January 30 2013 - The Toledo Journal

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The Toledo Journal, January 30, 2013- February 5, 2013- Page
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N O R T H W E S T O H I O ’ S O L D E S T A F R I C A N A M E R I C A N - O W N E D N E W S PA P E R
THE TOLEDO JOURNAL
www.thetoledojournal.com
Education
Toledo School
for the Arts
See page 7
WEDNESDAY, January 30, 2013- February 5, 2013
VOL: 37 NO: 12
Toledo Excel Conference focuses
on youth in the global community
Religion
The Old Ship
of Zion
Page 8
BY JURRY TAALIB-DEEN
Journal Staff Writer
Religion
Warren AME
Gospel
Extravaganza
Page 7
(Top) Fred Golden, a sophomore at Scott High School, asked Kevin Powell
for the names of the books he authored so he could began reading. (Bottom)
Charlene Smith gets advice from Kevin Powell on how to encourage her
sons, Jalen, 9, pictured and Ahmad, 13, not pictured, to read.
Hundreds of Toledo students from public, private, Catholic and charter schools attended the 29th Annual Conference for Aspiring Minority Youth, sponsored by Toledo Excel
Saturday, Jan. 26, the University of Toledo’s Student Union
Auditorium.
The theme for the conference was, “The Bigger Picture: Understanding Your Role in the Global Community.”
Merida Allen, associate director for Toledo Excel, said
the event is the longest free standing conference in the
nation and its target audience is students grades seven
through 12 in the Toledo area.
Alexis Means, local media personality, served as the
mistress of ceremonies. Toledo EXCEL students CheySee Conference on page 2
International Holocaust Remembrance
Day: Blacks among victims mourned
By Journal Staff
Obama
and the
issue of
race
See Page 11
James Powell
Citing recurring
problems, EOPA
ousts James Powell
By Journal Staff
Economic Opportunity Planning Association of Greater Toledo board members on Monday,
Jan. 28, fired longtime CEO
James Powell citing ongoing
management problems.
After a two-hour closed-door
executive session, 13 board
See Powell on page 2
As the world celebrated International Holocaust Remembrance
Day on Sunday, Jan. 27, one race
of people likely went largely unnoticed: blacks.
Yes, blacks in Germany lived
and survived the Holocaust.
In the Holocaust, the Nazis murdered six million Jewish people,
along with millions of others who the
fascists considered to be “undesirable” or “inferior,” including blacks,
disabled, homosexuals, Russians,
communists, socialists and trade
union members.
One of the most famous black
Germans who survived the Holocaust was Hans Massaquoi Sr.,
who died earlier this month. He was
87 and lived in Jacksonville, Fla.
In 1999, the former managing
editor of Ebony magazine published
a book “Destined to Witness: Growing up Black in Nazi Germany.”
Hans Massaquoi Sr.
“He had quite a journey in life,”
Hans J. Massaquoi Jr. of Detroit
said in published reports. “Many
have read his books and know what
he endured. But most don’t know
that he was a good, kind, loving, funloving, fair, honest, generous, hardworking and open-minded man. He
respected others and commanded respect himself. He
was dignified and trustworthy.
We will miss him forever and
try to live by his example.”
In an interview in 2000, the
elder Massaquoi told The Associated Press that he credited the late Alex Haley, author
of “Roots,” with convincing him
to share his experience of being “both an insider in Nazi
Germany and, paradoxically,
an endangered outsider.”
Massaquoi’s mother was
a German nurse. His father
was the son of a Liberian diplomat. He grew up in working
class neighborhoods of the
port city of Hamburg.
Massaquoi recounted a
story from 1933, when he was
in second grade in Hamburg.
Wanting to show what a
See Holocaust on page 6
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Kevin Powell told the students that despite growing up in a single parent home Cameron McKelvin, a Toledo EXCEL student, plays the Marimba as community
with extreme poverty, he, like all students, can still succeed.
leaders look on.
Conference
Continued from page 1
enne Dye and Colleen
Anderson served as cohostesses.
Local educators, politicians and community leaders briefly commented on
the topic and the benefits of
the program.
Kevin Powell, community activist and award-winning writer for publications
such as The Washington
Post, Ebony and Rolling
Stone, would deliver the
keynote address.
After the lecture, Powell
would fill questions from the
students. Then, break-out
sessions on the topics of
how to deal with bulling,
how an artist can participate
in community art ventures
and how to prepare for a
career in law, were facilitated by area educators
and professionals for a
more interactive approach
for the students.
“We really want to focus
on how students can become active locally, nationally and ultimately, internationally when it comes to
the realms of academics
and community service,”
Allen stated.
“We want our students
to be academically sound
so they’ll be more marketable,” she concluded.
When Lloyd Jacobs,
MD and president of the
University of Toledo opened
with a greeting from the
school, he made a statement that stuck with the
theme of the conference
but at the same time, challenged the participants.
“Overcome your fear of
math,” Jacobs stated. “No
matter your occupation,
you can’t fully participate in
the 21st century if you don’t
understand math,” the
medical doctor said.
After his brief comments, each of the other
speakers touched upon the
theme, as well as the importance of mathematics.
“I am a genius,” repeated those in the auditorium after Kevin Powell requested they do so. He
then laughed and said he
noticed just as many adults
repeating it as students.
He then followed up by
saying, “Don’t be the ceil-
ing that blocks your own
progress;” meaning, don’t
be an obstacle for your own
growth.
The Rutgers University
graduate and author of 11
books would then begin to
speak about his upbringing.
Similar to many young
people in 2013, the 46 year
old Powell said he grew up
in extreme poverty and
spoke of having to place
cardboard in his shoes, to
cover the holes.
He would convey the
fact that his mother only
had a southern eighth
grade education but later in
life he would describe her
as being, “The smartest
person I ever met.”
Powell then said to the
several hundred students in
attendance, “I refuse to believe that just a few of you
are academically exceptional. I believe everyone is
intellectually gifted.”
He then went on to give
the students a directive.
“Have swag in every aspect
of your life.” He told them
that education should be
viewed as everything that
affects them and that they
should approach and apply
it with “Swag.”
“If education tells you
that Columbus discovered
America and you see that,
through your studying, that
statement is false, say to
that person, ‘I respectfully
disagree.’”
Powell would tell the
students to do more reading. “If you read, you’re less
likely to refer to yourself as
the ‘N word’ or as a ‘B,’ he
stated.
After his talk, which was
met with a standing ovation,
Powell would fill questions
from the audience. One
question came from Erica
Besteder. “How would a
young person inspire another young people,” she
asked.
Powell informed her to
first, be humble and don’t
Powell
members supported firing Powell, while five
members voted against
his dismissal and one
member abstained.
The firing took effect
immediately. The Journal
could not reach Powell
for comment.
The board quickly
named Robert Jordan,
the agency’s chief financial officer, as interim
CEO.
Earlier this month, the
board agreed to part
ways with Powell and
had given him until June
30 to leave. Powell became CEO in 2009 and
was deputy director from
2001-08.
Published reports
said that several Lucas
County sheriff’s deputies
were present at the
board meeting, which at
times members were involved in heated debate.
The Planning Association, an anti-poverty
agency, runs Head Start,
which it is in danger of
Sylvester Gould
losing. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services likely will
announce in the next few
months whether the
Planning Association will
keep Head Start. or go to
another group, such as
Toledo Public Schools,
which has indicated it
would run the program.
Board
member
Sylvester Gould, who led
Powell’s ouster, said the
organization needs to go
in a different direction because of recurring problems. The buck stopped
with Powell, he said.
“It was a very sad day
talk down to him or her.
Then, talk about something
they like or can relate to, he
said. Afterwards, begin asking that person what they
would like to do with their
life, in relation to his or her
likes.
After the question and
answer session, Powell
would take pictures with the
students and they would all
exchange Twitter names in
order to follow each other.
Toledo EXCEL is a
scholarship incentive program that prepares minority students for success in
college by involving them in
campus visits, academic
retreats, and financial aid
advising and academic and
cultural field trips throughout the United States.
Toledo EXCEL will be
launching their recruitment
effort for 2013 on February
1. Applications for enrollment can be found at
www.utoledo.edu/success/
excel.
for EOPA,” Gould said.
“There was no victory in
firing Mr. Powell. We
need to go in a different
direction. We wish him
the best in his new adventures.”
The Planning Association is in heated competition to keep Head
Start, Gould said.
He cited three problems in a recently released 30-page report
that needs immediate attention.
Head Start has not
maintained the 2,043 students it’s mandated to
have; it didn’t spend
more than $220,000 allocated for low-income
children; and there were
more than 200 youngsters in the program who
weren’t eligible for the
services, Gould said.
Gould said the annual
$15 million grant from
Head Start is for five
years.
“That’s a $75 million
economic impact and we
could have 300 potential
job losses for low-income
people,” he said. “We
have to move in a new direction.”
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
3
Did you watch the movie “Django Unchained?”
If you did, who was your favorite character and why?
Robert Price
MaDiva Deville
I agree with you, Ms. Devillle. I also liked Jamie Foxx’s
role as well. Not all men go to the level that he went to get
back what was taken from him; the love of his life.
My favorite character was Dr. King Schultz. Even though
he was a bounty hunter, his mannerisms and the way
he carried himself impressed me. He was not simply a
murderer, but a man of reverence. During a time of
ugliness, he saw fit to assist an African American man
in rescuing the love of his life, knowing the cost could
be his life.
Shonnah Hughes
My favorite characters were Dr.Schultz and DJango.
They became a team and race wasn’t a factor. They
both were willing to sacrifice their lives on their beliefs, which was love, peace and happiness.
Shawn Rogers
A lot of people would say Dr. Schultz because he helped
Django and taught him. But what they don’t realize is
he only did that in his own best interest. My favorite
was the Mandingo in the tree. He was willing to die
rather than kill or hurt another brother, no matter how
extreme the punishment.
Kimberly Edwards
Nathaniel Clark
I liked Dr. Schultz because of his ability to see past the
color of a man’s skin in a time when it was not acceptable. One thing Dr. Schultz showed me was that a man
should be judged by his spiritual content or his ability to
do the right thing, simply because it’s the right thing to
do.
Samuel Jackson clearly stole the show. I’m 100 percent
sure all house N-words were smart and protective of their
status just like him. So, to all of you African Americans
who don’t support your own, you now know what your
true blood line is.
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than the average net worth of black families, the report
said.
JOURNAL BRIEFS
Bad news for Detroit’s unemployed
From Journal staff and wire reports
Toledo Mayor Mike Bell announces
re-election bid during
State of the City speech
Toledo Mayor Mike Bell announced during his State of
the City speech Monday, Jan. 28, that he will seek another four-year term next year. During his fourth address to 200 guests at the Downtown Toledo Rotary
Club at the Park Inn hotel, Bell said his administration
overcame a deficit but since then has taken on economic development, a rise in crime, needs for street
repaving, and improving the efficiency and transparency of city government. “I’m thinking this is a good
life,” Bell said in broadcast reports. “But I love my city,
and so in closing here I’m just going let you all be the
first to know it’s my intent to run for mayor again next
year.” The mayoral primary is in September and the
general election in November.
CBC member says
Obama disrespects blacks
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (NNPA) – Rep. Alcee L.
