Teen envisions professional network for peers

By Sommer Brokaw his idea to create Envision - the ucated about it, and Envision youngest of 10 winners nation- teach them to make the right [email protected] world’sfirstprofessionalsocial will be able to educate them wide that were announced at decisions on how they manage network for teenage entrepre- about the potential that they theWhiteHouseYouthSummit their money and expand their DURHAM – As a young child, neurs – to build teams, collab- have.” and presented in a video fea- team. Justin Harris began his road to orate on business ideas and He and his team created the turing rock star Jon Bon Jovi, a “We were eagerly following entrepreneurship with his first raise funds. idea because he didn’t see any- member of the youth-focused the votes as they came in and Kool-Aid stand. He later devel- “The main purpose is to help thing else like it. “LinkedIn is White House Council for were delighted that Justin was oped a website to market his teenagers turn their vision into one of most popular platforms CommunitySolutions.Winners the overall winner,” said Caitlin business and by age 13, he re- a startup by connecting them that adults do business on, but will receive an iPad, start-up Johnson, co-founder and direc- alized he was an entrepreneur. with resources that will allow you have to be at least age 18,” grants of $1,500 and mentor- torofSparkAction.org,acollab- Justin,now15,wontheSpark themtoprettymuchchangethe Harris said. “I wanted to create ing assistance. orative journalism and advoca- Opportunity Challenge, a com- world,” said Justin, a Durham something where you can con- Justin said the iPad will help cy site for young people. “His petition that asks young peo- native. “A lot of our leaders to- nect with other teens that also them connect together on ideaistrulyof-the-moment,and ple to share their ideas on how day are young and most don’t have similar visions in busi- Apple, the start-up money will we believe it can empower and to create local jobs and oppor- know that they have the poten- ness.” assist during the development tunities for youth. He won for tial to do stuff until they’re ed- On June 4, Justin was the stages, and the mentoring will See TEEN/2A Harris

SPORTS Stars ready to shine at Greater NC Pro-AM summer league

VOLUME 14 NO. 28 WEEKOF JUNE 2424,,2012 2012 $1.00 THE TRIANGLE’S CHOICE FOR THE BLACK VOICE Foster strikes back against Summer criticism program By Sommer Brokaw [email protected] DURHAM – The Durham strives to Republican Party sent out a me- dia release on June 9 that called forFredFoster,the presumptive Democratic nominee for former prevent County Commissioner Joe Bowser’s seat, to withdraw his name from consideration. The Durham GOP claims that Foster showed a “lack of integri- childhunger ty” while working for Durham County Division of Social Services by soliciting insurance By Sommer Brokaw business. [email protected] “The most egregious example of lack of integrity is when Mr. RALEIGH – Many children receive free and re- Foster abused his authority by duced-price breakfast and lunch during the apparentlyinstructingoneofthe school year, but their participation plummets county’s security guards report- during the summer. The Summer Food Service ing to him to attend one of his Program provided free meals each day to more insurance sales seminars when than 74,500 children. A program administered the guard was scheduled to by the N.C.Department of Public Instruction dis- work,” the release states. tributed another 16,500 meals. A public record request shows Only 12 percent of the children who were eli- that Foster was employed at gible for free meals last summer received them Social Services from 1979 until through both of these programs combined, ac- he resigned in 1990. It does not PHOTO/BONITTA BEST cording to a June 13 release from the state show any dismissal, suspension Ohio congresswoman Marcia Fudge (center) was the star of the show at the North Carolina Legislative Black Department of Health and Human Services. ordemotionfordisciplinaryrea- Caucus Foundation Scholarship Banquet. “A well-fed child or nourished child is always sons. ready to learn,” said Cynthia Ervin, program co- But the GOP media release ordinator of the Summer Food Service Program. states: “It has come to our atten- “If they go through the summer months with- tion that Mr. Fred Foster, Jr. was Ohio lawmaker tells Legislative out that nutrition, then they are not learning re- about to be fired for cause from ally well. We think that there can be significant Durham County Division of learning loss over the summer months because Social Services, and chose to re- Black Caucus: It’s ‘payback time’ of poor nutrition, so the summer food service sign, asking that the notice of program helps to bridge that gap.” The federally funded program administered dismissal be removed from his By Bonitta Best record.” increasingly ignoring the needs of the poor and middle by the N.C. Department of Health and Human The GOP said it filed a public [email protected] class while continuing to serve the rich. But she spreads Services has more than 350 sites and 50 coun- the blame around. tiesprovidingmealsinthestate.Still, many fam- records request several weeks DURHAM – U.S. Congresswoman Marcia Fudge didn’t ago“toverifywhatwasthenonly “Bad politicians are sent to Washington because good ilies are struggling to get children to meal sites mince words at the N.C. Legislative Black Caucus people don’t vote,” she said. “We are where we are be- and recruit volunteers. a rumor.” Foundation Scholarship Banquet. By June 8, they dug up a “rec- cause of three main reasons: a lack of unity among lead- “Perhaps the biggest barrier we have to over- TheOhioDemocratwhorepresents ers, apathy of the educated and passivity of the uned- comeistransportation,”DHHSSecretaryAlDelia ommended decision” from the the 11th District called out “mean” State Office of Administrative ucated.” saidinamediarelease.“Wehavemoresitesthan politicians, “lazy” voters and “do- Fudge’saccusationssummedupthemoodofthemost- everbefore,butwehavetroublegettingchildren Hearings that was filed on June nothing” community leaders. 11, 1991. Findings from this de- ly Democratic crowd at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in to the meals, especially in rural areas, and in big Her speech on June 15 was the Research Triangle Park. Since the Republican majority towns and cities where parents may not be able cision show that Supervisor keynote that ended a full day of Lanier Blum told Foster not to has taken office in the N.C. General Assembly, thou- to provide their own transportation.” workshops hosted by the founda- sands of teacher positions have been eliminated, $1 bil- Ervinsaidanotherbarrierisawareness.“Ithink read novels in his office during tion as part of its scholarship work hours, and that she had lion has been cut from education and the Racial Justice that in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill area, be- fundraiser to raise money for stu- Act has been repealed, just to name a few. cause we have such great infrastructure with found a letter in the outgoing dents attending North Carolina’s mailbox for the county that was HouseRep.JoeHackney(D-54)saidthecurrentGeneral parks and recreation places people can go to, I historically black colleges and uni- Assembly session “has been nothing that we’ve ever think it’s awareness - just making people aware related to his personal business. versities. The state has the highest Despitethecontroversy,Foster seen before. They’ve cut programs for domestic abuse, thattheycanshowupandeatatdifferenttimes,” number(11)ofHBCUsinthenation children’s education and repealed the Racial Justice Act. she said. has no plans to withdraw from with students who carry some of the race. “I contest the finding Jones The work of the foundation is even more critical. We A texting meals locator can help parents find the largest amount of student loan need better education for the people in this state.” that I violated standards of per- debt. See SUMMER/2A sonal conduct by conducting Fudge blames the current members of Congress for See ‘PAYBACK’/2A business affairs of secondary employment,” he wrote in re- sponse. “This was a complete Police hiring fabrication on the part of offi- cials who failed to tell the whole ‘Stand your ground’defense more story.” In fact, the decision does give rises as crime notice: “The agency making the final decision in this contested effective when victims are black caseisrequiredtogiveeachpar- rate falls ty an opportunity to file excep- tions to this ‘recommended de- By Zenithya Prince By Freddie Allen AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS cision’andto presentwrittenar- NNPA NEWS SERVICE guments.” Added Foster: “In short, I re- Defendants in Florida who employ the “stand your ground” defense are more WASHINGTON – For the past three decades, signed my position as adminis- crime in the United States has been declining. trative assistant only to be ad- successful when the victim is black. AccordingtoaTampaBayTimesanaly- The murder rate, for example, has fallen by al- vised by a human resources of- most half. Robberies were down 10 percent in ficial that there was never a rea- sis of almost 200 cases in which the de- fensewasemployed,73percentofthose 2010fromthepreviousyear.Yetthereisasteady son to terminate me, so I filed drumbeat from liberals and conservatives alike the complaint to set the record who killed a black person ultimately faced no penalty, compared to 59 per- for more cops on the street, even as cities and straight.” states are forced to slash public sector jobs. Foster had the second highest cent of those who killed a white. The Times also found that the law was being Vice President Joe Biden’s record in the Senate number of votes among 14 can- is an example of how, for fear of being accused didates in the May primary, in applied in questionable ways, was being invoked much more frequently, even in of being soft on crime, progressives have joined which three anti-751 South de- forces with right-wing Republicans in calling for velopment candidates got the misdemeanor cases, and had a signifi- cant success rate- - about two-thirds of more police officers as crime continues to dip. most votes. Ellen Reckhow, the “In the last 100 weeks, under this administra- See FOSTER/2A See STAND/3A See POLICE/2A To subscribe: 919-688-9408 History is made IndIndexex or fax: 919-688-2740 Editorial 4A Sports 1B at the Southern www.triangletribune.com Baptist Focus 6A Classifieds 4B Convention Arts & Life 5B Religion 6B Remember to recycle 2A NEWS/The TriangleTribuneiangleTribune Sunday, June 24, 2012 Teen envisions professional network for peers Continued from 1A “With him being so young, I ChapelHill,saidJustingavehim helpteenbusinessesgrow.Once Justin is focused on the prod- Sandoval said. “It brings credi- just thought it was all (White tips and advice on how to ex- they submit their startup and uct development side of the bility to our idea. It gets a lot equip millions of young people pand and market his site. to connect and build their own House visit) kind of an amazing searchtheprofessionalprofiles business, he handles more of more entrepreneurs to pay at- accomplishment,” he said. “We’ve been running for six and resumes of other members the marketing side. tention to the idea. It brings opportunities, businesses and months,” Creatore said. “Justin innovative ventures. Way to go, Prior to starting Envision, to form teams, they can refer He is meeting with people in press,anditalsojustbringsthe JustinfoundedPentaPlateinJuly helpeddesignthelogo,thesite; clients and outsource to each Durhamtohelpthemgetestab- awareness that this is a good Justin and crew!” we’ve been expanding primari- Justin’sfather,MikeCopeland, 2011, which has assisted five other, and direct friends and lished. The plan is to start beta- product and it will be success- groups of teens with their on- ly because of him.” family to a secure Paypal appli- testing the product around ful, not just for the local teen, said his son has always started To avoid confusion, Justin projects, and one of the biggest line presence. cation to help raise funds. August or September, and offi- but for the teen nationwide.” Matt Creatore, who runs a said PentaPlate services will Sandoval, the valedictorian of cially launch by October. To read more about all the challenges is raising seed mon- merge into Envision. ey,soheencouragedhimtoen- sportsandmusicwebsitecalled Justin’s class at East Chapel Hill “Justin got sent to the White winners, visit sparkopportuni- the Eastside Perspective out of Envision Vice President Javier High School, said that while House for the youth summit,” ty.org. ter the contest. Sandovalsaidthesitewillinturn Foster strikes back against Republican-led criticism

