June 4 2014 - The Toledo Journal

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The Toledo Journal, June 4, 2014- June 10, 2014- Page
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N O R T H W E S T O H I O ’ S O L D E S T A F R I C A N A M E R I C A N - O W N E D N E W S PA P E R
THE TOLEDO JOURNAL
www.thetoledojournal.com
LIFESTYLES
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2014 - June 10, 2014
VOL: 38 NO: 27
Ladyz In Traffik’s Blessing of the Bikes
Toledoans rally
for innocence
EDUCATION
Celebrating our
2014 Grads
See Pages 7-9
HEALTH
Seniors Need
Extra Care
See Page 10
The women of Ladyz In Traffik MC hosted its First Annual Blessing of the Bikes last weekend at Abundant Life Ministries. The event
was merged with their 5th Annual Fish Fry. SEE ARTICLE ON PAGE 11.
New facility for Toledo
Urban Credit Union
LEE A. DANIELS:
Our
Continuing
Conversation
on Race
MEMORIUM
Remembering
Maya Angelou
See Page 13
From left,Suzette Cowell, CEO, president, Toledo Urban Federal Credit Union;
Richard LaValley, president of Toledo Urban Credit Union Foundation; and
steering committee member Sarah Bates, steel service center entrepreneur.
BY MARY ANN WASSERMAN
Journal Staff Writer
THE TOLEDO JOURNAL IS
AUDITED BY
Tipping the scale in favor of building
up Toledo’s urban community economy,
members of Friendship Baptist Church
and other community leaders pursuing
the construction of a new home for Toledo Urban Federal Credit Union.
“We are organizing the foundation
regarding efforts to build a building,” said
Richard LaValley, steering committee
member and president of Toledo Urban
Credit Union Foundation.
Within a scheduled 5p.m. to 7p.m.
meeting, Mr. LaValley cited goals to build
a new credit union structure, as the
present facility is now located in a strip
center at 1339 Dorr St., near Detroit Ave.
His presentation included informing
board members and a general public that
the Lucas County Commissioners are
behind their effort to get a building up and
operating.
“They are showing their support,” Mr.
LaValley said.
Also backing his disclosure was
Laurie Cantrell, Lucas County Port Authority financial program manager, and
a member of Building Better Future Campaign steering committee.
“We have given them about $150,000
toward this (building project) in different
monetary increments,” Ms. Cantrell said.
See Credit Union on page 2
BY JULIANNE MALVEAUX
NNPA Columnist
Many people will remember Maya Angelou for
her phenomenal career. She was a true renaissance woman – an author, teacher, dancer, performer, radio personality and a producer. I will
remember her a sister friend, a wise “auntie” who
didn’t mind pulling your coat. She was a generous spirit who made time for virtually any who
asked, a gentle and kind spirit.
If you dropped by when a meal was being
served, she asked you to sit down and enjoy the
assembled company. If you came and it was not
the meal hour, she never hesitated to offer a cup
of tea and a snack. She knew before you did that
you needed a hug an encouraging word. I’ve seen
her take the hat off her head and give it to someone who admired it,
See Angelou on page 3
INSIDE NEWS PAGE
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Credit
Union
Continued from page 1
Mr. LaValley gave a
brief summary of how the
new mortar and brick construction project will look at
its completion. The construction which is envisioned will provide for about
three or four banking teller
windows, office space for
meetings and staff, along
with offices to afford clients
and personnel of the credit
union, privacy in discussing
their personal and business
affairs..
“The real estate is
there,” Mr. LaValley said.
“We have spent the last six
months getting to where we
are right now.”
A suggested ambitious
dollar amount of approximately $750,000 was
stated for initial construction
cost. Richard also cited a
much more ambitious cost
of one million dollars, which
would provide for better
construction materials for
future maintenance and
costs for the structure. According to Mr. LaValley, at
present time, the board has
about $400,000 in funds,
put aside for the project.
“Various businesses as
well as local individuals will
be contacted for support,”
From left, Toledo Urban Federal Credit Union board/
committee members Chuck Welch, CEO of radio
station “The Juice” 107.3 and Leo Martinez, CPA and
chief financial officer for United North.
Mr. LaValley said.
In attendance at the
meeting was Mike Killian,
construction manager for
the project. He is presently
with Lourdes University, in
Sylvania, Ohio.
“This room is about the
size we will decide to build,”
Mr. Killian said. Sizing up
speculative ballpark dimensions, the proposed structure would be about 48 feet
by 70 feet.
A special guest speaker
Larry Friedman provided a
testimonial as to what Toledo Urban Federal Credit
Union did for him. He said
he started out his career as
an attorney. However, cur-
rently he is president of Toledo Building Services, a
company which provides
maintenance services to
area businesses. Providing
a lesson on Toledo economics, he informed meeting attendees that Toledo’s
job market has gone from
an industrialized to a service economy. Wages today might not be as lucrative as in an industrial
economy of the past.
“I sincerely say that a
market driven economy
does not care; it sets wages
based upon supply and
demand,” Mr. Friedman
said. “It does not care if the
people make a living wage
or not.”
To concur with Mr.
Friedman, Bishop Duane
C. Tisdale, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, state
bishop of Ohio of four gospel Baptist churches said,
“I am here to communicate,
I was the visionary that
spoke everything, and
wanted the chance to see
how lower income individuals could be raised to moderate income levels, to provide and make them to become bankable.”
Part of his goal was to
teach a population how to
really capture their personal
dreams, and become creditworthy for generations
coming up now and creditworthy for generations to
come.
He completed a financial-worthy profile of how
his congregation responded to Toledo Urban
Federal Credit Union.
“It began at Friendship
Baptist Church,” Bishop
Tisdale said of a financial
entity which now has 18 of
year’s tenure in the community. “We opened it up.
We were going direct at that
time and we, as a congregation, began to push it. At
that time, at the service, we
opened up the first accounts. We were the first
people to share.”
Suzette Cowell, CEO,
president, Toledo Urban
Federal Credit Union, said,
“I was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. I,
along with others help,
started the credit union
July1996.”
Of Toledo economics,
Ms. Cowell said, “We made
the credit union for the community. U. S. Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D)
wanted the credit union for
the entire community.”
Suzette elaborated
upon the four years of difficulty of trying to obtain a
federal charter to open the
credit union. Today, she can
tell of success stories from
the past, along with positives visions for the credit
union’s future.
According to Ms.
Cowell, she and long time
childhood friend, Ms. Sarah Bates, were taken to a
meeting, and introduced to
Mr. LaValley, by Sister Pam
Buganski, who is a member of Building Better Future Campaign steering
committee. Becoming enthused, Mr. LaValley then
reviewed the land for the
construction, and formed a
board to move the process
forward. She also expanded upon Mike
Killians’s role.
“Mike Killian helped us
every step of the way,” Ms.
Cowell said. “We opened
in July 1996, and we
opened our first accounts
during the church service,
at Friendship Baptist
Church.
Honorary chairperson
Sarah Bates, owner of Nu
Tek Steel, welcomed committee members and others to the meeting. She related as part of the success
of the initial board might be
due to a life-long friendship
with Ms. Cowell. “She lived
two blocks from me when
we were growing up, and I
just admired her work,” Ms.
Bates said. “I am just so
grateful for the support,
and opportunity of being
able to help in changing
lives.
Part of Ms. Bates’ goal
with the Toledo Urban
Credit Union is to help
youth through education
and professional development. “We believe in enriching lives,” Ms. Bates
said, “helping to make
dreams come true.”
Attorney Robert Kaplan
introduced himself to The
Toledo Journal as being on
a committee of the Toledo
Urban Federal Credit
Union.
Steering committee
Building Better Future
Campaign
includes
Debbie Beyer;
Sister Pam Buganski,
Laurie Cantrell, Suzette
Cowell, Mike Killian, Richard LaValley.
About 30 people were
in attendance at the
fundraiser-campaign
meeting.
The Padua Center
hosts Annual Urban
Chicken Fest
The Padua Center announces the Sixth Annual
Urban Chicken Fest to be held on June 7, 2014 from
1:00-5:00 at The Padua Center, 1416 Nebraska Ave.
Activities will be behind the Center with the entrance
off of Junction Street.
This year’s festival will continue the tradition of
free children’s games all afternoon. Barbequed
chicken dinners, hot dogs and other festival food will
be available for sale.
A Porch Sale will be held throughout the afternoon featuring many household items, as well a small
flatscreen TV, electronics and clothes.
A featured raffle includes: 32” TV, a 7”Glaxy Tablet 2, a Fujifilm Camera nd a Blu-Ray player. Tickets are on sale at The Padua Center for $1.00 each,
6 for $5 or 6 books for $25.00.
Community resources will be available throughout the afternoon with demonstrations, free materials and community connections. The Urban Chicken
Fest is held to provide financial resources for the
programs of the Padua Center.
The Padua Center is a community based presence which provides a variety of services to the
neighborhood. The Kwanzaa Park Neighbors meet
monthly at the Center to plan for improvements in
the neighborhood and to support the growth of
Kwanzaa Park. The meetings are held on the first
Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
During the school year The Padua Center provides an alternative to suspension for children from
local public and charter schools. The Padua Center
also hosts six summer camps. All camps are free
and information can be obtained from the website:
www.paducenter.org
For information about the Festival, the summer
camps, or other works of The Padua Center, please
call: Sister Virginia Welsh or Mr. Terry Crosby at
419-241-6465.
INSIDE NEWS
3
Angelou
She shared her work.
It was not unusual to sit at
her working table and listen to a poem or some
wisdom she was sharing.
Sitting at her table one
day, I decided to put some
of her words in my cell
phone, thinking that I’d like
to review them one day.
She very gently took the
phone from me and told
me, “Just listen. You don’t
have to write everything
down. I am giving you my
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undivided attention and I
want the same from you.”
Properly chastened, I left
the phone on the table for
the rest of the visit.
Sister Maya loved
people, genuinely and unconditionally. When asked
about the greatest virtue,
she said that it was courage, the courage to love.
She loved everyone, the
pauper and the princess.
She would often list the
way she loved, mentioning
the Black and White, the
Asian and Latino, a oneeyed man and the woman
who is missing a leg. And
if you had the privilege of
attending her Thanksgiving dinner, you saw exactly that – a rainbow of
the peeped she loved.