Hastings says President Obama consistently disrespects the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the
black press and graduates of historically black colleges,
key groups that were critical to his re-election in November. Speaking Friday, Jan. 25, at the mid-winter
convention of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), Hastings, a former federal judge, said
during the campaign, the CBC pressed the Obama
campaign about the paucity of advertising with black
newspapers in particular. He said a top campaign official said Obama initially planned to spend only $650,000
Toledo Mayor Mike Bell
with black newspapers, a figure that was raised under pressure to $1 million – which meant that $999 million went to
others.
Blacks bear brunt of
Great Recession wealth losses
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Great Recession has had
its greatest impact on African Americans, who saw their
net wealth decrease at a rate more than four times faster
than whites, according to a recent report by United for a
Fair Economy, a Boston-based research group that advocates for economic equality, black families are losing
ground. The report titled, “State of the Dream 2013: A Long
Way From Home” found that as white families lost 6.7
percent of their average net wealth from 2007 to 2010,
net wealth for black families dropped by 27.1 percent.
“Wealth disparities, the legacy of white supremacy in the
United States, are among the largest, most persistent, and
damaging aspects of racial inequality,” the report stated.
The net worth of white families is more than six times higher
LANSING, Mich. — Unemployment went up in all of
Michigan’s major labor markets, including in the Detroit
area, but officials say this is nothing unusual. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget released a report on Thursday stating that in December the unemployment rate for the Detroit-WarrenLivonia market stood at 10.2 percent, up from 9.7 percent in November. Overall, Michigan’s unemployment
rate remained unchanged at 8.9 percent from November to December. “December labor market activity
throughout the state was fairly normal as unemployment
rates typically increase going into the winter months,”
said Rick Waclawek, director of the Bureau of Labor
Market.
Prosecutors drop assault
charges against Creflo Dollar
ATLANTA — Megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar is no
longer facing assault charges stemming from a domestic dispute with his daughter, according to broadcast
reports. In June, police arrested Dollar after an altercation with his 15-year-old daughter. Initial reports suggested that Dollar choked and punched his child, a
charge the minister vehemently denied. “I will say this
emphatically: I should have never been arrested,” Dollar said in his first public appearance two days after police
charged him with misdemeanor counts of battery and
cruelty to children. News reports said prosecutors “allowed Dollar to participate in a pre-trial intervention program which requires him to complete an anger management program and pay $1,072 in fees and court
costs.” The alleged incident between stemmed from his
daughter being “disrepectful” after the pastor told her
she couldn’t attend a party.
MoneyTalks
Borrowing? Read the fine print
BY JAMES CLINGMAN
NNPA Columnist
Have you noticed the
television commercials
that offer loans of various
kinds or another enticements such as auto
leases and insurance
policies for the elderly?
These commercials
are laden with information
that appears on the
screen for a few seconds
and is too small to read.
On the radio, these kinds
of ads have a spokesperson who gives you the
details of such offers so
fast that you can’t understand a word he is saying.
Like me, you have
probably wondered why
they bother giving the details at all. Of course, by
law, they have to disclose
this information but I
guess no one said how
long it should be, how
large a font to use, or how
slowly the spokesperson
had to speak.
What does this all
mean to us, the consumers? Most of us probably
James Clingman
know someone who has
fallen prey to these commercials and gone out and
made purchases they ultimately regretted because
of the high prices they
ended up paying. As the
saying goes, “The devil is
in the details.” Indeed.
The genesis of this article is from the commercial that offers a loan of
$10,000 with little or no red
tape. It says the company
is owned and operated by
Native Americans, and it
features a phenotypically
looking Native American
female as spokesperson
who lauds the opportunity
to get $10,000 to pay all
your bills and the convenience of having just one
fixed monthly payment.
The problem is she
doesn’t say what that
monthly payment will be.
Instead, it is flashed on
the screen just before the
commercial ends, embedded in a paragraph that is
too long to read in the time
allotted.
A $10,000 loan, without hassles, can go a long
way to help someone who
is in dire financial straits,
so I would imagine some
people would jump at the
opportunity to take advantage of the offer. The
problem is that it is taking
advantage of the consumer.
This is not like the
$1,000 Montel is offering
to put into your checking
account “in 24 hours.” Sit
down while I tell you what
the fine print says on the
$10,000 commercial.
The convenient fixed
monthly payments are
$743.49. So far so good,
right? Well, I had to watch
the commercial several
times before I could make
out how many payments
that would be.
After at least four
viewings, because I did
not believe what I thought
I had seen the first, second, and third times, I
confirmed the number of
payments to be 84.
“Okay,” I said; let’s see
what the total amount of
the loan would be. For 84
months, which is seven
years, at $743.49 per
month, the total amount to
be repaid is a whopping
$62,453!
I still keep going back
to the calculator to check
my math. Please, someone, if I am wrong in my
calculations, let me know.
I still can’t believe this.
Maybe because of its limited time on the screen I
made a mistake and did
not read it correctly. I hope
so.
But I also hope that
anyone who is considering accepting this “loan”
will stop and read all the
fine print. Some may opt
for a lower amount, say,
$5,000. Well, for that
amount you make 84 payments of $486.58, or a total of $40,872! Sound better?
If your credit is bad
and you need a car there
is always someone who
will sell one to you. Here’s
the catch though. Your interest rate will be much
higher than normal. The
dealer may even drastically reduce the sticker
price of a used car, but he
will recoup that in high 15
percent – 25 percent interest rates in conjunction
with the finance company.
I don’t know for sure
but I would guess the
dealer gets a cut from the
finance company for doing the deal.
Don’t get me wrong. I
am not some lifelong
paragon of using my
money wisely. I made
some dumb purchases
and abused credit cards
as well when I was
younger and ignorant and
in my instant gratification
mode of life.
So this is not a selfrighteous condemnation
of folks who find themselves in untenable financial situations that call for
drastic measures such as
taking loans that come
with usury interest rates
as high as 340 percent. I
am simply writing this to
inform and warn folks to
take time to read the fine
print before signing up for
desperation loans.
Please look for alternative ways to raise
money when you have
problems – legal ways, of
course. And, if the situation calls for it, there is always bankruptcy. I know
that comes with a high
cost as well, but a least
you will not have the burden of trying to pay bills
with borrowed money, that
is, if you don’t go out after
filing bankruptcy and run
up debt again.
The bankruptcy laws
were written to relieve you
of that burden and have
been used for years by
millions of people. Unfortunately, many black
people view bankruptcy
as a stigma; other folks
view it as a strategy.
Read the fine print, folks.
And then make good choices
when it comes to borrowing
money and buying cars.
Giving food stamps instead of jobs
BY HARRY C. ALFORD
NNPA Columnist
The Poverty Industrial
Complex is well established since its early years
in the 1960s.
Lately, it seems that it
is on “steroids” with the increased number of persons going on welfare, unemployment, social security disability, etc. This is all
federal, often with state
components that complement these.
Food stamps have
more than doubled to more
than 47 million Americans
receiving them. A lot of this
is because it is more liberal
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Back in the 1960s, the
federal government was sincere in finding ways to address America’s discriminatory economic system. Under President Richard
Nixon, Section 3 of the HUD
Act was implemented.
This is also known as
The Economic Opportunities
for Low and Very-Low Income Persons. 24 CFR part
135 was implemented by
former HUD Secretary
George Romney in 1968. It
was a response to urban
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especially the Watts Riot of
1965.
The program was
strengthened by HUD Secretary Jack Kemp in 1992
as a result of the Rodney
King Riot in Los Angeles.
Under the law 30 percent of
all jobs created by HUD
money are to go to people
living in public housing or
living under the poverty
level (Section 3 workers).
Also, 10 percent of all
contracts should go to firms
hiring those Section workers. Section 3 activity is
broad. Waste removal,
painting, landscaping, ac-
counting,
janitorial,
daycare, construction and
secretarial are some of the
activities that can be applied to Section 3 opportunities.
There are billions of dollars that apply to the Section 3 requirement annually.
The goal is to use HUD
funding to bring people into
the workforce and out of
poverty. If properly applied
the need for HUD activity in
our cities would start diminishing year by year.
In 1998, the National
Black Chamber of Commerce learned that only four
HUD grantees out of nearly
6,000 were complying with
Section 3. Also, each
grantee is to comply with
annual activity reporting.
More than 90 percent of
these grantees were not
even submitting their annual report. To the benefit
of the current administration, the majority of grantees now take the time to
submit an annual report.
However, there are still
no more than four grantees
actually in compliance with
Section 3. If the vast majority of grantees would com-
ply, this nation would have
over 100,000 new jobs for
the unemployed per year
and approximately $5 billion
in contracts for new or small
business owners.
It was discovered during
a three year review (2008
– 2010) by HUD that the
Chicago Housing Authority
received over $1 billion in
HUD funding. Not once during those three years did
CHA hire a Section 3 company or utilize a Section 3
resident. This is happening
all over the nation. There is
a lot of economic damage
done via this noncompliance and HUD knows it —
that is the tragedy.
While people who have
a vested interest in the poor
remaining poor are all too
willing to increase food
stamps to the needy and to
the hustlers (you can buy
$100 worth of stamps for
$50 in every city of the nation) opportunities are being denied to the willing.
I was in a supermarket
in Detroit when a hustler
approached me. He said,
“Sir, you have about $70
worth of food in your cart. I
will sell you $70 worth of
food stamps for $35. I
turned him down, but was
amazed when I checked
out the amount was just a
little over $70.
Who are these cronies
that prevent Section 3 from
working? Construction
unions want to keep possession of the jobs concerning the building and main-
tenance of public housing.
They are a big player
plus housing authority managers whose business is to
keep people in poverty.
Also, tenant association officers who feel empowered
leading their “sheep” as opposed to freeing residents
of poverty.
Congress
should
amend the law so that Section 3 residents or businesses can sue HUD grantees for noncompliance. The
law does allow HUD to
cease funding a grantee
that is out of compliance but
it has never done that.
The city of Jacksonville,
Fla., was discovered in noncompliance back in 1992.
Today, 2013, Jacksonville
still refuses to be in compliance and all HUD has done
is write a few threatening
letters which has had no effect. A few examples would
go a long way in letting the
grantees know that the federal government is serious
about this program.
I have been looking for
some courageous members of the Congressional
Black Caucus to rise up and
take the charge in making
Section 3 a reality. They
start off and then back off.
The lobbyists are running
this show as poverty is
mega-bucks to the people
who partake in the business
side of it.
The more people in poverty the better their business. People, please wake
us!
MoneyTalks
5
The way we were in 2012
BY CHERYL PEARSON-MCNEIL
Guest Columnist
Our brand new year is
in full swing – full of promise and new beginnings.
Even as we move forward with shining, new resolve, it’s always fun to
look back at our consumer
behaviors and trends over
the previous 12 months.
Let’s start with how we
rang in the New Year. No
matter how you brought in
2013, chances are it inCheryl Pearson-McNeil
volved an effervescent,
grown-up libation. You are
not alone.
It will probably come as no surprise to you that consumers around the world celebrated with a lot of cork
popping on New Year’s Eve. Here in the U.S., we enjoyed our bubbly throughout the year. Sparkling wine
sales are strong, rising 4.6 percent over the last 52
weeks.
