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‘I Promise You As A People We Will Get There” “I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and .0$10 and $20 to the cause.” “And I know you didn't do this just to win an election. And I know you didn't do it for me.” “You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime - two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.” “Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us.” “There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake See pg 2

The Inauguration of President Elect Barack Obama By. Ron Walters NNPA Columnist Even after a long campaign in which we have analyzed every twist and turn of the road together, what I have just written as the title to this piece has the clear and unmitigated ring of unreality, if one has been Black in America as long as I have. Writing some days before the Inauguration, I am sure that I am not alone in the feeling that, as Barack Obama places one hand on the Bible that once belonged to Abraham Lincoln and the other in the air, swearing fidelity to the Constitution of the United States of America, and is declared the 44th President of the United States, it will unleash an unimaginable sense of joy and pride whatever one thinks of our condition in America at that moment. Yes, we will celebrate, some watching the parade, others attending various Balls, and we will not “come down” until it begins to be tempered by the realization that he is indeed inside the White House, in fact, in the Oval Office, and that he is facing a set of crises unprecedented in American history. That will elicit another feeling, a feeling of anxiety, because literally the weight of this country and much of the world will be upon his shoulders and he and his administration will be faced with the test of executing the kind of judicious solutions that have the capacity to resolve these problems. A Black man has never faced such a test in the history of America and although we wish him well, we also know that despite the well wishers, these crises that he inherits will be treated as his shortly and he will be judged and second-guessed at every turn in the road with respect to every proposal. Presidents normally receive a lot of criticism and advice, but looking at administrations for 40 years now, I have never seen the weight of the advice that is descending upon Obama even before his takes office. Much of this is because of anxiety about the depth and severity of the crises such as the economy, home foreclosure, and the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and etc. But it seems everyone wants to give Barack Obama advice and while for many, it is their job, for others, their advice smacks of a lack of confidence in a relatively young, inexperienced Black man who has come to occupy the helm of society. Trying to gauge the reaction of Blacks to Obama’s presidency on radio shows, private conversations and elsewhere, I have detected that some Blacks wince in anger when he is attacked because they identify him with the Black community. Thus, a monumental challenge for us will be to detect when criticisms of Obama are based on credible and legitimate questions of his public policies and See pg 2

“Let us realize that the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. Let us realize that William Cullen Bryant is right: "Truth, crushed to earth, will rise again." Let us go out realizing that the Bible is right: "Be not deceived. God is not mocked. Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." This is our hope for the future, and with this faith we will be able to sing in some not too distant tomorrow, with a cosmic past tense, "We have overcome! We have overcome! Deep in my heart, I did believe we would overcome." (Excerpt from Dr. King’s Speech: Where Do We Go From Here?)

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

THE CROSSTOWN IS REALLY THE “SEPTIMA CLARK CROSSTOWN” Tens of thousands area motorists and travelers criss-crossing what is commonly called “The Crosstown,” daily would be surprised to learn that in 1995 it was officially dedicated to the memory of Dr. Septima Clark, yet her name does not appear on road markers along the Crosstown. The issue was raised by former mayoral candidate William Dudley Gregorie and Rep. Wendell Gilliard, during a community meeting recently, in response to an item in this newspaper seeking to prompt city officials to designate the Crosstown in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. However, it was learned, said Mr. Gregorie, who is seeking to replace Rep.Gilliard in District III, that the thoroughfare was already named to honor Dr. Septima Clark. According to Rep. Gilliard, “Our history has been hidden away from us and that is why in 1999 I went before city council and had a resolution passed that would designate an area to honor Dr. King.” From that, so far, we have the corridors running from Spring St. and along Cannon Streets as the designated corridors honoring Dr. King.” “What’s in a name?” questioned Rep. Gilliard. “I find it insulting that there are numerous bridges, road and highways of citizens that have served the community well, but what about the AfricanAmericans who have also made significant contribution? Certainly, Dr. Clark have served this nation, city and See pg 2

Blacks Seeking Business Enterprises Must Diversify By Barney Blakeney For much of the past several decades the Black business climate has been partly cloudy. That’s expected to continue into the new year though the potential for some clearing is possible. The downward spiralling economy almost insures the outlook for Black owned business development won’t See pg 2

NAACP Confederate Flag Issue Still On, But... By Barney Blakeney On January 19 marchers for the ninth consecutive year will converge on the South Carolina Statehouse building in Columbia to honor the birthday of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin L. King Jr. and to bring focus on the NAACP’s call for economic sanctions in protest of flying the Confederate flag on statehouse grounds. The NAACP called for economic sanctions in June 1999 to force removal of the flag from atop the State dome. Within six months the flag was moved to a place on the Statehouse grounds instead. The NAACP has continued its call for sanc-

tions contending the flag should be removed from the grounds altogether. Legislators have refused to reconsider its earlier compromise. Nine years later some question whether the annual march in Columbia has evolved more into an honor for King than a protest against the flag. Saying the goal of the march hasn’t changed, Charleston NAACP President Dorothy Scott said the last thing that needs to happen is for tourists and convention-

Philip Laroche Appointed to Key Local 2010 Census Post With the goal that the 2010 Census will include everyone in Charleston and surrounding communities, the U.S. Census Bureau has named Charleston native Phillip E. LaRoche to a key local position. LaRoche, a former project officer and community development manager with Charleston County government and former program administrator with the Trident Urban Leauge, will

work as a partnership specialist during the federal government’s national headcount set for spring 2010. “We are fortunate to have such an outstanding person working for a complete count in the Charleston area,” said Willliam W. Hatcher, regional director of the Charlotte Regional Census Center in making the announcement. The Census Bureau’s Charlotte office will See pg 2

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New Director of Business Services To Work With Minorities Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. announced today that Jonathan R. Oakman has been hired as the Director of Business Services, a new division of the Department of Planning, Preservation and Economic Innovation. This new division will work with the city minority business program, and help support, sustain and grow existing businesses throughout the City. Mayor Riley said, “Jonathan Oakman brings with him a wealth of skill,

talent and knowledge which will benefit our local business community and the citizens of Charleston. An aggressive and enticing effort to retain and bring in new business is important to be able to provide jobs and economic growth and Jonathan will be able to help us develop the tools to do just that.” Jonathan has significant experience in economic development, housing, and See pg 2

LOCAL CENSUS OFFICE OPEN HOUSE - Mr. Phillip Laroche (center), a Partnership Specialist in the Charleston office of the U.S. Census Bureau, along with Hispanic Community Activist Ms. Diane Salazar (2nd from right), welcomed members of the Charleston Legislative Delegation, State Senator (right) Robert Ford and Rep. Wendell Gilliard, and Ms. Ruth Jordan(left), a member of the Charleston County School Board, to its Open House Monday at their offices on Sam Rittenberg Blvd. Also participating was the presentation of The Colors by a contingent from the Military Magnet Academy with the national anthem sung by the Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary Unichorus.

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2- January 7, 2009 The Inaguraiton -----------------------------------------cont. deom pg 1 those that are leveled against him for who he is. Because of our experience with racism, Blacks often are good at determining when indeed, a criticism has an underlying message that has little relevance to the issue at hand. But some are so good at covering up their criticism that assessing the degree of racism that he will attract as a Black president of the United States, regardless of his attempt to run a race-neutral administration, will be difficult. So, being trigger happy will not help, but being vigilant is the right posture. I recommend an attitude of vigilance because of the fact that many of the problems Obama will face have no patent ideological guide and no surefire policy corrective and thus, there are many times when he and his administration, especially in their attempt to change course, will face uncertain choices and failure is almost certain for some. So, the success of his presidency will depend as much upon understanding of the difficulty of his challenges, placing expectations of his enormous gifts in some rational perspective, and sorting out racism from real substance. Given the prospect that he will face a high bar of performance and success probably not expected of any other modern president, it will take all of the 95 percent of the Black community, the 43 percent of Whites and the 70 percent of others who voted for him to become a support base and a safe harbor as he faces the task of turning the historical corner to achieve a more enlightened America. So, permit me to say, as someone who has given much of his life work to making the election of a Black man President of the United States possible, I join you in wishing Brother Barack Obama God’s speed. Dr. Ron Walters is the Distinguished Leadership Scholar, Director of the African American Leadership Center and Professor of Government and Politics at20the University of Maryland College Park. His latest book is: The Price of Racial Reconciliation (U. Michigan Press).

I was --------------------------------------------------------cont. from pg 1 after the children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage or pay their doctors' bills or save enough for their child's college education.” “There's new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to repair.” “The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.” “I promise you, we as a people will get there.” Pres. Elect Barack Obama

New Director ---------------------------------------------cont. from pg 1 planning, coupled with skills in finance, community outreach and communication. A native of Columbia, SC, he has previously worked for the Alliance for Downtown New York and managed business attraction efforts for the Lower Manhattan Business Improvement District. He has also worked for the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, directing the work on 40 projects.

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What’s In --------------------------------------------------cont. from pg 1 state well, and while I am appreciative of the awards accorded her, the Crosstown is a landmark and much-traveled thoroughfare that should not go unmarked.” Dr. Wilmont Frasier Jr., said although his late fathers name adorns an elementary school on Charleston’s Westside, “ It’s no accident that the area’s most significant structures, connected with high-achieving Blacks, are conspicuously absent. For instance, the enormous contribution to education made by Mary McCloud Bethune, what is named after her? “As many youths in our communities get caught up in criminal activities.” he noted, “its important in their early years for them to see concrete examples of people the color of us who have played significant roles in the development of their communities and world around them.” “Our history has been kept away from us,” said Rep. Gilliard, “and it was good thing to name the new Burke gym after the legendary coach and teacher after Modie Risher, for it reminds our young people of the sacrifices made in the past and what each of them can do to emulate him.” In an Chronicle editorial last week, Jim French noted that no major thoroughfare in the city of Charleston was named to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., except for a street in West Oak Forest with some 18 residencies lining the narrow street. French said he erred when he learned that the Crosstown was already named to honor Dr. Septima Clark, although her name does not appear on street signs along the Crosstown.

About Dr. Septima Clark S e p t i m a Earthaline Poinsette Clark was born in Charleston, SC. Her father was born a slave and her mother, Victoria, was s free woman from Haiti. She attended public and private schools for Blacks in Charleston before entering Avery Institute and began a teaching career for Blacks on Johns Island. In 1918 she left the Island to take a position at Avery, at a time when there were no Black teachers in the Charleston County public schools. She then collected over 10,000 signatures to have the law changed, which resulted in the hiring of Black teachers in 1920. In 1957 she coordinated a campaign to equalize teacher salaries and became an active NAACP member. In 1957 her teaching contract was not renewed after serving 40years as an educator but her NAACP membership was the reason. She then joined the staff of Highlander Folk School, an integrated institution devoted to helping all people to achieve first-class citizenship and equality. Among her students was Rosa Parks, credited to starting the civil rights movement with her refusal to leave her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama. In 1964 Dr. Clark was selected to accompany Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Norway when he was presented the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1974 she was elected to the Charleston Country School Board and in 1976 she was recipient of the Humanitarian Award of the National Education Association. In 1978, the Charleston Housing Authority named a daycare center for children in her honor and in 1979, President Jimmy Carter presented her with a Living Legacy Award. In 1978 the College of Charleston awarded her an honorary doctorate, making her the first Black person to be so honored and was later inducted into the Burke High School Hall of Fame. In 1982 she received the Order of the Palmetto from the state of South Carolina and in 1985 was one of five people to be honored at the 50th convention of the National Council on Nergro Women in Washington, D.C. She was united in marriage to the late Nerie David Clark Jr. in 1923 who died two years later, leaving her a widow with two children.

All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.

Mayor's Aide Gets Sentence of 120 Days in Jail By: Corey Williams and Ed White, Associated Press DETROIT - The former top aide and ex-lover of disgraced ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick followed her old boss to jail Tuesday, the last step in a criminal case that shook up Detroit politics for a year after romantic text messages between the pair

made headlines. Christine Beatty, once an influential figure at Detroit City Hall, waved goodbye to loved ones as she was ushered from a courtroom to begin a 120-day jail stay for obstruction of justice. She will serve her term in Wayne County jail, where Kilpatrick has been serving an identical sentence since late October.

