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To Mom
With Love Betty vs. Goliath
Greeter becomes face of
Wal-Mart lawsuit
By Paul Elias
Associated Press Writer

PITTSBURG, Calif. (AP) — As a “greeter,” the cheerful

Betty Dukes is one of the first employees customers usually see
Mother’s Day as they walk through the front doors of the Wal-Mart store here.
As the first “named plaintiff” in Dukes v. Wal-Mart, the
Tributes B1 ordained Baptist minister also is the face of the largest gender
bias class action lawsuit in U.S. history one that could cost the
world’s largest private employer billions.
Her dual roles have turned her into a civil rights crusader for
Is Kevin Durant the company’s many critics, who have dubbed the legal battle
“Betty v. Goliath.” It is a far cry from where Dukes expected
Better Than to be when she enthusiastically accepted an offer in 1994 to
work the cash registers part-time for $5 an hour. She dreamed
LeBron? B4 of turning around a hard life by advancing, through work and
determination, into Wal-Mart corporate management. AP Photo/Ben Margot
“I was focused on Wal-Mart’s aggressive customer service,” Ordained Baptist minister Betty Dukes, seen in this April 28 photo in front of a
Dukes said in an interview during her lunch break, after first Pittsburg, Calif. Wal-Mart, is the face of Dukes v. Wal-Mart, the largest gender bias class
action lawsuit in U.S. history, one that could cost the world’s largest private employer
Continued on A4 billions.

B11 Baltimore Native Appointed Councilwoman

Lawmakers Call to Federal Fourth Circuit Court Clark Proposes
for National
Guard in
By AFRO Staff

U.S. District
Living Wage Bill
(Maryland) Judge
Chicago A2
Andre M. Davis was
officially sworn in
as judge to the U.S.
–Opinion– Fourth Circuit Court of
Appeals on April 30,
Professor Gates completing a journey
and the Blame more than a decade in
the making.
for Slavery A7 The seat now held
by Davis had been
vacant for 10 years
since the passing
Listen to “First Edition” of Judge Francis D.
Murnaghan in 2000.
Davis was originally
nominated to the bench
at the end of President U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Marylanders. For 22 years,
Join Host Sean Yoes Clinton’s second Judge Andre M. Davis
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Voice of the Community. Democrats fell out of power
during the George W. Bush
administration.
Bush nominated three
judges to fill the vacancy, but
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each time the process stalled
in conflicts with Democratic
senators – including some from
Maryland. President Obama
nominated Davis again in early
April of last year. The Senate
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voted 72-to-16 to confirm
him last November.
Sen. Benjamin Cardin,
D-Md., who presided
over Davis’ confirmation
hearing, joined Davis for
his official investiture, and
expressed his pleasure at
one of Maryland’s native
sons finally being elevated
to the position.
“This day has been a
decade in the making and
I am proud to join Judge
Davis for this important
ceremony,” Cardin said
in a statement. “He will
be an asset to the Fourth
Circuit Court of Appeals
and a source of pride to all
Judge Davis has served
as an exceptional jurist
with a clear appreciation
for the Constitution and a
Continued on A8
By Melanie R. Holmes
AFRO Staff Writer
In 1994, Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke sponsored a
bill that made Baltimore City the first city in the country to
require a living wage for all city workers and contractors.
If she has her way again, retail workers in the city will
also be paid the living wage. The 14th District councilor
proposed on Monday that major retail stores in Baltimore
City grossing more that $10 million a year pay workers a
minimum of $10.57.
“We’re in a position to raise fees and taxes across the
city to help us keep city government afloat, especially
recreation and parks, fire and police,” Clarke said. “[I tried
to figure out] what can we give back? How can we help
the people in Baltimore City? What is it we can do for the
income of the people who live here?”
Living wage is defined as the amount needed to provide
for a person’s basic needs, as opposed to the minimum
wage that declares the least amount of money the city or an
employer can pay its workers.
Opponents of a proposed Wal-Mart store asked the city
Continued on A9

‘Grand Prix’ Comes Could Affect You

to Baltimore By Harry R. Weber
and Vicki Smith
Associated Press Writers
By Melanie R. Holmes
AFRO Staff Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) —
The calamitous oil spill in the
A five-year agreement was finalized with Baltimore Racing Gulf of Mexico isn’t just a
Development (BRD) today to allow an IndyCar® “Baltimore mess for the people who live
Grand Prix” street-racing event around the Inner Harbor and or work on the coast. If you
Camden Yards in August of 2011. drink coffee, eat shrimp, like
The more than 100,000 people expected to attend the race bananas or plan to buy a new
will create an estimated $11 million in direct city tax revenue, set of tires, you could end up
create almost 2,000 paying more because of the
full-time jobs and “This is a game-changer disaster.
generate $250
million in spending. for Baltimore.” The slick has forced the
shutdown of the gulf’s rich
“This is a game-changer for Baltimore,” Mayor Stephanie fishing grounds and could
Rawlings-Blake said. also spread to the busy
The Baltimore Grand Prix is a three-day racing festival shipping lanes at the mouth
that will be free and open to the public. A parade, fireworks, of the Mississippi River,
concerts, charity receptions, and celebrity races will also be tying up the cargo vessels
included in the fun. that move millions of tons of
Rawlings-Blake said the street race will “change the way fruit, rubber, grain, steel and
the world sees Baltimore” due to the global media exposure other commodities and raw
that Indy Racing League (IRL) fans will bring to materials in and out of the
the city. The event will also be televised nation’s interior.
AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

and watched by more than 3.5 A sign on a fishing camp in Hopedale, La., along a bayou
Though a total shutdown
million national viewers. The leading to the Gulf of Mexico, expresses unfriendly
of the shipping lanes is
city’s Economic Impact sentiment towards BP PLC May 3. All commercial and
unlikely, there could be long
Report estimates that recreational fishing in the Gulf has been shut down due
Join the AFRO on delays if vessels are forced
media and marketing exposure to the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil
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A2 The Baltimore Afro-American, May 8, 2010 - May 14, 2010
AFRO National Briefs
Supreme Court Justice to
Receive Honorary Degree
from Local HBCU
Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court Sonia
Sotomayor will receive
a doctorate of law from
Howard University for
her decades of work in
the courtroom. Sotomayor
will receive the honorary
degree at Howard’s 142nd
commencement convocation
on May 8.
Sotomayor, a New York
native, made history in 2009 President Barack Obama and Supreme
Sonia Sotomayor
when she became only the
third woman to sit on the was initially created to
highest court after President provide diverse, family-
Barack Obama’s nomination. friendly programs for Black
Americans.
BET Founder Loathes “When we started
Company’s New Direction BET, it was going to be
Sheila Crump Johnson, the EBONY magazine on
co-founder of Black television,” Johnson said.
Entertainment Television “We had public affairs
(BET), recently expressed programming. We had
her disappointment with news... we had a large
the company’s current variety of programming, but
programming in an interview the problem is that then the
with The Daily Beast Web video revolution started up...
site. And then something started
“Don’t even get me happening, and I didn’t like
started,” Johnson said. “I it at all. And I remember
don’t watch [BET.] I suggest during those days we would
to my kids that they don’t sit up and watch these videos are many things to consider
watch it…I’m ashamed of it, and decide which ones were
you want to know the truth.” going on and which ones
Johnson, 60, said were not.”
she believed BET has
contributed to the spread Lawmakers Call for
of AIDS in the African- National Guard to Quell
American community by Violence
promoting sexually charged Illinois state officials
rap music videos. are calling for the National
She added that network Guard to be deployed to
Chicago in hopes of quelling
ongoing violence there.
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Illinois State Reps. John
Fritchey and LaShawn Ford
said they believe the number
of murders in the city has
gotten so out of hand that
military intervention may
be the only solution to the
problem.
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enforcement, that have been
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Fritchey said at a press
conference. “We have the
ability with very little effort
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these men and women right
here in their backyards to
assist the [Chicago] police
department.”
However, not everyone
believes that the National
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the problem. Mayor Richard
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Chicago has already
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African Union Under Fire
for Alleged War Atrocities
in Somalia
The African Union
(AU) and its supporters are
denying any role in ongoing
fighting in Somalia, with
the AU saying it is not
circumventing any laws
while trying to stamp out a
sizeable Al-Qaeda and Al-
Qaeda-linked insurgency in
the country.
Since the fighting
began in 2007, over 21,000
people have been killed
and 3 million have required
humanitarian aid.
Aid agencies and human
rights groups say that the
AU has been just as guilty as
the insurgents when it comes
to violence against regular
Somalis. The AU denies that
claim, saying that terrorists
are responsible for those
acts.
“We are not at the same
level as the terrorists ... we
are very careful not to shell
them when they are among
the population,” Boubacar
Gaoussou Diarra, the AU’s
special representative for
Somalia, told reporters in
Kenya. “[Terrorist group]
Al Shabaab move within
the population and shell our
troops but even in this case,
as a peaceful operation, we
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Al Shabaab is a group
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A 13th century skeleton
unearthed on the grounds of
a convent may be the earliest
physical evidence that
Africans lived in medieval
England, according to a
report by The Associated
Press.
Forensics experts from
the University of Dundee
Scotland said that the bones
probably belong to a man
from what is now Tunisia – a
North African nation – who
lived in England about 10
years before his death.
“Finding a skeleton like
this is of major interest,”
said Jim Bolton, a historian
at Queen Mary, University
of London who wasn’t
involved in the discovery.
The man apparently died
of a spinal abscess and was
identified as African by his
bone structure.
HIV-Positive Sex Offender
May Face Life in Jail
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according to The Associated
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office said Nushawn
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a civil law created to shield
the public from the most
notorious perpetrators.
Under a statute, the state
can imprison a sex offender
indefinitely if it proves the
person is like to commit
additional crimes. If he is
found mentally unstable,
Williams would be held at a
medium-security psychiatric
facility.
Court papers describe
Williams, 33, as a mentally
disturbed drug dealer who
at times was violent during
his 12-year prison stay. He
pleaded guilty in 1998 to
charges of statutory rape
and reckless endangerment
after word of his HIV
status created an uproar in
Jamestown, N.Y. Nicknamed
“Face,” Williams often
engaged in sexual acts with
drug-addicted women and
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Jennifer Hudson and Relatives Identify Body of Her Slain NephewA3 May 8, 2010 - May 14, 2010, The Baltimore Afro-American
By Alan King sport-utility vehicle sought in from a neighbor about a suspi- posted fliers bearing his photo-

‘Drum Major for Justice’ Remains Powerful in Death

AFRO Staff Writer connection with the murder of cious vehicle. The man noticed graph around the city. On
Hudson’s mother and brother. the vehicle while walking his Sunday, Jennifer Hudson asked
Jennifer Hudson and other The white, 1994 Chevrolet dog. According to the Chicago for the public’s help in finding
relatives positively identified Suburban with Illinois license Tribune, the boy had been shot her nephew. In her MySpace
By Kristin Gray of Height’s Delta Sigma Theta multiple times in the back seat “He spoke
blog, sheof Dr. Height
thanked fans andin sup-

AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari
AFRO Managing Editor Sorority sisters, said despiteofthe the vehicle. The SUV, regis- reference
portersto herfor being involved
their prayers andin the
somber circumstances, “there tered was to Hudson’s murdered beginning
offered of acoordinating
$100,000 reward the civil
to
Dr. Dorothy Height, the legendary an electricity in the rafters brother, of the was towed with the rightsanyone
movement who in that room
returned with
the boy
civil rights icon who championed cathedral.” boy’s body inside and is being all those
alive.men – Martin Luther King,
social justice, was one of the “As we waited for the service processed by evidence techni- WhitneySince Young, thePhillip
investigation,
Randolph —
crowning trailblazers from an era to begin, everyone had a Dorothy cians and workers. The body and how Hudson they–wouldn’t’
who gained stardom
allow her to
that revolutionized Black Americans’ Height story,” said McKenzie. was later removed and taken to after appearing
speak at the March on Washington on “American
the Cook County Medical Idol,” and then won an
leverage in politics, economics and “Whether it was the young woman because she was a woman,” said
Examiner’s office. Academy Award for her role in
employment. from Takoma Park who went to the Delaney.
Hudson and other family the movie Dreamgirls – has
On April 29, Height’s funeral same hair dresser as Dr. Height, members or arrived at the Medical “Then
stayed heoutmentioned othereye.
of the public
amassed a diverse cross-section of Gwendolyn Boyd, past president Examiner’s office mid-after- women’s names that
The Chicago Tribune you neverreport-
hear
humanity – feminists, political titans, of Delta Sigma Theta who noon recalled to identify the body. Julian King, Jennnifer Hudson’s nephew. about that were in involved
ed that a parade of cars moved in the
entertainers, the general public – a that Dr. Height was there when Givenshe the choice between look- civil rights
slowlymovement and most
past her family’s home
testament to her democracy and became ordained as a minister—it ing directly at the body or A spokesman for the office the murders but is being heldimpressive
in Monday morning, asked
was that he past the the men
ability to unite seemingly divergent seems that Dr. Height touched President Baracktold Obama,
the left, wipes
newspaper that his eyes, asjail
Hudson hefor
attends
parole Dorothyafter in the church to give a pledge that
violation
viewing it on a wall-mounted news vans, reporters and curi-
Height’s funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington
crowds. everyone in her own special way.” they’d never have another meeting
ous onlookers.
Courtesy Photos April 29. Beside him are first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President
“I was gratified to attend Dr. During the funeral, President Obama and not have a woman present
Jennifer Hudson and her mom, Darnell Donerson who
Height’s funeral with a number
was killed, as well as her brother, Jason. of wept openly while “She held hands with her family. It was obviously a very emotional moment.”
Height’s relatives
Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California.
because she was so
Neighbors
adamant
quietly and
stood
[about
my colleagues on the Council,” and friends recounted their fondest it.]” reflected on the
“remained strong for her fami- being convicted of attempted
said DC City Council Chairman memories of the Congressional videoGold White House.” Height’s three-day memorial
ly” and was clearly itsevery chancemurder
she had.”
screen, the family chose violence.
leader. and vehicular hijack-
Vincent
the bodyGray of herin7-year-old
an e-mailed Medal recipient.
plate X584859 was foundWhen on it was the his
latter. According to the
The Washington “She National
held hands with herOther fami- speakers
ing. Cookincluded
County records show home, men in heavy jacketsin
former ended at Fort
In Lincoln
front of the Cemetery
Hudson’s
statement. 
nephew Monday, “The mixture
just hours of family, Chicago’s turnWest Side after
to speak, Obama spokeTribune, of his Hudson said, “Yes,
Cathedral was swathed Brentwood, Md. Valerie Fraling,
after his civil
bodyrightswas found in anational police received a 7 a.m. call that’s him.” colors as women donned ly,” in
theaspokesman
sea of President
said. “It Billthat
Clinton;
he pleadedDr. Camille
guilty to both and hooded sweatshirts came to
friends, leaders, own relationship with the legendary “Height a very Cosby,
was obviously emotional wife of activist/comedian
charges in 1999. He was also an AFRO columnist and Height’s
dignitaries, celebrities, and everyday leader. kiss sister, said she came to abar-
the twin white crosses
hats” in the pioneer’s honor. During Bill Cosby; Dr. BernardinC. for posses-sorority
Randolph

ACORN Fights Back

moment.” convicted 1998 ing the names of Donerson and
Washingtonians was a testament to “Michelle and I didn’t know his speech, the Rev. AlThe Sharpton
boy – said
the son Stephen,
of Julia Height’s sion ofnephew;
a stolenBernice
motor vehicle. powerful conclusion as the activist’s
Jason.
the respect we all had for Dr. Height Dr. Height as well, or as long, as he hoped there was Hudson, a hat store in
Jennifer’s King,
sister daughter
– had He ofwascivil icon prison ivory-colored
rightsfrom
released in casket was lowered
“Everybody is sick of going
and her compassion and concern for many of you…, but we did come heaven. been missing since Friday, Martin Luther King
2006 andserving
after formerseven years into the ground.
Leader Calls Voter Registration Fraud Charges ‘Bogus’
through stuff like this,” Artisha
people from all walks of life.” to know her in the early days of my Secretary of State Hillary
when Clinton,
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a former entombed of her
the
Throngs of mourners – most campaign,” said Obama during his who wore a wide-brimmed black grandmother, Darnell Young. car hijacking charges. [there area told the Tribune. “We roses
were] hundreds of single all
who’d
By Alan neverKing met the former National 13-minute
and Dallas Cowboys eulogy.
players“And weNocame wonder Obama’s hat adorned
campaign with
is flowers,
Donerson,lauded 57,the
and his uncle,Willimae Delaney, remained missingthat each
The boyHeight’s havegraveside participator
to stick together. All these
Council
AFRO Staff of NegroWriterWomen president Tony Romoto love andher, Terrellas so many loved
Owens, her.to distance
trying him from thetemperate
98-year-old’s Jasondisposition.
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home in which police and volunteers wooden casket before it was placed
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airs. She was passionate but never with Young’s tribute to the former in the vault,” said Fraling. “What
McCain’s ACORN –one of Hurdhats
attackofonreceiving said those workers, who But Obama’s ties to ACORN run
dawn in hopes — that she wore like a crown— ClintonAvenue. a lasting and touching tribute. This
Associated Community were doing those things without long and deep. overheated,”
He taught classes said Thursday.
An Amber Alert –
Delta Sigma Theta president and his
a desig-
700 tickets allotted for the public. regal. In the White House, she was “She understood visionary woman received her roses
Organization for Reform Now – ACORN’s knowledge or permis- for ACORN. They even endorsed thatnationwomen’s rights homage to the marginalized women
for high-risk missing
Joi-Marie McKenzie,
confirms the success of the a a regular.
sion, were fired. She came by not once, not
him for President. and civil rights are indivisible. She who helped power the civil rights while she lived and even in death,
children – was issued Friday
Washington, D.C.
organization, the head of the blogger and one twice — 21
“The evidence that has sur- times she stopped by
But now ACORNthe stood
is inup for the rights
trouble. ofJulian
women movement. they were still giving them to her.”
after was discovered

Immigration Law Divides Americans

group says. faced so far shows they faked Reporter: There are at least missing after the murders.
“This is testimony to the work forms to get paid for work they 11 investigations across the Police arrested William
we’ve done and success we’ve didn’t do, not to stuff ballot country involving thousands of Balfour, the missing boy’s step-
had,” Maude Hurd, president of boxes.” ACORN, she said, is the potentially fraudulent ACORN father and estranged husband
By Jesse Washington have remained largely undiscussed. Rove, the Republican political
ACORN,
AP
withNational
said in an interview
the AFRO. Writer
victim of fraud, not the perpetra-
tor of it. The emotional outcry could,
forms.
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After a Cleveland significant
representative as well.’’ BREAD NOT ON THE LIST
• Racism pure and simple.
troubles
dence of are any positioned
such democracy- to again zero out of their pockets. They want the
tolerance policy for deliber- appeared on TV, an Such concerns changed Arizona’s
e-mail was 35%
play a critical
destroying fraud.”role in the twisting ate falsification immigrants removed — butsent
of registration.” how to the locallaw before
office saying it she
was a week old. Among
evolution of American race relations. should they be sorted out from the
Hurd believes the McCain Most news account neglect to “is going to haveother tweaks, the word “solely’’ was
her life ended.” to the Super Bowl boycott. Trimble noted of King and his fellow
“Thewere
charges whole countrymotivat-
politically has taken point out approximately
that ACORN is40 million Hispanics removed R.I.,
A worker in Providence, from the phrase saying “That was a wake-up call,’’ said crusaders for equal rights.
notice,’’
ed. said Marshall Trimble, requiredwho by laware to U.S.turncitizens?
in all reg- received a threatening police call “may say-
not solely consider Trimble, LEFT the state historian. “A lot of Arizona’s
RIGHT460,000 illegal
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Arizona’s “Because
state historian,it’s low-
who istration forms.
“There’sAnd they no easyalso way,’’
fail ing,said“We know race, you get coloroff work
or national origin,’’ to
and moderate-income to note that it was the organiza- at 9” and uttered racial epithets. people stepped up and said, ‘Wait a immigrants are almost all Latinos.
dislikes the new law people, but thinks Roger Clegg, president and general reassure critics that race would not minute, Arizona is making itself an Yet Arizona also has 2 million
and people of color, I believe the tion, in many instances, that first A caller to one office left a
something had to be done about counsel of the conservative Center be considered at all. embarrassment to the country. And Latinos who are U.S. citizens, about
McCain campaign thinks those brought the phony registrations message on the answering
illegal immigration.
voters are going to vote “I don’t think for Equal Opportunity.”
to the attention of authorities. They live Arizona
machine, saying: “Hi, I was just has always been a place it was.’’ 30 percent of the state’s population.
people realized how
Democratic, which is not neces- serious a The in the
McCain same
camp neighborhoods,
apparently go
calling to to let youfor travelers
know that and wanderers. Many of Two Republicans who urged Latinos also make up almost 30
problem
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nigger, and he’sthe stateofhad the nation’s second-
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guys are of transplants Both men had once opposed a federal changed. Their All-Star Game next
nation is having
organization a hugefor
has fought Arizona
social his politicalAlthoughsupport. President Barack fraudulent, and over you needthe preceding
to go to three-year period. King holiday. In 1993, when it came year is scheduled for Phoenix.
conversation,
and economic justice from rallies
for low- on the Obama
McCain: I’mhas John said there will be
McCain hell.noAll the niggersBut Arizona
on oak trees.has never had many up again, 60 percent of Arizona
streets to voices on the airwaves —
and moderate-income immigration-reform
and I approve this message. bill before They’re thegonna get Black residents,
all hung hon- which Trimble said voters chose to back the holiday.
1 BANANA Jesse Washington covers race and
and there are signs of compromise
Americans. With 400,000 mem- November congressional elections,
Announcer: Who is Barack eys, they’re may have contributed to the 1991
going to get assassi- Certainly there are differences ethnicity for The Associated Press. He
instead
ber familiesof confrontation.
organized into more Obama?there A man arewithnew“asigns of compromise
political nated, they’re gonna vote against
get killed.” a King holiday. Most pro between that issue and today’s is reachable at jwashington(at)ap.org
thanPolls
1,200show that most Arizonans
neighborhood chap- baptism performed at warp
— signs that the conversation is Another message
football said,players
“You are Black, which led
problem. “They were Americans,’’ or www.twitter.com/jessewashington.
ters ainslight
and 110 cities of Americansspeed.”taking
nationwide,
majority root. After col- liberal idiots. Dumb (expletive
Vast ambition.
ACORN has over the years seen lege, he moved to Chicago. deleted). Welfare bums. You
are fine with the new law, which Democrats have
its share of criticism while advo- Became a community organizer. guys just (expletive deleted)
requires police to question people There, Obama proposed metaMadeleine
reform come to our country, consume
cating for affordable housing,
about
living their
wages,immigration
healthcare for status
the if Talbot, framework
part of the Chicago that is every natural resource there is,
there’s reason to
underserved— andsuspect
while organ-they’re branch tougherof ACORN. on He enforcement
was so and make a lot of babies. That’s
in thevoter
izing country illegally.
registration Arizona’s impressive
drives. andthatwould he was create asked to all you guys do. And then suck
Republican-dominated
But none has been as withering legislature train thenew ACORNSocial Security
staff. up the welfare and expect every-
passed it with
and baseless asno thisDemocratic
one. Whatcards linked to
did ACORN in Chicago one else to pay for your hospital
support;
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presidential overelection
racial engage fingerprints.
in? Bullying banks. Some bills for your kids. I jus’ say let
profiling
less than two got weeks
buriedaway,beneath fears of prominent
Intimidation tactics.Republicans,
Disruption your kids die. That’s the best Before age five, every room is a classroom.
high-profile immigrant crimes and
ACORN’s detractors allege the of meanwhile, have
business. ACORN forced move. Just let your children die. Fun learning opportunities are everywhere. Simple things like
frustration
organizationover federal inaction.
has engaged in mas- But banks toexpressed
issue riskyreservations
home loans. Forget about paying for hospital counting and identifying shapes activate a child’s learning ability,
some say the
sive voter Arizonafraud
registration law after
has caused The same abouttypesArizona’s
of loans that bills for them. I’m not gonna do and help them enter school more prepared. That’s why PNC
a conversation that otherwise would
the reported discovery of bogus caused approach. Even Karl
the financial crisis we’re it. You guys are lowlifes. And I founded Grow Up Great and its Spanish-language equivalent Crezca
names, such as Mickey Mouse in today. hope you all die.”
con Éxito, a 10-year, $100 million program to help prepare young
Hurd thinks the hate calls will
children for school and life. Pick up a free bilingual Sesame Street™
cease soon.
“Happy, Healthy, Ready for School” kit at a PNC branch. It’s filled
“In two weeks, I think these
attacks will be over. But I think it with all kinds of simple, everyday things you can do to help a child
will be harder for us to get our learn. Together, we can work with our communities so an entire
name back on good graces generation won’t just grow up... but grow up great.
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A4 The Baltimore Afro-American, May 8, 2010 - May 14, 2010

