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Vol. 20, No. 52 October 23 - 29, 2014 50¢ Mississippians honored as 2014 The ‘Legacy Initiative’ Champions of Justice at Mississippi celebrated during Tougaloo’s Center for Justice annual dinner By Ayesha K. Mustafaa 145th Founders’ Week Editor The Mississippi Center for Jus- tice celebrated its 11th anniversary with its annual awards dinner, Oc- tober 16, 2014 at the Jackson Con- vention Complex. The 2014 Champions of Jus- tice honorees were Oleta Garrett Fitzgerald and Bill Minor, both accompanied by a large contingent of family, friends and co-workers. Fitzgerald is director of the Children’s Defense Fund South- ern Regional Office and works un- President and CEO of Mississippi Center for Justice Reilly Morse pres- der the national office headed by ents award to Oleta Garrett Fitzgerald, director, Children’s Defense Marian Wright Edelman. Fund Southern Regional Office. PHOTOS BY AYESHA K. MUSTAFAA She was introduced by her Tougaloo College President Beverly Hogan (C) and presenters at the Legacy Initiative, Oct. 18. Photo by Jay Johnson brother, businessman Socrates Garrett, who spoke to her charac- By Ayesha K. Mustafaa ognize some of the college’s unity, wisdom, justice and Editor ter and personality traits in child- “legacy families who have truth. hood that made Fitzgerald a cham- Tougaloo College cel- generational connections to The families acknowl- pion of people’s causes. ebrated its 145th Founders’ the institution.” edged included the Lewis, Her bravery was displayed, Week, October 13-19, 2014. The narrator and presid- Anderson, Cole, Britton- Socrates said, though still a young The college describes this ing official for the program Sweet, Smith, Bolden-Sut- girl, the day she stood up in the as “a very historic moment was Tougaloo alumnus and ton, Barnes, Love-Jackson, cotton field and boldly announced for Tougaloo, as all of the WJTV reporter, Terrence McQuirter, Blackmon and to her mother, “I’m not picking planned events for the week Friday, ’10. College chaplain Sutton families, among oth- anymore cotton!” have celebrated the col- Dr. Larry Johnson gave the ers. Socrates continued, “And don’t lege’s legacy of leading the invocation. The dean of the Tougaloo President Bev- make the mistake and tell her con- change…locally, nationally Humanities Department, Dr. erly W. Hogan led the attend- ditions for poor people have im- and globally.” Andrea Montgomery, played ees outside to the Memorial proved.” One of the culminating soft music on the piano and Plaza, where the newest pav- Fitzgerald, in her acceptance Champion of Justice awardee Bill Minor and son Paul Minor events held Saturday, Octo- chair of the Department of ers had been laid. African remarks, placed great emphasis on ber 18 at the historic Wood- Visual and Performing Arts, beats were played on cer- education, healthcare access and worth Chapel was the unveil- Jessie Primer III, saxophon- emonial drums. breaking the “insidious school to ing of the Memorial Plaza ist, performed. The ceremony also served prison pipeline pattern which is and Dedicatory Ceremony. Dr. Delores Bolden to preserve vital legacies for all too prevalent in communities Engraved “pavers” or red Stamps, vice president for the college in the form of of color.” stones have been laid to Institutional Advancement, “memoirs, tributes, oral his- The southern regional office she create the Memorial Plaza explained the “Spirit of Leg- tories, letters, markers and oversees for the Children’s De- in front of the chapel. Un- acy,” giving way to the fam- fense Fund operates in 77 coun- der the “Legacy Initiative,” ily representatives who gave ties across the Black Belts of Ala- Legacy Initiative these engraved pavers rec- “voice” to the ideals of faith, Continued on page 3 bama, Southwest Georgia and the Mississippi Delta. Fitzgerald also is the principal for an innovative project, the Sup- October events dedicated to ‘Youth Center for justice Congressional aid and co-author with Lewis of the book “MARCH” Continued on page 4 Andrew Aydin, Cong. John Lewis of Georgia and Atty. Dustin Childers. Justice’ held throughout Jackson Ebola scare created heightened health alert on college campus MS Department of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fine tune Ebola screenings By Ayesha K. Mustafaa Editor Ebola is on the minds of ad- ministrators of hospitals, schools and colleges, where the spread of the disease into the U.S. caught even experts off guard in recent weeks. So the lesson has been learned. Northwest Middle School students won the art competition at Art, Poetry and Justice at Tougaloo Col- And Tougaloo College’s Depart- lege Saturday, Oct. 18. Front left, Gregory Wesco, Joshau Evans; back, teacher Erika Iguobadia, Kevia ment of Mass Communication set Miles, Principal Chinelo Evans, Starlette Simmons, and Dillan Evans. up an interview, Monday, Octo- ber 20, 2014, with the executive By Stephanie R. Jones ed by groups including Southern do with social justice,” said Cas- Contributing Writer director of the Owens Health and Poverty Law Center, the Cam- sio Batteast, executive director of Wellness Center, Dr. Sandra C. Speak up, Ike, an’ ‘spress paign for Youth Justice, Kings Kings Leadership and Develop- Hayes to address Ebola and the yo’se’f! ~ Paul Laurence Dunbar, Leadership and Development In- ment Institute. His group has been campus readiness. poet. stitute and United Way. involved with the annual event for Hayes is a graduate of Touga- And that’s what young people Events throughout the month four years. loo and is a trained epidemiolo- were asked and allowed to do dur- were hosted to bring awareness to Batteast said the idea is to stem gist, meaning she has studied the ing National Youth Justice Aware- the consequences of children be- the school-to-prison pipeline. His distribution of diseases, looking Coach Coleman and Dr. Sandra C. Hayes PHOTOS BY AYESHA MUSTAFAA ness Month. ing sent to adult courts, jails and group focuses its discussions on at risk factors - who’s at risk - and Middle school, high school and prison. In addition to Tougaloo, school issues and policies that reporting data properly. She said quent travelers - international readiness should it be faced with college students participated in events were held in 20 other loca- push children, especially minori- her training also prepares her to exchange students and profes- an Ebola real or perceived threat. the Art, Poetry and Justice Poetry tions. ties, out of school. “deal with outbreaks of disease sors, learning abroad programs, Slam and Art Exhibit for Youth “We are trying to give youth a when necessary.” and visitors - so it was a respon- Ebola scare Justice at Tougaloo College Satur- voice, an outlet to express them- Youth Justice College campuses have fre- sible step to take to assess college Continued on page 6 day, October 18, an event support- selves about anything having to Continued on page 2

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Legacy Initiative Continued from page 1 gifts.” The program booklet ex- plained, “The history of Tou- galoo encompasses a narrative of enslaved and oppressed people’s journey to full citi- zenship in America through the transformative power of education…. Tougaloo pro- vided the opportunity and hope to hold America account- able to deliver on the promise, ultimately helping [it] become a more true democracy.” Other programs held dur- ing Founders Week were: Professor Ebony Lumumba honored as Professor of the Year, Alumni Speed Dating, installation service for Stu- dent Government Association officers, High School Day, the Alumni Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony, and a lecture by Dr. Tiyi Morris, Tougaloo alum and WJTV reporter Terrence Friday, narrating the Legacy Inititative program, Oct. 18. PHOTOS BY JAY JOHNSON assistant professor of African American and African Studies at Ohio State University. For more information, con- tact the Office of Institutional Advancement at 601-977- 7871. Visit www.tougaloo. edu.

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David Lipman, Mississippi Center for Justice board member, intro- duces Cong. John Lewis’ book. porting Partnerships to Assure president Reilly Morse. Ready Kids (SPARK) Initiative Also participating in the pro- which operates in over 12 Missis- gram were MCJ’s board chair La sippi school districts. Verne Edney and Mississippi Su- In 1993, Fitzgerald was then preme Court Justice Jess Dickin- President Bill Clinton’s appointee son. GET YOUR CURRENT NEWS O N L I N E AT: as White House liaison and execu- To learn more about MCJ, visit tive assistant to Secretary of Agri- website www.mscenterforjustice. culture Mike Espy. She was later org, or its facebook page face- named the department’s director book.com/MississippiCenterfor- of Intergovernmental Affairs. Justice. Follow it on twitter.com/ While working for the Depart- justice4ms and on YouTube. ment of Agriculture, her duties in- (See more photos on page 5.) www.mississippilink.com cluded tribal governmental issues and coordinating the long-term recovery of the Midwestern states affected by the “Great Flood of 1993.” Hank Klibenoff introduced awardee Bill Minor, the nation- ally acclaimed journalist who has six decades of reporting under his belt, covering a wide array of news events, most making histori- cal records in the lives of Missis- sippians. Minor is a World War II Navy combat veteran. He joined the staff of the Times-Picayune in New Orleans after coming home from the war. In July 1947, he was assigned as that newspaper’s Mis- sissippi correspondent based in Jackson. He covered the earliest days of the Civil Rights Movement up through the 1970s, becoming the state’s first investigative news re- porter - a position he held for 30 years. He also published and edited the Capital Reporter, a hard-hit- ting watchdog weekly that printed exposes on the Ku Klux Klan and corrupt public officials. Such articles caused threats to his life and the fire-bombing of his small weekly. At age 92, he continues to write a statewide political column, still putting himself in harm’s way, as he gives “vivid reports on the truth regardless of the consequences to himself.” Keynote speaker for the annual awards dinner was Congressman John Lewis of Georgia, who has been called “one of the most cou- rageous persons the Civil Rights Movement ever produced.” He was introduced by Mississippi Center for Justice board member David Lipman. Lewis was born the son of sharecroppers in 1940 in Ala- bama. As a young man, he aspired to be an activist and joined Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. When he was a student at Fisk Univer- sity. He volunteered to participate in the Freedom Rides which chal- lenged segregation at interstate bus terminals across the South. When the Freedom Riders came to Jackson, he was arrested and eventually served 40 days in Parchmen prison. Lewis has been awarded over 50 honorary degrees from pres- tigious colleges and universities and presented the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Medal of Free- dom, by President Barack Obama. Debuting at the awards dinner was Lewis’ recent book, MARCH - Book One, co-written by An- drew Aydin, who accompanied him to the program. All dinner guests received copies. The Mississippi Center for Jus- tice history and objectives were introduced to the audience by its www.mississippilink.com October 23 - 29, 2014 THE mississippi link • 5 Mississippi Center for Justice’s Champions of Justice 2014 Award Dinner, Jackson Convention Center, Oct. 16, 2014 Awardees Oleta G. Fitzgerald and Bill Minor photos by Ayesha k. Mustafaa 6 • the mississippi link October 23 - 29, 2014 www.mississippilink.com

Ebola scare Continued from page 1 Hayes was joined by Tou- one is at risk for Ebola. One may be at risk and reporting Hayes said if someone sus- monitoring of travelers who have already taken steps galoo coach, Dr. James C. of those things is travel to them, so we can keep the rest pects they are infected with originate from Liberia, Sierra to plan and implement ac- Coleman, who also is direc- West Africa within the last 21 of the campus safe. Ebola, they should isolate Leone, or Guinea. tive post-arrival monitoring tor of athletics and a profes- days, because it takes two to “If we do have someone themselves in order not to These travelers are now which will begin Monday, sor of health and physical 21 days for the Ebola virus to identified as infected with infect others. “If someone I arriving in the United States October 27. education. He teaches com- manifest itself.” Ebola, the first thing we will knew was suspected of hav- at one of five airports where “Active post-arrival moni- prehensive health which is Hayes said there is a pro- do is notify the state health ing Ebola, I would take them entry screening is being con- toring is an approach in inclusive of diseases, com- tocol being established at department, which we stay in to a health facility so that ducted by Customs and Bor- which state and local health munity health and sanitation. Tougaloo to address Ebola. contact with, and the CDC.” they could receive treatment der Protection and CDC. officials maintain daily con- He, too, is a Tougaloo gradu- She explained how Ebola is Hayes said there is some and not spread the disease.” Jeh C. Johnson, secretary tact with all travelers from ate and also volunteers with spread, according to CDC hysteria around the pos- When asked if Ebola is the of Homeland Security, said the three affected countries the American Red Cross. guidelines, by direct con- sibilities of being infected worst health issue before the Tuesday, October 21, the five for the entire 21 days follow- Responding to the question tact with bodily fluids of an with Ebola. “So we need to public, Hayes said, “No. We airports are Kennedy Inter- ing their last possible date of of whether Tougaloo is ready infected person and not air- educate students on how to have cancer still; we have national in New York, New- exposure to Ebola virus. to address an issue with Eb- borne. Although “one out of protect themselves and what AIDS still. Many more peo- ark Liberty International, “Twenty-one days is the ola, should it arise, Hayes every two people who con- to do if they expect someone ple die from these diseases Washington Dulles Interna- longest time it can take from said, “I believe we have a tracts Ebola dies,” she said. has Ebola who is on cam- than from Ebola. We have tional, O’Hare International the time a person is infected lot of work to do to educate She added that there is an pus.” obesity and cardiovascular in Chicago and Hartsfield- with Ebola until that person the campus on Ebola, but we ongoing effort to find a cure She further explained that diseases. Ebola is frightening Jackson International in At- has symptoms of Ebola. are working to do that. Right for the disease. hysteria means to automati- because of its mortality rate.” lanta. Travelers from coun- “Specifically, state and lo- now we are working with Coach Coleman said that cally assume that someone In another press conference tries where Ebola exists will cal authorities will require Student Affairs, the Athletic on campus, more focus will has Ebola because they come on Ebola held by the MS De- be rerouted by the airlines to travelers to report the fol- Department and other depart- have to be put on sanitation from West Africa. “We have partment of Health Wednes- one of these airports. lowing information daily: ments to put together some with hand cleansers and at- to not stigmatize people be- day, October 22, State Health The CDC announcement their temperature and the information that we can dis- tention to the shower areas cause of where they come Officer Dr. Mary Currier said: “Active post-arrival presence or absence of oth- seminate on campus. and preventive procedures. from, just like with the AIDS noted that the greatest health monitoring means that trav- er Ebola symptoms such as “Are we ready right now? “The more we learn about epidemic. We need to base threat to Mississippians in elers without febrile illness headache, joint and muscle No. But we should be ready Ebola, the better we can be our information clearly on this season is influenza. or symptoms consistent aches, weakness, diarrhea, by the end of the week. Each prepared to make the campus signs of symptoms and the “Someone dies from influen- with Ebola will be followed vomiting, stomach pain, student needs to be aware of a safer environment,” Cole- risk of the person we think is za every year,” she said. “Get up daily by state and local lack of appetite, or abnormal the signs and symptoms of man said. infected.” your flu shots. Help those health departments for 21 bleeding; and their intent to Ebola. But also understand Hayes said, “The clinic on Hayes does believe a travel with compromised respira- days from the date of their travel in-state or out-of-state. that just because someone campus will be the first point ban should be in place, as tory systems survive the flu departure from West Africa. “In the event a traveler has ‘signs’ of a cold does of contact should anything well as preparing for quar- season.” “Six states (New York, does not report in, state or not mean they are at risk for happen. Most times, students antining infected individuals. The Centers for Disease Pennsylvania, Maryland, local public health officials Ebola. who become sick will go to Hayes said there is monitor- Control and Prevention Virginia, New Jersey, and will take immediate steps to “There are certain things the clinic. We are working ing for other diseases as well (CDC) recently announced Georgia), where approxi- locate the individual to en- that have to take place for with them to have a protocol when foreign travel takes that public health authorities mately 70 percent of incom- sure that active monitoring you to even consider some- for identifying students who place - as with Malaria. will begin active post-arrival ing travelers are headed, continues on a daily basis.”

