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Lumumba, Bland, Flaggs, Bolden: Mississippi cities revel in the inauguration of new mayors

Meridian Mayor Percy Bland Jr. Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Canton Mayor Arnel Bolden

By Ayesha K. Mustafaa ba) go futher, leading the children The Mississippi Mass Choir Editor and youth. Continue to open his sang “America” and DeAnna Jackson celebrated over a four- mind to diversity and develop- Tisdale, daughter of The Jack- day period leading up to the in- ment. Where there is division, let son Advocate publisher Alice and auguration of its newly elected him bring unity. For the destitute, the late Charles Tisdale, sang the Mayor Chokwe Lumumba be- for the disenfranchised, show Lu- National “Black” Anthem and ginning with a somber morning mumba the path of economical closed out the program leading prayer service, Monday, July growth. Let the criminal fear the the audience in Sam Cook’s “A Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba PHOTO BY KEVIN ROBINSON 1, 2013, at Lumumba’s home righteousness that he brings to Change is Going to Come” in op- church, Word and Worship, 6286 this office of mayor.” eratic style. ent, his older brother leading the Hanging Moss Road. Prayers At noon the Jackson Conven- During the evening “People’s “toast to leadership,” along with were offered for the Mayor and tion Complex was the site for the Celebration” also held at the Jack- his son Chokwe Antar and daugh- for the city of Jackson. two inaugural ceremonies, one son Convention Complex, Mayor ter Rukia. Then began the eve- The prayer focused on leader- for the swearing in of the mayor Lumumba was led into the ban- ning of good food, great music, ship was led by Pastor P.J. Wil- and city council members. Con- quet hall with the “Celebration of song and dance. liams; the youth led by Pastor gressman Bennie G. Thompson the Drums” by Jerry Jenkins and Rukia’s toasted her father as Charles Richardson; develop- officiated. Hasan drummers and Chiquila mayor of Jackson by saying ment led by Sababu Rashid; unity The Jackson Police Department Pearson’s African dancers. “Here’s to the man who, when in Jackson led by Dr. Abram and Fire Department marched in a Mistress and Master of Cer- my mother (a flight attendant) Muhammad; economics led by combined Color Guard, followed emonies Evelyn Reed and City was flying all over the country, Pastor Jason Cannon; crime led with the Pledge of Allegiance. Council president Tony Yarber would try to brush my hair; to the by Pastor Samuel Boyd; and the Harvey Johnson Jr., as the opened the evening. Juanita Sims man who would try, in a terrible future of Jackson led by Pastor out going mayor, introduced the Doty, Inaugural chairperson, voice, to sing Stevie Wonder to Dwight Prowell. special guests, with Dr. Myrlie expressed appreciation for the me before bedtime. Congratula- The call to worship and wel- Evers-Williams framing the event corporate sponsors who made it tions. I love you Dad.” come was given by the church’s with words of reconciliation and possible for all the events to take Bishop Jeffery A. Stallworth.The unity. She made particular note place with no cost to the city. Litany written by Stallworth con- that former Gov. William F. Win- Lumumba’s family of seven New mayors Continued on page 3 cluded with: “Help him (Lumum- ter was in attendance. brothers and sisters were pres- Thompson PHOTO BY KEVIN ROBINSON Garrett Enterprises Consolidated Inc. and Socrates Garrett Enterprises Photo of the Week paying it forward with interns Congratulations, Tisdale family!

By Ayesha K. Mustafaa Editor Along with the everyday clamor expected at a fast-paced construction management of- fice that offers environmental waste management systems, engineering designs and the op- eration of a fleet of tankers and dump trucks everyday, Garrett Enterprises Consolidated Inc. (GECI) and Socrates Garrett Enterprises (SGE) brought on three interns to “pay it forward” Monday and Tuesday, July 1 and 2, 2013, were celebratory days for Alice Tisdale and her family. During the as a way of giving back to the noontime Monday inaugural swearing-in ceremony for Jackson Mayor Lumumba and city council members, community. the daughter of Alice and the late Charles Tisdale, was the featured operatic songstress. DeAnna Tisdale first This summer’s interns are sang the James Weldon Johnson “Black” National Anthem and then closed as lead singer of Sam Cook’s Makeba Jamaal Crowley, an “A Change is Going to Come.” During the City Council meeting held Tuesday morning, Alice Tisdale was honored as publisher of the Jackson Advocate with a resolution initiated by Councilwoman LaRita Cooper- 18-year-old graduate from Jim GECI and SGE summer interns Austin Tatum, Jamaal Crowley, Aaron Tatum Hill High School, and twins Stokes. Attending the inauguration (L-R) Cooper-Stokes with her grandson and children Dr. Keith I. Stokes PHOTO BY AYESHA K. MUSTAFAA and Kenita Stokes, DeAnna Tisdale and her mother Alice Thomas-Tisdale PHOTO BY KEVIN ROBINSON Austin and Aaron Tatum, 17, seniors at Madison Central Crowley graduated from the Paying it forward XXXX Continued on page 2 High School. Jim Hill International Baccalau- Continued on page 6

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Inside two interim for minority owned Photo Tribute supervisors businesses Page 2 Page 5 Page 17 2 • the mississippi link July 4 - 10, 2013 www.mississippilink.com The emerging new face of Jackson with mayoral appointments, city council shifts By Ayesha K. Mustafaa for Mental Health Advocacy morale of our officers and as a deputy chief of the Editor Research and Training, also staff. I am confident that he Administrative Support During his inaugural ad- a part of the JSU programs. will diligently meet the tasks Division of the Police dress, Mayor Chokwe Lu- She also served as Lumumba’s as Jackson’s top law enforce- Department. Rebecca mumba confirmed the news campaign coordinator. ment officer.” Coleman resigned as that had been circulating that “The people of our great Regarding Chief Owens’ chief of police officially Deputy Chief Lindsey Horton, Capitol City deserve a seam- selection as the chief of the as of June 30, 2013. 61, was his choice for chief of less transition and a con- Fire Department, Lumumba Owens has served the police and Willie Owens, 64, tinuation of all governmental said, “Chief Owens’ loyalty Jackson Fire Department current president of the fire- operations,” said Mayor Lu- to and longevity with the Fire for almost 31 years be- fighters’ union, was his choice mumba. “Public safety ranks Department demonstrates that fore he retired in 2005 for chief of the Fire Depart- high amongst public concern, he is a consummate public ser- as a division chief. Cur- Tillman Horton Omari ment. and these appointments reflect vant. He will be a strong and rent Fire Chief Raymond As his chief of staff, Lu- my position to quickly restore steadfast leader for the coura- McNulty will serve as as- City Council which will make role. mumba selected Dr. Safiya a sense of safety to the city.” geous first responders of the sistant chief and stay on until the final confirmations. Newly elected Ward 2 coun- R. Omari, a previous associ- The Mayor added, “Chief Jackson Fire Department.” January 1, 2014, which is his Also at the city council cilman Melvin Priester was ate professor of social work Horton has the skills and the Horton has over 30 years ex- official retirement date. meeting, Councilman Charles unanimously elected to serve and health sciences at Jackson respect of his Department. perience with the Jackson Po- Tuesday, July 2, Horton’s Tillman, 80, of Ward 5, was as council vice president. State University and direc- These qualities make him an lice Department. At the time and Owens’ appointments elected as council president, Council officers are elected tor of the Southern Institute ideal candidate to uplift the of his appointment, he served were officially presented to the replacing Tony Yarber in this each year in July. Hinds County Board names interim supervisors Districts 2 and 4 seats filled until special election The Mississippi Link Newswire ment, residential, commercial, extremely happy to welcome In its regular meeting Monday, and industrial construction sec- aboard two individuals who are July 1, 2013, the Hinds County tors for guidance on the repairs, very eager to move Hinds Coun- Board of Supervisors named two renovations, and construction ty forward. Their knowledge and appointees to fill the current va- occurring at the Hinds County experience in various areas of cancies on the board until the Detention Center in Raymond. business and government will be special election Nov. 5, 2013. Walker, a long-time Hinds a definite asset to the county.” District 2 and 4 seats will be County resident and retiree, who Both appointees submitted represented in the interim by Al- has training in municipal and their resumes, as requested, for phonso Hunter of Edwards and county government, has an im- consideration of the interim po- Robert Walker of Byram, respec- pressive record of appointments, sitions and met all necessary tively. community service, honors and requirements. They have also Hunter is the owner of first recognitions. According to the agreed to not put in a bid as a Construction Company, Inc. county supervisors, his contri- candidate for the upcoming spe- Board members are hoping to tap butions toward job creation and cial election. into Hunter’s more than 30 years economic development in Hinds Hunter and Walker will serve in of expertise in the areas of opera- County will be invaluable. an interim capacity until the indi- tions, finance, and staff manage- Board president, Supervi- viduals elected Nov. 5 are sworn ment within federal/state govern- sor Robert Graham said, “I am into office in January 2014. (L to R) Hunter and Walker www.mississippilink.com July 4 - 10, 2013 THE mississippi link • 3

New mayors Continued from page 1 Throughout the celebra- tions, Lumumba’s campaign Meeting the people slogan became his inaugural slogan: one city, one aim, one destiny. However, Jackson was where they live, Mayor not the only Mississippi city celebrating its new leader- ship. There were many hard fought electoral battles across the state resulting in several Lumumba makes stop changes of the face of their cities. The newly sworn-in mayor for Canton was Arnel Bolden; in all seven wards for Vicksburg it was George Former Governor William Winters at the Lumumba’s inauguration By Stephanie R. Jones Flaggs and for Meridian the Contributing Writer winner was Percy Bland, to focus on just a few. The weekend leading up William Truly dropped his to his inauguration, Mayor challenge to the election re- Chokwe Lumumba ex- sults of the Democratic Party pressed thanks to the people primary that showed business- of Jackson who put him in man Arnel Bolden had won office with a series of com- the May 21 Democratic runoff munity bashes across the by 1,725 to 1,206 votes in a city. hotly contested campaign. Festivities kicked off Fri- Bolden won in the general day, June 28, at Smith Park election June 4 to defeat the downtown featuring live Republican challenger and he music, refreshments and took office effective July 1. activities for children and Representative George continued Saturday and Sun- Flaggs Jr. (D), who served in day, June 29 and 30, at six Seven members of the Jackson City Council sworn in for new terms. the Mississippi House of Rep- other city parks: Presidential resentatives for 25 years, won Hills, Grove Park, Westside Krystal Jackson, 17, a Murrah High School senior, performs Friday, June over B. Daryl Hollingsworth Park, Battlefield Park, Par- 28, in Smith Park at Mayor Chokwe Lumumba’s launch of neighborhood (I) by 77 percent of the vote ham Bridges and Leavell events leading up to his swearing in. PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE R. JONES to become the new mayor of Woods parks. Vicksburg. Vicksburg was Crowds at each location riddled by scandal and subse- were enthusiastic as the quent arrest of the incumbent mayor reiterated his prom- Mayor Paul Winfield. ises of changes for better- In Meridian, businessman, ing the city and chanted his adjunct professor in health care campaign slogan: “One City, administration and a mentor in One Aim, One Destiny.” dropout prevention programs, At Smith Park, fans and Percy Bland became the first bottled water were aplenty black to win and take the oath as temperatures were in the of office as the new mayor, de- 90s. A range of entertain- feating incumbent Cheri Barry The Mississippi Link publisher Jackie Hampton (3rd from left) at swearing in. ers performed, including 17-year-old Krystal Jackson, by nearly 1,000 votes. PHOTOS BY KEVIN ROBINSON Presidential Hills Neighborhood Association President Jerry Crisler ad- Now the clock ticks on these a Murrah High School senior dresses attendees at a gathering Saturday, June 29, put on by Lumumba. new leaders’ four-year terms where they must wrestle with cities, from lack of jobs to who sang “One Moment in as the harder work begins the problems plaguing their crumbling infrastructures. Time” and Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Going to Come,” which resonated with the crowd. Attending were people Mayor Chokwe Lumumba’s who expressed a variety of issues they hoped to see the mayor address. Charles victory calls for change Thomas said the song made him feel hopeful. “I’m proud we got this mayor, because it’s time for a change,” he Lower expectations, be realistic said. Thomas is a business- Lumumba takes time during his city parks tour for photos with residents, man whose establishment on here with the Lance E. Felton and his family - sons Jaylon, Trey Eric and West Street has been closed and support Mayor Lumumba daughters Chloe and Erica. for three years as he has By Dr. Jerry Komia Domatob his dance, his music and his this portrayal of the city looms wrestled with the city over Special to The Mississippi Link rhythm has to adjust. He has no over it. needed improvements. Mayor Chokwe Lumumba’s other option but