ACY Hosts Health and Education Briefing

By Melanie R. Holmes
AFRO Staff Writer
Childhood obesity is the leading
chronic illness of today’s adolescents
and youth, and African-American
school-aged girls suffer from it
the most, said Dr. Hugh Mighty,
a national expert on improving
maternal health and birth outcomes.
As one of Maryland’s top
obstetrician/gynecologists, Mighty
spoke on childhood obesity and its
prevention at Advocates for Children
and Youth’s (ACY) policy and
advocacy briefing on April 28.
“We have to care before, during
and after pregnancy,” he said. “If
we’re not there before conception
then we’re already late in the game.”
By 2012, Mighty said, 50 percent
of children in the United States
will be obese, and obese children
are more likely to develop type II
diabetes and other serious medical
complications. Root causes of the
increasing ailment are nutritional
“Today, children are expected to have lower life expectancy than their parents.”
choices, decreased activity, genetics
and metabolic programming.
“Today, children are expected to
have lower life expectancy than their
parents,” he said.
Furthermore, Mighty said more
than half of women of childbearing
age in the nation are obese and that a
shift in how Americans view prenatal
care is necessary to birthing healthier
babies. The United States ranks 39th
in the world for infant mortality, with
Black babies accounting for 13.7
percent of infant deaths—double the
rate of infant mortality among White
babies. Mighty said intervention
before pregnancy can prevent infant/
child obesity as well as birth defects,
preterm births – which America leads
the world in – and maternal deaths.
While he pointed out that women
who are uninsured qualify for health
insurance for the duration of their
pregnancy, Mighty also noted that
prenatal care is about personal
decisions as much as it is about
visiting the doctor.
“You have a choice in what you
eat and drink,” he said.
Mighty is the chief of obstetrics
and gynecology at the University of
Maryland Medical Center, and the
chair and associate professor of the
University of Maryland School of
Medicine’s Department of Obstetrics,
Gynecology and Reproductive
Sciences.
ACY also invited renowned
education reformer Robert Slavin
to speak at the briefing. The Johns
Hopkins University director of the
Center for Research and Reform
in Education spoke about effective
reading programs for students who
are struggling with reading. Slavin
said that reading levels in the United
States were the same in 2009 as they
were in 1980 because educators
“reinvent the wheel” rather than
rely on evidence and research. He
suggested professional development
for teachers to decrease the number
of special education students and
increase student achievement. Kids
who need additional support should
receive tutoring, making special
education the last resort.
“There is hardly a child who
needs to fail to learn to read,” Slavin
said. “When a child fails to learn to
read, it is our responsibility, not the
child’s responsibility.”
ACY is a non-profit organization
that promotes policies and
investments for the safety, health and
education of Maryland’s children
and families. For more information
on ACY, visit www.ACY.org or call
410-547-9200.

Betty vs. Goliath

Continued from A1
saying grace over a meal of fast-food hamburgers and
chicken nuggets. “I wanted to advance. I wanted to make that
money.”
But by 1999, her plans were in tatters. Several years of little
advancement and frustration with her role culminated with an
ugly spat with managers that resulted in a humiliating demotion
and a pay cut, she said.
That also became the genesis of the federal class action
lawsuit U.S. District Court Judge Martin Jenkins called
“historic” while he was handling the case. Last week, the 9th
Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld Jenkins’ decision allowing
the case to go to trial as a class action on behalf of as many as 1
million former and current female Wal-Mart employees.
Dukes’ lawsuit alleges Wal-Mart is violating the 1964 Civil
Rights Act, which made it illegal for employers to discriminate
on the basis of race, creed or gender. Dukes alleges that Wal-
Mart systemically pays women less than their male counterparts
and promotes men to higher positions at faster rates than
women.
The Bentonville, Ark. retailer denies the accusations and
argues that if there are any instances of discrimination they are
isolated, and not an overarching company policy. The retailer
has fiercely fought the lawsuit since it was first filed in federal
court in San Francisco in 2001 and said it would appeal the most
recent decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The incident that sparked the epic legal battle began while
Dukes served as a customer service manager. Dukes, 60, needed
change to make a small purchase during her break. She asked
a colleague to open a cash register with a one-cent transaction,
which she claims was a common practice.
Nevertheless, she was demoted for misconduct. She
complained to a manager that the punishment was too severe
and part of a long campaign of discrimination that began almost
as soon as she started working for Wal-Mart in this blue-collar
city of about 100,000, some 45 miles east of San Francisco.
“In this life, you have to stand up or be trampled.”
She believed the reprimand was partially motivated by race.
She’s Black and the managers were White.
When those complaints were ignored, Dukes sought legal
advice.
She ended up being represented by Brad Seligman, an
attorney who had launched The Impact Fund, a legal nonprofit,
in 1992. Seligman said he asked Dukes to serve as lead plaintiff
in what would become a vast class action because of her strong
personality.
Seligman and other attorneys told Dukes that she wasn’t
alone, that many other women had similar complaints. They
said they would like to use her and five other former and current
Wal-Mart employees to file the class action lawsuit.
“My jaw fell open,” Dukes said when told of the other
complaining women. “I thought I was by myself.”
That was nine years ago. And with Wal-Mart insisting the
lawsuit is without merit and vowing to continue its fight, it
appears the litigation has more years to go.
Dukes is undeterred by that prospect and sanguine about the
outcome.
“I am very grateful that I’m on this platform,” she said,
despite the sometimes “chilly” reception at work. “In this life,
you have to stand up or be trampled.’’
Ms. Magazine named her one of its “Women of the
Year” for 2004, the same year Liz Featherstone’s book
Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers’ Rights
at Wal-Mart’ was published. Featherstone has compared Dukes
to Rosa Parks, the civil rights crusader.
Despite the pushback, Dukes leans heavily on her faith,
believing she has God on her side and that she’s been called
upon to fight for others.
Through it all, she has remained humble, saying she lives
with her mother because she can’t afford a place of her own on
her $15.23 an hour salary.
“There are times that I can’t afford my lunch,” she said,
wrapping her chicken nuggets in a napkin for later. “But I’m
still blessed.”
 May 8, 2010 - May 14, 2010, The Baltimore Afro-American A5

Community Calendar
NAACP Events
May 25
‘Bullying’ Community Panel
Discussion & Meeting
Union Baptist Church,
1219 Druid Hill Ave.,
Baltimore. 6-8 p.m. Join in the
discussion of bullying among
our youth. Panel discussion
Book Lovers’ Breakfast
Featuring Hill Harper
Baltimore Marriott
Waterfront Hotel, 700 Aliceanna
St., Baltimore. 8:30 a.m.-12
p.m. Enjoy breakfast with Hill
Harper, star of “CSI: New York”
and the author of the Letters to
a Young Brother/Sister series.
$40. For more information: 410-
396-5494.
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority Cotillion Program
Information Session
Randallstown Community
Center, 3505 Resource Drive,
Randallstown, Md. 12-1:30 p.m.
The sisters from the Upsilon
Epsilon Omega Graduate
Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority are calling on high
school juniors and seniors to
learn about the 2010-2011
Precious Pearls Cotillion
Program. For more information:
ueocotillionprogram@gmail.
com.
Future Event
Trip to Paris, Madrid and
Toledo
Former AFRO Editor Paul
Evans is hosting a trip to Paris,
Madrid and Toledo on Oct.
16- 24. Amenities include
airfare, hotel, two meals daily,
all ground transportation, basic
travel insurance, a full-time
tour guide and entrance to all
museums and palaces. Double
occupancy per person: $3,633.
Payment due by June 15. For
more information: 410-728-
6421.

ONE
will be followed by a general
membership meeting. For
more information: 410-962-
2931.

June 12
NAACP Freedom Fund Baby
Contest
Wayland Baptist Church,
3400 Garrison Blvd.,
Baltimore. 1-3 p.m. For more
information: 410-366-3300.

May 3-9

DAY
Organization of Hope Grand
Opening Event Week
3605 Fairview Ave.,
Baltimore. Various times. Join
the Organization of Hope, a
community nonprofit, as they
celebrate their open house
through a series of events
planned throughout the week.
For more information: 888-316-
1912.

May 7-9
Frederick Douglass High

SALE
School Annual Alumni
Weekend Celebration
Frederick Douglass High
School, 2301 Gwynns Falls
Parkway, Baltimore. Various
times. The Historic Frederick
Douglass High School Alumni
Association will hold its annual
alumni weekend celebration.
The three-day event features
landmark dedications, music
concerts and more. For more
information: 410-233-5103.

May 8
Heaven 600 Gospel Series:
Mother’s Day Cruise
Spirit of Baltimore Ship,
Inner Harbor, Light Street
Pavilion, Baltimore. 12-2 p.m.
Enjoy lavish buffets and live
SATURDAY, MAY 8
gospel entertainment at this
cruise around the Inner Harbor.
$38-$50. For more information:
OPEN 9AM-11PM
866-312-2469.

May 9 PREVIEW DAY TODAY

Mother’s Day Dinner
Rosedale Volunteer
Firehouse, 8307 Philadelphia
OPEN 9AM-1OPM
Road, Baltimore.12-5 p.m.
The Rosedale Fire Company
is sponsoring a Mother’s Day
chicken dinner including baked
MORNING SPECIALS
chicken, vegetables, rolls,
deserts and more. For more
information: 410-866-2598.
9AM-1PM BOTH DAYS!
May 12
DON’T FORGET MOTHER’S DAY IS MAY 9
Warm Wednesdays
5 Seasons, 830 Guilford
Ave., Baltimore. 8:30 p.m.-2
a.m. Experience the ultimate
venue in spoken word from
local artists. $5. For more
information: 410-207-9832.

May 13
Michael Baisden’s ‘Step Up
and Help Save Our Kids’
Coppin State University,
New Athletic Complex,
2523 Gynns Falls Parkway,
Baltimore. 6 p.m. Join author
and radio personality Michael
Baisden as he rallies with the
community to save our youth.
For more information: 410-951-
3970.

Business is Booming Tour

Sheraton, Baltimore City
Center Hotel, 101 W. Lafayette
St., Baltimore. 6 p.m. Brad
Sugars, founder and CEO of
ActionCOACH, a business
coaching firm, will offer a
lecture for business owners on
surviving tough economic times.
For more information: 410-374-
3536.

May 15
Healthy F.I.T.T. Fair
The SEED School, 200 Font
Hill Ave., Baltimore. 10 a.m.-2
p.m. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
will sponsor a community event
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A6 The Baltimore Afro-American, May 8, 2010 - May 14, 2010

28th Street BP • 7-Eleven (33rd) • 7-Eleven (Belair Road) • 7-Eleven (Cold
Spring) • 7-Eleven (Edison Hwy) • 7-Eleven (Falls Rd) • 7-Eleven (Hanover) • Giant Food of Maryland • Good News Mart • Grocery Manufacturers
• 7-Eleven (Harford Rd) • 7-Eleven (Key Highway) • 7-Eleven (Light Street)
• 7-Eleven (Light Street) • 7-Eleven (N. Calvert) • 7-Eleven (Park Ave.) •
7-Eleven (Park Heights) • 7-Eleven (Patapsco) • 7-Eleven (Pulaski Hwy)
• 7-Eleven (Reisterstown Rd) • 7-Eleven (S. Broadway) • 7-Eleven (Store
#11628) • 7-Eleven (Store #18208) • 7-Eleven (Store #20925) • 7-Eleven
(Store #20935) • 7-Eleven (Store #21054) • 7-Eleven (Store #22104) •
7-Eleven (Store #22360) • 7-Eleven (Store #22492) • 7-Eleven (Store
#22575) • 7-Eleven (Store #22612) • 7-Eleven (Store #23468) • 7-Eleven
(Store #23689)• 7-Eleven (Store #23698) • 7-Eleven (Store #23860) •
7-Eleven (Store #23992) • 7-Eleven (Store #33514) • 7-Eleven (Store
#33685) • 7-Eleven (Store #34145) • 7-Eleven (Store #34194) • 7-Eleven
Restaurant • Garden Bar • Garrison BP • George J. Falter Company, The
Association • Guilford BP • Hampden Park Liquors • Harbor View Café
• Hasan Inc, t/a American Wings & Pizza • Hilltop Carry Out • Hip Hop
Fish and Chicken • Hopkins Deli • Howard Street BP • Inner Harbor
Exxon • Inner Harbor Ventures • International Market • Jamal Enterprises
• Jasa Kabob • Jena’s 7 Star • Jerry Belvedere Tavern • Jerry’s Food Market
• John’s Carryout • Jolly’s Food Market • JT’s Market & Deli • Just Kabob
• Kim’s Seafood and Raw Bar • Kirby’s Grill & Café • Kristo’s Carryout •
LA Bamba Liquor and Grocery • La Guadalupaua • Lardes Enterprises
• League of Christians • Lenny’s Deli Inc. • Liberty BP • Liberty Sunoco
• Licensed Beverage Distributors of Maryland, Inc. • Little Italy Pizza •
Lucky Seven • Luckys C&D International • MA’ISA Mart • Machado’s

(Store #34195) • 7-Eleven (Store #34280) • 7-Eleven (W. Baltimore) •
7-Eleven (W. Franklin) • 7-Eleven,
Inc. • 7-Star Convenience Store
• A 1 Food Mart • A&A Gas Inc.
• A.K. Petroleum • A1 Pizza
• American Wings & Pizza •
Amoco Havenwood • Angle Inn
• Anheuser-Busch Companies
• Ann’s Grocery Inc. • Anser &
Son • Arlons Carry Out • Ashaya
Inc. • B. Green & Co. • Bagby
Pizza Company • Baltimore City
Licensed Beverage Association
(BLBA) • Barley and Hops Grill
& Microbrewery • Bay Café •
Bel-Garden BiRite • Bella Roma •
Belvedere Exxon • Biddle Street
Catering • Big Apple Tree Café
• Bob Cummings Place • Bond
Distributing Co. • Bosworth
Community • BP (Amoco)
Russell Street • BP (Reisterstown
Rd) • BP Amoco W. Franklin
2 0 0
Mini Mart • Mall Spirits • Mamma Roma • Manufacturers’ Alliance of
Maryland • Marchado’s Mini
Mart • Maria D’s • Maryland
Beer Wholesalers Association •
Maryland Retailers Association
• Maryland State Licensed
Beverage Association (MSLBA)
• Maryland Unified Licensees
Beverage Association •
Maryland-Delaware-District of
Columbia Beverage Association
• Metro Sundries • Mid-Atlantic
BALTIMORE BUSINESSES AND Petroleum Distributors Assn •
Mini Market Deli & Grocery •
THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS ARE Mini Mart Beauty Supply • MMR
Petroleum • Morrell Park Deli •
Mount Washington Pizza Sub
SPEAKING OUT. • Mustang Pizza • MVC Food
Mart • MYC Food Market • New
Fatima Corp / Texaco York Road
• New Generation Ministries
IT’S TIME FOR OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO • Newsmart • Old Federal
Hill Liquors • Pasta Mista •

LISTEN UP.
Street • BYB Brands, Inc. • BYB
Brands.com • C&D Corp • Cajun
Fire • Canada Dry Potomac
Corporation • Canton Beverage
Inc. t/a Bay Café • Canton BP •
Canton Crossing Mart • Canton No to a New Beverage Tax
Market • CG Pro Inc. t/a Arlon’s
Carry Out • Chaps Pit Beef • Charles Village Exxon • Charlotte’s Lobby
Shop • Chesapeake Convenience • Chicken AICO • Chicken Rico • China
Chef • Chips Pit Beef • Coca-Cola Bottling Company Baltimore City, The •
Coca-Cola Company, The • Coney Island • Convenience Corner • Coorison
BP • Cornerstone Grille • CTIA Subway • Dako Market • Dash In • David
and Dad’s Cafe • Diageo • DiPasquale’s • Dollar General (Balmor) •
Dollar General (Hilldale) • Dollar General (Montford) • Dollar General
(N. Carey) • Dorco Inc/ Angle Inn • Downtown Amoco • Downtown Deli
• Dowtown Amoco • Dundalk Citgo • Dundalk Sunoco • Durga Ventures
• Durgo Venture • Eby Brown Mid Atlantic • Eddie’s Market • Eddie’s of
Mount Vernon • Eddie’s of Roland Park • Eddie’s Supermarket • Efficiency • The Markets At Highlandtown • The Wine Source • Tobacco Barrel •
Enterprises of MD • Elizabeth M Inc. t/a Ole Federal Hill Liquors •
Enrico’s Sports Bar & Café • Erdman BP • Evergreen Café • Exxon
Alameda Station • Exxon Mulberry • Exxon Pimlico • F.P. Winner Ltd. •
Faidely’s Seafood • Falls Road Carry-Out • Family Dollar • Filippos • Food
King Liquor Markets • Food King Supermarkets • Food Stop Mini Mart
• Ford Chevron • Fruit Basket • Fruit Basket (Lexington Street) • G&A
Patapsco Citgo • Patt Mini
Market LLC • Pennington Market
• Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
Baltimore City • Piccadeli’s •
Pizza Deal • Pizza Land • Polock
Johnny’s • Port in the Storm
• Price Value Supermarket t/a
My Flag Supermarket • Quick Mart • Ralund Park Exxon • Red Fish
Liquor • Red Run Food Depot • Reisterstown Plaza Exxon • Restaurant
Association of Maryland • Rexam Beverage Can • Roland Park Exxon •
Rosina Gourmet • Safeway Inc. • Santoni’s Supermarkets • Santoni’s
Inc. • Sausage Plus • Save on Food Supermarket • Shell Food Market •
Shell Ten Hills • SHF Ent./ Filippos • Soda Pop Shop • Sofi’s Crepes •
Southwest Liquors • Steve’s Lunch – Cross Street Market • Stop Shop
Save • Subway (Reisterstown Rd) • Sunoco A Plus (Store #8454) • Super
Vamedaldes Pomillo Inc. • Super Vaniedades Pontillo Inc. • Taneytown
Deli • Texaco Station (Northern Parkway) • Texaco York Road • The Loft
Tony’s Pizza • Towson Hot Bagel • Towson Hot Bagel (Boston Street) •
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Westway Liquors • Winner Distributing Company, The • WMDA Service
Station and Automotive Repair Association • Woodmoor Cocktail Lounge
& Liquors • Y&C Steak Inc. • Yesteryear’s Liquor

