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Lynn Whitfield

Davis Broadcasting, Inc.presents 13th AnnualWomen’s EmpowermentLuncheon Page 13

"Baby Daddy Best Friend"

Attorney Kelli Hooper... AnAdvocate For ResponsibleFathers In Child CustodyMatters Page 5

Call Him “Your Honor”

Judge Tillery Your NewAssociate Magistrate/Municipal Court Judge

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Myers Disconnecting The DotsDistrict 7 Muscogee County School

Board member Shannon Smallman

should have learned from District 3

School Board member Althavia Senior

about the wrath of bully Frank Myers.

According to the street committee

because Smallman did not support

Myers and Thomas in voting no for

the SPLOST and agreeing with an

outside source paying board members

meals she is being berated and vili-

fied by Myers, his “henchboy” and

other misguided followers on facebook.

According to a recent post by Myers

he expresses his dissapointment with

her stating; “That’s the thanks I get

for getting her elected.”

By Any Means NecessaryIt has been alleged that Frank is

telling individuals that he can raise

the money to rebuild Spencer without

taxpayers’ money and to repair Claflin

School. Although the street committee

understands he has denied it, there

are those who claim he is using the

scare tactic that a vote of yes for the

SPLOST means the free or reduced

school lunch program will be elimi-

nated. Of course this is utter non-

sense but once that’s out there some

people will believe it and he knows

this.

AKA’s Honor Women of CourageThe street committee congratulates,

Jacquelyn Egins, Vanessa Roberts and

Patty Kimbrough Taylor as the 2015

recipients of the Rosa Parks Women

of Courage Award. Annually the foun-

dation of Gamma Tau Omega Chapter

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. rec-

ognizes women in our community from

various walks of life. This year the

women were representative of the arts.

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As I look back over these pastten years of publishing my col-umn; “A View From A Pew” Irealize how blessed I have been.In turn many of you have called,written, emailed or stopped meon the street to say how a par-ticular column or columns haveimpacted your lives. Throughoutthe year, as we celebrate thismilestone, I will periodically pub-lish those columns that were help-ful in my life in hopes that inturn it will again bless you andmany others. Here is one thatwas first published on January26, 2012.

His company had been toil-ing and negotiating on anoffer for months. It hadbecome the obsession of hisoffice. They finally had a real-istic proposal and he was sit-ting across from his customer.

“Thanks, Dave,” he said, “butwe’ll have to pass this year.”

He was devastated. Howcould he face his employees?The loss of this million dol-lar deal would result in lay

offs. His stomach initially tiedin knots over presenting thebid, was now wrenchedtighter. He simply could notunderstand how the clientcould afford to refuse theiroffer. He dreaded returning tothe office.

Pulling into a truck stop heordered coffee before return-ing to the office. His waitresswas friendly, although slight-ly distracted. As she pouredthe coffee and he noncha-lantly said hello and askedhow she was he fully expect-ed the traditional Southernresponse, “fine…and you?”

“Oh, I’ve been better,” shebegan. “My husband aban-doned me and the kids afterKatrina. Left us stranded hereand this is the only job Icould find. It ain’t too badmind you. The boss lets mework around my kids so theyain’t at home alone. But yes-terday someone stole mypurse. It had everything in it,birth certificates, shot records,social security cards, every-

thing I had evac-uated with. Andevery penny wehad, $300.00 wasin there. Now Idon’t so muchmind they took the

money, it’s justmoney, but all those

important papers. Ineed those for the kids

and their schooling. Idon’t even know if I can

get new papers with NewOrleans being in such amess.”

He bobbed his head withfeigning interest in her con-versation. He wanted to inter-rupt her and point out thatshe had only lost $300.00.He had just lost millions.Before he could reply, sheturned to another table.

Sipping the warmth, hethought about their dilemmas.Both of them had been dealta raw deal, but self-pity madehim feel that somehow hisloss was greater. Proportionallythough, their losses wereprobably equal.

As he drank his cof-fee he flipped hiscel l phone andattempted to scanemails. No reception.Shutting it, he sank intothe comfort of the red plas-tic padded dining booth andstared aimlessly. His daze wasinterpreted by the newly famil-iar voice.

“They found it!” She squealedwith delight. “They found mypurse! All our important paperswere still there. We’re gonnabe alright!”

Everyone in the truck stopapplauded.

She came to refresh his cof-fee; he declined the offer andcongratulated her good for-tune. She was gracious andtold him to have a nice dayas he took his ticket andheaded for the cash register.

“She’s still out $300.00,” theHoly Spirit whispered.

“Okay,” he acknowledged. “I’llleave a $20.00. That’s a1000% tip.”

“She’s still out $300.00,”came the Voice again.

“All right,” he moaned, “I’vegot $50.00 in my wallet. I’llleave that.”

“She lost $300.00,” repeat-ed the Voice.

“Look, God,” he began. “Ijust lost a million dollar deal.Have a little sympathy forme!”

“She lost $300.00,”the Voice insisted.

“All right, all right,”h e g r u d g i n g l yrelented. Taking out

his American Expresshe paid for the coffee

and wrote in a $300.00tip. Walking through the park-ing lot to his car, he tried hiscell phone again, still no tow-er. He got in his car andheaded for the office tryingto think of a diplomatic wayto break the bad news

Opening the door to his office,his secretary practically leaptfrom her desk to greet him.

“Mr. Smith,” she bubbled,“You’ll never guess who justcalled!”

“Do I have to?” he asked.

“Oh no sir, I was just soexcited I couldn’t help myself”she beamed. “Mr. Jonescalled right after you left. Hetried getting you on your cell,but he said he couldn’t reachyou. Must have been in adead zone, right sir?”

She inhaled and continuedat lightening speed, “Anywayhe said he went over the fig-ures you gave him with hissales and production staff afteryour meeting. They decidedto double the order. Can youbelieve it! Doubled the order!Our price was just too goodto pass. They have faxed overthe signed contracts! Isn’t thatfantastic? The contracts areon your desk.”

Stunned, he looked at hissecretary in utter disbelief, “Hesaid what?”

She slowly repeated the tele-phone conversation. He couldnot believe it. He walked intothe office to examine the faxedcontracts for himself. He not-ed the time on the fax andthe American Express receipt.They were the same.