to adjust to the But in reality, Jackson is a Gabe Porter with Occupy victory as the third black may- new day and era. As he served great destination city and as Jackson said he too was en- or of Jackson is a grand source on the city council he has been Lumumba emphasized is also a couraged. His interest is in of joy for the many who voted given the opportunity to pre- great city to live in – more than getting more community for him and a breath of fresh pare; being a lawyer also helps. just visit. It is the city that Lu- gardens and improving the air for others who are assess- Life’s successes are predi- mumba chose to govern. And health and food options in ing those in the leadership cor- cated upon hope. Without to govern requires diplomacy the city. “I think Chokwe ridor. hope, most pursuits become fu- and often a shift in alliances gets it. I think he under- A popular attorney, unrepen- tile and sterile ventures. Let’s and supporters – even if he per- stands taking care of the tant civil rights activist and hope that he grounds his own sonally detests it. people,” Porter said. respected City Councilman, expectations in realism. Let’s He will be compelled to ne- Lumumba told those gath- Lumumba’s election among hope that Lumumba will beat gotiate and collaborate with ered that he was glad to see other achievements is a direct the odds and leave a dazzling parties who once were vehe- people from everywhere response to the people’s yearn- legacy for Jackson’s citizens. mently against him. Business and reflecting all people of Dorothy P. Williams and granddaughter Dorothia Williams at Lumumba’s ing for positive change amidst There is no magic wand for owners must become willing to the city. “We are everyday Saturday gathering at Grove Park seemingly unending stagnation the many daunting problems intensify their efforts and help people but we are about to and decay. - crime, an inadequate infra- to create more jobs. have a fine, fine moment as Lumumba was elected, de- Therefore, it is my conten- everyday people,” he said to spite sensational adversarial COMMENTARY tion that if Lumumba accom- the cheering crowd. portrayal of him as a radical plishes even one thing - road As Lumumba talked of bet- and divisive character. Lu- structure, dilapidated houses, repairs or infrastructural devel- tering the city, he said, “We mumba’s triumph thus bears high unemployment rate, low opment or raising test scores are the right people at the testimony that Jackson wants educational performance, etc., for Jackson schools or any- right place at the right time.” new leadership. that continue to frustrate Jack- thing positive – let’s celebrate In Presidential Hills, However, Lumumba’s as- sonians in particular as well it as a great achievement. neighborhood association cendency to power is partly as all Mississippians and most Chokwe Lumumba, be vigi- president Johnny Crisler predicated on his militancy Americans. lant; watch for the enemies; pointed out the strong turn- and activism. As a civil rights Mayor Lumumba now will pray daily. Do your utmost. out from his neighbors at leader, it has been his lot over begin to tackle some of the Continue to plan and strat- the polls. “Long lines were several decades to assist in lib- major challenges that plague egize. draped out of the (polling erating oppressed citizens from Jackson. The great magnitude Do your best. Above all, place),” Crisler said. He the harsh fetters of injustice. of the work will require more “keep your eyes on the prize.” added the neighborhood Machelle Kyles (left), Willie Tucker and Joyce McIntosh-Jackson attend Lu- One has but to recall his ne- than one term and more than Avoid the traps into which looks forward to working mumba’s picnic at Grove Park. Tucker and McIntosh-Jackson have lived in gotiated success of the Scott one leader; it must be a trans- other mayors in big cities and to help make improvements the neighborhood more than 40 years and are active in their community. sisters’ release from the harsh ferable work on to the next small cities have fallen. to the area and the city as a prison terms unjustly imposed leader. Constantly think of your whole. fore the crowd disbursed, companies considering com- on them. It was a monumental These gigantic problems will legacy and place in history Longtime Presidential donning blue jeans and a t- ing here.” feat that only someone of his require time to overcome. Un- and maintain your progressive Hills resident Alice Sewell shirt. Joyce McIntosh Jackson caliber could champion with realistic expectations will only perspective. As does Jackson, said she was “excited to At Grove Park, Lumumba had a laundry list of con- poise and proficiency. hinder the sought after out- many of us in the rest of Mis- meet someone I voted for.” repeated his message. Many cerns, including cleaning up Lumumba has not been come. There is no magic wand; sissippi continue to pray for She added that it was a great attending there were long- and cutting grass and brush deterred from pursuing his former mayors Frank Melton your success, as it will mean event for her grandchildren. time residents of surround- on vacant lots and working dogged mission of social jus- and Harvey Johnson Jr. neither success for us all. Bringing remarks on Lu- ing subdivisions. to secure better places for tice, equity and fairness. How- had one. Dr. Jerry Komia Domatob mumba’s behalf in Presiden- Gerald Fox was anxious families to eat and play to- ever, now as he sits at a differ- The populace must approach currently serves as a professor tial Hills was Gus McCoy, to share his thoughts with gether. ent table and is leader for all this new leadership with a and interim head of the Depart- the youth minister at New Je- the mayor about Jackson’s Willie Tucker said, “I ex- of Jackson, including for those sense of pragmatism. Jack- ment of Mass Communication rusalem Church and founder infrastructure. “I want to tell pect the mayor to do what’s who did not support him, this son was recently listed as the at Alcorn State University, in of Metro Youth Initiative. him he needs to asphalt all right, and he has a great op- new role requires that he forges eighth most dangerous city Lorman, Miss. He is an author, McCoy also is running for the major streets downtown portunity to do so.” new alliances. in the United States. Despite poet, journalist, photographer Hinds County Supervisor, and around the Conven- And now it is in the may- Being mayor demands dif- many outstanding profession- and researcher. Contact him at District 2. Lumumba also tion Center. The streets are or’s court to turn Jackson ferent strategies and tactics; als and achievers in Jackson, [email protected] got to Presidential Hills be- a mess and it’s a turnoff to around for the better. 4 • the mississippi link July 4 - 10, 2013 www.mississippilink.com BUSINESS

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Philanthropy at work: Kellogg Foundation Hit ABC TV show “Shark Tank” to hold announces $3.8 million in grants casting calls for minority owned businesses The Mississippi Link Newswire rity for African-American children, to thrive in society. Featured during Kingonomics Conference’s 50th The W.K. Kellogg Foundation in their parents, and their families; the “By focusing on young men of Battle Creek, Mich., has announced Jackson State University Develop- color in the state, these local organi- anniversary celebration of SCKC’s, Dr. King’s and $3.8 million in grants to 26 commu- ment Foundation, which is working zations are working to develop some nity-based organizations working to to help single African-American of Mississippi’s next generation “The Big Six’s” historic march on Washington for Jobs advance racial equity and eliminate mothers cultivate school readiness leaders,” said Kellogg Foundation barriers to opportunity for young in their children and improve out- executive vice president and trea- The Mississippi Link Newswire tics for minorities.” men of color in the state of Missis- comes for young men of color in surer La June Montgomery Tabron. LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Kingo- Some of those statistics include: sippi. the state; and Baby Steps, which “We look forward to what we’ll nomics author Dr. Rodney Samp- • Capital access remains the Ranging from $60,000 to through its Early Start to Racial Eq- learn over the next three years and to son will join Mark Burnett’s One most important factor limiting $150,000, the three-year grants will uity program, promotes a multifac- sharing those lessons broadly.” Three Media, as Head of Diversity the establishment, expansion and support efforts to put young men of eted approach to the positive devel- For a complete list of grant re- and Inclusion - becoming the first growth of minority-owned busi- color on a path to develop and real- opment of African-American boys. cipients, visit the Kellogg Founda- person to be appointed to this role. nesses. (Source: Minority Business ize their full educational, emotional, Mississippi is one of four geo- tion Website, www.wkkf.org and its As announced July 1, 2013, part Development Agency) physical and economic potential. graphic focus areas for Kellogg, program: “Mississippi Community of Sampson’s new role and first • Minority-owned firms are Grant recipients include the Co- which is working to mitigate the leg- Organizations Work to Advance Ra- initiative will be to identify and more likely to be denied tradition- alition for a Prosperous Mississippi, acy of racism in the U.S. - a legacy cial Equity and Racial Healing for attract more minority and women Sampson al loans with loan denial rates for which is working to better under- that has contributed to a dispropor- Young Men of Color With Support owned businesses to appear on minority firms being about three stand the impact of child support tionate number of children of color, From the W.K. Kellogg Founda- ABC’s Shark Tank. Shark Tank’s entrepreneurs and veterans how to times higher, compared to non-mi- debt in undermining financial secu- particularly boys, being unprepared tion.” casting directors will be holding an access capital, invest and obtain nority-owned firms, grossing under open casting call Friday, Aug. 23, personal and business wealth. $500,000 in receipts. 2013, during the Kingonomics In- This event addresses the Poor • Less than 5 percent of tradition- novation, Entrepreneurship and In- People’s Campaign, the last ral- al capital and less than 3 percent of vestment Conference, to be held in lying call towards fulfilling Dr. venture capital is invested in wom- Delta youth develop skills in Washington, D.C. King’s dream prior to his death. en owned and operated enterprises. All Kingonomics conference Now thousands of minority and The Shark Tank is an ABC registrants will receive priority women entrepreneurs will have reality-based television series that business of growing healthy consideration for a chance to be a the chance to fulfill their own features a panel of very wealthy part of this casting call; see details dreams with a chance to audition investors who consider offers from at DC.Kingonomics.com. The for ABC’s Shark Tank, providing aspiring entrepreneurs seeking fruits and vegetables Kingonomics philosophy is Samp- an opportunity for them to gain the investments for their business or son’s 21st century interpretation of much needed capital for growing product. The Mississippi Link Newswire Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s eco- their businesses. The Emmy Award nominated MILESTON, Miss. - The nomic vision for jobs and financial “I was honored to be chosen for series features investors such as bil- Mileston Cooperative Association freedom for all Americans. this position by Shark Tank Execu- lionaire Mark Cuban, owner of the of Mileston has begun a project to To bring the Kingonomics ex- tive Producers, and it fits in per- Dallas Mavericks, serial inventor educate Mississippi Delta youth perience to life for community fectly with my definitive purpose Lori Greiner and Kevin O’Leary - on how to advance their work- leaders and businessowners across and mission to educate and elevate one of the more aggressive sharks force skills by expanding healthy America, the conference will also promising minority and women en- who is always looking for the next food access and through agricul- feature the 50th anniversary of the trepreneurs,” said Sampson. “big” lucrative business deal. tural job training and career devel- SCLC’s, Dr. King’s and The Big “The Kingonomics conference Two major events during the opment opportunities. Six’s historic “March on Washing- during the 50th Anniversary cele- Kingonomics conference are “The The project is funded by a two- ton” for economic justice. bration will focus on emancipating Emancipation of Capital Gala” to year $150,000 grant from the The Kingonomics conference, capital and liberating the resources be held Thursday, Aug. 22, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Bat- done in collaboration with the needed for accessing investment Kingonomics Entrepreneurship tle Creek, Mich. The association, SCLC Poverty Institute, will bring and job opportunities for minorities and Investment Conference sched- Youth are shown planting a field of peas, squash and okra.PHOTOs BY under the auspices of the Com- together experts in innovation, en- and all Americans. Moreover, the uled for Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, in CALVIN HEAD, PROJECT DIRECTOR munity Students Learning Center trepreneurialism, crowd-funding Shark Tank auditions are anexcel- Washington, D.C. (CSLC) of Lexington, Miss., re- and in investment from all over the lent way to bring attention to these For more information on both ceived the grant. world to train minority business important causes, especially given events or to purchase tickets or “This Youth Workforce Devel- owners, start-ups, investors, youth the latest economic disparity statis- tables visit mlk50mow.com. opment and Healthy Food Access project is extremely valuable to our county,” said CLSC Executive Director Beulah Greer. “We are humbled that the Kellogg Foun- dation supports our work on this project. We look forward to doing what we can to help the project ex- perience continued success.” “Simply put, the youth are learning the importance of grow- ing and eating fresh fruits and vegetables, while gaining work- force knowledge in agriculture A Delta farmer is shown here demonstrating to the youth how to use and career development,” said one of the needed gardening equipment. Calvin Head, project director for the association. “Our youth, with farmers, the project’s goals are to is part of our mission to see chil- the aid of our farmers, have al- increase workforce participation dren grow and thrive,” said Wil- ready produced some vegetables by Holmes County youth through liam Buster, W.K. 