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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
is among many city officials who
anticipate a major financial benefit
to the city with a Grand Prix event
coming to Baltimore in 2011.
Court of Appeals
Continued from A1
demonstrated commitment to protect civil
rights and civil liberties. Born and raised in
Baltimore, he has been praised by lawyers in
Maryland as a smart, evenhanded, fair, and
open-minded judge.”
Davis has been a judge for nearly 23 years.
He was appointed to the Maryland State
District Court in August of 1987 before being
elected to the state’s circuit court in 1992.
He was confirmed to a federal district court
‘Baltimore Grand Prix’
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will make over $27.5 million over five years.
“For us, making sure that all city residents,
businesses, and communities benefit from this
event was a top priority,” BRD President Jay
Davidson said.
The BRD and IRL are expected to complete
the final sanction agreement in the next two
weeks. As part of the agreement, BRD will share
event revenues with the city and pay an annual
event fee, comply with the City’s Minority/
Women Business Enterprise Program (MBE/
WBE) and create a ‘Community Benefit Fund’
of no less than $500 thousand over five years
to make grants to community organizations in
neighborhoods impacted by the event.
The city must also improve designated street,
sidewalks and other transportation-related
infrastructure to meet IRL standards, which
will cost the city $7.75 million from the Federal
Highway Aid and a grant repayment agreement
from the Highway User Revenues.
position in 1995.
Davis will now be one of 13 judges on
the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and
becomes the third African American on the
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, alongside
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judges
Allyson Duncan and Roger Gregory. The
court covers the states of Maryland, Virginia,
West Virginia, North Carolina and South
Carolina.
bring money to the city. The racetrack will be
built around the convention center and hotels,
leading visitors to a major area for tourists
But officials anticipate a major financial “People travel from around the world to attend
benefit to the city’s 1,500 restaurants and their and spend money in our hotels, restaurants, and
800 employees during the Grand Prix. They attractions while they are here,” Visit Baltimore
also expect heavy traffic flow to local hotels, President and CEO Tom Noonan said. “The Indy
museums and tourist attractions that will also race is a huge event for Baltimore.”
Gulf Spill Could Affect You
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to wait to have their oil- keep oil from floating to the The Port of New Orleans
coated hulls power-washed surface, but crews haven’t handled 73 millions tons
to avoid contaminating the been able to activate a shutout of cargo in 2008, including
Mississippi. valve underwater. More coffee from South America
Some cargo ships might ominously, it could take three and steel from Japan, Russia,
choose to unload somewhere months to drill sideways into Brazil and Mexico. More
else in the United States. That the well and plug it with mud than 245,000 tons of coffee
could drive up costs. and concrete. came through the port in
“Let’s say it gets real bad. BP said Monday it would 2008, second only to the New
It gets blocked off and they compensate people for York-New Jersey port. And
don’t let anything in. They “legitimate and objectively last year, it imported nearly
lose time, and they are very
concerned about that,” said
river pilot Michael Lorino.
verifiable” claims from the
explosion and spill, but
President Barack Obama and
260,000 tons of rubber from
such countries as Indonesia
and Malaysia, making it the
“It’s going to be very costly others pressed the company nation’s No. 1 gateway for
if they have to unload that to explain exactly what that natural rubber.
cargo in another port and ship means. Upriver is the Port of
it back here because it was By all accounts, the South Louisiana, the nation’s
destined for here.” disaster is certain to cost BP busiest port with 224 million
Several river boat pilots billions. But analysts said the tons of cargo a year — mostly
said the edge of the oil slick company could handle it; BP grain, other agricultural
Monday was 15 to 20 miles is the world’s third-largest oil commodities and chemicals.
off the Southwest Pass, where company and made more than Farther east lies Mississippi’s
ships headed to New Orleans $6 billion in the first three Port of Gulfport, the nation’s
enter the Mississippi. The months of this year. The oil second-largest importer of
latest satellite image of the spill has drained $32 billion green fruit. Central American
slick, taken Sunday night, from BP’s stock market value. bananas from Chiquita and
indicates that it has shrunk Restaurants, hotels, Dole account for a big chunk
since last week, from 3,400 to casinos and other coastal of its cargo.
2,000 square miles, but that businesses from Florida to Some businesses were
only means some of the oil Texas are bracing for their prepared because of their
has gone underwater. own pain. experience during Hurricane
The new image also shows Dana Powell expects at Katrina in 2005.
that sizable patches have least some lost business at Folgers Coffee Co., which
broken away and are moving the Paradise Inn in Pensacola ships its coffee through the
to the north and east, said Beach, Fla. And what will Port of New Orleans, has
Hans Graber of the University she serve in her restaurant? several weeks’ worth of
of Miami. Hamburgers and chicken green coffee on hand and has
Crews have been fingers instead of crab claws. made arrangements to use
struggling to stop the more Federal officials have shut other ports in the event of
than 200,000 gallons a day down fishing for at least 10 a shutdown, spokeswoman
spewing from the sea after days from the Mississippi Mary Beth Badertscher said.
an offshore drilling platform River to the Florida “We’ve learned a lot
blew up and sank last month Panhandle. of valuable lessons from
in a disaster that killed 11 In Alabama, scores of Hurricane Katrina about
workers. The accident is the shrimp boats sat at dock in supply logistics,” she said.
worst U.S. oil spill since the Bayou La Batre, their crews About 60 percent of the
tanker Exxon Valdez ran unable to work. Vietnamese grain exported from the U.S.
aground in Alaska, leaking immigrant Minh V. Le, who goes through the Southwest
nearly 11 million gallons of owns two trawlers, said: “I’m Pass. If the spill delays
crude. confused about how I’m barge traffic going down
Chemical dispersants going to survive, and how my the Mississippi, prices for
seemed to be helping to crews are.” corn, soybeans and wheat
could rise quickly on global
markets, said Greg Wagner, a
commodity analyst.
Grain prices within the
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leave the U.S. and the grain
begins piling up at silos in the
U.S. But the price decreases
would probably be small
and wouldn’t show up at
the grocery store anytime
soon, said Seth Meyer, an
agricultural transportation
analyst at the University of
Missouri.
While a port shutdown
would be devastating to the
Gulf Coast region, many
economists believe the overall
damage to the $14.6 trillion
U.S. economy could be small.
Cargo can be rerouted to other
ports, and the income would
be shifted but not lost. Even
the lost income from tourism
and fishing could be offset by
more spending on cleanup.
“The U.S. economy is
adaptable,” said Martin
Regalia, chief economist
at the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce. “When natural
disasters strike, money may
be lost in one area but can
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Council Committee Pushes Beverage Tax Forward

By Melanie R. Holmes
AFRO Staff Writer
With a 4-1 vote, the Baltimore
City Council’s Finance Committee
advanced part of Mayor Stephanie
Rawlings-Blake’s Comprehensive
Plan on Monday. Her proposed
4-cent surcharge on beverage
containers will be voted on by the
entire Council at the next full-body
meeting in less than two weeks. If
passed, Rawlings-Blake expects it
will generate $11.4 million to fund
essential services.   could cost Baltimore City; local
“Their action…brings us one
step closer to balancing the city’s
devastating $121 million budget
deficit,” she said in a statement.
“If approved by the City Council,
the Comprehensive Plan will fully
fund public schools, maintain every
single police officer, reduce fire
house closures, keep libraries open,
and fund after-school programs
without raising property taxes.”
The mayor said the tax would
minimize the burden on struggling
families by excluding milk, juice,
and containers 2 liters or larger.
To the mayor’s disapproval,
Councilman Bill Henry suggested
increasing energy tax rates on
all city businesses so all
residents would share in the “Their action…brings us one step closer to balancing the
load of raising revenues. If
approved this year, Henry
city’s devastating $121 million budget deficit.”
said the beverage container tax
residents would have the option of
buying beverages from businesses
in Baltimore County. However, he
said if the tax were to wait until next
year, the county would have time to
pass their own beverage container
tax which would prevent the loss of
city shoppers.
“If we’ve got something that’s
going to place us at a geographic
disadvantage, let’s wait and do that
next year,” Henry said. “I’m not
even saying that we just live without
the revenue; that’s why I’m trying
to find other revenue to make up for
it.”
Henry said he is not opposed to
the beverage tax, but does not think
the Council should rush to approve
it. He hopes to look at other ways
of increasing revenue over the next
two weeks and considers raising
the energy tax rates to be a viable
method.
“We’re hearing an energy tax in
a week,” he said. “Instead of raising
money from different industries,
such as the beverage industry or the
parking industry, let’s acknowledge
we need money and we’re going to
take it from the entire community.”
In order to generate the same
amount of revenue as the 4-cent
beverage container fee, energy tax
would increase by 88 percent for all
commercial users in Baltimore City
according to calculations done by
the city’s finance department.
“I’m deeply concerned
about any alternative that would
nearly double energy taxes on all
commercial users, including small
businesses,” Rawlings-Blake said in
response to Henry’s proposal. “This
alternative proposal would hurt
small businesses and make it much
harder to attract new companies and
create jobs in Baltimore.”
On the other hand, the mayor
said her budget would close
the $121 million deficit with an
estimated $70 million in spending
reductions and $50 million in new
diversified revenue minus a property
tax increase.
Without additional revenue, the
city would be forced to consider
closing seven fire companies,
laying-off sworn police officers,
grounding police helicopters,
shuttering dozens of recreation
centers and swimming pools, cutting
street repair and resurfacing, and
abolishing 941 positions, 606 of
them currently filled.
“This is the worst budget deficit
in the City’s modern history, but I
know my Council colleagues are
committed to working together with
me to solve the crisis by staying
focused on real solutions and by
doing what is right for Baltimore,”
Rawlings-Blake said.

Agreement Promises to Keep Preakness in Maryland

By AFRO Staff
Horseracing fans in Maryland can now let
out a sigh of relief—the Preakness Stakes are
here to stay.
Gov. Martin O’Malley gathered with other
political leaders in Maryland on April 30
and announced the Preakness Covenant, an
agreement that will keep the race in the state.
“For 134 years [and counting] the
Preakness Stakes has been run in the State
of Maryland and has belonged to the people
of our state,” Gov. O’Malley said in a press
release. “The Preakness Covenant will ensure
that people of Maryland continue to enjoy
this time-honored tradition and that the
state of Maryland and city of Baltimore will
continue to realize the economic benefits of
this annual event. I want to thank Attorney
General Doug Gansler and his staff for
working quickly and aggressively with us
to secure the future of the Preakness Stakes
right here where it belongs in Maryland.”
Under the Preakness Covenant, Maryland
waives its statutory right of first refusal
to buy the Preakness Stakes and parent
company. MI Developments (MID) agrees
that it will not move the Preakness from
Maryland.
“This is great news for the Preakness
States, the Maryland Jockey Club, the City of
Baltimore and the State of Maryland,” Tom
Chuckas, president of the Maryland Jockey
Club said in a press release. “The Preakness
has a long tradition at Pimlico, and we were
proud to work with Governor O’Malley and
Attorney General Gansler to make sure that Under the Preakness Covenant,
tradition continues.”

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Maryland waives its statutory right
of first refusal to buy the Preakness

Living Wage Bill

Stakes and parent company.

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to require that businesses
moving into the Remington
site meet the state’s $12.25
per hour living wage.
However, Clarke said the
bill aims to boost wages for
workers at all major retail
chains, not just the proposed
Wal-Mart.
According to the
Baltimore City Wage
Commission, city code Article
5, Subtitle 25, requires the
payment of the living wage
to all service contracts. As of
July 1, 2009, the living wage
in Baltimore City is $10.57,
up from $9.93.
Minimum wage is
currently $7.25 per hour as
of July 24, 2009. Previously,
employers in Baltimore City
with two or more employees
meeting the living wage and
some exceed the amount. She
expects the living wage to
help workers rather than hurt
major businesses.
However, Wayne Monroe
from Sparrows Point wrote
“Ten dollars and 57 cents an hour is not an
outrageous amount of money.”
a letter to The Baltimore Sun
in opposition to the living
wage bill, claiming it will
deter business growth and
development in the state
of Maryland as well as
Baltimore City.
“How can politicians be
so arrogant as to decide that
they can tell an employer
how much they have to pay
subcommittee will hold a
hearing on the bill before it
is voted on by the full City
Council.
“Ten dollars and 57 cents
an hour is not an outrageous
amount of money,” she said.
“I hope it will be approved
but the hearing has not been
scheduled yet.”
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From the Editor’s Desk

Honor Mothers, Wherever

You Find Them
Growing up, especially as an early teenager, I had a mantra I used to say to myself, in my
room at night or while I walked to and from school – “I have the best mother in the world.”
I used to repeat it, over and over again, because as a teenager, I was conflicted about this. I
could see all the things that made my mom a great mom – she listened to me, she tolerated and
answered my questions, she made sure I had every opportunity and thing that was worthwhile,
she let me be responsible, she watched over me when I was sick, she went without to make
sure I had everything I needed, she would give me the last bite of her sandwich and the last $10
in her wallet, she knew not only who I was but who I could be – but my teenage mind tried
to focus on the things I didn’t like. I wanted to be like other youth and rebel against the reins
of parental oppression, but I wasn’t totally invested in that course of action. So I spent many
a day, talking to the better angel on my shoulder, consciously reminding myself that my mom
was the greatest.
To honor her, at the time, I tried to follow her rules and always truthfully answered
any question she asked. Now I honor the things she did by being the best mother I can,
incorporating the things she taught me, through her example, as I raise my own child.
While each year I get older, I have to confess, I’m not quite old enough to qualify as a
wise old sage. But in my many years I’ve come to realize that we’re children for a very small
portion of our lives. That time should be spent learning valuable life lessons, having carefree
fun and making cherished memories.
Children get to do that when they have good mothers, the mothers they deserve. Thankfully,
there are mothers like that everywhere, even though the ones we most often hear about on the
news are the other kind. acts we feel the love and, I hope, are moved to pass it on to our children and to others.
Thankfully motherhood, and the lessons, grace and love extended to others through it, comes So today, I want to say thank you, to all the women with children (and those without), who
not just from those women who’ve given birth or adopted, but from the lady down the street take the time to guide, discipline, nurture, love, instruct, heal and capture in loving arms, those
who works from home and keeps the bully from bothering the child walking alone and the children in their care or within their reach. On this Mother’s Day appreciate all the women who
teacher who stays afterschool to help students with their homework. Motherhood comes from – regardless of capacity – have cared for, guided and loved you, to help you become the person
the older lady in the block who offers cookies and lemonade to playing neighborhood children you wanted to be.
on a hot summer day and the lady across the road who reminds them not to break glass bottles
in the street. A luta continua …
Motherhood has come and will come from every woman who has and will stand up on a
local, statewide, national or global level for the rights of women, children and families. Their Talibah Chikwendu is the executive editor for the AFRO-American Newspapers and a former
caring, energy and hope are important to our world and to us as individuals. Through their big columnist for the newspaper.

Commentary
Words Matter
One of my guiding
Barbara A. Mikulski principles has always been
that the best ideas come from listening to people and the
stories of their lives.
That’s what happened when I visited a school in Anne
Arundel County for special needs children last spring. I was
there talking about how the federal government was closing
the gap on funding for special education. Before visiting
a few classrooms, I sat down with teachers, parents, and
administrators to hear about what they faced day-to-day and
what concerns they wanted me to take back to Washington.
That’s when I first met Rosa’s mom.
She told me Rosa had been labeled as a child with mental
retardation in her Individual Education Plan, a federally
mandated plan devised by states for students with special
needs. The “R-word” wasn’t one that Rosa’s mom allowed in
her house and wasn’t a word that any of Rosa’s three siblings
used when describing their sister.
Rosa’s mom teamed up with other parents and their
Maryland delegate, who agreed to hold a hearing on changing
the terminology in Maryland State Law. There were several
witnesses at the hearing, but the testimony that had the greatest
impact on all was given by an 11-year old boy — Rosa’s
brother, Nick. He told members of the General Assembly
about his sister and urged them to change the term “mental
retardation” to “intellectual disability” because, he said, “What
you call people is how you treat them.”
The day I met Rosa’s mom I promised that if they changed
Maryland law books, I would fight on the Senate floor to
change federal law books. A few weeks later, “Rosa’s Law”
swept through the General Assembly, passing through both
legislative bodies with unanimous approval. Rosa’s Law was
signed by Gov. Martin O’Malley in April 2009.
I kept my promise. I introduced Rosa’s Law in the United
States Senate last fall. My bill changes federal education,
health and labor policy by replacing the words “mental
retardation” with “intellectual disability” and “mentally
retarded” with “individual with an intellectual disability.” Just
like Rosa’s Law hit a chord in Maryland, it’s hit a chord in the
U. S. Senate. As of today, 39 senators have lent their support
for Rosa’s Law.
Eliminating the “R-word” has become a part of the national
discussion recently. I still think the most compelling reason
to stop using that word in our law books can be found in the
words of Rosa’s brother, Nick: “What you call people is how
you treat them.”
This bill is about families fighting for the respect and dignity
of their loved ones. That’s why I’m fighting for Rosa’s Law.
Barbara A. Mikulski is a U.S. senator representing
Maryland.

Letters to the Editor

Supreme Court Vacancy
President Obama is looking to fill the vacancy in the U.S. Supreme Court with someone who
will respect a woman’s reproductive rights even though he says he has “no litmus test.” To me it
sounds like the litmus test is that he/she must be pro-abortion.
Here is a question that Rev. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, would
like to ask a prospective justice: “Does justice include the right to tear the arms and legs off
babies, crush their skulls, and treat them as medical waste?” He then adds, “We all draw the
line somewhere. An avowed racist or anti-Semite is not acceptable on the Supreme Court. Why
should we give a pass to the violence of abortion?”
Rev. Frank, the answer to your question is that the Obama administration calls it
reproductive rights to avoid a public relations disaster. If the truth gets out that its clever,
deceitful slogan masks the direct killing of millions of unborn babies, what ever will it do?
Please go to unborn.info to see what happens to you when you see images exposing the
deception for what it really is.
Mike Rachiele
Pittsfield, Mass.
Response: ‘Waste Workers Unhappy With 1+1’
Regarding the claims in the article on the “One PLUS ONE” program for Baltimore City
(“Waste Workers Unhappy With 1+1,” Baltimore AFRO, April 24th edition) that the number of
on-the-job injuries has increased, the evidence shows otherwise.
As of the end of March, there were 84 fewer injuries in the Bureau of Solid Waste as
compared to the same period last year before we implemented One PLUS ONE. In addition, the
cost of injuries is down by $238,000 compared to the same time period last year.
Since the start of One PLUS ONE, we decided to watch overexertion claims closely. As of
the end of March, overexertion claims for the Bureau Solid Waste are down by 28 with a cost
savings of $226,000.
As Ms. Valentina Ukwuoma, head of the Bureau of Solid Waste, stated in the article, our
Solid Waste employees now enjoy a three-day weekend. We wanted this for our employees in
order to bring down the number of injuries.
And, these crews are still collecting solid waste just twice a week. Instead of picking up
mixed refuse twice a week, they are picking up mixed refuse once a week and they are picking
up recyclables once a week. The number of times they are collecting solid waste in a single
week has not changed under One PLUS ONE.
Solid Waste collection is hard, arduous work and we know it. That is why we constantly
emphasize training, safety and correct work procedures in order to minimize on-the-job
injuries. One PLUS ONE is a success for the city of Baltimore. It is a win for our residents, our
environment and our employees—the facts bear this out.
Robert H. Murrow
Public Information Supervisor
Bureau of Solid Waste

