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Somalia. The name alone conjures up images ofunbridled destruction, merciless warlords and ruthlessterror. A place where nobody is safe from the atrocitiesof war, and where eight year olds handle AK-47s liketoys. When Forbes magazine recently unveiled their“Most Dangerous Destinations,” Somalia, above Iraqand Afghanistan, topped the list. But it’s also “TheNation of Poets,” where a poem can both inspire peaceand end wars.

Growing up, it was both of these Somalias thatinformed musician/emcee K’naan Warsame, who isforging his own musical path via a unique blend of reg-gae, funk, pop, soul and, above all, hip-hop. Recordedprimarily in Kingston, Jamaica at Bob Marley’s homestudio, his second album, “Troubadour,” includes contri-

butions by the likes of Damian Marley, Mos Def, Chali2na, Kirk Hammett of Metallica and Adam Levine ofMaroon 5.

During his early childhood, the Western music, whichreached K’naan’s ears was pretty much limited to “BobMarley and Tracy Chapman,” until at 10, he becamefascinated by the hip-hop being emitting from a tiny carspeaker. “I had heard a rap verse, but I had no idea whatit was back then,” he recalls.

At 14, K’naan and his three best friends were attackedby warlords, just one of countless indelible images forthe impressionable teenager. Having chased themthrough the streets of Mogadishu, eventually corneringthe boys in an alley, the men began shooting. K’naanavoided injury, but his three friends were brutallygunned down.

Certain that it was only a matter of time before her

Kickin’ back with K’Naan

By Odochi IbeNNPA SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON (NNPA) - The Congressional Black Caucus istackling the current debilitating joblessness in the Black communityhead-on with several sessions on the connection between educationand employment at its 40th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC).The conference will be September 15-18 at the Walter E. WashingtonConvention Center.

Sen. Ronald W. Burris (D- Ill) recently hosted a panel on “ExploringMinority Business Opportunities with the Federal Government.” Sen.Burris, a strong advocate of looking toward the future when it comesto employment, believes Americans should devote time into learningnew technologies and becoming aware of new jobs in the emerging

DEFENDER NEWS SERVICE

The director of financialservices for Harris County hasbeen indicted for theft andfraud. The indictments recentlyhanded down against EdwinHarrison come from allega-tions that he stole from an eld-erly relative, Cecile Harrison

Harrison is responsible for alot of money-related issues inthe county, but his indictmentsstem solely from the allega-

tions against his relative, who’solder than the age of 65.Harrison faces charges of FalseStatement to Obtain Credit,Tampering with aGovernmental Record, Theft,and Misapplication ofFiduciary Property. Three ofthe charges are first degreefelonies that expose Harrisonup to 99 years or life in prison.The fourth is a state jail felony

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Texas Southern University’s president has come upwith a plan he hopes will put an end to a contro-versy surrounding the painting over of some his-

toric murals on the campus of the historically Black uni-versity. But some students and community memberswonder if his contribution of $50,000 for a Preservationplan is enough to undo the damage. University officialssay they know it’s not enough, but it’s a first step.

“We know $50,000 isn’t enough for the whole project.It’s just enough to bring in a conservator to analyze the

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By Imani EvansSPECIAL TO THE NNPA FROM

THE DALLAS EXAMINER

DALLAS (NNPA) - The arcane world ofairport concessions contracts has been laidbare, and for some, what they see isn’t pretty.

After hours of sometimes heated discussion,a racially divided city council voted 8-7against a proposal that would have given morethan half of the concession space in a renovat-ed Love Field terminal to the airport’s currentvendors - without a competitive bid - for aterm of up to 18 years.

To the surprise of some long-time councilobservers, the council overruled a recommen-

dation by city staff to extendthe contracts of StarConcessions and HudsonRetail Sales - two firms withties to prominentDemocrats, including StateRep. Helen Giddings andU.S. Congresswoman EddieBernice Johnson - without acompetitive bid.

The essence of the citystaff recommendation that the no-bid contractswould be appropriate given the incumbents’experience, the desirability of minimizing dis-ruptions during the renovation and the busi-ness risks taken by the incumbents, which

included significant capitalinvestments, during a peri-od of uncertainty followingthe 9/11 terror attacks ulti-mately failed to carry theargument.

In the three years sincethe council first embarkedon its Love Field modern-ization plan, the conces-sions contracts have

emerged as by far the most contentious issue,and have led to accusations of politicalfavoritism on both sides.

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Airport contracts divide DallasCity Council in Race debate

County financialdirector indicted

CBC tacklesunemployment

The Houston community is rememberinga longtime politicalactivist who died Sept. 11,2010. Beulah Shepard,89, made her mark bothlocally and nationally as atireless fighter for civilrights and political jus-tice.

Funeral services will beheld at 10am at GalileeMBC, 6616 D.S. BaileyLane. Pastor EdwinDavis, officiating. Interment: Houston

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REMEMBERING

Beulah Shepard

BeaulahShepard

Save the TSU Muralswww.tsu.edu/givingor contact Wendy Adair

University Advancement [email protected]

Eddie BerniceJohnson

HelenGiddings

Marcus DavisLeading the TSU Alumni

By Christina CallowayDefender

Most people know Marcus Davis for the deli-cious cuisine he serves up at his two highly popular restaurants, the breakfast klub and The Reggae Hut. But the native Houstonian

is making another name for himself, with something else that is just as near and dear to his heart – his alma mater.

For the past few months, Davis has served as president of the Texas Southern University National Alumni Associa-tion (TSUNAA).

Davis is a 1996 graduate of TSU. There, he majored in political science and became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi while he continued to develop his skills in the restaurant business working for the corporate office of Chick fil A. Af-ter he left Chick fil A, he went on to teach sixth and eighth grade history at Sharpstown Middle School for four years. With a love for the restaurant business still in his heart, he worked diligently to open the restaurant he envisioned and the breakfast klub was born on September 29, 2001.

The passion that has led the breakfast klub to one of the top restaurants in Houston, is the same passion that Davis uses to guide him in his position as president of TSUNAA. No matter where he goes, you can always catch Davis proudly wearing some maroon and gray TSU

TSU Distinguished Alumni honored Texas Southern University will recognize accomplished alumni with the association’s highest honor – the Distinguished Alumni Award. The dinner will take place Oct. 29th at the Westin hotel during Homecoming Week (Oct. 24-31). Honorees include: John Guess, The Honorable Kenneth Hoyt, Alicia Hughes, Vincent Saunders, Alvin Langley, Marcus Wiley, Bernadette Pruitt, Margaret Stroud, Ed.D and Cecile Harrison.

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Vincent Saunders Alvin Langley Marcus Willey

John Guess Kenneth Hoyt Alicia Hughes

Born: August 27, 1971

n Family: Wife: Melvinie DavisKids: Lundyn Cymone, Joshua Raymond, and Bailey Harrell Siblings: Anthony & Jerry Davis

n Education: -Kashmere High School -TSU (B.A., Political Science)

n Business Accomplishments: -Owner, breakfast klub and reggae hut-One of the Best Breakfast Restaurants in America (USA Today 2010)-One of the Top 4 Best Breakfast Restaurants (ABC-TV Good Morning America 2010)

n Awards:-Heart of Houston Award (2010)-YMCA Super Achiever Award (2009)-Men of Style Award (2009)-Pinnacle Award (2006)

Biography

Marcus Davis

Roland Martin: UnapologeticBetween Barack Obama’s

declaring his candidacy for the Presidency, Election Day 2008, and the mid-term elections, Roland Martin has filed hundreds of reports about the president in his capacity as a political correspondent for CNN and TV-One Networks, as well as a radio talk show host and a nationally-syndicated columnist. Furthermore, Martin was also occasionally afforded access to Obama for intimate, 1-on-1 interviews during the campaign.

So, it only makes sense that he would decide to publish The First: President Barack Obama’s Road to the White House as Originally Reported by Roland S. Martin, a book recounting Obama’s historic run for the White House.

Recently, Roland reflected with me about the campaign, the book, his career and his family life. KW: Nice speaking with you again, Roland. Let me start by asking what inspired you to publish the book? RM: I was thinking about the fact

that I had written about a hundred columns during the campaign, and I realized I could do a book on it. So, I started pulling all the radio interviews I did during the campaign, and my blog posts, and my interview with Michelle Obama, and I realized I could put together an anthology from just my coverage alone. But then, I thought of calling about 15 of the celebrities I had met on the campaign trail, like Common, Chris Tucker, Jessica Alba and

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Jarvis Johnson will not be charged

By Defender News Services

Houston City Council Member Jarvis Johnson will not face charges for evading arrest. A Har-ris County grand jury has no-billed the embattled councilman. The charges were in connection with an incident in July in which police said they saw Johnson speeding in northeast Houston.

An HPD officer said when he tried to pull Johnson over, the politician kept going and led the officer on a brief, slow-speed chase. Johnson said he pulled over as soon as he noticed the officer’s lights. Johnson was arrested and accused of felony evading, but the grand jury decided there was not enough evidence to show he did anything wrong.

After the jury declined to charge him, Johnson addressed the case.

“We need to make sure we’re doing more patrol than we are doing speed traps. A speed trap set up at night in a crime-riddled community is disingenuous to the citizens of that community,” Johnson said. “I think it’s important to continue to make that community safe certainly of speeders, but more importantly of the criminal element that plagues that community.”

Johnson also said he appreciates all the sup-port he’s received from his family, his Houston City Council colleagues and area residents since his arrest.

RolandMartin

Stimulus funds aid 5th Ward

By Defender News ServicesHouston’s Habitat for Humanity is working to

bring hope to blighted areas, and thanks to a $1.4 million stimulus fund, they’re starting with foreclosed and abandoned properties in Fifth Ward.

Construction began on the first three of 17 homes to be built with funding from the City of Houston’s allocation of federal stimulus dollars under the Neigh-borhood Stabilization Project (NSP).

The funding was authorized under the Ameri-can Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to help prevent or stem the decline in communities affected by abandoned and foreclosed homes.

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Houston Habitat for Humanity volunteers lay out walls at the site of the future Butler family home. With assistance from the City of Houston’s allocation of federal stimulus dollars to transforming blighted properties in the Fifth Ward area, the Butler family will become first time homeowners within the next few months.

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family met the same fate, K’naan’s motherwould travel daily through the firefight tothe U.S. embassy in the hopes of securingvisas for her and her loved ones. Despitedaily denials, she persisted, and on the lastday the U.S. embassy was in Somalia,received visas to leave for America.

“You can’t even describe it,” saysK’naan. “It is the most sensational, liberat-ing feeling. There was the weight of a worldof hope on your shoulder that has suddenlylanded. It was only then that I started to getthis certain value of life that I never hadbefore.” With little possessions and noknowledge of English, K’naan and his fami-ly boarded the last commercial flight out ofMogadishu for New York before settling inToronto.

The tunes on Troubadour reflect the sumof K’Nasan’s life experiences. Having spentthe better part of the last two years on theroad, visiting over 50 countries fromSlovenia to Peru to Vietnam to Uganda, thealbum is the sonic document of an artistwith much to share, and disproves rapmusic’s detractors who say that hip-hop hasnothing new left to say.

The CD’s first single, “Wavin’ Flag,” hasbecome an international sensation, and wasthe official anthem of the World CupChampionship hosted this summer by SouthAfrica. Reaching over 150 countries, thesignature song was featured on K’Naan’sFIFA-sponsored Trophy Tour, which saw theemerging rap star spreading his message tosoccer fans in concerts staged all around theworld.

