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Young Mom Talks About Bullying Celehratin~ 05 rear' In fhe /{unpa Hay . \ rca ....... ., .... ner SEE STORY ON PAGE 15 36-YEAR CAREER CELEBRATED AT LUNCHEON A retirement luncheon to celebrate the 36-year career of Mrs. Phyllis Lawrence was held at the Colonnade Restaurant. Mrs. Lawrence retired from the State of Flotida Department of Juvenile Justice as a Juvenile Probation Officer Supervisor. Family and friends who join~d her at the luncheon are from left to right: Elder Joseph Reed, Jesse Lawrence, husband; Mary Morris, aunt; Kaya Lawrence, daughter; Martha Thompson, mother; Phyllis Lawrence, honoree; Sharon Thompson, sister; Kennedy Green, niece, Tonyatta Thompson, niece; and Essie Chaney, beautician. (PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRUNSON) Blacks Awarded -1% Kidney Recipient Of City Contracts Earns USF Degree SEE PAGE3 SEE PAGES Young Mom Talks Teen Jailed About Bullying For Shooting SEE PAGE 2 0 -~ Feature ~ ~ ~ Bolivina Process: ~ Teen Mom, 15, Just Wants To Be Heard CJ) w By Gwendolyn Hayes Me out there fighting is not going to make it. :::) t- Sentinel Editor "But when I do report it, they get ki k d out of school and their other so-called fri ends do th ir Gwendolyn Jones is the mother of a 1-year-old dirty work. That's just harassment and I'm really daughter, Selena. She's a student at Robinson High tired of it. School who ~ has- aspirations for the future. Her ''But I'm not the only one that thi nonsense af­ ·mother, Micftelle Jones, brought her to the office fects. It also affects my parents and others. Even the of the Sentinel so that she could be heard. quiet ones, the ones who make straight 'As' have to So many. times when young people try to talk, go through this bullying process. adults cut them-off. "It's really unnecessary drama. Nowadays it's Just in case the person she spoke with in the office about who goes with whom, who's up to date, who's illdn't have a listening ear, she put her comments in wearing this or that. Why does it really matter? writing. "I really was going down the wrong road and if it The young lady who hopes to attend college so that wasn't for my mother guiding and coaching me the she11 be prepared to take care of her child, says she's right way, I would probably be in jail because that's not an angel-. she's.done some things that were un­ where the unnecessary drama is leading. called for. Now, she wants to talk about the teen vi­ "Children shouldn't have to feel unsafe or ashamed olence -- bullying -- in the world today, especially when they go to school. You never know what the in Tampa schools. child is already going through at home. Someone She has sat-at ATOSS for 10 days, five days and who's not happy with him or herself gets pulled eight days for inCidents that she says she didn.'t down even more. That can lead to suicide, cutting commit. themselves or even nervous breakdowns. "Authorities in school say just walk away from the GWENDOLYN JONES "The children who are bullying others need a self­ situation. Come to us and report everything. Docu­ check to see what they need to do to stay focused on ment what goes on. In this new-age generation, you you walk away and they're two feet behind you? At themselves, not who's going with the boy next door. ~ can't always walk away from the situation. You can that point you have to defend yourself. "Maybe we need more inspirational activities in a be walking home or in a store, or wherever and that "That's called bullying and I feel there's a lack of the communities. We have to pray and have faith a: person and their gang will come bothering you. Do protection in the school and the communities. because the fighting isn't getting us anywhere but in u. "When there's a fight, it's recorded and trouble. fighting doesn't resolye anything. 0 ' they put you on "You Tube." But what "Another thing, we're always hooting and hollering z about our futures? I want to become a ~ about who won. Both lose because the ones who are AUTO ACCIDENT REFERRAL SERVICE nurse or medical assistant for a nursing ~ higher up (someone with edueation) are shaking Q home with the elderly. 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Patty Local: 813-495-3702T Toll Free: 1-866-352-4200 Available 24 Hours ADay /7 Days AWeek ur OTn.Tnun Speaking for I-rself"' Sol Davis Pnn Seattl•..el Bulletin 5205 N. Lois Ave # AMT-R J CA" ~ r:oR~Sfi.'.C'r - ¥.-"F.T-:Xl .V Tampa, FL, 33614 (813) 353-360 ..... c 1 Fc~e~~~tu~~~~es~-------------------------------------------------------------------------- rn0 ~ 4th Suspect In Blacks Awarded Few Of s: Citv's WMBE Dollars ~ Manslaughter I\) BY IRIS B. HOLTON 0.... Case Identified Sentinel City Editor 0 Last month, the City of Tampa l\lin o rit~ · Tampa police have Business Development presented a lengthy re­ identified a fourth port to members of City Council during a man wanted in con­ workshop. The report shows that African nection with the death Americans received less than 1% of the of a man whose body $264,655,930 awarded during a two-year pe­ was found in a dump­ riod. ster last month. Three Gregory K. Hart, Manager of the Minority others were arrested Business Development Office for the City of last week. Tampa said that wh ile the chart shows that According to police, Blacks received little money, they faired better 28-year-old Ulysses than it appears. A. Grant, who is The report represents a compilation of all GREGORY HART listed with an "at contracts awarded during 2008-2009. It Manager of Minority BliSiness Development large" address, is shows that Blacks received 0.86% or known to frequent the $2,282.493; white women received 1.68% or­ nies who cannot bid on ,p~jects greater thai) West Tampa area $4.452,793; Hispanics received 2-49% or" $2oo,ooo, and the fact that tbecity does not where the victim, $6,592,562; Asian Americans received o.n% consistently have brick and mortar type prof ULYSSES A. GRANf James Toney, was or $290,078; and white men received 94.85% ects all played roles. ... Wanted for manslaughter found. or $251,048,004. Hart stated that the report; _also demQn· On April 6th, a "Blacks received a lower percentage when all strates the amount of dollars that were actually ., passer-by observed the feet of Toney, 56, protruding from the of the contracts are considered, regardless of awa rded to co ntractors as opposed to prom; r- dumpster and called police. The dumpster was located behind value. But, in Sheltered Market Program, ises made. "A lot of times, agencies report th ~ - ~ the old Station Bar on Main Street. Blacks received 26%. When we had projects valu e of the contracts awarded fn projected The Medical Examiner's Office determined that Toney had valued at $200,000 or less, we set those aside participation. Instead of operating in the spec: ' ~ been beaten and that was a contributing cause of his death. for the Sheltered Market Program,-so-thatthe. .ulative, this report tells what:Bla.ck firms actu Police arrested Keontrye R. Williams, 23,.Jarvis Troupe, smaller companies can bid against their pe~r~. ally received." -:;z; 24, and Renell M. Little, 17, have been arrested in connection This gives a greater fair share of th~ !ioll.a.r~b.Y-. Hart said even with p~gj,~t$.-_!lmt Black&iiq ,::! with manslaughter. Williams and Troupe are being held at putting them in a favorable positionl:c>" tom-= not have the capacity t6liaiidf€,'fhe city tiies - ~ the Hillsborough County Jail without bond. pete," Hart said. to partner them with larger firins: "This give~ ~ ~yone with infoqnation on Grant is asked to contact the He further stated that the effects of the_ them the opportunity wpartjei'pate as well as ~ Tampa Police Department at (813) 231-6130. downed economy, the fact that many compa- to gain experience." -r- r - ~ ..,z c: OJ rc;; m% ·c m The Gulf Oil Spill Response. m< How to find out more. Where to find help. 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