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Spence-Jones gets j



tough on stadium

Commissioner demands promise of $500 million for Overtown be kept


By Sandra J. Charite
scharite@miamitimesonline.com

Miami City Commissioner
Michelle Spence-Jones is
willing to sign off on plans
for a Florida Marlins sta-
dium if the county and
the city adopt resolutions
entrenching a promise
to spend $500 million on
Overtown.
The commissioner is also
demanding that the stadium
contract itself be amended
to substantially boost the
percentage of jobs that will
go to Miami-Dade residents
and enhance the involve-


ment of small minority con-
tractors in the project. The
city will consider the plan
again this Friday following
a 2-2 deadlock on Feb. 13
when Spence-Jones was on
maternity leave.
She said if she had been
at that meeting she would
have voted against the
plan.
At a meeting with Miami
Times reporters on. Mon-
day, Spence-Jones said her
insistence that $500 mil-
lion be committed to Over-
town, was not something
new. That proposal was
part of an inter-local agree-


ment between the city I
-and the county that she
agreed to in late 2007.
What has happened,
she said, was that the
Overtown provision in the
so-called Global Agreement
was being ignored while
other projects, such as the
Performing Arts Center,
were receiving attention.
She said the Global Agree-
ment calls for:
Expenditure of $500
million on Overtown, based
on anticipated revenues
from the city's mega proj-
ects in the pipeline. These
Please turn to STADIUM 4A


Spence-Jones:

'The biggest problem
in attending all these
meetings about the
Marlins stadium is
there is a lack of trust
from my community.'


Assault weapons



TAKE LIVES

As violence continues, county leader Jordan
renews push to ban assault weapons


By Sandra J. Charite
scharite@miamitimesonline.com


Tisa Bell considers herself a gqod
parent. A mother of seven, she
worked hard to keep her children
from falling prey to the violence in
the streets, especially her 15 year-
old son Zachary Mitchell.
It was not enough..
"He was a little class clown and we
had started to have our differences
butZacharywas wonderful kidwho
loved sports," the Miami Gardens
resident said in an interview while
she attended an assembly on
violence in the auditorium of Carol
City Middle School. "The only thing


that I asked
him to do was
to go to school
and do what he
was supposed
to do as a
teenager."
-Bell found
it hard to
deal with her
teenage son
as he moved BARBARA JORDAN
in and out of County Commissioner
the juvenile
courts and started running away
from home. She believed Zachary's
problems developed in middle
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History of Black

Miami officers

at new museum
By Tariq Osborne
tosborne@miamitimesonline.com

Area residents got another chance to visit
the new Blabk Police Precinct and Museum in
Overtown and those who came got a history
lesson on the city's race politics.
The museum opened Feb. 3 at 1009 NW Fifth
Ave., site of the former station where Black of-
ficers were based.
The museum hosted a preview and a formal
opening ceremony and then welcomed visitors
again on Friday for Law Enforcement Day.
Some 25',people attended the event hosted by
the City of Miami Retired Police Officers Com-
munity Benevolent Association, including Clar-
ence Dickson, Miami's first Black police chief;
Otis Davis, who was instrumental in the cre-
ation of the museum; and civil rights advocate
Walter Clark.
Please turn to MUSEUM 6A


Officer Eddie Mitchell shows Overtown residents Alvin Patterson and
Sally Burcks photos of the first Black officers who worked out of the city of
Miami Black Police Precinct in Overtown. The photos were on show during
Law Enforcement Day on Friday at the Black Police Precinct and Courthouse
Museum. -Miami Times Photo/James Forbes


W OMENS HISTORY MONTH

Miamian promoted to colonel in Air Force


Miami Times Staff Report

Jeanna Thrower Pryor was pro-
moted to colonel in the U.S. Air
Force on Feb. 1.
The ceremony, which took place
at Bolling AFB in Washington,
D.C., was officiated by Brigadier
General Mary Kay Hertog and was
attended by family and friends of
Pryor.
Pryor is currently chief of Pro-
gram Support and Integration for
the director, Budget Investment,


Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Budget, Office of the Assistant Sec-
retary of the Air Force for Finan-
cial Management and, Comptrol-
ler, Headquarters U.S. Air Force,
Washington, D.C.
In that capacity, she integrates
more than $50 billion annually in
Air Force procurement, research,
development, test and evaluation,
military construction, and family
housing requirements.
She has served in a variety of fi-
nancial management positions at


Wing and Command.
Born in Gainesville, Pryor gradu-
ated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes
High School in 1974.
She is married to Nehemiah, her
sweetheart of more than 32 years.
They have three children: Jeremy,
Brandon, and JaNeil; one daugh-
ter by marriage, Makya, and two
grandchildren, Xavier and Maya.
Pryor's parents, William and Allie
Thrower, live in Miami. Her grand-
parents, Octaves and Phyllis Gor-
don, were Gainesville residents.


JEANNA THROWER PRYOR
Promoted to colonel


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OPINION


2A THE MIAMI TIMES, MARCH 4-10, 2009


BLACKS MUST CONTROL THEIR OWN DESTINY


Commissioner right

to play hard ball
T hose who have not been following Miami City Hall politics
and the proposed Florida Marlins stadium may get the
impression that Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones is
holding the ball field plan for ransom in her demand that the
city and Miami-Dade County commit, by way of ordinances, to
spend $500 million.for the development of Overtown.,
In fact, the commissioner is merely restating the position she
took in 2007 when she signed on to the so-called Global Agree-
ment that allows for mega-projects such as the costly Performing
Arts Center, a proposed museum and park, a tunnel to Miami
Beach and the baseball stadium. Overtown, the commissioner
notes, was a clear and unambiguous part of that agreement.
With time passing, the arts center being built, the stadium on
the table and other projects in the pipeline, the commissioner is
right to ask what is happening to Overtown. The Global Agree-
ment includes steps such as extending.the life of the Overtown.
Community Redevelopment Act for 20 years, expanding the
boundaries of the CRA neighborhood, building and upgrading
houses, improving and upgrading streets, providing support for
small minority businesses and offering training for jobs.
The $500 million that Ms. Spence-Jones talks about is the
price-tag for projects that the residents of the CRA district pro-
posed, were refined and submitted to the city's CRA Board and
approved. In fact, another survey by Post- Buckley commis-
sioned by the city pointed to other projects with a price tag of
$350 million,, the commissioner points out.
So, why are city and county officials who are so gung-ho over
the stadium deal not talking with equal excitement about com-
mitting to spend $500 million of the anticipated revenues from
projects, that would come'on line? The simple answer is that
Overtown perennially gets the short end of the stick, perhaps
in an ongoing campaign to force the residents who are, for the
most part, Black to flee in greater numbers from the appalling
neglect and harsh living conditions so speculators can continue
to exploit the neighborhood.
Ms. Spence-Jones is right to demand, also, that the stadium
agreement be modified to increase the percentage of jobs for Mi-
ami-Dade residents from a measly 10 percent to at least 50 per-
cent; provide minority.contractors with meaningful help to take
advantage of contracts; enter into meaningful agreements with
the unions; and enhance baseball programs at city parks.
In all of this, the commissioner has the strong, support of her
constituents who, after all, are the only ones she must answer
to. If it means playing another form of ball hard ball then that
is how it must be.


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Take aim at assault weapons am tla k to to ha ed wth Mrw n p


Most of the dialogue that has been taking place over
gun violence among our young people has centered
on the callous attitude of those who would fire a high-
powered weapon into a crowd, regardless of the consequences,
and the ease with which youth tend to resort to deadly force to
settle disputes. The other, perhaps most important, part of the
equation is the guns themselves and also the speed with which
anyone can acquire one of these weapons of mass killings for a
few hundred dollars, according to talk on the street.
It is way past time to take aim, in turn, at these weapons and
let a mighty roar be heard all the way in Tallahassee and Wash-
ington demanding that assault rifles be banned once again.
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan is rais-
ing her voice, for the third year, to make-just such a demand,
as she has done since then President George W. Bush allowed
the federal ban on assault rifles to expire. Her colleagues on
the Miami-Dade County Commission must support her in this
move. The county, in itself, currently has no legal power to
impose such ,aban but as a governmental entity that speaks
for more than two million citizens, its call will be more than a
token gesture.
Opponents of reinstating the ban would again claim that it
will be an attack on their right to bear arms and a first step to
outlawing all guns. As in the past, that argument rings hollow.
There can be no sane. argument why a human being should
carry around or even own these deadly weapons except as part
of the hardware of the armed forces. They were designed for
just one purpose: to kill as many people as possible as quickly
as possible. They are not civilian equipment by any stretch of
the imagination.