Lawyer for Baltimore Mayor Calls Indictment 'Ludicrous' By. Sean Yoes Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspapers

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Blacks Seeking ------------------------------------------cont. from pg 1 improve, at least not for the next six months, says former Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce President Wilbur Johnson. But Charleston Minority Business Development Office manager Theron Snype thinks the potential for Black owned business growth here is almost incalculable. Some traditional disparities account for the relatively few number of black-owned local businesses compared to those owned by members of other ethnic groups that includes difficulty in obtaining lines of credit and financing. But there are other factors, Johnson says. Most local black-owned businesses are in the service area, Johnson said. Black business development locally means the black business community must become more diversified, he said. There are local Black lawyers and medical professionals, Black owned restaurants, a few clothing stores and janitorial services, “But we don’t have people making anything and only a few who are building anything,” he said. That could change if President-elect Barack Obama’s stated goals come to fruition through the creation of government work programs, Johnson believes. That would create the opportunity for consulting jobs, construction jobs and a host of suppliers that Black entrepreneurs can use to their advantage. Snype says the abundance of Black owned funeral businesses is one indicator that the resources to start and develop businesses are present in the Black community. Those resources simply have to be redirected, he said. While problems in obtaining financing continue to exist, Black entrepreneurs outside the local community are beginning to see the potential for business here, Snype said citing the recent location of two successful Black owned businesses to the area - one a medical staffing company the other a logistics firm. Noting that the Carolina Minority Suppliers Council, Inc. which held a conference here last August and plans two more in the upcoming year, Snype said locally members of the Black community will have to reinvest in themselves. To ignore the unfairness and discrimination Blacks encounter trying to start and develop businesses would be naive, said Snype. But the potential is here and often it’s necessary to compensate for those disparities with drive and commitment, he said. Using financial and business experience resources already existing within the Black community also can overcome some of the economic prejudice and discrimination Black entrepreneurs may face, he said.

NAACP Confederate -----------------------------------cont. from pg 1 eers to refrain from coming to South Carolina as the state faces a challenging economy. Though the NAACP should do more throughout the year to bring focus to its call for economic sanctions, Scott said yearlong negotiations continue behind the scenes to discourage visitors to the state. As part of those continuing efforts, the goal and mission of King Day at the Dome has not changed, she said. “We need to do more visible things to remind people that we still have a problem that needs to be fixed,” Scott said of NAACP efforts. The effectiveness of those efforts is another question, she said. The most recent tourism statistics available show the number of tourists to the state steadily increasing since the 2000 legislative compromise was reached. In 2007 tourists and conventioneers visiting the Tri-county area psent some $3 billion annually/ per person/per day, accor9ding to the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce. About 74 percent of hotel and motel rooms were occupied at an average rate of $150 per day. Individuals spent about $51 per day for food and beveages, $38 per day to attend attractions and $104 per dcay shopping. In 1995 the rate of occupancy was about 73 percent wehiule the averrage rate for roomes was about $72 per day. In 1999, the year prior to the start of the NAACP sanctions, 2.8 million rooms were rented overnight in Charleston County. In 2000 2.93 million rooms were rented overnight in the county. And in 2003 3.26 million rooms were rented overnight. According to a 2000 survey the average visitor to the area spent about $60 for food and beverage, $20 for event tickets and $45 for shopping per trip. Rev. Joe Darby Vice president of the Charleston NAACP said the fact that the NCAA still refuses to hold athletic tournaments in the state is one indication the sanctions are effective. And though some organizations, including the AME Church annually hold functions in South Carolina, it doesn’t negate other actions taking place, he said. Scott said support for President-elect Barack Obama’s candidacy indicates changing attitudes in the state is occurring. “Now may be the time to take the issue before the legislature again,” she suggests. Charleston Rep. David Mack doesn’t agree however. The legislature requires a two-third majority vote to reconsider legislation and those votes just aren’t there. “Not even close,” Mack said. While the annual march in Columbia may not sway legislators or significantly impact tourism in the state it does serve as an important educational tool teaching young people of their need to stay vigilant in ensuring they are treated with dignity and respect, Mack said.

Mayor Shelia Dixon area of the Clipper Mill law offices of Arnold Weiner where embattled Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon made her first press conference to address the Baltimore grand jury 12-count indictment leveled against her last week. The city’s first female mayor, a 20-year veteran of Baltimore politics, entered the reception area flanked by her attorneys Dale Kelberman and Weiner and sat down at a table crowded with microphones and recording devices. Dixon, looking subdued and somewhat shaken read a statement that was sent out to members of the media earlier in the day. For the rest of the press conference, which included no questions from the media, Weiner, a prominent Maryland defense attorney, vigorously defended his client. “The first thing I would like to say is how proud I am that the lady to my left—Sheila Dixon—is the mayor of my city,” Weiner said. “For more than two decades she has distinguished herself as a knowledgeable, effective and dedicated public servant.”

Philip LaRochecont. from pg 1 support 2010 Census operations in South Carolina and four other States: North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. “It’s important that everyone be included in the census so that South Carolina and its communities get the fair share of power and money distributed on the basis of census numbers,” Hatcher said. The nationwide census that comes every 10 years is used to reapportion the seats of the U.S. House of Representatives among states, to redraw state legislative lines, and to allocate about $300 billion in federal monies yearly. The U.S. Constitution mandates the census. America conducted its first census in 1790, and the 2010 Census will be the nation’s 23rd decennial counting of people and housing. LaRoche retired in 1994 from his duties at the Charleston Navy Shipyard after 30 years of service. He cemented his community involvement with affiliations in many organizations. For three decades, LaRoche carved out local celebrity status as a disc jockey at Charlestonj’s WPAL. He currently serves as president of Media Services, Inc., a commercial radio consulting business based in Charleston. The U.S. Census Bureau has charged LaRoche, as a partnership specialist, with developing partnerships with local, state and tribal governments, as well as community and faith-based entities, schools, businesses and grassroots organizations. These partnerships will help create a responsive environment when census questionnaires go to households in spring 2010.

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Black Assistant Coach Says White Wife Hampers Promotion By. George E Curry NNPA Columnist The University of Florida’s football team made a statement last week when it defeated the University of Oklahoma 24-14 and was declared national champion for the second time in three years. Charlie Strong, the AfricanAmerican defensive coordinator who kept the Sooners far below their 54 points a game average, made an even louder statement when he declared that despite all of his success at Florida, he has been passed over for head coaching positions because of his interracial marriage. “Everybody always said I didn’t get that job because my wife was white,” Strong told a columnist for the Orlando Sentinel. He added, “If you think about it, a coach is standing up there representing the university. If you’re not strong enough to look through that (interracial marriage) then you have an issue.” Strong’s assertion caught many by surprise. When you look at AfricanAmerican sports figures – including Charles Barkley and Tiger Woods – many have White wives. So do many big time Black coaches, including Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears. Interracial couples are so commonplace in athletics that one would be forgiven if he or she thought it was a requirement for Blacks participating at the top echelon of sports. There is no doubt that interracial couples are less of a social taboo today than they were just two decades ago. According to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2003, more than three-quarters of all adults – 77 percent – said it is “all right for blacks and whites to date each other.” In 1987, that figure was only 48 percent.

But Coach Strong’s allegation speaks to a more subtle point. From the days of the Founding Fathers, White males have never objected to interracial liaisons. You can look at the complexion of any group of AfricanAmericans and see that racial lines have been blurred. White men, ranging from the supposedly enlightened Thomas Jefferson to segregationist Strom Thurmond, have had children by Black women, often against their will. The objection has been to the voluntary union between Black men and

White women. That has been particularly true in the Deep South. Gunnar Myrdal’s landmark “American Dilemma,” written in the mid-1940s, observed the South’s “fixation on the purity of white womanhood.” Myrdal explained, “The South has an obsession with sex which helps to make this region quite irrational in dealing with Negroes generally…” In the Matter of Color, a book written by retired U.S. Appeals Court Judge A. Leon Higginbotham Jr., notes that if a free Black

man had sexual relations with a White woman in South Carolina during the Colonial period, he would automatically lose his freedom. In 1955, Emmett Till, a 14year-old boy from Chicago, was murdered near Money, Miss. for allegedly whistling at a White woman. Although his killers later bragged about killing young Till, they were never convicted. Until 1966, interracial marriages were illegal in 16 states. That year, in the case of Loving v. Virginia, which involved a marriage

between a White man and a Black woman, the United States Supreme Court invalidated anti-miscegenation laws. According to the Census Bureau, the number of interracial marriages remain relatively small, increasing form less than 1 percent in 1970 to slightly more than 5 percent in 2000. A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2005 found that more than one-fifth of all Americans – 22 percent – say they have a close relative married to someone of a different race.

Comments: Blah, blah, blah. I know that it is so politically correct to support inter-racial marriage as if it's perfectly acceptable, but I am personally disgusted by it.I also find it ridiculous that such a disproportionate number of these marriages involve rich and famous black males who are big in the world of music, sports, or movies. Apparently black women are not good enough for these guys once they reach a certain status in the world. Fungus

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The Daniel Joseph Jenkins Institute for Children, previously known as Jenkins Orphanage, was founded on December 16, 1891 by the Reverend Daniel Joseph Jenkins of John’s Island, S.C. He started the orphange after observing four young black children huddled together early on a cold December morning. They told him they were out early because they had no parents and no place to live. Mr Jenkins, his heart moved with compassion, determined that he would help the children and thus began his work known today as the Daniel Joseph Jenkins Institute for Children.

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4-January 14, 2009 Days Before Historic Inauguration, Congressional Black Caucus Savors Greater Power By. Hazel Trice Edney NNPA Editor-in-Chief

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The 41-member Congressional Black Caucus, which often describes itself as the “conscience of the Congress”, is anticipating a power surge next week as one of its former members takes the oath of office as president of the United States. “As I stand here today, I can tell you with certainty that these 41 members of the Congressional Black Caucus recognizes that this is our moment,” said U. S. Rep. Barbara Lee, the new chairwoman of the 40-year-old caucus at the group’s ceremonial swearing in last week. Recalling the mission of the 13 founding members of the CBC as being “to achieve greater equity for persons of African decent”, Lee, of California, told the audience of hundreds in the new Capitol Visitors Center, “As we change the course of our country, and as we confront the economy, and as we continue moving forward, we will continue their legacy in working day and night to make this a better and more secure world for our children.” Then U. S. Sen. Barack Obama served as a member of the Congressional Black Caucus with a consistent record of 100 percent on the NAACP Civil Rights report card. But it is often said that he must now govern the nation as a president - not as a “Black president.” Agreeing, members of the CBC interviewed by the NNPA News Service at a reception following the Jan. 6 swearing in, said as they push legislation to improve the plight of Blacks in America, they will be emboldened by the support of the president – because of his principles, not because of his race. “It challenges the Congressional Black Caucus because now more than ever, America will recognize that there are three branches of government, the executive, the judicial and the legislative, the legislature being the initiator of ideas,” says Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas). “It will be very good to compliment the leadership of President Obama to have ideas coming from the Caucus - ideas and solutions to problems, working on the dream that is still a work in progress.” For too long have certain tenets of American democracy, such as “freedom and justice for all” been recited, but not fully realized, says Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.). He ticked off a list of issues that will need immediate attention. “Health care, jobs, education…getting serious about reducing crime. We have a lot of work to do and we look forward to working with President Obama and we will work enthusiastically to solve these problems,” says Scott. Black political observers will also watch closely to see what will happen with legislation on predatory lending, police profiling and misconduct, sentencing disparities, affirmative action, and other areas of public policy that have largely remained stagnant. The CBC was founded in January of 1969 when 13 AfricanAmerican representatives of the 77th Congress formed the Democratic Select Committee. The committee was renamed the Congressional Black Caucus in 1971. Founding members of the CBC were Reps. Shirley Chisholm (N.Y.), William Clay (Mo.), George Collins (Ill.), John Conyers (Mich.), Ronald Dellums (Calif.), Charles Diggs (Mich.), Augustus Hawkins (Calif.), Ralph Metcalfe (Ill.), Parren Mitchell (Md.), Robert Nix (Pa.), Charles Rangel (N.Y.), Louis Stokes (Ohio), and Delegate Walter Fauntroy (D.C.). Forty years later, two of the CBC founding members are chairing two of the most powerful committees in Congress. Rep. John Conyers, known as the “dean” of the CBC, chairs the House Judiciary Committee and Rep. Charlie Rangel chairs the House Ways and Means Committee. Two other CBC members chair House committees. They are Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) of the Homeland Security Committee and Edolphus Towns, who chairs the House Oversight Committee. In addition, there are 15 subcommittee chairs who are CBC members. U. S. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), the House majority whip, is currently the highest ranking African-American in Congress. The growing power of the CBC is clearly bolstered by Democratic majorities in both houses. “This will be an outstanding year in the history of our great nation,” Clyburn told the audience at the swearing in. He introduced House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a “strong, steely petite woman”.

