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Bernard Bronner: Loving This Life and Laughing to the Bank

Kasim Reed Page 3

Dr. Tamica Smith-Jones Page 6

Rev. Marvin MossPage 5

NeNe LeakesPage7

The Atlanta Global Freedom Exposition to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. King’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech will be held here in Atlanta on Aug. 17 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. The expo is being pre-sented by The King Center in cooperation with the Martin Luther King, Jr., National His-toric Site, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta Public Schools, the City of Atlanta and Operation Hope, among others. “As America prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and my father’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, we feel it is important that his hometown create a very special celebration of this historic milestone,” said King Center CEO Bernice A. King. MLK National Historic Site Superintendent Judy Forte joined Ms. King in inviting the public to attend the program open to the public free of charge. “This Exposition offers all Atlantans a unique, fami-ly-friendly opportunity to participate in honoring Dr. King’s great dream for our nation and world in the community where he was nurtured,” Forte said. The Expo will feature social, financial and religious organizations that have made an impact on society in ways that can be emulated throughout the world to help fulfill Dr. King’s dream. The Expo will leverage communications resources, which were unavailable in Dr. King’s time, to con-nect people all over the world to learn, share and advocate for freedom. The program, which will be held at locations in the MLK National Historic Site, will feature story-telling and other children’s activities, tours, musical performances, oral history recording, fitness activities, and health and wellness education. There also will be film presentations, an educa-tional expo depicting various groups’ contributions toward fulfilling Dr. King’s dream, an ethnic food court and an eve-ning “candlelight flotilla” in the reflecting pool surrounding the crypt of Dr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King. Bernice King said that, because many Atlantans will be traveling to Washington, D.C. for the Aug. 24-28 national celebration of the 50th anniversary at the Lincoln Memorial, the coalition decided to hold the Atlanta program on Aug. 17. She said the commemorative program will promote the 50th anniversary national themes “Freedom to Prosper in Life,” “Freedom to Peacefully Co-Ex-ist” and “Freedom to Participate in Government.” The national overall theme is “Our World, His Dream: Freedom -- Make It Happen.” For more information, check the King Center website (www.thekingcenter.org) for up-dates.

Bernice King

King Center, Atlanta Coalition Commemorate 50th Anniversary of MLK Dream Special to ADW

The 52-year- old head of one of the world’s most iconic Black hair care businesses has wisely parlayed his time at the company’s helm into not only expanding the Bronner Bros. Inc. empire, but now he is an award-winning publisher, movie producer and true business mogul. Bernard Bronner is, as they say in the movies, “Laughing his way to the bank.” The enigmatic entrepreneur explained to Atlanta Daily World staff in a recent interview, why he doesn’t stop to rest on his laurels in light of all that he has accomplished and all that is left for him to accomplish. Bronner’s business sense … I think it was my father and the previous generation of Bronners who trained me on how to be an entrepreneur. My father and the publisher of the Atlanta Daily World were like family. My father threw the Atlanta Daily World newspaper, and as soon as I was able to walk good, I had the Atlanta Daily World in my hand. When I was six and seven I was deliver-ing the paper and by the time I was 12, I had a couple of my brothers working for me throwing the Atlanta Daily World. I use the same principles I learned from my father regard-ing how to start and cultivate a business and grow it into a major enterprise. … And not only have I built the hair show and the product line, I have added new things like Upscale magazine, a silverware line and now the movie, “Laughing to the Bank.” The second generation has been running the businesses for about 30 years and the first generation ran things for about 35 years. We are in year 66 now. The first generation sold products in the six southern states. The second generation, my generation, took the show nationwide and now global. We just did a hair show in Dubai … We’ve done London shows now, and we have done all of the Caribbean. We do Baltimore, Dallas, Oak-land and Chicago, along with Atlanta here in the states.

Bronner on the basics … One of the basic business principles that I have learned is to start small and make that small thing a success. That has been the hardest thing for me to get into my head. When I got into the record business, industry experts told me that I needed to make it popular in small cities like Macon and Augusta, before bringing it to Atlanta. I wanted Dallas and Chicago and L.A., but those markets are so expensive and if it doesn’t sell in a small town…. So now I test everything through the small towns. That is something I learned from Walmart. They started in small towns and then when there was nowhere else to go, they moved into the big cities. His newest venture … I started a new movie company, Make It Rain Films, and we are releasing our first major movie. We showed it to the public for the first time in Miami at the American Black Film Festival. We screened it there to an audience of about 300 movie industry people and they loved it and it was the talk of the ABFF. What makes “Laughing to the Bank” so significant is the fact that it is 100 percent Black owned, Black produced and Black distributed. So the movie and our philosophy are about economic empowerment. The movie is a comedy about someone who has to raise the money to shoot a movie. It’ a comedy about the process of making a movie and the rejection of going to the studios. It deals with all of the trials and tribulations of going to major studios and telling them that you have a film for Black audiences and you want them to finance it. That’s why the movie is so funny … because the process is near impossible. The movie industry … It was a terrible year for Black actors and Black actresses. I have seen us go from 15 Black-oriented films last year to just a few this year, and Rainforest Films’ “Think Like a Man” and Tyler Perry’s and another that didn’t do so well. The studios have not been willing to green-light Afri-can-American-themed projects. They know we spend a lot of money, and they know we are good consumers. They still don’t respect our people. They have done all of these studies that say this, yet they refuse to do anything Black. They refuse to advertise or attend Black events. They refuse even though they have the statistics that say these are the people who are buying your product. In Hollywood only a few studios address our audience. The great thing is that I have great friends like Steve Harvey and Michael Baisden and Tom Joyner who have committed to promoting the movie. What he is proudest of … My claim to fame will not be that I inherited my father’s company and bled it. My claim to fame will be that I inherit-ed my father’s entrepreneurship abilities and I built many companies. Not only did I build them, but I trained and continue to train others to do the same thing. I work with partners to ensure that they experience the kind of success that I am having. I don’t know how a human being can enjoy himself any more than I am. “Laughing to the Bank” opens Aug. 23.

