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Mississippi Link Newswire Alzheimer’s Mississippi Walk4ALZ will take place at 10 a.m. Sept. 10, at the Mississippi Museum of Art. Walk4ALZ is a celebration of life and memories where attendees walk for family, friends, future and fun. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Nearly 100 people from the metro area are expected at this year’s event to raise awareness and funds to stop Alzheimer’s disease and support family caregiv- ers. Walk4ALZ participants will walk and will learn about Alzheimer’s disease, advocacy and support programs and services in Mississippi. They will also join in a meaningful tribute for those affected by Al- zheimer’s disease. “The support we receive from you stays in Missis- sippi – for programs, services and research advocacy,” said Patty Dunn, executive director of Alzheimer’s Smith Hood Mississippi. “We have been committed to creating a world without Alzheimer’s disease for more than 25 Alzheimer’s By Shanderia K. Posey geous, and he should not hold of- and Stanley Alexander. This started vise, counsel or defend” a person Continued on page 3 Editor fice. The conduct is something some time ago, and it’s just pure ha- charged with a crime. If convicted Hinds County District Attorney every citizen should be concerned tred. The evidence is filled with the of that charge, Smith faces removal Robert Shuler Smith is calling the about.” cooperation of like-minded individ- from office and a fine of up to $500. actions of Mississippi Attorney Hinds County Assistant District uals that know that these charges In a press release statement, General Jim Hood “outrageous” Attorney Jamie K. McBride was are retaliatory.” Alexander is the Hood said, “As a former district Water bill payment following Smith’s arrest and indict- also indicted and arrested Sept. 7, director of the Public Integrity Di- attorney, I have the utmost respect ment on Sept. 7. according to Smith. McBride faces vision of the AG’s office. for the work our district attorneys After learning about Hood’s plan charges of conspiring to commit On Sept. 6, Hood filed papers to do every day to make Mississippi a plan offered for to have him arrested on Sept. 7, the crime of hindering prosecution, dismiss six misdemeanor charges safer place to live. They are my col- Smith went to the Hinds County conviction and punishment of a against Smith in which he was ac- leagues in the fight against crime,” eligible customers Circuit Court to be served and turn criminal defendant. cused of violating state law by Hood said. “So it brings me no himself in. The defendant is Christopher advising, counseling, consulting pleasure to prosecute one of our Mississippi Link Newswire The arrest came one day after six Butler. or defending criminals. All along, own. But a Hinds County grand On Sept. 6, the city of Jackson announced a tem- misdemeanor charges brought by Smith described McBride’s ca- Smith’s stance was that he was jury has indicted Mr. Smith for seri- porary payment plan program for customers of the the AG’s office against him were reer reputation as “stellar” and said never formally indicted and his ous violations of the law that ham- city’s water system. The program’s aim is to assist dropped. Smith has now been in- his colleague’s arrest was retalia- case should have been brought to a per the ability of our criminal jus- customers whose bills have accumulated over the dicted by a Hinds County grand tion for McBride giving an affidavit grand jury. tice system to do its job. My hope is months due to nonpayment. jury on two felony charges accus- in Smith’s favor. Smith, 45, of Jackson, is charged that this case is resolved fairly and When the city of Jackson initiated a comprehen- ing him of conspiring with an assis- “The numerous investigations with two counts of conspiring to expeditiously for the sake of the sive water billing system upgrade in August 2015, tant DA to hinder prosecution of a I’ve been conducting for citizens hinder prosecution in the first de- citizens of Hinds County.” a number of issues occurred during the implementa- criminal defendant. have been race neutral,” said Smith, gree, felony charges punishable by The three-count indictment al- tion. Among those issues was delayed or infrequent In an exclusive interview with noting that not all individuals in up to five years in prison and a fine leges that Smith conspired with billing. The system is part of the Siemens contract The Mississippi Link, Smith said elected positions appreciate that of up to $5,000 on each count. former Assistant DA Ivon Johnson approved in 2012. what’s taking place is “traditional type of work. Additionally, the grand jury in- and with unnamed co-conspirators Though the city has addressed those issues, city Mississippi politics in the criminal As for the indictment and mov- dicted Smith on a misdemeanor to hinder the prosecution of But- officials recognize some customers have had- diffi justice system. ing forward, Smith said the plan is count of violating Mississippi ler in four different Hinds County culty paying bills they’ve received that are an ac- “This has been happening. The “to continue to get the truth out and Code Section 97-11-3, which states misconduct of Jim Hood is outra- expose the behavior of Jim Hood that a DA shall not “consult, ad- SmithContinued on page 3 Water bill Continued on page 3 Presidential Hills neighbors Timed passes available for come out for a day of fun African-American museum By Stephanie R. Jones Trice Edney Newswire Contributing Writer The dedication of the Smithsonian’s FESTIVAL PLANNED Presidential Hills-Natchez National Museum of African-American WASHINGTON – A festival featuring workshops, storytelling Trace Community Develop- History and Culture will take place Sept. and performances including concerts with bands such as ment Association celebrated its 24, on the National Mall. Public Enemy and The Roots will celebrate the opening of annual Family and Community Following the dedication ceremony, the the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American Day Aug. 27, to bring positive museum will be open to the public from History and Culture this month. awareness to the neighborhood 1-6 p.m. Sept. 24, and from 10 a.m. to The Smithsonian announced Sept. 7, that the three-day and the families who call “The midnight Sept. 25. festival, “Freedom Sounds: A Community Celebration,” on Hills” home. Due to the size, nature and high level the Washington Monument grounds kicks off Sept. 23. The theme of the event was of interest in the dedication ceremony, There will be music and dance performances, spoken word, “Family-Community Spirit the museum is distributing timed-entry oral-history activities and two evening concerts. The festival Day 2016: Catch the Spirit!” passes to serve as many visitors as pos- will highlight music traditions such as jazz, R&B, gospel, sible while maintaining a smooth flow of Neighborhood kids were all Powell Middle School drummers “Petey” and Cashon participate in folk, classical, New Orleans brass band, Afro-Latin jazz and people into the museum. hip-hop. in the spirit with their bags to the parade. PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE R. JONES Timed passes are required for entrance grab candy they knew would The lineup for the Sept. 24 concert includes Living Colour, be tossed during the parade. onto Lyndon B. Johnson Drive west Jackson Middle School, into the museum and will continue indefi- Public Enemy and The Roots. On Sept. 25, the lineup The parade, which started on to Flag Chapel Road, featured Powell Middle School and nitely. The passes are available through includes singer-songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello and Presidential Drive and headed bands from schools neighbor- Provine High School. Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Experience Unlimited. Museum down John F. Kennedy Drive hood children attend – North- Also lined up in the parade ASSOCIATED PRESS Continued on page 3

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Atmos Energy Foster parent planning session customers offered to be held Sept. 9 in Jackson assistance to pay bills

Mississippi Link Newswire Four orientations are scheduled be- sippi. ner with our affiliates to work towards Mississippi Link Newswire Leaders of an effort to recruit more fore the training so that people con- Justice Beam, chair of the Missis- licensing even more foster parents so Atmos Energy in partnership with Hinds foster parents to take care of abused sidering becoming licensed foster sippi Commission on Children’s Jus- that we can better serve the children County Human Resource Agency recently and neglected children will hold a parents can learn the requirements. tice, is spearheading organization of of Central Mississippi.” held a Fueling Our Communities Day at Me- planning meeting at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 Anyone interested in attending the Rescue 100 programs to train foster Every foster home must be licensed. trocenter Mall’s event center on the lower lev- at the Gartin Justice Building at 450 weekend training must first attend parents. “We have a tremendous need Completing the licensing process used el to assist those disconnected or struggling to High St. in Jackson. an orientation. People may register for loving foster homes for our chil- to take many months, with individual pay their natural gas bills, past due gas bills, Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr., Justice at www.200millionflowers.org/res- dren. This is an exciting effort work- classes scheduled weekly. In an effort deposits and service charges. Dawn Beam, Child Protection Servic- cue100. ing with the courts, local child pro- to address the need for more foster Atmos Energy and Hinds County Human es Director Dr. David Chandler and a Each of the one-hour orientation tection staff, non-profit organizations parents, Rescue 100 will pack into Resource Agency are long-standing commu- representative of the governor’s of- sessions is scheduled for 6 p.m. Dates and local churches to wrap their arms three days all the classes required for nity partners who work together every day to fice are expected to participate in the and locations are: around our children and their fami- people to be licensed as foster parents. make a difference, helping individuals and Rescue 100 Vision meeting to discuss Oct. 10, Canton, Madison Chan- lies,” she said. Child Protection Services or a private families who have a need and are struggling plans for the state’s third mass train- cery Courthouse, Board of Supervi- The Rescue 100 program began at agency will follow up with complete with paying their natural gas bills, helping ing of foster parents. Pastors, judges sors Room, 146 West Center St.; Michael Memorial Baptist Church home studies shortly afterwards. to improve safety and health by staying con- and others interested in efforts to ad- Oct. 11, Jackson, Hinds Chancery in Gulfport. The first mass training Rescue 100 is a collaborative ef- nected. dress the foster parent shortage are Courthouse, 316 South President St.; was conducted there in April. A sec- fort of the Mississippi Department of Eligibility requirements were as follows: invited to attend. Oct. 12, Vicksburg, Warren Chan- ond was held in July in Hattiesburg. Child Protection Services; the Mis- • An Atmos Energy residential customer Rescue 100 will hold its third week- cery Courtroom, 1009 Cherry St.; “We started in south Mississippi, and sissippi Commission on Children’s bill in applicant’s name end intense training for prospective Oct. 13, Brandon, Rankin County we are working our way through the Justice; and adoption agencies includ- • Account number and copy of last bill if foster parents Oct. 21-23 at Missis- Circuit Courtroom, 215 East Govern- state,” Chandler said. “The previous ing 200 Million Flowers, Mississippi possible sippi College in Clinton. Residents ment St. two Rescue 100 events were very suc- Children’s Home Services and South- • Valid I.D. of Attala, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, The goal of Rescue 100 is to pro- cessful in bolstering the number of ern Christian Services for Children Funds were distributed on a first-come, first Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott, Shar- vide 100 more licensed foster homes available foster homes both in the Pine and Youth. serve basis. key, Warren and Yazoo counties are to meet the needs of abused and ne- Belt and on the Coast of Mississippi. Area churches are invited to join invited to participate. glected children in Central Missis- MDCPS is excited to once again part- the effort. Online auction begins on 379 properties Local teen activist recognized Local activist Maisie Brown, 14, was recognized for her in Jackson valued at $7.4 million community efforts in the Black Mississippi Link Newswire Lives Matter Movement by auction portal until 5 p.m. Sept. notices, and market values of Ward 4 Jackson City Council- Bidding opened Aug. 31, in 28. Sealed paper bids are also property are also available on- man De’Keither Stamps during the Secretary of State’s online accepted if mailed or returned line. the Sept. 6 city council meet- auction of 379 tax-forfeited to 125 S. Congress St., Jackson, Successful bidders will be no- ing. Brown shared a tribute properties in Jackson valued at MS, 39201, by 5 p.m. Sept. 28. tified by e-mail as soon as pos- speech she recently shared at an estimated $7.4 million. The Paper bids returned after the sible after the auction closes, and Tougaloo College regarding parcels include the Southport closing date will be rejected. payment of the bid amount must Emmett Till. She also shared a Mall Shopping Center, located To place a bid, a user is re- be paid within 15 days of noti- personal poem on Black Lives at Highway 80 and Ellis Avenue, quired to register online. Users fication. Matter. Brown is shown with her dad, Bobby D. Brown (left), and which boasts a market value of may view property details such To learn about the properties, Stamps (right). PHOTO BY JAY $1.46 million. as parcel location, pictures and visit the Secretary of State’s web- JOHNSON Bids may be submitted online an auction map. Other informa- site or call the Public Lands Di- on the Secretary of State’s online tion, such as auction dates, bid vision at (601) 359-5156. www.mississippilink.com SEPTEMBER 8 - 14, 2016 THE MISSISSIPPI LINK • 3

Presidential Hills Museum Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1

Tina Hobson and Janice Walker ride horses during the community day activities. were members of the Jackson Police Department who patrol the neighborhood, the Jack- son Fire Department from the neighborhood station, riders on horses and the Corvette bri- gade. The parade ended at the Ver- gy Middleton Community Cen- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture will open Sept. 24 at the Na- ter at one of the neighborhood tional Mall in Washington, D.C. PHOTO COURTESY NATIONAL NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION parks with a cookout and open the museum’s website (www. nmaahc.si.edu beginning Sat- tional Museum of African swimming pool. The neighbor- nmaahc.si.edu). There is a limit urday, Aug. 27, at 9 a.m. EDT. American History and Culture. hood teens seemed to really of six free timed passes per Toll- Security screenings will oc- love playing in the pool. They email address. School, student, religious cur at entrances to viewing go to the pool every day when There will be no same-day and community-based orga- areas on the Washington Mon- it’s open during the summer. walk-up passes available Sept. nizations with groups of 10 or ument grounds for the dedica- The day ended with an auc- 24 or Sept. 25. more may obtain free advance tion ceremony and the Freedom tion of prizes headed by neigh- Presidential Hills Neighborhood Association member Johnny Crisler The passes are timed at timed passes by phone. It is Sounds Festival. Security clear- borhood association members served as auctioneer during the community day activities; his son Mar- 15-minute intervals. There will recommended groups provide ances also are required for all Johnny Crisler, Samuel Mitch- shand Crisler is behind him. be no limit on the amount of at least one adult chaperone for visitors entering the National ell, Grace Smith and Luther time visitors spend inside the every five students under the Museum of African-American Bates. comes to getting city services need positive experiences and museum. age of 18. Contact ETIX Cus- History and Culture. Crisler said the event was such as pothole repairs and influences, he said. Timed passes can be ac- tomer Support Center at (800) There will be no general pub- planned to bring families out in paved streets he said, “The “What children need to see cessed in advance online and 514-3849 or (919) 653-0443. lic admission to the grounds of a show of neighborhood cama- power of our community is is the positive in our neigh- by phone. Up to six free timed Four free timed passes per the museum during the dedica- raderie. based on the actions of the borhood,” Crisler said. “These passes obtained through the visitor can be obtained in per- tion ceremony Sept. 24. How- Crisler, a long-time resi- people.” children are all our children. If Customer Support Center will son at the museum on the same ever, the public is invited to dent of the neighborhood built The Presidential Hills com- we don’t look out for the gen- be emailed or mailed in ad- day of the visit. Passes are dis- watch the ceremony from the around 1970, said the gathering munity is more than the nega- eral well-being of our children, vance. Contact ETIX Customer tributed on a first-come, first- grounds of the Washington of neighbors shows the power tives often reported by the who is going to do it?” Support Center at (800) 514- served basis by the museum’s Monument and on Jumbotrons of the community, which list media, said Crisler. There a lot Stephanie R. Jones can be 3849 or (919) 653-0443. Visitor Services staff at begin- around the site. approximately 1,100 homes of children, teens and young reached at srjones13@gmail. On Sept. 26, the museum ning at 9:15 a.m. daily. Visitors can gain entry to and 5,000 residents. When it adults in the neighborhood who com. will begin distributing a limited Passes for commercial tour the site only through security number of free same-day timed operators are available only screening at access points at Smith passes on a first-come, first- through ETIX Customer Sup- 17th Street N.W. and Consti- Continued from page 1 served basis. port Center. tution Avenue N.W. or at 17th Free timed passes for visi- Large crowds are expected Street S.W. and Independence Circuit Court cases. The grand to take money in exchange for the results in our judicial system tors will be available online at for the dedication of the Na- Avenue S.W. jury indicted Smith for violat- lowering bond for a criminal de- it will be very obvious (of the) ing Mississippi Code Section fendant. disparity in African-American Alzheimer’s 97-11-3 based on allegations Despite the charges, Smith is communities and those who do that Smith met with Butler at the confident he will prevail as long not agree with the traditional Continued from page 1 Hinds County Jail outside the as the process is fair and his legal system.” presence of Butler’s attorney, team is prepared. Smith said he doubts his col- advised Butler’s attorney about “Most of the evidence is leagues in counties that neigh- ways to undermine the state’s sealed. When you finally see all bor Hinds County face the same case against Butler and sought of the evidence, you’ll see it’s scrutiny. to have Butler released from jail. not about me; it’s about equal Shanderia K. Posey can be Johnson pleaded guilty in fed- fair treatment of all people. reached at sposey@mississippi- eral court in July to conspiring “If you do examine some of link.com. Jackson PAL teams honored

More than 100 individuals are scheduled to participate in Alzheimer’s Mississippi inaugural Sept. 10 at the Mississippi Museum of Art.

