May 15 2014 - The Mississippi Link

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Vol. 20, No. 29
MAY 15 - 21, 2014
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Great ‘Morrow find’: on its 44th
Ward 6 City Council candidates
anniversary, patrolmen’s vehicle used in gearing up for June 17 election
1970 Jackson State shootings unveiled
By Ayesha K. Mustafaa
Editor
Morrow standing on steps of historic find of Mississippi patrolmen’s vehicle. PHOTOS BY AYESHA MUSTAFAA
By Ayesha K. Mustafaa
Editor
On the day of the 44th anniversary of the slayings of
Phillip Lafayette Gibbs and
James Earl Green by Mississippi
Highway
Patrol
troopers, who in 1970 fired
more than 460 shots into a
crowded dorm of students on
the campus of Jackson State
University, Johnny “Bootsie”
Morrow - historian, collector of vintage cars, films and
historic artifacts - unveiled
his latest fine, the ‘highway
patrol assault vehicle’ used in
that deadly shooting.
The deadly attack from
this highway patrol assault
vehicle saw at least 15 other
students wounded. Morrow
allowed the media to see and
inspect the vehicle Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at the old
Mid State Auction facility on
North State Street, in Jackson.
Also present at the showing was Senator John Horhn,
who is a member of the Civil
Rights museum being built
in downtown Jackson. Horhn said, “This is a rare find
and artifact that needs to be
preserved for future generations.”
Jackson State University
established the Gibbs-Green
Memorial on the university’s
main campus at 1400 John
Morrow
Continued on page 2
South Jackson native Tyrone
Hendrix was first to announce his
candidacy for the Ward 6 City
Council seat left vacant by the
election of Mayor Tony Yarber.
Hendrix already has his campaign
signs posted up and down Highway 18.
Second to announce his candidacy was Dennis C. Sweet IV,
who has his facebook page up and
running.
Beverly Wallace was the third
person to announce her intent to
run for the council seat.
Then Rashaad Crisler called a
press conference Wednesday May
14, showing he is in full campaign
mode.
Business owner Robert Amos
has filed as a candidate, and Daniel
Meyers is also expected to do the
same.
Hendrix describes himself as “a
grassroots organizer for nonprofits
and political campaigns and dedicated to organizing around social
and economic issues, and supporting candidates who are committed
to improving the communities in
which we live.”
His political involvement includes working with former
mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee;
former gubernatorial candidate
and Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny
DuPree; and President Barack
Obama.
Hendrix also served as state director for Organizing for America
(OFA), the grassroots effort that
Amos
Crisler
Hendrix
Sweet
grew out of the 2008 Obama campaign.
Jackson attorney Dennis Sweet
IV, in campaign announcement’s
own words, “has begun a feverish
campaign to win the special election for the Ward 6 seat left vacant
in the last mayoral election.”
Sweet said, “The City of Jackson is at a critical juncture and the
decisions we make today will have
a significant impact in the years to
come.” He said residents of Ward
6 make up a community “filled
with beautiful people and tremen-
dous promise.”
Sweet wants to focus on making
sure Ward 6 gets the proper allocation of money to fix streets in the
area, “like the pothole on Woody
Street that residents complain
damages their tires.”
He also wants to concentrate on
community revitalization by organizing clean up and repair projects
in the areas that need them most.
Ward 6
Continued on page 3
Delta sisters help bring
American Heart Association presents
awareness to human trafficking “Go Red for Women Survivors”
luncheon and fashion show
By Stephanie R. Jones
Contributing Writer
(L-r) Carol Warfield, Jennifer Riley, Latonya Robinson-Kanonu, Katrina B. Myricks, Darleen Dozier, Sandy
Middleton, Johnnie Maberry, and Tracelia Doss.
Inside
The Mississippi Link Newswire
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Inc.’s Madison County (MS)
Alumnae Chapter joined
Holmes Community College
(HCC) Ridgeland Campus to
bring awareness to the horrific ongoing human trafficking.
While some may not know
enough about the topic of human trafficking to consider
it a problem in the state of
Mississippi or even closer
to home - Madison County
- the Delta sisters’ Madison
County Alumnae Chapter and
HCC wanted the students and
Delta joins
‘National Women
Build Week’
with Habitat for
Humanity
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the community to be aware
that this abuse of human dignity can occur anywhere. The
teens of the community are
the easiest target to be exploited.
Members of the Madison
County Alumnae Chapter
joined the Holmes Paralegal Department in bringing
Sandy Middleton, executive
director of the Center for
Violence Prevention, to their
campus.
Middleton discussed the
very concept of human trafficking and how the issue is
Holmes County
matriarch Sarah
Hart remembered
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occurring very close to home.
The Delta sisters then
joined the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department in
presenting Holly Smith, of
Richmond, Va., who is a survivor of human trafficking.
Smith, an advocate against all
forms of human trafficking,
travels all over the country
speaking to law enforcement
agencies, parents, and those
who work with victims.
Trafficking
Continued on page 5
Acclaimed attorney
Precious Martin
dies in 4-wheeler
accident
Page 5
Linda Amos explained why
Mother’s Day was so special to
her.
“I was able to spend another
Mother’s Day with my children
and grandbabies because of a
mother’s gift of life,” Amos told
the crowd at the America Heart
Association’s Go Red for Women Luncheon Tuesday, May 12,
2014, at the Jackson Convention
Complex.
“I’m here because of God’s
love and because of the doctors
and nurses who were able to treat
me because of the work done by
the American Heart Association.”
The mother she referred to
was Liz Wroten, whose son’s
heart beats in Amos’s body. “it is
because of Liz and her husband
Mike that I am able to stand here
and tell my story,” said Amos.
After their son 19-year-old
Christopher Chase Wroten died
of a stroke three years ago, the
Wrotens decided his organs
should be donated to help others.
“Chase’s organs were transplanted all over the United States
including Puerto Rico,” Liz Wroten said. “But his heart stayed
in Mississippi and little did we
know it was only 20 miles away
from our home.” Amos lives
near Florence, about a 15-minute
drive from the Wrotens.
Wroten and Amos shared the
Earl C. Coleman and Michelle Alexander, both with the American
Heart Association, passed out information on Men Go Red for
Women sponsor C Spire.
PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE R. JONES
stage at the American Heart Association’s annual luncheon and
fashion show fund-raiser and
awareness campaign.
The AHA is the nation’s oldest
and largest voluntary organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular diseases in adults and
children and stroke. It is also the
nation’s leader in CPR training.
Women mostly dressed in red
and some men too paid tribute to
survivors of heart disease, stroke
and hypertention. Health care
providers manned booths, passing out information about heart
disease and services available
to patients and provided health
screenings.
Jill and David Landrum
chaired the event, which focuses
on heart disease among women,
advocating for more research
and swifter actions for women’s
heart health. They pointed out in
the program that heart disease is
the number one killer of women
and is more deadly than all forms
of cancer, causing one in three
deaths each year.
Survivors of various heart conditions and strokes walked the
runway during a fashion show
Go Red
Continued on page 3
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Morrow
Continued from page 1
Highway Patrol bus with gun portals that was used in the JSU 1970 shooting on campus
R. Lynch St., to serve as a reminder of the tragic campus
shooting of the spring of 1970,
which claimed the lives of two
young men and injured 12 others.
On that fateful day in 1970,
JSU reports recall that “dozens
of city and state policemen unloaded more than 460 rounds
of gunfire into JSU’s Alexander Hall, after claiming to have
seen a sniper in a window on
the building’s top floor.
“The shooting was the culmination of years of racial
tension between white motorists who traveled through the
JSU campus on John R. Lynch
Street and JSU students.”
Although the shootings at
Jackson State occurred within
days of the Kent State University shooting of students there,
very little media attention went
to Jackson State. Recently,
CNN presented a documentary
on Kent State.
Morrow wants to make sure
the Jackson State shootings are
not lost on the back pages of
Sen John Horhn inspecting the bus.
history. He has not announced
when the historic vehicle will
portals on the sides of the patrol
be on public display or where that bus from where the guns were
will be.
positioned that fired upon those
Morrow said, “You can see the students. This same vehicle was
used in other instances of unrest,
particularly around the time of the
protests against James Meredith
integrating Ole Miss.”
“Perfect attendance”
for senior John Higgins;
gets standing ovation
It has been documented that lightning,
one of the oldest observed natural phenomena on earth, does hit the same spot (or almost the same spot) twice, contrary to folk
wisdom. This documentation was recently
noted by the National Severe Storms Laboratory and several other weather sources. Although now a well-noted fact, many people
are still shocked that such an occurrence can
happen.
Lightning can strike many objects and recently it metaphorically sent a shock wave
throughout Madison Central High School in
Madison as John P. Higgins, II, a 2014 senior
at MCHS, was recognized by the school’s
administrators as the recipient of the Perfect
Attendance Award for grades K - 12.
This is the second time that this shock factor has hit the high school and it just so happens that both recipients of this award are
products of the Higgins household of Madison. John’s older sister, Charence, received
the same honor as a graduating senior from
MCHS in 2012.
John, or J.P., as he is called, will graduate
Saturday, May 24, 2014, at the Mississippi
Coliseum in Jackson.
He knew he was at least getting the award
for his senior year attendance because he
had reviewed his attendance record with all
of his instructors prior to class day to make
sure that he had no tardies or absences. But
what he did not expect was a standing ovation from everyone in the auditorium when
his name was called to come forward to get
his certificate.
“I really didn’t realize how big of a deal
my classmates and their parents would make
out of it because in our house, it’s something
that you do. You go to school. I was at my
sister’s class day when she received her
award two years ago, and she got a standing
ovation too,” John said.
“But I guess I thought people had figured
out that this was a normal thing and that
other students were achieving the same goal.
I had no idea that I would be the only one
in my class to be recognized for my senior
attendance and all of the other grades. I can’t
lie, it felt good.”
He added, “I had a lot of parents come up
to me after the program to ask how did I do
that. I said, good health, God and my par-
Higgins
ents. I thought about trying to fake an illness
a couple of times, but I knew that my mom
wasn’t going for it, especially if she found
out that I really wasn’t sick.
“Besides, why skip school when you
don’t have to? That just means more work
for you later. Why not do what is expected
of you when or before it’s expected of you?
It makes your life a lot easier.”
A very active student, J.P. has applied this
same philosophy while maintaining his participation in several extra-curricular activities throughout his K-12 academic career.
During this period he played sports with
the Madison-Ridgeland Youth Club: soccer,
baseball, basketball, and football.
When he later moved on to middle school,
he continued in basketball and football. He
finally settled on football during his high
school years. However, he continued to play
baseball with two different leagues during
the summer. J.P. also participated in the high
school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes
and the Interact Club.
“I loved high school and will miss it, but
now it’s time for me to move on and I’m
proud to say that being a student with perfect attendance has only added to my determination to be the best that I can be. This
achievement is something that I will carry
on in life.”
J.P., who will be attending Jackson State
University this fall, is the son of John and
Daphne Higgins of Madison.
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Ward 6
Sweet’s facebook announcement
Reducing crime through creating
new and supporting existing neighborhood watch programs is another
key point of Sweet’s platform.
“I have long been invested in
Jackson and I moved to Ward 6 because I know the potential that lies
here,” he said. With less crime and
a better infrastructure, Sweet said
more business and commercial developments will be enticed to consider a move to the area.
Rashaad Crisler, son of former
city councilman Marshand Crisler,
has filed qualifying papers with the
City Clerk’s office as a candidate
for the Ward 6 City Council seat.
Crisler stated, “I am excited about
the opportunity of continuing the
work Mayor Yarber initiated during
his tenure as city councilman of our
ward, and I’m equally thrilled about
the possibility of achieving a similar community service record as my
father when he served two terms in
that very same seat.”
Crisler said he believes Ward 6
and South Jackson have a lot to of-
fer citizens throughout the state. In
a statement, he said, “In an effort to
enhance those amenities, our campaign is committed to conveying to
the citizens of Ward 6 that we intend to vigorously promote a safer
community by working with local
law enforcement as they enforce
existing laws.
“One of our primary focuses is
on major street resurfacing projects
throughout our ward in an effort to
address our failing infrastructure,
which will also assist with job cre-
Crisler May 14, 2014 announcement
ation, along with offering incentives to small business owners who
want to do business in Ward 6.”
Crisler noted that he is a product of the Jackson Public School
system, graduating from Forest
Hill High School and a graduate of
PHOTO BY AYESHA MUSTAFAA
Jackson State University, where he
earned a bachelor’s degree in business management.
He is a seven-year veteran of the
Hinds County Sheriff’s Department.
Next week: candidates Wallace,
Amos and Meyrs
The Special Election for the
Ward 6 city council seat is June 17,
2014. In the event a candidate does
not receive 50 percent of the vote,
there will be a runoff election July
1, 2014.
Go Red
that followed lunch. Little girls
and boys and men and women
modeled the beauty of good health
more so than clothes.
But Amos and Wroten’s intertwined story was the compelling
moment of the afternoon.
“November 2013, my husband
and I were blessed to spend time
with Chase’s heart recipient and
hear his heart beat,” Wroten said.
“What a miracle to know that in
our loss other lives could continue
on and Chase’s memory can go on
through others.”
Chase was a student and baseball player at Hinds community
College in Raymond when he suffered a stroke shortly after pitching
a game on April 13, 2011. “Our
son was young, he was healthy,
he was an athlete,” Wroten said.
“Why should someone else not
benefit from him?”
When the Wrotens decided on
donating their son’s organs, a coworker of Mike Wroten needed a
kidney. “We told the doctors that if
Chase and my husband’s co-worker were a match, we wanted him to
get one of Chase’s kidneys,” Liz
said. They were a perfect match.
“This was truly a miracle from
God. The coworker had a better
chance of winning the lottery than
being a match for Chase’s kidney.”
Amos, who suffered a massive
heart attack in 2006, said she is a
“living, miracle from God.”
Without research funded by the
American Heart Association that
developed the device that made
her transplant possible and the science behind the multiple surgeries
she underwent would not have
been possible, Amos said.
Her son Jermaine Amos said his
mother has had no problems in the
three years since her transplant.
“She believes she is miracle,” Jermaine said. “Now she gives back.
She feels like she owes the world
and so she is a servant now.”
Amos and Wroten took to the
runway at the finale of the survivors fashion show, something that
fascinated Amos’s granddaughter
Amilyha Amos. The little girl in
her red polka dot dress, stood at
the end of the runway greeting all
the models but was especially giddy and giggling when her grandmother and Wroten walked out.
“Yea!” she exclaimed with glee.
Stephanie R. Jones can be
reached at [email protected]
or (601) 260-4232.
Madison firefighters Lisa Garforth modeled in the Go Red for Women
Survivor Fashion Show and greets Amiyha Amos, granddaughter of
heart transplant recipient Linda Amos.
Jeremy Smith and Chasity McDavis escort daughter Chloe McDavis
as she models during the Go Red for Women Survivor Fashion Show.
Terry Bennett stops by the St. Dominic’s table manned by Stephanie
Tapp and others.
C Spire Wireless employees on the red carpet at Go Red for Women. PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE JONES
Angela Gartrell, director of business operations at UMMC’S University Health, Bill Brown, administrator,
join Debra Jenkins and Patricia Harris as they man a University Health booth during the American Heart
Association’s Go Red for Women Luncheon Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at the Jackson Convention Center.
BUSINESS
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“FUNdraising Good Times”: African American men
pooling their money to create positive community change
By Mel and Pearl Shaw
Special to The Mississippi Link
Readers of our column know
we are supporters and promoters
of women’s philanthropy, including women’s foundations and
giving circles. Our inside joke
though is “what about men’s philanthropy?”
