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By Zenitha PrinceSpecial to the AFRO

Jobs. Jobs. Jobs. That’s the item at the

top of the Black political agenda for the next four years. Throughout the recent recession African Americans have outpaced other groups in joblessness. The most recent data show that, while the general unemployment rate continued to decrease, reaching 7.9 percent in October, Black unemployment jumped to 14.3 percent.

Reducing foreclosures in the Black community and addressing persistent disparities in the justice system are also some key issues that require attention. But political analysts and African-American leaders are divided on the possible fate of the Black agenda under another four years of the Obama administration. The president, facing criticism for failing to reverse black

unemployment during his first term, stressed that he serves the entire nation, not just Black residents. “I can’t pass laws that say I’m just helping Black folks. I’m the president of the United States,” the president said in a Dec. 21, 2010 interview with American Urban Radio Networks. “What I can do is make sure that I am passing laws that help all people, particularly those who are most vulnerable and most in need. That in turn is going to help lift up the African-

from the depths of despair to the great heights of hope, the belief that while each of us will pursue our own individual dreams, we are an American family and we rise or fall together as one nation and as one people.”

The Obama who thanked the nation for giving him a second term contrasted starkly with the man who stood before a microphone 48 hours earlier in Iowa and delivered an emotional thank

you for the part the state played in his ascendance to the presidency four years ago. The Nov. 6 speech was more reminiscent of his appearance at the Democratic National Convention in 2004, when many first became aware of the junior senator from Illinois who was expected to do great things. On Nov. 4, the rock star in him was more difficult to see.

Four years into a

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The Nation Reaffirms President Obama

Black Expectations for Second Term

By Avis Thomas-LesterAFRO Executive Editor

President Obama, the nation’s first African-American commander-in-chief, won re-election on Nov. 6 from an electorate that had been battered by one of the most contentious presidential campaigns in recent history.

As he stood before a crowd of 10,000 at Chicago’s McCormick Place Lakeside Center, Obama spoke confidently and proudly about the nation and its people.

“Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward,” the president said,. “It moves forward because of you. It moves forward because you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression, the spirit that has lifted this country

“Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward.”

—President Obama

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Months after his death from lung cancer on July 25 at age 74, the body of sitcom actor Sherman Hemsley has yet to be buried.

The popular sitcom icon’s remains are currently locked away inside the San Jose Funeral Home in El Paso, Texas, where a refrigerator is keeping the actor’s body cold until a court settles disputes over who truly has rights to the body and assets.

Hemsley signed a will on June 13 leaving all of his possessions to Flora Enchinton, who said she has known the actor for 20 years and lived with him for the last 10 years.

Plans for Enchinton to have custody of the body were placed on hold when Richard Thornton, a Philadelphia man claiming to be the star’s brother, began to challenge the document.

Funeral directors are waiting for a judge’s decision before taking any action involving Hemsley’s body.

Hemsley is remembered for his classic roles on popular 1970s sitcoms such as “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons,” where he played sarcastic business owner, George Jefferson.

Rwandan Opposition Leader Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison

Rwanda’s highest court recently sentenced opposition politician Victorie Ingabrie to eight years in prison on charges connected to that country’s 1994 genocide.

Ingabrie was charged with six offenses: creating an armed group, complicity in terrorist acts, complicity in endangering the state through terrorism and armed violence, divisionism, genocide ideology, and spreading rumors intended to incite the public to rise up against the state.

Critics viewed the case as an important test of the current limits of democracy in the African country and the tolerance of President Paul Kagame for opposing political parties.

“The prosecution of Ingabire for ‘genocide ideology’ and divisionism illustrates the Rwandan government’s unwillingness to tolerate criticism and to accept the role of opposition parties in a democratic society,” Daniel Bekele, Africa director at Human Rights Watch, told allAfrica.com. “The

courts should not be used for such political purposes.”

Ingabrie was accused of transferring money to Hutu rebels and of questioning why no Hutu victims were mentioned alongside Tutsi victims in a genocide memorial. More than 800,000 people were killed in the country when government and ethnic militias went on a 100-day killing spree in 1994.

Ingabrie pleaded not guilty in the trial, alongside four co- defendants, Vital Uwumuremyi, Jean-Marie Vianney Karuta, Tharcisse Nditurende, and Noel Habiyaremye, who were all members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, an armed group operating in the Congo which played a role in the genocide.

Uwumuremyi was sentenced to four years and six months in prison, Nditurende and Habiyaremye to three years and six months each, and Karuta to two years and seven months.

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American community.” But the rising-tide-lifts-

all-boats approach to public policy stuck in the craw of some who questioned the president’s commitment to the Black community then and continue to question it now. The pressure for progressive leadership will only increase when Obama is confronted with filling at least one expected vacancy on the Supreme Court with the anticipated retirement of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

“I don’t think he has a big desire to fight for Black people,” said Michael Fauntroy, an associate professor of public policy at George Mason University and a frequent critic of President Obama. “He talks about women’s issues, for example, he boasts about passing the Lilly Ledbetter Act and how it benefits women; he talks about gay marriage and other gay rights issues, but where is something like that for Black people?”

But, Fauntroy said, he doesn’t expect fireworks under a second Obama administration.

“He will not be more outspoken on Black issues because one, it’s not in his nature; and two, Black people are not going to push him to. Black leaders have been hesitant to be critical of the president…[and] most people (African Americans) are just happy to have a Black president. Unless he kicks Michelle out of the house and starts dating Kim Kardashian, Black people aren’t going to make much of a fuss.”

Some Black leaders are upbeat about the prospects of a second Obama administration.

“His administration has done an extraordinary job of doing the heavy lifting as it regards our agenda,” said Hilary Shelton, Washington bureau director and senior vice president for policy and advocacy of the NAACP. “He did a yeoman’s job of raising our issues and moving them forward even if he did not label them as ‘Black’ issues.

“If I was going to be critical of the administration,” Shelton added, “…it would be about their failure to talk about what they’ve accomplished. They have not done a good job of letting the African-American community know what has been done for them.”

Among those victories, Shelton said, was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a measure aimed at closing the pay gap between men and women.

Another early victory was enactment of a bill to extend coverage of the States’ Children’s Health Insurance Program at a time when 30 percent of Black children were without health insurance. And, a tough battle over the Affordable Care Act signaled the president’s commitment to help vulnerable populations, including the Black community.

The legislation, labeled Obamacare by his critics, included provisions to close the racial disparity in health care, made health insurance more affordable for millions of uninsured African Americans, and provides free preventive care among other gains.

In education, the president also fought for and won increases in Pell Grants—necessary resources for many African-American students—doubling the number of college students receiving the award; provided millions in funding to historically Black colleges and universities and introduced Race to the Top grants, an initiative to foster positive outcomes in K-12 education.

“He’s focused on those areas that have a disproportionate impact on African Americans in terms of positive policy,” agreed Lorenzo Morris, a political analyst at Howard University. Listing policies such as the bailout of the auto industry—manufacturing is a key economic engine of the Black middle-class— and funding to maintain public service jobs, Morris added, “These

By Alan KingAFRO Staff Writer

Jennifer Hudson and otherrelatives positively identified

the body of her 7-year-oldnephew Monday, just hoursafter his body was found in a

sport-utility vehicle sought inconnection with the murder ofHudson’s mother and brother.

The white, 1994 ChevroletSuburban with Illinois license

plate X584859 was found onChicago’s West Side afterpolice received a 7 a.m. call

from a neighbor about a suspi-cious vehicle. The man noticedthe vehicle while walking hisdog. According to the ChicagoTribune, the boy had been shotmultiple times in the back seatof the vehicle. The SUV, regis-tered to Hudson’s murderedbrother, was towed with theboy’s body inside and is beingprocessed by evidence techni-cians and workers. The bodywas later removed and taken tothe Cook County MedicalExaminer’s office.

Hudson and other familymembers arrived at the MedicalExaminer’s office mid-after-noon to identify the body.Given the choice between look-ing directly at the body orviewing it on a wall-mounted

video screen, the family chosethe latter. According to theTribune, Hudson said, “Yes,that’s him.”

A spokesman for the officetold the newspaper that Hudson

“remained strong for her fami-ly” and was clearly its leader.“She held hands with her fami-ly,” the spokesman said. “Itwas obviously a very emotionalmoment.”