Each year that I
served as president of
Bennett College in North
Carolina, she visited the
campus and gave a lecture to students. Once, I
asked her to spend time
with the honor students
and she told me, sharply.
“I would rather spend time
with the students at the
bottom. They are the
ones who need encouragement.
She opened her
home, the sculpture garden and the pool to a
group of pre-teens from
the Southeast Tennis and
Learning Center in Washington, D.C. Escorted by
Cora Masters Berry, the
former first lady of Washington, the girls could not
stop talking about her
generosity and the words
she shared with them. I
wondered how a woman
whom most consider an
icon would take the time
to entertain five 11-yearolds for a couple of hours.
That was Maya.
MoneyTalks
BLACKONOMICS
Controlling the Money
BY JAMES CLINGMAN
NNPA Columnist
“Let me issue and control a
nation’s money and I care
not who writes the laws.” Mayer Amschel Rothschild.
I often wonder if most
Black people in America
really understand the
across-the-board impact
economics has on our
daily lives. Or, have we
just been beaten down so
badly that we have fallen
into a state of apathy
when it comes to our collective pursuit of economic
empowerment?
The
above
quote
by
Rothschild always reminds me of the kind of
nation and world in which
we reside. It also makes
me even more aware of
Black folks’ economic position in this country, and
our lack of emphasis on
what’s really important visà-vis real power.
What are the messages being given to
Black people by many of
our leaders? Well, they
run the gamut from “civil
rights” to “voting rights” to
“gay rights” to “immigration reform” to someone
calling one of us or all of
us a name we don’t like.
Many
unsuspecting
Blacks are riled about issues that do not and will
James Clingman
not affect us one iota when
it comes to being able to
obtain power for ourselves;
and we spend an inordinate amount of time caught
up in nonsensical discussions that only keep us
from devoting ourselves to
self-empowerment.
Maybe we are simply
unwilling to “pay the cost
to be the boss,” as B.B.
King likes to say. Or,
maybe the “cost of doing
business” is just too high
for us. Maybe we just want
to continue to buy everything and anything other
folks make and distribute
rather than do those things
for ourselves. Maybe we
are just content to be the
primary consumers in this
nation.
The engine of the U.S.
economy is fueled by consumption, which is 70 per-
cent of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and that
does not include purchases of new housing.
Our current GDP is more
than $15 trillion. Do the
math and see how much
is being spent on goods
and services.
Doesn’t it make sense
for Black people to be producing and selling much
more than we do presently? With an aggregate
annual income of more
than $1 trillion, we could
carve out a few niches in
the business world and
make a veritable killing.
When we look at per
capita GDP by country, interestingly, we see that
Liberia ranks among the
lowest in the world. Why?
Well, I have writings from
Booker T. Washington to
the officials in Liberia and
Haiti warning them to be
independent and to take
full advantage of their land
and natural resources by
maintaining ownership
and control over them. He
admonished them not to
allow foreigners to buy
their land and use it for
their own economic advantage. Unfortunately,
they did not follow
Washington’s advice, and
Liberia ended up signing
100 year leases on its rubber tree plantations to
Goodyear, and Haiti, now
the poorest nation in the
western hemisphere,
failed to control its beautiful island and turn it into a
primary tourist attraction.
We are so hung-up on
meaningless and powerless political discussions,
and instead of mimicking
even the smallest measure of what Rothschild
said, we obviously keep
thinking the politicians are
going to take care of us.
But they keep telling us
things that will not move us
forward economically.
When it comes to economic advocacy, where is
our voice in Washington?
Let’s be honest. Over
the past 50 years, Black
people have cast millions
of votes. We have helped
elect thousands of Black
public officials – and White
ones, too. In 2012, Black
people voted at a higher
rate than other minority
groups and by most measures surpassed the White
turnout for the first
time.What has that gotten
us, as it pertains to what
Rothschild said? Suppose
for the past 50 years we
had cast our “little green
ballots,” as Booker T. directed us, to build our own
economic infrastructure
and support system. Had
we done that, we too could
say it does not matter who
“writes the laws;” we would
be
true
political
powerbrokers.
Take reparations, in
whatever form you support. What politicians in
D.C. are seriously advocating for what Louis
Farrakhan
called,
Reparatory Justice? John
Conyers’ bill has been languishing for decades now.
The president says he
does not support reparations for Black people, so
where does that leave us?
How about the political
talking heads on TV? Are
they devoting a serious
amount of time talking
about economic empowerment for Black people, or
are they just trying to get
us to vote a certain way?
Wake up, Black folks!
The cost of doing business requires commitment and sacrifice. The
Rothschild’s were ruthless
and unethical, but they
knew that economics runs
politics. We can build an
ethical and moral eco-
nomic foundation, but we
have to jettison our current way of thinking and
take on an economic
mindset.
Jim Clingman, founder
of the Greater Cincinnati
African American Chamber of Commerce, is the
nation’s most prolific
writer on economic empowerment for Black
people. He is an adjunct
professor at the University
of Cincinnati and can be
reached through his Web
site, blackonomics.com.
Could New Bill
Jeopardize Black
Home Ownership?
BY SAEED SHABAZZ
Special to the NNPA from The
Final Call
A proposed bill could potentially impact two federal
programs geared toward
home ownership.
According to the Reverse
Mortgage Daily, the new
housing reform bill would
scale down and eliminate the
Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) known as
Freddie Mac and Fannie
Mae, the lending programs
which helped boost the percentage of Black home ownership.
The new bill would end
the affordable housing goals
of both programs and would
be replaced with a new
agency the Federal Mortgage
Insurance Corporation, a government re-insurer, Marc
Morial, President and CEO of
the National Urban league explained to The Final Call.
The Housing Finance
Reform and Taxpayer Act of
2013 (S-1217) or the
Johnson-Crapo bill, as it is
also known was voted out of
the Senate Committee on
Banking and Urban Affairs,
May 15 by a bipartisan vote
of 13 for 9 against.
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Marc Morial, President
and CEO of the National
Urban League.
Mr. Morial argued that
people must stay focused on
the new bill and pointed out
that a glaring omission in it is
the affordable housing component of the bill.
Proponents of the bill are
seemingly at odds with Mr.
Morial and the coalition of organizations fighting its passage, arguing the bill is in fact
important for allowing families
to purchase homes using
mortgages that are not guaranteed by the government.
“Real reform is clearly
necessary to stabilize the
housing system and renew
the faith in the American
dream of home ownership for
generations to come,” according to a statement released by one of the bill’s cosponsors Sen. Bill Johnson
(D-South Dakota).
Opponents disagree. It
will make it much more difficult for low or moderate-income first-time home buyers
to realize the ‘American
Dream’ if they end Freddie
Mac and Fannie Mae, argued
Arnold Nelson, a resident of
Kansas City, Kansas. “We
bought our first home in Denver, Colorado in 1986 because of Fannie Mae, which
allowed us to get a mortgage
at a lower rate,” Mr. Nelson
told The Final Call.
Some observers note that
what Sen. Johnson really
meant is that the bill intends
to encourage the return of
private investors to replace
the function of the Fannie
Mae and Freddie Mac.
See Bill on page 5
MoneyTalks
5
Housing Recovery Bypasses Blacks and Latinos
By Charlene Crowell
NNPA Columnist
Scholars from several of the nation’s mostesteemed colleges and
universities jointly concluded that the nation’s
so-called housing “recovery” is bypassing
communities of color
and working- class
neighborhoods. Underwater America, their new
report, analyzed negative equity and foreclosure data using zip
codes in metropolitan
areas.
According to the report, nearly one in 10
Americans or – 28.7 million – live in the 100
hardest hit cities from
the housing crisis.
Among the 395 hardesthit zip codes across the
c o u n t r y, B l a c k s a n d
Latinos represent at
least half of that population. And in 57 cities, at
least 30 percent of all
mortgaged homes are
still underwater, defined
as owing more on their
loans than their homes
are now worth.
Published by the
Haas Institute for a Fair
Bill
“That’s definitely bad
news, because the commercial lenders charge higher
rates, and they sell your mortgage to the next highest bidder without your consent,”
said Mr. Nelson.
“The biggest problem with
Johnson-Crapo is that it
would eliminate the GSEs’
affordable housing goals,”
said New York attorney Matthew Russell Lee, publisher
of Inner City Press and CEO
of Fair Finance Watch, a
Bronx-based housing mortgage and bank loan watchdog organization.
He added that because of
the close vote by the Banking Committee, the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Harry
Reid (D-Nevada) isn’t going
to bring it to the floor [for a
vote].
Like Mr. Morial, Mr. Lee
said he is watching developments closely.
Mr. Morial reminds The
Final Call that for Blacks building
wealth
through
homeownership is very important. “Blacks are the only
racial or ethnic group that continues to experience a home
ownership decline in the economic recovery period [down
2.5%],” he stressed.
Mr. Morial repeated that
what must be stressed is that
any new bill “must help to
ensure access to affordable
mortgage credit for all creditworthy borrowers.
Charlene Crowell
and Inclusive Society,
t h e r e p o r t ’s a u t h o r s
come from Occidental
College,
Nathan
Cummings Foundation,
Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, The New
School and George
Washington University.
Commenting on Underwater America, john
a. powell [Yes, that’s
how he writes it], Haas
Institute Director and
Professor of Law, Ethnic
and African-American
Studies at UC-Berkeley,
said, “The Underwater
America report is important because it reveals
that a large part of the
country is not only not
recovering, it is largely
being ignored. These
are disproportionately
Black and Latino communities.”
Today, homeownership represents 92 percent of the net worth for
Blacks and 67 percent
for Latinos. Whites, by
According to the report,
nearly one in 10 Americans
or – 28.7 million – live in the
100 hardest hit cities from
the housing crisis. Among
the 395 hardest-hit zip codes
across the country, Blacks
and Latinos represent at
least half of that population.
comparison, only have
58 percent of their
wealth in their homes.
And despite rising home
prices in many areas of
the country, owner-occupied housing still remains $3.2 trillion below
2006 levels.
