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April 18, 2014
Ashley Furniture and Albers Grits
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Targeted by Black Newspapers Nationwide
Austin’s acclaimed
soloist, graces the
Colonus stage play.
RAPPIN’
See GOSPEL
Page 3
Tommy Wyatt
It’s Time
For Action!
Recently I reapplied
for the Historically
Underutilized Business
(HUB) certification. I had
that certification years ago,
but let it expire because I
was not getting any business from the state. And as
a member of the Texas Publisher Association, we encouraged all of our members to get certified.
We immediately
discovered that the system was very flawed and
acted as a deterrent rather
than a help for getting
business from state agencies. While those agencies
spend Billions for all kinds
of services, the most that
many minority businesses
can expect is to be a subcontractor for a large
firm. That was the problem that certification was
trying to overcome.
One of the reasons
that most of our businesses turned in their certification was because the
state changed the rules
after they were approved
as a HUB. The biggest
change was the requirement that the business
turn all of their confidential information over to
the state, including, but
not limited to, bank account numbers, bank signature cards, Birth Certificates, and business balance sheets. That is information that most businesses would not disclose
to any outside sources, including governmental
agencies.
But the final straw
came when I was told that
my application was incomplete; because I did not
provide proof that I was
indeed African American.
And even though they had
my Birth Certificate and a
photo ID of my Driver’s
License, I needed to get a
notarized statement saying
that I was indeed who I
said I was.
But, nonetheless,
all of those who qualify
should make an application to be HUB certified.
Not being certified gives
the state agencies another
excuse for not doing business with you. And it
takes away the opportunity to appeal your case;
if you do not agree with
the process.
Pflugerville residents
lobby for millions in
EDU. bond package.
(FRESNO, CALIF)
– Most Black households are familiar with
the common staple of
ready-made grits and
corn meal—especially
the Albers brand, produced by corporation,
Continental Mills, Inc.
In fact, Kimber Kimber
& Associates determined in a study of
“black consumer ad
spending” that African-
Americans will purchase over $25 million
worth of products from
Continental Mills under
the brand name of
Albers this year alone.
They also noted that
since Continental Mills
took over the Albers
brand from the Nestle
Corporation, they have
grossed over $160 million in total revenue
See MAJOR, page 2
See ELECTION
Page 6
Popular for its grits and corn meal products, the Albers brand grosses $25 million a
year on Black consumers while rejecting all
brand marketing opportunities with Black
newspapers.
Villager Correction for Last
Week’s Front Page Story
Don’t let the new I.D.
law afflict your voice!
SEE VOTE
Page 7
Austin native Gil
Askey worked with
Motown legends in
long musical career
Gil Askey
Native Austinite
Gil Askey, a composer,
arranger and trumpeter
who spent much of the
1960s and ’70s as musical director for many of
Motown’s biggest acts,
including the Supremes,
the Temptations and the
Four
Tops,
died
Wednesday at his home
in Melbourne, Australia. He was 89.
Born March 9,
1925, in Austin, Askey
grew up in East Austin
and attended the original L.C. Anderson High
School, where he began
a lifelong association
with musicians in the
school’s Yellow Jackets
marching band. Though
he left town in 1942 at
age 17, enlisting in the
Army and living in New
York, Detroit and Los
Angeles before settling
in Australia, Askey returned to Austin frequently to visit family
and friends, said his
cousin, state Rep.
Dawnna Dukes. Gil
Askey was an American
jazz trumpeter, composer, producer, and
musical director. Askey
was considered to be
“one of the architects of
the legendary Motown
sound”. Berry Gordy
often called Askey “The
glue that kept everything together”.
Askey studied
music at the Boston
Conservatory of Music
and the Harnett School
of Music in New York.
He performed with
many famous musicians, some of the biggest jazz legends, including
Dizzy
Gillespie, Miles Davis,
Duke Ellington, and
Count Basie, and even
did a duet with Billie
Holiday. He worked as
a musical director for
many well-known acts,
including Diana Ross,
See ROSS, page 2
Last week, book author credit was given to
DeVon Franklin for a Best-Seller heading to cinema production. In truth, the book HEAVEN IS FOR
REAL was written by Lynn Vincent and Todd Burpo.
The Villager apologizes to Vincent and Burpo and
our readers for our stark erratum.
DIVERSE LINE-UP OF
DANCE CLASSES
OFFERED FOR 2014
Find Details on page 7
Civil Rights Summit held in Austin
The Civil Rights Summit held in Austin Texas,
April 8-10, 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Civil Rights Act
was spearheaded and signed into law by President Lyndon Baines Johnson. The law, along with
the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the Fact Housing
Act in 1968, helped establish a legal foundation
for fulfilling the promise of equality among all
Americans.
The Civil Rights Summit did not only celebrate those pivotal laws, but will address the civil
rights issues we face today in America and around
the world.
Fulfilling a Promise, Realizing a Dream
Keynote address by Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
Special Assistant to President Lyndon Baines
Johnson and Andrew Young, Former Congressman and United Nations Ambassador addressed
an inside look at the consequential and complex
partnership between Lyndon Johnson and Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. on the issues of civil rights.
With the social movement of the civil rights, allowed the partnership of LBJ and MLK to convey
a message that they cared about the American
people and pushing through discrimination.
See YOU HAVE THE POWER, page 2
Jim Brown
“From a standpoint of
education and selfdetermination, I had an
example of people who
were really good.”
Photo credit Melissa
Fontenette-Mitchell
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THE COMMUNIQUÉ
Major food brand makes over $160 million off Black consumers while neglecting to patronize Black newspapers,
Major furniture manufacture supports White owned newspapers and rejects Black owned newspapers
continued from page 1
from Black consumers.