K’naan has also re-recorded new versionsof the track with Will.i.Am and Frenchdance producer David Guetta and a bilin-gual versions with Spanish pop singerDavid Bisbal, French MC Fefe, AI Otsukafrom Japan, Jackie Cheung and Jane Zhangfrom China, Tattoo Colour from Thailand,Nancy Arjam from Egypt, HHP from SouthAfrica, and other artists in Greece, Turkeyand elsewhere.

Kam Williams: Hi K’naan, thanks so muchfor the time.

K: My pleasure.KW: What was the inspiration for Wavin’

Flag?

K: I can’t remember specifically, it wasjust one of those moments when I had amelody in my head and a discontented,melancholy feeling. I just wrote that.

KW: Did it emanate at all from your child-hood?

K: I think everything kinda’ does.Everything is kind of shaped by life in gen-eral, so I guess it does feel like my child-hood might have been an influence. Butthose things are pretty subconscious.

KW: Do you still feel a strong connectionto Somalia?

K: Yes, I have many, many memories,which have impacted my life.

KW: Were you listening to a lot ofAmerican music while growing up?

K: You could live in Somalia forever andnever need music from outside Somalia.There are a lot of different styles and a vari-ety of musical ideas developing right there.

KW: What did it mean for you to haveWavin’ Flag become the anthem of theWorld Cup?

K: I used to get very excited watching theWorld Cup on TV as a child. So, to haveany kind of involvement with the WorldCup is a big, big honor.

KW: Are you a soccer fan and did you play

soccer in your youth?K: Yes I am, and I did play, like most

other children. KW: How have you been received by the

American hip-hop community? K: Great! You can tell from what’s been

happening for me. They’ve all been verysupportive and showing love for what I do.

KW: Where do you think hip-hop is head-ed?

K: I think it will always go through phas-es, like how philosophy in ancient timeswould celebrate the body and the physicalfor a while, then focus on the mind and thespiritual. I think that those phases happen tous as well, and hip-hop is one of the bestbarometers of what is happening, because itreflects the feeling of young people. I seemy music as following the feeling.

KW: When you look in the mirror, what doyou see?

K: [Chuckles] Interesting… I often try tofind the face of my teenage years. I don’tknow whether it’s like this for everybody,but I can’t find it.

KW: What is your favorite dish to cook?K: It probably would be good if I cooked

more, but I just don’t do it very often. WhenI do, I find it very enjoyable. I made a dish

about a year ago. It was stir-fried vegetableswith Szechuan sauce. I made it a little toospicy, I admit, but I think everybodyenjoyed it, aside from all the sweating.

KW: How do you think African music willinfluence the rest of the world in the com-ing years?

K: I think it’s actually already affectingthe world in a big way now. People justaren’t aware of it. For instance, there’s agreat tune by Coldplay called “StrawberrySwing.” It’s essentially Afro-Pop music.And most of Vampire Weekend’s music isAfro-Pop. Africa has influenced many of thebiggest bands. So, I believe Africa hasalready crept in and changed music in theWest. People just don’t know to call itAfrican.

KW: If you could have one wish instantlygranted, what would that be?

K: Wow! That would be for a sudden shiftin my country from war, distrust and deathto peace, love and harmony.

KW: Are you ever afraid?K: Yes I am, but not of what people ordi-

narily fear, fortunately. My fears are allinternal. I’m afraid of my own self morethan of anything external.

KW: Are you happy?K: Happiness, I think, is one of the most

elusive things on the planet. I believe thathappiness is only appreciated in retrospect.So, I’m always happy, given that I later findout that I was.

KW: How can your fans help you?K: By being understanding of the fact that

I don’t make music for them, but that Imake music that’s about my past and aboutmy most honest internal instincts. Theyneed to understand that more than anythingelse. Wherever I go, it’s not about them, butwhere the music takes me.

KW: What has been the happiest momentof your life?

K: The birth of my first son.KW: Do you have any regrets?K: I guess I do have some regrets, but

none big enough to obsess about.KW: How do you want to be remembered? K: As someone who was always interested

in walking through life in a positive wayand in affecting people in a positive way.

KW: Thanks again for the interview,K’Naan, and best of luck on your world tour.

K: Thank you so much, Kam.

K’Naancontinued from page 1

Musician/emcee K’Naan Warsame is forging his own musical path via a unique blendof reggae, funk, pop, soul and, above all, hip-hop.

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Malik Yoba to speak with them about their involvement. And they all said, “Yeah, we’ll do it!” KW: How did you decide on the cover and on the book’s title? RM: I knew I wanted it to look like those “Hope” and “Change” campaign posters. Then, I was trying to figure out what the heck to even call it, and I remembered a book I’d read about the New York Times’ coverage of Lincoln’s election, presidency and death, called Lincoln in the Times: The Life of Abraham Lincoln, as Originally Reported by The New York Times. KW: Barbara Darko asks, when did you start covering the Obama campaign? RM: I was already doing my daily radio show, when I was signed by CNN in February of 2007. He declared his candidacy that same month. At that time, I was trying to figure out where I fit in. Everybody was saying, “Hillary Clinton’s going to get the nomination,” like it was a foregone conclusion. But I thought “Hey, I don’t think anybody’s paying serious attention to this guy.” I decided my niche was to know anything and everything the Obama campaign was doing, so that when I went on the air, I would own that space. We had correspondents covering several candidates at once, but my approach was, “No, I’m going to own ‘this’ space.” KW: This book comes with a DVD of your interviews with Obama. Why did you decide to include that? RM: I said to myself, “What could make this book unique?” The interviews add value and were part of the coverage anyway. KW: When did you get a good sense that Obama could actually win the Democratic nomination? I assume earlier than the Iowa caucuses. RM: No, because, remember, everybody thought Senator Clinton was going to get it. In hindsight, a turning point was the debate before Iowa when Clinton stumbled on the question about immigrants getting driver’s licenses in New York. That crack in the armor gave Obama an opening to turn the tide. Prior to that, he had been having difficulty getting any traction. Obviously, Iowa changed the whole game. KW: Did you find it hard to stay objective during the campaign as a Black man? RM: My role wasn’t to be objective. As a contributor, I was there to be subjective. I was free to give opinion, and that’s how I approached it. KW: You interviewed President Obama recently. Does he seem like a different person, given his big drop in approval ratings compared to a year ago? RM: I didn’t get a sense that because of the drop in poll number things have changed. He’s always this person who’s on an even keel. But you certainly can tell that the weight of the presidency is there, as it is on any president, because their

looks change in terms of their hair color and their facial expressions. It’s a difficult job. It’s not simple at all. If you want to age a lot of years, become president. KW: Publisher Sonny Jiles, who used to be your boss when you wrote for the Houston Defender, says, “Tell him I love him and to give me a call.” RM: No problem. KW: She also asks, “What advice do you have for young journalists, given the way the industry is changing?” RM: I will say very simply, “Read! Read! Read! Read! Read!” What has always helped me has been a reservoir of knowledge. So, whenever something came up, I could pull from historical elements for assistance in addressing present-day issues. I am also careful to cultivate professional contacts, which might come in handy at a later time. KW: Children’s book author Irene Smalls admires the fact that you are a true family man. You often talk about your wife; you are paying for nieces and nephews to go to college. She asks, is family fidelity and true success ultimately compatible? RM: I was attending an event years ago where the question “Who are your role models?” was raised. I heard people respond with names like “Oprah Winfrey” and “Bill Cosby.” I have nothing against them but no celebrity ever fed me, clothed me, helped me with my homework, drove me to school or picked me up when it was late. It was my mom and dad. So, family to me is absolutely vital. Everybody can adore you because you’re on television, but at the end of the day, when you’re no longer on TV, who’s still there? It’s family. In terms of my wife and me raising my four nieces in Chicago, and also taking in my sister and her two kids at our home in Dallas, I felt like I couldn’t speak out all around the country about saving our children, if I didn’t do it at home. I can’t talk about the education of Black children, if I ignored two of my nieces who were a couple of grade levels behind. I believe that charity begins at home, and I take seriously the role of a godfather to fill the gap when the parents aren’t doing their job. My wife is me, and a part of my life. When you hide that relationship, you stop being your authentic self. KW: When you were webmaster for BlackAmericaweb you ever imagined this broad-ranging, successful development of your career? RM: Yes. Remember, I went to a communications high school in Houston, with a TV station, a radio station and a newspaper. I mastered all three media while still in high school. They tried to get me to focus only on one in college, but I said, No!” Even while I ran BlackAmericaweb, I was news editor of Savoy Magazine, started my syndicated column and published my first book. And I was doing radio even before that. And I started appearing on CNN in

2002. So, I was doing five different media even then. That was always the plan. I never only wanted to settle for one. KW: Is there any question no one ever asks you, that you wish someone would? RM: You got me. KW: What was the last book you read? RM: I read several books at one time. One is James Brown’s Role of a Lifetime.

I’m also reading Twice as Good: Condoleezza Rice and Her Path to Power by Marcus Mabry. And Byron Pitts book, Step Out on Nothing.

And Gerald Boyd’s My Time in Black and White: Race and Power at the New York Times, an awesome book. He broke it all down. And I have about 60 more books waiting in the hopper. KW: When you look in the mirror, what do you see? RM: An unapologetic Black man. KW: Do you have any regrets? RM: No, because even if something didn’t turn out well, it’s still a part of me that makes me, me. So, I never look upon anything as a regret. It helps you regardless. KW: What is your favorite dish to cook? RM: Gumbo. KW: How do you get through the tough times? RM: Through God, and an absolute belief in self.

KW: Who was your best friend as a child? RM: My brother and my cousins. You gotta understand. My grandmother had eight children. They averaged five kids each. We didn’t have room for friends. I have no recollection of having a sleepover at a non-relative’s house. KW: If you could have one wish instantly granted, what would that be? RM: That not a single Black kid would drop out of school. KW: Who’s your favorite clothes designer? RM: Sean Jean. KW: What do you consider your biggest accomplishment? RM: Being a strong uncle to my nieces and nephews. KW: How do you want to be remembered? RM: As a brother who didn’t give a damn what anybody thought, but he brought his views to every venue in an

uncompromising and unapologetic fashion.

KW: Well, thanks for another great interview, brother. RM: Sounds good. All right man, thanks a lot.

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green industry.The Congressional Black Caucus

Foundation, which funds the legislative con-ference, wants to ensure that the Black com-munity is aware of the changing job market,new jobs and how to prepare for them.

“So many people will never return to thejobs they lost,” said Rep. Elijah E.Cummings (D-Md.), honorary co-chair ofthis year’s events. “It’s our responsibility toincrease their ability to do the jobs that areavailable to them.”

They will be holding several town hallmeetings throughout the week to discussjobs and education, said Cummings.

Elsie Scott, president of the CBCFoundation, said that people need to knowthat federal jobs are available, but it’s nolonger a matter of taking a civic exam andhaving an application read by a supervisor.

“There’re technological advances in thehiring process” Scott said. “A computernow scans each application looking for keywords and phrases and we want the commu-nity to be cognizant of these changes toincrease their chances.”

This year’s conference will also attempt tobreak down the complex new healthcare lawthrough a Cliff-notes-type guidebook. Freehealthcare screenings, panel discussions,and forums on serious medical issues in theBlack community will befeatured. But there will beparticular focus onHIV/AIDS and bone mar-

row donation.The sessions will include “Beyond a

National AIDS Strategy: Next Steps in theFight Against HIV/AIDS in Black America”and “Sister Speak: Reducing HIV/AIDS inthe Black Community” and “Beyond Blood:Bone Marrow Donation Among AfricanAmericans - A Health and WellnessLuncheon.”

