April 10 2014 - The Mississippi Link

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Vol. 20, No. 24
April 10 - 16, 2014
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VOTE
Get out and 22
Heading into mayoral runoff
April
Yarber’s campaign call: ‘Prepared to Lumumba’s campaign call: ‘Continuing the
lead…with everyday people’
Vision…, One City, One Aim, One Destiny’
By Ayesha K. Mustafaa
Editor
The next big thing: runoff day
April 22, 2014.
The political landscape has been
cleared as of the special election
held Tuesday, April 8, leaving two
candidates in the runoff for the late
Mayor Chokwe Lumumba’s unfulfilled three years of his term. Atty.
Chokwe Antar Lumumba and City
Councilman Tony Yarber came in
neck-in-neck with 31 percent of the
votes each.
The morning after, Yarber was
at his precinct office planning for
the next leg of the race which will
leave one man standing as mayor of
Jackson. He and Lumumba being
30-something, Yarber was asked
did he think the voters consciously
wanted this to be a young man’s
race.
Yarber replied, “I’m not necessarily convinced it is a young man’s
race. I am convinced that people are
looking at those they think are more
visionary. And it just so happens this
race had some young men in it - like
myself - who were able to articulate
that vision maybe a little bit better
than the other people.”
Yarber said what resonates with
the voters these days is that the peo-
ple who lead them is someone they
can identify with, and they want
leadership that is able to get the ball
moving and keep it moving.
He was asked why would he
want to take on the burden of being
mayor of Jackson when the city has
so many problems - infrastructure
decline, crime, debt, and at the same
time a mayor will be blamed for everything that goes wrong.
Yarber responded, “When you
are a servant, you are called to ‘servant leadership.’ Then you under-
Yarber
Continued on page 4
Mississippi icon calls for communities
and churches to ‘educate, elevate and
empower our children’
Inside
The Mississippi Link Newswire
LEXINGTON, Miss. - More
than 200 attendees turned out for
the Community Students Learning Center’s (CSLC) Fourth Annual Scholarship Awards Banquet, Saturday evening, March
29.
Held in the J. J. McClain High
School cafeteria, the banquet
featured a “powerful” awakening by longtime news anchor and
reporter Maggie Wade-Dixon
of WLBT-TV3 / WDBD-TV40
of Jackson. Wade-Dixon is also
widely known for her work with
the segment, “Wednesday’s
Child.”
“She is a Mississippi icon and
champion for the children,” said
sixth-grader Eddie Brock, a J.J.
McClain Middle School Students
and CSLC After-School student,
as he introduced Wade-Dixon.
Brock then said, “Let’s put our
hands together for Mrs. WadeDixon,” and the audience rose to
its feet.
A resounding urgency in her
“spirit-filled message was for
adults and churches to embrace
children more with positive affir-
CSLC Executive Director Beulah Greer, Maggie Wade, Leslie Greer
mations. “Our children have not
failed; we have failed our children,” Wade-Dixon said.
“There is not a child that I have
met who is not smart, intelligent,
and can master anything we give
them.” She also stressed, “We’ve
got to teach our children that it is
not about you, it’s about what you
do for other people.”
Wade-Dixon continued, “It
amazes me that we will pay al-
most any price to be entertained,
yet we struggle to educate our
children; we struggle to pay our
teachers. Together, we can educate, elevate and empower our
children.”
Her title coincided with the
scholarship banquet’s theme:
CSLC
Continued on page 5
IRS filing deadline
April 15; local
post office closing
hours
Fighting HIV/AIDS
focus of Mississippi
Faith Leaders
Summit
White House may
ban ‘selfies’ with
President Obama
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By Stephanie R. Jones
Contributing Writer
Chokwe Antar Lumumba
and his supporters celebrated
his victory in the Jackson
mayoral election Tuesday
night, April 8, after he received the most votes in a
field of 12 candidates to earn
a spot in the April 22, runoff
election.
“April 22…, April 22…,
April 22…. Make it clear that
the people’s mission continues,” Lumumba told the jubilant crowd at the Jackson
State University eCenter af-
ter he garnered 10,910 votes
slightly beating the second
highest vote getter City
Councilman Tony Yarber,
who received 10,900 votes.
“I want y’all to know that
I love you. If you don’t love
the people, you will betray
the people.
Lumumba thanked voters
for going to the polls. I thank
everybody for coming out in
ran and being dedicated to
purpose of moving Jackson
forward,” Lumumba said.
Lumumba, whose platform
centers on connecting and
empowering people, joined
his runoff opponent Wednesday morning at City Hall to
sign a pledge to honor a platform laid out by Working
Together Jackson, a diverse
group that works for betterment of the city.
As for the next phase of the
campaign he said: “I would
like to ask the people that did
not vote for me to inform us
moving forward on what we
need to do to earn your vote.
Lumumba
Continued on page 4
College Hill’s 107th Anniversary
BY Daphne Higgins
The weather was cold, it was
a rainy day, and that could have
been an excuse for the hundreds
in attendance to stay home but instead, the members and guests of
College Hill Missionary Baptist
Church of Jackson filled the sanctuary to celebrate the church’s
107th anniversary.
The congregants were present to hear the word from one of
its own, Rev. I. D. Thompson, a
long-time member of College
Hill, who now pastors Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church in
Clarksdale, Miss.
Thompson, who is known by
many as an inspired and spiritual
man of God accepted his call to
preach the Gospel in February
2010. On Sunday, April 6, 2014,
the message that he shared with
his College Hill family showed
evidence of why he is known as
an inspirational man filled with
spirituality.
Using the scriptures of choice
by the College Hill Anniversary
Committee, Rev. Thompson
read all three scriptures that were
identified by the church leaders:
1 Thessalonians (Pray without
ceasing), Corinthians 12:12 (For
as the body is one, and that many
members, and all the members of
that one body being many, are one
College Hill Pastor Michael T. Williams at podium with guest speaker Rev. I. D. Thompson (left)
body, so also is Christ) and Ephesians 4:4 (There is one body, and
one Spirit, even as ye are called
in one hope of your calling),
which summarized, is the chosen anniversary theme: “Uniting
in Prayer, Understanding God’s
Purpose, Unveiling Our Priority.”
Thompson’s text was “You’ve
got mail!” The preacher/teacher
talked about his excitement when
getting mail as a young man
growing up McCool, Miss. He
considered mail a connection to
what many considered to be the
real world. “I even got excited
about receiving the Sears and
Roebuck Catalog because it gave
me dreams about what I could
achieve.” While talking about his
childhood excitement, Thompson expressed the real purpose of
mail, with his focus being on letters. “A letter is a communication
tool - it expresses our thoughts/
feelings. It makes a person to
person connection or simply provides information.”
College Hill
Continued on page 10
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April 10 - 16, 2014
Mississippi post offices ready for last minute tax filers
Special to The Mississippi Link
With the 2014 tax filing deadline fast approaching, Mississippi Post Offices are ready for
last minute tax filers on April 15.
Below is a list of Mississippi Post
Offices open later than 5 p.m., as
well as a list of self service kiosks
available for customer use in retail lobbies.
As in past tax seasons, The
U.S Postal Service will provide
customers with both timely tax
return drop offs and special services, including Express Mail,
Priority Mail, First-Class Mail,
Certified Mail, and Return Receipt.
Self Service Kiosks:
Southaven - 7550 Airways
Blvd.
Madison - 990 Hwy. 51
Ridgeland - 611 S. Pear Orchard Rd.
Jackson Lefleur - 1501 Jackso-
nian Plz.
Jackson MPO - 401 E. South
St.
Jackson Flowood - 105 Hogg
Creek Dr.
Hattiesburg MPO - 220 S. 40th
Ave.
Gulfport MPO - 11110 Hwy.
49
Ocean Springs - 1581 Bienville Blvd.
The IRS accepts the FirstClass postmark as proof of filing
by April 15. The Postal Service
provides these tips for income tax
filers mailing returns:
If filing on April 15, mail early
in the day at any Post Office. Be
sure to verify Post Office hours of
operation.
If depositing returns in a collection box on April 15, doublecheck the pick-up schedule on the
collection box.
To ensure getting the April 15
postmark, deposit returns before
the last scheduled pick-up time.
Affix the correct postage
Some returns include many forms
and require additional postage.
IRS does not pay postage due and
will return items to sender.
One ounce for letter size returns is 49 cents for stamp postage, 48 cents for metered postage.
The second and third ounces are
an additional 21 cents for each
ounce, regardless of postage
type. Large envelopes or letters
weighing over 3.5 ounces are
subject to an oversize rate of 98
cents for one ounce and 21 cents
per additional ounce.
When possible, use the envelope provided by the IRS and be
sure to include a return address. If
the envelope provided by the IRS
is unavailable, be sure to verify
the IRS address where returns
should be mailed.
The Postal Service offers flexible products and services for use
when mailing tax returns.
Priority Mail Express Service
This gets your tax return to
many locations the next day
guaranteed or your money-back.
Priority Mail Express includes
signature at delivery and free
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or toll-free at 800-222-1811.
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or toll-free at 800-222-1811.
First-Class Mail Service
Efficient, economical option
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These services provide you
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The Postal Service receives no
tax dollars for operating expenses
and relies on the sale of postage,
products and services to fund its
operations.
LOCAL
April 10 - 16, 2014
Rho Lambda Omega Chapter
of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Inc. holds 4th Annual Women
in Politics Summit
Participants in the workshop included (left to right) Carolyn McNair Dampeer, Rho Lambda Omega member; Linda
Dixon Rigsby, co-chairman, Rho Lambda Omega’s Social Justice and Human Rights Committee; Shannon Malone
with the Foundation for the Mid South; Linda West, executive director of Mississippi Families for Kids; LeKeysha Greer Isaac, president of Rho Lambda Omega; Nsombi Lambright, chairman of Rho Lambda Omega’s Social
Justice and Human Rights Committee; Leyser Hayes, Chairman of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. International
Connection Committee; and Latrice Westbrooks, legal counsel for the Jackson Police Department who served as
summit moderator.
The fourth annual Women in
Politics Summit for Rho Lambda
Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Inc. was held at
the Mississippi State Capitol to
address issues on gender inequality issues, including domestic
violence, services to children,
youth aging out of the foster care
system, voter empowerment and
other issues that impact women.
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The Links receives more
funding for ‘Cultivating
Leaders – African
American Male Initiative’
Jackson MS Chapter President Mavis Parkman James and Strategic Planning Chair Dr. Geraldine Kearse
Brookins at the podium for the announcement of the new grant received.
The Jackson MS Chapter
of The Links, Incorporated
has received a $40,000 grant
from The Foundation for the
Mid-South for their ‘Links
Cultivating Leaders - African
American Male Initiative.’
The Jackson chapter of The
Links has worked with black
males since 1986 to ensure
they are prepared as young
men to ease into a successful
and well prepared adulthood.
The young men participated
in a six-month program of
workshops designed for such
a transition into leadership
roles.
This current grant will afford the Links’ Jackson chapter to expand the program
from six months to 24 months.
Young African American
males will be accepted in the
program from all seven of the
high schools in Jackson Public
School System, in addition to
private and parochial schools.
The program is designed
to ensure these young males
have workshops on career de-
velopment, their rich heritage,
the arts and its impact on their
culture and growth, financial
competency and individual
leadership development.
It is also designed to provide mentors to the young
men to ensure their development has the impact necessary
for sustained transformation
The Links’ Jackson Chapter
will also work with Jackson
State University to assist in
the evaluation of the progress
of its ‘Links Cultivating Leaders’ project.
Thank You Jackson!
Jackson, your vote for me, Tony Yarber, was a vote for the passion we share for our great city. Thank you. Your vote says that
you take the matters of this city seriously, and that there is absolutely no replacement for proven leadership and experience.
As your mayor, from day one, I will use my experience to manage an operating budget of $500 million and a growing
infrastructure budget of close to $1 billion. As a five-year city councilman, and the current budget chair, I have implemented
and managed the city budget. The hallmark of my administration will be accountability, transparency, and accessibility.
As city council president, I spearheaded on-line streaming of city council meetings to open city hall to you. As mayor, you will
monitor our progress for infrastructure improvements via a virtual platform that you can access from work or home.
There is only one candidate that has the demonstrated ability to unify all of Jackson. There is only one candidate with a body
of work that exemplifies true leadership. There is only one candidate that you can trust to move Jackson forward.
Jackson, we can’t get this wrong. Don’t risk the city to unproven leadership. The choice is clear.
