WWW.TRIANGLE TRIBUNE.COM The Triangle Jobless bill clears U.S.By David Senate Espo ly hurdlethrough the worst recession in THE ASSOCIATED PRESS decades and the slow, plodding re- covery that has followed. WASHINGTON — Election-year The often-cited phrase is ‘‘income legislation to revive expired feder- disparity’’ — the gap between the al jobless benefits unexpectedly RIBUNE rich and the economically cleared an early hurdle on Tuesday, TTHE TRIANGLE’S CHOICE FOR THE BLACK VOICE squeezed. Democrats are expected offering a hint of bipartisan com- to follow the effort on jobless ben- promise in Congress and a glimmer efits with another pocketbook of hope to the long-term jobless measure, a proposal to increase the VOLUME 15 NO. 45 WEEK OF JANUARY $1.00 and their families. WEEK OF JANUARY 12, 2014 federal minimum wage. ‘‘Let’s get this done,’’ implored The maneuvering on Tuesday President Barack Obama at the was intense. Senate Republican White House, shortly after six leader Mitch McConnell proposed Republicans sided with Democrats Broughton paying for the renewal of federal on a 60-37 Senate vote to keep the jobless benefits by delaying a re- measure alive. holds off quirement for millions of Even so, the fate of the three- Americans to purchase coverage Millbrook month reinstatement remained un- under ‘‘Obamacare’’ — an attempt certain in an atmosphere of intense to force Democrats to take a pub- in JV partisanship at the dawn of an elec- lic stand on that highly controver- tion year. The two parties have sial issue. action made it clear they intend to battle Democratic leader Harry Reid of for the support of millions of vot- ers who have suffered economical- See UNEMPLOYMENT/2A

DPS to Issues meet on loom in next remapping appeal leaderBy Latisha By Sharon McCloskey Catchatoorian THE POLICY WATCH [email protected] Plenty of questions have DURHAM – Durham Public swirled around the State School's board members will Supreme Court’s handling of meet on Tuesday to discuss the redistricting appeal. Will the future of the next super- conservative justices fall in intendent. line with their legislative Superintendent of brethren and find a way to up- Operational Services Hugh hold a plan that resulted in dis- Osteen was named interim su- tricts depicted by many as the perintendent after Eric Becoats epitome of a racial gerryman- resigned in December amid der? allegations of fraud and the Many believe that’s a fore- misuse of school resources. gone conclusion, and that the Board Vice-Chair Minnie Republican State Leadership Forte-Brown said they will Committee will get what it hold a community forum paid for when it dumped mil- where citizens and parents lions into Justice Paul Newby’s can have a conversation and re-election campaign, betting give feedback about what WHITE HOUSE PHOTO that he’d ensure a win by vot- qualities they seek in DPS’ ing to uphold the Republican next leader. plan. "There are requirements Should Newby refrain from from the state of North participating in the case be- Carolina obviously, but we will cause of that money? And look for special qualities that what will follow? Will the the community is looking for," Watt moves up to nation’s groups challenging the 2011 she said. plan get a ruling that leads to Board member Omega a review by the U.S. Supreme Curtis Parker said their first Court? Under what plan will order of business is to decide Vice President Joe Biden (left) greets Mel Watt (right) and his family on Monday prior to Watt taking the voting continue while the how they will select Becoats’ top mortgage regulator ceremonial oath of office as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Watt, a Charlotte Democrat, courts review the challenged replacement. Previously the was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December to lead the agency responsible for setting federal mort- one? school board used a search gage lending policy. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, a former Charlotte mayor, administered Here the court appeared firm. the official oath to Watt. poised to act quickly on the Both Forte-Brown and Parker appeal when it scheduled ar- voted against Becoats' resig- gument just two short weeks nation, along with the only after briefing had completed. other African-American board But this week the members of member, Fredrick A. Davis. the court threw that supposi- The four white members ac- tion into doubt. cept his resignation. Doing good things in the ‘hood With stacks of court briefs Though the vote was split Study: African-American men as involved with their kids as other groups piled in front of them and re- along racial lines, Parker said By D. Kevin McNeir as other dads who live with their kids – who quietly and consistently make pos- districting maps resting on she doesn't think it had any- THE MIAMI TIMES or more so. Seventy percent said they itive differences in the lives of others easels near counsel table, the thing to do with race. bathed, diapered or dressed their kids and serves as its founder and CEO. The state’s seven justices listened "As far as I was concerned, A study just released by the National every day as compared to 60 percent of company was able to broaden its scope politely for 90 minutes as at- I voted with my conviction Center for Health Statistics shows that white fathers and 45 percent of Latino across the U.S. last September after get- torneys presented their argu- and it had nothing to do with contrary to longstanding stereotypes dads. Among black fathers who lived ting a $3.6M investment from the Knight ments but barely engaged with my color or race," she said. "I about black fatherhood, those who live apart from older children, more than Foundation. them by asking questions. In wouldn't say there are any with their children are just as involved half said they talked to their kids sever- Today, the network has 3,000 black a case of no small moment, racial problems on the board." al times a week and asked them men providing services to more than with voting rights at stake and Parker said each board about their day — a higher per- 10,000 neighborhoods on issues that millions in taxpayer dollars al- member is an individual and centage than among white or include youth development, public ready spent on attorneys de- acted accordingly. She, Forte- Latino dads. The study therefore health, ending violence, helping former fending the state, the justices Brown and Davis "did not get defies images about black father- inmates, community farming, improv- – other than Mark Martin, who together and said we are go- hood. ing financial literacy and fostering en- asked two concerning issues ing to vote this way." But the results are no surprise trepreneurship. not necessarily at the heart of "I base my decisions on what to Trabian Shorter, 47, former BMe is headquartered in Miami and the appeal – had no questions. I think is best for the children Knight Foundation vice president has chapters in Baltimore, Philadelphia That inaction had many leav- and whatever I can do to make of communities. In 2011, he and Detroit. Its plan is to expand to oth- ing the court yesterday our children successful is launched BMe, a groundbreaking er cities this year. The nonprofit organ- scratching their heads, won- what I go along with," she said. network that celebrates black men Please seeSTUDY/2A dering what to expect next from this court. Will we even get a substantive decision on the redistricting challenge be- fore the November 2014 elec- tions? Or has election reticence set in? NAACPBy Latisha Catchatoorian kicks off Moralnon-violent direct March action, litigation, and atgrass-roots pressthey are conference not fighting exclusively against voter education and empowerment. Oral argument before the [email protected] Republicans and/or Democrats, they are simply At the culmination of the march, the NAACP will fighting injustice by extremists. state’s highest court is typical- RALEIGH - The N.C. NAACP and its partners held lay out the five "M's" of its grassroots campaign to "My grandfather was a Republican," he said. "This ly when attorneys have the op- a press conference Wednesday morning officially fight against Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act: annual people's assembly will be held to push back. portunity to engage with the announcing its “Moral March on Raleigh.” The motivate people, meet every challenge, mobilize It's a march but also a people's assembly." justices and respond to ques- event, in partnership with the annual Historic strategically, make every effort and move every MaryBe McMillan, the secretary-treasurer for the tions they may have after re- Thousands on Jones Street march, takes place Feb. obstacle. N.C. AFL-CIO, said they will mobilize thousands of viewing the briefs submitted 9 in downtown Raleigh. Much of the force behind the successful Moral union workers for the march because they “are un- to the court. But that interac- Next month’s march will be an outlet for con- Monday movement was the HKonJ People's der attack.” tion didn’t occur. cerned citizens who are renewing their commit- Assembly Coalition which has over 150 coalition McMillan said those without work are called lazy Without questions from the ment to challenging unjust legislation and the in- partners. Many representatives were present at the and those who desire raises are called greedy, yet justices, attorneys for both the fringement of their rights. conference held at Davie Street Presbyterian political leaders dole out raises to their friends and challengers to the plan and the "Political power should be founded by the peo- Church. Barbara Smalley McMahan, a volunteer cut taxes for their corporate donors. state used their time to reiter- ple," N.C. NAACP President William Barber said. with Democracy N.C., said everyone's needs and "On Feb. 8, we march to bear witness to the un- ate arguments already made "This year's Moral March on Raleigh takes place in voices count as much as any other. fairness, the immorality of such double standards, in their court filings. Anita the wake of the diligent efforts of thousands of "In 2013, N.C. legislatures passed new laws in but most of all, we march to bear witness to what Earls from the Southern people of good will in 2013 who drove across the the areas of education, taxes, unemployment ben- can be," she said. Coalition for Social Justice, rep- state to Raleigh to make a weekly witness against efits, health care, women's rights - all of these de- Shaw student Shohanna Thomas said she is resenting the NAACP and oth- the cruel, immoral and unconstitutional policies signed to promote the privilege of some while ex- standing up because the only way for a brighter ers, argued that the redistrict- of Governor Pat McCrory, Speaker Thom Tillis, acerbating the unmet needs of others," she said. future is to fight for it. ing maps were racial gerry- Senate Leader Phil Berger, Budget Director Art Pope Barber stressed that the march is not the first of N.C. State student Mary Cranford, who has lived manders that violated the state and other extremists in the N.C. General Assembly." its kind, for the past seven years a "fusion move- and U.S. constitutions. Barber said Moral March will kick off a year of ment" has been growing in North Carolina. He said Please seeNAACP/3A See ISSUES/2A

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because of state benefits were UnemploymentContinued from 1A Dec. 28. Duration of federal provisionMurkowski of Alaska and Rob benefits passes had been extended U.S.state suffer because Senate of their test coverage generally ranges from Portman of Ohio. Heller, Coats several times when George W. reckless actions.” reduced below a federal stan- Nevada, who generally seeks 14 to 47 weeks, depending on and Portman all represents Bush was president, and It would make residents eli- dard. to shield his rank and file from the level of unemployment states with unemployment Congress did not insist on pay- gible for long-term benefits by politically painful votes, within individual states. The above the national average of ing for them with cuts else- permitting the state to negoti- Associated Press writer deemed McConnell’s propos- three-month cost to the 7 percent. where in the budget. ‘‘This is ate an agreement with the Donna Cassata contributed to al a non-starter. Treasury is estimated at $6.4 Coats, for one, immediately new religion to them,’’ he said Department of Labor. State res- this story. At the same time, Reid and billion. made clear that his vote came of Republicans. idents are currently ineligible White House officials suggest- Without action by Congress, with conditions attached. He Officials also said a little-no- ed they would be receptive to hundreds of thousands more said he opposes the measure ticed provision in the legisla- cuts elsewhere in the federal will feel the impact in the as drafted, and would vote tion is specifically designed to budget to offset the cost of a months ahead as their state- against it on final passage if benefit the long-term unem- yearlong renewal of the pro- funded benefits expire, gener- Reid ‘‘again obstructs senators ployed in North Carolina, gram, if Republicans would ally after 26 weeks. The out- from offering amendments.’’ where Democratic Sen. Kay first agree to turn the benefits come of Tuesday’s vote to lim- The Indiana Republican said Hagan faces a stiff challenge back on for three months with- it debate and keep the bill go- he believes any extension in for a new term. out preconditions. ing appeared to catch benefits should be offset by Hagan called a press confer- The legislation at the heart Democrats off-guard. cuts elsewhere in the budget ence Monday to urge passage of the maneuvering would re- The six Republicans who vot- to prevent deficits from rising. of the reinstatement of bene- store benefits averaging $256 ed to overcome a filibuster He said he also favors provi- fits. weekly to an estimated 1.3 mil- were Dean Heller of Nevada, sions to help ‘‘put Americans “The General Assembly lion long-term jobless Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, back to work.’’ knowingly and willingly violat- Americans who were cut off Dan Coats of Indiana, Susan Reid, in comments to re- ed federal law,” she said. “I re- when the program expired Collins of Maine, Lisa porters, said unemployment fuse to let the people of our

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IssuesContinued from 1A loomfour North in Carolina redistricting voters into ted a friend-of-the-court brief appeallawmakers were drawing dis- The state improperly in- ‘split precincts,’ . . . led to wide- to the justices explaining why. tricts to comply with the voked avoidance of liability un- spread confusion about who But Alex Peters from the whole county provision, then der the Voting Rights Act as would be on the voter’s ballot Attorney General’s office coun- perhaps race was not their the justification for its maps, on Election Day and result[ed] tered by claiming that the predominant motivation. she added, turning that Act on in the actual disenfranchise- state’s counting of clusters – As has happened in previ- its head by drawing districts ment of thousands of voters,” drawing as many two-county ous redistricting battles, a rul- that resulted in racial segrega- the Coalition said in a later clusters as possible, then three- ing by the state justices on the tion and limited participation press release. An esteemed county clusters and so on – merits of the current plan will by African-American voters. group of constitutional law was consistent with the whole likely not be the last word. Post-election analysis pre- professors from across the county provision. And Thom “My clients are certainly sented at trial bore that out, country, including four from Farr from Ogletree Deakins, committed to pursuing their showing that the 2011 redis- state law schools, agree with representing the individual case as far as possible,” Earls tricting plan “placed one in that analysis and have submit- lawmakers, suggested that if said.

