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March is Women’s History Month

Coalition to erect alife-size BronzeSculpture of Dr.Martin Luther King,Jr. at the entrance ofMartin Luther King,Jr. Drive

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President Obama stands at the podium atArcadia University on Monday, where heignited the forum’s audience. See“Thera’s column, Support Healthcare

Reform or Shout Up” page 2

The City of Chester announced a $105,000 donation to J. Lewis Crozer Library, Chester’ssole library. On behalf of the library the check was accepted by Director LaTayna Burno,and Carol Allen, board president for the Crozer Library, who are pictured with Mayor Butler

and Chester City Council members. See “City Makes Donation…” page 14

State Rep. Jewell Williams, D-Phila., read to Thomas May Peirce Elementary School studentslast week during the National Education Association’s ‘Read Across America” program an annu-al initiative to help promote literacy and reading to children. See “Williams Reads to ThomasMay students…” page 9

A Haitian Earthquake Fund Raiser

Sunday, March 14 at LaRose Jazz

Club .......... page 15

African American History Showcase - page 8

Insurance companiesration health care on whocan pay and who can’t pay.Health care has to workfor the American people.President Obama saidthat’s why we need healthcare reform now.

What’s been happeningwith the insurance compa-nies is that every year,insurance companies deny

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President Barack Obamatook no prisoners onMonday as he came downhard on the health insuranceindustry as he made his case,(again) for universal healthcare for all, Monday, March8, 2010 at ArcadiaUniversity, (The old BeaverCollege), in Glenside,Pennsylvania. The gymnasi-um at the school was filled

to capacity as thousands came out to hear fromthe fiery Democratic President. President Obamapointed out so many critical facts, let me try andshare as many with you the readers of theSCOOP USA Community Newspaper, as I possi-bly can share.

President Obama stated, “Congress owes theAmerican people a final up or down vote on health care.It’s time to make a decision,” he said. “Stand with meand fight with me. Let’s seize reform. It’s within ourgrasp. The price of healthcare is one of the most punish-ing costs for families, businesses and hurt government.The insurance companies continue to ration health care.That’s the status quo in America, and its a status quothat’s unsustainable. You had ten years, (in reference tothe GOP). What were you doing? ”

President Obama pointed out that some of the highestinsurance rates quotes are amongst young people.

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Support Healthcare Reform or Shut up“If I cry tonight, understand that my cries are those of our children dying in the streets.” ~ Father Paul M. Washington

people coverage when (it seems), they need it the most.President Obama asked the question -- why is it that wethink this is normal? Insurance in Illinois went up sixtypercent last year. That’s not normal. Insurance compa-nies know they will loose customers when they go upon their premiums regularly, however that does not both-er the insurance companies because they feel like theywill automatically get more customers all the time. Howmuch longer do premiums have to rise before theAmerican public puts their foot down?

Once the Obama Plan is in place, it will end worstpractices within these various health insurance compa-nies. Some American for the first time, will have healthcare coverage. Health Insurance companies will bebanned from dropping clients when they get sick withmajor illnesses. No longer will insurance companies beable to arbitrarily hike insurance premiums. All newinsurance plans will be required to offer free preventivecheck-ups. There will be no more denying kids with pre-existing health conditions to have health insurance.Youth up to age twenty-six will be allowed to stay ontheir parents health coverage plan, if that’s what the fam-ily agrees to do. Health Insurance companies will beaccountable to the American public. With the ObamaHealth plan, everyday citizens will be able to select thesame kinds of health plans that members of Congresshave. (When the President said that on Monday, thecrowd roared with pleasure and agreement at thatthought).

U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah said, “There’s an oldexpression: Lead, follow, or get out of the way.’President Obama today has stepped up in a big way andasserted his leadership. Solid majorities in Congress anda national mandate from the voters are prepared to fol-low the President’s lead and get this job done. Make nomistake: there will be a vote on healthcare. For the firsttime in history there will be a vote to provide coveragefor the uninsured, and those who have health insurancewill be guaranteed the coverage they need. The nay-say-ers have had their nay saying, ad infinitum, and as thePresident said, “Every argument has been made.”Americans deserve an up and or down vote. Majorityrules. When we move from procedural votes to the his-toric final vote on healthcare, I predict there will bemore than Democrats providing American with thehealthcare they need and deserve. It’s time for those whoare stuck on our old, dysfunctional healthcare system toaccept these critical reforms or get out of the way. I echothe President’s statement, “Let’s get it done”.

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President Obamashown at the podiumat Arcadia Universityon Monday, Shown (tothe left) are some ofthe many students andfamilies who came outthe the SupportHealthcare Reformforum

Health Advocate/Educator, Glenn Ellis pictured here with the legendary Sonny Hill andRobert Miller, athletic director at the Audenreid School gave a moving talk to students, andtheir parents participating in a local basketball league workshop at Audenreid High Schoolat 33rd and Tasker Street. Ellis spoke to over 200 young people regarding school violence,making better snack choices, and focusing on their futures through education.

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Coalition to erect a Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. life-size Bronze Sculpture at the entranceof Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive

The Artist Sculptor Rebecca-Rose tm (RMFACStudio) Present Plans for a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.“Freedom Dream” Monument in Historic Philadelphia.The monument will be made a Gift to the City ofPhiladelphia as a Legacy and Symbol of InternationalHuman Rights and dignity for all people.

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“If I cry tonight, understand that my cries are those of our children dying in the streets.” ~ Father Paul M. Washington

Wrong place, wrong timeWhen young

Black men are thevictims of violentinjuries in theirurban neighbor-hoods, what hap-pens next? Thisquestion hauntedDr. John Rich,who was educatedat Dartmouth,

Duke, and Harvard, was a primary caredoctor at Boston Medical Center, andwas the founder of the city's YoungMen's Health Clinic. In both settings hewas in constant contact with young menwho had been victims of violence, and ofcourse he was deeply concerned aboutthe physical scars he kept treating. But asa Black doctor dealing with the after-math of violence in young Black men

day after day, Dr. Rich felt a special connectionwith his patients and wanted to know aboutmore than just the medical effects of the gunshot

and knife wounds he was seeing. He wanted to understandtheir emotional and psychological impact.

Dr. Rich and his colleagues kept asking themselves whythey were seeing so many victims of violence and whatthey could do to try to break the cycle, and he believed lis-tening to survivors' stories might help him find an answer.He began interviewing young men in the hospital as theywere recovering from their injuries, often following upafter they returned home and sometimes staying in touchfor months or years. He shares some of these stories andwhat he learned from them in his powerful new bookWrong Place, Wrong Time: Trauma and Violence in theLives of Young Black Men.

In his preface he explains that even though violent mur-ders often grab headlines, with violence, deaths are only"the tip of the iceberg." He notes the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention have estimated that for everyhomicide there are about 100 nonfatal violent incidents.He says studies have found that as deadly as guns are, "forevery person who gets shot and dies, another four get shotand survive." Dr. Rich believes we don't pay enoughattention to surviving victims and have "underestimatedthe impact that violence has on these young men and theircommunities."

When Dr. Rich started collecting his patients' stories, herealized that although little research had been done ontrauma among young Black victims of violence, their sto-ries were echoing research on responses to trauma in othergroups like rape survivors and soldiers returning fromcombat. These responses include hypervigilance and theconstant feeling of being in danger; being unable to feel atall and exposing themselves to more danger in an attemptto feel something; returning to danger to prove to them-selves they had mastered their fears; or using alcohol ordrugs to try to ease pain. It became painfully easy to con-nect the dots and see how these common responses totrauma play out in the lives of many survivors of inner-

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city violence, and why, in many cases, they lead to moreviolence. When many survivors are concentrated in a sin-gle area, it's also clear how these cycles of trauma and vio-lence repeat themselves and infect that entire community.

Dr. Rich also came to understand more about why vio-lence made sense to some of the patients he was treating.One epiphany occurred after 17-year-old Jimmyexplained that his friends were anxious to have some sortof "rep" "[j]ust to be known. People don't like to benobodies these days…" Dr. Rich realized, "I had gottenused to talking about senseless violence. How could vio-lence be anything but senseless?...But Jimmy's argument,when I laid it out front of me, told me that violence madesense to him. Violence worked in his world to accomplishsomething that all of us wanted—to be somebody—butthat Jimmy could not find any other way to do."

Dr. Rich believes we all need to better understand whyyoung men like these are getting caught up in the cycle ofviolence—not to excuse their behavior, but to help changeit. He is now the Director of the Center for Nonviolence

and Social Justice and Professor and Chair of HealthManagement and Policy at the Drexel University Schoolof Public Health in Philadelphia. The Center's goal is tochange the dialogue about violence "away from terms ofblame and dehumanization and toward a language ofinjury and healing." The Center hopes to help health,mental health, juvenile justice, and education systemsunderstand the relationship between trauma and violenceand how healing is critical to serving these young people.One key program reaches out to injured youths in aPhiladelphia emergency department, pairing them withprofessionals who can help with their trauma and a com-munity outreach worker who helps with basic needs likeenrolling in school or getting a job. This idea is starting tobe replicated in other cities. In 2006 Dr. Rich was award-ed a MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant" Fellowshipfor his work. Scholar-practitioners like him are helpingfind the answers we urgently need to better understand thecycle of violence and save our children from being itsnext victims.

Marian Wright Edelman is a lifelong advocate for disadvan-taged Americans and is the President of CDF. Under her lead-ership, CDF has become the nation's strongest voice for chil-dren and families.

We welcome an opportunity to talk or meet with you regarding the details. Contacts: RebeccaRose: (215) 833-9082 (cell), e-mail: /rebeccarosermfac@yahoo.com or SCOOP 215-232-5974

Philadelphia youth-led group will it have its firstever Networking Event for College Students. Theevent will afford area college students the opportunityto interact with some of Philadelphia's top leaders inbusiness, government, and the non-profit sector.Students will be able to ask questions that will helpthem navigate the job market, while business leadershave the opportunity to give a helping hand to deserv-ing students.