years here in Mississippi, pro- million Americans providing caregivers, and the community. viding care and support to all supportive services and advo- Alzheimer’s Mississippi was those affected by the disease.” cating for research funding to organized in 1990 and became Alzheimer’s disease is a improve treatment and find a an independent Mississippi growing epidemic and the cure. based nonprofit in March 2016 state’s fifth-leading cause of Alzheimer’s Mississippi pro- to ensure 100 percent of funds death. vides programs and services, raised stay in Mississippi. Today, there are over 52,000 free of charge, to Mississippi For more information, call Mississippians living with Al- citizens with Alzheimer’s and (601) 987-0020, or visit alzms. zheimer’s disease and over five related disorders, their families, org. Water bill Members of the Jackson PAL (Police Athletic League) team and Jackson Elite PAL team pose with parents and Continued from page 1 Jackson Police Officers at City Hall. The teams were recently honored by Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber for their athletic accomplishments. PHOTO BY JAY JOHNSON cumulation of their water use was determined when the cus- come (ex: Proof of SSI) over the past several months. tomer enrolled in the program. Down payment: $50 From staff reports were the 2016 Slamming Jam- tion, PAL stands for Police Ac- Here are details of the pro- This will help to pay down the Payment term: determined Boys in Jackson who par- ming Basketball Tournament tivities League, because events gram: charges that have accumulated. upon review ticipate in the Jackson Police champions. are not limited to sports. • Beginning Sept. 15, the Nonpayment will result in Disconnect: failure to pay Department’s PAL (Police Ath- Marshand Crisler, chief ad- The Jackson Police Depart- city of Jackson will introduce disconnection with customer results in disconnection letic League) program were rec- ministrator for the city, de- ment has had an active PAL a modified payment arrange- being subject to a reconnection Option No. 2. Customer w/ ognized with a resolution from scribed the youth as those who program since 2006. Officers ment program to eligible resi- fee. Customer may re-enroll past due account Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber at have established themselves be- give their personal time to coach dential customers. This pro- but will be subject to approval Eligibility: account balance the Sept. 6, City Council meet- yond their peers and as some of and mentor the youth. Officers gram is only for a limited time up to the limit on re-enroll- exceeds 2.5 times average ing for their recent athletic ac- the finest athletes in Jackson. include Deputy Joseph Wade, to account for the challenges of ment. If a customer is expelled monthly bill complishments. Through the program the Officer Chelsea Gross and Sgt. rolling out the new billing sys- from a payment arrangement Down payment: 15 percent The Jackson PAL Tiger team youth are taught educational Malcom Macon. tem. Enrollment ends Dec. 15. due to failure to pay, they are of the total past due balance consisting of youth age 8 and and recreational activities to “The PAL program is one of • In order to enroll a cus- to be disconnected immediate- Payment term: up to 18 older won the division cham- not only learn athletic skills but the Jackson police department’s tomer must pay the current ly and if they enroll in a sub- months pionship title in the City of also what it takes to be respon- greatest successes,” Chief Lee month’s charge, plus a down sequent payment arrangement, Disconnect: failure to pay Jackson Parks and Recreation sible citizens. PAL is a national Vance said. “I take very little payment. the down payment to partici- results in disconnection. Department 2016 Slamming youth-crime prevention program credit for it. The only thing I do • To maintain enrollment pate will escalate. For more information about Jamming Tournament. The to promote a positive interaction is support them and whatever each month, the customer must Option No. 1. Elderly w/ the program, contact the Water Jackson PAL Elite team consist- between police and youth. In Chief Wade asks for, that’s what pay the current month’s charge, low income/fixed income Sewer Business Administration ing of youth age 17 and younger some departments across the na- he gets.” plus the monthly amount that Eligibility: verified fixed in- at (601) 960-2000. LOCAL

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Gilich Kester

Brown Senghor Nykolas Alford and Stephen Thomas

The Mississippi Link Newswire his passion to reform the criminal justice system. This year, the American Civil Liberties Union In addition, ACLU of MS is offering a free CLE of Mississippi will recognize five individuals for on Ethics and Professionalism titled, “Reimaging their involvement and commitment to justice and Restoration.” equality during the 2016 Jazz Brunch on Sept. 17, This conversation with Senghor will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Jackson. Sept. 16, at the Mississippi College School of The event will kick-off with an annual member- Law. Advanced registration is required, contact ship meeting at 10 a.m. followed by the program [email protected]. at 11 a.m. Tickets are available for purchase online at The honorees include: www.aclu-ms.org and includes entry into the VIP ▪ Biloxi Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich, Crimi- reception and book signing to be held on Sept. nal Justice Reform Award 16, at Parlor Market. Book purchase is separate. ▪ Nykolas Alford and Stephen Thomas, Extend- For sponsorship and ticket information, visit the ing Equality to All Mississippians Award ACLU website or call (601) 354-3408. ▪ Molly Kester, Freedom of Speech & Expres- sion Award ▪ Volunteer of the Year Timothy Brown Gilich played an integral role in destroying the practice of modern-day debtors’ prisons in Bi- loxi, helping to create a national model for indi- gent defense. Alford and Thomas, took a coura- geous stand against House Bill 1523, as plaintiffs against the discriminatory law. Kester has been on the frontlines in educating the greater com- munity about the transgender community. Brown is a committed and dedicated volunteer at ACLU events, rallies, protests and programs. The Jazz Brunch is the ACLU of MS’ premiere event, where the organization showcases its suc- cesses and builds momentum to continue to ad- vance efforts to extend the civil liberties that every Mississippian deserves. The keynote speaker is Shaka Senghor, director of strategy for #Cut50, a national bipartisan initia- tive to safely and smartly reduce the prison popu- lation by 50-percent by 2025. He is the leading voice in criminal justice re- form and was called by Oprah Winfrey as one of her best Super Soul Sunday interview. Winfrey liked him so much that she based one of the char- acters in her new series “Queen Sugar” after Sen- ghor. He will inspire and activate attendees with www.mississippilink.com SEPTEMBER 8 - 14, 2016 THE MISSISSIPPI LINK • 5 COMMUNITY

6 • THE MISSISSIPPI LINK SEPTEMBER 8 - 14, 2016 www.mississippilink.com Virginia College to host Book signing planned for free community festival Watkins’ work Mississippi Link Newswire Ridgewood Road location since Virginia College in Jackson 2013. Mississippi Link Newswire will host a free community fes- In addition to cosmetology Brother Hollis by Hollis tival from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. and health and medical pro- Watkins is the first book writ- 10, at the campus located at grams, the school offers both Di- ten by a native Mississippian 5841 Ridgewood Road. plomas and Associate’s degrees who was engaged in grassroots The day will kick off with a in such diverse fields as business organizing in the state as a field community yard sale from 7–10 and office, computer networking secretary for the Student Non- a.m. followed by festival attrac- and heating and cooling. The violent Coordinating Commit- tions that will run until 2 p.m. school specializes in providing tee during the 1960s. There will be something free for the education and skills train- A book signing is planned the whole family including: face ing specific to the workforce for Sept. 24, 4 p.m., at the painting, music, refreshments, needs of businesses in Jackson Woodworth Chapel on Touga- health, safety and beauty tips, president. “Our students are es- has received from local busi- and surrounding areas. Virginia loo College’s campus. voter registration and a game pecially excited to show off their nesses, organizations and the College in Jackson is licensed The book takes readers day area where fans can catch skills and campus.” public servants that risk their by the Mississippi Commission to the roots of Mississippi’s their favorite team on TV. Plus, Virginia College cosmetol- lives to keep our community on Proprietary School and Col- movement via Hollis’ roots-ru- those looking for a new career ogy students will provide beauty safe,” said Anderson lege Registration, License No. ral roots in Southwest Missis- can tour the campus and learn activities including a manicure/ Rounding out Saturday’s ac- Watkins C-126. sippi. Beginning with the Mc- about Virginia College’s pro- pedicure station, makeup tips tivities will be American Medi- For more information about Comb Mississippi Movement lishment. grams. and free haircuts. The school’s cal Response, Safe Kids Mis- the Community Festival call in the early days of SNCC in Watkins makes an impor- “This is a great opportunity health and medical students sissippi, The League of Women (601) 977-0960 and visit www. 1961 and continuing to his tant distinction between the for our students and staff to will offer health checks involv- Voters and Fire Station 19 with vc.edu/locations/jackson for work with Southern Echo to- NAACP’s national leader- bring fellowship and fun to the ing blood pressure and glucose their truck and firemen sharing campus and program informa- day, Watkins has dedicated his ship and its local leadership to community while letting people screenings. safety tips. tion. Follow VC on Facebook, life to the freedom struggle. show the diversity of ideology, know about what Virginia Col- “In addition to our volunteers, Virginia College has been a join the conversation on Twitter Thus, Brother Hollis is an strategy, and commitment by lege has to offer,” said Milton we’re extremely happy with the part of the Jackson community and keep up with VC on Insta- in-depth analysis of the Civil local Movement workers to the Anderson, Virginia College support the Community Festival for 16 years and located at the gram! Rights Movement written by common folk of Mississippi one of its most important par- For more information or me- ticipants. dia inquiries, contact Phaith Threaded throughout the Watkins at (601) 874-9672 or book is analysis and criticism via email, phaithwatkinsssp@ Northside Elementary teacher of the black leadership estab- gmail.com. joins new state teacher council Collins chosen Mississippi Link Newswire Ladreana Goins, a teacher at Northside Elementary in Clin- ton, is joining the inaugural Mis- CEO of MINACT sissippi Teacher Council. The 61-member group is Mississippi Link Newswire comprised of educators from Booker T. Jones, president/ throughout the state, from all CEO of MINACT, Inc. has grade levels. Its purpose is announced that retired Major to provide feedback to Carey General Augustus Leon Col- Wright, state superintendent of lins will be joining the com- education, on the initiatives of pany as chief executive officer the Mississippi Department of effective Sept. 12. Education, the Mississippi State Collins previously served as Board of Education and the Mis- executive vice president from sissippi State Legislature. 2010 until he was chosen by “The MCT aims to empower Gov. Phil Bryant to become teachers to discuss topics critical the Adjutant General of Mis- to their success in the classroom sissippi to command the Mis- and how MDE can assist,” ac- sissippi Army and Air National cording to a press release from Guard. MDE announcing the council. Prior to joining MINACT Collins “One of my former adminis- in 2010, Collins served as a trators suggested that I apply for commissioner for the Missis- Collins brings to MINACT the Mississippi Teacher Council sippi Worker’s Compensa- is unmatched and positions so I took her advice and applied Northside intervention teacher Ladreana Goins was chosen from more than 150 applicants to serve on the tion Commission. He has a the company to progress and this summer,” Goins said. Mississippi Teacher Council. bachelor of science degree in respond with the kind of in- Along with the application business administration from tegrity and veracity that have form, Goins also submitted let- the state to accommodate all the and a master’s degree in elemen- mittee. the University of Mississippi, been hallmarks of the com- ters of recommendation, why teachers selected,” she said. tary education from Mississippi Goins will attend the first a master’s degree in business pany since 1978 when it was she wanted to be on the council, Goins has been an interven- College. meeting later this month in Jack- administration from Jackson formed,” Jones said. and her awards and honors. She tion specialist at Northside since She is a former Teacher of the son. State University, and a mas- Collins is married to the for- was chosen from among 150- 2008 and this is her 20th year as Year at Northside, and in 2015 “I’m excited about the oppor- ter’s in strategic studies from mer Debra Fitzgerald. They plus applicants. an educator. She holds a bach- she was selected for MKAS 3rd tunity to serve on this council to the U.S. Army War College in have two sons, William and “There will be meetings in the elor’s degree in elementary edu- Grade Reading Summative As- represent my school and school Carlisle, Pa. Benjamin, and one grandson north, south and central part of cation from Tougaloo College sessment Standard Setting Com- district,” she said. “The level of expertise that Tre.´

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www.mississippilink.com SEPTEMBER 8 - 14, 2016 THE MISSISSIPPI LINK • 7 It’s time for Mississippi to come Health officials confirm first West Nile together on the Confederate flag virus death of 2016 The Mississippi Link Newswire cials insist on remaining true to a COMMENTARY On Sept. 1, the Mississippi State Department of heritage of slavery, lynching, rape Health confirmed the death of a Hinds County resi- and inhumanity? dent from West Nile virus, the first WNV human By Duvalier Malone Our governor, Phil Bryant, defi- Special to The Mississippi Link death of 2016. ant and unwilling to compromise, “This sadly serves as an important reminder of the I want to tell you two stories. has even declared the month of severity of West Nile virus, even though most of us The first story takes place on April to be “Confederate Heritage will have no symptoms at all or the illness is mild,” June 7, 1998 in Jasper, Texas. A Month.” said newly named MSDH State Epidemiologist Dr. man was murdered. This man, an How does he justify this stance Paul Byers. “We are currently in peak West Nile sea- African American named James before the American public? son in Mississippi, so all residents should be mindful Byrd was walking home from a He can’t. He wouldn’t even at- of protecting themselves, regardless of whether there party. During his walk, he was ap- tempt to, because there is no way has been a case reported in your county.” proached by three white men, who to justify his great appreciation for In addition to the Hinds County death, the MSDH offered him a ride home. such a symbol of division and in- reports two new human cases of WNV in residents of James innocently accepted. He tolerance. Lee and Marion counties, bringing the 2016 total to had no idea that he would never When will our lawmakers take a 18 in Mississippi. make it home. stand for justice, instead of hiding On Sept. 6, MSDH reported four new human case The three men took James to a in the shadows of inequality? of West Nile virus, bringing the 2016 state total to secluded area, where they brutally I’ve said it before, and I will 19. The reported cases are in Hinds, Lee and Marion attacked him. They chained his continue to say it until everyone counties. legs to the back of their truck, and listens: The Confederate symbol is So far this year, human cases of WNV have been re- dragged him for more than three neither noble nor righteous. It rep- ported in Calhoun, Chickasaw, Copiah (2), Hinds (6), miles. When they finally stopped resents bigotry, hatred and murder. Grenada, Lamar (2), Lee, Leflore, Lowndes, Marion, the truck, James was dead, his body We as Mississippians must come Perry and Rankin counties. The MSDH only reports in pieces. His head and right arm together and show the world that laboratory-confirmed cases to the public. In 2015, had been severed from his body. we stand firm against intolerance. Mississippi had 38 WNV cases and one death. This horrific hate crime resulted Our state can’t move forward un- Additionally, on Sept. 6 the MSDH reports two in the arrests of the three men. The less we’re first willing to take a new travel-associated cases of Zika virus, bringing first one to go to trial, John William stand. We must support our uni- the 2016 total to 20 in Mississippi. The cases were King, was a member of the Ku versities who have stepped up to reported in a resident of Lafayette County who re- Klux Klan. He had several tattoos: Duvalier J. Malone spoke in front of the nation’s Capitol in Washington, D.C. the plate, and decided to fight for cently traveled to Nicaragua and a resident of Prentiss a lynching of a black man on a earlier this year at a rally to remove the Mississippi state flag. what they know is right. We have County associated with travel to the Caribbean Island cross, the Nazi swastika, the words to let them know that we stand with of Grenada. “Aryan Pride” and the Confederate uncovered of Dylann Roof posing or allow Nazi flags and symbols to them, and that we thank them for Symptoms of WNV infection are often mild and flag. The second story takes place with the Confederate flag along fly on their campus. their important decision. may include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, a on June 7, 2015. A young white with the Nazi code for “Heil Hit- It’s time for us all to recognize Let’s make sure they know that rash, muscle weakness or swollen lymph nodes. In a man named Dylann Roof entered ler.” that the Confederate symbol and they don’t stand alone, and that we small number of cases, infection can result in enceph- an African-American church in This is the legacy of the Confed- the Nazi symbol are one and the are with them. We stand with any- alitis or meningitis, which can lead to paralysis, coma Charleston, South Carolina, where erate symbol. same. They originate from differ- one who stands against hate. This and possibly death. parishioners were attending Bible This symbol is found in places ent countries, but their stature in must become the new heritage of The MSDH suggests the following precautions to study. of death and it is often comfortably terms of hate, intolerance and big- Mississippi. We have the opportu- protect yourself and your environment from mosqui- As these innocent churchgoers surrounded by other symbols of otry are frighteningly comparable. nity to drive a national conversa- to-borne illnesses: prayed and worshiped, they had no hate. This is the reason why sever- Mississippi is the last state in tion, and lead at the forefront in the ▪ Use a mosquito repellent with an EPA-registered idea that the young man they wel- al Mississippi universities champi- the union to fly the Confederate struggle against intolerance. ingredient such as DEET while you are outdoors. comed into their church came there oned the removal of the Mississippi symbol – the last state. This means The ball is in our court, Missis- ▪ Remove all sources of standing water around with the intention of killing them state flag from their campuses. It’s that 49 other states recognize the sippi. It’s time for us to stand to- your home and yard to prevent mosquito breeding. all. because this flag is decorated with Confederate symbol for what it gether. ▪ Wear loose, light-colored, long clothing to cover Roof caught them by surprise as an emblem that represents murder is. They have all denounced it and Duvalier J. Malone, is a native the arms and legs when outdoors. he took out his handgun, and shot and injustice. now their eyes are on Mississippi, of Mississippi, a political con- ▪ Avoid areas where mosquitoes are prevalent. nine innocent people to death. Dur- These brave universities recog- watching and waiting to see how sultant and host of Growth Talk ing the investigation of this terrible nize that symbols matter, and no we deal with this important issue. Radio/TV Show. Visit his website crime, several photographs were university or state would sanction Why do our state elected offi- www.duvaliermalone.com. Byers named new Dogini looks forward to new start at Alcorn state epidemiologist The Mississippi Link Newswire The Mississippi Link Newswire is now known as the University instructor include building the On Sept. 1, the Mississippi State Department of From the moment Eric Dogini, of Louisiana at Lafayette. He has students’ abilities to produce Health announced that Dr. Paul Byers has been named Ph.D., arrived in Mississippi to also researched and produced ar- compelling stories that would state epidemiologist. prepare for his new role in Al- ticles for theInternational Journal connect with the audience. Pre- Byers has been with MSDH since 1993, serving in corn State University’s Depart- of Education and Social Science paring students for journalism ca- various roles, most recently as deputy state epidemi- ment of Mass Communications, and the Review of Journalism and reers is also on his agenda. ologist, a position he has held since August 2012. he received a warm welcome for Mass Communication Journal, to “I want to enhance the students’ “Dr. Byers has been an essential part of the Office his fellow Alcornites. The Nige- name a few. His latest published ability to tell a story by using vi- of Epidemiology since 2005, investigating outbreaks ria native by way of Atlanta, Ga., article titled, “Cultural Respon- suals. I’m very experienced in and responding to all kinds of public health emergen- loves the hospitality that he has sive Teaching of Broadcast Jour- visual and audio editing, so those cies, and will be a great asset in this position,” said been shown in his new home. nalism Diverse Learners in High- are the type of skills I will bring MSDH State Health Officer Dr. Mary Currier. “He “Everyone has been so nice er Education: An Integration and here. I also plan to develop their has a local and statewide perspective, intelligence, the to me,” said Dogini. “My co- Synthesis of Relevant Theory and skills in script writing, play-by- ability to work with all disciplines and personalities, worker, Myrtle Hedrick, picked Research,” appeared in the Inter- play sports broadcasting and news and the passion to do a great job.” me up from the airport, showed national Journal of Education and broadcasting. I want to teach the Dogini The position of state epidemiologist was most re- me around Vicksburg and Port Social Science. students how to prepare visual cently held by Dr. Thomas Dobbs, who resigned to Gibson and found me a place to Dogini will teach advanced tele- Relocating to a smaller city reels so that when they gradu- spend more time with his family in Laurel. stay. Cindy Scurria, Ph.D., dean vision production, copyediting was the goal for Dogini and his ate, they can take their reel to any “Dr. Dobbs and Dr. Byers have worked closely to- of the English, made me feel re- and news editing. family. He said that Alcorn’s lo- television station and land a job. gether as a team for the past several years responding ally comfortable when we spoke. Dogini brings years of experi- cation was one of the factors that I want to make sure the students to various disease outbreaks and planning for public Compared to other places I’ve ence to the university. Prior to his led to him accepting the position. enjoy their stay here. I also want health threats such as Ebola and Zika. The experience been and people I’ve dealt with, new role, Dogini spent 12 years “The school’s location peeked to teach them how to do video ed- Dr. Byers has with this agency will without a doubt be she made me feel really relaxed. as a professor at Clark Atlanta my interest because I’ve been iting. I have a lot of patience, so a great asset in this role,” said Currier. All of those things made me feel University. He earned a doctor- in the big cities. My wife and I I’ll be glad to help students who A Jackson native and resident, Byers received his comfortable and well received.” ate degree from Capella Univer- wanted to come to a smaller, qui- are interested in learning.” bachelor of science degree from Millsaps College in All of the hospitality Dogini sity, a master’s degree from Texas eter town that would be a good Dogini said that he will encour- biology and earned his medical degree from the Uni- has received assures him that ac- Southern University and a bach- place for us to live after we re- age the students to take advantage versity of Mississippi in 1992. cepting a faculty position in the elor’s degree from the University tire.” of the tools and lessons that are During his tenure at MSDH, Byers has served as a Department was the right choice. of Southwestern Louisiana, which Some of Dogini’s goals as an made available to them at Alcorn. staff physician in Public Health District V, medical di- rector of the Office of Epidemiology, acting state epi- demiologist, and has filled in as acting district health JSU professor featured in Wall Street Journal officer in several districts.

