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Front Page 1 Presorted Standard U.S. Postage Paid Austin, Texas Permit No. 01949 This paper can be recycled Vol. 37 No. 7 Website: theaustinvillager.com Email: [email protected] Phone: 512-476-0082 Fax: 512-476-0179 July 17, 2009 PVILCA to host Hall of Honor Banquet in Austin By Roland Hayes Special to The Villager Austin will host the 30th Annual Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association (PVILCA) Hall of Honor & Hall of Fame Banquet July RAPPIN’ 18th at 1:30 p.m. Radisson Hotel 6000 Middle Fiskville Tommy Wyatt Rd. The (PVIL) served as the governing body for the ex- They are Nick Overton Albert Walker tracurricular activities in the Alvin Moore Richard Black still our arts, literature, athletics and music for Texas Negro high slaves! schools from the 1920’s There is statement through 1967. The OVIL be- that is commonly thrown gan to merge with the UIL at around referring to how the start of the 1967-68 school African Americans miss years. out on important informa- This event has so de- tion. One common concept veloped in the last six years is “The best way to hide that those who were affiliated something from Black with the schools during the people is to put it in a time mentioned look forward book.” The reference is to banquets occurence. It is a time to remember. This is T. L. “Tommy” Wyatt that we do not read. We can Roland Hayes go a bit further to say that Austin’s second time to host we also do not write. in the last four years. The A Harvard Financial highlight of the ceremonies is Ed Roby Thomas “Jack” Bellinger Educator is being credited the banquetfellowship where those who were outstanding to putting out a paper tell- Wyatt, P L Dunbar ing the broader community contributors in different early so one can see the col- sports categories are pre- Lubbock;(Football), Albert lection of memorabilia how to continue to keep Walker, L C Anderson- African Americans their sented wto the audiences and housed in the city on the East inducted with an award. Austin;(Football), Alvin side educational core. Open slaves without any effort on Moore, L C Anderson- the part of the majority From the Austin for touring purposes will be Comunity the following per- Austin;(Football), Nick the (1) PVILCA pictorial Col- community. The sad thing Overton, Abilene-Dallas- about the piece is that the sons will recieve awards. lection, 1009 E. 11th (Marvin Name -High School/ Austin;(Coach), George E. C. Griffin Office Building) sec- essence of it is true. And Hardin; (Media) truth hurts. Place-Sports/Profession ond floor. (2) Historical Richard Black, L C Recieving the “Life Maker-Desegregation of It is pointed that the Time Achievement Award current methods of con- Anderson-Austin;(Football), Texas Public Schools- In front Leroy Bookman,Sr., L C “for service to the PCILCA are of the George Washinton tainment that is being Thomas “Jack” Bellinger- Leroy Bookman, Sr. George E. Hardin used is self imposed. The Anderson-Austin;(Football), Carver Museum, Angelina George Richard Thomas, L Roland C. Hayes- Ed Roby Street.(3) The L C Anderson community is kept in miles of each other and park- C Anderson- (all working out of Austin) Trophy and Memorabilia rium-Rosewood Ave. bondage because of Igno- The day should start All of these are in 1.5 ing is free. rance, Greed, and Selfish- Austin;(Football), Tommy Room-Doris Miller Audito- ness. And ignorance is the primary weapon. We tend Rep. Doggett Secures $350,000 for to get our information word Dr. Regina Benjamin and mouth, radio and tele- Huston-Tillotson University Science Center vision shows that are used for Surgeon General to dumb us down. Washington, DC –U.S. African Americans Congressman Lloyd President Obama has are the target market for Doggett (D-TX) has se- selected Dr. Regina Ben- anyone who wants to make cured another $350,000 for jamin, as the next U. S. a profit, provided that they the Huston-Tillotson Uni- Surgeon General. are not Black. We boast of versity in the Labor, Benjamin, an Ala- our success through con- Health, and Education Ap- bama family physician sumer products such as propriations Bill. These and Morehouse School of cars, clothes and jewelry, federal funds are in addi- Medicine graduate, was rather than our financial tion to previous successes honored by Black stability. Most of us are just of the Congressman for Women’s Roundtable one pay check away from Huston-Tillotson. during their “Celebration being homeless. “Huston-Tillotson is of Our Sisters of the Gulf But the biggest short- giving its students the Coast Wellness Journey,” tools they need to succeed for her unyielding deter- coming of all is that we do st not accept responsibility for in the 21 century. This mination to provide a ru- the less fortunate in our institution is preparing ral health clinic for