Vote Tony Yarber • Mayor of Jackson on April 22
Get out and 22
April 10 - 16, 2014
April
Yarber
Lumumba
Continued from page 1
Morning Joe
Sturgis
stand that, and I think that once we
are done with this job, there will be
those things we will look back at as
done well. And we will be able to
count more people who were impacted positively than those counted who would have been impacted
negatively.
“We are running with the understanding that with service comes
great responsibility. The candidates
now in the race have the capacity
to take that responsibility on and to
bring the kind of results that people
will be excited about.”
Asked what got him motivated to
get into politics even as a city councilman four years ago, Yarber said,
“I attended a forum in 2005, and at
that forum I was extremely frustrated because none of the candidates
ever answered the questions asked.
They would extend their time and
talk over the question.
“I just remembered thinking to
myself, ‘I could do this and would
tell the truth and answer the question.’ Then I began to get involved
in a political campaign in 2009 and
from there I actually got involved
in my own campaign to run for city
council.”
The number one thing that distinguishes him from Lumumba, Yarber said, is “preparation to do this
job; the ability to lead without the
learning curve on the first day.”
He added, “Jackson is at an interesting place. Although we have momentum, there are still some things
we have problems with. We have a
$500 million budget. We just had
a $2 million deficit during the first
quarter; our debt to income ratio is
out of whack. We still don’t know
how we are going to fund this $500
million budget in total. I am prepared to work with that.”
Yarber said he has led schools
and led churches, and his body of
work is drastically broader than Lumumba’s.
Asked about concerns that this
be a clean mayoral race and some
of the accusations swirling before
the special election, Yarber said,
“I know the Yarber campaign has
been clean. We have focused on us
and our issues. I can’t speak for Mr.
Lumumba, but my hope is that he
would want to focus on his merits
versus attempting to exploit any
negatives or weaknesses said about
me. I’m definitely not going to do
that to him.”
Regarding Lumumba’s out-ofstate support, as also was received
by his father, Yarber said, “I’m
home grown. The support we had
came from everyday people. And
there are more everyday people in
this city than there can be people
transplanted here.”
During breakfast this Wednesday
morning at Krystal’s, a few diners
were willing to express their perception of last night’s election outcome and what they hoped for in the
April 22 runoff.
“I am with Yarber 120 percent,”
said Gilbert Sturgis, host of the talk
radio show every Thursday night
called “The Facts.”
“Up to now,” Sturgis said, “there
was a lot of nonsense and foolishness going around, but now I would
like to see the actual facts and look
at the candidate with experience.
PHOTOS BY A.K. MUSTAFAA
Experience counts, I don’t care how
you look at it. If you are building a
house and need foundation work,
you look for experience. You don’t
just ask anybody.”
Sturgis said he does not have
a problem with anyone who donates to or supports their candidate,
whether that support comes from
local folk or outside supporters.
“Campaigning is expensive and
most individuals do not have that
kind of money to launch a successful campaign,” Sturgis said.
Only referring to himself as
“Morning Joe,” the diner said, “I’m
with Yarber. I have my campaign
material in the car right now. He
has been doing real good on the city
council for a long time.”
Connie Winford observed the
election and said she is proud of
the outcome but unwilling to say
which of the runoff candidates she
will support going forward. But
what she is looking for now is the
man who will do the right thing for
Jackson.
With her was Rosie Veal, of
‘Kathy and Rose’ gospel recording
artists. Veal said the election went
well and she is asking God to put
the right man in the office of mayor
who will help the city.
David Jefferson also was delighted with the outcome last night
and said, “I’m going with the young
folk. And I want someone who is
going to take care of the whole of
Jackson and not just one part of the
city.”
Yarber, 36, lists as his accomplishments: city councilman of
Ward 6, 2009 to present; city council vice president in 2012; city
council president in 2013; budget
committee chairman and education/
youth ad-hoc committee chairman
for the city council 2013 to present;
founding member and co-chair of
Alignment Jackson; and founded
‘Faith-Based Alignment’ to complete ‘needs assessments’ in the
community.
For more information, go to the
website www.YarberForMayor.
com; facebook/yarberformayor;
instagram yarberformayor or
call Angela Grayson, campaign
volunteer coordinator., 601 2096112.
PHOTOS BY Elliott James, Elite Images
Bell
Latham
We are serious about moving
Jackson forward.
“The mission is to get the
message to people. We are
prepared, we have the plan,
we have the best ideas to
move this city forward. We
are committed to the vision
we have in place; a successful vision we’ve had in place
for the last seven months.
Lumumba said he’s ready
to lead the city. “We are ready
to hit the ground running and
I want to let the people know
that we’re prepared.”
Moving forward, Lumumba said if his campaign
didn’t get the message out,
that is his campaign’s failure.
“It’s going to take connecting with people. We believe
in a grassroots approach. We
need to know if people didn’t
vote for us that’s our failure.
We didn’t’ communicate our
message strong enough.
“We need to listen, see
what people’s concerns are,
so we’re dedicated to that.
We want to know what they
felt was missing in my mes-
VOTE
Pittman
Mutope
sage,” he said.
Lumumba’s
supporters
echoed similar reasons for
voting for him. It is his vision
for the city and his commitment to what his father, the
late Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, started during his short
time in office, they said.
“I think he is the person
that knows best what his father initiated. He was a part
of the plan and prepared the
plan. No one else can execute
that plan better than him,”
said Ineva Pittman, a longtime civil rights advocate.
“Plus if a city council person wins we are going to
have to have another election
and that will be very expensive to the city. We have a
runoff coming up already,”
she added. She said the city
doesn’t have money to finance more special elections.
“We need to be looking at
that as well.”
Willie Bell said he supported Lumumba’s father and
has known the candidate all
his life.” I was with his dad
and I watched him grow up.
The vision is what we have
in common. That vision has
to happen; it can’t turn into
a nightmare,” said Bell. “It’s
on now, we’re taking it to the
streets,” he said.
I believe in what he stands
for and what his father stood
for,” Mutope said. “We need
a smart young man and he’s
done everything we’ve asked
a young man to do. He can
move this city forward. Forward forever, backwards
never,” he said.
Harold Latham said the
senior Lumumba during his
time in office pulled the city
together. “I believe in what
he stood for and his son was
instrumental in his father’s
campaign,” Latham said.
Lumumba’s uncle Jasiri
Lumumba said his nephew
is more experienced than
people think. “It was always
meant to be this way,” Lumumba said.
Lumumba said he had
thoughts of his parents Tuesday. “But more importantly,
there were thoughts of the
people. Seeing them standing
out on those streets, knowing
they are dedicated to what
we are trying to accomplish,
that touches your heart.”
Lumumba, 31, is married
to Ebony and has a newborn
daughter. He attended public school in Jackson and
Tuskegee University and
Thurgood Marshall School
of Law.
For more information on
the Lumumba campaign, go
to
www.chokweantarformayor.com and www.facebook.com/ElectChokweLumumbaMayorOfJacksonMs;
follow him on Instagram.
You may call the Lumumba
campaign office at 601 3620021.
Stephanie R. Jones can be
reached at srjones13@gmail.
com or (601) 260-4232.
PHOTOS BY Stephanie Jones
STATE
April 10 - 16, 2014
CSLC
“Education: Your Password to
Success.” She encouraged the
scholarship recipients and all students to do their best in getting a
good education.
Winning scholarship recipients were Matthew Blackmon,
1st Place, $1,000 award; Crystal
Southern, 2nd Place, $200 award;
and DeOnica Mitchell, 3rd Place,
$100 award. Students had to compete in an essay writing contest
where judges - not affiliated with
the county - critiqued and scored
them. Contestants with the highest overall points became first,
second and third place winners.
“We were extremely elated that
Mrs. Wade-Dixon was able to
take time out of her busy sched-
ule to speak at our banquet,” said
CSLC Executive Director Beulah
Greer. “Her message was inspiring as well as a wake-up call for
all of us to put more emphasis on
investing in our children and their
education.”
Greer said CSLC was also
blessed this year with the Silver
sponsorships of Nissan of Canton
Sponsors Earl Blackmon and wife Judge Jannie Lewis with Beulah and Leslie Greer
Scholarship recipients DeOnica Mitchell of Durant High; Matthew Blackmon of McClain High; and Crystal
Southern of McCLain High
Pre-schoolers reciting the CSLC creed.
LaTanica Friar singing
Eddie Brock introducing guest speaker Wade-Dixon
and Chapman, Lewis & Swan,
PLLC Attorneys at Law of Clarksdale; Bronze sponsorships of Circuit Court Judge Jannie Lewis,
Alfa Insurance Agent Earl Blackmon, Top Quality Computer Services, Nine’s Enterprises, WEM
Consulting Group, and Porters
and Sons Funeral Home, Inc.
“Each year, our banquet seems
to get bigger and bigger,” she said.
“We are truly grateful to all the
businesses, parents, community
members and students who support us each year.” She expressed
that they were pleased to have
Teach for America to collaborate
with them this year as well.
CSLC Board treasurer Kathy
Anderson was emcee. Anderson
is also the recently installed senior
pastor of Powerhouse Apostolic
Deliverance Church of Hollandale, Miss.
CSLC is a 501 © 3 non-profit
organization.
For information on how you
can invest in the educational
works of CSLC, call (662) 8340905.
HEALTH
April 10 - 16, 2014
Women in their 60s twice as
likely to develop Alzheimer’s
than breast cancer
Representatives from The MIND Center, Alzheimer’s Association Mississippi Chapter and the Department of Health
Division of Alzheimer’s in Jackson for Alzheimer’s Awareness Day at the Capitol sharing with legislators the first
draft of a collaborative State Strategic Plan on Alzheimer’s disease.
According to the Alzheimer’s Association 2014 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and
Figures report released recently, a woman’s estimated
lifetime risk of developing Alzheimer’s at age 65 is 1 in 6,
compared with nearly 1 in 11
for a man.
As real a concern as breast
cancer is to women’s health,
women in their 60s are about
twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s over the rest of their
lives as they are to develop
breast cancer.
“With women representing almost two-thirds of those
diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
disease and comprising 60
percent of the unpaid caregivers of family and friends with
Alzheimer’s, women are at the
epicenter of this epidemic,”
said Patty Dunn, executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association Mississippi Chapter.
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, adding to
women’s Alzheimer’s burden,
there are 2.5 times as many
women than men providing
intensive “on-duty” care 24
hours for someone living with
Alzheimer’s disease. Among
caregivers who feel isolated,
women are much more likely
than men to link isolation with
feeling depressed (17 percent
of women vs. 2 percent of
men).
The association also reports
that strain of caring for some-
one with Alzheimer’s is also
felt in the workplace. Among
caregivers who have been employed while they were also
caregiving:
• 20 percent of women vs.
3 percent of men went from
working full-time to working
part-time while acting as a
caregiver.
• 18 percent of women vs. 11
percent of men took a leave of
absence
• 11 percent of women vs. 5
percent of men gave up work
entirely
• 10 percent of women vs.
5 percent of men lost job benefits.
There are more than five
million Americans living with
Alzheimer’s disease, including
51,000 here in Mississippi, but
Alzheimer’s has far reaching
effects that can plague entire
families. There are 205,000
Alzheimer’s caregivers in
Mississippi providing 233 million hours of unpaid care.
The total national cost of
caring for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias
is projected to reach $214 billion this year. In 2014, the cost
to Medicare and Medicaid of
caring for those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias will
reach a combined $150 billion
with Medicare spending nearly $1 in every $5 on people
with Alzheimer’s or another
dementia.
These numbers are set to
soar as the baby boomers
continue to enter the age of
greatest risk for Alzheimer’s
disease. Unless something is
done to change the course of
the disease, there could be as
many as 16 million Americans
living with Alzheimer’s in
2050, at a cost of $1.2 trillion
(in current dollars) to the nation.
This dramatic rise includes
a 500 percent increase in combined Medicare and Medicaid
spending and a 400 percent increase in out-of-pocket spending. The country’s first-ever
National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease has a goal
of preventing and effectively
treating Alzheimer’s disease
by 2025.
Alzheimer’s disease is the
sixth leading cause of death
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Fighting HIV/AIDS focus of
Mississippi Faith Leaders Summit
By Stephanie R. Jones
Contributing Writer
A group of Mississippi ministers came together Friday, April
4, 2014, to learn what role they
could play in fighting HIV/AIDS
in their communities, an area that
often has put ministers in conflict
with their Biblical teachings.
