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B2 the Royal Wedding? A7 Another Winner for Tyler Perry
HBCU Legal Case Pushes Forward Obama Takes Dramatic Move to
By Shernay Williams
AFRO Staff Writer Squelch ‘Birthers’ Accusations Maryland.
The Coalition for Equity and Excellence
in Higher Education and a cluster of current
Donique Warden, a junior at Coppin State students and alumni from Maryland’s By AFRO Staff
University, remembers a time when the school four HBCU’s say Warden’s experiences
library stayed open until 2 a.m. “Now it closes demonstrate inequity in state funding. The In efforts to quell rumors
at 11 and I don’t even get off work until 11 group is suing the state and the Maryland about the location of President
p.m.,” she said. “When I asked librarians about Higher Education Commission for upwards of Barack Obama’s birth, the
it, they said it’s because they don’t have the $2 billion, a sum their funding expert estimates White House on April 27
money to keep it open that late anymore.” was collectively withheld from Coppin, released the commander
She says “it makes no sense” that she has Morgan, Bowie State University and the in chief’s long form birth
to purchase almost half of her books from University of Maryland Eastern Shore between certificate. Obama said he
other schools because they aren’t stocked in 1984 and 2009. was troubled by the excessive
Coppin’s library. The sports management “If these institutions had not been media attention given to the
major said her friend at Morgan State discriminated against for all these years or “birthers” movement during
University also criticizes her school because if Maryland had taken the steps to enhance a Wednesday morning press
resources for facilities like the library are “slim them, there’s no reason why they couldn’t conference.
to nothing.” be comparable to (traditionally White “The President believed
In spite of all the new buildings, in 2011, institutions),” said Michael D. Jones, civil the distraction over his birth
many students are still reflecting on the rights attorney representing the coalition. certificate wasn’t good for
disparities that exist for Historically Black Jones contends the funding disparity has led the country. It may have
Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in been good politics and good
Continued on A3 T.V., but it was bad for
the American people and
distracting from the many
challenges we face as a
country,” said White House
Communications Director
Dan Pfeiffer in a statement.
Although Obama released
his birth certificate of live White House Photo
birth in 2008, many birthers President Obama announces April 27 that he is releasing
– Americans who believe his long form birth certificate, indicating his birth in
Obama was not born in the Hawaii.
U.S. – have called for more
evidence. Most recently, real said Americans should be instead of being distracted by
estate mogul Donald Trump “debating how we win the a “fake issue.”
revived birther questions with future, reduce our deficit, In his address, Obama
a series of public statements. deal with high gas prices, and echoed the communications
Although Trump’s name bring stability to the Middle director’s sentiments, but said
was never mentioned, Pfeiffer East [and] Washington, DC” Continued on A3
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HBCU’s such as Baltimore’s Coppin State University historically have been underfunded.

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(MDDC) Press Association
awards April 22.
Sports journalist Stephen
Riley led the AFRO award
recipients with 3 awards.
Riley won two individual
awards, one in the sports story
category for his “Gonzaga
Clips DeMatha for ACIT
Title” and the other in the
online commentary or blog
category for his “Is it Over
Yet? Redskins Find New
Ways to Disappoint.”
But it was Riley’s team
Arenas Stay or Go?”
Washington Bureau Chief
Zenitha Prince won in the
feature story category for her
story “Life, Death Converge
Through Photographer’s
Lens.”
Photographer Danita
Delaney took home honors
AP Photo/Steve Ruark, Pool
in the general news photo
Members of the public visit the coffin of William Donald Schaefer, former
category for her cover photo
Baltimore mayor and former Maryland governor and comptroller, as the
for “Gray Trounces Fenty“
Baltimore City College High School “Singing, Swingin’ Knights” choir, top,
story.
performs at Baltimore City Hall, April 26, 2011. Schaefer died April 18, at age 89.
Staff writer George
See more on A8
Continued on A8

Barnes Found Dead, Communities Mourn

By Shernay Williams
AFRO Staff Writer
The mystifying, four-
month search for missing
North Carolina teen Phylicia
Barnes came to a heart-
rending end when her naked
body was found floating in
the Susquehanna River April
20.
Join the AFRO on Boaters had reported
Twitter and Facebook
a dead body in the river,
which crews pulled out
about 10 a.m. Baltimore’s
chief medical examiner
later identified the female
as Barnes. A tattoo found
on her “lower extremity”
had prompted investigators
to match up Barnes’ dental
records to the body.
The remains were
recovered south of the
Conowingo Dam, a water
canal that divides Harford
and Cecil counties some 40
miles north from where the
16-year-old was last seen.
Barnes disappeared from
her half-sister’s Northwest
Baltimore apartment on Dec.
28, leading to one of the
state’s largest missing-person
searches in recent years.
Though unclothed when
recovered, there were no
immediately visible wounds,
scars or signs of sexual
assault, said Maryland
State Police Superintendent
Terrance Sheridan.
He said it was possible
Barnes had been in the river
since her disappearance and
the cool temperatures helped
preserve her body.
It will take several weeks
to complete an autopsy and
determine the cause of death,
police said.
In a strange coincidence,
several hours after crews
found Barnes, they found the
body of a man 3 to 4 miles
away. On April 26, Maryland
State Police identified him
as 53-year-old Darryl Harper
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conferred 2011’s Emerging Journalist Award at the National
Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) spring board of
directors meeting.
On Aug. 6, Martin and other honorees will attend the
organization’s Salute to Excellence Gala in Philadelphia during
NABJ’s 36th Annual Convention and Career Fair.
Martin has been with the publication since November
2007. The sports writer covers everything from Major League
Baseball to professional football and even NASCAR. - “I am
honored to win such a prestigious award. To know that my
colleagues value my work is as rewarding an honor as I could
imagine,” said Martin in a statement.
Hank Winnicki, assistant managing editor of Newsday’s
sports section, wrote, “Kimberley has become an indispensable
part of the Newsday team. This is a prestigious national award,
and everyone at Newsday is thrilled for Kimberley, she’s a
terrific writer and reporter and has handled every challenge
thrown her way. This honor is well-deserved.”
Before coming to Newsday, Martin wrote for The Record
in New Jersey. She began her career in sports journalism
after earning a master’s degree in magazine, newspaper and
online journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public
Communications at Syracuse University. She also holds a
bachelor’s degree in psychology and African-American studies
from Wesleyan University.
NABJ’s 36th Annual Convention and Career Fair will take
place August 3-7. For additional information, ticket sales, and
registration, please visit us at www.nabj.org.
‘Poetry Man’ Singer Phoebe Snow Dies at 60
Blues singer Phoebe Snow, who made her mark in the
music industry with the 1974 hit “Poetry Man,” died from
complications of a brain hemorrhage in Edison, N.J. on April
26, her public relations representative told the Associated Press.
She was 60.
The singer suffered a stroke last year and faced blood clots,
congestive heart failure and pneumonia, her manager, Sue
Cameron, told the AP.
The Grammy-nominated Snow released 16 albums and was
nominated for the best new artist Grammy Award in 1975.
That same year, the Teaneck, N.J., native fell from the
public consciousness after the birth of her daughter, who was
severely brain-damaged. According to the AP, her husband left
the family soon after the baby’s birth and Snow abandoned the
industry to care for her daughter Valerie Rose. She released
her last album, Natural Wonder, in 2003, two years after her
Snow’s voice may have reached one of its largest audiences
in the late ‘80s with the popular sitcom jingle “A Different
World.” The brief song, and soul star Aretha Franklin’s later
rendition, became synonymous with the show’s six-season run.
Snow also lent her voice to the “Celebrate the Moments of Your
Life” jingle for General Foods International Coffees.
While Snow’s dark brown, tightly coiled hair led many fans
to believe she was African American, the AP reports the singer,
born Phoebe Ann Laub, was born to White Jewish parents. She
never asserted or denied her ethnic background.
Civil Rights Groups Set Out to Fix Broadband
Disparities
Members of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human
Rights, an amalgam of national civil rights and labor groups,
are sounding off on what they call “vast disparities” in minority
and underserved communities’ access to broadband Internet.
In response to the Federal Communications Commission’s
(FCC) request for commentary about improving broadband
access to these populations, the coalition asked the organization
to make greater use of programs like Lifeline and Link-Up,
which offer low-income Americans discounts on phone bills
and installation fees.
“This access is critically important for success in the job
market, especially in a competitive job market where March
2011 unemployment was 8.8 percent, Black unemployment
was 15.5 percent and Latino unemployment was 11.3 percent.
Broadband plays a critically important role in all parts of the jobs
pipeline – covering job readiness that includes obtaining skills
necessary for a job, job placement that includes successfully
applying for a job, and job progression that includes retraining
for advancing through a job,” the coalition’s letter read.
The letter also recommends the following steps to enhance
the breadth of Lifeline and Link-Up programs:
- Move quickly to expand Lifeline and Link-Up to support
broadband services that can support voice as well as other
applications;
- Expand Lifeline and Link-Up to support broadband
services this year;
- Create a financial set-aside for competitive grants within
the Lifeline program;
- Expand and simplify eligibility rules, create incentives
within the program to reach target populations and reduce
waste and fraud, and mandate combined outreach (and possibly
administration) of this program with other similar programs.
The American Civil Liberties Union, Asian American
Justice Center, Communications Workers of America, National
Urban League, NAACP and National Coalition on Black Civic
Participation were among the organizations who signed the letter.
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Jennifer Hudson and Relatives Identify Body of Her Slain NephewA3

A2 The Afro-American, April 30, 2011 - April 30, 2011 April 30, 2011 - May 6, 2011 The Afro-American
By Alan King sport-utility vehicle sought in from a neighbor about a suspi- posted fliers bearing his photo-

City Youth Program Faces Shutdown

AFRO Staff Writer connection with the murder of cious vehicle. The man noticed graph around the city. On
Hudson’s mother and brother. the vehicle while walking his Sunday, Jennifer Hudson asked
Jennifer Hudson and other The white, 1994 Chevrolet dog. According to the Chicago for the public’s help in finding
relatives positively identified Suburban with Illinois license Tribune, the boy had been shot her nephew. In her MySpace
By Shernay Williams multiple times in the back seat students for the workforce and places them in Since the 1980s, blog,FUTURES
she thanked Works has sup-
fans and

Photo by Courtney Bonaparte

AFRO Staff Writer of the vehicle. The SUV, regis- minimum wage paying jobs throughout the porters for their prayers
existed in various city schools. Its previous and
tered to Hudson’s murdered city. mission was to target students most easily to
offered a $100,000 reward
Rhonda Young held up an imitation ring brother, was towed with the Each school has three program advocates, prone to truancyanyoneor withwho returned
reading the boy
and writing
boy’s body inside and is being alive.
with an apple-sized diamond. “Think big. You who work with 60 students each. But the deficiencies, but it now serves all ninth and 12
processed by evidence techni- Since the investigation,
see this ring,” she asked the 12 ninth grade program – which relies heavily on a grant from graders at its schools.
cians and workers. The body Hudson – who gained stardom
girls packed in a classroom on the third floor of was later removed and taken to the city’s general fund –is in jeopardy. Students in the program
after appearing marvel at the
on “American
Reginald F. Lewis High School. “This is just the Cook County Medical In the city budget proposal Mayor nurturing nature Idol,”
of theand
advocates,
then won an they
saying
the beginning. You have the opportunity to be Examiner’s office. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake released last provide holistic counseling
Academy Award and help blotrole
for her out in
anything you want to be.” Hudson and other family month, she eliminated funding support for anything hindering student success,
the movie Dreamgirls – has whether
She handed the ring to the nearest girl who members arrived at the Medical the program. She told the AFRO after a press it’s a poorly organized
stayed class
out ofschedule
the public oreye.
family
stated her name and a positive adjective to Examiner’s office mid-after- briefing that FUTURES Works has recently issues. The Chicago Tribune report-
describe herself and passed it along. The group noon to identify the body. lost outside
Julian King, grants, which Hudson’s
Jennnifer has “impacted its
nephew. “Students in public
ed that schools
a paradetend to have
of cars moved a
then used magazine cutouts, construction paper Given the choice between look- effectiveness.” lot of issues at home,
slowlyfrom
pastpeer pressure,home
her family’s to
and markers to create poster boards displaying ing directly at the body or A“Their
spokesman for thefunding
other grant office hadthe murders but issome
been beinglegal
held issues
in Monday
– somemorning,
are afraidpast to leave
the
their aspirations. viewing it on a wall-mounted told the newspaper that Hudson
reduced and that impacted their ability to jail for parole violation after
their neighborhood,” news said
vans,Reginald
reportersF.andLewiscuri-
Abiola Martins, a program advocate, said Courtesy Photos be successful,” she said. Mayoral officials Principal Barney Wilson. “These ousstudents
onlookers. are
she
their
createdHudson
Jennifer
was dreams
killed, as
the exercise
to bewell
and because
tangible.
her mom,
as her“Ibrother,
she Darnell
wants Donerson who
don’t want them
Jason.
“She held hands with her family. It was obviously a very emotional moment.”
estimate the number of students participating
in the program will decrease from 420 to 180
extremely fortunate to have a group
that entirely focus on them to help
Neighborsof people
them
quietly
stood
andhave a
to give up, even if something doesn’t go their next year ifstrongthe budget reflected on the
video screen, the family chose “remained for herisfami-
approved by the
being City ofbetter
convicted life.”
attempted violence.
way. I want them to see their dreams,” she said. Council.
ly” and was clearly its leader. murder and vehicularMiles hijack-said program officials are applying
the “The
body kidsof herlove 7-year-old plate X584859 was found on the latter. According to the In front of the Hudson’s
the bling,” Young said with Damia Cloude , a ninth-grade student “SheMichelle
held hands Miles,
withdirector
her fami- of FUTURES
ing. Cook Countyfor various
records showoutside grants to keep the program
nephew Monday, just hours Chicago’s West Side after Tribune, Hudson said, “Yes, home, men in heavy jackets
a laugh. “I just want them to know they can get at Reginald F. Lewis High School in Works,
ly,” says the city
the spokesman funding
said. “It keeps thehe pleaded guilty
that at Douglass
to both and andNorthwestern. FUTURES
after his body was found in a police received a 7 a.m. call that’s him.” hooded sweatshirts came to
the bling and achieve all these things on their East Baltimore, prepares a poster programs
was at Frederick
obviously Douglass and
a very emotional charges in 1999. He officials
was alsohave frequently had to
kiss the twin brace
white for a bar-
crosses

