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Mary Parker, president andCEO of All (n) 1 Security ServicesInc., is new chairman of the boardof the Atlanta Business League(ABL). As chair of the historic

organization, Parker will work withother members of the ABL boardand CEO Leona Barr Davenport toplot a course for its future. “The Atlanta Business Leagueis celebrating its 80th anniversary this year. It has providedan invaluable service to the African-American and ultimately the entire Atlanta community continuously since1933,” Parker says. “The Atlanta Business League fosters the growth,

creation and development of successful business enterprises owned, operated and managed by African Americans in metropolitan Atlanta,” she continued.

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The DeKalb County Board of Education has appointed formerGeorgia Labor CommissionerMichael Thurmond to serve as thedistrict’s interim superintendent. He replaces Dr. Cheryl Atkinsonwho left the job by “mutual agreement” with the board.Atkinson will get severance pay of

$114,583 through June 30. Michael Thurmond officiallytook the interim superintendent position this week with aone year contract and a salary of $275,000.Thurmond, who is credited with outstanding leadership

at both the Georgia Department of Family and ChildrenServices (DFCS), and the Georgia Department of Labor,said last week, "I'm here today because I'm interested in thefuture of public education in DeKalb County and I cameand offered my support to help the DeKalb School Board

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Fresh off his invigorating State of the Unionspeech on Tuesday, President Obama visits metroAtlanta Thursday to amplify his strategies to cre-ate jobs and strengthen the nation's middle class. "We have cleared away the rubble of crisis,

and we can say with renewed confidence that thestate of our union is strong," Obama said in an hour-long address to a joint session of Congressand a television audience of millions.Education figured in Obama's plans to boost

American competitiveness in the global economy. In his speech he proposed that the federal government should help states provide pre-school for all 4-year-olds. Officials did notprovide a cost for the pre-school programs butsaid the government would provide financial incentives to help states.To underline this proposal, Obama visited

the College Heights Early Childhood LearningCenter in Decatur. College Heights offers earlylearning programs for infant, toddler, preschool,and pre-kindergarten students ̀ `through a uniquepartnership with City Schools of Decatur, andPartners for Community Action Inc. (Head StartProgram),'' according to its website. CollegeHeights’ website says the school serves 326children. A report from the Atlanta Journal Constitution

notes that the state was considered far ahead of

its time two decades ago whenit used lottery funds to launch a statewide pre-kindergarten program. In recent years,though, flattening lottery revenues and increasing enrollment have forcedthe state to reduce pre-kindergarten schedulesand increase class sizes.“Our pre-k program is still a

national example. But certainly we can do moreto increase quality and access,” said Mindy Binderman, the executive director of GeorgiaEarly Education Alliance for Ready Students, anadvocacy group. “We have to be sure we don’trest on our laurels.”Steven Barnett, director of the National

Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University, said the president’s expected proposal has the potential to offer“a remarkable boost” to efforts to provide educational and economic opportunities for all.“Well-designed preschool education

programs could close the entire achievementgap between children from low- and high-in-come families at school entry and as much ashalf the gap permanently, Barnett said.

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Passion, Politics and Paintingat the High Museum of Art

Atlanta’s High Museum of Art is the sole U.S. venue for “Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics,and Painting.” The exhibition features some of the best examples of Kahlo and Rivera’sart with more than 120 works, including iconic paintings from and photographs of bothartists. Pictured here is Frida Kahlo’s Self Portrait with Monkeys, 1943, oil on canvas.

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Parker’s company offers personnel, technology, traffic control and aviation securityservices for event-oriented, government and corporate clients. The firm celebrated 12 years of service in

2013. With more than 30 years of experience inthe security industry, Parker boasts an extensivelist of awards and honors. Among them are: theTrumpet Award, City of Atlanta’s Female

Business Enterprise Phoenix Trailblazer Award,100 Most Influential Black Woman of Atlanta,and U.S. Atlanta Region Business Firm of theYear. She has also received the Atlanta BusinessLeague’s Non-Traditional Business of the YearAward. The ABL provides empowerment programs,

business-to-business networking, the dissemination of vital business information,

business opportunity and training, along with a number of events that are hosted bysponsors of the private and public sectors.ABL will commemorate its

80th anniversary with a majorevent in the fall. “Details aboutthe plans are forthcoming,”Parker notes. Visithttp://www.atlantabusiness-league.org/events/abl-calendar-of-events for a calendar ofevents.

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The Fiscal Cliff, the Savannah Port, and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport’s “Aerotropolis” are a few of thetopics that will be examinedduring the 11th annual SouthMetro Development OutlookConference.

The event will be Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 7:30a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Georgia International Convention Center (GICC), located at 2000Convention Center Concourse.