The Mississippi Link Newswire ABC-Jackson, TEDxPhoenixville, For the Future and Enhancing Educa- Luis Camillo Almeida, Ph.D., in- Voice of America, Indiana Gazette tion Through Technology grants. terim department chair of Jackson and The Vindicator. Internationally, The Digital Citizenship Summit, to SUBSCRIBE TODAY! State University’s Department of In- Almeida has been featured in the be hosted at Twitter Headquarters this tegrated Marketing Communications, highly prestigious O Globo Newspa- upcoming October, will broadcast Multimedia Journalism and Media per, Radio CBN, Investimentos e No- Almeida’s interview on the ethics of Production, was recently interviewed ticias (Brazil), and Voice of America technology to thousands of viewers. The Mississippi Link by Sue Shellenbarger, of the Wall (Nigeria). He has presented over 50 confer- Street Journal, for an article styled He has contributed to the Prattler ence presentations and published ar- For more information please call: 601-896-0084 “How Mangers get ‘Interim’ Out of Handbook of Latino Education in the ticles in three continents relating to Their Titles.” U.S., was acclaimed by the Pittsburgh media and education. Almeida, who is also a mass com- Tribune-Review as “Newsmaker” for To read the Wall Street Journal arti- or e-mail [email protected] munications professor at the HBCU, his work with technology, and has cle in its entirety, visit http://www.wsj. has served as a critic of technology served as a quantitative researcher for com/articles/how-managers-get-in- www.mississippilink.com in many national outlets including the multi-million dollar Classrooms terim-out-of-their-titles-1472572415 Almeida 8 • THE MISSISSIPPI LINK SEPTEMBER 8 - 14, 2016 www.mississippilink.com CCC offering wide- MBJ recognized JPS educators range of short-term as outstanding business women adult evening trainings Mississippi Link Newswire in 2015. Jackson Public Schools has Kenney is a National Board announced that two of its out- Certified counselor who serves standing educators have been the students and faculty at the recognized as leading business Career Development Center as women in the state. Lead Career and Technical Ed- Chinelo Bosah Evans, chief ucation Counselor. Kenney has academic officer, and Tabatha worked in counseling for more Kenney, lead career and techni- than 21 years with 16 of those cal education counselor at the years at the Career Develop- Career Development Center, ment Center. Mississippi Link Newswire The classes have a minimum were honored at the Missis- “I consider it a privilege Would you like to get in- enrollment of 12 and range from sippi Business Journal’s 2016 and an honor to work with volved with a new hobby or two to six weeks. Once complet- 50 Leading Business Women the students of Jackson Pub- trade without making a big in- ed, participants will be awarded awards luncheon Aug. 19, at lic Schools,” said Kenney. “I vestment of your time or mon- a certificate and given the op- Hinds Eagle Ridge Conference Kenney Evans really enjoy helping students ey? If so, Coahoma Community portunity to showcase their new Center in Raymond. realize their dreams and aspi- College is now offering indi- skills. CEU’s are also available. In its 19th year, the program proven themselves as leaders 2015. She also led Northwest rations, and I look forward to viduals the opportunity to learn According to Chatman-Scott, recognizes and honors deserv- and trendsetters in the business Jackson IB Middle School to every day because no two days a wide-range of new skills this the short-term trainings can be ing women who contribute so community,” said Alan Turner, top academic performance are the same.” Fall with short-term adult eve- beneficial in helping individuals much to the state of Mississippi publisher of the Mississippi rankings which were recog- In February 2017, Evans and ning training. find a job, get a promotion, or and its communities. Business Journal. nized nationally: No. 1 Mid- Kenney will join the other 48 CCC’s Division of Career earn more money. “We are always delighted Evans, an acclaimed teacher dle School in Mississippi by Leading Women in Business and Technical Education is of- “There are a surprising num- to be able to recognize and and school administrator, was SchoolDigger.com in 2014 and honorees as the Mississippi fering six, non-credit certificate ber of fields that one can enter honor many of Mississippi’s named the Middle School Prin- one of the Top 50 Best Schools Business Journal names the programs to interested adults, without completing long degree top businesswomen who have cipal of the Year in 2014 and in the U.S. by BestSchools.org Business Woman of the Year. 18-and-older, at little or no cost. programs,” she said. “Complet- Classes being offered include: ing a short-term job training cake decorating, basic indus- program can be just the ticket trial electricity, basic plumbing, for an individual to gain access forklift certification, servsafe to a rewarding career field.” food safety training and Internet Fulbright Scholar Lwimbo She said the Division of Ca- and computing core certification reer and Technical Education (IC3). is also open to offering classes “In an effort to appeal to tailored to fit the needs of local the working class, most of our businesses. to teach Swahili at JSU short-term adult evening pro- “Short-term offerings are grams are offered after 6 p.m. endless,” said Scott-Chatman. Mississippi Link Newswire tries who have traveled to the is an annual appropriation made and on Saturdays,” said CCC “If individuals and/or business- Jemedy Lwimbo of Tanzania, United States for the 2016-2017 by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Career and Technical Education es are interested in a particular East Africa has been awarded academic year. Through the Ful- Department of State. Participat- Associate Dean Lucy Chatman- short-term offering, they can a Fulbright Foreign Language bright FLTA Program, they will ing governments, universities, Scott. contact us and we will try our Teaching Assistant Program help internationalize U.S. col- corporations and foundations Class registration will be held best to make it happen.” grant that allows him to facilitate leges and universities – a key in foreign countries and in the at 6 p.m. Sept. 12, in the Sigmon For additional registration in- with the instruction of Jackson goal of many institutions as they United States also provide direct Building, with the exception of formation or questions, contact State University students in the prepare students for the 21st- and indirect support. the IC3 course whose registra- Chatman-Scott at (662) 621- learning of Swahili for the 2016- century workforce and global- Fulbright FLTA recipients are tion will be held the first day of 4217 or lcscott@coahomaccc. 2017 academic year. ized world. among over 50,000 individuals training Sept. 10. edu. While in the United States, Recipients of Fulbright FLTA participating in U.S. Department Lwimbo will share his language grants are selected on the basis of State exchange programs each and culture with JSU students of academic and professional year. The Fulbright FLTA Pro- to inspire travel and study over- achievement as well as dem- gram is administered by the In- seas, and constructively prepare Lwimbo onstrated leadership potential. stitute of International Education. FAFSA Days set for JPS university scholars to engage Fulbright FLTA scholarships Fulbright alumni have with businesses, governments “When I filled out my appli- are awarded by the J. William achieved distinction in govern- high school seniors and organizations abroad. cation with Fulbright, they gave Fulbright Foreign Scholarship ment, science, the arts, busi- “We are delighted that Mr. me five universities in America Board. ness, philanthropy, education Mississippi Link Newswire • Provine High School – Oct. Lwimbo will be a part of the to select from, including one The Fulbright Program was and many other fields. Fifty- High school seniors are en- 19 and March 3 Jackson State University fam- in Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, established in 1946 under leg- three Fulbright alumni from 13 couraged to see their school • Wingfield High School – ily as a teaching assistant in Indiana and Jackson State,” islation introduced by U.S. countries have been awarded the counselors about scheduling an Oct. 13 and Feb. 7 language through the Fulbright said Lwimbo, “I went online to Senator J. William Fulbright of Nobel Prize, and 82 alumni have appointment for free assistance The Jackson Get2College Program. As we engage in our check the details of the universi- Arkansas. The Fulbright Pro- received Pulitzer Prizes. to submit the Free Applica- Center is hosting FAFSA Days mission to develop global lead- ties, and I was very interested in gram has given approximately Prominent Fulbright alumni tion for Federal Student Aid, or Nov. 5 and Jan. 28, 2017. Stu- ers, we pride ourselves on being Jackson State.” 360,000 students, scholars, include: Muhammad Yunus, FAFSA, the first step to receiv- dents must call (601) 321-5533 an open community that wel- A robust desire for insight teachers, artists and scientists founder of Grameen Bank and ing money for college. Thanks to to make an appointment. comes international students and into black history and culture in the opportunity to study, teach 2006 Nobel Peace Prize recipi- changes to the FAFSA in 2016- FAFSA Days provide students academics to share the richness America was one of the motiva- and conduct research, exchange ent Juan Manuel Santos, Presi- 2017, families can file beginning and their parents with one-on- of their cultures as a part of a tions that led Lwimbo to attend ideas and contribute to finding dent of Colombia; John Hope Oct. 1. one assistance in completing the diverse learning environment,” the HBCU. “We have a different solutions to shared international Franklin, noted American histo- Get2College and college rep- FAFSA and the Mississippi Of- said JSU President Carolyn W. view, back in Africa, about being concerns. rian and Presidential Medal of resentatives will be at Jackson fice of Student Financial Aid ap- Meyers. black in America and it’s really In the coming year, grant re- Freedom recipient; Riccardo Gi- Public Schools on these dates: plication with guidance on fund- The 27-year old Lwimbo not the reality,” he said. cipients from East Asia and the acconi, physicist and 2002 No- • Callaway High School – ing from federal, state, college holds a bachelor of arts in edu- Arriving in Jackson Aug. Pacific; Europe and Eurasia; the bel Laureate; Amar Gopal Bose, Oct. 4 and Feb. 15 and private resources. cation from Tanzania’s Univer- 15, Lwimbo takes daily walks Middle East and North Africa; founder of Bose Corporation; • Forest Hill High School – Besides getting an early jump sity of Dar Es Salaam and plans around the campus eager to South and Central Asia; and Renée Fleming, soprano; Jona- Oct. 24 and Feb. 1 on finding money for college, to take JSU courses in French, embrace his new surroundings. Sub-Saharan Africa will contrib- than Franzen, writer; and Daniel • Jim Hill High School – Oct. students who enroll by Dec. 1 Spanish and sign language. “The people, they are very nice. ute to U.S. students’ foreign lan- Libeskind, architect. 12 and Feb. 14 will receive a gift card at the end After being presented with the If you ask them something, they guage acquisition in more than For further information about • Lanier High School – Oct. of their FAFSA appointment. option to attend several other are happy to help you, so I feel 30 languages at over 200 U.S. the Fulbright FLTA Program, 25 and Feb. 22 Additional incentives are avail- major institutions throughout the like I’m home,” he said. institutions. visit: http://eca.state.gov/ful- • Murrah High School – Oct. able to students, counselors and nation, Lwimbo had a challeng- Lwimbo is one of nearly 400 The primary source of fund- bright http://foreign.fulbrighton- 11 and Feb. 10 schools. ing decision to make. young educators from 50 coun- ing for the Fulbright Program line.org/ Call Me MISTER program prepares Murrah grad to teach

Mississippi Link Newswire grade at John Hopkins Elementary First-year teacher Edward Wil- School. liams is excited to be the first of his “The MISTER program helped cohorts to graduate from the Jackson prepare me for the classroom through State University Call Me MISTER student teaching, understudying at (Mentors Instructing Students To- different schools and volunteering ward Effective Role Models) pro- programs,” said Williams. “As a first- gram. year teacher, it can be overwhelming The JSU Call Me MISTER pro- sometimes, but my principal and gram helps to increase the pool of colleagues have offered support and available teachers from a broader guidance, and I know I will make it.” more diverse background particu- The program, which started at larly among the state’s lowest per- Clemson University in 2000 and ex- forming elementary schools. Student panded to JSU in 2012, has received participants are largely selected from national recognition for addressing among underserved, socioeconomi- contemporary social challenges by cally disadvantaged and educational- increasing the quality of education in ly at-risk communities. JSU program low-performing elementary schools participants complete their student and investing in male college stu- teaching at Blackburn Laboratory dents who desire to teach young chil- Middle School. dren and help them reach their goals. Williams, who is also a graduate Call Me MISTER is the only pro- of Murrah High School, teaches fifth gram of its kind in the Deep South. Williams EDUCATION

www.mississippilink.com SEPTEMBER 8 - 14, 2016 THE MISSISSIPPI LINK • 9 Jackson Heart Study is turning sweet sixteen

