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AUGUSTAThe Richmond County School System will

hold the local competition of the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at the Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School. This is the third year the school system has hosted the Reading Bowl and each year the number of teams continues to grow. This year, there will be 21 teams par-ticipating from the following schools:

Elementary Schools include A. Brian Merry, Copeland, Craig Houghton, Deer Chase, Garret, Hains, Hephzibah, Jenkins-White Charter, Lamar-Milledge, McBean, National Hills, Rollins, Sue Reynolds, Warren Road and Windsor Spring; Middle Schools include Glenn Hills, Pine Hill and Tutt; and High Schools include Cross Creek, Hephzibah, and Technical Career Magnet.

The Reading Bowl promotes literacy and this event could not be made possible with-out the support and sponsorship of Coca-Cola Bottling Company and the Thomson Branch of Regions Bank. The public is invited to attend this event.

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UrbanProWeekly: How did you become interested in music and performing?

HOWARD: I became inter-ested in music at an early age. When I was five, my father used to manage a group with lead singers Willie Rodgers of the famous “Soul Stirrers” and Charles Barron, a vocal-ist from Augusta Restoration Ministries. Watching and lis-tening to them practice really made me want to be a musi-cian. My father and my broth-er encouraged me to play. When the Jackson Five came out, there was no stopping my interest in music. For me and my brother, it became our dream.

UPW: What is the extent of your formal training?

HOWARD: I never did any schooling on entertainment or music. I learned from years of working. I guess you can say that trial-and-error has been my teacher.

UPW: You performed

for over 12 years with the “Godfather of Soul”, James Brown. How did that expe-rience impact your life and your music?

HOWARD: James Brown took my performing skills and knowledge of the music business to a level I never could imagine. Learning from the best entertainer of all times and seeing the way the business really works was priceless. He took me under his wing and showed me things about the business and life that most people would never get a chance to see or understand. I owe so much of my career to the “Godfather of Soul”, James Brown.

UPW: Who influenced you in music?

HOWARD: I have been influenced by so many artists because I love all types of music. At an early age, I grew up listening to The Beatles, Otis Redding, Elvis Presley and James Brown. When “old school” came out, I really

got influenced by artists like Prince, Lionel Richie, The Jackson Five, and KC & The Sunshine Band.

UPW: Tell us about the early days in your career.

HOWARD: My brothers and I started out with a family band in the 1970’s called “The Jr. Allstar’s” out at Fort Gordon. In the 80’s, we regrouped to form “The Cellus Band” here in Augusta. After years of play-ing together, everybody want-ed to go into a different direc-tion with their music, so I just started doing my own thing. I was asked by a good friend of mine, Buzz Clifford, to come help him on a Christmas show for James Brown. After that, I was signed by Mr. Brown.

UPW: How would you describe your sound?

HOWARD: My sound is a lit-tle mixture of R&B and pop. I really love the Lionel Richie fill and I love singing any type of music - country, rock, or blues - whatever pleases my audience.

UPW: You perform at a lot of wedding receptions throughout the Southeast. A wedding day is one of the most important days in a couple’s life – what is your secret to making it memo-rable?

HOWARD: The Tony Howard Band has become one of the top wedding bands in the southeast, from Florida to North Carolina. Most people would say the most important thing at the wedding is the food or the reception location. However, from years of doing this, I know that the last thing wedding guests remember is the band. We make sure every-one has a good time.

UPW: What is your favor-ite thing to see in the audience while you are on stage?

HOWARD: My favorite thing to see is the audience response – when they’re singing along with us, dancing and having a good time. There’s no better feeling.

UPW: What is your audi-ence’s most requested song?

HOWARD: James Brown’s “I Feel Good”.

UPW: Have you released any albums or are you working on any original music for release?

HOWARD: I have released several albums throughout the years. Most can be purchased on I-Tunes. We are working now to release a new single for the Motown Review show.

UPW: What’s next for you?

HOWARD: Most of my work is focused on the “Motown/Elvis Review” show, even though I still do a lot of corpo-rate functions and weddings. I also have an entertainment company that provides a school for people who want to learn the skill of entertaining. We also supply bands, cater-ing companies, DJ’s, sound, and lighting for various events.