MandateBy Amanda Raymond sparksmaking the most informed confusion, de- their parents’ plan until resentmentthey adults think Obamacare is a SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE cisions and may get them- are 26, so they feel no need to step in the right direction for the country. CHAPEL HILL – Young adults selves into a plan that they re- enroll in the government’s “It is some type of move- do not think they are informed alize later they may not have plan. ment out of, I would like to enough about Obamacare. wanted. “I have my dad who decides say, mostly good intentions,” The Patient Protection and “I think in terms of judg- on things like that,” Patel said. Patel said. “Someone is trying Affordable Care Act, better ment, we haven’t had enough “He just does it and then I Financial Professionals: are you looking for a to do something good. And known as Obamacare, was experience to make those more so find out what my plan you’re only going to learn if it’s signed into law in 2010 and types of decisions yet,” she is.” going to work or not by doing upheld by the U.S. Supreme said. Johnston is also on her par- New Direction? it.” Court in 2012. It aims to give Angel Johnston, a UNC sen- ents’ plan. Americans access to health in- ior history major, said it was a Some organizations use so- surance that is more afford- bad move for the government cial media to advance their able. to saddle healthy young peo- causes, and Salima Taylor, a Take advantage of a great opportunity to serve According to a website on ple with unnecessary insur- junior at N.C. Central the needs of an existing base of investors! the facts of Obamacare, the ef- ance. University, thinks the govern- An established bank in the Owatonna Area has fectiveness of the system de- “I think it’s an unfair burden, ment should do the same pends on the amount of young I guess, just because I already thing. an immediate opening for a qualified people who participate be- feel like we subsidize so many “I think they really need to investment advisor representative. cause they are least likely to things,” she said. “I’m paying do a market, a campaign, use expensive health care serv- into Medicare that I probably specifically to young adults … • Family-owned bank for over 40 years ices. won’t get. I’m paying into to get them to understand that • Be part of a team environment Social Security that I certainly in order for this to work, we But many young people do • Committed to employee growth not think they know enough won’t get. I am not going to pay need you guys to sign up be- about the new health insur- for somebody’s healthcare that cause you’re healthy and you • Competitive benefits package ance plans to want to partici- I won’t get.” won’t need as much money to And most young people are be cared for rather than all of pate. If you have your securities license, along with Kavita Patel is a senior biol- still on their parents’ insurance these old, sick people signing ogy major on the pre-medical plans. A benefit of the govern- up,” she said. 5 to 10 years of financial experience, contact track at UNC Chapel Hill. She ment’s insurance is young Though many think that they Mike Anderson at 800-747-6111 ext. 7104 said young people may not be adults are allowed to stay on need more information, young TODAY to discuss how this opportunity might benefit you.

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[email protected] 16TH ANNUAL are part of the 12th district. The race to succeed outgo- On the fundraising front, ing U.S. Rep. Mel Watt promis- N.C. Rep. Marcus Brandon of because of her dedication and es to be a long and expensive High Point is in front, having commitment to public educa- eW eden OU!OU!Y one. raised more than $143,000 for tion in this state,” NCAE Vice Six candidates are already the campaign through the President Mark Jewell said in F Eer • Jneve unat u0 2ra 203y 41, • 6: - 9P0 P0:M M0 declared among Democrats, a statement. “Her voting record third quarter, the most recent :noiatcLo RsaehtuoS h HHgielat Sgih • 2oohch R06l Qco0 y RRrrauk • Raoy Nhgielad 2, 0167C including four from Charlotte: filing period. He also picked as a pro-public education leg- N.C. Sen. Malcolm Graham, for- up the endorsement of the Gay islator speaks volumes; she has consistently displayed a m’noD tsit pihs eveimers ner Gtn te. wht oroe aud yuobt buot sur tsenis ms troo 1ahe 0n 0 mer Charlotte city council & Lesbian Victory Fund. ftcatnoc Cors otim Ry dgielaf eh stnemtrape , WWaa Ck Ptnuoe c Silbuy oohc l SSyy lmets gaco, arenel l deep concern for not only for member James Mitchell, Brandon is N.C.’s only openly srotcartnoc fnihcraes sog bur esrotcartnoc un, aresd ons r pehtd p vnitapicitrar Tsrodneg h. e Charlotte-Mecklenburg gay legislator. the students of North Carolina, DlamS Megatnavdasil y & WWoWtironid o Oem Benwn Psenisud m hargors h bam aees in pargetnn ral t Schools counsel George Battle N.C. Rep. Alma Adams of but for public school employ- Ro e’hgielaf cs imonoc c ffaa sirb 1cnic J889e tio. e pphn !ssergore III and attorney Curtis Greensboro also picked up en- ees as well. “ Osborne. dorsements last month from “I am very excited and hon- CsonitseuQ l 99la? 0 or 99703-699-91l 8724-699-910 Watt resigned from the ored to receive the endorse- the North Carolina Association otesigeR bnilnr Je unay 1ra 27y - v10, tisi4 Cht y ootie Ry w’hgielaf whgielaf isbes te House on Jan. 6 to take over as of Educators and Emily’s List, ment from educators,” Adams director of the Federal Housing the nation’s largest resource said. “The NCAE and I share wa nhgielar.wwt aog.cn snv fcraed “oh suBr Eseni .”opxs Finance Agency, which will ne- for women in politics. the same values. We are com- cessitate a special election to Adams, a retired educator, is mitted to improving our pub- Thanks totknahT ouros sponsors!suo !srosnopr fill the remainder of his term. a former member of the city’s lic education system, giving N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory set May school board, where she was teachers the resources they 5 –primary day –for both elec- the first black woman elected need to do their job, and pro- tions. to the panel. She also was elect- viding quality education for The survivor would then ed to Greensboro City Council our students.” have to gear up for November and is in her 11th term in the NCAE represents active, re- against what’s likely to be to- General Assembly. tired and student teachers ken Republican opposition. “NCAE has named Rep. across the state. Guilford, Davidson, Adams as an A-plus legislator 3A NEWS/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, January 12, 2014

NAACPContinued from 1A cause kicks the private school doesoff Moral March in North Carolina her entire not provide free and reduced life, said McCrory blatantly lunches, we are marching for showed teachers this summer them," said Jessica Holmes, that the state does not value an attorney for the N.C. them. Association of Education. "To N.C. Justice Center that child, know that the Executive Director Melinda NCAE is marching for you." Lawrence said they will be Added Barber: "If you be- marching for the 1.7 million lieve in the moral principles North Carolinians in poverty. of justice for all, for morality "To the child that cannot at- and equality, there are still tend a private school because those of us who believe in a the voucher program does better way. This march is the not cover the full cost of tu- inauguration of our contin- ition, or because they don't ued mobilization." have transportation, or be-

