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Black Women's Burden By January W. Payne Janice was 27 years old and eight weeks pregnant with her son when she was diagnosed with HIV in 1991. The Queens, N.Y., resident believes that the father of her older child--a daughter, now 24--gave her the infection. She's far from alone in acquiring the virus from a man she thought she could trust. "Some people have the attitude that it can't happen to them," says Janice, who asked that her real name not be used. "If you're not practicing safe sex, you're at risk, because you don't know if your partner is

Amendment on Ballot Questions When is Sex Legal for Teens ? According to the South Carolina Constitution, it is clearly stated that an unmarried woman can legally have consensual sexual intercourse who shall not have attained the age of 14 years, however that may change. In a statewide Constitutional Amendment that will be placed before voters in the Nov. 4 General Election, setting the age of consent at 16-years, and doing away with what many call an antiquated provision adopted in

'Sagging' Pants Law Unconstitutional By. Nisa Islam Muhammad Special to the NNPA from the Final Call (NNPA) - Palm Beach Circuit Judge Paul Moyle ruled Sept. 15 that a “sagging pants” ordinance in Riviera Beach, Fla., was unconstitutional after a 17-year-old was arrested and held overnight in jail. “We’re not talking about exposure of buttocks. No! We’re talking about someone who has on pants whose underwear are apparently visible to a police officer who then makes an arrest and the basis is he’s then held overnight, no bond,” said Judge Moyle. Supporters of an ordinance outlawing “sagging pants” gathered 5,000 signatures last March to put a proposed ban to a vote. It passed. “The ordinance was overwhelmingly passed by the citizens,” said Francis Muhammad, Nation of Islam student study group leader in nearby West Palm Beach. “That city is 80 percent Black and the people were just tired of seeing it. The elders and most of the homeowners were just tired of seeing it.” While many cities around the country are enacting ordinances and laws against the widely popular style of dress called “sagging” or “baggy pants,” Riviera Beach, Fla., had the distinction of being the first city to arrest someone for the offense and have the law ruled unconstitutional. With 11 arrests to date, eyes are on Riviera Beach to see what will happen next. Prior to the judge’s ruling, according to the law, anyone whose pants were so low that skin or underwear could be seen faced legal action. The first offense carried a $150 fine See pg 2

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monogamous or not." With her diagnosis, Janice joined the ranks of thousands of black women in the United States who are living with HIV/AIDS. Those ranks have swelled in the years since her son's birth, and black women continue to be struck particularly hard by the virus, new research shows. As of 2005, that group accounted for 64 percent of the more than 126,000 women who were living with HIV/AIDS in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rate in 2006 of new infections in black women, moreover, was nearly 15 times that in white women--55.7 infections versus 3.8 infections per 100,000 women, respectively-according to the latest data, which appear in the

September 12 issue of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. That study comes on the heels of a dramatic upward revision of the agency's assessment of how rapidly HIV is spreading. In August, the CDC estimated that about 56,300 new infections occurred nationwide in 2006, up from earlier estimates of about 40,000. This week's report breaks down the new infections by race, gender, age, and other demographic measures. Many assume that HIV primarily affects homosexual men, who are, in fact, heavily afflicted. Nevertheless, high-risk heterosexual contact was the source of 80 percent of newly diagnosed infections in women in 2006, the CDC reports. Yet many black See pg 2

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The question remains, however, was when an inmate in the McDougall Correctional Institute was charged with a non-violent 3rd degree sex offense with a 14-year-old female. Two conflicting laws, the State Constitution and the S.C. Code of Laws has caused confusion which sets the age of consent at 16-years. Earlier, Sen. Chip Campsen, R-Isle of Palms, said “It’s a relic of an era in See pg 2

Did Palin Really Say She Wouldn't Hire Blacks? By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Sarah Palin admittedly hasn’t had much of a track record when it comes to acknowledging let alone promoting diversity during her short tenure as Alaska governor. She’s on record with a terse utterance on hate crimes legislation and another one on cultural diversity. During the 2006 gubernatorial campaign she told the Eagle Forum that she opposed expanded hate crime legislation. In her gubernatorial campaign booklet in 2006, Palin gave her equally terse view of discrimination. She simply said that she and her gubernatorial running mate would provide opportunities for all Alaskans. There is no record that Palin has made any other public statements on diversity and minority issues since then. This in itself might be cause for only a slight eyebrow raise. But Palin’s skimpy track record and paucity of words on diversity is relatively tame compared to the far more damaging accusation that’s making the rounds. On April 29, fourteen Alaska black leaders that included prominent ministers, NAACP officials, and community activists met with Palin to voice their complaint over minority hiring and job opportunities. During the meeting she allegedly said that she didn’t have to hire any blacks. Even more damning, she purportedly said that she didn’t intend See pg 2

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An Exclusive Interview With Michelle Obama By. Alvin A. Reid Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American ST. LOUIS (NNPA) - Black moms have a way of saying and doing some things probably unlike any other persons in America. That’s why Michelle Obama would make such a fantastic First Lady of the United States. She sounds like my wife, Carmen, when it’s time to get serious with our daughters Bryson and Blaine. She sounds like my mom, Erma Reid, when she used to make a point to my sister Nadine and me. And I’m sure the Obama daughters, Malia and Sasha, are quite aware when Mom isn’t playing around. And make no mistake: Michelle Obama is very serious about African-American voter registration and participation. We spoke for a few minutes on Monday, and Mrs. Obama says quite matter-of-factly that Black people have no excuse for not voting and making sure others vote as well on Nov. 4. “If we look back on Nov. 5 and don’t have the outcome we desire, it’s on us,” Obama said with a stern eloquence. “If we decide to take control, we can make it happen.” Obama was in Kansas City Oct. 1 stumping for her husband and calling on people of all races to register to vote before Oct. 8, which is the Missouri deadline for voter registration. To the chagrin of the McCain campaign, Missouri is still very much in play just a month before Election Day. “That’s why voter registration is so critical,” Obama said. “We see the registration num-

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County School Board: More Sinister Than Meets The Eye By: David Eugelman, Member , District School Board I read Mr. Arthur Lawrence's commentary, "Black Inner-City Schools Set-Up For Closure?" in the September 24, 2008 edition of the Charleston Chronicle. Mr. Lawrence has a keen eyes for the way in which the Charleston County School District (CCSD) presents issues...and for motives not readily visible to the general public. Rather than soliciting community feedback, the school district always sets up their community meeting to achieve a foregone conclusion. School district officials aren't interested in what you want, but in what they want you to want or what they think is best for you. They talk about transparency, but there is little of that to be found in the way they operate. Community members need to heed Mr. Lawrence's wisdom. He's come by it through experience. I note he speaks about the Charleston County School District more than the school board. In part, that knowledge is based on his "street smarts." He has dealt with the powers that be. And those powers aren't held by

the whole school board-maybe some members of the school board in general. In my four years on the board, I've noticed that some of the board members know what’s going on before it happens; some entity to create the end-game before it happens; which leads me to believe those school board members meet with some entity to create the end-game before an issue is brought to the full school board. One community member described it to me as a conspiracy. And while you might discount that as paranoia, you aren't paranoid if "they” really are out to get you. Any five school board memSee pg 2

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WOMEN AMONGST US “STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF OUR ELDERS” While the MOJA Arts Festival concluded with a pompous and spirited full schedule of activities that ran the gamut of the African disapora, nothing was more fitting than the ceremony taking place in the glittering Charleston Place Hotel, where 21 women, all notables without exception, received grateful recognition that

epitomized all participants, “Standing on the Shoulders of our Elders.” “This has been a gratifying experience,” said nationally recognized festival organizer Nebroni Cohen, who was visiting here with her husband and their grandmother in Edisto Beach. “We had the opportunity to go and feel “Eubie” and “Crown,” and I was taken

with the stage production and chemistry generated by the players enthusiasm. It was just wonderful,” she said. Coordinated by Elease Amos-Goodwin of the city’s Cultural Affairs Office, observers said they are looking forward to next season’s offering, because “it gets better all the time.”

Marjorie Amos-Frazier

MaeDe Myers Brown

Mildred Ellison Carr

Emily S. DeCosta

Louise Martin Hill

Hilda Hutchinson Jefferson

Christine Osburn Jackson

Eugenia D. Johnson

Alma R. Latten

Catherine M. McCottry, M.D

Cynthia McCottry-Smith

Jewel Miller Mikell

Julia Berry Murray

Inez A. Simpson

Marlene O’Bryant Seabrook, Ph.D

Hazel Murray Stewart

Lucille Simmons Whipper

Dorothy Brunson Wright

Francis Taylor Mack

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women may not realize when they're having sex with a highrisk partner. In black communities, discussion of homosexuality is largely taboo, and some women report being infected with HIV/AIDS by boy friends or husbands who they later find out were sleeping with men. The so-called down-low phenomenon first garnered widespread attention in 2004 when J. L. King wrote the book On the Down Low: A Journey Into the Lives of 'Straight' Black Men Who Sleep With Men, about his own experiences as a married man who slept with other men but considered himself to be heterosexual.

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Unprotected sex between infected men may play a role in the increasing number of black women being infected, says C. Virginia Fields, president and CEO of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS. Black men had an HIV incidence rate that was six times that of white men in 2006, according to the new CDC report. Gay and bisexual men accounted for about 63 percent of all infections in black men that year. Another concern, Fields says, is the number of black men who return home from prison or jail and have sex with wives or girlfriends without first getting tested for sexually transmitted diseases. The CDC estimates that HIV prevalence among those who are incarcerated is nearly five times higher than that of the general U.S. population. About 9 percent of those infections were found to occur during incarceration in an April 2006 CDC study of inmates in the Georgia Department of Corrections' system. One in 15 black men ages 18 and older is incarcerated, compared with 1 in 106 white men, according to a Pew Center on the States analysis of U.S. Department of Justice statistics. Neither the down-low theory nor incarceration theory has been linked by scientific research to HIV/AIDS infections in black women, but "because of how this [disease] is spreading through heterosexual black women, both of those discussions are plausible," Fields says. That's why, experts say, it's important not to assume that your partner or past partners are not infected. "AIDS does not discriminate. Unsafe sexual practices and unsafe drug behaviors with someone who is infected can and will lead to HIV infection," says

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SharenDuke, executive director of the New York Citybased AIDS Service Center, a community organization that provides HIV testing, mental health services, medical care, support groups, and other services. "It has crossed all racial, cultural, and class backgrounds." Yet many women make the mistake of having unprotected sex with an unsafe partner. Some, like 24-year-old Marvelyn Brown, a Tennessee native who now lives in New York City, say they didn't ask their sexual partners to wear condoms because it made them feel special that the men involved trusted them enough to forgo protection. In her recent autobiography, The Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful, and (HIV) Positive, Brown says that when she contracted HIV at age 19, she didn't care enough about herself to require that her boyfriend consistently use condoms. "If you love yourself, you can protect yourself," she says, "and that eliminates HIV from the beginning." Yvonne Gooden also believes she contracted HIV through unprotected heterosexual sex. The Yonkers, N.Y., mother of two was diagnosed with HIV in 1993 and AIDS in 1995. And like many others, she thinks that low selfesteem played a role in her not protecting herself during sex. Women should feel "empowered to make sure that their partner uses a condom," says Raymond Martins, medical director of the WhitmanWalker Clinic in Washington, D.C., a nonprofit organization focused on HIV/AIDS treatment. "Especially in the black community, that doesn't seem to always be the case." Michelle and Janice are both in committed relationships now: Each has a man her life who is HIV negative, and both say they practice safe sex to help keep their partners from becoming infected. Gooden says that her HIVnegative boyfriend of 12 years gets routine HIV tests. "I chose not to have sex [after being diagnosed with HIV] until I met someone who understood that putting on a condom was important to me," she says. Both Janice and her 16-yearold son, who was born with HIV, are in good health. She takes three medications daily, exercises three times a week, eats healthily, and sees a therapist to discuss any issues that bother her. Brown, who takes seven pills per day, is also doing well. The diagnosis has even helped her in dating, she says. "You can tell a lot about a man's character when you tell him that you have HIV," Brown says. "I used to date a guy for years before I found out that he was no good. Now I find out in the first 10 minutes."

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This charge is so racially incendiary that it sounded like yet another one of the legion of Palin urban legends that have fueled the cyber gossip mill from the instant Republican presi-

School Board----cont. from pg 1 bers can and do hold sway over the entire school board....and your tax dollars. That's all it takes-just five. It takes four votes to get an issue on the agenda and five votes to get an action item passed, So, in really, a significant portion of your school board has no power whatsoever. That's the way it works, you might say. But what if there is something more sinister than meets the eye in regard to this particular school district? So, let 's ask ourselves a few questions about that. To whom is the majority of the school board loyal ? What if the superintendent actually takes orders from someone external to the school board? What if the school board majority simply support that course of action? Well, it might mean your vote for a school board member might actually be in support of a land developer or a future Real Estate transaction-rather than education for your children or grandchildren. And every once in a while, when the heat on the school district gets too hot, various school board members are vilified. Is it a ploy to take your mind off what really mattersthat being results? And are those media induced diatribes about results, or is the ire directed at something other than education? I call it a smokescreen, or using lights and mirrors-like you might see in a carnival, something to distort the truth. Think about it, Most of the consternation about public education emanates from several sources within or connected to peninsular Charleston. I find that particularly telling because peninsular Charleston's schools remain segregated, with no public outcry from the constituency's leadership or special interests. The continued existence of that silenced situation cannot be assigned to any particular school board, but rather to the constants in the race-oriented politics that have for decades existed in peninsular Charleston; the constants in that equation being(1) the political leadership, and (2) the spokespeople for the special interests- both entities acting in direct opposition to any notion of educational progress, choosing rather to favor the easy economics of annexation, low-paying service-oriented tourism jobs, higher property taxes and commercial development over the more life-changing elements of education and substantive employment. For whatever reasons, "things" are as these two factions want them to be. And, as long as the symbiotic synergy of these two groups is taken seriously, the on-going absurdity of this never-ending debate will continue to garner media attention with no rational resolve in sight. "Mr. Lawrence sees through this facade and is trying to inform all of us about what he has learned. We would do well to listen to his message. We would do well to help him.

dential contender John McCain plopped her on his ticket. The charge had to be confirmed or denied. If Governor Palin or any other public official flatly said that they had no intention to hire blacks that would be politically unpardonable. And for a potential vice-president it would and should be the kiss of death. In a phone message to this writer, Megan Stapleton, a Palin spokesperson who works with the McCainPalin campaign committee, vehemently denied that Palin ever said that she would not hire blacks. Sharon Leighow, a communications spokesperson in the Alaska governor’s office, also disputed the allegation. She said that Palin’s press secretary was part African-American and that two of her senior advisors were Filipino and Korean. But Leighow was also adamant that Palin did not hire staff persons based on color, but solely on talent and skill. As she put it, “Governor Palin is totally color-blind.” In a call to this writer, Gwen Alexander, President of the African American Historical Society of Alaska who initially reported Palin’s quip stuck by her contention that Palin made the racially charged retort. She also charged that Palin did not support or even officially acknowledge the group’s annual Juneteenth Commemoration. June nineteen is celebrated as the date of slave emancipation in Texas. Alaska is one of thirteen states that have designated it an official holiday. Other Alaska governors have sent the traditional greeting and acknowledgement to the Society. Alexander says Palin snubbed the group.

The unofficial charge then is that Palin is insensitive to the state’s AfricanAmericans, and that includes refusing to hire and appoint AfricanAmericans. That charge is hotly disputed by Palin’s staff and they cite names and numbers to back it up. But apart from the veracity of the charge and the denial, Palin’s statement that she’s absolutely color blind when it comes to hiring and appointments does set off warning bells. The color blind argument strikes to the heart of the continuing debate over what and how far governor’s, indeed all public officials, should go to insure that their staffs and their appointments truly represent the broadest diversity possible. Officials must make a concerted outreach effort to make that happen. Palin’s color blind posture more often than not has been nothing but a convenient excuse not to seek out, and hire and promote African-Americans and other minorities in their administration, no matter how qualified. Diversity is a major issue this election. It’s implicit in Democratic rival Barack Obama’s White House run. It’s explicit in Ward Connerly’s anti-affirmative initiative on the ballot in three states this November. Obama opposes it. McCain backs it, and so does Palin. Palin’s commitment to diversity is no small point in Alaska. According to the 2000 Census figures blacks make up officially about four percent of the state population. But those who self-identify at least in part as African-American bump up the percentage much higher. This is not an insignificant number especially when American Indians, Aleuts, Eskimos,

An Exclusive ---------------------------------------------cont. from pg 1 bers, and there is still so much room for growth. Just a thousand votes can make a difference.” She said the campaign is seeing registration numbers going up, “but we are not taking anything for granted.” Like a mom demanding the most of her children, she made it clear to me that voting is not the end of African Americans’ Nov. 4 responsibility. “We want people to vote early, so then they can go help make sure others vote,” she told me. “Help an elderly person get to the polls. Work at a poll and help make sure there is no foolishness.” And in a way only a black mom can do, she preached perseverance. “We want to see long lines and we don’t want people to give up,” she said of the patience it might take to vote on a day when record voter turnout is predicted across the nation. Obama probably will visit St. Louis again during the campaign, though she acknowledged that her schedule could change on a daily basis. And she admitted with a laugh that “I never know Barack’s schedule.” “It’s hour-to-hour, but we’re making a point to reach all the swing states,” she said. Michelle Obama's finest hour of the campaign was her speech in Denver during the Democratic National Convention. Whatever the McCain campaign had to say about her suddenly ceased to matter after she told the nation who she was and what she was about. This beautiful, intelligent, hard-working Black mom put naysayers in their place, just as she would do with an errant child. She wasn’t mean. But she meant business. When the Obama family appears together, I often wonder what those who mock Barack Obama see. Aren’t the Obamas everything that white America wants black people to be? The children’s manners are impeccable. The parents have devoted themselves to education, public service and spiritual awareness. And, while it should not have to be said (but must be), the Obamas are Christians and their faith in Jesus is solid as a rock. When you speak with Michelle Obama, you’re in conversation with a special woman. But, at the same time, you’re talking to many black moms. The ones that refuse to accept anything but the best from their children. She is refusing to accept anything but the best effort from Black America on Nov. 4.

