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July 11, 2008
ALVIN AILEY DANCE THEATER
50TH ANNIVERSARY
“
Modern
Dance” is
a phrase
that refers to a wide
range of nonballetic
dance forms. Alvin
Ailey Jr. was an
example of a great
modern dancer. Ailey
was a pioneer who
started his own company.
When he came
to the Broadway
stage, he found the
perfect combination
of people and opportunities
to realize his
dreams.
Ailey, explaining
why he wanted to
create an integrated
dance company,
said: “I’ve always felt
that I wanted to celebrate differences in
people. I didn’t want all the same bodies,
or all the same color, in my company . . .
I want my dancers to feel that they were
not just black dancers, that they were
part of society.”
Alvin Ailey was born in 1931 in
Rogers, Texas. His 17-year-old mother
was so poor and malnourished that she
was unable to nurse him. His parents
separated when he was young, and
Aileywas a
lonely child
who began to
write poetry
at an early
age. As a
schoolboy, he
took dance
lessons, and
became
especially
good at tap
dancing
(which was
popular at the
time), but he
did not take it that seriously.
Ailey had to work after
school as a teenager to help
his mother earn living
expenses.
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Editorial
In the beginnings of
America, there was this
noxious and overt and
unproven negativity of
disposition towards
slaves. Peoples of
Europe moved in these uncharted
waters much like the Mayflower
crossing the Atlantic Ocean. And
they wore their prejudices as
openly as the Mayflower bore its
name on the fore sides of the ship.
The irony here, is that the
early settlers were moving away
from all that they knew to be
wrong, with the social contrapositions
of the Churches of
Europe. Yet in one long moment
in history, they became the
enchanters of all they were
running away from in their new
beginnings of old social encroachments.
As slavery became the new
economic currency of the new
world:
It
was
used
more
to
widen
the
gap
of
social
promiscuity
than
natural
fires
to
cleanse
forest
overgrowth.
The history of America,
through the years, have been more
an exercise in compassion to the
consecration of consciousness,
than to the Rule of Law . . .
God has not moved and
remains
obsequious
and
deferential
. . . And continues to rely on
man’s inhumanity
to
man
to
expunge
and
extricate
itself
. . . from an America that really
needs to exit itself of its racial and
political denials and make choices
based on solid issues on all things
not glued to the left side of our
brains—maybe for once let’s
emulate kids who attend preschool
. . .
They don’t know black from
white until their parents tell them
. . .
PDD
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AFRICA UPDATE
July 11, 2008
Lapiro often sings about government
corruption
SINGER FACES
CAMEROON
RIOTS TRIAL
One of Cameroon’s bestknown
singers, Lapiro de
Mbanga, is going on trial,
accused of organizing anti-government
riots earlier this year. The
riots left more than 100 people
dead after the army and police put
down the protests.
Lapiro’s supporters say he is
being victimized because of his songs, which often criticize the government.
Following controversial changes to the constitution, he released a song
called “Constipated Constitution”. The changes pave the way for President
Paul Biya, 75, to seek re-election in 2011. He has been in power for 26 years.
Lapiro has already spent 90 days in custody and could face a two-year
prison term, if found guilty of being behind the riots in his home town of
Mbanga, north of the economic capital, Douala.
His wife said Lapiro, who is in his 50s, had lost 20kg since his arrest in
April.
The BBC’s Jean-David Mihamle in Cameroon says the trial comes as
more than 100 of those arrested during the riots have been pardoned by the
president.
He says the authorities fear protests by opposition supporters and Lapiro’s
fans and have tightened security outside the court in the regional capital,
Nkongsamba.
The singer is a member of the opposition Social Democratic Front and has
often sung about government corruption.
MANN SENTENCED FOR
EQUATORIAL GUINEA PLOT
Simon Mann’s defense lawyer had argued
he was “a pawn” in the plot
Former British soldier Simon
Mann has been sentenced to 34
years and four months in jail by
an Equatorial Guinea court for his role
in a 2004 coup plot. The verdict followed
Mann’s trial in the capital Malabo
last month in which he admitted
conspiring to oust President Teodoro
Obiang Nguema. The former special
forces officer, 56, had apologized, saying
he was not the most senior coup
plotter.
Mann was held in 2004 with 64
others in Zimbabwe before being extradited.
His extradition came after he
had served four years in prison in Zimbabwe
for trying to purchase weapons
without a license.
On Monday, the court in Malabo
gave Mann’s Lebanese-born co-defendant,
Mohamed Salaam, a jail sentence
of 18 years, while four Equatorial
Guinea nationals received terms of six
years each. Eleven other men, including
South African arms dealer Nick Du
Toit—who testified that he had been
recruited by Mann—are already serving
sentences in Equatorial Guinea in
connection with the coup attempt.
Equatorial Guinea, an oil-rich former
Spanish colony, has been ruled by
President Obiang since he seized
power from his uncle in 1979.
Mann, wearing a grey prison uniform,
stood impassively as the verdict
was read out by presiding judge Carlos
Mangue in the heavily-guarded courtroom
in Malabo, according to Reuters
news agency.
During the trial, prosecutors had
asked for about 31 years in prison—
but in the end a three-judge panel gave
him an even longer sentence. Mann’s
lawyer had asked for leniency, saying
his client was a pawn of powerful international
businessmen and saying he
had been “not a co-author” of the coup
plot but “an accomplice”.
Now Mann faces imprisonment in
Malabo’s notorious Black Beach
Prison, the BBC’s West Africa correspondent
Will Ross says. However,
President Obiang has not ruled out the
possibility of Mann serving part of his
sentence in a British jail, says the BBC
correspondent. He adds that the best
hope of freedom for the Eton-educated
former soldier is a presidential pardon.
Mann has implicated Sir Mark
Thatcher, son of UK former Prime
Minister Margaret Thatcher, and London-based
millionaire Eli Calil as organizers
of the plot. Sir Mark, who
now lives in southern Spain, was fined
and received a suspended sentence in
South Africa in 2005 for unknowingly
helping to finance the plot.
After Mr. Mann’s verdict, he reiterated
to the BBC that he had no direct
involvement in the coup. He said he
had known nothing about any plan to
overthrow the government and added
that he had already faced justice in
South Africa.
Mr. Calil also denies involvement.
The attorney general in Equatorial
Guinea says he now wants to extradite
both men to face justice. According to
the BBC’s Steve Kingstone, in Madrid,
Spanish officials are saying privately
that it is unlikely Sir Mark would be
handed over to a country with a checkered
human rights record.
Du Toit has said that he was told
they were trying to install an exiled opposition
politician, Severo Moto, as
president. Mr. Moto, who is currently
in Spain, has denied involvement in
the failed coup.
During the trial, Mann also said
South Africa and Spain had both given
“the green light” for the plot. Spain
later denied any involvement while
South Africa’s Department of Foreign
Affairs said the charge was “as preposterous
as it is laughable”.
UN TROOPS
IN CONGO
GOLD WARNING
Three Indian army officers
have been let off with a
warning over allegations of
gold trafficking while they were
UN peacekeepers in the DR Congo.
The allegations, first revealed by
the BBC, were part of a wider investigation
carried out by the UN.
A UN report said there was evidence
that Indian troops in eastern
Congo had traded gold and drugs
with a militia involved in the
Rwandan genocide. The UN decided
there was evidence for only
one minor charge.
Some Indian soldiers were alleged
to have traded gold with the
militia, bought drugs from them and
even flown a UN helicopter into the
Virunga National Park, where they
exchanged ammunition for ivory.
An accusation that three Indian
officers had illegally detained and
assaulted a Congolese trader for
selling them fake gold dust was the
only charge the UN decided had
sufficient evidence.
Those soldiers have been let off
with a warning.
Critics of the UN will argue
that this is exactly what they expected
and proves that allegations,
no matter how serious, seldom result
in the disciplining of the troops
under its command.
RUSSIA MAY VETO MUGABE SANCTIONS
Russia has said it could veto
proposed UN sanctions
against Zimbabwe’s president
and his allies, despite agreeing to a G8
statement backing them. Russia has
the power to veto any measures at the
UN Security Council, which could
take a vote this week.
The US and the UK are pushing for
a travel ban and assets freeze on Zimbabwe’s
President Robert Mugabe and
13 of his allies, and an arms embargo.
Several African leaders have also
said they oppose sanctions. They see a
government of national unity as a more
realistic solution to Zimbabwe’s crisis.
Russian President Dmitriy
Medvedev said the world was “dissatisfied”
with the recent elections. But
he said no decision had been taken at
the G8 about “specific decisions”
which the UN should take. BBC UN
Correspondent Laura Trevelyan said
Russia had not ruled out using its veto,
however it could abstain. Its UN ambassador
Vitaly Churkin said sanctions
were not appropriate and could undermine
the political process.
China also has the power of veto at
the UN Security Council and has recently
increased economic co-operation
with Zimbabwe. South Africa’s
UN ambassador Dumisani Khumalo
said the proposed measures “could
blow the country apart”. “We do not
believe at all that Zimbabwe is a threat
to international peace and security.”
South Africa is currently on the UN
Security Council but does not have the
SIERRA LEONE SLUM CLINIC
yourself is too expensive
because
you have to buy
the rice, the coal
and the palm oil, as
well as the pepper
and anything else
you need. So, you
can buy a plate of
cooked rice for
1500 leones (US
50 cents), or a
plate of stew for
2000 (US 70
cents).
Food prices in Kroo Bay have gone up by 30-40% in the last year That is what
most people eat.
Staff at a clinic in the coastal slum The other problem is, the food people
are eating is not providing a bal-
of Kroo Bay, in Sierra Leone’s
capital, Freetown, are keeping a anced diet. People who can afford to
diary of their working lives for the
BBC News website.
Here, Bintu, a midwife, talks about
how high food prices are leaving people
hungry and malnourished. Parents are
really struggling to afford food for their
families, and children are being affected.
They are more likely to be malnourished
and more likely to get sick.
The children here in Kroo Bay are
eating less. Before, they might have
eaten three times a day. Now most of
them only eat twice, and some are surviving
on just one meal a day. Food
prices have really gone up in the last
years. Everything is so expensive.
Last year a bag of rice was 90,000
leones ($30). This year it is 120,000 or
130,000 leones ($40 or $45).
With prices so high now, even the
traders in the market are complaining.
They say the only profit they make is
from the bag the rice came in. I have
caught traders trying to cheat and give
you less than what you have paid for.
The majority of people in Kroo Bay
now live on meals that have already
been cooked for them. Cooking for
prepare meals for themselves will only
cook rice with palm oil and chili. It only
contains carbohydrates, no protein. Or
parents may give their children gari—
ground roasted cassava— which also
contains nothing but carbohydrates.
That’s the problem—the children are
only getting carbohydrates in their diet.
Many more children are now collecting
scrap metal, or old flip flops
and other things to sell so that they can
buy food. It may be enterprising, but it
means the children spend less time
going to school. Their parents don’t
like it, but what can they do They do
not have the money to feed them.
We are also seeing more cases of
diarrhea and vomiting now.
Many people with these illnesses
don’t come to the clinic. Often people
will refuse to come to us because they
feel embarrassed.
Last week a woman who lived right
next to the clinic had vomiting and diarrhea.
I asked her people to bring her
to the clinic, but they refused and got a
private nurse for her instead. The
woman died.
power of veto. But US ambassador to
the UN Zalmay Khalilzad said Mr. Mugabe
would only respond to “pressure”.
France’s ambassador to the UN has
told the BBC he believes those in favor
of the resolution have the nine votes
out of 15 needed to pass it.
Zimbabwe Information Minister
Sikhanyiso Ndlovu told the state-run
Herald newspaper that the G8 statement
amounted to “international racism”. Mr.
Mugabe has long blamed Zimbabwe’s
economic problems on “Western sanctions”
but there is no move to impose
trade sanctions or other measures which
could hurt ordinary Zimbabweans.
The statement called for financial
and other measures against individuals
“responsible for violence” in Zimbabwe.
The G8 also called for a special
UN Security Council envoy to report
on the situation in Zimbabwe and
help mediate, casting doubt on their
confidence in South Africa’s President
Thabo Mbeki. He has been the chief
mediator so far but has been criticized
for being too soft on Mr. Mugabe.
The opposition Movement for Democratic
Change (MDC) says more than
100 of its supporters have been killed
since it won elections in March, some
5,000 are missing and more than 200,000
have been forced from their homes. It
pulled out of a presidential run-off last
month, leaving Mr. Mugabe unopposed.
Mr. Mbeki and the leaders of Senegal
and Tanzania told the G8 leaders that
sanctions would not solve Zimbabwe’s
problems. He reportedly said that UN
sanctions could lead to civil war. Senegal’s
leader, Abdoulaye Wade, told the
AFP news agency: “I said that sanctions
. . . wouldn’t change the regime.”
The G8 leaders said they “do not
accept the legitimacy of a government
that does not reflect the will of the
Zimbabwean people”.
“We will take further steps, inter
alia introducing financial and other
measures against individuals responsible
for violence [in Zimbabwe],” the
statement adds.
AMBUSH KILLS
DARFUR
PEACEKEEPERS
Six members of the joint
United Nations African
Union peace mission in
Sudan’s Darfur region have been
killed in an attack, a UN source has
told the BBC. Those who died included
four Rwandan peacekeepers,
one policeman from Ghana
and another from Uganda.
State media reports that a convoy
of 40 armored vehicles ambushed
the peace force while on
patrol in North Darfur. Reports say
at least seven other peacekeepers
were wounded and a number of
others remain missing. Ten vehicles
from the UN-AU Mission in
Darfur (Unamid) were destroyed,
Sudan’s state media reports.
The UN-AU mission has been
struggling to contain the violence
and has just 9,000 of the planned
26,000 troops.
Since the conflict began in
Darfur five years ago, the UN estimates
that some 300,000 people
have died and two million have
fled their homes. Pro-government
Arab militias have been accused of
widespread atrocities against the
black African population.
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AROUND THE REGION
July 11, 2008
NOLAN DAWKINS: HIS “INCREDIBLE DAY” IN ALEXANDRIA
Clerk of the Court Edward Semonian swears in Judge Nolan Dawkins as a Circuit
Court Judge in Alexandria. The Judge’s wife Lorraine held the bible for the ceremony
(photo by Louise Krafft/Gazette)
By Harry Covert
When Nolan Dawkins was
growing up, he and his
childhood playmate couldn’t
get a drink of water outside of their
homes in Alexandria.
In those days, the city was part of
the old-time south where drinking
fountains, public facilities and public
schools were racially separate and allegedly
equal.
Dawkins and his childhood chum,
Bill Euille, grew up in the Parker Gray
neighborhood. As adults they have
been leaders of change in the city and
have distinguished themselves,
Dawkins as an attorney and jurist and
Euille as a businessman and political
leader.
Today, things have indeed changed.
It was never more evident than on
Thursday, June 12 when Dawkins became
Alexandria’s first African American
Circuit Court judge and the 18th
judicial circuit’s third judge. He joins
Chief Judge Donald M. Haddock and
Judge Lisa B. Kemler, both native
Alexandrians.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BREAKS
GROUND ON CONDOMINIUM BUILD
Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia is breaking ground on
Maple Ridge condominiums on Saturday, July 12, 2008. The development
will be home to nine (9) families in Fairfax. The families
have been selected and are beginning to invest their sweat equity hours to
work towards their own home. All Habitat homeowners are required to invest
300-500 sweat equity hours in order to become a Habitat homeowner.
“The groundbreaking of Maple Ridge is a milestone event for our affiliate
and proves to us that we can continue to move forward in our mission to build
safe, decent and affordable homes for low income families in Northern Virginia,
despite the challenges we face with rising land costs, “says Karen
Cleveland, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia.
Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia has built 65 homes since our
founding in 1990 consisting of single family homes, town homes and condominiums.
Habitat families earn between 25 percent (25%) to 60 percent
(60%) of the median area income, which is $110,000 in Fairfax, Virginia and
take one-percent; zero interest mortgages, in addition to earning sweat equity
hours.
For more information on the work Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia
is doing in its community, visit www.habitatnova.org. Habitat for Humanity
International is a housing ministry dedicated to eliminating poverty
housing.
William D. (Bill) Euille, now
mayor, was among the first speakers at
Dawkins’ swearing-in ceremonies,
first as friend and second as the city’s
leader. He and Dawkins grew up on
Columbus Street. Dawkins was one of
seven African Americans who broke
the color barrier and entered George
Washington High School, graduating
in 1965. Euille tagged along but graduated
from T. C. Williams High School
in 1967.
And, 43 years after graduating from
high school, Dawkins was accepting
the well-wishes from a packed audience
of more than 300 well-wishers in
the Franklin P. Backus Courthouse for
his seating.
Del. Brian J. Moran read Gov. Timothy
M. Kaine’s official proclamation
naming Dawkins to the Circuit Court.
It was Moran who spearheaded the
eight-year term through the General
Assembly in March in an often sticky
political struggle.
The investiture appeared almost
like a homecoming for the respected
Judge Dawkins.
His wife Lorraine and three daughters,
Kelli, Kimberly and Ashley participated
in the judicial “robing” of the
new judge. Dawkins was greeted by
his fourth-grade teacher, Mrs. Mabel
Lyles. She beamed with pride listening
to the accolades for her pupil at the
city’s Lyles-Crouch Elementary
School. His first grade teacher was unable
to attend.
Rev. Dr. Elbert J. Ransom Jr. set the
stage for the ceremony as he invoked
“Divine favor” on the Dawkins judgeship.