Martin Luther King III: 'We’ve Got to Roll Up Our Sleeves' By. Hazel Trice Edney NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – On the verge of commemorating the Martin Luther King National Holiday Jan. 19, Martin Luther King III, has declared “We’ve got to roll up our sleeves” during what he describes as “a very special period in the history of our nation and world.” Speaking last week to the ceremonial swearing in of the Congressional Black Caucus, King says America must remind itself that despite the historic swearing in of the nation’s first Black president Jan. 20, his father’s “dream has not been fulfilled even though a significant aspect of that dream has been fulfilled.” Sitting aside a prepared speech, King III, now a human rights leader in his own right, spoke from his heart as he stood before the Capitol Hill audience of hundreds, thinking of his father, who was assassinated April 4, 1968 and his mother who died of cancer on Jan. 30, 2006. “I cannot say exactly what my father and mother would say, but I know they’re looking down on us smiling,” said King, founder and president of Realizing the Dream, a non-profit advocacy organization for the poor. Then he laid out the bare facts: “But, as long as there are 37 plus million people living in poverty, the dream will not be fulfilled; as long as we live in a nation where 47 plus million people have no health insurance, the dream has not been fulfilled, as long as we live in a nation where the criminal justice system has millions of people and just about 50-50 percent of those people are people of color, the dream will not be fulfilled,” he told the vigorously applauding audience. “We still have work to do, but the Martin Luther King, III wonderful thing is we can make it happen. Where there is great challenge, there is also great opportunity.” Referring to the historic inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama, King said, “Our nation is getting ready to move in a most powerful direction in the most positive way.” But, he added, “We’ve got to roll up our sleeves.” Had he lived, Dr. King would be 80 years old on Jan. 15 this year. Listening to King III speak were civil rights icons U. S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Dr. Dorothy Height, president emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women, both of whom marched on Washington with Dr. King on Aug. 28, 1963, where he rendered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Both Lewis and Height received rousing applause when acknowledged by King III. But, King pointed out that it was the principles for which they stood that made them great. He encouraged the CBC and the audience to remember those principles as outlined succinctly by Dr. King in several of his speeches. King quoted his father, “The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in times of comfort and convenience, but where they stand in times of challenge and controversy.”

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Just like the prophet Samuel, I believe that Barack Obama’s fate was predestined by the Lord; I believe that he was chosen to lead a country headed for a recession, to the blessing of a bountiful reward. I believe that even if Barack’s color, was red, green or blue; It wouldn’t have mattered for because of his integrity, God would have still allowed him to be elected, to see this country safely through.

Saamonee Green the 2008 Charleston County Sunday School and BTU Congress queen is an active member of Jerusalem Baptist Missionary Church. Saamone is an eighth grade honor student at St. Andrew’s Middle School. Saamone sings with the youth choir and serves as a member of the youth usher board. In addition to playing on the volleyball team, Saamone plays the Clarinet with the school Band. Saamone’s parents are Eddie and Sabrina Green.

I believe that this country which prides itself, on freedom and wealth; Through Barack Obama’s leadership, will experience a new sense of liberty, and economical health. I believe that our young men and women, will finally cease from being killed in Iraq; For I foresee the wars coming to an end, and our troops being brought home by Barack. This country which is inhabited, by a diversity of residents; Has finally put aside their racial indifferences, and chose the most qualified candidate for president. Barack Obama has inherited a country, engulfed in was and economical strife; But I believe the change that Barack has promised, give its people hope, and brings to this country new life. Oh the next four years won’t be easy, for Barack and his administration; But just as God led Moses and the children of Israel out of Egypt, through our prayers for Barack’s leadership, we can witness our country’s salvation. I also want to think Michelle and her daughters, for sharing this brilliant leader with us; And Barack, don’t ever lean to your own understanding, but through all of your decisions, seek the guidance and wisdom, of our Lord and savior Christ Jesus… Rodney T. Green - 228648 MCI B - 1 - B - 5 - A 1516 Old Gilliard Rd. Ridgeville, SC 99472

Trident Technical College joins other area colleges in inviting you to celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. Thursday, Feb. 5 6:30 p.m. Summerall Chapel The Citadel Sponsored by the Black History Month Intercollegiate Consortium

Who Asked Me? by Beverly Gadson-Birch

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE LATELY? Last week, I had my say about Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama and how the campaign was going to get “dirty”. Y’all know the deeper you stir up mess, the stinker it gets. Folks are going to do that they can to discredit this young man who is seeking to bring about changes. There is something about changes that stir up wrath in folks. Now, we have some “racial”, “fairy tale”, “pot smoking”, “drug dealing” mudslinging going on. Don’t y’all get caught up in that stuff but stay the course. We are too close to having our voices heard so don’t let “nobody” turn you around. We are once again called to the State House on Monday, January 21, 2009 for a King Day rally. Y’all need to be there and take your children. The history making experience and the education are priceless. On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. King was in Memphis in support of striking Sanitation Workers. While serving a 99 year sentence for the death of Dr. King, Ray died April 23, 1998. Did James Earl Ray take the real secret of what happened on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel to his grave? Was Ray the lone assassin or was there a conspiracy as many Americans believe? Do we know any more today than we did 40 years ago? This year’s celebration will mark the 23rd anniversary of the observance of a Federal Holiday in memory of Dr. King. It took Congressman John Conyers from Michigan just four days after King’s death to introduce legislation calling for a King Holiday. It took Congress 15 years to act upon that legislation. It was Conyers and Rep. Shirley Chisolm who repeatedly submitted legislation for the King Holiday. It was their combined efforts along with public pressure that finally gave way to the passage of the King Holiday. There were those who put their lives on the line for such a time as this when freedom would be realized by all Americans regardless of race, creed, or color but what have you done lately? Many of today’s youths will only remember what they were told or read in history books of Dr. King’s life. However, millions of Americans, Black and White have lived through the life and death of Dr. King. They remember how it was before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus to a White man. Out of that defiance, the Montgomery Improvement Council was formed. Dr. King was selected to lead the Association. The Montgomery Bus Boycott grew out of this movement. The plan was for black workers to use taxis to travel back and forth to work. Since the bus and taxi fares were the same, ten cents, the plan was to use taxis in order to bring the bus officials to their knees but local officials soon passed a law to raise the cab fares from ten cents to forty five cents. Since the workers rode the bus to and from work, twice a day, the law would made using taxis prohibitive. Blacks began using their personal cars to pick up those without transportation. Others walked to and from work through the cold, blazing sun and rain. Even the Whites began to pick up their day laborers because they needed it was apparent that they could not do without them. Oftentimes, we forget about those that are left out of the spotlight. Hundreds, Black and White, lost their lives during the Civil Rights Movement. The question today is what have you done lately? Although the times have changed, many of the issues remain the same. Education was a burning issue then and it still is. While many of the schools are integrated, there are still many that are not. Charter Schools are springing up all over the place to circumvent integration. Integration is not the key to the success of students but equity is. The way we fund our schools need to be revisited. The discriminating manner in which attendance lines are dawn needs to be revisited. The excessive number of black students suspended and expelled from school clearly points to flaws in the system and needs to be revisited. The discriminatory manner in which teachers are assigned to schools create many of the learning problems and needs to be revisisted. The lack of accountability for administrators needs to be revisited not to mention upgrading salaries. The old folks used to say “you get what you pay for”. In many instances, gifted teachers are assigned to magnet or high achieving schools while others not as gifted are assigned to low performing schools. So, what have you done lately? Have you visited your child’s school or attended a board meeting to voice your concerns? Have you checked Johnny’s book bag to see what he is carrying to school or his pants to be sure they are up on his butt? Economic Development for blacks is still a burning issue. Blacks are still the last hired and the first fired. They are still one paycheck away from bankruptcy. While thousands of permits are pulled each year for construction projects across South Carolina, most of the projects will be awarded to white companies; less than 100 major contracts will go to Blacks. Jobs that pay over $40,000 are still being filled by Whites while Blacks with college degrees are still being offered jobs paying a little over $20,000 a year. Banks are still denying minorities with well established business loans to grow their business while White companies overall have been successful in obtaining loans. So, what have you done lately? Have our legislators joined others who bring in big businesses and negotiate top jobs for minorities? There has to be some trade off for all citizens—not a select few—for companies choosing to do business in this state. Are we still doing business with banks that refuse to do business with us? Y’all better wake up and smell the coffee. The Black media across this country are closing their doors for lack of advertising by major companies and corporations. The same companies and corporations use the billions of Black dollar that we spend with them to promote white golf tournaments and white initiatives while refusing to advertise with the black radio stations and black newspaper. So, what have you done lately to discourage these kind of practices? Keep your money in your community. Do as they do. Support your own!!! If you haven’t done anything lately, you need to get busy. We are experiencing those “difficult days” that Dr. King talked about during the sixties. We may have two cars and two garages to park them in but we also have two mortgages and we are running out of gas money. We spend too much time working and trying to keep our heads above water that we have neglected our children. We have been blind sighted by our need to survive that we haven’t seen the toll upon our children. Our young girls are walking around with their tummies hanging out underneath cropped tops displaying multiple tattoos. Our young boys’ pants are below their butts while sporting front teeth grills. We have some serious problems at home with values and ethics as we struggle to “overcome”. We have to rethink our priorities and fight for larger slices of the pie and forget about the crumbs that have us living prisoners in our own communities. Never mind if you get called out for playing the race card. Folks have ways of derailing your best efforts by making it appear as though you are a racist because you have the guts to stand up to them. Don’t let other folks fight your battles. You need to get in the fight for yourself, your children and for generations to come. Don’t rest on the laurels of the sixties. So, what is it that you have done lately to make a difference? It is time for a change in 2009.

The Chronicle

January 14, 2009-5

As I See It

Hakim Abdul-Ali

Breathing Hope On the Way to Winner’s Peak Today my head is in a mountainous arena. In reality, I guess I’d do better in explaining that by saying that my thoughts are in lofty places. I’m thinking about life and the trials of the moment that are upon me. I believe that you can relate to this feeling, because I sincerely believe that you also have some trials in your mind’s path that are causing you to maybe take a back seat from some trivial things and give some serious thoughts to some others. I’m at that point, and even though it may be very early in the morning as I write this column, I’m focused on something more positive. That positive “flow,” if I may be colloquial for the moment, is that I’m “Breathing Hope.” Yes’ I’m “Breathing Hope” because I sense a greater urgency to be more upfront with my inner thinking in these trying times that are upon me. Like I said previously, you may already be there in your own personal worlds of existences as you read with on with curiosity. I image that we’re on the same page in recognizing that our own (and unknown to each other) daily trials and struggles can “mess” with our own self-imposed concepts of what we may believe about the relevancy of inner peace and happiness roles in our present worlds of consciousness. It can be an enigmatic mentally mountainous climb for many “hue-mans.” Some “colored” folk, and that could include any and everyone from every ethnicity in this world, go through their trials and struggles and give up yearnings for inner peace and happiness amidst the tests of life by thinking negatively about their present and future happenings. It’s as though they live in worlds of self-defeat. I hate to say that, but I’ve found this to very true as I’ve encountered many “hue-mans” who have no uplift to and in their psyches in dealing with the trials and struggles of the moment. You probably know of some “colored” negative thinkers in your respective ethnic groupings of family, associates and friends. I most certainly do in my own ethnic circle of family, friends and associates with no negative jabs intended. It seems as though they, like me, at times may become overwhelmed by the ordeals of life’s awesome barrage of trials and struggles. When this happens we sometimes lose assurances that everything is going to be alright, but only if we “hang” in there during these present and future unpredictable moments of inner uncertainty and doubt. Please listen carefully as I talk to you about “Breathing Hope,” especially in these crucial times of inner (and outer) trials and struggles that seem to come at us from nowhere. The uniform struggles and trials of life are many in their various masquerades to the souls of “hue-mans” all over the globe. They are what they are, and no more needs to be said about them except that they are mountains to be climbed. These mountains of apparent difficulties may seem to be burdensome, daunting and even insurmountable, but I’m here to tell that they can be climbed if you “Breath Hope” into your thinking mental apparatus and take positive action. It requires immense faith in Most High Alone to know that “hope” is truly eternal, but you (and I) must go the well of real energy to tackle the tasks of climbing life’s temporary mountainous peaks and hills. It all begins with starting the climb out of doubt by embracing “hope” as a cardinal principle of action. To do this you literally have to “breathe” that unhidden spiritual strength into your nostrils and soul in order to be able to tackle the mountains of trials and struggles that face you each and every day in your worlds of existences. You have to do this so that you can see your way through the valleys of inner and outer negatives that flash before your unsuspecting mind-sets. I know this as fact also, because when I put “hope” into my scope of tackling my own mountains of struggles and tests that I have to face, I find that those mountains become mole hills in time. I’ve found out that it takes courage to climb a mountain of any kind, no matter where they may be in our minds. Many “colored” people from every ethnic group and culture are afraid of many things including their own shadows of timidity. It’s the truth and these same weak-heartedness become mental insurmountable mountains in the minds of these climbers who quit at the first appearance of a difficult mountain of trial or struggle. It’s as like they breathe dread instead of “Breathing Hope.” I see it all the time as I listen to others and I see the “hue-man” climbers submit to inner doubt, fright, and horror in facing their daily trials and struggles. It’s fear personified. I believe with all my heart and soul that, sometimes, some of the things we often fear the most happening never, ever come to fruition. That’s a basic lesson that I’ve learned from my trials and struggles in life thus far, and you may do yourself some good by remembering and breathing in that statement of positive insight. Every second in the living experience is another moment in life, if it’s granted to you by God Alone, and it is another opportunity to “Breathe Hope” into all of your present and future struggles, tests, trials and ordeals from the Creator Alone of everything and everyone. It’s a powerful way to start the beginning of the climb to the top any summit or elevated stressor that faces you now and in the future. That’s where my heads at right now as I write in the wee hours of the morning thinking about my own mountains of dilemmas that are there waiting for me to confront and tackle. Believe me when I tell that they come in all shapes, sizes and descriptions, but to me they are all mountains that I must face, or climb. I’m telling myself that “I’m a winner,” meaning that I “Breathe Hope” in every challenge or test from God Alone that comes my way. I must do this because I believe in and have faith only in the Creator Alone of everything that I can and will climb all of my mountains in my path. I believe and “breathe” this with all my heart and soul, including now and forever. As a believer, I’m challenged by life’s tests and ordeals to “Breathe Hope” into my psyche and soul by embracing “real” faith in the Most High Alone when I have to face and endure my daily and future mountains of examinations from God Alone. Do you do the same knowing that God Alone never, ever makes a mistake or error by placing “these” mountains of difficulties before you, or do you become quitters at the initial appearance of any difficulty in your day-to-day battles within yourself? Take a deep “breath” and think before you answer that remote question, because a “colored” mind is a terrible thing to lose, even in today’s failing economy. While pondering your reply, I’d like you to understand that to “Breath Hope” is to entertain a wish for something with some expectation. But it also implies being confident with a trusting confidence from God Alone that everything is going to be alright, achievable and accomplished, as long as you do your part. That includes being patient and maintaining “real” faith in the Most High when facing and climbing the various mountains of life. When you do that with conviction and perseverance there’s no mountain or obstacle too high that you can’t or will not be able to ascend. Keep climbing. Believe in yourself. I hope to see you on the believers’ slopes as we scale the mountains of life. Happy lift off in today’s surge toward being a winner in overcoming the doubt that you can’t make it to the top of Winner’s Peak, and that’s “As I See It.” .