Amendments on ----------------------------------------cont. from pg 1 which women married at 14, a preindustrial era when that was the norm. We need to change that.” In the meantime, inmates complain that the state law is not being followed and that those convicted of sex crimes are listed as pedophiles, predators and their names placed in the Sex Offender Registry. When the inmate in McDougall challenged the law, he was abruptly transferred to the Broad River Correctional facility and placed under the Sexually Predator Program. Another former inmate said the man now in Broad River has been reclassified as a predator, his mail tampered with and his telephone calls monitored. His case was heard in court recently and the verdict favored the state because “no one was surprised because if they didn’t, the state would be facing million dollar lawsuits. He accused the state of wrongfully convicting, labeling and arresting people for having consensual sex with persons 14years and over when our own laws say its legal. “The state should admit that we have people locked up and others who have been released, and those cases should be reviewed and their records cleared. Also, why are so many lawmakers afraid to correct this unjust law, oh, I forgot, they want to get reelected.”

and Asians are taken together. Minorities then make up about one quarter of Alaska’s population. This makes the state one of the most ethnically diverse in the nation. Diversity must be more than a word that an Alaska governor pays campaign lip service to and then ignores. Palin’s campaign and gubernatorial spokespersons say the knock that she is hostile to blacks and minorities is unfair. That may well be true. But to those Alaska black leaders who challenged Palin on her administration’s minority hiring practices, to them the knock is much deserved. Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst. His new book is The Ethnic Presidency: How Race Decides the Race to the White House (Middle Passage Press, February

Sagging’ Pants -------cont. from pg 1 or community service. Repeat offenders could have been sentenced to as many as 60 days in jail. In Flint, Mich., Chief of Police David Dicks had a similar negative sentiment about the low pants fashion statement. He announced in June that his officers would start arresting people wearing sagging pants that expose “skivvies, boxer shorts or bare bottoms,” according to media reports. Asked if he was concerned about the Florida ruling, Chief Dicks told reporters that officers will keep making arrests, “if the pants are at the knees and your underwear is exposed.” “That is disorderly,” Chief Dicks said. “We’re not going to sit here and let that happen in Flint.” “Some people call it a fad,” Chief Dicks told the Detroit Free Press last summer while patrolling the streets of Flint. “But I believe it’s a national nuisance. It is indecent and thus it is indecent exposure, which has been on the books for years.” Last summer, the chief said the crime was disorderly conduct or indecent exposure, misdemeanors punishable by 93 days to a year in jail and/or fines up to $500. Chief Dicks, 41, offered an interpretation of the laws: Pants pulled completely below the buttocks with underwear showing is disorderly conduct; saggy pants with skin of the buttocks showing is indecent exposure, and saggy pants, not completely below the buttocks with underwear exposed would merit a warning. Greg Gibbs, lawyer and chair of the ACLU Flint chapter, agreed with the Florida judge’s ruling. “You can’t arrest people because of their style of dress,” he said. “We are concerned that the enforcement of the chief’s memo may lead to some constitutional violations on a caseby-case basis due to the failure of his memo to define what constitutes indecent exposure,” he told reporters. Many also fear the policy could mean targeting of Black youth. “This is not a Black issue. This is an issue that’s all walks of life,” said Chief Dicks, who is Black. “Many people from different ethnic backgrounds and races are doing this fad.” Earlier this year the Department of Justice announced it had reached a settlement resolving allegations of racial discrimination against the owner of Kokoamos Island Bar, Grill and Yacht Club in Virginia Beach. Kokoamos at one point banned patrons who wore braids, twists, cornrows, or dreadlocks, excessively baggy pants and Timberland boots. After complaints of discrimination became public, local station WAVY-TV aired a news report in which two persons wearing the prohibited boots and loose-fitting pants tried to enter the club. One was Black and the other Caucasian. The Caucasian was allowed in, but not the Black patron. Several places have enacted baggy pants bans including localities in Georgia, Louisiana, New Jersey and Illinois. Penalties range from fines or warnings to jail time. Others communities are considering sagging pants bans. Bans have been rejected in Natchitoches, La.; Stratford,

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Why Not Bail Out the Unemployed? By. Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist The United States economy is shedding jobs the same way faster than a grooming dog sheds fleas. Payroll employment has been dropping for nine months in a row with 159,000 fewer jobs on the books in September than in the month before. So far this year, payrolls are down 760,000, and 969,000 in the private sector. The unemployment rate has held steady at 6.1 percent for the past two months, but it is up 1.4 points during the past year. Nearly 10 million people are “officially” unemployed, which means they are officially looking for work.These numbers do not include those who have dropped out of the labor force, in other words people with jobs who have just stopped looking. It also doesn’t include people who are underemployed, or working at jobs that they are overqualified for. The Bureau of Labor Statistics develops several rates of “labor utilization”, including one that includes people who work part time because they can’t find full time work, and those “marginally attached”. With such a measure the unemployment rate would double to 11 percent.And, surprise, surprise, African American workers are doing much worse than other workers in the labor force. While the unemployment rate was 5.4 percent for whites, it was 11.4 percent for African Americans. If the white unemployment rate were 11.4 percent, someone other than humble columnist would be asking about a bailout for the unemployed. But because we are simply looking at a black unemployment rate, there has been little discussion about what to do about excessive unemployment. According to the Economic Policy Institute (www.epi.org) all of the gains African Americans made in the 1990s were wiped out by job losses in the last several years. The report, written by Algernon Austin, suggests that African American workers have been among the hardest hit by our economic downturn.There’s nothing for black folks, but plenty for banks. We saw our Congress rush to action to provide a bailout for financial markets. It was said that it was an emergency, that we had no choice, that the $850 (up form $700) billion bailout was a matter of life and death for the nation’s economy. Ask the person who has been unemployed for the last six months how they feel about life and death. Some of these folks have exhausted their unemployment insurance. Some have lost their homes and their families. One in five unemployed people have been unemployed for at least six months, the highest share of long-term unemployment in three years. Yet these people have been virtually ignored by policymakers.Furthermore, the number of people who are involuntarily part time, or who would rather work full time, has skyrocketed. The number grew by 300,000 in September, and by 1.6 million in the past year. Six million people who hold part time jobs want and need full time jobs, the largest number in fifteen years! Again, we keep hearing about markets, but the focus is on every market except the labor market. Just about every sector of the economy is experiencing job losses, from factory jobs, to service jobs, to jobs in the financial services industry. Only in health care and government services to jobs continue to grow. There is barely a safe haven for those who are losing their jobs.The economic policy institute cites one piece of legislation as

providing possibilities for those at the bottom. The Emergency U n e m p l o y m e n t Compensation (EUC) program that extends jobless benefits an extra 13 weeks. That provision has run out and can be renewed by Congress. That’s the least a group of bailout-focused

Black America ‘Gets Pneumonia’ In Cold Economic Climate By. Natalie A. Thompson and Hazel Trice Edney NNPA Special Correspondent and NNPA Editor-inChief W A S H I N G T O N (NNPA) - As the Black unemployment rate leaped another eight percentage points last month – from 10.6 percent to 11.4 percent, the White unemployment rate actually remained the same – at 5.4 percent, less than half the rate for Blacks. In addition to that in every economic category, from the poverty rate to housing loss African-Americans remain historically and consistently at rock bottom – a condition exacerbated by the national housing and Wall Street financial crisis that forced Congress to reluctantly pass a $700 billion bailout last week. ''We're in a weaker financial position related to the mainstream in the first place,'' said Alfred A. Edmond, Jr., editor-inchief of BlackEnterprise.com, in an interview with the NNPA News Service. “The saying goes, 'when the rest of America gets a cold, Black America gets pneumonia.'' Edmond is just one among Black economic experts across the nation who say as America observes the economic fall out even after the congressional bailout of lending and investment agencies last week, African-Americans must establish creative ways to stay afloat. “In every relevant economic number, Black people are worse off today than they were in 2000,” says Natioal Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial, in an interview following a Black Leadership Forum telephone conference pertaining to get out to vote efforts as well as the economic bailout. “We’ve lost ground in home ownership, we’ve lost ground in employment, we’ve lost ground in wage verses inflation, we have just lost ground economically in the last eight years.”

lawmakers can do for ordinary people who also need a hand.Realistically, though, lawmakers aren’t likely to do much more. They are rushing home to get involved in a close election, and leaving the employment mess until after November or, more

likely, after January. Yet if trends continue as they have, we will have lost at least a million jobs this year, and we will have experienced an indifferent congress that can be whipped into fearful bailout submission by Treasury Secretary

Paulson. Who speaks for workers? And will working people get a bailout? When your Congressional representative comes home to campaign, ask what they will do for workers. It’s a fair question to raise as our economy continues to spi-

ral out of control.Dr. Julianne Malveaux is President of Bennett College for Women. She is also on the Board of Directors of the Economic Policy Institute. She can be reached at [email protected].

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The Greedy Trample on the Needy By. James Clingman NNPA Columnist

by Jim French

SINGING IN THE SAME CHOIR I reached past 80 for three-quarters of an hour before I realized it. The impact was not powerful but arrived slowly, the way a summer night resists the coming of cool weather, and I'm out here hustling young people to get involved with the politics of moving forward. But there I was, in the organic garden of retired Navy Master Chief Jim Powe, and he passed a shot-glass of pure corn and asked me what time it was. I am disappointed because I have contemplated this event ever since I was 70. Shooting past 80-years, it was my birthday. Thank you Lord! We sit there, in the great expanse of his West Oak Forest back yard that resembles a hot-house of vegetables that my folks in Kansas who grew natural foods in dirt polluted by chicken droppings and then asked, brother could you spare me another shot? The Chief asked me if I was disappointed, saying that when he reaches my day of maturity, would it be a somber day, dreadful with bitter reflections and a recognition of what has been achieved, while devoting our lives to families and a Navy life filled with difficulties, hope, achievements, glowing moments with the tinges of racism, that God enabled us to prevail. The impact of passing 80, in my telling to Chief Powe, for me is not powerful but comes slowly, the way a summer night possesses a city. It is discreet, like a night in early October, and there is time for preparation. I told Chief Powe that it is not an unusual event, the night following the day on the anniversary of your birth and there is time for preparation. Symbolic is the freshly-turned soil in his yard, fertilizer bags resting nearby, but it is dusk, a commonplace day, a date of significance for me. I am 82. But what the hell am I doing running this smack through my brain, a demi tasse of Sea Island corn, when I see brothers and sisters walking along side-streets filling their wire carts with the aluminum cans of solvency, and I wonder what they could have been. And then I see young brothers sagging, grabbing their crouch with a reefer dropping from their mouths, and I have this urge to stop and point out to the brother with the cart, and ask if that's their future. But every year on my birthday I promise myself I'll tidy up the corners of my life but I know I'll never do it. The general pattern of my habits isn't going to change. I've been around too long to rectify the big flaws. I regret that I have not been formally educated but journalism is also a university and a cathredral if a man has affection for it. But here I am, a day flirting with rain blurred by a hazy sun, as school buses rumble by carrying our precious young, and I think about the invisible in the Republic of Charleston. My radio is tuned low to Magic 107.3 and radio personality Michael Baisden foreplaying with his listeners intimating that "Everything is Everything" isn't it? But enough of that, especially when I listen to the words of Fredrick Douglass who once said, when Blacks were listening, "Who you give your money to is who you give your power to." Yet, as this newspaper celebrated, not really, but observed its 37th year of continuous publication, we find ourselves on the brink of facing up to the reality of following in the imprint of WPAL Radio, becoming a memory in the archives of Black History. The Chronicle and Black newspapers across the expanse in this land of opportunity, continue to be locked in a time-warp since advertising is what keeps us functional without becoming beggars. And if you think this birthday rant is against white benefactors, you're wrong, but just recall what Fredrick Douglass said: "Who you give your money to, is who you give your power to." So what good is power if you don't use it? What good is having Blacks at every level of city, county and state government, if you fail to use it? For instance, if former city of Charleston mayoral candidate Williams Dudley Gregorie is documented as saying that as boss-in-charge of the HUD office overseeing operations in South Carolina, arranged a $400 million grant to MUSC for their development, and State Sen. Robert Ford has boasted of directing $4 million to the coffers of MUSC, then why is it that MUSC can allocate millions in advertisements to white-owned media, and none to Black media? Why is it that S.C. State, which this newspaper has been aligned with since our inception in 1971, rehash for free their public relations promoting the university, but because of pettiness of certain members of the board trustees, can spend significant dollars on advertising in the white media and nary a dime in their own newspaper? And how do you spend close to a quarter-a-million dollars to sponsor diva Mary J. Blige, supposedly in the interest of funding for scholarships, when the funds raised has other dedicated functions? When agencies of Charleston County government can ignore almost the 35 percent of Blacks residing within its borders, while placing few advertisements in this newspaper, is simply wrong! Like, when the County Election Commission place advertisements denoting different precincts for voting, they ignore that segment of the community who do not buy or read the daily newspaper, which they should, just to read on how they can spin the news as it reflects people of color. While Trident Technical College and MUSC advertise programs that can impact the Black community, they have this misguided notion that it will be seen in the majority media by the Black community, not so! The bottom line in all of this is that these are state-supported institutions, meaning that it is our tax dollars they use to ignore us! The major auto dealers, whose margin of profit is dependent on Black folks, will shortly become the target of demonstrations, why? None of them support quantatively, Black institutions such as the UNCF, the requests from area churches who simply ask for advertising in their annual church souvernir booklets, and when we ask: Whom do you think are buying your cars? In other words, whatever it takes to keep this newspaper viable, we shall ask the community to decide. With me, it goes beyond the survival of The Chronicle. It's that attitude that Blacks are not important in the mainstream of Charleston life. Take First Federal, that savings institution, for example. For years the president has been coming into our schools, under the guise of teaching our young people the rudiments of savings, can run advertisements in the daily newspaper, and not in this newspaper, as if our 20-some-thousands readers don't understand the dynamics of banking. So you can expect the First Federal branch in the heart of the Black community on Rutledge Ave. will become a target for protests. Personally, I sit on two boards that have significant business relationships with First Federal and like other entities in this Republic of Charleston, we're the cash-cows and really invisible, until they reach for our dollars, and when you reach my age, the realm of patience runs low. The laughter comes slower nowadays but there's no shortage. It may be the most terrible of all man’s ages but I’m glad I’m around. I suppose this is as happy a birthday as a brother is entitled to have with the poor and the wellto-do singing in the same choir. Mercy.

Blackonomics “Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income.” - Ecclesiastes 5:10 In recent history, there has been no better time than now for us to see the chasm between the so-called have’s and the have not’s. We are witnesses to the biggest rip-off since the Great Train Robbery. As if Halliburton and all the rest of the Iraq war crooks were not enough, the bar has been raised even higher now with the housing/mortgage/banking crisis. A couple of years ago folks were making so much money, via unethical and illegal means, so much so that they must have thought their gravy train had no caboose. Now they realize that the light at the end of the tunnel was that of an oncoming train. I have long been amazed at the arrogance of the powerful, and the greed they display in their endless quest for filthy lucre. Anything goes. No holds barred. No rules. No ethics. Many of those who benefitted tremendously from their financial shenanigans, making billions of dollars along the way, are now wringing their hands and whining about how we have to fix the problem that they created. Yes we do need to fix the problem, but all indicators point, once again, to the fact that the needy will suffer because of the misdeeds of the greedy. How long do you think this country will be able to get away with the way it treats and mistreats those most in need? How long will we last under corrupt, money-grubbing, profit-at-any-cost shysters and politicians who couldn’t care less about our children’s future? How long will America survive, perched high upon its throne of world leadership, if it continues to arrogantly thumb its nose at “the least of these”? Over the past decade, we have seen some of the worst behavior by some of the worst characters, perpetrated upon those who can least afford another financial blow in their lives. Greedy corporate executives who rape and pillage their companies, get away with their dastardly acts with a bundle of cash in their bank accounts, while the needy watch their 401-K’s deflate. Greedy political insiders cut deals and structure contracts that fatten their pockets while the needy try to figure out to pay the rent and stay warm this winter. If these are not signs of societal decadence in its highest form, I don’t know what is. Right now, no one, virtually no one, is running this country. George Bush is an afterthought to most folks in Washington and around the world now; Cheney is living out his “bunker mentality,” and only God knows where he is; Cabinet members are shopping their resumes to find that next job; and Congress is too busy with one-upsmanship, as they jockey for position in the next administration. In other words, brothers and sisters, we are definitely on our own. The greedy are certainly sticking it to the needy, and most of us feel like there is nothing we can do about it. Well, there are things we can do about it. We have to muster up the will to act on basic economic principles to protect against economic predators and the hazards of being dependent on folks who have no interest whatsoever in our wellbeing. That old adage, spoken and implemented by our elders, “Do for self,” rings even truer now. Black people are at the mercy of those who own the resources of this country and the world; we are too dependent upon the largess of folks who only see us as a group to pacify and dismiss; and while the elitists among our people continue in their reveling and conspicuous consumption, much of which is mimicked by our youth, collectively we are caught in a downward spiral of economic despair. In light of the tremendous amount of resources we have at our command, both financial and intellectual, we can do more for ourselves by working closer together and sharing those resources with one another. Black people across this country should set up bartering groups through which goods and services can be traded instead of being purchased with U.S. dollars. It makes sense that if the value of the dollar is dropping, we will need more of them to purchase the necessities of life. How do we get more dollars? Barter a portion of our goods and services with one another. Especially now, in a time of financial uncertainty when banks are on the ropes, Black folks should form Collective Banking Group Chapters across this country and leverage reciprocity from the banks that we often complain about. Churches must get together across denominational lines and beliefs to take care of their business. It makes no sense to complain about anything that you are not willing to do something about. Black folks should establish their own investment pools and loan funds in order to create and grow Black businesses. How can we expect to advance in this country if we don’t create and maintain jobs for our children? Are they to grow up and continue the cycle of seeking jobs from others rather than creating jobs for themselves and their peers? It’s one thing to rail against the greed and corruption that has overtaken this country; it’s another thing to act appropriately to take care of ourselves, despite the actions of the greedy. Collectively we have already demonstrated that we can do whatever we want and need to do. The lessons are there for us to use over and over again. We must follow them. The greedy will continue to trample the needy; that is, if they are allowed to do so. It’s time to rally around the economic principles that led our ancestors to own and control economic enclaves all across this country. Get busy!