By examining trends
by zip codes, the new report determined which
states had the highest
housing hardships. In order of severity they are:
Georgia (61), Florida
(55), Illinois (47), Michigan (38), Ohio (33), New
Jersey (32), Maryland
(24), Missouri (21), California (17), Nevada (10)
and North Carolina (10).
The zip code analysis
also revealed negative
housing patterns in spe-
cific city neighborhoods.
Again, ranked by the
rate of severity, the following cities had serious
and multiple neighborhood problems: Las Vegas, Atlanta, Jacksonville (Fla), Orlando, Chicago, Tampa, Detroit,
Miami, Memphis, Virginia Beach, Riverside
(Calif.), Kansas City
(Mo.), St. Louis, Cleveland and Milwaukee.
For example, in Atlanta,
more
than
400,000 consumers remain underwater on their
mortgages. Another
5,400 homeowners in
2013 went into either
default or foreclosure.
A d d i t i o n a l l y,
the
market’s home prices
are still 27 percent below
their peak levels.
“These challenges
faced by cities represent
opportunities for communities to empower
themselves to save their
homes, their neighborhoods and restore their
c o m m u n i t y ’s w e a l t h , ”
added powell.
The irony to this stillunfolding saga is that
over succeeding generations, buying a home
was a reliable gateway
to building wealth and financial security. Owning
a home ‘free and clear’
was a cause for celebration attested to family financial security.
But as earlier research by the Center for
Responsible Lending,
which was cited in the
Haas report, revealed,
the years leading up to
the housing crisis found
communities of color –
Black and Latino – targeted for high-cost, risky
loans even when borrowers qualified for
lower-cost and more
sustainable mortgages.
Instead of earning home
equity, many borrowers
of color lost thousands of
dollars in what is often
the single largest investment of a lifetime.
Underwater America
states, “For AfricanAmerican and Latinos
specifically between
2005 and 2009, they experienced a decline in
household wealth of 52
percent and 66 percent,
respectively, compared
to 16 percent for whites.
This reflects, in large
part, disparities in foreclosure rates among
these groups, since for
most Americans, and
particularly for people of
color, their homes are
their largest source of
wealth.”
According to powell,
“These challenges faced
by cities represent opportunities for communities to empower themselves to save their
homes, their neighborhoods and restore their
community’s wealth.”
The report recommends remedies that include a defined role for
nonprofit organizations
in addition to efforts by
governments and banks.
The three stakeholder
groups working together
could and should reverse the losses of recent years.
According to Saqib
Bhatti, one of the
report’s authors and a
fellow with the Nathan
Cummings Foundation,
“We believe that if banks
are unwilling or unable to
write down underwater
mortgages to the current
market value of the
homes, then local officials should take the decision out of their
hands.”
LifeStyles
Toledoans proclaim murder suspects’ innocence
BY WILLIAM H. ELLIS JR.
On February 2, Mike
Williams Jr., 24, was fatally
shot and killed in West Toledo. Toledo Police Department detectives believe the
shooting took place in front
of small church near the
scene on Ottawa Drive and
Auburn Avenue, and believes the victim was able
to make it to an area between the Auburn Mini Mart
and Adam’s Laundry and
Cleaners where they eventually found his body.
Although the case is still
under investigation, there
have been some arrests
made in relevance to the
crime. Early in the investigation, South Toledoans,
Tyrone Hoskins, 23, affectionately known as “Lil T,”
and Rishad Williams, also
known as “Norbit,” were arrested, incarcerated, and
are now facing multiple
Innocence Rally supporters hold signs expressing the defense of their South Toledo neighborhood against
gang accusations and the innocence of the incarcerated pair which they feel stem from a recent wave of
racial profiling, primarily against young, Black males.
felony charges including
bribery, gang affiliation, and
murder; if convicted, both
could face up to life in
prison.
While expressing a
great deal of sympathy for
the deceased and his loved
ones, family, friends, and
neighbors of the suspects
have been proclaiming the
pairs’ innocence. On Sunday, May 4, supporters of
the pair gathered in the
1100 block of Tecumseh,
holding an Innocence Rally,
prepared to publicly address what they allege to be
“the truth” about the case,
the investigation, and cur-
rent incarceration of Mr.
Hoskins and Mr. Williams.
“We just want the public to know all the facts surrounding the case and the
accused. We also want to
denounce any rumors of
gang affiliation in our neighborhood. Everyone over
here grew up together. We
are simply close knit, like a
family,” said James Smith,
lifelong resident of South
Toledo and one of the rally
officials. He later told The
Toledo Journal that the supporters believe the gang allegations have unfairly
played a major part in the
pairs’ incarceration. “It’s
profiling. Targeting young,
Black men in the inner cities, and it’s wrong. It needs
to be addressed, publicly.”
Fellow Tecumseh resident
and rallygoer, Tyrelle
Lawrence, shares that sentiment.
“We all grew up and attended school together.
Lived, played, and worked
together, but that does not
mean we are are involved
in the same activities. A lot
of inner city residents have
witnessed crime and other
negative influences, but it’s
not okay to assume we are
all a part of it and that
seems to be what the authorities have done here,”
Mr. Lawrence stated.
Seeking the help of witnesses to the shooting, representatives of Mr. Hoskins
and Mr. Williams (Rishad),
have been at a standstill
with the legal system to
prove the pairs’ innocence,
alleging racial profiling, witness tampering, including
intimidation as additional
issues with the handling of
the case. Numerous rally
participants remain in question of the methods used by
investigators, and of
America’s legal system to
solve crimes, especially
within the Black community.
“From what we have
been told from “Lil T,”
“Norbit,” and through the
community, a lot of information has been falsified, and
or forced upon witnesses,”
Mr. Smith explained.
For example, rally organizers said the media and
law enforcement has failed
to report that the deceased
was the first one to fire any
shots that night. A detail
they allege has been
backed by numerous
people with knowledge of
the shooting.
Making no attempt to
justify the victim’s killing,
they believe it makes a
strong case for “self-defense” for whoever is responsible for the shooting.
Also, noting that the deceased and the incarcerated Williams are kin. The
deceased has a child with
Mr. Williams’ sister. Two
facts they believe further
proves his innocence, giving more doubt to him having any motive for the
crime.
Since their incarceration, Mr. Hoskins and Mr.
Williams have been
charged with the bribery of
witnesses in addition to the
gang affiliation and murder.
Through the course of
phone interviews, both men
adamantly denied any involvement or knowledge of
that fateful February night.
“I’m being charged with
bribing a witness I have
never spoken with. Truthfully, I do not know anything
as to why I am here and just
look forward to reuniting
with my family,” stated Mr.
Hoskins, while Mr. Williams
expressed the fear of not
having a fair trial. “From
what I have told them, in
addition to the facts of the
case thus far, it does not
seem like they (legal system) is playing fair. Besides
my freedom, all I want is an
equal chance to prove I deserve it.”
In addition, to professing their innocence, both
men expressed a great
deal of sympathy for the
victim’s loved ones. “We
genuinely understand their
pain, we just do not want
our families going through
the same agony by losing
two innocent loved ones to
the penitentiary,” Mr.
Hoskins stated.
Despite alarming issues
with the case, ralliers were
clear in their support of law
enforcement. “We are not
completely against the law
enforcement or the judicial
system, they are both essential, we just seek truth
and equality when they interact with the Black community,” Rev. Slim Lake,
CEO/Founder of youth empowerment group Boss Angels Inc. “We want to be
talked to and treated with
respect, the same way law
enforcement expects us to
treat them. It’s a two way
street.”
In closing, rally organizers collectively wanted to
express compassion towards the deceased and
his loved ones, while asking for all residents, and
those who have experienced similar situations to
keep them and the accused
in their prayers. “All we are
asking for is the fair handling of the case, and a
chance to prove our boys
are innocent. Both of them.”
In closing, the family
wanted it to be known that
Innocent on page 11
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Education/2014 Graduates
CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF 2014
Advice You Never Learned in School
Although the following list of eleven useful “rules”
you did not learn in school is typically attributed to Bill
Gates, it is actually from the book “Dumbing Down our
Kids” by educator Charles Sykes.
RULE 1: Life is not fair; get used to it.
RULE 2: The world won’t care about your self-esteem.
The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
RULE 3: You will NOT make 40 thousand dollars a
year right out of high school. You won’t be a vice president with a car phone, until you earn both.
RULE 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till
you get a boss. He doesn’t have tenure.
RULE 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.
Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping; they called it opportunity.
RULE 6: If you mess up, it’s not your parents’ fault, so
don’t whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
RULE 7: Before you were born, your parents weren’t
as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying
your bills; cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk
about how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parents’ generation, try
delousing the closet in your own room.
RULE 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not. In some schools they
have abolished failing grades; they’ll give you as many
times as you want to get the right answer. This doesn’t
bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
RULE 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don’t
get summers off and very few employers are interested
in helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time.
RULE 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life
people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go
to jobs.
RULE 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end
up working for one.
2014 Graduates
2014 Graduates
9
Dreams of Tomorrow graduates have high aspirations
BY JURRY TAALIB-DEEN
Batman, a surfer, a
church lady, and a worker
at Dreams of Tomorrow
Learning Center, were just
a few future occupations
of graduates of the
school’s pre-school class
of 2014. Student’s future
plans were read out-loud
by school administrators
during their graduation
and recognition ceremony
on May 31, at Bethlehem
Church’s New Light Center, 1430 W. Bancroft.
Children walked out in
a single file line as the traditional graduation song,
“Pomp and Circumstances,” played.
A few of the children
were distracted by all the
attention of excited parents calling out their name
Graduating class of 2014
to take pictures, but gradually they made their way
to the stage.
During the ceremony,
graduates would display
some of the skills they
learned throughout the
year, including counting to
100.
Also, those children
still in pre-school showed
what they’ve been learning by incorporating counting and their comprehension skill through dancing
and singing.
Afterwards, school administrators, graduates
and their families were
served lunch.
Gerri Peters, school
administrator explained
why they feel it’s necessary to hold a graduation
and recognition ceremony.
“Our children work
hard throughout the year,
and we want them to feel
good about learning,” she
said. “We want them excited about transitioning to
the next step.”
Ms. Peters said one of
the qualities that make
Dreams of Tomorrow
Learning Center so unique
are teachers incorporating
activities, and play into
learning. She gave examples of doing jig saw
puzzles, a way of learning
math, and mixing water
colors for art teaches children science.