“CBC Foundation has an ongoing projectto increase AIDs awareness with fulltimeresearch on how to prevent the spread of thisdisease,” Scott said. “We have a grant fromthe Centers for Disease Control and are par-ticipating with other Black organizations toget out more attention to the public.”

This year the conference will have at leastone workshop focusing on Black women.“But we want all aspects of the communityespecially those at a higher risk to be

informed,” Scott added.Also, for the first time in its history, the

conference is partnering with the NationalBlack Justice Coalition to hold an LGBTleadership summit. The coalition is the onlynation-wide Black gay civil rights organiza-tion.

The goal of this summit is to bring atten-tion to issues pertaining to gays and lesbians;including their fight for equality. The ulti-mate goal is for people to be able to cometogether and have open and honest discus-sions.

Said Sharon Lettman-Hicks, executivedirector of the coalition, “Black communi-ties are in crisis. It’s critical that we supportthe empowerment of anyone who desires tocontribute something positive to rebuildingour families, including LGBT people.”

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that carries a punishmentof up to two years in stateprison.

Harrison, 54, has notbeen charged in his offi-cial capacity, and the alle-gations do not involveany loss to Harris County.Still, Harris County JudgeEd Emmett said he wantsHarrison removed fromthe job.

“Looking at the impor-tance of that position forthis county, at this time,bond ratings and all thosethings, I think it’s veryimportant that he eitherbe suspended or stepdown in some form orfashion,” Emmett said.

Harrison denies thecharges, saying he is con-fident his innocence willbe proven.

Emmett said if Harrisonwon’t step down willing-ly, he says he plans tomake sure Harrison issuspended until thecharges work their waythrough the court system.

Harrison wife has alsobeen charged.

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The CBC wants to ensure that the Black community is aware of the chang-ing job market, new jobs and how to prepare for them.

Gaddafi Remarkson ‘Blackening’Europe stirs concerns, anger

By Shantella Y. ShermanSPECIAL TO THE NNPA FROM THE WASHINGTON INFORMER

(NNPA) - In what appears to be a racially incendiarymove, Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi,recently offered to stem the steady influx of Africansinto various European nations in an effort to keepEurope white and civilized. Gaddafi told Italian PrimeMinister Silvio Berlusconi on a recent trip to Rome thatthe European Union (EU) should pay him at least 5bneuros ($6.3 billion) a year to stop illegal African immi-gration and avoid a “Black Europe.”

Massaging old racial wounds and growing concerns,Gaddafi hoped to capitalize on fears that millions ofAfricans, who once lived under the subjugation ofEuropean colonial rule and who were made citizens ofthose nations, would continue to migrate to their“Mother Country” impoverished, and without clearmeans of employment.

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VOLUME 79 • NUMBER 51OCTOBER 14 - 21, 2010

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Albertina Walker, Legendary Gospel Singer Dies at 81By AFRO Staff

Often dubbed the “Queen of Gospel,” vocalist Albertina Walker spent six decades inspiring future gospel artists and inspiring legions of fans with songs like “Please Be Patient with Me,” “Lord Keep Me Day By Day” and “Walk Around Heaven.”Fellow gospel artist Yolanda Adams announced on her radio show that Walker, the former lead singer of The Caravans, died Oct. 8 after a lengthy hospitalization for emphysema-related complications. She was admitted to the hospital Aug. 29, also her birthday.Walker was born in Chicago and began singing at the West Point Baptist Church. Throughout her teen years, she performed with various groups and was influenced by celebrated gospel artist Mahalia Jackson, with whom she later toured.In 1951, Walker formed The Caravans, which included singers Ora Lee Hopkins, Nellie Grace Daniels and Elyse Yancey. Over the years, The Caravans went on to include notable performers such as Shirley Caesar, Inez Andrews and Dorothy Norwood. In the late ‘60s, Walker launched a career as a solo artist and released her first project, “Put a Little Love In Your Heart,” in 1975. The popular singer went on to record over 50 albums and performed for former presidents George

W. Bush and Bill Clinton and South African leader Nelson Mandela. Walker’s musical footprint was seen throughout the gospel industry, and she was awarded a Grammy in 1995 for Best Traditional

Gospel Album, three Stellar Awards and three Dove Awards for her contributions. In early September, erroneous reports of her death surfaced on Twitter and other online

venues, creating frenzy among her supporters. Now, celebrities and non-celebrities are taking to the popular site to remember the musical icon.“Heaven’s choir just got

better…Albertina Walker just got called home to be with the Lord,” Jamal Bryant, pastor of Baltimore’s Empowerment Temple, wrote. Similarly, singer and pastor Donnie McClurkin encouraged

fans to pray for Walker’s family and wrote, “Another gospel icon has gone! Sis Albertina Walker died today! Let’s all consider the day we’re in, examine ourselves, LOVE & live holy.”

Albertina Walker

2010

National Cemetery. Shepard was an outspoken

Democrat who moved toHouston from Louisiana nearly60 years ago and lived fordecades in Acres Home, whereshe unofficially known as the“Mayor of Acres Homes.”

“Beulah was a woman ofguts, purpose and presence,”said state Rep. SylvesterTurner, D-Houston. “If shethought it, she said it. She wasdirect. That was BeulahShepard. You didn’t have toguess what she was thinking.She loved politics, she lovedthe process and she loved par-ticipating in the process. If yousought political office, yousought her out. She had thepower.”

Shepard enjoyed rare 24-hour access to Texas governorsand other state and local politi-cians, and was invited to theWhite House a few times,meeting at least a handful ofpresidents, including John F.Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson,Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton.

Shepard, who worked as aconstituent liaison for formerHarris County CommissionerSquatty Lyons for some 20years and then Sen. JohnWhitmire, D-Houston for about10, was gifted at reading peopleand politics at play. In fact, itwas Shepard who convincedTurner to run for political officein the late 80s.

“I told her, ‘Ms. Shepard, Ihave no interest in running. Towhich she replied, ‘You haveno idea what you’re interestedin.’ She was literally the onewho put the idea in my head,’?”he said.

Shepard’s love of politicswas evident in her constantefforts to get people out to vote.

“She knew the value of thevote because she had beendenied the right to vote,”Turner said.

Shepard's survivors includeseven children, 30 grandchil-dren, 24 great-grandchildrenand 10 great-great children.


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“I think what happened is, we’ve been working onthis for three years, even before I came on the coun-cil,” said Councilwoman Carolyn Davis, who votedin favor of the no-bid contracts. “And so I went withstaff recommendation. I’ve always supported staffrecommendation, but we didn’t win. It takes eightvotes to win here at the Horseshoe, and the eighthvote won.”

Hudson is part-owned by Giddings and by a trustthat manages the assets of Johnson. Star is owned byprominent Democratic donor Gilbert Aranza.

To some, it was the direct - some say heavy-hand-ed - involvement of Mayor Tom Leppert that turnedthe tide. In April, Leppert began his campaign to stopthe deals from being approved, calling them toosweet for the incumbents and bad for Dallas’ imageas a fair place to do business.

“These contracts, lasting 19 years, would awardmajor portions of our new terminal to the two incum-bent concessionaires without having been vettedthrough the competitive process. This has short-cir-cuited new ideas and concepts and discouraged com-petitors, including firms owned by minorities,women and emerging entrepreneurs,” Leppert said inan opinion letter.

“I’m hoping that it [politics] did not play a role,”Davis said of Leppert’s involvement. “I want to beable to say that he did it for the city of Dallas.”

Davis, along with six of her council colleagues,was impressed by the incumbents’ track record astenants, their post-9/11 hardships and the unanimousrecommendation of the transportation committee thatthe deal go forward.

“They’ve been through thick and thin out there,”said former Councilman Ed Oakley in support of theincumbents. “They’ve been through the building of

the parking garage, they’ve been through 9/11,they’ve been through the remodeling of the terminal,[and] they’re now going through another remodel-ing.”

Davis expresses similar feelings.“We also felt that they had never missed a pay-

ment, they had paid on-time, and I asked the ques-tion, ‘How much money had these concessionairesgiven the city of Dallas?’” she said.

The answer to her question soon became evident.“They have given the city a lot of money. Lots of

money. If you own a building and you’ve got goodtenants, you just don’t say, ‘Well, I’m going to kickthem out because I think I want someone else who isgoing to give me more or pay me more,’ you tend tokeep the good paying tenant,” Davis said.

“What they were trying to accomplish is encourag-ing the incumbents to stay through the renovation,and then having space in the new terminal at a ratethat was more than what the consultants even recom-mended,” said Oakley. “The remaining space wouldbe bid out, and if [the new tenants’] rates were high-er than what [the incumbents] were paying, theincumbents’ rent would automatically escalate tomatch. How is that not fair?”

In another victory for the mayor, three councilmembers on the losing end of the vote eventuallycrossed over to side with the majority on an 11-4 vote

to put all of the concession space up for bid once theairport renovation is completed in 2014. This madethe final outcome appear less racially polarized.

Both Hudson and Star have been tight-lippedabout how they will respond. Through its public rela-tions firm, Hudson would only disclose, “At thispoint, the Dallas City Council has approved a planfor the allocation and process for awarding conces-sions at Love Field. Hudson will continue to workwith the city staff based on the plans approved by thecity council.”

Aranza of Star Concessions could not be reachedfor comment.

For Davis and others, what stands out about thecouncil’s decision is the second-guessing of citystaff, which Davis says is unprecedented during herthree years on the council.

“This has been the only time since I’ve been on thecouncil, that my colleagues have gone against citystaff,” said Davis. “Remember, coming out of thetransportation committee we voted 10 to 0. Being anewbie on the council, I looked to [the committeechair’s] leadership on what we should do, because Ijust hadn’t been briefed on the Love Field situation.”

Davis’ recollections also suggest that the council’sdeliberations weren’t always as contentious as theyeventually became. Indeed, before the August meet-ing there was literally no argument since the optionto grant the no-bid contracts was the only one then onthe table. It was at the urging of the mayor during theJune council meeting that voting on the proposal bepostponed so that other options could be added.

“There was never an argument. Most of the con-tracts were going out for bid anyway,” Davis said.“We just wanted the incumbents who [had] beenthere through 9/11 to stay there and recoup theirinvestment, with the amount of money they put intothat airport.

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By Kathy ChaneySpecial to the NNPA from the Chicago Defender

CHICAGO (NNPA) - Carol Moseley Braunmay put her hat in the ring to succeed outgoingChicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, sources said.

The former U.S. Senator was flooded withcalls on the day Daley made the surpriseannouncement that he would not seek a seventhterm in office –– encouraging her to mull a runfor the mayoral post.

Braun, who made history in 1993 as the firstAfrican-American female U.S. Senator said thatshe is “seriously considering it.”

Braun’s political career spans more than twodecades.

After leaving the U.S. Attorney’s office as a

federal prosecutor in Chicago in 1977, she waselected state representative the next year. In 1987she was elected Cook County Recorder of Deed.Five years later, history was made in the U.S.Senate. Braun held the post for one six-year term.She served a U.S. Ambassador to New Zealandand Samoa from 1999 to 2001 under the Clintonadministration.

During the 2004 U.S. presidential election,Braun was a candidate for the Democratic nomi-nation.

Braun currently runs her Chicago-based com-pany, Good Food Organics, the parent companyof Ambassador Organics, which manufacturesseveral products including coffee, food spices,olive oil and tea. She founded the company fiveyears ago.