Now we have an answer: the
Ujima Legacy Fund - an African
American male giving circle.
Knowing that men don’t want to
be outdone by women, and that
women want to support men, to
follow are excerpts from an interview with Reginald Gordon, one
of the fund’s founders.
In addition to supporting and
growing African American men’s
philanthropy, Gordon is also the
chief executive officer of the
Eastern Virginia Region of the
American Red Cross.
Regarding the events that led
up to creation of the fund, Gordon
said, “The Ujima Legacy Fund
grew out of a series of conversations that we had in a barbershop.
“A group of African American
men decided to hold monthly conversations in a downtown barbershop a few years ago. The evening
conversations attracted a cross
section of men, from construction
workers to college professors. We
promoted the conversations by
word of mouth.”
Gordon said it “felt like a Million Man March experience,” as
they explored a myriad of topics
that impacted the black community in Richmond, including the
lack of black men involved in local philanthropy.
“A few of us decided to take
action on the idea of getting more
African American men involved
in philanthropy,” Gordon continued. “We kept on working on
this idea after the cessation of the
monthly barbershop conversations. We did research on black
male philanthropy and decided
that we needed to form an African
American male giving circle.
“We named it the Ujima Legacy Fund. Ujima, the third day of
Kwanzaa, means collective work
and responsibility.”
While fundraising can be challenging, organizing how a fund
operates can be even more complex. We asked Gordon to share
how this fund operates. “We decided to keep the management of
the Ujima Legacy Fund as simple
as possible,” he said. “The fund
is open to any African American
man who wishes to join. In order
to become a member, the man
must contribute $1,100.
“Each member gets one vote;
when it is time to select the grantee and began the Ujima Legacy
Fund has a partnership with the
Community Foundation of Richmond for administration of the
fund. We agreed that we wanted
to target our funds toward agencies that had credible educational
programs designed to serve young
adults.
“Once we have reviewed all of
the applications, a representative
group of Ujima men go visit the
site of the most compelling applicants,” Gordon shared. “The
next step is for those applicants to
make a presentation to the entire
membership. After the membership has heard from each of the
top applicants, then the members
vote.
“The agency with the most
votes is awarded the grant. Last
year, we gave $20,000 to Partnership for the Future (www.partnershipforthefuture.org). This year
Ujima received proposals for
funding from 23 applicants. We
will vote on our 2014 grantee in
Mel and Pearl Shaw
mid May.”
Gordon said the group has
asked each member from last year
to try to recruit two other men to
join this year. “We have been successful in asking for time on the
agenda at regularly scheduled African American male networking
events and meetings, like fraternity meetings. The response has
been overwhelmingly positive.”
Gordon said one of the unexpected joys is the renewed sense
of brotherhood. “We now have a
band of brothers who have made
a commitment to transform our
community by financially supporting critical pathways to success for our young adults.”
He said the Ujima
Legacy Fund has a
lapel pin that is worn
to symbolize unity of
purpose. “The word
has spread around
town that African
American men in
Richmond are com- Gordon
ing together to give
money to causes that they want to
support,” Gordon said.
“We definitely have helped expand and diversify the list of major philanthropic donors…. We
have even inspired black women
in Richmond to begin the process
of creating their own giving circle. And we have jokingly asked
them to not raise more money
than us their first year.”
Learn more at www.bit.ly/UjimaLegacyFund.
Mel and Pearl Shaw will help
position nonprofits, colleges and
universities for fundraising success. Visit www.saadandshaw.
com or call (901) 522-8727.
‘National Women Build Week’ featured by Habitat
for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area and Lowe’s
By Peggy Hampton
Local volunteers joined women
across the United States to build affordable housing in their communities.
Here in Jackson, 30 volunteers,
many members of the Jackson alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, volunteered May 10, 2014
on a Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area (HFHMCA) construction site in recognition of the
annually observed National Women
Build Week, May 3-11.
Now in its seventh year, National
Women Build Week challenges
women to devote at least one day to
help build affordable housing in their
local communities. The week also
spotlights the homeownership challenges faced by women.
“Everyone deserves safe, decent
housing, but not everyone can turn
to the regular housing market,” said
Maura Phillips, chair of Women
Build 2014 for HFHMCA.
Women Build 2014 volunteers are
constructing a home for the Christina
Woods family at 4304 Oakhill Drive
in north Jackson near Lake Hico
Park. Woods said she was thrilled to
learn that her new home will be built
by women volunteers.
“I want my children to have
something they can look forward
to; coming home every day to their
own home,” Woods said. And she
loves the empowerment provided by
Women Build.
“Women empowering other
women is something that I can pass
along to my daughters. I want my
daughters to realize that they can
do anything as long as they set their
minds to it,” Woods said.
Actress and author Holly Robinson Peete helped to build a new
home in Los Angeles County. Peete,
a mother of four, is the national
spokesperson for National Women
Build Week 2014 and a longtime
supporter of Habitat for Humanity.
“I am delighted to once again support National Women Build Week
and look forward to building alongside the amazing women who take
part in this special event,” said Peete.
“A home provides such a strong
foundation for families, and this
week offers great opportunities for
women to join together, learn new
skills and help families in need of affordable housing.”
Lowe’s helped launch National
Women Build Week in 2008 and
each year provides the support of
Lowe’s Heroes and conducts how-to
clinics at stores to teach volunteers
construction skills.
Lowe’s donated $1.75 million to
this year’s National Women Build
Week, including a $5,000 store gift
card to Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area as part of a new
five-year partnership with Habitat
that will bring Lowe’s total contributions to more than $63 million since
2003.
In celebration of this renewed
partnership, Lowe’s and Habitat
launched Hammers for Habitat, a
volunteer initiative inviting men and
women across America to give one
day to help make the dream of homeownership a reality for a family in
their community.
“As part of National Women
Build Week, we’re encouraging
women across America to raise a
hammer to help create safe and affordable housing in partnership with
local families,” said Joan Higginbotham, Lowe’s director of community
relations.
“We thank our Lowe’s Heroes
and the thousands of
volunteers who will
help strengthen communities throughout the country this
week.”
The U.S. Census
Bureau reports more
than 16.1 million
children are living in
poverty in the United
States. Nearly 24
percent of children
reside with women
heads-of-household.
Habitat’s Women
Build program recruits, educates and
inspires
women
to build and advocate for simple, decent and affordable
homes in their communities.
Since the program was created
in 1998, more than
2,200 homes have
been built in partnership with low-income families using
Women Build crews.
More than 52,000
women from all 50
states have volunteered at the six previous Women Build
Week events.
To learn more,
Volunteers - many members of the Jackson (MS) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc. - for the first day of Women Build 2014 included (from left) Leonard Kendrick,
Shirley Tucker, Robert Leard, Ginger Leard, Samantha Leard, Sharon Newell, Frances Mack,
Juanelma Palmer, Geraldine Lampkin, Gwen Handy, Sarita Williams, homeowner Christina
Woods, Cotina Wicks, 74-year-old CM Lewis, Angela Gavin, Sandra Robinson, Tenicka Shoulders and Clarence Richards.
visit Habitat.org/Lowes. To donate
or to volunteer, visit www.habitatjackson.org; stay connected at facebook.com/HabitatMCA or call 601353-6060.
For more information on Habitat
for Humanity’s Women Build program, and to learn about Women
Build projects in communities across
the U.S., visit Habitat.org/wb or the
National Women Build Week tab on
http://www.facebook.com/habitat.
Julia Crockett
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Highly acclaimed attorney
Precious Martin dies in
4-wheeler accident
Trafficking
(L-r) First row Katrina B. Myricks, Holly Smith, Jennifer Riley, (second row) Carol Warfield, and Valerie
Williams
The Madison County Alumnae Chapter plans to continue
to offer seminars on human
trafficking in its efforts to
build awareness of this serious topic in our own back-
yard. In addition, they wanted
to offer victim-centered insight to those who attend.
For more information, contact the Madison Alumnae
Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta
Sororoty, Inc., c/o Katrina
B. Myericks, president, P. O.
Box 699, Madison, MS 39130,
email president@ madisoncountydeltas.org or call 601940-3262.
Holmes County matriarch
Sarah Hart fondly remembered
By Gail H. Marshall
Guest Contributor
LEXINGTON - Nearly 300
family, friends, public officials and community members
attended the celebration of life
for Sarah Kimbrough Hart,
Tuesday, May 13, 11 a.m. It
was held at Saints Academy’s
Holy Hill. Affectionately
known as “Ms. Sarah,” the
Lexington native died May 9,
her birthday. She was 92.
“Sarah Kimbrough Hart will
be truly missed,” said U.S.
Congressman Bennie Thompson in an emailed statement
Tuesday evening. “Her virtuous character exemplifies
Proverbs 31:10 - ‘Who can
find a virtuous woman? For
her price is far above rubies.’”
“She was a tireless worker in
the community,” he stated.
During the 1960’s black
voter registration efforts, she,
her husband and several others
went to the Courthouse to register. She told The Mississippi
Link in a 2008 Black History
report that the registrar asked
them idiotic questions such as
“How many bubbles are there
in a bar of soap? How many
strains of hair are on a person’s head?”
The Harts kept returning
until they gained their right
to vote. The Harts and others
marched and protested injustice and were also instrumental in funding a medical clinic,
bringing in the first black doctor to the county.
June 5, 2013, Thompson
recognized “Ms. Sarah’s” services as part of the 113th Congress, 1st Session, Volume
159, No. 78 of the Congressional Record in Washington,
D.C., describing her as a “remarkable public servant.”
Her grandson Rashad Hart
of Texas, who presided over
her memorial service, stated
that his grandmother was in-
deed a strong lady, spiritually and physically. “She had
great strength for a woman her
size,” he said. “Just try sneaking a nap in church and you
[would] find out how strong
her elbows were,” (sparking
laughter).
In church, she served as a
Sunday School teacher, choir
member, and church announcer/greeter. “Mrs. Hart was
among the sweetest people
I’ve ever known,” said her
pastor Bishop Raymon Carter
of Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Lexington. “She
always gave me words of encouragement….
“My prayers will continually go forth for her family.
She will truly be missed from
our church and community.
He also said they will miss
her singing and “pound cakes
packed with love.” She was
also known for her teacakes.
Her signature gospel songs
were “One Day at a Time” and
“Sign Me Up for the Christian
Jubilee.”
Although “Ms. Sarah” came
from humble beginnings, she
took pride in carrying herself
as a lady. The house she grew
up in still stands. “She was the
matriarch of the Hart Family,
and she was going to dress
appropriately,” said Rashad
Hart.
Her nephew-in-law Pastor James Washington Sr. of
St. Peter Missionary Baptist
Church of Jackson stated: “I
say to every young lady that
is here today that you pray
that God will bless you to be
a Sarah Hart.”
She was so proud of her
children and grandchildren
that her home is “a museum”
of the educational and professional achievements.
She is survived by her children - Daniel (Joyce) of Madison, Miss.; Cleveland, James
Hart
(Earlene)
and John
(Princella) all of
Lexington, Miss.;
Larry
of
Richton
Park, Ill.;
Raymond
(Katherine)
of Russellville, Ky.;
Chester
(Anetria)
of
Poplarville,
Miss.; and
Gloria of
Desoto,
Texas;
daughteri n - l a w
Carmela
Hart (wife
of the late
Rodalton)
Lexington;
23
grandchildren,
16 great
grandchildren and
a host of
nieces,
nephews,
other relatives and
friends.
Humble beginnings of Sarah Hart. Shown is her childhood home. PHOTO BY AGATHA
BRADFORD
The Associated Press
Friends and colleagues in the
legal profession are mourning
the death of noted Jackson attorney Precious Martin, who
was killed late Sunday, May
11, 2014 in a 4-wheeler accident near his home in Ridgeland.
Martin and his 10-yearold son, Daniel, were on the
4-wheeler ATV when it apparently hit a curve and flipped
on Bridgeview Cove in the
Bridgewater subdivision, said
Ridgeland Police Lt. Brian
Myers.
“He wasn’t wearing a helmet,” Myers said of Martin.
Myers said Martin was pronounced dead at the scene from
head injuries. His son didn’t
have head injuries and was
transported to the University of
Mississippi Medical Center.
Myers said the younger Martin’s injuries didn’t appear to
be life threatening. A relative
said the next day that Daniel
suffered broken arms, cuts and
lacerations to his face, but was
expected to make a full recovery. Myers said it appeared
Precious Martin hit a curve and
lost control of the 4-wheeler.
Martin, 41, established the
Precious Martin and Associates law firm in Jackson. He
was mostly known for his work
as a plaintiff’s attorney. He was
also known in political circles
for his support of certain candidates.
He served as one of Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree’s
attorneys during the trial last
year over the 2013 mayoral
election, when opponent Dave
Ware challenged the vote totals.
Martin was also the older
brother of triplets Deshun Martin, Kenya Martin and Warren
Martin Jr., who all graduated
from the University of Mis-
sissippi Law School
and became lawyers.
They were featured
nationally on the
Montel
Williams
show in 2005.
There is another
older brother, Ivan
Smith, a college
graduate who uses
their mother’s maiden name. Their father, Warren Sr., died
when the triplets
were 10. They were
raised by their mother, Elinder Smith Martin
Martin, a teacher.
“Precious was a
compassionate, caring giant.
He loved humanity and served
people with a cosmic sense
of responsibility. He was my
brother and my hero,” Warren
Martin said.
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson,
a longtime friend of Martin,
said, “I am deeply saddened by
the loss of my dear friend, Precious Martin. Having known
Precious since he was a child,
his passing is especially difficult for my family and I to
process. We will continue to
pray for strength for his wife
Crystal, his family and for the
speedy recovery of their young
son. Precious was a one-of-akind person who dedicated his
life to improving our community; he will be missed.”
In addition to their 10-yearold son, Martin and wife Crystal Wise Martin, who also is
an attorney, have three other
children. Crystal Martin is the
daughter of longtime Hinds
County Chancery Judge Patricia Wise.
“I am shocked and saddened
to hear of the death of Precious Martin and the injury of
his young son,” said attorney
Betty Mallett, a friend of the
family.
Pam Johnson, another friend,
said, “My heart is broken …
over the loss of my friend
Precious Martin…. Please be
in prayer for his wife Crystal
and their beautiful children.
Precious made a mark in this
world. He was a strong voice.
I will miss him.”
Mayor Tony Yarber issued
the following statement on the
passing of Martin: “On behalf
of the great City of Jackson,
Mississippi, it is with a heavy
heart that I express my deepest condolences for the family
of Attorney Precious Martin.
Today, I submit to you that
although we mourn the transitioning of a dear friend, husband, father, and advocate of
our city, we will give thanks
for the opportunity to have witnessed the great impact of Atty.
Martin’s life.
“My prayers go out to his
family for comfort and to his
son for a speedy recovery.”
Visitation at Lakeover Funeral Home Monday, May 19
from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Family
hour 6 p.m. to7 p.m.
Funeral services for Martin
are Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at
2 p.m. at New Hope Church,
5202 Watkins Drive in Jackson.
HEALTH
MAY 15 - 21, 2014
FED govt failed to inspect
higher risk oil wells
WASHINGTON - The government has failed to inspect
thousands of oil and gas wells
it considers potentially high
risks for water contamination
and other environmental damage, congressional investigators
said.
The report, obtained by The
Associated Press before its
public release, highlights substantial gaps in oversight by the
agency that manages oil and gas
development on federal and Indian lands.