Mississippi Faith Leaders
Summit issued a call to action for
ministers, as rates of HIV/AIDS
continue to ravish the state, especially its African American
community. About 60 ministers
from across the state attended
the half-day conference at New
Hope Baptist Church.
The leading speaker was Rev.
Dr. Alyn E. Waller, pastor of
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church
in Philadelphia, Pa. Waller has
been a leader in engaging his
congregation in the HIV/AIDS
battle. His mission involves
opening discussions of sex and
the disease in his church and urging people to get tested. Getting
tested, he said, is a primary way
to stop the spread of the disease.
If people know their status, they
can adjust their behavior, he said.
Dr. Amy Nunn, executive director of Mississippi Faith in
Action and a professor at Brown
University is working with
Waller’s Greater Than Aids program to gather information from
ministers about their views on
the matter so researchers know
what approaches are needed to
reach them.
Waller said ministers have to
stop looking at the behavior issues that have stigmatized those
with HIV/AIDS. He said they
have to look toward ministering
to the afflicted regardless of how
they got that way.
In his congregation, Waller
said there was a “real starvation
for conservation about human
issues, about the disease.” To
spur his members Waller himself
was tested for the disease at his
church. He said 800 of his members followed the first time and
hundreds of others did so in subsequent services. “It is possible
for varying religions, theologies
to agree to fight this disease,” he
said.
Waller said his church purposefully caters to a young population and lifestyle issues are a
routine part of services. “People
want to talk about things such as
living together outside marriage,
sex before marriage and understand what it means Biblically,
spiritually,” he said. HIV/AIDS
is an extension of that conversation, said Waller, who makes
clear that he thinks homosexually is not Biblical.
“But it is a part of our society and we have to address it,”
he said. “And HIV/AIDS is a
critical part of our society and we
have to address that, too.”
Nunn, who said she is a scientist by trade and an activist at
heart, said HIV/AIDS is a social
crisis.
“Why is that 30 years into this
epidemic, we can’t tell why African Americans have a higher
rate of infection,” she said. “African Americans don’t engage in
higher risk behavior more than
others.
That is why, she said, through
her work as a researcher at
Brown she wanted to talk with
people of power in the black
community. “We are only experts in our own culture,” said
Nunn, who is white.
“We want to listen to pastors
who better know the people in
their communities.”
Dr. Thomas E. Dobbs III had
been treating HIV/AIDS in the
state since 1999. “It has been
miraculous seeing the transformation the evolution in treatment
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has brought to the state” said
Dobbs, Mississippi state epidemiologist and district health officer, public health district 8.
“We’ve transformed from people having no hope to HIV/AIDS
being a manageable disease/
condition,” he said. “Treatment
is available but the challenge is
finding people who need it and
linking them to it,” he said.
Nunn said the project is counting on people to tell them what
they need to do to scale up treatments in hotspot areas such as
the Delta, Jackson area and the
Gulf Coast.
Host pastor Jerry Young of
New Hope said he has struggled
with addressing the HIV/AIDS
issue. He said the conference was
about education and compassion.
“How I got here has been a
journey as it undoubtedly has
been for a lot of preachers,”
Young said. “In the final analysis, with a greater knowledge
of the doctrine of God and the
doctrine of man, you come to understand. The same God that is
over the church is over the community.”
“Jesus never once asked how
they got there, He saw them as
sheep without a shepherd and
He was moved with compassion.
The church has to see people the
same as Jesus saw them,” Young
said.
Mississippi has the 9th highest rate of HIV infection in the
United States. Among new infections in the state, 76 percent are
African Americans. The HIV/
AIDS mortality rate for blacks is
nearly nine times that of whites.
Jackson has among the highest prevalence of HIV infection
in black men ages 14-24 of any
U.S. city.
Stephanie R. Jones can be
reached at srjones13@gmail.
com or (601) 260-4232.
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NATIONAL
April 10 - 16, 2014
More pings raise hopes Police seek federal help
plane will be found soon in highway shootings
By Bill Draper
The Associated Press
In this April 9, 2014 photo provided by the Australian Defense Force, a Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion flies past
Australian Defense vessel Ocean Shield on a mission to drop sonar buoys to assist in the acoustic search of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean. AP Photo/Australian Defense Force, LSIS Bradley Darvill
By Nick Perry
and Kristen Gelineau
Associated Press
PERTH, Australia - The frustrating monthlong search for
the Malaysian jetliner received
a tremendous boost when a
navy ship detected two more
signals that most likely emanated from the aircraft’s black
boxes. The Australian official
coordinating the search expressed hope April 9 that the
wreckage will soon be found.
Angus Houston, head of a
joint agency coordinating the
search for the missing plane in
the southern Indian Ocean, said
that the Australian naval vessel
Ocean Shield picked up the two
signals on Tuesday, and that an
analysis of two sounds detected
on Saturday showed they were
consistent with a plane’s black
boxes.
“I’m now optimistic that we
will find the aircraft, or what
is left of the aircraft, in the
not-too-distant future. But we
haven’t found it yet, because
this is a very challenging business,” Houston said at a news
conference in Perth, the hub for
the search operation.
The signals detected 1,645
kilometers (1,020 miles) northwest of Perth are the strongest
indication yet that the plane
crashed and is now lying at
the bottom of the ocean in the
area where the search is now
focused. Still, Houston warned
he could not yet conclude that
searchers had pinpointed Flight
370’s crash site.
“I think that we’re looking in the right area, but I’m
not prepared to say, to confirm, anything until such time
as somebody lays eyes on the
wreckage,” he said.
Finding the black boxes
quickly is urgent because their
locator beacons have a battery life of about a month, and
Tuesday marked one month
since the plane vanished with
239 people on board. If the batteries fail before the black boxes are located, finding them in
such deep water - about 4,500
meters, or 15,000 feet - would
be immensely difficult, if not
impossible.
The Ocean Shield is towing
a pinger locator from a U.S.
Navy that is designed to detect signals from a plane’s two
black boxes - the flight data
recorder and cockpit voice recorder.
A data analysis of the signals
the ship heard Saturday determined they were distinct, manmade and pulsed consistently,
Houston said.
“They believe the signals to
be consistent with the specification and description of a
flight data recorder,” he said.
To assist the Ocean Shield,
the Australian navy was using
parachutes to drop buoys in a
pattern near where the signals
were last heard.
Royal Australian Navy Commodore Peter Leavy said each
buoy will dangle a hydrophone
listening device about 300 meters (1,000 feet) below the surface. The hope, he said, is the
buoys will help better pinpoint
the location of the signals.
Houston
acknowledged
searchers were running out of
time, noting the last two signals
were weaker and briefer than
the first pair, suggesting the
batteries are failing. One Saturday lasted two hours and 20
minutes and the second lasted
13 minutes; those heard Tuesday lasted just five and a half
minutes and seven minutes.
“So we need to, as we say in
Australia, ‘make hay while the
sun shines,’” Houston said.
The weakening of the signals
also could indicate the device
was farther away, U.S. Navy
Capt. Mark Matthews said.
Temperature, water pressure
or the saltiness of the sea could
also be factors.
Leavy said thick silt on the
ocean floor also could distort the sounds, and may hide
wreckage from the eventual visual search.
Houston said a decision had
not yet been made on how long
to use the towed pinger locator while knowing the beacons’
batteries will likely fail soon,
saying only that a decision to
deploy an unmanned submarine was “not far away.”
“Hopefully in a matter of
days, we will be able to find
something on the bottom that
might confirm that this is the
last resting place of MH370,”
he said.
When the pinger locator’s
use is exhausted, the unmanned
sub will be sent to create a sonar map of a potential debris
field on the seafloor. The Bluefin 21 sub takes six times longer to cover the same area as
the pinger locator.
Matthews said the detections
indicate the beacon is within
about a 20-kilometer (12-mile)
radius, equal to a 1,300-squarekilometer (500-square-mile)
chunk of the ocean floor.
That amounts to trying to find
a desktop computer in a city the
size of Los Angeles, and would
take the sub about six weeks to
two months to canvass. So it
makes more sense to continue
using the towed pinger locator
to zero in on a more precise location, Matthews said.
“It’s certainly a man-made
device emitting that signal,”
Matthews said. “And I have
no explanation for what other
component could be there.”
The Bluefin sub’s sonar
scans about to 100 meters
and can “see” with lights and
cameras only a few meters. Its
maximum dive depth is 4,500
meters, and some areas of the
search zone are deeper.
The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on a
trip from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8 is one of aviation’s biggest mysteries. The
black boxes’ data may be the
only way to explain why the
plane lost communications and
turned sharply off-course, before ending up far to the south
in the remote southern Indian
Ocean.
The audio search was narrowed to its current position after engineers predicted a flight
path by analyzing signals between the plane and a satellite
and investigators used radar
data to determine the plane’s
speed and where it may have
run out of fuel.
Houston noted that all four
of the pings detected in recent
days were near a final, partial
“handshake” signal revealed
earlier in the investigation.
He also noted the surface
search for any floating debris
has been adjusted and intensified based on where the four
pings were heard and where
ocean currents might have
caused debris to drift. Fifteen
planes and 14 ships searched a
75,400-square-kilometer area
that extends from 2,250 kilometers northwest of Perth on
Wednesday.
Despite the challenges still
facing search crews, those involved in the hunt were buoyed
by the Ocean Shield’s findings.
“I’m an engineer so I don’t
talk emotions too much,” Matthews said. “But certainly
when I received word that they
had another detection, you feel
elated. You’re hopeful that
you can locate the final resting
place of the aircraft and bring
closure to all the families involved.”
Gelineau reported from Sydney. Associated Press writer
Rod McGuirk in Canberra,
Australia, contributed to this
report.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Federal
authorities are investigating more
than a dozen apparently random
shootings targeting vehicles on
Kansas City-area roads and highways to determine whether they
are connected, a police spokesman
said April 8.
Darryl Forté, the Kansas City,
Mo., police chief, met with the FBI
April 7 to discuss the incidents and
had scheduled other meetings this
week with federal investigators,
Capt. Tye Grant said.
Thirteen shootings have been reported since March 8, most of them
in an area on the city’s south side
known as the Grandview Triangle,
where three interstate highways
and U.S. 50 intersect. Three people
were wounded, but none were considered life-threatening, Grant said.
While there are similarities in
geography, time of day and the circumstances of the shootings, there
is no physical evidence connecting
them, Grant said. In all of the cases,
someone fired shots just before
reaching a highway exit ramp or
road split, then veered off in a different direction from the victim’s
vehicle.
Detectives and police analysts
started noticing a pattern last week
after reports of shootings started
coming in, and by Sunday had
identified 13 that had occurred over
a four-week span. Ten of them happened in Kansas City, Mo., with
the other three in the suburbs of
Leawood, Kan., Blue Springs, Mo.,
and Lee’s Summit, Mo.
“Some of the people didn’t realize they were being shot at, so
when the incidents were reported
they were taken down as possible
property damage,” Grant said.
In the March 8 shooting, a
72-year-old man was driving south
on Interstate 435 near the Interstate
470 interchange at 9:45 p.m. when
he heard a loud noise and noticed
a crack in the front windshield. He
pulled over and found a bullet hole
in his hood.
The next shooting didn’t happen until three weeks later, when
a 22-year-old woman was driving south on Ward Parkway with
her 3-year-old daughter at 1 p.m.
on March 29 when a car pulled
up alongside and she heard a loud
popping noise. She was taking her
daughter out of the car at home
when she noticed a large bullet hole
in the door near where the girl had
been sitting.
The most recent shooting was
Sunday, when a 57-year-old Blue
Springs man was driving east on
Interstate 470 when he heard two
large bangs and thought he had
run over something. About that
time he also felt what he thought
was a charley horse in his left leg,
but when he put his hand down he
found blood, pulled over and called
911.
The man had been shot in the
calf, and officers found three bullet
holes in the driver’s side of his car.
One other driver was shot in the
leg, while the third was shot in the
arm, police said.
“This isn’t the first time I’ve
heard of a random shooting reported, but as far as several of them
possibly being linked, I can’t think
of another situation that has occurred in the Kansas City area,”
Grant said.
Kansas City police already work
closely with their federal counterparts, he said, so involvement by
the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
in the case isn’t unusual.
No new shootings have been reported since Sunday.
The police department, FBI and
ATF are offering a $7,000 reward
for information leading to an arrest
in the shootings.
