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Sikhongi Solomon Phungwayo

AUSTIN, Texas – Withrecent teacher layoffs andeducation concerns on themind, UTeach Outreach con-tinues to support Austinteachers and students by host-ing the third annual ScienceOlympics competition at localelementary schools from April15 to April 21. This week willcombine over 100 volunteersand 57 classrooms in an effortto help approximately 1,425Austin fifth grade studentsgear up for the Science TAKStest in April.

Science Olympicswas created by the UTeachOutreach program to couplehands-on review with a lowstudent-to-volunteer ratio, al-lowing for the individualevaluation of each child’s un-derstanding of concepts.Classes are split into teams offour or five students and be-gin with two weeks of “train-ing” or review of common

OVER A THOUSAND AUSTIN FIFTHGRADERS WILL ACHIEVE SUCCESSTHROUGH A DIFFERENT TYPE

OF SCIENCE TAKS PREPUTeach Outreach kicks off its annual Science Olympics event at local

elementary schools

Group photo of the Outreach staff that serves as the masterminds behind the UTeach OutreachScience Olympics efforts

TAKS concepts. The thirdweek kicks off the Olympicscompetition, requiringgroups to remember contentlearned and compete againsteach other for the first placetitle.

“We’re fortunate tohave the support of teachersand principals at theschools,” says Mary Miller,UTeach Outreach InitiativesSenior Program Coordinator.“Each year we work hard toalign our Olympics event tosupport students’ prepara-tion for TAKS; we are alwayschallenging ourselves tomake it more engaging, inter-active, fun and educational.”

Last year, the eventserved over 1,000 fifth gradestudents in 47 classesthroughout the Austin area.With more schools participat-ing this year, UTeach Out-reach will continue to supplyall content, materials and

volunteers for the event, pro-viding a service for the stu-dents and teachers withoutany accompanying financialburden.

“Science Olympicsgets our fifth graders ex-cited about science andgives them a confidenceboost before taking the Sci-ence TAKS test ,” saysThom McNeil, a fifth gradeteacher at Wooten Elemen-tary School. “They are ableto receive valuable, per-sonal instruction from col-lege mentors while havingfun with their peers asthey learn science.”

This years’ Olym-pics competition will be-gin on Friday, April 15and continue until Thurs-day, April 21 with severalcompetitions occurring si-multaneously at differentelementary schools acrossAustin.

Capital Metro boardmember Beverly S. Silas willbe recognized tonight as theWomen’s TransportationSeminar (WTS) – Heart ofTexas Chapter Woman of theYear.

WTS selected Silasbased on her outstandingachievements, leadership andcontributions to the field oftransportation.

She will accept theaward at the annual WTSTransportation Gala andScholarship fundraiser at5:30 p.m. at the DoubletreeHotel located at 6505 NorthIH 35.

WTS is an interna-tional organization dedicatedto the professional advance-ment of women in transpor-tation. Silas is the TravisCounty representative onCapital Metro’s board andhas served since January2010.

In October 2010, shewas elected to the board of theAmerican Public Transporta-tion Association (APTA), anonprofit organization dedi-cated to strengthening andimproving public transporta-tion through advocacy, inno-vation and information shar-ing.

Silas is presidentand chief executive officer ofBeverly Silas & Associates, aprivately-owned public in-volvement/public affairsconsulting firm based in Aus-tin. Beverly Sue Jenkins Silaswas born in Houston, Texas.After completing her work at

Board Member Beverly S. SilasNamed Women’s

Transportation SeminarWoman of the Year

Kashmere Gardens HighSchool, Houston, Texas sheentered Huston-TillotsonUniversity in Austin whereshe received a Bachelor ofArts degree in Public Manage-ment. Silas retired in 2000 asDirector of External Affairswith AT&T after more than 31years of service. Beverly waselected to the Austin Commu-nity College Board of Trust-ees in May 1998 and servedthrough June 2004. From De-cember 2001 through May2004, as the founding Execu-tive Director, Silas led thedaily administration of theEnvision Central Texasproject and worked closelywith the 70+ member boardof directors to ensure the vi-sioning process drew inputfrom every part of the regionalfive-county community. Herexperience as a board mem-ber and volunteer led to in-duction into the ConnieYerwood Connor Hall ofFame in connection with a2002 Award of Merit from theNational Women of Achieve-ment.

(AUSTIN, Texas) —During a recent conferenceheld in Atlanta, Georgia,Sikhongi Solomon Phung-wayo captured first place inthe chemistry category duringthe 68th Annual Joint Meet-ing of Beta Kappa Chi Scien-tific Honor Society and theNational Science Institutecompetition. The society en-courages the advancement ofscientific education throughoriginal investigations; thedissemination of scientificknowledge; and the stimula-tion of high scholarship in thepure and applied sciences.

Phungwayo, originallyfrom Soweto, South Africa, isa Huston-Tillotson Universitysenior chemistry and biologymajor. He completed exten-sive research in neutron acti-vation analysis while work-ing in an internship at the J.JPickle Research CampusNuclear Engineering Labora-

Huston-Tillotson UniversityStudent Takes First Place in

National Science Competitiontory. He is one of two under-graduate research assistantsin Austin working under theauspices of the Office of Na-val Research (ONR) Histori-cally Black Colleges and Uni-versities (HBCU) grant ad-ministered through the Uni-versity of Texas at Austin inpartnership with Huston-Tillotson University.

Among the 16 insti-tutions competing, SammyMudede received secondplace in the “ComputerScience , Engineer ing,Physics, Mathematics andEarth Science” poster com-petition for this poster en-titled, “Design & Controlof A Quad-Rotor System.”Akilah James and StefanSpears received secondplace in the “ComputerScience , Engineer ing,Physics, Mathematics andEarth Science” oral compe-tition for their presentationentitled, “CryptographyEvolution.” Finally, AaronSampson, a first-year com-puter science major, waselected vice-president forthe Southwest Region.

Dr. Carolyn Golden,HT’s assistant professor ofcomputer science, serves asthe Beta Kappa Chi advisor.

The society encouragesthe advancement of scientificeducation through originalinvestigations; the dissemi-nation of scientific knowl-edge; and the stimulation ofhigh scholarship in the pureand applied sciences.

HERE COMES THE BAND--The band (top) and marchers (bottom)took to the streets of East Austin Friday, April 8, 2011 in the B. L. JoyceParade. The parade was in honor of B. L. Joyce, AISD’s first Black BandDirector. The parade led up to a reception held at the Carver Museum torecognize the community organizers who helped with the events of theTexas Relays. Villager Staff photos.

GuestEditorial by

Shelia “Ms.DeNight” Triplett

Austin’s bestnight ever!

I moved to AustinJune 2006, the weatherwas very warm and I ex-pected that the city wouldbe very festive; however,I did not feel that this citycelebrated its blacknesslike some other cities.

Even since mov-ing here in, I thoughtabout leaving Austin sev-eral times. I have gone toa few urban fests since Igot here and the feelingthat I had Saturday, theninth, surpassed everyevent that I have been tosince I first got here.

The people werehappy, smiling, chattingbetween sets, and therewas laughter in the crowd.As I walked around smil-ing at the people, thepeople smiled back. I hada great view from a brickledge.

As I stood on thebrick ledge to see theevent, a Caucasian manbelow me began to haveconvulsions, he had jerk-ing movements as hisshorthair moved about ontop of his head. I got aglimpse of him andthought that he mightneed EMS then I took agood look and realized hewas dancing. He looked upand smiled and I realizedhe too was happy thatnight. This was my bestnight ever in Austin!

As the readers ofthis column knows, it isnot a common occurrencethat anyone writes in thiscolumn other than me.But we have had manycalls concerning the ac-tivities of last week end.And since I was not there,I gave one of our readerthe opportunity to expressherself on the issue.

Most of the commu-nity focuses on the closedstreets or the actions ofthe Austin Police Depart-ment during the TexasRelay Weekend. And whilethere is a reason for con-cern to determine whythe APD treats the TexasRelay crowd differentlythan any other event inthe city, that should not beour only focus. Many of ourcitizens have worked veryhard to ease the tensionbetween the APD and theAustin Community.

The Urban MusicFestival is just one ex-ample of what has beendone to make our visitorswelcome. We all would behappier if we spent moretime focusing on the posi-tive things that go on inour community.

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Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist

It Doesn’t GetUglier Than This!

We are supposed tobe the envy of the freeworld. Yet, here we werein the midst of a budgetstruggle. Budget struggle?That i s the s tuf f th irdworld countries wrestlewith. But, here we wereacting like Zimbabwe orsomething. Our treasury isin a major deficit and ourso called leaders act as ifthey have money to burn.The only ones who are go-ing to get burned are us.China, Japan, and SaudiArabia hold our financialpaper; the price of oil isgoing through the “roof”,grocery prices are skyrock-eting and we are now intothree wars with no end ap-parent. Whatever hap-pened to good fiscal man-agement like they teach usat business schools? Weare drunk with malfea-sance and our leadershipis stuck in the “toilet”.

Last week we were onthe verge of shutting downthe federal governmentand our elected officialswere cavalier about thewhole thing. How can youplay with peoples’ liveli-hoods and posture? Theworst of it all was howthey regarded our militaryfamilies. They are thejewel of this nation. Theyprotect us; put their liveson the line for us and inreturn just want a modestpayment for the valuablework they do. Yet, we disthem. We scare thespouses and children ofour precious warriors bysaying we are going to cutof f their paychecks tospite our political oppo-nents. They are defendingus and trying to figure outhow to stay alive and werespond with a total dis-

regard of service and lackof respect for the safety oftheir family members.This is just plain rotten.

Our troops aren’t theonly ones. Let’s thinkabout the one million fed-eral employees who wereabout to face financialruin . How could ourcongresspersons, sena-tors and White House of-ficials consider the ruinof these precious people,all for spite? Our pre-cious soldiers, their de-voted spouses and chil-dren, and our federal em-ployees were merely“pawns” in this game ofpolitical showmanship.What type of “devil” en-joys such an evil game?

