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Vol.45, no.34 • Aug.21-27, 2013
More sightings
of uFos than
voter fraud cases
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Prior to the 2012 elections, I found myself in a tion that really can not only end the argument but legations tend to be white and rich. They are playing
discussion with a colleague concerning Republican open up the real question: Why are the Republicans into the growing fears among many average whites
that the U.S. is becoming a black and brown nation,
efforts at what has come to be known as “voter sup- trying to make it more difficult to vote?
The article, by Hamed Aleaziz, Dave
and, to be honest, they are scared. Many of them
pression.” I was informing this person, who is well
still cannot understand how it was that
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my contention, arBetween 2000 and 2010:
at the end: Between 2000
no good—as demonstrated most recently in the acguing that he was
aware of count• 649,000,000 votes and 2010 there were 649 million quittal of George Zimmerman for the killing of Trayvon Martin—opens up the door to the
votes cast in general elections; 47,000
less examples of
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belief that African Americans are
UFO sightings; 441
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How is it possible that with no
A fascinating
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many whites believe that
of in-person voter
legislators around the nation have we are capable of doing that matters.
Jones from July
impersonation.
Yet voter suppression, which is not going away, is
moved to narrow voting? The an2012, which I only just discovered,
Source: Mother Jones
contains the sorts of ammunition that
swer, to a great extent, has to do with
race. First, the people making the alis needed in this debate—ammuni(See “UFOs” p.9)
33-year ‘journey’ for
Fort Wayne trooper
ends with retirement
Taylor, 62 was born in
Pittsburgh and moved with
his family to Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE—Mas- when he was nine years old.
ter Trooper Dan Taylor, a He was a 1970 graduate
33-year veteran of
of Central High
the Indiana State
School where he
Police, described
excelled on the
his career as a
football field. It
“journey” filled
was that gridiron
with “blessings”
excellence that
and viewed each
provided him the
day as an opporopportunity
to
tunity to learn
play and eventusomething new.
ally become an
He said he hoped
All-American
TAYLOR
that he was able to
running back at
have made a positive impact Manchester College, where
on both those that he was he graduated with a desworn to serve, as well as gree in business in 1974. In
those that he was proud to
have served with.
(See “Taylor” p.2)
By Sergeant Ron Galaviz
Public Information Office,
Indiana State Police
Bennie Edwards (left) and Hank Sims recently retired from Fort Wayne Police Department’s volunteer force. (Courtesy photo)
Edwards, Sims retire from FWPD
FORT WAYNE—
Two long-time community servants and familiar faces have retired
from official duty.
On Aug. 12, Fort
Wayne Mayor Tom
Henry honored volunteer
police officers Bennie Edwards and Hank Sims, who
together have put in more
than 60 years—32 for Edwards and 29 for Sims—of
service with the Fort Wayne
Police Department’s reserve officers.
Both men said they
joined the city’s reserve officer force to serve the com(See “Edwards, Sims” p.2)
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Luxury living in Lagos built with World
Bank funds set for poor
(GIN)—Local officials in Lagos, Nigeria, who accepted a
$200 million loan from the World Bank to “increase sustainable
access to basic urban services,” are instead creating an unaffordable complex of 1,000 luxury units on the grounds where poor
and working people recently lived, say critics.
According to a new report from Amnesty International, partnering with the Nigerian Social and Economic Rights Action
Center (SERAC), tens of thousands of Lagosians who lived in
the Badia East area which fronts the scenic Gulf of Guinea, have
been homeless since their devastating evictions in February on
short notice. Self-built homes were bulldozed and the one-time
residents were forced to sleep out in the open or under a bridge.
“The effects of February’s forced eviction have been devastating,” said Amnesty’s Oluwatosin Popoola.
It wasn’t the first time the Lagos government diverted money intended to improve life for the large riverine community.
Since the early 1990s, grants from World Bank money for “slum
clearance” were instead the motive for the mass eviction of area
residents without resettlement. In 1997, more evictions were ordered for some 2,000 residents who were chased off by armed
guards from even salvaging their own possessions.
A new round of demolitions began in 2003 following a 48hour notice, but was stopped midway by non-violent resistance.
After a short interlude, the evictions resumed again in October
2003. Some 3,000 residents of Oke Ilu-Eri were left without
compensation or replacement homes. Again in March 2013,
hundreds of homes were demolished by the “Kick Against Indiscipline” brigade.
In an interview with the New York Times, the Lagos state
commissioner for housing, Adedeji Olatubosun Jeje, provided a
different version of events.
“It’s a regeneration of a slum,” he said. “We gave enough notification. The government intends to develop 1,008 housing units.
What we removed was just shanties. Nobody was even living in
those shanties. Maybe we had a couple of squatters living there.”
The Lagos state attorney general claimed they were merely
clearing empty land. “It was just a rubbish dump,” he maintained.
As for the new housing, “there’s not a chance they can afford
it,” Felix Morka, SERAC’s executive director told the Times.
Badia residents earn under $100 a month on average.
“The Lagos state government has failed to comply with national and international law. It is high time that the Lagos state
government and the Nigerian government stop forced evictions
and enact legal safeguards that apply to all evictions,” said Amnesty’s Popoola.
Amnesty and SERAC are calling on the governor of Lagos
State, Babatunde Fashola, to publicly commit to stopping forced
evictions, and on the World Bank to put safeguards in place to
ensure it does not support any activities which may result in
forced evictions in the future.
Namibia restores an African name to historic
Caprivi Strip
(GIN)—In a move to restore African names erased by its German colonizers, Namibia officially renamed the historic and
(See “Africa News” p.9)
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By Denise Porter-Ross
Special to Frost Illustrated, Coutesy
of HealthVisions of Fort Wayne
Are you feeling a bit confused
about upcoming changes in healthcare reform? You are definitely not
alone. With the most comprehensive healthcare reform in a generation upon us, many of us still do
not understand what is happening
and how it will affect us. Since Indiana is one of the states that has
not yet made final decisions on
some parts of the Affordable Care
Act (ACA) we still have an opportunity to learn more about this
issue and share our thoughts with
decision makers.
A Town Hall Meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Aug. 29,
at the Main Branch of the Allen
County Public Library. Hosted
by HealthVisions of Fort Wayne,
Indiana Minority Health Coalition
and Covering Kids of Indiana, this
forum will feature local medical
and healthcare professionals, nonprofit organizations and elected
officials as they discuss their
views and concerns for Hoosiers
and ACA. Fort Wayne City Coun-
cilman Glynn Hines is scheduled
to facilitate this forum and the
public will have the opportunity to
direct questions to the people who
will be instrumental on how Indiana and our local community will
enact the Affordable Care Act.
“Because there is so much interest and confusion about the
various components of the Affordable Care Act and how it will affect our clients, we thought that it
was important that we present this
information in our community,”
said Renetta Williams, executive
director of HealthVisions of Fort
Wayne. “Not only will we hear
from our representatives and decision makers on healthcare policies, but they will also be able to
hear directly from local organizations on how we are preparing for
implementation.”
Regardless of your point of
view, there is an overwhelming
amount of information—and misinformation—on the ACA and
how healthcare reform will go
forward. Not only are there differences of opinion based on political
affiliations, but many insurance
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1975, he tried out as a free agent
with the Oakland Raiders and
looks back fondly and humbly on
that opportunity.
Taylor worked as a teacher’s
aide for four years at Snider High
School and for a short time at the
Dana Corporation before being accepted into the 39th Indiana State
Police Recruit Academy in the
spring of 1980. On July 3, 1980,
Taylor was appointed as a trooper
and assigned to the Indiana State
Police Post in Seymour where he
patrolled in Bartholomew County
until he transferred to the Fort
Wayne Post in 1983. Taylor
would spend the next 30 years of
his career serving the citizens of
Allen County.
