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Vol.45, no.33 • Aug.14-20, 2013
Gun violence
leading cause
of death of
black children
and teens
(Photos: Michael Patterson)
Urban Farmers
propose
innercity 4H
Twice as likely to be killed
by a gun than a car accident
By Freddie allen
NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA)—Gun violence is the
leading cause of death among black children and teens,
according to a new report by the Children’s Defense
Fund, a nonprofit, child advocacy group.
The report titled, “Protect Children, Not Guns 2013,”
painted grim picture of the national gun violence epidemic that is the second-leading cause of death among
all children ages one through 19. Only car accidents
claim the lives of more children and teenagers than
guns.
According to the report, white children were nearly
three times more likely to be killed in a car accident
than by a gun. In stark contrast, “black children and
teens were twice as likely to be killed by a gun than
to be killed in a car accident.” Examining the most re-
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FORT WAYNE—Bishop George
McCowan knows there is hope for a
better community and a better world.
He says the Bible points out that God
has granted us two of the greatest resources possible for building the future: land and children. He said, unfortunately, those resources too often
have gone underutilized, largely because a lack of knowledge about programs and projects that are available
to help cultivate those two valuable
resources. Now he and a number of
like-minded individuals, collectively
known as the Fort Wayne Urban Farmers, are on a mission to change that by
bringing a venerable program to the
central city—4H Clubs.
For the past five years, McCowan
and his partners Melvin Cannon and
Ephraim Smiley have been putting out
a message of healthy physical and spiritual living by
encouraging people to return
to the biblical principle of
eating natural, organic food.
But, all three of the men developed an appreciation for
wholesome, natural food
long before their partnership
developed.
For three decades, Smiley
has been working and developing his skills as an organic
farmer. He long has been recognized as one of the area’s
leading experts in the field.
He, and at times his youthful
elementary school students
known as the Garden Angels,
have been featured on Indiana News Center broadcasts
giving tips about organic
gardening.
Cannon grew up in the
city’s old Westfield neighborhood, which had a number of urban gardens, including large plots developed by
the late Leo Underwood Sr.
Underwood, who gardened
(See “Guns” p.11)
Lavell Stabler is one of the young adults working the
ground at an urban farm on Tillman Road.
well into his late 80s, was well known not only in Westfield, but throughout Fort Wayne as one of the best gardeners around, growing fresh produce not only for his family
but giving it others. Cannon grew up under “Mr. Leo’s”
tutelage and for years has been continuing that tradition.
A while back, the trio of gardeners decided to work together.
“We were all doing things independently and we reached
common ground about five years ago,” explained Bishop
McCowan. “I think our community awareness for health,
both physically and also quality of life, wise use of the
land, all these fed into it.”
Interestingly, Mr. Leo’s legacy proved an inspiration for
their cooperative.
“Leo Underwood supplied lots of people with fresh produce and other large scale black gardeners so we’re trying
to continue that,” said Smiley.
For example, Smiley has a produce outlet at Lafayette
Bait & Tackle, 3511 Lafayette St. Bishop McCowan and
his wife make produce available at South Side Farmers
Market, 3300 Warsaw St., while Cannon distributes produce at various spots in the community. But, the cooperative also donates produce to the city’s senior citizens and
others in need through various organizations, particularly
Community Harvest Food Bank. It all makes sense they
say, given the resources God freely has granted the project.
“God has been blessing this thing, everything we wanted
(See “Urban Farmers” p.7)
Local naaCp
schedules bus
trip for March on
Washington 50th
anniversary
Courtesy of the NAACP
FORT WAYNE—The Fort Wayne NAACP, Branch
No. 3049 invites the public to travel to Washington,
D.C., and take part in the 50th anniversary of the March
on Washington on Aug. 24.
Citizens from all across the nation are scheduled to
convene in Washington, D.C., for this historical event.
In 1963 the march was led by Martin Luther King, Jr.
and other civil rights leaders to focus on jobs and freedom. Dr. King gave his “I have a Dream” speech on the
same day, which focused on racial equality.
We will be traveling on a chartered bus, departing
Fort Wayne at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 from the Anthis
Career Center parking lot, 1200 Barr St. As we get
closer to D.C. on Saturday morning, we have scheduled
an extended stop allowing travellers time to freshen up
and/or change clothing, if you wish. (You should store
your change of clothing and whatever else you may
need, on the bus, not under it.)
After arriving in Vienna, Va., on Saturday, Aug. 24,
(See “Bus trip” p.9)
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MLK Montessori celebrates 45 years
“If help and salvation are to
come, they can only come from
the children for the children are
the makers of men.”
—Dr. Maria Montessori
FORT WAYNE—While attending classes at the University
of Rome in 1897, Maria Montessori began developing a theory of
education that served as a break
with the previous 200 years of educational theory. Ten years later,
she opened her first classroom in
Rome. Dubbed Casa del Bambini
or “Children’s House,” the school
made use of teaching techniques
she had developed after years of
observing children and identifying “human tendencies.” Those
techniques focused on accelerated learning and comprehension
by helping children to develop
intellectually and psychologically
through free activity in a “prepared environment. The concept
of independent learning synced
with the natural phases of human
development was heralded as a
breakthrough in modern education. Over the years, the Montessori education method has given
rise to a number of famed alumni
including renowned chef Julia
Child, Sergey Brin and Larry
Page, founders of Google.com,
actor and director George Clooney
and Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com.
Locally, the Martin Luther King
Montessori School has been providing quality education to children for 45 years. To celebrate the
institution’s legacy in the Summit
City, MLK Montessori School is
inviting members of all its previous classes to come together and
celebrate that landmark anniversary during a special picnic from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Aug. 17 at the
school, 6001 S. Anthony Blvd.
“MLK Montessori School has
had an unwavering impact on our
community; assisting over 5,000
children in achieving their educational dreams which has enabled
them to prosper in a diverse and
global society,” said organizers in
a news statement.
The picnic is designed to honor
and celebrate those who have been
involved with the school as educators and students. Additionally, officials from the school plan to unveil a new college scholarship at
the celebration. The scholarship
will be to assist pervious MLK
Montessori School graduates who
are planning to attend college.
For more information, call Joy
Davis (260) 423-4333.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The celebration of MLK Montessori is scheduled to continue with future coverage of the school’s history and
legacy in this community. Watch
for more coverage in upcoming
print and online editions of Frost
Illustrated.
What is a living wage?
president Mugabe savoring victory, plans
takeover of foreign mines
(GIN)—Robert Mugabe’s wide lead in the just-ended presidential poll over his long time rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, may
have ended a years-long struggle between the two men for Zimbabwe’s top spot.
President Mugabe trounced his rival, Prime Minister Tsvangirai, capturing two million votes or 61 percent of the July 31 vote
total. With that, the victorious 89-year-old president extends by
another five years his 33-year rule of the southern African nation.
Prime Minister Tsvangirai, who captured one million or 34
percent of the votes, is challenging the outcome, presenting evidence of fingerprint ink that wore off (allowing multiple votes),
multiple IDs, missing voter lists, names of the dead listed on
voter rolls, among other acts.
Zimbabwe’s population is more than 13 million with more
than three million abroad as economic fugitives or asylum seekers, according to U.N. and World Bank reports.
Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa all sent congratulations
to the re-elected president. Neighboring Botswana broke ranks
with other African observers, saying that conditions for free and
fair elections were not met because of widespread irregularities
including delayed voter lists and voters being turned away at the
polls.
Despite the multiple challenges to his victory, the president
unveiled a new economic initiative in which foreign banks and
mines will be seized and redistributed to local investors.
Under the initiative, ordinary people will take charge of their
economy through a “unique wealth-transfer model,” the party
announced in a statement released to the press.
“The people of Zimbabwe have given President Robert
Mugabe and (his party) ZANU-PF a clear mandate to transform
the economy through indigenization and economic empowerment,” said Minister Saviour Kasukuwere in a BBC interview.
Bank owners will be compensated as Zimbabwe takes control
of their companies but foreign companies will be compelled to
turn over 51 percent of their assets to black investors without
compensation.
“When it comes to natural resources, Zimbabwe will not pay
for her resources,” Kasukuwere said in a press interview. “If they
don’t want to follow the law, that’s their problem.
(See “Africa News” p.11)
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several weeks ago, workers at about 20 percent more than the $13,600 per year. Go figure.
fast food restaurants demonstrated minimum wage worker earns.
In other parts of the country,
outside their places of work, highFederal and state supplements full-time, full year workers earn
lighting the low wages they re- often make the difference between less than D.C. workers. Those who
ceive and demanding more. They swimming and sinking. Many earn the federal minimum wage of
say twice as much, or
families who live below $7.25 an hour earn $15,160 per
$15 an hour, will provide
the poverty line use sup- year, less than the poverty line for
nnpa
them with a living wage.
plemental nutrition pro- one parent and one child. Those
In Washington, D.C., the
grams
(formerly called who earn $12.50 per hour, the
columniSt
City Council has sent
food stamps) to enhance proposed wage for D.C. big box
legislation to Mayor vintheir food budget. Con- stores, will earn $26,000 a year.
cent Gray requiring “big
gress is in the process of The $15 an hour that some fast
box” stores such as Walcutting sNAP so low that food workers suggest would push
Mart and Best Buy to pay
5 million of the roughly their wages to $31,200 a year.
$12.50, which is more
47 million people on
some feel these low wages are
than the D.C. minimum
the program will be cut. acceptable, especially some Tea
wage of $8.25 an hour. In
some receive medical Party members of Congress, yet
response, Wal-Mart says
assistance through Med- they earn at least $174,000 per
Julianne
it may not build all of the
icaid. some cities subsi- year. Actually, if fast food workmalveaux
six stores it had slated for
dize summer programs or ers were as productive as this
D.C. Responses depend
other efforts, offering day Congress (which has produced
on whom you talk to, with some care possibilities for those who little of nothing so far this year),
of the unemployed saying that an struggle to afford it. According they wouldn’t earn a penny. Yet,
$8.25 job is better than no job, and to the Economic Policy Institute, those who are well paid and well
others saying that $8.25 is not a the average cost of childcare in supported show little empathy for
living wage.
the District of Columbia is $1,300 those whose lives and work are
Let’s do the math.
a month, or $13,600 a year. Pov- daily struggles.
someone who earns $8.25 an erty line $23,550; childcare costs
(See “Malveaux” p.9)
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Eualeen Chapman:
‘I always tried to help people’
The following is an interview
with Eualeen Chapman, first
black cheerleader of Central High
School and first black cheerleader
in the history
of Fort Wayne.