Retired Juvenile & Domestic Relations
District Court chief judge
Stephen W. Rideout praised the selection
of his colleague, noting how they
worked together and often thought
alike in the development and growth of
their court.
“This is an incredible day,”
Dawkins said later. “A little piece of
me will always be with the Juvenile &
Domestic Relations Court. But, it’s
very different up here. I am looking
forward to the work. Alexandria is a
wonderful city.”
The ceremony was marked by family
and friends. As conversations raised
the decibel level in Courtroom No. 2,
bailiwick of Judge Haddock, the noise
was so loud that Deputy Sheriff Walt
Travers, the veteran bailiff, had to call
the court to order with a booming
voice.
Sitting and retired local, state and
federal judges, the city’s elected Constitutional
officers and attorneys all
filled in the courtroom.
Accolades made it an ever-grander
day for Judge Dawkins.
Sheriff Dana Lawhorne, responsible
for courthouse security and also an
Alexandria native, said: “There is no
one more deserving of this position
than Judge Dawkins. He has earned
this because of his outstanding reputation
in our community both professionally
and personally. Plus he has a great
sense of humor.”
Clerk of Court Edward Semonian
said, “He’s given a ton to this community.
I had the pleasure of swearing
him in the first time (as judge of the Juvenile
and Domestic Relations District
Court). And I was glad to do it again.”
Semonian, also a native Alexandrian,
is a 1951 graduate of George Washington
High School.
Dawkins was passed over in 2004
when his nomination was stymied by a
politically divided General Assembly.
“He never complained and never
made a fuss,” Dr. Ransom said. “This
is his time now.”
• • •
This article appeared in the June 19-25
edition of the Alexandria Gazette
Packet and also at www.thecovertletter.
com.
BLACK FACT
On July 11,
1954 the first
White Citizens
Council was
organized in
Indianola,
Mississippi.
IT COULDN’T HAVE HAPPENED
TO ANICER GUY
Lionel Holmes (left) receives his ceremonial big check for $1 million from the D.C.
Lottery’s Director of Communications and Marketing Kevin Johnson (right).
Lionel Holmes was as cool as
the jazz music played on U
Street when he strolled into the
D.C. Lottery’s Claim Center this morning
with his $1 million POWERBALL
ticket. The D.C. native is a Vietnam
War veteran, retired federal government
worker, devoted husband, and
longtime D.C. Lottery player.
The 63-year old northwest Washington,
D.C. resident parlayed his $2
POWERBALL wager for the July 5,
2008 drawing into $1 million when his
ticket correctly matched all five white
balls to win $200,000. His Power Play
option for an extra $1 multiplied that
win five times and into the big hit.
Holmes bought his winning ticket at
Starlight Food, 5425 5th Street, N.W.
Happily married since 1970,
Holmes says he and his wife have been
playing the D.C. Lottery for nearly as
long. “I play the numbers about twice a
week and [D.C.] KENO in between.
Prince George’s Community
College hosts the Inauguration
of Dr. Charlene Mickens
Dukes, eighth president of the college,
Friday, Oct. 3, 1p.m. in Queen Anne
Fine Arts building. The community is
invited to share in the celebration of
the first woman president in the college’s
50-year history.
“The board of trustees is honored to
announce the inauguration of President
Charlene M. Dukes,” said William
Dean Frazier, chairman for the board
of trustees. “Her passion for student
success expresses her commitment to
providing quality education to the
community,” he added.
In addition to the inaugural ceremony,
the college is hosting the following
week-long series of inaugural
activities, which are free and open to
the public.
The 16th Annual Bluebird Festival
is Sunday, Sept. 28, noon to 6p.m., in
front of Novak Field House and the
High Technology Center and in Queen
Anne Fine Arts building, Hallam Theatre.
The festival features live entertainment,
food and fun for the entire
family.
Conversations with Dr. Dukes, a
student reception, is Wednesday, Oct.
1, 1-3p.m. and 5-7p.m. in Marlboro
Gallery. Students are invited to interact
with President Dukes and share their
aspirations.
The Inaugural Gospel Concert is
Thursday, Oct. 2, 7p.m. in Queen Anne
Fine Arts building, Hallam Theatre.
Local and regional artists will perform.
I’m used to winning a little bit.” About
his winning strategy, Holmes advises
fellow D.C. Lottery players, “Always
go with the Power Play option.”
Asked how he’ll spend his cool
million—with one daughter pursuing a
PhD at Georgetown University and another
having graduated from the
Columbus School of Law at Catholic
University—Holmes affirmed that in
addition to getting rid of some bills, he
will pay off his daughter’s student
loan. He and his children are graduates
of the DC Public Schools system.
Proud of his children’s accomplishments,
Holmes proclaims, “It proves
that you can go to DC public schools
and go right to the top!”
To learn more about POWER-
BALL and the $20 million jackpot for
Wednesday’s drawing, as well as about
other D.C. Lottery games, visit
www.dclottery.com.
PGCC CELEBRATES INAUGURATION OF
DR. CHARLENE MICKENS DUKES
Dr. Charlene Mickens Dukes
Immediately following the inaugural
ceremony on Friday, Oct. 3, an Inaugural
Reception begins in Largo Student
Center, Community Rooms A, B and C.
“President Dukes wants to include
community members, faculty, staff and
students in the inaugural events,” says
Lynda Logan, dean of learning resources
and co-chair of the inaugural
subcommittee. “This is about Prince
George’s Community College and its
contributions to Prince George’s
County and for Dr. Dukes, the focus
must be broad and inclusive.”
Inaugural activities are one of a series
of educational, cultural, arts and
dance events that Prince George’s Community
College is hosting throughout
the year in celebration of its 50th Anniversary,
culminating with a gala on
Sept. 17. For more information on inaugural
activities, call (301) 322-0853.
For more information, visit www.
pgcc.edu.
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AROUND THE REGION
July 11, 2008
NACA HISTORIC “SAVE THE DREAM” EVENT IN D.C.
Homeowners who have defeated
foreclosure through
NACA joined religious, political
and community leaders in announcing
the kick-off of the “Save the
Dream” event in Washington D.C. Participants
describe the “Save the
Dream” event, a historic event occurring
July 19th–23rd involving thousands
of at-risk homeowners assisted
by hundreds of NACA counselors to
achieve affordable mortgage payment
solutions to save their home.
Among the homeowners at the press
conference will be Raquel Harbaugh
who through NACA’s Home Save Program
is now saving $1,220 a month. The
“Save the Dream” event is sponsored by
NACA, the Neighborhood Assistance
Corporation of America, a non-profit advocacy
and housing counseling organization.
NACA will continue its mortgage
restructure solution by saving thousands
of additional homeowners from foreclosure
by reducing their mortgage rates to
5% and less, cutting the mortgage payments
by hundreds and in some cases
thousands of dollars a month.
NACA Mortgage Consultants will
counsel at-risk homeowners and provide
restructure solutions to permanently
reduce interest rates to an affordable
payment. For for many
homeowners servicer approval is obtained
within hours. NACA has been
the most successful in reducing interest
rates to amounts homeowners can afford—often
5% or less—and is setting
the standard in foreclosure prevention.
NACA provides permanent solutions
and offers help, hope, counseling and
mortgage assistance—All Free!
Thousands of threatened American
homeowners will also meet with their
Senators and Congresspersons to demand
that they advocate with homeowner’s
servicer and/or investor to accept
the NACA Restructure Solution.
They will demand attention and action
from Congress and the Administration.
“Millions of Americans are facing foreclosure
due to predatory and unaffordable
loans that were structured to fail.
The only real solution is to reduce the
interest rate and/or outstanding mortgage
to make them affordable over the
long-term.” States Bruce Marks, NACA
CEO. “There has been no effective government
response and the pending legislation
will have virtually no impact in
saving the homes of millions of at-risk
homeowners.” NACA represents over
500,000 homeowners nationwide.
NACA will provide real and effective
solutions for thousands of homeowners
throughout the five day event without the
need for a taxpayer subsidy. NACA is
doing what Congress, the Administration
and many lenders are NOT doing for
hardworking Americans at risk of foreclosure.
Homeowner Zena Collins of
Gaithersburg, MD states, “My interest
rate went from 10.8% to 4% fixed, I’m
still a little stunned that NACA was able
to cut my mortgage payment by almost
$900 a month. I advise anyone who has
an unaffordable mortgage to take advantage
of NACA’s Save the Dream Event
in Washington, DC.”
• When—July 19 through July
23rd from 9:00AM–9:00PM.
• Where—Capital Hilton Hotel,
1001 16th Street, N.W.
• Contacts—For additional information
or to schedule an interview
contact DDuarte@NACA.com or
call 617-250-6222 ext 208; (Cell)
617-947-2632. Also visit NACA’s
website at www.NACA.com.
• Homeowner Participation—Atrisk
homeowners are encouraged to
sign-up for an appointment on our
website at www.NACA.com.
Walk-ins are also welcome.
NACA, a national non-profit, community
advocacy and homeownership
organization established in 1988, has
been the lead organization in the fight
to identify, expose, and oppose predatory
and exploitive lending practices.
NACA was the first to expose Fleet
Bank’s lending abuses in 1991, and
followed with numerous other campaigns
against companies that victimize
low and moderate income people
pursuing the dream of homeownership.
NACA provides the best purchase
product to those who the industry considers
“subprime borrowers” -requiring
no down payment, no closing costs, no
points, no fees, no perfect credit, at
below market interest rates - currently
5.75% (30 year fixed as of 7/7/08).
NACA homeowners who the lending industry
considers to be “subprime” have
excellent payment records and are now
considered prime borrowers. NACA has
$10 Billion committed to this mortgage
program. With almost 40 offices across
the country, NACA is providing working
people with an unmatched program
and a national model for doing mortgage
lending the right way.
NACA has established the national
model for providing homeowners at
risk of foreclosure with long-term solutions
through its Home Save Program.
NACA has committed One Billion dollars
to refinance homeowners on the
best terms available and is working
with some of the nation’s largest
lenders to rewrite unaffordable loans
based to what the borrower can afford.
NACA has negotiated a legal, binding
agreement with the country’s largest
mortgage servicers including Countrywide
Financial and Citigroup, Inc., enabling
NACA to restructure their loans
into long-term affordable mortgage.
Many homeowners have been able to
restructure their mortgages with fixed
interest rates of 5% or less. Other major
servicers are following the NACA pattern,
establishing the NACA solution as
the national standard.
News of NACA’s program and advocacy
has been featured in national
and local media. The Boston Globe has
chosen Bruce Marks, founder and CEO
of NACA, as its 2007 Bostonian of the
Year. This is tremendous recognition
for the effectiveness of NACA’s advocacy
in leading the fight against predatory
lenders, and its effectivness in providing
real, affordable homeownership
solutions for working people.
DRINKING
WATER AT
GREAT FALLS IN
VIRGINIA
Visitors to Great Falls Park
in Virginia will need to either
bring their own drinking
(potable) water or buy drinking
water in the Visitor Center until
further notice. The park's water
pump is not working properly.
Please note: Great Falls Park
in Virginia is open for visitor use.
Restrooms are available, although
park visitors are cautioned
not to fill their water bottles
in bathroom sinks, as the
water has not been treated for
drinking purposes.
For more information, call the
National Park Service at 703-
285-2965.
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CAPITAL COMMENTS
July 11, 2008
OBAMA PROPOSES
BANKRUPTCY CHANGES
Barack Obama proposed changing
bankruptcy laws to fasttrack
the process for military
families, help seniors keep their
homes, and protect people recovering
from natural disasters.
The Democratic presidential hopeful
also accused Republican rival John
McCain of repeatedly siding with the
banking industry, saying, “When it
comes to strengthening the safety net
for hardworking families, he’s been
part of the problem, not part of the solution.”
Both candidates are in the midst of
weeklong efforts devoted to the economy,
the top concern of voters four
months before the election as gas
prices and job layoffs rise while the
credit crisis and housing crunch continue.
Each senator is trying to portray
himself as most in tune with the needs
of a middle class that’s smarting from
tenuous economic times—and the
other as out of touch.
It was in that vein that Obama castigated
McCain—and sought to link
him to the unpopular President Bush—
as the Illinois senator announced his
fresh proposals before a few thousand
people in a high school gymnasium in
this city outside of Atlanta.
“Like the president he hopes to succeed,
Sen. McCain does not believe the
government has a real role to play in
protecting Americans from unscrupulous
lending practices,” Obama said.
“He would continue to allow the banks
and credit card companies to tilt the
playing field in their favor, at the expense
of hardworking Americans.”
Obama’s campaign pointed to a series
of Senate votes in 2005 to accuse
McCain of “siding with banking industry
lobbyists” while opposing measures
that the Democrat’s campaign said
would have helped families struggling
to pay medical bills, seniors in bankruptcy
fighting to keep their homes,
and victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Aides noted that McCain, an Arizona
senator, voted for a bankruptcy reform
bill three years ago that critics say favored
big business while Obama opposed
it. The measure passed the Republican-led
Senate with Democratic
support.
McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds
responded in a statement: “Eighteen
Democrats and John McCain worked
together on the bipartisan Senate bankruptcy
bill, and Barack Obama’s rigid
partisanship and self-promoting political
attacks show that he’s a typical
politician—which is the problem in
Washington, not the solution.”
Obama’s new bankruptcy proposals
supplement his broader—and previously
announced—
bankruptcy reform
agenda that includes
changes intended
to help people
in financial
distress because of
medical bills and
allow homeowners
going through the
bankruptcy process
Senator
Barack Obama
to renegotiates
terms of their mortgages.
The Democrat said he also would
help service members and military
families struggling financially after
multiple moves, lengthy deployments
and, in some cases, predatory lenders,
saying, “If you’re protecting America,
America should be protecting you
from unfair bankruptcy laws.”
He pledged to expedite the bankruptcy
process for them by exempting
them from a “harsh means test,” cutting
“unnecessary paperwork” and
“token counseling,” and enacting a
minimum homestead exemption to
help them keep a greater share of their
home’s value.
Obama also wants to allow a speedier
bankruptcy process for all service
members regardless of what state they
live, a departure from current law that
says people can use federal bankruptcy
exemption laws if their state of residence
allows. Some 35 states bar families
from federal exemptions, according
to a campaign-issued fact sheet.
As for seniors, Obama said, “I’ll
help make sure that if you’re over 62
and facing bankruptcy, you’ll have a
better chance of keeping your home.”
He said people in that age bracket
would get a minimum federal homestead
exemption equal to the median
cost of a home in their state, “giving
them a better chance to keep their
homes and helping them maintain both
their independence and their financial
security.”
In addition, Obama said he would
help families recovering from a natural
disaster by streamlining the bankruptcy
process for those in certified
natural disaster areas by eliminating
“unnecessary paperwork” and waiving
“unneeded credit counseling requirements.”
He also promised to enact a 120-
day moratorium “on adverse credit actions
from collectors, such as foreclosure”
to free families from concerns
about collectors as they are trying to
recover. And, his campaign said he
would amend the Equal Credit Opportunity
Act, which bars discrimination
in lending, to include protection for
disaster victims, so that lenders do not
unfairly restrict credit to such families.
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
DESERVE
PAID FAMILY LEAVE
Ibelieve strongly in protecting the
rights and benefits of our federal
employees, many of whom have
given years of public service to our
government. In an effort to support
our civil servants, I have introduced
the Federal Employees Paid Parental
Leave Act of 2008, which would grant
employees 4 weeks of paid paternity
and maternity leave.
With more than 2.7 million employees
and 100,000 in Virginia alone,
the federal government is the country’s
largest employer. In this position, the
federal government should lead the nation
in workplace policy and provide
benefits that are as good as the “best
practices” in the private sector.
I introduced the Federal Employees
Paid Parental Leave Act, in part, with
the hope of improving recruitment and
retention in the federal workforce. According
to the Office of Personnel Management,
more than half of the federal
government’s employees will become
eligible for retirement in the next ten
Archive issues
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SENATE PASSES KERRY E-PRESCRIBING REFORM IN MEDICARE BILL
Sen. John Kerry today announced the Senate’s passage of his e-prescribing provision in the
Medicare bill by a vote of 69-30. This landmark provision will, for the first time, require physicians
to adopt electronic prescribing technology. This reform mirrors S.2408, bipartisan legislation
introduced by Sen. Kerry last year.
“e-Prescribing is a fundamental step towards modernizing our health care system,” said Sen.
Kerry. “It will save lives by reducing medical errors and save billions of dollars.”
The bill also removes discriminatory co-payment rates for seniors who need mental health services.
Today, seniors pay a 50% co-payment for mental health services, but only a 20% rate for other
medical care. Sens. Kerry and Snowe have introduced legislation in each of the last three Congresses Senator
John Kerry
to reduce this co-payment to 20%.
The bill prevents payment cuts to our nation’s physicians who serve seniors on Medicare—cuts that would have
jeopardized seniors’ access to doctors, particularly primary care physicians who are already struggling. The bill also
makes important investments in beneficiary access to the Medicare program, especially for low-income seniors who
struggle to pay for health care.
years. Recruitment among younger
workers has been weak, since the benefits
desired by younger workers are offered
by private sector employers, but
not by the federal government. Although
the federal government cannot
compete with private-sector salaries, we
should offer comparable benefits.
The legislation provides that, of the
12 weeks of unpaid leave guaranteed by
the Family and Medical Leave Act, federal
employees will be allowed to substitute
4 weeks of paid leave, as well as
any accrued annual or sick leave, for the
birth or adoption of a child.