The story you have just readis a true one. The nameshave been changed but theevent did occur.

It pays to be a blessing toothers. Don’t block your bless-ing for $300.

3THURSDAY March 5, 2015

A VIEW FROM A PEW

Wane A. Haile s

Don’t Bock Your Blessing

Selma Marches On

Selma. For those of a certain age, theword Selma is evocative of a time whenpeople stood against insurmountableodds. It is an ever-lasting illustration of why the rightto vote must never be taken for granted. People ofall colors bled and died so that we might exercisethat quintessential American right to choose our elect-ed leaders. We must feed this spirit to a new gen-eration so that they might experience the freedomthat comes from knowing their history, so they arenot doomed to repeat it.

I watched the movie Selma through the eyes of myteenager and it hit me that they do not understandwho they are because they have not been afford-ed the luxury of understanding how we got here.Here, meaning a society with Black mayors, sena-tors and even a president. Here, in a society withmajor cracks in our “post-racial” America. To see ateenager try to make sense of the bombing of fourlittle girls in a Birmingham church is to see inno-cence and armor in the eyes of a young Blackmale eager for a post-Trayvon society.

Ava Duvernay’s Selma is more than a movie. It isa call to action to reclaim our history in our ownwords. When I saw it, all I kept thinking was shetook the women out of the kitchen and restoredthem to their pivotal role in history. Today, it seemsso obvious that Black women had to be omnipresentin the struggle. I still remember hearing that DorothyHeight always placed herself in the middle of thepicture lest she get cropped out later when the pic-ture was printed. Duvernay captured all of this witha subtly so exquisite, one wonders how this storycould have been told any other way.

Her critics claim that she portrayed Lyndon B. Johnsonas George Wallace-light, but of course, if you changethe lens, you change the view. PolitiFact, the fact-checking site, affirmed that President Obama wascorrect when he asserted that during LBJ’s first 20years in Congress, he opposed every civil rights billthat came up for a vote.

The fact-checking site quoted Johnson biographerRobert Caro as saying, “He had been a congress-man, beginning in 1937, for eleven years, and foreleven years he had voted against every civil rightsbill – against not only legislation aimed at endingthe poll tax and segregation in the armed servicesbut even against legislation aimed at ending lynch-ing: a one hundred percent record.”

Caro added that while running for the U.S. Senatein 1948, Johnson had assailed President HarryTruman’s entire civil rights program as “an effort toset up a police state.”

OpinionApparently, a few lost individuals did notlike the fact that I said that if MartinLuther King, Jr. were here today inColumbus he would be challengingMayor Tomlinson on the issue of a citizens reviewboard with subpoena power, among some othersthings. Liars, haters, cowards, and hypocrites all runin the same pack. I never lose sleep over whatany of that ilk might say about what I write. Forwhatever reasons these backbiters run to my friendswhining, crying and complaining about what I saidin my column and who it was said about. Obviously,they would rather tell a friend of mine than to tellme how they feel, as they do know exactly how tocontact me if they were of a mind to. These typepeople would never tell you the real truth about whythey hate me. However, you should know that alot of these haters are the African American friendsand supporters of Mayor Teresa Pike Tomlinson.

If you happen to be an African American citizen crit-ical of Mayor Tomlinson, then you should expect tobe attacked by those terribly misguided AfricanAmericans that are totally supportive of this mayor.I pray for those people a lot. I advise friends notto argue with them but to also pray for them as Ido. God has to deal with these people. There is areason why they think the way they do about meand what I say and write. I know that the reasonhas a lot to do more with what is in their hearts,and always has been. They hate me because theyare haters of the truth. They hate me telling youthe truth because they are afraid you will rise up,become super vigilant, informed, and involved. Theydo not want you or me to be independent thinkersor involved. Independent thinkers ask a whole bunchof tough, intelligent questions, which automaticallymakes them a direct threat to status quo powers-that-be, or want to be in many cases.

Teresa Pike Tomlinson is the newest and most pop-ular civil rights and unity leader for the AfricanAmerican community, or she might as well be judg-ing by how things have gone since she was elect-ed to office. The mayor is undoubtedly very popularwith establishment African Americans, especially cer-tain preachers and politicians. Only a few AfricanAmerican elected officials, and hardly any recognizedAfrican American community leaders, will even darequestion, challenge, or disagree with this mayor onanything she says, does, or wants to do. All theothers either sit quietly by or are falling all overeach other trying to climb on the Teresa Tomlinsonbandwagon to prove just how loyal they are to her.Many of you know I am telling the truth about thesituation and the people involved in such conduct.We know it is what they do and who they are, butit is still makes you sick to your stomach to seethem act the way they do because of the need tobe liked and accepted. Supporting Mayor Tomlinson

Everything in Moderation, Even Feminism

In celebration of March being Women’sHistory month, I am dedicating my arti-cle this week to the history of the feminist move-ment and the social impact it has had on America.Feminism is defined as the advocacy of women'srights on the grounds of political, social, and eco-nomic equality to men. In the 60’s women foughtfor the right to vote, to work, to own property, toobtain an education, for access to contraceptives,and for laws to protect women from rape, sexualharassment and domestic violence. As a nation wehave made tremendous progress in these issuesalthough we still have a long way to go.The current fight of feminists is very different than

it was in the 60's. Our positions in 2015 are dra-matically different than they were and so are ourneeds. We don’t need to fight for the right to workanymore; we need to fight for equal pay. We don’tneed to fight for the right to vote anymore; we needto fight for political office and for our opinions onpolitics and justice to hold the same merit as aman’s. We need the abolishment of sexism social-ly and professionally, we need affordable childcarebut most importantly we need the restoration of theinstitution of marriage and family. Today it seemsthat we see more career women than wives and Ican’t help but wonder if this is a result of the fem-inist movement? Was this truly the goal of womenlike Shirley Chisholm? Which brings me to my finalquestion, has anyone ever assessed the impact thatwomen entering the workforce have had on the insti-tutions of family and marriage?The most apparent sign of impact is that you see

the roles reversing. As a result of women enteringthe work force, there are more stay at home dad’snow than ever in American History. More womenare losing custody of their children altogether andmost surprisingly to me, more women paying childsupport. For several generations the feminist move-ment has encouraged women's independence andequal rights, which I agree are very critical. Yetlooking at the current state of our communities wemust seriously ask ourselves, did we over do it?Like the old saying, anything in excess is bad. Wasthe feminist movement so pro independence it unin-tentionally but consequently became anti-mother andanti-wife? Did the successes of the feminist move-ment create other issues proving counter productivein the overall advancement of women? Was theprice for our professional advancement social digres-sion? If proven true however, how many feministswould ever admit that excessively advocating forindependence had an adverse impact on marriageand family? Or is this what the collective body ofwomen wanted all along?Based on research done by the Census and Pew