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Note: Prices subject to change without notice. 6 • the mississippi link July 4 - 10, 2013 www.mississippilink.com Paying it forward Continued from page 1 reate program with a 3.57 grade a physical therapist. terprises Consolidated, Inc., who • Understand terms and acro- point average. He will attend Aaron and Austin Tatum’s in- worked with Aaron and Austin, nyms within the plans and speci- Belhaven University in the fall ternships at GECI and SGE pri- “Our goal through the internship is fications on a football scholarship. He marily consist of study under one to produce young men who have • Compile list of materials re- is also in the “ending session of the project managers. They the ability to open a set of con- quired for the project of his membership in the 100 have gone on construction sites struction plans/specifications and • Compile and understand how Black Men’s Pathways to Suc- where the work can be anything do a takeoff of the materials re- to resource load a project to com- cess mentorship program. from digging trenches to laying quired; resource load the bid with pletion within the time frame es- Crowley is more of an “in- pipes. labor, equipment, subcontractors tablished for the project side guy,” working with the ac- Aaron wants to eventually study and supplies; and apply the proper • Know what activities are ap- counting department on general pre-med or architectural engineer- overhead and profit for the work plicable to the firm, and which office good practices. ing. And Austin wants to pursue a proposed. activities will have to be subcon- “This internship at GECI will double-major in engineering and “They were taught how costs for tracted out allow me to gain a business per- pre-med and become either a nu- those activities will then be com- • Understand overhead and spective of the business world clear engineer or radiologist. bined to provide a comprehensive profit margins and how they fit today. I would like to be able Austin said he values the work bid for the project requirements.” into the bid process to one day open a business of at GECI and SGE as a way to King said the functional goals • Any and all calculations to my own, based on the different gain real-world experiences. “I the interns should leave with in- support the goals listed above. techniques and skills learned have gained more wisdom in one clude: Socrates Garrett is CEO of from this internship,” Crowley week than I could have gained in a • Understand the different sheets Socrates Garrett Enterprises, Inc. said. year in a classroom. I’m eternally within a set of plans and how each Talecia Garrett is president of Gar- While attending Belhaven grateful to Mr. Garrett, GECI and corresponds to the bid and specifi- rett Enterprises Consolidated, Inc. King PHOTO BY AYESHA K. MUSTAFAA University, he plans to play SGE,” he said. cally a bid item football and major in sports According to Mitch King, a • Understand preliminary de- medicine. He wants to become project manager at Garrett En- sign characteristics 2659 Livingston Road • Jackson MS, 39213 The Mississippi Link [USPS 017224] is published weekly Subscribe TODAY 601-896-0084 • www.mississippilink.com TM by The Mississippi Link, Inc. Offices located at 2659 Liv- The Mississippi Link ingston Road, Jackson, MS 39213. Mailing address is P.O. Box 11307, Jackson, MS 39283-1307 or e-mail us at: [email protected]; Please visit our website Volume 19 • Number 37 at: www.mississippilink.com. Phone: (601) 896-0084, Fax July 4 - 10, 2013 896-0091, out of state 1-800-748-9747. Periodical Post- The Mississippi Link age Rate Paid at Jackson, MS. © copyright 2013. All rights reserved. Name Deadline: The deadline for submitting items to be consid- ered for publication is Tuesday at 10 a.m. Address Chairman...... L. Socrates Garrett Publisher...... Jackie Hampton Subscriptions are $32 per year; $64 for two years or $96 for three years. City, State, Zip Editor...... Ayesha K. Mustafaa Online Editor...... Lonnie Ross Postmaster: Phone Religion Editor...... Daphne Higgins Send all address changes to The Mississippi Link, P.O. Box 11307, Jackson, MS 39283-1307. e-Mail Photographers...... Kevin Robinson & Jay Johnson Graphics...... Marcus Johnson Advertising: For all advertising information, CHECK r r r please call (601) 896-0084. 1 year 2 year 3 year Writer...... Monica Land ONE The Mississippi Link accepts no responsibility for un- Member: solicited materials and in general does not return them $32 $64 $96 to sender. Manuscripts and photographs submitted for 1 year 2 year 3 year publication are welcome by The Mississippi Link, but no responsibility can be taken for sources considered to be subscription subscription subscription authoritative, because the publication cannot guarantee their accuracy. Reproduction or use, without permission, of editorial or graphic content, is prohibited. Thank you for your order. Order a subscription for a friend! Opinion

www.mississippilink.com July 4 - 10, 2013 THE mississippi link • 7 “I recall having to pay a poll tax” Obama pledges to fight for By Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Prior to that time nine states, have been egregious. Last sum- NNPA Guest Columnist restoration of Voting Rights Act mostly located in the southern mer, a federal court in Wash- By George E. Curry in the University of Texas affirmative agreed to hear the case. With its rul- United States, had to receive ington stated that a redistricting NNPA Columnist ing on the Voting clearance or prior approval from map enacted by the Republican action decision handed down a day Although Shelby County didn’t Rights Act, the the Justice Department or a fed- controlled legislature was “pur- P r e s i d e n t earlier, expressed the most extreme apply for it, Section 5 has a “bail Supreme Court eral court before they could in- posefully discriminatory.” Barack Obama has position on the court, saying he was out” provision that allows jurisdic- has taken the stitute changes in voting meth- In the spring of 2012, the pledged that his willing to nullify the entire Voting tions to avoid pre-clearance require- country back to a ods or engage in redistricting. Texas NAACP and Mexican administration will Rights Act. ments if they can prove that they time when racial In its ruling, the court did not American Legislative Caucus do “everything in “I join the Court’s opinion in full have not been discriminating for 10 minorities were not able to par- alter Section 5. Instead, it ruled of the Texas House of Repre- its power” to re- but write separately to explain that years. When the case was heard, 46 ticipate equitably in the voting that the formula, detailed in sentatives went to federal court pair the damage I would find Section 5 of the Voting jurisdictions had successfully opted process. The court’s decision is Section 4 of the Voting Rights to stop the state from requiring done by the United States Supreme Rights Act unconstitutional as well. out of pre-clearance with two cases disgraceful to civil rights lead- Act, used to determine which a photo ID in state elections. Court when it struck down a key pro- The Court’s opinion sets forth the pending. ers and legislators who have states should be covered by A federal court agreed, finding vision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act reasons,” Thomas wrote. Section 5 applied to jurisdictions fought to preserve equal voting Section 5, went beyond consti- that the law violated Section 5 June 25. Rep. John Lewis [D.-Ga.], who that had a history of racial discrimi- rights in this country. tutional limits and used data that of the Voting Rights Act. “I am deeply disappointed with was savagely beaten on “Bloody nation. States or political subdivi- It reminds me of a time in our was outdated. The effect of that Now, the Texas Attorney Gen- the Supreme Court’s decision today,” Sunday” during the Selma to Mont- sions were placed under that provi- history when minorities were ruling is to mute Section 5, and eral says he is going to put the he said in a statement. “For nearly 50 gomery March in Alabama in 1965, sion of the Voting Rights Act if they prevented from voting because allow states to amend voting photo ID requirement in place. years, the Voting Rights Act - enact- was livid after the ruling. restricted voting, had less than half they had to pay a “poll tax” be- procedures and practices as they Bipartisan coalitions of mem- ed and repeatedly renewed by wide “Today, the Supreme Court stuck of their eligible residents were reg- fore they could vote. The tax see fit without fear of federal in- bers of both the House and Sen- bipartisan majorities in Congress - a dagger into the heart of the Voting istered to vote or less than half had represented a mean-spirited and tervention. ate have historically supported has helped secure the right to vote for Rights Act of 1965, one of the most actually voted in the 1964, 1968 or vicious way of keeping hun- Those who advocated for the Voting Rights Act and its millions of Americans. effective pieces of legislation Con- 1972 presidential election. dreds of thousands of people radical changes in the Voting provisions. In 2006, the Act Today’s decision invalidating one gress has passed in the last 50 years,” In his majority opinion, Roberts from voting. The objection to Rights Act said that increasing was renewed for 25 years. The of its core provisions upsets decades he said. “These men never stood in stated, “Shortly before enactment eliminating the poll tax was that numbers of racial minorities vote in the House was 390 to 30, of well-established practices that help unmovable lines. They were never of the Voting Rights Act, only 19.4 it would allow people of color participated in state and national while the vote in the Senate was make sure voting is fair, especially in denied the right to participate in the percent of African-Americans of to “flood the polls.” elections. They even pointed to 98 to zero. President George W. places where voting discrimination democratic process. voting age were registered to vote in I recall having to pay a poll the election of President Barack Bush signed the measure. has been historically prevalent.” “They were never beaten, jailed, Alabama, only 31.8 percent in Loui- tax to vote in Texas. The prac- Obama as a reason for the elimi- Simply stated, the Voting The president continued, “As a run off their farms or fired from their siana, and only 6.4 percent in Missis- tice began in my state in 1902. nation of federal oversight and Rights Act is the perpetuation of nation, we’ve made a great deal of jobs. No one they knew died simply sippi. Those figures were roughly 50 It did not end until 1966. Dur- intervention. our democracy. We are a great progress towards guaranteeing every trying to register to vote. They are percentage points or more below the ing those 64 years, hundreds The reality is that since 2010, country because all of our citi- American the right to vote. But, as not the victims of gerrymandering figures for whites.” Roberts said that of thousands of our citizens eight southern states passed zens have the right to exercise the Supreme Court recognized, vot- or contemporary unjust schemes to has changed dramatically. were denied the right to vote, laws designed to make voting the right to vote without fear of ing discrimination still exists. And maneuver them out of their constitu- In her dissent, Ginsburg said, “In an opportunity to participate in more cumbersome for racial mi- intimidation. while today’s decision is a setback, it tional rights.” the Court’s view, the very success American democracy. The fed- norities. Various civil rights or- Congress must now come to- doesn’t represent the end of our ef- Lewis, one of the leaders of the of Section 5 of the Voting Rights eral government prohibited the ganizations and entities such as gether to do what we all know forts to end voting discrimination. Alabama march that led to passage Act demands its dormancy. … True, use of a poll tax in national elec- the Congressional Black Caucus is the right thing to do. We must “I am calling on Congress to pass of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights conditions in the South have impres- tions in 1964 with the passage and the Congressional Hispanic once again make the Voting legislation to ensure every American Act, questioned whether Congress sively improved since the passage of the 24th Amendment to the Caucus have consistently op- Rights Act a principled piece has equal access to the polls. My Ad- has the will to pass legislation needed of the Voting Rights Act. Congress U.S. Constitution. posed the elimination of federal of legislation that protects all of ministration will continue to do ev- to repair the damage done by the Su- noted this improvement and found The court’s current assault on involvement in local elections. our citizens, regardless of race, erything in its power to ensure a fair preme Court. that the VRA was the driving force the Voting Rights Act prevents Recently, a U.S. Court of Ap- class, or religious preference. and equal voting process.” These covered jurisdictions in- behind it.” the federal government from peals judge said that without This is why we are Ameri- A sharply divided Supreme Court cluded Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, She said more than 15,000 pages ensuring