By Rachel James-Terry gitudinal study, it follows people jsumsnews.com over time to determine what hap- JSU’s Jackson Heart Study pens in the end. Hopefully, the Community Outreach Center end will be a lot better than the is celebrating 16 years of com- beginning,” McCoy said. munity engagement, recruitment Looking ahead to the future of and cardiovascular education the JHS, Antoine-LaVigne and from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Sept. 24, at her counterparts would like to the Jackson Medical Mall’s cen- see more health-driven initiatives ter stage. in areas most affected by certain “Happy birthday, sweet six- diseases but admits that it would teen,” sings Dr. Donna Antoine- require more financial backing. LaVigne, principal investigator Antoine-LaVigne divulges, for JHS CORC. people… if we don’t know what “Funding is pretty tight. It’s been “Sixteen years shows that with Antoine-LaVigne to do, and it’s not shared with us challenging, but it’s also very re- a lot of work, a lot of effort, keep- PHOTO BY RACHEL JAMES-TERRY in a language that we can under- warding to look at what we’ve ing the trust, doing what you say stand then the numbers are going done.” you’re going to do and keeping the community health advisory to stay the same,” said Antoine- Every year, the Jackson Heart LaVigne. the community engaged – that Dr. Donna Antoine-LaVigne (bottom left), principal investigator for the network – composed of individu- Study has three major commu- Principal investigators, doc- you can sustain support for a Jackson Heart Study Community Outreach Center, enjoys a laugh with als indigenous to the tri-county nity-oriented events where they tors and medical publications good cause,” she said. Cheryl Nelson (top left), Jackson Heart Study project officer, National area of Mississippi – as one of share information on study re- throughout the country, use re- According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; and Jackson State University President several major JHS derivatives. sults. search from the groundbreaking Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Carolyn W. Meyers (far right) with a member of the JHS community. PHOTO Networks have been established One is Celebration of Life held heart disease is the No. 1 cause of BY CHARLES A. SMITH/JSU in Bolton, Canton, Clinton, Ed- JHS. the last Saturday in February. death among African Americans. wards, Jackson and Pearl. Although the last participant The second event, a Community Hypertension, obesity and diabe- all related contracts and data ser- Hinds, Rankin and Madison CORC translates study results examinations were concluded Monitoring Board’s State of the tes also disproportionately affect vice. counties. into layman’s terms for the ad- in January 2013, it takes time Study, is where the director and blacks. “It was also the first coordi- “So by engaging the commu- visory network and they, in turn, to gather, sort, review, write and principal investigator is expected The Jackson Heart Study was nating center at an HBCU for a nity and reaching into the com- share the information with their distribute the findings. Nonethe- to deliver a message regarding formed to address these dis- project of this magnitude. Jack- munity, we were able to boost the friends, neighbors and church less, the results alone will not in- the study’s findings. It provides parities and remains the largest son State built it from the ground numbers,” said Antoine-LaVi- congregations. stantaneously change behaviors. direction of the study and the in- single-site for investigation, pro- up,” Antoine-LaVigne said. gne, with a triumphant smile. Antoine-LaVigne is an acute “It doesn’t happen overnight. tentions going forward. spective epidemiologic, observa- In fall 2000, UMMC was Now, in 2016, due to factors believer in translating study re- We know we need to be more Participants and members of tional investigation of cardiovas- tasked with recruiting for the such as death and relocation, ap- sults to the community because physically active. We need to the community are encouraged to cular disease among urban and JHS but had challenges mobiliz- proximately 4,200 participants without defined interpretation of eat better, reduce our salt and fat give recommendations, sugges- rural-dwelling African Ameri- ing participants. remain. the findings there is little chance intake. We need to increase our tions or criticisms regarding the cans ever undertaken. Staff members from JSU’s Since 2015, the JHS has aligned of positive change in the overall grains. There are things we know conduct of the study. JHS is a unique collaboration outreach office and coordinat- with Jackson State’s School of behavioral health of a specific we need to do, but there are no The third event, the birthday between Jackson State, the Uni- ing center began doing a “boots Public Health Initiative. It has group. real interventions to determine celebration, is a way for JHS to versity of Mississippi Medical on the ground” approach by go- also evolved into much more “Research for the sake of re- the long-term impact,” Antoine- bring together and stay in contact Center, the National Institutes ing door to door, telling residents than a gauging instrument for the searching,” as described by An- LaVigne stated. with many of its participants and of Health, National Heart, Lung, about the JHS. health influences and outcomes toine-LaVagine, is research not Dr. Pamela McCoy, senior community folks. and Blood Institute and Tougaloo “We could do all kinds of of African-Americans. shared with participants and is of program manager for the Jackson This year’s speaker will be Dr. College. things, but if no one showed up In 2013, the JHS Graduate benefit only to the researcher. Heart Study, explains that a de- Alain Gerald Bertoni, a board- Antoine-LaVigne bore witness and if no one cared, that would Training and Education Center Giving an example of her finitive time frame for behavior certified internist, epidemiologist to the study’s infancy stages, not have helped enrollment,” was established with principal thoughts, she references a lack of modifications is subjective due to and JHS investigator. having worked in the university’s Antoine-LaVigne said. investigator Dr. Marinelle Pay- improvement in the health out- the study’s dependability on such “They (participants) love com- community partnership outreach As a result of Jackson State’s ton. The training center cultivates comes for certain groups in the a wide-range of individuals with ing to our events because they’re office, which existed under the contemporary and strategic ap- JSU and UMMC students in the Delta after a nearly 50-year on- varied genetics, daily routines part of the community… They umbrella of the coordinating cen- proach to recruitment, the study art of public health, disease pre- going health study. and general health. deserve to be informed. It’s their ter. For the first 13 years, JSU’s enrolled more than 5,000 Afri- vention and prolonging the lives “There is no translation. If “When you conduct studies information… Without them, coordinating center was a hub can-American male and female of all people. you don’t translate what you you do want to get what we call a there would be no study,” said for the study and responsible for participants ages 34-85 from Antoine-LaVigne also touts find then, you’ve not helped the baseline. As with the JHS – a lon- Antoine-LaVigne. JSU ranks in top 5 among 4,000 colleges, universities for graduating minorities

The Mississippi Link Newswire “Our faculty and staff are to be com- Ranked among the top five for ics and statistics Out of more than 4,000 colleges mended for doing an incredible job graduating African-American students Ranked among the top five for and universities in the country Jack- with not only recruitment, but with with bachelor’s degrees in education graduating African-American students son State University ranks among the retention through a number of support Ranked among the top five for with master’s degrees in engineering top five for graduating minorities with services and programs that help propel graduating African-American students technologies and engineering-related various degrees. our students to achieve their ultimate with doctoral-res/school and other de- fields Diverse: Issues In Higher Education goal of graduation,” Meyers added. grees in physical sciences Ranked among the top five for grad- released the new data in its Aug. 25 Additionally, Jackson State ranks Ranked among thetop five for gradu- uating Total Minority students with edition that highlights 2016 Top 100 16 among Top 100 Degree Producers ating African-American students with master’s degrees in history. Minority Degree Producers. for African Americans receiving bach- master’s degrees in rehabilitation and According to Diverse Issues editori- “Jackson State University’s ranking elor’s degrees when all disciplines are therapeutic professions al staff,” This is no small accomplish- as one of the nation’s top producers combined and 27th in awarding mas- Ranked among the top five for grad- ment. Diverse congratulates Jackson of African-American degrees is very tion – has long been recognized as a ter’s degrees to African-American stu- uating African-American students with State University on a job well done. gratifying because it shows the out- sure pathway to progress for individu- dents across all disciplines: master’s degrees in physical sciences The magazine endeavors to shine a standing contribution this institution als, for families and for our society as Ranked among the top five for Ranked among the top five for light on these great achievements by is making to our state and our nation. a whole,” said Jackson State Univer- graduating African-American students graduating African-American students Jackson State University and other Education – especially higher educa- sity President Carolyn W. Meyers. with master’s degrees in history. with bachelor’s degrees in mathemat- HBCUs.”

Kostyleva becomes a biology professor at ASU

The Mississippi Link Newswire ing experience. Teachers get to Elena Kostyleva, Ph.D., has help students choose their path always dreamed of becoming a in life and show them the value professor at Alcorn State Uni- of education. I look forward to versity. After patiently waiting seeing their progress.” for her moment, the opportuni- In order to be a successful ty to spread knowledge to stu- biology professor, Kostyleva dents finally presented itself. knows that having a clear un- The Department of Biology derstanding of her subject is hired Kostyleva as their new- a sure way to earn credibility est faculty member in July. among her students. She will teach undergraduate “I like that this profession biology courses and labs such requires continuous educa- as general biology, botany and tion. You have to stay on top of zoology. Kostyleva things to be respected by your Teaching students is a test students. I want my students that Kostyleva is eager to staff writer in the Department to love and to be interested in tackle. She looks forward to of Agriculture, Research, Ex- biology as it is the science that the rewards that come with tension and Applied Sciences. lets you learn about the world enhancing the knowledge and “It requires hours of prepara- that surrounds you.” awareness of students. tion, self-education and, of Kostyleva said that her in- “I feel that teaching is both course, patience. It also gives spiration to be a teacher comes exciting and challenging,” said you daily communication with from her parents, who are col- Kostyleva, who is the former students, which is a reward- lege professors in Russia. 10 • THE MISSISSIPPI LINK SEPTEMBER 8 - 14, 2016 www.mississippilink.com

NEWS FROM THE WORD Message from the Religion Editor

By Daphne Higgins I will be in a place that God has Religion Editor ordained for me – resting with Over the past Him. How to prepare for suffering few weeks, there So, whatever is going on in has been so much your life – rejoice for the breath By Rev. Leon Collier my God can handle. This is lation. Be faithful unto death, people are too proud to change information to that God is allowing you to en- Special to The Mississippi Link why Paul said in 1 Corinthians and I will give you the crown and will not change until the share with you joy. Inhale – exhale and praise As we con- 10:13b, …God is faithful, who of life.” The Lord wants to pre- Lord permits affliction in their that I’d not been Him. None of us are free of tinue to look at will not allow you to be tempt- pare our minds so when certain lives to break them down, able to have it all troubles but all of us can enter “How to Pre- ed beyond what you are able, afflictions come our way, we browbeat them and cause them published immediately after it into the gates of Heaven, if we pare for Suf- but with the temptation will will not allow frustration to to lower their heads in humil- was submitted. just believe and share His good fering” we will also make the way of escape take over and cause us to give ity. It is sad, but true. Your desire to share all of the news. begin with “Al- that you may be able to bear it up. Secondly, the reason God wonderful things that are hap- Can I get a Hallelujah, some- ways expect Sa- (NKJV). In the Book of Revelation, told the church of Smyrna to pening in your places of wor- body! tan to show up at any time.” Remember, when Satan the Lord prepared the church not be afraid of what they were ship is wonderful and is truly As I often share with you The 1 Peter 4:12 BBE reads: shows up, God is already on of Smyrna for suffering who about to suffer because a crown appreciated. Mississippi Link, a messenger “Dear brothers, do not be sur- the scene. As we said in the had already endured suffering in heaven awaited them. Their Because we truly want your for news in and around the state prised, as if it was something first point, when God is sanc- and poverty. Notice how God suffering was not in vain. Even information to be shared with of Mississippi, would like to strange, if your faith is tested tified in your heart, you will prepared their minds for suffer- if it seems like your suffering your religious community, I serve as your personal messen- as by fire.” Do not be stunned not forget that God is with you ing. First, he told them to not was not profitable in this life decided it best to keep my per- ger, as well as be a vessel for by the blazing conflagration of when Satan shows up. When be afraid of the certain afflic- know that it will be profitable sonal message at a minimum. I you in all things. maltreatment that is rampant adversity arises, the Holy tion they were about to face. in the next life where it counts know that sometimes I can go As always, we ask that you among you as though it were Spirit will say, let’s take a walk He told them they did not the most because the crown on and on, but God is so good to let us help you to communicate some surprising thing acciden- through the valley (park) of have to be afraid for two rea- will never fade nor be taken me that I can’t help tell you of the good news of our Lord. Isa- tally happening to you. the shadow of death. 1 Thes- sons. away from you unlike earthly all of the marvelous things He iah 52:7a reads, “What a beauti- 1 Corinthians 10:13 tells us salonians 3:3 MKJV) reads: First, they would be tested. rewards. is consistently doing for me and ful sight it is to see messengers that adversity is a common oc- “No one should be compelled This implies an opportunity for Now let’s summarize how to mine; and this week has been coming with good news!” currence. Do not ever feel as to give up by these afflictions. spiritual growth. Just like we prepare for suffering. God is no exception. The King James Version of though your suffering is excep- You already know that we are all need some ‘me time,’ suf- in control of all things, which However, I’ll bring you up to Isaiah 52:7b reads, “Your God tional because it is a part of the appointed to them.” God has fering is ‘work on me time.’ is why we can put all our trust date on that later. reigns.” His presence is every- human experience. I believe set aside certain trials with our There are some things in you in Him. Therefore, we are For now, I will tell you that I where and so should the news Job expected some trouble at name on it. We need to learn that cannot change unless there ready and expect trouble to rejoice every day in just being of His love for all of His chil- any moment because when he to expect trials and when they are some afflictions in your show up at any time, and it able to take a breath. You know dren. lost everything, even his health come, we should ask what God life. Some folk will not learn will not shake us because we what the masses say: “Every To share your news, contact he said the Lord gives and He is trying to teach us. to obey God until they have af- are blessed and when it is all day above the ground is a good Daphne M. Higgins at reli- takes away. In other words, this Please “Remember your re- flictions. Here is Psalm 119:67 said and done, the icing on the day.” But, I can also say this: [email protected], fax is merely a part of human life. ward is coming.” Revelation in my own words: “Prior to my cake is that we have a crown in when the day comes that I no (601) 896-0091 or mail The Expect Satan to show up, 2:10 RSV reads: “Do not fear affliction, I did what I wanted glory. longer take a breath with mortal Mississippi Link, 2659 Livings- knowing well he always re- what you are about to suffer. to do, but after I had trouble, Rev. Leon Carter is the pas- beings of the world, I know that ton Road, Jackson, MS 39213. turns. When he finally shows Behold, the devil is about to I begin to obey your word.” tor of MakariosWorship Cen- up, you will not say oh no, throw some of you into prison The Hebrew word for afflicted ter. He my be reached at (601) but rather, I have been expect- that you may be tested, and for is anah, which means looking 260-3016, (601)855-7898 or ing you and whatever you do, ten days you will have tribu- down or browbeating. Some email karab5@live. REIGNING ‘Biggest and Best Praise’ ever comes to Jackson ANNOUNCEMENTS Holy City Church International Empow- erment Ministries, Inc., 251 Kearney Park Road, Flora, will host its annual Bishop’s Din- ner at 7 p.m. Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. at Cavett Tem- ple, 220 Dixon Road. Appreciation services honoring Bishop Stanley Cavett and First Lady Stephanie Cavett will be held at 2 p.m. Sept. 18. The speaker is Bishop Johnny E. Gibson of Vicksburg. For more information call (601) 879-3999.

New Galilean M. B. Church, 3830 N. Flag Chapel Road, Jackson, will continue its Fall Revival through Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. For more in- formation call (601) 366-6667. Special to The Mississippi Link Israel Houghton, Karen Clark Jackson Convention Complex, Praise but a separate ticket is Tickets are now on sale for Sheard, Regina Belle, Casey J, 105 E. Pascagoula St. required for children if they are what many consider to be big- and hosted by comedian Earth- Tickets are available through going to occupy a seat. Mission Mississippi, 840 E. River Place, gest and best tour ever – The quake, will come to Jackson, Ticket Master and other outlets To purchase tickets visit: Suite 506, Jackson, will host prayer breakfasts Festival of Praise Tour! The Nov. 22. where concert tickets are sold. ticketmaster.com or to charge tour, which features multiple The national tour is sched- Tickets will not be available on a ticket by phone call, 1-800- and gatherings across the state throughout the Grammy, Stellar, and BET uled to run from Oct. 5- Dec. 4, the promotional website. 745-3000. For more informa- month of September. For more information visit Award winning artists Fred as a 50-plus city tour. The 2016 Audiences of all ages are tion visit: http://www.festivalof- Hammond, Hezekiah Walker, Jackson tour will be held at the welcome at the Festival of praisetour.com/tour-dates/ https://missionmississippiorg.wordpress.com/ whatwedo/calendar-2/ or call Mission Missis- sippi at (601) 353-6477. Rev. Neddie Winters is the president.

Jackson Revival Center, 519 W. Silas Brown St., Jackson, will host its Weekly Prayer Call at 6:30 a.m. Sept. 14. Rev. Jennifer Biard, the church’s pastor, will share a brief but powerful word from God. To participate, call (530) 881- 1212 and enter (713) 540-744 when prompted. For more information, call (601) 948-1874 or visit www.jacksonrevivalcenter.org.