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The Voting Rights Act is down, but not out and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed joined civil rights leaders in a meeting on July 29 with President Obama and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. at the White House to discuss renewed efforts in the fight against voter discrimination. “As Mayor of Atlanta, a city which played an essential role in the Civil Rights Movement, I believe today’s conversation and the actions of the Obama Administra-tion to continue to protect voting rights are vital to the health of our democracy,” said Mayor Kasim Reed. Reed said civil rights activists and voting rights advocates will be doing more education than ever. “While there are a num-ber of adverse tactics being used to undermine the right to vote, if we do our job, we will make sure that people maintain access to the bal-lot,” Reed said. Reed said that he plans to work with mayors across the nation to form partner-ships with civil rights organizations to assist in voter engagement and education. “I support the efforts of President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder to ensure that the vote of every American is counted regardless of race or ethnicity,” Reed said. Al Sharpton, civil rights activist, MSNBC talk show host and president of the National Action Network said, “Today the United States President and Attorney General met with a broad coalition of civil rights and vot-ing rights leaders to assure us that they will continue to work with us to protect every American’s right to vote.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Civil Rights Leaders Meet with President Obama on Voting Rights

“We had a great alarm when the Supreme Court ruled against Section 4 of the Vot-ing Rights Act, but after meeting with the President and the Attorney General, we were assured that the Voting Rights Act may be wounded but it is not dead. It is not even critically wounded; it can and will be revived.” Last month, the Supreme Court, struck

down Section 4 of the Vot-ing Rights Act of 1965, effec-tively neutering what many called the crown jewel of the Civil Rights Movement. Sec-tion 4 required all or parts of 15 states with track records of voter discrimination to get “preclearance” from the Justice Department or a federal court for any chang-es they wanted to make to voting laws. Within hours after the Supreme Court ruling in Shelby County v. Holder, a number of state lawmakers from previously covered states announced

plans to move forward with restrictive voting laws that disproportionately affect minorities, the elderly and young voters. Texas is one of those states. The Lone Star State has a history of voting discrimination, the latest entry due to redis-tricting plans that disproportionately affected minority voters. During a speech at the National Urban League’s annual convention Attorney General Eric Holder said that, “the State of Texas should be required to go through a preclear-ance process whenever it changes its voting laws and practices.” Holder plans to use remaining sections of the law to go after states that continue prac-tices that intentionally discriminate against voters.

By Freddie AllenNNPA Washington Correspondent& ADW Staff Reports

President Barack Obama offered a new proposal on Tuesday, July 30 that would cut corporate taxes while investing in programs that could put more Americans in well-pay-ing, full-time jobs, White House officials said. The so-called “grand bargain” is be-ing made in an attempt to break partisan gridlock currently plaguing attempts to pass deficit-reducing budget plans, though con-gressional Republicans signaled on Tuesday they were unlikely to back the plan, which the president will formally announce at an Amazon.com distribution center in Tennes-see. “As part of his efforts to focus Washington on the middle class, today in Tennessee the President will call on Washington to work on a grand bargain focused on middle class jobs by pairing reform of the business tax code with a significant investment in middle class jobs,” said Dan Pfeiffer, a senior adviser to the president. Obama will suggest Congress cut corpo-rate tax rates – long a goal of Republicans – while simultaneously making jobs invest-ments, which Democrats and the president have been championing. Last year, the Obama administration proposed slashing the corporate tax rate to 28 percent from 35 percent and paying for the reduction by eliminating “dozens” of business tax breaks. On Tuesday, July 30 Obama explained that he’s open to changing only the corpo-rate tax code, as long as it’s combined with major investments in programs that create high-paying middle class jobs, such as bol-stering the country’s manufacturing infra-structure or network of community colleges.

President to Propose ‘Grand Bargain’ on Jobs

Early reaction from Republicans to the outlines of Obama’s plan was not receptive. A spokesman for House Speaker John Boeh-ner cast the proposal as old news. “The President has always supported corporate tax reform,” Michael Steel wrote in a statement. “Republicans want to help families and small businesses, too. This proposal allows President Obama to support President Obama’s position on taxes and President Obama’s position on spending, while leaving small businesses and Ameri-can families behind.” A House Republican leadership aide said the White House was taking their own plan and making it less amenable to Republicans than previous offers, while “trying to extract a ransom of infrastructure spending” at the same time. The aide argued the new White House plan was an attempt to “get a headline that says they’re offering a grand bargain.” The July 30 announcement of a “grand bargain” will be the first specific proposal the president makes in his new push to focus on the economy, though White House offi-cials say there will be more as the initiative continues. Amazon.com, announced plans to hire 7,000 workers for its U.S. operation, with most jobs offering pay and benefits far above typical retail wages, the company said. Amazon did not give specific pay scales for the positions, but said the 5,000 ware-house jobs will pay 30 percent more than jobs in traditional retail stores. In addition, Amazon is looking for 2,000 workers for its customer service department, with those jobs being a mix of full-time, part-time and seasonal positions.

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To mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the Newseum will open on Aug. 2 “Make Some Noise: Students and the Civil Rights Movement,” an exhibit that explores the new generation of student leaders in the early 1960s who fought segre-gation by exercising their First Amendment rights and making their voices heard. A series of panel discussions and spe-cial events relating to civil rights and the roles the First Amendment and the news media played in that movement will be held throughout the year. Additionally, the Newseum will make civil rights education-al resources available for teachers around the world through the Newseum’s Digital Classroom. On Aug. 22, at 7 p.m., the Newseum, located in Washington, D.C., will partner with the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) to host a free evening program, “Covering Civil Rights: On the Front Lines.” The program will include a special appear-ance by Elder Bernice King, chief executive officer of The King Center and daughter of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.

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Newseum’s Civil Rights Exhibit, ‘Make Some Noise,’ Opens Aug. 2

She will receive the NCNW’s 2013 Leader-ship Award. Moderated by Sirius XM radio host Joe Madison, the event will also feature a discus-sion with journalist and author of “Shocking the Conscience: A Reporter’s Account of the Civil Rights Movement,” Simeon Booker, who was on the front lines of covering the civil rights story. The program is free and open to the public, but seats are limited and must be reserved at CoveringCivilRights.eventbrite.com. The Newseum’s exhibit, “Make Some Noise,” will spotlight key figures in the student civil rights movement, including John Lewis, now a U.S. representative from Atlanta, and Julian Bond, who later became chairman of the NAACP. Through the Stu-dent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, young activists took direct action to end segregation and break down racial barriers in voting rights, education and the workplace by organizing sit-ins, marches and voter registration drives. The exhibit also will feature a section of the original F.W. Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., where in 1960 four African-American college students launched the sit-in movement, and a bronze cast-ing of the Birmingham, Ala., jail cell door behind which the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. penned his famous “Letter From Birming-ham Jail” in 1963. In addition to “Make Some Noise,” the Newseum will launch a three-year changing exhibit, “Civil Rights at 50,” which will be updated each year to chronicle milestones in the Civil Rights Movement from 1963, 1964 and 1965 through historic front pages, magazines and news images. Many elements of the civil rights exhibit will be incorporated into the Newseum’s Digital Classroom, the museum’s online education center. Launching Aug. 30, this free resource will explore the Civil Rights Movement through the lenses of historical connections, media literacy and civics and citizenship using videos, archival news foot-age and interviews. These standards-aligned lesson plans will help teachers enhance student engagement with Newseum content, their communities and their peers across the country.