Moseley Braun considering run for Chicago mayor

Carol Moseley Braun

“I’m hoping that it (politics) did not play a

role... I want to be able to say that he did it

for the city of Dallas.”– Dallas Councilwoman

Carolyn Davis


Jackson unveils economic visionRainbow Push uses Global Auto Summit as backdrop for project

By Yussuf J. SimmondsSpecial to the NNPA from the Sentinel

Called the epicenter of this era’s eco-nomic challenge, it was appropriate that Detroit was chosen as the site for the 11th Annual Global Automotive Summit (GAS) – an economic summit. Rev. Jesse Jackson, founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RPC), summoned the Big Three – Chrysler, Ford and General Motors [GM] – and challenged them to help lead the way out of the economic morass in which the country, and indeed the world, have found itself.

Rev. Jackson’s economic vision, as displayed throughout the GAS, showcased a massive master plan for urban revitalization beginning with Detroit, which he referred to as ground zero for an urban renewal policy – in housing, education, and employment that will result in tremendous economic growth.

The Citizenship Education Fund (CEF) is a vital component in Rev. Jackson’s urban policy because an educated citizenry is an informed one; and informed citizens add to the welfare of the community. They become gainfully employed, raise strong families; buy houses and cars; vote and pay taxes. He talked about how students are saddled with tremendous debt via student loans when they graduate, and how burdensome the credit scoring system has become. After all, Rev. Jackson said, “The banks didn’t have a per-fect credit score when they got bailouts.”

Partnering with Rev. Jackson and pres-ent at the summit were Mark Reuss, presi-dent of GM; Kevin Williams, president of GM Canada and recipient of the trailblazer award; Danny J. Bakewell Sr., chair of

NNPA; Ambassador Sidney Williams; Carol Williams of Williams Advertising; Rev. David Bullock RPC state chapter chairper-son; Glenda Gill and Alfreda Weathers of the RPC Michigan staff; and movie maker, Spike Lee (who was absent).

In speaking to the summit attendees and the press, Rev. Jackson elaborated on reference to zones of depression that require emergency attention; and he laid the eco-nomic groundwork for a way out.

“Detroit has 90,000 foreclosed homes,” he said, adding “those boarded up homes are a treasure trove for the unemployed.” He

went on to say that therein lies employment in the landscape industry, plumbers, electri-cians, painters and the building industry as a whole – with proper training as skilled craftsmen and women.

The end result will be less crime, less homelessness, more taxpayers for the city who will buy more homes and more (GM) cars; and the banks will be able to make more ‘defaultless’ loans – a win-win for society. If adopted, the GAS can be used as a model to cure many of the country’s economic (and other) ills.

In lauding Rev. Jackson’s economic

vision, Reuss said, “I recently met Rev. Jackson and was impressed by his work in the community.” He also stated some of the community work GM does that goes unre-ported and remains unknown because the company does not seek the limelight in those areas. “GM’s business is making cars.”

Bakewell thanked Rev. Jackson for his tireless efforts on behalf of the nation’s powerless and on behalf of the NNPA’s 200 newspaper publishers. He said that GM’s work in the community will no longer go unreported.

The highlight of the day was GM’s award of $100,000 to Rainbow PUSH/CEF for scholarships for 11 college-bound recipients (nine of whom were present). It was a testament of the focus of the sum-mit, and tangible hope for the future. The presence of the president of GM of Canada receiving the trailblazer award was a solid remainder of what-could-be: a future with possibilities in the person of Williams.

Finally, addressing foreclosures, Rev. Jackson also shed some light on the absence of Black automobile dealerships in Detroit; the absence of any supermarket chain store, forcing the community to shop outside of the city limits, which compounds the economic malaise. But the upside of the situation was illustrated by the numer-ous possibilities through future revenue generating ventures with the neighborhood banks (urban renewal policy), the NNPA affiliates, minority suppliers, dealers, advertisers, and a rise in employment in general.

Also participating in the summit were Chrysler, Honda, Volkswagen, Subaru, Toyota and Hyundai.

Mark Reuss, President of General Motors (l) and Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. (r)founder and president of Rainbow PUSH Coalition, and convener of the Global Automotive Summit, present the Trailblazer award to Kevin Williams, President of GM, Canada (center). —PHOTO CREDIT-WILLIAM SANDERS

One look at the 6’1”, 175-pound frame of Terry Kennedy and your mind conjures vision of a possible pro ath-lete. An elusive wide receiver or rangy defensive back in football; a mercurial point guard in basketball; perhaps even a fleet-footed outfielder, racing from first to third on an infield hit. Well, you’re right, Terry Kennedy is a profes-sional athlete, but he’s not what you think.

Terry Kennedy, an African-American, is a professional skateboarder and one of the best in the business, thank you very much! Now after you get up off the floor, you’re probably saying ‘that’s nice, but how much money ….’ I know how you think, so let me inform you, Kennedy is approach-ing millionaire status from the business of skateboarding and a growing number of business interests spawned from his skateboarding prowess!

How hot is Terry Ken-nedy? He’s so hot that BET has launched a 10-week reality series called Being Terry Kennedy, air-ing Tuesday’s at 9 pm CST, chroni-

cling the “rags to riches” story of the 25-year-old Long Beach native and growing business mogul.

The show will chronicle how “TK” tries to maintain a fun-loving attitude while dealing with the ob-stacles that life presents. He moved his family from the rough streets

of Long Beach to a nice home in the suburbs of “The Valley.” He supports a

house of six financially, on top of juggling his full-time skate career. Each one of the family members that lives with him plays a significant role in his life. Everyone from his protective older brother to his wise and car-ing grandmother who shaped the person that Terry is today.

But of course, the obvious question begs to be asked. How does a Black kid from the hood in Long Beach get involved in skate-boarding in the first place?

“I first picked up a skateboard around

Houston’s top high schoolvolleyball teams continuedtheir winning ways recently.

In the Class 5A division,top-ranked Cypress Woodsswept District 17-5A foesCy-Fair and Cypress Falls toimprove to 26-1 on the sea-son.

No. two Klein Oak, 22-2,defeated Cy-Fair to win theKingwood Tournament cham-pionship.

Cy Woods is currentlyranked No. three in thecoaches’ state 5A poll whileKlein Oak jumped to No.five. Other Houston-arearanked schools include Katyat No. 11 and No. 15 TheWoodlands.

Magnolia is the top areaschool in the Class 4A statepoll at No. three withFriendswood, Brenham andBarbers Hill falling in line atfour through six. Stratford isranked No. nine and upstartPearland Dawson is No. 11.

Dawson is 21-6 after regis-tering a dramatic comebackwin over Deer Park lastweek. The Eagles prevailed19-25, 27-25, 20-25, 25-10,15-12 as outside hitterYewande Akanbi led the wayin the match with 22 kills.

After finishing in the top10 at the prestigious PearlandTournament last month,Dawson is serving notice thataccomplishment was nofluke.

Magnolia earned its 20thwin of the season with a 21-25, 25-10, 25-16, 25-15 vic-

Beall is the ManWhat happens when you

blister an opponent for acareer high 195 yards rushingon just 19 carries. You’renamed C-USA OffensivePlayer of the Week and thathonor was bestowed on tal-ented Cougar Jr. runningback Bryce Beall.

Beall scored three touch-downs tying a career best andrattled off runs of 43, 35 and31 yards in helping Houstonto a 54-24 win over UTEP inthe conference opener.Texas Bowl Announces Class

The Texas BowlCommittee recentlyannounced the 2010 class ofTexas Bowl GridironLegends presented byWrangler and Cavender’sBoot City, which includesPro Football Hall of FamersRaymond Berry and JoeGreene, former University ofTexas defensive stars BillBradley and Bob Moses, andAldine native, Texas A&Mstar and former HoustonTexan Aaron Glenn.

Texas Bowl GridironLegends presented byWrangler and Cavender’sBoot City are all individualswho made a significant con-tribution to the game of foot-ball in the state of Texas,either at the high school, col-legiate or professional level.

“This is arguably the deep-est and most star-studdedclass of Gridiron Legends,”said Texas Bowl executivedirector Heather Houston.“Each of these five men leftan indelible mark on thegame in Texas and we areextremely proud to be associ-ated with each of them. Iwant to thank the GridironLegends selection committeefor the wonderful job they’ve

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SEPTEMBER 16 – 22, 2010 | DEFENDER 5SPORTS

Max Edisonon

Sports

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on H.S.Sports

By Max EdisonDEFENDER

Well, it’s only the first game of the season, butyou have to be excited about the way the fight-in’Texans dismissed their old nemesis, the Indy

Colts, last weekend at Reliant. Of course, there was a sell-out crowd that was more than amped up for the kick-off ofthe NFL regular season, which longsuffering Texan fanshope will be their first visit to the playoffs.

You also have to be enthused at the intensity level theteam displayed, which quite frankly has been somewhatunderwhelming on far too many occasions when the teamtakes the field. Normally, the outcome is very predictable,a big fat loss.

No, this was a different group of fightin’ Texans. Ondefense, they came out with a surly attitude, led by his“royal highness of surliness,” safety Bernard Pollard.Even potential All-World defensive end Mario Williamscame ready to dominate, and did just that.

The real key for the squad, that made yours truly simplygiddy with joy, was the way the vaunted Texan offenseperformed. Now we all know that Andre Johnson is one ofthe world’s truly dominant receivers and Matt Schaub is aPro-Bowl QB, who can pass with the best of them. Whatwe were unsure of was if the revamped offensive linecould move folks around in the trenches and provideSchaub with enough time to pass and create running lanesfor running back Arian Foster. Well, I’m pleased to reportthe O-line passed the test with flying colors, for at leastweek one.

Now we know the Texans can score points in bunches,but it traditionally has been an air based attack. Againstthe Colts, they introduced the balanced offense, which fea-tured the running of Arian Foster and the outcome was arecord-setting afternoon.

Consider this: RB Arian Foster’s 231 rushing yards on33 carries (three TD’s) were the second-most on KickoffWeekend in NFL history. He recorded the first 200-yardrushing performance in franchise history. Foster rushedfor 191 yards in the second half and 125 yards in thefourth quarter. Houston’s 257 rushing yards representedjust the second 200-yard rushing performance in team his-tory.

It’s been said over and over again that in order for theTexans to achieve their goals this season, they must fea-ture a more balanced offensive attack. In other words,improve a rushing game that was simply abysmal in 2009.Big back Arian Foster says the team heard the comments,especially his offensive line.

“We’ve heard this whole offseason about how our rungame wasn’t as efficient last year and how if we had a rungame, we could have done this and could have done that,”

By Darrell K. ArdisonDEFENDER

Several Houston area highschools projected to earn a spotin the playoffs went into theirthird game of the season stillseeking that first victory.

After advancing to the Class4A state semifinals last year,Pearland Dawson was one ofthose schools after losing toClass 5A stalwarts Clear Springsand Conroe Oak Ridge.DAWSON (1-2) vs. NIMITZ (1-2)

Dawson broke into the win-ning column with a 28-0 victoryon the road at perennial 4A pow-erhouse Dayton. The Eagles led21-0 at halftime behind SteveOrisakwe’s three-yard TD run,Tre Oliver’s 11-yard scoring runand an eight-yard TD run byPayton Jones. A 40-yard TD passfrom Garry Kimble to RandallWeeks in the third quarter wasthe only scoring in the secondhalf.DAWSON VS. NIMITZ

The Eagles look to continuetheir winning ways this weekwhen they take on AldineNimitz. The Cougars notchedtheir first win last week by rally-ing from behind on the road todefeat Conroe 13-9. Nimitztrailed 9-6 with less than twominutes remaining in the fourthquarter when Torian Amoshauled in a 65-yard touchdownpass from Flavies Heffner at the1:58 mark to provide the game-winner.