Continued from 1A more than 20 years ago, and as part of a broader postponed to June 25. Page said other candidates that may be consid- effort to support the 751 Project just days prior “It was delayed because the commissioners had ered for the seat include the Rev. Philip Cousin, current vice chair, was No. 1, followed by Foster to a Durham County Commissioners’ Meeting to some un-readiness regarding some information pastor of St. Joseph AME Church and chairman of and Wendy Jacobs in third place. Bowser, a vocal considermeforanappointmenttofillJoeBowser’s that was passed on to us regarding the past his- the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black supporter of 751-South, came in seventh and re- seat,” Foster’s wrote. tory of one of the candidates. So we just didn’t People; Anita Daniels, a former city and county signed. Countycommissionersoriginallyplannedtoap- feelcomfortablemovingforwardatthattime,and administrator; and Elaine Hyman, retired county “The Republicans are engaged in a smear cam- point Bowser’s replacement on June 11, but after we just got the information the weekend before,” administrator. paign against me based on an event that occurred they received the GOP’s letter, their decision was board Chair Michael Page said. Summer program strives to prevent child hunger return text with information Department of Social Services. cost to children or families. To Volunteers are needed to su- for preparation and spread the Continued from 1A within a five-mile radius. If none Children may go to any site to find a site near you, send a text pervise children during meals, wordaboutlocations.Tofindout the closest site. By entering their isnearby,anautomatedmessage receive free meals. No registra- to FoodNC at 877877 or visit assistwithmealpreparationand more, call Ervin at (919) 707- home address, parents will get a directs them to the local tion is required, and there is no http://nc.nokidhungry.org/. cleanup, transport food to sites 5774. Police hiring rises asAmerica’s crime rate nosedives

Continued from 1A pledged to keep. Local law en- cant impact on crime, the lice often target poor, black police contact rate with the pub- when police contact increases, tion, the U.S. has undergone the forcement agencies rushed in to Government Accountability neighborhoods.Arrestsfordrug lic is going to increase.” And so do the arrests. worst crime epidemic in its en- claimgrantsissuedbytheOffice Office questioned the veracity offenses rose 45 percent from tire history,” said then-Sen. Joe ofCommunityOrientedPolicing of the study. 1993 to 2010. Biden (D-Del.) in June 20, 1991. Services. In 2005, the GAO stated “They have to find something as he argued against President By the time the first wave of “Factors other than COPS funds to do with their time,” said Paul George H.W. Bush’s Violent new officers funded by COPS accountedforthemajorityofthe Ashton of the Justice Policy CrimeControlAct.Fueledbythe landed on the streets in 1995, decline in crime during this pe- Institute. “And one of the ways crack epidemic that infected in- crime rates across the country riod.” they’redoingitislookingatdrug ner cities across America, mur- were already receding. Property Criminologists offer four pri- possession.” der, robbery and rape reached crime(burglary)begantodecline mary reasons for the drop in Blacks make up 13 percent of record levels. The U.S. was the as early as 1987 and violent crime: the U.S. population and 31 per- most dangerous nation in the crime fell 4.5 percent between • The declining crack epidem- cent of the total arrests for drug world Sen. Biden said. 1993and1994.IntheSeptember ic offenses. According to the JPI, Thatbill,whichsoughtathree- 2000 report, “Diminishing • Harsher prison sentences cops arrested blacks in 2009 for year ban on assault weapons, Returns:CrimeandIncarceration that keep more hardened crim- drugviolationsatthreetimesthe tougher rules on death penalty in the 1990s” released by the inals off the streets rate of whites, but numerous cases and limits on federal ap- SentencingProject,economicop- •AgrayingU.S.populationled studies, including a recent one pealsacriminalcoulduseunder portunities,stabilizationofdrug by baby boomers reaching sen- conducted by the Substance state laws, passed the Senate, markets, and innovative com- ior citizen status Abuse and Mental Health but crashed and burned in the munity policing were all listed • Improved technology, in- Services, found that blacks and House. asfactorsthatcontributedtothe cludingadvancesinDNAtesting whites use illicit drugs at simi- Three years later, Biden au- reduction in crime in the early • Extended unemployment lar rates. thoredtheViolentCrimeControl 1990s. benefits.= “It goes back to how the war and Enforcement Act. The 1994 Few experts credited COPS on drugs unfolded, the idea that crime bill called for 100,000 po- grants and hiring new police of- Although crime is down, pub- certain neighborhoods need to liceofficersonthestreets,acam- ficers as the driving force, and licopinionpollsshowthatmany be (monitored) more than oth- paignpromisePresidentClinton whentheJusticeDepartmentre- believe it is actually up. And to ers,”Ashtonsaid.“Whenyouput ported that COPS had a signifi- address that perceived fear, po- morepoliceinacertainarea,the ‘Payback time’Ohio congresswoman tells Dems

Continued from 1A get where you come from. I’m going to continue to work until God calls me home. Keep our chil- Walter Dalton, the Democratic candidate for dren first and foremost in your lives. They are governor,praisedtheeventandRep.AlmaAdams our future.” (D-58), who chairs the foundation. As she closed her message, Fudge had the au- “Six thousand students who received need- dience on the edge of their seats as shouts of based aid last year don’t have it this year,” he “Yeah!” filled the room. said. “That’s why this (fundraiser) is so impor- “If I could, I’d change 2010 and get rid of all tant.ThankyouforallthatyoudoasI trytorene- the people who’ve come into North Carolina and gotiate my contract.” messed up our state,” she said to thunderous ap- However,all thenewswasn’t gloomanddoom. plause. “We have people in office who are so Adams,whojustretiredfromBennettCollegefor mean, who want to drown the captain (Obama) Women after 40 years and is giving up her chair- so bad, they are ready to sink the whole ship. We manship of the foundation, announced that the were so happy Obama won, but they were think- fundraiser was being dedicated to Senator Ed ing while we were sleeping. Jones (D-4), who is also the mayor of Infill, N.C. “I feel like that James Brown song ‘The Big Jones, who is suffering from a terminal illness, Payback.’ It’s time to get ready for the big pay- gave an emotional plea to a standing ovation. back. I want revenge. Get ready North Carolina “Icamefromaplacewithanouthouseandnow for the big payback. I’m mad!” I’m in the statehouse,” he said. “Don’t ever for- Teen pregnancies, dangers on the rise in the U.S.

By Zach Burgess on the rise.” promise and innovation. There THE PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE Teenage mothers are also at are roughly 400,000 teen births higher risk of having emotional everyyearintheU.S.,withabout After more than a decade in and academic problems later in $9 billion in associated public decline, the U.S. teen pregnancy life. Another startling statistic: costs. rate has been rising in recent Baby boys of teen mothers are While the nation’s teen preg- years. at an increased risk for incarcer- nancy rate declined about 40 According to momlogic.com, ation later in their lives, while percentbetween1990and2005, theestimatedpubliccostforteen girls born to teens are more like- datareleasedbytheGuttmacher pregnancy in the United States ly to become teen moms them- InstituteinJanuary2010showed is between $6 billion and $9 bil- selves. that the rate rose 3 percent in lionayear.Eightypercentofteen In the beginning of 2009, 2006. According to the institute, moms are on some formof pub- President Barack Obama signed the new data is “especially note- lic assistance. Seven out of 10 an appropriations bill that end- worthybecausetheyprovidethe teen mothers are unlikely to re- ed federal funding for existing first documentation of what ex- ceive prenatal care, which of abstinence-only-until-marriage perts have suspected for sever- course has negative health im- programsandputanewteenage alyearsbasedontrendsinteens’ pacts for their children. Aside pregnancy prevention initiative contraceptiveuse-thattheover- from the health risks, kids born in the newly funded Office of allteenpregnancyratewouldin- to teen mothers are at greater AdolescentHealthwithintheU.S. crease in the mid-2000s follow- risk for emotional and physical Department of Health and ing steep declines in the 1990s abuse, especially if there is no Human Services that was sup- and a subsequent plateau in the family support. portedwithmorethan$114mil- early 2000s.” “It really is a public health is- lion in federal funds. The pre- And,likemanyotherhealthis- sue,” said Bill Albert, chief pro- vention initiative was being sues, the rate is checkered with gram officer at the National hailed by health advocates for disparities.In2006,amongblack Campaign to Prevent Teen and its focus on the evidence. Of the and Hispanic teens aged 15 to Unplanned Pregnancy. “This ad- $114million,$75million will go 19, there were about 126 preg- ministration and this Congress toward replicating pregnancy nancies per 1,000 women, while havemadeahistoricinvestment prevention programs that had amongwhiteteens,itwas44per inpreventingteenpregnancy.In been thoroughly evaluated and 1,000. Such statistics mean the our view, this investment could providedthestrongestevidence U.S. has the highest teen birth notbemoretimelygiventhefact of success, while $25 million that the teen pregnancy rate is went to programs that show See TEEN/3A 3A NEWS/The TrTriangleTribuneiangleTribune Sunday, June 24, 2012 ‘Stand your ground’effective when victims are black Continued from 1A timsintheback.Innearlyathird offate.Thevaguenessofthelaw shot a bear and a West Palm professor emeritus at Florida nessearlierthisyearintheshoot- ofthecases,theTimesanalyzed, yieldsdisparateresults,without- Beach jogger who beat a Jack StateUniversitywhohasworked ing death of Trayvon Martin, an those who claimed the defense defendants initiated the fight, comes depending on the judge, Russell terrier. asapoliceofficer,toldtheTimes. unarmed black teen, by George have gone free. shot an unarmed person or pur- the area, the race of the victim The law has also caused more This emboldening effect and Zimmerman, a Hispanic neigh- “People often go free under sued their victim and still went and the defendant. This mal- residentstocarryweapons.Since the resulting rise in homicides, borhood watch participant. stand your ground in cases that free.” leabilityhascausedFlorida’slaw 2005, when the law was passed, the malleability of the law and Zimmerman was initially re- seemtomakeamockeryofwhat Under the law, a person may to be applied in unintended the number of concealed thediscriminationitallows-par- leasedonthebasisofthelawbut lawmakersintended,”theTimes’ use force to defend themselves, ways, the Times report found, weapons permits issued has ticularly towards blacks - are was later charged with second- reporterswrote.“Onemankilled without first trying to retreat, if such as the case of a self-de- tripled,increasingto 1.1 million. among many reasons social degree murder. He was recently twounarmedpeopleandwalked theyhaveareasonablebeliefthat scribed “vampire” in Pinellas “I think the law has an embold- rights groups and activists have returned to jail as a result of his out of jail. Another shot a man they face a threat. Whether a de- County, a Miami man arrested ening effect. All of a sudden, decried Florida’s stand your bail being revoked following the as he lay on the ground. Others fendant is exonerated, however, withasinglemarijuanacigarette, you’re a tough guy and can be ground principle. Those con- disclosure that he had lied at his wentfreeaftershootingtheirvic- also seems based on the winds a Fort Myers homeowner who aggressive,” George Kirkham, a cerns rose to nationwide aware- bail hearing. Teen pregnancies and dangers on the rise

Continued from 2A health issues. “We can’t just sit back, because new teens are con- teen pregnancy problem. stantly coming into the field and we have to remain vigilant.” rate among Western industrialized nations. “There’s something else going on ... improvements in sexual risk The CDC reported that of the teens who were sexually active, only behavior have leveled off in recent years, and rates of some sexu- “As a society, we have to continually redouble our efforts to sus- about 61 percent used a condom the last time they had sex. And, tain these kinds of (downward) trends over time,” said Heather ally transmitted diseases have increased,” Gavin said. “We have the according to Lorrie Gavin, a health scientist with the CDC’s Division tools we need (to prevent teen pregnancy and disease) - and we can Boonstra,aseniorpublicpolicyassociateattheGuttmacherInstitute, of Reproductive Health, current trends point to more than just a which conducts research on a range of sexual and reproductive always improve on them - but we need to better apply them.” Chicago charter boasts perfect graduation rate – again