“We feel children
learn best through play
because it gets them really excited about learning. If we package it like
that, then they’re quicker
to pick it up and actually
stick with it,” Ms. Peters
said.
Lisa Barker’s daughter was amongst those
graduating. She has two
other children who graduated from the school.
“Staff is very professional,” she said. “It has
a great setting that’s really oriented toward the
success of the children.”
Dreams of Tomorrow
Learning Center is located at 1007 N. Summit.
They are currently accepting pre-kindergarten
enrollment. Call 419469-8885 for more information.
Great Expectations graduates Forty-five kindergartners
BY JURRY TAALIB-DEEN
Forty-five kindergartners of Great Expectations walked down the isle
of the Armory Church,
3319 Nebraska, on May
30, during their graduation
ceremony.
Armed with cell
phones, some with cameras, excited parents
clamored to get into the
best position to take a picture of their child as he or
she headed to the stage.
Unlike most graduation ceremonies that are
headed by the staff of the
school, Great Expectations had the students officiate.
From the welcome,
given by Jazmin Rivera,
graduate, to the school
pledge and song, to the
introduction of the kindergarten teachers, the students actively participated
in their special day.
As part of the ceremony, school administrators informed parents that
some of them had envelopes
taped to the seat in front of
them. Parents were asked to
open the envelopes to ask
the students a question that
was inside. Leslie Williams,
teacher of kindergarten class
A, would go into the audience with a microphone,
where parents would ask
graduates questions.
Who’s the 44th President
of the United States and
what’s the capital of Ohio,
were amongst the questions
asked. As a group, the
graduates answered each
question.
Tashlai Mckinstry, instructional coordinator and
regional director of Great
Expectations explained why
they had the students officiating.
“We want our children to
get a chance to experience
leadership,” she said. “In order to get the experience, we
wanted them to get hands on
approach.”
After students received
their diplomas, each received a child appropriate,
computer type tablet from
Kindergarten teachers, Kira Brooks, left and Leslie Williams, stand with the class of 2014.
the school, capable of playing educational games, as
well as music and videos.
As parents were exiting
with their children, Ms. Williams was telling a group of
parents to be sure to read at
least 15 minutes a day to
their child and do some basic math exercises.”
“Over the summer, statistics have shown that kids
lose 80% of what they
learned from the past year,”
she said. “Therefore, if parents have them read and
practice math skills they
won’t lose what they
learned.”
Kira Brooks, teacher of
kindergarten class B explained what the students
learned throughout the
year.
“Information about
Ohio and phonetics were
just a couple of things students learned,” she said.
“Phonetics helps prepare
them for the first grade.
We teach our students to
not only be able to identify
a word, but be able to
sound that word out. They
were excited about being
able to read.”
Great Expectations,
20 Arco Dr., is accepting enrollment for the
2014/2015 school year.
Parents can visit the
school during the summer Monday through
Friday, 7:30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. or call 419490-6252.
Join Us For A Trip Around The World Without Leaving Toledo
Toledo, Ohio: Elementary school children of the
Academy of Educational
Excellence will end the
academic school year
with a Patriotic celebration of the United States
and its cultural diversity.
Students will honor
America, as well as, cultures of countries in parts
of Asia, Africa and Central
America such as Japan,
Sierra Leon and Mexico.
Each grade will sing
songs in Spanish. They
will also be dressed in the
costumes of foreign coun-
tries as they perform cultural dances and enjoy a
taste of diversity as they
sample foods of other
cultures for the first time!
This Patriotic/International presentation is
spearheaded by the
school’s founder and superintendent, Ann Harris.
She noted, “Experience
is the best teacher and
we feel that this is an effective means of teach-
ing our students to respect the differences in
all people.” She added,
“By demonstrating to the
children that all cultural
differences are to be valued and respected, as
the children grow older,
this may reduce the potential for bullying people
who look, dress or speak
differently.”
This experience will
be shared with students,
families, friends and visitors in the school’s main
auditorium Wednesday,
June 4th, at 6 pm. This
event is open to the public. We also invited media coverage.
The Academy of Educational Excellence focuses on literacy and
technology school com-
prised of kindergarten
through fourth grade. Officials will be adding fifth
grade next year. The
school’s campus is located
at
4747
Heatherdowns Blvd. (formerly the Masonic
Temple) in south Toledo.
Please visit us on
FACEBOOK (https://
www.facebook.com/
AcademyofEducational
Excellence) to see all
the wonderful things
our
children
are
learning
and
experiencing.
Health & Wellness
The Nauseating ‘Side Effect’ of Medical Care
BY SHANTELLA Y.
SHERMAN
Special to the NNPA from
The Washington Informer
As millions of Americans celebrate their
newfound status as medically “insured” through the
Affordable Care Act, they
may still join the ranks of
financially strapped patients facing the rising cost
of medical services. Fiftyeight percent of Americans
reported foregoing or delaying medical care in the
past year because, even
with insurance, they could
not afford the portion of the
bill that they were expected
to pay. And while many are
familiar with the vague
concepts of costly prescriptions and expensive
tests, the reality can be
found in $300 tooth extractions, $200 office visit fees
because deductibles had
yet to be met, and insured
patients who lose their
homes attempting to pay
the out-of-pocket portion of
medical expenses.
The New England Journal of Medicine announced
in 2013 that physicians
should be obligated to discuss out-of-pocket costs
as a “side effect” to treatment when they make decisions about their patients’
Shantella Y. Sherman
care. The journal considered this discussion as imperative to reigning in the
costs of care. The concern
was that healthcare providers often neglected to
discuss potential costs before ordering diagnostic
tests, saddling the patient
with “daunting and potentially avoidable healthcare
bills,” wrote journal author
Peter A. Ubel, M.D., a professor of business administration and medicine and
public policy at Duke University in Durham, N.C.
But how does one
choose between receiving
necessary tests and care
on the front end and dealing with the resulting bill
later or possibly exacerbating a condition by not
having it firmly examined
due to costs? The simple
answer is: Get the
needed services and suffer the consequences
later.
Several years ago
while living in a state with
average winter temperatures in the minus digits,
I found myself laboring for
breath and pretty scared
about it. Upon arrival at
an emergency room, I
was told I had to allow
them to monitor me for a
span of 24 hours and
given a room for the night.
What would eventually be
named and celebrated a
“corrective bout of anemia,” almost caused a
coronary when I received
a bill for more than
$30,000. The total balance
of treatment, which consisted of me taking a stress
test (I have the heart of a
20 year old), and lying in
an uncomfortable bed
watching soap operas
overnight, was due within
30 days service – half of
which had already expired
when the bill was received.
As a law-abiding citizen
who pays her taxes,votes
regularly, and is pretty civic
minded, I felt overwhelming embarrassment when
a court deputy arrived at
my door fifteen days later
with a summons to appear
in court and the phone
number of the law offices
handling the lawsuit
against me.
While I was happy to be
healthy, I could not imagine
coming up with $30,000. I
was grateful my status as a
broke graduate student
classified me a “hardship
case” with hospital administrators and allowed them to
reduce the total to $400 —
to be paid in ten increments
of $40 each. Others do not
fare as well as I did and between hospital, office visit,
procedure, and prescription
bills, are further sickened by
the stress of having to pay
these bills. A recent survey
found that 45 percent of
people receiving prescriptions skipped filling them because of the cost (an increase of 19 percent); and
63 percent put off a doctor’s
visit to save money (an increase of 16 percent).
If stress is a major contributor to overall poor health,
the costs of care has to be
considered as more than a
“side effect” when factoring
in methods of diagnosis and
treatment. This edition of the
Informer Health Supplement,
Understanding the Financial
Literacy of Medical Care, is
designed to equip readers
with tools necessary to financing their healthcare
needs.
Seniors Need Extra
Care to Beat the Heat
by Lavdena Orr, M.D.
The Washington Informer
Courtesy of
ameritasinsight.com
Summer is fast approaching. The days will be
long. Your grandchildren
will be out of school. You
will want to spend time outdoors enjoying barbecues
and other activities that are
part of this season.
You should have a wonderful time. But you also
need to be careful. Daytime summer high temperatures are often above
90 degrees here in July
and August. The humidity
can make it feel even hotter.
People over age 65 are
at higher risk of suffering a
heat-related illness, such
as heat exhaustion or even
heat stroke. They may be
slower to adjust to higher
temperatures. Some may
have medical conditions or
take medication that affects their ability to cope
with heat. While seniors
can and should get outside, they need to take
steps to stay as comfortable, and as safe, as possible.
Use air conditioning to
stay cool
If you have air conditioning in your home and
— if you have one — your
car, use it. In addition to
keeping you cool, the dry,
air conditioned air will feel
much more pleasant than
the humid air outside. If the
evening weather happens
to be cooler and dry, you
can turn it off for a few
hours during the evening.
But keep it on during the
day.
If you do not have air
conditioning, you can use
electric fans. But you
should spend as much
time as possible during
the day in an air conditioned environment, such
as a library or an indoor
shopping mall.
Go early or late
The heat and sun are
strongest in the late morning and afternoon. If possible, you should save outdoor activities for the early
morning (before 9 a.m.) or
very late afternoon (after
5 p.m.).
Dress for the weather
This is not the weather
for cardigan sweaters or
wool suits. If you plan to
be outside longer than for
just a short walk, like going from your front door to
your car, you should wear
light, loose-fitting clothing.
Lighter colors are best, as
they reflect more of the
sunlight and heat than
darker colors.
You should also wear
a hat and put on sunscreen to protect your
head and skin from sunburn.
Drink water
While not really a heatrelated illness, dehydration occurs much more
quickly in hot weather because you’re sweating.
Even if you don’t feel
thirsty, make sure you
drink plenty of water. You
may want to take a water
bottle if you are going to
be outside for any length
of time.
Cool down when you
come home
Even if you follow the
tips above, you should
cool down when you return home. A shower, bath
or even a sponge bath can
help. If it is the middle of
the day and you have the
time, taking a nap is also
a good idea.
If you start to feel weak
or dizzy from the heat, you
should go into an air conditioned building as soon
as possible. If those feelings don’t go away, you
should call your doctor.