Dawson coach Eric Wells said

he purposefully set up a toughnon-district schedule to help pre-pare for district games down theline. “You have to get throughsome tough games to get better,”Wells said. “There isn’t an easyweek for us.”AUSTIN (2-0) vs MILBY (0-2)

This is an old-fashioned rival-ry game so you can throw therecords out the window.

SFA has a chance to improveto 3-0 after demolishingScarborough 50-0 at BarnettStadium. Mustangs’ quarterbackCasey Davis tossed three touch-down passes and ran for twomore while running back Tavares

Garner rushed for 164 yards andadded two additional scores togive SFA an advantage theywould never relinguish.

Milby will be trying to get intothe win column at the expense oftheir long-time rivals. Buffs’quarterback Lawrence Putmanand dimunitive wide receiverSergio Bautista will have theirteam primed for confrontation.ANGLETON (2-1) vs. ALIEF ELSIK (2-1)

The Wildcats played possum inthe first quarter against Dayton.

In the opening 12 minutes, theBroncos dictated the game’stempo and jumped out to an early10-0 advantage. After a tough 8-

3 loss to Elkins in the 2010 sea-son opener, Dayton couldn’tovercome four first-halfturnovers despite rushing for 178yards in the game’s first 24 min-utes.

Angleton turned the tables inthe second half. Senior quarter-back Quandre Diggs (91 yards on30 carries) scored on a one-yardsneak to cap a 53-yard, 15-playdrive in the third quarter to givehis team a 17-10 edge.

The Wildcats were at it againin the fourth quarter.

Ryan Jackson, who rushed for

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Austin (dark uniforms) hopes to improve to 3-0 this week against rival Milby. Here they facedScarborough last week in a 50-0 victory.

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Perhaps it was a little too easy.Westbury opened the 2010 high school football season with five consecutive victories for the first time in school history.Among those five wins was a come-from-behind 26-24 victory over defending District 20-5A champion Westside. Trailing 21-17 with five minutes to go in the third quarter, the game was halted due to nearby lightning strikes.When play resumed the Rebels scored a touchdown and the defense registered a safety to complete the comeback. Westbury quarterback Delvon Carpenter said the win helped increase his team’s confidence.Then came another district win over Milby and the Rebels were looking at a three-week span that included back-to-back games with perennial playoff qualifiers Lamar and Madison. Before those games came a contest against longtime neighborhood rival Bellaire.If Bellaire was supposed to serve as mere fodder for this matchup, someone forgot to tell the Cardinals. Utilizing big plays, Bellaire upended Westbury 24-14 on a 59-yard TD run by Denzel Johnson, an 84-yard punt return for a touchdown by Devin Lauderdale and a 24-yard TD run by Christian Dolphus.Now the 5-1 Rebels find themselves squarely behind the eight ball.Should they lose these next two games against Lamar this week and Madison next week, they’ll be 2-3 in district play with Sam Houston and Chavez to close out the regular season.Four district wins would likely guarantee Westbury a return trip to the postseason. Making the transition from Class 4A to Class 5A for the second time in the past decade, Westbury was

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Coogs Announce HOH InducteesThe University Of Houston Department Of Intercollegiate Athletics will recognize nine of its greatest during A Night with the Stars Hall of Honor Gala on Thursday, Nov. 4. The Class of 2010 includes women’s basketball guard Chandi Jones, diver Yulia Pakhalina, diving coach Jane Figueiredo, football offensive lineman Bill Bridges and running back Alois Blackwell, baseball centerfielder Ike Lucas, men’s basketball forward Larry Micheaux, track and field and cross country head coach Johnny Morriss and golfer Kermit Zarley. The group will be enshrined in the Athletics Hall of Honor during induction ceremonies beginning at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 4 at the Hyatt Regency – Houston (1200 Louisiana St.). Black tie is optional.Following cocktails and a silent auction, a seated dinner will be served. Houston alumnus and longtime sports broadcaster Bill Worrell will lead the Gala’s induction ceremonies as master of ceremonies. “This class represents the rich tradition and history that is Cougar Athletics,” Houston Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades said. “Each of these individuals has made an indelible mark on the University and brought recognition and prestige to the Cougars, our fans and this fine institution. Because of their achievements and accomplishments, all are deserving inductees and we shall always hold each of them in high esteem in the annals of our history and be grateful for their contributions to our program.” Astros Announce HonorsOutfielder Hunter Pence,

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By Darrell K. Ardison

As the Stephen F. Austin Mustangs

prepare for the tough-est part of their 2010 football schedule, head coach Pete Gare-ri had some daunting advice for upcoming opponents.

“We haven’t played a complete game yet,” said Gareri, moments after Austin defeated Jeff Davis 22-6 to improve to 5-1 on the season and 2-0 in District 21-4A. “I’m talking about a complete game in all three phases of the game.

“Tonight we had lapses in the kicking game and allowed Da-vis to recover two on-side kicks,” Gareri said. “We also lost three fumbles so we’ve definitely got room to improve. The good thing is we still have our best game ahead of us.”

The SFA faithful are hoping that Gareri proves to be prophetic because over the next four weeks Austin will play Sharpstown, Reagan, Waltrip and Yates to close out the regular season with a postseason berth at stake.

These are the best of times for an Austin varsity football program that has struggled for most of the past 40 years. The Mustangs have only enjoyed three winning seasons since 1970 and none since 2000. They’re looking for their first playoff berth since 2002.

The Mustangs opened district play by squeezing past Houston Sterling 3-0 at Barnett Stadium. “A lot of our players are veterans who have logged plenty of play-ing time on the varsity level,” Gareri said. “That’s where I be-lieve we had an advantage in the Sterling game.

“Their players were just as talented if not more so than ours.

Yet we had the comfort of being in situations like that before (tight games) and we were able to steal one at the end,” Gareri said.

Following a scoreless first quarter against Davis, Austin took just two plays to dent the score-board as senior quarterback Casey Davis went to work behind an offensive line that includes three seniors and two juniors.

Davis ran for five yards off right tackle before completing a 29-yard touchdown pass to Julio Guity that gave the Mustangs an advantage they would never sur-render. Rigo Juarez, a mainstay on the offensive line, kicked the extra point for a 7-0 lead.

On its next offensive posses-sion, two-way performer Jonathan Peguero came to the forefront. Peguero, a linebacker and the heart and soul of Austin’s defense, checked into the Mustangs’ offen-sive backfield and carried the ball five consecutive times. He led off the foray with a 33-yard burst off right tackle.

Davis culminated the posses-sion with a 33-yard sprint around right end and the Mustangs led 14-0 with four minutes, 25 sec-

onds left in the second quarter.“One of our strengths is in the

offensive and defensive lines,” Gareri said. “We may not have the depth that many teams pos-sess, but what we do have is very good.”

Some of Austin’s unsung heroes include Juan Gonzalez, Daniel Cedillo, Devaughn Mad-ise, Joseph Mares and Juarez.

A talented skill-position corps is led by Davis, sophomore tail-back Tavares Garner, Guity and senior tight end Deandre Irving.

The Mustangs’ defense is led by Peguero, Juarez at defen-sive end and two-way performer Timmell Davis. Austin has sur-rendered only six points in two district contests.

When Davis closed within 14-6 at the beginning of the third quarter, Austin answered with an 18-yard touchdown run by Davis with 5:17 left in the third stanza. Irving caught a two-point conver-sion pass from Davis to provide the final scoring margin (22-6).

Gareri and his coaching staff arrived on the scene in 2005, and he inherited a total of 22 players. “Football was not a priority when

I got here,” he said. “We had to convince these young men that making a com-mitment and be-ing accountable for your actions along with be-ing accountable because you’re part of the team is important.”

So Gareri went to the hall-ways at Austin High School in search of play-ers. The success didn’t come overnight, but slowly the num-bers increased.

This season, the Mustangs are up to 115

players, carrying anywhere from 35

to 45 players on the varsity squad. Thirty-nine suited up for the Da-vis game.

Gareri revealed that injuries had played a major role in Aus-tin’s demise in recent seasons. “Three years in a row we lost our starting tailback in the first game of the season,” he said.

“Along with that, this is the first season since I’ve been here that we’ve had a senior starting quarterback,” Gareri said. “That alone can make so much differ-ence on the football field because you’ve got the experience factor working and if the leader remains calm, then the remainder of the team does as well.”

Davis, who completed seven-of-16 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown against Davis, emerged on the scene in 2009 when he wasn’t expected to be the starter. Yet he became a second-team all-district selection after leading District 21-4A in passing and rushing for more than 350 yards.

Mustangs enter new era

Casey Davis, Austin H.S. head coach Pete Gareri, #84 Deandre Irving and #40 Jonathan Peguero are working hard to take the team to the next level.

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Foster said. “We heard those whis-pers all offseason and you try to shakethem, but that wears you down afterawhile. You can do one of twothings. You can either let it get to youor let it get in you and I feel like it gotin us. We are going to try to contin-ue that moving forward.”

Foster also loves the old-school fla-vor that a power running game givesyou.

“It’s a different feel. You wear thedefense down and like I said, it’s a testof wills,” #23 opined. “Running thefootball is old fashioned. It’s just youagainst them and they know you aregoing to run. We know we’re going torun. It’s just whoever is going to stepup and make a play.”

Drafted in 2009 as a center in thethird round, Antoine Caldwell has set-tled in as the team’s starting rightguard. He explains the prevailing atti-tude within the offensive line and howit leads to success running the foot-ball.

“We’re trying to change the mental-ity. We want to be a physical group,”Caldwell explains. “We want to be agroup you can count on with 4th and1, 3rd and inches, that’s going to get

that first down. When times gettough, we want to be a unit you cancount on, whatever running play it is,inside or outside.”

Fellow line mate left tackle DuaneBrown echoes the sentiments. “We’rea young group in the offensive lineand we wanted to make a statementwith our play,” Brown shared. “Wewant to dictate the outcome of thegame with our play. We’re a youngunit overall, but we’re coming togeth-er at the right time. We know if we puta body on someone, #23 will find aseam and get something positive.”

In addition to aggressive play by theO-line and powerful running byFoster, the third member of the rush-ing trinity is fullback Vonta Leach.Leach was the lead blocker, blowingup linebackers at the point of attack onmost of the key gains by Foster. Makeno mistake about it, Leach loves thephysical style of offense.

“It’s a beautiful feeling to be able topound the ball, even when the opposi-tion knows we intend to run the foot-ball,” Leach beamed. “It wears adefense down when you keep comingat them like that. I think it also sends amessage to other teams on our sched-ule. They’ll see this performance ontape and figure out that we’re for realthis year. Now of course we’ve just

won one game, but it’s important tostart the season off on a positive note.”

Against the Colts, the Texans had a15-play scoring drive in the third quar-ter that consumed 7:57 minutes.Drives like that bring smiles to thefaces of the defensive players, espe-cially linebacker DeMeco Ryans.

“It fires us (defense) up to see theoffensive line push people off theball,” Ryans said. “That’s what I liketo see, our offense just dominate andrun the ball down their throat. Thatmeans when we go back on the fieldwe’re fresh. It gives us extra juice togo out there and do what we have todo.”

With the Washington Redskins nextup on the schedule, Leach cautionsthat the team will not be over confi-dent.

