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Saturday evening, November 21, 2009 Theç of history, at the Pennsylvania

Convention Center. It was indeed a time of celebration, pride and glory, for our

nation’s oldest, continually published African American owned and operated news-

paper, The Philadelphia Tribune. Shown above from left, Mariska K. Bogle, Willie

Johnson, Jeri Lynne Johnson and Erica Atwood at the Philadelphia Tribune’s 125th

Anniversary Gala on Saturday night at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. See

125 years of Philadelphia Tribune- page 2— Photo/Robert Mendelsohn

At the recent Chester Community Charter School(CCCS) Thanksgiving Gift Certificate Giveawayevent, Hon. Wendell Butler, mayor, City of Chester(left) and Chester C. Turkey, CCCS’s newThanksgiving mascot (center) joined Steven Lee,CEO, Chester Community Charter School (right),in greeting more than 600 parents that receivedtheir $10 gift certificates, which can be redeemed fora Thanksgiving turkey or other food items at Sam &Sam Meats, a local business in Chester Township.

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Patty Labelle shown with the “Mayor of Girard

Avenue” Toby Rich holding her SCOOP paper

at the Brown!s Shoprite Turkey Giveaway on

Tuesday, November 24th.

Just in time for the holidays. Grammy Award winning entertainer andPhiladelphia!s own, Patti LaBelle, in conjunction with Brown!s Family ShopRiteand Senator Vincent Hughes, distributed over a hundred turkeys that are sureto ease the financial burden of many during these challenging economic times.Customers visiting the Parkside location on Tuesday morning entered a randomdrawing to receive one of the turkeys that were distributed that day. In additionto the drawing, dozens of local in-need families were identified and will alsoreceive turkeys. Adding to the excitement, LaBelle and Philadelphia radio sta-tion, WDAS-FM were onsite and Brown!s Family ShopRite, samples were pro-vided of Lady Marmalade, LaBelle!s new line of sauces and marinades. Shownabove are Mrs. Brown, Jeff Brown, Patti LaBalle, Sheryl Lee Ralph and SenatorHughes. William Z. Foster photo

Philadelphia Tribune Celebrates 125 Years

Saturday evening,November 21, 2009 at thePennsylvania ConventionCenter, it was indeed a timeof celebration, pride andglory, for our nation’s old-est, continually publishedAfrican American ownedand operated newspaper,The Philadelphia Tribune.Upwards of 1,250 peopleturned out in all their finery

to celebrate this grand occasion. The Tribunewas founded by Christopher Perry, Sr. in 1884and over all these years, the basic mission ofthe Philadelphia Tribune has not changed. Thegoal was, and remains to improve economicequality for African Americans in Philadelphia,particularly by helping readers to learn about

employment opportunities. Over the years, the vari-ous journalists who have made up the Philadelphia

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125 years of Philadelphia TribuneRespect yourself and others will respect you

Tribune Newspaper Team, have written about everyissue facing African Americans under the sun, fromthe civil rights struggle of the 60’s, to many of the“firsts, ” for African Americans in the United States,including coverage of the first, second and thirdBlack Mayors of Philadelphia.

The evening was star-studded to the ninth degree.First of all, Bob Bogle gave the Governor ofPennsylvania and very important role on Saturdaynight. Governor Rendell essentially worked for ThePhiladelphia Tribune, for the night,--- by being theirdistinguished master of ceremonies. Mayor MichaelNutter was on the agenda for the evening, as wasState Senator Anthony Williams, Dr. ConstanceClayton, former Superintendant of PhiladelphiaPublic Schools, David L. Cohen from Comcast, andkeynote speaker, Chris Matthews, host of Hardball onMS-NBC, a native Philadelphian

The audience was peppered with a who’s whoamongst Philadelphia movers and shakers including,Mr. Floyd Alston, former Chair of the PhiladelphiaPublic School Board, and Founder of The BeechCompanies, Joseph A. Frick, President and CEO,Independence Blue Cross, Robert Archie, Esq., part-ner, Duane Morris LLP and Chairman of the SchoolReform Commission, Dr, Ivory Nelson, President ofLincoln University and Michelle Howard-Vital,President of Cheyney University.

The list of elected officials was very impressivealso, for those who attended the Philadelphia TribuneGala. That list included: U.S. Congressman ChakaFattah and his wife Renee Cheanult Fattah, of NBC-10, State Senator Vincent Hughes, State SenatorLeAnna M. Washington and Judge Jimmie Moore,retired Commonwealth Judge Doris Smith Ribner,State Representative Kenayatta Johnson, StateRepresentative Tony Payton, Jr., State RepresentativeVanessa Brown Lowery, State Senator Shirley M.Kitchen, City Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller andin the absence of Congressman Bob Brady, whorarely misses anything this critical, Donald DuckyBirts, represented his Boss. In the absence of CityCouncilman Curtis Jone’s his wife Jazelle Jones rep-resented him. Pennsylvania Statewide NAACPPresident J. Wyatt Mondesire attended the Gala, asdid Eveyln Sample Oates, the Regional Director ofAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Director ofCommunications for the school District ofPhiladelphia. Dr. Walter P. Lomax and his wifeBeverly Lomax attended the gala and sitting at theirtable was music mogul Kenny Gamble and his wifeFatimah Gamble. City Councilwoman Jannie L.Black well was also on hand for the event along witha long list of other notable business, community, laborand grassroots leaders. It was truly an outstandingoccasion to be remembered for many years to come.

Bishop Audrey Brunson offered the invocation forthe program. She is the President of the Black Clergyof Philadelphia and vicinity and in fact,---- is theirfirst woman President. Bishop Brunson’s homechurch is the Sanctuary Church of the Open Door inWest Philadelphia.

In honor of its 125th anniversary, the newspaper hasrun special programming through the year, including amarker ceremony for the Tribune Founder,Christopher James Perry, Sr., followed by a worshipservice commemorating the work of the PhiladelphiaTribune in the community, a networking event and areception for historical African American social clubsand the publication of the 125th Anniversary coffeetable book, which highlights major news headlines ofthe paper’s 125 year history. The book is outstanding.Well done, well done. George Beech and some of hisstaff, in conjunction with Tribune staff assisted inhelping to get the book laid out and printed. BarbaraDaniel Cox who was the events planner for the 125thPhiladelphia Tribune Gala, also was the editor for thePhiladelphia Tribune Book, which is now on sale atthe a Tribune office located at 520 South 16th Street .Yu can also call and order the book and arrange tohave it mailed to you, The cost of the book is $39.99.For more information on the Philadelphia Tribune, logonto their web site at www.phillytrib.com.

R. Sonny Driver, the Publisher of the SCOOP,U.S.A. commented, “I am very proud of thePhiladelphia Tribune and all their success over theyears. I wish them another 100 years of publishing thepaper. In 2009 and beyond, ----what I know is certainand that is that the black media is just as vital today,as it was when these various black owned media out-lets were first established.”

I too, as a radio broadcast journalist and a proudcolumnist for the SCOOP U.S.A., applaud thePhiladelphia Tribune on their 125 years of history.Were it not for the Tribune, the SCOOP, The SundaySun and a few other newspapers, I might not get allthe information I enjoy sharing on the radio. Thanksto black media, I do my best to leave no stoneunturned in telling the stories of Black Philadelphia.To Mr. Bob Bogle, Marisska Bogle, Irv Randolph,Johan Calhoun, Bobbie Booker, Vivian Gary and allthose who are a part of the Philadelphia TribuneNewspaper Dream team, I salute you.Congratulations. Keep the papers coming.

FYI--- Listen to Thera Martin Connelly on 900ASMWURD Mondays, 10am-11am and Tues,-Thurs.10am-12noon. Thera is on Philadelphia’s only blackowned talk radio station. You can listen and watch, online at www.900amwurd.com Call in and share yourthoughts with her on the air, at 215-634-8065 or toll-free at 1-866-361-0900.

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Tribune President and CEO Robert W. Bogle speaks tothe audience at the Philadelphia Tribune’s 125thAnniversary Gala on Saturday night at the PennsylvaniaConvention Center. Bogle received numerous awardsthroughout the night including the city’s rarest honor, thePhiladelphia Bowl. – Photo/Shira Yudkoff

On November 4, 2009,about 4,000 babies instrollers, young children, par-ents, youths, teachers, childcare providers, doctors, andgrandparents rallied andstrolled all around our U.S.Capitol. We told Congressthat millions of children mustnot be left worse off afterhealth reform and that theeffective and cost effective

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) shouldbe kept and improved rather than eliminated as theHouse health reform bill would do.

Among the very moving speakers was Rev. Dr.Ray Hammond from Boston, founder of the BostonTen Point Coalition and co-Pastor with his wife, Rev.Dr. Gloria Hammond, of Bethel African MethodistEpiscopal Church. He brought with him and sharedthe wonderful story of his beautiful and fortunate

granddaughter Ella."Good morning! And would everybody say 'Good morn-

ing, Ella.' Ella's feeling a little shy and a little bit tiredbecause we got up at 3:30 this morning to come and be atthis rally in Washington all the way from Boston but wewere not going to miss this! I’m here because I’m a pastorand a physician and this issue of child health care is near anddear to my heart. And Ella’s here because her story tells uswhy equity in health care is so important. This little girl thatyou're looking at was in a very different place three yearsago when she was born. She was born to my youngestdaughter four months premature and she came into the worldat the weight of one-and-a-half pounds. In those first fewdays and weeks she fought for her life. She fought againstlarge bleeds on both sides of her brain, a cardiac problemthat required surgery. She had eye problems that made italmost impossible for her to see. She had a gastrointestinalinfection that made it necessary for her to be isolated fromthe other babies. It was one battle after another and often wehad several battles going on at the same time. And I remem-ber that day when the doctor and the nurse and the socialworker called our whole family into the conference roomand they said, ‘We just want to let you know that Ella willprobably have trouble walking, or she may have troubleusing her arms, or she may not be able to control her emo-tions very well, or she may be partially blind, or she mayhave other kinds of trouble.' They told us it was less than a10% chance that she would grow up to be healthy and nor-mal. And I still remember the tears and the prayers and thelong days and the longer nights that we spent. I rememberwhen we finally were able to take her home. I rememberwhen we were able to put her into an early intervention pro-gram and I thank God for the day that they kicked her out ofthat program—I hope that’s the first and the last time thatshe’s ever kicked out of an educational program—but theyput her out because she was doing too well. That's a realblessing."

