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Steve Harvey Brings More Entertainment toStar-studded Lineup at
2015 Neighborhood Awards!
Naomi Richard | The Austin Villager
ATLANTA, GA –Award-winning superstarrecording artist RobinThicke
has joined the star-studded list of performersduring the 2015
Neighbor-hood Awards Weekend inAtlanta, along with addi-tional
entertainment fromperformer Tyrese Gibsonscreening his movie
Shame,judges David and TamelaMann joining host SherylUnderwood to
crown thewinning singer at the SingYour Way to the State
FarmFreedom Friday Party finaleperformance, and more! Thicke will
take the stageduring the Steve HarveyMorning Show Live Broad-cast
on Friday August 7th,adding to a sizzling lineupthat includes
previously-an-
Steve Harvey: Host Steve Harvey hits thestage at the 2014 Ford
Neighborhood Awards inAtlanta-Philips Arena. Photo courtesy of
TheNeighborhood Awards.
nounced headlining perfor-mances on Saturday August8th from
award-winning su-perstars Usher, TyreseGibson and Kenny“Babyface”
Edmonds atthe 13th Annual Ford Neigh-borhood Awards, hosted
byEMMY-winning FamilyFeud, talk show and radiostar Steve
Harvey.
Bringing their signa-ture unforgettable style tolight up the
stage, Usherwill close out the 2015Ford NeighborhoodAwards on
August 8th, inaddition to a performanceset from Tyrese Gibson,and
Kenny “Babyface”
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Willie NelsonWillie Nelson Wins AgainWillie Nelson will be the
next recipient of the
Library Congress’s Gershwin Prize for PopularSong. This lifetime
achievement award will be pre-sented November 18 in Washington D.C.
The onlyprevious recipients are Paul Simon, Stevie Won-der, Paul
McCartney, songwriting duo BurtBacharach and the late Hal David,
Carole King andBilly Joel.
Rep. Lloyd Doggett said, “I’m pleased thatWillie will be on the
road again to Washington—this time to accept a well-deserved prize.
He rep-resents so much of what makes Texas special andAustin the
Live Music Capital of the World. Hislyrics and his life touch the
human experience likeno other.”
Steve Harvey Brings More Entertainment toStar-studded Lineup at
2015 Neighborhood Awards!
Willie Nelson Wins Again
Austin Housing Authority and AustinPathways Award $57,500 in
Scholarships
Austin Housing Authority and AustinPathways Award $57,500 in
Scholarships
The Housing Author-ity of the City of Austin(HACA) and its
nonprofitsubsidiary, Austin Path-ways, has awarded 36 re-newable
scholarships to-taling $57,500 to residentsof its public housing
andHousing Choice Voucherprograms to pursue post-secondary
education op-portunities at local institu-tions of higher
education.
Scholarship funds aremade possible throughsupport from
HACA’sSouthwest Housing Com-pliance Corporation, anonprofit
subsidiary cre-
ated in 2000. Since 2002,nearly $1 million in schol-arships have
beenawarded to low-incomestudents. Recipients rangefrom newly
graduatedhigh school students toreturning adult studentsand those
attending col-lege for the first time. His-torically, nearly half
of theawardees are the first gen-eration in their family toattend
post-secondaryeducation.
“We are proud of allresidents in our self-suffi-ciency programs
who wishto pursue a higher educa-
tion,” said HACA Presidentand CEO Michael Gerber.“We are
thrilled to awardthese scholarships to 36fully deserving
individualsso that they may continuetheir education and pur-sue
endless opportunitiesfor themselves and theirfamilies.”
TalentedYouth
Keepin’It RealJazz!
TalentedYouth
Keepin’It RealJazz!
Sunday, August 2, 2015, 5 PM at the George Wash-ington Carver
Museum and Culture Center Boyd VanceTheatre, 1165 Angelina Street,
Austin, TX
This vivacious presentation of traditional jazz, theoriginal
Americana art form, will feature some of Austin’smost talented
youth performing traditional jazz music:iamhannalashay, Blaigne
Ayuma, Clayton Winfrey, JadynBlackmon
Kya McGruder, Simone Washington, Kylie Phillips,and the ATAP
Trio with Cameron Riggs.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students overage 7,
available online at keepitrealjazz.eventbrite.comor call
512-258-6947 and at the door.
This project is supported in part by the Cultural ArtsDivision
of the City of Austin Economic Development De-partment and a grant
from the Texas Commission onthe Arts.
For more information, visit www.womeninjazz.orgor call
512-258-6947.
Women in Jazz presents Keepin’It Real Jazz Youth Concert
AISD works toclose the learning
disparity in schools.See ADVISORY
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DNC remains vigilantto ensure votersare protected.