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McCrory’s misleading ‘comeback’to do with it. BY Chris Fitzsimon earned money.” search staff showing that a Well, not exactly. Wealthy married couple with two In fact, as UNC Chapel Hill THE POLICY WATCH taxpayers and out-of-state children that earns $20,000 Economics Professor Patrick Conway pointed out recent- Governor Pat McCrory is corporations will certainly a year will pay $262 more in pay less in taxes this year, taxes thanks to the “reform” ly, the state actually lost spending a lot of time these 6,000 jobs in 2013. days talking about what he but most people in the state McCrory keeps touting. 115 Market Street, Suite 360H will pay more, as will many A couple with two children The unemployment rate is Durham, NC 27701 calls the “Carolina lower because the labor Comeback,” his political slo- small businesses who will that earns $250,000 a year [email protected] lose a tax break lawmakers will get a tax cut of $2,318. force itself is significantly gan for what he describes as smaller, declining by 2.5 per- the state’s economic recov- passed in 2011. Quite a tax shift indeed. Gerald O. Johnson Supporters of what was re- Then there are the tax hikes cent in the first 11months of PUBLISHER ery created by his policy de- 2013, most likely because cisions in the last year. ally more of a tax shift than on everything from movie tax reform used to bristle tickets to mobile homes and many discouraged workers McCrory points to the drop simply gave up looking for Bonitta Best in the state unemployment when folks like the N.C. the end of middle class tax MANAGING EDITOR Budget & Tax Center point- breaks like the popular 529 a job after a long fruitless rate as the most prominent search. evidence that he has turned ed out that many families in college savings plan. the state will pay more in And what about the jobs Workers who are no longer things around in North seeking employment are not Carolina, and he points to taxes under the new plan— McCrory says his adminis- many of them vigorously in- tration have created that are eligible for unemployment the “tax reform” passed last benefits, and they are not summer as a primary reason sisting that it wasn’t true— responsible for a 2 percent but now they have been drop in unemployment? considered part of the labor for the success in job cre- force when calculating the How to solve ation. forced to admit that the crit- It’s true that the unemploy- ics were right. ment rate has fallen from 9.4 state unemployment rate. That would be the tax re- Fewer workers looking for form that McCrory and his An Associated Press story percent in December 2012 over the holidays cited an to 7.4 percent in November jobs means a lower unem- education crisis supporters have claimed will ployment rate even if no By Jeanne Allen and Kara Kerwin allow North Carolinians to analysis by the General 2013, but job creation in- SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE Assembly’s own fiscal re- spired by tax cuts has little jobs have been created. keep more of their “hard- McCrory is essentially boasting about an unem- Thanks to assessments of educational progress, we ployment rate that is mask- know where our children stand compared to other ing the state’s economic communities, states and even nations. Now that the problems, not reflecting any holidays are behind us, it’s time to take stock of how successes in rebuilding the we are doing and set resolutions for the new year. economy. According to the Programme for International Remarkably, the governor Student Assessment, U.S. students are lagging behind. also points to his decision 2012 results show the U.S. is on a rapid decline, rank- not to expand Medicaid un- ing 36th in math, 24th in reading and 28th in science. der the Affordable Care Act On the Nation’s Report Card, only 34 percent of eighth- as another part of the rea- graders are proficient in reading and math. son for the alleged econom- Where have we gone wrong? Quite simply, we’ve ic comeback, even though elected the wrong people. studies show Medicaid ex- In response to children demonstrating less profi- pansion would create thou- ciency, the governors of the 1980s started a move- sands of jobs in the state ment that reduced federal meddling in state policy while providing health care and united both parties over issues of choice and ac- coverage for 500,00 people countability. Then-Govs. Lamar Alexander of who are currently unin- Tennessee and Bill Clinton of Arkansas embraced trans- sured. formative changes, coalesced other state leaders into Add it all up and McCrory’s an outspoken force, and brought their efforts to na- “Carolina Comeback” is ac- tional prominence at a groundbreaking policy-mak- tually nothing of the sort. It’s ing summit in Charlottesville, Va. Governor Tommy a sound bite, not a real eco- Thompson partnered with Democratic and African- nomic recovery, as thou- American lawmaker Polly Williams to enact the na- sands of struggling families tion’s first voucher program for the neediest children. in North Carolina can Bold leadership in the 1990s saw then-Michigan Gov. painfully attest. John Engler buck his own party to equalize school funding, permit parent choices and enact a charter school law that remains a national model today. Standards and accountability were heresy when Virginia Gov. George Allen decided his state needed uniform measures to elevate outcomes. Pennsylvania’s Tom Ridge created a tax credit program to fund school choice scholarships and secured a hard-fought char- BoldNow that 2014 predictions has come, I The black vote could for be the 2014nated. On black and radio, there isbeyonda lot worse than the public is ter school law. And Jeb Bush of Florida oversaw some have decided to pull out my margin of victory in states huge vocalization of dissatis- being told. I think over the of the deepest education policy changes the nation trusted crystal ball and give such as Arkansas, Louisiana faction with Obama. This was next few years, pro football has ever seen. you some of my predictions and North Carolina. Each has unimaginable only a few will become unrecognizable That fervor ignited a movement of educators, par- for the year. black voters who are thor- weeks ago. as we know it today. ents and community leaders who started schools, I think the oughly turned off by the Blacks turning away from There will be no comprehen- turned around existing ones, became legislators, and biggest thing Democrats and Obama. If Obama will be one of the top sive immigration reform. created innovations in learning and school delivery, to watch is these Republican candidates news stories of the year. The However, as a compromise, including digital learning. What was once a fast and on the polit- take their message to the black question is, are Republicans there will be a path to legal- furious run for school reform from the ground up has ical front. community, they will take prepared to take advantage of ization but not citizenship. come to a steady crawl, incapable of reversing educa- This year we over the Senate. this opening within the black Republicans who vote for cit- tional decline. will have I know many of my community? izenship will lose their next When governors are strong, they counter special in- congression- Democratic friends will laugh Gun violence and mass election, and some will even terests – teachers unions, school boards associations al elections at me, and my Republican shootings will continue, not be recalled before their next for the friends will continue to want because of the availability of election (on the local level). and the like – that inhibit progress. When governors RAYNARD are weak, policies emanate from “above” to supplant House and to dismiss the black vote; but guns, but because of the con- Journalism will continue its state programs. Apathetic or timid governors wait for JACKSON Senate. I dare my Republican leaders tinued breakdown in our downward spiral towards the bills to reach their desks, allow special interests to or- Republicans to call my bluff if they really moral fabric. By 2016, I pre- cult of personality. Journalists ganize and govern by favorability ratings. The result will keep the House. Even if want to win the Senate. dict that morals and values will continue down the path is a lack of commitment to executing much needed Republicans have a total melt- As I often say, I have been will be in the top five issues of becoming bigger than the changes. down, they will still keep the black most of my life and I of importance to voters. This story they are supposed to be For example, charter schools are known to be hotbeds House. But their margins may know the sentiments of my liberal drift towards pluralism covering. They will continue of innovation or providers of quality education. Despite shrink (currently they hold a community very well. To and relativism will begin to re- to put more emphasis on be- numerous studies attesting to their progress in clos- 17-vote margin over the prove my point, what was un- verse itself with a lot of help ing famous versus being ac- ing the achievement gap, charter schools are still ex- Democrats). The way congres- thinkable just a month ago is from within the black commu- curate. panding in low numbers in some states, and exist with sional districts have been ger- going to happen more fre- nity. Republicans, are you My final prediction is that policies that hamstring those who wish to open them rymandered, that virtually quently going forward. listening? Obamacare will be a huge al- in others. It sounds dramatic that 42 states and guarantees minimum change Democrats, especially blacks, Look for a major reduction batross around the necks of Washington, D.C., have charter laws, but only half that in the composition of the for the first time are publicly in corporate support for many Democrats for the next three number have any vibrant charter environment that House. voicing their dissatisfaction of the reality TV shows that years and will make their re- can help a small number of students. State leaders are Republicans have a better with Obama. have proliferated over the past taining the White House very key to creating more options, yet laws that need to be than even chance to take over A group of very liberal several years. These corpora- problematic. The issue will be improved are compromised from the first discussions. the Senate if they nominate blacks are about to file a law- tions will find it increasingly are the Republicans prepared Kentucky Gov. Steve Bashear recently remarked that the best conservative candi- suit against Obama for enact- more difficult to justify the ex- to address some of the major his state didn’t need charter schools because the ed- date that is “electable.” The ing policies that have de- penditure of their corporate problems facing America with ucation system was improving, despite evidence to GOP should be able to pick up creased the number of black dollars from a cost/benefit policy solutions? the contrary. He was confusing activity and effort with seats in Alaska, Arkansas, students attending HBCUs. analysis. If the answer is yes, then results, a common problem among today’s leaders. Louisiana, North Carolina and Civil rights leaders such as I expect to see more suicides they will win the White House. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett once declared edu- West Virginia. Republicans Congressman John Lewis have from those who played pro- If the answer is no, we can kiss cation a top priority but has achieved little reform de- need only a net of six seats to publicly threatened to go to fessional football and hockey. the America we know good- spite his party’s full control of the state legislature. win the Senate. war with Obama over the lack The issue of trauma to the bye. Even with Chris Christie, New Jersey moved forward of black judges being nomi- brain during violent sports is in requiring teachers to be evaluated as a condition of employment, yet the final compromise with unions resulted in more ways to skirt the system. OUR VOICES Some state officials show promise of becoming to- morrow’s reform leaders. Wisconsin’s Scott Walker looked unions in the eye and didn’t blink. Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal has set records for positive education TakeWhat's your a New stand Year's thatagainst sitting is the new obesity smok- ing it toin the gym.the newsit/stand year approach also re- reform lawmaking in a state where a devastating storm resolution? Hitting the gym ing. An analysis published A renewed commitment to ported having less back and served as a catalyst for a new public education land- more? Cutting carbs? in the British Journal of standing can start at the of- neck pain, and were in a bet- scape. Both have state legislatures excited to join them There's an easier way to Sports Medicine found that fice. An astonishing 86 per- ter overall mood. in fighting the status quo. get healthy in 2014, and it every hour spent on the cent of Americans spend At home, it's important to Make no mistake – the U.S. education system re- doesn't require gallons of couch watching television their workdays planted in a resist the urge to plop down mains in crisis and the achievement gap between poor sweat or the elimination of shaves 22 minutes off one's chair. on the couch. As it turns out, and minority students and the rest of society remains bread. It's called standing. life. But that's easy to fix. For television sets work just as wide. Most people are aware that the solution is not A growing body of re- Smoking a cigarette, mean- starters, keep an eye on the well when viewers are stand- more money or superficial changes. The key to solv- search shows that spending while, costs the average per- clock and make sure to ing up. ing the crisis is electing governors who understand more time on your feet – son only 11 minutes. stand up at least once every Although we rarely realize that they have the power to change a system and hold- whether at home, at work or But unlike kicking a nico- 30 minutes. Instead of rid- it, most furniture – from ing them accountable to do so. With 36 gubernatori- during meals – can have sur- tine habit, sitting less is as ing the elevator, opt for the lunch tables to computer al elections underway in 2014, we should all resolve prising health benefits. Even easy as straightening your stairs once or twice a day. desks – is designed with sit- to make education our top priority when we take to better, it's a whole lot easier legs and standing up. And Phone calls also provide a ting in mind. A shift to a the polls in November. to keep a New Year's resolu- believe it or not, giving your great opportunity to spend more upright, standing-cen- tion to simply stand more. recliner or office chair some some time on your feet, or tric lifestyle, therefore, will Jeanne Allen founded the Center for Education Reform Remarkably, regular exer- time off can bring substan- to pace a little to get the require a change in furni- in 1993. Kara Kerwin is Allen’s successor as president. cise can't undo the negative tial health benefits. blood flowing. ture. effects of sitting. According A study published in the Height-adjustable All too often, January's to Dr. Genevieve Healy, a re- February issue of PLOS ONE, sit/stand desks can help self-improvement project searcher at the University of a science journal, found that workers make standing an becomes February's person- Queensland's School of when it comes to reversing even more integral part of al disappointment. As 2014 Population Health, "We've the harmful effects of sit- their office routine. The dawns, avoid falling short of Send letters and editorials to become so sedentary that 30 ting, "increasing the time Centers for Disease Control your resolution to be health- The Triangle Tribue via email minutes a day at the gym spent walking/standing is and Prevention have found ier in the new year, and sim- at [email protected]. may not counteract the more effective than one that such desks can reduce ply stand up. We edit for grammar, clarity and space. detrimental effects of eight, hour of physical exercise." workplace sitting by as Include your name and daytime phone number. nine or 10 hours of sitting." Good news for those of us much as 224 percent. Dick Resch is CEO of KI It's no exaggeration to say who may have trouble mak- Workers who adopted a Furniture. 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OPEN HOUSE Hilton Garden Inn will host a grand opening of its new location Jan. 16, 5-7 p.m. on Mo’s mother, Tramica Ninth Street. 12 year-old launches bowtie lineMorris, positions that “old school” trend as mirrored by LECTURE SERIES his well-dressed dad and Sharon A Hill, chairman of grandpa who inspired his love the Raleigh/RTP Black for fashion and instilled in her Diversity Network group, is son the importance of dress- the guest speaker at the ing for success. Village Elders Lecture Series, A huge selection of Mo’s Jan. 17 at 10:30 a.m. at the bowties are from his grand- Robert & Pearl Seymour mother’s vintage fabric, which Center in Chapel Hill. date back more than 50 years. Contact: Myra Austin at (919) And it was, in fact, his grand- 245-2020. mother who taught him to sew. FASHION SHOW BENEFIT “He can sew a bowtie from The Kila Company will start to finish,” Morris host a fashion show to ben- said. “But there are some efit Pretty in Pink Foundation things he really doesn’t like to Jan. 18, 2 to 5 p.m. at do, like the ironing. We’ll do Hampton Inn Crabtree on some of that for him.” Glenwood Avenue. Call 757- Each bow design has its own 3527. name: “Night Magic,” “Beale • Later that evening, a jazz Street,” “Paper Boy,” “Buster event will be held at the Brown” and “Think Pink.” Cupcake Stop Shop, 300 I name all of my bowties,” he Blake St. in downtown reveals in Carlee McCullough’s Raleigh from 6 to 9 p.m. July 12, 2012, Tri-State Anyone interested in being Defender interview. “I make a vendor can call (919) 757- and sell so many. But ‘Teachers 3527. Pet’ might be the bestseller or ‘Buster Brown.’” BUSINESS NETWORKING Strauss cites that our youth- A business owners net- By Taki S. Raton fourth grader at Rozelle the gift on the air. preneur. ful Memphis native has earned working event is Jan. 18, 10 THE MILWAUKEE COURIER Elementary School in Moziah has been a guest on Recalling his beginnings just over $30,000 thus far as of a.m. at Wimbledon Memphis, Tenn., began his ca- The Steve Harvey show and three years ago, he says “I 2013. Clubhouse, 455 Coorsdale Always impeccably styled in reer as a fashion designer at has been featured in British couldn’t find fun and He sells on his own website Dr. in Cary. Vendor space a buttoned-down shirt, creased the age of 9 with his exclusive GQ, in Oprah’s O magazine cool bowties one day. So I de- accessible Etsy page. Founded available. Contact: Betty slacks and dress shoes, our tal- line of Mo’s Bows. and in Forbes. cided to use my granny’s scrap in 2005, Etsy is an online mar- Umstead at (919) 760-0713 ented feature this week pins His creations, Hannah Sayle “Oprah is big,” said Mo as fabric to make and sell my ketplace where people around or register at patterns and sews stitches. writes in her Oct. 27, 2011, quoted in Rae Lyn Hartley’s own.” the world connect to buy and WBOENE1.eventbrite.com. As noted in a promotional Memphis Flyer posting, are LocalMemphis.com’s Aug. 19, He adds that he likes to wear sell unique goods. descriptor, we can find his aimed “at playground pals and 2013, article. “Nobody is big- bowties “because they make “You don’t have to wait un- BUSINESS EXPO youthful fingers on a sewing adults alike.” ger than ‘O’. I thought ‘This is me look good and feel til you’re older,” his mother Raleigh will hold its 16th machine for hours or at least Sayle further reveals that really cool.’ What kind of kid good. Designing a colorful said. “If you have a dream and annual Small Business Expo until his mother tells him it’s Moziah – “Mo” for short – de- gets to be in an Oprah maga- bowtie is part of my vision to you have a passion, we say go for small, disadvantaged mi- time for bed. livered one of his ties to Fox zine?” make the world a fun and hap- for it.” nority- and women-owned He is young, gifted and black. 13’s bow-tie wearing weather- In present day, Mo describes pier place.” businesses Jan. 23, 6 to 9 Moziah Bridges, then a man Joey Sulipeck who wore himself as a 12-year-old entre- p.m. at Southeast Raleigh High, 2600 Rock Quarry Road. Call 996-3070 or 996- 4278.