New Approach To Business Lending Emphasizes Success (NAPSI)-Small businesses often find they can't get the credit they deserve--or need. Many consumers might be surprised to learn that an estimated seven out of 10 small businesses in America don't qualify for traditional bank loans and must look elsewhere for capital. This can sometimes mean taking on high-priced alternatives to stay afloat. For example, Merchant Cash Advances--also known as MCAs--let a lender purchase a merchant's future credit card sales at a discount. This can result in interest rates of more than 150 percent APR. Some see these as a form of predatory lending, and as a result, 1,000 U.S. mayors have recently passed a resolution denouncing MCAs altogether. Now, one company is working to change all that with what it describes as a new approach to small-business lending. The company--On Deck Capital--looks beyond a small-business owner's personal credit score, studying the performance of the business, its bank activity, transaction data, business credit and other data to evaluate the overall health of the business. Through this model, it is able to double the number of businesses that can access affordable loans. According to the company's founder, Mitch Jacobs, "Everyone agrees that well-run small businesses drive our economy, but unfortunately, the evaluation model employed by traditional lenders is designed to identify the challenges a business faces, not their successes." For example, one individual who owns a mail-order business selling fishing gear saw sales growing after four years in business. Unfortunately, his loan applications were continuously denied by banks. He found On Deck Capital after searching for alternative loan options and was approved for a $50,000 loan within days. In another case, the owner of a store specializing in soccer equipment for men, women and students explored MCAs as a form of financing after banks rejected her loan requests. She turned down their predatory offers and selected Jacobs' company after realizing that she would have lost 25 percent of her daily credit card sales to the cash advance. She said that she found On Deck's pricing to be much more straightforward and liked the fact that there were no strings attached. To learn more, visit www.ondeckcapital.com. If we give small businesses the tools they need to succeed, our economy will thrive.

Who Asked Me? by Beverly Gadson-Birch

(NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNING: DON’T WALLOW IN THE MUD) We are less than one month away from the General Election. The closer we get to the election, the muddier the pig with lipstick gets. Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican’s Vice President nominee, is playing dirty politics by trying to dredge up Senator Obama’s association with Bill Ayers, a former Weatherman Underground fugitive. Ayers was accused of bombing several federal buildings but did not serve time because of improper surveillance that could not be used to make the case against him. Ayers and Obama live in the same neighborhood and served on the same board. It is that affiliation that the Republicans are trying to challenge through Gov. Palin. Ayers is a professor at the University of Chicago. He can’t be that dangerous if America allows him to teach at one of its universities. It wasn’t like Ayers was hiding under the radar. Ayers can’t be the terrorist that Gov. Palin is making him out to be. If Ayers is considered a “terrorist” why was he hired at the university? Senator McCain doesn’t want to be seen as the source of the mudslinging; so, Gov. Palin throws the mud while he hide his hands. Senator Obama’s connection with Ayers has no bearing on the upcoming election. How many of us have had neighbors who were less than desirable but they did nothing that would prevent us from speaking or socializing with them? And, how can you avoid someone that is serving on the same board as you? Let’s stay the course. Do not buy into negative campaign ads and speeches that are coming from the Republican camp. It is no more than a diversion tactic to close the gap since Senator Obama is leading in the polls and in the number of electoral votes. The Republicans are losing grounds and they will do whatever it takes to try and discredit Senator Obama. The closer we get to the election the more mudslinging we will see from the Republican camp. Let’s not wallow in the pig pen with the pigs. This country has bigger fishes to fry. America is in a really big mess economically and socially. The country that prides itself as the greatest super power in the world is now powerless. We are trillions of dollars in debt. Homeowners are losing their homes to foreclosures. The stock market is on the verge of collapse. Businesses are closing their doors. We are still spending billions on a war in Iraq with no clear exit plan. American casualties are still mounting and soldiers are returning home with loss of limbs. CEO’s are draining Wall Street. Major banks are being bought off by other financial institution. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and AIG have been bailed out by the government. Congress met in an emergency session to ask for $750 billion dollars to bailout Wall Street in hopes of stimulating the economy. Instead of the market correcting itself, it plunged and ended the day trading 369 points below average. So where do we go from here? Let us focus on the days ahead. We must get out the vote. We did not register new voters just to sit at home to watch the returns on television Election Day. We still have work to do. We must get every registered voter out to the polls on Election Day or into the election commission office to vote early. Don’t take your eyes off the prize and do not be bamboozled into thinking that your vote doesn’t count or Senator Obama doesn’t have a chance. We are as close as close gets. We cannot allow those who sling mud and wear lipstick to take our eyes of the prize. It was a rewarding experience on last Friday as we registered voters in our Drive Home Voter Registration Drive that was held on Ashley River Road. About a mile away, another group was hosting a Drive Home Rally. On Saturday morning, another group was holding a last chance registration drive in front of St. Andrews Gardens Apartments. You could feel the excitement as persons scrambled to meet the 1:00 PM Saturday Voter Registration deadline. It was quite refreshing to see people so engaged and involved into the election process. We have “a lot riding “on this election. If we just stay focused and not allow negative influences to penetrate our minds. We are too close to turn around now. You want to know how you can help? Well, thanks for asking. Familiarize yourself with the candidates and the voting machine. If you have a four seater car, then you need to find at least three other persons to take to the polls. Pack your vehicles with voters. We can do this, “yes we can”. There are at least seventeen reasons why you can vote early. If you missed voting absentee, you can vote early if you have to work or will be out of town on Election Day. Stay the course!! Don’t wallow with the pigs. VOTE!

The Chronicle

October 8, 2008-5

As I See It

Hakim Abdul-Ali

Aladdin’s Lamp I tend to think of the signs of the Creator as bein.g very vivid for my mind’s eye. Recently, it seems as though I’ve been faced with one challenging situation after another and the realities of understanding what these signs mean intrigues me very much. I consider myself to be a serious student of having faith in the Most High Alone’s signs and, as such is the case, I consider everything that happens in life as having existed with the Supreme Creator Alone’s infinite knowledge. I’m totally into that belief procedure, and that’s where I place my unwavering faith. I believe in the power that God Alone has to bring things into existence simply by the Creator having only to will or “say” that it is to be, and it’s done act. It’s taken me many, many decades to absolutely understand and know that all things are under the control of the Creator Alone, and under not any man or woman’s rule, who are themselves only created beings. I’m a spiritual loyalist, and I enjoy the solitude of quiet contemplation and reflection in, about and of God Alone’s majestic revealing powers. Through this process I’ve come to learn many things about my past errors in limited thinking about people, events and circumstances that I’ve been involved in. Life is a wonderful teacher if you know that only good can come from positive thinking, and nothing good comes from negative thoughts. I believe that so wholeheartedly until I feel blessed to finally, at this late stage in my life, to really understand the value of a positive thought and what it can do for you. I’ve written articles, lectured profusely and given sermons on the avoidance of negative thinking and, also, the importance of keeping the faith when times are hard, or difficult, to put it in plain jargon. I believe that “you are what you think, or project, and you become what you believe in or wish for.” It’s as simple as that, with a lot more that needs to be added on that point. Let me explain what I mean a little more needs to added “As I See It.” Life is what we make it, and our internal mental vibrations that we throw out as subliminal thoughts, even if unspoken, have a strong tendency to become reality because our thoughts are synonymous to actions. Take for instance the age-old story of Aladdin and his magic lamp. I’m sure you’ve heard it before, but I wonder if you really understood the subliminal message behind what may appear at first to be mere kid’s folklore. It’s meaning is profound in my book of wisdom because it tells us about a powerful secret of being successful in life, both spiritually and economically. When the fabled Aladdin of ancient Arabian folklore asks the genie something, the genie is reported to have said instinctively, “Master, your wish is my command.” To some unenlightened “colored” folk in “hue-manity,” that’s all that they heard without fully comprehending the channeled and intrinsic response given by the huge genie, who appears able to fulfill any and all requests directed to him by his master, Aladdin. The in-depth message, or wisdomatic secret behind this genie’s ever-ready presence and instant ability to fulfill Aladdin’s requests as he (the genie) surfaces from Aladdin’s magic lamp after being rubbed is that whatever Aladdin’s wishes internally and deeply, it becomes reality. We are all modern day Aladdins, and our lamps are thoughts and our minds can be likened to being or “genies,” if you don’t go to far out with that analogy. We are masters of our own destinies. “You are what you think,” and your mind can make you sick if you harbor negative thoughts of failure and demise. Think about that for a stone, cold “colored” moment in time and see that positive “colored” folk are taking care of much business, while the negative ones are languishing in their own abject miseries. “Aladdin’s Lamp” says much to me as I think about the many times in my life when some folks told me I couldn’t do this or that. As I said to the lamp within my own soul that I wish for better things in life, I began to activate the “genie” within me that was out there waiting for me to “TCB,” or take care of business. Life, nature and the universe are there for me and you to do our rightful positive things, if we but summoned the “genies’ within ourselves and “got busy,” and took care of business like we “naturally” should. It happens all the time. Just look at the world’s ethnic achievers, shakers and movers, in addition to those outstanding and memorable “colored” folk who’ve left legacies that have stood as “genies” for those who aren’t deaf, dumb and blind to see, comprehend and remember, because they saw, knew and understood that “Aladdin’s Lamp” was more than just a child’s classical story. It was their story too. “Aladdin’s Lamp” is something that I see in my mind’s eye every morning as I awake to pray and to thank the Most High Alone for being able to witness one more moment in this phase of life. It’s a pretty special moment, even though things are not sometimes as smooth as I (or you) would like them to be. It’s good for me to always have gratitude about the Creator Alone and all the blessings that he has bestowed upon me (and you). “Aladdin’s Lamp” is only another dimension of power thinking that lets us know that our thoughts can bring us joy and riches beyond our present sensibilities and desires, especially if we utilize them expeditiously. Powerful thinking starts within the Aladdin in all of us, and if we applied the positive principle of what you and I wish for and send out mentally, we’ll surely attract good things. It’s a secret that as old as time itself, and the awesome subliminal truth behind the ancient Aladdin and his magic lamp is that faithful and progressive thoughts, backed my sound and productive actions yields success. The successful people in life know this secret well, and they apply it at every junction facing them in dealing with every trial, test and ordeal they encounter. The Aladdin of old believed in positive wishful thinking, and that’s why his story resonates within my psyche the way that it symbolically does. To see a thing happening positively, or negatively for that matter, is all up to the individual. Therein lies the issue of what you want or desire from or in this living process, and it can be darkness in one’s mind-set, or it can be light of sweet happiness that one attains merely by the thoughts he or she harbors or possesses. Remember, that the light that lights the lamp of Aladdin in you is your thoughts, because, again, you are what you think. And those thoughts are ready to be fulfilled if you desire to be, whatever they may be, so be careful what you think. “Aladdin’s Lamp” is what you use to light your dreams, desires, hopes and aspirations as you talk to the “genie” within your very own soul. Again, I say that, as the lamp within you is ready to be rubbed for immediate positive activation, “you are what you think and, subsequently, you become same.” What you send out, or tell your thoughts, it acts upon those vibrations. Please don’t forget to polish and use you lamp daily. Aladdin did, and that’s, “As I See It.”

In Alaska, Blacks say Palin Failed to Reach Out, Claims Access to Government Jobs Blocked

St. Cloud State Students Denounce Recurrent Hate Crimes

By. Linn Washington, Jr. Special to the NNPA from the Philadelphia Tribune

By. Charles Hallman Special to the NNPA from the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

PHILADELPHIA (NNPA) - While many across America consider Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin some kind of phenomenon, many Blacks in Alaska see the governor of their state as a person not interested in the inclusive posture of her predecessors. “Blacks don’t have the levels of access to the governor and state commissioners as with past administrations,” said attorney Rex Butler, an Alaska resident since 1983. “It seems the posture of [Palin’s] administration with Blacks is: Don’t need them — don’t worry about them.” Eleanor Andrews, board chair of the Anchorage Urban League, said she is unaware of any programs or outreach to Alaska’s Black community by Palin. “It’s not a disengagement, it’s just no connection. She does not have relations with African-Americans,” said Andrews, a businesswoman and 44-year resident of Alaska. Alaskan Blacks fault Palin for not hiring African-Americans for her administration, dismissing Blacks from government posts and spurning repeated requests to meet with Black leaders to discuss issues of concern. Palin’s increasingly rocky relations with Alaska’s Black community seeped down to the “Lower 48” weeks ago, following an Internet posting by the president of Alaska’s African-American Historical Society, Gwendolyn Alexander, who detailed controversies such as Palin’s staffing practices, Palin allegedly stating she “doesn’t have to hire any Blacks” for major projects and her refusal to attend that state’s major African-American celebration — Juneteenth. Palin denies telling Black leaders she did not intend to hire Blacks in her state where African-Americans comprise 4 percent of the population. Palin, through spokespeople, defends her staffing record, citing that top aides and advisers include a Filipino, a Korean and a person of mixed African-American ancestry. “I’m African-American and I am a big rebuttal to those charges,” said Bill McAllister, Gov. Palin’s press secretary and former broadcast journalist. “She is not averse to hiring African-Americans,” said McAllister, who joined Palin’s staff two months ago. McAllister said Palin’s office “never” compiled statistics on minorities in her administration. The Rev. Alonzo B. Patterson chuckles at Palin’s claims of being color-blind, saying she’s “not sensitive to [having] AfricanAmericans in her administration.” Patterson, who’s worked closely with previous governors, mayors and other elected officials during his 45 years in Alaska, feels Palin has “totally departed from the past practices” of previous Alaska governors. “Past administrations have had Black administrative assistants to the governor, state commissioners and department leaders,” said Patterson, who served as chair of Alaska’s Board of Paroles for 13 years. While McAllister said Palin “hires on the basis of merit” not ethnicity, gender or race, one frequently cited example of Palin’s cronybased appointments is her elevation of a high school classmate to the $95,000-a-year post heading the State Division of Agriculture. Palin defended that appointment citing this real estate agent’s childhood love of cows. McAllister termed the agriculture appointment as “not major” because Alaska does not have much agriculture. McAllister said Palin’s hiring of political opponents for important posts shows she does not hire only “within a circle of friends.” Earlier this year, Patterson participated in a meeting of Black leaders with Palin. This meeting followed months of requests to Palin. “We gave her a list of concerns and have received no response,” said Patterson, pastor of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Anchorage. Concerns presented by this group included hiring minorities at all levels of state government plus contracting and employment practices in major projects like the planned new pipeline construction project. This group also invited Palin to participate in a town meeting during the summer with other racial and ethnic minorities in Alaska to discuss issues of common concern including economic growth, educational deficiencies, family disintegration and young gang problems. Palin spurned that invitation. “She has not met with us since that March meeting,” Patterson said. “I think she was intimidated by us not being intimidated by her.” Patterson heads the American Baptist Churches of Alaska and that state’s Martin Luther King Jr. Foundation. A person from the area of Wasilla, the city where Palin served as mayor, said she’s very vindictive, a behavior pattern that chills criticism of her. While commending Palin as an enchanting person with maverick ways, the person said “Sarah is not ready” for the office she holds or higher office. This person did note that Palin’s employment practices may not be as discriminatory as they appear because “she is devoted to her people and there are few Blacks in Wasilla.” Bishop Dave Thomas, a spokesman for Juneteenth — a state holiday since 2001 — in Alaska, faults Palin for both failing to attend the annual celebration and issuing a proclamation as specified law. “Where past governors have attended [this celebration] Gov. Palin has refused to attend or even send a staff member. They could have sent a gardener as their representative but they didn’t,” said Bishop Thomas. Juneteenth, recognizing the freeing slaves during Civil War, receives celebration nationwide. It holds distinction as the oldest African-American celebration. Twenty-nine states including Alaska recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday or an observance. “For Gov. Palin to blatantly ignore Juneteenth is a tragedy,” said Thomas, pastor of the non-denominational Jesus Holy Temple in Anchorage. “We are not criticizing her because Obama is running for president. If Obama was white, we would still criticize Palin due to our treatment here.” Sarah Palin burst on the national stage as Sen. John McCain’s running mate during the GOP Convention that had the lowest number of Black delegates in 40 years. McCain has received an F on the NAACP Congressional Report Card during 11 of the past 13 reporting periods. (During McCain’s two runs for president, the NAACP provided no grade for him.) McCain’s scores on supporting issues important to the NAACP ranks lower than conservative Sens. Trent Lott of Mississippi and Orin Hatch of Utah. Butler questions the lack of Blacks in the ranks of presidential campaign staffers shown around Palin. Palin’s rocky relations with Blacks in her state mirrors relations with Alaska’s native peoples, according to published accounts primarily from leaders and experts in that community. Bishop Thomas and many others in Alaska feel “Blacks are not being treated fairly” by Palin. “This governor does not deal with minorities well,” Thomas said. “We have to examine how she will act as vice president and if by chance she becomes president.”

