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C HRONICLE VOLUME XXXVII NUMBER 16

Connors, Jordan Differ on School Closing Proposal

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By Barney Blakeney Community meetings held to gather input into Charleston County School District proposals for restructuring schools were concluded this week. The five meetings held at schools downtown, in North Charleston, Johns Island, Yonges Island and McClellanville drew many irate constituents who vehemently protested options that could close some 12 community schools. Leroy Connors, a former member of the county’s constituent Dist. 20 school board, said the abundance of protests that came from the scores of Blacks attending the meetings was justified. “I feel the proposals are a slap in the face to Black

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Mostly Black Schools Targeted For Closing - Why? By Arthur Lawrence On Monday, December 9th, the Charleston County School District (or CCSD) unveiled what have been deemed as the most “underutilized” schools in our county. Basically, it revealed a list of schools that cost too much money to operate the way they do now. School officials say that they are facing a budget shortfall of approximately $20 million in the next

year, and have created proposals on how to save money in the wake of their economic dilemma.

Denmark, S.C. - As a part of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities to reconstruct speech and debate teams at HBCUs, Voorhees College will be participating in the Inaugural Debate Series, which takes place Monday, Jan. 19, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. This debate series is one of the official inauguration events for President-elect Obama. At the invitation of Dr. Leonard L. Haynes III, executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs, the Debate Consortium was launched at the September 2008 National HBCU Week Conference. The Debate Consortium, which is a part of a three-year HBCU pilot program, is made up of 10 HBCUs from across the country. To enroll in the consortium, interested HBCUs had to identify at least one faculty or staff member to spearhead the campus effort and agree to meet the obligations set forth by the founders of the consortium. Currently, six HBCUs have been selected. Voorhees College was the only HBCU from South Carolina selected. The other institutions selected were Fayetteville State University, Grambling University, Howard University, Morgan State University and Wiley College. Out of these HBCUs, two were selected to participate in the Inauguration Debate Series. Along with Voorhees College, Fayetteville State University was the other See pg 2

Dr. Cleveland Sellers

schools in Mount Pleasant, West Ashley, and James Island will go unscathed. Is it a coincidence that

CCSD has plans for Districts 1 (McClellanville), 4 (North Charleston), 9 (Johns Island), 20 ( D o w n t o w n Charleston), and 23 (Hollywood) that will either close or re-structure a number of their schools. Meanwhile,

Will MUSC Expansion Impact Gadsden-Green Housing Complex? By Barney Blakeney City of Charleston officials last week publicly

announced redevelopment plans for the peninsula’s westside along Hagood Avenue, the Spring

Gadsden-Green Housing Complex

Julian Bond Retracts Resignation as NAACP Chair BALTIMORE (NNPA) Julian Bond, longtime chairman of the nation’s oldest civil rights group, last week retracted his decision to bow out of the 2009 bid for chairmanship of the National Board of the NAACP. In a Dec. 8 letter to NAACP Board members and trustees, Bond said an outpouring of support persuaded him to change his mind. He also agreed that the continuity his presence provides would only enhance the organization’s centennial celebrations. “I will be a candidate for

the targeted districts happen to have a significant number of economically-challenged minorities? As for District 20, CCSD’s plan includes closing Fraser Elementary, James Simons Elementary and Charleston Progressive. One option for Charleston Progressive is that it becomes the home of Buist Academy. And the former Archer School would be the See pg 2

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Voorhees Debate Team Selected To Participate in the Inauguration Debate Series

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Street/Cannon Street corridor and President Street northward to Fishburne Street. While most of the development will occur on vacant property owned by various public agencies one concern is its impact on the adjacent 66-year-old Gadsden-Green public housing complex on President Street. For more than a decade as gentrification took place in the area around GadsdenGreen, speculation about the future of the low income housing complex centered on its eventual displacement. But officials See pg 2

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Constituent School Board Candidate Tony Lewis Rips Election Commission By Barney Blakeney The seating of candidates vying for election to Charleston County Dist. 20 Constituent School Board created a ball of confusion after three candidates were installed, attended two meetings and cast votes affecting the future of students only to be informed they didn’t actually win the elections and had to relinquish the seats. But election commission Chairman Daniel Martin said understanding can come from the confu-

sion spawned by the Nov. 4 election. See pg 2

Coach Tony Lewis

Obamas Denied Early Move-in Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspapers WASHINGTON (NNPA) - The Obamas

will have to find other living quarters for their family if they still plan to move to Washington before the official guest house for the

president-elect is available. Quoting anonymous sources, the Washington Post and Associated Press report the Obamas had See pg 2

Julian Bond Chairman when the Board convenes in February,” he wrote. “This decision was made by the flood of written, telephoned, mailed and e-mailed appeals I received asking me to reconsider. “I am eternally grateful to all those who contacted me.”

Blair House, the official guest house for the President of the U.S.

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Christmas Had Soul During Slavery Days According to historians, the joyous, rocking, hilarious celebrating of the holidays, Christmas and New Year, was instilled in the ancestors of Black folks before the full realization of the religious aspects had been learned. Christmas meant from one to five days of no back-breaking labor for slaves. They looked forward to Christmas all year as a “Day of special license.” They (slaves) are glad when night comes, not only because it brings them a few hours of repose, but because it brings them one day nearer Christmas. (The Afro-Americans: Selected Documents by Bracey, Meier, and Rudwick.) The International Library of Negro Life and History noted, “James Weldon Johnson was of the opinion that this was the reason few spirituals were about the birth of Christ. The slave-owners did not emphasize the significance of the birth of Christ to poor and the captives.” As the slave learned more about the Bible and Jesus Christ’s lowly birth, the Christmas season took on even greater meaning and this added to the reason for celebrating. With great feeling and joy the slaves sang: “Go tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and every-

where. Go tell it on the mountain, That Jesus Christ is born.” If given much consideration, the spiritual “If It Wasn’t For The Lord, Tell Me What Would I Do” could be interpretation for, because of Christ and His birth, the enslaved field-hands and houseworkers could periodically and temporarily get away from it all. On Sundays they were permitted to have weekly meetings – sometimes uniting with slaves from other plantations. The meetings gave the slaves a chance to exchange ideas, deliver information about relatives and friends – some who had been sold, talk about personal things, and dreamed about freedom. Christmas offered the longest and best respite from their labors, and this respite and the others were because of the Lord. Imagine a daily life of long-hours of hard work; no monetary pay; harsh punishment; living at the mercy, moods, temperaments of other people and meager food allowances in a strange land? Then, just imagine a few days of no work with all you can eat, dancing, and merriment. Perhaps one can then imagine what Christmas meant to slaves – Black ancestors. The Christmas

was a time of “feasting, frolicking, and fiddling.” One of the plantation owners would prepare a bountiful “Christmas supper,” and invite slaves from neighboring plantations to join his slaves for the occasion. Plantation owners would take turns hosting the Christmas celebration which might be held indoors or outside, depending on the southern area. A description of such a Christmas celebration in Louisiana told “as many as 300 to 500” celebrating at one plantation. “They would arrive walking, riding, in carts, on horseback, on mules,” men and women, girls and boys, young and old- “trotting towards a Christmas supper.” They would be dressed the best they could: Cotton coats, washed clean, though perhaps some were tattered; those who had shoes had shinned them with “the stump of a tallow candle,” others were “bare-footed.” The lucky man who had a rimless or crownless hat placed them at a jaunty angle. Women tied handkerchiefs around their heads, placed red ribbons tied in an eye-catching bow in their hair, or tied separate parts of the hair with strings. Some women wore cast-off bonnets. But, no matter the dress- all were welcomed

to the Christmas feast. Long tables were spread in the open air and “loaded with all kinds of meats and piles of vegetables.” Chickens, ducks, turkeys, pigs, and sometimes a wild ox were cooked over a fire laid in a “ditch dug in the ground.” Coconut cake, pound cake, ‘tato pies, fruit pies and biscuits were baked. Men would sit on one side of the tables and the women on the other. Those who were “courtin” tried to sit opposite one another. The slaves would eat! What a time! When the “sumptuous” meal and light-hearted exchanges had ended, these new Americans would do their number in dance. “Those dances were individual movements consisting of shuffling of the feet, swinging the arms and shoulders in a peculiar rhythm of time which later developed into the Double Shuffle, Heel and Toe, Buck and Wing, and Jube, and so on. The slaves could play a tune with their feet, dancing largely to an inward music – a music that was felt, but not heard.” For the slaves, the dance was means of winning praise and expressing inner feelings. [The Slave Community, by John W. Blassingame]. For a while the slave was free in mood and

spirit – A Christmas gift because of the Lord. Prior to 1863, New Year’s Day was proverbially known throughout the South as “Heartbreak Day”. The trials, sorrow, longings “peculiar to fouls” separated from parents, children, wives and husbands, usually because of slave trade, seemed to come to the front. “Seeing the New Year in” was accompanied by prayer and meditation. See pg 2