"As a man of faith I am so grateful to God for the peoplewho prayed for us and prayed with us and for the dedicatedteam of doctors and nurses and professionals who cared forElla through four long months, but as a man of faith I am

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also deeply troubled that the result might have been very dif-ferent if my daughter had not had excellent prenatal care andif her insurance had not made it possible for Ella to get treat-ment that cost several hundred thousand dollars withoutleaving our family bankrupt. And I want every child inAmerica to have the same opportunity for a good life, a fulllife, and a healthy life. I love this country, and I don’t love itjust for its amber waves of grain or its purple mountains’majesty, or its democracy or its opportunities. When I say, ‘Ilove this country,’ it means I love the people in this country,and especially its children! That's what it means to love yourcountry! And I love the fact that their ancestors and theycome from every country and every corner of this world. Ilove the fact that we’re a rainbow of colors and a riot of cul-tures. And I love them enough to want each and every one ofthem to have the same things that my family has. And sothat's why all of us together, right here and then in Congress,we're gonna ask them to do three things. Tell your neighbor,'Three things.' Tell another neighbor, 'Three things!' We want'em to tear down the iron curtain that keeps six million chil-dren from being able to get the same insurance through

CHIP or Medicaid that they've already qualified for.Somebody say, 'Yes!' We wanna guarantee every childaccess to all of the health services that they need and I don'tcare whether they've got Medicaid or they’ve got CHIP orthey’ve got private insurance or they've got the insurancethat our elected representatives get. Every child’s lifecounts! Last thing we want—tell your neighbor, 'Get rid ofthe jigsaw puzzle!' You go from one state to the next, and inone state a child is covered and in the next state the child isnot covered. That’s not right! Here’s what we want: We real-ly want every child to have access. And we don’t want ourchildren to be collateral damage while we fix our health caresystem. That means we want an America where every child,no matter their race, their class, or their ethnic backgroundhas access to a healthy start. It's the least we can do in thisone nation under God. Now when we leave here, Ella and Iare gonna go talk to our Senators and our Representativeslike many of you, and what are we gonna ask for, Ella?Great care for God's kids. Great care for God's kids!"

Amen, Rev. Hammond and Ella!

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and can at least pay some if not all of your bills, be thank-ful. If you as the old folks used to say, “woke up this morn-ing clothed in your right mind with a reasonable portion ofhealth”, be thankful. If you can wake up, look up and get up,count your blessings. You can only think about one thing ata time. When you focus on your blessings you can’t focus onthe economy or your life challenges. Focus on the good inyour life.

The Thanksgiving holiday, like most things in this materi-alistic and hedonistic culture has been commodified andcommercialized. This commercialization has placed undueemphasis on shopping, food, meals and consumption ratherthan introspection and mindfulness of the good in our lives.Stop and examine your life. You will have to admit there isgood in your life despite the economy, politics or the size ofyour bank account. Take a moment to meditate on what itmeans to be thankful, then reflect on the many things in yourlife you have to be thankful for.

Think about the source of your blessings and how thatsource, no matter what you call it, offers greater potential forgood than any man made economic system. Thinking onyour blessings and their source alters your perspective onlife and helps you see a new way of being in the world.Hopefully it will alter your values and motivation so you arenot outer directed, caught up in material things and keepingup with the Joneses. No matter what your circumstances areor what you are doing, take time to reflect on all the good inyour life and be thankful for it.

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“An analysis of national,regional, and local newsreports from 2008-2009indicates a largely silent,nationwide epidemic ofdrastic measures andextreme acts for which theeconomy seems to havebeen a catalyst. News ofsuch deeds linked to eco-nomic woes -- from armedrobberies to pay the rent tofinancially-motivated sui-cides to familicides (mur-der/suicides in which both

parents and their children die) in the face of financialruin -- has filtered out of cities and towns in mostU.S. states. Since only a fraction of these acts everreceive media coverage, what is being reported --

most of it in local newspapers -- is startling. And while it'simpossible to know the myriad factors, including deeplypersonal ones, that contribute to people resorting to drasticmeasures, violent or otherwise, many press reports suggestthat the global economic crisis has played no small part in awide range of extreme acts.” Economic Crisis Is GettingBloody Violent Deaths Are Now Following Evictions,

Foreclosures and Job Losses By Nick Turse www.infor-mationclearinghouse.info/article24023.htm

The Fort Hood shooting made the national news and peo-ple are wondering how and why an Army psychiatrist couldsnap and do what he allegedly did. The whole country is onedge due to the economy. People are losing it literally.Working and middle class folks are losing their jobs, theirincomes are shrinking, they are losing their homes, theirretirement savings and a sense of security. They see the WallStreet money changers getting bailed out after knowinglyand deliberately causing this financial crisis but no one helpsthe suffering poor folks. They hear about the wideningincome and wealth gaps between the rich and the rest of usand wonder where is the justice? When the US economyimploded last year people flocked to the polls in Novemberseeking relief from eight years of Bu$h’s horrid Neo-Coneconomics, corruption, fear and warmongering.

During the 2008 election campaign, I was suspicious ofcandidate Obama and wondered if he wasn’t being set up tobe the twenty-first century version of Herbert Hoover.Hoover was in office in 1929 when the Stock Marketcrashed and the Great Depression started. Wall Street insid-ers maliciously caused the crash and the Great Depressiondue to their rampant speculation, and manipulation of thestock market and the credit supply; yet Hoover has been vil-ified and forever linked to that time of deprivation and mis-ery in US. history. Unfairly, Hoover was blamed for theDepression, that’s his legacy as far as the history books go.It looks like the same thing is happening to Obama.

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far that has been all hype and no substance. Unfortunatelyfor us, Obama has sided with the people who donated themost money to his election campaign: Wall Street, the hedgefund managers, the insurance companies, trial lawyers,defense contractors and big pharma. This becomes moreobvious every day and the people see it more and more. Ifthings don’t improve soon, I predict Obama will be evenmore reviled than George W. Bu$h and will probably be aone term office holder.

Obama won using the slogan, “Change You Can BelieveIn.” The people fell for it hoping he would halt the wars,restore the economy and stop the corruption. Instead he hasmoved full speed ahead executing the same agenda as hispredecessor, money for wars and Wall Street at the expenseof working folks. Obama’s policies are exacerbating a classwar that was already raging in the US. Honest economists(as opposed to the prostitutes on Fox, CNBC andBloomberg) see the situation worsening before it gets bettersaying it will not get better any time soon. As a result peo-ple are angry and fearful. Gun sales and transactions are atan all time high in the US and stores can’t keep enoughammunition on the selves. Over one hundred new militiahave been formed since Obama took office in January.

As we approach the Thanksgiving Holiday, let us pause,take a deep breath, relax and count our blessings. Yes timesare tough and tight but there are blessings all around us.Have compassion for those less fortunate than you. If youhave a roof over your head, be thankful; millions are home-less. If you have enough to eat, be thankful. If you have a job

THANKSGIVING TALEAt this time of year,

I reflect on all theThanksgivings I have cele-brated with my family.Jaynee’s mom used to give aThanksgiving dinner for allher family and friends. Intheir average-size rowhousein Philadelphia, more than 25people sat and ate comfort-

ably, companionably. Until I came along, no oneseemed to notice my mother-in-law wasn’t a great cook,

so I started to be her assistant. Imade sure the turkey was fullycooked, made punch or eggnog,and vegetables. The familybrought cakes and pies. We set uptables all over the living room inaddition to the big dining room andkitchen tables.

The men in the family talkedsports and politics, then watchedfootball and smoked cigars afterdinner. The kids would play and run around having agood time. Uncle Wally or Cousin Arthur insisted onwashing the dishes.

Year after year, we had Thanksgiving at my moth-er-in-law’s, Christmas at Aunt Marie’s, and Passover firstat Aunt Pauline’s and later, at Aunt Mildred’s. My fatherloved coming to my mother-in-law’s for Thanksgiving.His family squabbled and were not as close. They neverhad family dinners. The Polis’ happily “joined up”.When my mother-in-law could no longer make the

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Citizens Bank ofPennsylvania sponsored afinancial literacy work-shop on Friday, November20, 2009 for approximate-ly one dozen clients of theWomen’s CommunityRevitalization Project.Counselors from CitizensBank and case managersfrom WCRP held theworkshop to teach clientsa few financial basicsincluding balancing acheckbook, paying bills,budgeting and understand-ing credit scores. The sem-inar was designed to helpput clients on the road toeconomic self-sufficiencyby helping them to build abudget and learning howto decipher a sample creditreport.

“Many people, regard-less of their income levels,are intimidated by finan-cial topics and this semi-nar was designed to breakdown the barriers and helppeople understand betterways to manage theirmoney,” said Daniel K.Fitzpatrick, CitizensBank’s President and CEOfor Pennsylvania, NewJersey and Delaware. “Wewant to make sure peopleare saving money andunderstand their creditscores so they can becomeself-sufficient in thefuture.”

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receiving about repairingtheir credit is invaluableand will put them on theroad to financial stability.”

According to WCRP,one-on-one and smallgroup counseling typicallyhelps clients experience a67 percent increase intheir personal income.Earlier this year, WCRPwas honored by CitizensBank as a Champion in

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Paulette Carter, Assistant Vice President, Citizens Bank (seated)teaches (on left) Joann Olivera and Alma Paulino both of NorthPhiladelphia the basics of managing their money. The free seminarsponsored by Citizens Bank teaches low income families to managetheir money and stay out of credit card problems.

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This week’s rap from theMayor of Girard Avenue,Toby Rich is called, “Are WeReally Thankful atThanksgiving?”

Now I know that sounds alittle on the corny side, how-ever let’s look at what isgoing on today. A lot of peo-ple are not working. I justwent to a press conference

this week at 6th and Diamond Sts. Where the Mayor,Michael Nutter, City Councilman Darrell Clark, StateSenator Shirley Kitchen, Congressman Chaka Fattah andmany more folks are helping people by giving themaccess to money they need to winterize their homes,because what good is money if you cannot heat yourhome properly.

There are so many ways that people need help today.There is no one way to help. I must say that we have aMayor who goes to Washington quite a bit and he does-n’t go to just look good. He goes asking for stuff forPhilly and the sad part is not all of the members of thepress see that. They feel he is not doing enough but I feelhe is working hard and that is something to be thankfulfor. That’s why I put it in the front of this article.

You see the stimulus money is going places and we dohave good people in the city, good people in the state andgood folks that represent us in Washington, D.C. As aresult, we will be stimulus money from our PresidentObama and for that we should be thankful.

We have a lot of people working on anti-violence. Iwent to an event at 6th and Poplar Sts. At the WalterCharter School there and Brother Sultan had StateRepresentatives; Minister Rodney Muhammad; BrotherMalik from the Philly Gang Association of former GangMembers and a host of others who gathered to talk aboutbeing good role models for our youth. Our young peopleneed to see and hear people share their experiences andgive good solid examples of why violence does not solveanything. We should be very thankful that we have peo-ple working on answers and solutions to ending violenceall over the city. The Philadelphia Association of FormerGang Members and friends are working day and night tothink of all the things that did us harm when we wereyoung and help today’s youth avoid those pitfalls. Thattoo is something to be thankful for.