I n M emori a m LETTER TO THE EDITOR

To the Editor, United States House of Rep- resentatives. The voters in Ethel Lewis Witherspoon I have participated in quite fair, honest and open Demo- a few elections over the last cratic primaries elected these March 30, 1930 - October 12, 2014 three decades. Two things five nominees last June. are always sure to happen We now offer our fairly Ethel attended Pike County Magnolia Garden Club for the every time: 1) someone’s elected nominees to the peo- Agricultural School in Mag- north end of Cherry Street dur- yard sign will be stolen and ple of Mississippi. We do so nolia. Following high school, ing the late sixties and seven- 2) someone will say, “This is without a bunch of empty she met and married her life- ties. the most important election promises, noise, fanfare, or time companion, Alton With- She worked with and sup- ever.” million dollar tour buses. erspoon on September 25, ported her husband’s ministry I can’t do much about the This is an election, not a pep wage 2) Require equal pay 1947. God blessed this union until his death in 2008. They yard signs, but I do want to rally. for women 3) Fully fund with seven children. She and served the St. John Missionary put in my two cents about the We cannot promise you a education every year 4) Alton believed in a strong fam- Baptist Church in McComb, upcoming election. While battleship nor will we give Provide and accept federal ily foundation and raised their Rose Hill Baptist Church in I’m sure this letter won’t gar- your grandkids a balloon. healthcare funds to save our children with love and belief in Magnolia and New Zion Topi- ner the attention the sports Nor do we take credit for community hospitals and God. saw Baptist Church in Ruth. pages get, the general elec- the current college football cover 300,000 working Mis- Ethel was a loving wife, They also owned and operat- tion on November 4th is im- rankings, even though we sissippians. That is our com- mother, grandmother, great ed Home Town Auto Sales, the portant. are pretty happy about them, mon sense agenda. “For I am now ready to be grandmother, aunt and ma- first black licensed authorized On every ballot in every too. If you agree, please con- offered, and the time of my de- triarch of the family until she care dealership in Mississippi. precinct in every county in We do, however, offer sider our nominees on Nov. parture is at hand, I have fought departed this temporal life and She served the public well Mississippi, the Democratic ideas: Four simple ideas that 4th. a good fight, I have finished my entered her eternal home on by supporting her husband in Party is offering a candidate our nominees support and Respectfully, course. I have kept the faith: Sunday, October 12. his political work. especially to the United States Senate will work to advance if elect- Rickey L. Cole, chairman, Henceforth there is laid up for Ethel was a woman blessed when he won his first election and a candidate to each of ed to Congress. Mississippi Democratic Par- me a crown of righteousness, with many talents. She had a and became the first elected our state’s four seats in the 1) Increase the minimum- ty which the Lord, the righteous beautiful voice and would sing black Alderman in Magnolia. judge shall give me at that day: lead and solo in the church Ethel was always there pro- and not to me only, but unto all choirs. She was often called on viding that solid foundation and Otis Lewis, Menard and and Mayor Anthony Wither- enteen great grandchildren, a them also that love his appear- to sing at programs and wed- and structure to assure that the Dorothy Weatherspoon. spoon of Magnolia (McComb host of nieces, nephews, other ing.” II Timothy 4:6-8 dings. family remained strong as her She leaves to cherish her Councilwoman Tammy); two relatives and friends includ- Ethel L. (Lewis) Wither- She was a talented stylist. husband served the church and memory two daughters, Betty aunts, Lorraine Conerly and ing Sylvia Rowlett and Betty spoon was born March 20, She coordinated and wore the the community. Sue (John) Reynolds of Roch- Katy Williams and one uncle, Ramsey, special friends of the 1930 in Magnolia, Miss. to the most striking outfits. She loved Ethel was preceded in death ester, N.Y. and Willie Jean Nathaniel Mitchell; four sis- family. late Pete and Dollie Mitchell to decorate her home and make by her parents, one daughter, (James) Jones of Summit, ters-in-law, Allie Mae Lewis, Services were held Saturday, Lewis. She was baptized at an it an inviting place for all who Dorothy Jean, two grandsons, Miss.; four sons, Alton Jr. of Katherine Anderson, Johnell October 18, 2014 at New Zion early age at New Zion Baptist entered. Her lawn was one of Victor Jr. and Derrick; five sib- McComb, Howard of Mag- and Annie B. Witherspoon; Missionary Baptist Church in Church. the first to be recognized by lings, Edgar Tom, Wilhe Esther nolia, Victor of K-illeen, TX thirteen grandchildren and sev- Magnoloa, Miss.