“We know we’re a good footballteam, so we don’t want to get too highafter one big win,” #44 cautioned.“We’ll keep working hard because theRedskins are next on the schedule andthey will be tough at home. We knowour goal for this season. We think weare a playoff team. We just need to goout there and prove it every week, onegame at a time. The Redskins are nextand we know what we need to do!”

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tory over Kingwood Park.Magnolia was led by Courtney Felinski’s 18 kills while

Paige Holland had 56 assists and two aces. Katzy Randalladded 16 kills and an ace.

The Bulldogs are 20-6 on the season.

Dulles Comes Up Short In Comeback BidDespite trailing by three touchdowns in each of their first

two games against Alief Hastings and Seven Lakes, Dullesdefied the odds and came back to win both games.

This comes on the heels of losing four games in the final61 seconds last season. Three times their opponent scoredthe game-winning score in the final 13 seconds.

So far in 2010, Dulles trailed Hastings 23-0 beforerebounding for a 24-23 victory. The Vikings faced a 28-6deficit to Seven Lakes and then roared back with 15 fourth-quarter points to secure a 36-35 win.

Apparently a 35-20 deficit to Alief Taylor in the Vikings’third game of the season wasn’t enough to get their atten-tion as Dulles suffered its first loss of the season (35-27).

ETC.In a battle of the top two-ranked Class 4A football teams

in the state, No. 2 Aledo knocked off No. 1 Lake Travis 14-10 to snap a 48-game winning streak. The three-timedefending 4A Division I champs were beaten by the defend-ing 4A Division II champions. Travis was one win shy oftying Southlake Carroll’s state record for consecutive victo-ries.

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done.”Born in Corpus Christi, Berry

earned a spot on the UIL All-Time Texas High SchoolFootball Team after a stellarcareer at Paris High in EastTexas. He went on to star atSouthern Methodist, where hewas an All-SouthwestConference pick in 1954 andwas named to SMU’s Hall ofFame earlier this year. Berrycaught 631 passes for 9,275yards and 68 touchdowns from1955-97 for the BaltimoreColts. He was inducted intothe Pro Football Hall of Famein 1973.

Bradley, nicknamed “SuperBill” for his ability to playseemingly every position well,quarterbacked Palestine High tothe 1964 3A state champi-onship. He played collegiatelyat the University of Texas,where he was a three-time let-terman, moving from quarter-back to defensive back, and wasa team captain in 1968.Bradley was drafted by thePhiladelphia Eagles in 1969 andwas a three-time All-Pro selec-tion before retiring in 1977.Bradley is a member of theTexas High School Football,University of Texas,Philadelphia Eagles and TexasSports Halls of Fame.

Glenn starred in the LoneStar State for nearly his entireplaying career. He was a four-year letterman at Aldine Nimitzbefore moving on to NavarroCollege, where he earned All-Conference and All-Americanhonors as a sophomore. Glennplayed his junior and seniorseasons at Texas A&M, wherehe was a two-time All-Southwest Conference pick anda 1993 All-American. Glennwas drafted by the New YorkJets with the 12th overall pickin 1994 and played there for

eight seasons before joining theHouston Texans in the 2002expansion draft. He was thefirst Pro Bowler in Texans his-tory, and officially retired as aTexan on July 29, 2010. Glennalso played for the DallasCowboys in 2005.

A native of Temple, “Mean”Joe Greene led North TexasState to a 23-5-1 record from1966-68 and was a consensusAll-America pick in 1968. Hewas enshrined in the CollegeFootball Hall of Fame in 1984.Greene was selected by theSteelers with the fourth overallpick in the 1969 NFL Draft andplayed 13 seasons as the mostfeared member of the famed“Steel Curtain,” winning fourSuper Bowls and playing in 10Pro Bowls. He was named tothe All-Pro team eight times,including five first-team nods,and was named DefensivePlayer of the Year in 1972 and1974. Greene was named tothe NFL’s 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994 and is amember of the Pro FootballHall of Fame Class of 1987.

Moses, a Houston native, let-tered for the University ofTexas in 1960 and 1961.Playing both ways at the offen-sive and defensive end posi-tions, Moses led the Longhornsin receptions during the 1961season and was a consensusAll-Southwest Conference pick.At the end of that year, he wasselected as the OutstandingDefensive Player in the 1962Cotton Bowl when he led adefensive effort that shut downa vaunted Ole Miss passingattack in a 12-7 victory, givinghead coach Darrell Royal hisfirst bowl win. Moses wasnamed to the 1960’s All-DecadeTeam and was inducted into theLonghorn Hall of Honor in2001. Moses was a foundingmember of the Texas BowlBoard of Directors.

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149 yards on 17 carries, broke off a 47-yard run. Rodney Hall followed up witha 25-yard run that set up a two-yard TDrun by Diggs that increased theWildcats lead to 24-10.

The Broncos responded with a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown byXavier Baldwin that sliced the deficit inhalf. However, that was the only timethe Broncos touched the ball in thefourth quarter.

Following a disappointing home lossto Friendswood to open the season andrebounding with a 27-24 win overBrazoswood, Angleton head coachFinis Vanover said his team may havefound itself.

“It was a bunch of young men decid-ing what happened at the end of lastyear and in the opener againstFriendswood wasn’t going to happenagain,” Vanover said. “I think you sawthat new team come out in the secondhalf and we got after some folks.”

Elsik jumped out to a 21-0 advantageover Fort Bend Marshall and held on towin 21-14. Jerry Bynum rushed for 316

yards on 33 carries, including TD runsof seven and 65 yards in the first 12minutes to set the tone for the victory.

Caleb Bedford threw a 27-yardtouchdown pass to Demarcus Smith tofinish off the scoring for the Rams.KATY (2-0) vs. BEAUMONT WEST BROOK(3-0)

This shapes up as one of the topearly-season matchups in the Lone StarState.

Eisenhower was one of those highly-touted schools that went into its thirdgame of the season seeking that initialvictory. The problem was it had tocome against West Brook.

The Bruins featured a plethora ofweapons against IKE, including quar-terback Bruce Reyes (209 passingyards, two TDs) receivers Jalen Malone(four receptions, one TD) and JacolbyCunigan (three receptions, two TDs)along with running back Dylan Harvey(32 rushing yards, two TDs).

West Brook led by 27 points at inter-mission en route to a 42-21 victory overthe Eagles.

Katy is coming off a bye week afteropening the season with convincingwins over North Shore and Alief Taylor.

The Tigers tend to give opponents afalse sense of security as in both gamesthe opponent scored first to take anearly lead only to fall prey to an ava-lanche of Katy points.

Donovonn Young is the featured backin a bruising Katy rushing attack that iscomplemented by a punishing defense.YATES (1-2) vs. WHEATLEY (0-3)

Texas Football Magazine pickedthese two schools to win the districttitles in their respective districts.

Yates opened the season with a winover Booker T. Washington. Then blewa 21-10 halftime advantage over BayCity and settled for a 31-28 setback.The Lions never led in a rivalry gameagainst Madison as the Marlinsreceived rushing touchdowns fromDemarcus Willis and Victor Gibson tosecure a 17-7 victory.

Yates first-year starting quarterbackRashad Jackson threw for 121 yardsand a touchdown against Madison.

Wheatley was limited to 144 totalyards against Westbury as the Rebelsprevailed 28-6. The Wildcats’ lonescore came on a 63-yard pass fromXavier Howard to William Jackson.

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Arian Foster has been the major benefactor of the Texans new offensive scheme.

“Tomorrow Europe might no longer be European,and even Black, as there are millions who want tocome in,” Gaddafi reportedly told a European newsagency. “We don’t know what will happen, what willbe the reaction of the white and Christian Europeansfaced with this influx of starving and ignorantAfricans.

We don’t know if Europe will remain an advancedand united continent or if it will be destroyed, as hap-pened with the barbarian invasions,” Gaddafi said.

Historian Abdulmolsen Ali said that the precariousnature of relations between Gaddafi and leaders ofAfrican countries, particularly those with largeMuslim populations, remains influx. In fact, Ali sug-gests that while Gaddafi may speak to racial fears inorder to press these nations for funds, the monieswould largely benefit the Africans themselves.

“Col. Gaddafi has repeatedly said he wants to usethe monies supplied by countries within theEuropean Union to strengthen the infrastructure andeconomies of the African countries where the illegalimmigrants are coming from. Is it that Gaddafi isracist against Africans? Maybe. No one knows what

is in another man’s heart, but if the billions he isseeking annually from each of these countries is pro-vided, the entire African continent may be able tosupport itself without European influence,” Ali said.

Italy has already provided Gaddafi with funds tohave Libyans intercept Africans at sea and eitherhold them in Libya or return them to their respectivecountries. Italy has received sharp criticism forallowing Libyans to detain or deport without properscreening.

“In many instances these Africans have no permis-sion to be in the country; however, in just as many

instances, these are Africans who were made Italian,British and French citizens under colonization,” Ali,58, said.

“These men and women or their parents havefought in European wars on the side of England,France, Germany and Italy, and now that their ownlands have been stripped of natural and materialwealth – often by these Europeans – they have noplace to go. It seems ironic that the same paternalis-tic governments who subjugated them because theywere ‘child-like’ now wish to disown their child-cit-izens.”

Slowing the migration of Africans to Italy to atrickle seems vital to the Italian economy of late. TheEuropean Commission figures estimate that thenumber of illegals being denied entry at Libyanhands fell in 2009 to 7,300 from 32,052 in 2008. Col.Gaddafi has forged close ties with Italy since afriendship treaty was signed two years ago. It soughtto draw a line under historic bitterness betweenLibya and Italy, its former colonial master.

A confidential internal security report from EUpolice and border agencies, reportedly leaked to theStatewatch whistleblower, said that 900,000 illegalimmigrants were entering the EU every year.

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selected to finish sixth in the preseason coaches district poll. Needless to say, that didn’t sit well with the Rebels.Westbury head coach George Campbell is beginning his second tour of duty at the position. Campbell was Westbury’s head coach from 1995 to 2003 before stepping away for a few years and working as an assistant. He was the running backs coach prior to this season. Campbell says you have to work hard to be successful no matter who you are playing. The Rebels were in Class 5A for the duration of Campbell’s first tour of duty as head coach for the Rebels.Westbury was successful in 5A back then and Campbell fully expects the Rebels to be just as successful now.

Brett Myers, Chris Johnson and Geoff Blum will be among the honorees at the 26th annual Houston Baseball Dinner, presented by the Houston Athletic Committee, Minute Maid, the Houston Chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and the Astros. The dinner will be held on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at 7 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom at the Hilton Americas Convention Center Hotel.Pence will receive his fi rst Astros Most Valuable Player award. In his fourth season with the club in 2010, Pence hit .282 with 25 homers and 91 RBI and has recorded 25 home runs in each of the last three seasons.

The Astros Pitcher of the Year is Brett Myers, who tossed at least 6.0 innings in a franchise-record 32 games to begin the season. In his fi rst year with Houston, Myers went 14-8 with a 3.14 ERA in a career-high 223.2 innings. Chris Johnson, who led all National League rookies in batting average, earned the Astros Rookie of the Year honors. Johnson hit .308 during his rookie season with 11 home runs and 52 RBI in 94 games. Blum will receive the Darryl Kile Award, given to the individual who refl ects the qualities of decency and character represented by the former Astros pitcher. Blum, an active member of the Houston community during his tenure with the Astros, was also the club’s nominee for the 2010 Roberto

Clemente Award. Tampa Bay’s Carl Crawford earned the Greater Houston Major League Player of the Year award. Barry Waters, the Astros director of team travel, will be recognized with the Fred Hartman Award for Long and Meritorious Service to Baseball award. Waters has served 26 seasons as the club’s traveling secretary. In addition, the Houston Athletic Committee will present the Ray Knoblauch Award to the area’s outstanding high school coach in 2010 and will recognize the Greater Houston Area’s Preseason College Player of the Year. The event will also recognize the 16-member All-Greater Houston Preseason High School team.