In celebration of women

It would seem to be an anachronism that at the start
of the 21st Century there is need for a Women's History
Month. But, as for African Americans, it remains neces-
sary for a period of time to be set aside every year to reflect on
the achievements of women and their often overlooked role in
the development of the United States of America and the in-
equality that they experience. It is an indication of how much
needs to be done still to shift the national consensus from
White male domination.
Black women, in particular, must be saluted during this
month. However unequal the lot of White women, Black wom-
en'have it much harder. Nationally, they experience greater
hardships than their White sisters. In the home, they have to
be both mother and father to children whose fathers are ab-
sent for one reason or other. They struggle with little resource
and yet many of them have reared sons and daughters, grand-
sons and granddaughters who have gone on to achieve great-
ness in their fields of endeavor.
They are our grandmothers, our mothers, our sisters, our
daughters. They bring us into the world, they rock the cradle
and they are, as the song says, the wind beneath our wings.
Every celebration of women must bring us closer to the time
when gender inequality and the sexual exploitation of women
will finally be eradicated from our country and around the
world.


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Sacred places remind us of past heroes


Black History Month is a time to
celebrate the contributions of Af-
rican-American men and women
who left an indelible mark on our
society. Buried in the events of
America's troubled history of slav-
ery are some of its people's great-
est triumphs. Some contributions
have remained anonymous; oth-
ers properly chronicled.
The day before the 2008 presi-
dential election, I happened to be
visiting A Sacred Place an Afri-
can-American cemetery located in-
side the front gate of Drayton Hall
plantation in Charleston, S.C.
As I gazed upon the graves, I
wondered what the lives of those
slaves must have been like. Slaves
built the home finished in 1742,


one of the few along the Ashley
River that survived destruction
by Union troops. Today, the home
stands as a bright symbol of our
antebellum past, as well as a dark
reminder of the reality of slavery.
Recently, I was at another sa-
cred place: Arlington National
Cemetery, my new duty station. As
I walked these hallowed grounds,
I thought about the countless peo-
ple of African heritage who served
in the U.S. military, starting from
the Civil War to the ongoing wars
in Iraq. and Afghanistan.
There was Martha S. Putney,
one of 40 black women selected
to join the Women's Army Corps
during World War II. Putney was
assigned to the basic training cen-


ter at Fort Des Moines, where she
trained female recruits. Later, she
commanded a unit of black medi-
cal technicians at Gardiner Gen-
eral Hospital in Chicago. Profiled
in Tom Brokaw's The Greatest
Generation, Putney recalled how
a group of German officers im-
prisoned at a garrison near Des
Moines was invited into the of-
ficer's club a privilege denied
black officers. On Feb. 10, Putney
was buried at Arlington National
Cemetery. In addition to her fam-
ily and friends, dignitaries such as
retired general Colin Powell and
Brokaw were in attendance.'
As Black History Month ends, I
hope we as a nation find time to
pay homage to America's unsung


heroes, such as
the Martha Put-
neys buried at Arlington National
Cemetery and those slaves buried
at Drayton Hall.
As I was about to leave that
Sacred Place, I wanted to tell the
souls buried there about the ad-
vances blacks have made since
the days of slavery. I wanted to
tell them that the nation's first
African-American president would
likely be elected the next day. In-
stead, I offered a prayer and left
believing that in a strange spiri-
tual way, they were very aware of
these changes and were proud of
them. It is true, "Weeping may en-
dure for a night, but joy cometh in
the morning."