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His silence, if it persists, The judge asked Darren could raise complicated legal Vann, 43, of Gary, Ind., at his questions that might severely initial court appearance if he slow the prosecution process. understood the reason for the At the less than 10 minute This undated photo provided by hearing in the strangulation hearing, the judge also issued the Lake County Sheriff’s office death of 19-year-old Afrikka a gag order, meaning investi- shows Darren Vann. Vann, 43, Hardy. But Vann stood unmov- gators can no longer interview of Gary, Ind., was charged Mon- Police converge on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday Oct. 22, 2014. A soldier standing guard at the National ing and stone-faced, staring Vann unless they first get his day, Oct. 20, 2014 in the death of War Memorial was shot by an unknown gunman and people reported hearing gunfire inside the halls of Parliament. back silently at the judge. permission through his attor- 19-year-old Afrikka Hardy, whose Prime Minister Stephen Harper was rushed away from Parliament Hill to an undisclosed location, according to of- “Mr. Vann, are you choos- ney, Buncich said. body was found Friday night at ficials.AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld ing not to take part in this Vann, a convicted sex of- a Motel 6 in nearby Hammond, hearing?” Magistrate Judge fender, was arrested Saturday By Jeremy Hainsworth and Rob Gillies Ind. Hammond Police Chief John in stable condition, in addition “I’m safe locked in a office Kathleen Sullivan asked Vann, and charged with the strangu- Associated Press Doughty says Vann confessed to to the soldier. awaiting security,” Kyle See- wearing striped jail garb and lation death of Hardy, whose Hardy’s slaying and directed police OTTAWA, Ontario - A Ca- “Today is a sad and tragic back, another member of Parlia- with his wrists and legs shack- body was found Friday in a nadian soldier standing guard day for our city and our coun- ment, tweeted. bathtub at a Motel 6 in Ham- to six bodies in Gary. AP Photo/Lake led and flanked by two Lake County Sheriff’s Office at a war memorial in the coun- try,” Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson The top spokesman for Prime County Jail guards at the lock- mond, 20 miles southeast of try’s capital was shot to death said. He said it was a tragedy Minister Stephen Harper said up in Crown Point. Chicago. whether their relatives could be Wednesday, and heavy gunfire with “origins as yet not fully Harper was safe and had left Sullivan then addressed On Wednesday, he also was among Vann’s victims. then erupted inside Parliament. known, causes not yet fully un- Parliament Hill. Vann’s public defender, Mat- charged in the death of 35-year- Vann was convicted in 2009 One gunman was killed, and po- derstood.” Officials canceled two events thew Fech, urging him to “tell old Anith Jones of, Merrillville, of raping a woman in his Aus- lice said they were hunting for In Washington, President in Toronto honoring Pakistani your client that he stays in jail Ind., whose body was found in tin, Texas, apartment. He was as many as two others. Barack Obama condemned the teenager and Nobel laureate the rest of his life until this an abandoned house Saturday released from prison last year The bloodshed immediately shootings as “outrageous,” and Malala Yousafzai, including hearing takes place.” night in Gary. and moved back to Indiana. Be- raised the specter of a coordi- in a telephone call with the one in which she was supposed Vann’s public defender Five more bodies were found fore that conviction, he served nated terrorist attack, with Can- prime minister, offered U.S. to receive honorary Canadian walked up to Vann and put Sunday in other homes, said a year in prison in Indiana after ada already on alert because of help and reassurance of the citizenship. She was shot in the his hand on his shoulder, en- Hammond Police Chief John he grabbed a Gary woman in a a deadly hit-and-run earlier in American people’s solidarity head by a Taliban gunman in couraging him to speak. But Doughty, who identified two of chokehold in 2004, doused her the week against two Canadian with Canada. 2012 for supporting schooling he again offered no response. the women as Gary residents with gasoline and threatened to soldiers by a man who police The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa for girls. The judge then found him in Teaira Batey, 28, and Kristine set her on fire. say was fired up with radical was locked down as a precau- The attack came two days contempt and said she would Williams, 36. Police have not In both cases, the charges Muslim fervor. tion, and security was tightened after a recent convert to Islam schedule another initial hearing determined the identities of the against Vann were reduced in Witnesses said the soldier at the Tomb of the Unknown killed one Canadian soldier and for next week. other three women, including plea bargains, and Texas of- was gunned down at point- Soldier at Arlington National injured another with his car be- Before entering the court- two whose bodies were found ficials deemed him a low risk blank range by a man carrying Cemetery just outside Washing- fore being shot to death by po- room, Vann had peered through on the same block where Jones’ for violence. Vann registered as a rifle and dressed all in black, ton. lice. a window at spectator benches, body was found Saturday. a sex offender in Indiana and with a scarf over his face. They Tony Zobl said he witnessed The killer had been on the ra- asking his guards why so many Investigators in Indiana and police made a routine check in said the gunman then ran off the soldier being gunned down dar of federal investigators, who journalists were there and re- Texas, where Vann also lived, September that he lived at the and entered Parliament, a few from his fourth-floor window feared he had jihadist ambitions fusing to even enter, Lake have been poring over cold case address he provided. hundred yards away, where directly above the National War and seized his passport when he County Sheriff John Buncich files and missing person reports Sherriff Buncich said he dozens of shots soon rang out. Memorial, a 70-foot, arched tried to travel to Turkey. told reporters later. Vann’s law- to determine if there are more wished registered sex offend- People fled the complex by granite cenotaph, or tomb, with Canada had raised its domes- yer finally convinced Vann to at victims. Buncich said Wednes- ers, like Vann, could be moni- scrambling down scaffolding bronze sculptures commemo- tic terror threat level from low least enter the room, he added. day his staff has fielded called tored more closely than they erected for renovations, while rating World War I. to medium Tuesday because of Until Wednesday morning’s worried family members “from are but that budgetary and legal others took cover inside as po- “I looked out the window and what it called “an increase in hearing, the sheriff said Vann’s all over the Midwest” about constraints make that difficult. lice with rifles and body armor saw a shooter, a man dressed all general chatter from radical Is- took up positions outside and in black with a kerchief over his lamist organizations.” cordoned off the normally bus- nose and mouth and something In the hours after Wednes- tling streets around Parliament. over his head as well, holding day’s attack, police warned Police gave no details on a rifle and shooting an honor people in downtown Ottawa to Experts: autopsy shows how the gunman died. But on guard in front of the cenotaph stay away from windows and Twitter, Member of Parliament point-blank, twice,” Zobl told rooftops. Craig Scott credited Parliament the Canadian Press news agen- Scott Walsh, a construction close-range wound for brown sergeant-at-arms Kevin Vickers cy. worker who was in a manhole with shooting the attacker just “The honor guard dropped to in front of Parliament Hill, said car.” The Associated Press outside the MPs’ caucus rooms. the ground, and the shooter kind he heard the shots at the war Brown family attorney Ben- Ottawa police spokesman of raised his arms in triumph memorial. ST. LOUIS - Michael jamin Crump told The Associ- Chuck Benoit said two or three holding the rifle.” “We’re in construction and Brown’s official autopsy ated Press on Wednesday that gunmen were believed to be in- Zobl said the gunman then we’re used to loud bangs. When shows the 18-year-old was the autopsy offers no insight volved in the attacks. ran up the street toward Parlia- people started screaming and shot in the hand at close range into why Wilson killed Brown. Gilles Michaud, assistant ment Hill. running, that’s when I clued, during a struggle with the Fer- The newspaper posted a commissioner of the Royal Ca- Cabinet minister Tony Clem- and I saw this guy running” with guson police officer who fatal- copy of the autopsy and toxi- nadian Mounted Police, called ent tweeted that at least 30 shots a gun, he said. “It was intense. I ly shot him, two experts said in cology report on its website. it a “dynamic, unfolding situa- were heard inside Parliament, didn’t think it was real. “ a published report Wednesday. Medical examiner’s office ad- tion.” where Conservative and Liberal He said the gunman had long The St. Louis Post-Dispatch ministrator Suzanne McCune Ottawa Hospital said it re- MPs were holding their weekly black hair with a scarf covering obtained the St. Louis County confirmed the posted informa- ceived two patients, both listed caucus meetings. the lower half of his face. medical examiner’s autopsy tion was accurate but said her and an accompanying toxicol- office won’t officially release ogy report that shows Brown the documents until the in- had used marijuana. vestigation is complete. The FILE - This undated file photo Attorney General Hood urges The newspaper reported that newspaper did not say where it provided by the Brown family is St. Louis medical examiner Dr. obtained the documents. Michael Brown, 18, who was shot Michael Graham and another Wilson remains on paid ad- congressional support of legislation to and killed in a confrontation with pathologist not involved in ministrative leave pending a white police officer in Ferguson, the investigation reviewed the the outcome of the investiga- prevent online sex trafficking of youth tion into the shooting that has Mo., on Aug. 9, 2014. AP Photo/ report and said it indicates a Brown Family, File sparked sometimes violent Mississippi Link Newswire as vulnerable as every other the availability of children for wound to Brown’s hand came protests in Ferguson. On Tues- Attorney General Jim Hood state,” said Attorney General sex. Internet ads can be pur- at close range. ter the shooting, Brown died day, Gov. Jay Nixon appointed today urged members of the Hood. “I want to know we are chased in multiple locations Brown and officer Dar- at the scene. Some witnesses a special commission to look U.S. Senate Judiciary Commit- doing all we can to keep our with the click of a button. ren Wilson struggled inside have told authorities and news at how the region can move tee to support legislation that children safe.” This allows human traffick- Wilson’s SUV on Aug. 9 and media that Brown had his forward after the concerns would help prevent children In a letter co-sponsored by ers to maximize their profit and Brown was shot once in the hands raised when Wilson ap- raised by the shooting and its from being trafficked on the the Indiana and Washington evade detection by moving vic- hand. Brown was killed out- proached with his weapon and aftermath. Internet. attorneys general, and joined tims quickly to lucrative ven- side the vehicle. fired repeatedly. Wilson confronted Brown Human trafficking is the by 53 other attorneys general, ues where there is significant Graham told the Post-Dis- Wilson’s attorney, James P. and Dorian Johnson as they fastest-growing criminal in- Attorney General Hood asked demand for commercial sex. patch that the autopsy report Towey, did not return messag- walked back to Brown’s home dustry in the world, generating members of the Senate Judi- “Organized crime groups “does support that there was es seeking comment Wednes- from a convenience store. Af- about $150 billion each year. ciary Committee for their sup- and street gangs use the In- a significant altercation at the day. Shockingly, there are numer- port of the Stop Advertising ternet to sell their victims as ous cases nationally of children Victims of Exploitation Act well, which is why passage of corts.” The SAVE Act would law enforcement arrested 281 has been a long-term interest being used in prostitution as (SAVE) Act (S. 2536), which the SAVE Act is particularly require these websites that are alleged sex traffickers and took of the National Association of young as 12. The FBI estimates would provide more over- critical,” said Attorney General facilitating trafficking through 168 children out of prostitution Attorneys General (NAAG). that nearly 300,000 American sight of websites that facilitate Hood. their very business model to in a nationwide FBI crackdown NAAG has taken several ac- youths are at risk of becoming “adult services,” such as Back- The use of the “adult servic- take steps to verify the identity where many child victims were tions regarding Backpage.com victims of commercial sexual page.com. es sections” on websites such of individuals posting adver- offered for sale on “escort” and and similar websites, including exploitation. Attorney General Hood said as Backpage.com has created tisements and the age of those other “adult services” web- requesting that these exploitive “We often think of this as federal courts have recognized virtual brothels where children who appear in these advertise- sites. websites shut down their “adult being a crime that occurs else- that the Internet has become a are bought and sold using eu- ments. Preventing kids from be- services” sections which fuel where, but Mississippi is just favored means for advertising phemistic labels such as “es- In just one week this June, ing trafficked on the Internet the online trafficking of youth. 8 • the mississippi link October 23 - 29, 2014 www.mississippilink.com Partners in Education hosts JPS ninth graders Highlight Awards Luncheon embrace digital learning at “Meet Your Mac” nights The Mississippi Link Newswire “Meet Your Ninth grade students at Mac” events will Wingfield High School were be held at each the first group of JPS Fresh- JPS high school man Academy students to through the end of receive Apple MacBook Air October. Murrah computers as part of the Dis- students received trict’s 1:1 Digital Learning their laptops dur- Initiative. Students and their ing the first session parents participated in “Meet with Wingfield. Your Mac” nights held at the All ninth grade school Monday and Tuesday, teachers in JPS Don Lewis, JPS Superintendent Cedrick Gray, Outstanding Principal Serenity Luckett, Brown Elementary, and October 6 and 7, 2014. received Apple Duane O’Neill “We are preparing our stu- MacBook Pro dents to learn and function in computers and par- a digital world,” said Super- ticipated in train- intendent Dr. Cedrick Gray. ing on the devices “We have to prepare them prior to these ses- for the world in which they sions for students. will grow. This technology Jackson Public will help our students be cre- Schools’ focus, ative and innovative, critical through its Digital thinkers, communicators, Learning Initia- problem solvers, collabora- tive, is to provide tors and team players.” K-12 students a In keeping with the Dis- progressive, inno- trict’s requirements, each vative digital ap- student was required to bring proach to learning a parent or guardian and to where students are pay a $40 technology fee in the center of the order to receive their laptop. classroom learn- Outstanding Adopter Coordinator – Marilyn Williams, Brown Bottling Group/Mountain Dew During the two-hour orienta- ing experience and tion sessions, JPS officials teachers are em- shared related policies and powered with the procedures, proper handling digital tools they of the devices, information need to connect on technical support, and students to a world how to deal with a damaged, of learning. Students at “Meet Your Mac” night at Wingfield lost or stolen computer. High School

Outstanding Campus Contacts – Dawn Jones and Rosalind Thomas (center), North Jackson Elementary

The Mississippi Link Newswire sponsors for making this event 10 Years JPS Partners in Education possible. New Horizon Church & Bak- For the November 4th General Election, paid tribute to school partner- Silver Sponsors er Elementary Mississippi voters are required to show a photo ID to vote in person ships September 24, 2014, at the Atmos Energy 20 Years at the polls or to cast an absentee ballot in person at the clerk’s 11th Annual Highlight Awards Trustmark Air National Guard & Clau- office. Program held at Christ United Colonial Life sell Elementary Methodist Church in Jackson. Bronze Sponsors Jones Walker, LLP & Power Awards were presented for BankFirst APAC Partnership anniversaries for 5, BankPlus 25 Years 10, 15, 25, and 30 years; Out- BancorpSouth VA Medical Center & Murrah standing Campus Contacts; Out- Southern Farm Bureau High standing Adopter Coordinator Brown Bottling Group 30 Years and Outstanding Principal. Chamber of Commerce Calvary Baptist Church & Awards were presented by Su- Regions Bank Sykes Elementary perintendent Dr. Cedrick Gray; Friends of PIE Cooke Douglas Farr Lemon Partners in Education Board University of Mississippi Architects & Casey Elementary Chairman Donnell Lewis and Medical Center Galloway United Methodist Metro Chamber Partnership Adopter Anniversaries Church & Brown Elementary President Duane O’Neill. 5 Years MINACT, Inc. & Green El- Dr. Gray, Duane O’Neill and MS Roadmap to Health Equi- ementary Gus McCoy from the Mayor’s ty & Brinkley Middle - Johnson Office of the Mayor & City of Office were guest speakers on Elementary Jackson & Poindexter Elemen- the program. Local restaurant Covenant Presbyterian tary owner Jeff Good served as the Church & Casey Elementary The Links, Inc., Jackson, MS program’s Master of Ceremony. SAKs, Inc. & Clausell El- Chapter & Isable Elementary. JPS thanks the following ementary EDUCATION