Mrs. Chapman
the hacKley also
is well
report
known for her
political activism in the city.
EH: Tell me
about
your
transition from
Alabama
to
Fort Wayne.
Eualeen
eric Donald C h a p m a n :
When my famhackley
ily moved to
Fort Wayne, we
already had a lot of relatives here
and we lived in very close proximity to each other. So, it was like a
family reunion when we got here.
My relatives and I all attended
Harmar School. There were two
blocks between home and school.
I would engage with family members about everyday.
In Alabama, we lived on a farm.
We were surrounded by chickens,
pigs and all kind of different fruits.
It was segregated. We lived 18
miles from town. It was just us out
there in the country until we went
to town on Saturday. In town, we
had certain areas where we could
sit. We had a block in town were
some of the seats were for whites
and some seats were where blacks
could sit.
EH: As you look back, did it
seem odd that blacks could only
sit in assigned areas?
Eualeen Chapman: No it
didn’t. It was the norm and that’s
what we did. We never thought
any other way. That’s all we knew.
EH: Did you have relationships with whites outside of the
farm?
Eualeen Chapman: We didn’t
have anything to do with whites in
Alabama. The only time we saw
whites was when we went to the
store in town and when the mail
carrier delivered our mail. The
mail carrier was very nice and
would offer to take us into town if
we had to go for something during
the week. We knew what we could
do and what we couldn’t do. We
couldn’t use their bathrooms.
When we came to Fort Wayne,
it was all together different. We
used the same bathrooms and went
to the same schools.
EH: Were there any restrictions on blacks in Fort Wayne?
Eualeen Chapman: Oh yes.
There were restrictions on where
you could eat. When I first moved
here, there were certain counters
where blacks could stand and eat
and the white people could sit
down and eat. At Murphy’s and
other dime stores downtown that
had restaurants and a stand-up bar,
that’s where the blacks could eat.
Standing up to eat was okay with
us because we were use to it. We
basically accepted whatever was
offered to us.
EH: At what age did your
spirit of independence start to
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crime & Safety
Reports courtesy of Mike Joyner, Public Information Officer, City of
Fort Wayne Police Department
police on scene of suicide
FORT WAYNE—At approximately 12:23 a.m., Aug. 6, the City
of Fort Wayne Police Department responded to an adult male making
suicide threats in an apartment in the 2400 block of Bolton Drive. The
male caller was making suicide threats and stated he was armed with
a gun.
Officers began negotiating with the male, but during negotiations,
contact was lost with the male and contact could not be resumed.
Members of the Emergency Services Team made entry to check on
the male, and ended up locating a deceased male.
This incident is currently being treated as a death investigation, and
there are no other details to be released. No other persons were involved in the incident.
Assisting agencies include the Three Rivers Ambulance Authority
and Allen County Coroner.
police investigate Lafayette Street shooting
Activist Euleen Chapman was the first black cheerleader in Fort
Wayne Community Schools. (Photo: Eric Hackley)
emerge?
Eualeen Chapman: Maybe
at the age of 12 or 13, I started
to notice that things were wrong
and we were not going to accept
business as usual. By that time
they were starting to let us do a
little bit more. We could now go
downtown to Murphy’s and eat
while sitting down. They may not
wait on us for 15 or 20 minutes,
but we could still sit there. Then
they would finally come around
and wait on us.
EH: What were your earliest memories of socializing with
white people in Fort Wayne?
Eualeen Chapman: When
we first started socializing with
whites, we became friends. When
we went to high school, they were
a little different and they treated us
differently from the business establishments. We could be friends
and some would even come to
your house. I went to some of
their houses and some of their
families were okay with that. Not
many, but a few and we did it. It
was a little different. My father
always thought we may get hurt
if we went to their homes, so we
had to go without him knowing it.
We weren’t being defiant, we were
just curious.
At Central in 1952, I became the
first black cheerleader in the history of Fort Wayne Community
Schools. I didn’t really face any
opposition. Central and most of
the Fort Wayne schools only had
boy cheerleaders at that time. So a
bunch of us girls decided to go out
and I was selected to be a cheerleader.
I’ve kind of always been independent minded. I did accomplish most of my goals because I
would stick with it if I wanted to
do something. I would do pretty
much what I wanted, regardless
of what anyone had to say. Most
of my high school teachers were
pretty much lenient in letting us
do what we wanted to do.
Our teachers cared about us and
they wanted us to learn. They projected to us that we had to learn
and if we didn’t, we would get suspended. I had the kind of parents
that, if I got in trouble in school,
I would be reprimanded at home.
So I had to keep my grades up.
In the era of my cheerleading,
the dominant atheletes were Tom
Knox, Eugene Barksdale and Jim
Blevins come to mind. Tom Knox
was a terrific basketball player, but
very low key. They all came along
after Johnny Bright.
In 1955, during the Rosa Parks
Montgomery Bus Boycott, we
felt the ramifications here because there were a lot of things
FORT WAYNE—At approximately 4:04 a.m., Aug. 4, the City
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Street and E. Pettit Avenue on a report of gunshots being fired.
Upon arriving, officers heard more gunshots being fired. Officers
then located an adult male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds
near the intersection of Lafayette Street and Decatur Road. The male
was taken to a local hospital in critical condition by paramedics,
where he remained in critical condition at press time.
(See “Crime & Safety” p.9)
(See “Hackley” p.12)
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Opinion
SnapShot Survey by e.n. Smith
How much of your after
work activities should be
judged by your employer?
Issac Martin: The context
of my life has been etched
before I even got where I’m
at in life. My values that my
family have bestowed in
my soul has developed my
character. Being a public
servant, whether in uniform
or out, my standards will
show who I am.
Elton Snead:
I don’t think it should
be any of my employers
business what I do when
I’m away from the job.
When I’m on the clock, I
represent them. All other
activities are personal.
Pauline Lymon:
It all depends on what type
of job you have. If you’re
a state employee, etc.,
you need to think about
what type of activities you
might partake in, because
they could cost you your
employment. Be mindful
and respectful of yourself as
well as others.
Felicia Gayle:
Absolutely none. What
happens in my after-work
activities is my business. I
let my work show for itself
that I’m of great moral
character.
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Double standard on using the N-word
I typically don’t write about team, Jeffrey Lurie issued this
professional athletes doing stupid statement on behalf of the team,
things because I have absolutely saying: “We are shocked and apno interest and it serves no pur- palled by Riley Cooper’s words.
pose. But Riley Cooper’s
This sort of behavior or
actions from last month
attitude from anyone has
nnpa
can be very instructive
no role in a civil society.
columniSt He has accepted responand deserves my attention.
sibility for his words and
Riley Cooper is about
his actions. He has been
to begin his fourth season
fined for this incident.”
as a wide receiver with
The team then posted
Philadelphia Eagles of
a statement on their webthe NFL. The 25-year-old
site:
was born in Oklahoma
“In meeting with Riley
City and raised in Clearyesterday, we decided towater, Fla. He played
gether that his next step
raynard
football for the Univerwill be to seek outside
Jackson
sity of Florida. By all acassistance to help him
counts, he is a very good receiver fully understand the impact of his
and has been a model teammate words and actions. He needs to reduring his years in the league.
flect. As an organization, we will
Last month, he attended a Ken- provide the resources he needs to
ny Chesney concert in Philadel- do so.”
phia. He was denied backstage
What Cooper said was stupid.
access before the concert and be- But, what I am having a problem
came visibly angry based on the reconciling is the reaction of the
video that has gone viral. In the public in general and the team and
video, Riley can be seen and heard NFL in particular.
telling security (who cannot be
I have had many professional
seen in the video and is said to be athletes as clients and friends and
black), “I will jump that fence and spend a considerable amount of
fight every nigger here, bro.”
time with them both in public and
After the video went viral, Riley in private. I am appalled at how
issued a series of tweets apolo- freely the word nigger is used by
gizing for his actions and words, these athletes in mixed crowds.
“I am so ashamed and disgusted Riley is white, but I can assure
with myself. I want to apologize. I you that his black teammates use
have been offensive. I have apolo- the word nigger around him—on
gized to my coach, Jeffrey Lurie, the field, in the locker room, and
and Howie Roseman and to my when they are together privately.
teammates. I owe an apology to
I am not making a judgment as
the fans and to this community. I to whether it is right or wrong; I
am so ashamed, but there are no am simply sharing my personal
excuses. What I did… Was wrong interactions with professional athand I will accept the consequenc- letes in various settings. This is
es.”
the dilemma the black community
The chairman and CEO of the has created for the broader public.
We give rappers, entertainers, and
other blacks a pass when they use
the word nigger, but then want to
hold a white person to a different
standard. There must be one standard when it comes to the usage of
this word—it is not acceptable for
anyone, under any circumstance to
use it. Period.
Team management and NFL officials hear the word used on the
sidelines every Sunday during the
games and every now and then
league microphones picks up the
word being used on the field during live games. Coarse language is
part and parcel of the NFL, but is
not for public consumption.
So, why is there no outrage by
team and league officials when
they hear these words on the sideline? Oh, I forgot, this feigned
outrage over Cooper’s comments
were caught on camera and the
outrage is more of a public relations response—to protect their
sport’s brand.
My point is very simple: If we
in the black community didn’t
use the word nigger, then others
wouldn’t feel comfortable using
it, either. Cooper is totally responsible for what came out of his
mouth; but the Black community
is responsible for making him feel
comfortable saying it.
Raynard Jackson is president
and CEO of Raynard Jackson
& Associates, LLC., a Washington, D.C.-based public relations/
government affairs firm. He can
be reached through his website,
www.raynardjackson.com.
You
can also follow him on Twitter at
raynard1223.