In the end, all theposturing and wolfingwent away and we cameto a mild resolution. Weare still in massive debtbut for the first time indecades we decided to cutour spending. Yes, wecut some spending eventhough it didn’t mattermuch to the total but weindeed made a cut. Thiscould be the start of avery positive movement.In addition to that, weeven provided a voucherprogram for Washington,D.C. parents to send theirchildren to private andaccountable schools ver-sus the morass of the D.C.public schools. Our vet-erans will continue to re-ceive their hard earnedpay. Let me say this ,“DON’T EVER MESSWITH OUR VETERANSAGAIN!” Wow to theelected officials that thinkthey can. We will “mow”you down at the electionbooth if you ever try itagain. Mark my word!!!

Our troops are ourmost valuable asset. Weshould have scholarshipfunds set up for theirchildren as many statesdid for their loving veter-ans after World War II.The GI Bi l l o f Rightsshould be expanded so

that being a bona fide vet-eran means that you are aspecial citizen endowedwith special r ights andprivileges. God bless ourveterans and their lovedones. They are the oneswho have paid the price forour actions be they right orwrong.

Back to the issue athand. We are in seriousdebt - a debt that rivalsZimbabwe more than anyfirst world nation. Wemust address this for thefuture of our chi ldren,grandchildren, and the freeworld at large. Our electedofficials must no longer ig-nore this and begin to cutaway at the debt. Yes, itwill be tough and painfulbut it is necessary, if we areto survive as a great people.All budgets from here onout must address this mas-sive debt. The budget of2012 must show a massivedecrease in spending aswell as all budgets thereaf-ter. The debt ceiling is com-ing up for a vote . Weshould not increase it onepenny. It is time to gettough and vigilant, if wewant our nation to survivein peace and prosperity.

Shame on our electedofficials who put on such agreat “hissy fit” over some-thing that should have beenso elementary and routine,they betrayed us all. It istime for us to tell theseelected officials that theyhave a fiscal responsibility.Like a business, they mustbe accountable and main-tain solvency. Anythingelse will lead to bankruptcyand bankruptcy by our gov-ernment i s intolerable .Let’s end the debt and pre-vent a reoccurrence fromever happening again. Godbless America and may allthose incompetent officialsgo straight to Hell.

Mr. Alford is the co-founder, President/CEO ofthe National Black Cham-ber of Commerce®Web site:w w w . n a t i o n a l b c c . o r g .Email :hal ford@nationalbcc.org.

By George E. CurryNNPA Columnist

Reverend Al Sampson:An Uncelebrated Warrior

By. Julianne MalveauxNNPA Columnist

This is the first major civilrights organization of our cul-ture that has given me an hon-orary opportunity with thisparticular gift. The speaker wasReverend Al Sampson, a long-time civil rights activist andpastor of Fenwood UnitedMethodist Church in Chicago.The gift he was referring to wasReverend Al Sharpton’s Na-tional Action Network’s deci-sion to honor Rev. Sampsonalong with former SouthernChristian Leadership Confer-ence (SCLC) President CharlesSteele, Jr.; Barbara Shaw, boardchair of the National Councilof Negro Women, and me witha Rev. Dr. William A. Jones Jus-tice Award. The awards werepresented by the Social JusticeInitiative of NAN.

Rev. Sampson, who wasordained by Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr. two years prior to thecivil rights leader’s assassina-tion, was a movement stalwart.If you pick up any authorita-tive book on the modern civilrights movement, there will beat least one reference toSampson, usually more.

Throughout his accep-tance speech at the NAN con-vention that ended over theweekend, Sampson jokedabout all of the civil rights or-ganizations that have neverrecognized his contributions.Beneath the laughter, however,there was deep pain. Not painout of any need for public ac-colades, but pain that grew outof being ignored while otherswith lesser roles in the move-ment were allowed to take bowsin public.

Jesse Jackson and I cameout of North Carolina,Sampton noted. He was atransfer student [from the Uni-versity of Illinois to North Caro-lina A&T University]. We were

part of the Black State Legisla-ture for a week. We passed apublic accommodations bill.But PUSH never gave me anaward.

In her book, My Life withMartin Luther King, Jr., CorettaScott King recalled an incidentin Chicago when a teenagegang member who had cometo visit Dr. King complainedabout SCLC allowing whitesto participate in the move-ment. She wrote, “Al told themthat there were a lot of whitepeople who were helping ourCause and that some hadeven died for us.”

Bearing the Cross, thePulitzer Prize-winning bookby David A. Garrow, re-counted how outspokenSampson was as a young civilrights organizer with SCLC.Writing about tension be-tween local residents ofNatchez, Miss. and SCLC or-ganizers, Garrow wrote: “Thebreach had become more ir-reparable when SCLC’s AlSampson ‘had denounced thelocal leadership in generaland the NAACP by name, asunreliable, untrustworthy,and incapable’ at an October18 mass meeting.”

Before joining SCLC,Sampson had been executivesecretary of the Atlantabranch of the NAACP. “TheNAACP, I’m the only person,along with Albert Dunn andCharles Wells, that got ar-rested in Atlanta, Ga.,”Sampson said. ConstanceBaker Motley [who wrote theoriginal complaint in Brownv. Board of Education andlater became the first Blackwoman judge appointed to thefederal bench] was my attor-ney. Burke Marshall was thespecial counsel for the JusticeDepartment and I’m the firstperson in America to testify forthe United States Civil RightsBill on the [segregationist res-taurant owner and later Geor-gia governor] Lester MaddoxPickrick Restaurant case... Butthe NAACP ain’t never gaveme no award.” Sampson didmore than take on Maddox,who closed his restaurant af-ter passage of the 1964 CivilRights Act to avoid servingAfrican-American customers.

Taylor Branch, author ofa civil rights trilogy that won aPulitzer Prize, wrote about theimprisonment of Sampson inMississippi’s notoriousParchman Prison Farm, 200miles north of the MississippiDelta. In one of his books, AtCanaan’s Edge, Branch wrote,“Prisoners smuggled out wordthat guards were beating theknown leaders includingSCLC’s Rev. Al Sampson andthat the 409 Natchez inmateswere stripped, force-fed laxa-tives, and chilled by nightfans.” Later in the book,Branch described howSampson, Rev. ArchieHargraves and Bill Clarkformed “a human shieldaround three terrified PuertoRican men” in Chicago whohad been cornered by a streetgang.

In Coretta’s book – shegot a book, My Life with Mar-tin Luther King – she mentionsJames Orange, James Bevel andmyself living with Dr. King onthe West Side of Chicago, on16th and Hamlin, Sampsonsaid. I’m all up in the book. Butthey built a development for himlast week and flew Marty Kingin – that’s alright. But I was onthe property, in the building,documented by the mama butthey didn’t invite me.

SNCC was formed at ameeting on the campus of ShawUniversity while Sampson wasenrolled there. I gave SNCC thekeys to Tucker Hall at ShawUniversity because they didn’thave no meeting place,Sampson said. I would havebeen a member of SNCC but Iwas already president of theNAACP on campus. They hada reunion last summer. Theydidn’t invite me and theydidn’t give me no award. OnceNAN made the decision tohonor Sampson, he took extraprecaution. I didn’t sleep muchlast night, he told the audiencein New York. I’ve been behav-ing myself the last two daysbecause I didn’t want BrotherRichardson [Board ChairmanW. Franklyn Richardson] or AlSharpton to take my awardfrom me. Although Sampsonkept everyone at the ceremonylaughing, ignoring his role inthe movement was no joke.

Manning, Malcolm and Meaning

By Judge Greg MathisNNPA Columnist

Dr. Manning Marablemade his transition a few daysbefore his Malcolm X biogra-phy was released on April 4.The community of scholarsthat admired him was sad-dened by his death, and alsoanticipated the work thatwould be the product of hisdecades of research. In manyways, the product did not dis-appoint. Manning Marableinterpreted Malcolm Xthrough a lens that is both fa-miliar and unfamiliar. He de-

coded Alex Haley’s Autobi-ography of Malcolm X like asurgeon with a scalpel, find-ing inconsistencies, reinven-tions, and hard truths. At thesame time there were ques-tions that remain unan-swered, suggesting that Dr.Marable, much like BrotherAlex Haley, could not totallycrack the code calledMalcolm X.

To be sure, the de-tailed information about thesplit between the HonorableElijah Mohammed andMalcolm X offers more trans-parency than has been of-fered heretofore. Similarly, in-formation about the organi-zations Malcolm X founded,the MMI, Inc., and the Orga-nization of African AmericanUnity (OAAU) providesmany of us with more thanwe knew before. At the sametime, information about theenvironment the Nation of Is-

lam created that encouragedthe assassination of Malcolm Xboth reinforces and reveals.Manning Marable did hiswork!

Even as ManningMarable filled in some details ofthe Malcolm X life, he did not norwas it his intention to, minimizethe meaning of the life of MalcolmX. Indeed, as he concludes thebook, “A deep respect for, and abelief in, black humanity was atthe heart of this revolutionaryvisionary’s faith. And as his so-cial vision expanded to includepeople of divergent nationalitiesand racial identities his gentle hu-manism and antiracism couldhave become a platform for a newkind of racial, global and ethnicpolitics.” Dr. Marable goes on tosay that “Malcolm X should be-come a representative for hopeand human dignity. At least forthe African American people, hehas already come to embodythose loftier aspirations.” Re-

alism did not trump ManningMarable’s admiration forMalcolm X because he under-stood the complex nature ofhumanity, of the fact that manyleaders are both fabulous andflawed.

