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Vol. 41 No.25 Phone: 512-476-0082 Email: vil3202@aol.com November 8, 2013

$1.25B PAYOUT TO NBFA MEMBERS$1.25B PAYOUT TO NBFA MEMBERS

Virginia farmer and civil rights activist, John W. Boyd, Jr., is the founderand president of the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA). Uper-right :Official White House Photo of President Obama with John W. Boyd, Jr. in theOval Office.

NBFA, a leadingnational organizationthat advocates for blackand socially disadvan-taged farmers, willshowcase a youth trackfor students during its23rd annual conferenceon November 8-9, 2013in Columbia, SouthCarolina.

NBFA PresidentJohn W. Boyd has an-nounced that the focuson youth, aimed at get-ting young blacks andother minorities inter-ested in farming andagri-business is oneplanned highlight of thegathering, which is ex-

See NBFA, page 2

JavonJackson at

19th

AnnualJazz at St.

James’ConcertSeries

JavonJackson at

19th

AnnualJazz at St.

James’ConcertSeries

AUSTIN, TX - St.James EpiscopalChurch presents the 19th

annual Jazz at St. JamesConcert Series Novem-ber 8-10, 2013 at St.James’ EpiscopalChurch, 1941Webberville Road, Aus-tin. The series opens onFriday, Nov. 8th. Theconcert begins at 7:00pm with the EphraimOwens (trumpet) quin-tet, featuring AndreHayward (Trombone),

Jazz tenor saxophoist Javon JacksonSee JACKSON, page 2

Free National Black Pre-Law ConferenceOffers Game-Changing Knowledge andConnections to Aspiring Black Lawyers

Free National Black Pre-Law ConferenceOffers Game-Changing Knowledge andConnections to Aspiring Black Lawyers

The 9th Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair will be held from November 15-16, 2013 in Houston, TX. This event reaches out to aspiring Black lawyers to provide an unmatchedgame-changing opportunity for them to gain critical “insider” information, resources and contacts.See the full story on page 7.

William Rhoden, keynote speaker atthe Thursday Night Lights conferencehonoring the legacy of the Prairie ViewInterscholastic League (PVIL), displays aphoto of Barbara Jordan during his talk.He mentioned Jordan as one of the manypeople who participated in the PVIL. Theconference took place Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at theAT&T Conference Center. Rhoden, asports columnist for The New York Times,is the author of “Forty Million DollarSlaves,” which claims that professionalblack athletes are exploited. Photo byGeorge Hardin.

PVIL Conference Held at Austin’s AT&T CCPVIL Conference Held at Austin’s AT&T CC

Co. Commissionercandidate wants torectify broken taxappraisal process.

See RACEPage 2

Central Texas leadingalliance aids a

struggling non-profit.See FOOD

Page 6

PoquitoCreek

Cleanup &BlackshearElementary

Planting DayJoin with neigh-

bors to remove litterand spread wildflowerseeds to restore PoquitoCreek to its naturalbeauty! Join yourneighbors to plantshade trees and shrubsfor the children atBlackshear Elementary!

Saturday Nov.16th 9 AM to 11AM

To Volunteer forthese events, visit http://goo.gl/HG7fCm

PoquitoCreek

Cleanup &BlackshearElementary

Planting Day

Equip Texas vagrants with financial relief,inflatus and stability

See ARTPage 7

Did your VoterID hold up?

November 5 was the firsttime for Texas voters to testthe new Voter ID law. In thiselection voters needed tohave government issuedphoto ID to vote. There are a number ofapproved items - A Texasdriver license, Concealedhandgun license, Texaspersonal ID card, U. S.Citizenship certificate, aMilitary ID, or a Passport.And if you did not have anyone of these, you could applyfor a free Texas Election IDcertificate at the local DPSoffice. This election was a goodtime for voters to seewhether or not they had thenecessary ID to vote. If youdo not have the proper ID,you have time to get it beforethe elections next year. There were no surprisesin the election Tuesday: TheCity of Austin’s $65 millionAffordable Housing Bondpassed by a 60% margin; allof the State ConstitutionalAmendments passed asexpected. There will be a run-off inthe Travis County State Rep.District 50 race. The topvote getters in the race wereMike VanDeWalle (Rep)with 39% of the votes andCelia Israel (Dem) with32% of the votes. They willface each other in a runoffelection that is expected tobe held early next year. While only 15% of theregistered voters turned outfor this election, it was aboutwhat was expected for thisend of the year election. For those who did notvote in this election can stillcheck to see whether or notthey are in line with the newVoter ID law. You can simplygo to the Travis CountyClerk’s office and have themcheck your items. Andshould you find that you arenot in compliance, you haveuntil March of next year tomake the necessaryadjustments. 2014 will be a veryimportant election year. Wewill be electing a newGovernor to replace RickPerry and the DemocraticParty will be trying to turn thestate Blue (controlled by theDemocrats). And you canlook for a lot of politicalactivity to begin soon.

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THE COMMUNIQUÉ

pected to be a turn-ing point for the NBFAand the future of BlackFarmers.

As we celebrate athirty year struggle tovictory for black farm-ers, we must focus on

NBFA’s Cobell Settlement Provided $3.4B inCompensation for Native Americans continued from page 1

the future. NBFA mem-bers must find creativeways to take part in allfederal programs suchas the much delayedfederal crop insuranceprogram to competewith large scale farmerssaid John Boyd Presi-dent of the NBFA.

One major theme ofthe meeting will be acommemoration of theNBFA’s success in set-tling a decades-longstruggle for racial fair-ness in federal farm

lending practices. Aprotracted legal and leg-islative battle endedwhen President BarackObama signed a bill onDecember 8, 2010, pro-viding $1.25 billion inpayments to eligibleblack farmers who en-dured discriminatorypractices by the Depart-

ment of Agriculture.After decades of

waiting, some 18,000black farmers have be-gun receiving paymentsof $50,000 each, plus$12,500 to cover tax li-ability, under the settle-ment. I am proud tohave lead the fight thatresulted in a historic

payout to black farmersBoyd concluded

Native Americanfarmers also are benefi-ciaries of the NBFA ad-vocacy under a relatedagreement known as theCobell Settlement,which provided $3.4 bil-lion in compensation tonearly a half millionNative Americans.

Boyd announcedthat the NBFA will hostan information sessionfor members during theconference.

SHEA ENTERS RACE FOR TRAVISCO. COMMISSIONER PRECINCT 2

Brigid Shea

By Charlotte Moore

CENTRAL, TX -For more than 25 years,Brigid Shea has been atour de force in Austinpolitics—a naturalproduct, she says, of anupbringing which in-stilled in her the signifi-cance of a life dedicatedto public service.

“My dad was asmall-town doctor inNorth Dakota who al-ways cared for people,even if they couldn’tpay,” Shea said. “Mymom was a socialworker who cared forthe mentally ill, so pub-lic service and being in-volved in my commu-nity just seemed like anormal thing to do.”

After moving toAustin in 1988 to helplaunch the state chapterof Clean Water Action—which works to protectthe environment andpromote clean and safewater—Shea helpedfound Austin’s re-nowned Save OurSprings Alliance beforevoters elected her toAustin City Councilwhere she served from1993 to 1996.

Now, Shea is run-ning for Travis CountyCommissioner Precinct2 to fill the seat SarahEckhardt vacated earlierthis year in order to runfor Travis CountyJudge.

Shea argues her

proven record of reformand her decades of ex-perience as a localleader make her themost qualified candi-date for the job.

