TheAustinVillagerMay 23, 2014 · end. Smith is Founder, Chairman and Chief Execu-tive Officer...
8
This paper can be recycled TPA TPA TPA TPA TPA TEXAS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION Presorted Standard U.S. Postage Paid Austin, Texas Permit No. 01949 INSIDE Vol. 42 No.1 Phone: 512-476-0082 Email: [email protected] May 23, 2014 RAPPIN’ RAPPIN’ RAPPIN’ RAPPIN’ RAPPIN’ Tommy Wyatt Tommy Wyatt Tommy Wyatt Tommy Wyatt Tommy Wyatt TheAustinVillager.com TheAustinVillager.com OOH YEAH, WE’RE RAMMIN’! OOH YEAH, WE’RE RAMMIN’! HT’s Commencement Convocation Features an African-American Billionaire Asset Manager and Showcased Austin’s Oldest Institution of Higher Education CONGRATULATIONS - Huston-Tillotson University’s Class of 2014 (AUSTIN, Texas) — African-American billion- aire asset manager Robert F. Smith inspired Huston-Tillotson University’s 2014 graduating class with seven jewels for success at the recent conferring of degrees during Mother’s Day week- end. Smith is Founder, Chairman and Chief Execu- tive Officer (CEO) of Vista Equity Partners LLC, as well as an entrepreneur, corporate executive, owner of several patents, and founder of Project Realize. Smith shared insights into his business successes with advice based on his faith and up- bringing. His seven jewels are: 1) Dream big; 2) solve challenging problems with elegant solutions; 3) be a student of history but don’t be bound by it; 4) follow your instincts; 5) Give people something that they can believe in; 6) you are enough; and 7) liberate the human spirit. The many first genera- tion graduates were encouraged to believe in their abilities and take the knowledge imparted by fac- ulty to garner the “joys of figuring things” while accepting the blessings provided by HT. He shared lessons learned from history as a means of gain- ing knowledge from “leaders who took time to understand the world, behavior of people, the sen- timents of the times, and strategies for success.” He further emphasized that graduates should cap- ture their thoughts and inner voice in a journal and take risks. “One of the greatest things about being an American, is the opportunity to take risks.” Hear his full speech at www.htu.edu. Huston-Tillotson University President and Chief Executive Officer Larry L. Earvin, Ph.D., presented the honorary doctor of humane letters degree to Smith for his lifelong contributions and philanthropic efforts. Vista Equity Partners LLC, with an extensive software company portfolio, cur- See CLASS OF ‘64 HONORED, page 2 Austin Black Firemen: A Vanishing Breed – Revisited Austin Black Firemen: A Vanishing Breed – Revisited Way back in 1976, the Austin Vil- lager ran a story on the Austin Black Firemen. At that time the number of African American firemen had been re- duced to less than a dozen. It was one of the hardest departments to get into , in most cities, and Austin was no ex- ception. At that time, the problem seemed to be with the test that was being administered. It was charged that one would have to be a firefighter to know the answers to the test ques- tion. It was also charged that many of the non- minority applicants were being coached on “Councilmen Mike Martinez and Chris Riley both voted against the settlement. “ the questions. Thirty years later, we are back to square 1. The Council voted 5-2 to approve the settlement with the U. S. Department of Jus- tice regarding AFD’s hiring practices. Coun- cilmen Mike Martinez and Chris Riley both voted against the settle- ment. The revised Jus- tice Department consent Martinez Riley See DOJ FINDS, page 2 Mr. Brice Dudley, Jr., Cedar Ridge H. S. Student, Is Awarded 4-Year Scholarship The Town Lake Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is pleased to announce that Mr. Brice Dudley, Jr. has been selected as the 2014Town Lake Scholar- ship Recipient. Mr. Dudley, Jr. is a student at Cedar Ridge High School in Round Rock, Texas and will receive a $5,000 annual scholar- ship for four years for a total of $20,000. The scholarship award was presented to Mr. Dudley, Jr. at his high school. Attending the surprise presenta- tion ceremony were his mother, Mrs. Tiffany Dudley, the principal, counselors, friends, and Dudley, Jr. See ACHIEVEMENTS, page 2 Does David Alameel Want the Black Vote? Does David Alameel Want the Black Vote? Courtesy of the Texas Publishers Association Alameel It has come to the attention of the Texas Publishers Association - The Black Press of Texas, that David Alameel’s campaign has deliberately neglected the Black Press. He and his representatives have ignored the Black Press. Mr. Alameel is not seen at Black Churches, Black organizations and other venues to present him- self to the Black voting See NO REPLY, page 2 Austin Fast-Food Workers Strike As Campaign For Higher Pay, Better Rights Spreads to 150+ US Cities, Three-Dozen Countries Details on Page 5 Community Dashboard Report Unveiled The community Ad- vancement Network (CAN) recently issued its Dashboard report that reviews how our commu- nity is doing on a set of key indicators of the so- cial, health educational and economic well-being of Austin and Travis County. The report reveals some interesting facts about our community. From 2007 to 2012, the Travis County population increased by 12% while the low-income popula- tion grew by 23%. The report also confirms some of the things that we already know. For example, fami- lies with lower income are increasingly moving to outlying areas where ac- cess to transportation and services are limited. It also shows that median household income is de- creasing. The report says that Hispanic households’ income fell by almost $8,000 per year. There is no reference to the house- hold income of African Americans. But, where the report does refer to Afri- can Americans, it is not good news. The report shows that Blacks are dis- proportionately overrep- resented in jail bookings compared to their repre- sentation in the overall population. Black stu- dents are more likely than White students to be re- moved from the class- room and placed in Dis- ciplinary Alternative Edu- cation Programs. And the un- employment rate con- tinues to be higher than the overall population, which is 12.1% while the overall rate is 7%. While the report issued was 28 pages deep, there were no recommen- dations for closing the gap between Blacks and other minorities in the population. No one in the many countywide orga- nizations seems to have any ideas. Therefore, it will be up to the Black community to develop these ideas and advance them forward. We can no longer wait for others to solve our problems. Community Dashboard Report Unveiled Texans preserve 150th anniversary of the Palmito Battle. See RANCH Page 7 Learn self-taught skills that enhance your quality of life. See EMPOWER Page 3 County officials generate tax payer relief funds. See BOWL Page 6
Transcript of TheAustinVillagerMay 23, 2014 · end. Smith is Founder, Chairman and Chief Execu-tive Officer...
This paper canbe recycled
TPATPATPATPATPATEXASPUBLISHERSASSOCIATION
Presorted StandardU.S. Postage Paid
Austin, TexasPermit No. 01949
INSIDEVol. 42 No.1 Phone: 512-476-0082 Email: [email protected] May 23, 2014
RAPPIN’RAPPIN’RAPPIN’RAPPIN’RAPPIN’Tommy WyattTommy WyattTommy WyattTommy WyattTommy Wyatt
TheAustinVillager.comTheAustinVillager.com
OOH YEAH, WE’RE RAMMIN’!OOH YEAH, WE’RE RAMMIN’!
HT’s CommencementConvocation Featuresan African-American
Billionaire AssetManager andShowcased
Austin’s OldestInstitution of Higher
Education CONGRATULATIONS - Huston-Tillotson University’s Class of 2014
(AUSTIN, Texas) — African-American billion-aire asset manager Robert F. Smith inspiredHuston-Tillotson University’s 2014 graduatingclass with seven jewels for success at the recentconferring of degrees during Mother’s Day week-end. Smith is Founder, Chairman and Chief Execu-tive Officer (CEO) of Vista Equity Partners LLC,as well as an entrepreneur, corporate executive,owner of several patents, and founder of ProjectRealize.
Smith shared insights into his businesssuccesses with advice based on his faith and up-bringing. His seven jewels are: 1) Dream big; 2)solve challenging problems with elegant solutions;3) be a student of history but don’t be bound by it;4) follow your instincts; 5) Give people somethingthat they can believe in; 6) you are enough; and 7)liberate the human spirit. The many first genera-tion graduates were encouraged to believe in their
abilities and take the knowledge imparted by fac-ulty to garner the “joys of figuring things” whileaccepting the blessings provided by HT. He sharedlessons learned from history as a means of gain-ing knowledge from “leaders who took time tounderstand the world, behavior of people, the sen-timents of the times, and strategies for success.”He further emphasized that graduates should cap-ture their thoughts and inner voice in a journal andtake risks. “One of the greatest things about beingan American, is the opportunity to take risks.”Hear his full speech at www.htu.edu.