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OPINION


BLACKS MUST CONTROL THEIR OWN DESTINY


Edmonson, Spence-Jones

push for stadium benefits
I have to apologize for ranting against the lack of
activity by our local politicians regarding the pro-
posed Florida Marlins stadium I was ill-informed. -
Behind the scenes there has been momentous
activity. Miami City Commissioner Michelle Spen- .
ce-Jones, from her home, still nursing her new j
baby, has convened several meetings with commu-
nity leaders and the Florida Marlins to work out
clear and direct beriefits to the African American community. If the
stadium is a go, then the African American community will benefit in
real terms through business opportunities, jobs, educational oppor-
tunities, internships and baseball playing opportunities for our youth.
Ms. Spence-Jones's vote is not a done deal. If her community does not
benefit, then she does not vote for the stadium.
Likewise, County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson is an undecided
vote, unless her community can benefit. She has plans to introduce
a disadvantaged business enterprise component for county expendi-
tures equal to 35 percent. This would be an enormous boon to the
community. It would mean jobs, contracts and hope.

CRITICAL SWING VOTES
Ultimately, the commissioners have to put pressure on the city
manager and county manager to make sure that their policies are im-
plemented and that this deal includes every segment of Miami-Dade
County.
In addition to 35 percent DBE component, we need programs to
help disadvantaged businesses, to get back on their feet. We need a
program to help contractors get bonding. We need loan programs to
finance the cost of materials, hiring new employees and weathering
the delays in payment that come with any construction project.

HARDEST HIT COMMUNITY
We need to get our small businesses working and hiring again so
that we can get out of this economic slump. The Black community
is the hardest hit community,' with the highest unemployment rate.
Small Black-owned businesses will be the first to hire Black employ-
ees, including single moms, ex-cons, former drug addicts and others
who are the hardest to employ.
Bill Diggs, president of Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce, has
been working for eight months to craft an agreement with the Florida
Marlins to insure that Black businesses get some of the economic
benefit. The NAACP has joined the chamber to develop a Community
Compact that will insure that Black Miami is not forgotten when con-
struction contracts, operational contracts, jobs and educational op-
portunities are provided.
I was horrified to learn that some were critical of these efforts. Of
course, you will have the greedy majority who want every dollar to go
into the hands of a few rich contractors who do not look like us. They
are the same group who sued to end public set-aside programs. You
will also have the near-sighted administrators and county attorneys
who will put up road blocks when anything is vaguely slated for our
community .

BENEFITS FOR ENTIRE COMMUNITY
None of these county attorneys and administrators complained
that the new stadium was being built in Little Havana, and that the
baseball academy was going in Hialeah. That was okay -- but let a few
private dollars be slated for the Black community and that creates a
problem.
Finally, there are the members of our community who criticize the
Compact without having read or even understood it. The Compact is
too little,'they say, it is only for business, it only benefits businesses
in District 5 and 'other such nonsense.
For the record the Compact is for the entire Black community. It
encourages the utilization of Black businesses and the hiring of Black
workers, provides educational opportunities for our youth, encourages
the Marlins to develop baseball programs countywide and encourages
diversity of the Marlins management team. It is a'breath of fresh air in
a county from a corporate citizen that seems truly to want to develop a
close relationship with every segment of this county's melting pot.
To all the critics, I ask: Where were you when others were toiling
away in the ring fighting for something? It is easy to throw out sugges-
tions from ringside; it is a lot harder to get bloody in the ring, fighting
for something.
Reginald J. Clyne is a local attorney.


3A THE MIAMI TIMES, MARCH 4-10, 2009


The Bu s problem: Race card forced Senate's hand, then backfired


The Burris problem: Race card forced Senate's hand, then backfired


If you watched the recent de-
bate on the stimulus bill, you
might have been taken aback
by the image of Roland Burris
presiding over the U.S. Senate.
Lest you think that some singu-
lar honor was being bestowed
on the handpicked choice of Rod
Blagojevich, the now impeached
governor of Illinois, be reas-
sured that the unenviable job of
presiding is typically foisted on
the most junior senators.
More revealing of Burris' real
standing among his colleagues
came when senators gathered
in the chamber for votes. In
'the famously clubby Senate,
the roll call for a vote is a time
when senators huddle in clus-
ters with colleagues with lots of
handshakes and arm-grabbing.
But if you looked closely, there
on the periphery of the screen,
like the geek in the schoolyard,
was Burris suffering from an
acute case of political halitosis.
And as he continues to back off
maladroitly from his formerly
categorical statements that he
was untainted by Blagojevich's
alleged auction of the Obama
seat, the case gets stronger that
he should be expelled.
The Constitution is clear on
the right of the Senate to de-
termine the qualifications of its
members, and Majority Leader
Harry Reid was initially correct
in opposing the seating of Bur-