However, most of all we need to be thankful for ourfamilies. Do not wait until people die to express how youfeel about people you care about. Be thankful for the rela-tionships that you have right now. Whenever you can,spend time with someone you do not see all of the time.Don’t wait until a holiday, make time to see then “justbecause”. Don’t be phony. Tell them, “I’m here becauseif you leave I will miss you”. I know it may sound cornyand that person might look at you funny but tell them Godtold you to pay them a visit and watch and see how thank-ful that person will be.

Make a list of all the things you should, could or willbe thankful for. Life is too short for negativity. Enjoyyour life and be thankful. I hope that I see everyone I sawlast year, this year at the Thanksgiving football game.

With love, honor and respect, your Mayor of GirardAvenue, Toby Rich. Peace.

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It has been ayear since thedoors at PNPFamily PlayCenter has openedand on Saturday,December 12thand Sunday,December 13thfrom 11 to 8 p.m.,the center will becelebrating its one-year Anniversarywith a bang.Guests will enjoythe many arcadegames, ride theinflatable moon

bounce and 18 foot slide while enjoying somegreat prizes and tasty treats.

Located at 53 N. Union Avenue, right offBaltimore Avenue, the 8000 square feet PlayCenter is the brainchild of Ms. Norma Davis,owner and proprietor of the establishment.“Being a grandmother of two young aged boys,I am always looking for things for them to do,and I found that in this area there isn’t muchoffered for kids. So I did a little research andlooked at the demographics in this neighbor-

hood and found that kids could benefit from a facilitylike PNP.”

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PNP Family Play Center anniversary celebrates community involvementcational and entertaining.” One of the major componentsof the facility is the various XBOX and Wii games.“There are a lot of families that can not afford the newtechnology games like Wii, but we offer that here givingthose kids who would never have the game in theirhomes a chance to play them at the establishment.These games are a must because it gives kids the chanceto learn how to play tennis, golf, and bowling somethingthey may never do in real life. In addition it helps themwith cardio and their motor skills,” she added.

“It was reported that an alarming number of kids arebecoming obese, because of the lack of exercise and eat-ing the wrong things, well we are trying to change that,because from the moment you come into our doors youradrenaline is going twice as fast,” Davis said. Anothermajor attraction is the big inflated rides. “You would besurprised but the parents and older kids love this just asmuch as the little kids, they take off their shoes andenjoy the ride, over and over again.”

A family based company, is comes as no surprise thatPNP stand for Davis’ grand children Priston and Philip;their mother, Redis Washington is the General Manager;Son-in-law Philip Washington is Operations Manager;and son, Rodney Jordan, is the Electronic Specialist.

“Since the doors opened, the community has beenpouring in to enjoy what we have to offer, “said Davis.“That is why the one-year celebration is so important.We want to thank all those who have supported our busi-ness and invited newcomers to come check us out.”

The two-day event will include: Free admission from11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, live broad-casts from several radio stations, free giveaways, andspecial presentations by local officials. There will be aRibbon Cutting Ceremony conducted by the DelawareCounty Chamber of Commerce, on Saturday, December12th, at 12 noon. For more information or to book aparty call 610-626-9767.

Drexel Hill, Pa. – On November 12, McDonald’s® Restaurants of the Greater PhiladelphiaRegion celebrated McDonald’s annual McHappy Day® global fundraiser at a Drexel HillMcDonald’s with a visit from the children of the Philadelphia West Branch YMCA. Thechildren joined Ronald McDonald® and representatives from the Philadelphia RonaldMcDonald House in decorating hand-shaped cards to help make the children staying at thePhiladelphia Ronald McDonald House “McHappy!” Later, McDonald’s Restaurants of theGreater Philadelphia Region made a donation to the Philadelphia West Branch YMCA aspart of its McHappy Day charitable campaign.Pictured left to right: David Niggeman, Phil-Ad-Mac Owner/Operator; Agnes McCullough,Store Manager, McDonald’s; Ronald McDonald; Roberta T. Crew, Family ServicesDirector, Philadelphia West Branch YMCA.

The NAACP, the coun-try’s oldest and largestcivil rights organization,announced today thatacclaimed film directorTyler Perry has donatedone million dollars, mark-ing the largest gift evergiven by an individual.In addition, Perry pur-chased several NAACPcommissioned JacobLawrence lithographs andadditional lithographs bycelebrated artists JonathanGreen, Elizabeth Catlettand Sam Gilliam. Thegift, which will be distrib-uted over the next fouryears, was made to com-memorate the organiza-tion’s Centennial anniver-sary.

“We are honored thatTyler Perry chose to sup-port the NAACP,” saidJulian Bond, Chairman ofthe NAACP. “Tyler is acourageous pioneer inbringing positive imagesof African American cul-

ture and struggles to thescreen. His remarkablejourney from poverty andchildhood abuse tobecome one of the world’smost successful filmmak-ers and entrepreneurs is aninspiration to us all,”Bond said.

“Tyler Perry exemplifiesan unyielding commitmentto uplifting and bringinghope to the disenfran-chised and those less for-tunate,” stated BenjaminTodd Jealous, Presidentand CEO of the NAACP,“Both in his films and inhis life, he reflects animpressive ethos of caringand conscientiousness.We are deeply grateful forhis support.”

“I feel so honored andblessed to be in a positionwhere I can give to theNAACP.” Perry said.“Had it not been for theperseverance and vision ofthe thousands who camebefore me in the 100 years

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of this legendary organiza-tion, I would not be in theposition I am in today. Icontinue to be thankful forthe tireless work of theNAACP, and I am proudto be able to help in theirmission to fight for theequality of all people, andto work towards the elimi-nation of discriminationagainst race.”

“This is a paradigmshifting moment in blackphilanthropy. Here is acivil rights organizationthat is receiving a dona-tion that is usually target-

ed only at education orcultural institutions. TylerPerry is setting a highstandard for others to fol-low,” said Maxim Thorne,Senior Vice President ofthe NAACP.

“The generous gift byTyler Perry will be used tosupport our SecondCentury Society advocacyprograms on economicequality, education, healthcare and criminal justice”stated Benjamin ToddJealous, President andCEO of the NAACP.

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It’s been a good fewyears since we’ve seen adecent disaster pic. Backin the 90's we wereenthralled by films thelikes of “IndependenceDay” with its dazzlingspecial effects. But thatwas back then. Since thattime we’ve only seenmore of the same....Productions that are bigon special effects (thelikes of which are no

longer new to our senses) while mostly lackingwith respect to everything else. Well, 2012 hasfinally broken the doldrums streak.

The 2012 Producers (Roland Emmerich - “TheDay After Tomorrow”, and Ute Emmerich) las-

soed the notion that on December 21, 2012 the worldwill end via some type of cataclysmic event, and fash-ions a high-tech disaster flick out of it. This belief hasits roots in the Mayan Calendar. (The Mayans, by theway, are really of Black West African descent - fromMali - one of the greatest African / Human civilizations- who settled in South America. The so-called African-Americans of today share this same Mayan / Malianbloodline. ‘Tis true! Do the research!) This being said,the notion is steeped in sensationalism. December 12,2012 is only the end of a particular Cycle on the MayanCalendar. Moreover, it isn’t as if the Mayans actuallynoted or wrote of a disaster. This melodrama has merelybeen cooked-up doomsday crack-pots. Even if theCalendar actually "ended" on 2012 why jump to theconclusion that the world would end by virtue of thissudden ceasing of record keeping. It’s utterly absurd.

In any event, the film 2012 (starring John Cusackand British / African Igbo Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor) runswith the end of the world notion and delivers an edge ofyour seat thrill ride for the entire family. This timewe’ve got a thrill ride with a story-line / events thatwon’t bore us to tears.

Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as a government Geo-

Scientist who discoversthat the planet it aboutto pop... and soon.Global earthquakes willbe followed by astro-nomical Tsunami’s.Cusack stars as JacksonCurtis; an ordinary Joeand Sci-Fi Writer whodiscovers via a conspira-cy theorist / nut-casenamed Charlie (por-trayed by the incompa-rable Woody Harrleson),that those with powerand money will survivethe impending doombecause they will allescape via enormousEscape-ships. Afterlaughing Charlie off,Jackson discovers thatCharlie’s warnings were accurate and grabs up his fami-ly (two children, an ex-wife, and her husband) in anurgent quest to find and board the magnificent Escape-ships. He... and a few thousand others. In the process wewatch the West Coast crumble into the Pacific andwatch the The White House, along with the Potus (por-trayed by Danny Glover) - succumb to a killer tidalwave. All of this being noted, we’re left riding the tideof whether or not Jackson and his family can make it onto the big Escape-ship.... much like we did back in the70's when Gene Hackman led his seemingly doomedcomrades in their chilling voyage up to the bottom ofthe capsized luxury cruise ship in 1972 disaster epic“The Poseidon Adventure”. If you’ve ever seen thisfilm - The Poseidon Adventure, 2012 may put you in themind of it, and no matter how you slice it - that’s causefor big kudos for Writer / Produer / Director Emmerich.Instead of dazzling us with mere special effects that,albeit exciting, are no longer new to us (the likes of

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Health Partners launch KidzPartners atCrazy Praise Dance Showcase

Stellar-Award WinningGospel Artist Tye Tribbettand Greater Anointingjoined Health Partners topromote wellness throughdance and to celebrate thelaunch of its new CHIPprogram-KidzPartners-atthe first-ever Crazy PraiseDance Showcase at ZionBaptist Church onSaturday, November 14.KidzPartners offers free orlow cost health insurancefor children and teens upto age 19 who are not eli-gible for MedicalAssistance.

“Through the CrazyPraise Dance Showcase,we were able to promoteour good health messageand share the great newsthat Health Partners isnow offering CHIP,brought to you byKidzPartners,” saidWilliam S. George, presi-dent and CEO, Health Partners. “We are very excitedabout KidzPartners and the opportunity to bridge the gapbetween high quality health care and the thousands ofuninsured children and teens in our region.”

The Crazy Praise Dance Showcase, which was emceedby Praise 103.9 FMs Lonnie Hunter, featured some ofPhiladelphia’s most talented praise dance ministries fromlocal Philadelphia churches, including Sharon BaptistChurch, The Baptist Worship Center, Beloved St. JohnEvangelistic Church, Zion Baptist Church, PhiladelphiaBaptist Church and Church of Faith. Students from thePoint Breeze Performing Arts Center also performedprior to the wildly energetic performance by the headlin-er for the evening, Tye Tribbett and Greater Anointing.

“As the father of two, I understand how important it isfor children to have access to quality healthcare andapplaud Health Partners for its commitment to caring foryoung people in Philadelphia through its newKidzPartners plan,” says Tribbett. “Crazy Praise provid-

ed us with our first, but certainly not our last, chance tobe involved in a project that was focused on physicalhealth and wellness and we had a blast.”