It also will come as no surprise that the data shows
that the last eight weeks of the year – the holiday season – account for one-third of annual sales.
Our palates and our pocketbooks have an array of
choices in the sparkling wine category in both country
of origin (real champagne only comes from the champagne region of France; other countries, like ours, use
the Méthode Champenoise) and price point.
The biggest sparkling wine seller throughout the
year is the $10-25 category. However, the report shows
that folks are willing to spring for a little more over the
holidays, as sparkling wines in the $20-$60 range triple
in sales during this time versus the rest of the year.
Let’s see how some of your favorites stacked up in
2012:
Prosecco: This Italian favorite, averaging $11.78 a
bottle, has grown almost 40 percent over the last 52
weeks; garnering eight percent of sparkling wine sales,
up two points from this time last year.
Sparkling Moscato: This sweet, fizzy offering,
which goes for under $10, is also gaining sales growth
in the sparkling wine segment. No wonder, it grew over
100 percent in the last 12 months and now accounts
for almost six percent of sparkling wine sales, double
its share a year ago.
Rosé Sparkling Wines: These wines are a bit
pricier at more than $17 per bottle. But, their sales are
also growing in the realm of sparkling wines, carving
out nine percent of sales. Overall sales for this choice
grew three and half percent over the last 52 weeks.
I don’t like the taste of alcohol, so I very rarely indulge and it’s simply not worth the calories. But there
is an exception to every rule and for me, Moscato is it.
Let’s move on to entertainment trends for 2012.
Again, you can see if any of your favorites (or your
kids’) made the cut. Did your dollars contribute to the
successes?
Remember, that’s something to consider, because
your consumer dollars make these rankings possible;
which, of course, influence the decision-makers.
The compiled lists are pretty extensive, so I’m just
going to give you a couple of categories here. As always, I invite you to visit Nielsen’s website for more
information.
Top DVD titles of 2012
1. “Avengers”
2. “Hunger Games”
3. “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”
4. “Brave”
5. “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax”
Michael Zenk appointed Toledo
Municipal Court deputy administrator
served as a warden at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia, as well
as warden at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., and
Warden at the Federal Correctional
Institution in Allenwood, Pa.
Zenk also served as the deputy
regional director of the Southeast Regional Office of the Federal Bureau
of Prisons, where he was responsible for operations support for 16 institutions, 10 regional administrators,
and 10 departments/disciplines.
His court experience ranges from
a juvenile case manager/probation
officer to a probation unit supervisor.
Zenk graduated magna cum
laude from Michigan State University with a bachelor of arts degree in
criminal justice.
By Journal Staff
Toledo Municipal Court
judges have appointed
Michael Zenk as deputy court
administrator.
The court conducted a
statewide search and reviewed the numerous applications submitted.
Zenk stood out among all
qualified applicants based
upon his experience, officials
said. He brings more than 33
years of experience as a
criminal justice professional,
including 14 years in executive leadership positions.
During his career with the
Federal Bureau of Prisons, he
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6. “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”
7. “Puss in Boots”
8. “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked”
9. “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”
10. “Hop”
Now, let me just preface the adult fiction rankings
for book sales by saying you have got to give props to
E.L. James for giving such a major shot-in-the-arm to
the publishing industry, and for almost sweeping this
entire category – no matter how you feel about her erotic
trilogy of books. (Umm while flying, I saw many pas-
sengers trying to cover up the fact that they were reading one of these hot tomes on the plane. Mmm-hmmm).
People, if you’re older than 21, there should be no
shame in your game. Here’s how the adult fiction category broke out:
Top 10 Print Book Sales of 2012 – Adult Fiction
1. Fifty Shades of Gray (trade paperback) E. L.
James
2. Fifty Shades Darker (trade paperback) E. L.
James
3. Fifty Shades Freed (trade paperback) E. L.
James
4. Fifty Shades Trilogy (boxed Set) E. L. James
5. Gone Girl (hardcover) Gillian Flynn
6. The Casual Vacancy” (hardcover) J. K. Rowling
7. Bared to You (trade paperback) Sylvia Day
8. The Racketeer” (hard cover) John Grisham
9. The Lucky One (mass market paperback) Nicholas Sparks
10. The Last Boyfriend (trade paperback) Nora Roberts
I hope your New Year’s Resolution was to continue
to wield your consumer power with every choice you
make!
UTMC cuts the ribbon
on two new high-tech
operating rooms
Special to The Journal
As The University of
Toledo Medical Center
continues its effort to
improve patient care and
minimize patient wait
times and delays, hospital leaders cut the ribbon
on two new operating rooms Thursday, Jan. 24.
One of the new operating rooms features a hybrid capability enabling minimally invasive and conventional vascular procedures combined with a more
agile, state-of-the-art 3-D imaging system.
UTMC officials say the addition of the two operating rooms – bringing the total to 14 – will enable
as many as 1,600 more operations each year and
will decrease the amount of time it takes for patients
to receive treatment.
LifeStyles
Holocaust
good German he was,
Massaquoi said he cajoled
his baby-sitter into sewing a
swastika onto his sweater.
When his mother spotted it
that evening, she snipped it
off, but a teacher had already
taken
a
snapshot.
Massaquoi, the only dark-
skinned child in the photo, is
also the only one wearing a
swastika.
One of his saddest moments as a child was when
his homeroom teacher told
him he couldn’t join the Hitler
Youth, he wrote.
Eventually he left Germany, first joining his father’s
family in Liberia, before going to Chicago to study aviation mechanics. He was
Former Italian prime
minister defends
Mussolini-Hitler pact
Across Europe people
on Sunday remembered the
Holocaust and those murdered by Nazi Germany. In
Poland ceremonies were
held at Auschwitz-Birkenau
and the Warsaw Ghetto.
In Italy, however, former
Italian Premier Silvio
Berlusconi said Benito
Mussolini did much good
despite his regime’s antiJewish laws. He also defended Mussolini for siding with
Hitler, saying the late Fascist leader likely reasoned that
German power would expand so it would be better for Italy
to ally itself with Germany.
He was speaking to reporters Sunday on the sidelines
of a ceremony in Milan to commemorate the Holocaust.
When Germany’s Nazi regime occupied Italy during World
War II, thousands from the tiny Italian Jewish community
were deported to death camps. In 1938, before the war’s
outbreak, Mussolini’s regime passed anti-Jewish laws, barring them from universities and many professions, among
other bans.
Berlusconi called the laws Mussolini’s “worst fault” but
insisted that in many other things “he did good.”
drafted into the U.S. Army
while on a student visa in
1951. Afterward, he became
a U.S. citizen and eventually
became a journalist.
United Nations recognizes the Holocaust
In 2005, the United Nations designated Jan. 27 as
a yearly memorial day for the
victims of the Holocaust – 6
million Jews and millions of
other victims of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Authorities chose the date
because it falls on the anniversary of the liberation in
1945 of Auschwitz, the Nazis’ most notorious death
camp and a symbol of the evil
inflicted across the continent.
“Those who experienced
the horrors of the cattle cars,
ghettos, and concentration
camps have witnessed humanity at its very worst and
know too well the pain of losing loved ones to senseless
violence,” U.S. President
Barack Obama said in a
statement.
Obama went on to say
that like those who resisted
the Nazis, “we must commit
ourselves to resisting hate
and persecution in all its
forms. The United States,
along with the international
community, resolves to stand
in the way of any tyrant or dictator who commits crimes
against humanity, and stay
true to the principle of `Never
Again.’”
The fate of black people
Simon Wiesenthal
Elie Wiesel
from 1933 to 1945 in Nazi
Germany and in German-occupied territories ranged from
isolation to persecution, sterilization, medical experimentation, incarceration, brutality
and murder.
However, there was no
systematic program for their
elimination as there was for
Jews and other groups.
The racist nature of
Hitler’s regime was disguised
briefly during the Olympic
Games in Berlin in August
1936, when Hitler allowed 18
African American athletes to
compete for the U.S. team.
However, permission to compete was granted by the International Olympic Committee and not by the host country.
Adult African Germans
also were victims. Both before and after World War I,
many Africans came to Germany as students, artisans,
entertainers, former soldiers,
or low-level colonial officials,
such as tax collectors, who
had worked for the imperial
colonial government. Hilarius
(Lari) Gilges, a dancer by profession, was murdered by the
SS in 1933, probably because he was black. Gilges’
German wife later received
restitution from a postwar
German government for his
murder by the Nazis.
Some African Americans,
caught in German-occupied
Europe during World War II,
also became victims of the
Nazi regime. Many, like female jazz artist Valaida Snow,
were imprisoned in Axis internment camps for alien nationals. The artist Josef
Nassy, living in Belgium, was
arrested as an enemy alien
and held for seven months
in the Beverloo transit camp
in German-occupied Belgium. He was later transferred to Germany, where he
spent the rest of the war in
the Laufen internment camp
and its subcamp, Tittmoning,
both in Upper Bavaria.
Mary Mitchell a columnist
with the Chicago Sun Times
wrote in Oct. 17, 2006, about
black Holocaust survivors. In
the 1920s, there were 24,000
blacks living in Germany.
She said so much of
black history is lost because
blacks often don’t write
thehistory books, don’t film
the documentaries or don’t
pass the accountsdown from
generation to generation.
One documentary she
discussed was the 1997 film
“Black Survivors of the Holocaust.”
Another film was about
Hans Hauck, a black Holocaust survivor and a victim of
Hitler’s mandatory steriliza-
tion program.
Hauck explained in the
film “Hitler’s Forgotten Victims” that, when he was
forced to undergo sterilization
as a teenager, he was given
no anesthetic, she wrote.
Once he received his
sterilization certificate, he was
“free to go”, so long as he
agreed to have no sexual relations whatsoever with Germans, Mitchell wrote.
As a final sacrifice, these
blacks were killed every three
months so that they would
never be able to reveal the
innermworkings of the “Final
Solution.”
Recognizing those
who dedicated their lives
to bringing justice to the
Holocaust perpetrators
Simon Wiesenthal, a survivor of the Nazi death
camps, dedicated his life to
documenting the crimes of
the Holocaust and to hunting
down the perpetrators still at
large.
“When history looks
back,” Wiesenthal explained,
“I want people to know the
Nazis weren’t able to kill millions of people and get away
with it.” His work stands as a
reminder and a warning for
future
generations.As
founder and head of the Jewish Documentation Center in
Vienna, the freelance Nazi
hunter, usually with the cooperation of the Israeli, Austrian,
former West German and
other governments, ferreted
out nearly 1,100 Nazi war
criminals, including Adolf
Eichmann, the administrator
of the slaughter of the Jews;
Franz Murer, “The Butcher of
Wilno,”
and
Erich
Rajakowitsch, in charge of
the “death transports” in Holland.
Accounts of his grim
sleuthing are detailed in his
memoirs, The Murderers
Among Us (1967). His other
books include, Sails of Hope
(1973), Sunflower (1970),
Max and Helen” (1982),
Krystyna (1987), Every Day
Remembrance Day (1987),
and Justice Not Vengeance
(1989). In 1989, a film based
on Wiesenthal’s life entitled,
Murderers Among Us: The
Simon Wiesenthal Story was
produced by Home Box Office and starred Academy
Award-winning actor Ben
Kingsley
as
Simon
Wiesenthal.