More about all the Newseum’s civil rights initiatives can be found at newseum.org/civilrights. The mission of the Newseum is to cham-pion the five freedoms of the First Amend-ment through education, information and entertainment. The Newseum is a public charity funded by generous individuals, corporations and foundations, including the Freedom Forum. The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) is a council of national African American women’s organizations and

community-based sections. Founded in 1935, the NCNW mission is to lead, develop, and advocate for women of African descent as they support their families and communi-ties. With its 39 national affiliates and more than 240 sections, NCNW is a nonprofit organization with an outreach to nearly four million women.

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Real Times Media CEO Hiram E. Jackson Elected to NNPA Board

Hiram E. Jackson, CEO of Real Times Media and publisher of the Michigan Chronicle, was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the National Newspaper Publisher Association (NNPA) at the organization’s annual convention. Real Times Media is the corporate company of the Atlanta Daily World, and four other historically Black newspapers. “I am honored to have been elected to such an historic or-ganization,” said Jackson. “In this digital age, I understand the challenges we face, and I am excited to work collaboratively to create viable solutions that will benefit all NNPA members.” CEO of Real Times Media since 2006, Jackson has diver-sified the company by building a multi-media platform, while maintaining the newspaper as the core focus of the business. Under his leadership the company produces more than 50 annual community-focused events in 27 markets around the country, creates nearly 100 specialty tabs and niche publications every year, and dispatches digital news to more than 400,000

individuals. “I am glad to have a visionary such as Hiram Jackson to join the NNPA board,” said Cloves Campbell Jr., chair of the NNPA board and the publisher of the Arizona Informant. “I admire the things that Real Times Media is doing and am certain that he’ll be an asset to the growth and evolution of the organization. Real Times Media, the largest newspaper organization within the NNPA, is a multi-media company that includes a conglomerate of five newspapers – The Chicago Defender, Pittsburgh Courier, Atlanta Daily World, Memphis Tri State Defender and FrontPageDetroit.com. Rod Doss, publisher of the New Pittsburgh Courier, was also elected to the board. Established more than 70 years ago by the founder of the Michigan Chronicle, John H. Seng-stacke, the NNPA today consists of 200 newspapers with a combined readership of more than 19 million. At its first meeting, the organization had the representation of 20 commercial newspa-pers. With “news and history since 1928,” the ADW was the first sucessful daily African-American newspaper in the country in the 20th century. Founded in 1928 as a weekly by W.A. Scott II, the ADW joined the family of Real Times Media last year. With readership of 20,000 and a robust online platform, the weekly newspaper is committed to covering a community. Real Times Media is the leading provider of original print content for African American-relat-ed news, entertainment and lifestyle information. The company was built on iconic brands whose legacies extend back more than 100 years. Its portfolio of companies consists of internet proper-ties, newspapers, niche publishing, marketing services, archive licensing, and premier events. The company has offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Memphis and Pittsburgh.

Just in time for the start of school, the Concerned Black Clergy of Metropolitan Atlanta has added special sessions for teenag-ers to its next “Get Financially Fit” seminar, which will take place on Aug. 3, at Cascade United Methodist Church. In addition to the teen classes on credit and the basics of banking, teens and adults will be invited to several other sessions, in-cluding credit scores and credit reports, and how to make them better. “Our young people can really benefit by learning good financial habits from an early age,” said Concerned Black Clergy President Rev. Frank Brown. “We are so happy to invite them for the first time, along with grownups. I hope we’ll see parents and their teens side by side at several sessions.” To emphasize the importance of attending, the first 30 newcomers who register and complete the course will receive a $25 gift card. Breakfast and lunch will also be served and child care will be provided. Everything is free and the program begins at 8:30 a.m. and will end at 12:30 p.m. Cascade United Methodist Church, which has more than 5,000 members, is located at 3144 Cas-cade Road S.W., 30311. Registration is strongly encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome. Register at www.concernedblackclergy.org or by telephoning 404-755-4900. For the first time, Rob Wilson, host of the Financial

Cascade Hosts Free ‘Get Financially Fit’ Session; Teens Invited for First TimeSolutions weekly radio program on WAOK-1380 AM, will join the seminar as a guest instructor for the teen sessions. Once again, Deatra Riley, a counselor from CredAbility, the Atlanta-based non-profit credit counsel-ing agency, will lead the popular sessions on credit scores and credit reports. Attendees will be able to select the three topics that are of most interest to them. Other topics include: student loans and financing higher education (teens invited); basics of banking and budgeting and how to prevent identity theft (teens invited); basics of home buying; refinancing a mortgage; how to prevent foreclosures; and getting ready for retirement. “We’re delighted to open our doors to teens and everyone for this important event,” said the Rev. Dr. Marvin A. Moss,

Senior Pastor at Cascade United Methodist Church. “With school starting soon, the timing is excellent.” Wells Fargo homeownership and financial professionals will also be prepared to discuss the NeighborhoodLIFT pro-gram, through which those with annual incomes of up to 120 percent of the area median can receive up to $15,000 for a down payment on a house in the city of Atlanta. For a family of four, the income limit is $79,550. The program has more than $2 million available for homebuying. This is the seventh workshop of its kind in churches across Atlanta.

“These sessions have now helped more than 700 people,” said Mike Donnelly, Atlanta region president for Wells Fargo. “We are so glad to work with the Concerned Black Clergy to get more people on the road to financial success.” The Concerned Black Clergy of Metropolitan Atlanta Inc. is an organization comprised of mostly African-American ministers and laity in the metro area. Membership includes 100-plus churches representing 100,000-plus individuals. The group’s mission is to provide leadership, advocacy and service to the homeless, helpless and hopeless in the commu-nity. With almost 200 bank stores in the Atlanta area, Wells Fargo & Company serves every other household and has 5,000 team members in the metro area. With more than 265,000 team members nationally, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 26 on Fortune’s 2012 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy all our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially.