Let’s have honest discussion about race
If we talk about what ails us, logues toward garnering ongoing
that will make it better. When will commitments to combat prejudice
black Americans stop getting short and strengthening understanding
shrift? After the Supreme Court’s among all.”
invalidated Section 4 of the Voting
Republican Sen. John McCain
Rights Act, Sen. Patrick
should be recognized as
Leahy (D-Vt.) described
an ally for saying Ameriit as “a central pillar of
ca has “a long way to go”
BuSineSS
the civil rights laws that
before
racial disparities
exchange
helped bring America’s
end. The senior senator
ideals closer to reality
from Arizona said that
for all.” Leahy said he
Obama’s
impromptu
“feared the ruling would
speech about being a
jeopardize the rights of
black in America, “…
racial minorities.”
proved there needs to be
A
familiar
activmore conversation about
ist chant of activists is.
the issue of race. We can“Black life is valued less
not become complacent
William reed when we still have a drathan white life.” And that
has gained currency in
matic disparity in black
the aftermath of the fatal shooting youth unemployment.”
of Trayvon Martin. Now, the naIt wouldn’t be as ironic as
tional conversation is about “race some blacks think that Republiin America.” What we really need cans might follow McCain’s lead
across America is “a conversation to bring about a conversation on
on race” that helps blacks to rear- race in America. Race and racism
range some priorities.
are the most challenging issues
As President Barack Obama said confronting America. Yet, polite
after the Zimmerman verdict, “We society refuses to discuss it. Rashould ask ourselves if we’re do- cial inequality in the United State
ing all we can to widen the circle underlies a wide range of societal
of compassion and understanding issues that affect different groups
in our communities. What Ameri- disproportionately. The total
cans need are a series of race dia- wealth gap between white and Af-
rican American families increased
from $85,000 in 1984 to $236,500
in 2009. The biggest drivers of the
racial wealth gap are homeownership; household income; employment; inheritance; financial support from families or friends; and
pre-existing family wealth. Whites
have 22 times more wealth than
blacks.
The story of race in America
has been at the center of some of
our greatest national traumas, as
well as serving as the yardstick
by which progress toward a more
equal and fair society is measured.
It’s apparent both from the varied
reactions to Obama’s presidency
and events beyond it, that race still
serves as a critical stumbling block
in American society.
Times of challenge provide
the opportunity to create change.
There has never been a better time
to re-examine and correct racial
inequalities in American society.
Instead of allowing the taboo on
the subject to continue, the nation
needs to start an honest discussion about race. We all need to
pay more attention to the growing
wealth inequality and expanding
racial wealth. There needs to be
(See “Reed” p.9)
‘Lady In
Waiting’
Consumer News
may be using the hospital “waiting
room” as a refuge temple.
Lady In Waiting
(Dedicated to Hattie Brown and
all those in the Hospital Waiting
Room)
Ms. Brown is waiting
Waiting for more time
As I walk through the waiting
To tell anyone about her time
room of the hospital where I have
Of waiting for someone
been a physician for many years, I
To listen about her stooften observe many elderries
ly people who are waiting
houSe callS
Of what she thinks
for someone or someabout life
thing. A few years ago,
While waiting
one of the elderly ladies
To wait on her thoughts
namely, Hattie Brown beAnd memories
friended me and engaged
About the present, past
me in many stories of her
and future
life. She often visited me
About what it means
in my office bringing me
to age
comfort food items that
And being lonely
she wished to share. From
gerald W.
To gather up informaobserving Ms. Brown, it
was evident that life had Deas, m.D.mph tion
That is not meaningful
not been as Langston
To her survival
Hughes would put it, “a crystal
Ms. Brown is surviving
staircase.”
By telling others how she surAs time went on, Ms. Brown
became very ill and was hospital- vives
By sitting and waiting
ized on several occasions. Often, I
In a cold waiting room
would visit her and she would tell
Telling stories about
me many facets of her life. A few
Her distant memories
months ago, Ms. Brown died. As
She nods, she sleeps
I reflected on her life stories and
In the waiting room
how the waiting room in the hosShe sips water and coffee
pital had become her home away
And eats soft foods
from home I thought I would dediIn the waiting room
cate a poem to all of those who
She feels comfortable
In the cold waiting room
Listening to others concerned
voices
While waiting for eternity
In the waiting room
Which will never be the same
When Ms. Brown and others
Someday will be absent
Often, Ms. Brown related to me
how often her apartment had been
broken into and her treasures stolen. She also bemoaned how some
folks who didn’t understand her
would scandalize her name. I recall an old traditional hymn that
related to Ms. Brown’s acquaintances who may have demeaned
her.
In closing, I would like to leave
you with this hymn:
Scandalize My Name
Well, I met my sister de other
day, Give her my right han‘, Jes’ as
soon as ever my back was turned
she took’n scandalize’ my name.
Do call dat a sister? No! No! you
call dat a sister? No! No! Do you
call dat a sister? No! No!—scandalize ‘my name.
Well, I met my brother de other
day, Give him my right han’Jes’ as
son as ever my back was turned he
took’n scandalize’ my name. Do
you call dat a brother? No! No!
you call dat a bother? No! No! you
Jr. Lillian Jones Brown Culture Club
sponsors soul food jazz brunch
FORT WAYNE—The Junior Lillian Jones Brown Culture Club
(JLJBCC), a member of the National Association of Colored Women
Club, (NACWC) invites the public to its 4th Annual Soul Food & Jazz
Brunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Aug. 17. The event is scheduled for
First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 East Wayne St.
The featured guest is Marsha Smiley, Author of Hoosier Federated
Colored Women’s Club History. Our entertainment will be recorded
“Sounds of Jazz by Mike Smith.”
Tickets are $25 for adults and $8 for youth 12 and under. Proceeds
will go toward the Junior Lillian Jones Brown Culture Club Scholarship Fund.
The JLJBCC was organized in September, 1967. The club grew out
of the Lillian Jones Brown Culture Club, which was the senior club.
Senior club member the late Mrs. Josephine Williams was appointed
the club advisor. The purpose of the organization was to promote the
education of women and children. To raise the standards of the home,
improve conditions for family living, protect the rights of women and
children and promote interracial understanding so that justice may
prevail among all people of the community.
The club gives baskets and gift certificates during the holiday seasons. We also help with school supplies for student at the Fort Wayne
Urban League. The JLJBCC will continue to do all we can to promote
the Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs, the community and its
programs.
For additional information and tickets, contact Delania Oman (260)
246-9426 or DaVanna Seifert (260) 437-3696.
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Arts & Culture
Spotlight on Melonee Haney-Guy
for being an inspiration
Whatz up, babies?
diction. And, I didn’t want to put
I hope, that all is well with you them through the pain of me havand yours. And, I also hope that ing to go through all of the radiayou’re finding the time to enjoy tion and chemotherapy. I had four
the beauty that surrounds us ev- surgeries and I was just tired and
eryday in many forms.
ready to give up but by
As for me, of course I
the grace of GOD and
am! Now, on that note
my children talking to
up cloSe
as we travel through our
With Jeanie me, I saw the light but in
journey of love to get to
a different way, while I
know one another better,
was incarcerated.
we bring to you a prime
“What led to my incarexample of how one can
ceration is, while I was
turn one’s life around for
using drugs, I was also
the better if they put GOD
dealing drugs and got
first. So at this time, meet
involved with the wrong
this week’s spotlight, she
people. I got caught up
wants to share some of
with some people that I
Jeanie
her story because maybe
should not have had and
Summerville got busted for dealing
she can help others find
their way:
drugs. The first time, I
“Hello, Frost Illustrated read- did six months. Then I got back
ers. My name is Melonee Haney- out there and got caught up in the
Guy and I’ve had my own clean- same thing, got busted again and
ing service called Sparkling probably did another year. But the
Touch for four years, I’ve been third time was like the eye opener
cancer free for 22 years and they for me because it was when I hit
gave me only six months to live the bottom and they were going to
when I was first diagnosed. I’m a give me 45 years! And I was like,
13-year recovering addict and I ‘Lord I can’t do 45 years.’ Priswas incarcerated three times and on is not for me and I know it’s
had a stroke, while in prison, but not a place where I should have
you can‘t tell by looking at me been anyway. Because, each time
now. There was once a time in my I got caught up with somebody
life that I had to take 20 pills a else and what can you say when
day and now I only have to take you’re down there, you know?
four. I’m grateful today because I So all the time that I was in jail I
live for GOD. And HE uses me in just prayed and prayed and somea mighty ways to help others and times I’d pray with other inmates
to reach out to other addicts and but mostly I stayed to myself in my
alcoholics, that’s is my passion.
cell and prayed.
“I started using cocaine about
“But, Satan still attacked me,
25 years ago and now I’m 57. even in jail, when he revealed to
The reason I became a drug ad- me a vision of my children when
dict is because when I was first they were little kids because he
diagnosed with cancer, the first was trying to get in my mind and
thing that came to my mind was, drive me crazy. He almost did beI’m going to die. So in order to cause at the ending of the vision
hurry up and rush this death I it was like, I’d never see my chilturned to crack cocaine because dren again and that really messed
they’d say, crack is a dead man’s up my mind. Since they had aldrug, it will take your life away ready told me that I’m getting
and that’s exactly what I wanted 45 years so I said, ‘I’ll commit
to happen because I was so tired suicide before I do that!’ I wasn’t
of hurting and I didn’t want to going to do the time and I knew
put my children through the ad- that I would never see my children
again because I didn’t want them
to come and see me in prison and
I didn’t want to think of living that
way. So I said, ‘Lord if you save
me this time all that stuff I did for
Satan, I’ll do it twice as hard for
you.’
“I wasn’t supposed to go to
court until that following week
but a miracle happened, the night
I had that vision. That next morning, they came and told me to get
dressed because I had to go to
court and I told them they were
wrong and they said, that I was on
the schedule to go today. I was so
upset because I had no means of
reaching my children to tell them
that I had to go to court and if I
go to court they won’t know that
I’m getting sentenced to all of this
time and they’re getting ready to
ship me off. So, I started losing
it and started praying some more
and when we got to the court door
I said, ‘Lord you go in first and
just dampen their hearts.’ When I
walked through the doors, I saw
that the people from the Rose
Home were there. The Rose House
is a halfway house for women and
they we’re there for me, if I was
getting out. So, after everything
was said and done with my trial,
the judge said, ‘is there anybody
here that can stand up for her?’
