January 1 2015 - The Mississippi Link

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Vol. 21, No. 10
January 1 - 7, 2015
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Marcus Wallace sworn
Remembering ‘Mr. Hayes’
in as mayor of Edwards The closing of a walking library
Students and teachers reflect
on an ‘education giant’
By Gail M. Brown
Special to The Mississippi Link
Wallace
The Mississippi Link Newswire
The city of Edwards, Mississippi, held the swearing in
ceremony for its new Mayor,
at city hall, 4 p.m., Tuesday,
December 30, 2014.
Marcus Wallace, 44, CEO
and president of MAC and Associates, LLC, won the run off
election after a ruling by the
Mississippi Supreme Court
that cleared him being on the
ballot for the December 2
election.
In the December 2 mayoral
race, Wallace received 130
votes to incumbent Mayor R.
L. Perkins’ 94 votes, followed
by Marty Green with 71 and
Willie Rozelle’s 12 votes.
The run off between Wallace and Perkins was held December 8.
Wallace is also president of
the Wall Group, a sports and
entertainment firm. Wallace
was raised in Edwards and attended school there. He gradu-
Wallace
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Mississippi retired
educators record
experiences, share history
When Emmitt W. Hayes, Sr.
departed his earthly life on the
night of December 26, 2014 at
the Mississippi Baptist Medical
Center, not only did the world
lose a great gentleman, but also a
human library, for he was known
for his wealth of knowledge and
wisdom.
“Mr. Hayes,” as he was affectionately known, was a retired
Jackson, Miss. principal and educator. He is described by his longtime friend, Luther B. Buckely,
as one of the top educators in the
state and in the nation.
“We were schoolmates at Lanier High School,” he said. Buckley, who is also a retired principal
and educator told The Mississippi
Link their friendship dates back to
1939. “My fondest memories of
him will be that of a true friend,
loyal church member and a great
family man,” Buckley said.
Educated in the Jackson Municipal Separate Public School
System, Hayes entered the United
States Army after high school. He
served as a medical technician.
After his military
tour of duty, he attended and graduated from Tougaloo
College in 1948.
Prior to being an
educator in Jackson
Public Schools, he
taught “academics” Hayes
to military veterans at the Magnolia
Trade School. He replaced one
of his Tougaloo professors who
served there.
His career path led him to Jackson Public Schools in 1950 where
he would later serve as assistant
principal and principal.
Mr. Hayes
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City Council seat for Ward 1 filled by Ashby Foote
By Ayesha K. Mustafaa
Editor
Ashby Foote was sworn in
as City Councilman for Ward 1
on Christmas Eve in City Hall
at 11 a.m. He beat out Dorsey
Carson in the December 2
election with 2023 votes (51
percent).
The oath of office was administered by Hinds County
Chancery Court Judge William
“Bill” Singletary. Foote’s wife
of 30 years, Suzie, was at his
side.
Foote’s campaign slogan
was “Make Jackson Strong.”
He is owner and president of
Vector Money Management
for the past 25 years.
Graduating from the West
Point Military Academy in
1974, Foote remains a mem-
Hinds County Chancery Court Judge William “Bill” Singletary swears in
Ashby Foote, the newly elected Ward 1 city councilman as his wife, Suzie
Foote, looks on. PHOTOS BY JAY JOHNSON
ber of its Endowment Investment Committee. He served
five years in active duty in the
U.S. Army, becoming a major
in field artillery. He served six
years in the Army Reserve.
He was appointed by former
Governor Kirk Fordice to the
Mississippi Business Finance
Corporation and the Mississippi Development Bank.
Foote said he did not entertain running for office before
now. During his campaign, he
said, “This is about serving
my neighbors and city. I love
Jackson. My wife and I made
it our home for 30 years. We
want Jackson to succeed and
Jacksonians to prosper.”
He said he wanted to make
Jackson stronger with a “stronger Jackson economy, better
working infrastructure and safer streets and communities.”
He feels his extensive back-
Foote
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The Trinitee presents
“Hot Chocolate
Book Drive”
Wilma King, retired teacher, principal and past president of the Mississippi
Teachers Association and Charles Wilson (in portrait) PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE
R. JONES
By Stephanie R. Jones
Contributing Writer
Inside
A group of mostly retired Mississippi educators whose work spanned
public school segregation and desegregation gathered Monday, December 29, 2014 in a quaint home setting
to share their experiences.
The meeting and holiday luncheon at the home of Anita Jefferson
in Pearl also served to pay homage
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the 100 Best Films
of 2014
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to the legacy of pioneer educator
Charles H. Wilson Sr., author of
“Education for Negroes in Mississippi Since 1910,” which was published in 1938.
They also paid tribute to the senior
most member of the group, Wilma
King, 86, who was a teacher and
Educators
Continued on page 3
Let’s tow Mike
Ditka and Charles
Barkley into the
21st Century
Page 12
By Ayesha K. Mustafaa
Editor
Disney Channel’s K.C. Undercover has in its lineup a star native from Mississippi - 8-year-old
Trinitee Stokes. Trinitee’s parents
Ron and Nakia Stokes moved
her to California, but Trinitee
was right at home in Jackson for
Christmas with great big plans for
the local kids and parents.
She was the featured celebrity for the “Hot Chocolate Book
Drive,” December 27 held at the
Metrocenter Mall Center Court.
The occasion was billed as a
Welcome
reception held
for JMAA’s new
CEO
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way to “impact a child’s life this
holiday season with the gift of
literacy.”
Trinitee was on hand to promote literacy in Mississippi, as
local people brought in books to
give away appropriate for ages 5
through 14. Trinitee’s goal was
to collect 500 books. Book donors in turn met Trinitee and receive what will soon become a
hot memorabilia item - her autographed photo.
Trinitee
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Ron and Nakia Stokes with daughter Trinitee
PHOTO BY JAY JOHNSON
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ated from Southern University, in Baton Rouge, La. in
1992 with a B.S. in marketing.
JANUARY 1 - 7, 2015
The one you may
have missed – the
Apple Watch
By Milton Booker
Over
many
years, the company we have
come to know
simply as Apple
has revolutionized technology.
In the year 2014, they took
technology to yet another dimension by introducing their
newest edition to the gadget
family - the Apple Watch.
The features of this watch
defy the adage old technology
of ‘telling time capabilities.’
Yes, all watches may tell time,
but this watch helps you make
the most of it.
While it is an incredibly accurate timepiece, it is also a
device that helps you stay on
schedule, in touch, headed in
the right direction, and can be
that health and fitness companion that never stops thinking of
ways for you to be more active
and fit.
The Apple Watch, like the
iPhone, checks against the definitive global time standard
with the same precision found
in GPS satellites. If you move
from one time zone to another,
Apple Watch automatically
adjusts - like your cell phone
does. When daylight saving
time begins, Apple Watch simply changes to the new time.
So you never once have to set
it yourself.
And it does not lose sight of
style. Each Apple Watch comes
with a range of watch faces you
can change whenever you like.
You can also add specialized
functions to most faces, known
in watchmaking as ‘complications.’ Among these, you can
choose a stopwatch, to check
stock quotes, weather updates,
and more.
It shouldn’t be hard to sell
this creative piece of technology to the masses, but Apple
wanted interacting with its new
watch to be as easy and intuitive as using your iPhone, iPod
or working on a Mac. So they
invented all-new ways to select,
navigate and input that are ideally suited to a smaller device
worn on the wrist.
Apple
Watch’s
Digital
Crown supersedes the mechanical watch crown that historically was used to set the time
and date and to wind the mainspring. Apple reimagined it as a
versatile tool that answers the
fundamental challenge of how
to magnify content on a small
display.
‘Pinching’ to zoom, as you
do on iPhone, would be impractical. But ‘rotating’ the Digital
Crown allows you to zoom and
scroll nimbly and precisely,
without obstructing your view.
You can also push it like a
button to return to the Home
screen, making its navigation
an integral part of the Apple
Watch experience.
The incredibly high pixel
density makes numbers and
text easy to read at a glance,
even while you’re moving. Images and graphics are rendered
with remarkable sharpness and
contrast, including finely detailed ones like the rotation of
a hair-thin second hand on a
watch face.
Customization means you
can change colors, choose design elements, and add functionality, so one Apple Watch
can have literally an unimaginable number of different appearances. Everyone’s style is
different, as is everyone’s wrist.
So Apple Watch comes in
two sizes: 38mm and 42mm.
Both can be set up to work on
either your left or your right
wrist. Each watch comes with
a variety of faces: from traditional designs to playful characters, and to visualizations of
time that are as educational as
they are beautiful.
You won’t just see and respond to messages, calls, and
notifications easily and intuitively, you will actually feel
them. The Apple Watch is cre-
ated from custom alloys of
stainless steel and aluminum,
each in two finishes of unique
formulations of 18-karat yellow
and rose gold.
There are polished stainless
steel and space black stainless
steel casings. The display is
protected by sapphire crystal.
And there’s a choice of three
different leather bands, a link
bracelet, a Milanese loop, and
a band made from high-performance ‘fluoroelastomer.’
The ‘Apple Watch Sport is
made from lightweight anodized aluminum in silver and
space gray. The display is protected by strengthened Ion-X
glass. And the matching fluoroelastomer band comes in five
different colors.
The ‘Apple Watch Edition’
features six uniquely elegant
expressions: each has a watch
case crafted from 18-karat gold
that metallurgists have developed to be up to twice as hard
as standard gold. The display is
protected by polished sapphire
crystal. And an exquisitely designed band provides a striking
complement.
These watches were specially
developed not only to look great
but to stand up to the physical
demands of daily wear. With
all of this in one watch, yes,
Apple has taken technology to
a whole new level.
LOCAL
JANUARY 1 - 7, 2015
THE mississippi link • 3
Welcome reception held for
JMAA’s new CEO
Foote
By Stephanie R. Jones
Contributing Writer
Council chambers is near capacity for the swearing in of Councilman Foote.
City Council members present on Christmas Eve to welcome Foote are President De’Keither Stamps (Ward
4), Councilmen Charles Tillman (Ward 5) and Tyrone Hendrix (Ward 6).
ground in finance and economics will bring value and vision
to decision making on the city
council.
“Jackson must be hospitable
to new enterprises looking for
places to locate; businesses
want a transparent, limited government that plays by the rule
of law the same for everyone.”
He is a member of Christ
United Methodist Church.
One more seat remains unfilled on the city council, when
Ward 3 Councilwoman LaRita
Cooper-Stokes resigned after winning election as Hinds
County Judge Subdistrict 2.
Election for the Ward 3 city
council seat will be held Tuesday, January 27, 2015.
Mayor Tony Yarber opens the swearing in ceremony for Councilman
Foote with prayer.
Educators
principal in Jackson and in Rankin
County schools. King also served
many years with the Mississippi
Teachers Association, going on to
become president of the organization. It is now known as the Mississippi Association of Educators.
Others in attendance were Rena
Robinson, retired from Johnson Elementary School in Jackson; Jannie
B. Johnson, who still works with
The Caring n’ Sharing School in
Madison; and Dr. Janice Neal-Vincent, who taught in Jackson Public
Schools and at Jackson State University.
Jefferson’s son Brian Jefferson,
band director at Murrah High School
and minister at White Oak M.B.
Church in Utica, also shared his experiences as a present-day educator.
Their conversations about their
own educations in schools across
the state and colleges beyond were
recorded on video, so what hasn’t
been written down yet will be saved.
On hand to hear their stories was Jim
Woodrick of the Mississippi Department of Archives and the son of a
Methodist minister who grew up
during desegregation.
The women’s stories had similarities, as they talked of being
educated themselves in one-room
school houses, of having to walk to
and from school, and the impact of
segregation on their learning.
They also talked about how integration changed education in the
state and how the public school system has fared since. Community unity and support were strong elements
in each woman’s remembrances.
Johnson said she was unhappy
Retired educators gather to share their histories Monday, December
29, 2014 at the home of Anita Jefferson in Pearl. From left, Wilma King,
historian Jim Woodrick, Dr. Janice Neal-Vincent, Anita Jefferson,
Rena Robinson and Jannie B. Johnson
for a long time because Mississippi
laws denied her a piece of her public
education during 12 years of schooling in Madison County. “But the
Mississippi laws did not deny me of
the village piece of my education,”
Johnson said.
She said it was only after she went
to Harris Teachers College in St.
Louis that she realize how deficient
her education was. She was accepted
on a probationary basis because her
level of performance was insufficient.
College was a struggle, she said,
but she couldn’t flunk out and disappoint her “village” back home. “I
didn’t realize the value of the village
piece of my education. … They gave
me what they had and told me to go
ahead, you can make it,” said Johnson, whose school in Madison is patterned after the Piney Woods School,
where any student is welcomed.
Robinson recalled receiving a let-
ter from a past student thanking her
for her help and guidance. She said
the girl had been in foster care and
was shuffled from home to home.
Robinson often let the girl stay at
her home. “Teachers can’t do that
today,” she said.
King, the group’s eldest member,
recalled that the school in her hometown of Summit in Pike County only
went to eighth grade. She went on to
high school in McComb and Magnolia. She graduated Jackson State
in 1949 and later Northwestern University in Chicago.
She and the others recalled the
early years of teaching when economic disparities hampered the
teaching process. The state didn’t
supply books to black schools, so
students had to buy used books at
the local drug store, she said. And
the procedure used to make a single
copy of something took a whole day!
In 1949, King said, she made $140
The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (JMAA) held a
reception Monday evening,
December 29, 2014 to welcome Carl Newman as the
new CEO of Jackson-Medgar
Wiley Evers International
Airport and Hawkins Field.
JMAA announced Newman’s
hiring on Dec. 11.
The event at the Capitol
Club downtown introduced
Newman and his wife Jeanette to the community and
drew members of the Metro
Jackson business community
and city, county and state
elected officials, along with
others.
Newman comes to Jackson
from the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (IAH) where he has been
general manager since 2012.
He previously spent 32 years
at the Phoenix Sky Harbor
International Airport, holding
several positions including
assistant aviation director and
deputy aviation director.
He is replacing Dirk
Vanderleest, who retired in
September after 25 years with
the airport authority. Newman
said one draw for him coming
to Jackson was the opportunity to work with Hawkins
Field as well as the international airport.