ACORN Fights Back

poster board,” she said. “Once you plant that board that details her career aspirations Northwestern High Schools afloat,convicted
moment.” and if the in 1998shutdown
for posses-at a school because grants usually
ing the names of Donerson and
seed, water it, give it some sun. It begins to during a workshop led by the city’s cityThegrant
boydries
– theup,sonthe
of FUTURES
Julia Works
sion of aand last one
stolen motor or two years
vehicle. Jason.at a time, she added.
blossom.” FUTURE Works Program. The program, After School
Hudson, Works
Jennifer’s programs
sister – had thereHemight
was released from“I understand
prison in the city is in a budget
“Everybody crunch,
is sick of going
Young and Martins are program advocates which offers services in three Baltimore cease.missing
been The program at Reginald F.2006
since Friday, Lewisafteris servingand
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Leader Calls Voter Registration Fraud Charges ‘Bogus’
through stuff
for FUTURES Works, an effort through the City high schools, is facing steep funding supported
when through
a relative founda separate
Julian’s grantforwith
the the the welfare
attempted murder and of theWest,
students,”
a former sheresident
said. “We’re
of the
Mayor’s Office of Employment Development cuts under the mayor’s recent budget. U.S. Dept. ofDarnell
grandmother, Labor and is securecar forhijacking
at least charges.
hopeful these programs
area toldcanthecontinue
Tribune. through
“We all
By Alan
that helpsKing “at-risk” youth chart paths and toDallas
collegeCowboys players No wonder Obama’s campaign is Donerson,
one more year. 57, and his uncle, The boy remainedothermissing
sources.” have to stick together. All these
AFRO Staff Writer Tony Romo and Terrell Owens,
and careers, improve their grades, have family- we are the first role models they see,” Young
trying to distance him from the Jason Hudson, 29, shot to death through a long weekend in young children are dying, and

Obama
among the names submitted to group, saying, “Barack Obama in his grandmother’s home in which police and volunteers
like support at school, and most importantly, election officials. said. “Many are first Nevergeneration
Organizedhigh school
with ACORN.”
for what?”
Presidential candidate John the 7000 block of South Yale
graduate.
McCain’s attack on ACORN – students.”
Hurd said those workers, who But Obama’s ties to ACORN run Avenue.
They work on-site at Reginald were F. Lewis Reginald
without F. Lewis is one ofHe three Baltimore
Associated
every day,
Community
holding goal-setting
doing those things
workshops, City Public
long and
Schools that
deep.
offers the
taught
24-year-
classes Continued
An Amber Alert from–A1 a desig-
Organization for Reform Now – ACORN’s knowledge or permis- for ACORN. They even endorsed nation for high-risk missing
offering
confirms tutorial
the success services
of the and conducting
sion, wereone- fired. old-program andhim its companion
for President.effort called he believes
children – wastheissued
controversy
Friday will
on-one sessions
organization, with of
the head students.
the “Often“The
times evidence that After hasSchool
sur- Matters,
But now a program
ACORN is that prepares
in trouble. continue for some
after Julian was discoveredAmericans.
group says. faced so far shows they faked Reporter: There are at least “I know
missing afterthat
the there’s
murders.going to

HBCU Legal Case

“This is testimony to the work forms to get paid for work they 11 investigations across the be a segment
Police arrestedofWilliam
people for which,
we’ve done and success we’ve didn’t do, not to stuff ballot country involving thousands of no matter
Balfour, thewhat we put
missing out,step-
boy’s this
had,” Maude Hurd, president of boxes.” ACORN, she said, is the potentially fraudulent ACORN issue will
father not be puthusband
and estranged to rest. But
ACORN, said in an interview victim of fraud, not the perpetra- forms.
Continued I’mJulia,
of speaking
at his to the vast majority
girlfriend’s
with the AFRO.from A1 tor of it. Announcer: Massive voter
of the American
Southside apartment people, as well as
several
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“Whenresources,
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Hurd said the for onlyHBCUs
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fraud. over thetheObamayears, which
campaign hours
to theafter
press.theWemurders.
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facilities and ultimately,
had just announced that welower had to be given
bogus are thethe opportunity
charges them- has allowed
paid more thantheir campuses
$800,000 to an Balfour’s
for this kind mother, Michele,We’ve
of silliness. has
retention
registered rates at HBCUs.
1.3 million new vot- selves.
to offerAnd factcheck.
unique, high org
demand ACORN
to undergo fronta for get out the vote
physical told reporters that her son had
ers,” shecase’s
said. “That’s just trial agrees.
to sayis programs; efforts. got better stuff to do. I’ve got
The six-week have state-of-the- renaissance, but Jones says nothing to do with the slayings.
better stuff to do. We’ve got big
that someone’s running scared It concluded, “Neither Pressuring banks to issue risky
set to begin June 27. art facilities and be allocated “the key phrase is that these Balfour remains a suspect in Jason Hudson
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A4 The Afro-American, April 30, 2011 - May 6, 2011
Obesity, Poor Prenatal Care Contribute to Maryland
Maternal Mortality Rate
By Jessica Harper
Capital News Service
BALTIMORE — When
an overweight, pregnant
stroke survivor saw Dr. Pedro
Arrabal for a check-up earlier
this year, the doctor had a bad
feeling about her fate. “She
was counseled about all her
risks and decided to take the
risks,” said Arrabal, a high-risk
pregnancy specialist at Sinai
Hospital in Baltimore. “We got
her through the pregnancy, and
delivered her somewhat early.”
Though the patient did well
postpartum, Arrabal said, her
good fortune would be short-
lived.
“She ended up, four
months after delivery, being
found dead,” he said. Though
she survived a stroke, the
combination of the strain of
pregnancy and an underlying
heart condition likely led to
her death.
This case is typical of
what Maryland high-risk
obstetricians are seeing in
the state: expectant and new
mothers losing their lives to
preventable complications
like obesity, substance abuse
or lack of prenatal care. In
some cases, two or all three
of these factors intertwine to
complicate a pregnancy.
These trends are pushing
Maryland’s maternal death
rate past the national average,
according to a 2010
report compiled
by the Maryland
Health Department’s
Maternal Mortality
Review Program.
The national
maternal death
rate for 2003-2007
averaged 15.8
maternal deaths per
100,000 live births.
For that same period, the
report notes, Maryland’s rate
was 20.5.
The World Health
Organization defines maternal
mortality as, “the death of
a woman while pregnant or
within 42 days of conclusion
of pregnancy.”
Maternal mortality cases
generally fall into one of
two categories, according
to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
and the American College
of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists: pregnancy-
associated death, meaning
death of an expectant or
new mother from a cause
unrelated to her pregnancy,
or pregnancy-related death,
meaning the death of an
expectant or new mother from
a cause related to or worsened
by her pregnancy.
Dr. Kevin Ferentz, director
of clinical operations at the
University of Maryland School
of Medicine, said the state’s
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high maternal death rate is
linked to Baltimore being the
heroin capital of the U.S. and
the absence of programs to
help pregnant addicts. “There
are very few services available
to women who are abusing
substances to go for care in
Baltimore,” said Ferentz,
who heads the Department of
Family Medicine.
“At the university, we
don’t have anything special
for women who are abusing
substances while pregnant.”
Ferentz said this dilemma
runs statewide. “If we don’t
have that service in Baltimore,
there’s a very good chance
those services don’t exist in
more rural areas of the state,”
he said.
Arrabal, director of the
Division of Maternal Fetal
Medicine at Sinai, also sees
expectant and new mothers
with drug problems. Substance
abuse, he said, sometimes
determines whether pregnant
women seek prenatal care.
“Part of the issue, especially
with the women who do have a
drug history is that they might
be afraid of the repercussions
of getting prenatal care,” he
said.
The chief repercussion, he
said, is getting social services
involved, and particularly the
fear their child will be taken
away from them.
Prenatal care, the doctors
said, is critically important.
Yet women who have been
pregnant before, are usually
less likely to seek it, Ferentz
said. “That’s because they got
through their first pregnancy
and they know what to expect
and (think) everything will be
OK,” he said.
Also contributing to a
mother’s poor outcome from
pregnancy are heart problems,
exacerbated by obesity. “If
you see in the report, one of
the things that was associated
with poor outcomes was the
lack of prenatal care which,
to a certain extent, is almost
inexcusable in a state like
Maryland,” Arrabal said.
April 30, 2011 - April 30, 2011, The Afro-American
Heart problems, too,
are a concern, Arrabal said,
a condition, he said, often
exacerbated by obesity.
“You’ve got to remember
that pregnancy is a significant
stress to a woman’s heart,” he
said.
A pregnant woman’s heart
pumps 50 percent harder than
when she’s not with-child, he
said, and her blood volume
increases by 50 percent.
With heart disease, Arrabal
said, a woman can feel fairly
well early in the pregnancy,
but that quickly changes once
cardiac demands increase and
her body begins to deteriorate.
“By then, it may be too late
for us to make a significant
impact,” said Arrabal. “So,
for instance, pregnancy
termination may not help the
situation at that point if they
are far enough along.”
Members of The Maryland
State Medical Society served
on the Maternal Mortality
Barnes Found Dead
Continued from A1
of Richmond, Va. His cause
of death was not readily
known, but state officials
said there is no indication
that his demise is connected
to Barnes’. Harper’s wife
told investigators he had
warned a relative back in
March—around the last time
she saw him—that he was
contemplating suicide.
The disappearance of
Barnes, a track star and
honors student, had baffled
authorities, family members
and friends. Baltimore
City Police led expansive
searches for the teen, the
most recent involving 200
volunteers in Patapsco State
Park in early April, and
often sought national media
attention for her case. City
police spokesman Anthony
Guglielmi had openly
questioned whether major
networks were slow to report
on Barnes’ missing person’s
case because she was Black.
Baltimore City Police
Commissioner Frederick
Bealefeld said it was tragic
to find Barnes dead, but the
recovery of her body should
bring authorities closer to
determining what happened
to her.
“All of us prayed for a
different outcome, but finding
her body is really going to be
instrumental in giving us an
opportunity to bring closure
to her family,” he said at state
police headquarters shortly
after the discovery. “Without
it, it would have been
incredibly difficult to move
forward.”
Review Committee and helped
compile the 2010 report.
MedChi is doing what it can to
help end maternal deaths in the
state, said Executive Director
Gene Ransom III. “We spend
a lot of time and energy on it.
We track numbers and have
been writing the reviews,” he
said.
The problem “calls out for
solutions,” Ransom said, and
he thinks it’s time for policy
makers to look at it. Like
Arrabal, he sees the high rate
as inexcusable. “Maryland is
one of the wealthiest states,”
he said. “We shouldn’t be an
outlier in maternal mortality.”
Both Arrabal and Ferentz
are taking steps to end
maternal mortality on their
turf.
At the university, Ferentz
and other physicians give
expectant mothers a book
called “What To Expect When
You’re Expecting,” by Heidi
Murkoff and Sharon Mazel.
Barnes’ had been visiting
her half-sister, Deena, for the
Christmas holiday when she
vanished.
Deena, 28, said Phylicia
was asleep in her apartment
when she left for work the day
of the disappearance. They
had exchanged text messages
that morning, but Phylicia
didn’t respond when Deena
tried to reach her between
12:30 and 1:30 p.m. The older
sister’s ex-boyfriend, who
“All of us prayed for a different outcome,
but finding her body is really going to be
instrumental in giving us an opportunity
to bring closure to her family.”
lived in the apartment, said
Phylicia was asleep when he
left, but when Deena returned
home around 6 p.m., Phylicia
was gone.
Police said they don’t
suspect the teen was a
runaway or was trying to
escape any psychological or
legal woes.
As news of Barnes’
death spread, friends and
community members that
were touched by the case
began to plan memorials in
her honor.
Barnes’ classmates at
Union Academy in Monroe,
N.C., learned that authorities
had found her body after
returning home from spring
break April 25. The school
held assemblies and brought
in grief counselors, according
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“All women get that book,”
he said. The university has also
instituted a house call program
for pregnant patients.
“We’re trying very hard
to go out at least once during
each pregnancy to assess the
environment that the patient
lives in and to help the mom
bond with the physician who
is going to be delivering the
baby,” he said.
Sinai Hospital is seeing
an increasing number of
undocumented women
ineligible for insurance
through the state. Arrabal, a
native of Cuba, speaks fluent
Spanish, as does another
high-risk obstetrician. Sinai
Hospital pays for a translating
assistance service that includes
languages more obscure than
Spanish.
And both doctors are
seeing more pregnant patients
over age 40. Arrabal recently
saw a 51-year-old expectant
Continued on A8
to WCNC TV News in
Charlotte.
Students were expected to
hold a memorial service for
Barnes April 28—four months
to the day she disappeared.
Union Academy officials
said flags outside the school
were flying half staff in her
memory.
Michael Johnson, a
Baltimore activist and director
of the Paul Robeson Institute,
led a candlelight vigil for
– Frederick Bealefeld
Barnes on April 27 near
Reisterstown Plaza, where she
was last seen.
Johnson, who did not
know Barnes, said he was
moved to hold the ceremony
as a parent and bystander
captivated by her story.
“It’s important that we let
her know that even though
her body was found, her
spirit is still alive,” he said.
“The tragedy of this is also a
blessing because we can bring
attention to the other missing
and exploited children in our
city.”
The AFRO’s attempts
to reach Barnes’ family by
deadline were unsuccessful,
but Bryan Barnes, the teen’s
half-brother, has told outlets
that the family was planning
funeral arrangements.
 April 30, 2011 - May 6, 2011, The Afro-American A5