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Augusta entertainer Tony Howard is bringing back the “Motown/ Elvis Review” to The Imperial Theatre on February 8th, 2014. The show, which has sold out for the past five years, consists of tributes to The Temptations, Gladys Knight, Michael Jackson, Elvis, Aretha Franklin and other musical greats. This year’s hosts will be WJBF news anchor Kimberly Scott, along

with James Brown’s original “Cape Man”, MC Danny Ray. Tony credits the success of the “Motown/Elvis Review” show to the won-

derful fans that come out every year and also the contributions of great sponsors such as SRP, International Formal Wear, Jones Creek Golf Club, and Urban Pro Weekly.

Musical performer Tony Howard poses for a photo near the stage at Evans Towne Center park. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

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Model cop was cocaine userSheriff’s Department releases documents on fired deputy; no further charges or jail time has been recommended

Former RCSO deputy Austin Shepherd allegedly swapped drugs with dealer and provided intel about police drug operations.

By Frederick Benjamin Sr.UrbanProWeekly Staff writer

AUGUSTAThe recent case of Austin Shepherd

who was fired around New Year’s Day for undisclosed violations of Richmond County Sheriff’s Office pol-icies and procedures demonstrates that “membership has its privileges.”

The 2013 Deputy of the Year will not have to spend an hour in jail despite allegations of participating in an ongoing criminal enterprise, com-promising drug investigations, swap-ping confiscated drugs and mislead-ing investigators concerning those allegations.

Meanwhile, private citizens in Richmond County wind up behind bars for speeding tickets and daring to “question the authority of officers.” The fact that the catch-all “obstruc-tion of justice” charge was not uti-lized against this police officer is the reason most civilians have a hard time giving the police the credit they sometimes deserve in going about their crime-fighting duties.

Here’s the background. On December 31, 2013, the sheriff’s office notified the public that Deputy Shepherd had been fired but offered no details. The speculation, howev-er, was that it had to be very seri-ous, since this particular officer had recently received some very positive media attention and even recognition by the Augusta Commission for being an outstanding county employee.

This week, however, the RCSO released the details surrounding Shepherd’ dismissal. Smiths dismissal letter outlines a laundry list of vio-lations allegely made by Shepherd. Much of it centers on his relationship with “a known drug dealer.”

Thursday’s Augusta Chronicle print-ed the details of those allegations. An excerpt follows:

“The sheriff’s office launched an investigation into Deputy Austin Shepherd in March 2012 after he was spotted going into the Davis Mill

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Road residence of known drug dealer Stephen Marquise Crawford.

Shepherd told a disciplinary review board he went into the home, which was outside of his beat, while on duty to trade video games with Crawford, who was a longtime friend, accord-ing to the letter. Then-Sheriff Ronnie Strength suspended Shepherd for 15 days and placed him on a year of pro-bation.

After Crawford was sentenced in federal court on drug charges on Dec. 19, 2013, an investigator for the sher-iff’s office interviewed him about his involvement with Shepherd.

Crawford said he met Shepherd about 2006 in Wrens, Ga., before he was in law enforcement and would sell cocaine to him “almost every day,” according to the termination letter.

After he became a sheriff’s deputy, Shepherd continued to buy cocaine from Crawford “at a minimum of once a week” while on duty and in his patrol car, Crawford told the investi-gator.

Crawford said that he received information about the narcotics divi-sion through their relationship and that Shepherd would trade drugs con-fiscated from offenders with him for cocaine.

In an interview with Maj. Scott Peebles on Dec. 30, Shepherd said he had not dealt with Crawford since October 2012 and had not used cocaine since April 2012.

Shepherd admitted to using cocaine while employed with the sheriff’s office and had bought the drug from Crawford a “couple dozen times.”

He also admitted to using cocaine during college and lying on his pre-employment application and poly-graph about his drug use.

He denied, however, trading con-fiscated drugs with Crawford or pro-viding sensitive information about the narcotics division, according to the letter.

. . . Sheperd, a five-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, was selected as Deputy of the Year for 2013 and rec-ognized by the mayor and the Augusta Commission as county Employee of the Month in September.

The honor came after the depu-ty discovered a family of four on Washington Road that had been living in their vehicle for a week. A woman who suffered mental problems had taken the vehicle with her 2-year-old and left her husband and 8-year-old son behind after destroying the boy’s clothing.