On Sept. 20, 2005,
Simon Wiesenthal died
peacefully in his sleep at his
home. After a service at
Vienna’s Central Cemetery
attended by Austrian Prime
Minister Wolfgang
Schuessel, government offi-
cials, diplomats and leaders
of religious communities, he
was taken to Israel and laid
to rest in Herzliya.
ining members of the immediate family in Linz until
they vanished in 1952.
Elie Wiesel is a Nobel
Peace Prize winner and Boston University professor who
has worked on behalf of oppressed people for much of
his adult life. His personal experience of the Holocaust
has led him to use his talents
as an author or more than 40
books, teacher and storyteller
to defend human rights and
peace throughout the world.
Wiesel and his family
were deported by the Nazis
to Auschwitz when he was 15
years old. His mother and
younger sister perished
there, his two older sisters
survived. Wiesel and his father were later transported to
Buchenwald, where his father died.
After the war, Wiesel
studied in Paris and later became a journalist in that city,
yet he remained silent about
what he has endured as an
inmate in the camps. During
an interview with the French
writer Francois Mauriac,
Wiesel was persuaded to
end that silence. He subsequently wrote La Nuit (Night).
Since its publication in
1958, La Nuit has been translated into 30 languages and
millions of copies have been
sold. In Night, Wiesel describes his experiences and
emotions at the hands of the
Nazis during the Holocaust:
the roundup of his family and
neighbors in the Romanian
town of Sighet; deportation
by cattle car to the concentration camp AuschwitzBirkenau; the division of his
family forever during the selection process; the mental
and physical anguish he and
his fellow prisoners experienced as they were stripped
of their humanity; and the
death march from AuschwitzBirkenau to the concentration
camp at Buchenwald.
In 1978, President Jimmy
Carter appointed him chairman of the President’s Commission on the Holocaust. In
1980, he became founding
chairman of the United
States Holocaust Memorial
Council.
Wiesel’s efforts to defend
human rights and peace
throughout the world have
earned him the Presidential
Medal of Freedom, the
United States Congressional
Gold Medal and the Medal
of Liberty Award, the rank of
Grand-Croix in the French
Legion of Honor, and in 1986,
the Nobel Peace Prize.
Three months after he
received the Nobel Peace
Prize, Elie Wiesel and his
wife Marion established
The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. Its mission is to advance the
cause of human rights and
peace throughout the world
by creating a new forum for
the discussion of urgent
ethical issues confronting
humanity.
Education/A’Parently
7
Toledo School for the Arts touts success during open house
By Journal Staff
Toledo School for the
Arts, 333 14th, hosted an
open house Saturday, Jan.
26.
The purpose of the open
house was for students and
their families who seek a rigorous academic curriculum
without sacrificing the artistic opportunities that ignite
creative thinking, said Dave
Gierke, School for the Arts
development director.
This also was an opportunity for prospective students and their families to
meet teachers, student organization fair, performances,
gallery exhibitions, application drop-off and time enrollment counselors.
For seven consecutive
years, the Ohio Department
of Education has rated TSA
“Excellent.” It also has received national attention as
a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School,
a Bronze level recognition by
U.S. News and World Report
as one of the nation’s top
high schools and Charter
School of the Year by the
Center for Education Reform.
In addition, Ohio Superintendent of Education Susan Zelman named TSA a
School of Promise.
School administrators ex-
Toledo School for the Arts students depicting chess pieces as they entertained Toledo School for the Arts dance students during
routine for guests during open house.
guests during open house.
pected more than 300 families to attend and anticipated
400 this year, Gierke said.
The school is accepting
applications for the next academic year (2013-14) up to
Wednesday, Feb. 6.
Because of the number
of applications, the school
will have a lottery for admissions Friday, March 1. It
wants to fill 60 spots in the
high school, Gierke said.
Presently, the school has
574 students, he said. The
capacity is 650.
About 70 percent of the
students come from Toledo.
It has students from 23 different school districts.
Toledo School for the
Arts, which opened in 1999,
is a public “community” or
charter school focused on
providing a college preparatory academic curriculum
and an intense visual and
performing arts environ-
ment.
Admission is open to creative students in grades 612 who seek an educational
community of peers who are
serious about their artistic
endeavors. Bowling Green
State University sponsors
TSA.
In addition to core academic subjects, classes are
offered in music, dance, theatre and visual arts. TSA provides students opportunities
to work with professional artists to expand their arts experiences and knowledge
base.
“We integrate the arts at
every juncture,” Gierke said.
“We tap into their passion for
creativity.”
TSA has ARTnerships
with our area’s community
and cultural institutions including the Toledo Museum
of Art, the Toledo Symphony,
the Toledo Repertoire The-
atre, the Arts Commission of
Greater Toledo and the Toledo Zoo.
TSA graduates earn admission to the nation’s finest
institutions of high education
and win outstanding academic and arts scholarships.
Creative students find a
welcoming artistic environment that challenges and
celebrates the arts.
For more information,
call 419-246-8732.
Religion & Family
The Old Ship of Zion pays homage to ancestors
BY JURRY TAALIB-DEEN
Journal Staff Writer
Members of Greater St.
Mary Missionary Baptist
Church, 416 Belmont, held
its annual “Old Ship of Zion”
services on Sunday, Jan.
27.
People throughout the
community gathered at the
church to attend a gospel
fest that consisted of 10 to
12 scriptorials; which are
actual scriptures from the
Bible that were traditionally
sung by African Americans
during slavery.
Some of those songs
performed
included,
“Rough side of the mountain,” “He looked beyond
my faith” and “Jesus gave
me water.”
The Rev. Robert W.
Lyons Sr., pastor of Greater
St. Mary’s, described the
program as a play that’s
done through song, which
commemorates the African
American struggle during
slavery.
He also stated that the
program serves is a directive to those that made it
The Rev. Robert W. Lyons Sr., front, pastor of Greater St. Mary’s Missionary Baptist Church, and his wife, First Lady Shirley Lyons, with
10-year-old Jujuan Banks, dressed as an angel. In the background are the members of Greater St. Mary’s.
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through those difficult
times, to have faith in Jesus
and set their sights on
meeting him.
“Tonight is a reminder
that we as believers should
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Zion; which is a Heavenly
destination, to be with
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Renee Love Heard, director of the program, said
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Ohio Players’ frontman Leroy
‘Sugarfoot’ Bonner dies at 69
By Journal Staff
DAYTON — Leroy
“Sugarfoot”
Bonner,
frontman for the legendary
Ohio Players, died in his
Trotwood, Ohio, home Saturday, Jan. 26. He was 69.
Bonner, who helped
launch the Ohio Players onto
the national scene, was
known for 1970s classic hits
EASTERN STAR BAPTIST CHURCH
Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner
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2102 Mulberry Street—Toledo, Ohio invites you to
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through those hardships by
praising God. Therefore, it
has become more of a
celebratory time through
some of those old songs.
“We are never to forget
from whence we’ve come.
It allows us to appreciate
where we are today.”
such as ‘’Fire,” “Funky
Worm,” “Love Rollercoaster”
and ‘’Skin Tight.”
The group also was
known for its flamboyant outfits and brass section with its
funky music. Bonner was associated with his large afro,
which was on several of the
band’s album covers.
On Sunday, an “Official
Family Announcement” was
posted on Facebook.
“Yesterday,
Leroy
‘Sugarfoot’ Bonner passed
away quietly in his hometown of Trotwood-Dayton,
OH. While his family, friends,
colleagues, and fans mourn
his passing they celebrate
fondly his memory, music
and legacy.
“Humble yet charismatic,
soft spoken and of few
words, the weight of his
thoughts and music has influenced countless other artists, songs, and trends. He
will not be forgotten as his
legacy and music lives on.”
In the 1960s, Bonner
teamed up with members of
a band called the Ohio Untouchables to create the Ohio
Players. The band had a
string of Top 40 hits in the
mid-1970s, and continued to
perform for years after that.
In 2003, Bonner told the
Dayton Daily News that “We
were players. We weren’t trying to be lead singers, but we
became one of the first crossover singing bands.” He said
he initially played with his
back to the audience, because he didn’t want to get
distracted.
In recent years, Bonner
had remained active with
a spinoff band called
Sugarfoot’s Ohio Players.
Bonner’s family has not
released funeral arrangements.
Religion & Family
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Warren A.M.E. Church hosted Gospel Extravaganza. From left: Debra R. Gordon, first
lady; Crystina Sawyer, Debra Jelks, chairperson of Christian Education Department;
Rowena Lee, mistress of ceremony; Darlene Williams, Darlene Sawyer, chairperson of
the extravaganza, with Romero Early; Carolyn Mitchell and Ernest Faulkner.
Abundant Life Ministries praise dance team performing during Warren A.M.E.
Church Gospel Extravaganza.
Youth and young adults showcase their
talent during Gospel Extravaganza
By Journal Staff
Warren
A.M.E.
Church, 915 Collingwood,
and its Christian Education Department presented an evening of ministry featuring children,
youth and young adults in
2013 Gospel Extravaganza.
The annual event,
which had 15 performances, took place Saturday, Jan. 26, at the
church.
“We are certainly in for
a great time this evening,”
said Rowena Lee, mistress of ceremony.
Darlene
Sawyer,
chairperson of the extravaganza, said the purpose of the event was to
bring the community together to hear the youth
and young adults showing their praise to the
Lord.
“The community looks
forward to this every
year,” she said. “We have
all denominations come
together.”
Debra Jelks, chairperson of Warren’s Christian
Education Department,
added that youth and
young adults from all denominations come together in one day of unity
to praise the Lord.
Toledo gospel rap artist Thomas Boyce performed a song.
He also told the youth
that they could have anything as long as they do it
for the Lord.
“Don’t let no one tell
you that you can’t do any-
Helen Marie Rhodes
February 3, 1925 ~ May 23, 2012
thing,” Boyce said.
The married father of
two sons said people told
him he was going to be
“worse than worse.” He
added he proved them
wrong and recently was
on the hit television show,
“Who Wants to be a Millionaire”
and
won
$12,500.
“Who wants to be a
follower of the Lord?” he
asked.
The Rev. Dr. Otis J.
Gordon Jr. is Warren’ s
senior pastor.
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Permanent total disability
BY JUSTICE PAUL E. PFEIFER
Special to The Journal
During Pam Guthrie’s
career, she had several
work-related knee conditions that left her with a 20
percent permanent partial
disability.
These conditions were
enough to keep her from
returning to her former position of employment as a
nurse’s aide. And they led
to a workers’ compensation
case that came before us –
the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Pamela was in her mid40s when she stopped
working and began receiving temporary total disability compensation in 2004.
Pamela, a high school
graduate, had also completed a four-year graphicarts program, which was
part of a vocational program through the Industrial
Commission of Ohio, which
administers workers’ compensation claims.
Despite her involvement in rehabilitation on at
least two occasions,
Pamela never secured employment. Rehabilitation
efforts ceased in 2009, and
the closure report that followed
reflected
on
Pamela’s participation:
“She would not attend Networking Group but met with
her employment services
specialist weekly, and in her
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Permanent Total Disability is the inability to perform
sustained remunerative employment – or, put another
way, PTD means that a person is too disabled to work.
last report period she
agreed to meet twice each
week.