Huston-Tillotson University Presidentand Chief Executive Officer Larry L. Earvin, Ph.D.,presented the honorary doctor of humane lettersdegree to Smith for his lifelong contributions andphilanthropic efforts. Vista Equity Partners LLC,with an extensive software company portfolio, cur-
See CLASS OF ‘64 HONORED, page 2
Austin Black Firemen:A Vanishing Breed – RevisitedAustin Black Firemen:A Vanishing Breed – Revisited
Way back in1976, the Austin Vil-lager ran a story on theAustin Black Firemen.At that time the numberof African Americanfiremen had been re-duced to less than adozen. It was one of thehardest departments toget into , in most cities,and Austin was no ex-ception. At that time,the problem seemed tobe with the test that wasbeing administered. Itwas charged that onewould have to be afirefighter to know theanswers to the test ques-tion. It was also chargedthat many of the non-minority applicantswere being coached on
“Councilmen Mike Martinez andChris Riley both voted against
the settlement. “the questions. Thirtyyears later, we are backto square 1.
The Councilvoted 5-2 to approvethe settlement with theU. S. Department of Jus-tice regarding AFD’s
hiring practices. Coun-cilmen Mike Martinezand Chris Riley bothvoted against the settle-ment.
The revised Jus-tice Department consent
Martinez Riley
See DOJ FINDS, page 2
Mr. BriceDudley, Jr.,
Cedar RidgeH. S. Student, Is Awarded
4-YearScholarship
The Town LakeChapter of The Links,Incorporated is pleasedto announce that Mr.Brice Dudley, Jr. hasbeen selected as the2014Town Lake Scholar-ship Recipient. Mr.Dudley, Jr. is a studentat Cedar Ridge HighSchool in Round Rock,Texas and will receive a$5,000 annual scholar-ship for four years for atotal of $20,000.
The scholarshipaward was presented toMr. Dudley, Jr. at hishigh school. Attendingthe surprise presenta-tion ceremony were hismother, Mrs. TiffanyDudley, the principal,counselors, friends, and
Dudley, Jr.
See ACHIEVEMENTS,page 2
DoesDavid
AlameelWant the
BlackVote?
DoesDavid
AlameelWant the
BlackVote?
Courtesy of the TexasPublishers Association
Alameel
It has come to theattention of the TexasPublishers Association -The Black Press ofTexas, that DavidAlameel’s campaign hasdeliberately neglectedthe Black Press. He andhis representatives haveignored the Black Press.Mr. Alameel is not seenat Black Churches, Blackorganizations and othervenues to present him-self to the Black votingSee NO REPLY, page 2
Austin Fast-Food
Workers Strike As
Campaign For Higher
Pay, Better Rights
Spreads to 150+ US
Cities, Three-Dozen
CountriesDetails on Page 5
CommunityDashboard
ReportUnveiled
The community Ad-vancement Network(CAN) recently issued itsDashboard report thatreviews how our commu-nity is doing on a set ofkey indicators of the so-cial, health educationaland economic well-beingof Austin and TravisCounty.
The report revealssome interesting factsabout our community.From 2007 to 2012, theTravis County populationincreased by 12% whilethe low-income popula-tion grew by 23%.
The report alsoconfirms some of thethings that we alreadyknow. For example, fami-lies with lower incomeare increasingly moving tooutlying areas where ac-cess to transportationand services are limited. Italso shows that medianhousehold income is de-creasing. The report saysthat Hispanic households’income fell by almost$8,000 per year. There isno reference to the house-hold income of AfricanAmericans.
But, where thereport does refer to Afri-can Americans, it is notgood news. The reportshows that Blacks are dis-proportionately overrep-resented in jail bookingscompared to their repre-sentation in the overallpopulation. Black stu-dents are more likely thanWhite students to be re-moved from the class-room and placed in Dis-ciplinary Alternative Edu-cation Programs. And theun- employment rate con-tinues to be higher thanthe overall population,which is 12.1% while theoverall rate is 7%.
While the reportissued was 28 pages deep,there were no recommen-dations for closing thegap between Blacks andother minorities in thepopulation. No one in themany countywide orga-nizations seems to haveany ideas. Therefore, itwill be up to the Blackcommunity to developthese ideas and advancethem forward. We can nolonger wait for others tosolve our problems.
CommunityDashboard
ReportUnveiled
Texans preserve150th anniversary ofthe Palmito Battle.
See RANCHPage 7
Learn self-taughtskills that enhanceyour quality of life.See EMPOWER
Page 3
County officialsgenerate tax payer
relief funds.See BOWL
Page 6
Page 2 ~ May 23, 2014/THE VILLAGER www.theaustinvillager.com
THE COMMUNIQUÉ
rently manages equity capital commitmentsof approximately $7.7 billion and is listed amongthe top private equity firms in the world. Smithfounded Project Realize– termed “Free MarketPhilanthropy”– in order to combine the best ele-ments of the American free enterprise system withthe core American ideals of giving back and lift-ing others up.
In addition, Marian Lavon Jackson Marshallreceived the honorary doctor of humane letters de-gree for her HT career and community accomplish-ments.
Thousands of alumni, families, and friendsconverged on the HT campus for Reunion Week-end 2014 and the early morning outdoor gradua-tion ceremony under the hot Texas sun with theCity of Austin skyline as a backdrop. Members ofthe Class of 1964, celebrating their 50th anniversary,served as a reminder of African American advancessince the 1964 riots, protests, and sit-ins. The Classof 2014 and 1964 was able to reminisce and rejoice.Afterward, a “Party with a Purpose” in celebra-tion of HT’s launch of the Tom Joyner FoundationSchool of the Month Campaign drew graduates,families, friends, HT administrators, and facultyfor photographs and selfies with the speaker.
Huston-Tillotson University, Austin’s oldestinstitution of higher education, is comprised of 72percent African Americans, 18 percent Hispanic,and 4 percent international students with gradu-ates representing The Republic of Conga, Guyana,Liberia, Nigeria, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago,and Zimbabwe.
continued from page 1
Class of 1964 CelebrateTheir 50th Anniversary
Robert F. Smith (L)is Founder, Chairmanand CEO of Vista EquityPartners LLC. At top aremembers of the honor-ary class of 1964, cel-ebrating their 50th anni-versary as Huston-Tillson graduates.
DOJ Finds Neutral Hiring Practices Show AdverseImpact on Hispanic and African AmericanCandidates Versus White Candidates
decree was final-ized on May 2. It calledfor: Provisions that AFDto resume and completeits current cadet hiringprocess, with somemodifications to theoriginal design of thatprocess; A requirementthat the design and ad-ministration of any fu-ture cadet hiring pro-cess during the term ofthe consent decree issubject to DOJ over-sight; A process to pro-vide back pay and/orpriority hiring relief tounsuccessful Hispanicand African Americancandidate from the2012hiring process whocan demonstrate eligi-bility for such relief.The priority hiring com-
continued from page 1
With the exception ofMike Martinez andChris Riley, MayorLee Leffingwell andall remaining CityCouncil members
approved thesettlement 5-2 with
the U.S. Departmentof Justice regarding
AFD’s hiringpractices.
ponent includes thirtypositions in future firecadet academies, di-vided between twelveAfrican American can-didate slots and eigh-teen Hispanic candi-dates slots; The lengthof the consent decreewould be a minimum offour years, with the pos-sibility of extending thedecree for up to an ad-ditional four years forgood cause.
The DOJ did notconclude at any timethat the city had inten-tionally discriminatedagainst any candidate,but rather that the statis-tical results of its neutralhiring practice showedan adverse impact onHispanic and African
American candidateswhen compared towhite candidates.
Under the 1976agreement, there weremore than 58 AfricanAmerican firefightershired with many of thembeing promoted tohigher ranks within thedepartment. Most ofthat group is now re-tired or nearing retire-ment.
AFD Staff indi-cated that there are 66vacancies within the de-partment, as of May 2. Anormal vacancy rate isabout 36, allowing thedepartment flexibilityto maintain minimum24/7 staffing levels thecity mandates forAustin’s fire stations.
members of theTown Lake Chapter. Heis the son of Mrs. AndMrs. Brice Dudley, Sr.