Believe,”theschoolhasbeensuc- fromasingle-parenthomecould school uniforms are a must and “Most of my teachers were cessful in replacing negative sta- reach. part of the military structure African-American males,” said tistics with positivity. “We feel “When I went there, I realized Bruce says sets the school apart Bruce, recalling his homeroom the most effective way to realize my story wasn’t the only story from others his neighborhood teacher, known at Urban Prep as our goal is by making sure our like it out there. It was a great friends attended. Now a rising a “Pride Leader.” “He was relat- students are well prepared for chance for me to meet people sophomoreatDePauwUniversity able and we could identify with college,”Kingsaid.“Thenextstep who had similar situations and in Greencastle, Ind., Bruce said himbecausehecamefromasim- is getting them into college and prevailed.” his four years surrounded by ilar situation and got a master’s then getting them through col- Students attend classes eight strong black male teachers had degree.” lege. hoursadayover10periods,with an immeasurable impact on his King,agraduateofGeorgetown Saturday classes as well. Crisp life. University Law School, first be- came compelled to address the lack of diversity in the charter school realm after a short stint teaching in Washington, D.C. AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPERs Theschoolnowoperatesthree With the help of local school of- different sites, each with an all- ficials, King was able to obtain a For the third consecutive year, black student body, and each on charter and find sponsors to Chicago’s Urban Prep Charter a mission to prove young black pump cash into his dream. Now, Academy for Young Men saw males can succeed despite their six years after opening day, the every single member of the sen- inner city surroundings. “We are Englewood campus is not only ior class at its Englewood cam- completely committed - laser fo- survivingbutthrivingandawash pus graduate with acceptance cused - on increasing the num- in success stories. letters to a four-year college or ber of African-American males “It set me up to be an adult; university. whohaveearnedcollegedegrees learning how to handle things as The accomplishment is no in our country,” CEO and a young man should, work with small victory for the original lo- PresidentTimKingtoldtheAfro. a team and be a leader,” Nigel cation of the charter school, “I know this isn’t the end. This Bruce,memberofthe2011grad- which opened in 2006 with only is just one more milestone of uating class, told the Afro. He 4 percent of its student body many that our young men will said the school gave him an op- reading at grade level. reach.” With a motto of “We portunity to cast off any doubt about the heights a black man 4A NEWS/Th Thee TriangleTriangleTribune Tribune Sunday, June 24, 2012

115 Market Street, Suite 360H Durham, NC 27701 Gerald O. Johnson PUBLISHER Bonitta Best EDITOR King symbolized police brutality

Rodney King would be the first to tell you that he was no Martin Luther King Jr. or Malcolm X. His life- long bout with alcohol and drugs - battles that he al- ways seemed to lose - and frequent run-ins with po- lice did not qualify him for icon status. Yet, that's what he achieved in 1991 at the age of 27 because of one video clip. It was graphic footage filmed by a by- stander showing at least four Los Angeles policemen savagely kicking and beating King with police batons, landing at least 50 blows as the unarmed King was sprawled on the ground or struggling to stand up. In the video, the officers were seen teeing off on King as though they were holding baseball bats or golf clubs. Several other officers stood around, doing nothing to halt the repeat- ed assault on the helpless King. More than any other event, the brutal beating of King, an unemployed con- struction worker, forced America to see what many did not want to believe ex- isted - police officers, hiding behind a badge and a gun, brutalizing citizens GEORGE E. who pose no immediate threat to them or CURRY the public. King was found dead early Sunday morn- ing at the bottom of his swimming pool at his home Summer schools spur student growth in Rialto, Calif. No foul play was suspected. His entry into the national spotlight has its roots in When Kyla was in the third turned year after year to the eant. He proudly delivered and affirm every partici - an incident that took place in 1989. King robbed a grade, she failed the state summer program, and when his lines over a wireless mi - pant's value and prepare for grocery store in Monterey Park, Calif. He took $200 required end-of-grade tests she graduated at the end of crophone at the service in the work and learning and was sentenced to two years in prison. On the night at her Charlotte elementary eighth grade, she began both English and Spanish ahead. Throughout the sum - of March 2, 1991, following hours of drinking with school. Her grandmother training for a Junior Servant for the whole congregation mer, children read high friends , King was spotted spe edi ng in the San was worried that summer Leader Intern position that to hear and applaud. quality books and are en - Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. When cops tried school wouldn't be fun, but allows high school student Kyla and Francisco are just gaged in learning activities to pull him over, he tried to elude them by driving then she heard about the volunteers to spend their two of the thousands of chil - that match their develop - even faster, up to 100 miles per hour, fearing that he Children's Defense Fund summers with Freedom dren for whom Freedom mental needs and interests. would go back to jail for violating his parole. Freedom Schools program, Schools serving as class - Schools has made an enor - The program is free, giving After a high-speed chase joined by other officers, and she knew room helpers. Kyla will re - mous difference. The pro - parents access to high qual - King was cornered and ordered out of his vehicle. The Kyla would turn as a second year intern gram provides summer and ity child care, and children two passengers accompanying him, Bryant Allen and love the pro - this summer. after-school enrichment that receive two nutritious meals Freddie Helms, immediately complied with the order gram and Francisco had his own helps children fall in love and a healthy snack each to exit the car and lie face down on the ground. King learn at the transformation when he be - with reading, increases their day in the summer and nu - delayed his exit and when he emer ged, he acted same time. gan the Freedom Schools self-esteem and generates tritious snacks during the strangely, waving at police helicopters that had been Kyla's prin - summer program. He was a more positive attitudes to - after-school program. part of the chase and giggling uncontrollably. cipal agreed very shy fifth-grader who ward learning. Children are CDF Freedom Schools Sgt. Stacey Koon, the supervising officer, fired a that she could wouldn't read aloud, was re - taught using a model-inte - partner with public schools, Taser into King's back, causing him to drop to his MARIAN participate on luctant to talk and would grated curriculum that sup - community-based organiza - knees. Officer Laurence Powell hit King in the head, the condition barely raise his eyes to ports children and families RIGHT tions, faith congregations, knocking him to ground and continued striking King. W that she re - speak his name. But the around five essential com - colleges and universities, Other officers moved in as well, pummeling King with EDELMAN take her tests Freedom Schools instilled a ponents: high-quality aca - cities, and juvenile deten - their nightsticks. After being struck 56 times and in the middle new sense of confidence in demic enrichment; parent tion centers to operate pro - kicked a half-dozen times, King was handcuffed and of the sum - him along with a love for and family involvement; gram sites and make these dragged to the side of the road on his stomach to mer. When she did, she books, and by the end of the civic engagement and social rich experiences possible. await the arrival of an ambulance. King later report- passed with the highest pos - summer he was volunteer - action; intergenerational The scholars are encour - ed that he had suffered 11 skull fractures, permanent sible score. Kyla gave her ing to read aloud. Pauline, leadership development; aged to dream about col - brain damage, kidney damage and broken bones and CDF Freedom Schools expe - one of the adult volunteers and nutrition, health and lege, set goals for them - teeth. rience the credit, especially at a church-sponsored mental health. More than selves, and cultivate posi - Four of the officers - Koon, Powell, Timothy Wind the way the program is de - Freedom Schools site, was 90,000 children have had a tive attitudes and high ex - and Theodore Briseno - were charged with excessive signed to foster a love of Francisco's school lunch CDF Freedom Schools expe - pectations; and for many of use of force. The trial was switched from Los Angeles reading. buddy during the year and rience since 1995. Now, al - them, including Kyla and to Simi Valley, a largely white community in Ventura "The stories we read in was thrilled by the differ - most 12,000 children are Francisco, the program is a County. On April 29, 1992, a jury that contained no Freedom School I could re - ence the program was mak - about to have their own life-changing experience. African-Americans acquitted three of the officers and late to, and we got to keep ing for her young friend. Freedom Schools summer at To learn how to bring one was unable to reach a verdict on a fourth. our books at the end of each Francisco and his mother 177 sites across the coun - to your area, come to CDF's Los Angeles exploded upon hearing the verdict. At week so I could read them began attending the church, try. national conference in the end of six days of unrest, there were 53 deaths, again at home." and Pauline and other con - CDF Freedom Schools sites Cincinnati, Ohio, this sum - 2,383 injuries and property damage was nearly $1 Kyla wasn't alone. An eval - gregation members who had are safe and restorative mer, visit local CDF billion. uation of Freedom Schools seen him blossom over the learning spaces where chil - Freedom Schools sites in In an effort to end the violence, Rodney King ap- run by Freedom School summer were able to con - dren are surrounded by car - session, and prepare to start peared in public to utter his now famous "Can we all Partners in Charlotte found tinue supporting Francisco ing adults and college stu - a program that will serve the get along?" summer learning loss after the summer ended. dents from their communi - Kylas and Franciscos in your After the Los Angeles prosecutor failed to win a con- staunched for 90 percent of By Christmas, something ty who share their enthusi - community. viction against the four officers, the federal govern- the children served, and 65 wonderful happened that asm for learning and read - ment obtained indictments charging the officers with percent of the children would hardly have seemed ing and are committed to Marian Wright Edelman is violatingthe civil rights of King. Koon and Stacey were showed gains in reading - possible just a few months serving them as authentic president of the Children's found guilty and sentenced to 32 months in prison; sometimes by one or even earlier: Francisco was cho - mentors. Each day begins Defense Fun. For more infor - Wind and Briseno were acquit ted. The city of Los two grade levels. And Kyla's sen to play Joseph at the with "Harambee!," a 30- mation, go to www.chil - Angeles settled a civil suit brought by King for $3.8 success didn't stop. She re - church's Christmas Eve pag - minute activity to celebrate drensdefense.org. million. Later, it became clear that King's beating was not an aberration. • Feb. 4, 1999: Amadou Diallo was killed by New York City police officers who claimed they thought he was reaching for a gun. Four officers were indict- ed for second-degree murder but were acquitted. Right-wingers hate Obama over Romney • Sept. 2, 2005... Following Hurricane Katrina, Henry Glover was shot to death while near a strip mall shop- tion of the Obama base. It is ping for baby clothes. Two cops were sentenced to What is interesting about Richard Nixon. They saw the relation - him as too soft. But Nixon also the case that it comes Bill Fletcher, Jr. is a senior more than 15 years in prison for shooting Glover, through playing the race tossing his body into a car and setting it on fire. ship of the ex - was the candidate at the mo - scholar with the Institute for treme political ment. card and voter suppression Policy Studies, the immediate • Nov. 26, 2006; Three unarmed black men, includ- tactics. ing Sean Bell, were shot a total of 50 times by New right to Obama's re-election would past president of TransAfrica Republican be difficult under the best Yet, it is the strategy of the Forum and the co-author of York police officers. Bell, who had been celebrating political right that is quite at his bachelor's party, died in the hail of bullets. presidential of circumstances, but he is Solidarity Divided. He can be candidate Mitt not facing the best of cir - noteworthy. Their aim is to reached at papaq54@hot - Three officers charged with manslaughter were ac- destroy the Obama presi - quitted. Romney is cumstances. Though he pre - that they actu - vented total economic col - dency, but, more important - • Jan. 1, 2009... Oscar Grant was shot in the back ILL B ally hate him. lapse, his overall program ly, to destroy the possibili - by Officer Johannes Mehserle while on the ground at ty of a two-party system. a train station in Oakland, Calif. The officer was found FLETCHER This is not spec - of responding to the eco - ulation. If you nomic crisis has been weak. While it is absolutely the guilty of involuntary manslaughter but served only JR. case that Obama has done 11 months in prison. review the lan - His health-care reform, guage of the while truly historic, was a all that he can do to save There are dozens, if not hundreds, of cases similar capitalism, and in that sense to the ones above. Thanks to King, the public is not Republican primary season, vast compromise and even it is clear that they actually with that faces the possibil - is nothing approaching a so - as quick to believe police officers who abuse their cialist, the political right power and violate public trust. despise him. They do not ity of being blown up by the believe that he is a real con - Supreme Court. And inter - wants to remove obstacles to the extension and possi - George E. Curry is editor-in-chief of the Nation al servative. They do not be - nationally, though the U.S. lieve that he even has a be - has largely withdrawn from ble completion of their po - Newspaper Publishers Association News Service and litical agenda. editorial director of Heart & Soul magazine. lief system. Some of the so- Iraq, the war in Afghanistan called Christian elements and Pakistan continues, to Their attitude towards do not trust his name only two locations. Romney, therefore, is an al - Mormonism. So one could This has demoralized much liance of convenience rather say that there is an align - of Obama's base. What is than one of trust and re - ment that should result in worse is that very same base spect. He serves as their bat - the extreme right sitting out was not mobilized by its tering ram. the election... leaders in the first two years Do not rest any significant Except for one thing: They of the Obama presidency to hope in a split on the right hate Obama even more. pressure the administration. because Romney is not the November 2012 is shap - Karl Rove was quite cor - candidate that enthralls ing up to be something sim - rect in pointing out that the them the way Ronald Rodney ilar to November 1968. The Romney road to victory, Reagan did. All they are con - King Goldwater Republicans at should it happen, is brought cerned with at the moment that time had no love for about through a demoraliza - is not re-electing Obama. SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2012