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (NNPA) - According to officials, at least seven racist graffiti have been found in two St. Cloud State University (SCSU) residence halls since school began last month. In one incident, the initials KKK were discovered written on the wall of a residence hall elevator. According to SCSU President Earl Potter, it was supposedly written as a joke to three female residents whose first names start with “K.” “It wasn’t funny,” noted Potter, who added that this and other recent incidents involving swastikas written on walls are not considered hate crimes: ''There is nothing that reaches the standard of a [hate] crime... They clearly have the marks of a ‘We’re going to show you’ behavior,” said the president. The incidents are creating a hateful atmosphere on campus, said second-year student Ernest Shelley. On September 23, Shelley helped organize a “Speak Out” at Atwood Memorial Center in which he, Potter, and other students and faculty spoke out against such hate. “These acts are not just against minority students, but it is a threat against St. Cloud State University as a whole,” said Shelley. People who may know who is responsible for these acts should come forward, Potter told the student crowd. “If there is somebody who does something, there are other people on campus who know about that,” the president noted. He understands that coming forward in such a way “is a complicated thing” that often goes against the present youth culture. “Often there are dynamics within the whole community…and reasons that the sharing of the information might not be wise. “Sometimes they are afraid of personal retribution [either from administrators or fellow students],” Potter continued. “Sometimes people are concerned about their personal safety. Sometimes they don’t come forward because they don’t trust us in the administration.” Shelley, cultural diversity chair of St. Cloud State’s student government association, said he doesn’t think school administrators are doing enough in this matter. Potter disagreed: After the swastikas incidents, “We brought the police to interview every resident, and that behavior seems to have quieted,” he pointed out. “[We] are dealing very proactively with each incident as it occurs.” As a result of these and several other such incidents during the previous year, an uneasy campus atmosphere currently pervades St. Cloud State. “It’s really, really bad,” noted junior Queania Bream of Milwaukee. “[School officials] tell us that [these incidents] are going on, but what are they doing about it?” asked second-year student Chinonye Cece of Arkansas. Whoever is committing these acts should be expelled from school, said Shelley, who suggests that more video cameras be installed in campus buildings. “I agree with all those who decry hateful acts and decry racism,” Potter declared. “I completely agree that any time a hateful symbol is placed on our university campus in any way, it damages our community. It hurts some more than others.” According to Bream, her sister, who is a sophomore this year, “and some of her friends are [seriously thinking about] transferring” to another college because St. Cloud State isn’t “a welcoming campus.” Several young Black women who live on campus “feel uncomfortable and unwelcome,” said sophomore Danielle Bennett of Queens, New York. “When they go into the restrooms and are doing their hair, they get funny looks, or the bathroom clears out all of a sudden,” she said. She, too, has heard some talk of leaving, but Bennett said she advises against this. “Maybe they should stay and make a change,” Bennett surmised. “[They should join] with us people who are trying to have an imprint on this institution for future generations that will be coming here.” However, Bootsie Anderson of Minneapolis, who also spoke to the student crowd, wondered out loud why St. Cloud State isn’t more welcoming to Blacks and other students of color. “This has been going on since way prior to 1991 when my daughter was here,” said Anderson, who added that her daughter left SCSU after a year and a half because of racism. “Why is this still going on? Is the president that ineffective or has that little power?” Dr. Tamrat Tademe, a 20-year SCSU professor, complained that the school doesn’t do enough to help Blacks and students of color once they arrive on campus. “We have not developed a strategy on this campus to embrace people,” he explained. “The president of this institution is at a moral crossroad. He has to decide [if he is] going to succumb to the pressure of image management. I believe [Potter] is a good person and his heart is in the right place.” “We [need] to come up with some kind of model or direction toward change,” said Jarrod Hall, who is in his second year of teaching at SCSU. SCSU is for fairness for all, even for those who disagree, Potter said. “We will have conflict, but our strength is how we deal with this conflict.” He added that using hateful symbols as an expression of freedom of speech is wrong. “I can’t create a free speech code to deny people from doing that, but I can create a community dialogue that abhors that behavior. That is what I intend to do,” Potter said. Breme would like to see that happen before she graduates next fall: “I’d like to see change on campus at least for the remaining time I am going to be here,” she said, “but I know it is not going to happen overnight.” “It is not about making St. Cloud State look good,” concluded Tademe. “It’s about standing for what is right in 2008.”

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An English Teacher Remembers---by Lois A. Simms Huge strides in professions, careers, and life situations were made possible for the students enrolled in my English and Social Studies classes. The grammar lessons, literary selections, and writing assignments to which they were exposed, proved to be beneficial to them. Because these students had learned to speak and write effectively, they made strides after graduating from high school. Namely: Deanna E. Check, a physician in the Department of Nephrology at MUSC; M. Anne Cook, teacher at Hickory Grove Elementary School in North Carolina; Arthur Gilliard, a play director; Kathleen Graham, an English teacher at Burke High School; Mary Alice Mack, a teacher at James Simons Elementary School; David J. Mack, Jr., principal/ Assistant Superintendent of Charleston County School District 20; Ruby N. Martin, principal of Angel Oak Elementary School; Raymond

Rhett, principal of Charleston High School; Cecilia G. Rogers, Early Childhood Administrator; Lillie Smith, Social Studies teacher at Charleston High School; Alvin F. Anderson, former College President; and Irvin D. Reid, retired President of Wayne State University in Michigan. Community Involvement Four female students and eight males are a sampling of huge strides made in community involvement. These students are Barbra Gathers, founder of Unique Ideas and Women’s Resource Project, Inc.; Elease Amos-Goodwin, Program Coordinator of the Moja Arts Festival; Ralph T. Grant, New Jersey City Councilman; William Gregorie, aspiring mayor; Lonnie Hamilton III, City Council Chair; Zoe Seabrook James, organizer of Clemson’s 4-H Clubs; the late Jerome Kinloch, Councilman; Robert Mitchell, politics; Nelson Rivers, NAACP on highest

Emily S. DeCosta Emily DeCosta was born in our

nation’s capital city and grew up in suburban Virginia. She subsequently moved to Charleston, SC in February, 1947. Married to Herbert A. DeCosta, Jr., retired general contractor, their union has been blessed with two children—Gail DeCosta Mzimela, the wife of Rev. Dr. Sipo E. Mzimela of Decatur, Georgia and Margaret DeCosta Smith of Charleston, SC. Her main profession focused on teaching as well as administration. She concentrated on English studies at Virginia State College as an undergraduate and graduated with a M.A. in English in 1943 from the University of Michigan. She taught as an instructor for three years at Virginia State University. Her administrative skills were fostered from 1947-1985 as Emily DeCosta was the bookkeeper, office manager, and corporation secretary for H. A. DeCosta Company, General Contractors. Emily DeCosta has been active in the community by participating on numerous boards including the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Charleston Concert Association, and the American Cancer Society. Committed to the YWCA of Greater Charleston, Inc., not only was she a board member, but also a past president, treasurer, vice-chairman and TWIN (Tribute to Women in Industry) honoree. She is a charter member and past president of Jack and Jill of America of Charleston, SC. She confidently states that her main contribution to the community is being a loyal participating citizen. She shares with pride her commitment and dedication to her church, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. She is a former Vestry member; member and former president of the Altar Guild; member and former president of the Episcopal Church Women Diocese of SC; and former chairman of the Episcopal Church Women-Mission and Ministry in the World.

The Honorable Hilda Hutchinson Jefferson 88 years

young, Hilda Hutchinson Jefferson is a native Charlestonian. She was the youngest of five children born to Maude Louise Freeman Hutchinson and Isaac Warron Hutchinson. She graduated from the Avery Normal Institute and Tuskegee Institute and attended South Carolina State College. Her studies focused on home economics education and chemistry. Hilda Hutchinson Jefferson has been active in her career as well as her service to the community. A member of Greater Trinity AME Church, she was always there to participate with the Sunday School, ACE League, and other programs that were specifically in place for youngsters. As an educator serving for approximately 35 years, she taught home economics education at Baptist Hill School, Wallace High School, and St. Andrews Parish High School (after total integration). She was named Home Economics Teacher of the Year in 1976 by Charleston County and South Carolina. As one of the first black females to serve on Charleston City Council, serving 22 years and 13 days, she served as Mayor Pro Tem in 1976, 1984, and 1991. She served on many committees in various roles including chairman of the Black Portrait Study Committee. Through this committee’s efforts, a portrait of Daniel Jenkins, the founder of Jenkins Orphanage was hung in the Charleston City Council Chamber. She is a former board member of the following: Charleston Museum, National League of Cities, and Gibbs Art Gallery. Additionally, she was chairman of the Governmental Division of the United Way. She is currently a member of the following organizations: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Easter Star, Daughters of Isis, National Council of Negro Women, and the Auxiliary of the American Legion.

Ms. Francis Taylor Mack -Frances Taylor Mack, the daughter of the late Frank and Lillian Brown Taylor, was born March 4, 1919 in Charleston, SC. She attended Buist Elementary School and was valedictorian of the class of 1936 at Burke High School. She graduated cum laude from Allen University with a B.A. in English in 1940. She also worked from 1940 to 1942 at St. Stephen School in Berkeley County where she taught music and directed the high school choral group. In 1946 when much of Charleston was still segregated, she became the second black caseworker on the staff of the Charleston County Department of Public Welfare. Advancing in this field, she became the first black caseworker supervisor and then in the late sixties, she became the first black administrative assistant and program supervisor for Children and Family Services in the Department of Social Services in South Carolina. When she retired in 1977, she received a special citation from former South Carolina Governor Richard Riley in recognition of her long and distinguished career. In addition to the accolades that she received for her thirty years of service to the Charleston County DSS, she has also received the following: Gamma Xi Omega Chapter Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Certificate of Achievement Award, 1987; the YWCA of Greater Charleston “Tribute to Women and Industry Award”, 1988; Certificate of Appreciation from The Anacostia Museum of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC, 1988; Award for Meritorious Service from Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina as a member of the Board of Directors, 1991; Golden Membership Certificate Emanuel AME Church, 1994; Gamma Xi Omega Chapter Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Certificate of Recognition and Appreciation “for being a Super Parent, recognizing black family values and traditions”, 2000; Ebenezer AME Church Millennium Million Celebration Honoree for “Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things”, 2002-2003; Allen University General Alumni Association President’s Club Award, 2007; and Recognition for 26 years of Exemplary Service to the Commission of Redevelopment and Preservation and the City of Charleston. Frances Mack is a charter member of the National Association of Social Workers. She is also a lifelong member of Emanuel AME Church where she actively serves the History and Archives Committee and the Clara D. Hill Missionary Unit. She is the mother of John A. Mack, Jr., Mary A. Mack, and Melba E. Mack as well as the grandmother of four and the great-grandmother of five.

levels; Jerome Smalls, community advocate; Maurice Washington, aspiring mayor; and the late Janie Williams who held local, state, and national offices with the Young Democratic Women. Life Huge strides have been made in life by the following: Dorothy Wright who stammered and became a teacher; Leroy Latten who was placed on the Honors Program in English at North Carolina College in Durham; Minerva Brown King, who is a storyteller and librarian; Carl Rhodes who graduated with his class and qualified to serve his country.

Last but not least, four of my English students are authors. They are; Alvin F. Anderson, W. Alfred Fraser, Deborah Yvonne Powell, Sherman Pyatt, and Persephone LaPrince Brown. All of these public school students are standing on my shoulders, and I am standing on the shoulders of my English teacher, the late Margaret Rutland Poinsett. Lois A. Simms, is the first Black English Teacher of Charleston High School 1973-1976

Louise Martin Hill A native Charlestonian, Louis Hill, is the

eldest daughter of Fredreckya and Julius Martin, and the widow of David Seabrook Hill. She is also the mother of Carol Byrd of Atlanta, Georgia and Lt. Harold S. Hill of Charleston, SC and has five grandchildren. She is a member of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church and a former member of the Diocese of Catholic Women. Her early education was at Immaculate Conception Grammar School and then she graduated from Burke High School in 1933. After high school, she attended Apex Beauty College. Additionally, Louis Hill devoted many years as a Girl Scout leader and den mother. Louis Hill became involved with politics after her marriage to David Hill. She worked tirelessly to assist with her husband’s successful bid to office as a Charleston City Alderman in the early 1970s. She moved on to chair the Democratic Women’s Club and also the Charleston Democratic Party. Additionally, as director, she coordinated former Governor Dick Riley’s regional office in Charleston. She was awarded the prestigious Order of the Palmetto for her many community efforts over the years. She has held many posts, such as membership in “Women in Community Service.” Local politics filled much of her time, which was evident with her participation in her precinct, a member of the Charleston County Election Committee, and a member of the Examining Beauty Culture Board in Columbia, SC. Louis Hill’s home was a meeting place during many political races, where grassroots ideas were fostered; and because of her many years of service to the City of Charleston and the State of South Carolina, many organizations have presented her with accolades, as a sign of appreciation for service rendered to so many. 93 years young, Louis Hill remains an inspiration to all of us.

Eugenia D. Johnson -Eugenia Marie Duncan Johnson, the daughter of Eugene C. and Vivian E. Austin Duncan, was born in Charleston, SC. She was married to Roosevelt Johnson, E8, PSG Retired US Army, who preceded her in death on February 15, 1998. She is the mother of Eugene R. Johnson who is married to Pinkie Janette Farver Johnson of Conyers, Georgia. Eugenia Johnson is the grandmother of Gedarian E. Martin of Charlotte, NC. Her two siblings, Clarence E. Duncan and Lewis A. Duncan, preceded her in death. Eugenia Johnson graduated from Avery High School in 1950 and Bennett College for Women of Greensboro, NC in 1954 with a B.A. in commercial education and library science. She attended Benedict-Allen Summer School, SC Sate College Graduate School and the University of South Carolina. She received a master’s degree in education from the Citadel in 1981. Through her passion as an educator, she taught business at Laing High School for 12 years from 19541967. She served as a librarian in the following roles, Laing High School librarian from 1968-1970; assistant librarian at Moultrie High School from 1970-1973; assistant librarian at Wando High School from 1973-1978; and head librarian at Wando High School from 1978-1987. She subsequently retired with 31 years of experience in education earned in the city of Mt. Pleasant, SC. Active in the community, she was honored in Who’s Who of American Women 1974-75 and received the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Community Award in 1987. She is a member of Morris Brown AME Church, Charleston, SC, Class #18, the Senior Steward Board, Bulletin Club, and treasurer of the Senior Stewards. Not surprisingly, she is also the church librarian. She is also a member of Grace Tent #6, National Education Association-Retired, South Carolina Education Association-Retired, Charleston County Retired Educators-Unit II, National Council of Negro Women, NAACP, YWCA of Greater Charleston, Inc., the treasurer for Cannonborough-Elliotborough Neighborhoods Association and the Avery High School Class of 1950. Eugenia Johnson became the owner of Gadsden Funeral Home in 1990. She retired as manager of the funeral home in 2006. She is presently serving as a licensed funeral director and a notary public She enjoys traveling with her son and his wife out of the country once a year. Catherine M. McCottry, M.D -Dr. Catherine McKee

McCottry, the daughter of John and Violet Miller McKee, was born February 3, 1921. She is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. McCottry received professional preparation and training from Barber Scotia Junior College (Concord, North Carolina), a finishing school for young girls. In 1941 she earned her B.S. degree in Biology from Johnson C. Smith University and earned her M. D. from Howard University School of Medicine in 1945. Because of Dr. McCottry’s hard work and determination she made history in being the first female student to graduate from Johnson C. Smith University with a medical degree. Dr. McCottry completed her residencies at Harlem Hospital, New York, N.Y., and Good Samaritan Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. She completed her residency at Providence Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. After completing her residencies, Dr. McCottry returned to Charlotte, North Carolina and was the first African American female physician of the 19th century and the first African American female OBGYN in the Charlotte area In 1952, she moved to Charleston, South Carolina, to join her husband, Dr. Turner McCottry and the two became the first African American medical team in the area. This outstanding surgeon was the first African American female Obstetrician Gynecologist in the Charleston area. In the late 1960’s she desegregated all Charleston hospitals. She has received numerous awards and accolades and well as serving on many boards. Dr. McCottry was featured in the 2000 BellSouth African American Calendar. She was also inducted in the SC African American Hall of Fame. In 2005, Dr. McCottry was honored as a Local Legend in Charlotte, North Carolina as the first female doctor in Charlotte, North Carolina. This exhibit was displayed in the Charlotte Museum until June, 2006 and is a part of a national exhibit and honor. In May of 2006, Dr. McCottry received her honorary doctorate degree from her undergraduate college, Johnson C. Smith. She was the first Johnson C. Smith female graduate to obtain a medical degree. Recently, Dr. McCottry was profiled in the Post and Courier’s High Profile for her achievements and trailblazing accomplishments in the medical community. This humble servant, Dr. Catherine McKee McCottry is a member of Zion-Olivet Presbyterian Church. Dr. Catherine M. McCottry has two children, Charles McCottry (Barbara) and Tammy McCottry-Brown (Christopher), and six grandchildren, Catherine, Taylor, Shemar, Mya Jo, Jordan and Christopher.

Mildred Ellison Carr Born and raised in Charleston, SC, Mildred E. Carr graduated from Burke High School in 1947 followed by South Carolina State College in 1951. She was an English teacher from 1951 to 1986 at Burke High School. Teaching being her passion, she believes her main contribution to the community was during her tenure at Burke High School. She recalls quite vividly that there were two gangs at Burke High School who fought continuously. Feeling that nothing more could be done, the principle at Burke High School had recommended that all of the students affiliated with the two gangs be expelled. Mildred E. Carr, however, had another plan. She suggested to another teacher that a club be formed with the two gangs. The two groups met every Monday and became one group, Aloha, which means love. Mildred E. Carr shares without hesitation that every one of the children in the group, Aloha, graduated from Burke High School. Mildred E. Carr’s family is another passion for her. Her voice brightens even more as she shares that she met her husband at Burke High School in 1951. They were subsequently married in 1953 and enjoyed their union for 53 years until he passed. Her husband was principle at two schools including Wallace Consolidated School and Springfield Elementary School. Mildred Carr rejoices in her five children who include Joye CarrGore, her legally adopted and biological granddaughter who lives in Columbia, SC; son, John Wesley Carr, Jr., who owns his own business, Bac-Nu Carpet Cleaning, and is a longshoreman; daughter, Georgette Carr (named after Mildred E. Carr’s and her husband’s mothers), who her mother proudly says has been longshoreman for more than 10 years; daughter, Mildredadella Jordan, who is the office manager in her husband’s (Dr. Clifton Jordan, III) dental office; and daughter, Lt. Colonel Aurelia CarrOlverson, who is in the Air Force and stationed in Korea. Additionally, she has 16 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

Christine Osburn Jackson- Christine O. Jackson is a native

of Marion, Alabama and has lived in Charleston, SC for over 45 years. Her late husband, the Rev. E.L. Jackson, an educator, moved his family to Charleston after he was fired from the Alabama school system for marching with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Alabama State House to pray. She is from a strong civil rights activist family. Her mother and brother were jailed for their leadership in the Civil Rights Movement. Mrs. Jackson joined the YWCA of Greater Charleston, Inc. staff during the height of the Civil Rights Movement when the YWCA operated as one for Blacks and one for Whites. She feels that her greatest accomplishment was bringing the two YWCAs together. During the late sixties, the YWCA of Greater Charleston, Inc. was organized. The Coming Street YWCA Branch ceased to exist in the late 1960s, and the Central YWCA George Street became the Christian Family Y. The YWCA of Greater Charleston, Inc. serves the tri-county area and is one of three YWCAs in South Carolina with the state and National charters. Serving the YWCA of Greater Charleston for 36 years as Executive Director, Christine O. Jackson clearly is a critical force in the YWCA’s history. A former First Lady of Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, she remains deeply involved in her church as well as social, civic, and other volunteer organizations. Her passion is youth. She and others have developed and conducted many programs focusing on youth. She has received many awards and recognitions including: The US House of Representatives Congressional Record, SC Order of the Palmetto, SC Senate Award, SC House of Representative Award, City of Charleston Proclamation Day, Governor Hodges Letter of Commendation, Governor Mark Sanford Letter of Commendation, Malcolm D. Haven Award, National Association of YWCA Executives, National Council of Negro Women Award, Post & Courier High Profile.