In looking at corporations benefiting
from the Black consumer and at the urging
of Black newspaper
publisher nationwide,
Kimber-Kimber & Associates contacted Continental Mills President
& CEO John M. Heilyin
an effort to give them
an opportunity to support the black community and Black consumers through direct media
buys with its 200 Black
newspapers it represents nationwide.
“Despite having
a huge income and
product support from
the Black consumer,
Continental Mills and
the Albers brand has
made an infamous and
historical decision to reject our proposals and
not to market to and
support their millions
of African-American
consumers
nationwide,” explained Mark
Kimber, CEO of Kimber
Kimber & Associates
and publisher of The
California Advocate
Newspaper, a family
owned and operated
Black newspaper since
1967.
“It is an amazing
fact that the Albers
brand is proving to be
one of the most discriminatory marketers in the
history of our nation’s
food product manufacturers, despite huge
Black consumer support,” said Kimber. “It
is almost unimaginable
that the CEO of Continental Mills, who produces and markets the
Albers brand, to state to
Black newspapers that
his company does not
have any intention to
even consider to advertise or purchase seasonal branding advertisement, such as Black
history Month ads, directed to the Black consumer through Black
newspapers.”
As Continental
Mills, Inc. has recently
bragged about its large
Black consumer sup-
Diana Ross hired Askey to
be her Musical Director
continued from page 1
both with and without The Supremes, the
Four Tops, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder,
The Jackson 5, Gladys
Knight, Keni Burke and
Linda Clifford.
Askey played as
a jazz trumpeter for almost 25 years before arriving at Motown
records to work as a
musical director, producer, songwriter and
musical arranger for
such artists as Gladys
Knight, The Temptations, The Supremes,
Martha Reeves and The
Vandellas,
Marvin
Gaye and Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5 and
The Funk Brothers.
Askey was also part of
Motown’s Artists Development crew that included Maxine Powell,
Maurice King, Cholly
Atkins and Harvey
Fuqua.
Diana Ross
When Diana
Ross became a solo performer, she hired Askey
to be her Musical Director. He worked with her
for 10 years and wrote
Gil Askey
the score for her very
first motion picture
Lady Sings the Blues
that earned him an
Academy
Awards
nomination in 1972.
Askey later worked
with Curtis Mayfield,
writing and arranging
for his Curtom Record
Company.
He was a good
entertainer as well.
When things got out
hand during a show in
Antwerp, Belgium, that
starred the Four Tops,
Askey leaped on the
stage and played trumpet amazingly until the
audience calmed down.
Askey was the arranger
and conductor for The
Supremes during their
successful runs at the
Copa night club in New
York. He pretty much
put the whole show together.
After moving to
Australia in 1980, Askey
returned to performing
in 1993 and continued
to perform right up to
his death in Melbourne
on 9 April 2014. In
Melbourne,
Askey
taught and mentored
young aspiring musicians. He also toured
and played many regular gigs and jazz spots
around the country right
up until his death.
port while not having to
support Black media
institutions, Kimber
Kimber &Associates
and its over 200 Black
newspapers it represents will be urging
Black consumers to boycott the Albers brand for
the remainder of the
2014 year through a
large blatant print ad
describing the discriminatory practices, along
with other brand alternatives.
“We as the Black
press seek to, as all
other consumer groups,
be incorporated in the
very marketing structure of brands such as
Albers, and never again
be discounted from any
product manufacturer
who realizes the support of our black consumer dollar while not
spending legitimate advertising dollars to support our institutions,”
said Kimber. “That is
the only way we Black
newspapers will, like
all other ethnic consumer groups and media outlets, keep our
cultural media vibrant
and sustainable.
Ashley Furniture is also being
singled out as a company that ignores African American newspa-
pers while spending
millions of dollars in
white owned newspapers advertising annually. “In regards to
Ashley Furniture it is
not a matter of newspaper advertising versus
internet or broadcast
advertising it is clearly
just the fact that they
choose not to utilize
Black owned newspapers within the millions
of newspaper advertising dollars they continue to provide to
white and Hispanic
newspapers annually.
While our community
continues to share our
consumer dollars with
Ashley Furniture they
arrogantly ignore our
newspapers while giving newspaper ad dollars to all other ethnic
groups.”,
stated
Kimber.
This is the first series of the “Our Fair
Share” Black newspaper campaigns designed
to gain advertising support for Black-owned
and operated newspa-
pers nationwide. It is
estimated by Adage
Magazine and Ketchum
Agency that major corporations will spend
over $390 billion in
newspaper advertising
in the next fiscal year.
Kimber Kimber & Associates noted that African-American newspapers currently receive
less than 0.00001 percent of these ad dollar
expenditures annually.
“In speaking
regularly with over 80
black newspaper publishers around the country, it is clear that this is
not personal to Albers
brand or Ashley Furniture,” said Kimber, “but
it is an overall idea of
fair trade with our community. Even national
brands such as Adidas
and Cadillac have fallen
short of their overall
support of our traditional cultural media
despite the fact that the
Black consumer has
made these brands into
the success they enjoy
today”
ROBINSON: “You Have the Power and
the Ability to Affect Change”
continued from page 1
Leveling the Playing Field
Hall of Famer Jim
Brown look back at his
efforts to use his platform in football, to raise
awareness for civil
rights. Jim Brown childhood experiences growing up has influence
how he lives. today. “I
was very fortunate to
have a great mother, no
father. I went to high
school with a great
coach, a great mentor,”
Brown said. “From a
standpoint of education
and self-determination,
I had an example of
people who were really
good. It was told to me
I would be loved and
popular if I were to bow
down and do a little
dance. I said I don’t really dance. I just prefer
to be a man. I’m an
American citizen, I pay
my taxes and I want my
rights.”