Alan-Michael Hill, College Networking Event andCareer Fair Coordinator says, "In the midst of anuncertain job market, many Philadelphia students willbe graduating from college and asking the question,'What comes next?' This event will give guidance tostudents who worry about their future."

This year, Youth Action has also decided to offerprofessional development workshops prior to the net-working event. These workshops will be a series ofnetworking etiquette and resume workshops adminis-tered by Peirce College's Career Services representa-tives to prepare students to sucessfully market them-selves to potential employers during the second night,which will be the Networking and Career Fair.

A few weeks ago wereceived a postcard offeringfree plane tickets, (andmore), to anywhere in theUnited States if we attendeda presentation. The presenta-tion site was nearby so weregistered and went.

The first thing we noticedwas the offices did not lookpermanent. The signagelooked movable, the art onthe office walls was the

$5.00 kind, and the furniture looked rented andused. The salespeople were almost all very good-

looking, but slick. Supposedly, the business was a travelagency.

Everyone but us had a personal greeter/schpieler. Wewaited, and eventually, a young man got up to speak andgive his sales presentation. It took about two hours. Heshowed slides of wonderful vacations around the world,quoting discounts for members ofSerenity Vacations, their organiza-tion. Membership cost over $7000for ten years, to be paid that day.(Later, the membership fees werelowered, for that day, to about$4500, and for us, for three years,to $1475.) Needless to say, werefused and asked for the promisedairline tickets.

We were given a voucher for thetickets. The next day, Jayneeresearched the company and their voucher. SerenityTravel, AKA Dreams Vacation International, DestinationVacations International, and possibly, Five Points Travel,has had its Better Business Rating revoked and is beinginvestigated by Delaware’s Attorney General. The com-pany obviously has changed names as necessary whenbeing pursued for trips that never happened. It turned outthe voucher and coupons were worthless. The moral is,“Never give anybody money before you thoroughlyinvestigate them.”

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way of looking at the Bible, their church history, Africansand themselves. Following the meeting I spoke with sever-al persons who attended the session. They were ecstaticabout what they had learned in the class thus far. Sheryl P.Simmons stated, “This is opening my eyes to some factsand I am learning things from this series I never knew. Iwas born an Episcopalian. This in-depth study is reallyopening my eyes to our heritage and place in the world.”Hebert Welles III is the president of the Men’s Fellowshipat St Andrew an St Monica. He stated, “This has opened myeyes to my legacy, things that have been passed down to methat I didn’t know, never learned that I am finding out aboutnow at forty seven years old. It is something I can passalong to my children.”

For more information about the Blacks In The Bibleseries call the church at (215) 222-7606.

Sheryl P. Simons E-mailed me to inform meabout a six week BibleStudy course at her churchentitled Blacks In TheBible. She said I might beinterested in the materialthat was being presented inthe series and want to shareit with my readers. I toldher my schedule was tootight to attend the first ses-sion but I suggested I mightinterview her pastor viatelephone for my Internet

radio program. She provided her pastor’s telephonenumber and I did subsequently call him. He agreedto do the interview, to allow me to record it and we

set up a mutually convenient time to conduct the interview.Rev. Dr. Samuel Adu Andoh is the pastor of St Andrews

and St Monica located at 3600 Baring street in the PoweltonVillage section of Philadelphia. When we spoke on the tele-phone we had a thought provoking phone conversationwhich prompted me to attend the March 3 Bible study class.I must say I was impressed by what I saw and heard there.In addition to teaching about African preeminence andinfluence in Biblical times, the good Reverend who wasborn and raised in Ghana is an unabashed champion ofAfrican redemption. Interestingly the Blacks in The Bibleseries is not part of a church Black History Month program.It is a Lenten Biblical study series which started onFebruary 24 and will run every Wednesday in March. Thesessions begin at 7 p.m. however there is collation and fel-lowship beginning at 6 p.m. Attendees are asked to enter thechurch by the Pearl Street entrance.

Using the Bible, geography, maps and history Rev.Samuel Adu Andoh convincingly lays out his claim thatAfricans were there from the beginning, that Yeshua Ben-Joseph (the person the Europeans renamed Jesus) wasaccording to Biblical descriptions a person of color. Duringlast Wednesday’s session which centered around the topic ofAfrican influence on the early church, Rev. Andoh statedemphatically “We have been brainwashed to hate our-selves. We have been taught Africans were latecomers inChristianity. The evidence is something else, the recordshows we were there from the beginning. The Black Churchexisted in North Africa centuries before Christianity wasintroduced into Europe. Black people were the first peopleto develop the Christian Church. We cannot claim the Bibleis foreign or alien to us. Africans established the CopticChurch in Ethiopia.” Reading and quoting from Romans16:13, Mark 15:21, Acts 13:1, 21:28, 8:26-28, showingmaps of Africa and the Mediterranean Sea area Rev. Andoh

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demonstrated that numerous personages in the early churchwere of African ancestry or from Africa itself. In fact oneBible verse he quoted indicated Saul of Tarsus (Paul theApostle) must have been Black because he was mistakenfor being an Ethiopian.

In addition to Biblical history, Rev. Andoh offers socialcommentary and explained how villages and communitiesin his native Ghana were tight knit and cohesive, how thekidnapped Africans who survived the Middle Passageattempted to recreate that unity in this hemisphere, despitethe horrors and ravages of slavery. He decried this lack ofunity and community in our society today.

Looking upon the faces of the people in that Bible studysession, I could see some were amazed at the informationRev. Anhoh was presenting. This was material that wasright there in the Bible in black and white but was unfamil-iar to them. For most of them this was a completely new

Applications for the Philadelphia Activities FundGrant are available at city recreation centers, play-grounds, Police Athletic League centers, libraries, CityCouncil offices located in City Hall and the Departmentof Recreation’s central office, 1515 Arch Street, 10thFloor.

The Philadelphia Activities Fund, Inc. (The Fund) is anon-profit corporation established by Mayor Michael A.Nutter and City Council to foster and promote educa-tional values of sportsmanship, the arts, and health toindividuals in Philadelphia.

The Fund offers financial support to programs andorganizations that encourage the instruction and educa-tion of individuals, which will train, develop, andimprove their capabilities. It is the goal of the

2010 Philadelphia Activities fundPhiladelphia Activities Fund, Inc. to assist non-profitorganizations in Philadelphia and to serve diverse seg-ments of the community.

The maximum for all grants is $6,500. Non-profitorganizations that have received the 2009--2010Philadelphia Cultural Fund Grant and the 2009-2010Anti-Drug Initiative Grant are disqualified for thePhiladelphia Activities Grant.

The deadline for proposal submission is Monday,April 12, 2010 at 5 p.m. If the proposal is mailed, itmust be postmarked on or before April 12, 2010. Allproposals should be delivered or mailed to thePhiladelphia Activities Fund, 1515 Arch Street, 10thfloor, Philadelphia, PA 19102.

Youth Action holds 2nd Annual networkingevent for college students

The professional development workshops will beheld on Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 at Peirce Collegeat 1420 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 from 5:00PM- 7:00 PM.

This networking event will be held at PeirceCollege at 1420 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102.The event will start at 6pm on Thursday, March 18th,2010. Both events are free and open to all college stu-dents. Attendees must RSVP to rsvp@youthaction-team.org. Refreshments will be served. For moreinformation, please visit www.youthactionteam.org

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Black HistoryMarch 12-13

1982-Charles Fuller wins the Pulitzer Prize for ASoldier's Play

1968-Mauritius becomes independent1964-Malcolm X resigned from the Nation of Islam1962-New York Mets controversial star outfielder

Darryl Strawberry was born in Los Angeles.1955-Death of Charlie Parker (34), one of the

founders of the modern jazz movement, in New YorkCity.

1945-On March 12, 1945, New York was the first stateto established a Fair Employment Practices Commission.

1936-Virginia Hamilton, juvenile fiction writer, born1932-Andrew Young, former US United Nations

ambassador, former congressman and former mayor ofAtlanta, born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

1912-Dorothy Height was born on this day. "For near-ly half a century, Dorothy Irene Height has given leader-ship to the struggle for equality and human rights for allpeople. Her life exemplifies her passionate commitmentfor a just society and her vision of a better world." -National Council of Negro Women Education: 1929 -Graduated Rankin High School, Rank PA (Valedictorian)1932 - BA New York University, New York City 1933 -Master in Educational Psychology - New YorkUniversity New York School of Social Work - ColumbiaUniversity (Advance studies) Honorary Degrees: 1967-Doctor of Humane Letters, Tuskegee Institute 1970-Doctor of Humane Letters, Coppin State College 1970-Doctor of Humane Letters, Harvard University 1970-Doctor of Civil Law, Pace University 1974- Board ofHumane Letters, University of Massachusetts 1975-Doctor of Humane Letters, Howard University 1975-Doctor of Humane Letters, Smith University 1975-Doctor of Humane Letters, New York University 1977-Doctor of Humane Letters, Bethune Cookman College1980- Distinguished Service Medal, Barnard College1981- Doctor of Humane Letters, Spelman College1982- Doctor of Humane Letters, Emmanuel College1982 Doctor of Humane Letters, Berea College 1983-Doctor of Humane Letters, Bowie State College 1985-Doctor of Humane Letters, Smith College 1989- Doctorof Humane Letters, College of the City of New York1989- Doctor of Humane Letters, Lincoln University1990- Doctor of Laws, Princeton University 1992-Doctor of Humane Letters, Central State University1993- Doctor of Humane Letters, Tougaloo College1994- Doctor of Humane Letters, Bennett College 1996-Doctor of Humane Letters, University of the District ofColumbia Degree information provided by the NationalCouncil of Negro Women

1791-Benjamin Banneker and Pierre Charles L'Enfant,are commissioned to lay out the District of Columbia

March 13th1979-In the island Republic of Grenada, the New

Jewel Movement, headed by U.S. educated MauriceBishop, ousted the government of Prime Minister Gairy.