Alma R. Latten -Alma R. Latten was born in Monks Corner, SC and moved to Charleston, SC in 1958. She received her education and graduated from Avery Normal Institute. Subsequently she graduated from South Carolina State College with a degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in principal certification. Devoted to her family, Alma R. Latten, has four children— sons, AeDee and Vincent; and daughters, Debra René and Olivia. Additionally she has eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. With a foundation in education, her main profession was in elementary education. She planned and conducted workshops for elementary school children. She has taught in various cites and schools including Ridgeville, SC, Bethune Elementary, Liberty Hill Elementary and Morningside Elementary and Middle Schools. She retired from Morningside Middle School in 1982. She has devoted her spare time to community service. She has volunteered with a number of organizations including March of Dimes; YWCA of Greater Charleston, Inc.; Charleston Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Inc. (President, 1988-1990; Delta of the Year, 1981-1982), and a Golden Life member); as well as her church, Morris Brown AME Church. She states with a huge smile on her face, “I can’t keep still and just simply find myself volunteering for any worthy cause.” Her motivation and dedication is clearly evident with her work with the Order of Eastern Star. As Grand Supervising Deputy of District No. 2 Order of Eastern Star, Alma R. Latten oversaw 54 chapters and developed 3 more chapters during her tenure. By 2004, she realized the success of her leadership and witnessed the growth of her district to 57 chapters and approximately 4,000 members. Further, she has had multiple leadership positions in the Arabian Court 128, Daughters of Isis, Oasis of Charleston, Desert of South Carolina which include Deputy of the Isiserettes, Past Commandress, and Honorary Past Imperial Commandress. She served as president of the Daniel Joseph Jenkins Institute for Children Board of Directors for three terms and is now President Emeritus.

Cynthia McCottry-Smith -Cynthia McCottry-Smith, better known as, “Cinny” was born in Charleston, South Carolina to the late Andy and Lucille McCottry. She had one brother, the late Turner M. McCottry, MD and two sisters, Gloria McCottry Harris and the late Ruth Mae McCottry Wiley. She has two sons, Alonzo (Jocelyn) and Craig (Denise), four grandsons, and one great granddaughter. Mrs. McCottry-Smith graduated from Avery Normal Institute. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Bennett College and her Masters of Arts in Elementary Education from New York University in New York City. Additional studies were done at S.C. State College, College of Charleston, and Clemson University. During Cinny’s undergraduate years she was involved in many activities and received numerous awards. She was a part of the Little Symphony Orchestra (Bass Violin), Little Theatre, Board of Ushers, Art Club Award, Voted Best personality and voted most popular. Her peers must have seen this quality in her because today she is very well known and liked by her former students and by the Charleston community. Cinny is an active volunteer with many organizations. The American Cancer Society, Senior Companion Program, MOJA, Mentor, The Heart Fund and continues to volunteer regularly. She has been a consistent blood donor for the American Red Cross since Hurricane Hugo. Cinny is a deacon and a very active member of Zion-Olivet Presbyterian Church. September 12th, 2006 was proclaimed as Cynthia McCottry-Smith Day by Mayor Riley and the City of Charleston. She was featured in the Hair Etc. magazine, “Looking Good at Any Age”, and in the Charleston Chronicle. Cinny is also a television personality, as the Wisdom Moment Lady. She received the President’s volunteer service award and an award from the US House of Representatives for her untiring work in education.

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Jewel Miller Mikell -Jewell Miller Mikell, a native of Edisto Island, South Carolina, and is the daughter of Evelyn M. Middleton and the Late Frank C. Middleton. She was married to the Late James Lamar Mikell, Jr. She has one son, Charles L. Mikell, 3 grandchildren, Shon Turner, Madison and Dadrian Mikell. Jewell received the B. S. Degree in Elementary Education from South Carolina State College (University) in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and the M. A. Degree from Teachers’ College, Columbia University, New York City. She has operated as Coordinator and Adjunct Professor at the Ashley River Road Shaw University, University Without Walls for fifteen years. In December 1964, Jewell and Lamar opened Jewell’s Millinery at 94 Spring Street, Charleston, South Carolina, where her aptitude for designing hats was officially known. She is a self-taught milliner and for 46 years has imparted the most spectacular hats in the Lowcountry. Jewell recently displayed her talents for Millinery at a workshop held at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia, South Carolina. Six of her original designs are housed there. Some of her well known customers include former First Ladies of South Carolina, and the Late Senator Strom Thurmond. Her creations were featured in “Charleston’s Weddings” premier issue “Spring/Summer 2005” and “Elegant Bride” magazine for Summer 2005. Jewell is just as passionate about her church, her sorority and her Eastern Star activities as she is about her hats. She is an active member of Central Baptist Church at 26 Radcliff Street. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, a member of Poinsetta Chapter #128 O.E.S., Past Commandress of Arabian Court #128, and Past Deputy of the Oasis of South Carolina, and Past Imperial Recordress. Inez A. Simpson -Inez A. Simpson was born in Charleston,

South Carolina, September 1, 1927 and is the daughter of William and Ethel Anderson. She is married to Gordon G. Simpson and they have 7 children, 13 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Mrs. Simpson graduated from T.C. Burke Industrial High School in Charleston, South Carolina. She attended and graduated fro Palmetto ”Poro” Beauty School in Charleston, South Carolina and Poro College of Cosmetic Arts and Beauty Culture in Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Simpson is very involved in her church, St. Patrick Catholic Church, where she has been the secretary for 15 years. She was also the past president and secretary of the Pastoral Council. Among her many activities in the church she was the Extraordinary Minister of Eucharist, serves on the Altar Society, Bereavement committee, she chaired the Christmas Good Cheer baskets for the past 14 years with more than 100 baskets issued, served as past president, secretary, and treasurer of St. Patrick’s Women Guild, past secretary and legislative commission chair of the Coastal Deanery Council of Catholic Women, South Carolina and National Council Catholic Women, Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary, Our Lady of Guadalupe Ct. #110 and Knights of Peter Claver Fourth Degree, Ladies of Grace, Father Egbert J. Figaro Chapter #45. Other organizations that she is a part of are; the American Legion Post #147, Ladies Auxiliary, North Charleston Branch NAACP, Burke High School Class of 1947, Retired Navy Wives Club, North Charleston United Community Civic League.

Lois A. Simms- Lois A. Simms is a native Charlestonian who graduated from Avery Normal Insitute, Barber Scotia College and Johnson C. Smith University. She received her Masters degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C. She grew up in Zion Church on Calhoun Street and was an active member of many facets in the church. She was on the Worship committee, a Sunday school teacher, and the organist for many years at Zion Olivet Presbyterian Church on Cannon St. Ms. Simms was also on the history committee of the Atlantic Presbytery. Ms. Simms taught at Avery and the public schools in Charleston. Many of her students have gone on to become very productive citizens of the City of Charleston, the state of South Carolina, and nationally. Some of Ms. Simms students are; DeAnna E. Cheek, MD, physician of her own practice, Palmetto Kidney and Hypertension, LLC., M. Anne Cook, teacher in North Carolina, Arthur Gilliard, director of plays, Kathleen Graham, English teacher, David J. Mack, Jr., retired principal/Assistant Superintendent School District 20, Mary Alice Mack, retired teacher, Ruby N. Martin, retired principal, and Cecilia Gordon Rodgers, administrator of Charleston Development Academy and many more. Their accomplishments are in areas of medicine, law, education, politics, and etc. Ms. Simms is very proud of her students and she continues to stay in touch with them. Ms. Simms is an author of several books and continues to be a prominent citizen of Charleston. She was an Honoree of the MOJA Arts Festival. Ms. Simms says, “She is standing on the shoulders of her English teacher the late Margaret Rutland Poinsette.” The Honorable Lucille Simmons Whipper -Lucille S. Whipper was born on the East Side of Charleston and received her early education in the private and public schools of the city graduating from Avery Institutes as Salutatorian of her Class. Her college education and training were received from Talladega College (B.A. in Economics and Sociology), the University of Chicago (M.A. in Political Science), South Carolina State University and the University of South Carolina (Guidance Counseling Certification). She holds two Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters , one from the University of Charleston at the College of Charleston and the other from Morris College, Sumter, South Carolina. After marrying her late husband, the Reverend Doctor Benjamin J. Whipper, she began working with women’s religious organizations and youth groups. In addition to lecturing and serving as panelist for local, state, and national religious organizations, she serves on the faculty of the National Congress of Christian Education, NBC USA INC. PresentlyMrs. Whipper serves as the president of the Woman’s Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina. After retiring from the College of Charleston, Mrs. Whipper was elected to the South Carolina House of Representative in 1985 and served for ten years. She held membership on the Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee, the Labor, Commerce and Industry committee and the Rules Committee. She chose not to run again in 1996. For her services to the community, she has received numerous awards and recognition, among the most recent of these are her election to the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame in 1995, the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian award from the State of South Carolina (1996), the first EXCEL Prism Award for distinguished service awarded by the College of Charleston (1998), The MOJA Arts Festival Community Service Award for State Politics (1999), and the AME Denomination’s 1999 Women’s Conference Phenomenal Woman Award from the Reid House of Christian Service and the SC Department of Social Service. She was honored by BellSouth in its 2003 African American History Calendar. On April 30, 2006, Dr. Whipper was honored by the General Assembly of South Carolina by having the highway connecting to The Arthur J. Ravenel, Jr. Bridge in Charleston dedicated and named “The Lucille S. Whipper Interchange” in her honor. She is listed in the October 2007 issue of Charleston Magazine as “Charleston’s 100 Most Influential Personalities (since 1670)”. Mrs. Whipper is the mother of six children, all in professional careers, grandmother and great grandmother. She enjoys working with people and motivating them to set high goals for themselves and becoming all that God would have them be. Most of all she considers herself a Servant of God.

The Honorable Marjorie Amos-Frazier Marjorie Amos-Frazier hails from Manning, SC and has spent all of her

adult life in Charleston, SC. She was married to the late Harman Frazier. She is the mother of five children of which four are still living—Vertelle, Elease, Jerome, and Wilford. Marjorie AmosFrazier is a trailblazer with a number of “firsts” in her history. The Honorable Marjorie Amos-Frazier retired from the South Carolina Public Service Commission in 1993 after serving 13 years. She was the first non-legislator, first AfricanAmerican and first woman elected to this position. She was elected by the SC General Assembly in June 1980 and subsequently elected for a total of four terms. During her tenure she became the ViceChairman and later Chairman of the Commission. Marjorie Amos-Frazier was the first woman elected to serve on Charleston County Council in 1974. Her most memorable experience as a member of County Council was serving as chairperson of the Human Services Committee and spearheading the negotiations between Charleston County and the Medical University of South Carolina for indigent health care. Some of her other accomplishments include being listed in the 1977-78 edition of Personalities of the South; listed in the first edition of Personalities of America; named NAACP's "Woman of the Year" in May 1973; being appointed one of fifteen members to serve on the Judicial Council of the National Democratic Committee. She served on the Board of Spoleto Festival USA for 3 years. She is a charter member of the Charleston County Democratic Women; a member of the first Community Relations Committee in Charleston in the early 60's and later served as a member of the Community Relations Committee for the United Way. She is a member of Morris Brown AME Church, the National Council of Negro Women, the Charleston Branch NAACP, and many other outstanding organizations.

Julia Berry Murray -Mrs. Julia B. Murray is a prominent mem-

ber of the community presently residing in Charleston, South Carolina. She began her career at the Roper School of Nursing on July 31, 1956. Upon completion of nursing school, she received her license from the State Board of South Carolina on December, 1956. Julia B. Murray was first employed by Roper Hospital. She as then assigned to the surgical ward where she exercised her nursing skills. Her efforts and long hours demonstrated her will and consideration for her patients. Despite obstacles of discrimination, Mrs. Murray performed above her expectations and became an example of a distinguished and honorable care giver. Mrs. Murray continued to be employed with Roper until it closed and relocated to its present location. After the closing of the hospital, Mrs. Murray found new employment with McClennan Banks, (presently own and operated by MUSC). There she continued her unique and exemplary care for patients in obstetrics and surgery. Many of the children she assisted in delivery have maintained a relationship comparable to that of grandmother and grandchild. It brings great pleasure and happiness to Mrs. Murray that the children she cared for have successful careers in law, medicine and various other professions.

Harriett G. Simpson- Harriet G. Simpson is the widow of the

late Alexander T. Simpson, Sr. the mother of the late Alexis Ivy Simpson-Williams and Dr. Alexander T. Simpson, Jr. She is the special Aunt of Flora G. Meyer-Smith, grandmother of two, greatgrandmother of five and godmother of 3. She is a mother, advisor, and friend to hundreds of students with whom she has worked with throughout her career in education. Mrs. Simpson is a graduate of Burke High School. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and Science from Allen University, Master Degree in counseling from South Carolina State University and did additional graduate study at North Carolina State University. After 39 years of service Mrs. Simpson retired from the Charleston County School District where she was a teacher and guidance counselor at Burke High School, C.A. Brown and Simonton Junior High School. Mrs. Simpson is a very active member in her church, Mount Zion AME Church and has been on the Trustee Board for 41 years. She serves on the missionary society, Sunday school, is the president of the Willing Workers for 41 years, advisor for two years a member of the Willing Workers for 43 years and serves on the Lay committee. Mrs. Simpson has received many awards and recognitions. They are; the SC Education Association State Award, SC Employment Service Award, SC State Senate Certificate of Recognition, State Missionary Woman of the Year Award, Charleston Key to the City awarded by Mayor Gaillard for work on the Eastside of Charleston, Mayor Riley Award, Delta of the Year by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Charleston Alumni Chapter, WCSC-Channel 5 Hall of Fame Award, MOJA Arts Festival, Burke High School Service Award and The Harriet G. Simpson Christian Education Commission created by a group of educators of Mt. Zion AME Church to promote and acknowledge excellence in the classroom through ongoing recognition programs, book distribution events and college supply scholarships.

Ms. Dorothy Brunson Wright Dorothy B. Wright is a native of Timmonsville, South Carolina. She graduated summa cum laude from Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Art. She was initiated as a charter member into the Gamma Chi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. at Claflin. Mrs. Wright taught fro 32 years in the public schools of South Carolina. During her tenure she worked at Jennie Moore Elementary and Laing High Schools in Mount Pleasant. In addition, she spent 20 years at the former C. A. Brown High School teaching art and life fundamentals to students on the eastside of Charleston. She concluded her teaching career at Burke High School in Charleston. Some of her career highlights include, but are not limited to being commissioned by the City of Charleston to paint a portrait of Septima Clark for the City Council Chamber; being commissioned to paint a portrait of Denmark Vesey to hang in the Municipal Auditorium (the painting is used as the cover illustration in a children’s book published by Chelsea House Publishers); and use the of the painting “At the Bus Stop” in an article on African-American women artist in the American South, Gallerie Publications. Currently, the seventy-nine year old enjoys retirement by continuing to paint her three-dimensional paintings and church murals in various churches in the Charleston area and across the state of South Carolina. Furthermore, she enjoys reading, sewing, and crocheting. With all of this, Mrs. Wright still finds time to be a devoted wife to her husband of 58 years and the mother of four, grandmother of eight, and the great-grandmother of one.

WOMEN AMONGST US “STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF OUR ELDERS” MaeDe Myers Brown 90 years young, MaeDe Esperanza

Myers was born in Austin, Texas and is the eldest of five daughters born to Joseph Gresby Myers and Mable Culler Myers. The family, originally from South Carolina, moved to Texas when MaeDe Myers Brown’s father assumed the position of mathematics professor and dean of students at Sam Houston College. Later, the family returned to South Carolina where her father continued teaching on the college level and her mother resumed her career as an elementary school teacher. MaeDe Myers Brown graduated valedictorian of her class at Robert Smalls High School in Beaufort, SC at the age of sixteen. She subsequently graduated from South Carolina State College with a degree in business in 1939. It was during her time at South Carolina State College that she met Charlestonian, Joseph Arthur Brown, whom she later married. Jointly, MaeDe Myers Brown and her husband were both fellow soldiers in the struggle for human rights. Because of their joint fight, they experienced raging, burning, Ku Klux Klan crosses on their front steps. She was also arrested for attempting to desegregate the Fort Sumter Hotel. While her husband rode the back roads of South Carolina, carrying the banner and spearheading a drive which increased local NAACP membership from 300 to 1500 in two to three months, MaeDe Myers Brown worked as an accountant for McClellan-Banks Hospital.

Marlene O’Bryant Seabrook, Ph.D - Marlene Linton

O’Bryant-Seabrook, a third generation educator, attended Avery Normal Institute first through twelfth grades. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from South Carolina State College in 1955, Master of Arts in Teaching from The Citadel in 1972 and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of South Carolina in 1975. South Carolina state certified in elementary education, mentally handicapped, learning disabilities, psychology, and elementary administration, she retired in 1987 after a thirty year career which included experiences as classroom teacher, central staff administrator, and college professor. In 1975, she made history when she became the first African - American and one of only two women on the full-time faculty at The Citadel. Post retirement, she taught the Psychology courses for City Colleges of Chicago Programs for the Military until the closing of the Charleston Naval Base and served as an Administrative Substitute for Charleston County Schools. Dr. O’Bryant-Seabrook, whose work may be seen in nine books, is a nationally recognized lecturer and Fiber Artist. Her lecture venues include the American Folk Art Museum (NY) and the Cleveland Museum of Art (OH) and her art quilts, in which she substitutes fabric and thread for canvas and oils, have been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries across the U.S. from the Buffalo (NY) Museum of Science to The San Diego (CA) Historical Society, including twice at The Smithsonian; internationally in Cape Town & Pretoria - Republic of South Africa; Republic of Namibia; and in Lyons, France. Active in community affairs through the years, she is presently Secretary of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee at Voorhees College, member of the Low Country Citizens Committee on Judicial Qualifications which screens all candidates for appellate judgeships in the First, Ninth, and Fourteenth Judicial Circuits, and a member of the Board of Directors of the International African-American Museum. She is a member (past Vestry person/Junior Warden) of Calvary Episcopal Church, Gamma Xi Omega Chapter (past Basileus) of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Avery Institute of AfroAmerican History and Culture (past President), and Twenty Pearls Foundation of Charleston, Inc. She has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including “Who’s Who in America” listing and the MOJA Festival 2000 “Artist” honoree. She is the mother of a daughter (deceased) and three sons, has ten grandchildren and a great-grand daughter.