Raleigh • Cary • Durham • Chapel Hill 5A Business/RealEstate Prepare your kids for summer job experience usiness form that the employer did in- B ByJason Alderman employment insurance. The IRS provides a handy thecontributionsthatyear,and THE PASADENA JOURNAL Whenstartinga newjob,your deedwithholdfederalandstate guide called “Taxable Income income taxes, your child must kids are usually in the lowest High school and college stu- child will be asked to fill out IRS forStudents”thatexplainswhat riefs file a tax return in order to get taxbracket.Then,contributions B dentshopingtofindtemporary Form W-4, the Employee’s types of income are and are not and investment earnings grow a refund. jobs may be in for a tough time Withholding Allowance taxable (www.irs.gov). For ex- •Self-employedstatus.Many tax-free forever. With a tradi- this summer as they compete Certificate. Employers use this ample,tips, bankaccountinter- teensstarttheirworkingcareers tionalIRA,youmakepretaxcon- with older, more experienced form to determine how much estandcertainscholarship-paid GOLF CLASSIC by being self-employed, doing tributions but pay income tax workers in a still-struggling income tax should be withheld expenses (such as room and The Chapel Hill-Carrboro part-time jobs like baby-sitting, on withdrawals at retirement - economy. fromyourpaycheck.Theform’s board) must be reported as tax- Chamber of Commerce will yard work or housekeeping. It’s usually at a much higher tax But if your kid is fortunate instructions help determine able income. hostitsannualChamberGolf important to know that this in- rate. enough to find work, there are how many personal allowances • IRA contributions. Classic June 25, 9 a.m. to 4 come is also subject to income IfsomeoneopenedaRothIRA a few things he or she - and you can be claimed. Retirement is probably the last p.m. at the Governors Club. tax.Iftheirself-employmentnet at age 16 and contributed only - should know about the eco- Note: If you claim your chil- thing on your teenager’s mind, Register online at www.car- earnings exceed $400 in 2012, $1,000ayear,theaccountcould nomic and tax ramifications of dren as dependents and they but you should know that they olinachamber.org/events. theyalsomustpayself-employ- be worth over $300,000 by age temporary employment. earn less than $5,950 during are allowed to open and con- ment tax, even if they owe no 60.Sitdownwithyourchildand • Payroll deductions. If this 2012, they probably won’t owe tribute earned income up to JOB FAIR income tax. play around with the Roth IRA is their first job, warn your kids any income tax for the year. If $5,000 to an IRA each year. If The American Heart ThistaxissimilartotheSocial Calculator at about common payroll deduc- so, they can request that em- you or the grandparents want Association will host a job SecurityandMedicaretaxesthat www.dinkytown.net;it’sagreat tionsthatcantakea bigbiteout ployers not withhold income to make a down payment on fair June 26, 4 to 7 p.m. and get withheld from regular way to teach the importance of oftake-homepay.Commoncul- taxes by claiming an “exemp- yourkid’sfuture,considerfund- June 27, 8 to 11 a.m. at 3131 wages. Self-employment tax is compound earnings. prits include state and federal tion from withholding” on Line ing an IRA. For teens it usually RDU Center Dr., Suite 100 in assessed at 13.3 percent of net income taxes, Social Security 7 of the W-4. However, if you makessensetoopenaRothIRA Morrisville. To apply online, self-employment income re- Jason Alderman directs Visa’s and Medicare, health and un- notice on their year-end W-2 as opposed to a traditional IRA. financial education programs. visit www.heart.org. ported. With a Roth, you pay tax on SMALL BUSINESSES “BondingandInsurancefor SmallBusinesses”workshop is June 28, 6 to 8 p.m. at Durham City Council Chambers, 101 City Hall Plaza. Call (919) 560-4180, New campaign ext. 17241. BAC MEETING ThenextBusinessAdvisory promotes the Council meeting is June 28, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Millbrook Human Services Center,Room204inRaleigh. value of a GED Connie Carrigan will discuss newemploymentlegislation. Register at NORTH AMERICAN PRECIS SYNDICATE www.wakegov.com/com- missions/bac/default.htm. Getting a high school degree can be a soundinvestment. Students who drop out of tend to earn less and to have a lower quality of GENERAL ASSEMBLY life. Many work multiple jobs just to support their family. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Also, those without a GED diploma tend to get the lowest paid Chamber of Commerce will and the least stable jobs. As of 2009, nearly 30 percent of adults host its annual State living in households at or below the federal poverty line did not Legislative Briefing on July have a high school credential. 10,8to10a.m.attheChapel While people may know they need a GED diploma, they often lack Hill Country Club. Register the resources to get started. onlineatwww.carolinacham- Tohelp,theAdCouncilandtheDollarGeneralLiteracyFoundation ber.org/events or contact have launched a series of public service advertisements promot- Laura Morrison at (919) 357- ing their national GED Achievement campaign. 9989. The campaign is designed to provide high school dropouts with the encouragement and information needed to begin the road to a TRAINING PROGRAM GED diploma. Raleigh will hold a training “Through this campaign, we hope adult learners are inspired to session for small business complete their high school education by pursuing a GED,” said owners on how to do busi- Susan Lanigan, member of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation nesswiththecityonJuly18, board of directors. 2-4 p.m. at 8320-130 A number of celebrities, including Jamie Lynn Sigler (“The Litchford Rd. Call (919) 996- Sopranos”), Jerry Stiller (“Seinfeld”) and Christopher Lloyd (“Back 3840. Register by July 13. to the Future”), are participating by giving a series of pep talks in the ads. The PSAs show that getting a GED diploma gives you ac- LEADERSHIP DURHAM cess to more possibilities in life: further education, better job The Durham Chamber of prospects and more confidence in yourself. Commerce will help cele- The campaign directs individuals to a toll-free number (877-38- brate Leadership Durham’s YOURGED) and the campaign website, www.yourged.org, where 40th anniversary luncheon they can find referrals to free GED programs and information on July 19 at 11:30 a.m. at the the GED diploma process. Durham Convention Center. Additionally, the site offers a zip-code search for local literacy Register at www.durham- centers,thehotlinenumber,asimplesix-stepprocesstowardsearn- chamber.org. ingyourGEDandinspirationalstoriesfromadultswhohaveearned theirs. CHANGE OF MENU SpariansinRaleigh’sNorth Hills has changed from an upscalerestauranttoamore casual sports bar. The changes include modifying the menu to offer more so- cial food, adding TVs and severalhighdefinitionvideo and arcade games. Banks settle mortgage discrimination cases Send your business news to [email protected]. By Charlene Crowell The settlement will end the 2009 lawsuit filed by the to have discriminated against African-American and NATIONAL NEWSPAPER cityandcountythataccusedthelenderofFairHousing Hispanic borrowers in pricing their mortgage loans. PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION Act violations causing discriminatory mortgage lend- These borrowers also qualified for loans with pricing ing practices and unnecessary foreclosures. The gov- set by SunTrust’s objective criteria. ernmentsfurtherallegedbytargetingAfrican-American In separate and recent actions, two of the nation’s After reviewing documents and data covering more neighborhoods for deceptive and high-cost mortgage largest banks have each agreed to multimillion-dollar than850,000residentialmortgageloansbetween2005 loans made as long ago as 2000, Wells left the city fi- settlements of mortgage lending lawsuits that alleged and 2009, the DOJ’s conclusion was that minority bor- nancially harmed. Due to lowered property tax rev- widespread discriminatory lending. rowers had been overcharged because SunTrust enues, the governments incurred increased costs for Wells Fargo, with $1.3 trillion in assets, announced Mortgage allowed its loan officers and mortgage bro- public safety and housing code enforcement as neigh- on May 29 without court substantiation that it agreed kersthe discretion to change a loan’spricing. The bank borhoodsofforeclosedhomesbecameabandonedand to pay the city of Memphis and Shelby County, Tenn. incentivized this discriminatory practice by sharing deteriorated. $7.5 million. Of these funds, $4.5 million will be ded- the inflated charges with retail loan officers and mort- None of the residents who lost a Wells Fargo mort- icated to local programs that will be available later this gage brokers. gage to foreclosure will be directly compensated. year for down payment assistance, financial education As Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez ob- Commenting on this omission, Memphis Mayor A.C. andhomerenovations.Consumerspurchasingahome served: “If you were African-American or Latino, you WhartontoldtheCommercialAppealnewspaper,“Many in either Memphis or Shelby County may qualify for likely paid more for a SunTrust loan than a similarly- times when lawsuits are filed, the persons on whose grants of up to $15,000. This program will also stipu- qualified white borrower simply because of your skin behalf the lawsuit was filed might not be the ones to late that prospective buyers must agree to live in the color. You paid what amounted to a racial surtax that get the help. But as long as somebody is helped, the homes for at least five years. Tennesseans seeking ren- ranged from hundreds to thousands of dollars.” community still wins.” ovation assistance are eligible even if their mortgage The real tragedy in all of these discriminatory law- Bycontrast,arecentlynegotiatedsettlementbetween was with another lender. suits is that they have occurred long after federal laws the U.S. Justice Department and SunTrust Mortgage The remaining $3 million of the settlement funds were enacted to protect and prevent people of color will directly benefit at least 20,000 African-American will support various existing governmental programs from suffering these kinds of injustices. We may have and Latino families in 34 states and the District of focused on small business development, public safe- won out civil rights, but we still have a long journey Columbia. These borrowers obtained SunTrust mort- ty initiatives, financial counseling and neighborhood towards silver rights. gageloansbetween2005 and2009. Together,they will revitalization. Over the next five years, Wells has ad- share in a $21 million settlement of mortgage discrim- ditionally pledged to lend $425 million at market rates ination claims. in the city and county. Of this lending sum, $125 mil- Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with The DOJ’s investigation stemmed from a referral lion will be allocated to low- and middle-income home- the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached from the Federal Reserve Board. SunTrust Mortgage, buyers. at [email protected]. the nation’s 11th largest commercial bank, was alleged