The boy – the son of JuliaHudson, Jennifer’s sister – hadbeen missing since Friday,when a relative found Julian’sgrandmother, DarnellDonerson, 57, and his uncle,Jason Hudson, 29, shot to deathin his grandmother’s home inthe 7000 block of South YaleAvenue.

An Amber Alert – a desig-nation for high-risk missingchildren – was issued Fridayafter Julian was discoveredmissing after the murders.Police arrested WilliamBalfour, the missing boy’s step-father and estranged husbandof Julia, at his girlfriend’sSouthside apartment severalhours after the murders.Balfour’s mother, Michele, hastold reporters that her son hadnothing to do with the slayings.

Balfour remains a suspect in

the murders but is being held injail for parole violation after

being convicted of attemptedmurder and vehicular hijack-ing. Cook County records showthat he pleaded guilty to bothcharges in 1999. He was alsoconvicted in 1998 for posses-sion of a stolen motor vehicle.He was released from prison in2006 after serving seven yearsfor the attempted murder andcar hijacking charges.

The boy remained missingthrough a long weekend inwhich police and volunteers

posted fliers bearing his photo-graph around the city. OnSunday, Jennifer Hudson askedfor the public’s help in findingher nephew. In her MySpaceblog, she thanked fans and sup-porters for their prayers andoffered a $100,000 reward toanyone who returned the boyalive.

Since the investigation,Hudson – who gained stardomafter appearing on “AmericanIdol,” and then won anAcademy Award for her role inthe movie Dreamgirls – hasstayed out of the public eye.

The Chicago Tribune report-ed that a parade of cars movedslowly past her family’s homeMonday morning, past thenews vans, reporters and curi-

ous onlookers.Neighbors stoodquietly andreflected on the

violence. In front of the Hudson’s

home, men in heavy jacketsand hooded sweatshirts came tokiss the twin white crosses bar-ing the names of Donerson andJason.

“Everybody is sick of goingthrough stuff like this,” ArtishaWest, a former resident of thearea told the Tribune. “We allhave to stick together. All theseyoung children are dying, andfor what?”

By Alan KingAFRO Staff Writer

Presidential candidate JohnMcCain’s attack on ACORN –Associated CommunityOrganization for Reform Now –confirms the success of theorganization, the head of thegroup says.

“This is testimony to the workwe’ve done and success we’vehad,” Maude Hurd, president ofACORN, said in an interviewwith the AFRO.

“When this attack started, wehad just announced that we hadregistered 1.3 million new vot-ers,” she said. “That’s just to saythat someone’s running scaredbecause of ACORN’s success.”

McCain, who is running forpresident on the Republican tick-et, lashed out at ACORN in thefinal debate against BarackObama, contending the group “ison the verge of maybe perpetrat-ing one of the greatest frauds invoter history in this country,maybe destroying the fabric ofdemocracy.”

Factcheck.org, a non-partisanWeb site, found those claims tobe “exaggerated,” with “no evi-dence of any such democracy-destroying fraud.”

Hurd believes the McCaincharges were politically motivat-ed.

She said, “Because it’s low-and moderate-income people,and people of color, I believe theMcCain campaign thinks thosevoters are going to voteDemocratic, which is not neces-sarily true.”

ACORN is no stranger tocontroversy.

For 38 years, the non-partisanorganization has fought for socialand economic justice for low-and moderate-incomeAmericans. With 400,000 mem-ber families organized into morethan 1,200 neighborhood chap-ters in 110 cities nationwide,ACORN has over the years seenits share of criticism while advo-cating for affordable housing,living wages, healthcare for theunderserved— and while organ-izing voter registration drives.But none has been as witheringand baseless as this one.

With the presidential electionless than two weeks away,ACORN’s detractors allege theorganization has engaged in mas-sive voter registration fraud afterthe reported discovery of bogusnames, such as Mickey Mouse

and Dallas Cowboys playersTony Romo and Terrell Owens,among the names submitted toelection officials.

Hurd said those workers, whowere doing those things withoutACORN’s knowledge or permis-sion, were fired.

“The evidence that has sur-faced so far shows they fakedforms to get paid for work theydidn’t do, not to stuff ballotboxes.” ACORN, she said, is thevictim of fraud, not the perpetra-tor of it.

Hurd said the only thingsbogus are the charges them-selves. And factcheck. orgagrees.

It concluded, “NeitherACORN nor its employees havebeen found guilty of, or evencharged with, casting fraudulentvotes.”

The problem came about pri-marily because of the wayACORN operates. Rather thanrely on volunteers, it pays peo-ple, many of them poor or unem-ployed, to sign up new voters.The idea was to help both thosebeing registered and those doingthe registration.

Maud explained, “We have azero tolerance policy for deliber-ate falsification of registration.”

Most news account neglect topoint out that ACORN isrequired by law to turn in all reg-istration forms. And they also failto note that it was the organiza-tion, in many instances, that firstbrought the phony registrationsto the attention of authorities.

The McCain camp apparentlyisn’t interested in those finepoints, preferring to air mislead-ing ads that seek to link Obamato ACORN, thereby undercuttinghis political support.

McCain: I’m John McCainand I approve this message.

Announcer: Who is BarackObama? A man with “a politicalbaptism performed at warpspeed.” Vast ambition. After col-lege, he moved to Chicago.Became a community organizer.There, Obama met MadeleineTalbot, part of the Chicagobranch of ACORN. He was soimpressive that he was asked totrain the ACORN staff.

What did ACORN in Chicagoengage in? Bullying banks.Intimidation tactics. Disruptionof business. ACORN forcedbanks to issue risky home loans.The same types of loans thatcaused the financial crisis we’rein today.

No wonder Obama’s campaign istrying to distance him from thegroup, saying, “Barack ObamaNever Organized with ACORN.”But Obama’s ties to ACORN runlong and deep. He taught classesfor ACORN. They even endorsedhim for President.But now ACORN is in trouble.

Reporter: There are at least11 investigations across thecountry involving thousands ofpotentially fraudulent ACORNforms.

Announcer: Massive voterfraud. And the Obama campaignpaid more than $800,000 to anACORN front for get out the voteefforts.Pressuring banks to issue riskyloans. Nationwide voter fraud.Barack Obama. Bad judgment.Blind ambition. Too risky forAmerica.

Since McCain’s comments,ACORN’s 87 offices have beenbombarded with threats andracist mail.

The day after the presidentialdebate, vandals broke into theorganization’s Boston and Seattleoffices and stole computers.After a Cleveland representativeappeared on TV, an e-mail wassent to the local office saying she“is going to have her life ended.”A worker in Providence, R.I.,received a threatening call say-ing, “We know you get off workat 9” and uttered racial epithets.

A caller to one office left amessage on the answeringmachine, saying: “Hi, I was justcalling to let you know thatBarack Obama needs to gethung. He’s a (expletive deleted)nigger, and he’s a piece of(expletive deleted). You guys arefraudulent, and you need to go tohell. All the niggers on oak trees.They’re gonna get all hung hon-eys, they’re going to get assassi-nated, they’re gonna get killed.”

Another message said, “Youliberal idiots. Dumb (expletivedeleted). Welfare bums. Youguys just (expletive deleted)come to our country, consumeevery natural resource there is,and make a lot of babies. That’sall you guys do. And then suckup the welfare and expect every-one else to pay for your hospitalbills for your kids. I jus’ say letyour kids die. That’s the bestmove. Just let your children die.Forget about paying for hospitalbills for them. I’m not gonna doit. You guys are lowlifes. And Ihope you all die.”

Hurd thinks the hate calls willcease soon.

“In two weeks, I think theseattacks will be over. But I think itwill be harder for us to get ourname back on good gracesbecause they really trashed us inthe last few weeks.”

But ACORN will not bedeterred.

“We’ve been fighting for along time, for over 30 years, forthe rights of low- and moderate-income people all across thecountry,” Hurd said. “We’regoing to continue to fight foreconomic justice in our commu-nities.”

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are things that would not have happened under a comparable Republican president.”

In a second term, Obama would be free to set more aggressive policy goals in health care, job creation and higher taxes on high-income groups. But he’s not the only one who has to be more assertive, he added.

“I would like to see more pressure on Obama from the Left,” Morris, a Howard University professor, said. “They have been silent while the Tea Party has romped through the media.

“There has been no clear articulation of a Black or even a progressive agenda and Black leaders must bring those agenda items forward and fight for them.”