Hazel Murray Stewart -Born to teach, Hazel Murray

Stewart, like her Mother and other relatives, remained in the classroom for forty four years teaching high school and college mathematics. She retired in 1991 from Charleston Southern University with emeritus statics, but returned and remained until 1995. After graduating from Avery Institute with honors in 1944, Hazel attended Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1948, she received an AB Degree in Mathematics from this college. She also became a member of Pi Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Hazel further studied at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Adelphi University in Long Island, New York. Her MAT Degree was obtained from the Citadel in 1974. She taught at the following high schools: Baptist Hill, Wallace, Burke, and Middleton. In 1971 Hazel became the first African American instructor of mathematics at the Baptist College, now known as Charleston Southern University. A native Charlestonian born November 4, 1926, her parents Richard Gailliard Murray and Albertha Johnston Murray were always proud of their only child and provided the proper support and encouragement for her to achieve her goals. Between the summers of 1947 and 1948, she met James W. Stewart of Jacksonville, Florida who became her husband on August 26, 1948. They have one son James II “Jay” their pride and joy. Hazel and “Jimmy” were married for fifty-five years until his death on September 6, 2003. As a member of Saint Mark Episcopal Church, Hazel is very active and served on several committees, including three terms on the Vestry. She was the first African American female to be elected to the Standing Committee of the Diocese of South Carolina. Hazel Stewart is a member of the Charleston Chapter of The Moles. On the national level, she has been secretary and chairperson of Recommendations, History and Archives committees. During her term, the committee was responsible for placing the organization’s archival materials at Atlanta University’s Library Archives.

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It’s Official: Jeff Johnson, Stephanie Robinson Set to Become New ‘TJMS’ Commentators By: Jackie Jones, BlackAmericaWeb.com

ment that she was not chosen to be Sen. Barack Obama’s running mate.

Jeff Johnson and Stephanie Robinson were named the newest commentators for "The Tom Joyner Morning Show" Thursday morning, after voting by the public ended in a dead heat. With the song “Give the People What They Want” playing in the background, radio personality Joyner told listeners that after 50,000 votes and an extended deadline, the voting twice ended in a tie.

Jeff Johnson

“We’re at a time, quite frankly, where women have been saying, 'Enough already.' They’ve been doing a lot behind the scenes, and they want to be out front,” Robinson told BlackAmericaWeb.com. “Even if they weren’t Hillary supporters, they felt to some extent that she was slighted. There’s a lot going on in this country, coping with the issues we talked about,” including education, housing and political power. “They want voices that reflect their own.”

“I am honored to be part of the TJMS family. This is truly a bridge-building opportunity as Stephanie and I bring a gender balance to commentary,” Johnson said in a news release. “This is also a great moment in time to bring those younger listeners, who make me what I am, into the family as well.”

Stephanie Robinson

“I am delighted to join the TJMS team and to share the microphone with Jeff Johnson,” Robinson also said in the release. “Together, we will provide commentaries of the quality and kind that I hope will inspire, educate and empower.”

Harvard Law School and former chief counsel for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and a recognized expert on social policy, women, race and family. Johnson and Robinson were selected by TJMS listeners after the show began a two month on-air search to replace contributor Tavis Smiley, who left the program in June after 12 years.

Johnson, a Washington, D.C.-based award-winning journalist, social activist and political commentator who merges politics and pop culture, is the managing editor/host of the BET talk show, “The Truth with Jeff Johnson."

During the competition, a number of observers suggested it was time to have a regular female commentator to give the show a different tone.

He has served as senior advisor for media and youth outreach for People for the American Way, national youth director for the NAACP and vice president for the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network.

Robinson said she received a flood of e-mails and text messages during the contest from people who were eager to see her prevail. Part of that, she said, stems from the historic run by New York Sen. Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination and the fallout that ensued when some of her supporters expressed disappoint-

Robinson is the founding president and CEO of The Jamestown Project, a national think tank that focuses on democracy. She is a lecturer on law at

Each week during the competition, two contestants delivered commentaries and listeners in morning show’s 115 markets voted for one of the hopefuls to move on to the next round. The voting ended in a dead heat with the final two -Johnson and Robinson. “We couldn’t break the tie,” Joyner said on the show Thursday morning. “So, Jeff, Stephanie -- you are our new commentators.” Johnson will provide his commentary on Tuesday and Robinson on Thursday at 8:10 a.m., starting next week on "The Tom Joyner Morning Show," which airs from 6 to 10 a.m. Eastern time weekdays and can be streamed live and replayed later in the day on BlackAmericaWeb.com. Robinson said she will be interested to see how she and Johnson play off each other on a variety of issues and hopes that listeners will feel they made the right choice in voting for them. “I hope,” she said, “I am able to keep the trust and faith for the people who have been enormously supportive.”

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Without High School Diplomas, Young Black Men in America Are Expendable By Phillip Jackson, Executive Director of The Black Star Project

1) Teach all Black boys to read at grade level by the third grade and to embrace education. 2) Provide strong, positive Black male role models for Black boys. 3) Create a stable home environment for Black boys that includes contact with their fathers. 4) Ensure that Black boys have a strong spiritual base. 5) Control negative media influences on Black boys. 6) Teach Black boys to respect all girls and women.

Less than fifty percent of young Black men graduated from high school in the United States during the 2005-2006 school year, according to a new report commissioned by the Schott Foundation for Public Education. Dropping out of high school sentences young Black males to menial jobs, street-corner hustling, illicit activities, fathering children out of wedlock, drugs, gangs, crime, prison, violence, death and worse - these young Black men are literally being prepared to destroy the Black communities in which they live. Inability to achieve becomes hopelessness. Hopelessness becomes despair. Despair becomes destruction. Dropping out of school annihilates the concept of family in the Black community because young Black men without high school degrees seldom become good providers for their families and strong anchors for their communities. The fabric of the Black community becomes unwoven. This is an unnatural disaster and a national disgrace with little-to-no effective response from the U.S. government or the Black community where this destruction is taking place. The media and many foundations ignore this problem. The United States responds to catastrophes in China, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Sudan, Georgia and other parts of the world, but the media and our government will not constructively respond to the genocide of young Black men that is happening here in the United States. Young Black men in America have become expendable! The poor quality of education for young Black men is an impending national catastrophe for the United States with

international ramifications. The rest of the world sees the hypocrisy of the "rhetoric of concern" in the United States verses the lack of differencemaking action. Why aren't we outraged? Why won't we do something? Before information on the educational status of Black males in America was available, the question could have been, "Why don't we know this?" Now that we know, the question becomes "Why don't we care?" Please see the estimated graduation rates for Black males in the lowest 28 districts in the United States with Black male enrollments of 8,000 or more during the 2005-2006 school year versus White male graduation rates in those cities and the 2003-2004 Black male graduation rates: Black Male Black White Black Male District Enrollment Male Male Gap 2003-2004 Indianapolis, IN 11,539 19% 19% 0% 21% Detroit, MI 59,807 20% 17% 3% 31% Norfolk, VA 12,672 27% 44% 17% 30% Rochester, NY 11,270 29% 36% 7% 32% Pinellas County, FL 11,319 30% 50% 20% 21% Richmond County, GA 12,091 31% 43% 12% 30% Baltimore City, MD 38,966 31% 37% 6% 31% Buffalo, NY 10,666 31% 50%

19% 33% Milwaukee, WI 26,818 32% 46% 14% 34% New York City, NY 159,555 32% 57% 24% 26% Chatham County, GA 11,218 32% 42% 10% 25% Palm Beach County, FL 26,259 33% 60% 26% 29% Birmingham, AL 14,956 33% 21% -12% 38% Charleston County, SC 11,489 34% 66% 32% 44% Dade County, FL 51,188 34% 55% 21% 31% Atlanta, GA 21,722 34% 58% 24% 35% Cleveland, OH 20,894 34% 35% 1% 33% St. Louis, MO 16,705 35% 38% 3% 37% Memphis, TN 52,720 35% 64% 29% N/A Clayton County, GA 19,605 36% 26% -10% 33% Orange County, FL 25,367 37% 58% 21% 27% Chicago, IL 102,185 37% 62% 25% 35% Nashville-Davidson Co., TN 17,792 38% 60% 22% N/A Broward County, FL 52,537 38% 55% 17% 36% Jackson City, MS 15,736 38% 42% 4% 44% Minneapolis, MN 8,044 38% 76% 38% N/A Cincinnati, OH 12,834 38% 49% 11% 25% Duval County, FL 28,608 38% 55% 17% 26% Please consider these simple goals that can lead to solutions for fixing the problems of young Black men: Short term

Fact or Fake? This picture has been all over the Internet and passed around from computer to computer, ever since Gov. Palin was named the V.P. running mate of John McCain. While most people believe that this is a doctored photo, the McCain/Palin ticket has been gaining momentum. It has inspired and energized African Americans throughout this country to realize we have much work to do, and America still has a long way to go.

THE 2ND ANNUAL WHALE-OF-A-YARDSALE 2008! Saturday, October 25, 2008 from 8:00am to 3:00pm. Orphan Aid Society, Inc. presents familyoriented fundraising event – a fun day of treasure hunting! Door Prizes! at Jenkins Institute for Children, 3923 Azalea Drive (off Leeds Avenue or North Cosgrove Avenue), North Charleston. The public is invited! FREE admission and FREE parking. For more info., e-mail [email protected], or call (843) 744-2429. BAR-B-Q AND OYSTER ROAST! Friday, October 24, 2008 from 5:00pm to 9:00pm at Jenkins Institute for Children, 3923 Azalea Drive (off Leeds Avenue or North Cosgrove Avenue), North Charleston, SC. The public is invited for good food and fun to benefit Jenkins Institute for Children (formerly Jenkins Orphanage). Tickets are $15 for Adults and $7 for Children 12 years and under. Smokey Bones Barbeque and Grill and The Noisy Oyster Restaurants will be participating. For tickets/info. e-mail [email protected], or call (843) 744-2429.

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Long term 1) Invest as much money in educating Black boys as in locking up Black men. 2) Help connect Black boys to a positive vision of them in the future. 3) Create high expectations and help Black boys live into those high expectations. 4) Build a positive peer culture for Black boys. 5) Teach Black boys self-discipline, cultural awareness and

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racial history. 6) Teach Black boys and the communities in which they live to embrace education and lifelong learning. For more information about the work of The Black Star

Project to implement these solutions and to educate young Black males, please call 773285.9600, email blackstar1 0 0 [email protected] or v i s i t www.blackstarproject.org.

Orphan Aid Society, Inc. Established 1891

Celebrates Its Annual Fundraising Banquet “Through the Eyes of Our Children” International Longshoremen’s Hall 1142 Morrison Drive Charleston, South Carolina 29403

Saturday, November 1, 2008 7:00 PM Tickets: $30.00 For More Information Email [email protected] or call (843) 744-1771

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CHURCH - SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP M I S S I O N A R Y BAPTIST CHURCHSunday School - 10:00 AMSunday Service -11:00 AM Thursday Night Bible Study and Prayer Service- 6:00 PMThe church is located at 75 America Street, Charleston, South Carolina We are the church where Christians are at work! The Honorable L.B. FyallPublicity Committee Reverend Leroy Fyall – Pastor

WALLINGFORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Invites You To COME, SHARE and FELLOWSHIP with The Seniors Activities Bible Study, Physical Fitness, Arts & Craft Projects, Health Education, Enrichment Programs, Speakers, Community Resources, Trips, Recreation, Nutritional Lunch and lots more fun . . .When: Every Thursday, Where: 705 King Street, Time: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Cost: NO CHARGE~~FREE, (843) 723-9929

LIFE CHANGING MINISTRIES - Please come and join us for Bible Study on Saturday at 3:30 pm. Sunday Services is 11:00a.m. Minister Rose Washington, Associate Pastor Rev. Glenn Scott, Pastor

The Emancipation Proclamation Association

cordially invites you to their annual King & Queen Contest on Monday Night, October 20, 2008 @ 7 P.M. The Event will be held at Wesley United Methodist Church, 446 Meeting St., Charleston, SC 29403. Dr. George McClanan is the pastor. Please come out and witness a great and marvelous event. Young people from numerous churches and organizations will be displaying their talents and fineries. Please come out and support our young people. They are our future. For more information please contact Mrs. Annice Brown, Youth Director @ 843-797-1613 or Mrs. Ethel Greene @ 843-571-4061.

Week of 10/08/08 thru 10/14/08

WE WELCOME YOU TO JOIN US, THE REVELATION OF CHRIST CHURCH, The R.O.C. Church, 1473 Remount Road, North Charleston, SC, 29406, at our Prophetic Conference, October 8th – 10th. This year, we will welcome, Pastor/Prophet, Ocie Reese, Jr. of Anointed Word Christian Ministries in Atlanta, GA. Each night of the Prophetic Conference, we will offer, on Wednesday and Thursday, October 8th and 9th, at 6:00pm, prophetic seminars titled, Understanding the Prophetic,” featuring Elder Rich Stevens of Living Water Ministry in Tucson, Arizona. Then on Friday, October 10th, at 6:00pm, we will have a health seminar, titled “Getting a Good Nights Rest” featuring Karen Rollings from the sleep lab disorders at Roper Saint Francis Hospital. Be Here! Bring a Friend! Service will begin promptly at 7:00pm, nightly. You don’t want to miss this much anticipated event. For more information, please contact the church office at 843-566-0024 or go to our website at www.therevelationofchristchurch.org We hope to see you there! The St. Paul A.M. E. Church located at 6925 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, cordially invite you to attend an Appreciation Service in honor of their Pastor the Rev. Clyde J. Corbin for 16 years of service on Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 4pm at the church. For further information please call the church at 553-2522. Hosted by the Steward Board, Rev. Clyde J. Corbin, Pastor. JC MOORE MINISTRIES PRESENTS - Women’s Warfare Weekend October 16-18 at The Life Center Cathedral7190 Cross County Road- North Charleston, S.c.- 843- 552-4111 or 877- 552-4118

Wesley United Methodist Church 2718 River Road, Johns Island, SC Celebrate its 139th Church Anniversary October 19-26, 2008 Come and Enjoy Theme: A New Beginning-A Fresh Anointing”

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COUNTY OF CHARLESTON JOSEPH CAMPBELL, JULIA GREEN, NOLA TAYLOR, SAMUEL SINGLETON, NAOMI HINES, SANDRA BARNHARDT, HATTIE MAE NESBITT, SHARON GRANT, NATHAN NESBITT, JR., DAISY NESBITT, GRETA NESBITT, RICHARD NESBITT, LILLIAN NESBITT, ROBERT LEE NESBITT, BERNICE NESBITT, JULE NESBITT, DANIEL YACHZEEL AND REBECCA SINGLETON, Plaintiffs, vs. EVELYN NESBITT, JESSIE NESBITT, JR., JOHN HENRY NESBITT, RAYMOND NESBITT, HELEN MAE SIMMONS, BENJAMIN NESBITT, JAMES NESBITT, WILLA MAE NESBITT, FRANKLIN NESBITT, AND NATHAN NESBITT, and JOHN DOE AND MARY ROE, fictitious names representing unknown minors, incompetents, persons imprisoned, persons in the military, and persons under any other legal disability, and RICHARD ROE AND SARAH DOE, fictitious names representing unknown devisees, heirs, distributees, or personal representatives of AMOS NESBITT, JANIE N. CAMPBELL, LULA SIMMONS, JESSIE NESBITT, IRENE ALLEN, HATTIE YACHZELL,EVELYN SINGLETON, ELIJAH NESBITT, NATHAN NESBITT, ISAAC NESBITT, CAROLYN NESBITT, GRACIE LOU NESBITT, JERRY SIMMONS AND HAROLD NESBITT, all of whom are deceased, and all other unknown persons or entities who may a claim an interest in or lien upon the real estate which is the subject of this action,

for them, and that such Order is on file in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, Charleston County Courthouse, South Carolina.

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Charles S. Goldberg, Esquire Attorney for Plaintiff No. 61 Broad Street, P.O. Box 9 Charleston, South Carolina 29401 (843) 720-2800 Charleston, South Carolina October 1, 2008

GREENSBORO, N. C. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is sponsoring a tax workshop for small business owners or prospective small business owners in the Charleston area on Friday, October 17, 2008, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the USC Small Business Development Center, 5900 Core Drive, Suite 104, North Charleston, SC. Co-sponsors of the workshop include: the South Carolina Department of Revenue, the South Carolina Society of Enrolled Agents, the South Carolina Employment Security Commission, and the Small

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been initiated and is pending in the Court of Common Pleas for the County and State aforesaid, by the above-named Plaintiff, against the Defendant above named, and that the object of such action is to clear the title to the real estate described as follows:

CHARLES S. GOLDBERG, LLC No. 61 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29402 (803) 577-7423 Attorney for the Plaintiff Charleston, South Carolina October 2, 2008

The workshop is designed to provide information and instruction about business taxes, tax benefits, and obligations connected with starting a business as well as tax responsibilities for new employers.

The Charleston County Aviation Authority (CCAA) is requesting Statements of Qualifications from interested consultants to perform Airport Planning and Consulting Services at Charleston International Airport as further outlined in this notice.

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Written Statements Will Be Received up to the hour of 2:00 p.m. on November 6, 2008. All such statements shall be addressed to: Susan M. Stevens, A.A.E. Director of Airports Charleston County Aviation Authority 5500 International Boulevard, #101 Charleston, South Carolina 29418 and clearly marked: STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR AIRPORT PLANNING AND CONSULTING SERVICES CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (Advertisement No. 2008-10-CHS)

BEING the same property conveyed to Amos Nesbit by deed of John Granderson dated November 12, 1930 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book T35, Page 187.

Statement of Qualifications Submittal Packages may be obtained by contacting the Authority at the above address or by calling 843-767-7000. Any questions and/or comments concerning this request for Statements of Qualifications shall be directed in writing to Susan M. Stevens, A.A.E., Director of Airports, at the above address. CCAA will not be responsible for any oral instructions with regard to this Notice.