Even during the summer, it is still important to
get outside and do physical activities. With a few
simple steps, your summer can be a pleasant
one.
Religion & Family
11
Ladyz In Traffik holds Blessing of the Bikes
BY WILLIAM H. ELLIS JR.
Saturday, May 31,
was a day of celebration,
food, and fun as Ladyz In
Traffik Motorcycle Club
(L.I.T) successfully incorporated a Blessing of the
Bikes with their annual
Fish Fry event. Normally
held at Walbridge Park,
this year marked the
club’s and fish fry’s 5th
anniversary, and was
held at Abundant Life
Ministries, 5025 Glendale. This is the first year
for the Blessing of the
Bikes.
More than 100 bikers
rode in for the event.
Some riders traveled
from other cities such as
Cleveland , while other
clubs, such as Detroit’s
Motor City Riders, came
from Michigan for the
gathering. Motorcycle
clubs to join L.I.T. and
Motor City at the event
were
New
Force,
NightRiders, Ohio Players, Toledo Harley Boyz,
Wolfpack, and Zulus; all
of Toledo.
The event was organized by L.I.T. member
Nicole “Majik” Greenlee,
and spiritually led by
Pastor Cordell A. Jenkins
of Abundant Life Ministries, who personally
prayed over each rider
and their bike in leading
the Blessing of the Bikes.
According to L.I.T. club
officers, the event was
Toledo Harley Boyz MC member Wayne Blanchard
shows off a 2001 Harley Davidson.
Pastor Cordell A. Jenkins of Abundant Life Minstries prays over L.I.T. VP TaShonda
“No Limit” Minniefield and her bike. Hundreds of riders came through the line to
be blessed.
moved to Abundant Life
as a way for the organization to include and promote GOD more in their
lives as well as the community, and in the biker
world.
“The addition of the
bike blessing, and the inclusion of more God is
another example of how
we are constantly maturing as a club, and as
women in our communities,” said L.I.T. Vice
President Tashonda “No
Limit” Minniefield. In addition to the Bike Blessing/Fish Fry, the club is
heavily invested in charity work and research for
Innocent
this is not the first time they have experienced reasons to
question the legal system, and the unfair incarcerations
of young black men. In 2006, Antoine Tuggle was arrested
and charged with the murder of Jerome Sexton, 22, during the result of a group fighting. Mr. Sexton was shot
and killed the night of June 5, in the 1400 block of Lincoln. Mr. Tuggle was charged with aggravated riot, felonious assault, involuntary manslaughter, murder, and received a life sentence as a result. His father, Tony Tuggle,
was present at the Innocence Rally and maintained his
son’s innocence with that of Mr. Hoskins and Mr. Williams.
Breast Cancer, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The
club’s has established a
scholarship fund in the
name of their Sergeant in
Arms, Mattie Nicole “Ribbon” Lincoln, who recently passed away from
Breast Cancer; they also
honor Greenlee’s mother
who passed from MS
with
an
annual
rememborance walk.
Founded by four
women in 2009, L.I.T. initial goal was to introduce
more women to the biker
scene, but as of late the
club has grown to serve
a larger purpose; much
to their delight. “We
thank the community and
the riders who have attended and participated
in our events. We are
truly humbled,” Minnifield
later added.
Throughout the afternoon, guests enjoyed a
live DJ, who played a variety of gospel music
from legends such as
Fred Hammond, and The
Winans, to name a few.
In addition to the barbecue, and fish dinners that
were on sale, there was
a bike/car wash, sponsored by the Abundant
Life Youth Ministry, overseen by Greenlee. The
proceeds from the car
benefitted the Youth Ministry department and upcoming events.
Building on the momentum of this year ’s
event, L.I.T. plans to
make the Blessing of
the Bikes an annual
event as well as the location; continuously
stressing the importance of GOD in our
lives, and praying for
the protection of their
members and fellow
bike riders. Club officials said the event is a
great way to inspire
more people to ride, especially women, and
pay honor to the riders
they have lost in the recent years, on and off
the road.
“We look forward to
our continual growth in
God, and a enhanced
role in our community.
We will continue to encourage more women
riders, inspiring as many
people in as many ways
as possible,” Minniefield
told The Toledo Journal.
In closing, L.I.T.
wished to extend a special thanks to all of the
motorcycle clubs and patrons who helped make
the first annual Blessing
of the Bikes a big success. Lastly, to Pastor
Cordell A. Jenkins and
The Abundant Life Ministries for hosting the event,
and personally praying
over each rider who came
through the line.
In Loving Memory
Maurice L. “Man-man” Purley
June 4, 1975 – November 17, 2008
R.I.H.
A precious one from us has gone
A voice we loved is stilled
A place is vacant in our home, which never can be filled
And after a lonely heart ache
And many a silent tear
But always a beautiful memory of one we loved so dear.
We miss you so much
Love you always and forever
Your loving family
The Purley Family
Religion & Family
Blessings Are All About You
BY JAMES WASHINGTON
the Houston Forward Times
Let me know if you ever
feel this way. The whole
idea about blessings is
becoming more and more
clear to me every day. I
don’t know if it’s age or not,
but life’s experiences do
bring perspective to one’s
outlook regarding the notion of being blessed. I
mean haven’t we all been
taught that it’s better to
give than to receive. Kindness and goodwill should
be characteristics of all of
God’s people. Forgiveness
and mercy should be
staples of the Christian
diet. Somewhere someone is saying, ‘that’s right,’
or they should be. The result is supposed to be a
reaping, if you will, of untold rewards for a life spent
of sowing with no expectation of getting anything in
return.
If that is what you’ve
been told and what you
believed, then you also
know that when life takes
over, it ruthlessly attempts
to get you to believe none
of that is true. Life teaches
you at an early age that
kindness will be taken for
weakness. Generosity is
akin to foolishness and is
something more apt to be
abused. Life and the
people in it will use you if
you let it/them. Pain usually comes from an attempt
to help somebody who
doesn’t really give a damn
about you. It can be the
source of turning a good
person bad because
people will find ways to
protect themselves. We all
learn to survive. Eventually, you learn how to navigate a world in which we
see nice guys finish last,
takers succeed, what goes
around doesn’t come
around and cheating defi-
nitely wins.
Now here comes scripture, with the notion that
giving is always better than
receiving. I thought about
this and realized you don’t
know what kind of mother
you’ll be until you have
children. You cannot know
what kind of friend you will
be until you have a friend.
You can’t know the depths
of a person giving you love
until you find yourself head
over heels in love. The
point is you really can’t
know yourself as a human
being until you openly and
honestly share your life
with others, without fear,
without restrictions or conditions. For a lot of us, this
is a tough call because life
has been so cruel. But remember only by being a
friend can you know true
friendship. Only by giving
love unconditionally, can
you know unconditional
love. And here it is, only by
being a blessing can you
know what being blessed
really means.
To me, it doesn’t work
any other way. It can’t. It’s
one of my factoids. If you
go through life existing
based on your own definition of love and friendship, then that’s what you
get in return; love and
friendship with strings attached. You can’t expect
your prayers to be answered if they all start and
stop with gimme. You
block countless blessings,
if your prayers only include and involve you.
You see God should not
have to ask what have
you done for Him lately;
when all He asks of us is
to recognize we are all
made in His image.
“Blessed is He who comes
in the name of the Lord.”
John 12:13. Like I said,
being a blessing is the only
road to being blessed.
Then and only then can
you face the nonsense
that happens every day in
this world with any kind of
clarity. May you be a blessing to someone today and
may God bless and keep
you always.
Lose The Jealous Spirit or Lose the Anointing
BY PASTOR E.A.
DECKARD
the Houston Forward Times
“In most cases, those
who want power probably
shouldn’t have it, those
who enjoy it probably do so
for the wrong reasons and
those who want most to
hold on to it doesn’t understand that it’s only temporary. ? John C. Maxwell,
Becoming a Person of Influence
Forward Thinkers as
we survey the land it is very
clear that in spite of all the
progress we have made as
a nation we still have a long
ways to go. The spirit of
unity in America is still running far behind the spirits
of greed, racism, hate, and
jealousy. We have heard
remarks from Donald Sterling, owner of LA Clippers,
and Mark Cuban, owner of
the Dallas Mavericks, over
the past few weeks to remind us America is still a
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family, all within a six month period, I knew at that time what a difference a professional as yourself and staff really make in our community. Between you, your son and staff, you really “covered all the bases”
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this…I am not the one in charge nor the clergyperson or others by
hear say…YOU ARE” “we are here to make things go as smooth as
possible. Your demeanor and honesty just overwhelmed me and my
family. We have never experienced such honesty and compassion.
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degree in mortuary science. Mr. Brown, I won’t ever forget you and
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nation greatly divided by
many lines and colors.
Forward Thinkers if we
are to continue to move forward and overcome the
hurdles from our past we
must realize the importance of the spirit of unity.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
and others from the Civil
Rights Era understood as
individuals they could not
accomplish much but together they could achieve
greatness.
Forward Thinkers we
must encourage this generation to become T.E.A.M.
(Together
Everyone
Achieves More) focused
as less “I” focused.
1 Samuel 18:5-10
Whatever mission Saul
sent him on, David was so
successful that Saul gave
him a high rank in the army.
This pleased all the troops
and Saul’s officers as well.
6 When the men were returning home after David
had killed the Philistine, the
women came out from all
the towns of Israel to meet
King Saul with singing and
dancing, with joyful songs
and with tumbrels and
lyres. 7 As they danced,
they sang: “Saul has slain
his thousands, and David
his tens of thousands.”
Saul was very angry;
this refrain displeased him
greatly. “They have credited David with tens of
thousands,” he thought,
“but me with only thousands. What more can he
get but the kingdom?” 9
And from that time on Saul
kept a close eye on David.
10 The next day an evil[a]
spirit from God came forcefully on Saul. He was
prophesying in his house,
while David was playing
the lyre, as he usually did.
Saul had a spear in his
hand
Jealousy- is an emotion: yes we all are emotional beings but we can’t
be controlled by our emotions. Jealousy produces
negative feelings such as
insecurity, fear, and anxiety. Jealousy causes resentment of another person enjoying success. Forward Thinkers jealousy
over another person blessings are a sure way to be
cut off from the blessings
flowing in your life.