True Light Missionary Baptist Church, 224 E. Bell St., Jackson, will host its Weekly Prayer Call at 6 a.m. Sept. 14. Rev. Marcus Cheeks, the pastor, will lead the prayer call, known as the Light Line. To participate, call (218) 486- 1348 and enter 22435578#. For more informa- tion call (601) 355-7364. www.mississippilink.com SEPTEMBER 8 - 14, 2016 THE MISSISSIPPI LINK • 11 PRESERVED Living for Jesus Wait for your first-class blessing is worthwhile By Shewanda Riley After about 30 minutes of yet. Without looking up, she seconds to get over the shock, Columnist By Pastor Simeon R. Green III was not in him. He was a self- browsing through a few shops reassured me that she was still grab my suitcase and board the Special to The Mississippi Link “Unable to in the concourse area, I re- working on it and that she’d plane. ish person; self was more im- select seat.” A turned to the gate area and no- have a seat for me. I believed All I could think of was two We find in portant to him than God. The few years ago, I ticed that now there were about her...sort of. So she wouldn’t things: This seat assignment Titus 2:7 these Bible lets us know that he went was trying to be 10 people lined up waiting to forget me, I placed myself and was a reward for my patiently words, “In all away sorrowfully. He would organized and talk to the gate agent. Hoping my luggage right by the gate waiting and that there is still things showing not yield in letting loose of his printed out my to finally get a seat assignment, counter. I didn’t say anything much truth in Matthew 19:30: thyself a pattern earthly possessions to help oth- boarding pass I joined the line. to the gate agent but watched “But many who are first will be of good works.” er people. the night before a flight back One by one, the polite but silently as groups 1, 2, 3, 4 and last, and many who are last will We need to be Jesus was saying that one to DFW and got this error mes- obviously overwhelmed gate 5 boarded the plane. be first.” I was last on the plane an example to other people of must be willing to give up self sage on the airline website. I agent told each of us that we’d In fact, within a few minutes, but I got into first class! how good works should be. We to follow Him. No matter how stared at the computer screen have to wait for another half I was the only person left in the My waiting was a lesson on need to do everything we can many good works we do, if we for a few seconds hoping that hour before she could help us. waiting area. I hadn’t moved the rewards of patiently wait- for God. If each of us would do not follow Christ, we are of staring long enough would Looking at my watch, I re- from my spot by the counter ing on God: We may think he live with this thought in mind, no value. If we want our good somehow make it change. I alized that would put us close but was now confused. When I has forgotten us but he’s actu- “We want to be an example to works to produce what God tried checking in again a few to the flight departure time. I leaned in to ask her about my ally just preparing us for the someone else,” what a differ- intends, then we must follow other times but I kept getting started to get nervous. After seat, the gate agent smiled, said upgrade to a first class blessing. ence it would make in our lives, Jesus. When we follow Him, the same message. about 25 minutes, first-class “Thanks for waiting” and hand- Shewanda Riley is the au- because suddenly, we would we will follow the Word of Slightly annoyed, I finally passengers started boarding the ed me my new boarding pass. thor of the Essence best-seller realize that someone is looking God, because Jesus is the Word went to bed. When I got to the plane. I immediately jumped I thought since I was the last “Love Hangover: Moving on us. in written form. John, Chapter airport and went to the airline up and went back to the gate person on the plane, I’d be in from Pain to Purpose after a When we go to the church 1, states that the Word became ticket counter, they told me that counter. I asked as politely as the back of the plane but to my Relationship ends.” She may services, is our attitude, “I want life, and that Word dwells with- my seat assignment would be I could whether the gate agent surprise, my seat was in first be reached at lovehangover@ to be a help and an encourage- in us when we follow Jesus. made at the gate. had a seat assignment for me class. It took me just a few juno.com. ment to someone?” If so, God Hebrews 10:24 tells us, “And will bless us for it, and He will let us consider one another to cause us to come into the ser- provoke unto love and to good vices with a smile. In John 1:5 works.” As children of God, Jesus said, “I am the Vine, ye we are to encourage others to The Top 10 Gospel Songs are the branches: He that abi- do good works. If we are doing deth in Me, and I in him, the things that God does not want same bringeth forth much fruit: us to do, He takes note of that, for without Me ye can do noth- and He takes care of all things. from the Billboard Gospel Charts ing.” If we have the attitude of con- Good works are only through sidering one another to provoke Jesus. In Matthew 19:16 one unto love, we will not work to came to Jesus and said, “Good split things apart, but to love for the week of September 8 Master, what good thing shall one another and work together. I do, that I may have eternal How can we provoke one an- life?” Jesus answered by telling other unto love? One way is by SONGS ARTISTS ALBUM him there is none good but One, “not forsaking the assembling and that is God. My friends, if of ourselves together, as the we are good, it is only because manner of some is.” 1. 123 Victory Kirk Franklin Featuring Pharrell Williams Jesus is in our lives. We find in James 2:14 these 2. Made A Way Travis Greene Verses 17-21 states: “And he words, “What doth it profit, my said unto him, why callest thou brethren, though a man say he 3. Put A Praise On It Tasha Cobbs Featuring Kierra Sheard Me good? There is none good hath faith, and have not works? 4. You’re Bigger Jekalyn Carr but One, that is God, but if thou Can faith save him?” Many wilt enter into life, keep the people today say, “We are 5. Better Hezekiah Walker commandments. He saith unto saved by faith, and that is all we 6. Wanna Be Happy? Kirk Franklin Him, which? Jesus said, thou need.” Faith alone will not save shalt do no murder, thou shalt us. Faith must produce works. 7. Spirit Break Out William McDowell Featuring Trinity Anderson not commit adultery, thou shalt Faith without works is dead. 8. You Jermaine Dolly not steal, thou shall not bear We find in James 2:26 these false witness, honour thy father words, “For as the body with- 9. It’s Alright, It’s Ok Shirley Caesar Featuring Anthony Hamilton and thy mother: and, thou shalt out the Spirit is dead, so faith 10. I Need You Donnie McClurkin love thy neightbour as thyself. without works is dead also.” The young man saith unto Him, I want to encourage everyone all these things have I kept from to keep pressing in the things To listen to snippets of these songs, please visit billboard.com/charts/gospel-song my youth up: What lack I yet? that God has for us to do. God This young man felt that he is taking note of it all. was in good shape. He said, I Rev. Simeon R. Green III is have done all these good things, pastor of Joynes Road Church Moving the Masses Toward the Mission of the Master but then came the real test. Je- of God, 31 Joynes Road, Hamp- sus said unto him, if thou wilt ton VA 23669. He is married to be perfect, go and sell that Velma L. Green. He is a mem- thou hast, and give to the poor, ber of the National Association and thou shalt have treasure in of Evangelism Church of God, Heaven: and come and follow Anderson, Ind. He serves as Me.” chairman of the Southeastern What was the young man’s Association of The Church of problem? The Spirit of God God, Inc.

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TO BE EQUAL We must support freedom-fighting Toolkit will prevent legacy of Curry in the Black Press health barriers to

By Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. hard to establish will continue President and CEO of the NNPA to grow and be successful in the academic success The freedom marketplace. struggle and Civ- In my remarks on behalf of the By Marian Wright Edelman dren do better in school, are NNPA Columnist il Rights Move- NNPA at the “Celebration of the more likely to graduate from ment of black Life of George Curry,” I shared Does your high school, and to be healthier people in Amer- that, “I have been in the presence child have and earn more as adults. ica and through- of Malcolm X. I have been in the health insur- The Insure All Children tool- out the world presence of The Rev. Dr. Martin ance? kit offers lessons learned from have lost another courageous, Luther King Jr. I have been in If asking 15 school districts in five states iconic freedom fighter, journalist the presence of the Honorable parents this who have worked with CDF and leader. The National News- Minister Louis Farrakhan. I’ve simple question and AASA to create a simple, paper Publishers Association been in the presence of some of could help ensure children stay cost effective, and sustainable salutes, respects, and supports our giants, male and female, but healthier, do better in school, way to identify and enroll eli- the freedom-fighting legacy of I want to say on this public re- and even save a child’s life, gible but uninsured children in George Edward Curry. cord, in my life, I’ve never met a should schools do it? More health insurance. This is some- NNPA publishers, editors, brother that’s had more courage and more districts around the thing schools can do to help journalists, and photographers than George Curry.” country are answering with a close achievement gaps right from across the nation attended As we face the immediate fu- resounding yes! now and level the playing field the “Celebration of Life” home- ture, let us all first be thankful The Children’s Defense Fund for our poor and vulnerable going service for George Curry Veteran journalist and then-Editor-In-Chief of the NNPA Newswire that we had the opportunity and and AASA, The School Super- children. in Tuscaloosa, Ala., at Weeping George Curry speaks during a Black Press Week event at the National blessing to work with Curry. But intendents Association, have Lillian Maldonado French, Mary Baptist Church Aug. 27. Press Club in Washington, D.C., in March 2013. FREDDIE ALLEN/AMG/NNPA we must show our gratitude by just released Happy, Healthy, the superintendent of a poor George at the age of 69 died making sure that his courageous and Ready to Learn: Insure rural California school district from heart failure Aug. 20, in Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. news anchor for TV One and example of journalism contin- All Children! a toolkit to help with whom we have collaborat- Takoma Park, Md. Al Sharpton both traveled to former editor of the Chicago ues. There is an African prov- schools and districts connect ed says this is critical work. “It Curry was our beloved Editor- Tuscaloosa to pay tribute and to Defender, as well as a lifelong erb that says “Freedom fighters children to health care cover- costs as much as you have. If In-Chief of the NNPA News Wire eulogize the memory and lega- colleague of Curry, passionately do not in spirit pass away, their age as part of routine school you have enough to add a ques- Service and after decades of out- cy of Curry. Jackson affirmed, stated, “There was no newspa- spirit lives to inspire the next enrollment. After all, school tion to the form, then that’s what standing contributions and ser- “George was a freedom fighter.” per, no magazine George Curry generation of freedom fighters.” is where more than 55 million you do. If you have enough to vice to the Black Press in Ameri- Charles Steele Jr, president of could not have worked for, but he We all know that Curry sup- children are expected daily this perhaps hire someone to follow ca, George evolved to be admired the Southern Christian Leader- chose to work in black media… ported mentoring and guiding year to prepare for the future. up, then that’s what you do. If by fellow journalists as the “Dean ship Conference and also a na- He chose to do that, because he the development of young jour- The Obama Administration you have enough to perhaps of Black Press columnists.” As a tive of Tuscaloosa and lifelong said there has to be an indepen- nalists who are committed to encourages these efforts, and build a beautiful health clinic foot soldier in the Civil Rights friend of Curry, paid tribute to dent voice that is unapologetic, the Black Press. That’s why the on Aug. 31, U.S. Secretary then that’s what you do. But Movement in the 1960s, I per- Curry’s leadership and activism that thinks about black people NNPA’s Discover the Unexpect- of Education John B. King Jr. you have to start,” she said. sonally have been blessed to have as a “freedom movement” jour- from the moment they wake up ed Journalism Fellowship pro- and U.S. Secretary of Health Schools don’t have to do known and worked with Curry nalist. to the moment they go to sleep.” gram is so important. May these and Human Services Sylvia this alone. Community part- as a fearlessly effective freedom In the eulogy, Sharpton said, The passing of Curry now young journalists and others be Burwell joined District of Co- ners have joined hands with her fighter. “George never knew he was raises the question of “Who will guided by the great example of lumbia Public Schools Chan- district and she is now urging If I could find one word in the much more of a minister to me take his pen?” Who will step for- Curry. cellor Kaya Henderson, CDF, neighboring districts to do it English language to describe the than I ever was to him…George ward to keep the freedom-fight- Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. is the AASA, and other officials to too. professional and brotherly tenac- Curry not only helped to mentor ing legacy of Curry alive today president and CEO of the Na- discuss how all schools can get When CDF began this work ity of Curry, it would be “coura- and bring along students and the and into the future? tional Newspaper Publishers involved and help make sure all in Texas more than a decade geous.” He used his pen and his next generation, but he also did Before Curry died, he had Association and can be reached students are healthy and ready ago, Texas had the highest wit to openly challenge injustice it to many of us that you see out established EmergeNewsOn- for national advertisement sales to learn. rate of uninsured children in in the face and presence of op- there on the front line.” Sharpton line.com. The NNPA supports and partnership proposals at: “We know that efforts like the country with more than a pression. Curry had the courage concluded that Curry was “part Curry’s legacy and we encour- [email protected]; and for the partnership between The million children eligible for to both write and speak truth to of a long tradition, but he was age everyone to support Emerge lectures and other professional School Superintendents Asso- health coverage but not yet en- power without compromise of one of a kind.” News Online to ensure that what consultations at: http://drben- ciation and the Children’s De- rolled. Our goal was to create principle or ethics. Roland Martin, accomplished Curry envisioned and worked jaminfchavisjr.wix.com/drbfc. fense Fund can make a real dif- a simple, routine procedure so ference connecting children to it could become part of what quality healthcare,” King said. schools do. It’s great to have a great part- Working with school dis- ner like Secretary King in terms tricts we developed the simple Why do black businesses struggle to grow? of the interaction between edu- question to be asked on rou- cation and health and how we tine school enrollment forms By Julianne Malveaux ployees. The growth in new busi- justice” to talk about the barri- procurement goals. Federal, state are dependent on education and – “Does your child have health NNPA News Wire Columnist nesses, then, may be the result of ers to entrepreneurship that Afri- and local governments, must also education is helped by health,” insurance?” If families an- The most re- people forming businesses when can Americans had experienced. ensure that there is full minority said Secretary Burwell. “We are swered no, with parents’ per- cent data on they lost or left jobs, as opposed Though the agency, established participation in the contracts they excited today about continuing mission CDF offered help with minority-owned to people entering business with in 1968, has been in existence for award. Those who work with mi- that progress… because 3 out application and enrollment pro- firms in the Unit- an entrepreneurial vision that in- nearly 50 years, many African nority firms must provide incen- of 4 of those uninsured children cess. ed States was cludes hiring and expansion. Americans find entry barriers as tives for firms to do joint venture walk through a school door… Now this new online tool- collected in 2012 Why aren’t more black entre- daunting as they were when the activities or to merge so that they When we think about the chil- kit offers lessons learned so (and released at preneurs trying to do more? It agency was established. Why? can deal with issues of scale. dren, this is where the children school districts everywhere in the end of 2015). It showed that isn’t for lack of ideas. Not a day Many, thinking that we live in a Further, while many minority are reached and this is the place America can create their own the number of minority-owned goes by when I don’t run into “post-racial” era have reverted to businesses crave independence, where there are trusted voices.” successful health enrollment firms rose from 5.8 million in someone with a great, new, busi- old patterns of giving opportuni- the acceptance of outside inves- Thanks in large part to Med- initiatives. 2007 to 8 million in 2012. His- ness idea. Sure, some of them ties and contracts to their friends, tors to facilitate growth. icaid and the Children’s Health We urgently need to change panic-owned firms grew the are whacky, and some are far- instead of tapping a diverse pool Finally, banks must “do the Insurance Program, the num- the odds to help our most vul- most rapidly – by 46 percent to fetched, but many are solid ideas of businesses that can deliver. right thing” and provide more ber of uninsured children in nerable children succeed in our 3.3 million. African American- that can’t get off the ground be- Others say they can’t deal capital to minority businesses the U.S. is at a historic low. global economy. Giving every owned firms grew by 34.5- per cause people need capital to start with those tiny companies that than they currently do. But while our country has child a healthy start should be cent to 2.6 million. Asian-owned a business. have no employees and just one But minority businesses must made great progress expanding the goal of every school dis- firms grew by 23.8 percent to 1.9 The biggest challenge that principal scrambling to do all the also understand that economic health insurance for children, trict, school and parent. million. Women-owned firms black entrepreneurs face is ac- work. Small minority businesses development can’t happen with- about 4.5 million children un- As the director of the District grew by 26.8 percent compared cess to capital, or the difficulties do themselves no favors when out economic justice. Minority der 18 remain uninsured. of Columbia’s Department of to firms owned by men that grew experienced in attempting to get they can’t manage the scope and businesses must provide jobs that These remaining uninsured Health, Dr. LaQuandra S. Nes- by just 6.8 percent. Since the to- a bank loan. Some of the reasons scale of work that some larger pay living wages to the workers children are often the hardest to bitt says, “The insurance sta- tal number of firms grew by just have to do with lack of collat- employers require. that they hire. It makes no sense reach because of various enroll- tus is the great thing we want 2 percent, to 27.6 million, the eral, or with the fact that African For all the barriers and chal- for the black community to advo- ment and retention barriers and to begin with but we also have growth in minority and women- Americans experience a wealth lenges of scale, minority busi- cate for black business, if black are more likely to come from to get to the next step which is owned firms could define the gap so large that few can jump nesses are important, because businesses will not pay a living families with mixed immigra- the great health outcomes and way that business is being done through the fiscal hoops that they are more likely to hire mi- wage with reasonable benefits. tion status, are homeless, or then the final step is beginning in our country. many banks require. nority workers, those affected by Minority entrepreneurship face other challenges. Schools to have those education out- It is possible that the growth Some estimates say that whites the persistent unemployment rate matters. It matters most when it are trusted entities in many of comes.” in minority and women owned have 12 times more wealth than gap. Minority businesses, when is both profitable and commu- these children’s lives. That 2.8 When we insure our chil- firms could provide opportuni- African Americans and whites they have employees, are also nity-transforming. During this million uninsured children are dren’s health today, we are en- ties for women and people of also have an advantage when go- more likely to hire and advance presidential election year, can- eligible for Medicaid or CHIP suring stronger communities color outside the traditional labor ing to lenders. African-American women in executive positions. didates need to be challenged right now but not enrolled cre- and a stronger nation tomor- market, outside traditional corpo- entrepreneurs, good ideas not- Entrepreneurship matters be- to talk about minority business ates an opportunity for schools row. rate work. Maybe. But the ugly withstanding, won’t get a loan cause it expands the realm of participation. Do they subscribe, to help close the gap between Marian Wright Edelman is underside of the growth data is unless they have assets or collat- possibility for people of color, as Richard Nixon did, to the prin- the haves and have-nots. president of the Children’s De- the fact that only 11 percent of eral to back the loan up. allows people to participate fully ciple of “economic justice.” How Schools know better than fense Fund whose Leave No minority-owned firms have - em Yet, it is in the national inter- in the economic realm, and pro- does that manifest in their cam- anyone that healthy children Child Behind® mission is to ployees. In other words, most est to promote minority entrepre- vides people with the opportunity paign spending? thrive better in classrooms. ensure every child a Healthy of these firms are one-person neurship and particularly black to earn profits and to share those Julianne Malveaux is an au- How can a child who needs Start, a Head Start, a Fair businesses, providing consult- entrepreneurship. Even Repub- profits with family and commu- thor and economist. Her latest glasses to read or hearing aids Start, a Safe Start and a Moral ing and other services from just lican President Richard Nixon nity. book “Are We Better Off? Race, to listen learn without them? Start in life and successful pas- one individual. Only 4 percent of “got it” when he authorized the In order to fully encourage Obama and Public Policy” is She can’t. Unmet health needs sage to adulthood with the help African-American-owned firms establishment of the Minority minority business, Fortune 500 available via amazon.com. For are huge barriers to academic of caring families and commu- – just 109,137 of the total 2.6 Business Development Agency companies must commit to sup- booking inquires visit juliane- success. We have an abundance nities. For more information go million businesses – have em- and used the term “economic plier diversity and set numerical malveaux.com of evidence that insured chil- to www.childrensdefense.org.