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N.C. CENTRAL The Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute has received a National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities Exploratory Center of Excellence grant for $5.7 million. Originally funded in 2002 as Project EXPORT, this is a five-year competitive renewal of the longest-funded National Institutes of Health grant at BBRI. Researchinvolvinghealth disparities — the gaps be- tween the health status of racial and ethnic minorities compared with the popula- Kimbro tion as a whole —is explic- Narrative itly part of BBRI’s mission, and the projects funded by Threads the NIH grant all focus on cardio-metabolic diseases that disproportionately af- PHOTOS/GEORGE ALLEN exhibit fect African-Americans. Caroline Kimani and son. The projects will be ad- CARY – The Page-Walker Arts ministered by the newly and History Center at 119 named Center for Ambassador Loop will feature a Translational Health unique art quilt exhibit titled Equality Research led by K. NarrativeThreads.Sponsoredby Sean Kimbro, Ph.D., direc- Habitat for Humanity the Professional Art Quilters tor of BBRI, and Mildred A. Alliance-South (and Sharon Pointer Pointer,Ph.D.,associatepro- Elizabeth Wood, the quilts are fessor. mixed media creations, combin- “For the renewal of this grant, we targeted ing the art quilting expertise of diseasesthatprofoundlyimpactminoritycom- dedicates four homes Alliance members with words munities,” Kimbro said. “With an investment from N.C. writers. of approximately $5 million over five years, STAFF REPORTS Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 funds to acquire The idea behind the exhibit the National Institutes of Health and the sci- foreclosed, blighted homes, demolished the houses and evolved from an inspiration entific community have given a strong state- shared by Wood, a creative writ- RALEIGH - Habitat for Humanity of Wake County ded- transferred the lots to Habitat Wake to build for home- ment of support and confidence in our re- ing coach and consultant; Jana icated four new houses last weekend in the Long Acres buyers with low incomes. The four new homes - three search.” Lankford, president of PAQA-S; neighborhood. The city provided the lots as part of a of which are new construction and one rehabbed - are and Antoinette Brown, an asso- neighborhood revitalization effort. part of Habitat for Humanity’s Neighborhood ciation member. Brown recruit- Raleigh, Home Depot and 12 area churches that com- RevitalizationInitiative,acomprehensiveprogramwhich ed member quilters who were prise Habitat for Humanity’s Apostle Build coalition partnersresidents,volunteers,municipalities,othernon- then matched with writers re- sponsored the four houses. The city, using federal profits, churches and corporate sponsors to renew dis- tressed neighborhoods. cruited by Wood to establish at least 15 collaborative pairs. Each quilt being exhibited represents an artistic expression unique to the pair who created it. To launch the show, an artist Reception will be held June 29 from 6 to 9 p.m. Refreshments will be served, and collaborating writers and quilters will be pres- ent to meet the public and dis- cuss the quilts, which will be available for sale at the end of ST. AUGUSTINE’S the exhibit. The college held its first session of the 2012 For information, visit SummerOrientationAdvisingandRegistration www.artquiltersouth.org. on June 15. The SOAR’s sessions focus on in- troducing incoming freshmen to the collegiate atmosphere. Wilmington native Shae Ford will attend St. Aug’s in the fall. “A couple of my friends go here and encour- Hillside aged me to come,” she said. “Today is going very well.” The next session will run June 29- alumni 30. participate Summer and in backpack social media program The Jones Family SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE brings increase Whether or not a child’s nutri- tional needs are being met can make a big difference in how he in property crime learns and performs in school. That principle has led members of the Hillside High School class STAFF REPORTS of 1963 to get involved in sup- porting a backpack program. Its RALEIGH – What may seem like harmless posts mission is to help alleviate child on social networking sites such as Facebook and hunger by providing those chil- Twitter can increase your chances of becoming dren who meet the criteria for avictimofapropertycrimethissummer,accord- the program with nutritious and ing to the National Crime Prevention Council and easy to prepare food at times Signal 88 Security, a private security company when other resources are not serving the Raleigh community. available. FBI data gathered from 2005-09 shows that the “We often think about people months of May to September consistently have inthird-worldcountriesnothav- the highest percentage of property crime, iden- ing food to eat, while we actual- tified as burglary, larceny-theft and motor vehi- ly have that situation in our own cle theft. Property crimes rise 9 percent during backyards, right here in these summer months – the highest percentage Durham,” said Gloria Evans in the calendar year. Rentrope, reunion president for Whatmakespropertycrimehotduringthesum- the class of ‘63. mer? According to the National Crime Prevention Statistics show children who Council, social media plays a key role among oth- experience hunger have higher er factors. levelsofchronicillness,anxiety, “People don’t think twice about sharing their depression and behavior prob- vacationplansviasocialmediasites,”saidMichelle Raven Hood and children lems. Consequently, backpack Boykins,directorofcommunicationsfortheNCPC. programs have successfully re- “By broadcasting over the Internet that you’re go- sulted in better test scores, im- ing to be away from your home, you’re potential- proved reading, positive behav- ly opening the door to criminal activity.” ior, improved health and in- John Lewis, co-owner of the Signal 88 Security NEWS AROUND RALEIGH creased attendance. franchise, agrees with the NCPC’s assessment. With family budgets stretched “Even if you’re selective about who you com- tothemaxthesedays,backpack municate with online, there are still vulnerabili- COMPILED BY STAFF foodisoftenthebridgebetween ties,” he said. “People outside of your immediate Friday and Monday for some networkmayhavetheabilitytoaccessyourposts, kids. The goal of the programs leaving your property susceptible to crime while A recent survey of community care providers shows that approximately 15,000 senior citizens will go without is to help meet that need by you’re away from your home or business.” needed services due to budget cuts – a 14 percent increase from 2010. Elderly who need in-home aide services – sending food home with stu- In addition to social media, additional factors help with housekeeping and other tasks – and those who need home-delivered meals such as Meals on Wheels are dents at the end of the week to contribute to summer’s rise in crime. especially vulnerable. Nearly 6,500 seniors are on a wait list for in-home aide, and more than 3,500 are waiting ensure that they are adequately “Summertime means people are out and about for meals. nourished during the weekend. in ways they aren’t typically during the winter In her proposed budget, Governor Bev Perdue invested $2 million for the Department of Health and Human The class of 1963 provides sup- months,” Boykins said. “People may leave win- Services’ Home and Community Care Block Grant, which provides a large portion of the local funding used for porttotheprogramatDurham’s dows open, expensive outdoor equipment in the community care. That money could be used to take 1,500 people off the meals waiting list. No additional fund- CCSpauldingElementarySchool yardorvisiblethroughanopengarage.Criminals ing will result in the waitlist rising to 17,000 people. on South Roxboro Street, which are on the lookout for these kinds of easy targets Local agencies are already being forced to make difficult decisions. According to those surveyed, 22 percent of is the nearest elementary to andmayseizetheopportunitytocommitacrime.” providers have discontinued providing meals during holidays, and 48 percent are limiting the amount of in-home whereHillsidewaslocatedwhen aide an individual can receive. the class graduated. SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2012