Forward Thinkers jealous people used to be
called crabs in the barrel
but now we call them haters.
Let me share the story
of King Saul and David
found in 1 Samuel:
David by now has killed
Goliath, the giant, and King
Saul brings him in to serve
and be a part of his inner
circle (Forward Thinkers
people don’t mind you doing well as long as you
don’t do better than them).
Whatever King Saul asked
David to do he did it well
and became very successful. The Children of Israel
were experiencing great
success therefore you
would think everyone
would be excited and celebrating.
Forward Thinkers I remember the Dallas Cowboys under the leadership
of new owner Jerry Jones
and Head Coach Jimmie
Johnson winning Super
Bowls in the 80’s but the
owner Jerry Jones
couldn’t handle the
amount of attention the
coach was receiving and
they decided to go their
separate ways. Since then
the Dallas Cowboys have
not come close to winning
a Super Bowl. I’m sure today with hindsight Mr.
Jones realizes having a
winning team is better
than being in the headlines for owning a losing
team.
Forward Thinkers John
Maxwell has a book “The
21 Irrefutable Laws of
Leadership” and in the
book chapter fifteen is entitled “The Law of Victory”.
John Maxwell declares the
team first spirit is very important if a winning culture
is desired. Forward Thinkers we see here King Saul
is so insecure he becomes
jealous of David and loses
focus of the fact the Children of Israel are experiencing great success.
Jealous Eye on David
Forward Thinkers the
bible says where there is
no vision the people shall
perish. King Saul focused
his vision so much on
David he lost focus on
leading the Kingdom. Forward Thinkers all the time
and energy spent on hating could be spent on
growing and improving
self.
Evil Spirit- Forward
Thinkers notice the Lord
sent an evil spirit to King
Saul. Whenever you allow
yourself to be overcome
and filled with jealousy
you open the door for an
evil spirit to come in. Forward Thinkers remember
George Zimmerman allowed his hate for blacks
to cause him to be filled
with an evil spirit. Since
the not guilty verdict in
Florida he has had a fight
with his father-in law, got
divorced from his wife,
chocked his new girlfriend,
arrested for pulling gun on
her, and ordered to wear
an ankle monitor. The
neighborhood watchman
is now being watched.
Forward Thinkers like
a boomerang when you
throw out that much hate
it comes back around to
you.
1 Samuel 18:12 King
Saul is afraid of David because the Lord was with
David and King Saul knew
the Lord had left him. Forward Thinkers King Saul
had the position but David
had the power.
13
Editorial/News
Republicans are Veteran Hypocrites on the VA
BY GEORGE E. CURRY
NNPA Columnist
If you let the Republicans tell it, President
Obama is directly responsible for the fiasco at the
Veterans Administration.
But they don’t tell you that
fresh off of Memorial Day
parade appearances, they
are responsible for scuttling
legislation that would have
expanded benefits for the
nation’s 22 million veterans
George E. Curry
and their families.
A measure backed by
Obama would have lengthened the period veterans are
eligible to receive health care from the VA from five years
to 10 years after deployment. The bill also would have allowed the VA to open 27 new health facilities, expand medical and dental care, make more veterans eligible for instate tuition at public universities, repeal the recent cut in
cost-of-living adjustments for new enlistees and extend a
program that provides care for veterans with mild to severe brain injuries.
More than 20 military organizations – including the
American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Wounded
Warriors Project and Disabled American Veterans – supported the bill.
William A. Thien, commander-in-chief of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, submitted a letter saying, “This legislation
is the most comprehensive veterans’ legislation to be introduced in decades. It contains many of the VFW’s priority goals, which will implement, expand and improve both
health care and benefit services to all generations of veterans and their families.”
Senate Bill S.1982, known as the Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay
Restoration Act of 2014, was favored on Feb. 27 in the
Senate 56-41. But the measure fell four votes shy of the
number needed to overcome a threatened GOP filibuster.
Every Democrat voted for the bill and only two Republican Senators – Jerry Moran of Kansas and Dean Heller
of Nevada – voted for the measure.
Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina, the ranking
Republican on the committee, said: “We have veterans
dying from long waits for basic, necessary tests like
colonoscopies. Veterans waiting for their disability claims
to be processed know all about frustrations and delays at
the VA, and adding more individuals to an already broken
system doesn’t seem wise.”
Mitch McConnell, the Senate Minority Leader from
Kentucky, accused Democrats of engaging in election-year
politics, a charge Senate Veterans’ Committee Chairman
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), denied.
He told reporters after the vote: “The point of the matter
is if we had won today…both parties could have gone out
and said we finally overcame all of the partisanship we see
here in Washington. This could have been a political winner, if you like, and certainly a public policy winner for both
Democrats and Republicans.”
More than two dozen veterans groups had supported
the measure. According to the Washington Post, Daniel
M. Dellinger, national commander of the American Legion,
said, “I don’t know how anyone who voted ‘no’ today can
look a veteran in the eye and justify that vote. Our veterans
deserve more than what they got today.”
According to MediaMatters, the watchdog group, the
media failed miserably in letting the public know Republicans were blocking the legislation.
“While mainstream media coverage of the serious allegations of improper practices at certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health clinics has been extensive in recent weeks, a bill to expand health care for veterans that
was blocked by Senate Republicans in February received
little attention,” it noted.
“…Based on a LexisNexis search television transcripts
from February 26 to 28, the veterans health bill was not
covered by ABC World News, NBC Nightly News, or CBS
Evening News,” the media monitoring group said. “Based
on a LexisNexis search of news articles from February 26
to 28, neither the New York Times nor the Wall Street Journal reported on Senate Republicans’ obstruction of the legislation that would have allowed the VA to open 27 new
health facilities.”
The media has also done a poor job describing how
proposed budget cuts will impact veterans.
For example, the Republican-led cuts to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly
known as food stamps, will hurt veterans as well other lowincome families, according to the Center on Budget and
Policy Priorities (CBPP), a Washington-based think tank.
“Nationwide, in any given month, a total of 900,000
veterans nationwide lived in households that relied on SNAP
to provide food for their families in 2011, a previous analysis of Census data estimated,” a report by the CBPP noted.
“…For low-income veterans, who may be unemployed,
working in low-wage jobs, or disabled, SNAP provides an
essential support that enables them to purchase nutritious
food for their families.
“..While the overall unemployment rate for veterans is
lower than the national average, the unemployment rate
for recent veterans (serving in September 2001 to the
present) remains high, at 10.1 percent in September 2013.
About one-quarter of recent veterans reported service-connected disabilities in 2011, which can impact their ability to
provide for their families: households with a veteran with a
disability that prevents them from working are about twice
as likely to lack access to adequate food than households
without a disabled member.”
Republicans need to do more than simply wave the
American flag.
Our Continuing Conversation on Race
BY LEE A. DANIELS
NNPA Columnist
Donald Sterling, the
disgraced San Diego
Clippers owner (thus far),
is like the proverbial bad
penny: he won’t go away.
He’s still trying to whistle
the “I’m-not-a-racist” ditty
to anyone who’ll listen.
His attempts to obscure the obvious have
Lee A. Daniels
produced two important
results. First, of course,
they’ve confirmed the accuracy of our first impressions.
Sterling has shown that the racial sentiments the world
heard first on that now-infamous tape aren’t just the
one-time ravings of a bitterly jealous old man. Secondly,
the racism and sexism he’s so bluntly put on display
multiple times now has, along with other recent developments, underscored that these forms of bigotry in
America, while less powerful than before, are still widespread, and will be for a long time to come.
So, it’s important to keep including in our conversation on race Sterling, and the chiseling Nevada rancher
Cliven Bundy – whose racist comments helped puncture the notion that he was some sort of hero of the Old
West fighting against unjust federal intrusion – as individual examples of that broader point.
And now, we can add Robert Copeland to that list.
Copeland, you’ll recall, is the now-former police commissioner of the small town of Wolfeboro, N.H., who
was outed after being overheard in a restaurant loudly
calling President Obama that long-time favorite slur of
White racists. Subsequently, Copeland bluntly declared
in an e-mail to the town’s two other police commissioners that “I believe I did use the ‘N’ word in reference to
the current occupant of the Whitehouse (sic). For this,
I do not apologize – he meets and exceeds my criteria
for such.” He did not explain his “criteria.”
To their credit, residents of the town of 6,300 (of
which, according to reports, about 20 are Black; the
state’s Black population is about 1 percent) quickly and
angrily demanded at a packed town meeting that the
82-year-old official resign – a demand that was seconded by a large swath of local and state officials, and
the town’s most prominent vacationer, Mitt Romney.
They represent the Americans of all backgrounds who
don’t tolerate the old bigotry, whether it’s expressed
publicly or privately.
Some would say of Copeland – as what was said
of Sterling and Bundy – that he’s not merely one individual stuck in the past and that is unseemly ‘pilingon’ to keep condemning him. They say it distracts from
the serious discussion we should be having about the
far more important manifestations of bigotry.
Others would use the claim of the NBA’s Maverick
owner Mark Cuban that “we’re all prejudiced” in different ways and that “before we can help others deal [with]
racism, we have to be honest about ourselves” as an
excuse to, in fact, do nothing. Tainted though we “all”
may be by different biases, many of us don’t let whatever biases we may have rule our behavior, and we
don’t use them as an excuse for inaction when we witness the blatant or subtle bigotry of others – as the
overwhelmingly White residents of Wolfeboro, N.H.
proved.
Their reaction, as I’ve said, demonstrated anew that
confronting individual expressions of bigotry is important in helping illuminate how entrenched anti-Black
racism, and bigotry of all kinds remain in the American
system as a whole.
After all, the American system and its institutions
are, overwhelmingly, run and heavily influenced by
White men; By White billionaires and millionaires, like
Donald Sterling, who control vast economic empires
and move in the most sophisticated and elite of circles.
By White police chiefs, and fire chiefs, school superintendents, politicians, and so on, who, like Robert
Copeland, hold responsible positions in their communities and thus help operate the country’s governmental and civic infrastructure. And by individual owners
of all kinds of businesses, like Cliven Bundy, who are
always praised as constituting the backbone of the
country.