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By Lauran Neergaard disease. rus. And occasionally, a strain Other less ouchy options AP Medical Writer But it sometimes kills even starts circulating that wasn’t Two less ouchy gadgets are WASHINGTON – Kids may the healthy and young. The included in the vaccine recipe. only for adults. A version of get more of a sting from flu CDC says on average flu kills What happened with Flu- Sanofi’s FluZone can be given vaccination this fall: Doctors about 24,000 Americans each mist? “intradermally,” using tiny are gearing up to give shots year, including about 100 chil- Earlier studies had suggest- needles to penetrate the skin only, because U.S. health offi- dren. ed FluMist actually protected instead of muscle. And a ver- cials say the easy-to-use nasal If mom gets a flu shot -dur youngsters better than shots. sion of Seqiris’ Afluria vaccine spray version of the vaccine ing pregnancy, the vaccine also It’s not clear why, although can be given in a needle-free isn’t working as well as a jab. helps protect her baby during FluMist is the only vaccine device called a jet injector that Needle-phobic adults still its first six months of life. made of live but weakened flu forces the vaccine into a stream have some less painful options. When to get the shot? virus. of fluid that penetrates the skin. But FluMist, with its squirt into Vaccinations are getting un- So it was a surprise when What’s new for seniors? each nostril, was the only ouch- der way as shipments arrive at CDC said earlier this spring People ages 65 and older are free alternative for children, grocery stores, clinics and doc- that scenario was flipping and especially vulnerable to flu’s and has accounted for about a tors’ offices. Despite the - Flu FluMist was failing against dangerous complications be- third of pediatric flu vaccina- Mist problem, the CDC expects certain strains. One theory is cause they tend to have more tions in recent years. enough to meet the typical U.S. that it has to do with a change underlying health problems and The problem: Studies from demand, between 157 million in the nasal spray’s recipe to in- standard flu shots don’t work as the Centers for Disease Control the best shot at prevention and shot won’t hurt. Instead, tell and 168 million shot doses. corporate four strains of influ- well with their waning immune and Prevention found in the protecting those who are vul- them “it might hurt a bit but it Flu typically peaks in Janu- enza instead of three. systems. past few years, FluMist hasn’t nerable from serious and even doesn’t last long and you can ary or February but there’s no “Having this scientific puz- One alternative to standard protected against certain influ- life-threatening infections from do this.” way to predict when it will zle really bothers everybody,” shots is Sanofi’s High-Dose enza strains as well as regular influenza.” The FluMist mystery isn’t the begin spreading, and it takes said Dr. William Schaffner of Fluzone, containing four times flu shots. Baffled scientists Swanson has tricks to help only vaccine news. Seniors are about two weeks for full pro- Vanderbilt University and the the usual anti-flu ingredient. can’t explain why. ease tears and anxiety, like getting a new option made with tection to kick in. National Foundation for Infec- This year seniors have a sec- The CDC says FluMist numbing the skin or distrac- an immune booster in hopes of Will I get sick? tious Diseases. ond alternative, Seqiris’ Fluad should not be used in the U.S. tion techniques like telling the more protection. Here are some Flu shots are made with killed The FluMist recommenda- with “adjuvant,” the first U.S. this year. Tuesday, the Ameri- youngster to cough on the count other things to know: flu virus, so you can’t get the tion could change for future flu vaccine to contain an extra can Academy of Pediatrics of three, coinciding with the Who needs flu vaccine? flu from them. But they’re not flu seasons if researchers figure compound designed to rev up agreed and urged youngsters to poke. Sometimes the young- The CDC urges a yearly vac- perfect; CDC says they reduce that out. the immune system’s response roll up their sleeves for a shot. est feel braver by going first to cination for just about every- the risk of flu by 50 percent to It’s still legal to sell FluMist, to the shot. “We’re saying, ‘Shoot, show up older siblings. Swan- one starting at 6 months of age. 60 percent. Sometimes people which is approved for ages 2 to The cost? now we’ve got to do the poke son makes her own vaccination Flu is most dangerous for still catch the flu but gener- 49. Manufacturer AstraZeneca Insurance covers most flu again,’” said Dr. Wendy Sue a family affair, parents and kids people over age 65, young ally have a milder case than said it plans to make a limited vaccinations, often without a Swanson of Seattle Children’s getting the shot together. children, pregnant women and if they’d gone unvaccinated, amount available in the U.S. in co-payment. For those paying Hospital and the AAP. But, But her top advice: Parents, people with certain health con- or had flu-like symptoms that response to some health pro- out of pocket, prices can range “we know the flu vaccine is don’t lie and tell your kids the ditions such as asthma or heart were caused by a different vi- vider requests. between $32 and $40. NOAA: Global warming increased Electric fans might may make seniors odds for Louisiana downpour hotter in extreme heat By Seth Borenstein of such downpours increased anywhere from AP Science Writer 30 percent to more than 240 percent. The By Lindsey Tanner WASHINGTON – Man-made climate most likely figure is about a doubling, but AP Medical Writer change about doubled the chances for the van der Wiel said they can see is at least a 40 CHICAGO – True or false: type of heavy downpours that caused dev- percent increase. Electric fans are a cheap and ef- astating Louisiana floods last month, a new “We are now actually able to objectively fective way to stay cool during ex- federal study finds. and quantifiably say ‘yes, climate change treme heat waves. A tiny new ex- Using two different sets of measurements contributed to this event,’” Cullen said of the periment in older adults suggests and computer model runs simulating thou- Louisiana downpours. “It’s unequivocal.” the answer may not be as simple AP PHOTO/STEVE RUARK sands of years, scientists found a clear sign Most outside experts – including six who as it seems. of global warming in the rain that triggered In this Aug. 16, file photo, residents survey contributed to the National Academies of It’s an important issue, particu- body temperatures and heart rates the flooding that killed at least 13 people, the flood water on Old Jefferson Highway at Science report that looked at climate attribu- larly for seniors and sick people, down. damaged 150,000 homes and cost at least Bayou Manchac in Prairieville, La. AP PHOTO/ tion studies – praised the science and results. whose bodies struggle to adapt to The new study was published $8.7 billion. More than 26 inches of rain fell MAX BECHERER, FILE The national academies panel chairman, re- extreme temperatures that are be- Tuesday in the Journal of the in one week, with nearly a foot in just one tired Admiral David Titley, a Pennsylvania coming more common as the cli- American Medical Association. day, according to the National Oceanic and After the floods, the question was raised: State University meteorology professor, said mate changes. The results of the No sweat Atmospheric Administration. Did global warming play a role? Climate the Louisiana study followed the guidelines experiment suggest that fans may The results likely boil down to Because the downpour was less than a Central’s World Weather Attribution team the academies set out and uses observations, be less effective for those 60 and sweat: Perspiring is how the body month ago, this study – a collaboration by brought in NOAA and others because of models and physics to come to its conclu- up than in younger people during avoids overheating. Sweat evapo- NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab, their high-quality computer models that had sion. triple-digit heat because older peo- rating on the skin’s surface acts Princeton University, the Dutch weather already been running data, said Climate Cen- “It’s an excellent study,” said Columbia ple don’t sweat as much. like a natural air conditioner, cool- agency and the private science-and-jour- tral chief scientist Heidi Cullen. University climate scientist Adam Sobel, The authors don’t want anyone ing the body. Fans can boost that nalism Climate Central – has not been peer The team uses methods that National who was on the academies report team. to stop using fans in normal hot evaporation by blowing more air reviewed yet. Still, it has been accepted by Academies of Sciences says are fair and ac- “These are top established researchers and weather, though, and they caution over damp skin, Crandall said. But the journal Hydrology and Earth System Sci- curate to determine if global warming played the GFDL model is one of the best in the that their conclusions are not clear- older adults don’t sweat as much ences and will be peer reviewed live online a part in weather disasters. Sometimes they business for this purpose. The methods are cut because they studied so few in hot weather, depriving them over the next couple months. The Associated have found a climate change connection; appropriate and very thoroughly and clearly people at just one extremely high of the cooling effect and making Press contacted 11 outside experts and most other times, such as in German floods and explained as are the assumptions necessary temperature. them more prone to heat-related of them praised the science and conclusions Brazilian drought, they have not. to draw the conclusions.” The experiment illness. For them, using fans in of the study. The computer simulations run over and National Center for Atmospheric Research Eight adults aged 60 to 80 years extreme heat might just push more “The global warming signal is present in over again, comparing scenarios in which senior scientist Kevin Trenberth said the agreed to sit for about two hours hot air over the skin, Crandall said. these numbers,” said study lead Karin van man-made greenhouse gases trap heat and study seems to come to the right conclu- in a chamber resembling a walk-in As humidity increased in the der Wiel, a NOAA and Princeton University others mirroring current conditions and other sions, but misses the role of super warm sea- freezer, only it was heated to 107 chamber, participants reported that researcher and meteorologist. “For a precipi- scenarios. The scientists concluded that cli- water and “off the charts” moisture in the air, degrees. Researchers used a steam they felt just as hot with the fans tation event of this size to occur on the cen- mate change turned a once-every-50-year some of which was natural due to El Nino generator to gradually increase as without. tral Gulf Coast, the odds have increased by situation somewhere on the Gulf to a once- and about one-third from man-made climate humidity to 70 percent. The par- Fans may be beneficial for the at least 40 percent and most likely doubled.” every-30-year-or-less situation, and the odds change. ticipants sat with a 16-inch electric elderly at more normal hot tem- fan in the chamber on one day, and peratures, because less sweat is came back another and sat without needed to keep relatively cool, co- the fan. researcher Matthew Cramer, also UN changes guidance about sex for travelers to zika zones The results at UT Southwestern. Fans seemed to make things It’s unclear what the upper Associated Press use condoms or abstain from sex or not having sex for at least eight epidemics should make an “in- worse. Participants’ heart rates limit may be for seniors. Crandall for eight weeks after returning weeks after returning from a Zika- formed choice about whether and were 10 beats per minute higher guessed “maybe 100 to 102 de- GENEVA – The U.N. health from areas with epidemics. The hit country, if they have shown when to become pregnant.” on average and their body temper- grees Fahrenheit, but the bottom agency is changing its advice to disease is mostly transmitted by no symptoms of the disease. The Last week, WHO declared that atures were almost half a degree line is we don’t know.” travelers returning from areas fac- mosquitoes but can also be spread agency said it is currently review- the continued spread of Zika – it higher with the fan than without The advice ing a Zika virus outbreak, saying via sex. ing the latest scientific informa- has now infected more than 70 it. Those small changes aren’t Older adults facing heat waves both men and women should now Officials had previously tracked tion on Zika and may update its countries and territories – remains dangerous in the short term, but should seek out air-conditioning practice safe sex or abstinence for cases of men spreading Zika guidance later. a global health emergency. Since over a longer period of time they – if not at home then at a friend’s six months. through sex and in July, American Most people who catch Zika the virus arrived in Singapore can stress the heart, said study house, community center, shop- The World Health Organiza- scientists reported the first case of only experience mild symptoms about two weeks ago, it has sick- co-author Craig Crandall, a UT ping mall or movie theater, Cran- tion’s guidance applies to all trav- a woman infecting a male partner like fever and a rash, but in a small ened nearly 300 people. Southwestern Medical Center re- dall said. Drink plenty of fluids, elers, whether or not they show via sex. proportion of pregnant women, WHO said it was still unsure searcher. too. And don’t get the idea that symptoms of the virus. The U.S. Centers for Disease the virus can also cause brain and what percentage of Zika-infected Fans had the opposite effect electric fans are forbidden, he The organization’s previous Control and Prevention recom- other neurological problems in ba- women will give birth to a brain- on young adults subjected to the said. “The last thing we want is for guidance in early June was for mends that men and women bies. WHO says men and women damaged infant, calling the risk same conditions in an earlier ex- people to stop using fans when it’s only men without symptoms to should consider using condoms living in areas with ongoing Zika “relatively low but significant.” periment. Fans helped keep their 95 degrees out,” he said. CLASSIFIED

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A REZONING NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A USE PERMIT