I had not been intouch with Manning Marablefor awhile, but we were friendsand colleagues. I mourned hispassing and devoured theMalcolm X biography in trib-ute to his last research. And itis important to rememberMalcolm X now, as the attackson the Africa American manescalate, as the notion of integ-rity is parsed. Ossie Davis de-scried Malcolm X as “ourprince”, “our manhood.” Helifted him up to lift us all up.And yet we are in the middleof a season when there is littlelifting up, just stomping down.

Even Ray Charles,or Jamie Foxx with his eyeballsglued, can see that there is

much about the Tea Party thatis race-reactive. Much as Presi-dent Barack Obama has at-tempted to be the antithesis ofMalcolm X, for many he is thatblack prince, that bright starrevolutionary. We are in an eraof backlash, backtrash, turningthe clock back because thepresent is too uncomfortable.Even as President Obama hasattempted to move us forward,guaranteeing health care, work-ing on jobs, there are a bunch offolk who want to move us back.

And so our govern-ment was on the brink of clos-ing. And so there are major chal-lenges to investment in educa-tion. And so our President hasbeen pushed up against the wallby those who want to turn theclock back, cut spending, evenin a recession when spendingcuts might cause us to doubledip. But for those who are de-termined to shift the course of ariver, it doesn’t matter. They

will take our nation down sim-ply to get their way.

Much is made of the dif-ferent approach that MalcolmX had from Dr. Martin LutherKing, but the fact is that bothhad audacity. They made itplain, spelled it out, called ournation on its flaws. It would besimplistic to say that one did itgently and one militantly. It isperhaps more accurate to saythat each had an approach tochallenging the status quo. So Iam thinking about Malcolm Xbecause I am thinking aboutaudacity in the cotemporarycontext. Where are the voicesto challenge this Tea Party?Who will say that cutting thingslike Pell Grants is unaccept-able? How will we reclaim ournation without audaciousvoices? Manning Marable’s bi-ography of Malcolm X remindsme of a time when social restruc-turing was on our collectiveminds.

Jobs Returning to CitiesPresident Obama has

taken a lot of flack from Repub-licans for his “failure” to cre-ate jobs and get millions of un-employed Americans back towork. To hear his critics tell it,the President has done little tonothing in the way of job cre-ation. However, recent statis-tics from the U.S. Departmentof Labor paint a different pic-ture, one that shows the Presi-dent has kept his word andthat, slowly but surely, Ameri-cans are finding jobs.

More than 200,000 jobs

were created in Februaryand March 2011 – themost jobs created during atwo-month period since2006. Big cities, whichneed jobs the most, arefairing very well. Accord-ing to the U.S. Departmentof Labor, more than 75percent of America’s 372cities reported lower un-employment rates in Feb-ruary 2011. Among thosecities that saw a drop inunemployment claims areLos Angeles, New York,

and Miami.This is good news for

African Americans, whoprimarily live in large cit-ies and struggle to findwork more than other eth-nic groups during eco-nomic recessions, and forthe nation as a whole. Con-tinued job growth – no mat-ter how slowly it happens– is a sign that our economy is,indeed, rebounding.

President Obama re-cently launched his bid for re-election. With Republicans,

and even some Democrats,constantly taking shots at hispresidency, Obama is in forwhat will arguably be oneof the hardest fought cam-paigns of his political career.One of his key messages on thecampaign trail should be thathis approach to job creation isworking.

Republicans, with alltheir spin and fear mongering,will try to convince the votingpublic that there are no jobsand that America is worse offthan it was in 2008. President

Obama has the data to provethat he delivered on one of hisbiggest campaign promises.He has to make sure that hismessaging rises above theconservative noise andthat, despite push back frompolitical opponents, he isworking in the best interest ofthe average American.

At the same time, electedofficials at both the nationaland state levels must con-tinue to ramp up job creationefforts. Re-election or no, get-ting Americans back to work

is one of this country’s top pri-orities. Those in power shouldmake sure they are doing ev-erything possible to ensure thatthe unemployment rate contin-ues to fall.

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To celebrate the start ofthe construction phase in thedevelopment of their newWorship Center complex,Sweet Home Baptist Churchof Round Rock will sponsorits first Annual Golf Tourna-ment.

This year’s inauguralevent will be held on Friday,April 22, 2011, at theTeravista Golf Club, 4333Teravista Club Drive inRound Rock.

Registration begins at12:30 pm, with tee-off at 1:30pm.

The cost for this event is

only $85 per person, and Golf-ers can enjoy a complete pro-gram of special events, 18holes of golf (including cart),range balls, dinner, goodiebags, and prizes for eachplayer.

Golf attire is required.Sweet Home is located

at 2000 S. IH 35, Suite J-1, inRound Rock, at the corner ofIH 35 and Hester’s Crossing.The Senior Pastor is Dante D.Wright.

For more informationregarding the gold tourna-ment please contact GuyWestbrook at (512) 699-9709.

Sweet Home BC sponsors 1stAnnual Golf Tournament

(AUSTIN, Texas) —Children of all ages are in-vited to hunt for the thou-sands of eggs hidden aroundthe Huston-Tillotson Univer-sity campus during the SixthAnnual Community EasterEgg Hunt, scheduled onThursday, April 21 at 4 p.m.,900 Chicon Street. The Easteregg hunt features a $500scholarship prize egg, prizeeggs for school supplies and

Sixth Annual Community EasterHunt Scheduled at Huston-

Tillotson University

gift certificates, and eggs withcandy and coins. Childrenwill gather in the Mary E.Branch Gymnasium for abrief meaning of Easter storytime before joining their agegroups and beginning thehunt. The event is free andopen to the public. In case ofrain, the hunt will be held onMonday, April 25 at 4 p.m.For more information, call512.505.3073.

Scenes from a previous Easter Egg Hunt at Huston-Tillotson

By Ashahed M. MuhammadSpecial to the NNPA from

the Final CallWASHINGTON - The

Honorable Minister LouisFarrakhan issued a challengeand delivered guidance to thenext generation of Black leaderson the campus of Howard Uni-versity last week.

The campus hosted a four-day conference bringing to-gether leaders from several his-torically Black colleges and uni-versities to discuss the directionof student activism in prepara-tion to solve problems plaguingthe Black community.

Farrakhan’s message tothe students was titled “Chan-neling Our Intelligence and Cre-ative Energy to Save Ourselves.”

“As an elder—if youwill—I could not help but feelgreat joy over what I heard fromthese young giants of ours,” saidFarrakhan, after taking the stageto a rousing standing ovation ata packed Cramton Auditorium.“This probably is one of thesweetest moments that I havehad in a long, long time,” headded.

“As I look at the conditionof our people—not so much thelearned class that have fit in, notso much the brilliant million-aires and billionaires that seemto have made it, but when I lookat the condition of the masses ofour people, I wonder what will Ileave when God calls me in, andwhat can I do in the remainingtime that I have to prepare theseyoung giants for what you aregoing to face,” said Farrakhan.“The future of our people is inyour hands, but what kind of fu-ture will we have if you don’tknow the present and under-stand what is happening in theworld around you? What kindof future can you build, if youdon’t know the past for the

A capacity crowd filled the historic Cramton Auditorium on the campus of Howard University.Photos: Mikal Veale

Take Your Place to Build God’s Kingdom,Farrakhan Tells Black Students

present is built upon the past andthe future is built upon thepresent, so if you don’t know thetime and the dictates of the time,then your college years will onlybe a social experience and not ameaningful experience that willbenefit your children and yourchildren’s children.”

The Minister said hewould speak from his heart,mind, and spirit directly to thehearts, minds and spirits of thosepresent, in words that wouldunite the human family basedon what God desires for Hispeople, however, he would notcompromise nor apologize fortelling the truth.

“You will be able to go outfrom this place and tell the worldthat condemns me what yourexperience has been with LouisFarrakhan,” he said. “I am yourbrother and your spiritual fatherand I love you and because I loveyou, I will give my life for youand I am doing that every daythat I live but I want you to hearwhat I’ve got to say unfilteredthrough the wicked corporatecontrolled, Jewish controlled Zi-onist controlled media of theUnited States of America.”

With its long legacy ofBlack student activism, manyprominent Blacks began theiractivist careers here and its cam-pus organizations havespawned leaders in politics, eco-nomics, and education.Farrakhan told the students thatHoward University was the firstBlack college to have Malcolm Xspeak on campus at the insis-tence of a young student leadernamed Stokely Carmichael, laterknown as Kwame Ture.

Instead of begging andpleading to be a part of a dyingworld, you should be a part ofcreation of a new independentreality in a world that will lastforever, the Minister told the stu-dents. He called on the young

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By Adrian JacksonPflugerville Middle School

Marshay HatcherPflugerville Middle School

Alon RodgersKelly Lane Middle School

Alonzo BlackHendrickson High School

Lexus WrenKIPP: Austin Collegate

Jaylon KnightenDailey Middle School

Monday 04.04.11 and Tues-day 04.05.11 the 8th grade stu-dents at Pflugerville MiddleSchool, were tested on the Mathand Reading TAKS test assess-

It’s All about TAKS.ments. Even though this was adifficult and long assessment,everyone took it seriously andwas very patient. Each 8th gradeteacher motivated and encour-aged all of their students to stayfocused and do their best.”Thetest taking strategies that welearned in class were really help-ful.” said eighth grader JazmineRincon.

The Eighth grade pan-thers have done such a great joband we are so proud that youguys took the time to really un-derstand the material and workhard on both TAKS test assess-ments. WAY TO GO PAN-THERS!

KAC is getting readyfor TAKS tests at the end of

the month for Class of 2012to 2014. This past Saturdaythe c lass o f 2012 had afundraising Car Wash, thisfundra i se r was to ra i semoney for Senior Prom.

This week on Wednes-day KIPP schools are get-ting early release. Startingthis week, if on one day KAChas 99% attendence, thenthe next day KAC will havedress down.