“I have a passion for general aviation and look forward
to working with the JMAA
staff to continue the contributions of both airports to the
community,” he said. One
task ahead for him at Evers
will be finding a carrier to
replace Southwest Airlines,
which left the airport earlier
this year.
JMAA has not said what
Newman’s salary would be,
but in Houston his yearly pay
was $167,622. Newman’s
duties and responsibilities at
IAH included the daily operations of Houston’s largest airport and the development and
implementation of policies
and procedures.
Among other duties, he also
coordinated the preparation,
implementation and monitoring of the budget and expenditures for IAH.
Prior to his position there,
Newman served as assistant
aviation director at Phoenix
Sky Harbor International Airport.
Newman holds a Bachelor
of Science degree in public
administration from the University of Arizona and a Master’s of aeronautical science
degree from Embry Riddle
Aeronautical University. He
is an accredited airport executive (A.A.E.) through the
American Association of Airport Executives and a member of the National Forum for
Black Public Administrators
a week teaching in Jackson. She
said in her district black and white
teachers were assigned to different
schools. At the white schools, there
was a white teacher in the classroom
with the new black teacher. But at
the black schools, the new white
teacher was in the classroom alone.
Robinson said Jackson was different. The black students were assigned to teach older students and
the white teachers to teach younger
students.
Woodrick said it was good that
the conversation between he and
the women was happening. “It’s good
we are able to talk about race. Mississippi has something to show the rest
of the country,” said Woodrick.
His own experience was that he
had to be sent away from this home
in Dekalb because his father was a
Methodist minister and the denomination was connected with the Civil
Rights efforts. He said he attended
Carl Newman and wife Jeanette
PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE R. JONES
Reena Evers-Everett and Myrlie Evers-Williams
Caroline Wright and Jack Thomas
Welcoming Newman are LaWanda Harris, chairman of the Jackson
Municipal Airport Authority board of commissioners, and Rosie
Pridgen, JMAA commissioner
Chokwe Antar Lumumba (R) with Linda and Rev. Tim Howard
(NFBPA).
Newman is a board member
for American Association of
Airport Executives (AAAE)
and currently serves as the
second vice chair of the organization. He is the immediate
past chair of the Operations,
Planning and Safety Subcommittee for AAAE and served
as the second vice president
of the Southwest Chapter of
AAAE.
He also served on the board
for the Central Arizona Chapter of the National Forum for
Black Public Administrators.
Stephanie R. Jones can be
reached at srjones13@gmail.
com or (601) 260-4232.
a segregated school for only
one year of this life. He
graduated from Calloway
High School in 1980.
Brian Jefferson, who believes anger and hate are
counterproductive, said the
message he tries to deliver
to his band students is they
must excel and that every
failure isn’t because “someone is out to get you.” At the
same time, he admits that
bias still exists when they attend band competitions.
He said economic disparities, as far as attaining instruments and uniforms, still exist but his mantra is to do the
best with what they have:
“We can still be the best.”
Stephanie R. Jones can Brian Jefferson, band director at Murrah
be reached at srjones13@ High School and son of retired educator
gmail.com or (601) 260- Anita Jefferson
4232.
JANUARY 1 - 7, 2015
Hayes
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An often quiet, but vocal man
in principles, values and wisdom,
he garnered the love and respect
of family, friends, students, teachers and the community. The recent
news of his death sparked fond
reflections of him both locally and
nationally.
Former student and IBM retiree Marshall Ray Evans of Atlanta described “Mr. Hayes” as “a
black role model for excellence.”
“He was a man who demonstrated
how to command respect through
respecting others; who expected
the best behavior from his students
while accepting nothing less; a
staunch supporter of Principal Marshall’s programs for the school by
being the ‘implementation guy’;
and who did not appear to degrade
or look down upon students or others’ position in life,” he added.
Evans’ fondest memory of Hayes
was that he kept his suit coat buttoned. He said this was “a reflection of professionalism and the
image of success. We knew him
and respected him as ‘Mr. Hayes.’
Evans, a former Jim Hill basketball
player, was drafted by the Houston
Rocket, but decided, with the help
of his “Maker” and earlier wisdom
from “Mr. Hayes,” to accept an offer from IBM in engineering and
marketing.
Others shared similar sentiments
about Mr. Hayes. “A superb educator and no nonsense person,” said
former student, Dr. Elayne HayesAnthony, chair of the Department
of Mass Communication at Belhaven University. “His whole mystique will be missed in the realm
of education,” she said. HayesAnthony said her mother worked
as a counselor at Jim Hill and had a
great deal of respect for him.
“As an administrator, he was
phenomenally fair and impartial,”
the former Miss Jim Hill of 1969
said. “I remember one time he
caught me, his daughter Jackie and
another friend walking on the senior high hall. We were so scared,
including Jackie. I said, ‘what are
you scared for; he is your dad.’ He
did not make a different in any of
his students.”
Another Miss Jim Hill, Illinois
resident Linda Shelby Lovelace of
the Class of 1963, shared that Mr.
Hayes was truly an inspiration to
her. “He crowned me Miss Jim Hill
and was an outstanding principal
who motivate all of his students to
achieve greatness,” she said.
Mr. Jim Hill of 1969 Hugh
Lathem of Charlotte, N. C. echoed
that “Mr. Hayes was a giant of a
man.” He said he grew up with his
daughter Jackie. “I recall when I
was around 8th or 9th grade, I did
something that was really stupid,”
Lathem said. “Mr. Hayes called me
into his office and talked to me for
about 10 minutes as a father to a
son. He made me promise to never
do anything else that would cause
me to have to come to his office,
and I kept that promise,” he said.
Frizell Cry said, “Mr. Hayes instilled lasting values in us as students that we have carried into our
adult life.” He added that he has
known the family forever. “His
daughter Gwen and I were Mr. and
Miss Jim Hill High School, 196566. We will miss him!”
For Faye B. Jones, Mr. Hayes
was more than a teacher. “He was
like a surrogate father for me,” she
said. “My mother would look to
him for guidance about my educational future. He was a good principal and good disciplinarian who
would talk to us firmly without raising his voice. He did not have to use
corporal punishment on us.”
Former students Carey J. Chambliss Jr. and Clarence Hopkins are
both amazed at how sharp Mr.
Hayes’ mind was.
Cry said, “He had such a rapport
with us that he knew all of us by
name.”
“He didn’t forget people and was
always current in thought and vivid
in memory of all the students,” said
Hopkins. “He spoke at our 40th reunion and called us by name.”
Resounding attributes Hayes’
students shared about his life were
“firm, but fair,” and “a believer in
student achievement.” “He made
sure that rules and regulations were
followed,” said Chambliss. “My
father and he knew each other pro-
fessionally and around the community.”
Speaking of community, he
served his church and community
in any way that he could. Historically, he also gave tribute at the funeral of James Earl Green, the Jim
Hill student who was killed in the
crossfire of the Jackson State College riot during the Civil Rights
era, Friday May 15, 1970. At the
family’s request, Hayes awarded
Green’s diploma posthumously.
Former teachers and staff are also
deeply saddened by the departure
of Hayes. “He guided me into my
teaching career,” said Minta Davis,
a retired educator who served JPS
for 33 years. “He was very, very
supportive, and would write me
little thank you notes encouraging
me for doing a good job.”
Davis said it was “Mr. Hayes”
who helped her to make the decision to stay with the middle school
when the school was separated into
Jim Hill High School and Blackburn Junior High. “In my opinion,
that was very good advice. He
helped to guide my career from the
beginning to the end,” she said
Guidance counselor Bill Ewing
said he will always remember “Mr.
Hayes” as the man who hired him
twice. He had worked for Jim Hill
for 10 years and left to take another
position. Upon learning that Ewing was not comfortable where he
was, Hayes hired him back. Ewing
also described Hayes as a “professional and a fine man who cared
about people.” He explained that
he always kept his relationship with
Mr. Hayes and his family. “We love
them, and I told him,” Ewing said.
Hayes also believed in family. In
a prior article, he said his philosophy in raising his children was “disobedience would not be tolerated.”
Hayes was at his best when he was
surrounded by the love of his devoted wife, children and grandchildren - the gone, but not forgotten is
a human library which positively
impacted the lives of thousands.
Services for Hayes will be held
Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 at 11 a.m. at the
church he dearly loved - College
Hill Baptist Church of Jackson.
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July 4, 1922 - December 26, 2014
Hayes
“To everything, there is a season…”
“A time to be born”
Emmitt W. Hayes Sr. was born
to the late Dan Henry and Pauline
Beatrice Hayes on July 4, 1922 in
Jackson, Miss. He was the older
of their two children. His sister,
Annie Mae Robinson preceded
him in death.
“A time to acquire”
He acquired his early and secondary education in the Jackson
Municipal Separate Public School
System. After high school he
entered the United States Army
where he served as a medical
technician. After his service in the
Army, he furthered his education
at Tougaloo College and graduated in 1948. He earned his master
of secondary education at Jackson
State University (formally Jackson College).
“A time to love”
Emmitt married his life-long
mate, Odie Mae Sweezer and they
were inseparable for 68 glorious
years. To this union six children
were born: Carolyn, Paulette,
Gwendolyn, Jacquelyn, Emmitt
Jr. and Kelvin. He loved his family and encouraged them to pursue
excellence and has always supported the hopes and dreams of
his children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
He remained a constant in all of
their lives and each of them could
count on him to love them and
motivate them. One of his greatest
pleasures was to spend time with
his family and he has been a living
example in each of their lives.
“A time for service”
Deacon Hayes has been a lifelong member of College Hill Baptist Church where he has served as
deacon, treasurer and has chaired
and served on numerous committees. A devoted servant, Deacon
Hayes always stood ready to assist and address the needs of the
church.
Emmitt Hayes began his educational career in 1950 with the
Jackson Municipal Separate
Public School System where he
taught both biology and French
at the high school level. During
his teaching career, he also served
as football, basketball and track
coach. In 1964, be began his administrative career as an assistant
principal. He later became the first
principal of Blackburn Jr. High
School.
In 1969, Hayes became the
principal of Jim Hill High School.
This was the same year the Supreme Court ruled that school districts must end segregation “now
and hereafter.” It was under Principal Hayes’ leadership that for the
first time in Mississippi’s history,
black and white children went to
school together. Principal Hayes
remained at Jim Hill until his retirement from the Jackson Public
School System in 1987.
Emmitt Hayes believed in service to the community and to others. He loved his family and his
church. He was often sought out
for advice or words of encourage-
ment.
After his retirement, he remained active in the Jackson Public School System as mediator,
provided service to The United
Givers Fund, Goodwill Industries
and many other community and
civic organizations. He maintained his fitness by doing yard
work, gardening and daily walks
in the park until his health declined.
“A time for rest”
Emmitt Hayes’ life was filled
with love and laughter. He departed his earthly life on December 26, 2014 surrounded by his
family.
His memory will be cherished
by his family, including his devoted wife of 68 years, Odie Mae
Sweezer Hayes; daughters: Carolyn (Cleophus Jr.) Amerson, Paulette (Roy) Patton, Gwendolyn
(Leon) Williams and Jacquelyn
Hampton; sons: Emmitt (Wanda)
Hayes Jr. and Kelvin (Therese)
Hayes; special son: James Hampton Jr.; grandsons, Cleophus III
(Joy) Amerson, Kendal Amerson,
Jarret (Damary) Patton, James
Hampton III, Emmitt Hayes III
and Adrian Hayes; granddaughters: Jamila (Jamahl) Anderson,
Angel Hampton and Carla Williams; great-grandsons, Kendrick
Amerson, Jarret Patton II and
Joven Patton; great-granddaughters: Maryana Patton, Chloe
Amerson and Micah Anderson;
nephew: Melvin Robinson; great
nephew: Roderick Robinson
(Linda);
god-granddaughters,
Morgan and Mya Bridgeman and
a host of nephews, nieces, cousins, family and friends.
Funeral services will be held
Friday, January 2, 2015 at 11 a.m.
at College Hill Baptist Church
located at 1600 Florence Ave. in
Jackson. Pastor Michael T. Williams will be officiating.
NATIONAL/HEALTH
JANUARY 1 - 7, 2015
Some boos greet mayor Obama warns GOP he plans
at NYPD graduation
to use veto pen in 2015
By Jonathan Lemire
Associated Press
NEW YORK - New York City
Mayor Bill de Blasio received some
boos and heckles Monday at a police graduation ceremony, the latest
chapter in his tension-filled relationship with the nation’s largest police
force.
The rift between de Blasio and
much of the rank and file has grown
considerably in recent weeks, and
the leaders of the police union have
blamed the mayor for fostering an
anti-NYPD atmosphere they believe
contributed to the ambush slayings
of two officers earlier this month.
Twice in a week - including at the
funeral for one of the officers - some
officers turned their backs to de Blasio, adding an air of acrimony to the
normally celebratory graduation ceremonies, which were held Monday
morning at Madison Square Garden.
The 884 new police officers sat
stoically in their seats when de Blasio
was introduced to speak and many
in the audience tepidly cheered. But
boos could be heard from some in
the crowd in the seats reserved for
cadets’ family and friends.
About a dozen or so people in the
stands stood with their backs turned
to de Blasio, emulating the searing
pose of disrespect that hundreds
of officers struck at Officer Rafael
Ramos’ funeral on Saturday. Some
appeared to be in uniform but it was
unclear if they were members of the
New York Police Department.
De Blasio, a Democrat elected
last year on the promises of keeping crime low while reforming the
NYPD, effusively praised the new
officers.
“It takes a special kind of person
to put their lives on the line for others - to stare down the danger,” he
said. “Because that’s what you will
do. You will stare down the danger.
You will keep the peace.”
He continued: “You will confront
all the problems that plague our so-
By Josh Lederman
Associated Press
HONOLULU - Bracing to do
business with a Congress run
solely by Republicans, President
Barack Obama is serving notice
he has no qualms about vetoing
legislation he dislikes.
This would be a significant
change in style for Obama, come
January when the new Congress
will be seated with the GOP not
only in command in the House
but also the Senate as well.
He’s wielded the veto pen
through his first nearly six years
very sparingly. Since taking office in 2009, Obama has only
vetoed legislation twice, both in
fairly minor circumstances.