“Each year, theTravis County Commis-sioner Court spendsaround $800 million inrevenue, creates policythat affects more thanone million people, setsthe tax rate, and man-ages thousands of em-ployees,” Shea says.“The court is heavilyinvolved with protect-ing our environment,developing our roadsand highways, oversee-ing our justice system,and, really, impactingour quality of life. Theseare profound responsi-bilities which demandthe most capable ofproven leaders to ex-ecute them. Unlike myopponents, I bring all ofthis experience to therace.”

As a city councilmember, Shea took thelead in passing Austin’sfirst domestic partnerbenefits program. Shealso led the effort to cre-ate the Austin AsianEmployee network toensure this segment ofthe city was included inAustin’s minority con-tracting program. Sheahas acted as advisor toLCRA, Seton, Vignette,Green Mountain Energyand other groups. She isalso a member of theChamber of CommerceClean Energy Councilas well as many othercommunity organiza-tions.

“These are seriousundertakings,” Sheasays. “It is noble to per-form as an employee atany level of city orcounty government, butit’s a very different thingto be the elected official,take the hard votes andprovide the leadershipon the issues. Whenyou’re an elected offi-cial, you develop spe-cial relationships withother elected officials.That’s a unique quality

I will bring to thecounty commissionsince neither of my op-ponents has heldelected office or has therecord of leadershipand reform that I bring.”

Shea’s most press-ing concerns includemaking Austin andTravis County more af-fordable, in part by fix-ing the city’s broken taxappraisal process whichshe says places an unfairtax burden onhomeowners. Shea alsowants to push forchange in the county’seconomic developmentpolicy and require com-panies which receiveTravis County tax incen-tives to hire more work-ers who actually live inTravis County. And,Shea will build on herrecord as one of thearea’s most effective en-vironmental activists bypromoting inventivewater conservation ef-forts and spearheadingthe creation of one of themost effective disasterpreparedness programsin the country.

Shea has receivedofficial endorsementsfrom State Sen. KirkWatson, former StateSen. GonzaloBarrientos, former TexasAgriculture Commis-sioner Jim Hightowerand NAACP PresidentNelson Linder.

“Brigid Shea willbring rare and uniquecharacteristics to theTravis CountyC o m m i s s i o n e r ’ sCourt,” Linder says.“Brigid has demon-strated a needed con-cern for the ecologicalsystem that affects usall, combined with adesire to address socialjustice and civil rightsin a city that seems un-comfortable addressingpoverty and equity.”

To read moreabout Brigid Shea, herpolicies and why she’srunning for TravisCounty Commissioner,go tovoteforbrigid.com.

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The Sheriff’s Office Is Helping To ChangeThe Face Of Men’s Health

You will notice some hairy faces at the Travis County Sheriff’s Office this month. Thatis because the Sheriff’s Office is participating in Movember, a worldwide men’s healthcharity event that encourages men to grow, and women to support, the Mo (moustache) forthe 30 days of November.

Since the Sheriff’s Office allows growing a moustache, this is not much of a challengeso we are taking it to the next step and are offering a chance for moustache-goatee growth ora full beard with no neck growth – for a worthwhile cause.

Our goal is to bring awareness to men’s health issues and to help change the face ofmen’s health and promoting the importance of early detection in cancer while raisingfunds. All money raised will go to the local Testicular Cancer Foundation (www.tcancer.org).

As of November 2nd the Sheriff’s Office has 261 participants who have donated $20to grow a moustache. If they wanted to grow a goatee or beard they donated $5 more.

Go to http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/menshealth.html to find more infor-mation on men’s health issues.

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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

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

True Hope Apostolic ChurchThe Apostle Gerald E. Loveless, Senior Pastorwww.thcm.org 8863 Anderson Mill Rd.

Austin, TX 78653

512-744-5851 Cell

512-547-HOPE Church

512-767-4979Assistant, Elder Walker

St. Peter’s United Methodist Church 4509 Springdale Road Austin, Tx 78723

Office 512- 926-1686 Fax 512-929-7281Christian Web Site-

stpetersaustintx.ning.comstpetersaustintx@att.net

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

Damon LuckettSales Consultant

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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

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Globalizing the Gospel

A Ministry That Ministers

Edward M. Fleming,Sr. Pastor

OLIVET BAPTISTCHURCH

206 W Main St Ste 108Round Rock, TX 78664-5874

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Felix Bamirin, Pastor

GRACEWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCHExperience Grace For Life

(By Parmer Lane Baptist Church building, behind Wells Fargo)

Call: 682.472.9073 l Email: gracewayaustin@aol.com 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.

Kevin Lovejoy (pi-ano), Daniel Durham(Bass) and ScottLaningham (Drums), fol-lowed by Javon Jacksonwith the James GilyardTrio.

Javon Jackson willlead the Jazz at St. James’Workshop and

“Informance” on Satur-day Nov. 9th at 11 am.This educational sessionis offered free to jazz stu-dents and fans of allages.

On Saturday, Nov.9th, the concert starts at7:00 pm with EliasHaslinger (Tenor Sax)

JACKSON TO LEAD JAZZ AT ST.JAMES’ WORKSHOP CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

with his current groupconsisting of Dr. JamesPolk (Hammond B3 Or-gan), Jake Langley (Gui-tar), Daniel Durham(Bass) and ScottLaningham (Drums).Javon Jackson with theJames Gilyard Trio willcomplete the evening.

The music continueson Sunday with a JazzMass at 11 a.m. Free andopen to all.

Tickets to Jazz at St.James are available atwww. jazzatstjames.org,at the St. James EpiscopalChurch Office, call 512-926-6339, and at the door.

Javon Jackson

EbenezerWorkshop to

HonorCongregation

MembersEbenezer Baptist

Church Senior AdultSunday is November10, 2013. We invite youto join us for a specialworship service honor-ing the senior adultmembers of our congre-gation. Our there is:“TEACHING THENEXT GENERA-TION” Our 8:00 a.m.speaker is Dr. DavidWilliams. Our 11:00a.m. speaker is PastorRicky Freeman.

Blue Cross BlueShield Offers FreeHelp In Applying

ForAffordableHealthcareInsurance

If you have ques-tions about whether youqualify for cost assis-tance for health insur-

ance under the new Af-fordable Care Act, thereis free help available. Ifyou had difficulty get-ting health insurancedue to a pre-existingcondition, now you nolonger have to wait sixmonths without insur-ance to qualify for cov-erage.

In East Austin, thefree sessions are at theMillennium Youth En-tertainment Complex(1156 Hargrave Street)on Wednesdays 1-7p.m.; Dolores Church(1111 Montopolis Drive)on Thursdays 9 a.m. - 3p.m.; and Life Works(835 N. Pleasant ValleyRoad) on Fridays 10a.m. - 4 p.m. There iseasy access and freeparking. Call 1-866-427-7497, listen to the entire

message and press 2 toregister. You can alsoregister online at http:// w w w . c v e n t . c o m /E v e n t s / C a l e n d a r /Calendar.aspx. Or youcan simply show up.They will accept walk-ins.

There are profes-sionals waiting to assistyou in navigatingthrough all the informa-tion to make the deci-sion best suited for you.In the sessions, you willreceive a brief overview

of the Affordable CareAct, then individual-ized assistance to helpmeet your needs. Youwill see the variousplans and be able tocomparison shop in theHealth Insurance Mar-ketplace. The wholeprocess only takes min-utes. And it’s free! BlueCross Blue Shield ishosting these commu-nity information ses-sions during the firstthree weeks in Novem-ber.