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Suspicion of Racial Origin
(NNPA) — Arizona they see them in hospital waiting rooms. It is this “what about
Senate Bill 1070 gives law me” mentality that fueled the phobias that passed California’s
enforcement officers the Proposition 187. It is this same “what about me” phobia that
right to stop, question, arrest has pushed immigration reform legislation to the right in the
and detain any person they United States Senate.
suspect is in the United States The law now under consideration would make us the
illegally. What gives rise equivalent of a South African with a passbook. We would all
to such suspicion? Given be required, as workers, to have a new Social Security card
the climate and the content that is connected to our fingerprints. They don’t go so far as
in which the law has been to say we should wear it on a chain around our neck, but this
passed, it might well be new card, with all of our identity metrics attached to it, would
called the “detain suspected be necessary to secure our citizenship rights, and important to
Mexicans” legislation. Few denying the rights of others.
of us should get comfortable,
Julianne Malveaux though, thinking the
legislation targets Mexican
“…It is the xenophobic outcome of racial
Americans and not others. Giving law enforcement the right fears combined with a recession that has
to stop based on suspicion is a license to harass folks who are
“other,” and that may include African Americans and other shaken some families’ economic basis to
brown people.
It isn’t likely that White folks will be stopped, though
its core.”
perhaps they ought to be. Whites who come to or stay in the President Obama promised immigration reform when he
United States illegally usually get a pass. They can be White ran for office in 2008. His plate has certainly been full since his
South Africans, Europeans, or even Canadians who come election, what with health care reform, economic meltdown,
here for one purpose and stay for another. Because they look and financial services reform. He is letting a key constituency
just like that which is perceived to be “normal” they don’t down, though, by not weighing in on immigration reform. He
ignite suspicion. And yet a third or fourth generation Mexican is, clearly, a conciliator, but as we learned with health care
American, born here, just might. reform, the right legislation will not be passed until and unless
The Arizona legislation is wrong, and it is a result of that he gets his hands dirty by entering the fray, sharing opinions
state’s frustration from absorbing so many undocumented and twisting arms.
people and paying money to provide them with services. It I’m not sure what immigration reform should look like,
is the xenophobic outcome of racial fears combined with a and I’m aware that current sentiment precludes a blanket
recession that has shaken some families’ economic basis to its amnesty for those Mexican illegal immigrants who are already
core. There are millions who wonder “what about me” when here. I am aware, too, of heartbreaking facts – that parents
they see undocumented people working, “what about me” when are deported while their children, legal citizens, remain
Alienation My position on illegal thing, he is immediately returned to his country. Where is Al
immigration is very public Sharpton on this issue? Oh, I forgot, there is no camera crew
– I DO NOT SUPPORT there to cover this story.
AMNESTY under any If we can strip away all the emotion on both sides, I think
circumstances. So, with the it will become very clear why Americans are not in a mood
new illegal immigration bill to forgive criminals for coming into our country and be told
signed into law in Arizona what their rights are. Let’s establish the fact that they broke
and the volume of phone calls the law – regardless of their reasons, they are lawbreakers! If
seeking my opinion, I have
decided to share my thoughts “Please, my amnesty supporters, tell me
on this issue.
But this time, I want to why an illegal...person should get in-
try a different approach.
Those who are interested in
state tuition for college, but a U.S. citizen
Raynard Jackson my detailed views on illegal can’t get the same benefit?”
immigration can go to my
Web site and read some of my previous columns of this subject. I rob someone because I have no money to feed my family,
In this column, I will pose a series of questions and make some I have still violated the law and deserve to be punished. Me
observations that will, hopefully stimulate a more reasoned having a good reason is not enough to absolve me of the crime
debate on this issue. committed.
As written in previous columns, how can the NAACP Please, my amnesty supporters, tell me why an illegal (they
(supposedly the premier civil rights organization in the are NOT undocumented, they are ILLEGAL) person should get
U.S.) support amnesty for over 30 million people and yet in-state tuition for college, but a U.S. citizen can’t get the same
complain to Obama about the high unemployment rate in the benefit? Why should illegals be able to get free health care
Black community? So, their solution is to increase the pool and there is none for U.S. citizens? Americans receive more
of unskilled workers who will compete with citizens of this immigrants annually than the sum total of all other countries
country for a limited number of unskilled jobs! combined. We are very much pro immigration, not illegal
Why is Al Sharpton sticking his nose into the business of immigration.
Arizona? He is threatening to organize boycotts, yada, yada, My pro amnesty friends want us to forgive illegals, but these
yada! I wish he would devote the same level of energy to the same people won’t spend the same energy restoring voting
racist “wet foot, dry foot” policy that is in affect in Miami, rights to felons who have been released from prison. They have
Florida. This insane policy allows any Cuban who gets at least paid their dues to society, but still carry the brand of being a
one foot on U.S. shore to stay, but if a Haitian does the same felon. Are you kidding me? You want me to get upset over
Professor Gates and the Blame for Slavery
(NNPA) — Like everyone that Africans were on an equal part with Europeans in this
else who read Professor process. They were not. Consider if you were a chief who sold
Henry L. Gates’ piece in the an enslaved African to a European and received a bottle of rum
New York Times asserting or some trinkets for the sale.
that Africans were just as
responsible for slavery as
Europeans, I was aghast “Professor Gates’ argument does not take
because he is one of the into consideration the fact that when
most acclaimed scholars in
the country and his position the transatlantic slave trade ended, a lo-
lends credibility to those
who oppose an historical cal slave trade matured inside the United
corrective for the oppression
of African peoples.
States... with the same features...from the
Admittedly, my concern original trade.”
Ron Walters also arises from the
publication of my most recent What could you do with that resource? How powerful was
book on reparations, The Price of Racial Reconciliation, in it? On the other hand, the person who was sold to the European
which I take a strong position favoring reparations as a long constituted a dynamic resource because he and she could
time member of this movement. produce others, could work for years to enrich the owner and
Although Gates’ argument is cast in scholarly terms, it with the profits, the owner could create new civilizations. There
should be said that he is not a recognized scholar of African then, is no sense of “equality” between the two in the process
history, a fact which has caused him to design a simple of the exchange of slaves.
equation of the culpability of Africans with Europeans in the But even if you credit Professor Gates’ argument that
slave trade. This cannot be so, even if one accedes his point that Africans were just as culpable as Europeans for slavery, how
Africans were surely involved in the slave trade. does that wash when it was the Europeans who possessed the
The other side of the story is that in the 300 years from the gold, salt, trinkets, liquor and other items they could exchange
middle of the 16th to the 19th centuries, the slave trade evolved for slaves, together with the means of transporting them to new
into one of the primary, if not the engine of the first sincere areas of the globe? Even though Europeans did not traverse the
wave of globalization. The development of trading firms from interior of Africa until the middle of the 19th century, they did
Spain and Portugal to England were the result of the enormous not need to do so, because most of the West African population
profits from the trade that enriched towns and cities throughout was near to the coastal areas except for the Angola/Congolese
Europe and the Americas and allowed for the extension of areas. The great civilizations of the Mali/Songhai area was
European armies and traders into the interior of Africa to
defeated by the Islamic invasion beginning in the 7th century
concretize the process of colonialism.
and was still under the control of much of North Africa at the
I use the word “concretize” because Gates seems to infer
time of European entry into Africa.
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here, with families utterly disrupted because of the law; that
brilliant students can’t get a speck of federal financial aid to
attend college even though they have graduated from U.S.
high schools if they are undocumented; that we might all die
from scurvy or some other such vegetable-deficient disease if
Mexican immigrants did not work in agriculture in the United
States; that these folks who cross borders are our brothers and
sisters who might rather stay home but for the harsh features of
our global economy; that those folks who cross borders come
here, often, to be exploited and have their immigration status
held against them in the workplace.
On May 1, all over the country, people turned out to rallies
to protest not only the Arizona legislation but also the way that
immigrant workers are treated. I was in St. Louis on Saturday,
with a group of United Methodist Women, who thronged to a
rally led by Harriet Olsen, a woman of great grace and spirit.
In an insightful talk to the Methodist women, she used
Christian principles as the context for dealing with immigration
issues.
Instead of bringing her talk to a rousing close, she closed by
asking women to group in dialogue to address what they might
do about this issue of injustice, and others.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., had been an advocate of
immigration reform until he realized that he might face a tight
election with a tea party-type opponent from his own party.
I’m not surprised that he has placed self-interest over justice.
Perhaps men and women of spirit and conscience – folks like
Harriet Olsen – should be brought to the table to help shape
immigration reform legislation. Until then, we had all (except
White folks) better watch out because it is clear that suspicion
of racial identity is enough to get one stopped, questioned,
arrested or detained in the name of law.
Julianne Malveaux is president of Bennett College for
Women in Greensboro, N.C.
how we treat those who broke into our country, but overlook
those who served their time and still can’t get a break? In
the immortal words of Chad “Ocho Cinco” Johnson, “Child
please!”
When I go to foreign countries, if I don’t speak the
language, then I am out of luck. But, yet California prints
their election ballots in over 200 languages. We are enabling
foreigners not to assimilate. If you are or want to be an
American, then you must speak English.
I guarantee that none of my pro amnesty friends know who
Robert Krentz was. Well, he was the Arizona rancher that was
murdered by an illegal a couple weeks ago. He is the reason the
bill in Arizona was passed. But his death has been lost in all the
emotion of the debate. No one is talking about the impact that
illegals who are committing crimes are having on U.S. families.
When will we focus on the rights of Americans to be safe
more than the non-existent rights of those who are illegal?
Rights are earned with responsible behavior. Would someone
please tell me what are the responsibilities that illegals have
to America? You never hear illegals talking about their
responsibilities, only what their rights are.
This attitude is what is grating on Americans. The only right
illegals have is the right to leave the country. Obama has the
right, er, obligation to enforce the existing laws of the land.
If we don’t step up enforcement of existing laws and punish
employers that hire illegals, then Obama and the Democrats
will only continue to fuel this alienation!
Raynard Jackson is president & CEO of Raynard Jackson
& Associates, LLC., a D.C.-public relations/government
affairs firm. He is also a contributing editor for “ExcellStyle
Magazine” (www.excellstyle.com).
So, Europeans built fortresses on the coast of West Africa
to administer the process of slavery made possible by the
introduction of European armies that did make forays into the
interior and back to the coast with slaves. In short, the truth is
that if Europeans did not have the infrastructure for slavery, it
would not have been profitable to Africans and thus, would not
have become the vast commercial global enterprise that it did.
I consider the slave trade one of the aspects of what I call
“The Grand Narrative of Oppression.” This narrative has
many parts. Professor Gates’ argument does not take into
consideration the fact that when the transatlantic slave trade
ended, a local slave trade matured inside the United States run
by Whites with the same features of production and distribution
of enslaved peoples that carried over from the original trade.
Then, he does not consider the fact that slavery itself
extended into the 20th century and that the racism against so-
called “free” peoples of African descent became a major feature
of oppression that also calls for reparations.
While writing my book, I was in South Africa and ran into
a Zulu chief who understood reparations this way: my friend
stole my bicycle from me, then he came to me several months
later and wanted to be my friend again.
I told him that he must return the bicycle first. His friend
hesitated because not only did he not have the bicycle, he had
used it to enrich himself beyond the status of his friend.
Thus, the issue of reparations is one of justice. With the
monumental profits that were derived from the slave, although
one can accede to the fact that Africans did participate in the
transatlantic slave trade, one cannot equate that with European
culpability for slavery. 
Dr. Ron Walters is a political analyst and professor emeritus
of the University of Maryland College Park. His latest book is
“The Price of Racial Reconciliation”(University of Michigan
Press).
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Courtney C.G. Mansouri

and Francine N. Gambrills

Bill and Ida

Tabron

“My mom has been gone a long

time, but her presence is still very
much felt and she remains a part of
my daily life. I still often smile when I
think about the silly things I did that
she patiently tolerated and her gentle
Faye and Alicia Joynes “Who can find a virtuous woman, guidance when I lost my way. She
for her value is far above rubies.” - was no pushover (well, not usually).
Proverbs 31:10. My mother taught me She was a strong Black woman who
“Through good times and bad times,
what it meant to fear God, strive for protected her family and made life
she is there. My mother, I love you.
success and be a finer woman. Words good in troubled times. Until this
Another could not compare. Thank you
cannot express what she means to moment, I’d never thought about it
for being so beautiful.”
me.” in this way, but it was a privilege to
- Courtney C. G. Mansouri
- Alicia Joynes have known her. It was a greater
privilege to have been loved by her.”
- Bill Tabron
Jamie Stanley
and Catherine
Camper

Juanita and Janielle Douglas

Dion Johnson “Mom, thanks for giving me your last dime; thanks
and Kathleen for providing advice on time; thanks for being No.1 at
Gainey your full time job. Friend, parent, manager and mom, I
love you.”
- Janielle Douglas

“Anyone who knows my mom will tell you she

“My mother is the strongest, most giving,
kindhearted woman I know on earth. She’s
always making sure people are around her are
OK before even thinking about herself. I live
everyday of my life to make her proud of me.”
- Dion Johnson
“I salute my mother, Cynthia McGregor, for a number of reasons. She has been
one of the constant forces in my life for 40 years. Although she was single during
much of my young life, my mother always sought to ensure that I grew into a well-
rounded woman by supporting extracurricular activities. Most importantly, my mother
pointed me not only in word, but in deed towards a personal relationship with God.”
- Minister Teraleen R. Campbell
Teraleen has never been a ‘traditional’ mother, however, Zenitha Prince and Cynthia Prince-Cole
Campbell she has always come through for me when I really
and Cynthia needed her. I love my mom for the strength she
McGregor “‘Thank you’ seems too meager a tribute to
displayed when she overcame obstacles in her life.
someone who has been my nurturer, advisor,
I love my mom for her determination to change and
No. 1 fan, friend and spiritual mentor all my life.
become a better woman, and I love my mom for
Still, with all my heart, I thank you Mom for being
the kindness she showed others even when they
such an example of strength—and good humor—
were not so kind to her. I love her for the mom she
having persevered despite an unstable childhood,
was, the mom she is and the mom she has yet to
financial challenges, emotional loss and major
become.”
medical emergencies. You are my inspiration, and
Happy Mothers’ Day “Cat”
I love you.”
- Love, Jamie and Neal
- Love, Zenitha

Stephanie
“My mother is a blessing to me.
and Gloria
Her strength, wisdom, and support
Cornish
throughout my childhood and adult
years has molded me into a person I
hope she's proud to call her daughter.
She has always been willing to listen,
has seen me thru my up and downs,
and is ever so willing to lend a helping
Heather Faison and Mary Jordan
hand, not only for her family but to
any and everyone ... even those “Your unwavering love and faith in me is more than I
Lisa Hounshell, her daughters Tiara and Tamara society has written off. Here’s my could measure.Everyday I realize something about myself
Creek, and her mother, Mary Kent Thomas take on it – Mother’s Day card $3.99, that reminds me of you. My laugh. My smile. My patience.
a dozen roses $19.99, My Mom $$ Today, it hit me: I'm growing into the woman I've always
“Our mom is our motivation. She taught us that there is no excuse
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why we can’t succeed in life. Lisa Hounshell is the true definition of a
- Stephanie Cornish - Heather A. Faison
mother. If you need some classes, she’ll teach you.”
- Tiara and Tamara Creek
“There are times when only a mother’s faith can help us on life’s
way, and inspire in us the confidence we need from day to day. For
a mother’s heart and a mother’s faith and a mother’s steadfast love,
we’re fashioned by the angels and sent from God above.”
- Lisa Hounshell Ivy Vine Charities, the charitable cotillion season. preparation, leadership, service outreach,
foundation of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, This season, 17 prospective debutantes professionalism, self discipline, self-
Theta Omega Omega chapter, Silver will perform community service esteem and social grace. The program
Spring, Md., recently hosted a “Mother & activities designed to encourage them to culminates with the presentation of the
Daughter Tea Luncheon” at the Sheraton become more aware of their value and debutantes and awarding of scholarships
Washington North Hotel, in Beltsville, Md. contributions to society. Additionally, at the Debutante Cotillion Ball, which will
Over 200 ladies attended the luncheon, prospective debutantes will participate be held at Martin Crosswinds in Greenbelt,
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- Troy Stokes Sr. Valerie Evans-Harrell
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Faith In Action
FaithBytesompiled by Herb Quarles
May 8
State’s Attorney Patricia Jessamy is keynote speaker for the 11 a.m. Mother’s Day Luncheon
hosted by Life Restoration Ministry at Payne Memorial AME Church, 1714 Madison Ave. It is
planned for those who have suffered losses – mothers, daughters, sons – and need a place for
healing and restoration. Masello Kale from South Africa and Abiola Valentine, spoken word
artist, will also be part of the program.
For more information call 410-233-4649 or email mankekolo@aol.com. The Rev. Dr.
Mankekolo Mahlangu-Ngcobo is the lead servant for Life Restoration Ministry.
May 9
Enjoy a Mother’s Day dinner and fashion show, 2 p.m., at St. John AME Church, 810 N.
Carrollton Ave. For more information, call 410-523-5468 or visit www.saintjohname.org. The
Rev. Dr. Peggy Wall is pastor of the church.
May 20
A joyful celebration to honor the Rev. Dr. Matthew L. Jones, president of the United Baptist
Missionary Convention of Maryland, will be held 6 p.m. at Martin’s West Caterers, 6817
Dogwood Road. For more information call 410-655-1307 or Barbara.booth@comcast.net.
May 22
Join The Divine Cathedral in celebrating First Lady Felecia McClurkin, 2 p.m. at 219 N.
Chester St., with an afternoon of worship, tea and fellowship. A silent auction will benefit the
food pantry of the Baltimore Urban Leadership Foundation. The congregation will observe
the third pastoral anniversary of the Rev. Antoine O. McClurkin, 11 a.m., May 23, with Pastor
Charles Hall Jr., Kingdom Harvest Christian Center. For more information call 410-675-3288 or
visit www.TheDivineCathedralChurch.com.

May 15 Respond by May 15 to secure a table for the Spring Bazaar sponsored by the Women’s
An evening of praise featuring the Sensational Royal Lights of Cambridge and the Jehovah Ministry of New Shiloh Baptist Church, 2100 N. Monroe St. For further information call 443-
Jireh Dance Ministry, 6:30 p.m., at the Freetown Elementary School, 7904 Freetown Road, 220-6573 or 410-215-9695. The Rev. Dr. Harold A. Carter Sr. and the Rev. Dr. Harold A. Carter
Glen Burnie. For more information call 410-530-6421 or 443-306-7477. Jr. share the pastorate of the church.

The Soul Messengerz present a live recording, 6 p.m., at Reid Temple AME Church, 11400 The Women Writers of God’s Word launches their interview and book-signing tour, 2 p.m.,
Glenn Dale Blvd., Glenn Dale, Md. For more information call 301-352-0320 or visit www. at The Way Bookstore, 5851 York Road. For more information call the store at 410-464-9550 or
reidtemple.org. The Rev. Dr. Lee P. Washington is senior pastor of the church. visit www.upwardwayonline.com or www.kimyjackson.org.

Obituaries
George D. Jackson Sr., 41
Youth Basketball Coach
George David Jackson
Sr., fondly known as “Coach
George” departed this life
suddenly on March 2. He
was born on Jan. 12, 1969,
and was the youngest of two
sons of Bernice Ettadeane
Dixon Jackson and the late
Robert “Bobby” Jackson,
who preceded him in death
on March 2, 2003. His
big brother, Wayne, also
preceded him in death on
May 10, 2003.
George was a lifetime
member of Concord Baptist
Church and was dedicated
and baptized by the late Rev.
Dr. Matthew R. Silver. He
sang on the Rosebuds Choir
and was also active in the
youth department, serving
as junior usher. Church
members looked forward to
seeing the junior ushers in
their gray suits and George
leading them with “his
march” every third Sunday.
His sons, George Jr. and
Justin Isaiah followed in his
footsteps as junior/young
adult ushers at Concord. At
the age of 12, George gave
his life to Christ and was
baptized. George loved his
church and often talked about
returning to the usher board.
He also loved mimicking
Pastor Jones by rocking
on his heels and saying
GEORGE D. JACKSON SR.
everything was “excellent.”
George attended and
played basketball in both
Baltimore Catholic and
public schools. He also ran
track and was a swimmer, but
his passion was basketball,
which he inherited from his
dad. He usually played the
wing position in both the
Catholic league and BCPS.
He graduated from Walbrook
Senior High School in 1988
and attended Baltimore
Community College for a
brief time.
George had two sons,
George David Jr. and Justin
Robert who were his pride
and joy. On Feb. 14, 2006,
he married Violet Roy and
became the father of a third
son, Isaiah. After the death of
his brother Wayne, George
took on the role as father to
his niece, Quiana.
George’s first job of five
years was an evening job
working from 5 p.m. to 1
a.m. George would come
home at 1 a.m., cook and eat
big meals and of course, fall
asleep. His second job of 10
years was Superior Products
in Jessup from 11 p.m. to
8 a.m. After volunteering
for 10 years, he got his
last and most cherished
job working from 1 to 9
p.m. with the Department
of Recreation and Parks at
the Bentalou Recreation
Center. He had coached his
own sons, George Jr. and
Justin there since they were
5. Working with kids and
coaching basketball was his
dream career. Last summer,
he was transferred to the
Towanda Recreation Center
with the opportunity to start
a basketball program. He was
always trying to recruit boys
or girls. You couldn’t talk to
George without him asking,
“How old is your kid?” He
was always recruiting his
friends to be a sponsor to get
kids T-shirts or to take them
on field trips to high school
basketball games and most
recently, prepare for the All
Star Game.
Kathleen R. Reaves, 62
Substitute Teacher and Instructional Assistant
Kathleen Reason Reaves
was born in Dundalk, Md.,
on May 29, 1948, to the
late Howard H. and Lena
A. Reason. Kathleen,
affectionately known as
“Kathy,” was the youngest
of four children. On
Tuesday, April 20, 2010,
in the early morning hour,
God sent His angel to pluck
one of His flowers from
the garden of life. Kathy
passed quietly from this
life at Genesis Health Care
Nursing Home, College
View Center in Frederick,
Md., after a lengthy illness
with multiple sclerosis to
enter the realm of eternal
peace.
Kathy was educated
in the Baltimore County
Schools System. She
graduated in 1966 from
Soller Point High School
where she was a member of
the “Jive Five” Poetry Club.
She wrote many poems, and
was editor-in-chief of her
high school poem book. She
furthered her education by
attending and graduating
from Morgan State College
with a bachelor’s degree in
pyshology in 1970.
During Kathy’s early
days of life she attended
New Shiloh Baptist Church,
Turners Station, Md., and
KATHLEEN R. REASON
joined the church professing
her love of God at a young
age. While attending
college, Kathy met William
L. Reaves during her last
few days at Morgan, and
they were joined in holy
matrimony on June 5, 1971,
in Baltimore. Kathy was
employed for a short time
by the State of Maryland
Employment Security as
an employment interviewer
before traveling to Fort
Knox, Ky., to enjoy life as a
military officer’s wife.
Kathy enjoyed reading,
traveling, painting,
ceramics and macrame
and decorating their many
homes, especially their first
home in Fort Bragg, N.C.
While at Fort Bragg, she
worked at the Fort Bragg
Dependent Schools as
a substitute teacher and
instructional assistant. She
found great joy in teaching
her kindergarten student
new skills. During her
second year of marriage,
her only child, Philip
Christopher was born on
April 23, 1974, to this
union. While at their next
duty station of Okinawa,
Japan, Kathy devoted her
time to being a loving
and protective mother to
Philip. After traveling and
several more moves she
returned with her family
to Maryland, where they
resided in the Fort Meade
areas, eventually settling in
Millersville.
She leaves to rejoice
in her memory, a loving
husband of thirty-eight
years, William (Bill);
a devoted son, Philip;
brother, Howard R. Reason
(Shirley); sister-in-law,
Marcia Reason; mother-
in-law, Mary L. Reaves,
brother-in-law, Anthony
Reaves (Darlene); and a host
of nieces, nephews, other
relatives and dear friends.
Kathy was preceded in death
by her sister Peggy Fair and
brother Robert Reason. In
addition, we acknowledge
her special nieces, Anita
Reason and Denise Fair.

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Forestville Native Strikes CNN’s Soledad O’Brien

Balance Between Comedy and Captures Plight of Children in
Radio Haiti
Comedian Reese Waters will bring the laughs as host of
the new sports chat show “A Daily Line.”
By Stephen D. Riley
AFRO Staff Writer
Try telling comedian Reese Waters he
can’t do something and the 29-year-old
will probably scoff at your projections. The
Forestville, Md., native grew up blasting
Martin Lawrence’s raunchy comedy tapes
through his headphones in the backseat of his
parents’ car. It was here that Waters’ comedic is always first on the agenda. The duties
aspirations were born.
But through the birth of his dream,
nightmarish scenarios often followed. During fresh material is something Waters is already
his time at New York’s Columbia University,
Reese took a shot at standup comedy before a
callous “Big Apple” audience. The outcome
was far from encouraging.
would go back and continue
to put myself through
shame and embarrassment-
-and it was shame and
embarrassment--but I
continually did it.”
A breakthrough came
during Water’s junior year
when he was selected to
appear on “Good Morning
America” as a part of
their “Up All Night”
campaign. Since then,
Waters has parlayed his
early misfortunes into
additional guest appearances
on “Comics Unleashed,”
“Total Request Live,” Sirius
Satellite Radio and National
Public Radio. He won last
year’s annual Caroline’s
Comedy Competition and
the Emerging Comics AFRO File Photo
Contest at the NY A CNN documentary will explore the effects of Haiti’s terrifying earthquake on
Underground Comedy orphaned children.
Festival. But rather than
rest, Waters is exploring. After a devastating earthquake rocked Haiti in January, CNN anchor and special
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He recently became the new correspondent Soledad O’Brien traveled to the small Caribbean nation and began recounting
host of “The Daily Line,” the remarkable stories of the children living there.
a sports chat show on new On May 8, O’Brien’s documentary Rescued will air. The feature tells the stories of two
cable network Versus.
American missionaries and two abandoned children as they grapple with the effects of chaos.
“I’ve always been a huge sports fan and
The program also discusses the lives of Haiti’s children before and during the earthquake.
I’ve been a comedian for the last 10 years
Cendy Jeune and former child slave Marc Kenson Oliphi are orphans whose parents
so it’s good to be able to find a marriage
between the two things I love most,” Waters abandoned them years ago. They live at the Lighthouse Orphanage, a Port-au-Prince-based
said. “The only thing I love more than organization managed by American missionaries Susette and Bill Manassero.
comedy is probably sports and that’s only Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean lends his voice with Creole translations in the program, along
because sports was there first.” with Haitian novelist Edwidge Danticat.
As a comic, coming up with new material “From the moment I met the children at the Lighthouse orphanage, I knew I had to return to
Haiti to help put a face on the hundreds of thousands of orphans living there,” said O’Brien in
don’t differ much as a radio show host, so a press release. “Not only are they incredibly strong and inspiring, but they tell the larger story
staying ahead of the curve and providing
of Haiti and its struggles before and after the devastating earthquake.”
accustomed to.
“Rescued” airs May 8 at 8 p.m. EST.
“We’re really trying to capture the sports
conversations that happen when you’re

Oprah Under Fire in New

watching the game with your boys and at
“I was probably one of the worst
the bar. It’s not so much about statistics and
comedians that has ever taken a stage,”
Waters admitted. “But I still wanted to do it numbers, we’re really trying to strike that

Biography
as bad as I was. That’s kind of when I knew balance being bringing some personality to it
that I really had found something because I and some real flavor.”