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Former Tar Heels Walter Davis (left) and Phil Ford (black) share a laugh at a reception at Brier Creek Country Club. Goodcause brings out the stars Wallace Walter Davis looks like a man By Leland Stein III PHOTO/BONITTA BEST who’s enjoying life. The for- The Michigan Chronicle Jerry Stackhouse (center) has signed a three-year contract with N.C. Central to host his summer league. mer UNC-Chapel Hill and NBA An African-American male is superstar, who retired from pro breaking barriers in one of the ball in 1992 after 15 years and mostsegregatedsports-NASCAR. 19,521 points, is now a com- The young black driver is Darrell munity ambassador for the Wallace Jr. He said he’s gotten a StarssettoshineatPro-Am Denver Nuggets. lot of support from the racing Last weekend he was back community, but he’s also had to among Tar Heel friends and deal with some prejudice. By Bonitta Best “We heard from people who called it the West Coast league be- colleagues at the Brier Creek Wallace, 18, said that some of [email protected] cause the games were too long,” Community Relations Director County Club in hiscompetitorsinyearspasthave Erroll Reese said. “We feel the reduction of teams will make the Raleigh. Davis resented him, assuming he only DURHAM – Former UNC and current NBA star Jerry Stackhouse competition better.” was in town to got his position because he was said there’s only one place to be this summer. High school players will again not be allowed to participate participate in the black. Wallace said he’s also had “Everybody knows N.C. Central is the place to be,” said due to NCAA rules restricting high-school play on a college cam- Ninth Annual racialslursandtauntsthrownhis StackhouseatMonday’spressconferenceatTobaccoRoadSports pus. Also gone is the women’s league, which was won by Duke Banks way from the grandstands. Café. “We don’t have to pull anybody’s arm to get them out to last year. Foundation Butthattypeofcriticismserves the games. Everywhere I go, people ask me about the league.” “It was strictly a financial issue,” said Chuck Jones, one of the Celebrity Golf as motivation for him. He’s also That league is the Greater NC Pro-AM Summer League, which threeco-foundersoftheleaguealongwithStackhouseandDonyell Tournament. gets ready for its fifth season on NCCU’s campus. Bryant. “Hopefully, they can return in the next few years. Fans He’s been the reached out to the family of BONITTA WendellScott(documentedinthe The Pro-AM begins on June 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and enjoyed watching them play.” honorary chair- EST Richard Pryor movie “Greased Thursday nights. The playoffs will be held Aug. 7-9. But for all the NBA and ACC hoopla, the real stars of the show B person for the Lightning”), a NASCAR Hall of The league combines professional players with local and na- are the athletes from BridgeIISports. A special treat for fans is fourth straight Fame nominee and the only tional college stars on the same team to compete for the cham- the season-ending showdown between the two leagues. At last year. African-Americantowina racein pionship trophy and - most important - bragging rights. count, Bridge was 3-1 over the Pro-AM. The event is a fundraiser put NASCAR’s top series. Stackhouse’sTeamJamisondefeateda(formerUNCteammate) “It (wheelchair competition) is one of the most popular aspects on by The Banks Law Firm in “Mygoalistolookbackatwhat Rasheed Wallace-led Sheraton Imperial team for the title last sea- of the tournament,” said Paul Brown, a BridgeIISports represen- Durham to raise funds to help Wendell Scott has done. Hearing son. Wallace and former NCCU star Dominique Sutton were tative. “It has raised hope for those who didn’t think they could low-income families with down all the stuff that he went through named the league’s co-MVPs. play basketball or any adaptive sports.” payment assistance. The tour- is definitely a lot different than “Rasheed did a great job not only as a player but as a mentor Stackhouse said what they are most proud of is the atmos- nament partners celebrities what I go through now,” Wallace to the younger guys,” Stackhouse said. phere on NCCU’s campus. with local residents to compete said. “I’m just trying to carry his The excitement has been building extra heavy this season with “It has grown year after year without incident,” he said. “We at The Preserve in Chapel Hill torch further than he did and do NC State basketball garnering most preseason publicity and top can thank the Durham County Sheriff’s Department for that.” for prizes, scholarships and, it in the right way.” recruits from all three ACC schools expecting to compete. “We are proud be a sponsor. It was a no-brainer,” Captain Stan of course, bragging rights. For now, Gibbs Racing plans to Several changes were implemented to make the games more Harris said. “It is well organized and free, and serves the com- “I like it, and I’ll keep coming have Wallace run the No. 20 family friendly. The league was reduced from 10 teams to eight munity. We’re for anything that serves the community.” back as long as they’ll have Toyota in four nationwide races and three games a night instead of four except on nights the Tokeepupwithallthelatestinformation,playerrosters,sched- me,” Davis said at the pre-tour- this season, including a return BridgeIISports wheelchair league competes. ules, etc., visit www.ncproam.com. nament reception and silent trip to Iowa in August and dates auction. in Dover and Richmond. This year, 20 high-schoolers “Right now, I’m just like ‘OK, from five Durham Public cool,’ you know? I don’t think it’s Schools (Northern, Southern, hit me yet. I don’t even know if COLLEGE CORNER Riverside, Hillside and Jordan) it will. It takes a lot, and I mean a were invited to play with the lot, to get me pumped up. But I grown-ups. mean, this is big,” Wallace said. Last year’s recipient, Lonetta “ThemoodI’minrightnowislike Love, returned to Raleigh to re- ready to go. Just kind of ready to Va. coaches hit milestone tell her story. see what we’ve got.” “May 16 was our one-year an- niversary in our new home,” In a sport that’s been almost former University as at the University of Georgia last Kudos to the mother of three said. “We the exclusive domain of white Virginia an assistant season, where he helped guide Virginia State lived in public housing for four male drivers, it’s impossible to Union foot- and recruit- the Wolves to a Division II top professor years, and while not all public overlook Wallace. He’s one of the ballstarWillie ing coordi- 25 ranking and NCAA and head housing is bad, I sleep much mostpromisingAfrican-American Spence who nator. She Tournament berth. He’s also strength and better at night knowing that drivers to come along in decades will be in- will oversee made his rounds at Georgia conditioning my children are safe.” and arguably the best talent to ducted into the develop- State, Florida A&M, Coastal coach Davis is so dedicated to the come through NASCAR’s Drive the VUU ment of St. Carolina, Savannah State and Rodney cause, he boarded a plane from forDiversityprogram,whichwas Athletic Hall Aug’sguards Elizabeth City State. Gee, no Gainesforhis Colorado at 6:15 a.m. just to started eight years ago to give of Fame on and help out grass grows under your feet, eh win in the attend the reception. women and minorities a better Lightweight Oct. 6. with the de- coach. chanceoflandingaNASCARseat. Spence fense. “This is a good cause, and I Division of Spence wanted to be a part of it,” he However, not to the surprise of Gaines played from Cozart In softball, Shaw the NPA said. “I tell everybody I know those that know Joe Gibbs, the 1969-71 and then stayed head coach Nikki Bynum went The Seattle Seahawks picked National Bodybuilding about this event, because many former Washington Redskins around to help coach the team back to her old stomping up former offensive lineman ChampionshipatOldDominion people have never heard any- Super Bowl winning head coach, until 1989. He is currently the ground to nab Southern Edawn Coughman for their 90- University. The victory gives thing about it.” he has always been an inclusive offensive coordinator at Durham High head softball man roster. Coughman, a 2009 Gaines a national title and pro- Unlike the housing crash sev- person and after retiring and tak- Huguenot High in Midlothian, coach and women’s basketball first team all-CIAA selection, fessional status in the Natural eral years ago that saw many ing on NASCAR, the spirit of the Va. assistant, Bruce Cozart. Bynum made the team after a tryout at Physique Association. families lose their homes - man has not altered. is a former Southern varsity the Seahawks’ mini-camp last CC tried to get a photo of some through fraud by the ThusWallacefindshimselfwith WOMEN girls head coach and volleyball season. him in action, but the best we mortgage companies, others a golden opportunity. St. Aug’s coach. Lastyear,Coughmanmoved could get was a head shot. from home buyers’ greed - a “It’s different,” Wallace told re- Head into the starting lineup for the Gaines left this week to com- strict set of guidelines must be porters.“Igetlookedatalotmore women’s MEN Toronto Argonauts of the pete in the World Natural met. and talked about a lot more, but basketball St. Aug’s Canadian Football League. Bodybuilding Federation Mr. “We believe you can still live it doesn’t bother me at all. It’s ac- coach Rachel Newmen’s “We’re proud of him,” Shaw Universe Championships in the American Dream,” Founder tually cool. I mean, some people Bullard has basketball headcoach RobertMassey said. Barbados. Then on June 28, he Sherrod Banks said. “If you see it as this is given to me be- added coach Lonnie “He did it right. He came here, will compete in the have a job, save your money, cause of skin color. But others Crishna Hill Blow has workedhard,gothisdegreeand International Natural don’t have a lot of debt, don’t have seen that I have the talent to her coach- added is now reaping the benefits. We BodybuildingAssociationWorld get under water on your home and skill.” ing staff. Hill Raheem can now say that Shaw has Championships in Prague, before you get the mortgage, spent last Waller to his someone on an NFL roster.” Czech Republic, in Europe. you can have that dream.” Another hearty congrats to season at staff. Hill Stony Brook Waller Waller was After hitting a couple of rough patches during his ca- reer with drugs, Davis has made a successful transition from the limelight to corporate America. He said he enjoys giv- Former heavyweight boxer returns to home state ing back because so many peo- ple gave to him, especially af- By Bonitta Best to 7 p.m. at Stadium 10 at Legends Golf Course in Myrtle Over his boxing career, he de- ter his playing days ended. [email protected] Northgate Theatres. He is Beach, S.C. featedMikeWeaver,FrankBruno, “I’ve been blessed to have founder and board chairman of Smith is a 1975 graduate of lijah Tillery, Donnell Wingfield, good people in my life,” he DURHAM - James Champion For Kids, a nonprofit Shaw University. He won the Jeff Sims, David Bey, Jesse said. “I’ve had good jobs since “Bonecrusher”Smithisnolonger organization that mentors kids WorldBoxingAssociationheavy- Ferguson, Mike Rouse, Jose Nino retirement and it’s been fun. A crushing skulls in the boxing ages 10 to 18 with life skills by weight title in 1986 with a first- Ribalta and Lawrence “Poncho” lot of players don’t understand ring.Now,he’shelpingkidslearn using boxing techniques. round knockout of Tim Carter. Smith was inducted into that this part (retirement) is tousetheirbrainsinsteadoftheir Smithcreatedtheorganization Witherspoonafterjustseven-day theCarolinasBoxingHallofFame longer than that part (playing fists with his “DO RIGHT” chal- in 2004, which also provides notice from promoter Don King. in 2007 and helped establish the sports).” lenge. scholarships through his chari- The win made him the first col- N.C. Boxing Commission. To get involved with next Smith,aMagnolia,N.C.,native, tygolftournament.Thisyearthe lege graduate to win a heavy- For more information, visit year’s tournament, contact will hold a meet and greet/auto- event will be on Sept. 1 at the weight title. http://champion4kids.org. Banks at (919) 474-9137 or graph session on July 1 from 3 [email protected]. 2B SPORTS/The TheTr TriangleiangleTribune Tribune Sunday, June 24, 2012