The Love Song, drawn in Congo Square, New Orleans, by E.W. Kemble, in Century Magazine, 1886, from Black Dance: 1619 to Today by Lynn Fauley mery.

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2-December 17, 2008 Connors, Jordan---------------------------------------cont. from pg 1 people in this county, especially those in Dist. 20 because we have suffered most from the disparities in the system,” Connors said. He emphasized that all the schools proposed for closure or restructuring are predominantly Black. “The county schools administration historically has done a poor job of managing schools, especially in the Black community. When you fail to manage schools properly, you end up with a run down system and failing schools. But to just wipe those schools off the map isn’t the solution. “I find it disturbing that the Black community is being asked to pay for restructuring when it already has paid for the administration’s neglect and disrespect with a lack of quality education that gave us failing schools,” Connors said. Some schools like Charleston Progressive Academy and Frierson Elementary which are proposed for closure under all the administration’s proposal options simply, “Were thrown under a bus,” Connors said. “The administration should have met with those PTA organizations,” he said. Ruth Jordan, one of two African Americans on the Charleston County School Board, said the administration’s proposals are about finances and offering more options, not race. “So far we know that the school district is facing a $45 million deficit. There are no empty schools in Mt. Pleasant or on James Island. But for the past 25-30 years our rural schools were being abandoned. Because of No Child Left Behind parents with kids in failing schools on Johns Island were taking their kids to West Ashley and parents downtown took their kids to Mt. Pleasant. We need to figure ways to get those kids back in their community schools,” Jordan said. Shared sacrifices across the county will be necessary to do that in a financially efficient manner, she said. “Right now we have some huge buildings without any students in them. Unfortunately they are all in the African American community,” she said noting Lincoln High in McClellanville has an enrollment of only about 160 students. Jordan said the proposals discussed are just proposals. “No decisions have been made. We will continue to look under rocks and explore other options,” she said. Susan Haire of the school district’s public information office said constituents may continue to give input into the process by completing surveys about the restructuring proposals may be be obtained either online at the school district’s web site or in print at community schools. Despite perceptions that the administration already has a plan decided, community input will be a critical factor in the decisions that will be made, she said.

Voorhees Debate ---------------------------------------cont. from pg 1 HBCU selected to participate. The other institutions participating in the series are Wake Forest University, Michigan State University, the University of Southern California and Mary Washington University. To be selected to participate in the series, each of the HBCUs had to submit a letter of recommendation and a demonstration tape of at least two students giving a five to eight minute persuasive speech on a topic related to American policy by Dec. 10. The speech and debate team of Voorhees is coached by a 2004 Voorhees alumnus and current coordinator of the business department, Gordon English II. English spearheaded this project by writing the grant and completing the application for admission into the consortium. “President Sellers gave me the charge of making Voorhees a community of scholars, and I took that as a personal quest to bring forth more academically inclined activities to the school and to challenge our students to compete with all students from different universities,” English said. “This also brings forth national recognition to the type of students and programs that Voorhees has to offer.” The members of the Voorhees debate team include: Victorita Paun, captain of the team and senior accounting major from Bucharest, Romania; Kyle Lawton, a junior accounting major from Camden, S.C.; James Harris, a junior mass communication major from Buffalo, N.Y.; Shampale Williams, a junior mass communication major from Atlanta, Ga.; and Cameron Townes, a freshman mass communication major from Greenville, S.C. Dr. Sellers, president of Voorhees will be in attendance at the

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Constituent School ------------------------------------cont. from pg 1 Dist. 20 Constituent School Board Chairman Marvin Stewart said school officials provided him a preliminary list of winners for the three vacancies on the board that included Fouchena Sheppard, Tony Lewis and Damon Sabb. The three were installed at the board’s Nov. 11 meeting. But some three weeks later Stewart was provided another list, the election commission’s certified list of winning candidates, which declared Dana Moton, Nicholas Shalosky and Sheppard winners. All were write-in candidates. Moton and Shalosky were installed last week. Lewis is protesting the change saying he feels the election is being manipulated. “I know some trickery is going on,” he said, “I’m not going to let them do what they want. If they made a mistake counting about 100 votes how can we trust them to count tens of thousands of votes?” Stewart agrees the system has apparent flaws citing several changes between the two lists in the number of votes assessed to candidates. Stewart who was on the ballot for a seat on the county’s consolidated school board but was not a candidate for the constituent board said he was assessed 40 write-in votes on the preliminary list but only 16 on the certified list. Another candidate, Dr. Barbara Holmes, said she voted for herself and as a poll manager saw her name on several other paper ballots yet was not assessed any votes on the certified list. “I’m sure the election commission takes great pains before they declare winners in these elections.” Stewart said. “But if they can make this mistake who is to say what other mistakes haven’t been made. The issue is bigger than the District 20 board. Commission chairman Martin said indeed other mistakes did occur - in constituent board races on James Island, East Cooper and North Charleston. In all those races there were changes between preliminary lists and certified lists in the number of write-in ballots assessed. But in those incidents candidates

Christmas Had Soul-- cont. from pg 1 As the hour of the departure of the Old Year and the arrival of the New Year would down into minutes, Black folks were on their knees in prayer-thankful they had gotten over the year going by and hoping that the New Year coming in would see their lot improved. It is highly probably that the spiritual, mystical aspects of the omens and signs and superstitions surrounding the New Year were easily conceived by Black people, for spirits, omens, and the influence of good and evil were much a part of many religions in Africa. Some slaves seemed to really believe even the barnyard animals bowed on New Year’s Eve. From year to year, freedom was the hope of the slaves. In January 1877, a group of Massachusetts slaves had petitioned the legislature claiming a natural God-given right to freedom and asserting “that Every Principle from which America has Acted in the course of their unhappy Difficulties with Great Britain Pleads Stronger than a thousand arguments in favours of your pet(it)ioners…” (From Plantation to Ghetto, by Meier and Rudwick). Watch Night December 31, 1862, had special significance. September 1862, President Abraham Lincoln had expressed to his Cabinet his “divinely inspired” covenant with God, and his intention to free the slaves. “He did not ask their opinion – he told them what he was going to do.” So, in December when the year was reaching its closing minutes, Black folks were gathered waiting for that word. According to the International Library for Negro Life and History, on New Year’s Eve 1862, Negroes and their white friends – abolitionists – held “scores of meetings” across the state.