During his career, Taylor proudly served the department as a field
training officer, as a member of
the Tactical Intervention Platoon,
a background investigator, an aircraft crash investigator, a technical crash investigator and a member of the Color Guard Team. He
also represented the Indiana State
Police at the National Law Enforcement Monument dedication
in Washington, D.C., in October
1991.
In 2012, he was recognized by
both the Living Faith Ministry and
the Fort Wayne Elks Lodge #155
for his “dedication and courageous service.”
Taylor is married and has four
children, two stepchildren and five
grandchildren. He and his wife are
residents of Allen County.
munity
Edwards and Sims are military veterans, who addition to
putting in a minimum of 24
hours a month to remain qualified as reserve police officers,
both men held full time jobs
much of that time, raised families and remained involved in
the community.
Sims long has been shown an
interest in working with young
people in the community, particularly being involved in efforts to help curb violence in
‘Obamacare’
rally scheduled
for Aug. 31
FORT WAYNE—Organizing for Action is scheduled to host an Obamacare
Informational Rally to educate Fort Wayne citizens on
the benefits of the Afforable
Health Care Act, commonly
known as ‘Obamacare’ and
how to enroll, from 3 p.m. to
5 p.m., Aug. 31 at
American Legion Post 148,
705 E Lewis Street.
The public is invited to
Learn come and about the
benefits of the Affordable
Care Act.
For more information, contact [email protected].
companies, healthcare providers
and nonprofit organizations have
devoted millions of dollars to protect their interests and project their
influence into the arena. While
there may be some agreement on
some of the basic components that
will go in to effect within the next
few months, the differences in
how the ACA will affect individuals and businesses is tremendous.
The Affordable Care Act, often
(See “Affordable Care” p.10)
Fort Wayne.
Similarily, Edwards said one of
the reasons he wanted to serve as
a police officer was to help guide
young people to the correct side of
the street in their lives. He’s also
been active in civil rights, serving as president of the Fort Wayne
Martin Luther King Jr. Club,
which organizes the largest King
Day celebration in this part of the
country and as president of the
American Legion Post 148 American Legion Riders motorcycle
group, which advocates for veterans issues and, locally, awards
scholarships to young people in
the community.
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FROST Illustrated • Aug.21-27, 2013
‘Not too short for God’
Rose Broadnax: I count it a
blessing to be here today. I did
not come here to speak. I’m just
here as an observer. I was touched
by the lady that gave a grand testimony on how All Mighty God
delivers. I was
also dazzled by
the haCKLey the brother who
got up and exreport
pressed the effort to end Willie Lynch and
all the practitioners of this diabolical scheme
against human
beings.
I thank All
eric donald Mighty God for
hackley
Mr.
Hackley.
He kind of like
nudged me on to come up here.
I’ve been blessed by God in many
ways. My slave name is Roosevelt
Broadnax, but I go as the “Rose.” I
want you to know a little bit about
my life. I was born in Alabama in
a little town called Brent. I was a
short person, the second shortest
person in the school. I wanted to
grow. I had tall uncles, I mean they
were real tall.
I asked my mother at a very
young age, I said, “Momma, what
must I do so that I may grow tall
like the rest of them?” She said,
“Rose, in the garden out there we
plant the our fruits and vegetables
so they will rise and grow tall. The
only thing I can tell you to do is
to get up early every morning and
stand in this back door, which
faced the east, and pray as the
sun rises. I had no idea what that
meant at that particular time, but I
was determined. So, every morning, they would find me praying
to God that I would grow. I never
even noticed the growth of God
until later.
I’m not the best of persons. As
a matter of fact, I consider myself
foolish. If it wasn’t for the grace of
God, I wouldn’t be here. I’ve been
up and down, up and down, and
either up or down. The presence of
God’s grace has been good to me.
For the brothers and the sisters
who wants something to be done
about the condition of our people,
not only in Fort Wayne, but in
the world, must understand that
these conditions have been put
down by Willie Lynch causing so
many of our people to just go in
ways that only a God can bring us
back from. So I want to say to all
of you, if you want to reform, it
will be by the grace of God. Look,
I was in jail, smoking cigarettes,
and I said that I wanted to quit
and they laughed and said, “naw,
you won’t quit.” But, I said “I will
quit,” ’cause I took the very cigarettes they put out here—and they
had me hooked good. I felt the
withdrawal, but I did not put them
to the back. I set the pack in front
of me and I did not touch another
one at the age of 22. Now I am
the age 57, by the grace of God.
And I haven’t touched a cigarette
since. But, I took the cigarettes
and used them as a wedge to make
me strong. See, either I win this
battle and beat the cigarettes, or
the cigarettes win this battle and
defeat me. And I wasn’t gonna be
defeated—and that’s the way to
(Photo: Eric Hackley)
get off of any drug or addiction
that you may have. Make it weigh
you—it will bring out the strength
in you.
I thank brother Hackley for giving me the opportunity to stand
before all of you today. And I
thank each and every cameramen
that stand forth, and I pray that
God bless you all.
EH: Before you step away
here, there’s one thing you
didn’t touch on. You were doing
repair work in someone’s home
today. How did you acquire your
gift of carpentry? You can do
things with ease that others have
no ability to do.
Rose: I owned a house when
I was married, and the roof was
leaking. And, I was trying to get
somebody to fix the roof and they
were giving me the runaround,
so I said, “aaahh,” (I was working on automobiles at that time).
I thought I wanted auto mechanics for a trade, but I decided to do
houses. So I got hooked up with
a small company called Architectural Builders, and they built
houses from the ground up, brand
new. I worked with them for several years, building one house after another. Then I left building
new houses to rehab with another
friend for another several years.
And, that’s how my knowledge
was acquired, primarily through
the construction of new homes.
EH: Often times when people
go from one career direction to
another direction, it gets awfully intimidating because there’s
so much to learn in obtaining
mastery. A lot of people look at
the big picture and say, “Oh my
God, I can never master this.”
So, how did you acquire the discipline, energy and wherewithal
to stay focused to learn what you
now know?
Rose: Brother Hackley, it was a
natural for me. This is something I
wanted to do.
I would be talking to young
guys and they’d be telling me
about jobs and projects that requires a lot of tedious effort, and
they would say, “no, I ain’t getting
into that no more,” but I’d be eager to go. I like to see something
that is not fixed become repaired; I
like to see something old be turned
into new again. I get that joy out of
seeing the transformation.
EH: How did you abandon the
slave mentality and realize the
importance of developing you
own personal skill set?
Rose: Well, this is what happened to me, I read a book by
the Honorable Elijah Muhammad called “Message to the Black
Man,” and I think that everybody should read this book. This
book said that, a time will come
in America where the white man
would not be able to take care
of everybody on welfare and
stuff like that. He said that, “we
should start doing something for
ourselves.” Now, there are some
brothers that I know, that we all
took this seriously; and we began
to try to develop ways and techniques to make some money—legally, to survive without having to
beg or lay up at the footstool of
somebody, asking him for something that we can do for ourselves.
What we as a people failed to do,
is to do something for ourselves.
We must be resurrected from
the dead slave-keeping mentality
of Willie Lynch. We must be resurrected! Resurrection is the key
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Reports courtesy of Mike Joyner, Public Information Officer, City of
Fort Wayne Police Department
Suicide attempt thwarted
FORT WAYNE—At approximately 11:15 p.m., Aug. 11, Fort
Wayne Police were called to the 1900 block of Bayview Drive in to
reference to a suicidal subject.
On arrival officers made contact with the subject, a 27-year-old
male, who refused to exit his apartment. After several attempts failed
a decision was made to deploy the department’s Crisis Intervention
Team as well as our Emergency Services Team.
