Newsmaker Trailblazer 2012 Xavier “Arthur Al “Brother” Mims Ashe” Scholars Leads Crusade
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Lighting The Road To The Future Black Press Convention Data Zone Highlights Page 6 “The People’s Paper” June 30 - July 6, 2012 47th Year Volume 9 www.ladatanews.com 2012 Essence Music Festival Brings the “Power” to New Orleans Page 2 Newsmaker Trailblazer 2012 Xavier “Arthur Al “Brother” Mims Ashe” Scholars Leads Crusade Page 4 Page 5 Page 2 June 30 - July 6, 2012 Cover Story www.ladatanews.com The 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival Presented By Coca-Cola Brings The “Power” To New Orleans R&B Crooner Anthony Hamilton Added To Essence Music Festival Line-Up And Joins Powerhouse Performers Aretha Franklin, D’angelo, Charlie Wilson, Kevin Hart And Mary J. Blige As Well As Popular Acts Trey Songz And Ledisi Mary J. Blige NEWLY EXPANDED FOUR DAY FESTIVAL KICKS OFF WITH YOUTH Empowerment Day and the First Ever New and Next Stage Concert Hosted by Rosci Diaz with Coco Jones and Katlyn Nichol added to the Lineup featuring Diggy Simmons the OMG Girlz and the Roots of Music Every year over 400,000 people from around the world descend upon New Orleans for the only music festival that offers show-stopping per- formances from top entertainers, free inspiring and empowering con- versations and messages from the world’s leading innovators, leaders, and thinkers, plus four days of family and cultural experiences: the Trey Songz Cover Story, Continued on next page. DATA NEWS WEEKLY P.O. Box 57347, New Orleans, LA 70157-7347 | Phone: (504) 821-7421 | Fax: (504) 821-7622 INSIDE DATA editorial: [email protected] | advertising: [email protected] Terry B. Jones Contributors CEO/Publisher Edwin Buggage Cover Story . 2 Data Zone . 6 Glenn Jones George Curry VP Advertising Cheryl Mainor & Marketing NNPA Newswire Cheryl Mainor Managing Editor Newsmaker . 4 State & Local . 10 Art Direction & Production Edwin Buggage MainorMedia.com Editor Calla Victoria Editorial Submissions Trailblazer . 5 Commentary . 11 Executive Assistant [email protected] June Hazeur Advertising Inquiries Accounting [email protected] Please call 504-309-9913 for subscription information or to obtain a back issue of the paper ONLY. Dated material two weeks in advance. Not responsible for publishing or return of unsolicited manuscripts or photos. www.ladatanews.com Cover Story June 30 - July 6, 2012 Page 3 Cover Story, Continued from previous page. Chaka Kahn Aretha Franklin ESSENCE Music Festival . This year, in its 18th year anniversary, the 2012 ESSENCE Musical Fes- tival presents a newly expanded four day weekend celebrating the “Power of Our Voice” on July 5, 6, 7 and 8 with compelling pro- gramming featuring the biggest names in entertainment and the nation’s most influential speak- ers, artists, authors and educa- tors . The 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival will once again offer a world class musical line up which includes the legendary Aretha Charlie Wilson The Stylistics Franklin, Mary J . Blige, Charlie Wilson, Trey Songz, Kevin Hart, the New & Next stage that night Our Voice” will be celebrated Franklin, Alicia Keys, Al Green, Toni Braxton, Patti LaBelle and Ledisi, Eve, Marsha Ambrosius at the Superdome . throughout the three day free Beyoncé, Chaka Khan, Desti- Yolanda Adams and more . and more . The line-up also in- Actress Rocsi Diaz will host and open to the public ESSENCE ny’s Child, Earth, Wind & Fire, For information about ticket cludes the return of Grammy- the first New & Next Concert Empowerment Experience, fea- Gladys Knight, LL Cool J, Jamie sales and the latest news about Award winning Singer D’Angelo featuring a roster of today’s hot- turing Steve Harvey, Soledad Foxx, John Legend, The Isley the ESSENCE Music Festival, to the Festival; the newly added test young artists, including O’Brien, Fredricka Whitfield, Dr . Brothers, Lionel Richie, Luther visit ESSENCE Music Festival Anthony Hamilton, who will thrill the newly added Katlyn Nichol Steve Perry, Rev . Al Sharpton, Vandross, Maxwell, The O’Jays, www .essencemusicfestival .com . his fans from The Superdome’s and Coco Jones, hip-hop royalty Melissa Harris Perry, Rep . Max- Prince, Rihanna, Stevie Wonder, main stage for the first time; Diggy Simmons, R&B pop group ine Waters, Roland Martin, Iyan- R&B and soul music king and The OMG Girlz and New Or- la Vanzant, Terrence J, Lisa Raye ESSENCE Music Festival staple leans’ marching band The Roots McCoy, Tamar Braxton, Trina Charlie Wilson who will close out of Music . Sponsored by Verizon Braxton, Kobie Brown and an For All Your Insurance Needs the main stage on Friday night; Wireless and community part- “All-Star Gospel Salute to Mary CALL 504-947-3445 popular gospel duo Mary Mary ner Capital One, tickets for the Mary and Fred Hammond” with who will perform on Saturday New and Next Stage Concert are Yolanda Adams, Kim Burrell, Life Health (changed from Friday); and Leah available at essencemusicfesti- Tramaine Hawkins, Pastor Mar- Auto-Liability LaBelle who has been announced val .com . vin Winans, Byron Cage, Israel Homeowners to