Investigators said weak control by the Interior Department’s
Bureau of Land Management
resulted from policies based on
outdated science and from incomplete monitoring data.
The findings from the Government Accountability Office
come amid an energy boom in
the country and the increasing
use of hydraulic fracturing, or
fracking. That process involves
pumping huge volumes of water, sand and chemicals underground to split open rocks to
allow oil and gas to flow. It has
produced major economic benefits, but also raised fears that the
chemicals could spread to water
supplies.
The audit also said the BLM
did not coordinate effectively
with state regulators in New
Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Utah.
The bureau has become a
symbol of federal overreach
to industry groups opposed to
government regulations related
to oil and gas drilling. Environmental groups say the Obama
administration needs to do more
to guard against environmental
damage.
In the coming months, the administration is expected to issue
rules on fracking and methane
gas emissions.
The report said the agency
“cannot accurately and efficiently identify whether federal
and Indian resources are properly protected or that federal and
Indian resources are at risk of
being extracted without agency
approval.”
In response to the report,
Tommy Beaudreau, a principal
deputy assistant interior secretary, wrote that he generally
agreed with the recommendations for improved state coordination and updated regulations.
The report makes clear in
many instances that the BLM’s
failure to inspect high-priority
oil and gas wells is due to limited money and staff. BLM officials said they were in the process of updating several of its
policies later this year.
Investigators reviewed 14
states in full or part: Arkansas,
California, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah,
West Virginia and Wyoming. In
Ohio, Pennsylvania and elsewhere, fracking has become increasingly prevalent.
The report said the BLM had
failed to conduct inspections on
more than 2,100 of the 3,702
wells that it had specified as
“high priority” and drilled from
2009 through 2012. The agency
considers a well
“high
priority” based on a
greater need to
protect against
possible water
contamination
and other envi- FILE - In this March 21, 2012, file photo, with oil pump jacks as a backdrop, President Barack
ronmental safety Obama speaks at an oil and gas field on federal lands in Maljamar, N.M. AP Photo/Ross D.
issues.
Franklin, File
The agency
The bureau acknowledged it private water wells. More than
had yet to indicate whether another 1,784 wells were high pri- had not updated its guidance on 100 cases of pollution were conoil and gas drainage since 1999 firmed over the past five years.
ority or not.
“This report reaffirms our
The BLM has developed or its guidance on mineral tresagreements with some states, pass - interference of drilling or concern that the government
needs to pay attention to the
which also have jurisdiction mining activity - since 2003.
Congressional investigators environment and protect pubover well inspections on federal
lands. According to the GAO, found the BLM did not monitor lic health and drinking sources
it had reached agreements with inspection activities at its state from the risks of oil and gas deregulators in California, Colo- and field offices and thus could velopment,” said Amy Mall of
not provide “reasonable assur- the Natural Resources Defense
rado, Nevada and Wyoming.
The report said BLM has not ance” that those offices were Council.
But Kathleen Sgamma, vice
reviewed or updated many of its completing the required inspecpresident of government and
oil and gas rules to reflect tech- tions.
In Pennsylvania, for instance, public affairs at the Western
nological advances, as required
by a 2011 executive order. They an Associated Press investiga- Energy Alliance, a trade group
include guidance on spacing tion found the state received representing energy companies,
of wells, which the report said 398 complaints in 2013 alleging said the report’s findings show
could help maximize oil and gas that oil or natural gas drilling that states are better positioned
polluted or otherwise affected to regulate oil and gas drilling.
production.
Health law gives pregnant women new options
WASHINGTON - The health
care law has opened up an unusual
opportunity for some mothersto-be to save on medical bills for
childbirth.
Lower-income women who
signed up for a private policy in the
new insurance exchanges will have
access to additional coverage from
their state’s Medicaid program if
they get pregnant. Some women
could save hundreds of dollars on
their share of hospital and doctor
bills.
Medicaid already pays for nearly
half of U.S. births, but this would
create a way for the safety-net program to supplement private insurance for many expectant mothers.
Officials and advocates say the
enhanced coverage will be available across the country, whether or
not a state expands Medicaid under the health law. However, states
have different income cutoffs for
eligibility, ranging from near the
poverty line to solid middle class.
The main roadblock right now
seems to be logistical: reprogramming state and federal computer
systems to recognize that certain
pregnant women have a legal right
to coverage both from Medicaid
and private plans on the insurance
exchange. Technically, they can
pick one or the other, or a combination.
States and insurers will have to
sort out who pays for what.
Another big challenge will be educating the public about this latest
health law wrinkle. It’s complicated
for officials and policy experts, let
alone the average consumer.
“This is an issue where women
FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2013, file photo, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.,
center, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., center right, and other Democratic
lawmakers joined new mothers and their babies at the Capitol to criticize
Republican efforts to kill the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as
“Obamacare,” in Washington. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File
are going to have to figure out, ‘I’m
eligible for both, now how do I do
that?’” said Matt Salo, executive
director of the National Association
of Medicaid Directors, which represents state programs. “But what
a wonderful problem to have. This
is a great problem to have from the
consumer’s perspective.”
The cost impact for federal and
state taxpayers is uncertain. Providing more generous coverage
increases costs, but comprehensive
prenatal care can save money by
preventing premature births and
birth defects.
Cynthia Pellegrini, head of the
March of Dimes’ Washington office, said many women might not
have been thinking about maternity benefits when they signed up
for coverage under the health law.
After all, half of U.S. pregnancies
are unplanned. Often consumers
just focus on the monthly premium
when they select a plan.
The cost of normal uncompli-
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cated childbirth averages $5,000,
said Pellegrini, and preterm births
can cost more than 10 times that.
Copayments and deductibles add
up fast.
“A lot of women, particularly in
a situation like childbirth, could end
up with significant out-of-pocket
costs,” Pellegrini said. “If they are
eligible for Medicaid, they could be
protected from costs ranging from
hundreds to thousands of dollars.”
Her group works to prevent birth
defects by promoting healthy pregnancies.
Existing Medicaid policies,
subsidized private coverage under
President Barack Obama’s law and
an obscure Treasury Department
ruling combined to produce the
new options for pregnant women.
Medicaid is a federal-state program that covers low-income and
disabled people. Before the health
law, states offered special, timelimited coverage to uninsured pregnant women until their children
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NATIONAL
MAY 15 - 21, 2014
Nigeria opens door for talks with kidnappers
By Bashir Adigun
and Haruna Umar
ABUJA, Nigeria - U.S.
reconnaissance aircraft flew
over Nigeria in search of the
nearly 300 kidnapped schoolgirls May 13, a day after the
Boko Haram militant group
released the first evidence
that at least some of them are
still alive and demanded that
jailed fighters be swapped for
their freedom.
A Nigerian government official said “all options” were
open - including negotiations
or a possible military operation with foreign help - in
the effort to free the girls,
who were shown fearful and
huddled together dressed in
gray Islamic veils as they
sang Quranic verses under
the guns of their captors in a
video released Monday.
The footage was verified
as authentic by Nigerian authorities, who said 54 of the
girls had been identified by
relatives, teachers and classmates who watched the video
late Tuesday.
The abduction has spurred
a global movement to secure
the girls’ release amid fears
they would be sold into slav-
ery, married off to fighters or
worse following a series of
threats by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau.
Protesters marched through
the streets of the capital,
Abuja, Tuesday to demand
more government action to
find and free the girls, who
are believed to be held in the
vast Sambisi forest some 20
miles (30 kilometers) from
the eastern town of Chibok,
where they were seized from
their school on April 15.
A U.S. reconnaisance mission was being carried out
by a manned MC-12 surveillance aircraft, which is
based in Niger, according to
senior U.S. defense officials
in Washington. In addition to
the turboprop model which
has seen heavy use in Afghanistan, U.S. officials were
also considering the use of
drones.
Gen. David Rodriguez,
head of U.S. Africa Command, was in Abuja on Tuesday meeting with officials at
the U.S. Embassy, according to the defense officials,
who spoke on condition of
anonymity because they were
not authorized to discuss the
matter publicly.
The Nigerian military said
in a statement that Rodriguez visited Nigeria’s defense headquarters to discuss
U.S. support for Nigeria’s
campaign against the Boko
Haram militants, who have
killed more than 1,500 people this year in a campaign
of bombings, massacres and
kidnappings.
Nigeria’s government initially said there would be
no negotiations with Boko
Haram, but that stance appeared to have been relaxed
amid growing public outrage
at home and abroad over the
failure to rescue the girls.
Mike Omeri, the director of
the government’s information
agency, said all options were
being considered, including
the possibility of a military
operation with foreign help.
“At the moment, because
all options are open, we are
interacting with experts,
military and intelligence experts from other parts of the
world,” he said late Monday.
“These are part of the options
that are available to us, and
many more.”
In a statement late Tuesday,
authorities in Borno state
said that 54 girls in the video
West Virginia mine had
history of safety problems
WHARTON, W.Va. - Two
miners who were killed on the
job Monday night worked in
a coalfield that had so many
safety problems federal officials
deemed it a “pattern violator,” a
rare designation reserved for the
industry’s worst offenders.
Brody Mine No. 1 was one of
only three mines last year to earn
the label that regulators have put
greater emphasis on since the
2010 Upper Big Branch explosion killed 29 miners about 10
miles away.
The designation subjects the
mine to greater scrutiny from
regulators, and it’s the strongest
tool the Mine Safety and Health
Administration has, said Kevin
Stricklin, the agency’s administrator of coal mine safety and
health.
“We just do not have the ability or authority to shut a mine
just because it has so many violations,” Stricklin told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Brody No. 1 is owned by a
subsidiary of St. Louis-based
Patriot Coal, which in its annual
report last December blamed the
problems on a previous owner
and said it was “vigorously contesting” the designation.
The company said the workers
were killed during a severe coal
burst, where high-speed coal is
shot at anyone in the way. The
burst occurred as they were doing
retreat mining, a risky method
that involves yanking supporting pillars of coal from inside the
mine and letting the roof collapse
as miners and equipment work
their way out.
“Preliminarily, it looks like it
was a rock outburst from the wall
of the mine, which basically inundated the entries with coal and
debris,” said Stricklin. “That’s
what caused the two fatalities.”
In August 2007, six miners
doing retreat mining at Utah’s
Crandall Canyon died in a collapse and 10 days later, three
rescue workers were killed in another cave-in.
In October, Brody No. 1 was
one of three coal mines added to
a Pattern of Violations list for repeatedly breaking federal health
and safety regulations over the
previous year. It was cited for
253 serious violations.
The designation is for opera-
The entrance to Brody Mine No.1 in Wharton, W.Va., is closed on Tuesday, May
13, 2014. Two workers died after they were trapped as the ground failed at the
West Virginia coal mine. AP Photo/Charleston Daily Mail, Craig Cunningham
tions that pose the greatest threat
to workers’ lives. It also meant
that if a federal inspector were
to find another significant violation, an order would be issued to
withdraw miners from a specific
area, effectively ceasing operations until the problem is corrected there.
Asked for comment on its
safety record, a Patriot Coal
spokeswoman referred to the
company’s latest annual report.
Patriot’s subsidiary purchased
the mine Dec. 31, 2012.
But from April 1, 2013, to
March 31 of this year, the mine
was cited for 192 safety violations, including 33 for high or
reckless disregard for miners’
health and safety.
It wasn’t immediately clear
whether any of the violations
could have had anything to do
with a coal burst.
Since January, six accidents
have occurred at Brody No. 1,
including one in which a miner’s
finger was caught in machinery
and a portion had to be amputated, according to online federal
records.
Stricklin said that since October, the company was slapped
with 69 violations that required
at least partial closure of the
mine each time.
The Mine Safety and Health
Administration has taken several
steps to improve its enforcement
of safety regulations after the
Upper Big Branch explosion, the
worst U.S. coal mining disaster
in 40 years. Among them: impact
inspections of problem mines,
such as Brody No. 1, and “Rules
to Live By.”
In January, the agency an-
nounced it had addressed the 100
recommendations published in a
2012 report by a team of experts
appointed by then-Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and the National
Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health.
Last week, MSHA reported
that eight miners died in accidents in the first three months of
2014.
Brody No. 1 is located off a
two-lane road that winds through
lush, tree-covered mountains.
Pockets of modest one-story
houses and mobile homes sit in
clusters on small patches of flat
land along the road. While the
mine is about 10 miles away
from the shuttered Upper Big
Branch, it would take more than
an hour to drive from one to the
other.
Brody No. 1 employs about
270 workers. Killed were Gary
P. Hensley, 46, of Chapmanville,
and Eric D. Legg, 48, of Twilight.
Legg became a coal miner after
he graduated from high school,
according to Robert Rash, chief
of the Wharton-Barrett Volunteer
Fire Department.
“That’s all that’s around here,
actually. Deep mine and strip
mine,” Rash said.
Both men liked to hunt and
fish, and Hensley was always
working on an old car in his garage, said his son.
“I always tell people he had
a happy-go-lucky attitude,” Caleb Hensley told The Associated
Press. “He took the good with
the bad. He understood that bad
things happened, but when they
did, he’d keep his chin up, that
no matter what, things would be
OK.”
had been identified
by relatives and
friends, including
four of some 50 students who managed
to escape their captors. At least 276
girls are still missing.
“Fifty-four of the
girls in the video
have been identified by their names
in an exercise that
involved some parents of the girls, fellow students, some
teachers, security Women attend a demonstration calling on the government to rescue the kidnapped schoolmen and some of- girls of the Chibok secondary school, in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. AP Photo /
ficials of the Bor- Sunday Alamba
no state government,” said Isa Umar Gusau, ing churches, mosques, gov- dense Sambisa forest bordera spokesman for the Borno ernment buildings and secu- ing Cameroon.
rity services in the country of
Britain and the U.S. are
state governor.
In the video, a camou- 170 million, divided between now actively involved in the
flage-clad Shekau appeared a predominantly Christian effort to rescue the missing
girls. Britain, which has disseparately from the girls, an south and Muslim north.
On Tuesday, President patched security experts to
assault rifle slung over his
chest, and warned menac- Goodluck Jonathan asked the Nigeria, said it was also ofingly: “I swear to almighty National Assembly to extend fering “longer-term counterAllah, you will not see them the state of emergency in Bor- terrorism solutions to prevent
again until you release our no and two other northeastern such attacks in the future and
brothers that you have cap- states for another six months. to defeat Boko Haram.”
The emergency, first imposed
Pentagon Spokesman Col.
tured.”
He said the girls, most of in May 2013, and extended in Steve Warren said the U.S.
whom are Christians, had December, has been fiercely was coordinating its efforts
opposed by many northern with other allies in Nigeria.
converted to Islam.
Boko Haram, whose politicians who argue that it Countries including Israel
name means “Western has created great hardships and Spain have also offered
education is sinful,” has for the local population while to help.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s govwaged a five-year cam- allowing the military to compaign of bombings, mas- mit rights abuses even as it ernment said in a statement
sacres and abductions fails to curtail the insurgency. late Tuesday that Interpol has
Nigerian security forces issued a red alert for the arthat has killed thousands
in its drive to impose an have moved quickly to force rest of a terror suspect known
Islamic state on Africa’s the militants from urban as Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, an
most populous nation. It centers, but have struggled army deserter who is accused
has tried to root out West- for months to dislodge them of playing a role in a deadly
ern influence by targeting from rural areas and hideouts April 14 bombing in Abuja
schools, as well as attack- in mountain caves and the blamed on Boko Haram.