www.mississippilink.com October 23 - 29, 2014 THE mississippi link • 9 Alcorn State University Hinds CC hosts annual student spotlight: Deja Almore meeting with local legislators The Mississippi Link Newswire because they work hard and give The Mississippi Link Newswire Alcorn State University recently their all in everything that they do. Hinds Community College featured freshman Deja Almore of They have the warmest hearts, help- hosted the annual fall legislative Yazoo City, Miss. on their website. ing people and not expecting any- luncheon on Oct. 16, giving local She said that she wants to change thing in return. I want to be just like lawmakers a chance to talk to stu- lives especially children’s. She them. dents and employees and hear about wants to make a difference in a Q: What do you plan to do when the priorities of the 15 community healthcare setting. you graduate? colleges in Mississippi. Q. Why Alcorn? DA: When I graduate, I plan on The colleges are asking for a Deja Almore: Alcorn is the best working at a children’s hospital to $79 million state funding increase for FY 2016, half the amount it of the best and offers ample opportu- help change their lives and put them Marvin Moak, dean of the Vicksburg-Warren Campus, Rep. Debo- would take to get to mid-level fund- nities for its students to be successful on track for a bright future. rah Butler Dixon of Raymond, Rep. Oscar Denton of Vicksburg and ing mandated by the Legislature in in life. Q: Why is receiving a degree im- Almore Hinds President Dr. Clyde Muse Q: What made you decide to ma- portant to you? 2007. jor in your field? DA: Receiving a degree is neces- of your college experience; don’t let “The major thing we’ve been DA: I decided to major in business sary for the profession that I want to others define you and never allow talking about for a number of years administration with a concentration have. negative energy into your space. is our no. 1 priority, mid-level in public health because I want to Q: Why do knowledge and char- Q: What is the most important life funding,” said Hinds President Dr. help children especially those who acter matter? lesson you’ve learned at Alcorn Clyde Muse. “Hopefully, now with may need additional support. DA: Knowledge is what takes DA: The most important lesson the money situation looking better Q: What are you involved in at you where you want to go. Charac- that I’ve learned is that you have to than it has in a number of years, we Alcorn? ter is what makes you who you are. be an active participant in your own can make some progress toward DA: I am a student ambassador at Q: Do you have any advice to destiny and not sit back and expect achieving that goal.” Alcorn. others who might want to attend Al- others to do the work for you. The colleges are also asking the Q: Who inspires you and why? corn? Her words to live by: Philippians Legislature to provide $9 million DA: My grandparents inspire me DA: Enjoy and make the most out 4:13. to fund dropout recovery, which State Sen. David Blount of Jackson, left, Rep. John Moore of Bran- includes job training and basic em- don, right, with Hinds President Dr. Clyde Muse ployability skills as a part of the Adult Education program, as well Hinds CC Student VOICES as $77 million for capital improve- ments, including $50 million for educational technology. participate in legislative event Hinds students who met with legislators included Student VOIC- The Mississippi Link Newswire ES, a statewide organization de- Members of Hinds Community signed to empower community col- College Student VOICES group lege students to become civically were among students who met with engaged at the local, state, national legislators at the Oct. 16 annual fall and global levels. Among the Hinds legislative. Rep. Alyce Clarke of Jackson, left, and, Rep. Mary Coleman of Jack- students who spoke was Russell son, right, with Hinds President Dr. Clyde Muse Student VOICES is a statewide Girault of Crystal Springs, who organization designed to empower started in developmental classes for through the Gateway to College man for Advco Electric,” said Bell, community college students to be- underprepared students and is now program at Hinds’ Rankin Cam- who’s married with two children. come civically engaged at the local, an Honors student majoring in com- pus that allows students to earn a Adrienne Banks of Jackson lost state, national and global levels. One puter science. high school diploma and 36 college her job and enrolled at Jackson of their missions is to support mid- “Today, through much struggle credit at the same time. Campus-Academic/Technical Cen- level funding, which is a per-student Jeff Hughes of Richland, far left, is the adviser for the Student VOICES and perseverance, I am in the more She was on the verge of dropping ter. The Single Stop program, which funding level for community col- group that meets on the Raymond Campus. Students include Reagan advanced courses such as calculus out after having a baby, but said helps students connect with outside leges midway between funding for McIlwain of Clinton, Asher Mitchell of Silver Creek and Cristen Jiles II, computer programming, phys- “Gateway to College gave me the resources to meet transportation, K-12 and regional public universities of Clinton. ics with calculus,” he said. “I had opportunity to stay in school and housing and other needs, worked students. to start literally at the bottom and provide a life for not only me, but with Banks to make sure she had As Mississippi’s largest com- educational opportunities with Hinds enrolled nearly 12,000 cred- fight tooth and nail up the ladder for my son too.” the support services to go to school. munity college, Hinds Community more than 170 academic, career it students in fall 2014. To learn my education. Without those reme- Now enrolled as a college stu- “I needed help with finding af- College is a comprehensive insti- and technical programs. With six more, visit www.hindscc.edu or dial courses I would not be standing dent on the Rankin Campus, she fordable housing, transportation, tution offering quality, affordable locations in central Mississippi, call 1.800.HindsCC. here now able to speak of my suc- plans to major in civil engineering. jobs, health insurance, and later cesses, but rather I would be out- Kenneth Bell of Raymond didn’t with my SNAP case. Now I don’t side waiting on the concrete truck see himself as either a college stu- have to worry about how I am going to deliver. Likewise, because of the dent or making electrical technol- to get to school, how I could afford NIH renews $1.5 million grant various grants I have been able to ogy a career but between working hospital visits and how or what I am receive along with the lower costs at Adco Electric and enrolling in going to eat any day,” said Banks, of attending a community college, I Hinds Community College’s elec- an early childhood education major. to JSU for health care research have been able to pay my tuition.” trical technology program his mind “It was unimaginable for someone Regan Clark of Brandon gradu- was changed on both. “I am now a to care so much for me. Single Stop ated from Brandon High School card-carrying electrician and a fore- has been a huge blessing.” Purdue, Warren Central Intermediate Alcorn visit a success The Mississippi Link Newswire we’ve made with Purdue Univer- college to students before they enter Alcorn State University contin- sity will be life long. I believe that college to encourage them to take ues to broaden its horizons by form- these students will see each other advantage of what Purdue has to of- ing partnerships with other schools again as they transition into careers fer,” said Morris. for the betterment of its students. in this field,” said Collins. Warren Central Intermediate The Data and Technology Coordinating Center (DTCC) at Jackson State University continues to make an Alcorn’s Department of Agricul- Doctor Shawn Donkin from Pur- 6th grade English/Language Arts impact in the lives of African-Americans to eliminate health disparities. Acknowledging the renewal of ture welcomed about 20 of Purdue due explained how future agricul- teacher Christina Hood thought the a federal award are (L to R) Dr. James Renick, provost and senior vice president of academic and stu- University’s College of Agriculture ture students must play a huge role trip would benefit her students in dent affairs at JSU; Dr. Elizabeth Ofili, principal investigator for Research Centers at Minority Institutions students from West Lafayette, Ind. in cracking the perplexing prob- their effort to start their own garden. through Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta; Dr. Edwina Barnett, JSU’s interim principal investigator and about 80 5th and 6th grade stu- lems of the future. “We decided to come to the for DTCC; Dr. Loretta Moore, vice president for research and federal relations at JSU; Dr. Richard Aló, dean dents from Warren Central Interme- “We’re relying on students like program because we’re starting of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology at JSU; and Dr. Paul Tchounwou, JSU’s associate diate School in Vicksburg, Miss. you to solve the future problems an organic garden with the stu- dean for graduate and international programs. to learn about the different aspects that we have as a planet. We are a dents. We’ve been doing some of agriculture on Monday, October very important industry because intense studying on agriculture. The Mississippi Link Newswire institutions, as well as those serving network of institutions that doesn’t 13. The general opening sessions we, as agricultural scientists, have We thought that, since Alcorn is The National Institutes of Health Hispanic and Hawaiian communi- exist anywhere else. We have an opened in the Ray Johnson Assem- to think of the best ways to become an agriculturally centered school, has renewed for a sixth year a $1.5 ties. Dr. Edwina Barnett is the inter- unprecedented opportunity because bly Room and then moved to the involved in solving problems,” said would be a perfect fit for us,” said million annual research award to im principal investigator for JSU’s DTCC is only as good as our work ecology/dairy area for the morning Donkin. Hood. Jackson State University’s Data and DTCC. in touching real people and impact- session. Doctor Pam Morris, who also President of the Alcorn Vicks- Technology Coordinating Center “Impacting real lives” ing real lives. We are looking at po- Department of Agriculture’s represented Purdue University, burg Warren County Alumni (DTCC) for gathering and process- Dr. Richard Aló, dean of the tential opportunities to solving big Chair Dr. Daniel J. Collins men- spoke about using the opportunity Chapter Lakesha Batty was excit- ing computational data on minority College of Science, Engineering problems.” Ofili said this includes tioned how important it is to de- as a recruiting tool to encourage ed about the opportunity to bring health care and medical disparities. and Technology and professor of those suffering from cancer to car- velop a relationship with Purdue to students, specifically minorities, to the students so that they can see JSU is among 18 awardees work- computer science at JSU, said the diovascular illnesses. give the students more exposure. the predominantly white school. what goes on at Alcorn. ing collaboratively as Research campus DTCC ties well with the She praised the commitment “The benefits are tremendous. It “We’re looking to bring people “I was more than happy to bring Centers at Minority Institutions College of Public Services, while from JSU and its technology and is extremely important for universi- of different races so that we can students to Alcorn as a recruitment (RCMI). It’s believed to be the larg- acknowledging that the research computer capabilities. Incidentally, ties to come together. We envision expose a great deal of students to tool, as well as to show off what est database of health information centers are “the largest databank in the DTCC program was initiated in that the friendship and partnership our college. We try to promote our Alcorn has to offer,” said Batty. on people of color exploring causes the area of minority health care.” the College of Science, Engineering of various health issues. Aló said the NIH award to DTCC and Technology. Among its capa- Dr. Elizabeth Ofili conducted a is important because of the impact bilities include clinical monitoring, programs, such as JSU’s strong col- DTCC.” ence in this network and, ultimately, site visit this week at JSU and other it has on improving minority health technology integration, statistical laboration with the Jackson Heart Dr. James Renick, provost and add value to our students,” he said. area facilities, which has received and the accompanying partnerships design and analysis, as well as com- Study. She said by relying on the senior vice president for academic Ultimately, Ofili said, the NIH more than $10 million to date. with many health institutions in re- munications. strengths of other institutions we and student affairs, cited the im- aims to assess the quality of all She serves as the principal inves- search and discovery. Aiming for synergy can broaden the network of experts portance of creating a pipeline for RCMI programs by bridging the tigator for all 18 institutional cen- Ofili said, “The beauty of DTCC Meanwhile, Ofili said a key even further. “One way to do this,” shared information by developing currently funded infrastructure with ters through Atlanta’s Morehouse is that it’s anchored in a strong in- recommendation is for across-the- she said, “is by leveraging the pas- a workforce based on education, in- quality research institutions. She School of Medicine, which is the stitutional environment focusing board collaboration by eliminating sion, infrastructure and investment vestigation and training future doc- said this can lead to greater collabo- primary institution managing RC- on computing technology.” Fur- silos and aiming for more synergy. that JSU is making to bolster and tors. “We must create a gateway for ration to eliminate health disparities MIs that include historically black thermore, she said, “DTCC is a She said there is real value to RCMI create a sustainability path for the students to earn broad-based experi- in minority communities. HEALTH