perform at the SuperLounge . Doug E . Fresh kicks off the Houghton and more . Commercial Property The official host each night will first free and daily ESSENCE Now in its 18th year, the ulti- Workers Compensation Bond be Nephew Tommy, Comedian Music Festival Block Party be- mate destination for entertain- Flood and Co-host of the Steve Harvey fore each of the nightly concerts ment and inspiration hosted Morning Show . As an added bo- that will take place in Champions over 422,000 attendees last year . • Bars nus, celebrated media personal- Square July 6-8 from 3-6pm . Host- What began in 1995 as a one-time • Churches • Contractors ity Steve Harvey himself will take ed by newly added broadcast event to celebrate the 25th Anni- • Day Care Centers the stage on Sunday for a special personalities Amanda Seales and versary of ESSENCE Magazine • Dentists tribute to the one and only Are- Carla Ferrell, Festival attendees has now grown into one of the • Law Firms • Fast Food Restaurants tha Franklin . will be able to enjoy lively DJ sets country’s “Top 10 Leading Brand • Janitorial Services Other highlights include: from Beverly Bond, MC Lyte Events” by Advertising Age . The • Assisted Living Facilities The Festival kicks off July 5th and DJ Spinderella with Captain ESSENCE Music Festival is the • Home Health Care Agencies with a full day youth empower- Charles added to the lineup that nation’s largest annual gathering 1925 St. Bernard Avenue ment experience at the Ernest includes Kourtney Heart, Dee 1, of African-American music and N . Morial Convention Center, and F . Stokes . culture . Throughout its history, New Orleans, LA 70116 culminating with the first ever The 2012 ESSENCE Musical the Festival has featured an array Office (504) 947-3445 Fax (504) 872-0208 youth empowerment concert on Festival theme of the “Power of of performers including Aretha Page 4 June 30 - July 6, 2012 Newsmaker www.ladatanews.com Xavier has Five Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars in 2011-12 Patrice HightowerI Javon Mead Angelica Alexander Jolie Bellow Jamaan Kenner Xavier University of Louisiana, were Patrice Hightower in women’s of East St . John High School, is Magnet High School, was named ond round of the NAIA Division I led by three-time recipient Jamaan volleyball and Angelica Alexander the fourth from Xavier to earn the third-team Capital One Academic National Championship each of the Kenner, has five student-athletes and Jolie Bellow in women’s bas- Ashe honor three times . Alexan- All-America® on Monday . He’s a past two seasons . recognized as Arthur Ashe Jr . ketball . Hightower was honored for dra Broussard (women’s tennis), two-time All-GCAC distance run- Mead is an accounting major; the Sports Scholars for 2011-12 . the second consecutive year . Kelechi Okoroha (men’s basket- ner . other four are biology/pre-medical Kenner (men’s basketball) and Arthur Ashe Jr . Sports Scholars ball} and Terry Richardson (men’s Alexander is a sophomore from majors . Kenner — a two-time Dak- Javon Mead (track and field/cross are student-athletes of color who tennis) were the others . Shreveport, La ,. and a graduate of tronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete and a country) are first-team representa- maintain a cumulative grade-point Hightower, a May XU graduate Byrd High School . Bellow is a soph- Pattison Champions of Character tives from Xavier . Diverse Issues average of at least 3 .2 and are active from New Orleans and a McGehee omore from Natchitoches, La ., and Scholarship recipient his senior in Higher Education, a magazine on their campuses or in their com- School alum, was an All-Gulf Coast a graduate of Natchitoches Central year — will attend LSU Health Sci- based in Fairfax, Va ,. sponsors the munities . Athletic Conference setter . Mead, High School . They helped the Gold ences Center in New Orleans this awards . Kenner, a May XU graduate a sophomore from Baton Rouge, Nuggets win GCAC Tournament fall . Also recognized from Xavier from LaPlace, La ., and an alumnus La ,. and a graduate of Baton Rouge championships and reach the sec- Members, fans, and friends of the Essence Music Festival, we welcome YOU to New Orleans for the 18th Anniversary of the Essence Music Festival. We wish you a safe, fun-filled and enlightening stay. Sheriff Marlin N. Gusman Westbank Office Eastbank Office Civil Division Office 3630 MacArthur Blvd., Suite E. 819 South Broad Street 421 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70114-6826 New Orleans, LA 70119-7418 403 Civil Courts Building Phone: (504) 826-7045 Phone: (504) 822-8000 New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: (504) 523-6143 www.ladatanews.com Trailblazer June 30 - July 6, 2012 Page 5 Al “Brother” Mims It Takes a Village by: Edwin Buggage ple are dying unnecessarily in the streets of New young and didn’t wait until I became older and I feel Orleans, “Since my father was murdered I have that this has made all the difference .” been to 2000 funerals,” remarks Mims on this star- Giving back and serving is a way of life for the tling number, but he remains optimistic, “While we entire Mims family .