Empowering Minds,
Changing Hearts, and Inspiring Service
David Robinson,
member of the Basketball Hall of Fame and
honored philanthropist
and Steve Stoute,
Founder and CEO,
Translation discussed
their initiatives to direct
21st century social
change. The social
change starts with setting good examples for
others. “You have the
power and the ability to
affect
change,”
Robinson said. With
today’s technology, it
gives people a greater
voice to create social
change through social
media. “Young people
need to know how civil
rights and other issues
affect them directly, saying it can be easy for
younger people to forget the struggles of the
Civil Rights Movement
and how far America
has come. “We’ve seen
in the last 20 years, a
growing number of artists, musicians and influential people get involved with the voting
campaigns,” Soute said.
CIVIL
RIGHTS
SUMMIT’S
WHO’S
WHO - Pictured atop,
Translation Founder and
CEO, Steve Stoute (L)
and NBA Hall of Famer,
David Robinson. At left,
Special Assisstant to
President L. B. Johnson
and Keynote address
speaker Joseph Califano
Jr. (L) with Former Congressman,
Andrew
Young. Photo credit Melissa
FontenetteMitchell
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CHURCH & TOWN BULLETIN
Zach
Theatre
Presents
The
Gospel
At
Colonus
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Based on
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At Colonus tells the
story of Oedipus’ return
home seeking forgiveness, redemption and
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Austin’s most acclaimed
Gospel singers, including Timothy Curry,
Janis Stinson, Judy
Arnold,
Felicia
Dinwiddie, Jacqui
Cross,
Roderick
Sanford, Kenny Williams and a full Gospel
choir with live orches-
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tra. Acclaimed actor
Eugene Lee portrays
the Preacher Oedipus.
The show begins with a
riveting high-spirited
rendition of, Ain’t
Gonna Study War No
More, bellowed out by
Janis Stinson, accompanied by the soulful and
very talented Gospel
choir. The song pulls
you into the play right
from the start. Stinson,
one of the main characters
(Evangelist
Antigone), delivers one
of the best performances
of her distinguished theatrical career.
The cast is adorned
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but healing; not being, but becoming; not rest,
but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be,
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the end, but it is the road. All does not yet
gleam in glory, but all is being purified.
--- Martin Luther
Kenneth Hill, Pastor
Romans 5:1 Therefore,having been
justified by faith, we have peace
with God through our Lord Jesus Christ
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THE PLACE WHERE WE STEP OUT ON FAITH.
COME AND STEP OUT ON FAITH WITH US
Sunday School
8:45 a.m.
Praise and Worship 10:15 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study 12:00 p.m.
and Praise /Bible Study 6:30 p.m.
Rev. Jack C. Gause
Pastor
(to include Children’s Choir Rehersaland
Bible Study with age appropiate Activities)
Ebenezer Baptist Church
1010 East 10th Street 512-478-1875 Fax 512-478-1892
Bus Ministry
Call 512-478-1875
Sunday Services
Worship Service
Sunday School
Discipleship Training
Worship Service
Dr. Ricky Freeman, Pastor
8:00 A.M.
9:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
11:00 A.M.
Wednesday
Midweek Prayer Service
7:00 P.M.
Child Development Center
Ages 0-5 years
(Daily) 512-478-6709
Felix Bamirin, Pastor
GRACEWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
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in beautiful attire including hats you would
expect to see in a Southern Baptist church. The
wardrobe helped to create the intimate church
experience, along with
sermons, feet washing,
praise dancing and of
course the music!
Zach’s new Topfer Theatre provided the perfect platform for this
moving production
with excellent seating,
unobstructed views,
impeccable sound, brilliant lighting and the
stage design was masterfully constructed.
The music absolutely sets the tone for
the show, and the a
capella singing was superb, allowing the audience to hear the full
strength of the many
voices.
Then there is the
full orchestra which
brought the written music to life. It was great to
see musicians playing
their instruments, singing along with the cast,
bouncing to the beats
and a part of the church
services. You will hear
down home Gospel for
sure, plus a little barbershop quartet, a few
jazzy sounds and the
captivating baritone
voice of Roderick
Sanford. Without being
a spoiler, there’s one
song that has to be mentioned, it’s Lift Him Up
Higher! It’s a hand clapping and foot stomping
song expressing gratitude, victory and triumph. It’s the one song
that brought the entire
audience to its feet with
clapping and shouts of
praise.
Make plans now to
see The Gospel At
Colonus, on stage until
April 27. Please visit
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“Ministries For Mankind” Luke 4:18
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In “The Centre” Bldg. F-15 7801 N. Lamar Blvd. (SE Corner of N Lamar and 183)
AGAPE is a chuch for all people. “Where Jesus Christ is Magnified and the love He
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1179 San Bernard Street,
Austin, TX 78702, 512-478-7023
Sunday Morning Bible Study, 9:00 A.M.
Sunday Morning Worship, 10:15 A.M.
David Chapel Missionary
Baptist Church to Celebrate 90 Years
AUSTIN, TX, APRIL 15, 2013: David Chapel
Missionary Baptist Church invites the community
to their service of Thanksgiving and Praise as the
church celebrates its 90th Church Anniversary on
Sunday, April 27, 2014 during the 10:30 a.m. worship service. Dr. Kevin R. Johnson, fifth Senior
Pastor of the nationally renowned Bright Hope
Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and
son of David Chapel, will serve as the guest minister. Dr. Johnson is known internationally for his
sermons of inspiration and hope as well as his
commitment to fulfilling his calling as a community-focused and politically-engaged pastor called
to a holistic, social gospel ministry. Anniversary
worship will center on the theme taken from Psalm
145:4 - “This generation shall praise your works
to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.”