During the Conference, U.S. Congressman David Scott and AtlantaMayor Kasim Reed -- will discuss the impact of lawmaker’s decisions -- or lack ofdecision -- on the Southern Region’s abilityto compete.

Admission to South Metro Development Outlook is $40 (early registration); $50 (registration) and $55 (on-site registration). For more informationand to register for the conference, visitwww.smdoconference.com or contact 404-684-7031.

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Attention Teenagers And AdultsThe Atlanta Daily World is partnering with New American Media (NAM) and

other media outlets in Atlanta to promote an essay contest on teachers. Teensand adults are invited to write up to 500 words in English or in the writer's nativelanguage describing a teacher who changed their life or the life of their child. In-language submissions will be translated prior to final judging. Essays shouldbe sent via email or regular mail, along with the entry form.A panel of distinguished educators, journalists, scholars and

advocates will select a winner from each category. Judges will look for evidencethat the teacher opened up a new pathway of knowledge or opportunity for thestudent that he or she had previously not been aware of, or that the teacher inspired or fostered a love of learning. We are looking for real life examples and expect the entries will help us expand our definition of what a "great teacher" is.Winners in the "Teenager" and

"Adult" categories will each receive a cash award of $500 and theteachers profiled will also receive anaward of $500. Winner in "Teacher InMemory" will have the honor to picka local public school in Atlanta or surrounding counties to donate a$500 check made by NAM.A special presentation of the

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overcome the challenges that were faced."The most pressing challenge facing

DeKalb Schools now is the possible loss of its accreditation as the system has beenplaced on probation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools(SACS). Next week, DeKalb School Board

members go before the State Board of

Education for a hearing to decide whetheror not to recommend to Gov. Nathan Dealto suspend the DeKalb Board under Georgia law 20-2-73(a). The law is put into effect when a school district finds itself on probation, or one step away fromloss of system accreditation because of poor board governance.

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AuC Library Presents ‘An American Story’

Archibald Hill (from left), market manager, community development for PNCBank, and Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library CEO and DirectorLoretta Parham stand with photographer Teenie Harris’ daughter, Cheryl Harris, and grandson Taun Henderson at the opening reception for the exhibit featuring the work of the long-time Pittsburgh Courier newspaperphotographer. The exhibit, “Teenie Harris, Photographer, An AmericanStory,” runs through May 24 and is free and open to the public. For informa-tion about hours of operation, visit the library website at www.auctr.edu.

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Benjamin e. Mays High Renovation Honored by engineersBenjamin E. Mays High School, renovated by Uzen &

Case Engineers, LLC, is one of a number of local projectsand engineers that are being honored by the Georgia Society of Professional Engineers during Engineer Week,Feb. 10-17.“Mays High School represents how an aged building can

be transformed into a modern learning facility through creative engineering at a fraction of the economic and envi-ronmental cost of replacing the entire facility,” said engi-neer Jim Case.

The completely renovated 340,000 square-foot facilityincludes a new media center, cafeteria, entry lobby, theater,practice gym and four new career-based academies.

“A student sitting in the new media center at May's HighSchool, looking out through its 60-foot-tall glass curtainwall into the courtyard, while bathed in natural light fromthe clearstory windows just below the roof; itself supportedby elegant cable-stayed steel king post trusses, would find it

hard to imagine how this space was experienced by his orher older siblings only a few short years before,” notesCase. “Prior to the renovation this space had no view of the

courtyard or the sky above. The low ceiling consisted ofdrop in tiles and fluorescent lights. In short the space wasdark, disorienting, devoid of natural light and not conduciveto learning.”

In order to accomplish the transformation Uzun & CaseEngineers, working in close collaboration with Perkins +Will Architects, had to overcome a myriad of challenges associated with modifying and renovating a 30-year-oldstructure, Case noted. These challenges included devising anew lateral resisting system, reinforcing the existing floorswith carbon fiber reinforced polymer wraps and externalpost tensioning and performing sophisticated fire analysesto meet the fire rating requirements of the current buildingcode.

For more information on the Benjamin E. Mays HighSchool or Uzun & Case Engineers, contact Jim Case at 678-553-5200 or email jcase@uzuncase.com or visitwww.uzuncase.com.

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Real Estate Firm Cortland Partners to Hold Career Fair In partnership with the National Apartment Association,

Cortland Partners is presenting a Career Fair Feb. 27 in theMonarch Tower Conference level, located at 3424Peachtree Road in Buckhead across from Lenox Square.The event is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

February is National Apartment Careers Month, an initiative launched by the National Apartment AssociationEducation Institute (NAAEI) to create awareness and promote the attractive and recession-resistant careers in theapartment industry and to encourage hiring personnel to

evaluate talent more effectively.“We have strategically partnered with the NAAEI to

promote national careers month,” stated Ed Wolff, chief operating officer and NAAEI board member. “We are hosting a national career fair and offer job shadowing opportunities around the country to promote careers in ourindustry.”