This legislation is also an issue of
fairness for the working family. The
U.S. Census Bureau reports that more
than 70% of women with children over
the age of one are in the workforce,
and that both parents work in most
families. Additionally, according to
the National Partnership for Women
and Families, in today’s highly competitive,
“24/7” jobs environment,
there is little workforce flexibility to
help working women and men care for
their families and still succeed at their
jobs. This is particularly true for those
Americans whose economic security is
most at-risk.
The federal government’s policies
on parental leave are far behind those
in the private sector and in other countries.
Research by the Joint Economic
Committee has found that many Fortune
100 firms offer paid leave, which
typically lasts six to eight weeks. Additionally,
the European Union requires
that member countries offer 14
LEGGETT AND VAN HOLLEN
ANNOUNCE FEDERAL
GRANT TO IMPROVE
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO
WHEATON METRORAIL
The Wheaton Redevelopment
Program was recently awarded
$417,039 from the Maryland
Transportation Administration
SAFETEA-LU (Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: a Legacy for Users) Transportation
Grant. The funding, along
with a 20 percent match from County
funds, will be used to improve the major
pedestrian route that directly leads to
the Wheaton Metrorail entrance.
“Improving pedestrian access in the
heart of Wheaton is an essential component
of Wheaton’s resurgence as a
community where people from all cultures
and areas come together to work,
shop, worship and play,” said Montgomery
Executive Isiah Leggett. “I’d
like to thank Congressman Van Hollen
for his efforts to secure the federal support
needed for continued redevelopment
that will further enhance this
community’s vibrancy.”
Congressman Chris Van Hollen
sponsored the initial SAFETEA-LU
bill and recommended Wheaton as a
recipient for this grant.
“This funding is great news for the
Wheaton community,” said Van
Hollen. “This federal investment will
help keep our community on the move
and provide safer commutes for our
residents.”
“I applaud Congressman Van
Hollen and County Executive Leggett
for investing in an important project
that will improve access to the Metro
system,” said Maryland Transporation
Secretary John D. Porcari. “Upgrading
transit service and improving
pedestrian safety statewide are two key
MCCAIN CRITICIZES OBAMA’S
HIGH COURT FAVORITES
weeks of paid
leave, with most
offering more than
the required
amount.
By contrast, our
nation’s current
laws force healthy,
long-term federal
employees to save
Jim Webb
up their sick days
and vacation time so they can use this
paid time off to care for their newborn
or newly adopted child. Asking employees
to cobble together accrued
leave makes it difficult for relatively
new employees or those who experience
health problems to save up
enough time for parental leave.
This legislation already has strong
bipartisan support in the Senate, and
just last month, through the leadership
of Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney,
the House of Representatives passed
its version of the bill. We owe it to our
civil servants to continue to work to
promote policies that help ensure basic
fairness for all federal employees. We
have a long way to go before the benefits
for our workforce are competitive
in attracting and retaining employees.
priorities of the
O’Malley-Brown
administration.
This Wheaton project
accomplishes
both.”
The project will
provide better
Metro access for
residents in the
Republican John McCain said that his Democratic
rival’s Supreme Court nominees would produce
more decisions like the child rapist ruling that
both presidential candidates have criticized.
Addressing the National Sheriff’s Association, Mc-
Cain acknowledged that Democrat Barack Obama had
also disagreed with the decision that struck down a
Louisiana law allowing capital punishment for people
who rape children under 12. Obama said he believed
However, this bill is critical start. I
am committed to getting this pro-family
legislation signed into law in an expeditious
fashion.
Ike Leggett
area, remove safety and access impediments
to ensure compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act,,
widen 800 feet of sidewalk and construct
a planting panel along the east
side of Fern Street between University
Boulevard and Reedie Drive. Fern
Street provides direct access to the
Wheaton Metrorail Station entrance at
a mixed-use project over the Metro
Kiss and Ride lot.
Construction on the project is expected
to begin later this year.
Senator
John McCain
carefully crafted state laws permitting execution of child rapists do not violate
the Constitution.
Nevertheless, McCain asked: “Why is it that the majority includes the
same justices he usually holds out as the models for future nominations”
“My opponent may not care for this particular decision, but it was exactly
the kind of opinion we could expect from an Obama court,” the Arizona
senator said.
When asked by CNN in May whether any current justices would be
models for his nominees, Obama replied that he considered Stephen Breyer,
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and David Souter to be sensible judges. All three
voted in the majority in the child rape case, as did Justices Anthony
Kennedy and John Paul Stevens.
McCain himself voted to confirm four of the five who voted in the majority.
He was not in the Senate in 1975 when Stevens was confirmed.
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July 11 2008
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HEALTH
July 11, 2008
$40 MILLION HEALTH CARE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN MARYLAND AND NATIONWIDE
James Elbridge speaking at Health Care for America Now event
Recently in Annapolis and in 52
other cities across the country,
including 37 state capitals, a
new national campaign is bringing together
millions of Americans to demand
quality, affordable health care for all.
Health Care for America Now (HCAN)
is being launched by nearly 100 national
and local groups that represent labor,
community organizations, doctors,
nurses, women, small businesses, the
faith community, people of color, netroots
activists, and think tanks. Health
Care for America Now is organizing to
make sure that the first order of business
of the next President and Congress in
2009 is to pass legislation that guarantees
quality, affordable health care for all.
Health Care for America Now is an
unprecedented coalition led by
ACORN, AFSCME, Americans
United for Change, Campaign for
America’s Future, Center for American
Progress Action Fund, Center for
Community Change, MoveOn, National
Education Association, National
Women’s Law Center, Planned Parenthood
Federation of America, SEIU,
United Food and Commercial Workers,
and USAction.
“In 2009, we will either have a
guarantee of quality, affordable health
care we all can count on or we will
continue to be at the mercy of the private
health insurance industry that is
charging us more, giving us less and
putting company profits before our
health,” said Elbridge James, president
of Progressive Maryland. “Here in Annapolis
and in communities all across
the country, we’re asking one question:
‘Which side are you on’ Are you on
the side of quality, affordable health
care that is guaranteed and can never
be taken away Or are you on the side
that says people should be left alone to
fend for themselves against a greedy,
unscrupulous insurance industry that
too often puts profits before people”
Also speaking at the Annapolis
launch event were:
• Vincent DeMarco, President, Maryland
Citizens Health Initiative, the
state’s leading health care reform
organization
• Arnold Hamilton, Baltimore Director,
SEIU Local 32-BJ
• Stuart Katzenberg, Director, Maryland
ACORN
• Glenard Middleton, Executive Director,
AFSCME Maryland Council 67
• L. Anthony Perez, Government Affairs
Coordinator, UFCW Local 400
• Denise Riley, Political Director,
Md-DC AFL-CIO
Also participating in the event were
Casa of Maryland, Planned Parenthood
of Maryland, the Maryland Budget and
Tax Policy Institute, the Network of
Spiritual Progressives, the Maryland/DC
Alliance for Retired Americans,
and the Maryland State Teachers
Association.
In addition to the organizations in
attendance, the Health Care for American
Now! launch was supported by average
Marylanders whose encounters
with our broken health care system
have left them sicker and poorer:
• Deloris Vaughn from Towson in
Baltimore County (410-823-8372
home or 410-591-2029 cell): Ms.
Vaughn, who is a business owner
with a Ph.D., applied for individual
coverage from a private health insurance
company but was rejected
because of “preexisting conditions,”
one of the most common of
the abusive health insurance industry
practices that has been outlawed
in every country other than the
United State of America. Ms.
Vaughn’s story was featured in the
book “Faces of Maryland’s Uninsured”
published by the Maryland
Citizens Health Initiative.
• Delores Cheatham, an ACORN
member from Baltimore City,
whose “preexisting conditions”
also cost her her health care coverage.
Ms. Cheatham can be reached
via Maryland ACORN at 410-735-
3360.
Under the Health Care for America
Now principles, which are detailed at
www.HealthCareForAmericaNow.
org, private insurers would be forbidden
from taking away or denying insurance
or making it unaffordable due
to an individual’s health status. The
Health Care for America Now campaign
will present the principles to
members of Congress, who will be
asked to indicate whether or not they
support them.
Over the next five months, Health
Care for America Now plans to spend
$25 million on paid media and have
100 organizers in 45 states. Starting
today, the campaign is spending an initial
$1.5 million on national television,
print, and online advertising and is
sending out an email blast to more than
5 million people. Copies of the print
and video ads are on the website,
www.HealthCareForAmericaNow.
org.
Health Care for America Now offers
a bold new vision for health care
reform: Americans can keep the private
insurance they have, join a new
private insurance plan, or choose a
public health insurance plan. The campaign
also calls for a government role
in setting and enforcing rules on the insurance
industry which consistently
charges unaffordable prices, sets high
deductibles, denies coverage based on
pre-existing conditions, and drops or
limits coverage when people get sick.
Health Care for America Now started
with a financial commitment of at least
$500,000 from each of the 13 steering
committee members and a $10 million
grant from NY-based Atlantic Philanthropies.
25TH
ANNIVERSARY
MAKE-A-WISH®
TRIATHLON
Registration is open for the
25th Anniversary Make-
A-Wish Triathlon, which
will take place at Sea Colony in
Bethany Beach, Delaware on Saturday,
September 20th. The
event, featuring a 1.5K ocean
swim, 40K bike and 10K run, will
benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation®
of the Mid-Atlantic. For additional
information and to register,
visit midatlantic.wish.org or
call 301-962-9474.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation
of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc. is a nonprofit
organization that fulfills the
wishes of children with life-threatening
medical conditions to enrich
the human experience with hope,
strength and joy.
Founded in 1983, the Foundation
has fulfilled the wishes of
nearly 6,000 children in Maryland,
the District of Columbia, Northern
Virginia and Delaware.
BLACK FACT
On July 11, 1766,
Olaudah Equiano, writer of
one of the earliest accounts
of traveling on the
Middle Passage, buys his
freedom from a Quaker
merchant in Philadelphia.
TRICARE BACKS NEW SURGERIES
TRICARE beneficiaries with pain from fractured vertebrae may
rest assured that TRICARE “has your back.” Percutaneous
vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, two minimally invasive back
surgeries, are now covered under TRICARE. Either may replace
spinal fusion, an invasive surgical procedure, for treatment of fractured
vertebrae. The policy change is retroactive to March 1, 2007.
“Our major concern in approving any procedure for coverage
under TRICARE is the safety of our beneficiaries” said Army Major
General Elder Granger, deputy director, TRICARE Management Activity.
“Both of these surgeries are accepted by the medical community
and TRICARE.”
Usually occurring in patients with osteoporosis, many vertebral
fractures heal on their own with bed rest and anti-inflammatory medication
in approximately three months. It is only when pain persists beyond
three months that surgery is recommended. The traditional treatment
was spinal fusion surgery which requires up to 12 hours in the
operating room with days of hospitalization afterward. Percutaneous
vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are outpatient surgeries which have patients
back to relative normality in 24 hours. Although minimally invasive,
all surgeries come with risk and decisions need to be consulted
with a doctor.
Approval must be obtained from a provider for either surgery. Beneficiaries
with questions about this procedure and its coverage under TRI-
CARE should contact their primary care manager. Check www.tricare.mil
for this and other healthcare benefit information.
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AROUND THE NATION
July 11, 2008
NOTED CHILD ADVOCATE JUDGE
ERNESTINE GRAY ACCEPTS NATIONAL
CASA BOARD PRESIDENCY
Honorable Judge Ernestine Gray
president CASA Board of Trustees
The National Court Appointed
Special Advocate (CASA) Association,
a network of more
than 50,000 volunteers that serve
225,000 abused and neglected children
through 900+ local program offices nationwide,
announces the election of the
Honorable Judge Ernestine Gray as
president of its Board of Trustees.
Judge Gray, a noted juvenile court
judge supervising cases of children in
New Orleans’ foster care system also
has served as president of the National
Council of Juvenile and Family Court
Judges.
“The National CASAAssociation is
very proud to have Judge Gray play
such an active role on the Board,” said
Michael Piraino, president of National
CASA. “With her leadership and expertise,
we feel more confident than
ever that the needs of these children
will remain at the forefront.”
Judge Gray is widely respected as a
community advocate whose tireless
work to improve both the laws and
courts that serve families and children
has been recognized at the local, state
and national levels. She holds a number
of key positions with organizations
and associations focused on the betterment
of children and families. As the
president of CASA’s Board of
Trustees, Judge Gray will preside over
meetings of members, the Executive
Committee and the Board of Trustees.
Reflecting on her contributions to
troubled children and youth nationwide,
Judge Gray said, “I see it as my
absolute obligation to do whatever I
can to ensure that children in foster
care have the best opportunity for a
productive life. I am clear that the best
way
I can do that is to have high expectations
for them, to tell them that they
can be whatever they want to be, to ensure
that they are connected to caring
adults and to get an adequate education.”
Judge Gray received her B.A. degree
from Atlanta’s Spelman College
in 1970. She went on to earn a juris
doctorate degree from the Louisiana
State University School of Law. Her
experience in the state’s judicial system
began with her tenure as a trial attorney
in the offices of both the Attorney
General of the State of Louisiana
and the United States Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission. She
was elected to the bench on November
6, 1984 and was re-elected in 1986,
1994 and 2002.
Judge Gray has written a number of
opinions on the state of the child welfare
system, particularly in Louisiana,
and recommended changes for improvement.
To read some of those
opinions, visit www.nationalcasa.org/
JudgesPage/index.htm or contact
National CASA at 1-888-805-8457.
HUD AWARDS MORE THAN $17
MILLION TO HELP DEVELOP HOUSING
FOR VERY LOW-INCOME ELDERLY
Senior housing developments in 30 states will receive critically
needed funding to get their projects off the ground thanks to more
than $17 million in “pre-development” grants announced today by
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston. The
grants are awarded to 63 project sponsors under HUD’s Section 202 Supportive
Housing for the Elderly Program.
“This funding will help these organizations cope with the complexities
of developing vitally important elderly housing projects in their communities,”
said Preston. “These funds can make all the difference between
these senior housing developments getting built or not. In many respects,
it’s our way of investing in our elderly just as they devoted so much of
themselves to us.”
Section 202 Demonstration Planning Grants (DPG) provide upfront funds
for such predevelopment activities as architectural and engineering work, site
control, and other expenses related to the development of the projects prior
to initial closing. Without the grant funding, such costs would not be reimbursable
until closing or would have to come from other funding sources.
To be eligible for the grants, the activities must otherwise be eligible
for funding under the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program.
The maximum individual grant amount is $400,000 while no more
than $800,000 can be awarded to a single sponsor or its affiliated organizations.
Project sponsors awarded “pre-development” grants are required to complete
the processing of their elderly housing developments within 18 months.
Subsequent to awarding these grants, HUD will assess the impact of the availability
of such funding on the ability of sponsors to expedite the development
processing of Section 202 projects.
To read a state-by-state breakdown of individual grant recipients, visit
www.hud.gov or espanol.hud.gov.
NACCRRA RELEASES POLICY AGENDA TO ENSURE CHILDREN
IN CHILD CARE ARE SAFE DURING DISASTERS
Recently, the National Association
of Child Care Resource &
Referral Agencies (NAC-
CRRA) released Keeping Children
Safe: A Policy Agenda for Child Care
in Emergencies. In the wake of the recent
disasters in the Midwest , particularly
Iowa, where almost 85,000 children
under five are affected, this report
sheds light on the increased need for a
national policy agenda to ensure the
safety and care of all children during
disasters.
“Nearly 12 million children under
the age of 5 are in child care each
week,” said Linda Smith, Executive
Director of NACCRRA. “Many of the
nation’s 2.3 million child care workers
are untrained for disasters and few
states require child care programs to
even plan for disasters other than fire.
To have a comprehensive and viable
disaster preparedness and recovery
plan in place for child care providers
will ensure that child care is no longer
an after-thought in the time of crisis.”
The Keeping Children Safe Report
is the beginning of a campaign to raise
awareness, change policy, and ensure
that the child care and emergency management
communities can work together
to protect the nation’s children
during a time of crisis. The Report
explains and details many complicated
child care and disaster terms and regulations.
Additionally. it outlines current
child care and disaster policies,
local, state, and federal policy recommendations,
and next steps on how to
move this initiative forward.
“Children are particularly vulnerable
during a time of crisis,” said Smith.
The U.S. Department of Homeland
Security’s Federal Emergency
Management Agency
(FEMA) has begun announcing the Assistance
to Firefighters Grants (AFG)
for fiscal year (FY) 2008 to fire departments
and nonaffiliated emergency
medical service organizations.
The first round of fire grants in the
mid-Atlantic region totals more than
$1.8 million. The recipients are as follows:
MARYLAND
Whiteford Volunteer Fire Company,
Inc., Whiteford, Operations and
Safety Program, $231,088
PENNSYLVANIA
Glade Volunteer Fire Department,
Warren, Operations and Safety Program,
$42,471
New Galilee EMS (dba Northwestern
EMS), New Galilee, Vehicle Acquisition
Program, $108,851
Oil City Fire Department, Oil City,
Operations and Safety Program,
$38,618
Renovo Fire Department Renovo,
Operations and Safety Program,
$84,579
Chester Heights Fire Co. No.1,
Chester Heights, Operations and
Safety Program, $14,155
Atlas Fire Company, Mount
Carmel, Operations and Safety Program,
$80,255
West End Ambulance Service,
Johnstown, Operations and Safety Program
$90,000
“Many are immobile and unable to
communicate the most basic information
to rescuers. It is paramount that
states take heed and develop and enact
comprehensive emergency plans to
safeguard the well-being of all children
and their families.”