Someone from the Rose House
stood up and said, they would accept me and that’s where I went
after the judge gave me five years
probation and a year and a half
on house arrest. I love them so
much and thank GOD for the
Rose House. But, even though
I was there, I still went through
changes by living with a bunch
of women because we were all on
different vibes and I had had a
stroke. But, no matter what I was
going through, I was still in my
word with GOD though and I let
HIM know that I’m not humbling
myself down to no human, where I
have to just bend over backwards,
I’m not going to do it!
“But in the long run, it was a
Melonee Haney-Guy, a former inmate, recovering addict, cancer and
stroke survivor, is owner of Sparkling Touch cleaning service (Photo:
Jeane Summerville)
blessing because GOD saved me
that way and I’m so grateful that
I got caught up because I met
some wonderful people that really looked after me including Ms.
Scott. We attend the same church
and I owe my life to her today, really and I tell her everyday that I
love her very much. I also tell my
children that I love them everyday
too because they wouldn’t let me
give up. Even though, I prayed
so many days and nights saying,
‘Lord I’m so tired’ but I couldn’t
quit the drugs. I got so tired of
doing the same routine everyday
and every night over and over and
I knew that wasn’t my life. And, I
knew that with me having cancer
and doing drugs, since it didn’t
kill me, I wasn’t doing anything
but making it spread worse and I
had quit going to the doctor, I was
just tired.
“Through it all my children
forgave me just as GOD did. But,
when it came to my children, my
pain and addiction hurt them so
bad and I didn’t know what to do.
And, one of my daughters went
through the whole works with me
because I had to live with her and
everything. She was right there
100 percent and she was a young
girl. So that meant, she didn’t
have a social life anymore since
she was seeing about me while
working two jobs. That’s one of
the reasons I just wanted to give
up. I didn’t want her or my other
children to put their life on hold
for my sickness and addiction. I
know that my children prayed me
back in this world and I’m just so
grateful for all of that and all of
their love.
“Now, I’m going to share with
you about my husband Norman.
He was also in the drug world
with me and was incarcerated
and in the process of him being
there, his dad passed away and
that took a lot out of him. But, in
our letter writing, I always talked
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about GOD to him and while he
was there, GOD presented HIMSELF to him. After that, I waited
and waited for him to get out of
prison, then we got married. He’s
my husband of eight years now
even though we knew one another for over 20. I’m so grateful for him and he plays a great
part in my life because he works
for the Lord just as well and he’s
also self-employed. GOD has just
been blessing us and my children
and it’s just business and love all
around us And, when it comes to
my cleaning service, I always say
that when I clean homes or businesses, I clean as if, I’m cleaning
for the Lord and if I do anything
that you think is not good enough,
let me know and I’ll redo it because there’s no job to little or to
big for me. I’ve been in business
for four years and it’s something
in life that I never thought I’d
want to do because I had people
cleaning for me when I was in the
drug world and here I am doing it
and I love it!
“So, whatever you do if you
put GOD first, nothing will go
wrong but you’ll still have some
trials and tribulations. I pray
each day to go through a trial because they make me stronger and
I pray that everybody that reads
this, will keep your eyes focused
on the prize and that’s the Lord
Jesus Christ. You see how He
blessed me and He’ll do the same
for you. And, if you’re an addict
or alcoholic and want to talk,
call me (260) 918-8413 because I
reach out to whoever, wherever I
am needed so I can minister the
Lord’s love.”
Now in closing I say, thank you
Melonee for sharing your journey
with us today and I’m so happy
that you were not successful in
your suicide attempts. Otherwise,
I would not have had the pleasure
of meeting you and enjoying your
company or bringing you to the
people on our journey of love. I’m
so proud of you for loving GOD
and Jesus the way you do because
THEY are worthy. So until next
week, you’ve been Up Close with
Jeanie. Bye, bye babies.
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that you know, all in the name of
love, just send me an e-mail to
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urban farmers
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to do, the land, the machinery,”
said Bishop McCowan.
Fellowship Missionary Church
gave the Fort Wayne Urban Farmers collective use of 14 acres to
farm near the church on Tillman
Road. Others donated seeds, tools
and machinery, including a vintage tractor for use. The biggest
asset—and most important one—
they have, said McCowan, is a devoted group of young people ranging from elementary school age
children to young adults. He said
ultimately that’s what the project
is all about.
“Our main focus on the youth
that they can grow up with the
knowledge of self sustaining, that
they can be better prepared for the
adulthood by learning to interact
with others because gardening is a
community activity as we do it,”
McCowan explained.
Travel by the garden on select
days and one can see a group of
devoted youngsters tilling, planting, weeding or watering the large
urban plot on Tillman alongside
Fort Wayne Urban Farmers members and other adult volunteers.
Although young, McCowan said
the youth not only are good workers, but often have experience
many adults don’t, thanks largely
to Smiley’s dedication as an educator. A number of the children
started gardening in Smiley’s elementary school Garden Angels
project and have continued on into
their high school years.
“It’s about helping your fellow
man and that’s what those kids
have done,” said Smiley. “Their
efforts are helping the community.”
While the project has been successful and growing the past few
years, Smiley and McCowan said
they are ready to take the project
and the children to the next level.
And, they said, they’ve found the
perfect resource to facilitate that
move.
“We’re trying to start a permanent year-round 4H chapter in the
Ephraim Smiley instructs a youthful volunteer in the fine points of
organic gardening. (Photo: Michael Patterson)
innercity,” said Smiley.
“4H is an excellent tool to preAccording to the two men, 4H pare kids for university education
provides opportunities and re- in various fields. It’s an excellent
sources that could prove invalu- training union for children,” said
able to children in
McCowan.
“We
the central city.
believe that having
And God said, ‘Be“Our youth in
an organization in
hold, I have given you
the innercity are
the innercity like
every plant yielding
perishing for lack
4H, goes right in
seed that is on the
of things to do,
line with our vision
face of all the earth,
yet the youth in
for agriculture. The
and every tree with
rural communities
children will have
seed in its fruit. You
have 4H and 4H
something to hold
shall have them for
has more than 100
on to. That’s why
food.’”—Genesis 1:29
programs
under
we see it as a total
them,” said Mccommunity effort.”
“And there is hope for
Cowan.
The effort to
your future, says the
He said many
make 4H a familLord; your children
people have a very
iar presence in the
shall come back to
limited
percepcentral city already
their own country.”
tion of what 4H
is underway. Smi—Jeremiah 31:17
does, thinking it’s
ley said a chapter
only about raising
already is meeting
calves or vegetables for county four hours a week, twice a week
fairs. He said the program offers at the Euell Wilson Center at 1512
training and experience in fields Oxford St. Both Smiley and Mcas diverse as photography, me- Cowan said the work toward the
chanics, leadership, genealogy goal of making 4H a permanent
and space exploration as well as central city presence is progresstraditional farming oriented skills. ing rapidly.
Those are opportunities innercity
“A pastor is donating a house to
as well as rural children need said house the 4H building and is ofMcCowan and Smiley.
fering most of the volunteers that
are needed. We have the field, we
have a 4H educator on staff at the
Allen County Extension who’s
good at grant writing and robotics,” said McCowan. “And, we
have the greatest resources you
can have—we’ve got the children
and we’ve got the land around this
area that can be utilized.”
He and Smiley emphasized that
the garden is a community project,
pointing out in addition to volunteers in the field, they’ve received
valuable assistance and support
from Allen County Councilman
Kevin Howell, R.W. Van Camp,
Pastor David Deselm and Fellowship Missionary Church, Community Harvest Food Bank, Melissa
Long of Indiana News Center and
David Hartman. They also want
see greater involvement from
area churches. And, said Bishop
McCowan, they’re offering some
tasty incentives to garner that involvement.
“Any church that likes greens,
peas and okra needs to contact
us and provide for us some youth
that will help us harvest their share
and at the same time learn organic farming with the assistance of
the Urban Farmers and 4H Club
Cooperative,” said Bishop McCowan.
He said with increased participation, the project can be a blessing to even more people.
“Last year we provided 2,000plus pounds of organically grown
produce to the community. This
year, we hope to double that,”
said McCowan. “What we want to
do is be a primary source for organically grown fresh produce for
our community and we’re rapidly
working toward that goal.”
For more information about
the Fort Wayne Urban Farmers or
the central city 4H initiative, call
Bishop George McCowan at (260)
220-0680.
See interviews with youth
participants of the urban garden
project and more pictures from
their Tillman Road field at
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Hip Hop
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To
21st
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The R
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It’s hard to believe, but on Sunday, Aug. 11, Hip Hop celebrated
its 40th birthday. Yes, the big 4-0.
It’s been four decades of creativity, invaluable efforts and love. Do
you remember the doubters who
said it wouldn’t last? They sure
missed the mark.
Looking back, the DJ has been
the most significant element in
Hip Hop since its inception. Before the MC (Microphone Controller) became known as the rapper, the DJ led the way. You had
DJ Kool Herc and the Herculoids,
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Afrika Bamabaataa and
the Universal Zulu Nation; It was
the DJ who controlled the stage
and it was he who introduced new
talent to the party people.
In the years leading up to the
Hip Hop explosion, the DJ had to
take a back seat to the solo artist,
commercialization and new technology. Hip Hop changed all of
that and to honor that change, the
DJs banded together to reclaim
their roles as Hip Hop’s most
powerful voice.
Aug. 9 through Aug. 12: The
Core DJs hosted Hip Hop’s biggest birthday party in Atlanta at
the W Midtown Hotel with The
Mixed Show Live 4.
What is so incredible about
this event is that the Core DJs
founder, Tony Neal, and his team
have mastered the art of bottling
opportunity, celebrity, business,
networking and fun into one high-
provides a platform for artist to
showcase their talent to labels, deFrank-O
cision makers and those who can
Johnson
PSR Radio Network
further their careers.