Social Trends the percent of women never marriedhas more than doubled since 1960. Simultaneouslythe number of women working in the US has inc-

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Opinion/EditorialBy Kim M. Keenan

NNPA Columnist

By Brother Love

Special To The Courier

By Georgia Ellyse

The Courier

See Keenan Page 10 See Ellyse Page 10See Love Page 10

By Wane A. HailesThe Courier

Kelli Byers Hooper has beena champion in advocating forthe best interests of the childin her family law practice.Understanding that in many sit-uations, having custody grant-ed to the father is in the child’sbest interest, she has zealouslyadvocated for fathers to cus-tody matters. Her relentless rep-resentation of responsiblefathers in child custody mattershas earned her the endearingnickname the "Baby Daddy BestFriend."

According to Hooper, however,it didn’t start out that way.“Initially a great deal of ourfirms practice was spent rep-resenting girlfriends or womenof professional athletes in childcustody and child support cas-es. When we appeared incourt in front of the judge wewere well prepared and to behonest with you most, if notall of the men had no cluewhat was going on until it wastoo late”.

At some point Attorney Hooperhad a change of heart. “I beganto see more and more respon-sible dads being taken advan-tage of and our firm made aconscious decision to “move tothe other side”. We no longerrepresent the women in cus-tody cases instead we now onlyrepresent those cases wheregranting custody to the fatheris in the best interest of thechild. I would never havebelieved how rewarding it wouldbe. When you have a fathercome to you who you know isresponsible. One who can andis willing to take care of his

children. A man who has beentrying for years to spend timewith his children and we arefinally able to obtain visitationrights for him. There is nogreater feeling and they appre-ciate it as well.”

Although both her parents areoriginally from Columbus Kelligrew up in Atlanta visiting thecity in the summer. When look-ing to expand her practice shedecided that Columbus was agrowing market and so shebegan handling cases herecommuting for about a year. “Ilook forward to helping thosemen who are serious abouttheir children’s welfare”

Kelli Byers Hooper, Esq., is apartner with Hooper & Honoré,LLC. Her practice involves rep-resenting mothers, fathers andgrandparents in family law mat-

ters, as well as representingindividuals and their business-es in litigated matters in Stateand Federal Court.

Kelli earned a Bachelor’sdegree from the University ofDenver, a Master’s in PublicHealth from UCLA, and a JDfrom Cumberland School ofLaw. During her second andthird years of law school, sheserved on the board of direc-tors for the Southern Regionand National Executive Boardof the Black Law StudentsAssociation.

Kelli is admitted to practice lawin Georgia, in all state courtsand the Northern District ofGeorgia. She is a member ofthe State Bar of Georgia, theGeorgia Association of BlackWomen Attorneys, and TheGeorgia Association of Trial

Lawyers. In addition, Kelli is anactive member of Delta SigmaTheta, Sorority Incorporated andCascade United MethodistChurch, where she serves asa member of the Women'sUsher Board.

Kelli currently serves as a mem-ber of the American BarAssociation, Family Law SectionDiversity Committee and theAmerican Bar Association,Business Law Section, NonprofitOrganizations Committee.

Her law partner, Alcide Honoré,Esq., practice includes coun-seling established and start-upbusinesses enterprises, enter-tainment law and contract nego-t iat ion, and representingathletes and entertainers.

Alcide earned his Bachelor’sdegree in political science at

Duke University and obtainedhis Master’s in political scienceand JD and from Georgia StateUniversity. During his secondand third years of law school,he served on the SouthernRegion and the NationalExecutive Boards of Directorsfor the Black Law StudentsAssociation. He is a memberof the State Bar of Georgia, inall state courts, and theNorthern District of Georgia. Since entering the practice oflaw, Alcide has gained experi-ence working as counsel forplaintiffs and defendants. Hehas managed to seamlesslyweave his background and widerange of experience into hispractice.

‘’Kelli Hooper can be reachedat 404.681.2663

khooper@hooperhonore.comwww.hooperhonore.com

March 5, 2015PAGE 5

CCOVEROVER SSTORYTORYLocal Attorney Kelli Hooper, Esq. Is “Baby Daddy Best Friend”

By Nadine HaralsonThe Courier

Having been born in Cleveland, Ohioto military parents, Pariah has traveledand seen much of the world. A worldthat opened his mind and played asignificant part on how he viewed peo-ple, history, culture, and civil inequali-ty. A view that played a powerful rolein how he would learn and decide touse his voice about and to the world.

Poet Pariah is a vocal champion forjustice, a freethinker, and at times isknown to be a controversial poet hav-ing passionately spoken out againstviolence and injustice. “I want to givewords to inspire the action needed tomake real and lasting change for thebetter in the world”, he says.

If words are what’s needed to assist

in the change for thebetter, then Pariah hasjust the right pitch oftone that demandsattention. Having per-formed for high-rankingpolitical figures such asG e o r g i a G o v e r n o rNathan Deal, ColumbusM a y o r T h e r e s aTomlinson, and StateSenator Joshua McKoon.No stopping there, healso been known to rubelbows on news mediapanels ranging fromMSNBC contributor JoyReid to ESPN sportscommenta to r Ke i thOlberman.

Pariah is an award-win-ning poet who describeshimself as “hard-hittingstreet gospel told withgrit and honesty”. It isa style that has allowedhim to appear alongsidethose who influencedh i m l i k e R u s s e l l

Simmons and Def Poetry Jam’s poetssuch as Tommy Bottoms and RedStorm. He has been a spokesman forNIKE, featured on PBS, won compe-titions as far as South Korea, Coloradoand in our own Fountain City.

