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Vol. 23, No. 23 March 30 - April 5, 2017 50¢ Paula Bass: a woman running with a God-given vision-turned-mission ‘From Widow to Winner’ – the Jackson, Miss. efforts By Gail H. M. Brown “… Write the vision; make pointed time; it hastens to Contributing Writer it plain on tablets, so he the end – it will not lie. If The scripture teaches in may run who reads it. For Habakkuk 2:2-3 (ESV) – still the vision awaits its ap- Bass Continued on page 3 Dorothy Stewart, founder of Women for Black women publishers Progress, Inc. By Janice K. Neal-Vincent drive the Black Press Contributing Writer All her life Dorothy Stewart By Stacy M. Brown and television stations owned has heard the voices of her an- NNPA News Wire Contributor and operated by African Ameri- cestors and has carried the torch In 1827, with the publication cans have provided an important of excellence. She learned from of the Freedom’s Journal, John counterweight to mainstream me- her parents to pay attention to Russwurm and Reverend Samuel dia, simultaneously celebrating the signs of the time and to take Cornish established the Black and shaping black culture – from away their subliminal and bla- Press and boldly declared their politics and government to fash- tant messages. She learned to mission: to be the voice of the ion and music. be comfortable in her own skin African-American community, It all starts with the Black Press and to encourage others to do standing up for victims of injus- and many of its talented and sav- the same. So when she founded tice and championing the unsung. vy female publishers. Women for Progress in 1978, Dedicated, resilient and strong “The Black Press has been she was determined to let that black women, who account for the heartbeat of black America overall message of self-worthi- Stewart a significant number of the 211 since its inception,” said Tatum, ness stand. African-American owned news- publisher and editor-in-chief of Stewart stated in the comfort the rationale for an election at papers and media companies the New York Amsterdam News, of her home, “I’ve been doing JSU don’t look like us (blacks) that are members of the National Rolark-Barnes one of the most influential black- what I’ve been doing since I because they are focusing on Newspaper Publishers Associa- owned and operated media busi- was ten years old. Others guid- dollar signs.” Stewart reckoned tion (NNPA), stand at the fore- tion’s secretary. “The business isn’t for the nesses in the world, which ran its ed me in life and created a path that since JSU has over 7,000 front of that mission, today. “For the Black Press, Women’s faint of heart and being a female first edition in 1909. “From the for me. I and my parents cared students, there is power in that As Women’s History Month History Month becomes more publisher requires you to be even abolition movement to the Civil for a handicapped brother. I was particular number to make concludes, NNPA President and noteworthy, because of the wom- stronger,” Richards said. “Be- Rights Movement to the Wom- born colored in a racist Miss. I things happen. CEO Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., said en of the NNPA and their very cause of what my mother taught en’s Rights Movement, the Black learned that here people only Looking back, the outspoken that it’s important to recognize important roles,” Chavis said. me, Forward Times Publishing Press has been our voice, a voice saw color.” leader recollected that unity publishers like Rosetta Miller- Jackie Hampton, publisher of Company has grown to become not heralded anywhere else.” During her childhood, the prevailed within the communi- Perry of The Tennessee Tribune, The Mississippi Link in Jackson, a multimedia company and an Tatum continued: “It’s a voice giant among many learned the ty. “JPS was the most powerful, Elinor Tatum of the New York Mississippi serves on both the award-winning national publica- so true to itself, that our com- stench of oppression. “Dealing largest school district and best Amsterdam News, Janis Ware of NNPA and NNPA Foundation tion.” munity still heeds the call today. with a lack of opportunity for ranked in the state. Then the The Atlanta Voice, Joy Bramble Board of Directors. “Black news- Chida Warren-Darby, the man- A voice in many cases owned by blacks, through no fault of their court ruled that JPS had to be of The Baltimore Times, Brenda papers are more important today aging editor and co-publisher of women, run by women and nur- own, was a handicap. When desegregated. We all, like sac- Andrews of the The New Journal than ever before, as mainstream the Voice & Viewpoint in San Di- tured by women.” my mother needed something rificial lambs, had to transfer. and Guide and the many black papers have reduced coverage of ego, said that being a female pub- About 190 miles south of New and was refused it, the answer When I transferred to Provine, women that own and operate community stories, she said. “The lisher has proven to be an amaz- York, Bramble founded The Bal- was always the same: ‘She’s many of the teachers lived in the media companies in the United Black Press is the vanguard for ing experience. timore Times on the premise that colored.’ The fight my mother neighborhood. Then gradually, States and around the world. black Americans, their source of Warren-Darby also offered they’d publish only positive sto- fought to get help for a crippled that changed.” Chavis said that it’s also im- positive and hard hitting news... advice to the next generation of ries about black people. After child took a lot of courage, and The change, Stewart reflect- portant to acknowledge the role stories that are overlooked by women. more than 30 years, Bramble said passion for her to go through ed, produced a divided commu- that women play as leaders of the corporate controlled papers.” “[Women publishers] should that The Baltimore Times paper, the powers that be, and she did nity. Despite great students and NNPA. Rosetta Miller-Perry, publisher always remain true to themselves and its companion, The Annapo- it, not knowing what the results great teachers, the high-esteem “Four of the five members of of The Tennessee Tribune and and never conform. There’s a lis Times, haven’t wavered. would be,” she reminisced. factor began to decline. People the NNPA executive commit- treasurer of the NNPA Foundation, lot of authenticity missing in the “I am extremely proud to be The driving force instilled who went to church in their tee are women and, in 2017, that said Freedon’s Journal showed in world of journalism and the me- a part of the long tradition of re- in Stewart was to make things community now attend other shows that the NNPA, as a na- 1827 that there was a need and dia industry as a whole,” Warren- spected women publishers. My different. It is no wonder then churches. The sense of pride the tional trade organization, is out audience for black owned publica- Darby said. “I believe it’s slowly challenges as a publisher have not that the purpose of Women for community once felt no longer front of all other organizations tions, with blacks telling their own returning, but it will take the next come from my gender, but rather Progress is to help people un- exists. when it comes to putting women stories and covering events and generation to maintain it. I would my race,” Bramble said. “Black derstand their roles as citizens. “We need more people who in the top positions,” said Chavis. personalities that mainstream me- also encourage them to know newspapers must jump through “Technically you already have are concerned about our com- Denise Rolark-Barnes, pub- dia overlooked and undervalued.” that their voices and ideas matter, ridiculous hoops to receive or the power and must see your- munity. We need to know our lisher of The Washington In- Still, the pressure of operating a never underestimate what they even be considered for advertis- self having the power. I hate lives matter because as Lance former, is chair of the NNPA; newspaper isn’t lost on publishers bring to the table, and never feel ing and promotional dollars.” to hear leaders say, ‘We just Fuller said in one of his poems, Karen Carter-Richards, publisher like Carter-Richards of the 57-year- like it’s too late.” Women are changing the world don’t have the power.’ When ‘You do not know the power of of the Houston Forward Times old Houston Forward Times. Others have spelled out what and represent an important audi- we started Women for Progress, your black hands,’” the motiva- is first vice chair; Atlanta Voice Carter-Richards took over the the Black Press has brought to the ence that should not be taken for we worked with former Sena- tor quipped. publisher Janis Ware is treasurer; Forward Times after the death of table. granted, said Natalie Cole, pub- tor Henry Kirksey because we and Shannon Williams, president her mother, Lenora “Doll” Carter, The New York Times noted that, were involved in an election. Stewart and general manager of the India- whom she shadowed for more well before the Civil War, publi- Women publishers than 30 years. cations and, more recently, radio The only people who can’t see Continued on page 3 napolis Recorder, is the organiza- Continued on page 3 NNPA publishers convene in D.C. By Jackie Hampton ed by NNPA and the National president Carlton B. Goodlet, Julius P. Carter, who founded Publisher Association of Hispanic Publica- M.D, to establish an “Archives the newspaper in 1960. She was It was at the Dupont Circle tions (NAHP). Activities includ- of the Black Press in America” only 29 years old when she took Hotel in Washington D.C. where ed the Black Press Archives and and a gallery honoring black over the daily operations of the members of the National News- Gallery Enshrinement ceremony, newspaper publishers. This gal- business, and was very success- paper Publishers Association Capitol Hill Congressional lun- lery has been a unit of the Moor- ful despite the many naysay- (NNPA) celebrated 190 years cheon and the NNPA 2017 Torch land-Springarn Research Center ers and doubters that predicted of publishing. These newspaper Awards. at Howard since its establish- “Doll” would be out of business owners, along with their spon- Each year, the Enshrinement ment. within six months. To their sur- sors and partners traveled from ceremony and the Torch Awards Lenora “Doll” Carter was en- prise the business celebrated near and far to celebrate Black are major highlights. shrined March 23. She became over 50 years in existence under Press Week, March 22-24. In 1973 Howard University CEO and Publisher of the For- her leadership. Week long activities included President James E. Cheek ac- ward Times newspaper in 1971 a joint welcome reception, host- cepted a proposal from NNPA’s after the death of her husband, NNPA Barnes, Chavis, Congressman Jackson-Lee, Carter, Hampton and McFar- Continued on page 3 lane

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Page 17 Page 18 2 • THE MISSISSIPPI LINK MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2017 www.mississippilink.com A CROSSROADS FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW I Am Not Your Negro By Janice K. Neal-Vincent hindered by white Americans to has boosted the economy. “The Contributing Writer reach its fullest potential of de- economy, especially of the south- Brewing among Crossroads mocracy. The social activist blunt- ern states, could not conceive of Film Festival movies is James ly states that the country cannot what it has become if it had not Baldwin’s defiant words against mature until it comes clean with been for so many generations of white America’s brutal treatment the trauma it has inflicted upon the cheap labor,” he said. Neverthe- of the black race. The superb 20th black race since slavery. less, Baldwin quips that he is not Century writer penned thirty pages Baldwin’s own words rest upon an object of charity, but instead a of his unfinished novel titled “Re- his determination for America to citizen who has built America. member This House.” look in the mirror for self-exami- I sanction this film and recom- Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck’s nation: “The future of the Negro in mend that viewers see it several 2016 American documentary film, this country is precisely as bright times. Visited upon America’s I Am Not Your Negro, explores or as dark as the future of the coun- youth and adults are habitual ways Baldwin’s stern assessment. The try – it is entirely up to the Ameri- of cruelty that have been passed familiar voice of Samuel L. Jack- can people whether or not they are down through generations. Amer- son is the one we hear narrating going to try and find out in their ica’s present and future depend the provocative PG-13 movie. own hearts why it was necessary upon rising above a psycho dra- Peck utilizes his knowledge and to have a nigger in the first place, matic world of fantasy into re- expertise to convey the overarch- because I’m not a nigger, I’m a spectable modes of conduct. ing message of I Am Not Your man, but if you think I’m a nigger, Continuing the cry that all citi- Negro with the right elements. it means you need it. Then you’ve zens are needed to build the Amer- Within the film lies images depict- got to find out why. And the future ican soil by moving it into a demo- ing cruelty during slavery; police of the country depends on that.” cratic reality, rather than merely a brutality; non-violent resistance; Despite recalling his lived ex- dream is what will save it. Those Baldwin’s vocal and bodily ex- periences as an American citizen, who sit back and allow criminal pressions; attentive expressions Baldwin examines the roles played perpetrators during these modern of those who see him speak and by Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and times to destroy their well-being time periods that reflect continued Martin Luther King Jr. during the are just as guilty as the perpetra- degradation. Prevailing as well Civil Rights Movement. In his tors. Those who do not know are expressions of self-hatred and charge he reminds the viewer that their history are doomed to repeat expressions of sought after apolo- these leaders’ lives were snatched it. Those who fail to teach youth gies. away by the hands of assassins. He about their past are paving the way Sound effects come in the form continues that there are no black for them to have a false sense of of songs and music reflecting the leaders because they, too, will be identity and to react accordingly. continued struggle. Assumed ide- killed. That examination festers This must-see documentary is alism floats also, in light of a false into the modern era’s expressions set to show at Malco Grandview sense of security on the parts of of Black Lives Matter result- Cinema Friday, April 7, at 6:15 both black and white races. These ing from a number of murders of p.m. with a panel discussion to elements enable the viewer to young black males. Further, “If a follow. Panelists include Natalie think about his/her own lived ex- black man says as Patrick Henry, Collier, facilitator and director, periences while grappling with ‘Give me liberty or give me death,’ the Lighthouse at the Margaret the American way of life. Thus, he is judged a criminal and would Walker Center; Former Governor Baldwin’s appeal to the viewer be made an example of so they’ll William Winter, honorary director to examine his/her soul is highly be no other like him.” Hence, the Institute for Racial Reconciliation; recommended for this 95-minute subjugated sense of reality is de- Regan Harvey, research assistant, movie. stroyed. the Lighthouse; and Leslie B. Baldwin understands his power Flashes of the labor process are McLemore, Ph.D., W. K. Kellogg as a human being and as a black shown during Baldwin’s assess- Fellow. man. Never backing down, he ment. Regarding the selling of Tickets are available at Malco presses forward as critic by reject- the Negro, the critic argues that April 7 or online at www.cross- ing a paradoxical America that is cheap labor is a mechanism that roadsfilmfestival.com. www.mississippilink.com MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2017 THE MISSISSIPPI LINK • 3