In Boston a line of messengers were established between the telegraph office and the platform of Tremont Temple Church awaiting the freedom announcement. Frederick Douglass who was at the Boston meeting described it as an evening of “tense excitement.” He wrote “the effect of this announcement was startling beyond description, and the scene was wild and grand. Joy and gladness exhausted all forms of expression, from shouts of praise to sobs and tears. My old friend Rue, a Negro preacher, a man of wonderful vocal power expressed the heartfelt emotion of the hour, when he led all voices in the anthem, “Sound the loud trimbrel O’er Egypt’s dark sea, Jehovah hath triumphed, his people are free.” Until today the soul history spirit and customs born in days of slavery have gone on..and on..and on. Many black folks are not aware of the “why” behind the things they do during the holiday season. Buying a Christmas “outfit”, baking pies and cakes, Christmas “liquid” spirit, plenty to eat, Christmas visiting, and just having a ball are carryovers from the no-work-celebration at Christmas of Black ancestors.

Joyously, fervently singing, “Go Tell It On The Mountain That Jesus Christ Is Born” at Christmas, and dropping to the knees, literally and figuratively, on Watch Night as the New Year comes in are a part of that Black holiday tradition. AND, A MERRY, SOUL, HOLIDAY SEASON TO YOU!

had not been installed. “I learned my lesson - not to give out preliminary lists. But the only list that counts is the certified list,” he said. Adding levity to an otherwise distressing situation, Martin added, “The true winners in those races were Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. They got more write-in votes than any of the other candidates. Explaining some of the discrepancies, Martin noted only the top votegetters are placed on any listing and the numbers can change from preliminary to certified lists after the commission qualifies the voters. “We’ve never had this problem in the five years I’ve been on the commission,” Martin said. He said the high number of vacancies without challengers actually on ballots likely contributed to the problems.

Obamas Denied -----------------------------------------cont. from pg 1 asked White House officials about moving into Blair House about two weeks before the traditional date so their two daughters could start their new school when classes resume Jan. 5. President-elect Obama's two daughters — Malia, a fifth grader and Sasha, a second grader — will attend Sidwell Friends School, a private school with a campus in northwest Washington and another in suburban Bethesda, Md. Classes start more than a week before the incoming first family could stay at Blair House. Aides say the White House told the Obamas that the request cannot be met because the Bush administration still has plans for the historic government home across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House. An Obama aide said the family was told there were previously scheduled events at Blair House and guests could not be displaced. Sally McDonough, first lady Laura Bush's press secretary, declined to comment on the transition conversations, but said Blair House would be available on Jan. 15, the traditional date it becomes available for new presidents and their families.

Merry Christmas to all and have a Happy New Year

Mostly Black ---------------------------------------------cont. from pg 1 new home of the Charleston Charter School for Math & Science. Essentially, pushing our children out of a school to accommodate another group of children. And our children currently enrolled at Charleston Progressive and Fraser would likely have to go to Memminger or Mitchell, schools tucked away from the heart of downtown. Could it be that our children are not good enough to inhabit a school that is in the center of downtown’s business/tourist district? Are their faces not clean enough for public view? One must always read between the lines. Apparently, the plan to close or re-structure our schools would save millions of dollars, but at what cost to our children? Between the world of the haves and the have nots, it is always the latter that must compromise, be displaced or disenfranchised! As a native Charlestonian whose now grown children attended District 20 schools, I have long been an advocate for quality schools for our community. And I have worked with people who share my determination for equal education for all of our children. And we have warned everyone that this would happen: the eventual disintegration of our neighborhood schools. But not enough people took heed. Not enough District 20 parents have played an active role in their children’s education. Not enough of us took the time to make sure our children were learning. Too many of us have not emphasized the importance of getting a good education to our children. And now, we have failing schools. T h e youth of today are not being taught to be proud of their schools. They are not being taught to do the best and to be the best. Because of that, we have failing schools. That led to us having failing schools with empty seats, a result of downtown residents transferring their children out of Dist. 20 to either private school or another district. The empty seats are counted against us, and affects the funding our schools get to hire and keep teachers and services. Bottom line: less students = less money. As our schools’ populations whittle, we are vulnerable. We are easy targets to be accused of as being unproductive and unsuccessful. A bad investment. And eventually, our neighborhood schools are given to others like Buist, and our kids will have to drive past their neighborhood school to go somewhere else. Sadly, there are powers that be who want the have nots to remain as such, and we have played right into their hands. And now, as we attend community meetings and voice our anger and place blame, we must come to terms that we are not guiltless in all of this. But while it is late in the game, the minutes are still ticking: the game is not yet over. We must attend the County School Board meetings in droves. We must let the County Board know that they were elected to support, and not dissemble, neighborhood schools. They must be called upon to do right by the students and teachers of schools like Charleston Progressive: do not make them move-make them better! Charleston Progressive, for example, has made significant gains. It is a good magnet school. School officials must do all they can to tout Charleston Progressive’s achievements, and encourage parents to enroll their children there. And, I recommend once again that Buist- an old building bursting at the seams with students- be closed altogether and its students enroll in schools along the peninsula. Buist is K thru 8. Its students are supposed to be mostly downtown residents. They should enroll in the elementary schools closest to where they live, and then move on to Burke High. Then we will finally have true integration in our schools. This will be a step in the right direction, to make District 20 a diverse, high achieving school district. Everyone, attend your neighborhood school’s PTA meetings. If you are a District 20 parent, visit your child’s school. Make a point to attend the County School Board meetings, which will discuss and decide our schools’ fates in January. We must cease being reactionary and start becoming proactive. And, should it be that our schools are being set up to be sold for the benefit of commerce, we must stop giving our financial support to places that blatantly disregard the our community’s best interest for the sake of commercial gain. Let us demand that the County School Board scrap these plans, and instead look to scrimp and save at the Administrative level of the School District. The County School Board has made the effort to close our schools before; this time, let us make sure it doesn’t happen this time. For our children’s sake. Mr. Arthur Lawrence President Westside Neighbood

Will MUSC -------------cont. from pg 1 and others say the development will have no negative impact on the complex. The city, Medical University of South Carolina and South Carolina Research Authority plan to build in the area facilities that will include a biomedical hub, parking garages, new homes and stores. Former Charleston City Councilman Wendell Gilliard who represented the area the past 11 years said the development initially was presented in a 2000 plan for the city. Affected neighborhood associations and residents were made aware of the plan then, he said. The development will have a major impact on the area, but Gilliard allayed speculation about Gadsden-Green’s eventual displacement as a result saying, “It will take an act of Congress to move those residents out of there.” Comparing the west side development to that on the east-side’s former Ansonborough Homes housing complex demolished after officials found the soil on which the complex was built was contaminated, Gilliard said the Black community was bamboozled and hoodwinked then. “Our elected officials should never let that happen again to our community. As long as I’m an elected official Gadsden Green will always exist,” Gilliard promised. More immediately, he said residents of the complex and surrounding community should be concerned about the persistent problem of flooding in the area and how the development will impact drainage. Property tax increases resulting from higher property values definitely should be a concern, he added, as well as educational opportunities for students at Burke High School which is located in the area. Housing Authority of Charleston Director Don Cameron repeated Gilliard’s promise that the Gadsden-Green complex will not be displaced. To vacate the complex the authority’s board of directors would have to declare the property an excess, public hearings would be held and city council would have to give it’s approval, Cameron said. Rather than any negative impact, the development offers Gadsden-Green residents job opportunities, he said. West Side Neighborhood Association President Arthur Lawrence agreed the development will be an economic benefit to residents of the area. But he expressed concern that homeowners in neighborhoods adjacent to the development may face displacement. Also comparing the westside development to that in Ansonborough, Lawrence said, “Development can be a good thing depending on how it’s managed. We’re going to do all we can to make sure Gadsden-Green residents and those in adjacent neighborhoods are protected.”

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Unpublished 1979 Christmas Commentary By the Late Humanitarian-Activist Septima Clark support our public service programs.

Dear: Mr. French: I lost my questions sent by you in the Christmas rush. I read them and feel that these are my answers. If you want to call me about any statement, be free to do so.