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April 10 - 16, 2014
Bailey APAC Middle School inducts 129
students into the National Honor Society
Bailey APAC Middle School
inducted 129 Bailey Knights into
the National Junior Honor Society
during a ceremony held Thursday,
March 20, 2014. These inductees
demonstrated excellence in the
five tenets of NJHS - Scholarship,
Leadership, Service, Character, and
Citizenship. Principal Christi Hollingshead confirmed the members.
“It is an honor to serve as the
principal and get to work with these
amazing students,” said Principal
Hollingshead. “Earning this recognition means they have character,
citizenship and desire to serve others to truly be successful. We are
going to hold these students to high
expectations.”
The parents of Darius Willington
were also in attendance and accepted the honor chords and certificate
in honor of their late son at the ceremony.
The National Junior Honor Society was established in 1929 to honor
exceptional middle-level students.
Membership in this organization
remains one of the highest honors a
middle school student can achieve.
2014 National Junior Honor Society Bailey APAC Inductees
Grade 7
Alexander Jaalyn
Araujo, Matthew
Aron, Nicole
Baker, Victoria
Baldwin, Kendarious
Banks, Jarvis
Beals Johaia
Ben, Edward
Beverly, Kamorie
Bland, Taniya
Blount, Charles
Bolden Kelcie
Bonds, Olivia
Boone, Ke’Shawn
Briggs Maleah
Brown, Kelan
Bryant, Amrya
Burks, Mia
Chambers, Kilando
Chaney Jeremiah
Clark, Haley
Clemons, Charminder
Collins, Sean
Cook, Endia
Cooper, Lucie
Reginald Willington received the NJHS award in honor of his late son Darius.
Jones, Cianna
Kelly, Shauntea
Knight, Khmeya
Lacey, She’Neice
Lee, Ahmad
Lee, Shaddia
Liddell, Kirstein
Lowe, Nakengee
Ludin, Keana
Magandy, William
Mallett, Daidrick
Mason, Lateisha
Morgan, David
Myles, Jamel
Peppers, Ja’Niya
Pleas, Tafarri
Powers, Carneilus
Prince, Jasmin
Pucheu, Reiley
Purvis, Aja
Randall, Joh’nis
Reeves, Jaydin
Robinson, Melody
Rodgers, Shyuanna
Rodgers, Tre’Vaughn
Runnels, Jaida
Craddieth, Hayley
Creese, Mya
Davis, Ava
Davis, Brianna
Davis-Stiff, Catera
Deaton, Charles
Dishmon, Paige
Fisher, Daria
Fleming, Ariel
Fowler, Kaitlyn
Garrett, Alandria
Gibson, Tiara
Gooden, Wiliford
Grant, Armand
Griffin Zinnaiyah
Hairston, Matthew
Hannah, Alexandria
Hart, Eric
Hill Ashton
Hill, Trinity
Holliday, Jayla
Jefferies, Maggie
Jenkins, Courtney
Johnson, Elisabeth
Johnson, Kaylyn
Johnson, Tasheanna
Sanders, Arielle
Scott, Ane
Simmons, Darylneshia
Simmons, Makyla
Smith, Cherish
Smith, Jalen
Smith, Jayden
Smith, Kalia
Summers, Falicia
Taylor, Amanda
Thompson, Shamia
Trotter, Samuel
Vanhorn, Cassidy
Wade, Caleb
Walker, Aryana
Walker, Mikayla
Wallace, Davion
Walls, Jerel
Warner, Corban
Washington, Erica
Wheat, Melody
Whipps, Leon
Wilbert, Kayla
Wilson, Daija
Wooten, Chandler
Grade 8
Anderson, Celia
Artis, Michael, II
Bland, Mikiaya
Bowley, Sophia
Brinson, Charity
Clay, Jalyn
Curry, Jamiayah
Darby, Aaron
Gray, Jermany
Gray, Madison
Jefferson, Jamyracle
Kelly, Aarionna
Kessee, Autumn
King, Ashley
King, Jaylin
Morrow, Alex
Myles, Kayla
Myles, Melvin
Polk, Ariana
Powell, Kaitlin
Ross, Krystal
Selassie, Aida
Shelby, Reshaunna
Thigpin, Faith
Walker, Keimoya
Bailey student accepting NJHS honor cord
Jackson Public Schools seeking qualified employees
Jackson Public Schools is
hosting a Job Fair for prospective teachers, bus drivers, and
cafeteria and maintenance
workers. The event is scheduled for 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Sat-
urday, April 12, 2014, at Cardozo Middle School located at
3180 McDowell Road Ext.
Those who wish to teach
in the Jackson Public School
districts, the job fair is a great
opportunity. Each year, a high
percentage of our new teachers
come from the JPS Job Fair.
The district emphasizes strong
academics, extensive support
for new teachers, competitive
salaries and good benefits.
JPS will conduct actual in-
terviews with applicants who
attend the job fair.
Prospective teachers and
employees will interview with
principals or assistant principals at the level they wish
to teach - elementary, middle
school or high school.
After the job fair, as positions become vacant, the Human Resources department
will select applicants for additional interviews.
Before and after the job fair,
be sure to visit the JPS website (www.jackson.k12.ms.us)
each day for new job openings.
For more information, contact the Office of Human Resources at (601) 960-8745.
Jackson high school students
assists at State Capitol
Mikaela Jackson, Victoria Williams, and Keaundra Gavin join Lt. Governor Tate Reeves (right) and Sen. Hillman
Terome Frazier, who sponsored their day as a page in the State Senate.
Mikaela Jackson, Victoria
Williams, and Keaundra Gavin
of Jackson recently served as
pages for the Mississippi Senate.
Pages generally run errands for
officials and Senate staff.
Mikaela is the daughter of
Bernard and Anita Jackson and
attends Jim Hill High School.
Victoria is the daughter of
Pablo and Shirley Williams
and also attends Jim Hill High
School.
Keaundra is the daughter of
Stephen and Angela Gavin and
attends Murrah High School.
When asked about the week,
the three students agreed: “Over
the past week, we’ve learned a
lot about the legal system of
Mississippi. We’ve met many
inspiring people and learned a
lot about our peers in the page
program. We would like to take
this opportunity to thank Sen.
Frazier for the chance to page.”
EDUCATION
April 10 - 16, 2014
Velma Jackson Falcons
basketball team honored
by State Senate
On Wednesday, April 2, 2014, members of the reigning Mississippi High
School Activities Association 3A State
Champion Velma Jackson High School
men’s basketball team visited the Capitol
under the supervision of head coach Anthony Carlyle and members of his coaching staff.
Velma Jackson High School’s 20132014 state championship, secured with a
50-35 victory over East Side High School,
is its second consecutive statewide title.
On the floor of the Senate, the Velma
Jackson Falcons were presented with
Senate Concurrent Resolution 636, commemorating their championship victory.
State Sen. Kenneth Wayne Jones was the
resolution’s principal author.
Athletic director is Cedrick Wilder.
Athletic managers are Corey Bacon, Patrick Fondren, Quentin McCullough, Mi-
chael Arrington and Terrence Mabry.
The team roster includes: Kendarius Smith, Justin Washington, Travius
Brown, Nikolas Weatherspoon, Anfernee
Brown, Jamuel Brooks, Ladarius Ousley,
Quinndary Weatherspoon, Aaron Jones,
Moses Greenwood, Arthur Eldridge,
Nicholas Rivers, Janaurius Porter and
Demarcus Grant, along with head coach
Anthony Carlyle; assistant coach Randy
Brown; scorekeeper Nykeem Liddell.
Velma Jackson Falcons team members with State Sen. Kenneth Wayne Jones (front
row, second from left) who presented the resolution celebrating their 3A championship.
PHOTO courtesy of Joseph Latham, Mississippi Senate Senior Page
Students from across state compete
in TRAC Bridge Building Challenge
On Monday, middle and
high school students from
around the state competed in
the Transportation and Civil
Engineering (TRAC) Bridge
Building Competition at the
Hilton Garden Inn (King Edward Hotel) in Jackson.
The TRAC program introduces students to a wide variety of career opportunities
in the field of engineering and
teaches students how to apply
math and science concepts
to help identify and resolve
engineering barriers in the
transportation system.
Initially, the Mississippi
Department of Transportation
(MDOT) provided each team
with a TRAC Challenge Entry
Kit, materials and guidelines
to construct a bridge. Each
participating team then submitted a portfolio with their
bridge design, a PowerPoint
presentation and the strengthto-weight ratio of the bridge.
“This TRAC Competition
gives students hands-on learning in bridge building and an
opportunity to fully understand the purpose and function of bridges,” said MDOT
Executive Director Melinda
McGrath. “Participating students get an in-depth look at
the functionality of bridges in
transportation and how to improve them.”
In yesterday’s state finals, the teams presented
their PowerPoint presenta-
tions and tested their bridge
for mechanics and strengthto-weight ratio. Prizes were
given to the top three teams in
each grade category.
The 2014 State TRAC
Bridge Building Competition
winners are:
7th and 8th Grade:
First Place- Long Beach
Middle School
Second Place- Booneville
Middle School
Third Place- Guntown Middle School
9th and 10th Grade:
First Place- Mantachie
High School
Second Place- Tupelo High
School
Third Place- Booneville
High School
11th and 12th Grade:
First Place- West Lauderdale High School
Second Place-Tupelo High
School
Third
PlacePontotoc
Ridge Career and Technical
Center.
The competition is another
way to showcase how Mississippi’s students are learning
about transportation while
studying science, technology,
engineering and math.
For more information about
the TRAC Bridge Building
Challenge competition or the
TRAC program as a whole,
please contact the MDOT
Public Affairs Division at
(601) 359-7074 or Linda Clifton, National and Mississippi
TRAC program manager, at
(202) 624-5267.
Alpha Lambda Delta to It has been one year,
10, 2013, since
initiate 91 JSU students April
Jimmie Ray Lewis Sr.
Ninety-one students will be initiated into National Alpha Lambda
Delta Honor Society for First-Year
Students at Jackson State University
April 17. Ceremonies will be held
in the Jacob L. Reddix building at 3
p.m. The event is open to the public.
Founded in the spring of 1924 at
the University of Illinois by Dean
Maria Leonard, Alpha Lambda
Delta is a national honor society that
recognizes and encourages academic excellence among first-year students. Today, Alpha Lambda Delta
has over 250 chapters throughout
the United States, and more than
700,000 students have been initiated into membership since the first
chapter was started more than 80
years ago.
Membership in Alpha Lambda
Delta is open to full-time freshmen
students who earn a scholastic average of 3.5 or better at a four-year
college or university.
departed this world but
his legacy still remains
unrivalled. Today we
commemorate his
death anniversary.
JSU students at the Alpha Lambda Delta initiation
Alpha Lambda Delta emphasizes that educated persons have a
responsibility to “have tolerance in
your dealings with all persons, generosity in giving to those in need,
and insight into the feelings of others” said Dr. Marie O’Banner-Jackson, faculty advisor of the society.
Members are challenged to make
a “meaningful contribution to society.”
Students will take an oath to continue to “maintain high scholarship
and to use my education for the benefit of my community, my nation,
and the world in which we live.”
For more information about National Alpha Lambda Delta Honor
Society for First-Year Students, visit
the national website at www.nationalald.org.
Alcorn students attend Toyota career fair
As part of a mutual cooperation between Alcorn State University and Toyota Motor Corporation, Alcorn students had a
chance to attend a Historically
Black Colleges and Universities
Consortium Career Fair hosted
by Toyota in Jackson, March 24,
2014.
During the morning session,
the company provided an overview of its operations and gave
students an opportunity to dialogue with representatives from
various departments within Toyota.
The afternoon session was
dedicated to interviewing selected students for cooperatives
and full-time post-graduation
employment. Students had an
opportunity to network and gain
information about potential employment opportunities.
Dr. Valerie K. Thompson, assistant vice president for Professional Development and Readiness, attended the initial meeting
to begin the path of building a
talent pipeline between Alcorn
and Toyota.
Three Alcorn students selected for interviews were Dominick Fears, a senior robotics and
automation technology major,
Ka’Shield Shaw, a senior biology/pre-physical therapy major,
and Justin Johnson, a senior agriculture business management
major.
Fears was elated when Toyota
representatives offered him a coop position for summer 2014.
He stated, “Attending this career
fair is a significant step for me
on my path to becoming an engineer. I gained a higher level of
awareness of how Toyota operates and met its dedicated team
members.”
At the Fair, Alcorn students
also met their peers from Coahoma Community College, Jackson State University, Mississippi
Valley State University, Rust
College, and Tougaloo College.