MAY 15 - 21, 2014
Bates Elementary celebrates the academic
successes of 79 female students
Bates Elementary School honored
79 female students on April 25, 2014,
for outstanding academic achievement during the 2013-2014 school
year. Girls Excelling in Mississippi
Schools (GEMS) celebrates all female students who have achieved
honor roll status at least one term in
grades 1 through 5.
The theme for the third annual
GEMS program at Bates was “Excellence: Beyond Ordinary Limits.”
The goal and mission of GEMS is to
increase positive self-images, esteem,
and attitudes for these young ladies.
“GEMS is an excellent format to
show our young ladies that academic
achievement is something to be proud
of and should be celebrated,” said
Bates Principal Stephen Johnson.
Diamond honorees
Dr. Michelle King, JPS executive director of Elementary Schools,
served as guest speaker for the event
and encouraged the young ladies to
continue their pursuit of academic
excellence.
2014 Bates Elementary GEMS
Diamond Honorees
I’Dasia Kendrick
Na’Kenya Powell
Makinze Dixon
Amaya Gatewood
Sapphire Honorees
Raven Brown
Lacardryia Byrd
Tikya Cleveland
Keara Eley
JohnAnna Esters
Xyonna Hale
Kambriah Wilson
Jamia Moncure
Aenetria Woodard
Raven Brown
Lacardryia Bryd
Tikya Cleveland
Aniya Coleman
Tatianna CottreAAll
Jamia Dupree
Taniyah Easterling
Sapphire honorees
Emerald honorees
Ruby honorees
Corneisha Hicks
Alailah James
Anissa Kendrick
Lameria Knotts
Daziah Knox
Alaya Levine
Camryn Matthews
Nayla McClure
Jasmine Moncure
Qayyimah Nunn
Merriell Russell
Aalyiah Smith
Faith Walker
Kambriah Wilson
Aenetria Woodard
Emerald Honorees
Janiyia Bingham
Chloe Brister
LaTalia Carter
Joyal Ford
Kimona Haynes
Emerie Hudson
Kadence Jefferson
Falentae Kelly
Latara Lee
Maria Mayfield
Jakayla McGraw
Kyla McLin
Chloe Milton
Ania Nickerson
Bry’ana Parish
Zakylia Pittman
Kendreanna Scott
Aalyiah Smith
N’airra Smith
Makiya Straton
Taliyah Tate
Kam’mecia Wilson
Kyra Williams
Saniya Williams
Parielle Woodard
Ruby Honorees
Khamari Banger
Amiya Course-Blevins
Iyanna Bickham
Katelyn Brinkley
Madison Bryant
Jalissa Hannah
Zhylia Harvey
Katelyn Herring
Tyshina Howard
Tiara Howard
Kelsey Jacobs
Jamaica Jones
Madison Jones
Janika Kelly
Starr Lindsey
Nikhovia Mannie
Kerriana Moore
Deshira Paige
Shaniya Palmer
Iesha Perkins
Madison Ross
Aalycia Williams
Mikkie-Makayla Williams
Kaliyah Wison
EDUCATION
MAY 15 - 21, 2014
Award-winning plan will produce digital
simulation of JSU’s future ‘Green Corridor’
Jackson State is going green in a
big way, creating a “Green Corridor” that could serve as a model for
Mississippi’s capital city.
The university already has been
recognized for its School of Engineering building, which was Mississippi’s first state-funded construction to be designated as a Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design certified project. The building
is one of the greenest structures on
campus because of its light sensors
and the use of rainwater for an irrigation system.
Yet, the building is surrounded by
crumbling infrastructure and broken
storm water drainage systems that
are prevalent throughout Jackson.
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency has entered into a consent
decree with the city, requiring Jackson to fix the systems by 2030.
“JSU is positioned to be at the
forefront of innovation for creative
and environmentally sound solutions to the problems,” said Dr.
Mukesh Kumar, interim director of
Urban and Regional Planning Programs. “It is our desire to expand
upon the current green technologies
in the School of Engineering building and create an educational venue
that significantly enhances the surroundings.
The first step is a digital simulation of the plan. Kumar, JSUTV
Production Manager Keith Collins,
Heather Wilcox of the Center for
University-Based Development and
Marlin King of the Department of
Alcorn State University Fire Department
receives a state-of-the-art fire truck
Lorman, Miss. - Alcorn State
University Fire Department received a new, state-of- the- art fire
truck on May 6, 2014. The truck
comes with a 1,000 gallon tank and
has the pumping capacity to move
1,250 gallons of water per minute.
It is also equipped with a Compressed Air Foam System (CAFF)
- the latest fire suppression system
available in the U.S. This technology reduces the amount of water
needed to extinguish a fire by 75
percent.
Ray White, Alcorn State University fire chief, stated that “the acquisition of this fire apparatus will
greatly enhance our fire fighting
capability.”
Jerry Davis, fire chief of Claiborne County, said, “This is a major
step for achieving the safety of the
University.”
Larry Barr, state fire coordinator/
director of the State Fire Marshal’s
Office Insurance Department, informed the University that this was
“a positive move towards enhancing the protection of the Alcorn
community.” Barr and Senator Willie Simmons will work to develop
training for the department.
Funding for the fire truck was secured by the joint effort of Senator
Simmons, the Senate Appropriation
Committee, Larry Barr, State Fire
Commissioner Mike Chaney and
Chief Ray White.
Chief White thanked Congressman Bennie Thompson, 2nd Congressional District, Alcorn President Alfred Rankins Jr., Executive
Vice President and Provost Samuel
White, Carolyn Dupre, vice president of Fiscal Affairs, and Daniel
Walker, environmental manager/
consultant, for the support.
Meyers presents Presidential Medallion to
heroes who kept students safe after bus fire
Whitaker, coach Omar Johnson, Wayne Goodwin, Deangelo Henderson, JSU President Carolyn Meyers, Sanford
Winfield and Bob Owens of the Institutions of Higher Learning
Jackson State University
President Carolyn W. Meyers on Thursday, May 8, presented six individuals with the
JSU Presidential Medallion for
their heroic actions to protect
and care for students following
a bus fire last week.
Those receiving the honor
were motor coach operators,
L.J. Whitaker and Deangelo
Henderson; Wayne Goodwin,
associate vice president for Facilities and Construction Management; baseball coach Omar
Johnson; Sanford Winfield,
general manager of Sodexo
Magic, and Terry Woodard,
district manager of Sodexo
Magic, which is the university’s food service vendor.
“The mark of an extraordinary team is the assigning of
themselves to ensure the best
interests of the university are
represented. My executive
team swung into action, everyone doing what they could
wherever necessary, in their
area of responsibility or not,”
Meyers said. “It is my pleasure
to present my special acknowledgement - the Presidential
Medallion - to a few folks who
assigned themselves even before I had the chance to assign
them.”
The bus carrying JSU’s
baseball team caught fire May
5 outside of Birmingham, Ala.
No injuries were reported.
Meyers cited Whitaker for
clearing the bus in three minutes before the fire broke out.
Whitaker contacted Henderson, who added ”his experience and counsel when needed
most,” she said.
Goodwin already had bus
emergency management and
risk management en route
when Meyers contacted him,
she said.
Meyers said Johnson “helped
get the riders off the bus quickly, tried to put the fire out, ingested a little bit of smoke and
lost all of his personal possessions and baseball gear.” She
said praised the coach’s commitment to staying with the
team throughout the experience.
Finally, Sodexo Magic made
sure the players had a hot meal
when they arrived back at campus that night.
Winfield said the company
initially was asked if boxed
meals could be prepared.
“I thought, ‘Something on
this level, we need to give
them a full-blown meal,” Winfield said as he held the Presidential Medallion.
He then added: “This is the
biggest honor of my life. I’m
so glad to know that we really
met President Meyers’ expectations.”
Facilities and Construction Management proposed the simulation
for the 2014 Presidential Creative
Awards and won.
The video will convey the impact
of the Green Corridor, which will
feature a rain garden, convertible
parking lots and an outdoor green
classroom. The video will demonstrate how rainwater can be collected
and be used for irrigation and other
green features. It also will show the
measurement of impervious area, air
quality and water quality.
Keith Collins, Healther Wilcox, Marlin King and Dr. Mukesh Kumar
Myrlie Evers speaks
responsibility to graduates
at Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, Miss. - Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence
Myrlie Evers’ graceful voice
and words of empowerment
instilled a sense of history and
responsibility to all gathered in
the Davey L. Whitney HPER
Complex to celebrate Alcorn
State University’s Class of 2014
at the 143rd Commencement
Convocation, concluding a
week of celebrations for Alcorn
graduates, May 5-10.
Keynote speaker Evers,
Civil Rights legend and former
NAACP chairman who received
an honorary Doctor of Humane
Letters degree at the ceremony,
told graduates about their responsibility to Alcorn, society
and those who have paved the
way to ensure that they could
“walk across the stage and earn
an Alcorn degree.”
“Education is not just about
books, it is about living, giving
and receiving. All those components have come together for
you to graduate,” Evers said.
Evers further encouraged the
students to take a stand against
social injustices. “It’s up to you graduates. There are many ways
to show how you feel about the
progress of our people. Tell the
system that there is no turning
back and you will take a stand
and shall not be moved.”
As our nation commemorates
the passing of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, President Alfred
Rankins Jr. is hopeful that Alcorn students and graduates
know and understand the courage and strength that Evers lives
daily. “We are privileged to
have a commencement speaker
that truly exemplifies dignity,
perseverance and strength,” he
continued by describing Evers
as a champion of social justice
and human rights, a treasure not
only to Alcorn, but to the state
of Mississippi and the world.”
Alcorn’s Class of 2014, ranging in age from 20 to 62, represented five countries and 18
states, a fourth generation Alcornite, and included a father
and daughter duo earning degrees in child development.
Dr. Cassandra Vaughn, University veterinarian and board
member of the ASU Foundation, Inc. presented the Award
of Excellence to Anastasia Tuset of Fayetteville, N.C., who
earned a bachelor’s degree in
Myrlie Evers
business administration and was
named this year’s outstanding
student, receiving a $1,000 gift.
Alcorn also honored the
Class of 1964, keeping with
the school’s tradition of acknowledging the class that
graduated 50 years earlier. The
class proudly walked the stage,
received golden diplomas and
made a monetary donation to
support their alma mater.
President Rankins conferred
degrees to nearly 700 eager
graduates. “As you matriculate
to the next stage in your life,
take pride in all that you do and
always remember that your opportunities are limitless,” he
encouraged graduates to dream
big and work hard. “If you remain grounded on the foundation of faith and family, great
things are on the horizon for
you…for you are an Alcornite.”
James Stubbs, president of
Alcorn State University Alumni
Association, inducted the graduating class into the Association
and presented the Alcornite of
the Year Award to Clarence E.
Magee ‘54.
Facts about the Class of 2014:
689 degrees awarded this
year; 674 last year.
4 posthumous degrees also
awarded.
67 percent of the class is female.
33 percent of the class is
male.
9.5 percent are from nonblack groups.
Youngest is 20.
Oldest is 62.
27 is the average age of baccalaureate recipients.
35 is the average age of graduate and professional degree recipients.
29 is the average age of all
graduates.
88 percent are Mississippi
residents.
18 states represented.
5 foreign countries represented.
4 were commissioned as officers, 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Army.
The audience stood in honor
of the Class of 2014 and concluded the ceremony with the
signing of the Alcorn Ode.
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.
Faculty Senate installs new officers at annual luncheon
The Faculty Senate at Jackson
State University hosted its annual
Luncheon and Officers Installation
on Monday, May 5.
“Traditionally, this is the Faculty Senate’s closing celebratory
event for senators to reflect over
the year’s work, give awards and
swear in its new executive committee officers,” said Dr. Glenda
Windfield, president of the Faculty
Senate. “This marks the second
year the Faculty Senate has chosen to share this day with a cadre
of guests representing each facet of
the university to embody our collegiality and commitment to a One
JSU.”
Attendees included not only faculty, but staff and administrators
from various departments and divisions, stakeholders, ROTC faculty,
JSU National Alumni Association
(JSUNAA) Regional Vice President Vera Watson and JSU Presi-
dent Carolyn W. Meyers.
Provost and vice president of
Academic Affairs James C. Renick
was the keynote speaker. He spoke
of JSU being a world-class university and his dream of a “One JSU.”
He said his vision includes a culture of collegiality void of politics
for personal gain, a climate where
collegiality is the norm, open communication to include genuine discussions/exchange of ideas about
issues founded on the axiom that
we can agree to disagree without
trepidation, and an academy where
“shared governance is not just a
slogan, but common practice.”
“Perhaps this is why the Division of Academic Affairs and the
Faculty Senate blend so well;
we dream the same dream,” said
Windfield.
Special tribute was given to past
Faculty Senate presidents: Drs.
Ivory Phillips, Vernon Archer,
Steve Overman, Carrine Bishop,
Jacquelyn Mitchell, Mohammad
Khadivi, Alisa Mosely, Mahasin
Owens-Sabir, and Jean-Claude
Assad. These leaders were recognized for their key role in leading
the Faculty Senate in upholding
and carrying out its mission as
guardian of the university’s academic integrity; and advocating for
the overall well being of faculty,
staff and students.
Faculty senators for 2013-2014
received special recognition for
their hard work and dedication.
Homage was also given to retired senators Dr. Jacquelyn Franklin and Jimmy Bell for their dedication and long years of service to
the Faculty Senate.
The Division of Academic Affairs was the main sponsor of the
event. The JSUNAA and the JSU
Bookstore served as co-sponsors,
paying for the faculty awards. The
JSUNAA donated $500 for this
purpose.
10 • THE mississippi link
MAY 15 - 21, 2014
Area camp has a lot to offer
It’s Time. Time to shed those
coats, jackets, sweaters and
caps and get ready for Summer
Camp 2014. One of the camps
of choice for the metro area is
Camp Pioneer, located in Pearl,
off Old Whitfield Rd.
Pioneer’s Mission remains the
same as when it first opened its
doors at Piney Woods School 65
years ago: to prepare young people spiritually, emotionally, and
educationally to serve Christ in
their communities and to become self-supporting, upstanding, and contributing citizens.
Pioneer Ministries Inc. envisions the family as the focal
point within the community. As
such, it serves as the stabilizing
N
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s
and supportive force that enhances the efforts of the Christian environment.
Each summer, Pioneer Ministries Inc. provides five weeks
of summer camping for boys
and girls under the leadership
of carefully selected Christian
counselors. During the Summer Camp Sessions, children
and teenagers participate in a
weekly tutorial program for local students, professional marriage and family counseling,
periodic distribution of food and
other goods, an annual retreat,
and martial arts.
Camp Pioneer begins each
morning with Bible classes and
ends each day with a vespers service around the campfire. Boys
f
r
o
m
and girls develop relationships
and skills through the following
activities: swimming, basketball, tetherball, volleyball, arts
and crafts, board games, nature
walks, hikes, and exploration,
canoeing, fishing, boating, and
zip line.
Camp organizers say they are
making plans and that participants don’t want to miss. Each
week a different theme will be
highlighted. This will create a
lot of surprises for the campers.
From Monday morning when
campers arrive until Friday evening when as all participants depart, there will be lots of fun and
adventure.
Facilities include: 150 acres
of woods and trails ready for
t
h
e
your adventures, 8,500 square
foot gymnasium, swimming
pool, 3-acre lake with an island, paddle boats and canoes,
challenge course, nature hut for
hilltop explorations, four airconditioned cabin units with attached bathrooms, four rustic,
screened cabins, trading post
(camp store).