“I haven’t used the veto pen
very often since I’ve been in
office,” Obama said in an NPR
interview airing Monday. “Now,
I suspect, there are going to be
some times where I’ve got to pull
that pen out.”
He added: “I’m going to defend gains that we’ve made in
health care. I’m going to defend
gains that we’ve made on environment and clean air and clean
water.”
Obama’s warning to the GOP
that he’ll veto legislation if necessary to protect his agenda and
laws like the Affordable Care
Act came as he sought to set the
tone for a year in which Congress
and the president are on a nearcertain collision course. Buoyed
by decisive gains in last month’s
midterm elections, Republicans
are itching to use their newfound Senate majority to derail
Obama’s plans on immigration,
climate change and health care,
to name a few.
To overturn Obama’s veto, Republicans would need the votes
of two-thirds of the House and
Senate. Their majorities in both
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, right, and NYPD police commissioner Bill Bratton, center, stand on stage during a New York Police
Academy graduation ceremony, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014, at Madison
Square Garden in New York. Nearly 1000 officers were sworn in as
tensions between city hall and the NYPD continued following the Dec.
20 shooting deaths of officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu. (AP
Photo/John Minchillo)
ciety - problems that you didn’t create.”
But as he drew a breath to continue, a shout could be heard from the
crowd: “You did!”
That heckle was met with laughter
and some applause from the crowd
and briefly flustered de Blasio, who
had been speaking at a quicker-thannormal pace, seemingly to eliminate
any pauses that could have been
filled with boos.
But he continued praising the officers and received polite applause
when he finished speaking, though
the cheers were not as loud as the
ones that followed for Police Commissioner William Bratton. The ceremony also included several tributes
to the fallen officers, Ramos and
Wenjian Liu.
De Blasio departed the arena
without taking questions.
He is far from the first mayor to
be booed at a NYPD graduation:
both Rudolph Giuliani and Michael
Bloomberg, who were largely procop, received some jeers during the
midst of contract negotiations with
the police unions.
But de Blasio’s relations with the
police are particularly perilous. The
rhetoric from the unions - which are
again seeking a new contract - heated up after a Staten Island grand jury
declined to indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of Eric
Garner, who was black.
De Blasio spoke about cautioning his own son, who is half-black,
about contact with police, and he
permitted anti-NYPD protesters to
march freely. And when the two officers were gunned down Dec. 20 by
a man who cited Garner as one of his
motivations for violence, the unions
said de Blasio had “blood on his
hands” for fostering an atmosphere
of anger toward police.
In an effort to clear the air, de
Blasio and Bratton will meet with
union leaders and other members
of the NYPD senior leadership on
Tuesday, administration officials announced.
Earlier Monday, de Blasio oversaw a swearing-in ceremony for probationary firefighters. There were no
overt signs of protest.
President Barack Obama, with first lady Michelle Obama,
points toward a child in the audience as he greets troops
and their families on Christmas Day, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014,
at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii during the Obama family vacation. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
chambers are not that large, so
they would still need to persuade
some Democrats to defy the
president.
But Obama said he was hopeful that at least on some issues,
that won’t be necessary, because
there’s overlap between his interests and those of congressional
Republicans. On that point, at
least, he’s in agreement with incoming Senate Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
“Bipartisan jobs bills will see
the light of day and will make it
to the President’s desk, and he’ll
have to make decisions about
ideology versus creating jobs
for the middle class,” McConnell said in response to Obama’s
comments. “There’s a lot we can
get done together if the president puts his famous pen to use
signing bills rather than vetoing
legislation his liberal allies don’t
like.”
Potential areas for cooperation
include tax reform and global
trade deals - both issues where
Obama and Republicans see at
least partially eye to eye. Conversely, the likeliest points of
friction surround Environmental
Protection Agency regulations,
the Keystone XL pipeline and
Obama’s unilateral steps on immigration, which let millions of
people in the U.S. illegally avoid
deportation and get work permits.
In the interview, recorded
before Obama left Washington
earlier this month for his annual
Hawaii vacation, Obama also offered his most specific diagnosis
to date of why Democrats fared
so poorly in the midterms. He
said he was “obviously frustrated” with the results.
“I think we had a great record
for members of Congress to run
on and I don’t think we - myself
and the Democratic Party - made
as good of a case as we should
have,” Obama said. “And you
know, as a consequence, we had
really low voter turnout, and the
results were bad.”
Being uninsured in America will cost you more
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Being uninsured in America will cost you
more in 2015.
It’s the first year all taxpayers have to report to the Internal
Revenue Service whether they
had health insurance for the
previous year, as required under President Barack Obama’s
law. Those who were uninsured
face fines, unless they qualify
for one of about 30 exemptions,
most of which involve financial
hardships.
Dayna Dayson of Phoenix
estimates that she’ll have to
pay the taxman $290 when she
files her federal return. Dayson,
who’s in her early 30s, works
in marketing and doesn’t have
a lot left over each month after
housing, transportation and other fixed costs. She’d like health
insurance but she couldn’t af-
ford it in 2014, as required by
the law.
“It’s touted as this amazing
thing, but right now, for me, it
doesn’t fit into my budget,” she
said.
Ryan Moon of Des Moines,
Iowa, graduated from college in
2013 with a bachelor’s in political science, and is still hunting
for a permanent job with benefits. He expects to pay a fine of
$95. A supporter of the health
care law, he feels conflicted
about its insurance mandate and
fines.
“I hate the idea that you have
to pay a penalty, but at the same
time, it helps other people,” said
Moon, who’s in his early 20s.
“It really helps society, but society has to be forced to help
society.”
Going without health insurance has always involved financial risks. You could have an
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Figuring out your potential
exposure if you’re uninsured
isn’t simple.
For 2014, the fine is the greater of $95 per person or 1 percent
of household income above the
threshold for filing taxes. It will
jump in 2015 to the greater of 2
percent of income or $325. By
2016, the average fine will be
about $1,100, based on government figures.
People can get a sense of the
potential hit by going online and
using the Tax Policy Center’s
Affordable Care Act penalty
calculator.
Many taxpayers may be able
to get a pass. Based on congressional analysis, tax preparation
giant H&R Block says roughly
4 million uninsured people will
pay penalties and 26 million will
qualify for exemptions from the
list of more than 30 waivers.
But it’s unclear whether tax-
accident and end up with thousands of dollars in medical bills.
Now, you may also get fined. In
a decision that allowed Obama’s
law to advance, the Supreme
Court ruled in 2012 that the
coverage requirement and its
accompanying fines were a constitutionally valid exercise of
Congress’ authority to tax.
In 2015, all taxpayers have to
report to the IRS on their health
insurance status the previous
year. Most will check a box. It’s
also when the IRS starts collecting fines from some uninsured
people, and deciding if others
qualify for exemptions.
What many people don’t realize is that the penalties go
up significantly in 2015. Only
3 percent of uninsured people
know what the fine for 2015
will be, according to a recent
poll by the nonpartisan Kaiser
Family Foundation.
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payers are aware of the exemptions.
Deciding what kind of waiver
to seek could be crucial. Some
can be claimed directly on a
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last day of open enrollment under the health law. After that,
only people with special circumstances can sign up. But
just 5 percent of uninsured people know the correct deadline,
according to the Kaiser poll.
“We could be looking at a
real train wreck after Feb. 15,”
said Stan Dorn, a health policy
expert at the nonpartisan Urban
Institute. “People will file their
tax returns and learn they are
subject to a much larger penalty
for 2015, and they can do absolutely nothing to avoid that.”
The insurance requirement
and penalties remain the most
unpopular part of the health
care law. They were intended
to serve a broader purpose by
nudging healthy people into the
insurance pool, helping to keep
premiums more affordable.
Sensitive to political backlash, supporters of the health
care law have played down the
penalties in their sign-up campaigns. But stressing the positive - such as the availability
of financial help and the fact
that insurers can no longer turn
away people with health problems - may be contributing to
the information gap about the
penalties.
Dayson, the Phoenix resident,
says she’s hoping her employer
will offer a health plan she can
fit into her budget, allowing her
to avoid higher fines for 2015.
In Des Moines, recent college
graduate Moon has held a succession of temporary local and
state government jobs that don’t
provide affordable coverage.
The penalties are on his mind.
“When it gets up to $325, I
hope I have a career that actually offers me a good health care
plan,” he said.
JANUARY 1 - 7, 2015
Jackson Public Schools Partners JROTC units enriched
in Education honors partnerships by fall competitions
at Annual Highlight Awards
The Callaway High School JROTC was the overall winner of the 2014 Cadet Challenge.
Enjoying the recent Highlight Awards luncheon, honoring school community partnerships are (from left)
Donnell Lewis, chairman, Partners in Education Advisory Board; Dr. Cedrick Gray, superintendent, Jackson Public Schools; Dr. Shauna Nicholson-Johnson, principal, Baker Elementary School; Bishop Ronnie
Crudup, New Horizon International Church; Pauline Rogers, music teacher at Baker Elementary School;
Duane O’Neill, president and CEO, Metro Jackson Chamber Partnership; Torris Bell, music teacher, Baker
Elementary School.
Jackson Public Schools
Partners in Education program honors businesses,
faith organizations, community groups, and others who
partner with JPS schools to
enhance opportunities for
students. Through its annual
Highlight Awards program
Partners in Education pays
tribute to school partnerships. Awards are presented
for partnerships celebrating
5-, 10-, 15-, 25-, and 30-year
anniversaries.
Individual awards go to
outstanding campus contacts,
the outstanding adopter coordinator, and the outstanding
principal. Golden Achievement Awards are also presented to outstanding partnerships.
This year’s awards presenters included Jackson Public
Schools Superintendent Dr.
Cedrick Gray, Partners in
Education Board Chairman
Donnell Lewis, and Metro
The Murrah High School JROTC was the first place overall winner of the JPS Fall Academic Competition.
Enjoying the recent Highlight Awards luncheon, honoring school community partnerships, are (seated, from left) DeVaughn Smith, teacher,
McLeod Elementary School; Lutithia Luckett, assistant principal,
McLeod Elementary School; Rev. James Carstensen, Ascension Lutheran Church; and (standing) Claudine Blakey, principal, McLeod Elementary School.
Chamber Partnership President Duane O’Neill. Gus McCoy from the Mayor’s Office
joined Dr. Gray and O’Neill
as a guest speaker on the program. Local restaurant owner
Jeff Good served as the program’s Master of Ceremony.
a d v ertor i a l
African Americans We Must Do Better
African Americans, Black History Month is February. It
hasn’t changed, so please my black brothers and sisters,
let us not waste another 28 days sitting on the dock of the
bay watching the clouds roll away. It just doesn’t make
sense that approximately 42 million African Americans
will not come together and let this month work for them.
As a black man I am sincerely pleading, begging, urging,
importuning, you to join me in yelling loudly that if we
work for Black History Month, Black History Month will
work for us. For further enlightenment, please go to
www.themississippilink.com/2014/11/11/africanamericans-we-must-do-better/.
I pray that the presidents of the historical black colleges,
faculties, and student bodies will take the lead in this
consolidated effort.
Pastor Jimmy Terry Sr., 931-648-1172, [email protected], Galatians 2:20
The Murrah High School JROTC was the overall winner of the Capital Region North Drill Competition.
Annual fall competitions engage
JROTC cadets from Jackson Public
Schools in military and academic
drills and physical fitness tests. Cadets from all seven JPS high school
JROTC unites participated in district
and regional events held from October through November 2014. Results of three JROTC fall competitive events are highlighted below.
JPS Fall Cadet Challenge
The JPS JROTC Fall Cadet Challenge is a physical fitness competition held in October each year. The
competition consisted of five timed
events: curl-ups, pull-ups or flexedarm hang, sit and reach, the shuttle
run and the one-mile run. The Cadet
Challenge emphasizes individual
fitness as an important element of
personal growth as well as building
a sense of team spirit and unity.
Callaway High School’s JROTC
unit was the overall champion of
the 2014 Cadet Challenge. The units
from Lanier and Wingfield were
second and third place runners up,
respectively.
Individual first place winners of
the Cadet Challenge were:
Cadet Jaylin Rogers, Lanier –
Curl-ups
Cadet Celsea Thomas, Callaway
– Curl-ups
Cadet Bartavian Stanton, Lanier
– Pull-ups/Flexed-arm hang
Cadet Vivan Sandifer, Murrah –
Pull-ups/Flexed-arm hang
Cadet Alexander Harvey, Wingfield – Sit and Reach
Cadet Arymst Lewis, Murrah –
Sit and Reach
Cadet Bartavian Stanton, Lanier
– Shuttle Run
Cadet Shaunna Johnson, Provine
– Shuttle Run
Cadet Elijah Greenfield, Jim Hill
– One-mile Run
Cadet Shaunna Johnson, Provine
– One-mile Run
JPS Fall Academic Competition
Jackson State University was the
setting for the JROTC’s Fall Academic Competition held in November. This competition consisted of a
series of questions from the JROTC
curriculum, the ACT and SAT college entrance exams, and current
events. The Academic Competition
is designed to help students prepare
for college entrance tests as well as
build pride, fellowship, and loyalty
within competing units.
Murrah High School was the
overall winner of the Fall Academic
Competition. Callaway came in second in this competition and Jim Hill
finished third.
Capital Region North Fall Drill
Competition
JPS JROTC units also took part in
the Capital Region North Fall 2014
Drill Competition that drew units
from districts throughout Mississippi’s north central region. The event
was held on the same day as the
Academic Competition at Jackson
State University. The competition
consisted of six events: Personnel
Inspection, Unarmed Regulation,
Unarmed Exhibition, Armed Regulation, Armed Exhibition and Color
Guard.
The drill competition gives cadets an opportunity to practice and
demonstrate leadership by moving
their unit from one place to another
in an orderly manner. The competition also aids in disciplinary training
by instilling habits of precision and
response to a leader’s orders. Cadets
develop skills in organizing human
resources. It also helps the units to
build team spirit and unit esprit de
corps.
Again, Murrah High School finished as overall champions with
Germantown High School coming in second and Forest Hill High
School third.