With a motto of Creating Value for a Better Life, Cortland Partners is one of the largest owner/operators ofgarden-style apartment communities in metro Atlanta. The

multi-family real estate firm is seeking to fill site-level positions including managers, assistant managers, leasing associates, maintenance supervisors, maintenance techs and more.

Cortland is looking for experienced men and women tofill approximately 30 positions in the Atlanta area andacross the Southern region. Qualified applicants need tobring a resume and proof of residency to the career fair.Cortland Partners provides training and benefits. CortlandPartners is an equal opportunity employer.

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Je’ Wesley Day is in the ADW’s Single’s Spotlight Editor’s Note: The Atlanta Daily World (ADW) would like to regularly spotlight a Metro Atlanta bachelor or bachelorette in our feature section. We are looking for candidates from age 25 to 65. Please email us your suggestions with jpg photo(!), contact information, and ashort paragraph about the nominee. Send to contest@atlantadailyworld.com and we will respondif your nominee is selected.

Je’ Wesley Day has been in Atlanta a little more than two years, but he has already made his mark on the city.

The Chicago native is an organic food aficionado andturned his love of healthy food and a healthy lifestyle into a new Atlanta hotspot. Day is the proud owner of OrganiXFood Lounge on Ponce de Leon Ave. Billed as a “healthyalternative for your cocktails,” his lounge has quickly become a well-known destination in the city.

Even though he’s the owner and has an MBA and moreeducational and business certificates than one could shake astick at, he can still be found at OrganiX almost every nightof the week – it is open Tuesday through Saturday – bartending, washing dishes, bussing tables, cooking or taking care of any of the restaurant’s other needs.

He was recently named the Single Man of the Month byEssence magazine and the exposure has been a bit morethan the low-key, 35-year-old father of one had in mind.

“Somehow people found my cell number, the businessnumber, personal email,” Day says. “I had a woman driveup from Augusta, Ga., to meet me and I’ve received hundreds of emails from across the nation.

“I’m definitely honored, but I didn’twant the extra attention that it wouldbring to me,” he added.

Despite his reticence to embracethe spotlight, Day, whois a Virgo, sat downwith the Atlanta DailyWorld to talk aboutwho he is, what he’slooking for in a partnerand how he’s managedto stay single this long.

Tell us a little about yourself.Originally from Chicago, born and raised West Side,

low-economic neighborhood, single-parent home. Leftthere after college, went to New York, moved here fromNew York. It was the perfect time to complete my MBA degree and try a business of my own. It was now or never. What brought you to Atlanta?

It’s more economical than Chicago or New York to liveand to start a business. Plus the warm weather. I’ve alwaysbeen a fan of Atlanta. What have your impressions been so far of the datingscene in Atlanta?

It’s a man’s paradise, because there’s a ratio of men to

women that works in our favor. I think Atlanta has a population of quality single women, beautiful, educated, career oriented. It can make your choice very difficult.When do you think you’ll be able to put your focus on trying to find someone special?

You know, you can’t put a time on love. Also, I don’tthink you can go out and search for it. I think the most youcan do in life is be open to it and be hopeful that love exists,and that I am. When love finds me or I find love, it’ll hap-pen.Would you like to be with someone right now?

I would love to have someone right now, because when Ihave successes there’s no one to share it with, when I havehard times, there’s no one to really console me to tell meit’s gonna be alright. And we’re human, so we all have desires, we have needs and beyond that there’s always kindof a longing for companionship, somebody to do somethingwith or just to be next to you. What might some of the things that are keeping you single?

The business is in its infancy phase. It’s almost likebeing a parent. You have to be there and nurse that childand when that child reaches a certain age then you can startdating or running the street a little. Organix is my baby. Butjust as if it’s a real life baby, if someone can be helpful andbeneficial to the child then it can work. But anything that’snot beneficial to Organix is not beneficial to me right now.

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Atlanta businesswoman Stacey Key, president of GBK Enterprises Inc., was elected to the State Transportation Boardlast week, winning a seat from 20-year veteran board memberEmory McClinton.