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Charlie Smith has been named a “2013 Maytag Dependable Leader,” The Maytag® brand and Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) announced recently. Smith was acknowledged for his dedica-tion to keeping youth on the path to great futures. The Maytag Dependable Leader Award was created to recognize club profes-sionals and volunteers who are committed to making a difference in the lives of youth by being dependable and exceptional role models. Smith was selected as one of 25 recipients to receive the distinction and $20,000 was donated in his honor to the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club of Greater Atlanta. Smith intends to use the one-time grant to give the Bellwood Teen Center a makeover. Particularly by obtaining new furniture (presently the furniture is clean but dilap-idated), a teen-inspired lounge space, an updated computer lab and study room. “Charlie Smith is truly a dependable leader who selflessly gives his time and efforts to The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Atlanta, and we are proud to see him recognized with this incredi-ble award from Maytag,” said Leisa Smith, executive director. “Through the Maytag Dependable Leader Award, Charlie Smith will continue making a positive impact in our community and build upon our reach. We are grateful to Maytag for supporting our organization’s efforts to serve young people and make a difference in their lives.”

Charlie Smith Receives 2013 ‘Maytag Dependable Leader’ AwardAward recognizes Boys & Girls Club professionals and volunteers who exemplify dependability with $20,000 grant for their local clubSpecial to ADW

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Boys & Girls Clubs provide services and support that enable youth to reach their full potential. With a heritage of dependability dating back more than 100 years, the Maytag brand mission is to build high-performing products consumers can count on. The part-nership between Maytag and BGCA seeks to promote dependability – a quality that the Clubs’ staff and volunteers strive for every day and is central to the Maytag brand. “The Maytag Dependable Leader Award allows the brand to give back to Boys & Girls Club professionals and volunteers who continue to give tirelessly of themselves to the Clubs and the youth they work with,” said William Beck, senior brand director, May-tag. “Charlie Smith provides his Club with passion and untiring devotion; it is our honor to recognize him with this award.” For more than a century, Maytag brand appliances have been presented as depend-able and durable. Through the commitment of Whirlpool Corporation, Maytag brand’s enduring tradition of quality production and performance continues to be marketed. For more information on any Maytag brand appliance, visit http://www.maytag.com. For more than 100 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (GreatFutures.org) has en-abled young people most in need to achieve great futures as productive, caring, respon-sible citizens. Today, more than 4,000 Clubs serve some 4 million young people annually through Club membership and community outreach.

As members of the Bellwood Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club look on, the “Maytag Man” presents Charlie L. Smith Jr. with a “2013 Maytag Dependable Leader” award for his dedication to keeping youth on the path to great futures on July 15.

There may be a number of metro area drivers who disagree, but a new study conducted by Slate.com has found that Atlanta is not home to the worst drivers in America. Slate collected the information by using insurance data and police reports from 39 of the largest cities in the U.S. This data ranked the cities from 1 to 39 with Atlanta coming in at number 11. So where are the worst drivers in the country? Apparently they’re in Miami. The studies were based on average miles traveled per household, average years between accidents, automotive fa-talities, pedestrian strikes and automotive fatalities involving alcohol. Florida cities topped the list, not only with Miami coming in at number one, but Hialeah at number three. Orlando made number seven and Ft. Lauderdale at number eight. Texas was well represented on the list with seven cities topped by Houston (9th) and Dallas (14th). Los Angeles, with perhaps the worst traffic in the country, came in 21st place, one of seven California cities listed including San Francisco and Oakland. Irvine, Calif., scored best on the list taking the 39th spot. Although the study may not be 100 percent accurate, it does give an idea of what is con-sidered “poor driving.”

Study Finds Atlantans are Not the Worst Drivers in AmericaSpecial to ADW

AIB’s Series Promotes Stress-Free and Healthier Lifestyles AIB Everywhere is airing a trilogy of mind-body practices to give viewers a variety of fitness options for managing stress, a major contributor to health risks in our current culture. AIB’s Health Series of “Rising Lotus Qigong,” “yoga with Amy J.” and “Flow and Balance: The Tai Chi Way” provides viewers with techniques to help them physically and mentally de-stress. “yoga with Amy J.” is hosted by Dr. Amy Josephsen, a certified yoga instructor and chiropractor. Dr. J. informs and demon-strates how letting go of stress begins first with the way we think -- focusing first on the present, letting go of the past, and not rushing to forecast the future. Standard yoga poses and practices identify key areas of tension in the body and aim to work out the tautness with simple, slow movements of body parts that are major attractors for stiffness and tension. “Rising Lotus Qigong,” with hosts and lifestyle trainers Christina Barea-young and Peyton young, introduces the ancient Chinese practice of Qigong, the foundation for Chinese medicine. Simple exercises in the practice of posture, breath, and a mental fo-cus intentionally work to make the connec-

and the energy of the earth to bring body parts into har-mony. Qigong stretches help increase blood flow and relieve stress, building energy in the body. AIB debuts “Flow and Balance: The Tai Chi Way” on Monday, July 29 at 6:30 p.m. Certified Tai Chi Instructor

Cate Morrill is well known and admired across cultures for her inclusive approach to demonstrating the Chinese practice of Tai Chi. This slow, graceful form of exercise, originally developed for self-defense, is now used for stress reduction and other health issues. Again, all routines in the program series are designed to provide relaxation and de-stress the body generating natural energy for healthier, happier living. Consult the online AIB programming schedule at www.aibtv.com for a listing of air times or click-on AIB on Demand. Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters Inc. is the nation’s largest regional interfaith cable network and has been providing faith‐based communities and nonprofit service organiza-tions access since 1969. AIB is a self‐support-ing organization and is seen in more than 1 million homes across 19 metro area counties and beyond.

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NeNe Leakes Sued by Wedding Planner for $2.5M

Not everyone is reeling with excitement over NeNe Leake’s recent marital bliss. The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star is being slapped with a $2.5 million lawsuit by celebrity wed-ding planner Tiffany Cook for allegedly failing to pay for her extravagant wed-ding to Greg Leakes. Cook claims NeNe hired her and her Dream Design Weddings team to coordinate NeNe’s June 22 nuptials, set to air on the Bravo TV special “I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding.” NeNe apparently agreed to pay her 15 percent of the entire wedding budget — a whopping $1.8 million — along with design and execution fees and travel expenses. Cook says she was due $270,000 (15 percent fee), another $889,900 (design fees) and $1,750 (flight expenses). While NeNe did pay the ini-tial down payment of $18,700,

the celebrity wedding planner says she failed to receive any further pay-ments. Cook, who planned fellow RHOA castmates Porsha and Kordell Stew-art’s wedding — is now su-ing her for the remaining $1,142,000 balance along with damages. NeNe, however, denies Cook even had a part in planning her wedding, citing wedding planner Tony Conway as the mas-termind behind her June

nuptials. The RHOA star turned to Twit-ter to share her side of the story, telling folks that Cook is simply trying to seek attention with her false allegations. NeNe and Greg’s wedding special “I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding,” is set to air on Sept. 17 on Bravo TV, and some are convinced this public dispute will only add to the ratings.