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Damon Luckett IIBarton Middle School

Last Game

This Tuesday Barton

Middle school will be taking onDahlstrom Middle school at5:30 pm at Shelton Stadium on11/5/13. We've only lost 1 gameand if we lose this one, we can'tbe a district champs which hasbeen our goal since the begin-ning of football season. This willbe the most important game ofour season but we will fight tobe the champions! Monday 11/4/13 will be the last practice andafter the game, we will start inbasketball doing the same thingin football, winning!

Football Season EndsJaylon Knighten

Del Valle High School

The Cardinals playedAustin High Maroons on Thurs-day and Friday at House Parkleaving with another upset. TheFreshman A team lost 28-0, Bteam 22-2; the Junior Varsityteam played at home and tied0-0. The Varsity team played onFriday at House Park and lost20-14. This ruined our chanceof making the playoffs and an-

other year of disappointment atDel Valle. Friday Nov 8th we willbe playing at home againstBowie High School. This will beour last game for the seasonand also is Senior Night. Hope-fully we will win our last game.

The Cardinal Band took2nd place in the band contest onSaturday held at Kelly ReevesComplex Stadium in Austin TX.We will be marching in the Vet-erans Day Parade down Con-gress on Monday Nov 11th.

Genesis StiggersElgin Elementary

Southern Tea Party

SaNaya WhiteCedars Academy

November 2, my churchhad a Tea Party! Different fami-lies had tables that were deco-

rated to a different theme. Myfamily had a Diamonds & PearlsTable. It was decorated with bigcandles, diamonds and pearls.We even wore diamonds andpearls accessories.

There was a lot of foodon the different tables, likechicken, sandwiches, cookies,veggies and cupcakes. After weate, we had a fashion show thatI hosted! People showed offfancy suits and dresses, hatsand shoes. We had a good timeat the tea!

A New Kind of Dolphin

A new bred of have beenspotted off the Northern Coastof Australia. Humpback dol-phins swim in rivers, estuaries,and coastal waters in the Pa-cific, Indian, and Atlanticoceans. Dolphins can grow upto 8 feet long and boast differ-ent colors of gray, pink, and

white colors. The dolphins’wide distributions have causedothers populations to form intoa distinguishable species thatadapt their own topical ecosys-tems.

For years there wereonly three types of dolphinsbut now researchers deter-mined there is a new bred ofdolphins off the coast of north-ern Australia.

Kiara MyersVista Ridge H.S.

Zachariah WashingtonCedars Academy

VR Golf Pride

This past Wednesday myschool golf team set out for atournament at Teravista GolfClub in Round Rock. Theweather forecast predicted rainand thunderstorms, not the bestenvironment to play golf. My fel-low teammates and I were pray-ing for a cancellation so wewouldn’t have to play in the rain,but deep down we knew thatthunderstorms weren’t fore-casted until later that evening.Hence, we began playing in theheavy drizzle, drudging from

hole to hole. Even with such badweather, I found my group to bevery amiable and humorous. Byeleven o’clock, the sun hadcome out and I was playing apretty good round. And whenwe finished and calculatedscores, I had actually shot mylowest round ever. We were allvery tired and had little expec-tations of receiving any medal,but our coach told us that wewere possibly in the running forthird place.

Now, this was a big dealfor our girls’ golf program be-cause we had very little experi-ence let alone any medal to ourname. Oh the excitement thatshocked my body when “Thirdplace goes to Vista Ridge” wasannounced. I literally shrieked;we had finally made it to thepodium despite our previousdownfalls. I think I even sleptwith the medal in my hands. Idon’t care if we ever win again,the joy of that one experiencewas satisfying enough.

Goodbye B.C. Awareness Month

We all know that Octo-ber was Breast CancerAwareness Month. I believeevery month should be breastcancer awareness month.Let me tell you what BreastCancer Awareness is al labout. Breast cancer iscaused by malignant cellsthat form in breast tissue andis the second biggest cancerkiller for women in the UnitedStates. 200,000 women a yearare diagnosed with breast can-cer annually, and more than40,000 are casualties of it. Didyou know men are afflicted withbreast cancer as well with1,700 cases and 450 deathsreported annually?

The purpose of breastcancer awareness month isfrom the awareness and sup-port program developed by sev-eral organizations that take partin the fight against breast can-cer. Did you know that NationalBreast Cancer AwarenessMonth started in 195 with aweek long event hosted by itstwo founding members? In2009, National Breast CancerMonth celebrates its 25th anni-versary. In the 1980s BettyFord and her daughter Susaninitiated public dialogue onbreast cancer. Shortly there-after various members of thenational community came to-gether further highlighting theneed for public outreach. Thisis what Breast Cancer Aware-ness month is all about.

Deria GoodDaily Middle School

Community Craft Show

Do you love art or scienceactivities? Come to the Com-munity Craft Show and you willnot regret it. This week atDailey,there will be a craft showthat includes art,home decor,dancing and much more.

The Community Craftshow will be this week on No-vember 8th,2013 from5:30p.m through 8:00p.m.The admission is nonperish-able foods It will be a very fun

and exci t ing event for al lages. In the hallway outsideoutside of the cafeteria,therewill be small booths that ev-eryone could check out. Thebooths wi l l be mainlyjewelry,art,home decor,facepainting,shopping and sci-ence activities. The Daileystaff will be selling food,therewill be a signs near it to seehow much it costs.

Come to the CommunityCraft show to end off your Fri-day this week! See you thereand have fun!

Alon RodgersHendrickson H.S.

The Hendrickson Foot-ball Team came out with yetanother win 21 to 7 against themighty McNeil High. HHS re-mains undefeated and plansto keep it that way all throughout state. The final game ofthe regular season was likethe previous week, the of-fense continued at a lowerpace than in games earlierthis year when we averagedclose to 50 points a game.The lower point totals cost usin the rankings dropping to76th in the nation and 14th inthe state according toMaxPreps. The injury to QB1Xavier Conley is hurting theHawks. Backup was JordanWashington. This is a byeweek in football but round oneof the playoffs is already set.Come out and support theHawks at our first play-offgame against West Mesquiteat Waco Midway Stadium onFriday, November 11 at 7:30pm. If you want to get fired upfor this game check out theWranglers team video ontheir school website:www.mesquiteisd.org/wmhs/

The Hawk Men's Bas-

ketball had a scrimmage thislast weekend and went 2 and1 out of three teams. We areredefining everybody's opin-ion of us and their doubts to-ward us. I have said this be-fore, look out, the Hawks areon the rise. Women's Basket-ball kicked off the season lastweek against Hutto and theteam travels to Harker Heightsthis week.

The Academics Teamcompeted in the first meet ofthe season last week at thePflugerville Pfling winning 3rdplace overall with just part ofour entire team competing inthis early meet. HHS won 2ndplace Calculator team andNumber Sense team. DungNguyen won 6th place inNumber Sense and 1st inCalculator and Ravi Singhwon 5th place in Calculator.The Journal ism team wonfirst place team by winning thefollowing awards: News Writ-ing: Gabrielle Wilkosz, 1stplace; Feature Writing: NyssaKruse, 1st place, Bel laHernandez, 4th place; Edito-rial Writing: Bella Hernandez,1st place, Nyssa Kruse, 2ndplace, Kayla Meadows, 3rdplace, Gabrielle Wilkosz, 6thplace; Headl ine Wri t ing:Nyssa Kruse, 3rd place.

The Si lver Dancershave auditions this week andthe Men's Choir concert is 8pm Friday in the PerformingArts Center. There will be aMemorial Day presentation 3pm Nov. 11 in the PAC.