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The African-American Newspapers “Whether it’s Twitter or Facebook, any - thing you put on there, it’s out there,” he Howard Unive rsity football head said. “So when you go for a job interview, coach Gary Harrell recently spoke with that information that you put in the social students from Charles H. Flowers High media will be there for the interviewers to School in Price Georges County, Md. But see. So be careful.” he wasn’t there to recruit them as po- Harrell also told students that anything tential players for the Bison football they may do today will affect them when team. they’re 25 or 30 years old. Instead, Coach Harrell was there to “I’m not perfect, I did make mistakes; but convinc e the young students about had I not put myself in position to create building their own unique brand. and take advantage of opportunities, when “Everybody has to look at themselves I went up for the Howard coach position and as a brand. And if you’re a brand, it’s all they researched my name, then it would about how you market yourself every- have hurt me in that process,” he said. day to become better in life,” Harrell Coach went on to explain the importance said. of not only networking socially online, but SWAC Football Media The second-year football coach ad- also networking in person any and every Day on July 16 from the vised students on how to use social me- where you go. Birmingham Marrriott will dia platforms to market themselves to “You never know if the students you’re be streamed live on SWAC the public. sitting right next to now could be your fu - TV beginning at 10 a.m. “It’s all about how you sell yourself ture boss, or a CEO, and could create a job The annual kickoff to in a positive light. It’s all about how you opportunity for you,” Harrell said. “So once the SWAC football season, sell yourself with that social media plat- again, you’re a brand and you always have this year's media gathering form,” said Harrell, who also warned stu- to remember that. We have different races, will feature all 10 head dents to be mindful of what they say or different genders, but in the end, we’re all coaches and selected stu - Howard coach Gary Harrell do on social media networks. trying to reach the same goal in life and dent-athletes in an online that’s to be successful.” video format. Announced that day will also be the 2012 all-SWAC preseason teams, plus the and coach two seasons of professional recorded a career-best 42 tackles, includ - predicted order of finish in News& Notes basketball with the WBA Memphis Blues. ing three tackles for loss, in 11 games. each division. She was known as a crafty and intelligent Other defensive players that didn’t player with a keen understanding of the make the CFPA watch list, but should still game. Her court vision, along with her be watched by the fans this coming sea - drive and determination, made her one son, include two newcomers in Virgina of the best point guards in the league. natives Deshaun Summer and Taquan She also worked as a coach and instruc- Jackson. Summer plays defensive back, tor at numerous camps, including the while Jackson plays linebacker. 1998 WNBA Utah Starzz's free agent camp and the 200 0 WNBA Hous ton Come ts training camp. Success in education, athletics and leadership are trademarks of Dixon's phi- losop hy. At Rosedale High Scho ol in Rosedale, Miss., Dixon captained both the basketball and track teams. Aside from her athletic acco mplis hments, she is most prou d of her acad emic achieve - ITTA BENA – Elv is ments. The Mississippi Valley State star Robinson (above) will take player and alumnus graduated with hon- over the Mississippi Valley ors. She went on to earn a master's de- State women’s basketball gree in educational leadership from the program. It is the first head University of Mississippi. She was induct- coaching position for the Jackso n Sta te Univ ersit y has name d Surin a ed into the Mississippi Valley State Hall form er Alcor n State and Dixon, a seasoned basketball coach with over 20 of Fame on April 9, 2010. Jackson State assistant. years of coaching experience at the NCAA Division Robinson, a 2004 grad - I and II levels, as the head women's baske tball uate of MVSU, takes over coach. The NCAA released its annual for Nate Kilbert , who re - Dixon, a Mississippi native, comes to Jackson Academic Progress Rate report on cently left for the same po- State from Southwind High School in Memphis, Wednesday. North Carolina A&T foot - sition at Arkans as-Pi ne where she compiled a 67-20 overall record over ball’s multi-year APR report was 880 for Bluff. Robinson, who was three seasons as head coach. From 2005-07, Dixon the years measuring from 2007-08 to most recently an assistant was the head coach for Lane College in Jackson, 2010-11. a t JSU , pl a y ed f or t he De l t a Tenn. The NCAA has handed the A&T foot - Devils from 2000-04 and Unde r her leadershi p, Lane 's Lady Dragons ball team a postseason ban for the 2012 was a member of the 2003- achieved a school record by scoring 119 points in season. The Aggies practice time has 04 regula r sea son SWAC a single game while holding the opponent to only also been reduced to 16 hours over five championship squad. 36 points. Lane's women's basketball team was days during the season and four hours He went on to become a comp etiti ve in the classroom as well. Durin g of four days during the offseason. The graduate assistant for the Dixon's tenure, the Lady Dragons posted one of the Aggies were awarded their full allotment Alcorn State highest grade point averages and most wins in over of 63 scholarships and 30 initials. women’s a decade. “We are working harder each and basketball Prior to Lane, Dixon spent four seasons as the Morgan State junior defensive back every day to make sure we are graduat - team from head coach at the University of Maryland Eastern Kenny Ridley was included on a very ing young men and women who are 2004-06. Shore. While at UMES, her Lady Hawks teams grad- short list of MEAC players selected to ready to take on the global challenges The Lady uated at a 99 percent rate. the College Football Performance of the workforce,” Athletics Director Earl Braves won Before UMES, Dixon served as the head assistant Awards preseason watch list. Hilton said. “I want to make sure our stu - the 2004-05 coach at Arkansas State University, where she The CFPA released the list on June dent-athletes are taking full advantage SWAC cham- helped lead the Lady Indians to their best start in 11. Ridley was only one of three defen - of the academic opportunities afforded pionship. school history and their first top 25 national rank- sive backs from the MEAC to make the them at North Carolina A&T, an out - He then ing. Dixon also worked as the assistant coach at cut. standing institution of higher learning. serve d as an assistan t Texas Southern University, where she helped guide A native of Hillside, N.J., Ridley The numbers that were released today coach at Alcorn from 2006- the Lady Tigers to their best finish in over a decade. ranked second in the MEAC last season will improve.” 08 before heading to While in transition from coaching middle school with four interceptions, while also de - Jackson State in 2006. At to college, Dixon had the opportunity to both play flecting six other passes. He also JSU, he erved in multiple capacities, including assis- tant coach, assistant head coach and interim head coach. Guion-Firmin makes 2012 French Olympic team On the men’s side, Chico Pot ts, who had served a four-year stint as an assis- best athletes compete to represent their the 200-meter dash and a 52.20-sec - tant under previous head countries on the international stage. ond time in the 400-meter dash. coach Sean Woods, has tak- Rarely does such recognition hit so close Guion-Firmin finished either first en over the head-coaching to home, but the University of Maryland or second in eight events in the 2012 duties . Woods left for Eastern Shore's Lenora Guion-Firmin will - season. She had four first-place finish - Morehead State last month. represent UMES and her native country of es – two in the 400-meter dash, and Potts, who was also an France in the 2012 Olympic Games in one in the 100- and 200-meter dash assi stant at Delta State London. events. She marked a 52.92 at George from 2006-08, will have the Guion-Firmin finished third in the 400- Mason in the 400 and a faster 52.74 at interim tag removed from meter dash to qualify for a spot on the Morgan State. Her 23.49 sprint in the his name aft er signi ng a team with her time of 53.10 seconds. 200m dash at Morgan was school- multiyear deal. He will be "This is such a privilege for her (Guion- record setting, and her 12.07 finish in the ninth head men's bas - Firmin) to represent her country," head the 100m dash at Navy was the only ketball coach in school his- coach Ernest Barrett said. "It's every track time she ran in the event this season. tory. student-athlete’s dream to run in the "Her points alone helped elevate "He prese nted himself Olympic games." UMES into the top 60 track and field well during the interview With her third place finish, Guion- programs in the country," Barrett said. pr oce s s , " s in te ri m d ir ec tor Firmin earned a spot in the 400-meter re - Guion-Firmin also ran in the 200- of athletic s Donald Sims lay pool of runners. If she runs an accept - meter dash at George Mason, finish - said. "He also has a plan for able "A" standard time, she could also run ing in second place with a 23.51 time. our men's basketball pro - in the 400-meter dash event. At Towson she finished second in the gram for them to excel ac- At the collegiate level, Guion-Firmin re - same event with a 23.78. She has been ademically and athletical - cently competed in the National Collegiate a consistent Peninsula Regional ly, which is very impor - Athletic Conference Championships. She Medical Center Athlete of the Week, tant." punched her ticket to the finals with a and received area news coverage ear - Potts, an Indianola na - 52.23-second time in the 400-meter dash lier in the outdoor track and field sea - tive who played at LSU and preliminary round in Jacksonville, Fla. son. Delta State, was the pri - In the finals. she posted a 52.65-sec - "Lenora is a young and talented stu - mary ass istant coach on ond time. Her eighth-place finish was dent-athlete, and if she keeps the fire last year 's squad that enough to receive NCAA First-Team All- burning and stays focused, she will racked up a SWAC regular American honors. Guion-Firmin is the first have an even brighter future ahead of season and tournament ti - female in UMES history to receive All- her," Barrett stated. tle alo ng with an NCAA American honors in both indoor and out - The city of Princess Anne recog - Tournament appearance – door track. nized Guion-Firmin in May with a the fith in school history. UMES Sports Information In her first year competing for the proclamation for receiving All- The Delta Devils held the Hawks, Guion-Firmin holds two UMES American status as an indoor track and nation'ssecond-longestwin records. She ran a 23.49-second time in field athlete. streak (17 games). PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – Every four years the world's 3B SPORTS/Th ee Triangle Triangle Tribune Tribune Sunday, June 24, 2012 SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2012 4B CLASSIFIED BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FOR SALE career corner A SODA/SNACK VENDING ROUTE AVAILABLE! Machines & Lo- EQUIPMENT cations. $9k Investment. Big $$$ Locations! 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COIN SHOW The Raleigh Coin Club will hold its 39th annual Coin and Stamp Show July 13-15,10 a.m.to 5:30 p.m. KIDS BBYYDR.CARTER DR. CARTER in the Kerr Scott Building on NC State Fairgrounds. The family staycation can be fun VOLUNTEERS The Summer Food ServiceProgramneedsvol- Money is tight for most fami- concerns they may have about all. Start from home and allow meals together. In addition to • Read and Learn. Allocate a unteers to help with get- lies and the concept of a fami- your unavailability. thechildrentodirectyoutoturn saving money, packing a lunch portion of everyday to reading tingsummermealstochil- ly vacation is get- Engage your children in plan- left or right randomly. Ride- will provide your family with and learning. Visit your local li- dren in need. ting harder and ning excursions and activities aboutsprovideyouwiththeop- the flexibility of eating when brary and check out books, harder to trans- to ensure that everyone has an portunity to learn more about and where you choose. movies and music. Open your form into reality. enjoyable break. Share the yourcommunity.Wetendtobe • Exercise and explore out- mind to new experiences and It is not necessary budget and work within your creatures of habit, rarely ven- doors. More than 25 percent of commit to growing your intel- DURHAM to constrain your means. Take advantage of local turingawayfromfamiliarpaths. Americans struggles with obe- ligence and exposure. WRITERS CAMP fun simply be- museum and community The release of control inherent sity.Getphysicalwithyourfam- The key to a good staycation A Duke Young Writers cause you have a eventsthatofferfreeadmission in a ride-about directed by your ily. If the weather permits, get is to break your routine. Open Camp reading is June 25, limited budget. or promotional discounts. children will transform your outside and walk, run and bike. yourselves up to creating new 7 p.m. at the Regulator WESLEY Staying at home There are also several innova- family into tourists. Play kickball and allow the adventures and pleasant mem- Bookshop, 720 Ninth St. ARTER C can be fun and ed- tive activities to make life more • Close the blinds or cur- memories of your own child- ories. Take plenty of pictures ucational for all. A interesting.Forexample,switch- tains. Commit to game time hood to flood your brain with and challenge yourselves to staycation can help your fami- ing bedrooms with the children with the family and discourage endorphins.Gotothelocalpark make next year’s staycation CAREGIVERS will enable you to experience distractions. Nothing makes for a lively game of tennis, even more interesting. CONFERENCE ly refocus on what is truly im- portant – each other. yourhomefromadifferentvan- children feel more special than dodge ball or basketball. TheTriangleCaregivers towitnessparentsmakingthem Wesley Carter, D.Mgt., Kids by Conference is June 26, 8 The term refers to a dedicat- tage point. Sleeping in your • Camp out. Camp in the a.m. to 4 p.m. at the ed time period to stay at home child’s room may provide in- a priority. Turn off your phone, backyard and tell ghost stories. Carter, provides guidance to Durham Convention and relax. Schedule a specific sight into their sleeping experi- shut the world out, and spend Fill your days and nights with parentscommittedraisingintel- CenteronFosterStreet.Call set of days for your staycation ence: Do they have a bedside time with your family. interesting and enjoyable activ- lectually competent, emotional- (919) 719-6765. and alert friends and co-work- lamp and reading material on • Pack a lunch. Collaborate ities. Stock up on flashlight bat- ly mature and socially respon- ers that you will be unavailable. their nightstand to encourage withthechildrentoplanamenu teries and explore your back- sible leaders. Submit your ques- Shareyourplanswithclosefam- reading? and take a picnic with you on yard.Localparksmayalsohave tions to CONCERT ily and friends to eliminate any •Goonaride-about.Thisfun your family excursions. Locate campgrounds available at little [email protected]. • July 7, 6-8 p.m. – drivingactivityisinterestingfor interesting recipes and prepare or no cost to you. Veeda (R&B/Old Skool) at Old Farm Road Park, 7 Hedgerow Place.