The Camp Dates are June 2
- July 5, 2014 and the cost for
campers ages 6 - 18 include:
• Weeks 1 - 4: $250
• Teen Week #5: $250
• Family discounts and group
discounts are available. Please
call 601-939-3659
• Optional: T-shirts $10 each
Please call (601) 939-3659 to
get answers to any questions.
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The need for bad things to
happen to God’s people
By Rev. Leon Collier
As we continue our story
of “The Need
for Bad Things
to Happen to
God’s People”
we will continue with 2 Corinthians
12:10 with today’s focus being “How to make the transition from self-sufficiency to
grace-sufficiency.” Here we
learn to “accept the suffering.”
Let’s begin with 2 Corinthians 12:10 which reads:
“Therefore I take pleasure
in infirmities, in reproaches,
in needs, in persecutions, in
distresses, for Christ’s sake.
For when I am weak, then I
am strong.”
We must accept the fact
that God uses suffering to
teach us to trust His grace.
It is possible that if you never have any struggles you
would unavoidably feel selfsufficient. A life of ease puts
you in a position to where
you may feel like you have
no reason to rely on God because you already have everything you need. A life of
ease puts the mind in retreat
mode or hibernation mode.
This is what happened to
the Church of Laodicea in
Revelations 3:15, “I know
your works, that you are
neither cold nor hot. I could
wish you were cold or hot.”
The word cold implies none
caring about the things of
God. The word hot implies a
zeal for truth and righteousness, but the Church of Laodicea was neither. They
were not hostile towards
Christ, nor were they zealous
for Christ. They didn’t care
if evil was winning in battle
nor did they care that if souls
were being saved.
For them, just enough or
just a little dab of Christ
was enough. There are some
church folk like this today.
They are not against Christ,
but they are not really seriously seeking after Christ either. Attending church suits
them just fine. Fasting is
out of the question, praying
every day is downright ridiculous to them, and spending personal time studying
the word is none productive
because they already know
what the Bible says.
Un-necessary abortions do
not faze them, immorality
does not faze them, and peo-
ple dying and going to hell
does not bother them. They
are indifferent to the things
of God. They could care less
about evil in society and they
could care less about God.
This is what happened to the
church of Laodicea.
Now the question is: How
did they become this way?
What tempted them to fall
into this unfavorable position in God’s eyes? It was
an unfavorable position with
God because the Lord said
I wish you were one or the
other. I wish you were totally against me or totally for
me. They went to church but
they were not in fellowship
with Christ because verse 16
said He had rejected them in
terms of fellowship. They
were in the church building,
but they were not in fellowship with Christ.
If you straddle the fence,
you are in an unfavorable
position with God and the
result is God will not associate with you in the spiritual
realm and your Christianity
will become dead, and dry
and you will just be going
through the motions.
What led them to this
point? The answer is found
in Revelation 3 in the first
part of verse 17: “Because
you say, ‘I am rich, have
become wealthy, and have
need of nothing…” A life
of ease led them to become
uncaring and unresponsive
to evil and uncaring and unresponsive to God. A life of
ease tempted them to trust in
themselves (self-sufficient)
because of the wealth they
had acquired.
I know for a fact, that if
God blesses some people, He
will never see them on their
knees again because their
noses would be lifted high in
the air. It is no wonder why
God doesn’t make everyone
rich.
With this in mind, suffering is for our own good.
Once again, Paul said in 2
Corinthians 12:10 says, “I
take pleasure in infirmities,
in reproaches, in needs, in
persecutions, in distresses…” The Greek word for
pleasure in this verse is “eudokeo” which means to think
well of. We must look at our
suffering not as inconveniences or stumbling blocks,
but rather view them as opportunities, promotions and
stepping stones to a higher
level of trust and faith in the
sufficiency of God. When we
learn to accept our suffering
by viewing it as a means of
helping us deepen our trust
in God then we can make
the transition from self-sufficiency to grace-sufficiency.
2 Corinthians 12:7 says,
God used the Devil against
His own servant, Paul, to be
a blessing to him by causing Paul physical or spiritual
ailments. In verse 8, Paul
begged God to remove it, but
God answered no indirectly
by saying, “My grace is sufficient and My strength is
made perfect in weakness.”
When Paul asked God to
heal him God said, “No, I
am not going to remove what
Satan is doing to you, because I don’t have to remove
it so that you can be content,
because you can be content
even when Satan bothers
you. God told Paul, “I am
not going to remove your
mountain, but what I will do
is give you the strength to
climb”.
The Greek word for sufficient not only means to defend against, but it means to
be enough. God told Paul, “I
will give you enough grace
to be able to stand against
the attack of the Devil, but
you can’t stand against Satan if you are self-sufficient,
you must rely on the all-sufficiency of Christ”.
Why did God permit Satan
to attack Paul? 2 Corinthians
12:7 tell us, “And because
the revelations were so very
great, in order that I might
not be lifted up in great
pride, there was given to me
a thorn in the flesh, one sent
from Satan to give me pain.”
There may be some things
in your life that God doesn’t
remove right away, because
they serve a purpose, it’s the
one thing that keeps you on
your knees and keeps you
crying out for God’s help,
forever reminding you that
you can’t be self-sufficient.
The name Paul is of Latin
origin and it means small or
little. Paul had seen great visions that others had not, he
had traveled to many cities,
God used him to do miracles,
win souls, and established
churches and he wrote the
majority of the New Testament, but although Paul had
done big things, and yet the
name Paul means small.
When God didn’t heal
Paul of his infirmity, He was
teaching Paul that he was
still small. He taught Paul
not be self-sufficient, but to
rely on the all-sufficient God
(El Shaddai).
Rev. Leon Collier is the
pastor of Makarios Worship Center, 464 Church
Rd., Madison. Residents of
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 and for the Mississippi
Governor’s Mansion. He
may be reached by calling
601.260.3016, 601.855.7898
or e-mail [email protected].
Message from the Religion Editor
By Daphne Higgins
Religion Editor
Prayer is a wonderful thing and it
too can be a celebrated event. If
you will recall, just
a couple of weeks
ago the country
observed National Day of Prayer.
The official day is the first
Thursday of May; this year’s date
was May 1, 2014.
The National Day of Prayer calls
on all people of different faiths in
the United States to pray for the
nation and its leaders. This year’s
theme was “One Voice, United in
Prayer,” emphasizing the need for
individual, corporately and individually to place their faith in the
unfailing character of their Creator,
who is sovereign over all governments, authorities and men. To further highlight the theme, Romans
15:6 was chosen as the scripture
for the year. It reads: “So that with
one mind and one voice, you may
glorify the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ.”
On this day, institutions, cities and various organizations held
special prayer services in honor
of the National Day of Prayer. My
place of worship held a wonderful
celebration in honor of this day of
recognition. I was unable to attend
the prayer service that my church
hosted but I do want to tell you
about the power of prayer.
I had totally forgotten what was
about to take place at my church
when I called my pastor (from my
office) just moments before the service began to ask for prayer for one
of my loved ones. I explained to
him why I needed someone to pray
with me and without hesitation; he
began to pray for me and my loved
one. Before we hung up, he said,
“We’re gathering in the sanctuary
now for our National Day of Service so I’m going to ask everyone
here to pray for your family too if
it’s all right with you?“
I responded “yes,” and we ended
our conversation. Within seconds, I
received a phone call regarding my
loved one. Within 48 hours, I was
told by another source that everything was going to be fine and here
I am now, two weeks later saying,
“God has truly worked it out.”
Prayer has always been an es-
sential part of my life. For as long
as I can remember, I have believed
in the power of prayer.
I had a conversation with someone almost a year ago about praying at the altar. I told her that when
the invitation is given to come to
the altar, I move without thinking
about it. I move not to be seen but
to be closer to the Lord. There’s
something about standing there
and talking with him that makes
me feel better.
We all know that Jesus gave us
the greatest model of prayer that
there is. He wants us to be able to
talk with God and as believers, we
should take advantage of that every chance we get. I am here to tell
you that He may not disclose everything to you at the moment that
you say “Amen” but He will be
there holding your hand and blessing you as long as you believe.
On the National Day of Prayer, I
truly experienced an amazing thing
in my life and now that has become
a blessing for others I love. Because
of prayer, God has provided opportunities that I cannot describe. The
love that He has for me is there for
you. He wants you to feel it too. He
wants you to feel safe and secure
in His arms. For you to enjoy the
peace that He offers each of us, all
He asks in return is that you believe
in Him and tell somebody. So, go
tell it. Tell it from the mountain top,
tell it at work, tell it home, tell it
at school; it doesn’t matter where,
just tell it!
As I always do, I now ask that
you remember Isaiah 52:7 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 and even those
religious institutions that are visited.
Contact Daphne M. Higgins at
[email protected]. Fax
601-896-0091 or mail your information to The Mississippi Link,
2659 Livingston Road, Jackson,
MS 39213.
R e i gn i ng A nn o u n c ement s
Galloway United Methodist Church, 305 N. Congress St., Jackson, will be
the location where the Mississippi Humanities Council will host its next “Muslim Journeys” book discussion on The Columbia Sourcebook of Muslims in the
United States. The event, co-sponsored by Margaret Walker Center, Jackson
State University, The International Museum of Muslim Culture, Mississippi Humanities, Mississippi Religious Leadership Conference, National Endowment
for the Humanities, and Raindrop Turkish House, will take place Thursday,
May 15, 2014, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. For more information visit www.jsums.edu/
margaretwalkercenter and/or www.mshumanities.org or call 601.979.3935.
Omega Ministry, 2300 Siwell Rd, Jackson, will be the location where the Butterflies by Grace Defined by Faith will present The Clothesline Project on Saturday, May 17, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Clothesline Project was started
in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women. Women express
their emotions by decorating a shirt. For more information e-mail Eva Jones
at [email protected] or call 601.953.5747.
Priestley Chapel M.B. Church, 177 Virlilia Rd., Canton, MS, will host its annual Women’s Day Program on Sunday, May 18, at 10 a.m. The theme for
this year’s program is “Sisters United for His Glory! One Mind, One Purpose.”
The guest speaker is Evangelist Verna Perry of the Queen Esther Ministries
Body of Christ Church, Phoenix City, Arizona. For more information, call
601.853.0672.
College Hill M. B. Church, 1600 Florence Ave., Jackson, will host its 2014
Baccalaureate Service on Sunday, May 25, 2014, during the 11 a.m. worship hour. During this service, qualifying senior high school students who are
members of College Hill will be awarded scholarships to assist with their upcoming collegiate expenses. For more information call 601.355.2670.
MAY 15 - 21, 2014
How is your spiritual eyesight? - Part I
By Pastor Simeon R. Green III
“Where there
is no vision,
the people perish: but he that
keepeth the law,
happy is he.”
(Proverbs 29:18)
The world in which we live is
waxing worse and worse.
We hear things on the radio
or read things in the newspaper that cause us to say, “I never thought I would see the day
when anything like that would
happen,” or “I never thought
anyone would ever commit
such a crime.”
My friends, you must realize that sin (anything contrary
to the Word of God) is behind
all of it. Sin is the worst thing
that has ever befallen man. It
causes people to do things that
they never thought they would
do.
If you do not have the Spirit
of God dwelling within you,
another spirit will overtake
you. The spirit of darkness, the
spirit of jealousy, the spirit of
envy, the spirit of malice, the
spirit of bitterness, and many
other spirits can overtake you
without the Spirit of God in
your life.
We are living in a day in
which people are not seeing
things as they did previously.
At one point in their lives,
when they recognized that certain things were wrong, they
immediately backed away
from those things. There were
no questions in their minds.
They did not waiver; they
avoided the things that were
not of God.
Today, however, those same
things do not look quite as bad
to them. They have started
to indulge in the same things
that were forbidden by the
Lord. Some people have adamantly said, “I will no longer
partake of those things in my
life.” Nevertheless, without
the Spirit of God in their lives,
they do not know what they
will do.
Spirits can overtake you so
quickly that you may not realize what has gotten hold of
you. On the other hand, some
spirits will gradually, overtake
you a little at a time; that is the
deception of the enemy. The
enemy has all kinds of spirits
that he can use to bring you
down.
Satan is cunning, sly, and
deceptive. We read in James
1:14-15, “But every man is
tempted, when
he is drawn away
of his own lust,
and
enticed.
Then when lust
hath conceived,
it bringeth forth
sin: and sin,
when it is finished, bringeth
forth death.”
When sin is
finished
with
you, friend, you
will be spiritually dead. Then
you will have no
hope unless God
graciously
intervenes in your
life.
People would
not be making the moves they
are making had they not compromised the love for God and
the Truth. My friends, if you
love the truth; you will stand
for it and obey it. Also, if you
love the truth, you will not be
swayed by every little doctrinal wind that comes your way.
Too many people are swayed
by every doctrinal wind that
comes along.
They say, “I see it this way,”
or “I see it that way.” The
question should be, is it of the
Spirit of God? When you are
deeply rooted in the things of
God, you will not be persuaded by every little thing that
comes your way.
Where would you be today
had it not been for the grace
and mercy of God? You have
someone to whom you can go,
someone to whom you can
talk, and someone on whom
you can lean. You do not have
to face this world alone.
There is something about
that name, Jesus Christ. He
is the King of kings and the
Lord of lords. To have clear
spiritual eyesight, you need to
be rooted and grounded in the
Word of God. Your spiritual
anchor has to go deep. All the
way down to the Rock, Jesus
Christ.
Next week - Part II
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.
PSA
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Old vision
and new insights
By Shewanda Riley
Columnist
It only took
me driving 10
minutes away
from the optometrist’s office to realize
that my new
contact lenses were not going to
work for me. Things were blurry and I had to squint to clear
things up. I shouldn’t have done
it while I was driving but I kept
closing one eye to see which
one had the clearest vision. It
was so frustrating. I thought
it would take my eyes a few
hours to adjust to the new and
stronger prescription. But three
hours and a strong headache
later, I realized that the contacts
were the wrong prescription.
It didn’t matter to me which
contact caused the problem; I
just wanted the problem fixed.
The very next day I made a
follow up appointment to get
the contacts prescription adjusted. A few days later, I explained to the eye doctor that
my vision with my new left
contact was good but that the
new right contact seemed to be
all blurry. Then I told him that
I seemed to see better with the
old right contact but that the
old left contact seemed blurry.
He suggested that I try wearing
the new left contact with the
old right contact. We did a few
vision tests in the office while
I was wearing the new combination and were both amazed at
how much stronger my vision
was. In a very weird way, the
strength of the new balanced
with the reliability of the old.
How is it possible to see
better with both old and new
things? Maybe it’s that you
sometimes need the balance of
both new insights and old wisdom to have the most precise
vision.
2 Corinthians 5:17 reminds
us that we are new creations,
“Therefore, if anyone is in
Christ, he is a new creation;
old things have passed away;
behold, all things have become
new!” The Greek word for
“passed away” is Parerchomai
which refers to the passage of
time. Things and behaviors
don’t necessarily disappear
overnight but through the passage of time, we see them with
a new, improved vision.
When we change and become new creatures in Christ,
some traits stay the same. I
was talkative before I got saved
and I’m still talkative now that
I am saved. Those who loved
to dance and sing before they
got saved also love to sing and
dance after they get saved. God
changes our hearts and renews
our minds. With that change,
comes a change in how we see
things. I think God allows this
so we can now see how all that
we do can be used for His glory
and honor.
Our christian walk is about
using wisdom to know how to
balance the old and the new.