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Black Press Inaugural Gala to Benefit NNPA Wing at Howard University By. Hazel Trice Edney NNPA Editor-in-Chief W A S H I N G T O N (NNPA) – Among the string of glitzy galas and balls to kick off the Inaugural festivities will be one held by the National Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation and the National Black Chamber of Commerce – with two big goals in mind. Other than to of course celebrate the nation’s first Black President Barack Obama, under the theme of ''A Salute to Change,” the Monday, Jan. 19 gala has an educational focus. It is a benefit for an NNPA News Service wing of the new Howard University John H. Johnson School of Communications, slated for construction on the Washington, D.C. campus. “What better way to cele-

Dorothy R. Leavell brate this historic occasion than to assure that those great institutions that helped pave the way for President-elect Obama maintain rich legacies for the future,” says Dorothy R. Leavell, chair of the NNPA Foundation. “This is what we hope to accomplish by investing in our

educational program to develop outstanding journalism students at Howard University. We are excited about this inauguration and all the other future strides to be documented by those whom we have helped to train.” Entertainment will be by Phredley; the Howard University Dance Troupe; and The Stylistics, with their 18 piece band. International cigars will be available for purchase; a full bar hosted by Hennessy; a buffet of fine cuisine; and the Ted Ellis Silent Auction on his portrait of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States. Howard University launched the aggressive $75 million fund-raising campaign last August in Chicago at the late Ebony/Jet publisher’s

Chicago headquarters during the largest gathering of racial minority journalists at the quadrennial Unity: Journalists of Color convention. The School of Communications is currently housed in a converted hospital built after the Civil War. Currently the NNPA News Service runs a Microsoft-sponsored internship program through the school’s Converged Media Lab. “This is just an exciting time for everybody,” says Jannette L. Dates, dean of Howard’s School of communications. “And it’s just so wonderful that we’re bringing our ideas and our drive and energy together as we move forward toward reaching a goal and realizing a dream for NNPA and for Howard.”

Labor Leader to Obama: ''We Have Your Back; We Will Not Let You Back Up!'' By. Bill Fletcher Jr. NNPA Columnist The president of the Maryland and DC AFLCIO, Fred Mason, had an idea. Following the electoral victory of Barack Obama he found himself perplexed by the enthusiastic, yet very unfocused, response of organized labor as to what should happen next. While there was optimism in the air, what was missing was real content. But what was especially missing was any sort of public display of both support AND concern by US workers for an incoming Administration at a point of significant economic and political crisis. The traditional labor union response to incoming administrations, particularly those viewed as favorable by and toward unions and workers, has tended to be side-bar meetings where an agenda is discussed. These behind-the-scenes gatherings might have worked when unions were in a stronger position, but the diminishing power of workers and unions has resulted in such meetings having limited impact.

result of mega-economic factors (for example, globalization) combined with vicious political assaults (such as the mass firings of the air traffic controllers in 1981 by then President Ronald Reagan), is as well the result of internal problems that inhibit many leaders and members from understanding the global economic and political battlefield on which we operate. Thus, when Mason suggested a nation-wide mobilization, the leaders' collective silence in effect said the following: ''If we can even mobilize our members—which many of us think that we cannot— we run the risk of antagonizing political and business leaders. If we antagonize them, we will not be invited into meetings and we will be condemned to the wilderness.''

What Mason recognizes, along with some other key union leaders and activists, is that the union movement was condemned to the wilderness a very long time ago by political and business leaders in the USA. The problem that the union movement confronts is how to change the terms of the discussion and ensure that the voices of the voiceless are heard on a national stage and can actually shift reality. Though Mason was unsuccessful with his first proposal—and here comes the good news—he won support for 'Plan B': a union contingent in the 56th Presidential Inaugural Parade on January 20th under the banner ''America's Workers United for Change.'' What makes this contingent of more than 250

workers of particular interest in addition to it historical significance is that it brings together union leaders and activists from the AFL-CIO unions, Change to Win, the National Education Association, and constituency groups affiliated with the AFLCIO.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sacrificed His Life For Others And Was Arrested 30 Times!

What Are You Willing to Sacrifice?

Mason, a long-time progressive, African-American union activist and leader, started suggesting a different course of action. Why not have unions hold or sponsor celebratory parades around the USA to make plain both their support for President-elect Obama, but also the important issues that the incoming Administration must address that have a direct impact on working people? Mason received two responses to his suggestion, which is what makes this commentary a ''good news/bad news'' piece. On the one hand, there were few takers on the idea of nation-wide rallies. True to form, there were no explicit objections raised to the suggestion; instead, silence. The failure to respond is illustrative of the crisis facing organized labor and the challenge to overcome it. A movement that has over-relied on lobbying and small meetings has strayed light years from the notion that a movement is disruptive and challenging. A social justice movement cannot always play by the rules, but has to call upon its members and supporters to make their voices heard—publicly and defiantly. In fact, mobilizing our base(s) is often the only weapon that we have in order to win in the court of public opinion. The silence that Mason encountered represented something far more dangerous than what at first glance could appear to be timidity. Rather, the silence was the result of years of defeat that have been rationalized away. The decline of the union movement, largely the

“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns of the broader concerns of all humanity.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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As One Door Opens for Blacks, A Major One May Close for Good By: Tonyaa Weathersbee, BlackAmericaWeb.com Unless some divine intervention happens, this New Year may bring the last gasp for one church–affiliated college. I’m talking about Morris Brown College. Like other private, historically-black colleges and universities, the Atlanta school, which was founded by the African Methodist Episcopal church in 1881, has been grappling to survive changing times; times that were first ushered in by college desegregation and the budget challenges that came with the shrinking pool of black students. But the thing that brought Morris Brown to death’s door wasn’t – at least not until recently – a lack of students. Nor was it a lack of heart on the part of alumni and others who believe that black colleges are both places of education and empowerment. They are institutions where black students emerge not only prepared to compete in society, but with the understanding that they have a duty to lead, rather than just blend in, with it. What’s killing Morris Brown is a lethal dose of incompetence and betrayal that was served up a while back. In 2006, its former president, Dolores Cross, and its former financial aid director, Parvesh Singh, were convicted of bilking the federal government out of millions for students who didn’t exist. Now the school, whose budget is 80 percentenrollment driven, was struggling before Cross and Singh pulled their stunt sometime between 1998 and 2002. A judge

even said that they used most of the embezzled money to bolster the school’s ailing finances. But what they did pretty much choked off any crucial lifeline that the college might have grasped for. The scandal caused the school to lose its accreditation. And without accreditation, it cannot receive federal or state financial aid – nor can any of its students. Which pretty much explains why Morris Brown now doesn’t enroll enough students to fill a high school, much less an entire college. And anytime a school or, for that matter, any institution is in trouble because of a scandal involving theft, that makes it tough to persuade any deep-pocketed donor to step up – at least not without a major change in management. Now the water has been shut off. A major campus building is facing foreclosure, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in liens have been filed against it. Altogether, Morris Brown faces $32 million in debt. And twilight is closing in. Of course, there’s at least one bright spot. According to the Atlanta JournalConstitution, Morris Brown’s alumni and supporters rallied to raise $70,000. Much of that money came from alumni living in the metro Atlanta area. They may ultimately raise enough to get the water turned back on. But while that may buy the troubled school some time, once that time is up, they may not have much of a prayer.

the lesson. The lesson being that even as historically-black colleges and universities like Morris Brown continue to be a significant part of who we are, nostalgia won’t save them. Like any other entity, they are vulnerable to the forces of markets and competition and rules. If they can’t come to terms with that, with the fact that HBCU’s now face more competition for students and money and therefore cannot operate in a vacuum when it comes to expectations of competency and honesty at the top, then saving more of them will be tough. Think about it. If Cross and Singh bilked the feds to get money just to keep the school afloat, then maybe it was time to either shift the school’s mission, or warn the community about its predicament – not resort to an act that would essentially put the nails in its coffin.

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SCLC to Host "The Civil Rights Presidential Inaugural Ball" and MLK Unity Prayer Breakfast Barack Obama. The Dream Come True The Civil Rights Presidential Inaugural Gala - "The Dream Come True" Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) - Forty five years ago, SCLC founder Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, had a dream. He foresaw the day in which the greatness of America would be realized...a day where Americans would be judged by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin. Together with the NAACP, CORE, A. Phillip Randolph Institute, labor unions, and the SCLC, Dr. King marched on Washington and elsewhere to make the dream a reality. "The election of Barack Obama as the 44th President is a historic milestone in the realization of this dream" says National President and CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). In celebration, SCLC will host "The Civil Rights Presidential Inaugural Ball" on the evening of January 20, 2009 featuring some of the nation's civil rights pioneers who helped pave the way for this remarkable day. The Black Tie GALA will take place on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 from 7:30 pm to 1:00 am at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024.

Rainbow Push Coalition and other leaders of justice invites you to celebrate this magical day with a spiritual retrospective look at its long and windy road and join them for this once-ina-lifetime gala. Tickets for the Gala are $175.00 each and are tax deductible; the price includes cost for Live Entertainment and Hors d'oeuvres. For more information call 404-522-1420 or log online at www.thedreamcometrue2008.com The SCLC Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Prayer Breakfast will take place on Monday, January 19, 2009 at 9:30 am at the same location. The MLK Unity Prayer Breakfast will serve as an historic prelude to the first AfricanAmerican President Barack Obama being sworn into the office as the 44th President of the United States. This event will also serve as a platform to recognize and pay tribute to many of the organizations and individuals that participated in the 1963 March on Washington. Ironically, this event will be held on the same day that our nation honors and recognize Martin L. King, Jr. Invited guests includes many of those on the front

line during the civil rights struggle as well as those who have continued the battle, they include; Martin L. King, III, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. Al Sharton, Eric Holder, Bill Lucy, Ms. Dorothy Height, Rev. Walter Fauntroy, Ms. Cleola Brown, Rev. Joseph Lowery, Congressman John Lewis, Juanita Abernathy, Amelia Boyton Robinson and others. The MLK Unity Breakfast will honor and pay tribute to the NAACP, CORE, A. Phillip Randolph Institute, AFL-CIO, and the National Council of Negro Women. "SCLC must mark this moment with great pride, honor and justice. For today, we stand on the shoulders of so many who bled and died for this moment of witness of which we consecrate with joy and commitment," adds Steele. Tickets for the MLK Unity Breakfast are $25.00 (Limited Seating) and $250.00 per table. Contemporary gospel artist Tonex will perform live at the breakfast. For ticket information call 404522-1420 or log online at w w w . t h e d r e a m cometrue2008.com

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CITY of CHARLESTON DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. commanded world wide respect as he led this country in non-violent resistance to discrimination and segregation. His eloquence and personal courage will always be a remarkable model for everyone. In his extraordinary speech on August 8, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial, he spoke of the day when his children “will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by content of their character”. How he would rejoice today as we see the beginning of a presidency led by an African American, Barack Obama, duly elected by black and white and celebrated by all colors, races and creeds. How he would feel that we are ever closer to his dream that all men are created equal and that “all of God’s children will be able to sing with new meaning – my country ‘tis of thee: sweet land of liberty…. We celebrate this day in his memory and in honor of Barack Obama, President of the United States “So I say to you, my friends, that even though we must face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed—we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. August 8, 1963 Washington, D. C.