Once on scene, officers with the Crisis Intervention Team made
phone contact with the subject and at approximately 2:20 a.m. were
successful at ending the standoff. The subject exited his apartment
and surrendered to members of the Emergency Services Team. He
was transported to a local hospital where he will undergo a psychological evaluation.
Man arrested in Barr Street drug bust
FORT WAYNE—At approximately 6:57 a.m., Aug. 9, the Fort
Wayne Police Department’s Vice and Narcotics Division, along with
members of the Emergency Services Team served a search warrant at
3916 Barr St. Narcotics Detectives received information that someone from this address was dealing drugs and obtained a search warrant for this address.
During the service of this search warrant, four adults and two juveniles were located inside this address.
Sherman Baylock, 32, was arrested on numerous charges, including
Possession of Controlled Substances, Possession of Stolen Property
(two counts), and Maintaining a Common Nuisance, along with three
Misdemeanor charges.
During a search of this residence, four firearms were recovered
and seized, two of which had been reported stolen. Also, marijuana,
“Spice,” drug paraphernalia, and numerous controlled substances
(pills) were located and seized.
Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF)
Fort Wayne office assisted with the firearms aspect of this case.
(See “Crime & Safety” p.9)
(See “Hackley” p.9)
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Why do you
think Detroit filed
bankruptcy?
Leola Turner: It happened
because there was so much
mismanagement of money
by our leaders.
Tosanna Turner: I think
our political leaders
from the mayor down to
the office workers were
doing what they could to
manipulate the resources.
All the special favors they
gave each other brought the
city down.
Altasha Thomas: It started
with Detroit not budgeting
correctly over the past
few decades. They have
known what they could
do for a while but the city
hasn’t taken the steps to
keep themselves fiscal.
You always need to have
the right people in the
right place to keep the city
solvent.
Kisha Brooks: I think
whatever the problem was
they should bail them out
like they did the banks. It is
only right do for them just
like they did for all those
financial institution.
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Spotlight on GOD and HIS campaign to
soothe the blues of HIS people
But instead, after returning
Part 1
home from our limousine ride to
What’s up babies?
In this thing called life, on promote this event for the last time
our journey of love, the time has on Sept. 18, 2002, I was contacted
come for me to share something via telephone approximately 8
p.m., by a blues giver, to
of great importance with
inform me that this conyou: Our Heavenly FAcert was not going to take
up CLoSe
THER’s campaign to
comfort the hearts of HIS
WIth JeanIe place, unless I involved
him and his team and
people, with HIS love,
he was a very powerful
who have the blues due
man—so powerful, that
to the death of a loved
he knew I would sucone, suicide contemplacumb to their demands.
tors, HIS children who
But, I wasn’t willing only
have been abused and
because that would have
or traumatized and etc.,
defeated the concert’s
is underway and I’m the
purpose. For that man
overseer. And, HE wants
Jeanie
and his team were some
all of you to have a clear
Summerville of the same men that
understanding of how it
were giving me and so
came to be because you
must first know where I’ve been many others the blues.
He also informed me that he
to know where I’m going. I also
need you to know, I’m just a six- contacted everybody that was to
foot tall, skinny, black chick who work the sound and lights for the
loves GOD and in loving HIM. I event, and told them they’d better
love all of you too. And, it’s okay back out if they didn’t they would
while reading this spotlight, if you be black listed and would never
say or think, “is she for real?” So, work in the Midwest again. Then
I’ll answer that for you right now, he said, “Jeanie, all I have to do
“yes I’m very much for real.” So is say okay and I’ll make a call
at this time, just relax while I share and it’s on again.” I couldn’t bewith you a segment that happened lieve what I was hearing and then
in my life with GOD and this is the I simply said, “no, I’m not willtruth, the whole truth and nothing ing,” because I thought I would be
willing to suffer the consequences
but the truth, so help me GOD.
of my actions. I didn’t think that
This is my story:
GOD came to me, the first time, GOD would allow such beauty not
at the age of 10 because the time to take place and give the blues
had come for an adult to inform givers that kind of power over
me of something I needed to Soothin’ the Blues part one, which
know. But, it wasn’t what was said was actually GOD’s concert, so
that gave me the blues—it was HE could spend some quality time
how it was said mean, rude and with all of us there, as a whole.
But in the morning, I found out
nasty. With tears running down
my face, my heart needed an un- that the concert was not going to
derstanding. So, I looked around happen and it didn’t happen just
at the other adults that were in the like that man said it wouldn’t beroom with me, in hope, of that un- cause no sound, no lights means
derstanding but I didn’t get it. All no concert but I didn’t blame
they did was turn their heads, as GOD. This situation just made me
if, they didn’t even care that I was want to be with HIM then, instead
hurting inside. And, from their re- of later and all I could do was cry.
actions, I knew what was told to But, I did not cry for just myself. I
me was true and in turn, I was lost. cried for all of the people who had
But five minutes later, I wasn’t lost the blues and needed those blues
anymore because GOD came to soothed (with love), including
me and gave me an understanding GOD. Then I got bored with cryand soothed my blues with love ing and started to prepare myself to
and in the process, HE started pre- join HIM, even though I knew that
paring me for the other many tri- committing suicide is a sin. But
als and tribulations that I’m gonna I didn’t care, for I’d grown tired
have to go through but HE did tell of the blues givers in HIS world
me, “I got you baby. I got you,” and wasn’t willing to put up with
them anymore because they’re evand I believed HIM.
But on Sept. 19, 2002, I didn’t erywhere. Remember that song,
believe HIM anymore and the “Smiling Faces” by Friends of
Jeanie Summerville, that the peo- Distinction? Well believe it or not,
ple once thought they knew, died in a whole lot of situations, those
of a broken heart because it had lyrics are true.
But before I took myself out,
had enough of the blues givers (the
people who take the liberty to give I knew I had to call our sponsors
others the blues for their own self- to inform them the show wasn’t
ish reasons and or personal gain going to happen and why. I think
by any means necessary) For this I scared all of them by my mesday was to be a very special day sage and the tone of my voice, as
because “Soothin’ the Blues” part a matter of fact, I know I did beone of the Concert Series was to cause one of the sponsors raced to
have its first major concert at the my rescue, in hope, of helping me
Allen County War Memorial Coli- get myself together but it didn’t
seum and I knew that if this con- work. The heartbreak had already
cert was a success, some of GOD’s happened and there was nothing
people and myself would have had that he nor any other human beour blues soothed for at least one ing could have said or done to stop
night together, in the name of love. me, but he didn‘t know that. So,
for his sake, I did calm down a little bit, so he’d think he helped and
then I thanked him and sent him
on his way. Once that was done,
I prepared myself to do it and at
that moment, the most spectacular
thing happened:
I heard what sounded like hundreds of birds in the tree outside
my bedroom window, chirping in
unison and it sounded so beautiful. Then I said out loud, I don’t
care about those birds singing, I’m
going to end it right now! And,
once I said those words out loud,
a burst of bright light came glistening through my closed window
blinds on the right side of me and
it stopped at the foot of my bed. I
gazed upon the bright light to see
what was going to happen because
it was forming into a figure. It was
then that I knew GOD had come
to visit me again. So, I said “hi.”
Then HE told me to get up and
look out the window and I replied,
I don’t care what’s out there in
YOUR world, anymore.”
Something happened after I said
that and I’m not going to share it
because I don’t want to frighten
you. But afterwards, I said okay,
opened the window blinds and
looked out. Just as I suspected, the
big tree was filled with all kinds of
beautiful birds, in a variety of colors and even though I didn’t want
to feel the beauty, I couldn’t help
myself because once again, HE
took time out of HIS busy schedule to visit with me and that made
me feel special so I smiled, then
all the birds stopped singing and
flew away. Then HE asked me to
look to my left and to my right and
tell HIM what I saw. I said, “what
difference does it make what I
see? I don’t care anymore because I’m going to be with you.”