The Tax Map Reference Number is 053 00 00 056 Charles S. Goldberg No. 61 Broad Street, P.O. Box 9 Charleston, South Carolina 29402 (843) 720-2800

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NOTICE NISI TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT J. Heyward Harvey, Jr. , 13 State Street, Charleston, SC, has been appointed as Guardian ad Litem Nisi in the above entitled action by Order and that such Order will become absolute thirty (30) days after the last publication of the Notice of Appointment, herein unless such of the Defendants as may be heirs, devisees, distributees, administrators, executors, guardians, and all those persons who may be minors, in military service, under any legal disability, or other persons claiming by or through, of the deceased persons above named, or someone in their behalf shall in the meantime procure to be appointed Guardian ad Litem

Other topics to be discussed include tax record keeping and tax filing deadlines. The morning portion of the workshop will cover federal tax requirements. The afternoon session will cover state tax and

ALL that piece or parcel or tract of land, lying and being in St. Pauls Township, Charleston County, State of South Carolina, containing Eight and one-half (8 ?) acres more or less and bounded as follows: on the East by lands of John Granderson and on the South by a Road called Landing Road; on the West by Nancy Pinckney; and on the North by lands of Martha Armstrong.

Defendants. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Case No: 08-CP-10-5572 SUMMONS (Quiet Title and Partition Actions: Equity) TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina, 29401, on the 2nd day of October, 2008, at 3:32 p.m, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers, at their offices at No. 61 Broad Street, P.O. Box 9, Charleston, South Carolina, 29402 within thirty (30) days after the last date of the last publication of this notice; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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South African Housing Crisis Sparks Violent Protests MECHANIC ASSISTANT The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston is currently accepting applications for the position of Mechanic Assistant 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)

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371PC with Irv Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401 before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication on his Notice to Creditors or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred. Estate of: MOLLIE T. SMITH 2008-ES-10-1004 DOD: 8/22/07 Pers. Rep: MICHAEL L. SMITH 1852 CHESSHIRE DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 ******************************************************************* ESTATE of: BERNIE E. POWELL 2008-ES-10-1011 DOD: 10/15/06 Pers. Rep: ARTHURINE RIVERS 117 BELLPOINT LN. DANIEL ISLAND, SC 29492

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

EMILY PEARL MACK 2008-ES?10?1190 DOD: 10/26/06 Pers. Rep: ANDERSON MACK, SR. 2192 BIRD NEST RD., WADMALAW ISLAND, SC 29487 Atty: CHARLES S. GOLDBERG, ESQ. PO BOX 9, CHARLESTON, SC 29402-0009 ************************************************************************* * Estate of: MARTHA S. PERONNEAU 2008-ES?10?1203 DOD: 01/05/05 Pers. Rep: JAMET P. ROSS 14119 MT. PLEASANT DR., WOODBRIDGE, VA 22191 Atty: DANIEL E. MARTIN, JR., ESQ. 61 MORRIS ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29403 ************************************************************************

Special to the NNPA from GIN (GIN) – An affordable hous-

ing crisis has sparked violent protests in the northern Johannesburg town of Marlboro where residents say

The Housing Authority of the City of North Charleston, South Carolina is seeking proposals from an individual or firm to provide Homeless Coordination duties to ensure that the Housing Authority of the City of North Charleston can complete the goals that have been described to support the homeless. The RFP can be obtained by sending an e-mail request to the Executive Director Mr. George Saldana at [email protected]. Sealed responses to this solicitation will be received by the NCHA until 5:00pm Eastern time on October 22, 2008.

private developers have been evicting them from their homes. Police reported that roads were barricaded with burning tires in the protest. Metro police fired rubber bullets to disperse an angry crowd. One resident said: ''I have been living in Marlboro since 1997 and I've been on a waiting list for a house since 1999. Houses are being built but we cannot occupy them.'' The protests have the support of the Anti-Privatisation Forum, which observed:

“While the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s mandate may have closed, pervasive poverty in South Africa is irreconcilable with the extravagant wealth being earned by an elite few and with the country’s Bill of Rights… The ghost of apartheid still haunts the Rainbow Nation.” Said Kate Lorimer of the Democratic Alliance, a liberal opposition group to the ruling ANC, ''People need to know where they are on the list, who else is on the list and exactly when they will get houses. But the department is not prepared to say.''

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston is currently accepting applications for the position of Mechanic for the Westside Management Office. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. This position is responsible for performing semiskilled maintenance on building, grounds and equipment that includes duties in carpentry, plumbing, refrigeration, painting, heating, and/or mechanical or electrical repair. Operates related automotive and power equipment. Performs basic supervisory duties. Minimum qualifications: HS Diploma or GED supplemented by two to three years of semiskilled and unskilled tasks such as carpentry, electricity, heating, and plumbing, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Must have the ability to perform responsible craftwork at the journeyman level. Must possess a valid state driver's license. The Housing Authority offers a great benefit package, which includes: Free medical and dental insurance Flexible schedule Generous holidays and paid time off State retirement plan, 401(k), and 457 Free life insurance Short-term disability

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston is currently accepting applications for the position of Mechanic at our Office of Special Housing Needs. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. This position is responsible for performing semiskilled maintenance on building, grounds and equipment that includes duties in carpentry, plumbing, refrigeration, painting, heating, and/or mechanical or electrical repair. Operates related automotive and power equipment. Performs basic supervisory duties. Minimum qualifications: HS Diploma or GED supplemented by two to three years of semiskilled and unskilled tasks such as carpentry, electricity, heating, and plumbing, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Must have the ability to perform responsible craftwork at the journeyman level. Must possess a valid state driver's license. The Housing Authority offers a great benefit package, which includes: Free medical and dental insurance Flexible schedule Generous holidays and paid time off State retirement plan, 401(k), and 457 Free life insurance Short-term disability, and more. The starting salary for this position is $12.08/hour. This position will require a background investigation, drug screen and physical at our expense. The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston 550 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29403 Attn.: Human Resource EOE M/F/D/V (TDD 843-720-3685)

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

MOLLIE T. SMITH 2008-ES-10-1004 DOD: 8/22/07 Pers. Rep: MICHAEL L. SMITH 1852 CHESSHIRE DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 ************************************************************************** ESTATE of: BENNIE E. POWELL 2008-ES-10-1011 DOD: 10/15/06 Pers. Rep: ARTHURINE RIVERS 117 BELLPOINT LN. DANIEL ISLAND, SC 29492 ************************************************************************* CP0410C1 INVITATION FOR CONSTRUCTION BIDS The City of Charleston Department of Parks is soliciting bids from interested marine contractors for CP0410C1: Milton P. Demetre Park Public Pier and Floating Dock. The project scope includes: the construction of a 190’ pier with a 20’x 20’ pierhead and the installation of a 40’ floating dock at Milton P. Demetre Park (formerly known as Sunrise Park) on James Island, SC. The budget range is $ 400,000-$ 450,000. Bid Documents will be available on or after Tuesday September 9th, 2008 from Charleston Blueprint Co. 90 Brigade St. Charleston, SC 29403. There is a $ 35.00 non-refundable charge for these plans. Checks shall be payable to Charleston Blueprint. Plans may be examined at the Department of Parks office at 823 Meeting Street. All questions can be referred to: Mr. Kevin Turner, Collins Engineering Inc. 843-763-1576. A Mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on site at Milton P. Demetre Park, Wampler Drive, on James Island, SC 29422 at 10:00 AM on Thursday September 18th, 2008. Bids will be due on Thursday October 2nd, 2008 at 2:00 PM. Interested parties please contact Ross Eastwood, Project Manager at 843-579-7552 or [email protected].

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:

DEXTER KEYES 2008-ES?10?0821 DOD: 04/23/08 Pers. Rep: DEVANTE ALSTON 806 MINNIE ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29407 Atty: CHARLES S. GOLDBERG, ESQ. PO BOX 9, CHARLESTON, SC 294020009 ****************************************************************** Estate of: GEORGE JUNIOR WARD 2008-ES?10?0823 DOD: 12/14/07 Pers. Rep: GAIL LEE WARD 3115 BONANZA RD., CHARLESTON, SC 29414 ******************************************************************

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:

HERBERT HOOVER HOSEY 2008-ES?10?0469 DOD: 02/02/04 Pers. Rep: LOUISE B. HOSEY PO BOX 71611, CHARLESTON, SC 29415-1611 Atty: ARTHUR C. MCFARLAND, ESQ. PO BOX 80609, CHARLESTON, SC 29416-0609 ****************************************************************** Estate of: DENISE JOHNSON SIMMONS 2008-ES?10?0532 DOD: 03/26/08 Pers. Rep: REV. VERNON SIMMONS 1406 RAINBOW RD., CHARLESTON, SC 29412 Atty: ARTHUR C. MCFARLAND, ESQ. 1847 ASHLEY RIVER RD., SUITE 200, CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ******************************************************************

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON GEORGIANNA G. HEYWARD, Plaintiff, vs.

SHIRLEY CARNICKEY, WILLIE HEYWARD, SR., ALFRED ALLEN CARNICKEY, JOHN DOE,) and MARY ROE, being fictitious names used to designate the unknown heirs at law distributees, devisees, legatees, widow, widowers, successors and assigns, if any, of WILLIAM SIMONS, (deceased), MOLLY SIMONS a/k/a MILEY SIMONS (deceased), DORA SIMONS, (deceased), REBECCA SIMONS GRAHAM, (deceased), LOUISE SIMONS SMALLS, (deceased), BERNICE SMALLS CARNICKEY, (deceased), SAMUEL CARNICKEY, (deceased), MARY L. HEYWARD, (deceased) and all other persons unknown claiming by, through or under them or having or claiming any interest in the real estate described in Complaint, whether infants, i n c o m p e tents, insane persons under any other disability, and AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE. Defendants. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL CASE NO.: 08-CP-10-797 AMENDED

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON FRANK REED, Plaintiff, Vs. ARTHUR CHOICE, if he is alive, and JOHN DOE AND MARY ROE, fictitious names representing the unknown heirs, devisees, distributes, or personal representatives, and SARAH DOE AND RICHARD ROE, fictitious names representing the unknown minors, incompetents, persons in the military, persons imprisoned, or persons under any other legal disability of ARTHUR CHOICE, if he is deceased, and all other unknown persons claiming any right, title, interest, or lien upon the real estate which is the subject of this action, Defendants. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE: 08-CP-10-4446 SUMMONS (Quiet title action: Equity And Partition by Allotment) TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, which was filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on August 7, 2008 at 3:24 p.m., a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers, at their offices at No. 61 Broad Street, P.O. Box 9, Charleston, South Carolina, 29402 within thirty (30) days after the service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Charles S. Goldberg Attorney, LLC No. 61 Broad Street, P.O. Box 9 Charleston, South Carolina 29402 (843) 720-2800 Attorney for the Plaintiff Charleston, South Carolina August 11, 2008 LIS PENDENS TO THE DEFENDANTS: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been initiated and is pending in the Court of Common Pleas for the County and State aforesaid, by the above-named Plaintiff, against the Defendant above named, and that the object of such action is to quiet the title to the real estate and to allot by partition described as follows: ALL that lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, containing 12.3 acres, more of less, and is the residual portion of No. 49, which originally con-

SUMMONS (Quiet Title Action) (Non-Jury) TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Amended Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, located at 1847 Ashley River Road, P.O. Box 80609, Charleston, South Carolina 29416, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and, if you fail to answer the Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said Complaint. AMENDED LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Charleston, which action was brought by the above-named Plaintiff against the abovenamed Defendants to determine the rightful owners of the below described real estate. That the premises affected by this action is located within the County and State aforesaid and is more particularly described as follows: ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land containing twenty-five acres, more or less, situated in Adams Run Township, County and State aforesaid.

tained 25 acres and shown on a plat of HICKORY HILL PLANTATION, made by S. Lewis Simmons, as Surveyor, May, 1881. The residual portion is partially shown on a survey of LOT 49-D, dated October 6, 1997, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book EC, Page 851. The residual portion of located on the easternmost portion of Lot No. 49, but according to the subdivided plat aforementioned it butts and bounds to the North on Pine Log Lane; South on lands now or formerly of Hamilton and West on Lot 49-D; the easternmost line is cut off and show no terminus. BEING the same property conveyed to Frank Reed by deed of Katherine L. Hare, Acting Sheriff of Charleston County dated June 21, 2001 and recorded in the RMC Office of Charleston County in Book K377, Page 291; further conveyed to Frank Reed by deed of J. Al Cannon, Sheriff of Charleston County, dated June 19, 2008 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book E-663, Page 092. The Tax Map Reference Number is 312 00 00 008 Charles S. Goldberg No. 61 Broad Street, P.O. Box 9 Charleston, South Carolina 29402 (843) 720-2800 Attorney for the Plaintiff Charleston, S.C. July 28, 2008 NOTICE NISI TO THE DEFENDANTS: THE DEFENDANTS TO ABOVE NAMED: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT J. Heyward Harvey, 13 State Street, Charleston, SC, has been appointed as Guardian ad Litem Nisi in the above entitled action by Order and that such Order will become absolute thirty (30) days after the last publication of the Notice of Appointment, herein unless such of the Defendants as may be heirs, devisees, distributes, administrators, executors, guardians, and all those persons who may be minors, in military service, under any legal disability, or other persons claiming by or through, of the deceased persons above named, or someone in their behalf shall in the meantime procure to be appointed Guardian ad Litem for them, and that such Order is on file in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, Charleston County Courthouse, South Carolina. Charles S. Goldberg, Esquire Attorney for Plaintiff No. 61 Broad Street, P.O. Box 9 Charleston, South Carolina 29401 (843) 720-2800 Charleston, South Carolina August 7, 2008

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:

RUBY J. GREEN 2008-ES?10?1333 DOD: 06/28/08 Pers. Rep: HESTER F. JONES 2012 RIVERVIEW AVE., NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29405 ************************************************************************* Estate of: MIRIAM K. CONYERS 2008-ES?10?1348 DOD: 08/13/08 Pers. Rep: YVETTE M. CONYERS 8307 WHITEHAVEN DR., NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29420 *************************************************************************

PUBLIC HEARING The public is hereby advised that the City Council of Charleston will hold a public hearing Tuesday, October 28, 2008 beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at 80 Broad St., Charleston, SC to receive input from the public regarding the proposed 2009 City Budget. Interested persons are invited to attend the hearing and present their views. Extended presentations should be submitted in writing. 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. Bounded Northwardly by Big Bay, Eastwardly and Southwardly by property now or formerly of Elizabeth La Roche and Westwardly by land now or formerly of Thomas Williams, all of which will be seen by reference to a plat made by J. D. Taylor, surveyor dated July 30, 1900. TMS NO.:

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00-091 AMENED NOTICE NIS THE DEFENDANTS TO: ABOVE-NAMED: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Plaintiff has applied to the Court for appointment of a suitable person as Guardian ad Litem for all unknown and known Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability, and said appointment shall become final unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf, within thirty (30) days of the service of this Notice, shall procure to be appointed a Guardian ad Litem for them. AMENDED NOTICE OF FILING TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Amended Summons, Amended Lis Pendens, Amended Complaint and Amended Notice Nisi were filed on March 4, 2008 in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, South Carolina. FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Kelvin M. Huger, Esquire of 27 Gamecock Avenue, Suite 200, P.O. Box 80399, Charleston, S.C. 29416, has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated the 21st day of March, 2008 and the said appointment shall become absolute thirty (30) days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf, shall procure a proper person to be appointed as Guardian ad Litem for them within (30) days after the final publication of this Notice. By: Arthur C. McFarland Attorney for Plaintiff 1847 Ashley River Road, Suite 200 P.O. Box 80609 Charleston, S.C. 29416 (843) 763-3900 Charleston, S.C. March 21, 2008

My Boyfriend's Love is Torn Between Two Women Ask Gwen NNPA Dear Gwendolyn: I am 57 years old and for nine years I have been going with this man and waiting for him and the woman he was going with to break up. They were together when we started dating. At that time they had been together about 19 years. I did not know at that time, but when I did find out, it didn’t STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ) ) IN THE PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF CHARLESTON ) IN RE: ) ) NOTICE ESTATE OF MARGARET CLARK ) CASE NO.: 06-ES-10-006 ) TO: ALL HEIRS AND INTERESTED PARTIES: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above-captioned action was filed in the Probate Court of the County of Charleston, South Carolina on January 3, 2007. This action seeks a determination of heirs of Margaret Clark who died intestate on November 15, 1987. PLEASE present any claims to the Probate Court for Charleston County, 98 Broad Street, Charleston, SC or to petitioner’s attorney within thirty (30) days of this publication. PLEASE be present at the said hearing if you are an heir or interested party in the within estate. _______________________ __________ Anthony B. O’Neill, Sr. 1847 Ashley River Road Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 763-3900 * 763-7996 FAX Attorney for Petitioner Charleston, S.C. August 2, 2008

PART TIME PROGRAM SPECIALIST The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston is accepting applications for the position of Program Specialist for its public housing management offices. The position will remain open until it is filled. This position is responsible for assisting in the provision of various programs to assist public housing residents in becoming independent and self-confident citizens; organizing individual and group activities and related services; assisting with resident program presentations and implementation. The Program Specialist will work 30 hours per week. Minimum qualifications are: Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology, Social Work, Education or other relevant field supplemented by one to two years of experience involving public interaction, planning, coordinating events, group counseling, 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 S.C. State Retirement Plan 457 & 401K plan life insurance short term disability The starting salary for this position is $12.08/hour. This position will require a background investigation, drug screen and physical at our expense. Applications can be filled out online 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 Website: chacity.org Fax: 973-3481

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. DAVID N. FLEMING 2008-ES?10?1101 DOD: 05/17/99 Pers. Rep: DONNA FLEMING 23 BURNT MILLS RD., GOOSE CREEK, SC 29445 ************************************************************************** Estate of: THEODORE JAMES COKER 2008-ES?10?1106 DOD: 07/17/08 Pers. Rep: AMELIA T. COKER 2467 BIRKENHEAD DR., CHARLESTON, SC 29414 Atty: JUAN W. TOLLEY, ESQ. 184 EAST BAY ST., STE. 201, CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************************************************************************** Estate of: DOROTHY FLOWERS 2008-ES?10?1147 DOD: 05/09/08 Pers. Rep: CORDELIA LA BOARD 2127 AMAKER ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29405

Gwendolyn Baines matter. He would take X-rated pictures of me. She had the film developed and got the surprise of her life, but still would not leave him. She got my number from his caller I.D. and started calling me. Because of her harassment, when her son was killed, I called her one morning afterwards and said, “Ha! Ha! That’s why your son got killed.” This is when we found out she had developed the film. She made copies and mailed them all around in my neighborhood. About three years ago he told me that they were not together or seeing each other anymore. In February of this year I moved in with him and come to find out they never stopped seeing each other. When she calls him, he goes over. He says after all they have 25 years together to our nine. Gwendolyn, am I stupid or is she? Rosalyn Dear Rosalyn: Before I discuss with you this apparent triangle of a love affair, I want to inform you that to call a mother’s home with a “Ha! Ha!” about the death of her child is unspeakable. It gives me chills to know that such a person could do something like that. I am sure whatever your boyfriend of nine years thought about you, he thinks less now. Let me tell you this: I think you should be the one to bail out of this relationship. Think about it. When she calls, he goes. He is not ready to dissolve 25 years of whatever they have. Regardless as to how much you may hurt, don’t hold on. Let him go. And as to your question, “Am I stupid or is she?” My answer is - you both are.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN RE: THE ESTATE OF SHELDON RIVERS CASE NO: 2008-ES-101238 IN THE PROBATE COURT NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO: F. RENEE GATERS. ESQUIRE, ATTORNEY FRO PETITIONER PO BOX 1015 128 CANNON STREET CHARLESTON, SC 29402 PETITIONER OR PETITIONER’S COUNSEL SHALL CAUSE NOTICE (PURSUANT TO SCPC SECTION 62-1-401) TO BE GIVEN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS OR THEIR ATTORNEYS. AS THE PETITIONER YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING A COURT REPORTER FOR THE HEARING THAT YOU HAVE REQUESTED. IF YOU NEED MORE THAN TWO HOURS ON YOUR CASE YOU MUST NOTIFY THE CLERK OF COURT IMMEDIATELY. DATE OF HEARING: OCTOBER 30, 2008 TIME: 1:00 P.M.