It’s also about allowing God to
let us see old things but with a
new perspective.
Shewanda Riley is a Dallas-based author who can be
reached at lovehangover@
juno.com. For more information, visit www.shewandariley.
com or www.anointedauthorsontour.com.
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SECTION 00 11 13
ORDINANCE CLOSING AND VACATING A PORTION OF PINE
STREET IN FAVOR OF THE ABUTTING LANDOWNER.
ORDINANCE CLOSING AND VACATING A PORTION OF JOHN R. LYNCH
STREET AND PRENTISS STREET IN FAVOR OF THE ABUTTING LANDOWNER.
The City of Jackson, Mississippi is soliciting bid proposals from qualified firms to perform a condition assessment of the West Bank Interceptor. Sealed bids will be received
by the City Council at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 219 South Presidem Street,
P.O. Box 17, Jackson, Mississippi 39205 until 3:30 P.M. Local Time, June 10,2014, for
supplying all labor and materials (as specified) necessary for the WEST BANK INTERCEPTOR CONDITION ASSESSMENT, CITY PROJECT NUMBER 3B0500903.
WHEREAS, the Junior League of Jackson, Mississippi, hereinafter referred to as
“Petitioner”, petitioned the City of Jackson, Mississippi to close and vacate a portion
of Pine Street, hereinafter referred to as “Street”, located in the City of Jackson, First
Judicial District, Hinds County, Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, Jackson State University, hereinafter referred to as ‘Tetitioner”, petitioned
the City of Jackson, Mississippi to close and vacate John R. Lynch Street from east of
Dr. Robert Smith, Sr. Parkway to Prentiss Street and Prentiss Street from John R. Lynch
Street to south ofPeari Street, hereinafter referred to as “Street”, located in the City of
Jackson, First Judicial District, Hinds County, Mississippi; and
The scope of services shall include evaluation of the internal condition of the West
Bank Interceptor pipe using CCTV, sonar, and/or laser, and inspection and evaluation
of all West Bank Interceptor manholes. The West Bank Interceptor con.sisis of approximately 75,000 lineal feetof48-in to 96-in diameter pipe and contains approximately 180
manholes.
Condition assessment inspection work shall commence within twenty-one (21) days
and the Contract time shall be 180 consecutive calendar days from the effective date
shown in the Notice to Proceed. Inspection work on the West Bank Interceptor pipe and
manholes shall proceed continuously until all inspections are completed and reporting
is submitted. Because the City of Jackson faces stipulated penalties from U.S.E.P.A. if
the condition assessment 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:
$500
$1,000
$2,000
$5,000
WHEREAS, the Petitioner presented their petition pursuant to Section 110-5 of l lie
Jackson Code of Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the Petitioner is the owner of all property abutting the Street on both
sides, and has, at its own expense, furnished the City of Jackson with a survey plat;
and
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 offerer 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 offerer 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 601-9601638. 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 WEST BANK INTERCEPTOR CONDITION ASSESSMENT, CITY PROJECT NO. 3B0500903.”
Bids and EBO plans shall be submitted in triplicate, stapled individually, sealed and
deposited with the City Clerk, Cily 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, May 21, 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 Proposal forms are on file and open to public inspection in the office of the (1) Water/
Sewer Utilities, Department of Public Works, Jackson, Mississippi; and (2) City Clerk
in Jackson, Mississippi. Copies of the Instructions for Bidders and Bidder’s Proposal,
Bid Bond, Contract Drawings and Contract Specifications may be procured at the office of the Engineer between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Local Time, Monday through Friday, upon payment of $25.00 for each set, which will not be refunded.
Checks are to be made payable to the Engineer.
Additional information and assistance regarding this bid opportunity, the MS Procurement Technical Assistance Program, and local contract procurement center may be
found at:
www.mscpc.com
The City of Jackson hereby notifies all Bidders that minority and women business enterprises are solicited to bid on this contract as prime contractors and are encouraged
to make inquiries regarding potential subcontracting opportunities, equipment, material
and/or supply needs.
The Engineer is WEI/AJA, LLC, 143-A LeFleurs Square, Jackson, MS 39211. Telephone (601) 355-9526, Fax No. (601) 352-3945. For technical questions please contact
Clyde Burnett at (601) 352-6800.
The City of Jackson reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities therein.
Charles Williams, Ph.D., P.E.
Interim Director of Public Works
WHEREAS, the Site Plan Review Committee of the City of Jackson reviewed the
petition to close and vacate the Street on July 12,2012, and approved the petition on
February 6, 2013, after all technical objections that were raised by the committee were
addressed by the petitioner, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works recommends that the City of Jackson
retain one (1) permanent easement’ and subterranean rights for municipal utilities
that cross the Street; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works recommends thai the City of
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Street sought to be closed and vacated
is no longer needed as a public thoroughfare and will not be needed as a public
thoroughfare in the foreseeable future.
SECTION 1. The herein described portion of Pine Street constitutes a publicly dedicated right-of-way, with said right-of-way being described as follows: A certain parcel
of land being situated in the West 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 35, T6N, R1E,
City of Jackson, Hinds County. Mississippi, and being more particularly described as
follows: Commence at the NE comer of Lot 8 Block 1 Glenwood Place subdivision,
recorded in Plat Cabinet A, Slide 171 in the records of the Hinds County Chancery
Clerk: then run 101.48 feet east of and 318.76 feet north to the point of beginning.
BEGIN at an existing iron pin marking the Point of Intersection of the south rightof- way line of Riverside Drive with the west right-of-way line of Pine Street (as both
are now laid out and in use): run thence South 89 degrees 44 minutes 24 seconds
East along said south right-of-way line for a distance of 62.84 feet to the east rightof-way line of Pine Street; thence, leaving said south right of way line, run South 17
degrees 39 minutes 36 seconds West along said east right-of-way line for a distance
of 349.09 feet to the north line of Glenwood Place Subdivision; thence, leaving said
east right-of-way line, run North 76 degrees 22 minutes 12 seconds West along said
north line of Glenwood Place Subdivision for a distance of 60.11 feet to the west right
of way line of Pine Street; thence, leaving said north line, run North 17 degrees 39
minutes 36 seconds East along said west right-of-way line for a distance of 334.53
feet back to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 0.47 acre, more or less.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to operation of law, a certified copy of this Ordinance shall
serve to convey, quitclaim, and release the City’s right, title, and interest in and to said
right- of-way, as herein described, to the abutting landowners of record.
SECTION 3. The conveyance of said right-of-way is subject to any dedications, limitations, restrictions, reservations, or easements of record.
SECTION 4. The Petitioners shall assume all responsibility and liability for the herein
described right-of-way.
SECTION 5. The City of Jackson hereby reserves a permanent utility easement
more particularly described as follows: A certain parcel of land being situated in the
West 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 35, T6N, R1E, City of Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, and being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the
NE corner of Lot 8 Block 1 Glenwood Place subdivision, recorded in Plat Cabinet A,
Slide 171 in the records of the Hinds County Chancery Clerk; then run 101.48 feet
east of and 318.76 feet north to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence run South 17
degrees 39 minutes 36 seconds West along said west right-of-way line for a distance
of 28.55 feet; thence, leaving said west right-of-way line, run North 89 degrees 05
minutes 36 seconds East for a distance of 63.25 feet to the east right-of-way line of
Pine Street: thence run North 17 degrees 39 minutes 36 seconds East along said
east right-of-way line tor a distance of 27.20 feet to the south right-of-way line of
Riverside Drive; thence, leaving said east right-of-way line, run North 89 degrees
44 minutes 24 seconds West along said south right-of-way line for a distance of
62.84 feet back to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 0.04 acre. more or less.
The City of Jackson shall retain the right of entry to the described easement for
public purposes and utilities maintenance, as well as all subterranean rights to the
described easement.
SECTION 6. The herein described right-of-way and portion of Pine Street is hereby
closed and vacated.
SECTION 7. The Director of the Department of Public Works is hereby authorized
and directed to indicate the closing and vacation of the herein described portion of
the Street on the official map of the City of Jackson.
SECTION 8. Any and all ordinances of the City of Jackson, or any parts of ordinances, in conflict herewith shall be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
LOT 3, KIMWOOD SUBDIVISION, PART 1.
Said application will be heard at the City Planning Board Hearing in the Andrew
Jackson Conference Room, First Floor, Warren A. Hood Building, 200 S. Presi-
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, THAT:
SECTION 1. The herein described portion of John R. Lynch Street and Prentiss Street
constitute a publicly dedicated right-of-way, with said right-of-way being described as
follows: A tract or parcel of land containing 3.37 acres (146,807 square feet), more or
less, located in the Southeast Quarter (SE1/4) of the Southeast Quarter (SE1/4) of Section 5 and in the Northeast Quarter (NE1/4) of the Northeast Quarter (NE1/4) of Section
8, all in Township 5 North, Range 1 East in the City of Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi and being more particularly described as follows, to wit; BEGINNING at a set #5 iron
rod on the Eastern right-of-way line of Prentiss Street, as now (November 2012) laid
out and in use, said point being 131.03 feet South of and 747.73 feet West of a set #5
rebar marking the intersection of the Northern right-of-way line of West Pearl Street and
the Western right-of-way line of Chicago Avenue, as both are now, (November 2012),
laid out and in use, said point also being further described as the Southeast Comer of
Lot 16, Block 4 of the Huntonia Survey, a map or plat of which is on file in the Office of
the Chancery Clerk of Hinds County, Mississippi; thence, following the aforesaid Eastern right-of-way line of Prentiss Street, run South 00 degrees 08 minutes 18 seconds
West for a distance of 943.89 feet to a found P. K- nail marking the intersection of the
aforesaid Eastern right-of-way line of Prentiss Street and the Southern right-of-way line
of J. R. Lynch Street, as both are now, (November 2012), laid out and in use; thence,
following the aforesaid Southern right-of-way line of J. R. Lynch Street, run North 89
degrees 05 minutes 48 seconds West for a distance of 944.60 feet to a set #5 rebar on
the aforesaid Southern right-of-way line of J. R. Lynch Street; thence, leaving the aforesaid Southern right-of-way line ofJ. R. Lynch Street, run North 19 degrees 14 minutes
30 seconds East for a distance of 230.06 feet to a set #5 rebar located on a flare in the
Eastern right-of-way line of Metro Parkway, as now, (November 2012), laid out and in
use; thence, following the aforesaid flare in the Eastern right-of-way line of Metro Parkway, run South 35 degrees 12 minutes 47 seconds East for a distance of 183.71 feet
to a set #5 rebar at the intersection of the aforesaid Eastern right- of-way line of Metro
Parkway and the Northern right-of-way line of the aforesaid J. R. Lynch Street; thence,
following the aforesaid Northern right-of-way line of the aforesaid J. R. Lynch Street, run
South 89 degrees 05 minutes 48 seconds East for a distance of 682.98 feet to a found
P. K. nail at the intersection of Northern right-of-way line of aforesaid J. R. Lynch Street
and the Western right-of-way line of the aforesaid Prentiss Street; thence, following the
aforesaid Western right-of-way line of Prentiss Street, run North 00 degrees 08 minutes
18 seconds East for a distance of 872.85 feet to a chiseled “X” in the concrete on the
aforesaid Western right-of-way line of Prentiss Street; thence, leaving the aforesaid
Western right-of-way line of Prentiss Street, run South 89 degrees 51 minutes 42 seconds East for a distance of 80.00 feet back to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to operation of law, a certified copy of this Ordinance shall serve
to convey, quitclaim, and release the City’s right, title, and interest in and to said right- ofway, as herein described, to the abutting landowners of record.
SECTION 4. The Petitioners shall assume all responsibility and liability for the herein
described right-of-way.
SECTION 5. The herein described right-of-way and portions of John R. Lynch Street
and Prentiss Street is hereby closed and vacated.
SECTION 6. The City of Jackson hereby reserves a permanent water utility easement
within the herein described right-of-way, and shall retain the right of entry for public
purposes and utilities maintenance, as well as all subterranean rights to the herein described right-of-way.
SECTION 10. This Ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after passage and
after publication.
SECTION 8. Any and all ordinances of the City of Jackson, or any parts of ordinances,
in conflict herewith shall be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
Council Member Barrett-Simon moved adoption; Council Member Yarber seconded.
SECTION 9. The cost of publication of this Ordinance shall be borne by die Petitioner.
Yeas- Barrett-Simon, Cooper-Stokes, Priester, Stamps, Tillman, Whitwell and Yarber.
Nays- None.
Absent- None.
SECTION 10. This Ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after passage and after
publication.
ATTEST:
Brenda Free City Clerk
I, Brenda Pree, the duly appointed, qualified City ( lerk ;ind lawful custodian of records of the City Council of Jackson, Mississippi and ‘<eal of said City, certify that
the foregoing is ;> (me and exact copy of an Ordinance passed by (he City Council
at a regular meeting on the 8th day of April, 2014, and recorded in Minute Book “6F”,
pages 6-8.
WITNESS my signature and official seal of office, this the 7th day of May, 2014.
05/15/2014
Council Member Yarber moved adoption; Council Member Stamps seconded.
Yeas- Barrett-Simon, Cooper-Stokes, Priester, Stamps, Tillnan, Whitwell and Yarber.
Nays- None.
Absent- None.
ATTEST:
Brenda Free, City Clerk
I, Brenda Free, the duly appointed, qualified City Clerk and lawful custodian of records
of the City Council of Jackson, Mississippi and seal of said City, certify that the foregoing is a true and exact copy of an Ordinance passed by the City Council at a regular
meeting on me 8th day of Aprfl, 2014, and recorded in Minute Book “6F”, pages 3-4.
WITNESS my signature and official seal of office, this the 7th day of May, 2014.
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority and direction of that Ordinance
by the City Council of Jackson, Mississippi, appearing in Minute Book 3G
at page 115 thereof, notice is hereby given to all persons interested in or in
any way affected thereby, that Thuy Tran Woo has filed with the Planning
Board for the City of Jackson, an application requesting a Special Exception
to operate a professional office for a fashion design & art studio in an R-1A
(Single-Family) Residential District for property located at 4570 Old Canton
Rd., in the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, and being more
particularly described as:
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Street sought to be closed and vacated is no
longer needed as a public thoroughfare and will not be needed as a public thoroughfare
in the foreseeable future.
SECTION 7. The Director of the Department of Public Works is hereby authorized and
directed to indicate the closing and vacation of the herein described portion of the Street
on the official map of the City of Jackson.
05/8/2014, 05/15/2014
ZONING CASE NO. 3863
Jackson retain two (2) permanent easements, right of entry, and subterranean rights for
municipal utilities within the Street; and
SECTION 9. The cost of publication of this Ordinance shall be borne by the Petitioner.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION
WHEREAS, the Petitioner is the owner of all property abutting the Street on both sides,
and has, at its own expense, furnished the City of Jackson with a survey plat; and
WHEREAS, the Site Plan Review Committee of the City of Jackson reviewed the petition to close and vacate the Street on January 23. 2014. and approved the petition
on February 25, 2014, after all technical objections that were raised by the committee
were addressed by the petitioner; and
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, THAT:
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.
WHEREAS, the Petitioner presented their petition pursuant to Section 110-5 of (he
Jackson Code of Ordinances; and
dent Street in Jackson, Mississippi, at 1:30 p.m., on Wednesday, May 28, 2014,
at which time all parties interested in or affected thereby will be heard both pro
and con on said question, after which a record will be established upon which
the City Planning Board can make its recommendation to the City Council of
Jackson. Any objection thereto may be made by any person owning property
within the area, and if made in writing must be filed with the City Zoning Administrator before said time if a hearing thereof or consideration thereof is desired,
or by counsel on said date. If a request is made to the Zoning Administrator at
least 72 hours in advance, the City will take steps to accommodate citizens
need for interpreters or auxiliary aids for the visually/hearing impaired.