Fundraiser for Senior Prom

Last week I attended myHigh School’s Senior Prom.The prom was held on April9 at the Bob Bullock Museum.My prom was exactly whatproms are suppose to be, a dayto remember, and remember Iwill after all the events thattook place in preparation forthat evening.

The craziness allbegan Thursday eveningwhen I went to pick up myTuxedo from a Men’s Ware-house near my home. AtMen’s Warehouse, I waitedaround for twenty minutes asthey tried to locate my tuxedo.As it would turnout, theyplaced my order for thewrong day, and didn’t havemy tux at the store. Luckily, Ireceived a full refund for themishap, and had to come pickit up on Saturday, the day ofmy prom.

After picking upmy Tuxedo on Saturdaymorning, I drove to the BobBullock Museum to park mycar for transportation afterprom. Once back home, I went

pick up my corsage and bou-tonniere, and this is where thecraziness of prom really be-gan. They managers of theflower shop informed thatthey did not have my corsageand boutonniere ready, or anyrecord I had bought the flow-ers. Fortunately for me, I had areceipt and informed him thatI needed my red orchid cor-sage and boutonniere readywhen I come back in a hour orwe were going to have someserious problems.

Once I picked upmy flowers, I proceeded overto my date’s home to take pic-tures, and then off to a park,which was our party busgroup’s designated pick upspot. When the party bus ar-rived, my day got even worsebecause it would turn out thebus we had originally boughthad gotten into an accidentthe day before.

This meant that ourgroup of twenty-two were nowstuck on a bus that could onlyseat about 10-15 people com-fortable. And to make mattersworst, there was NO AC onthe bus.

We arrived down townat the capital for anotherround of pictures at aroundFive O’clock. After taking anumber of pictures, weboarded back on the bus to bedropped out off at the restau-rants we choose for dinner.

Next week I will givepart two of my crazy promnight, because what hap-pened next was nothing lessthan crazy.

My Prom: A day to remember

We have an 8th grade din-ner dance on the April 13th. Itwas very cool for kids last year,so maybe it will be cool this year.There is a survey posted on thefront page of the KLMS websitefor us to fill out to help plan howthe dinner dance will be done.

Last week we finally

knocked out TAKS test days atKLMS. We 8th graders put out agreat effort for the Math andReading. Results will be avail-able later.

KLMS Golf returned fromBastrop with a Girls and BoysChampionship. Soccer kicks offthis week. Science and US His-tory Camps will be offered on theApril 19 and 20, respectively. Ifyou are the parent of an 8thgrader, you can be part of a greatsession that involves hands-onactivities, games, food, and re-freshments. Both nights end by6 p.m. with pizza/drinks.

Immediately following thescience camp on the April 19, welhave a Dodgeball tournament.This should be fun because itgives the 8th graders and theirparents the opportunity tothrow soft, plush objects at eachother.

KLM Golf Champions

Kayla MitchellManor High School

The Eighth grade end ofthe year field-trip has beensurprisingly set for the day of“My BIRTHDAY” May 26.11.Money and Permission slipsare due BEFORE 4:00PM. onApril 29, 2011. Slips will notbe accepted after this time.

Behavior, Grades, andText/Library Book expecta-tions must be met in order tobe eligible for this trip.Parentsif you have any question,please contact you studentsHISTORY teacher.

And Remember thatstudents may become ineli-gible for the trip after permis-sion and money slips are col-lected. Those students willreceive their ticket the last dayof the school, which can beused anytime during the sum-mer.

So Panthers take care ofthose expectations , so youcan enjoy your last year inyour Middle School beforeyou move on to High School.Good Luck Panthers.

End of the Year trip set

Tori Smith, Lockhart Junior High School

On April 2, 2011, retiredofficer Mr. Alonzo Reyes cameto the MISD school district toteach a class to high school stu-dents called ‘Alive at 25.’ Thename ‘Alive at 25’ came aboutbecause first time drivers, ages15-24, are the number one groupthat are killed each year in auto-mobile accidents.

In the class, students gavetheir opinons on why we aresuch a high risk. Many peopletalked about how when we see

it on TV, we think that it can’thappen to us. However hetaught us that those people onTV said the same thing.

We learned that there area total of seven high risk distrac-tions that could pose a hazardto young drivers. Speeding, us-ing drugs and alcohol, failing tobuckle up, too many people inthe vehicle, distractions, gettingtoo little sleep and following tooclosely are the 7 factors that con-tribute to the young death toll.

These factors do notjust affect this age group, but allage groups. That’s why we, as acommunity need to practice safedriving so that we can makesure that we are not endanger-ing ourselves and others as well.Teaching new drivers the rightway and having the appropri-ate attitude towards driving willbenefit not only the driver, buthis/her passengers and otherfellow drivers as well!

MISD gets “Alive at 25” Class

We are getting closerand closer until the TAKS test

and the last day of school!!Wow the number of days un-til the TAKS is, includingweekends, for sixth grade, fif-teen days for first one and six-teen days until the secondone. The days until the lastday of school is, includingweekends, forty-six days. Thetalk of the sports right now isTrack, Tennis, and I thinkSoccer.

Well that is all for nowsee you all next week.

Last day of school near

Again this year therewere a lot of traffic and peoplehere in Austin to attend theTexas Relays and Austin Ur-ban Music Festival on lastSaturday April 9th. I didn’ttake part in either but whileriding around town I noticeall the traffic and how

crowded places to eat were.On Tuesday April 12th

Dailey Middle School held aMath/Science Family Nightin the school Cafeteria. Thiswas an opportunity for stu-dents to come out and learnhow to Study and get orga-nize, earn power, see how thefamily can help and join in fora treasure hunt. On FridayApril 15th we will have ourSpring Carnival.

Last week I mention theRosewood Ave BaptistChurch Drill team has beenpracticing for the NationalCongress in Orlando Fl. inJune, correction well we areactually going to Ft Lauder-dale FL not Orlando FL thisyear for Congress.

Spring Carnival set for April 15

Olivia SmithLockhart H.S.

The Villager Youth Brigade,the voice of Austin youth

since 1986!

On Saturday April 9, myschool had a car wash and bake

sale. The profit went towardsthe Relay for Life Program. I amproud that my school is doingthat. I think it would be a goodidea if all the bake sale’s moneywent towards programs like RFL.I am surprised at the number ofstudents who are willing tospend their Saturday washingcars and selling baked goods.Most students want to go to themovies, mall, etc. Next year, Imight join the Relay For LifeTeam so I can be part of such agreat team! Doing things likethis- truly shows our lion prideand colors.

MYEC

Graduating African Ameri-can High School Seniors are in-vited to apply for the 2011 TownLake Chapter $5000 annual four-year scholarship award. TheTown Lake Chapter awards onefour-year scholarship to a gradu-ating African American seniorgraduating from an accreditedhigh school in the Austin met-ropolitan area.

The Town Lake Chapterwill review applications from Af-rican American high school se-niors attending college/univer-sity in the summer or fall of 2011.Applicants must be in the topquartile class rank (3.0 GPA orhigher); graduating under theRecommended High SchoolPlan; involved in extra-curricu-lar activities; and financial needis considered. All applicants re-gardless of school district willuse the AISD application. Seeattached. Only completed appli-cations will be considered. Ap-plications must include: Com-

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The Town Lake Chapter ofThe Links IncorporatedScholarship Announcement

pleted application with one-page essay; SAT/ACT scores;official high school transcript;original photograph; and letterof recommendation from thestudent’s counselor or a teacher.Annual scholarship awarded intwo semester payments will besent directly to the college/uni-versity. The scholarship recipi-ent is required to maintain a cu-mulative G.P.A. of 2.5 each year.Applications are DUE no laterthan April 15th. Finalists will beinvited to meet before a Commit-tee/Panel. Recipient will be noti-fied and asked to attend an eventin June to receive the scholar-ship award. Scholarship applica-tions must be mailed to: (pleasedo not email applications) TownLake Chapter The Links Inc.Attn: Shawne Dickerson P.O.Box 1668 Austin, Texas 78767-1668 For more information pleasecontact: Shawne Dickerson,Chair, Scholarship Committee512-244-6286

Car Wash and Bake Sale for RFL

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We have beenServicing the Community Since

1973!

The Board of theCoalition for Shared Gover-nance and Revitalizationwould like to welcome Rich-ard Franklin as he takes thehelm as CEO of The Coalitionfor Shared Governance andRevitalization. He will estab-lish the Coalition as the pre-mier community supporter ofminority business and orga-nizations civil rights.

As CEO Richard willhave the responsibility of or-

Richard Franklin, new CEO of TheCoalition for Shared Governance and

Revitalization Companyganizing different groups inthe community to enablenonprofits and for profit mi-nority businesses to developand grow, enabling them toreach their goals and fufiltheir missions. He willachieve this by helping themto obtain the funding, grants,contracts and advocate forthem to receive fair and equi-table treatment from all fund-ing entities.

Franklin is an ac-complished leader, with atrack record of working withand for his community. Hebrings a great mix of leader-ship, inspiration, operationalexperience, and passion forhis community. He is thePresident of Youth Unlim-ited, a motivational programfor Youth. He is a member ofthe Del Valle School Board, aformer president of the BlackAustin Democrats and aformer volunteer host onKAZI Radio .

Richard Franklin

The finalists have beenchosen-now it’s time to castyour vote at BiGAUSTIN’s11th Annual BiG|idea dayawards and luncheon on Fri-day, April 29, 2011 at theAustin Studios at Studio 5 lo-cated at 1901 E. 51st Street, justeast of Mueller development.Big|idea day will kick off at10:30 am with a BiG| Regis-tration and vibrant BiG| Mar-ketplace. The luncheon be-gins at 11:30 am and all at-tendees will have the oppor-tunity to vote “LIVE” for thegrand prize winners afterviewing videos of the finalistsfrom the existing businessplan competition and the an-nual youth business conceptcompetition. The Grand Prizewinner of the Youth BusinessConcept Competition will beawarded a $1,000 prize andthe winner of the ExistingBusiness Plan Competitionwill receive an award of$10,000 in cash and prizes.

