 p.m. at
CSN Studio 3015A, Sherman Mills Art Studios, 3502 Scotts Lane.
Music by the Historic Freedom Choir of Philadelphia. Also featuring
Terri Lyons - Author/Spoken Word Word Artist/Poet. Scrumptious
Meals from Milan Foods, Inc. (Opens at 6:00 p.m.) Come do your
Christmas shopping!Vendors include: jewelry, handbags, knitted
shawls/hats, speciality items. Tickets $10.
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
R ECOVERY B ALL
Minds of Men hosts their first annual Recovery Ball, Saturday, December 6 from 5 to 10 p.m. at 1016 South Street. Tickets $10. Free food and
clothes. Job and housing info. $50 for best dressed woman and $50 for
best dressed man. For tickets and iinfomation call: Robert Hayes- 215776-8624 or Derrick McKnight - 267-815-0230.
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C HRISTMAS S HOPPING C ASINO T RIP
Join the Norris Homes Reunion Committee for a Christmas Shopping
Casino Trip to the Arundel Outlet Shopping Center and Baltimore
Live Casino on Saturday, December 6. Tickets $40.00 - receive
$25.00 in slot play. Bus departs from 18th & Hunting Park at 10:30
a.m. - returning 7:00 p.m. For ticket information contact Ebbie at
215-459-1003.
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S T. I GNATIUS A NNUAL C HRISTMAS B AZAAR
St. Ignatius will hold their Annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday &
Sunday, December 6 & 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 617 N. 43rd
Street (43rd & Wallace). Pictures with Santa. Money chances - top
prize $500. Holiday dinner raffle - (win a 4 course dinner for 8 people
hosted by St. Ignatius Staff) Win tickets to the Camden Aquarium,
Sesame Place, Cheers Basket, gift cards. Music, moon bounce, food
and fun for all ages. Vendor tables $35. Call 215-386-5065 or email
[email protected]. For more information visit
www.stignatiuswestphilly.com
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C OMMUNITY W INTER H OLIDAY G IVEAWAY
The Ark of Love Taylor Missionaries of Mt. Olivet Tabernacle Baptist Church hosts it's Community Winter Holiday Giveaway, 647 N.
42nd Street on Saturday, December 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Clothes for Men, Women, Boys and Girls, Shoes, Toys, Books,
Household Items and more - will be given away. Everything is free.
For information call: 215-386-5638
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A B RUNCH T HEATRE E VENT
The Board of Deacons and Deaconesses of Wayland Temple Baptist
Church cordially invite you to A Brunch Theatre Event, Saturday,
December 6, 9:30 a.m. – Noon featuring the Stuart Sisters (Ardie &
Patricia) in their production, “A Brand New Day”, a one hour emotionally-charged presentation of the Civil Rights Era- its laughter,
joy, and sorrow; its struggles, triumphs and disappointments. A Full
Breakfast/Brunch will be served. Donation requested. Call the church
for details:215/769-0243 or 2391.
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SCOOP PICK HITS
Appears
Every Friday
Down Memory Lane
Going back many
years ago, it was Talent Night at the
James Weldon Johnson Homes, 25th and
Ridge Avenue. This
marked the close of
the summer activities
conducted by the Director of Recreation,
Mr. Eugene Edwards.
Helping to make this
an eventful day was
Portia Perry of
WCAM and Recording Artist Demon
Spiro and his Trio,
shown with some of
the talent who participated on the program. Three hundred
teenagers and parents attended.
933 305 512 654 329 942
For reproductions of Memory Lane photos call SCOOP USA at 215-232-5974
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F ESTIVAL OF C HURCH M USIC
Tindley Temple United Methodist Church, 750-62 S. Broad Street
hosts the 57th Anniversary of the Festival of church music, featuring
Handel’s Messiah on Sunday, December 7 at 3:30 p.m.
The servic will begin with an organ recita; by the well-known Dr.
Gordon Turk. After Turk’s presentation the advent portion of Handel’s Messiah will be performed by soloists and an ecumenical choir
composed of 400 singers from the Philadelphia area.
For information contact Levan Gordon at 215-276-8899.
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B EEF, T URKEY AND B EER F UNDRAISER
The Philadelphia Association of Former Gang Members and
Friends is hosting their 1st Annual Beef, Turkey and Beer Fundraiser
on Saturday, December 13 from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Yolo Cafe, 1625
W. Susquehanna Avenue. Tickets $20.00 - more at door. 2 sides included. Music, frun, raffles and prizes.
For information contact Fred Nead Ali at 215-205-9931 or Toby
Rich at 267-266-5196.
by Judy Renay
Mars Enters Aquarius Thursday 6:57pm E.S.T
Sun/Moon trine
ARIES - March 21- April 19
The accents on letters, phone calls and local
travel, in romance, you’ll be money assertive and adventurous than usual. Now’s the time to make dreams come true.
Best numbers 19 and 9.
TAURUS - April 20 - May 20
Focus on money, possessions and increased
earnings through your work. Ask for that raise you really
deserve or look for a fresh source of income this month.
Real estate matters are also favored. Best numbers 74 and 8.
GEMINI - May 21 - June 21
Travel, legal or educational plans go well. This
is a time to expand horizons and get your message across.
You’ll socialize with powerful people who support your
plans. Best numbers 9 and 7.
CANCER - June 22 - July 22
Assertiveness now pays dividends. Let the world
know how bright and creative you are! A new project
maybe slow going at first but takes off by mid-month. Best
numbers 6 and 8.
LEO - July 23 - August 22
You’ll need compassion and understanding in
key relationships. Be patient with a boss or parent figure
who’s under pressure. Travel, legal or educational plans are
good mid-week. Best numbers 8 and 75.
VIRGO - August 23 - September 22
Money and benefits come through family, real
estate or domestic concerns. If buying or selling property
focus on the 3rd for special luck. You’ll be especially energetic and effective. Best numbers 4 and 6.
LIBRA - September 23 - October 22
You’ll be lucky in winning contest, investing or
turning humdrum joint finances into gold. Romance takes
off in an unexpected directions; and what you desire may
not be best for you. Best numbers 55 and 3.
SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21
Family members, lovers and partners need gentle
handling to avert power plays. Romantically things could
be full of passion, frustration and change. Energy is high to
accomplish much on the job. Best numbers 0 and 2.
SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - Dececember 21
This month will be good for submitting manuscripts, reaching out to people, traveling, entertaining or romancing. Fortune smiles on finding a compatible mate; so
get out and about. Best numbers 7 and 1.
CAPRICORN -December 22 - January 19
Using your special talents to serve others
could be extra satisfying this month. Healing and psychic
powers bloom. In love you exert a magical charisma but
should be wary of romantic intrigues. Best numbers 27 and 5.
AQUARIUS - January 20 - February 18
Mars in your sign gives you added clout but
Venus in Sagittarius is boosting charisma and
ability to attract love. You profit through listing objectives
and planning strategies. Best numbers 1 and 11.
PISCES - February 19 - March 20
Benefits arrive through gifts or contests. A
hunch or secret source of information leads to a big win this
week. VIP’s favor you at work and you’ll excel in artistic
professions. Best numbers 9 and 0.
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