After Shepherd stopped her auto, the woman begged him to shoot her before she was taken into custody.

Shepherd and his wife bought clothes for the 8-year-old and raised $140 through donations from fellow officers to help the family. The deputy also worked with a friend who manag-es a motel so the family could have a room at a reduced rate.

The 19 felony arrests that Shepherd made in 2013 were another reason for the award, police said at the award ceremony.

Shepherd also spearheaded a fund-raiser to give to the employees of a car wash at Walton Way and Crawford Avenue who have befriended depu-ties. The fundraiser resulted in $350 being divided among the car wash employees. . .”

NOTICE TO MEDIA FROM RCSO

1/22/2014

We have attached a copy of Former Deputy Austin Shepherd’s unre-dacted termination letter. The details outlined in the letter lead to his termina-tion but also initiated an internal investigation as to whether criminal charges could be pursued. We also met with and solicited the assistance of our local FBI Office. We have concluded that based on the available information; there is not enough evidence available for a successful prosecu-tion. Therefore, no criminal charges will be filed.

We thank those in the media who were patient enough to allow us to con-clude our investigation before drawing and dis-seminating unsubstantiated conclusions. We will con-tinue to be as transparent as possible, but from time to time, some information regarding incidents will not be released immediate-ly. If you have any further questions regarding this particular incident, you may contact Sheriff Roundtree directly.

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“African-American member” reference in Hospital Board document riles commissioners

By Frederick Benjamin Sr.UrbanProWeekly Staff Writer

AUGUSTAA relatively benign agenda item on

this week’s Augusta Richmond County Commission meeting got nearly every-one in the chamber’s attention by appearing to sanction a racially-segre-gated list of possible appointees.

Agenda Item No. 39 was to consider a request from the Richmond County Hospital [Authority] to appoint replacements to its board. One of the recommended actions was to “reap-point” Mac Bowman, M.D. for the “African American member position.” Other African Americans who quali-fied to be appointed included Sanford Loyd and Terry D. Elam, both African American.

Other recommended appointees were not listed by race or ethnicity.

Commissioner Alvin Mason was the first to call attention to the surprising verbiage.

“I, for one, have a problem when we classify someone by their race. Why is a position referred to as the ‘African-American position.’ Why does he have to be identified by race. What does that have to do with the ‘price of Tea in China.’ Why do we still have to do

that in 2014?”“This is insulting to see,”

Commissioner Bill Lockett added.There wasn’t much argument on

that point. Mayor Deke Copenhaver said, “I agree with you completely,” and suggested that maybe the lan-guage had something to do with that organization’s bylaws.

“I would hope that we could get the general counsel to find out if that is a part of their bylaws,” Commissioner Lockett said.

In fact, UrbanProWeekly discovered that it was the county, itself, that was the origin of the outdated references. According to Ed Burr, Senior Vice President for Legal and Regulatory Affairs and Chief Legal Counsel, University Health Care System, the language dates from a 1959 resolution when the Authority was being created by the county.

Burr provided the document for UPW. A Resolution by Richmond County creating the Richmond County Hospital Authority in 1959 provides for the appointment of a 7-member board of trustees.

It outlines how those trustees are to be chosen: “The trustees shall include a representative citizen of Richmond County, Georgia, of the Jewish faith,

a Protestant minister regularly serv-ing a Protestant church in Richmond County, a representative of the negro citizens of Richmond County, an out-standing businessman who is a resi-dent of the City of Augusta, Georgia, two outstanding businessmen whose residences are outside the city limits.

The trustees selected included Roscoe Roberts, County rep., George Lamar, County rep, Gleen Bert Hester, Catholic Rep. Sam Simowitz, Jewish

Rep., Dr. R.J. Robinson, Protestant Minister, W.C. Ervin, Negro rep., and E.P. Peabody, Businessman rep.

The current makeup of the Authority is the result of a 1974 resolution in which the wording that referred to “Negro” was changed to say “at least one member of the Black race.”

It remains unclear why the require-ment remains in the legal documents.

According to Burr, the designation was meant to be inclusive.

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JULY 24, 2014 - 10 a.m. – Annual Reenactment News Conference State Capitol, Statue of Governor Eugene Talmadge, Corner of Capitol Avenue at Mitchell Street, Atlanta, GA 30334.