1957-John Lee, first black commissioned officer in theU.S. Navy is assigned to duty. Dec 1944-Jan 1945 TheU.S. Army integrated black volunteers with white troopsto fight during the "Battle of the Bulge," the Germans¹last desperate counteroffensive to break through in theArdennes forest in Belgium. Over 5000 African-American soldiers in the Army¹s service units volun-teered; 2500 of them were accepted. After 6 weeks oftraining, the black troops were organized into 37 pla-toons of 40 men each, which were then attached to whiteunits of 200 men each. Suggested by General John Leeand approved by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, thiswas the first and only example of an integrated Armyfighting force in WWII. White officers later judged thatthese black soldiers had performed "very well" or "fairlywell." Although this experiment proved to be quite suc-cessful, the Army withheld a favorable survey on theintermixing of its troops because it would supposedlyhave undermined southern political support for a postwarpeacetime draft.

1946-Col. B.O. Davis Jr. assumed command ofLockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio. The Tuskegee Airmenare the black pilots, bombardiers, navigators and supportpersonnel trained during World War II. The fighter pilotsof the 99th Fighter Squadron and the 332nd FighterGroup of the U.S. Army Air Corps, led by Col. B. O.Davis, Jr., distinguished themselves in combat in numer-ous missions in the European theater during 1944through 1946.

1932-Founded by William A. Scott, III, the AtlantaDaily World began publication.

1918-James Rhoden, sculptor, born1869-Arkansas legislature passed anti-Klan law.1862-Congress forbade Union officers and soldiers to

aid in the capture and return of fugitive slaves, endingwhat one historian called the "military slave hunt."

1861-Jefferson Davis signed bill authorizing use ofslaves as soldiers in the Confederate army.

1773-Jean Baptiste Point du Sable established the firstpermanent settlement at 'Skikai-o,' meaning "the place ofwild onions,' and is now known as Cicago, Illinois. ThisAfrican-American merchant also established tradingposts at present day Peoria, Illinois; Port Huron,Michigan; and Michigan City, Indiana. Du Sable's logcabin home, located at 401 North Michigan Avenue,became a national historic landmark in 1976. The NativeAmericans of the area have been known to say "the firstwhite man to settle here was a negro."

LINCOLN UNIVERSI-TY, PA – Seven students,studying under the TeacherEducation and UrbanPedagogy Center ofExcellence at LincolnUniversity, presented theirresearch at the 31stAnnual Ethnography inEducation ResearchForum, the largest suchmeeting of qualitativeresearchers of education inthe world.

The forum was held onSaturday, February 27,2010 at the University ofPennsylvania’s GraduateSchool of Education (PennGSE).

The student presenterswere: Chrisonne Hollis’11,Calvin Samuel’12, TeyanaSmith’10, ChristinaMinus’11, CandaceSabb’10, MarcusPressley’10, andShakuwra Randolph-Ilyaas’10.

The student’s first panelpresentation was titled,African-American Pre-Service Teachers in the UrbanClassroom: An Auto Ethnographic Exploration ofCultural Differences, which analyzed factors that indi-vidual cultures play on education in an urban setting.

Presenters from the first panel included:Christina Minus, a junior Early Childhood/Elementary

Education majorTopic of Choice: Teachers’ Ethnicity in Connection

with Urban Youth – An Exploration of RelationshipBuilding

Teyana Smith, a senior and Elementary Educationmajor

Topic of Choice: An Urban-Based Approach TeacherPreparation

Candace Sabb, a senior and Elementary Educationmajor

Topic of Choice: “But These Kids are Smart”: AnAuto Ethnographic Exploration of Pre-ConceivedNotions from a Former Philadelphia Student

The second panel titled, The Philadelphia UrbanSeminar: The HBCU Pre-Service Teacher Experience,focused on various aspects on the urban seminar, mainlythe experiences of building relationships with other uni-versities, shattering personal stereotypes, self-reflectionon the profession, and the need to teach in an urban area.

Presenters from the second panel included:Marcus Pressley, a senior Elementary Education major Topic of Choice: Shattering the Stereotypes: An Auto

Ethnography Experience of an African-American Pre-service Teacher.

Shakuwra Randolph-Ilyaas, a senior ElementaryEducation major

Topic of Choice: Relationships with Other Colleges:Philadelphia Urban Seminar

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Topic of Choice: Finding Myself as a Teacher: Self-Reflection of the Profession

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Topic of Choice: “I Should be Here”: An African–American Pre-service Teacher’s Approach toApplication.

“My students have been working with me sinceAugust getting their research together,” said Dr.Mawhinney, assistant professor of Education, “and alltheir hard work paid off. “

Mawhinney added “A professor from The College ofCharleston stated, ‘This is brave and innovative researchyou are talking about. As undergraduates to be at thiselite conference with faculty and graduate students … isamazing.”

The theme of this year’s forum was “Creativity, Crisisand Qualitative Research: Re-imagining Education in aChanging World.” Conference participants examined theways in which these social, economic, and technologicalchanges are influencing teaching and learning bothinside and outside the classroom.

Featured speakers were H. Samy Alim, a faculty mem-ber at Stanford University, whose ethnographic studiesfocus on street language, culture, and music; DougFoley, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin,whose research centers around American ethnic and racerelations and educational policy for ethnic minorities;and Bonny Norton, a professor in the department ofLanguage and Literacy Education at the University ofBritish Columbia.

Boston College Professor Marilyn Cochran-Smith andPenn GSE Associate Professor Susan Lytle, who co-authored the recent book, Inquiry as Stance: PractitionerResearch for the Next Generation, co-presented.

In addition to the plenary speakers, the forum also fea-tured data analysis sessions, in which participants andfaculty consultants brainstormed with presenters aboutdata sets.

Lincoln University students present InnovativeResearch at Education Conference

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Reach One, Teach OneReach One, Teach One

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Christawn is a THUGon a mission. A THUG.for him, is The HigherUnderstanding of God.This Hip Hopper has realtalk street cred. In hispast life, he ran thestreets, sold crack,packed pistols and chasedskirts. He’s rapping aboutall of it on his forthcom-ing debut CD Life Story(Abundant HarvestEntertainment/UniversalMusic Christian Group)that hits stores every-where on May 18, 2010.

Christawn’s first radio single “Save Me” (featuring fireytenor Micah Stampley on the hook) is heating up aroundthe country. The in-your-face rock guitars set the stage forChristawn to rap about the day he cried out for God to savehim in 2003. “I had a bundle of crack I had stashed in thisbrick wall,” he recalls. He and a buddy were leaving thearea when the cops caught them. “They threw us up againstthe car, took our money and put us in the back of the squadcar and I’m thinking this is it,” he says. One of the copswent searching for the crack. “You could actually seewhere the bag was hanging out of the wall,” he explains.“He was putting his hand in holes and feeling around thewall. I just called on the Lord and said, `God if you save mefrom going to jail, I will leave this life for good.’ The copcame back to the car and I’m thinking the worse. He says,`Get out of the car; this is your lucky day. Get out of here.’”

After the cops left, Christawn returned to the wall and

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(Island)13. Wale .................. Attention Deficit ............... (All I Do)14. Maze .. “All-Star Tribute to Frankie Beverly” ... (IND)15. Roy C. ....“Don’t Let Our Love Die” .... (Three Gems)16. 50 Cent ............ “Before I Self Destruct” ........ (Shady)17. Ginnuwine ....... “A Man’s Thoughts”............ (Asylum)18. Whitney Houston ......... “I Look To You” ........ (Arista)19. Leona Lewis ...................... “Echo” .................... (Syco)20. Eminem .......... “Rxelapse:Rxefill .......... (Aftermath)21. Young Money ....... “We Are Young Money” ...... (Uni)22. Raphel Saadig ...... “The Way I See You” .......... (Sony)23. Lil’ Wayne ...................... “Rebirth” .................... (Uni)24. Sade ................... “Soulder Love” ..................... (Sony)25. Rihanna .................. “Rater R” ...................... (DefJam)

CD SpotlightCD Spotlight“If I cry tonight, understand that my cries are those of our children dying in the streets.” ~ Father Paul M. Washington6 - SCOOP U.S.A. - Friday, March 12, 2010

Urban Rock song--features MicahStampley “Save Me”

pulled the stash. “I gave it to Buck. He owned Morse Streetat the time. I said, `Man, this is it. I’m leaving.’ He tried totalk me out of leaving but I refused to listen. He had someharsh words for me and I left. Two weeks later, Buck getskilled and two years later, the whole block was raided.They were all Bloods and now they are all facing 25 to life.So I know the Lord saved me for a reason.” Since then,Christawn has turned his life around and has been a mem-ber of Bethany Baptist Church in South Jersey. Thechurch’s pastor, Bishop David Evans, mentored him andhas now made Christawn’s rap dreams a reality.

“Save Me” was recently featured on the “Play it or Fadeit” segment on Radio One’s nationally-syndicated program“The Spirit of Hip Hop with Coco Brother.” The audiencecalled in and overwhelmingly voted for the song to beplayed. “It talks about what I was doing at different pointsof my life in the streets,” he explains. “That’s the closestsong to my heart because it brings me back to where Godbrought me from… I want people to know this is whereI’ve been. A lot of my life story started right there in thestreets. I can’t sugar coat it because this is what’s going onin the lives of many people today…This isn’t just aboutsmoking crack.... I was literally around killing all day longand going home and crying at night praying to God to saveme.”

Special thanks to the Belle Report for the constantupdates! If you would like to join our promo team, pleasecontact us at promo@supremegospel.org or call866.659.8132. Stay tuned for information on Create theLook's Salon Mondays coming April 26, 2010 at The Ark!Salon/Shop owners, vendors, consumers and more this isthe forum you must attend. For more details log ontowww.createthelook.net. Until the next column, remainencouraged!!