He is an outstand-ing scholar maintaininga 4.0 grade point aver-age and is a member ofthe National Honor So-ciety. He is a CedarRidge High School Aca-demic awardee for threeyears, a 2014 National
Achievement Scholarparticipant, achieved2nd and 3rd place inPhysics in the Texas Al-liance of Minorities inEngineering (TAME)Capital Area and StateMath & Science Compe-tition. He will be gradu-ating Summa CumLaude with Distin-guished Honors fromCedar Ridge HighSchool this month.
His extra-curricularactivities include beinga reporter for the AustinVillager NewspaperYouth Brigade, grantwriter for the CedarRidge EngineeringClub, Founder & Presi-dent of the Cedar RidgeEngineering Club,President of CombiningForces, a mentoring pro-gram, and Co-Creator ofthe Round Rock Youth
in STEM Conference.He received Hon-
orable Mention in theUIL Basketball All-Dis-trict (16-5A) and re-ceived a Varsity Aca-demic ExcellenceAward from CedarRidge High School.
He plans to attendStanford University inthe fall and will major inBiomedical Engineer-ing.
continued from page 1
SUCCESSFUL YOUTH BRIGADE WRITER, AWARDS ANDHONORABLE MENTIONS AMONG MANY OF DUDLEY, JR.’SACHIEVEMENTS
populations. TheAfrican American com-munity deserves morethan yard signs andblanket statementsabout how electing himto be our Senator is ad-vantageous to the em-powerment and contin-ued strengthening ofour communities.
We believe the Af-rican American press isthe cornerstone for in-formation in AfricanAmerican communitiesthroughout Dallas/FortWorth and Texas.Many Black people relyon us to inform them ofthe issues and concernsthe major media outlets
Representatives of theBlack Press Receive NOReply from AlameelCampaign continued from page 1
overlook. Representa-tives of the Black Presshave attempted to con-tact Mr. Alameel’s cam-paign and his office onnumerous occasionsand received no reply.
It is unfortunatethat Mr. Alameel’s cam-paign strategy is to con-tinue to rely on and paygatekeepers who pre-tend to have the best in-terest of the AfricanAmerican community atheart. Those samegatekeepers do not usethe Black Press of Dal-las/Fort Worth andTexas to get his veryimportant message out
to the African Americancommunity. In actualityit is yours and otherPoliticians’ gatekeeperswho have kept a largenumber of AfricanAmericans in the darkby not partnering withand using the resourcesof the Black Press inDallas/Ft Worth andthroughout Texas. Thisvehicle can help youenergize the electorateand push your cam-paign to victory.
Kesha Rogers isMr. Alameels’s currentDemocratic opponent inthe May runoff. Ms.Rogers is a young Afri-
can American womanwho has Bill Boardsthroughout the Africancommunity stating aspart of her campaign,“Impeach Obama”.Black people will notsupport anyone thatboldly campaigns toimpeach the only BlackPresident this nationhas ever had. HopefullyMr. Alameel and hisrepresentatives are notsolely relying on Ms.Rogers’ campaignrhetoric to lure the Blackvote. Again we askDOES ALAMEELWANT THE BLACKVOTE?
Leffingwell
www.theaustinvillager.com THE VILLAGER/May 23, 2014 ~ Page 3
CHURCH & TOWN BULLETIN
Ebenezer Baptist Church1010 East 10th Street 512-478-1875 Fax 512-478-1892
Sunday Services Worship Service 8:00 A.M. Sunday School 9:00 A.M. Discipleship Training 10:00 A.M. Worship Service 11:00 A.M.
WednesdayMidweek Prayer Service 7:00 P.M.Child Development CenterAges 0-5 years (Daily) 512-478-6709
Bus Ministry Call 512-478-1875
Dr. Ricky Freeman, Pastor
St. Peter’s United Methodist Church 4509 Springdale Road Austin, Tx 78723
Office 512- 926-1686 Fax 512-929-7281Christian Web Site-
THE PLACE WHERE WE STEP OUT ON FAITH.COME AND STEP OUT ON FAITH WITH US
Sunday School 8:45 a.m. Praise and Worship 10:15 a.m.Wednesday Bible Study 12:00 p.m.
and Praise /Bible Study 6:30 p.m.(to include Children’s Choir Rehersaland
Bible Study with age appropiate Activities)
Rev. Jack C. Gause Pastor
Agape Baptist ChurchIn “The Centre” Bldg. F-15 7801 N. Lamar Blvd. (SE Corner of N Lamar and 183)
AGAPE is a chuch for all people. “Where Jesus Christ is Magnified and the love Heexhibited is Exemplified.” Come, receive God’s unconditional lovefor you.
For there is no greater love!
Church ServicesSunday School 9:30 AMSunday Worship 11:00 AM
Mid-Week Service Thursday: Praise,Prayer and Bible Study 7:00 PMCall 454-1547 for Transporation
Website www.agapebcaustintx.orgRev. H. Ed Calahan
Pastor
Imani Community ChurchDavis Elementray Auditorium 5214 West Duval Road
Sunday School 9:00 A.M.Worship Service 10:00 A.M.•Power Hour Bible Life Group 6:00 P.M.
Imani Complex & Office,11800 Mustang at Duval Austin, Texas 78727
Visit:imanichurch.comOffice: 512-343-9300Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn Donald-Mims
7801 N. Lamar Blvd,Suite D 102,
Austin, Texas 78752
Worship: Sunday--10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Tuesday Bible Studies--7:30pm - 9:00 pmFriday Prayers--7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The Church of Pentecost, USA Inc,Austin offers a wide variety of opportuni-ties for children, youth, adults, and olderadults to be involved in worship, spiritualgrowth, education, community outreach,and making a tangible difference to thosein need in our community. You too, canmake a positive difference in our commu-nity through your prayers, your presence,your gifts, your service, and your witness.Tel: 512 302-1270
Leading People to Experience God’s Love, Know Jesus Christ & Grow in His Image
The Church of Pentecost
Olive Branch Fellowship of Austin / All Faith Chapel4110 Guadalupe St Bldg #639 Austin, TX 78751
Sunday MorningWorship @ 11: am
Romans 5:1 Therefore,having beenjustified by faith, we have peace
with God through our Lord Jesus Christ
This life, therefore, is not righteous-ness, but growth in righteousness; not health,but healing; not being, but becoming; not rest,but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be,but we are growing toward it. The process isnot yet finished, but it is going on. This is notthe end, but it is the road. All does not yetgleam in glory, but all is being purified.
--- Martin Luther
Kenneth Hill, Pastor
DOUBLE
GROCERY“R”
450l East Martin Luther King Blvd.
*We cash ALL Tax Refund*Checks *Check Out
1179 San Bernard Street,Austin, TX 78702, 512-478-7023
Sunday Morning Bible Study, 9:00 A.M.Sunday Morning Worship, 10:15 A.M.
Visit our website @ www.obcaus.org
Globalizing the Gospel
A Ministry That Ministers
Edward M. Fleming,Sr. Pastor
OLIVET BAPTISTCHURCH
The bills don’t stop whenyou’re sick or hurt and
have no income
INSURANCE THAT IS!
Richard Glasco, Agent11824 Jollyville Rd
Suite 300Austin, TX 78759-2300
(512) 250-5533
Ask me about DisabilityIncome Insurance the
State Farm Way.
HEALTH?HOW’S YOUR
Call for details on coverage, cost, restrictions and renewability
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
*Home Office: Bloomington, Illinois
Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.
SpearsSpearsSpearsSpearsSpearsLaLaLaLaLawwwww
Felix Bamirin, Pastor
GRACEWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCHExperience Grace For Life
(By Parmer Lane Baptist Church building, behind Wells Fargo)
Call: 682.472.9073 l Email: [email protected] lVisit: www.gracewaycca.org
JOIN US This SUNDAY / THURSDAY@ 12424 Scofield Farms Drive, Austin, TX 78758
SUNDAYS 10:30 A.M., THURSDAYS 7:30 P.M.