Pamela is reluctant to
change routines and habits even when they are unproductive or counterproductive. She tended to
contact many employers
regarding jobs for which
she is not qualified.
Her training and experience is limited, and there
are limited jobs she can
perform, partially because
of her physical limitations.
She discards many suggestions and harbors
many self-defeating attitudes. However, her strong
will and determination work
for her at times. She was
highly motivated in her
search and did everything
required of her.
The team that worked
with Pamela encouraged
her to apply to “positions
that will help her obtain
some recent work experience, rather than search
for a ‘perfect’ job and to
search for a sedentary position that will accommodate her physical limitations.”
In 2009, Pamela ap-
plied for Permanent Total
Disability (“PTD”) compensation. But a staff-hearing
officer for the Industrial
Commission determined
that Pamela was medically
and vocationally capable of
sedentary employment. Her
application was denied.
Pamela didn’t dispute
that from a medical standpoint, she is capable of sedentary employment, but she
contended that the Commission abused its discretion by
dismissing or discounting
relevant vocational factors.
In reviewing her vocational profile, the staff-hearing officer (“SHO”) wrote
that Pamela “has a pre-existing condition that impacts
upon some employment opportunities. She has severe
hearing loss. However, she
can read lips”
The SHO noted that
Pamela had been involved
in rehabilitation and had
searched for a job – but was
unable to find employment
– and concluded that
Pamela “has the ability to
secure employment not
withstanding her pre-existing condition.”
The SHO acknowledged
that Pamela’s ability to secure employment is difficult
but it’s “because of the job
market. Her disability factors are not of such magnitude that would warrant a
finding” of PTD.
After that report,
Pamela filed a complaint in
the court of appeals alleging that the Commission
had abused its discretion in
denying her PTD application. She focused on her
extensive participation in
rehabilitation and the
program’s failure to lead to
a job. She argued that
these factors compelled a
finding of PTD.
The court of appeals
disagreed. The court found
that the Commission had
not abused its discretion
when it concluded that
Pamela was medically and
vocationally capable of employment.
In addition, the court
found that the SHO did not
ignore or discount any relevant vocational factors.
The court of appeals thus
denied her complaint,
which prompted her to bring
her case before us for a final review.
Permanent Total Disability is the inability to perform sustained remunerative employment – or, put
another way, PTD means
that a person is too disabled
to work. PTD can result
solely from the original
medical conditions, or in
tandem with other factors.
For the SHO to conclude that Pamela’s conditions did not prevent her
from finding employment,
the SHO was required to
analyze those other factors.
Thus, the SHO discussed
Pamela’s age, which is 50,
varied work experience,
education, and skills, which
included a high school diploma, the completion of a
four-year graphic-arts program, and computer training.
The SHO concluded
that the cumulative effect of
these factors on Pamela’s
capacity for employment
was “not of such magnitude
that would warrant a finding” of PTD. This conclusion was within the SHO’s
discretion as the evidentiary evaluator and was not
an abuse of discretion.
Pamela also argued
that the SHO improperly
discounted her five-year rehabilitation attempt as a
factor in favor of PTD. She
implied that the SHO denied PTD to punish her for
ignoring the rehabilitation
division’s advice.
In making her argument, Pamela cited a workers’ compensation case
from 2000 in which it was
found the Commission denied PTD as punishment.
But the facts of that case do
not support Pamela’s argument because the SHO in
that case abused his discretion by failing to consider
relevant vocational evidence.
By contrast, the SHO in
Pamela’s case considered
all relevant factors before
denying PTD. And there is
no indication that the SHO
had a desire to punish
Pamela because she failed
at rehabilitation. The denial
of PTD wasn’t punishment;
it was the natural consequence of Pamela’s failure
to carry her burden of proof.
Only when a denial is
issued against a claimant
who is incapable of employment due to medical conditions or a combination of
those conditions and vocational factors can the denial
be considered unjust and
possibly punishment.
Pamela also believed
that the Commission
should have factored her
deafness into its PTD
analysis. She is incorrect.
A disability finding can
never be based – even in
part – on medical conditions that are unrelated to
the industrial injury.
Finally, Pamela asserted that by attributing her
inability to work on the poor
job market, the hearing officer improperly factored
the economic climate into
the PTD equation.
But the SHO was
merely speculating on why
Pamela’s ability to work had
not translated into a job. It
was just a surplus observation that doesn’t affect the
merit of the SHO’s analysis.
Therefore, by a 7-0
vote, we affirmed the judgment of the court of appeals
to deny Pamela’s application for PTD.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The case
referred to is: State ex rel.
Guthrie v. Indus. Comm., 133
Ohio St.3d 244, 2012-Ohio4637. Case No. 2011–0432.
Decided October 10, 2012.
Opinion Per Curiam.
Editorial/News
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Obama races away from the issue of race
BY GEORGE E. CURRY
NNPA Columnist
When Barack Obama
accepted his party’s presidential nomination in Denver on August 28, 2008 –
the 45th anniversary of the
March on Washington
where Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. delivered his “I
Have a Dream Speech” –
excitement filled the air.
Amid that jubilance,
however, it struck me as
odd that Obama failed to
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mention Dr. King by name.
“... And it is that promise that, 45 years ago today, brought Americans from
every corner of this land to stand together on a Mall in
Washington, before Lincoln’s Memorial, and hear a
young preacher from Georgia speak of his dream,”
Obama said at the time.
Seconds later, he would add: “’We cannot walk
alone,’” the preacher cried. And as we walk, we must
make the pledge that we shall always march ahead.
We cannot turn back.”
When Obama was inaugurated for the second time
on Jan. 21, 2013, the day we officially celebrated as
the King federal holiday, I knew — or thought I knew —
that President Obama would not make that same omission again.
I listened carefully as he said: “We the people declare today that the most evident of truth that all of us
are created equal – is the star that guides us still; just
as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls and
Selma and Stonewall; just as it guided all those men
and women, sung and unsung, who left footprints along
this great mall, to hear a preacher say that we cannot
walk alone; to hear a King proclaim that our individual
freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom of every
soul on Earth.”
Why couldn’t President Obama utter Dr. King’s name
on the day he used the slain civil rights leader’s Bible
to be sworn in? On King’s birthday, why couldn’t he be
called more than just a preacher?
Even though Beyoncé lip-synced the National Anthem on Inauguration Day, she hasn’t been accused of
faking it when she sings another song – “Say My Name.”
If you ain’t running a game
Say my name, say my name
The problem is larger than the failure to say Dr.
King’s name. The problem, according to Michael Eric
Dyson, is that, “This president runs from race like a
black man runs from a cop.”
When candidate Obama was forced to address the
issue of race in the wake of controversial remarks by
the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, his former pastor, he said in
Philadelphia: “But race is an issue that I believe this
nation cannot afford to ignore right now.”
However, that’s exactly what he has been doing.
Frederick C. Harris, director of the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University, noted, “ ... as president, Mr. Obama has had
little to say on concerns specific to blacks. His State of
the Union address in 2011 was the first by any president since 1948 to not mention poverty or the poor.
“The political scientist Daniel Q. Gillion found that
Mr. Obama, in his first two years in office, talked about
race less than any Democratic president had since
1961. From racial profiling to mass incarceration to affirmative action, his comments have been sparse and
halting.”
Sure, he had a beer summit at the White House
with Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the
white police officer who arrested him in his own home.
Obama said the officer had “acted stupidly,” but later
softened his criticism. The president also said, “If I had
a son, he’d look like Trayvon [Martin].”
Of course, the issue is not whether Obama has a
son who looks like Trayvon Martin. What is he going to
do about people who are treated like Trayvon?
To discuss race less than Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy
Carter and Bill Clinton, all white southerners who grew
up under segregation, should be embarrassing to
President Obama.
It should be even more of an embarrassment that
Obama hasn’t taken leadership on the issue as Bill
Clinton did when he launched his “One America Initiative” on race. Putting aside the merits of the initiative,
it demonstrated Clinton was willing to confront the issue of race.
As my friend Courtland Milloy wrote in the Washington Post, it’s time to stop making excuses for
Obama.
He said, “Obama should not be allowed to get away
with thinking that when it comes to making his mark
on the issue of race, all he had to do was become the
first black president.”
Unfortunately, some of the most vocal black lead-
The Emancipation of the
Wilmington Ten
BY BENJAMIN F. CHAVIS JR.
NNPA Columnist
On the eve of the 150th
anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the outgoing governor of North
Carolina, Beverly Perdue,
issued an historic “Pardon of
Innocence” to each member
of the Wilmington Ten after
a 40-year struggle for justice.
This was a long soughtafter victory for the Civil
Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.
Rights Movement, the
United Church of Christ, National Council of Churches, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the National Alliance Against Racist and
Political Repression, the National Wilmington Ten Defense
Committee, the Congressional Black Caucus, and millions
of people throughout the world who for many years demanded “Free the Wilmington Ten.”
Famed civil rights Attorney James Ferguson and North
Carolina Central University Law Professor Irv Joyner led the
successful legal effort for the pardons.
In particular the Wilmington Ten declaration by Gov. Perdue was a winning tribute to the effectiveness and commitment of the National Newspaper Publishers Association
(NNPA) that spearheaded the national campaign, led by Mary
Alice Jervay Thatch and Cash Michaels, to encourage Gov.
Perdue to issue the Pardon of Innocence.
Yet, this was also a another important milestone of success for the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People and especially the North Carolina Conference of NAACP branches led by THE Rev. William Barber
II, who helped immeasurably to build enough public momentum during the last year to achieve such an unprecedented positive outcome.
Victories for black Americans, and for all others who stand
freedom, justice and equality, do not come easy and do not
occur without a prolonged, sustained struggle or “movement
of people” that creates a “moment in history.”
On behalf of the four deceased members of the
Wilmington Ten – William “Joe” Wright Jr, Jerry Jacobs, Ann
Shepard, and Connie Tindall – and on behalf of six living
members of the Wilmington Ten – Wayne Moore, Willie Earl
Vereen, Reginald Epps, James McKoy, and Marvin Patrick
– I express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to all
who helped to make this moment possible.
Forty years is an awful long time for justice to be done.
But we are thankful that this day has finally come.
With 10 courageous strokes of her ink pen, Gov. Perdue
acted to rectify what she described as a case of “naked racism.”
We note that Gov. Perdue was under a lot of pressure
from many different vantage points, but in the end she made
the right decision based on her review of all the facts that
had been presented to her.
See Chavis on page 12
ers have either been co-opted by the White House or
fear a backlash from adoring black voters.
The usually outspoken Rep. Maxine Waters, a California Democrat, told a crowd in Detroit, “If we go after
the president too hard, you’re going after us.”
And former Congressional Black Caucus Chairman
Emanuel Cleaver II of Missouri admitted, “With 14 percent [black] unemployment if we had a white president
we’d be marching around the White House.”
If we don’t get some true leadership on this issue,
perhaps it will be time to march around the White
House, Congress and the headquarters of some of our
civil rights organizations.
Letter to the editor
Reader says “Django
Unchained” was brutal,
painful and very offensive
I wonder how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and
Malcolm X would respond after viewing the movie
“Django Unchained?” Some viewers said, “it was
a delightful comedy and very entertaining.” Some
viewers were happy and Django avenged his
wrongdoers.