See OBAMACAREPage 2
Austin entrepreneuris buzzing her wayto the top in 2015.See
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Congress to addressPredatory Lending
This week Congress-woman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking member
ofthe Committee on Finan-cial Services, convened aFaith Leaders
conferencein Washington. She invitedMuslim, Christian andJewish
communities tohighlight the moral and re-ligious objection that
faithleaders have raised in re-sponse to predatory pay-day and
small-dollar lend-ing practices in communi-ties across America.
Every day online andstorefront payday lenderstrap borrowers in
long-term cycles of debt. Theirtriple-digit interest ratesand
access to borrowers’bank accounts or car-titlesplaces these
borrowers infinancial jeopardy.
The Interfaith PaydayLending Roundtable ad-dressed the impact of
theseharmful products on thecommunities that thesefaith leaders
serve. Federallawmakers are rightly con-cerned. Over 100 Mem-bers
of Congress repre-senting 35 states, the Dis-trict of Columbia and
theVirgin Islands recentlyurged the Consumer Fi-nancial Protection
Bureau(CFPB) to enact a strongrule to curb abusive prac-tices by
pay lenders andother high-cost predatoryloans like car-title and
cer-tain installment loans.
In separate let-ters, 33 U. S. Senators and68 House Members
urgedthe same action: strongregulation and enforce-ment of abusive
and preda-tory consumer lending.
These practices havenow been extended toSmall Businesses.
Theirloans are required to bepaid back on a daily basis.These are
usually doneonline.
According to policyexperts, CFPB could act onthe pending
regulationsometime this fall. Texasresidents should make surethat
this state is a party tothe actions that is beingtaken in congress.
Onepayday lending companyin Kansas already beenfined.
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Edmonds openingthe show. Hosting theshow for the 13th year,Steve
Harvey will bejoined by a star-studdedroster of award present-ers
that include SanaaLathan, Kandi Burruss,Anthony Anderson,Wendy
Raquel Robinson,Michelle Williams, Davidand Tamela Mann,
K.Michelle, JazmineSullivan, DeVon Franklin,Erica Campbell,
YolandaAdams, Kym Whitley,Roland Martin, FaithEvans, Ed Gordon,
RickeySmiley, Stephen A. Smith,among others.
Hit-makers ErykahBadu, Jodeci, Salt-N-Pepa,Doug E. Fresh,
JazmineSullivan, K. Michelle, andAvery Sunshine will alsoperform
during the four-day celebration, with ap-pearances from
Ne-Yo,Yolanda Adams, NephewTommy, DJ Mars, plus aninspiring lineup
of interac-tive entertainment, semi-nars and special screen-ings
with Steve Harvey,Tyrese Gibson, SanaaLathan, Ed Gordon,
RolandMartin, Attorney BenjaminCrump, Dr. Laura Berman,
Tyrese Gibson Among Many in Lineupof Interactive
Entertainment,
Seminars and Special Screeningscontinued from page 1
Tyrese Gibson
Kandi Burruss, Stephen A.Smith, Loni Love andmore.
Besides the corner-stone 2015 Ford Neighbor-hood Awards show on
Sat-urday August 8th, the four-day celebration’s high-lights
feature the 3-day State Farm Neighbor-hood Awards Expo, a
sig-nature weekend experi-ence blowout running Fri-day August 7 –
SundayAugust 9th, whichincludes: Family FeudLive hosted by
SteveHarvey; the Steve HarveyMorning Show Live Broad-
cast; College Expo; GreekStep Show; DrumlineShowcase; movie
screen-ings; Celebrity Row; theHeart & Soul Health Pavil-ion;
100 shopping vendorbooths; the McDonald’sInspiration
CelebrationGospel Tour; the ChurchChoir Competition, andmany more
events and ex-periences. T ickets forthe Ford NeighborhoodAwards
show, Ford VIP Af-ter Party, State FarmNeighborhood AwardsExpo and
State Farm Free-dom Friday Party are avail-able via
Ticketmaster.
Marcus Andrewsshowcases his SartorialLuxury collection
forHollywood’s elite at theBET Awards and Bill-board Music
Awards.
July 14, 2015 (SanAntonio, TX) – Thefuture’s bright for
SanAntonio menswear de-signer Marcus Andrews,but he’s outfitting
every-one in custom suits andItalian-crafted shoes, notshades. The
local styleconnoisseur recentlydressed celebrities forthe BET
Awards’ red car-pet in Los Angeles onJune 28th, includingAaron D.
Spears of TheBold And The Beautifuland Being Mary Jane.
Andrews alsohosted a range of celeb-
rities from musicians toactors for styling sessionsduring his
trip to LosAngeles, includingLeCrae, rapper TooShort,
FloydMayweather, and actorDarrin Henson. His Sar-torial Luxury
collectionwas featured in a similarmanner just a few weeksprior at
the BillboardMusic Awards in LasVegas.