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Test them on your skin. Put one fragrance on eachwrist. Wear these fragrances for a while to see how theysmell a few minutes later. You will know how you feelwearing it. If you try too many perfumes at once, youcould also get a headache. You can wear a fragrance to gowith certain garments. You can wear one fragrance all thetime. Some have a whole wardrobe of perfumes, chang-ing everyday. The choice is a personal thing. Just keep inmind to keep your fragrance subtle

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Verizon Wireless’ How Sweet the Sound™ competi-tion is back in 2010 to search for Philadelphia’s bestchurch choirs and to compete for the title of “The BestChurch Choir in America.” The winning choir willcompete against other communities to become “The BestChurch Choir in America” and win up to $50,000 incash and prizes. Registration is now open and interestedchoir representatives can visit www.HowSweetTheSound.com for more information.

Now in its third year, How Sweet the Sound is muchmore than a singing competition – it is an opportunity tocapture the passion for gospel music in Philadelphia andto celebrate the unique ways that music connects peoplewithin their community.

Verizon Wireless will select a local Philadelphia artistto represent their city during the How Sweet the Sound2010 tour. The selected artists will create a custom fineart piece that pays tribute to the spirit of gospel music intheir hometown.

How Sweet the Sound, a national program created byVerizon Wireless, invites choirs affiliated with a churchor other church organization (as defined by the organiza-

tion’s tax-exempt ID number) within one of the 14 tourcities to enter (visit www.HowSweetTheSound.com forspecific geography). Choirs must submit an applicationand audition video no longer than three minutes. Allregistration forms and audition videos must be receivedby May 17. The audition video may be submitted bymail, uploaded online, or dropped off at participatingVerizon Wireless Communications Stores. Participatinglocal stores include: Atlantic City, Center City/ MarketSt., Center Pointe Plaza, City Avenue, Market StreetEast, Roosevelt Mall, Towne Place, Wilmington andCherry Hill.

Small and large choirs can enter the competition. TheFew Voices category is for choirs consisting of six to 35participants, while the Many Voices category is forchoirs with 36 to 100 participants. Audition videos willbe reviewed locally by professional music producers orGospel radio personalities in each city. The judges willselect up to 16 choirs – eight from each category – fromeach stop of the tour. The video submissions of the 16choirs will be posted on www.HowSweetTheSound.comwhere members of the community can vote for theirfavorite choirs.

Once the online voting is complete, four choirs fromeach category will be selected to perform onstage in theregional event this fall where two choirs, one from eachcategory, will win $10,000. One overall winner will beselected at each regional concert, and each choir memberfrom the overall winning choir will also receive aVerizon Wireless phone and a $50 gift card. The overallwinning choir from each city will also advance to thegrand finale where they will compete to win more than$50,000 in cash and prizes.

In addition, the Verizon Wireless V CAST People’sChoice Award will be given to the choir who capturesthe heart of the audience at each regional performanceand at the grand finale. The V CAST People’s ChoiceAward winners will receive $5,000.

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SCOOP U.S.A. - Friday, March 12, 2010 - 7“If I cry tonight, understand that my cries are those of our children dying in the streets.” ~ Father Paul M. Washington

Rashied Becomes Second Drummer with Coltrane in 60’s

When asked about times when Rashied reflected onhis extraordinary experiences with Coltrane playing intandem and often not in tandem with Elvin Jones at timeColtrane needed two drummers to execute his musicalvision. Murphy states the evolutionary process: “Fromwhat I remember Rashied telling me, in the beginning hedid not want to play with two drummers. He just figuredhe wanted to play drums by himself in Coltrane’s group.Just like rhythm section cats, it’s kinda rare for me tohave another piano player. It’s a little weird. Yeah,Rashied felt a little weird. That is why he turned downthat first recording date. Then he realized, man, that’sdumb. Because it was TRANE… I think they did a gigwith the two drummers (Rashied and Elvin) before theydid a recording session. He said he loved it. Rashiedsaid he tried to play the stuff that Elvin wasn’t playing.”

“By Any Means: Rashied Had Three Bands At Same Time”

Turning the discussion to Rashied’s musicality and thevarious aggregations required to execute his ideas andideals, Murphy notes, “When it came to bringing bandmembers to his own group, Rashied just threw peopleinto working situations. Rashied had different bandsplaying different things. When I joined Rashied Ali, wehad a band that did mostly straight-ahead stuff.Sometimes, Rashied had three or four different bands atthe same time. They were doing different projects. Hehad “By Any Means” for a long time. By Any Meansincluded Rashied, William Parker and Charles Gayles.He had “Premium Material” for awhile. He also had aband with Ravi Coltrane and them. I started off playingmore straight ahead musical stuff. Then he asked me todo a gig with “By Any Means”. So I did one gig withthem and it was STRAIGHT FIYAHHHHHHHHHHH! Ihad played some Free Modal stuff with Fred Andersonback in the early 80’s. And when I was in New Orleans,I played some Free Piano on one of my own concerts. Igot a grant and went down to New Orleans to studypiano with Ellis Marsalis following a concert he andWynton did in Chicago.

Rashied Ali Quintet: Live In EuropeDid you ever hear listen to the hotazz CD, ‘Rashied

Ali Quartet: Live in Europe’? Yo Son, don’t tell meyou all into Jazz and sleeping Rashied Ali LIVE. That’sa beautiful album and can you believe they got a 25minute version of Blood Ulmer’s composition “ThemeFor Captain Blackman” Gregg Murphy’s on there. TheIntro sets you up for what is to come. Yeah, you movingfrom what they used to call “Out Music” toWayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Out” On somenew millennium Free Jazz. Spaces. Places. Free Jazz ina free zone. Serious. Also check out, “Judgment Day,Volumes 1 and 2” If Harrison Ridley was here, he’dhave a whole four hours worth of Rashied to play. Onsome real/reel. That’s what happens when Philly’s verysidewalks are in motion. Nah, I ain’t reading your mindbut I’m saying, when the Rashied Quintet be playing,they set it off in such a way that the SIDEWALKS INMOTION.

Henry Grimes Still Remembers the Post Pork Pie EraYo, I’m just gonna let that South Philly Grimes

Brother, Henry Grimes tell you about Shied: “RashiedAli was one of the most creative and exciting musiciansever to come on the scene. To play music with him wasto rejoice in the exhilarating rhythms he contributed tothe music of our times, and his. We hope that more andmore, the world will come to recognize the tremendousartistic gifst Rashied has given us…. I knew him whenhe used to work with Mr. Coltrane during the 1960’s,when he worked a little with me also and with othergroups at that time. Before Rashied left us, it looked likethe 60’s were coming back for a while. Now I hopepeople will be able to have some experience with themusical legacy of our friend Rashied Ali. His music, hisknowledge, and his charm will continue to reach peopleeverywhere. Rashied Ali knew how to cause music tohave life and give life.” Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh andwhen you pick up a copy of that album with justRashied on drums and Grimes on bass, you will see thatboth of those philly musicians knew how to expandliving through music.

Rashied Ali : The Father, Husband and Progressive Force

In providing varied perspectives on Rashied Ali, themusician, the bandleader, the husband and father wehave interviewed a number of people close to him. Hisson Amin Ali, the remarkable Electric bass guitarist who

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Dedicated to Philly Joe Jones, Larry Neal, JohnColtrane, Amin Ali, Muhammad Ali, JamaaladeenTacuma, James ‘Blood ‘ Ulmer and Jimmy Stewart

played for a number of years with the one and onlyJames ‘Blood’ Ulmer, provides the following insight:“My dad taught us how to be patient with the music andthe traveling and everything that we have to do. He alsotaught me to be able to adapt to changes that mightoccur in a split second. You don’t know what’s going tohappen on the road. You don’t know what’s going tohappen in terms of the studio or anything. But my Dadtaught me how to deal with the world and everythinglike that. He didn’t just teach me as far as music. Hetaught me what it meant to be a man, how to take care ofyour family and things like that. When I dropped off themusic scene for a while, I told my dad, ‘I’ve got to takecare of my family because the money from music is notenough for me to take care of my children and my wife.’At that time I was living in a cramped apartment. I toldmy dad, ‘I need to get a job so I can buy a house for myfamily to live in.’ Check this out! You know what mydad told me? He said, ‘Amin, go with your heart butremember you will never escape the music. But go withyour heart and take care of your family. That’s the way Iraised you to be a man. You were man enough to comeand tell me that. I’m sure you will be successful at it.’Thirteen years later, I’m the head cook. Nobody didn’tknow that. But my second love after music was cook-ing.” Because Amin took his father’s advice and fol-lowed his heart, he is now able to do both -- pursue hisprofession as a Chef and y’all know he’s still cookingon BASS.” Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. On some real/reelPhilly ish.

Rashied Ali’s Daughter Praises Philly Tribute to Her Father

It was Amin Ali who took the lead in organizing thatmemorable Rashied Ali Tribute at the Philadelphia ClefClub. Traveling from New York City to participate inthis special tribute to her father was Rashied’s daughter.When asked how she would characterize the day’s activ-ities, she responds: “This is a wonderful tribute to myfather and it’s an honor for me to be here. I didn’t haveany expectations because I was not involved in the plan-ning at all. It’s amazing to see how many musicians andpeople in Philadelphia who knew and loved my fatherand his music and who were influenced by him.” Ali’swife, Patricia, joins in the Rashied Ali Umum DiscourseCipha: “I am just blown away by everybody here and bythe music. I think it’s great. Every drummer you canthink of is here. It’s such a thrill to hear THE MUSIC.Part of what happened when Ali passed is that the musicis not as present. Rashied was the connection to themusic. J. Micahel Harrison keeps saying, “ Oh, weshould have done this while he was alive.’ My husbandwas a very humble person and would have never wantedit. He was very humble. He would have wanted to be apart of the concert. He just really wanted the music to goon. He wanted the music to be mainstreamed. It neverquite was. He loved avant garde music and Free Jazzand he loved to play it. Musicians had to really get holdof themselves when they played with Rashied becausehe wanted them to really stretch. Rashied encouraged somany young musicians.”