Women publishers Stewart Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 lisher and CEO of OurWeekly Los core customers.” Continuing to embark upon not prejudice and I’ve never ret Walker Alexander’s poem Visualizing the future, Stew- Angeles which was formed in 2004 NNPA member newspapers and pride, Stewart said that if a per- had the power to discriminate For My People impacted me art asserted that blacks should and boasts a readership of more than media companies continue to deliver son cannot perceive that they nor down another person.” greatly. The poem’s last stan- not have to live in fear. “We 200,000 weekly. news, information and commentary were created in God’s image, For her, it’s about knowing za is powerful. We must take must raise a generation of “The challenges that exist today each week to more than 20 million that’s a problem. “The African who you are and feeling good control in every aspect of our people who will take control are challenges to doing business readers and the NNPA has been laud- ritual of holding the baby up to about that. “My daughter said lives,” she contended. and learn to live in peace. We successfully in our global market- ed for consistently being the voice of God that he/she may embody we need to start preparing Years ago when Stewart must take hold and develop place,” said Cole. “Yes, racism and, the black community, reporting on His Spirit is significant. Being people for the new museums was in San Francisco embark- some connecting points in light in many cases institutional racism is events that make history. powerfully and wonderfully downtown to see themselves ing upon educational pursuits, of our tradition. That’s what evident…some will never buy what “Our papers are trusted, read from made is difficult for many of and their beauty,” she chuck- she latched on to Kwanza. She our ancestral roots are about. we are selling.” cover to cover and are a vital part of us to believe,” she remarked. led. commented, “Celebration of Rather than disowning mis- Cole continued: “However, we the community – 190 years and still Stewart attributes this to slav- The free spirited thinker re- Kwanza teaches us the val- placed values, we should cre- must continue to educate our loyal going strong,” Bramble said. “I am ery and its impact. minds the black race to always ues of self-determination. We ate a sense of love and pride in readers as to major players or com- sure that we will still be around for Stewart makes no apologies self-examine. “I wonder are work for and create a terrific ourselves, and in our children. panies that support our communities another 190 years, as we continue for wearing her Afro centric we seeing things better or are environment. We don’t expect It’s crucial that children know as well as those that don’t support us to be the standard bearer for all the outfits any day during the year. we going back. That’s what others to do it for us. Without about hard work just as Oseola with an emphasis on companies to good news that’s happening in our “When I wear my Afro centric happened when Harriet Tub- those collective values, we McCarty did in Hattiesburg,” which African Americans are their communities.” outfits, some are alarmed. I’m man was leading us. Marga- don’t have a society.” she maintained. Bass Continued from page 1 it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely A. Smith of Zoe Christian Fellowship “Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend than You Think,” and Saturday Cel- come; it will not delay.” (ZCF) in Whittier, Calif., the Tougaloo the oppressed. Take up the cause of the ebration – “No Child Left Unloved.” That vision surely came in its ap- College graduate has more than 30 years fatherless; plead the case of the widow.” “I feel like Nehemiah. God has called pointed time for Jackson native, then- of experience in mission and ministry God’s journey for this Baby Boom- me back for such a time as this,” she California resident Paula R. Bass. The work, nationally and internationally. er who grew up on Everett Street, at- said. “I want to build housing for eman- vision was God’s. The tablet is the Bi- She served 10 years as the Missions tended St. Marks Episcopal Elementary cipated youth to have a safe and secure ble, and in this case more specifically, director with Antioch Missions Inter- School, Holy Ghost High School, Tou- place to live and be successful.” in her husband Darryl Bass’s (now de- national at ZCF. Her love for mission galoo College, married her childhood Bass is excited that God has recently ceased) personal Bible. He had high- has led her and her colleagues to travel sweetheart, moved to California, be- gifted her organization with the ‘land,’ lighted multiple scriptures relating to to multiple countries in Africa, South came a social worker for the govern- through a kind and generous donor, taking care of the widows and orphans. America, Central America, etc. preach- ment Veterans Administration, raised near the home where she grew up. “The She would later become the runner and ing, teaching and building relationships a family, was a stay at home mom for most difficult thing when anyone wants she has been running with the vision, with leaders; as well as mobilizing and a while, accepted true salvation, and to build is to find the land; God has giv- now mission, ever since. training hundreds of men and women, became a missionary, ordained minis- en the land already for the safe hous- However, Bass was not aware of her teens and children to go to other nations ter, life coach/counselor, inspirational ing for these youth,” she said with great husband’s scriptural highlighting until Paula ministering in South Africa in 1992 around the world. speaker, church planter, teacher, and excitement. after he suddenly passed away in 1986. Seeking God’s continual direction for special projects director which has Bass said there is so much to be done, “When my husband died, in his Bible, very strong point about knowing the her life after earning her Master of Di- brought her back home to Jackson at but she is praying for God to also send he had all these phenomenal scriptures difference in Jesus and actually know- vinity with a concentration in missiol- the beckon call of her mother. Yet, God the financing for the structure and all highlighted and underlined, and I am ing the man Christ Jesus.” That was ogy from Regent University in Virginia is not through with her. phases of her organization. thinking: why did he highlight all these in 1976. August 12, 1977, I received Beach, Va., she was directed to start a Her passion for mission is now fo- Bass, a woman on a mission has come scriptures; did he know he was leaving Christ as my Savior. It took almost a nonprofit for widows and orphans. In cused on the widows and youth of the home and will use what God gives her us?” she shared recently in an interview year for him to pray for me, talk to me, 2010, she became founder and director City of Jackson. God has blessed her to help move Jackson forward. with The Mississippi Link. encourage me, support me and stand by of From Widow to Winner Projects Inter- with new office space for her nonprofit Asked whatever happened to her Bass is quick to credit that it was her me. He kept saying I don’t want you to national. “From Genesis to Revelation, organization: 1611 Bailey Ave. She husband’s highlighted Bible, she sadly husband whom God used to lead her to be lost,” she said. we can see where God has a heart toward said it is alarming at how many youth responded that somebody broke in the true salvation in Christ Jesus. After ac- Her husband’s unexpected death was the widows and orphans,” she said. age out of foster care with nowhere trunk of her car and stole her briefcase cepting the Lord as his personal Savior such a traumatic time for her and her According to her bio, From Widow to go but to a life of crime and home- with the Bible inside. However, she and after constantly studying the word four children; a teenage son and three to Winner Projects International serves lessness. That is why private funding prays that whoever hands it landed in; of God, he challenged her with a ques- young daughters. She held steadfast to “as an instrument of support to orphans, entities, individuals, community volun- that God will use it again to save and set tion in 1976 about her own relationship her faith and believes that God allowed more specifically to youth aging out of teers (particularly widows), are needed the captive free. with the Lord. It made her angry at first it to be the catalyst which would propel the foster care system and widows, the to help carry out her mission for the For more information about how you because she grew up in Jackson in the her, through her grieving process into unchurched and anyone who has lost Youth Emancipation Success Stories can help the now Jackson-based From church and had been baptized since 12. His purpose for her life. their way spiritually. The defining scrip- (Y.E.S.S.) Project – “Yes to Success.” Widow to Winner Projects, call Bass at She thought she was fine. Ordained as a minister of the Gospel ture that leads the vision of From Wid- Other projects will include a Widow’s (757) 667-0056 and visit the website: Then she realized that “he made a in 1999 by her pastor Bishop Edward ow To Winner Projects is Isaiah 1:17, Wellness Initiative – “You Are Stronger www.fromwidowtowinner.com.

NNPA Continued from page 1 Carter’s daughter Karen Rich- ards took over the paper in 2010, immediately after her mother’s untimely death. Tributes of endearment were given by family members and friends. The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee, of the U.S. House of Rep- resentatives spoke passionately about Carter and the power of the black press. “You like Doll Carter must tell the story.” Lee was referring to stories regarding the administration of President Donald Trump. She (Front l-r) Mollie Belt, Jackie Hampton, Dorothy Leavell, (Doll) Carter’s suggested headlines such as daughters Karen and Constance, (back l-r) grandchildren Chelsea and “What the Heck Is Going On?” Jesse PHOTOS BY ROY LEWIS Lee said this country is in trouble and impeachment of the president is the route that should be taken. This year’s Torch Award for Outstanding Leadership and Achievement in Political Em- powerment was awarded to Donna Brazile, principal, Donna Brazile and Associates. The Torch Award for Outstand- ing Leadership and Achievement in Civil and Human Rights was awarded to Wade Henderson, president, Leadership Confer- ence on Civil and Human Rights. Henderson stated he was most humbled to be the recipient of this prestigious award from the Black Press. Torch Awardees Roy Lewis and Wade Henderson The Torch Award for Outstand- ing Leadership and Achievement in Photography was awarded to Natchez, Miss. native Roy Lew- is. Lewis grew up on a planta- tion where his father worked as a sharecropper. He has taken his- torical photographs all over the country. The Roy Lewis, “Ev- erywhere Exhibition” began in 2008 at the Essence Music Fes- tival and has traveled through- out the country. Most recently it was at the Natchez Museum of Brazile African-American History and Culture. Ford Motor Company, President and CEO of NNPA General Motors, Reynolds Ben Chavis, Denise Roark- American, Bill & Melin- Barnes, chairman of NNPA da Gates Foundation and and Al McFarlane, chairman of sponsors Pfizer, Ascension, NNPA Foundation, expressed Coca-Cola, Comcast, Hon- Jackie Hampton speaking at Enshrine- their appreciation for partners da and Volkswagen. ment 4 • THE MISSISSIPPI LINK MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2017 www.mississippilink.com www.mississippilink.com MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2017 THE MISSISSIPPI LINK • 5 La’Porsha Renae American Idol Season Finale 1st Runner Up makes stop at Next Level Entertainment Sunday • March 26 • Jackson, Miss. PHOTOS BY JAY JOHNSON 6 • THE MISSISSIPPI LINK MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2017 www.mississippilink.com JPS Board approves consolidation recommendation Mississippi Link Newswire • George Elementary: 153 stu- issue passed by the citizens of other pedestrian-friendly infra- fill vacancies at Barr. Once those Murray. “We have to make some The Board of Trustees unani- dents Jackson in 2006, Barr Elementa- structure. This project will not positions are filled, Poindexter tough and unpopular decisions. mously voted to approve the • Poindexter Elementary: 109 ry School received $4 million for only improve the area surround- employees will receive options However, we feel confident this school consolidation recommen- students building renovations which were ing the school, but it will provide to fill vacancies at other schools is what must happen to improve dation presented by Interim Su- • Rowan Middle: 55 students recently completed. The im- students that want to walk or bike across the district. education for our scholars.” perintendent Freddrick Murray to be enrolled during the 2017- proved physical condition of Barr to school a safe path to do so. The district will initially dedi- The district will be sending at the regularly scheduled board 2018 makes it suitable for increasing As a result of these findings, cate two buses for transport- approximately 55 remaining stu- meeting held March 21. The George Elementary School its capacity to accommodate up the District proposed consoli- ing students to and from Barr dents at Rowan Middle School changes will be implemented in was the recipient of a Window to 200 students. dating Poindexter with Barr. Elementary. Satellite cafeteria to Brinkley Middle School next the 2017–2018 school year. Restoration Project grant in 2016. Additionally, Barr’s designa- Poindexter’s operating budget services will be provided by the school year. Rowan will become The increased costs of main- The grant, from the Mississippi tion as a school assisted the City for the 2015-2016 school year JPS Food Service Department. a full-time location for Re-en- taining aged school buildings, a Department of Archives and His- of Jackson in securing $427,614 was approximately $1.8 million. Exceptional education classes gaging in Education for All to decrease in state funding and a tory, is for more than $120,000. in federal funding as part of the Savings from the consolidation will continue for students who Progress, also known as R.E.A.P. decline in enrollment have led The District matched about Safe Routes to School Project of Poindexter with Barr will pro- receive those services. JPS coun- The program is an alternative the Jackson Public School Dis- $30,000 to receive the grant. The through the Mississippi Depart- vide opportunities for the district selors will provide the necessary path to a high school diploma for trict to study the feasibility of total project budget with the com- ment of Transportation. The City to allocate resources to other ar- emotional support for students students at risk of dropping out of consolidating some of its schools. bined money is over $150,000. of Jackson is providing a 20 per- eas of need as it relates to trans- during the transition. school. It is geared toward help- In doing so, JPS looked at schools Due to this significant financial cent match for a total of $626,031 portation, staffing and academic “Our school district cannot ing students who are overaged with approximately 150 students investment in the structure of the in federal funds. support for students. continue to operate with over 60 and under credit. or less during this school year. school building, the district re- The project focuses on im- There will be no job losses as a buildings, a decline in student en- The District has met and sched- Those schools included: moved George Elementary from proving children’s safety while result of this consolidation plan. rollment, and a decrease in state uled meetings with the parents • Barr Elementary: 157 stu- consideration for closure. walking and bicycling by build- Teachers and staff from Poindex- and federal funding,” said In- and employees of the schools be- dents As part of a $150 million bond ing sidewalks, bicycle paths, and ter will first have opportunities to terim Superintendent Freddrick ing proposed for consolidation.

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Baker wins e-Center faculty hails CyberLearning Champion Award at Health Disparities impact on enrollment, academics Conference By Alexis Featherstone Interestingly, they said, jsumsnews.com combined headcount for all The executive director of other Mississippi university the Mississippi e-Center@JSU freshmen decreased from recently facilitated a panel dis- 15,919 to 15,581, according to cussion in Biloxi on the posi- data listed on the website of tive impact of CyberLearning the Mississippi Institutions of in recruiting millennials and Higher Learning. Thus, pan- advancing academics, espe- elists reasoned that if 2011 is cially since the e-Center’s used as a baseline year, then foundation over the past five JSU’s first-time, full-time years has donated 5,000 iPads freshmen enrollment actually to all first-time, full-time increased by 37.81 percent. freshmen at Jackson State Uni- Panelist Davis said, “This is versity. significant, and it is an indica- William McHenry, also a tion that the image and role of JSU professor of chemistry, Jackson State University as a led the presentation earlier this provider of higher education month at the 2017 Creating opportunities in Mississippi is Baker Futures Through Technology evolving and becoming more Conference. appealing to students.” The Mississippi Link Newswire McHenry’s co-presenters JSU’s CyberLearning in- Staffers present gleeful first-time freshmen at Jackson State University with iPads during a fifth consecutive Making significant strides in for “The Democratization of distribution event courtesy of the Mississippi e-Center Foundation. PHOTO BY CHARLES A. SMITH/JSU volves 1) strengthening the CyberLearning – Implications WiFi networking infrastruc- the arena of medical research has for Recruiting Millennials” in- ing the past five years. said, “JSU’s mobile learning claim the iPad initiative was ture on campus; 2) provid- earned Alcorn State University’s cluded colleagues Dawn Bish- McHenry said, “The panel strategy is designed to support responsible for the total in- ing professional development Janelle Baker high marks among op McLin, Jessica L. Murphy, discussion also included the student success by empower- crease in enrollment at JSU, opportunities for faculty and her peers. Melvin Davis and Michael impact of the iPad project on ing innovative teaching and McHenry and other present- students; and 3) providing in- Baker, who serve as director of Robinson. They discussed les- the academic performance of student creativity.” ers touted JSU’s program for novative learning spaces in Alcorn’s Graduate Nursing Pro- sons learned from implement- new students.” The productivity kits, which assisting in the quantum leap the library with the opening grams and the Alcorn State Uni- ing a mobile technology eco- He hailed JSU’s iPad ini- support JSU’s innovative mo- in headcount. Specifically, and expansion of its ecosystem versity Family Clinic, accepted system at JSU and the impact tiative as “the largest mobile bile learning model, include an they shared that over the past that consists of Innovate (for the Champion Award for her of the university’s iPad project learning initiative on a public iPad, Bluetooth keyboard, case five years, from 2011 to 2015, faculty), Create (for students) outstanding work toward elimi- on the enrollment of first-time, university campus in the coun- and apps. JSU’s freshmen enrollment in- and Engage (a “maker space”). nating health disparities and in- full-time students at JSU dur- try.” Furthermore, McHenry While panelists did not creased from 1,286 to 2,068. creasing health equity at Xavier University of Louisiana’s 10th Anniversary Health Disparities Conference March 17 in New Or- leans. The conference, which was JSU team develops ‘elegant system’ formed by Xavier University of Louisiana’s College of Pharma- cy’s Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities, Research to manage grants and contracts and Education, presents multi- disciplinary research that builds The Mississippi Link Newswire new grant,” Kelly explains. Stapleton as she describes the collaboration and partnerships Illiad Kelly, director of That single change allows thorough and multi-level pro- to eliminate health disparities, grants and contracts manage- grants and contracts manage- cess for approving and docu- achieve health equity and create ment, has the energy of three ment to ensure that new grant menting grant expenses. healthier communities. people combined into one, employees are correctly en- The time and effort module, The award is one that shows especially when he is talk- tered into the system from the clearly something Kelly and Baker’s commitment to helping ing about the development inception of their grants. Stapleton are proud of, is not others. of Jackson State University’s Kelly enthuses as he de- the end of the improvements “I am humbled and excited to unique time and effort track- scribes the time and effort they have had a hand in imple- receive the Champion award,” ing system. system. To strengthen con- menting. Along with training, said Baker. “Mitigating health In March 2013, Kelly came trols and check for system ac- new policies and procedures disparities is something that mo- to JSU from the Mississippi curacy, Kelly also created an were developed for time and tivated me to become a nurse Institutions of Higher Learn- internal review process. This effort reporting. The grants practitioner 16 years ago. Af- ing. Upon his arrival, he process ensures that a proper and contracts web page now rican-American morbidity and joined a team of 15 staff mem- reconciliation of time and ef- shows grant employees how mortality rates for chronic dis- bers from various units of the fort certification reports with to certify time and effort, ex- eases were then and remain high- university to create an elec- payroll takes place and is doc- plains why time and effort is er than our Caucasian counter- tronic system that would track Kelly Stapleton umented. important and provides calen- parts. In some instances, they are the time and effort (T&E) of Implementation dars for report due dates and higher than the national average. grant employees. system to an electronic sys- assistant comptroller of the During the initial imple- for the monthly time and ef- Being a primary care provider As part of a university-wide tem may seem like a minor business office, became the mentation, the grants and con- fort training sessions. managing and treating chronic restructuring process, grants change, but it is an essential new associate vice president tracts team trained almost 400 At the end of these time and diseases was not enough for me and contracts management one that has an impact on all of the research administra- faculty and staff members on effort trainings, the principal and in 2005, I began my program was placed under the Divi- researchers and support staff tion. Stapleton’s reassignment the new time and effort mod- investigators (PIs) on grants research on eliminating health sion of Research and Federal at Jackson State. was integral to the continuity ule during the summer and fall receive a copy of the poli- disparities.” Relations. To centralize post- Seamless financial process of fiscal management, and she of 2013. Since then, several cies and procedures and sign The important thing to do, ac- award functions, many of the By linking employees’ time helped lead the team in setting hundred additional employees an “acknowledgement state- cording to Baker, is to avoid all roles and responsibilities were and effort to payroll, the new up a reliable, efficient system have been trained on the sys- ment” that indicates they un- illnesses by taking good care of moved from the budget office system allows a seamless fi- to track time and effort of tem, and all new employees derstand the requirements and your body. to the office of grants and con- nancial reconciliation pro- grant employees. learn about the system during importance of accurate time “Your health is indeed your tracts management, including cess. Using Banner, grant em- A time and effort adminis- new employee orientation. and effort reporting. wealth. Maintaining good health budget set-up, expenditure ployees can login to the time trator was also hired to moni- In addition to the new time Kelly and the JSU grant ac- is the key to preventing and or review and approval, budget and effort module to certify tor this process for efficiency and effort system, new docu- countants also provide grants- delaying many of the chronic transfers and all other aspects that the portion of their pay at- and as a means of strengthen- ment imaging and electronic management training for PIs diseases that plague African related to financial adminis- tributed to a grant matches the ing internal controls. record retention systems on grants. So far, 89 PIs have Americans such as heart dis- tration of grant awards. time and effort that they have “It’s an elegant system. have been set up. “Now when completed training aimed at ease, strokes, diabetes and hy- “Now we are a model for spent on that grant. (We) even set up a field in agencies ask for our records both ensuring compliance pertension just to name a few. other universities considering To further enhance the Banner that gave the grant ac- on grants, we can pull them with federal and state regula- One cannot change his or her ge- the move to electronic time functionality and effective- countants the ability to alert together in a matter of hours tions and preparing the PI to netic makeup, but one can delay and effort reporting,” Kelly ness of this unit, Tracy Staple- the module to track the time — and be sure that they are expend grant funds appropri- the onset by maintaining good said. The move from a paper ton, who was the long-time and effort of personnel on a complete and accurate,” says ately. health.” Terry Sadler inspires youth to donate 3.5 tons worth of canned goods to others in Georgia The Mississippi Link Newswire fort due to depleted food pantry needs out knowing it. Several youth services One Alcorn State University alum- during the holidays,” said Sadler, who will benefit from the food drive.” nus and Vicksburg, Mississippi native earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal Sadler said that the food drive was is making a difference by coordinat- justice from Alcorn in 2000. “As an in- very beneficial in opening the youths’ ing initiatives that require youth to be centive to the youth, they were able to eyes to those who struggle to make cheerful givers. earn community service hours.” ends meet. Terry Sadler, principal probation Seeing the youths’ enthusiasm was “It benefited the youth by helping officer with the Dekalb County Juve- the highlight of the food drive. He ex- them understand the importance of nile Court, helped the youth offend- pressed pride in the students for being giving back to their community when ers collect 3.5 tons worth of canned generous to the less fortunate. they have committed an offense. Not goods for the DeKalb Food Drive “It felt great. The youth were re- only that, someone they know, wheth- from Jan. 23 to Feb. 17 as part of quired to bring in at least 35 canned er directly or indirectly, will not have their community service. The food goods that earned them five commu- to go to bed hungry. It may have been was dispersed between different enti- nity service hours. To be quite frank, a friend, family member or someone ties in the county. those students who donated actually from school who will benefit from the “The initiative was a county wide ef- may have helped a fellow peer with- food drive.” Terry Sadler, (second from left), pictured with other DeKalb County Juvenile Court staff 8 • THE MISSISSIPPI LINK MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2017 www.mississippilink.com PASTORAL POINTS Message from Madame President delivers message the Religion Editor