We go to the Legislature as David against the powerful, so please give us some strong leaders so we can achieve our goals of better nursing homes and home health care, homeowner and renter tax relief, probate reforms, and food and housing for the many needy citizens.

Dear Santa, As a human being robed and wrapped in the divinity of God I think that I can speak for all low income and fixed income people of South Carolina especially Black people who are still trying to survive in our state. Please bring us more people to actively

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be improved such as: 1. Quality education for all children in our state.

Please throw in some well-aimed slingshots we can use on the Goliaths: The attitudes of workers at the Food Stamp center and inefficient workers at day care centers. Let’s implement strategy for cutting through red tape that surrounds many public service programs especially those for senior services. Living as long as I have I see many improvements and also see many to

2. Transportation for the handicapped. 3. Better and more salaries for all teachers. 4. Jobs for youth 5. Training on all levels: administrators, staff workers, garbage workers, and domestic workers, firemen and policemen. This year as I roamed

through stores, especially downtown King Street, I saw improved hiring practices. The banks are integrating workers to some extent. Our great task is to nurture and strengthen the newly developing political strength among both young Blacks and young whites and reach the great mass of the uninformed, be he a holder of a doctor’s degree or an academics illiterate. By: the late Dr. Septima Clark

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U.S. Automakers Held to Double-Standard By George E. Curry NNPA Coilumnist Nothing has been more interesting to watch in recent months than the contrast between the way Congress has treated the Big Three U.S. auto manufacturers seeking a bridge loan to keep their troubled industry afloat and the overly generous handouts used to reward Wall Street greed. Considering the different constituents, one would have thought the most hostility would have been directed at the fat cats on Wall Street, many of whom profited by betting that some mortgage-backed investments would go belly up. But that hasn’t been the case. When CEOs of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler flew to Washington on corporate jets to make a plea for help, windbags in Congress stepped over one another trying to express the most outrage. Never mind that some of those legislators have themselves flown on corporate jets, never mind that they have traveled free on military jets, never mind that they enjoy health benefits and other perks far beyond the reach of most Americans. It was the equivalent of Jesse James complaining about the crimes of Frank James. Whether you believe that the U.S. auto industry should receive a loan or feel they should be forced into bankruptcy in order to reorganize, it should be noted that car manufacturers and Wall Street were seeking two markedly different forms of federal assistance. The Big Three were asking for a loan while Wall Street was seeking – and got – a handout. The Bush administration, after being given a $700 billion pot to pretty much spend as it wants, has evidently adopted the motto: No Bank Left Behind. Take the case of Citigroup, Inc. It recently received a $20 billion infusion of cash from the feds and a guarantee of $306 billion against its high-risk assets. That’s on top of a previous $25 billion the federal government had doled out to Citigroup. In exchange, the federal government will receive preferred stock shares with an 8 percent dividend. We’re in the middle of providing nearly $1 trillion to Wall Street yet no one has talked about Wall Street executives’ use of corporate jets, or their coming up with an acceptable plan before receiving the money or removing the inept leaders that plunged the industry into this morass, The heated debate over helping the U.S. auto industry has not been advanced by sloppy news reporting. As Media Matters, the watchdog group, notes: “Several media outlets have used data that combines the average cost of current wages and benefits and future benefits to falsely assert or suggest that autoworkers make $70 or more per hour. But, as analysts and some media outlets have noted, the figure includes not only future retirement benefits for current workers, but also benefits paid to current retirees.” Dean Baker, co-director of Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, wrote on his blog, ““The New York Times told readers that GM's autoworkers are paid $70 an hour (including health care and pension). This is not true. The base pay is about $28 an hour. If health care cost per worker average $12,000 per year, that adds in another $6 an hour. If the pension payment takes up 25 percent of base pay (an extremely high pension), that gets you another $7 an hour, bringing the total to $41 an hour. That's decent pay, but still a long way from $70 an hour.” Most of those opposed to helping the Big Three supported the Wall Street bailout plan. That’s the same group that railed against welfare for the needy but voted to support corporate welfare for the greedy. Republican lawmakers have strongly objected to granting a loan to U.S. carmakers. Senators Richard Shelby of Alabama and Bob Corker of Tennessee have been helping lead that effort.. While they oppose loans to Detroit, they didn’t object to taxpayers in their respective states subsidizing foreign automakers. According to Good Jobs First, a non-profit group that monitors corporate subsidies, more than $3.5 billion has been used to subsidize foreign manufacturers that built plants in the U.S. Alabama, for example, used $258 million to subsidize the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance., $252 million to support Hyundai in Montgomery, $248 million help Honda in Lincoln. and $30 million to assist Toyota in Huntsville. Corker, the former mayor of Chattanooga, Tenn., neglected to point out that Tennessee gave up $577 million in subsidies to encourage Volkswagen to build a plant in his hometown and $233 million to Nissan in Smyrma and another $200 million to them in Decherd, Tenn. “As elected officials debate aid for the Big 3, taxpayers have the right to know the full extent of government involvement in America’s auto industry,” said Greg LeRoy, executive director of Good Jobs First. “And while proposed federal aid to the Big 3 would take the form of a loan, the vast majority of subsidies to foreign auto plants were taxpayer gifts such as property and sales tax exemptions, income tax credits, infrastructure aid, land discounts, and training grants.” George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine and the NNPA News Service, is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. He can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com.

Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to be kind. Helen Steiner Rice

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As I See It

Hakim Abdul-Ali

Who Asked Me? by Beverly Gadson-Birch

“Holding On To ‘Our-Story’ ”