ris. But in an especially cynical
demonstration of playing the
race card, a number of mem-
bers of the Congressional Black
Caucus all of them House
members dared the Senate
Democrats to deny a seat to the
man who would be the cham-
ber's only African American.
One member of the Caucus -
Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill. lik-
ened the act of barring Burris


House Committee on Standards
of Official Conduct makes its
report on some questionable ac-
tivities by Rep. Charles Rangel,'
chairman of the House Commit-
tee on Ways and Means. Rangel
is accused of failure to report
income, circumventing New
York City's rent-control laws by
occupying four of the cut-rate
units, not the allowable one,
and using official House statio-


land Burris could save the Senate a great deal of trouble by re-
signing now. And those who rushed forth to defend him by giving
voice to charges of racism against his accusers ought to ponder
the ugly racial implications of their own double standard of public morality.


to the use of dogs and fire hoses
against civil rights demonstra-
tors in the South 40 years ago.
In the face of these ludicrous
comparisons, the Senate lead-
ership' backed off by reasoning,
we might guess, that Democrats
should not offend one of their
most loyal constituencies. In
doing so, they enabled the tox-
icity of Blagojevich's curtailed
term to extend its half-life.

A DANGER FOR DEMOCRATS
The challenge of dealing with
minority officials who run afoul
of the law is a pre-eminently
Democratic problem and will
certainly arise again when the


nery to raise money for a school
of public affairs at the City Col-
lege of New York that is named
for him.
In light of the reluctance of
Democratic leaders to stand up
to the chorus of support for Bur-
ris, they could find themselves
accused of dealing less aggres-
sively with minority corrup-
tion than with malfeasance by
whites. This would be difficult
enough given the importance
of minorities to the Democrat-
ic coalition. What compounds
the situation is the readiness
of African-American politicians
to make the accused' into ra-
cial martyrs. President Obama,


quite properly,
gave political cover to those
who sought to bar the seating
of Burris in the Senate, but
even his efforts could not with-
stand the accusations of racism
and Burris' own'expressions of
wounded innocence.

THE LIMITS OF SOLIDARITY
It's hard to accept as evidence
of racial advancement the con-
tinued service in the Senate of a
man who obviously lied under
oath, even if he is the only Afri-
can American to occupy a seat
in the upper chamber. Racial
solidarity among public officials
has to have its limits, and the
line should be drawn at official
corruption that disgraces the
office.
The Senate Ethics Committee
has decided to investigate the
Burris case and, in time, will is-
sue a report. In the meantime,
Illinois will be represented by
a senator whose disclaimers
of participating in the bidding
wars for a Senate seat ring more
and more hollow.
The last time expulsion from
the Senate came up was in
1982, after the Ethics Com-
mittee recommended that New
Jersey Democrat Harrison Wil-
liams be ousted. Shortly after
debate began, Williams, recog-
nizing that he could not survive
a vote, resigned from the club.


k. F.I
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More than ever, the world needs 'underutilized' organization


. Last month in central Mozam-
bique, one of the planet's poor-
est countries, I stood among the
thatched mud-and-wattle huts of
the village .of Vinho. I was admir-
ing the subsistence farming com-
munity's handsome new school
with Greg Carr, an American phi-
lanthropist who had built that
school. Since 2004, Carr, who
made his fortune in the informa-
tion technology boom of the '90s,
has devoted his wealth, time
and considerable energy to the
rehabilitation of Mozambique's
Gorongosa National Park. Once
considered Africa's premier game
preserve, Gorongosa had been
destroyed by decades of war and
lawlessness.
The school is a small part of the
comprehensive vision of Carr and
Mozambique to use the restora-
tion of the park as a development