Author paints famed TV star as cold and calculating

Idris Elba Named Ambassador of By Kam Williams
Special to the AFRO
Who knows how many of
the unflattering revelations
Regardless, this
relentlessly entertaining opus

14th Annual American Black Film    “I’ve tried to …

penetrate the myth in order to
in this unauthorized tome are
accurate, even if the author
brags about never having
arrives laced with lots of juicy
gossip for anyone interested
in insinuation. Among the
Festival answer the eternal question:
What’s she really like? In the
process, I found a remarkable
been successfully sued for
libel before?
I’ll say this, it certainly
rumors given credence here
are the notions that Oprah
was never sexually abused
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By AFRO Staff
Film Life has named
England-born actor Idris
Elba ambassador of the 14th
Annual American Black Film
Festival (ABFF), according
to a press release sent to the
AFRO. The festival will be
held June 23-26 in Miami,
Fla.
The ABFF is an
international gathering of
Black cinema stars and
creative minds.
As the event’s
ambassador, Elba is charged
with broadening public
awareness of the festival
and fostering collaboration
between the independent and
mainstream film industries.
“It is my honor to serve
ABFF in this capacity,”
said Elba in a statement. “It
was this very platform that
allowed me to be cast in the
starring role of Reverend
Charles Fran in the drama
film, The Gospel, which is
an independent film. Jeff
Friday’s vision and passion,
allows actors such as myself
to emerge and become
successful in this business.”
Idris Elba
Elba has appeared in
films like Tyler Perry’s
Daddy’s Little Girls and
American Gangster. He is
also popular for his role in
the HBO series “The Wire.”
ABFF founder and CEO
Jeff Friday praised the star’s
accomplishments.
“I am honored to have
Elba as ambassador of this
year’s festival. He is a gifted
performer, and has been a
loyal supporter of ABFF,”
said Friday.
“His passion for film
making and his appreciation
of the many creative talents
around us represents the very
essence of our festival.”
woman, hugely complicated
and contradictory. Sometimes
generous, magnanimous, and
deeply caring. Sometimes
petty, small-minded, and self-
centered.
She has done an
extraordinary amount of good
and also backed products
and ideas that are not only
controversial but considered
by many to be harmful. There
is a warm side to Oprah and a
side that can only be called as
cold as ice.”
–  Excerpted from the
Foreword (pg. xi)
It was recently suggested
that I was anti-Semitic
by a highly-respected
Jewish intellectual who
disagreed with my review
of a documentary about the
Arab-Israeli conflict. Since
the allegations were totally
unfounded, I contacted my
accuser who nonetheless
refused to retract his remarks.
Both embarrassed and hurt, I
ended up frustrated by the fact
that I had nowhere to turn to
get my reputation back.
I bring my up my painful
experience as a prelude to a
discussion of this sensational
tell-all only to remind
folks that despite the fact
that Oprah is very rich and
famous, she’s still a human
being with feelings, too.
doesn’t seem as though
anybody very close to Oprah
cooperated with the project.
But that didn’t prevent Kitty
Kelley from coming up with
enough scandalous material
to keep you on the edge of
your seat for the duration of
her shocking 500-plus page-
turner.
Over the years, the poison
pen biographer has dished the
dirt on everyone from Jackie
Onassis to Elizabeth Taylor
to Frank Sinatra to Nancy
Reagan to the royal and Bush
families. In fact, on the first
page of this one’s foreword,
Kelley hints that the book
might be overdue payback for
Oprah’s having disapproved
of Jackie Oh! to her face
on the set of a Baltimore
morning show over a quarter
century ago.
as a child, but rather that she
was boy crazy and a teen
prostitute. It also hints that
she’s gay and had her gal pal
Gayle King deliver $50,000
in cash to pay someone to
keep quiet about her lesbian
affairs. And she doesn’t
share a bedroom with her
longtime boyfriend Stedman
Graham who is supposedly
homosexual, too.
As to her eating issues,
the book describes a vacation
during which Oprah ate a
couple of pecan pies in an
hour while Stedman was
out on the golf course. On
another occasion, a hostess
allegedly couldn’t get her
last guest to leave a party at
the end of the evening only
because there was still a huge
platter of food that hadn’t
been touched.    
  According to this
account, Oprah wouldn’t go,
“until she devoured the whole
thing.”
This flipside of the
Winfrey you see on TV is
said to be “cold, standoffish
and very difficult.” Plus, she
has a bad habit of lying about
and turning her back on her
friends.
An endlessly amusing bio
that’s tons of fun to read until
you pause to ponder whether
this might merely be a case of
character assassination.
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Is Kevin Durant Better than LeBron?
AFRO Sports Desk Weighs in on the Debate
By AFRO Staff
Both the Los Angeles
Lakers and Cleveland
Cavaliers have survived the
first round of NBA playoffs,
keeping alive the opportunity
for fans to witness perhaps
the two best players in the
game—LeBron James and
Kobe Bryant—face off in the
championship.
But if LeBron and Kobe
are arguably the best of
today’s league, who would
be deemed the best of
tomorrow? Most basketball
critics would argue that you
don’t have to travel far from
the Washington, D.C. area to
answer that question.
At age 21, District native
Kevin Durant is quickly
climbing his way to the top
of the player ranks. He is
the fastest player to capture
the season-scoring title after
averaging 30.1 points per
game, and led the Oklahoma
City Thunder to a 50-plus
win season, including two
impressive victories against
the No. 1 seed Lakers in the
first round of the Western
Conference playoffs.
With incredible physical
ability and incomparable
skills on the hardwood,
Blood Test Still Blocks ‘Fight
of the Century’
By Perry Green
AFRO Sports Editor
Most folks stayed glued to
their televisions after Floyd
Mayweather had successfully
defeated veteran knock-out
artist Shane Mosley by a
12-round judges’ decision on
May 1. Everyone wanted to
hear “Money” Mayweather
talk to the ringside reporter,
not only because he’s a cocky,
flamboyant trash-talker, but
because they knew he was
going to be asked about his
next fight.
That’s the burning
question on every boxing
fan’s mind. Will Mayweather
and fellow boxing icon
Manny Pacquiao finally step
in the ring together and settle
the dispute over who’s really
the best pound-for-pound
boxer on the scene?
Mayweather answered
that question last Saturday
night by reminding fans how
the decision isn’t only in his
hands.
“If Manny Pacquiao
can take a blood and urine
test then we have a fight,”
All Show, No Substance from Mayweather and Mosley
Stephen Riley
AFRO Staff Writer
One of the worst things
about being an avid sports
Williams Sisters Return from Injury with Success—Afro.com
Washington native Kevin Durant is one of the best young
players in the NBA, leading some to debate whether he’ll
be greater than two-time MVP LeBron James.
there’s no limit to how great
Durant can become. Or is
there?
Depending on who’s
asked, some folks believe
Durant will eventually surpass
2010 Most Valuable Player
LeBron James as the best
player in all of basketball.
Mayweather told HBO’s
Larry Merchant. “If not, no
fight.”
Apparently, Mayweather
thinks Pacquiao may have
something to hide and will
only fight if Olympic-style
drug testing is performed.
Pacquaio initially refused
such conditions, which is why
the high-profiled matchup was
canceled after being initially
negotiated to occur in January.
According to reports, Manny
is very uncomfortable with
drawing blood and believes it
takes away from his strength.
Pacquiao insists that he is
clean and initially offered to
take a blood test no less than
30 days before the fight and
would take one immediately
after the fight, but not right
before the fight.
But that’s not good enough
for Mayweather, who notes
that the Filipino boxing
sensation has completely
dominated opponents in his
most current fights in ways
that he never did during
majority of his career. At age
31, Pacquiao often appears
faster and stronger than he
fan is that the older you get,
the more respect you lose
for your longtime love. You
begin to notice all the fluff
and bluff that goes along with
high-dollar athletics, and the
events around which your
weekends were scheduled
become afterthoughts on your
agenda. Ask anybody close
to me about my childhood
obsession with wrestling or
my teenage love affair with
college football. Now, ask
me when was the last time I
watched a wrestling match or
tuned in for a whole quarter
of NCAA football, let alone a
whole game.
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Where is the Equity in Sports?
I may be one of the last holdouts for
equality in all walks of life. But every so
“...every so often I get a wake-up
often I get a wake-up call letting me know call letting me know that bigotry
that bigotry is waiting just around the corner
and we should keep up our guard. is waiting just around the
Recently we watched the NFL draft and corner and we should keep up
all of the tests and workouts leading up to
our guard.”
this process. What we didn’t see was what
was going on behind the scenes. game is a reason, then it seems some of those
Teams invited all prospects in to their whistle happy officials on the field should
offices for an interview with purpose of attend a seminar on game control.
helping a team decide if the candidate will These racial slurs seem to fall into
fit into its program. In many cases this seems different categories depending on who the
like a worthwhile effort, but we have seen culprit is and the mood of the sanctioning
some bad actors slip through the cracks. body at the moment. Let me give you a few
However, in some of those interview examples.
rooms there are some questions being asked In 1983, Monday night football
that seem to be designed to step on a player’s broadcaster Howard Cosell shouted, “Look
dignity. A case in point is the recent interview at that little monkey run.” The comment was
of Dez Bryant with Dolphins general directed at Redskins player Alvin Garrett.
manager Jeff Ireland. Ireland asked Bryant if The comment was kicked under the rug
his mother was a prostitute. because it was shown that Cosell often
When I heard this, the hair on the back referred to someone of diminutive size as
That’s a very tall order of my neck stood up. On “Pardon the a little monkey. For my money, that was a
to fill, but it may not be Interruption” (a popular sports program pretty poor excuse.
farfetched. What do you hosted by famous sports writers Tony A few years ago, radio broadcaster Don
think? Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon), Mike Imus referred to the Rutgers ladies basketball
responded to the situation by stating, “If team as “nappy headed hoes.” From the
Visit afro.com to see what this had been asked to someone in my public outcry, Imus was fired. But he was
sports buffs Perry Green and neighborhood, he would still be trying to get hired by another station almost before he
Stephen D. Riley have to say up off the floor.” I’m with Mike. could get out of the parking lot.
about this hot debate. I was further taken aback when the In the late ‘80s, CBS had a color
question was asked whether an apology was commenter by the name Jimmy “The Greek”
necessary. For me, not only was an apology
necessary, but it was also time for the NFL’s
Snyder. Jimmy was a Las Vegas odds maker
and CBS thought his input would bring a
commissioner to get involved. different slant to the selection of winners.
An appropriate response to someone However, Jimmy took things a little too
who would pose such a question to a young far. He was quoted as saying, “Black athletes
athlete would be a thorough chewing are bred to be better sportsmen, and to prove
Courtesy Photo
out followed by a fine that would get the this we have to go all the way back to the
attention of other GM’s. time of the Civil War when owners of slaves
The NFL has spent time finding ways to bred their big woman so they could have a
chastise players for insignificant crap, and we big Black child.” Jimmy was fired.
have to stand by and let it happen. A player These are three examples of no equity in
can be fined for wearing the wrong colored the opinions of the sanctioning body. Cosell
sox. How petty is that. wasn’t even chastised. Imus was fired and
Players can be penalized for excessive rehired right away. Jimmy “The Greek” was
celebrating in the end zone. The reason for fired. Three different approaches that lead to
this is to shorten the game. If shortening the the question, “Where is the equity in sports?”
to clean up the game and opponent does the same, and USADA tests many athletes
restore integrity to the boxing it is not a lot of blood, just the morning of their
industry.” enough to test.” performance date and the
But Mosley’s decision to But even with Manny’s blood is taken from the arm
fight under Mayweather’s compromise, it doesn’t fit into and is less than 1 teaspoon of
“Money” Mayweather
mandatory conditions may Olympic-style testing, which about 380 teaspoons of blood
ever was during his younger have influenced Pacquiao to would be regulated by the circulating in the human body.
days, which has caused some compromise a little. U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. “We don’t do anything
to suspect possible usage of Just 48 hours after According to USADA CEO that can potentially impact
performance enhancement Mayweather’s fight, Manny Travis Tygart, setting cutoff an athlete’s performance,” he
drugs. stated from his Web site that deadlines is inadequate in continued in the article. “It’s
“All I want is to perform he is now willing to take a determining if an athlete is a matter of learning about the
on a fair, leveled playing blood test closer to fight day. cheating. process. There’s just a lack
field,” Mayweather said. “I am willing to help the “If you give a blackout of the knowledge about these
“Shane Mosley had issues sport for the future of the date, there are plenty of things issues.”
[with steroids] before in sport. I do not want to see you can do to cheat and get Manny has learned the
his past, but I respect him anyone cheat or cheat this away with it,” Tygart said, as process, but for now he still
for taking the blood test so sport,” Pacquiao said. “For stated in a USA Today article. refuses the Olympic-style
that he could make the fight that reason I am willing to “It leaves the potential of testing, and until either boxer
happen with me. I really don’t consider taking blood [tests] using masking agents. That’s softens their stance, the world
see any problems in what as close as 14 days prior why it’s not allowed.” will have to wait for the next
I’m demanding. I just want to the fight, as long as my Tygart also said the “fight of the century.”
and Pacquiao. If I’m going to Bowe or rising stars such as
“You’ve got to give the people what they spend $70 for a fight, I need a Oscar De La Hoya and a
want, not what they can settle for.” to see two evenly matched
opponents slugging it out
young Shane Mosley—back
when he was “Sugar”—were
I was driven away from want, not what they can settle from the press conference set to take the ring. Boxing
the college gridiron by shady for. to the dressing room, to the was boxing back then minus
politics and forced out Mosley was a nice ring and back to the post the politics and Olympic-style
of love with wrestling by substitution in the place conference podium. drug testing debates.
the fakeness of it all. of Manny Pacquiao, but But what did I get, I’m tired for settling for
Combine both reasons and if you want to gun down instead? A master tactician, what is doled out in boxing
you have the keywords Mayweather you’re going to and a gassed out former instead of what I want. In
underlined in my divorce need some heavier artillery champion that had no the old days boxers would
papers that I’m issuing to than a 38-year-old boxer on business being in the ring call each other out then,
the sport of boxing. After the downside of his career. with him. surprisingly, they’d set a date
watching Floyd Mayweather Whether you’re with him As a teenager growing up and box. Fast forward to the
Jr. dissect and disable Shane or against him, you have to I remember the fight parties boxing of today and all you’ll
Mosley over the weekend it admit: Mayweather is an my older brothers would find is politics and a bunch of
became apparent: You’ve got excellent fighter and is clearly throw whenever Mike Tyson, actors, minus, however, my
to give the people what they in a class of two— himself Evander Holyfield, Riddick love for the sport.
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CLASSIFIED DISPLAY RATES: 20 Words
21218, Attn: Clsf. Adv. Dept.
FRIDAY -- 2 PM Preceding Tuesday FRIDAY ONLY -- $26.54 Per Column Inch

-- CONTRACT RATES AVAILABLE --

1 2 3 4 5

APT./RENT AD NETWORK AD NETWORK LEGAL NOTICES

6 7 8 9 10
SECTION 8 BUILDING ROOM SET. In original NAME TO
plastic, never used. Orig
SERVICES - THEODORE
in Havre de Grace
accepting applications. price $3000, Sacrifice MISC. ANGELO LIPSCOMB 11 12 13 14 15
$975. Can deliver. Call DOES YOUR BUSI-
Must be 62 or older Bill 301-841-7565 NESS NEED MORE ORDER FOR
or disabled. Client based FOOT TRAFFIC???
NOTICE BY 16 17 18 19 20
on income. PUBLICATION
Advertise with us in
No phone calls. HEALTH & The object of this suit
SUPPORT OUR
ADVERTISERS
over 116 newspapers is to officially change
Pick up application at MEDICAL across Maryland, the name of the peti-
100 Revolution St. Delaware and DC. tioner from:
ELIZABETH COONEY Reach 5.2 million read-
NAME_________________________________________________
Havre de Grace, MD 21078 Ted Roosevelt
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. CARE NETWORK. ers weekly for only Quickey ADDRESS_____________________________________________
FULL SERVICE HOME $495. For more infor- to
CARE SPECIALISTS. mation contact us at Theodore Angelo PHONE NO.___________________________________________
SINCE 1957. CARING 410-721-4000 x19 or Lipscomb CLASSIFICATION_______________________________________
PTs, RNs, LPNs, CNAs, visit our website: It is this 16th day of
AIDES, HOME HEALTH www.mddcpress.com April, 2010 by the Cir- (Room, Apt.,House, etc.) INSERTION DATE:_____________
AD NETWORK CARE. PRIVATE DUTY. cuit Court for Bal-
HOURLY / LIVE-IN. 24- ADVERTISING BUDGET timore City,
Ad Network HOUR SERVICE. TIGHT!!! GROW YOUR ORDERED, that pub-
Classifieds LICENSED & BONDED. BUSINESS WITH US IN lication be given one LEGAL NOTICES
888-353-1700. CALL 2010. Advertise in 116 time in a newspaper of
are published NOW FOR CARE. newspapers across general circulation in HABC has established a minimum goal of
Baltimore City on or twenty percent (20%) of the total dollar
in 65 Maryland, Delaware and
before the 17th day of amount of the proposed contract for Minority
DC. Reach 5.2 million
newspapers. HELP WANTED readers weekly for only May, 2010, which shall Business Enterprise (”MBE”) utilization, ap-
warn all interested plicable to all minority and non-minority
INSURANCE $495.00. For more infor-
persons to file an af- businesses proposing to provide the re-
mation contact us at 410-
25 words $175 SALES REPRESENTA- 721-4000 x19 or visit our
fidavit in opposition to quested services as the prime contractor. No
the relief requested on goal has been established for participation of
(For more than TIVE NEEDED. Most w e b s i t e : w w w . m d d c - or before the 27th day Women-owned businesses (”WBEs”), how-
25 words there earn $50K-$100K or press.com of May, 2010 ever, HABC strongly encourages and affir-
more. Call our branch
To advertise in the
matively promotes the use of WBEs in all
is an additional office at 410-696- Frank M. Conaway HABC contracts.
charge of 2855x217. Ask for VACATION Clerk
$7 per word.)
Susan Stepke, or e-mail
susan.stepke@insphere
is.com.
RENTALS
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LEGAL NOTICES
Responders shall also comply with all ap-
plicable requirements of Section 3 of the
Housing and Urban Development Act of
1968, 12 U.S.C. Section 1701u.
AFRO
Call www.insphereis.com