Joseph C. Parker, D.Min., Esq. is the Pastor. Contact the church for more information at (512) 4729748 or visit the website at www.davidchapel.org.
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Imani Community Church
Davis Elementray Auditorium
5214 West Duval Road
Sunday School
Worship Service
•Power Hour Bible Life Group
9:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
6:00 P.M.
Imani Complex & Office,
11800 Mustang at Duval
Austin, Texas 78727
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Office: 512-343-9300
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YOUTH BRIGADE
Youth of Today
Hawks Spirit Night
Alon Rodgers
Hendrickson H.S.
This is the time of year
to report season long results
for all activities. Here is the
start of the end of year results. Drum roll please:
The Hawk Band performed at UIL Concert &
Sight-reading Contest and the
Concert Band 2: Division 1
Ratings from all 6 Judges;
Concert Band 1: Division 1
Ratings from all 6 Judges;
Symphonic Winds: Division
1 Ratings from all 6 Judges;
and Wind Ensemble: Division 1 Ratings from all 6
Judges. No other band in the
Austin region received 1st
division ratings from all
judges. This is the 10th
Straight year for the Hawk
Band to win the Sweepstakes Award from UIL.
Hendrickson students
competed at the National
Speech & Debate Association Heart of Texas National
Qualifying Tournament.
Hendrickson managed to
qualify 6 students to attend
the NSDA tournament in Overland Park, Kansas in June.
These students are: Jordan
Rojas – US Extemporaneous
Speaking; Candace Kosted
– Humorous Interp; Brenda
Ortegon / Taylor Cope – Duo
Interp; and Christina Bui /
Nico Williams – Policy Debate. Each year the NSDA
also ranks member schools
in order of competitiveness.
Rankings are based on activity and success. This year
Hendrickson ended the
NSDA competitive season
with the following ranks - #1
in the Heart of Texas, #3 of
433 in Texas, and #42 of
3,089 programs in the United
States. This is the third year
in a row that HHS has been
ranked a Top 50 Speech &
Debate program in the country.
HS Senior Celebration
will be hosting a Spirit Night
at Good Luck Grill on 4/16/
2014 from 5 - 8:30 pm. You
can buy a tile for outside the
school to support our Senior
Celebration.
A meeting is set at
Hendrickson HS for the Community Bond Presentation on
April 22 in the cafeteria from
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
This link: https://
aplusfcu.org/get-an-education/mygrad is set up as a
registry account to allow students to receive monetary
gifts for graduation. A family member or friend can log
onto our very own A+ Credit
Union website and look up
the student’s registry number or name and use a debit
card or credit card to send
money directly to the
student’s myGrad account
for graduation.
The yearbook ordering site smart-pay.com has
re-opened until May 1. Order a yearbook online by
May 1 for $72.00 Books
sold on campus when they
come in will be $80.00 to
include sale tax and handling.
The Choir Concert is
April 24th and 25th. Tickets
are $5 for students and $10
for adults.
Hope of Tomorrow
Black Registry
My Audition
Summer Activites
SaNaya White
Cedars Academy
I had a audition for a
AT&T commercial last week
and I had to pretend to have
the remote in my hand and
ask the adult what show she
Hard Work
Zyon Hill
Reagan High School
This week I was informed that I had to attend
Saturday school. Although
the waking up early in the
morning on a Saturday as I
did was not very pleasant it
was very helpful. There are
four locations during Saturday school, two for Science
and two for Math. Science
was my first stop, we learned
what a common ancestor
was, and then we learned
about evolution. After that
was Math and we learned
how to solve an equation
then we learned what exponential growth is and how to
show it on our calculators.
The best part of the whole day
was when they put a boatload
of pizza on the tables for us
to eat.
Until next time, Zyon
Wesley Dickerson
Cedar Ridge H.S.
Summer is coming
closer and closer every day.
This is a blessing to almost
everyone my age. Although
this time of year presents a
whole new set of challenges
and opportunities. Summer is
a time meant for relaxation for
students, but with high school
becoming more and more
challenging every year students might need to take
summer courses. Summer
school isn’t always for those
who have failed a class or are
Brice Dudley Jr.
Cedar Ridge H.S.
On Saturday, April 19th,
the Cedar Ridge High School
(CRHS) Engineering Club will
host the 2014 Round Rock
Youth in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
(STEM) Conference. The
conference is an interactive
event that promotes STEM
through competition and
hands-on activities. This
event is free to all Round
Rock ISD (RRISD) high
school and incoming 9th
grade students. It will be held
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
CRHS, 2801 Gattis School
Road, Round Rock. Onsite
check-in begins the day of
the conference at 8:30 a.m.
Students must register online
at http://goo.gl/TlV0H1 (The
letter after the “T” is a lower
case “L”). Lunch is included.
There is also a community service activity. Participants are encouraged to
bring two or more nonperishable food items for the Round
Rock Area Serving Center.
The donations, as well as
their participation in the
event, will allow them to be
entered in drawings for
prizes.
Community partners will
include universities, educational programming areas,
STEM organizations, and
corporations. They will provide demonstrations, hands
on activities, and team design challenges. “The district is excited about the
conference as it is an opportunity to expose students to STEM and extends
learning beyond the classroom for those already in one
of our STEM academies,”
said Richard Kincaid, Director of Career and Technical
Education.
RRISD, the RRISD Partners in Education Foundation
and the Austin (TX) Chapter
of The Links, Incorporated
are the sponsors of the 2014
STEM conference.