By Rev. CJ Rhodes family to pray for me to make the right is unapologetically faith based and Special to The Mississippi Link decision. I also said, if this is what I am founded on Christian principles where By Daphne Higgins this young man endure as he devel- Recently, Beverly truly called to do at such a time, I want we can explore the duality of daily life Religion Editor ops into the wonderful man that his Wade Hogan, president my work to be an inspiration to the stu- and spiritual expressions. As the celebration father is. Thank you, Lord, for the of Tougaloo College, dents and others at the college. And, “Throughout history, women and of Women’s History men in my life. Both of my Johns delivered an awesome I asked them to pray that God’s grace men have been instruments of God’s Month comes to a are men who love me, and I them, message to Mt. Helm and mercy would follow me daily that I love, grace and mercy – working in close, I continue to unconditionally. Our love for each Baptist Church of Jack- might dedicate my work to the edifica- unity with Jesus and carrying forth his salute all of the won- other and for God is something that son, the house of wor- tion of his kingdom. This is the walk I work after his crucifixion as he had di- derful women of the I love sharing with others. ship which she and her husband, Mar- strive to take every day. rected his disciples to do. Women and past and present, fa- Remember the verse that I often vin, are members. It was so moving, I “It is not easy but the writings of Paul men have activated their faith to feed mous or not, for all that you do. share with you – Isaiah 52:7 (NIV), want to share it with you. in Ephesians 2:4-10 offer a foundation the hungry, heal the sick, uplift and To my African-American sisters which reads: “How beautiful on the An excerpt, printed with President on which to stand: 4) But because of transform communities, lead nations who continue to move forward as mountains are the feet of those who Hogan’s permission, follows: his great love for us, God who is rich and institutions and educate the masses positive role models for generations bring good news, who proclaim “Growing up in the Mt. Wade Baptist in mercy, 5) made us alive with Christ about our risen savior and our call to to follow, I thank you for being peace, who bring good tidings, who Church, Sunday School was an impor- even when we were dead in transgres- advance his work while on this earth. the beacon of light that all people proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, tant factor in my development, notwith- sions; it is by grace you have been “History provides examples of wom- can follow – especially those of a Your God reigns!” standing the fact that my father was the saved. 6) And God raised us up with en who forwarded the cause of Jesus younger generation. The Mississippi Link, a messenger superintendent and there was no way him and seated us with him in the heav- Christ from the first century through- Speaking of a younger gen- for news in and around the state of we could be absent from full attendance enly realms in Christ Jesus, 7) in that out the twentieth century and there are eration, I would like to salute the Mississippi, would like to serve as or active participation. The teachings in the coming ages he might show the continuing examples in the twenty-first youngest of my two children, John your personal messenger to share I learned still inform my life. Much of incomparable riches of his grace, ex- century, among which can be found the II, who celebrated 21 years of life your news and the news of your what I needed to know to be success- pressed in his kindness toward us in women of the Ollie Love Bible Class March 28. places of worship. ful in life, I learned in Sunday School. Christ Jesus. 8) For it is by grace you right here at Mt. Helm as you fulfill It’s been an interesting 20 years To share your news contact Daph- I was inspired by the Ollie Love Bible have been saved through faith. And this your own mission and purposes to reach filled with a lot of emotional highs ne M. Higgins at religion@missis- Class’ purposes as set forth – 1) to be is not from yourselves, it is the gift of out and evidence your faith. and lows. As we begin year 21, I sippilink.com, fax (601) 896-0091 faithful in Bible study and prayer; 2) to God, 9) not by your works, so that no “In her research, Edith Dean noted truly thank God for my baby boy or mail 2659 Livingston Road, Jack- show first, love for God; 3) to win oth- one may boast. 10) For we are God’s that in her work with women of all and continue to ask the Lord to let son, MS 39213. ers to Christ by spreading the Christian handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to kinds of faith and work – Catholic, gospel; 4) to show concern for both the do good works, which God prepared in Protestants, mystics and missionaries, spiritual and social needs of mankind advance for us to do. writers and mothers – all shared a com- and 5) to show a way of living that truly “As I share with young people at ev- mon goal of living their lives in ways expresses Christian beliefs. These guid- ery opportunity, we are placed here on that magnified their faith in God such as REIGNING ANNOUNCEMENTS ing principles actually informed my this earth for a purpose and that purpose the great 14th century Saint Catherine message to you this morning – Putting is one which we are, in part, to discover of Sienna who spoke against the papacy Our Private Christian Faith Into Public not invent. This is what happened in and was instrumental in revitalizing The Jackson Revival Center (South Campus), 4655 Terry Rd., Jack- Action. my selection and acceptance to be the the Catholic Church, and Margaret and son, will be the location where the Mann’s World Family Tour, featur- “My husband Marvin, and I, pray to- president of Tougaloo College. I did not her daughter, Jeanne d’Albret, devout ing Tamela and David Mann, will take place March 30, beginning at 7 gether every morning before we begin set out early or later in life to take this Queens of Navarre, pioneered in the re- our daily activities. We give thanks and path and invent myself to fit this role. ligious freedom of France because they p.m. Tickets may be purchased by visiting www.kingdomtickets.com/ ask God to guide us and enable us to I discovered it with earthly and heav- were not afraid to champion the Chris- manns-world-jackson. For more information call 866-948-1874 or 866- demonstrate his presence in our lives enly assistance, and have accepted this tian faith. They, along with Henry IV, in all the ways we interact with others is where I am meant to be at such time. were faithful witnesses to the Christian- 948-1875. Rev. Jennifer R. Biard is the senior pastor. – our thoughts, our deeds and our ac- Even on my most challenged days, the ity of Christ and his apostles. tions. It is important to us that we are rewards of service to Tougaloo out- “The Quaker woman, Elisabeth Fry, not just Sunday Christians. We want weigh the mountains of challenges. had the courage to speak out against College Hill M. B. Church, 1600 Florence Ave., Jackson, will observe our every day work to be an expression “In a world where we are taught to prison injustices in her 18th century its 110th Church Anniversary April 2, beginning with its 8:30 a.m. Sun- of our faith and our belief that while on separate church and state and there is England. Her voice was afterward day School and 10 a.m. worship service. The theme for this celebration this earth God’s work must truly be our often no place for religious beliefs in heard all over Europe and she accom- own. the workplace, these conversations plished greater prison reform than any is “Laboring Together in the Spirit: Remembering the Past, Rejoicing “My father reminded me when I was can be challenging as we struggle to woman in history. in the Present, and Investing in the Future.” The guest minister will be asked to be president of Tougaloo Col- be respectful of and not offensive to “These eminent women received lege that God has a purpose and plan the beliefs of others. But, in a world power from God and became what Dr. S. V. “Sonny” Adolph Jr., pastor of First Missionary Baptist Church, for each of our lives. Some are called to where businesses make headlines for Christ prophesied his true servants Gulfport. For more information call 601-355.2670. Dr. Michael T. Wil- preach – to teach, and others are called unethical and immoral conduct, like should be, “witnesses unto me both in liams is the pastor. to lead, and we are all called to serve. the financial crisis a few years ago, Jerusalem and all Judea, and in Samaria I confess, I had reservations – notwith- such conversations are useful and up- and unto the utmost parts of the earth” standing my love for that institution. lifting. Our discussions are conversa- – Acts 1:8. True Light Baptist Church, 224 E. Bell St., Jackson, will celebrate It was not what I had planned to do tions about values, ethics and faith and “One of the most unselfish witnesses with my life. It simply was not part of how all of these are related to becoming to Christ’s mission on earth was Marie the 11th year anniversary of pastor Marcus E. Cheeks and first lady the plan for the phase of my journey I all we have been created to be. So, if Curie, who along with her husband, DeVonda Cheeks, April 2, at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. The theme for thought I was entering. I literally went I must serve as a college president, it Pierre, discovered radium, a cure for home to Mt. Wade and asked my church is certainly rewarding to lead one that cancer and other diseases. After her this occasion is “Perfecting the Saints for the Work of the Ministry” – husband’s untimely and tragic death, Ephesians 4:11 – 13. Guest minister Eric Stewart of Emmanuel Baptist Marie continued her research, while Church will speak during the 10:30 a.m. worship service. Pastor Marvin caring for her two little girls, for what New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church she saw as her passion and purpose, in Myles of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, Harmony, will be the guest Pastor, Dr. F. R. Lenoir pursuit of discoveries to benefit human- speaker for the 3 p.m. celebration. The Light Line Prayer Call continues Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. kind. Sunday Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m. “When we think about our modern to be held each Wednesday at 6 a.m. The call-in number is 218-486- age where “isms,” like sexism and rac- 1348, access code: 224235578#. For more information call 601-354- Live Radio Broadcast ism, that separate us as people of God, WOAD AM 1300 - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and are constantly perpetuated in our 0393. Rev. Marcus Cheeks is the pastor. society, these ancient examples dem- onstrate that Christ accepted women as Mission Mississippi will hold its 2017 Governor’s Summit and Prayer persons, a part of his ministry, and used them to the limits of their training and Luncheon April 6, from 8:30 a.m. -11 a.m. This event is designed to ability. We can use these lessons to help have an ongoing conversation on “How to Engage the Current Genera- each of us to decide how we will use the dictates of our hearts to find the best tion to change and Empower the Next Generation for Change.” A lun- “A Church Preparing for a ways to put our private Christian faith cheon and panel discussion will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Home Not Built by Man” into public action for the love of God. designed to pray for elected leaders from the executive, legislative, and New Bethel M. B. Church • 450 Culberston Ave. • Jackson, MS 39209 The opportunities to witness are limit- 601-969-3481/969-3482 • Fax # 601-969-1957 • E-Mail: [email protected] less if we work in his spirit as channels judicial branches of government, the congressional delegation as well through which his work may be for- as county and municipal government. This event will take place at the warded. “We who profess to be Christians are Jackson Convention Complex, 105 East Pascagoula Street, Jackson. living in a fallen world and are therefore hampered by many limitations, but we Holy City Church International Empowerment Ministries, Inc., 251 already have the promise of the glory that is to follow. We are already part of Kearney Park Rd., Flora, will observe it women’s day with special guest a new creation which is to be perfected speaker, Dr. Christine Laird of Wayside Church of Deliverance, Clinton, in the future. “Visiting the ancient city of Corinth April 9, at 2 p.m. The theme for this celebration is “Prayer, Praise and in Greece a couple of years ago, as I Power” – Esther 4:16. For more information call 601-879-3999. Bishop walked the path of Paul, I was reminded of his writings in Colossians 3: 8-11. – Stanley Cavett Sr. is the founder and pastor. “you have taken off your old self with its old practices and have put on the Priestley Chapel M. B. Church, 177 Virlilia Rd., Canton, will hold it new self which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its creator.” spring revival April 9 – 11, at 7 p.m. The guest minister is Rev. Jonathan We Christians are needed to put our pri- Phillips, pastor of Union Baptist Church, Brandon, and Smith Chapel vate Christian faith into public action to help the down trodden. There are many Baptist Church, Flora. For more information call 601-859-8449. ways we can do this and we each must Rev. Robert McCallum is the pastor. find the way that speaks to our own pas- sion and purpose.” www.mississippilink.com MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2017 THE MISSISSIPPI LINK • 9