Frank-O Smooth Show
He also lends his stage to reunite groups that have impacted
the culture such as Guy, 112,
Cameo. The most valiant thing
that I think he has done was to
introduce the Core Legends DJ
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7.
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6. James
Pad....Holy One
8. Frank-o........Sexy Feeling
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7.
Big
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9. Ms. Jody........The Jody Juke
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powered weekend just about every six months in a different city.
I was first introduced to the Core
DJs in 2009 by industry veteran
and marketing strategist Manny
“Mad Dog” Ayala, who told me
if I was serious about uniting Hip
Hop’s entrepreneurs, I had to see
what Tony Neal and the Core DJs
were already doing. He explained
that the DJ was no longer taking
a back seat in Hip Hop. The DJs
realized they were and had always
been the gatekeepers to an artists’
success. Instead of just playing
what is in rotation, they have the
power to break new music and the
Core DJs, representing the core of
the country, work as one collective unit.
When I went to my first Core DJ
retreat, now known as Mix Show
Live, I was absolutely amazed.
For the first time in my life, I saw
what most thought was impossible: More than 500 progressive
Hip Hop DJs, artists and entrepreneurs in a 4-Star hotel with
nothing but love and business in
the air. Not that Hip Hop hadn’t
experienced massive gatherings
that didn’t end in violence, with
an extra dose of negative stereotypes thrown in for good measure.
No, this retreat embodied the art
of uplifting, empowering and edu-
horoScope
ARIES—Harmonious communications are part of
your charm, and you’ll get far this week by speaking
your word in an easy-going way. You’ll find that your
domestic arrangements are very comfortable to you.
Soul Affirmation: I let my words reveal the not-sohidden truth about my being.
Lucky Numbers: 3, 4, 12
TAURUS—This week is a good week to get in touch
with your emotional self. You will respond well to what
people close to you will ask from you. Your loved ones
will appreciate your kindness when they find out how
highly sensitive you are to their needs.
Soul Affirmation: My life itself is my greatest creation.
GEMINI—You know what you want and you have
the ability to make it happen. Step into action at work
this week and you will get a lot done. You can get what
you want without being too demanding. Enjoy the time
you have with your family. True rewards come from
those who are related to you by blood.
Soul Affirmation: Truth is revealed in the smallest
grain of sand.
cating in its purest form.
To fully appreciate the significance of that, remember that in
Hip Hop, if you go to a high- profile well-organized event, most of
the executives and celebrity talent
walk around with their nose stuck
in the air. Not at the Core DJs.
Not only is Tony Neal highly visible and accessible to the artists
seeking advancement, he makes
sure all the DJs in the Core, the
panelist and the celebrity talent
uphold the same honor and respect. I would never think that a
man from Milwaukee could lead
a charge so great, but in a candid conversation with Neal, he
recalled that he thought of himself as a modern day civil rights
leader.
He said that like Malcolm X,
Martin Luther King Jr., and Jesse Jackson Sr., he feels he has
been commissioned to elevate
the culture of Hip Hop and fight
for respect and dignity within the
industry. And he has done just
that. He has hosted his dedicated
group of DJs, models and conference attendees in more than 10
cities, exposing everyone to new
markets and towns. He enlists the
most powerful industry personnel
to school artists on how to succeed in the music business. He
CANCER—Live this week with an adventurer’s
spirit. Trade in the comfortable for the exciting; the reliable for intriguing; the familiar for the new. Perhaps a
change of scenery will get you started. You will rediscover feelings that you have denied yourself for a while
Soul Affirmation: Communication is a skeleton key
that fits many doors.
LEO
If you’ve just made a power move in your work life
or love life, you couldn’t have timed it any better. There
will be a new level of appreciation and admiration for
your leadership and forcefulness.
Soul Affirmation: I work hard to combat envy this
week. Lucky Numbers: 15, 30, 34
VIRGO
You’ve made your point. Now wait. Wait for the feedback about the impact it had on the people around you.
Be careful of those who don’t celebrate with you. They
feel the impact and are resisting the positive effects.
Soul Affirmation: Before goodness can come I must
expect goodness. Lucky Numbers: 5, 16, 23
LIBRA
Be sharp! All of your needs will be met in indirect
ways. Gifts will come from unexpected sources. They
will be carefully packaged to go unnoticed. Unwrap ev-
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Up To It Baby
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DOZEN Taking My Man Back
19.
Pickett....I'm
5. Ms.Stephanie
Jody.....Weekend
Loving
1. Monica.....Everything
To Me
20.
Bruno
Mars.....Grenade
6. Frank-o....Only
Time Will Tell
2. Bruno Mars........Grenade
3. Carl Marshall.....Let's Step
4. Nelly.....Just A Dream
5. Frank-o....Sexy Feeling
6. Patrick Green..... Rated PG
1. Blood
Brothers.........Lord
Help Me
7. O.B. Buchana....That
Thang
Thang
8. Magi 9......Sweet
And Jones.....Thank's
Sexy
2. Lori
Giving
9. Roy Roberts....A Woman Needs Love
3. BeBe
& CeCe
Winans.....
I Found Love
10. James Jr./Kurtis
Blow/Terry
Troutman....Girl
Like You
11. Uvee Hayes
Otis Clay.....Steal
Away
To The Hide
Away
4. Feat.
Kenny
Reese....
Stormy
Weather
12. Donnie Ray.....It's B.Y.O.B.
7. Mr. Zay....Get The Hell On
8.Contemporary/Tradition
Gregg A. Smith....Time To Go To Work
9. Tommie Leveal....Here We Go
10.JT Watkins....Blind Woman On A Cane
11.Sheba Potts Wright....Put Your Hands Up
12.O.B. Buchana....I’m Rowdy Rowdy(remix)
erything and look inside. There will be empty boxes, but
there will also be a prize in an unanticipated situation.
Soul Affirmation: I look for the good in all that comes
to me this week. Lucky Numbers: 3, 10, 41
5. James Sneed.....Praise the Lord
SCORPIO
6.
David
Austin.......Loving
Him
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Century
21st
Century
R&BR&B
SoulSoul
Don’t respond to situations in a hasty manner this
7. Stanley
Straube...
of Life
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Top 20
(Reel
(Reel
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week. Your impulsive side is strong. Suppress it. Play
a
8. Carol
Is
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ForgetLockridge....Jesus
You
1.
Tommie
Leveal....Midnight
Love
Aff
air
2. Carl Sims....Just One Night
game called self-control. You know that this is the kind
9. Patricia
Conroy........God Speed
3. Carl Marshall.....Let's
Step The Hell On
2. Mr. Zay....Get
Floyd Taylor.....All
Of You All Of Me His Strife
of game that you can win easily. Smile as you play at4.not
10. Frank-o.....By
3. Willie
B.....She Made
A Freak Out Of Me
5. Monica Feat.
Ludacris........Still
Standing
being emotionally affected by an important matter, 6.and
Joe B. Cutchings Jr......I'm To Tired Too Cheat
4. EL Willie.....Man
On A Mission
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bus trip
we are scheduled to go to the Metro Station
located near the hotel where we will be staying overnight and ride the subway to the National Mall. We will go to the Lincoln Memorial for a rally scheduled for 8 a.m. Saturday
morning. The march will follow the rally—
going from the Lincoln Memorial to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. The Rally and
March are scheduled for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
After the march we will make our way
back to the bus, via the subway, go to our hotel, Hilton Garden Inn-Tyson’s Corner, and
check in. The remainder of the day can be
spent as you please.
Sunday morning, Aug. 25, after eating
breakfast (full breakfast buffet, optional for
$10), can be purchased at the hotel, checkout and depart for the return trip to Fort
Wayne. We should arrive here by or before
midnight.
Bus transportation cost is $150 per person and includes: Round trip transportation,
provided by American Heritage Trails, bus
Crime & safety
While investigating the shooting
scene, officers were notified that a
second victim had been taken by
private transport to another local
hospital, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. This male was
said to be in good condition by
hospital staff.
At this time there are no suspects and no one is in custody
and a motive has not been established, nor have weapons have
been recovered. The relationship
between victims, and between
victims and any shooters, is yet
to be determined, as is whether or
not gang activity is suspected. It is
unknown at this time what led to
the shots being fired, such as if an
argument or fight took place.
Crime Scene Technicians processed the scene, searching for
and collecting any evidence. Detectives also canvassed the area
for any possible witnesses and will
be interviewing the victims at the
earliest opportunity. Anyone with
any information is asked to contact police.
This incident remains under
investigation by the City of Fort
driver’s tip, a pre-purchased Obama 2013
Commemorative souvenir SmartTrip Card
pre-loaded with a One Day Unlimited Trip
Metrorail Pass (the card is like a credit card
and it can be reloaded, so if you are ever in
the area again and plan to ride the metro, it
can be used again), T-shirts, and other amenities.
Rooms have been blocked at the Hilton
Garden Inn-Tyson’s Corner, in Vienna, VA.
You are responsible for making your room
reservation, (if you will be rooming with
one or more persons, only one of you need
to make the reservation). The hotel will allow up to four people in a room. The toll
-free number is 1-877-782- 9444. Rooms are
being held under Fort Wayne NAACP No.
3049. Please reference this booking code
when calling to make your reservation.
Room costs are as follows (tax has been
added in):
One person—$77.28; two people—$38.64
each; three persons—$25.76 each; four persons—$19.32each.
If you have any questions please contact
Gail Littlejohn at (260) 744-5973 or Sheila
Campbell at (260)740-7810.
Wayne Police Department and the
Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
Assisting agencies include the
City of Fort Wayne Fire Department and Three Rivers Ambulance Authority.
Man killed in traffic
accident
FORT WAYNE—At approximately 7:16 p.m., Aug. 3, the City
of Fort Wayne Police Department
responded to the intersection of
Hayden Street and McCulloch
Street on a report of an accident
with injuries. Upon arrival, Officers located an adult male who
was unconscious and unresponsive. The male was declared to be
in critical condition by medics,
who transported the male, later
identified as 54-year-old Henry
Meyers, to a local hospital in critical condition. Meyers later was
pronounced deceased by hospital
staff.