Above all, Andrewssays the quality of hiswork is of the
utmostimportance. “My clientsdeserve the best, no mat-ter who they
are,” hesays. “It’s been a privi-lege to meet some amaz-ing people
doing what Ilove, and I hope to con-tinue growing our loyal
following in San Anto-nio, Hollywood, and be-yond.”
The SartorialLuxury collection be-gan as a way forAndrews to
design forhimself what he wasunable to find in themarket:
high-quality,unique menswear. Theline initially began
withItalian-made footwear,and slowly expandedinto custom suits
andaccessories, includingpersonalized pocketsquares and cuff
links.
For more informa-tion about MarcusAndrews and his Sarto-rial
Luxury collection,please visit his websiteat:
http://sartorialluxury.com
Texas Designer Makes Mark In Hollywood
DNC ChairwomanTalks Obamacare,GOP and Voting IDSays Republicans
are still Attempting
to Block Path of Voters
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.)
By Damon C. WilliamsSpecial to the NNPA
from thePhiladelphia Tribune
PHILADELPHIA - Mo-ments after delivering akeynote address at
theNAACP national conven-tion Monday at the Penn-sylvania
Convention Cen-ter, Democratic NationalCommittee Chairwomanand U.S.
Rep. DebbieWasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) expanded on theDemocrats’
agenda re-garding the AffordableCare Act, voter rights andthe
“transparent” effortsof Republican Party tomake inroads into
minor-
ity communities.“I talked about the
importance of making surethat we not roll back all ofthe
progress we’ve beenable to make over the pastalmost seven years
underPresident Barack Obama’sadministration, whetherit’s the 16
million Ameri-cans who benefited fromaccess to quality, afford-able
healthcare that theyhave not previously had, tovoting rights, which
is ob-viously right in the wheel-house of the NAACP,” shesaid. “And
to reiterate thatwe have to all stand andremain vigilant to
ensure[voters are protected],whether its photo ID laws,or early
voting hours, orweekend voting, or pro-tecting the ‘souls to
thepolls Sundays’ [church-voter education effort].”
Schultz, who repre-sents parts of Browardand Miami–Dade
Coun-ties, said the Republicans“are all in lockstep, led bytheir
governors across thecountry,” to try to derailprogress made
regardingvoter ID.
Shultz, as a veteranlegislator, is intimatelyaware that voter ID
is alightning-rod issue, espe-cially in her home state,which
requires photo iden-tification to vote.
According to theFlorida Division of Elec-tions, voters there
will beasked to provide accept-able forms of identifica-tion; if
voters there do nothave an acceptable formof photo ID, they can
stillcast a provisional ballot.Pennsylvania is one ofseveral states
that do notrequire a photo ID at thepolls.
Schultz reiterated herbelief that Republicans,especially
Wisconsin Gov.Scott Walker, are still “try-ing to throw obstacles”
inthe path of voters whowould more likely voteDemocrat.
To counter, the DNCis in the midst of a nation-wide voter
expansion pro-gram and working with or-ganizations such as theNAACP
and other alliedgroups, to help registervoters and ensure they
get
to the polls.Shultz took umbrage
with the GOP presidentialcandidate slate in general– and with
Walker in par-ticular – for their positionson voter ID and
whatShultz perceived as theparty’s less than authenticrecent
catering of the Af-rican–American commu-nity.
“Scott Walker an-nounced [his presidentialcandidacy on
Monday],and whether it’s ScottWalker, or Rand Paul, orJeb Bush, the
Republicansare trying to make a showover their outreach to
theAfrican–American commu-nity, and I stress [that vot-ers
remember] you aredealing with a party thatignored the
African–American and other minor-ity communities for many,many
years,” Shultz said.
“Now, they’re sud-denly putting some win-dow–dressing
aroundtheir record, but when youhave a guy like Rand Paulwho
opposes both the Vot-ing Rights Act and CivilSee RNC CHAIR, page
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Misty Copeland Becomes ABT’sFirst African-American Principal
BallerinaBy Zita Allen | Special to the NNPA from the New York
Amsterdam News
Misty Copeland
When American Ballet Theatre announced the pro-motion of Misty
Copeland to principal ballerina Tuesday,the highest rank in the
company and the highest everachieved by an African-American dancer
with one of thiscountry’s elite ballet companies, she told
reporters at apress conference, “I’m just so extremely honored to
be aprincipal dancer, to be an African-American and to be inthis
position.”
Occasionally fighting back tears, she spoke softly withhumility
and grace at what was clearly an emotionallycharged moment. Her
promotion had just been announcedthat morning at a company meeting
with Artistic DirectorKevin MacKenzie, who said simply, “Misty,
take a bow,” asher fellow company members applauded.