By Alexis TaylorSpecial to the AFRO

Baltimoreans were loud and clear from the polling booths Nov. 6, endorsing same sex marriage, casino gambling, higher education benefits at in-state tuition rates for immigrant children, and the redrawing of congressional districts in the state.

Baltimore voters approved the same-sex marriage question in a 126,244 to 94,666-vote, cleared casino gambling in a 119,059 to 106,970-vote, endorsed the DREAM Act ballot initiative in 154,088 to 64,927-vote and agreed 148,620 to 55,288 to redraw the state’s congressional district boundaries.

“I’m without words and it’s long overdue,” said Rev. Kinji Scott, pastor of My Father’s House Ministries in Baltimore, of the outcome on the same-sex ballot question. “It’s not about religion- it’s about equality and I was glad that the people were able to see beyond the church walls because it was the moral thing to do.”

Scott, 42, is an openly gay member of the Baltimore faith community, and said that he expects the passage of same-sex marriage to go a long way in cutting down homophobia among African Americans.

“There are so many of us who are hiding, being compressed, and pushed into the closet- what happened yesterday released us and

brought us out of a prison of fear,” said Scott. “It shows that people are going to love you, embrace you, and accept you for you.”

The role of gambling in the state of Maryland was another popular topic of conversation among many voters hashing out their views while waiting to cast a ballot. The referendum passed as the tally of votes soared past the one million mark.

“For the state, this means there will be more jobs, more revenue for the state to help fund things like education and help with the infrastructure of roads,” said Barry Hudson, manager of communication for Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker.

“It’s an important step for

the state from an economic prospective. It’ll make the state more competitive as well.”

Hudson said the addition of table gaming to three casinos already up and running, and the other three set to come on line will create 1,500 new jobs and increase revenue by the millions.

Frank M. Booker, 76, was skeptical about the good gambling will do for his hometown. “The house man always makes the money,” he said, adding that state officials “lie” when they say a significant amount of people will get jobs from the deal. “It’s not going to work that

way - everybody gambles, and there’s not enough money to go around.”

“We rejoice and give praise that Marylanders put into flesh the most repeated commandment in the Bible, ‘To love the stranger as thyself,’” said Bishop Douglas Miles, chair of Maryland Industrial Areas Foundation (MD-IAF) in a statement about the DREAM Act approval.

“Most importantly, we rejoice and give praise that all our youth, whether they were born in Liberia, El Salvador, Jamaica or France, youth who live here now, and have graduated from our

Maryland schools, will have equal opportunity to pay in-state tuition rates and pursue their dreams.”

To be eligible for DREAM Act benefits, immigrants must have entered the country before they turn 16 years old and have no felony convictions. Completion of two years of college or military service is required in order to qualify for the provisions of the DREAM Act.

Baltimore voters also agreed to loans to improve local schools, parks, the Baltimore Zoo, The Walters Art Museum, and the Baltimore Museum of Art.

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The Greenmount West community used garden tools at the corner of Greenmount and North Avenue to encourage voting.

Lines inside the Herring Run Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library were moderate, as voters decided on local issues. 

Baltimore supporters of Question Six hand out flyers on the corner of Greenmount and 32nd Street outside of the Engine 31 firehouse.

Aside from voting for president of the United States, Baltimoreans also voted for appellate court judges, Congressman, and U.S. Senators.

Residents of a nearby senior living complex received special treatment at the Central Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Downtown Baltimore, where roughly 100 people waited in line to vote on Nov. 6.

“It feels good to vote. If my man wins, it’ll feel even better,” said Marion Elizabeth Gibson, 81, of Baltimore. “It’s been something I thought I’d never see.”

Radio talk show host and author, Michael Baisden, signed autographs while hosting the watch party inside James H. and Louise Hayley Gilliam Concert Hall, the 2,000-seat auditorium of Morgan State University’s Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center.

Voters were glued to the screens inside the watch party held at M&T Bank Stadium in Downtown Baltimore...

... and celebrated well into the night after newscasts announced President Barack H. Obama as winner of the 2012 general election.

Three generations of voters exit the poll at Union Temple Baptist Church in Ward 8. Christina Berrios, 47, left, Andrew Campbell, 25, Mary Berrios, 73 and Julia Campbell, 50 say they were proud to cast their votes for President Obama. “We felt it was our duty,” the group said.

Charles Brooks, 62, stood in line for two hours to vote using paper ballot at Precinct 119 in southeast DC. “I thought if I came early there wouldn’t be a crowd. I chose to use the paper ballot because there was only one electronic voting machine. But I wasn’t going to miss this for nothing.”

Latrese Ford, 34, unemployed mother of five, calls some friends to vote. She wants a job in childcare. “I feel confident that President Obama will be reelected. The lies that we heard from Mitt Romney were unbelievable!”

Students at Howard University celebrate the Obama re-election with cheers, screams and dancing at the Howard University Blackburn Student Center.

Dedicated voters brave long lines and waiting times to cast their votes at the polls on Election Day in Hyattsville.

Lines outside the Poll at Bannecker Recreation Center on Georgia Ave in NW D.C.

Obama supporters celebrate the president’s victory on U Street.

Photos by Valencia Mohammed, Alexis Taylor and Howard University News Service

Supporters waited for results at Morgan State University’s Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center.

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Christine Jenkins, a senior at Howard University, was recently named the nation’s top marching band dance captain by Bandhead.org, an internationally-renowned social networking site for HBCU marching Bands.

Jenkins, a Baltimore native, was officially

recognized for the honor at Howard’s homecoming football game on Oct. 20.

The telecommunications major is a graduate of Mt. Hebron High School in Ellicott City where she captained the Senior Dance Company and the Lancer Drill Team. She received training from many renowned institutions across the Baltimore region.

While in high school, Jenkins won the Howard County NAACP’s ACT-SO Gold Medal for Dance three years in a row. Additionally, Jenkins represented Maryland in numerous national competitions and was a gold medalist in the Pi Omega Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi’s Talent Search Competition.

At Howard, Jenkins is a perennial member of the dean’s list. She also has been awarded membership in the Golden Key International Honor Society for Academic Achievement among College and University students.

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November 10, 2012 - November 10, 2012, The Afro-American A3

By Alexis TaylorSpecial to the AFRO

BALTIMORE--Screams and laughter split the tension in the air as a single image of a Black man flashed onto television screens in downtown Baltimore on Election Night.

Words next to the photo showed that President Obama had been re-elected. The news sent the 200-plus people gathered inside M&T Bank Stadium’s South East Club Lounge into frenzied exchanges of high-fives, hugs

and tears of joy.Stevie Wonder’s “Signed,

Sealed, Delivered” blared from speakers as revelers watched electoral college and popular vote tallies for Obama increase.

“I’m taking it all in,” said James Thomas, 44, who works at Morgan State University. “I’ve witnessed history for a second time and this type of history is very special. We still have a long way to go but we’re headed in the right direction.”

The victor was declared shortly before midnight.

President Obama appeared just after 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 7 to thank voters for re-electing him to a second term.

According to numbers released Nov. 7 by the Maryland Board of Elections, Obama prevailed with the help of 310, 922 early votes from Maryland. Another 1,212,866 Maryland ballots were cast on Election Day with his name checked, surpassing the 904,478 votes for Romney.

Obama captured nearly 90 percent of the Baltimore vote, according to BOE officials.

“I can breathe now,” said Janice Jackson, 52, an educator. “The feeling I had four years ago just came back, that feeling of excitement. Now we can move forward and let Obama continue to do what he started.”

“It’s exhilarating and I am so proud,” said Marion Wyley, 69, who let out a “Hallelujah” when Obama was declared the winner.

Wyley said her five-hour wait in a Randallstown early voting line was time well spent.

“Obama didn’t get a fair chance,” she said. “So many people were against him and they didn’t respect him

as president. This means so much more than the 2008 election because this is validation [for] him.”

Many Baltimore residents were upset with the negative tone of the campaign, especially many Republicans’

attitudes toward Obama. “Of all the years, since I

was little kid, I have never seen a president--or a man--so disrespected,” Lorraine Burden, 75. “We need to be prayerful for him and his family.”

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This event will begin at the Jewish Museum of Maryland, where it will feature traditional foods of Shabbat, and conclude at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, where it will feature traditional foods associated with Sunday dinner. A brief neighborhood tour will transition the program from the JMM (1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.), to the RFLM (3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.), located a 10 minute walk away.