Capital Region North Drill
Competition Results
Event
Fourth
Third
Second
First
Personnel Inspection
Forest Hill
Murrah
Jim Hill
Germantown
Unarmed Regulation
Germantown
Callaway
Murrah
Forest Hill
Unarmed Exhibition
Callaway
Provine
Forest Hill
Murrah
Armed Regulation
Callaway
Germantown
Murrah
Forest Hill
Armed Exhibition
Provine
Murrah
Jim Hill
Germantown
Color Guard
Forest Hill
Lanier
Jim Hill
Murrah
EDUCATION
JANUARY 1 - 7, 2015
Mississippi ranks
JSU awards English
seventh
nationally
with
language proficiency
198 certified teachers
certificates to 73 students
from 10 countries
Happy faces abounded as
certificates were handed out
for successful completion of
English language proficiency
at Jackson State University’s
Reddix Hall.
This year, the number of
participants in the English
as a Second Language Institute (ESLI) ceremony was
bolstered by students with
the Proyecta 100,000 initiative. That’s a program by the
United States and Mexico to
develop a 21st century workforce for mutual prosperity,
said Dr. Priscilla Slade, special assistant to the provost
for academic and student affairs.
Receiving certificates were
42 students in the Proyecta
program and 31 students enrolled in the ESLI program,
said Shirley Harrison, interim
director of the International
Programs Office.
Overall, the recognized students came from 10 countries,
said ESLI Interim Director
Dr. Ying (Nancy) Liu.
One of those receiving a
certificate was Patricia Vital
Hernandez, 23, a Proyecta
student who enrolled in the
class in November.
“I loved it. It was an amazing class,” said Hernandez,
from Hidalgo, Mexico. Asked
what exactly she loved about
it, she said, “I loved the place,
the school, the students, the
teachers, the people….”
Slade told students at
the ceremony that she was
thrilled they were graduating.
“We applaud you for your
accomplishments,” she said.
But she added that she also
was saddened that many were
leaving.
“I hope this is not a goodbye
forever,” she said, but more of
a “so long,” until they return.
“I would really like to come
back,” said Hernandez, a student at Universidad Tecnologica de la Huasteca Hidalguense.
She wouldn’t be alone. According to Liu, many students
are returning in the fall - 14 to
graduate school, two to undergraduate programs.
“We have the largest group
of Proyecta students of any institution in the country,” Slade
said. The course includes “immersion training,” rather than
typical classroom grammar
rote studies, where students
are immersed in all aspects of
the culture and use English as
their primary language.
The course has five eightweek sessions a year, Liu said.
The Associated Press
In the 2013-2014 school year,
198 teachers in Mississippi
achieved the National Board Certification, according to the National
Board for Professional Teaching
Standards.
That places Mississippi at seventh in in the nation in numbers of
certified teachers.
“I commend Mississippi for its
strong commitment to building a
world-class teaching workforce.
By supporting every new and aspiring teacher to pursue Board
certification through their World
Class Teaching Program, Mississippi will come to be an example to
the nation of how to make a difference for students and the teaching
profession,” said Ronald Thorpe,
president and CEO of the National
Board for Professional Teaching
Standards.
Gov. Phil Bryant said research
shows a connection between student achievement and teacher quality.
Bryant’s goal is to increase the
number of broad certified teachers
25 percent by 2018. Board certified
Rogelio V. Solis/The Associated Press
teachers can receive as much as a
$6,000 raise.
“We know that teacher quality
is a critical component of student
achievement, and increasing the
number of board certified teachers
in Mississippi classrooms is an important way to improve education
outcomes in our state,” Bryant said
in a statement.
Three Mississippi universities
ranked among the top 25 in the
nation for new National Board
Certified teachers - University of
Southern Mississippi at sixth, Mississippi State University tied for
15th and the University of Mississippi at 22nd.
The top five school districts
statewide by total number of teachers certified are: Rankin County
with 182, DeSoto County with
133, Madison County with 123,
Jackson Public Schools with 119
and Tupelo Public Schools with
111.
Shirley Harrison, interim director of the International Programs Office,
congratulates English as a Second Language Institute honorees Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. Photos by Charles A. Smith, JSU
JSU students chosen
for first Toyota-Haley
Barbour Scholarships
It will resume in the spring semester.
The Proyecta initiative sets
the goal of 100,000 Mexican
students coming to study in
the United States and 50,000
U.S. students studying in
Mexico by 2018.
It’s meant to promote binational research and innovation, language teaching and
exchange opportunities.
Proyecta also complements
President Barack Obama’s
initiative, 100,000 Strong in
the Americas, which seeks to
send 100,000 U.S. students to
study in Latin American universities and vice versa.
According to the United
States-Mexico Bilateral Forum on Higher Education,
Innovation and Research, created by the two countries to
promote economic and cultural opportunities: Mexico, with
116 million inhabitants, sends
only 14,000 students a year to
the United States, and 4,000
U.S. students take courses for
academic credit in Mexico
each year.
Mexico ranks 9th as a
country of origin as U.S. international students, below
countries such as South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and
Vietnam.
South Korea, with a popu-
Five JSU students have been
awarded Toyota-Haley Barbour Scholarships of $8,000
per year for four years totaling
$32,000 each.
To qualify for the scholarships, students must be majoring in science, technology,
engineering or math (STEM)
studies and meet high academic requirements as incoming
freshmen. This is the first installment of the awards at JSU,
as part of an ongoing scholarship program.
The students are:
Phylana Adams, civil engineering, Osyka, Miss.
Jeremiah Cazenave, biology, Dallas, Ga.
Gerald Daniels, computer
engineering, New Orleans
Ralph Smith, computer science, Jackson, Miss.
Taylor Turley, chemistry,
Florissant, Mo.
Dr. Wilbur Walters, associate dean, College of Science,
Engineering and Technology,
congratulated the students
and praised the scholarships
as both “a valuable and welcome” program.
That’s especially so, he said,
“with the growth of the auto
manufacturing industry in
Mississippi,” since “it supports
those sectors in Mississippi
Hernandez
lation of 49 million, sends
72,000 students a year.
Among U.S. students, Mexico ranks 13th as a destination
country (4,000 students) and
3rd in Latin America, after
Costa Rica and Argentina.
The program has five academic levels and accommodates beginner, intermediate
and advanced levels. Classes
meet daily for a total of 20
hours per week.
For more about ESLI,
see:
http://www.jsums.edu/
international/english-as-asecond-language-institute-2/
or call the International Programs Office at 601.979.1611.
JSU technology, engineering students
earn top chapter award at national confab
The Department of Technology student chapter of
the Association of Technology, Management and
Applied Engineering (ATMAE) recently won the
2014 Outstanding Student
Chapter Award.
This honor was presented at the annual ATMAE
2014 Conference in St.
Louis in November. The
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant.
JSU ATMAE Chapter was
recognized for its growing membership, community service, professional
development activities and
for promoting ATMAE’s
mission of leadership and
achievement.
JSU associate professor
of technology Dr. Jessica
L. Murphy, who is also the
ATMAE and Epsilon Pi
Tau adviser, credits high-
achieving students for recent accomplishments.
“One reason for such success on a national level is
because of the leadership,
specifically Casey Randolph (ATMAE president,
technology) and Jasmine
Keys (ATMAE vice president, technology). They
provide a presence for recruitment, and their zeal
has helped restore the orga-
nization. As well, they’re
pushing to work with other STEM (science, technology, engineering and
mathematics) majors for a
stronger presence on campus and the national level,”
Murphy said.
The honor is not the first
time for the JSU chapter. It
also earned the Outstanding Student Chapter Award
in 2010.
Haley Barbour, left, and Steve St. Angelo, quality chief, Toyota
workforce development.”
The scholarships are a winwin-win for students, the university and private enterprise,
he said.
“It has given us the opportunity to bring in students and
support them to enter into automotive manufacturing not
only through coursework but
potential internships and, ultimately, career opportunities,”
he said.
Established
by
Toyota
Manufacturing
Mississippi,
the scholarship program was
announced in Jan. 10, 2012,
as a result of the locating of a
vehicle assembly plant in Blue
Springs, Miss.
Jackson State was awarded
$800,000 - $160,000 per year
over five years - for the scholarships for up to five incoming
freshmen each year. Grants
were also awarded to support
programs and research to enhance the manufacturing industry in Mississippi.
The funds are directed toward the Mississippi e-Center
at JSU and three other research
universities in the state as well
as four community colleges.
The scholarship program
was named for Haley Barbour,
a Yazoo City native, who was
governor from 2004-12 and
was instrumental in bringing
the Toyota plant to Mississippi.
The $800 million Blue
Springs auto plant opened in
Nov. 17, 2011.
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JANUARY 1 - 7, 2015
Stick to your 2015 New Year’s resolution
By C. Rochelle Culp
January has
arrived,
and
you did what
you promised
yourself
that
you would not
do. You over
indulged during the holidays,
you dropped your exercise
program. So you are saying
to yourself, I need to make a
resolution to get healthy and
stick with it. You can do it
just by changing the way you
think. Most people associate
being healthy with weight
losses and gains, exercising
or being immobile, or bland
and boring foods but they
never consider developing a
wellness plan for their lives.
Make 2015 the year you
turn your life around. Turning a goal into a healthy habit
takes time - 66 days on average, research suggests. Listed below are several surpris-
ing ways to kick off your new
health and wellness plan.
Put God first. Use the
scriptures and your spiritual
connection to help you stay
on track. Meditate on your
favorite scriptures to keep
you motivated. One great
scripture for motivation is
Philippians 4:13.
Don’t diet! They don’t
work! Tons of research
proves that diets just don’t
work. Diets are a temporary
fix and not a permanent solution. Adapting to healthier
food choices can assist in
dropping pounds safely and
permanently.
Sleep to stay strong. If
you’ve ever adopted a toheck-with-it mentality when
you’re exhausted, here’s
why. Research shows that
when we’re sleep-deprived
or have low blood sugar, our
willpower goes way down.
Try to snooze for at least
seven hours a night and have
a healthy nibble every few
hours during the day.
Bet on yourself. To stay
on track, put something you
value on the line. People who
promised to forfeit money if
they failed to lose weight
shed 14 pounds more than
those who didn’t have anything at stake, according to
a study in the Journal of the
American Medical Association. Sign up for stickk.com;
if you don’t succeed, the
amount you bet will go to a
friend or your favorite - or
least favorite - charity. This
is a great way to help yourself and others.
Look on the bright side.
Instead of thinking about
what you’re giving up, reframe your mind-set so that
you focus on the benefits for instance, getting to the
gym before work will free
up the night to have fun with
friends, or packing lunch will
help you save money to af-
ford a tropical vacation. Focusing on what you can gain
from your efforts energize
and motivate you to keep going. Talk about major motivation in addition to the
health benefits and how great
you feel!
These tips can get you
started on the way to feeling
better and/or maybe dropping
a few pounds. Making small
changes can make a big impact in living a healthier lifestyle. One to two changes per
week can easily be adapted
into your lifestyle as a new
permanent healthy habit. In
addition, these tips can be
used by the entire family,
shared at the workplace, on
social media with friends and
with your church health and
wellness ministry.
For more information,
contact C. Rochelle Culp,
Ro-on-the-Go Health and
Wellness Consultants, at
601.832.9112.
Emmitt Hayes: the role model deacon
By Daphne Higgins
Religion Editor
Years ago, I did an editorial
salute to someone I would constantly refer to as my “favorite
deacon.” After he read it and
thanked me, he jokingly responded that the article would
be our secret because he didn’t
want the other deacons of College Hill M. B. Church to get
jealous. We laughed and he followed up in his very soft spoken
but sincere voice, “I’m sure that
of all of the deacons, I’m your
most devoted reader. Sister Higgins, you are doing a wonderful
job. Thank you.”
This wonderful man, who was
also an excellent emotional support system for me, is Deacon
Emmitt Hayes. My 92 year old
friend made his transition to
be with God on December 26,
2014.
Although my friend, one of
my favorite deacons, is now
resting with the Lord, I want to
tell you a little more about this
devoted servant of God.
Deacon Emmitt Hayes served
College Hill faithfully in several
capacities for many years. However, it is his role as a deacon
that I’d like to revisit now.
Paul explains the qualities of
a deacon in 1 Timothy 3:8-13:
which reads - “In the same way,
deacons must be well respected
and have integrity. They must
not be heavy drinkers or dishonest with money. They must be
committed to the mystery of the
faith now revealed and must live
with a clear conscience. Before
they are appointed as deacons,
let them be closely examined. If
they pass the test, then let them
serve as deacons.
In the same way, their wives
must be respected and must not
slander others. They must exercise self-control and be faithful
in everything they do.
A deacon must be faithful to
his wife, and he must manage
his children and household well.
Those who do well as deacons
will be rewarded with respect
from others and will have increased confidence in their faith
in Christ Jesus. “(NLT)
Everything you just read
truly describes Deacon Emmitt
Hayes. This tall gentle man was
well respected among his peers
and was a resilient doer of the
word of God. Deacon Hayes was
a constant in College Hill during
my 20 years as a member there.
He was present for church every Sunday as a worshipper and
served on the church’s finance
committee. He and my husband,
who is also a deacon and member of the finance committee,
often shared their philosophical
thoughts about everything. Deacon Hayes treated my husband
as another son.
When Deacon Hayes resigned
from the finance committee, he
continued to be an active member of the church whenever his
health would allow. I can recall
phoning him at his home once
to wish him a “Happy Father’s
Day” and our conversation
lasted for almost an hour. Days
later, his youngest daughter,
Jackie, informed me that her father thought the world of me. I
responded with the same sentiment about him.
You see, all that I ever saw was
a kind praying man who would
Hayes
serve in any capacity asked of
him. Deacon Hayes loved life,
his family, his church, but most
importantly, he loved God!
He served as an excellent role
model to other deacons of the
church and from the perspective
of a deaconess; he met all of the
qualifications provided by Paul.
As the New Year begins,
Deacon Hayes is being laid for
eternal rest with other loved
ones who have gone on before
him. However, his presence and
strength will be felt at College
Hill and within his community
for years to come.
2015 Kwanzaa traditions continue
with finale of seven night celebration
January 1, 2015, marks the
last night of Kwanzaa which
officially began on Friday, December 26, 2014. The finale of
the seven nights of celebration,
which is sponsored by the City
of Jackson, will take place at
The Medgar Evers Community Center, 3759 Edwards Ave.,
Jackson, from 6 - 9 p.m.
