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They Bowed Down and Worshipped Jesus Edgar Ray Killen, 'Mississippi www.mississippilink.com Vol. 21, No. 9 December 25 - 31, 2014 50¢ Merry Christmas from the Mississippi Link Photo of the Week They bowed down and worshipped Jesus CHRISTMAS IN JACKSON By Pastor Simeon R. Green III they had seen in the east went and fell down and worshiped mixed. The magi (wise men) Special to The Mississippi Link before them, till it came and Him. And when they had came to worship Jesus, while In the Gos- stood over where the young opened their treasures, they King Herod tried to kill Him. pel of Matthew, child was (verse 9). presented gifts to Him: gold, Some scholars say these magi Chapter 2 verses “When they saw the star, frankincense, and myrrh were each from a different 9-11 we read, they rejoiced with exceed- (verse 11).” land, representing the entire “When they ingly great joy (verse 10). Jesus was born a descen- world bowing before Jesus. heard the king, And when they had come into dent of King David during they departed. the house, they saw the young the reign of King Herod. Worshipped Jesus And behold, the star which child with Mary His mother, Reaction to Jesus’ birth was Continued on page 9 Edgar Ray Killen, ‘Mississippi Burning’ klansman convicted of 1964 civil-rights deaths, won’t confess The Associated Press PARCHMAN, Mississippi - Edgar Ray Killen was inter- viewed recently by The Associ- ated Press inside the Mississip- pi State Penitentiary, where he is serving a 60-year sentence. It was his first interview since his conviction on state charges of manslaughter in 2005, 41 years to the day after James PHOTO BY FREDERICK SMITH Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner were killed and buried in a red clay dam. An earlier trial in 1967, on It was a very good year federal charges, resulted in a mistrial. Craggy-faced and ornery, crowning Calendar Girl 2015 Killen bears the signs of his 89 years. His hands are still scarred In this Friday, Jan. 7, 2005 file photo, Edgar Ray Killen, center, stands as Neshoba County District Attorney Mark and rough from decades in the Duncan, right, reads the indictment charging him with murder in the 1964 slayings of three civil rights workers during his appearance in circuit court in Philadelphia, Miss. Public defender Chris Collins is at left. Killen walked east Mississippi sawmills. He out of federal court in 1967 because the jury could not reach a verdict, but in 2005, the former Ku Klux Klansman has a muscular build even as he and one-time Baptist preacher was convicted of manslaughter in the killings of James Chaney, Andrew Good- maneuvers in his wheelchair. man and Michael Schwerner. The trio of Freedom Summer workers had been investigating the burning of a black And time has not softened his church near Philadelphia, Miss. AP Photo/Rogelio Solis, File views. Killen said he remains a seg- And he steadfastly refuses to of the 1964 Civil Rights Act The three civil-rights work- regationist who does not be- discuss the “Freedom Summer” and landed him behind bars. ers - black Mississippian lieve in race equality but con- slayings of three civil-rights The events became immortal- tends he bears no ill will toward workers, which sparked nation- ized in the film “Mississippi Killen blacks. al outrage, helped spur passage Burning.” Continued on page 5 West-Millsaps strip of dilapidated houses transformed with $9.7 million partnerships By Ayesha K. Mustafaa Editor A new development known as West- Millsaps Homes is poised to transform a five-block strip of dilapidated houses into Ms. Calendar Girl 2015 Nia Ashley Moore a declaration of Jackson renaissance. With the groundbreaking Thursday, The Mississippi Link Newswire She is a senior at Clinton High December 18, 2014, the area known as The Calendar Girl Cotillion School, where she is a member Jackson Midtown along the West and sponsored by the Ebony Pearls of the National Honor Society, Millsaps streets corridor, unveiled a com- Foundation, Incorporated, a Mu Alpha Theta, the Advance mitment of $9.7 million from partners charitable arm of Rho Lamb- Women’s Choir, the Ancho Gulf Coast Housing Partnership and the da Omega Chapter of Alpha Club and the Astronomy Club. Midtown Partners. Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., She also attends Anderson Among those participating in the recently crowned Nia Ashley United Methodist Church groundbreaking were architects Roy and Moore as Ms. Calendar Girl where she is a member of the Anne Decker, Ward 7 City Councilwom- Roy and Anne Decker, architects at ZMG Construction are joined at groundbreaking by executive direc- 2015. tor of Mid-Town Partners Dr. Kristi Hendrix; Gulf Coast Housing Partnership President and CEO Kathy Moore is the daughter of Laborde; Hope Credit Union CEO William “Bill” Bynum; Jackson City Councilwoman Margaret Barrett- Calendar West-Millsaps Simon (Ward 7); Midtown Neighborhood Association President Jennifer West; a Baptist Hospital repre- Kwame and Stephanie Moore. Continued on page 3 Continued on page 3 sentative and a Mississippi Housing Corp representative. PHOTOS BY ABIOYE ADEKUNBI