(410) 554-8200
affordable rentals. Full/
partial weeks. Call for
City of Baltimore
Department of Finance The IFB may be obtained on or after Monday, call
HELP WANTED - FREE brochure. Open Bureau of Purchases
410-554-8200
May 10, 2010, at the following location:
TRUCK DRIVER daily. Holiday Real Estate.
All ads must 1-800-638-2102. Online Sealed proposals addressed to the Board of Housing Authority of Baltimore City
REGIONAL DRIVERS Estimates of Baltimore, will be received until, Division of Fiscal Operations,
be NEEDED! More
reservations:
but not later than 11:00 a.m. local time on Purchasing Department
www.holidayoc.com
prepaid Hometime! Top Pay! Up the following date(s) for the stated 417 E. Fayette Street, Room 414
to $.43/mile company requirements: Baltimore, Maryland 21202
drivers! 12 months OTR WATERFRONT Attention: John Airey,
required. HEARTLAND PROPERTIES MAY 26, 2010 Chief of Contracting Services
EXPRESS1-800-441- B O D Y S H O P R E PA I R S E R V I C E S Tel: (410) 396-3261
4953 www,heartlandex- FINAL CLOSEOUT B50001415 Fax: (410) 962-1586
press.com SALE PRIME James
Riverfront! 4.5 AC- Only THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT Questions regarding the IFB should be di-
$210,000 w/ Sand Beach CAN BE VIEWED AND DOWN LOADED BY rected in writing to the address and individual
HOMES FOR Shoreline Was $595,000 VISITING THE CITYS WEB SITE: indicated above, and must include the refer-
AUTOMOBILE SALE Only a few riverfronts
remain- own for 1/3 of www.baltimorecitibuy.org
ence: HABC IFB Number B-1623-10 / HAE-
2444.
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Shelters. Advanced The Housing Authority of Baltimore City baltimorestation.org for receipt of a bid pack-
Purchase prices from
Veterinary Treatments. (”HABC”) will issue an Invitation for Bids age. Only electronic requests will be hon-
$99,900. CALL 302-
Free Towing, IRS TAX (”IFB”) for qualified and interested vendors ored”.
659-5800. Visit
DEDUCTION. Non-run- to submit sealed bids to install an asphalt
www.bonayrehomes.co
ners 1-866-912-GIVE based aluminum roof coating on (45) building
m
located at Latrobe Homes. CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION
DONATE YOUR VEHI- NOTICE OF LETTING
BIDS WILL BE DUE no later than 2:00 p.m.
CLE RECEIVE FREE MISC./TRAINING Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 1, 2010. Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of
VACATION VOUCHER Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for
UNITED BREAST CAN- MASSAGE THERAPY – A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held TR08028 BANGER STREET RECONSTRUCTION FROM HOLLINS
CER FOUNDATION Learn fast, earn fast. on Monday, May 17, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., at FERRY ROAD TO DEAD END will be received at the Office of the
Free Mammograms, Financial aid if qualified. the Charles L. Benton Building, 417 E. Comptroller, Room 204 City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M.
Breast Cancer Info A new career is at your Fayette Street, Room 416, Baltimore, JUNE 9, 2010.
www.ubcf.info FREE fingertips. Call Centura Maryland, 21202. Positively no bids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly
Towing, Tax Deductible, College 877-206-3353 opened by the Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon. The
Contract Documents may be examined without charge, at the Depart-
Non-Runners Accepted, LEGAL NOTICES HABC has established a minimum goal of
ment of Public Works Service Center located on the first floor of the
1-888-468-5964 twenty percent (20%) of the total dollar
MISC. IN THE CIRCUIT amount of the proposed contract for Minority Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore,
COURT FOR Business Enterprise (”MBE”) utilization, ap- Maryland 21202 as of APRIL 30, 2010 and copies may be purchased
DONATE YOUR CAR, AIRLINE MECHANIC – BALTIMORE CITY plicable to all minority and non-minority for a non-refundable cost of $100.00.
TRUCK, RV. Tax Train for high paying Case No.: businesses proposing to provide the re- Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid
deductible. MVA Aviation Maintenance 24-D-10-000680 quested services as the prime contractor. No package. All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be
licensed. 410-636-0123 Career. FAA approved IN THE MATTER OF goal has been established for participation of prerequalified by the City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Commit-
or toll-free 1-877-737- program. Financial aid if MICHAEL TOTTEN- Women-owned businesses (”WBEs”), how- tee. Interested parties should call (410) 396-6883 or contact the
8567. Your donation qualified - Job place- REID ever, HABC strongly encourages and affir- Committee at Room 634, Charles L. Benton Bldg. , 417 E. Fayette St.,
ment assistance. CALL FOR CHANGE OF matively promotes the use of WBEs in all Baltimore, Maryland 21202 . If a bid is submitted by a joint venture
helps local families with
Aviation Institute of NAME TO HABC contracts. (”JV”), then in that event, the document that established the JV
food, clothing, shelter. shall be submitted with the bid for verification purposes.
www.LutheranMissionS Maintenance (866) 823- JAMES MICHAEL
6729 REID Responders shall also comply with all ap- The Prequalification Category required for bidding on this project is
ociety.org plicable requirements of Section 3 of the A02602 (Bituminous Concrete Paving) & B02554 (Drainage
ORDER FOR Housing and Urban Development Act of Structures, Manholes, Inlets, etc).
BUSINESS NOTICE BY Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $500,000.00 to
MISC./TRAINING 1968, 12 U.S.C. Section 1701u.
$1,000,000.00.
OPPORTUNITY PUBLICATION
The object of this suit The IFB may be obtained on or after Monday, A ”Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. on
MASSAGE THERAPY – MAY 14, 2010 at 417 E. Fayette Street, Charles L. Benton Building,
OWN A RED HOT! is to officially change May 10, 2010, at the following location:
Learn fast, earn fast. Room 722.
DOLLAR, DOLLAR the name of the peti-
Financial aid if qualified.
PLUS MAILBOX OR tioner from Housing Authority of Baltimore City
DISCOUNT PARTY
A new career is at your
Michael Totten-Reid Division of Fiscal Operations, Principal Items of work for this project are:
STORE FROM $51,900
fingertips. Call Centura
to Purchasing Department HMA Superpave PG64-22 (19.00mm) for Base 1,090 Tons
College 877-206-3353 James Michael Reid 417 E. Fayette Street, Room 414 6 Inch Crusher Run Aggregate CR-6 5,000 S.Y.
WORLDWIDE! 100%
Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Modified 6 Inch High Combination Curb
TURNKEY. CALL NOW With 12 Inch Gutter Pan 2,320 L.F
1-800-518-3064 MOUNTAIN It is this 22nd day of Attention: John Airey,
April, 2010 by the Cir- Chief of Contracting Services
WWW.DRSS4.COM PROPERTY cuit Court for Bal- Tel: (410) 396-3261 The MBE goal is 13% The WBE goal is 9%
HANDYMAN SPECIAL! timore City, Fax: (410) 962-1586
ORDERED, that pub- APPROVED: APPROVED
CAMPGROUNDS Stream/ Mtn Views 54
lication be given one Questions regarding the IFB should be di- Bernice H. Taylor, Clerk Alfred H. Foxx, Director
AC- $87,728 Rustic old Board of Estimates Department of Transportation
mtn cabin in need of time in a newspaper of rected in writing to the address and individual
Lake Somerset Camp general circulation in indicated above, and must include the refer-
Ground, TLC. Quiet, private set-
Maryland
Eastern Shore. Leave ting w/ gorgeous sunset
Baltimore City on or
before the 21st day of
ence: HABC IFB Number B-1622-10.
Strictly Personal
views. Ready to enjoy!
your RV on site all year.
Special financing. One-
May, 2010, which shall Pen Pals
$1500 includes water, warn all interested HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY
of-a-kind. wvtimber- persons to file an af- INVITATION FOR BIDS
electric & sewage. Call Attractive lady 5’6”, interested in cooking, music, DVDs, good conversation and quiet evenings. I would
for brochure 410-957- land.com Call owner fidavit in opposition to CAREY HOUSE WINDOW REPLACEMENT
1866 or 410 957-9897 now 1-877-526-3764, x the relief requested on like to meet someone with similar interests, who is religious, with his own home and transportation.
or email us at lakesom- 770 or before the 31st day IFB NUMBER: B-1623-10 / HAE-2444 Contact: Brenda Johnson, 32 Caraway Road, Reisterstown, Md. 21136.
erset@earthlink.net. of May, 2010 ---
The Housing Authority of Baltimore City
REAL ESTATE Frank M. Conaway (”HABC”) will issue an Invitation for Bids Lonesome Hearts - Pen Pals
(”IFB”) for qualified and interested vendors To have a notice published in the Strictly Personal Section, write the message you want printed in the space below. Enclose
FURNITURE Pre-Construction Grand
Clerk
to submit sealed bids to supply and install ten dollars ($10.00), check or money order for 25 words. NO CASH PLEASE. Additional words will cost 50 cents each.
05/07
Opening 5/22- Deepwater new windows at Carey House.
Cherry Bedroom Set. Homesites $79,900+. 2 hr IN THE CIRCUIT
Solid Wood, never from DC, 1 hr from COURT FOR BIDS WILL BE DUE no later than 2:00 p.m.
used, brand new in fac- Richmond/Fredericksburg BALTIMORE CITY Eastern Time on Friday, May 28, 2010. To answer a Lonesome Heart notice, enclose a check or money order for $2.00 for each letter you wish to have forwarded.
tory boxes. English . Direct access Case No.: NO CASH PLEASE. Be sure to include the box number of the person you wish to contact.
Dovetail. Original cost R a p p a h a n n o c k 24-D-09-003943 A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held
$4500. Sell for $795. River/Chesapeake Bay. on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., at All letters, queries and notices should be sent to:
Can deliver. 240-482- Appointments required. IN THE MATTER OF the Charles L. Benton Building, 417 E. STRICTLY PERSONAL
8721 TED ROOSEVELT Fayette Street, Room 416, Baltimore, 2519 N. Charles Street,
(888)877-9837 QUICKEY Maryland, 21202. Baltimore, MD 21218
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B6 The Baltimore Afro-American, May 8, 2010 - May 14, 2010
LEGAL NOTICES
CITY OF BALTIMORE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

CAREER CORNER
BUREAU OF WATER AND WASTEWATER
NOTICE OF LETTING
Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of
Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for
Sanitary Contract No. 881-On Call Television Inspection, Cleaning
and Lining Sanitary Sewers using Cured-In-Place Pipe will be
received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore,
Maryland until 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Positively no
bids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by
the Board of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon.
The Contract Documents may be examined, without charge, at the
Department of Public Works Service Center located on the first floor of
the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Career Technology
Maryland 21202 as of Friday, May 7, 2010 and copies may be purchased Student Organizations
for a non-refundable cost of $30.00.
Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid
package. Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) seeks Education Program Specialist
All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the I to provide leadership & technical assistance to Career Technology Student Organizations
City of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested parties (CTSO) to ensure increased school & student performance, as measured by MD´s
should call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at Room 634, statewide assessment programs, & for providing assistance to CTSOs, school districts,
Charles L. Benton Building, 417 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland & business partners to improve Career & Technology Education (CTE) program quality;
21202. If a bid is submitted by a joint venture (JV), then in that will also provide support to 2 Career Cluster Teams & contribute to ongoing development
event, the document that established the JV shall be submitted with
the bid for verification purposes. The Prequalification Category re- of CTE programs of study.
quired for bidding on this project is G90099-Cured-In-Place Pipe

To place an ad call today...

Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $2,000,000.00 to
$2,500,000.00
A Pre-Bidding Information session will be conducted at Room 300, Abel
Wolman Building, Large Conference Room on May 14, 2010 at 10:00
A.M.
Principal Items of work for this project are:
1. Rehabilitation-All work necessary for the rehabilitation of
approximately 24,000 linear feet of existing sanitary sewers using
Cured-In-Place Pipe (CIPP). The work generally involves cleaning,
lining, pre and post TV inspection and all incidentals to install the
CIPP.
2. Condition Assessment-All work necessary to provide an assess-
ment of the condition of approximately 72,000 linear feet of existing
sanitary sewers through TV inspection. The work generally involves
www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/aboutmsde/jobs
MSDE is a State agency that develops & administers education, library, & rehabilitation
programs, is on the forefront of standards-based reform of public education, & is committed
to promoting & maintaining a diverse workforce.
Annual salary range: $55,084 - $80,452 & full State Benefits.
QUALIFICATIONS: Masters or equiv 36 credit hrs post-baccalaureate course work in
Educ., Educ Admin/Supervision, Public Admin, Student Services, or related area & 4 yrs
prof admiri, student services, or teaching exp in or affiliated w/ an educ prog including 2
yrs exp in coordinating or administering directly related educ prog or service (Exp w/
conference coordination, student services, &/or related field pref. NOTE: 2 yrs additional

410-554-8200
cleaning, TV inspection and providing the City with video analysis exp. as defined may sub for the Master´s.
of the condition of the sanitary sewer.Generally, this is a
requirements type contract, and work assignments are on an
urgent, as-needed basis. The contractor must be able to proceed To Apply: Reference position #069178 & Send/FAX (410-333-8950) resume to Office of
with the work within two (2) weeks of receipt of direction from the Human Resources, 200 W, Baltimore Street, Balto. MD. 21201.Applications/resumes
Engineer. should be received by May 21, 2010.
AA/EOE
The MBE goal is 8%
The WBE goal is 0%

SANITARY CONTRACT NO. 881 Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) is a State agency that exemplifies
APPROVED:
energetic leadership and innovative products and services to improve public education,
Bernice H. Taylor library services, and rehabilitation services to citizens of Maryland. We currently are
Clerk, Board of Estimates accepting applications for the following position:
APPROVED EDUCATION PROGRAM SPECIALIST I, PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES (Position # 087629)
David E. Scott P.E.
Director of Public Works This is a professional position responsible for providing leadership, consultation and
technical assistance in the development and implementation of programs for School
NOTICE OF HEARING
Psychology services in local school systems (LSS) to expand mental health services and
BOARD OF ESTIMATES
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, INC.
support improved learning outcomes for students across Maryland.
Master´s Degree or equiv. 36 credit hrs of post-baccalaureate course work in Edu. Edu./
Notice is hereby given that the City of Baltimore intends to increase the
Admin., School Counsel., School Psych. or a related area. Doctorate in School Psych.
charge for water service by approximately 9% and increase the charge pref. AND 4 yrs of prof. admin./superv. or teaching exp. in or affiliated with an edu.
for sanitary wastewater service by approximately 9%. The City of program; exp. working as pupil personnel worker, guidance counselor or school
Baltimore also intends to increase the charge for miscellaneous water psychologist is pref. NOTE: Possession of a Doctorate in a field related to the position
fees. These proposed rates and miscellaneous water fees will become may be sub. for 1 yr of exp. requirements.
effective June 10, 2010. For more information on these and other great opportunities with the MSDE, visit our
website at www.marylandpublicschools.org. Qualified applicants should fax or mail
Rates for metered water for Baltimore City consumers will change as fol- application and resume to the Office of Human Resources, 200 W. Baltimore Street,
lows: Baltimore, MD, 21201. Please list position name and number. Applications and resumes
will be accepted until May 21, 2010. Fax: (410) 333-8950. MSDE is committed to
QUARTERLY USE CURRENT RATE PROPOSED RATE promoting and maintaining a diverse workforce.
First 50 Units $2.469 per Unit $2.691 per Unit AA/EOE
Next 450 Units 1.518 per Unit 1.655 per Unit
Over 500 Units 1.043 per Unit 1.137 per Unit
Education -
Rates for sanitary wastewater (sewer rates) for Baltimore City consumers STATE LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN ADJUNCT FACULTY
will change as follows: SAL: $48,398-$70,693 Carroll Community College is seeking
Adjunct Faculty for the Fall 2010
QUARTERLY USE CURRENT RATE PROPOSED RATE Semester. Additional information
F/T professional needed to administer the operation of the

afro.
All Units $3.319 per Unit $3.618 per Unit including class information may be
statewide LTC Ombudsman Program. Bachelor´s in Ger- obtained at www.carrollcc.edu. EOE/M/F
Eligible senior citizen consumers age 65 and older in Baltimore City who ontology, Public Administration, or a related discipline and

com
apply and whose annual household income does not exceed $25,000.00
will receive a 30% discount on water and sewer rates. 5 yrs of exp in the planning, coordination, or administration
of a human service program. 1 yr must include exp in the
In addition to the above, the rates for water service provided to con- field of LTC advocacy. For the official job announcement
sumers in Anne Arundel, Howard and Carroll Counties on and after June and MS-100 application form, visit www.mdoa.state.md.us.
10, 2010 will change as follows:
Send MS-100 and salary requirements by May 21, 2010
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY - to: MDoA, HR, 301 West Preston St., Suite 1007, Bal-
QUARTERLY USE CURRENT RATE PROPOSED RATE timore, MD 21201. EOE
First 50 Units $2.600 per Unit $2.834 per Unit
Next 450 Units 1.518 per Unit 1.655 per Unit
Over 500 Units 1.043 per Unit 1.137 per Unit
Saturday Registered Nurse
HOWARD COUNTY - Unique part-time position available for versatile Registered
Nurse to provide nursing assessments, medication adher-
CURRENT RATE PROPOSED RATE ence, health education and advocacy to homeless clients in
Wholesale Service $1.064 per Unit $1.160 per Unit a multi-disciplinary setting. Two Saturdays per month 8:00
a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Required to be licensed in the State of MD
CARROLL COUNTY - and current certification in CPR. Minimum of two years recent
hospital-based or community health
CURRENT RATE PROPOSED RATE experience; well developed interpersonal skills. Bilingual
Raw Water $.375 per Unit $ .409 per Unit (English/Spanish) preferred but not required. Send resume
by 05/20/10 to C. Berry, HCH, 421 Fallsway, Baltimore, MD
Increased costs for water and sanitary wastewater services will be 21202. E-mail:hrresumes@hchmd.org Fax: 410-837
passed on to Baltimore County per the distribution formula in the City- -8020. No phone calls. EOE
County Agreements.

The proposed new rates will be put into effect as to metered water
accounts for water used and sanitary wastewater services rendered on
and after June 10, 2010 and bills rendered after this date shall be prorat-
ed to reflect the rate increases.

The City of Baltimore intends to increase miscellaneous water fees as fol-

lows:

CURRENT FEE PROPOSED FEE

Abandonment of
Water Supply
Service

3/4” Water Service $255 $280

1” Water Service $255 $280
1 1/2” Water Service $435 $475
2” Water Service $435 $475

Reduce 3/4” meter to 5/8” meter $120 $130

Reduce 1” meter to 3/4” mete $160 $175
Reduce 1” meter to 5/8” mete $160 $175
Reduce 2” meter to 1 1/2” meter $760 $830

Testing of City-owned meter

(at owner’s request) 5/8”, 3/4 , 1” $ 70 $ 75

Private Fire Protection Fee $100/Yr. $110/Yr.