The annual Kwanzaa celebration, which is now in
its 49th year, is the African
American holiday that is now
celebrated by an estimated
18 million African Americans
and has no signs of ending
anytime soon.
Kwanzaa is not a religious
holiday, nor is it meant to replace Christmas. It was created by Dr. Maulana “Ron”
Karenga, a professor of black
studies in 1966. At this time of
great social change for African
Americans, Karenga sought
to design a celebration that
would honor the values of ancient African cultures and inspire African Americans who
were working for progress.
Kwanzaa is based on the
year-end harvest festivals that
have taken place throughout
Africa for thousands of years.
The name comes from the
Swahili phrase “matunda ya
kwanza,” which means “first
fruits of the harvest.” Karenga
chose a phrase from Swahili
because the language is used
by various peoples throughout
Africa.
Candles in a Kinara are lit
for each day of the celebration. A black candle is lit on
the first day; it symbolizes the
people. To the left of the black
candle are three red candles
representing the struggles
of people. To the right of the
black candles are three green
candles which represent hope
and the future. The candles are
lit from left to right for each
day of the celebration. Greetings in Swahili are also exchanged each day of the celebration. The question “Habari
gani?” is asked and the answer
will be the principle being celebrated on that day.
The seven principles of
Kwanzaa are Umoja (Unity),
Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work
and Responsibility), Ujamaa
(Cooperative Economics), Nia
(Purpose), Kuumba (Creativitiy), and Imani (Faith).
Message from the Religion Editor
By Daphne Higgins
Religion Editor
The New Year
is here and like so
many of you, I am
looking forward
to a year filled
with new opportunities; opportunities that will allow each of us to
find ourselves blessed to be faced
with the potential to enjoy 365
more precious days of life, love
and salvation.
Like many of you, I anticipate
the start of the year by releasing
a lot of what has taken place the
previous year, and what better
place to do that than in church.
Watch service is something that I
have attended for as long as I can
remember and Watch night 2014
was no exception.
As a child I was taught that we
gathered at the church to watch
the New Year come in together
and rejoice a new beginning in a
religious environment filled with
testimonies and praise. And over
the years, I’ve had the pleasure of
seeing some wonderful praising
going on!
The structure of the services
differs from church to church but
my favorite flow of the Watch
night worship was held during
my childhood. It would always
begin with an opening prayer, as
a Dr. Watts hymn would be sung
or hummed in the background.
Soon we would be in a full-blown
testimonial and prayer service.
The adults would share the many
experiences that they faced over
the course of the year, and our
“Deacons or Mothers’ Board”
would make sure that a rhythmic
beat would continue to be heard
throughout the evening. The evening would end with a soul-stirring message from the pastor, and
a shout of Happy New Year!
Not only do I have vivid memories of the deacons and mothers’
boards singing throughout the
night, but there would often be
various choirs on hand to sing
praises unto the Lord. The ushers
stood their posts to assist as members and guests shared their year
in review. Of course, our pastor
would deliver the climax of the
evening and the anticipation of a
new day through the message that
he shared with us as the time approached midnight.
Oh, the night was filled with
strong testimonies from our elder members and the young also
brought with them tales of survival from events that helped to
define their lives. It was such a
wonderful evening of praise that I
would hate to see the service end,
but I was just as excited about the
start of the new day that opened
the door to the New Year: a new
year of learning more about the
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; a
new year of witnessing, a new
year filled with so many possibilities for all of us.
Now, more than five decades
of being a watch night service attendee and participant, I am still
excited to be among those who
are praising the Lord as we enter
the New Year. I love the witnessing that takes place among the
believers who have gathered to
thank God for the year that has
passed and for the new one that is
upon us.
As we enter the year 2015, we
have so much to look forward to;
so much to be thankful for. Yes,
we may all have different recollections of New Year’s Eve; especially New Year’s Eve 2014, since
it has just passed.
Some may recall just spending
the evening at home with family
and friends, others may recall enjoying various entertainment and
some may have spent the evening
doing all of the above and could
still make it to church in time to
celebrate the New Year (or vice
versa).
Regardless of what manner
of celebration you chose don’t
let another day of 2015 pass you
by without stopping to tell the
Lord thank you! Nations across
the world stop when the clock
strikes midnight to shout “Happy
New Year” in various languages.
The world doesn’t have to stop to
praise the Lord but we all stop at
some point during our day to say
“Thank You Lord!”
I do, have and will always
thank God because of His goodness for so many things.As this
new year develops, we ask that
you continue to share your praises
and good news with our readers. This new year provides even
more opportunities to let others
know what God has done for each
of us. Remember the verse that I
often share with you - Isaiah 52:7
(NIV), which reads: “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet
of those who bring good news,
who proclaim peace, who bring
good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, Your God
reigns!”
The Mississippi Link, a messenger for news in and around the
state of Mississippi, would like to
serve as your personal messenger
to share your news and the news
of your places of worship.
Contact Daphne M. Higgins
at
religion@mississippilink.
com. Fax 601-896-0091 or mail
your information to The Mississippi Link, 2659 Livingston Road,
Jackson, MS 39213.
The New Year
Dear Lord, as this New Year is born
I give it to Thy hand,
Content to walk by faith what paths
I cannot understand.
Whatever coming days may bring
Of bitter loss, or gain,
Or every crown of happiness;
Should sorrow come, or pain,
Or, Lord, if all unknown to me
Thine angel hovers near
To bear me to that farther shore
Before another year,
It matters not - my hand in Thine,
Thy light upon my face,
Thy boundless strength when I am
weak,
Thy love and saving grace!
I only ask, loose not my hand,
Grip fast my soul, and be
My guiding light upon the path
Till, blind no more, I see!
- Martha Snell Nicholson
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JANUARY 1 - 7, 2015
2015 - “The testing of your faith”
By Pastor Simeon R. Green III
Faith is taking God at His
Word and persisting in the
face of adversity.
It may seem a
daunting task to be faced with
such a staggering responsibility of remaining faithful
in perplexing and seemingly
impossible
circumstances
that challenge human reasoning, but this is the proving
ground that God has chosen
to distinguish those who are
truly faithful from those who
are not faithful.
You may wonder who or
what you are battling. Satan’s objective and intent
is to destroy your faith. He
is trying to turn your mind
and your eyes away from the
faithfulness of God and His
Word.
By pointing out all the negative circumstances, he tries
to convince one that anything
God is involved in would not
take so long. He tries to create confusion, discouragement and most of all doubts,
which lead to unbelief in the
heart of the believer.
He points out the circumstances you are involved in
and says that you have been
in that situation way too long
and that nothing is going to
work out. The devil knows
that what you believe in your
heart, you will act out in everyday life.
This is the reason he tries
so hard to create doubts in
your mind. He knows this
will eventually cause you to
turn away from God.
Satan will attempt to convince you that you do not
know God and that God does
not know you because the
desires of your heart have
not yet come to fruition. He
will say, “Surely this is evidence that God does not look
upon you with favor as His
child.”
In Proverbs 3:5-7, we find
these Scriptures, “Trust in
the Lord with all thine heart;
and lean not unto thine own
understanding. In all thy
ways acknowledge Him, and
He shall direct thy paths. Be
not wise in thine own eyes:
fear the Lord, and depart
from evil.”
To receive God’s guidance, said Solomon, we must
acknowledge God in all our
ways. This means turning
every area of life over to
Him.
About a thousand years
later, Jesus emphasized this
same truth in Matthew 6:33,
where it reads, “But seek
first the Kingdom of God
and His righteousness, and
all these things shall be added to you.”
Look at your values and
priorities. What is important
to you? Make Him a vital
part of everything you do;
then He will guide you because you will be working to
accomplish His purposes.
“To seek first the Kingdom
of God and His righteousness” means to turn to God
first for help, to fill your
thoughts with His desires, to
take His character for your
pattern and to serve and obey
Him in everything.
What is really important to
you?
People, objects, goals and
other desires all compete for
priority. Any of these can
quickly bump God out of
first place if you don’t actively choose to give Him
first place in every area of
your life.
God is searching for those
who have purposed in their
hearts to be faithful and
righteous in all ways, those
whose righteousness is a
commitment stemming from
the heart.
He is searching for those
who, having been presented
with many adverse circumstances, say in their hearts,
“I will go all the way,” and
then press through difficult,
uncertain, unfair circumstances, perhaps with no external or visible consolation
other than the Word of God.
This exhibits faith. The
one who accepts and fulfills
this challenge will meet God
and spend eternity with Him.
Happy New Year, 2015!
Rev. Simeon R. Green III is
pastor of Crossroads Church
of God in Farmhaven (Canton), Miss., and is married to
Velma L. Green. He honorably served in the U.S. Army
for 20 years. Presently, Rev.
Green is a member of the
National Association of
Evangelism Church of God,
Anderson, Ind. He serves as
vice-chairman at the Southeastern Association of The
Church of God, Inc.
College Hill Missionary Baptist Church
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I’ve been and
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By Shewanda Riley
Columnist
A few years
ago, I had
surgery that
quite frankly
terrified me.
The surgery
was
necessary but I was extremely
nervous. I wasn’t concerned as much about the
surgery itself. After all, I’d
be sedated and wouldn’t
feel anything. What I was
most concerned about
was how I’d feel after the
surgery. Even though the
doctor reassured me about
everything after the procedure, I was still very fearful. I knew the scriptures
about God not giving us a
spirit of fear ( 2 Timothy
1:7) but I couldn’t shake
it.
I even had a good friend
pray with me before the
surgery. As I sat waiting
for the sedation medication to kick in, I slowly
started to drift off to sleep.
When I woke up, I was in
a little bit of pain but was
so groggy that the pain
didn’t matter. Then the
most important part took
place: the healing process
began. This was the place
of “in the meantime” for
me physically. Strange
thing was that even though
I’d been fearful of the surgery, I was now a little
impatient to get beyond
the healing so I could
be completely restored
physically.
According to the doctor’s orders, I was to rest
as much as possible and
not do anything physically strenuous.
She
made it clear that what I
did or did not do would
have the biggest impact on how quickly and
successfully my body
healed.
Maybe it’s the start of
a new year or me getting more reflective as I
get older but I’ve been
fascinated lately more
by what happens in this
place of “meantime.” By
the meantime, I mean that
wonderful place of healing that’s between where
I’ve been and where
I’m going. Gospel artist
Kim Burrell sings about
it in her song, “Special
Place:”
“In between where I’ve
been and where I’m going
To a special place, designed just for me
Between where I’ve
been, so closer to knowing
My search is over, I
think I see me”
I love those words because I think they explain
where I and so many of
my friends are at the end
of an old year and beginning a new year. Even
though we may have
achieved in our personal,
professional and spiritual
lives, that place of complete healing sometimes
seems so hard to find. Or
when we find it, we want
to rush through the process so we can enjoy restoration. We mistake the
process of healing for the
place of restoration.
I think sometimes God
may allow us to enter
a place of “meantime”
where he wants to bless
us with complete restoration. We may have prayed
for God to restore emotionally, physically, financially and spiritually
perhaps not realizing that
before there is complete
restoration and a new beginning, we must submit
to the healing process.
Happy New Year 2015!
Shewanda Riley is the
author of the Essence
best-seller “Love Hangover: Moving From Pain
to Purpose after a Relationship Ends.” She can
be reached at [email protected], at www.