Health Partners’ Crazy Praise Dance Showcase wassponsored by Praise103.9 FM, the Philadelphia Tribune,and Fresh Grocer.

About Health Partners: Health Partners is the result ofa unique collaboration among seven area hospitals to cre-ate a not-for-profit health plan for residents ofPhiladelphia. Since 1985, the company has advancedinnovations in managed care. It currently serves morethan 155,000 Medical Assistance members in southeast-ern Pennsylvania and consistently ranks number one inmember satisfaction in the area. Health Partners recentlylaunched KidzPartners, which provides free or low-costhealth insurance to uninsured children and teens up toage 19 through the Children’s Health Insurance Program(CHIP).

Tye Tribbett and Greater Anointing keep it moving as they celebratewellness through dance at Health Partners’ Crazy Praise DanceShowcase. Leaping Lion photo

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Black HistoryNovember 27-29

1976-Jaleel White was born November 27, 1976 inPasadena, California. He started acting in commercialsfor Jack In The Box and other companies at the age of3. His first televison role was on CBS's The Jeffersonsin 1985. Jaleel White is best remembered as being theever annoying and loveable Steve Urkel for WarnerBrother's Hit series Family Matters.

1964-Model/actress Robin Givens first gainednational prominence as a regular on the TV series Headof the Class. From 1986 through 1991, Robin playedDarlene Merriman, a prep-school type attending a highschool honors program. She was married to boxingchamp Mike Tyson; the marriage ended in divorce.

1957-Federal troops left Little Rock.1957-Dorothy Height, YMCA official, elected presi-

dent of the National Council of Negro Women.1944-Rep. Mickey Leland, D-Texas, was born in

Lubbock, Texas. Leland was killed when the plane inwhich he was a passenger crashed somewhere in south-western Ethiopia.

1942-Rock musician, Jimi Hendrix was born1928-Patent for a permanent wave machine which

could wave the hair of both white and Black people.U.S. Patent 1,693,515 Marjorie Joyner was employedby the Madame C.J. Walker Cosmetic Company andassigned her patent rights to that comapny. MadameC.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, invented haircreams to soften the hair and a hair styling hot comb.She also developed other lotions and creams for whichshe acquired trademarks. U.S. Patent 1,693,515

1895-The French novelist and playwright AlexandreDumas died.

1841-The liberators of the ship Amistad set sail forAfrica aboard the Gentleman.

November 28th1997-Former Detroit Mayor Coleman Young died on

this day. He was 79 years old. Young became Detroit'sfirst Black mayor and presided over his adopted city foran unprecedented five terms. Young died at SinaiHospital of respiratory failure caused by advancedemphysema.

1961-Ernie Davis is the first African American to winthe Heisman Trophy.

1960-Death of Richard Wright (52), Paris, France.1950-Jones, F. M. Two-Cycle gasoline Engine Nov.

28, 1950 Patent No. 25232731949-Tap dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson dies in

New York city.1942-Richard Wright, author of "Native Son" and

"Black Boy", dies1929-Motown recording executive Berry Gordy, Jr.

born in Detroit, Michigan.1871-Ku Klux Klan trials began in Federal District

Court in Columbia, South Carolina.1753-Soldier & patriot James Robinson is born.

When he won a medal for bravery at the Battle ofYorktown, he was promised his freedom for fightingwith the Americans. After the war, he was sold backinto slavery.

November 29th 1961-Freedom Riders attacked by white mob at bus

station in McComb, Miss., November 29-December 2.1955-Alice Childress becomes the first African

American woman to receive an Obie Award for herplay, "Trouble in Mind".

1919-Alice Childress becomes the first AfricanAmerican woman to receive an Obie Award for herplay, "Trouble in Mind".

1908-Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., politician and civilrights activist was born in New Haven, Conn.

1780--Lemuel Haynes, Revolutionary War veteran,licensed to preaching to the Congregational Church.After the winter of Valley Forge, Black slaves and freemen were welcomed into the American Army. Therewere Black soldiers in the Revolutionary army from allof the original thirteen colonies. Most of the estimatedfive thousand Black soldiers fought in integrated units.Blacks soldiers were in the front lines in most of the bigbattles of the war. They were at White Plains, Stillwater,Bennington, Bemis Heights, Saratoga, Stony Points,Trenton, Princeton, Eutaw, S.C., and Yorktown. Blackswere critical factors in the battles of Rhode Island,Long Island, Red Bank, Savannah, Monmouth and FortGriswold. There were Black fifers and drummers insome units.

1758-England John Wesley baptisted the first twoknown Black converts to the Methodism movement.

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music in Bermuda like other islands of the Caribbean. Butthere is something quite distinctive in Bermuda. There isGombey , an African derived danced traceable to that wayblack motion in the history. Gombey is to Bermuda whatGo Go is to Washington, D. C. and what Sophia Stewart isto The Matrix. The distinguished Philadelphia dancer,Choreographer, Gymnist , Communication Planner andBoard Director---Louise Jackson--- had the largest danceschool on the island. Moreover, she is known internation-ally as an authority on the Gombey Dance. Jackson statesin The Bermuda Gombey (1987): “The Gombey traditionrequires special chosen dancers and musicians who prac-tice together, carefully teaching several youngsters alwaysto carry on the tradition, unself-conscious, anonymouslychoreographed dance. It is taught through mime andvocal approval or disapproval of visual results. There is nowritten form of dance for the Gombey and its survivaldepends on imitation. It would be in Bermuda’s interest tocarefully document on film the few surviving Gombeycrowds.”

Late one Saturday afternoon I had an opportunity to wit-ness what Louise Jackson had so vividly written about inGombey and in her highly valuable monograph, “ AnHistorical Perspective of Bermudian Blacks in the Artswith Special Reference to Bermuda Gombey” publishedin W. Michael Brown’s Blacks in Bermuda : HistoricalPerspectives. Witnessing this highly egalitarian dancemotion, it became even more convinced that scholars inanthropology, dance studies and cultural studies should bemore attentive to these developments. Are you surprisedthat Louise Jackson, a West Philly, Girls High trainedAfrican American woman artist and administrator wasright in the forefront of Bermuda’s dance community?

Essie Mae Dorsey: Pioneer Dancer and Teacher RE-membered

Mrs. Louise Carpenter Jackson is a nativePhiladelphian. She began dance lessons at the age of three.Her earliest teacher was Madame Essie Mae Dorsey.Madame Dorsey is truly a legendary figure inPhiladelphia’s distinguished black dance community.Jackson studied tap at the Jay Dash School for TapDancers and acrobatics with William Herman. While a stu-dent at Howard University, she took fencing lessons withC. Togue who trained the Hungarian Olympic fencingteam. Further training was done at Columbia University ‘sgraduate school and in England at the Royal Academy ofDancing with special emphasis on ballet. By the time shearrived at Howard, she had already performed with theDra-Mu Opera Company and a benefit performance withMaestro, Duke Ellington. Years later she reflected onthese rich Philly experiences while teaching young dancersin Bermuda.

Modern Black Music, DanceCopyright James G. Spady 2009

The African American fiction writer, Sophia Stewartbeen saying that “The Matrix”, 1, 2 and 3, as well as “TheTerminator” and its sequels were based on her 1981 copy-righted work, “The Third Eye.” Who would believe it?How could she prove it? Was she strong enough to fight aten year battle to prove her claim that these mega cinemaexperiences were derived from her creative genius?

Given the fact that the suit involved huge media con-glomerates and she was not connected that way, how wasthis African American woman to be compensated for copy-right infringement of her original work?

African American history is replete with case after caseof creative genuises having their work taken away fromthem and consequently denied benefits they rightlydeserved.

The Capitol G-G: Chocolate CityMoving through the Washington, D.C. it is evident you

are in Chocolate City but there is no evidence that they areabout to paint the White House black. Richard Pryormonologue is immediaely brought to mind each timePresident Barack Obama meets the press. Pryor was on it.He already explained what it meant to be in the Capitol G-G (Go Go). Chuck Brown is still giving it to them. Boybeen on his GO GO jahn for years and is not slowingdown. He keeps it real/reel.

Go Go Music comes right out of the lights down base-ment dance tradition in African America in the 1950’s and60’s. The absolute sway of the bodies, the poise, dignity,on the floor theatrics, mimetic movement, floor action.Freeze! Place pointing. All in that non-stasis art we call“BlackDance.” Club music provides its listener yet anoth-er point of entry into the concentric space where blackmusic meets black dance and dancing bloods with dancingbloodlines. They be bringing it from way back in the dayday. Ya heard? Some of you didn’t know anything aboutthis until you witnessed the E.U. Band in Spike Lee’s‘School Daze.’

Bermuda GombeyPhiladelphia musicians and dancers are seemingly all

over the world. As I moved through the streets ofHamilton, I witnessed diversity in unity. Not everyone yousaw would claim to be ascended from those the sun hasblessed. Some even considered themselves in a state ofascendancy away from the African within themselves.

Louise Jackson: Dancer, Choreographer and Gombey Authority

It doesn’t take you long to realize that African American

Dedicated to Marion Cuyjet, Eartha Kitt, Essie MaeDorsey, Louise Carpenter Jackson, Karen Warrington,Judith Jamison and Katherine Dunham

On Saturday, December12, 2009 young artistswill display their musicaland dance skills atConcilio Ballroom, locat-ed at 7th Street andFairmount Avenue (amplefree parking) starting at8:00 PM and runningthrough 12:00 Midnight.

The event seeks to raiseawareness of the high stu-dent drop-out rate inPhiladelphia and promotethe active engagement ofyoung people in the 2010Census Count. EricaMarie Mendez, an accom-plished vocal performer inour city – brainchild of

2nd Annual Holiday teen bashthe Teenage Holiday BashTradition – is teaming upwith the Delaware ValleyVoter RegistrationEducation Project/ LatinoVote in hosting this year’sevent.

The Annual HolidayTeen Bash is an exclusiveshowcase to allow thenext generation of artist tobe heard/seen by theirparents, the media, andmusic industry

personnel. Recordingcompanies, promoters,producers and etc. arebeing invited, as well ascelebrities to come chilland check them out. Itwill be a nice time for thecelebrities and encourage-ment for the new artists.

“Of the many problemsthat plague the future ofPhiladelphia, I would saythat education ranks rightup there with the other. Itis essential that weencourage and engage our

city’s teenagers in theupcoming Census Count,because if we are to moveforward and provide aquality education; anaccurate Census Countwill help determine thedollars our educationalsystem will receive fromWashington DC to pro-vide an education thatwill prepare our city’syouth for higher learningand successful careers.”said Mendez.