He said, “just do it!” So I did. “I
saw trees, houses, cars, the street,
grass, people talking and laughing
as if they’re having fun,” I said.
“Is there anything else you’d like
to know?” HE replied, “no baby,
that’s good and now you can sit
down.” So I closed the blind,
turned around, sat down and kept
quiet to see what was going to
happen next.
Then HE said, “do you have any
idea why I asked you to look out
the window and tell ME what you
see?” I said, no. HE said, “you see
baby, if you were on this bed dead
right now MY world still continues.” I replied, “but I don’t care,
for my heart has had enough from
your people and why would YOU
come to me today when I‘m coming to YOU today?” HE said, “to
prevent you from carrying out this
mission of yours and I even had
MY birds sing to you for comforting until I arrived.” So, I smiled
again. Then, I just sat back and
looked at Him waiting to be disciplined for my behavior and HE
gave me the worse discipline that
HE could have ever given me.
Tears started falling down HIS
face, then I started crying uncontrollably because I thought,
I had made GOD cry. So I said,
(See “Up Close” p.11)
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facilitated by Frost Advertising, Marketing & Promotions Director Nikki Tabron-Booker and Camille Curry of Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation, provided hands on training,
instructional lectures and demonstrations of materials by applying them to real life scenarios of the newspaper production process.
The lecture and clinical-based program covered the history of the news industry; basic knowledge and understanding of news production in print and other forms of
media; general job searching skills; and enhancing communication skills. During the program, the students researched and wrote about various topics, conducted several
interviews and covered press conferences with Denita Washington of Fort Wayne Girls Rock, James Scott of TGFMobile and Courtney Bowles of The Crossing.
Name: Libby Smith
Age: 19, Grade: 12
School: Home School
Hobbies: Writing, violin, singing, guitar
Motto: Well behaved women seldom make history!
Name: Shaibreontai Johnson
Age: 14, Grade: 9
School: Wayne New Tech
Hobbies: Volleyball
Motto: Have fun, live life
Name: Ayaisha Davis
Age: 13, Grade: 7
School: Towles New Tech
School Activities: Basketball, Track
Church: First Assembly of God
Hobbies: Writing
Motto: Follow Your Dreams
Name: Shelby Crawford
Age: 13, Grade: 7
School: Smith Academy
Hobbies: Basketball, acting
Motto: Have fun!
Name: Malcolm Totten
Age: 16, Grade: 9
School: Northside High School
School Activities: Dancing
Motto: Free to be me!
Name: Shondrea Johnson
Age: 16, Grade: 10
School: Wayne High School
Hobbies: Texting
Motto: YOLO (You Only Live Once).
Name: Marcalin Hairston
Age: 13, Grade: 7
School: Lakeside
School Activities: Sports
Motto: Talent fails when it refuses to work hard!
Name:Soniah Crawford
Age:13, Grade: 8
School: Memorial Park Middle School
School Activities: Bowling
Hobbies: Reading, Writing, History and
Singing.
Motto: Life is a bunch of bananas.
Name: Rain Franko
Age: 14, Grade: 7
School: Shawnee
School Activities: Basketball
Motto: It’s not what you do but how you do it!
Name: Nate Magee
Age: 17, Grade: 12
School: New Haven High School
School Activities: Wrestling, basketball,
track
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Church Activities: Choir member, usher
Hobbies: Playing basketball, video
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Who I am
By Libby Smith
Jr. Frost Writer
Facilitator Nikki TabronBooker (center) leads a
group editing session.
Television
influences
children,
adults
By Marcalin Hairston
Jr. Frost Writer
Students conduct one of several press conferences. See page 8 for highlights.
Music industry
could have
influence on
teens
By Rain Franko
With editing assistance from
Ayaisha Davis and Marcalin
Hairston
Jr. Frost Writers
The music industry isn’t the
same as many years ago. I’m specifically talking about rap and hip
hop, and not only the industry. I’m
talking about how it influences
teens and students.
When a rapper is talking about
drugs and alcohol and that’s all a
teen/student is listening to, can it
change the way they think, act and
talk?
The rapper Rick Ross is a big
example of what talks about in his
music. Rick Ross says in his song
“U.O.E.N.O:”
“Put molly all in the cup/she
ain’t even know it/I took her home
and enjoyed that/She aint even
know it.”
The Rapper 2 Chainz is another
rapper who talks about drugs in
several of his songs. Here is an-
other example 2 Chainz song:
“Crack started from the trap
now I rap, no matter where i’m
at I got crack.”
When rappers are talking
about these drugs, what do teen/
students think? Do they want to
try these drugs? Will they try
to drug another girl because
they heard Rick Ross say it, so
it makes it cool? Can a rapper
change the way teens/students
buy and wear their clothes?
The rapper Wiz Khalifa has a
particular type of style—Levi
Skinnies, Chuck Taylors and a
blonde patch of hair called the
Wiz Patch. What became a typical outfit for teens/students?
I’m going to tell you in my
perspective of influential television:
First is the fact that CNN
news is considered the most
influential show in the last 20
years. In my opinion, however,
children shows are the most
influential. Those shows teach
young minds right from wrong
left from right and bsolutely
turn them into young adults.
Shows on PBS such as, Blues
Clues and Dora The Explorer
all have messages to guide the
children in the right way.
As for adults, I picked up
some vital information from
shows like Pawn Stars and
American Pickers. You could
find those on the History Channel. Pawn Stars you bring in historical items or family mementos passed down from a family
member or attics—paintings,
toys, baseball cards, anything.
As for American Pickers, there
are two guys who seek to find
amazing junk all around the
world—basically trash that you
can turn into treasures.
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I am going to tell you something
about my struggle to overcome adversity:
I am twice exceptional, which
is someone who has two or more
learning disabilities but is of
very high IQ. I have dyslexia and
ADHD—and I am very intelligent. But people do not see the
intelligence. They just see the dyslexia or the ADHD. Because of
that, my confidence in my abilities
was non-existent, and from time
to time it still is. I have struggled
with this all my life. Following is
some advice I have used to overcome. Maybe it will help you too:
1. Find humor in your mistakes.
It is more fun to laugh when I use
wench in a sentence when I supposed to use which. And, I remember the lesson better too.
2. Make the effort to work
through the problem; around the
problem; over the problem. Look
at different ways to solve the problem.
3. Knock the problem down to
size—like the riddle about eating
the elephant: How do you eat an
elephant? One bite at a time. Problems are easier to solve in smaller
components.
4. Like Mark Twain said, “I never let my schooling interfere with
my education.” The whole point
is to look outside the box. There
is always more than one way to
solve a problem. Be creative.
5. Create and sse a support team
of friends, family and spiritual
leaders to lean on when you are
suffering from poor self-esteem.
The journey may seem impossible sometimes. But, hopefully
you can use some of these lessons
I have acquired to ease your journey. In the words of Tim Gunn,
“Make it work.”
Bullying isn’t
always in
person
By Nate MaGee
Ayaisha Davis and Marcalin
Hairston
Jr. Frost Writer
The meaning of bullying is to
talk or spread rumors about other
people. Bullying can be considered teasing, talking about people,
hurting someone’s feelings, leaving kids on purpose.
Bullying can happen in person,
but also can happen on the Internet. That is called cyberbullying.
The meaning of cyberbullying is
people bullying another person
online/the Internet, which can put
that person down. Hate mail are
messages that show racism, sexism, or a form of harassment.
Now bullying is not that different from cyberbullying, it’s just
not in person. In everyday life,
bullying is one of the main factors
of suicide from ages nine through
15.
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Jr. Frost participants work on their articles.