Sharing his poetic talents across theglobe is not Pariah’s only gift; he shareshis time and heart among various non-profit organizations, outreach and edu-cational groups like The WoundedWarriors project, and The RonaldMcDonald House. “My biggest ques-tion has always been why are wehere,” explains Pariah Poetry, “I hopeto get a sense of understanding ofthat for my self and others thru mywork.”

A great and positive role is such anunderstatement that Mayor TeresaTomlinson on July 24th, 2014 awardPoet Pariah is own day.

By Nadine HaralsonThe Courier

Mother, poet, and actress, GrandeBeauty’s career and future is on themove like rip currents that’s sure tohave you caught amongst the wavesif you’re not careful. But then again Ibelieve that’s her mission. Full timepoet and artist, Grande is known asa Sultry Poetress because her soundis a blend of spoken word and neosoul with a deep sensual tone.

“I first started writing as a child justto release my emotions”, shares Beauty.“It just grew into something bigger thanI ever imagined. Now I write to upliftand empower.” It is that same empow-erment that helped her win 2013’s GripGrammy Award for Poet/Spoken WordArtist of the year. Those same emo-tions have favored her to grace stageswith poetry heavy hitters like GeorgiaMe, Red Storm and Tommy Bottoms.Her writing skills have graced the pagesof Atlanta’s based Model Magazine intheir “Poetry Corner”.

When asked where she obtained thestage name ‘Grande Beauty’ she sim-

ply states, “Ilove the defini-tion for the word“Grande ” , i tmeans large insize, magnifi-c e n t , a n d“Beauty” meanspleasing to thee y e . ” S h elaughs, “ Itexplains me.”

Ms. Grande’ss ize, beautyand attitude hasbeen embraceda l l a c r o s sGeorgia, havingbeen in stagemonologues like“ F a t G i r lDiaries”, and“Pretty Hurts”

written by Learical Jones and the movieproduction “Plus size Divas” written bySylvia Wilson. “I’m showing women,teenagers, and little girls you can dowhatever you desire, no matter whatthe size.” A desire and confidencethat gave her the opportunity to bethe opening act for American Idol’sseason 12 winner Candice Glover’s“Fan Appreciation Concert” in Hampton,South Carolina in January.

With two albums under her belt“Memoirs of a Sultry” (2013) and herrecently released sophomore album,“Evolve” (2015), I don’t believe GrandeBeauty will be holding her tongue anytime soon “if you have something thatyou want to say, just SAY IT and sayit with POWER” proclaims Grande, “I’mliving my dream and letting my wordsspeak volumes.”

And we hear you loud and clear.You can find me on Facebook bysearching GrandeBeauty.Instgram@ p o e t e s s _ g r a n d e b e a u t y o r@the_real_grandebeautyand Twitter @_GrandeBeauty

Who’s Got Next?... Young Professionals On The Move

March 5, 2015PAGE 6

Nadine Haralson, provides up close and personal interviews with young professionals who are making a difference in our community. Join us each issue as we introduce,

recognize, and celebrate those individuals in Columbus, Phenix City and Ft. Benning who are… “On The Move”

Pariah Poetry Grande Beauty

March 5, 2015PAGE 7

By Wane A. HailesThe Courier

There comes a point when thepreaching ends and you canonly hope the people haveheard and will heed your words.For the Courier Eco Latinonewspaper that time is now.

For weeks we have done ourbest to educate and inform youon the upcoming SPLOST voteand the real reasons behindwhy Frank Myers, John Thomasand others are opposed to it,Please be clear, it is notbecause they care about ourkids.

By the time our next paperpublishes the decision will havebeen made. I have no doubtthat, by now any and every-one who intends to cast theirballot on this important issueon March 17th has alreadydecided how they will do so.For the Courier, we vote YES

For Kids.

Our final words are this; asyou contemplate where youstand on this issue take amoment and consider how vocalMyers and Thomas have been.Also take in consideration andask yourself why they are theonly two community “leaders”who are opposed to theSPLOST. Everyone from theChamber of Commerce, andother business leaders under-stand that for a community togrow taking care of our edu-cational system is key. Withthat said let me leave you withthis quote:“It is a general popular errorto suppose the loudest com-plainers for the public to bethe most anxious for its wel-fare.”

For the final time here are theproposed projects and theircost.

Talk to you March 18th.

Replace Spencer HighSchool

$56,000,000.00Retrofit Existing Space to

Accommodate LevelSpecific Autistic

Programming$3,500,000.00

Expansion of NorthsideCafeteria

$500,000.00South Library Branch

Addition$600,000.00

Shaw High School Alterations & Additions

$4,000,000.00Replace Gym at

Fort Middle School$2,900,000.00

Adequate Space forWeight/Wrestling Rooms at

High Schools (Shaw,Columbus, Jordan,

Northside, Kendrick)$5,000,000.00

Ongoing System-WideSecurity Improvements &Replacement of Outdated

Communications Equipment$1,500,000.00

Kinnett Upgrades (FieldHouse, Press Box,

Concessions, Restrooms)$3,175,000.00

Softball and Baseball Fields(Hardaway, Shaw, Jordan,

Kendrick, Columbus)$7,200,000.00

Initiate System-wideFurniture, Fixtures &

Equipment (FF&E)$2,400,000.00

Transportation Facilities &Alternative Energy Sources

Study$250,000.00

PK-5 Playground Upgrades$250,000.00

Cafeteria and AuditoriumUpgrades (Arnold, Clubview,Eddy, Hardaway, Columbus,

Kendrick)$1,000,000.00

Museum Electrical &Mechanical Equipment

Replacement and Upgrades$3,350,000.00

Ongoing Re-Roofing$8,160,000.00

Ongoing Replacement ofOutdated Buses andRelated Equipment

$5,000,000.00System-Wide Refurbishment

of School NutritionOutdated Kitchens

$4,000,000.00System-Wide Facilities

Needs As Reflected in theFive-Year Facilities Plan

$28,000,000.00System-Wide Multi-Sport

Complex (Stadium,Soccer Fields, Track)

$11,000,000.00Continuous System-Wide

Upgrades to 21st CenturyTechnology & Infrastructure

$34,000,000.00Program Enhancement for Fine Arts School

$6,000,000.00North Virtual E-Library

$400,000.00Financing of Bond Issue

$4,000,000.00

Your Choice Is Simple...You Are Either For Our Kids Or You Are Not!