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Arun Gandhi, grandson of visionary leader Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi, speaks to reporters during a press conference at the down-town Augusta Marriot. Gandhi was the keynote speaker at the Seventh Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Worship Service, a celebration of the legacy of Dr. King, held at Trinity on the Hill United Methodist Church.Photo by Vincent Hobbs

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eekly • JANUARY 23 - 31, 2014history?” I usually adopt such a the-matic question to bring a consistent intellectual focus to my lectures and student-led discussions.

The thematic focus this spring rec-ognizes the 50th Anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. Together my students and I are on a journey to understand the relationship between citizenship and civil rights at critical historical junctures including Independence, Reconstruction, and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

This past week we focused on slav-ery, reconstruction and emancipa-tion with lively discussions in three areas: the relationship between our Constitution and social equality throughout our history, the relation-ship between Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Movement, and the role of government in shaping legal and social equality. In our conversations, we have sought to understand the his-torical roots of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

One of the most sweeping pieces of Civil Rights legislation since the Reconstruction decade, this landmark act was both a product of the social dis-content of the 1960s and an evolution of historic efforts to bridge the rela-tionship between citizenship and social and legal equality in the United States.

A century earlier, passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 guaranteed citizenship and rights to all males “without distinction of race, color or previous condition of slavery or invol-untary servitude.” A few years later, the Civil Rights Act of 1875 specifical-ly outlawed discrimination in public

facilities and accommodations for all Americans.

However, the Supreme Court declared the Civil Rights Act of 1875 to be unconstitutional. It took almost one hundred years of activism to reclaim the earlier progress towards social and civic equality achieved in these two 19th-century laws.

By the 1950s, decades of struggle against social and legal discrimina-tion—accompanied by regular and repeated instances of violence—reached a tipping point. People were ready for a leader, and they found one in Dr. King. Then, during the height of the Civil Rights movement in the early ‘60s, President John F. Kennedy used a nationally televised address to encourage our nation to support equal treatment for all Americans.

The ultimate result was the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, it outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It overturned more than 60 years of racial segregation laws in place since the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision declared “separate but equal” in segregated public accommo-dations and facilities to be legal.

In the 50 years since its passage, the law has been applied to prevent discrimination in voting, housing, employment, and other sectors of our society. Coupled with the 1954 and 1955 Brown v. Board of Education decisions, it also ended racial segrega-tion in public education.

How we understand the history of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, both

before and after its passage, as I have shared with my students, is rooted in how we fundamentally understand citizenship and social equality in our nation’s past. As a historian of the African American past, I believe the meaning of the Civil Rights Act(s) in the context of the African American experience can best be understood in W.E.B. Du Bois’ prophetic words that the “problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.”

In his seminal work, The Souls of Black Folk, Du Bois discusses the important challenge that the nation faced in integrating African Americans into our society after Emancipation. Indeed, as I have been known to say to my students, we lived longer as a nation under slavery than we have as a nation under the experiment of integration. The legacy of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 50 years later, is that it challenges our nation to move beyond barriers of discrimination so that we may each more fully experience “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” within our present context.

Each of us, in our work and within the institutions and organizations to which we are connected, can—and must—play a role in creating inclu-sive environments and organizational cultures where everyone has access to opportunity. The legacy of Dr. King and that of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 should challenge us to continue to do the hard work of ensuring that our institutional and social practic-es promote equal opportunity while discouraging barriers resulting from discrimination.

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This semester, on the first day of classes as I welcomed and introduced my students to History 2112: American History Since Reconstruction, I posed this important question to them, “What is the relationship between citizenship and social equality in our nation’s

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Airport searches for local talent for Second Annual Spring Music Fest

AUGUSTAThe online graduate nursing programs

at Georgia Regents University’s College of Nursing appeared for the first time in national rankings by U.S. News and World Report on Jan. 8. GRU’s College of Nursing appeared 75th and was one of three Georgia institutions to be nationally ranked. Also ranked were online programs at University of West Georgia and Georgia College & State University.

“For over a decade, the College of Nursing community has blended high tech communi-cations with pedagogy to provide quality edu-cation to nurses wherever they are,” said Dr. Lucy N. Marion, Dean of the GRU College of Nursing. “In addition to the satisfaction of serving so many nurses, the honor of being nationally ranked is like icing on the cake.”