Wes SpearsAttorney Personal Injury,
Criminal andFamily Law
512-696-2222512-687-3499
401 Congress AvenueAustin, Texas, 78701
Suite 1540
*Austin and Kileen | *Principal Office
30 Years Experience
SpearsSpearsSpearsSpearsSpearsLaLaLaLaLawwwww
Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church 5900 Cameron Road Austin, Texas 78723-1843
(512) 451-0808 (512) 302-4575 Fax Web Site - www.themount.net
WORSHIP SERVICESSunday Worship - 7:45 a.m. & 11 a.m.Church School - 9:45 a.m.Bible Studies - Mon, 6:30 p.m. & Wed., 12 noonWednesday Night Worship - 7 p.m.
“Ministries For Mankind” Luke 4:18
A.W.. Anthony Mays, Senior Pastor
Damon LuckettSales Consultant
Capitol Chevrolet6200 I-35 SouthP.O. Box 1988
Austin, TX 78767
(512) 444-8888Cell (512) 809-5805
CHEVROLET
www.richardglasco.com
Serving East Austincell: 512-517-7180/fax: 512-349-9634
email: [email protected]: www.reneejacobs.KWRealty.com
12515-8 Research BlvdAustin, Texas 78759
“Each Office is Indepently Owned”
RealtorRealtorRealtorRealtorRealtorRenee JacobsRenee JacobsRenee JacobsRenee JacobsRenee Jacobs
AUSTIN - GreaterMt Zion Baptist Churchwill be hosting its secondannual economic em-powerment day, “Get-ting Your House in Or-der” on May 31, 2014from 10:00 AM to 1:00PM. Greater Mt Zion islocated at 1801 Pennsyl-vania Avenue, Austin,TX 78702.
There will be a va-riety of informationalsessions facilitated by
subject matter expertson the topics that canpositively impact one’slife. Including: wills,scholarship preparationfor high school juniorsand seniors, home own-ership, introduction ofthe dfree Lifestyle – 12Steps to Financial Free-dom, and BizAid –learning the basics ofstarting and running asmall business.
Also, a special pre-sentation by Google onthe topic of GoogleApps. Participants forthis workshop shouldbring their laptops tolearn about the innova-tive ways they can useGoogle applications forsmall business, non-profits, church eventplanning, and muchmore.
The wealth gap in
America is widening ev-ery day that leaves thepoor and middle class wellbehind wealthy Ameri-cans. As a result individu-als with business or invest-ment dreams don’t havethe means or avenues toaccomplish their goals.This is why we need to bevigilant in educating indi-viduals on business mat-ters both personal and pro-fessional. Greater Mt Zionis taking the lead in theAustin community tomake information and ac-cess to assistance availablefor individuals looking tomake a greater life. Tolearn more about GreaterMt Zion Economic Em-powerment and 8 GreatCauses, visitwww.gmzaustin.org.
Register for thisfree economic empow-erment event at http://t i n y u r l . c o m /GetYourHouseInOrder
For more informa-tion, please [email protected]
Feel free to joinGreater Mt Zion for wor-ship. Weekly services areheld Saturdays at 5:30PM,Sundays at 8:00AM,10:00AM, and 12:00PM.
Capital Metro to ProvideModified Service on
Memorial DayAUSTIN, Texas (May 20, 2014) — On Mon-
day, May 26, Capital Metro will operate its Sun-day schedule in observance of Memorial Day.There will be no MetroRail, UT Shuttle or E-Busservice.
MetroAccess customers needing to keep theirsubscription trips on May 26 will need to call (512)478-9647 to schedule them.
Capital Metro administrative offices and theTransit Store will be closed May 26; however theGO Line will be staffed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., andcustomers will still have 24-hour access to the au-tomated phone line and online trip planner.
Service returns to its regular schedule onTuesday, May 27.
Capital Metro wishes everyone in the com-munity a safe and happy holiday.
Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church, 385 FM 20,Bastrop, TX will be celebrating their Pastor andWife, Elder Larry & Sister Demetria Washington4th Anniversary Service. Friday, May 23, 2014 @7:00 PM, there will be a musical celebration. Theguest will include choirs, groups and soloist fromthe surrounding areas. The 4th Anniversary ser-vices will begin on, Sunday, May 25, 2014 @ 11:00AM. The guest speaker will be Reverend LuchusMcShan, assistant pastor of Mt. Carmel BaptistChurch, Elgin, TX. The anniversary hour will be-gin @ 3:30 PM, the guest speaker and church willbe Reverend James Lott and Mt. Pleasant BaptistChurch, Thrall, TX. For more information contactSister Doris Brown @ 512-303-0280.
For the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Battle ofPalmito Hill
WANTED: SIXTY REENACTORSOfficers & Enlisted (17 years old & up no experience
necessary)For the Formation of the 62nd United States Colored
Infantry RegimentContact us for more information:
The Living History Foundation 512 [email protected]
COME AND JOIN, BROTHERSMay 11-16, 2015
YOUTH BRIGADEYouth of Today
Hope of Tomorrow Black RegistryBlack RegistryBlack RegistryBlack RegistryBlack Registry
Page 4 ~ May 23, 2014/THE VILLAGER www.theaustinvillager.com
Dezhia GorrerLBJ High School
Lanette DempsDel Valle High School
I thought that our bigprojects were over but turns
out we have to do a final forall classes even elective.This is alot of stuff to do forall classes I thought the testswere the last thing but I guessnot it’s just to much. I'm luckywe have some early releasedays coming up so that I canfinish or start anything that hasor hasn't been done.
Reminders to the stu-dents at Del Valle High, wehave an early release daythis Wednesday and andMonday we have no school(Memorial Day).
College Readiness Test
As I attend LBJ EarlyCollege High School theyhave a nice program toearn your associates de-g ree be fo re you evenstart col lege. They f i rsthave you take a TSI test,which sees if you’re readyfor college classes. If youdon’t pass the test they letyou take the test howevermany t imes needed foryou to pass it. As a fresh-man or sophomore youare required the readingand writing TSI test if youare trying to attend theACC part of the school.The wr i t i ng mus t bepasted with a 5 or higherand the reading must be
passed with a 351.I be l ieve the tes t
scores range determineon who you or skill basedlevel. The test is not timedbased you can take how-ever long you need to. Asa junior or senior you arerequired to take the math-ematics part of the testbefore you graduate withthe associates’ degree.After the test you take youare placed in different col-lege classes that are atthe school for free. Theschool is real ly helpingpeop le ou t in the longrun , bu t some peop ledon’t really look at the fu-ture they just look at theclasses and levels theyhave to take. Laziness isnot going to help anyonein life, because they don’tge t up and exper ienceanything.
If you have the col-lege c lasses a t yourschool I suggest you takethem, because they makeco l lege cheaper andeasier for a young high ormiddle school student likeyourself. Until next time….GO JAGS!!
Finals
Almost Done
School is almost overand I'm really happy. I can'twait for next year causethat's my last year. I'm go-ing to give senior year my
Imani DempsDel Valle High School
all. I came to far to notgraduate. Sometimes I wishI could start over and Iwould have made bettergrades. I'm not to happywith my GPA but I have nochoice but to do everythingI can next year to get goodgrades.
I also think that if Iwasn't working I would bedoing better than what I amin school. Not saying I'mdoing to to bad but I can dobetter. I'm ready to start col-lege and see where l i fetakes me.
Genesis StiggersElgin Elementary
People
People. They can beso irresponsible but ad-
vance so far in life. Some-times I wonder how the hu-man race is still alive. Andthough they are so annoy-ing in their irresponsibleside you can’t get enoughof them. Sometimespeoples feelings get in theway of this. But sometimesfeelings make life all worthwhile.
So remember thatwhen you are angry atsomeone or extremely im-pressed with a friend its allbecause of people.
AVID students spon-sored a "d ivers i ty p ro-gram" to ce lebra te themany different cultures thatmake up Hendr icksonHigh Schoo l ' s s tuden tbody. This is needed be-cause HHS has been amajority minority schoolfor a while now. Accordingto the Texas Tribune in2010 there were 21.2%black, 42.4% whilte and31.1% brown students.
We have 2192 stu-dents now but by the timePISD builds a fourth highschool the enrollment willincrease to 3000. DevinPadavil, the school prin-cipal, said the bond pas-sage includes a new wire-less Internet system thatwill allow individual stu-dents' access from per-sonal devices. That is along way from when I wasa Freshman and theschoo l took away ce l lphones if students were
seen using them. I guessthe district finally realizedwe had invested more intechnology than they had.