Frost Illustrated Managing Editor Michael Patterson presents
students with a news story-writing exercise. Layout & Production
Manager Andy Kurzen and Writer/Ad Representative Jeanie
Summerville also participated in the Jr. Frost Conference.
Alcoholism
and alcohol
By Soniah Crawford
Jr. Frost Writer
Alcohol is the one drink that
causes hangovers and sometimes
is very addictive. Also, alcohol
can cause problems like low selfesteem, depression, anxiety and
other mood problems.
In the U.S., people begin drinking alcohol in their mid-teens.
Alcohol can affect teens, women,
men and the elderly quite differently.
If you drink alcohol there’s two
signs that you know you drank
some alcohol, and they are:
• The smell of alcohol in the
breath and
• The smell of it on the skin.
Another sign of a person who
drinks alcohol is if they have
glazed bloodshot eyes.
Alcohol abuse affects about 10
percent of women and 20 percent
of men in the U.S. Almost 2,000
people under 21 years of age, die
each year in car crashes, which are
caused by under age drinking.
Drinking too much alcohol can
make you dizzy and kind of crazy.
Alcohol is involved in nearly half
of all violent deaths involving
teens. Most people die because
they were drunk and they were
also driving.
Alcoholism starts because
young kids get depressed easily and some people get too depressed and start to drink a lot. If
you drink alcohol then you will
most likely start to smoke, and
smoking can get you lung cancer
and you can die from that too.
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by the police, they tell you to
get out of your car and walk a
white or a yellow line. You will
also have to take a test called the
breathalyzer test, which means
that you will have to breath in
the tube and it tells the police if
you have been drinking or not.
If it is higher than .08 percent,
then you’re going down.
One more thing about drunk
driving is that the police can do
another test to see if you’re really drunk and that is: they give
you a dizzy mask and a ball.
The police will throw the ball
and if you don’t catch it, you’re
going to jail.
Alcohol is the most commonly used psychoactive drug
in the world. Alcohol is very
much so poison, you can have
relationship problems and mental problems. Also beer, wine,
and whisky are poison for your
brain and your body.
The state of
LGBT rights
By Shondrea Johnson
Marcalin Hairston
Jr. Frost Writers
LGBT is an organization
originally formed in the lateto mid-1980s. LGBT stands
for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual,
Transgender
Organization.
This Organization helps gay,
lesbian, bi-sexual and transgenders accept themselves.
LGBT is not accepted in all
states. Ninety-four countries
have signed an LGBT rights
declaration in the UN General
Assembly as sponsors of the
2011 rights resolution. Fiftyfour countries had signed a
statement opposing LGBT right
in 2008—initially 57 but three
switched to support LGBT
rights. Forty-six countries have
not officially opposed or supported LGBT rights in the UN.
The LGBT rights are actually
human rights and civil rights.
The LGBT rights never actually gained acceptance in the
United States. States are now
slowly letting gays get married.
I think that all tates should let
gays get married. If you love
somebody, nobody can stop
you from loving that person.
Learn the
signs of dating
abuse
By Ayaisha Davis
Jr. Frost Writer
Do you know when you’re in an
abusive relationship? There are so
many ways to tell if your relationship is becoming abusive.
One minute you have someone who makes you think they
love you and you are everything
to them, then all of a sudden you
begin to doubt love and what it really is.
Warning Signs:
• The person you thought loved
you becomes controlling and may
make you feel like you are nothing.
• Eventually, you begin to feel
isolated from your family and
friends.
• When your partner is unhappy
about something you feel nervous
or they make you feel like it’s your
fault.
• You start to realize that your
opinion doesn’t matter and everything has to go their way, whether
its right or wrong.
• You may eventually become
afraid of your partner, doing things
they would not normally do. Allowing this to continue may take
away your identity, which means
you may no longer be yourself,
but you feel like a robot on call for
your partner.
Some things you may do to
try and prevent becoming in an
abusive relationship:
• Beware of characteristics of
the person you’re in a relationship
with.
• Observe how the person treats
others, such as being respectful,
not degrading people.
• Pay attention to if that person
wants to know about you, or just
wants to talk about themselves.
• Look for the person if they trying to be overly cocky or insecure.
People who are insecure tend to be
more abusive to others.
If you need more tips go to
http://findyouthinfo.gov/youthtopics/teen-dating-violence/resources.
Finally if you find yourself in
an abusive relationship, look for
options to leave. You may need
a plan, or family support, if your
partner is not willing to get help.
Remember, you deserve better.
“It’s better to be alone for the
rest of your life, then to be with
bad company for a minute,” according to Big Momma from the
movie “Big Momma’s House:
Like Father Like Son.
If you need more tips go to
www.stayteen.org/dating-abuse/.
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FORT WAYNE—At approximately 6:57 a.m., Aug. 9,
the Fort Wayne Police Department’s Vice and Narcotics Division, along with members of
the Emergency Services Team
served a search warrant at 3500
Warsaw Street, Apartment 11 A.
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which means “embrace” in the
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information that someone from
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and a misdemeanor charge of
Possession of Marijuana.
King has a bond of $370,000.
During a search of this apartment, one stolen handgun was
recovered, along with some marijuana and some cash.
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about more than the antipathy of
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country, a majority of people of
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privileges of the rich and (in-)
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gerrymandering of electoral districts to ensure that certain districts remain in the hands of Republicans and that cross-racial
political coalitions are less likely
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than in presidential years under
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add to that the great difficulties
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the proper documents
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protection mechanism to guarantee our rights and
• Helping to bring forward
compelling candidates who speak
to the issues of the grassroots
and, thereby, encourage greater
turnout.
To this we should add one
more task. Each time that you
encounter an elected official who
suggests that greater efforts need
to be taken to stop alleged voter
fraud, please ask them to provide
you with documented evidence
of a pattern of abuse. Please ask
them to provide you with documented numbers. Please ask them
to provide you with proof of convictions.
And, if they cannot provide
any of this, please ask them to
shut their trap.
Bill Fletcher, Jr. is a senior
scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies, the immediate past
president of TransAfrica Forum,
and the author or “They’re Bankrupting Us— And Twenty Other
Myths about Unions.” Follow
him on Facebook and at www.
billfletcherjr.com/.
10
Spiritual Matters
Obituaries
Shawn E. Cobb, 36, passed away on
Wednesday, July 31,
2013, in Lake City,
Fla. Born in Auburn,
Shawn worked as a
changeover technician
with Mullinix Packaging Inc. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church and enjoyed
brewing, tastings and
teaching about beer and it’s history, flavor
and food pairings. He also loved cooking
and spending time with family and friends.
He was a strong and faithful supporter of
Unity Performing Arts Foundation. Surviving are his wife, Windy Cobb; sons, Daven
Johnson and Breydon Cobb; daughter, Audrianna Cobb; mother, Linda Lou Cobb of
Murfreesboro, Tenn.; and father, Darwin
Eugene Cobb Jr. of Auburn. Funeral services were Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, at St. John
Lutheran Church, 729 West Washington,
with the Rev Paul Offhaus officiating and
burial in Roselawn Cemetery, 1309 S. Center St., Auburn. Memorials may be made
to St. John Lutheran Church for Windy’s
recovery and Unity Performing Arts Foundation. To sign the online guestbook, visit
www.mccombandsons.com.
Majorie L. Doran, 83, passed away on
Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013,
at Visiting Nurse,
Fort Wayne. Born and
raised in Mt. Morris,
Ill., she attended Manchester College. She
was a homemaker and
former Kiwanis First
Lady when her husband, Gerald Doran
was Governor of Kiwanis for the State of
Indiana. She was an avid Bridge player
and loved traveling. She is survived by her
son, Michael R. (Marsha) Howard of Traverse City, Mich.; daughter, Nancy (Daniel) Phend of LaOtto, Ind.; stepsons, Frost
Illustrated contributor Terry Doran of Fort
Wayne, Jan (Barb) Doran of Traverse City,
Mich. and Chris Doran of Bloomington;
sister, Judy Niehus of Bryan, Texas; grandchildren, Willa, Ellie and Cayman; and
great-grandchildren, Sam, and Wiley. She
was preceded in death by her parents, Albert Garrison and Effie Messer; husband,
Gerald Doran; and stepson, Rick Doran.