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presidency that was marked by successes—passing health care reform, revitalizing the auto industry, reforming Wall Street, spurring an economic recovery, withdrawing the troops from Iraq, beginning a drawdown of troops from Afghanistan and eliminating the threat of Osama Bin Laden, he still faced constant criticism, much of it from Republicans who had pledged to prevent him from being re-elected. Once a media darling, many reporters seemed focused on what he had not been able to accomplish, instead of his victories.

As Obama appeared at what is likely to be the last campaign event of his

career, he seemed resolute, near the point of exhaustion with the process of trying to convince the nation to give him another chance to complete the work he pledged to do when he appeared before a Des Moines audience as a presidential candidate in 2008.

“I came back to ask you to help us finish what we started because this is where our movement for change began,” Obama said. “To all of you who’ve lived and breathed the hard work of change, I want to thank you. You took this campaign and made it your own ... starting a movement that spread across the country. When the cynics said we

couldn’t, you said ‘Yes, we can,’…and we did. Against all odds, we did.”

Tears filled his eyes. Some he wiped away, a few rolled down his cheeks.

He told a story about Edith Childs, the South Carolina volunteer whose words inspired the phrase that became the 2008 campaign rallying cry, “Fired Up! Ready to Go!” Childs couldn’t be with him in Iowa, he told the Des Moines crowd. She was pretty sure he had won there. She was busy working where voters still needed to be convinced.

As he spoke, the Obama campaign seemed stripped bare of the glamour, the hype, the imminent success of the 2008

effort. There was a feeling of uncertainty. There had been setbacks, even in Iowa, like the Des Moines Register endorsing Republican contender, Mitt Romney, the first time the newspaper had backed a Republican since Richard Nixon in 1972.

“I’ve come back to Iowa one more time to ask for your vote,” Obama said. “Help us finish what we started because this is where our movement of change began.”

The next day, Nov. 5, the day before the election, Obama took to the airwaves, conducting interviews with air personalities from urban radio sensation Steve Harvey to sportscaster Chris Berman. Polls showed the race was a dead heat. Romney, once unpopular among many Republicans because of his moderate stand on many issues, was drawing crowds as large as 30,000 people.

In an interview with deejay Ryan Seacrest, Obama said he was anxious about the race. But there comes a time when a candidate just has to let go, knowing they had done everything they could, he said. It was unclear if he was discussing his presidency or the campaign for a second.

Then the people spoke and the nation’s 44th president seemed to regain the magic that got him elected the first time. In an eloquent and elegant speech, he worked to salve the wounds that the tough election had wrought and directed the nation forward.

“Tonight, in this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America, the best is yet to come,” Obama said.

The Nation Reaffirms ObamaContinued from A1

Baltimore Residents Rejoice in Election Results

Photo by Alexis TaylorVoters were glued to the screens inside the watch party held at M&T Bank Stadium in Downtown Baltimore.

Election Results in MarylandPresident

Barack Obama 1,529,084 61.5%

Senate

Benjamin Cardin 1,336,886 55.2%

House of Representatives

Third DistrictJohn Sarbanes 196,164 66.5%

Fourth DistrictDonna Edwards 220,390 76%

Seventh DistrictElijah Cummings 227,877 76.3%

SOURCE: Maryland State Board of Elections

Number of Votes % of Vote

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Honoring Our VeteransAn armistice ending the hostilities between Germany and the Allied Nations became

effective on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. Armistice Day, which was commemorated for the first time on November 11, 1919, became a legal holiday in 1938. Veteran service organizations urged Congress in 1954 to change the word “Armistice” to “Veterans.” A grateful nation annually honors veterans on November 11, paying respects to all who have answered the call to military service.

Although our thoughts this year are with those in distant war zones, we also honor the veterans living among us, including those who recently returned from service and are reintegrating into civilian life. Recognizing Veterans Day can be as simple as placing the American flag on your porch or reminding youngsters of a relative who served in the military.

If you know a veteran who’s not taking advantage of their Veterans Administration health care benefits or who is struggling to find a job, reassure them that help is available. An astonishing number of veterans do not know about the VA health care services available to them. The VA Maryland Health Care System’s Enrollment Center can be reached at 1-800-463-6295, ext. 7324 or at www.maryland.va.gov.

On this Veterans Day, we are honored to join with millions of Americans in saying to our veterans, “Welcome home! Thank you for your service! What can we do to help you?”

Dennis H. SmithDirector, VA Maryland Health Care System

 We have already won!It is not quite 3 p.m. on Nov. 6 in the central United States. The national polls, depending

on where you live in the country, will not close for hours. Yet, I am making a bold prediction that President Barack Obama will win and those of us who worked for his re-election bid will

be emboldened knowing that an agenda that we believed in and supported will be pursued for another four years.

Mr. Obama has been a wonderful president. He has served the nation without the presence of a personal or national scandal. His policies prevented the nation from falling into a second economic depression.

His first piece of legislation guaranteed women equal pay for equal work. He appointed two women to the United States Supreme Court. He saved America’s automobile industry He supervised the destruction of the madmen called Al Qaeda. He eliminated the fear among some young men and women, of being swept from their beds at night and returned to countries that were foreign to them. He established an agency that protects consumers from voracious lenders and creditors. He gave hope to so many of us whose spirits had been dimmed and nearly darkened and he insisted that capital growth be fair and equitable.

There is much more that he did but so little space to write all of his accomplishments. Of course, his policies are not accepted by all. This is a Democracy and people have the right to oppose those with whom they disagree. Yet, some of those who are against our president oppose him not because of what he has promulgated, but simply because of who he is and what they think of his origins. For the past four years, I have watched them and pitied them.

No matter what one thinks of Mr. Obama and no matter how they voted or will vote, one thing is certain: America will never be the same again because Barack Obama was elected president of the United States. And today, you have young boys and girls from all types of backgrounds who believe that they can accomplish what Mr. Obama accomplished and more.

“Forward” has become their call to battle and they will never be deterred. And unlike some of us who believed that we would never see a person with dark skin occupy the White House as its chief resident, they believe that an Hispanic will one day be president, an Asian will one day be president, an agnostic will one day be president, a homosexual will one day be President and a homeless person will one day be President.

This nation owes Barack Obama, Michelle and their children much more than a pension. It owes them a debt of gratitude for four splendid years of service. And hopefully, once all the ballots are counted, four more years.

Joseph Green-Bishop

COMMENTARYOver the past year or so,

I have been wondering how Black folks would react to the election outcome. Two questions kept coming to mind: What will we do if Obama wins? What will we do if Romney wins? Let’s make it personal: What will you do?

Four years ago I wrote a similar article titled, “The Morning After,” that dealt with what Black folks would do after the inauguration of Barack Obama. Let’s face it;

we blew it, y’all. Now let’s see if we learned anything.

Black people are “all in” for Barack Obama, so we know there will be sackcloth and ashes if he loses in the Electoral College, where all presidential elections are decided. The same scenario will take place among Romney supporters if he loses; less weeping and gnashing of teeth, yes, but still there will be remorse. For the most part, other than Herman Cain, Mia Love, Artur Davis, and Allen West, Black folks love Obama. But many White people just tolerate Romney; they aren’t in love with him. Besides, many of them couldn’t care less who wins because they know who and what really controls this country, and they are holding a can’t-lose hand.

So what will we do if Barack wins a second term? Well, for sure there will be dancing in the streets again, tears and euphoria, and a whole lot of Praise the Lords, Hallelujahs, and

Amens. I hope there are no more Peggy Joseph comments. You remember her words: “I won’t have to worry about putting gas in my car. I won’t have to worry about paying my mortgage. If I help him (Obama) he is going to help me.”

Will we settle for a big celebration and then go home and fall asleep again, the way we did four years ago? Or, we understand that when he is elected our work will have just begun? Will we make the same missteps during the second term as we did during the first? Will we organize and mobilize our efforts around a common goal? Will we seek reciprocity for our votes?

Here is the other question, and I know this may be difficult for most of you, but what will we do if Mitt Romney wins? Will we declare 30 days of mourning? Will we resign ourselves to no progress for the next four years and settle for whatever happens during that period? Will we rant, rave, and complain for four years about how bad things are under Romney? Will we acknowledge that we did not support him and, therefore, have nothing coming from our new president?