10 • the mississippi link October 23 - 29, 2014 www.mississippilink.com U.S. to track everyone New Ebola ‘czar’ to meet coming from Ebola nations with Obama, top aides By Connie Cass By Jim Kuhnhenn implementation of Associated Press Associated Press the massive 2009 WASHINGTON - Step- WASHINGTON - President economic stimulus ping up their vigilance against Barack Obama was meeting package. Ebola, federal authorities said with his Ebola response team Klain’s job will Wednesday that everyone trav- Wednesday as his new point require coordinat- eling into the U.S. from Ebola- man on the disease, Ron Klain, ing efforts to secure stricken nations will be moni- settled into his job and began against exposure to tored for symptoms for 21 days. the complicated task of coordi- the disease in the That includes returning Ameri- nating activity among numer- United States and can aid workers, federal health ous disparate agencies. the mobilization employees and journalists, as The meeting comes as the of U.S. resources well as West African travelers. Obama administration contin- to help contain the The program will start Mon- This undated handout photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control ues to tighten health security deadly virus in West day in six states that represent (CDC) shows a kit that travelers from Ebola-stricken West African nations measures in the United States Africa. Klain would 70 percent of people arriving will be given containing information cards and a thermometer and they will short of placing a ban on travel- also be at the center from Liberia, Sierra Leone and be required to make daily check-ins with state or local health officials to re- ers from West Africa, where an of any request from Guinea, said the Centers for port their status. CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden said the check-ins could be Ebola epidemic has killed more the White House for Disease Control and Preven- in person, by telephone, Skype or Facetime or through employers — CDC than 4,500 people. Congress to provide This undated handout photo provided by tion. was consulting with the state and local officials to help them work that out. A well-known Democratic additional funding to Revolution shows Ron Klain, a former chief of CDC Director Tom Frieden AP Photo/CDC operative in Washington and confront the disease. staff to Vice President Joe Biden. A longtime said monitoring would extend former chief of staff to Vice White House Democratic operative, Klain was tasked Friday to other states in coming days from the three nations through Emory University Hospital in President Joe Biden, Klain will spokesman Josh Ear- by President Barack Obama with running the and reach “every person com- five airports where fever checks Atlanta. coordinate the government’s nest said officials government’s response to the Ebola crisis. AP ing back to the country for the Ebola response both in the U.S. and other Ebola screening mea- Fellow Dallas nurse Nina were still deciding Photo/Revolution 21 days they are at risk for sures have been put in place. Pham’s condition has been up- and in the West African coun- what if any addi- Ebola.” He said it would con- An American video journalist graded from fair to good at the tries of Liberia, Sierra Leone tional money would received from scientific experts tinue until the outbreak in West who has recovered from Ebola National Institutes of Health and Guinea. be needed. about the extraordinarily low Africa is controlled. left the hospital Wednesday and outside Washington. That means Klain is charged After being caught off guard likelihood of an Ebola outbreak “We have to keep our guard headed home to Providence, R. At the White House, Presi- with managing the Ebola work by the Ebola infection of two in the United States continues up,” Frieden told reporters on a I. dent Barack Obama was meet- of agencies ranging from the nurses in a Texas hospital, the to be the operating principle conference call. “Today is a joyful day,” ing with his new Ebola coordi- Centers for Disease Control White House has sought to here,” Earnest said. Local and state officials will Ashoka Mukpo said in a state- nator Ron Klain and top aides and Prevention to the Penta- strike a balance between pre- Asked if the administration perform the daily monitoring, ment released by the Nebraska Wednesday afternoon. gon. Klain doesn’t have public paring for any contingency had “turned the corner” in its which may consist of keeping Medical Center in Omaha. The Under heavy criticism for health experience, but has been in the U.S. and reassuring the response to Ebola, Earnest up with people by phone or hospital said testing found him the government’s handling of at the center of past manage- public that chances of an out- would only say there has been visits. The first states are New free of the virus now. the first Ebola case diagnosed ment challenges, including break in the U.S. are exceed- “a stepped-up level of activity” York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, “I feel profoundly blessed to within the U.S., Obama reached the 2000 presidential elec- ingly remote. at the federal level to deal with Virginia, New Jersey and Geor- be alive, and in the same breath for help last week from Klain, tion recount in Florida and the “The guidance that we have Ebola. gia. aware of the global inequalities a veteran political operator and Individuals arriving from that allowed me to be flown to former chief of staff to Vice West Africa will receive “care an American hospital when so President Joe Biden. Klain will kits” that include thermom- many Liberians die alone with coordinate the array of federal eters, detailed information on minimal care,” said Mukpo, agencies dealing with Ebola in how take their temperature who arrived at the Nebraska the U.S. and helping to tackle Health officials twice a day, and logs for re- hospital Oct. 6. the crisis in West Africa. cording the information. Tem- The virus has killed more The Obama administration peratures must be reported to than 4,500 people in West Af- has resisted increasing pres- health officials at least once per rica, nearly all in Liberia, Si- sure to ban travel from the three confirm first flu case day, he said. erra Leone and Guinea. Mukpo countries at the center of the Frieden said the message to caught it while working in Li- Ebola outbreak. Obama and travelers is: “If you become beria as a freelance cameraman federal health authorities say sick, get care quickly because for NBC and other media out- that could make the situation of 2014-2015 season that could save your life and lets. worse, by making it harder for By Jim Kuhnhenn particularly at risk protect your family.” Two American nurses remain foreign doctors and aid workers Associated Press for influenza com- The kits also will include in- hospitalized after catching the to get help to nations that des- JACKSON - The Mississip- plications include formation on whom to call if virus from a Liberian man who perately need it and can’t stop pi State Department of Health young children, symptoms occur and a card the traveled to the U.S. before ex- the outbreak on their own. (MSDH) is reporting its first adults 50 and older, traveler can present to health hibiting symptoms and dying In addition to Mukpo, three confirmed case of influenza pregnant women, care providers if they seek care. at a Dallas hospital. Because American doctors and an aide (flu) in the state for the 2014- and those with CDC already was telling its of their cases, the CDC issued worker, all infected in Libe- 2015 flu season. The case is a chronic illnesses. own employees and other health more stringent safety guide- ria or Sierra Leone, have been Marshall County teen. “However even professionals working in the lines this week and is working treated at the Nebraska Medi- “This not only indicates that young and other- outbreak zone to monitor their with states to spread them to cal Center or Emory University flu has been detected in the wise healthy people temperature for 21 days upon health care workers across the Hospital in Atlanta, and have state, but it also serves as a can have complica- return, so Wednesday’s an- country. recovered. reminder that now is the best tions and die from nouncement adds another step Debra Berry, the mother of Associated Press writers time to get your flu shot,” said the flu,” said Dobbs. to their ongoing fever watch. Dallas nurse Amber Vinson, Mike Stobbe in New York, Emi- MSDH State Epidemiologist For adults, the The new program comes after said Tuesday her daughter is ly Schmall in Dallas and Nancy Dr. Thomas Dobbs. “The flu different types of authorities announced Wednes- “doing OK, just trying to get Benac in Washington contrib- shot takes one to two weeks vaccinations avail- day plans to funnel all visitors stronger” while being treated at uted to this report. to produce immunity, and al- able this year are as though flu season usually peaks follows: in January through March, it Seasonal flu vac- sometimes reaches high levels cination for $30; as early as December.” Flu nasal mist for Study finds drugs still in Nationwide, an estimated $35; 36,000 people die and more High-dose flu than 200,000 are hospitalized vaccination for each year because of the flu. those 65 and older recalled supplements While individual flu cases for $55; and are not reported to MSDH, Pneumococcal By Lindsey Tanner called by manufacturers after FDA In response to the study, the FDA the agency monitors flu activ- vaccination for $83. AP Medical Writer raised concerns about drugs in their said it has issued hundreds of con- ity through the Influenza-Like The MSDH ac- and should be taken whether Illness (ILI) Sentinel Surveil- CHICAGO - Dietary supple- products. This type of recall is usu- sumer alerts warning about tainted cepts Medicaid, Medicare, or not individuals are vacci- lance System, made up of ments containing potentially dan- ally voluntary, involving products products, sent warning letters to and the State and School Em- nated. healthcare providers in Missis- gerous prescription drug ingredi- that could potentially cause serious supplement makers “and pursued ployees’ Health Insurance These measures include sippi who report the percent- ents may still be for sale even years health problems and even death. civil and criminal enforcement” Plan (AHS). For those 18 and covering your mouth when age of patients with flu-like after safety recalls, a study found. The FDA’s role includes assess- against those illegally marketed under, the MSDH will bill coughing and sneezing, stay- symptoms to a statewide da- In supplements bought online, ing whether recalls successfully products. Deterring manufacturers Medicaid, Children’s Health ing at home when you or your tabase. Healthcare providers researchers detected hidden ste- remove potentially unsafe products is sometimes challenging because Insurance Program (CHIP), children are sick, and washing participating in the system also roids, similar ingredients to Viagra from the market. they are often difficult to locate and and all private health insurers your hands frequently. submit respiratory samples for and Prozac and a weight loss drug “There should be significant le- some are overseas, the agency said. for children’s vaccines. Those To locate a county health flu testing to the MSDH Pub- linked with heart attacks. gal and financial consequences for The researchers bought 27 of who are eligible for the Vac- department clinic in your lic Health Laboratory. MSDH They tested 27 products promis- manufacturers who the FDA finds the 274 supplements recalled cines for Children (VFC) Pro- area or for more information uses this information to deter- ing big muscles, sexual prowess, to be continuing to sell these spiked from 2009 to 2012. The products gram or CHIP can receive the on flu and pneumonia, visit mine the presence and spread weight loss and more. Of those, 18 supplements,” Cohen said. were purchased in summer 2013 vaccination for $10. the MSDH website at www. of flu throughout the state. contained ingredients not approved Unlike prescription drugs, di- from manufacturers’ websites or While vaccination is the HealthyMS.com/flu. Follow Seasonal flu vaccination is for over-the-counter use; 17 still etary supplements don’t need FDA other online retailers. An Oregon best protection, basic infec- MSDH by e-mail and social recommended for anyone age had the same drug that prompted approval before they are marketed. research laboratory tested them. tion control measures can media at HealthyMS.com/ six months and older. Those the recalls. Still, their labels must list all ingre- Whether any consumers were also reduce the spread of flu connect. Manufacturers are putting profit dients and manufacturers are not harmed by using the tainted sup- ahead of consumer health, but lax allowed to sell products that are plements was beyond the study’s tained the active ingredient in product contained sildenafil, down on “rogue” companies. oversight by the U.S. Food and “adulterated or misbranded,” the scope. Prozac. the active ingredient in Viagra, “Unapproved or adulterated Drug Administration is contribut- agency’s website say Among the 27 products: -Ten body-building supple- which is not recommended for drugs’ masquerading as lawful ing to the problem, said lead author The study was published in -Six weight loss supplements ments contained anabolic ste- those taking some heart medi- supplements is a threat to public Dr. Pieter Cohen, an internist and Wednesday’s Journal of the Ameri- contained sibutramine or a sub- roids or related compounds, cines. health and to consumer confi- researcher at Cambridge Health can Medical Association. The au- stance similar to the diet drug re- which have been linked with side The Consumer Healthcare dence in the supplement indus- Alliance, a Boston-area health care thors say laws that increase FDA’s moved from the U.S. market in effects including prostate cancer, Products Association, a supple- try,” Scott Melville, the associa- system. enforcement powers may be need- 2010 after it was linked with heart aggression and infertility. ments trade group, said it encour- tion’s president and CEO, said in The tested supplements were re- ed to fix the problem. attacks and strokes. Two also con- -One sexual enhancement ages federal regulators to crack an emailed statement. OPINION