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Cast members celebrate another night of performing “Every Tongue Confess” at the Horizon Theatre Company. The play runs through Aug. 25. For tickets visit horizontheatre.com or call 404-584-7450. Shown here are Brad Raymond (from left), Brian Kurlander, Deborah Bowman and Richard Hatcher.

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Johnathon Colbert, a bass player with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, is celebrated by fam-ily and friends at a recent gathering in honor. He was recently inducted into the Royal Danish Symphony Orchestra. He is shown here with his father and mother, Reginald and Natalie Colbert, friends Evangeline Hill and William Allison.

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CAU Athletic Director Tamica Smith-Jones to Join University of Texas-San Antonio After heading Clark Atlanta University’s athletic department for the past five years while witnessing the Panthers capture seven Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) championships during her tenure, Athletic Director Dr. Tamica Smith-Jones has decided it’s time to move on. Smith-Jones has agreed to serve as Senior Associate Athletics Director and Se-nior Woman Administrator (SWA) for the University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA), effective Aug. 1. The announcement came Monday from UTSA Athletics Director Lynn Hickey. Smith-Jones replaces Elizabeth Dalton, who left in Feb-ruary to become the athletics director at St. Mary’s University, also in San Antonio. “She has very unique experience in that she already has been an AD, so we are very fortunate that we are able to add that type of experience to our staff. Plus, she is extremely bright, has a high energy level and is a well-respected administrator in our profession. She is going to be an outstanding addition for our department,” said Hickey. “It is both humbling and exciting to join this university during this historic time for athletics,” Smith-Jones said in a recent inter-view. “This is a unique, new opportunity to do more business affairs in athletics, which is my educational background. I have a high business acumen that I have yet to expand on.” The Atlanta native was first appointed liaison to CAU’s Office of the President back in January 2008. She was then promoted to interim director of athletics in December of that same year before being named director in January 2010, overseeing 11 intercollegiate

sports teams (six women’s teams and five men’s teams), more than 200 student-ath-letes and 30 staff members. “I will miss the close-knit aspect of the CAU campus the most – knowing all of my student-athletes by name. The administration and alumni support during my tenure has been un-forgettable,” Smith-Jones added. Since 2008, the Panthers’ championship banners in-clude the first men’s basket-ball title (2011) in 46 years, and first-ever women’s cross

country (2009, 2011) and women’s volleyball (2011) crowns. Women’s tennis also captured two titles (2008, 2011) and most recently, the CAU women’s basketball team took top honors at the 2013 SIAC tournament held at Morehouse College. Most important, Smith-Jones also has played a vital role in securing funding for numerous projects on the HBCU campus, including new field turf for the football stadi-um, a pair of weight room upgrades and a football facility renovation. She established CAU’s “Athletics Annual Giving Fund” in 2008 and instituted several new opportuni-ties for student-athlete participation and staff development. She was also featured in the Diverse Issues in Higher Ed Magazine in March 2013 for bringing heightened attention to student-athletes’ well-being, and establish-ing a successful academic support program at Clark Atlanta. Her initiatives included “Grades First Software,” which helped to enhance the student-athlete experience and academic success. Prior to entering administration, Smith-Jones was CAU’s head volleyball coach.

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College Football Hall of Fame Induction Coming to Atlanta The College Football Hall of Fame will be making its first official foray into Atlanta next month. During a ceremony late in August, 18 players and six coaches will be added to the Hall. The enshrinement ceremony on Aug. 28 will be the first time the event is held in Atlanta. A College Football Hall of Fame attraction near Centennial Olympic Park is currently under construction. It is expected to open in the fall of 2014. The ceremony will be conducted at the Omni Hotel, and will include a dinner and a preview of the next college football season hosted by ESPN analysts. Ticket sales close Aug. 21.

Prior to the beginning of action at BB&T Atlanta Open’s “Bro Down Showdown,” on July 22, four sets of brothers who have all battled on the ATP World Tour – James and Thomas Blake, Ryan and Christian Harrison, Jack and Eric Sock and former Georgia Tech doubles partners and roommates Juan Spir and Kevin King – met at center court before going head-to-head for the chance of becoming the top “Bros,” and taking with it bragging rights. When the dust had finally settled, Jack and Eric Sock were winners of this showdown, which was part of a string of special events at the week-long Atlanta Open tournament at Atlanta Station.

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Why do middle-class Blacks have far less wealth than Whites at the same income level? The answer is in real estate and history. In 1973, my parents sold their modest house on Detroit’s West Side to Roosevelt Smith, a Vietnam War veteran and an assembly-line worker at Ford, and his wife, Virginia (not their real names). For the Smiths -- African Americans and native Mississippians -- the neighborhood was an appealing place to raise their two young children, and the price was within their means: $17,500. The neighborhood’s three-bedroom colonials and Tudors, mostly built between the mid-1920s and the late ‘40s, were well maintained, the streets quiet and lined with stately trees. Nearby was a movie theater, a good grocery store, a local department store, and a decent shopping district. Like many first-time home buyers, the Smiths had every reason to ex-pect that their house would be an appreciating investment. For their part, my parents moved to a rapidly growing suburb that would soon be incorporated as Farmington Hills. Their new house, on a quiet, curvilinear street, was a significant step up from the Detroit place. It had four bedrooms, a two-car attached garage, and a large yard. It cost them $43,000. Within a few years, they had added a family room and expanded the small rear patio.