U.S. News and World Report based the rankings on a number of factors including student engagement, faculty credentials and training, student services and technology, peer reputation, and admissions selectivity.

“As a dean with 20 years’ experience in dis-tance education, I am happy to be associated with faculty and staff associates who have hon-ored the College with national ranking of our online nursing education,” Marion said.

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THURSDAY JANUARY 23 @ 6:30Maxwell Branch Library, 6:30-

7:30 p.m. The Lucy Craft Laney Museum will set up a program titled “The Golden Blocks: A Photographic History of Augusta from 1900-1970. Registration is required. Call 706-793-2020.

JANURARY 24 - FEB. 7Witness to the Holocaust

Traveling Exhibit at the main branch library at 823 Telfair St.

More details at: http://holo-caust.georgia.gov/witness-holo-caust-wwii-veteran-william-alexan-der-scott-ii-buchenwald

THURSDAY JANUARY 30 @ 6:00

Maxwell Branch Library, 6 - 7 p.m. GRU’s Dr. Angela Bratton will talk about “Africa: Diverse Ways of Defining Family and Marriage”

SAT., FEBRUARY 22 @ 11 A.M.Main Branch Library, Room B,

1st floor, 11 a.m. “Black History Month Program on Lucy Laney” will feature Dr. Kent A. Leslie, a historian who’s finishing up a biography on Augusta’s education giant. Dr. Leslie will share little know facts about the life and lega-cy of Miss Laney.

Black History Month Events

New Life Worship Center at 3550 Morgan Road in Hephzibah offers various events and activities for the community.

January Calendar of EventsTuesdays: Community Senior Activities.

11 am - 3 p.m. Activities and refreshments for seniors age 55 and over.

Friday, Jan. 24: Iron Men Session. 7 p.m., men only session. For more information, contact New Life Worship Center at 706-796-7880.

New Life Worship Center Events

Spoken Word Christian Ministries Presents

“Building The Kingdom of God Through Prayer, Praise, and

Worship 2014 Women’s Breakfast”

Speaker: Rev. Dr.Elise LaBord

Date: February 15,2014 Time: 10:00 a.m.

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GRU Augusta (14-2, 7-0) kept its undefeated streak alive by crushing North Georgia (6-7, 3-4) and putting up a season-high 97 total points in the 97-71 Peach Belt Conference win Saturday afternoon in Christenberry Fieldhouse.

The Jaguars are on an 11th game winning streak.

The Jags opened up the first half fighting against a five point scoring advantage from the Nighthawks who had their way offensively - shooting an impressive 57.9 percent from the field and 55.6 from downtown.

It was not until GRU guard Ryan Weems hit a difficult layup that the team saw its first lead at 25-23 with 7:45 remaining.

The Nighthawks responded with back-to-back three pointers to jump out to a six-point lead until the 1:24 mark when a layup by forward Harold Doby, who returned from a left foot injury that caused him to miss nine games, put the Jags up by one point at 35-34. However, a technical foul from the Jags bench and a few Nighthawk free throws would give them the lead once again at 40-37, heading into the locker room.

In the second half the Jags spent the early goings on the verge of

reclaiming the scoring advantage, playing down by no more than three points. At the 14:47 mark the Jags grabbed the lead off of aDevonte Thomas three pointer to make the score 49-47. An 11-2 run by the Jags would bust open the teams lead by nine points and bring the score to 62-53 with under 10 minutes left in the PBC showdown.

Following the run, back-to-back three pointers, one by Thomas and the other from forward Devon Wright-Nelson, would give the Jags its first double digit led by 11 points. The Jags would continue its dominance for the rest of the afternoon. Thomas paced the team with 26 points, shooting 8-for-10 from the field and a 7-of-8 from three point range. Senior KJ Sherrill chipped in 15 points and Devon Wright-Nelson scored 12

Jaguar basketball guard Keshun Sherrill drives the ball down the court during a men’s basketball game against the University of North Georgia Nighthawks. The Jaguars crushed North Georgia with a final score of 97-71 in a Peach Belt conference game at Christenberry Fieldhouse. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

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AMIRI BARAKA aka LEROI JONES Oct. 7, 1934 - Jan. 9, 2014

By Annie Correaljan

Amiri Baraka’s funeral began with a wordless trib-ute on Saturday morning: A procession of African

drums and jazz trumpets followed the writer’s coffin through Newark Symphony Hall.