Next year our schooladdress is changing to19201 Co lo rado SandDrive because of the newroad built in front of theschool.
This was a very suc-cessful year overal l butour expectations were notmet in many ways. Thehighly charged footbal lteam pulled up short afterthe QB1 was injured. Thebasketball team, thoughshowing some promise,did not make the playoffsagain. Baseball , Volley-ba l l , Soccer, Tenn is ,Track all competed well inone of the toughest UILdistricts in the state butnone rose above thecrowd. Academics andfo rens ics compet i t i onsshowed cons is ten t im-provement and ScienceOlympiad, Business Pro-fess iona ls and o thergroups had outstandingyears. The Hawk newspa-per in te rv iewed thecoaches o f a l l a th le t i cteams and got cautiousoptimism for next year. Alot will depend upon mygraduating class to stepup and assume leader-ship in our Senior sea-sons.
Alon RodgersHendrickson H.S.
Student Culture
Zyon HillReagan High School
De’Ja HillLamar Middle School
Hello Readers,I am sure I have told
you several times that I takedance at my school. Wellin my dance class, we havea project that has been com-plicated for me to do. Wehave to find five pictures
and then make what is calleda slope with our bodiesfrom those pictures. As Isaid before it is very hardto place my body into thosepositions on the pictures.
I also got to see myoldest brother, Datron, andhis family this weekend, mybrother Desmond let mynieces and nephew spendthe weekend at our house.I enjoyed running aroundwith all of them, but I wastired by Sunday becausethey are so much youngerthan I am they have moreenergy than I do. I cannotwait to see them again.
Until next time, do notstop smiling, De’ja
Dance Class
Hello Readers,This week the
Reagan Raider’s choir wentto San Antonio for a fieldtrip. The field trip was to SixFlags at Fiesta. To be able
to go you had to be aca-demically eligible. If anyo f the cho i r membersfailed classes within theprevious six weeks, theycould not go on the fieldtrip. Another criterion wasthat you had to be pass-ing a l l c lasses the daybefore the field trip.
Being a member ofthe choir, I was eligible togo but I declined becauseone of my nephews wantedto spend the weekend withme and I could not turn himdown. To me some thingsare more important.
Until next time, Zyon
Choir Field Trip The Last One
This is my last articlefor the year! I cannot be-lieve that the school year isalmost over. This was myfirst year with The Youth Bri-gade for the Villager news-paper.
I really enjoyed beingin the Youth Brigade be-
Zachariah WashingtonCedars Academy
cause I got money for do-ing something I love to do.My experience was phe-nomenal because I had theopportunity to meet greatpeople, write about greatpeople and events andearn money doing it.
Sometimes i t washard to think of relevant top-ics to write about in my ar-ticles, but thanks to the helpof my grandmother andgrandfather, I made i tthrough the year.
Thank you, Mr. Wyattfor the experience. I willmake sure that I will tell oth-ers about your great pro-gram. I look forward to be-ing even more involvednext year and look forwardto seeing you again.
Have a great Summer!
On May 19th, myschool, Pioneer CrossingElementary had theirMindspill symposium. Ifyou’re in the gifted and tal-ented program at our school,we have to do a final projectin order to go on our last fieldtrip. All school year we havedone a lot of different experi-ments and been to a lot ofplaces that have science,math and technology projectsthat were really cool. Thisyear I decide to do my finalsymposium on Pandas andPolar Bears.
I love Pandas and Po-lar Bears. I have a charmbracelet with a Panda charmand a Panda stuff animal.
Mindspill Symposium
Sarah RobertsonPioneer Crossing Elem.
Here are some interestingfacts on Pandas and PolarBears. Did you know thatthere are only 1600 Pandasliving in the wild making theman endangered species?Pandas eat sugar canes andbamboo. Some interestingfacts about Polar Bears in-clude they are the largest andmost carnivorous (an animalthat eats other animals) mem-ber of the bear family. Polarbears eat seals and fish.There are about 20,000 to25,000 in the entire world to-day. Polar Bears are notendangered but they are vul-nerable. Scientists predictthat the American polar bearscould face extinction in thenext 50 years. They live inextreme cold weather.
I love researchingthings that I didn’t know be-fore and with the internet it isreally easy. I am so glad tobe a part of the Mindspillgifted and talent program.This will be my last sympo-sium in elementary, I havelearned so much by being inthis program. I am lookingforward in being a part of thegifted and talented programin middle school.
www.theaustinvillager.com THE VILLAGER/May 23, 2014 ~ Page 5
YOUTH BRIGADE
Jory HendersonAnderson High School
Depending on whatteacher you ask they maybelieve that cell phonesand other electronics canbe used productively in aclass room or they maythink that cell phones andlaptops or tablets are alljust bad for the classroomenvironment.
Due to some recentcyber bulling incidents atAnderson High there is a
Electronics In Classnew cell phone and elec-tronics policy that has goneinto effect. It is uncertain ifthis new policy will carryover into the next schoolyear, but I'm sure the stu-dents are like me and hop-ing that it doesn't. To me itis unfair for the whole stu-dent body to be "punished"for what only a select fewdid. But this just goes toshow that the decisions youmake and your actions atschool DO affect others.
The new policy is rea-sonable for most studentsand most situations. But inone of my classes Friday Ihad to give my phone to myteacher while I went to therestroom and I just see thatas unnecessary. Butwhether we like the newpolicy or not it's here andwe as students must abideby it.
Kiara MyersVista Ridge H.S.
UIL Academics State Meet
The UIL AcademicsState meet for Texas willbe going on from May 19-21 at the Univers i ty o fTexas at Austin. It will bean exciting time for manyhigh school students whohave been working hardall year and have made itthrough many compet i -tions. There are many cat-
egor ies of part ic ipat ionranging from Accountingto Journal ism. I wi l l bework ing in the Soc ia lStudies category and amvery optimistic. At the Re-gional meet in San Anto-nio, I placed as 2nd over-all and am the only personfrom my school advancingto the state competition.There is a lot of pressureto perform at your best atthis level and you have tobe quite competitive andprepared to make it this far.
Addit ional ly, myteacher told me that thereare scholarships offered forseniors who have qualifiedfor the state meet. Thisweek I will definitely haveto work hard and what mat-ters most is putting forth mybest effort.
SaNaya WhiteCedars Academy
Field Day at Cedars
Last week we hadField Day. It's a day wherethe entire school does a lotof physical fitness and funto be healthy! Each grade
level wore different colorshirts. The entire 4th gradewore neon green shirts. Wewere outside most of theday! We did tug of war,sponge race, sack race, acup race, water bal loontoss, relay races and a ob-stacle course.
The school also got usa huge bouncy house totake turns in. We ate lots offresh fruit and drank waterthroughout the day to stayhydrated. I had lots of funand a lot of us got reallywet! Field Day is Awesome!At the end we danced andpartied. It was the best dayso far this year!
Jada DempsDailey Middle School
Well my school year isso boring now.The only thingthats happening is that i startgetting ready for summer.Butumm yea but i hop the restof the school year isn't likethis. We only have 3 weeksleft .Thats it hopefully i willhave more to write about.
Ready for Summer
www.TheAustinVillager.com
@TheVillagerATX
Your HelpCan Make
ADifference
Officer William D.Jones was shot andkilled conducting atraffic stop at ZilkerPark, on Memorial Day2000. He was speakingwith the driver of thevehicle when thedriver opened fire,striking him in thechest twice and theneck once. OfficeJones, who was notwearing a vest, wastransported to a localhospital where he was
pronounced dead.More than 200 youthsoccer teams were at-tending an interna-tional soccer tourna-ment at the park at thetime of the shooting.
The suspect fledthe scene, but was spot-ted several hours laternear Houston, Texas,approximately 150miles away. After ashort chase the suspectcommitted suicide. Hehad already servedtime in prison and wascurrently wanted byanother jurisdiction forsexual assault.
Officer Jones hadbeen employed with
the Austin Park PoliceDepartment for threeyears, and is survivedby his wife and threechildren. A basketballtournament, whichserves as a memorial toOfficer Jones, has beenheld yearly at AlamoPark located at 2100Alamo Street – Austin,TX 78722. TarrantBrown is the Directorand Chairperson of thetournament and it issponsored byR.O.S.E.S (ReachingOut Supporting EverySister) on or near Me-morial Day.