www.mississippilink.com October 23 - 29, 2014 THE mississippi link • 11 U.S. trails more than Democrats bash Obama Ask Alma Alma Gill 100 countries in yet want black vote NNPA Advise Columnist Alma Gill’s newsroom experience spans more than 25 By Lauren Victoria Burke Apparently Democrats have for- NNPA Columnist years, including? various roles at USA Today, Newsday voter turnout gotten - or don’t care - that black and the Washington Post. Email questions to: alwaysas- Here are a few voters are the party’s most loyal [email protected]. Follow her on Facebook at “Ask By George E. Curry ship and race were key factors e l e c t i o n - t i m e voting bloc. In 2012, black voters Alma” and twitter @almaaskalma. NNPA Columnist in this movement. Most restric- questions to think turned out at a higher percentage Lost in the tions passed through GOP-con- over: Why in the than whites. frenzy to erect trolled legislatures and in states world do Demo- Black women are the highest barriers to vot- with increases in minority turn- crats think they turnout group among all women. Can’t get friendship ing - including out,” The Brennan Center for can bash President But this enthusiasm will likely less- reducing the Justice at New York University Barack Obama and his policies and en, not just because the first black back to normal hours available reported. still win black votes? president will no longer be on the Dear Alma, do you think? for early voting Today’s efforts to suppress Why should black voters be mo- ballot, but because Democrats fail to I have been best friends with E.K., Atlanta and imposing strict voter ID re- the black vote mirrors similar tivated to turn out after months of support the policies enacted while he the same person for the past 10 quirements - is the embarrass- actions in the 1800s: watching Democrats bash the presi- was there. years. We always got along and Hey now EK, ing fact that the United States “Voter registration originat- dent? In a midterm election, it will take never got into any major argu- I’m so happy to hear about lags behind more than 100 ed in the early 19th century as a What exactly is the strategy for more than a pre-election day Sunday ments. About eight months ago, the wonderful friendship you are countries in the percentage of method of disenfranchisement. Democrats to get black voters out? swing-by to get black voters and oth- we started working in the same able to experience, sustain and registered voters who show up Many states were concerned Many Democrats running this ers out. Yet many Democrats make office. Once we started working maintain for so many years. Your on election day. with the growing number of cycle, even in states and districts no specific references or pledges on together, we hung out a lot more words unfold like it’s more than The U.S. ranks 120th with a foreign-born transients partici- with large black voting populations specific policy that might motivate (carpooling to work, happy hours just a basic friendship and 10 voter turnout rate of 66.5 per- pating in local government, and - including North Carolina, Georgia that turnout. after work, lunch together during years is a long time. cent. That’s well behind No. 1 so they developed a system of and Louisiana - have made the de- Few Democrats dare discuss ra- work). Your email describes a true- Australia (94.5 percent) and registration to ensure that these duction that annoying and ignoring cial profiling, mandatory minimums But recently (about a month blue, sister-girl, BFF. Many of us even behind Guyana (88.5 per- non-citizens could not vote. black voters is less important than or justice reform or - God forbid - ago), we got into a little argument participate in one of those. My cent), Belize (80.4 percent), “While this did disenfran- winning white ones. health care reform. and it got to the point where we niece, Leah, and her BFF, LaTia, Mozambique (78 percent), chise transients and the for- The white swing voter is sup- Alison Lundergan Grimes, a worked together for two days and for example. The most famous of Honduras (72.8 percent) and eign-born, many poor citizens posedly a more vital target than the Democrat running for Senate in did not even talk to each other. all sister-girl friendships of course Uganda (70.8 percent). were also not included on the black voter who is a 95 percent sure Kentucky against gridlock king, Sen. That is completely out of charac- is Oprah and Gail. I, too, live it Not surprisingly, countries voter rolls; they were often not bet to vote for a Democrat. It’s a Mitch McConnell, won’t even admit ter for both of us. We usually call/ with my BFF Dee; we’ll ride or with compulsory voting, such home when the assessors came fascinating strategy featuring Demo- she voted for President Obama. text and hang out everyday, even die to the end. as Australia, have the highest by, which was typically during crats running in fear of their own Instead of running a campaign after spending eight hours at work It’s been more than 20 years turnout rates. However, those the workday, so they were not record, while ignoring what’s hap- that puts McConnell on the defen- togethe. for us. This type of girlfriend re- with such laws and lax en- included. pened over the last six years. sive by bringing up how little he’s About two days after our argu- lationship will dance through the forcement, such as Brazil and ‘Many areas that were large- Thanks to the president, Osama done for Kentucky, Grimes is fran- ment, I decided to be the bigger stages and ages of life. Surviving Mexico, do not fare as well as ly Democratic rebuffed the Bin Laden is dead. The unem- tically telling voters how much she person and hash everything out. the misunderstandings, heart- Australia. registration system, because ployment rate is now 5.9 percent. disagrees with President Obama. I figured our friendship was way breaks, marriages, children, loss And those that have elimi- most of the poor, immigrants, Even the black unemployment rate Likewise, in Arkansas, Sen. Mark more important than a little argu- of a loved one…; I could go on, nated compulsory voting, in- and other potentially disenfran- dropped from 16.5 percent in 2011 Pryor’s race has become about Pryor ment. Things started to get back but you get the picture. cluding the Netherlands, re- chised groups tended to vote to its current 11.4 percent. More than dodging questions on whether he to normal but I also noticed that This is your first crash on the ported a subsequent drop in Democrat,” Alexander Keyssar 8 million Americans have signed up agrees with President Obama - ex- there was a different vibe be- BFF roadway of life. Don’t let it voter participation. wrote in his book, The Right to for health care. actly what the GOP wants. In Colo- tween us. rattle you, girl, check your seat- The Center for Voting and Vote: The Contested History The Republican contribution? rado, Democrat Mark Udall was A pattern began where we belt and keep it moving. TBT, Democracy said the easier it is of Democracy in the United Gridlock. More than 50 votes on asked by a moderator, “Which of stopped hanging together outside there are many more to come. to register, the higher the par- States. Obamacare repeals and shutting the president’s proposed policies are of work and stopped calling to What matters is, you don’t let go. ticipation rate. Keyssar continued, “Near down the government. The approv- you prepared to vote against.” check on one another. Hold on to the special bond the “Another country with a the beginning of the 20th cen- al numbers for Republicans in con- Even some journalists have I often felt like I was the only two of you share. highly efficient registration tury, other disenfranchisement gress is lower than the president’s, bought in to the GOP’s narrative. If one putting an effort in to ac- As for her gift, buy her some- process is France. At the age issues arose, mostly concern- yet Democrats shun his policies? a voter’s big concern is whether a knowledge our friendship and try thing fabulous, something she can of eighteen, all youth are au- ing the ability of African- Yes, Obama has a 40 percent candidate agreed with the president to hang out and talk. This week share. You know how sisters do, tomatically registered. Only Americans to vote. approval rating. But congress’ ap- in their party, you can pretty much is her birthday and we usually LOL. You’re participating is what new residents and citizens who “Laws in the South were proval sits at 14 percent - the lowest bet that’s a Republican voter. get expensive gifts for each other wise, full of wisdom women call have moved are responsible for designed ‘expressly to be ad- since 1974. You wonder what the For some reason, Democrats are (concert tickets, designer clothes, an unconditional sisterhood, a bearing the costs and inconve- ministered in a discriminatory numbers would be if Democrats ac- trying to win the voter who hates the last minute weekend getaways). lifelong kinship - cherish it. It’s nience of updating their regis- fashion,’ where the validity of a tually stopped apologizing for their president and get out the base simul- I don’t know if I should get her the best kind, she’s your sister not tration. vote due to small mismarks, an record and instead put the GOP on taneously. Good luck with that one. anything like I normally would or by birth but by choice. “Similarly, in Nordic coun- arbitrary assessment of a vot- defensive. After eight million Americans should I just get her a card. What - Alma tries, all citizens and residents er’s ‘understanding,’ or other Who among the GOP leadership have signed up, Democrats run are included in the official minutia would be subject to the in Washington can claim legislative from the idea of bringing up the Af- population register, which is whim of an election official.” achievement in a party whose num- fordable Care Act as a success. The But Democrats fail to mention lance writer and creator of the simultaneously a tax list, voter Our challenge today is to ber one ideology is gridlock? This number of Americans without health how dead wrong Republicans were blog Crewof42.com, covering registration, and membership expand voter participation, not is the least productive Congress in care has dropped to the lowest rate in 2010 and beyond after health care African American members of in the universal health system. constrict it. As the Center for history. since the 1990s - from 18 percent to reform was signed into law. In- Congress. She appears regularly “Residents are required by Voting and Democracy noted, If Democrats lose the Senate, 13 percent. The uninsured rate for stead they continue to run from on “NewsOneNow with Roland law to report any change of ad- “The United States is one of it will be because of self-inflicted African-Americans is now 15.1 per- their own shadow. Martin” and on WHUR FM, 900 dress to register within a short only a few democracies in the wounds. cent, from 18.9 percent. Lauren Victoria Burke is free- AM time after moving. This is also world where the government the system in Germany (but does not take responsibility for without the membership in the registering voters. health system).” “Instead, our government Where are the black science laureates? According to the Center for leaves the construction of voter By Lekan Oguntoyinbo Voting and Democracy, “The rolls up to partisan and non- including Desmond Tutu and Nelson 10 times the number of math and sci- are well known. Far less known are NNPA Columnist elimination of registration as a partisan voter registration or- Mandela of South Africa and Libe- ence degree holders at 70.7 percent. the accomplishments of black scien- separate bureaucratic step can ganizations, political parties, Each October, rian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Many universities continue to strug- tists in the last century in fields like result in higher voter turnout. election officials and active I look forward to - have won the award. gle to recruit and retain minorities parasitology, plant science, medicine This is reflected in statistics citizens.” reading about the In 1986, Nigerian playwright for seats in STEM programs, par- and engineering. from the United States Bureau It concluded, “Voter regis- accomplishments Wole Soyinka became the first black ticularly at the graduate level. Far less known are the accom- of Census, 1982-1983. tration should be the mutual of Nobel Prize win- to win the literature prize. Two other Some historically black institu- plishments of Charles Drew, a phy- “States that have same day responsibility of citizens and ners in medicine, blacks - poet Derek Walcott of St. tions, such as Fisk University, have sician who developed a method for registration, or no registration their government. The govern- science and eco- Lucia and Toni Morrison - won the teamed up with elite universities, storing blood; Lewis Latimer, who requirements, have a higher ment should not only facilitate nomics. Their stories are parables award in the 1990s. such as cross-town Vanderbilt Uni- helped develop the telephone and voter turnout than the national registration; it should actively about persistence and the capacity But outside of literature and versity, to create more black STEM a longer lasting light bulb; or Gar- average. At the time of that register adults who are eligible of the human mind to do amazing peace, only one black has won the doctoral degree holders. rett Morgan, who developed the gas report, the four states that al- to vote as part of its responsi- things. Nobel - William Arthur Lewis, a na- In most parts of Africa, where mask and helped modernize the traf- lowed election day registration bility to have accurate rolls. This year, through the work of tive of St. Lucia, who won for eco- public education is either dead or on fic light. were Minnesota, Wisconsin, “One hundred percent voter John O’Keefe, May-Britt Moser and nomics in 1979. life support and university systems The Bureau of Labor Statistics Maine, and Oregon.” registration should be the goal. her husband, Edward Moser, who The Nobel Prize awards began have been in decline for decades, projects that the demand for jobs in Since then, Idaho has Moreover, universal voter won this year’s prize in medicine, in 1901, and in medicine, physics, science and math education is par- the STEM and health fields will con- changed to allow same day reg- registration has the potential we learned of the existence of a col- chemistry and economics the win- ticularly weak. tinue to rise in coming decades. istration. North Dakota is the to bring together conserva- lection of cells that serve as a type of ners remain overwhelmingly white A survey of the math and sci- A good education in law, the arts only state that requires no reg- tives who are concerned about GPS for the brain. and Asian. ence skills of school-age children in and the humanities feeds the soul istration. However, the trend is fraudulent voter registrations Eric Betzig, Stefan Well and Wil- This achievement gap in the sci- 148 countries conducted earlier this and is important for a well-rounded to erect more barriers to voting. and liberals who are concerned liam Moerner, who won the prize for ences speaks to a broader issue in year by the World Economic Forum education but expertise in science, “Since the 2010 election, about anemic political partici- chemistry, developed a method to be math and science education for ranked three European countries - technology and health can uplift a new voting restrictions are slat- pation.” able to more closely track proteins blacks in the United States and in Finland, Belgium and Switzerland - people. ed to be in place in 22 states. George E. Curry, former while studying diseases such as Par- predominantly black countries in Af- in the top five. Singapore and Leba- World Bank official Makhtar Unless these restrictions are editor-in-chief of Emerge mag- kinson’s and Alzheimer’s. rica and the Caribbean. non also made the top five. Diop earlier this year announced a blocked - and there are court azine, is editor-in-chief of the Still, when I read these stories, In the United States, African Three African countries - South grant of $150 million to universities challenges to laws in six of National Newspaper Publish- I can’t help but ask: where are the Americans continue to be overrep- Africa, Angola and Egypt - were in seven African countries to help those states - voters in nearly ers Association News Service black science laureates? resented in certain fields, including ranked in the bottom five. The Do- advance STEM education there. half the country could find it (NNPA.) He can be reached To be sure, several blacks have education and social work as well as minican Republic, a predominantly He said, “I can think of no better harder to cast a ballot in the through his Website, www. won the Nobel - but mostly for the arts and humanities. But blacks black nation, and Honduras rounded way to grow African economies, cre- 2014 midterm election than georgecurry.com. You can also peace and literature. In 1950, Ralph made up only 7.1 percent of science out the bottom five. ate jobs, and support research in Af- they did in 2010. follow him at www.twitter.com/ Bunche became the first black to win and engineering degree holders in The irony is that blacks have a rica, than educating young graduates “The new laws range from currygeorge and George E. the Nobel Peace Prize. South African 2011 between the ages of 25 and 64, long and distinguished history in with expertise in high-demand areas photo ID requirements to early Curry Fan Page on Facebook. Albert Luthuli followed in 1960 and according to the U.S. Census Bu- math and science. The math, science such as chemical engineering, crop voting cutbacks to voter reg- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1964. reau. and engineering exploits of Africans science, and the control of infectious istration restrictions. Partisan- Since then, several other blacks - In contrast, whites made up about in ancient Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan diseases.”

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By Daphne Higgins servers using it to synchronize Religion Editor the existence between the living Proverbs, the ultimate life This year, the and the deceased. Yet later, that “sweet” event concept evolved into a danger- that many kids ous one because of the rumored (young and old) problems that were occurring coach - Part VII are anxiously by the dead, such as sickness or awaiting is just a damaged crops. Bonfires were By Rev. Leon Collier little: but godliness is profitable choices is good for your health. told Moses to go up the moun- few days away. used to burn any remains from Special to The Mississippi Link unto all things...” It is no wonder that Jesus said tain (Mt. Nebo) and view the Yes, that event is Halloween, an the livestock slaughters and later Over the past However, God is still con- in Matthew 4:4, “Man shall not Promised Land, but he would event that has transformed con- costumes and masks were used few weeks we cerned about our health and live by bread alone, but by ev- not be allowed to enter therein. siderably since its origin many to mimic or calm spirits. have: (1) Laid well-being: 3 John 1:2, “Above ery word the proceeds from the God would let Moses die on decades ago. Some view it as a In America, at the turn of the the foundation- all things…I pray that you mouth of God.” The word here Mount Nebo. But notice what fun-filled event with just a little 20th Century, Boy Scouts and prerequisite for prosper and be in health, even is rhema (command). So, man Deuteronomy 34:7 says, “And treachery, while there are oth- other organizations came to- God to become as your soul prospers.” It starts shall not live by physical bread Moses was a hundred and ers who will take it to level that gether to encourage a safe cel- your life coach by saying above all things; John alone, but if God commands twenty years old when he died. I choose not to discuss at this ebration. Children were encour- (Proverbs 1:7). wished that his friend Gaius be him to survive without bread he His eyes were not dim, nor time. aged to go to door to door to ask (2) Discussed the purpose healthy spiritually, physically, can. God spoke a word (rhema) had he lost any of his natural To offset much of the naughti- for treats and not play tricks of of Proverbs-to make wise the and occupationally. to command manna fall from strength.” ness that can go on with this cel- their neighbors. By the 1930s, simple, give instruction to the God is concerned about the the sky, to feed the Children Moses could see well and it ebration in today’s society, area the observance became a com- young, & make the wise wiser. total person. The Greek word of Israel and they survived 40 was as if he was a young man churches, neighborhoods and mercialized event and is now (3) Dealt with our first issue for prosper means “to help on years without bread they were even in old age. This happened homes have created environ- one of the most popular obser- which is talkativeness. the journey,” or “to succeed in accustomed to. by the will of God, because ments that can offer a nurturing vances in this country. (4) Discussed not worrying business affairs.” God wants Psalm 118:89, “…Your word Moses feared God and had experience to the participants. During the last week of Octo- ourselves trying to become rich you to prosper in your occupa- is settled in heaven.” God’s shunned evil. Staying away Well, I’m a week early, but ber, many families take part in because riches fade. Our pro- tion. He wants you to get the purpose is already settled above from evil and fearing God can now is the time to start prepar- both of the observances. Some cess should be to chase righ- help you need when you need and shall be fulfilled below. So, add years to your life. ing for the barrage of children are held indoors and many are teousness not riches. it. He wants you to be in good since God said that if we fear Rev. Leon Collier is the pas- seeking the sweet tastes of their outdoors. For the next two weeks, we health and He wants us to pros- Him and turn away from evil, tor of Makarios Worship Cen- favorite treats and the opportu- For trick-or-treaters, many will focus on what Proverbs, per spiritually. we could have good health then ter, 464 Church Rd., Madi- nity to enjoy a few games in the parents and guardians encour- the ultimate life coach, has to Proverbs actually tell us ways it will happen because His word son. Residents of Madison, he process. This event has become age only visiting the homes of say about health. we can live healthier lives. Let is already settled in heaven. and wife, Minister Yolanda; hailed as annual Harvest Fes- people they know. Considering the abundant us examine this as we learn to Notice again, Proverbs 3:8 are the proud parents of three tivals for many organizations. Schools, community centers information about healthy liv- shun evil and fear God. says, “Healing shall be to your daughters. He received de- Even though, the calendar shows and many businesses are also ing these days, most people are The Family Bible Notes com- navel and marrow to your grees from Criswell College that the official observance of taking an active role in the ob- well aware of what they need to mentary reads: “True health of bones.” The navel is a use- in Dallas; Southern Method- Halloween 2014 will be Friday, servance. It’s everywhere! do to live healthier lives. Prop- soul and body lies in fearing ful part of the body which the ist University - Perkins School October 31, some events will Everyone is excited about er diet and exercise over the God and departing from evil.” infant receives nourishment. of Theology; and a Masters of start as early as Wednesday, Oc- how they observe their version long haul prompts healthy and Proverbs 3:7-8, “Do not be Marrow is the nourishment Divinity from Memphis Theo- tober 29 and will bear the name of Halloween or Harvest Festi- happy lives. In fact, one profes- wise in your own eyes; fear the and strength of the bones, and logical Seminary. A pastor for of Harvestfest, or some name vals and want others to be a part sional exercise instructor said LORD and depart from evil. a great preserver and prolonger 23 years, Collier serves as a along those lines. of it. that if he had to choose exer- Healing shall be to your navel of life. Marrow nourishes the volunteer chaplain for various So, here comes the million Now, you know that I have to cise or healthy eating he would and marrow to your bones.” bones so they are less likely to law enforcement agencies in dollar question - Are you ob- add my twist. It’s wonderful to choose healthy eating and not Generally speaking these vers- break. If we shun evil and fear the metro area and for the Mis- serving Halloween or Harvest share your excitement with oth- exercise. es are saying that if you fear God it is highly probable that sissippi Governor’s Mansion. Carnivals (also known in some ers but do you get lost in the mo- God is primarily concerned (adore God) and turn away our health may not break down He may be reached by calling areas as Fall Festivals)? ment and not show your excite- about our souls. 1 Timothy 4:8, from evil you are set to have over the long haul. 601.260.3016, 601.855.7898 Well, I’ll let you decide which ment for life in all that you do? “For bodily exercise profits good health. Making godly In Deuteronomy 34:1-7, God or e-mail [email protected]. title you choose, but whatever God gave us Free Will and you decide; my only words of with that comes choices. What advice are to make it an educa- choices are you making for tional choice, as well as an en- Him? joyable event. Are you sharing those choices Giving God the glory in song – Of course, I’ve taken the throughout the year or just dur- liberty to research the origin of ing that moment of excitement? the observances and I will share We should not dress up to go brief descriptions of each event out to make a one-time impres- Stacey Lattisaw with you. sion. We need to stay dressed for Harvest Carnivals are a popu- the Lord, regardless of what our By Jannise Johnson Lattisaw’s sermon followed mirrors up to “look at it.” Lat- lar alternative to Halloween for attire looks like. Your dress, (not Your Houston News that theme with her messages tisaw became even more con- many Christians. Church orga- specifically clothing) also serves Former R&B singer Stacy of renewed hope, spiritual uplift cerned after a visit to her doctor nized events offer a safe haven as a messenger for the Lord. Lattisaw can still draw a crowd. with a concentration on prayer. where he said he had not seen for children and their parents The Mississippi Link, a mes- Only now it’s her words, not “Praise is my weapon,” she an infection quite that bad and to go. Many are structured in a senger for news in and around singing that people come to hear. said as many in the enthusiastic urged her to get an AIDS test. carnival type atmosphere which the state of Mississippi, would Lattisaw, a minister in the audience responded, “amen.” At the height of her anxiety, includes booths, games, and like to serve as your personal Christian denomination known She expounded on that as she “God sent me a prophet who contests. If costumes are worn, messenger to share your good as “Spirit-Filled”, spoke to a told the audience how the death told me to begin praise and wor- biblical themed outfits are en- news. crowded convention hall in of her husband’s business part- ship.” Lattisaw couraged or, for some, are only The King James Version of Humble, Texas recently. She ner, a decade ago, depressed the Seven months later, the infec- allowed. Isaiah 52:7b reads, “Your God was the guest speaker at the Un- couple greatly. tion was gone. She went back were touched then fell symboli- Halloween, originally known reigns.” His presence is every- veiled Hope-Dream Again Con- “We had to worship our way to her doctor, who examined cally back safely into the arms as “All Hallows Eve” began in where and so should the news of ference during the morning ser- through that storm,” she said. her and asked her why she had of church assistants. A female Ireland. Versions of the Irish His love for all of His children. vice at the Humble Civic Center A particularly bad scalp infec- come back. dancer dressed in a red, flowing holiday became popular in the Contact Daphne M. Higgins on October 18. tion was one of the factors that “I just wanted to give glory to outfit danced nearby to the ac- America in the nineteenth cen- at religion@mississippilink. Mike Ruegamer, pastor of the made Lattisaw refocus her en- God,” she responded. companiment of a pianist and a tury. Originally, the festival’s com. Fax 601-896-0091 or mail Freedom House church and one ergy in a religious direction. Later in the sermon, audience singer. purpose was to take stock of your information to The Mis- of the organizers, described the After she developed a fungal members were invited up for the The conference was held over supplies and slaughter livestock sissippi Link, 2659 Livingston event as, “an empowerment con- infection on the top of her scalp, “laying on of hands” by Latti- two days on Oct. 17-18 at the to store for the winter. That Road, Jackson, MS 39213. ference.” she awoke every day and held saw. Several audience members Humble Civic Center. concept later became one of ob-