From that point, the words came copiously: rapid-fire riffs by poets and politicians that often rose to a shout or a song, in a poetic style Mr. Baraka helped shape.

The poet Tony Medina recited, slam-style: “Baraka spoke in a lan-guage of Bopulicitous intent / James Brown black Langston Hughes blue / Mouth of Malcolm Baldwin eyes / Big as suns & moons / Making sure we were never in the dark — / With ghosts!”

Mr. Baraka, a prolific poet and play-wright who helped forge the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s, died on Jan. 9, at 79. Around 3,000 people filled the grand, gold-leafed hall for the funeral services, which were officiated by the actor Danny Glover. The night before, nearly as many people attended a wake, where the Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke.

A photograph of Mr. Baraka sat on

an easel beside a coffin on the stage; on the other side, a Greek fisher-man’s cap and a scarf with an African print hung on a stand, as if the poet stood there, head turned down.

Among the dozens of speakers were the theorist Cornel West, the poet Sonia Sanchez, who read a poem Maya Angelou wrote for Mr. Baraka, Congressman Donald M. Payne Jr. and several community leaders and activists. The tap-dancer Savion Glover performed.

Mr. Baraka, born Everett LeRoy Jones, and later known as LeRoi Jones, was by turns a Beat poet, a fiery playwright, a strident follow-er of Malcolm X, a Muslim and a Marxist.

Those who spoke praised Mr. Baraka’s passion, his persistent vigi-lance over the politics of Newark, and his grit, even as they tried to recon-cile his tumultuous past.

In his eulogy, Mr. West called Amiri Baraka “a literary genius,” who wrote his way into the mainstream yet, “at the same time, was willing to reject the white establishment and say, ‘I am going to raise my voice.’ ”

“ ‘If you reject me,’ ” he added, invoking Amiri Baraka, “ ’I’m going to be in solidarity with the wretched of the earth.’ ”

Mr. Baraka was widely praised for his work, notably “Blues People: Negro Music in White America,” a 1963 historical survey of black music, and the 1964 play, “Dutchman,” which won an Obie Award. However, in the course of his six-decade career, critics accused him of being homophobic, misogynistic and anti-Semitic.

In 2002, in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, he performed a poem widely perceived as anti-Semitic, “Somebody Blew Up America,” in which he suggested Israeli leaders had prior knowledge of the attacks. To oust him as New Jersey poet lau-reate, state officials eliminated the post. His relationship with his birth-place was often a troubled one.

The former mayor of Newark, Sharpe James, said after the services, “He was our challenger in Newark. He was our agitator for progress.” Former Newark Mayor Cory Booker, of whom Mr. Baraka was outspokenly critical, did not attend the service.

At moments, the service became a political rally, as eulogizers endorsed Ras Baraka, a son of Mr. Baraka and member of the Newark municipal council who is running for mayor. In Ras Baraka’s eulogy, which was the capstone of the four-hour service, he said, “My father loved this city of

violence. He was a Newarker to his core.” He added, “Because he chose to fight here, so do I.”

The quieter strain that ran throughout the service was the influence that Mr. Baraka had on the individual lives of black poets and performers.

Mr. Glover recalled an encounter with Mr. Baraka when he was a stu-dent in San Francisco. “It formed the framework of how I’ve tried to approach the idea of my work as a citizen artist,” he said. Mr. Baraka’s work, he said, influenced his decision to become an actor.

The solemnity of the services was broken up by musical interludes — free jazz and a crooning rendition of “Round Midnight” — and bursts of humor.

When Congressman Payne ini-tially failed to appear onstage, an M.C. drew laughter when he said, “Congressman? I’m going to put this out in the universe, Baraka’s spirit is hard on politicians.”

The service moved the audience to its feet, and to tears, as when the poet Asha Bandele took the stage. “Amiri taught us, the world does belong to us, too.” She continued: “What a gift he gave us, to those who have had so much taken.”

Remembering Amiri Baraka with politics and poetry

Poet and activist Amiri Baraka, seen here during the 1972 Black Political Convention in Gary, Ind., has died at age 79.