Students must register
in advance online by
Wednesday, April 16.
at risk of being held back.
Many students who don’t
have room for required
courses in their schedules
will take classes like health
and speech over the summer
to fulfill the need for those
credits.
Many students currently
in high school will look into
finding a job over the summer. Summer jobs are a
great way for high school students to earn money and
learn responsibility. A job can
be time consuming, which is
a major concern for teens that
might consider working over
the summer break. Nobody
wants to spend all of his or
her time off working.
Summer is a great time
to relax, try new things, and
learn from various experiences. A summer break
should never be spent doing absolutely nothing; it is
probably the best time of
year to be productive.
Spring Egg Hunt
STEM Conference
Act-So-Competition
ing Los Vegas.
It seems that every
month we read about someone going crazy in a school.
Instead of fighting some
want to physically hurt or kill
others. But I know a whole
lot about being bullied. Last
week I read article about a
little girl that was bullied and
she killed herself. Bullying
Aubri Allen-Brent
never turns out good. But
Del Valle High School
as a cheerleader we try to
Last week I got to ex- set good role models and
perience something most stop bullying.
kids don’t get to experiBig kids bully smaller
ence, I got to sing in the kids, athletes bully non-athAct-So competition. How- letes. Pretty girls bully the
ever I did not win gold, but not so pretty girls. I have
I was the only person that found out that bullying has
won in my singing division been happening. Yet, then
and I won Silver. Some kids were not getting hurt.
other people from Del vale But now I don’t think bullycompeted also, and 2 from ing will ever stop. Until next
Del vale won and are go- time GO CARDS!!
wanted to watch. My grandmother was in the room with
me and she was used as a
prop, so I talked comfortably
to her during the audition.
The second thing I had to do
was pretend to play on a iPad
which was easy. After the audition I told my grandma I was
gonna make it and I was going to get the part. I was very
confident in myself.
A few days later my
mom says "you made it"! I
went to my grandma later and
said "I told you so", and she
said "I'm proud of you." Look
for me soon on a tv near
you...
Kiara Myers
Vista Ridge H.S.
On Sunday April 13th,
the city of Cedar Park held
its annual Spring EggStravaganza at Milburn Park.
The event was free to the
public and included plenty of
festive activities for the kids.
As part of the Vista Ridge
National Honor Society, I
spent hours stuffing the eggs
early in the week. We stuffed
over 10,000 eggs and still
had thousands of pieces of
candy left over.
The event itself was
our spring chapter service
project and we were put in
charge of controlling the
Easter egg hunt. We had to
spread out all of the thousands of eggs over an area
about the size of a football
field. Kids began to gather
around the yellow caution
tape and at 2:05 pm the horn
sounded. Hundreds of kids
wildly ran in all directions
and the scene appeared to
be chaotic, yet undeniably
enjoyable. Within ten minutes there was not a single
remnant of candy on the
ground. It definitely felt like
everyone was in the spring
spirit and ready for the Easter holiday.
Work
Genesis Stiggers
Elgin Elementary
Everyone that has determination, works. Without
work no one will have a purpose in life. Everyone would
be lazy and everything
would be boring. If work
didn’t exist nobody would be
proud or happy because
everything would come to
you. You might think that it
would be a good life but think
about it, you work, rich
people work, everybody that
is happy works. So if there
was no work everyone
would be bored and have
no meaning.
Some people think
they have lost everything or
have nothing to work or live
for but that’s not true, if you
have a dream you deserve
to live it. If you have a goal
you deserve to accomplish
it. Failure is a big part of it
but don’t be scared, it isn’t
work if you didn’t fall first.
So there is something everyone should do. It’s name, is
work.
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YOUTH BRIGADE
Great Rewards
had to catch the bus less than
an hour after I got home. I
ate while my mother was
checking and rechecking my
bag to make sure everything
was in it, I put on my costume, minus the tutu and we
were headed out the door.
We were a little late arriving
to my school, but I still had
time to put on my tutu,
De’Ja Hill
makeup, do my hair, and go
Lamar Middle School
over our routine a few times.
I stayed after school the
My dance class was the
first three days this week; I sixth group to go on stage
did not get home before six and I was so nervous when it
every evening, because we was our turn. I was afraid of
had to rehearse for our dance making a mistake because
recital. Thursday was a very there were so many people,
busy day for me because that but I blocked all the people
was the big day, but it was all in the audience and did my
worth it. Instead of staying best. I am proud to say we
after school, the dancers killed it! Our dance teacher
were sent home at our nor- told us we received the most
mal time so we could relax applause. Having my family
before having to be at the there was the greatest reward
school at five thirty. Well re- of all.
laxing was not on my list,
Until next time, do not
because my mother and I stop smiling, De’ja’
It’s Not Over
Erika Lipscomb
Manor Elementary
STAAR testing Is not
over yet. We still have to do
math and reading. The last
time we finished our test, we
got a surprise. It was pizza.
The math and reading test are
on April 22nd and 23rd. So
maybe when we're done with
our test, we might get another
surprise!
My Challenging Week
shall accept with open
arms. I have been taking
An Early College psychology class and I am truly
enjoying it. I love studying
the human mind and behavior. I have really been thinking about perusing this
study a little further. AlJasmyn Patterson
though there is a lot that I
Reagan High School
must complete this week, it
This week has defi- is quite refreshing to know
nitely been a busy, yet pro- that we will be out of school
ductive week for me and this Friday. I have planned
other John H Reagan stu- to spend my day off helpdent. It’s the last week of ing dye eggs and prepare
the six weeks, two of my for my church’s Easter play
ACC report papers are due and egg hunt. I hope all
and I have to bake home- other members of the Youth
made bread for a psychol- Brigade our doing well in
ogy project. Although this every aspect of their lives.
week will be challenging for Have a blessed week, and
me; it is a challenge that I a Happy Easter!
