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Presorted Standard U.S. Postage Paid Austin, Texas Permit No. 01949 TPA TEXAS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION TheAustinVillager.com This paper can be recycled Vol. 40 No.51 Phone: 512-476-0082 Email: [email protected] May 3, 2013 Marc H. Morial Named 40 YEARS INSIDE HT’s Commencement OF PROVING HIS LOVE Convocation Speaker RAPPIN’ Tommy Wyatt Representatives feel School Bond limiting terms for Congress is the only Gets Mixed Charles Akins, way to repair our political system. Responses Educator See HOUSE The $892,245,000 by Marcia Williams, MWApr Charles Akins: Page 5 Bond Election that is cur- As The Villager Youth Impact rently being held is getting newspaper prepares for As a retired educa- mixed responses. It is one of its 40-year anniversary tor, I have to say that one the few times where citizens celebration, our staff sat of the things that most have been so split over one down with a few people impressed me about issue. On one side there are who are active in the Tommy and The Villager groups saying that we need community to get their Newspaper is that long the bonds while others are perspective on how The ago he made it a point calling for a tax revolt. Marc H. Morial Villager has changed or to encourage and in- One has to wonder (AUSTIN, Texas) — Entrepreneur, lawyer, shaped their lives. spire young journalists why the school district professor, legislator and former New Orleans Over the next few weeks through his Youth Bri- waited for such a long time Mayor Marc H. Morial will render Huston- we’ll present various gade. This section of to call for a bond election. Local candidate is Tillotson University’s Commencement address. stories of The Villager’s the paper sends a strong forced to switch It appears that most of the Morial, who currently serves as the president of impact on Central Texas educational message, political parties, money will be used to do See MORIAL, page 2 and its residents. See AKINS, page 2 building an intense necessary maintenance that election in District 50. has been neglected over the See REPUBLICAN years. While very little of this YELLOWYELLOW JACKETSJACKETS HOLDHOLD 2ND2ND BANQUETBANQUET && DANCEDANCE GALAGALA Page 6 bond package will go to- wards improving education in the system. Proposition 4 is related to academic initiatives, fine arts and athletics. This in- cludes facility improvements for career and technical edu- Austin Taxi is furious cation, fine arts, athletics, with the AFLCIO and special education and facil- their abate protection ity renovations at the of independent Ridgeview campus (old contractors. Anderson High School) for See ALLIANCE the School for Young Men. Page 7 The amount is $168,564,000. CENTRAL The school district EAST AUSTIN would be better served by joining in the protest to have Comm UNITY the Governor return the Walk money that he took out of CELEBRATING education to shore up other The Original L. C. Anderson Alumni Assoc. Austin Chapter (OLCAAAAC) SUCCESSFUL areas of the budget. With the held their 2nd Evening of Excellence Banquet and Dance at the Crown Plaza PARTNERSHIPS improved economic condi- Hotel, April 26, 2013. “Old Anderson” Ex- students, former teachers, staff and tion of Texas, that the Gov- ernor is constantly talking their guest were present for a rousing message by the keynote speaker Rev. Dr. about, it would be appreci- Jimmie D. Hunter. Pictured left to right; President Albert J. Walker, General Chair. ated if he would return the Mary E. Jones- Davis, La Verne W. Bell, Souvenir Book Chair. Eugenia Gaines, money that was taken from Rev. Dr. Jimmie Hunter, Mistress of Ceremonies Nancy Thompson, Marnette education when times were Walker and Executive Committee Chairman Raymond Whitley Jr. tough. We now have one of May 4th, 2013 the largest balances in the R.O.S.E.S. Provides Prom East 12th Rainy Day Fund that we TotallyTotally Cool,Cool, have ever had and the fund Dress Loans & More & is expected to continue to Chicon St. grow. Currently, the Texas TotallyTotally ArtArt 10am-11am Legislature is attempting to [See page 5] Refreshments Provided have money returned to the General Fund. You’re cordially in- vited to join Chief of Po- As long as the Gover- lice Art Acevedo, Assis- nor takes the position that tax tance Chief Patrick payers can continue to be Ockletree, Central East / expected to pay increased South Central Com- taxes on the bonds as well mander Fred Fletcher, as property taxes to support Central East Austin Neighborhood Associa- our schools, we will continue One painted art piece was still on exhibit tions, local businesses, to be hit