PRESERVED Good and Weak: The We will reap best of both worlds? what we sow By Pastor Simeon R. Green III By Shewanda Riley They are like what is described pride, I realized that instead of mercy. We all are under God’s ber this, God is not mocked. It Columnist Special to The Mississippi Link in 2 Timothy 3:2-5: “lovers of crying out for God to change moral law of sowing and reap- makes no difference who we are Would you pleasure rather than lovers of someone else, I really needed Life is unsure ing and no one can get by it. We or what our name is; God for- rather have God – having a form of godli- to start with crying and praying and the future of will reap what we sow. Now, we gives our sins but there are con- someone ness but denying its power.” for God to change ME. our country is un- may not reap the very moment sequences for our sin, and He who is weak However, when someone is I’d been so consumed about sure. As a nation, we sow, but we are not dealing will bring the reaping to pass. but good or good but weak, they have a sin- other’s weaknesses hindering we cannot rely with someone who does not re- David was King of Israel, but someone who cere heart to submit to God’s their ability to grow spiritually solely upon our member. God remembers, and he got caught up in adultery, and is good but will but might find themselves that I’d been hindering my own. military powers He is the one who brings the he reaped for it. The very child weak? When this question struggling to do so. They are In fact, I was missing out on a for our strength. God is in con- reaping to pass. born out of that act of adultery dropped into my spirit during honest about their ability to chance to show grace to oth- trol of this universe, and He lifts My friends, read what the was stricken by God. If we fool prayer time a few years ago, I fail sometimes….they don’t ers. All I could say to this was people up and puts them down. It Apostle Paul wrote in Galatians around and cut corners on God, thought to myself: neither one wallow in their failures, how- “Ouch!” I’d always thought I is God who destroys and makes 6:7-8, “Be not deceived; God is no one else may know about it, because they sound the same to ever. They try to use failures showed grace and compassion alive. It is time to get God in the not mocked: for whatsoever a but God knows. If we are reli- me. I tried to focus real hard on as stepping stones to spiritual to others but God was showing homes where He belongs. man soweth, that shall he also gious but do not have the Spirit understanding the question but growth and show the truth of me that the difficulty I had in God is displeased when peo- reap. For he that soweth to his of God in our heart, we are just was stumped. 2 Corinthians 12:9 which re- resolving the situation had ev- ple backbite and devour one flesh shall of the flesh reap cor- as lost as a man sitting in a bar I’d been praying to God minds us that God’s grace is erything to do with my inability another. He is displeased when ruption; but he that soweth to the room. Paul made this plain when about some relationship con- sufficient for us and that His to sincerely show grace. the husband, the wife and the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life he said, “if we sow to the flesh, cerns and was looking for di- strength is made perfect in our Being able to show grace children do not get along in the everlasting.” we will of the flesh reap corrup- vine direction and insight. But weakness. meant that I could no longer be home. It is time to seek the Lord It’s a natural law to reap what tion. what kept coming in response I’d hoped that God was not satisfied by superficial “Chris- to get help. we sow. It’s true in other ar- The law of sowing and reap- to my prayer was this question: giving me that as my answer to tian” behavior but had to ex- We find these words in Ho- eas too. If we gossip about our ing has always been in effect, Would you rather have some- the prayer that I’d prayed ear- ercise grace by looking deeper sea 10:12, “Sow to yourselves friends, we will lose their friend- and it will continue to be in ef- one who is weak and acts good lier….it just didn’t seem like an for the “Christian” heart and in righteousness, reap in mercy; ship. Every action has results. If fect throughout the ceaseless age or someone who is good but answer to me. Couldn’t I just continue to make my own heart break up your fallow ground: we plant to please our own de- of eternity. has weaknesses? have “good” period? Did I have more Christlike. And in doing for it is time to seek the Lord, till sires, we’ll reap a crop of sorrow Rev. Simeon R. Green III is Someone who is weak but to choose one or the other? so, I became better…and on He come and rain righteousness and evil. If we plant to please pastor of Joynes Road Church looks good is not truly interest- What I thought by wanting my way to becoming good. upon you.” If ever there was a God, we’ll reap joy and everlast- of God, 31 Joynes Road, Hamp- ed in really making a change. someone “good” meant that I Shewanda Riley is the au- time to seek the Lord, it is now. ing life. ton VA 23669. He is married to They are more interested in wanted someone like me…. thor of the Essence best-seller It is time to seek God, individu- What kind of seeds are you Velma L. Green. He is a member giving the appearance that they but God showed me that I “Love Hangover: Moving ally, as a church, as a nation sowing? Again, no one can get of the National Association of are lead by their desire to be wasn’t all good. In fact, de- from Pain to Purpose after a and universally. If ever our na- around this law. It was in effect Evangelism Church of God, An- “good” when in actuality they spite my best efforts, I still fell Relationship Ends.” She may tion needed God, it is now. The in Adam’s day, Noah’s day and derson, Ind. He serves as chair- are more led by their desire to short most of the time. After I be reached at lovehangover@ Prophet said to sow in righteous- Lot’s day, and it is still in ef- man of the Southeastern Associ- indulge in their weaknesses. repented for my self-centered juno.com. ness, and then you will reap in fect in our day. Always remem- ation of The Church of God, Inc.

The Top 10 Gospel Songs from the Billboard Moving the Masses Toward the Mission of the Master Gospel Charts for the week of March 30

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1. You Deserve It J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise SUNDAY 2. I Need You Donnie McClurkin Worship Services 3. Hang On GEI Featuring Kierra Sheard 10:00 a.m. 4. Made A Way Travis Greene Sunday School 8:45 a.m. 5. Joy Vashawn Mitchell MONDAY 6. Never Have To Be Alone CeCe Winans Intercessory Prayer 9:00 a.m. 7. Victory Belongs To Jesus Todd Dulaney 8. God Provides Tamela Mann WEDNESDAY Michael T. Williams 9. Father Jesus Spirit Fred Hammond Prayer Service 6:30 p.m. Pastor 10. God’s Grace Reverend Luther Barnes & The Restoration Worship Center Choir Classes: Children • Youth • Adult - 7:00p.m.

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10 • THE MISSISSIPPI LINK MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2017 www.mississippilink.com The Piney Woods School chooses Weekly Legislative Jordan Warren as student of the week Summary Mississippi Link Newswire Woods, said Warren is an excellent Jordan Warren has been named Stu- worker on campus. By Debra Gibbs dent of the Week at The Piney Woods “No job is too large or too small for District 72 School. Warren is a 10th grade student Jordan,” Brown said. “He is willing At this point in from Bolton, Miss. to do whatever you ask of him, and the session, a ma- The Student of the Week program he goes above and beyond the call of jority of bills have recognizes Piney Woods students who duty. He is an excellent work study either been sent model superior character, leadership student.” to the governor to and citizenship. Sibley said Warren is performing be signed into law “I am proud of Jordan for the tre- very well and she is proud of the ef- or are being dis- mendous improvement he has made fort he is putting forth. cussed in conference. in Performing Arts,” said Clinnesha “His classroom performance has Conference on a bill occurs Sibley, professor of performing arts been amazing,” Sibley said. “Jordan when further discussion is needed at Piney Woods. “Last semester he is a prime example of what you can by both sides to reach the best struggled, but this nine weeks he has accomplish when you apply yourself.” solution. A conference consists applied some different study tech- The Piney Woods School is locat- of three representatives and three niques that have allowed him to sig- ed at 5096 Hwy. 49 South in Piney senators who work together to fi- nificantly improve his grades. Now Woods, Miss. nalize a bill. he is one of the top students in per- For more information, or to find out Once a bill is out of conference, forming arts.” how you can assist the school, visit it must go to both the House and Derrick Brown, supervisor of HYPERLINK “http://www.piney- Senate for a vote before being the student work program at Piney woods.org/”www.pineywoods.org. Warren sent to the governor. Along with the conferences that were held, the House did meet as Representative Debra Gibbs presented a whole to discuss and pass local Thompson statement on and private bills, and honor spe- Dr. Freda McKissic Bush House Resolution 84 cial guests in the chamber. Tuesday, Terry High School GOP health care bill failure basketball star Nyah Tate was honored for her achievements on Mississippi Link Newswire coverage House, the House of Rep- and off the court. The Florence WASHINGTON, D.C. – through resentatives and the Sen- High School football team was “Today, Donald Trump and the Mar- ate. recognized for an outstanding House Republicans finally ketplace Republicans failed be- season and the boys soccer team came to their senses. exchange. cause they have no plan and also made an appearance to be Trumpcare was simply The big- they never had a plan. The recognized for winning the MH- a massive tax cut for the gest los- GOP should come clean SAA Class 4A State Champion- wealthy and a haphazard Thompson ers would with America and admit ship. attempt to appease Trump’s have been Mississippi’s that they simply used Pres- Madison Station Elementary radical social media fol- 345, 847 seniors who have ident Obama’s signature School first-grade teacher Allison lowers. received free preventive legislative accomplishment Ruhl was honored with House This proposal would care service thanks to the to score political points Resolution 21 for being the only have had a devastating im- ACA for the past seven years. Mississippian to receive a 2017 pact on thousands of Mis- Donald Trump tried to In fact, some of the ACA’s Milken Educator Award. sissippi families. Since cast blame on Democrats biggest critics – who voted Seven students from St. An- theAffordable Care Act be- for his party’s failure. Ap- many times to repeal the drew’s Episcopal School were came law, 234,000 individ- parently, Trump has, once law – were the very people Representative Debra Gibbs presented Dr. Freda McKissic Bush with House Resolu- honored with House Resolution uals have gained healthcare again, suffered a mental who decided that the ACA tion 84, March 24, to honor Bush’s life of healthcare service to Mississippians. Among her many accomplishments, Bush was recently awarded the 2017 Distinguished Ser- 64 for obtaining a perfect score coverage, including 77,747 lapse and forgot that his was a better option than vice Award by the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States. of 36 on the ACT college admis- individuals who purchased party controls the White Trumpcare. The jig is up. sions test. Students from Davis Magnet International Baccalaureate El- ementary School received House Legislators honor Davis Magnet International Baccalaureate Concurrent Resolution 64 for be- ing named best elementary school in Mississippi by SchoolDigger. com. Elementary School with House Concurrent Resolution 64 Finally, House Concurrent Resolutions 57, 58 and 60 were Representative Kathy Sykes presented students presented to Mississippi’s Male and educators from Davis Magnet International Athlete of the Year (Brian Flem- Baccalaureate Elementary School with House ing), Female Athlete of the Year Concurrent Resolution 64, March 22, for being (Evelyn Watkins) and Youth Ath- ranked number one elementary school in the state by SchoolDigger.com. The elementary school, lo- lete of the Year (Megan Heggie), cated in Jackson, received the top ranking for its respectively. high test scores and progressive education. Rep- Thursday, House Concurrent resentative Chris Bell and Senator David Blount Resolution 71 was passed to des- joined Sykes in congratulating the students and ignate August 26 as Women’s educators on the accomplishment. Equality Day in Mississippi. The Raymond High School boys basketball team was present- ed with House Resolution 72 to commend and congratulate them on winning the MHSAA Class 4A State Championship. House Concurrent Resolution 104 was also presented to recog- nize the grand opening of the Mis- sissippi Arts and Entertainment Experience. More Mississippians were hon- ored Friday, including Dr. James Representative Earle Banks presented Anderson, who was recently named a Healthcare Hero for his 50-plus years of healthcare ser- vice to low-income, uninsured Dr. James Anderson with House Resolution minority populations. Similarly, Dr. Freda McKissic Bush was Representative Earle Banks presented Dr. James honored for her life of healthcare Anderson with House Resolution 3, March 24, to service to Mississippians. This congratulate Anderson on being named a Health- care Hero. Anderson offered 50-plus years of year’s Miss Black Mississippi healthcare service to low-income, uninsured mi- USA Kristy D’Anna Johnson was nority populations in Mississippi. also recognized for her title. With only one week left in the 2017 legislative session, law- makers will remain in Jackson to work throughout the weekend. Deadline for bills to come out of conference and pass the House and Senate occurs next week. Any bills that are passed will be sent to the governor to be signed into law. Among the special guests that were honored, other visitors to the Capitol this week included Mississippi Farm Bureau, NA- SA’s Stennis Space Center, Mis- sion Mississippi and the Center for Education Innovation. LETTER TO THE EDITOR

www.mississippilink.com MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2017 THE MISSISSIPPI LINK • 11 Misinformation at play Why the humanities matter The Mississippi Link Newswire death was tragic, his life is in- explore and discuss our difficult “I have tried to make it clear spiring to those of us who love past; to raise up the heroes who that my love for State of Missis- Mississippi and are dedicated to fought for our state and whose in voucher debate, sippi and my hope for its peace- making it a better place. sacrifices show the power of in- ful prosperity is equal to any The program drew a large dividuals to effect change and man’s alive.” - Clyde Kennard, and diverse crowd: young and progress in our democracy. budget woes worsen in a letter to the editor of the old; black and white; local civil Programs like this are what Hattiesburg American, January rights veterans who knew Ken- now hang in the balance as Con- 23, 1960. The Mississippi Link Newswire • Use propaganda to con- students or select schools, then nard; and USM undergraduates gress debates the President’s Last night I was at the historic Dear Editor, vince the public that their pub- use amendments in subsequent who only knew him as a name proposal to eliminate the NEH, Eureka School in Hattiesburg Lawmakers were given mis- lic schools don’t serve students years to broaden the law un- on a campus building. and by extension the Missis- for the first in a three-part lec- information during the first well. til full-blown privatization is Participants left with a deep- sippi Humanities Council. Now, ture and discussion series about round of the voucher debate. • Fund pro-privatization can- achieved. ened understanding of how vital it is more important than ever Clyde Kennard, the man who As legislators were being didates to win majorities in The Joint Legislative Bud- citizen involvement is in cor- that we let our elected officials tried unsuccessfully to inte- urged to pass a bill allowing state legislatures and pass bills get Committee adopted a new recting injustices like segrega- know how Mississippi benefits grate the University of Southern vouchers for private school tu- to allow vouchers, for-profit revenue estimate, reducing the tion and educational inequality. from the tiny amount of federal Mississippi. Kennard’s story is ition, they were told repeatedly charters, and cyber schools. amount available to appropri- They left inspired to spread the funding reserved for the hu- tragic, ending with his being that the state’s largest school • Fund pro-privatization can- ate for the coming year by $175 word about Kennard’s life and manities. If the federal budget framed for a crime he didn’t district, DeSoto County, has didates to win majorities on lo- million. This will mean even sacrifice throughout the campus were a football field, NEH fund- commit, and dying of cancer no program to serve students cal school boards and approve deeper cuts to critical state ser- community. ing would be 1/6th of an inch on after spending three years in with dyslexia. DeSoto County charter schools and voucher vices that taxpayers rely on. As I drove home to Jackson, that field. Parchman. But as the speakers students, it was claimed, were payments to private schools. I will keep you posted as we I was inspired too. Last night’s If you care about preserving showed last night, Kennard was desperate to take Mississippi Privatization groups funded learn more about the impact on program (and the upcoming Mississippi’s history and cul- more than just a victim of white tax dollars to a private school out of Washington, D.C., have public school funding. ones March 30 and April 6) ture, help us defend that frac- supremacy. He was an eloquent in Memphis to receive dyslexia cropped up in Mississippi to On a sad note, Rep. Steve would not have happened with- tion of an inch of turf. Contact civil rights activist and deco- services. push this agenda, and they Holland announced that he has out the support of the Missis- your congressman and senators rated military veteran who pur- The fact is that the DeSoto are supporting the Senate ver- been diagnosed with demen- sippi Humanities Council and and urge them to support the sued his campaign to integrate County School District has an sion of HB 1046, which was tia and will retire at the end our main funding source, the NEH. USM because he wanted to en- impressive dyslexia program amended to provide vouchers of this term. Holland has been National Endowment for the Stuart Rockoff sure future generations of black overseen by four dyslexia ther- for private school tuition. Pub- a tireless advocate for public Humanities. Executive Director Mississippians would enjoy apists and including 111 teach- lic funds are intended for pub- education, and he will be sorely The public humanities can Mississippi Humanities equal opportunities. Though his ers specially trained in dyslexia lic schools where the doors are missed. bring a community together to Council identification and education. open to all students. A vote on This is conference weekend; Our research has revealed that this bill could come any time in most legislators will remain DeSoto County’s program out- the next several days. at the Capitol throughout the paces what is required in other Ask your legislators to vote weekend as conferees hammer states. Few states utilize dys- NO on HB 1046 and any bill out final details of the budget 2017 State Legislature: lexia therapists at all, and none that sends our public dollars to and final language on general use them as the primary deliv- unaccountable private schools. bills. erer of dyslexia services to stu- There is a preponderance of Find legislators’ contact in- Where are we today? dents. Other states use regular evidence that vouchers harm a formation by school district at classroom teachers and reading majority of students. Students capitol switchboard 601 359- Mississippi Link Newswire means anymore. Why is it that only we peo- interventionists to serve stu- who use vouchers to go to pri- 3770. Where are we today? Things that mattered to ple could have predicted this dents with dyslexia. vate schools under-perform Call Lt. Governor Reeves at Short answer: Final few real people went either un- was coming – and next year This is very different from their peers who remain in public 601 359-3200. days of the do-nothing legisla- addressed, or any good bills will be even worse when the the picture painted for legisla- schools, and public school stu- Call Speaker Gunn at tive session. about them were killed: edu- $415 million new tax cuts kick tors by those promoting vouch- dents lose services and teachers 601.359-3300. Real answer: Twiddling our cation, mental health, health in that were dictated by the lt. ers. Whether the misinforma- when funding is diverted to pri- Be sure to contact your legis- thumbs while the leadership care, roads and bridges and governor and passed by his tion was intentional or not, it vate voucher schools. lators and tell them to vote NO slices up what is left of the re- domestic violence. party. aligns with the strategy often The Senate amendment to on any bill that sends public duced money pie. Things that were addressed, Then new “Mississippi cy- used by those pushing privati- HB 1046 fits the privatiza- dollars to private schools. To- Behind the same closed or attacked, were trying to take cle,” in a Nutshell: zation of public education: tion pattern we have seen in gether, we’ve got this! doors, a select few are decid- over Medicaid, health care • Miss. Revenue Projections • Starve public schools of the other states that start with a ing which vital services will and mental health; eliminat- – cut vital services resources they need to be suc- limited voucher program tar- Gratefully, be cut even more from the ing employment protections • Cut corporate taxes for cessful. geted toward a small group of Nancy budget that is missing $353 of 35,000 state employees; de- campaign donors million from the corporate tax stroying the arts commission, • Pocket millions of dollars cuts from 2012 through 2015. and killing private donations in campaign donations. A surprise meeting of the to public Schools. • Repeat again and again appropriations committee The only real events of this and again . . . . . Women for Progress of lasted less than one minute, year have been cut, after cut, We must do better. It all and reduced our budget by after cut, to vital services, all starts with education. $171 million. Makes you won- while pretending shock like a MS, Inc.Upcoming Events der what “transparency” even mule looking at a new gate. Jay Hughes April Lunch & Learn No cost to attendees Hinds Community College President Dr. Clyde Tuesday, April 4, 2017 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Networking & Registration Jackson Medical Mall, Community Room 12 p.m. - 1 pm Program Muse was honored by the state Senate with Hosted by Primus Wheeler and Arrive before noon for proper seating. the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation presentation of Senate Concurrent Resolution 652 Please share this invitation with friends, family and Jackson Public Schools values participation from community organizations. The goal of this Lunch Hinds Community College President Dr. Clyde Muse was honored by the state Senate Friday, March 24, businesses, civic organizations, faith groups, & Learn is to provide information and specific 2017, with presentation of Senate Concurrent Resolution 652 commemorating the school’s 100th anniver- government agencies and individuals. Partners in opportunities to support Jackson Public Schools and sary, having come into existence on September 9, 1917, when Superintendent W.N. Taylor and 10 staff Education connects schools with the community our children. members greeted 117 students to the institution that would grow by 2017 to become the state’s largest com- through several programs. You will receive specific information on how to support munity college and Mississippi’s fourth largest institution of higher learning. The school’s growth has greatly been facilitated by the Legislature. Join us as we welcome Thea Faulkner, director of JPS programs and activities, partner with individual Partners in Education. schools in your community and connect and partner Come and bring a friend or associate and hear about with teachers to volunteer or support with your time, the many opportunities on how you, your business or financial support or donations. organization may support and partner with Jackson You may also share your partnership success stories Public Schools and the children of our public schools. at JPS.