Arbor Day
Zachariah Washington
Cedars Academy
Arbor Day is a celebration of trees and their importance to providing shelter,
stabilization of the ground
and beauty to the beholder.
While Arbor Day is a U.S.
holiday, several other countries have adopted similar
observances including Japan, Australia, Korea and
Yugoslavia. In 1970, President Richard Nixon declared
Lanette Demps
Del Valle High School
All This Testing
Imani Demps
Del Valle High School
I have be taking a lot of
test, I took two stars last
week along with my ACT yesterday, I'm just ready for summer. School and work is a lot
and I have to study in between, I have a lot of work to
do but, I'm going to get on
top of that because, I'm ready
for my senior year so I can
move out.
to a trip to schlitterbahn at the
end of the year. This is a trip
for all the kids that did a good
job at working their hardest
for the year. In order to go
on this trip you need to have
perfect attendance from
March 31st to the end of the
year. You have to have no
disciplinary situations and
good grades. As you can
see this trip isnt very easy to
Latrice Lipscomb
go on so you have to do the
Manor High School
best you can all year. Im goThis year Manor High ing to get to go so I can't wait.
School is treating their kids Have a good week!
P.A.L
Results Are In
The first and second band
went to perform on Thursday. The second band went
in the morning on Thursday
and received twos in concert and 2-2-1 in sight reading. So far we are the only
Cardinal Band to bring
home a one in sight reading. Finally the first band
performed Thursday afternoon and received twos
across the board. I just want
to say thank you to all our
Jaylon Knighten
great band directors for a
Del Valle High School
great year.
This week Del Valle
The proud Cardinal
Band went to UIL contest for Football team will start up
Concert and Sight-reading spring ball to see who will
this past week. This was our be moving up or down for
chance to get sweepstakes that Varsity spot next
here. Our third band went school year. Well that is all
on Wednesday afternoon the news I have for this
and they received threes week stay tune for next
across the board, first ever week with more Del Valle
score for the third band. High School news.
Easter Egg Hunt
Support DVHS
Thursday April 17,2014
please go and support Del
Valle High School Cheer
team at Chick-fil-A located on
Ben White in Austin from 5:00
to 8:00 pm. Friday April
25,2014 come support Del
Valle football team at their
Powder Puff Football game.
It is from 3:15 to 4:30 pm and
is located at the Del Valle
High School Stadium.
Arbor Day a federal holiday
and its observed the last Friday in April each year.
Fun Facts
*The first Arbor Day was
celebrated in the state of
Nebraska on April 10, 1872.
*More than 1 million
trees were planted in Nebraska as they celebrated
the first Arbor Day.
*Newspaper editor,
Julius Sterling Morton, began
Arbor Day to help bring attention to the importance of
trees.
To Do List
*Plant a tree
*Visit a nursery and consider buying some plants
*Visit a park with a green
area that has beautiful trees
*Organize a neighborhood beautification project
*Hold a paper drive.
Use the recycling proceeds
to purchase a special tree.
End of Year Trips
Sarah Robertson
Pioneer Crossing Elem.
This Sunday we cele b r a t e E a s t e r.
Most
churches will hold special
services to celebrate the
resurrection of Jesus
Christ. At my church, after the morning service we
will have an Annual Easter egg hunt for all the
kids that attend.
In my neighborhood
we also have a glow in
the dark flashlight egg
hunt. It starts when it gets
dark and each kid comes
with their Easter basket,
flashlights, and glow
sticks anything that lights
up in the dark and we find
eggs filled with treats in
the dark. It is so much fun.
On Easter Sunday
we have lunch at our
home. My mother is a
wonderful cook. On the
Friday before Easter we
stand in a long line at the
Honey Bake Ham store to
get our ham. Standing in
line is worth it because the
ham is very good. My
mom makes a special
Easter basket full of things
me and my big sister likes
and she even puts candy
in our basket. Happy Easter! Remember to celebrate the one who has
Risen.
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Damon Luckett II
Barton Middle School
I woke up on Saturday
thinking where am I going? I
arrived at Kealing Middle
School to go to a basketball
camp. The basketball camp
was a great experience and
I would go to it again! They
had various drills and they
provided us with food. Overall, it was a great camp to
learn basketball. I recommend it to every kid in Austin.
Villager Youth Brigade April Meeting.
(L - R) Genesis Stiggers, Wesley Dickerson,
guest speaker Ms. Cheryl Reese, Travis
County Voter Registration Coordinator and
Sarah Robertson. Photo by Angela Wyatt
East End Fourth
Fridays! Are Back!
Who: DiverseArts Culture Works and
East End IBIZ District w/ performances from:
- Death Aquatics (Under-18 band from
McCallum High School - EastSide Blues
Syndicate
- The Notorious Miss Lavelle White
When: Friday, April 25, 2014; Gates Open:
6:00 p.m., Music Starts at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Kenny Dorham’s Backyard, 1106 East
11th Street, Austin, TX 78702
Cost: Suggested $5 donation after 7:30pm,
Kids (12 and under) enter Free
Get ready for another season of East End Fourth
Fridays! as DiverseArts Culture Works in collaboration with the East End IBIZ District brings the community block party back to the neighborhood for another year. This year promises to bring new levels
of community growth and fun as several local businesses will be offering specials, happy hours and
entertainment throughout the day.