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The MS Baptist Seminary of Jackson, 3160 J. R. ception will be held in the Family Life Center immedi- New Jerusalem Church, Jackson, will host its Lynch St., Jackson, will host Part II of its seminars ately following the 8 a.m. service in honor of College Friends and Family Day at all three locations on for pastors and church leaders October 24-25, (6 Hill’s breast cancer survivors and in remembrance Sunday, October 26. Services at the north cam- p.m. – 8 p.m., on Friday and 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., on of loved ones lost to breast cancer. On Wednes- pus, 5708 Old Canton Rd., will take place at 7:30 Saturday) at its location. The seminar will explore the day, October 29, the Children, Youth and College a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Services at the south cam- role of church leadership and management including Ministries will host the Annual Harvest Festival. The pus, 1285 Raymond Rd., will take place at 9 a.m. budgeting, facilities management and policies and festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m. For more informa- and noon. Services at the mid-town campus, procedures as well as management and growth of tion call 601.355.2670. Rev. Michael T. Williams is 1110 Noel Street, will take place at 10:30 a.m. ministries. Certificates of Attendance and CEU’s will pastor. For more information call 601.371.6772 or e-mail be offered. For more information, please call 769- [email protected]. Rev. Dwayne K. Pickett, Sr., is 233-8089 or visit the website at gmbsc.org. Makarios Worship Center, 464 Church Rd., Madi- the pastor. son, will host its annual Men’s Day Service on Sun- College Hill M. B. Church, 1400 Florence Ave., day, October 26, at 2 p.m. The speaker fo this oc- Mt. Nebo Baptist Church, 1245 Tunica St., Jack- Jackson, Youth Ministry will present “Pink On to casion is Pastor John M. Woodard, Jr. of the Ark of son, will culminate its month of special events White Out” on Sunday, October 26, during the 8 a.m. Safety Ministry of Canton. The male choir of Canton on Friday, October 31, beginning at 6 p.m. with worship service. All in attendance are asked to wear United Methodist Church will participate in the music the Annual Family Fun Night at Shepherd’s Park the colors pink and/or white in recognition of Breast ministry. For more information call 601.855.7898. Gym, near Jackson State University. Rev. John Cancer Awareness Month. A Pink Awareness Re- Rev. Leon Collier is the pastor. A. Wicks Jr. is the pastor.

www.mississippilink.com October 23 - 29, 2014 THE mississippi link • 13 The secret of survival - Part II preser v e d By Pastor Simeon R. Green III it is hurting the church. In Psalm 116:12, David said, you do, you will regret it. Every Single, saved Special to The Mississippi Link Sin will ruin and destroy. “What shall I render unto the man and every woman who lives The words “O Proverbs 13:15 reads, “Good Lord for all His benefits toward in sin will regret not serving the Israel” are words understanding giveth favor: but me?” If there is going to be res- Lord. and selfish? of desperation and the way of transgressors is hard.” toration, there has to be a com- Serving the Lord is not all talk anxiety. Oh, how Why is it so hard for some to plete return. Many today are not or imagination. Thank God, it is By Shewanda Riley man over 30 to not be married. If Columnist God wanted Is- be true to the Lord, to serve the getting back to God because they real, and it is something that you they are not, 9 out of 10 times it’s rael to come back Lord? Why is it so difficult to are failing right there in their re- can feel and enjoy right in the “I think that if because they don’t know how to home, to come be a Christian? The way of the turning. midst of all that is going on. you are single, take care of a woman or don’t want back to what she used to be and transgressor is hard, but not the They go to the altar repeat- As far as I am concerned, I am God has noth- to work (Remember, these are his what she ought to be. God want- way of the obedient. edly and seem unable to get any- satisfied with Jesus. If you were ing to with it. words, not mine.) He was a 45 year ed fellowship with Israel, but to The call to restoration is not a where. The reason for not getting to ask me if it has been worth It’s because you old businessman who got married have it, Israel would have to re- call to return to certain practices anywhere, they will not make a serving the Lord, I would say are too selfish to when he was 21 years old. turn. or actions or activities, but a call complete turn. But they must do there is not one thing I would do the work to At that point, I was speechless Israel had fallen from not only to return to the Lord thy God. He it or be lost. change. be in a relationship.” As I listened and a little disturbed. I asked him if the favor of God but also His alone is the One who can make Will you return unto the Lord Andre Crouch sings, “Through to this comment a few years ago, he’d talked to singles who said that likeness. She was no longer like the difference. Israel needed to your God? You may ask, “What it all, through it all, I’ve learned all I could do was look at the tele- was the reason why they remained Him: she was not acting like be restored, and the only way for will I get in return if I should do to trust in Jesus, I’ve learned phone in amazement. I’d heard unmarried. His response was that Him, talking like Him, or walk- that to come about was for her to so?” God, speaking yet in Hosea to trust in God; through it all, these kinds of sentiments before he didn’t have to because he could ing like Him. We do not need to see her condition and return to 14:4, said, “I will heal their back- through it all, I’ve learned to de- but not put quite that way. It was see that people were more selfish be told that this is happening to the God. sliding. I will love them freely, pend upon His Word.” part of a phone conversation I was concerning relationships. I tried to people today. As a result, many She had fallen from God’s for Mine anger is turned away Life has its heartaches, and I having with an out of state busi- get him to explain more about who are out wandering. likeness, His favor, and His im- from him.” have had my share. But I have nessman who was explaining why exactly he’d had spoken with that We need to safeguard our- age, and God was calling for her David said in one of his never had so many that I have he thought there were so many gave him this impression. Instead, selves against that happening to to return. prayers, “Lord, You have been wanted to go back into sin. To- singles. he then stated that many singles us. Let us keep acting as God Prophet Isaiah wrote in Isaiah favorable unto the land. You have day, I am still happy! God bless When he asked me if I was mar- selfishly just have not taken the would have us to act. 55:6-7: “Seek ye the Lord while brought back the captivity.” Dear you. ried and I gave him my standard time to develop themselves for the Again, our text from Hosea He may be found; call ye upon one, won’t you make your life re- Next week - “Your first and answer (“No. It’s just not God’s journey to the next level (meaning 14:1-2 says, “O Israel, return Him while He is near; let the ally count for God by searching greatest duty - pray.” time.”), I was unprepared for his marriage). unto the Lord thy God, for thou wicked forsake his way and the and obeying the mandates of Al- Rev. Simeon R. Green III is response. He said that God had He said more but I don’t have has fallen by thine iniquity. Take unrighteous man his thoughts. mighty God? pastor of Joynes Road Church nothing to do with me being un- enough space to write them. He with you words, and turn to the And let him return unto the Lord, Many people experiment with of God, 31 Joynes Road, Hamp- married. Before I could respond to quoted Proverbs 18:22 which says, Lord: say unto Him, take away and He will abundantly pardon.” drugs to look for a thrill or some ton VA 23669. He is married to that, he then added that I needed to “He who finds a wife finds a good all iniquity and receive us gra- God was going to soon give fascination. Then when they have Velma L. Green. He honorably stop putting the blame on God for thing, and obtains favor from the ciously; so will we render the up on waiting for Israel’s return. tried it and run out of it, they are served in the U.S. Army for 20 not being married. In other words, LORD.” According to him, all too calves of our lips.” Today, the Lord is giving her back where they started. Sin is years. Rev. Green is a member I was using “God” as an excuse to often singles were waiting on the Notice the sense of urgency one more call, issuing not only like a merry-go-round: you al- of the National Association of avoid the God-ordained covenant “good” thing to come without pre- that the words “O Israel” reveal. words but also directions. Direc- ways go back to where you start- Evangelism Church of God, An- of marriage. He also said that sin- paring themselves to be the good It was as if God had a pain in His tive number one is to return. Your ed but in worse shape. derson, Ind. He serves as chair- gles that use the “I’m waiting on thing. heart. Oh, it was hurting God for prayer should be: “Lord, make If you are serving the Lord, do man of the Southeastern Associa- God” excuse in reality lacked rela- Next week, we’ll take a look Israel to be as she was at that time. me more submissive and more not let the devil or the world or tion of The Church of God, Inc. tionship building skills. Honestly, at whether the black church is Today, it is hurting the world, and obedient.” people cause you to fail Him. If I didn’t know whether I was more to blame for all the single black offended or intrigued by his point women. of view. Shewanda Riley is the author I probably should have cut the of the Essence best-seller “Love conversation short there, but my Hangover: Moving From Pain The Top 10 Gospel Songs from the Billboard questions and his responses kept to Purpose after a Relationship it going. Then he said something Ends.” She can be reached at love- that I had him repeat just to make [email protected], at www.she- sure that I heard it right the first wandariley.com or www.anointed- Gospel ChartsCollege for Hill the Missionary week of October Baptist Church 23 time: “There is no excuse for any authorsontour.com