shewandariley.com
or
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A REZONING
ZONING CASE NO. 3887
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority and direction of that Ordinance by the City
Council of Jackson, Mississippi, appearing in Minute Book 3G at page 115 thereof,
notice is hereby given to all persons interested in or in any way affected thereby, that
Colonial Jackson, LLC/ Michael Lawrence has filed with the Planning Board for the City
of Jackson, an application requesting a rezoning from SUD - Special Use District to
CMU-1 – Community Mixed-Use District Pedestrian Oriented for the property located
at 5635 Old Canton Rd. to allow for the redevelopment of the property for mixed uses,
in the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, and being more particularly
described as:
THAT CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING SITUATED
WITHIN THE INNER BOUNDS OF COLONIAL CIRCLE AND CLUB VIEW DRIVE AS
SHOWN BY THE MAPS AND PLATS OF CLUB PARK SUBDIVISION, PART 1, 2 AND
3, ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE HINDS COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK IN PLAT BOOK 6 AT PAGES 15, 16, AND 17, RESPECTIVELY, AND
IN THE NORTHEAST 1/4 AND THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF
SECTION 7 AND THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH,
RANGE 2 EAST, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS THE COLONIAL COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE, AND ALL OTHER
LAND NOT CONSIDERED A PART OF SAID GOLF COURSE, WHICH LIES WITHING THE INNER BOUNDS OF THE AFORESAID STREETS AND CONSTITUTES
ALL OF THE REMAINING LAND AND PROPERTY WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF
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SUBDIVISION PART 1, AND RUN SOUTH 89 DEGREES 52 MINUTES EAST AT
A RIGHT ANGLE TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 2 FOR A DISTANCE OF 60.0
FEET TO A POINT IN THE EAST LINE OF COLONIAL CIRCLE, WHICH POINT IS
THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED; RUN
THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 08 MINUTES EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF
COLONIAL CIRCLE, 60 FEET EAST OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF
LOTS 2 AND 1 OF BLOCK “F” AND THE EAST LINE OF BLOCK “E”, CLUB PARK
SUBDIVISION, PART 1 FOR A DISTANCE OF 960.8 FEET TO THE BEGINNING
OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT; RUN THENCE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS
OF 100.0 FEET, FOR A DISTANCE OF 156.6 FEET FOR A CHORD BEARING OF
NORTH 44 DEGREES 59 MINUTES EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 141.1 FEET TO
THE END THEREOF, WHICH IS THE SOUTH LINE OF COLONIAL CIRCLE; RUN
THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 50 MINUTES EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE
OF COLONIAL CIRCLE, 60 SOUTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE
OF BLOCK “A”, CLUB PARK SUBDIVISION, PART 1, FOR A DISTANCE OF 2021.1
FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE LINE BETWEEN THE AFORESAID SECTIONS 7 AND 8 WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID COLONIAL CIRCLE; RUN
THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 53 MINUTES EAST AND CONTINUE ALONG THE
SOUTH LINE OF COLONIAL CIRCLE FOR A DISTANCE OF 648.02 FEET TO THE
BEGINNING OF A 23 DEGREE 38 MINUTE CURVE TO THE RIGHT; RUN THENCE
AROUND SAID CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING A RADIUS OF 241.6 FEET HAVING
A CHORD BEARING OF SOUTH 54 DEGREES 35 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF
278.78 FEET TO THE END THEREOF; RUN THENCE SOUTH 19 DEGREES 20
MINUTES EAST ALONG THE WESTERN LINE OF COLONIAL CIRCLE, 60 FEET
WEST OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF BLOCK “G”, CLUB PARK
SUBDIVISION, PART 2, FOR A DISTANCE OF 386.8 FEET TO THE BEGINNING
OF A 14 DEGREE 14 MINUTE 45 SECOND CURVE TO THE LEFT; RUN THENCE
AROUND SAID CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING A RADIUS OF 386.3 FEET FOR
A DISTANCE OF 278.1 FEET HAVING A CHORD BEARING OF SOUTH 39 DEGREES 58 MINUTES EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 272.08 FEET TO A POINT OF A
REVERSE CURVE BEARING TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 100.0 FEET;
RUN THENCE AROUND SAID CURVE FOR A DISTANCE OF 165.5 FEET HAVING A
CHORD BEARING OF SOUTH 17 DEGREES 23 MINUTES EAST FOR A DISTANCE
OF 147.25 FEET TO THE END THEREOF AND IN THE WEST LINE OF CLUB VIEW
DRIVE AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF CLUB PARK SUBDIVISION, PART 2; RUN
THENCE SOUTH 30 DEGREES 00 MINUTES WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF
CLUB VIEW DRIVE, 60 FEET WEST OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF
CLUB VIEW SUBDIVISION, PART 2 FOR A DISTANCE OF 168.0 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A 1 DEGREE 00 MINUTE 27 SECOND CURVE TO THE RIGHT; RUN
THENCE AROUND SAID CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 5687.7
FEET, FOR A DISTANCE OF 340.0 FEET HAVING A CHORD BEARING OF SOUTH
31 DEGREES 43 MINUTES WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 339.94 FEET TO THE END
THEREOF; RUN THENCE SOUTH 33 DEGREES 26 MINUTES WEST ALONG THE
WEST LINE OF CLUB VIEW DRIVE, 60 FEET WEST OF AND PARALLEL WITH
THE WEST LINE OF BLOCK “H”, CLUB PARK SUBDIVISION, PART 2, FOR A DISTANCE OF 842.92 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A 22 DEGREE 01 MINUTE 42
SECOND CURVE TO THE RIGHT; RUN THENCE AROUND SAID CURVE, HAVING
A RADIUS OF 260.1 FEET FOR A DISTANCE OF 275.4 FEET HAVING A CHORD
BEARING OF SOUTH 63 DEGREES 46 MINUTES WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF
LEGAL
262.73 FEET TO THE END THEREOF; RUN THENCE NORTH 85 DEGREES 54
MINUTES WEST ON THE TANGENT OF THE LAST MENTIONED CURVE AND
ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF CLUB VIEW DRIVE FOR A DISTANCE OF 210.89
FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A 6 DEGREE 06 MINUTE 11 SECOND CURVE TO
THE LEFT; RUN THENCE AROUND SAID CURVE, HAVING A RADIUS OF 938.8
FEET ALONG THE NORTHERN LINE OF CLUB VIEW DRIVE, 60 FEET FROM AND
PARALLEL WITH THE NORTHERN LINE OF BLOCK “L”, CLUB PARK SUBDIVISION, PART 3, FOR A DISTANCE OF 412.63 FEET HAVING A CHORD BEARING
OF SOUTH 81 DEGREES 30 MINUTES WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 409.45 FEET
TO THE BEGINNING OF A 9 DEGREE 08 MINUTE 33 SECOND CURVE TO THE
LEFT; RUN THENCE AROUND SAID CURVE, HAVING A RADIUS OF 626.7 FEET,
AND ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN LINE OF CLUB VIEW DRIVE, 60 FEET FROM
AND PARALLEL WITH THE NORTHWESTERN LINE OF 451.02 HAVING A CHORD
441.51 FEET TO THE END OF SAID CURVE; RUN THENCE SOUTH 27 DEGREES
39 MINUTES WEST ALONG THE WESTERN LINE OF CLUB VIEW DRIVE, 60 FEET
WEST OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID BLOCK “M”, CLUB
PARK SUBDIVISION, PART 3, FOR A DISTANCE OF 121.51 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT; RUN THENCE AROUND SAID CURVE, HAVING A RADIUS OF 33.8 FEET, FOR A DISTANCE OF 67.5 FEET HAVING A CHORD
56.87 FEET TO A POINT IN THE NORTHERN LINE OF COLONIAL CIRCLE; RUN
THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERN LINE OF COLONIAL CIRCLE AND AROUND A CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 810.1 FEET, 60
FEET FROM AND PARALLEL WITH THE NORTHERN LINE OF BLOCK “P”, CLUB
PARK SUBDIVISION, PART 3, FOR A DISTANCE OF 173.7 FEET HAVING A CHORD
BEARING OF NORTH 44 DEGREES 07 MINUTES WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF
173.33 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A 1 DEGREE 37 MINUTE CURVE TO THE
RIGHT; RUN THENCE AROUND SAID CURVE, HAVING A RADIUS OF 3546.0
FEET, 60 FEET FROM AND PARALLEL WITH THE NORTHERN LINE OF BLOCK
“P”, CLUB PARK SUBDIVISION, PART 3, FOR A DISTANCE OF 589.5 FEET HAVING A CHORD BEARING OF NORTH 45 DEGREES 29 MINUTES WEST FOR A
DISTANCE OF 589.34 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A 6 DEGREE 43 MINUTE 15
SECOND CURVE TO THE LEFT; RUN THENCE AROUND SAID CURVE, HAVING A
RADIUS OF 852.5 FEET, 60 FEET FROM AND PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE
OF BLOCK “P”, CLUB PARK SUBDIVIDION, PART 3, FOR A DISTANCE OF 661.6
FEET HAVING A CHORD BEARING OF NORTH 62 DEGREES 57 MINUTES WEST
FOR A DISTANCE OF 645.11 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE TO THE
RIGHT; RUN THENCE AROUND SAID CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING A RADIUS
OF 99.4 FEET, FOR A DISTANCE OF 114.8 FEET HAVING A CHORD BEARING OF
NORTH 52 DEGREES 05 MINUTES WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 108.56 FEET TO
A POINT IN THE EAST LINE OF COLONIAL CIRCLE; RUN THENCE NORTH 18 DEGREES 55 MINUTES WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF COLONIAL CIRCLE, 60
FEET EAST OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF BLOCK “F”, CLUB PARK
SUBDIVISION, PART 1, FOR A DISTANCE OF 123.77 FEET TO THE BEGINNING
OF A 3 DEGREE 44 MINUTE CURVE TO THE RIGHT; RUN THENCE AROUND
SAID CURVE, HAVING A RADIUS OF 1534.8 FEET, 60 FEET FROM AND PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF BLOCK “F”, CLUB PARK SUBDIVISION, PART 1,
FOR A DISTANCE OF 511.2 FEET HAVING A CHORD BEARING OF NORTH 09
DEGREES 25 MINUTES WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 508.71 FEET TO THE POINT
OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 145.7 ACRES.
ALL OF BLOCK “L” OF CLUB PARK SUBDIVISION, PART 3, ACCORDING TO THE
MAP OR PLAT THEREOF WHICH IS ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE
OF THE CHANCERY CLERK OF HINDS COUNTY AT JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, IN
PLAT BOOK 6 AT PAGE 15 THEREOF, REFERENCE TO WHICH MAP OR PLAT IS
HEREBY MADE IN AID OF AND AS A PART OF THIS DESCRIPTION AND CONTAINING 7.72 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
Said application will be heard at the City Planning Board Hearing in the Andrew Jackson
Conference Room, First Floor, Warren A. Hood Building, 200 S. President Street in
Jackson, Mississippi, at 1:30 p.m., on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at which time all
parties interested in or affected thereby will be heard both pro and con on said question,
after which a record will be established upon which the City Planning Board can make
its recommendation to the City Council of Jackson. Any objection thereto may be made
by any person owning property within the area, and if made in writing must be filed
with the City Zoning Administrator before said time if a hearing thereof or consideration
thereof is desired, or by counsel on said date. If a request is made to the Zoning Administrator at least 72 hours in advance, the City will take steps to accommodate citizens
need for interpreters or auxiliary aids for the visually/hearing impaired.
WITNESS my signature this 22nd day of December 2014.
/s/Ester L. Ainsworth
Zoning Administrator
City of Jackson, Mississippi
1/1/2015, 1/15/2015
reference to which is hereby made in aid of and as a part of this description, and being
more particularly described as follows:
Magnolia Federal Credit Union has filed with the Planning Board for the City of Jackson,
an application requesting a Rezoning from R-1A (Single-Family) Residential District to
C-2 (Limited) Commercial District, to construct an operation center for Magnolia Federal Credit Union on property located at Parcels 723-88 and 723-89 in the Fernwood
Subdivision, in the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, and being more
particularly described as:
Begin at a found iron pin marking the northeast corner of Lot 51 of Block B of said Fernwood Subdivision, and run thence North 89° 00’ 00” West along the South right-of-way
line of Fernwood Drive for a distance of 284.04 feet to a point; run thence South 00° 09’
19” West for a distance of 435.99 feet to a point on the South line of Lot 53 of Block B,
of Fernwood Subdivision; run thence South 89° 00’ 48” East along the South line of Lot
53 of Block B for a distance of 84.38 feet to southernmost corner common to Lots 52
and 53 of Block B; run thence North 00° 06’ 35” East along the common to said Lots
52 and 53 of Block B for a distance of 130.05 feet to a point; run thence South 89° 00’
48” East for a distance of 200.42 feet to a point on the West right-of-way line of County
Cork Road; run thence North 00° 01’ 50” East along said West right-of-way of County
Cork Road for a distance of 305.89 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 2.25
acres, more or less.
Lot 53, BLOCK B FERNWOOD SUBDIVISION, a subdivision according to a map or
plat thereof which is on file and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Hinds
County at Jackson, Mississippi, in Plat Book 4 at Page 76, reference to which is hereby
made in aid of and as a part of this description, LESS & EXCEPT the following described part of said Lot 53:
A parcel of land described as being in Lots 51, 52 and 53 of Block B of Fernwood
Subdivision, according to a plat or map thereof on file and of record in the office of the
Chancery Clerk of Hinds County, Mississippi, and recorded in Plat Book 4 at Page 76,
LEGAL
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Commence at the intersection of the South line of Fondren Place and the West line of
Canton Ave (Old Canton Road) as both are now laid out and in use; run thence South
19° 42’ West and along the Western line of Canton Avenue a distance of 216.75 feet
to an iron pin, said pin being the Point of beginning; thence run North 70° 54’ West a
distance of 306.18 feet-to-a-point; thence run South 20° 05’ West a distance of 61.52
feet to a concrete monument; thence run 74° 58’ East a distance of 99.7 feet to a concrete monument; thence run 19° 46’ East a distance of 5.96 feet to a point; thence run
South 70° 54’ East a distance of 91.58 feet to a point; thence run North 19° 04’ East a
distance of 0.56 feet to a point; thence run South 74° 58’ East a distance of 116.0 feet
to an old axle in place; thence run North 19° 42’ East a distance of 39.71 feet to a Point
of Beginning.
AND BEING THE SAME PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN WARRANTY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 7104 AT PAGE 8932.
1/1/2015, 1/15/2015
Ted J. & Cherry Duckworth has filed with the Planning Board for the City of Jackson, an
application requesting a Variance from the one acre (1) minimum lot size for a third lot
that will be created from the two adjacent lots at 3922 and 3940 Stuart Place in a R-1A
(Single-Family) Residential District, in the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, and being more particularly described as:
3922 Stuart Place
Lot 2, Block “0”, Eastover, Section 24, (less and except those parts of Lot 2, previously
conveyed by Deeds recorded in Book 4230 at Page 287 and Book 4230 at Page 290 in
the offices of the Chancery Clerk of Hinds County at Jackson, Mississippi), a subdivision according to a map or plat thereof which is on file and of record in the office of the
Chancery Clerk of Hinds County at Jackson, Mississippi, in Plat Book 16 at Page 34,
reference to which is hereby made in aid of and as a part of this description, including
that real property conveyed to Stuart C. Irby, Jr. in that certain Deed of Dedication by
Eastover Development, Inc., dated July 27, 1978 and recorded in Book 2562 at Page
716, on file and of record in the aforesaid Chancery Clerk’s Office.
3940 Stuart Place
Lot 1 and part of Lot 2 of Block “0” of Eastover, Section 24, a subdivision according to
a map or plat thereof which is on file and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk
of Hinds County at Jackson, Mississippi, in Plat Book 16 at Page 34, and being
more particularly described as follows, to-wit:
Commence at the Southwest coRNer of the said Lot 1, said Southwest corner being
the POINT OF BEGINNING for the parcel herein described, and run thence
Northeasterly along the Western line of the said Lot 1 for a distance of 160.0 feet to
the Northwest comer of the said Lot 1; thence turn left through an interior angle of 105
degrees 53 minutes and run Southeasterly along the Northern line of the said Lot 1 and
the extension thereof for a distance of 250.03 feet; thence turn left through an interior
angle of 78 degrees 12 minutes 21 seconds and run Southwesterly for a distance
of 210.87 feet to the Northern line of Stuart Place; thence turn left through an interior
angle of 89 degrees 57 minutes 39 seconds and run Northwesterly for a distance
of 256.16 feet along the said Northern line of Stuart Place to the POINT OF
BEGINNING, containing 1.06 acres more or less.
1/1/2015, 1/15/2015
1/1/2015, 1/15/2015
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The last day to vote by absentee
ballot is Saturday, January 24,
2014 at 12:00 (noon). To accommodate the absentee voting process The City Clerk’s Office will
be open on Saturday, January 17,
2014 at 8:00 a.m.–12:00 (noon)
and Saturday, January 24, 2014 at
8:00 a.m.–12:00 (noon).