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CHURCH & TOWN BULLETIN
St. Peter’s United Methodist Church 4509 Springdale Road Austin,
Tx 78723Office 512- 926-1686 Fax 512-929-7281
Christian Web Site-stpetersaustintx.ning.com
[email protected] PLACE WHERE WE STEP OUT ON
FAITH.
COME AND STEP OUT ON FAITH WITH USSunday School 8:45 a.m.
Praise and Worship 10:15 a.m.Wednesday Bible Study 12:00
p.m.
and Praise /Bible Study 6:30 p.m.(to include Children’s Choir
Rehersaland
Bible Study with age appropiate Activities)Rev. Jack C. Gause
Pastor
Agape Baptist ChurchIn “The Centre” Bldg. F-15 7801 N. Lamar
Blvd. (SE Corner of N Lamar and 183)
AGAPE is a chuch for all people. “Where Jesus Christ is
Magnified and the love Heexhibited is Exemplified.” Come, receive
God’s unconditional lovefor you.
For there is no greater love!
Church ServicesSunday School 9:30 AMSunday Worship 11:00 AM
Mid-Week Service Thursday: Praise,Prayer and Bible Study 7:00
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Website www.agapebcaustintx.comRev. H. Ed Calahan
Pastor
Imani Community ChurchDavis Elementray Auditorium 5214 West
Duval Road
Sunday School 9:00 A.M.Worship Service 10:00 A.M.•Power Hour
Bible Life Group 6:00 P.M.
Imani Complex & Office,11800 Mustang at Duval Austin, Texas
78727
Visit:imanichurch.comOffice: 512-343-9300Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn
Donald-Mims
7801 N. Lamar Blvd,Suite D 102,
Austin, Texas 78752
Worship: Sunday--10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Tuesday Bible Studies--7:30pm - 9:00 pmFriday Prayers--7:30 pm -
9:30 pm
The Church of Pentecost, USA Inc,Austin offers a wide variety of
opportuni-ties for children, youth, adults, and olderadults to be
involved in worship, spiritualgrowth, education, community
outreach,and making a tangible difference to thosein need in our
community. You too, canmake a positive difference in our commu-nity
through your prayers, your presence,your gifts, your service, and
your witness.Tel: 512 302-1270
Leading People to Experience God’s Love, Know Jesus Christ &
Grow in His ImageThe Church of Pentecost
Olive Branch Fellowship of Austin / All Faith Chapel4110
Guadalupe St Bldg #639 Austin, TX 78751
Sunday MorningWorship @ 11: am
Romans 5:1 Therefore,having beenjustified by faith, we have
peace
with God through our Lord Jesus Christ
This life, therefore, is not righteous-ness, but growth in
righteousness; not health,but healing; not being, but becoming; not
rest,but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be,but we are
growing toward it. The process isnot yet finished, but it is going
on. This is notthe end, but it is the road. All does not yetgleam
in glory, but all is being purified.
--- Martin Luther
Kenneth Hill, Pastor
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WORSHIP SERVICESSunday Worship - 7:45 a.m. & 11 a.m.Church
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“Ministries For Mankind” Luke 4:18 A.W.. Anthony Mays, Senior
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Ebenezer Baptist Church1010 East 10th Street 512-478-1875 Fax
512-478-1892
WednesdayMidweek Prayer Service 7:00 P.M.Child Development
CenterAges 0-5 years (Daily) 512-478-6709
Bus Ministry Call 512-478-1875
Worship Service 8:00 A.M.Sunday School 9:00 A.M.Discipleship
Training 10:00 A.M.Worship Service 11:00 A.M.
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469-226-4679 | www.vainqueurs.org805 S. Sherman St. Richardson,
TX 75081
La Génération des VainqueursMinistry Church
Tuesday - Friday: 3pm -10pmWalking and Appointment
Wednesday Bible Study | 7:45pmFriday Prayer |7:45pm
Sunday Service | 10:00am
Villager Youth Brigade will be taking sponsorshipsstarting
summer of 2015.Your support has beenmuch appreciated over the
years. Please continueto invest in Austin’s youth. We look forward
toanother successful year with some promisingstudents. FMI Call
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DAVID CHAPEL Missionary Baptist ChurchSUNDAY | Christian
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| TNT Bible Study(Pflugerville) 6:45p.m.WEDNESDAY | Prayer &
Praise 7:00p.m.Bible Study 7:30p.m.
Dr. Joseph C. Parker, Jr.Senior Pastor
512-472-9748 www.davidchapel.org2211 E.MLK @ Chestnut St.