Remember that – and then consider the racial malice in each of these men’s remarks. Cliven Bundy, on
a drive-by past a Las Vegas federally subsidized housing project, sees “enough” of some Black residents
there to declare all Black people worthless. Donald
Sterling’s perverse jealousy of Magic Johnson, who
has excelled as an athlete, a businessman and a philanthropist, propels him to charge that Black Ameri-
cans don’t help one another. And, finally, according to
Robert Copeland’s “criteria,” Barack Obama, a former
United States Senator and the twice-elected president
of the United States, is just a n—–.
In the comments of these three men, one can take
a long walk back through the America’s tragic racial
past, and understand better why this month’s 60th
anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka finds more Black
children attending segregated schools now than in
1980.
That’s part of the evidence that continuing to talk
about Donald Sterling, Cliven Bundy and Robert
Copeland, and other individuals like them isn’t a distraction from America’s conversation on race but a
central part of it.
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Ask Alma
Teen Wants to Chill with ‘Boyfriend’
BY ALMA GILL
NNPA Columnist
Dear Alma: My 17year
old-daughter
claims she has a boyfriend. I said no u don’t
your too young. Now
she says she wants to
chill at his house for a
little while; she says his
mother said it’s ok & will
be there & it’s ok with his
mother. I want to talk to
this mother. Am I overreacting? I don’t like
this & don’t know what
to do. Is this age appropriate for dating & going
to his house?
Momma
Ohhh Momma, you
know what I’m thinking.
I’m thinking the same
thing you’re thinking –
which is, what we were
doing at 17, at his
house, on the bus, in the
lyeberrie (I know it’s
spelled library) LOL,
which is where you told
your Mama you’d be
studying. We thought
we were being grown
and our mother’s knew
all along, just like you
will. I think 17 is an appropriate age to visit a
Alma Gill
beau with parental supervision. And no, I don’t
think it’s overreacting to
contact the mother of
her “so called” boyfriend. There’s no need
to become instant
BFF’s. All that’s required
is the two of you should
maintain an open line of
communication.
Now, with that being
said, indulge me for a
minute.
Everybody
knows a teenage girl
eats drama at every
meal; it’s a part of her digestive system. The
quandary is how much
of her drama requires
you to hover, so here’s
my two cents.
All of our daughters
should be given the benefit of the doubt until
proven differently. I think
it tears at their confidence to be reprimanded
for something they
cudda, wudda, may have
done. I’d love to see you
give her some slack and
see what happens. Don’t
force her to carry your
“when-I-was-a-younggirl” handbags of blunders and burdens. She’s
entitled to make her own
mistakes. That’s an expected part of life, and
you’ll be there, full of
mother wisdom and direction. Offer trust and
teach her what it means
to be trusted. Believe in
her and let her know that
you expect her to make
the right choices when
necessary. Your sideeye will keep her on the
straight and narrow.
When it’s time for her
to make those life decisions, it won’t be the
whispers of her boyfriend or the dare of a
girlfriend that will deter
her from doing the right
thing. It will be the
thought that she doesn’t
wanna deal with her “nononsense-oh-no-youdidn’t” mother, the one
who unconditionally
trusted her.
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take charge will be present, although
you will need to be both subtle and
sensitive about this. Do watch out for
what may feel like an abrupt shift in
general attitudes around the weekend, though! Something close to
completion may develop a lastminute glitch
Taurus
It may well feel as though there’s a
steady, stable vibe, at least during the
working week. However, there is a
slight tendency to coast along on the
back of this. A marginally blasé attitude on your part could actually have
more of an impact than you realize.
Aim to keep others on side. To
achieve this you may need to demonstrate a visible willingness to go the
extra mile! If your intentions are good,
others will be more likely to tolerate
mistakes!
Gemini
A slightly inconsistent vibe throughout the Monday-to-Friday period
could actually work in your favor by
keeping you ahead of the curve
when it comes to your career/work.
The harder something seems, the
more likely you are to succeed. Be
warned, though: a planetary shift at
the start of the weekend may well
call for a more sensitive and thoughtful approach in general! Established
ideas and approaches may not necessarily be the best ones!
Cancer
It’s a week in which what appears to
be straightforward may change quite
suddenly towards the weekend. The
pushier you are during the first half,
Ask Dr. Sam
The Backroom Hustle
Commentary: When it
comes to relationships,
business, or family, why as
African- Americans are always trying to get over on
each other? When it
comes to relationships with
our women, why do our
men get over on our
women by cheating on
them when it’s not necessary? Just tell her this is not
working or I don’t want to
marry you. There’s a
backroom hustle going on.
Why do most women,
try getting over on their
man by lying to him about
trivia things, or manipulating him? Stop the
backroom hustling. In business, most black people do
not do business with each
other on the up and up.
Most of the time there is
something wrong with the
service, the pay, or the pay
back. The backroom hustle
is in full affect.
I am not saying this is
all of us, but you know who
you are. Why are we always trying to get over on
each other? Most people
have that one cousin,
brother, sister, friend or
uncle that always has an
angle on everything they
do. As a people before we
can hold anybody else ac-
is the uncle. Charlotte, you
will just have to sit him
down and say, “I will not
loan you any more money
period.” You know your
uncle, if you need to be
firm be firm, if you need to
show love show love. I
know you love your uncle,
but cut that off before you
no longer like him.
Dr. Samuel L. Mallette III
www.sammallette.com
countable or responsible
about how they treat us,
first we need look at each
other and ask why am I always trying to get over on
you?
Quote of the day: Don’t
worry about the things you
cannot change, just do
what you do, and do what
you know. – Dr. Sam
Mallette III
Question 1: Dear Sam,
I have an uncle who always borrows money
from me, but he never
pays me back on time. I
don’t want to hurt his feeling, but I don’t want to do
this any more. How do I
tell him? (Charlotte, 34)
Answer: First, tell him
you are the niece and he
Reader comment: As
an African- American male,
I do not feel we take each
other seriously when it
comes to business. We
hustle each other trying to
get over on one another or
we try to get something for
nothing. I believe we have
to respect each other in
order to gain respect from
other people. - (Ben, 51)
Reader comment:
Sam, I remember back in
the day when we fought for
what we believed in and
worked together for a common goal. Change was
what we were fighting for,
through the community, in
leadership, changing laws
and using protest. But now
as black people we seem
to work against each other,
were not consistent with
each other in relationships
or
business.
The
backroom hustle is always
an option with us we need
to change that. Let’s stop
trying to get over on each
other and get along better.
(Chuck, 63)
Question of the day:
Which industry tycoon
first bought steel to the
masses by helping build
rail roads and tall skyscrapers? A) T h o m a s
Edison B) Henry Ford C)
George Carver D) Andrew
Carnegie
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the more likely you’ll feel a need to
correct this in the second part. However; this need for correction may
be little more than self-doubt. A possible case of regret may have no real
foundations at all, so think twice before you let yourself be talked out of
something! One source of doubt
may well revolve around issues of
support!
Leo
Good intentions will be present from
the start, although the methods you
implement may be slightly clumsy,
thanks to a marginally restrictive
vibe. In addition; there’s a subtly
‘bossy’ vibe running through the
working week. Don’t allow
someone’s disapproval to limit your
good ideas and creative impulses.
You may be wise to stand by a (minor) discovery or revelation around
the weekend too! A little self-belief
can go a long way this week!
Virgo
Thanks to a marginally contradictory
vibe to the week you’re likely to
spend a lot of time trying to preempt
what others may be thinking and/or
feeling and this may well cast a
slightly emotional slant on non-emotional matters and issues. Initially, this
may work. However, as the vibe
narrows, you could find that a couple
of considered decisions turn out to
be less advantageous than you first
assumed! Don’t allow others’ opinions to dictate your actions too much!
Libra
It’s a week where personal matters
are likely to feel a little draining. You
may feel that you want to impose,
seize or assert more control over a
couple of key areas, and as a result,
unusually for the graceful Libran, you
may be a little clumsy, both verbally
and socially. However, you may
eventually have a moment of pure
insight into what is genuinely behind
all this: an intriguing presence on the
work front! Romance could become
a little confusing around the weekend!
Scorpio
Although the majority of the week
ahead looks to provide an easier atmosphere than of late, you may well
be inclined to adopt a glass-halfempty approach. You may even feel
a need to make a few changes on a
couple of fronts, but don’t make life
difficult for yourself: avoid setting difficult goals and aims. Focus instead
on what can definitely be improved!
The weekend’s vibe may apply
subtle pressure to reconsider an
earlier course of action!
Sagittarius
The main theme this week, from
start to finish, revolves around common-sense. Broadly speaking, the
more you incorporate it into your decisions, the better off you’re likely to
be. This is likely to apply to the main
key areas, namely: career, romance
and cash. What you may need to
specifically avoid is making any assumptions: don’t assume anything
on the basis of past efforts and results. Stick to the here-and-now! Adventurous decisions will carry a risk
and may not go well, either!
Capricorn
There is, running through the entire
week, a slight inclination to ‘out-think’
everyone, to preempt all possibilities and to, on occasions, take on a
glass-half-empty view of fairly positive developments. It will be possible
to make the week ahead a lot easier
on a couple of fronts, simply by locating the actual cause of this selfimposed pressure. The planetary
mixes suggest that it could be down
to a simple misjudgment or slip-up
on Monday! You should cut yourself a little more slack, this week!
Aquarius
It’s a week where good intentions
will run throughout the entire seven
days. You’ll certainly aim to complete
any ongoing obligations and deadlines and you’ll be keen to see
through any promises or guarantees
you may have made. However,
somehow or other, there’s a distinct
tendency to let minor distractions
veer you off course – almost on a
daily basis. It may be that this stems
from a slight case of avoidance-tactics! Something you may have been
putting off could bubble up again on
Saturday!
Pisces
There is a tendency to misjudge
certain developments this week.
You may be more inclined to turn
down positive opportunities and
focus instead on those ‘openings’ that are more likely to lead
nowhere. An underlying lack of
confidence in what will be a fairly
unsettled may be part of the reason. That said; you may be a little
too inclined to fret about the way
others perceive you! Look to Saturday for a possible secondshot!