Hawk out

HAWKS Update

Wesley DickersonCedar Ridge H.S.

My Summer Down Under 3

My last stop in Australiawas Cairns. It was probably myfavorite city in the whole trip. Ithought the way that the nativepeople said it was very funnybecause they did not pro-nounce the “r” so it sounded like“cans.” There were many thingsto do here, they had large mar-kets and malls, the Great Bar-rier Reef was off of its coast, andI got to stay with an Australianfamily while I was there.

My homestay family wasvery nice but honestly it was ter-ribly awkward spending thenight at a random family’s home.The family I stayed with was verynice and they had two kids Mat-thew and Claire. Going into thehomestay I had expected to bewith kids my own age and get togo to school with them. I re-ceived quite the opposite, Mat-thew was 7 and Claire was 5

and they were on break fromschool. I’m an only child so thispretty much gave me the expe-rience of being an older brotherit was nice. They were great kidsbut Matthew was having allergyproblems and he threw up I thecar when we were going to thezoo, so that was not fun. I didhowever get to pet and feed akangaroo, which was reallycool to do.

After we said goodbyewe traveled to the Great BarrierReef and we got to snorkel in it.It was amazing to see all the fishunder water and the coral wasvery interesting too. When I wastold that the coral was poison-ous if it cut you that is when Istopped having fun. I began totry and find the deepest waterpossible so I did not get cut. Thiscame at a cost because I hadshoved one of my friends intosome coral. Although my men-tality then was better you thanme. Everything was ok becausehe didn’t get cut.

This was my last stop inAustralia and I was sad to leavebut it was time because I hadnot see my family in 21 days. Ileft Australia feeling great aboutwhat I learned and experiencedand hopped on the dreaded 16hour flight back home.

Erika LipscombManor Elementary

My Halloween

My Halloween was greatand full of excitement! I went toa lot of houses and got a bagfull of candy. While we werewalking around we heard adragging on the ground noise.It sounded like metal draggingon concrete. The sound gotlouder and louder. I looked up

and i saw this alien lookingblood covered monster drag-ging a shovel on the ground. Isaw it look straight at me andthen back in the direction it wasgoing. All of a sudden it stoppedand looked at me again,I ranback to my mom and it left. Meand my mom had so much funtrick-or-treating,can't wait formore Holiday fun!

Up and Coming

Every year, HSANA has aMulticultural Fair. It’s where stu-dents and their families cometogether to enjoy the differentcultures of the school. Don’tthink that it’s all boring, educa-tional stuff, though.

Jarian GallowayHarmony Academy In the times that I've gone,

there were games to play, ac-tivities to learn how to do anddelicious food to eat. Just lastyear, a family did Henna tattoosto go along with their booth, butdon’t worry, the ink came off acouple days later.

Hope to see you there!

Water Everywhere

As I'm sure everyone inthe Austin area knows therewas a massive flood on thenight of Wednesday October

Jory HendersonAnderson High School

30th.Early Thursday morning

the boys basketbal l teamwalked into the big gym atAnderson High to practiceand found 3 feet of water cov-ering the court. It is unknownif the gym will be repaired inthe next two months. Thatcauses an issue for everyonewho used the gym. That be-ing volleyball, women's andmen's basketball, wrestling,and pep-rally use. I will besure to keep you updated ondeveloping news on our gym!

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YOUTH BRIGADE

Zyon HillReagan High School

Challenging College Classes

Not only are the gradeswe make in regular high schoolcourses as of right now someof the most crucial, but it is alsoimportant that those of us whoare in dual credit courses knowthat the college semester isnearing it's end. It's practicallymidway through. It's definitelycrunch time. The time for play-ing games is over. It's importantthat every student pass eachdual credit class, especially theseniors. The seniors have moreof a reason to worry because ifthe classes are failed, it would

appear on the college transcriptand you won't receive highschool credit either.

Even though it's possibleto make up the high schoolcredits by using resources suchas twilight and delta, it would beextremely overwhelming con-sidering that there would onlybe a limited time given to se-niors to get the credits. It's es-sential that the time spent study-ing is increased so that every-one is prepared for the finalstoo! In about a month and a half,the semester will be over withand I'll be having new classes,I'm excited for that.

Aubri Allen-BrentDel Valle High School

Jaquarry WilsonLBJ High School

Basketball Anyone?

This weekend ReaganHigh’s varsity basketball teamwent to Leander to play three

scrimmage games. Althoughall the games were close inscore unfortunately, Reaganlost all three of the games.

Reagan did not lose be-cause the other teams werebetter but because of mistakesmade by our players, whichcaused them to lose the gamesin the end. Hopefully, they willplay a lot better when the regu-lar season starts.

Until next time, Zyon

Imani DempsDel Valle High School

This week at Del Valle we

got a new principle, he sent meto pack twice. I can’t really beupset because I know the rules,but the old principle did not en-force rules. So we got so use tobreaking them. I mean I thinkthis is a good principle becausehe is doing his job. Somethingthe other one was not doing. Ihope he ends up staying andnot leaving like everyone elseat DV. It’s like we finally havesomeone that’s not there tomess around, he’s there to getthe job done.

I Can’t Be Mad

Marshay HatcherHarmony Academy

Adventure Time

For 5 days and 4 nights inbeautiful southern Californiaand the Channel Islands, Har-mony Science Academy will behiking on an islands, exploringmountain ranges that overlookthe ocean, and embarking onmany adventures. HSA - Austinand HSANA will be taking 25students in grade 7th, 8th, and9th on a trip of a lifetime throughtwo National Parks with NatureBridge.

Students that are inter-ested in joining this trip must fillout and turn-in the student in-formation sheet , to the frontoffice.The estimated total costof the trip is about $850. A De-posit of $150 (check or moneyorder made out to HAS-

Austin,will be due to the frontoffice on November 1st, if a stu-dent decides that they would liketo go. Fundraising opportunitieswill also be available to helpreduce the total cost .The Firstfundraising meeting will be heldNovember 7th, to decide whatevents will be held in order toraise money.

I feel that this trip, will bea great opportunity for studentsto interact with others and goplaces they could only imagine.For more information or toRSVP, students and parents arewelcome to visit www.naturebridge.org or email,Mrs.Saulter (gsaulter@harmonytx.org) , Ms. Scott (jscott@harmonytx.org) or Mr.Bozdogan (bbozdogan@harmonytx.org).

Darius HatcherHarmony Academy

Blue Santa

The holidays season ishere. Thanksgiving and Christ-mas is a special time of year formany reasons, but most of allfor the feeling of giving that itbrings to the hearts of manypeople in the community.The

Pflugerville Operation BlueSanta is gearing up for an allout "Drive" to help area familieshave a happy holiday season.Gifts and food donations are be-ing accepted at the PflugervillePolice Department.

The Blue Santa Elvesbegin gathering on November25, 2013 to have time for wrap-ping and sorting all the dona-tions and gifts. Delivery day willbe December 21, 2013 and vol-unteers are needed to help,adult supervision is required foryouth under the age of 16. Anylarge group with youth under theage of 16 will need to have atleast 1 adult per 3 youth. Pleasebe sure to wear appropriateclothing and shoes, work will bein a warehouse. Volunteerplease call Community Ser-vices Division at 512-670-5514to ensure volunteer availability.

Teen Pregnancy

Another reason why teen-agers drop out of high schoolis teen pregnancy. Teen preg-nancy is 100% preventable.Parenthood is the leading rea-son that teen girls drop out ofschool. More than half of teenmothers never graduate fromhigh school. Here are a fewfacts about teen pregnancy.