Austin, TX 78702
St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church:Musician - Piano/Organist
Submit your resume with salary to:By Mail: St. Mary Baptist
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BeeSweet Lemonade ChildEntrepreneur Mikaila Ulmer
Attends White HouseKids’ State Dinner
As invited by First Lady Michelle Obama
On Friday, July 10, Mikaila Ulmer, ten-year-oldAustin-based
child entrepreneur and founder ofBeeSweet Lemonade, attended the
fourth annual Kids’State Dinner at the White House. Perhaps most
recog-nizable from her recent ABC Shark Tank appearance,Ulmer was
personally invited to attend the luncheonby First Lady Michelle
Obama.
Attending the event was a buzz-worthy honor forthe young
business lady who has been running her busi-ness–with help from her
family–for five years. She evenuses a percentage of profits to help
save bees!
Mikaila Ulmer meets President BarackObama at the White House
while attending itsfourth annual Kids’ State Dinner. Photo
courtesyof Wyatt Brand.
Leaders Urge Patience In AchievingChange After Emanuel Nine
Dot Scott
by Barney BlakeneySpecial to the NNPA
from TheCharleston Chronicle
It’s been some threeweeks since nine wor-shippers at EmanuelAME
Church weregunned down at a Biblestudy session in thechurch. After
theshootings the commu-nity and nation dis-played an unprec-edented
outpouring ofcompassion for he vic-tims and survivors aswell as
outrage at theracism that promptedthe atrocity.
Since the shootingsthe state and nation hasbonded to remove
theConfederate Flag as apolitical and social sym-bol of the racist
hatredmade evident by theatrocity. And now afterEmanuel’s dead
hasbeen buried, local civilrights leaders say thesubstance of the
racismand hatred the flag rep-resents will take moretime and
patience.
As the nationlearned of the July 17atrocity at Emanuel
im-mediate calls to stop theracism led to the actionon the
Confederate Flag,an action that began in1999. CharlestonNAACP
President DotScott said her organiza-tion already has startedto
hold discussions withlocal businesses and in-stitutions to address
dis-crimination.
But she cautionsthat the communityshouldn’t think that ra-cial
discriminationthat’s existed centurieswill change in
threeweeks.
“We need tochange some thingslike what happens inemployment and
pub-lic education and weneed concrete change.But we must rememberit
hasn’t even been amonth since those ninepeople were killed
atEmanuel. That was agame changer andthings are changing
asevidenced by the re-moval of the flag. Twoweeks before July 17we
wouldn’t even havehad that discussion.”
“Now we’re begin-ning to see people likeGov. Nikki Haley
andothers working to makea difference. But weshouldn’t delude
our-selves to think thingswill be fixed overnight,”Scott said.
Rev. Nelson B. Riv-ers, pastor of CharityMissionary
BaptistChurch in NorthCharleston and vicepresident of Operationsand
Religious Affairsfor the National ActionNetwork said
economicempowerment is achange that must be-come a reality for
Afri-can Americans after thesacrifice of the EmanuelNine. While
Blacks to-day have more moneyand education than everbefore in
American his-tory, as a group they stilldon’t possess
economicopportunity.
Citing the outpour-ing of compassion fromwhites after the
atrocityat Emanuel, Rivers said,“We have to ask is thisjust a guilt
trip or an
opportunity to changethe dynamics of racismin America.” He
pointedto Charleston CountySchool Board’s decisionto name a
candidateoverwhelmingly op-posed by Blacks andothers as its new
super-intendent as an exampleof some people’s refusalto change.
“The deaths of thenine people at Emanueldidn’t mean jack to
theschool board. If theydidn’t respect us in atime of our worst
crisis,can we expect them tochange in good times?”However he
optimisti-cally added, “We foughtfor the removal of theflag for 15
years and injust two weeks afterEmanuel it’s comingdown.”
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Women of Progress HoldThird Anniversary
Pictured left to right are the Women of Progress:Marie, Dorothy,
Julia and Grace. Photo by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon
Saturday, July 11, the group Women of Progress held their third
annualcelebration. This group is composed of women who are from the
AfricanDiaspora community living throughout Central Texas. Women of
Progress cameinto existence due to the fact that a group of women
decided to come togetherand make a difference in both their native
land of Liberia, Sierra-Leone and Coted’Ivoire.
Over the last three years, Women of Progress has been doing a
lot of workon the African Continent and also at home in Central
Texas. During the massiveEbola epidemic crisis that affected the
three West African nations of Liberia,Sierra Leone and Guinea,
Women of Progress were able to help. Moreover,Women of Progress is
eager to help more with the development of WomenProgress.
Finally, Women of Progress has grown in both membership and
outreachduring these three last years. Consequently, Women of
Progress is seeking tohave more visibility within the community.