Key, whose company owns and operates a local Bruster’s

Real Ice Cream restaurant, is also president and CEO of theGeorgia Minority Supplier Development Council Inc., whichpromotes opportunities for minority-owned businesses withstate agencies and local governments.Key will represent Georgia’s 5th Congressional District,

which includes Atlanta, partof southern DeKalb Countyand northern Clayton County.Also elected to the DOT

Board Thursday was formerstate Sen. Dan Moody of Johns

Creek, who will represent the suburban 6th Congressional District, which takes in North Fulton, North DeKalb and EastCobb counties. Moody will fill a vacancy left by Brandon Beach,who was elected to the state Senate last month.DOT Board member Dana Lemon of McDonough was re-elected recently to represent the 13th Congressional District,which stretches through parts of Henry, Clayton, Fayette, Fulton,Douglas and Cobb counties.

State Transportation Board members are elected by members of the General Assembly, whose legislative districts falls within their congressional district.

Newly re-elected Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus has hit the road to deliver a message that the GOP must find a way to attract more support from non-White voters.

The question is how. During a stop in Atlanta to talkwith Black voters last week, Priebus said the answer ismore about framing than about substance.

``I think freedom and liberty is a fresh idea,'' he saidafter a closed-door session with about two dozen Blackbusiness and civic leaders. ``I think it's always a revolutionary idea. I don't think there's anything we need to fix as far as our principles and our policies.''

President Barack Obama won more than 90 percent ofthe Black vote in each of his elections, and he won about 71 percent of the Hispanic vote in November against Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Non-White voters arebecoming an increasingly larger share of the electorate,meaning the GOP has to find a way to cut into Democraticadvantages to reclaim the Oval Office.

The priority, Priebus said, will be investing time in theAfrican-American community. ``I don't think you can showup a few months before the election,'' he said. ``It's notgood enough to have a national spokesmen. You have tohave people in communities, from the community, bothhired and volunteer, but from the community speaking tothe community.''

As an example of bad messaging, Priebus cited Republican Senate nominee Todd Akin of Missouri, whoimploded last fall -- and damaged the national GOP brand --when he said women can't get pregnant after a ``legitimate

rape.'' The chairmansaid it was unfair to use Akin as the representative of theparty because ``it endsup falsely highlightingthe position'' of oneman. But, he added,``If you don't make thesale, if you don't get toknow people ... you are susceptible to beingwhoever the other sidesays you are.''

He said the samedynamic is true in debates over voter ID

laws that Republicans have pushed in states across thecountry.

Democrats have strongly argued that the measures,along with limitations on early voting, negatively affectpoor, minority and older voters.

African-Americans have voted overwhelmingly Democratic since the civil rights era in the mid-20th century, when President Lyndon Johnson signed the CivilRights Act and the Voting Rights Act.

``If you don't show up to make the sale,'' he said, ``thecaricature becomes true.''

Priebus was in Atlanta as part of a national ``listeningtour'' that he said fits into the national party's development

of a strategy to broadenits base, which has become older, Whiterand more conservativein recent election cycles. Georgia, hesaid, offers a key opportunity to pick-upAfrican Americans. It'salso a necessity, as thestate's demographicshifts suggest a long-term Democraticadvantage if currentvoting patterns hold.

Ashley Bell, an Atlanta attorney and

Black Republican, helped organize the meeting withPriebus. ``People want to be treated with respect,'' Bell said.``They want to see candidates who respect their votes. Theywant to see you at the churches. They want to see you at theNAACP meetings. They want to see you where they expecttheir leaders.''

Bell was elected to the Hall County Commission as aDemocrat and attended the 2004 Democratic National Convention where Obama, then a U.S. Senate candidatefrom Illinois, was the keynote speaker. Bell switched parties in 2010 and later lost his re-election bid under theGOP banner.

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Cardiss H. Collins, former U.S. Congresswoman fromIllinois, and the first African-American woman from theMidwest to serve in the House of Representatives, died recently in Alexandria, Va., 15 years after retiring fromCongress. She was 81.

Collins was elected to Congress in June 1973 in a special election to replace her husband, George, who haddied in the December 1972 United Airlines flight planecrash. After winning with 92 percent of the vote, Collinswent on to serve in Congress for nearly 25 years. She iswidely respected for her legislative successes in securingthe rights of minorities and women.

For many years Collins was the strongest advocate inCongress for African-Americans on media and marketing

issues, and she was the first to hold hearings challengingprogramming and ownership in broadcasting.

"She was a shrewd and perceptive warrior who believedstrongly in the rights Blacks and women," said EddieArnold, Collin's former director of communications andpublic information. "She had a major concern about theimage of black people in the media, and she had a big impact on improving that image."

"Those of us in NABOB [National Association of BlackOwned Broadcasters] who knew her personally were deeplysaddened by the recent passing of former CongresswomanCardiss Collins," said Jim Winston, executive director andgeneral counsel of NABOB. "Congresswoman Collins wasone of NABOB's earliest allies in promoting minority

ownership of broadcast stations."