that states with a his- Section 5 of the Voting Rights cans. This is fundamental to our upheld the legality of the 1965 Vot- Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, of congressional testimony presented tory of racial discrimination will Act minority voters would suf- freedom. ing Rights Act, but said it can’t be South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and countless “examples of flagrant dis- not enact voting methods and fer. Congresswoman Johnson enforced until Congress updates the parts of seven other states, including crimination” and “intentional racial procedures that will deny a very Efforts to lessen the impact represents the 30th Congressio- way it determines which jurisdic- New York and California. discrimination in voting remains so significant right and duty. of the minority vote in Texas nal District of Texas. tions are covered under Section 5, The Voting Rights Act expired serious and widespread in covered the provision that requires preclear- after five years, but was extended by jurisdictions that section 5 preclear- ance by the Justice Department or a Congress in 1970, 1975, 1982 and for ance is still needed.” federal court before changes to local another 25 years in 2006 with bipar- Among the examples she cited: BUSINESS EXCHANGE voting laws can be implemented. tisan support. The last time, it passed •In 1995, Mississippi sought to The 5-4 decision by the conserva- the House 390-3 and the Senate 98-0. reenact a dual voter registration sys- tive majority declared Section 4, the President George W. Bush signed the tem; part of the law defining the “coverage last measure in a Rose Garden cer- •In 2003, after African-Ameri- formula,” unconstitutional, which ef- emony witnessed by members of the cans won a majority of the seats on “Is he black enough?” fectively guts the Voting Rights Act Congressional Black Caucus. the school board for the first time, until Congress passes new legisla- The case heard by the court began Charleston County, S.C. proposed tion to meet the objections raised in with a challenge from Shelby Coun- switching to an at-large voting sys- By William Reed reached No. 21 on the Billboard icans are beguiled that Obama NNPA Columnist the latest ruling. ty, near Birmingham, Ala. Shelby tem; Hot 100. Neither did Obama identifies as “black.” “In 1965, the states could be di- County sued Attorney General Eric •In 1993, the city of Millen, Ga. “If you had a grow up under the influence of a Loyalists argue that “he mar- vided into two groups: those with a Holder after the Justice Department proposed delaying the election of a choice of color, weekly Jet and or Ebony maga- ried black,” worked among poor recent history of voting tests and low rejected a redistricting plan that evi- majority-black city council district which one would zine adorning the family living people on Chicago’s South Side, voter registration and turnout, and dently played a role in the defeat of by two years; you choose my room coffee table. As opaque as and still lives there. And given those without those characteristics,” Ernest Montgomery, the lone Black •In 2004, Walker County, Texas brother?” - Curtis Obama is to blacks, fellow Chi- the escape valve of biracialism, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. member of the Calera, Ala. city threatened to prosecute two black Mayfield, 1969 cago businessman, the late John he chooses to identify as black wrote for the majority. council. students after they announced their In the official H. Johnson, made his fortune ca- because of the beauty he sees in “Congress based its coverage for- Montgomery was first elected to intention to run for office; and U.S. 2010 head count, President tering to us. his darker self. mula on that distinction. T the city council from a district that •In 1990, Dallas County, whose Barack Obama provided one Obama has yet to show up Each time he’s run for presi- oday the nation is no longer divid- was 71 percent black. Two years lat- county seat is Selma, sought to purge answer to the question about in the East Room in a dashiki, dent, blacks have given Obama ed along those lines, yet the Voting er, the district was redrawn to reduce its voter rolls of many blacks. his ethnic background: African- but his being “black” and being their loyalty and votes, lock, Rights Act continues to treat it as if its black population to 23 percent. George E. Curry, former editor-in- American. Since the option was “there” has spawned “Obam- stock and barrel but idealistically it were.” When Montgomery ran for reelection chief of Emerge magazine, is editor- introduced in 2000, the census ania” among African-Ameri- accept Obama’s lack of attention Joining Roberts in the major- from the redrawn district in 2008, he in-chief of the National Newspaper figures indicate that the country cans. Black voters love the fact to black communities and their ity were conservatives Antonin Sca- was defeated by a white challenger. Publishers Association News Service has 5.2 million multiracial indi- that Obama checked the “black” economic plight. lia, Anthony M. Kennedy, Clarence The Justice Department invali- (NNPA.) He is a keynote speaker, viduals. box, even though his mother is a This mindset has been regres- Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. Dis- dated the election because it had not moderator, and media coach. Curry Americans who check more white woman from Kansas. His sive for blacks as they foolishly senting were the court’s four liberals: been precleared and Shelby County can be reached through his Web site, than one box for race now make father is a black Kenyan. ignore the continuance of tradi- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. sued in federal court, seeking a per- www.georgecurry.com. You can also up 5 percent of the minority pop- Obama’s biracial identity tional discrimination practices Breyer along with Obama appointees manent restraining order. Two lower follow him at www.twitter.com/cur- ulation. It’s of note that Obama helped him build a sizable mid- and have willingly integrated Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. courts sided with the Justice De- rygeorge and George E. Curry Fan didn’t check multiple boxes that dle-class American following; it themselves into America’s social Clarence Thomas, just as he had partment before the Supreme Court Page on Facebook. were available on the form, or also opened up questions as to and political mainstream. choose the option that allowed his authenticity as a black man. Too many African Americans him to elaborate on his racial “Obama and the Biracial Factor,” are willing to ignore Obama’s heritage. He simply ticked the edited by Andrew J. Jolivette, is opaqueness and black unem- box that said “black, African- a book that explores the role of ployment remains double that American, or Negro.” Obama’s mixed-race identity in of Whites. There remains a re- Though he checked the census his path to the presidency. cord high median income gap “black” box, is Obama “black” It offers a broad and penetrat- between white and black house- like you and me? To date, Obama ing view of the importance of holds and a foreclosure rate has paid no attention to blacks race in the ongoing development among African-Americans twice and their economic challenges. of American politics. It demon- that of whites. One in 15 black African-American voters are strates how mixed-race identity men is incarcerated; they com- rooted in the belief that Obama’s reinforces rather than challenges prise 38 percent of state and fed- platform and persona represent white supremacy within popular eral prison inmates. “real black Americans.” discourse. Blacks refuse to recognize They both may have run the The “not-black-enough” ques- America as two distinct “na- streets of Chicago. However, it is tion started when then-senator tions” - one white, one black doubtful Obama knows about the and presidential candidate - and acknowledge the needs of late Curtis Mayfield and what he Obama refused to attend Tavis our race and people and move represented. An American singer, Smiley’s State of Black America collectively to shape political songwriter and record producer forum. Smiley suggested that agendas and platforms toward best known for his anthem-like was “the necessary black vet- our advantage. music, Mayfield recorded and ting space” that black America William Reed is head of the produced “message music” dur- required. Now, in his second Business Exchange Network and ing the 1960s and 1970s. term, voices of dissension about available for speaking/seminar Domestic Spying “Choice of Colors” was hit No. the Obama administration grow projects through the Bailey- 1 on Billboard‘s R&B chart and louder. But many African-Amer- Group.org. By Eric Garcia. Chicago, IL, courtesy of BlackCommentator.com

Editorials and Letters to the Editor may be e-mailed to [email protected] or mailed to 2659 Livingston Road, Jackson, MS 39213. The views and opinions expressed on the Op/Ed pages are not necessarily the views and opinions of The Mississippi Link. The Mississippi Link also reserves the right to edit all material for length and accuracy. 8 • the mississippi link July 4 - 10, 2013 www.mississippilink.com Jim Hill Parent honored by the Murrah High graduate wins Jackson Council PTA/PTSA $500 essay scholarship The Mississippi Link Newswire The Jackson Council PTA/ PTSA honored 48 volunteers from 34 schools May 23, 2013, in the Jackson Pub- lic Schools Boardroom for their dedicated service to the school district. Honor- ees ranged from parents and community leaders to school staff and local business own- ers who had gone above and beyond the normal call of duty to increase student achievement. School admin- istrators joined the Council (left to right) Theresa b. Young; PTA/PTSA Vice President of Publicity, in congratulating each vol- Rosaline Mccoy; PTA/PTSA Vice President, Stanley Tillman; PTA/PTSA Holmes (center) accepts her $500 scholarship from JAFCU President/CEO Gary Fairly (right). She is joined by her unteer. Parent of the Year, and Patricia Woods; PTA/PTSA President. parents Johnny and Carolyn Holmes. Stanley Tillman of Jim Hill High School was selected as home, and community. This have an active PTA/PTSA The Mississippi Link Newswire well as advice for improving is an introduction to courses the Jackson Council PTA/ is accomplished by helping unit that is a member of the Melody Holmes, a 2013 service at the institution. The in science and math. It devel- PTSA’s parent of the year. parents become involved in Jackson Council PTA/PTSA. Murrah High School/APAC JAFCU scholarship commit- ops communication skills in Tillman is a former parent the activities of the school For more information Honor graduate, was award- tee chose Holmes’ essay May participants, and introduces of Jim Hill yet continues to and the educational experi- about the Jackson Council ed the 2013 $500 Essay 31, 2013. them to campus life and col- devote a significant amount ences of their children. The PTA/PTSA or the PTA at your Scholarship sponsored by the Holmes will participate in lege learning. of his time at the school in council also seeks to assist school, contact your school’s Jackson Area Federal Credit the CESTEME (Center of The $500 scholarship will many areas. local units become effective principal. Union (JAFCU). In her 500- Excellence in Science, Tech- be used for books or tuition at The mission of the Jack- resources at their schools in For more information word essay, Holmes offered nology, Engineering & Math- the school of Holmes’ choice. son Council is to encourage encouraging and recognizing about the PTA, visit the na- ideas on getting her friends, ematics Education) program Holmes has been accepted to the local units to strengthen academic excellence. tional PTA web site at www. family, and more young peo- at Jackson State University the University of Mississippi the bond among the school, All Jackson Public Schools pta.org. ple to join the credit union as in the summer. The program and Jackson State University. Blackburn Middle School mentoring program named

(Left to right) Karla McCullough, executive director of the JSD Foundation; Justin Green, principal of Blackburn; Richard in honor of Evers Family Simon, Terracon regional manager; Monica Gilmore Love, board president; Juanita Doty Sims, JSD Foundation; Reena Evers-Everette, Dr. Cedrick Gray, JPS superintendent; and Vonda Beaty, JPS executive director of Middle Schools The Mississippi Link Newswire daughter of civil rights tal village to uplift,” said Blackburn Middle pioneer Medgar Evers, Evers-Everette. School will launch a men- was on hand to announce JPS Superintendent Dr. toring program beginning the effort, which is part of Cedrick Gray said the next school year thanks the A-TEAAM, or Am- mentoring program is a to a financial boost from bassador for the Evers step toward getting more a grant program through Academy for African- African-American males a local company. The American Males. The to graduate from high Jackson Public School project comes as the City school. “It’s already been District received a grant of Jackson commemo- noted that children, espe- for $1,500 June 19, 2013, rates 50 years since Civil cially middle school stu- to provide mentors for 40 Rights Advocate Medgar dents, are going to find students. Evers was assassinated. a place to belong. So we School Board President Evers-Everette said would rather they belong Monica Gilmore Love one-on-one mentoring of to something positive,” along with the Terracon middle school boys re- said Dr. Gray. Foundation presented flects the spirit of what The grant comes from the grant to Juanita Sims her father tried to accom- the Terracon Foundation. Doty of the JSD Foun- plish. “We have to make Terracon Consultants is dation to assist with the sure they understand a nationwide geotechni- mentorship program. there is a support system, cal company with offices Reena Evers-Everette, a village. We need the to- in Mississippi. EDUCATION