My parents lived in the Farmington house for a little over 20 years. When my father retired in the mid-1990s, the property had appreciated by about $100,000. They did not get rich from the proceeds of their home sale -- indeed, after adjust-ing for inflation, the house was worth slightly less than they paid for it, not even counting interest costs and taxes. But it nonetheless allowed them to walk away with about $80,000. For the Smiths it was a far different story. Detroit had been losing population since the 1950s, and especially after the 1967 riots there was massive “White flight” from the city. The neighborhood in which the Smiths invested went from mostly White to Black within a few years, along with the rest of Detroit. For the city as a whole, those who remained were not as well off on average as those who left, meaning that even as the tax base shrank, the demand for city services went up, setting off a vicious death spiral. Soon, schools and infrastructure groaned with age, and the city’s tax base shrank further as businesses relocated to suburban office parks and shopping centers. By the end of the ‘70s, the de-cline of the auto industry and manufacturing generally com-pounded Detroit’s woes, as production shifted to Japan or the South in search of cheaper labor and fewer regulations. The same year that my father retired, I visited my child-hood neighborhood, and drove past the Smiths’ house. The lawn was lush, the shrubs well tended. They had built a garage. The old siding had been replaced and the original windows updated. I stopped at a local real estate broker’s office to check out the housing prices in the area. The Smiths’ home was not for sale, but another house just two blocks away, almost identical to it and in move-in condition, was on the market for $24,500. Over two decades, Roosevelt and

Virginia Smith’s house in my parents’ old neighborhood, despite love and care and investments, had appreciated by only about $7,000. After adjusting for inflation, their house was worth about 60 percent less than they had paid for it. In the United States, where real estate is the single largest source of asset accumulation for the middle class, the story of the Sugrues and the Smiths goes a long way to explaining the expanding disparities between White and Black wealth. The two families -- like many Americans -- invested in real estate both for its use value and as a gamble on the future. But one family did far, far better than the other. The racial wealth gap has several specific causes beyond the broad legacy of systematic racial segregation, discrimina-tion, and unequal opportunity. Wealth is passed down from generation to generation -- even if only modestly. But going back generations, Blacks had little opportunity to get a stake hold. Upon emancipation, they were mostly penniless, with-out land or access to credit (see Reid Cramer, “The American Dream, Redeemed,” page 45), and almost all Blacks were excluded from the various Homestead Acts that, beginning in 1862, allowed so many poor White families to accumulate land and, with it, wealth.

Meanwhile, most African Americans earned too little to save; most lacked access to the loans and capital necessary to start a business or buy stock or own their own homes. Lack of financial assets made African Americans more vulnerable to unemployment and medical emergencies, less likely to be able to pay for their children’s college education, and more likely to be stuck with the burden of supporting impover-ished parents or to face poverty themselves in old age. Even with the coming of Social Security and stronger protections for organized labor under the New Deal, most Blacks were excluded from the benefits because they worked as tenant farmers or domestics who were not covered by the new plans. Two other Depression-era federal programs -- the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation and the Federal Housing Administration -- encouraged homeownership and bank-rolled suburbanization, but in the North and South alike, whole neighborhoods were redlined, many of them Black. Many African Americans lost out on the benefits of the post-World War II GI Bill, as well. As Ira Katznelson points out in his book When Affirmative Action Was White, of the 3,229 home, business, and farm loans made under the GI Bill in Mississippi during 1947, Black veterans received only two. Until 1968, it was virtually impossible for Blacks to get access to the kinds of long-term, low-interest mortgages that made wide-scale homeownership possible. Even after the passage of civil rights laws, dozens of stud-ies showed that minorities had a harder time getting access to market-rate mortgages. Moreover, Black home buyers were likely to be steered to neighborhoods of older housing stock, often in declining central cities, places where housing values often depreciated rather than appreciated.

Beginning in the ‘90s and lasting until the bursting of the real estate bubble, some progress was made. The percentage of Black households that owned their own homes increased from 43.3 percent in 1994 to 47.2 percent in 2007. But around the turn of the 21st century, there also grew up a huge new industry of predatory lenders that targeted members of minority groups, including those who already owned their homes and were persuaded to refinance on what turned out to be usurious terms. In 2006, more than half of the loans made to African Americans were subprime, compared to about a quarter for Whites. And a recent study of data from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act found that 32.1 percent of wealthy Blacks, but only 10.5 percent of wealthy Whites, got higher-priced mortgages -- those with an interest rate 3 or more points higher than the rate of a Treasury security of the same length. The bursting of the real estate bubble has been a catastro-phe for the broad American middle class as a whole, but it has been particularly devastating to African Americans. This disparate impact of the housing crash has made the racial gap in wealth even more extreme. There are many White folks who are not as fortunate as my parents were, and even the modest legacy they were able to build may be becoming increasingly rare among younger generations of Americans of all races. Still, like most Whites, I am a beneficiary of the racial wealth gap. And until that gap narrows, we can’t begin to talk about the dawning of a post-racial America.

Thomas J. Sugrue is the David Boies Professor of History and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. His most recent book is “Not Even Past: Barack Obama and the Burden of Race.” This article, the third of an 11-part series on race, is sponsored by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and was originally published by the Washington Monthly Magazine.

A House DividedBy Thomas J. Sugrue

‘Aunt Hazel—A Daughter of Georgia’ turns 100 Atlanta is a cool city. I found that out after moving here with my family in 1997. One of the coolest moments in our residency back then was a chance meeting that my son Daniel and I had with Maynard Jackson. As we passed an area south of town, there was Maynard having lunch. “Daniel, do you know who that is?” I whispered to my son. It’s Maynard Jackson—he was elected as Atlanta’s

first African-American mayor the same year I was a fresh-man in high school in the early 70’s.” While Dan ordered our lunch, I asked Mr. Jackson if he would be willing to sit down with my son for even a few minutes—to explain a bit about politics at the time. I still carry the memory of Maynard chatting away freely with my son. I carry another fond memory during my days in Cobb County from ’97 until 2002. The time I was able to spend with my Aunt Hazel through several trips to northwest Georgia. The distance from Atlanta to Rossville, Ga., is 118 miles. Rossville is significant to our family because my grandparents lived there. Owned land there. Had the only Black-owned store there. So it was with great interest that I would make the two-hour drive numerous times. Out of 12 brothers and sisters, only my father, Lloyd E. Jones, and Aunt Hazel (Jones) Gaines remain living today. But until 2001, the sister that raised my father, Leola Payne, resided on the land her parents owned near Fort Oglethorpe. When sadly Aunt Leola became ill in 2001, Hazel and Lloyd would travel to Rossville to care after their sister. It was during this time that I was afforded time to really get to know Aunt Hazel. The year of my Aunt Hazel’s 100th Birthday would mark a return to live again in Atlanta for me. Just as back in the late ‘90s, it is always comforting and a source of pride to know that at any time I can drive a couple of hours and pull right up to the land upon which my grandparents lived. Fortu-nately for all of us “younger” cousins, my Dad and Hazel have continued to pay the taxes on the land that their parents owned. As we close out the month of July, and as I reflect on the last 11 days I spent in Vegas with Dad and Hazel, I’d like to expand on a few facts about our family history that Aunt Hazel shared during our conversations. Although it is a bit difficult to hack away at all the newest stash of facts that I learned over the last 12 days, I’d like to start with a city just 10 miles north of Rossville. Turns out, life started in the booming city of Chattanooga for my grandparents.