According to Women of Progress,“The increase of visibility will
allow them to attract more sponsors which wouldallow them to do
more events.”
by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon
NorteyHolds aTownHall
Meetingby Tsoke
(Chuch) Adjavon
After James Norteyofficially announced hisintention to run for
theTravis County Precinct 1Commissioner Court, heheld a town
meeting. TheTown-Hall “Greet andMeet Event” was held atthe home of
former Aus-tin City Council member,Sheryl Cole. Moreover,Sheryl
Cole is one of thesupporters of James
On July 11, the Afri-can Soccer Club held atournament in which
fourteams sought to becrowned champions.These four teams
were:Austin FC International,Congo Fc, Zilker Park Rang-ers, and
the InternationalSoccer Club. During therest of the day, these
fourteams played against eachother. Despite the hottemperature, all
the teamsplayed hard while observ-ing some “fair play.”
In the first round,Austin FC International
Nortey. Not only was thetown hall meeting an op-portunity for
people tocome together, but it wasalso an opportunity forpeople to
get know someof the issues that JamesNortey is running for inhis
campaign.
At the Town-Hall“Greet and Meet Event”,James Nortey
re-intro-duced himself and then
began to talk of some ofthe issues he plans tocampaign on. For
in-stance, James Norteytalked about solving the“Food Desert” that
is inthe Eastern part of TravisCounty. In addition, hementioned
that he willhelp bring good “middleclass” pay and job to theEastern
part of TravisCounty.
James N
ortey
Austin FC InternationalCrowned the Champion of the
African Soccer Club
Pictured left to right are the African Soccer Club tournament
participants,Prince O Sax, Frankie and Steve Pa Juge. Photo by
Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon
and the International Soc-cer Club defeated ZilkerPark Rangers
and theCongo FC. Consequently,both the Austin FC Inter-national and
the Interna-tional Soccer Club wouldplay against each other inthe
final game. On theother hand, Congo Fc andZilker Park Ranger
playedagainst each other for the3rd and 4th fourth place.After all
the games weredone, Austin FC interna-tional won the tourna-ment.
Therefore, the Inter-national Soccer Club camein 2nd place; Congo
FCcame in 3rd place; andZilker Park Rangers came
in the last 4th place.According to the
tournament organizers,the best Strikers wereOumar Djiba and
PrinceO Sax. Secondly, the bestdefenders were JimmyBissereth, Mj
Ekitu,Henry, Ali, JB and OumarDjiba. Thirdly, the CongoFC has the
Best Coachesas Joseph Mukamba andDavid and the most Im-proved Team.
Finally, thebest mid-fielder wasSteve Pa Jude. Not onlywas it a
good tournamentbut also it was an oppor-tunity for people togather
for a fine time ofsports.
by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon
Award Nominations open Monday, July 20.Sponsorship Opportunities
available soon.
For more information about the event, visit
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Save the Date for the 7th Annual WorkforceSolutions Capital Area
Awards LuncheonWednesday, October 21, 2015
11 am - 1 pm @ Austin County ClubThe goal of the annual
Workforce Solutions Capi-
tal Area Awards Luncheon is to celebrate the accom-plishments of
Travis County employers and commu-nity organizations that
collaborate with Workforce So-lutions throughout the year. We also
want to pay trib-ute to individuals who have become self-sufficient
us-ing the workforce services and support resources pro-vided
through our many programs.
Keynote Speaker:Mayor Steve Adler
AUSTIN, TX - TheTravis County Sheriff’s Of-fice is hosting a
FamilyField Day on Saturday, July18, 2015 from 9 am-12:00pm at the
Mueller LakePark. This is a FREE com-munity event for all
resi-dents of Travis County. Ourgoal is to gather familiesand
engage them in a fun
Family Field Day
Mueller Lake Park4550 Mueller Blvd.Austin, TX 78723
The African-American Advisory Committeeby William Purcell
Villager Writer
The Austin ISD African-American Community Advi-sory Committee
for Educa-tional Excellence gathersinformation and
encourageresearch of concerns to theAfrican-American commu-nity
including literacy,disproportionality, reten-tion rates, parental
involve-ment, discipline rates, ad-vanced academics, andlearning
environments. Thecommittee is comprised ofcommunity members suchas
Nelson Linder (NAACPPresident Austin Chapter),Teddy McDaniel
(AffiliateCEO of the National UrbanLeague), local area parentswho
have invested in whatthe committee is doing forthe children in the
neigh-borhoods, and Vera Givens(ANC 3rd Vice President).The
Community Engage-ment Specialist TerryRussell helps initiate a
bondbetween the African-American community andthe school district
as wellas work (in layman’sterms) with the schools
where the African-Ameri-can population of studentsare large
where most ofthe time those schools arethe ones with low
socialeconomics.