with these unreason- at the Dottie Jordan Rec. Center in mid-April churches and community able bond requests. An abstract art piece is still on display at workers as we We need to vote no “Our heart kind of lies in helping and DJRC, although many are being transported for CELEBRATE on the Bonds and work on a supporting East Austin” [See page 2] the upcoming Daugherty Arts exhibit. SUCCESSFUL better solution. PARTNERSHIPS! Page 2 ~ May 3, 2013/THE VILLAGER www.theaustinvillager.com THE COMMUNIQUÉ Morial led AKINS: “We should all be out in force the New to support The Villager” Orleans Continued from page 1 Renaissance of the 1990s as and Entrepreneurship Year, and Environmen- Centers in five cities to tal Senator of the Year, Mayor help the growth of small while authoring laws on Continued from page 1 businesses. Also, a wide range of impor- the National Urban Morial created the Na- tant subjects. Morial League, will speak on tional Urban League’s led the New Orleans re- Saturday, May 4, 2013, Empowerment Fund, naissance of the 1990s at 8:30 a.m. during the which has pumped al- as mayor of the city, im- convocation address on most $200 million into proving urban issues, Photo by Angela Wyatt reducing violent crimes the athletic field located urban impact busi- helping our young The consistency of tive. He’s insightful and murders, and cut- at 900 Chicon Street. In nesses, including mi- people move into the the newspaper has been and well-prepared, ting the unemployment addition to the cer- nority businesses field of journalism and remarkable—40 years! I whether in person or rate in half while reduc- emony for the 2013 through both debt and communications. We can remember a time with the articles he ing poverty rates. graduates, HT’s Class of equity investments. need to do all we can to before Tommy started writes for his column. Currently, he 1963 will be honored at Morial is a gradu- direct youth in a posi- The Villager, and there You can always get an serves as an executive the graduation program ate of the University of tive direction. Our so- was a marked difference accurate view on what’s committee member of and throughout the Re- Pennsylvania with a de- ciety needs good jour- in how we received happening socially and the Leadership Confer- union Weekend 2013 gree in Economics and nalists, and encourag- news about the African politically we you en- ence on Civil Rights, the festivities. Students African American Stud- ing students from di- American community in gage with him. He has Black Leadership Fo- who earned high aca- ies. He also holds a law verse backgrounds to and around Austin. proven that he really rum, and Leadership 18; demic honors and degree from the pursue the field is a When the demo- does love his commu- and is a board member placement on the Georgetown University very wise move on graphics of East Austin nity. of the Muhammad Ali Dean’s List and Honor Law Center in Washing- Tommy’s part. began to change, The How Tommy ap- Center and the New Jer- Roll will be recognized ton D.C. and has several Forming The Villager kept us all in- proaches the news di- sey Performing Arts at the annual Honors honorary degrees. He Youth Brigade was a formed. For years rectly and in a positive Center. He has been rec- Day Convocation, teaches Constitutional great idea for students Tommy encouraged the way is something we ognized as one of the scheduled on Friday, Law and Business Law to report on what’s tak- community to be a part should all appreciate 100 most influential May 3 at 10 a.m. in King- as an adjunct faculty at ing place at their schools of the change—that is and be proud of. I take black Americans by Seabrook Chapel. Xavier University in and in their communi- now here— so that we my hat off to him and Ebony magazine, as Morial is viewed as Louisiana. ties, and it’s one of my could help make the congratulate him on 40 well as one of the Top the catalyst for the His political accom- favorite parts of the pa- community a better years of bringing the 50 Nonprofit Execu- changes occurring in plishments include win- per. I read it every place. We needed that news to Austin and Cen- tives by the Nonprofit the nearly 100-year old ning the Louisiana State week to stay up-to-date voice. tral Texas. Times. civil rights organiza- Bar Association Award on what’s going on with Personal Connection We should all be For more informa- tion—The National Ur- for his legal services for young people in the My interacting out in force to support tion about Reunion th ban League—emphasiz- the poor and disadvan- community. with Tommy has al- The Villager on their 40 Weekend 2013, Honors ing closing racial and taged.