At this time, it is believed that
Meyers was driving an SUV westbound on Hayden Street, and as
he approached McCulloch Street,
he attempted to pass a box truck
that was also traveling westbound.
As the SUV passed the box truck,
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call dat a brother? No! No!—scandalize’ my name.
Well I met my preacher de other
day, Give him (her) my right han,’
Jes’ as soon as ever my back was
turned he(she) took n’ scandalize my
name. Do you call dat a ‘li-gion? No!
No! you call dat a ‘li-gion? No! No!
you call dat a ‘li-gion? No! No!—
scandalize’ my name.
If you know anyone that is lonely,
or just waiting for the Maker, I suggest that you go and uplift their spirits and life during this holiday season.
Whatever you do, don’t scandalize
their name. Christ loves us all!
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some systematic, organizational commitment to making policy that helps blacks
to gain grants, and investment
in our communities and businesses. Let no one tell you
“all is equal” with demonstrated disparities in health
care, education, housing and
criminal justice continuing.
Don’t let the “talking
heads” that regularly represent the country’s wealth
interest have you believe
“all things are equal.” White
Americans have continued
to enjoy material advantages
based on past racially exclusionary practices and current
institutionalized discrimina-
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Glynn Hines Back to School
Fatherhood Initiative set for aug. 17
FORT WAYNE—The recently re-established Fort Wayne Commission on African American Males is hosting a back to school event that aims to get fathers
more involved in the education of their children. The Glynn Hines Back to School
Fatherhood Initiative is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Aug. 17 at McMillen Community Center (the former McMillen Ice Rink).
The event—which is named in honor of Hines, the longtime 6th district councilman— is scheduled to include the giveaway of backpacks and supplies to the first
250 fathers or male mentors who sign up to take the Fatherhood Initiative pledge.
The pledge calls for fathers to take their children to school on Aug. 19—or on the
first day of school—and stay involved during the school year.
“With everything going on in our community—with the violence, unemployment and frustration—now is the time to re-engage fathers in the lives of our children and their education,” said Andre Patterson, chair of the Commission. “Education is the foundation.”
The Back to School event will also include free food and free haircuts. Sponsors for the event include Albright’s Meats & Deli, Parkview Health, the City of
Fort Wayne, the Fort Wayne Urban League and the IPFW Office of Diversity and
Multicultural Affairs.
The local Back to School Initiative coincides with a national movement to get
fathers more involved in their children’s education. The “Million Father March,”
led by the Black Star Project, which is scheduled to take place in 600 cities nationwide on Aug. 19.
the SUV side swiped the box
truck, and then drove into a
tree. At this point, it is unknown what exactly caused
the SUV to drive into the tree.
It is unknown if the impact
with the box truck caused this,
or if any other factors played
a role.
The driver of the box truck
and its passenger were uninjured. At this time no other
witnesses have come forward.
There were no other vehicles
involved in this accident.
It is currently unknown if alcohol or speed played a factor
in the accident. Investigators
from the Fatal Alcohol Crash
Team are currently investigating the accident, searching for
any evidence or witnesses.
Anyone who was in the area
and may have seen something
is encouraged to contact police.
Assisting agencies include
the City of Fort Wayne Fire
Department and Three Rivers
Ambulance Authority.
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malveaux
The issue of unemployment
must be taken into account when
we look at the matter of poverty
lines and minimum wages. With
an overall unemployment rate of
7.4 percent and a black unemployment rate of 12.6 percent as of
July, too many households with
two adults have only one earner
in the household. Another concern
is that the federal poverty line is
published as a national rate, yet
it’s much cheaper to live, for example, in rural Mississippi than
it is in New York City. In many
instances, the poverty line does
not reflect differences in housing
costs, healthcare costs, or even
transportation costs.
The Economic Policy Institute
(epi.org) has developed budgets
for “adequate” living in certain cities. (Full disclosure—I sit on the
organization’s board). This tool
shows the wide variety of realistic
and adequate living costs, which
range from more than $90,000 in
New York City, to around $40,000
in parts of Mississippi. These are
adequate living standards, not
extravagant ones, taking into account rent, transportation, and
other costs.
Many quibble over the minimum wage, but the more relevant
issue is the living wage. Millions
are pushed below the poverty line
because too many employers do
not take the cost of living into
consideration when the set wage
levels. Paying workers less than
they are worth drains our economy
because these workers will not be
spenders or “economic expanders.”
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writer. She is President Emerita
of Bennett College for Women in
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in terms of social instability and
loss of economic productivity. African Americans bear costs
of low self-esteem, high unemployment, low socioeconomic
status, and limited opportunities.
As we march from one unemployment line to another, don’t
let American politicians and media weasel out on this one. A dialogue on the role race currently
plays in the economy from the
workplace to the criminal justice system is needed. Politicians
should be encouraged to expedite a series of conversations on
race across the country.
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Obituaries
Bert Amos, 83, of Marion, died
on Monday,
Aug. 5, 2013,
12:55 a.m., in
Marion General Hospital.
Born in Conchatta, Miss.,
he was a son
of the late
George and
Birdie Amos. He married Sammie
M. Turner on March 5, 1950; she
survives. He retired from Atlas.
Bert was a member of Bibleway
C.O.G.I.C. for more than 27 years.
Survivors include: his wife, Sammie M. Turner-Amos of Marion;
son, Charles L. (Carol) Amos of
Fort Wayne; sisters, Inez (Darnell)
Mayo and Minnie Amos-Meeks,
both of Fort Wayne; grandsons,
Scott (Kiesha), Jason and Jeremy
Amos; granddaughters, Danya
Amos, Decarla (Stanley) AmosHorvath and Stephanie Majors;
seven great-grandchildren; and
several nieces and nephews. He
was preceded in death by his parents, George and Birdie Amos; six
sisters; and seven brothers. Funeral services were Friday, Aug.
9, 2013, at Bibleway C.O.G.I.C.,
401 E. Highland Ave., Marion (IN
46952) with Superintendent Pastor Oscar Perry officiating and
burial in Grant Memorial Park,
Marion. Memorial contributions
may be directed to the Amos Family c/o the funeral home. Arrangements were entrusted to Needham-Storey-Wampner
Funeral
Service, North Chapel, 1341 N.
Baldwin Ave., Marion, IN 46952.
Online condolences may be made
at www.nswcares.com
Ruth Robinson Barfield was
born on Dec. 14, 1919 in LaGrange, Ga., to the late Ben and
Lella Robinson. Ruth was the third
Spiritual Matters
oldest child
of nine children.
At the tender age of 16,
on Oct. 23,
1936, Ruth
became the
wife of the
late
Grady
Barfield, Sr. To this union six children were born: Mildred, James,
Grady Jr., Yolanda, Mary and
Ronnie.
Ruth had a heart for children
and was an advocate for Feed the
Children. Not only did Ruth feed
and clothe many children, she encountered in Alabama, she took
it internationally. After watching
the Feed the Children show of
many suffering children in other
countries, she did more than pray,
she took action. She became a
monthly financial contributor. In
fact, she encouraged other family
members to become contributors
as well. When she spoke of those
children, she spoke as if she was
their parent. That is sharing the
love of Christ!
Ruth confessed Christ at an
early age and was united with St.
John A.M.E. Zion Church, Dixiana, Ala. She served pm the Senior Usher Board and was the Superintendent of the Sunday school.
She was a homemaker and she
also was a Domestic worker. She
was skilled in decorating and was
quick to offer her creative services
to the community.
She was preceded in death by
her husband of 69 years, Grady
Barfield Sr.; daughter, Yolanda
Parker; step-son, Grady Barfield
Jr. of Pittsburgh; parents, Ben and
Lella Robinson; sisters, Emma
Kate Gates, Mary Gregory and
Parmie Nell Foster; brothers,
Raymond Robinson, Cleveland
Robinson and Claude “Doc” Robinson. Ruth departed this life on
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
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ChRIsTMON
Friday, May 10, 2013 at St. Vincent’s East Hospital.
She leaves to cherish her wonderful memories: two daughters,
Mildred Thomas of Fort Wayne,
Mary Blakely of Birmingham,
Ala.; three sons, James D. (Marilyn) Barfield of Douglasville,
Ga., Grady (Jackie) Barfield Jr. of
Pinson, Ala., and Ronnie (Cecelia) Barfield of Colony, Ala.; one
son-in-law, Minister Oscar William Parker of Birmingham; two
sisters, Ethel Snowden of Brandywine, Md., and Roberta Sumpter
of Washington, D.C.; one brotherin-law, William (Ruth) Barfield
of Pittsburgh; one sister-in-law,
Mackalee Harvey of Detroit; 44
grandchildren; ninety great grandchildren; 14 great-great grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews,
other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, May 18, 2013, at St.
James Missionary Baptist Church
in Birmingham.
Ruth Ann Cato, 78, went home
to her reward
on Tuesday,
July 30, 2013,
surrounded
by
family
while in Toledo, Ohio.
Born in Cape
Girardeau,
Mo., she was
the daughter of Evelyn and Emmett Baker Sr. She graduated from
Cobb School and moved to Fort
Wayne in October of 1951. She
married her high school sweetheart, James Cato on July 26,
1954. Ruth Ann retired from Dana
Corp in 1996 with 29 years of service, but her first love was being
in her boat on a lake fishing with
James every chance they got. She
enjoyed cooking, cross-stitching,
visiting and talking with friends
and family most of all. “Ruth Ann
was a strong woman of faith and
possessed an unwavering love of
our Lord.” She was a member of
Turner Chapel AME Church for
more than 50 years where she
served on the Steward Board in
the Stewardship and Finance Department. “Ruth Ann lit the lives
of those she loved and knew,
with her beautiful smile, sense
of humor and infectious laugh.
She always had a certain way of
doing things and made sure her
family knew what that way was.”