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Beta Mu Sigma Founder’s Day Program a Success The Charleston alumni chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Beta Mu Sigma held their annual founder’s day program at St. Peter’s AME church located at4650 Sanders Ave this past SundayThe keynote speaker for the event was Barbara C. Moore. Barbara C. Moore is the immediate past international Grand Basileus of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. She has led an organization of more than 100,000 in the continental United States and abroad, in international outreach services, public policy, governmental affairs, and overall administrative functions of the organization. Moore is Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Benedict College in Columbia, SC. She is a graduate of Benedict College with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and a Masters of Science degree from the University of Chicago . She went onto pursue her doctorate degree. Zeta women first elected her in July 2002 at the national convention in New Orleans. During her first term of office, Moore launched several major initiatives. The organization established a comprehensive national service program known as Z-HOPE: Zetas Helping Other People Excel through Mind, Body and Spirit. The goal of Z-

theirtraining to advance the fiscal, administrative and programmatic functions at all sorority levels. Moore has served Zeta in various capacities on the local, regional and national levels. She has served as Chair of the National Executive Board, Chair of the National Membership Committee, and as the FIPSC Project Director, where she managed the first federally-funded grant awarded Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.

Barbara C. Moore HOPE is to positively impact the lives of people at all stages of the human life cycle.To date, more than 750,000 women, men and children have participated in Z-HOPE related activities and programs. In addition, the Sorority has built 33 water wells in Ghana and provided hundreds ofHIV/AIDS kits and educational supplies to remote African villages since the launch of ZHOPE. Moore's vision has led to the establishment of the Zeta Organizational LeadershipProgram. The program provides leadership training that benefit Zeta women in the roles of national, regional, state and chapter leaders. During the convention, thefirst class of 400 Zetas received their leadership certifications and will use

She holds membership in several organizations, including the National Association of Female Executives, the Association of Fund Raising Officers, Inc., the National Council of Negro Women and the National Political Congress of Black Women, Inc. Moore and her husband, Norman , have one adult daughter, Walletta, who is also a Zeta woman.

Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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OH, WHAT A DREAM! Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we sing “We Shall Overcome,” and it will be sweet music to my ears sung in a different light. President-Elect Barack Obama started his campaign for Change with the same vision as Dr. King. I then knew we had someone that was a real candidate for the Change we all hoped for. He inspired folks from the time he entered the race. He was the Change we had all yearned for, black and white all united.

Commentary by Samuella W. Holmes The Spirit of a man named Martin Luther King, Jr., has prevailed, and we can now say one of the dreams of Dr. King has come full circle. From the time I was introduced to this man I called the Dreamer, I knew he was a spirit that would never die. He lives within the soul of most people, black and white, because we knew he was sent by a Higher Authority. I remember Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech as if it were yesterday. It’s embedded in my heart since the day he made that awesome speech.

the early forties. He told stories of how he escaped from the Klan and how he survived. He was a lifetime member of the NAACP, and made sure his children followed the same pattern. Working with the NAACP was his way of trying to make a difference. I spoke on conference call to my sisters, and we reminisced about the things that happened to us in our lifetime growing up. Two of us went to an all black school, and two went to integrated schools. My dad would take us Downtown to the movies and as we sat on the bus, he would tell us “Do not move unless I tell you to,” because the bus driver would try to remove you to seat the white folks. I feared him more than I did any white bus driver. This was even before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. One sister told us of her experience working for Olin Mills Photography on Mount Pleasant Street at the time and how she would go to the lunch counter but could not sit to eat her lunch. So she would ride the elevator up and down until she had finished her lunch. We just laughed. Wow, how far we’ve come and yet so far to go.

On Tuesday, January 20, 2009, when Barack Obama becomes President of the United States, I will reflect back to the days of Omega Newman; Jim French; Fred Dawson; Esau Jenkins; my dad, a civil rights advocate in his own way; and others who actually lived through this movement. My dad escaped Jim Crow back in Montgomery, Alabama in

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Washington-/PRNewsireFormer President Bill Clinton and the South Florida community turned out in full force in Miami to support the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. President Clinton received the Memorial Foundation's "Humanitarian Award" and served as the keynote speaker while the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, through its donation of $1 million to the Memorial, served as the lead dinner sponsor. "As we approach what would have been Dr. King's 80th birthday, we can be proud of the progress we've made as a nation to lift racial barriers and form a more perfect union," President Clinton said. "Never before have we had the power we have today to make Dr. King's dream a reality, and together, we can build a more just and equal world for future generations." President Clinton received the Memorial F o u n d a t i o n ' s Humanitarian Award for his unparalleled work related to economic empowerment, racial, ethnic and religious reconciliation, health security and leadership development and citizen service. He also played a key role in the Memorial's inception and has remained an active supporter. On July 16, 1998, Clinton signed a Joint Congressional Resolution authorizing the building of a memorial and on November 13, 2006 he participated in the C e r e m o n i a l Groundbreaking. He has served on the Memorial Foundation's President's Council for several years. "I couldn't be prouder that South Florida has made its mark on this important tribute to Dr. King, especially together with President Clinton," said Alberto Ibarguen, President and CEO of Knight Foundation, who served as the Dinner CoChair with his wife Susana. "Dr. King had a transformational impact on the nation and the world. But his work is not finished. That's why Knight Foundation is a part of this effort to inspire future generations to continue to fight for a free and just society."

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"I am humbled that President Clinton, Knight Foundation and the South Florida community joined together to help build this lasting Memorial to Dr. King," said Harry E. Johnson, Sr., President and CEO of Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. "Thanks to their support, there will soon be a King among Presidents on the National Mall." About the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. A Memorial honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be built on the National Mall, situated adjacent to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial and in a direct line between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. Congress passed Joint Resolutions in 1996 authorizing Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. to establish a Memorial honoring Dr. King to be built in Washington, D.C. The ceremonial groundbreaking took place on November 13, 2006 and the Memorial will be completed in 2010. McKissack & McKissack / Turner Construction Company/ Gilford Corporation / Tompkins Builders, Inc. Joint Venture will serve as the Design-Build Team. McKissack & McKissack is the oldest minorityowned architectural firm in the United States. For more information or to make a donation, please visit www.buildthedream.org.

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Who Do the Palestinians Think Obama Is – Stokely Carmichael? Cleansing of Palestine.” Pappe accuses Jewish organizations like the Hagana, Stern Gang and Irgun of shooting, bombing, murdering and terrorizing Palestinian Arabs into leaving their land and homes in 1947 and 1948 to create the state of Israel. The reason? Zionists, Pappe claims, were faced with a major demographic problem with the U.N. partition plan that divided Palestine into Jewish and Arab states: Some one million Arabs lived in the Jewish part.

By: Gregory P. Kane, BlackAmericaWeb.com Note to Arab leaders: Barack ain’t Stokely. All this week, leaders and spokesmen from the Arab world have been chiding President-elect Barack Obama for having nothing to say about Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip and the bombings that have left scores of Palestinian civilians dead. One Arab spokesman pointed out how Obama’s silence on the issue stood in sharp contrast to the comments the presidentelect made after the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. For a while, Obama did seem like he was pulling a Harpo Marx. He did offer some tepid comments about the tragic killing of civilians earlier this week, but I’m not sure that will satisfy the Arab world. If Arabs in general and Palestinians in particular were looking for something different in Obama as far as American Middle East policy goes just because the new president is black, then they’re in for a rude awakening. Who do they think Obama is? Stokely Carmichael? Before renaming himself Kwame Toure, Carmichael was a civil rights activist and chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the mid-1960s.

President-elect Obama In his autobiography, “Ready For Revolution,” Carmichael described how he supported Israel and Zionism during his teen years in the late 1950s. That changed in the early 1960s, when he picked up a copy of “Muhammad Speaks” and learned, lo and behold, that there were actually two sides to the Arab-Israeli question and that the Palestinians had a valid one. I can’t say for certain, but I don’t get the feeling that Obama regularly walked up to Nation of Islam brothers hawking papers in the ‘hood during his teen years and picked up a copy of either “Muhammad Speaks” or its journalistic successors “The Final Call” and “American Muslim News.” Even if he did, it may not have altered his views of the Middle East conflict, at least not in the way Carmichael’s were altered.

He and other SNCC members studied the IsraeliPalestinian conflict and, in 1967, issued a position paper that came down squarely on the side of the Palestinians.

I’ve said it once; I’ll say it again: No American presidential candidate with strong pro-Palestinian sympathies will ever sit in the Oval Office.

SNCC was the only major civil rights group of that era to take such a position.

No American presidential candidate who advocates an even-handed or neutral American policy in the

Middle East will get elected. The deck in America is stacked that much in favor of the Israeli side. The pro-Israel bias extends outside the political arena. I remember years ago reading an interview with Gene Roddenberry, the co-creator of the “Star Trek” television series, in which he described to the interviewer the television or movie scripts that wouldn’t pass muster in Hollywood. “I couldn’t write, assuming I wanted to,” Roddenberry said, “an anti-Israel, proPalestinian story about the Middle East conflict.” Notice how Roddenberry had to qualify his comments with that “assuming I wanted to” phrase. That’s because anything that even remotely sounds like criticism of Israel will bring the inevitable anti-Semitism charge. Even Jews can’t criticize Israel without repercussions. Israeli historian Ilan Pappe used to live in Israel. That was before he wrote his book, “The Ethnic

Pappe now lives in England. He’s persona non grata in his homeland. Carmichael, in his autobiography, said the vilification he and other SNCC members received for taking a pro-Palestinian stance was far greater than the criticism they got when they took on the Ku Klux Klan, white supremacy, the Vietnam War and the draft. If you’re pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel, you can’t tell the truth about your position and expect to get elected even as dogcatcher in America. During his year-long campaign for the presidency, Obama did nothing and said nothing to indicate that his position on the Middle East crisis is any different from the Republicans and Democrats who preceded him in the Oval Office. Which is to say “strongly pro-Israel.” If the Arab world is expecting a more even-handed Middle Eastern policy from Obama – one that simply admits a grievous wrong was done to the Palestinians when the state of Israel was created – then they need to wake up and smell the java.

University of South Carolina to hold 26th commemoration of civil-rights leader Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. The University of South Carolina will commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with three special events January 15 - 19. The Black Law Students Association will kick off MLK events with a legal symposium Thursday, Jan. 15, at 6 p.m. in the law auditorium. The program will feature a panel discussion with Ernest A. Finney, former chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court; current state Supreme Court Justice Donald W. Beatty; and Columbia attorney I.S. Leevy Johnson. Judi Gatson of WIS-TV will moderate, and the Spring Valley High School Gospel Choir will perform. The program is free and open to the public. Highlighting the celebration will be a commemorative breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, featuring U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) as guest speaker, at The Zone at Williams-Brice Stadium. Tickets are on sale through Jan. 15 at the Russell House information desk and at the Carolina Coliseum box office. Tickets are $8 for the public and $2 for students. Also during the breakfast, the MLK Holiday Committee will present the university’s first Martin Luther King Jr. Day Social Justice Award to a student, faculty and staff member. The award recognizes individuals who have exemplified the philosophies of King through random or ongoing acts of community service, social justice or racial reconciliation. The commemorative events will conclude with the 12th annual Day of Service Monday, Jan. 19. Volunteers will participate from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. in a wide variety of service projects throughout the Columbia community. This year marks the 26th consecutive year that the university has held a formal program to pay tribute to the late civilrights leader.