I say the movie was brutal, painful and very offensive. I was infuriated and very angry.
The movie went way over the top using the Nword. The violence/bloodshed was non stop. The
actors used every kind of derogatory description
of the N-word imaginable!
Hollywood must realize that it’s not okay to offend African Americans just because they have a
well-known producer, plus an award-winning actor
on board. I was angry at how many times the Nword was actually used, especially when the black
actors called each other the N-word, and listening
to the white actors using it so freely.
My anger rose again when the whites in the
audience laughed at some of the parts of the movie
that I felt were very offensive.
I would not recommend this movie to anyone
who has lost loved ones to gun violence, especially a child. Don’t go see this movie if you are
from the South, found your male loved ones hanging from trees, with their private parts stuffed in
their mouths! Why did Hollywood think that African
Americans would embrace this movie?
The psychological and physical horror of slavery produces deep wounds. The N-word will never
be a term of endearment. The N-word is very hurtful and Hollywood should be ashamed!.
As I left the theater, I wondered if this movie
generated some white Americans feelings of superiority and made some African Americans, even
in this day and age, question their dignity and worth.
Cora Louise Jones
Toledo
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The obvious—and not-so obvious—storylines of Super Bowl XLVII
BY PERRY GREEN
Special to the NNPA from The
Afro-American Newspaper
With just days left before
Super Bowl XLVII, we’re all
waiting to see Baltimore
Ravens linebacker Ray
Lewis play his final game before riding off into the sunset,
concluding an amazing 17year career in Baltimore.
Nearly every sports publication in the nation has
commented on Lewis’
chance to cap off his career
with a second Super Bowl
ring, a fairytale ending for one
of the greatest players in NFL
history.
Lewis’
redemption
serves as the background to
his epic story. Once a murder suspect in a double-homicide case in 2000, Lewis
was acquitted, and was later
named the MVP of the 2001
Super Bowl.
From that point forward,
Lewis has totally reinvented
his life and career, becoming one of the most inspirational leaders in the sports
world. He proved that once
again when he returned early
from a torn triceps injury to
lead his team through one of
the most compelling Super
Bowl runs in recent football
history.
And then, of course,
there’s the other dominant
story line leading up to Feb.
3: the Har-Bowl. Head coach
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Ravens will take on his
younger brother, Jim of the
San Francisco 49ers, the first
time in league history that
two brothers will coach
against one another in the
championship game.
Their father, Jack
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Ozzie Newsome
Ed Reed
ern Kentucky, and the brothers followed their father’s
lead into a life of football. Jim,
the better athlete of the two,
went on to play quarterback
at University of Michigan before playing in the NFL for 15
years. He later coached at
Stanford before taking over
as the 49ers coach just two
years ago.
John served nearly a decade as the special teams
coach for the Philadelphia
Eagles before taking the
reins of the Ravens for the
past five seasons.
The media latched onto
the story to the degree that
even the Harbaugh brothers
are sick of talking about it.
Still, it’s exciting to know that
two brothers that grew up
competing against each
other will now duke it out for
an opportunity to hoist the
Vince Lombardi trophy.
But those are just the obvious story lines that most
sports fans know about.
Here are a handful of not-soobvious story lines they
might not be familiar with:
ager Ozzie Newsome made
history in 2002 when he became the first African American general manager in the
NFL. He helped the Ravens
win the 2001 Super Bowl as
a front office executive, which
rightfully catapulted him into
the GM position.
Since then, Newsome
has become one of the most
respected general managers
in the league, leading the
Ravens to eight playoff appearances during his tenure.
Now, he has a chance to win
his Super Bowl ring as a general manager; if he pulls it off,
he will become only the second African American general manager to win one, following New York Giants GM
Jerry
Reese,
who
shepherded New York to Super Bowl victories in 2007
and 2011.
Newsome doesn’t talk to
the media about his own
standing, but the coaches
and players that serve underneath him often express just
how significant he is to the
team and the league.
“Ozzie is the foundation
of the Ravens,” Ravens
coach John Harbaugh told
reporters. “He’s drafted every player and made every
Ozzie Newsome has a
chance for his first Super
Bowl as a GM
Ravens general man-
free-agent signing that’s
come through here. There is
no “us” without Ozzie. We’re
not here without Ozzie.”
Some have suggested
that, after more than 20 years
as an NFL executive and a
13-year career as a Hall of
Fame tight end for the Cleveland Browns, the 56-year-old
Newsome may retire. But
Ozzie recently told the media that’s not in the cards.
“That’s not even close,”
Newsome said. “Really, I enjoy the guys I work with and I
think we have a great staff. I
really, really enjoy the players and my relationships with
them and that helps me in
coming to work every day. Of
course, winning helps, too.”
Ed Reed returns to his
home state for the biggest
game of his career
If Ray Lewis is the leader
of the Ravens, there’s no
doubt that veteran safety Ed
Reed has been his secondin-command. With 61 career
interceptions, nine Pro Bowl
appearances, eight All-Pro
selections, a NFL Defensive
Player of the Year award and
several league records,
Reed has already secured
his place in the Hall of Fame.
Chavis
Limited space in this column will not permit the re-telling of the entire Wilmington
story. Suffice it to say that
this case was and continues
to be about equal quality
education for black American
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A second chance for a
ring comes for a pair of
veteran receivers
Both the Ravens and the
49ers have a veteran re-
ceiver on their roster that will
get another opportunity to
win a Super Bowl ring.
For the Ravens, it’s threetime Pro Bowler Anquan
Boldin, who served majority
of his 10 years in the NFL
with the Arizona Cardinals.
Boldin came close to winning
a ring during the 2009 Super
Bowl, but the Cardinals fell
to the Pittsburgh Steelers,
27-23.
Like Boldin, 49ers receiver Randy Moss has also
built a highly decorated career, but does not have a Super Bowl victory.
Moss has been named to
seven Pro Bowls over 14
seasons in the league and
owns the single season
record for touchdown
catches (23), but remains
ringless after losing his only
Super Bowl appearance with
the New England Patriots in
2008.
These two receivers
have very different styles of
play: Moss is a speedster
who stretches the field and
Boldin is a big, physical possession receiver. But they’ll
both share the same goal on
Super Bowl Sunday: getting
the ring that they came so
close to earning years ago.
across America.
In 1971 in Wilmington,
N.C., the city was racially polarized as a result of recent
school desegregation and in
1972 the Wilmington Ten
were unjustly framed, arrested, tried and sentenced
collectively to 282 years in
prison on false conspiracy,
arson and assault charges.
Although we were all
completely innocent of those
false charges, it took 40
years to prove our innocence.
It is important for the
record to clarify that the victory of the Wilmington Ten
would not have ever been
possible if it were not for the
40-year support of the United
Church of Christ (UCC).
In the 1970s and 1980s,
Rev. Charles Earl Cobb Sr.,
executive director of the
Commission for Racial Justice of the United Church of
Christ and Rev. Edwin R.
Edmonds, chairman of the
Commission for Racial Justice, along with Rev. Leon
White, Rev. Bill Land, Irv
Joyner, Rev. Jeremiah A.
Wright Jr,, T. Willard Fair,
Rev. Robert V. Moss, Rev.
Joseph H. Evans, Rev. Avery
D. Post, Rev. Eugene
Templeton and thousands of
other pastors and members
of the UCC provided the
strong church leadership and
support that gave the young
people of Wilmington strategic solidarity and resolve to
stand up to the insidious
forms of racial injustice so
prevalent at that time.
Angela Y. Davis,
Charlene Mitchell, Ann
Mitchell, Michael Myerson,
Maria Ramos and the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
(NAARPR) did an outstanding job in building effective
national and crucial international support of the
Wilmington Ten and for the
release of all political prisoners in the USA.
Imani Kazana and the
National Wilmington Ten Defense Committee remained
steadfast in their support during critical stages of the case.
I am recognizing and highlighting these persons and
organizations to emphasize
that building a successful
movement for change involves keeping the faith, perseverance, diversity and
coalition-building, and risktaking actions guided by progressive principles of
struggle and human integrity.
Yes, 150 years after
President Lincoln issued the
Emancipation Proclamation
as “an act of justice,” racism
is still alive in the United
States of America. Yet, there
has been much progress accomplished toward racial justice for all people doing the
last two centuries.
President
Barack
Obama in his 2013 inaugural address stated, “That is
our generation’s task – to
make these words, these
rights, these values of life and
liberty and the pursuit of happiness real for every American.”
The emancipation of the
Wilmington Ten is a another
step forward for the liberty
and freedom for all.
But because Reed arrived in Baltimore one season after the Super Bowl victory of 2001, his resume
lacks the only accomplishment that he truly values: a
Super Bowl ring.
Now Reed gets the opportunity that he has patiently waited 11 long years
for, and it comes in his home
state of Louisiana. Reed was
born in St. Rose, La., just a
few miles outside of New
Orleans, where Super Bowl
XLVII will kick off. Reed told
reporters that it’s a perfect
situation.
“I was just telling [teammate and Ravens safety]
Bernard [Pollard] that I
couldn’t ask for anything
else,” Reed said. “Other than
to see my son graduate from
college, this is it, man. I’m set
for life!”
Though some suggested that Reed may retire
along with Lewis after the
Super Bowl run, he recently
told the media that he plans
on playing next season.
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SECTION 8/SSI OK NO PETS!
419-410-3065
298 W. PARK
Nice 3 BR home
Remodeled, bsmnt/attic
$575 mo/deposit
1521 NORWOOD
Gorgeous, 4 BR house
$600 mo/deposit
419-389-0780
Now Accepting
Applications for 1 and
2 Bedroom
Apartments
Mature Adult
Community for
Persons 55 and Older.
Rent Based on
Income. Heat,
Appliances, Drapes,
Carpeting Included.
Call (419) 729-7118
for details.
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY/EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY
EMPLOYER
AFFORDABLE
APARTMENTS
HELP WANTED
Applications being accepted for efficiency and
1 bedroom apartments
for eligible seniors and
physically disabled
adults. Rents below market rate, utilities included. Located in beautiful, historic downtown
Perrysburg. For more information contact:
Shiloh Missionary
Baptist Church is
prayerfully seeking
a Pastor.
We are a Traditional
Baptist Church. If you
believe the Holy Spirit
may be leading you
to become our new
leader, please send
your resume to:
1203 Girard Street,
Toledo, OH 43605,
Attn: Charita Phillips,
Search Committee
ELM HOUSE
APARTMENTS
419-874-2378
NOW ACCEPTING:
TO PLACE ADS CALL (419) 472-4521 or email: [email protected], [email protected]
HELP WANTED
FINANCE OFFICER
Toledo Municipal Court
The Court is now accepting applications for the position of Finance Officer. This position is responsible
for implementing and monitoring the Court’s day-today financial operations and purchasing. Knowledge
of accounting and fiscal operations and procedures
required. Knowledge of budget preparation, monitoring and administration required. Knowledge of
purchasing practices and contracting required.
Bachelor degree is required, preferably in business,
fiscal administration, accounting or a related field.
Three years substantive work experience in budgeting, fiscal administration, or accounting is required.
A master’s degree may be substituted for one year
of experience. Experience in corporate or government accounting preferred, but not required. Experience in procurement preferred, but not required. Experience using SAP-ERP preferred, but not required.