Alcorn State University is a
premier comprehensive landgrant university that develops
diverse students into globally
competitive leaders, and applies
scientific research through collaborative partnerships that benefit the surrounding communities, state, nation, and world.
Everyday his name
has been mentioned.
“I remember when
Jimmie helped me through a storm,” “I remember
Jimmie thought about me at Christmas,” or “I
remember when he sang at my loved ones funeral,
anniversary, wedding, graduation and on and on….”
You get the picture, if a song could be sang, Jimmie
was there. He will be truly missed by everyone he
came in contact with.
To celebrate his life, Audrey B. Wiley and Kenneth
Smith established the Jimmie Ray Lewis Sr.
Scholarship Fund in April of 2013.
This Sunday, April 13, 2014 at 3 p.m., the first annual
Jimmie Ray Lewis Sr. Scholarship Fund program will
be at Terry Grove M.B. Church in Terry, Miss.
If you would like to donate to the scholarship
please contact the church at 601-878-2044 or www.
terrygrovechurch.org.
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By Rev. Leon Collier
gloated thinking they had finally
found a way to get rid of him for
good because there was nothing
no one, not even the King himself, could do to stop Daniel’s approaching destruction, but his enemies didn’t know the magnitude
of the God that Daniel served.
This is exactly what God wanted.
They unknowingly played right
into God’s hands. They thought
that Daniel’s favor had ended.
The stone was placed in the
mouth of the pit so that no one
could get in and so that Daniel
could not get out, but the good
thing about this is that Daniel had
been faithful to God and Jesus
promised to never leave or forsake us. So, when Daniel was put
in the den, God was already there
waiting for him. Psalm 139:8, “If
I go up to heaven, you are there:
or if I make my bed in the grave,
you are there.”
Psalm 139:8 is saying that God
is in all parts of earth, water, and
space because He is omnipresence, but the question is, is He active in those places? Just because
God is in all places does not mean
He is active in all places. But
those who are faithful to God, He
will be active in those places of
affliction, one way or another.
This is why the King said in
Daniel 6:16b, “The king said to
Daniel, your God, whose servant
you are at all times, will keep you
safe.”
The King knew how faithful
Daniel was to God and therefore, he believed that Daniel’s
God was obligated to show him
favor. Daniel faithfully prayed
three times daily. What I am saying is that faithfulness to God will
ensure that God will be active in
your situation when facing trouble. I don’t think God would not
have been as active on Daniel’s
behalf had he not been faithful.
So, when they sealed Daniel
Last week’s
discussion
of,
“The need for
bad things to
happen to good
people”, centered
around Daniel
6:14 - 22. We will continue our
focus with these verses as we
learn “To manifest God’s favor
on our lives.”
In Daniel 6, his enemies tried
to hurt him, but all they did was
give God an opportunity to manifest His favor in Daniel’s life. As
we deal with how God uses trouble to manifest His favor in our
lives, let’s go to our first point.
In Daniel 6:14 - 15, we learn
that only God can deliver us from
the impossible. “When this came
to the king’s ears, it greatly displeased him, and his heart was
fixed on keeping Daniel safe,
and till the going down of the sun
he was doing everything in his
power to get him free. Then these
men said to the king, be certain,
O King, that by the law of the
Medes and Persians no order or
law which the king has put into
force cannot be changed.”
Daniel’s enemies knew the
King favored him so they made
sure they reminded the King that
once a law was made not even the
King himself could change it. At
this point, there was absolutely
nothing no human could do to
change Daniel’s fate. In fact,
Daniel 6:17 says, “Then they got
a stone and put it over the mouth
of the hole, and it was stamped
with the king’s stamp and with
the stamp of the lords, so that the
decision about Daniel might not
be changed.” One Bible scholar
said having put the seal on the
stone made it impossible for the
King to rescue Daniel.
Daniel’s enemies’ probably
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inside the lion’s den, God was
sealed inside with him. God’s favor was obvious even when Daniel was condemned to the lion’s
den in that even the King Darius
was pulling for him to survive.
The one who sealed his fate was
the same one who encouraged
him and fasted for him…that was
favor.
Transforming dens into wins
is what occurred next. We know
that Daniel was sent to a den
(Daniel 6:16). The Aramaic word
for the word den in this verse is
gob (gobe) which is a pit for wild
animals. So, you could say that
Daniel was sent to a pit of wild
animals, a pit of certain death.
This is what Daniel faced in the
natural, but in the supernatural
Daniel faced something totally
different as far as the lion’s den
was concerned.
In the English language, synonyms for the word den are hole,
burrow, or retreat. I like the word
retreat. So in the supernatural,
Daniel was sent to a retreat. The
word retreat is defined as haven,
refuge, or sanctuary. A synonym
for refuge is protection and a synonym for sanctuary is preserve.
So, when Daniel was sent to the
lion’s den, his enemies thought
he was sent to a deadly lion’s pit,
but by God Daniel was sent to an
overnight retreat, he was sent to
a haven of protection/a refuge.
Daniel’s enemies thought he was
sent to destruction, but Daniel
was actually sent to preservation.
Daniel didn’t die in the pit of
wild animals, but rather he was
preserved and was protected in
the pit. Therefore, the den became a place whereby Daniel
lounged around in his troubles.
So, prayer didn’t get Daniel in
trouble, but prayer put Daniel in
a position to lounge around in his
trouble without fear and insecurity.
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This was a manifestation of
God’s favor on Daniel’s life.
When you are in the midst of
affliction or major challenges
that would destroy most people
yet you are preserved, this only
manifests the favor of God on
your life.
Too often, we look forward to
the prizes and blessings after the
trial, but we have favor in the
midst of our trials as well. If you
are a Christian and you happen
to be facing a trial, I want you to
realize that right now you have
favor even as you wait for God to
change your circumstances.
Notice also that Daniel’s enemies were more harmful to Daniel than the lions were in the den
because the lions could not bite
Daniel. So, when Daniel’s enemies sealed Daniel in the lion’s
den they were actually protecting
Daniel from themselves because
the lions could not do him any
harm.
If you are faithful to Christ and
people work against you, keep in
mind all they are doing is protecting you from themselves. They
are not hurting you; all they are
doing is creating the circumstances whereby God can manifest His
favor on your life.
Rev. Leon Collier is the pastor of Makarios Worship Center, 464 Church Rd., Madison.
He and wife, Minister Yolanda;
are the proud parents of three
daughters. He received degrees
from Criswell College in Dallas; Southern Methodist University - Perkins School of Theology;
and a Masters of Divinity from
Memphis Theological Seminary.
A pastor for 23 years, Collier
serves as a volunteer chaplain
for various law enforcement
agencies in the metro area. He
may be reached at 601.260.3016,
601.855.7898 or e-mail karab5@
live.com.
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My Anniversary
Eight
years,
God is good indeed. Generally,
this time of year
we pause and
collectively say
“Thank-you!”
Thank-you to our Lord for all He
has done. We stop and look back at
successes, as well as failures.
The shepherd/flock relationship
is made visible by recognizing
growth; growth in families, faith
and fortitude. We view the First
Family and see no more babies
moving from one lap to another,
but young men supporting the ministries of church. We see a growing
pastor, striving to enhance family
relationships.
We have heard the saying; “if
you don’t stand for something you
will fall for anything.” However,
in the eyes of God standing is not
about position or individual views.
With God there is structure, order,
and vision of a brighter day. It is my
prayer, while celebrating God’s gift,
that we spend time embracing the
view of God by remembering the
Word.
It is the Word, which sustains us.
The Word is pricking our hearts and
minds while challenging the status
quo. The Word is reflecting on yesterday as a new day is dawning. A
day filled with a growing faith. A
day we collectively press on-ward
to the mark of our high calling. According to the Word, we are “Kingdom builders, steadfast and unmovable, always abounding in the work
of the Lord” (1 Corinthians 15:58).
In eight years, we have shared
laughter and tears. We have shared
meals and through fellowship, increased our faithfulness. My God
has supplied all of our needs while
rewarding our faithfulness.
So with great expectancy, the
faith of a mustard seed, and the love
of Jesus, we say, “thank you!” We
are excited about the work God is
yet to reveal. We embrace His power in equipping us for our mission.
The songwriter proclaims a season
for grace, for favor, to reap what
we have sown. Join me in continuing to reap the blessings of the Lord
knowing all things work together
for our good.
Rev. Marcus Cheeks, pastor of
True Light M. B. Church, 224 East
Bell St., Jackson, is a native of Jack-
s
son but currently resides in Canton
with his wife, DeVonda, and their
three children. He has an extensive
background as a counselor and educational guide to high-risk youth.
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in humanities with an emphasis in philosophy and religion from
Tougaloo College and a Master of
Science from Jackson State University in guidance and counseling.
Rev. Cheeks has served as an officer
in the Mississippi National Guard
and is currently employed with the
State of Mississippi as a State Title I
director. He may be reached at 601607-7011, 601-353-7364 or e-mail
the church at infotlmbc@yahoo.
com.
Message from the Religion Editor
By Daphne Higgins
Religion Editor
One of the
most
sacred
days of believers of Christ is
fast approaching
- Easter. Children and adults
everywhere will soon fill church
properties parks, and even their
own backyards in search of a
colorful small bundle of joy the Easter Egg.
The Easter Egg Hunt is one
of a couple of traditions that
has developed over the years as
Christians prepare to celebrate
the Resurrection of Christ. But
why an Easter Egg hunt? This is
one of the traditions that I decided I’d research to better understand the connection of an egg
and Christianity. I’m sharing
my research with you and I pray
that you find it enlightening.
A document written several
years ago: the Decorated Easter
Egg, provides many of the details of the origin and symbolism of the Easter Egg tradition.
It reads:
The egg is nature’s perfect
package. It has, during the span
of history, represented mystery, magic, medicine, food
and omen. It is the universal
symbol of Easter celebrations
throughout the world and has
been dyed, painted, adorned and
embellished in the celebration
of its special symbolism.
Before the egg became closely entwined with the Christian
Easter, it was honored during
many rite-of-Spring festivals.
The Romans, Gauls, Chinese,
Egyptians and Persians all cherished the egg as a symbol of the
universe. From ancient times
eggs were dyed, exchanged and
shown reverence.
In Pagan times the egg represented the rebirth of the earth.
The long, hard winter was over;
the earth burst forth and was
reborn just as the egg miraculously burst forth with life. The
egg, therefore, was believed
to have special powers. It was
buried under the foundations of
buildings to ward off evil; pregnant young Roman women carried an egg on their persons to
foretell the sex of their unborn
children; French brides stepped
upon an egg before crossing the
threshold of their new homes.
With the advent of Christianity the symbolism of the egg
changed to represent, not nature’s rebirth, but the rebirth of
man. Christians embraced the
egg symbol and likened it to the
tomb from which Christ rose.
Old Polish legends blended
folklore and Christian beliefs
and firmly attached the egg to
the Easter celebration. One legend concerns the Virgin Mary. It
tells of the time Mary gave eggs
to the soldiers at the cross. She
entreated them to be less cruel
and she wept. The tears of Mary
fell upon the eggs, spotting
them with dots of brilliant color.
Another Polish legend tells of
when Mary Magdalen went to
the sepulchre to anoint the body
of Jesus. She had with her a basket of eggs to serve as a repast.
When she arrived at the sepul-
chre and uncovered the eggs,
lo, the pure white shells had miraculously taken on a rainbow
of colors.
Decorating and coloring
eggs for Easter was the custom
in England during the Middle
Ages. The household accounts
of Edward I, for the year 1290,
recorded an expenditure of
eighteen pence for four hundred
and fifty eggs to be gold-leafed
and colored for Easter gifts.
The most famous decorated
Easter eggs were those made
by the well-known goldsmith,
Peter Carl Faberge. In 1883 the
Russian Czar, Alexander, commissioned Faberge to make a
special Easter gift for his wife,
the Empress Marie.
The first Faberge egg was
an egg within an egg. It had an
outside shell of platinum and
enameled white which opened
to reveal a smaller gold egg. The
smaller egg, in turn, opened to
display a golden chicken and a
jeweled replica of the Imperial
crown.
This special Faberge egg so
delighted the Czarina that the
Czar promptly ordered the Faberge firm to design further eggs
to be delivered every Easter. In
later years Nicholas II, Alexander’s son, continued the custom.
Fifty-seven eggs were made in
all.