“Getting youth excitedabout participating in the2010 Census Count pro-motes “good citizenship”and sense of giving backto the community. Once

we look at the high schooldropout rate in our city, itshould make everyresponsible adult anxiousto come out and watchtheir kids’ party, while atthe same time promotethe cause of educationand the impact an accu-rate Census Count willhave on the future of oureducation in this greatcity, added Janay Keys,Erica’s classmate atCAPA.

The admission fee of$20.00 will include bang-ing music by a well-known local DJ and pack-ages are permitted.

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“By joining the Community Enrichment FitnessNetwork’s (CEFN) Fit Kids 4 Life program, you havebegun a journey to healthy lifestyles. The nutrition edu-cation and hands on healthy-cooking demonstrations youreceived in this program will not only benefit your lifebut the lives of generations to come. Although this is thegraduation of your journey with CEFN, it is the begin-ning of a new life—a healthy life,” said DeanneWilliams, a registered nurse, at CEFN’s Fit Kids 4 Lifefirst graduation ceremony for the first graduating class ofparents and their children. The ceremony was held atSolid Rock United Methodist Church in the Olney areain Philadelphia on Friday Nov. 13.

Williams continued, adding that, “With the skills thatyou all acquired and now mastered, you have the poten-tial to achieve greatness.” Williams’ powerful wordsspoke to her role as keynote speaker, where she sharedwith the participants at the closing program sponsored byCEFN. CEFN is a grassroots, nonprofit organization ded-icated to empowering those who want to make a perma-nent healthy, unfertile change in their lifestyle.

Donna Ryan, Nutrition Education Advisor for thePenn State Nutrition Links program, told the parents andchildren of CEFN’s Fit Kids 4 Life first graduation class,“It has been a pleasure seeing how eager and willing youwere to learn how to prepare nutritious and healthymeals. I am so proud of your accomplishments. You dida wonderful job and I commend you. Continue to prac-tice what you learned these past six weeks.”

“The cycle of poor nutrition, lack of physical activityand childhood obesity must stop,” added Sherry Hill,director and founder of CEFN. “I am pleased that I puttogether a dynamic team to address childhood obesity.”

Hill thanked the major sponsors as health partners:Penn State Nutrition program and Temple University’sCenter for Obesity Research and Education supportedCEFN’s Fit Kids 4 Life health and fitness pilot project.Hill also expressed appreciation to Pastor MargaretPowell from Solid Rock United Methodist Church forhosting the program.

“I am pleased to offer space for this wonderful pro-gram that is needed in the community,” Powell said.Other sponsors included: Brown’s Shoprite, Olney OneShoprite and Cousins supermarkets.

“Over half of Health Partners155, 000 members arechildren, so we are always happy to participate in pro-grams like CEFN’s Fit Kids 4 Life program, which edu-

Jewelry can be used toenhance or to make a state-ment. Making a statementis fine when going out forthe evening or socially, butin business, it must be usedto enhance, to accessorize,to blend.

A business jewelry no-nois to have bangle braceletsjingling as you walk. It’svery distracting as well assends the wrong businessimage. Unprofessional is

the image sent. The dumb blonde (or its equiva-lent) is another image conjured up.

Another mistake is wearing jewelry that’s gold-platedand slightly tarnished. It gives the wearer an overall“dirty” appearance.

Then there’s the jewelry that’s too trendy for the envi-ronment. It doesn’t project a businesslike aura. The ruleis – always wear jewelry that is suited to the occasion.

Tips For Business:

1. Invest in quality, real gold or silver.2. Simplicity. You and not the jewelry should stand out

and make an impression.3. Avoid jewelry overload. Wear only one or two

pieces at a time. A simple chain of pearls, one braceletand a ring or enough.

4. Earrings are considered a jewelry ‘staple’ if keptsmall and inconspicuous.

5. Large dangling earrings are never appropriate forthe office. And they should be the proper size for yourface and look good with your hairstyle.

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cates young people about the importance of proper nutri-tion and exercise”, says Arlene Stewart- Mingo, commu-nity education program developer, Health Partners.“With Childhood obesity on the rise nationwide, it’s cru-cial that children stay active and develop healthy eatinghabits that will reduce their risk of developing diseaseslike diabetes and hypertension when they get older”

Fit Kids 4 Life is a project developed by theCommunity Enrichment Fitness Network (CEFN) toguide overweight children and their parents to starting apermanent healthy lifestyle. The program began on Oct.9 and ended on Nov. 13. The program featured how tocut a child’s addiction to sugar by presenting them withhealthy snack alternatives as well as interactive exercisesand games to encourage healthy behavior.

Sherry Hill, the founder and director of CEFN, saidshe is pleased with the success of the program. “This isour first attempt at developing a health and fitness pro-

gram for overweight children and their parents. I am soencouraged when I hear the reasons why the parentswant to have their children learn about the importance ofmaking healthy choices and staying physically active. Iwas motivated to develop this project when one of theparents wanted to get help for her 11 year old son whoweighed over 200 pounds. At that time, CEFN did nothave a program to meet her needs. However, this parentinspired the CEFN team to develop a program thatwould be geared specifically to meet the needs of over-weight children and their parents. I am happy to reportthat this parent and child are doing very well in the pro-gram. Fit Kids 4 Life is about helping parents and chil-dren with making permanent healthy life style changes,”Hill said.

For more information about the program, call 215-858-4957 or visit www.cefn.org.

CEFN's Fit 4 Life participants are seen proudly displaying their Certificates of Completion

Thanksgiving week kicked off on Monday with the distribution of 845 turkeymeals by Brown’s Family ShopRites, the Greater Philadelphia Urban AffairsCoalition and other partners, to Philadelphia families in need. One hundredcommunity groups delivered frozen turkeys with all the trimmings to the fami-lies. This is the 26rd consecutive year for the Coalition Thanksgiving Meal pro-gram. Holding the turkey, left to right: Sandy Brown, Brown’s FamilyShopRight and Sharmain Matlock-Turner, president, Greater PhiladelphiaUrban Affairs Coalition. Back row, left to right: Michael Basher, Brown’sFamily ShopRite; State Rep. Ronald Waters; State Rep. Keyatta Johnson;Wrenton Wright, The Pepsi Bottling Company; and David Patterson, GloryFoods Inc. The distribution was sponsored by Brown’s Family ShopRite, ThePepsi Bottling Group, Resources for Human Development, State Rep. RonaldWaters, State Rep. Curtis Thomas, Michel’s Bakery Inc., Glory Foods Inc. andthe Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition.

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Several hundred resi-dents suddenly froze inplace in Center City Fridayafternoon as part of a“Literacy Freeze” designedto attract attention to thenegative impact low litera-cy has on bothPhiladelphia residents andthe local economy.

Participants froze inplace for two minutesshortly after noon at theMunicipal ServicesBuilding Plaza on JFKBoulevard to symbolizethe paralyzing effect lowliteracy has on children,families, neighborhoodsand businesses. In a playon words, the phrase“Literacy Freeze You” wasemblazoned on t-shirtsworn by every participantto amplify the overarchingmessage that the power ofliteracy “frees” or liberateshuman potential.

Many passersby seemedstunned by the event,which occurred withoutadvance notice and wasdesigned for its shockeffect.

“Our message is not anew one, but it remainscritical. That’s why weorganized the LiteracyFreeze – so the publiccould cast a fresh eye onthe problem,” said JoAnnWeinberger, president andexecutive director of theCenter for Literacy. “Lowliteracy impacts everyone,not just the person whohas trouble reading.”

Aside from participantsstanding in place, volun-teers handed out hundredsof copies of Help Wanted,a report issued earlier thisyear by the PhiladelphiaWorkforce InvestmentBoard (PWIB). That reportdocuments the need forPhiladelphia to take stepsto bolster adult literacy –

Hundreds of residents participate in Literacy Freeze

or face a workforce increas-ingly lacking the skills tocompete in today’s globaleconomy.

The report notes thatGreater Philadelphia is ableto lure good, high-payingemployers to the area, butfaces a growing gap betweenthe essential needs of busi-

nesses and the skills of theworkforce. The problem isespecially acute inPhiladelphia, where 52.2percent of the populationfalls below the literacystandard required by busi-nesses. That means morethan half of all adultsstruggle to follow written

From left, Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board staffers Senior Associate,Public Investments Jamece Joyner; Senior Associate, Strategy and InnovationLauren Hirshon (kneeling); CEO Sallie Glickman (leaning); and Executive VicePresident Eric Nelson all froze in place for two minutes at Friday’s LiteracyFreeze in Center City, along with Ted Mucellin, political director for State Sen.Larry Farnese (behind Glickman).

Senator Williams donates turkeysto local fire departments

State Sen. Anthony H. Williams today traveled tofour local fire stations in South and SouthwestPhiladelphia to deliver two turkeys to each station.

The turkeys were donated to the fire stations toensure that the firefighters who are working Thursdayhave a Thanksgiving meal.

“Everyone deserves to have a Happy Thanksgiving,but especially our first responders, who know thatemergencies don’t take holidays. The fire house is thefirefighters’ home away from home, so now they’llhave a good home cooked meal on Thanksgiving,”Williams said. “Plus, this was a great opportunity togreet local fire houses and thank the first responderswho are saving lives every day.”

Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers joined

the senator to hand out turkeys to Foam 60, Ladder 19,located at 2301 S. 24th St. in South Philadelphia;Squad 47, located at 3023-45 Grays Ferry Ave. inSouth Philadelphia; Engine 40, Ladder 4, located at6438 Woodland Ave. in Southwest Philadelphia; andEngine 68, Ladder 13, located at 801 S. 52nd St. inSouthwest Philadelphia.

The visit to the fire stations was part of Williams’annual turkey drive, in which he distributed 150 donat-ed turkeys to local organizations throughout the 8thSenate District, which covers portions of South, Westand Southwest Philadelphia, as well as parts ofDelaware County.

The turkeys were donated by the senator, ShopRiteand Fresh Grocer.

Alfie Pollitt and Sonny Driver

Good music, good people and good food.It!s all about Alfie at Patterson!s PalaceRestaurant, 1621 Cecil B. Moore Avenue,Philadelphia, PA, Saturday, December 5 at8 p.m. $10.00 per ticket. For informationcontact: Sherry Freeman - 215-439-4719;Najma Dawud - 267-259-9124; Alfie Pollitt- 215-472-3999; Bruce Patterson - 215-236-3902.

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instructions or complete aform, such as a job appli-cation.

“To continue to attractbusinesses that will flour-ish now and in the future,Philadelphia must committo developing a world-class, highly literate work-force.” PWIB CEO Sallie

A. Glickman said. “Ourresearch suggests that astrategic investment of $12million annually over thenext seven years in work-specific intensive literacycourses would net morethan $370 million in taxesand savings. That’s a 450percent rate of return.”

Help Wanted alsoreported that:

*More than 202,000adults in Philadelphia havenot obtained a high schooldiploma.