If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values -- that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control. The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968)

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE CIRCUIT COURT THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF CHARLESTON C/A No. 2008-CP-10-485 SAMPLE & ASSOCIATES, LLC; MARY FORDHAM; VERNELL G. GREENE; WILHELMINA LEWIS, Plaintiff, v. LILLIE M. BROW AKA LILLY MAY BROW AKA LILLY M. BROW AKA LILLIE MAY BROW, ALBERTA L. BROWN aka ALBERTHA L. BROWN, HARRY BROWN, RAYMOND BROWN,Jr., ROBERT L. BROWN, MARGARITE JAMISON DEAS, ALICE GRANT, EARL GRIMBALL, MICHAEL GRIMBALL aka MICHAEL W. GRIMBALL, ABRAHAM HOLLINGTON, ELIJAH JAMISON, HENRY JAMISON aka HENRY JAMESON, MELVIN JAMISON, W I L L I S JAMISON, MATILDA MATTHEWS, ROBERTMATTHEWS, S U S A N MATTHEWS, EVELYN MICWOOD, BETTY MURRAY, CHRISTINE TOLBERT OWENS, WILLIAM PRIOLEAU, JR., BARBARA TOLBERT SINGLETON, FREDDIE SMITH, BENJAMIN TOLBERT, EUGENE TOLBERT, ISAAC TOLBERT, JAMES TOLBERT, BETTY JEAN TOLBERT W A S H I N G T O N ; CHARLESTON C O U N T Y BUSINESS LICENSE USER FEE DEPARTMENT, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, FIRST FEDERAL OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; JOSEPH S. MCINERNY, SHARON E. MCINERNY, ROBERT A. MCKENZIE, TRUSTEE(S) OF THE GREATER ST. LUKE AME CHURCH, TRUSTEE(S) OF THE ST. PAUL’S AME CHURCH, WALTER TOLBERT; JOHN DOE, a fictitious name used hereinto designate the unknown heirs at law, distributees, devisees, issue, personal representatives, successors and/or assigns of ABRAM BROWN, EVALINE TOLBERT BROWN aka EVELYN TOLBERT BROWN, LESLIE BROWN, RAYMOND BROWN, EMMA BRYAN, THOMAS GAILLARD, LIE GRIMBALL, LOVIE TOLBERT GRIMBALL, MARGARET GRIMBALL aka MARGARET M. GRIMBALL, CLARISSA TOLBERT JAMISON aka CLARA TOLBERT JAMISON, JOHN H. JAMISON, ELIJAH MATTHEWS, PATSY A.TOLBERT MATTHEWS, SARAH POWELL, EDWIN PRIOLEAU ) ELIZABETH TOLBERT PRIOLEAU, JOE PRIOLEAU, ROSALIE TOLBERT PRIOLEAU, WILLIAM PRIOLEAU, DOROTHY SINGLETON, DOROTHY JAMISON SMITH, IONIA TAYLOR, ANNA BELLE TOLBERT, CLAUDIA TOLBERT, ESTELENA TOLBERT, EZEKIEL TOLBERT, JULIUS TOLBERT,LOUISE HUTCHINSON TOLBERT, LUKE D. TOLBERT, MARIA STEPLIGHT T O L B E R T, MARY TOLBERT, ROBERT A. TOLBERT, ROBERT R. TOLBERT aka ROBERT TOLBERT, SHERMAN HENNISON TOLBERT, VICTORIA TOLBERT, WILLIE TOLBERT, BENJAMIN WILLIAM, being deceased persons; and MARY ROE, a fictitious name designating all other persons and legal entities unknown,including but not limited to, any person holding the position of or acting as, or on behalf of the Trustee(s) of the Greater St. Luke AME Church or the Trustee(s) of the St. Paul’s AME Church, who may have or claim any right, title, estate and/or interest in or lien upon the real estate described herein, including any such as may be infants, incompetents, or under any other disability, including the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act, Defendants. SUMMONS TO THE ABOVE DEFENDANTS:

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YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED TO ANSWER the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned subscriber at James E. Reeves, P.A., 400 North Cedar Street, Summerville, SC 29483, within thirty (30) days, thirty-five (35) days if service is by certified mail, after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; except the United States of America shall have sixty (60) days; and if you fail to file an Answer or appear to defend the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs will apply to the Court for a judgment by default to be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that the Plaintiffs will move for an order of reference or that the court may issue a general order of reference of this action to the Master-inEquity, pursuant to Rule 53,

South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, on all issues to come before the Court. TO MINORS OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiffs. LIS PENDENS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above named Plaintiffs have commenced or intend to commence an action affecting the title to the real estate described below. The Complaint to be filed simultaneous herewith or within twenty days hereof, prays for a suit to quiet title for property in Charleston County, South Carolina. The real estate is described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, situate lying and being in the state and county aforesaid in St. Pauls Parish which is better described as follows: Tract No. 2 of plat by M. Kenyon Millard, Reg. C.E. & L.S. #635, dated August 29, 1986, containing 1.2 acres and specifically described on said plat as follows; beginning at an iron stake on the Northeast side of the 50’ R/W road 539.06’ West of S.C. Highway 162 and running along the Northeast R/W of said road N 79 47 01 W, 152.59’ to an iron stake, thence N 42 30 E, 459.95’ to an iron stake, thence S 47 30 E, 129’ to an iron stake, thence S 42 30 W, 378.46’ to an iron stake the point of beginning. BUTTING and bounding on the South by the 50’ R/W road; on the Northwest by Tract No. 3 of the above plat, on the Northeast by lands now or formerly of James Smith, and on the Southeast by Tract No. 1 of the above plat. THIS lot cut from Estate of Robert Tolbert acquired by him by deed of Robert Rivers, dated 3 February 1870, recorded in Book E at Page 96 at Colleton County Court House on 16 December 1911 and now shown in Deed Book B27 at Page 220-221 at the RMC Office for Charleston County. The above described Tract No. 2 has recently been surveyed and is more accurately described as: All that piece, parcel or tract of land, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina and known and designated as Tract No. 2, containing 1.13 acres, as shown on that certain plat entitled "BOUNDARY SURVEY OF TRACTS 2, 3 AND 4 248-0000-049, 050 AND 051 4.70 ACRES TOTAL REQUESTED BY WAYNE WIGGINS LOCATED IN SAINT PAULS PARISH CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA" prepared by Jerrold Anderson dated December 5, 2008, revised March 13, 2008 and recorded May 23, 2008 in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book EL, page 532; said tract of land having such actual size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description. TMS#: 248-00-00-049 AND All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land situate lying and being in the state and county aforesaid in St. Pauls Parish which is better described as follows: Tract No. 3 of plat by M, Kenyon Mallard, Reg. C.E. & L. S. #635, dated August 29, 1986 containing 1.2 acres and specifically described on said plat as follows: beginning at an iron stake on highway 162 and running along the northeast R/W of said road N. 79 47 01 W, 125.28’ to an iron stake, thence N 42 30 E, 526.91’ to an iron stake, then S 47 30 E, 106’ to an iron stake thence S 42 30 W, 459.95’ to an iron stake, the point of beginning. BUTTING and bounding on the south by the 50’ R/W road, on the Northwest by Trace No. 4 of the above plat, on the Northeast by lands of James Smith and on the Southeast by Tract No. 2 of the above plat. THIS lot cut from Estate of Robert Tolbert acquired by him by deed of Robert Rivers, dated 3 February 1870, recorded in Book E at Page 96 at Colleton County Court House on 16 December 1911 and now shown in Deed Book B27 at Page 220-221 at the RMC Office for Charleston County. The above described Tract No. 3 has recently been surveyed and is more accurately described as: All that piece, parcel or tract of land, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina and known and designated as Tract No. 3, containing 1.16 acres, as shown on that certain plat entitled "BOUDNARY SURVEY OF TRACTS 2, 3 AND 4 248-0000-049, 050 AND 051 4.70 ACRES TOTAL REQUESTED BY WAYNE WIGGINS LOCATED IN SAINT PAULS PARISH CHARLESTON COUNTY,

SOUTH CAROLINA" prepared by Jerrold Anderson dated December 5, 2008, revised March 13, 2008 and recorded May 23, 2008 in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book EL, page 532; said tract of land having such actual size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description. TMS #: 248-00-00-050 AND All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land situate lying and being in the sate and county aforesaid in St. Pauls Parish which is better described as follows: Tract No. 4 of plat by M, Kenyon Mallard, Reg. C.E. & L. S. #635, dated August 29, 1986 containing 2.4 acres and specifically described on said plat as follows: beginning at an iron stake on the Northeast side of the 50’ R/W road 817.03’ West of South Carolina Highway 162, thence N 79 47 01 W, 105.27’ to an iron stake, thence N 79 47 01 W, 111.30’ to an iron stake, thence N 42 30 E, 638.06’ to an iron stake, thence S 50 150 E, 94.1’ to an old con.mon., thence S 47 30 E, 89.0’, thence S 42 30 W, 526.91’ to an iron stake, the point of beginning. BUTTING and bounding on the South by the 50’ R/W road, on the Northwest by Tract No. 5 of the above plat, on the Northeast by lands now or formerly of F.W. & C.A. Cera and James Smith and on the Southeast by Tract No. 3 of the above plat. THIS lot cut from Estate of Robert Tolbert acquired by him by deed of Robert Rivers, dated 3 February 1870, recorded in Book E at Page 96 at Colleton County Court House on 16 December 1911 and now shown in Deed Book B27 at Page 220-221 at the RMC Office for Charleston County.

Martin Luther King Day A Day On Not A Day Off "We must work unceasingly to uplift this nation that we love to a higher destiny, to a higher plateau of compassion, to a more noble expression of humanness" -Dr Martin Luther King Each year on the third Monday of January, schools, federal offices, post office and banks across America close as we celebrate the birth, the life and the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is a time for the nation to remember the injustices that Dr. King fought. A time to remember his fight for the freedom, equality, and dignity of all races and peoples. A time to remember the message of change through nonviolence. Just as the theme of this page states: "Rember, Celebrate, Act! A Day On, Not A Day Off!" Although many people see this, and other holidays as "a day without home work," or "a day to hang out with friends," it is much more than that; it is the celebration of equality, the celebration of freedom, and the celebration of a wonderful, wonderful man! I have not seen a more fitting description for this day, than on The King Center, a wonderful organization that was

The above described Tract No. 4 has recently been surveyed and is more accurately described as:

NOTICE OF FILING SUMMONS, COMPLAINT, LIS PENDENS AND PETITION AND ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Summons, which included a Notice of Intention to Refer Action to the Master-in-Equity for Final Determination and a Notice of Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem Nisi; the Complaint; and Lis Pendens; were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County Court of Common Pleas on August 21, 2008. Further, a Petition and Order

PUBLIC NOTICE CLOSING AND ABANDONMENT The public hereby is advised that the City Council of Charleston will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at City Hall 80 Broad Street, on the proposed closing and abandonment as follows: A portion of the existing r/w on the northeast corner of the intersection of Jonathan Lucas and President Streets as shown on plat entitled “Property Line Adjustment Plat Jonathan Lucas Street and President Street” prepared by Forsberg Engineering and Surveying, Inc. dated December 2, 2008. Said Plat is available for review in the City of Charleston’s Engineering Division located on the 3rd floor 75 Calhoun Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401

Vanessa Turner-Maybank Clerk of Council Interested parties are invited to attend the public hearing and express their views. Extended presentations should be submitted in writing. In accordance with the American Disabilities Act people who need alternative formats, ASL interpretation, or other accommodation please contact Denise Griffith at 843-724-3730 or email, [email protected] three days prior to the meeting.

PUBLIC HEARING

F.Y.I.

TMS#: 248-00-00-051

Upon reading and filing the Petition of the Plaintiffs for appointment of S. Thomas Worley, Jr., Esquire, as guardian ad litem nisi for the unknown defendants who are minors and unknown defendants under other legal disability, collectively designated as John Doe and Mary Roe, and it appearing that the names and addresses of such minors, or other persons under other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of the State of South Carolina, are unknown to the Plaintiffs and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained, and that S. Thomas Worley, Jr., Esquire, is a suitable and competent person to understand and protect the rights and interest of said minor defendants and others under legal disability, and is not connected in business with the Plaintiffs in this action or with their counsel. IT IS ORDERED that S. Thomas Worley, Jr., Esquire, be, and is hereby designated and appointed guardian ad litem nisi for said unknown minor defendants and those other defendants under legal disability, collectively designated as John Doe and Mary Roe, and is hereby authorized to appear and defend said action on behalf of said defendants unless said minor defendants or other defendants under other legal disability, shall within thirty days after the service of a copy of a Notice of this Order upon them, exclusive of the day of service, procure another to be the guardian ad litem for said minor defendants or other defendants under legal disability, for purpose of this action.

freedom, justice and equality for all people. Whether you celebrate Dr. King's birthday on January 15th or during Black History Month, the holiday is an occasion for thanksgiving, unselfishness, and rededicating ourselves to the causes for which he stood and for which he died. We encourage you to use this occasion as an opportunity to enlist your community in helping us to establish a lasting, living monument for honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. The King Center, the official national and international memorial dedicated to Dr. King, invites you to join us and thousands of people all over the world in creating a permanent endowment for carrying on his unfinished work. Your "birthday gift" to assist The King Center in this endeavor will assure that Dr. King's memory lives on from generation to generation.