Throughout the day we also invite you to enjoy
the various family friendly activities we will have available. Come see the kid-focused entertainment in the
Kenny Dorham’s Backyard Kids’ Corner, a special
area for kids to play and enjoy the day. Each month,
Kids’ Corner will feature arts and crafts, toys, free
books from our exchange library, and free pizza for
kids (while it lasts!) provided by East Side Pies. This
month, the entertainment will also include a bounce
house from Piñata Party Palace.
www.diversearts.org.
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CITY ~ STATE ~ NATIONAL ~ WORLD
Evelyn
Texas Municipal Election Forum
Cuisine
“A Taste
of Natural
and
Organic”
by Tsoke
(Chuch) Adjavon
As Central Texas
grows, so do the entrepreneurs from the African Diaspora community. Moreover, the
African Diaspora community has moved to
Central Texas due to
the economic boom
that the region has been
occurring. As they
case of Evelyn.
Evelyn has been
cooking for a very long
time. For instance, she
has cooked for various
church events, weddings and social gatherings. Then, she began to
realize that she can
open her own catering
business. Since her business opened she has catered for big events such
as the recent African
Cultural Event.
Evelyn is knowledgeable in all types of
dishes and cuisines. She
specializes in baked fish
and chicken along with
all types of African
dishes. Evelyn uses
natural and organic ingredients while preparing her dishes. According to Evelyn, "It is the
use of natural and organic food that causes
by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon
On April 13, the group Diaspora Votes held a
“Greet and Meet” event that was focused both upon
the upcoming Austin Municipal race and the Manor
School Board race. This event sought to focus that which
affects the residents living in Austin and Manor. Moreover, Ed Scruggs, a candidate the Austin City Council
District 8 and Desiree Cornelius Fisher, a candidate
for the Manor School Board were also present.
Ed Scruggs who is running for Austin City Council District 8 was the first candidate to speak. District 8 covers the South-western area of the city such
as Circle C. Ed Scruggs mentioned that, "Although I
am running in District 8 it is important for candidates
to understand and know the issues of other areas."
Furthermore, Ed Scruggs spoke on a wide range of
issues dealing with affordable housing and issues
about the police.
Afterwards, Desiree Cornelius Fisher who is
currently the president of the Manor School Board
and also running for re-election spoke to the group.
Desiree mentioned that as a school board member,
she was part of the team that helped open the Manor
New Technology High School in 2007. In addition,
President Obama visited the Manor New Technology High School by which he praised it as being a
model school for the rest of the nation.
Pflugerville Election by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon
Evelyn Cuisine.
come to the Central
Texas, they also bring
their entrepreneur
spirit, just like in the
her dishes to taste apart
from others." Moreover
Evelyn can be reached at
(512) 701-9882.
In Pflugerville, concerned citizens have begun their campaign to pass a bond that seeks to improve the
school district. According to the Pflugerville School Board, "The bond package, totaling $287 million
provides new instructional space for current capacity issues as well as future growth and addresses
aging campuses and infrastructure which increase safety and security providing technology for students
and teachers."
Moreover, the bond package calls to certain projects. The bond will go towards: security upgrade;
technology; electrical systems; new facilities/land; mechanical systems; plumbing systems; and fire sprinkler systems. For instance, the bond will allow the "construction of a new, grade 9–12 campus to serve as
the district’s fourth comprehensive high school to provide additional student capacity at the high school
level. "
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CLASSIFIEDS ~ PUBLIC INFORMATION
DIVERSE LINE-UP OF DANCE
CLASSES OFFERED FOR 2014
INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY,
MAY 4, AT BALLET AUSTIN
West African,
Brazilian, hula,
hip-hop and
other ethnic
dances to be
featured
EMPLOYMENT
PROPOSALS
PUBLIC INFORMATION
FOR SALE
FOR RENT
BIDS
MISCELLANEOUS
City of Austin Featured Job Opportunities
The City of Austin is currently seeking qualified
applicants for the following positions:
• Director, CAMPO
• Administrative Specialist (Payroll)
• Building & Grounds Lead
• Managing Librarian (2 Openings)
• Network Systems Administrator
• Human Resources Advisor
• Parks and Recreation Department - Summer Arts
Counselors (60 Temporary Summer Openings)
• Activity Specialist I, II, III at Community
Recreation Centers (200 Openings)
• Police Dispatcher- Multiple Positions (Temp. –
Fulltime)
• Graduate Engineer A or Graduate Engineer B
Please visit the City of Austin employment website
at www.austincityjobs.org to view requirements and
apply for these and other job opportunities. We
encourage you to check the employment website
often as new job opportunities are posted daily. If
you have any questions or need assistance, please
call 512-974-3210 or email us at
[email protected].
The City of Austin is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.
Austin Travis County Integral Care (ATCIC) is currently
soliciting proposals through a Request for Proposals (RFP)
process for Group Health, Group Dental, Group Vision,
Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short
Term Disability, Voluntary Long Term Disability and Wellness
Programs. RFPs may be picked up between 8 a.m.and 5
p.m. at Frost Insurance Agency, 401 Congress Ave., 14th
Floor, Austin, TX 78701,beginning Monday, April 7, 2014.
RFPs may also be mailed or sent electronically, by contacting Rebecca Hawes at rhawes@frostinsurance. com or
(512) 473-4511.Thedeadline to submit a proposal under
the RFP is 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, 2014.Historically
Underutilized Businesses (HUBs), in cluding MinorityOwned Businesses and Women-Owned Businesses, are
encouraged to apply.
City of Austin
Purchasing Office
The City of Austin Purchasing Office invites
you to view current bid solicitations at https://
w w w. c i . a u s t i n . t x . u s / f i n a n c e o n l i n e /
vendor_connection/solicitation/solicitations.cfm.