Ornamental egg designers
believe in the symbolism of the
egg and celebrate the egg by
decorating it with superb artistry. Some use flowers and leaves
from greeting cards, tiny cherubs, jewels and elegant fabrics,
braids and trims, to adorn the
eggs. They are separated, delicately hinged and glued with
epoxy and transparent cement,
then when completed, they are
covered with a glossy resin finish. Although the omens and the
mystery of the egg have disappeared today, the symbolism
remains, and artists continue in
the old world tradition of adorning eggs.
To reference information
visit http://www.geocities.com/
Heartland/8149/egg.html.
As we enjoy the excitement
of the Easter egg hunt with
young ones, let us not forget
God’s love for His children is
so abundant. As we look for that
coveted egg, let us always look
to “Our Father” for ultimate joy.
If you will, please recall the
verse that I often share with
you - Isaiah 52:7 (NIV), which
reads: “How beautiful on the
mountains are the feet of those
who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good
tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, Your God
reigns!”
The Mississippi Link, a messenger for news in and around
the state of Mississippi, would
like to not only share your news
but all who would like to tell
others about the Lord’s goodness and about their places of
worship.
Contact Daphne M. Higgins
at
religion@mississippilink.
com. Fax 601-896-0091 or mail
your information to The Mississippi Link, 2659 Livingston
Road, Jackson, MS 39213.
organized in 1907. The current
building sets approximately
100 yards from its present site
on the south side of Florence
Ave.
After a stint of services in
Robinson Hall, located on Rose
and Pascagoula Streets, the
present site was set aside by Dr.
L. G. Barrett, the second president of Jackson College (now
Jackson State University), as
a gift to the people of west
Jackson for religious services
theory. Thus the bond between
the church and the college was
formed. The designated tract
was to be used for none other
than religious purposes.
Throughout its growth, College Hill has experienced many
changes, but, it remains a sanctuary for those seeking the
Lord. College Hill members
promise to proudly observe the
church’s rich origin and progress thus far, while embracing
and overcoming any challenges
of the future.
See photos on page 16.
College Hill
He continued, “In Scripture,
we find that Paul wrote letters
to the Thessalonian because
he was concerned about the
people of Thessalonica and
Corinth. He felt he needed to
do something although he was
in prison. Remember, it was
a different time; he wanted
to communicate, so he wrote
a letter and sent them by his
friends. Paul cared about the
people. He told them to stop
fighting. He let them know that
they had been called by God
to serve and urged forgiveness
and support for one another.”
The Clarksdale minister reminded the congregation that
these letters were written almost 2,000 years ago but these
are letters that were addressed
to all mankind; to the people of
Jackson and beyond. He pointed out that we should all be
concerned about one another.
Thompson ended his sermon
by saying, “Paul wrote his letter because he could deliver
a message to the people. The
more he wrote, the better he
got at communicating - his gift.
Use your gift for God. Bring
those gifts together for oneness in Christ and always thank
God for your gifts. You’ve got
mail, College Hill and it’s in
the Book!”
Thompson’s message resonated with the congregants.
Several expressed after the
worship service that God had
blessed College Hill for 107
years because of the message
it shares with everyone, a mes-
sage of salvation.
The church emerged from
humble beginnings under an
old oak tree and has made continual advancement in all phases of development: spiritually
and physically. This institution
of God has become known as a
mainstay to the metro Jackson
area, as it remains dedicated to
the west Jackson community
and those seeking a place of
worship as believers.
Located at 1600 Florence
Ave, Jackson, College Hill was
April 10 - 16, 2014
Reaching out to others
By Pastor Simeon R. Green III
We are living in
a world that needs
God’s Love. In the
Bible, you can read
about the Good Samaritan who had
compassion upon
his fellowman. Many times, the
Scriptures speak of Jesus looking
upon the people with compassion.
As you go around your surrounding community, how much compassion do you have when you look
upon the people? Is there something
within you that compels you to do
something for them? Shouldn’t
there be?
God is working through the
church. It is our responsibility to
help the needy, the lost, the sick and
the dying. It is our responsibility to
have divine compassion upon others.
Friends, may God help us to realize that we are saved to tell others
about Christ. We are saved to win
‘the lost.’ That is the reason we are
here. Psalm 126:5-6 says: “They
that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He
that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless
come again with rejoicing, bringing
his sheaves with him.”
When was the last time you
wept over a soul? Do you suppose
if there would be more weeping,
there would be more rejoicing?
More sowing brings more reaping.
As Saints of God, each of us should
be more involved in the harvest of
souls. Some plow the field, some
sow the seed and others reap the
grain. May God help us. How much
divine compassion do you have?
When Jesus wept over Jerusalem,
He wept over the spiritual condition
of those people. The Apostle Peter
said in First Peter 3:8, “Finally, be
ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren,
be pitiful, be courteous.” You ought
to ask God to examine you to see
if you are short in compassion, and
then ask God for a little more.
In Matthew 25:40 Jesus said,
“And the king shall answer and say
unto them, verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one
of the least of these my brethren, ye
have done it unto me.” Everything
that we do for others, we are doing
for God.
Church, we ought to
be bringing forth new
converts on a regular basis. How is your compassion? Do you really have
a heart that reaches out
to the fallen? First John
3:17 says, “But whoso
hath this world’s good,
and seeth his brother
have need, and shutteth
up his bowels of compassion from him, how
dwelleth the love of God
in him?”
You ought to have a
divine love within your
heart, and that love ought
to be reaching out and
working with some individual. Every child of
God can be a soul winner. When you come in
contact with people, you
should look for an opportunity to talk to them
about their greatest need,
and their greatest need is
Jesus Christ.
Your prayer ought to
be, “God, help me. Make
me a vessel of mercy.
Fill my heart with your
compassion so that I can
reach out and work with
the lost, the needy, and
the dying.”
In Matthew 9:35-38 it says:
“And Jesus went about all the cities
and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of
the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the
people. But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted,
and were scattered abroad, as sheep
having no shepherd. Then saith He
unto His disciples, the harvest truly
is plenteous, but the labourers are
few; pray ye therefore the Lord of
the harvest, that He will send forth
labourers into His harvest.”
Rev. Simeon R. Green III is pastor
of Joynes Road Church of God, 31
Joynes Road, Hampton VA 23669.
He is married to Velma L. Green. He
honorably served in the U.S. Army
for 20 years. Rev. Green is a member of the National Association of
Evangelism Church of God, Anderson, Ind. He serves as chairman of
the Southeastern Association of The
Church of God, Inc.
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College Hill Missionary Baptist Church
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God’s pruning
By Shewanda Riley
Columnist
A few years
ago, I was at
the University
of North Texas
Equity and Diversity Conference in Denton,
Texas where CNN special correspondent Soledad O’Brien was a
keynote speaker. As part of her
presentation, O’Brien used vivid
details to share about issues of
race in her professional and personal life. One Story she shared
was about her looking through
the personal papers of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She was able
to closely examine the words of
Dr. King and study how he edited some of his most important
speeches.
She then added how the progression of Dr. King’s thoughts
and ideologies was evident
not just in what was left in the
speech but mostly by what his
handwritten comments had taken out. The transformation from
anger to a more reflective hope
was one of the things she noticed. She added that she learned
more about him not by what was
left in the speeches but by the
words that he deleted.
In that instance, it dawned on
me that some recent shifts in relationships and friendships was
God’s way of doing the same
thing in my own life. I place so
much value on friendships and
I’d spent much time recently
saddened by the loss of a once
valued friendship. As I was
working through the loss, God
placed some very encouraging
people around me who gave me
words of support when I needed
them most. But there were still
times when I felt that the loss
was greater than the comfort of
their words.
In the past, I’ve said that when
people leave your life, it’s because God no longer has a purpose for them in your life. But
sometimes I wondered if there
was another reason why God
allowed those shifts to happen.
Especially in relationships, God
respects our free will and works
through our choices, consequences and circumstances.
Hearing Soledad’s words
gave me a new way of looking at
others who were no longer a part
of my life. Her words made me
think about what I learned about
myself when other relationships
and friendships ended. I’d been
so focused on what I’d lost when
the relationship or friendship
ended that I couldn’t see that
in the process of the loss, God
had allowed me to become both
stronger and more compassionate. The transformation found
described in the words of Jesus
in John 15:1-3 was what God
also wanted in me: “I am the
true grapevine, and my Father
is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t
produce fruit, and he prunes the
branches that do bear fruit so
they will produce even more.”
Just like Soledad could see
transformation in Dr. King’s deletions, I could now look at my
own life and see that deletion is
a part of God’s process of transformation.
Shewanda Riley is the author
of the Essence best-seller “Love
Hangover: Moving From Pain
to Purpose after a Relationship
Ends.” She can be reached at
[email protected],
at
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or
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April 10 - 16, 2014
Declaring ‘Class War’ The power of
on ‘the least of these’ the Black Press
The Bible’s injunction that
we shall be judged by how we
By Rev. Jesse Jackson
NNPA Guest Columnist
have treated the
“least of these”
(Mathew 25:40)
appears in different forms in
virtually every religion or
faith.
And surely the measure of
a country is how it treats the
most vulnerable of its people
- children in the dawn of life,
the poor in the valley of life,
the ailing in the shadows of
life, the elderly in the dusk of
life.
Recently, the House of
Representatives is scheduled
to vote on the Republican
budget proposal put together
by Rep. Paul Ryan, chair of
the Budget Committee, and
Mitt Romney’s running mate.
The vast majority of Republicans are lined up to vote
for it, with possible exceptions for a handful that think
it does not cut enough.
It is a breathtakingly mean
and callous proposal. The
Republican budget would cut
taxes on the wealthy, giving
millionaires, the Citizen for
Tax Justice estimates, a tax
break of $200,000 per year.
Ryan only tells us what tax
rates he would lower, noted
the loopholes he would close
to make his proposal revenue
neutral. But CTJ shows that
even if he closed every loophole claimed by the wealthy,
it wouldn’t make up for the
revenue lost by lowering
their top rate).
The Ryan plan would extend also tax breaks for multinationals, moving to make
the entire world a tax haven.
He would raise spending on
the military by about $500
billion over the levels now
projected over the next decade.
Republicans are pledged
to balance the budget in 10
years.
To achieve this, the Republican budget would turn
Medicare into a voucher program (but only for those 55
and younger). It would repeal the Affordable Care Act
(“Obamacare”).
It would gut Medicaid,
turning it into a block grant
for states and cutting it by
more than one-fourth by
2024. The result, as estimated by the authoritative Center
for Budget and Policy Priorities, would be to deprive 40
million low and moderate
income Americans of health
care insurance.
The Republican budget
also devastates domestic
programs and investments,
cutting them by one-third of
their inflation-adjusted levels
over the decade, ending at an
inconceivable one-half the
levels of the Reagan years as
a percentage of the economy.
Infant nutrition, food subsidy, Head Start, investment in
schools, Pell Grants for college, public housing, Meals
on Wheels and home heating assistance for seniors or
the confined all would suffer
deep cuts. The poorest children will suffer the worst
cuts.
The Republican budget
also savages investments
vital to our future - not just
education, but research and
development, renewable energy, modern infrastructure.
House Republicans will
vote for this budget while refusing even to allow a vote to
extend unemployment benefits to the long-term unemployed who have lost their
job through no fault of their
own. They also refuse to allow a vote on raising the min-
imum wage.
It is hard to see this as anything other than a declaration
of class warfare. Republicans declare the country is
broke, against all evidence
to the contrary. But they still
want to cut taxes for the rich
and corporations, and hike
spending on the military. So
they lay waste to support for
working and poor people.
Ryan argues that cutting
programs for the poor will set
them free, removing a “hammock” and forcing them to
stand on their own feet. That
might be worth debating if
jobs were plentiful, schools
received equal support, housing was affordable and jobs
paid a living wage.
But none of these things are
true. In today’s conditions,
with mass unemployment,
savagely unequal schools,
homeless families, and poverty wage jobs, Ryan’s words
simply ring false.
Of course, the wealthy and
corporations reward Republicans for arguing their case.
As the Koch brothers are
showing, their campaigns
will be lavishly supported;
their opponents will face a
barrage of attack ads.
But most Americans are
better than this. Majorities
oppose these cruel priorities.
And we now have the right
to vote. The majority can
speak if it chooses. It has to
sort through annoying ads,
poll-tested excuses, and glib
politicians.
We can decide that we
aren’t going to stand by and
allow the wealthy to protect
their privilege and the poor to
pay the price. And it’s time to
revive a citizen’s movement
to engage people and get
them out to vote.