12/18/14, 12/25/14, 1/1/15
A part of Lots 11 “C’’ and “G” of Isham Cade Survey in the City of Jackson, First Judicial
District of Hinds County, Mississippi, and being more particularly described my metes
and bounds as follows, to wit:
LEGAL
ALSO:
Richard Miles has filed with the Planning Board for the City of Jackson, an application
requesting a Rezoning from C-2 (Limited) Commercial District to C-3 (General) Commercial District, to build outdoor venue for cigar bar and entertainment on property located at 2771 Old Canton Rd., in the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi,
and being more particularly described as:
AND ALSO
LEGAL
Lots 54 and 55, BLOCK B, FERNWOOD SUBDIVISION, a subdivision according to a
map or plat thereof which is on file and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of
Hinds County at Jackson, Mississippi, in Plat Book 4 at Page 76, reference to which is
hereby made in aid of and as a part of this description.
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In the middle of
an American turmoil between the
police force and
African-American men, what I
would like in 2014
is more social awareness, logic and
sensitivity from the Mike Ditkas
and Charles Barkleys of the world.
Dikta, born Michael Dyczko to
an Ukrainian family in Carnegie,
Penn., excelled in football to escape
working in the Pennsylvania steel
mills and factories of the 1950s and
60s.
Likewise, Barkley excelled in
basketball to escape generations of
poverty and racism in Leeds, Ala.,
in the 1970s and 80s.
The pair of hard-nosed and tenacious athletes played their respective sports like gladiators with
swords and shields in hand. They
were manly and proud of it. They
had no problem expressing themselves either, saying the type of
things that other men would only
think about.
Now we have a nation full of
no-named Ditkas and Barkleys all
over the Internet on Twitter and
Facebook, saying whatever the hell
they want without enough thought
behind it.
Ditka, who calls himself an “ultra
conservative,” recently made comments that the citizens of Ferguson,
Mo., used the police killing of teenager Michael Brown as “a reason to
protest and go out and loot.”
He confessed that he didn’t understand the uproar, and that he
doubted the St. Louis Rams football
players who flashed a “hands up,
don’t shoot” symbol during their introductions in a recent game against
the Oakland Raiders “care about
Michael Brown or anything else.”
Ditka says that there are a lot of
different things in society that athletes can complain or protest about.
So why choose Michael Brown?
Well, Tavon Austin, Steadman
Bailey, Jared Cook, Kenny Britt and
Chris Givens - who all happen to be
black and play professional football
for the St. Louis Rams - consider
the loss of black life, coupled with
injustice from the local police force,
important enough to talk about.
The last time I checked, a human life was more important than
anything, including football and
basketball.
Evidently, at age 75, with more
than 50 years of being a teammate,
a coach and a commentator around
African-American men who are fathers, sons, husbands, brothers, uncles and so forth, Ditka has apparently learned nothing about them.
Or maybe he only cares to think
about the ones he knows and likes.
Many ethnicities, cultures, races,
creeds and classes go to work and
stand right next to each for 40 or 50
years, and still don’t know enough
about each other to care. Mike Ditka calls it being “old-fashioned.”
Charles Barkley comes into play
as an Alabama black man, who often gets away with saying things
that whites and blacks consider
cute, mainly because he says it so
shamelessly with his country accent. But that doesn’t make what he
says factual.
Barkley has now aggravated his
own family members by commenting on the same Missouri issue as
Ditka, calling the Ferguson looters “scumbags.” He then went on
to explain himself by adding more
kerosene to the fire.
“In all fairness, there are some
people out there who are crooks.
We, as black people, got a lot of
crooks.” Well, thanks a lot, Charles
Barkley. That comment sure helps
America to deal with its police issue with African-Americans. I’m
sure thousands of hardcore police
will just love that one.
But the truth is: every race, culture and class has crooks, particularly when they are challenged by
economic imbalances. British, Italian, Irish, Jewish, Polish, Russian,
Australian, Spanish, French, Mexican, Canadian, Brazilian, Jamaican,
African, Korean, Japanese, Chinese,
you name it; we all have crooks.
The United States of America itself is based on the stolen land by
crooks, who no longer want us to
talk about it. African-Americans,
also happen to be stolen people.
But that’s too much information to
handle.
Ditka’s and Barkley’s shootfrom-the-hip comments create more
American extremists, who are eager
to press the kill button, while still
lacking vital information.
This extreme emotionalism of
uniformed people creates a society of angry warmongers, who are
unwilling to comprehend the logic
of more humane compromise. I’m
speaking to law enforcement officials as well here. Please learn more
about the people you police instead
of blindly dictating terms to them.
Is America still a democracy?
My New Year’s wish is that exathletes and public figures will develop the appropriate social awareness, logic and sensitivity about our
serious world issues before they
speak, text or videotape the wrong
things.
Then we can prepare ourselves
to avoid more of the atrocities that
have yet to come. At the least, I pray
for more qualified journalists to offer voices of reason.Yes, ‘informed
journalists’ matter, too.
Omar Tyree, a New York Times
bestselling author and NAACP Image Award winner, is a professional
journalist, who has published 27
books, including co-authoring
Mayor For Life; The Incredible Story of Marion Barry Jr. Visit
www.OmarTyree.com
‘Selma’ more
than a movie
By Lauren Victoria Burke
NNPA Columnist
The
movie
Selma,
which
debuted
on
Christmas Day,
is an eerily timely film detailing a history not
taught in American schools on a
regular basis.
The film provides a unintended indictment of the nonstrategies that yield no positive
results often seen in today’s socalled leadership.
Director Ava DuVernay’s depiction of the lead up to President Lyndon B. Johnson’s signing of the 1965 Voting Rights
Act leaves behind huge lessons
– many unintentional.
Even with the predictable
restrictions brought on by the
money-grabbing King kids who
forbade the director to use their
father’s actual words for the film
– screenwriter Paul Webb tells
us that Dr. King remains one of
few people in American life to
speak brutal honesty on racism
and make a difference.
The film reaffirms that Dr.
King worked in service of a mission. In the case of the Selma
campaign, it was voting rights.
King did not get up in the morning to focus on TV interviews,
news conferences or participate
on panels.
His was a ‘results’ driven
movement. Understanding the
domino effects of certain actions
in Selma and how those actions
JANUARY 1 - 7, 2015
2014: Unfair and
Unbalanced Media
By George E. Curry
NNPA Columnist
?
Ask Alma
Alma Gill
NNPA Advise Columnist
Alma Gill’s newsroom experience spans more than 25
years, including various roles at USA Today, Newsday
and the Washington Post. Email questions to: [email protected]. Follow her on Facebook at “Ask
Alma” and twitter @almaaskalma.
Fox
News,
which mislabels
itself as “fair and
balanced,”
was
anything but in
2014, according to
MediaMatters.org,
the independent media watchdog
group. The way that the right-wing
network covered the deaths of police
officers in 2014 is a case in point.
“The politicization surrounding
the killing of two New York Police
Department officers over the weekend was amazingly swift. Fox News
led the right-wing media charge,
immediately claiming Democratic
elected officials were somehow responsible for the gun rampage… ,”
the MediaMatters analysis observed.
“On Fox, hosts and guests were
sure who was to blame for the tragedy; not the gunman necessarily, but
political and community leaders like
President Obama, Attorney General
Eric Holder, Mayor Bill de Blasio
and MSNBC’s Al Sharpton.
“Why? Because the men, to varying degrees, have spoken out about
the troubled relationship between
law enforcement and the black
community, and raised concerns
about two recent high-profile cases,
Michael Brown and Eric Garner,
in which unarmed black men were
killed, and police officers responsible were not indicted.”
The watchdog group continued,
“…former New York City Police
Commissioner Bernard Kerik told
Fox News, ‘I personally feel that
Mayor de Blasio, Sharpton and others like them, they actually have
blood on their hands.’
“‘Let’s talk about the president
as well,’” responded Fox’s Jeanine
Pirro, suggesting Obama and Mayor
de Blasio were to blame. “‘The two
of them have undoubtedly created
racial tensions that worsens, not betters the situation for law enforcement.’”
“Appearing on Fox News, former New York City Mayor Rudolf
Giuliani insisted the message from
recent Obama ‘propaganda’ was that
‘everybody should hate the cops.’
(No such Obama ‘propaganda’ actually exists.)”
MediaMatters noted, “Yet in stark
contrast, as Media Matters has documented, Fox News has routinely
paid very little attention to breaking
news stories that feature right-wing,
or anti-government gunmen who
target law enforcement officials as a
way to deliver their warped political
messages.
“And critically, when they have
touched on those deadly attacks, Fox
talkers have stressed that it’s not fair
to blame politics.
“Note that in 2013, after racist
skinhead Michael Page started killing worshipers at an Oak Creek,
Wisconsin, Sikh temple, and then
murdered a police officer, Fox’s Andrea Tantaros stressed that the killing spree was an isolated event that
didn’t have any larger implications.
“‘How do you stop a lunatic?’ she
asked. ‘This is not a political issue.’
“At Fox, that has been the pattern:
These kind of deadly right-wing attacks are treated as isolated incidents
that are mostly void of politics. Instead, the perpetrators are portrayed
as lone gunmen (and women) who
do not represent any cultural or political movement.”
To buttress its assertion, MediaMatters stated: “On a September
night this year, 31-year-old marksman Eric Frein was allegedly laying
in wait outside the Blooming Grove
police barracks in northeastern
Pennsylvania, preparing to assassinate state troopers. That night, state
police officer Bryon Dickson was
shot and killed as he walked towards
his patrol car.
“When Frein was finally captured
in late October, Fox News covered
the stories a handful of times ... [but]
with no emphasis on his possible
anti-government motivations and
why the “survivalist” set out to assassinate law enforcement officers.
“Another police assassination attack unfolded in June. Claiming to
be acting under the bloody ‘banner
of Liberty and Truth,’ Jerad Miller
and his wife Amanda entered a restaurant Las Vegas executed two local policemen while they ate lunch.
“…Fox News primetime hosts
Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity both
ignored the shocking cop-killer story
the night after it happened; Megyn
Kelly devoted four sentences to it.”
Fox has plenty of company on
the right. According to MediaMatters, the “Worst 2014 Smears From
Right-Wing Websites” included:
The Daily Caller suggested that
Obama’s statement expressing his
condolences to the parents of Michael Brown was calculated to boost
black turnout in the midterm elections.” [Media Matters, 8/12/14]
In November 2014, Breitbart.com
criticized the media for not mentioning that President Obama’s nominee
for attorney general, Loretta Lynch,
“was one of the Clintons’ Whitewater defense attorneys.”
But Breitbart.com targeted the
wrong Loretta Lynch - the woman
they named, a defense attorney for
the Clintons, is a California based
attorney who has worked on several
prominent political campaigns, and
is white.
The nominee Loretta Lynch became a federal prosecutor in 1990,
two years before the other Lynch
participated in the Whitewater investigation, was appointed by President Clinton as a U.S. Attorney in
1999, and is black. [Media Matters,
11/9/14]
Yes, ‘Black Lives Matter.’ And so
does the truth.
George E. Curry, former editorin-chief of Emerge magazine, is
editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News
Service (NNPA.) He can be reached
through his Website, www.georgecurry.com. Also follow him at www.
twitter.com/currygeorge and George
E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook.
Dear Alma,
My husband and I are
educated and very successful in our careers. We have
been married for 10 years. I
had a daughter when I was
young, before I got married.
She’s 15 now. My husband
and I have two daughters
together, ages 9 and 7.
My husband loves my first
daughter and treats her like
his own child. The problem
is my in-laws have never
accepted my daughter as
their grandchild. They are
the best grandparents ever to
my younger kids. They buy
gifts and take them on vacations, but never include my
oldest daughter.
My husband has talked to
them about their rejection
of her and how it hurts me.
They are defensive about it,
but won’t change. I have allowed this to happen for too
long, and I’m sick of it.
I don’t want them in our
lives and a part of our family anymore if they can’t
treat all of the children
exactly the same. How can I
get them to understand that
what they are doing is hurting our family?
NAME WITHHELD
To Name Withheld,
From one mother of a
blended family to another, I
certainly understand where
you’re coming from. But it’s
clear, you’ve watched three
too many Hallmark movies,
and you’re longing to be
seen as the perfect family.
Come close, so you can
clearly hear me and give it
a moment to sink in: Your
in-laws are not your oldest
child’s grandparents.
Calm down, and don’t
stop reading because I
didn’t say what you want to
hear – it’s simply the truth.
Lord knows I understand
where you’re coming from.
God bless Miss Hazel,
she’s the blended grandma
in our family, and I don’t
know what we’d do without
her. Heartbreakingly though,
your MIL ain’t Miss Hazel,
so why after all these years
have you continued to fuel
this fire?
Stop, immediately! You
can’t change that woman,
and you shouldn’t want your
daughter involved in any
half-baked, semi-committed,
would win results and move the
needle on voting rights is featured.
It’s jarring to consider how
unthinkable it was for blacks
voting in the South 50 years
ago just as it was unthinkable
to imagine a black president in
the White House. Now, even
with both those realized, current black leadership still hasn’t
found a way to win.
The post-King era of civil
rights groups is more fixated
on corporate sponsorships, endless roundtables and sprawling
conferences. It also features
meetings with people in power
that yield no results and endless
re-statements of unsolved problems. The pattern typically ends
with a behind-the-scenes deal to
keep modern civil rights leaders
quiet.
That Dr. King was operating
during a much more perilous
time, punctuated with murder,
makes it even more of an indictment of today’s “leaders.”
At first glance, a viewer could
look at Selma as a completely
different era. But the failure of
the state to punish those who
killed black people is featured in
the murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson by a Alabama State Trooper
who was never punished. Given
recent events the film prompts a
scary question: What’s different
now?
Maybe Dr. King appears
larger because the stakes were
higher. Or, maybe it’s because
in the 1960s era of law enforce-
ment featured beatings that were
routine. But the fact is that still
happens.
With no smart phones, Facebook, Twitter, or laptops, you
ask: What was it that the group
of leaders had 50 years ago that
is missing today?
Selma also covers internal
rivalries within the movement
and tactical mistakes. The fact
is any movement in the midst
of failing to reach stated goals
should be actively questioning
itself.