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“Casey is very aware that this is not a one-man team,” Gareri said. “He’s appreciative of what the guys in the trenches are doing for the team and he’s the first one to share the limelight.”

When Davis was injured in the Milby game, Tavares shifted over from his tailback position to guide the team at quarterback.

“We’ve got a selfless group of players that are pointed toward the same goal,” Gareri said. “They know we wouldn’t have gotten this far with relying upon one another.”

Austin’s lone loss of the season was a 37-30 non-district setback to Pasadena Sam Rayburn.

However, two wins in their final four regular-season games would secure a playoff berth and make that non-district loss, non-relevant.

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Houston Habitat will receive $1,445,000 from the City of Houston to construct 17 homes on the sites of foreclosed and abandoned properties in the Fifth Ward area. Each house is allocated a “hard cost” of $85,000, according to Houston Habitat Executive Director Algenita Davis. “This is a great opportunity from the City of Houston to help lower-income families fulfi ll the dream of home ownership,” she said. The “NSP” kicked off on Oct. 11 between the 1800-2000 blocks of Pannell Street with more than 400 volunteers and community leaders coming together to work side-by-side with Habitat homebuyers who clock “sweat equity” hours to help defer down payment costs.

“I cannot imagine a better use of NSP funding than cleaning up distressed lots and replacing eyesores with brand-new homes occupied by families who are willing to work hard to become tax-paying homeowners and help create bright futures for their children and their children,” said Doug Garrison, chairman of the Houston Habitat Board of Directors. Houston Habitat builds homes for purchase by lower-income Houstonians who otherwise would not qualify for conventional of traditional government mortgages. Loans carry zero interest; down payments are deferred via “sweat equity” requirements and other assistance programs; and homeowners are offered classes

in personal fi nancial management and home maintenance. “Thanks to the American taxpayer, the City of Houston, and the hundreds of volunteers who help make these new homes more affordable by providing free labor for non-trade construction, 17 blighted properties in the Fifth Ward will be replaced by attractive, three-bedroom homes with garages and a yard,” Davis said. “But even more importantly, 17 families will have a place to call home, a place to raise children and a place to feel safe,” she added. Anyone interested in volunteering to build is urged to visit houstonhabitat.org or call 713-671-9993.

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“Bill White knows the issues and he knows the people he serves. In Houston, he was always in our neighborhoods working to make them better places to live. As our governor, Bill White will bring jobs to Texas, he will raise the quality of education in Texas and strengthen the Texas economy. I am supporting Bill White for governor because he will work hard for all Texans.” Sheila Jackson Lee, Congresswoman

Sylvester Turner, State Representative Chairman, Texas Legislative Black Caucus

“As a legislator for 20 years in the Texas House, I know what it takes to be effective. Mayor White will fight as governor, as he did for many years as mayor, to improve life for all Texans. I am very appreciative of Mayor White's leadership and commitment on affordable electric rates, high wage jobs, and better education.”

“Bill White has the experience to lead,the intellect to govern, and the courage to make a difference.”

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paraphernalia. The Defender talked with Davis about his pas-

sion for TSU, his hopes for Historical Black College and University (HBCU) and the direction he plans to take the organization. Defender: What possessed you to take on the role of TSUNAA President? Marcus Davis: The role of the alumni association is to promote education opportunities for students and opportunities for the university to advance education. I believe so much in education, I’m possessed by it. That’s what possessed me to take that role.

Secondly, I believe that I had something to offer to the alumni association. I wanted to be able to lend my leadership skills, I wanted to be able to lend my business savvy, and I wanted to be able to give my name to TSUNAA. I know that through the breakfast klub we’ve had some success and because of the suc-cess we’ve had, people see us in a certain light. I want to make sure that it’s clearly understood that what you see at 3711 Travis is a direct result of what you see at 3100 Cleburne. Defender: What are some of your plans and upcoming events for the TSUNAA this year? Davis: We have homecoming coming up, which is the last week in October and there are a number of alumni association events: the distinguished alumni dinner, a Grand National meeting, a TSUNAA general body national meeting and of course, the game and a few parties. Defender: How do you plan to increase mem-bership and awareness of the TSUNAA? Davis: My plan for getting membership up is to build awareness. It’s simply to make people aware that, number one, there is a national alumni association for Texas Southern University. Number two, what we do as the national alumni association for Texas South-ern University. And three, why they should participate as alum of Texas Southern University. Defender: What is your plan to make people aware? Davis: By being visible. One of the things we have to do is make sure that we’re very visible and we have to let the community know what we’re doing. TSUNAA has delivered thousands of dollars in schol-arships over the past few years. People don’t know that nor the business of what TSUNAA is, which is providing scholarships for students and providing the school with fi nancial backing, as well as equipment and supplies they need in order to function.

I plan to target all alum but one of the things I really want to do is to reach out to young alum, recent grads, and I want to do that through involvement with

current students. We want to create a culture that when students graduate, they are ready and eager to become a part of the alumni association and that can only be fostered through the work that we do on campus. Stu-dents have to know what the alum is doing on campus so that’s why we want to be intricately involved in the lives of students on a day-to-day basis. The alumni association isn’t about the alum, the alumni associa-tion is about the students and what we can do for the students. Defender: What are the essentials to have a successful alumni association? Davis: You need willing participants; you need people that will make a commitment. You need people that are qualifi ed and capable and that have given because they went to Texas Southern University. You need fi nances, you need people to step up to the plate and say, ‘listen, I’m doing well for myself. I have graduated from Texas Southern and I have a successful job, a successful career. I’m living well in my home with two or three cars sitting in my garage, 5,000 square feet in my home, and providing well for my children and all that is a direct result of Texas Southern.’ So, we need people to turn around and say let me do for the university what it has done for me. And we need people to not be in denial about the fact that, yes your education was provided to you by Texas Southern. Defender: Some people hesitate to mention they graduated from TSU, what do you say to those alumni? Davis: Somebody has to take the fi rst step. I make sure that when I go somewhere, or in my offi ce or home, it’s very evident where I went to school. People don’t have to ask me where did I go to school. If you

come into The Breakfast Klub, you’re going to see the Tiger fl ag waving. Most times, when you see me out in the street, either I have a TSU shirt on or a hat or a pin or something of that nature that identifi es that I went to Texas Southern. And I meet so many people that went to Texas Southern as a result of that and they’ll walk up to me and say, “Hey, you went to TSU? So did I.” And in that conversation they’ll express how joyous a time they had at Texas Southern but they haven’t been liberated to say “Oh yes, I’m Tiger proud.” We just have to change the culture of how we act as alum.

You asked me before why did I step up to the plate, and I’m not tooting my own horn, I know I’m very visible. I know that we’re in the paper all the time, we’re on TV all the time and people know us in the community and I believe that just by me stating how proud I am to be a Texas Southern graduate, it will hopefully encourage others. We live in a time, where the tide of public opinion is very, very crucial. Where, if it’s not the popular thing to say or do, then people don’t do it. If it is the popular thing to say or do, then people do it. I want people to know that it’s the right thing to show your Tiger pride and so that’s why I do it. In the past, we’ve been dealt some bad deals that have not worked out for the university and it’s made it popular or okay to down Texas Southern or to dog on Texas Southern, and some people have accepted that. I won’t accept that. There’s nothing you can do to convince me that it’s okay to speak ill of the university. Are there some chal-lenges that need to be addressed? Defi nitely. But I won’t allow the tide of public opinion to change what I know to be true and real, which is we have a great institution at 3100 Cleburne. Defender: With your success as a business

owner, what skills will you use to run the as-sociation? Davis: I’ll use the same skills that I use to run The Breakfast Klub. One is my hustle, my hard work. I’m a very hard worker. My people skills, building relationships with people. I’ll use marketing, branding, and that’s what it’s about. Brand building for TSU-NAA is going to be key, building a brand that people are excited about and that’s what we’re going to do. We’re going to build a brand that people are excited about, that people are ready to throw on their hat and their shirt and show the world that they are TSU tigers. Defender: Why is it imperative for alumni to join the TSUNAA? Davis: It’s important for alum to join the TSUNAA because there are four keys to a successful university. One is the administration. Two is the faculty. Three is a great student body. And the fourth part is a strong alumni association. This isn’t my formula; this is just a formula that other universities use to make sure that they are strong universities. It’s important for the alumni to join because the alumni are a part of the four legs that hold up the chair. Universities are sustained and they thrive based off the support of the university. There are 9,300 students that are at 3100 Cleburne right now that are seeking a higher education that really need your support. That is the single greatest reason why people should become members of the alumni association, because the students are express-ing to you, “We want an education,” and we ought to be willing to work hard to give them the best educa-tion possible.

There are times that we’ve had a nega-tive light shown on TSU. The media and the press has deemed it okay to do that and if you have a strong alumni association, then no, they cannot just arbitrarily write stories or play news clips that are in fact untrue, incorrect, unwarranted, unnecessary, because they know that there is a strong alumni as-sociation that will not tolerate that type of behavior. That’s what we have to do to make sure our name stays good. We have to unify in order to make sure that people understand that we don’t tolerate negative publicity just for the sake of it. The other reason we have to join together is because there have been some things that have happened at the university that should not have happened and the reason that we, as alum, have to come together is because we have to protect the integrity of the university for the sake of the students that are there. If we want to prevent anything in the future from happening that gets a negative light shown on us, then we have to become a part of the alumni association, which secures the future of the university. We can’t just stand on the outside and say, look what they’re doing, we have to be an active part of the alumni association to prevent bad things and make good things happen.

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eighth grade, I guess I was around 14 years old,” Kennedy recalled. “Grow-ing up in Long Beach, California, I played football and basketball throughout middle school and high and I was pretty good. A friend who I played basketball with me would be skating in front of the school after school was out. He had the coolest skate shoes and would be doing all these cool tricks. I was like, ‘dude how do you do that?’ He encouraged me to try it. At fi rst, I refused because I was good in basketball, but he kept after me.

“Finally I decided I would try it,” TK continued. “My friend told me to bring some skate shoes and let me use his skateboard. We went to this place called Cherry Park in downtown Long Beach. When we got there, there were about two or three other Black kids that I knew. I went to one of the guys and asked, dude what you doing up here? He said we skate, too. That day I tried it. I tried to do some basic things, tried to do some trick stuff and that was it. From that experi-ence, I started to learn how to do a few things. It became more and more of a pas-sion for me because I could not master it. There was so much stuff for me to learn, that every day after school I would be skating. It became more and more important to me.”

Within two years, Ken-nedy’s new obsession began to pay monetary dividends as he continued to get better.

“When I turned 16, I was starting to make a little money doing skateboarding. I was making around $400- 500 dollars a month. I got a sponsor (Baker Skateboards) and started getting free skate stuff. I also began to do some traveling. I started helping my grandmother out with a few little bills. After a few more years, the money continued to improve and my grandmother and every-body in the family all said stick with it. That’s when I decided I’m going to lock down and keep doing it.”

Needless to say, it wasn’t all peaches and crème in Terry’s neighborhood when it came to acceptance of his newfound sport.