www.mississippilink.com July 4 - 10, 2013 THE mississippi link • 9 JSU wins two HBCU awards; hosts HBCU media summit The Mississippi Link Newswire CUs across the country. Jackson State University M. Christopher Brown, hosted the 3rd Annual Na- Ph.D., president of Alcorn tional Historically Black State University, talked Colleges and Universities about the importance of (HBCU) Media Summit June being prepared when uni- 27-29 at the Student Center. versity-related news goes One of the events of the national. The president of summit was the HBCU Dillard University, Wal- Awards programs, which ter Kimbrough, Ph.D., who acknowledged and cele- was given the nickname brated the achievements of “the Hip-Hop Prez”, talked historically black colleges to the attendees about the and universities throughout importance of social media the United States. Crown- and how best to use it. Earl ing winners in the fields Richardson, Ph.D., presi- Jarret Carter, founder of the HBCU Digest and HBCU Awards, gives the of leadership, arts, athlet- dent emeritus of Morgan award for Best Marching Band to Dowell Taylor, director of bands at JSU. ics, research, and commu- State University, discussed nity engagement, the HBCU strategies regarding HBCU HBCU Digest. relations and athletic media Awards presentation is the research and media agenda Jackson State has pro- relations efforts. first and only event to rec- setting. duced hundreds of media Veteran newspaperman After winning the HBCU Award for Best Male Athlete, JSU Anaso Jodod- ognize the influence and im- “We are honored that Jack- professionals who work and JSU graduate Eric wana (right) poses with JSU president Carolyn Meyers. pact of HBCUs on American son State University, one of throughout the country and Stringfellow is executive culture. At this year’s awards the nation’s premier centers is home to student media director of University Com- at JSU, Tougaloo College Media Summit will provide program, Jackson State won of education, research and outlets including the award- munications. and the University of Mis- best practices in media cul- two awards: Best Marching service, wass so willing to winning Blue & White Flash “We were honored to be sissippi. “We were excited ture building from HBCU Band (JSU Sonic Boom) and open its doors and commu- newspaper and JSU-22 Tiger selected to host the National to help further the conver- communities from around Best Male Athlete (Anaso nity to help us pioneer a new TV. The University Commu- HBCU Media Summit and sation about the impact we the nation. Through dialog Jobodwana). cultural staple in support of nications team runs JSU’s annual HBCU Awards,” said can make through our media with practicing journalists, Also, several university HBCUs,” said Jarrett Carter Digital Media Center, which Stringfellow, a former re- strategies.” administrators, PR profes- presidents and communica- Sr., founder and executive includes JSUTV, WJSU 88.5 porter, editor and columnist Designed to engage the sionals, faculty and students, tions professionals presented director of the Center for FM and the Tiger Sports for The Clarion-Ledger and- national HBCU community the summit assists in provid- to public relations and mar- HBCU Media Advocacy Network, as well as the uni- who has taught journalism in media literacy and devel- ing a focused, national me- keting personnel from HB- and founding editor of the versity’s marketing, public for more than two decades opment, the National HBCU dia strategy for HBCUs. JSU student crowned Jackson’s Alcorn and Claiborne County hold Miss Heartland first Youth Leadership Academy The Mississippi Link Newswire The Mississippi Link Newswire Jackson State University stu- Twenty-five high school dent Kristy D’Anna Johnson, students from Claiborne 22, was recently crowned Jack- County came to Alcorn State son’s Miss Heartland 2013. The University to participate in Jackson native is currently a se- the first Claiborne County nior psychology major. Board of Supervisors Youth Johnson will be a contestant Leadership Academy held in the statewide Miss Magnolia June 17-28, 2013. State Pageant finals in Vicks- “The goal of the Academy burg, Mississippi November is to nurture future leadership 23-24, 2013. Upon completion for the county,” stated Brenda of her bachelor’s degree, she Buck, county administrator. plans to attend graduate school “We partnered with Alcorn at Prairie View State University Johnson to provide our youths with and pursue a master’s degree in a holistic approach to build- clinical psychology with a con- arship and a cruise. Contestants ing not only leadership char- centration in juvenile justice. compete in three areas of com- acteristics but developing a Over 100 contestants will petition which includes: inter- belief in community involve- compete for the titles of Junior view, casual wear and evening ment and volunteerism.” Miss Magnolia State (ages 12- gown. Alcorn’s Division of Stu- 14); Miss Teen Magnolia State The preliminary competition dent Affairs, the Office of (ages 15-17); Miss Magnolia will take place on November 23 Educational Equity and In- State (ages 18-28) and Mrs. at 6 p.m. at the Vicksburg City clusion, Claiborne County Magnolia State (ages 18 and up Auditorium in Vicksburg, Miss. Economic Development married). The winner of each di- Finals will be held on November personnel and communi- vision wins a $1,000 cash schol- 24 at 2 p.m. ty organizations provided wholesome activities for the Academy participants. Stu- dents received information held at the end of the pro- Buck added, “Each county football in college, and lead- on the admission process at gram, students had a chance district will provide $500 for ership is a key quality for me Alcorn President Alcorn, theater and etiquette to demonstrate the work they the students’ community de- to become a successful ath- training, as well as lessons in conducted during the past velopment projects.” lete.” personal finance and health two weeks to an audience of Malik Gaines, a junior at The funding for the Acad- honored at 2013 awareness, and participated their parents and county lead- Port Gibson High School, emy was provided by the in mock interviews. ership. shared that most of all he Claiborne County Board of Dr. Derek Greenfield, Edu- Daniel Porter, District 5 liked that the program in- Supervisors. The Academy HBCU Awards cational Equity and Inclusion supervisor for the Claiborne volved students in engaging participants thank Alcorn director, said, “Our office co- County Board of Supervi- conversations and helped State University and Board The Mississippi Link Newswire ordinated the leadership and sors, explained that the Board kids with low self-esteem members Mr. Edwin Smith, Alcorn State University civic engagement portion of expects that upon completion to open up and speak. “The Board president, Mr. Allan President M. Christopher the Academy. After receiving of the Academy, the students exercises offered by our in- Burks, vice president, Mr. Brown II was recognized as extensive leadership train- would have a greater insight structors taught us to com- Charlie Norrell Sr., District a pioneer leader on June 28 ing, the students will have an of efficient and effective lead- municate with each other bet- 2 supervisor, Mr. Ronald at the Center for HBCU Me- opportunity to develop their ership and the opportunity to ter.” Shoulders, District 4 super- dia Advocacy’s third annual own community service proj- see true greatness that lies Marqueze Little, a se- visor, and Mr. Daniel Porter, HBCU Awards where he cap- ect to be implemented during within them. “The Board’s nior from Port Gibson High District 5 supervisor, for a tured the title of Male HBCU the upcoming school year.” new initiative is to develop School, shared that the Acad- great experience and a chance President of the Year. Upon completion of the a long-term vision of youth emy helped him and his to build their knowledge and Brown, who in 2010 at the program, the participants will community action teams that friends to realize what quali- character. age of 39 became the youngest receive a certificate of partic- will spearhead projects and ties they have and what they The Academy will be held HBCU president in the nation, ipation and a stipend of $300. functions in their neighbor- need to work on. “I would again July 15-26 and engage had his contract extended in During the luncheon that was hoods.” like to play baseball and another group of 25 youths. 2012 by the Board of Trustees Brown of State Institutions of Higher Learning. boldly declared during an in- led the university to focus its and donor bases, and revital- speech Brown recognized his his proactive administration, Known for his clear vision: terview on ESPN concerning efforts on four pillars of excel- izing Alcorn’s institutional fellow honorees and shared faculty, staff, students, alumni “Our goal is to be known not his hiring of the first non-black lence in the areas of academ- brand within the national fond stories of his colleagues and friends of Alcorn for their only as a great HBCU, but football coach in the SWAC. ics, agriculture, athletics and higher education landscape. influence on his life. dedication to Alcorn excel- as a great university,” Brown While at Alcorn, Brown has access, energizing the alumni During his acceptance Brown also acknowledged lence. HEALTH

10 • the mississippi link July 4 - 10, 2013 www.mississippilink.com With Mandela, end-of-life care dilemmas magnified By Lindsey Tanner considered fortunate to live past age with fluid or pus, making breathing pital bed, they have to be periodi- Ap Medical Writer 60. For those who reach old age, difficult and often causing fever and cally moved into different positions CHICAGO - The emotional pain death is still seen as sad, but friends weakness. Treatment includes anti- to prevent bed sores; their arms and and practical demands facing Nel- and family typically celebrate with biotics and extra oxygen, often from legs have to be exercised to fight son Mandela’s family are universal: big parties to honor a life well-lived. a mechanical ventilator. muscle wasting. confronting the final days of an el- Taking extraordinary measures to In the United States, an elderly Mandela has been hospitalized derly loved one. There are no rules keep that person alive would be con- person critically ill with pneumonia several times since December for a for how or when the end may arrive. sidered dishonorable, said Dr. Sola would typically be hospitalized in an recurring lung infection, and he has Some choose to let go with little Olopade, the Nigerian-born clinical intensive care unit and put on a me- had tuberculosis. medical interference; others seek director for the University of Chi- chanical ventilator, or breathing ma- In a hospitalization in March and aggressive treatment. Mandela’s sta- cago’s Center for Global Health. chine, said Dr. J.P. Kress. He is di- April, doctors drained fluid from tus as a respected global figure only If such measures are being used rector of the University of Chicago’s around his lungs, making it easier complicates the situation, doctors for Mandela, many could consider medical intensive care unit’s section for him to breathe. He got care at and end-of-life experts say. it “quite painful,” Olopade said, “be- on lung and critical care. Ventilators home until he returned to the hospi- Mandela “is not only revered he cause those are not the last memo- often require a breathing tube down tal June 8. is loved and profoundly admired ries you want to have for someone the throat, and patients need to be For elderly patients hospitalized by people all over the world and with such an exemplary life.” sedated because of the discomfort. repeatedly with lung problems, the the sense of letting go must be dif- U.S. doctors said Mandela’s lung These patients typically are chances for recovery are often grim, ficult for everyone involved,” said infection is most likely pneumonia, hooked up to feeding tubes, intra- Kress said. Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious a very common cause of illness and venous fluids and all kinds of moni- “It’s possible he’s sitting in a chair disease specialist at Vanderbilt Uni- death in the elderly. toring machines to check heart rate, asking, ‘When am I going to get out versity. The infection is usually caused blood pressure and other functions. of the hospital?’ but that’s very un- In much of Africa, people are by bacteria and causes lungs to fill For long stays, lying prone in a hos- likely,” he said. FILE - In this Wednesday, May 30, 2012 file photo, South Africa’s former Patients so critically ill may President Nelson Mandela, left, receives a torch to celebrate the Afri- have ups and downs, and small can National Congress’ centenary from ANC chairperson Baleka Mbete, changes like needing a little less right, in Mandela’s home village of Qunu in rural eastern South Africa. help from a ventilator may be Hospitals seek high-tech Mandela’s wife Graca is at center. AP Photo/Lulamile Feni-Daily Dispatch, seen as a sign of improvement Lulamile Feni, File even when the outlook remains poor, Kress said. Her mother did not want life sup- came clear “there was zero chance help for hand hygiene Schaffner, the Vanderbilt port, but following that directive is she was going to turn around,” the By Jim Salter doctor, said, “There are always easier said than done, Levine said. family brought her home, with hos- Associated Press little glimmers of hope. It’s not a “It’s brutal, very difficult, hard, to pice care, and she died less than two straight line down ... when you’re watch this person decline and think weeks after falling ill, Schaffner RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. - so gravely ill.” now you’re responsible for making said. Hospitals have fretted for years over Ada Levine faced end-of-life their decisions.” Loretta Downs, former president how to make sure doctors, nurses decisions with her mother, Maria Schaffner went through the same of the Chicago End-of-Life Care and staff keep their hands clean, Robles of Chicago. And it was experience with his mother. She died Coalition, said decisions about life but with only limited success. Now, difficult even though her mother 10 years ago at age 84 after several support should turn around the pa- some are turning to technology - had made her wishes known. Ro- strokes and then pneumonia. tient’s wishes. beepers, buzzers, lights and tracking bles died two weeks ago at age 75 When she was still lucid, the fam- “Very often it’s not the person systems that remind workers to sani- after 12 years of heart failure and ily discussed end-of-life care. She who’s dying’s choice,” but the fam- tize, and chart those who don’t. other problems that had her in and did not want to be kept alive on a ily’s, she said. “Now that we can Health experts say poor hand out of the hospital. ventilator. So when she developed prolong dying there’s this whole cleanliness is a factor in hospital- In this Thursday, June 20, 2013 photo, Theresa Gratton, infection pre- “It was not going to get bet- pneumonia and was hospitalized, question of are we prolonging dying borne infections that kill tens of vention coordinator at St. Mary’s Health Center, wears a device to help ter,” Levine said. “You’re hope- she got comfort care - fluids, antibi- versus prolonging living? It’s not thousands of Americans each year. remind health care workers to keep their hands clean at the hospital in ful. You believe in miracles and otics and sedatives to calm her anxi- comfortable to be on life support.” The U.S. Centers for Disease Con- Richmond Heights, Mo. In the past, hospitals have mostly relied on edu- ‘maybe.’ At some point you re- ety over struggling to breathe - but AP Chief Medical Writer Mari- trol and Prevention in Atlanta esti- cation, threats of discipline and reports from observers to try and make alize there is no miracle and you no intensive treatments with fancy lynn Marchione contributed from mates that one of every 20 patients sure staff keep their hands clean but St. Mary’s began testing the device have to be strong and do the right machines. Milwaukee and Andrew Meldrum in U.S. hospitals gets a hospital-ac- about a year ago and officials say they’ve been stunned by how well the thing.” After several days, when it be- contributed from Johannesburg. quired infection each year. system works.AP Photo/Jeff Roberson “We’ve known for over 150 years that good hand hygiene prevents pa- by two University of Florida doc- tal to give it a try. tients from getting infections,” said tors. The Gainesville, Fla., company Gratton said patients are aware of Dr. John Jernigan, an epidemiologist now features two systems used in the risk of infection and frequently Nominations sought for 2013 for the CDC. “However, it’s been a seven hospitals, including Veterans inquire about whether caregivers very chronic and difficult problem Administration hospitals in Chica- have washed their hands. She said to get adherence levels up as high as go, Wilmington, Del., and Wilkes- the badge relieves their anxiety. “Country Doctor of the Year” we’d like them to be.” Barre, Pa. Bill Rogers, a 65-year-old retiree Hospitals have tried varying ways One is similar to Biovigil’s green recuperating at St. Mary’s from back The Mississippi Link Newswire numerous national media outlets, Nominations for the 2013 Coun- to promote better hygiene. Signs badge method. In HyGreen’s, a surgery and a heart scare, agreed. IRVING, TEXAS - Do you know including USA Today, People, Pa- try Doctor of the Year Award will are posted in restrooms. Some even wall-mounted hand wash sensor “The first thing I noticed up here a great country doctor? The kind of rade and The Today Show. be accepted for physicians who employ monitors who keep tabs and detects alcohol on the hands. The was the badges,” Rogers said. “It physician who still makes house As part of the award, Staff Care practice in rural communities and single out offenders. badge includes an active remind- is comforting for me to know their calls and accepts the occasional will provide the 2013 Country who are engaged in such primary Still, experts believe hospital ing system. Unclean hands create hands are clean as soon as the badge apple pie or roast turkey for a fee? Doctor of the Year with a tempo- care areas as general practice, fam- workers wash up, at best, about 50 a warning buzz. If the buzz sounds beeps and it goes from yellow to If so, he or she may qualify as rary physician for two weeks at ily practice, internal medicine, and percent of the time. One St. Louis- three times, the worker is noted for green.” the 2013 Country Doctor of the no charge, so the award recipient pediatrics. Anyone can nominate area hospital believes it can ap- noncompliance. St. Mary’s is expanding the Bio- Year. Presented by Staff Care, Inc., can take time away from his or a physician, including friends, pa- proach 100 percent adherence. HyGreen spokeswoman Elena vigil system later this year to other a national health care staffing firm her practice, a service valued at tients, co-workers or family mem- Since last year, SSM St. Mary’s Fraser said that because some hospi- units of the hospital and to employ- based in Irving, Texas, the Country $10,000. According to Staff Care bers, and all stories or anecdotes Health Center in the St. Louis sub- tals are moving away from alcohol- ees other than nurses, though details Doctor of the Year Award honors President Sean Ebner, rural doc- about the physician’s practice are urb of Richmond Heights, Mo., has based sanitizers, HyGreen offers a are still being worked out, Gardner the spirit, skill and dedication of tors often cannot find physicians welcomed. been the test site for a system devel- second system. A touch of the sani- said. Eventually, the system may be America’s rural medical practitio- to cover their practices and so have Completed nominations must be oped by Biovigil Inc., of Ann Arbor, tizer dispenser clears the worker to expanded to SSM’s seven other St. ners. difficulty taking vacations. received no later than October 21, Mich. A flashing light on a badge interact with a patient. If the worker Louis-area hospitals, he said. Now in its 21st year, the Coun- “We hope the award winner en- 2013. turns green when hands are clean, shows up at the patient bed without Biovigil’s chief client officer, try Doctor of the Year Award has joys some time off,” noted Ebner, Nomination forms can be down- red if they’re not. It also tracks each hand-cleaning, the series of warning Brent Nibarger, said customers been presented to renowned rural “but our real intent is to honor an loaded from the Country Doctor of hand-cleaning opportunity - the suc- buzzes begins. won’t buy the system but will pay physicians such as Dr. Claire Lou- outstanding country doctor and to the Year Award web site at www. cesses and the failures. Fraser said hospital infections a subscription fee of about $12 a ise Caudill (now deceased), a leg- shine a light on the great work that countrydoctoraward.com, or you The failures have been few at the have dropped 66 percent at units of month per badge. endary Kentucky physician who rural physicians continue to do even may call Staff Care for a nomina- two units of St. Mary’s where the Miami Children’s Hospital where The CDC’s Jernigan said the delivered over 10,000 babies in as their numbers dwindle.” tion form at (800) 685-2272. system is being tested, the hospital the badge system has been imple- high-tech systems can only help. her career, and to Dr. Elton Lehm- said. One unit had 97 percent hand mented. “For a health care worker, keep- an, of Mount Eaton, Ohio, who is hygiene success, said Dr. Morey Nurses using the Biovigil system ing their hands clean is the single known for his dedicated treatment Gardner, the hospital’s director of at St. Mary’s near St. Louis wear most important thing they can do to of Amish patients. Past recipients infection disease and prevention. a badge with changeable colored protect their patients,” Jernigan said. of the award have been featured in The other had 99 percent success. lights. A doorway sensor identifies “The holy grail of infection pre- when the nurse enters a patient’s vention is in our grasp,” Gardner room, and the badge color changes said. to yellow. The Biovigil system is among The nurse washes his or her many being tried at hospitals. A hands and places them close to the method developed by Arrowsight, badge. A sensor in the badge detects ANTI-DEPRESSANT based in Mt. 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The SmartLink system gives had suffered from peripheral neuropathy recurrence. To schedule a consultation, stance is tracked by a computer. The that lasted for at least three months after please call 601-249-5510. Another the hospital data on high- and low- hospital can track each individual’s their chemotherapy treatment ended, positive effect of anti-depressants and compliance areas. The company compliance. This is compared to only about 38 cancer is its intended effect: easing the said it has installed the system at percent of pain relief that occurred on its effects of depression that can go along Registered Nurse Theresa Grat- own in placebo subjects. with the disease. several hospitals around the country, ton has helped lead the effort toward but didn’t say how many. hand cleanliness at St. Mary’s. She HyGreen Inc.’s Hand Hygiene heard about the Biovigil system in Reminder System was developed early 2012 and convinced the hospi- NATIONAL

www.mississippilink.com July 4 - 10, 2013 THE mississippi link • 11 ‘Dark day’: flags lowered U.S. stocks advance as for 19 dead firefighters stimulus concerns fade By John Marshall and Jacques Billeaud The Associated Press Associated Press NEW YORK - Investors YARNELL, Ariz. - As the have stopped worrying about windblown blaze suddenly the Federal Reserve. At least swept toward them, an elite for now. crew of firefighting “hot- Stocks rose on Wall Street shots” desperately rushed to July 1 as investors judged that break out their emergency the economy still isn’t growing shelters and take cover on fast enough for the central bank the ground under the foil- to cut back on its stimulus pro- lined fabric. gram. By the time the flames had U.S. manufacturing grew Unidentified members of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot modestly in June after a pickup passed, 19 men lay dead in Crew from Prescott, Ariz., pose together in this undated photo provided the nation’s biggest loss of in new orders and stronger pro- by the City of Prescott. Some of the men in this photograph were among duction, according to a private firefighters in a wildfire in the 19 firefighters killed while battling an out-of-control wildfire near In this Friday, June 28, 2013 photo, trader Kevin Colter, left, works on 80 years. survey. The Institute for Supply the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stock futures are ris- Yarnell, Ariz., on Sunday, June 30, 2013, according to Prescott Fire Chief Management said its factory The tragedy Sunday eve- Dan Fraijo. It was the nation’s biggest loss of firefighters in a wildfire in ing ahead of new data on manufacturing and construction, Monday, ning, June 30, all but wiped index increased to 50.9 in June 80 years. AP Photo/City of Prescott July 1, 2013. AP Photo/Richard Drew out the 20-member Granite from 49 in the previous month. Mountain Hotshots, a unit gear to remove brush and about 20 members each. The Standard & Poor’s 500 a lift as it was the first trading The note’s yield surged to 2.66 based in the small town trees as a heat wave across The number of hotshot index logged its first month- day of the quarter. percent last Monday as inves- of Prescott, Prescott Fire the Southwest sent temper- crews assigned to the fire is ly decline since October last The S&P 500 index is more tors worried that the Fed was Chief Dan Fraijo said as the atures into the triple digits. expected to at least double, month after investors were than twice as likely to gain as poised to reduce on its bond last of the bodies were re- As a last-ditch effort Reichling said. unsettled by comments from decline on the first trading day purchases. The yield on the 10- trieved from the mountain. at survival, members are The U.S. has 110 hotshot Federal Reserve Chairman Ben of a new quarter, according to year Treasury note is used to Only one member survived, trained to dig into the crews, according to the U.S. Bernanke. Bernanke said June data from S&P Dow Jones In- set interest rates on many kinds and that was because he ground and cover them- Forest Service website. 