Jesse L. Jackson Sr. and
founder and president of the
RainbowPUSH Coalition.
By George E. Curry
NNPA Columnist
Whenever
there is a steady
series of public
questions being
raised about the
“power” of black
Americans, you
should always first consider the
motive and purpose of the questions.
Such was the case recently when
Richard Prince wrote a column,
which was posted on The Root
titled, “Is the black press still powerful?” Of course, the answer is:
“Yes, the black press in America is
still powerful.”
What was the underlying motive for this question being asked?
I wonder if Prince, a long-time employee of the Washington Post, has
ever written a column titled, “Is the
white press still powerful?” I seriously doubt it.
There is a larger contextual reality that also needs to be considered.
The truth is that during past year,
there has been a consistent series of
so-called “mainstream” news articles, editorials, and blogs that have
questioned the relevance, power
and legitimacy of black-owned
businesses and institutions.
In addition, during this same
time period, the effectiveness and
contemporary purpose of our traditional civil rights organizations
such as the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) have been called into
question.
A few months ago, the New York
Times published a story that questioned whether Howard University
and other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
were still relevant and worthy of
continued existence.
It is not a mere coincidence that
some of these news articles and
blogs are being written again by
supposedly “well-intentioned” Af-
rican Americans.
We certainly support and defend
the right to freedom of the press
and the right of all people to express themselves. Of course, the
press has the right to be wrong.
With that right, however, goes a responsibility not to distort the truth.
This is not about neither freedom of the press nor freedom of
speech. This is about the issue of
racism and its proclivity to define
and question reality. This is about
the fact that we still live in a society
that continues to be undergirded by
the ideology of white supremacy
that presupposes the false notion
of black inferiority. And as long as
that is the case, there will be a need
for powerful black institutions.
The ‘black church’ is powerful.
The ‘black press’ is powerful. HBCUs are powerful. The NAACP
and SCLC are still needed. While
we have made considerable progress in the last 50 years, we still
have not overcome racism and its
negative impact on black America.
And that fact is sometimes conveniently overlooked by black
journalists who work for such
white-owned outlets, such as the
Washington Post and The Root.
For me and my co-defendants in
the civil rights case known worldwide as the Wilmington Ten, this is
a personal matter when someone
takes issue with the present-day
“power” of the black press.
In 1972, the Wilmington Ten
were unjustly sentenced to a combined total of 282 years in prison
in the state of North Carolina. We
were falsely accused and wrongly
convicted of arson and conspiracy
to assault charges doing a 1971 racial riot over public school desegregation in Wilmington.
A little more than a year ago,
the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the Black
Press USA, launched an effective
national campaign to get an official “Pardon of Innocence” for the
Wilmington Ten.
For more than 40 years, many in
the established media in the U.S.
had published articles about the
alleged “guilt” of the Wilmington
Ten. In fact, the New York Times
published a story in the late 1970s
under the headline: “The case
against the Wilmington Ten.”
By the end of 2012, however,
North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue agreed with the NNPA-led effort as she issued an unprecedented
Pardon of Innocence to each member of the Wilmington Ten.
Gov. Perdue courageously stated, “This was a case of naked racism.” We are, therefore, grateful to
Gov.
Perdue for her historic act and
for her candor. We are also very
grateful to all of the black newspaper publishers and writers throughout the United States who continue
to uphold the proud banner of the
black press.
Let’s us never underestimate the
enduring value and respect of all
our black-owned businesses and
institutions. Of course, we always
open to constructive criticism and
recommendations concerning how
to strengthen the economic status
of the businesses that are vital to
our forward progress.
However, it would be a tragic error to assume that because we now
have a black American as president of the United States, there
is no longer a need to sustain the
very institutions, organizations and
businesses that have contributed so
much to our progress.
I thank God for the powerful
black press in America. We all
should be more supportive of the
black press, black church, HBCUs,
and our ongoing struggle for freedom, justice and equality not only
for black Americans, but also for all
people across the nation and world.
Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. is president of Education Online Services
Corporation and the Hip-Hop
Summit Action Network and can be
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African diplomats who shun black businessowners
By George E. Curry
NNPA Columnist
Recently, I attended a very nice
reception hosted by
two of my friends,
Rosa Whitaker and
Bernadette Paolo.
Rosa is CEO and
president of the Whitaker Group, a
Washington, D.C.- based consultancy specializing in trade and investment in Africa.
Whitaker previously served as the
first assistant U.S. Trade representative for Africa in the administrations
of Presidents George W. Bush and
Bill Clinton. In 2010, she was named
one of Foreign Policy’s Top Global
Thinkers.
Paolo succeeded the former president and founder of The Africa Society, Leonard H. Robinson Jr., in
2006, after his untimely death. Prior
to assuming her new position, Paolo
served as vice president of The Africa Society and vice president of The
Sister Megan Rice
By Eric Garcia. Chicago, IL, courtesy of BlackCommentator.com
National Summit on Africa.
The event was promoted as “Reception, Tribute and Discussion
for East Africa’s Four New Female
Ambassadors to the U.S.” The ambassadors honored were Mathilde
Mukantabana of Rwanda, Liberata
Mulamula of Tanzania, Oliver
Wonekha of Uganda, and Jean Kamau of Kenya.
Each of these women has a fascinating background and sterling
accomplishments. However, for
those who are not followers of
Africa, it’s important to remember
that the continent of Africa is extremely patriarchal.
Women are barely beginning to
be welcomed into decision-making positions in government, business, and politics, etc. In many
African countries, women’s roles
in society are clearly defined, with
most being relegated to motherhood and the raising of the children.
In foreign affairs, to be posted
as ambassador to the U.S. is like
winning the Super Bowl; it is a
crowning achievement for any
diplomat. So, to have these four
women from East Africa posted in
the U.S. is a historic development
in diplomatic circles.
Therefore, for now I want to
speak directly to these four distinguished ambassadors:
I have spoken to many of your
male predecessors about the role
of an ambassador in a foreign
country. The main objective of an
ambassador is to be the voice and
the face of their home country’s
foreign policy towards the U.S.
They should be the head cheerleader for their country and engage
with as many Americans as possible.
However, I am very optimistic about
the long term future of Africa. I have
travelled and done work in many
countries on the continent.
But I am and have been very critical of Africa and many of their ambassadors for their lack of engagement with Blacks in the U.S. Since
women claim to be better listeners
than men, let’s put this theory to the
test.
Madam Ambassadors, each of
you stated that you wanted Americans, especially blacks, to invest
in your respective countries. Why
should we? What is the business case
for such an investment?
Most African ambassadors have
little engagement with the black
community, especially the businessman. People all over the world
tend to do business with people they
know.
There are black businessmen who
have created and run multi-billion
dollar companies and have never had
an African ambassador come to meet
with them.
Businessmen are not just going to
magically show up in your country
and want to invest millions of dollars in your country and you have
never found the need to establish a
relationship with these successful
businessmen.
When your presidents come to
the U.S., they always meet with the
same group of white organizations:
the Corporate Council on Africa, the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, or the
U.S. Institute for Peace, etc.
Madame Ambassadors, why is it
that your presidents refuse to meet
with these successful black entrepreneurs when they are in the U.S.?
These same presidents would
miss their own mother’s funeral to
meet with Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, or Mark Zuckerberg, but when it
comes to meeting the black owner of
a $ 6 billion IT firm, they can’t find
time.
Madame Ambassadors, how
many of you know that there are
more than 200 black newspapers in
the U.S.? When you are allocating
money to promote tourism to your
country, why do you never consider
partnering with these black media
outlets? Do you think blacks can’t
afford to travel or have no discretionary income?
Madame Ambassadors, how
many of you have made yourself
available to be interviewed by those
who own black newspapers, magazines, or websites? Do you not believe that blacks read or care about
the motherland?
Before there can be an investment
of money; there first has to be an investment of time. Madam Ambassadors, remember, when all is said and
done, there is more said than done.
Raynard Jackson is president &
CEO of Raynard Jackson & Associates, LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based
public relations/government affairs
firm. He can be reached through his
website, www.raynardjackson.com.
You can also follow him on Twitter at
raynard1223.
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to provide short term sanitary sewer wastewater flow monitoring in various sewersheds within the City limits. Sealed bids will be received by the City Council at
the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 219 South President Street, P.O. Box 17,
Jackson, Mississippi 39205 until 3:30 P.M. Local Time, May 6, 2014, for supplying all labor and materials (as specified) necessary for the SEWERSHED
EVALUATION FLOW MONITORING, CITY PROJECT NUMBER 3B0500902.
The scope of services shall include installation of 46 flow meters, installation of
4 rain gauges, maintenance of all installed equipment, weekly data collection,
data processing, and reporting for a 90-120 day period for each meter.
Flow meters and rain gauges will be installed within sixty (60) days and the
Contract time shall be 180 consecutive calendar days from the effective date
shown in the Notice to Proceed. After all meters are installed, ninety (90) days
of continuous operation and data production is required for each flow meter and
rain gauge prior to the completion date, with an option to extend the monitoring for an additional thirty (30) days. Rain gauges will operate throughout the
entire period that flow meters are being operated. Because the City of Jackson
faces stipulated penalties from U.S.E.P.A. if the flow monitoring is not timely
completed, liquidated damages will be assessed for each consecutive calendar
day the Work has not achieved Final Completion after the 180 day performance
period. The amount of liquidated damages per day will be as follows:
Period: 1 - 30 days 31 - 60 days 61-180 days More than 180 days Penalty Per Day:
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by the Board of Trustees of the Jackson Public School District, in the
Business Office, 662 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi, until
10:00 A.M. (Local Prevailing Time) April 24, 2014, at which time and
place they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive informalities,
and to withhold the acceptance of any bid if approved for forty-five calendar days from the date bids are opened. Proposal forms and detailed
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The Office of Housing and Community Development of the City of Jackson will be
accepting Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) applications for
certifications. Applications will be available on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at the CHDO
application workshop.
This CHDO Workshop will provide an overview of the CHDO Certification Process and
will provide participants an overview of all U. S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development’s (HUD) certification requirements.
The workshop date and times are as follows:
DATE: Thursday, April 17, 2014
TIMES: PLACE: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Richard Porter Building
218 S. President Street
1st Floor Conference Room
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
In addition, CHDO applications will be available at the Office of Housing and Community Development located at 218 S. President Street; 2nd Floor; Jackson, MS 39201
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The application submission deadline is Friday, April 25, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.
If there are any questions, contact the Office of Housing and Community Development,
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plus any additional actual costs incurred by the Owner. These actual costs include, but are not limited to, engineering, inspection, and other project related
costs resulting from the Contractor’s failure to complete the work on schedule.
The City of Jackson is committed to the principle of non-discrimination in public
contracting. It is the policy of the City of Jackson to promote full and equal business opportunity for all persons doing business with the City. As a pre-condition
to selection, each contractor, bidder or offeror shall submit a completed and
signed Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Plan, with the bid submission, in
accordance with the provision of the City of Jackson’s Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) ordinance. Failure to comply with the City’s ordinance shall disqualify a contractor, bidder, or offeror from being awarded an eligible contract.
For more information on the City of Jackson’s Equal Business Opportunity Program, please contact the Office of Economic Development at 601-960-1638.
Copies of the ordinance, EBO Plan Applications and a copy of the program are
available at 218 South President Street, 2nd Floor, Jackson, Mississippi.
The City of Jackson hereby notifies all bidders that in compliance with Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4, that all
bidders will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national
origin, or sex, in consideration for an award.
The City of Jackson, Mississippi (“City of Jackson”) is committed to cultivating
and ensuring the quality of life of its citizens, through various programs, employment, initiatives, and assistance. The City encourages all persons, corporations, and/or entities doing business within the City, as well as those who seek
to contract with the City on various projects and/or conduct business in the City
to assist the City in achieving its goal by strongly considering City residents for
employment opportunities.
Bids shall be made out on the bid proposal form to be provided, sealed in an
envelope and plainly marked on the outside of the envelope: “Bid for SEWERSHED EVALUATION FLOW MONITORING, CITY PROJECT NO. 3B0500902.”
Bids and EBO plans shall be submitted in triplicate, stapled individually, sealed
and deposited with the City Clerk, City Hall, Jackson, Mississippi prior to the
hour and date hereinbefore designated. No bidder may withdraw his bid within
90 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
Each Bidder must submit with his bid a separate attachment stating his qualifications to perform the work. The Statement of Qualifications shall list past
projects of similar size and nature, a list of references with name and telephone
number, a list of key personnel who will perform the work, and other information
supporting the bidder’s qualifications as required by the project specifications.