The Keeping Children Safe Report
is a result of findings and conclusions
established during a meeting held in
November of 2007 in New Orleans,
Louisiana. The meeting involved
NACCRRA and more than 30 other organizations
concerned with child care
and disaster relief efforts. The meeting
included presentations and panel
discussions by experts from organizations
such as the American Public
Human Services Association; the
American Red Cross; Mississippi State
University; the National Guard; Save
the Children; and Child Care Resource
& Referral agencies (CCR&R) from
across the nation. From the presentations
and small group discussions,
Keeping Children Safe: A Policy
Agenda for Child Care in Emergencies
was created.
Additional participants in the meeting
included representatives from the
following organizations: Agenda for
Children; American Academy of Pediatrics;
Center for Disease Control and
Prevention; Knowledge Learning
Corp.; Louisiana Department of Social
Services Child Care Licensing and
Regulatory Section; National Association
for Family Child Care; National
Black Child Development Institute;
National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children; National Child Care
Association; National Infant and Child
FEMA ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF
FIRE GRANTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008
Richland Township Fire Department,
Johnstown, Operations and
Safety Program, $73,530
Community Fire Company of Frystown,
Myerstown, Operations and
Safety Program $42,560
Heights Fire Co. #1, Shenandoah
Heights, Vehicle Acquisition Program,
$236,550
VIRGINIA
Lower Middlesex Volunteer Fire
Department, Deltaville, Operations
and Safety Program, $42,434
City of Richmond Dept of Fire &
Emergency Services, Richmond, Operations
and Safety Program, $405,861
Ringgold Vol Fire and Rescue Dept
Ringgold, Operations and Safety Program,
$53,088
Lynchburg Fire and EMS Department,
Lynchburg, Operations and
Safety Program, $64,040
Snowville Vol. Fire Dept., Hiwassee,
Operations and Safety Program
$60,530
Care Initiative; Project KID; United
Way for the GNO Area; Voices for
America’s Children; and Westover
Consultants. The meeting and development
of the Report was supported by
the Peppercorn Foundation and the
A.L. Mailman Family Foundation.
NACCRRA has been actively involved
in efforts to assist, educate and
raise awareness about disaster efforts
in the child care community. In the
wake of Hurricane Katrina, NAC-
CRRA engaged in outreach efforts to
help restore child care so families
could begin to piece their lives back together.
Additionally, NACCRRA
launched Is Child Care Ready, the nation’s
first disaster preparedness initiative
specifically for child care with the
help of experts from organizations
such as Save the Children; the federal
Child Care Bureau; Mississippi State
University; and representatives from
CCR&Rs from across the nation.
NACCRRA, the National Association
of Child Care Resource & Referral
Agencies, is our nation’s leading voice
for child care. We work with more than
800 state and local Child Care Resource
& Referral agencies to ensure
that families in every local community
have access to high quality, affordable
childcare. To achieve our mission, we
lead projects that increase the quality
and availability of child care professionals,
undertake research, and advocate
child care policies that positively
impact the lives of children and families.
To learn more about NACCRRA
and how you can join us in ensuring
access to high-quality child care for all
families, visit www.naccrra.org.
WEST VIRGINIA
Upper Laurel Fire & Ambulance,
Inc., Glen Fork, Operations and Safety
Program—$59,375
Williamson Fire Department,
Williamson, Operations and Safety
Program—$25,578
The Department of Homeland Security’s
Assistance to Firefighters
Grants (AFG) program is an important
component of the Administration’s
larger, coordinated effort to strengthen
the Nation’s overall level of preparedness.
The AFG is designed to enhance
response capabilities and to more effectively
protect the health and safety of
the public with respect to fire and other
hazards. The grants enable local fire
departments and emergency medical
services organizations to purchase or
receive training, conduct first responder
health and safety programs, and
buy equipment and response vehicles.
The AFG is administered cooperatively
by two FEMA components: the
National Preparedness Directorate and
the United States Fire Administration.
The full list of FY 2007 AFG recipients
and other information is posted on
www.firegrantsupport.com.
BLACK FACT
On July 11, 1905,
black intellectuals
and activists
organized the Niagara
movement at a
meeting near Niagara
Falls. Delegates from
fourteen states, led
by W.E.B. Du Bois
and William Monroe
Trotter, demanded
abolition of all
distinctions based
on race.
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EDUCATION
July 11, 2008
AICPA RECEIVES MORE THAN
360 ACCOUNTING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
The American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants received
more than 360 minority
accounting scholarship applications
following a successful workshop entitled
“Lead the Way, Make a Difference,
Become a CPA” to promote diversity
within the accounting profession held
May 29-31 in Peachtree, GA.
The workshop emphasized the importance
of obtaining the CPA credential
and highlighted the flexibility and
various career paths of the accounting
profession. Session topics focused on
the importance of networking and
mentoring. Professionals with an array
of expertise in public accounting, private
industry, and academia took part
in discussion forums and gave
speeches focusing on the development
of strong leadership skills.
The theme ‘Lead the Way, Make a
Difference, Become a CPA’ emphasized
the opportunities the profession
provides, and confirms the Institute’s
commitment to attracting a diverse
pool of talent to a profession vital to
the world’s economy,” stated Genevia
Gee Fulbright, CPA, and chair of the
AICPA Minority Initiatives Committee.
“I am especially proud of this
year’s workshop participants and presenters.
The student attendees were exceptional
and welcomed real-life examples
of what a career as a CPA
would entail.”
The Leadership Workshop is a
component of the AICPA Minority Initiatives
Committee’s strategy to promote
diversity in the accounting profession.
Attendees were recipients of the
2007-2008 AICPA Scholarship for Minority
Students and outstanding students
selected by affiliated organizations;
CPA state societies, the
Association of Latino Professionals in
Finance and Accounting; the National
Association of Black Accountants, National
Council of Philippine American
Canadian Accountants, INROADS,
Management Leadership for Tomorrow
and other outreach groups.
“We are grateful for all the support
and hard work of our strategic partners
in making this conference a true success,”
said Ostine Swan, CPA, AICPA
senior manager for diversity, work/life
and women’s initiatives. “The students
who participated made great contributions
and really helped get the word
out about the availability of scholarships
as evidenced by all of the new
applications we received.”
As a Hispanic immigrant, this conference
has made me more confident
of the positive value of my diverse
background and experiences. Attending
the conference has motivated and
inspired me to work as hard as I can to
succeed in becoming a CPA and to
contribute to my community as much
as I can,” stated Diego Castiblanco,
junior, Georgia State University.
Alumni from past workshops assisted
with activities and offered students
advice on passing the CPA exam
and entering the workforce.
“The impact the Accounting Scholars
Leadership Workshop has on the
future of the CPA profession — and on
the business environment as a whole
— is incredible,” said Peggy Dzierzawski,
conference chair and member of
the Minority Initiatives Committee.
“To be able to look out into a room full
of future leaders who are ready and
eager to forge ahead is inspiring.”
The students were charged with
brainstorming fresh ideas and marketing
strategies for recruiting the next
generation of accounting students and
future CPAs. Capitalizing on their enthusiasm
they wrote and performed the
following songs, “Save the Day. Be a
CPA,” “Those Other Majors Don’t
Know U.S. GAAP,” which was their
take on Justin Timberlake’s “I’m
Bringing Sexy Back,” and “I Have
Nothing Without My CPA,” taken
from Whitney Houston’s “I Have
Nothing.”
The program concluded with an
awards ceremony and speech by
William Ezzell, CPA, president of the
AICPA Foundation. “Having the opportunity
to participate in the Leadership
Conference was an exciting experience
for me,” Ezzell said. “Seeing
first hand the quality and enthusiasm
of students we hope will become future
leaders of this great profession was
very reassuring. These young people
surely have the capabilities, and my
hope is we helped them add to their
confidence when it comes to taking the
next step and becoming CPAs.”
The primary mission of the
AICPA’s diversity programs is to assist
minorities in becoming CPAs and encouraging
their advancement and retention
within the accounting profession.
Accounting enrollments are up
almost 19 percent to more than
203,000 students across all degree programs,
according to the AICPA’s 2008
Supply and Demand study.
Minorities comprised 26 percent of
Bachelor’s enrollments: 11 percent
Black/African American; 8 percent
Asian; 6 percent Hispanic/Latino and
1 percent American Indian/Alaskan
Native.
COMMUNITY PROGRAM TO BUILD
“GREEN” EDUCATIONAL CENTER
The innovative educational change group—M.O.M.I.E’s TLC—recently
secured a leadership level investment grant from the Meyer
Foundation of $100,000 to transform a vacant row-house on Georgia
Avenue into a “beacon of hope, green building” that would establish the city’s
first-ever children’s cultural gallery, that hopes to attract 10,000 visitors each
year, for at-risk children of color living in Washington, DC.
The Meyer funds will be used to build M.O.M.I.E’s an expanded facility in
Ward 1, right on historic Georgia Avenue, where Councilmember Jim Graham
has been a key supporter. The site is strategically located across the street from
Howard University and incorporates cutting edge “green building elements”
into the building design, including: a green roof, geothermal heating, rain-water
collection system and other environmentally-friendly plans. The proposed
building will house M.O.M.I.E’s model educational programs—which won the
Community Foundation‘s Linowes “unsung Hero” leadership award in 2006 -
including an expanded space for their After-school/Summer programs, a health
café for children and space for their unique Children’s Black History Gallery.
FIVE AREA YOUTH RECEIVE REGIONAL
KOHL’S KIDS WHO CARE RECOGNITION
The Kohl’s Kids Who Care®
Scholarship Program recognizes
and rewards young people
who make a difference in their communities
through volunteerism. Recently
200 young volunteers nationwide received
$1,000 scholarships, including
five in the Washington D.C.-area. Local
recipients of $1,000 scholarships are:
• Joseph Athey, 10, Middletown—
Joseph raised funds to buy toys for
a local holiday assistance program.
• Latoshia Butler, 17, Capitol Heights
—Latoshia started a service to help
senior citizens maintain their homes.
• Jonece Layne, 12, Beltsville—Jonece
implemented a peer tutoring program
at her elementary school to aid students
requiring academic assistance.
• Claudia Serrano, 18, Reston—
Claudia founded a friendship club
for students with intellectual disabilities
at her high school.
• Anna Soyka, 12, Alexandria—
Anna initiated a supply drive in
which she assembled 95 toiletry
kits for a homeless shelter.
Winners were selected based on initiative,
leadership, creativity and generosity.
Today’s regional winners are
now being considered for one of 10 national
scholarships worth $5,000.
Kohl’s also will contribute $1,000 to a
nonprofit organization on behalf of
each national winner. National winners
will be announced at the end of July.
The Kohl’s Kids Who Care Scholarship
Program is an annual initiative.
For more information visit www.
kohlskidswhocare.com.
EXPERIENCE EXCITING
SUMMER EVENTS AT PGCC
Join Prince George’s Community College for a day with the Washington
Mystics as the team plays against the Seattle Storm on Sunday, Jul. 20,
4 p.m. at the Verizon Center. As the game day sponsor, the college will
raffle off a basketball signed by all the players. Additionally, college employees
will distribute information regarding registration. For more information
about the game, call (301) 322-0864 or visit www.wnba.com/ mystics/.
Poetry and Short Fiction Readings hosted by Workforce Development and
Continuing Education are Friday, Aug. 8, 7-9p.m. at Laurel College Center.
Express your creative musings and be inspired by others. Light refreshments
will be served. The general public is welcome to share original work, published
or not. Call (301) 322-0873 to be added to the reader’s list.
It’s electric! Slide on down to the 1990s Line and Hand Dance on Friday,
Aug. 29, 7:30p.m., at Novak Field House. The pre-gala event featuring live
music, line dancing and refreshments is the last in a series of dances hosted
by the 50th Anniversary Celebration Committee. The year-long festivities
culminate with the gala on Sept. 17 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention
Center at National Harbor. General admission for the 1990s Line and
Hand Dance is $3 and free for Prince George’s Community College students
with school identification. For advance ticket information, call (301) 322-
0915.
The community is invited to the Hospitality and Tourism Institute Open
House on Aug. 14, in Marlboro Gallery on the Largo campus. Two information
sessions are being provided at 10:30a.m.-noon and 6-7p.m. For more information
about the Hospitality and Tourism Institute, call (301) 386-7596 to
RSVP or visit http://academic. pgcc.edu/hospitality/Welcome.htm.
Fall 2008 New Student & Family Orientation is Saturday, Aug. 23, from
9a.m.- 2:30p.m. in the Largo Student Center. Learn about new courses,
financial aid and scholarship opportunities. Classes for the fall semester begin
Monday, Aug. 25. For more information about orientation, call (301) 322-
0854.
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ALVIN AILEY DANCE THEATER 50TH ANNIVERSARY
July 11, 2008
After he graduated from
high school in 1948, he
went to the University of
California at Los Angeles
with the plan of becoming
a teacher. In 1949, Ailey’s
interest in dance resurfaced, particularly
after he saw a dance given by the
Lester Horton Dance Theatre. He was
attracted to Horton’s highly theatrical
style of modern dance and his obvious
interest in Native American culture and
dances. For a period, Ailey considered
changing his major from teaching to
dance. Teaching was a stable, dependable
career; dance was dramatic and
exciting, but risky.
Ailey applied for and received a
scholarship to take dance composition
and technique classes with Lester Horton.
He also worked in Horton’s stage
crew and danced with the company. In
1951, he changed his mind and decided
that he wanted to have a more
stable career, so he transferred to San
Francisco State College to major in romance
languages.
While in San Francisco, Ailey
danced with a touring company and
soon made the decision that dance was
what he really wanted to do no matter
how risky it was. In Los Angeles, he rejoined
the Lester Horton Dance Theatre.
In 1953, Lester Horton died suddenly,
and the company was left without a director.
They asked Ailey to choreograph
some dances. Then he took over the
teaching duties at Horton Dance
School, but when an opportunity came
to dance in a recital in New York later
that year, he moved to the East Coast.
Ailey formed his own dance company,
which is still performing his
works today as the Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theatre. Ailey’s first major
work was “Blue Suite,” which is about
people who are not happy with their
lives and where they live, but pretend to
like it. “Revelations” is the company’s
best known and most popular piece.
“The Suite,” according to the original
program, explores motivations and
emotions of Negro religions. “Masekela
Langage” may be the best example of a
dance expressing Ailey’s social commitment
and political consciousness.
Unlike most popular Ailey dances,
“Masekela Language” is not slick, fastpaced
and smooth. It is raw, rough, almost
unfinished, just like the building
of the South African townships.
On Dec. 1, 1989, at the age of 58,
Alvin Ailey, Jr. died of a rare blood
disease. He had been ill for more than
a year and so his death did not come as
a surprise to his friends and colleagues,
but it was still a sad loss to the dance
world and to the nation.
After his death, Judith Jamison was
appointed Artistic Director of Alvin
Ailey American Dance Theater. Ms.
Jamison wrote in her autobiography,
Dancing Spirit, “I hope I’m a continuation
of Alvin’s vision. He has left me
a road map. It’s very clear. It works.”
Although he created 79 ballets over
his lifetime, Alvin Ailey maintained
that his company was not exclusively a
repository for his own work. Today, the
company continues Mr. Ailey’s mission
by presenting important works of the
past and commissioning new ones to
add to the repertoire. In all, more than
200 works by over 70 choreographers
have been performed by The Ailey.
The genius of Alvin Ailey changed
forever the perception of American
dance; today the legacy continues with
Judith Jamison’s remarkable vision,
the extraordinary artistry of the Company’s
dancers and the organization’s
innovative outreach programs.
Beauty, spirit, hope and passion
know no bounds.
That is the power of Ailey.
HISTORY AND
TIMELINE
1958—Alvin Ailey and a group of
young black modern dancers perform
for the first time as members of Alvin
Ailey American Dance Theater at New
York’s 92nd Street YM-YWHA.
1958–1960—The Company
travels on what Alvin Ailey calls “the
station wagon tours” in a vehicle
driven by a longtime friend of the
Company, Mickey Bord.
1960—AAADT becomes a resident
company of the 51st Street YWCA’s
Clark Center for the Performing Arts–the
Company’s first official residence. Alvin
Ailey choreographs his classic masterpiece
Revelations, which brings the
Company international acclaim.
1962—AAADT is chosen to go
on an extensive tour to the Far East,
Southeast Asia and Australia as part of
President John F. Kennedy’s progressive
“President’s Special International
Program for Cultural Presentations.”
1963—AAADT performs in a
Chicago program entitled “My People:
First Negro Centennial,” a collaboration
between Duke Ellington and Talley
Beatty. Judith Jamison sees Alvin
Ailey perform for the first time with
the Company in Philadelphia. AAADT
performs at the Rio de Janeiro International
Arts Festival.
1965—Judith Jamison dances
with AAADT for the first time. She
will be one of the most recognized and
lauded members of the Ailey Company
throughout her 15-year career as a
dancer.
1966—AAADT participates in first
Negro Arts Festival in Dakar, Senegal.
Alvin Ailey choreographs Antony and
Cleopatra for Leontyne Price at Lincoln
Center.
1967—AAADT appears in a television
dance special directed by Lars
Egler called “Riedaglia.” The piece
features Ailey’s choreography set to
music by George Reidel. Ailey immediately
wins the Grand Prix Italia, a
prestigious television production
award. AAADT embarks on a 21⁄2
month, 10-country African Tour for the
State Department.