This year, the tour-nament will be held,Saturday May 24, 2014at 10:00 A.M. The bas-ketball tourney willconsist of the follow-ing contests, 3- On -3,3 Point Shootout ,Dunk Contest, FreeThrow Contest andtrophies wil l beawarded.
Last year AlamoPark, Hoover’s, Vivo’s,
Mi Madres, Amaya’s,Dr. Cheryl Clark, TheVillager, W.G. HuntRealty, J.T. Automo-tive, Quality Seafood,Manor Express,Grandma Wisdom’sResource Center andLynda Coleman’s ArtFrom The Hearthelped sponsor thetournament. All con-tributions go towardsthe cost of tournamentsupplies and ex-penses. Please makeall checks payable to:R.O.S.E.S. All spon-sors wil l be recog-nized on the bannerwhich wil l be dis-played at the tourna-ment. Help us to cel-ebrate the life of Of-ficer William D. Jones.Your help and sup-port is appreciated.
Sincerely, RoseSmith, R.O.S.E.STournament Directorand Tarrant ‘Down-town’ Brown, Founder& CEO 512–701-4981
BasketbalTourneySaturday
May 24, 2014
Austin ParkPolice Officer
William D. Jones
Largest-Ever Strike as Fight for $15 and aUnion Without Retaliation Grows
Austin– Calling for $15 and the right to forma union without retaliation, fast-food workers inAustin walked off their jobs for the first time everThursday as part of a wave of strikes in more than150 cities across the US and protests in 33 addi-tional countries on six continents. In all, strikes andprotests reached more than 230 cities worldwide.
Workers went on strike at Popeye’s on Air-port and MLK and were joined by clergy and othercommunity supporters.
In the US, workers went on strike from Raleighto Los Angeles at major fast-food restaurants in-cluding McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s andKFC. They held the first-ever fast-food strikes inMiami, Opelika (Ala.), Orlando, Philadelphia, Sac-ramento and San Antonio.
In Dorchester, Mass. managers closed downa Burger King where a half-dozen workers werestriking. In St. Louis, a corporate McDonald’sclosed its doors at 3 am because managers knewthe entire morning shift was going to walk out, andreopened three hours later with managers at thehelm. Nearly 20 workers from that store are onstrike. There was no breakfast at a Chicago BurgerKing when striking workers forced the kitchen toclose. Strikes forced a Wendy’s in Pittsburgh toclose, as well as McDonald’s restaurants in Oak-land and Sacramento. All non-managerial work-ers walked off their jobs at a First Hill McDonald’sin Seattle, forcing managers to keep the store run-ning.
San Diego fast-food workers led hundreds ofreligious and community supporters through aBurger King drive-thru Thursday morning, chant-ing, praying and holding signs that read, “Strikefor Better Pay” and “Poverty Jobs Hurt San Diego.”State legislators joined striking workers outside a
Charleston, SC Burger King and a McDonald’s inNew York City. And in Los Angeles, the Rev. AlSharpton was expected to brave 100-degree tem-peratures to join protesters on a strike line Thurs-day afternoon.
Members of Congress joined strike linesaround the country and released a video declar-ing their support for the workers.
“Where Congress is failing to take action toaddress inequality, these workers are leading theway,” said Rep. Keith Ellison (DFL-MN). “Theirfight for $15 and a union is a shining light that willultimately benefit all workers in the country and helplift up our economy. It’s clear this movement isn’tgoing to stop until fast-food companies listen to thevoices of these workers, who are struggling to sup-port families on as little as $7.25 an hour.”
In the Philippines, workers held a flash mobinside a Manila McDonald’s during the breakfastrush. They sang and danced to “Let it Go,” fromthe movie Frozen, calling on McDonald’s to let goof low pay and let workers organize. In Japan,where protests were held in nearly every prefec-ture, workers protested at a McDonald’s in down-town Tokyo, adopting the US workers’ fight for 15by calling for the company to pay Japanese work-ers 1,500 Yen. Bystanders stopped and applaudedprotesters in Sapporo, a rare occurrence in Japan.Protesters shut down a McDonald’s in Brusselsduring the lunchtime rush.
In the US, fast-food workers went on strike inmore than 150 cities from Oakland to RaleighAround the world, workers protested in 80 citiesspanning nearly three-dozen countries, includingArgentina, Belgium, Brazil, Germany, India, Japan,Malawi, Morocco, New Zealand, Panama, and theUnited Kingdom.
(Credit: RaiseUpMKE.org)
AUSTIN ISDGRADUATION 2014
Visit AustinISD.org/Graduation2014 for*Schedules *Parking *Building Entry
*Shuttle Information & More
Page 6 ~ May 23, 2014/THE VILLAGER www.theaustinvillager.com
CITY ~ STATE ~ NATIONAL ~ WORLD
Andrew Bucknall held campaign kick off. Sheryl Cole holds Meet and Greet
Austin 10-1 District Council Raceby Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon
As the November Austin City Council raceapproaches, so does the amount of activities in-crease of those seeking to run for the Austin CityCouncil. Numerous candidates held "Kick Off"and/or "Greet and Meet" events this week.Moreover, there will be numerous issues thatthese candidates will need to address. Some ofthe important issues that the various candidateswill discuss during this election cycle will beaffordable housing; the increase in the price ofwater rates; traffic problems; and police brutal-ity by the Austin Police Department (APD).
On May 16, Sheryl Cole the current MayorPro Term, who has yet to officially announce herintention to run for Mayor held a "Greet andMeet" event. This event was held in the heart ofAustin City Council District 9. At this event,there was a crowd of about 35 people in atten-
dance. The attendees had the opportunity to askMayor Pro Term Cole about certain issues thatthe city faces. Moreover, first elected in 2006,Sheryl Cole is the first African American womanelected to the Austin City Council. She was re-elected in 2009, and in 2011 she was elevated byher Council peers to Mayor Pro Term.
In addition, Andrew Bucknall held his kick-off event on May 17 at Givens Park which is inthe heart of the Austin City Council District 1.At this event, there were about two dozen whoattended this event. According to AndrewBucknall, there are several issues that District 1will address such as police brutality, deporta-tions, gentrification, and affordable housing.Moreover, Andrew Bucknall will be facing sev-eral candidates such as Ora Houston andDwayne Lofton.
Retired OfficerKleinert Indicted for
the Execution ofLarry E. Jackson
On May 13, 2014the former OfficerKleinert, was indictedfor the summary ex-ecution of an innocentunarmed AfricanAmerican man namedLarry Eugene Jack-son, Jr. Now, thatKleinert has been in-dicted, he will face ajury that will decidewhether or not he isguilty. However, hisindictment sends astrong message to theAustin Police Depart-ment which has fre-quently used forcedagainst AfricanAmericans.
Larry EugeneJackson, Jr. crossedpaths with OfficerKleinert after he triedto enter to the Bench-mark Bank while theofficer was investi-gating a robbery thathad already occurred.Despite the fact,Larry was not in-volved in the robbery;the tellers at Bench-mark bank profiledLarry by calling himsuspicious. As a re-sult, Officer Kleinertapproached Larry toquestion him. Ac-cording to OfficerKleinert, Larry ranand he pursued him.Instead of calling forback up, OfficerKleinert decided todrop his previous in-vestigation in order to
pursue Larry eventhough he never com-mitted a crime. Afterstopping a civilianwho drove him underthe Shoal CreekDrive, he caught upwith Larry and that iswhere he fatally shotLarry in the back ofthe neck.
Despite the ar-rival of ChiefAcevedo in 2007, theAPD culture of profil-ing and shooting Af-rican Americans hasnot changed. Since1980, 13 AfricanAmericans have diedat the hands of theAPD. Moreover, theseare individuals whohave been shot andkilled by the APD:Larry Eugene Jackson,Jr. (32) July 26, 2013;Ahmede Jabar Bradley(35) April 5, 2012;Byron Carter Jr. (20)May 30, 2011;Nathaniel Sanders II(18) May 11, 2009;Kevin Brown (25) June4, 2007; Jessie LeeOwens (20) June 14,2003; Sophia King (23)June 11, 2002; StevenScott (40) March 31,2000; Erick McDonald(25) September 23,1999; Johnny Cornell(30) February 2, 1999;Rodney Wickware(31) January 1, 1998;Paul Monroe (20's)1990's; and Zac Ma-son (20's) 1980.