Services were Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, at
D.O. McComb & Sons Covington Knolls
Funeral Home, 8325 Covington Road, with
the Rev. Nancy Fergusson officiating and
entombment in Greenlawn Memorial Park,
Fort Wayne. Memorials may be made to
Hospice Home or Kiwanis of Fort Wayne.
To sign the online guestbook, please visit
www.domccombandsons.com.
Moses Edward Fowlkes Sr., 80, of
Fort Wayne, departed
this life on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. He
was born on Aug. 22,
1932, in Sprotts, Ala.
He retired from Falstaff Brewery and the
Indiana Auto Auction.
Surviving are his wife,
Ollie “Tancy” (Lapsley) Fowlkes; sons, Moses (Kate) Fowlkes Jr., Kenneth Fowlkes, Ronnie (Tempa)
Fowlkes, Darnell Sullivan, and Michael
Fowlkes, Derrick (Sonya) Fowlkes, Edward
(Tracy) Syllivan, and Jermaine (Marcia)
Sullivan; daughter, Nicole Fowlkes; sister,
Katie (Frank) Green; 18 grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; and a host of family
and friends. Funeral services were Aug. 13
at Friendship Baptist Church with burial
in Covington Memorial Gardens. Arrangements were by Carmichael Funeral Service.
Born in Marion, Ala.,
she retired as a caregiver from Your Friends &
Neighbors after eight
years of service and
she currently served as
a foster grandparent at
the Women’s Shelter.
Surviving are her children, Darnell Tinker,
Lenora Devreax, Vanessa (Kerry) Collins,
Cynthia Bright, Robert “Bobby” Bright,
Nicole Cooper, and W. C. (Belinda) Storry;
siblings, Charlie Walker, Coleman Walker,
Dean Underwood, James “Ted” (Jonnie
Mae) Starks, Edward Lee Walker, Roberta
Jones, Mary Francis Nelson, Cleveland
Walker, Raymond Walker, and Judy Lewis;
28 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren;
and a host of other relatives and friends. She
was preceded in death by her parents, Nathaniel Cook and Emma Walker; grandson,
LaShon Devreax; great-grandson, Quincy
Bright Jr.; brothers, Nathan Turner, Lafayette Cook, Wilbur, Abraham, and Ernest
“Tic Tac” Walker; sister, Rosetta Turner;
twin sisters, Maureen and Lorene Walker;
and stepfather, Royster Walker. Services
were Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, at Come As
You Are Community Church, 7910 S. Anthony Blvd., with interment in Lindenwood
Cemetery. Arrangements were by Ellis Funeral Home.
We’re a Part of
Your Community.
Not everyone can say that. Large funeral service companies headquartered
Joel K. Lucas, 60, of Fort Wayne, died
on
Wednesday, Aug.
in big cities hundreds of miles away have bought
out many other firms in
7, 2013, at home surrounded
by his famour area. And while the name on their door
hasn’t
changed, something has.
ily after a courageous
battle with pancreatic
cancer. He was born
on July 23, 1953, in
North Carolina. He
graduated from South
Side High School. He
is survived by his wife of 39 years, Mary;
sons, Justin, Gerren and James Lucas, all
of Fort Wayne; father, Eddie (Tamela) Lucas of Spring Hope, N.C.; brothers, Eddie
(Catherine) Lucas of Albuquerque, N.M.
and Bobby (Joy) Lucas of Fort Wayne; and
two grandchildren, Jada and Christian. He
was preceded in death by his mother, Fancy
6301
Fairfield
Ave.
Lucas; brother,
Carlton
Wayne; maternal
grandmother, Sadie Drewery; and mother1140
in-law, Lake
Frances Ave.
Scruggs. Services were
Saturday, Aug. 17 at Kingdom Hall of Jeho4017
Maplecrest
Rd.
vah’s Witnesses,
6000 Abbott
St. Arrangements were by Carmichael Funeral Service.
Jesse Sullivan Jr., 47, of Fort Wayne,
passed away on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, at
Visiting Nurse Hospice Home. Funeral
services were Friday,
Aug. 16, 2013, at Mt.
Olive Baptist Church,
with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Arrangements were by
Carmichael Funeral Service.
Our name has been the same since 1925 because we’ve grown up here. We
a of
We’re aWe’re
member
know the same people, we’ve shared the same dreams and the same sorrows.
member
of your
your
community.
We’re family. And we’re here when you need us.
community.
Fort Wayne
Since 1925
www.mccombandsons.com
260.426.9494
(260) 426-9494
Lakeside
1140 Lake Ave.
Maplewood Park
4017 Maplecrest Rd.
Pine Valley
1320 East Dupont Rd
Covington Knolls
8325 Covington Road
Foster Park
6301 Fairfield Avenue
Tribute Center
2307 Main St.
Mungovan & Sons
2114 South Calhoun St.
Riverview Cemetery
11425 Carroll Rd.
Birkmeier Monuments
2323 West Main St.
McComb-Pinnington
Auburn, IN
836 E. Jefferson Blvd.
(260) 426-3121
Sunday School
9:00 am
Sunday Morning
Worship Service
10:30 am
Tuesday Bible Study
6:30 pm
REV. KENNETH
CHRISTMON
1320 East Dupont Rd.
Walter H. Monroe Sr., 69, of Fort
8325
Covington
Rd.
Wayne, passed
Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. He
was born on Aug. 11,
1943. Funeral services
were Saturday, Aug.
10, 2013, at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 3506 Warsaw St., with burial in
Covington Memorial
Gardens. Arrangements were by Midwest
Funeral Home & Cremation Society.
Luevenia Storry, 75, passed away on
Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, in Bowling Green,
Ky. while visiting her youngest daughter.
AFFoRDABle cARe
known as “Obamacare,” expands health
insurance coverage in five major areas:
1) Insurance Company Regulations, 2)
Medicare Improvements, 3) Medicaid
Expansion, 4) Employer Health Coverage, and 5) Individual Mandates. As
part of implementation of ACA, private
insurance will be available for purchase
through state insurance exchanges by
Jan. 1, 2014. An open enrollment period will begin on Oct. 1 for agencies to
8/2/11 11:41 AM
begin taking applications for this program on the federal level. These Insurance Exchanges have been designed to
pool individual risks and make coverage
more affordable. States can set up insurance exchanges and negotiate coverage
packages with the insurance companies.
Indiana will have three options: set up a
state–run exchange; use the federally-run exchange, or combination
with federal government. Indiana
has already received more than $7
million in a federal implementation grant and our legislators must
decide by Dec. 14 which path to
take.
There are so many components
of the Affordable Care Act, graphs,
benchmarks and exemptions that
many of us are still feeling overwhelmed. That is precisely why
YOU need to save the date—August 29—so that you can attend the
Town Hall meeting “Where Does
Indiana Stand On The Affordable
Care Act?” so you can help us navigate this issue together.
The Focus
Factor
Dr. John Maxwell once remarked, “Momentum is really a
leader’s best friend. Sometimes
it’s the only difference between
winning and losing.” Every leader and I would agree with his assessment. However, as friendly
as momentum may be, it’s not a
friend that sticks. There are those
seasons in every leader’s—and
frankly, every person’s—life,
when this friend seems to disappear. Lose of this trusted friend
can have dramatic effects upon
the best of use psychologically.