Vendors are encouraged to register on-line in the
City’s Vendor Self Service System. Once your
company is registered, you will receive notifications about new bid opportunities. For additional information regarding current bid opportunities or Vendor Registration, please call the Purchasing Office at 512-974-2500.
For information on the City of Austin’s Minority Owned and Women-Owned Procurement
Program and the certification process, please
contact the Small & Minority Business Resources
Department at 512-974-7600 or visit their website
at http://www.austintexas.gov/smbr.
AUSTIN, TX – On
Sunday, May 4, Ballet
Austin’s Butler Community School serves as
the local venue for International Dance Day, an
event to celebrate
Dance, to revel in the
universality of this art
form, to cross all political, cultural and ethnic
barriers and bring
people together with a
common language –
Dance.
Dance fans of all
skill levels are invited
to participate in featured International
Dance Day classes cov-
Agencies Host
Forum for
Historically
Underutilized
Businesses
TRS, TWC to present
14th Annual
Purchasing and
HUB Connection
in May
AUSTIN – The
14th Annual Purchasing
and HUB Connection, a
networking forum for
H i s t o r i c a l l y
Underutilized Businesses (HUBs), will be
presented by the
Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) and
the Texas Workforce
Commission (TWC)
from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
on Thursday, May 8,
2014. The free forum
will be held at the TRS
headquarters, located at
1000 Red River Street in
Austin.
A HUB is defined
as: a business which is
at least 51 percent
owned by one or more
persons who are members of specific groups
such as women of any
ethnicity, Texas vendors whose origins represent various minority
ethnic populations, and
service-disabled veterans; a for-profit entity
that has not exceeded
the size standards prescribed by the Texas
Administrative Code
and has its principal
place of business in
Texas; and a business
which has an owner residing in Texas with a
proportionate interest
that actively participates in the control, operations and management of the entity’s affairs.
TRS and TWC will
provide a brief panel
discussion of their purchasing needs and contracting opportunities
for HUBs for the rest of
the fiscal year. Representatives from other
state agencies also will
be present to discuss
their contracting opportunities. A networking
session will allow vendors to meet with purchasing staff, key
agency decision makers
and potential partners
and subcontractors.
ering beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels at Ballet Austin’s
Butler Dance Education
Center, 501 West Third
Street. Ballet Austin’s
participation in International Dance Day aligns
with the Butler Community School’s focus on
engaging, educating, and
empowering people of
all skill levels and backgrounds to adopt
healthy
lifestyles
through dance and regular physical activity.
Ballet Austin’s International Dance Day featured classes: Rhythms of
India-Bharathanatyam;
Zumba Latin and International Dance; Fitness;
Hawaiian Dance (Hula);
Hip Hop; Bollywood
Dance; Salsa, Afro-Brazilian Dance; American
Jazz Dance; Brazilian
Samba; Bollywood
Dance; Latin Freestyle
Dance; West African
Dance & Drums;
Bollywood Fitness; and
Indian Folk & Tribal
Dance.
Butler Community
School classes are offered seven days a week
with dance styles ranging from jazz, hip hop,
hula, dance fitness, an
award-winning Pilates
Center, and more. With
over 5,000 students of
all ages taking classes at
the Butler Dance Education Center facility in the
last 12 months alone,
Ballet Austin’s open
class community school
and ballet academy comprises one of the largest
dance training centers in
the U.S. associated with
a professional ballet
company.
For more information, please visit us at
www.balletaustin.org/
internationaldanceday.
For registration information, email [email protected] or contact:
John Dobrich
TRS Purchasing and Contracts
Manager/HUB Coordinator
512-542-6569
[email protected]
Glenn Smith
TWC Director of Procurement and
HUB Services
512-463-9992
[email protected]
DON’T MISS THE APRIL 28TH
VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Austin, TX - Register to vote for the May 27th, 2014 Primary Runoff
Election by Monday, April 28th, 2014. If you have moved since the last
time you voted, you must update your voter registration record. Travis
County voters can review their current voter registration record online at
www.votetravis.com, or they may contact the Voter Registrar’s office by
telephone at (512) 854-9473.
“We want to be sure new Travis County residents and voters who
have moved are registered on time for the election,” said Travis County
Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar, Bruce Elfant. “If you do not
have an orange voter registration certificate with your current address,
please contact our office to check your voter registration status.”
How can you register or
make changes to your voter registration?
• Come in person to one of the five tax office locations during
business hours. Find maps and driving
directions to all of our locations at www.traviscountytax.org.
• Mail an application and make sure the US postmark shows April 28th,
2014 or earlier. Find applications at
area post offices, libraries or at www.traviscountytax.org.
• Go online to https://txapps.texas.gov/tolapp/sos/SOSACManager to
update your name or address if you
have moved within Travis County.
For questions about your voter registration status, registering for
the first time, updating an existing voter registration record, early voting
locations or Election Day polling places, please visit
www.traviscountytax.org or call (512) 854-9473.
Mobb Deep Makes a Stunning Return
Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News
Almost 20 years after the New York Citybased, dark, underground hip-hop duo
Mobb Deep released
their sophomore fulllength album, “The Infamous,” the group is
taking a full circle ap-
proach to their 2014 album, “The Infamous
Mobb Deep.”
Although Mobb
Deep did not receive as
much mainstream attention as Nas, the
gritty, poetic nature of
“The Infamous” is con-
sidered to be a classic by
true hip-hop enthusiasts. Hailing from
Queens, N.Y., Prodigy
and Havoc rhymed
about the struggles and
the bleak reality of
growing up in the
Queensbridge Houses.
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