Community
Veteran Performer Ben Vereen Continues to Shine
By Gregory Dale that left him countless injuries and forced him to go through months of rehabilitation. He
AFRO Staff Writer explained that through these experiences, he ultimately relied on God to get him through.
“I just realized that by myself, I could do nothing, but there’s a power greater than myself
With his bubbling personality and his undeniable talent, Ben Vereen has undoubtedly that could restore me if I trust it,” Vereen said. “[I] laid in the seed of prayer and surrender.”
captured the hearts of many throughout his 35-year career. Adding to his string of hardships, he was later diagnosed with diabetes. But after putting
He wowed audiences with his Broadway performances in Jesus Christ Superstar, Jelly’s his misfortunes behind him, he pushed forward and used the lessons he learned to help inspire
Last Jam and Hair, and won a prestigious Tony Award for his role in Pippin. and encourage others. He has become one of the most requested speakers on the lecture circuit
Additionally, he’s appeared in a string of television shows, including the classic among audiences of all ages.
Roots, in which he played the memorable role of Chicken George. On May 16, Vereen will come to Baltimore to perform at the Edward A. Myerberg Senior
Vereen got his start in theater at a young age and explained that Center’s annual fundraising gala at the Beth El Congregation Center. The event will raise funds
throughout his life, the arts are what have kept him grounded. for the center and allows it to continue its service to over 5,000 seniors in the community. At
“The arts was the one thing that helped me make decisions in my life the gala, Vereen will perform many of his Broadway hits and also speak to audiences about his
and what direction to go to,” Vereen told the AFRO in a recent life and career.
interview. “It’s been very lucrative and I’ve been very blessed to “[Attendees] can expect to be inspired, uplifted and set free,” Vereen said, speaking about
go this way.” the event.
But while he’s experienced a great deal of success Though he’s already appeared in a myriad of productions, television shows and movies,
throughout his tenure in show business, he’s also endured Vereen’s résumé continues to expand. In February, he released his first CD, Ben Vereen
a considerable amount of tough times. Stepping out Live, which comprises many of his most famous Broadway selections. Also, this
In the late ‘80s, Vereen’s life was shaken up summer will mark his return to Broadway, as he has quite a few productions currently in the
after his daughter was killed in a car accident. The works.
incident cast him adrift in a sea of despair and “I’ve been blessed in everything that I’ve done,” Vereen said. Life is good…It’s been a good
caused him to pick up a drug habit. run.”
“I fell into addictions,” Vereen said. “I went
through a whole gamut of life…When you lose a The Edward A. Meyerberg Center will present ‘An Evening with Ben Vereen’ on May
child, you never get over that, you just learn to live with 16 at the Beth El Congregation. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.
it. It’s a scar that’s permanent.” myerbergseniorcenter.org.
Then, a few years later, he was involved in an accident

Organizations Rally for the Freedom of Baltimore Political Prisoner

By Hassan Giordano late ‘60s. as well as the testimony of a lying and coerced jail-house
Special to the AFRO Conway, then a United States postal worker, was a target informant; never allowing his boss to testify as to his presence
of the Baltimore City Police Department, as well as the FBI’s at work during the time of the incident, while being declined
Calls for the pardoning, or paroling, of political prisoner COINTELPRO operations, when he was arrested for the to allow Conway his choice of attorney, instead having a state
Marshall “Eddie” Conway were heard loud and clear in murder and attempted murder of two Baltimore City police appointed lawyer represent his interests that did not perform a
downtown Baltimore April 23, as groups collaborated to bring officers – coincidentally happening the day of his 24th birthday. pre-trial investigation and never even met Mr. Conway. He was
justice to his case. After a bogus trial that was based on a corrupt court which later convicted and sentenced to life in prison, along with co-
The former Baltimore Black Panther’s minister of defense allowed a questionable line-up identification to be introduced, defendants Jackie Powell and Jack Johnson.
received a welcoming 65th birthday present as various
community organizations
and leaders showed
their unified support in
calling on Gov. Martin
O’Malley to either pardon
or parole Conway, who
has sat behind bars for
the past 40 years based
solely on his participation
and leadership in the
Black empowerment
organization. A victim
of the J. Edgar Hoover
created COINTELPRO
operation that sought to
either incarcerate, or kill,
Photo by Hassan Giordano
members of Black pride
Area residents convene in groups that differed from
Baltimore to show support for the message being sent
former Baltimore Black Panther’s out by the government;
minister of defense Marshall “Eddie” became a force
“Eddie” Conway, who has been beyond government
jailed for 40 years. control throughout the

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 April 30, 2011 - May 6, 2011, The Afro-American
Opinion
Class Warfare On April 15, by a the middle class tax cuts (but repeal the existing tax breaks
straight party-line vote, the for millionaires, billionaires, Big Oil, and corporations that
Republican House majority ship jobs overseas), the Republican budget would give the
approved the Ryan Budget wealthiest in our society an additional $1 trillion in tax relief.
Plan for Fiscal Year 2012 -Medicare: We would preserve Medicare for everyone –
and beyond [H.Con.R.34]. while the Republican budget would end Medicare’s guaranteed
With this reckless and benefits and replace Medicare as we know it with a voucher
callous action, they declared system that would leave seniors at the mercy of private
economic warfare on insurance companies.
America’s working families, -Medicaid: We would stand up for the millions of seniors
our aged, infirm and poor. who are living in nursing homes, are disabled or poor –
If any wish to call this neighbors who depend upon Medicaid to protect their health
assertion “class warfare,” so and their lives. In sharp contrast, the Republicans would slash
be it. The families I represent the federal contribution to Medicaid by $771 billion over the
Elijah Cummings did not start this economic next 10 years.
war—but neither they nor I We Democrats also would preserve the recent gains in
will back away from the threat. health care, K-12 education funding, Pell Grants, energy
We cannot surrender to this Republican attack. The burdens security and transportation spending. Republicans, however,
placed upon our communities by two wars on the national would cut the federal government’s K-12 funding by 25
credit card, the previous administration’s failure to regulate our percent, cut college aid for nearly 10 million students, and
financial system, and its tax cuts for the very wealthy have left devastate our support for clean energy security.
us with nothing left to give. The Republican House majority has adopted a federal
Candidly, even the Democratic budget proposal defeated by spending and taxation plan that has no respect for social equity.
the Republicans would have been difficult for many of us to It is a blueprint for economic disaster that most Americans
bear. However, like most Americans, we understand that we simply cannot afford.
must act with deliberation to bring the federal budget back into As President Obama recently reminded us, during the last
balance – even as we also work to create more jobs. decade, the average income of the bottom 90 percent of all
We Democrats are determined to protect essential programs working Americans actually declined. But, the most affluent 1
like Medicare, Medicaid, college aid and Community percent of Americans saw their incomes rise during the same
Development Block Grants. But we also have acknowledged, period by more than $250,000 each.
however reluctantly, that we must freeze total discretionary Our challenge is clear. Whatever the consequences, we
funding levels for the time being. have no choice other than to fight this Republican attack with
Even that painful, but necessary, concession on our part was everything within our power.
not sufficient for the Republicans. The ideological extremism Still, I am hopeful that President Obama can help the Senate
inherent in their budget positions is revealing: and House agree upon a better alternative.
-Taxes: While we Democrats would make permanent “We don’t have to choose between a future of spiraling debt
Child Watch
Children’s Health on the Chopping Block
(NNPA) — Like many old Alexei, has severe asthma. Like Anne-Marie, Alicia is a
parents, California mother California resident who relies on Healthy Families coverage
Anne-Marie Skinner knows for her three children. With the Healthy Families coverage,
“accidents happen.”  Her Alexei is able to access preventive care including a machine
active, athletic teenagers - to administer medication to help him breathe and multiple
Constance and Lucas - are prescription drugs to prevent and treat his asthma. Several
both involved in a number times a year, Alexei still ends up in the emergency room.  Last
of extracurricular activities, year, Alexei suffered an asthma attack and fell to the ground
and both have unfortunately while running in gym class, and was rushed to the hospital in
suffered sports-related an ambulance.
“The U.S. House of Representatives approved an unfair and
Marian Wright Edelman
shortsighted budget that will assault vulnerable children and
injuries that required serious
low-income families.”
medical care. One of the worst
accidents happened when a basketball hit Constance in the Healthy Families has made it possible for Alicia to manage
face, requiring an emergency room visit, an MRI, and follow- Alexei’s prescription drugs, doctor visits, and emergency
up care from multiple doctors, including a pediatric eye care room visits and helped Anne-Marie through Constance’s
specialist. Thankfully, both Constance and Lucas have been eye injury.  But, in recent years, changes in the state budget
able to get the care they need because they are enrolled in for Healthy Families and California’s Medicaid program,
Healthy Families, California’s version of the State Children’s Medi-Cal—including significant premium and co-payment
Health Insurance Program (CHIP)—low-cost health insurance increases—have been making it harder for families to get
for children, teenagers, and pregnant women.  Healthy critical health care services for their children. Another round
Families makes Constance and Lucas’s care affordable for of cost-sharing increases in the state’s 2011-2012 budget will
their family. Anne-Marie has already cut her family’s budget cause real and lasting hardship for families like the Skinners
back to bare bones in this economy, including spending less and the Alferezes, including the difficult decisions they will
on buying food. “If it wasn’t for Healthy Families I would be face if the co-payment for an emergency room visit increases
buried in a blanket of medical debt,” she says. to $50 per visit.
Alicia Alferez faces a different challenge—keeping up with These two families are among the millions across the
her child’s chronic health condition. Her oldest son, 14-year- country whose health coverage is “on the chopping block”
Why Do Blacks Care about the Royal Wedding?
 African Americans seek of married Black Americans ages 20-54 dropped from 70.3 in
committed relationships 1970 to 39.6 in 2008, according to the 2009 Marriage Index,
and marriage just as much a joint study by the Institute for American Values and the
as any other ethnic group. National Center on African American Marriages and Parenting
They, too, long for the pomp (NCAAMP).
and circumstance that the And while the evidence may suggest a decline in the value
world will witness April of marriage, for many African Americans, it is a testimony to
29, when England’s Prince the difficulties in finding a suitable partner who is prepared
William weds his bride and ready to make the commitment. Not surprisingly there
Catherine Middleton. are convincing indicators that marriage’s status has declined
It’s become standard throughout America. The percentage of all Americans ages
practice in recent generations 20-54 that are married also plummeted from 78.6 in 1970 to
for Black couples to 57.2 in 2008. Analysis of government statistics also reveals
Michelle Drayton ceremonially jump the that rural Whites – long the bastion of marriage and barometer
broom at their weddings. The “[The] steady deterioration of humanity’s central relationship
act exemplifies a delicate
link between contemporary
is as much a crisis in America as the slumping economy,
African Americans to the joblessness, and global instability.”
slave culture of their ancestors
who resiliently sustained precious native marriage practices. of American middle class values – now divorce at the same
Though weddings between slaves were not officially rate as Whites living in metropolitan areas. At the same time,
recognized, the dogged continuation of matrimonial ties the percentage of births to married Americans tumbled from
reflected marriage and family’s central position in Black 89.3 percent in 1970 to 60.3 percent in 2008, according to the
culture and community.  Marriage Index. Among African Americans, that same measure
And yet, recent surveys suggest that young African fell from 62.4 percent in 1970 to 28.4 in 2008.
Americans, devoid of stable relationship role models, see This steady deterioration of humanity’s central relationship
marriage as something Whites do, not Blacks. The percentage is as much a crisis in America as the slumping economy,
A7
and one where we forfeit investments in our people and our
country,” the president declared at Georgetown University on
April 13. “We will all need to make sacrifices, but we do not
have to sacrifice the America we believe in - and, as long as I
am president, we won’t.”
The vision of shared opportunity and shared sacrifice
evoked by the president is one that all Americans should
support. Yet, that is not what the Republican Tea Party budget
would achieve.
We must hope and pray that President Obama can help us
find not just common ground but higher ground – that he can
again pull this nation back from class warfare.
I, for one, will do all that I can to support our president’s
efforts toward compromise. Yet, for Americans of every
background to join in meeting this challenge, the sacrifices
must truly be shared.
Americans must rise or fall together. In good conscience,
we cannot expect America’s working families to sacrifice alone.
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings represents Maryland’s
Seventh Congressional District in the United States House of
Representatives.
twice over: once because of state budget cuts and a second
time because of federal budget cuts. They all risk losing the
affordable, comprehensive health coverage their children
need to grow up healthy and strong. The U.S. House of
Representatives approved an unfair and shortsighted budget
that will assault vulnerable children and low-income families.
It would make deep cuts in Medicaid, shift more costs to
states, and eliminate core protections for the 30 million
children served by the program. In 2013, it would de-fund
the successful and cost effective Children’s Health Insurance
Program (CHIP) these and many thousands of California
families need. All this at a time when 50 million Americans,
including more than 8 million children, are uninsured. The
House budget would repeal health reform that would reach
an additional 32 million people and 95 percent of all children
during the next few years.  Children of color, who make up
more than half of the children served by Medicaid, would
fare worst and be placed at risk of preventable suffering,
chronically poor health, and even death.  And, for what
purpose? To pay for more tax cuts to the wealthiest individuals
and corporations in America?
President Obama said this last week about the House
budget for 2012: “There’s nothing serious about a plan that
claims to reduce the deficit by spending a trillion dollars on tax
cuts for millionaires and billionaires. And I don’t think there’s
anything courageous about asking for sacrifice from those
who can least afford it and don’t have any clout on Capitol
Hill.  That’s not a vision of the America I know.” If this is not
the America you want, stand up, and speak up and say no!
Marian Wright Edelman is the president and founder of the
Children’s Defense Fund. 
joblessness, and global instability. Marriage affects other
more glaring social concerns in more substantive and direct
ways than those often-discussed headline issues. And yet,
the decline of marriage has been woefully absent from our
national debate.  This must change if we hope to stave off the
wholesale cultural decline of America. 
The discussion of family values must move beyond its
traditional place as an exclusively conservative political action
item and be embraced in rural and metro America, discussed
among Blacks, Whites, Hispanics, Asians and native people,
and maintained across all faiths.
Our children need stable families and communities. It’s
time to elevate the marriage discussion to the national level
and draw attention to it from a broad range of communities.
In the short term, we can defuse any youthful reluctance
to discuss the importance of marriage with the timely
paparazzi surrounding the royal union. But once the nation
and its youth are aware of what must be done, we can only
hope that marriage – restored to its irreplaceable position – is
celebrated, cultivated, and continued with the same reverence
as the old broom jumping ceremony that’s been carefully
passed down from the slave era.
  