1. About a quarter of teenmoms have a second babywithin 24 months of the firstone.

2. 8 and 10 dads won’tmarry the girl they had a babywith.

3. Almost 50% of teensnever thought about the out-comes of teen pregnancy. Teenpregnancy is the number onereason why kids drop out.

Adrian JacksonHarmony Academy

Community Art

The Pflugerville PublicLibrary is hosting an art show.There are many talented artistin the City of Pflugerville and itis now time to show it off. Therewill be artwork displayed in themeeting and conference roomsat the public library to supportcommunity art. The art will beprovided by many different

community artists, and thethemes and styles will changeevery 8 weeks.

All artwork on displaywill be up for sale, from Novem-ber to December 6, 2013.Some displays have includedwork from the PflugervilleQuilters, many paintings, water-colors, and in partnership withPflugerville Independent SchoolDistrict some of the shows willfeature student artwork. Thestudents work very hard onschool projects that turn intoworks of art.

So take a visit to thePflugerville Library and enjoy thebeautiful artwork, and maybetake a painting home or to giveas a gift.

Red Ribbon WeekSarah Robertson

Pioneer Crossing Elem.

Pioneer Crossing El-ementary students and staff par-ticipated in Red Ribbon Weekfrom October 28 through No-vember 1st. The Red Ribbonhas become a symbol of thenation’s fight against illegaldrugs. Red Ribbon Week isobserved to promote drugawareness and prevention,honoring the memory of KikiCamarena, a drug enforce-ment agent who was killed inthe line of duty in 1995. RedRibbon week is a nationwidecampaign whose purpose is toeducate parents and studentson the dangers of making thechoice to participate in alcoholand drug use PCE can say noto drugs.

Throughout Red RibbonWeek, our school hosted activi-ties designed to reinforce thedrug-free message. Students

participated in school activi-ties to remind us of the dan-gers of drug use and to standagainst illegal drugs. Someactivities were like “Sock It ToDrugs” we could wear sillycolored socks, “Team UpAgainst Drugs” we could wearour favorite team jersey, and“Don’t Clown Around withDrugs” we were able to dresslike a book character. It wasa fun week.

Other Red Ribbon ideasare: Put A Cap on Drugs (Wearyour favorite cap), Texas GiveDrugs the Boot (Dress in west-ern wear), and Too Smart toStart Drugs (Dress like a nerd).There is no special week tohave Red Ribbon Week, so ifyour school or church does nothave one, you can share thisidea. This can be both fun andeducational for students, par-ents and school staff.

Remember Drugs are forLosers!

Fun, Fun, Fun Fest

National touring indierock, hip hop, punk, electronicaand metal bands converge onAustin's urban park for two daysof music. In 2006, Fun Fun FunFest booked its first set of actsin downtown Austin and it didn'ttake long for it to become oneof best independent festivals formusic lovers and music mak-ers in the United States. FunFun Fun Fest has become re-nowned for its musical lineup,as well as its collection of com-edy, food, action sports, andposter art experiences. In it'seighth year and recognized asone of the most relaxed, cre-ative, and pioneering festivals in

Andrae HatcherHarmony Academy

music today. There is also a com-

edy stage, as well as on-sitescreen printing, shopping andfood. Tickets for this event havestarted the first week of Octo-ber and are still going on. Athree day pass is $179 but isselling out fast, single passesfor Fri., Sat., or Sun. are $79,also the ultimate smooth passis still on sale for $325.

The ultimate smoothticket will give you access to acustom bar menu, priority entryto FFF nites, slacker zones,First dibs, FFF store designs for2013 merchandise, and accessto exclusive, presidential, airconditioned restrooms withsinks and ongoing servicing in-cluding bathroom attendantsarmed with refined accoutre-ments.

Come and enjoy themusical skills of MGMT, Slayer,M.I.A., Snoop Dogg aka SnoopLion, Descendants, TenaciousD, and many others. The festi-val will take place on Novem-ber 8th, 9th, and 10th of 2013and will be at AuditoriumShores, West Riverside Drive,Austin, Texas.

Jada DempsDailey Middle School

Well, volleyball season isalmost over, we have came sofar as a team.We have aboutfour wins and four losses, buthopefully we can knock outthese last two games. Then Ican move on to basketball sea-son, I'm going to be the man-ager, only because basketballis not my sport.

Basketball Season

Latrice LipscombManor High School

My Halloween Day

My Halloween was somuch fun ! I wen t to S ixFlags Fiesta Texas with myUncle and Aunty and had ablast! We got on all sorts ofd i f fe ren t r i des and I go tscared so many t imes bythe peop le the re . I was

happy to spend my Holidaywith some of my family that Ihaven ' t seen in a wh i le .When we got back I still hadenough time to go to a fewhouses.

I went to two housesand got just enough candyto ful f i l l and further morecomplete one of my mosthappy Halloweens!

Trenton LearyHighland Park Elem.

Sports

On Saturday Novem-

Camari StiggersElgin Middle School

The Halloween Delay

Averill ToppsPease Elementary

De’Ja HillLamar Middle School

So Exciting!!

I do not care how old Iget I think every time Hal-loween comes around I willalways get excited. I drovemy mother crazy this weekbecause it seemed that ev-ery other word that came outof my mouth had to do withHalloween. She kept say“p lease le t Hal loween be

over”, I like to dress in cos-tumes, but the best part isthe candy. That is one ofthe reasons my mom can-not stand Hal loween, shesays I will get too hyper. Ihad a great time and I re-ceived enough candy to lastabout a month. I cannot waituntil next year I might justbeat my record again.

Unt i l nex t t ime s taysafe, De’ja’

On Thursday, October31, it flooded in Elgin. Elgin iseast of Austin. That day allElgin schools were delayedtwo hours. So instead ofschool opening at 7:00 am, it

opened at 9:00. At school allthe classes were shorten soeveryone still got out of at thesame time.

They are saying thatthere wi l l probably be amakeup day later in theschool year.

Veteran’s Day Recognition

Pease ElementarySchool is hosting a PeaseFamily Veteran’s Recognitionon Friday, November 8, 2013in the gym from 7:45 a.m. –8:10 a.m. for any family mem-

ber of a Pease student,teacher, or staff. After the cer-emony in the gym, there willbe a Veteran’s Walk andBreakfast.

Veteran’s Day is a daywhen we should take time outof our day to recognize thepeople who help make uswho we are because withouta Veteran, who knows whatkind of world we would live in.Veterans and their familiessacrifice their lives for othersand we should do the samefor them on their day. Peasewill honor Veteran’s on Fridayand we as a Nation will honorVeteran’s on Monday, Novem-ber 11, 2013.

Until next time, Averill

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ber 2,2013 the Capital CityBearcats played Town andCountry where we won thegame. This coming Satur-day the Bearcats will play-ing in the bowl game. I washappy tha t we won thegame.

Our basketball team atschool is also undefeated.I 'm looking forward to ournext game that will be heldon Friday after school.

Un t i l nex t t ime beblessed and safe!

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CITY ~ STATE ~ NATIONAL ~ WORLD

left to right: Funmi, Richard "Gbabo" Curtis II, Gidi Agbeko , TopeEleku-Odibo and Jiaratou Sibi at Cowry Foundation food drive.