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Greetings to you as you prepare to read my “vibes” for today. I’m in a very Afro-centric frame of mind as I lay my thoughts before you. I’m a person who has spent more than a half a century collecting things and studying about my ethnic and religious heritage with no shame to my game. It’s been quite an experience thus far, and I’ve labored hard in amassing one hell of a Black “Our-Storical” collection, if I may humbly say so. I’ve chosen to write this article because there’s a need to express to the general Black community-at-large the “reality” about the importance of keeping “our-story” intact. That means that you don’t through away “your-story” like so many people in “our” storied past have done for lack of understanding. That includes preserving and maintaining the valuables of the Black “Our-Storical” expressions, both nationally and internationally, which are crucial to the overall, continued documentation of the “real” Black Experience everywhere the Black man and Black woman has set foot on solid ground. We must maintain the Black treasures in “our” communities by committed awareness and action. Merely uttering “Black is Beautiful” is not enough to teach the awesome story of maintaining the African Genesis throughout the corridors of colonial enslavement. “Black: ‘Our-Story’ ” is a poignant struggle to always teach and ignite those who may not know that to love (or maintain) Black self for knowledge alone is nothing to be ashamed of. I’m not ashamed of my people’s struggles for freedom, justice and equality. I know that some “colored” folks, even in today’s enlightened (?) world of hip technology consciousness, may not really comprehend the scope of where I’m coming from as a dedicated and self-confessed collector of Black “Our-Story.” The love of private collecting and maintaining “our-stories” is passion beyond words to the serious and committed collector of Black “Our-Story.” I’m one of them, and from California to Georgia I’ve met some outstanding private collectors and learned so much about their love for this “game” of researching and collecting until I can only it as a blessing from the Most High Alone. They know what Black “Our-Story” is all about, and I truly feel blessed because I’m a continuing student of this committed “game” of collecting the Black Experience. I’m a committed student and a passionate lover of “our-story,” and I enjoy researching every aspect of African culture. My love for the truth about Black “Our-Story” is an obsession based upon researching the truth about Africa and her people, because Africa is the Motherland of creation. No earnest scholarly student of truth can deny that known fact, even if ignorance appears to argue to the contrary. Please listen intently. I’ve taught Black History in places like New Jersey when the folks who hired me wanted me to teach Negro “His-story.” I couldn’t do it because I knew the lies in modified Negro “His-Story,” that were couched in colonial mis-educational myths about the true origins of Black folk’s story, were only meant to limit what the enslaved Africans “really” went through. It made me sick. Maybe, that’s why I’ve tried (from what I’ve studied, researched and learned) to uplift the hankering consciousness of anyone who actively appeared to be interested in knowing a “little somethin,’ somethin’ ” about the dynamic saga of the Black Experience. Like my late mother, a dedicated school teacher, always taught me that, “To much whom is given, much is expected.” I’ve always taken that motto to heart, and as I’ve have traveled throughout this nation and the rest of this world in search of rare books, documents, artifacts, etc. in hope of getting one more piece of the puzzle of the Black man and woman’s true identity, devoid of colonial lies and half-truth, I’ve collected to teach and write about “our-story.” That’s why I’m one of thousands of collectors who know the true value of “our” isolated skill and perseverance in “Holding On To ‘Our-Story.’ ” And it’s a sad day when some of “our” folks don’t understand the sacrifices that the legions of known and unknown bibliophiles of Black “Our-Story” have contributed to preserving what many folks today call Black History. These valiant and disciplined souls knew that if one does not know “his and her-story,” they’ll fall for anything that the colonial powers and their brainwashing, mis-educational systems teach them. (Do you know who Arthur Schomberg is or was?) The truth about “Holding On To ‘Our-Story’ ” is a symphony to folks who’ve gone through a mis-educational system of indoctrination and vow to say, “Never again”. I say that, and I’ll never ever give away my collection, especially after all the work, effort and energies of endless decades of struggle have gone into this committed endeavor and service to those who are (truly) enlightened enough to that you don’t give away “our-story.” (Do you know who Dr. Carter G. Woodson is or was?) Some so-called Black folk may give away their “his-story’” if they have one, and that’s their prerogative to do so, if they desire. On the other hand, the wise among the enlightened masses know that everything in the Black Experience has value and must be maintained and preserved to let people see and know firsthand that the African Experience is a deep and vast voyage into the soul of a culture of a special people, who are a unique part of God Alone’s creation. If the truth be told, and Africa is the root of all civilization, then why are mis-educational myths still existing in colonially accented teaching methodologies? From Santa Claus to the Easter bunny to Valentine’s Day to Halloween, the entire gamut of “hollowdaze,” for example, are still brainwashing the minds of many of today’s young, innocent youth, just as it did so with some of their parents and grandparents of yesteryears gone by, and very few socalled learned educators (?) are inclined to correct same. I wonder why! I ask respectfully, “What are they holding on to and for what reasons are they doing so?” The answers shouldn’t fool any student who has his or her intelligent head in the right place, because even by today’s separate and unequal “real” standards, you should know the “real” story of racism in American society. Need I say anymore? I don’t believe so, and that’s why “Holding On To ‘Our-Story’ ” is about the committed struggle and passionate love of preserving “our” past “stories” and accounts via books, documents, artifacts and much, much more collectible items in “our” sojourns to understanding what being Black really is about and was. “Our-Story” counts in every sphere of “our” collective existences. Do not give away your heritage, especially if you have received something from someone near and dear to you. It’s “your’ family’s heritage. “Holding On To ‘Your-Story’ ” is more than just passionate or obsessive collecting. It’s about persevering Black “Our-Story,” and it teaches more than the bare eyes can see or commonplace words could describe. “Holding On To ‘Our-Story’ ” is an invisible link to the connective struggles of “your” and “my” people’s ordeals through slavery and beyond and back again, if you catch my drift. I’ll never forget them. That’s my promise that I made to myself during the 60s as I struggled to gain a conscious grip on being Black and proud, without hatred for anyone. That’s why I’m “Holding On To ‘Our-Story,’ ” and that’s, “As I See It.”

Local: Jasiri L. Whipper- The sudden death of the son of Representative Seth and Carrie Whipper pierced my heart like an arrow.. I have known the Whipper family most of my adult life. As a business person, I met Seth some 16 years ago when we needed an attorney to represent the company in an accident case. We have been friends ever since. I remember meeting his wife, Carrie, not long afterwards when she applied for a position with the school district. As mothers, we worry about our children when they leave home. That’s not to say fathers don’t worry; they just don’t show it most of the time. I guess it has something to do with that macho thing. Mothers are just a special kind of breed. They have a special bond with their children. And, we really don’t have favorites but we just seem to have a soft spot in our hearts for our boys. For every one of our black males that America tries to paint as “no good and shiftless”, we canput up 100 who are outstanding and gives back to their communities. These are the quiet success stories that we don’t hear much about but we know they are there. I never met Jasiri Whipper but I have met young men like him who were working hard to make something out of their lives. They are proud of their family’s name and would not do anything to tarnish it. Jasiri was well on his way to following in his grandparents and parents footsteps. This was evident in all of the good things Jasiri was involved in at such an early age. It is so important to have your children carry the torch and light the way for yet another generation. I remember once having a clerk in my office misspell a customer’s name and when I called it to her attention she said anyone could make a mistake. True!! The clerk thought it was no big deal. In most cases, it is a big deal because folks have worked hard to earn a good name or built upon the legacy of their forefathers. A good name is all that we have that we have not borrowed against. You earn the right to wear it for all to see by adhering to the laws of the land. My heartfelt sympathy goes out to the entire Whipper family. National: Automakers Ain’t Too Proud To Beg- When we think things can’t get worse they do. Last week, we saw the automakers back before Congress pleading their case to bail them out. Will someone please tell me where the watchdog is? It seems that everywhere we look folks are just out of control. The auto industry have worked in conjunction with oil companies and jacked up miles per gallon on many of the SUV’s. I drive an SUV so don’t expect me to give them a kick to the curb. I love the spaciousness and the view from riding high. I have always wondered why the automakers did not do more to improve the miles per gallon. I am sure somewhere in the mix were the oil companies lobbying against it. The fewer miles autos travel per gallon the more money the oil companies makes. The jury is still out on how much the auto industry will get but rest assured they will be bailed out. It would seem the proper source of the auto industry bail out would be the oil companies who have raked our eyeballs out over the past year. National: Nightmare on Wall Street- Now y’all know I ain’t the brightest star in the Zodiac but what I know, I know. Now, y’all work with me on this one. We have seen the stock market go round and round and upside down. We have seen our retirement accounts dwindle down to nearly nothing. It’s beginning to look like retirement is more of a bad dream than a reality. I never had any money before to save and even less to invest in the stock market. And, just as soon as I spelled able (y’all know that’s one of those old folks’ saying) and started investing a few dimes those darn geniuses on Wall Street rang the bell on my butt and wiped out years of investing. I thought I had it bad when I learned that Bernard Maddog or is that Madoff, a force to reckon with on Wall Street, was charged with running a multibillion dollar Ponzi Scheme on investors.. Y’all ‘cuse me I know I just got through talking about messing with folks name but I tell you this is one exception. Well read on, we will have two when we get to the Governor of Illinois. Mr. Maddog is a former chairman of the Nasdaq Stock Market and is the founder of his very own investment securities firm. Now, tell me if that isn’t a conflict of interest. He also ran a hedge fund that he is now being accused of raking in over $50 billion dollars of “fraudulent losses”. If y’all don’t know what a Ponzi scheme is, ask Al Parrish or the Hebrew Boys. The state is charging the Hebrew Boys out of Columbia with the same scheme. The Hebrew Boys pale in comparison with Mr. Maddog. Yes, I like that name Maddog because Mr. Madoff had to as vicious as a maddog to bilk some of the world’s richest and most influential folks out of millions of dollars. Many of his investors had foundations that were dependent upon the funds for charitable causes. The Attorney General’s office is already talking about a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. Are they talking about the Federal hotels where they place these low down thieves? While they are serving out their time, they eat meals prepared by French chefs, watch flat screen TV, play video games, smoke pot and exercise on state of the art equipment ? I don’t know ‘bout y’all but I have had enough of these so call “white collar” crimes. Can you imagine how much pain and suffering this mad dog has created for his investors and those charities that depend upon the investments for funding? So when is enough, enough? Read on …. National: Beyond Corruption- Governor Blagojevich was arrested last week for trying to sell former Senator Obama’s seat to the highest bidder. Folks are already trying to make out he is crazy. The man ain’t crazy, just greedy. You see when someone says black folks are crazy believe me they are crazy. It’s hard for us to play crazy. We might act crazy so we don’t have to pay the rent or owe somebody some money. Oh yes, we get good and crazy then but it’s easy for others to see through the act because there isn’t any significant gain to our craziness. Now, it’s another thing for a white person to act crazy when they are caught so they don’t have to go to prison. For years when they evaluate white folks for a crime, they find them crazy for twenty or thirty days and wipe the slate clean when they get out. How can you be part time crazy? That’s what I want to know. After a short stay in the hospital, they are declared competent and let go so they can prey upon innocent folks once again. So, let’s not give any credence to the governor being “off his rocker”. Another thing about white folks, they don’t believe they will get caught. It’s a little different with black folks. They know they are going to get caught. They know the police will not close out the file until they are apprehended. There ain’t no such a thing as case closed when it comes to black crimes. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. has already been named along with the Governor as being Senate Candidate #5 who the Governor said “might be willing to pay money for the seat”. It would be interesting to know who Candidates #1-4 are. Whoever they are, they ain’t sleeping. Y’all turn up the volume. This is just the tip of the iceberg. I don’t know about y’all but I’se gonna start packing my cardboard suitcase and waiting curbside for the Lord to come and bail me out. It’s going to take a miracle to get this country out of the mess we are in. I don’t know of a better time than the present to echo my editor’s favorite word, “MERCY!!