Atlanta (February 14, 2015).

Bunnie Jackson-Ransom,

known for her unique combi-

nation of marketing proficiency,

public relations skills, and media

coaching capability, published

a book in 2010 offering min-

istry leaders, pastors and non-

profit organizations access to

her knowledge, professional

abilities and more than thirty-

five years of experience through

her book entitled “Getting The

Word Out: How to Market

Your Ministry.” The book, which

quickly became a must-have

addition to the libraries of many

of the regions ministers and

church leaders, sold out.

Rather than re-print, Jackson-

Ransom included four new

chapters to the book and has

just introduced “Getting The

Word Out: How to Market

Your Ministry – SECOND

EDTION.” Adding an addi-

tional 100 pages to the book,

the second edition includes

chapters on social media, how

to measure what you market,

how to build your communica-

tion committee, and crisis man-

agement when it is being played

out in the media.

The manuscript was created

from years of experience, hon-

ing skills and techniques gained

from working within corporate

America, assisting non-profit

organizations, and working with

the individual business owner

to successfully get traction from

the media, promote products

and/service, and to create and

maintain a successful brand.

The 2nd edition was created

to provide insights into poten-

tial ways to spread the gospel

of deliverance and evangelism

in the 21st century. This is a

virtual hands-on guide showing

how marketing principles can

successfully be applied to the

affairs of the church.

The original manuscript was

p u b l i s h e d t h r o u g h T h e

Interdenominational Theological

Center (The ITC) and endorsed

by Dr. Michael Battle, former

president of The ITC and the

U. S. Representative to the

African Union, Addis Ababa,

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Reverend Dr. Marvin A. Moss,

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Keenan From Page 4

Ellyse From Page 4

is one thing, being willing to

turn your back when she makes

decisions that will put the lives

of certain citizens at risk is quite

something else altogether.

I myself, along with my friend

Ron Jones, supported Teresa

Pike Tomlinson when she was

a candidate for the office of

mayor. She seemed to be a

very good person. I knew she

was smart enough and indeed

tough enough to do the job. I

believed she was more than

qualified to be the first female

mayor of our city. What Ron

Jones and I expected from

Teresa Pike Tomlinson, if and

when she became mayor, was

for her to treat every citizen

with due respect and to be fair

and just across the board. You

must understand, however, that

Teresa Tomlinson came to us.

We did not go running and beg-

ging to Teresa Tomlinson to run

for mayor against Zeph Baker.

She came to the Grassroots

Unity Movement for Change the

same as other political candi-

dates came to us for our help

and support. After talking with

her and then with each other,

Ron Jones and I both agreed

without hesitation, reservation,

or equivocation to vote for and

support Teresa Pike Tomlinson

for mayor. Nevertheless, the

Teresa Pike Tomlinson I came

to know is not at all about fair-

ness or justice, at least it seems

when it comes to certain citi-

zens. What she is about is pow-

er and control. Whatever it takes

to get whatever she wants is

what she is going to do, right

or wrong. If you are not going

to agree with her, then you

might as well not talk with her.

The more Teresa Tomlinson

dealt with leaders in the African

American community, the more

she realized she had absolute-

ly nothing at all to worry about.

She quickly recognized that the

Columbus, Georgia African

American community was weak,

gullible, divided, and easily

manipulated. I know there are

many of you born and raised

here that take offense at me

saying that the African American

community was weak, gullible,

and easily manipulated, but it

is true. To be sure, the ones

that take the most offense at

my comments are typically those

that simply do not know what

is really going on in this city

regarding the class politics being

played, or they are the ones

getting manifold benefits from

the status quo system at the

expense of the rest of us not

in the clique.

It is the African American com-

munity that needs to wake up

in this city. It is the masses of

African American people that

need to understand how bad

they are being played, and just

how much African American so-

called leaders are selling them

out day-in and day-out. It is

the people sitting in the pews

of the church that need to wake

up. Much of the African

American establishment does

not care about how bad the

mayor mistreats any of the rest

of us. Their only concern is for

themselves and the relationship

they think they have with this

mayor. They could not care less

about any type justice for you

and me. It simple does not mat-

ter if you are an innocent African

American citizen abused by the

police or a 13-year old falsely

arrested by police. The mayor

is not going to properly address

the issue because she knows

African American so-called lead-

ers, including a lot of the well-

known clergy, will not say a

mumble a word of protest pub-

licly or privately against her or

the police department. However,

African American pastors and

political figures will publicly sup-

port the mayor’s issues. It is

just plain pathetic.

Over the years it has become

so easy for the mayor she can

even buy off some African

Americans by simply appointing

them to a board, or by throw-

ing a big event, or by simply

attending an African American

church service. Be that as it

may, it is not because Teresa

Tomlinson is that good at run-

n i n g g a m e o n A f r i c a n

Americans. It is that we as cit-

izens are just that weak.

Regrettably, some African

Americans are actually working

for this city to grow while the

rest of us die. We are clearly

a people complicit in our own

future demise, and either do

not understand it or do not care.

Nonetheless, I truly believe with

the help of Almighty God we

can do better because we are

much better and much stronger

than the weaknesses we have

presented for others to recog-

nize and exploit. We need to

get deeper into the Word and

strengthen our faith in God so

that our eyes enough to see

the Light of Truth to be free.

I am going to keep pointing

you to Almighty God, like it or

not. None of us have to lose

our souls going along with

wrong or looking the other way

when wrong is being done to

hurt any citizens of Columbus,

Georgia, be they Black, White,

Brown, or whatever. Satan’s

helpers can prop up wrongdo-

ers and apologize for the wrong

done to others in this city all

they want to, but God never

falls asleep on the job. My God

is the God of Justice. He is

still in charge whether you

believe in Him and serve Him

only or not. God is God and

always will be God. Inevitably,

we all will have to answer to

God.

It was only in the aftermathof President John F. Kennedy’sassassination that Johnson,picking up the torch of theslain president, rose above hispast. He deserves credit forthat, but he did not, as someof his supporters claim, comeup with the idea of the Selma-to-Montgomery March.

Let’s celebrate Black historyand not let others revise it.