engine for the hundreds of thou-
sands of desperately impoverished
peasants who live in the forests
and. hills surrounding Gorongo-
sa.: The 20-year-long hand-back
agreement between the govern-
ment and the Carr Foundation is
an exemplary model for the mar-
riage of private altruism and pub-
lic policy in the Third World.
Even so, the day Carr and I
toured the school, marveling at
its solar-powered electricity and
computer lab, his voice grew
somber as he responded to my
questions.
How many students?
Two hundred.
How many teachers?
Five.
Carr explained that the govern-
ment had an uphill battle trying
to staff its schools with qualified-
teachers. Even when a teacher


Have you been affected by the job cuts and home foreclosures and do you think

that President Barack Obama is on the right track in amending these problems?


NIECSY HICKS, 46
Truck Driver, North Miami

There is no jobs right now.
My family is
being affected
by the. home
foreclosure
because their
interest rates
are going up in
their house. It 0
will take time __ /
but I think that
President Obama plan will work
to bring the country back to
stability. He is doing the best he
can with the little that he has.
Sadly, a lot of young people who
have been to prison have come
back to society and since they
are unable to find work, they
are out in the streets robbing
and killing innocent people.

MARIE MILES, 35
Student, Liberty City

People can't afford to feed'
their children and it is making
the crime rate go up. The home
foreclosure has put a toll on
Section A because more people


are applying
for Section A.
People .with
college degrees
are struggling.
Many people
are going back
to school to get
another degree
but tuition is
increasing and it is hard. Obama
will be a good president but we
need to give him a chance to
clean up Bush's mess.


RICHARD LEWIS, 51
Painter, Brownsville

The job is
very slow. I
don't have ap
permanent
job right now.
Personally, I
think that it
will all come
together but
we need to
work with the president.

JAMES WILLIAMS, 51
Bus Driver, Liberty City


I have been
affected by
everything for
a long time.
Workingpeople
are paying for
non-working ,
people. You
have a lot of -.',
young girls
with multiple children on child
support who refuse to get a
job while taking care of their
boyfriend. Dollars are being
deducted from our paycheck
because of this. The people who
need welfare are not on welfare.
President Obama can only
do so much. Congress is the
president's boss so anything
that he does has to go through
Congress first.

SHANTANELL WIDER, 22
Student, Liberty City

Other people are being
affected by the job cut and
foreclosures but I am not. Right
now, I am trying to get back to
school but there is little to no
daycare programs, for parents


who want to 1
go to school.
Despite R .
the critics,
President ."
Obama
is moving
really fast in
trying to fix
the problems
that average Americans are
facing.

WILLIE THORTON, 72
Retired, Liberty City

I paid my house off and I am
retired but
I still get
an income.
I feel sorry
for many of
the people
out here in
the streets
because it .
is not easy _
to find a job
these days. The hiring process
is not the way it used to be.
President Obama is on the right
track but it will take time to
straighten out the economy.


was hired, his or her tenure was a
daily concern because of the high
rate of attrition caused by AIDS,
malaria or other diseases. Vin-
ho's five teachers had dwindled to
three. Carr thought the best hope
for fully staffing the school had
only one apparent solution: the
Peace Corps. But he wasn't opti-
mistic. There were only two Peace
Corps volunteers much-loved
teachers in the entire district,
based in a town an hour's drive-


Africain children by Peace Corps
volunteers. Those once illiterate
students are now Africa's middle
class, civil servants and leaders,
struggling to meet their nations'
basic needs.
Today, the U.S. sends fewer
than 4,000 Peace Corps volun-
teers overseas annually half
the number we sent four decades
ago. The agency, which is under-
funded, underappreciated and
underutilized, turns away too


So here we find ourselves, celebrating the inauguration of
President Obama, a farsighted leader who has inspired
millions of young Americans with his call to service.