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Throughout the day, the coders- in-training mirrored the instructions Landeau and the other youngsters given by 29-year-old Donna Knutt, may have required a bit more assis- who owns a web development and tance in this seminar, but for Diaz, ex- perience and exposure are the primary Send your business news marketing consulting business. goals in an unwelcoming economy to Volunteers from Black Girls Code and and job market. [email protected]. Google were also on hand to answer the girls’ questions. “I went to a traditional school, so Durham WWW.TRIANGLETRIBUNE.COM The Triangle Dynamics TRIBUNE 22 nonprofits SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2014 – PAGE 6A receive Focus grantsTriangle Community Foundation is distrib- NEWS uting $53,400 to 22 local nonprofits that have demonstrated success in youth literacy and community development through its new Support for People and Places Community ‘ROUND Programs. The foundation is awarding grants from $2,500 to $5,000 for organizational as- sessments. RALEIGH Each assessment will focus on the organi- zation’s mission, vision and strategy; gover- nance and leadership; program delivery and impact; strategic relationships; resource de- Insurance velopment; and internal operations and man- agement. Nonprofit partners will also take companies part in a six-month effort to learn from one another and participate in workshops facili- wantCompiled hike by staff tated by Durham consulting group Frontline Solutions. The N.C. Rate Bureau, Nonprofit partners focusing on youth liter- which is represents all com- acy are Book Harvest, Communities in Schools panies writing homeown- of Wake County (elementary school ers insurance in the state, Graduation Coaches collaborative), Frankie has requested a statewide Lemmon School, The Hill Center, Kidznotes, average rate increase of Learning Together, Marbles Kids Museum, 25.3 percent, varying by Read and Feed, Wake Education Partnership territory, with a requested and YMCA of the Triangle (Y Learning collab- effective date of Aug. 1, orative). 2014. The insurance com- Nonprofit partners focusing on communi- panies have also requested ty development are Catholic Charities of the revisions to the current ge- Diocese of Raleigh, Inc.; Community ographic rating territories. Empowerment Fund; Compass Center for The filing will be re- Women and Families; Dress for Success viewed by Department of Triangle NC; Durham Economic Resource Insurance experts to deter- Center (adult literacy collaborative); Durham Dr. Johnea Kelley delivered the 23rd Annual Education Lecture sponsored by the Central Carolina mine what, if any, rate ad- Interfaith Hospitality Network; Healing with Black Nurses Council last month at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill. Her presentation, ‘Join Me in a justments are warranted. If Conversation about Health Disparities,’ traced the historical development of sociopolitical practices NCDOI and the Bureau do CAARE; Hispanic Liaison of Chatham County; and influencers that undergird health inequities and offered interventions that can be implemented to Housing for New Hope (rapid re-housing col- not initially agree on the ameliorate them. Kelley is a retired nursing professor whose career spans 59 years. proposed rate changes, laborative); Passage Home, Inc.; Student Action The Distinguished Service Award was bestowed upon Jabar A. Akbar, RN, BSN, MPH, for outstanding with Farmworkers (farmworker advocacy net- contributions to the chapter and community. Akbar is a nurse at Duke University Medical Center and Insurance Commissioner work collaborative); and Triangle Family is pursuing an MSN from Winston Salem State. Wayne Goodwin will call for Services. TOP, seated l-r: Erma Smith-King, Edena Thomas, Helen Horton and Angeline Baker; standing: Brittany a public hearing where To learn more, visit www.trianglecf.org. Judd, Joyce Roland, Bertha Williams, Wanda Wilkins, Connie Kelley-Sidberry, Betty Borden, Marie James, both parties will present Gloria Anderson, Willie Gilchrist-Stanfield and Connie Levister. their cases for or against BOTTOM, l-r: Marie James and Gloria Anderson present the Distinguished Service Award to Jabar rate adjustments. Akbar. “New homeowners insur- ance rates went into effect in July 2013. I am appalled that the insurance compa-

HBCU nies would request anoth- er increase just six months later,” Goodwin said in a statement. “I believe the in- NEWS Benjamin Jealous to deliver surance companies should SHAW UNIVERSITY withdraw this rate filing im- Dr. Gaddis Faulcon has been named acting mediately. If they do not, president. Former president Dorothy Cowser Duke’sSTAFF R EPORTSM.L. Kingin particular, address but also the wider community.” the insurance companies Yancy retired Dec. 31. Turner, a Divinity School professor and mem- should expect a full hear- Faulcon’s appointment began Jan. 1 and DURHAM – Outgoing NAACP President Benjamin ber of one of the earliest classes to integrate Duke, ing on this matter; I will not will continue until the national search for a Jealous will deliver the keynote address for Duke says the NAACP has emerged as a platform for entertain any settlement permanent president is completed. The act- University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. com- many voices in North Carolina ”who are con- negotiations. ing president is not eligible to apply for the memoration on Jan. 19. cerned with social and economic justice.” “Also, I take offense at the permanent job. This year’s theme, “50 Years: Backwards or “In some ways, North Carolina is the bellwether insurance companies’ con- “Dr. Faulcon has a proven record of excel- Forward?”, complements the recent 50th anniver- of what kind of nation we are going to be in the certed efforts to file this re- lence in higher education, and has been com- sary of Duke’s first black undergraduate students, 21st century,” he said. quest late on a Friday after- mitted to our students, faculty and staff for evokes the 1963 March on Washington and looks Appointed at age 35, Jealous is the youngest noon, when they think the more than 15 years,” Board of Trustee Joseph ahead to the 50th anniversary year of the Civil person to lead the 104-year-old NAACP. A Rhodes public won’t be paying at- Bell said. “We are confident that the univer- Rights Act of 1964. Scholar, he began his career as a community or- tention.” sity will continue to flourish and advance un- The keynote, which is free and open to the pub- ganizer in Harlem in 1991 with the NAACP Legal For those who would like der his leadership.” lic, begins at 3 p.m. in Duke Chapel. Free parking Defense Fund while working his way through col- to weigh in on the rate re- Faulcon is also dean of the College of is available in the Bryan Center Parking Garage. lege. In 1993, after being suspended for organ- quests in person, a public Graduate and Professional Studies and an as- “The theme really came out of the discussion izing student protests at Columbia University, he comment session will be sociate professor of public administration. about the nation being at one of those critical went to work as an investigative reporter for held Jan. 24, 9:30 a.m. to 4 His career in academia spans more than 25 points where there are significant challenges to Mississippi’s Jackson Advocate newspaper. p.m. in the Jim Long years with both teaching and administrative the progress we’ve made over the decades and Jealous was among the earliest and most promi- Hearing Room of the Dobbs positions. even some moves backwards,” said Benjamin nent civil rights leaders to advocate for the DREAM Building, 430 N. Salisbury Reese, co-chair of the MLK Planning Committee Act, which would have allowed children brought St. Written public com- and vice president for Duke’s Office for into the country illegally by their parents to re- ments will be accepted Institutional Equity. main here as long as they stayed in school and from Jan. 3 through Jan. 31. Jealous has been a prominent crusader for eco- out of trouble. They should be mailed to: nomic justice and empowerment. Under his lead- His leadership in the arena of human rights, in NCDOI, Attn: Bob Mack, ership since 2008, the nation’s largest civil rights part through his work with Amnesty International, Property & Casualty organization worked to abolish death-penalty stands out to Reese. Division, 1201 Mail Service laws in at least four states, opposed “stop-and- “Generationally, I think he can relate to our stu- Center, Raleigh, NC 27699- frisk” police tactics and stand-your-ground law, dents. Here we are, five decades past the notable 1201; or emailed to embraced gay rights in a historic 2012 vote and and tragic events in the arena of civil rights,” [email protected] has defended voting rights. Donations have also Reese said. “Are we poised to slip backwards or ov. increased, and the number of total NAACP ac- do we have the courage and the strength and the tivists has topped 1 million. will as a nation to move more quickly toward eq- Slvage yard reporting The Rev. William Turner, last year’s keynote uity and the full engagement of all Americans?” locates stolen vehicles speaker and co-chair of the commemoration com- Learn more about this year’s commemoration, Since a new salvage yard mittee, says Jealous is a “vigorous, energetic, including an updated listing of events, at reporting law went into ef- young leader who can inspire the young people, mlk.duke.edu. fect a month ago, the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles’ License and Theft Bureau has received 41 reports of Ask Dr. Swiner stolen vehicles, stopping 22 from being sold to sal- vage yards and confiscat- ing 19 following sales. The new law requires sal- vage yards and metals re- cyclers to verify vehicle in- DebateBy C. Nicole Swiner swirlsdation to stop aroundperforming The rationale prostate is the majori- cult part ofcancer testing, and that’s testing relatives with prostate cancer. formation before selling ty of all men by the age of 80 the prostate biopsy. If you’ve Happy New Year to all! I pray prostate exams, which has If all answers are no, I make parts or crushing vehicles or 90 will have some form of had a prostate biopsy or know 2014 brings us all a renewed been confusing for all us all. sure there’s at least one nor- they buy. Of those identi- prostate cancer. It is also true someone who’s been through outlook on life, and hope for The U.S. Preventive Services mal DRE and PSA in his histo- fied, the Bureau and sever- that the cancer will likely be it, you know it’s one of the more healthy bodies, minds Task Force is the nation’s most ry, and, if this is the case, we al local law enforcement benign or non-life threatening. most painful procedures to en- and spirits. knowledgeable group of med- don’t do them. If the patient agencies have recovered 33 So the question was asked if dure. It’s also not inexpensive. I wanted to ical experts who put together is nervous and chooses to vehicles and also uncov- it was worth finding a non-life Because of these issues and address a what the official recommen- have the screenings done af- ered three fictitious IDs still threatening problem earlier more details from medical re- conversation dations for health mainte- ter having the conversation, under investigation. versus later when it wouldn’t search, the USPSTF experts that I’ve had nance should be. In the past, that is his choice. Additionally, the Bureau is save lives. gave it a “D” recommenda- with my it was to screen all men at 50 If there are any yes answers beginning to receive re- The other part of the issue tion. They found at least fair male patients and older (45 and older for to the above questions, I gen- ports of illegal activities in was what I mentioned earlier evidence that (the service) is given some black men or those with a fam- erally will check a PSA level, buying and selling junked – the idea of harm. Harm is ineffective or that harms out- new recom- ily history of prostate cancer), and if it’s normal, I skip the cars. caused, potentially, in doing weigh benefits.”* mendations have both a digital rectal exam DRE. I’m sure other doctors If a vehicle is reported Swiner the exam (it’s not a comfort- Then there’s the flip side: about to examine the prostate and a are doing different things, but, stolen, the system notifies able one to have), finding What do we do? Do we ignore prostate cancer and screening. blood test called the prostate ultimately, the patient making the salvage yard or recy- something abnormal or hav- the prostate and not screen at When adult men come in for specific antigen. an educated decision is always cling business to verify the ing an abnormal PSA level, and all? What I do in my practice, their annual physical exams, It was thought that this was the best route to take. vehicle identification num- having to “chase it” down. for better or for worse, is have especially those older than 50, the best way to screen and ber and stop the purchase PSAs can be elevated for rea- the conversation. I explain the most are prepared to have the find early prostate cancers. For of the vehicle. The system sons other than cancer, such situation above and ask the uncomfortable and unpleas- a long time it was a debatable Dr. C. Nicole Swiner works immediately notifies the as having an enlarged prostate patient about his symptoms ant experience of a rectal and topic. However, in Nov. 2012, at Durham Family Medicine, Bureau about the stolen ve- or bacterial infection. But once or lack thereof. I ask if he has prostate exam. the USPSTF’s official recom- where she treats newborns to hicle and the business no- an elevated PSA is found, it’s any problem with urination, It’s as expected as a pap mendation was made against elderly patients. She and her tifies local law enforce- hard to convince anyone that blood in the urine, change or smear and breast exam are for yearly DREs and PSAs. We colleagues are accepting new ment. most adult women. However, were told NOT to do them. you shouldn’t look further and straining in flow or getting up patients and can be found at recently, there is a recommen- Research has found that it has rule out cancer. more than twice a night to uri- www.durhamfamilymedi- caused more harm than good. Then comes the more diffi- nate. I ask whether he has any COLLEGE CORNER WWW.TRIANGLETRIBUNE.COM The Triangle Tourney TRIBUNE tix going SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2014 – SECTION B to cost moreIf one more person asks CC about CIAA Tournament COLLEGE BASKETBALL tickets! What do you want Sports us to do about it? You have two choices: wait it out or buy MEAC Tournament tickets, which have been on sale since last month. Last CIAA According to CC’s spies, the CIAA’s midsection seat- ing will rise from $250 to $300. We shall see. unbeaten And, no, we don’t know where the tourney is going after its contract ends in drops; Blow’s Charlotte, either.