Potential candidates must pass a background check.
Starting salary is $57,358.87.
Submit cover letter describing how you meet the
qualifications outlined above and a resume by 4:30
p.m., February 19, 2013 to the Court Administrator’s
Office, (Attn. HR Officer), Toledo Municipal Court,
Judges Division, 2nd floor, 555 N. Erie Street, Toledo,
OH 43604. E-mail applications not accepted. Equal
Opportunity Employer.
You Can Use Your Debit Card,
Mastercard or Visa
For Placing Classifieds
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
NETWORK MANAGER
The Toledo Zoo is seeking a full time Network Manager to perform work at all levels of IT from support,
helpdesk and network engineering. Must be highly
self-motivated with proven analytical abilities to execute the following essential tasks along with strong
leadership, interpersonal, organizational, written and
oral communication skills.
• Microsoft networking: Exchange 2010, Office 2010,
Windows XP/7, Windows server 2003/2008 R2, Active Directory, IIS server, WSUS and Forefront 2010.
• Hands on technical knowledge of current networking hardware, standards including TCP/IP, DNS,
iSCSI, SAN’s, NAS, HP servers, HP laptops, desktops, video cameras, conferencing, switches,
wireless,Cisco VPN, IP Telephony & Fiber, routing/
switching protocols and configuration, SQL Server &
backup experience.
Prefer a BS in Computer Science/Technology, with 7
years of hands on experience, 3 years supervisory
experience, Microsoft MCSE/MCITP certification or
equivalent with Active Directory based networks in
multi-campus LAN/WAN environments. For consideration candidates must submit a resume, including
salary requirements, and utilizing only one of the following methods, no later than 02/08/13 to:
Julie Mutsko, Recruiting Manager.
The Toledo Zoo
PO Box 140130
Toledo, Ohio 43614
OR
[email protected]
Howard Concrete Pumping is a union contractor bidding on the ODOT project 130027, SR 2-25.05
in Ottawa County. If awarded this project, Howard
Concrete Pumping will be actively soliciting minorities
and women to apply for operating engineer and laborer positions. All applications will be referred to
Operating Engineers Local 18 or LIUNA Local # 480.
If you would like more information about a potential
position, please contact us at (412) 257-1800 or email
“[email protected]. Howard Concrete Pumping is an equal opportunity employer.
With a commitment to improving the human condition, The University of Toledo and University Medical Center are seeking qualified candidates for the
following positions:
• Staff Nurses
• Lab Sr. Tech
• Molecular Specialist
• Faculty Positions Ali-Administration, Biochem
Cancer Biology, Finance, Management, Mathematics, PVIC, Rehabilitation Sciences
The University of Toledo offers an excellent salary and benefit package, which includes the Ohio
Public Employees Retirement System and State
Teachers Retirement System for faculty with employer contribution, medical coverage, paid sick and
vacation time, tuition to UT is waived for employees and their eligible spouses and dependents and
10 paid holidays.
.
For a complete listing of our openings and desired
qualifications or to apply, please proceed to our
website at https://jobs.utoledo.edu
We ask that applications and required documents
be submitted electronically.
UT and UTMC are EO/AA employers and educators M/F/D/V
Coming Events
JANUARY
ZOO’S HOT DEALS CONTINUE
Every season at the Toledo Zoo offers something exciting,
and winter is no exception. This winter, the Zoo celebrates
the season with Winter Weekends, continuing through February. These weekends feature sizzling activities at halfprice admission. Lucas County residents get an extra discount. Each Winter Weekend offers cool activities in warm
places, from magic and puppet shows to ice-carving demonstrations, live dance performances and hands-on science. That’s on top of Cabin Fever Feeds, where you’ll
watch your favorite Zoo animals chow down all across the
Zoo — from polar bears and orangutans to vultures and
rattlesnakes. Visit toledozoo.org/winter to get a schedule
of activities — all offered free with regular half-price admission — or to access a mobile schedule app, so you stay
up-to-date on all the great activities when you visit. And if
you just can’t wait to get a taste of the fun, check out the
Zoo’s iPhone game app, Cocoa Loco; it pits you against
the marshmallows of the Zoo’s famous hot chocolate. In
addition to half-price admission in February, the Zoo will
offer free admission to Lucas County residents from Saturday, Feb. 16, through Monday, Feb. 18, as a thank-you
for Lucas Information, 419-385-4040 or visit toledozoo.org.
FREE BAKED GOODS
Redeemer Christian Church of God, 347 S. Reynolds, will
give-away free baked goods from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
Wednesdays.
ACTING OPPORTUNITY
There’s an acting opportunity for group of African American writers and actors who perform around town. The group
is headed by a University of Toledo professor Dr. Imelda
Hunt. They’re performing a 20-minute piece at Main Library sometime between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb
23, as part of a celebration of Black History Month. They’re
set with African American cast members but need someone to play President Abraham Lincoln as well as white
abolitionists. It takes place on New Years Eve, 1862, the
date of the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Rehearsals are scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays,
and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Saturdays, at the Kent Branch Library, 3301 Collingwood. Contact Hunt at
[email protected].
FREE DANCE AND DRUM CLASSES
Frederick Douglass Community Association, 1001 Indiana,
and the Toledo School for the Arts, are offering free dance
and drum classes for students in third through 12th grades.
The “Feel the Beat” drum classes are 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Tuesdays. Interpretive dance classes are 3:30 p.m. to 4:45
p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays. Classes are taught by
TSA student instructors. Information, 419-244-6722.
BABY ITEMS NEEDED
Heartbeat of Toledo, 4041 W. Sylvania, needs baby items
such as diapers, newborn through size five, Similac Advance and Similac Sensitive Isomil Soy powdered formula,
wipes, baby wash, lotion, diaper rash ointment, new and
gently used winter clothes, size 0-6 months — boys clothing (up to size 2T), outerwear — especially coats,
snowsuits, boots and mittens (up to size 2T), receiving
blankets, hooded bath towels and washcloths, gently used
high chairs and strollers including the umbrella type and
new toys for newborn through age 3. The toys are part of
the agency’s giving tree. These toys can be brought in
wrapped or unwrapped. If wrapped, attach a tag stating
the age range on the toy. You may drop off items between
9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Information, 419-241-9131.
TURNING POINTS MENTORING PROJECT
Turning Points Mentoring Project is accepting applications
for mentors, graduation coaches and program leaders. If
you are a young man between the ages of 18 and 25 you’re
eligible for help with employment, education and housing.
No experience is necessary, but you must apply and register to be considered. Information, 419-318-2018 or email
[email protected].
Jan. 30
FACULTY ART SERIES PERFORMANCE
Pianist Solungga Fang-Tzu Liu, gives a Faculty Artist Series performance at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Bowling Green State University’s Bryan Recital Hall of the Moore
Musical Arts Center. No cost to attend.
Jan. 30-31
FREE THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES ON
DIVERSITY
Residents interested in gaining insight into such issues as
race, identity, diversity and stereotypes are invited to Owens
Community College as nationally-recognized writer/actor
Michael Fosberg presents the theatrical performance “Incognito” on the academic institution’s Toledo-area and
Findlay-area campuses Wednesday-Thursday, Jan. 30-31.
Fosberg’s performance is being presented in conjunction
with the College’s celebration of Black History Month. The
theatrical presentation and open discussion will begin at 2
p.m. Jan. 30 in the College’s Audio/Visual Classroom Center Rooms 125-128 on the Toledo-area Campus. A second
performance by Fosberg will occur at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 31 in
the Education Center Room 111 on the Findlay-area Campus. Owens’ Toledo-area Campus is located on Oregon in
Perrysburg Township, while the Findlay-area Campus is
located on Bright in Findlay. No cost to attend. Information,
567-661-7583, 567-429-3029, 800-GO-OWENS, ext. 7583
or 3029.
Jan. 31
DEADLINE FOR DOG TAGS
Lucas County dog warden Julie Lyle along with Board of
County Commissioners president Carol Contrada and auditor Anita Lopez are reminding dog owners to purchase
their 2013 tags before the Thursday, Jan. 31, deadline.
Dog tags are required by law for all dogs older than three
months. Licensing serves to protect your dog and will identify the owner so that the dog can be returned home if lost.
You may buy your dog tags at the Auditor’s Office, Lucas
County Dog Warden or area agents.
Feb. 1
FREE DENTAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
Owens Community College’s Dental Hygiene program and
the Toledo Dental Society is offering a day of free dental
services for children with limited or no access to care ages
six months to 18 from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.,
Friday, Feb. 1, at the College’s Dental Hygiene Clinic, for
Give Kids A Smile Day. The clinic is located in Health Technologies Hall on the Toledo-area Campus. Additionally, Toledo Dental Society dentists and Expanded Functions Dental Auxiliary will provide restorative treatments such as fillings and extractions for patients on Feb. 1. Information,
567-661-7294 or 1-800-GO-OWENS, ext. 7294. Appointment reservations must be made prior to the event.
FIRST FRIDAY AT TSA
Toledo School for the Arts, 333 14th, is hosting a one hour
celebration of works-in-progress by its students at 9 a.m.
Friday, Feb. 1. A live performance begins at 9:30 a.m. Space
is limited. Information, 419-246-8732, ext. 217.
Feb. 2
FREE TAX CLINIC
The Salvation Army and The Ohio Benefit Bank will hold a
free Tax Clinic by appointment Saturday, Feb. 2, at 620 N.
Erie. The clinic will provide an opportunity to use computer
equipment to complete tax returns electronically. With delays in filing taxes this will be one of the first available times
to have taxes filed. The final deadline to file your taxes is
April 15. Persons with an income of $60,000 or less are
eligible for this free service. To schedule an appointment,
call 419-241-3549. The following items should be brought:
all W2s, any other tax documents they received, and last
year’s return if possible. These items will assure a tax return may be filed. The clinic will also be available to assist
in filing the FASFA form for those seeking financial assistance for college.
FORUM ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING
New Light Missionary Baptist Church Women’s Ministry is
having a presentation on human trafficking given by Mary
Schmidtbauer from Second Chances at 1 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 2, 1741 Cone. Everyone is welcome. The Rev. Gerald
O. Fletcher Sr. is pastor.
Feb. 2-3
ANTHONY PATTIN PERFORMS AT UT
Toledo native and pianist Anthony Pattin will perform during the University of Toledo’s spring 2013 Dorothy
MacKenzie Price Piano Series on Saturday-Sunday, Feb.
2-3. Pattin will present a master class at 10 a.m Saturday
and a recital at 3 p.m. Sunday. The performance will be
held in the UT Center for Performing Arts Recital Hall. Pattin
is a professor emeritus of music at the University of
Montevallo in Alabama.
Feb. 4
CONSIDERING LAW A CAREER?
Thurgood Marshall Law Association is sponsoring a
four-hour conference for students who are considering law as a career. The event takes place Saturday,
Feb. 9, at the University of Toledo Scott Park campus. The conference is open for junior high, high and
college students. Seating is limited. Information, 419249-2703.
HONORING CLAUDE BLACK
A memorial and jazz session honoring the life of Toledo
jazz legend Claude Black, who died in January, is from 7
p.m. to 11 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, at Crystal’s Lounge inside
of the Ramada Inn Conference Center, 3536 Secor.