I am certain there will also be euphoria and maybe even a little dancing in the streets if Romney succeeds. Surely Hannity, Limbaugh, Beck, and the others will gloat and rub salt into the wounds of the Obama supporters. And, no doubt there will be sighs of relief among the super-rich as they review their portfolios to determine how much they will make in the next four years.

But what will you do regardless of who wins? There are answers and plans that have been developed long before this election. Ron Daniels has been planning the State of the Black World Conference (SOBWC III) for some time now, part of which is dedicated to our “appropriate” action after the presidential election – no matter which candidate wins.

Daniels is bringing the SOBWC III to Howard University

in Washington, D.C. November 14-18, 2012. You still have time to get in on this solution-oriented meeting comprising some of the nation’s top thinkers, businesspeople, activists, educators, religious leaders, politicians, college students, and economists in this country. Folks from every sector will converge to set us on a path toward prosperity, strength, and self-determination.

It is appropriate that the event will be held after Election Day because, irrespective of the ultimate winner, Black people must work together to define our own political, economic, educational, and social agendas. We must be strong and cohesive in our approach if we want to be counted at the decision-making tables of criminal and social justice, economic empowerment, educational excellence, and political inclusion; and it matters not who is the President.

We cannot win if we are not in the game, and Ron Daniels and his team have set forth an agenda for this conference that, if we attend, pay attention, and commit to doing the work when we leave, will bring the victory to Black people that many of us have longed for and have fought for through the years.

There is much work to do, and it doesn’t matter who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The work must be done, and we must do it.

For more information on the SOBWC III, call 1-888-774-2921 or go to www.ibw21.org

Jim Clingman, founder of the Greater Cincinnati African

American Chamber of Commerce, is the nation’s most prolific writer on economic empowerment for Black people. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati and can be reached through his Web site, blackonomics.com.

Looking Beyond the Election

JAMES CLINGMAN

I have vivid childhood memories of learning about life in Africa by reading National Geographic. As I’d

leaf through the magazine seeing pictures of beautiful people, an amazing landscape and wild animals roaming the plains, I got a chance to learn about my ancestral homeland while escaping the harsh realities of urban life in the 70s and 80s.

Some 30 years later, in what can best be described as the trip-of-my-lifetime, I was blessed with a chance to visit the Africa I’d known only from National Geographic pages or TV and newspaper accounts.

In September, I joined a small cohort of writers and professionals on a mission to sow seeds of learning in among children and families in the eastern region of Ghana. A West African nation best known for its first President, Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana borders Cote d’Ivoire (the Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east and the Gulf of Guinea o the south. Its population exceeds 24 million.

I was in the motherland to participate in LEAP (Literacy and Empowerment Project) for Ghana, an education sustainability project founded by Virginia-based poet and writer Kwame Alexander. My group worked primarily with Juanita Britton of Washington, D.C., who has been installed as Queen Mother Nana Botwe Adobe II of the Konko Village.

Our work included literacy training for teachers, literacy activities for children in kindergarten through eighth grades, donating school supplies and organizing and running a girl’s leadership conference.

To say working in Ghana was simultaneously difficult and rewarding is an understatement. Most importantly to me, it shed light on just how much Africans need the skills, innovation and resources of African-Americans. Our comrades in Ghana are resilient, smart and possess a tremendous work ethic; however, the country as a whole struggles with intense poverty, inadequate infrastructure and a dearth of resources. In Ghana, we worked daily with about 200 children ages 3 to 14. We engaged them in story time, mostly with the younger children, and worked on writing poetry and short stories with the older children. The challenges I witnessed firsthand in

Ghana mirror, in some respects, the challenges plaguing many urban centers in the United States.

The difference however, as I see it, is in Ghana there is an unyielding sense of personal responsibility to rise above dismal circumstances, including poverty and scarce educational resources. In Ghana, the children are eager to learn and want to be in school. Here in the U.S., particularly in urban areas, many U.S. children are chomping at the bit to reach 16 so they can drop out of high school, though they have absolutely no clue what they’ll do and sadly fail to realize there’s just no way they’ll make it in today’s global society without education.

The illiteracy rate in Ghana is 60 percent, and most children, especially females, don’t get past the ninth grade. Needless to say, Ghana, like many African countries, is experiencing enormous academic challenges. In the village of Konko, where most of our work was focused, not one student had reached high school in the past 10 years – attributable, in part, to students’ inability to pass a comprehensive examination and to cover annual tuition costs.

I was amazed by the high level of resiliency among Ghana’s school children, despite the numerous challenges they faced. I witnessed a thirst for education and knowledge that I reluctantly admit I have not seen, consistently, in school children in the Western World. It was refreshing to see children, particularly young children, so eager to learn. Likewise, I was impressed by their awareness that knowledge is power.

Each morning we had the opportunity to teach children and to learn from them, their parents and their Ghanaian instructors. Spending time with children who exhibited an unparalleled work ethic and drive to master academic principles was a rich and profound experience for me. I was also struck by how their teachers created engaging learning opportunities without the resources enjoyed by teachers in Western classrooms. Trust me when I tell you there were no computers or microscopes. And while U.S. teachers complain about overcrowded classrooms – justifiably so in most instances – try three children to a desk! Even so, the level of excitement and curiosity over teaching and learning was

touching to watch.Now that I’m back in my native Baltimore, I realize just

how deeply I long to return to the motherland to continue trying to help improve academic resources for Ghana’s children. Since returning from Africa, I’ve walked school hallways and seen African-American males with sagging pants and no books in their hands. I’ve also driven throughout the city and noticed far too many brothers selling or using drugs on street corners. Before going to Africa those scenes were hard to take. Now they nauseate me.

My pilgrimage to Ghana heightened my global awareness of the plight of children. While I recognize the historical challenges in black and brown communities in the United States, my passion has compelled me to focus more globally. Early next year I plan to return to Ghana to continue the work we started. It is not just something about which I’m thinking. It is something I will do.

Spending more than 20 years fighting to support poor families and to improve failing schools in the United States has taken an emotional toll on me. I haven’t given up on our children or U.S. schools, but I know it will be good for me to concentrate my energies in another region of the world for a change. African-American children in the U.S. need a lot of help. No doubt. And the neighborhoods in some of our inner cities, where many of our children are reared in single-parent homes, often resemble war zones. But even a U.S. child living in the most dire circumstances is a gazillion times better off than the average African child. For that reason, I pledge to continue trying to support my African brothers and sisters. And I sincerely hope this commentary will inspire at least one person reading it to also make a pledge to invest in The Motherland.

David Miller is an author and social entrepreneur who focuses on youth development. Miller is also a member of LEAP for Ghana, an effort to build sustainable educational efforts for school-age children in that West African nation. For more information please visit http://www.facebook.com/leapforghana

Ghanaian Odyssey Makes Stateside Needs Stand Out DAVID MILLER

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Ian McDaniel, scholarship recipient, age 16, the sax

Darlene Douglass gave the opening prayer.

Daniela Galdino-Jolly, scholarship recipient, age 17, violinist

Jared Byrd, scholarship recipient, age 11, pianist

The Greg Hatza Organ Quartet including G. Hatza, electric guitar; E. Wilson, guitar; R. Shahid, drums and M. Byrd on sax

Kianna Kelly, scholarship recipient, age 10, vocalist

Autumn Burton, scholarship recipient, age 13, violinist

Destini Bennett, scholarship recipient, age 7, vocalist

Carlos Hutchinson, emcee

Rosa Pryor-Trusty

Honored musicians, from left: Lamont “Terry” Battle, Dr. Estella Ingram, Harold Addams, Clayton T. McLendon, Rosa Pryor-Trusty, Jeff Wilson, Jackie Blake, Greg Hatza, Darlene Douglass, Carlos Hutchinson

Bottom row, from left: Bett Eggleston, Jared Byrd, Destini Bennett, Kianna Kelly-Futch, Autumn Burton, Rosa Pryor-Trusty, and Dr. Donna T. Hollie. Top row, from left: Ian McDaniel, Daniela Goldino-Jolly and Brittany Ross

Attendees

Dr. Donna T. Hollie introduced the scholarship recipients.