Michelle Drayton is the president of Today’s Child
Communications – based in New York City – and a maternal-
child health registered nurse and holder of a master’s degree
in public health. She is also the publisher of “Today’s Child”
magazine now entering its 13th year.
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A8 The
The Afro-American,
Afro-American, April
April 30,
30, 2011
2011 -- May
April 6,
30,2011
2011

Gov. William Donald Schaefer’s Final Rest

Members of the public form a line outside

AP Photo/Gail Burton, Pool

Baltimore City Hall to see the coffin of the city’s
former mayor and former Maryland governor
and comptroller William Donald Schaefer, April
26. Schaefer died April 18, at age 89.

The casket of former Maryland Governor, Baltimore Mayor

and State Comptroller, William Donald Schaefer rests in the
State House April 25 in Annapolis, Md.

AP Photo/Steve Ruark, Pool

Bishop Denis Madden blesses

the coffin of former Gov. William
Donald Schaefer with Basilica of
the Assumption reflected in the
hearse window on April 25, 2011
in Baltimore, Md.

Photo by Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post

A hearse bearing Shaefer’s body drove through Baltimore’s neighborhoods,

Photo by Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post
allowing residents to pay their tributes.

Maternal Mortality Rate

Continued from A4
mother.
“For multiple reasons, it
is easier now for the older
woman to get pregnant,”
Arrabal said. Older women,
statistically, are less likely
to become pregnant due to
menopause or other factors.
Fertility aids like donor eggs
can help, Arrabal said, but
the woman must be sure
she is healthy enough to get
pregnant.
While troubling, maternal
mortality is still a pretty rare
occurrence, the physicians
said. “If you look at the
statistics, you’re talking about
a denominator of 100,000,”
said Arrabal. “There are lots of
good outcomes.”
Ferentz agreed. “Luckily
the numbers, while
frightening, are actually still
very low,” he said. “Fifty-
some-odd people die in a year,
given the tens of thousands
of babies that are born every
year.”
Ferentz has yet to lose a
patient to maternal mortality,
and he said he would never
think of trading his chosen
profession for another.
“Delivering a baby is the best
thing I do,” he said.
“I have no intention of
stopping doing deliveries until
I’m too old to be able to do
them or retire,” Ferentz said.

AFRO Captures 10 Awards

AP Photo/Gail Burton Continued from A1
Barnette won an award in
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake leads the casket of the Growth & Land Use
former Maryland Governor, Baltimore Mayor and State Reporting category for his
Comptroller William Donald Schaefer into City Hall in story “Controversy Over
Baltimore, April 25. Proposed Government
Building May End Soon.”
Former AFRO staff
writer Dorothy Rowley won
for “Norton Wants District
Inmates Closer to Home.”
In addition to the awards
for outstanding journalism,
AFRO graphic designers
picked up two awards in
the Feature Page Design
category as Vickie Johnson
received an award for
her design of the AFRO
Senior Guide and Denise
Dorsey, AFRO Production
Department Manager,
won for her design of the
Washington AFRO’s “Omegas
Celebrated Founders’ Day and
Achievement Week.”
The AFRO awards ended
with the AFRO web site,
AFRO.com, winning an
award for general web site
excellence.
The MDDC Press
Association is the primary
press association for the mid-
Atlantic region and provides
training and development,
as well as legislative
representation for most daily
and non-daily newspapers in
Maryland, Washington, D.C.,
and Delaware.
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Chapter
President Lisa
M. Hudley and
Camelia Clark

Brothers of Phi Beta Yvonne Harris, June Baker

Sigma Fraternity Mothyna Kane, Sherri Thornton
James- Brown, Arletta Love and
Brightful, Lynda Holley
award
Timeka recipient
Burns

A young
program
participant at
the podium
Wanda
Members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Tau Eta Zeta chapter, recently hosted their A. Calvin
annual Finer Womanhood brunch themed, “Nurturing the Hearts of Women.” The Claiborne
event, held at Martin’s Valley Mansion in Hunt Valley on March 12, 2011, featured
Tamara
keynote speaker and sorority member Nisa Islam Muhammad. Muhammad is the Harris
founder of the Wedded Bliss Foundation and Black Marriage Day. In her speech, she
highlighted the benefits of marriage, women’s empowerment and shared personal
stories of tragedy and triumph.
In addition, the chapter named Kimberly Whitaker “Zeta of the Year” for her
unwavering dedication to the sorority. They also presented two scholarships to Nisa Muhammad, Daphne
Demetrio Parran II and Christine Poole. The chapter awarded the Unsung Hero honor keynote speaker Wells
to community activist Mothyna James-Brightful, had a solo performance by Kristin and founder of
Gray and spoken word by Cherri Cunningham Cragway. The Good Music Trio provided the Wedded Bliss
musical entertainment throughout the brunch.
Foundation
Attendees participated in a silent auction, which included spa services, gift
baskets, restaurant gift cards, a vintage Zeta Phi Beta Sorority pin, handmade
knits and more. A portion of the proceeds from the auction went to the House
of Ruth Maryland to support victims of domestic violence; a cause that is near Kim Beverly-
and dear to the hearts of chapter members. Muhammad
Tau Eta Zeta chapter was founded in 2003 and has grown from 14 initial and Kimberly
members to over 70 and counting. The members are dedicated to the
growth of the sorority as well as the empowerment, education and
Whitaker, Zeta
Cherri of the Year
uplift of the Baltimore community.
Lisa M. Hudley is the current chapter president.
Cunningham
Cragway

Kristin Gray and

Good Music Trio

Sorority members
enjoy the program.
Ruby
Jackson
Kim Beverly- Muhammad, Whittney Brown, La’Shelle Tatum,
Stephanie Hill, event chairwoman, Brandi Smith and Victoria Vogt

Photos by
Monique West

Basso
profondo
Solomon
Howard,
2008 Erica Fry
Morgan Cryor, co-
Graduate
Mother and daughter chairwoman
Doris Nash and
Mildred Brigitte Nash-Hodges
Long
Harper

Photos by A. Lois De
Laine, Ed.D.
Morgan
Alexander

Jacqueline
Trena Brown
Hrabrowski

The Calvin and Tina Tyler Ballroom on Morgan State
University’s campus was the place to be for an enjoyable
afternoon of meeting old friends and greeting new ones. The
Afternoon Tea program, sponsored by the Baltimore Alumnae
Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta, has grown enormously to the
point of a sold out affair.
Hats of every shape, color, and style were worn by the
society ladies, some of whom were given the honor of
parading in front of the entire audience. Applauses of
approval were heard throughout the ballroom as the most
popular hats were modeled.
Kathy Alexander and her committee have continued to
introduce to the crowd a variety of artists, including basso Joyce
profondo Soloman Howard, a 2008 graduate of Morgan, who Dixon
gave the audience several musical selections.
The mistress of ceremonies was Brittney Gordon, a news
anchor on WMARTV. The president of Baltimore Alumnae is
Eleanor P. Matthews.
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Faceoff: Who Should the Redskins’ Albert Haynesworth Indicted

Redskins Draft in 2011?
By Stephen D. Riley and Perry Green
on Sexual Abuse Charge
AFRO Sports Writer By AFRO Staff attorney, A. Scott Bolden, and caressed her breast. If in the third year of a seven-
told the AP the charge convicted, the two-time year, $100 million contract
No one knows for sure who the Washington Redskins will Washington Redskins’ is disappointing and Pro Bowl defensive tackle with the Redskins, also
select with their 10th overall pick in the NFL draft on April 28, Albert Haynesworth was regretful. could receive a six-month had issues on the football
but one thing is clear: the list of possibilities is a long one. federally charged April 26 “We maintain his prison sentence and a $1,000 field; he skipped offseason
With holes seemingly everywhere on the team other on a misdemeanor count of innocence, and now the fine. workouts in 2010 and argued
than safety and tight end, Washington can go in a number of sexual abuse, according to fight begins,” said Bolden, But that’s not the only with Redskins head coach
directions in their attempt to rebuild the downtrodden franchise. reports. who claims there are several legal troubles Haynesworth Mike Shanahan throughout
Years of opting to build through free agency and trades, rather The Associated Press witnesses that will vouch is currently facing. He was the entire season about
than the draft, have left Washington’s roster depleted and the reports that a grand jury that the alleged abuse arrested on an assault charge his position play, which
AFRO Sports Desk searching for answers. Perry Green and indicted Haynesworth, 29, charge never occurred. But in Virginia back in February eventually led to him being
Stephen D. Riley have gone into their own war room to weigh for allegedly fondling the according to the AP, the U.S. for allegedly punching a man suspended without pay for
the possible picks. breast of his server in a attorney’s office says the during a road-rage incident, the last four games of the
hotel restaurant located in government has evidence and is expected to go to season. He is expected to
Green: Picking 10th in the first round gives Washington downtown Washington, D.C., that proves Haynesworth trial for the charge in May, be released by Washington
some options. They can trade down—which I feel is the best during early morning hours slid a credit card down the according to the AP. once the current NFL lockout
option—or they can stay put and still get a very talented player. on Feb. 13. Haynesworth front of the server’s dress Haynesworth, currently officially settles.
If they elect to remain at No. 10, then a pass rusher has to top