Wife’s Memories, Motions and Mimetic ForceRashied’s daughter re-enters the discourse cipha: “I

mean, he really encouraged all artists regardless of theirart form. Whether they were painters, actors, photogra-phers or whatever. He had a bunch of photographerscoming over. “Patricia adds, “ He always kept pushingartists, no matter what their genre. He would say toyoung artists, ‘Keep at it. Don’t stop! Artists used to callhim all the time when they were really down. Music issuch a hard business anyway. All of the arts are hardwhen it came to the business part. So they would justcall Rashied because he was willing to talk to them.”

Daughter adds, “When he spoke about any art form,he spoke in a musical way. Going in and out of focus ofthe painting, of the color, of shape, blending all of the

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Rashied Ali

We've experiencedmany great guitarists inmusic history, WesMontgomery, GeorgeBenson, Norman Brown,now the virtuoso guitarof Tim Bowman takesjazz strings to anotherlevel. Spending his ear-liest days as music direc-tor for Gospel sensationsThe Winans Tim's latestproject is self titled on

the Trippin on Rythm label. The collection opens withthe delightful "Sweet Sundays" which currently tops theSmooth Jazz Charts. The following track “High Def” issmooth with a slight club vibe. Tims talent on the instru-ment shines through on this very appealing track. Nextup is the very romantic "For You My Love". Then Timfeatures a Latin guitar edge on “Sunset”. Among specialguests on this session is Kirk Whalum who gives asmooth sax performance on "The Gift", dedicated toTim's mother. Smooth Jazz saxophone icon Najee lendshis skills on Rapture, and Jazz fusion icon Jeff Lorbercloses the pro-ject out accom-panying TimBowman onthe uptempo"Mr B". Tim'slatest offeringis the perfectfollow up to"This is What IHear" whichtopped theSmooth JazzCharts at #1 acouple of yearsago. On TimBowman’s lat-est offering hetakes his place in the hall of fame of true guitar innova-tors.

Check me out as I host “Expressions” Jazz RadioShow on the following internet radio affiliate stations:

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This week’s rap from theMayor of Girard Avenue iscalled Taking Responsibility.

First, I would like toacknowledge the passing ofBlack History Month and thebeginning of Women’sHistory Month. Both ofthose topics have somethingto do with this article.

Now is the time for usto take the bull by the horns and take care of our chil-dren. This means all of our children. We cannot continueto put the blame on any body else except the people thatare not teaching our children how to live and how to act– be they Black, White, Hispanic or otherwise. Thewomen are doing the best job they possible can but someof them are all by themselves, not all but some. Thenyou have aunts and uncles and our wonderful grandpar-ents raising their children’s children. Now that would beall right if that’s what they wanted to do. However, ifthey are doing that only because they are forced too,there’s something wrong with that picture because thekids will feel it. Then you will have some angry children– angry with adults and later on in life it comes out. Itcomes out at the senior citizen homes where older folkgo to live instead of having young caring people to workand look after them. They might get some young boundat getting even, for whatever reason and it shows. Weneed love and a lot of it, both for our young folks andolder people and we all need to get involved. This is atime of some hard economic woes on both sides of thefence and we really need each other and we can all teacheach other and we can all teach each other – young and

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“If I cry tonight, understand that my cries are those of our children dying in the Streets.” ~ Father Paul M. Washington8 - SCOOP U.S.A. - Friday, March 12, 2010

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Actor Tony Danza poses with Ryann Richardson, Miss Philadelphia,at the Red Cross Red Ball held recently at the Please Touch Museum.Shown below, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams is pictured with his two daughters enjoying the Ball. Ron Allen photos

Red Cross Ball

On February 22 McDonald’s® hosted an“Empowerment” Lunch with members ofthe Philadelphia Black McDonald’sOwner/Operator Association (PBMOA). Theevent provided inspiration to members of thecommunity by showcasing McDonald’semployees who have climbed the employ-ment ladder to become successfulOwners/Operators of McDonald’s franchis-es. In addition, the PBMOA donated $1,000to Project H.O.M.E., a nonprofit organiza-tion dedicated to ending homelessness inPhiladelphia.

Pictured left to right: Wayne Holliday,Owner, McDonald’s; Tanya Holliday,PBMOA President and Owner, McDonald’s;Serge Tancrede, Owner, McDonald’s; CleoAlston, Owner, McDonald’s; BarbaraDawkins, Owner, McDonald’s; RonaldMcDonald; Vera Owens, Project Manager,Project H.O.M.E.; Richard Johnson, Owner,McDonald’s.

In honor of Black History month, African American franchises providedmotivation, and opportunities to members of the local community

Happy 110th BirthdayAnna L.

Henderson, anative ofRiddleville,Georgia, cele-brated her 110thbirthday lastweek. She is theoldest resident ofPhiladelphia.

Henderson isthe the daughterof the late IsaacBerrian born in1870 and JennieTomas Berrianborn in 1873.The Berrianfamily consistedof eight children--four boys andfour girls.According toHenderson, theBerrian familymoved north to Philadelphia in 1922 because of racial issues tak-ing place at the time. Known as “The Great Migration”, manysouthern blacks moved to northern cities seeking a better life.

Anna Henderson is an active member of the Church of God InChrist. Her great-neice, Maxine Carson states that she in addi-tion to attending church regularly, she enjoys spending time withher family.

SCOOP U.S.A. - Friday, March 12, 2010 - 9“If I cry tonight, understand that my cries are those of our children dying in the streets.” ~ Father Paul M. Washington

State Rep. Jewell Williams, D-Phila., read toPhiladelphia School District students last week in cele-bration of the National Education Association's "ReadAcross America" program, an annual initiative to helppromote literacy and reading to children.

Williams spent a day with students at the Thomas MayPeirce Elementary School, located at 23rd and Cambriastreets.

"We all want kids to get excited about reading andlearning, and one of the best ways we can do that is byexample," Williams said. "It was a lot of fun to go intothe schools and show students that I also enjoy reading."

The school's principal, Terrell Parris, and classroomteachers Keri Townsend, Vanessa Howard and YvonneHogan introduced him to the students, who greetedWilliams with applause. Williams read one of Dr. Seuss’most beloved books, “Green Eggs and Ham,” to morethan 40 preschool students. He said students hung onevery word and knew the book extremely well.

"I know that I am dating myself, but I had not readthis book in at least 49 years," Williams said. "It is aclassic, fun story that really draws children into the fun-damental joy of reading."

Williams said he was impressed that so many of thestudents he met were eager to learn and added that it is atribute to them, and the efforts of their teachers and par-ents.

"The students obviously enjoy going to school, and Itruly enjoyed meeting with them to encourage and sup-port their enthusiasm about learning," Williams said."The teachers at Thomas May Peirce are doing an excep-tional job preparing these young students with a qualityeducation."

Read Across America is observed March 2, the birth-day of children’s author Dr. Seuss who turned 108 yearsold. It is considered one of the largest one-day literacycelebrations in the country.

Williams reads to Thomas May Peirce students to promote literacy, learning

Shown (l-r) The Honorable Henry L. Moore, Distinguished ServiceChapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated, shares withBrother Terrence Howard his Congressional Gold Medal he receivedas a member of the Tuskegee Airmen. Ron Allen photo

Joe Frazier a loyal costumer at Webb's Department Store share's a moment with local artistEmmanuel Fitzpatrick and his mother Ms. Randy K. Fitzpatrick. Emmanuel Fitzpatrickworks with Philadelphia Mural Arts Program and volunteer's at the Martin Luther KingJr. Recreation Center teaching young children in the After School Program. Mr. Webb photo

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Doctors give their tips for avoiding nasty cold and flu germsWith cold and flu season in

full swing, we wondered howtop docs personally battlenasty bugs each winter. Hereare their expert tips for keep-ing pains, aches, sniffles, andsneezes at bay.

Wash your hands to keepgerms away

The advice you’ve probablyheard dozens of times fromyour doctor wash your handsthroughout the day really does

prevent infections, and all the doctors we talked tosaid they do it religiously. “I wash my hands or use a handsanitizer before and after every patient,” says ChristopherTolcher, MD, a pediatrician in the Los Angeles area and clin-ical assistant professor of pediatrics at the University ofSouthern California Keck School of Medicine in LosAngeles. “I probably wash my hands 40 to 50 times a day.”

What to use? Warm water and soap will kill the germs, butbe sure you don’t rush. “I try to wash for 20 seconds sing‘Happy Birthday’ to myself twice,” says Nancy Hughes, MS,RN, director of the Center for Occupational andEnvironmental Health in Silver Spring, Md. She’s also care-ful after she washes. “I use a paper towel to dry my handsand to turn off the faucet, especially in public bathrooms.”

No matter how clean they may be, remember this: Handsare veritable germ factories, so keep them away from yournose and mouth. Also keep them away from your food dur-ing cold and flu season. “I try to bring something I can eatwith a spoon or fork, rather than a sandwich I have to han-dle,” says Sandra Fryhofer, MD, MACP, clinical associateprofessor at Emory University School of Medicine and ageneral internist in Atlanta. “If you’re going to eat a sand-wich, put a tissue or paper towel around it.”

Keep cold and flu germs off surfacesColds and flu are caused by viruses, which can easily pass

from person to person, or from surface to person.“Computerkeyboards, telephones, doorknobs, pens that are given to youwhen you sign for a credit card purchase or in a doctor’soffice all of these are surfaces that have great potential forharboring germs.Getting the germs off surfaces in your homecan be an important way of preventing exposure to thosegerms that can cause illness. Household cleaning and disin-fecting are both options.

Household cleaning with soap and water dislodges thegerms from surfaces and washes them away. Disinfectingwith substances like bleach actually kills the germs.According to the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention, either approach is fine for normal householdcleaning. However, if you‘re particularly concerned or ifsomeone else in the house is sick you may want to go withdisinfecting, which can be more thorough.

So where should you start your household cleaning anddisinfecting? Two areas are crucial kitchens and bathrooms.