As the only African-Americanmember of the powerful House Energy and CommerceCommittee, in the mid-1980s, Collinsheld a Congressionalhearing on "No UrbanDictates" when an adagency sent out a written avail with the"no urban" languageincluded. As a result, Collins introduced a bill in Congress proposing that any advertiser found to be engaging in advertising discrimination could not deduct the cost of such advertising as a business expense.

Collins was the first to convene Congressional hearingson the millions spent by the federal government on advertising. She formed the Advertising Fairness TaskForce and in 1989 Collins ordered a General AccountingOffice study on ad expenditures. The results revealed that,contrary to mandatory provisions of federal law, the Dept.of Defense, which accounted for most of the $166 millionspent in federal advertising, "did not use small disadvantaged advertising firms as prime contractors andmade only minimal use of small disadvantaged firms assubcontractors," the GAO report said. A memorial service for Congresswoman Collins was

held on Monday, Feb. 11 at Alfred Street Baptist Church inAlexandria, Va.

The Most Rev. Wilton D. Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta,responded to the announcement of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI at a press conference Monday, Feb.11, at the Chancery of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.“This announcement has sparked widespread surprise but

also a great outpouring of prayers and affection for the HolyFather. His stated reasons for resigning are his frailty as a result of age and his desire to makesure that the church has a pontiffwith the energy and stamina to carryon the heavy burdens that come withthe Office of Pope,” stated Archbishop Gregory. “Characteristic of the Holy Father was the humility of the statement and the pastoral

love expressed for the Church that has prompted his decision.”

Calling for prayer, Archbishop Gregory said, “I ask allCatholics in the Archdiocese of Atlanta to keep the Holy Father in prayer and the College of Cardinals who will besummoned to Rome to exercise their unique function inelecting a new Pope according to a time-frame that will beannounced.”

The spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI, surprised the world Monday by saying he will resign at the end of the month "because of advancedage."

It's the first time a pope has stepped down in nearly 600 years.

Hours after Pope Benedict XVI's resignation announcement, speculation was surging over who might behis successor -- and from what part of the world would the

new pontiff come. The 118 cardinals who will pick the nextpope are also in the running for the job. Those cardinals arefrom around the globe, but more than half of them hail fromEuropean nations, according to Vatican statistics.Worldwide, the demographic trends among the Roman

Catholic Church's nearly 1.2 billion members show a different breakdown, with the church seeing only a trickle ofnew members in Europe while membership numbers havegrown significantly in Africa, according to Vatican statistics.

So this time around, could the pope be from Africa, wheregrowth has surged significantly, or from Latin America, alongtime bastion for the church?Cardinals will meet to choose Benedict's successor

sometime after his official resignation on Feb. 28, the Rev.Federico Lombardi, a Vatican spokesman, said at a news conference."Before Easter, we will have the new pope," he said.

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Across the February sad and dew, We pause here to remember you.

The guiding light, the kindly hands,Lead us across the sands

That love calls life; we struggle stillWhere mountains fell beneath They will.Oh! That our whole hear could embrace

That courage that lent Thee heavenly grace.

Gone but not forgotten the yearsKeep green where memory's burning tears

Well along the vista sweetThen we again hear thy feet;

Across the February sad and dewTime pauses to remember you

M. Alexis Scott, Alicia Lee Scott, William A. Scott IV, Thomas McAllister Scott, Grandchildren

Kai Scott, Emily Z. Scott, Adia Scott, Adrienne Crawford, Cinque Scott Reeves, David L. Reeves, Jr., Great-grandchildren

William A. Scott, VI, Nyla A. Scott, Zarah Scott, Ti’Kaiah V. Scott, Karmen L. Scott,

Nikia D. Scott, Great-great-grandchildren

IN MEMORIAM

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NNPA SPOTLIGHTBY GEORGE E. CURRY

Killing Black Teens – Literally

A new Look at Generational Poverty: A Report from The AtlantaWomen’s Foundation

GUEST COMMENTARYBY DANITA V. KNIGHT

Atlanta’s legacy includes generations of successful African-American entrepreneurs, educators,artists, politicians, entertainers and other professionals. In fact, many people call our community aMecca for African Americans who have embraced or desire to embrace a bright future. Unfortunately, this same community includes a legacy in which one in four African-Americanwomen and girls faces generational poverty. Recently, The Atlanta Women’ s Foundation (AWF) commissioned The Schapiro Group to

research the causes of generational poverty in the five-county metro Atlanta area. The resulting report shines a spotlight on this issue, its contributing factors, and ways our community can collaborate more effectively to make a difference -- ways to build the capacity of women and girlsfacing poverty in this community so they can sustain themselves and enjoy their lives, rather than“just getting by” from day to day.As a result of this research, AWF is strengthening its focus areas to include early intervention:

focusing on and funding the multi-layered needs of women while they are still girls. Ninety percent ofbrain development occurs before age 5. Children learn lifetime habits for health, nutrition and exercisebefore they ever begin school. By focusing more of our resources on “younger women” (girls), wehope to also ensure long-term success for adult women. To cite just a few of the highlights from our recent research: 1. Formal Education is a foundational issue, yet high school graduation rates were just 52 percent

in Atlanta Public Schools in 2011. By intervening early – supporting organizations which provide enhanced resources for girls and by setting high, yet realistic expectations for success -- we can helpmore young women move from elementary school to college or technical programs. This, in turn, willmake it more likely that they will have careers where they earn a viable salary. Part of this success formula includes supporting early childhood education programs that also provide childcare for working women beginning in infancy. Studies by Hart and Risley show that when a girl in povertyhears 30 million fewer words by age 3 than a girl from a more affluent home, the child in poverty willlikely continue to operate at a deficit throughout her educational lifetime. 2. Informal education is equally important. Too many girls and women living in poverty do

not have a “tool kit” of basic life skills to be successful. This tool kit has to be focused on early intervention and on enhancing strong reading and spelling skills, financial management acumen, and support to effectively manage stress and family relationships. The women interviewed for our research said they would also like to learn more about parenting skills, career planning, etiquetteand “dressing for success.” They talked about the benefits of relationships with successful role models and mentors to help them see new possibilities in life and to receive advice and support. The women in poverty we interviewed want more for their children and their lives -- but often are at a loss about how to even begin the process. 3. Healthy living, including teen pregnancy prevention and avoiding risky, impulsive behavior

must also be addressed early. Long before girls become teenagers, they need information and supportto build self-confidence. They need to be able to say, “yes” to options that break legacies of generational poverty. Many girls also need support to effectively address mental and emotional challenges that put them at risk for substance abuse and violence. Healthy living also impacts girls’success economically and socially, and ideally can extend to the rest of their families. The Atlanta Women’s Foundation is focusing on these and other issues highlighted in our research

report by enhancing its grant criteria and collaboration with other community partners. We are The Atlanta Women’s Foundation, but more money alone will not eradicate poverty for girls and women inthis community. We need to enhance our partnerships with those of you who work on the front lines toeradicate poverty in Atlanta. We encourage you to support our efforts by:1. Obtaining a copy of our research report to read it in its entirety2. Supporting the foundation’s work by determining how to best collaborate with us,

including contributing to our efforts, and3. Logging on to www.atlantawomen.org for more information.We look forward to working more closely with you to move Atlanta’s women and girls who live in

poverty from struggle to success. Please join us!Danita V. Knight is the chairperson of The Atlanta Women’s Foundation. The Foundation

has invested more than $12 million in Atlanta nonprofit organizations working to end the generational cycle of poverty for women and girls. For more information or a copy of the re-search, visit www.atlantawomen.org.

The death of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old honor student at King College Prep High School onChicago’s South Side, is finally receiving the national attention that it deserves. An honor student andmajorette in her school’s marching band, Hadiya had recently participated in President Obama’s inaugural parade in the nation’s capital.After leaving school on Jan. 29, Hadiya was shot and killed in a park after she and friends sought

shelter under a canopy when it began raining. She was killed about a mile from Obama’s Chicagohome. Hadiya’s father, Nathaniel Pendleton, summed up his loss this way: “They took the light of mylife…She was destined for great things and you stripped that from her.”First Lady Michelle Obama, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and presidential adviser Valerie

Jarrett attended Hadiya’s funeral on Saturday. Her mother, Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton, was a guest ofthe Obamas at Tuesday’s State of the Union address. The president is scheduled to visit Chicago on Fri-day where he will deliver a major address on gun violence that is certain to contain a mention of Hadiya.It’s fitting that Obama return to his adopted home town to make his case against deadly violence.According to statistics analyzed by the Chicago Reporter, more young people are killed in Chicago

than any other city in the nation. More than 530 people under 21 years old have been killed since 2008 –most of them in Black and Brown neighborhoods – while hundreds of others have been injured. According to the newspaper, nearly 80 percent of youth homicides occur in 22 Black or Latino neighborhoods on the city’s South, Southwest and West sides, even though those communities represent only one-third of Chicago’s population.”Young people are not only the victims of gun violence – they are usually the ones who pull the

trigger.“From 2008 through 2012, nearly half of Chicago’s 2,389 homicide victims were killed before their