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Somehow, not only for Christmas, But all the long year through, The joy that you give to others, Is the joy that comes back to you. And the more you spend in blessing, The poor and lonely and sad, The more of your heart's possessing, Returns to you glad. John Greenleaf Whittier

A Christmas candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away; While quite unselfish, it grows small. Eva K. Logue

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Cadillac Records ***1/2 Tri-Star Pictures range from love, to envy, from hope to dismay. The dialogue consistently represents the people and the era. The core of her story is the evolution of Muddy Waters life and career, and that’s a smart choice. It’s the musicians who make this American story a vibrant tale, not the executive who ran Chess. Waters’ love life, volatile friendships, experience with segregation, and ambivalent business relationship with Leonard Chess are a microcosms of the times. Martin also made another extremely smart decision when she cast strong actors and let them sing

By. Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Once upon a time, only the Black community loved blues music. After Chess Records, the world discovered the blues and its offspring, rock ‘n’ roll. Back in Mississippi in the late ‘40s, field hand Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright, Quantum of Solace) played his guitar and wailed away with a sound that people could feel in their bones. His yearning to make a living at singing the blues drove him to the streets of Chicago where he played for loose change. Two people noticed his talent and big heart: a flirtatious woman named Geneva (Gabrielle Union, Bring It On), who would become his sweetheart, and bar owner/Polish émigré Leonard Chess (Adrien Brody, The Pianist), who wanted to start a record label. By the time Muddy and Leonard crossed paths, Muddy was part of a trio with a young, hot-headed harmonica player named Little Walter (Columbus Short, Stomp The Yard), whose vibrato pushed the guitarist’s playing to new levels. Leonard opened Chess Records, and Muddy’s recordings of Rolling Stone, I’m A Man, and I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man ignited the label and started a loyal fan base. Willie Dixon (Cedric the Entertainer) became an in-house Chess songwriter and bandleader and blues legend Howlin’ Wolf’s (Eamonn Walker, HBO’s Oz) songs, like Back Door Man, became popular too. Still the Chess musicians hadn’t crossed over and made a dent in the pop charts—white folks weren’t listening all that much. Leonard had the habit of giving his artists a new Cadillac when their records raced up the charts. But by the mid ‘50s, the blues wasn’t hot anymore. Profits started to dry up and Leonard’s voodoo accounting left some artists begging him for money. They all hit pay dirt the day Chuck Berry’s (Mos Def, Be Kind Rewind) million-selling record Maybelline became

Beyonce as (Etta James) and Adrien Brody a crossover hit. His odd mix of country, blues and bop sired rock ‘n’ roll, touched a nerve and garnered headlines. So did his penchant for dating underage girls. During his incarceration, for dallying with a minor, Chess Records sustained itself with hits by a new singer, the immortal Etta James (Beyoncé). Sex, violence, infidelity, race relations, drug addiction and having its music plagiarized were all part of the dynamics of Chess Records back in the day. Credit director writer Darnell Martin (HBO’s

Their Eyes Were Watching God) for picking a very ambitious project and whittling it down to a coherent, concise screenplay. Whether it’s Chess Records, the lives of musical legends like Muddy Waters and Etta James, or dealing with race relations in the ‘50s, Martin boils larger-than-life themes down to concise epochs and clearly depicts a momentous period of time in America. Martin’s astute script establishes characters, rivalries and emotions that

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December 17, 2008- 3b The purpose of this action is to clear the title to the subject of real estate property. DANIEL E. MARTIN, JR. Attorney for Plaintiff 61 Morris Street Charleston, S.C. 29403 (843) 723-1686

Plaintiff, -versusPEGGY MOSLEY, Auditor for Charleston County and successor in Office to John C. Mehrtens and Henry Tecklenberg; D. MICHAEL HUGGINS, Assessor for Charleston County and successor in Office to John R. Lindsey; Andrew C. Smith, Treasurer for Charleston County and successor in Office to William J. Leonard, J. Riddick and William O. Thomas, Jr., and MORT FARRIS, Delinquent Tax Collector for Charleston County and successor in Office to Joseph M. Poulnot, Sheriff and the former Delinquent Tax Collector for Charleston County; JOHN DOE, adults, and RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons and incompetents, being fictitious names, designating as a class any person who may be an heir, distribute, devisee, legatee, widow, widower, assignee, administrator, executor, personal representative, creditor, successor, issue and alienee of Samuel Bash, Julia Myers and Charles Case, deceased; and Thelma Myers, Richard Cash, Lemark Cash a/k/a Lamar Cash, Mary Lee Singleton and Charlie Cash, Defendants. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER: 06-CP-10-2043 NOTICE NISI PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that there has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina, an Order appointing for you as Guardian Ad Litem, KELVIN M. HUGER, whose business address is 27 Gamecok Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina, 29407, which appointment shall become absolute upon the expiration of thirty (30) days after the last day of publication of a copy of the Summons and Lis Pendens herein unless you or someone on your behalf, on or before the last mentioned date, shall produce someone to be appointed as Guardian Ad Litem to represent you in this action. DANIEL E. MARTIN, JR. Attorney for Plaintiff 61 Morris Street Charleston, S.C. 29403 (843) 723-1686 CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA June 6, 2006. AMENDED NOTICE YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Civil Action Cover Sheets Amended Lis Pendens, Amended Summons and Amended Notice, Complaint, Petitions for Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem, Order for Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem, Notice Nisi, Affidavit of Publication, Order of Publication, and Notice of Intention to Refer to Master-in-Equity for Final Determination were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on November 12, 2008.