low-in- community. W.E.B. Dubois them for the high-paying, come residents of Bayou La believed that we should high-tech jobs that will Batre, Alabama. The clinic Surgeon General nininee Dr. Regina Benjamin educate our talented tenth power our economy today was destroyed when the and they would be respon- and in the future,” said GulfCoast town was dev- and member of BWR. “Un- sible for the upbringing of Congressman Doggett, a astated by Hurricane der her leadership our na- the ninety percent of our senior Member of the Katrina. It was rebuilt and tion will move to close population. Most of us, how- House Ways & Means burned down the day be- enormous gaps in care for ever, did not read the part Committee and the House fore re-opening. low income and rural com- about our responsibility. Budget Committee. “As a “Healthcare is one of munities. Dr. Benjamin’s The talented tenth just long-time supporter and our highest priorities. Dr. work after Katrina distin- neighbor of Huston- guished her as a physician took their money and ran. Congressman Lloyd Doggett with HT President Dr. Larry Earvin Benjamin clearly has the There is more to this Tillotson, I am pleased educational and profes- dedicated to healing piece, but the bottom line that these federal funds ence and mathematics for physics laboratories, and sional credentials to serve whole communities. Presi- is, If our community is to will assist Huston- pre-college students. To- replacement of student as America’s chief health dent Obama has indeed se- improve, it is up to us. If Tillotson to continue gether these two dimen- work stations to foster educato; and her personal lected the most qualified we are to reduce unem- making great strides in sions of the science initia- classroom interaction. The testament speaks vol- person for the job,” Davis ployment in our commu- math and science.” tive will have a meaning- program serves as a best umes,” said Melanie L. adds. nity, we must make a spe- University President ful impact on the numbers practice model that ad- Campbell, executive direc- Alabama NCBCP co- cial effort to see that those Dr. Larry Earvin welcomed of students pursing sci- dresses the decline in sci- tor and CEO of NCBCP ordinator and BWR mem- who are unemployed get a the news of federal fund- ence education.” entists and mathemati- and convener BWR. ber, LaTosha Brown adds, job. And those who are fail- ing. “These funds will en- These funds will help cians, particularly in “Given the enormous “As a native of the gulf ing in our education sys- able the University to out- develop the Math and Sci- growing minority popula- health disparities con- coast, I have served with tem, must be given a hand fit its laboratories in ence Center operated by tions. The Center encour- fronting African American Dr. Bemjamin on the Gulf up. We can start with the chemistry, biology and Huston Tillotson Univer- ages both undergraduate women, the appointment Coast Fund’s board for the situation at Pearce Middle physical science to meet sity, including the signifi- students and creates a of Regina Benjamin as Sur- past few years and I can School . If we fix that prob- contemporary standards. cant renovations of the pipeline for middle and geon General is just what attest that she has tire- lem we would be surprised Funds will also be used to Dickey-Lawless Science high school students to the doctor ordered,” says lessly worked towards im- at what would follow for our extend the University’s Building, retrofitting pursue college training in Felicia M. Davis, presi- proving the healthcare community. outreach programs in sci- chemistry, biology, and these fields. dent, Just Environment system in America. Page 2/THE VILLAGER/July 17, 2009 EDITORIALS/COMMENTARY Editorial, Commentary or Letter to the Editor Fax to 512.476.0179 Email to [email protected] Mail to 1223-A Rosewood Avenue, 78702 Respecting Black Stimulus Spending Colleges Proceeding as Planned exceeded $126 million for 58 quarter of the recovery-law last few years. The fact that many HBCUs, our summer projects in Ohio. The Web site spending would occur in fis- Paul Quinn College, in Dal- preparatory programs go a factcheck.org has concluded, cal 2009, and has said that the las, was denied reaffirmation long way in preparing incom- “Nationally, the payout of funds already expended have doesn’t help matters any. On ing first year students to flex stimulus funds by the federal helped strengthen the the Paul Quinn subject, their academic muscles. Still, government is hewing economy.” 3) The nation though, President Michael when White scholars write roughly to the schedule pre- faces a very serious long-term Sorrell has does great work in about HBCUs, it is clear that dicted by the Congressional budget problem, but the re- the two years he has been at they don’t get it.
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