1968—Alvin Ailey sets Revelations
on Ballet Folklorico for the
Opening Ceremonies of the 1968
Olympics in Mexico City. This becomes
the only performance of Revelations
by a company other than
AAADT. AAADT receives its first
grant from the Rockefeller Foundation.
AAADT performs at the White House
for President Johnson.
1969—Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater moves to Brooklyn
Academy of Music. Alvin Ailey establishes
a school. AAADT’s first season
in Manhattan at the Billy Rose Theater.
1970—Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater and the school relocate
to 229 East 59th Street in Manhattan to
share a renovated church building with
Pearl Lang. AAADT and the Pearl
Lang Dance Company share rehearsal
space while Alvin Ailey and Pearl
Lang co-direct their joint school, the
American Dance Center, in the three
available studios. AAADT’s second
State Department—sponsored tour of
North Africa and Europe.
APRIL—Affected by a financial
crisis common to all dance companies
in America, Alvin Ailey issues a statement
that the Company may be dissolved
because of insufficient funds to
keep its dancers employed for “a reasonable
amount of time each year.”
MAY—Dance Theater Foundation,
Inc., a non-profit, tax-exempt organization,
is created to help seek sustaining
funds for the Company.
AAADT goes on a six-week tour of
USSR– the first for an American modern
dance company since the days of
Isadora Duncan. The Washington Post
reports that the Company was kept onstage
for 20 minutes of curtain calls
after a sold-out opening night performance
at Moscow’s Variety Theater.
Alvin Ailey choreographs The River
for American Ballet Theatre. Alvin
Ailey is awarded the Gold Star at the
1970 International Dance Festival for
Best Modern Dance Company and
Best Modern Dance Choreographer.
1971—AAADT appears for the
first time at New York’s City Center.
The Company is such a smashing success
that it is invited to perform there
again three months later. Alvin Ailey
choreographs Cry for Judith Jamison as a
birthday present to his mother. Cry becomes
an instant hit, bringing even more
Alvin Ailey (photo courtesy of Alvin Ailey
Dance Foundation archives)
popularity to Alvin Ailey as a brilliant
choreographer and Judith Jamison as an
extraordinary dancer. AAADT participates
in the inaugural gala performance
of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass at
the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts in Washington, DC.
1972—Alvin Ailey is awarded an
honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degree
from Princeton University. Masazumi
Chaya joins AAADT as a dancer. Judith
Jamison receives the distinguished
Dance Magazine Award. Judith Jamison
becomes a presidential appointee to
the National Endowment for the Arts
(NEA). Alvin Ailey choreographs Carmen
for the Metropolitan Opera House.
AAADT becomes City Center’s first
resident modern dance company.
1974—May 6—“Memories and
Visions,” a television special produced
by Ellis Haizlip, is broadcast on PBS.
Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble—a
professional dance company with a full
touring schedule—is created in order
to help the most talented students from
Alvin Ailey American Dance Center
make the leap from studio to stage.
CBS airs “Ailey Celebrates Ellington,”
Alvin Ailey’s dance tribute to the
American jazz legend.
1975—Alvin Ailey receives the
Dance Magazine Award. The Company
performs at the Duke Ellington Festival
at Lincoln Center with the Ellington
Orchestra. The Board of New York
Friends of Alvin Ailey is formed.
1976—Alvin Ailey choreographs
Pas de Duke for Judith Jamison and
Mikhail Baryshnikov and they receive
keys to New York City. The NAACP
awards Alvin Ailey the prestigious
Springarn Medal.
1977—JANUARY—AAADT
performs at the Jimmy Carter inaugural
gala at the White House.
Continued on page 14
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Jamar Roberts, Amos J. Machanic and Olivia
Bowman (photo by Andrew Eccles)
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ALVIN AILEY DANCE THEATER 50TH ANNIVERSARY
July 11, 2008
Continued from page 12
The River by Alvin Ailey, Linda Celeste Sims and Glenn Allen
Sims (photo by Lois Greenfield)
APRIL 26—Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater performs at the
opening night of Studio 54.
1978—AAADT celebrates its
20th Anniversary.
NOVEMBER 15—AAADT
gives a special performance for President
Jimmy Carter at the White House.
DECEMBER 31—AAADT
gives its fabled “midnight performance”
for the Crown Prince of Morocco.
Yielding to the Crown Prince’s insistence
that the Company celebrate the
New Year with him, the dancers do not
actually perform until 3 a.m., following
a full New Year Moroccan feast!
1979—Alvin Ailey receives the
Capezio Award for his contributions to
dance. The Company moves into its
new home at 1515 Broadway. Ulysses
Dove creates his first ballet entitled Inside
for AAADT and Judith Jamison.
1980—Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater, Alvin Ailey Repertory
Ensemble and Alvin Ailey American
Dance Center relocate to four new studios
built to their specifications in the
building on Broadway.
1981—Alexander Godunov and
Judith Jamison perform Spell as guest
performers at AAADT’s opening night
gala.
1982—Alvin Ailey receives the
United Nations Peace Medal.
1983—AAADT celebrates its
25th anniversary. Kansas City Friends
of Alvin Ailey is founded and subsequently
launches the Company’s national
AileyCamp programs. Alvin
Ailey choreographs Precipice for the
Paris Opera Ballet.
1984—Judith Jamison premieres
her first ballet, Divining, for AAADT
at City Center, with music by Kimati
Dinizulu and Monti Ellison. Alvin
Ailey’s For ‘Bird’–With Love is created
and performed to honor AAADT’s
relationship with Kansas City Friends
of Alvin Ailey.
1985—AAADT is the first modern
dance company to go on a US government-sponsored
tour of the People’s
Republic of China since the normalization
of Sino-American relations.
1986—Masazumi Chaya accepts
Assistant Rehearsal Director position.
1987—Alvin Ailey recieves the
Samuel H. Scripps American Dance
Festival Award, modern dance’s greatest
honor.
1988—DECEMBER 4—Alvin
Ailey receives The Kennedy Center
Honor for lifetime contribution to
American culture through the performing
arts—the nation’s
highest official
distinction for creative
artists.
DECEMBER
13—Alvin Ailey receives
New York
City’s highest cultural
honor—the Handel
Medallion. AAADT
celebrates its 30th
Anniversary.
1989—Alvin
Ailey passes away
on December 1 at the
age of 58. The entire
Ailey organization—
Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater,
Alvin Ailey Repertory
Ensemble and
Alvin Ailey American
Dance Center—
moves at 211 West
61st Street on the
Upper West Side of Manhattan. Judith
Jamison becomes Artistic Associate for
the US tour. AAADT performs with
Jessye Norman at the Grand Palais
Theatre for the Paris Centennial. NBC
airs Bill Cosby’s special tribute to
Alvin Ailey entitled “Cosby Salutes
Ailey.” Honoring Ailey’s wish, Judith
Jamison becomes the Artistic Director
of AAADT after his death.
2000—Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater returns to the Lincoln
Center Festival and premieres Judith
Jamison’s new ballet, Double Exposure.
Judith Jamison receives an American
Choreography Award for her work on the
PBS Great Performances Documentary,
“A Hymn for Alvin Ailey.” Masazumi
Chaya stages Alvin Ailey’s Night Creature
for the Rome Opera House and The
River for LaScala in Milan. AileyCamp
Boston opens and is honored by “The
Best of” Boston Magazine as a program
of outstanding merit.
2001—Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation
announces plans for the construction
of a new dance complex, complete
with a series of studios, a black
box theater and office space for administrative
and educational outreach purposes.
This state-of-the-art building will
be the largest complex dedicated exclusively
to dance in the United States. Judith
Jamison is commissioned by the
Salt Lake Organizing Committee to create
a new ballet for the 2002 Olympic
Arts Festival. Members of Alvin Ailey
American Dance Theater and young
students from The Ailey School perform
on “Sesame Street” dancing
alongside Big Bird and Elmo. During
AAADT’s engagement in Paris, France,
Deputy Mayor Pierre Schapira presents
Judith Jamison with the Vermeille
Medal, the City of Paris’ highest award.
2002—Judith Jamison carries the
Olympic torch in Salt Lake City, UT
prior to the opening ceremonies of the
2002 Winter Olympics. AAADT performs
Jamison’s HERENOW. at the
Olympic Arts Festival. President Bush
and First Lady Laura Bush award the
distinguished National Medal of Arts to
both Judith Jamison and Alvin Ailey
Dance Foundation. This is the first time
ever that an arts organization and its
artistic director have been recognized
independently for this prestigious
award. The Foundation is the first
dance organization in history to be
awarded a National Medal of Arts.
Masazumi Chaya celebrates his 30th
Anniversary with Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater during the Company’s
annual New York season. Alvin
Ailey Dance Foundation breaks ground
on its new building in Manhattan,
scheduled to open in 2004. New York
City Major Michael Bloomberg joins in
the festivities and The New York Times
covers the event with a front page
photo. Ailey II is the first company to
perform in the reconstructed Winter
Garden at the World Financial Center
in lower Manhattan. Judith Jamison is
honored by the National Theatre of
Ghana and The National Dance Company
of Ghana. In recognition of her
great achievement in the arts, she is
named Naa (Queen Mother) Akuyea
Shika. The Ailey/ Fordham B.F.A. in
Dance program graduates its first class.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
performs Revelations at the Rockefeller
Center Christmas tree-lighting
ceremony, broadcast on NBC television.
Judith Jamison and members of
AAADT are invited to open the NAS-
DAQ stock market.
2003—Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater celebrates its 45th Anniversary.
Members of Alvin Ailey
American Dance Theater perform at a
White House State Dinner honoring the
President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki. Judith
Jamison receives the Making a Difference
Award presented by the
NAACP ACT-SO. The Capezio Ballet
Makers Dance Foundation presents the
52nd annual Capezio Dance Award to
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in
recognition of the Company’s significant
contribution to American dance.
The Award celebrates recipients that
bring respect, stature and distinction to
the field of dance. Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater performs for the first
time in Cyprus, where they are welcomed
with a reception at the American
Embassy in Nicosia. Embassy officials
praise the Company as “superb ambassadors
for the USA and for the artistic
spirit that brightens our lives and erases
the shadows.” Alvin Ailey Dance
Moves!, an innovative approach to exercise
and fitness, is published by Stewart,
Tabori & Chang. Sylvia Waters is
honored with a New York Dance and
Performance (“Bessie”) Award for Sustained
Achievement in recognition of
her outstanding commitment to young
and emerging artists as Artistic Director
of Ailey II. Ailey II performs for an audience
of 4500 as part of the Lincoln
Center Out of Doors festival. The Ailey
returns to the world famous Apollo
Theater for the first time in nine years
for a one-night-only gala performance
and reception. Denise Jefferson is
named president of The National Association
of Schools of Dance. As part of
its annual ranking of the 100 Best Charities
in the country, Worth magazine
recognizes Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation
as one of the top arts organizations
in the United States.
2004—Judith Jamison receives
the Phoenix Award from the city of Atlanta,
GA. The United States Postal Service
issues a first class postage stamp
honoring Alvin Ailey as part of the
American Choreographers stamp series.
The stamps commemorate four visionary
20th century choreographers—Alvin
Ailey, George Balanchine, Agnes De-
Mille and Martha Graham—who left a
profound mark on the language of dance.
Newark, NJ Mayor Sharpe James declares
city-wide Ailey Week in recognition
of the Company’s contributions to
the cultural fabric of Newark. Denise
Jefferson celebrates her 30th anniversary
at The Ailey School and marks 20
years as School Director. Executive Director
Sharon Gersten Luckman receives
the Encore Award for excellence
in arts management from the Arts &
Business Council of New York. Alvin
Ailey American Dance Theater embarks
on its first tour of China and Singapore
in 19 years. Under the sponsorship
of Citigroup, the Company offers
performances, outreach activities and
master classes in Shanghai, Beijing,
Hong Kong and Singapore. Alvin
Ailey Dance Foundation opens The
Joan Weill Center for Dance, the Company’s
first permanent home, in Manhattan.
Stewart, Tabori & Chang publishes
Ailey Spirit: The Journey of an
American Dance Company, filled with
stunning photographs from the world’s
finest dance photographers.
2005—Seen by an estimated
21,000,000 fans in 48 states and 68
countries on six continents, AAADT
continues to be a trail-blazing leader in
concert dance whose “phenomenal popularity
is unmatched by any other company
in the world” (Anna Kisselgoff,
The New York Times). The Ailey organization
celebrates the official opening
and public dedication of its new home,
The Joan Weill Center for Dance, from
March 2-5. The ribbon-cutting ceremony
features a processional around the
building with music performed by
Wyclef Gordon and Ella Mitchell;
speeches from Artistic Director Judith
Jamison, Chairman Joan Weill and New
York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg;
and a performance by members of
AAADT and Ailey II. In April 2005, the
Ailey organization launched The Ailey
Extension, an exciting new dance and
fitness program for the general public
offering classes in hip-hop, ballroom,
West African, Pilates, OM yoga,
Capoeira, Horton technique, ballet and
more. On May 8, the legendary dancer
Dudley Williams gives his final performance
with AAADT after 41 years in
the Company. Mr. Williams helped define
the artistry of an Ailey dancer and
originated leading roles in numerous
ballets. Ailey II celebrates its 30th anniversary
season with engagements in
more than 40 cities around the country,
performing and conducting outreach activities
for more than 65,000 people. The
Company also presents its New York
season at the world-famous Apollo Theater.
The National Black Sports & Entertainment
Hall of Fame (NBS&EHF)
inducts Alvin Ailey. Judith Jamison accepts
the award on behalf of Mr. Ailey
and the Ailey organization. AAADT returns
to Russia after an absence of 15
years as the only American company to
perform in the Stars of the White Nights
Festival. The engagement marks the first
time a modern dance company is presented
at the legendary Mariinsky Theatre
in St. Petersburg. AAADT embarks
on its first-ever tour of the United Kingdom.
Following a sold-out return engagement
to Sadler-Wells in London,
the Company makes stops in Birmingham,
Bradford, Nottingham, Newcastle
and Salford, England as well as Glasgow
and Edinburgh, Scotland. Judith
Jamison is among three members of the
dance community elected to the 225th
Class of the American Academy of Arts
and Sciences. The Academy celebrates
the achievements of leaders in the fields
of scholarship, business, the arts and
public affairs. The Arts & Business
Council of New York awards Alvin
Ailey American Dance Theater and
Morgan Stanley the Arts and Business
ON THE COVER
Partnership Award. This award recognizes
outstanding collaboration and
creativity during Morgan Stanley-National
Sponsorship of AAADT’s 2004
United States tour.”
2006—On February 8th, the Library
of Congress announces the donation
of the Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater Archives during a ceremony
in the Coolidge Auditorium of
the Thomas Jefferson Building. Renee
Robinson celebrates her 25th anniversary
with the Company, making her the
first woman to achieve such a milestone.
On June 21st, Beyond the Steps:
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
premieres as a Dance in America special
on Thirteen/WNET New York’s
Great Performances on PBS. July 3rd,
the Company embarks on a three-week
run in Paris at the Le Etes de la danse
de Paris. It is the Company’s first time
at the theater. Receiving splendid reviews,
the Company’s engagement is
extended to three additional performances.
Ailey II performs at the 97th
NAACP Convention in Washington
D.C. in July.
THE NEXT STEP:
THE ENDOWMENT
CAMPAIGN FOR AILEY
“A strong endowment helps us honor
the past fifty years, celebrate the present,
and reach greater heights in the future.
The opening of The Joan Weill Center
for Dance, the permanent home of the
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater,
three years ago represented a new beginning
and the realization of a dream; the
endowment secures that dream, protects
our future, and preserves Ailey’s vibrant
and dynamic programs.”—Artistic Director,
Judith Jamison
In 2007, the Ailey organization embarked
on a campaign to build its endowment
to a minimum of $50 million,
to coincide with its 50th anniversary—
$50 Million for the 50th Anniversary!
Ailey has exceeded expectations and
has built its endowment to $55 million
to-date because of the generosity of our
donors.
While we have exceeded our goal,
we are continuing to seek support to
grow our endowment for the future.
Growing the endowment honors Mr.
Ailey’s legacy and Ms. Jamison’s vision,
and helps us plan for continued
strength, vibrancy, and success for the
next 50 years and beyond.
The campaign includes naming opportunities,
and gifts may be directed to
any one of the following 10 endowment
funds, which support all of Ailey’s programs:
The New Works Endowment
Fund; The Ailey Dancer Endowment
Fund; The New York Season Endowment
Fund; The Touring Endowment
Fund; The Ailey II Endowment Fund;
The Ailey School Endowment Fund;
The Fellowship Endowment Fund; The
Arts In Education and Community Programs
Endowment Fund; The Ailey-
Camp Endowment Fund; The General
Operating Endowment Fund.
Gifts of all levels from Ailey supporters
are extremely important to the
campaign over the next year. For information
on how you can participate, contact
Amanda Nelson at (212) 405-9030.
For more information visit www.
alvinailey.org.
UPPER LEFT: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Linda Celeste Sims in Alvin
Ailey’s Flowers photo by Paul Kolnik). LOWER LEFT: Alicia J. Graf (photo by
Andrew Eccles). CENTER: Revelations by Alvin Ailey, Linda Celeste Sims and
Glenn Allen Sims (photo by Andrew Eccles). UPPER RIGHT: Company members
(photo by Andrew Eccles). LOWER RIGHT: AileyII’s Rosita Adamo (photo by
Eduardo Patino). BOTTOM RIGHT: Kirven J. Boyd and Matthew Rushing
(photo by Andrew Eccles).