And the finalists are:Youth Business Con-

cept Finalists: Jade Bosier,Pflugerville High School (GoGreen Austin Electronics),

Mia Watson, Kealing MiddleSchool, (DAFA Studios), Jo-seph Washington, CedarPark High School (828 De-signs).

Existing Business PlanFinalists: Patrick Adiaheno(SidusLink), Jennifer Chen-oweth (Generous Art), JeromeLittle (Little Guitar Works).

BiG Idea Day’s key-note speaker is Ms. GayGaddis, president and CEOof T3. T3 is the largest inde-pendent advertising agencyowned by a woman in thecountry with offices in Aus-tin, San Francisco and NewYork. Also, sharing thestage is Tristan Mace.Tristan will share his storyof success from starting hisfirst business at 14 years oldto becoming CEO of his ownbranding agency,ParkerMace. Award-win-ning journalist Ron Oliveiraof KEYE News will presideover the event as the Masterof Ceremonies.

Tickets are availablefor advance purchasethrough April 27, 2011 atwww.big austin.org.

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The Austin All Star Band willhold another car washfundraiser from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. on Saturday, April 30,May 21 and June 4. in NelsonField, located across the streetfrom Reagan High School, at7408 Berkman Drive.

The proceeds of the carwash will help students fi-nance their bus transporta-tion for their Marching BandCaravan and College Tourtrip in June. Student musi-cians and performers willvisit Texas Southern Univer-sity in Houston, the Univer-

Austin All Star Band Holds Car WashFundraisers to support upcoming trip

sity of Texas at El Paso, NewMexico State University atLas Cruces, NM, ArizonaState University in Phoenix,the University of California atLos Angeles and the Univer-sity of Southern California,California State University,and the University of Nevadaat Las Vegas.

Students will also per-form at a number of venuesalong the tour, organizerssaid. For more information,contact All Star Band Direc-tor Ormide Armstrong at 414-7686.

By Chris Williams NNPAC o r r e s p o n d e n tWASHINGTON - First

Lady Michelle Obama andDr. Jill Biden have come to-gether to spearhead a na-tional initiative to help U.S.Armed Forces and their fami-lies by ensuring they receivethe support from both thepublic and private sectorsthey have earned throughtheir service to the country.President Barack Obama,sharing his thoughts on thesacrifice made by U.S. sol-diers, said “Our nation en-dures because these men andwomen are willing to defendit, with their very lives. And,as a nation, it is our solemnduty and our moral obligationto serve these patriots as wellas they serve us.”

The launching of thiscomprehensive nationalgovernmentl-ed initiative -dubbed Joining Forces - hasgarnered the support ofnearly 50 governmental agen-cies and private entities rang-ing from the U.S. Departmentof Defense to the U.S. Cham-ber of Commerce. It is an ex-pansion of the President’s“Strengthening our MilitaryFamilies” directive initiatedearlier this year, which calledfor the federal government tobecome heavily involved infulfilling the needs of veteransand military families.

“This is a challenge toevery segment of Americansociety not to simply saythank you but to mobilize,take action and make a realcommitment to supportingour military families,” saidMrs. Obama of the programaimed at mobilizing all sec-tors of society to give mili-tary service members andtheir families the opportuni-ties and support they haveearned. Among the featuresof the Joining Forces pro-gram is the expansion of em-ployment and career devel-opment opportunities for vet-erans and military spouses,access to wellness programs,resources for militaryspouses and families, andsupport for the academic

First Lady Michelle Obama announces Joining Forces Initiative at White House at event attendedby (left to right) Vice President Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, and President Barack Obama.

achievement of military chil-dren by helping schools be-come more responsive to theunique needs of military chil-dren and families.Giving aglimpse into how JoiningForces came to fruition, Mrs.Obama said, “Joining Forcesis inspired by the amazingmilitary spouses and childrenwho we’ve met all across thecountry…, families who’vetold us that even with thehuge outpouring of supportfor our troops over the lastdecade, the truth is that as acountry, we don’t always seetheir families, our heroes onthe home front.

These families haveappealed to us, like a military

White House Launches Initiative forMilitary Families

mom who wrote to me andsaid, ‘Please don’t let Ameri-cans forget or ignore what welive with.’ Please don’t letthem forget.

”Retired four-star Gen.Stanley McChrystal will helplead the three member advi-sory board that will be thenucleus for Joining Forcesalongside the Center for aNew American Security.

Businesses and non-profits are also lending a help-ing hand to this cause to en-sure it delivers on its prom-ise. AOL, Cisco, Indeed.com,Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard,and USO are a few companiesand non-profits that are sup-porting the effort.

According to a 2008 re-port from the Department ofDefense, there are 22.7% en-listed African Americans serv-

ing in the Army, 21.3% serv-ing in the Navy, 11.6% serv-ing in the Marines and 17.8%serving in the Air Force.

Some of the attendees atthe event were the U.S. De-partment of the Treasury Sec-retary Timothy Geithner, U.S.Department of Defense Secre-tary Robert Gates, U.S. De-partment of Health and Hu-man Services SecretaryKathleen Sebelius, U.S. De-partment of Veteran AffairsSecretary Ric Shinseki.

Mrs. Obama and Dr.Biden have placed a highemphasis on making this ini-tiative effective. During thepast two years, they’ve em-barked on trips to visit mili-tary hospitals, military basesas well as hosting functionsat the White House for troopsand their families.

President Obama em-phasized the importance ofunity in making this initiativea success.

“Whenever I’m withour troops overseas, when Iask them what we can do foryou, there’s one thing theyrequest more than anythingelse: ‘Take care of my family.”Take care of my family,’ hesaid. “Because when ourtroops are worried about theirfamilies back home, it’sharder for them to focus on themission overseas. Thestrength and the readiness ofAmerica’s military dependson the strength and readinessof our military families. Thisis a matter of national secu-rity. It’s not just the right thingto do; it also makes this coun-try stronger.”

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The Urban RailBy Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

SystemBy Tsoke (Chuch) AdjavonOn April 7, 2011 the Rep-

resentatives of the Urban RailSystem held a "show and tell"session at the Carver Libraryin the heart of Austin. Duringthe session, the representativesspoke about the description ofthe project which consist of aproposed 16.5 mile corridorthat connects the transit-ori-ented Mueller Redevelopmentto Austin Bergstrom Interna-tional Airport by the way of theUniversity of Texas at Austin,the State capital complex, thecentral business district andthe East Riverside Corridor.The proposed urban rail sys-tem would be installed alongthe existing public roadwaysystem or within existing right

of ways. Moreover, the projectwould be within the full juris-diction of the city of Austin.

According to the Repre-sentatives, the Urban Rail Sys-tem is vital to the growth ofAustin. Moreover, the pro-posed Urban Rail systemwould improve the mobility,connectivity, andsustainability of Central Aus-tin by providing greater mobil-ity options; improving the per-son-moving capacity withinthe downtown or core of Aus-tin. Also, the urban rail projecthelps to reduce the automobileemission.

Not only does the projecthelp with mobility but alsohelps the environment and

also economic development.This project would allow peopleto have any easy connection tothe businesses and civic activityin downtown Austin. It wouldalso provide for cheaper trans-portation for individuals whowork in downtown Austin. Interms of the environment itwould improve the air qualitydue to the fact of the reduction ofcar emissions.

Furthermore, the UrbanRail System would also like com-ments and input about thisproject. Moreover, the input andcomment should be postmarkedon or by April 29, 2011. For moreinformation regarding the railproject one can visit their websiteat www.AustinUrbanRail.com.

A Small Business ResourceConference

On April 7, 2011 thecity of Austin held a SmallBusiness Resource Confer-ence at the Palmer EventCenter. At the event, vari-ous organizat ion thatsupport small businessescorporation had a boothand passing out informa-tion that would be vital tothe growth andsustainability of a busi-ness. Some of the organi-zat ions present a t theSmall Business Forum in-cluded the Capital AreaAfrican American Cham-ber of Commerce and anon-profit business calledRISE.

According to thepresident of the CapitalArea African AmericanChamber of Commerce, thesmall business forum was

a way to boost the Cham-ber. Also, the president ofthis Chamber of Commercehopes that it would becomea vital source, providinginformation to small busi-ness owners of a l lethnicity, and especiallyfor African Americans.Another non-profit organi-zation that attended theforum was the groupcalled RISE. The groupRISE serves a network oftra ining and targetswomen entrepreneurs .Not only did these non-profit organizations enjoythe forum but, so did theattendees.

The attendees of theforum came from all walksof life and from every eth-nic background. For in-stance, Steve an African

American entrepreneurstated, " I a t tended themeeting in order to get in-formation about the vari-ous non-profit organiza-tions that offer trainingand as well as the capitalneeded to expand my busi-ness." Also a local entre-preneur named Chi Dinhattended the event andstated, "I came in order toget ideas and to see whattypes of support I can re-ceive for my startup com-panies." Also, the attend-ees came as far away asDripping Springs. For in-stance, Charity who juststarted her small technol-ogy small business camefrom Dripping Springs inorder to get the vital infor-mation needed to sustainand grow her business.

RedistrictingBy Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

According to the law,the State of Texas needs to en-gage in the re-districting aftereach census report, which oc-curs every ten years? So, onApril 7, 2011 the Texas Houseof Representatives held theirlast re-districting meeting atthe Capital Building Complex.During the hearings, the mem-bers of the legislature listenedto various concerned citizensfrom throughout the State ofTexas regarding redistricting.For the next four hours, theconcerned citizens and alsoelected officials pleaded for afair re-drawing of the lines, inwhich, local communities canchoose their own Congres-sional leaders that can repre-sent the needs of the districtson the Federal Level.