VOLUNTEERS Festival to celebrateAfrican culture The Retired and Senior VolunteerProgramisseek- By Sommer Brokaw eventhoughthey’vedoneamaz- ed in Durham for over 25 years. ingvolunteers55andover. Elliott-Bynum, who built a clin- [email protected] ingwork.WemayhonorAfrican- Call536-7247,ext.5305or Americans, and we may forget ic in Nakuru, Kenya, after visit- 5301. the contributions of Africans, so ing during a mission trip, said •Anorganizationneeds DURHAM – African-Americans will celebrate their African roots this is an opportunity where they have known each other for mentors to provide sup- 25 years. “We have been talking port and encouragement with natives of the motherland. we’re really honoring people in in career related and aca- HealingwithCAARE,aDurham- the African Diaspora.” about the lack of unity amongst demic activities to teens. basednonprofitagency,isteam- The annual event will desig- allofusasaDiaspora,” shesaid. Training and ongoing sup- ing up with African Land, an nate a different nonprofit each Esteria Woods-White, who is port will be provided. African clothing store, to spon- year to help. This year a portion from Liberia, is one of 14 hon- sortheirfirstAfricanculturalcel- of the proceeds will go to CAARE orees. She is the founder of the ebration. Africa We CAARE tofinishits15-beddormitoryfor Esteria Woods International CHAPEL HILL Cultural Celebration will take homelessveterans.Elliott-Bynum OutreachFoundation,anonprof- PUBLIC MEETING place on June 30, 1 to 9 p.m. at said they’re about 90 percent- itfoundedin2003tofightpover- Ameetingupdateonthe CAARE, 214 Broadway St. complete, but still have to buy ty, injustice, and sexual violence activitiesatCarolinaNorth Health screenings, sponsored fire-rateddoors,andputinautil- against women and children. is June 27, 5:30-6:30 p.m. by Durham Regional Hospital in ity line and lights. Woods-White said sometimes intheMagnoliaConference CAARE’s free clinic, will also be “This is just the beginning of immigrant women can get work Room of the Giles F. available throughout the day. something showing how there’s faster than the men, but cultur- Horney Building at 103 Dr. Amadou Diagne from powerinthenumbers,andwhen allythemanisheadofthehouse- Airport Dr. GileadSciences,aresearch-based we unify around a common hold. biopharmaceuticalcompany,will cause, there’s absolutely noth- “If you come to the United ing that you shouldn’t be able to Statesandcertainthingshappen HILLSBOROUGH discussHIVintheU.S.andAfrica. His speech will be followed by accomplishtogether,becausethe to you, you’re so terrified to talk FAIR HOUSING to someone because you were Afairhousingworkshop dinner with food catered by African proverbs tell us that it is June 28, 6-8 p.m. at Mawa’s Taste of Africa. takes a whole village,” she said. raised to stay home and still be Orange Co. Department of “The whole point is exposure Elliott-Bynum and her sister, there no matter what happened Social Services, and just showing the richness of PatriciaAmaechi,nowdeceased, to you,” she said. “And some- Hillsborough Commons, ourcultureandbeautyofourcul- founded CAARE - Case manage- timesseekinghelpislikeputting 113 Mayo St. Contact: Pam ture,” CAARE Executive Director ment of AIDS and Addiction yoursecretoutaboutthingsthat Reynolds at preynolds SharonElliott-Bynumsaid.“Itwas through Resources and go on in your home.” @co.orange.nc.us or (919) really important for me to have Education-17yearsagowiththe Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 245-2490. an African speak because I felt vision to make Durham an “oa- for 13 years and above, and free like in our world, there are few sis of care” for those in need. for children. Food is included, and there will be a kids’ zone in CAARE Executive Director Sharon-Elliott-Bynum andfarin-betweentimesthatwe Utibe Udoh, is the founder of celebrate our African leaders African Land, which has operat- the back. Durham play delves into what men think and why By Ryanne Persinger backgrounds. areaddressedintheplay.Weeks mother, she’s dealt with things some tools for a more success- [email protected] “The play deals with the male co-wrotethe play with his moth- about men that bothered her,” ful life and healthy family.” psyche and discussing issues er Renee, who came up with the Weeks said, “like dealing with ForRenee,46,shesaidtheplay DURHAM – A one-man show thatnormallywouldn’tbetalked concept for the show. males in their 40s and their 50s for her touches on the dating answers questions about what about,” Weeks, 28, said. “It’s Weeks said he and his mother who are set in their ways. So we scene of a single older adult. men feel, what they think and about the things that get swept shared experiences and incor- tried to bridge this gap between “Weallhavebehaviors,butun- how they act. under the rug.” porated those into the produc- us and use that to create these der those behaviors there’s In “What Men Don’t Say,” J Issuessuchasmoney,success, tion. characters. We wanted to pro- something deeper underlying Weeks portrays three men at relationships,learnedbehaviors, “It deals with some things that mote these images of males and that. We need to get to the real different ages with varying intimacy and behavioral cycles I’veexperiencedandthenformy empower them to give them causes of the behavior.” SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2012 Raleigh • Cary • Durham • Chapel Hill 6B Religion Luster’s life rich with trials, blessings Biblical lessons “People were all around us. In fact, one guy when I was preach- TheBiblesharesmanystories ing was reaching up and patting about people who were headed meontheback.That’showclose in a direction not planned by everything was. Most years Fred God. Ultimately, their destiny will baptize between 250 and was not pleasant because they 350. It will be somewhere in did not allow God to use their there.” resourcefulness. Jenkins describes Luter as au- For exam- thentic,aclosefriendandagood ple, when preacher who has maintained a Jonah decid- strong personal witness. edtoalterhis “What you see of Fred on the course in lieu platform and what you see of of what God Fredofftheplatformisthesame commanded, man: A good family man, strong he ended up morals. That was part of the suc- in a despica- cess, I think, the blessing of God ble situation onhischurch,”Jenkinssaid.“He and had made a strong stand and said ‘I Words of problems will not have anybody serving in gettingoutof Tender Care this church that does not hold to it. “Now the those strong views,’ and he had Lordhadpre- NN ARRIS to discipline some people dur- A H pared a great ing that period of time.” fish to swal- Luter’smanyfriendsacrossthe low up Jonah. And Jonah was SBC encouraged him to seek the inthebellyofthefishthreedays presidency. and three nights” (Jonah 1:17). “They say this will say a lot to Eventually, Jonah got out of his the kingdom of heaven that dilemma and continued suc- here’s a convention that was cessfully on the journey that started as a result of slavery and God had originally set for him. the past that we have, now an Even though we might not be African-American pastor is lead- detained like Jonah, complicat- ing them,” Luter said. “I just feel ed situations can arise if we do thatwithmypersonalityandmy not listen to God. commitmenttotheWordofGod, The scripture reads: “Then that I can really bring the differ- Jonah prayed unto the Lord his ent groups across our conven- God out of the fish’s belly” tiontogether,sothatwecanhelp (Jonah 2:1). It was through fulfill the mission that God has prayer and Jonah’s willingness given us.” tolistentoGodthatallowedhim PHOTO/KENT HARVILLE Luter married his high school to escape his captor. Read the sweetheart Elizabeth on Oct. 11, After a historic election, Bryant Wright Jr. (right), outgoing president of the Southern Baptist Convention, prays with entirestorytograsptheessence 1980.Their27-year-oldsonFred Fred Luter Jr. immediately after more than 8,000 SBC messengers unanimously elected Luter as the first African- of his journey for God and with IIIisFranklinAvenue’syouthpas- American president of the SBC. God. tor; their 30-year-old daughter In order to save Lot’s family lenged me and started making Ward and sharing Christ. And theconventionsermonattitsan- Kimberly teaches school in By Diana Chandler from a city filled with corrup- me really consider my relation- that’s how, as they say, that’s nual meeting in 2001, also held Birmingham, Ala. BAPTIST PRESS tionandsin,God’sangeldirect- ship with God, to the point that how it all began.” in New Orleans, and in 2011 was Through it all, Luter has re- ed the entire family to flee the NEW ORLEANS – The new blue I started reading my Bible every The first black president of the thefirstblackelectedasSBCfirst mained humble. city.Therewerespecificinstruc- and silver Honda 360 motorcy- day, on a daily basis, morning Southern Baptist Convention is vice president. “I am always nervous when I tionsnottolookbackatthecity. cle was mangled junk. A young and evening,” Luter recalls 35 amazed at how God has blessed Lutergot the SBC’sattentionin preach. It doesn’t matter if it’s God wanted to use this family Fred Luter Jr. lay in a hospital years later. “I called the accident his ministry, opening doors pre- theearly1990swhenthechurch seminaryprofessorsoratAngola as an example that we can be bed, his left leg broken in sever- myDamascusRoadexperience.” viously closed to those from his led the Louisiana Baptist stateprison,I’malwaysnervous. sparedmanyunnecessaryhard- al places, a hole in his head. Leaving the hospital three side of town. Convention in baptisms. Wayne That’s why I talk a lot at the very ships if we stay focused on His LouisBeloney,then-seniordea- months later in a full-leg cast he “I’ve been with Southern Jenkins, LBC director of evangel- beginning. If you hear the ser- directions. conatGreaterMt.CarmelBaptist would wear until the next year, Baptists for 25 years as pastor,” ism and church growth, contact- mons that I do, I do a lot of talk- The scripture reads: “And Church, gave the 21-year-old his head mostly healed, he soon he said, “and I have a really, re- ed Luter while attending a New ing at the very beginning as far while he lingered, the men laid Luter sage advice: “Obedience is walked on crutches down the ally good relationship with a lot Orleansmeeting,whenLutergra- asmyintroductoryremarks,just hold upon his hand, and upon better than sacrifice.” aisle of Greater Mt. Carmel and ofpastorsacrosstheconvention, ciouslyinvitedJenkinstopreach. to kind of get that nervousness the hand of his wife, and upon Thatis,Luterwouldhavedone committed himself to the Lord. a lot of the directors of missions “The place was completely out of the way. Once I get start- the hand of his two daughters; better to obey his mother Viola, “I immediately started a street across the country, a lot of state packed.I’mtalkingaboutbeyond ed, God has just given me a gift the Lord being merciful unto who told him just a month ear- ministry because I was so execs, evangelism directors. I’ve fire-marshal packed,” Jenkins where it doesn’t bother me any- him: and they brought him lier not to buy the bike, rather shockedbymyrelationshipwith preachedformostofthem,ifnot said. “Once the pews were full, more. forth, and set him without the than nearly sacrifice his life in Christ,Iwantedeverybodyinmy all of them.” ushers would place seats in the “I just do what God has called city” (Genesis 19:16). But Lot’s the May 1977 accident when he neighborhood, all my partners, Luter was unopposed for the aisles. When those filled, they me to do. I’m amazed at the op- wifedidnottakeheedtoherdi- struck a car on Paris Avenue in to know the God that I knew,” SBC presidency. A trailblazer in would seat worshippers on the portunities that have been given rections. As they were fleeing, New Orleans. Luter said. “So every Saturday at the SBC, the pastor of Franklin platform, repeating the same to me through the years.” “And he said ‘You better get 12 noon I’d be preaching on dif- Avenue Baptist Church was the during each of three Sunday she looked back at the city, and your life right with God.’ It chal- ferent streets of the Lower Ninth first African-American to preach morning services. turned into a pillar of salt. TappingAmerica’ssportscraziness

By John Garner Athleticsandathletescommandahugeinfluence BAPTIST PRESS - both good and bad - on our culture. Consequently, churches have an exciting, cul- FRANKLIN, Tenn. - The boy came to the altar turally relevant opportunity to share the Gospel during invitation time with a simple salvation with participants and spectators alike in their tract and told the inquiring pastor “I did what communities through sports and recreation. this book said, I asked Jesus into my heart.” Opportunities abound for churches to use this The boy had participated in a basketball league non-threatening environment as an entry point andlearnedofsalvationduringeachweek’sprac- to evangelism and discipleship. ticeasthevolunteercoachutilizedbasketballter- Folks may come to a sporting event that would minology to introduce the Gospel. The boy, hav- never think of coming to a worship service. They ing learned that we are all sinners and God for- will especially come to an event that includes gives our sins through Christ, accepted Jesus. their children. The key for the church is inten- What’s more, he asked if he could give his tes- tionality. timony during the banquet at the end of the sea- Several ministries have come on the scene that son. He stood in front of that large gathering and use sports and recreation as an intentional evan- shared the booklet with fellow players, their par- gelism tool. Entities such as Upward Unlimited, ents, grandparents, brothers and sisters, clearly In His Grip Golf, Connect Ministries, Outdoor explaining the plan of salvation. Ministry Network, Infinity Sports, Sports Only God knows the eternal impact the young Crusaders, Sports Reach and others are ready to boy had. help churches capture the imagination of our America is sports crazy - crazed enough to sports-crazy society. These ministries’ core goal spend billions each year on everything from is that every participant at every event hears the Frisbees, fishing, golf, softball, water and snow Gospel. skiing to tickets to all kinds of sporting events.

sponsor a dinner theater June Ministry on N.C. Central’s 30, 5 p.m. at the church. campus celebrates its 50th Gospel Comedian Elder anniversary. An anniversary Aleindor Hankins aka LaSalle luncheon and fashion show orship will perform. Contact: the is June 30, 11 a.m. at W Rev. Beverly Johnson at (919) Washington Duke Inn & Golf 356-6585 for tickets. Club. Call 530-6380.

DURHAM BAHAMA COMMUNITY BAPTIST MT. CALVARY BAPTIST 4821 Barbee Road 8021 Stagville Road riefs Men’s Day is June 24 at 8 Vacation Bible School is B a.m. Richmond Turner, pres- June 25-29 at 6 p.m. nightly. RALEIGH ident of the laymen’s league COMPASSIONATE BAPTIST of the General Baptist State 3910 Compassionate Drive Convention, will speak. HILLSBOROUGH The church conference is FIRST COMMUNITY MB June 26 at 7 p.m. All mem- WEST DURHAM BAPTIST 509 Eno Street bers are asked to attend. 1901 Athens Street The Male Chorus will host • A girls’ camp is July 30 Men’s Day is June 24 at 11 a gospel music program June to Aug. 3 for ages 8 to 18. An a.m. The Rev. Andre Harper 24, 4 to 6 p.m. Various orientation meeting will be of United Christian church choirs will perform. held July 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Missionary Baptist in the church. Creedmoor is the guest preacher. Send your church news to: • VBS is June 25-29 at 6:30 The Triangle Tribune, 115 APEX p.m. nightly. The theme is Market Street, Suite 360H, HOLLAND CHAPEL AME “Learning to Pray.” Durham, NC 27701; e-mail 360 Burgess Road [email protected]; or The minister’s staff will UCCM fax 688-2740. Deadline: United Christian Campus Tuesday by noon.