Local Boxers Shine at District’s

their draft board. The 3-4 defense was a disaster last season,
partly because they didn’t have the pieces to run it, but mainly
because they couldn’t rush the passer. Regardless of your
defensive alignment, rushing the quarterback is always first on
the agenda. Brian Orakpo was a terror in his first season but
‘Bustin’ Loose’ Fight Night
somewhat disappointing in his second. His talent is obviously By Stephen D. Riley New Jersey
there, but he needs some help—maybe North Carolina AFRO Staff Writer native Willie
University defensive end Robert Quinn or Purdue defensive Palms to the
end Ryan Kerrigan. The fact that the Washington, D.C. area is home to some canvas with a
Riley: No arguing with you there. Honestly, any decision of boxing’s top fighters has never been called into question. punishing body
the Redskins make wouldn’t be a bad one. The trade down From William Joppy to Winky Wright to Sharmba Mitchell, the blow, forcing a Maurice
to collect more picks makes sense, as does going defensive. District is home to some talented fighters. stop to the fight Byarm and
Personally, however, I’ve always been a fan of sticking to one Local residents got an opportunity to find that out for when Palms Paul Williams Courtesy Photo/ Hard
project at a time. Last year the club drafted offensive tackle themselves and catch a glimpse of the area’s up-and-coming threw in the
Times Promotions
Trent Williams to add to the offensive line and I think they talent April 23 at the “Bustin’ Loose” boxing event presented towel.
should finish, or at least continue what they started with him. by Hard Times Promotions at the D.C. Star nightclub. Seven “He was tough,” an elated Byarm said of his opponent after
Washington will probably have first dibs on offensive line local fighters were on hand for the eight-bout event, which saw the fight. “They line them up, I knock them down.”
prospects, as no one at that position has been projected to be the area’s representatives finish 6-0-1. The confident Byarm didn’t need another knockout to
drafted in the first nine picks. It would be a reach for the club With chants of “D.C.” roaring throughout the building, enhance his rising stock, but the win certainly boosted his
to draft a lineman that early, so perhaps a trade down could District heavyweight Maurice Byarm closed the night’s main résumé. The son of Lionel Byarm, a Philadelphia boxer who
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Film Review
Tyler Perry Back in Drag for
More Tomfoolery as Madea
Shirley (Loretta Devine, left), Byron (Shad “Bow Wow” Moss, center) and Tammy (Natalie
Desselle Reid, right) in Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family.
By Kam Williams
Special to the AFRO
Hold onto your wigs
and fat suits, folks, because
Tyler Perry is back in drag
as America’s sassiest granny.
But don’t make the mistake
of attributing the Madea
franchise’s enduring appeal
to the loudmouthed hussy’s
bodaciousness alone, since
she’s as much beloved for her
timely sermonizing as for all
that trademark tomfoolery.
While undeniably
upping the ante in terms of
sheer frivolity, this sixth
installment is also grounded
by a bittersweet storyline.
At the point of departure, we
find Madea’s niece, Shirley
(Loretta Devine), being
informed by her physician
(Philip Anthony-Rodriguez)
about a resurgence of the
cancer that she’s been fighting
for the past seven years.
Despite the urgent
diagnosis, she declines
further treatment, explaining
that she’s simply too tired
to do another round of
chemotherapy. And with just
weeks to live, the devoutly
religious Christian resigns
herself to the will of the Lord.
What does still matter to
her, however, is seeing her
three children one last time
to break the unfortunate
news to them in person. The
trouble is that they’re all
currently consumed by bad
relationships, each more in
crisis than the next.
Daughter Tammy (Natalie
Desselle) is married to
a wimp (Rodney Perry),
who lets their smart aleck
sons (Stevie Wash Jr. and
Benjamin Aiken) walk all
over her. Materialistic middle-
child Kimberly (Shannon
Kane) cares so much about
her high-paying corporate job
and the trappings of success
that she ignores her toddler
and takes her patient hubby
(Isaiah Mustafa) for granted.
Elsewhere, 18-year-old
Byron (Bow Wow), Shirley’s
youngest, is being pressured
by his gold digger of a
girlfriend (Lauren London)
to supplement his modest
income by selling drugs on
the street again. Adding to
the recent-parolee’s angst
is the baby-mama drama
surrounding his hypercritical
ex’s (Teyana Taylor) demands
for more child support for
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their son.
Care to hazard a guess
whose help Shirley enlists to
slap some sense, both literally
and figuratively, into this
dysfunctional menagerie?
Madea, of course, proceeds
to browbeat her misbehaving
extended family into shape in
her own inimitable style which
simply will not be ignored.
Along for the ride,
purely for comic relief, are
a couple of embarrassing
relatives: Aunt Bam (Cassi
Davis) and Mr. Brown
(David Mann). The former
is a feisty septuagenarian
who smokes marijuana and
flirts shamelessly (“Are
you married?” “Are you
straight?”) with younger
men. The latter is a garishly-
dressed master of the
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Bill Bellamy Promises Laughs
with ‘Ladies Night Out’ Tour
Comedian comes to Baltimore April 28-30
By Courtney A. Bonaparte
Special to the AFRO
After performing hundreds of sold-out shows and starring in a plethora of movies and
television shows, renowned funny guy Bill Bellamy has over a decade’s worth of laughs under
his belt. The 46-year-old New Jersey native began his comedy career on a whim that launched
him into great heights in the world of entertainment. He has recently made guest appearances
on Tyler Perry’ s “Meet the Browns” and is the host and executive producer of TV One’s series
“Who’s Got Jokes?” Bellamy promises to bring the funny with the “Ladies Night Out” comedy
tour scheduled to stop in Baltimore April 28-30. The AFRO shared a few laughs with the popular
comedian as he spoke about his views on comedy, his tour and upcoming projects.
AFRO: Who came up with the idea for the “Ladies Night Out” tour?
Bill Bellamy: I created the whole idea. I wanted to do a show that was relationship driven,
where women can get a night to laugh and enjoy how silly we are and how silly they are
and have a good night out. It doesn’t exclude the guys, it’s just [that] a lot of the jokes are
relationship driven. That’s the purpose of the show though. It’s all fun; we give you guys [ladies]
a lot of love.
AFRO: Do you think having a good sense of humor is a key component having a successful
relationship?
Courtesy Photo/Lionsgate BB: Laughter is essential in any
relationship. I don’t think you can
survive without it. Laughing is also very
affectionate as well. It’s a very important
malapropism who somehow part of any relationship to be able to laugh
convincingly confuses the together…
words “prostitute” with
“prostate,” “carbon peroxide” AFRO: You’ve been married about 10
with “carbon monoxide,” years? How did you two initially meet?
and even “colonoscopy” with Who courted whom?
“Coca Cola.” Such distracting BB: You know it wasn’t like that. We
buffoonery notwithstanding, met very casually; it was kind of nice.
Madea as usual miraculously She was actually one of my classmates in
manages to straighten an acting class. It wasn’t a typical, ‘Let
everybody out, and right Bill Bellamy
me go holla at this female.’ We started
in the nick of time for the Courtesy Photo Continued on B4
uplifting, closing credits,
Kodak moment.
Melodramatic tough love
as meaningful group therapy!
Very Good (HHH)
Rated PG-13 for profanity,
mature themes and drug use.
Running time: 106
Minutes
Distributor: Lionsgate
Films
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“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle Woman Power Inc., established in 1958

wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the
fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning
a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the
slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It
doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a
gazelle...when the sun comes up, you’d better
be running.” - Successories
The stellar performance by Mario, sponsored by Living
Classrooms and Mario’s Do Right Foundation to benefit
Baltimore’s children, had the youthful audience screaming
and dancing in their seats. The prelude to Mario’s hour-plus
performance included Patapsco High school senior Brandon
Williams, Raheem DeVaughn, Paula Campbell, Darin Atwater,
and video greetings from Mo’Nique and Chris Brown that
had the audience at a peak waiting for Mario to take the stage
at the Hippodrome Theater. Between the performances, DJ 5
Starr kept the mood festive, playing the top hits to the delight
of the crowds. DJ 5 Starr is the son of Emily and Randy, and
grandson of late Sphinx Club Charlie Tilghman.
After the performance, a still energized Mario joined
his fans and family at the VIP reception catered by Simply
Elegant with miniature cupcakes by O’ Wonderful Cupcakes.
“Spring is in the air” at Roy’s Aloha Hour, Sunday
through Friday featuring $5 menu items. My favorite is the
lobster pot stickers. Other items include beef sliders, beef
tenderloins, lobster California roll and calamari. You must
order the Hawaiian martini. The servers Greg, Bobby and Jess
are attentive, constantly replenishing your complimentary
bowl of edamame.
“Diamonds and Pearl” to Miss Mary Allen who
celebrated her 105th birthday April 9 and to Carrie Glascoe
Summers celebrating her 98th birthday at Leah’s Book Club’s
tea honoring our deceased friend Irene Reid. “Good black
don’t crack.” “Imagine” two awesome “women of substances”
celebrating landmark birthdays at the same event. “To God be
the glory.”
“I got a secret.” Our mother, the Rev. Pauline Wilkins,
wondered why her daughters Cheryl, Karen and Clarissa
did not call or text her to wish her a happy birthday. We had
a secret and wanted to make sure we didn’t give it away.
Finally, at 6 p.m., we arrived at her home with our youngest
sister Clarissa who had just flown in from Chicago to surprise
her. The glow around her was evident when her children and
grandchildren joined her at The Hippodrome that evening
for the opening performance of West Side Story. Who said
women can’t keep a secret?
“We gonna party like its 1999.” Sherita Harris’ 1979
theme for her 50th birthday party at Diamondz had “happy
people” “bustin loose” in dashikis, bush hairstyles, puffballs,
jump suits, white go-go boots, tube tanks, caftans, hot pants
and bell-bottoms, partying “all night long.”
It’s celebration time! Happy birthday to Roots owner
Ronnie Jackson, Shirley Richmond, Elvard “The Bard”
Cooper, Bishop Walter Scott Thomas, Frances “Cookie”
Morgan, Olivia “Libby” Harris, BBC Barbara Foreman and
Brenda Sykes.
Biddy Wood will be celebrating his 86th birthday at
Maceo’s Sunday, April 24 at 5 p.m., with Carlos Johnson and
Tiny Tim performing. Stop past and wish Baltimore’s living
legend a happy birthday. He just might sing his trademark
song, “Meet Me with Your Black Drawers.”
“The achievements of an organization are the results of the
combined effort of each individual.” - Vince Lombardi
Congratulations to members of the “No Name Club” on
their Founders’ Day celebration at Gillis Memorial Church.
Gasson “Honey” Bradford is the president of this organization,
founded in the late 1940s as a fun-loving philanthropic group.
“The best judge of whether or not a country is going to
develop is how it treats its women. If it’s educating its girls,
if women have equal rights, that country is going to move
forward.”- President Barack Obama
by the late Victorine Adams and Ethel Rich,
is still a vibrant voice in the community.
Their annual membership tea on April 30
will feature W. Mae Kent, author of Titanic:
The Untold Story of the African-American
First-class Passenger on the Titanic. Contact
Erla McKinnon at 410-383-9281 or Joyce Smith at 410-542-
8491for tickets.
“Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his
saints.” - Psalms 116:15
Our condolences to Woman Power Inc. on the death of
their co- founder Ethel Rich at the age of 103; to Hattie
Stevens on the death of her brother; to Betty Wright and
family on the death of granddaughter Keenya Jordan; to Cora
Humphrey on the death of her husband Sylvester; to Evelyn
Jones on the death of her father Percy Thoms, to the family
of Paul Scott Sr. on his death and to Carolyn Blakeney on the
death of her mom Emma Opher.
“Cry no more child, the brokenness will mend. Pain
walked out the door, and love was ushered in. Pick yourself
up now, life starts anew. Hold your head up high, your sky has
changed to blue.” - Pickle Dell
I could not put down my autographed copy of Through a
Mother’s Pain, the Child Cries given to me by local author
Pickle Dell.
“Bag lady you gone hurt your back, dragging all them bags
like that.”
It chronicles the life of a family living in an abusive
relationship and the pain and abuse suffered by the children
when the mother is silent and the steps the child takes to
remove the emotional baggage. This book is enlightening,
inspirational and a testimony of a child’s faith and
determination. For more information contact www.pickledell.
com.
I’ll be seeing you.
- Valerie & the Friday Night Bunch
Happy Resurrection Day

D.C. Mayor Names May 2011 Cultural Awareness Month

Passport DC highlights countries around the world
By AFRO Staff
District Mayor Vincent
Gray has declared May 2011
Cultural Awareness Month
in honor of Cultural Tourism
DC’s Passport DC initiative,
a month-long celebration of
international culture. In May
2010, former District Mayor
Adrian Fenty instituted the
first Cultural Awareness
Month in D.C.
Passport DC is a series of
street festivals, open houses,
embassy program, special
performances and more
that celebrate the cultural
expression of the international
community. The events allow
District-area residents to
explore the food and spirit
of countries like Spain,
Nigeria, Brazil and dozens
of other nations without
leaving the city’s confines.
“Cultural Tourism DC is
honored that Mayor Gray
recognizes the significance of
Passport DC,” said Cultural
Tourism DC Executive
Director Linda Donavan
Harper in a press statement.
“Only in Washington, DC, a
truly global city, could you
have a celebration like this.
Both Cultural Tourism DC
and Mayor Gray appreciate
that Washington’s many
embassies and international
organizations influence the
culture of DC. Passport
DC serves as a gateway for
exploring the world that is
located in our own backyard.”
This year’s Passport
DC includes a new event,
Kids World Cinema, with
celebrates international
children’s films on May 13-
14 and May 20-22. Presented
by Alliance Francaise de
Washington, the cinema
showcase also features an
arts and crafts workshop for
children ages 5-12 and is free A Passport DC participant
to the public. makes traditional Ethiopian
The initiative’s highlight coffee at last year’s program
is the Around the World in the District’s Ethiopian
Embassy Tour on May 14. embassy.
At this free, day-long event,
35 embassies representing
six continents will welcome
visitors as they enjoy the
art, fashion, music, food and
dance of various countries.
All Passport DC events
are open to the public and
most are either free or a low
cost. For more information
visit culturaltourismdc.org.

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PrEsEnts Photo by Kristin Gray

An EvEning with
AwArd-winning EntErtAinEr Bill Bellamy
Continued from B3

doing scenes together and got to know each other. After a while
The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
I was like, “Wow, she’s a nice girl and she’s a cutie; this might
BEN and Presidents’ RoundTable Present:
be interesting.” Then I put my “boom boom pow” on her and
THE 2ND it was on and popping. That’s how it worked. Now I got two
babies.
GREEN ECONOMY BUSINESS
Broadway Lecture & PerforMance
OPPORTUNITY CONFERENCE AFRO: While you were in college at Rutgers University
you entered into a male beauty pageant and comedy was your

Honoring Howard H. Moffet

talent. How did you discover that comedy was your thing?
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 BB: It was a gamble. I didn’t know if I could pull it off.
Four Points by Sheraton BWI Airport | 7032 Elm Road, Baltimore, MD 21240
I knew I was goofy… but I didn’t know I could really make
people laugh. I just went up there and I took a chance on
Monday, May 16 Participate in Clean Energy myself. Not only was I funny, but I ended up winning a contest.
That one contest led to me hosting step shows and comedy
at 7pm & Sustainable Solutions shows.
Join us for workshops and plenary sessions on business
opportunities in Energy Efficiency & Clean Energy Sustainable AFRO: What are the qualities that make for a good
“The youngest man Design Solutions and Development, Certification, Education, comedian?
BB: It’s a natural talent. All of the ones that I think are great
performing today– & Training, Federal, State, & Local Policies & New Legislation,
have been so honest on stage. They are people that make you
–energy–enthusiasm– Gaining Access to Capital and Funding in Green Economy.
feel like you’re living with them through an experience.
optimism–vocal prowess–
mastered both his medium WHO SHOULD ATTEND
AFRO: Growing up, who made you laugh?
Small, minority, women-owned and disabled veteran business
& his message” Bellamy: Eddie Murphy, Bill Cosby, Arsenio, Sinbad,
owners, energy policy makers, educators, energy contractors,
New York Examiner—2/2011
financial institutions and procurement officers. Richard Pryor. One day I want to be funny like Richard Pryor;
that’s ridiculous. I don’t care if I’ve heard him a hundred times,
I’ll still laugh. He’ll tell a story and it’s just insane.
$40
PARTICIPANTS
I S S ION D SECTION National and regional energy economy thought leaders and
DM SERVE NING AFRO: What are you currently working on?
RAL A(INCLUDCEESPRTIOE N/CD SIG policy makers, public utility companies, top energy efficiency
GENE RE
AND N VEREE
N) contractors, educational institutions, federal and state agencies. Bellamy: The next thing is a comedy special that we are
12 5 /BE going to shoot in the next six weeks. That’s why we’ve been
VIP $
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eg ation Don’t miss this incredible conference of networking and learning working hard and it will be on Showtime. We’ve been gearing
E l C ongr hts Ave. about current and future energy trends that will generate billions up for that. So you’re going to see the whole tour on television,
Beth ark Heig in new business opportunities in the next five years. probably by the end of the summer. And then getting my TV
P
8101 project off the ground. It’s time to make ya’ll laugh every day.
Mark your calendar & REGISTER TODAY Bill Bellamy invites everyone to follow him on twitter at
For more Information: Call 410-358-6856 @BILLBELLAMY. To find out more about his tour and his
or visit www.myerbergseniorcenter.org www.businessforgreen.com upcoming projects please visit www.billbellamy.com or like the
Bill Bellamy page on Facebook.
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Faith Pulse
Faith Bytes
April 30 May 8
Don’t miss Spring2Praise featuring Israel Houghton and New Breed and The Mother’s Day Gospel Concert features James Fortune and FIYA, the
Martha Munizzi, 7 p.m. at the Coppin State University Physical Education Rance Allen Group, VaShawn Mitchell, Isaac Carree and Lowell Pye, 4 p.m.,
Complex, 2523 Gwynns Falls Parkway. For more information visit in the Gilliam Concert Hall of Morgan State University, 2201 Argonne Dr. For
spring2praise.com or info@spring2praise.com. tickets, 410-547-SEAT or ticketmaster.com.