1. The kitchen. Food-borne illnesses are always a risk, sotake special care that surfaces in your kitchen are clean.Laura A. Jana, MD, a pediatrician in Omaha, Neb., and coau-thor of Heading Home with Your Newborn and Food Fightsrecommends wiping down kitchen surfaces and sinks dailywith a disinfectant. “You want to have your counters clean

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enough that you can put food on them,” she says. Obviously,you should clean or disinfect immediately after you‘ve beenpreparing raw meat, poultry or fish. Cleaning the floor regu-larly is a good idea too. You never know what might havedripped onto it when you were preparing dinner. Make surethat what you‘re using to clean is clean itself. If you‘re wash-ing with a dirty sponge or rag, you could just be spreadinggerms around the kitchen.

2. The bathroom. The bathroom is inevitably one of themost germ-filled spots in the house. So make sure to clean ordisinfect the counter, sink, toilet, and floor. Be especially vig-ilant in your household cleaning if a family member has beensick with vomiting or diarrhea. Some stomach viruses areharder to kill than common cold and flu viruses. Getting thegerms off surfaces in your home can be an important way of

preventing exposure to those germs that can cause illness.Household cleaning and disinfecting are both options.

Household cleaning with soap and water dislodges thegerms from surfaces and washes them away. Disinfectingwith substances like bleach actually kills the germs.According to the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention, either approach is fine for normal householdcleaning. However, if you‘re particularly concerned or ifsomeone else in the house is sick you may want to go withdisinfecting, which can be more thorough.

For more healthful information www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu

Here’s to the best interest in your health.

different factors, you know, Dad would look at it andhe’d say what he sees and doesn’t see. He would havedirect questions about the artist’s work. Then he’d go onto talk to someone else and he’d come back to the paint-ing.”

Rashied Had Integrity and an Ethic of CaringA wife remembers, “ I met him in 1971. He opened

‘Ali’s Alley’ in 1973 or 1975.’ Daughter speaks, “It wasdefinitely 1973 because he had it opened more than ayear before I was born. When asked what was it aboutRashied that she found most attractive; without hesitat-ing Patricia responds, “I trusted him. Rashied had a lotof integrity. He never cheated anybody. He always paidhis band better than any of the major jazz musicians. Healways wanted his musicians to know how much he val-ued them. He was just all about the music. In a truesense. Not in a commercial sense. He felt the music heplayed was so important to get out there. That was hisprimary focus. Business people. He completely astound-ed them.” Daughter: “When somebody tries to controlsomeone they feel threatened by them.” Pat: “When Imet him he was already a great musician. He had playedwith John Coltrane. I trusted him and I trusted his judg-ment. He knew exactly what he wanted to do. And it wasnot about the money. It was about playing the music hewanted to play. When they’d ask him to play in an All-Star Band, Rashied would say, ‘No. No. No.’ I’ll playwith my band.” There is moment of silence and hisdaughter concludes the conversation: “He always likedinnovations. He liked new ideas. He liked technology.He liked to push himself. He never wanted to rest on hislaurels.”

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Distinguished sailor saluted on StampsWASHINGTON — Doris Miller a

revered U.S. Navy icon was com-memorated with a First-Class salutewith the dedication of theDistinguished Sailors collectablestamps. Available nationwide, the44-cent stamps immortalize sailorswho served with bravery and distinc-tion during the 20th Century.

The dedication ceremony tookplace at the United States NavyMemorial in Washington, DC.

“On behalf of the U.S. Postal Service, I am pleased tohonor great sailors who have impacted our nation andworld,” said Potter. “These brave individuals representthe U.S. Navy’s proud legacy of service to this nation.Their example is an inspiration to every American.”

Joining Potter in dedicating the stamps were Juan M.Garcia III, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpowerand Reserve Affairs); Vice Admiral Samuel J. LocklearIII, Director, Navy Staff; Edward K. Walker Jr., RearAdmiral, Supply Corps (Ret.) and United States NavyMemorial President; David A. Rosenberg, PhD, NavalHistorian/Captain, U.S. Navy Reserves; Rep. ChetEdwards (D-TX); Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX);and, U.S. Postal Service Vice President, SupplyManagement, Susan M. Brownell.

Doris MillerThe first black American hero of

World War II, Miller (1919-1943)became an inspiration to genera-tions of Americans for his actionsat Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.Serving aboard the battleship WestVirginia as a mess attendant — theonly job rating open to blacks atthe time — Miller helped rescuescores of shipmates wounded ortrapped in wreckage. He was later

ordered to the bridge to help move the ship’s mortallywounded captain. Never trained in its operation, hemanned an unattended 50-caliber machine gun to fire onJapanese aircraft until ordered to abandon the bridge asfires raged out of control. He was later awarded theNavy Cross. Miller was promoted in June 1943 toOfficer’s Cook Third Class aboard the new escort air-craft carrier Liscome Bay and was killed in action onNov. 24 that year along with more than 600 shipmateswhen an enemy torpedo sank the ship during the inva-sion of the Gilbert Islands. His body was lost at sea. Hisstamp is based on a 1942 photograph and depicts thecrest of the destroyer escort USS Miller (DE-1091),commissioned in 1973. Actor Cuba Gooding Jr., por-trayed Miller in the 2001 movie Pearl Harbor.

ATLANTA- Women’s health advocacy is makingtremendous strides, with government, foundations,non-profits and private industry leading the charge forgreater awareness and treatment of health conditionsimpacting women. But unfortunately the same intensi-ty has not been unleashed to adequately address healthproblems for men.

While outreach efforts have raised the awareness ofbreast cancer, urged women to seek proper prenatalcare and lead to critical research into the major healthproblems of women, there seems overall to be far lessadvocacy for men. As a result, there has been far slow-er progress at addressing the chronic illnesses dispro-portionately striking men.

In fact, the health conditions of African Americanmen exemplify the disparity, with black men experi-encing some of the poorest health outcomes of anydemographic in American society. The National Centerfor Health Statistics says life expectancy for a blackmale child born in 2004 is 69.5 years, compared with75.7 years for white males born the same year.

To be sure, the statistics tell a bleak story about thehealth outcomes of African American men. Black menhave higher death rates than women for all the leadingcauses of death. Moreover, black men suffer fromhigher rates of prostate cancer, diabetes, cardiovasculardisease, hypertension, stroke and other chronic illness-es.

The reasons for these disparities range from theimpact of racial discrimination to poor access tohealthcare services to the barriers caused by poverty toa lack of information about preventive care and manyother factors.

What’s clear, however, is that if research, preventiveawareness and unhealthy behavior for men are evergoing to change, it will take an advocacy effort similarto what feminists did for the women’s health move-ment. Clearly, it was the campaign by women’sactivists that changed the nation’s attitude towardswomen’s health. Now, the same is needed to helpchange health outcomes for men.

In parts of the country, there are advocacy programsthat are making a difference. In 2008, the Lorain(Ohio) County Branch of National Urban League in

Men’s Health must become apriority for the Nation

partnership with Community Voices: Healthcare forthe Underserved at Morehouse School of Medicineand Pfizer launched a Save Ours Sons program for 42African American males.

The program’s objective was to develop a national,replicable health education model to reduce diabetesand obesity in African-American men, as well as con-nect program participants with comprehensive primaryhealthcare providers. The six-week program had atremendous impact. At the start of the program onlyeight participants had a regular physician. After theintervention, 29 had a primary care physician. In addi-tion, there were other healthy results. For instance, theparticipants:

• Increased exercise levels (98% exceeded goal of150 min/week)

• Decreased obesity and overweight status by 7% • Decreased hypertension by 23%• Increased health insurance enrollment by more

than 58%• Increased local media attention about African-

American men’s health by 400%.

Meanwhile, in Detroit the 100 Black Men of GreaterDetroit, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and theAmerican Cancer Society joined together to sponsoran awareness campaign aimed at reducing deaths fromprostate cancer. Members of 100 Black Men are visit-ing locations in the community, such as churches, bar-bershops and community centers to distribute informa-tion about prostate cancer, while giving advice on howto improve their overall health.

Programs, such as these, are helping in local com-munities. But advocacy for improving the health ofmen also must become a national cause.

It’s time for men’s health to become a top priorityfor the nation.

(Dr. Henrie M. Treadwell is director of Community Voicesof Morehouse School of Medicine, an organization workingto improve health services and health-care access for all.Dr. Clare Xanthos is senior researcher of Community Voices.Media seeking interviews with Dr. Treadwell or Dr. ClareXanthos please contact Nicole Germain at 443-540-3121 orngermain@mjgcommunications.com to schedule.)

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Students came out to showoff their talent as dancers,singers, saxophonist and Christian hip-hop. But stealingthe show was Angelique Satchell, 11th grader fromChester High School with her performance of “I NeedYou Now”. As the winner of the Talent Showcase,Angelique received $100 and will go on to the next com-petition on April 17th in Syracuse New York.

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FRiDAy ~ 6 to 9 p.m. ~ LAtiNO NitEFOOD & MiXED DRiNK SPECiALS

MORIANNI’SThe Original -- Bar-Hotel-Sandwich Shop

Open Monday thru Saturday 7 a.m. ~ 2 a.m. w Sunday noon to 2 a.m.

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301 W. 3rd St. (3rd & Concord Ave.) ~ Chester, PA

SMOKING PERMITTED!!

We now accept VISA, MasterCard and Debit Cardsfor your convenience! ~ ATM ON PREMISES

Wednesday, March 17 ~ 4 p.m. untilgala BiRtHDAy PARty -for- PASSiON

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Saturday, March 20th ~ 9 p.m. untilgala BiRtHDAy PARty -for- “vANESSA”

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WEDNESDAy ~ 6 to 9 p.m. ~ LADiES NitE with 2-BProductions Dj MiXStRO SiDDEEN

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HAPPy HOUR MONDAy ~ tHURSDAy

One day our Master,Jesus Christ was receivedinto a village home inBethany by Martha, thesister of Lazarus. As weread this eventful accountin the Gospel of Luke weare impressed with the factthat Martha seems to alsobe the older sister and nodoubt was the supervisorof the home. She was awoman of standing in the

community. Yet, she had the warmth of spirit toopenly make it possible for Jesus and surely somedisciples with him to come into her home. Yes sheinvited the Master home.