THE TOLEDO JOURNAL
COMING EVENTS
ATTENTION SCOTT HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1969
Scott High School class of 1969 is having its 45th Class Reunion,
July 25 and 26 2014 in Toledo. We need help in getting the word
out to our classmates. Please contact Mary (419) 536-9544, Tommy
(419)704-1835, or Evelyn (419) 490-6851 for more information
SCOTT HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER ACTIVITIES
AND EVENTS
Scott HS will be having the following starting June 7 - June 20,
2014 Community Bash (During the Old West End Festival), CARE
Team, Mobile resources, benefits, food giveaway, free cellphones
for qualifed individuals, camp Fundamentals, S.T.R.I.V.E., tutorial
summer program for the OGT, adult opportunities and daily open
lunch. For more information call: (419) 671-4000.
VOLUNTEER MOVING ASSISTANCE SERVICE
Boss Angels Inc., launched a volunteer moving assistance program, more than 50 Toledo youth are celebrating the spirit of giving
back to the community by providing a year-round moving assistance service, free of charge to elderly, disabled, and the general
public. Voluntary donations are suggested. To request assistance,
contact Boss Angels Inc., at (419) 944-6603 or
[email protected].
June 5
Kwanzaa Park
The Kwanzaa Park Neighbors will welcome Theo Foreman, of the
Lucas County Economic Development, for their monthly meeting
to be held at The Padua Center, 1416 Nebraska Ave. on June 5,
Thursday, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. The Kwanzaa Park Neighbors will
also address needs of the neighborhood, plan for summer activities and set dates for the summer meetings. the Community Police are present at each meeting and give information concerning
safety in the neighborhood. Everyone is welcome For more information please call, Sister Virginia Welsh, The Padua Center 419241-6465.
June 6
“WORD AND TRUTH MINISTRIES PRESENTS”
Thy Kingdom Come Thy Will Be Done Conference “Friday June
6th at 6:00pm and Saturday, June 7th at 9:00 a.m., at St.Stephens
COGIC 5509 Dorr St. hosted by Pastor Tony Thomas. All are
welcome to attend. For more information, contact Elder Luetrell
Stokes (419) 476-0877.
June 11
Comedy Night
Serenity Soul Food Presents A Night of
Comedy, Laughter Is Good For the Soul.
Starring Kelly Williams and Minister
Kenny Cambell and more acts. Hosted
by Darrel Banks. Sea Food Buffet. Tickets $10 And at the door. $11 Time 6:00pm
– 9:00pm, Place: Serenity Soul Food
527 Nebraska, Date: June 11 2014.
WOMAN
2014 COME FORTH CONFERENCE
THEME: ‘FORWARD BY FAITH”, Friday, June 6th - Sunday,
June 8th @ 11:00 am & 4:00 pm. Special Guests:Pastor
Dwayne Braxton, United Church of God Toledo, OH, Bishop
Arthur Evans New Beginnings-CYO. Marion, IN THE BODY
OF CHRIST REFUGE. 711 EUCLID AVE.TOLEDO, OH
43605. Bishop T.I. Winfree, Senior Pastor and Lady Arita
Winfree, Youth Pastor
June 7
GREATER LIFE RE-GRAND OPENING!
Join us on Saturday June 7th at 11am for the Re-Grand opening celebration. Greater Life Christian Center 1330 N. Detroit Ave. at the corner of Dorr and Detroit. There will be face
painting, Bounce house, Barbeque dinners, live music and
free hot dogs! For more information, please call 419-2508820
TYMARA WALKER IN CONCERT
City of Zion, the Mt. Zion Church welcomes Psalmist
Tymara Walker to the City of Zion Campus (701 Vance St.
Toledo, Ohio) on June 7th @ 6pm. Contact the church office at 419-246-1850 or visits our website at
cozmtzionchurch.com for additional information
ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
All Saints Episcopal Church is having their annul Fish Fry on Friday, June 6, 2014, at the church on the corner of City Park and
Indiana from 10 am to 7 pm. Dinners are $7.00 for eat-in or take
out.
“FREE” MUSIC LESSONS
New Birth Christian Fellowship, “Change for Kids
Ministries”, is offering free music lessons this summer. Open
registration will be on: Saturday, June 7, 2014 at 12:30 p.m.
301 E. Central Ave. Toledo, Ohio, 43608. For more information, please call 419-704-6195
GREATER LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTER PASTOR
ANNIVERSARY
Come celebrate with us as we uplift our Pastor and Wife in their 4th
year Pastoral Anniversary. Theme: “The Season of Overflow”
Guest speaker Prophet Maurio Pedraza of Taylor, Michigan. Friday June 6th @ 7pm. For more information call 419-250-8820.
June 8
NEW PROSPECT BAPTIST CHURCH
At 1425 W. Delaware, will celebrate their 49th, Church Anniversary on Sunday, June 8th @ 4:00 p.m. Their guest will be
the Rev. Stanley Clark and United Vision Baptist Church.
Rev.Nathan Madison,Pastor
June 9
VACATION BIBLE
SCHOOL
United Missionary Baptist
Church, 2405 Monroe St., Toledo, presents a free 2014
Vacation Bible School with
theme “What a Friend We
have in Jesus” Mon., June 9
— Fri. June 13, from 5:30 to
8p.m. Classes are for all
ages pre-school through
adult. Events will begin with
a light dinner served nightly
at 5:30p.m. For more information, call (419) 242-1455,
Sr. Jeanese Hawkins, chairman, Board of Christian Education.
June 10
“GOLDEN MID LIFE”
35 & UP Professionals Recreation, Retirees and Military
Vets by the Frederick
Douglass Community Association. Morning Refreshments to be served Tues.
June 10th (T-TH Only) 6:00
am – 7:30 am. For more info:
Contact (419) 244-6722
[email protected].
Don’t
HANG’em
UP
…LAY’EM UP!
NAACP
The Toledo Unit of the
NAACP will be holding its
monthly meeting at a new lo-
cation. The new address 1326 Collingwood the former Ascension Church which is also home to the African American
Legacy Project. The general membership meeting will take
place Tuesday, June 10th at 7 pm. All are welcome to attend.
June 12
SBA National Ombudsman to Host Small Business
Forum in Toledo
Small business owners, representatives of local economic
development organizations, trade groups and community
leaders are invited to join the U.S. Small Business Administration to discuss federal regulatory issues impacting small
businesses in Toledo on June 12 and open to the public. The
forum will be held at the Toledo Edison Building, (Rooms 807
and 809) on 300 Madison Ave. The forum begins at 9:15
a.m. This event will give the local business community a
chance to voice concerns about unfair regulatory enforcement, excessive fines, retaliation, and *other burdensome
regulatory issues involving federal agencies. The forum provides an opportunity for the small business community to
come away with a better understanding of the resources available to small businesses. Those interested in attending may
register
by
phone
at
419-243-8191 ext. 228, email to marsha.schroeder@
toledochamber.com
June 14
Central Missionary Baptist Church
presents Gospel Showcase Saturday at 4 pm. Toledo’s own
Sis Ella Pickett, Bro. Johnny Love, and local choirs also Bro.
Darion Stanford of Wooster, Ohio. All other participant please
call 419-386-1391. 821 Junction,Toledo, Ohio 43607, Pastor: Sylvester Day
June 14
FOURTH ANNUAL FATHERHOOD WALK
The University of Toledo’s hall of fame quarterback, Chuck
Ealey, will address Central Catholic High School’s Fourth Annual Fatherhood Walk, Saturday, June 14. Registration begins at 9am, with the event lasting from 10am until 2pm. Spoken word by Kevin R. L. Butler will be featured, along side
inspirational music, free food, giant inflatables, and live entertainment. For more information, please call Mark Robinson,
at (419) 377-1488, or log on to www.restorefathers.org.
Toledo Healing School and Miracle Service
Ministry of the Watchman invites the public to its semi-annual free healing event Sat., Jun 14, at 11a.m. Rev. Barbara
Williams will be a guide to divine health and
healing at Sisters of Notre Dame Church, 3837 Secor Road,
Toledo 43623. Transportation available from Cleveland.
Prayers will be offered for the ill; all are welcome. Contact
Tonya Sams (216)233-1757 or 1-800-560-9240.
June 16
The 12th Annual Dr. Carnel Smith free Youth Football Camp
will be held Monday June 16th-Friday June 20th at Start High
School. This is a non-contact camp for boys in grades 3rd8th. Participants must be accompanied by a parent/guardian
with a medical card. Registration will take place at the football stadium & begin at 10 AM and the camp will begin at
11:00 AM daily. The first 75 participants to register will receive a free camp T-shirt. For more information, call 419917-3547.
June 22
2nd Anniversary Service
Central Missionary Baptist Church 2nd Year Anniversary.
Pastor: Sylvester Day/ Central Missionary Baptist Church.
Theme: In Gods Hands. Scripture: I Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God that he may
exalt you in due time. 821 Junction Toledo, Ohio 43607
Anniversary service
New Prospect Baptist Church will Close out their 49th, Church
Anniversary on Sunday, June 22nd, @ 4:00 p.m. Their guest
will be Rev. Ronald Taylor and Beulah Baptist Church. The
public is invited. Rev.Nathan Madison, Pastor
July 5
EARLY BIRD BASKETBALL CLINIC
The fifth annual Early Bird Basketball Clinic by G.B.C. announces, this year, along with Councilmen Tyrone Riley, will
hold the 2014 Smith Fest at Smith Park on Saturday, June
21. The event is free and will focus on safety, fun, fitness
and togetherness. G.B.C. will continue basketball every Saturday in July. Individuals in the clinic will receive t-shirts,
awards, food, and other giveaways for participation. Children, ages 5 to 17, are encouraged to attend. For more
information, please contact Tim Evans, at (419) 270-4813.
TALENT SHOW
Red, White & Blazing Style & Talent Show When: July
5th. Refreshments, and Live DJ. Doors Open at 5PM.
Showtime 6PM-8PM. Where: Maumee Indoor Theater
Conant & A.W. Trail. $10 Earlybird tickets available June 1st
at Millennium Fashions to the 1st 100 or Charge by phone at
(419)504-1275. $10 Earlybird/$15 Advance/$20 At the door.

June 4 2014 - The Toledo Journal

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