May 7 May 9
Life Restoration Ministry is hosting the Restoring Mothers' Day luncheon, Dr. Jesse Young and Dr. John A. Lunn are among the facilitators for “As
1 p.m., at Payne Memorial AME Church 1714 Madison Ave. The luncheon is Iron Sharpens Iron,” a retreat for pastors, May 9-11, at the Hilton Garden Inn
for those whose mothers have died, as well as family members and friends. It is at Kent Narrows in Grasonville, Md. For more information on the retreat or
especially for those who are experiencing their first Mothers’ Day without their on the Pastors Conference, call 410-945-0445. The Rev. Dr. Cleveland Mason
mothers. Her Excellency Sheila Siwela, Zambian ambassador to the U.S., is the II is president of the
guest speaker. For more information, email mankekolo@aol.com or call 410- Pastors Conference of
233-4649. The Rev. Dr. Mankekolo Mahlangu-Ngcobo is the Servant of Life Baltimore. Thinking About toward your
Get $4,000*

Restoration Ministry.
May 11
Buying a Home? home purchase
in Baltimore City
May 7 Experience “New Attend the BUYING INTO BALTIMORE Homebuying Fair &

Enjoy food, fun and fellowship at “A Mad Hatter’s Tea” presented by the Wine” with Southern
Neighborhoods Tour event for the Western City neighborhoods

Women’s Ministry of St. John’s Transformation Baptist Church, 2 p.m., in Baptist Church, 1701
Saturday, May 14, 2011, 8:30am - 2pm at Polytechnic High School

the dining hall of Hope Community Ministry, 719 Poplar Grove St. For more N. Chester St., with Attend homebuying workshops
information, call 443-449-0381. The Rev. Carita Mills is the minister to women. Dr. Freddie Haynes III, Tour Western City neighborhoods
View homes for sale
The Rev. Dr. Bertha Borum and the Rev. Dorothy Boulware pastor the church. pastor of Friendship Meet homebuying experts
West Baptist Church;
Dr. Jeffery Johnson
Register Online Now

Obituary
www.LiveBaltimore.com/bib
Sr., pastor Eastern Star For only $10 per person*

Church, Indianapolis, In.

Elizabeth Scott, 95 and Bishop Noel Jones, $5,000*

Artist pastor, City of Refuge To turn a vacant home

Church, Gardena, Calif.,

into your dream home

Elizabeth Caldwell Talford Scott
shimmered into a cool breeze at the age of
95 years. Hailing from Chester, S.C., where
she, with her large family, sharecropped
vegetables and cotton on the plantation where
her grandparents labored as slaves, Scott
made a new life in Baltimore in 1940. After
meeting Charlie Scott Jr. and then bearing
Lil’ Joyce, her future was set as a mother and
eventually full time textile artist of national
acclaim.
winkers, Tumbleturds and Candlebugs” at
the Maryland Institute College of Art. “Eye
winkers” traveled for two years and exhibited
at the Smithsonian Institution and the New
England Quilt Museum.  732-8566. The Rev. Dr.
She enjoyed lecturing and teaching
workshops with Joyce, which included the
Maryland State Art’s Council’s Artist in
Education
Program, the
Smithsonian
7 p.m., May 11-13,
respectively. For more
information, call 410-
* To be considered for the $4,000/$5,000 homebuying awards, you must attend this event and have a valid
homeownership counseling certificate. Home sales contracts signed prior to event date are not eligible for award
funds. Only 50 awards are available to qualifying participants who buy in the designated geographic area. West/
East boundary is defined by the following streets: From the north city/county line proceed south on Charles
Street to west on 29th Street to south on Howard Street to west on Camden Street to south on Russell Street.
Donte L. Hickman Sr. is
See website for full eligibility requirements and event details, or call 410.637.3750.
Online pre-registration by May 10, 2011 is required to guarantee event participation. A per person fee of $10
pastor of the church.
applies; children under 10 are free. No refunds will be given. Live Baltimore reserves the right to limit on-site
registration and/or increase on-site registration participation fees.
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from housekeeper to chef to nanny of Folk Life
many beloved children, but her greatest Festival in
achievement was her love and nurturing of Washington,
Joyce, her only child. They forged a true love D.C., the
and friendship throughout life, supporting Penland
each other’s endeavors from pie eating and School of At the Open House you can…
soul singing to creating and exhibiting their Craft in
artwork. Penland, n Talk to your community’s representatives on Station Area Advisory Committees

Elizabeth was a representative of the early N.C., and the n Provide feedback on key design options and visions for the future station areas

20th century. This hard-working African- University n Ask questions about project status, schedule, and funding
American mother, who was born shortly of Colorado,
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became a passenger. 1987, she
Yet, she always used a single needle and received the Saturday Wednesday Saturday Tuesday
thread as her magic wand, creating stellar prestigious May 7th May 11th May 14th May 17th
artworks that delighted many. Women’s
Her quilts and wall hangings were Caucus 9:00 am–Noon 5:30 pm–8:30 pm 9:00 am–Noon 5:30 pm–8:30 pm
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York’s Studio Museum of Harlem, The Outstanding 500 S. Linwood Ave. Ballrooms A&B
501 Athol Ave. 1801 Woodlawn Dr.
Museum of American Folk Art and The Achievements Baltimore, MD 621 W. Lombard St.
Baltimore, MD 21229 Baltimore, MD
Metropolitan Museum of Art, culminating in the Visual 21224 Baltimore, MD 21201
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Ballroom Entrance.
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

The program will include monthly meetings

where the participants will be mentored and
educated on various topics including academic
success, embracing manhood, accepting
responsibility and serving the community through
a holistic approach to their transition to manhood.
Participants will have a wide variety of
opportunities for personal development, service
learning and mentorship from the men in our
partner organizations (Theta Mu Mu Chapter of WEd., May 11 SaT., May 7 TUES., May 17 SaT., May 14
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Visit us on the web at least one week prior to the meeting.
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notice advertisements Solid Wood, never used,
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American Newspapers will require Case Number
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prepayment The
publication of all legal Original cost $4500. Sell read your ad - 5 days PIKESWOOD, LLC Road, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002-4723, Attn: Clsf. Adv.
for $895. Can deliver. c/o Allen C 20 Words Dept.
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notices. Payment will be accepted per week - Monday Tochterman, Esquire
in the form of checks, credit card or Call Tom 240-482-8721 thru Friday in the 11411 Cedar Lane
will require prepayment for
money order. Any returned checks will DAILY CLASSIFIED Kingsville, Maryland
21087
publication
be of allprocessing
subject to a $25.00 legal notices.
fee
LEATHER LIVING CONNECTION for Plaintiff 1 2 3 4 5
ROOM SET. In origi- just $199 per day. Join v.
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and may result in the suspension in
of any nal plastic, never used. the exclusive members JOHNNIE MOORE, III
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SHERRY N. MOORE 6 7 8 9 10
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returned Call Bill 301-841-7565 JOR DAILY NEWS-
FEDERAL CREDIT
UNION 11 12 13 14 15
Tenants of the Subject
checks will be subject to a PAPERS in Maryland, Property
Delaware and DC. Call The Mayor and City Coun-
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and all Persons having or
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An interest in the property
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istrators, grantees, as-
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MARYLAND. Best PUBLICATION
The object of this
CLASSIFICATION
selection of affordable proceeding is to secure (Room, Apt, House, etc.) INSERTION DATE:
rentals. Full/ partial the foreclosure of all
rights of redemption in
weeks. Call for FREE
the property in the City
brochure. Open daily. of Baltimore, sold by the IN THE CIRCUIT

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PIKESWOOD, LLC
c/o Allen C
Wterfront Estate, Baltimore, Maryland,
Ward 07, Section 15, Effective October 1, 2006
Tochterman, Esquire
11411 Cedar Lane
WATERFRONT Block 1640 Lot 058, Kingsville, Maryland
Lot Size 14-4 x 67 21087
HOMES The Complaint states, PlaintiffPROBATE DIVISION
among other things, that v.
Pocomoke Sound, 1 the amount necessary
for redemption has not
MARGO L. BAILEY
CHASE MANHATTAN
(Estates)
mile to Chesapeake. 20 MORTGAGE CORPORA-
acres, 10 yr. old 5 BR
been paid.
It is thereupon this 15th TION 202-879-9460/61
DONNA M. HUGHES,
day of March, 2011 by
house, Dock, Riprap. the Circuit Court of Bal-
TRUSTEE
Tenants of the Subject
Originally $1.1M, timore City,
sacrifice for $595,000. ORDERED, that notice
Property
PROBATE NOTICES
IN THE CIRCUIT
The Mayor and City Coun-
be given by the insertion cil of Baltimore, Maryland, COURT FOR
Cooper Realty 302-644- And all Persons having or BALTIMORE CITY
of a coy of this order in
2266 www.cooperealty. THE AFRO AMERICAN, a. Order Nisi claiming to have $ 60 per insertion
Case Number $180.00 per 3 weeks
An interest in the property
com a newspaper of general b. Small Estates (single
listed publication)
below; $ 50 24C11000539/FR
per insertion
circulation in the City of PIKESWOOD, LLC
c. Their respective heirs, de-
Notice to Creditors c/o Allen C
Baltimore once a week visees, executors, admin-
WATERFRONT for three (3) successive 1. Domestic istrators, grantees, as-
signs, or successors in$
Tochterman, Esquire
60 per insertion
11411 Cedar Lane $ 180.00 per 3 weeks
weeks, warning all per-
PROPERTIES sons interested in the 2. Foreign right title and interest
ORDER OF
$ 60 per insertion
Kingsville, Maryland $ 180.00 per 3 weeks
property to appear in this d. Escheated Estates PUBLICATION 21087
$ 60 per
Plaintiff
insertion $ 360.00 per 6 weeks
Spectacular Water- Court by the 14th day of
May, 2011 and redeem e. Standard Probates
The object of this v. $ 125.00
front Properties: Once the subject property and proceeding is to secure JACQUELINE T. ELLIOTT
in a lifetime opportunity answer the Complaint or the foreclosure of all NATIONAL CITY MORT-