Chavis: Blacks Select U.S. theaters MAC truckload Share this issue with a friend should support say they’ll show toy giveaway and by mailing it to: normalizing ‘The Interview’ birthday bash for Inside relations with Christmas Day Marcus Wallace Cuba Page 12 Page 5 Page 4 2 • the mississippi link December 25 - 31, 2014 www.mississippilink.com Thank you for your support. LOCAL www.mississippilink.com DECEMbEr 25 - 31, 2014 THE Mississippi link • 3 West-Millsaps Calendar Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 Groundbreaking for new construction and rehabbed homes along five-block strip of West and Millsaps Streets. an Margaret Barrett-Simon, Jack- son Housing Authority Executive Director Sheila Jackson, Hope Credit Union CEO Bill Bynum, and Midtown Neighborhood As- Male Escorts for the 2014 Miss Calendar Girl Cotillion were (front row, l-r) Cameron Nolan, Jonathan Turner, Timothy sociation President Jennifer West. Young, Tyrance Carr and Dwayne Jefferson; (second row, l-r) Derrick Burt II, Jaylan Williams, Kennedy Owens, Joshua Rehabilitating current dilapi- Collins, Regon Blunt, Jeremy Jones and Jakobe Smith. dated houses along this strip will bring new construction to the dance ministry, the choir and sue a degree in biology/pre- ing event for the Ebony Pearls area. The plan laid out is to build the drama ministry. med in order to become an ob- Foundation. For 25 years, it 31 new housing units, which will Upon graduation she plans stertician/gynecologist. has provided area students be comprised of 22 single-family to attend Howard University The Miss Calendar Girl Co- with scholarships to continue homes and three triplexes. The or Spelman College and pur- tillion is the primary fundrais- their education. plan started in November 2014 with expected completion in the fall of 2015. The new housing units will feature “green” energy-efficient appliances. They will preserve current architecture features of the neighborhood. Rental range is expected to fall between $400 to $650 a month based on established neighbor- hood guidelines, according to Kristi Hendrix, executive direc- tor of Midtown Partners. And preleasing will begin in January 2015. The Housing Partnership Net- work created the Gulf Coast Housing Partnership (GCHP) to spearhead the rebuilding of housing and communities in Louisiana and Mississippi. At the West-Millsaps groundbreaking was its President and CEO Kathy Laborde. This innovative public/pri- vate partnership grew out of the recovery efforts of Network members that assisted thousands of families after the devastating Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. As these organizations shared strategies for helping families in crisis to find housing in their own communities, the Network rec- ognized the need for a well capi- talized nonprofit that could ad- dress the permanent housing and rebuilding needs of the broader region. General contractor is ZMG Construction. ZMG’s vision, for more than 24 years, has focused on the belief that “healthy com- munities begin with construction excellence.” As described on its website, ZMG Construction continues to be a leader in the construc- tion of multifamily communities and master planned, mixed-use developments with the use of “evolving technology and con- struction excellence.” Midtown Partners, Inc., for- merly North Midtown Commu- nity Development Corporation, was formed in 1995 for the social and economic revitalization of the Midtown neighborhood, just north of downtown Jackson. In 2010, it merged with Good Samaritan Midtown, which was founded in 2003 to provide qual- ity day care and other services to the Midtown community. The newly merged organization’s mission is “to build a vibrant, healthy, sustainable community in which to live, work and raise families by working in partner- ship with residents, Expand the availability of quality mixed in- come housing Another developer-partner of West-Millsaps Homes is the Jackson Housing Authority. Other financers include Missis- sippi Home Corporation, Hope Federal Credit Union, Trustmark National Bank, Mississippi De- velopment Authority’s Disaster Recovery Division, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Ur- ban Development. 4 • the mississiPPi link DecemBer 25 - 31, 2014 www.mississippilink.com MAC Truckload Toy Giveaway and Birthday Bash for Marcus Wallace Saturday, December 20, 2014 • Jackson Convention Complex, Jackson, Miss. Photos By jay johnson STATE | NATIONAL www.mississippilink.com DEcEmbEr 25 - 31, 2014 THE mississippi link • 5 killen Continued from page 1 NYPD cop killer shot girlfriend in Baltimore first The Associated Press NEW YORK - The man who ambushed and killed two NYPD cops in Brooklyn Sat- urday, December 20, 2014 be- gan his day by shooting his ex- girlfriend and making online posts that were “very anti-po- lice,” New York Police Com- missioner Bill Bratton said. Baltimore County Police learned that Brinsley had a connection to Brooklyn and Brinsley had faxed a warning flier to the NYPD, but it was not re- not get into specifics of the hands tonight,” Patrolmen’s ceived until around the same posts.
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