Photo by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

Jan Soifer being sworn in. Photo by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon

In recent months,Jan Soifer was chosenas the new chair-woman of the TravisCounty DemocraticParty. As the chair-woman, she plays a vi-tal role in the viabilityof the party, such asincreasing the party’smembership; main-taining the existingclub group; raisingfunds; and helping thevarious party nomi-nees in the generalelections. Moreover,the TCDP under Janwill be playing a bigrole in turning Texasinto a "blue state".Also, the TCDP will

play a bigger role onwhether or not theTexas State Senator,Wendy Davis of theDemocratic Party getselected as the governorof Texas.

According to JanSoifer, the TCDP canplay a vital and crucialrole at turning Texasinto the hands of aDemocratic Party state.Jan mentioned that, "In-order to win the party,the following stepsmust be taken to raisefunds; rent a place fora coordinated cam-paign so that the effortsare not duplicated andto hire field coordina-tors who look like thecommunity that the

party is trying toreach." Furthermore,Jan believes that theparty must go afterfour groups of voterswhich are the women;African Americans;Hispanic Americansand younger Ameri-cans. In other words,these are four groupsthat helped PresidentObama win both in2008 and 2012.

Finally Jan Soiferdecided to take the re-sponsibility of beingthe chairperson be-cause of the strong be-liefs she brings excite-ment; and her organiza-tional skills to the baseof the DemocraticParty.

According to Jan,the recent gestures ofthe Texas RepublicanParty have alienatedvoters. For instance,the recent passage ofthe Texas House Bill 2on abortion that callsfor more restrictions,has galvanized womenvoters and their alliesthroughout the State ofTexas.

In other words, ithas induced an envi-ronment that encour-ages for the DemocraticParty to win. FinallyJan believes that it isTravis County that willhelp put Wendy Davisover the top, just likethey did for AnnRichards in 1990.

New Travis County Democratic Chairwoman

Cowry Foundation Food Drive

On November 2,2013 the Cowry Foun-dation held their sec-ond Food Drive. Thepurpose of the FoodDrive was to collectnonperishable food foranother non-profit or-ganization called SafePlace. During thisevent, the attendeeshad the opportunity tohear from local musi-cal groups like theShrine. Moreover, theCowry Foundation hadorganized their firstdrive on July 28. Fur-thermore, they plan to

organize more fooddrives in CentralTexas.

M o r e o v e r ,Lawrence Eguakancame to Central Texasin the early 80's inquest of the AmericanDream. Over a periodof years, Lawrence hasrun several successfulrestaurants, includingthe recent one, WasotaRestaurant. AlthoughLawrence has had suc-cessful restaurants, herealized that there wasa need to give back tothe community that hasgiven him so much. So,he recently helped to

create the Cowry Foun-dation.

The Cowry Foun-dation is an organiza-tion with a central fo-cus to promote the cul-tures of Africa and itsvarious forms. “Ourmembership is madeup of people from Af-rica or of African de-scent, including non-Africans who embraceour shared values inArts, culture andlifestyles.” Currently,the Cowry Foundationhas close to a dozenmembers.

The Cowry Foun-dation fund is an orga-

nization dedicated tospreading African cul-ture through charitableevents. Their missionis to be a leading pur-veyor of distinct formsof African Arts in theUnited States; to presentto the general public

original African musicforms from renownedAfrican musicians; topresent to the generalpublic the traditionalAfrican fashion madefrom indigenous mate-rials and textiles; topresent rich African cul-

tural dances; to presentto the general public theexquisite traditionalcuisine of the people ofAfrica; and to benefitwomen who are victimsof domestic abuse us-ing a portion of the pro-ceeds from the events.

by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon

State Of Texas WinsAppeals of HB 2 in

Circuit Courtby Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

On October 28, 2013 the United States Dis-trict Judge, Lee Yeakel "struck down" a part ofthe Texas House Bill 2 which had previouslyrequired for abortion clinics to have the sameadmitting privileges as regular hospitals. Justafter the District Judge struck down that por-tion, the Texas Attorney General decided toappeal that decision to the US Fifth CircuitCourt which covers the State of Texas.

So, on November 1, 2013 the Fifth CircuitCourt decided to overturn the decision of theDistrict Court Judge. According to the threejudge panel of the Circuit Court, the Plan Par-enthood did not prove that the admissionprivileges of section House Bill 2 creates anobstacle for women and their families to haveabortions. In fact, the US Fifth Circuit Court isconsidered to be one of the most conservativeCircuit Courts in the U.S.

Moreover, the State of Texas considers theappeal as a victory and a proof that the lawcan sustain any type of appeal while, thePlanned Parenthood believes that they can stillchallenge the new abortion restriction usheredin by House Bill 2. Moreover, the PlannedParenthood will continue to fight against therestriction established by House Bill 2.

THE LISTENING ROOM:Dinner and A Show With Nori

Get ready to enjoy a three course seasonalfare menu. Offerings include hand-crafted cock-tails with local spirits and wine from Italy, havethe most exquisite music experience featuringsome of the most talented regional and nationallytouring artists!

Nov. 14th 6:30- 12 am at The Listening Roomat Winflo Osteria, 1315 W 6th St.

For more information, livevibe.ticketbud.com/dinnershow

THE HITSTAGEPLAY“SINGLEBLACKFEMALE ATCARVERMUSEUM”

The John L. Warfield Center for African and Af-rican American Studies in collaboration with TheGeorge Washington Carver Museum and CulturalCenter presents, by special arrangement withSamuel French, Inc., Dr. Lisa B. Thompson’s criti-cally acclaimed off-Broadway comedy Single BlackFemale as part of the Performing Blackness Se-ries.

Dr. Marcus McQuirter, chair of the Austin Com-munity College Drama department, will direct theTexas debut.

The Play runs Friday and Saturday, November8th-9th at 8pm and on Sunday, November 10th at2pm. Tickets are FREE, but there are a limited num-ber available. FMI: 512.779.4117

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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.

Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Design Builder, is activelysoliciting proposals from subcontractors for the construction ofThe ABIA Terminal East infill Project, CIP ID No. 5415.065.Proposal Package 2C consists of Stone Cladding, DecorativeMetal Railing, Millwork, Doors, Frames & Hardware, Drywall,Acoustical Ceilings, Painting, Raised Flooring, Resilient Flooringand Carpet, Terrazzo Flooring, Tile, Building Specialties,Furniture, Fume Hood Equipment, Loading Dock Equipment,Overhead Doors/Grilles, Signage, Telecommunications,Security, Paving, Security Fencing, Final Clean. The ProposalPackage is available by contacting our office, mentioned below.Proposal selection will be on a best value basis. We will acceptproposals at our office, 8326 Cross Park Drive, Austin, TX78754 on Tuesday December 10, 2013 at 2:00 PM. A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held at the Planning andEngineering Building at 2716 Spirit of Texas Drive, Austin,Texas 78719 at 1:00PM in Room 174 on Tuesday November12, 2013. All City of Austin Certified Disadvantaged BusinessEnterprises are encouraged to submit proposals. The project’sDBE Goal = 8.65%. Hensel Phelps Construction Co. is availableat (512) 834-9848 or fax (512) 834-9844. Our company is anE.E.O. Employer. We encourage and actively solicit proposalsfrom Disadvantaged Business Enterprises for all projects.

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HOUSTON, TX —Thinking about lawschool but need to get thefacts and connect withthose who are currentlygoing through and havealready been through itin order to make a morethoughtful and fully-in-formed decision? In No-vember, Houston, one ofthe largest and most di-verse cities in the coun-try (with the majority ofresidents being membersof minority groups),hosts the nation’s pre-mier information-shar-ing and networking em-powerment event for as-piring Black lawyers.The Ninth Annual Na-tional Black Pre-Law Ad-

Free National Black Pre-Law Conference for Aspiring Black Lawyers

missions & PreparationConference and LawSchool Recruitment Fair2013 will be held fromFriday, November 15thto Saturday, November16th, 2013 at The WestinHouston, Memorial Cityconveniently connectedto Memorial City Mall by

skywalk. This unparal-leled event focuses onreaching out to AfricanAmericans interested inbecoming lawyers in or-der to provide them withgame-changing “insider”information, resources,contacts, and confidenceto increase their chancesof success.