At the meeting, the Chap-ter of the Texas NACCP was rep-resented by Yannis. The TexasNACCP Chapter believes thatthe legislature should draw-upan "African American districtopportunity". Also, the TexasNACCP believes that the legis-lature could draw congressionallines that strengthen the existingthree congressional seats held byAfrican American legislator.This process would help to boostinstead of diluting the presenceof an African American repre-sentation on the Federal Level.

Also, the concerned Aus-tin residents spoke at the event.For instance Lou McCreary, alocal attorney expressed the"need" for Austin to get its ownCongressional Representatives.According to Lou, having the

three Congressional Districtswithin Austin causes confusionto everybody including local of-ficials. For instance, if a local of-ficial needs help from Washing-ton DC then he/she must con-tact all three members of congressthat represent Austin and itssurroundings. ConsequentlyLou told the members of thepanel that Austin needs its ownRepresentative due to that factthat Austin has passed the700,000 mark in order to get itsown district; and also becauselocal communities in Austinwant to be represented by onlyone member of Congress so thatprojects can be done in a moreefficient manner. According toLou, “The current Austin Con-gressional District lines look likeBerlin just after World War II”.

United Way CapitalArea will pour $1 million intothree local middle schoolsover the next year. Expectedresults to boost graduationrates, increase attendance,improve academic perfor-mance and increase parentinvolvement. Applied Mate-rials, Inc., The Applied Ma-terials Foundation and IMBare working to help themiddle schools as well, andwill be working with theschool parents and commu-nity to focuse their part onphilanthropic efforts andbeautify the campus at Webb.

Throughout the nextschool year, the United Waywill partner with 16 non-profit partners will deliver awide-range of support ser-vices at the middle schoolssuch as Communities inSchools , Theater ActionProject and Big Brothers BigSisters of Central Texas,Meals on Wheels , to providea variety of services such astutoring, parent education,mentoring, behavioral healthand quality after-school pro-grams.

The initiative, namedMiddle School Matters, willdivide the $1 million among22 programs on three cam-puses: Mendez and Webb

United Way Invest in the futureof our young students!

middle schools in Austinand Decker Middle School inManor.

Attending the Tues-day press meeting were Su-perintendent Andrew Kimof Manor ISD, Kevin Cole;The Chairman of Board ofDirects for United Way,Debbie Bresette; President ofUnited Way and AISD Su-perintendent MeriaCarstarphen who told WebbMiddle School studentswho also were a great partof the news conference"There are a lot of peoplewho are pulling out all thestops for you because you'reworth it,"

Middle School Mattersis the first program of itskind by United Way, whosework focuses on health,education and financialstability. The middle schooleffort is a pilot project andcould eventually be ex-panded to other campuses,

said United Way CapitalArea President DebbieBresette. "We need more dol-lars and volunteers to do that,but we are going to growthis," she said.

The ultimate goal is toincrease the on-time gradua-tion rates in Central Texas to95 percent by 2015 , UnitedWay Capital Area spokes-woman Ann Taylor said.Currently, 81 percent of stu-dents graduate within fouryears.

The three chosenschools are considered high-need, low-performing cam-puses. At Webb MiddleSchool, for example, 50 per-cent of students passed allthe TAKS tests in 2009-10,compared with the districtaverage of 74 percent. Mean-while, 97 percent of Webb'sstudents were eligible for freeor reduced-cost schoollunches, and 78 percent wereconsidered to be at risk ofdropping out, according tothe Texas Education Agency.

The school definitelyhas challenges, but its stu-dents are eager to succeed,Webb Middle School Princi-pal Rey Garcia said. "Whatkeeps me coming back are thehopes and dreams I see intheir eyes," he said.

Webb MiddleSchool students,

Nonprofit organiza-tion members andUnited Way staff

sitting in on NewsConference

Left-Right: United Way President, Debbie Bresette; ManorISD Superin-tendent, Andrew Kim; AustinISD Superintendent, Meria Carstarphen;United Way Chairman of Board of Directors, Kevin Cole; Webb Middle

School Principal, Rey Garcia

Angela Wyatt, Staff Reporter

Photo By: Angela Wyatt

Photo By: Angela Wyatt

AUSTIN –— The Univer-sity of Texas at Austin and theCity of Austin honored the orga-nizers of events planned aroundthe annual Texas Relays whichtake place on the university cam-pus.. The honorees were recog-nized at a reception held at theGeorge Washington Carver Mu-seum and Cultural Center, 1165Angelina Street, Austin, Texas onFriday, April 8, 2011 from 5 – 7PM. “We want to celebrate andrecognize the city’s dedication todiversity rather than divisive-ness,” said CouncilmemberSheryl Cole, one of the receptionevent chairs.

The honorary receptionchairs were Austin City CouncilMember Sheryl Cole and Dr. Gre-gory J. Vincent, Vice President,the Division of Diversity andCommunity Engagement, theUniversity of Texas at Austin. Re-ception hosts were Senator KirkWatson, District 14, Austin; Rep-resentative Dawnna Dukes, Dis-trict 46, Austin; Judge SamuelBiscoe, Travis County; Mayor LeeLeffingwell, Austin; The City ofAustin; The University of Texasat Austin; Capital City AfricanAmerican Chamber of Com-merce; and The George Wash-ington Carver Museum and Cul-tural Center.

The Texas Relays are a

track-and-field competition forhigh school, college and profes-sional athletes held annually atthe Mike A. Myers Track andSoccer Stadium on campus. The2010 relays drew an estimate21,000 people, or 95 percent ofthe stadium’s capacity. The 84th

annual Texas Relays will be heldfrom April 6-9, 2011. The 2011Texas Relays Reception washosted in honor of the Univer-sity and City’s commitment tocultural diversity and commu-nity engagement during the his-toric Texas Relays event.

Event organizers recog-

nized during the reception in-cluded the Austin IndependentSchool District’s MeriaCarstarphen, Roxanne Evansand Cheryl Bradley; the B.L.Joyce Parade’s Charlotte Dotsonand Betty Johnson; NAACP B.L.Joyce Parade Grand MarshallNelson Linder; the DreamsFoundation’s Bev Kearney; andthe Urban Music Festival’sDonell Creech, Homer Hill,Donnie Little, Camille Atkins,Jonathan Clark, Larry Jackson,Elaine Mays, Helen Miller,Lesabre Moore, CarletteSatterwhite and Barbara Smith.

University of Texas and City of Austin Honored EventOrganizers at Texas Relays Reception

Meria Carstarphen, Kirk Watson, andSheryl Coles.

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EMPLOYMENT/BIDS/PROPOSALS/PUBLIC INFORMATION/

FOR SALE /FOR RENT/MISC

For updated information on African American Businesses,

Churches, and Organizations inthe Greater Austin Area, go to

theaustinvillager.com and click on Black Registry.

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BIDS/PROPOSALSCity of AustinPurchasingOfficeAdvertisements04/11/2011

On October 2, 1995, a revision to the City’s MBE/WBE DBEsOrdinance became effective. The Ordinance establishes new goals for MBE/WBE or DBE Participation Bid/Proposal. Bidders are required to docu-ment efforts to solicit MBE/WBE or DBEs in the Compliance Plan. TheGoals for each project and the instructions and forms for the CompliancePlan are included in the MBE/WBE or DBE Program Packet included in thesolicitation. For construction contracts, the MBE/WBE or DBE ProgramPacket is a separately bound volume of the Project Manual. ALL BIDSAND COMPLIANCE PLANS NOT RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE DATEAND TIME SET FORTH WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BIDDERUNOPENED. SPECIAL NOTICE: Solicitations issued on behalf of theElectric Utility Dept. (Austin Energy) are no longer advertised in theAustin American Statesman. Notices will be posted on the City of AustinPurchasing website at: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/purchase/vs/p3.htm

A. CONSTRUCTION ADVERTISEMENTS - ALL CON-STRUCTION SEALED BIDS addressed to the City of Austin will bereceived PRIOR TO date and time indicated for the following project(s), inthe Reception Area, 10th FL., Ste. 1045, Contract and Land ManagementDepartment, CLMD, One Texas Center (OTC), 505 Barton Springs Rd.,Austin, TX, then publicly opened and read aloud in the 10th FL. Confer-ence Room, Ste. 1045, unless otherwise indicated in the advertisement. AllBids received after the time set forth will be returned to the bidder un-opened. The OWNER’s Official opening the Bids shall establish the timefor opening of the Bids. All Bid Deposits are refundable upon return ofdocuments within the specified time frame and in good condition, unlessotherwise indicated. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, Project Manu-als, Plans and Addenda may be obtained at the Office of Engineering De-sign & Surveying, PWD, Ste. 760, OTC. First time bidders are encouragedto attend the pre-bid conference to assure their understanding of Owner’sbidding and contracting requirements, particularly M/WBE ProcurementsProgram requirements. Cashiers or Certified Check Payable to the City ofAustin or acceptable Bid Bond must accompany each bid. Bidders will berequired to provide Payment/Performance bonds as specified in the bid-ding documents. The City reserves the right to reject any and all Bids andto waive any informality in the bids received.

Bidders must attend any Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and areencouraged to attend any non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference to ensuretheir understanding of Owner’s bidding and contracting requirements, par-ticularly MBE/WBE Procurement Program requirements. If the Pre-BidConference is mandatory the Bidder must arrive and sign-in within fifteen(15) minutes of the scheduled start time of the meeting, otherwise theBidder will not be allowed to submit a Bid for the project.

1. WILDHORSE RANCH NORTHWEST INTERCEPTOR,PHASE 2 (CIP 4480 2307 8826). IFB 6100 CLMC237. Pickup bid docsat OTC, Suite 760, Attn: Gabriel Stan 974-7151 after 4/11/11. A refundabledeposit of $50 is required. For info: Richard Duane, 974-7730. A MAN-DATORY Vendor Conf will be held at Webberville Service Center LargeConf. Room, 2600 Webberville Road, Austin, TX 78702 at 2:00P on 4/21/11. Offers due prior to 10:30A on 5/5/11. Compliance plans due prior to2:30P on 5/5/11. Offers will be opened on 5/5/11 at 2:30P.