Brittany Ross, scholarship recipient, age 13, vocalist

Ms. Maybelle,opening speaker

Joe Aston, Tessa Hill-Aston, Sen. Ben Cardin, Anthony McCarthy, WEAA RadioMichael

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The AFRO Table

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Ray Waynoamonra; Rev. Dr. Paris Evans, chapter president NAN and Katrina Williams

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Ms. Maybelle

Jeremiah Shuron and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

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Standing: Joe Aston; Tessa Hill-Aston, NAACP president; Tabb Bishop Seated: John Cheatham and Janet Jones

Tracey Holloway and Senate candidate Rob Sobhani

Rev. Jerome Stephens, Sue Walitsky, Marty Welch

Senate candidate Dan Bongino with volunteers

Community members gathered, Nov. 3, to be entertained by comedians, Hip Hop artists, Gospel groups and on-air personalities at Radio One’s Voterfest, in the new Physical Education Complex at Coppin State University in Baltimore.

But more than entertainment, this event was planned to challenge all eligible voters to Get Out and Vote. And vote, they did.

Every year, Rosa “Rambling Rose” Pryor-Trusty and her music committee make sure deserving, talented young people have the funds they need to continue their training to become musicians. Through her prayer breakfast in the spring, the bull roast in the summer and the elegant Black and White Gala every fall, Rambling Rose raises the dollars that help make young singers and instrumentalists realize their dreams.

For many years the AFRO columnist functioned as an agent and manager for professional entertainers and she continues her work with the future artists who will perform in all areas of academia and media.

Photos by Anderson Ward

Top: Konan, 92Q Radio; Seated: George Arnold; former Sen. Larry Young, WOLB Radio; Squirrel Wyde, 92Q Radio and the Rev. Dr. Paris Evans, chapter president, National Action Network

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ARTS & CULTUREBy Aunni YoungSpecial to the AFRO

Actor Leon, a songwriter and leader of his of the reggae-soul band, Leon & the Peoples, recently added his voice to the chorus of entertainment industry supporters of President Obama. The star of The Five Heartbeats, The Temptations and Cool Runnings, appears in two new films, Ex-Free and Soul Ties. He was voted one of the “30 Sexiest Actors of All Time” by AOL Black Voices.

AFRO: When I met you last summer, we talked about your band, Leon & the Peoples. You were very excited talking about your music.

Leon: Of course, I love music! I listen to a lot of music. My dad was very big into Nat King Cole and Motown. I would listen to and learn those songs when I was young.

AFRO: What is your nationality? Are you West Indian? Leon: I am African American. When I was 12 years old, my good

friend Trevor, his brother became a Rasta. They took me in and taught me all about Rasta culture and vegetarian life. I kind of took to it and loved the music…My grandfather on my mother’s side was half-Jamaican but I never knew it. He died when I was 3.

AFRO: The impact of reggae is strong with your music? Leon: Oh yeah. But if you listen, our music is as much soul as it is

reggae.

AFRO: So you are a vegetarian too? Leon: No, I eat vegetarian a lot, but I’m not a vegetarian.

AFRO: You’re a father. You have a daughter? Leon: Yes, a beautiful daughter, Noelle. She’s 12…I took her

last year to the BET Awards with me. We performed [as] the Five Heartbeats and she loved that. She walked the red carpet with me. She was my date.

AFRO: Is there a lady in your life now? Leon: Not now. I lived with a woman for about five years. For the

last [few] years or so, I’ve just been concentrating on my career…Now, my girlfriend is my career.

AFRO: Are you happy with the progress you’ve made in your career? You’ve taken a break from acting to work with your band.

Leon: Yes! I have a lot of respect for people who are professionals at what they do. A lot of my friends are very prominent singers, musicians. They spend their entire lives doing music. I would never want to cheapen what they do and think I could just jump into it, be good and be respected, without putting in the work.

AFRO: People respect you for the roles you’ve played. Leon: I think that if you really look at my work, that I have played

all types of roles. I was in Cliffhanger, an action film, $300 million at the box office. My biggest movie as a lead was Cool Runnings, $210 million at the box office, a family comedy. Of course, I’ve had roles where I am a bad boy.

AFRO: I saw your work in Waiting to Exhale the other day. It was really interesting to watch you in that role!

Leon: I like to play a wide variety of roles…You have to take the opportunity to try and do different things. I also do that on stage. That’s one of the beauties of acting. In the theater, I am allowed to play different types of roles.

AFRO: What are your thoughts on the 2012 presidential campaign?

Leon: I am happy with President Obama. You have to realize the country was in an atrocious state before he took office. Anyone who wants to blame the economy on him is not being realistic. That’s the reason he got in office, because things were so bad. The history of the presidency is that no president can accomplish anything in one term. The first term is basically implementing your policies and…revers[ing] the situation we were in. I don’t think you should ever vote for a president unless you plan on voting for him for two terms because he can’t do anything in one term. I think if you voted for Obama and you believed in him the first time around, you have to let him have a second term to even make a difference. What I like most about our president, is that he has been a human being…President Obama has shown that he can change his policies and can change his thinking based upon what’s he seen and experienced as president, so I respect that.

AFRO: Very nice to talk to you.Leon: You too. Thanks!

One on One with…Leon

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” —John Lennon

“Oh yes its ladies night and the feeling’s right oh yes its ladies night. Oh what a night! ”

M&T stadium was bathed in purple, as ladies gathered from throughout Maryland for an up- close and personal encounter at the Baltimore Ravens’ home. Brenda Sykes, Tanika Sykes, Kendra Sykes and I joined 5,000 women dressed in The Color Purple for a Purple Evening.

“Purple rain, I only wanted to see you bathing in the purple rain” —Prince

We were dazzling in purple as we toured behind the scene areas like the Raven’s locker room and lounge decked- out in our Raven gear. It was an evening of pampering as women received purple manicures, face painting and posed for pictures with current and former Raven players, Torrey Smith, Jacoby Jones, Quadry Ismail, Doss Tandron, Art Jones, Kelechi Osemele, Tyrod Taylor and Jameel McClain.

We ran obstacle courses, threw footballs from the fifty-yard line, posed at the yellow goal post, took pictures with mascots Poe, Rise and Conquer and hung out on the club level for autographs.

What a thrill when we left the locker rooms walking the steps the players take on “any given Sunday” onto the field to the roar of the crowd. Oops, I must be dreaming there was no roar, but we did walk the steps where a plaque is dedicated to the players from the men and women who built the stadium.

We met Captain Dee- Fense, a retired military officer and a humble man who delights in visiting schools and doing speaking engagements

I was impressed when he quoted Oprah when explaining how he became Captain Dee-Fense. He said; first, you find something you enjoy doing, and then you find someone who is willing to help you do what you do. Contact Captain D at www.CaptainDefense.com or captaindefense@comcast.net

Radiant parents, Albert and Myra Queen joined friends, Gloria

Owens-Gross, Arnold and Dorethea Allen, Dr. Dermell Brunson, Joe Hendricks, Dannette Bland, Carolyn Clopton, Francena Bean-Waters, Napoleon and Brenda Sykes, Lauretta Warfield, Michael and Kim Briscoe, Cynthia Jackson, Sandra Meekins, Sherry Jackson, Michelle Carter, Tracey Days, Kelcey Oliver and Cari Carter at Pennsylvania Avenue’s Jubilee Arts in the Marcus Harris Center. Their daughter Stacey Queen hosted an exhibition of her paintings and photographs from her recent study tour throughout Italy. The event included a gallery talk from the artist and music by harpist Liz Ellis.

“Give me a pig foot and a bottle of beer.” The two sides of business executive Marty Glaze are so diverse that when he announces he is the guest chef at local restaurants we flock there to taste the exquisite cuisine he enjoys preparing. Our last soiree with Marty was with Red Parrot’s chef Wendy Cheng. The menu featured several east/west combinations including catfish, egg rolls, oysters, Chilean sea bass and lamb chops. Check out the Red Parrott and other eateries in McHenry Row.

“Where care shall be quiet, and love shall run riot, and I shall find wealth in my friends; then truce to the story, of riches and glory; there’s the place where the rainbow ends.” —Paul Laurence Dunbar

Sending huge get- well wishes and thinking of you to Marguerite Peterson, Betty Chase, Lynn Brown, Lousonia Jefferson, Judge Jacque Leeds and Gerald Smith.

“You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives.” —Clay Bedford

Proud grandparents Elvard and Rita Cooper told us grandson Kenneth Cooper is excited about the renovations taking place at St. Ignatius Loyola Academy’s new location in Federal Hill. When Kenneth was asked how he felt about the rendition of the school’s new science lab the sixth-grader stated, “I was quite upbeat and ecstatic about learning in an environment like this.”