25th birthday. In 2011, the most recent year for which the data were available, more than 56 percent ofindividuals who committed murder were also under 25. One-third of Chicago residents are under 25,according to 2011 Census estimates,” the Chicago Reporter states. “And despite various police strategies and community efforts, things are getting worse. Last year, 243 people under 25 were killed in Chicago. That’s an 11 percent increase over 2011 and a 26 percent jump from 2010.”Chicago homicides are not limited to the youth.The Reporter also noted, “In 2012, not only did Chicago lead the nation in homicides, it witnessed

nearly 100 more murders than New York City, even though the Big Apple has three times as many residents. And Chicago witnessed 215 more murders than Los Angeles – home to more than a millionmore people.”Because of highly-publicized mass murders – including shooting deaths at Sandy Hook Elementary

in Newtown, Conn.; a movie theater in Aurora, Colo.; Fort Hood, Texas and Virginia Tech – much ofthe gun debate has centered on reducing or eliminating access to assault weapons and high-capacitymagazines. While those are laudable goals, some police chiefs have pointed out that handguns kill farmore people than assault weapons.In its latest report titled, “Black Homicide Victimization in the United States: An Analysis of 2010

Homicide Data,” the Violence Policy Center reported: “For homicides in which the weapon used couldbe identified, 83 percent of black victims (5,073 out of 6,149) were shot and killed with guns. Of these,72 percent (3,658 victims) were killed with handguns. There were 617 victims killed with knives orother cutting instruments, 219 victims killed by bodily force, and 162 victims killed by a blunt object.”Overall, Blacks are more than six times more likely to be homicide victims than Whites.Citing FBI crime reports, the Violence Policy Center observed, “…In 2010 there were 6,469 black

homicide victims in the United States. The homicide rate among black victims in the United States was16.32 per 100,000. For that year, the overall national homicide rate was 4.42 per 100,000. For whites,the national homicide rate was 2.66 per 100,000.”More often than not, the victim knew or had a relationship with the person who killed them.“For homicides in which the victim to offender relationship could be identified, 70 percent of black

victims (2,146 out of 3,058) were murdered by someone they knew. Nine hundred twelve victims werekilled by strangers,” the Violence Policy Center report stated.If this country is serious about curbing murders, it must also deal with handguns and the murder of

people who have or have had a relationship with their killer. Otherwise, all the tough talk on reducing violence is empty rhetoric.

George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National News-paper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and mediacoach. Contact George Curry at www.georgecurry.com. Follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge.

GUEST COMMENTARYBY SUSAN L. TAYLOR

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What We Can Do to Reclaim Black Children

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is Living His Dream

MY PART OF THE WORLDBY M. ALEXIS SCOTT

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed had some fun this morning at his annual “State of the City BusinessBreakfast” because he had good news to tell.“For the first time (since I’ve been mayor) I can state proudly and confidently that the state of the

city is strong,” Mayor Reed told a room of nearly 1,000 business and civic leaders on Wednesdaymorning at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.He smiled, teased and glowed as he listed the many accomplishments of his administration,

particularly the financial health of the city compared to where it was when he first took office in Janu-ary 2010. Blessed with one of the most beautiful smiles on the planet, it was a pleasure to watch himenjoy himself as he ticked off the list of “promises made and promises kept.”In the area of public safety, the mayor reported that the city has nearly reached its goal of 2,000

police officers, a longstanding aim of several mayors. He noted that felony crime is the lowest it’sbeen since 1969.

He’s proud of his efforts to transform the city’s recreation centers into “Centers of Hope.” Hegave a shout out to Wells Fargo for its donation of $1.5 million for the recently upgraded Center ofHope in Thomasville. He said next on the list for Centers are Pittman and Ben Hill. Besides WellsFargo, strong corporate partners in this effort include The Coca-Cola Company and Turner Broadcasting who all together have contributed more than $4 million to this initiative.Besides the business community, the mayor acknowledged the Atlanta City Council members

who were also present. “None of these things would be possible without a strong partnership with theAtlanta City Council.”The city’s financial health has been revived, he declared. He said cash reserves have gone from $7

million in 2010 to more than $126 million. Unemployment has gone from 10.2 percent to 8 percent.He also thinks the plunge in property values may have finally ended. He said his first year, the property tax digest dropped $15 million, then $10 million the following year and then $5 million thisyear. He pointed to the new Maynard Jackson International Terminal at the airport. He’s excitedabout the development of the Atlanta Beltline. He’s proud of the groundbreaking for the NationalCenter for Civil and Human Rights and the College Football Hall of Fame being connected by theplanned street car leading to the city’s other big attraction: The King Center on Auburn Avenue.“We have to move out of this posture of merely surviving,” he said.And he’s got big plans. He wants to tackle some $900 million in infrastructure needs. After his trip

to China last year, he plans a trade mission to Brazil this year. And without naming it outright he keptup his drumbeat to help the Atlanta Falcons build a new stadium. Saying that he follows a proud tradition of Atlanta mayors doing big things, he added, “I want to

always be in the posture of choosing the future…. I want to make the right decisions at the righttime.”And he couldn’t resist having some political fun, too. He gave a slow build up to the visit of