B. SERVICES AND SYSTEMS CONTRACTING / C. COM-MODITIES - Solicitations will be issued, and sealed bids or proposalsmay be received at the Purchasing Office, Municipal Building, 124 W. 8thSt., 3rd floor, Room 308/310, telephone number (512) 974-2500, Austin,TX until the dates and times specified on following item(s):

B. SOLICITATION SERVICES AND SYSTEMS1. PAX0209 TEMPORARY FENCING AND BOARDING (IFB

– Best Value). Offers due prior to 11:30A on 5/12/11.2. EAG0100 RFP TOBACCO PREVENTION AND CESSA-

TION INITIATIVE.Questions due prior to 11:00A on 4/27/11. Offers dueprior to 11:00A on 5/4/11.

3. JSD0503 RFQS BRANDING AND MESSAGINGPROJECT – Office of Sustainability. Offers due prior to 2:00P on 4/26/11.

4. BKH0115 RFQS DEVELOPMENT OF A BUSINESS CON-TINUITY PLAN. Offers due prior to 12:00P on 5/11/11.

5. SDC0207 PUMP-OUT, HAULING AND DISPOSAL SER-VICES FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK WASH GRIT TRAPS AND SEP-TIC TANK AND DRAIN FIELDS. Offers due prior to 2:00P on 4/28/11.

6. SDC0208 SALE OF LEAD ACID BATTERIES. Offers due priorto 2:30P on 4/28/11.

C. SOLICITATION COMMODITIES1. WDJ0025 SOUNDOFF SIGNAL PARTS AND ACCESSORIES

(IFB – Best Value). Offers due prior to 1:00P on 5/4/11.2. SSC0148 SAFETY VESTS. Offers due prior to 1:30P on 5/4/

11.3. SSC0150 CONCRETE MANHOLE SECTIONS. Offers due

prior to 2:00P on 5/4/11.THE CITY OF AUSTIN HEREBY NOTIFIES ALL OFFERORS

THAT IN REGARD TO ANY CONTRACT ENTERED INTO PURSU-ANT TO THIS ADVERTISEMENT; MINORITY BUSINESS ENTER-PRISES WILL BE AFFORDED EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO SUB-MIT OFFERS IN RESPONSE TO THIS INVITATION AND WILL NOTBE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE,COLOR, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR DISABILITY IN CONSID-ERATION FOR AN AWARD.

Austin CommunityCollege District is requestingproposals from firms for thepurpose of selecting a provider forfood services at the new ACCRound Rock Campus.

Request for Proposal 962-11018RSAll proposals must be

submitted to the PurchasingDepartment by no later than 2:00p.m., Central Time, on Thursday,May 26, 2011.

The Request for Pro-posal is available on the ACC Pur-chasing website at http://www.austin cc.edu/purchase/advertised bids .php or in the ACC Pur-chasing Office (512) 223-1044 be-tween the hours of 9:00 a.m. and4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.All responses must be sealed andreturned to the ACC PurchasingOffice, ACC Service Center, 9101Tuscany Way, Austin, Texas 78754,by the date and time indicated above.Electronically transmitted re-sponses will NOT be accepted un-less otherwise stated in the solici-tation.

The ACC Board of Trus-tees reserves the right to reject anyand/or all responses and waive allformalities in the solicitationprocess.

New Jobs for theWeek of 4/8/2011

Assistant, Accommoda-tions

Round Rock Campus40 hours per week within

the operating hours of theLearning Lab Facility:

Monday-Thursday, 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.,

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$2369-$2961/ MonthlyJob# 1103020

NOTICE TO CREDITORSNotice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the

Estate of ERNEST MAE MILLER, Deceased, were issued on March 15,2011, under Docket No. C-1-PB-11-000117, pending in the Probate Courtof Travis County, Texas, to PHILLIP BYRON MILLER.

Claims may be presented in care of the attorney for the estate,addressed as follows:

Phillip Byron Miller, Independent ExecutorEstate of Ernest Mae Miller, Deceased

c/o The Martinez Jones Law Firm, PLLC700 Lavaca Street, Suite 1400

Austin, Texas 78701All persons having claims against this estate, which is currently

being administered, are required to present them within the time and in themanner prescribed by law.

Dated March 28, 2011.The Martinez Jones Law Firm, PLLC

By Aurora Martinez JonesState Bar No. 24052201Attorney for Applicant

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Laughlin-Thyssen Inc. issoliciting Minority, Small LocallyOwned & Women-Owned BusinessEnterprise participation for the fol-lowing City of Austin Project: DavisWater Treatment Plant TreatedWater Discharge System First Pri-ority Improvements; Bid Date &Time: 5/05/2011, 9:00AM CT.Please Call (713) 429-6500 for moreinformation.

Special to the NNPAfrom the AFRO-AmericannewspapersMorgan StateUniversity will receive a land-mark $28.5 million portion ofa massive $95.8-million, five-year grant from NASAGoddard Space Flight Center.The grant, which allows theEast Baltimore school to con-duct research supportingNASA’s Earth and space sci-ence projects, is the largest inMorgan’s 144-year history.

Morgan will nowplay an integral part in theGoddard Earth SciencesTechnology and ResearchStudies and Investigations(GESTAR) research team.“This grant represents a sig-nificant recognition of thequality of Morgan’s academicprograms and research inSTEM (science, technology,engineering and mathemat-ics),” says Dallas R. Evans,chairman of Morgan’s Boardof Regents, in a preparedstatement. “I am proud thatNASA has acknowledged thetalent of the students on ourcampus by selecting Morganas a partner in GESTAR.” TheUniversities Space ResearchAssociation (USRA) will leadthe GESTAR participants,which includes Morgan pro-fessors and graduate stu-dents. The team will studysome of the most prolific andpertinent issues in modernscience, including atmo-spheric chemistry, polar cli-mate change, oceanographyand more. School PresidentDr. David Wilson, who an-nounced plans to doublegrants and research at Mor-gan in 10 years during his in-augural speech, celebratedthe grant and its potentialimpact on students.“Morganis committed to its graduatesbeing strong, not just in theSTEM (science, technology,engineering, math) fields but

also in critical thinking andglobal awareness and that isexactly what this grant willdo,” said Wilson in a state-ment. “I am convinced thatthrough this partnership ourstudents will be providedwith even richer experiencesand many more opportuni-ties, for example, to do intern-ships at NASA. On the otherhand, NASA benefits fromhaving access to a more di-verse body of talent fromwhich to recruit in thefuture.”It was Morgan’scommitment to STEM disci-plines that prompted USRAto select the school for itselite research team. Morganboasts doctoral programs inbioenvironmental sciences,the state-of-the-art RichardN. Dixon Center for ScienceResearch and the Center forthe Built Environment andInfrastructure Studies,

Morgan Shares in $95.8 Million Grant;Largest in School History

which is currently beingbuilt. Baltimore officials re-acted to news of Morgan’shistoric grant, includingMaryland state Sen. JoanCarter Conway, who laudedNASA’s partnership with theschool. “I am elated to hearthat Morgan was selected forthis partnership with USRAand NASA,” said Conway ina press release. “This reallyaffirms the University’s stat-ure in the higher educationcommunity as one of thenation’s leaders in producingAfrican-American scientistsand engineers.” Among theobjectives of the GESTAR teamis to “increase the involve-ment of minority and womenscientists in earth science re-search.” The Johns HopkinsUniversity and the I.M. Sys-tems Group will join Morganand USRA as members of theGESTAR team.

Lee and TravisCounty will sponsor their24th Annual Event on April22 and 23 rd. The event willconsist of an Easter EggHunt, Campout and Trail-Ride and will be held at theTravis County Expo Center,7311 Decker Lane in Austin.

The Campout will beFriday, April 22. On Satur-day April 23 the Wagonride will begin at 11 a.m. andthe Easter Egg Hunt startsat 4 p.m. The event is Free

Save Money.To advertise

call us at(512) 476-0082

for children 12 years andyounger, adults will havea small fee that will in-clude BBQ and drinds. Thecommunity is invited tothis event.

Some representativesof the Buffalo Soldiers willbe on hand. Ms. Lillie willprovide the young chil-dren with Easter basketsand goodies.

For information callLillie harris at (512) 573-5841.

Trail Ride and Easter EggHunt set for Easter Weekend

City to host St.John/CoronadoHills Combined

Neighborhood Plan-ning Area Zoning II

WorkshopAustin residents are

invited to the April 20 Zon-ing II workshop for the St.John/Coronado Hills Neigh-borhood Plan. Meeting at-tendees will discuss recom-mended zoning changes tomatch the Draft SJCH FutureLand Use Map and beginmaking Mixed Use zoningdecisions.

The workshop will befrom 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at theVirginia Brown RecreationCenter, Conference Room B,located at 7500 Blessing Av-enue, Austin, TX 78752.ý

This process is a col-laborative effort betweenneighborhood stakeholdersand City staff and will culmi-nate in the St. John/CoronadoHills Combined Neighbor-hood Plan.

For more informationvisit: www.cityofaustin.org/planning/neighborhood/sj_ch.htm

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By George HardinBy George HardinBy George HardinBy George HardinBy George HardinSportsBeatSportsBeatSportsBeatSportsBeatSportsBeat

Bethea of Indianapolis Colts outlinesviews on success

Antoine Bethea ,safety for the Indianapo-lis Colts, believes, “Youcan learn something neweach and every day. Nomatter what career youchoose the person with themost knowledge, the mosttenacity, nine times out often will be the best personin that setting. Even in myprofession I have to knowmy opponent, to bettermyself to… outdo the manin front of me.”