WOMEN St. Augustine’s rudeBy welcome Bonitta Best After reports surfaced [email protected] that President Dianne Boardley Suber was one of WOMEN six finalists for the Florida Shaw (2-1 CIAA, 8-5 overall) A&M job, Suber released a There are no more undefeated CIAA teams after statement saying she “re- the Bears knocked off previously unbeaten Virginia spectfully declines offer to State 69-64 Monday night. interview.” Shaw went 2-1 during its three-game home stretch “I was invited to interview by defeating Elizabeth City State, losing to Chowan and am pleased to have before rebounding against the Trojans. Playing one been offered the opportu- of their better defensive efforts of the season, the nity to meet with the search Bears outrebounded VSU 52-34. committee,” she said. Kaula Jacks led all scorers with 18 points, followed “Having been raised on the by Ariel Hatcher with 16. Shaw hits the road for a FAMU campus, this invita- four-game stretch beginning Thursday at Virginia tion was particularly in- Union, Saturday at Bowie State and Monday at Lincoln. triguing…” blah, blah, blah! Of course, it didn’t help N.C. Central (5-8) that the national alumni as- The Eagles lost their fourth in a row after a 68-46 sociation didn’t endorse loss to Winthrop. NCCU was outscored 40-20 in the any of the six candidates. second half. Redshirt senior Jessica Freeman reached “There is not one candi- the 1,000-point career mark with 10 points. The Eagles date (my board) felt worthy began MEAC play Saturday when they travel to Florida of being president of A&M, then Bethune-Cookman on Monday. Florida A&M University,” alumni president Tommy St. Augustine’s (2-0, 7-4) Mitchell said. Now, that’s a The Falcons won their fifth straight game with a slap in the face. nail-biting 73-72 win over Chowan. The streak is their CC was also told that St. longest since the 2011-12 season. Aug’s board of trustees did- “I am excited about our win,” coach Rachel Bullard n’t appreciate Suber apply- said. “Great effort by both teams. Our ladies are a ing for the position without unit, and we are playing good basketball right now.” letting them know before- Guard Terri Jacobs scored a career-high 20 points, hand. Guess she didn’t ex- including 11 in the final five minutes. pect FAMU to publish the “Terri Jacobs was huge for us,” Bullard continued. finalists’ names. “She was aggressive on the boards and owned the CC knows several folks paint on the offensive end.” that were crying in their Chowan had a chance to tie the game when Courtni beer after Suber declined to Williams was fouled from three-point range with 0.6 interview. seconds left. Williams made the first two but missed the third. Shaw St. Aug’s begins a tough five-game road trip at Bowie CC saw a familiar face on State Thursday night, Lincoln on Saturday and Virginia the Bears sideline Monday Union Monday. night. Antonio Davis is back with his ol’ pal Jacques PHOTO/SHAW UNIVERSITY Curtis as an assistant coach. Davis is a former Shaw freshman Larry Richardson scored a career-high 20 points against Virginia State. head coach of St. Aug’s See N.C. CENTRAL/2B women’s basketball. CC remembers when he was released. So tacky. They let him go on a re- cruiting trip – probably knowing he was going to eight of the Caps 12 points, get the ax – then released BroughtonBy Bonitta Best holds off Millbrook for win while Suggs did his best impres- him after he returned. [email protected] sion of Phil Ford in their four- Brutal business. corner offense. Davis went to S.C. State as RALEIGH – Broughton used its Three Broughton players fin- an assistant before heading quickness and size to muscle ished in double figures: to N.C. Central under for- out a tough 60-52 win over Gotftried (16 points, four re- mer coach Joli Robinson. Millbrook in junior varsity ac- bounds), Suggs (15 points, four Jobs must be scarce if he tion last week. rebounds) and Sammy Brock (11 ends up at Shaw, although After trailing by one point at points, eight rebounds). he doesn’t have to worry the end of the first quarter, the Hemphill grabbed a game-high about getting fired ‘cause Caps (7-3), led by guard Tharon 10 rebounds and added seven Curtis certainly isn’t going Suggs’ seven points, took con- points and a block. anywhere. trol in the second period, outscoring the Wildcats 18-8 to Freshman guard Isaiah Tatum led Millbrook with 14 points. MEN take a 32-23 halftime lead. Broughton center Jack N.C. Central Hemphill was the man in the The Eagles football coach- third with six points and a block ing search kept CC so en- to help the Caps maintain a nine- Broughton’s Tharon Sugggs tertained, we didn’t need to point lead. (0) and Jack Hemphill (52) watch television. Every time It was all Aaron Gottfried – son outlasted Marcus Lewis and we said somebody had in- of N.C. State basketball coach the rest of the Wildcats. terviewed or some assistant Mark Gottfried – and Suggs in the fourth. Gottfried scored See N.C. CENTRAL/2B PHOTO/BONITTA BEST

der former Panthers coach COLLEGE FOOTBALL Willard Bailey in the early 2000s. • Herbert Parham is a 12-year Cook Society award at the member of Morgan State’s staff JamesAfter a slow start gets to getting herbut James due found other with op- baseball Washington Duke Inn. as assistant head coach and the recognition she de- tions to keep Long Ball afloat. served, Patricia James It is now under the The award is named after Panthers narrow run-defensive coordinator. A Duke’s first black tenured is finally getting her umbrella of the non- native of Dinwiddie, Va., professor and his dedication Parham was a CIAA all-confer- due. profit Durham Triple James, who was Play Long Ball, thanks to improve relations among By Bonitta Best lineman at Louisville and VUU. ence defensive lineman at all individuals. coaching search Union and later coached the DL Nobles before her mar- to the efforts of Duke • Alvin Parker has been [email protected] riage last year, is pres- law students. Now, all James will join N.C. NAACP Elizabeth City State’s offensive for the Panthers. ident of the Long Ball contributions are tax President William Barber and Virginia Union has narrowed coordinator for the past 10 • Orlando Mitjans Jr. is cor- inner-city baseball pro- deductible, and the five others at the dinner and its list of football coaching can- years. An associate head coach nerbacks coach at Georgia gram that was started program is eligible for award ceremony Feb. 18. didates to four – three of which title was added in 2011. Parker Southern. One of his former by Minor League grants. And last, but certainly not are alumni. has headed an explosive players, Laron Scott, signed a BONITTA Baseball in Durham six In 2012, James re- least, Durham Triple Play will • Mark James is the Panthers Vikings offense that’s averaged free-agent contract with the EST years ago. B ceived an all-expense- be under a new organization, defensive line coach. He pre- more than 30 points per game New Orleans Saints in 2001. Long Ball not only paid, eight-day, seven- R.B.I., when the season starts viously coached at Norfolk over the past five seasons. A gives teenage boys the op- night Alaskan cruise courtesy in the spring. R.B.I. stands for State and St. Paul’s College. VUU alum, he also coached un- Winston-Salem State James also played defensive portunity to play baseball of Cabot Creamery and Reviving Baseball in Inner Senior defensive lineman cities. Donnie Owens has been select- free of charge but also pro- Celebrity Cruises for her Left to vides life skills lessons along work with Long Ball. A couple of the Long Ball ed to participate in the third teams traveled to Kinston last right: annual National Football the way. James, and her vol- Last month she was award- James, unteer coaches and staff, be- ed a Duke Doing Good season to participate in an League Players Association R.B.I. tournament against the Parker, Collegiate Bowl Jan. 18 in Los lieved in the dozens of young Neighborhood grant of Parham men who have come through $2,500. Her high school black “big boys” and came away Angeles. Owens recorded 153 victorious. This season the and tackles, including 34 for loss, program when nobody else alumni association will hon- Mitjans would. or her at their reunion later Triangle will host its own 19.5 sacks and 14 quarterback teams, so they won’t have to hurries. Two years ago, MiLB this year, and next month she packed up and left Durham, will receive a Samuel DuBois The game will be televised Please see BASEBALL/2B live on ESPN2 at 6 p.m. 2B SPORTS/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, January 12, 2014

players in double figures with game Monday night over Virginia Union. Contiuned from 1B learning how to win and hav- formance of the season. The N.C.MEN Central15 points. breaksChowan 77-60. 3-gameing success,” coach Tony losing streakteam hit nine 3-pointers and N.C. Central (8-4) The Eagles travel to FAMU Junior guard Amere May Sheals said. “Right now, we Shaw (3-0, 5-8 ) shot 60 percent from the floor. The Eagles broke a three- and B-CU to begin conference scored 21 of his 27 points in want to keep playing well, ex- The Bears are undefeated in Freshman Larry Richardson game losing streak with a 74- action. the second half to help the ecuting and finding ways to the new year. Shaw has wins scored a career-high 20 points, 61 win over Hampton in non- Falcons pull away from a close win ball games.” over the Vikings, Hawks and while senior Curtis Hines – who conference action. St. Augustine’s (2-0, 9-3) contest. The streak is the The win comes after an over- Trojans. may have played his last game NCCU used a 23-8 second- The Falcons are hotter than longest since 12 in a row in time victory over ECSU, where The Bears gave VSU coach – added 14. half run to pull away from a tie an Arizona desert. St. Aug’s 2009-10. the Falcons trailed by as many Lonnie Blow an unwelcome Shaw travels to VUU game. Dante Holmes led four won its seventh consecutive “I am happy our team is as 21 points. ECSU travels to homecoming Monday night Thursday night, BSU Saturday Bowie State, Lincoln and with their best shooting per- and Lincoln Monday.