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Notice to Lower Income Families

Augusta Housing Authority This notice is to advise that effective Monday, November 25, 2013 that the Augusta Housing Authority will open the waiting lists for the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program (River Glen Apartments). The waiting lists for the Public Housing Program and the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program are currently closed. The Augusta Housing Authority will also accept updated information from persons who have previously applied for the Section 8, Moderate Rehabilitation and Public Housing Programs. Applications for the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program (River Glen Apartments) will be accepted by completing an on-line application at www.augustapha.org. Walk-in customers wanting to apply for the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program (River Glen Apartments) will not be seen during the open application period.

This notice is also to advise that the waiting list for the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program (River Glen Apartments) will remain open indefinitely. The Augusta Housing Authority does not discriminate in admission or access to its federally assisted programs. Any potentially eligible individual who has a visual or hearing impairment will be provided with information necessary to understand and participate in the Augusta Housing Authority's programs. Richard Arfman has been designated as the responsible employee to coordinate the Augusta Housing Authority's efforts to comply with the nondiscrimination based on handicap regulations.

Equal Housing Opportunity The Housing Authority of the City of Augusta, Georgia

By: Jacob Oglesby, Executive Director Mission Statement: To promote adequate and affordable housing, economic

opportunity and a suitable living environment free from discrimination.

Notice to Lower Income FamiliesAugusta Housing Authority

This notice is to advise that effective Wednesday, January 15, 2014 that the Augusta Housing Authority will open the waiting list for the Project Based Voucher Program for Maxwell House Apartments. The waiting lists for the Public Housing Program and the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program are currently closed. The waiting list for the Moderate Rehabilitation Program (River Glen Apartments) is currently open. The Augusta Housing Authority will also accept updated information from persons who have previously applied for the Section 8, Moderate Rehabilitation and Public Housing Programs.

Maxwell House, LLC provides 44 1-bedroom units of permanent supportive housing at Maxwell House Apartments. The Project Based Vouchers are used to provide rental assistance for 44 extremely low to lower income families. Maxwell House, LLC offers quality affordable housing while providing essential supportive services to assist special needs families to move successfully from dependency to self-sufficiency. Applications for the Section 8 Project Based Voucher Program for Maxwell House Apartments will be accepted by contacting Maxwell House Apartments at (706) 724-1927 and completing an on-line application at www.augustapha.org. Walk-in customers wanting to apply will not be seen during the open application period.

This notice is also to advise that effective July 14, 2014 at 5:00p.m., the Augusta Housing Authority will close the waiting lists for the Project Based Voucher Program for Maxwell House Apartments.

The Augusta Housing Authority does not discriminate in admission or access to its federally assisted programs. Any potentially eligible individual who has a visual or hearing impairment will be provided with information necessary to understand and participate in the Augusta Housing Authority’s programs. Richard Arfman has been designated as the responsible employee to coordinate the Augusta Housing Authority’s efforts to comply with the nondiscrimination based on handicap regulations.

INVITATION TO BIDSealed proposals from contractors will be received for the Lake Forest Hills Elementary School Re-Roofing of Building 2010, Project # B-12-009-1603.2 by the County Board of Education of Richmond County at the address below until 3:00 p.m. local time, on Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. No extension of the bidding period will be made.

A NON-MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. local time at the Administration Office of Lake Forest Hills Elementary School, 3140 Lake Forest Drive, Augusta, Georgia 30909.

Drawings and project manual on this work may be examined at the Department of Maintenance and Facilities, Richmond County Board of Education, 1781 15th Street, Augusta, Georgia 30901.

Bidding documents may be obtained at the office of the architect: Dickinson Architects, P.C., 771 Broad Street, Suite 200, Augusta, Georgia 30901, (706) 722-7488. Applications for documents together with a refundable deposit of $100.00 per set should be filed promptly with the architect. Bidding material will be forwarded (shipping charges collect) as soon as possible. The full amount of deposit for one set will be refunded to each prime contractor who submits a bona fide bid upon return of such set in good condition within ten (10) days after date of opening bids. All other deposits will be refunded with deductions approximating cost of reproduction of documents upon return of same in good condition within ten (10) days after date of opening bid.

Contract, if awarded, will be on a lump sum basis. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty-five (35) days after time has been called on the date of opening.

Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than 5% of the base bid. Personal checks, certified checks, letters of credit, etc., are not acceptable. The successful bidder will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price.