away.
Does Mozambique want more
Peace Corps volunteers assigned
to the country? Absolutely. The
Peace Corps has been in Mozam-
bique since 1998, after its civil
war ended and its once Marxist-
Leninist leaders changed ideo-
logical direction. The nation held
free multiparty elections and did
everything possible to make itself
one of the most progressive coun-
tries in the region. There are 163
volunteers in Mozambique, where
Portuguese is the official lan-
guage. Carr and his Portuguese
communications director, Vasco
Galante, guessed the country
could absorb 10,000 volunteers.
So here we find ourselves,
celebrating the inauguration of
President Obama, a farsighted
leader who has inspired millions
of young Americans with his call
to service. We also find ourselves
on the threshold of Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton's new dip-
lomatic initiative, the exercise
of "smart power" in a multifac-
eted effort to reclaim our moral
and political integrity in the eyes
of the world. The obvious equa-
tion seems written in neon: "Call
to service" plus "smart power"
equals Peace Corps.
Dollar for dollar, you cannot get
a more reliable, cost-effective an-
swer than the Peace Corps when
the challenge is to win hearts and
minds around the globe. For all of
Africa's wars since President Ken-
nedy launched the Peace Corps
in 1961, one of the continent's
most liberating achievements
in the intervening decades has
been the education of millions of


many prospective volunteers for
lack of resources. More than 20
countries that do not have Peace
Corps programs are waiting for
Congress to keep' its bipartisan
promise to double the Peace
Corps' size. But that promise
is likely to wither on the vine of
our shrinking economy without
Obama's support, which would
be the equivalent, in budgetary
terms, of upgrading a shoestring
to a bootstrap.
Throughout Africa's villages
and cities, portraits of Obama
have already been tacked on
walls next to images of the Ken-
nedy brothers, Martin Luther
King Jr. and Nelson Mandela. It's
impossible to go anywhere in Mo-
zambique without hearing some-
one repeat what has become the
World's marching order for a bet-
ter future: Sim, podemos. Yes, we
can.
Obama, our No. 44, who has a
passion for saluting the creative
legacies of his predecessors by
assimilating their sensibilities
into his own actions, should con-
tinue that fine habit by adapt-
ing a slogan of No. 43 to No. 35's
powerful enduring vision of in-
ternational service: No Volunteer
Left Behind.
And in the eyes of the world,
Mr. President, if you want the
biggest symbolic bang for your
ever dwindling buck, rebuild the
Peace Corps.
Author Bob Shacochis is a
member of the advisory board of
MorePeaceCorps, a group of for-
mer volunteers. He also teaches
in the graduate writing program
at Florida State University.










4A THE MIAMI TIMES, MARCH 4-10, 2009


BLACKS MUST CONTROL THEIR OWN DESTINY .


City Commission will resume discussion of stadium package on Friday
CityComissin wll rsum disusson o stdiumpacage n Fida


STADIUM
continued from 1A

include the arts center, a port
tunnel, a museum park, a
streetcar system, and a base-
ball park at the site of the for-
mer Orange Bowl stadium in
Little Havana.
The Overtown projects in-
clude housing development,
street enhancement, small mi-
nority business support and
job training. Those projects
were picked out following a se-
ries of community forums the.
commissioner convened for
residents' input.
A 20-year extension of the
life of the Overtown Communi-
ty Redevelopment Act district
beyond 2015.
Extension of the boundar-
ies of the Overtown CRA.
It was not clear Tuesday
whether Spence-Jones would
still have the deciding vote
when the stadium plan re-
turns to City Hall Friday and
what was the attitude of other
city leaders.
But at the county level Mi-
ami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alva-
rez issued a blistering state-
ment Monday. Without nam-