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WITNESS my signature this 24th day of April 2014.
/s/Ester L. Ainsworth,
Zoning Administrator,
City of Jackson, Mississippi
05/1/2014, 05/15/2014
CLASSIFIED
MAY 15 - 21, 2014
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
City of Jackson
Jackson, Mississippi
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
City of Jackson
Jackson, Mississippi
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION
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, June 03, 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:
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, June 03, 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:
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07051-060314 – 35,000 G.V.W. Single Axle Dump Truck
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority and direction of that Ordinance
by the City Council of Jackson, Mississippi, appearing in Minute Book 3G
at page 115 thereof, notice is hereby given to all persons interested in or in
any way affected thereby, that Darlene Harper has filed with the Planning
Board for the City of Jackson, an application requesting a Special Exception
to operate a residential child care center in an R-1 (Single-Family) Residential
District for property located at 3211 Jayne Ave., in the First Judicial District of
Hinds County, Mississippi, and being more particularly described as:
55063-060314 - Twelve-Month Supply of Aluminum Sign Blanks
BIDS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT 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.
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BIDS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT 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
Hellene Greer, CPPB, NPCA, Manager
Purchasing Division
(601) 960-1025
05/8/2014, 05/15/2014
05/8/2014, 05/15/2014
ORDINANCE CLOSING AND VACATING THE ROACH STREET KCS
RAILROAD CROSSING IN FAVOR OF THE ABUTTING LANDOWNER.
WHEREAS, Meridian Speedway, LLC. which owns the east-west railroad
through Jackson commonly referred to as the Kansas City Southern Railroad, has requested that the City of Jackson close the Roach Street crossing
as part of a larger project designed to institute a quiet zone through Jackson
by reducing train horn usage at eleven railroad crossings through Jackson;
and
WHEREAS, the Roach Street crossing, which caries a very low volume of
vehicular traffic, currently requires the installation of a high cost warning light
and crossing arms to meet current Federal Railroad Administration safety
standards; and
WHEREAS, closing the Roach Street crossing would aid in the overall project of increasing train speeds through the Canadian National switch and
greatly aid the City in meeting Federal Railroad Administration points criteria
for establishing a quiet zone from Westhaven Boulevard to State Street; and
WHEREAS, the Kansas City Southern railway has offered to compensate
the City $50,000.00 for closing the crossing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the safety and best interest of
the City to close the Roach Street railroad crossing.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, THAT;
SECTION 1. The herein described portion of Roach Street constitutes a publicly dedicated right-of-way, with said right-of-way being described as follows:
A certain parcel of land being situated in the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest1/4 of Section 10, T5N-R1E in the City of Jackson. Hinds County.
Mississippi, and being more particularly described as follows:
Commence at an existing 1/2” iron pin marking the Point of Intersection
of the South right-of-way line of Hudson Street and the East right-ofway line of South Roach Street (as both are now laid out and improved):
said point also being the Northwest corner of Lot 1, Richardson Survey
(unrecorded subdivision); run thence South 01 degrees 23 minutes 14
seconds West along said East right-of- way line of said South Roach
Street for a distance of 387.95 feet to a set 1/2” iron pin marking the Point
of Intersection of said East right-of-way line of South Roach Street and
the North right-of-way line of the Kansas City Southern Railway (as now
laid out and improved) being the POINT OF BEGINNING of the parcel
of land herein described; from said POINT OF BEGINNING, continue
thence South 01 degrees 23 minutes 14 seconds West along said East
right-of- way line of South Roach Street for a distance of 59.33 feet to a
set 1/2” iron pin marking the Point of Intersection of said East right-of-way
line of South Roach Street with the South right-of-way line of said Kansas
City Southern Railway; leaving said East right-of-way line of said South
Roach Street, run thence North 56 degrees 02 minutes 48 seconds West
along said South right-of-way line of the Kansas City Southern Railway
for a distance of 38.29 feet to a set Vi” iron pin marking the Point of
Intersection of saidi South right-of-way line of the Kansas City Southern
Railway and the West right-of-way line of said South Roach Street; leaving said South right-of-way line of the Kansas City Southern Railway,
run thence North 01 degrees 23 minutes 14 seconds East along said
West right-of-way line of South Roach Street for a distance of 59.33 feet
to a set 1/2” iron pin on the aforesaid North right-of-way line of the Kansas City Southern Railway: leaving said West right-of-way line of South
Roach Street, run thence South 56 degrees 02 minutes 48 seconds East
along said North right-of-way of the Kansas City Southern Railway rightof-way line for a distance of 38.29 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING,
containing 1,915 square feet, more or less.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to operation of law, a certified copy of this Ordinance
shall serve to convey, quitclaim, and release the City’s right, title, and interest
in and to laid right- of-way, as herein described, to the abutting landowners
of record.
SECTION 4. The Petitioners shall assume all responsibility and liability for
the herein described right-of-way.
SECTION 5. The herein described right-of-way and portion of Roach Street
is hereby closed and vacated.
SECTION 6. The Director of the Department of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to indicate the closing and vacation of the herein described portion of the Street on the official map of the City of Jackson.
SECTION 7. The Mayor is authorized to accept payment from Meridian
Speedway, LLC and’or its subsidiary or parent company ax compensation
for the closing of the
LOT 2, BLOCK 7, WEST PARK ADDITION.
Said application will be heard at the City Planning Board Hearing in the Andrew Jackson Conference Room, First Floor, Warren A. Hood Building, 200
S. President Street in Jackson, Mississippi, at 1:30 p.m., on Wednesday, May
28, 2014, at which time all parties interested in or affected thereby will be
heard both pro and con on said question, after which a record will be established upon which the City Planning Board can make its recommendation
to the City Council of Jackson. Any objection thereto may be made by any
person owning property within the area, and if made in writing must be filed
with the City Zoning Administrator before said time if a hearing thereof or
consideration thereof is desired, or by counsel on said date. If a request is
made to the Zoning Administrator at least 72 hours in advance, the City will
take steps to accommodate citizens need for interpreters or auxiliary aids for
the visually/hearing impaired.
/s/Ester L. Ainsworth, Zoning Administrator, City of Jackson, Mississippi
05/1/2014, 05/15/2014
Sealed Bids for construction of the Midtown Partners Housing Phase
I: Renovation (RE-BID) Jackson, Mississippi Project #1217
will be received by the Midtown Partners, Inc. 329 Adelle Street, Jackson,
MS 39202, until 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 17, 2014 and thereby publicly
opened and read. One contract proposal will include all work. Contract Documents may be examined at major plan rooms and the Midtown Partners,
Inc. 329 Adelle Street, Jackson, MS 39202, (601) 354- 5373. Bids shall be
submitted on the form to be furnished by the Architect and must be accompanied a by bid bond or certified check for at least five percent (5%) of the
base bid payable to the Midtown Partners, Inc. No bid may be withdrawn for
60 days after the actual date of the bid opening. All bids must comply with
applicable state laws of the State of Mississippi and shall include Contractor’s Certificate of Responsibility Number. This project requires compliance
with Federal Labor standards and certain federal wage regulations. A performance and payment bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the contract
sum will be required of the successful bidder. The Owner reserves the right
to waive any and all informalities or to reject any or all bids submitted. Contract Documents may be obtained at the office of Duvall Decker Architects,
P.A. 2915 N. State Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39216, (601) 713-1128 upon
receipt of $100.00 deposit. AGC & ABC agreements for bid deposit waivers
are honored. Refund of deposit will be made as stated in the Contract Documents, Instructions to Bidders, with NO REFUNDS after designated time for
return of documents.
By: Kristi Hendrix, PhD., Executive Director
Midtown Partners, Inc.
05/15/2014, 05/22/2014
The City Clerk’s Office will be open
the week of May 12. 2014 - May 16,
2014 for Voter Registration between
the hours 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. and
Saturday. May 17, 2014 at 8:00
a.m.-12:00 (noon) to be eligible to
vote on June 17, 2014 Municipal
Ward 6 Special Election.
Voter Registration deadline for the
upcoming Municipal Ward 6 Special
Election is May 17, 2014 at 12:00
Noon.
SECTION 8. Any and all ordinances of the City of Jackson, or any parts of
ordinances, in conflict herewith shall be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
The last day to vote by absentee
ballot is Saturday. June 14, 2014 at
12:00 (noon). To accommodate the
absentee voting process The City
Clerk’s Office will be open on June
7,2014 at 8:00 a.m.-12:00 (noon)
and June 14, 2014 at 8:00 a.m.12:00 (noon).
SECTION 9. The cost of publication of this Ordinance shall be borne by the
Petitioner.
05/15/2014, 05/22/2014,
05/29/2014
Roach Street KCS Railroad Crossing.
SECTION 10. This Ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after passage
and after publication.
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certify that the foregoing is a irue and exact copy of an Ordinance passed
by the City Council at a Regular meeting on the 8th day of April, 2014, and
recorded in Minute Book “6F”, pages 5-6.
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The City of Jackson, Mississippi, is seeking Statements of
Qualifications (SOQ’s) Tuesday, June 17, 2014 from consulting firms desiring to provide consultant for the preparation of a program Evaluation of the City’s AmeriCorps
Capital City Rebuilds Program.
Statements of Qualifications packets may be secured
from the Department of Human and Cultural Services,
Metrocenter Mall, 1000 Metrocenter Suite 101., Jackson,
Mississippi, 39209, between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday, or call Gregory Riley and/ or Linda Caldwell,
at telephone number (601) 960-0335.
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is committed to the principal of nonPASS
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, every contractor, bidder
or offer shall submit a completed and signal Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Plan Apppplication with the bid
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NOTICE OF APPEAL FOR A USE PERMIT
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority and direction of that Ordinance by the City Council of Jackson,
Mississippi, appearing in Minute Book 3G at page 115
thereof, notice is hereby given to all persons interested
in or in any way affected thereby, that Highland Village
Holdings, LLC has filed with the Planning Board for the
City of Jackson, an application requesting a Use Permit
to allow for accessory automobile parking to serve commercial use immediately across from Old Canton Rd
in an R-1A (Single-family) Residential District on property located at 1305 Kimwood Drive (Parcel 535-2) and
1306 Kimwood Drive(Parcel 535-4) , in the First Judicial
District of Hinds County, Mississippi, and being more
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Proposals should be submitted to the City Clerk’s office,
no later than 3:30 PM, local time on Tuesday, June 17,
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MAY 15 - 21, 2014
Marlins’ Fernandez has
elbow tear, surgery looms
By Joe Resnick
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - The Marlins
got the news they’d been dreading since Sunday, when ace Jose
Fernandez was scratched from his
regular bullpen session in San Diego: He is probably going to miss
the rest of the season.
Miami’s 7-1 loss to Josh Beckett and the Los Angeles Dodgers
on Tuesday night was overshadowed by the announcement team
president Michael Hill made in the
Dodger Stadium press box during
the third inning. Hill said Marlins
doctor Lee Kaplan had recommended Tommy John surgery to
repair a significant tear in Fernandez’s right elbow.
“Getting the confirmation that
we all obviously didn’t want is a
big blow for us, for the team and for
the organization,” manager Mike
Redmond said. “I know he’s going
through some tough decisions, but
we know he’ll get himself fixed up
and we’ll get him back as soon as
we can.”
The 21-year-old Fernandez, last
season’s NL Rookie of the Year, is
4-2 with a 2.44 ERA in eight starts.
“Pitching’s a precious commodity and we’ve always tried to be
very careful with it. So you try to
err on the side of caution,” Hill said.
“We’ve done everything we’ve
thought was the right thing, as to
how we’ve handled him. It’s just
one of those things that happened.”
Fernandez would be the latest
star pitcher in the majors to have
Tommy John surgery this year. The
recovery time for the elbow ligament transplant procedure can be
12 to 18 months. The Marlins put
Fernandez ace on the 15-day disabled list Monday.
“I’m sure he feels like he’s letting his teammates down because
he got hurt, and all the things that
come with the type of competitor
he is,” Redmond said. “But all we
really want is for him to be OK and
getting himself healthy and getting
back to the ballclub. That’s the important thing.”
Fernandez is visiting with family
to talk about his options with surgery looming.
“He didn’t really give us an idea
of when,” Hill said. “Obviously, a
lot has gone on the past few days,
so for him it’s a lot to take in and a
lot to absorb. So he’s just taking the
time to digest all the information
he’s been given from both doctors.
“From what the doctors saw, they
did not want to go the rehab route.
They felt like surgery was the best
option, and that was the recommendation. Hopefully, we can make that
call and get things set up and get it
taken care of so we can get him on
the road to rehab,” Hill added.
Right-hander Anthony DeSclafani will be promoted from the minors to start Wednesday night in his
major league debut.
“He’s a guy that’s done well in
the minor leagues and we felt like
he was probably the most ready to
make the start,” Redmond said.
Beckett spent his first five big
league seasons with the Marlins
and was the World Series MVP
with them in 2003. He empathized
with Fernandez and the long road
back that lies ahead.
“He’s got a wipeout slider. I
don’t know how long he’s been
throwing that, but it puts a lot more
stress on your elbow,” Beckett said.
“The one good thing about that
surgery - for the most part - is that
people come back from it and they
know how to rehab that. From what
I hear from everybody over there,
he’s a diligent worker. The rehab’s
already written out. He just has to
go through the surgery.
“If it was a shoulder or something
like that, I think it would be a little
bit bigger issue,” Beckett said. “So
he’ll be back full strength next year.
Obviously they’re going to miss his
leadership and what he brings to the
ballpark on the days he pitches and
the days he doesn’t. He brings the
`Puig factor’ to that ballclub.”
Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig
extended his career-best hitting
streak to 13 games with two hits,
including an RBI double. It was
Puig bobblehead night at Dodger
Stadium and the outfielder caught
a ceremonial first pitch from his
mother, Maritza.
Beckett (1-1) gave up an unearned run and four hits over 6 2-3
innings, striking out six and walking three. The three-time All-Star
was 0-6 in 14 starts since beating
Colorado 7-1 at Dodger Stadium
on Sept. 30, 2012.
“You can’t help but think about
it after a while,” Beckett said. “I
mean, I know I was only about halfway to the record, but even to get
halfway there is kind of tough. But
I knew if I kept making pitches, this
team was bound to score some runs.
This lineup we’re running out there
every day is pretty good.”
Jacob Turner (0-1) gave up four
earned runs in 5 1-3 innings and is
winless in 16 starts since last July.
He is 0-10 in 17 career starts on the
road with a 3.97 ERA.
“They put good swings on the
ball,” Turner said. “There were
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Fernandez works the first inning
against the San Diego Padres during a baseball game on Friday, May
9, 2014, in San Diego. AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi
some pitches I made that weren’t in
spots I was trying to go, and a good
lineup like that is going to capitalize on it.”
NOTES: After the game, the
Marlins designated RHP Henry
Rodriguez for assignment and
optioned LHP Dan Jennings to
Triple-A New Orleans. ... Marlins
RF Giancarlo Stanton extended his
hitting streak to 15 games with an
infield single in the fourth.
Lebron puts NBA on notice:
he will boycott next season
if Sterling is still an owner
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OK NBA, it’s like this. Your
number one star player … your
money maker if you will, is laying down the gauntlet. And in case
you need help, his name is LeBron
James.