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The ammunition we need now more than ever Trump’s ‘March Massacre’ budget is ruthless

Jesse Jackson Black Newspapers TriceEdneyWire.com While much of the country By Oscar H. Blayton tunes into March Madness, the Too few Americans are alarmed TriceEdneyWire.com NCAA men’s basketball tourna- by these recent developments be- ment, the White House has un- In 1960, blacks in cause they are not in the crosshairs leashed a March Massacre, its Virginia watched as of the bigotry that drives the cur- “skinny budget” plan for 2018. the state changed the rent administration. There will be Budgets often seem impenetrable, laws against trespass precious few allies to combat this packed with a blizzard of numbers too big to com- to make it a more se- plague of bigotry alongside people prehend. But budgets are value statements. They rious crime, and the of color, progressive women, im- tell us what we value and what we discount. Presi- penalty was raised from a $100 fine migrants, the LGBTQ community dent Donald Trump’s budget reveals who counts to $1,000. This action was taken by and undocumented aliens. and who does not. the then all-white legislature in an But the one resource we have Trump believes in walls. This budget includes a attempt to combat the Civil Rights is the battle tested Black Press, $2 billion-plus down payment – paid by U.S. tax- Movement and more severely pun- founded March 16, 1827. Black payers, not the Mexicans – for his famous wall on ish the activists that were engaging newspapers have always been the the border. It also builds a wall around the wealthy in the sit-ins that were taking place sword and shield against injustices and around the military-industrial complex. They in Richmond – the former capital aimed at people of color. This tra- are protected and rewarded; the rest of us are at of the Confederacy – and across dition goes back to Fredrick Doug- risk. the nation. las and beyond, including the first The first priority for Trump is a “massive” tax During that time, we read the un- black newspaper, Freedom’s Jour- cut for the wealthy and the corporations. A first hinged rantings of segregationists, nal, founded 190 years ago by John installment came with his health care plan that such as James J. Kilpatrick, who B. Russwurm and Rev. Samuel cuts the top-end taxes used to subsidize health wrote lies, to stoke fear and hatred Cornish. Rev. Samuel Cornish and John B. Russwurm, founders of Freedom’s Journal, care under Obamacare and pays for that tax cut by in the hearts of whites against their The ammunition that we will March 16, 1827 depriving millions of health insurance (14 million black neighbors by exaggerating need most in the struggles to come in the first year, according to the Congressional the civil disruption caused by dem- journalists at these newspapers, in We are witnessing the normaliz- will be the accurate reporting of the Budget Office estimate). Older, lower-wage work- onstrators. an attempt at “objectivity,” often ing of the Donald Trump presiden- truth; and it is beginning to look ers and those living in rural areas – ironically, a During the Civil Rights Move- gave too much credence to the mis- cy, as the language of appeasement like the major corporate news me- source of many Trump votes – get hurt the most. ment, Virginia was not the only representations of their Southern creeps, ever so slightly onto the dia is prepared to compromise on Trump’s “skinny budget” doesn’t contain his state where fierce battles for equal counterparts. front pages of the dominant news- that. So, we must continue to battle tax cut plan. That is promised in May. But the justice were fought – battles where Today, reading the current re- papers. to bring accurate facts to light. And budget is disciplined by that plan, so increases so many people suffered, and many porting and editorials of the large, Sports writers are chiding black we will be opposed by those pow- in military spending are “paid for” by cuts in do- lost their lives. But much of the white-dominated, corporate news- athletes for refusing to go to the erful people who want to hide the mestic programs. We don’t know yet how Trump truth of this struggle was hidden by papers, I have a sense of déjà vu. White House and provide Trump truth in the shadows by controlling will finance his tax cuts. This budget excludes any the dominant news sources of the But now it is not just the newspa- with a photo-op, so that he can the outlets that feed lies to the pub- reporting on mandatory programs like Social Se- day; and battles had to be fought to pers of the Southern segregation- pretend not to be a bigot. Journal- lic in order to keep us passive and curity and Medicare. What’s clear is that Trump even bring the truth to light. ists that are spewing lies. The “alt ists writing for many major outlets apathetic. will either violate his promise to protect those That was a time when the only right” haters have gained a promi- are reporting the terrorizing of un- Maintaining black newspapers programs or violate his pledge to balance the bud- reliable news about the Civil Rights nent voice in the national discourse, documented aliens as “routine” law as a loud and honest voice that will get in a decade. The March Massacre is likely to Movement could be found in black and they are on their way toward enforcement activity. And stories fight for the rights of people of col- be followed by a May Monstrosity. newspapers. Even the storied New gaining even greater influence, about the law suits against Trump or is our best and brightest hope in Trump will add 10 percent, or $54 billion, to York Times and the Washington with Steve Bannon entrenched in and the allegations of sexual as- these terrible times to come. the Pentagon’s budget over its baseline (3 percent Post wrote about the Civil Rights the White House. sault, including rape, are evaporat- Oscar H. Blayton is a former and $18 billion over Obama’s plan). The Pentagon Movement from the perspective of So now, as much as ever, the ing from the pages of the corpo- Marine Corps combat pilot and hu- already spends more than the countries with next spectators, a safe distance from the voices of the black newspapers are rate press like small puddles in a man rights activists who practices eight largest military budgets combined. Its books fray. Having nothing to lose, the needed to combat the evil we face. drought. law in Virginia. are so messed up that they cannot be audited. Cost overruns, sole-source contract rip-offs and massive waste are routine. What we need are not smarter missiles but wiser policies. But wisdom Secret Service and the Trumps is not protected behind the wall: Trump would cut funding for diplomacy by nearly 30 percent. Even military generals and admirals have protested against this folly. Trump lays waste to the domestic programs be- yond his walls. The most vulnerable take the big- Hypocrisy and Hubris gest hit. His budget would devastate rural areas, cutting regional development authorities, support By Julianne Malveaux NEA is in their communities. Our 45th president is so eager to our tax dollars. When they go to for rural radio stations and rural airports, support NNPA News Wire Columnist He also highlights NEA as an provide $54 billion in extra money Dubai to celebrate a new Trump for clean water projects and more. The “budget “economic driver” because the arts for the Department of Defense that golf course, which is a profit gen- Trump is betraying his biggest supporters. Rep. lite” that our 45th create jobs. Says Huckabee, “the he is willing to throw a party stal- erating opportunity for the Trump Harold Rogers of Kentucky denounced the reduc- president submit- arts are a $730 billion industry, rep- wart’s legacy under the bus. empire, taxpayers cover the cost tions as “draconian, careless and counterproduc- ted is described as a resenting 4.2 percent of our gross Meanwhile, the Secret Service of their “protection.” If the Trump tive.” And he’s a Republican. “budget blueprint to domestic product which equals has asked for $60 million more this empire gained a profit from that Trump abandons his pledge to rebuild our inner make America Great more than transportation, tourism, year to protect 45 and his family. trip, shouldn’t it reimburse United cities. His budget cuts funds for virtually every Again.” or agriculture.” Huckabee, ever the 45 was a frequent critic of Presi- States taxpayers for the expense of program for impacted communities – community Submitted in the third week of conservative, says he doesn’t want dent Obama’s golfing, a pastime protecting these entrepreneurs? development block grants, preschool and after- March, it trumpets draconian cuts his tax money to fund things that that he engages in frequently him- Then there is Ivanka Trump, who school programs, summer enrichment programs, in many federal programs, elimi- don’t work, but he notes that the self. And he can’t seem to find any says she will “voluntarily” comply help for students to prepare for college, college nating some that provide important $147.9 million allocated to NEA in golf courses in the D.C. area so he’s with ethics rules. Balderdash! This work-study and grant programs, infant nutrition services, including the African De- 2016 is not wasted money. back to Mar-a-Largo, where taxpay- woman has a West Wing office and for impoverished mothers with children, and velopment Foundation, the Corpo- It seems strange that just 60 days ers spend $3 million every time the security clearance; she has avoided housing and rent subsidy programs. If passed, this ration for National and Community into the game, 45’s head of the Of- president goes to his private resort. nepotism laws; she not only has her budget will produce more unemployment, more Service, the Inter-American Foun- fice of Management and Budget Mr. Trump is not trying to tighten father’s ear, but she has been al- poverty, more despair and more shattered dreams. dation, the U.S. Trade and Devel- (OMB), former Congressman Mike the belt he wears; he is only trying lowed to interact with some of the Trump deals with this by calling for a return to opment Agency, the Legal Services Mulvaey (R-SC) has deemed many to tighten the nation’s. most powerful people in the world. aggressive police tactics, giving police the impos- Corporation, the National Endow- programs “ineffective,” “ineffi- Because Melania Trump likes to What will she do with this portfolio sible task of sustaining order amid despair. ment for the Arts, the National En- cient,” or ‘lacking evidence that it keep distance between herself and when 45’s sun sets, either through Trump tramples his promise to working people. dowment for the Humanities, the is being effectively implemented.” her husband, taxpayers are paying impeachment or resignation? Is she This budget contains no hint of a program to re- United States Interagency Council What evaluation has been done? about $150,000 a day to protect being set up as another Trump profit build America. It decimates Labor Department on Homelessness, the Woodrow Who has made the determination of her and their son, Baron, in New center? funding to enforce worker health and safety in Wilson International Center for inefficiency? Based on these - blan York.The same man who said that The Trump family is playing our factories and mines, to protect against wage theft, Scholars, and many others. ket assertions, some Republicans the Obamas should consider living country as if we are their personal to ensure that minimum wage and fair-hours laws The cuts are so unfathomable, have indicated that the OMB deter- in the White House “a privilege” piggy bank. They get security that are respected. and so extremely severe, that even mination is not right. has not convinced his wife of the they ordinarily wouldn’t get. They Much more is left on the cutting room floor. some of 45’s allies are biting back. Former Senator Bob Dole (R- privilege that has been bestowed are maximizing profits that they or- Programs to deal with climate change are gutted. Former Arkansas governor Mike KS), a Republican Party stalwart, upon her. Instead, we taxpayers will dinarily wouldn’t receive. They are The Republican fixation on Planned Parenthood Huckabee, whose daughter Sarah says it is short-sighted that 45 would spend $4.5 million a month pro- playing the capitalist game as it has and rolling back support for women’s health care Huckabee Sanders is Deputy White eliminate the McGovern-Dole In- tecting Melania and Baron in New never been played, merging eco- continues. The budget makes a bizarre assault on House Press Secretary, has written ternational Fund for Education York. nomics and politics for their benefit. science and research, cutting even the medical re- an op-ed in the Washington Post program, a program that provides New Yorkers will spend even And too many of us are silently ac- search at the National Institutes of Health. that argues that the National En- school meals for children in 40 of more, and they have not been reim- cepting this egregious exploitation. Congressional Republicans have called dowment for the Arts, which he de- the world’s most impoverished na- bursed for the cost paid when New Julianne Malveaux is an econo- Trump’s budget dead on arrival. They can’t raise scribes as “just 0.004 percent of the tions. Dole told the Washington York police officers are diverted to mist, author, and founder of Eco- military spending without gaining Democratic federal budget,” is important. He Post that eliminating the program deal with the Trump family baby- nomic Education. Her podcast, “It’s votes, and Democrats will block the deepest and says that students who participate in would “have a disastrous effect sitting project. Personal with Dr. J” is available on more perverse cuts. But the thrust of Trump’s the arts have higher grade point av- on the planet’s most vulnerable The most egregious part of the iTunes https://tinyurl.com/withDrJ . budget reflects the values that govern the Repub- erages and standardized test scores. children.” He called the program, scam that allows 45’s family to be Her latest book “Are We Better Off: lican congressional majorities. They won’t get ev- He reminds us that NEA grants went which he developed with across protected is the fact that his wildcat Race, Obama and public policy is erything they want, but what they get will leave to about 16,000 communities, and the aisle Senator George McGov- sons, traveling the world to gener- available via amazon.com America more unequal, more vulnerable, with that some young people only have ern (D-SD) as “one of the proudest ate profit for the Trump brand, are For more info visit www.juli- greater poverty and despair from Chicago’s inner access to music and the arts because achievements of his lifetime.” protected by Secret Service with annemalveaux.com cities to Appalachia’s rural hollows.