DRIVERS awaits at 2 of the finest thereafter a final judg- CIVIL NOTICES

rights of redemption in
the property in the City
GAGE COMPANY
D/B/A COMMONWEALTH
ment will be entered MID - ATLANTIC MORT-
waterfrontcommunities foreclosing all rights of of Baltimore, sold by the GAGE
a. Name Changes 202-879-1133
Collector of Taxes for the $ 80.00
TRUCK DRIVERS on Virginia’s Eastern redemption in the prop-
City of Baltimore and the
LAWYERS TITLE REALTY
SERVICE,
LAKECREST WELLINGTON Shore. Now under new
erty, and vesting in the b. Real Property $ 200.00
WANTED! Plaintiff title to the prop- State of Maryland to the INCORPORATED,
Plaintiff in this proceed- TRUSTEE
Apartments in Cockeysville
GATE 2011 PAY RAISE! UP ownership, you can find erty, free and clear of all Tenants of the Subject
Bridelake Cir. & Padonia Rd.
encumbrances. ing:
TO $.52 PER MILE! the vacation property of Property
1 Bedroom $724
Apartments in Loch Raven
2400 Block Northern Pkwy.
your dreams at Corbin
Frank M.Conaway, Clerk FAMILY COURT
2624 East Biddle Street,
Baltimore, Maryland, The Mayor and City Coun-
2 Bedroom $834 HOME WEEKENDS! TRUE COPY TEST Ward 08, Section 15, Block cil of Baltimore, Maryland,
1 Bedroom $675 EXCELLENT BEN- Hall or Olde Mill Pointe. W. Michel Pierson 1539, Lot 021 202-879-1212 And all Persons having or
2 Bedroom $800 JUDGE, CIRCUIT Lot Size 14 x 70 claiming to have
410-628-1777 EFITS! Choose from a stunning COURT FOR The Complaint states, An interest in the property
www.aptrent.com
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NEW EQUIPMENT! variety of home sites BALTIMORE CITY DOMESTIC RELATIONS
among other things, that
listed below;
Their respective heirs, de-
Open Daily
HEARTLAND EX- from water frontage 4/29, 5/6, 5/13 the amount necessary 202-879-0157
visees, executors, admin-
for redemption has not istrators, grantees,
HENDERSEN-WEBB INC.
HENDERSEN-WEBB INC. PRESS 1-800-441-4953 with magnificent views been paid. assigns, or successors in
www.heartlandexpress. IN THE CIRCUIT
YOUR HOMETOWN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR OVER 75 YEARS
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a. Absent Defendant It is thereupon this 8th right title and interest $ 150.00
com ORDER OF
from lush forest to roll- BALTIMORE CITY b. Absolute Divorceday of April, 2011 by the PUBLICATION $ 150.00
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Circuit Court of Bal-
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PICTURES $3,000 BONUS, new time sailing, swimming,
24C11001613/FR
ORDERED, that notice proceeding is to secure
PIKESWOOD, LLC
truck and $.70/mile be given by the insertion the foreclosure of all
fishing, exploring or just c/o Allen C
a coy of this order in rights of redemption in
LYDIA BROOKS starting pay for first 5 relaxing at the commu- Tochterman, Esquire Toofplace
THE AFROyour ad, call 1-800-237-6892,
AMERICAN, the property in the ext.
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AND JOHN WESLEY teams with explosives 11411 Cedar Lane
QUEENS HINES. WILL PAY nity center pool. Proper- Kingsville, Maryland
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LYDIA SMILES welcome starting at Plaintiff
Apartments in Essex 410-653-1543 and offer ocean access, v.
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for three is
(3)no flat rate —
successive 1-800
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of Maryland the
$1.60/mile. 1-800-835- For Proofweeks, per- Plaintiff
warning all please in this proceed- ext. 244
1207 Middleborough Rd.
mild climate, spectacu- TERRI MARTIN of Publication, call 1-800-237-6892,
9471 HOUSEHOLD sons interested in the ing:
1 Bedroom $675 lar natural views and 1120 Bonaparte Avenue,
property to appear in this Baltimore,
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410-391-6633 Driver: CDL-A Tenants of the Subject 09, Section 14,
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HENDERSEN-WEBB INC.
BUSINESS Weekends, Great Pay STARTING PRICES: Maryland, BALTIMORE CITY thereafter a final judg- among other things, that
And all Persons having Case Number ment will be entered the amount necessary
Waterfront $75,000,
YOUR HOMETOWN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR OVER 75 YEARS

OPPORTUNITY and Benefits. Part-time or claiming to have 24C11000684/FR foreclosing all rights of for redemption has not
Drivers Needed Too! Interior $30,000. Call redemption in the prop- been paid.
AD NETWORK An interest in the prop- PIKESWOOD, LLC
erty, and vesting in the It is thereupon this 7th
Call 800-609-0033 or (757) 824-0808, email erty listed below; c/o Allen C
Ad Network Classi- ALL CASH VENDING Their respective heirs, Tochterman, Esquire Plaintiff fee simple title to day of April, 2011 by the
Apply online at: joind- rbowden@grandbay- devisees, executors, 11411 Cedar Lane the property, free and Circuit Court of Bal-
fieds are published in ROUTE! Be Your Own
mbowman.com properties.com, or web administrators, gran- Kingsville, Maryland clear of all encum- timore City,
65 newspapers. Boss! 25 Machines + tees, assigns, or 21087 brances. ORDERED, that notice
visitcorbinhall.com,
Candy All for $9995. successors in right ti- Plaintiff Frank M.Conaway, Clerk be given by the insertion
visitOMP.com tle and interest TRUE COPY TEST of a coy of this order in
25 words $175 (For 877-915-8222 All Major MISC. v.
ORDER OF MARGO L. BAILEY Sylvester B. Cox THE AFRO AMERICAN,
more than 25 words Credit Cards Accepted! PUBLICATION CHASE MANHATTAN JUDGE, CIRCUIT a newspaper of general
The object of this MORTGAGE CORPORA- COURT FOR circulation in the City of
there is an additional TION
AIRLINE MECHAN- proceeding is to secure BALTIMORE CITY Baltimore once a week
charge of $7 per With One phone call, DONNA M. HUGHES,
IC – Train for high the foreclosure of all 4/29, 5/6, 5/13 for three (3) successive
word.) one bill, one ad place- rights of redemption in
TRUSTEE
weeks, warning all per-
paying Tenants of the Subject
ment - Reach 4.1 mil- the property in the City Property IN THE CIRCUIT sons interested in the
Aviation Maintenance of Baltimore, sold by the property to appear in this
Call lion readers in 83 daily The Mayor and City Coun-
COURT FOR
Career. FAA approved Collector of Taxes for the cil of Baltimore, Maryland, Court by the 6th day of
(410) 554-8200 and weekly newspapers City of Baltimore and the And all Persons having or BALTIMORE CITY
June, 2011 and redeem
program. Financial claiming to have Case Number
All ads must be for just $1450.00 per State of Maryland to the the subject property and
aid if qualified - Job Plaintiff in this proceed- An interest in the property 24C11000539/FR
prepaid ad. Get regional and lo- listed below; PIKESWOOD, LLC answer the Complaint or
placement assistance. ing: Their respective heirs, de- thereafter a final judg-
cal exposure at one time 2828 Harlem Avenue, c/o Allen C
ment will be entered
CALL Aviation Institute visees, executors, admin-
Tochterman, Esquire
in Maryland, Delaware Baltimore, Maryland, istrators, grantees, as- foreclosing all rights of
of Maintenance (866) Ward 16, Section 07, signs, or successors in 11411 Cedar Lane
and DC. Call today! Kingsville, Maryland redemption in the prop-
823-6729. Block 2377A, Lot 044 right title and interest erty, and vesting in the
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410-721-4000x19. For
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clear of all encum-
the amount necessary proceeding is to secure JACQUELINE T. ELLIOTT
AUTOMOBILE just $17.47 per newspa- TRAINING for redemption has not
NATIONAL CITY MORT-
the foreclosure of all GAGE COMPANY
brances.
Frank M.Conaway, Clerk
DONATION per get the advertising
MASSAGE THERA-
been paid.
It is thereupon this 18th
rights of redemption in D/B/A COMMONWEALTH TRUE COPY TEST
the property in the City MID - ATLANTIC MORT-
results you are looking Sylvester B. Cox
PY – Learn fast, earn day of March, 2011 by of Baltimore, sold by the GAGE JUDGE, CIRCUIT
for! Visit our website- the Circuit Court of Bal- Collector of Taxes for the LAWYERS TITLE REALTY
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State of Maryland to the TRUSTEE
Place your ad today be given by the insertion
4/29, 5/6, 5/13
CERY COUPONS, is at your fingertips. Call Plaintiff in this proceed- Tenants of the Subject
of a coy of this order in ing:
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Property
The Mayor and City Coun-
877-206-3353 a newspaper of general Invitation to Bid for DBE Firms
ARC, NO KILL Animal GROUNDS Baltimore, Maryland,
Ward 08, Section 15, Block
cil of Baltimore, Maryland,
Cherry Hill Construction Inc, an EEO Em-
circulation in the City of And all Persons having or
Shelters. Advanced 1539, Lot 021 claiming to have ployer, is currently soliciting cost proposals
Veterinary Treatments.
MOUNTAIN Baltimore once a week
for three (3) successive Lot Size 14 x 70 An interest in the property
from Qualified and MDOT Certified MBE/WBE
Lake Somerset Camp The Complaint states,
Free Towing, IRS Ground, Maryland PROPERTY weeks, warning all per-
among other things, that
listed below;
Their respective heirs, de- subcontractors / vendors, both Union and
sons interested in the visees, executors, admin- Non-Union affiliated, for the MdTA Project; I-
TAX DEDUCTION. Eastern Shore. Leave MTN..BARGAIN! property to appear in this the amount necessary
istrators, grantees,
for redemption has not 95@I-695 Interchange Contract # 2 (MdTA#
Non-runners 1-866-912- your RV on site all year. 92 AC/STREAM..- Court by the 18th day of assigns, or successors in
KH-1302-000-006); Bid Date: May 6th 2011.
May, 2011 and redeem been paid. right title and interest
GIVE $1500 includes water, $89,900 Was $144,900. the subject property and It is thereupon this 8th ORDER OF Bid Documents are available upon request.
electric & sewage. 3 Beautiful blend of roll- answer the Complaint or day of April, 2011 by the PUBLICATION For further information concerning subcon-
DONATE YOUR trailers on site for sale. ing fields & gorgeous thereafter a final judg- Circuit Court of Bal- The object of this tracting and/or purchasing opportunities,
hardwoods with lots of ment will be entered timore City, proceeding is to secure please contact Tim Gilmore at Tgilmore@
VEHICLE RECEIVE Call 410-957-1866 or foreclosing all rights of ORDERED, that notice the foreclosure of all chconstr.com or (410)799-2362. Come join
FREE VACATION wildlife! Hiking & ATV
email lakesomerset@ trails throughout. Long
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earthlink.net. Visit our frontage on mtn stream Plaintiff title to the prop- THE AFRO AMERICAN,
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Mammograms, Breast Easy access. Excellent Frank M.Conaway, Clerk Baltimore once a week State of Maryland to the
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Cancer Info www.ubcf. owner financing. Call Vinetta A. Brown weeks, warning all per- ing:
info FREE Towing, FURNITURE now 877-526-3764 JUDGE, CIRCUIT sons interested in the 1120 Bonaparte Avenue,
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answer the Complaint or The Complaint states,
thereafter a final judg- among other things, that
ment will be entered the amount necessary
foreclosing all rights of for redemption has not