14 THE METRO HERALD

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
July 11, 2008
THE KENNEDY CENTER PRESENTS
JULIE MARIE MYATT’S
WELCOME HOME, JENNY SUTTER
Gwendolyn Mulamba (Jenny Sutter) in Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter by Julie Marie
Myatt (photo by David Cooper)
The John F. Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts will present
the Oregon Shakespeare
Festival production of Welcome Home,
Jenny Sutter, written by Julie Marie
Myatt and directed by Jessica Thebus.
The production is co-produced by the
Kennedy Center Fund for New American
Plays and will be performed in the
Terrace Theater July 19-27.
When U.S. Marine Jenny Sutter returns
from Iraq, she lays down her rifle
but isn’t ready to pick up her children.
Buying some time, Jenny takes a oneway
trip to a desert community where
misfit residents nurture her wounded
spirit and prepare her to return to her
previous life.
Playwright Julie Marie Myatt’s
works include the ten minute play Mr.
and Mrs. which premiered at the Humana
Festival, My Wandering Boy at
South Coast Repertory and New
York’s Summer Play Festival, Boats on
a River at the Guthrie Theater, and The
Sex Habits of American Women at the
Guthrie Theater and Arlington’s Signature
Theatre. Other plays include August
is a Thin Girl, Alice in the Badlands
and 49 Days to the Sun. Myatt
is currently working on a play about
reproductive rights for Cornerstone
Theater Company’s upcoming “Justice
Cycle” and a Sloan commission for the
Guthrie Theater on the science of love.
She is a member of New Dramatists.
Director Jessica Thebus has worked
extensively at regional theaters on productions
including, When the Messenger
is Hot, Sonia Flew, Intimate Apparel,
and Dead Man’s Cell Phone for
the Steppenwolf Theatre Company;
The Clean House for the Goodman
Theatre; Pulp, Winesburg, OH, and
Seven Moves for the About Face Theatre;
and Inherit the Wind and Red
BLACK FACT
On July 11, 1915, Mifflin
Wistar Gibbs dies.
He worked in the
Underground Railroad and
with Frederick Douglass.
He was also a clothing
retailer, the publisher of the
first African American
newspaper in California,
Mirror of the Times, the first
African American elected
municipal judge, and a U.S.
consul to Madagascar.
Herring for Northlight Theatre. She is
an associate artist with Steppenwolf
Theatre Company; an artistic associate
at About Face Theatre and the Corn
Exchange in Dublin, Ireland; a longtime
member of Redmoon Theater; a
member of teaching staff at Piven Theatre.
She has designed courses and
taught at The University of Chicago,
DePaul University, Columbia College,
and Roosevelt University.
The cast features Gwendolyn Mulamba
as Jenny Sutter, Kate Mulligan
as Lou, David Kelly as Buddy, Gregory
Linington as Donald, Cameron Knight
as Hugo, and K.T. Vogt as Cheryl.
The new play features scenic design
by Richard L. Hay, costume design by
Lynn Jeffries, lighting design by Allen
Lee Hughes, original music and sound
design by Paul James Prendergast, and
movement and fight direction by John
Sipes. Lue Morgan Douthit is the dramaturg,
Scott Kaiser is the voice and
text director. Ross Matsuda serves as
the assistant director.
The Kennedy Center Fund for New
American Plays annually showcases a
new work of an American playwright
staged by an American theater company.
Throughout its long history, the
Fund has awarded grants totaling
nearly $4 million to more than 125
playwrights, 62 not-for-profit theaters
across the country and 133 new plays.
Those awarded include Pulitzer Prize
winners Tony Kushner for Angels in
America, Robert Schenkkan for The
Kentucky Cycle, and Wendy Wasserstein
for The Heidi Chronicles. Other
notable productions supported by the
Fund include Incommunicado by Tom
Dulack, The Last of the Thorntons by
Horton Foote, and Golden Child by
David Henry Hwang, which was coproduced
by the Kennedy Center in
Washington and on Broadway.
TICKET INFORMATION
Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter will
run July 19-27, 2008 with performances
scheduled Tuesday through
Sunday evenings at 7:30PM with
matinee performances on Saturday
and Sunday afternoons at 2:00PM.
There is no matinee performance on
July 19. All tickets cost $25 and are
available for purchase at the Kennedy
Center box office or by calling Instant
Charge at (202) 467-4600. Patrons
living outside the Washington metropolitan
area may dial toll-free at (800)
444-1324.
STEVESONGS SUMMER TOUR
SteveSongs, the multi-talented
children’s musician and PBS
host has announced a string of
tour dates this summer, making stops
in California, Boston & Annapolis (see
full itinerary below). Several of the
concerts will feature his band, as well
as his backup singers, “The Sensational
Sillies.” This leg of his tour
comes in support of his latest Rounder
release SteveSongs: The Marvelous
Musical Adventures DVD and bonus
CD out on August 26.
The SteveSongs: The Marvelous
Musical Adventures DVD features
over 90 minutes of fun and creative
content, including eight live-action and
animated feature videos, a live concert
and more than 20 minutes of bonus
material, with PBS KIDS features,
extra videos, outtakes and interviews.
The package also includes a seven
song bonus CD, featuring three brand
new tracks and four fan favorites off
Steve’s last two CDs.
On May 19, SteveSongs (Steve
Roslonek) joined the cast of PBS
KIDS Preschool Destination as the
new music teacher “Mr. Steve.” He
will be performing interactive original
songs and music related to each day’s
BOYZ II MEN AT
SIX FLAGS
AMERICA
Attention music lovers:
Maryland’s ONLY theme
park welcomes renowned
R&B group Boyz II Men to the
Gotham Arena on Saturday July
19! Fans can get up-close to the
group that the RIAA named “the
most commercially successful R&B
group of all time” as they take the
stage at 6 p.m. This concert is
FREE with paid park admission.
Boyz II Men formed in
Philadelphia two decades ago
while its members were still in
high school. Their debut album
Cooleyhighharmony reached # 3
on the Billboard Top 200 and remained
on the charts for 133
weeks, selling over eleven million
copies worldwide and won the
1992 Grammy Award for Best
R&B Performance by a Duo or
Group with Vocals.
At Motown Records, Boyz II
Men released three additional albums
and sold over 35 million
copies. The group had five #1 R&B
hits and three of those (“End of the
Road”, “I’ll Make Love to You”, and
“One Sweet Day”) broke or tied
records for the longest period of time
a single remained at #1 on the Billboard
Hot 100. Boyz II Men has
won four Grammy Awards through
its career: 1991’s, 1992’s, and 1994’s
Best R&B Performance by a Group
or Duo with Vocal and 1992’s Best
R&B Album. The group released
their ninth album, a collection of
Motown covers, last year.
Visit www.sixflags.com for a
special Buy One Get One discount
on one-day admission tickets.
Buy one full-price ticket for
$49.99 and get a second one
FREE! Guests can also get up
close to Boyz II Men by purchasing
a Preferred Seating wristband
at sixflags.com for only an additional
$10!
curriculum theme.
For regularly updated details about
these and other SteveSongs concerts
and releases, visit www.stevesongs.
com/shows.html or www.rounder.
com
STEVESONGS IN CONCERT
Saturday, July 19, time TBD—
Life is good Festival, Boston, MA
Sunday, July 20, 3:00 pm—Guilford
Green Kazoo Fun For Kids, Guilford,
CT
Thursday, July 24, 9:30am &
11:30am—Cape Playhouse, Dennis,
MA
Sunday, July 27, 4:00pm—The
Tabernacle on Martha’s Vineyard, Oak
Bluffs, MA
Tuesday, August 5–9, 11:15am—
Wolftrap Theatre in the Woods, Vienna,
VA
Saturday, August 9, 4:00pm—On
Stage at City of Gaithersburg,
Gaithersburg, MD
Sunday, August 10, 12:00pm—
Rams Head Tavern, Annapolis, MD
Tuesday, August 12, 2:00pm—
Riverwalk Center, Breckenridge, CO
Wednesday, August 13, 7:00pm—
Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena, CA
Saturday, August 16, 6:30pm—
Kidspace Concerts on the Frog,
Pasadena, CA
Sunday, August 17, 5:30pm—LA
Botanical Gardens, Palos Verdes
Peninsula, CA
Saturday, August 23, 10:30am—
Regent Theatre, Arlington, MA
Music and movement, dancing and
singing, loads of fun! Steve’s performances
are engaging, entertaining and
age appropriate. Steve’s music, sense
of humor and playful energy are perfectly
suited to capture and keep the attention
of young children while providing
enough musical sophistication to
keep the adults in the groove. Steve has
won two Parents’ Choice Gold awards.
THE METRO HERALD 15

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
July 11, 2008
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN THEATER
FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2008 COMPANY
Familiar faces abound at this
year’s Contemporary American
Theater Festival in Shepherdstown,
West Virginia. In addition to
outstanding theatrical credits ranging
from small independent productions, all
the way to Broadway, many actors have
also appeared in popular television
shows and major motion pictures. “We
have assembled a remarkably talented
cast this year,” stated Ed Herendeen,
Founder and Producing Director of
CATF. “They will do an amazing job of
bringing these colorful and somewhat
controversial characters to life.”
The Contemporary American Theater
Festival will run through August
3, presenting five risk-taking plays that
are guaranteed to make you “thinktheater”:
The Overwhelming by J.T.
Rogers, Pig Farm by Greg Kotis, Stick
Fly by Lydia R. Diamond, WRECKS
by Neil LaBute and the world premiere
of AView of the Harbor by Richard
Dresser. Returning as part of the
CATF acting company this year:
Lee Sellars, a Festival favorite, is
appearing this year in The Overwhelming
and Pig Farm. He has performed in
many CATF productions including The
God of Hell, Flag Day and Rounding
Third. Sellarshas been seen in television
shows such as Law & Order, The
Sopranos, The Black Donnelleys and
ER, and has also appeared in films
such as Third Watch.
Chris Boykin will be performing in
The Overwhelming. He has been a
CATF acting intern and part of CATF’s
Actor’s Lab, appearing in productions
of Amazing, On the Verge, and Happyslap.
Boykin has been seen in the Shepherd
University productions of Streamers,
Jesus Hopped the “A” Train, Fat
Pig and The Shape of Things. This fall
he will attend The Theatre School at
DePaul to pursue his M.F.A. in acting.
Andrea Cirie is back this year to
keep you laughing in A View of the
Harbor and Pig Farm after appearing in
last Season’s Lonesome Hollow and
The Pursuit of Happiness. Cirie wrote
and performed her solo show, V.I.P., at
the Edinburgh Theatre Festival and has
appeared on Law & Order: SVU and
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Anne Marie Nest gave a memorable
performance as Rachel Corrie in
last year’s controversial My Name is
Rachel Corrie. Shegraces the stage this
year in Stick Fly and A View of the
Harbor. Other CATF productions have
included Mr. Marmalade and Sex,
Death, and the Beach Baby. Nest’s
credits include over twenty plays performed
at theaters across the country,
as well as a role on the television series
“Guiding Light.”
Michael Goodwin performs this
year in The Overwhelming after appearing
at CATF nine times in the past.
In addition to leading performances at
many regional theaters, he has appeared
on Broadway and on film and
television, including three years as
Scott Bradley on Another World.
Anderson Matthews last performed
at CATF in 2005 in Sam Shepard’s
God of Hell and Melinda Lopez’s
Sonia Flew. He joins us this year for A
View of the Harbor and Pig Farm. He
has performed on and off Broadway, as
well as on television.
CATF is pleased to welcome the
acting talents of Avery Glymph (The
Overwhelming, Stick Fly), Sipiwe
Moyo (The Overwhelming) , Kelsey
Nash (A View of the Harbor), Graham
Powell (The Overwhelming, Pig
Farm), Joniece Abbott-Pratt (The Overwhelming,
Stick Fly), Tijuana Ricks
(The Overwhelming, Stick Fly),
Maduka Steady (The Overwhelming,
Stick Fly), David Emerson Toney (The
Overwhelming, Stick Fly), and Kurt
Zischke (The Overwhelming, Wrecks)
to the festival. “This year, we have one
of the largest and best acting companies
in our history,” stated Herendeen.
Returning artistic staff and production
team members include: Debra
Aquavella, Colin Bills, Matt Nielson,
Devon Painter, Patrick Wallace, D.M.
Wood, and Robert Klingelhoefer.
“We have been blessed with the best
possible team, helping to make his year
bigger, better, and more adventurous
than ever,” stated Peggy McKowen,
Associate Producing Director. Newcomers
Reggie Ray and Dr. Aaron Anderson
bring years of experience in
their respective roles. Ray, a Costume
Designer, has designed for Debbie
Allen, Al Freeman, Jr., Ron Himes,
Mike Malone, and countless others. He
has received four Woodie King Awards
for Outstanding Costume Design and a
Helen Hayes Award for Most Outstanding
Costume Design. Anderson, a
tenured Associate Professor of Theatre
at Virginia Commonwealth University,
will serve as Fight Director. Heis internationally
certified as a fight director
and teacher of stage combat with the
Society of American Fight Directors,
the British Academy of Stage and
Screen Combat (of the Royal Academy
of Dramatic Art, London) and Dueling
Arts International. He has worked professionally
on stage and screen as an
actor, stuntman and military advisor.
For more information, visit www.
catf.org or call 304-876-3473 or 800-
999-CATF (2283).
MCDONALD’S
RECOGNIZES
THE LANDMARK
VOICES OF THE
AFRICAN
AMERICAN
COMMUNITY
AT 2008
365BLACK AWARDS
McDonald’s held its 2008
365Black Awards tribute to
African American trailblazers
at the Essence Music Festival in
New Orleans on July 4. Actors Hill
Harper (CSI:NY) and Pooch Hall
(CW’s The Game) and TV One host
Ed Gordon, along with New Orleans
Mayor Ray Nagin and Louisiana Lt.
Governor Mitch Landrieu were among
some of the celebrities and dignitaries
in attendance to honor the lifetime
achievements of the 2008 honorees.
This year’s recipients include
women’s education advocate Johnnetta
B. Cole; world renowned journalist
Roland S. Martin; marketing
guru and retired McDonald’s Chief
Marketing Officer Bill Lamar; and
National Black McDonald’s Operators
Association leader Ernie Adair.
McDonald’s 365Black platform
Left to right: 365Black Awards honorees: Ernie Adair, leader of the National Black
McDonald’s Operators Association; Roland S. Martin, world renowned journalist;
Johnnetta B. Cole, women’s education advocate; and Bill Lamar, retired McDonald’s
Chief Marketing Officer.
Left to right: Raising R&B artist Noel Gourdin, and actors Hill Harper (CSI: NY) and
Pooch Hall (CW’s the Game).
recognizes the contributions and accomplishments of African-Americans, while celebrating the culture, achievement
and heritage of African Americans year round.
For more information about McDonald’s visit www.mcdonalds.com.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
July 11, 2008
SMITHSONIAN CELEBRATES THE IMAGINATION OF JIM HENSON
Jim Henson, Kermit, and the rest of his
characters (photo by John E. Barrett,
courtesy of The Jim Henson Company,
Kermit the Frog © The Muppets Studio,
LLC)
This summer, the Smithsonian
will celebrate creativity and the
power of imagination with an
exhibition “Jim Henson’s Fantastic
World” opening July 12 in the Smithsonian’s
International Gallery. Jim
Henson (1936-1990)—artist, puppeteer,
film director and producer—
began his remarkable career in 1954
with a show he created for WRC-TV
while a student at the University of
Maryland. The exhibit will run through
Oct. 5 and then continue on a 12-stop
national tour through 2011.
“Jim Henson’s Fantastic World”
features 100 original artworks, including
drawings, cartoons and storyboards
that illustrate Henson’s talent as a storyteller
and visionary. Among the variety
of exhibition objects are puppets,
television and movie props, photographs
of Henson and his collaborators
at work and original video productions,
including highlights from Henson’s
early career and experimental
films. An education resource room
provides visitors with the chance to try
their hand at performing a puppet show
and developing their own storyboards.
From the very beginning, Henson
expressed his ideas with incredible
bursts of invention, through a variety
of visual forms, clever dialogue, songs,
comic skits and animation. What began
as a one-man enterprise eventually
grew into an international phenomenon.
As time passed, the simple hand
puppets Henson created for his first
television show, “Sam and Friends,”
evolved into increasingly more sophisticated
characters—from the Muppets
of “The Muppet Show,” “Sesame
Street” and “Fraggle Rock” to the
larger-than-life fantasy creatures of
“The Dark Crystal” and “Labyrinth.”
Visitors are encouraged to visit
www.sites.si.edu/henson to download
the “Jim Henson Fantastic World” podcast
tour to their MP3 players before
their visit. Created as a companion to
the exhibition, the podcast offers a behind-the-scenes
look at Henson and the
fantastic creations of his imagination.
The 30-minute tour features Karen
Falk, exhibition curator and director of
the Henson Archives; Craig Shemin,
former writer for The Jim Henson
Company; and Cheryl Henson, Henson’s
daughter and the president of the
Henson Foundation.
The Smithsonian’s Discovery Theater
has developed a schedule of family-friendly
programs that will inspire
the imagination of all who participate.