This year’s scheduleis jam-packed with ev-erything any aspiringlawyer would need toknow before deciding topursue this challengingand highly-competitivepath. There will be pow-erful and thought-pro-voking workshop ses-sions and panel discus-sions made up of expertlaw school administra-tors and accomplishedand knowledgeable lawstudents, law graduates,law professors, lawyersand judges from acrossthe nation. Key informa-tion will be shared aboutthe admissions process,the Law School Admis-sion Test (LSAT), per-sonal and diversity state-ments, financing a legaleducation and managingstudent loan debt, select-ing a law school, prepar-ing for and making themost of the law schoolexperience, coping withracism and becoming acontributing leader intheir law schools, and dif-

ferent career options andpaths once armed with alaw degree. There willalso be a special sessionspecifically for highschool students sharingwith them what they canstart doing right now toprepare for law schoolsuccess.

Several dynamictop attorneys will serveas featured keynotespeakers and sharewords of wisdom, en-couragement and theirown personal journeys tolawyerhood.

In addition to hear-ing from these amazinglawyers, participants willhave the opportunity toexperience a mock lawschool class taught byactual law professors,participate in the signa-ture advice clinic andpractical assistance ses-sion, take a mock diag-nostic LSAT exam, takepart in an LSAT test-tak-ing strategies session,make connections dur-ing the networking recep-tion and social mixer,and meet representativesfrom over 100 lawschools at the Law SchoolRecruitment Fair.

Attendees will beable to attend The LegacyBuilders Awards Ban-quet where five extraor-dinary Black attorneyswill be honored includ-

ing Kim M. Keenan, Esq.,General Counsel, Na-tional Association for theAdvancement of ColoredPeople (NAACP) (Wash-ington, DC), The Honor-able Damon J. Keith,Judge, United StatesCourt of Appeals, SixthCircuit (Detroit, Michi-gan), Julieanna L.Richardson, Esq., PublicHistorian & Founder,The HistoryMakers (Chi-cago, Illinois), Dr. BenHall, Esq., Founder, TheHall Law Firm (Houston,Texas), and James M.Douglas, Esq., Vice Presi-dent of GovernmentalRelations and Commu-nity Affairs, Texas South-ern University (Houston,Texas).

Finally, the confer-ence will close with itsmost highly-anticipatedevent – the AspiringLawyers Pinning Cer-emony. During this time,all aspiring lawyers musttake a special publicpledge. Thereafter, allcurrent lawyers willstand in solidarity andshow their confidence inthe next generation ofBlack lawyers by pinningthem and presentingthem with special keep-sake gifts. For many,they find this end to theconference to be life-changing in that the mes-sage is that we come

from where you comefrom, we look like you,we had to overcome tre-mendous obstacles andalthough the road wasextremely tough, we didit. Therefore, we sin-cerely believe in you andwe know you can do ittoo.

All pre-law regis-trants will receive the of-ficial souvenir programguide, a free subscriptionto BLACK PRE-LAWmagazine, and compli-mentary access to done-for-you resources andprofessional successskills online and tele-seminars, as well as com-prehensive law schooladmission and prepara-tion success e-books.

No other compre-hensive national pre-lawconference like this existsthat offers all that this onedoes - period. With only7% of law students and5% of all lawyers beingAfrican American, theneed for more represen-tation in law schools andin the legal profession re-mains great. Most impor-tantly, admission to thisgroundbreaking “mustattend” event is com-pletely free of chargeand open to the public.High school students,college students andgraduates, working pro-fessionals, career chang-ers, multicultural, careerand pre-law advisors, aswell as supporters andparents are all encour-aged to take advantageof the amazing benefitsthis world-class event of-fers.

For more informa-tion call 281-247-4026 or281-944-LAW4 (5294)with any questions orconcerns.

ARTFROMTHE

STREETSHomeless Showcase Art

By Shirley A. Hammond

There’s street art,and then there’s art fromthe streets. Sometimesthe lines between thetwo blur. On Saturday,November 9 and Sun-day November 10,ARTS From The StreetsShow & Sale takes placeat the Austin Conven-tion Center, 500 EastCesar Chavez Street.The artists come fromthe homeless popula-tion, and the event givesthem the chance to selltheir beautiful works ofart to the public andshoot for a fresh newstart in their lives.

The 2013 event rep-resents the 21st year thisprogram has been in ex-istence. The project re-ceives funding and sup-port from the City ofAustin through the Eco-nomic Growth & Rede-

velopment Services Of-fice/Cultural Arts Divi-sion. The Texas Com-mission on the Arts alsohelped fund the project.

The donation at thedoor is $5, and the over2000 works of art arepriced at $35 and above.The $5 suggested dona-tion helps fund the year-round program whichoffers the homeless theopportunity to comeand paint and createduring open studio ses-sions twice a week in theSt. Davids Trinity Cen-ter at 304 East 7th Street.As each year draws to a

close, they prepare toshowcase the worksthey have prepared. Thesite indicates that theartists get to keep mostof the proceeds from thesale of their work.

According to theirwebsite http://artfromthestreets.com/open-studio-sessions/,homeless people find asafe and welcomingplace where they cancreate. Their works inprogress are stored, sothey can resume workduring the followingsession. They can comeempty-handed; as Art

From the Streets pro-vides the paper, thebrushes, paint, pencils,and pastels for them.They can also get someinspirational help,should they need it;along with someone tokeep inventory of thework they complete.

They report lastyear’s exhibit and sale asa successful event withover $57,000 worth of artand almost 100 artistsrepresented. Jewelry,photography, pottery,drawings, and paintingswill be available forsale.

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The American Red Cross of Central Texas is working around theclock to help families affected by the Halloween floods with food, shelter, clean-up sup-plies and comfort. Red Cross disaster workers will continue conducting damage assess-ment this week, while also working closely with partner agencies at the Flood AssistanceCenter to connect families with vital relief resources.

Since the floods began early Thursday morning, the Red Cross has served more than10,000 meals and snacks, provided more than 300 health service checks, and registeredmore than 500 individuals at the Flood Assistance Center.

Disaster workers continue to canvass the most heavily affected areas, delivering mealsand clean-up supplies such as bleach, mops, gloves, rakes and shovels. One Red Crossshelter remains open at Dove Springs Rec Center, and will remain open as long as needed.

“We have made great strides in the disaster response, but there is still so much workto be done,” said Marty McKellips, Regional CEO of the American Red Cross of CentralTexas. “Our focus now is to finish the damage assessment so we can move from responseinto recovery. This is a resilient community, and it will take a partnership between RedCross and many other agencies and organizations to begin the recovery process. We will behere to provide assistance as long as the recovery process takes.”

With additional rain in the forecast this week, the Red Cross is encouraging CentralTexas families to take precautions. As with any disaster, preparation can be the differencebetween life and death.

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PROGRAMS ~ AWARENESSCall Me Senator Cory Booker

Booker Wins Senate Seatby Glenn TownesSpecial to the NNPA from The New York Amsterdam News

Newark Mayor Cory Booker

NEWARK, NJ - Inwhat many expected,Newark Mayor CoryBooker nabbed the cov-eted U.S. Senate seat ina hotly contested raceagainst Republicanhopeful Steve Loneganat a special election onWednesday in New Jer-sey. The gregariousmayor becomes the firstAfrican Americanelected to the U.S. Sen-ate since PresidentBarack Obama.