Ruth Ann was the devoted wife
of James Cato; loving mother of
three children, James Michael, Pamela Marie and Trisha Lynn, all of
Fort Wayne; proud grandmother
of Shantee Ramsey (Kenneth),
James Jr. and Christopher (Nicole)
and special granddaughter, Nani
Harrington; great-grandmother of
seven beautiful great-grandchildren, Ke’Airrase, Jaylen, Khamani, Khamari, Javar, Keiondre
and Malakai, all of whom she consistently showered with love. Also
surviving are her twin sister, Millie Mays of Fort Wayne; younger
sister, Lois Daye of Fort Wayne;
brothers, Emmett Baker Jr. and
Rodney Baker, both of Cape
Girardeau, Mo.; her dear sisterfriend, Marion Brandy; devoted
former daughter-in-law, Gladys
Cato; special daughter-in-law,
Shila Olson; and current daughterin-law, Stephanie Cato. “She was
a loving sister-in-law, aunt, cousin
and friend to so many. “ She was
preceded in death by her brothers,
Richard, Shelby, Joe, and Frankie.
Services were Tuesday, Aug. 6,
2013, at Turner Chapel AME
Church, with burial in Greenlawn
Memorial Park. Arrangements
were by Ellis Funeral Home.
Theressa M. (Wattley) Lee,
departed this
earthly life on
Friday, Aug.
2, 2013. She
retired from
Fort Wayne
State
Develop mental
Center and
was the proprietor of T. Lee’s Beauty Salon.
Surviving are her husband, Timothy A. Lee Sr.; two sons, Timothy Jr. and Shawn Wattley; one
brother; seven sisters; five grandchildren; and four great-grand
children. Services were Saturday,
Aug. 10, 2013, at Turner Chapel
AME Church, with interment in
Covington Memorial Gardens. Arrangements were by Ellis Funeral
Home. Sign guestbook at ellisfh.
com.
Da’Shawn “Day-Day” Martin, 21, of Fort Wayne, passed
away on Wednesday, July 31,
SHBC to celebrate pastor, Mrs.
aden’s 45th ministerial anniversary
FORT WAYNE—The Southern Heights Baptist Church announces
the celebration of Pastor Otha Aden and Mrs. Sylvia Aden’s 45th year in
the ministry at Southern Heights Baptist Church, 4001 S. Anthony Blvd.
The celebration will occur on Sunday, Aug. 25 with a banquet at
Eicher Commons dining room (Door ‘G’) on the Campus of Crossroads
Bible College, 1027 W. Rudisill Blvd. Banquet sign-in will begin at 3
p.m., and the program will start at 4 p.m..
Dr. Charles Ware, president of Crossroads Bible College, (who will
have spoken for the morning service at the Southern Heights Baptist
Church) will be the speaker for the celebration banquet.
We will also be celebrating the completion of Pastor Aden’s studies at
the Master’s Seminary in Sun Valley, California.
Local churches are encouraged to equip their members and workers
for ministry by attending classes at Crossroads Bible College here in
Fort Wayne. Details about the classes and opportunities to register for
classes, will be available following the banquet.
The cost for the banquet is $15 per person, with registration open
through 5 p.m., Aug. 20. The registration phone number is (260) 7449307, ex. 0 or 2. Registrations are due at the banquet sign-in table, with
all checks payable to Southern Heights Baptist Church or SHBC.
2013. Born in
Fort Wayne,
he was a son
of
Alvell
Martin and
Montinik
Robinson.
Da’Shawn
leaves
to
cherish his
memory, his parents; stepmother,
Venece Martin; fiancé, Rayven
Richardson; four children, Malik, Dathan, Jaquavion, and Ariza
Martin; brother, Rufus Edwards;
sisters, Tiara and Alexis Martin;
grandparents, James Turner Sr.,
Gloria Robinson-Craig, Al and
Grace Martin; great-grandparents,
Walter Robinson Sr. and Mary
Boddie; and a host of uncles,
aunts, cousins, and other family
and friends. Funeral services were
Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, at Renaissance Baptist Church, 5515 S.
Hanna St., withburial in Concordia Cemetery Gardens. Arrangements were by Midwest Funeral
Home.
Mary Alice Striverson, 75,
departed this
life on Tuesday,
July
30, 2013, at
Parkview Regional Medical
Center.
She retired
from Byron
Health Center
after 18 years of service. Surviving are her children, James, Alice
and Laura Striverson, and Michael
Underwood; brothers, Doug Henry and Willie Roy Surry and David
Scott; nine grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; and a host of
other relatives and friends. Service
is 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5, 2013,
at Kingdom Door Worship Center,
with interment in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home.
Mattie J. Wills, 71, of Fort
Wayne, departed
this
life on Sunday, Aug. 4,
2013.
She
was
born
on Aug. 4,
1942, in Anderson, Ind.
Surviving are
daughters, Valerie Wills, Norvetta
Cannon and Teaota Riley; seven
grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives
and friends. Memorial services
were Friday, Aug. 9 at Carmichael
Funeral Service. Arrangements
were by Carmichael Funeral Service.
a Word from Jesus
“The Lord openeth the eyes
of the blind: the Lord raiseth
them that are bowed down: the
Lord loveth the righteous...”—
Psalm 146:8
This week’s scripture as chosen by Pastor Winston Pearson
of Jesus congregation, 406 W.
Branning Ave. Sabbath services conducted at 8 p.m. Fridays
and 1 p.m. Saturdays. For more
info, call (260) 267-2937.
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Bible unveils solution to plague of racism
part 2 of 2
The following installment of
Road Rules was excerpted from
a sermon delivered by Pastor Anthony Payton, July 26 at Come As
You Are Community Church during a special “Heal Our Land”
service.
Sermon Texts
Galatians 2: 11-14, Acts 10: 28,
Acts 17: 26, Act 10:28
The Message
The Apostle Paul, while waiting in Athens, confronts certain
Epicureans and Stoic philosophers. In Acts 17: 26 he makes a
declaration:
“This God made us in all our
diversity from one original person, allowing each culture to
have its own time to develop, giving each its own place to live and
thrive in its distinct ways.” (The
Voice)
This declaration reflected
Paul’s own life-changing encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ and
set forth a new understanding of
race and culture. It sounds the
alarm concerning the role that
the Church was to play in a world
that was littered with racism and
oppression. This was the mindset
of the first century Jew and Gentiles—Africans, Romans, Greeks,
Syrians, Asians and the like.
The Roman world stood in awe
as they witnessed people that once
hated each other start to love one
another and to live life together
Guns
cent data available, the CDF study
reported that 18,270 children and
teens were killed or injured by
guns in 2010.
“Children and teens in America are 17 times more likely to
die from gun violence than their
peers in other high-income countries,” stated the CDF report.
Despite the claims of pro-gun
advocates, having a gun in the
home does not make kids safer.
In some cases, those homes are
even more dangerous, because
guns are present.
“A gun in the home makes
the likelihood of homicide three
times higher, suicide three to
five times higher, and accidental
death four times higher,” stated
the report.
The CDF report continued:
“More than half of youth who
committed suicide with a gun obtained the gun from their home,
usually a parent’s gun.”
In the past 50 years, white children and teenagers accounted for
53 percent of the gun deaths, and
black children and teenagers accounted for 36 percent.
Yet, looking at the gun deaths
in 2010 alone, 45 percent of gun
deaths and 46 percent of gun injuries were among black children and teens, according to the
report, even though they account
for only 15 percent of all children
and teens living in the U.S. Nearly 2,700 children died from gun
for the cause of Christ. They had were used to reference social ponever experienced people of dif- sition in society! Christianity was
ferent races walking in the mar- there to erase class, race and soket place together, arm
cial distinctions. Before
in arm and singing with
the church, Jews called
roaD ruleS Gentiles “uncircumjoy in their hearts. These
were: Jews and Gentiles,
cised,” and then spit,
slaves and free, rich and
because they viewed
poor, male and female.
them with profound
This was new for the
contempt. If a Jewish
known world of that day.
person married a GenThese people who once
tile, Jewish parents held
were hostile toward one
a funeral service for that
another were now eating
child, because they were
together, working togethconsidered dead from
rev. anthony that point on. Likewise,
er, greeting one another
payton
with a kiss, raising their
Gentiles regarded Jews
children together and
to be subhuman.
marrying one another. This blew
With the introduction of biblithe mind of the Roman Empire cal Christianity, Jew and Gentile,
and shook it’s foundation.
rich and poor, slave and free no
The church presented itself as longer existed. Each believer saw
a classless society. The members him or her self as a part of the
thereof did not regard social sta- same family.
tus, color or position. There was
There is an African concept
no Jew or Greek in the body of called “Ubuntu.” The word has its
Christ, there was no slave or free, origin in the Bantu languages of
there was no rich or poor, there Southern Africa, and the idea
was Greek or Jew, circumcised or within the word is viewed as a
uncircumcised. Colossians 3:11 classical African concept. Archsays:
bishop Desmond Tutu offered a
“In this re-creation there is no definition in a 1999 book:
distinction between Greek and
“A person with Ubuntu is open
Jew, circumcised and uncircum- and available to others, affirming
cised, barbarian and conqueror, of others, does not feel threatened
or slave and free because the that others are able and good,
Anointed is the whole and dwells for he or she has a proper selfin us all.”
assurance that comes from knowConsider the fact, for the first ing that he or she belongs in a
200 years, believers only ad- greater whole and is diminished
dressed each other by their first when others are humiliated or
names. Why? Because last names diminished, when others are tor-
tured or oppressed.”
Tutu further explained Ubuntu
in 2008:
“One of the sayings in our
country is Ubuntu—the essence
of being human. Ubuntu speaks
particularly about the fact that
you can’t exist as a human being
in isolation. It speaks about our
interconnectedness. You can’t be
human all by yourself, and when
you have this quality—Ubuntu,
you are known for your generosity.
“We think of ourselves far too
frequently as just individuals, separated from one another, whereas
you are connected and what you
do affects the whole World. When
you do well, it spreads out; it is
for the whole of humanity.”
In too many settings today, we
have lost a sense of what we are
together or—if you would, Ubuntu. I would add to this, that there
is no other group who far too frequently, think of themselves as
individuals, as we men. We have
been spoon feed a constant diet
of “rugged individualism.” And,
it has cost and continues to cost
us dearly.