Scholarships worth more JV than price of college degree ATHLETE By Eddie Pells and Nancy Armour ever, were the experiences and contacts their THE ASSOCIATED PRESS education provided – opportunities that helped football at Michigan got Joe Holland more shape their adult lives. OF THE than an education. It got him a job. Two, in fact. For some, college was their first time away The linebacker on the Wolverines’ 1988 Big from home; one player said he wasn’t sure if Ten championship team was hired out of col- he’d ever have ventured beyond the state where WEEK lege by a fellow Michigan alum, with his foot- he grew up otherwise. For others, their status ball connections landing him the initial inter- as a college football player gave them entree to Tharon Suggs scored 15 view. That he’d worn the famed winged helmet a future employer, be it through a direct con- points and played like caught the eye of his second employer, too. nection or the affection the large network of Phil Ford in a four-corner “The president of this startup was a huge alumni and fans have for anyone who wore their style offense in Michigan fan and lived in Ann Arbor and was a favorite team’s jersey. Broughton’s win. good friend of Bo Schembechler. I’m going to “The first couple years, I knew people who potentially go work for these guys, and he’s a were interested in what I did,” said Jim Michigan fan? That didn’t hurt me,” said Thompson, an offensive lineman at Auburn. “I Holland, now the co-owner of an Internet soft- write big-truck insurance. It’s not like car insur- ware company. “So yes, it’s absolutely been ance. It’s a specialized market. I don’t think helpful.” playing college football hurt me.” The debate over paying college athletes has A number of players also said the goal-ori- clouded this entire football season, beginning ented nature of a football team made them at- with allegations in August that 2012 Heisman tractive candidates for potential employers, Trophy winner Johnny Manziel received mon- some of whom told them they figured that if a ey for signing autographs. Johnny Football was man had enough focus and drive to earn a foot- eventually cleared, but the NCAA is still fight- ball scholarship, that work ethic would trans- ing an antitrust lawsuit by former players who late to his next job. believe they’re owed billions of dollars in com- “Certain characteristics that I developed dur- had one of its biggest success- pensation. ing football were lifelong skills,” said Alvin ContinuedBaseball from 1B advocate ingets a time of need,” due said recent travel. es last summer. At the NCAA’s annual convention later this Mitchell, who started at outside linebacker for recipient Tanesha Summers “All the persistence and hard The fundraiser moved from month, restructuring proposals driven, in part, Auburn and is now a minister and a sergeant who closed on a new home last work is paying off for these The Preserve at Jordan Lake to by larger schools wanting more autonomy – in- in the Polk County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office. “I still November. young men and this program,” UNC Finley Golf Course, which cluding the ability to give athletes stipends – use them every day. Every. Day.” This summer’s golf tourney James wrote in an email. “I am was a big hit with the golfers, will top the agenda. But Shan Morris, who played safety at is June 13 at Washington Duke so happy the program is get- and added Communities In “We’re not talking about pay for play,” Big Auburn, says he’s done the math on his schol- Inn. Next year it will move to ting the recognition it deserves. Schools of Durham as a chari- Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said. “We are arship, and it doesn’t quite add up. N.C. State’s Lonnie Poole Golf I truly appreciate the recogni- ty. The foundation also pro- talking about the cost of education.” Yes, athletes get a free education, along with Course, thus the new name tion for myself, but I want bad- vides down payment assis- But what, exactly, is a college education room and board. That’s no small thing consid- Triangle Golf Challenge. ly to figure out how I can rec- tance to help low-income fam- worth? ering tuition and room and board averaged As always, a pre-tourney re- ognize the coaches because ilies move from public assis- Using public and telephone records and so- $17,860 for in-state students at public univer- ception will be held the night without them, it wouldn’t be a tance to homeownership. cial media, The Associated Press traced 90 play- sities in 2012-13 and $39,518 for students at before at Brier Creek Country baseball program.” Over $40,000 was raised last ers who were listed as seniors on the 1988 teams private schools, according to the College Board. Club in Raleigh. summer and the event was a at four schools: Michigan, SEC co-champion But even with limits on practice that were Spots are filling up, and Golf fundraiser grows sellout. CIS received $3,000 to Auburn, Akron and Wake Forest. The 23 – imposed in 1991, playing a college sport is the sponsorships are available. Call The Banks Foundation’s help with dropout prevention. enough for a starting offense and defense – who equivalent of having a full-time job. And then (919) 474-9137 or visit its Triangle Golf Challenge in “The Banks Foundation has could be reached by phone were asked if they some. Facebook page. Support of Triangle Charities been a blessing to my family got their degrees, what role their educations “My scholarship was not worth the amount have played in their lives, and, looking back 25 of hours,” said Morris, now the principal at his years later, whether they think the tradeoff was own commercial real estate firm in Atlanta. “We worth it. were probably working for somewhere between (One player is dead, and another five had $3 and $5 when you work it out. I could have names too common to be traced.) worked at McDonald’s and paid my tuition with The AP’s findings: the money I got.” • Each of the 23 had earned his diploma. • All said their educations have played piv- While everybody is stay- St. Augustine’s otal roles in their lives. N.C.Contiuned from 1B Central search ing mum until they sign As CC watched Lonnie • Though almost all said players should re- was released, “no that’s on the dotted line, here Blow lose to Shaw, we won- ceive increased stipends – enough to get a piz- not true,” we were told. are some of new football dered what he thought za with friends or take their girlfriend out to Take Adrian Jones for ex- coach Jack Mack’s staff, about the success of the dinner, not buy a new Escalade – only two ques- ample. OK, maybe Jones according to Football- Falcons with HIS recruits? tioned whether the scholarship they got for didn’t interview on the day Scoop.com and St. Aug’s, which was pre- playing football was a fair tradeoff. our sources told us he did, Coachingsearch.com: dicted to finish last in the • Only one would make a different choice if but since he’s about to Austin Peay’s Granville South, has won seven given the chance to do it over or would advise sign a contract as running Eastman as defensive co- straight games. Blow’s his child to take a different path. backs coach, he obviously ordinator; Jones; Trojans started off with a “You’ve got a unique experience that mil- interviewed at some point, Savannah State’s wide re- bang but have lost two lions of people would die to have. To put on eh? ceivers coach Chris straight. Still, we bet he the uniform, to go into the largest stadium in Maybe those assistants Buckner; and Tulane grad wouldn’t trade places with the country and to get a free education,” said didn’t get released on assistant Mike McCarthy. Falcons coach Tony Sheals J.J. Grant, one of Michigan’s starting lineback- Tuesday, but they’re gone So, there! (Picture CC for anything in the world. ers in 1988 and now a shipping team leader for now aren’t they? sticking out our tongues.) MillerCoors. “It’s a huge opportunity to put your foot into a door and open a conversation into just about anything you want to do.” For some players, an athletic scholarship was their only means of going to college. Tuition, even at a state school, was too expen- Tracy Rocker made use of his contacts sive, and that scholarship meant the difference cultivated while at Auburn en route to between higher education and a blue-collar job becoming an assistant coach with the or a career in the military. 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FIRST TEAM - OFFENSE SECOND TEAM - OFFENSE QB - Chris Rini, Sr. Lane RB - Marquise Grizzle, Sr., Shaw; Isaiah Crowell, Jr., Alabama State QB - Dray Joseph, Sr., Southern RB - Jordan Anderson, Sr., Virginia State; WR - Lee Doss, Sr., Southern; Akeem Jordan, Jr., Lincoln (PA) TE - A. C. Leonard, Jr., Tennes- Arnold Walker, Sr., Alcorn State; - Robert Holland, Sr. Chowan; Deandre see State C - Andrew Edourad, Jr., Bethune-Cookman OL - Jordan Arthur, Sr., Jackson State; WR William Leach, Sr., Kentucky State; Rashard Brown, Sr., Bethune-Cookman; Jeremy Gaston, Sr., Cooper, Sr., Prairie View TE - Dezmond Beverly, Sr. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Shaw PK - Nick Belcher, Sr., SC State KR - Darnell Evans, Sr., Shaw SECOND TEAM - DEFENSE ™ C - Tristan Bellamy, Sr. SC State OL - Kadeem Edwards, Sr., Tenn. State; DL - Shonquez Nelson, Sr., St. Augustine's; Antonio Harper, Sr., Tennessee State; Alex Glover, Christopher Tolbert, Sr., Tuskegee; Alex Monroe, Sr., Bethune-Cookman; Jr., B-Cookman; Reginald Woods, Sr., Tuskegee LB - Carlos Fields, Sr., W-Salem State; Nick Thrasher, Jr., Tenn. State; Jarkevis Fields, Sr., B-Cookman DB - Qua Cox, Sr., Jackson State; Michael Sabb, Jr., W-Salem State PK - Jamin Godfrey, Sr., Tenn. State Justin Blake, Sr., Hampton; Nigel Rios, Sr., Eliz. City State; Chris Ellerbe, Sr., Shaw P - Kyke Jaski, Sr., Lincoln (PA) KR - Adrian Wilkins, So., NC Central THIRD TEAM - OFFENSE QB - Greg McGhee, Jr., Howard RB - Keith Brown, Jr., Bowie State; Jacquise Lockette, Jr., FIRST TEAM - DEFENSE Kentucky State WR - Greg Moore, Sr. Lane; Zach Pendleton, Fr., Jackson State TE - Jordan Payne, So., Alcorn State C - Eugene Solomon, Sr., B-Cookman OL - Karim Barton, Sr., Morgan 2013 DL - Andrew Carter, Jr., SC State; Anthony Bass, Jr., Tenn. State; Donnie State; Ronnie Ransome, So., Va. State; Matthew Reece, Sr., Tuskegee; Isaac Sampson, So., Owens, Sr., W-Salem State; Robert Simpson, Sr., MVSU LB - Joe Thomas, Alcorn State; Omar Fahnbulleh, Sr., Bowie State PK - Anthony Prevost, Fr., Hampton KR - BLACK A XMAS WRAP: The Tavoris Doss, Sr., Alcorn State BCSP "Baad Team" puts Sr., SC State; Jer-Ryan Harris, Sr., Arkansas-Pine Bluff; Chaz Robinson, THIRD TEAM - DEFENSE COLLEGE - Miles Groom, So., Hampton; Amir Bloom, So., Texas Southern; Terrence Pryor, Gr., Clark a bow on the 2013 black Sr., St. Augustine's DB - Darnell Evans, Sr., Shaw; Nick Addison, Jr., DL college football season. Atlanta; Rodney Gunter, Jr., Delaware State; LB - Lynden Trail, Jr., Norfolk State; LeRon Furr, BESTS Bethune-Cookman; Daniel Fitzpatrick, Jr., Tenn. State; Dexter Moody, Sr., Sr., Ft. Valley State Julante English, Jr., Miles DB - Sean Smith, Sr., Va. State; Thomas Wolfe, Sr., Ft. Valley State; CJ Morgan, Jr., Alcorn State; Darrin Marrow, Jr., Norfolk State P -­ Cory Albany State P - Bobby Wenzig, Sr., Alabama State BCSP BAAD TEAM UNVEILED; NEW COACH AT NC Carter, So., Texas Southern CENTRAL; JSU'S COMEGY, MSVU'S MORGAN AXED