Turn-off/Turn-on Charges
5/8” - 1”meters $ 65 $ 70
1 1/2” - Up $100 $110
3RZHUSOD\
Official Vacancy Fee $190 $205
Fire Flow Test $505 $550
Fire Hydrant Permit $120 $130
3RZHUSOD\
A special Hearing will be held at 9:00 a.m. on June 9, 2010 in Room 215,
City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland for the purpose of considering and adopt-
ing the rate increases for water services provided to consumers in
Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Howard and Carroll Counties and sanitary
wastewater services provided to consumers in Baltimore City on or after
June 10, 2010 and the miscellaneous water fees. Such members of the
City Council of Baltimore and the public who wish to do so shall be
afforded the opportunity to make recommendations on these proposed
actions at this Hearing.
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LEGAL NOTICE
CITY OF BALTIMORE General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 901,260 Federal Fund Appropriation........................$ 6,745,200
COUNCIL BILL 10-0490 State Fund Appropriation............................$ 147,663
(First Reader) 709 Management Research
General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 154,293 718 Chronic Disease Prevention
Introduced by: The Council President General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 640,078
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Finance) 710 Property Tax Billing Integrity and Recovery Federal Fund Appropriation.........................$ 6,922,531
Introduced and read first time: May 3, 2010 General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 84,500 State Fund Appropriation................................$ 1,629,354
Assigned to: Budget and Appropriations Committee and Special Fund Appropriation............................$ 87,425
Committee of the Whole Fire
600 Administration - Fire 720 HIV Treatment Services for the Uninsured
A BILL ENTITLED General Fund Appropriation.....................$ 12,143,017 General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 498,620
Federal Fund Appropriation..........................$ 1,000,000 Federal Fund Appropriation........................$ 27,106,023
AN ORDINANCE concerning
602 Fire Suppression and Emergency Rescue 721 Senior Centers
Ordinance of Estimates for the Fiscal Year Ending General Fund Appropriation....................$ 99,589,708 General Fund Appropriation............................$ 499,480
June 30, 2011 Federal Fund Appropriation..........................$ 1,435,574 Federal Fund Appropriation..........................$ 3,007,330
State Fund Appropriation................................$ 950,294 State Fund Appropriation...............................$ 729,358
FOR the purpose of providing the appropriations estimated to be Special Fund Appropriation............................$ 139,932
needed by each agency of the City of Baltimore for operating 608 Emergency Management
programs and capital projects during the fiscal 2010 year. Federal Fund Appropriation.......................$ 210,716 722 Administration - CARE
State Fund Appropriation................................$ 6,077 General Fund Appropriation............................$ 345,186
BY authority of Federal Fund Appropriation.............................$ 159,842
Article VI - Board of Estimates 609 Emergency Medical Services State Fund Appropriation...............................$ 48,953
Section 3 et seq. Federal Fund Appropriation......................$ 10,281,847
Baltimore City Charter (1996 Edition) State Fund Appropriation................................$ 47,487 723 Advocacy and Supportive Care for Seniors
Special Fund Appropriation........................$ 12,000,000 Federal Fund Appropriation..........................$ 181,430
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY State Fund Appropriation...............................$ 2,055,965
COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the following amounts or so much 610 Fire and Emergency Community Outreach Special Fund Appropriation............................$ 14,650
thereof as shall be sufficient are hereby appropriated subject to the General Fund Appropriation....................$ 356,413
provisions hereinafter set forth for the purpose of carrying out the 724 Assistive and Directive Care for Seniors
programs included in the operating budget and the projects listed in 611 Fire Code Enforcement Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation..................$ 226,080
the capital budget from the amounts estimated to be available in the General Fund Appropriation....................$ 2,743,852 Federal Fund Appropriation...........................$ 1,315,901
designated funds during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011. State Fund Appropriation................................$ 146,717 State Fund Appropriation...............................$ 1,593,607
Special Fund Appropriation............................$ 231,883
A. Operating Budget 612 Fire Investigation
General Fund Appropriation....................$ 977,384 725 Senior Education
Board of Elections Federal Fund Appropriation...........................$ 744,233
899 Fair Conduct of Elections 613 Fire Facilities Maintenance and Replacement State Fund Appropriation...............................$ 282,620
General Fund Appropriation..........................$ 6,567,223 General Fund Appropriation....................$ 8,635,015
Housing and Community Development
City Council 614 Fire Communications and Dispatch 593 Community Support Projects
100 City Legislation General Fund Appropriation....................$ 3,443,535 Federal Fund Appropriation.............................$ 8,026,925
General Fund Appropriation..........................$ 4,707,101 State Fund Appropriation................................$ 2,200
604 Early Childhood Education
Comptroller 615 Fire Recruitment and Training General Fund Appropriation............................$ 116,489
130 Executive Direction and Control - Comptroller General Fund Appropriation....................$ 1,629,516 Federal Fund Appropriation.............................$ 1,015,319
General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 378,383 Special Fund Appropriation.............................$ 212,385
General Services
131 Audits 726 Administration - General Services 605 Head Start
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 3,234,950 General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 82,404 Federal Fund Appropriation......... ..................$ 29,586,287
Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation................$ 30,343 State Fund Appropriation...............................$ 1,601,680
132 Real Estate Acquisition and Management
General Fund Appropriation..........................$ 543,194 727 Building Permits and Municipal Consents 737 Administration - HCD
Special Fund Appropriation..........................$ 129,614 General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 233,729 General Fund Appropriation............................$ 2,059,226
Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation................$ 1,434,318 Federal Fund Appropriation.............................$ 1,068,420
Council Services Special Fund Appropriation.............................$ 2,313
103 Council Services 728 Street Cut and Right-of-Way Construction Oversight
General Fund Appropriation..........................$ 458,432 Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation..................$ 509,834 738 Energy Assistance
State Fund Appropriation........................$ 5,826,711
Courts: Circuit Court 729 Real Property Database Management
110 Circuit Court General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 663,608 740 Dawson Center
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 8,086,638 Federal Fund Appropriation.....................$ 240,000
Federal Fund Appropriation............................$ 1,432,652 731 Facilities Management
State Fund Appropriation................................$ 6,449,760 General Fund Appropriation.....................$ 14,842,778 742 Promote Homeownership
Special Fund Appropriation.............................$ 83,850 Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation..................$ 166,588 General Fund Appropriation..................$ 315,000
Federal Fund Appropriation......................$ 328,776
Courts: Orphans’ Court Health
817 Orphans’ Court 303 Clinical Services 745 Housing Code Enforcement
General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 481,007 General Fund Appropriation........................$ 3,924,956 General Fund Appropriation..................$ 12,025,168
Federal Fund Appropriation........................$ 5,838,721 State Fund Appropriation......................$ 30,257
Employees’ Retirement System State Fund Appropriation................................$ 193,129 Special Fund Appropriation...................$ 50,000
152 Employees’ Retirement System - Administration Special Fund Appropriation........................$ 156,506
Special Fund Appropriation.........................$ 5,535,965 747 Register and License Properties and Contractors
305 Healthy Homes General Fund Appropriation....................$ 399,870
154 Fire and Police Retirement System - Administration General Fund Appropriation........................$ 843,315
Special Fund Appropriation.........................$ 4,297,699 Federal Fund Appropriation......................$ 3,224,385 748 Housing Development Finance and Project Management
State Fund Appropriation............................$ 471,699 Federal Fund Appropriation....................$ 1,291,056
Enoch Pratt Free Library Special Fund Appropriation........................$ 30,000
788 Information Services 749 Blight Elimination
General Fund Appropriation.....................$ 22,690,937 307 Substance Abuse and Mental Health State Fund Appropriation.........................$ 1,587,889
State Fund Appropriation............................$ 9,581,948 General Fund Appropriation........................$ 1,433,288
Special Fund Appropriation.........................$ 487,986 State Fund Appropriation............................$ 4,372,229 750 Housing Rehabilitation Loans
Federal Fund Appropriation....................$ 911,999
Finance 308 Maternal and Child Health
148 Revenue Collection General Fund Appropriation........................$ 1,182,131 751 Building and Zoning Inspections and Permits
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 2,999,988 Federal Fund Appropriation.......................$ 16,092,678 General Fund Appropriation..................$ 6,120,143
Special Fund Appropriation.........................$ 436,619 State Fund Appropriation............................$ 868,689
Special Fund Appropriation.........................$ 1,306,500 752 Community Outreach Services
150 Treasury and Debt Management General Fund Appropriation.....................$ 719,080
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 1,095,573 310 School Health Services Federal Fund Appropriation......................$ 112,286
General Fund Appropriation.............$ 4,060,039
698 Administration - Finance Federal Fund Appropriation......................$ 668,661 754 Summer Food Services Program
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 942,272 State Fund Appropriation.........................$ 897,800 State Fund Appropriation........................$ 3,233,961
Loan and Guarantee Enterprise Special Fund Appropriation......................$ 9,689,397
Fund Appropriation...................................$ 271 809 Retention, Expansion, and Attraction of Businesses
315 Emergency Services - Health General Fund Appropriation.....................$ 791,932
699 Procurement General Fund Appropriation....................$ 440,056 Special Fund Appropriation......................$ 100,000
General Fund Appropriation..........................$ 2,357,983 Federal Fund Appropriation.....................$ 2,343,384
State Fund Appropriation........................$ 9,422,098 810 Real Estate Development
700 Surplus Property Disposal General Fund Appropriation....................$ 1,330,490
Special Fund Appropriation........................$ 187,211 316 Youth Violence Prevention Special Fund Appropriation.....................$ 100,000
General Fund Appropriation.....................$ 487,685
702 Accounts Payable State Fund Appropriation......................$ 1,491,641 811 Inner Harbor Coordination
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 1,184,805 Special Fund Appropriation.........................$ 1,000,000 General Fund Appropriation......................$ 403,853
Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation.............$ 238,000
703 Payroll 715 Administration - Health
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 3,092,923 General Fund Appropriation....................$ 3,798,504 812 Business Support - Small Business Resource Center
Federal Fund Appropriation....................$ 100,992 General Fund Appropriation..................$ 160,000
704 Accounting State Fund Appropriation........................$ 24,453
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 1,107,136 Special Fund Appropriation.........................$ 79,543 813 Technology Development - Emerging Technology Center
General Fund Appropriation..................$ 575,000
705 Loan and Guarantee Program 716 Animal Services
Loan and Guarantee Enterprise General Fund Appropriation....................$ 2,655,989 814 Improve and Promote Retail Districts Beyond Downtown
Fund Appropriation.................................$ 3,240,425 General Fund Appropriation.....................$ 775,593
717 Environmental Health Special Fund Appropriation......................$ 100,000
708 Operating Budget Management General Fund Appropriation....................$ 3,089,376
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Human Resources 820 Convention Sales and Tourism Marketing General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 724,153
770 Administration - Human Resources General Fund Appropriation............................$ 7,285,058
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 3,095,946 M-R: Retirees’ Benefit
M-R: Conditional Purchase Agreements 351 Retirees’ Benefits
771 Benefits Administration 129 Conditional Purchase Agreement Payments General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 64,852,818
General Fund Appropriation..................$ 335,451 General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 26,704,058 Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation..............$ 8,051,400
Loan and Guarantee
772 Civil Service Management Enterprise Fund Appropriation......................$ 561,320 M-R: Self-Insurance Fund
General Fund Appropriation..................$ 1,067,822 126 Contribution to Self-Insurance Fund
M-R: Contingent Fund General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 11,225,082
773 COP University 121 Contingent Fund Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation..............$ 1,447,277
General Fund Appropriation..................$ 68,009 General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 500,000
M-R: TIF Debt Service
Law M-R: Convention Center Hotel 124 TIF Debt Service
860 Administration - Law 535 Convention Center Hotel General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 5,833,119
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 127,972 General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 6,526,351
Municipal and Zoning Appeal
863 Contracts Law M-R: Convention Complex 185 Zoning, Tax and Other Appeals
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 217,003 540 1st Mariner Arena Operations General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 391,351
General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 450,000
864 Corporate Real Estate Office of Civil Rights
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 322,067 855 Convention Center 656 Wage Investigation and Enforcement
General Fund Appropriation......................$ 12,696,564 General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 169,710
865 Employment Advice - Law State Fund Appropriation..........................$ 5,763,881
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 184,964 846 Discrimination Investigations, Resolutions, and Conciliation
857 Convention Center Debt Service General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 549,078
866 General Legal Advice and Representation Convention Center Bond Federal Fund Appropriation.......................$ 50,128
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 510,611 Fund Appropriation.................................$ 4,602,084
848 Police Community Relations
867 Land Use and Environmental Matters - Law M-R: Debt Service General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 207,680
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 618,298 123 General Debt Service
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 82,784,544 878 Disabilities Commission
868 Litigation and Workers Compensation Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation...............$ 16,546,546 General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 95,913
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 674,790
M-R: Educational Grants Planning
869 Minority and Women’s Business Opportunity Office 446 Educational Grants 761 Development Oversight
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 412,663 General Fund Appropriation........................$ 6,577,483 General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 287,175
Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation..............$ 558,592
870 Opinions and Advice for City and City Council M-R: Employees’ Retirement Contribution
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 250,372 355 Employees’ Retirement Contribution 762 Historic Preservation
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 133,331,520 General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 123,514
871 Representation and Advice for Law Enforcement Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation...............$ 10,982,688 Federal Vehicle Fund Appropriation..............$ 302,417
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 452,693
M-R: Environmental Control Board 763 Comprehensive Planning
117 Adjudication of Environmental Citations General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 205,916
Legislative Reference General Fund Appropriation........................$ 606,460 Federal Vehicle Fund Appropriation..............$ 572,258
106 Legislative Reference Services
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 482,298 M-R: Health and Welfare Grants 764 Six-Year Capital Improvement Program
Special Fund Appropriation.............................$ 11,400 385 Health and Welfare Grants General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 64,933
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 993,072 Federal Vehicle Fund Appropriation..............$ 83,083
107 Archives and Records Management
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 301,635 M-R: Miscellaneous General Expenses 765 Sustainability
122 Miscellaneous General Expenses General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 107,535
Liquor License Board General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 216,046 Federal Vehicle Fund Appropriation..............$ 159,601
850 Liquor Licensing Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation..................$ 336,850 State Vehicle Fund Appropriation.................$ 14,000
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 620,930
M-R: Office of CitiStat Operations 766 Information Analysis for City Planning
851 Liquor License Compliance 347 CitiStat Operations General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 306,421
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 1,527,762 General Fund Appropriation..........................$ 503,188 Federal Vehicle Fund Appropriation..............$ 80,960

Mayoralty M-R: Office of Criminal Justice 768 Administration - Planning

125 Executive Direction and Control - Mayoralty 757 Crime Camera Management General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 437,648
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 2,638,942 General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 1,257,627 Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation..............$ 12,401
State Fund Appropriation.............................$ 58,281 Federal Fund Appropriation........................$ 1,164
127 State Relations
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 524,912 758 Coordination of Public Safety Strategy Police
General Fund Appropriation......................$ 271,280 621 Administration - Police
353 Office of Community Projects Federal Fund Appropriation........................$ 9,350,846 General Fund Appropriation.....................$ 34,679,783
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 741,352 State Fund Appropriation............................$ 1,134,324 Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation..............$ 591,046
State Fund Appropriation.................................$ 346,401 Special Fund Appropriation.........................$ 275,000 Federal Fund Appropriation.......................$ 359,147
Special Fund Appropriation.......................$ 42,960
M-R: Art and Culture M-R: Office of Employment Development
493 Art and Culture Grants 791 BCPS Alternative Options Academy for Youth 622 Police Patrol
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 4,945,869 State Fund Appropriation........................$ 189,364 General Fund Appropriation.....................$ 171,057,189
Federal Fund Appropriation.....................$ 47,523
824 Events, Art, Culture, and Film 792 Workforce Services for TANF Recipients State Fund Appropriation.........................$ 4,435,719
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 1,788,700 Federal Fund Appropriation.........................$ 4,718,002
623 Crime Investigation
828 Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower 793 Career Center Services for City Residents General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 34,537,787
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 75,000 General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 809,506 Federal Fund Appropriation..........................$ 79,660
Special Fund Appropriation..........................$ 250,000
M-R: Baltimore City Public Schools 794 Administration - MOED
352 Baltimore City Public Schools General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 1,079,913 624 Target Violent Criminals
General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 238,073,186 State Fund Appropriation..............................$ 100,000 General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 17,995,742
Federal Fund Appropriation..........................$ 2,397,156
M-R: Baltimore Economic Recovery Team (B.E.R.T.) 795 Workforce Services for Baltimore Residents Special Fund Appropriation..........................$ 2,475,000
575 Baltimore Economic Recovery Team (B.E.R.T.) Federal Fund Appropriation.........................$ 7,339,400
Federal Fund Appropriation.............................$ 13,059,569 625 Special Operations SWAT
State Fund Appropriation.................................$ 200,000 796 Workforce Services for Ex-Offenders General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 4,236,498
Federal Fund Appropriation.........................$ 500,000
M-R: Baltimore Homeless Services State Fund Appropriation..............................$ 1,400,000 626 Homeland Security - Intelligence
356 Homeless Services Coordination Special Fund Appropriation............................$ 500,000 General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 1,490,509
General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 601,734 Federal Fund Appropriation.........................$ 10,000,000
Federal Fund Appropriation.............................$ 1,841,740 797 Workforce Services for Out of School Youth-Youth Opportunity
State Fund Appropriation.................................$ 121,690 General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 2,503,129 627 911 Communications Center
Special Fund Appropriation.............................$ 862,418 General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 9,807,860
798 Youth Works Summer Job Program Special Fund Appropriation.........................$ 6,970,648
741 Community Action Centers General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 1,305,089
General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 892,265 State Fund Appropriation..............................$ 86,428 628 Police Internal Affairs
Federal Fund Appropriation.............................$ 939,460 General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 3,749,454
State Fund Appropriation.................................$ 3,011,875 799 Career Connections for In-School Youth
General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 890,332 632 Manage Police Records and Evidence Control Systems
893 Homeless Prevention General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 6,299,251
Federal Fund Appropriation.............................$ 638,356 800 Workforce Services for WIA Funded Youth
State Fund Appropriation.................................$ 378,580 General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 5,747,314 634 Crowd, Traffic, and Special Events Management
Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation..................$ 8,002,718
894 Outreach to the Homeless M-R: Office of Information Technology State Fund Appropriation................................$ 8,541
Federal Fund Appropriation.............................$ 526,748 802 Administration - MOIT
State Fund Appropriation.................................$ 677,265 General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 938,287 635 Police Recruiting and Training
General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 7,942,680
895 Temporary Housing for the Homeless 803 Information Technology Application Support Services
General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 3,758,135 General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 4,671,079 637 Special Operations - K-9 and Mounted Unit
Federal Fund Appropriation.............................$ 4,924,240 General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 2,104,414
State Fund Appropriation.................................$ 1,858,726 804 Call Center Services
General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 1,871,059 638 Special Operations -Marine Unit and Emergency Service Unit
896 Permanent Housing for the Homeless General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 993,490
General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 201,212 805 Information Technology Infrastructure Support Services
Federal Fund Appropriation.............................$ 21,145,857 General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 2,187,452 642 Crime Laboratory
State Fund Appropriation.................................$ 443,496 General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 7,652,572
Special Fund Appropriation.............................$ 361,958 M-R: Office of Neighborhoods
354 Office of Neighborhoods Public Works
M-R: Cable and Communications General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 535,148 660 Administration - DPOW - SW
876 Media Production General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 1,414,111
Special Fund Appropriation.............................$ 852,894 M-R: Office of the Inspector General Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation..................$ 541,839
836 Inspector General
M-R: Civic Promotion General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 393,859 661 Public Right-of-Way Cleaning
590 Public Markets General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 3,460,237
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 315,000 M-R: Office of the Labor Commissioner Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation..................$ 18,823,277
128 Labor Contract Negotiations and Administration
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662 Vacant/Abandoned Property Cleaning and Boarding Public Works, Department of
General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 1,663,986 Transportation
Federal Fund Appropriation...........................$ 1,480,900 500 Street and Park Lighting 189 Fleet Management
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 491,490 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide operation of
663 Waste Removal and Recycling Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation..........$ 20,090,637 a Central Automotive and Mechanical Repair Service, the costs of
General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 16,680,916 which are to be recovered from using agencies.
548 Conduits 730 Energy Office
664 Waste Re-Use and Disposal Conduit Enterprise Fund Appropriation........$ 5,295,574 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for an
General Fund Appropriation...........................$ 16,719,408 Energy Office to implement and manage technologies to minimize
681 Administration - DOT energy usage and maximize opportunities from renewable energy
670 Administration - DPW - WWW General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 3,595,057 sources, the costs of which are to be recovered from monitoring and
Waste Water Utility Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation...............$ 3,604,379 management fees from energy projects and from the sale of
Fund Appropriation....................................$ 18,393,202 Federal Fund Appropriation.........................$ 375,000 renewal energy credits.
Water Utility Fund Appropriation................$ 15,281,138
682 Parking Management B. Capital Budget
671 Water Management Parking Management Fund Appropriation...$ 5,545,027
Water Utility Fund Appropriation..............$ 68,643,635 Parking Enterprise Fund Appropriation...$ 33,208,000 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the Capital
Improvement Appropriations herein made are for the following
672 Water and Wastewater Consumer Services 683 Street Management Construction Projects provided that the appropriation will be placed
Water Utility Fund Appropriation...............$ 15,990,121 Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation..............$ 22,761,640 in Construction Reserve accounts at the beginning of the fiscal year
and transferred by the Board of Estimates to Construction Accounts
673 Wastewater Management 684 Traffic Management and Safety as project funds are needed.
Waste Water Utility Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation................$ 16,444,551
Fund Appropriation..................................$ 105,125,831 Federal Fund Appropriation............................$ 4,585,260 Baltimore Development Corporation
Special Fund Appropriation............................$ 3,174,997
674 Surface Water Management 601-115 West Side Initiative
Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation...............$ 4,998,288 685 Special Events Support General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 3,500,000
Waste Water Utility Fund Appropriation.......$ 982,846 General Fund Appropriation........................$ 605,007
Water Utility Fund Appropriation..................$ 420,766 State Fund Appropriation.............................$ 14,709 601-354 West Baltimore Industrial/Commercial Development
General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 600,000
675 Engineering & Construction Management - Water/Wastewater 687 Inner Harbor Services - Transportation
Waste Water Utility General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 676,771 601-483 South Baltimore Commercial/Industrial Development
Fund Appropriation....................................$ 53,686,957 Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation..............$ 404,764 General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 400,000
Water Utility Fund Appropriation.................$ 34,147,180
688 Snow and Ice Control 601-575 East Baltimore Commercial/Economic Development
676 Administration - DPW Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation..............$ 3,343,280 General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 600,000
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 845,732
Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation...............$ 1,997,120 689 Vehicle Impounding and Disposal 601-860 Industrial and Commercial Financing
Federal Fund Appropriation.........................$ 2,339 General Fund Appropriation......................$ 4,457,242 General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 1,000,000
Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation..............$ 1,111,709
678 Rat Control 601-873 Brownfield Incentive Fund
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 504,712 690 Cleaner Greener Forms of Transportation General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 300,000
Federal Fund Appropriation.........................$ 88,143 Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation............$ 176,345
State Fund Appropriation.............................$ 79,480 601-982 Commercial Revitalization Programs
Recreation and Parks Special Fund Appropriation........................$ 7,205,540 General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 600,000
644 Administration - Rec and Parks
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 3,455,739 691 Public Rights-of-Way Landscape Management Baltimore City Public Schools
Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation...............$ 155,747 Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation............$ 4,281,650
State Fund Appropriation............................$ 127,785 417-211 Systemic Improvements (FY2011-FY2016)
Special Fund Appropriation............................$ 139,698 692 Bridge and Culvert Management General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 8,918,000
Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation............$ 1,632,801
645 Aquatics 418-019 New School Construction - Location TBD
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 719,444 693 Parking Enforcement General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 1,500,000
Parking Management
646 Park Maintenance Fund Appropriation........................$ 11,015,734 418-051 Waverly Elementary/Middle School #51
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 5,686,671 General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 1,802,000
State Fund Appropriation............................$ 11,388 694 Survey Control
General Fund Appropriation................$ 322,190 418-239 Benjamin Franklin/Masonville Cove H.S.
647 Youth and Adult Sports General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 800,000
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 250,000 695 Dock Master
Special Fund Appropriation............................$ 146,243 Special Fund Appropriation.................$ 144,660 418-245 Leith Walk Elementary School #245
General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 6,480,000
648 Community Recreation Centers War Memorial Commission
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 5,630,176 487 Operation of War Memorial Building 418-780 Community School Renovations
Special Fund Appropriation............................$ 125,443 General Fund Appropriation........................$ 245,621 General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 500,000
Special Fund Appropriation.........................$ 50,000
649 Special Facilities Management - Recreation Department of Housing and Community Development
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 248,504 Internal Service Fund Authorization
Special Fund Appropriation............................$ 922,985 588-913 BRAC Relocation Initiative
Comptroller, Department of General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 50,000
650 Horticulture General Fund Appropriation.............................$ 50,000
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 694,931 133 Municipal Telephone Exchange
Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation...............$ 314,001 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for 588-924 Baker/Division Street Acquisition and Demolition
operation of a Municipal Telephone Exchange, the costs of which General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 450,000
652 Therapeutic Recreation are to be recovered from using agencies.
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 430,614 588-933 Uplands Redevelopment (Sites A & B)
136 Municipal Post Office General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 6,000,000
653 Special Events - Recreation An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for Other Federal Fund Appropriation...................$ 7,934,000
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 102,177 operation of a Municipal Post Office, the costs of which are to be
recovered from using agencies. 588-935 Healthy Neighborhoods, Inc.
654 Urban Forestry General Obligation Bond Appropriation..........$ 750,000
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 190,095 Finance, Department of
Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation...............$ 2,971,084 588-938 Johnston Square Housing Strategies
State Fund Appropriation............................$ 100,000 701 Printing Services General Obligation Bond Appropriation..........$ 1,000,000
An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for
Sheriff operation of a Municipal Reproduction and Printing Service, the 588-941 West Baltimore Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
881 Courthouse Security costs of which are to be recovered from using agencies. General Obligation Bond Appropriation......$ 150,000
General Fund Appropriation.........................$ 3,542,342
707 Risk Management for Employee Injuries 588-969 Westport Affordable Housing
882 Deputy Sheriff Enforcement An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for a Self- General Obligation Bond Appropriation......$ 250,000
General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 10,039,227 Insurance program for administration of the Employee Health Clinic
and Employee Safety and Workers’ Compensation Claims 588-978 Reservoir Hill Acquisition - Stabilization
884 District Court Sheriff Services Processing, the costs of which are to be recovered from the Self- General Obligation Bond Appropriation......$ 500,000
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 1,920,638 Insurance Fund.
588-979 East Baltimore Redevelopment
889 Child Support Enforcement Human Resources, Department of General Obligation Bond Appropriation..........$ 450,000
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 363,726 Other State Fund Appropriation..............$ 5,000,000
770 Administration - Human Resources
Social Services An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for 588-981 Acquisition/Relocation Fund
365 Public Assistance operation of the Unemployment Insurance function, the costs of General Obligation Bond Appropriation....$ 2,000,000
General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 145,556 which are to be recovered from contributions from various fund
sources. 588-983 Demolition Program
State’s Attorney General Obligation
115 Prosecution of Criminals Law, Department of Bond Appropriation.................................$ 2,000,000
General Fund Appropriation.......................$ 19,161,466
Federal Fund Appropriation........................$ 611,287 860, 861, 863, 865, 868 and 871 Legal Services 588-984 Homeownership Incentive Program
State Fund Appropriation............................$ 2,925,670 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for a Self- General Obligation Bond Appropriation....$ 600,000
Special Fund Appropriation........................$ 50,000 Insurance Program covering Automotive Equipment, Police Animal Community Development Block
Liability, Employee Liability and the administration of Workers’ Grant Appropriation................................$ 501,000
781 Administration - State’s Attorney Compensation claims, th costs of which are to be recovered from Other Federal Fund Appropriation..............$ 600,000
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 3,389,866 the Self-Insurance Fund. This internal service fund is allocated
Federal Fund Appropriation............................$ 16,969 across multiple services within the Law Department. 588-985 Housing Development & Special Projects
State Fund Appropriation............................$ 328 General Obligation Bond Appropriation....$ 1,750,000
Mayoralty-Related Other Federal Fund Appropriation............$ 5,900,000
782 Charging and Pretrial Services State Race Track Grant Appropriation......$ 260,000
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 2,007,222 129 Conditional Purchase Agreements Payments Sale of City Real Property Appropriation..$ 2,500,000
State Fund Appropriation............................$ 1,518,212 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for principal Urban Development Action Grant
and interest payments related to the improvements made to the (UDAG) Repayment Appropriation.........$ 1,200,000
784 Management Information Systems - State’s Attorney Municipal Telephone Exchange, the costs of which are to be
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 178,784 recovered from using agencies. 588-986 Housing Repair Assistance Programs
Community Development Block
785 Non-Support Services 805 IT Infrastructure Support Services Grant Appropriation................................$ 2,000,000
General Fund Appropriation........................$ 300,000 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for the
Federal Fund Appropriation............................$ 844,587 operation of the 800 Megahertz emergency response system, the 588-989 Loan Repayment
costs of which are to be recovered from using agencies. Community Development Block
786 Victim and Witness Services Grant Appropriation................................$ 3,766,000
General Fund Appro priation........................$ 703,274
Federal Fund Appropriation............................$ 295,623 588-996 Stabilization Program
B10 The Baltimore Afro-American, May 8, 2010 - May 14, 2010
General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 750,000
Enoch Pratt Free Library
457-200 Library Facilities - Modernization
General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 1,000,000
Other State Fund Appropriation......................$ 500,000
Fire Department
208-006 System-wide Modernization of Fire Department
Facilities
General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 1,000,000
Other State Fund Appropriation................$ 150,000
Department of General Services
197-134 Asbestos Management Program
General Fund Appropriation..............................$ 550,000
197-412 Courthouse East Elevator Upgrades
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 1,000,000
197-830 68th Street Dump Site Environmental Remediation
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 50,000
197-840 Race Street Environmental Remediation
General Fund Appropriation............................$ 50,000
197-845 Capital Construction Program
General Obligation Bond Appropriation............$ 3,250,000
General Fund Appropriation.............................$ 1,100,000
Health Department
312-333 Druid Health Center Temperature Control
General Obligation Bond Appropriation............$ 500,000
Mayoralty
127-016 Finance Technology Upgrades
General Fund Appropriation.............................$ 400,621
127-151 Y2K Contingency Planning
General Fund Appropriation.............................$ (400,621)
127-152 Baltimore City Heritage Area Projects
General Fund Appropriation.............................$ 50,000
127-780 Baltimore Museum of Art- Comprehensive Renovation
General Obligation Bond Appropriation..............$ 375,000
127-781 Baltimore Office of the Promotion and Arts - School 33
Art Center
General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 100,000
127-782 Everyman Theatre - Renovate New Location at Historic
Town Theatre
General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 250,000
127-783 Lyric Opera House - Stagehouse Expansion
and Modernization
General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 500,000
127-784 Maryland Science Center - Green Roof
Environmental Learning Lab
General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 150,000
127-785 Meyerhoff Symphony Hall - Roof and Facade
Rehabilitation
General Obligation Bond Appropriation............$ 300,000
127-786 National Aquarium in Baltimore - Pier 3 Electrical and
Life Support System Upgrade
General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 250,000
127-787 Port Discovery Children’s Museum’s Green
Renovation Project
General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 300,000
127-788 Walters Art Gallery
General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 100,000
127-789 The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ 175,000
127-916 USS Constellation & USS Torsk Drydock Repairs
General Fund Appropriation..............................$ 150,000
Department of Planning
188-009 Area Master Plans and Planning
Department Initiatives
General Obligation Bond Appropriation...............$ 200,000
188-010 Historic Public Monuments
General Obligation Bond Appropriation..............$ 200,000
188-012 CHAP Historic District Facade Grant Program
General Obligation Bond Appropriation..............$ 100,000
Department of Public Works
551-233 Wastewater Collection System - Annual Improvements
Waste Water Revenue
Bond Appropriation.....................................$ 1,000,000
County Grant Appropriation..........................$ 1,000,000
551-401 Sewer Replacement Projects
Waste Water Utility Fund Appropriation........$ 2,000,000
551-403 Small Sewer Extensions and Improvements
Waste Water Utility Fund Appropriation........$ 750,000
551-440 Hawkins Point Pump Station and Sewer Improvement
SC-808
Waste Water Revenue
Bond Appropriation....................................$ 6,000,000
551-533 Annual Facilities Improvements
Waste Water Utility
Fund Appropriation.........................................$ 1,000,000
County Grant Appropriation..............................$ 1,000,000
551-557 Enhanced Nutrient Removal at Back River WWTP
Other State Fund Appropriation.....................$ 286,000,000
551-569 Urgent Sanitary A/E Services
LEGAL NOTICE
Waste Water Revenue
Bond Appropriation......................................$ 11,275,000
551-609 Southwest Diversion Pressure Sewer Improvements
Waste Water Revenue
Bond Appropriation.......................................$ 11,275,000
County Grant Appropriation............................$ 29,725,000
551-611 Sewer System Rehabilitation Program -
Lower Level Sewershed
Waste Water Revenue
Bond Appropriation.........................................$ 5,970,000
County Grant Appropriation..............................$ 30,000
551-612 Sewer System Rehabilitation Program -
Main Outfall Sewershed
Waste Water Revenue
Bond Appropriation.........................................$ 2,638,000
County Grant Appropriation............................$ 1,942,000
551-614 Sewer System Rehabilitation Program -
Dundalk Sewershed
Waste Water Revenue Bond Appropriation......$ 1,765,000
County Grant Appropriation................................$ 525,000
551-616 Sewer System Rehabilitation Program - Patapsco
Sewershed
Waste Water Revenue Bond Appropriation......$ 1,887,000
County Grant Appropriation................................$ 403,000
551-620 Sewer System Rehabilitation Program -
High Level Sewershed
Waste Water Revenue
Bond Appropriation.........................................$ 8,000,000
551-622 Sewer System Rehabilitation Program -
Gwynn Falls Sewershed
Waste Water Revenue
Bond Appropriation......................................$ 1,016,000
County Grant Appropriation..............................$ 1,846,000
551-624 Sewer System Rehabilitation Program - Herring Run
Sewershed
Waste Water Revenue
Bond Appropriation.......................................$ 9,310,000
County Grant Appropriation............................$ 2,690,000
551-626 Sewer System Rehabilitation Program -
Jones Falls Sewershed
Waste Water Revenue
Bond Appropriation.......................................$ 8,196,000
County Grant Appropriation............................$ 3,804,000
551-627 Wet Weather Program
Waste Water Revenue
Bond Appropriation.......................................$ 7,322,000
County Grant Appropriation............................$ 3,678,000
551-681 Wastewater Facilities Security Improvements
Waste Water Revenue
Bond Appropriation.......................................$ 250,000
County Grant Appropriation............................$ 250,000
551-930 Uplands Wastewater Infrastructure
Waste Water Revenue
Bond Appropriation.....................................$ 1,417,000
551-932 EBDI Wastewater Infrastructure
Waste Water Revenue
Bond Appropriation.......................................$ 738,000
557-031 Water Supply System Improvements (WC-1195)
Waste Utility Fund Appropriation.................$ 1,250,000
County Grant Appropriation.........................$ 1,250,000
557-068 Watershed Road & Culvert Maintenance
Water Revenue Bond Appropriation.............$ 3,277,000
County Grant Appropriation.........................$ 2,373,000
557-070 Watershed Bridge Maintenance
Water Revenue Bond Appropriation............$ 3,103,000
County Grant Appropriation.........................$ 2,247,000
557-100 Water Infrastructure Rehabilitation
Water Revenue Bond Appropriation............$ 20,000,000
557-101 Water Mains - Installations
Water Utility Fund Appropriation...................$ 4,000,000
County Grant Appropriation..........................$ 2,000,000
557-133 Meter Replacement Program
Water Utility Fund Appropriation.....................$ 500,000
County Grant Appropriation............................$ 500,000
557-300 Water Facilities - Annual Improvements
Water Utility Fund Appropriation.....................$ 900,000
County Grant Appropriation............................$ 600,000
557-312 Montebello WTP 1 & 2 Improvements
Water Revenue Bond Appropriation...............$ 900,000
County Grant Appropriation............................$ 600,000
557-400 Valve and Hydrant Exercising - Annual
Water Utility Fund Appropriation...................$ 2,000,000
County Grant Appropriation..........................$ 2,000,000
557-687 Susquehanna Transmission Main Valve Replacement
WC-1197
Water Revenue Bond Appropriation..............$ 1,880,000
County Grant Appropriation..........................$ 1,870,000
557-688 Falls Road Water Main Replacement WC-1180
County Grant Appropriation..........................$ 2,300,000
557-715 Ashburton Finished Water Reservoir Improvements
(WC-1211)
Water Revenue Bond Appropriation..............$ 1,160,000
County Grant Appropriation..........................$ 840,000
557-731 Montebello Water Recycle Program (WC-1121)
Water Revenue Bond Appropriation............$ 11,310,000
County Grant Appropriation..........................$ 8,190,000
557-732 Monitoring Water Transmission Mains
Water Utility Fund Appropriation....................$ 1,000,000
County Grant Appropriation...........................$ 1,000,000
557-920 Maintenance Building Improvements at Loch Raven
Dam (WC-1204)
Water Revenue Bond Appropriation..............$ 580,000
County Grant Appropriation...........................$ 420,000
557-921 Maintenance Building Improvements at Liberty Dam
(WC-1207)
Water Revenue Bond Appropriation..............$ 145,000
County Grant Appropriation...........................$ 105,000
557-922 Vernon Pump Station Rehabilitation
Water Revenue Bond Appropriation..............$ 84,000
County Grant Appropriation...........................$ 166,000
557-927 Ashburton Chemical Laboratory
Water Revenue Bond Appropriation..............$ 290,000
County Grant Appropriation...........................$ 210,000
557-928 On-Call Engineering Services
Water Revenue Bond Appropriation..............$ 870,000
County Grant Appropriation...........................$ 630,000
557-930 Uplands Water Infrastructure
Water Revenue Bond Appropriation..............$ 1,500,000
Department of Recreation and Parks
474-729 Clifton Park Master Plan
General Obligation Bond Appropriation.....$ 145,000
General Fund Appropriation.................$ (145,000)
474-742 FY08 Park and Recreation Facility Renovations
General Obligation Bond Appropriation.....$ 115,000
General Fund Appropriation.....................$ (115,000)
474-745 FY08 Major Park Improvements: Druid Hill, Patterson
General Obligation Bond Appropriation.....$ 400,000
General Fund Appropriation.................$ (400,000)
474-761 Recreation Center Expansion & Modernization
General Obligation Bond Appropriation.....$ 3,000,000
474-779 Pool & Bathhouse Renovation: Druid Hill
General Obligation Bond Appropriation.....$ 90,000
General Fund Appropriation...................$ (90,000)
474-784 Cherry Hill Recreation Center Replacement
General Obligation Bond Appropriation.....$ 3,725,000
474-794 Druid Hill Park Improvements: Superintendent
Mansion Area
General Obligation Bond Appropriation...........$ (375,000)
General Fund Appropriation.............................$ 750,000
State Open Space Grant Appropriation............$ 250,000
474-796 Playground Renovation and
Baseball Field Partnership
State Open Space Grant Appropriation...........$ 400,000
474-808 Community Parks and Playgrounds FY11
State Open Space Grant Appropriation............$ 2,500,000
474-809 Citywide Park Improvements FY11
State Open Space Grant Appropriation............$ 1,250,000
474-810 Tree Baltimore & Street Program FY11
Critical Area Stormwater Management
Fund Appropriation.........................................$ 300,000
474-811 Park Master Plan Implementation
General Obligation Bond Appropriation.............$ 900,000
Department of Transportation
504-100 Footway Reconstruction
Other Fund Appropriation................................$ 1,500,000
506-764 Baltimore St. Skywalk Demolition
Other Fund Appropriation...............................$ 200,000
507-752 Bridge Inspection Program
Federal Highway Transportation
Fund Appropriation.......................................$ 3,000,000
508-256 Central Ave. Reconstruction Phase I
Other Federal Fund Appropriation.......................$ 800,000
Other Fund Appropriation....................................$ 200,000
508-608 North Ave. Streetscape (SAFETEA-LU)
Other Federal Fund Appropriation......................$ 3,600,000
Other Fund Appropriation....................................$ 900,000
508-616 West Baltimore MARC Neighborhood Improvements
(SAFETEA-LU)
Other Fund Appropriation...................................$ 500,000
508-641 Feasibility Studies
Other Fund Appropriation..................................$ 250,000
508-882 Annapolis Re., Waterview Ave. & Maisel St. Bridges
Over BWI Pkwy (BC 5407, BC 5402, BC 5001)
Federal Highway Transportation
Fund Appropriation.......................................$ 13,600,000
Other Fund Appropriation..................................$ 3,300,000
509-087 Harford Rd. Bridge Over Herring Run (BC 3212)
Federal Highway Transportation
Fund Appropriation..........................................$ 13,550,000
Other State Funds Appropriation...........................$ 300,000
Other Fund Appropriation..................................$ 3,500,000
512-035 Traffic Signal System Integration
Other Fund Appropriation..................................$ 500,000
512-059 Variable Message Signs
Federal Highway Transportation
Fund Appropriation...........................................$ 800,000
Other Fund Appropriation...................................$ 200,000
514-207 Charles St. Gateway Rehabilitation
Federal Highway Transportation
Fund Appropriation....................................$ 20,000,000
Other Private Funds &
Grant Appropriation...................................$ 2,500,000
Other Fund Appropriation...................................$ 2,500,000
514-766 Street Resurfacing - Northeast - Sector I Frankford
Ave - Moravia Park Drive to Sinclair Lane
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LEGAL NOTICE