19 that the Fed could ease back dices. The index has risen 27 of loans including home mort- was moving the unit’s truck selves with a tent-like shel- Arizona is in the midst of on its stimulus this year and times and fallen 13 times dur- gages. at the time, authorities said. ter made of fire-resistant a historic drought that has end it next year, providing the ing the past 10 years on the first In commodities trading, the The deaths plunged the material, Fraijo said. left large parts of the state economy continues to recover. trading day of the quarter. price of oil climbed $1.22, or town into mourning, and “It’s an extreme measure highly flammable. “The market has maybe Nine of the 10 industry 1.3 percent, to $97.84 a bar- Arizona’s governor called that’s taken under the ab- “Until we get a significant stepped back from the knee- groups that make up the S&P rel. The price of oil rose on it “as dark a day I can re- solute worst conditions,” showing of the monsoons, jerk reaction that the Fed news 500 index rose, led by materi- concerns that unrest in Egypt, member” and ordered flags Fraijo said. it’s show time and it’s dan- provided,” said Jim Russell, a als companies, a category that the largest Arab nation, could flown at half-staff. Arizona Forestry Division gerous, really dangerous,” regional investment director at includes miners and chemical spread and affect the transport “We are heartbroken spokesman Mike Reichling incident commander Roy US Bank. “The manufacturing makers. Utilities companies of oil supplies in the Middle about what happened,” said all 19 victims had de- Hall said. ISM number came in strong were the only ones to decline. East and Africa. President Barack Obama ployed their shelters. The National Fire Protec- enough - not too hot, not too This week’s most keenly Gold rose $32, or 2.6 percent, said while on a visit to Afri- The flames apparently tion Association website cold.” watched economic release will to $1,255.70 an ounce. ca. He predicted the tragedy enveloped the fire shelters. lists the last wildland fire to If the manufacturing report be the government’s monthly Trading will be curtailed this will force government lead- Autopsies were scheduled kill more firefighters as the had been stronger, Russell said, employment report Friday. week due to the Independence ers to answer broader ques- to determine how the fire- 1933 Griffith Park fire of stocks might have fallen as in- Economists expect the U.S. Day holiday Thursday. The tions about how they handle fighters died. Los Angeles, which killed vestors speculated that the Fed added 165,000 jobs in June, New York Stock Exchange will increasingly destructive Gov. Jan Brewer’s voice 29. The biggest loss of fire- would be inclined to ease back a figure that would affirm the close at 1 p.m. on Wednesday and deadly wildfires. caught several times as she fighters in U.S. history was on its stimulus sooner. economy’s steady, but slow, and reopen on Friday. The windblown, light- addressed reporters and 343, killed in the 9/11 ter- A separate report on con- trajectory, said Scott Wren, a The dollar edged lower ning-sparked fire - which residents at Prescott High rorist attack in New York. struction spending added to the senior equity strategist at Wells against the euro and rose had exploded to about 13 School. In 1994, the Storm picture of a gradually improv- Fargo Advisors. against the Japanese yen. square miles by Monday “I know that it is unbear- King Fire near Glenwood ing economy. Construction “It’s a confirmation of more Among stocks making big morning - also destroyed able for many of you, but it Springs, Colo., killed 14 spending rose 0.5 percent in of the same,” said Wren. “More moves: about 50 homes and threat- also is unbearable for me. I firefighters who were over- May compared with April when modest growth, more modest - Onyx Pharmaceuticals ened 250 others in and know the pain that everyone taken by a sudden explo- spending was up 0.1 percent, inflation, but not a big accelera- surged $43.88, or 51 percent, around Yarnell, a town of is trying to overcome and sion of flames. the Commerce Department said tion.” to $130.70 after the company 700 people in the mountains deal with today,” she said. Television aerial video Monday. U.S. stocks also followed rejected a takeover bid from about 85 miles northwest of On the bleachers, two footage showed law en- The central bank is currently global markets higher. Japan’s Amgen, a larger biotechnol- Phoenix, the Yavapai Coun- women held each other and forcement vehicles patrol- buying $85 billion of bonds a Nikkei 225 rose 1.3 percent, ogy company . Onyx said other ty Sheriff’s Department wept into tissues. An elder- ling Yarnell, driving on month to keep interest rates low boosted by signs of improve- companies have expressed in- said. ly man clutched a wooden streets with burned build- and encourage borrowing and ment in Japan’s economy. terest in a buyout. Residents huddled in walking stick and gazed at ings on both sides. spending. That stimulus has In Europe, stock indexes - Cablevision rose $1.55, or shelters and restaurants, the ground. Many of the As the blaze spread, peo- been a major factor supporting rose after a mixed set of eco- 9.2 percent, to $18.37 after Re- watching their homes burn residents were red-eyed, ple started fleeing, includ- a rally in stocks this year. De- nomic indicators for the region. uters reported that Time Warner on TV as flames lit up the and listened with their ing Chuck Overmyer and spite last month’s loss, the S&P While unemployment in the Cable is considering making a night sky in the forest above hands over their mouths. his wife, Ninabill. They 500 is still up 13.7 percent this 17 countries that use the euro bid for the company. the town. A makeshift memorial were helping friends leave year. rose to another record high in - Best Buy rose $2.25, or 8.2 It was unclear exactly of flower bouquets and when the blaze switched di- The Dow Jones gained 104 May, manufacturing picked up percent, to $29.56 after Credit how the firefighters became American flags formed at rections and moved toward points, or 0.7 percent, to 15,013 in Britain, France and Italy and Suisse resumed its coverage of trapped. Southwest incident the Prescott fire station his property. They loaded as of 2:15 p.m. Eastern Day- stabilized in Spain. the stock with an “outperform” team leader Clay Templin where the crew was based. up what belongings they light Time. The Standard & Germany’s DAX index rose rating and a target price of $42. said the crew and its com- Prescott resident Keith could, including three dogs Poor’s 500 index rose 12 points, 0.3 percent and Britain’s FTSE Analysts at the investment bank manders were following Gustafson showed up and and a 1930 hot rod, on a or 0.78 percent, to 1,618. The 100 index climbed 1.5 percent. believe that the company’s new safety protocols, but it ap- placed 19 water bottles in trailer. Nasdaq composite gained 35 The yield on the 10-year approach to serving customers pears the fire’s erratic na- the shape of a heart. As he looked out his rear- points, or 1 percent, to 3,438. Treasury note was unchanged will help it increase its earn- ture simply overwhelmed “When I heard about view mirror he could see Stocks may have also gotten from Friday at 2.49 percent. ings. them. this, it just hit me hard,” he embers on the roof of his Brian Klimowski, me- said. “It hit me like a ton of garage. teorologist in charge of the bricks.” “We knew it was gone,” National Weather Service’s Hotshot crews go through he said. Flagstaff office, said there specialized training and are He later went to the Ar- was a sudden increase and sent in to battle the nation’s rowhead Bar and Grill in Jesse Jackson Jr. shift in wind around the fiercest wildfires. Some- nearby Congress, where he time of the tragedy. It’s not times they hike for miles and other locals watched on known how powerful the into the wilderness with TV as the fire destroyed his winds were, but they were heavy gear to build lines of house. sentencing delayed enough to cause the fire to protection between people The Red Cross opened The Associated Press ing Wednesday’s sentenc- guilty to conspiring to de- grow in size from 200 acres and fires. They remove any- two shelters in the area - CHICAGO - Sentenc- ing would be held later. She fraud his campaign by mis- to about 2,000 in a matter of thing that might burn in the one at Yavapai College in ing for former congressman didn’t immediately set a new using its funds to purchase hours. direction of homes and cit- Prescott and the other in a Jesse Jackson Jr. for illegally date. everything from a gold-plat- The hotshot team had ies. high school gym. spending $750,000 in cam- The judge didn’t specify a ed Rolex to mink capes. He spent recent weeks fighting More than 200 firefighters Billeaud reported from paign money on personal reason for the delay, only that faces a maximum five-year fires in New Mexico and and support personnel were Phoenix. Associated Press items has been postponed. it’s being done to “accommo- prison term. Prescott before being called assigned to the wildfire as writers Brian Skoloff in U.S. District Judge Amy date the court” and that nei- Jackson’s wife, Sandi, was to Yarnell, entering the of Monday morning. They Yarnell and Martin Di Caro Berman Jackson in Wash- ther defense nor government to be sentenced July 3 on a smoky wilderness over the included 18 hotshot crews in Washington also contrib- ington, D.C., posted a brief attorneys requested it. related conviction. Her sen- weekend with backpacks, from around the country. uted to this report. note Monday, June 1, say- Jesse Jackson Jr. pleaded tencing is also delayed. chainsaws and other heavy Such crews typically have GET YOUR CURRENT NEWS AND WATCH AP VIDEOS ONLINE AT: www.mississippilink.com 12 • THE mississippi link July 4 - 10, 2013 www.mississippilink.com

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By Daphne Higgins that our walk is just unbear- Religion Editor able, but if we continue to Above Average Christianity The week- walk in Him, He will deliver end before the us to a new and exciting life. By Rev. Leon Collier what you see, but based on ling is $108,748,188 dollars. VI. The proper way to ren- Fourth of July, Simple, uh, but true. I gig- Special to The Mississippi Link righteousness.”. 1 Corinthians This meant that there was no der judgment (Matthew 7:5- members of the gled as I walked with chil- As we con- 5:5 implies that the church is way the servant could pay 6). Youth Minis- dren who wanted to know tinue dealing supposed to judge disorderly this debt…Much like our sin • According to this text, try of College why I was moving so fast with living Christians not so they will be - debt. Matthew 7:5 says, “You hyp- Hill Missionary and I told them that it was “Above Aver- destroyed, but that they might • Read Matthew 18:26. It ocrite! First remove the beam Baptist Church, along with because I was on a mission. age Christian- get right with God. Christ tells us of the servant who out of your own eye, and then chaperones, took a trip to When you think about it - ity” we saw in is teaching that His people went down on his face and you can see clearly to remove Baton Rouge, La., and yes, I aren’t we all? As Christians, Matthew 5, Je- should not set themselves up worshipped the master, kissed the speck out of your brother’s was blessed enough to serve we are all on a mission for sus dealt with how we can be as criticizing authorities of his hands and begged for eye.” Notice Jesus said hypo- as one of the chaperones. Christ and if we continue the happy in all circumstances, judgment. mercy. Fortunately the mas- crite which means a false per- The children were awesome. walk, our journey will end in He dealt with the fact that As I reflected on this text, ter forgave his debt, because son or actor. In other words, They are usually a well-be- Heaven. Christians are supposed to there are several reasons to he couldn’t pay such a huge stop faking as if you are righ- haved group and they didn’t Because of God’s good- be highly effective then He not be so quick to judge oth- debt. However, later this ser- teous by trying to judge some- let us down this time. ness, we were able to travel warned His Disciples to make ers. vant was put to the test when one else. Jesus said when we The trip, which began and away and home again safely sure that their religion super- I. You will be judged (Mat- a fellow servant owed him a remove the sins from our own ended in prayer, was spear- to thank Him and celebrate seded the status quo religion thew 7:1b) very small amount of mon- life then we can see clearly to headed by the Youth Minis- a milestone in the history of the day. In Matthew 6, Je- • “Be not judges of others, ey - about a penny. The ser- help others. try leader Linda Rush. Our of this country that we call sus started dealing with the and you will not be judged.” vant who was shown mercy • Be Holy Spirit led: Mat- first stop was Blue Bayou home. evil practices of the Pharisees (Matthew 7:1) was tested to show mercy to thew 7:6 seems to be saying be Waterpark. The children We all returned home to such as laying up treasures on • Most of us are good at someone else, but instead he careful who you judge. Better were also able to enjoy an the greater Jackson area an- earth, but not in heaven, fast- judging others, but we don’t physically assaulted the man yet don’t judge in every case evening of skating and vis- ticipating the Fourth of July ing, praying, and giving to be like it when we are judged. If although the man begged him just because you have an op- iting other locations in the and the celebrations with our seen by people. Religion that you can’t take it then you bet- for a chance to pay the penny portunity, but be Holy Ghost area, including Louisiana families and friends. (I pray seeks to please people is a re- ter not dish it out. back. led, because most judgments State University (LSU). that all of those celebrations, ligion that’s not good enough • If you want to avoid criti- • Notice a penny could be are met with resentment and Now, what I want to briefly just as our trip to Baton to get you into heaven. cism you must not be a fault paid back, but not the $108 retaliation. focus on with you this week Rouge, began with thanking So, Jesus used the beliefs finder. If you always look for million dollars. The servant The reason why I said the is our visit to LSU. Don’t get the Lord.) and the practices of the reli- fault in others, you will be- threw his fellow servant in proper way to judge is to be me wrong, I am not saying As always, when there is gious leaders to show His dis- come a target for criticism jail until he paid the penny. led by the Holy Spirit is that that that university is a bet- a social gathering, stories ciples what not to do if they yourself. In Luke 6:37 Jesus The first servant reaped what He knows when the time is ter choice academically than are shared and sometimes wanted to go to heaven. He said: “Judge not, and you he sowed because the master right to judge and when it’s any other university but the lessons are learned. Of the showed His disciples how to shall not be judged. Condemn heard that he didn’t show mer- time for you to be quiet. So, environment was a different stories that are shared, let rise above and live above the not, and you shall not be con- cy as was given to him and the many times Christians get experience for our children. the story of God’s love be average, empty, and ineffec- demned. Forgive, and you first servant was thrown in jail into trouble because they are They were able to visit the among them. Let the mes- tive religion of their day. The shall be forgiven.” which meant he would never not led by the Holy Spirit and university’s mascot, Mike sage of salvation