Bethea was the mainspeaker at the annualawards dinner of Na-tional Black Associationfor Speech-Language andHearing convention heldApril 7-10 in Indianapo-lis. My wife, a speech-lan-guage pathologist andprofessor at the Univer-sity of Texas, attended asa professional memberand I went along as aguest.

A Howard Univer-sity graduate who wasdrafted in the sixth round207th overall of the 2006NFL draft, Bethea said,“During my rookie yearwe won the Super Bowl.The at t i tude of coachDungy created an envi-ronment for success. Heaffirmed the players andas players we put out 110percent for him on thefield.”

Bethea signed a four-

year contract renewal withthe Colts last June for $27million. This took place af-ter Bethea and two otherColts, defensive end RobertMathis and receiver ReggieWayne, stayed away fromthe team’s mini-camp work-outs when contract talksbogged down.

For the 2010 seasonBethea racked up his fourthcareer and third consecutiveseason with 100-plus tack-les with a team-leading 106stops, 77 solo, one intercep-t ion and f ive passesdefensed.

In Bethea’s rookie yearhe started in 14 games atsafety. He was a Pro Bowlselectee for the 2007 and2009 seasons. The 2007 se-lection resulted after TroyPolamalu, safety for thePittsburgh Steelers, couldnot make the trip to Hono-lulu for the Pro Bowl be-cause of an injury. Betheawas picked as an alternateand went to the game withteammates Peyton Man-ning, Joseph Addai, ReggieWayne and Jeff Saturday.

Bethea sa id I h isspeech, “In order to makethe right decision with yourteammates you have to havethe correct knowledge. Thepeople who lack knowledgewill never have 100 percentconfidence in their skill ,which most of the time willmake them second-guessthemselves. You can neverbe a doubter in any profes-sion that you have. Keeplearning and grow to be thebest speech pathologist youcan. Knowledge allows youto ask the right questions.Second, be kind and com-passionate. No one in thisbuilding likes to be aroundpeople with negative atti-tudes.”

At Denbigh HighSchool in his hometown of

Newport News, Va. ,Bethea was a three-yearletterman in football andalso lettered in basketballand won all-conferencebasketball honors as a se-nior. (Mike Tomlin, headcoach of the PittsburghSteelers, also is a graduateof Denbigh.)

At Howard, Betheawas a three-year starter in31 of 37 career games. Hemade 309 stops that in-cluded 187 solo tacklesand 12 for a loss . Heearned All-Mid-EasternConference honors threeyears in a row.

Referring to the cli-ents of speech-languagepathologists, Bethea said,“It has to be depressing ifyou can’t really communi-cate and tell a person howyou really feel and whatyou think. People need tohear that you changepeople’s l ives and per-spectives on l i fe . Theyneed to know that you canimpact families beyondmeasure.”

He urged those in at-tendance to “be encour-aged and stay encour-aged.” Keep learning, hesaid, and be positive.

Our hotel in India-napolis, the Crown Plaza atHistoric Union Station, wasabout two blocks away fromLucas Oil Stadium, home ofthe Colts. Besides the Colts,Indianapolis is a hugesports town in other waysThere are nine other profes-sional teams in addition tothe Colts including theNBA Indiana Pacers,WNBA Indiana Fever, theminor league baseball In-dianapolis Indians, the In-diana Speed of the Women’sFootball Alliance and vari-ous soccer, hockey andrugby teams.

Antoine Bethea, safety for the Indianapolis Colts, poses withShulunda Gibson at a convention in Indianapolis where Bethea was themain banquet speaker. Gibson is a licensed speech-language pathologist

who practices with her own firm in Houston. Bethea has been with theColts since 2006. Photo by George E. Hardin

By George HardinBy George HardinBy George HardinBy George HardinBy George HardinSportsBeatSportsBeatSportsBeatSportsBeatSportsBeat

Baseball pioneer Bill

One of the most out-spoken black Major LeagueBaseball players to everwear a uniform, William“Bill” White, has written anew autobiography thetitle of which—”Uppity”—depicts how he was onceviewed by an executive ofthe San Francisco Giants.The subtitle—”My UntoldStory About the GamesPeople Play”—refers toWhite’s dislike of the poli-tics of the game and the ac-t ions of many owners .Willie Mays, who playedwith White , wrote thebook’s Foreword.

In 1989, after playingbaseball for 16 years andspending 18 years as a

broadcaster for the NewYork Yankees—the firstb lack play-by-play an-nouncer in basebal l—White was chosen as the13th president of the Na-tional League, making himthe highest ranking Afri-can American in profes-sional sports. Baseball of-f ic ia ls , including PeterO’Malley, president of theLos Angeles Dodgers andhead of the search commit-tee , and GeorgeSteinbrenner, owner of theYankees, were unanimousin saying White was se-lected not because he wasblack but because of his im-peccable integr i ty andsound judgment. Howard

Cosel l recommendedWhite for the job.

As a broadcasterwith the Yankees, Whitewas part of a three-mem-ber team that includedPhil Rizzuto and FrankMesser.

White, who is now77, joined the New YorkGiants in 1956 and hit 22home runs as a rookie. Hewent to San Francisco withthe Giants in 1959 andlater was traded to the St.Louis Cardinals and thento the Phi ladelphiaPhillies. Then he endedhis playing days by goingback to the Cardinals forhas last season in 1969.He was with the Cardinalswhen they won the worldchampionship in 1964.

Earlier White wasthe only African Ameri-can player in the CarolinaLeague, having signed onas a minor leaguer in 1953.

White said he was moti-vated to write an autobiogra-phy for the benefit of youngpeople. “I think that there area lot of young kids, not neces-sarily minorities that gotta re-alize they can do whateverthey want to if they work hardenough,” he said. White is oneof the small number of base-ball players who have hit atleast .300 and driven in at least100 runs in three seasons in arow. In 1,673 games he had5,972 at bats, 1,706 hits, 202home runs, and 870 runs bat-ted in. He was chosen for theNational League All-StarTeam six times.

White sounds as if he isproud when he acknowledgesthe term “uppity” fits him well.“It’s a person,” he said, “espe-cially someone of a differentcolor, who says, ‘Hell no,’ andstands his ground.”

White reviews life in hisnew book

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Thefinishing touch of a mostamazing Masters was CharlSchwartzel slipping into agreen jacket. Until that mo-ment late Sunday afternoon,everything else at AugustaNational was up for grabs.

The roars came fromeverywhere, for everyone,and never stopped.

Tiger Woods made upa seven-shot deficit in nineholes — too bad it was thefront nine. Geoff Ogilvy ranoff five straight birdies. RoryMcIlroy matched the greatestcollapse in Masters historywith a stretch of holes noteven Greg Norman wouldwant to watch.

It was so wild thateight players had at least ashare of the lead on the backnine.

Schwartzel emergedfrom all this madness with amagical touch of his own. Hebecame the first Masterschampion in its 75-year his-tory to finish with fourstraight birdies, giving hima 6-under 66 for the best fi-nal round by a winner in 22years.

The green jacket cer-emony wasn’t so much acelebration as a chance foreveryone to catch theirbreath.

“There’s so manyroars that go on aroundAugusta,” Schwartzel said.“Especially the back nine.It echoes through thosetrees. There’s always aroar. Every single hole youwalk down, someone hasdone something. And I’d belying if I said I wasn’t look-ing at the leaderboard.”

At times, it wasnearly impossible to keepup.

There was a five-waylead at the top at one point,and only the final hoursorted it all out.

Schwartzel didn’t

have the lead to himself untilhe knocked in a 10-foot birdieputt on the 17th hole, then putjust the right touch on a memo-rable Sunday with one finalbirdie putt that only countedtoward the final margin.

He won by two shots overAdam Scott and Jason Day, apair of Australians who didn’tdrop a single shot on the backnine.

“Just an exciting day,”Schwartzel said. “So manyroars, and that atmosphere outthere was just incredible. Aphenomenal day.”

Indeed, this final roundhad it all.

There was the fist-pump-ing charge by Tiger Woods thatwas slowed by two putts hemissed from inside 4 feet. Therewas Luke Donald, dumpinghis tee shot into the pond at No.12 only to make four birdiesover the last six holes, chippingin on the last one.

And then there wasMcIlroy, whose 80 in the finalround might be remembered asmuch for the classy way hehandled it all.

Sti l l leading by oneshot as he headed to the backnine, McIlroy hit a tee shotnext to the cabins left of the10th fairway and twice hita tree to make triple bogey.He three-putted from 7 feetfor bogey on the 11th, four-putted from about 12 feet onthe next hole and buried his

head into his forearm asthe shock began to settle in.

McIlroy had the high-est final round by a 54-holeleader since Ken Venturi in1956. Not since Jean Vande Velde at Carnoustie hadsomeone lost at least a four-shot lead going into the lastround of the major.

“It’s never nice to beleading a tournament and dowhat I did today,” McIlroysaid.

On the course helooked as though he wantedto hide. After the round, helooked everyone in the eyeand answered every ques-tion.

The steady hand camefrom Schwartzel, whose onlybogey came on the fourth holeas this Masters was just get-ting warmed up. He madepar on 10 consecutive holeswhen he began his great run.

Schwartzel got up-and-down from behind the15th green for birdie to brieflytie for the lead, only for Scottto stuff his tee shot into 2 feetup ahead on the par-3 16th.Schwartzel answered witha 15-foot birdie to catchScott atop the leaderboardagain.

Then came the pivotal17th, where Schwartzeltook the lead, and he fin-ished it off in style.

South Africans nowhave won two of the lastthree majors, followingLouis Oosthuizen win-ning at St. Andrews lastsummer. This one cameon the 50th anniversary ofGary Player becoming thefirst international playerto win the Masters.

“I am absolutely de-l ighted for Charl andSouth Africa. Congratula-tions and very well doneto him. That is how youfinish like a champion!”Player said on Twitter.

The Tiger Roar was heard all over Augusta National

Tiger Woods