It’s real simple. James, along
with other players, won’t play next
season if Donald Sterling still is an
NBA owner, according to Roger
Mason Jr., vice president of the
NBA Players Association.
On the “Jim Rome on Showtime” show this week he said that
the players are united in boycotting
the league next season if Sterling
isn’t removed as Clippers owner.
The NBA owners committee met
for the third time this week to discuss ousting Sterling.
“If it’s not handled by … the
start of next season, I don’t see how
we’re playing basketball,” Mason
said. “I was just in the locker room
with LeBron … At the end of the
day, you know we have leaders.
We have player reps, we’ve got
executive committee members …
James
Sterling
leaders of the teams, they’re all
saying the same thing, ‘If this man
is still in place, we ain’t playing.’”
Rome went on to ask: “So your
guy LeBron, you think he would
not play if Sterling were still in
there when the [next] season started?”
“I was just in the locker room
three or four days ago. LeBron and
I talked about it,” Mason added.
“He ain’t playing if Sterling is still
an owner.”
When asked about how players
would react if Sterling’s wife is
kept on as an owner, Mason said:
“There’s no place for that family in
the NBA.”
And of course we don’t have
to remind you that the two Dodo
birds known as Donald and Shelly
Sterling have said that they will
do everything in thier legal rights
to fight being removed as owners,
and if either of them sues - or if
they both do - what will happen if
next season comes around and the
Sterling saga still isn’t settled? Will
the players actually sit out? Well,
we shall see won’t we?
Community
MAY 15 - 21, 2014
Rho Iota Zeta inducts new members,
donates toward storm relief
By Zakiya Summers
Mendenhall - Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Rho Iota Zeta Chapter
proudly announced its induction
of new members - Nikki Womack,
Shermika Watts, Tammie Douglas, Erika Rivers, Temekia McKinnis and Gwenevere Pugh.
The Chapter, located in Mendenhall, Miss. (Simpson County)
welcomed the six women into the
Sorority in April 2014, with the
statement: “These women embody
the true essence of the principles
for which the Sorority stands on.”
Nikki Womack of Magee, Miss.
is a graduate of William Carey
University and is currently working on her master’s. She works for
Millcreek of Magee, a child and
adolescent services provider. Nikki is married and has four children.
Shermika Watts, also from Magee, is a graduate of Belhaven
University and works for Hudspeth Regional Center in Pearl,
Miss. as a training coordinator.
She has three children.
Originally from Cincinnati,
Ohio, Tammie Douglas is employed with the Mississippi Learn-
ing Institute at Jackson State
University, her alma mater. Also
married and a licensed cosmetologist, she is pursuing a master’s of
science in leadership at Belhaven
University.
From Mendenhall, Erika Rivers
received her bachelor’s from the
Mississippi University of Women
and is currently working on her
master’s in nursing at William
Carey University. She is a registered nurse for Gentiva Hospice
and Brentwood Behavioral Health
Services. Erika is married with
three children and two grandchil-
dren.
Prentiss, Miss. native Temekia
McKinnis is a graduate of Alcorn
State University and served as a
mental health counselor at Gulf
Coast Mental Health Center before becoming caregiver for her
mother. She has one son.
William Carey University graduate Gwenevere Pugh retired from
counseling at Pearl River Community College after nearly 27 years.
She has four children and four
grandchildren.
“We are elated to welcome these
ladies into our Sorority and we
look forward to the assets they will
bring to our chapter,” said Sandrena Lofton, Chapter Membership
Coordinator.
At their May monthly meeting, chapter members contributed
items towards relief efforts after devastating tornadoes ripped
through parts of Mississippi which
will be donated to the Salvation
Army to help re-stock what they
have already given out to those in
need.
Founded in 1920, Zeta Phi Beta
Sorority believes that the social
nature of sorority life should not
overshadow the real mission of
progressive organizations-to address societal mores, ills, prejudices, poverty, and health concerns of
the day.
The international organization’s
more than 100,000 initiated members and affiliates have given millions of voluntary hours to educate
the public, provide scholarships,
support organized charities and
promote legislation for social and
civic change.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Rho Iota Zeta Chapter welcomes its newest
members (l-r) Nikki Womack, Shermika Watts, Tammie Douglas, Erika
Rivers, Temekia McKinnis, and Gwenevere Pugh, who joined in April
2014.
Rho Iota Zeta makes toiletry donation to Salvation Army toward recent
tornado relief efforts across Mississippi.
Zeta Phi Beta has more than
800 chapters in the United States,
Japan, Germany, the Republic of
Korea, and the Caribbean. In addition to its membership of collegeeducated woman, the Zeta Phi
Beta umbrella includes Amicae
(adult women), Archonettes (teen
girls), Amicettes (pre-teen girls),
Pearlettes (elementary age girls),
and the Zeta Male Network auxiliaries.
For more information about
the chapter’s history, activities,
and events, please contact Zakiya
Summers at 601-955-9761.
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Book Review:
“Black and White:
The
Way
I
See
It”
Richard Williams with Bart Davis
by
c.2014, Atria
$25.00 / $28.99 Canada • 304 pages
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
Book Reviewer
Everything can change in an
instant. That’s how it goes: one
minute, you’re on a good path
and the next minute, you’re
heading in another direction.
The game-changer might be
something small, something
you never noticed before.
Or as you’ll see in “Black
and White: The Way I See It”
by Richard Williams (with Bart
Davis), it could be something
huge.
Throughout his years, Richard Williams almost died several times. The first was when
his laboring mother nearly lost
her life and her son en route to
a Shreveport, La., hospital that
accepted “Negroes.”
That was an inauspicious
beginning to Williams’ angry
childhood, which grew worse
due to an absent father and a
mother’s struggle to raise her
children in poverty.
Those - and ever - present
racism - were things young
Williams noticed. He decided
that he wasn’t going to live like
his mother, who accepted her
lot in life.
From the time he was a preschooler, he fought the people
and the situations surrounding him, even when they were
good: his mother found a white
man who offered help, but Williams refused it.
He started getting into
trouble, insisting that he was
the man of the house, and he
gave up childhood pleasures,
even though he was barely old
enough to be in grade school.
Before he was a teenager, he
decided he wasn’t going to pick
cotton, either, but he would do
what he perceived would even
the score of racism. He practiced running, fast, which allowed him to escape when ap-
proached by white men with
clubs.
He stole increasing larger
things, lied, scrapped, and resisted. More than anything,
he hated - white people, other
black people, his situation,
poverty, everything.
Knowing that he had to leave
Shreveport, Williams made his
way to Chicago, but that wasn’t
a better place. He headed back
to Louisiana but then decided
to find his fortune in California.
He studied and worked,
planned and resisted anew, built
a business and worked some
more. And then three things
turned his life around: a “beautiful” woman and two children
named Venus and Serena.
“Black and White” is one
huge surprise of a book. For
the first half, author Richard
Williams (with Bart Davis)
rants and roams: the anger is so
shockingly strong that it pulses
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from each page and, much
like his daughters’ tennis volleys, the story goes back and
forth until you’re dizzy.
There are also 70-year-old
quotes that are inherently
fiction and parts you won’t
even want to read, including
a gruesome bit about digging
in his mother’s grave.
Then this book abruptly
switches, focusing like a laser. Williams hones in on tennis, his decision to raise two
stars in the sport, and his 75page plan to make it happen.
This second half of his story is amazing, in part because
it contrasts so highly with the
angry and scattered first half.
Overall, this isn’t a bad
book, but it should be approached with caution and
openness. Knowing that,
“Black and White: The Way
I See It” might serve you
well.
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puzzle is to ‘decode’ the sentence to reveal the original English sentence.
We have provided a few of the decoded letters to help get you started.
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You must make time in your crammed
schedule this week to sort out an
emotional problem on the home front.
ACROSS
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5. Want
9. Coffee shop order
11. Ardor
12. End of Greek alphabet
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14. Pole
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17. Single
18. Fail
20. Word processor blinker
22. Day of wk.
23. Mrs.’s companion
24. Madagascar franc (abbr.)
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29. Swiss mathematician
31. African country
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2. Business note
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4. Bother
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8. Leg joint
10. Anemia caused by reaction to
fava bean
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20. Type of reef
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22. Mother
24. Wave
25. Dole out
26. Harvested
28. Hellos
30. Delivery service
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Aquarius
This is one of the busiest days of the
week. Activities are centered around
frequent short trips, phone calls, and
letter-writing.
7/23-8/21
Leo
This week it may not be easy to help a
friend in need and your endeavors will fall
on deaf ears.
2/20 - 3/20
Pisces
Direct your restless mind in new
channels. Golfing, knitting, or studying
courses will aid in keeping you from
fretting about worries.
8/22 - 9/23
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You must be seen this week as doing your
job, even though you think your task is
insignificant.
3/21 - 4/20
Aries
It's a good day to gather together the
things you've been working on and
finishing them.
9/24 - 10/23
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directness now, one marked by forceful
feelings.
4/21 - 5/21
Taurus
This week you may realize just how
much you really have accomplished!
10/24 - 11/22
Scorpio
A fresh start, perhaps the establishment of
new habits should be present this week.
5/22 - 6/21
Gemini
Your relationship should have evolved by
now and be winding toward a deeper
understanding over the next few weeks.
11/23 - 12/22
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New financial choices may arise this week.
Make sure they're good ones, because they
will set the tone for tomorrow!
6/22 - 7/22
Cancer
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time to start finishing up the little details.
12/23 - 1/20
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are among the stars involved
in a new music and film project celebrating the world of
soccer ahead of the sport’s
2014 World Cup.
Pepsi Max has issued the
album “Beats of the Beautiful
Game,” with Rowland, Ora,
Monae, Don Omar, Santigold
and Timbaland performing
tracks that capture the spirit
of the sport.
Alongside the music, filmmakers Elba, Diego Luna and
Spike Lee will come up with
short films to accompany the
tracks.
Rowland’s
song
“The
Game” is accompanied by
a movie by Lee. “I was immediately attracted to ‘The
Game’ because I can identify
with its theme of overcoming
challenges and finding your
voice,” said Rowland. “It’s a
very important message and
I’m honored to partner with
Pepsi Max on a project that
brings the worlds of music,
sports and film together. As
an artist - and a huge film and
sports fan - it’s been an incredible experience.”
From May 20, Pepsi MAX
will premiere songs off the
album as singles on iTunes,
with accompanying filmtracks free to view the same
day on pepsi.com/thegame,
as well as artists’ YouTube or
Vevo channels.
The complete 11-track album is released on June 9 internationally and June 10 in
the U.S.
The full track list includes:
Janelle Monáe - Heroes,
with filmtrack by The Young
Astronauts
Don Omar - Pura Vida, with
Rowland
Monae
filmtrack by Jessy Terrero
Rita Ora - I Will Never Let
You Down (Switch Remix),
with filmtrack by Diego Luna
R3hab feat. Eva Simons Unstoppable, with filmtrack
by Idris Elba
Jetta - Crescendo
Kelly Rowland - The Game,
with filmtrack by Spike Lee
Santigold - Kicking Down
Doors, with filmtrack by
Andy Morahan
Timbaland staring Rachel
Assil - Whoever We Are,
with filmtrack by The Kolton
Brothers
Pearls Negras - Guerreira,
with filmtrack by Cine Favela
Jolin Tsai Yl-ling - Now is
Elba
Ora
Lee
the Time, with filmtrack by
Cai Yiqi
Hassan el Shafei - Ahlam
Men Gedial
Dolphins safety fined for negative
tweet about Michael Sam kiss
eurweb.com
Miami Dolphins safety Don
Jones took to Twitter with inappropriate comments after Michael Sam was drafted by the
St. Louis Rams on Saturday, and
now he has to pay.
Jones was fined an undisclosed amount and excused from
all team activities, the team announced through a press release
Sunday.
Shortly after Sam was drafted
with the 249th overall pick in
the seventh round and became
the first openly gay player in the
NFL, Jones tweeted “omg” after
television cameras showed Sam
kissing his boyfriend.
According to The Miami Herald, when Jones was asked on
his social media channel if he
was referring to the embrace,
he responded: “Horrible.” The
tweets have since been deleted.
Jones apologized for his comments Sunday and described
them as inappropriate. The
Dolphins said Jones has been The Miami Dolphins’ seventh-round draft pick, cornerback Don Jones,
excused from all team activi- runs during NFL football rookie minicamp in Davie, Fla., Friday, May 3,
ties until he completes training 2013.
related to his comments.
was drafted in the seventh round,
“We were disappointed to read program.”
The Dolphins reacted swiftly and all of the emotions and hapDon’s tweets,” coach Joe Philbin
said in a statement. “They were to Jones’ comments in the wake piness I felt when I received the
inappropriate and unacceptable, of the team’s bullying scandal call that gave me an opportunity
and we regret the negative im- last year, which embarrassed the to play for an NFL team, and I
pact these comments had on NFL and prompted a nationwide wish him all the best in his NFL
such an important weekend for debate about workplace harass- career,” Jones said in a statement.
“I am committed to represent the
the NFL. We met with Don to- ment.
Jones said he regretted that his values of the Miami Dolphins
day about respect, discrimination and judgment. These com- tweets took away from Sam’s organization, and appreciate the
opportunity I have been given to
ments are not consistent with “draft moment.”
“I remember last year when I do so going forward.”
the values and standards of our
Common, Andre Holland join cast of
Oprah-produced MLK pic ‘Selma’
eurweb.com
Common is near a deal to
play prominent civil rights activist James Bevel and Andre
Holland is set to play Andrew
Young in “Selma,” the Ava
DuVernay-directed drama that
has Oprah Winfrey and Brad
Pitt’s Plan B producing at Paramount, reports Deadline.com.
David Oyelowo will star
as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Bevel, leader of the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference and key figure in the politically charged march against
segregation in Alabama.
Holland stars opposite Clive
Owen in the Steven Soderbergh Cinemax series “The
Common
Knick” and opposite Kevin
Costner and Octavia Spencer
in the Mike Binder-directed
Holland
“Black And White.”
Rap star Common stars in
AMC’s “Hell on Wheels.”
Colbert replacement: Wilmore diversifies
Comedy Central with ‘The Minority Report’
eurweb.com
Bye, Bye Stephen Colbert.
Hello Larry Wilmore.
Comedy Central didn’t waste
any time announcing the takeover of the “Daily Show” correspondent in the time slot Colbert has held since his show,
“The Colbert Report,” first
aired in 2005.
Beginning in 2015, things
will change, the network announced Friday night.
“The Minority Report with
Larry Wilmore,” created and
produced by “Daily Show”
host Jon Stewart, will debut
next January after “The Colbert
Report” wraps up for good this
year, airing at 11:30 p.m. Colbert, of course, is heading over
to CBS to take over “The Late
Show” from David Letterman
in 2015.
No new face to fans, 52-yearold Wilmore has been on the
late-night show since 2006
and is currently “Senior Black
Correspondent.” Wilmore, a
veteran comedy writer, also
co-created “The PJs” (the animated show with Eddie Murphy) and the Emmy-winning
“Bernie Mac Show.” Fans of
“The Office” might also recognize him as the guy who ran
the “Diversity Day” seminar;
he also served as a consulting
producer on the NBC comedy
series.
In a statement, Stewart, who
will serve as executive producer with Wilmore joked, “While
Larry Wilmore is a brilliant
Wilmore
comic and showrunner, this is
all just a complicated ruse to
get him to move to New York
and turn him into a Knicks
fan.”
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