INSTALLATION SERVICE
An installation service for Pastor Anthony Haynes of
Greater Life Christian Center, Church of God In Christ,
1375 Sylvania, inside Pilgrim Church, is at 7 p.m. Monday,
Feb. 4. The Honorable Bishop John H. Sheard, prelate
Southwest Michigan First Jurisdiction, is officiant.
Feb. 5
UGLY SECRET OF MODERN DAY SLAVERY
The film, “Stolen,” which captures a land at the juncture of
politics, nationality and race, premieres at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 5, at as part of season five of the AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange. Actress Gabourey Sidibe is hosting the series on public television’s WORLD channel and
produced by Black Public Media. For more information on
the series or films, visit www.blackpublicmedia.org. To find
your local WORLD station, check your local listings.
Feb. 6
OPEN HOUSE
Toledo Hearing and Speech Center has moved into its
new location at 4841 Monroe, Suite 103. An open house
is from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6. Information419-241-6219 or email [email protected].
Feb. 8
VALENTINE’S DAY DANCE
The Isaiah Thomas Giving Foundation is hosting a
Valentine’s Day dance from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb.
8, at Copeland Hall, 2270 Ashland. This is for children ages
12 and younger. There will be a live DJ, hustles, treats and
a plain ol’ good time. Information, 419-973-3975 or
[email protected].
Feb. 9
EPILEPSY CENTER OFFERS NEW PROGRAMS
Epilepsy Center of Northwest Ohio is providing opportunities for families with children in kindergarten through fifthgrade to meet each other by hosting Story Hour with
Grandma at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at 1545 Holland,
Suite B. The kids will be with Grandma doing fun activities
while parents meet for a Parent–to-Parent Support Group.
Information or reservations, 419-867-6960.
Feb. 9, April 13
SEMINARS ON CASH FLOW
The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is partnering with
the Small Business Development Center to offer free seminars on “Cash Flow” from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb.
9 and April 13, for small business owners. Join Bill Wersell,
of Business Development Center, to explore the details of
Understanding Cash Flow, at the Kent Branch Library
@CCESS Center, 3101 Collingwood. Do you know how
to determine whether your business will generate sufficient income to cover the costs of operation/expansion
and result in a profit? Are you thinking of starting a business? The seminar will consider topics useful to entrepreneurs who are deciding whether starting a business is feasible in present circumstances. Are you already in business? This program will aid you in developing insights to
help you avoid financial pitfalls. Registration is required by
calling 419-259-2064.
Feb. 10
STRIKING OUT BOWL DOWN
The 10th annual Striking Out Bowl Down Cancer event is
at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at Southwyck Bowling Lanes,
5255 Heatherdowns. Cancer awareness, education, agencies and support information will be available for the public. Entry blanks available at bowling centers or call 419537-0523. The USBC Greater Toledo Association is the
sponsor.
Feb. 12
ANNUAL PANCAKE DINNER
All Saints Episcopal Church, 563 Pinewood, is having its
annual pancake dinner from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday,
Feb. 12. Tickets are $6 for eat-in or take-out dinners.
March 2
SPRING INTO FASHIONS
Greater St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church, 416 Belmont,
and its adult choir will present “Spring into Fashions” style
show and dinner at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 2, in the
church’s banquet hall. Information, 419-699-7330. The Rev.
Robert W. Lyons Sr. is pastor. Johnnie Love is minister of
music.
15
Ask Sam
Do you have what it takes
when it comes to relationships
Commentary: Do you
have what it takes when it
comes to relationships
and understanding your
man? In honor of Valentines Day, I am dedicating
the month of February to
answering all women’s
questions about relationships and men.
Historical fact: On
Jan. 27, 1935, arguably
the greatest soul singer of
all time, Sam Cooke was
born in Chicago
Everybody is a genius.
But if you judge a fish by
its ability to climb a tree, it
will spend its whole life
believing that it is stupid.
- Albert Einstein
Dear Sam: I am
single, successful and a
savvy businesswoman. I
have been dating for a
while, but haven’t run into
the right man, I am picky,
but I don’t see that as a
problem. Is there any
thing I should be looking
for concerning allowing
the right man to come
Samuel L. Mallette III
[email protected]
Questions, Booking
into my life?
Amanda, 34
Amanda I am proud of
you and your success.
First, be patience. Running into the right man is
not an easy task. The right
man should be finding
you. Secondly, be honest
with yourself and figure
out what you want and
need. Thirdly, there are
different types of men. For
example, the businessman, smooth brother, sensitive man and the dandy
man. Know what type of
man best fits you.
Fourthly, always make
sure the man is working
on the four C’s his cash,
crib, clothing and car.
Some already have them
together and some are still
working on it. If you find a
man who is not working on
any of these tell him to
keep walking while he is
talking. You are in a great
position. Stay strong and
keep the faith.
Dear Sam: I am a
hard/smart working man
who is building a legacy
for my family. I am saving
my money and putting
away for retirement. I now
want to work on my estate.
What are some things I
should have on my list to
do? Thanks.
Roger, 41
Thanks, Roger. When
it comes to finances, this
Your Horoscope
ARIES
This week is a good week for
new investment of money,
time or energy. Your investment will be attractive to
someone who wants to help.
Make the call. This week let
the feeling of being special
bathe you. Soul Affirmation:
I invest new faith in everything I do this week. Lucky
Numbers: 34, 39, 52
TAURUS
Opportunity knocks this
week, be ready and waiting.
An old love may resurface.
Take a good look. This week
is good for you financially.
Look for a special opportunity at work. Families matters, spend time with yours.
Soul Affirmation: Old love?
New love? The most important thing is true love! Lucky
Numbers: 12, 43, 51
GEMINI
They get on your nerves but
you’ll profit from joining with
them in a common effort. Pull
close to an annoying buddy.
Joint adventures will pay tenfold. Household projects call.
You and a lover can finally
reach the same page. Soul
Affirmation: I am patient with
all that comes my way this
week. Lucky Numbers: 18,
29, 50
CANCER
This week begins three weeks
during which success and romance are closely related. Kill
two birds with one stone. Enjoy
your feelings and let your brain
relax. Suspend all judgments of
others. Being stern won’t work
for you this week. Soul Affirmation: I judge no one, especially
myself this week. Lucky Numbers: 9, 29, 53
LEO
News that comes by phone, email or snail mail makes it
easier for you to remain upbeat. Focus on what is said.
No matter what it is, find the
good in it. Invite new insights.
They could well come from
your lover. Soul Affirmation: I
give thanks for who I am this
week. Lucky Numbers: 6, 7, 20
VIRGO
Don’t be dismayed if you tried
to prevent it but couldn’t. It was
meant to happen, and you
were intended to learn from it.
Nothing was lost. Something
was delayed. After you’ve
learned your lesson the
chance will come again. Soul
Affirmation: Faith keeps me
calm in the storms of life. Lucky
Numbers: 4, 12, 30
LIBRA
Your self-confidence is making
you glow all over! People
are attracted to your outlook
this week, and you may be deluged with offers. Some may
not be sincere, but trust your
fabulous instincts and you’ll
pick and choose what’s real for
you.
Soul Affirmation: Clinging to
the old will inhibit my growth
this week. Lucky Numbers: 1,
3, 10
SCORPIO
Find motivation within yourself
to complete a task that has
been hanging around too long.
You will want to play later in
the week, and you’ll feel happier then with a clear mind. Remember that you’re the boss
of your emotions. Soul Affirmation: My imagination is the
source of my happiness.
Lucky Numbers: 18, 27, 55
SAGITTARIUS
Remember that you are in
control of your emotions this
week. Things will look
brighter as soon as you let
yourself feel like the glowing
spirit that you are. Co-create
your reality this week by
using positive emotions to remind yourself of how wonderful you are. Soul Affirmation:
I will ask joy to marry me.
Lucky Numbers: 14, 28, 35
CAPRICORN
You are in the middle of a
dream coming true. Watch
for signs that your wish is
about to be granted. You’ll be
very happy with what you’ve
achieved. Soul Affirmation:
Love is easier than breathing. Lucky Numbers: 12, 45,
48
AQUARIUS
Overall, the vibrations surrounding you this week are
very good, very good indeed.
Go with the best, and refuse
to
allow
any
minor inconvenience to spoil
your sunny mood. You are
going to have a lovely week.
Soul Affirmation: He who
doesn’t ask will remain a fool
forever. Lucky Numbers: 13,
19, 22
PISCES
Remember that you look
marvelous! Be prepared for
lots of compliments this
week, and plan to accept
them gracefully. You may be
planning a time period trip;
it’s going to be a nice getaway. Soul Affirmation:
Communication is a skeleton key that opens many
doors. Lucky Numbers: 11,
50, 52
Entertainment/Advice
is always something to be
taken seriously. I appreciate that you recognize the
importance of this life
making decision for your
family. First of all, make
sure you have a will, trust,
power of attorney and
healthcare proxy. Also,
one of the most overlooked items is your digital assets, like emails and
banking accounts. In this
technology age, it’s impor-
tant to take care of this
too.
Here is a checklist for
digital estate planning.
Make sure your family is
aware of all your accounts
and passwords. Take inventory on your web
pages, blogs, domain
names and photo sharing
accounts. Provide directions for distributing assets, secure central location for all passwords and
Ask Gwendolyn
For speaking or questions
and responses, contact
Sam:[email protected]
and join me on facebook/
sammalletteiii
another computer. I could
have gotten more money
for it, but I was angry and
wanted to put it into the
trash.
However, $15 will buy
for me and my children a
soda and sandwich off the
dollar menu. Now he can’t
cheat because he can’t
get on-line.
Betty Jo.
working from home. Let
me tell you this: You
should have been stronger and not allow your
husband to have three
children in school and not
the use of his computer.
Our young people are
missing out on education
which starts in the home.
That’s why we are experiencing so much crime because our young people’s
knowledge is down, way
down.
Get a job or start your
own home-based business so that your children
will not be left behind.
Education is the key and
some children not of their
fault don’t have it.
Dear Betty Jo: Gee,
your name is from back in
the day for real. I am proud
to know that someone
kept some of the heritage
of country folks by naming
their precious little girl –
Betty Jo.
Allow me to brief you
on your financial situation.
Many stay-at-home moms
are making tons of money
Betty Jo, your efforts
were in vain. Selling your
husband’s computer will
not keep him from cheating. Think about it. Men
don’t have to own a computer to find a woman.
They meet them anywhere and everywhere.
Since he cannot get online, then all he will do is
— go off-line.
To keep my husband
from cheating,
I sold his computer!
Dear Gwendolyn: For
the past two years, my
husband has been glued
to his computer. His
mother gave him the
money to buy it. Although,
when I asked his mother
to buy a computer for our
three school-aged children, she said no.
I am a stay-at-home
mom and cannot contribute financially to the
family’s needs. My children go to the library quite
frequently because my
husband does not allow
them to use his computer.
Girl, you are going to
be proud of me. When
they had a neighborhood
yard sale, I sold his computer for $15. Now his
mother does not have
money to purchase for him
appoint executor who is
comfortable with technology. These are some of
the things that you should
be aware of. But as always, talk to an estate
planner to help you get to
the financial promise land.
THE TOLEDO JOURNAL

January 30 2013 - The Toledo Journal

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