February is the “season ofblackness,” a time when thenation lifts up our inextricablerole in American history. Thisis fine and well, but every daywe need to remember andheed the lessons of Selma.We have a Voting Rights Actthat is broken. Some of uscan vote easily, some of usface challenges no less daunt-ing than poll taxes, and oth-ers have been stripped of theirright to vote or even worsecoerced into believing that ourvote does not matter. At theheart of the American dream,whether it is educational oreconomic opportunity, equaljustice, or net equality, is theright to vote. Until the right tovote is automatic, permanent,portable and convenient toevery adult citizen, then noneof us will truly be free. We

have the technology, we havecapacity, we need the will.

I understand why the Oscarsoverlooked Ava Duvernay. Sheis not a director from a sexyforeign country, or a darling ofthe one-dimensional Oscar set.She is a woman, who like Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr., decid-ed to stir the pot in a worldwhere voting rights have beenunnecessarily curtailed, andunexplained murders andurban unrest is on the rise.Maybe her real reward is tellingour story, raw and uncut in aworld that sees Black imagespredominately through the lensof non-Black eyes. She is areminder that we must tell ourown stories, in our own wordsso that we can be remindedthat history has a way ofrepeating itself when peopleforget. It does not mean oth-ers cannot tell our stories, itjust means that our voice mustbe soar above the mix. Selmamust march on.

Kim M. Keenan is the Presidentand CEO of the Multicultural Mediaand Telecommunications Council(MMTC). Prior to taking the helmat MMTC, Keenan served asGeneral Counsel and Secretary ofthe NAACP. She is a past pres-ident o f the Nat ional BarAssociation and the District ofColumbia Bar.

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reased from 14% in 1960 to over

43% to date. So while more

women are working, receiving

their own income and becoming

more independent, less unions

are being formed causing the

institution of family to diminish.

These statistics are clearly cause

and effect. In the mid 70’s there

were 900,000 reported children

being cared for by registered

childcare facilities. By 1990 that

number grew to 3.8 million. These

stats prove the majority of the

nation is depending on child

development centers to help raise

their children. Yet let's face it,

there are some things our chil-

dren will never learn from day-

care. For example, children

learned the morals and values

that once defined our rich

American culture in the home

which by the number of teenage

pregnancies, suicides and homi-

cides that clearly isn't happen-

ing anymore. Behavior issues

and diagnoses of childhood

ADHD are consistently increas-

ing, right along with the number

of women entering the workforce.

It may be coming off as though

I am an antifeminist or holding

women solely responsible for all

familial issues and that isn't my

intention. Marriage and family

take the cooperation of both men

and women alike; however, I

raised these points in attempt to

understand the impact that

women entering the workforce

has had. When you look at the

numbers it's obvious, women

entering the workforce has had

a severe social impact directly

effecting the institutions of mar-

riage and family.

Feminists always talk about the

positive impacts but seldom of

the negative. Personally, I am a

very career driven woman but I

think that it is time as women

that we take responsibility for our

children and our families. We

have obtained the right to work

and be independent, but just as

much as we deserve to receive

equal pay; our families deserve

the same amount of attention as

our careers. If we fail to correct

our positions in the institutions

of marriage and family I fear our

youth will continue to suffer.

By Wane A. HailesThe Courier

Local Attorney Raymond Tillery wasr e c e n t l y a p p o i n t e d A s s o c i a t e

Magistrate/Municipal Court Judge byMunicipal Court Judge Steven D. Smith.

In his newly appointed position JudgeTillery will preside over civil cases whenthe amount does not exceed $15,000including suits for damages, breach ofcontract, etc. and jurisdiction in gar-nishments and writs of possession upto $15,000. In addition, all disposses-sory proceedings, attachment levies,foreclosure liens and distress warrantsare handled in Municipal Court. Badcheck warrants, peace warrants, aban-donment warrants and good behaviorwarrants are also issued in this court.

Originally from Gahanna a suburb ofColumbus, Ohio, Tillery graduatedMagna Cum Laude from Saint

Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1986 and received aBachelor of Science degree in BusinessAdministration. In 1990, he receivedhis Juris Doctor degree from WestVirginia University College of Law.

A military veteran, his experienceincludes serving as; a Legal AssistanceAttorney with the Office of the StaffJudge Advocate oin Hawaii; primaryfamily law attorney with the 82ndAirborne Division, Fort Bragg, NorthCarolina; and a Trial Defense Attorneyat Fort Benning, Georgia.

Upon leaving active duty in 1998, heremained in the JAG Army Reserveand went into solo practice in Atlanta,Georgia. Shortly after 9-11, Tillery went

back onto active duty in support of theWar on Terror. Following his tour ofduty as an anti-terrorism attorney dur-ing 2002, he was promoted to the rankof Major in the JAG Army Reserve andbecame a civilian family law attorneywith the Office of the Staff JudgeAdvocate, Fort Benning, Georgia.

Officially retiring in 2010 he completedhis career with the Army as a civilianLegal Assistance Attorney with the Officeof the Staff Judge Advocate, FortMcPherson, Georgia.

Judge Tillery is married to JoycelynTillery, formerly of Geneva, Alabamaand we have three children, a son,Reginald, and two daughters, Reaganand Rhema.

PAGE 12 March 5, 2015

Attorney Tillery Appointed Associate Magistrate/Municipal Court Judge

March 5, 2015PAGE 13

CCOVEROVER SSTORYTORYDavis Broadcasting, Inc To Host 13th Annual Women Empowerment Luncheon

By Wane A. Hailes The Courier

Please join Davis Broadcastingon March 13th at the ColumbusConvention & Trade Center aswe welcome the Award WinningActress Lynn Whitfield as thisyear’s 13th Annual Women’sEmpowerment Luncheonkeynote speaker. The luncheonwas established to celebratesuccessful women in historywhile empowering the womenof today.

This year’s luncheon is themedWomen: Remembering ourStruggle, Reclaiming ourPurpose, and Redefining ourImage. Tickets and reservedtables are still available for pur-chase at the office of DavisBroadcasting, 2203 WynntonRoad, Monday through Friday8:30am to 6:00pm. For moreinformation call 706.576.3565

Davis Broadcasting Inc. is alsoproud to announce that theGrammy and Stellar AwardWinning Gospel Artist, PastorCharles Jenkins, will provide a

special perform-ance at the 13thAnnual Women'sE m p o w e r m e n tLuncheon. Knownfor his popular hit,"Awesome" andnew single "WAR",Pastor CharlesJenkins is sure tobring an addition-al exciting ele-ment to the event.He will also hostan exclusive CDr e l e a s e p a r t yimmediately fol-

lowing the luncheon for thosein attendance. The 2nd Annual Women’sEmpowerment Walk “W.E.Walk” on Saturday, March 7th8:00am at the Peachtree MallCenter Court. This event isFREE and open to the com-munity! Come for fun, fitness,fellowship and door prizes.