Ms. Russell alongwith the rest of the com-mittee “try to make
surethat they provide for thestudents in those schoolsand try to
close the gapwith the disparity anddisproportionality that
arebetween the schools onthe west and east sides oftown.” Ms.
Russell, who Iinterviewed also went tomention that the commit-tee
came about when theystarted doing the African-American Parent
Involve-ment Conference a coupleyears ago. The committeecame from
people whowere involved with theconference and saw there
was a need for morethings that involved orwere aimed at the
African-American community. Thecommittee started withonly 10-15
people andwent up to 50 people.
The committee workson student retention ratesby hiring teachers
that “looklike them” which createsmore of a relation betweenthe
teacher and students.The committee wanted tomake sure that this
waslooked into because youwould have schools such asGus Garcia
Young Men’sLeadership Academy andPierce Middle School (NowBertha
Means YoungWomen’s Leadership Acad-emy) where you wouldhave a high
minority stu-dent rate, but they couldn’trelate to the teachers.
TheAfrican-American Commu-nity Advisory Committeefor Educational
Excellence ishere to make sure the com-munities’ young black
stu-dents are in good handswhen getting their educa-tion and
hopefully this com-mittee remains for manyyears to come.
day of promoting healthand fitness.
There will be a vari-ety of activities, such asfield day relay
races, aPunt, Pass and Kick foot-ball activity with the assis-tance
of UT football play-ers, a soccer activity, anobstacle course
facilitatedby the Travis County
Sheriff ’s Office SWATteam, rock climbing walland a small vendor
areawith organizations on dis-play that promote health&
fitness. We will also haveour SWAT BEAR vehicle,Motors unit and an
AustinFire Department truck onstatic display.
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NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS HAVINGCLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF
MELVIN JAMES CHAMBERS, DECEASED.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that original Letters Testamentary on the Estate ofMelvin James
Chambers, Deceased, were issued onApril 23, 2015, in Cause No.
C-1-PB-15-000470,pending in the Probate Court No. 1 of Travis
County,Texas, to Billie Nell Chambers. Claims may bepresented in
care of the attorneys for the Estateaddressed as follows: Estate of
Melvin JamesChambers, Deceased, c/o Leonard W. Woods, DugginsWren
Mann & Romero, LLP, P. O. Box 1149, Austin,Texas 78767-1149.
All persons having claims againstthis Estate are required to
present them within the timeand in the manner prescribed by
law.
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BAILEY HARGROVE,
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were issued onApril 23, 2015, in Cause No. C-l-PB-15-000502,pending
in the Probate Court No. 1 of Travis County,Texas, to Janell
Monique Hargrove Brooks. Claimsmay be presented in care of the
attorneys for the Estateaddressed as follows: Estate of Plunella
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AUSTIN COMMUNITYCOLLEGE DISTRICT (ACC) issoliciting bids to
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ElginCampus, Phase 2.
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HaysCampus, Phase 2.
Request for Qualifications(RFQ) No. 906-15038RW
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Rights Act, a guy who says that we shouldn’t begiving special
rights to people based on behavior likefolks in the LGBTQ
community, you have to recognizewhat people say and what they do
are two separatethings, and that both matter.”
The GOP has ramped up its outreach efforts bothregionally and
nationwide.
The Pennsylvania GOP recently appointed RyanSanders as its
African–American inclusion director, tolobbying minority voters,
particularly in Philadelphia,on the merits of the Republican
agenda. The Republi-can National Committee recently embarked on a
“Com-mitted to Community” voter mobilization campaign,which is
being promoted as a “first–of–its–kind collabo-ration between the
RNC and a Black media outlet,” Ra-dio One.
The national GOP apparently took a page out ofObama’s successful
field team management playbookof connecting with the youth by
partnering with a hipand trendy outlet.
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus released a statementcelebrating the
pact.
“We are on the move,” Priebus said. “As chairmanof the RNC we
are engaging every voter, not taking anyvoter for granted, and not
overlooking any opportunityto share our message. For too long, some
have peddledthe idea that only one party cares about communitiesof
color. Not true. We have stepped up our ground gamein communities
of color.
“Expect to see more RNC staff in diverse commu-nities,
discussing our shared values and actively recruit-ing people from
across the country,” Priebus added.“Voters will hear from us often
and in Black media out-lets like Radio One to share our message,
mobilize newactivists and ask for their vote.”
Shultz acknowledged that GOP play was “smart”and somewhat
effective, but said voters need to bemindful of the combination of
policy, message, strat-egy and tactics when considering the
outreach effortsof the GOP.