ZONING CASE NO. 3944 ZONING CASE NO. 3949 ZONING CASE NO. 3948

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority and direction of that Ordinance by the City By virtue of and pursuant to the authority and direction of that Ordinance By virtue of and pursuant to the authority and direction of that Ordinance by the Council of Jackson, Mississippi, appearing in Minute Book 3G at page 115 thereof, by the City Council of Jackson, Mississippi, appearing in Minute Book 3G City Council of Jackson, Mississippi, appearing in Minute Book 3G at page 115 notice is hereby given to all persons interested in or in any way affected thereby, at page 115 thereof, notice is hereby given to all persons interested in or thereof, notice is hereby given to all persons interested in or in any way affected that Anthony Ratliff has filed with the Planning Board for the City of Jackson, an ap- in any way affected thereby, that Mary Armstrong has filed with the Plan- thereby, that Marvin Cornelius has filed with the Planning Board for the City of plication requesting a Rezoning from C80-C3 (General) Commercial District to C-3 ning Board for the City of Jackson, an application requesting a Special Jackson, an application requesting a Use Permit to operate a Used Car Dealer- (General) Commercial District with a Use Permit, to operate a Used Car Dealership Exception to operate a residential daycare center in a R-2 (Single-Family ship/ Mechanic Shop within a C-3 (General) Commercial District on property on property located at 1619 University Blvd., in the First Judicial District of Hinds & Two-Family) Residential District for property located at 252 E. Longview located at 2926 JR Lynch St., in the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mis- County, Mississippi, and being more particularly described as: Dr., in the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, and being sissippi, and being more particularly described as: more particularly described as: LOT 11 LESS 10 FT OF EAST SIDE & LOT 22 MISSISSIPPI ADDITION TRACT I: Lot 17 & 18, Block N, Beverly Heights, Part 3, a subdivision according A certain parcel of land being located in the SE ¼ of Section 6, Township 5 Said application will be heard at the City Planning Board Hearing in the Andrew to a map or plat there which is on file and of record in the office of the North, Range 1 East, Hinds County, Mississippi and being more particularly de- Jackson Conference Room, First Floor, Warren A. Hood Building, 200 S. President Chancery Clerk of Hinds County, at Jackson, Mississippi, in Plat Book 11 scribed as follows: Street in Jackson, Mississippi, at 1:30 p.m., on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at Page 36, reference to which is hereby made in aid of and as a part of at which time all parties interested in or affected thereby will be heard both pro and this description. Commencing at a point being located 37.5 feet East of the centerline of Ellis con on said question, after which a record will be established upon which the City Avenue and 35 feet North of the centerline of Lynch Street, run thence Westerly Planning Board can make its recommendation to the City Council of Jackson. Any Said application will be heard at the City Planning Board Hearing in the along a projection of a line 35 feet North of said centerline of Lynch Street a dis- objection thereto may be made by any person owning property within the area, and Andrew Jackson Conference Room, First Floor, Warren A. Hood Building, tance of 300.0 feet to the point of beginning continue thence Westerly along last if made in writing must be filed with the City Zoning Administrator before said time 200 S. President Street in Jackson, Mississippi, at 1:30 p.m., on Wednes- said call a distance of 95 feet; thence turn right 90 degrees 00 minutes and run if a hearing thereof or consideration thereof is desired, or by counsel on said date. day, September 28, 2016, at which time all parties interested in or affect- Northerly 155.0 feet; thence turn right 90 degrees 00 minutes and run Easterly If a request is made to the Zoning Administrator at least 72 hours in advance, the ed thereby will be heard both pro and con on said question, after which a 95.0 feet; thence turn right 90 degrees 00 minutes and run Southerly 155.0 feet City will take steps to accommodate citizens need for interpreters or auxiliary aids record will be established upon which the City Planning Board can make to the point of beginning. for the visually/hearing impaired. its recommendation to the City Council of Jackson. Any objection thereto may be made by any person owning property within the area, and if made TRACT II: WITNESS my signature this 29th day of August 2016. in writing must be filed with the City Zoning Administrator before said time A certain parcel of land being situated in the Southeast Quarter of Section 6, if a hearing thereof or consideration thereof is desired, or by counsel on Township 5 North, Range 1 East, and being more particularly described by /s/Ester L. Ainsworth said date. If a request is made to the Zoning Administrator at least 72 metes and bounds as follows, to-wit: Zoning Administrator hours in advance, the City will take steps to accommodate citizens need City of Jackson, Mississippi for interpreters or auxiliary aids for the visually/hearing impaired. Commencing at the point of intersection of the West line of Ellis Avenue as ex- 9/8/2016, 9/22/2016 tended with the North line of Lynch Street as extended and from said point run WITNESS my signature this 29th day of August 2016. Westerly 395 feet to the southwest comer of the Big 10 Tire Co. property; thence turn to the right through an angle of 90 degrees and run Northerly along the west LEGAL /s/Ester L. Ainsworth line of the said Big 10 Tire co. property for a distance of 155 feet to the Point of Zoning Administrator Beginning; thence continue Northerly for a distance of 145 feet; thence tum to NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A USE PERMIT City of Jackson, Mississippi the right through an and of 90 degrees and run Easterly for a distance of 95 feet; thence tum right and run Southerly for a distance of 145 feet to the northeast ZONING CASE NO. 3951 9/8/2016, 9/22/2016 comer of the aforementioned Big 10 Tire Co. property; thence turn to the right through an angle of 90 degrees and run Westerly along the north line of the By virtue of and pursuant to the authority and direction of that Ordinance by the said Big 10 Tire Co. property for a distance of 95 feet to the Point of Beginning. City Council of Jackson, Mississippi, appearing in Minute Book 3G at page 115 LEGAL thereof, notice is hereby given to all persons interested in or in any way affected Said application will be heard at the City Planning Board Hearing in the Andrew thereby, that Darnell Phillips has filed with the Planning Board for the City of Jack- NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION Jackson Conference Room, First Floor, Warren A. Hood Building, 200 S. Presi- son, an application requesting a Use Permit to operate a sports bar within a C-2 dent Street in Jackson, Mississippi, at 1:30 p.m., on Wednesday, September (Limited) Commercial District on property located at 2718 Medgar Evers Blvd., in ZONING CASE NO. 3950 28, 2016, at which time all parties interested in or affected thereby will be heard the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, and being more particularly both pro and con on said question, after which a record will be established upon described as: By virtue of and pursuant to the authority and direction of that Ordinance which the City Planning Board can make its recommendation to the City Council by the City Council of Jackson, Mississippi, appearing in Minute Book 3G of Jackson. Any objection thereto may be made by any person owning property Commencing at the center of Section 28, Township 6 North, Range 1 East, Hinds at page 115 thereof, notice is hereby given to all persons interested in within the area, and if made in writing must be filed with the City Zoning Admin- County, Mississippi run thence West 30 feet to the West boundary line of Holmes or in any way affected thereby, that Lydia & Eric Kluksdahl has filed with istrator before said time if a hearing thereof or consideration thereof is desired, Avenue extended at a distance of 397 feet to a concrete monument; run thence the Planning Board for the City of Jackson, an application requesting a or by counsel on said date. If a request is made to the Zoning Administrator at South 0°20’ East along Westerly boundary of Holmes Ave. a distance of 135.5 Special Exception to operate a music school in a R-1A (Single-Family) least 72 hours in advance, the City will take steps to accommodate citizens need feet; run thence S. 41 °20’ West along said Westerly boundary of Holmes Ave. a Residential District for property located at 6470 Old Canton Rd., in the for interpreters or auxiliary aids for the visually/hearing impaired. distance of 541.8 feet; run thence S. 41°20’ West along said Westerly boundary of First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, and being more par- Holmes Ave. a distance of 351.4 feet to the intersection of the northerly boundary ticularly described as: WITNESS my signature this 29th day of August 2016. line of U.S. Highway 49, said point being marked by a concrete monument and being located 41 feet North and 47 feet west of S.W. Corner of the NW ¼ of the Lots 77 and 78, The Country Club of Jackson, a subdivision ac­ cording /s/Ester L. Ainsworth SE ¼ Sec. 28 T6N , R1E, Hinds county, Miss., which is the point of the beginning to a map or plat thereof which is on file and record in the office of the Zoning Administrator of the lands described herein, said point also being the intersection of the north- chancery Clerk of Hinds County at Jackson, Mississippi, in Plat book 20, City of Jackson, Mississippi erly line of U.S Highway #49 (also known as Medgar Evers Boulevard) and the Page 24, reference to which is hereby made in aid of and as part of this northerly line of a distance of 250.0 feet; thence at a right angle for a distance of description. 9/8/2016, 9/22/2016 90.0 feet; thence at a right angle for a distance of 250.0 feet to a point on the west line of Holmes Avenue; thence at a right angle and along the westerly boundary of Said application will be heard at the City Planning Board Hearing in the Holmes Avenue for a distance of 90.0 feet to the point of the beginning. Andrew Jackson Conference Room, First Floor, Warren A. Hood Building, 200 S. President Street in Jackson, Mississippi, at 1:30 p.m., on Wednes- Said application will be heard at the City Planning Board Hearing in the Andrew day, September 28, 2016, at which time all parties interested in or affect- Help Wanted Jackson Conference Room, First Floor, Warren A. Hood Building, 200 S. Presi- ed thereby will be heard both pro and con on said question, after which a dent Street in Jackson, Mississippi, at 1:30 p.m., on Wednesday, September 28, record will be established upon which the City Planning Board can make Lead Maintenance Tech and 2016, at which time all parties interested in or affected thereby will be heard both its recommendation to the City Council of Jackson. Any objection thereto pro and con on said question, after which a record will be established upon which may be made by any person owning property within the area, and if made Maintenance Tech III the City Planning Board can make its recommendation to the City Council of Jack- in writing must be filed with the City Zoning Administrator before said time son. Any objection thereto may be made by any person owning property within the if a hearing thereof or consideration thereof is desired, or by counsel on Great Pay / Benefits Canton CSC 3010 area, and if made in writing must be filed with the City Zoning Administrator before said date. If a request is made to the Zoning Administrator at least 72 said time if a hearing thereof or consideration thereof is desired, or by counsel hours in advance, the City will take steps to accommodate citizens need 485 North Union Extension on said date. If a request is made to the Zoning Administrator at least 72 hours in for interpreters or auxiliary aids for the visually/hearing impaired. Canton, MS 39046 advance, the City will take steps to accommodate citizens need for interpreters or auxiliary aids for the visually/hearing impaired. WITNESS my signature this 29th day of August 2016. 601-859-8357

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By Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON – Ameri- can employers advertised a record number of open jobs in July, a sign hiring may stay healthy despite a slowdown last month. Job openings jumped 4 per- cent to 5.87 million, the Labor Department said Wednesday, slightly above the previous peak reached in April. The data dates back to December U.S. Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. 2000. The report muddies the em- By Eric Tucker ‘Hey, we think this is bad,’” Jeff ployment outlook for the Fed- Associated Press Wagner, OPM’s director of infor- eral Reserve, which meets in WASHINGTON – It was time mation security operations, told two weeks to consider whether to purge the hacker from the U.S. officials investigating the hack, to raise short-term interest government’s computers. according to the report. rates for the first time this year. After secretly monitoring the For the next few months, the The big increase in open jobs hacker’s online movements for personnel office worked with the suggests hiring will pick up in months, officials worried he was FBI, National Security Agency the coming months. In this May 18, 2016, file photo, a woman passes a “We’re Hiring!” sign while entering a clothing store in getting too close to critical infor- and others to monitor the hacker But that message runs coun- the Downtown Crossing of Boston. AP PHOTO/CHARLES KRUPA, FILE mation, so they devised a plan, to better understand his move- ter to the government’s jobs called the “Big Bang,” to expel ments. Officials developed a plan report Friday, which showed and prices, an increase in De- ing of the job market than the ployers are struggling to find him. to expel the hacker in May 2014. that employers pulled back on cember is more likely. Friday employment numbers. enough qualified workers to Trouble was, with all their at- That effort included resetting ad- hiring in August. They added Last Friday’s sluggish jobs The JOLTS shows that total fill their positions. An increas- tention focused in that case, they ministrative accounts, building 151,000 jobs last month, about report moved the Fed in a hiring rose 1 percent in July to ing proportion of jobs require missed the other hacker entirely. new accounts for users who had half the total of the previous more cautious direction. Trad- 5.22 million, a solid pace but additional education beyond a A congressional report provides been compromised and taking of- two months. The unemploy- ers now see about a 46 percent down slightly from a year ago. high school degree. previously undisclosed details fline compromised systems. ment rate stayed a relatively chance that the Fed will raise That hiring figure is a gross At the same time, a rising and a behind-the-scenes chronol- “The risk of kicking them out low 4.9 percent for the third rates by its December meeting, total. Friday’s jobs report cal- number of open jobs, with a ogy of one of the worst-ever cy- too early had come and gone,” straight month. down from over 50 percent culates a net total of gains af- low unemployment rate of 4.9 berattacks on the United States. It Wagner said, “and now the risk Economists and investors last week, before the employ- ter subtracting those who quit, percent, could force employ- lays out missed opportunities be- was becoming having them in too don’t think the Fed is likely ment report was released. retired or were laid off. ers to increase pay to attract fore the break-in at the Office of long, and we didn’t want to keep to raise rates at its Sept. 20-21 Wednesday’s report, known The disparity between the more applicants. Faster wage Personnel Management exposed them around any longer than we meeting. But if Fed officials as the Job Openings and Labor 4 percent jump in open jobs, gains would quicken growth, security clearances, background had to.” believe the economy is accel- Turnover survey, or JOLTS, and just a 1 percent increase in which has been tepid in the checks and fingerprint records. The problem was far from erating and will push up wages provides a more detailed read- hiring, suggests that many em- past year. That intrusion – widely blamed solved. on China’s government – com- Unknown to the experts, a sec- promised personal information ond intruder posing as an employ- of more than 21 million current, ee of a federal contractor had in- former and prospective federal filtrated the system weeks before employees; led to the resignation the “Big Bang” and created an Why it matters: Education of the OPM director; and drew undetected foothold. That hacker outrage over changing explana- used a contractor’s credentials to By Jennifer C. Kerr enroll in other plans that could from states and local districts, tion will lag in international tions about its severity. log into the system, install mali- Associated Press help cut costs. facing ever-tight budgets. competitiveness and that will The report by the House Com- cious software and create a back- WASHINGTON – THE IS- Donald Trump has railed The Obama administration contribute to economic hard- mittee on Oversight and Govern- door to the network. SUE: Hundreds of billions of against the Common Core aca- and others before it – both Re- ship. And within the U.S., there ment Reform faulted the person- Over the next several months, taxpayer dollars are spent each demic standards that have been publican and Democratic – have are challenging gaps by race nel agency for failing to secure the hacker moved unchecked year on the country’s public adopted in more than 40 states, preached the importance of a and wealth, for achievement sensitive data despite warnings through the system and stole schools. The U.S. has record- calling them a “total disaster.” quality education that opens the and more. for years that it was vulnerable sensitive security clearance back- high graduation rates, 82 per- He’s pledged to do away with door to opportunity and suc- Globally, American school- to hackers. The report concluded ground investigation files, per- cent, but also stubborn achieve- them if elected, even though cess. Yet the cost of college is children trail their counterparts that the hacking revealed last year sonnel files and, ultimately,- fin ment gaps and dismally lagging the standards were created and rising, leaving students saddled in Japan, Korea, Canada, Ger- could have been prevented if the gerprint data. math and reading scores com- adopted by states, not the fed- with debt. And some who have many, France and more. agency had put in place basic, re- That breach went undetected pared with other countries. And eral government. Trump says attended for-profit schools have Education remains primarily quired security controls and rec- until April 2015, when an OPM university degrees are leaving he wants to see more local con- seen their degrees rendered vir- the responsibility of the states, ognized from an earlier break-in contract employee traced the flow millions mired in debt. Few is- trol of education. He’s vowed to tually worthless, with the gov- even though the federal govern- that it was actually dealing with of stolen material back to an in- sues touch the lives of families give students choice, let charter ernment picking up the tab for ment can use its pocketbook to a sophisticated, persistent enemy. ternet address that had been reg- like the state of education. schools thrive and end tenure discharging their student loans. influence policies and practices. “We had literally tens of mil- istered to Steve Rogers, the alter Where they stand policies “that reward bad teach- There’s no doubt that better The Obama administration is- lions of Americans whose data ego of Captain America, indicat- Hillary Clinton has made the ers.” educated students more often sued waivers and grants through was stolen by a nefarious over- ing a spoof account. By then, sen- soaring costs of college her pri- Why it matters get better paying jobs. The me- programs like Race to the Top seas actor, but it was entirely pre- sitive information on millions of mary education focus. She has Just look at the numbers. dian annual earnings for some- to get its say on academic stan- ventable,” Rep. Jason Chaffetz, American workers had been com- proposed free tuition at in-state About 100,000 public schools one age 25 to 34 with no high dards and other issues. the committee chairman, said in promised. public colleges and universi- opened their doors to some 50 school diploma is $40,000. For A law enacted last year with an interview. The report also faulted the per- ties for working families with million students in kindergarten those with a bachelor’s degree bipartisan support has vastly “With some basic hygiene, sonnel office for failing to quickly incomes up to $125,000. Of through high school in the new or higher, it’s $52,000. diminished the powers of the some good tools, an awareness deploy security tools from an out- course, that’s only free for stu- school year. The good news: High school federal government in how the and some talent, they really could side firm to detect malicious code dent and families, not for tax- The bill for taxpayers: $582 graduation rates are up sharply county’s schools are run and have prevented this,” said Chaf- and other threats. Once used, the payers. To counter the crush of billion, or about $11,670 per and dropout rates are down. their performance judged, but fetz, R-Utah. tool from Cylance Inc. of Irvine, student debt, she also wants to pupil each year, on average, The bad: Progress for the the Education Department still The agency’s acting director, California, “lit up like a Christmas implement a three-month mora- to teach those students and set nation’s schoolkids isn’t nearly plays an oversight role. While Beth Cobert, said in a statement tree,” indicating it found malware torium on loan payments for all them on a path toward college on pace with other countries. the current administration has that OPM disagrees with much of throughout the federal comput- federal borrowers. During that or careers. About 10 percent This has implications well be- started putting the law into the report, which she said “does ers, a Cylance official is quoted as time, borrowers would be able of that money comes from the yond bragging rights. A country place, it will be up to the next not fully reflect where this agency saying in the report. to consolidate their loans or federal government. The rest is that’s trailing others in educa- president to finish the process. stands today.” She said the hack “Could they have done better? “provided a catalyst for acceler- Absolutely,” Cylance founder and ated change within our organiza- chief executive Stuart McClure, tion,” including hiring new cyber- said in an interview. “But once security experts and strengthening they had been definitively con- Apple prepares to show off new its security. vinced there was a breach, they The committee’s top Demo- took it very seriously.” crat, Rep. Elijah Cummings of The congressional report said Maryland, said he could not sup- OPM officials misled the public iPhones and other products port the report because of “several about the scope of the breach and key deficiencies.” He said some also by saying the two breaches By Brandon Bailey iPhones during the first six months of the criticism was unfair and were unrelated when, instead, AP Technology Writer of this year, about 15 percent fewer that the report failed to properly “they appear to be connected and SAN FRANCISCO – Eyes are on than the same period last year. This address the role of contractors in possibly coordinated.” Apple on Wednesday as the com- year marks the first time that Apple cybersecurity. “The two attackers shared the pany prepares to unveil expected has seen such declines. Industry The government discovered the same target, conducted their at- new iPhones and other products at analysts say it’s because last fall’s first hacking in March 2014. A tacks in a similarly sophisticated an event in San Francisco starting at iPhone 6S and 6S Plus didn’t con- Homeland Security Department manner, and struck with similar 1 p.m. EDT. tain many new features or improve- team noticed suspicious streams timing,” the report said. Analysts say the new iPhones ments. of data leaving its network be- Though the U.S. suspects the could help Apple recover modestly Investors are hoping for a bigger tween 10 p.m. and 10 a.m. – the hack was an act of Chinese espio- from a recent dip in sales. But with boost in sales next year. Wall Street online equivalent of moving nage, the House inquiry did not few expected dramatic changes analysts say reports from Apple’s trucks hauling away filing cabi- go into great detail about who was from previous models, Apple watch- Asian manufacturers and suppliers nets containing confidential -pa responsible. It mentions that the ers aren’t expecting the kind of big indicate the company has decided to pers in the middle of the night. data breaches discovered in April spikes in consumer demand that the wait a year before introducing a ma- The government’s Einstein intru- 2015 were likely perpetrated by company saw two years ago, when jor overhaul of the phone in 2017. This Sept. 2, photo shows the earphone jack and charging sion warning system detected the the group “Deep Panda,” which it introduced larger screens. That will be the iPhone’s 10th an- port on an Apple iPhone 6, in New York. Apple unveiled new theft. has been linked to the Chinese Apple sold nearly 92 million niversary. iPhones Sept. 7. AP PHOTO/RICHARD DREW “DHS called us and let us know, military. www.mississippilink.com SEPTEMBER 8 - 14, 2016 THE MISSISSIPPI LINK • 17 Sonic Boom, J-Settes give rousing performances during pep rally in Vegas