Interested parties are invited to attend the hearing and express their views. Extended presentations should be submitted in writing.

All that piece, parcel or tract of land, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina and known and designated as Tract No. 4, containing 2.41 acres, as shown on that certain plat entitled "BOUDNARY SURVEY OF TRACTS 2, 3 AND 4 248-0000-049, 050 AND 051 4.70 ACRES TOTAL REQUESTED BY WAYNE WIGGINS LOCATED IN SAINT PAULS PARISH CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA" prepared by Jerrold Anderson dated December 5, 2008, revised March 13, 2008 and recorded May 23, 2008 in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book EL, page 532; said tract of land having such actual size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

established in 1968 by Mrs. Coretta Scott King as a living memorial dedicated to preserving the legacy of her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and promoting the elimination of poverty, racism and war through research, education and training in Kingian nonviolence. It goes as follows: The national holiday honoring Dr. King is an occasion for joy and celebration for his life and his work toward nonviolent social change in America and the world. Traditionally, we celebrate holidays with parties, family picnics, fireworks, a trip back home or to the seashore. However, we must also be mindful that this is a special holiday - one which symbolizes our nation's commitment to peace through justice; to universal brother- and sisterhood; and to the noblest ideal of all: a democratic society based on the principles of

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The public is hereby advised that the City Council of Charleston will hold a public hearing Tuesday, January 27, 2009, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at City Hall, 80 Broad Street, on the request that the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Charleston be changed in the following respects: REZONING 1. To rezone 54 Line Street (Peninsula) (0.19 acre) (TMS#460-04-04-104) from General Business (GB) classification to Mixed Use Workforce Housing (MU-2/WH) classification. ZONINGS To zone the following two properties annexed into the City of Charleston November 25, 2008: 1. 3058 Ashley River Road (West Ashley) (0.67 acre) (TMS#358-00-00-007) Single-Family Residential (SR-1). 2. 203 Live Oak Avenue (Ashley Forest - West Ashley) (0.20 acre)(TMS# 418-13-00-058) Single-Family Residential (SR-2). To zone the following two properties annexed into the City of CharlestonDecember 9, 2008: 3. 1814 (and 1820) Second Drive (St. Andrews Heights - West Ashley) (0.49 acre) (TMS# 350-05-00-002) Single-Family Residential

Appointing S. Thomas Worley, Jr., whose address and phone number are 942 McCants Drive, Mouth Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464; (843) 8845474, as guardian ad litem nisi, for the Defendants designated as John Doe and Mary Roe, have also been filed on October 14, 2008, which said appointment becomes absolute thirty (30) days after the service of this Notice unless you or someone on your behalf procure another to be appointed as guardian ad litem to represent their interests in this action. The purpose of this suit is to determine the interests of the parties to the property, which is the subject matter of this suit, and to ask the Court for an Order from the Master-in-Equity for Charleston County approving the sale of the property to the Plaintiff, Sample & Associates, LLC. JAMES E. REEVES, P.A. BY: JAMES E. REEVES, ESQUIRE 400 North Cedar Street Summerville, SC 29483 (843) 832-7337

(SR-1). 4. 37 Avondale Avenue (Avondale - West Ashley) (0.34 acre) (TMS# 418-14-00-026) Single-Family Residential (SR-1). To zone the following property annexed into the City of Charleston December 26, 2008: 5. 30 Lindendale Avenue (Avondale - West Ashley) (0.39 acre) (TMS# 418-14-00-143) Single-Family Residential (SR-1). Ordinance Amendments 6. To amend the Planned Unit Development Master Plan and Development Guidelines for Savannah Highway (Hwy 17) and Bonanza Road (Ponderosa Village Center PUD - West Ashley) (44.81 acres) (TMS# 30700-00-007, 008 & 092) VANESSA TURNER-MAYBANK Clerk of Council In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, people who need alternative formats, ASL interpretation, or other accommodation please contact Denise Griffith at (843) 724-3730 or mail to [email protected] three days prior to the meeting.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY CHARLESTON

WACHOVIA BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF THE SECURITY NATIONAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-1, Plaintiff, v. 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 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Defendants. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Case No. 2008-CP-10-4804 (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) AMENDED SUMMONS DEFICIENCY DEMANDED TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: 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 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

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TriCounty Link, the rural public transportation provider for the Berkeley Charleston Dorchester region, is seeking an Operations Manager to direct and coordinate fixed route and contract services. Responsibilities for this position include, but not limited to, supervision of day to day transit operations, insure compliance with SCDOT / FTA requirements for a rural transit agency, supervision of maintenance program, supervision of procurement, supervision of fixed route and contract services, and staff. This position requires working with local government agencies, private companies, and the urban transit provider (CARTA) and SCDOT. Excellent written, verbal and computer skills are required. The position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Management, Finance or a related field, plus a minimum of two years experience. A comprehensive benefits package is offered. Qualified applicants should send resume with references and salary requirements to Will Hutto, Executive Director TriCounty Link, 305 Heatley Street, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 or applicants may e-mail to [email protected]. Applications must be received by January 31, 2009. EOE MECHANIC ASSISTANT The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston is currently accepting applications for the position of Mechanic Assistant in its public housing management offices. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. This position is responsible for performing a variety of semiskilled and unskilled tasks associated with routine maintenance and upkeep of properties, grounds and equipment with a focus on deep cleaning of apartment units. Operates related automotive and power equipment. Provides assistance to the Maintenance Mechanics and Foremen as directed. Minimum qualifications: HS Diploma or GED supplemented by 1-2 years experience in semiskilled and unskilled tasks such as painting, carpentry, electricity, heating, and plumbing, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Must possess a valid state driver's license. The Housing Authority offers a great benefit package, which includes: Free medical and dental insurance Generous holidays and paid time off State retirement plan, 401(k), and 457 Free life insurance Short-term disability The salary for this position is $10.39/hour. This position will require a background investigation, drug screen and physical at our expense. Applications can be completed online at chacity.org and must include reasons for leaving previous positions and salary history. The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston 550 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29403 Attn.: Human Resource Department Fax 843-973-3481 EOE M/F/D/V (TDD 843-720-3685)

IDC 0900 City of Charleston Invitation for Professional Services Project: IDC 0900, Multidiscipline engineering services Public Notice of Meeting will be posted at: Front lobby, 823 Meeting Street, Charleston SC Proposed Form of Contract: City of Charleston’s Indefinite Delivery Contract - Large Description of Project: Provide engineering design services for the City of Charleston Capital Projects Division on an as-needed basis. Projects may include new construction, repairs & systems replacement. The contract period shall not exceed two years. The maximum fee for the IDC shall be $300,000, with a maximum fee of $100,000 for each delivery order. Anticipated Construction Cost Range: $5,000 - $1,000,000 per project.

Fax (843) 225-2009 ATTORNEY PLAINTIFF

OPERATIONS MANAGER

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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

Description of Professional Services Anticipated for Project: Civil Engineering, landscape architecture, surveying, structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing. Firms must offer a minimum of civil, surveying and landscape architecture services in-house, but may utilize sub-consultants for others. M/WBE firms are encouraged to apply. Resumes: Current Federal Standard Forms 254 and 255 are to be submitted. If consultants are to be used, they must be included in a single Form 255 for the proposed team. Selection Criteria: A Selection Committee will evaluate the information submitted and will select three finalists for interviews. The following criteria will be used to evaluate each firm: Past performance Ability of professional personnel Related experience on similar projects Demonstrated ability to meet time and budget Location of firm

ATTORNEY PLAINTIFF

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Resume Deadline Date: 4:00 PM, January 30, 2009. Number of Copies: Seven

THE

Charleston, South Carolina September 23, 2008 NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI TO:

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AND INTENT TO SELL COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

TO: BRIAN L. LYONS AND REBECCA L. LYONS – POST OFFICE BOX 683 ISLE OF PALMS, SOUTH CAROLINA 29451 The undersigned as Trustee for the Non-Judicial Lien Foreclosure of timeshare estates in Sea Cabin on the Ocean, III and the Counsel of Time Sharing Interest Owners of apartments of Sea Cabin on the Ocean, III, have previously filed a Notice of Lien for unpaid assessments on use period 13, Apartment 234, of Sea Cabin on the Ocean, III. This lien was dated February 15, 2008, and recorded in the Charleston County Register of Deeds Office in Book L-653 at Page 658. You are currently in default of the provisions of the original timeshare instrument and all amendments thereto, by failing to pay the assessments due on your timeshare interest. The amount needed to cure your default is $330.00 plus all interest, attorney fees and costs incurred by the Regime. South Carolina Code of Laws §27-32-325, as amended. “If you fail to cure the default or take other appropriate action with regard to this matter within thirty calendar days after the date of this notice, you will risk losing your interest in this timeshare estate through a non-judicial foreclosure procedure. However, under the non-judicial procedure, you will not be subject to a deficiency judgment or personal liability for the lien being foreclosed even if the sale of your timeshare estate resulting from the nonjudicial foreclosure is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the lien being foreclosed. You may object to the sale of your timeshare estate through the non-judicial foreclosure procedure and require foreclosure of your timeshare interest to proceed through the judicial process. An objection must be made in writing and received by the trustee before the end of the thirty-day time period. You must state the reason for your objection and include your address on the written objection. In a judicial foreclosure proceeding that results from your objection, you may be subject to a deficiency judgment and personal liability for the lien being foreclosed if the sale of your timeshare state resulting from the judicial foreclosure is insufficient to satisfy the amount of the lien being foreclosed. Furthermore, you also may be subject to a personal money judgment for the costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the lien holder in the judicial foreclosure proceeding if the court finds that there is a complete absence of a justifiable issue of either law or fact raised by your objections or defenses. You have the right to cure your default at any time before the sale of your timeshare estate by payment of all past due loan payments or assessments, accrued interest, late fees, taxes, and all fees and costs incurred by the lien holder and trustee, including attorney’s fees and costs, in connection with the default”. CHRIS J. LOUDEN as Trustee for Sea Cabin on the Ocean, III, A Horizontal Property Regime October 8, 2008 Moncks Corner, South Carolina

Name of Project Manager: Dustin Clemens, ASLA City of Charleston Department of Parks 823 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29403 Tel: (843) 724-7322 Fax: (843) 724-7300 E-mail: [email protected] * We follow SC Office of State Engineer fee guidelines*

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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:

Tel. (843) 225-4445 Fax (843) 225-2009

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF DEFAULT

KING DAVID GRAHAM 2008-ES-10-1456 DOD: 08/30/08 Pers. Rep: EDNA K. GRAHAM 2144 MIDLAND PARK RD., NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406 Atty: EDUARDO K. CURRY, ESQ. PO BOX 42270, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29423 ************************************************************************** Estate of: MARY LEE SMALLS 2008-ES-10-1806 DOD: 11/14/08 Pers. Rep: MAE FRANCES MIDDLETON 2946 LIMESTONE BLVD., CHARLESTON, SC 29414 Atty: GEORGE E. COUNTS, ESQ. 27 GAMECOCK AVE., STE. 200, CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil-Rights Leader, 1929 - 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 at his family home in Atlanta, Georgia. King was an eloquent Baptist minister and leader of the civil-rights movement in America from the Mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968. King promoted non-violent means to achieve civil-rights reform and was awarded the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. King's grandfather was a Baptist preacher. His father was pastor of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church. King earned his own Bachelor of Divinity degree from Crozier Theological Seminary in 1951 and earned his Doctor of Philosophy from Boston University in 1955. While at seminary King became acquainted with Mohandas Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolent social protest. On a trip to India in 1959 King met with followers of Gandhi. During these discussions he became more convinced than ever that nonviolent resistance was the most potent weapon available to oppressed people in their struggle for freedom. As a pastor of a Baptist church in Montgomery, Alabama, King lead a Black bus boycott. He and ninety others were arrested and indicted under the provisions of a law making it illegal to conspire to obstruct the operation of a business. King and several others were found guilty, but appealed their case. As the bus boycott dragged on, King was gaining a national reputation. The ultimate success of the Montgomery bus boycott made King a national hero. Dr. King's 1963 Letter from Birmingham Jail inspired a growing national civil rights movement. In Birmingham, the goal was to completely end the system of segregation in every aspect of public life (stores, no separate bathrooms and drinking fountains , etc.) and in job discrimination. Also in 1963, King led a massive march on Washington DC where he delivered his now famous, I Have A Dream speech. King's tactics of active nonviolence (sit-ins, protest marches) had put civil-rights squarely on the national agenda. On April 4, 1968, King was shot by James Earl Ray while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was only 39 at the time of his death. Dr. King was turning his attention to a nationwide campaign to help the poor at the time of his assassination. He had never wavered in his insistence that nonviolence must remain the central tactic of the civil-rights movement, nor in his faith that everyone in America would some day attain equal justice.