him saying those exact words. your grandfather Seabron was a proud man. He had to go far off sometimes to look for work. ... I remember a piano, or an organ. And your grandmother Marie had a sewing machine. We lost every-thing in the flood. I do not remember how we got from Chattanooga to Rossville—I don’t know if it was by horse and buggy, or a Model T Ford. But Mom and Dad carried me and my brother Leon to our new home in Rossville, Ga. I remember a big white house.” As I conducted a bit of follow-up research about the flood in 1917, it was impossible to ignore the national disaster of 1913 -- the same year that Aunt Hazel was born in Chattanooga -- that caused the deaths of American citizens across 16 states. My grandfather Seabron Jones had met Marie Armor of Colum-bus, Ga. Although the circumstances around their romance are not known, he would marry Marie and end up teaching her how to purchase goods and run a store. And somehow, he would dub all of his children with a nickname. Aunt Hazel’s nickname was ‘Tenachee.’ But with the burden of enormous families in hard times comes the commonplace reality to be raised by an aunt or uncle. And I learned that by the time my Aunt Hazel was 8 years old, it would be Marie’s sister Selena who would take her to youngstown, Ohio, with the goal of attending Wilberforce when she reached college age. She would return to Rossville at the age of 12, about the time that my father was born (1926). “I remember helping to wash out your father’s diapers.” Later, I remember taking Betty to Rossville when she was 8 — your Dad took her to school. Lloyd was smart in school. He played a joke on all the kids and stated that Betty was the new girl in the class.” My cousin Betty remembered that my Dad taught her how to ‘skip rocks’ in Rossville. Husband William “Chappy” Gaines – Jazz Musician. “your Uncle Bill was so talented. He studied music at the Music Conservatory of Michigan, and he eventually played in a band. Here’s a picture — can you see that the cost was 75 cents to attend? He played with greats…Jimmy Dorsey…Tommy Dorsey…Paul Whiteman. He played at the Mon-terey Jazz Festival — he knew all the great jazz musicians.” When we had the money to buy a house in Detroit in the 1940’s, we were the only Black family in the whole area. We could not sign the deed, and Bill had his friend, an Italian man who he went to school with that was also in the band, to sign the deed for us.” I had a lot of good experiences in Detroit. your cousin Betty grew up there.” At one sitting during the celebration, my cousin Wanda — Betty’s only daughter who still lives in Detroit — recalled how at Christ-mas her grandfather Bill lavished nice gifts for her. We looked at photos together, huddled in Aunt Hazel’s living room, of Bill playing a saxophone. Another showing his band, actually a 14 piece orchestra called the Fred Harris Orchestra. A large sign in the picture showed “Dancing, Sunday Nites 7-12. Admission 75 cents.” A New Life in Palo Alto, Ca: From Beauty School in 1946 to Nursing School at Age 51. After Bill died, Hazel made a decision to move to Califor-nia. Who would have ever guessed that her duplex would be housed right in the middle of what would become known as the Silicon Valley. The early picture featured was taken at aunt Hazel’s graduation from Beauty School. But once in California, the confidence and perseverance that my aunt was made of would see her forgetting all about doing hair, and attaining a nursing degree. “I was the oldest person in my class. I must have graduated when I was about your age. I started working at a large hospital,” she said. Life in Cali-fornia would see my aunt visiting my father at the Fort

Ord Army Base in California, where he and my mother, Ingeborg (Rudinger) Jones, were stationed. Aunt Hazel told about how she would visit the four girls — the youngest, Janette, was not born yet.

“your mother taught me to make a dish from white cheese—I loved that dish, and I loved your mother,” she said. (I realized she was referring to a favorite German dish -- Kases-paetzle (Cheese Spaetzle). Wanda, who loved kids, chimed in that she used to help my mother comb our hair. These facts are fascinating.

A recent photo of Aunt Hazel showing a prized gift -- the turquoise ring her brother Oliver made while attending the University of Califor-nia at Berkley. Oliver hung out with Huey Newton and Angela Davis.

A Wonderful Family Gath-ering Out West

I could go on and on. But hearing the pieces unique to all of us that gathered over the last two weeks as we celebrated Hazel’s birthday was unforgettable. She’s a great, great grandmother, an inspiration to family and friends, a daughter of Geor-gia, Tennessee and Ohio. And she turned 100 on July 14, 2013 — my Aunt, Hazel (Jones) Gaines. A century. I marveled at it all over again on the return flight home to Atlanta from Vegas to Atlanta this morning. I thought about Dad’s own story—and how he attended Fort Valley State for one year before joining the Army. He had finished high school at age 15. And here in Atlanta, I thought about how my daughter Lauren attended Kennesaw State. And how my son Daniel won a spot to attend a workshop along with 50 Black students from around the county with the vision to teach Black youth how to write articles and create a newspa-per. Their focus? The Auburn District. But those are other stories from Georgia that I will revisit and look into. Right along with an anticipated hike to Rossville next month. Hap-py 100, Aunt Hazel. We Love you.

With Love, Niece Joyce Jonesjoycejonespublicrelations@gmail.com

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Tennessee River Flood, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1917 RG 82, Department of Conservation Photograph Collection

Chattanooga Flood of 1917. (As told by Aunt Hazel) “Even though I was only four years old, I remember myfather telling my mother, ‘Marie—I’m not going anywhereunless the water gets to the window.’ I absolutely remember