Odums nabs top BCSP coaching honor LUT WILLIAMS BCSP Editor Very few expected Southern to come away with the 2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference Holland Joseph Walker Anderson Cooper Bellamy Wilkins football championship. But they did. The Jaguars, in their first full year under head coach Dawson Od- aad eam ums, were picked in the preseason to Holland, Evans top 2013 "B T " finish behind defending champion Ar- kansas-Pine Bluff in the SWAC West LUT WILLIAMS SWAC offensive player of the year, Southern are the first team kickers. Godfrey made 18 of BCSP Editor Division and no one had them finishing senior Dray Joseph. In a somewhat down year 29 field goals with a long of 50 yards and was Two CIAA seniors take the cake in 2013 Odums among the top ten black college teams for signal-callers, Joseph was the only passer to good on 43 of 45 PATs for 97 points. Wenzig black college football. top the 3,000-yard mark (3,573 yds.) while also averaged 42.8 yards on 76 punts. in the nation. Record-breaking Chowan senior wide re- setting the pace with 30 TD passes in leading Joining Evans in the defensive backfield But Odums had other ideas. ceiver Robert Holland and Shaw senior defen- the Jaguars to the SWAC title. Joseph narrowly is another ballhawk, Despite blowout losses to BCS Houston and FCS power sive and special teams ace Darnell Evans have beat out SIAC Offensive Player of the Year, Tennessee State junior McNeese State to open the season, Odums rallied the troops been selected as 2013 Black College Sports Lane quarterback Chris Rini (2,926 passing safety Daniel Fitzpat- to win ten of their final 11 games, most of them close calls, Page players of the year and leaders of the 20th yards, 29 TDs), who was named to the second rick, who picked off including seven by ten or less and three by just three points. annual "Baad Team" of black college football team. MEAC Offensive Player of the Year and eight passes and tied They went on to take home the West Division title before all-stars. black college total offense leader, Howard QB for the FCS lead with knocking off Jackson State, who handed them their only de- Holland, 6-2, 190, led the CIAA and all of Greg McGhee, is the third team signal-caller. 0.6 picks per game. Al- feat over the final two months of the season, in double over- black college football in every receiving cat- Joining Holland at wide receiver on the first bany State all-Amer- time to give the once mighty Jags their first conference title egory with 92 receptions for 1,318 yards and team is Prairie View A&M senior Deandre Fitzpatrick ican senior free safety since 2004. 13 TDs. He finished this season fifth in NCAA Cooper who finished behind Holland with 80 Dexter Moody, named the SIAC Defensive For returning Southern to SWAC supremacy, Odums is Div. II stats in total receptions, 11th in receiving receptions for 1,080 yards and 12 TDs. Player of the Year, and Bethune-Cookman ju- the 2013 BCSP "Baad Team" Coach of the Year. yards, sixth in receiving yards per game and fifth Arkansas-Pine Bluff senior tight end Dez- nior Nick Addison, among the FCS leaders with in receptions per game. mond Beverly flip-flops with Tennessee State five picks, round out the secondary. He finishes his prolific career with 343 junior A. C. Leonard on the first team. Beverly Two juniors, Tennessee State's Anthony catches for 4,351 yards and 43 TDs, setting new was quite productive this season, leading the Bass and South Carolina State's Andrew Cart- UNDER THE BANNER CIAA and NCAA Div. II records for receptions. Golden Lions with 57 receptions for 745 yards, er are joined by two seniors Donnie Owens of He finished behind only Norfolk State's James third best in the SWAC. Leonard, last year's first Winston-Salem State and Robert Simpson of WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS Roe (46) in CIAA receiving TDs and behind Roe teamer, fought some injuries this season but had Mississippi Valley State on the first team de- (4,468) and Virginia State's Damon Thomp- 34 receptions for 441 yards and 5 TDs and was fensive line. NC CENTRAL CHOOSES MACK: son (4,387) in CIAA career receiving yards. named to the second team. Bass registered ten sacks and 14.5 tackles DURHAM, N.C. - With 10 years of coaching expe- The 5-8, 181-pound Evans topped the black Six-four, 290-pound senior Kadeem Ed- for losses, second best in the OVC. rience, including stints with five NCAA Division I pro- college ranks, the CIAA and Div. II in intercep- wards of Tennessee State is the most heralded Carter led the MEAC with 11 sacks and had tions with 11 in ten games, an average of 1.1 per of the first team offensive 14.5 tackles for loss. grams and two conference championship teams, Jerry game. He also led in interception return yards lineman as evidenced by From his defensive tackle position, the 6-3, Mack was announced as with 279 while returning three picks for touch- his recent selection to 295-pound Owens led the Rams with 10 sacks North Carolina Central downs. In addition, he averaged 29.2 yards on the Senior Bowl. Versa- and 15.5 tackles for losses while totalling 51 University's 22nd head foot- 16 kickoff returns, and 15.5 yards on 10 punt tile center Tristan Bel- tackles. Simpson totalled 65 tackles, with 15.0 ball coach on Thursday (Dec. returns. lamy of South Carolina for losses including 4.5 sacks. 19) during a press conference But Holland and Evans are not the only State, the MEAC offen- CIAA Defensive Player of the Year, Chaz playmakers on this year's first team nor the only sive lineman of the year, Robinson of Saint Augustine's, SWAC De- in the Alfonso Elder Student Virginia State s ones from the CIAA. enior run- Edwards senior Chris Tolbert of fensive Player of the Year, Jer-Ryan Harris Union on the campus of ning back Jordan Anderson led the conference Tuskegee, senior Alex of Arkansas-Pine Bluff and MEAC Defensive NCCU. and the black college ranks in scoring, reaching Monroe of MEAC co-champion Bethune- Player of the Year, Joe Thomas of South Caro- A native of Mem- paydirt 20 times for an average of 13.2 points Cookman and junior Michael Sabb of Win- lina State are the senior first team linebackers. phis, Tenn., Mack, 33, be- per game. Jordan rushed for 1,142 yards (114.2 ston-Salem State make up the rest of the line. Robinson was the most prolific tackler in Mack comes the third-youngest ac- ypg.), second in the CIAA and second on the North Carolina Central sophomore kick the CIAA, black college football and Div.II with black college list. returner Adrian Wilkins, who returned three 126 stops, 12.6 per game. tive Division I head football coach. Only Paul Nichols of He is joined in the first team backfield by kickoffs and two punts for touchdowns, is the Thomas led the Bulldogs, the FCS leader Davidson and P.J. Fleck of Western Michigan are younger SWAC Co-offensive Player of the Year, Al- first team return man. Wilkins finished seventh in total defense, with 116 total tackles, 8.9 per than Mack corn State senior Arnold Walker. The 5-11, in the FCS in kick returns (30.3 ypr.) and sixth game, and piled up 19 tackles for losses includ- Mack comes to NCCU after spending the past two 222-pounder from Atlanta led the SWAC in in punt returns (13.4 ypr.) while tying for first in ing 7.5 sacks. seasons with the University of South Alabama as wide rushing with 1,211 yards and scoring with 16 both kick and punt return TDs. Harris topped the SWAC with 107 total receivers coach. He spent the 2011 campaign in his TDs (96 points, 8.0 per game). Tennessee State placekicker Jamin God- tackles (10.7 per game), sixth best in the FCS. The first team quarterback is the other frey and Alabama State punter Bobby Wenzig hometown with the University of Memphis, also as wide receivers coach. He served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in 2010. Mack served as passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach at the University of Central Arkansas dur- ing the 2008-09 seasons, helping to lead the 10-2 Bears to the Southland Conference championship. In two seasons (2006-07) as wide receivers and tight Evans Moody Carter Owens Robinson Thomas Harris ends coach at Jackson Stat, the Tigers ranked second in the SWAC in scoring offense both years and captured the SWAC championship title in 2007. Mack started his coaching career as an offensive Championship on Dec. 7, 34-27, in double overtime. Last season, JSU suf- fered a 24-21 loss in overtime to Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the champion- graduate assistant at Delta State in 2004-05. During that BCSP Notes ship game. Comegy holds a 171-87-2 (.657) career record. His career wins time, he coached running backs, and worked as assistant Jackson State dismisses Comegy during the year ranked first among active Division I HBCU head coaches. special teams coordinator and video coordinator. JACKSON, Miss. - Despite appearances in the last two SWAC cham- Assistant coach Antonio Knight, who is also the recruiting coordi- Mack began his collegiate playing career at Jack- pionship games, Jackson State University announced last week it will nator, will serve as the program lead while the university searches for a son State before transferring after one season (1999) to replace football head coach Rick Comegy. replacement. Arkansas State. He lettered three years at Arkansas State The University made the announcement on Wednesday with campus (2001-03) before earning his bachelor's degree in man- spokesman Eric Stringfellow stating at a press conference that the deci- Morgan out at Miss. Valley State sion to remove Comegy was not based on his re- agement information systems in 2003. Mack completed Itta Bena, MS (SportsNetwork.com) - Mississippi Valley State cord. University is not bringing head football coach Karl Morgan back next his master's degree in physical education from Delta State JSU athletic director Vivian L. Fuller said in a year after he compiled an 8-35 record in four seasons. in 2006 after serving on the Statesmen coaching staff as a statement the school is "grateful to Coach Comegy The Southwestern Athletic Conference school said on Monday graduate assistant. and his staff for their service to Jackson State. We Morgan's contract will not be renewed when it ex- He has been selected for three internships in the NFL appreciate the work he has done with JSU athletics pires Dec. 31. with the New York Jets (2009, 2010) and Buffalo Bills and we wish him well." The Delta Devils finished 2-9 this season, in- Comegy led Jackson State to an 8-1 record and the (2008), and participated in the NCAA Coaches Academy cluding 2-7 in SWAC games. East Division title in the Southwestern Athletic "We feel that it is imperative that we move the program. Comegy Conference this season, 7-4 overall, and held a 55- football program in a different direction. We would Mack's appointment is a five-year term beginning 35 record in eight seasons. like to thank Coach Morgan for his years of service Jan. 6, with an annual salary of $180,000. Mack and his He led JSU to four SWAC East Division titles and the same number to MVSU," the athletic program said in a statement. Morgan wife Starlett have two sons, Jaden (9) and Jaxon (1), and of championship games including back-to-back appearances twice. The Morgan's best season was in 2012, when Mis- one daughter, Skyler (7). Tigers captured the 2007 SWAC title in his second season at the helm. sissippi Valley State finished 5-4 in the SWAC and 5-6 overall. His 2010 This year, JSU lost to Southern in the 2013 Toyota SWAC Football squad finished 0-10 and his 2011 team went 1-10.