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CSO Gospel Choir Presents A Celebration of the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Mt. Moriah Perseverance: Where Do We Go From Here: A Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., presented by the acclaimed CSO Gospel Choir, in collaboration with the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department, brings the legendary civil rights leader’s legacy to life through music with historical audio and video footage on Sunday, January 18, 2009, 4pm, at Mt. Moriah Family Living Center, 7396 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston. This performance is free and open to the public. Under the direction of Music Director Sandra Barnhardt, the 115 voices of the CSO Gospel Choir will commemorate Dr. Dr. King King’s dream through song in five segments: Evolution of a Dream; Cultural Turning Point; FullCircle in 40 Years and January 20, Continuing the Dream. Cherished gems such as I’ve Been Buked’, Lift Every Voice and Sing and a newly introduced gospel version of We Shall Over Come. As the nation recently elected its first biracial president, this year’s MLK event is more relevant than ever before that we as people have changed and evolved. “On January 20, 2009 the nation and the world will pause as the first U.S. president of African ancestry is inaugurated. I can’t think of a better way to reflect on this extraordinary moment than through the universal language of music as we reflect on Dr. King’s untimely death and the newfound pride and hope for our future,” says Lee Pringle, President and Founder, CSO Gospel Choir. First-come first-served entry tickets available at the Gaillard Auditorium Box Office (downtown Charleston); Mt. Moriah Family Living Center, North Charleston or the City of North Charleston Cultural And Civic Center (former Naval Base Sterett Hall). Donations will be accepted at the door to support the CSO Gospel Choir community outreach efforts.

OBAMA INAUGURAL EVENT AT ALFRED WILLIAM COMMUNITY CENTER DRAWS WIDE SUPPORT The Scott’s had no idea their decision to hold a small family gathering to mark the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President would morph into a large scale celebration set for January 20th at the Alfred Williams Community Center, 4441 Durant Avenue, in North Charleston at 5 P.M. “Our mother taught us how to cook and why it is important to share with others. This occasion is more than a family affair,” said Edwin Scott, Jr., explaining how the event got started. However, Edwin attributes the outpouring of support from businesses and individuals for their January 20th, event to “a genuine, grassroots desire to embrace this historic occasion and make it meaningful for all of us who cannot travel to Washington.” The event titled “The Charleston Inauguration Celebration Affair,” will feature large TV-screen broadcasts of inaugural events, live entertainment, guest speakers and Buffet Foods followed by dancing. North Charleston Mayor Pro Tem Samuel L. Hart and State Representative Wendell Gilliard will speak at the January 20th celebration. Radio personality Geno Jones, of STAR 99.7 will broadcast live from the celebration site.CRAVES, a new soul food restaurant coming to the Charleston area, will also be on hand with catered foods. Dance music will be provided by DJ and singer “Mr.Unknown.” Two outside caterers, both with Charleston ties, are donating their talents to the local inaugural celebration. Phyllis Smith, from Jacksonville, Florida, is baking a cake sculptured in the design of the White House which stands 36 inches tall. From Atlanta, Shannon Richardson, is creating a “Yes We Did” patriotic theme cake with the stars & stripes of the American flag. Parade Floats By Allen, based in Ravenel, SC, will stage a large Obama parade float in the parking lot outside the celebration hall. The Obama float decorated in glittering Red, White and Blue streamers, recently appeared in the Charleston Emancipation Parade on New Year’s Day. The event is admission free, however, monetary donations will be accepted to partly benefit the work of the Lowcountry Food Bank, a community organization based in North Charleston, SC. Event sponsors need an advance headcount of the number of persons expected to attend. Contact Ragina Saunders at 843-478-4462 to make a reservation.

I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them. Martin Luther King, Jr.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE CIRCUIT COURT THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF CHARLESTON C/A No. 2007-CP-10-2424 Regis “Ronnie” Booze’, Plaintiff,

Chisholm

v. Carolyn Chisholm Daniel, Joanne Chisholm Byrd, Gloria Poinsette Harrison, Archie C. Moore, Michael C. Moore, Robert Poinsette, Jr., Robin Poinsette, Yvonne Poinsette Wilson, Chrysler Financial Company, LLC, Domino Properties, LLC, Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, South C a r o l i n a Department of Revenue, and John Doe, a fictitious name used herein to designate the unknown heirs at law, distributees, and/or devisees of Helen Balaam,Mary Streety Balaam, Robert Balaam, Robert Balaam, Jr., Alice Cecilia Smalls Chisholm Cecilia Chisholm, Diana Chisholm, Evalese Chisholm,Jennie Chisholm, Jeremiah Chisholm, John C. Chisholm aka John Chisholm, John Chisholm, Jr., Louise Chisholm, Sarah Chisholm, Alice Chisholm Dusenbury, Archie Moore, Sr., Geraldine Chisholm Moore, Armenia Chisholm Poinsette, Robert E. Poinsette, Sr., Jo Streety, Julia Rebecca Chisholm Streety, Martha Streety, Viola Streety, James Wright, James Wright, Jr., Lucille Streety Wright, all being deceased persons; and Mary Roe, a fictitious name designating all other persons and legal entities unknown who may have or claim an interest in or lien upon the real estate described herein, including any such as may be infants, incompetents, or under any otherdisability, including the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act, Defendants. AMENDED SUMMONS TO THE ABOVE DEFENDANTS:

NAMED

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED TO ANSWER the Amended Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned subscriber at James E. Reeves, P.A., 400 North Cedar Street, Summerville, SC 29483, within thirty (30) days; thirty-five (35) days if service is by certified mail, after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; except the United States of America shall have sixty (60) days; and if you fail to file an Answer or appear to defend the Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs will apply to the Court for a judgment by default to be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that the Plaintiffs will move for an Order of Reference or that the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to the Master-in-Equity, pursuant to

Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, on all issues to come before the Court with direct appeal to the South Carolina Court of Appeals or South Carolina Supreme Court. TO MINORS OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINORS UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Amended Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s). YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §15-61-25 (1976), as amended, if you are a joint tenant or tenant in common, you are hereby notified of your right to purchase the property, which is the subject matter of this action, and the need to notify the Court of your intention. LIS PENDENS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above named Plaintiff has commenced or intend to commence an action affecting the title to the real estate described below. The Amended Complaint to be filed simultaneous herewith or within twenty days hereof, prays for a suit to quiet title for property and for partition in Charleston County, South Carolina. The real estate is described as follows: All that piece, parcel or tract of land, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina and known and designated as containing 27.064 acres, as shown on that certain plat entitled "A BOUNDARY SURVEY OF TMS 312-00-00049 BEING 27.064 ACRES ON BROWNSWOOD ROAD OWNED BY THE ESTATE OF JOHN CHISOLM LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA" prepared by Southeastern Surveying of Charleston, Inc. dated June 1, 2006 and recorded July 11, 2008 in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book EL, page 632; said tract of land having such actual size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description. TMS#: 312-00-00-049 NOTICE OF FILING AMENDED SUMMONS, AMENDED COMPLAINT, LIS PENDENS, AND PETITION AND ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Amended Summons, which included a Notice of Intention to Refer Action to the Masterin-Equity for Final Determination and a Notice of Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem Nisi; the Amended Complaint; and Lis Pendens;

were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County Court of Common Pleas on August 29, 2008. Further, a Petition and Order Appointing S. Thomas Worley, Jr., Esquire, whose address and phone number are 942 McCants Drive, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, (843) 884-5474, as guardian ad litem nisi, for the Defendants designated as John Doe and Mary Roe, have also been filed on October 14, 2008, which said appointment becomes absolute thirty (30) days after the service of this Notice unless you or someone on your behalf procure another to be appointed as guardian ad litem to represent their interests in this action. The purpose of this

suit is to determine the interests of the parties to the property, which is the subject matter of this suit, and to ask the Court for an Order from the Master-in-Equity for Charleston County approving the sale of the property to the Defendant, Domino Properties, LLC. JAMES E. REEVES, P.A. By James E. Reeves, Esquire 400 North Cedar Street Summerville, SC 29483 (843) 832-7337

King-Obama Week Activities Annual Dr. King Ecumenical at Morris Street Baptist - Jan. 18, 4 p.m., 25 Morris St. The YWCA of Greater Charleston will hold its 37th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Trident Area Ecumenical Service, “Remembering the Life and Legacy of Martin & Coretta” in the Morris Street Baptist Church. Congregations from more than 15 churches are expected to take part. For more information, call 722-1644. CSO Gospel Choir at Mt. Moriah - Jan. 18, 4 p.m., 7396 Rivers Ave. in North Charleston. The CSO Gospel Choir will pay tribute to King through music with historical audio and video footage in the Mt. Moriah Family Living Center. The performance is free and open to the public, but tickets are being given out at the Gaillard Auditorium box office in Charleston, Mt. Moriah Family Living Center and at North Charleston’s Cultural and Civic Center (formerly Sterett Hall).

M.L. King, Jr. Holiday Parade - Jan. 19, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 11 a.m. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday Parade begins at Johnson Hagood Stadium and winds its way through downtown. The parade will be televised by WCBD-TV, and a “Youth Speak-out” at Charleston Progressive School will be held immediately after the parade ends. For more information, call 722-1644.

Obama Inauguration Celebration at Canaan Baptist Jan. 20, 5 p.m. The Charleston Inauguration Celebration Affair will be held at the Alfred Williams Community Center, 4441 Durant Ave. in North Charleston. The event will feature large TV-screen broadcasts of inaugural events, live entertainment, guests speakers, food, dancing and a 3-foot-tall cake in the shape of the White House. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted to partly benefit the Lowcountry Food Bank. Those planning to attend are asked to call 478-4462 or e-mail [email protected].

King Holiday - Obama’s Inauguration at Lincoln High School - Jan. 24, 10 a.m., Lincoln High School in McClellanville. The Dream Walk & Run 5k will begin to celebrate the King holiday and President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration. It costs $10 to register ($15 after Jan. 17). For more information, call 887-3944. 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:

CELIA FORD GADSDEN 2008-ES-10-1731 DOD: 07/13/08 Pers. Rep. RUEBEN M. GADSDEN, JR. 759 BEAR SWAMP RD., JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455 Atty: THOMAS P. MORRISON, ESQ. PO BOX 1056, CHARLESTON, SC 29402 **************************************************************************

STe ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

BID OPPORTUNITY ROOF REPLACEMENT FOR FACILITIES AT THE JAMES ISLAND COUNTY PARK PROJECT#08-CP-028 January 11, 2009 The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission, (CCPRC) is seeking sealed bids for work to include, but not be limited to, Replacement of asphalt shingles with stone-coated steel roofing material at the James Island County Park Activity Center, Campground Bath House #1, Campground Bath House #2, Conference Center, Meadow Restroom, Stono Picnic Shelter, and Wando Picnic Shelter, at 871 Riverland Drive, Charleston, SC, as outlined in the bid documents. For more information on obtaining the bid document, please visit CCPRC’s website w or by calling Ms. Penny Westerfelhaus, 843-762-8098. By: Mr. Tom O’Rourke, Executive Director CHARLESTON COUNTY PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION

RESIDENTS OF CITY OF CHARLESTON PLEASE TAKE NOTICE OF THIS REMINDER Martin Luther King’s Birthday (Monday, January 19, 2009) will be observed as a city holiday. In order to provide service to everyone in a timely manner, garbage and trash collections will be as follow: RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE & TRASH COLLECTIONS Monday routes will be collected on Tuesday Tuesday routes will be collected on Wednesday Wednesday routes will be collected on Thursday Thursday routes will be collected on Friday Daniel Island and Cainhoy No changes in the regular schedules Please place your garbage and trash curbside by 7:00 AM in the morning of your pickup day. City of Charleston Department of Public Service

BID OPPORTUNITY PALMETTO ISLANDS COUNTY PARK DISABLED PARKING, PROJ.#07-10-A The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) is seeking bids for work that includes, but is not limited to, the installation of disabled parking spaces, raised crosswalks and trails at the Palmetto Islands County Park as outlined in the bid documents. 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. By: Mr. Tom O’Rourke, Executive Director CHARLESTON COUNTY PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION DY:XUDYX