How many of us today are anxious to invite the Masterhome? How many of us are living lives that are bothrespectful and humble, holy and human so that Jesuscould find comfort and lodging in our homes?

Now, being the woman of the house it would be up toher to prepare a meal. And the custom of the day tells usthat it was a great honor to be able to prepare a meal forimportant guest or dignitaries. Martha had gone to makebread and prepare a meal. But it seems that Martha’stroubles developed when she began to worry about Mary.As long as Martha was doing what she could do best, allwas well. As soon as anxiety rose and her tensionsincreased, Martha wanted her sister, Mary to know whatshe was going through.

I suspect she wanted Mary in the kitchen with her.Perhaps Martha felt Mary was out of place being with themen. For she had been cooking for a long time believingthat her sister would finally come to her place of duty inthe kitchen. But Mary never did. You know so muchtrouble develops because we are forever worried aboutsomeone else. Most of us spend more time in other folks

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Then we get worried that we are or will be doing all thework. We are concerned that someone will not be awareof the sacrifices we are making, but God knows.

Without a doubt, Martha could have finished the mealwithout Mary, but she let her emotions run away with her.Martha was concerned about everything but the mostimportant thing which was to spend as much time as pos-sible with Jesus.

She was more concerned about giving Jesus what shefelt he needed rather than asking Him what He wanted.And surely all He wanted was some peace and quiet awayfrom the hustle and bustle of the multitude! With thecross before Him and with the inner tension in His heart,He had turned aside to Bethany to find an oasis of calmaway from the demanding crowds, if only for anhour or two. That is what Mary gave Him and whatMartha even in her kindness did her best to destroy. Itwas simply that Mary understood and that Martha didnot.

Now, don’t get me wrong Jesus loved Martha andMartha loved Him, but when Martha set out to be kind ithad to be her way of being kind which was really being

unkind to Him, whose heart cried out for quiet. Jesusloved Mary and Mary loved Him, but the difference in thetwo was the basic fact that Mary understood.

We must admire Mary for staying with Jesus. She musthave known that as a woman, tradition would put her inthe kitchen but she stayed with Jesus. She must haveknown that the critics of Jesus might have mistaken hermotives but she stayed with Jesus. She must have knownthat her sister, Martha would become angry, but shestayed with Jesus.

Therefore, the main lesson of this message isthat: We Need To Stay With Jesus!

And the good thing about our faith is that wheneveranyone makes up his or her mind to stay with Jesus, Hewill not turn us away. We need to stay with Jesus to thepoint that folk say: “We look, walk, talk, act, live, serve,think, and love like Jesus!”

We need to stay with Jesus ….In our Joys,

In our Sorrows,In our high moments,In our low moments.

For He will never leave us or forsake us.

This is Rev. Dr. Wm. Rocky Brown, 3rd asking you to: PLEASE JOIN TODAY TO CHANGE TOMORROW!!!!

Big BiRtHDAy PARty-for- KHADijAH

tHURSDAy, April 1 ~ 9 p.m. untilBig ARiES BiRtHDAy PARty

-for- DiONNE a.k.a. Sweet Sexy Pumpkin

Friday, March 19 ~ 9 p.m. untilSunday ~ 6 p.m. until ~ gala BiRtHDAySunday ~ 6 p.m. until ~ gala BiRtHDAy

CELEBRAtiON honoring our Starmaid CRyStALCELEBRAtiON honoring our Starmaid CRyStAL

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old. Let’s not forget the people in the middle. This timewe are not trying to forget anybody. Every body needshelp this time, even rich people. They may have moneybut they lack real love and it shows. What good is yourmoney in an earthquake or some other type of catastro-phe?

Anyway, Black History plays a big part in our learningand Women’s history plays a big part in our understand-ing. Let’s try to do it all if we can. On a note of women’shistory, w very good woman, Ms. Vivian Miller who isalso African American was head of the Clerks of QuarterSession’s office. She did decide to resign. Now, shebecame head of that department at a time when it wasnot easy for an African-American to be head of any-thing, it was doubly hard for her as a woman. She tookon a big responsibility, which shows that when given the

opportunity, we can do it big time. Now she feels it istime for her to move on and we will miss her and herstyle but we will all show her love big time.

Also, our Mayor gave an honor to a very winningBasketball coach, Mr. Herb Magee, the head coach forthe men’s basketball team at Philadelphia University.Steve Spinelly, Jr., President of Philly U; Leo Digman,Deputy Commissioner of the Philadelphia RecreationDepartment; the Commissioner of the recreationDepartment and many friends and college basketballpeople came out to give Herb love, honor and respect ina big way.

From your Mayor of Girard Avenue. Peace.

Reach One, Teach OneReach One, Teach One

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SCOOP U.S.A.SCOOP U.S.A.

The glamorous andseasoned beauty at thehalf century mark --the sweet and sexyCarol, one of Boots& Bonnets starmaids,will celebrate her 50thBirthday on Sunday,March 21 from 6p.m. until. Come one,come all. You areinvited!

Here SheComes

14 -SCOOP U.S.A. - Friday, March 12, 2010 “If I cry tonight, understand that my cries are those of our children dying in the streets.” ~ Father Paul M. Washington

AMERICAN LEGION

Charles Horsey Post 3001101 W. 7th Street Chester, 610-872-2751

KAROAKE every THURSDAY 6-9Every FRIDAY, After Work Party 5-9

NOW OPEN ON MONDAYS NOW OPEN ON MONDAYS

OPEN: Mon., Tues., Wed. 3 to 11 p.m.Thurs. 12 noon to 12 midnite w Friday 12 noon to 2 a.m.

Sat. 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. w Sun. 8 a.m. to midnite

Members must have membershipcard with them all the time to drink.

Everyone must be 30 years old

Chester, PA

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Our Staff Serving: Bebe, Bernard, Julie, Jaime, Debbie,

Larry, Karen, Katrice, Rose, Sue, Sheedah, Yolonda, Yvonne

House DJ. Dr. Boogie & Crew

Kitchen Staff Darlene, Monte & Juice

Security Staff -Dayton, Jack, Nodie, Steve & Devin

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MONDAYS ~ GOOD TIMESTheThe WEST ENDWEST ENDNITE OF BARSNITE OF BARS

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Monday Days with “KAtRiCE” - Happy DayMonday Nites with “DEBBiE” - Happy Nite

tuesday and Wednesdays with “BEBE”tuesday Nite with ‘KAtRiCE” ~ Men’s Nite

Wednesday Nights with “yOLANDA” 1 + 1 shotand Special Mixed Drinks

thursday Nights with SHEEDAH” ~ 2 + 1 NitE

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KitCHEN Open Daily until 1:30 a.m.We Make Our Own Crab Cakes

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HAPPy HOUR HAPPy HOUR MondayMonday

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Big BiRtHDAy PARty -for- “DORiNE”Saturday, March 27 ~ noon to 6 p.m.

Open at 4:00 p.m. ~ SENiOR DiSCOUNt

HAPPy HOUR ~ 5 to 7 p.m. MONDAy - WEDNESDAy - FRiDAy

FRiDAy NitE with Dj BANg9 p.m. until

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Saturday, March 13 ~ 9 p.m. untilBig BiRtHDAy PARty -for- “yAWANNA”

Big BiRtHDAy PARty -for- “KitA”Saturday, March 20 ~ 9 p.m. until

All Star Barber Shoptattoo Parlor & Spa

(Hands & Feet) - Open 7 days

Chester EventsttalEntalEnt SShOwcaSEhOwcaSE

WDNR Record Company Talent Search Representativesin Association with Master Blaster and Ma’ja LeagueEntertainment present Chester’s 1st Talent Showcase of2010 on Friday, march 12, 6 p.m. at Widner UniversityAuditorium. Donation: $10.00 at the door.To sign up or get more information contact MasterBlaster at 610-499-4440 Monday through Friday from10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

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ccrOzErrOzEr llibraryibrary

Bid a fond farewell to winter and spring ahead withthe J. Lewis Crozer Library’s slate of spring programs.All programs are free; registration at (610) 494-3454.

Maximize Your Memory on Tuesday, March 16th from

1:00-2:00p.m. Join Mr. Raul Mux of the Alzheimer’sAssociation as he offers tips and strategies to the fami-lies of those with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Please reg-ister for this program at (800) 272-3900.

Are you having trouble navigating Medicare benefits?Come to a Medicare Information Session on Thursday,March 25th from 11:00a.m.-12:00 noon to get yourquestions answered.

Just in time for baseball season, Crozer Library wel-comes “Only the Ball Was White” on Saturday, March27th at 1:00p.m. This program was rescheduled from itsoriginal February date due to inclement weather.Commonwealth Speaker B.G. Kelley will discuss theNegro Baseball League and the Philadelphia Stars.Plenty of visuals will bring the game to life. Lightrefreshments will be served. This presentation is a pro-gram of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council supportedin part by the National Endowment for the Humanitiesand its We the People initiative.

Chester’s own children’s author LaKisha Cornell willhost a storytime and book signing on both Saturday,March 27th at 11:00a.m. and Tuesday evening, March30th at 6:00p.m. Ms. Cornell will highlight her new chil-dren’s picture book, Mommy, Where’s My Birthday?,highlighting the special birthdays of children born onFebruary 29th!

Make sure that your family history is preserved onMonday, April 12th, from 11:00a.m.-12:00 noon.Keeping Your Memories Alive will demonstrate ways toreinforce family traditions and preserve your personalhistory. Generously provided by the Crozer KeystoneHealth System.

Crozer Library is located at 620 Engle Street inChester. Registration is required at (610) 494-3454.