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA November 12, 2008. AMENDED SUMMONS TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff or her attorney, Daniel E. Martin, Jr., at his office, No. 61 Morris Street, Charleston, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded in the Complaint and a judgment by default shall be rendered against you. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons and Complaint, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference in this case to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County; which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a Final Judgment in this case. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Amended Lis Pendens, Amended Summons and Amended Complaint in this action were filed on November _____, 2008, at the Charleston County Courthouse, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401. Dated at Charleston, South Carolina, this 10 day of November, 2008. DANIEL E. MARTIN, JR., ESQUIRE 61 MORRIS STREET CHARLESTON, S.C. 29413-1830 (843) 723-1686 ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF Charleston, South Carolina November 10, 2008. AMENDED LIS PENDENS TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOV NAMED: NOTICE IS HEREBY given that an action has been commenced and is now pending in the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, pursuant: the provisions of Title 12, Chapter 49, South Carolina Code of Laws for 1976, as amended, as to the Plaintiff’s First Cause of Action for the entry of judgment declaring the tax sale of the subject was valid.

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston 550 Meeting Street Charleston, South Carolina 29403 The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston (CHA) will receive qualifying documentation from Architect and Engineer firms interested in Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts to provide engineering and architectural services at various CHA locations. Term will be for twenty-four base months from award and up to two renewal options of twenty-four months each. Multiple IDIQ contracts may be awarded. The selected firms will be required to provide professional services to support the design and construction of new facilities as well as extensive renovations of single and multi-family residences. Engineering requirements includes electrical, mechanical, structural, and civil applications. The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston administers private and federal funds for various comprehensive grant programs that come under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. An agency selection committee will evaluate each submittal on the basis of (a) qualifications and expertise of personnel, (b) ability to meet time and budget requirements, (c) experience on similar projects, and (d) current and projected workload of the firms. Interested firms are invited to submit 4 copies of a Standard Form 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications, Part I & II not later than 2:00 p.m. local time on January 8, 2009. Qualifications should be submitted to: Mr. W. Keith Brown, Purchasing/Contracts Manager 550 Meeting Street, Room 114 Charleston, South Carolina 29403 Late responses will not be accepted. This contract is Federally assisted; therefore, contracts for work under this bid will obligate the contractor and subcontractors not to discriminate in employment practices as mandated by the Davis-Bacon Act and Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. The Housing Authority reserves the right to wave irregularities and to reject any and all proposals. Donald J. Cameron President and Chief Executive Officer

the provisions of Title 15, Chapters 53 and 67, South Carolina Code of Laws for 1976, as amended, with respect to the Second Cause of action for the purpose of obtaining the judgment of this Court declaring that the Plaintiff is the owner of the parcels of land described herein, the contents of which are being fully incorporated herein and made apart hereof, with fee simple title thereto, free and clear of any adverse claims of each and every one of the Defendants who are joined in the above entitled action, and to declare that each and every one of them to be forever barred from asserting or claiming any right, title and interest therein or thereto, and pursuant to the provisions of Title _____, Chapter ____, South Carolina Code Code of Law for 1976, as amended for the purpose of obtaining the judgment of the Court declaring that the Defendants Thelma Myers, Richard Cash, Lemark Cash a/k/a Lamar Cash, Mary Lee Singleton and Charlie Cash be ejected from Parcels “A”, “B”, “C”, and “D” that are described herein, and the contents thereof are being incorporated herein by reference. THE BELOW DESCRIBED parcel of real estate was at the time of the filing of this Lis Pendens, and at the time of the commencement of this action, situated, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and is more particularly described as follows: (PARCEL –A) ALL that certain piece, part and parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Santee Parish No. 1, in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, measuring an containing 0.69 acre, more or less, and being bounded on the Northern side by U.S. Highway 17

North; on the Eastern side by a parcel of land assigned Charleston County TMS #71200-00-121; on the Southern side by a parcel of land assigned Charleston County TMS #71200-00-110; and on the Western side by a fifty feet wide road right of way. This being a parcel of land conveyed in a deed of Mary W. Witherspoon to Betty Myers, dated June 24. 2005 and recorded on August 11, 2005, in Book X-548, at Page 189, in the Charleston County R.M.C. Office. TMS #712-00-00-109 (PARCEL-B) ALL that certain piece, part and parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Santee Parish No. 1, in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, measuring an containing 0.72 acre, more or less, and being bounded on the Northern side by a parcel of land assigned Charleston County TMS #71200-00-109; on the Eastern side by a parcel of land assigned Charleston County TMS #71200-00-121; on the Southern side by a parcel of land assigned Charleston County TMS #71200-00-151; and on the Western side by a fifty feet wide road right of way. This being a parcel of land conveyed in a deed of Mary W. Witherspoon to Betty Myers, dated June 24, 2005 and recorded on August 11, 2005, in Book X-548, at Page 189, in the Charleston County R.M.C. Office TMS #712-00-00-110 (PARCEL-C)

ALL that certain piece, part and parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Santee Parish No. 1, in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, measuring and containing 1.12 acre, more or less, and being bounded on the Northern by a parcel of land assigned Charleston County TMS #712-00-00-121; on the Eastern side by a parcel of land assigned Charleston County TMS #712-0000-111; on the Southern side by a parcel of land assigned Charleston County TMS #712-00-00-11; and on the Western side partially by a fifty feet wide road right of way and a parcel of land assigned Charleston County TMS #712-0000-111. This being a parcel of land conveyed in a deed of Mary W. Witherspoon to Betty Myers, dated June 24, 2005 and recorded on August 11, 2005, in Book X548, at Page 196, in the Charleston County R.M.C. Office TMS #712-00-00-151

122. This being a parcel of land conveyed by Mary W. Witherspoon to Betty Myers, in a deed dated June 24, 2005 and recorded on August 11, 2005, in Book X-458, at Page 196, in the Charleston County R.M.C. Office TMS #712-00-00-111 (PARCEL-E) ALL that certain piece, part and parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Santee Parish No. 1, in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, measuring and containing 0.69 acre, more or less, and being bounded on the Northern side by lands of __________; on the Eastern side by a parcel of land now or formerly owned by the Estate of March Washington; on the Southern side by lands now or formerly of Jerry L. Middleton, and on the Western side by the parcel of land now or formerly owned by the Estate of Mose and Stephney McNeal.

(PARCEL-D) ALL that certain piece, part and parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Santee Parish No. 1, in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, measuring and containing 9.03 acre, more or less, and being bounded on the Northern side by a parcel of land assigned Charleston County TMS #712-00-00-151 and a fifty feet wide road of way; on the Eastern side by a portion of a parcel of land assigned Charleston County TMS #712-00-00-121; on the Southern side by the marshes of an extending to the Intercoastal Waterway; and a parcel of land assigned Charleston County TMS #712-0000-122; and on the Western side by the parcel of land assigned Charleston County TMS #712-0000-_____and TMS #712-00-00-

This being a parcel of land conveyed in a deed Mary W, Witherspoon to the Grantee Betty Myers, dated June 24, 2005 and recorded on August 11, 2005, in Book X-548, at Page 189, in the Charleston County R.M.C. Office. TMS #712-00-00-180 DANIEL E. MARTIN, JR., ESQUIRE 61 MORRIS STREET POST OFFICE BOX 21830 CHARLESTON, S.C. 29403-1830 (843) 723-1686 ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF Charleston, South Carolina November 10, 2008.

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WACHOVIA BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF THE SECURITY NATIONAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-1, Plaintiff,

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Case No. 2008-CP-10-4804 (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) AMENDED SUMMONS DEFICIENCY DEMANDED

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TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

ANNABELLE S. FRAZIER AND IF SHE IS DEAD, HIS HEIRS, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, SPOUSES AND CREDITORS, AND ALL OTHERS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE KNOWN AS 12 ENDO DRIVE, C H A R L E S T O N , SOUTH CAROLINA,FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF CHARLESTON AND CITY OF CHARLESTON HOUSING AND ECONOM-

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Amended Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Amended Complaint upon the subscriber at his address, Larry D. Cohen, LLC, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 30547, Charleston, South Carolina 29417, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of

BID OPPORTUNITIES PALMETTO ISLANDS COUNTY PARK CANOE AND KAYAK LAUNCH DOCK, PROJECT #07-08-C AND BOARDWALK AND FLOATING DOCK, PROJECT #0714-A The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) is seeking bids for two projects at the Palmetto Islands County Park for a Canoe and Kayak Launch Dock, Project #07-08-C and a Boardwalk and Floating Dock project – Project#07-14-A. For more information on obtaining the bid documents for each of these projects, please visit CCPRC’s website www.ccprc.com or by calling Ms. Lynda Abram, Contract Coordinator, 843-762-8081.