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www.mississippilink.com MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2017 THE MISSISSIPPI LINK • 13 A look at how Trump’s moves From the Cold War on coal will affect the industry to the Culture War By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III As Dr. Ron Walters wrote in TriceEdneyWire.com By Matthew Brown and Mead Gruver White Nationalism Black Interests, Associated Press “…Culture and “…a dominant sector of the white demographics are majority seems to have lost confi- BILLINGS, Mont.– Presi- our destiny. We can’t dence in the promise of America as dent Donald Trump’s move restore our civiliza- a liberal democratic state and has to roll back Obama-era regu- tion with somebody been recoiling from this vision…the lations aimed at curbing cli- else’s babies.” – Ste- white majority is proceeding to con- mate change comes as the ven King (R-Iowa) centrate economic and social power coal industry is reeling from March 12, 2017 within its own group, using its con- job losses, bankruptcies, “Individuals will contribute dif- trol over the political institutions pollution restrictions and ferently, not equally to this civiliza- of the state to punish presumptive growing competition from tion and society. Certain groups of enemies. The targets of this pun- natural gas, wind and solar. people will do more from a produc- ishment have been black, Hispanic, Trump ordered a review of tive side than other groups of peo- and other non-white communities.” the Clean Power Plan, which ple will.” – Steven King (R-Iowa) It’s not a coincidence that King seeks to reduce emissions March 13, 2017 tried to justify or rationalize his from coal power plants, and Recently I had a conversation white nationalist comments by say- the lifting of a moratorium with the brilliant, insightful, activ- ing on CNN, “I’ve been to Europe on the sale of coal mining ist and human rights soldier Ruby and spoken on this issue and I’ve leases on federal lands. Sales during which she said, “My said the same thing as far as ten Here’s a look at how the son, white supremacy has moved years ago to the German people and moves will affect the coal us from the Cold War to the cul- any population of people that is a industry: ture war. I want you to write about declining population that isn’t will- An industry in decline In this Nov. 15, 2016 file photo, a haul truck with a 250-ton capacity carries coal from the Spring Creek that.” Being the good “son” that I ing to have enough babies to repro- Trump’s move to support strip mine near Decker, Mont. President Trump’s latest move to support coal mining is unlikely to am, when Ms. Sales tells me to do duce themselves.” coal mining is unlikely to turn around the industry’s prospects immediately. AP PHOTO/MATTHEW BROWN, FILE something I try my best to follow The concept of nationalism finds spur a quick turnaround in her directions. its genesis in Western Europe. the industry. last decade to about 32 per- hold. cent of production after hun- It is as though she saw this com- Again Walters, “…the idea that the Experts say coal’s biggest cent last year. Gas and re- On Feb. 16, the new presi- dreds of mines there closed. ing. Sales was able to synthesize racial/ethnic majority would domi- problem isn’t a shortage of newables have both made dent overturned a rule that Mines in the Midwest and her lifetime of commitment to the nate the state was an integral part the fuel to dig or even cli- gains, and hundreds of coal- blocked coal mining debris South also have seen de- struggle of black people, Dr. King’s of the context from which European mate change regulations but burning power plants have from being dumped into clines. “Where Do We go From Here Cha- ethnicities emerged to establish con- cheap and abundant natural been retired or are scheduled nearby streams, a low-cost The carbon balance os or Community?,” Dr. Ronald trol over America.” Once in Ameri- gas. Gas prices dropped as to shut down soon – trends disposal method used in Lease applications Walter’s “White Nationalism Black ca, these white ethnicities coalesced advances in drilling such over which Trump has lim- mountaintop removal in Ap- blocked by the Obama mor- Interests,” the election of our 45th and “established a privileged so- as hydraulic fracturing, or ited influence. palachia. atorium involved more than president and predict Congressman cial status which has expressed its fracking, greatly increased Utilities “are not going to Collectively, Trump’s re- 1.8 billion tons of coal from King’s clear articulation of his xeno- dominance over non-white groups the amount of gas on the flip on a dime and say now cent orders have put the two dozen mines. phobic, racist and white supremacist and over the major institutions of market. For many utilities, it’s time to start building a brakes on Obama-era ac- Burning that coal would world view. Sales has seen it all and American society.” that’s made gas a more at- whole bunch of coal plants tions that would have made unleash an estimated 3.4 bil- while disappointed, is not surprised This Trump and King white na- tractive fuel than coal. because there’s a Trump it more costly for companies lion tons of carbon dioxide. (we had our discussion before King tionalist politics is also playing Meanwhile, companies administration,” said Brian to get coal from public lands That’s equivalent to a year made his indefensible remarks). itself out with Deerk Wilders in have gotten more efficient Murray, director of environ- and for utilities to burn the of emissions from 700 mil- At the end of WWII the rela- Denmark, Marine Le Pen in France, at extracting coal, meaning mental economics at Duke fuel. lion cars. And that is just a tionship between former allies, the Dirk Driesang in Germany to name fewer workers are needed to University’s Nicholas Insti- Western Reserves small portion of the federal United States and Soviet Union re- a few. dig a given amount of fuel. tute. About 40 percent of coal government’s coal reserves. verted back to the clash of ideolo- It’s also important to note here the Mountaintop removal min- Should the Federal Gov- produced in the U.S. comes Environmentalists say gies that had existed before the war. reluctance if not inability of mod- ing, in which hilltops in Ap- ernment subsidize coal? from federal land in Western keeping those reserves in Differing economic, political and ern-day black Republicans to call palachia are blasted off with The Obama administration states. Companies operating the ground is crucial to the social structures based upon Capi- King out for the white supremacist explosives to expose coal blocked the sale of new coal in the Powder River Basin global effort to minimize talism vs. Communism brought the that he is. Their collective silence is seams, is less expensive and leases on federal lands in of Wyoming and Montana, climate change. two military powers into a state of deafening. This is in no way intend- more automated than under- January 2016 to determine the nation’s dominant coal Cloud Peak Energy CEO political hostility called the Cold ed to question their “blackness;” ground mining. So are the if the government’s coal region, control enough re- Colin Marshall described War. It lasted from 1945 until the that’s ridiculous. massive strip mines devel- program was shortchanging serves to last 20 years. Trump’s executive orders collapse of the USSR in 1991. Many There’s another point that needs oped since the 1970s in Wy- taxpayers and exacerbating Even before the moratori- on coal as an important step of the international conflicts such to be made. There are two con- oming and Montana, where climate change by effective- um, many mining companies toward lifting the “punitive as the battle over Cuba, Vietnam, trolling principles in Republican conveyor belts move coal for ly subsidizing coal. were going bankrupt. They and ill-conceived” regula- and the struggle for independence ideology; smaller government and miles across the open land- In some cases, coal com- have delayed their plans to tions under President Barack of many countries in Africa were individual freedom, liberty and scape to load onto trains. panies bought leases for as lease tracts holding 1.5 bil- Obama. The moratorium had proxy cultural wars being fought by self-actualization. Any success in U.S. coal production fell little as 1 cent per ton under lion tons of coal, including blocked the company’s ap- white colonial/imperialist powers the struggle of black people to be to 739 million tons last a program that’s supposed on public lands not covered plications to lease more than in countries inhabited by people of recognized as human and to be af- year, the lowest level in al- to be competitive but often by the moratorium, accord- 200 million tons of coal in color. forded human rights has always most four decades. From involves just a single bidder. ing to Interior Department Montana. On the domestic front, the fear been based on the success and hard 2011 through 2016, the coal The royalties these compa- records reviewed by The As- Yet Marshall said more of Communism led the American work of the collective, not the in- mining industry lost about nies pay to the government sociated Press. will be needed from Con- government into periods of panic dividual. Furthermore, the defense 60,000 jobs, leaving just on each ton of coal mined That’s enough fuel to run gress for the industry to such as the Red Scare during the and validation of those rights has al- over 77,000 miners, accord- have remained unchanged the nation’s coal-fired power survive long term, such as 1920’s and the Second Red Scare of ways required the three branches of ing to preliminary Labor De- since 1976. plants for two years at cur- investments in so-called the 1950’s. During the Second Red the government to legislate, validate partment data that excludes Under the moratorium, the rent consumption rates. clean coal programs under Scare, Senator Joseph McCarthy (R- and defend those rights. mine office workers. Obama administration was The eight-state Appala- which utilities could capture WI) engaged in the politics of “Red- Most black Republicans are not Coal’s share of the U.S. considering raising royalty chian region once dominated carbon from burning coal Baiting,” a witch-hunt designed to going to risk alienating themselves power market has dwindled rates as much as 50 percent. coal mining but now ac- to keep it out of the atmo- identify and ferret out any suspected from their benefactors and placing from more than 50 percent Trump has put that idea on counts for less than 25 per- sphere. Communist or Communist sympa- their personal positions in jeopardy thizer within the U.S. government by advocating positions that benefit and American society. It’s interest- the collective. Asking those who ing to note at this juncture Trump’s subscribe to a small government in- Nation adds jobs elsewhere, but blacks are mentor, Roy Cohn, was a top-aide dividualistic ideology to defend the and henchman for McCarthy. At the collective, for as nice as it would be age of 23 Cohn was chief counsel to and should be, is asking a bit much. McCarthy during the infamous Mc- So, from Trent Lott (R-MS) wax- left standing in the unemployment line Carthy Hearings. ing nostalgic about Dixiecrat and Taking his cue from the Second late Senator Strom Thurmon, ‘’I By Frederick H. Lowe equivalent statistics for Red Scare FBI Director J. Edgar want to say this about my state: TriceEdneyWire.com Asian men 20 and older. Hoover used “Red-Baiting” to When Strom Thurmond ran for The nation’s businesses Black women 20 years old undermine and subvert the Civil president, we voted for him. We’re added 235,000 jobs in Feb- and older also saw an in- Rights Movement and its leaders. proud of it…” to Trump’s “You ruary but the companies crease in their jobless rate. Hoover created the Counter Intel- have people come in and I’m not obviously didn’t hire in the In February, their unemploy- ligence Program or COINTELPRO just saying Mexicans, I’m talk- black community where the ment rate was 7.1 percent, up to “prevent the rise of a Black Mes- ing about people that are from all unemployment rate went up from 6.7 percent in January. siah” that could “unify and elec- over, that are killers and rapists and compared to other racial and In comparison, February’s trify, the militant black nationalist they’re coming to this country,” … ethnic groups where it went unemployment rate for white movement.” Hoover used the fear to King’s “You cannot rebuild your down. women 20 years old and of the “Red-Menace” and alleged civilization with somebody else’s The black jobless rate in older was 3.7 percent, down Communist influence to attack babies…,” we see what M.L. King February was 8.1 percent from 3.9 percent in January. Malcolm X, The Black Panthers, Jr. and Walters warned us about, compared to 7.7 percent in Hispanics saw a big drop in The Honorable Elijah Muhammad, “White Backlash” or the “politics of January, the U.S. Bureau of their unemployment in Feb- SCLC, SNCC, Dr. M.L.King Jr. and resentment.” It is exactly what Labor Statistics has reported. ruary. The Bureau of Labor his advisors such as Bayard Rustin Sales asked me to write about, a The high unemployment Statistics reported the job- and Hunter Pitts “Jack” O’Dell. shift in focus, ideology and rheto- rate among African Ameri- less rate for Hispanic women Now that the Soviet Union has ric away from the Cold War to the cans, compared to 4.1 per- percent, down from 3.7 per- ary unemployment rate for in February was 5.6 percent, collapsed and the Cold War has White Supremacist, xenophobic cent in February among cent in January, BLS report- white men of 3.8 percent, down from 6.3 percent in ended, America, the sole remaining culture war. whites, was down from 4.3 ed. down from 4.0 percent in January. superpower, faces a new foe. That Host of the nationally broadcast percent in January. Among Black men 20 years old January. The February job- The Bureau of Labor foe is the “browning of America.” call-in talk radio program “Inside Hispanics, the jobless rate and older continue to suffer less rate among Hispanic Statistics does not provide According to the Milken Institute, the Issues with Wilmer Leon,” on was 5.6 percent in February, the highest unemployment men 20 years old and older equivalent statistics for “Between 2015 and 2030 there will SiriusXM Satellite radio channel down from 5.9 percent in rate. In February, it was 7.8 was 4.6 percent, down from Asian women 20 and older. be an absolute decline in the size of 126. Go to www.wilmerleon.com or January. percent, up from 7.3 percent 4.8 percent in January. The nation’s overall unem- the white population under age 65. email: [email protected]. www. The jobless rate among in January. The Bureau of Labor ployment rate was 4.7 per- And even among seniors, racial mi- twitter.com/drwleon and Dr. Leon’s Asians in February was 3.4 This compares to a Febru- Statistics does not provide cent in February. norities will begin to gain.” Prescription at Facebook.com CLASSIFIED