Federal Highway Transportation

Fund Appropriation........................................$ 2,400,000
Other Fund Appropriation.............................$ 600,000

514-767 Street Resurfacing - Northwest - Sector II

Federal Highway Transportation
Fund Appropriation........................................$ 2,400,000
Other Fund Appropriation.............................$ 600,000

514-768 Street Resurfacing - Southwest - Sector III

Federal Highway Transportation “Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice we are in hysterics and my friend Robert Overseen is
Fund Appropriation........................................$ 2,400,000 in time to come. She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in whispering, “Val it’s Lethal Weapon. Where did Die Hard come
Other Fund Appropriation.............................$ 600,000 her tongue is the law of kindness.” from?” It must have been that little voice that says the wrong
thing; you know the voice. The one opportunity to meet my
514-769 Street Resurfacing - Southeast - Sector IV “Hey Mama” on May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson
favorite actor and I almost blew it. I mean, I should have said
Federal Highway Transportation signed a resolution in Congress to make Mother’s Day a holiday.
The Color Purple, Rage in Harlem, Silverado or the dozens of
Fund Appropriation........................................$ 2,400,000 Mothers, “everyday will be like a holiday” as we continue to
other movies. And yes, he does look like Mister, only nicer with
Other Fund Appropriation.............................$ 600,000 celebrate, honor and salute you “endlessly.”
a great sense of humor and a political conscience.
563-002 Conduit Replacement Program-reserve “She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth
not the bread of idleness.” In attendance were the Hon. Raymond Joseph, U.S.
Other Funds (Not Classified)
ambassador to Haiti and former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder
Appropriation...........................................$ 5,231,000 “I’ll always love my mama.” now teaching at Virginia Commonwealth University.
“Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband The W Hotel is reminiscent of the glory days, red patent
also, and he praiseth her. Many daughters have done leather chairs trimmed in black lacquer at the lobby bar; the
Section 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the amounts set forth virtuously, but thou excellest them all. Favour is deceitful, and lounge area is accented in red, black and white zebra print,
in Section 2 above designated deappropriations and enclosed in
beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall crystal lighting and elegant crown molding. The rooftop
parentheses shall revert to the surpluses of the respective funds and be
available for appropriation by this or subsequent ordinances.
be praised.” restaurant overlooking the White House is a perfect place to
“I want to thank you heavenly father” for my mommy, view Washington, D.C. and watch the sunset.
Section 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That: the Rev. Pauline Wilkins, Jean Johnson, Irene Reid, Laura “Daddy’s girl.” Reggie and Mary Haysbert were glowing
Knight, Betty Dorsey, Miss Birdie, Dr. Greta Burnett, Leah when Reggie reluctantly gave his beautiful daughter Comalita’s
(a) The City reasonably expects to reimburse the expenditures
Hasty, Lady Patricia Thomas, Anne Emery, Margaret Lee, Dr. hand to her groom, Steve Barnes at the exquisite evening
descried in Subsections (b) of this Section with the proceeds of one or
more obligations (as such term is used in Treas. Reg. Section 1. 150-1 (b) Patricia Schmoke, Barbara Hill, Barbara Davis, Donnis Kinder, wedding at the family owned Forum Caterers. The Forum was
to be incurred by the City (or any entity controlled by the City within the Lady Marla Reid, Edna Wright, Joyce Ward, Dr. Nina Rawlings, transformed into a beautiful cathedral setting with Roman
meaning of Treas.. Reg. Section 1.150-01). The City intends that this Onily Grimes Carter and first lady Michele Obama. “Give her columns centered under the domed ceiling. The menu of salmon
Section of this Ordinance of Estimates (as this Ordinance of Estimates of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in and sirloin medallions was scrumptious; no Forum world
may be amended from time to time) shall serve as a declaration of the the gates.” Proverbs 31 25:31.” famous chicken tonight. Aunt Nikita’s special touch was evident
City’s reasonable intention to reimburse expenditures as required by when the bride walked down the aisle on an oriental rug. An
Treas. Reg. Section 1.150-2 and any successor regulation. “I’d rather be prepared for an opportunity that never comes
than have an opportunity come and I am not prepared.”- emotional moment during the groom’s tribute to his deceased
(b) The City intends that this declaration will cover all reimbursement Whitney Young parents while professing his love and devotion to his bride.
of expenditures for capital projects or programs approved in the capital I attended “Haiti with Love,” a private affair at the W Hotel The music by Jerry Stamper had the bridal party doing the
budget contained in this Ordinance of Estimates to the extent that the soul train to “flashlight” flashing the “spotlight” on the
where Danny Glover and Haitian actor Jimmy Jean Louis were
City has appropriated in this Ordinance of Estimates to pay the cost fabulous couple. There was a poignant reading of the “Song of
thereof from one or more obligations to be issued by the City (or any the honored guests. The event was sponsored by Baltimore
native Harry and Sheryl Black’s company, Global Commerce Solomon” by the bride’s uncle and aunt, Brian and Karin
entity controlled by the City within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section
1.150-1). The term “obligation” (as such term is defined in Treas. Reg. Solutions. Haysbert showcasing the wonderful passages in the Bible. The
Section 1.150(b) and as used in this Section) includes general obligation bride’s grandmother, Evelyn Haysbert, was gorgeous as she
I was sitting at the table when coordinator, Taroue Brooks, updated everyone on Ray Haysbert’ improving health.
bonds and notes, revenue bonds and notes, leases, conditional purchase
said he was going to sit Danny at my table. I’m at the reception
agreements and other obligations of the City (or any entity controlled by Guests witnessing the marriage and reception were the Rev.
the City within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.150-1). with my favorite actor and he’s sitting with me, but I was cool.
Once he sat down throngs of media personnel converged, taking and Mrs. St. George Cross, Betty Green, Phil Strambler, Dee
(c) The maximum anticipated debt expected to be incurred by the pictures and interviewing him. Suddenly he exclaims, “I didn’t Wright, Carol Hilton, Greg Williams, Tyrone Qualls, Rodney
City to reimburse the cost of each capital project or program in this say that.” I’m like whoa, this brother is a “lethal weapon.” The Barnes, Walter Hill, Tim Betts, Ellen Chittams, Everene Turner
Ordinance of Estimates is the applicable appropriation listed in this mistress of ceremony, Marsha Jews, is standing at the podium in and Martina Clinton.
Ordinance of Estimates from the proceeds of one or more obligations, as her colorful Haitian garb, gesturing for me to keep Danny quiet.
such appropriations may be increased or decreased.
“Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived
I motioned to the reporter to finish later. I leaned over and said,
wisely.” - Buddha
“You are very political.” He said, “Oh yeah, my mother founded
Section 5. The foregoing appropriations in summary consist of: the chapter of the National Council of Negro Women under The death of Mary Brown brought memories of the first time I
Fund Operating Capital Total Dorothy Height in Mission Bay when I was growing up.” Oops, went to the Garrison Lounge and met this legendary lady. I
General
Motor Vehicle
$1,330,657,744
152,787,793
$ 2,000,000
0
$1,332,657,744
152,787,793
Marsha is looking at us, so I said, “I’ll talk later.” played a Sinatra song and she said, “Who played that?” I said,
Parking Management 16,560,761 0 16,560,761
After the reception I said, “I have watched most of your “Me.” She said anybody that likes Sinatra is OK with, me but I
Convention Center Bond 4602,084 0 4,602,084
Waste Water Utility 178,188,836 3,750,000 181,938,836
movies. There is one movie with Jimmy Witherspoon that I don’t know about the rest of these n——r with you.”
Water Utility 134,482,840 5,650,000 140,132,840
Parking Enterprise 33,208,000 0 33,208,000 can’t remember the name but I watched it three times to That was Mary, “straight no chasers.”
Conduit Enterprise 5,295,574 5,231,020 10,526,594
Loan and Guarantee understand the story line.” He said it was to Sleep with Anger.
Enterprise
Federal
3,802,016
211,519,755
0
85,651,000
3,802,016
297,170,755
Then I said, “Every time Die Hard comes on I watch it.” He Happy Mother’s Day
State 80,121,109 296,753,000 376,730,109 looked, and said, “Valerie, you mean Lethal Weapon.” By now Valerie & the Friday Night Bunch
Special 60,769,009 214,926,980* 275,695,989
General Obligation
Bonds 0 60,000,000 60,000,000

Baltimore Hosts Green Energy Summit

$ 2,211,995,521 $ 673,819,000 $ 2,885,814,521

*Consisting of:
County....................................$ 74,194,000
Revenue Bonds and Notes......117,883,000

Ever working to promote smart awards ceremonies on May 12. include: Careers in the Green
Mayor and City Council
Real Property......................... 2,500,000

business practices in the Baltimore Opening comments for the Energy Star Economy, Business Opportunities in
Other Fund Sources................... 20,349,980
$214,926,980

metropolitan region, the President’s Awards ceremony will be given by Energy Efficiency, Business
Roundtable has organized the Green Raymond A. Skinner, secretary of the Opportunities in Renewable Energy,
Approved by the Board of Estimates

Energy Business Opportunity Maryland Department of Housing Understanding

Conference. The summit, scheduled for
May 12-13 at the Baltimore
Convention Center, is an
opportunity for small,
minority, women-owned and
disabled veteran businesses to
meet and network with
majority companies, public utility
procurement and diversity leadership,
and federal and state agencies with
active roles in the Green Economy.
Activities open with a reception and
and Community Development.
Thursday is a day full of plenary
sessions, workshops and networking
opportunities, as well as an expo that
runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Workshops
Contracting in the
Public & Private Sector,
and others. Speakers for
the day include U.S.
Rep. Elijah Cummings,
D-Md., and Christian Johansson,
secretary of the Maryland Department
of Business and Economic
Development.
For more information on the
conference, please visit
http://www.businessforgreen.com.

BOARD OF ESTIMATES April 26, 2010

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