“Republican policies haven’t changed at all,”Schultz said. “By
way of example, just last week, at thesame hour that the
Confederate flag was coming downin South Carolina, the Republicans
were trying to en-sure and codify – beyond the president’s
executivepolicy on flag flying in national parks – they were
tryingto put it into law and say that Confederate flags couldfly or
be displayed in national parks. This is in the samehour.
“There was so much backlash, because they gotcaught red-handed,
that that entire interior appropria-tions bill was pulled from
consideration,” Shultz contin-ued. “That’s just one example of
policy…their strategyis not to win the majority of African–American
votersbecause they clearly recognize that won’t happen;
theirstrategy is to erode the percentage of the [African–American]
vote that the Democratic candidate for presi-dent gets. That is
why, tactically, they are appointingand sending into
African-American communities out-reach people.”
RNC Chairman Priebus: “Weare engaging every voter, nottaking any
voter for granted”
RNC Chairman Reince Priebuscontinued from page 2
50 CentDishes on
BreathtakingFall
Grammy award win-ner and world renownedrapper Curtis James
Jack-son III (50 Cent), has spo-ken out since filing forchapter 11
protection inthe U.S. Bankruptcy Mon-day morning, July 13, 2015in
Hartford, Connecticut.Suffering a devastating,multi-million dollar
lawsuit,50 cent was ordered to payLastonia Leviston $5 mil-lion
dollars after deter-mining the rapper inten-tionally leaked a sex
tapein which she was fea-tured.
“I’m taking the pre-cautions that any othergood
businesspersonwould take in this situation.You know when you’re
suc-cessful and stuff, you be-come a target. I don’twanna be a
bullseye. Idon’t want anybody topick me as the guy thatthey just
come to withastronomical claims andgo through all that. I
gottadecent legal team. Youdon’t have to worry,” Jack-son told E!
News exclu-sively.
by Angela Wyatt
50 Cent
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NAACP Convention DrawingProminent Speakers, Making News
by Ayana Jones | Special to the NNPA from the Philadelphia
Tribune
Bill Clinton to addressNAACP convention.
PHILADELPHIA – TheNAACP’s 106th annual con-vention is drawing a
slate ofnotable public officials.President Barack Obamawill deliver
a keynote ad-dress Tuesday afternoon atthe Pennsylvania Conven-tion
Center. Obama‘s re-marks will be centeredaround reforming the
crimi-nal justice system.
“President Clintondemonstrated his prag-matic leadership while
inthe White House. Today,he continues his work as achange-making
leaderthrough the Clinton Foun-dation. As the country isfaced with
challenges, welook forward to hearingthe former president lendhis
perspective on some ofthe most important civilrights challenges of
ourtime during the 106th an-nual convention,” saidNAACP Chairman
RoslynBrock.
U.S. Attorney LorettaLynch will speak Wednes-day night at 7:30
p.m. dur-ing the Spingarn Dinner/Freedom Fund Banquet.
During a plenary ses-sion Monday, Sen. BobCasey (D-Pa.)
discussed abill aimed at steeringpeople from incarcerationby
offering more educa-tion. He discussed how in-vesting in Pre-K can
help
children earn more later inlife and reduce the likeli-hood that
a child will oneday encounter the crimi-nal justice system.
There are variousevents that are open tothe public including a
ca-reer fair held Tuesday from12 to 6 p.m. Hiring man-agers will be
on hand toanswer questions aboutopportunities in: hospital-ity,
food service, govern-ment, technology, bank-ing, finance, sales,
cus-tomer service, energy andretail.
The removal of theConfederate battle flagfrom state capitol
groundshas caused the NAACP tolift its economic boycott ofSouth
Carolina over theweekend. The civil rightsgroup voted to end the
15-year economic boycottagainst the state during its106th annual
convention.
The NAACP conven-tion, which runs through
July 15 at the PennsylvaniaConvention Center, is ex-pected to
draw upwards of8,000 attendees. The five-day convention is
beingheld under the theme“Pursing Liberty In theFace of
Injustice.”
When Brock deliv-ered a keynote speechSunday evening during
themass public meeting, shesaid liberty must be pur-sued.
“The NAACP has edu-cated; demonstrated; leg-islated; litigated;
negoti-ated; and agitated to se-cure the liberties prom-ised by the
founders of thisgreat nation. Because ourwork is not complete,
Istand before you tonightseeking a sustained com-mitment to action
to ac-complish our goals,” saidBrock, who is the young-est person
to be electedNAACP chairman.
Brock rounded offher speech by highlightingthe importance of
achiev-ing liberty.
“In our pursuit of lib-erty, we will get bruised.We will get
battered. Wewill get bloodied. But wewill not be defeated,”
shesaid. “We are in a fight forour lives, because blacklives
matter. We are in afight for our lives becauseall lives
matter.”
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