“When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.” —Jean Shinoda Bolen

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SPORTS

By Stephen D. RileySpecial to the AFRO

With their spot in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference playoffs already penciled in, the DeMatha Stags were simply looking for a little preparation to get them tuned up for a rematch against Gonzaga Eagles a week later.

That tune-up came against Bishop McNamara, and sophomore running back Taiwan Deal ran for four touchdowns to help the Stags cruise in 47-12 demolition of the McNamara Mustangs on Nov. 2 at Landover Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Md.

Deal scored three touchdowns in the first half as DeMatha ran over and through the Mustangs all night.

“I think I did good. The offensive line helped me out. I just kept my feet running and I was just breaking a lot of runs and scoring,” Deal said.

When DeMatha’s defense wasn’t punishing McNamara, it was Deal doing the work, as the 6-foot, 2-inch, 226-lb tailback simply wore down the defenders on a chilly night.

“We needed that from him,” DeMatha coach Elijah Brooks said. “He’s our go-to guy right now on the ground.”

The Mustangs simply couldn’t get anything going against a fast-moving Stags defense.

DeMatha took a 26-6 lead at the top of the third after junior defensive back Greyson Torain returned an interception 40 yards. It was all about bouncing back for DeMatha, as they rebound from a loss to the Eagles the on Oct. 27.

The runaway victory sets up a rematch date with the Gonzaga Eagles. At their recent faceoff, the Eagles surprised the Stags, 27-10, behind a fired up home crowd, but DeMatha has been buzzing ever since.

“I’m looking forward to having the same game I had this week,” Deal said. “We lost to Gonzaga [but] we know what our mistakes were. We’ve been working hard in practice so we’re going to go back and show them.”

DeMatha Mangles McNamara, 47-12, Sets up Rematch with Gonzaga

By Perry GreenAFRO Sports Editor

When famed professional athletes publicly voice their concerns on social issues, does it matter? Ask the recipients of a $1.75 million donation from National Basketball Association players and an NBA corporate owner that was triggered by a single sympathetic player.

By donating his $200,000 game check Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade launched a cascade of giving last week in the wake of the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy in the New York-New Jersey region.

It’s not an uncommon phenomenon, according to Minnesota Vikings kicker Chris Kluwe who says that when the professional sports world takes an active stance on civil issues, the rest of society often follows its lead.

“When sports gets on board with a civil issue, then that issue is rapidly resolved in the next, you know, 10, 15 years,” Kluwe was quoted as saying in a CNN news report. “Sports speaks to a large segment of the population, and when kids look at athletes as role models, they say, ‘OK, hey, these guys are saying it’s OK if you’re gay, it’s OK to have same-sex marriage.’”

That was perhaps the theory Kluwe had in mind when he came to the defense of Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbedejo, who was severely criticized by Maryland state Delegate Emmett C. Burns Jr. for publicly voicing his support of same sex marriage, a non-sports, hot-button topic during the campaign season leading up to the 2012 elections.

Burns actually wrote a letter of complaint to Ayanbadejo’s employer, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti, stating that he’s “appalled” and finds it “inconceivable” that one of his players would publicly endorse same sex marriage, stepping into what he described a “controversial divide.”

Burns went on to request that Biscotti take action against Ayanbadejo, and force him to “cease and desist” making any further endorsements of gay marriage, which eventually prompted Kluwe to come to the defense of his fellow NFL colleague.

“It honestly baffles me that in this day and age, someone can think stifling another’s right to free speech is somehow OK,” Kluwe stated from his twitter account. “There’s not a lot of that gets me seriously angry, but that’s one of the few things on the list. Demand better from your government. Demand better from yourself.”

But Kluwe isn’t the only vocal pro athletic figure encouraging the public to demand more from the government. Former Washington Redskins linebacker and current media personality LaVar Arrington has been a pro-gaming spokesman in a TV ad endorsing Question 7 that, if endorsed by Maryland voters, would create a new resort casino in Prince George’s County, Md. and add table games like blackjack and roulette to all Maryland casinos.

“I hate losing; I hate it. But right now, we’re losing jobs and money for our schools to casinos in other states like West Virginia,” Arrington said during the commercial. “Question 7 creates 12,000 jobs with a new resort casino and expanded table games here in Maryland…so instead of spending $550 million in other states, it gets invested here.”

Maryland native Walter Hansborough, 27, told the AFRO that Arrington’s endorsement helped spread important facts to those who may not have known before seeing his commercial.

“In this area, half the people, especially younger voters, don’t really pay close attention to politics,” said Hansborough, who’s leaning toward voting yes. “LaVar was able to reach men, young men in particular, who had no idea what Question 7 was even about.”

But another Maryland resident and former political/community news writer, George Barnette, 32, disagreed with the notion that Arrington’s public message had any impact on potential voters.

“I don’t think LaVar’s ad made much of an impact and I’m not sure why [the producers of the commercial ad] went after LaVar rather than using a more popular ex-Redskins player to speak out to voters,” Barnette told the AFRO. “Popular athletes speaking out on civil issues can have a great effect on the general public, depending on what the issue actually is, though I’m not really sure that any athlete, popular or not, could’ve moved the needle on Question 7 in either direction.”

Barnette may have history on his side about what happens

when social issues addressed by high-profile athletes result in a call to action for the general public. Muhammad Ali’s legendary dominance of heavyweight boxing was put on hold when he refused to be drafted into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War in 1966.

Instead of enlisting, Ali spoke out against the war, saying, “Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on Brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights?”

Ali’s stanc, which resulted in the loss of his titles and a ban from boxing, prompted widespread support through the U.S., part of the chorus of anti-war protests that hastened U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam. Had another American boxer less popular than Ali took the same stance, the rest of the world may not have taken notice.

Distress triggered by Superstorm Sandy found relief from a National Basketball Association superstar recently. Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade said a recent game scheduled to be played at Madison Square Garden while the New York region struggled to recover from the lethal storm should have been canceled.

“I just felt there were bigger things to be concerned about than us being here to play a basketball game,” Wade said during a TV interview before the game. “Obviously, sports are things that take people’s minds away from things, but, you know, I think there’s bigger things that need to be done here in the city.”

Wade had tweeted before the game that it took the Heat team three hours just to drive six miles from the hotel to the arena, then reflected on how much more difficult it must be for the average citizen of average resources who had to deal with the aftershock of Hurricane Sandy.

“If we’re in the car and we’re in traffic for three hours,...what are the other people that are really affected by this, what are they doing? How are they getting around? How are they moving?” Wade said. “It was just like, ‘C’mon man. We shouldn’t be here to play a basketball game. If anything, we should be here to do something to help the city.’”

Wade’s vocal protest wasn’t able to get the NBA to cancel the game, but he was still able to make an impact financially by donating the paycheck that he earned from the game, a reported sum of more than $200,000, to towards relief funds for the storm’s victims. And according to ESPN reports, not long after Wade announced his donation, the Madison Square Garden Co. announced that it would donate $500,000 and host a telethon on its TV network to raise hurricane relief funds. The NBA and its players union also pledged a million dollars towards relief for the storm victims.

Perhaps Wade’s comments helped motivate others to follow his lead and open their checkbooks as well. As Kluwe would suggested, once you’re favorite athlete gets involved, it doesn’t take too long before the rest of the world gets on board.

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PUBLICATIONThe object of this suit is toofficially change thename of the petitionerfrom

Michael EarlStewart

toPierre Michael

StewartIt is this 25th day of Octo-ber, 2012 by the CircuitCourt for Baltimore City,ORDERED, that publica-tion be given one time in anewspaper of general cir-culation in Baltimore Cityon or before the 25th dayof November, 2012,which shall warn allinterested persons to filean affidavit in oppositionto the relief requested onor before the 10 day ofDecember, 2012.

Frank M. ConawayClerk11/9

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IN THE CIRCUITCOURT FOR

BALTIMORE CITYCase No.:

24D12002889IN THE MATTER OFBRETANASHANAWOODSFOR CHANGE OFNAME TOBREONIASHANAYEWOODS

ORDER FORNOTICE BY

PUBLICATIONThe object of this suit is toofficially change thename of the petitionerfrom

Bretana ShanaWoods

toBreonia Shanaye

WoodsIt is this 25th day of Octo-ber, 2012 by the CircuitCourt for Baltimore City,ORDERED, that publica-tion be given one time in anewspaper of general cir-culation in Baltimore Cityon or before the 25th dayof November, 2012,which shall warn allinterested persons to filean affidavit in oppositionto the relief requested onor before the 10th day ofDecember, 2012.