This African concept of Ubuntu is rooted in the biblical truth of
what we are together—particularly as believers:
“For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his
death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:…”—Romans 6:5
“And if children, then heirs;
heirs of God, and joint-heirs with
Christ; if so be that we suffer with
him, that we may be also glorified together.”—Romans 8:17
”For we know that the whole
creation groaneth and travaileth
in pain together until now.”—
Romans 8:22
”And we know that all things
work together for good to them
that love God, to them who are
the called according to his purpose.”—Romans 8:28
“Now I beseech you, brethren,
for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,
and for the love of the Spirit, that
ye strive together with me in your
prayers to God for me;…”—Romans 15:30
“Now I beseech you, brethren,
by the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ, that ye all speak the same
thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be
perfectly joined together in the
same mind and in the same judgment.”—1 Corinthians 1:10
Yes, we need to heal our land
and key to this is recognizing
what we are together. Why? Because at the end of the day; It’s
not the hood on one’s head, but
the hate in one’s heart that kills.”
See also: 1 Corinthians 3:9;
5:4; 12:24; 2 Corinthians
1:11; 6:1,14; Ephesians 1:10;
2:5,6,21,22; 4:16; Philippians
1:27; 3:17; Colossians 2:2,13,
19; 1 Thessalonians 4:17
violence that year.
The CDF report also challenged the perceived power of
the National Rifle Association, a
group founded in 1871 that promotes gun ownership, marksmanship and self-defense training in
the U.S. According to the report,
the NRA represents a small segment of all gun owners, which
may show why the National Rifle
Association’s hard-line stance on
gun control policies often contradicts that of most gun owners.
The report said that the NRA
claims nearly five million members, but somewhere between 52
million and 68 million adults living in the U.S. own the roughly
310 million guns in circulation.
That means that the NRA represents less than 10 percent of all
adult gun owners in the U.S.
In the wake of last December 14 school shooting at Sandy
Hook Elementary School in
Newtown, Conn. that claimed the
lives of 20 first-graders and six
school staff, even a majority of
NRA members (74 percent) were
in favor of expanded background
checks, at time when NRA leadership fiercely opposed any bills
that would do so.
The report offered a number of
solutions to address the gun violence that children and teens face
growing up in America, including universal background checks
that cover sales on the Internet
and at gun shows, limits on assault weapons and high-capacity
ammunition magazines, boycotting products that glamorize vio-
afriCa news
hold peaceful gatherings.
The bill was passed amid a
crackdown against street protesters in the capital, Kampala, where
the security forces routinely use
tear gas and live ammunition to
disperse opposition supporters.
Maria Burnett, a senior researcher with Human Rights
Watch, called the law a “devastating” attack on freedom of expression and assembly.”
Meanwhile, in a demonstration
pre-cleared with police, Uganda’s
beleaguered gay community held
its second annual Gay Pride parade on the shores of Lake Victoria in the city of Entebbe.
Part of a weekend-long event,
there were film screenings, a fashion show in drag, and all-night
parties. Two hundred and fifty
tickets were sold but only about
50 showed up due to fear.
Uganda is among the most
homophobic and anti-gay of its
neighbor countries. An Anti-Homosexuality Bill not only targets
gays and lesbians but holds a
three-year jail sentence for anyone
who fails to tell authorities, within
24 hours, that someone they know
is gay.
The bill, introduced in 2011,
expired without a vote but was
reintroduced in November 2012
although it has not yet come up for
a vote and there are signs that it
may not.
lence and “supporting non-violent conflict resolution in our
homes, schools, congregations
and communities.”
Writing in the report, Marian Wright Edelman, founder
and president of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF),
implored parents, families
and friends mentors community stakeholders to pressure
Congress to support common
sense gun safety and gun violence prevention measures for
the nation, including consumer
safety standards for all guns,
public funding for gun violence prevention research, and
resources and authority for law
enforcement agencies to properly enforce gun laws.
“Parents, remove guns from
your home and be vigilant
about where your children play.
Boycott products that glamorize violence,” wrote Edelman.
Edelman continued: “The
overwhelming majority of
Americans agree we can and
must do better. Polls show the
vast majority of Americans,
gun owners and non-gun owners, Republicans and Democrats support universal background checks as a first step to
making America safer for our
children and for all of us. Together we can—and must—do
better right now. So many child
lives depend on it.”
“We want to welcome investors,
as long as it’s in partnership with
our people,” the minister continued. “It’s a logical economic
plan that has been put forward
by our party for Zimbabweans to
achieve greater benefits from their
resources. Forty-nine percent is a
huge part of the cake.”
Non-compliant mine owners
risk losing their licenses, he said.
The initiative is expected to add
$7 billion to the nation’s assets.
With a two-thirds majority in parliament, the president’s initiative
should sail through without opposition.
Uganda silences critics
with tough new law
(GIN)—Uganda’s ruling party,
lead by President Yoweri Museveni, has cancelled the right to
march, rally or demonstrate under
a new “public order management”
rule that critics say gives police
dictatorial powers to curb free
speech.
The law gives the police powers to control public meetings, including the use of force to break
up gatherings held without prior
authorization. Even meetings of a
political nature held between three
people must be authorized by the
police, according to the law.
Activists who tried to defeat the
bill in court note that the country’s
constitution guarantees the right to
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pushing for change for the better,
it will never happen. Martin Luther King was one who would not
quit. We realized that we needed
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hired the same day and were the
first two blacks hired by NIPSCO.
At the time, they had a black elevator operator. Each time we
would get on the elevator, she
would always start doing her nails
or something and never spoke to
us the whole time we were there.
EH: Why do blacks seem to
have a problem with blacks who
have better jobs?
Eualeen Chapman: I could
never really understand that because I always tried to help people
get positions at NIPSCO once I
got hired. I also worked for the
City for a number of years and I
got quite a few people hired by the
City of Fort Wayne. That was the
first thing I started to do. I would
basically recruit blacks who I
thought would qualify to come
in and apply. In the early 1980s I
was the secretary for Mayor Win
Moses. Then I worked in voter
registration, for the license bureau
and I had been around politics for
quite a while.
EH: When you worked for
Mayor Moses, I noticed how easily you maneuvered in that environment. Why didn’t you ever
enter politics as a candidate?
Eualeen Chapman: I had
planned all my life to run for
public office. I co-hosted Bobby
Kennedy’s headquarters when he
ran for president and visited Fort
Wayne. All of my life, I had wanted to be a politician. Then I had
a child in 1969 that was disabled.
The doctors told me she was going
to live for two years. She lived 42
years. I still worked, participated
in neighborhood and church activities, but I had no time to devote
to politics and I wouldn’t devote
time away from my daughter.
EH: Were you present at
the 1987 Win Moses vs. Paul
Helmke debate at True Love
Baptist Church?
Eualeen Chapman: Yes I was
there.
EH: I videotaped it and still
have it. It was the most awesome
debate performance in recorded
Fort Wayne history where two
white mayoral candidates with
fiery laser focus in their eyes
and were spitting thunder and
lightening as they expressed
sincerity in competing for the
vote of Fort Wayne black peo-
ple. I don’t think we will ever
see such a spectacle again and
I don’t think anyone will ever
care about black people to that
magnitude ever again.
Eualeen Chapman: I think
Win Moses was the best politician
that I have ever been around. And,
Paul Helmke is a very, very nice
fellow and I knew him very well.
Whatever they wanted to say, they
would say and they would go all
out for what they wanted to do.
EH: Why don’t people seem
to care anymore about blacks?
Eualeen Chapman: Because
all they want to do is to get in office. They’ll look you in the face
and tell a lie and just keep going.
They don’t care. Number one, they
try to keep blacks from the voting
booths. In order to register to vote,
you need a picture ID. They’re just
not interested anymore in the concerns of black people.
EH: How do you feel when a
black person tells you they have
never voted and don’t intend to
because it makes no difference
anyway?
Eualeen Chapman: I get very,
very upset. Many people have
told me that. I have let them know
what they should do in order to
help themselves. If they don’t get
out there and vote, we’ll never get
anyplace. And, I have good friends
who have never voted.
EH: Why have you never
moved away from the inner
city?
Eualeen Chapman: I think
that I do a lot of things that people don’t do for blacks. I help the
neighborhood. I help sick people,
old people, disabled people and
I help anyone I can. I like to live
around my people because I’m
comfortable here.
EH: How did you meet your
husband James?
Eualeen Chapman: I had a
sister who was in his brother Link
Chapman’s wedding. We met
then. He soon after went away and
spent two years in Korea. When he
returned, we got started again, got
married and had a family. It’s been
57 years now.
EH: I have been working
many years trying to document
the Chapman family story. Why
is it that your husband and his
eight brothers have the ability to
fix, build or grow anything?
Eualeen Chapman: As far as
I can see, my husband’s father
died when he was one year old.
A couple of the brothers were old
enough to be out on their own. But,
their mother instilled into them
that they had to do something to
be something. Five or six of them
had their own businesses and they
did well in their businesses. From
what I’ve heard from the brothers
who were in business, they weren’t
too particular about working for
other people because they wanted
to get out on their own. Link built
his building, a huge building down
on Creighton and his kids are still
running it. Another brother Elvin
founded Chapman Auto Diagnostic Services on Eliza Street and his
son Larry is currently running it.
It’s not they didn’t want to take orders from other people. They felt
they could be a better asset to their
families and the black community
if they had their own businesses.
EH: Looking back over the
years, when was Fort Wayne’s
black community strong and
when did it start to unravel?
Eualeen Chapman: That’s hard
to say because in the 1960s things
seemed to be going well and in the
1980 things stopped. John Nuckols was a man who really had Fort
Wayne going. To me he was probably the most talented black political leader we’ve had and he did a
lot for black people. Then Cletus
Edmonds came along. Then after
that, a lot of them worked, but
they didn’t have any help. Today people are just not interested
anymore. You need money to do
things. A lot of us want to use
our money on things that we can
benefit from today. Maybe it takes
five years to start making money
from a business venture and many
blacks don’t want to do this. They
can’t wait on the time it takes to
grow a business. If they can’t
make money today or tomorrow,
they won’t do it.
Eric Hackley is a veteran independent journalist, television
show host and producer focusing
on family history in the black community. His award-winning public
access television shows have featured a host of local and national
icons. Hackley can be contacted at
[email protected].

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