Why? I believe that many of
us forget that while momentum
is a fascinating friend and force,
it is equally a fragile one. In the
absence of positive momentum,
the destructive nature of negative
momentum takes over. As such,
if we are not careful, the lack of
positive momentum—at lest as
we view it, can cause the best of
us to give up!
Simon Hartley, a freelance
sport psychologist and performance coach at Be World Class,
states the following:
“For coaches, athletes and applied sport psychologists, there
are some obvious questions. What
No more, no more
actually changes when psychoI wanna be free
logical momentum shifts? How
I’m so tired, so tired
are changes initiated? What can
Broken heart again
we do to swing the moAnother
lesson
mentum in our favor?”
learned
road ruLeS
Simon continues by
Better know your
saying:
friends
“From my experience
Or else you will get
working with athletes, it
burned
is clear that for many of
Gotta count on me
them, loss of psychologiCause I can guarancal momentum coincides
tee
with loss of focus.”
That I’ll be fine
There it is. Loss of focus! The “Trojan Horse”
No more pain (no
rev. anthony more
of everyone’s destiny is
pain)
payton
loss of focus. The AchilNo more pain (no
les heel of our dreams. It
more pain)
was Seneca who said, “If a man
No drama (no more drama in
does not know to what port he is my life)
steering, no wind is favorable to
No one’s gonna make me hurt
him.” The question for each of again
is one of focus. Momentum and
However, none of our stories
focus are two sides of the same can be told without the drama.
coin! Without these two, we are We honor those that made it in
like The Family Stone without the face of drama and not those
Sly, the Jacksons without Mi- that made it in the absence of it.
chael and the Beatles without The more dramatic the “slough
John. The music is there, but it’s of despond,” the more celebratnot the same.
ed are those that climbed out of
One of the chief reasons for it. The story is told that Andrew
the loss of focus and momentum Jackson’s boyhood friends just
is drama. When our dreams and couldn’t understand how he bedestiny attracts drama we can loss came a famous general and then
our focus and momentum! Like the President of the United States.
Mary J. Blige, we cry aloud:
They knew of other men who had
So tired, tired of this drama
greater talent but who never suc-
Jerusalem
Baptist to
host four-day
women’s event
FORT
WAYNE—Jerusalem
Baptist Church, 1151 Francis St.,
is scheduled to host its 53rd Women’s Day Observance from Aug. 21
through Aug. 25. This year’s theme
is “Christian Women United in
Wisdom” with the evangelistic goal
of saving 53 souls.
The observance is scheduled to
kick off Aug. 21 with 100 Women
in Prayer & Bible Study with Lady
Lawana F. Griffin, teacher and dean
of the Original General Congress of
Christian Education of Indiana Inc.
The celebration is set continue
Aug. 23 with An Evening of Song
featuring the Women’s Day Choir,
followed by A Day of Fellowship at
9 a.m., Aug. 24 at the Golden Corral, 4747 Lima Road and the Arts
Festival Downtown later that day.
The observance is scheduled to
close out Aug. 25 with a Joint Sunday School with 100 Women in
Sunday School led by Sister Etta
J. Gray, teacher, Sister Joyce D.
Walker, superintendent, and Sister
Imani Houston, youth superintendent from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., followed by morning worship service
with the Rev. Setphanie A. Welsh,
pastor of Israel Metropolitan CME
Church of Gary.
The festivities are scheduled to
close out with a 5 p.m. Evening
Worship Service that same day with
Sister Willie L. Starks, a Jerusalem
Baptist church teacher and Dorcas
Circle member.
For times and other information, call Jerusalem Baptist Church
at(260) 424-0933.
Dr. Michael A. Griffin is pastor.
Up close
“I’m sorry, please forgive
me, I didn’t mean to hurt
you, please don’t cry.” Then
He said, “baby, I thought you
loved me.” I replied, “I do love
YOU. I love YOU dearly and
that’s why I’m going to kill
myself so that I can be with
you NOW, because I’m tired,
I’m so tired.” Then HIS tears
stopped and HE said, “how
can you claim that you love
ME, when you’re willing to
give back the most precious
gift that I gave you, which is,
LIFE?” Then I replied, “what
good is this kind of life? I’ve
had the blues since I was two
and I never asked to be born,
so in turn, why must I be made
to suffer? I’m not YOU and I
should not have to put up with
their mess nor should anyone.
So I’m not willing to put up
with the needless suffering
caused by them anymore, so
I don‘t care, I want to be with
you.”
Then HE said, “but I care!”
I asked, why? Why all of these
needless trials and tribulations,
that I’ve had to go through
since the age of two, that has
caused me to be the bluest person that I know, that makes no
sense to me and that’s not love,
to me. Then HE said, “it‘s not
your time baby and, believe it
or not I had your hand all the
time. You had to go through
what you did, in order to do the
job that you were born to do for
ME. Your job is, to soothe MY
blues with love by soothing the
blues of MY people.” I said,
“how in the world am I suppose to do that?” HE told me to
chill and said, “I told you I got
you, baby, and I always have.”
Then HE said, “how do you
think I feel? I have billions of
people and everyday since the
beginning of time, no matter
what I say or do, the majority of them constantly prove
to ME, in one form or another
by their actions and or by their
words, that they don’t love
ME.” Then I replied, “then do
something about it! It’s YOUR
World, TAKE IT! And if YOU
choose to KILL everyone and
start over again the way in
which YOU intended it to be,
than so be it!”
After that, we talked for
what seemed like hours and
HE gave me a total complete
understanding of why things
had to happen the way it did.
Then, HE told me to put away
the tools that I was going to
use for my death and to lie
down and close my eyes and
HE’LL see me soon. I said
okay and did what HE asked of
me and then I fell asleep. What
happened next, was the most
beautiful thing that I could
ever imagine. I was sitting in
a big beautiful chair in HIS
Heaven and I was draped in
the finest of clothing and jewels and all I could do was smile
because I was happy. Then, the
song “And I love Her” by The
Beatles started playing and
this atmosphere was beyond
any atmosphere that I’d ever
felt before in my life and as I
sat there enjoying the moment
with my eyes closed, HE said,
“may I have this dance?”
I opened my eyes and smiled
because HE was there with
arm extended to help me out
of my chair and I was overwhelmed with the beauty for
how romantic, was this moment in time. I took HIS hand,
stood up, and said, “of course
YOU can.” While we danced,
ceeded. One of Jackson’s friends
said, “Why, Jim Brown, who
lived right down the pike from
Jackson, was not only smarter
but he could throw Andy three
times out of four in a wrestling
match. But, look where Andy is
now.” Another friend responded,
“How did there happen to be a
fourth time? Didn’t they usually
say three times and out?” “Sure,
they were supposed to, but not
Andy. He would never admit he
was beat—he would never stay
‘throwed.’ Jim Brown would get
tired, and on the fourth try Andrew Jackson would throw him
and be the winner.”
Picking up on that idea, someone has said, “The thing that
counts is not how many times you
are ‘throwed,’ but whether you
are willing to stay ‘throwed.’”
Yes, drama comes and it threatens our focus and momentum,
but we must decide that we are
not going to stay down! And,
through the power of the Holy
Spirit we will eventual become
the victor!
The battle is the Lord’s, so
there is no excuse for us to stay
“throwed”! Get your focus back
and your momentum will show
up with it!
The Rev. Anthony Payton is
pastor of Come As You Are Community Church,
HE sang to me the lyrics to the
song, like HE did when HE
first came to me when I was
10 years old but that song was
called “Baby, Baby Don’t Cry”
by Smokey Robinson and the
Miracles. After our dance was
over, HE informed me not to
forget this time together and
that HE was sending me back
so I can get busy. But first, I’m
to buy the karaoke version of
our song and the money for
it is already in my purse. So,
whenever I want to remember this moment, just play it. I
said okay, then HE brought me
back, I purchased the CD and
played our song everyday for
years while I was busy taking
care of what HE needed me to
do until, our song didn’t have
the same effect on me anymore
and what happened next, is
why the Campaign, that you’ll
read about next week in part
two, came to be.