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The J. Lewis Crozer Library wants your two cents'worth – or actually, as many cents as you can spare. The

Friday, March 26 ~ 9 p.m. until ~ Big BiRtHDAy PARty FOR tWO ARiES

“CLAytESHiN” -and- “DENiSE”

J. Lewis Crozer Library asks Chester residents young andold to contribute to their "Pennies from Patrons" pennydrive. The penny drive will extend through the end ofMarch, with the goal of raising $500 for Chester's onlypublic library. If you don't have many pennies to con-tribute, library staff will gladly convert donations of dif-ferent denominations for you. Donations will be acceptedduring normal library hours. If you have any penny drivequestions, please contact Kim Braun at (610) 494-3454,x204. Crozer Library is located at 620 Engle Street inChester.

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Every First Friday, Network and Dance ... Old SchoolMusic by DJ Cory AK. A Cabaret-style event from 8 p.m.until 1 a.m. hoste by Councilwoman Marrea at Chester’scity hall, 1 Fourth Street in Chester. For information call610-447-7728.

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YYOUTHOUTH SSERVICESERVICES SSCHEDULECHEDULE

Weekly ProgramsTuesdays: “Math Tutoring” from 6 to 7 p.m. (ages

12 and up only). To register visit, or leave phone mes-sage at 610-494-3454 ext. 203 or emailcrcsd@delco.lib.pa.us. Space is limited.

Wednesdays: “Little People Storytimes” 10 - 10:30a.m. (Ages 3-5 only). Interactive stoirytime with songs,stories and fun activities. Register your child or groupnow during library visit, leave phone message at 610-494-3454 ext. 203 or email crcsd@delco.lib.pa.us.

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Violence Prevention forTeen Girls: “Enhancing Self-Esteem” from 6 to 7 p.m.(Ages 13 and up only). For information contact Ms.Logan at 610-494-3454 ext. 203 or emailcrcsd@delco.lib.pa.us.

The J. Lewsis Crozer Library is located at 620 EngleStreet in Chester, PA.

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Saturday, April 10 ~ 9 p.m. until ~ BigSURPRiSE BiRtHDAy PARty -for- gUESS WHO

City makes donation to J. Crozer LibraryDuring a time of economic difficulty, when most citiesare cutting back on resources and services, the City ofChester announced a $105,000 donation to the J. LewisCrozer Library. Joined by staff and board members ofthe library, Mayor and Council made the announcementon Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at a check presenta-tion at City Hall. “J Lewis Corzer Library is a haven for creativity andeducation of people of all ages, and we appreciate thequality programs and services the library provides to res-idents,” said Mayor Wendell N. Butler, Jr. “The librarywill certainly put this funding to good use.”The City provides this donation to the library on anannual basis, as Mayor Butler and City Council fullysupport J. Lewis Crozier Library and recognize the valu-able programs and services it provides to Chester resi-dents. The City has previously invested over $100,000

into upgrading the J. Lewis Crozer Library and $105,000donation announced is a 50% operating subsidy increasefrom last year’s donation.Located at 6th & Engle Streets in Chester, J. LewisCrozer Library has the distinction of being the thirdlibrary founded in the state of Pennsylvania. Today thelibrary continues to provide Chester residents withaccess to information through a quality collection ofbooks, magazines and other publications. Each month J. Lewis Crozer Library hosts a series ofprograms open to the public, including movie nights, artsand crafts activities, book readings and signings andmany more. The Library celebrated Black History Monthin February with a variety of programs that spotlightedthe achievements of African Americans. For more infor-mation visit the J. Lewis Crozer Library at www.crozer-library.org

SCOOP USA - Friday, March 12, 2010 - 15“If I cry tonight, understand that my cries are those of our children dying in the streets.” ~ Father Paul M. Washington

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Down Memory Lane

FFOSTEROSTER FFAMILIESAMILIES NNEEDEDEEDED

Can you make a place in your family for a foster child?Thousands of children need the love and support of a fosterfamily. Catholic Social Services is looking for single or mar-ried adults to become foster parents to children of all ages,denominations and races. Homes are also needed for sib-lings who wish to live together. For informaiton about fosterfamily care please call: 215-587-3690.

******** MMENTORSENTORS SSOUGHTOUGHT FORFOR TTEENSEENS ININ FFOSTEROSTER CCAREARE

The Achieving Independence Center, established to sup-port adolescents aging out of the foster care system, is look-ing for caring and supportive adults willing to build a friend-ship with a foster care youth. Mentors can be that big broth-er or sister a youth in foster care needs by sharing your lifeexperiences, time, and friendship. Having a shoulder to leanon when times get tough helps young people stay focusedand not lose hope.

Whether it is providing them with caring support, friendship,or helping them with their aspirations (personal and profession-al), the AIC Mentoring Program can match you with a youngperson between the ages of 16-21 who could benefit from yourknowledge and experience.

The AIC is a "one-stop" center designed to assist youngpeople ages 16-21 achieve their future goals of self-sufficiency.

For more information, call 215-574-9194.********

WWORLDORLD CCAFEAFE LLIVEIVE HOSTSHOSTS BBENEFITENEFIT FORFOR HHAITIAITI

On Monday, March 15 at 7 p.m., In our continuingeffort to support the rebuilding effort in Haiti, WCL is verypleased to be hosting a benefit show with some huge nameson the bill! Bilal, Kindred The Family Soul, Jaguar Wright,Dice Raw, Chubb Rock, Kuf Knotz, U CITY and more willbe performing – don’t miss out on this opportunity to sup-port a great cause while enjoying some great music! WCL islocated at 3025 Walnut Street. For more information call:215-222-1400.

********JJOBOB FFAIRAIR

State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas' Public Sector Job Fair,which was originally scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 25, willbe held on Thursday, March 18. The job fair is rescheduledfor 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, March 18 at the William H.Gray Youth Center, 1601 N. 12th St. in Philadelphia.

******** WWOMENOMEN’’SS SSELFELF DDEFENSEEFENSE SSEMINAREMINAR

The Sister’s of Masjid Al Mu’id along with Muhammad’sMartial Arts Academy, 4517 Wayne Ave, Phila, Pa. 19144present Sister’s United, Women’s Self-Defense Seminar(Part II), Saturday, March 20 from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30p.m. Cost $25.00 per sister (four sisters pay and the fifth isfree!) Work out clothing a must. For information call: 215-849-2325

********HHELPELP CCHARTERHARTER DDELAWAREELAWARE CCOUNTYOUNTY CCHAPTERHAPTER OFOF BNCBWBNCBWSeeking community-minded and proactive ladies to help

charter the Delaware County PA Chapter of the NationalCongress of Black Women (NCBW). The NCBW wasfounded by the late C. Delores Tucker and serves communi-

ties with programs such as College for Kids, youth trainingand mentoring, candidates' forums, and voter education. Ifinterested, come to the organizational meeting on Sunday,March 21, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the COTO Cafe, 1016Sunset Street, Trainer, PA. For more info visit http://nation-alcongressbw.org/ or call Rosetta Carter at (484) 716-0298.

********GGERMANTOWNERMANTOWN-L-LEHIGHEHIGH BBUSINESSUSINESS MMERCHANTSERCHANTS’’

AASSOCIATIONSSOCIATION 2010 Q2010 QUARTERLYUARTERLY BBUSINESSUSINESS BBREAKFASTREAKFAST

The Germantown-Lehigh Business Merchants’Association 2010 Quarterly Business Breakfast, hosted byHandy White CDC, Inc. and State representative W. CurtisThomas, will be held on Monday, March 22 from 8 to 10a.m. at the Precious Babies Learning Academy, 917 W.Lehigh Ave. Guest speaker Congressman Robert Brady. Forinformation call: 267-385-1939 or email: glbma19133@gmail.com.

********SSISTERISTER CCIRCLEIRCLE

Sister Circle in Philadelphia presents Create Your Life ByDesign Workshop. This will be a six week experientialworkshop that will require you to look deeply at your life todiscover why it is the way it is and what you can do about it.Also, it will be an opportunity to connect and bond with like-minded Sisters The meetings will be held on Tuesdayevenings from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. beginning March 23rd at theFirst District Plaza, 3801 Market Street, Room 205,Philadelphia, PA 19104. For registration information con-tact Adesanya Karade, at 215-207-0983 or AdesanyaK@ver-izon.net.

********BBLACKLACK CCOLLEGEOLLEGE TTOUROUR

Attention High School Seniors and Juniors – it’s time forJanes Memorial United Methodist Church’s Annual BlackCollege Tours. This year’s first trip will take place on

Friday, March 26th. We’ll travel to the University ofMaryland, Eastern Shore. This fully chaperoned trip bychartered bus is free to students, leaving Janes Church at7:30 am and returning at 4:30 pm. We’ll tour the campus,meet students and faculty, and receive application and finan-cial aid information. Seating is limited! To find out more orto sign up please call the church office at 215 844 9564.

********LLOWERYOWERY BBROWNROWN MOVESMOVES OFFICEOFFICE

State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown has moved her con-stituent service office to 1435 N. 52nd St. in Philadelphia.

The weekly office hours will be 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. LoweryBrown said her office number will remain 215-879-6615.

To celebrate the move, Lowery Brown will hold an openhouse from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, March 26 and 11 a.m.to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 27.

Representatives from state and city agencies will talkabout various programs that can help Philadelphia residents.There will be an Easter egg hunt on Saturday for children.Entertainment will be provided..

********WWOMENOMEN’’SS JJOBOB FFAIRAIR

Women’s Expansion Center of Philadelpjoa hosts a JobFair, Tuesday, March 30, from 10 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at1646 Ridge Ave., Phila., PA. For more information contactJoyce Alexander at 215-787-0857.

********SSIMONIMON GGRATZRATZ CCLASSLASS OFOF 1965 R1965 REUNIONEUNION

Classmates and friends of the January 1965 (73/65) ofSimon Gratz High School will be celebrating their 45thClass Reunion, which will be held on Saturday, April 10 atSimon Gratz High School. Please contact Charlotte HatcherConway for information at 215-927-1079, or email con-way7828@juno.com

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