LEGAL NOTICES
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
ENERGY AUDIT
RFP NUMBER: B-1659-11
The Housing Authority of Baltimore City
(“HABC”)
(∫HABC∫) is requesting proposals from
interested and qualified certified energy audi-
tors to provide energy auditing services,
analysis and reporting in accordance with
Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
(HUD) requirements for public hous-
ment (∫HUD∫)
(PHA) to complete this
ing authorities (∫PHA∫)
assessment for PHA owned properties.
PROPOSALS WILL BE DUE no later than
2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June
6, 2011.
A non-mandatory pre-proposals conference
will be held on Wednesday, May 11, 2011,
at 10:00 a.m., at 417 E. Fayette Street, Room
416, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202.
HABC has established a minimum goal of
twenty percent (20%) of the total dollar
amount of the proposed contract for Minority
Business Enterprise (“MBE”)
(∫MBE∫) utilization, ap-
plicable to all minority and non-minority
businesses proposing to provide the re-
quested services as the prime contractor. No
goal has been established for participation of
Women-owned businesses (“WBEs”)
(∫WBEs), how-
ever, HABC strongly encourages and affir-
matively promotes the use of WBEs in all
HABC contracts.
Responders shall also comply with all ap-
plicable requirements of Section 3 of the
Housing and Urban Development Act of
1968, 12 U.S.C. Section 1701u.
The RFP may be obtained on or after Mon-
day, May 2, 2011, at the following location:
Housing Authority of Baltimore City
Division of Fiscal Operations,
Purchasing Department
417 E. Fayette Street, Room 414
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Attention: John Airey,
Chief of Contracting Services
Tel: (410)396-3261 Fax: (410)962-1586
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
NETWORK MONITORING
RFP NUMBER: B-1660-11
The Housing Authority of Baltimore City
(∫HABC∫) is requesting proposals from qual-
(“HABC”)
ified and interested individuals or firms to
provide network management, network
monitoring, server monitoring, and IP Teleph-
ony management services.
PROPOSALS WILL BE DUE no later than
2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday,
May 25, 2011.
A non-mandatory pre-proposals conference
will be held on Monday, May 9, 2011, at
10:00 a.m., at 417 E. Fayette Street, Room
416, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202.
HABC has established a minimum goal of
twenty percent (20%) of the total dollar
amount of the proposed contract for Minority
Business Enterprise (“MBE”)
(∫MBE∫) utilization, ap-
plicable to all minority and non-minority
businesses proposing to provide the re-
quested services as the prime contractor. No
goal has been established for participation of
Women-owned businesses (“WBEs”)
(∫WBEs∫), how-
ever, HABC strongly encourages and affir-
matively promotes the use of WBEs in all
HABC contracts.
Responders shall also comply with all ap-
plicable requirements of Section 3 of the
Housing and Urban Development Act of
1968, 12 U.S.C. Section 1701u.
The RFP may be obtained on or after Mon-
day, May 2, 2011, at the following location:
Housing Authority of Baltimore City
Division of Fiscal Operations,
Purchasing Department
417 E. Fayette Street, Room 414
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Attention: John Airey,
Chief of Contracting Services
Tel: (410)396-3261 Fax: (410)962-1586
Questions regarding the RFP should be di-
rected in writing to the address and individual
indicated above, and must include the refer-
ence: HABC RFP Number B-1660-11.
ALLAN A. MYERS submitting bid 06/02/11 as
prime contractors for the construction of the
Brandywine Filter Plant Improvements Project for
The City of Wilmington. AAM encourages partici-
pation of Minority and Women Business Enter-
prise (M/WBE) subcontractors/suppliers. For
technical questions, please call Tom Jacoby at
(610) 584-3476 (tom.jacoby@aamyers.com) or
general questions and for available opportunities
contact Mark Jayne at 610-584-6020 (mark.
jayne@americaninfrastructure.com) or Fax quo-
tations should be sent to 610-584-8205 by
06/01/11.
PUBLIC NOTICE
OFFICE OF BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING AWARDS
COMMISSION MEETING
May 4, 2011 - 2:45 P.M.
A meeting of the Architectural & Engineering
Awards Commission will be held on Wednes-
day, May 4, 2011 at 2:45 P.M. in Room 215
City Hall (Board of Estimates Chambers).
If you require special accommodations to
attend or participate in the meeting, please
provide information about your requirements
to Mari B. Ross at (410) 396-6883, five (5)
business days in advance of the meeting.
The following projects will be considered for
award during the meeting:
1. PROJECT #1144 - Cathodic Protection
Services. Bureau of Water and Wastewater,
Engineering Division, Department of Public
Works
2. PROJECT #1152 - Enhanced Nutrient
Removal Activated Plant - 4. Bureau of Water
and Wastewater, Engineering Division,
Department of Public Works
3. PROJECT #1157 - Solid Waste Facilities
Management Services. Bureau of Solid
Waste, Department of Public Works
Mari B. Ross
Chief
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LEGAL NOTICES
CITY OF BALTIMORE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS
NOTICE OF LETTING
Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of
Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for
RP10854-Luckman Park Site Improvements will be received at the
Office of the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until
11:00 A.M. on May 25, 2011. Positively no bids will be received after
11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the Board of Estimates in
Room 215, City Hall at Noon.
The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the
Department of Public Works Service Center located on the first floor of
the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore,
Maryland 21202 as of April 25, 2011 and copies may be purchased for
a 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
City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties
should 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”),
(∫JV∫), then in that event, the document that established
the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes.
The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is
D02620 Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks
Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $500,000.01 to
$1,000,000.00
A Pre-Bidding Information session will be conducted at 2600 Madison
Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217 on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 10:00
A.M.
Principal Items of work for this project are:
Sidewalks, Earthwork and Site Preparation
The MBE goal is 17%
The WBE goal is 3%
CONTRACT NO. RP10854
APPROVED:
Bernice H. Taylor
Clerk, Board of Estimates
APPROVED:
Alfred H. Foxx
Director of Public Works
CITY OF BALTIMORE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NOTICE OF LETTING
Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of
Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for
TR11011 CITYWIDE TRAFFIC CALMING - (JOC) will be received at
the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204 City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland
until 11:00 A.M. JUNE 8, 2011.
Board of Estimates employees will be stationed at the Security Unit
Counter just inside the Holliday Street entrance to City Hall from 10:45
A.M. to 11:00 A.M. every Wednesday to receive Bids. Positively no bids
will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the
Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon. The Contract
Documents may be examined, without charge, at the Department of
Public Works Service Center located on the first floor of the Abel Wolman
Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
as of APRIL 22, 2011, and copies may be purchased for a non-refundable
cost of $50.00. NOTE: A copy may be purchased on April 25, 2011. A
certified check of the bidder or a bank cashier’s
cashier¬s check or a bank
treasurer¬s check drawn on a solvent clearing house bank, made payable
to the Director of Finance or a bid bond executed on the form as provided
in the Bid or Proposal for an amount which is not less than that
determined by multiplying the total bid submitted by two percent (2%)
will be required with each bid over $100,000.00. If the bid less than or
equal to $100,000.00 no Bid Bond is required.
Bidders interested in utilizing the City’s
City¬s Self-Insurance Program for
payment and performance security for contracts not exceeding
$100,000.00 may contact the Department of Finance, the Program
Administrator, for eligibility requirements and premium costs. The Board
of Estimates reserves the right to reject any and all Bids and/or to waive
technical defects, if in its judgment, the interest of the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore may so require. All contractors bidding on this
Contract must first be prerequalified by the City of Baltimore Contractors
Qualification Committee. Interested parties should call (410) 396-6883
or contact the Committee at Room 634, Charles L. Benton Bldg. 417 E.
Fayette St., Baltimore, Maryland 21202 . If a bid is submitted by a
joint venture (“JV”),
(∫JV∫), then in that event, the document that estab-
lished the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification
purposes. The Prequalification Category Required for bidding on this
project is: A02602 (Bituminous Concrete Paving), D02620 (Curbs,
Gutters & Sidewalks) and D02800 (Landscaping).
Principal Items of work for this project are:
Planting Trees, Shrubs, Vines and Seedling Stock 3,000 EA
Standard Type ∫A∫ Combination Curb & Gutter 10,000 L.F.
Speed Humps 100 EA
Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $2,000,000.00 to
$3,000,000.00.
A “Pre-Bidding
∫Pre-Bidding Information”
Information∫ session will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. on
MAY 20, 2011 at 7 East Redwood Street, 10th Floor, Room 1006,
Baltimore, Maryland 21202.
NOTE: THIS CONTRACT IS SUBJECT TO A PERFORMANCE
EVALUATON BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
The MBE goal is 18% The WBE goal 9%
APPROVED:
Bernice H. Taylor, Clerk
Board of Estimates
APPROVED:
Khalil Zaied, Director
Department of Transportation
CITY OF BALTIMORE
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
NOTICE OF LETTING
Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of
Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for
PB11811 Former Answorth Paint Factory-Demolition 3200 East
Biddle Street will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room
204, City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May
25, 2011. Positively no bids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will
be publicly opened by the Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall
at Noon.
The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the
Department of Public Works Service Center located on the first floor of
the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore,
Maryland 21202 as of Monday, April 25, 2011 and copies may be
purchased for a 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
City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties
should 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∫),
(“JV”), then in that event, the document that established
the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes.
The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is
F02110-Building and Structure Demolition
Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $100,000.01 to
$500,000.00
A “Pre-Bidding
∫Pre-Bidding Information”
Information∫ session will be conducted at The Site 3200
East Biddle Street on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 10:00 A.M.
Principal Items of work for this project are:
1. Building Demolition
2. Hazmat Removal
3. Site Clearing and Earthwork
The MBE goal is 27%
The WBE goal is 6%
CONTRACT NO. PB11811
APPROVED:
Bernice H. Taylor
Clerk, Board of Estimates
APPROVED:
Theodore Atwood
Director, Department of General Services
To Advertise in
the AFRO
call
410-554-8200
April 30, 2011 - May 6, 2011, The Afro-American B7
LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES
File No. BCI-10#84 Baltimore City Public Schools
Maxwell C. Cohen, Esq. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The Law Offices of Maxwell C. Cohen, LLC RFP-11085
17 Warren Road, Suite 14-B DOCUMENT TRACKING SYSTEM
Baltimore, Maryland 21208
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR The Baltimore City Board of School Commis-
BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND sioners invites interested companies to sub-
Civil Action No. C-11-002567 TAX SALE mit proposals to supply a document tracking
ORDER OF PUBLICATION system.
REV PS, LLC, Assignee
Plaintiff In order to participate, interested bidders
vs.
need to register with eMaryland Marketplace
JAMES C. PRICE, OZELIA C. PRICE, UN-
KNOWN TENANTS AND/OR UNKNOWN OWN- by visiting their website at https://
ERS, ASSOCIATES FINANCIAL SERVICES ebidmarketplace.com and clicking the Reg-
COMPANY OF MARYLAND, Inc. istration button.
CITIMORTGAGE, Inc., and MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY and All Un- Solicitation RFP-11085 will be available for
known Owners of the Property described be- review commencing Wednesday April 20,
low; all Persons, all heirs, devisees, personal 2011. A pre-proposal meeting will be held on
representatives, and executors, administra- Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 10:00am in room
tors, grantees, assigns or successors in right, 301 at 200 East North Avenue.
title, interest, and any and all persons having
or claiming to have any interest in the prop-
The Proposal Due Date is Thursday, May
erty and premises situate in the City of Bal-
timore, known as Tax Account No. 5, 2011 at 11:00am. No proposals will be
20-03-2295-036; situate in the City of Bal- accepted after that time. Any questions re-
timore, known as 2336 Barclay Street de- lated to this solicitation should be directed to
scribed as Lot Size 13x90 and known as Ward the Buyer, Suzanne Addington at
12 Section 14 Block 3823 Lot 032 on the Tax saddington@bcps.k12.md.us.
Roll of the Director of Finance.
Defendants
The object of this proceeding is to secure the
foreclosure of all rights of redemption in the
City of Baltimore
herein above described property sold, either di- Department of Finance
rectly or via assignment, by the Collector of Taxes
Bureau of Purchases
for the State of Maryland and Baltimore City to
the Plaintiff in the proceeding. The Complaint
states, among other things, that the amounts Sealed proposals addressed to the Board of
necessary for redemption of the subject property Estimates of Baltimore, will be received until,
has not been paid, although more than six (6) but not later than 11:00 a.m. local time on
months from the date of the sale have expired, the following date(s) for the stated
and more than two (2) months from the date that requirements:
the first of two (2) separate pre-suit Notices of
the tax sale was sent to each required interested MAY 4, 2011
party have expired. BLEACH TANK B50001940
It is thereupon this 19th day of April, 2011, by
the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland,
ORDERED, that notice be given by the insertion
THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT
of a copy of this Order in some newspaper having CAN BE VIEWED AND DOWN LOADED BY
a general circulation in Baltimore City, Maryland VISITING THE CITYS WEB SITE:
once a week for three (3) successive weeks, on
or before the 19th day of May, 2011 warning all www.baltimorecitibuy.org
persons interested in the Property referenced
above to appear in this Court by the 19th day of
June, 2011 and redeem the Property referenced
herein or to answer the Complaint or thereafter
a Final Decree will be entered foreclosing all
rights of redemption in the property, and vesting
in the Plaintiff a title, free and clear of all
SUBSCRIBE
encumbrances.
The Defendants are hereby informed of the latest
date to file a written Answer or Petition to
Redeem the property mentioned in the Complain
TODAY!
described above, and that failure to file a re-
sponse on or before the date specified may result
in a Default Judgment foreclosing all rights of
redemption in and as to the Property being
rendered by this Court against them.
Martin P. Welch
JUDGE- Baltimore City Circuit Court
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B8 The Afro-American, April 30, 2011 - May 6, 2011
Miami Dolphins Receiver Brandon Marshall Stabbed by Wife
By AFRO Staff
Miami Dolphins receiver
Brandon Marshall was released
from Broward General Hospital
in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on
April 23 after being treated for
a stab wound suffered during a
domestic-violence dispute with
his wife, according to reports.
ESPN reports that the
27-year-old star underwent
emergency surgery during the
early morning on April 23 after
his 26-year-old wife, Michi
Nogami-Marshall, stabbed
him with a kitchen knife on
April 22. The Broward County
Sherriff’s Office arrested
her April 22 on a domestic-
violence charge of aggravated
battery with a deadly weapon,
The Associated Press reports.
Brandon Marshall initially
told police he’d fallen on
a broken glass vase, but
police found no evidence to
substantiate that claim. Michi
later told police she stabbed
her husband in self-defense;
she was released that same
afternoon on a $7,500 bond,
according to ESPN.
“This is a very difficult
time for Brandon and family,
thankfully he will make a full
recovery,” Marshall’s agents,
Kennard McGuire and Harvey
Steinberg, said in a statement
reported on ESPN.com. “We
simply ask that his privacy is
respected.”
ESPN reports that no vital
organs were pierced during
the stabbing, and Marshall is
expected to be fully recovered
in two or three weeks. Dolphins
officials told ESPN their team
doctors are allowed to consult
with Marshall and his private
doctors, despite the current
league lockout.
“We are aware of the
report, and our thoughts are
with Brandon at this time,”
a Dolphins official said in a
statement released to the public.
“We will look into the matter,
but because we are not allowed
to have any contact with any of
our players we will refrain from
making any further comment.”
Marshall was acquired in a
trade with the Denver Broncos
last April, signing a four-
year deal with Miami worth
$47.5 million, $24 million
guaranteed, the AP reports. He
led the Dolphins with 1,014
receiving yards during the
2010 season and also put up
Pro Bowl numbers during his
two years in Denver. His play,
however, was overshadowed
by his behavior off the field.
He was suspended by the
Broncos organization in 2009
after protesting his contract
during a practice session,
walking during running drills
and swatting away balls during
passing drills.
Marshall was also arrested
on assault and domestic
violence charges three different
times between 2004 and 2007
and was tagged as an instigator
in the fight that led to the 2006
shooting death of Broncos
cornerback Darrent Williams,
according to the ESPN.
Local Boxers
Continued from B2
fought former heavyweight
champion Evander Holyfield
on the 1984 U.S. Olympic
card, smiled and even danced
with fans after the fight,
celebrating his latest victory.
Byarm’s fan base continues
to grow, as the local crowd
supported the clear fan
favorite loudly and proudly.
“I think a lot of people
just like to see a heavyweight
come in and show that he has
put in work outside the ring,”
Byarm said. “It was only a
one-day fight, but that one day
shows [how much work] we
did over the last five weeks.”
Faceoff
Continued from B2
be in order. If not, Southern
California tackle Tyron Smith
may be the answer. He could
team with Williams to give
Washington an athletic set of
bookend tackles for years to
come.
Green: Going with the
hogs up front is always a
great idea. But, as you said,
that early, it could be a bit
of a reach, which makes
going with a pass rusher an
even better idea. This draft
is stocked with defensive
talent, and if you watched the
Redskins last year, defense
was a huge issue. Basically, it
was a nightmare on that side
of the line of scrimmage, and
considering the offenses and
quarterbacks that play in the
NFC East, you’re going to
need defense if you want to be
competitive in that division.
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