Booker, 44 madehis acceptance speechjust two hours after poll-ing centers across thestate closed and put thenew Senator-elect withmore than 56 percent ofthe vote—with about 75percent of all precinctsreporting. Booker even-tually garnered about710,000 votes or about55 percent compared toLonegan’s 579,000 orabout 44 percent withnearly all precincts re-ported. Booker will fillthe vacant Senate seat oflongtime politico FrankLautenberg, whopassed away earlier thisyear.

Delivering a fireand brimstone accep-tance speech to a stand-ing room audience atBooker election cam-paign headquarters atNJPAC Center in New-

ark, the gregarious andcharismatic outgoingmayor paid homage tohis modest beginnings;paid tribute to his fa-ther, Cary, who passedaway last week andhinted about some ofhis plans as the Gardenstate’s newest senator inWashington. “I will joinSenator Menendez inmoving the people ofNew Jersey ahead,” hesaid. “But make no mis-take, we have work todo!” The mantra of“work to do” has longbeen a staple in dozensof Booker’s speeches—including one of his firstspeeches after becomingmayor in 2006.

Lonegan concededdefeat in a telephonecall to the Booker camp

shortly after the Associ-ated Press predicted aBooker win. In a briefconcession speech atLonegan headquartersat the Marriott hotel inBridgewater, the formermayor of the small townof Bogota, said he willmove into the privatesector and acknowl-edged his supporters—including GovernorChris Christie.Throughout the cam-paign, Christie was criti-cized by members of theLonegan camp for notbeing more vocal andparticipatory in theRepublican’s senatebid. “Outside of run-ning along the streetplacing campaign signs,I don’t know what elsethe governor could havedone to help my cam-paign,” he said.

Lastly, once theelection results are cer-tified, Booker could besworn in as senatorwithin the next 30 days.Newark City CouncilPresident LuisQuintana is expected tobe appointed interimmayor once Booker de-parts for Washington.

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AUSTIN, TX - Vegas showgirl and Elvis cel-ebrate the launch of Allegiant Air Austin-Las Ve-gas nonstop with (l to r) Austin-Bergstrom’s JimHalbrook and Allegiant’s Micah Lillard and JessicaWheeler.

Allegiant Air LaunchesAustin-Vegas NonstopAllegiant Air LaunchesAustin-Vegas Nonstop

AUSTIN – A Ve-gas showgirl and anElvis impersonatorbrought the Vegas vibeto the launch of Alle-giant Air’s inauguralservice at Austin-Bergstrom InternationalAirport. Allegiant’s newnonstop flights betweenLas Vegas, Nev. andAustin started October31, 2013. First flight pas-sengers enjoyed giftbags and Vegas-themedcupcakes. The celebra-tion included a ribboncutting and a water can-non salute upon depar-ture.

The new flights op-erate four days a week.Thursday, Friday, andSunday flights arescheduled to departA u s t i n - B e r g s t r o m(AUS) at 1:05 p.m. arriv-

ing at McCarran Interna-tional Airport (LAS) at1:55 p.m. The returnflights depart Las Vegasat 7:25 a.m. arriving inAustin at 12 p.m., alltimes local. Mondayflights are scheduled todepart AUS at 8 p.m. ar-riving at LAS at 8:50p.m., with return flightsdeparting Las Vegas at2:45 p.m., arriving inAustin at 7:20 p.m. Tick-ets are available for pur-chase atwww.allegiant.com andat 702-505-8888.

“We are pleased tobring a new, affordableand convenient traveloption to the residentsof Austin,” said An-drew C. Levy, AllegiantTravel Company Presi-dent. “We are confidentthe Austin community

will appreciate the con-venience of flying non-stop to Las Vegas forless and the value ofbundling their air, hoteland car rental reserva-tion together onallegiant.com.”

“Allegiant serviceto Las Vegas presents awelcome new and lowfare option for CentralTexans,” said DougDriskill, Chair of theGreater Austin Cham-ber of Commerce AirServices Task Force.“Expanding air serviceand landing new air car-riers at Austin-Bergstrom InternationalAirport also spurs localeconomic growth. Wewelcome Allegiant toAustin.”

Austin-BergstromInternational Airportwelcomes new carriersAeromar, British Air-ways, and Allegiant Air.Austin’s airport has non-stop service to 41 desti-nations and served arecord 9.4 million pas-sengers in 2012. The air-port is growing to meetthe future needs of Aus-tin with improvementsranging from terminalexpansion to parking.Austin-Bergstrom is en-tirely self-sustaining,generating its own rev-enue to cover its oper-ating costs. Austin-Bergstrom InternationalAirport generates a $2.4billion economic im-pact to the Austin areaannually. For more in-formation, visitwww.abia.org.

WASHINGTON, DC— Renewable scholar-ships from $1,000 to$5,000 per year are avail-able for minority stu-dents entering chemistry-related fields. TheAmerican Chemical Soci-ety (ACS) Scholars Pro-gram awards scholar-ships to qualified AfricanAmerican, Hispanic andAmerican Indian stu-dents entering or alreadyin community collegesand four-year institu-tions. ACS accepts appli-cations from graduatinghigh school seniors andcollege freshmen, sopho-mores and juniors.

Applications willbe accepted from Nov. 1,2013, through March 1,2014, for the academicyear 2014-2015. Applica-tions are accepted onlineon the official ACS Schol-ars Program website(www.acs.org/scholars).Additional informationis available by calling 1-800-227-5558, extension6250, or by sendingemails toscholars@acs.org.

A degree in chemis-try prepares students foremployment in such var-ied fields as medical re-search and drug design,environmental studies,

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forensics, food, thesearch for alternate en-ergy sources, safeguard-ing national security andengineering new materi-als.

According to a re-cent article in the ACSweekly newsmagazine,Chemical & EngineeringNews, both salaries andthe job market are im-proving for chemistsoverall, and full-timeemployment for chem-ists in 2013 is at its high-est level in five years. Themagazine also reportedthat the median startingsalary for new B.S. chem-istry graduates in 2012was $40,000 (the most re-cent data available). ForM.S. graduates, it was$49,500, and for Ph.D.graduates, it was $75,000.

ACS established theScholars program in 1995to help interest and at-tract underrepresentedminorities to the chemi-cal sciences and to buildawareness of the valueand rewards associatedwith careers in chemis-try. In addition to finan-cial support, the programprovides mentoring andresearch and networkingopportunities that helpstudents acquire theskills and credentials

needed for a successfulcareer. Since its incep-tion, the ACS ScholarsProgram has awardedmore than $15 million tomore than 2,500 students.For the academic year2014-2015, ACS expectsto award approximately$1 million to both newand continuing scholars.

Examples aboundof how these scholar-ships can help changelives. One former scholarwho is pursuing a Ph.D.in chemistry said, “It is adream coming true, andthe ACS Scholars Pro-gram has played a bigrole in helping me tobuild a great future formy life as a chemist. I donot think I have thewords to express howgrateful I am.”

Another formerscholar was named toan endowed univer-sity chair, the ClimoProfessorship in Mac-romolecular Scienceand Engineering atCase Western Reserve.After receiving a Ph.D.from the JohnsHopkins University,yet another scholar washired by S.C. Johnsonas a senior associate inChemistry and Strate-gic Sciences (R&D).

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