“You have to remember, I grew up in a predomi-nately Black area of Long Beach, fi lled with violence, gang activity and negativ-ity. Me doing skateboarding was not what they were used to seeing. I got teased a lot. Folks called me “white boy” and put me down about it, but I just hung with it.”

Today, Terry Kennedy’s hard work and perseverance have paid off in a big way. He is one of the world’s top performers in the skateboard game. He travels around the world for competitions and appearances.

“Skateboarding is a multi-cultural sport,” Ken-nedy explained. “It’s in places like Brazil, Prague, Germany, Australia, Japan, places where football and basketball are not even at. For skateboarding, all you need is concrete and a skateboard. I learned skating off the culvert in front of my house. It’s easy to adapt it to wherever you are.”

Because skateboarding has worldwide appeal, the business of the sport offers numerous opportunities for fi nancial gain and Terry Kennedy, the entrepreneur is dialed into every one of them.

“My friend Rob Dyrdek (pro skater) started a skate

organization called Street League. We perform in arenas across the country. There are fi ve contests throughout the year and fi rst place in each competi-tion is $200,000. Another way you make money is through the sale of your own exclusive product. Shoes, boards and other signature pieces are sold in skate shops all across the world. In addition to that, you also have sponsors. I also have a clothing line and I’m currently working on a music project. I’m rapping and we hope to have an album out soon.”

Terry Kennedy’s infl uence is seen throughout the country, as more and more African-American youth are trying their hand at the sport of skateboarding; a pattern that Kennedy indeed is proud of.

“I was raised by my grandmother, in a tough en-vironment where there were a lot of negative influences. Kids are trying to transfer that negative energy into something positive. Skate-

boarding is a great oppor-tunity to give them another element that is positive and gives them something to look forward to. More and more kids are choosing skateboard-ing as a healthy alternative to the traditional sports like bas-ketball and football. I’m glad

to be a part of any movement that can do just that, give them a positive influence.”

At age 25, Terry Ken-nedy is a young man enjoy-ing life to the fullest, simply being Terry Kennedy and he hopes the show on BET con-veys that in a motivational

way. “It’s a blessing to do

something I enjoy. At the end of the day I never would have thought skateboarding would have taken me this far, to allow me to have so much. It’s a blessing that if you stick to something you

truly love and you have a dream, doors do open up. Through the show, I want to show folks that good things happen to ordinary people. I’m just an ordi-nary cat out of Long Beach who’s living his dream and it’s truly a blessing.”

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Terry “TK” Kennedy and his Grandma share some quality time together. BET Networks premieres a hot, new reality series “Being Terry Kennedy” featuring the pro skater/entrepreneur on Tuesday’s at 9 p.m. CST.

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9. Northeast Houston: Northeast Multi-Service Center 9720 Spaulding, 7701610. Galena Park: Galena Park Branch Library 1500 Keene Street, Galena Park, 7754711. Hobby Area: I.B.E.W. Hall #66 4345 Allen Genoa Road, Pasadena, 7750412. Sunnyside: Sunnyside Multi-Purpose Center 4605 Wilmington, 7705113. S. Houston Area: Townwood Park 3403 Simsbrook, 7704514. SW. Houston: Bayland Park Community Center 6400 Bissonnet (near Hillcroft), 7707415. Near West Side: Tracy Gee Community Center 3599 Westcenter Drive, 77042 (One block East of Sam Houston Tollway)16. Spring Branch: Trini Mendenhall Sosa Comm. Center 1414 Wirt Road, 77055 17. Acres Homes: Acres Homes Multi-Service Center 6719 W. Montgomery Road, 7709118. North: Hardy Senior Center 11901 West Hardy Road, 77076

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Audrey, Rev. Bill and Roxanne Lawson John Guess, Jr., Playwright Sarah Jonesand Melanie Lawson

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AN EVENING WITH ASTAR……..Tony Award winning play-wright and performer, Sarah Jones, treatedHoustonians with her multi-character soloshow “Bridge & Tunnel.” The show wasoriginally produced off-Broadway byOscar-winner Meryl Streep and went on tobecome a critically acclaimed, long-runninghit on-Broadway. In this stirring production,she examined Jewish and African Americanrelations in America that was developedespecially for the final event of a fabulousdebut season for the Houston Museum ofAfrican American Culture (HMAAC). Noone can reflect on that better than Sarah,who is a product of a Black father and aJewish mother. HMAAC has had anincredible first season and is quickly estab-lishing itself as a place that attracts nationaltalent and initiates thought-provoking dis-cussions about people, places and times.Spotted at the show included MelanieLawson, HMAAC Chairman of the Boardof Directors, John Guess, Jr.HMAAC/CEO, Rev. Bill and AudreyLawson, Roxanne Lawson, VanessaWilliams, Alyce Coffee, Vanessa Gilmore,Sharon Owens, Roxanne Chargois, LisaChargois, Janice Beal, Linda, Lindseyand Lou Gregory, Michael Helm, EllenRay, C. B. Claiborne, Carole Pinkett andCarol, Carolyn and John Guess, III.Fabulous Show!.......PUMP-A-LICIOUS…….Putting their best foot for-ward, about 200 ladies attended the 2010Kick Out Kidney Disease Luncheon bywearing their pump-a-licious shoes. Theevent was chaired by Merele Yarboroughwho knows first-hand about this terribledisease and the need to kick it out of exis-tence. On the scene were Terri Phillips,Board Chair/National Kidney FoundationServing Southeast Texas, Nicole Sonnier,Regional Vice President, Crystal Wright,Marion Johnson, Myra Rega, PhyllisWilliams, Clarease Yates, Keryl Douglas,Regina Carrington, Gail Smith, RhondaAdams, Florence Love, Ebele Iloanya,Stacy McIntosh and Elouise Jackson, toname a few. Adding a special touch to theluncheon included greetings from DeborahDuncan, KHOU Channel 11 Great DayHouston, HFD poster-boys Errick Presleyand Aaron Bond and a fabulous fashionpresentation by Neiman Marcus.Continued Success!.....MENTORINGMIXER………To kick-off the 2010 BlackExpo, the Houston Area Urban Leaguehosted a mentoring mixer welcomingSusan L. Taylor, Publisher Emeritus ofEssence Magazine to the city and honoringfive outstanding mentors. The honoreesincluded Charles Savage, ExecutiveDirector of the Fifth Ward EnrichmentProgram, Algenita Scott-Davis, ExecutiveDirector of Houston Habitat for Humanity,Lawrence Allen, Director/Special Projectsfor HISD, Dr. Jonita Reynolds, CEO /GulfCoast Community Services Association andDr. Frazier Wilson, Vice President/ShellOil Company Foundation.Congrats!......NEWEST CHAPTER…..The recently organized Cy-Fair Chapter ofthe National Women of Achievement host-ed their first event, “Sister II Sister” Health& Wellness Breakfast at Good HopeBaptist Church. In addition to a deliciousbreakfast, the guests were treated to a paneldiscussion presented by Venisha Shepard,nutritionist, Dornne Burnside, pharmacistand Officer Rachelle Holman. Althoughnew, the chapter has already surpassed theirexpectations in providing service to the eld-erly, veterans, youth and women. Shouldyou wish to join the chapter, contact HelenJohnson at 281-852-4405 or ChapterPresident Anne Harris at 713-937-3320.Congratulations and continued suc-cess!........ KUDOS…….Mt. Horem BaptistChurch family and Minister Thomas F.Freeman celebrated their 60th AnnualWomen’s Day Program…….Houston’s firstAfrican American Congregational Churchand Senior Pastor Rev. Myron E. Cloydcelebrated its 106th year of service with adedication and unveiling of the OfficialTexas State Historical Marker presented bythe Texas Historical Commission and theHarris County Historical Commission andMayor Anise Parker has been named oneof “The World’s Most Influential People”by Time magazine…….. Have a great weekand remember to watch CROSSROADS onChannel 13 Sunday morning with MelanieLawson for your event covered by Ms.Chag. Also check out our website atdefendernetwork.com to view the “Eventof the Week.”…..From Chag’s Place toyour place, Ciao Darling!

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HOUSTON’S ENTREPRENEURIAL ELITE……..Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce (HCCC) hosted their 16th Annual African-American Business Achievement Pinnacle Awards and celebrated 75 years of commitment to creating business opportunities, jobs and wealth for African-American Houstonians. HCCC Chairman Carroll Robinson and President & CEO Eric Lyons, along with Honorary Co-Chairs Genoria and Dwight Boykins and Diedra and Terence Fontaine and gala Chairs Danette Davis and Vernita Harris are to be commended for a successful event. The event was held at the Houston InterContinental Hotel and attended by members, supporters, corporate citizens and local, state and national leaders who were inspired by a keynote address from former Secretary of Labor, Alexis Herman. In commemoration of this historic milestone, the Chamber recognized stalwart businesses and entrepreneurs. The Excellence Award was bestowed upon Percy “Frenchy” Creuzot, Jr. posthumously and Endurance Awards were presented to Hank’s Ice Cream, Johnson Funeral Home and Provost and Associates, all of which have been in business for more than 25 years. The Advocate Award was presented to Prairie View A&M University and the Texas A&M University System, Larry Brooks & Michael Davis, Brooks and Davis Real Estate Firm received the Mach Hannah, Jr. Upstart Award and the Pinnacle Award was presented to Sherra Aguirre, President and CEO, Aztec Facility Services, Jennifer Lynn Dean, President & CEO, Dean’s Professional Services – Smith & Dean, Inc., Dr. Allison Scott Cuillier, Leading Impressions Dental Group and Jackie Adams, Melodrama Boutique. Spotted at the event were Mary Ann and James Donatto, Catherine Flowers, Nicole Thomas, Denise Hamilton, Debbie Dillard, Patricia and Wayne Luckett, Warda Omar, Donovan Casanave, Cora and Judson Robinson, III and Ashley and Anthony Newton, to name a few. Great Event!.......BON VOYAGE……The Defender Media Group staff member, Cale Carter is moving on after serving five years as our art director. He’s taken a position with the Houston Independent School District and will become a member of their graphic design team. He received a Bachelors degree in Graphic Design from Benedict College in Columbus, South Carolina and has extensive knowledge of production and marketing as well as handling web projects, commercial printing and customer service. We wish him continued success!.........WEDDING BLISS……….Brittney Boutte and Jeremy Broussard were united in marriage recently. The intimate ceremony was performed by Pastor Ricky E. Carter of Good Hope Baptist Church in Lafayette, Louisiana and attended by their families followed by a private dinner party. Wishing you a beautiful future made up of one happy day after another. God Bless!........KUDOS…….Russell Okung, 1st round draft pick with the Seattle Seahawk, celebrated his 23rd birthday and announcement of his philanthropic vision here in Houston where he grew up and resides part-time. His family hosted the party and post-draft celebration in his honor at Hotel ZaZa that was attended by approximately 50 guests representing a mix of family, close friends, key philanthropic leaders, Seahawk teammates and other NFL friend. Congratulations!.........Have a great week and remember to watch CROSSROADS on Channel 13 Sunday morning with Melanie Lawson for your event covered by Ms. Chag. Also check out our website at defendernetwork.com to view the “Event of the Week.”…..From Chag’s Place to your place, Ciao Darling!

Keynote Speaker Alexis Herman and HCC Chairman Carroll Robinson

HCCC Gala Chairs Vernita Harris and Dannette Davis

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Mary Ann Donatto and Honorary Co-Chair Diedra Fontaine

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