Ice Cream Social Winners: Cheryl, Garry, Sally and Bruce.Photos by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon
On May 19, 2014Bruce Elfant held an"Annual Ice CreamBowl Fundraiser Event"in the heart of downtownAustin. These icecream events are heldto generate funds forvarious nonprofits. Forthis year, the beneficiaryof the fundraiser was forthe East Austin conser-vancy. The East AustinConservancy seeks tokeep the East Austincommunity intact. Ac-cording to Raul Alvarez,a member of the EastAustin Conservancy,"This event was suc-cessful due to the factthat it would provide thefunds to help with its tax-payers’ assistance."
AnnualIce CreamBowlFundraiserEvent
by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon
by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon
Once again, acrowd of Travis Countyelected officials, candi-dates, civic leaders,and citizens gatheredfor the Ice Cream So-cial event. For instance,Chantal Eldridge a po-tential candidate forjudge of the TravisCounty Criminal Courtmentioned that, "The IceCream Social orga-nized by Bruce, tended
to be well attendedand successful." In ad-dition, there were sev-eral candidates runningfor the Austin City Coun-cil present at this event.
Finally, the attend-ees had the opportunityto sample the ice creambrought by the partici-pants. The attendeescame to sample thevarious f lavors andthen voted based on
the best tasting icecream. After two hoursof tasting and socializ-ing, the organizerswere able to choosethree winners. Accord-ing to the attendees, thebest tasting ice creamwent to Gary Cobb andSally Hernandez. More-over, last year they hadwon the ice cream so-cial title of having thebest ice cream.
Kleinert Jackson
MEMORIAL DAY BBQThe Black Austinites, acommunity and ser-vice group of youngBlack professionals,are hosting a BBQ inPflugerville. On the
menu: Ribs, chicken,burgers, hot dogs,potato salad, bakedbeans, green salad,non-alcoholic drinks,some snacks and some
desserts.This is a family BBQ;we want to have thelittle ones as well as themore mature set.Join our group forFREE and gain accessto all our events!!
EAST ENDFOURTHFRIDAY!
Get ready for an-other season of EastEnd Fourth Fridays! asDiverseArts CultureWorks in collaborationwith the East End IBIZDistrict brings the com-munity block partyback for another year tothe neighborhood.This year promises tobring new levels ofcommunity growthand fun as several lo-cal businesses will beoffering specials,happy hours and en-
tertainment through-out the day.
Gates and Kid StuffOpen: 7:00 p.m.
Music Starts: 7:45 p.m.Where: Kenny
Dorham’s Backyardon East 11th Street.
*Cover Charge:$5 Adults, Kids
(12 and under) Free*Free East Side Pies for
kids early LIMITED*BYOBeverage
NO glass*Free Live Oak Beer,Soft drinks and food
available for purchaseFor more informationcall 512.538.5657 OR
diversearts.org/content/may-2014
www.theaustinvillager.com THE VILLAGER/May 23, 2014 ~ Page 7
CLASSIFIEDS ~ PUBLIC INFORMATION
City of AustinPurchasing Office
EMPLOYMENTPROPOSALS
PUBLIC INFORMATIONFOR SALEFOR RENT
BIDSMISCELLANEOUS
The City of Austin Purchasing Office invitesyou to view current bid solicitations at https://www.c i . au s t i n . t x . u s / f i nanceon l ine /vendor_connection/solicitation/solicitations.cfm.Vendors are encouraged to register on-line in theCity’s Vendor Self Service System. Once yourcompany is registered, you will receive notifica-tions about new bid opportunities. For addi-tional information regarding current bid opportu-nities or Vendor Registration, please call the Pur-chasing Office at 512-974-2500.
For information on the City of Austin’s Mi-nority Owned and Women-Owned ProcurementProgram and the certification process, pleasecontact the Small & Minority Business ResourcesDepartment at 512-974-7600 or visit their websiteat http://www.austintexas.gov/smbr.
City of Austin Featured Job OpportunitiesThe City of Austin is currently seeking qualified
applicants for the following positions:• Director, CAMPO
• Administrative Specialist (Payroll)• Building & Grounds Lead
• Managing Librarian (2 Openings)• Network Systems Administrator
• Human Resources Advisor• Parks and Recreation Department - Summer Arts
Counselors (60 Temporary Summer Openings)• Activity Specialist I, II, III at Community
Recreation Centers (200 Openings)• Police Dispatcher- Multiple Positions (Temp. –
Fulltime)• Graduate Engineer A or Graduate Engineer B
Please visit the City of Austin employment websiteat www.austincityjobs.org to view requirements and
apply for these and other job opportunities. Weencourage you to check the employment websiteoften as new job opportunities are posted daily. Ifyou have any questions or need assistance, please
call 512-974-3210 or email us [email protected].
The City of Austin is an Equal OpportunityEmployer.
Apply at HRMiddle Fiskville Rd.
6th Floor, Austin, TX 78752Job Line (512 223-5621hhtp://www./austincc.ed
EEOC/AA/M/F/D/V
New Jobs for theWeek of 5/18/2014
Analyst, Senior ProgrammerService Center
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
$4,924-$6155/MonthlyJob# 1405014
Administrator, IT ApplicationsService Center
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
$3,858-$4,823/MonthlyJob# 1405009
Faculty, Medical Lab TechnologyRound Rock Campus
Hours are as assigned: Mustmaintain an established schedule.Some positions may also includeevenings and weekends and on
multiple campuses.Salary is assigned according to the
Full-Time Faculty Salary Scale.Job# 1405013
Officer, Information SecurityService Center
Monday-Friday,8:00-5:00 p.m.
$5,985-$7,481/MonthlyJob# 1405006
Specialist, Instructional DesignEastview CampusMonday-Friday,
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.$3,499-$4,374/Monthly
Job# 1405007
Summer Fun Ideasby Shirley A. Hammond
follow her on twitter.com/xtremeridewish1
Children have been cooped up in classrooms,hitting the books, buried in homework and testedto their limits this year. The end is in sight, withthe upcoming end of the school year. As childrencomplete the final stretch before school is out, par-ents are certainly looking for things for the chil-dren to do. Following are some ideas to consider:
Vacation Bible SchoolMany churches offer very compelling Vaca-
tion Bible School services. They usually last Mon-day-Friday, with some kicking off on Sunday eve-nings. A lot of times they are themed around asubject that is of great interest to the children.Check with your local church or churches for moreinformation.
Summer Reading ProgramEvery city has a summer reading program of
some sort. While the idea of picking up a bookmight not be a dream for each child, it can helpthem keep up their reading skills and provideendless fun if they choose the right books. MayorLee Leffingwell is inviting readers to enjoy bookssuch as “Monday, Monday,” one of his personalfavorites.
Written by Elizabeth Crook, this novel carri-ers the 2014 Mayor’s Reading Club seal on its cover.In a Summer Reading Program brochure, his let-ter inviting people to read, describes “Monday,Monday,” as a sweeping story. He also indicates
that Crook will be invited to Austin in the fall for areading discussion, writing workshop and aschool visit.
To participate in the reading program, stu-dents can visit their public library or sign uponline. They can even participate in a reading chal-lenge and win a free book of their own.
Movie ClubhouseTheatres across town, including Cinemark, are
holding their summer movie clubhouse this sum-mer. Typically the tickets are only $1 each or $5for ten movies (when purchased in advance). Eachfeatured film is rated G or PG. Visit your local the-atre in person on online for more information.Some of them offer coupons for a free snack pack.
Summer CampSummer camp opportunities abound this
summer. Children can gain skills in music, the arts,theatre and more by participating in the variousofferings in the city. For more information, visithttp://www.freefuninaustin.com/.
In closing, before you know it, summer willbe upon us. When that occurs, there won’t be muchtime to decide how your children will while awaytheir hours. Some pre-planning can make the sum-mer run smoothly, and give the children some-thing to look forward to. A whole slate of possi-bilities is out there to keep the children occupied,out of trouble and prepared.
by Shirley A. Hammond
Battle of Palmetto Ranch:American Civil War’s Final Battle
Allen Mack has hisheart so anchored to his-tory, that he is lookingfor people to get in-volved in a re-enact-ment of a lesser knownbattle, The Battle ofPalmito Hill. This wasthe last battle in the CivilWar. Following arequestions presented toMack, along with his re-sponses.