Every Saturday from Aug. 2 through
Sept. 6, between 10a.m. and 2p.m.,
visitors can enjoy a selection of shows
featuring highlights of Henson’s work
and a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the
making of the magic. The program features
a variety of retrospective programs
featuring the Muppets, “Sesame
Street,” the Fraggles and much more.
“Reel” Live Puppets is a program
geared toward children ages 2 through
8—meet Rags, the world’s cutest puppy
marionette, and learn how puppets
“come alive” in person and on screen in
an interactive show about imagination
and the “reel” world. Participants will
then go to the International Gallery to
see “Jim Henson’s Fantastic World.”
The program will be shown at 10:15
and 11:30a.m. Sept. 18 and 19.
On Friday, Oct. 3 and Saturday,
Oct. 4, Jim Henson’s talented and visionary
daughter Heather brings her
film festival of puppetry with beautiful
and funny puppet videotapes for kids,
all created by the new generation of
young puppet artists. Films include
Jeanne Stern’s “Piano Mouths,” where
an ordinary piano becomes a puppet,
and Patrick Algermissen’s “Pupsock &
Wendell in the Gallery of Doom,” an
action-adventure where the heroes attempt
to save Princess Stacie from her
kidnappers in a haunted museum.
There will be two showings each day
at 10:15 and 11:30a.m.
An additional showing Saturday,
Oct. 4 at noon will be followed by the
special family program “Puppet of
ME!”—a one-hour interactive puppetmaking
activity led by master puppeteer
John Kennedy. Participants will take
home a puppet they make of themselves.
For more information about all of
these programs, visit www.sites.si.
edu/henson.
From July 12 through Aug. 24, the
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
in Silver Spring, Md., will host “Muppets,
Music & Magic: Jim Henson’s
Legacy,” a film series that pays tribute
to one of the world’s most inspired and
innovative film and puppetry artists.
The series, produced by The Jim Henson
Legacy and Brooklyn Academy of
Henson populated the neighborhood of
Sesame Street with characters such as
Bert and Ernie (photo by John E. Barrett,
TM & © 2007 Sesame Workshop.
The wise minstrel Cantus (left) made
occasional appearances on Fraggle Rock
(photo by John E. Barret. ©2007 The Jim
Henson Company.
Music, will include a rare collection of
movies, TV shows, archival footage,
experimental work and more.
The AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural
Center is located at 8633
Colesville Road in the heart of the new
downtown Silver Spring.
For more information, visit
www.afi.com/silver.
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA
TO HOST AFRICAN HERITAGE
CULTURAL FESTIVAL
The music, culture, and food of Africa takes center state as the City of
Alexandria hosts the African Heritage Cultural Festival on Saturday,
July 26, from 1p.m. to 7p.m. at Market Square (301 King St). This
free event, cosponsored by the City’s Department of Recreation, Parks and
Cultural Activities and the African Heritage Cultural Festival Committee, will
be held rain or shine.
The theme for this year’s festival is “Reaching Back, Moving Forward.” The
emcee for the festival is Glenn Harris, News Channel 8 sports commentator.
The event features a grand processional with pouring of Libation (a ritual pouring
of a drink as an offering). On the main stage, live performances include the
Belafon West African Dance Ensemble, Cheik Hamla Diabete, kora (a West
African stringed instrument) player, and jazz ensembles The Mike Stephens
Project and Phaze II. On the youth stage, performances feature young people
from the City’s recreation centers, Samba demonstrations, and other offerings
by local talent.
The festival will feature displays, workshops and exhibits on Market
Square and in City Hall (301 King St.) showcasing traditional African arts,
crafts, paintings and culture; and the Vola Lawson Lobby on the first floor of
City Hall will be the site for an all-day film festival. Highlights of the film
festival include “500 Years Later,” a film by Owen ‘Alik Shahadah that has
won several national and international awards, and Peter Gabriel’s “Rhythms
of the World,” which provides a whirlwind tour of some of the biggest names
in African, Caribbean, and South American music. Food and beverages will
be available for purchase.
Visitors to the historic district are encouraged to take the Metro Yellow or
Blue lines to the King Street Station in Old Town and take the free King Street
Trolley, take DASH or Metro Buses, or park in one of the convenient parking
garages or lots. For DASH schedule information, call 703-370-DASH or visit
dashbus.com. For Metrobus schedule information, call 202-637-7000, or
visit www. wmata.com.
For additional information, call the City’s Special Events Hotline at 703-
883-4686 or visit alexandriava.gov/recreation.
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SPORTS & RECREATION
July 11, 2008
Michael Vick
MICHAEL VICK FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION
Imprisoned quarterback Michael
Vick filed for bankruptcy protection
while serving time for federal
dogfighting charges, saying he owes
between $10 million and $50 million
to creditors.
By Caroline Cheese,
BBC Sport at Wimbledon
Venus is now a seven-time
Grand Slam champion Venus
Williams captured her fifth
Wimbledon title by beating her sister
Serena 7-5 6-4 in a high-quality final.
The 28-year-old becomes one of
only four players to lift the trophy five
times or more in the modern era.
Serena made a blistering start, forging
a 4-2 lead, but Venus clawed her
way back to 4-4 before breaking at 6-5
to snatch the first set in 53 minutes.
Both players maintained a high
standard throughout in blustery conditions,
but Venus had the edge when it
counted.
She sealed victory when Serena
sprayed a backhand into the tramlines
but her celebrations were muted as she
approached the net to give her sister a
hug.
“I can’t believe that it’s five. When
you’re in the final against Serena, five
seems so far away. She played so awesome
so it was really a task,” said
Venus, now a seven-time Grand Slam
champion.
INTERVIEW:
VENUS WILLIAMS
“It’s unbelievable that I have won
five, especially with some of the injuries
that I’ve had. To know every
time I come back I have the chance to
make history... I love this place.”
Venus now needs one more Wimbledon
singles title to match Billie Jean
King’s tally of six, with only Steffi
Graf (7) and Martina Navratilova (9)
ahead of that among modern players.
She had lost to her younger sister in
their two previous Wimbledon finals in
2002 and 2003, but Serena admitted
Venus deserved victory on Saturday.
“She was a little better today. It didn’t
work out the way I planned,” she
said.
“It’s a great celebration for our
family, we’re really happy. I’ve been
working really hard and I’m so happy
at least one of us was able to win.”
It was Venus’s first win over Serena
in a Grand Slam final since the 2001
US Open, and leveled their head-tohead
to 8-8.
The sisters have always struggled
Vick filed Chapter 11 papers in
U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newport
News on Monday. The seven largest
creditors listed in the court papers are
owed a total of about $12.8 million.
The suspended Atlanta Falcons
quarterback hopes he “can, after the
conclusion of the bankruptcy case, rebuild
his life on a personal and spiritual
level, resurrect his image as a public
figure, and resolve matters with the
NFL such that he can resume his career,”
according to the filings.
Vick is serving a 23-month prison
sentence at the U.S. Penitentiary in
Leavenworth, Kan., after pleading
guilty last year to bankrolling a dogfighting
ring. He was subsequently
suspended indefinitely without pay and
lost all his major sponsors, including
Nike. He also faces state charges related
to dogfighting.
The debt includes part of a signing
bonus that the Falcons are seeking to
recover.
After the plea on dogfighting
charges, the Falcons tried to recover
VENUS TRIUMPHS IN WIMBLEDON FINAL
to produce their best against
each other but their seventh
Grand Slam final exceeded all
expectations.
The competitive tone was
set early in the way Serena
took on Venus’s serve from the
outset and broke in the opening
game thanks to a stunning
backhand winner.
She pressed home the advantage
by holding to love and
if there remained any doubt
that there would no quarter
given, it was banished when
Serena approached a short ball
and hit it straight at her sister—with
Venus somehow putting
away the volley.
Serena had a point for a 4-1
lead but Venus saved it with
another deft volley.
The defending champion
clawed her way back to 4-4 but
then had to save another two
break points before the crowd
witnessed the first indication
that the two competitors might
be related.
Serena hit a backhand
which she thought was going
wide, audibly admonishing herself as
she did so, but the wind kept the ball
in, and the umpire was forced to call a
let.
Serena, though, went straight to her
chair, conceding the point.
INTERVIEW:
SERENA WILLIAMS
The set looked likely to go to a tiebreak,
with both players serving impressively
despite the difficult conditions.
However, Serena faltered at 5-6, allowing
Venus to snatch the set after 53
minutes. It was a set which featured 38
winners and only 13 unforced errors
and the level hardly dipped in the second.
In a gripping 14-minute game, Serena
broke to take a 2-1 lead but Venus,
who was the more composed of the
two throughout, hit straight back.
Just as in the first set, Venus got
stronger as the set went on and after
seeing one break point slip by at 3-2,
she struck at 5-4 to end Serena’s hopes.
about $20 million in bonuses Vick
earned from 2004 to 2007. But a federal
judge held that Vick is entitled to
keep all but $3.75 million of the money
paid to him for playing football
through the 2014 season.
According to the filings, Vick’s
other debts include $4.5 million owed
to Richmond-based Joel Enterprises
Inc., and $550,0000 owed to Radtke
Sports Inc. for breach of contract.
In May, a federal judge ordered
Vick to repay about $2.5 million to a
Canadian bank for defaulting on a
loan. The Royal Bank of Canada had
sued Vick in September, arguing his
guilty plea to a federal dogfighting
charge—and the resulting impact on
his career—prevented him from repaying
the loan.
A default judgment for $1.08 million
also was entered in January
against Vick and a business partner in a
lawsuit brought by Wachovia Bank
over a loan for an Atlanta-area wine
shop and restaurant.
Venus is one of only four players to have lifted the
trophy at least five times in the Open era
Venus made it two titles in a day as the sisters
claimed their third Wimbledon doubles title with a
6-3 6-2 victory
One of HBCU basketball’s most
colorful officials and CIAA
Hall of Famer Archie Lee
Harris has passed. He departed this life
on July 2 at the age of 83.
Harris began his athletic career as a
multi-sport performer in football, basketball,
baseball and tennis. Upon graduation
from Armstrong High School in
Richmond, VA, he served as a Master
Sergeant in the Army during World War
II. He earned his B.S. degree from Virginia
State College (now University)
where he was a member of championship
football and basketball teams.
Following his graduation from Virginia
State, he began working with
Richmond Public Schools (RPS).
As one of the first African-American
physical education teachers is the
system, Harris brought disciplined athletic
training methods to students in the
school system. Arthur Ashe, Jr. was
one of many students who learned tennis
under his tutelage.
Harris later served as a principal
and then as an administrator who
would retire after 54 years of service as
director of School Plant Services. During
his tenure at RPS, Harris earned his
Master’s and professional degrees from
Columbia University in New York.
He may best be remembered for his
second career as a basketball official
for various conferences including the
Virginia High School League and the
CIAA where he was inducted into the
Hall of Fame in 1992.
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
will host the annual MEAC
Football Press Luncheon, Friday,
July 25 at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside
Hotel (777 Waterside Drive, Norfolk,
Virginia 23510/ 757-640-2754).
MEAC head football coaches and various
players from each team will be on
hand to offer an inside view of the upcoming
2008 football season.
Alimited number of tickets are available
to the public for the press luncheon
and can be purchased by calling Stacey
Kiger at (757) 416-7100. Tickets are
$30 per seat or $300 per table (10 persons)
and must be purchased before
5:30p.m. on Friday, July 18.
WILLIAMS PAIR TAKE DOUBLES CROWN
By Ian Westbrook,
BBC Sport at Wimbledon
Venus and Serena Williams returned to Center Court hours after the
singles final to beat Lisa Raymond and Sam Stosur and win the
women’s doubles.
The 11th seeds broke in the third and seventh games to take the first set.
After Raymond and Stosur saved break points early in the second set, two
successive double faults by Stosur allowed the sisters to break for 3-2.
They broke again before Venus served out to love to seal a 6-2 6-2 win and
their third Wimbledon doubles title.
The Williams sisters had not dropped a set in this year’s Championships
and were back on court after Venus had earlier beaten Serena to retain the
women’s singles title.
They dominated after the early break and wrapped up the first set quite
easily.
They failed to press home their advantage in the third game of the second
set, when Raymond and Stosur clawed them back from 15-40 to deuce before
going on to hold serve, but it was only a temporary reprieve.
They broke again at the next opportunity, after Stosur’s first double faults
of the match, and never looked back, wrapping up victory in just 59 minutes
before a healthy number of spectators.
CIAA HALL OF FAMER
ARCHIE HARRIS PASSES
Archie Harris
In 1974, Harris was offered an opportunity
to become one of the first
African-American referees in the NBA
but chose not to leave his family for
the extensive travel required.
Amember of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,
Inc., he was an avid tennis
player, winning several city and state
championships.
He is survived by his wife of fortyeight
years, Shirley Savage Harris; his
son, Archie Lee Harris Jr.; his daughter
Kelly Harris-Braxton; a son-in law,
George P Braxton; a grandson, four
sisters-in-law and a host of nieces and
nephews.
MEAC FOOTBALL PRESS LUNCHEON
KICKS OFF
Media members may obtain a credential
for the luncheon and/or one-onone
interview sessions by completing
an application found on www.meacsports.com
or by contacting Patricia
Porter at porterp@themeac.com or
(757) 416-7100. One-on-one interviews
with various offensive and defensive
players from each team will
begin at 9:30a.m. followed by head
coaches beginning at 10:30a.m.
In addition to the press luncheon, the
MEAC will host the 2008 Woman of the
Year ceremony on Wednesday, July 23
beginning at 10:30a.m. at the Sheraton.
Sponsored by the conference’s Senior
Woman Administrators, the Woman of
the Year ceremony honors female student-athletes
for their collegiate
achievements in academics, athletics,
community service and leadership.
The 2008 MEAC football season
kicks off on Saturday, August 30 featuring
five MEAC football teams in action,
including two classics. The
Hampton Pirates highlight the opening
day list, as they face Jackson State in
the fourth annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge
beginning at 2p.m. The game
will be broadcasted live on ESPNU.
The annual Virginia Lottery Labor
Day Classic kicks off at 6p.m. featuring
the Norfolk State Spartans against
NCAA D-II non-conference opponent
Virginia State Trojans.
Florida A&M hosts Alabama State
and Johnson C. Smith will travel to
North Carolina A&T as the Rattlers and
Aggies kick off their home openers beginning
at 6 p.m. The South Carolina
State Bulldogs will travel to Orlando,
Florida to face Conference USA’s Central
Florida also beginning at 6p.m.
For more information about the
MEAC, visit www.meacsports.com.
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SPORTS & RECREATION
July 11, 2008
NFL HIRES PENNSYLVANIA POLICE CHIEF FOR SECURITY JOB
The NFL hired Pennsylvania’s
state police chief for a new position
that will cover all aspects
of stadium security from fan behavior
to signal stealing.
But Col. Jeffrey Miller, who begins
work as director of strategic security
Aug. 18, said there was far more to the
job than ensuring no repeat of the
episode last year involving the New
England Patriots.
“I think it’s safe to say that the
league is obviously sensitive to any
issue which could affect the integrity
of the product that they put out on the
field,” Miller said at a news conference
in Harrisburg, Pa. “Obviously, I wasn’t
in the room when they worked this all
out, but it is a new security director position
and it’s going to cross over a
number of different areas.”
Those areas will include overseeing
pregame security screening, initiated
by the league after the Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks, as well as fan behavior, an
area commissioner Roger Goodell
stressed last spring at the annual league
meeting.
The league has been trying to get
beyond Spygate since last September
after a team employee was caught taping
the New York Jets’ signals in the
season opener. Goodell fined New
England coach Bill Belichick
$500,000 and the team $250,000 and
took away a first-round draft choice.
The issue, however, persisted. Sen.
Arlen Specter suggested that Philadelphia
Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers
might have been at a disadvantage in
postseason games against New England,
including the 2005 Super Bowl,
NOTICE OF VOLUNTEER NEEDS
Give an abused or neglected child the gift of your voice! The
Alexandria/Arlington Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
Program is seeking volunteers to speak up for abused and neglected
children in court. Volunteers conduct interviews with children, families, and
professionals, monitor compliance with court orders, write detailed reports,
and represent the best interests of the child in court. Volunteers must
complete training and background checks. Volunteers commit to one year
with the program. Bilingual volunteers (Spanish/English) are greatly needed.
Training begins in late February. To learn more, call (703) 820-9001 or visit
www.scanva.org.
when the Patriots beat the Eagles. The
Pennsylvania Republican did not drop
the issue until last month.
Miller said he didn’t want to speak
for the NFL and didn’t know how
much time he would devote to any one
task.
“I know that (Spygate) was an important
issue to the league, but I think
what people need to understand is the
NFL takes great steps to ensure the integrity
of the product on the field, just
for instance the great work they do
with their officials,” Miller said. “They
just approach things in such a wellthought
out way, you’d be amazed at
the steps that they take to ensure the integrity
of the process.”
The 45-year-old Miller has been
commissioner of the state police since
his appointment by Gov. Ed Rendell in
2003.
Three years later, Miller oversaw
the investigation after a gunman killed
five girls at an Amish schoolhouse before
taking his own life. He was
praised for balancing the public’s need
for information and the Amish community’s
desire for privacy.
He graduated from Elizabethtown
(Pa.) College and has a master’s degree
from Penn State in public administration.
CARIBBEAN SOUNDS
5K WALK/10K RUN
In an attempt to raise funds for Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research,
Fitness Heights International is putting on their Inaugural Caribbean
Sounds 5K Walk and 10K
Race on Saturday, July
12, 2008 at Rock
Creek Park. Part
of the proceeds
will go directly
to the Foundation
to
continue
its effort
to find a
cure for
Sarcoidosis.