Disagreements
between
groups in the days of Dr. King’s
prominence became the moments when leadership re-adjusted failed strategy. There’s
a reason you don’t see leaders
from NRA, AIPAC and LaRaza
Making a Difference
Between the Grandkids
insincere relationship with
anyone, including her “dontwannabe” step grandmother.
Significant relationships
are birthed between wholehearted, fully involved, 100
percent intended participants. If her biological
grandparents aren’t interested in building a relationship with her, then so be it.
You fill in the blank as best
as you can.
Come on, Mama, you
got this. Confidence and
self-esteem are what you
should be pouring into your
daughter. You’ve concluded
that just because your inlaws don’t include her, she’s
receiving a lesser amount of
love. That’s simply not true.
Your daughter is very special. She has great parents
and a great set of sisters
who I’m sure love her off
the planet. You didn’t mention that your daughter has
been traumatically affected.
As a matter of fact, you
didn’t mention her feelings
or reactions at all. You said
it hurts your feelings. So,
get over it. Stop feeding into
Grandzilla’s madness. Since
you can’t stand the heat,
remodel your kitchen.
Come up with creative
ways to spend time with
your daughter while her
little sisters are visiting with
their Granny. But here’s the
key: keep it simple. At 15
she’d rather be socializing
with her friends anyway.
A few ideas that come to
mind: Allowing her BFF
to sleep over. How about
Mommy and me pedicures?
Plan Daddy and me rides to
pick up dinner; maybe he
can let her drive to the end
of the block. I loved when
my Dad let me do that.
She’s eligible for her
driver’s license next year,
and graduation will be here
before you know it.
You have so much to be
thankful for. Drop your
MIL’s hatefulness like a hot
potato. Recognize the abundance of love celebrated
between you, your husband
and daughters.
Gramz foolishness should
not be recognized. It holds
no value or worth when considering the blessing of your
blended family.
Alma
fighting publicly. It’s because so
many of their goals have already
been reached.
Selma in theaters this holiday
season becomes a time to push
idiot movies about assassinating
foreign leaders to the side. Off
in Hollywood, where people can
waste $90 million on trivia, the
movie Selma is worth far more
than that.
Lauren Burke is a freelance
writer and creator of the blog
Crewof42.com, covering African American members of Congress. She appears regularly
on “NewsOneNow with Roland
Martin” and on WHUR FM,
900 AM WURD. Visit her website, laurenvictoriaburke.com,
or Twitter @Crewof42; e-mail
her at [email protected]
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JANUARY 1 - 7, 2015
Trinitee
Saturday, December 27, 2014 • Metrocenter Mall Center Court
The books were donated to MS
Children’s Home Services and Sunnybrook Children’s Home.
“K.C. Undercover” is an upcoming American sitcom developed
for Disney Channel, created by
Corinne Marshall and executive
produced by Rob Lotterstein.
The series stars Zendaya as K.C.
Cooper, a high school student training to follow in her parents’ footsteps as an undercover spy. Trinitee
plays the role of Judy Cooper in
the series being released January 1,
2015 on the Disney Channel, followed by the television premiere on
January 18.
Trinitee expresses her aspirations
as well as her source of inspiration on her facebook page. “I AM
a natural born entertainer gifted
by GOD.” Trinitee loves God and
studies the Bible.
About returning to Jackson, she
posts, “I can’t wait to see you all
with your books…. Help me give
the gift of literacy to MANY children!”
At the book drive there were
chances for two to win two admissions to a private event with Trinitee.
Trinitee is described as “spicy,
outspoken, sassy and unique” as
well as set out to “become a trendsetter.” She expresses wisdom beyond her years, so her parents allowed her to skip a grade. She now
excels in 3rd grade.
‘The Trinitee’ brings a new definition to the word colorful. She is
a natural born entertainer and has
confidence like no other, is driven
and is destined for greatness. She is
very engaging with her bubbly personality and vivacious spirit. She
also has Southern, African and British accents.
Not only is she an awesome actress, but she is a singer, songwriter,
dancer, comedian, and fashion designer. She enjoys reading, traveling, shopping, swimming and Jacuzzis.
Trinitee began her acting career at the age of three when she
debuted in her mother’s first stage
play production. Since moving to
California, she has booked national commercials, television pilots,
webisodes, voiceovers, short and
feature films.
Her voice for Disney’s new Princess Tiana doll will be in stores
soon. In October, Designs by The
Trinitee revealed the first two piec-
es of her Starlyte Collection. With
lots of creativity and color, the designs rocked the runway and were a
huge success.
Trinitee recently graduated from
B.O.S.S. The Movement, a 20week entrepreneurship course for
youth where she was the youngest
student. She graduated in the top of
her class and received the ‘most enthusiastic’ award.
She also recently released her
first original single, “Win Now”
which is available on iTunes and
Amazon. Copies were available at
the book drive. It is described as a
voice “that will make you dream
with your eyes wide open.” Over
the next couple of months you find
her performing at several venues,
schools, and area churches.
Her facebook page describes her
“ultimate goal is to use her platform
to lead youth to the Lord and to
show them that all things are possible when you believe and work
hard.”
She also desires to have her own
television show, fashion house,
and to be an Oscar, Grammy, and
Emmy award winning actress.
At age 8, she still has time to do
it all!
PHOTOS BY JAY JOHNSON
JANUARY 1 - 7, 2015
The 10 Best, No, the 100 Best Films of 2014
By Kam Williams
Film Reviewer
2014 has produced a cornucopia
of great films, at least a dozen of
which has an excellent shot at taking home the Academy Award for
Best Picture, including Boyhood,
Birdman, The Imitation Game and
Whiplash, to name a few.
However, all the stars seemed to
be aligned for my personal favorite, Selma, the searing civil rights
saga, set in March of 1965, about
the historic march led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Directed by Ava DuVernay,
the film is arriving in theaters at a
moment when race is once again
an urgent issue threatening to rip
asunder the fabric of the country. So, it might serve as a timely
reminder about the effectiveness
of adopting a philosophy of nonviolence.
Furthermore, this is the first feature-length biopic about Dr. King,
which is hard to believe since the
revered national icon was assassinated way back in 1968. Thirdly,
the picture’s wide release practically coincides with his birthday,
which has been celebrated as a
federal holiday since 1986.
With Black History Month following close on its heels in February, it’s easy to envision Selma
building up a head of steam over
the course of awards season, when
momentum dictates the favorites
and often determines the winners
in the Oscar sweepstakes.
And here’s a few more ‘must
see’ to add to your bucket list.
10 Best Big Budget Films
1. Selma
2. Nightcrawler
3. Birdman
4. The Equalizer
5. The Imitation Game
6. X-Men: Days of Future Past
7. Fury
8. Kill the Messenger
9. 22 Jump Street
10. This Is Where I Leave You
Big Budgets Honorable Mention
11. American Sniper
12. The Grand Budapest Hotel
13. Edge of Tomorrow
14. The Theory of
Everything
15. The Judge
16. A Most Violent Year
17. Godzilla
18. Top Five
19. Non-Stop
20. Earth to Echo
21. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
22. The Hobbit: The Battle of
the Five Armies
23. Noah
24. The Gambler
25. Beyond the Lights
10 Best Independent Films
1. Whiplash
2. Boyhood
3. Wish I Was Here
4. Calvary
5. Dear White People
6. Life’s a Breeze
7. Two-Bit Waltz
8. Belle
9. The M Word
10. Begin Again
Independent Films Honorable
Mention
11. The Retrieval
12. Obvious Child
13. Chef
14. Half of a Yellow Sun
15. Snowpiercer
16. 1,000 Times Good Night
17. The Two Faces of January
18. Coherence
19. St. Vincent
20. Happy Christmas
21. Believe Me
22. Alan Partridge
23. Hector and the Search for
Happiness
24. The Machine
25. One Chance
10 Best Foreign
Films
1. Web Junkie
(China)
2. The Way He
Looks (Brazil)
3. Ilo Ilo (Singapore)
4. Zero Motivation (Israel)
5. The Tale of
Princess Kaguya
(Japan)
6. The Almost Man (Norway)
7. Metro Manila (The Philippines)
8. Abuse of Weakness (France)
9. Two Days, One Night (Belgium)
10. Wetlands (Germany)
Foreign Films Honorable
Mention
11. Dancing in Jaffa (Israel)
12. Stranger by the Lake
(France)
13. Pioneer (Norway)
14. The Circle (Switzerland)
15. The Missing Picture (Cambodia)
16. Demi-Soeur (France)
17. Fifi Howls from Happiness
(Iran)
18. Grand Depart (France)
19. Jews of Egypt (Egypt)
20. Guilty of Romance (Japan)
21. Soul of a Banquet (China)
22. Big Bad Wolves (Israel)
23. Plot for Peace (South Africa)
24. Journey to the West (China)
25. We Are the Best (Sweden)
10 Best Documentaries
1. The Barefoot Artist
2. Life Itself
3. Ivory Tower
4. The Internet’s Own Boy
5. Mobilize
6. American Revolutionary:
The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs
7. Vanishing Pearls
8. America the Beautiful 3
9. Pump
10. Second Opinion
Sudoku
The challenge is to fill every row across, every column down, and every
3x3 box with the digits 1 through 9. Each 1 through 9 digit must appear
only once in each row across, each column down, and each 3x3 box.
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Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
1. Alack’s partner
5. Small licorice treats
9. Sheer, triangular scarf
11. Malaria
12. Anesthetic
13. Slick
14. Little
15. Before AD
17. Roberto’s yes
18. Burrowing rodent
20. Stretched to see
22. Promissory note
23. Mr. __ (tv horse)
24. Sphere
27. Artist Chagall
29. Fill
31. Parent teacher groups
32. Labors
33. River dirt
34. See
DOWN
1. Some (2 wds.)
2. Diet
3. Hurt
4. That girl
5. Bother
6. Ice house
7. Constructed
8. Compass point
10. Educated
16. What a lender extends
18. Mommy
19. Baltimore locale
20. Raccoon-like animal
21. Agricultural
22. Pixies
24. Off-Broadway award
25. Govern
26. Greatest
28. Central Standard Time
30. Mommy
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Cryptogram
A cryptogram is a puzzle where a sentence is encoded by substituting the
actual letters of the sentence with different letters. The challenge of the
puzzle is to ‘decode’ the sentence to reveal the original English sentence.
We have provided a few of the decoded letters to help get you started.
Hint: Quote by Dr. Seuss
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JANUARY 1 - 7, 2015
WBB: Lady Tigers to play last nonconference game at Louisiana-Lafayette
Jackson State Athletics Media
The Lady Tigers basketball
team will be back on the road
this weekend when they travel
to Lafayette, Louisiana to take
on the Ragin Cajuns of the
University of Louisiana-Lafayette in the last non-conference
game of the season on Sunday,
Dec. 28.
JSU (3-7) is coming off a 6261 overtime win over Northwestern State in their season
home opener. Seniors Ayanna
Hardy-Fuller and Alisa Ross
tied to score a game high of 16
point each. Hardy-Fuller shot
7-9 at the field goal and 2-4 at
the free throw line. Ross shot
5-13 at the field goal, 4-9 in
three point range, and 2-5 at the
free throw line. Hardy-Fuller
brought down a game high of
10 rebounds to record her fourth
double-double of the season.
As a team, the Lady Tigers shot
36.8% at the field goal, 25.0%
in three-point range, and 57.7%
at the free throw line.
Louisiana-Lafayette enters
Sunday’s contest having only
lost one game this season (Mississippi State 51-66). The Cajuns (7-1) are coming off a 6457 overtime win at Alcorn State
last Friday. Jaylan Gordon led
La-Lafayette in scoring shooting 4-9 at the field goal, 3-6 in
the three point range, and 1112 at the free throw line for 22
points. Adrienne Prejean led in
rebounding, pulling down one
offensive rebound and six defensive rebounds. As a team,
the Cajuns shot for 34.7 % at
the field goal, 44.4% in three
point range, and 81.3% from
the three point line.
Hardy-Fuller has been the
driving force behind the Lady
Tigers offense. Averaging
13.6 points a game and 8.1 rebounds, Hardy-Fuller is just a
few rebounds shy of averaging
a double-double for the season.
The Lady Tigers score 64.1 ppg
and allow 69.5 points a game
while averaging 38.5rpg. JSU
is shooting 37.9% from the
field, 30.8% in field goal range,
and 62.3% from the free throw
line.
Gordon leads the Cajuns in
scoring, averaging 15.3 points
a game. Kia Wilridge and KeKe
Veal aid in the scoring effort by
averaging 13.0 and 12.0 points
a game respectively. Simone
Fields is the Cajuns rebound
leader, averaging 5.3 rebounds
a game. For the season, La-Lafayette shoots 39.6% from the
field, 27.6% in the three-point
range, and 65.5% at the free
throw line. Louisiana averages
63.9 points per game and allows 55.5 points per game.
Sunday’s game marks the
third time the two teams have
met and the second time the
Photo by Jackson State Athletics Media
game has been held in the Cajundome. The Cajuns hold a
2-0 series advantage.
In the last meeting (Nov.
25, 2013), JSU fell 64-81 at
home in the Lee E. Williams
Athletic & Assembly Center.
Ayanna Hardy-Fuller led the
Lady Tiger with a game high of
19 points and 8 rebounds. JSU
outscored Louisiana 34-33 in
the second half but could not
overcome the 18 point difference left by the first half. Alisa
Ross aided in the scoring effort
with 14 points.
Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. in
the Cajundome located on the
campus of the University of
Louisiana-Lafayette.
Three Delta Devils score in double-figures in loss at Houston
Mississippi Valley State
had a great first half performance Sunday at the University of Houston, but the
Cougars rallied to defeat the
Delta Devils, 80-53, at the
Hofheinz Pavilion.
After a first half that included five ties, the Cougars
led 40-33 at intermission
before closing out the Delta
Devils 40-20 in the second
half.
Three Delta Devils scored
in double-figures, led by
Isaac Williams who matched
a career high with 12 points.
Jordan Washington and Jeffrey Simmons each added
11 points for Valley. Vacha
Vaughn chipped in eight
points and a team-high nine
rebounds.
MVSU will be playing
in its final non-conference
game Wednesday at Iowa
State. Then, the Delta Devils
will play their first SWAC
opponent when they travel to
Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday.
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