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RESOLUTION DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SECTION 2. This resolution is adopted pursuant to the Act, the Constitution, NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS THE CITY OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, TO EITHER ISSUE A SPECIAL and other applicable laws of the State. OBLIGATION BOND OF THE CITY FOR SALE TO THE MISSISSIPPI DE- Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 77-3-16 of the Mississippi Code of VELOPMENT BANK OR ENTER INTO A LOAN WITH THE MISSISSIPPI SECTION 3. The Governing Body, acting for and on behalf of the City, hereby 1972, as amended, requesting names to be added to a list of contractors and DEVELOPMENT BANK, EACH IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT declares its intention to either (a) issue and sell the City Bond to the Bank pur- suppliers qualified to perform contracts within the scope of proposed utility proj- NOT TO EXCEED NINETY MILLION DOLLARS ($90,000,000) TO RAISE suant to the Act in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed Ninety Million ects concerning construction, extension, and/or repair of electric public utility MONEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COSTS OF ROAD AND Dollars ($90,000,000) or (b) enter into the Loan with the Bank pursuant to the facilities for or on behalf of Entergy Mississippi, Inc. Names of qualified contrac- STREET REPAIR, RECONSTRUCTION AND RESURFACING PROJECTS Act to borrow money from the Bank in an aggregate principal amount not to tors or suppliers desiring to be added to such list may be submitted to supplier- AND TO PAY THE COSTS OF WATER, SEWER AND DRAINAGE PROJ- exceed Ninety Million Dollars ($90,000,000). [email protected]. ECTS; DIRECTING THE PUBLICATION OF A NOTICE OF SUCH INTEN- TION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. SECTION 4. The City Bond or the Loan will be issued for the purpose of Please include contact information, type of contractor or supplier and a descrip- financing the Project, as authorized by the Act. tion of qualifications. Questions Call 1-844-387-9675. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Jackson, Mississippi (the “Govern- 3/9/2017 thru 12/28/2017 ing Body”), acting for and on behalf of the City of Jackson, Mississippi (the SECTION 5. The City Bond may be issued in one or more series and, if is- “City”), is authorized by Sections 27-65-241 through 27-65-243, Mississippi sued, will not be a general obligation of the City but will be payable solely from Code of 1972, as amended and supplemented from time to time (the “One- and secured by the One-Percent Tax and any available revenues of the City. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Percent Act”), and Sections 31-25-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972, as The Loan, if entered into, will not be a general obligation of the City and will amended and supplemented from time to time (the “Bank Act” and together be payable solely from and secured by the One-Percent Tax and available Advertisement for Bid with the One-Percent Act, the “Act”), and other applicable laws of the State, revenues of the City. Except for the One-Percent Tax, the taxing power of to provide funding for the costs of road and street repair, reconstruction and the City will not be pledged to the payment of the City Bond or the Loan. No Bid 3052 - Galloway Elementary School Chiller Replacement resurfacing projects based on traffic patterns, need and usage, and paying special tax, other than the One-Percent Tax, will be levied by the City for the the costs of water, sewer and drainage projects in accordance with a master payment of the City Bond or the Loan. Sealed, written formal bid proposals for the above bid will be received plan adopted by the commission established pursuant to subsection (7) of the by the Board of Trustees of the Jackson Public School District, in the One-Percent Act (the “Project”) either (a) through the issuance of a bond of SECTION 6. The Governing Body proposes to direct the issuance of all or Business Office, 662 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi, un- the City (the “City Bond”) to be sold to the Mississippi Development Bank (the any portion of the City Bond or to authorize the Loan in the amount and for til 10:00 A.M. (Local Prevailing Time) April 06, 2017, at which time and “Bank”), which City Bond may be secured by the proceeds of the special sales the purposes and secured as aforesaid at a meeting of the Governing Body to place they will be publicly opened and read aloud. A Pre-Bid Conference tax levied pursuant to the One-Percent Act (the “One-Percent Tax”) and any be held at its usual meeting place located at City Hall in the City in Jackson, concerning the project will be held at Enochs Administrative Complex, available revenues of the City, or (b) by entering into a loan with the Bank (the Mississippi, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. on April 4, 2017, or at some meeting or 101 Dr. Dennis Holloway Dr., on April 3, 2017, at 10:00 A.M. Attendance “Loan”), which Loan may be secured by the proceeds of the One-Percent Tax meetings subsequent thereto; provided, however, that if ten percent (10%) at the pre-bid conference is non-mandatory but strongly suggested. The and any available revenues of the City, each in an aggregate principal amount or Fifteen Hundred (1500), whichever is less, of the qualified electors of the Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive not to exceed Ninety Million Dollars ($90,000,000); and City shall file a written protest with the City Clerk against the issuance of the informalities, and to withhold the acceptance of any bid if approved for City Bond or the authorization of the Loan on or before the aforesaid date and forty-five calendar days from the date bids are opened. Proposal forms WHEREAS, the Project is in accordance with and in furtherance of the provi- hour, then the City Bond shall not be issued nor shall the Loan be entered into and detailed specifications may be obtained free of charge by emailing sions of the Act; and unless approved at an election on the question thereof called and held as is [email protected], calling (601) 960-8799, or documents may provided by law; provided, further that if no protest is filed, then the City Bond be picked up at the above address. WHEREAS, as of February 1, 2017, the assessed value of all taxable prop- may be issued and sold in one or more series or the City may enter into the erty within the City, according to the last completed assessment for taxa- Loan without an election on the question of the issuance thereof at any time 3/23/2017, 3/30/2017 tion, is One Billion Two Hundred Twenty Two Million Two Hundred Ninety within a period of two (2) years after April 4, 2017. Six Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Seven Dollars ($1,222,296,947), and the City has outstanding bonded indebtedness as subject to the twenty percent SECTION 7. In full compliance with the Act, the City Clerk is hereby directed ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS (20%) debt limit prescribed by Section 2133303, Mississippi Code of 1972, as to publish a copy of this resolution once a week for at least three (3) consecu- amended, in the amount of Three Hundred Forty Six Million Eight Hundred tive weeks in The Mississippi Link and The Clarion Ledger, both newspapers NOTICE TO BIDDERS Forty Two Thousand Six Hundred Eighteen Dollars ($346,842,618); and published in and having a general circulation in the City and qualified under City of Jackson the provisions of Section 13 3 31, Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, with Jackson, Mississippi WHEREAS, neither the City Bond nor the Loan, when added to the outstand- the first publication being not less than twenty-one (21) days prior to the date ing bonded indebtedness of the City, including any indebtedness of the City set forth in Section 6 of this resolution, and the last publication being made not Sealed, signed bids are invited and will be received by the City of Jackson, Mis- issued subsequent to the adoption of this resolution but prior to the issuance more than seven (7) days prior to such date. sissippi, until 3:30 P.M. in the City Clerk’s Office of Jackson, the bid must be of the City Bond or entering into the Loan, will result in indebtedness, both stamped in by 3:30 P.M. Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at which time said bids will bonded and floating, exclusive of indebtedness not subject to the aforesaid SECTION 8. The City Clerk is hereby directed to procure from the publishers be publicly opened at the City Hall located at 219 South President Street (City twenty percent (20%) debt limit, of more than twenty percent (20%) of the of the aforesaid newspapers the customary proof of the publication of this Council Chambers) in City Hall for the following: assessed value of all taxable property within the City, and will not exceed any resolution and the required notice and have the same before the Governing constitutional or statutory limitation upon indebtedness which may be incurred Body on the date and hour specified in Section 6 hereof. 74567-041117 - Asphalt Pavement Milling of Streets W/Cleaning in Jackson—18 by the City; and Month SECTION 9. The City hereby declares its official intent to reimburse itself from WHEREAS, there has been no increase in said bonded and floating indebted- the proceeds of the City Bond or the Loan for expenses incurred with respect BIDS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON THE CITY OF JACKSON’S WEBSITE, HY- ness of the City since February 1, 2017; and to the Project subsequent to the date of this resolution and the 60-day period PERLINK “http://WWW.JACKSONMS.GOV” WWW.JACKSONMS.GOV immediately preceding the same. This resolution is intended as a declara- WHEREAS, it would be in the best interest of the City for the Governing Body tion of official intent under Treasury Regulation 1.150-2. The City Bond or the The above must comply with the City’s specifications. Copies of proposal forms to provide funding for the costs of the Project by borrowing money through the Loan will not exceed the aggregate principal amount of Ninety Million Dollars can be obtained from the Purchasing Division, 200 South President Street, issuance of the City Bond or by entering into the Loan; and ($90,000,000). Room 604, Hood Building, Jackson, Mississippi 39201. Copies of bid specifica- tions are filed with the City Clerk for public record in accordance with House Bill WHEREAS, the City reasonably expects that it will incur expenditures in con- SECTION 10. In the event any scrivener’s errors shall be discovered in this No 999, 1986 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature. nection with the Project for which the City intends to reimburse itself with the resolution after the adoption hereof but prior to the issuance of the City Bond proceeds of the City Bond or the Loan; and or the entering into of the Loan, the City hereby authorizes and directs that The City of Jackson is committed to the principle of non-discrimination in Public each such scrivener’s error shall be corrected in all multiple counterparts of Purchasing. It is the policy of the City of Jackson to promote full and equal WHEREAS, the Governing Body is authorized and empowered by the Act this resolution prior to the issuance of the City Bond or the entering into of business opportunities for all persons doing business with the City. As a pre- to issue the City Bond or to enter into the Loan for the purposes herein set the Loan. condition to selection, each contractor, bidder or offer shall submit a completed forth and there are no other available funds on hand or available from regular and signed Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Plan Application, with each bid sources of income for such purposes. SECTION 11. If any one or more of the provisions of this resolution shall for submission, in accordance with the provisions set forth by authority of the City any reason be held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not of Jackson’s EBO Ordinance. Failure to comply with the City’s EBO Ordinance NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND ORDERED BY affect any of the other provisions of this resolution, but this resolution shall be shall disqualify a contractor, bidder or offer, from being awarded an eligible THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY, ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision or provisions had contract. For more information on the City’s EBO Program, please contact the THE CITY, AS FOLLOWS: not been contained herein. Office of Economic Development at (601)960-1638. Copies of the EBO Ordi- nance, EBO Plan Application and a copy of the EBO Program are available with SECTION 1. All of the matters and things recited in the premises sections of 3/9/2017 3/16/2017 3/23/2017 3/30/2017 the Office of Economic Development at 218 South President Street, Second this resolution are found and determined to be true and accurate. Floor, Jackson, Mississippi.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The City also reserves LEGAL LEGAL the right to waive any and all informalities in respect to any bid submitted. Bid awards will be made to the lowest and best bidder quoting the lowest net price NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Public Notice Request in accordance with specifications. The award could be according to the lowest for Statement of Qualifications cost per item; or to the lowest total cost for all items; or to accept all or part of any NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR TUES- proposal. Delivery time may be considered when evaluating the bid proposal. DAY, APRIL 18, 2017 AT 6:00 P.M., IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF CITY The City of Jackson, Mississippi, is seeking Statements of Qualifications In those cases where it is known prior to advertising that the City’s intention is to HALL, 219 SOUTH PRESIDENT STREET, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39201 (SOQ’s) Tuesday, May 9, 2017 from consulting firms desiring to provide award according to the lowest total cost for all items, or in some variation thereof, IS HEREBY SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS RENAMING GROVE PARK GOLF consultant services for the preparation of a program Evaluation of the statements to this affect will be included on the proposal form. Absence of such COURSE TO PETE BROWN GOLF COURSE IN CONSIDERATION OF THE City’s AmeriCorps Program. statement means the City will make that determination during the bid review. FOLLOWING: Statements of Qualifications packets may be secured from the Depart- Hellene Greer, CPPB, NPCA, Manager ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI RENAM- ment of Human and Cultural Services, Metrocenter Mall, 1000 Metro- Purchasing Division ING GROVE PARK GOLF COURSE TO PETE BROWN GOLF COURSE. center Suite 101., Jackson, Mississippi, 39209, between 8:00 AM and (601)960-1025 or 1533 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday, or call Cathy Funches at telephone number 3/30/2017 (601) 960-0335. 3/30/2017, 4/6/2017

The City of Jackson is committed to the principal of non-discrimination LEGAL in public contracting. It is the policy of the City of Jackson to promote full and equal business opportunity for all persons doing business with Help Wanted ANNOUNCEMENT: the City. As a pre-condition to selection, every contractor, bidder or offer shall submit a completed and signed Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Drivers: $4,000 Orientation Completion Bonus! The 2017 City of Jackson, Municipal Election Poll workers training, will Plan Application with the bid submission, in accordance with the provi- be held at the Police Training Academy located at 3000 St. Charles sions of the City of Jackson’s EBO Ordinance. Failure to comply with the Unique Dedicated Fleet! Street, Jackson Mississippi. Listed below are the following dates of the City’s ordinance shall disqualify a contractor, bidder or offer from being Excellent Mid-$60’s Annual Pay, Full Benefits! awarded an eligible contract. training classes. 1yr Class-A CDL April 10th, 11th , 13th, 17th, 18th & 20th For more information on the City of Jackson’s EBO Program, please Call: 1-855-856-7985 10 a.m. – 12 Noon, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., contact the Office of Economic Development at 960-1638. Copies of the 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EBO Ordinance, EBO Plan Application, EBO Program, the MBEIFBE 3/30/2017 Directory and MBE/FBE Certification Affidavit are available at 200 South 10:00 – 12:00 Noon, April 19th President Street, Second Floor, Jackson, Mississippi. 10:00 – 12 Noon & 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., April 21st 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., April 22” Proposals should be submitted to the City Clerk’s office, no later than Esquire Pallet Practitioner 3/30/2017 3:30 PM, local time on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Counselor, Advisor, Personal Protection Adriane Dorsey-Kid Real Estate Consultant, Yard Work LEGAL Director of the Department of Human and Cultural Services City of Jackson, MS Donation-Rated Bonuses, Incentives, References Available ANNOUNCEMENT: 3/30/2017, 4/6/2017 Call: The Office of the City Clerk will be open for voter registration between the James Courtney Scott, Esq. hours of 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., during the week of March 27, 2017 through 601 566-5281 March 31, 2017. The City Clerk’s Office will also be open from 8:00 a.m. until 3811 W. Northside Dr. 12:00 noon on Saturday, April 1, 2017 for voter registration. Individuals must LEGAL Jackson, MS 39209 be registered by 12:00 noon on April 1, 2017 in order to be considered eli- 2/23/2017 gible to vote in the upcoming May 2, 2017 Municipal Primary Election. PUBLIC NOTICE

The Office of the City Clerk will also be open for absentee voting from 8:00 THE CITY OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI RESPECTFULLY GIVES NOTICE a.m. until 12:00 noon on Saturday, April 22, 2017 and on Saturday, April 29, TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT AN EMPLOYEE FOR THE CITY OF 2017. The last day to vote by absentee ballot is 12:00 noon on Saturday, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI HAVE APPLIED FOR DOWN PAYMENT ASSIS- HOUSE FOR RENT April 29, 2017. TANCE FUNDS UNDER THE CITY FEDERAL HOUSING PROGRAM. THIS 3/30/2017 PUBLIC NOTICE IS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL PROVISION $400.00 PER MONTH – Jackson 24 CFR 92.356 (a)(d)(e) Living Room; Two (2) bedrooms, one with his & her closets; Kitchen with plenty of cabinets EMPLOYMENT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY OF JACK- (no stove, no fridge); Walk-in bath with cabinets top & bottom; SON DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE OF Extra room for another bedroom; Storage area; Office Assistant wanted - Full time position available for articulate individual HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AT (601) 960-1156. ATTEN- with good clerical and computer skills. Fax resume to 601-981-0258. TION: KIMBERLY STAMPS 110 & 220 Outlets. Call 601-668-2776. 3/30/2017 3/16/2017, 3/23/2017, 3/30/2017, 3/30/2017 PASS 3.792 x 2