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Washington 2014er V8 that made 383GMC pounds ments resultedSierra in a truck that Crewequipped with an electronic Cabparking SLT lots. The heated steer- NNPA COLUMNIST of torque. Mated to a six-speed handled well, responded to transfer case that could be set ing wheel, as well as the heat- CARRBORO automatic transmission, the driver input smartly and was on automatic. For the week- ed and cooled front seats, was One of GMC’s advertising Sierra could tote almost two easy to drive. After employ- long test drive, the truck re- creature comforts that made CONCERT tag lines for its pickup trucks tons and tow 9,600 pounds. ing the remote start, the Sierra mained in two-wheel drive sense as the cold weather of Sparky & Rhonda is “Professional Grade.” It ap- The truck had an EPA rat- sounded as though only four mode. winter months arrived early. Rucker will perform Jan. pears that designers and engi- ing of 16 mpg in the city and The pickup was really made 16, 8 p.m. at The neers took that to heart in cre- 22 mpg on the highway. No for work. There was a light that ArtsCenter, 300-G E. Main ating the 2014 GMC Sierra pick- doubt, fuel efficiency was aid- illuminated the cargo bed as St. Call (919) 929-2787. up truck. The truck was a hy- ed by what GMC called active well as corner steps on the rear brid of sorts – not in terms of fuel management. It means bumper to make accessing the its powertrain but rather how when not needed, the Sierra’s bed easier. it was designed to accommo- V8 uses only four of its eight But there were all sorts of date both form and function. cylinders. This truck ran qui- creature comforts, too. A pow- Read The In today’s world, a lot of pick- et. Power was ample and in- er sliding rear window, tire up trucks try to simulate stant when needed. On ex- pressure monitoring system, Triangle sedans. But the designers and pressways, it smoothly 20-inch wheels, adjustable Tribune in print engineers of the Sierra did not stepped away from traffic. The pedals, satellite radio, voice and online, lose sight of the fact that pick- suspension was firm without controls and Bluetooth were where every up trucks are work trucks. being harsh but not so soft as cylinders were being used But the rearview camera just some of the stuff that the month is Black Thus, the 2014 Sierra was to be bouncy. It was a fairly while idling. Since the truck and the front and rear park as- 2014 GMC Sierra SLT had. an astute blend of practicality smooth riding truck. was not going anywhere, that sist provided much needed as- The base price of the 2014 History Month without trying to package it like GMC revised the Sierra’s made perfect sense. sistance when backing out of GMC Sierra 1500 4WD Crew a car. Oomph was provided by steering, suspension and This GMC Sierra SLT had driveways as well as backing Cab SLT was $43,910. As test- a direct injected 355 horsepow- brakes for 2014. The adjust- four-wheel drive and was out of spaces in cramped ed, the truck came to $48,895. Hope WWW.TRIANGLE TRIBUNE.COM The Triangle for the TRIBUNE future SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2014 PAGE 6B In spiritual restoration, there are many steps that re- quire in-depth conversations Religion with oneself. These conversa- tions are essential in re-vamp- ing the priorities of life. St. Paul AME breaks ground on affordable housing First, we have to focus on getting rid of negativity. This happens when we reconfirm the power of God’s grace and mercy, and give up those things that do not promote wholesomeness. We must make a commitment to en- gage quality time into well-be- ing moments of praise. Also, we must get rid of the stress that inhibits us from con- tributing to a fulfilled life. These ways and means require a focused and structured ap- proach to our individuality. Many times we fail to realize Words of when some- thing is a hin- Tender drance. We Care wish to see NN A blessings, yet ARRIS H we have no clue of what to look Sunday service before groundbreaking. for. We want to hear the word The average price per square black life during slavery, shops and beauty shops." of God, yet we do not listen By Latisha Catchatoorian said. foot to purchase a home in among other things. Nixon said he is looking for- closely enough, only absorb- [email protected] The project will be done in Chapel Hill is $40.08 more "I think it's important to have ward to the opportunities St. ing what we think can bene- phases with the first phase set than in Durham, according to a location where we can show- Paul Village will provide for the fit us. CHAPEL HILL – St. Paul for completion by 2016 or a St. Paul AME press release. case that history, not just in larger community, not just his Whether we believe it or not, African Methodist Episcopal 2017. The entire village will "Affordable housing is such the month of February but own congregation. we are walking on blessings Church celebrated 150 years take around 10 years, Nixon an issue due to off-campus stu- throughout the year," Nixon upon blessings. How do we of service on Sunday and said, and will be funded dent populations raising the said. know this? In our society, God kicked off its preparation to through outside partners, rental rates on what would be Community activist works blessings through our build an affordable housing grants and foundations. used for single family Octavia Rainey said she is efforts and other people. unit in Chapel Hill. "The community needs it, dwellings," Perry said. "Also, excited that an African- Whether God is in our heart St. Paul Village will include and the church should be a new developments are geared American church took a or not, He can move us. We recreational facilities, a well- place that can meet the needs toward luxury condo living." stand on a hot-button is- are vulnerable, which relates ness center and an African- of the community," said St. Paul Village will be locat- sue like affordable hous- to ownership – as if a shep- American historical museum, Stephanie Perry, a member of ed on 20.4 acres of land on the ing and claimed a leader- herd who tends to sheep. in addition to the multigener- the communications commit- corner of Rogers Road and ship role. Even as the shepherd tends ational housing units. tee. Purefoy Drive in a historically "We can be a player in to sheep, sometimes the "I guess probably five years "Housing is so expensive black neighborhood dating the arena of economic de- sheep might go astray. ago, when we started talking here," Nixon added. "I think it's back to the 1800s. It was cho- velopment," she said. "I Nevertheless, we can only go about building, we wanted to a known fact that the majori- sen by a site-selection commit- don't care where you live so far because God is a great build not just a church but also ty of the people who work here tee who made sure it was on in North Carolina, African- Shepherd who is all-powerful the apartment housing com- do not live here, and there are at least 10 acres and close to Americans have econom- in every way (Matthew 18). plex for affordability, as well many people who want to live public transportation and a ic development capacity. The Bible tells us to “not be as the senior housing," Senior here but the affordability is not highway. You wonder where they anxious about anything, but Pastor Thomas O'Neal Nixon there." The museum will highlight are at aside from barber in everything take it to the Creator in prayer and suppli- cation” (Philippians 4:6-7). This means to release the problems and concerns, and allow the universe to seize and destroy them. Marvin Sapp stalked by missing doctor THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Her wallet, cash and iden- 5 and bring her home,” University in California. Left: Grammy-nominated At birth, the Creator issues tification were in the car. Carlin said. She had been serving her gospel singer Marvin Sapp. each of us a virtual packet of KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Police in Michigan and Patrick was raised in New medical residency at Borgess materials, and there are no Right: A photo of 30-year- Grammy-nominated gospel Indiana, and the FBI, are in- York and graduated earlier Medical Center in specific instructions to follow. singer Marvin Sapp received old Michigan doctor Teleka vestigating her disappear- this year with a medical de- Kalamazoo. Patrick. Consequently, these materi- a personal protection order ance. gree and a doctorate in bio- als given to us are called gifts, against a 30-year-old Michigan Patrick’s parents, Mattahais chemistry from Loma Linda and must be nurtured with doctor about three months be- and Irene Patrick, released a loving care, guidance and fore she went missing, accord- statement to The Kalamazoo spiritual observance. As we ing to court documents. Gazette saying authorities ad- mature, these gifts are to take A local judge issued the or- vised them not to discuss the positive shape and form so der against Teleka Patrick in protective order because it that we can adequately utilize September. Sapp, pastor of could impede the search for them for a fruitful and pros- Lighthouse Full Life Center their daughter. perous life that is pleasing to Church in Grand Rapids, “There are so many details God. If our gifts are properly Mich., alleged that Patrick that have been revealed dur- aligned, we can ultimately claimed to be his wife, con- ing the course of this inves- view life on a more whole- tacted his teenage children tigation that confuse and hurt some level. We can, subse- and had been to his home. us all the more,” they said. quently, be exalted with a dis- He said she had joined his “Regardless of Teleka’s emo- cerning spirit. A discerning church after moving from tional state, we believe whole- spirit is a God-connected en- California. heartedly that she has en- tity. We are allowed to be cre- “I have at least 400 page(s) countered some harm or dan- ative in our own right, to go of correspondence from her ger. It is unlike her to go any out and search for the mys- which I have never respond- significant length of time teries of existence, and with- ed to,” Sapp wrote in his peti- without any contact with in reason. tion requesting the protection family or friends.” For a moment, try not to al- order, which is effective until Jim Carlin, a private inves- low the philosophical agenda March 18. tigator hired by the family, of life discourage your path- Patrick last was seen on Dec. told The Associated Press on way. We must realize that we 5 after trying to check into a Friday that he could not com- are here for just a short time. hotel in Kalamazoo, where she ment on the protection order. When waking up each morn- was a resident at a local hos- “The family’s position is ing, we must pursue the re- pital. Her Lexus was found lat- they did not know this was sponsibility of living each day er that night about 100 miles going on, and regardless of to its fullest. We must ponder away in a ditch along what may or may not be ac- over our actions and straight- Interstate 94 in northern curate, the focus today is to en them out to encounter Indiana. focus on what happened Dec. peaceful feelings. God watches us as we at- tempt to analyze our world and the things around us, but OAK CITY BAPTIST we have no power. We must 608 Method Road be proactive to minimize the Praise & Worship Service is situations out of our control. Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. The Rev. Stay in prayer and forthright- orship Michael Pope Sr. will preach. ness, and make each day a spiritual adventure. Realize W STEVENS BOOK SHOP your uniqueness and the abil- 6700 Old Wake Forest Road ity to live a refreshed life. Author Sonya Ingram will It is wise to read about discuss her new book, Don’t Jesus’ time in the wilderness riefs Live in the Soulish Realm, Jan. and how it strengthened him 18, noon to 3 p.m. to meet the challenges that BFUQUAY-VARINA were before him. In our ST. AUGUSTA MB ANNIVERSARY wilderness, we are faced with 605 Bridge Street TCP Magazine will host its many situations as well. The 10th annual Martin 10th anniversary gala Jan. 31, However, it takes facing is- Luther King Jr. Celebration is 6 to 10 p.m. at Hilton North sues head-on and working to- Jan. 20, 8:30 to 11:15 a.m. Raleigh/Midtown Hotel, 3415 ward a feasible answer. Contact Marion Tucker at (919) Wake Forest Rd. Call 796-4724. Whatever we do, we must re- 285-4135 for more informa- member that God’s mercy tion. and love is always with us; we Send your church news to: must tap into that resource. RALEIGH The Triangle Tribune, 115 COMPASSIONATE BAPTIST Market Street, Suite 360H, Ann G. Harris, MRE, is an in- 2310 Compassionate Drive Durham, NC 27701; e-mail spirational freelance writer The church will host a Mid- [email protected]; or who resides in Raleigh. You day Bible Study beginning Jan. fax 688-2740. Deadline: can reach her at annghar- 15 at 12:05 p.m. The public is Tuesday by noon. [email protected]. invited.