Now in closing I say, yea. So
until next week, you’ve been
Up Close with Jeanie. Bye,
bye, babies.
Turner Chapel
hosts golf tourney
FORT WAYNE—Turner
Chapel AME Church is scheduled to host its first Annual
Invitational Golf Scramble at
8 a.m., Aug. 31 at McMillan
Park Golf Course. Prizes will
be awarded to winners as well
as for closest to pin and longest drive.
Registration is $50 per person or $200 per team and includes lunch.
For more information or to
register, call Henry Beasley at
(260) 437-4918.
11
LeGaL notICeS
OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT
City of Fort Wayne Board of Public Works
Civic Center Parking Garage Reconstruction
Fort Wayne, IN
RESOLUTION NUMBER: #100-8-14-13-2
OWNER AND WORK: The City of Fort Wayne
Board of Public Works hereby gives notice that
sealed RFQ Submittals will be received for the
September 2013 to September 2015 qualification
period
for the City of Fort Wayne Board of Public
Works located in Fort Wayne, Indiana all in
accordance with the RFQ Application, prepared
by Redevelopment Department for City of Fort
Wayne Board of Public Works Fort Wayne,
Indiana.
TIME AND PLACE OF SUBMITTAL
OPENING: Sealed Submittals will be received by
the City of Fort Wayne Board of Public Works at
its office in Suite 240, Citizens Square Building,
until 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the
4th day of September, 2013. After the official
Submittal closing time, the Submittals will be
publicly opened, read aloud, and forwarded to
the Review Committee. The Review Committee
will present their recommendations to the Board
of Public Works at the September 11, 2013 stated
meeting.
RFQ APPLICATIONS: The RFQ Applications
are on file for inspection at the Office of the City
of Fort Wayne Board of Public Works, Suite 240,
Citizens Square Building, 200 East Berry Street,
Fort Wayne, IN 46802. Copies may be obtained
by applying to the City of Fort Wayne Board
of Public Works, Suite 240, Citizens Square
Building, 200 East Berry Street, Fort Wayne, IN
46802. Include company name, street address,
name of contact person, telephone number, and
fax number with application.
No payment for the RFQ Application is required.
Each RFQ Submittal shall be complete as
prescribed in the Application’s instructions
Published by authority of the City of Fort Wayne
Board of Public Works:
Robert P. Kennedy, Chair
Mike Avila, Member
Kumar Menon, Member
ATTEST: Victoria Edwards, Clerk
8/21
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
NOTICE is hereby given by the Board of Public
Works of the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, that
sealed proposals will be received by the Board
of Public Works at its office located at Suite
240, Citizens Square, 200 East Berry Street
until 8:30 A.M. on WEDNESDAY, 9/4/13 and
in Council Chamber, Suite 035 Garden Level,
Citizens Square until 8:30 to 9:00 A.M. Eastern
Standard Time, on WEDNESDAY, 9/4/13 for the
following:
CONTRACT/RESOLUTION NUMBER:
12358
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT –
FILTRATION PLANT TO STATE BLVD. –
DEAD TREE REMOVAL
The contractor shall furnish all labor, insurance,
equipment, materials and power for the complete
performance of the following project: That it is
deemed necessary to improve the west bank of
the St. Joseph River by removing the dead trees
from the City Filtration Plant to State Street.
All in accordance with the Bid Documents
and Drawing No. ST-12358 Sheets 1 THRU
2 prepared by TRANSPORTATION
ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT
of the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
No bid will be accepted from, or contract
awarded to any person, firm, or corporation that
is in arrears to the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana,
upon any debt or contract, or, who has failed
to execute, in whole or in part in a satisfactory
manner, any contract with the City; or, who is
a defaulter as to surety or otherwise, upon any
obligation to the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Bidders must obtain copy of said bid documents
pursuant to submitting their bids, by paying
$50.00 for each set of bid documents, not
refundable at the Office of the Board of Public
Works, Suite 240, Citizens Square.
No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled
time for receipt of bids for at least one hundred
twenty (120) days to allow review of bids
before announcing award of contract. The
successful bidder will be required to furnish a
satisfactory Labor and Material Payment Bond
and Performance Bond each in the amount no
less than one hundred (100%) percent of the
contract price.
The Board reserves the right to reject any and all
bids for failure to comply with applicable laws
and/or with the Instructions to Bidders. The
Board also reserves the right to waive any defect
in any bid.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Robert Kennedy, Chairman
Kumar Menon, Member
Mike Avila, Member
ATTEST: Victoria Edwards, Clerk
8/21
12
Seven Days of
Restoration visits
Eden Green
See more photos at frostillustrated.com
RIGHT: Bishop Malcolm Howell (left) of
Harvest Word of Life (HWOL) Ministries
and Christian rapper JD Parker share a
moment together during the ministry’s
annual Seven Days of Restoration for the
City of Fort Wayne. Parker and his rap
crew from Indianapolis were in town
during the first day of the weeklong
spiritual event to testify about Christ’s salvation during
a mini-concert and family-oriented gathering in Eden
Green. The following six days involved joint worship services with pastors and others from around the city.
BOTTOM RIGHT: Brother Darnell Masterson-Bey hands
out free clothing during the same event in Eden Green.
Masterson-Bey, who works in sales and distribution for
Frost Illustrated said the clothing giveaway was his and
others way to try to give something back to the community
and to help facilitate healing in Fort Wayne. He said he’s
been encouraged to see others hold similar giveaways in
the wake the one in Eden Green and encourages people
from all different backgrounds to work together to help
the community. (Photos: Michael Patterson)
The Crossing
offers
innovative
high school
alternative
By Courtney Bowlds
For the Crossing
Special to Frost Illustrated
FORT WAYNE—Are you not
sure what options you have when
it comes to you or your child attending high school? Is traditional
school not for you? Or, are you
are not attending high school? The
Crossing may be the place for you!
At the Crossing, we will help
you get back on track to earn your
high school diploma in a small
classroom setting with a low student to teacher ratio. We offer help
in the subjects you struggle with.
We will also help you acquire
practical job skills. Teachers and
students will serve the community
together. Our school is driven by
five core values:
• Relationships
• Empowerment
• Love
• Integrity
• Truth.
Come and be part of a school
where we learn and live our core
values every day! If you or someone you know could benefit from
attending the Crossing, please call
us at (260) 399-6752. Or, visit us
at 3701 S Calhoun St. (Located in
the Primetime building, just across
the street from Southside High
School.)
We offer two sessions: 8 a.m. to
11 a.m. and 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Also,
we are hosting an Open House
from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Aug. 26.
There will be food and the opportunity to learn more about us and
what we offer. We will also have
regular enrollment nights from
5 p.m. to 6 p.m., every Monday
and Wednesday for the next three
weeks.
Come and join us!
NAACP Branch 3049
Fort Wayne/Allen County
68th Annual Marjorie D. Wickliffe
Freedom Fund Banquet
“Remembering Medgar Evers:
Our Future of Equity and Justice”
Thursday, Sept. 5 • 6–10 pm
at the Allen County
War Memorial Coliseum
Tickets: $50
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM:
• Freedom Fund Committee Members
• Community Care Pharmacy
• online at
freedomfund2013.eventbrite.com
For more information, call
(260) 426-3049
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Kim Keenan, Esq.
National NAACP General Counsel
www.fortwaynenaacp.org
www.facebook.com/fortwaynenaacp
DR. W.E.B. DUBOIS
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