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Keyshia Cole returns to Reality TV

Trust and Believe Keyshia is back!The singer Keyshia Cole has returnedto our television sets on BET Tuesdayfor a new realityshow with her,her family, andtheir dysfunction.This season of“Keyshia Cole:I’m All In,” willshow Keyshia’sissues within hermarriage with herhusband Daniel “Boobie” Gibson, hermother Frankie and her beef with hersister Neffe.

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D30 Radio Out & About “Act Like a Lady and Think Like a Boss”

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It’s a sad weekin the reality TVbusiness, as weall had to sayg o o d b y e t oAhmad “Real”Givens as hepassed away atthe age of 35 tocolon cancer. Hisbrother Chanceposted a heartfeltmessage to his brother onhis instagram announcingthe news:

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(StatePoint) Hay dos cosas que tienenen común la mayoría de los propi-etarios de pequeñas empresas: tiem-po limitado y finanzas limitadas. Siusted es un emprendedor, es crucialpara su éxito y para su cordura encon-trar maneras de aprovechar ambos almáximo.

La clave para hacerse más eficientecon estos dos recursos clave es laorganización, dice “SmallBizLady”Melinda Emerson, experta en lapequeña empresa y autora del bestseller “Conviértase en su propio jefeen 12 meses.” Se ha asociado conSam’s Club para ayudar a los propi-etarios de pequeñas empresas a ahor-rar tiempo, dinero y energías alenfrentar sus tareas cotidianas. Aquíhay algunas de sus principales sug-erencias:

• Deje de crear interminables listasde pendientes. Céntrese en completarsólo cinco cosas antes de las 11 dela mañana cada día. Al seleccionar susprincipales prioridades al final de cadadía, usted será mucho más selectivoy eficaz con su tiempo.

• Concéntrese en clientes objetivopertenecientes a un nicho. Tiene tiem-po y recursos limitados para sus esfuer-zos mercadotécnicos. Es mejor si eligea un cliente objetivo de un nicho alque realmente pueda llegar, no sim-plemente perseguir a cualquier clienteque crea que tiene dinero. Recuerdeque si todo el mundo puede utilizarsu producto o servicio, nadie lo hará.

• Busque un solo punto de sumin-istro para sus suministros y servicios.Por ejemplo, una membresía empre-

sarial en Sam’s Club no sólo ahorradinero en suministros de negocios yrestaurantes, también ofrece ahorrosexclusivos para los miembros en unpaquete de servicios de negocios quepueden ahorrarle tiempo. Entre esosservicios tenemos soluciones de recur-sos humanos, nómina, procesamientode pagos y necesidades legales. Sam’sClub ha unido fuerzas con marcas tanconfiables como First Data, LegalZoomy Execupay para ofrecer ahorros sólopara miembros. Puede encontrar másinformación en www.SamsClub.com/ser-vices.

• Use un temporizador cuando estéen las redes sociales. Facebook ymuchos otros sitios de redes socialespueden absorber grandes cantidadesde tiempo si no actúa estratégicamente.Concentre sus esfuerzos en un solositio social para desarrollar su marcaen línea.• Organice sus archivos. Puede perder

mucho tiempo buscando cosas en suportátil si está desorganizado. Noguarde todo en el escritorio de su com-putadora. Cree archivos por categoríay año, tales como “Contratos de 2015”para encontrar las cosas rápidamente.También debe usar un sistema de copiade seguridad de almacenamiento en lanube. De esta manera, puede traba-jar desde cualquier lugar y sus archivosestarán a salvo si algo le pasa a sucomputadora.Dirigir un pequeño negocio es un tra-

bajo de tiempo completo y mucho más.Si usted es su propio jefe, dé lospasos necesarios para maximizar susrecursos y hacer que ciertas tareas letomen menos tiempo.

Cinco sugerencias para ahorrar dinero y tiempo en su pequeña empresa

StatePoint) La ignoran-cia no siempre es unabendición, como sabenmuy bien los padres,los dueños de masco-tas y los propietariosde vivienda. Ya seaque esté ausente devacaciones y no estáseguro de si dejó lasluces encendidas, enel trabajo y preocupa-do por los niños, oincluso sentado en susillón preguntándosequé travesuras estáhaciendo el perro hasta en el patio,saber lo que pasa dentro de toda sucasa es fundamental para la tranquil-idad espiritual.

En vez de preocuparse, sea proacti-vo. Diversas estrategias, nuevas y vie-jas, pueden ayudarle a tranquilizarse.

Probadas y segurasLos vecinos de confianza pueden servir

como un segundo par de ojos cuan-do usted no está presente. Inclusopuede dar un paso más y hacerles supropio juego de llaves. Si son lo sufi-cientemente amigables, sus vecinospueden incluso estar dispuestos a ali-mentar mascotas o ayudarle de otrasmaneras.

También puede confiar en sus hijospara que le den informes periódicosde la situación (si son lo suficiente-mente mayores). Pídales que lo lla-men cuando lleguen a casa segurosy plantéese darles algunas respons-abilidades, como asegurarse de que lacasa esté en orden y que sus mas-cotas estén sanas y salvas.

TecnologíaHay tecnologías innovadoras que están

proporcionando a los consumidoresnuevas formas de mantener vigiladossus hogares. Estos productos hanevolucionado y ahora son más fácilesde usar y más asequibles para la famil-ia promedio.

De hecho, marcas como Panasonicestán encabezando la marcha. Su nue-vo Sistema de Monitoreo del Hogarofrece cuatro kits distintos, cada unode los cuales agrupa diferentes pro-ductos de vigilancia.

En función de su presupuesto y delnivel de monitoreo requerido, puedeequipar su hogar con herramientascomo sensores de movimiento ocámaras exteriores e interiores paramonitorear a su bebé o mascota.