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Probate Court Historic Court House - Third Floor -84 Broad Street Charleston, South Carolina 29401 DESCRIPTION/SUBJECT MATTER: ON PETITIONER’S PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRS. This 29th day of August, 2008. Irvin G. Condon, JUDGE OF PROBATE 84 BROAD STREET - THIRD FLOOR CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29401 (843) 958-5030

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Daz Dillinger's Mother/Snoop Dogg's Aunt Goes Big with New Gospel CD Brighton, MI (BlackNews.com) - Dr. Allean Varnado Lang, the aunt of Snoop Dogg and the mother of rap producer and artist Daz Dillinger (Delmar Arnaud) has scored big with her latest gospel CD titled, Drive, Ride and Prophesy. The CD includes a collection of gospel songs written and arranged by Dr. Lang. Radio stations in Australia, Great Britain, Paris, Japan, China, Asia and across the U.S. have put the CD in their regular rotations and are playing selections continuously. One large country western station (WICR) in Nashville has her charted at number 6 out of 45 artists. Another country western chart has her listed at number 10.

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worldwide." Her video with the same title is also a smash hit and is being seen worldwide. Both the video and the CD can be downloaded on her website at www.alleangospelmusic.com

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In Australia one station called her music "awesome" and another called it "brilliant music that needs to be played

Lang has been doing gospel music for over 30 years and has produced 4 previous gospel CDs, which are also available on the website. She and her husband, Rev. Dr. Marvel Lang, are both ordained ministers and travel spreading the gospel. Dr. Allean Varnado Lang is a graduate of Jackson State University (1969), Friends International Christian University (Ph.D., 2000) and Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, OK (1991). Snoop Dogg is the son or Dr.

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Plaintiffs, vs. GENEVA G. ROSS; KATHLEEN C. HAYNES; FONTAINE HAYNES; and JOHN DOE AND MARY ROE, fictitious names, to represent the heirs of any of the above named parties who may be deceased and their heirs; and RICHARD ROE, a fictitious name to represent the interest of any minors, incompetents or disabled persons or those that may be serving in the military;

The Housing Authority of the City of North Charleston, South Carolina is seeking proposals from an individual or firm to provide Grant Writing duties to ensure that the Housing Authority of the City of North Charleston can complete their goals in assisting their clients.The RFP can be obtained by sending an e-mail request to the Executive Director Mr. George Saldana at [email protected]. Sealed responses to this solicitation will be received by the NCHA until 5:00pm Eastern time on October 22, 2008.

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO: 2008-CP-10-3598 NOTICE OF FILING TO: THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVENAMED: You are hereby notified that a Summons, Complaint, and Lis Pendens were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on June 24, 2008, by Samual H. Altman of Derfner, Altman & Wilborn, LLC, Attorneys for the Plaintiffs. DERFNER, ALTMAN & WILB ORN, LLC BY: Samual H. Altman, P.O Box 600, Charleston, SC 29402-0600 Phone: (843) 723-9804 Fax: (843) 723-7446 Email: [email protected] ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF SUMMONS TO: THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint filed in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Reply on the Plaintiff or its attorneys, Samuel H. Altman, Derfner, Altman & Wilborn, LLC, Post Office Box 600, 575 King Street, Charleston, South Carolina, 29402, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. DERFNER, ALTMAN WILBORN, LLC

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Samuel H. Altman 575 King Street Post Office Box 600 Charleston, South Carolina 29402 (843) 723-9804; Fax (843) 723-7446 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF June 23, 2008 Charleston, South Carolina

It is also intended to help youth better prioritize images and words they receive from entertainment, and to enhance the self esteem within youth. The two women, Dr. Lang and Dr. Cole, partnered to form the spiritual wing of HHGU, whose founders are Ms. CeCe Morris and Ms. Talia Ashley. Dr. Allean Varnado Lang will be featured in the September 2008 issue of Gospel Synergy Magazine.

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ATLANTA (AP) — Tyler Perry unveiled a new multimillion-dollar TV and film studio Saturday on 30 acres in southwest Atlanta.

The guest list included Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker, Hank Aaron and Whitney Houston. R&B singer Mary J. Blige was to perform.

His renewed commitment to the city came after he once flirted with departing. Perry said he had considered leaving Atlanta for good after neighbors complained about noise and traffic at his old studio in a neighborhood close to downtown. "Even though it was a studio there for 15 years, there was a lot of resistance in everything I was doing," Perry said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press earlier in the week. "I was thinking about leaving at one point, but this is home for me." His new Tyler Perry Studios contains more than 200,000 square feet of studio and office space in an area that once housed Delta Air Lines' finance, reservation and com-

JOHNNY HENRY GERMAN, JR., WILLIAM GERMAN IV, CHERIE CRISP, PAUL CRISP, LOUISE ALSTON, VANESSA HANKEL, JOHN DOE, AND MARY ROE, being fictitious names used to designate the unknown heirs at law distributees, devisees, legatees,, widow, widowers, successors and assigns, if any, of WILLIAM GERMAN, (deceased), and the following deceased individuals: CHRISTINA GERMAN ROUSE, ESTELLE G. NELSON, MARION NELSON, SR., HENRY NELSON, ALONZO NELSON, MARTHA NELSON, CHRISTINA NELSON, WILLIAM NELSON, GEORGE GERMAN, JOHN HENRY GERMAN a/k/a HENRY GERMAN, WILLIAM GERMAN II, JANIE CRISP, WILLIAM GERMAN III, and all other persons unknown claiming by, through or under them or having or claiming any interest in the real estate described in Complaint, whether infants, incompetents, insane persons under any other disability. Defendants. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL CASE NO: 08-CP-10-4190 SUMMONS (Quiet Title Action) (Non-Jury) TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, located at 1847 Ashley River Road, P.O. Box 80609, Charleston, South Carolina 29416, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and, if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said Complaint. LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Charleston, which action was brought by the above-named Plaintiffs against the above-named Defendants to determine the rightful owners of the below described real estate. That the premises affected by this action is located within the County and State aforesaid and is more

PUBLIC HEARING particularly described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land containing then (10) acres situated on the Wando River in Christ Church Parish, County and State aforesaid and bounded as follows: North by lands now or formerly of A.R. German, East by lands now or formerly of James Weston, South by lands now or formerly of Joe Simmons and West by the Wando Tract. The same being one fourth of the Chandler Hill Plantation and left to the said Wiliam German by will of his father, the late William German. TMS Nos.:615-00-00-113, 61500-00-114 & 615-00-00-020 NOTICE NISI TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Plaintiffs have applied to the Court for appointment of a suitable person as Guardian ad Litem for all unknown and known Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability, and said appointent shall become final unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf, within thirty (30) days of the service of this Notice, shall procure to be appointed a Guardian ad Litem for them.

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Perry, 39, said the studio features five sound stages that will be named after Quincy Jones, Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee and Cicely Tyson — with one still unnamed. He will shoot his TBS sitcoms "House of Payne" and "Meet the Browns" along with other film projects at the studio. Perry said he knew the new location would be an improvement. His old building was on property zoned commercial, but the street next to it is residential. "I knew spiritually I was in the wrong place," said Perry, whose projects include "Tyler Perry's the Family That Preys." "You can never be upset with the people who forced you into your dream or up higher," he said. "They forced me out into a higher situation. It's worked out much better for me."

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CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING ZONING CHANGE CASE AT 6:00 P.M, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2008 IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT THE LONNIE HAMILTON, III PUBLIC SERVICES BUILDING, 4045 BRIDGE VIEW DRIVE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA:

Perry drew criticism from the Writers Guild of America, West, after Perry fired four writers from "House of Payne" earlier in the week. A guild spokeswoman said in an e-mail Saturday that the four, along with supporters, planned to picket Sunday morning at Perry's Atlanta home.

Case 3467(a, b, c, d, e, f)-C Area: St. Andrews Parcel Identification: 351-06-00-098, - 99, -100, -114, -115, -116, -117, -123, and -190 Acres:2.4 Request to change from Community Commercial (CC) District to Planned Development (PD-136) District If you require further information, please contact the Charleston County Planning Department (843) 202-7200. LENGTHY PRESENTATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING PRIOR TO THE MEETING. Beverly T. Craven

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TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Complaint, Lis Pendens and Notice Nisi were filed on July 22, 2008 in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, South Carolina. FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Kelvin M.Huger, Esquire of 27 Gamecock Ave, Suite 200, P.O. Box 80399, Charleston, S.C. 29416, has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated the 22nd day of July, 2008 and the said appointment shall become absoulte thirty(30) days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf, shall procure a proper person to be appointed as Guardian ad Litem for them within (30) days after the final publication of this Notice. Arthur C. McFarland 1847 Ashley River Road, Suite 200 P.O. Box 80609 Charleston, SC 29416 (843) 763-3900

Invitation to Bid 900 King Street Reroofing Phase I Job #081001 The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston will receive sealed bids on a General Contract for 900 King Street Reroofing Phase I unitl 2:00 p.m. local time, on October 28, 2008 at 550 Meeting Street, Room 114, Charleston, South Carolina. Bids will be publicly opened. Copies of the Bidding documents may be obtained after 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at the CHA Modernization Office, 545 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403. Contact Ed Donnelly at (843) 720-3983. A voluntary pre-bid confernce will be held at 545 Meeting Street on Tuesday, October 14, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. The Housing Authority encourages minority owned business to participate in its on-going purchasing of goods and services. CHA reserves the right to wave irregularities and to reject any and all bids. Donal J. Cameron Chief Executive O

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Lang's brother and she played a crucial role in his life and nurturing his musical talent in church along with her son at an early age. She recently partnered with Keyshia Cole's adopted mother, Dr. Yvonne Cole, and Ms. Aliyah Najm (Mama Pain) mother of singer/rapper T-Pain in the Hip Hop Grows Up (HHGU) Alliance with Bruce George, co-founder of Def Poetry Jam. HHGU is a nonprofit dedicated to closing the gaps in education, between parents/guardians, youth and educators.

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DEADLINE: FRIDAY PRIOR TO WEDNESDAY PUBLICATION 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: DOD: Pers. Rep: 29016 Atty:

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON ANN ROPER WHITE, Plaintiff, vs. VIRGINIA ROPER, deceased, MORRIS ROPER, deceased, CORA BELL CHANDLER ROPER, deceased, NED ROPER, deceased, KATIE S. ROPER, deceased, MARY ROPER, deceased, BESSIE ROPER, NAOMI ROPER WASHINGTON, VIOLA ROPER RICHARDSON, HERMAN ROPER, ARTHUR ROPER, DECEASED, ALICE ROPER WILLIAMS, DECEASED, JAMES ROPER, DECEASED, JANIE ROPER DEAS, ANN ROPER, ALPHONSO WHITE, DECEASED, BRENDA ROPER, DECEASED, EDWARD DAVIS, MORRIS ROPER, JR., ARLICE ROPER, ALPHONSO ROPER, ANTHONY ROPER, ALAN ROPER, ANWAR ROPER, ALIA ROPER, SALEEMAH ROPER, AQUILA ROPER, ZAHIR ROPER, TARIQ ROPER, TYNISHA ROPER, IVORY ROPER, MAURICE ROPER, SHAMIRA ROPER, GREGORY ROPER, THERESA ROPER, SHAKIYA ROPER, JALESSA ROPER, YVETTA JEFFERSON, AL JEFFERSON, EVERETT JEFFERSON, AUSTIN DAVIS, COREY DAVIS, JOHN DOE, MARY DOE, RICHARD ROE, And SARAH DOE, being fictitious names used to designate the unknown Heirs- at-Law, devisees, Distributees, widows, widowers, administrators, Executors, successors, and assigns, if any of VIRGINIA ROPER and MORRIS ROPER, the deceased and above named Defendant who may be deceased and all other persons claiming any right, title estate, interest in or lien upon the lands of VIRGINIA ROPER AND MORRIS ROPER or any portion thereof, including any such as may be infants, incompetents, or otherwise under an disability, Defendants. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO: 08-CP-10-3543 SUMMONS YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff or her attorney, George E. Counts, Esquire, at 27 Gamecock Avenue, P.O. Box 80399, Charleston, South Carolina 29416, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint with the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Dated this 16th day of June 2008, at Charleston, South Carolina. COUNTS & HUGER, LLC GEORGE E. COUNTS Attorney for the Plaintiff 27 Gamecock Avenue Post Office Box 80399 Charleston, SC 29416 (843) 573-0143 LIS PENDENS TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been initiated and is pending in the Court of Common Pleas for the County and State aforesaid, by the above-named Plaintiff, against the Defendants above named, and that the object of such action is to quiet the title of the below described property. The Real Estate affected by this action is described as follows: ALL that lot, piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being on James Island in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being shown as owned by the Estate of Lucy Roper on a survey by W.L. Gaillard, Surveyor, dated February 2, 1966, and said to contain two and two-tenths (2.2) acres. MEASURING AND CONTAINING on the northwest line three hundred fortyone (341.0) feet; on the eastern line five hundred twentynine (529.0) feet; on the southern line one hundred twentyfive (125.0) feet; and on the southwest line three hundred eighty-eight (388.0) feet be all the said dimensions a little more or less. BUTTING AND BOUNDING to the northwest on property, now or formerly, of Deleston; to the east and south on property of persons not mentioned on said plat and to the southwest on property, now or formerly, of Grimball; all of which by reference to said plat will more fully and at large appear.

BEING the same property conveyed to Virginia Roper, Morris Roper and James Roper by deed of Katie S. Roper date July 9, 1985 and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book __ at Page __. TMS NO.: 334-12-00-025 ALL that lot, piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being on James Island in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being shown as owned by the Estate of Lucy Roper on a survey by W.L. Gaillard, Surveyor, dated February 2, 1966, and said to contain three and five-tenths (3.5) acres. MEASURING AND CONTAINING on the northern line seventy-five (75.0) feet; on the eastern line one thousand nine hundred thirty (1,930.0) feet; on the southern line one hundred twenty-five (125.0) feet; and on the southern line seventy-nine (79.0); and on the western line one thousand nine hundred sixty (1.960.0) feet be all the said dimensions a little more or less. BUTTING AND BOUNDING to the north on property of persons not mentioned on said plat; to the east on property, now or formerly, of Thomas Prioleau; to the south on property, now or formerly, of Grimball; to the west on property, now or formerly, of Betsy Prioleau; all of which by reference to said plat will more fully and at large appear. BEING the same property conveyed to Virginia Roper by deed of James Roper dated August 23, 1989 and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book F-194, at Page 182.

T.M.S. NO.: 334-00-00-039 MEASURING AND CONTAINING on the northern line three hundred forty-five and seventenths (345.7’) feet; on the Southeastern line one hundred eight (108.0’) feet; on the Southern line three hundred five and eight-tenths (305.8’) feet; and on the western line ninety-seven (97.0) feet; be all the said dimensions a little more or less. BUTTING AND BOUNDING to the North on the property, now or formerly, of William Singleton; and to the southeast on Folly road eighty (80’) feet in width; to the South on property,, now or formerly, of Rufus Wilder; and to the east on the property, now or formerly, of James Roper, all of which by reference to said plat will more fully and at large appear. BEING the same property conveyed to Virginia Roper by deed of James Roper dated August 23, 1989 and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book F-194, at Page 182. T.M.S. NO.: 334-10-00-006 ALL that lot, piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being on Battery Island Road, James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina containing 0.45 acres measuring as folows: Beginning at an iron pipe in the western edge of Battery Island Road at the souheast corner of the lot hereinabove conveyed to James Roper and thence south three degrees nine minutes (3.9’) east, seventy (70’) feet to an iron pipe, thence south eighty nine degrees thirty minutes thirty minutes (89’30’) west, two hundred eighty-eight and 40/100 (288.40’) feet to an iron pipe, thence north fifteen degrees fourteen minutes (15’14’) west, sixty-five (65’) feet to an iron pipe, thence south eighty-eight degrees twenty-five minutes (88.25’) west, three hundred one and 88/100 (301.80’) feet to the point of beginning. Butting and bounding as follows: To the east on Battery Island Road, to the south on a lot hereinafter conveyed to Jaine Roper Deas, to the west on lands of Nelson Deas and to the north on a lot hereinabove conveyed to James Roper. BEING the same property conveyed to Morris Roper by deed of Mary Roper, Bessie Roper, Ned Roper, Naomi Roper Washington, Viola Roper Richardson, Herman Roper, Arthur, Alice Roper Williams, James Roper and Janie Roper Deas dated June 23, 1969 and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book C-93, at Page 227. T.M.S. NO.: 431-01-00-022

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FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Sherry B. Crummey, Esquire of 61 Morris Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401, has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County dated the 20th of June, 2008, and said appointments shall become absolutely thirty (30) days after the final publication of this Notice unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf, shall petition the Court to have a Guardian ad Litem appointed for them within thirty (30) days after the final publication of this notice. COUNTS & HUGER, LLC GEORGE E. COUNTS Attorney for Plaintiff 27 Gamecock Avenue/Suite 200 P.O. Box 80399 Charleston, South Carolina 2941 (843) 573-0143 Dated August 14, 2008

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