By L.A. Warren Mississippi Link Newswire LAS VEGAS – In a prelude to the Sept. 1 halftime show and football season opener between Jackson State University and the University of Ne- vada Las Vegas, the internationally re- nowned Sonic Boom of the South and Prancing J-Settes wowed more than 3,500 spectators during a free com- munity performance Aug. 31, in Las Vegas. The high attendance at Pearson Community Center impressed the Boom, J-Settes, UNLV and the Las Ve- gas Convention and Visitors Authority. O’Neill Sanford, JSU’s director of bands, said, “We thought we would To thunderous applause Wednesday evening, JSU’s Sonic Boom of the South have just a couple hundred spectators, marches in cadence as it prepares to hit the field for a special performance in Las A crowd of spectators stands to its feet as JSU struts onto the field of Pearson Com- but I’m quite surprised by the size.” Vegas. PHOTO BY CHARLES A. SMITH/JSU munity Center. The atmosphere was electric and the crowd ecstatic. JSU’s visit. State University, UNLV, the J-Settes Sanford said, “Anytime you give Rossi Ralenkotter, president of the and the Sonic Boom coming together. JSU performers a crowd, they bring convention and visitors authority, said, This is a great community event to it.” “This gathering is about the commu- kick off football weekend.” He also said the Boom’s presence nity, with all of us getting together to Tammy Witt, a JSU Sports Hall of could be a recruiting tool for the urban see some great performances. So, this Famer and native of Las Vegas, said, university, and he plans to return to is about the bands, the schools, and the “It’s awesome to have my alumni Las Vegas in search of marching band history of the institutions. It’s a win- come to my hometown.” Witt gradu- students, string students and other tal- win for everybody.” ated in 1982 from JSU, where she was ent for the department of music. Meanwhile, fans locally and from a star volleyball player. She said many JSU President Carolyn W. Meyers afar – along with numerous represen- of her family members had always de- said Aug. 31 event was a great oppor- tatives from other HBCUs – assembled sired to see JSU perform, and this visit tunity for JSU to reach out to residents at the community center to support the provided a perfect opportunity. of Las Vegas because “service requires JSU Tigers. After JSU had marched onto the that we get out in the community, and Tina Kunzer-Murphy, director of field and performed to roaring cheers, that includes our band. Part of this athletics at UNLV, described JSU’s many expressed a desire to see this oc- outreach means igniting dreams in our pep rally as “heartwarming.” She said casion become a tradition. young people. Many of them desire arrangements for this matchup began a Sanford said, “We want to come to attend college. Now, they’ll see the few years ago with help from the LVC- back. It’s the first time in decades JSU President Carolyn W. Meyers (center) greets UNLV athletics director Tina Kun- band and say, ‘I can be a part of that.’” VA. “I can’t think of a better game set- that we’ve traveled this far across the zer-Murphy and Lawrence Weekly, chair of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors The LVCVA helped orchestrate up for Thursday than to have Jackson country.” Authority. Moorer named to Tiger Invitational All- Valley falls to MS College in volleyball SWAC.org Tournament Team VOLLEYBALL RECAP dropped the first set but turned it around BATON ROUGE, La. – Southern fell Mississippi College 3, Mississippi to take sets two and three in back-and- in straight sets to Nicholls State during Valley State 0 (25-20, 27-25, 25-14) a tri-match at Miles College. The Braves forth action. The Rams were able to its home opener Sept. 6. Mississippi Valley State lost to Mis- came up short against the home-standing outlast Alcorn in set four to force the The Jaguars (1-7) stayed well within sissippi College for the first time in Golden Bears in four sets but rebounded fifth set, but from there, Alcorn wrapped striking distance during set one, but school history Sept. 6. MVSU fell in to down Albany State in five sets. things up. the Colonels were able to put together straight sets. The Lady Braves (1-5) and Golden Mellom posted 42 assists, a single enough offensive spurts during the tail The Devilettes (1-4) only hit .037 as Bears were involved in a defensive match season-high for any SWAC play- end of the frame to claim a 1-0 set lead. far as attack percentage. After battling struggle, as neither side hit particularly er this year in the category. The second set was even closer, with the Choctaws closely in the first two sets well. Miles edged ALCN in attack per- Houston Baptist 3, Prairie View seven ties in the period. However, with – with the second one requiring a bit of centage (.077 to .019) for the match. A&M 0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-11) the game at 17 all, NSU pulled away extra points to settle – MVSU faded in After Alcorn State dropped the first two HOUSTON, Texas – Prairie View with an 8-2 run. set three as MC was able to double up sets of the contest, the Braves rebounded A&M (0-4) went down in straight sets In set three, Southern looked poised the Devilettes in the first 30 points of the to take the third set after forcing Miles to Houston Baptist Sept. 6. to push it to a fourth frame, as it had period en route to a comfortable set vic- to connect at a paltry -.097 percent of its The Panthers only mustered a .043 built a 16-11 lead along the way. The al- tory. attacks during the frame. However, the attack percentage in the match, and lowance of a 7-2 run halted those plans, Illyia Trahan led MVSU with eight Jackson State’s Tyler Moorer was named to the momentum didn’t carry over into the struggled to stifle the Huskies’ attack as and the teams would trade the advantage Tiger Invitational, which was hosted by Memphis kills. Kalin Barnes added 10 digs and fourth set. the match went. PVAM allowed HBU the rest of the way until consecutive at- University Aug. 27. During the two day tournament five kills. For Alcorn, Barbara Garrett posted to raise its attack percentage in each set tack errors ruined the Jaguars’ chances the Lady Tigers fell to a 0-7 overall record, after Miles 3, Alcorn State 1 (25-23, 25- seven kills, seven digs, four aces and and was outpointed 2-1 in terms of kills at set point with the game 26-25 in favor dropping three matches over the weekend. Moorer, 21, 17-25, 25-22) a block in the contest. Sydney Mellom (42-21). of SUBR. Nicholls then closed the deal however, proved to be a defensive standout for JSU Alcorn State 3, Albany State 2 (17- added 19 assists, and Carol Kiam-Assa- Randi Hunter posted eight kills and from there. as she recorded a team high 23 digs. The Lady Ti- 25, 25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 15-9) to pitched in with 21 digs. three blocks to lead Prairie View A&M. Arabella Hall posted eight kills and gers return to action Sept. 9-10, when they travel to FAIRFIELD, Ala. – Alcorn State Garrett was a force in Alcorn’s win Erica Jimenez added 11 assists. four blocks, and Paige Hall added six Jacksonville, Ala., to participate in the Jacksonville collected the first win of the Chelsey over Albany State, registering a double- Nicholls State 3, Southern 0 (25-19, kills and six blocks for Southern. Dia- State Invitational. Lucas-Nichols regime Sept. 6, splitting double with 16 kills and 11 digs. ALCN 25-19, 28-26) mond Williams delivered 22 digs.

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By Kam Williams Despite being perhaps a little vu about them. he makes it his mission to bring dislikes the idea of cooperating showdown at Kai Tak Cruise Columnist long-in-the-tooth to still be do- Nevertheless, a treat is in store the creep to justice. with a slippery con man. Terminal back in Hong Kong, Jackie Chan made dozens of ing such stunt-driven adven- for the uninitiated, especially Meanwhile, half a world Directed by Renny Harlin where the case is very satisfac- martial arts movies in his na- tures, the 60-something matinee youngsters who’ve never seen away, Johnny just happens (Die Hard 2), Skiptrace overall torily resolved. tive Hong Kong prior to finding idol is back with Skiptrace, a either of these leads ply his trade to witness the kidnapping of is a globe-trotting affair which Though he’s certainly no phenomenal success stateside slight variation on the theme before. Yung’s daughter Samantha unfolds at a dizzying pace in Chris Tucker, Johnny Knoxville in 1998 co-starring with Chris co-starring Johnny Knoxville. In Skiptrace, Jackie plays (Bingbing Fan). So, that makes the course of visiting a variety does prove a decent enough ac- Tucker in the buddy-comedy Knoxville is known for Jack- Hong Kong detective Benny him invaluable to Benny when of ports-of-call all across the complice for Jackie Chan’s en- Rush Hour. ass, the TV and film franchise Chan, and Johnny co-stars the two subsequently cross planet. The multi-layered who- dearing combination of antics Their pairing as unlikely-part- in which he and a coterie of de- as Connor Watts, an Ameri- paths, as much as the detective dunit eventually builds to a big and acrobatics. ners proved so popular that they ranged confederates perform an can gambler on the run from a returned to the well to shoot a array of death-defying feats. Russian casino owner (Charlie couple of sequels in Rush Hour Here, he reprises some of his Rawes) he fleeced to the tune of 2 and Rush Hour 3. And Jackie greatest hits, like rolling down a million dollars. further milked the familiar for- the street in a barrel. The same At the point of departure, Ben- mula in outings opposite Owen can be said of Chan, as so many ny’s partner Yung (Eric Tsang) is Wilson in Shanghai Noon and of the picture’s chase and fight murdered by a mysterious mob- Shanghai Knights. sequences have a feeling of deja ster known as The Matador, and Book Review The Full Tank Life By Ben Tankard • c.2016, FaithWords / Hachette $22.00 / $26.50 Canada • 208 pages

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www.mississippilink.com SEPTEMBER 8 - 14, 2016 THE MISSISSIPPI LINK • 19 More black women WhereU helps users shop black with mere finger taps are trying out cigars By Curtis Bunn Urban News Service By Curtis Bunn Business runs through Dionne Urban News Service Mahaffey’s veins. Her father When Monica Cooper was an entrepreneur as she grew walked into a smoke-filled up in Birmingham, Ala. room, it changed her life. So, it was almost inevitable She was a New York promo- that Mahaffey, a business psy- tional model in 1998, when she chologist and self-described “te- worked an obscure event that chie,” would develop WhereU. she hardly remembers – except It’s in her DNA. that men there smoked cigars. Mahaffey’s app works as a That occasion welcomed her search engine and GPS-driven into a culture in which few directory. Its “near me” function black women had ventured. It helps users find black-owned also inspired Cooper to launch businesses in dozens of U.S. cit- a niche organization last year ies. that meshes black women with Consumers can search among cigars. 17 categories of African-Amer- Mahaffey PHOTO: COURTESY OF DIONNE MAHAFFEY Stixx & Stilettos is Cooper’s ican-owned companies, includ- brainchild. It acquaints black ing business services, arts and know there were so many black- to generational economic em- women with the world of cigars entertainment, health care, real owned businesses here. This powerment. while also helping professional estate and automotive. app has opened my eyes. And “So,” Mahaffey said, “I agree ladies gather to network and WhereU has been down- I have spent more money on with the NAACP’s Nicole Ken- socialize, much as golf courses loaded more than 100,000 times black businesses in the last few ney who says, ‘If we are serious help cultivate business connec- since its February launch, ac- months than I probably have all about improving our communi- tions. cording to Mahaffey. Former my life.” ties, improving our schools, pro- “The name symbolizes suc- NBA star Shaquille O’Neal and Lyles’ story illustrates what viding jobs (black businesses are cessful women who not only comedian D.L. Hughley have WhereU can do. Black buying the second highest employer of like rolling up their sleeves and encouraged their fans to use power is expected to reach $1.2 African Americans after the gov- working hard,” Cooper said, WhereU to “support black busi- trillion this year and $1.4 trillion ernment), we must advance and “but also relaxing and playing ness,” as they said via Twitter. by 2020, according to the Uni- strengthen black-owned busi- hard by enjoying great cigars “As a child, I was taught to versity of Georgia’s Selig Center nesses.’ That’s what WhereU is while loving everything about be intentional about patronizing for Economic Growth. Those about.” being feminine, including rock- family, friends and black-owned figures would make “Black Mahaffey said she learned ing sexy stilettos. businesses,” said Mahaffey, an America” the world’s 15th larg- how to code in high school and Auburn University graduate and est economy, based on the World advanced her software-devel- “But Stixx & Stilettos was Stixx and Stilettos co-founders Monica Cooper and Vanessa Oliver PHOTO: mother of two daughters. “I grew Bank’s Gross Domestic Product opment knowledge in college. created to be an environment JENNY CATLOW that women can smoke in that up watching my parents support data. This figure makes “Black “The beauty of being engaged is tailored to them,” Cooper black doctors, accountants, gen- America” as wealthy as Mexico. in STEM,” she said, “is that added, “a place where women eral contractors, grocery stores, “The app gets dialogue going you can build what you dream,” can talk and discuss issues that mechanics, banks and more. about how to effect change in through science, technology, en- are important to them, all while My first bank account was with the community,” Mahaffey said. gineering and math. indulging in great cigars.” a black-owned bank – and I still “It helps us address the dearth of Mahaffey’s dream has become The culture has been over- bank black.” sustainable black-owned busi- a reality that could have a major whelmingly male-dominated The idea for WhereU came nesses and route money back impact on America’s black busi- – a sort of giant, public man to Mahaffey on Dec. 5, 2015, into our communities. We’ve nesses. New York leads with cave. Many women found such in a dream, she said. Seventy- heard from several businesses 250,890 black-owned enterpris- spaces inhospitable. two days later, she made the app listed on the app that being listed es, according to the U.S. Census Cigar venues increasingly available on Google Play and has increased traffic.” Bureau. Atlanta is second with have become “female friendly” Apple’s iTunes, during Black Between 500,000 and 1 mil- 176,245. So far, Mahaffey said, simply through the presence of History Month. lion jobs could be created if WhereU lists 75,000 such com- other ladies of the leaf. “For me, with everything that higher-income black households panies. The Surgeon General and has been happening, with upris- spent just $1 of every $10 at “WhereU is a directory, not numerous health organizations She saw cigars hand-rolled at a Women Run the World Tour, in ings after black lives were taken black-owned stores and other en- a marketplace,” Mahaffey said. warn about the risks of smok- wedding reception five years which they hosted cigar events by police officers,” said Roman terprises, according to research “But we do offer a badge for ing, which discourages many ago and became intrigued. in New York, Washington, D.C. Lyles, a WhereU user in Atlanta, by Northwestern University’s stores that ship globally or have women. This contrasts with the “The networking that takes and Atlanta. Cooper called “it’s important to protest with Kellogg School of Management. online stores. Consumers can early 1990s, when female ce- place at some cigar events is far traveling and meeting women where I spend my dollars. I’m The NAACP also cites data link to their websites from the lebrities such as Whoopi Gold- more beneficial than standard cigar smokers “empowering.” almost ashamed to say I didn’t linking entrepreneurial success app.” berg were photographed smok- networking functions,” Olivier While Stixx & Stilettos does ing cigars. Such images made it said. “The cigar culture tends not sell the idea of meeting vogue for women to try “stixx” to encourage more authentic, gentlemen at its events, “You alongside their male compan- in depth and honest exchanges can’t help but notice all of the ions. of information, contacts and handsome and distinguished “We are not promoting resources. When I started my men who frequent cigar loung- smoking,” said Cooper, a New law practice, many of my first es,” Cooper said. “The same York novelist and realtor. “We clients were people I had met goes for men. Seeing a beauti- are offering an opportunity for at cigar events.” Such events ful woman who enjoys cigars women who want to smoke or help “people to get to know one in a lounge, while possibly an try cigars to do so in an inviting another in a setting that is inti- anomaly to them, can be quite environment.” mate and professional.” refreshing.” Atlanta’s Sherry Johnson, Since NBA legend Michael At its core, Stixx & Stilettos who has smoked cigars for a Jordan gave Ron Williams a is about bringing together wom- decade, has detected a shift. Cuban cigar 15 years ago, he en and the cigar experience. It “There seems to be a dramat- has been an enthusiast. He is offers summer classes on cigar ic increase in the cigar-smok- launching Harlem Cigar Com- smoking, regions where leaves ing culture, including black pany, an e-commerce store with are grown and other aspects of women,” Johnson said. “Part selected brick-and-mortar loca- this industry. Its website, stixx- of the increase is the perception tions that will produce cigars in andstiletos.com, has become a of cigars being a lifestyle prod- Harlem and target women. popular destination for female uct for young and financially “Women clearly add to the smokers. successful people. Some think ambiance of the cigar lounge, “When you infuse profes- it’s the cool and upscale thing but don’t necessarily change sional, forward-thinking black to do. Some are intrigued and the culture,” Williams said. women with a business concept enjoy the aroma, taste and rit- “While it will continue to be that was virtually untapped, ual. It relaxes them, gives them a man’s sanctuary, I’ve always you have the opportunity to time to reflect, a way to meet felt that a cigar levels the play- carve out your destiny,” Cooper new people.” ing field no matter what your said. “And so we are excited That’s the hook, said Vanessa walk of life, including gender.” about the future and expanding Olivier, a Stixx & Stilettos co- Cooper and Olivier recently our reach to African-American founder and New York attorney. concluded Stixx & Stilettos’ women.” Tour guides, security for Prince’s Paisley Park

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