Vigilar su hogar desde cerca o lejoses fácil, ya que las imágenes puedenverse en el monitor de su computa-dora, smartphone o tablet.Además de la vigilancia, la tecnología

de Panasonic puede resultar particu-larmente ventajosa para quienes estánfuera de casa, ya que permite el con-trol remoto de funciones del hogarcomo las luces y otros dispositivos.Los dispositivos de monitoreo pueden

proporcionar tranquilidad espiritual yminimizar esos temores persistentes porestar lejos de casa”, dice Lisa Knierimde Panasonic.

Hay más información disponible enPanasonic.com.

Servicios profesionalesIncluso cuando esté en casa para

seguir la pista de las cosas, es difícilmanejar todo por su cuenta. En algunoscasos, quizá desee utilizar a profe-sionales que le ayuden a mantenertodo funcionando.

Si las puertas se bloquean y no secierran, o si observa grietas en susparedes o pisos, es recomendable lla-mar a un ingeniero estructural paraevaluar la solidez de sus cimientos.¿Las malas hierbas invaden su preci-ado huerto de tomates? Contrate a unjardinero para luchar contra las especiesintrusas o invasoras.Un servicio profesional de calefacción

y refrigeración puede evaluar el esta-do de sus sistemas de aire acondi-cionado y calefacción, incluso por dentrode los respiraderos y conductos, dondeuno no puede ver. La salud de suhogar es importante, y a veces esmejor que lo haga un profesional.Desde amigos dignos de confianza y

tecnología de vanguardia hasta profe-sionales conocedores, las herramientasque tiene a su disposición pueden man-tenerlo al tanto del pulso de su hog-ar.

Cómo Estar Pendiente De Lo Que Sucede En Su Casa

Mazda 2015

Por Enrique Kogan

El Mazda5 o Premacy (comose denomina en Japón) es unaminivan compacto construidodesde el 1999.

La primera generación delPremacy fue construido enJapón y exportados a Europay Asia. La segunda generaciónen adelante se vende fuera deJapón como el Mazda5.La primera generación era un

vehículo de dos o tres filas,de cinco o siete pasajeros,mientras que la segunda gen-eración añade una tercera filade asientos que carga hastaseis pasajeros.

El Mazda 5 está disponibleen los modelos Sport, Touringy Grand Touring (el que probé).

El 5 Touring trae llantas dealeación de 17 pulgadas, farosantiniebla, spoiler trasero, sen-sores de aparcamiento traseros,un volante forrado en piel ypalanca de cambios, un orde-nador de a bordo y el telé-fono Bluetooth y conectividadde audio, un volante inclinabley telescópico y un sistema desonido de seis bocinas conreproductor de CD, puerto USBy un conector auxiliar de audio. El 5 Grand Touring agrega un

techo solar, faros de xenónautomáticos, espejos con cale-facción, l impiaparabr isasautomático, ajuste lumbar con-ductor, asientos delanteros concalefacción, tapicería de cueroy radio satelital.

El Mazda 5 es obviamentemenor que lo que nor-malmente es hoy unminivan, pero tiene unmontón de versatilidadinterior. Ayudado por las aber-turas de puer tascorrederas de ancho,tercera fila de laMazda 5 ofrece unacceso más fácil quecasi cualquier SUVcompacto de tres filas.La única desventajareal en comparacióncon minivans másgrandes, es su cabi-na estrecha. Lascómodas sillas delcapitán de la segun-

da fila se deslizan y reclinany ayudan a la comodidad.

El diseño de tablero se veelegante, sencillo y moderno,con la excepción de una grancantidad de botones de con-trol de audio. Pero los con-troles son de fácil acceso yuso, lo que ayuda a que sesiente mucho más como uncarro normal.

Hay también un montón decubículos de almacenamientoútil, algo que se puede esper-ar de una minivan.

Aunque el Mazda 5 puederepresentar realmente una minifurgoneta, carece de gran vol-umen de carga. Plegada la ter-cera fila de asientos da unrendimientos de 44.4 pies cúbi-cos de espacio.Esta impulsado por un motor

de cuatro cilindros de 2.5 litrosque produce 157 caballos defuerza y 163 libras-pie detorque. Envía su potencia a lasruedas delanteras a través deuna transmisión automática decinco velocidades.Viene con control de tracción

y estabilidad, frenos de discoantibloqueo, airbags lateralesdelanteros y de larga duraciónairbags laterales de cortina.Trae como opcional los sen-sores de estacionamientotraseros, pero no estándisponibles las característicasde seguridad comunes en losminivans más grandes.

El Mazda 5 combina hábil-mente la utilidad con la agili-dad y maniobrabilidad urbana.

La visibilidad es impresionantey un excelente radio de giro,hace que doblar en calles estre-chas no sea un problema.

No es muy firme, porque sen-tirá los golpes del camino unpoco más de lo que haría enuna camioneta de tamaño com-pleto. Pero por otro lado, elmanejo es bastante deportivo,y extraordinariamente divertidode conducir.

El motor de cuatro cilindros notiene el poder suficiente y laaceleración es todavía bastantebaja, especialmente en colinaso cuando está completamentecargado, aunque la transmisiónautomática hace que mejore lasituación ya que proporcionauna marcha inferior a tiempopara maximizar las capacidadesacelerativas.Conclusión

A pesar de que tiene capaci-dad para un máximo de seisfrente a siete o incluso ochoque se obtiene de una fur-goneta regular, el Mazda 5ofrece otra forma la mayor partede los beneficios de lapropiedad minivan.

S u s p u e r t a s t r a s e r a sdeslizantes proporcionan unafácil entrada y salida, y elimi-nan la posibilidad de que sushijos salten dentro y fuera,mientras está estacionado enun estacionamiento lleno degente.

Es cierto que las familias másgrandes con las mascotas ybicicletas estarán mejor servi-dos por furgonetas de corrientecomo el Honda Odyssey, el KiaSedona o el Toyota Sienna,pero este Mazda 5 sigue sien-do una buena opción, para

aquellos que buscan un vehícu-lo familiar compacto, que seabarato, muy versátil y con unabuena autonomía de millage.

Precio: Desde US$ 21,596Consumo: 21 mpg ciudad / 28mpg carretera

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