*52.2 percent of work-ing-age Philadelphians –approximately 550,000people – fall below the lit-eracy standard.

*Those 555,000 adultscan only compete for athird of the jobs availablein today’s economy. That’sroughly 211,000 jobs.

*These problems willonly get worse withoutintervention. By 2015,there will be 120,000 addi-tional vacancies in the cityat higher level managerialand professional jobs,while by 2030, there willbe 600,000 Philadelphianslacking the skills needed tocompete in the economicmainstream.

The full Help Wantedreport is available atwww.pwib.org.

About the Center forLiteracy

The Center for Literacy(CFL) is the nation’slargest community-basednonprofit literacy provider.CFL offers adult basic andliteracy education, familyliteracy, in-school and out-of-school youth programs,workforce initiatives, GEDprograms, an adult diplo-ma program and other ini-tiatives through its net-work of over 100 learningcenters. More than 250volunteer tutors and a ded-icated staff of 40 teachersserved nearly 4,000 stu-dents last year.

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Many renters don’t stopto think about what hap-pens if there is a fire,someone breaks in andsteals their new TV orstereo, or a visitor slipsand falls on their property.The sad truth is; you willbe responsible! Whileyour landlord has insur-ance that covers the actualbuilding, that coveragedoes not include your per-sonal property or liability

for injuries which occur in the space you rent ~ beit an apartment or a house and yard.

If a fire should destroy or damage your home,your landlord’s insurance will cover the structure. Itwon’t cover damage or loss of your belongings.

Neither will it provide for the cost of temporary housingfor you and your family.

You may think you don’t own enough personal proper-ty to make the cost of insurance worthwhile. You’reprobably wrong! If you sit down and add up the cost ofeverything you own, you may be in for a big surprise.Consider what you have invested in such things as:

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• Electronics like TV, stereo, computers• Small appliances like microwaves, toaster ovens, etc.• Clothing• Art work like paintings or prints• Dishes, silverware and cookware• Sporting equipment• Books• JewelryCould you afford to replace all of these things?Even worse, what would you do if a friend is injured

on your property and decides to sue you for medicalcosts and more? It’s a scary thought, isn’t it?

Are you beginning to see why rental insurance may bea very wise investment?

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• The dollar amount of your coverage• Deductibles• Whether you choose to be reimbursed for Actual

Cash Value or Replacement Costs (more about that in aminute)

• Where your rental property is located and the num-ber of previous claims made, not only by you, but byothers living in the same area.

Let me explain the difference between Actual CashValue (ACV) and Replacement Costs. ACV is the valueof your property at the time a loss takes place. For exam-ple, if your television set is five years old, it’s valued atmuch less than if it were brand new. The lesser amountis what you are reimbursed.

However, if you opt for Replacement Cost, you’repaid whatever it costs to go out and buy a new TV withsimilar features. Insuring for replacement cost raises theamount of your premium so it’s a good idea to getquotes for both ACV and Replacement Cost policies.Then you can decide which option fits your needs andbudget.

Another thing to keep in mind is that jewelry, valuablecollections, and guns are usually covered under a sepa-rate policy or “rider”. If you own these kinds of items,be sure to tell your insurance agent. You don’t want tofind out after disaster strikes that they aren’t covered orthat they aren’t covered for their true value. One wayyou can reduce the cost of your rental insurance is tocheck with whichever company insures your car. If theyprovide rental insurance you may be eligible for a multi-line discount.

Rental insurance may be worth the investment just forthe peace of mind it offers you.

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Question: My sister's 39-year-old husband died sud-denly of a heart attack. Shewas pregnant with their childwhen he died. Will she andher child be eligible for anySocial Security benefits, and if

they are, when should she apply? Answer: Both your sister and her child would

probably be eligible for survivors benefits based onher husband's work record. Social Security survivorsbenefits are paid to a widow or widower at any age if heor she is taking care of the deceased's child, who is underage 16 and receiving Social Security benefits. She shouldcontact Social Security as soon as possible after the childis born.

Question: I recently met with my insurance agent and aquestion came up that we couldn't answer. I am a U.S.resident, but my 9-year-old son has been living inJamaica with his mother for the past eight years. Can hecollect Social Security survivors benefits if I pass away,even though he's been living outside the U.S. for most ofhis life?

Answer: If all the requirements for entitlement to sur-vivors benefits are met (his relationship to you, under age18 and unmarried), your son could receive benefits if heis living in Jamaica . The Social Security Act providesthat monthly benefits cannot be paid to beneficiaries afterthey have been outside the United States for more than 6-consecutive calendar months unless they meet an excep-tion to this provision. As a U.S. or a Jamaica citizen,your son would meet an exception and he could receivebenefits if he is living in any country to which we cansend benefits. However, if he is not a citizen of theUnited States or Jamaica and moves to another country,we would need more information about his citizenshipand where he was living before telling you whether hecould receive benefits. For more information, call SocialSecurity at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) andask for the publications Survivors Benefits (also availableonline at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10084.html) andYour Payments While You Are Outside the United States(also available online at www.ssa.gov/pubs/10137.html).

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Answer: A lump-sum death benefit of $255 may bepaid when a person dies who has worked long enough tobe insured under the Social Security program. The lump-sum death benefit can be paid upon the death of theinsured person even if he or she were not receiving retire-ment or disability benefits at the time of death. This pay-ment can only be made to a spouse who was living withthe worker at the time of death or to a spouse or a childwho, in the month of death, is eligible for a SocialSecurity benefit based on the worker's record. If nospouse or child meets the requirements, the benefit cannot be paid. For more information about survivors ben-efits, call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) and ask for the publication Survivors Benefitsor get it online at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10084.html.

Question: I don't have any income except for mySupplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. And I'venever really owned anything, except for my car. However,my mom is moving to Florida and wants to sign the houseover to me. I think it is worth about $140,000. Can I stillget SSI if I own a house?

Answer: Yes. While your SSI can be affected by yourincome and resources, we usually don't count your car, ora house that you live in. In fact, there's a whole list ofitems that we do not count as income or resources. Theseincome and resource exclusions are featured in the publi-cation Supplemental Security Income, which can befound online at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/#SSI.

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For some of us who grewup with siblings we havevivid memories of how ourparents handled fighting.

Some of us rememberalways being the one whowas blamed; others remem-ber everyone being pun-ished regardless of who theinstigator was and some ofus remember our parent get-ting so angry, the fighting

only escalated. If we study the behavior of a variety of differ-

ent species in nature, we can clearly see the rootof sibling rivalry. In essence, the cause is compe-

tition for limited or scarce resources. In a family, eachchild has the need and desire for the EXCLUSIVE loveof his/her parent. Children depend on us for everything- food, shelter and the very important need to feel SPE-CIAL. Feelings of anger, jealousy and resentment are allnormal among siblings.

What can we do as parents when our children fight?In most cases, unless we judge the situation to be dan-gerous, it is best not to intervene. When children areinvolved in a physical fight we need to clarify if it is areal or a play fight. Real fights are not permitted butplay fights are OK if it appears they are truly just play-ing. I always think it's wise though to limit the playfighting since they often end up with someone crying.

Normal bickering can be ignored. If it really bothersus, we need to separate ourselves. Children will oftenturn to us to resolve their problems and side with themthat it was the other person's fault. They need to knowwe have faith they can work things out themselves. Wecan simply say: "Ok, I see there is a problem but I knowthe two of you can work it out" and then walk away. We

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Wilmington, DE – AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) andthe Philadelphia Department of Public Health announcedtoday at a press conference at Philadelphia Health CareCenter #6 that AstraZeneca will provide free medicinesto the city’s Health Centers to help uninsuredPhiladelphians access both the medical care and medica-tions they need.

By participating in the AZ&Me™ Prescription Savingsprogram for healthcare facilities, the PhiladelphiaDepartment of Public Health will be better equipped toprovide medicine to its patients. Eligible patients will bereferred by their physician to receive their medications athealth center pharmacies.

“I am glad to see companies like AstraZeneca steppingup to support important health needs of Philadelphians.This program will make care at our centers more com-prehensive and helps make the city a healthier place tolive,” said Mayor Michael Nutter.

"During these tough economic times for both patientsand government agencies, I am delighted to announcethis public-private collaboration between AstraZenecaand the City of Philadelphia to bring free medications tothose most in need, who use our health centers." saidDonald F. Schwarz, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner,the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. “With thehelp of companies like AstraZeneca, we can reduce thebarriers that often lead to some patients doing withoutmedicines that are critical to their health.”

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health oper-ates eight health centers located in neighborhoodsthroughout the city. It is the mission of the health centersto provide high quality, comprehensive health care to allPhiladelphians regardless of their insurance status.

The services provided by the health centers includeprimary and preventive care for adults and children aswell as key public health services. The PhiladelphiaDepartment of Public Health aims to protect and promotethe health of all Philadelphians through the delivery ofservices at the health centers.

“At AstraZeneca, we want to go beyond making inno-vative medicines to making sure that the people whoneed these medicines can get them,” said JenniferMcGovern, Director, Patient Assistance Programs,AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. “We look forward topartnering with the Philadelphia Department of PublicHealth to improve the health of our local community.”

In 2008, AstraZeneca provided $13.7 million in sav-ings to more than 8,300 patients in Pennsylvania.Nationally, the company helped more than 440,000patients save $612 million on their medicines.

The AZ&Me™ Prescription Savings program forhealthcare facilities provides medicines free of charge tocommunity free clinics, community health centers, hospi-tals and other qualifying facilities that serve the unin-sured. The program is available to non-profit organiza-tions that have a licensed outpatient pharmacy or dispen-sary on site and meet other program criteria. Patients areeligible for AstraZeneca medicines through this programif they do not have prescription drug coverage and havea household income at or below $30,000 for an individ-ual, or $60,000 for a family of four.

"The City's budget crisis has forced us to find creativeways to maintain services to those in greatest need,” saidDr. Thomas P. Storey, MD, MPH, Director of the CityHealth Centers. "We are grateful to AstraZeneca for theirprescription savings program which will provide freemedications to low income health center patients, manyof whom have complex health care needs."

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often have a tendency to separate children when they'refighting. Usually we do it because it's the easiest way tostop the noise. Separating them doesn't teach them toresolve conflict. You do though have the right to imposesome rules around name-calling and put-downs.. I'moften impressed with the solutions my children come upwith on their own when I stay out of their argumentsaltogether.

All children want to feel special. We make them feelspecial when we acknowledge their uniqueness and nottreat each child the same. When one child has a birth-day, the other child doesn't need to be given a gift aswell. When one child gets new shoes, the other childdoesn't need to have shoes as well.

When we give everyone the same thing, no one feelsspecial. It's important to give according to need.Ensuring that each child gets regular one on one timewith you also makes, them feel special. Try spending 10minutes alone with each child at bedtime. Avoid compar-ing. When a child hears their sister or brother is in someway better than they are, it builds resentment. Everychild is unique and they all learn at different rates, havetheir own special likes and dislikes and exhibit differenttalents.