ANNOUNCEMENT Since 1907 B IBLE B ASED •C HRIST C ENTERED • H OLY S PIRIT L ED SONGS ARTISTS ALBUM SUNDAY: Worship Services THE PEACEMAKERS GOSPEL SINGERS 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. 1. All I Need Is You Lecrae Will Observe Their 30th Year of the Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Police Public Relations Program 2. Say Yes Michelle Williams Featuring Beyonce and Kelly Rowland Sunday, November 2, 2014, 3 p.m. 3. Manolo 1600 Florence Trip Avenue Lee FeaturingMONDAY: Lecrae Intercessory Prayer 9:00 a.m. At 6634 Kennebrew Rd., Jackson, MS 39209 Jackson, MS 39204 4. Every Praise Ph: 601-355-2670 Hezekiah WalkerWEDNESDAY: Prayer Service 6:30 p.m. Theme: “We are Reaching Out to Tell You that We Love You!” 5. Beautiful Day Fax: 601-355-0760 Jamie Grace Classes: Children • Youth • Adult - 7:00 p.m. Presenting Special Guest Westhaven Min. Tony “The Bible In Tha Flesh” 6. Amazing www.collegehillchurch.org Ricky Dillard & New G • [email protected] The Hodge Brothers ~ The Peacemakers Sgt. Montel Clever 7. Nuthin Lecrae Shekinah Glory Program Guide: Sgt. Annie Gardner of JPD 8. No Greater Love Smokie Norful BaptistSpeaker: Church Sgt. Velma Johnson of JPD 9. Messengers Lecrae Featuring for KING & COUNTRY Founder:“Shining Officer the Archie Radiant Hodge, Retired JPD – 601-982-4208 10. Say I Won’t Lecrae Featuring Andy Mineo Light of HisPastor: Glory” Rev. Oliver Hodge

To listen to snippets of these songs, please visit billboard.com/charts/gospel-song WEEKLYACTIVITIES NewSunday Bethel9:30 a.m.MissionaryFulfillment H ourBaptist (Sunday School)Church Pastor, Dr. F. R. Lenoir Moving the Masses Toward the Mission of the Master 11:00 a.m. MorningSunday Worship School Service - 9:15 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m. Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Prayer Time & Bible Study Live Radio Broadcast Thursday6:30 p.m. AWOADdult Choir AM 1300 Rehearsal - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Saturday 11:00 a.m. Youth & Young Adult Choir Rehearsal

Bishop Ronnie C. Crudup, Sr. Please join us in any or all of these activities. You are WELCOME! 1770 Ellis Avenue • Jackson, MS 39204 OFFICE. 601-371-1427 • FAX. 601-371-8282 485 W. Northside Drive“A Church • Jackson, Preparing MS for a 1750 Home Not Built by Man” Sunday www.newhorizonchurchms.org 601-981-4979 • Bro. Karl E Twyner, pastor New Bethel M. B. Church • 450 Culberston Ave. • Jackson, MS 39209 www.nhcms.org Worship Services S U N D A Y 601-969-3481/969-3482 • Fax # 601-969-1957 • E-Mail: [email protected] 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. - Worship Services Sunday School 9:30 a.m. W E D N E S D A Y 7:00 p.m. - Bible Class HHolyoly TTempleemple M.B.M.B. ChurChurchch Monday 5077 Cabaniss Circle - Jackson, MS 39209 Intercessory Prayer 9:00 a.m. T V B R O A D C A S T (601) 922-6588; [email protected] 8:00 a.m. - Channel 14 (Comcast) Sunday School - 8 a.m. Wednesday Michael T. Williams Sunday Morning Worship - 9:30 a.m. Prayer Service 6:30 p.m. Pastor Prayer Everyday: 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday Bible Study - 6:30 p.m. Classes: Children • Youth • Adult - 7:00p.m.

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PASS 3.556 x 6 48 Web Dish Network Dish Network 2x6 2x6 16 • the mississippi link October 23 - 29, 2014 www.mississippilink.com Dallas Cowboys cut Michael Serena Williams rips Olympic Sam from practice squad official for calling her a man eurweb.com eurweb.com The 2013 SEC defensive player Serena Williams lit into of the year is again without a pro- International Olympic Com- fessional NFL team to call home. mittee member Shamil Tar- Michael Sam, the first open- pishchev after he referred to ly gay active NFL player, has her and sister Venus as the been cut from the Dallas Cow- “Williams brothers.” boys practice team, the team an- Williams said of the com- nounced Oct. 22. Dallas said they ments at a news conference were cutting Sam to make way Sunday in Singapore: “I for linebacker Troy Daniels. thought they were very in- Sam had been on the 10-man sensitive and extremely sex- practice team since Week 1. He ist as well as racist at the was drafted in the seventh round same time. I thought they by the St. Louis Rams, who even- The Rams, on the other hand, “I want to thank the Jones fam- were in a way bullying.” tually cut him at the end of train- are dead last in the NFL with four ily and the entire Cowboys orga- Tarpishchev, who is also Serena Williams talks to the media during previews for the WTA Fi- ing camp because of an apparent sacks. nization for this opportunity, as president of the Russian nals at the ArtScience Museum on October 19, 2014 in Singapore wealth of options along the defen- Practice team players are con- well as my friends, family, team- Tennis Federation, made the sive line. stantly cut and re-signed, so it’s mates, and fans for their support. remark on Russian state TV Allaster also criticized Tar- But for Williams it wasn’t While it initially looked like still possible that Sam could While this is disappointing, I will Friday. During an interview, pishchev saying his com- enough. “I’ve done the best Sam would have a better chance make his way onto an NFL team take the lessons I learned here in the host said to Tarpishchev, ments were “insulting, de- that I can do, and that’s all I of making the Cowboys than he this year. Dallas and continue to fight for “I was at the Olympics, where meaning and have absolutely can say. So I just wasn’t very did the Rams, Dallas has been In a serious of tweets, Sam an opportunity to prove that I can Maria Sharapova was in the no place in our sport.” happy with his comments,” better than expected on defense. said: play every Sunday.” final, playing with one, with Sharapova condemned she said. one of the…” Tarpishchev Tarpishchev’s comments as Serena is in Singapore to finished the sentence by say- well. “I think they were very play in the season-ending ing, “Williams brothers.” disrespectful and uncalled WTA Finals tournament, There was an immediate for, and I’m glad that many which began Oct. 20. Kobe Bryant learns a backlash. Tarpishchev was people have stood up, includ- Serena, 34, has won 18 fined $25,000 and suspended ing the WTA,” Sharapova grand slam singles titles. Her valuable lesson at age 6 for a year by the WTA, ac- said. older sister Venus has won cording to The Guardian. Tarpishchev made an of- seven grand slam singles eurweb.com debut. WTA chief executive Stacy ficial apology Saturday. titles. ESPN The Magazine may Directed by Gotham Chopra, be blaming Kobe Bryant’s “Kobe Bryant’s Muse” follows off-the-court “attitude” for the athlete as he embarks on a the Lakers’ woes of late, but journey that is both physical as Showtime head honcho David well as psychological. Nevins was actually impressed “When I step on the court, Bryant by the NBA superstar’s down- I better be ready,” Kobe told time demeanor shown in foot- us in July during interviews point, to feel confident in that age from a then-proposed doc- for the film. “It’s the whole point to be able to lead those umentary about the player’s - I had to lead my group of guys, requires a lot of prepa- recovery from a torn Achilles guys and I have to be strong. ration. And it requires a lot of in April 2013. I have to be confident. I have looking in the mirror and self Nevins was so fascinated to know exactly what I’m do- assessing strengths and weak- that he green lighted the film ing, right? You can’t waver nesses and things of that na- project for a November 2014 from that. But to get to that ture. It’s a process.”

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Will Packer developing female Disney Channel’s ‘K.C. Undercover’ buddy-cop series at NBC eurweb.com like NBC’s rookie drama “The Fresh from signing a produc- Mysteries of Laura,” starring scores full-season order tion deal with Universal Televi- Debra Messing as a detective sion, “Ride Along” producer Will whose personal life is messier Packer has sold his fourth project than any crime scene. The cable network picks up the back- for the small screen. The drama, which critics have NBC has given a script com- panned, recently earned a vote of mitment to an untitled female confidence from NBC with an Packer nine, bringing the total to 22 episodes buddy-cop project from Packer order for three additional scripts. and “Gossip Girl” alum Amanda Lasher will write the script Nash comedy “#PeopleAreTalk- Lasher, The Hollywood Reporter and executive produce alongside ing,” semi-autobiographical half- has learned. Packer and his Will Packer Pro- hour “Like Father, Like Son” and The dramedy is described as a ductions head of television Korin the “Uncle Buck” remake, which “light” female buddy show about Huggins. Universal Television has drawn ire from the families two LAPD homicide detectives will produce. of John Candy and John Hughes, whose personal lives are messier This marks Packer’s fourth according to The Hollywood Re- than any crime scene…kind of sale of the season. It joins DJ porter. All four are for NBC. Mother Love ready to return to TV eurweb.com airs Monday through Friday Talk show host, author, co- from 2 - 4 p.m. Pacific Time median, actress and humani- at LATalkRadio.com. tarian Mother Love is putting Mother Love is a long- her fans on notice that she is time spokesperson for the poised to make a return to American Diabetes Associ- television. ation, Novo Nordisk, Glu- In 1998 Mother Love cerna, and AETNA. Mother Scene from K.C. Underwood transitioned from her radio Love has authored three career into syndicated tele- books - Forgive and For- The Hollywood Reporter K.C. Undercover centers on Corinne Marshall created the se- vision when she hosted the get (Harper Collins 1999), The cable network has picked K.C. Cooper, a high-school math ries. Kadeem Hardison, Tammy show Forgive Or Forget. Just Half The Mother/Twice The up a full season of K.C. Under- whiz who’s training to be an under- Townsend, Kamil McFadden, Ve- Love two years later Mother Love Love (Atria Books 2006) cover, the spy comedy toplined by cover super spy, following in the ronica Dunne and Trinitee Stokes was back in the market for and Listen Up Girlfriends by launching a campaign to the 18-year-old actress-singer, The footsteps of her parents. Each epi- co-star. a venue for her worldwide (St Martin’s Press 1995). Get Mother Love on TV. Hollywood Reporter has learned. sode finds the Coopers balancing The live-action series is part of appeal with a hometown Forgive or Forget (Mother Mother Love has received Originally picked up for 13 epi- typical family issues with perform- a slate that includes Jessie, Liv and feel. Love’s previous TV show) the 2010 USC Annenberg sodes back in May, the back-nine ing undercover missions to protect Maddie, Austin & Ally, Dog With a Internet radio was the now airs on Bounce TV but School of Journalism and order brings the total episode count the country. Blog, I Didn’t Do It and Girl Meets perfect fit, and Mother currently the Cleveland na- Communications Award, for its freshman run to 22. Filming Zendaya co-produces K.C. Un- World. Love has graced the mic for tive has her heart and soul the 2009 Living History is currently underway on episode dercover, with Shake It Up’s Rob K.C. 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USDA CHOICE BEEF FRESH ALL NATURAL FRESH BONELESS CENTER CUT WHOLE SIRLOIN STEAK PORK CHOPS FRYERS PER LB. PER LB. PER LB. $479 $299 $100 USDA CHOICE BEEF FRESH THIN SLICED USDA CHOICE BONELESS BONELESS BREAKFAST SHOULDER DAIRY & FROZEN SHOULDER ROAST PORK CHOPS STEAK DEPARTMENTS PER LB. PER LB. FAMILY PACK, PER LB. PARKAY SPREAD $ 89 $ 49 $ 49 MARGARINE 2 $ 3 3 4 1 LB. QTRS...... / 3 FAMILY PACK FRESH FRYER GWALTNEY PILLSBURY GRANDS PORK BONELESS SLICED BISCUITS 5 $ STEAKS TENDERS BACON 10.2 - 12 OZ...... / 5 PER LB. PER LB. 12 OZ. PILLSBURY CINNAMON OR CRESCENT $ 59 $ 99 $ 69 ROLLS 5 $ 2 2 2 4 - 5 CT...... / 5 ASSORTED SAVE ON MAHATMA PIGGLY WIGGLY SHREDDED CHEESE $ 79 ROTEL PEPSI PRODUCTS LONG GRAIN 16 OZ...... 2 LTR. BTL. 3 TOMATOES RICE DAISY SOUR 10 OZ. CANS 5 $ 1 LB. BAG CREAM 2 $ 5 $ / 5 5/$5 16 OZ...... / 4 / 5 PIGGLY WIGGLY ORANGE FRESH PRODUCE JUICE $ 19 WASHINGTON GROWN FRESH FLORIDA RED 64 OZ...... 2 APPLES GRAPEFRUIT MCKENZIE'S CHUB GOLD, RED, GALA, LB. 8 LB. BAG CORN 5 $ 16 - 20 OZ...... / 5 ¢ $ 99 PIGGLY WIGGLY FROZEN POTATOES $ 99 99 4 2 LB...... 1 FRESH IN HUSK FRESH YELLOW FRESH BAKING MRS. PAULS CORN ONIONS POTATOES FROZEN FISH $ 99 WHITE, YELLOW, BI-COLOR EACH 3 LB. BAG POUNDS FISH STICKS, TENDERS, FILLETS, 14 - 24.6 OZ. 3 COLE'S 5 $ 99 $ 49 2 ¢ BREAD 2 $ / 1 1 /99 TEXAS TOAST, GARLIC LOAF, STICKS, 10.5 - 16 OZ. / 4