The
founder of
the race’s
mother is
facing the
challenges of
Sarcoidosis in
the lungs which
causes shortness of
breath, reliant on oxygen
and sometimes it is hard to
walk across the street without stopping.
Another close friend’s father past away due to complications of the
illness and lack of adequate research for advanced medicine. If you need
more information, visit www.stopsarcoidois.com.
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BUSINESS NEWS
July 11, 2008
IRS LAUNCHES SUMMER PUSH TO REACH
RETIREES AND DISABLED VETERANS
The Internal Revenue Service
announced a new summer
campaign to reach those retirees
and disabled veterans who qualify
for the economic stimulus payment
but have not filed to claim it. New statistics
released today indicate about 74
percent in this group are accounted for
in the stimulus payments currently
being sent, leaving about 5.2 million
potential recipients remaining.
For all taxpayers, the IRS has issued
76.5 million payments worth $63.8 billion
based on 2007 tax returns processed
so far. The agency expects to issue 124
million payments to Americans by
year’s end. Eligible individuals are receiving
up to $600 ($1,200 for married
couples filing joint returns) plus $300
for eligible children younger than 17.
“The IRS has delivered. Only 70
days after the legislation became law,
the IRS started putting the money in
the hands of tens of millions of Americans.
This summer, we will go the
extra mile to help the remaining retirees
and disabled veterans get their
payments,” said Doug Shulman, IRS
Commissioner.
A special stimulus category includes
recipients of certain benefits
from Social Security and Veterans Affairs
who do not normally have a requirement
to file a tax return. However,
these individuals must file a tax
return before Oct. 15 this year to receive
their economic stimulus payments.
The IRS has accounted for 74
percent of Social Security and Veterans
Affairs beneficiaries out of about 20
million initially identified as being potential
stimulus recipients. All but 5.2
million of those have been accounted
for as either having filed a return, having
filed a joint return, or as not being
eligible for a stimulus payment (for example,
they were claimed as a dependent
on another’s return).
Most people only need to file a tax
return as they normally do. The IRS
will calculate eligibility and the payment
amount. However, many retirees
and veterans do not normally file a tax
return because their benefits are not
taxable. This year, they must file in
order to receive an economic stimulus
payment.
Shulman also stressed to retirees
that receiving the stimulus payment
should have no impact on other federal
benefits currently being received. The
stimulus payment is not taxable. Absent
any other filing requirements, filing a
tax return to receive a stimulus payment
does not mean that retirees will
have to start filing tax returns again.
The IRS has identified 5.2 million
retirees and veterans’ beneficiaries
who potentially are eligible for the
stimulus payments. Later this summer,
the agency will send them a special letter
that explains stimulus payment eligibility
and how to claim it. The letter
will include a sample tax form and an
actual tax form that people can complete
and mail to the IRS. This will be
the second special mailing to reach
those individuals.
The IRS also is working with members
of Congress, state and local officials
and national partners such as
AARP, the National Council on Aging,
United Way of America, National Disability
Institute and others to continue
its extensive outreach efforts to the retiree
and veterans’ communities
through the summer. The IRS will
take the lead in coordinating face-toface
free tax preparation sessions with
the help of local community partners at
locations where these individuals live,
work and socialize such as senior
housing, Veterans Affairs hospitals and
assisted living facilities.
The agency also reminded people
that it has more than 400 local Taxpayer
Assistance Centers operating
normal business hours Monday
through Friday. These centers can provide
assistance to retirees and veterans
trying to receive their payments. A list
for addresses and office hours can be
found at “Contact My Local Office” at
www.irs.gov.
“Some retirees and others who normally
do not file a tax return may be eligible
and not know it. And, that’s
where we could use the public’s help
as well. If you know of a retiree or a
disabled veteran who might qualify,
please pass along the information to
them,” said Shulman.
The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
generally provided for payments of
$600 ($1,200 for married couples filing
joint returns or the amount equal to the
2007 net income tax liability, whichever
is less, ), plus $300 for each qualifying
child. Payments also begin to phase out
for individuals with adjusted gross incomes
greater than $75,000 ($150,000
married couples filing jointly).
For people who have no tax liability
or no tax filing requirement, there is a
minimum payment of $300 ($600 for
married couples), plus the $300 for each
qualifying child. To be eligible for the
minimum payment, individuals must
have at least $3,000 in qualifying income.
Qualifying income includes any
combination of earned income, nontaxable
combat pay and certain benefit
payments from Social Security, Veterans
Affairs and Railroad Retirement.
People not otherwise required to
file an income tax return should file
Form 1040A with basic information to
ensure they receive the economic stimulus
payment. This information includes
name; address; dependents, if
any; amount of qualifying income
(which must be $3,000 or more); direct
deposit information and signatures.
Forms 1040A and instructions are
available at www.irs.gov.
Although, your payment can be made
by check, the IRS urges people to use direct
deposit to ensure a speedy delivery.
The types of Social Security benefits
that are considered qualifying income
include retirement, disability and survivor
payments. Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) is not qualifying income.
The types of Veterans Affairs benefits
that are considered qualifying income
include disability compensation, disability
pension and survivor payments.
Qualifying Railroad Retirement payments
include the social security equivalent
portion of Tier 1 benefits.
Eligible individuals including their
qualifying children, must have valid Social
Security numbers. Also, people cannot
be claimed or be eligible to be
claimed as a dependent on someone
else’s tax return. People with Individual
Taxpayer Identification Numbers, except
for the spouses and qualifying children
of military personnel, are not eligible.
Veteran actor Janet Hubert, who
starred on the hit NBC sitcom
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,
premieres her line of backpacks for
kids in Wal-Mart’s Northeast stores in
September. Featuring characters from
her to-be-released children’s book and
DVD animated series J.G. & The B.C.
Kids, the tote bags will be affordably
priced for the Fall 2008 back-to-school
season. Hubert’s entry into the children’s
retail market was inspired by
her desire to counterbalance the limiting,
and increasingly vulgar, media
messages targeted toward today’s
youth.
Hubert, an alumna of The Juilliard
School, New York City’s prestigious
performing arts conservatory, incorporates
philanthropic and social activist
aims into her life’s mission. She’s
served as an ambassador for the National
Osteoporosis Foundation and
has also worked for the National Minority
Health Organization, traveling
around the country addressing the
health care disparity for ethnic minorities
in the U.S. Hubert says of her J.G.
& The B.C. Kids creation, “I have always
wanted to do something to
change or make a difference in the
lives of children. I am just like every
mom out there who struggles with trying
to raise a child in a culture that tells
our children to constantly fit in with
what is popular and not necessarily
right for them. I created JG and the BC
JANET HUBERT ALIGNS WITH WAL-MART
TO DEBUT CHILDRENS’ MERCHANDISE
Janet Hubert
kids for that child who refuses to become
like everyone else. I’m elated
that Wal-Mart recognizes the need for
an encouraging and affirming image
for our children and I look forward to
groundbreaking success with such an
impactful, global retail organization.”
While entry of the J.G. & The B.C.
Kids backpacks into the Wal-Mart
arena is initially limited to stores in the
Northeast region, Hubert maintains
that the full line of merchandise (which
includes lunch bags, beverage containers,
t-shirts, caps etc.) will hopefully
be carried nationwide throughout the
chain. Competitively priced from
$9.99–$19.99, the backpacks spotlight
the series’ various animated ethnic
characters, illustrated and co-created
by artist Vincent Spencer. Like Hubert,
Spencer’s mission with the project is to
encourage young people to find their
way by believing more deeply in themselves.
For more information visit www.
jgandthebckids.com.
SENATOR MENENDEZ, FOUR FCC COMMISSIONERS
TO APPEAR AT THE MMTC ACCESS TO CAPITAL AND
TELECOM POLICY CONFERENCE
Over 200 entrepreneurs and executives
will gather at Washington’s
Westin Grand Hotel
July 21-22 for the nation’s leading minority
media and telecom financing
event: the MMTC Access to Capital
and Telecom Policy Conference.
MMTC Executive Director David
Honig explained that “minority entrepreneurs
need access to capital, deal
flow, and regulatory initiative. To highlight
these issues, MMTC will convene
entrepreneurs, bankers, private equity
firms, brokers, engineers, attorneys
and regulators for two days of learning
and networking.”
Over 50 speakers and presenters
will appear at the conference, including
Senator Robert Menendez, former
FCC Chairman William Kennard,
Commissioners Jonathan Adelstein,
Deborah Tate, Michael Copps and
Robert McDowell, Joint Center for Political
and Economic Studies President
Ralph Everett, V-me Media Chairman
Mario Baeza, Spanish Broadcasting
System Chairman Raul Alarcon Jr.,
Google Public Policy Director Andrew
McLaughlin, and many more.
Here are some of the conference
highlights:
AFinancing Breakfast with Commissioners
Adelstein, McDowell, Tate
and Copps on lifting barriers to minority
media and telecom ownership
AMinority Ownership Summit addressing
the FCC’s landmark decision
to create twelve new minority ownership
initiatives including a ban on
racial discrimination in broadcast advertising
Release of the comprehensive
MMTC Road Map on Telecommunications
Policy, and discussion of its
recommendations by representatives
of the presidential campaigns (invited)
Two afternoons of networking,
business planning and transactional
training. During the conference,
MMTC will recognize leaders and humanitarians
who have made extraordinary
contributions toward advancing
media and telecom diversity, including
NABOB Director Jim Winston, Spanish
Broadcasters Association Director Francisco
Montero, broadcast engineer and
visionary Jack Mullaney, and the seven
communications attorneys who developed
a new FCC rule that fosters minority
ownership by opening the seller
paper market. MMTC will confer distinguished
service awards on the investment
firm SYNCOM and the law firm
Covington & Burling. MMTC’s highest
honor, the Everett C. Parker Lifetime
Achievement Award, will be conferred
on Diane Sutter, whose creation, the
NABEF Broadcast Leadership Training
Program, leads the nation in preparing
minorities, women and new entrants to
become broadcast owners.
The program is, and registration is
available at www.mmtconline.org.
SECOND WORLD CONGRESS
ON SOCIAL SIMULATION
The Center for Social Complexity at George Mason University is hosting
the Second World Congress on Social Simulation at its Fairfax
Campus from 14 to 17 July, 2008. This conference is an international
scientific gathering of computational social scientists from numerous countries
in North America, Europe, and Asia. The conference is expected to draw
academic, government, and business participants from disciplines in the social
sciences and computer science. Agent-based modeling simulations, social
network analysis, and other advanced computer-based approaches will be presented
through lectures by internationally distinguished scientists, as well as
in paper sessions, a poster session, workshops, tutorials, and roundtables.
Topics range from purely theoretical studies to current or emerging policy
applications, such as urban systems, defense applications, public health issues,
and others. The congress is sponsored by the North American Association
for Computational Social and Organizational Sciences (NAACSOS), the
European Social Simulation Association (ESSA), the Pacific Asia Association
for Agent-Based Systems Science (PAAA). Mason was chosen by an international
selection and planning committee composed of the leading members
from the three associations. The first world congress was held in Kyoto,
Japan, and the next will be help in Europe, following a global rotation plan.
Further information can be obtained by calling 703-993-1402 or at http://
socialcomplexity.gmu. edu
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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE—Comment
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Board (CTB) is holding public meetings
so the public may review and comment
on the draft Statewide Rail Plan.
The Virginia Department of Rail and
Public Transportation (DRPT) is developing
the Statewide Rail Plan to provide
a clear vision and strategy to address
passenger and freight rail needs in the
Commonwealth. The draft Statewide
Rail Plan is scheduled for publication in
early July 2008. A copy of the draft plan
will be available for review on DRPT’s
Web site at www.drpt.virginia.gov and
at DRPT’s Richmond headquarters located
at 1313 East Main St, Suite 300,
Richmond, VA, once published. A reference
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STAUNTON REGION, July 23,
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Plecker Workforce Center Auditorium,
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VA 24486; ROANOKE REGION, July
24, 6:00p.m., Salem Civic Center,1001
Boulevard, Salem VA 24153; NORTH-
ERN VIRGINIA REGION, July 29,
7:00p.m., Fairfax County Government
Center Board Auditorium,12000 Government
Center Parkway, Fairfax VA
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July 30, 6:00p.m., Hampton Roads
Planning District Commission, 723
Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake, VA
23320. If you cannot attend, send your
comments on the draft Statewide Rail
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1313 E. Main St., Suite 300, Richmond,
VA. 23219, or DRPTPR@DRPT.
Virginia.gov. Comments will be accepted
until August 25, 2008. DRPT
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services and activities in accordance
with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964. For special assistance or information,
call (804) 786-4440 or TDD 711
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POTPOURRI/BIDS & PROPOSALS
July 11, 2008
COVERME
FOUNDATION TO
ASSIST
UNINSURED
AFRICAN
AMERICANS FIND
HEALTH
INSURANCE
The CoverMe Foundation, a
national non-profit organization,
has announced it
will offer a free comprehensive
program that helps locate health
care coverage available to the
uninsured and underserved groups
such as the elderly, disabled and
pregnant women.
The CoverMe Foundation wants
to help improve the quality of life
for all Americans nationwide, particularly
African Americans.
The number of uninsured
African Americans is approaching
crisis stage. Of the approximately
35.5 million African Americans in
the U.S., more than seven million,
or about 20 percent, are uninsured,
compared to the 11 percent of non-
Hispanic whites who lack health
coverage. Of those seven million
uninsured African Americans, 1.6
million are children, accounting
for one out of every seven African
American children.
“The number of underinsured
and uninsured African Americans is
very disturbing,” said Alec Shea,
president of The CoverMe Foundation.
“We think that everyone in the
United States should have access to
healthcare coverage and services
regardless of race and economic
status. Our goal is to also make the
application process as easy as possible
for African Americans without
health care insurance with our
toll-free number and Web site.”
The CoverMe Foundation’s
goal for long-term health for
African Americans also includes
information on prescription assistance
programs and medical treatment
programs.
“The comprehensive assistance
is at the heart of the foundation’s
work in trying to close the health
care gap between America’s 47
million uninsured and the health
care resources that are available to
them,” Shea added. “We work hard
to make a difference, to always be
there for our communities.” The
CoverMe Foundation is funded by
a $2.5 million grant from the Well-
Point Foundation, Inc., whose subsidiary,
the Anthem Blue Cross and
Blue Shield Foundation LLC, supports
innovative programs that help
cover the uninsured in Virginia.
“We are proud to support The
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and working with uninsured individuals
and their families to actually
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For more information on The
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call 1-877-NSURME-1 (1-
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FOR SALE
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all the papers. For more details, contact me at: mathew.cross20
@gmail.com
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As part of our part-time programs our company, PC
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responsible for all functions of the office, and will often be
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john.mark724@gmail.com.
Other requirements:
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Must have collections experience
• Knowledge of methods used and remedies available for
collection of delinquent accounts
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Please note: We will only respond to administrative candidates
who meet the criteria above.This position offers a lot of room
for growth.
This would be a great position for an executive administrative
assistant with accounts receivable and collections experience.
BOOKKEEPING/PAYROLL SERVICES
Arnold Howard Greenhouses Inc. is a wholesale and
distributor of fiber. We are currently seeking individuals to work
on a full time basis (3–4 hours per week) as an “BOOKKEEPING/
PAYROLL SERVICES” Representatives in local chain store
garden.
BOOKKEEPING/PAYROLL SERVICES
On-site/off-site bookkeeping and payroll service for your small
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BOOKKEEPING
Accounting & record keeping
• Accounts Receivable
• Accounts Payable
• Bank Reconciliation
• Journal Entries
• Government tax calculations and remittances
• Statements
PAYROLL
• Payroll calculations and record keeping
• Payroll remittances
• Government forms (ROE, WSIB, EHT etc)
• T4s and Government Summary
Good communication skills and personal vehicle is required.
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$3,000 USD per-week plus mileage allowance.
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PART TIME EMPLOYMENT OFFER
M H Consulting Firm needs mystery shoppers from anywhere in
USA. All the needed explanations would be done and all
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ACCOUNT MANAGERS WANTED
As part of our expansion program, a small company is looking for
part-time, work-from-home account managers and sales
representatives. Job pays 4,000 dollars a month plus benefits and
takes only a little of your time. Please contact us for more details.
Requirements—Should be computer literate
Have 2-3 hours’ access to the internet weekly
Must be over 19 years of age
If you are interested and need more information, please send
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PART TIME WORK!!!
As part of our expansion program, our company is looking for
part-time, work-from-home account managers and sales
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a little of your time. Please contact us for more details.
Requirements—Should be computer literate
Have 2-3 hours’ access to the internet weekly
Must be over 19 years of age
Must be efficient and dedicated.
If you are interested and need more information, contact Ralph
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GRAPHIC DESIGNER/
LAYOUT ARTIST NEEDED
Immediate opening for experienced graphic designer/layout
artist proficient in QuarkXPress, PageMaker and Photoshop.
Qualified candidate would be responsible for the layout and design
of the newspaper, arranging text, enhancing photos, etc.
Office is located in Alexandria, five blocks from Braddock
Metro Station. Salary is negotiable based on experience.
Please send resume with computer and publications experience
via fax to 703-739-1542, or e-mail to greg@metroherald.com, or
mail to: The Metro Herald, Graphic Designer position, 901 N.
Washington St., Suite 603, Alexandria, VA 22314.
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