A Pre Bid Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 1:30 P.M., local time in the 5th Floor Conference Room of the Department of Public Works
at 200 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi. Attendance by Contractors
intending to bid on the project is strongly encouraged. All potential Subcontractors and other interested parties are invited to attend.
Each Bidder must deposit with his bid a Bid Bond or Certified Check in an
amount equal to five percent of his bid, payable to the City of Jackson as bid
security. Bidders shall also submit a current financial statement, if requested by
the City of Jackson.
Contract Drawings, Contract Specifications, Instructions to Bidders and Bidders
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Water/Sewer Utilities, Department of Public Works, Jackson, Mississippi; (2)
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and 5:00 p.m., Local Time, Monday through Friday, upon payment of $25.00
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IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
CENTRAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION FACILITY AT
JACKSON-MEDGAR WILEY EVERS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
(JMAA PROJECT NO. 014-11-A)
Legal Notice
Department of Public Works Infrastructure Project Management Services
Sealed, signed bids are invited and will be received by the City of Jackson, Mississippi, until 3:30 P.M. in the City Clerk’s Office of Jackson,
the bid must be stamped in by 3:30 P.M. Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at
which time said bids will be publicly opened at the City Hall located at
219 South President Street (City Council Chambers) in City Hall for the
following:
74567-052014 - Twelve-Month Supply of Asphalt Pavement Milling
BIDS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON THE CITY OF JACKSON’S WEBSITE,
WWW.JACKSONMS.GOV
The above must comply with the City’s specifications. Copies of proposal forms can be obtained from the Purchasing Division, 200 South
President Street, Room 604, Hood Building, Jackson, Mississippi 39201.
Copies of bid specifications are filed with the City Clerk for public record
in accordance with House Bill No 999, 1986 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature.
The City of Jackson is committed to the principle of non-discrimination
in Public Purchasing. It is the policy of the City of Jackson to promote
full and equal business opportunities for all persons doing business with
the City. As a pre-condition to selection, each contractor, bidder or offer shall submit a completed and signed Equal Business Opportunity
(EBO) Plan Application, with each bid submission, in accordance with
the provisions set forth by authority of the City of Jackson’s EBO Ordinance. Failure to comply with the City’s EBO Ordinance shall disqualify
a contractor, bidder or offer, from being awarded an eligible contract.
For more information on the City’s EBO Program, please contact the
Office of Economic Development at (601)960-1638. Copies of the EBO
Ordinance, EBO Plan Application and a copy of the EBO Program are
available with the Office of Economic Development at 218 South President Street, Second Floor, Jackson, Mississippi.
The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The City also
reserves the right to waive any and all informalities in respect to any bid
submitted. Bid awards will be made to the lowest and best bidder quoting the lowest net price in accordance with specifications. The award
could be according to the lowest cost per item; or to the lowest total cost
for all items; or to accept all or part of any proposal. Delivery time may
be considered when evaluating the bid proposal. In those cases where
it is known prior to advertising that the City’s intention is to award according to the lowest total cost for all items, or in some variation thereof,
statements to this affect will be included on the proposal form. Absence
of such statement means the City will make that determination during
the bid review.
Hellene Greer, CPPB, NPCA, Manager
Purchasing Division
(601)960-1025
04/3/2014 , 04/10/2014
Bid 2281 - Food Service Kitchen Equipment
Bid 2282 – Food Service Walk-In Freezers
place they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The Board of Trustees
reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive informalities, and
to withhold the acceptance of any bid if approved for forty-five calendar
days from the date bids are opened. Proposal forms and dcetailed specifications may be obtained free of charge by emailing [email protected], calling (601) 960-8799, or documents may be picked up
at the above address.
04/3/2014, 04/10/2014
Bid 2285 – Dairy Products
place they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive informalities,
and to withhold the acceptance of any bid if approved for forty-five calendar days from the date bids are opened. Proposal forms and detailed
specifications may be obtained free of charge by emailing acrossley@
jackson.k12.ms.us, calling (601) 960-8799, or documents may be picked
up at the above address.
04/10/2014 , 04/17/2014
The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (“JMAA”) will receive sealed bids
at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (“JAN”), Main Terminal Building, Suite 300, in the City of Jackson, Rankin County, Mississippi, until 2:00 p.m. on May 13, 2014 (the “Bid Deadline”), for construction
and related services in connection with the construction of a Central Information Distribution Facility at JAN (the “Work”).
JMAA will publicly open and read aloud all bids at 2:05 p.m. on May 13,
2014 (the “Bid Opening”), in the Staff Conference Room, Third Floor of the
Main Terminal Building at JAN.
The outside or exterior of each bid envelope or container of the bid must be
marked with the bidder’s Mississippi Certificate of Responsibility Number
and with the wording: “Central IDF Facility at JAN, JMAA Project No. 01411-A.” Bid proposals, amendments to bids, or requests for withdrawal of
bids received by JMAA after the Bid Deadline will not be considered for any
cause whatsoever. JMAA invites Bidders and their authorized representatives to be present at the Bid Opening.
JMAA will award the Work to the lowest and best bidder as determined by
JMAA in accordance with the criteria set forth in the Information for Bidders.
The Information for Bidders contains, among other things, a copy of this
Advertisement for Bids, Instructions to Bidders and an Agreement to be executed by JMAA and the lowest and best bidder. Plans and specifications
related to the Work are considered a part of the Agreement.
The Information for Bidders is on file and open for public inspection at JAN
at the following address:
On January 14, 2014 the City of Jackson passed a 1% sales tax referendum to fund
needed infrastructure improvement projects throughout the City of Jackson Corporate
Limits. The City of Jackson intends to employ a consulting engineering firm to assist
with the development of a master plan specific to projects funded by the 1% sales tax
revenue and to provide infrastructure project management services to manage infrastructure projects within the master plan including, but not limited to drainage improvement projects, street resurfacing/street reconstruction projects, water system distribution/waterline replacement projects, limited sewer system improvement projects, limited
engineering design/construction administration services, and right of way services utilizing a Cost plus Fixed Fee, Labor Hour/Unit Price or Lump Sum/Firm Fixed Price for
services rendered. In addition the consulting firm will manage other professional design
engineering firms monitoring their design progress, payment invoices, and other contractual obligation outlined within their scope of work.
Consulting engineering firms interested in providing these services may so indicate by
furnishing the City of Jackson Engineering Division seven (7) copies of the following:
1. A cover letter specifying the name and complete description of project, the name
of the project manager, and the location and address of the office to be assigned the
majority of the work; and
2. A resume for each principal member, the project manager, and employee(s) of the
firm anticipated to be assigned to the project. Also, provide an organizational chart and
list each person’s experience and qualifications, including proof that the Project Manager is licensed as a Mississippi Professional Engineer and that the firm has met state
licensure and certification requirements*; and
3. A description of similar type work completed during the past five (5) years which qualifies the consultant for this work; the cost and schedule completion (or actual completion) of this work; and
4. A response containing the information upon which the consultant will be evaluated.
The City reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals and/or to discontinue contract
execution with any party at any time prior to final contract execution.
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
Suite 300, Main Terminal Building
100 International Drive
Telephone: (601) 664-3522
Facsimile: (601) 664-3523
Attention: Will Dickson, Airport Security Manager
All questions related to this Legal Ad shall be submitted in writing by April 25, 2014
directed to:
A copy of the Bid Documents (including plans and specifications for the
Work) may be obtained upon payment of $50.00 refundable fee per set.
Payment for the Bid Documents is to be in the form of a company or cashier’s check made payable to Faith Group, LLC. The check may be presented upon pick-up of the Bid Documents at the following address or may
be mailed to the following address.
Jackson Blueprint & Supply, Inc.
699 Monroe Street
Telephone: (601) 353-5803
Facsimile: (601) 353-0207
Email: [email protected]
Attention: Paul Braddy
Bid Documents may be picked up or shipped to the person making the
request. Documents will not be distributed or mailed, however, until payment is received.
JMAA will hold a Pre-Bid Conference at 2:00 p.m. on April 24, 2014 in the
Staff Conference Room, Third Floor of the Main Terminal Building at JAN.
Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference is mandatory for all those submitting
bids for the Work.
Charles Williams Jr., P.E., Ph.D.
City of Jackson Engineering Division
P.O. Box 17
Jackson, MS 39205
The City will evaluate the Expressions of Interest based on the following factors listed in
their relative order of importance:
1. Experience of the firm in performing specific services and experience in preparing
projects as it relates to the service requested within this advertisement.
2. Qualifications and experience of staff to be assigned to the project based on requested scope of services.
3. Size of the firm’s professional and technical staff with respect to the capacity to provide the needed scope of services.
4. Resume of the firm’s current and completed projects of a similar nature.
5. Local presence of the firm (i.e., local headquarters, office, or other investments within
the City of Jackson).
The City reserves the right to select one (1) consultant or select a short list of consultants from whom more information will be required.
Minority participation is strongly encouraged.
To be considered, all replies must be received by 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2014,
in the Office of the City Clerk, 219 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi, 39201
JMAA reserves the right to amend the plans and specifications for the Work
by Addendum issued before the Bid Deadline and delivered to all bidders
by facsimile, mail, electronic mail or other reliable means; to reject any
and all bids; to waive informalities in the bidding process; and to hold and
examine bids for up to ninety (90) days before awarding the contract for
the Work.
JACKSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY
DATE: April 3, 2014
/s/ Dirk B. Vanderleest
Dirk B. Vanderleest, Chief Executive Officer
04/3/2014, 04/10/2014
04/10/2014 , 04/17/2014
Bid 2280 - Lanier High School Window Restoration Project
10:00 A.M. (Local Prevailing Time) May 5, 2014, at which time and place
they will be publicly opened and read aloud. A Pre-Bid Conference concerning the project will be held at Lanier High School Cafeteria, 833 W.
Maple Street, Jackson, MS 39203, on April 28, 2014, at 3:30 P.M. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is non-mandatory but strongly suggested.
The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive
informalities, and to withhold the acceptance of any bid if approved for fortyfive calendar days from the date bids are opened. A $50.00 deposit shall be
required on each set of plans and specifications, to be refunded upon return
of all documents in good condition, returned by 4:30 p.m. the day before bid
opening.
Proposal forms and detailed specifications may be obtained from Burris/Wagnon Architects, P.A., 500L East Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Jackson, MS 39216,
Phone: 601-969-7543, Fax: 601-969-9374. Email: [email protected]
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The two worked together on
the video in Detroit with the rapper tweeting, “Spike came out to
The D for the ‘Headlights’ video…Coming soon,” and shared
a picture of them together on Instagram.
Lee also confirmed his in-
volvement in the project when he
tweeted: “Detroit’s Finest Eminem And Me Working Together
On His Short a Film. Historic.
Who Woulda Thunk It.”
‘Headlights’ is the latest single
from the rapper’s 2013 album
“The Marshall Mathers LP 2” and
sees Eminem apologizing to his
mother, Debbie, for things that
went down in their volatile past.
April 10 - 16, 2014
Dear Friends,
I am humbled by your love and support. I am truly appreciative that the citizens of
Jackson took time out to volunteer their time and also their talent and resources.
It means a great deal to know that you stood in the rain to support me. I want to
extend my sincere and eternal gratitude to everyone who worked tirelessly and
gave their gracious support to my campaign. Your dedication made it possible
for me to present my case to the citizens of Jackson. I am profoundly humbled
that the people of our great City havedeemed me a worthy candidate in this
Mayoral Runoff. I invite EVERYONE who believes in our City and is dedicated
to playing an active role in continuing Jackson’smovement forward to join me
as we continue on the road to the general election. Our work is not done and
I still need your support. With unity, Jackson can reach the highest heights!
Now is the time to work together for a better Jackson. The general election
will be held on Tuesday, April 22nd. We MUST return to the polls one last time.
And when you do, I ask that you cast your vote for Chokwe Antar Lumumba.
Let’s show-up and finish strong on April 22nd! This victory is a people’s
victory. We should ALL be excited for the greater Jackson that lies ahead.
I continue to ask for everyone’s prayers, support and their vote. And
to the members that have been here each step of the way, thank you
for your hard work. TOGETHER, WE WILL make Jackson RISE!!!
Sincerely and in gratitude,
Chokwe A. Lumumba, Esq.
Managing Partner
Lumumba, Freelon & Associates
April 10 - 16, 2014
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