The Richmond County Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities.

BID LIST: The Richmond County Board of Education maintains a bid list for many categories that are let for bid each year. Contact Amy Bauman in the Business Office (706) 826-1298 or at [email protected] if you need additional information concerning the bid list.

To promote local participation, a database of sub-contractors, suppliers, and vendors has been developed by the Program Manager, GMK Associates. Contact Jeanine Usry with GMK Associates at (706) 826-1127 for location to review and obtain this database

Bids shall be submitted and addressed to: Dr. Frank G. Roberson, Superintendent Richmond County School System 864 Broad Street Augusta, Georgia 30901

The CSRA African American Arts Alliance is proud to announce our next Poet Laureate: Anthony “Sleepy Eyez” Carter. Anthony will serve for the 2014 - 2015 tenure and will be a leading voice and advocate for literary arts in the Augusta regional area. Photo by Vkncent Hobbs

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There is an unspoken stereotype floating around that most artists are egotistical self-promoters that are only concerned with themselves. Their art is about their

life. Their song was written by them for them about their life for you to listen to. Their painting is their interpretation and observation of their community or the world only around them. Their event is being held only for people that are like the host and think exactly like he or she thinks. The worst stereotype is that most artists set out to be artists just to see how much money they can make...for themselves.

We are a new generation of creative thinkers and I urge the art community to think with a servant›s heart. What exactly does that mean? It means to take a close look at the talent you have been blessed with. Then take a look at your surrounding

community. Ask yourself, how can you use your talents to make a better world to live in? An artist should do a close evaluation of him or herself and see how their unique story can enlighten or help others.

I have seen advertisements for and have attended poetry and creative writing workshops hosted by established slam poets and noteworthy authors and storytellers. Singers and musicians often have fundraising and benefit concerts for important causes that are in the neighborhood. We all know that nursing homes and homeless shelters need our help not only around the holiday season. The same inspiration given at an open mic show might give someone that has hit hard times the motivation to seek help. It really makes a statement when artists get together and make their presence known

An artist with a servant’s heartLivin’ OutLoudArtistic Commentary By LadyVee

The Augusta Museum of History is will be presenting Augusta, 1864, an exhi-bition that focuses on Augusta and its citizens as they prepare for a military invasion. What did happen and how did it affect the region and its people?

“Researching this time period was a fascinating journey,” said, Nancy Glaser, executive director. She adds, “reading the letters, diaries and newspaper accounts was an opportunity to visit another time and also feel the foreboding of a way life for many that was coming to an end.”

The exhibition, Augusta, 1864 was made possible by the Porter Fleming Foundation and opens on Friday, January 24, 2014. The exhibition is free with muse-um admission. It will be in Augusta until January 2016.

The museum is located at 560 Reynolds Street in downtown Augusta. Please call (706) 722-8454 for more information or visit our website www.augustamuseum.org.

for a book drive or community garden project. These are just a few examples of how an artist or group of artists can give back and make a lasting impact with their talent.

There is a reason why we are called ‹the artistic community›. We are expected to go beyond just seeking personal fame, fortune, or recognition and reach out to people that can benefit from our efforts. When I host open mic variety shows and I tell the artists on stage to DO YOU to the Fullest, this statement applies to what you can showcase on the actual stage AND the inspiration you can put in someone else›s mind and heart as well! In the words of Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.”

Loving Life,LadyVee DaPoet www.facebook.com/doyoulyricloungeaugwww.facebook.com/ladyveedapoet

‘Augusta 1864’: The city prepares for Union invasion

The Augusta Museum of History has announced the continuation of the popular Museum theater program, Voices of the Past.

Voices of the Past is a series of character monologues that brings to life the stories of ordinary and extraordinary people which is performed in museum theater format by actors. The character in The Other Tubmans, tells a story that explains the connection between local Tubman slaves freed in the 1830’s and William Tubman, who served as Liberia, Africa’s longest running President from 1944-1971. 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 1:30 pm. FREE with Museum admission.

Saturday, January 11, 2014Saturday, February 8, 2014Saturday, March 8, 2014Saturday, April 19, 2014Saturday, May 10, 2014Saturday, June 7, 2014Saturday, July 19, 2014

Voices of the Past Museum Theater Series: THE OTHER TUBMANS Performed by Jean Embry

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