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Have I told you how much I love being part of the cutting edge research of the latest and greatest in technology and how consumer trends and behaviors impact that technology; or how much I especially love sharing that knowledge with you? It is empowering to know that our tech savvy world we live in continues to evolve at rapid speeds, largely because of our preferences as consumers. It’s interesting, too, that our tastes and trends vary, not only by our rich diversity of race, gender and age, but by where we live in the country. Nielsen recently released its first ever Local Watch Report, which explores the media consumption trends of U.S. consumers, depending on where they live. y’all know I’m always saying we are spoiled rotten because we can now entertain our-selves with whatever we want to watch – when-ever, wherever and however we want to watch it. According to the latest Nielsen insights, the cross-platform, or multiple viewing options we have gets even more specific by region. Let’s begin with traditional TV, which is still the way most of us watch our favorite program-ming. Viewership on this medium is actually up in several markets over the last year. As a group, Blacks log more TV viewing hours, about six and a half hours a day, (including both live TV and DVR playback) than any other demographic. But, what’s also interesting, is the viewing time, detailed what area you live in these great United States. The leading cities in live TV consumption in daily hours and minutes are: Pittsburgh (five hours, 28 minutes, up 21 minutes from 2012); St. Louis (five hours, 23 minutes, up 15 minutes from 2012); Baltimore (five hours, 19 minutes, up eight minutes from 2012); Philadelphia (five hours, 18 minutes, and that’s down 11 minutes from 2012) and Detroit (five hours, 15 minutes, up six min-utes from 2012). Consumers are watching the least amount of TV in San Francisco (two hours, 57 minutes, down eight minutes from 2012); followed by Los Angeles (three hours, 39 minutes, down 15 min-utes from 2012); Denver (three hours, 45 minutes, down 11 minutes from 2012); Seattle (three hours 50 minutes, down 24 minutes from 2012) and Minneapolis (four hours, also down 24 minutes from 2012). When we talk traditional TV, we also have to keep in mind the other times-shifted choices. In addition to live TV, DVR playback, VOD (video on demand) and viewing over-the-top content (video delivered via the Internet) are also measured. Let’s get back to that over-the-top content viewing for a minute. Smart TV (also known

as connected or hybrid TV, a television set that integrates the use of the Internet or is connected to a set-top box (signal receiver), Blu-Ray player or game console) ownership is experiencing some growth in popularity. The largest penetration of these Smart TVs with their over-the-top video streaming capabilities is in San Francisco, where there is eight percent ownership. On the other hand, Smart TV ownership is lowest in Charlotte with 2.9 percent. As for other options to view content porta-ble is also the way to. For example, we love our smartphones, because 69% of African Americans own them. It appears that we are taking a little longer, though, to warm up to tablets – about 11% of us overall own these gadgets. And, just as we watch the most TV, we use our mobile devices for watching video at a 30% higher rate than the rest of the population. The percentages of our device ownership tend to jump, however, when we check out the numbers market by market. These are the top African-American markets for smartphone penetration: Chicago (75%), Washington, D.C. (73%), Atlanta (72%), New york (72%) and Dallas (72%). Here are our top areas for tablet owner-ship: Tampa (28%), Atlanta (27%), Boston (26%), New york (26%) and Washington, D.C. (26%). What does all of this mean to any of us? It means that marketers and manufacturers have a myriad of opportunities to understand, appreciate and reach you as unique and diverse consumers in locations (as equally diverse) each with their own personalities. Best of all, you get to choose. So, you drive the market.

Cheryl Pearson-McNeil is senior vice president of Public Affairs and Government Relations for Niel-sen. For more information and studies go to www.nielsenwire.com.

Every day, I see the real live effect of people’s poor judgment. Court television shows have distorted our perspective of the criminal justice system. Talking heads casually confuse the public about individual rights and civic responsibili-ties. However, one truth has remained constant throughout my judicial career – Don’t assume that a defendant knows the difference between right and wrong. That is, the moral compass of the av-erage 17 – 24 year old offender doesn’t necessarily operate like yours or mine. Day to day urban survival is the reality show everyone should be watching. The truth of the matter asserted is that count-less African-American youth are being raised by the criminal justice system, without any attention given for an effective exit strategy. What I see daily should break your heart. Countless scenar-ios are outlined in court. Most situations bear the unspoken caption: “If only this defendant had paused for a moment to think things through.” My tireless bow-tied prosecutor and my devoted public defenders swear to me they’re not “making this stuff up” as they provide the factual predicate for the indictments. Crazy facts, binding law and vanishing resources complicate this job of mine. Patience and attentiveness to detail are required. My faith journey reminds me to exercise authority with grace. But ultimately, my oath taken as a Superior Court judge requires me to apply the law to the facts, and to sentence as appropriate based on the totality of the circumstances. This past Thursday we worked all day whittling down the long list of cases. Most of the innocent until proven guilty Fulton County defendants were downstairs in lockup, waiting their day in court. Despite the life altering decisions being made by them, the majority of them appeared without family support. No one really pays attention to the published courtroom dress code. The packed courtroom caused the courtroom deputy to overlook the young woman sitting up front that day, there to support her boyfriend facing multiple felonies. She clung to her First Amendment right to wear a tightly fitted T-shirt. I’m not sure what her intended message was for the court, but her top flashed the promise: “This Bitch is yours!” Poor wardrobe choice, perhaps, but you’ve got to give the little sistah credit for standing by her man. The defendant’s mother took a day off from her job to be there as well. Together, the diva duo constituted an important circle of support. I narrowed my eyes, focusing on the young man standing before me. The law required that his Boykin rights be reviewed with him. It was

important for the record to reflect the defendant’s clear understanding of the charges placed against him, his right to counsel and confrontation, that anything he said could be held against him, his rights to appeal the outcome… Maybe you’ve heard this drill during a Law and Order episode. Before we began the customary dialog between the prosecutor, defense attorney, the defendant and me, counsel requested a sidebar. I motioned them up. “your Honor, there’s something we need to make you aware of before we start.” Those fourteen words made a difference. They explained that his ill-conceived exit from a Southside bank had ended badly. When approached by the police for unknowingly asking to cash a forged check issued to him as day labor payment, he panicked, afraid of going to jail, but even more fearful of disappointing his mother once again by failing to just do right. She’d say that he needed to grow up already. In a split second, the fatherless modern day Forrest Gump” decided his only option was to point a BB gun at an innocent bystander, push the stranger into the passenger seat of the latter’s car, and with blue lights chasing him, take off. Of course, the young man’s foiled escape resulted in his being caught, handcuffed and shoved into the back seat of a patrol car.No profiling this time, this young black male was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Facing more than 30 years (if the carjacked driver had been killed in the final car crash this young man also would’ve been charged with felony murder), the defendant nodded his head and verbally con-firmed that he understood all of his rights, was knowingly and freely entering a guilty plea and then earnestly uttered his apology to me and to his mother. “Ms. Judge Honorly,” he addressed me. “I’m sorry. I was scared and didn’t want to go to jail. I promise I won’t do bad no more.” At the end of the hearing, I had four questions: What would Lady Justice do? Should he serve time? Could this loving, overwhelmed parent really keep watch over her son as she promised? Had his short stint in jail taught him any lasting lessons? Silently, I said a brief prayer and looked the young man straight in the eye. He held my gaze, and in that moment, I had my answers.

(Copyright 2013 Susan Washington) Susan Washington is the pen name for a local jurist who has 30 years of actual judicial experi-ence on four levels of the Georgia Judiciary. She is president of the Buckhead/Cascade City Chapter of The Links Inc.

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