Frank M. ConawayClerk11/9

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EXHIBIT I (A)

NOTICE OF PUBLICHEARING CONCERNING

ISSUANCE OF BONDS OROTHER OBLIGATIONS

TO FINANCE SINGLE FAMILYMORTGAGE LOANS

Notice is hereby given that the CommunityDevelopment Administration (the “Administra-tion”), a unit of the Division of DevelopmentFinance of the Maryland Department of Hous-ing and Community Development, will conducta public hearing at 10:00 a.m. on November20, 2012, at the Maryland Department ofHousing and Community Development, 100Community Place, Room 1.300, Crownsville,Maryland 21032, concerning a plan of financ-ing for the issuance of additional Single FamilyProgram bonds and notes to make fundsavailable to finance the acquisition of SingleFamily Program loans for calendar year 2013together in an amount not to exceed$800,000,000 (eight hundred million dollars).The funds made available from the issuance ofbonds will: (1) provide financing for single fam-ily residences located within the State, princi-pally by first-time homebuyers who meet in-come limits established by the Administrationand satisfy certain other criteria; or (2) refundbonds previously issued for such purpose. Thebonds may be issued by the Administration inone or more series at various times during thecalendar year 2013. Additional informationrelating to the bonds to be issued is availableby calling Lorrie Love, telephone number (410)514-7438 or by writing to the address givenbelow. All interested parties are invited to sub-mit written comments and/or present oral com-ments at the public hearing regarding issu-ance of bonds for single family mortgages.Written comments or notice of intent to presentoral comments should be received by theAdministration on or before November 13,2012, and should be submitted to Lorrie Love,Single Family Housing, Community Develop-ment Administration, 100 Community Place,Room 4.314, Crownsville, Maryland 21032.Oral comments will be limited to presentationsof no more than ten (10) minutes per person.

TYPESET: Wed Nov 07 09:43:49 EST 2012

CITY OF BALTIMOREDEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES

NOTICE OF LETTING

Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimatesof the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for GS 12817-Guilford Avenue Garage Repairs will be received at the Office of theComptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. onWednesday, December 5, 2012. Positively no bids will be received after11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the Board of Estimates in Room215, City Hall at Noon.The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the Depart-ment of Public Works Service Center located on the first floor of the AbelWolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland21202 as of Monday, November 5, 2012 and copies may be purchased fora non-refundable cost of $50.00.Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package.All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the Cityof Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested partiesshould call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 751 Eastern Avenue,Baltimore, Maryland 21202. If a bid is submitted by a joint venture (JV),then in that event, the document that established the JV shall besubmitted with the bid for verification purposes. The PrequalificationCategory required for bidding on this project is E13004-RehabilitationBuildingCost Qualification Range for this work shall be $500,000.01 to$1,000,000.00A “Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at The Site, 210Guilford Avenue on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.Principal Items of work for this project are:1. Selective Demolition2. Concrete Reinforcing and Repair

The MBE goal is 27%The WBE goal is 8%

CONTRACT NO. GS 12817

APPROVED:Bernice H. TaylorClerk, Board of EstimatesAPPROVED:Steve SharkeyActing Director, Department ofGeneral Services

TYPESET: Wed Nov 07 09:43:28 EST 2012

CITY OF BALTIMOREDEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

BUREAU OF WATER AND WASTEWATERNOTICE OF LETTING

Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimatesof the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for SanitaryContract 889-Dundalk Wastewater Pumping Station Force Main Re-placement will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204, CityHall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 5,2012. Positively no bids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publiclyopened by the Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon.The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the Depart-ment of Public Works Service Center located on the first floor of the AbelWolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland21202 as of Friday, November 2, 2012 and copies may be purchased for anon-refundable cost of $100.00.Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package.All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the Cityof Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested partiesshould call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 751 Eastern Avenue,Baltimore, Maryland 21202. If a bid is submitted by a joint venture(“JV”), then in that event, the document that established the JV shallbe submitted with the bid for verification purposes. ThePrequalification Category required for bidding on this project is B02552Sewer ConstructionCost Qualification Range for this work shall be $5,000,000.00 to$10,000,000.00A “Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 900 Abel WolmanMunicipal Building, Large Conference Room, 200 Holliday Street,Baltimore, MD 21202 on November 13, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. Principal Itemof work for this project are:o 3,550 LF of 36-inch DIP force main with 36-inch plug valves and vaultsand removal and replacement of 36 and 42-inch pipe inside the pumpingstationo 30-inch magnetic flow meter and vaulto By-pass pumping for 15 MGD pumping stationo 750 LF of 48-inch RCP gravity sewer, manholes and junction chambero 938 LF of 8-inch DIP water main and appurtenancesThe MBE goal is 10%The WBE goal is 3%

SANITARY CONTRACT 889

APPROVED:Bernice H. TaylorClerk, Board of EstimatesAPPROVED:Alfred H. FoxxDirector of Public Works

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MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLYDEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES

Come spend the winter with usWe are looking for temporary support staff for the 2013Legislative Session that runs from mid-January to early April.In preparation for the session, some positions may beginearlier.

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Job requirements vary by position but some may includecomputer skills. If so, proficiency in Microsoft Word 2007 is amust; good typing, spelling and grammar skills, excellentcommunication skills with demonstrated customer serviceexperience, ability to perform multiple tasks in a fast pacedenvironment, and availability for overtime and shift work asrequired to meet legislative deadlines. PROFICIENCY TESTMAY BE ADMINISTERED. Salary range is $8.50 to $13.00per hour depending on position. Resumes that do not meetthe requirements above will not be considered. Positionsincluded are:

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Recycling Clerk - Pick up and empty recyclable material,sort and ship to appropriate vendors.

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Send resume with letter of interest indicating the positions forwhich you are applying to: Human Resources, Code 14/12A(Code # is required on all resumes. Please state positionapplied for), Department of Legislative Services, 90State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401-1991 or e-mail tomga_hr@mlis.state.md.us

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PCMH Nurse Care CoordinatorThe PCMH Nursing Care Coordinator is responsible for proactivelyengaging, tracking and following the medical care of a designated panelof complex clients with a history of multiple chronic diseases. Workingwith the client´s primary care provider, the Nursing Care Coordinator willmaintain a designated caseload of clients and will actively implementeach client´s treatment plan in conjunction with the clients´ primary careteam providers. Responsibilities include triage, care coordination, assist-ing client/staff flow in the clinic as well as identifying, addressing, andresolving problems that would impede treatment plan progress. Sometransportation of clients may be required. This position practices withminimal supervision within the scope of licensure. The Nursing CareCoordinator demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth anddevelopment appropriate to both adult and geriatric clients. Minimum oftwo years of clinical nursing experience; possess current CPR; stronginterpersonal, written and verbal communication skills. Proactively co-ordinate care to address and resolve problems that would impedetreatment progress. Bi-lingual candidates strongly encouraged to apply.Send resume to Sage Johnson, HCH, 421 Fallsway, Baltimore, MD21202. FAX (410) 837-8020. Email: hrresumes@hchmd.org. No phonecalls. EOE

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Park Heights Renaissance, whose mission is the revitalization of Bal-timore´ Park Heights community, seeks a Director of Community andHuman Development to supervise, direct and grow the current activ-ities of the organization involving human development and human ser-vices, and community capacity building and outreach. These include butnot limited to the community resource school partnerships, implementingelements of a 5 year education strategic plan, advocacy, communityengagement and empowerment. The successful candidate must have aminimum of 3-5 years management experience, preferably in a humanservices environment and a Master´s degree in a related field of humanservices, the ability to maintain focus on multiple priorities, work effec-tively with people from a diverse range of backgrounds, manage budgetsand maintain contract compliance, communicate effectively (written/oral)in both public and personal settings, research and write grant proposals,supervise and evaluate staff. Submit a copy of your resume and coverletter by email or mail to Julius Colon at email: jcolon@phrmd.org.President/CEO, Park Heights Renaissance, Inc., 3939 ReisterstownRoad, Suite 268, Baltimore, MD 21215. Application Deadline is Novem-ber 16, 2012

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