America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to Answer the Amended Complaint within the time specified above, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint. R E S P E C T F U L LY SUBMITTED, Larry D. Cohen, LLC Attorney at Law P.O. Box 30547 Charleston, South Carolina 29417 Tel. (843) 225-4445 Fax (843) 225-2009 ATTORNEY PLAINTIFF

FOR

THE

Charleston, South Carolina August 29, 2008 NOTICE OF FILING DEFICIENCY DEMANDED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Amended Lis Pendens, Amended Civil Cover Sheet, Amended Summons and Amended Complaint in this action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Common Pleas for Charleston County, South Carolina on September 18, 2008. Larry D. Cohen, LLC P.O. Box 30547 Charleston, South Carolina 29417 Tel. (843) 225-4445 Fax (843) 225-2009 ATTORNEY PLAINTIFF

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THE

Charleston, South Carolina September 23, 2008 NOTICE OF ORDER

By: Mr. Tom O’Rourke, Executive Director CHARLESTON COUNTY PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371PC with Irv Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401 before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication on his Notice to Creditors or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred. Estate of: DOD: Pers. Rep:

ESTATE of: DOD: Pers. Rep:

MOLLIE T. SMITH 2008-ES-10-1004 8/22/07 MICHAEL L. SMITH 1852 CHESSHIRE DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 BERNIE E. POWELL 2008-ES-10-1011 10/15/06 ARTHURINE RIVERS 117 BELLPOINT LN.DANIEL ISLAND, SC 29492

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371PC with Irv Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred. Estate of:

HELEN C. HAMPTON 2008-ES-10-1661 DOD: 10/30/08 Pers. Rep: JOAN C. O’BANNER 1425 WITTER ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29412 *************************************************************************

APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI TO: THE DEFENDANTS HEREIN, NAMES AND ADDRESSES UNKNOWN, INCLUDING ANY THEREOF WHO MAY BE MINORS, IMPRISONED PERSONS, INCOMPETENT PERSONS, UNDER OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY OR IN THE MILITARY SERVICE, IF ANY,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF CHARLESTON CASE NO.: 2008-DR-10-3533 LAURA ANN JOHNSON &

WHITFIELD JOHNSON Plaintiffs, v. CONSUELLA GILLIARD, Defendant. IN THE INTEREST OF: DEVONTRY MARQUIS GILLIARD, a minor child under the age of Eleven (11). TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

WHETHER RESIDENTS OR NON-RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO THE NATURAL, GENERAL, TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN OR COMMITTEE, OR OTHERWISE, AND TO THE PERSON WITH WHOM THEY MAY RESIDE, IF ANY THERE BE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Motion for an order appointing Mason D. Salisbury, Esquire, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe or John Doe, defendants herein, names and addresses unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, imprisoned persons, incompetent persons, in the military service or under other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County. YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said minors or persons under other legal disability, if any, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or either of them, a Guardian ad Litem to represent them for the purposes of this action, the appointment of said Guardian ad Litem Nisi shall be made absolute. Larry D. Cohen Larry D. Cohen, LLC P.O. Box 30547 Charleston, SC 29417 Tel. (843) 225-4445 Fax (843) 225-2009 Attorney for the Plaintiff September 19, 2008 Charleston, South Carolina

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to Answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer thereto on the subscriber, Charlie L. Whirl, Esquire, at his office, 2112 Commander Road, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405, within thirty (30) days after the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to Answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint and judgment by default may be entered against you. YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE FURTHER that if you fail to appear and defend and filed to answer the Complaint as required by this Summons within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, judgment by default will be entered against you or the relief demanded in the Complaint. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: The Summons and Complaint in the above-entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Charleston County Family Court, Charleston, South Carolina on September 26, 2008. The Final Hearing date for the Adoption is scheduled for December 19, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. on the second floor, 100 Broad Street, Charleston County Judicial Center, Family Court, Charleston, South Carolina. CHARLIE L. WHIRL 2112 Commander Rd. Charleston, SC 29405 (843) 566-9705-Office Attorney for Plaintiffs

CHARLESTON COUNTY GRANTS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM WETLANDS NOTICE OF EARLY PUBLIC REVIEW To: All Interested Agencies, Groups, and Individuals Charleston County is providing public notice that the Community Development Division of the Grants Administration Department has conducted an environmental evaluation of the project listed below to determine the potential effects that the project and its associated activities in the wetlands will have on the environment. The project involves the construction of a freestanding bathroom facility. This project is part of an overall proposed plan to create a recreational facility in the Town of Ravenel and encompasses the renovation/conversion of a historical railroad station into a museum. This railroad station is currently eligible to be listed in the National Register of Historical Places. PROPOSED PROJECT Construction of freestanding Bathroom Facility PROPOSED LOCATION Ravenel Railroad Depot Museum Corner Highway 165 and Martin Street, Ravenel, SC 29470 TMS# 187-00-00-100 Given that it has been determined by the Department of Health and Environmental Control Ocean and Coastal Resource Management that wetlands are located on the project site, Charleston County is required by Presidential Directive not to support the project on the site location if there are other practical alternatives to completing the project or assure that all precautions and steps are taken to assure wetlands preservation. To assure that all other alternatives are exhausted, an 8-step environmental analysis will be conducted. Public comments are invited and will be accepted for 30 days from the date of this publication. After the County has conducted the 8-step process and given consideration to public comments, Charleston County Grants Administration Community Development Division will publish a Statement of Findings and Public Explanation. Final comments will be accepted on the results of the analysis prior to requesting that the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development release funds for the project. All comments must be provided prior to January 12, 2009, and submitted to: Betty McZorn, Program Administrator Charleston County Grants Administration Department Community Development Division 4045 Bridge View Drive, Suite C202 North Charleston, South Carolina 29405 or by e-mail to [email protected] This notice, along with a request for comment, was mailed to the regional office of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the State Office of Environmental Protection, and the Department of Health and Environmental Control Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. This notice is required by Section 2(b) of Executive Order 11990 Protection of Wetlands and is implemented by HUD Regulations found at 24 CFR 55.20(b) for this HUD action that is within and/or will affect a floodplain or a wetland.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF CHARLESTON CASE NO.: 2008-DR-10-3533 LAURA ANN JOHNSON & WHITFIELD JOHNSON Plaintiffs, v. CONSUELLA GILLIARD, Defendant. IN THE INTEREST OF: DEVONTRY MARQUIS GILLIARD, a minor child under the age of Eleven (11). TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to Answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer thereto on the subscriber, Charlie L. Whirl, Esquire, at his office, 2112 Commander Road, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405, within thirty (30) days after the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to Answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint and judgment by default may be entered against you. YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE FURTHER that if you fail to appear and defend and filed to answer the Complaint as required by this Summons within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, judgment by default will be entered against you or the relief demanded in the Complaint. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: The Summons and Complaint in the above-entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Charleston County Family Court, Charleston, South Carolina on September 26, 2008. The Final Hearing date for the Adoption is scheduled for December 19, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. on the second floor, 100 Broad Street, Charleston County Judicial Center, Family Court, Charleston, South Carolina. CHARLIE L. WHIRL 2112 Commander Rd. Charleston, SC 29405 (843) 566-9705-Office Attorney for Plaintiffs

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