be a con- Pharisees had no saving pow- II. The way you judge oth- get out because his debt was end up quoting verses think- the Tiger; walk, jump, run tinuous topic before, during er, no one was being healed, ers is how you will be judged too large. ing that all is well because and sit on the grounds and and after each gathering. I and lives were not changing. (Matthew 7:2) • Notice how Matthew 18 they are quoting God’s word. stands of the LSU foot- pray that the story of Jesus Does your Christianity • Matthew 7:2 says, “The ends: “So my heavenly Fa- But if the Holy Ghost doesn’t ball stadium, tour the Pete stays alive as we each find show forth the grace of Christ judgment you pronounce on ther will also do to you, if you lead you then you may end up Maravich Assembly Center ways to continue sharing His or is your Christianity a dis- others will be the judgment don’t forgive your brother doing more harm than good. (the basketball stadium), name with others wherever grace to Christ? If you are not that comes back to you, and from your hearts for his faults Proverbs 15:23 says, “How and visit various buildings we go. striving to grow in Christ, if the measure you give will be III. When you have more good is a word at the right on campus. This tour gave The Mississippi Link, a you are not motivated to grow the measure you get. sins than the person you judge time!” Living above average our group of young college messenger for news in and in sanctification then chances • The way you judge others (Matthew 7:3, 4) Christianity is being led by prospects an opportunity to around the state of Missis- are your Christianity discred- is how God will allow others • Matthew 7:3, 4 reads: the Holy Spirit and knowing experience another educa- sippi, would like to serve as its (humiliates) Jesus Christ in to judge you. James 2:13 says, “Why do you see the speck when to judge and doing it in tional site, as many of them your personal messenger to the eyes of sinners. “For the man who has not that is in your brother’s eye, a loving way. prepare for or begin to think share your good news and Today, we continue to deal shown mercy will be judged but don’t consider the beam Rev. Leon Collier is the pas- about college options. the news of your place of with things that Jesus taught without mercy, but mercy that is in your own eye? How tor of Makarios Worship Cen- Now, of course, with this worship. His disciples that they must takes pride in overcoming will you tell your brother, ‘let ter, 464 Church Rd., Madison. trip taking place the week- As always, we ask that do to live above average re- judging.” The way in which me remove the speck from Residents of Madison, he and end before the Fourth of you let us help you to com- ligion. Today, we will discuss you judge someone you will your eye;’ and behold, the wife, Minister Yolanda; are July, there was very little life municate the good news of judging which means to dis- be judged on the same level beam is in your own eye?” In the proud parents of three on campus, but we found our our Lord. Isaiah 52:7a reads, tinguish or to decide on a mat- when it comes back to you. the Greek a speck is a small daughters. He received de- way around just fine. Our “What a beautiful sight it is ter. It also means to condemn, • Perhaps this is why Je- twig and a beam is a large grees from Criswell College one male chaperone, Jimmy to see messengers coming punish, avenge, and to call in sus warned us not to judge piece of wood. in Dallas; Southern Methodist Coleman, seemed to enjoy with good news!” question and to ordain. too often, because the way • The point is, you shouldn’t University - Perkins School of the sports portion of the tour God is good and so is the Why we shouldn’t judge? in which we judge is going try to correct or judge some- Theology; and a Masters of just as much as the children. life that He has blessed us You will notice that Matthew to be the same nature of our one else when you have more Divinity from Memphis Theo- I’m not sharing this trip with, even though, we don’t 7:1 states, “Judge not...” Christ judgment. This is reiterated faults in your life than they logical Seminary. A pastor for with you because there was always recognize it as such. does not forbid the civil judg- in the parable Jesus gave in do. This is God’s rule when it 23 years, Collier serves as a anything phenomenal or out However, because we were ment of the courts upon evil Matthew 18:23-35. Jesus told comes to judging the faults of volunteer chaplain for vari- of the ordinary that occurred. able to live though it pro- doers because this is approved of an unmerciful servant who others. Galatians 6:1 says, “If ous law enforcement agen- The kids even had moments vides us with an additional throughout the whole Bible had a huge debt that he could a man is caught in some fault, cies in the metro area and for of displeasure walking from opportunity to share with (Romans 13). Christ does not not pay. Jesus said this ser- you who are spiritual must re- the Mississippi Governor’s one building to next; com- others. forbid the judgment in the vant owed 10,000 talents. In store such a one in a spirit of Mansion. He may be reached plaining about the heat and The King James Version church, through its officers; the Greek, 10,000 gold talents gentleness; looking to your- by calling 601.260.3016, stuffiness of the day. My re- of Isaiah 52:7b reads, “Your upon those who walk disor- was 67,500,000 sterling. In self so that you also aren’t 601.855.7898 or e-mail kar- sponse was always, “You all God reigns.” His presence is derly (1 Corinthians 5:1-5). U.S. dollars 67,500,000 ster- tempted.” [email protected] are young. If I can walk it, everywhere and so should Christ does not forbid private/ you can too!” They’d sigh the news of His love for all personal judgments that we are or moan, but they continued of His children. obligated to inform the wrong- their walk. The Mississippi Link, a doers, for He Himself tells us R e i g n i n g A nn o u ncemen t s Now, here’s where I really messenger for news in and that we are to judge men by want to take you - our stay around the state of Mis- their fruits (Matthew 7:15-20). The Canton Gospelfest Homecoming Celebration will be held Thursday, July outside wasn’t that long and sissippi, would like to not What Jesus meant by not at times it, according to the only share your news but all judging in Matthew 7:1 is that 4, at 6 p.m. in the Historic Canton Square in Canton, Miss. The event, hosted teens, was just unbearable, who would like to tell oth- He forbids a rush to judgment, by The Black Heritage Committee of the Canton Convention and Visitors but there was always some- ers about the Lord’s good- having a fault-finding spirit in thing that we had not seen ness and about their places an attempt to condemn with- Bureau, will feature special guest, Lee Williams and the Spiritual QC’s, and waiting for us at the next of worship and even those out examining the facts.. This Shilanda Francis, True Faith Fellowship Choir, Minister Vorneal Lipsey, stop, even as we staggered religious institutions that are is unloving judgment which Young Brothers in Christ Mime Ministry and Kelli Olive. Along with the Canton in at different intervals. Our visited. Jesus forbids, because such trip was a lot like travels/ Contact Daphne M. Hig- judgments intend to scorn and Convention and Visitors Bureau, other sponsors include the City of Canton, trials of Christianity. 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By Shewanda Riley seek God no matter what and Columnist with our whole-hearts. salvation - Part III At this time Sometimes when we are of the year, I waiting on something and it By Pastor Simeon R. Green III against you for evil.” ing preached. They push it “For God shall bring every Special to The Mississippi Link am one of those hasn’t come to pass, it may be God gave this to Jeremiah from their minds and devote work into judgment, with people who because what we are asking for “Therefore, in the day of his ministering, themselves to things of mi- every secret thing, whether think back on is not in His will or we can’t we ought to but the principle still stands nor importance, believing it be good, or whether it be what they’ve handle the answer to the prayer give the more and holds true today. Just that somehow they are going evil.” Rejecting the Word of accomplished at the time. Handling the wait earnest heed as those people were pun- to get away with it. God is not a good practice. in 2013. Most of the items on means that we must trust God to the things ished for disregarding and My friends, it is time to Every nation throughout my “things to do” list have and go beyond what we see which we have despising the message that settle down and face the fact history that has chosen this been completed with just a few even when we don’t know how heard, lest at Jeremiah delivered to them, that every transgression will course of action has met the left. Some will just have to wait to see beyond the circumstanc- any time we should let them in like manner you will be receive a just reward. Just penalty for doing so. until 2014. The following quote es. slip. For if the Word spo- punished if you choose to because it has not happened There is a penalty for de- by Frances Ridley Havergal re- When we take a test in ken by angels was stedfast, disregard the message deliv- yet does not mean that it will spising and rejecting God’s minds me of how to view those school, for instance, we get the and every transgression and ered to you. never happen. Just because precious Word. Jesus said unaccomplished goals: instructions before we take the disobedience received a You may not take it from you seem to be doing fine in Mark 8:36-37, “For what “In perplexities - when we test. These include whether to just recompense of reward, me, any more than those with all your rejecting and shall it profit a man, if he cannot tell what to do, when take the test in pencil or pen how shall we escape if we people took it from Jer- despising does not mean that shall gain the whole world, we cannot understand what is and how long we have to finish neglect so great salvation; emiah, but God said, “My the Word is of none effect. and lose his own soul? Or going on around us - let us be the test. Guess what happens which at the first began to Words shall surely stand.” God said, “My Words shall what shall a man give in ex- calmed and steadied and made when you complete a test but be spoken by the Lord and Every transgression and dis- stand.” change for his soul?” patient by the thought that what don’t follow instructions? You was confirmed unto us by obedience shall receive a You can believe that what Every time you reject the is hidden from us is not hidden flunk the test…and you have to them that heard Him; God just recompense of reward. God said shall come to pass. offer of God’s grace, you from Him.” retake it. Waiting might not be also bearing them witness, The question is how are You need to be sober mind- are paving your way to that These words remind me of a a sign that we flunked the test both with signs and wonders you planning to escape this? ed. Many people are allow- place called hell. sermon from my late pastor Dr. but time to refer back to our in- and with divers miracles and The writer used these words ing the devil to blind their Rev. Simeon R. Green III is Jerome McNeil Jr. a few years structions (through prayer and gifts of the Holy Spirit, ac- to drive this thought home eyes, deceive their souls and pastor of Crossroads Church ago about what to do when we praise). Waiting on God the cording to His own will?” to your heart. My prayer and mislead them in their living. of God in Farmhaven (Can- are waiting on God. His words right way might keep us from (Hebrews 2:1-4) hope are you will seriously They are carrying on today ton), Miss., and is married to emphasized how the blessing flunking the test. In the writing of Jeremiah, consider there is a great pen- as if all that matters is life Velma L. Green. He honor- of vision and directed focus Psalm 5:3 reminds, “In the we find in a statement by our alty in store for those who itself. ably served in the U.S. Army encourages us to stay focused morning, O LORD, you hear Lord to Jeremiah when God reject the salvation of God. Friend, there is life be- for 20 years. Presently, Rev. while following after Godly vi- my voice; in the morning I called him to witness to a You may walk away from yond this life. Hebrews 9:27 Green is a member of the sions and plans for our lives. lay my requests before you people. Jeremiah 44:29 says, the Gospel and trample it states, “And as it is appoint- National Association of Dr. McNeil preached about and wait in expectation.” Pur- “And this shall be a sign under your feet. However, ed unto men once to die, Evangelism Church of God, how we wait on God especially pose helps you remember the unto you, saith the Lord, that is not all there is to it. but after this the judgment.” Anderson, Ind. He serves as when the weight of the wait instructions, see beyond the that I will punish you in this Many hear the message, After death comes the judg- vice-chairman at the South- seems unbearable. Some points miracle and focus on the an- place that ye may know that yet they do not give a sec- ment. eastern Association of The that he made were that waiting ticipation of God’s transfor- My Words shall surely stand ond thought to what is be- Ecclesiastes 12:14 says, Church of God, Inc. is not easy for everybody. We mation. pray and cry out for a miracle Shewanda Riley is the author but God wants to transform us. of the Essence best-seller “Love He wants to take us far beyond Hangover: Moving From Pain a quick deliverance or blessing. to Purpose after a Relation- He also added that while we say ship Ends.” She can be reached we want Jesus to be our savior, at [email protected], The Top 10 GospelCollege HillSongs Missionary from the Baptist Billboard Church we don’t want him to be Lord. at www.shewandariley.com or What we ask has to be about us www.anointedauthorsontour. 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