President Obama to Atlanta this week, suggesting that this prompted him to make a major announcement. As the room waited with bated breath, he said, “I’m here to announce …I am … running for re-election.” He let out a big “whew!” I’m glad we got that straight. And just in case it wasn’t clear, he reminded the crowd, “I am living

my dream.” Congratulations, Mr. Mayor. You’re the right person for the right time in the right job for our dear

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Six years after I first heard them, the statistics still haunt me: Eighty-six percent of Black children inthe fourth grade read and do math below their grade level. Black girls between the ages of 15 and 24represent the greatest number of new HIV infections. Homicide is the leading cause of death for ourboys. The village is on fire! And it’s happening on our watch.We are a remarkable species, living at an extraordinary time in history, a marvel of creation, human

and divine. Love is the divine aspect of our being. It is restorative and healing and elevates everything ittouches. That’s the promise. Love, God, Jehovah, Yahweh, Allah—call It what you will. OriginatingSpirit gave birth to all existence. It’s the energy that governs and balances all in creation, every cell inevery living thing. Among my baby-boomer peers are real-world exemplars of the good that is possible when a

generation cares and acts out of love: We build schools and cultural institutions, develop businesses,write great books, compose great music and create dances that elevate the spirit. The generation that inspired me––that inspired the creation of Essence and the building of other Black institutions––stoppeda war, moved young people out of gangs and into breakfast programs that often gave school children theonly nutritious meal they had each day. We didn’t pull a trigger to settle a beef or join gangs to makefamily. While there are no people on earth more kind, caring and creative than us Black folks, a certain

world-weariness has crept into our days. As a group, we able African Americans have half-steppedaround our moral responsibility to care for “the least of these.” We can reclaim and secure the young lives we abandoned and rebuild the village. And we can do it

well by mentoring.Mentoring—a low-cost, high-returns solution—works miracles. In the tradition of our ancestors,

whether we are rich or poor, formally educated or not, and though none of our lives is perfect, we canprovide a protective shield for the children. Done well and consistently, mentoring changes even themost challenged young lives. But when the call goes out for mentors, White women and men are thefirst respondents. Black women and men too often are not in the mix, while the wait lists at youth-serving organizations continue to swell with Black children, the vast majority of them our beautiful boys, waiting….The National CARES Mentoring Movement, founded as Essence CARES in the wake of Hurricane

Katrina, is committed to changing this in the now time! Before we began our work, there was no national infrastructure in place to engage desperately needed Black men and women volunteers. Operating in nearly 60 U.S. cities under the leadership of devoted volunteer community leaders,CARES is determined to ensure that all Black children needing guidance and role models are surrounded by a circle of caring, supportive adults who are committed to volunteering just one hour aweek of their time as mentors. To date, CARES has recruited more than 125,000 mentors for upwards of 135,000 children. But it’s

not enough. So I’m asking that you stand in the gap and volunteer an hour a week to help guide ouryoung who need more caring adults in their lives. Our children losing ground need your congregation,your block association, your friends and family, they need our fraternities and sororities to take action. You can email me at taylor@caresmentoring.org or visit our website, www.caresmentoring.org, to

get connected with a local CARES Affiliate. You can also start a mentor-recruitment movement in yourarea.

Susan L. Taylor is the founder and CEO of National CARES Mentoring Movement. For 27 years sheserved as the chief editor of Essence magazine. Learn more about the programs of National CARES atwww.caresmentoring.org.

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Candy Moore (left), vice president of Wells Fargo,and Lori Billingsley, vice president of community rela-tions for The Coca-Cola Company, enjoy the network-ing before the mayor’s address.

Bernice King, CEO of The King Center, stands withDanita Knight, chair of the board of the AtlantaWomen’s Foundation before the mayor’s remarks.

Former Mayors Andrew Young (left) and Sam Mas-sell were among the several hundred business andcommunity leaders at the breakfast, where MayorReed said the “state of the city is strong.”

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Former Clayton Commission Chair Eldrin Bell (fromleft) joins DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis, AtlantaHousing Authority CEO Renee Glover and MARTACEO Keith Parker for the address by Mayor Reed.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is flanked by TBS CEOPhil Kent (left) and Muhtar Kent, CEO The Coca-ColaCompany at the State of the City Business Breakfaston Feb. 13 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

Atlanta City Councilwoman Keisha Lance Bottoms(left) joins Publix Super Markets Community RelationsManager Brenda Reid at the breakfast.