We can say: "You are the only 'you' in the whole wideworld. No one could ever take your place.

"Books for Parents: Siblings without Rivalry: AdeleFaber and Elaine Mazlish Loving Each One Best:Nancy Samlin The Joys of Sibling Rivalry: ElizabethBerg

Books for Children: A Baby for Max: MaxwellKnight A Baby Sister for Frances: Russell HobanNobody Asked if I Wanted a Baby Sister: MarthaAlexander Barbara Desmarais is a Parenting and LifeCoach and author of the Ebook: "Raise Your ChildrenBut Not Your Voice." She has worked with parents forover 17 years, as is the mother of two teenagers.

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Board and staff members of Chester Community Charter School (CCCS) joined Hon.Wendell Butler, mayor, City of Chester (third row, second from right) and Chester C. Turkey,CCCS’s new Thanksgiving mascot (center), at the school’s recent Thanksgiving GiftCertificate Giveaway event, wherein more than 600 parents of CCCS students received a $10gift certificate that can be redeemed for a Thanksgiving turkey or other food items at Sam &Sam meats, a local business in Chester Township.

Chester C. Turkey, Chester Community Charter School’s (CCCS) new Thanksgiving mascot,paid a surprise visit to dozens of kindergarten students prior to the school’s recentThanksgiving Gift Certificate Giveaway event, in which the CCCS supplied more than sixhundred $10 gift certificates to the parents of CCCS students, redeemable for Thanksgivingfood items at Sam & Sam Meats in Chester Township.

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Lincoln University has beenthe training ground for numerousworld-renowned athletes includ-ing Monford “Monte” Irvin ’42,who is being inducted into theChester County Sports Hall ofFame on November 7, 2009 forhis outstanding leadership in thesport of baseball.

Irvin’s baseball career official-ly started around the age of 18,when he joined the NewarkEagles of the Negro Leagues,under the name of “JimmyNelson,” to protect his amateurcollegiate status. While heplayed in the leagues, he simul-taneously was a star football,track and baseball player at thefirst Historically BlackUniversity, Lincoln University.

“Being at Lincoln was one ofthe happiest times of my life,”Irvin said. “I enjoyed a wonder-ful athletic career there, becom-ing the javelin champion of theAll-Central IntercollegiateAthletic Association and learned a lot about baseballplaying for Manny Rivero. But, what I valued the mostabout that time was making so many life-long friends.”

After graduating from the University, Irvin was one ofthe first black players to be signed after Jackie Robinsonbroke the baseball color line in 1947. He fashioned a

Lincoln University’s distinguishedalumnus inducted into Chester

career of dual excellence both withthe Eagles in the Negro leagues,and with the Giants in the NationalLeague (NL).

He debuted in the NationalLeague as a pinch-hitter. In 1951,Irvin sparked the Giants’ miracu-lous comeback to overtake theDodgers in the pennant race, bat-ting .312 with 24 homers and aleague-best 121 runs batted in(RBI), en route to the WorldSeries.

Irvin also teamed with HankThompson and Willie Mays toform the first all-black outfield inthe majors. Later, he finished thirdin the NL's MVP voting. In 1952he was named to the NL All-Starteam.

Throughout his professionalcareer, Irvin was a five time NegroLeague All-Star; a Negro LeagueWorld Series champion; a NLWorld Series champion; and in1952, led the NL in RBIs.

After retiring, Irvin worked as ascout for the New York Mets from 1967-68, and laterspent 17 years (1968-1984) as a public relations special-ist for Major League Baseball Commissioner BowieKuhn.

He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall ofFame in 1973, primarily for his performance in theNegro leagues. He now serves on the Veteran’sCommittee.

Irvin is unable to attend the Chester County SportsHall-of-Fame induction ceremony taking place at theRed Clay Room in Kennett Square, PA. KennethWoodward, adjunct lecturer of education at LincolnUniversity, will accept the award on his behalf.

The J. Lewis CrozerLibrary continues to offergreat programmingthrough the end of 2009.All programs are free andopen to the public.

Get in shape with TeenBoot Camp on Saturday,December 5th from 11:00

11:45a.m. This military-inspired class will showteens ages 13-18 how tohave fun burning calories.Funded through MetLifewith a Fit for Life grantadministered by theDelaware County LibrarySystem.

Discover FlowerArranging on a Budget onSaturday, December 5thfrom 2:00-3:00p.m.Gardener Janet Carter willdemonstrate how econom-ical flower arrangementscan enhance your holi-days. Generously providedby the PennsylvaniaHorticultural Society’sPhiladelphia Green pro-gram.

Youth ages 9 and up areinvited to witness anamazing one-man theatri-cal performance byThierry Lundy onMonday, December 7th at5:30p.m. featuring come-dy, theater, and spoken

word. Parents, educators,and mentors are welcomeas well!

Learn how to “BuildWealth, Not Debt!”through PhiladelphiaSaves, provided by theConsumer CreditCounseling Service ofDelaware Valley. Thisworkshop will be held onTuesday evening,December 8th, from 6:00-7:00p.m.

Kids of all ages willenjoy a visit with SantaClaus and a magic showon

Saturday, December12th from 12:00 noon to4:00p.m. Generously pro-vided by the LaborersInternational Union ofNorth America Local 413.

Join us for an eveningof holiday enjoymentincluding short stories,cookies, cocoa, and cardmaking for loved ones atthe Crozer Library FamilyHoliday Read on Monday,December 21st from 6:00-7:30p.m

Crozer Library is locat-ed at 620 Engle Street inChester. Registration isrequired at (610) 494-3454.

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One of the greatest trou-bles of life is loneliness.To be left unable to bear.And everyone who is illhas his loneliness. Youmay be surrounded by rel-atives and friends who arekind and thoughtful, butstill their presence doesnot help the emptiness ofyour suffering alone. Youlong for someone who

can and will, readilyunderstand and help to carry your burden. You longfor a friend or a companion to walk and to sufferwith you. Well, one such companion is JesusChrist. If you learn how to love and serve Jesus,you will find out that you have a “friend who stick-eth closer than a brother.” The 27th Psalm speaks ofit in these words: “When my father and my mother

forsake me, the Lord will take me up!” The problem withso many of us is that we don’t think about the Lord aslong as the body is in good health, many of us don’t eventhink about praying. But let something happen… One ofthe first things you’ll hear some of us say is “O’ LordHave Mercy!” If we would accept Christ and pray duringthe good times, we couldn’t have a thing to worry aboutduring the good times, because we know deep down inour hearts that the Lord will never leave us or forsake usin the time of trouble. And what you do for Jesus, he willcertainly do for you.

This reminds me of a story I read where a preacher saidto his church caretaker, “I am worried! Everyday at 12o’clock a shabby old man goes into the church. I can seehim through the parsonage window. He only stays a fewminutes. It seems most mysterious and you know the altarfurnishing are quite valuable. I wish you would keep aneye open and question the fellow.” The next day and formany days the caretaker watched, and sure enough at 12o’clock the shabby many would arrive. One day, the care-taker decided to question him. He said, “Look here myfriend what are you up to, going into the church every-day?” “I go to pray,” the old man replied quietly. “Nowcome,” the caretaker said sternly, “you don’t stay long

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New York, NY - Over the years there has been manybooks, speeches, and research studies that offer solutions tothe problems confronting African Americans and the com-munities they live in. Many of these solutions do havepotential and may be of great value; however, they aremissing the most crucial element to success; that element isunity.

Unity represents oneness of mind, heart and soul. Unityis cultivated amongst human beings through some sort ofcommon denominator. Without one or more commondenominators, unity is practically impossible. Religion,culture, moral values, and traditions are all perfect exam-ples of a common trait or element that will cultivate unity.

The lack of unity among African Americans is the majorreason for the many ills that afflict our people and our com-munities. The disheartening truth is that many AfricanAmericans do not see themselves as one race of people.According to a survey by the Pew Research Center in 2007titled “Optimism about Black Progress Declines – BlacksSee Growing Values Gap Between Poor and Middle Class”,African Americans (non-Hispanic Blacks) were asked:Can blacks still be thought of as a single race? Only fifty-three percent of African Americans believe that we are stilla single race. The overriding factor in determining theiranswer was the differences in the values held by middleclass and lower income blacks. These results indicate theabsence of a common denominator among AfricanAmericans.

The question to ask now is: Why are African Americansnot as unified as other ethnic groups in America?According to Malik Green, author of “The Black-Print –Black America’s Blueprint for Achieving Wealth,Prosperity and Respect”, and founder of Going-Beyond-The-Dream.org the answer is: “We (African Americans) arethe only ethnic group in America that does not have linkagewith its ancestors; thus, there is no linkage to the indige-nous culture of our ancestral lands. The indigenous cultureof our ancestral lands is part of our nature. In essence, weare not living according to our nature; therefore, we aredysfunctional as a people. Living the “American way oflife” without any true understanding of our own ancestralculture has been a major reason for our not having reachedour true potential here in America.”

In his book, “The Black-Print”, Green presents someinteresting concepts that he believes will bring about theunity that is sorely needed among African Americans. Heargues; that only through a unified African American com-munity will we be able to make significant political andeconomic progress here in America and around the world.His motto is “African Americans will never be respected asindividuals until African Americans are respected as a peo-ple.”

One of the ideas in his book calls a conference among themajor African American non-profit organizations inAmerica. This conference would discuss and debate themerits of merging or consolidation the major AfricanAmerican non-profit organizations. His view is that byconsolidating the resources of these major non-profit orga-nizations; this new entity would formulate and implement anationwide strategy to deal with the obstacles that impedethe political and economic progress of African Americans.

Green was asked, “Do you really believe it would be fea-sible to merge or consolidate African American non-profitorganizations?” His response: “I most certainly do; and thereason for my optimism is the fact that there is currently anentity that functions in a capacity similar to what I havesuggested in my book. The organization that I am speakingabout is the United Jewish Communities/JewishFederations of North America. This organization repre-sents 157 Jewish Federations and 400 independent networkcommunities throughout America. Their mission is to pro-tect and enhance the well-being of Jews worldwide. Thereis no coincidence that the Jewish people are one of the mostunited and prosperous ethnic groups in America. Therecommon denominators are the Jewish Holocaust and theirreligion. Jewish people throughout the world have made acommitment to one another to never allow anotherHolocaust. The influence of the UJC/Jewish Federations ofAmerica is clearly demonstrated by their recent invitationto speak with President Obama to discuss the issues con-cerning their communities. African Americans also have acommon denominator; though many of us seem to want toforget what it is. Our common denominator is the fact thatpractically all of us are descendants of African slaves. Weneed to make a commitment to one another to unite and cre-ate a formidable entity that will work towards achievingreal economic and political influence for the descendants ofAfrican slaves, today’s Black America. If this works forothers, why wouldn’t it work for us?”