1) Why is this Re-enactment so importantfor this season?
a. This re-enact-ment is important forseveral reasons, since2011 all the major CivilWar Battle fields havebeen celebrating their
150th anniversary. Thebattle was fought inTexas and was the onlytime an African Ameri-can Regiment fought inTexas during the CivilWar. And this re-enact-ment will bring an endto the 150th year com-memoration of the CivilWar.
2) Share some de-tail about what isplanned for the sesqui-centennial.
a. This dedicationis being headed by theTexas Historical Com-mission, the CameronCounty Historical Com-mission and a WilsonBourgeois.
1 November 8 2014– Fall Symposium*
2 May 11 – Wel-coming Dinner*
3 May 12 – Cer-emony at Palmito Hill*
4 May 13 – Musi-cal* - Encampment Site@ the Carver Museumand An advance partywill leave for the battlefield**
5 May 14 – Sympo-sium* - The rest of theregiment will leave forPalmito, setup campsite**
6 May 15 – Meetthe Authors*
7 May 16 – Reen-actment * - Break downcamp and leave for Aus-tin**
*/Note/**Events put on by
the Cameron CountyHistorical Commission
** Events put on bythe Living HistoryFoundation – Thesedays are tentative andsubject to change
3) What kind of re-sponse have you re-ceived from your fliersand other advertise-ments about the 60 re-enactors that you areseeking?
a. We started post-ing our fliers a couple ofweeks ago and we havehad quit a few re-sponses we are lookingto get 60 to 65 en-enac-tors for this event. Sincethis was a colored unitmost of our recruits willbe African Americanand we will need 3 or 4white officers, no expe-rience necessary.
b. Uniform, Equip-ment, Travel and Foodwill be provided
c. May 13th an ad-vance party will at thebattle field, the rest ofthe regiment will arriveon May 14th they will becamping out for those 2to 3 nights**.
4) What is your cri-terion, other than age17?
a. All you need isthe desire to participate,this is a Once in a lifetime experience to re-live the 150th anniver-sary of the battle andhave fun at the sametime.
5) What is yourhistory with the USColored Infantry Regi-
ment and role in thisProject
a. My involvementwith this unit is to pre-serve its legacy and passit on. This was the onlyColored Regiment tofight in Texas and fromall accounts, even in thisloss they performed ad-mirably.
6) Share Detailsabout the Battle ofPalmito Hill.
Some might arguethis was a meaninglessbattle and by all meansit was certainly noGettysburg or Antietambut none the less theirstory deserves to betold. “Below is atimeline of the Battle ofPalmito Hill also as theBattle of Palmito Ranchand the Battle of Pal-metto Ranch.” It wasfought between theUnion Army and theConfederate State Armyon May 12 -13, 1865 alittle over a month afterthe official end of theCivil War, nearBrownsville, Texas. Itwas the last battle of anysize or significance ofthe American Civil War.The battle was fought onthe banks of the RioGrande about 12 mileseast of Brownsville,Texas and few milesfrom the seaport of LosBrazos de Santiago,which is located on thepresent-day ship chan-nel of the Port ofBrownsville.
Page 8 ~ May 23, 2014/THE VILLAGER www.theaustinvillager.com
PROGRAMS ~ AWARENESS
The Original L.C. Anderson Alumni Assoc. Austin Chapter (OLCAAAAC) is made up of former students, teachers and staff of “Old AndersonHigh”. The goal of the chapter is to keep the memory and legacy of A.H.S. alive, focusing on our youth of today. This is done by, among other things,adopting schools and awarding scholarships to deserving high school graduates. The chapter invited the 2014 recipients and families to a recentmeeting. The graduating seniors are; Melonie Davis - Travis High, to attend Concordia University; Lorie Hunt – L.B.J., to attend Texas Tech University;Ericka Johnson – Anderson High, to attend Samuel Houston University and Illya Maxwell - Travis High, to attend U.T. at San Antonio.
Highest Honors to Local NSPDK ChapterFifteen members of
the Delta Beta Chapterof the National Sororityof Phi Delta Kappa, Inc,all professional educa-tors, recently returnedfrom their 48th South-west Regional Confer-ence, held in Dallas, TX.Throughout the week-end event, “Delta Beta,Austin, TX” was heardmany times.
Beginning with theRed Hat Luncheon, ac-colades began to pourin. The winner of theregional AchievementAward was presented.This award recognizesan outstanding memberof the sorority who hasexcelled in her service tothe sorority, in the fieldof education and in thecommunity. When“Esther “Pixi” Phillips,Delta Beta, Austin, TX”was announced, theroom erupted. Shoutsof praise and accoladeswere given by all.
In addition to thelocal scholarships, eachyear the national organi-zation presents $50,000worth of scholarshipsthroughout the UnitedStates. This year, DeltaBeta was blessed tohave a national winner.As the SupremeBasileus (national presi-dent), Charlotte Will-iams, called out thename “Chansler M.Carter, Lockhart HighSchool, Delta Beta Chap-ter, Austin, TX”, shoutsof joy were heardthroughout the ball-room. Chansler will re-ceive a scholarship allfour years of college.
Delta Beta receivedthe First Place Award forReading Across theSouthwest. RamonaJones received specialrecognition for efforts toencourage people of allages to read. SeveralAustin members tookleadership roles at the
conference. AnnetteStephens both plannedand moderated the VitalIssue Breakfast, whichwas open to the public.Estelle Brooks pre-sented a workshop en-titled “A New Directionfor High School Gradu-ation.” Other Delta Betamembers who were rec-ognized were nationalofficers Christella Cain,First Supreme Anti-Basileus and Dr. BrendaBurrell, Chief Editor ofThe Krinon. Also onprogram was WalterShaw of Austin, TX whoserves as the Presidentof the Southwest Re-gion Anthropos, themale support group ofthe sorority.
The most covetedaward is the Chapter ofthe Year Award. It isgiven to one chapterwho has exhibited ex-emplary work in the ar-eas of sisterhood, youth,service and education.
At the Saturday eveningextravagant banquet,everyone held theirbreaths as the an-nouncer said “And thechapter of the year for2014 goes to…DeltaBeta, Austin, TX.” Onceagain, Delta Beta, Aus-tin, Texas took centerstage as local Basileus(President) Brenda KayFowler received theplaque. It is with thework of the members ofDelta Beta and the sup-port of the communitythat these accolades arebestowed.
Preventing Recreational Water Illness
Memorial Day weekend signals the beginning of summer activities in-cluding swimming. The Austin/Travis County Health and Human ServicesDepartment wants to ensure that everyone stays active and healthy through-out the summer months and offers the following tips to avoid potential rec-reational water illnesses (RWIs).
The germs that cause RWIs, such as cryptosporidiosis (also known as“crypto”), are spread when you swallow, breathe in the mists from, or havecontact with contaminated water from pools, water parks, hot tubs, lakes,oceans, and any other type of water used for recreation.
“The good news is that germs causing RWIs are killed by chlorine; how-ever, chlorine doesn’t work right away and some organisms can live in thepool for days,” says Dr. Philip Huang, Medical Director for Austin/TravisCounty Health and Human Services Department.
Even the best maintained pools can spread illness and invisible amountsof fecal matter can end up in the pool. Pool water is shared by every swim-mer. Stay healthy every time you swim by doing the following: Don’t swimwhen you have diarrhea. Don’t swallow water. Practice good hygiene. Washyour hands after using the toilet or changing diapers. Check diapers & takeyour children to use the bathroom often. Change diapers in a bathroom or adiaper-changing area—not poolside. Germs can spread in and around thepool. Wash your child thoroughly (especially the rear end) with soap andwater before swimming.
Visit the CDC’s website: http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swim-ming/ for more information.
Kay Fowler
![Distinguishing mild cognitive impairment from healthy aging and … · 2019. 9. 12. · The INECO Frontal Screening (IFS) [39] is a brief screening tool that assesses three execu-tive](https://static.fdocuments.us/doc/165x107/60b2c3ef6f39bb6a147fee53/distinguishing-mild-cognitive-impairment-from-healthy-aging-and-2019-9-12-the.jpg)