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Mr. Parker can be contacted at the Jackson- Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (“JAN”), Main Termi- [email protected] or 601-664-3516. nal Building, Suite 300, in the City of Jackson, Rankin County, Mississippi, until 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on April 21, 2017 (the “Bid Deadline”), JMAA will hold a Pre-Bid Conference at 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time for construction and related services in connection with the Maintenance on April 5, 2017, in the Community Room, 3rd Floor Mezzanine Level, at Facility Roof Replacement at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers Internation- the Main Terminal Building at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers Interna- al Airport (the “Work”). tional Airport, 100 International Drive, Jackson, MS 39208. Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference is highly recommended for all those interested in 8 Out of 10... JMAA will publicly open and read aloud8 all bidsOut at 2:05 p.m. of Central Stan10...- submitting bids as a Prime Contractor for the Work and persons seeking dard Time on April 21, 2017 (the “Bid Opening”), in the Staff Conference opportunities to provide work as a Sub-Contractor. The benefits of atten- Room, Third Floor of the Main Terminal Building, Suite 300 at JAN. dance include networking opportunities between Prime Contractors and Young Adult Young Adult Sub-Contractors, as well as the opportunity to be on a list of contacts that The outside or exterior of each bid envelope or container of the bid must be will be published to interested parties as part of the minutes from the Pre- Mississippians marked with the bidder’s MississippiMississippians Certificate of Responsibility Number Bid Conference; review of the plans and specifications; and a site visit of or write that the bid does not exceed $50,000.00 and with the wording: the area covered in the scope of work. No site visits will be scheduled other “Maintenance Facility Roof Replacement, JMAA Project No. 017-17.” Bid than the one provided during the Pre-Bid conference. Read proposals, amendments to bids, or requestsRead for withdrawal of bids received by JMAA after the Bid Deadline will not be considered for any cause what- JMAA reserves the right to amend the plans and specifications for the Work Newspapers soever. JMAA invites Bidders Newspapersand their authorized46 We representativesb to be by Addendum issued before the Bid; to waive informalities in the bidding present at the Bid Opening. 3.33 x 2 process; and to hold and examine bids for up to ninety (90) days before Weekly! Weekly! awarding the Contract. JMAA will award the Work to the lowest and best bidder as determined by JMAA in accordance with the criteria set forth in the Information for Bidders. If it becomes necessary to revise any aspect of this Request for Bids or The Information for Bidders contains, among other things, a copy of this to provide additional information to Bidders, JMAA will issue one or more Shouldn’t you advertise where people look? Advertisement for Bids, InstructionsShouldn’t to Bidders you and advertise an Agreement where to be people Addenda look? by posting on JMAA’s website (http://jmaa.com/rfqrfb-center/). executed by JMAA and the lowest and best bidder. Any Addenda issued JMAA will also endeavor to deliver a copy of each Addendum, to all persons clarifying and/or changing plans and specifications; clarifying and/or chang- on record with JMAA as receiving a copy of the Information for Bidders, via Discounted advertising network rates available ing instructions in the Instruction toDiscounted Bidders; and/or advertising answering network questions rates availableemail. for those who need to run ads in multiple markets. in relation to the Instruction to Bidders,for those including who needplans toand run specifications, ads in multiple markets. shall become part of the Information for Bidders. Plans and specifications JMAA has established a DBE participation goal of 10% for the Work solic- Regional Rates: related to the Work are considered a part of the Agreement.Regional Rates: ited by this RFB. Approximately 30 newspapers per region. Approximately 30 newspapers per region. 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www.mississippilink.com MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2017 THE MISSISSIPPI LINK • 17 People gather worldwide Top national dairy awards prove to focus attention on disease sustainable farming equals great food Certified Grassfed by A Greener World dairy cattle operation, Pure Éire that affects one in 10 women Dairy, wins three awards at the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest The Mississippi Link Newswire dometriosis had taken over one of Mississippi Link Newswire the U.S. and Canada that guar- stage. This was the first time we WASHINGTON – By the time the woman’s ovaries, he said, and GREEN BAY, WI – Pure Éire antees food products come from entered the competition and we Victoria Makinde finished her after removing the endometriosis, Dairy won three awards includ- animals fed a 100 percent grass were up against national brands, story of pain, unanswered ques- her psychosis was cured. ing one Best in Class for their and forage diet, raised outdoors which was rather intimidating. tions and confusion, there were Endometriosis occurs when Certified Grassfed by A Greener on pasture or range for their But we have always been con- tears and sniffles throughout the tissue similar to the lining of World (AGW) cow’s milk yo- entire lives, and managed ac- fident about how we raise our room of roughly 100 people gath- the uterus is found outside the gurts at the 19th biennial U.S. cording to the Animal Welfare cattle and the quality of grassfed ered in the auditorium. uterus on other parts of the body. Championship Cheese Contest, Approved leading welfare and milk they produce.” The 33-year-old Washington It causes pain, excessive bleed- hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese environmental standards on an A Greener World Director of graphic designer told the mostly ing and can lead to infertility. It Makers Association. independent family farm. Outreach Emily Moose says, female group of the excessive affects girls and women during Pure Éire Dairy in Othello, While other grassfed labels “It’s no coincidence: High-wel- bleeding and debilitating pain their most productive years, and WA, won Best in Class for exist, none has fully met con- fare, sustainable farming equals that stunned even her doctors. can impact all aspects of their their Organic Irish Homestead sumer expectations when it great tasting, award-winning She had struggled with the illness lives – school, careers, finances, Strawberry Whole Milk Yogurt comes to a grassfed and forage food. These awards demonstrate from age 12. Most frustrating, she relationships and overall well- in the flavored yogurt category, diet, environmental manage- the link between high animal said, was her doctors’ inability to Makinde being. taking third in the same catego- ment and farm animal welfare welfare, sustainable environ- diagnose her problem. Generally, the disease is found ry for their Organic Irish Home- – until now. mental management and the “At times, I doubted myself,” other women from the audience in the pelvic cavity. It can attach stead Vanilla Bean Whole Milk Farmers and ranchers in the quality of food produced. Our Makinde said, “and I listened to were invited to speak. to any of the female reproductive Yogurt. They also won third family of AGW programs have congratulations to the team at the doctors who told me there One woman, 29, told of how organs, or any of the spaces be- place in the unflavored yogurt won over 20 major awards at Pure Éire Dairy for representing was nothing wrong and it was all the disease had robbed her of tween the bladder, uterus, vagina, category for their Organic Irish regional and national food com- our farmers’ commitment to the in my head.” the ability to have children. A and rectum. It can also be found Homestead Plain Whole Milk petitions in the last year alone, highest standards-and to their Makinde suffers with endo- 17-year-old said she was diag- on the bladder, bowel, intestines, Yogurt. demonstrating the clear link customers.” metriosis, a disease many people nosed with the disease two years appendix or rectum. The U.S. Championship between high-welfare, pasture- Pure Éire Dairy’s Certified have never heard of that strikes ago. The pain causes her to miss Dr. James Robinson, director of Cheese Contest is the largest based management and the Grassfed by AGW cow dairy one in every ten women. school, she said. Minimally Invasive Gynecologic technical cheese, butter and quality and taste of the dairy, products are available through- Eight other women joined her Dr. Vanessa Nunes, a medical Surgery at the MedStar Washing- yogurt competition in the coun- meat and eggs the animals pro- out the Seattle, Tri-City, Walla- on stage at Howard University resident at Howard University ton Hospital Center, talked about try. Winners were selected by a duce. Walla and Spokane areas. College of Medicine to tell their Hospital, said she and her hus- symptoms for women to watch. team of skilled technical judges 2017 U.S. Championship For more information about own stories of struggles with the band haven’t been able to have “If you have nose bleeds that from over 2,300 entries from 33 Cheese Contest winner Jill Pure Eire Dairy, visit PureE- disease as part of a worldwide ef- children so far because of the dis- happen only when you’re on your states across the U.S. Smith of Pure Éire Dairy says, ireDairy.com or call 509-301- fort to focus attention on the ail- ease. period, you’ve got endometriosis Pure Éire Dairy was the first “We couldn’t be prouder to 9512. ment. Dr. Hal Lawrence, a North Car- in your nasal passages,” Robin- dairy cattle operation in North bring home three awards and For more information about The event was the local effort olina obstetrician and gynecolo- son said. America to become Certified are honored to showcase our the Certified Grassfed by AGW of the thousands of people around gist, told the audience of a young Other symptoms that can oc- Grassfed by AGW. This is the Certified Grassfed by AGW label visit animalwelfareap- the world – from Argentina to lady who had so much pain dur- cur during the menstrual cycle only certification and logo in dairy products on a national proved.us/standards/grassfed/. Australia to France – who par- ing her menstrual cycle because include blindness, bloody coughs ticipated on the same day in what of endometriosis, “she actually and skin rashes. was called the EndoMarch. The became uncontrollable.” Unfortunately, many doctors march was founded in the District “(Doctors) thought she had a are unclear as to how endome- three years ago by three brothers, psychiatric illness,” Lawrence triosis presents itself, he said. Blaylock named Merit Health Drs. Camran, Farr, Ceana Ne- said. “They wanted her to see a “These are things that we have zhat, and their niece, Dr. Azadeh psychiatrist.” to teach other doctors that don’t Nezhat. After doctors did a thorough think about women’s health care Rankin chief operating officer After Makinde told her story, examination, they discovered en- to start thinking about,” he said. The Mississippi Link Newswire grow the collaboration between Dwayne Blaylock, chief ex- our hospitals to help our commu- ecutive officer of Merit Health nities receive the services they River Oaks, will now also lead need,” said Daniel Elliott, chair- Hinds County School Merit Health Rankin as CEO in man, Merit Health Rankin Board addition to his current duties. of Trustees. “We are confident he The appointment is effective im- will help us build upon the excel- mediately. lence in care, quality and experi- District Weekly Update “For the last four years I’ve ence we deliver to our patients.” been privileged to serve as CEO Blaylock holds a master’s of Merit Health River Oaks, and I degree in health administration Raymond High School Host Reality Fair! look forward to working with the from Saint Louis University in physicians, caregivers and staff Blaylock St. Louis, Mo. and a bachelor’s of Merit Health Rankin as well,” degree in business administra- Blaylock said. “I’m glad to con- area, so sharing leadership tion from The University of Mis- tinue collaborating between our makes sense to enhance the co- sissippi. He is an avid supporter Merit Health hospitals to en- ordination of care between our of the Diabetes Foundation of hance access to quality care.” hospitals,” Steve Dobbs, CEO, Mississippi and is a member of Blaylock has nearly 20 years Merit Health said. “We look for- the Mississippi Hospital Asso- of hospital administration expe- ward to seeing how his leader- ciation Board of Governors and rience. He was a member of the ship and expertise will help us Sunnybrook Children’s Home leadership team that helped cre- work even more closely together Board of Directors. ate Merit Health, now one of the on behalf of our patients.” About Merit Health leading healthcare networks in Previously, Blaylock was Merit Health serves the Mississippi. CEO at Merit Health Gilmore healthcare needs of the Jackson/ David Johnson, VP-Community Relations / BankPlus speaks to the students about managing money Since joining River Oaks, Memorial in Amory, Tennova Vicksburg region through six and how academic success determines one’s lifestyle. he has led improvements to in- Healthcare – Harton in Tullaho- hospitals including Merit Health crease access to healthcare re- ma, Tenn. and Tennova Health- Central, Merit Health Madison, sources in the Jackson area, in- care – Jamestown in Jamestown, Merit Health Rankin, Merit Students from Across the District Attend cluding the recruitment of new Tenn. He also served Merit Health River Oaks, Merit Health physicians and addition of new Health River Oaks from 2002- River Region and Merit Health Training on Mentoring! services. 2004 as chief operating officer Woman’s Hospital and more “Dwayne currently works and vice-president of clinical than 30 affiliate clinic locations. closely with the Merit Health and support services. To learn more, visit www. sister facilities in the Jackson “Dwayne’s leadership will MyMeritHealth.com.

Firefighters join ‘Fight for Air’ climbers in support of Lung disease research

Mississippi Link Newswire Plaza in downtown Jackson. Firefighters have an increased Breathing should not be an The ALA plans to make this risk for lung disease from the uphill battle, but for many it an annual fundraiser to reach exposure to gases, chemicals is. Saturday, April 1, at 8 a.m., exhilarating heights for years to and smoke in their line of duty. hundreds will join the Ameri- come. Other first responders will be in HCSD Leaders Update Local Mayors! can Lung Association to climb “This is truly a remarkable attendance as well. up the Regions Plaza build- experience for both running and Fight For Air climbers can ing in support of friends and fitness enthusiasts, as well as participate individually or as a loved ones who suffer from our participants that are suffer- team. Registration is $25 per lung diseases like asthma and ing from a lung disease,” said person and includes a $100 fun- lung cancer, while raising funds Victoria Stein, development draising minimum. for clean air and lung disease coordinator of the American For interested media parties, research, education and advo- Lung Association in Missis- logos and graphics are available cacy. sippi. “And it is a reminder that for free at the following High- A unique endurance event to no one should have to fight for tail space:https://spaces.high- benefit a good cause, the Fight air on a daily basis.” tail.com/space/iyJKY For Air Climb, presented by Local fire departments will For more information or Mississippi Allergy and Asthma be showing their support at the to register, contact Victoria. Clinic, participants will scale end of the race by climbing [email protected], (601) 206- over 22 flights of stairs – 425 the 22 flights in full firefighter 5810, or visit www.ClimbJack- steps – to the top of the Regions gear, weighing over 75 pounds. son.org. 18 • THE MISSISSIPPI LINK MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2017 www.mississippilink.com FILM REVIEW: “I CALLED HIM

REVERENTIALMORGAN” RETROSPECTIVE REVISITS ABBREVIATED LIFE OF LEGENDARY JAZZ GREAT OUTER SPACE SCREAMFEST

By Kam Williams cause not only was he cheating Upon bottoming out, Mor- of the jazz community again. slapped Morgan. Morgan tossed corded her life story for poster- Columnist on her but had the temerity to gan was lucky to meet Helen, Unfortunately, the accolades Helen out of the bar and into a ity. Legendary jazz great Lee bring his mistress with him to a woman 14 years his senior and attention accompanying blizzard without a coat. Helen Besides that audiotape, the Morgan (1938-1972) was born the club that night. who put him in rehab and let success apparently went straight came back with the gun Morgan documentary features file con- and raised in Philadelphia where Written and directed by him move into her Manhattan to his head, and he started tak- had given her for protection and cert footage, plus the reflections he received his first trumpet as Kasper Collin, I Called Him apartment after he got cleaned ing Helen for granted. Morgan shot her philandering man once of many of Morgan’s contem- a gift from his sister on his 13th Morgan is a warts-and-all ret- up. She subsequently became had an eyes for the ladies and, in the chest. Since it took an am- poraries: Ben Maupin, Wayne birthday. He soon became a rospective chronicling the highs both his lover and his business when he stopped coming home bulance over an hour to arrive Shorter, Benny Maupin, Billy protege of Clifford Brown who and lows of Morgan’s checkered manager, negotiating deals and at night, Helen issued him a due to the heavy snowfall, Mor- Harper and more. would die in a car accident at the career. He enjoyed a meteoric escorting him to gigs. warning that she couldn’t handle gan bled out. To paraphrase an age-old tender age of 25. rise as a member of Dizzy Gil- Initially very grateful, Mor- such insulting mistreatment. What makes this film so fas- maxim, Hell hath no fury like a Lee passed away prematurely, lespie’s big band while still in gan proceeded to make the Their turbulent relationship cinating is that much of it is Helen scorned! too, though he was murdered by his teens, only to eventually be- most of the shot at redemption came to a head on the night of narrated by Helen herself, al- Excellent (4 stars) his common-law wife, Helen, in come broke because of a heroin she afforded him. He resumed February 19, 1972 after a heat- beit posthumously. For, just one Unrated a fit of jealous rage. She blew habit that made him so unreli- performing and churning out ed exchange at Slug’s Saloon. month before she died in March Running time: 92 minutes him away in between sets at a able that nobody in the music in- albums, and became a very pro- First, Morgan’s new girlfriend of 1996, she sat down to talk Production Studio: Kasper Greenwich Village cabaret be- dustry would hire him anymore. ductive and respected member confronted Helen. Helen then with a music professor who re- Collin Produktion Book Review Love Is By Diane Adams, illustrated by Claire Keane c.2017, Chronicle Kids • $15.99 / higher in Canada • 32 pages

By Terri Schlichenmeyer Columnist Mama calls you her little ducky. She says she loves you and you really know it. You know because she takes care of you, makes sure you’ve got snacks and toys, teaches you, and keeps you safe. Mama loves you very much, and in the new book “Love Is” by Diane Adams, il- lustrated by Claire Keane, you’ll see how love works. When you were just a little baby, almost no big- ger than a duckling and very breakable, Mama snuggled you and comforted you when you were scared. Time and again, she got out of bed in the middle of the night to feed you, or to hold you when you cried. Maybe you even slept right next to her all night long. Like a soft baby duck, you were tucked in snug and woke with the sun. That was when Mama gave you breakfast, cleaned up after you, and gave you a bath. You took to the water like, well, just like a duck. As you grew, Mama sat with you to watch your favorite TV shows. She played with you and forth, telling a human tale in the form of a little taught you games. She made sure you didn’t fall rhyme to match the artwork. We see the wistful- and she helped you to be brave when you didn’t ness of the girl as she realizes that she must let her want to be brave at all. She made sure you were duckling go, the sadness of knowing she did the strong and smart – definitely smart enough to start only right thing, and the joyfulness when the baby doing things all by yourself. returns to the apart-nest. Much as she loves spending time with you, There’s no doubt in my mind that 3-to-5-year- there’s something Mama doesn’t like to think olds will love a read-aloud of this book but the about: one day, you’ll be a big grown kid and real audience is with new mothers and moms-to- though you’ll still need your Mama, you’ll go off be. For them, “Love Is” is everything it’s quacked to college, get married, and maybe have a little up to be. ducky of your own. That means Mama will miss you and she might be a bit sad. Ah, but you’ll be back. You love Mom just as Sudoku The challenge is to fill every row across, every column down, and every much as she loves you. It’s just that “even duck- 3x3 box with the digits 1 through 9. Each 1 through 9 digit must appear lings, like the seasons, have to change.” only once in each row across, each column down, and each 3x3 box. But some things never change. Like love, they stay the same forever – and sometimes, they “grow some, too.” Let me surprise you here: “Love Is” isn’t mere- ly a book for small children. No, really. I absolutely saw this book as something a mom will hold dear, and that’s because author Diane Adams and illustrator Claire Keane have created a story that speaks loudly to a mother’s love. The little girl in this book is adorable, and her concern for the duckling she finds is so incredibly sweet; Keane perfectly portrays the loving care she gives to her new baby, while Adams moves the story © Feature Exchange

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PHOTOS BY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY MISSISSIPPI CAPITAL AREA The Mississippi Link Newswire in home building. Since 2006, Nis- Every year for more than a decade, san employees have helped to build the Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly more than 60 homes across the Unit- Plant has joined forces with Habitat ed States, logging more than 70,000 for Humanity Mississippi Capital volunteer hours. Area (HFHMCA) to build afford- “Nissan Canton’s sponsorship this able, sustainable homes in the local year of a house in Canton is the lat- community. This year, Nissan em- est in a long and generous history of ployees are focusing their efforts on their partnership with us,” said Mer- building a home for a local family in rill McKewen, executive director, the Richard Circle neighborhood of HFHMCA. “Nissan employees dem- Canton. onstrate the highest ideals of volun- Hundreds of employee volun- teerism, putting their hearts into ac- teers from Nissan are taking part in tion as they work alongside partner an eight-day build from February families, helping them build their through April for Mildred Daughtery new homes. We are proud to be their and her son. partner.” “Nissan is very proud and fortu- Daughtery is looking forward to nate to call Canton our home for the working with Nissan employee vol- last 14 years,” said Steve Marsh, vice unteers on her house. president of Manufacturing, Nissan “I can’t wait to get to know the Canton. “We are honored to again Nissan volunteers and work with have this opportunity to partner with them,” she said. “This is a wonderful Habitat for Humanity Mississippi blessing that Nissan and Habitat for Capital Area and to work alongside Humanity are doing for my family. the Daughtery family so that they can My late husband and I had dreamed call Canton home, too.” of owning a home. I know he is look- Nissan’s national partnership with ing down from heaven, smiling, and Habitat began in 2005, in response to he is grateful to everyone who is hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Nissan helping me and my son.” donated $1 million, provided 50 Nis- To learn more about becoming a san Titan trucks to assist Habitat’s HFHMCA donor, volunteer or home- response efforts in the Gulf Coast owner, please call 601-353- 6060 or and mobilized employees to assist visit www.habitatmca.org. 20 • THE MISSISSIPPI LINK MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2017 www.mississippilink.com

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