Green addresses many other issues concerning theAfrican American community and provides some veryinteresting concepts and specific strategies to remedy themost serious and destructive forces that perpetuate the mar-ginalization of African Americans and the communitiesthey live.

About Going Beyond The Dream.org – Going-Beyond-The-Dream is a new organization that was created to facil-itate the goals of the book The Black-Print. The Black-Print; authored by Malik Green, is a detailed plan thatpromises to assist the descendents of African slaves,today’s Black America, in achieving economic and politicalinfluence in America and around the world. The Black-Print works off of the premise that African Americans willnever be respected as individuals until African Americansare respected as a people.

For more information about the author, his organizationand its goals, visit their website at www.going-beyond-the-dream.org

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which we’d already seen in his film “The Day AfterTomorrow” ... Emmerich attempts to deliver on sub-stance; the disaster film psychology utilized in classicfilms such as The Poseidon Adventure. Because of this,the film was long (two and a half hours), but keeps youriveted every step of the way.

Chiwetel’s appearance in this film as the main protag-onist alongside Cusack was suprising and refreshing.While Cusack is the recognizable name in this produc-tion - Chiwetel in fact, is virtually the "Star / Lead" inthis film. The film opens with his character and it is ulti-mately his character that saves the day.

Rated PG-13 and still going strong in theaters; 2012will remain the Holiday season action adventure film tocatch - reminiscent of a Summer blockbuster. Loads ofexcitement. An on the edge of your seat nail-biter. Takethe kids, take a date, enjoy the holidays! FOURSCOOPS.

THE BLIND SIDESandra Bullock remains one of Hollywood’s most

under-celebrated Actresses, but may finally get her justrecognition in her current role portraying Leigh AnnTuohy ... a real life, well-to-do spitfire who takes in aseemingly dim-witted, defensive back-sized, homelessteenaged boy they call "Big Mike”. Big Mike is betterknown as Michael Oher (pronounced like OR), the real-life 2009 NFL draft pick for The Baltimore Ravens

The Tuohy patriarch Sean, is surprisingly and handilyportrayed by music sensation Tim McGraw, and hedoesn’t do a bad job at all as the loving husband, sup-porting the whims of his out-going, head-strong, butcompassionate and sexy wife Leigh Anne.

The Tuohy’sand their two children; an outgoingyoung boy named SJ (Sean Junior) and a teenaged girlnamed Collins - don’t have a financial care in the world.Sean Tuohy is a former "Old Miss" basketball hero andformer NBA Broadcaster, and his wife Leigh-Anne is aformer Cheerleader for Old Miss, now working with thecheerleaders for the private Christian School that both SJand Collins attend. Sean, as well is a wealthy owner of achain of more than seventy Taco Bell and Long JohnSilver fast food restaurants, and the founder of a vastEvangelical Church community (The Grace EvangelicalChurch).

While it's truethat “The BlindSide” could belabeled yet anoth-er "Great WhiteSavior" to anunderprivilegedBlack child story,the differencehere is that thisstory is true andhard to ignore.While Script-doc-tored to make itpalatable forHollywood andits audiences...“The Blind Side”does indeed suc-ceed in its enter-tainment value forthe Holiday sea-son. And while some are asserting that this is Bullock’sbest film to date, as a "real" of Sandra Bullocks I mustbeg to differ. Bullock (also a successful Producer) doesindeed shine in “The Blind Side”, but Bullocks dramaticrange has gone unrecognized in films such as “Crash”,28 Days” and even “Premonition”. Bullock is a dramat-ic performer that hasn’t seen her day with the Academyjust yet. Hopefully it will come soon enough. That beingsaid... “The Blind Side” is not her best, but if it takes“The Blind Side” for the film industry to stop and takenotice then so be it.

Micahel Oher is portrayed by newcomer QuintonAaron (“Be Kind Rewind”) and there isn’t much thereto make a case on his performance one way or the othersince Big Mike doesn’t say much this film. What hedoes say seems passable, so we’ll have to keep watch forAaron in upcoming productions. He has another filmcalled “Cred” that has just completed production.

Rated PG-13; SSandra Bullock’s performance stealsthis production and it’s definitely the feel good film ofthe year... garnering audience applause. Football fans aswell are going to enjoy this Holiday winner. Three andthree-quarters Scoops. THREE AND THREE QUARTERSCOOPS. Just plain fun. Go see it.

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Aubrey Plaza, star of the NBC comedy series “Parksand Recreation” and of the summer movie “FunnyPeople,” has been named the Grand Marshal of the 46thAnnual Wilmington Jaycees Christmas Parade this Fridaystarting at 11 am in downtown Wilmington. EmmanuelSavary, 2009 Intermediate Men’s Jr. Figure SkatingNational Champion will be a special guest at the Parade.

The Parade will start at 11 am this year in order to pro-vide the lead in for an afternoon of family festivities indowntown Wilmington. The Parade will kick off at 5thand Market Street and will proceed up Market to 11th;then, proceed east for one block to King Street beforeheading down King to 8th where it will end. TheGrandstand will be located at 10th and Market Streets. (Inthe event of rain, announcements for a delayed start willbe made on local stations.) This annual event, traditional-ly held on Black Friday, is designed to bring the commu-nity together and to promote economic development indowntown Wilmington. It serves as the unofficial start ofthe holiday shopping season.

“The Wilmington Jaycees are excited about recognizingAubrey Plaza for her success as an actor and EmmanuelSavary for his accomplishments in figure skating,” saidParade Director Mark A. Oller. “This parade is aboutbringing people together to celebrate the upcoming holi-day season and to recognize our local celebrities.”

The parade will feature four marching bands from A.I.du Pont, Salesianum, Cab Calloway, and DelawareMilitary Academy in addition to two string bands fromPhiladelphia. There will be community groups whodance, sing, cheer, and march. Popular TV and moviestars Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Mickey Mouse, MinnieMouse, Bob the Builder, Cinderella, Elmo, and Dora theExplorer will be on hand as will ten floats, antique cars,and four large helium balloons.

Of course, the star of the show will continue to be SantaClaus. Children at the parade are encouraged to write aletter to Santa and have it collected by Santa’s helpers whowalk the parade route. (Children should provide theiraddress if they would like a reply.) The WilmingtonJaycees will work with Santa and his elves to make everyeffort to answer each letter.

The City of Wilmington will hold holiday festivitiesdirectly after the parade. Santa Claus will be in the lobbyof the Baby Grand from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm for childrento visit. From 1 pm to 5 pm strolling performers and car-olers will liven up Market Street with holiday cheer andRodney Square will be a holiday bazaar with vendors andthe ice skating rink. From 5 pm to 6 pm the traditionalCaroling in the Square will be held in Rodney Square. The

Wilmintgon Jaycees 46th Annual Christmas paradeevent will include the tree lighting, carols led by localchoir groups, a reading of "Yes, Virginia There is a SantaClaus", and a stocking giveaway. Also, attendees areencouraged to bring a canned good or nonperishable fooditem for the Delaware Does More campaign. In exchange,they will receive a hot dog and hot chocolate. Please visitwww.inwilmingtonde.us for more information.

Aubrey Plaza is from Wilmington where she graduatedfrom Ursuline Academy in 2002. She then headed to NewYork University's Tisch School of the Arts where shegraduated in 2006. Plaza has been performing improv andsketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatersince 2004. In addition to her roles in “Parks andRecreation” and “Funny People,” Aubrey will next beseen in Edgar Wright's action-comedy "Scott Pilgrim vs.The World" with Michael Cera, Jason Schwartzman andChris Evans.

Emmanuel Savary started skating at age 3 and qualifiedon his first try for the Jr. Nationals at age 7. In 2007, heplaced sixth in this competition. Emmanuel proceeded towin the Jr. National Championships by landing threeclean triples in his free skate earlier this year.

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Push buttons for yourself and stop asking for helpfrom others. Keep your own counsel. You’ll be happy you did.Psalm 117.

Make your plans in the daytime. Leave thosealone that say this is the way or that is the way. Psalm 121.

ARIES - March 21- April 19

Older friend may have information that canhelp. Just half believe. Certain school course could begood for you now. Psalm 142.

Watch your back this week, you may be head-ed for a fall. Keep your eye on the prize. Don’t get mad,get even. Psalm 123.

Even a lion has to take a rest sometimes. Takeyours now. Get away for a day or two by yourself and let itall hang out. Psalm 100.

Morning is a good time to get thiings done.Leave junk out of your life and set a new goal. Psalm 22:3.

You could do better if you tried. Let thosewho are close alone for a week or two. You’ll find a changethat will blow your mind. Psalm 44:4.

Keep faith in yourself and remember now is the timeto try those new things. You can make a difference. Psalm 134.

You will meet your future this week andyou will have to make a decision about it. Time goes onwhile you are trying to think about it. Wear somethingblue this week. Things will look up. Psalm 26:7.

Your plans for this month will not work.Re-shape them and you’ll get what you want. If you aregoing to play the lottery, go back to an old number frommany months ago. Have a drink. Psalm 44:8.

You may be getting older but you’re also get-ting better. Remember, you can make it happen. Look for therainbow. Psalm 79:2.

TAURUS - April 20 - May 20

GEMINI - May 21 - June 20

CANCER - June 21 - July 22

LEO - July 23 - August 22

LIBRA - September 23 - October 22

SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21

SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - Dececember 21

CAPRICORN -December 22 - January 19

AQUARIUS - January 20 - February 18

PISCES - February 19 - March 20

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VIRGO - August 23 - September 22

The capacity of what you believe is the nature of the path youwill follow. Keep your dream and stay away from those whoclaim to know.

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Contributing Correspondent for CBS’ 60 Minutes, to dis-cuss his highly anticipated new book: “Step Out on Nothing:How Faith and Family Helped Me Conquer Life'sChallenges”, Thursday, December 10 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. atthe Philadelphia Inquirer / Daily News Public Room, 400 N.Broad St. ~ Philadelphia. To RSVP for this FREE event,email Dawn@KDComm.com

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The Quaker City Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma ThetaSorority, Inc. presents their 8th Annual Dessert Hour Forum.The theme is “Saving our Young Black Males. It will be held onThursday, December 10 at St. Matthew AME Church, 215 N.57th St from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.This event is free and open to the public. For information con-tact Florence Oliver, Social Action Chairperson at 215-843-3375 or email Adeltagirl11969@ aol.com.

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This year’s drive was guided by studies that indicate itemsmost neeeded in the homeless communities are socks andshoes. Reverend John H. Roberts, Special Assistant to theSheriff is the coordinator and contact person for this event.“We serve God by serving one another,” says ReverendRoberts.

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