ing anyone, Alvarez declared, -.. 5!.-- -
"Political grandstanding, the:,-.!. .
dissemination of half-truths ." '
and intellectually dishonest -
assumptions are rampant."
Asked Tuesday about Alva- '' *A
rez's statement, Spence-Jones --".
said, "It's silly. I am not'asking -
for anything more than was al-
ready agreed to in the Global "_. -'. ,
Agreement. I did not pull this '"
out of the sky." .
Spence-Jones said she will
convene a meeting of the Over- k.. "
town CRA board, which she . '*'
chairs, for 5 p.m. Thsday at Artist rendering of the Florida Marlins ball park.
the Overtown Youth Center, in
advance of the city commission
meeting the following day. meeting, she said, was "fruit- the Marlins providing $155
"I don't- have an issue with ful" and Samson was "ame- million, the city about $13
baseball," the commissioner 'nable" to all her demands, she million, including the site, the
told The Miami Times. "What, said. county a total of $347 mil-
Little Havana is getting is a Samson told The Miami lion from bonds and tourist
great thing for that communi- Times Monday the meeting taxes..
ty. What concerns me is when was "terrific. She communi- As far as the stadium con-
we start to take a look at these cated her goals. I am confident tract is concerned, Spence-
large projects and look at the that we can make accomplish- Jones is demanding the per-
African American communi- ments in the community." centage of jobs going to coun-
ties nothing has been hap- Samson and the commis- ty residents increased from
opening sioner,were at a community 10 percent to between 50 and
Spence-Jones said she dis- forum at the 93rd Street Bap- 75 percent; involvement of an
cussed her concerns over the tist Church in North Central entity such as the Contractors
stadium contract itself with Dade focusing on the stadium, Resource Center to help mi-
Florida Marlins President Da- whose cost is now projected at nority contractors with techni-
vid Samson on Monday. The well over $500 million, with cal support; the Marlins to set


aside a $2 million fund from
its construction budget to help
minority contracts execute
contracts they receive; union
agreements to ensure fair wag-
es and conditions for workers
and an apprenticeship pro-
gram for ex-offenders and oth-
ers; and upgrade of baseball
facilities at city parks.
Spence-Jones' case likely re-
ceived a boost Monday when
the Marlins, the NAACP and
the Miami-Dade Chamber of
Commerce signed a "Commu-
nity Compact and Agreement"
that seeks "to encourage, fos-
ter and create viable busi-
ness, employment and edu-
cational opportunities for the
South Florida African Ameri-
can Diaspora."
The provisions include
The Marlins will "invest"
at least 15 percent of the pri-
vate financing about $155
million -- for the design and
construction of the stadium
in Black businesses.
The Marlins will spend at
least 15 percent of its opera-
tional expenditures for goods
and services from Black busi-
nesses.
The Marlins will provide a


quarterly report on the con-
struction phase of the stadium,
which is expected to be built
-by 2012, on the use of Black
businesses and workers.
The Marlins will help place
Blacks in apprenticeship pro-
grams and promote youth pro-
grams for Blacks.
"The biggest problem in at-
tending all these meetings
about the Marlins stadium is
there is a lack of trust from my
community," Spence-Jones
said at Monday's community
forum.
She made it at the ;forum
and in her meeting with The
Miami Times that she will vote
against the stadium plan if her
concerns are not satisfied.
The county was slated to
meet on the stadium in a spe-
cial session on Monday, follow-
ing the city's vote. But Alvarez
said in his statement that he
had ordered County Manag-
er, George Burgess to halt all
county work on the project,
with no forward movement
until the city "fully vets the
Baseball Stadium Agreements
and holds a comprehensive set
of votes on all elements of the
proposal."


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FAMU hires director of retention


William E. Hudson Jr. has
been hired as director of re-
tention in the Office of Aca-
demic Affairs at Florida A&M
University,
The responsibilities of' the
FAMU alumnus include devel-
oping and implementing strat-
egies to increase the retention,
progression, and graduation
rates of students.
Hudson, was the associ-
ate director of the Center for
Academic Retention and En-
hancement (CARE) at Florida
State University.
Hudson, as an adjunct pro-
fessor at FAMU, educates
students on rehabilitation,
disability, vocational train-


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transition and empowerment.
He has extensive experience
counseling students with aca-
demic, personal, and career
issues, a, FAMU 'statement
said. He is a, specialist in the
recruitment papd retention of
minority students, and pro-
vides consulting to small col-
leges and universities.
A native Floridian, he re-
ceived a B.S. in psychology
and a master's in counsel-
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specialist degree in counsel-
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Ph.D. in rehabilitation coun-
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LEFT THE POLITICAL ARENA BUT NOT COMMUNITY ACTIVISM


Miami Gardens resident successfully

pushed for single-member districts


By Sandra J. Charite
scharite @miamitimesonline.com

Betty Jean Tucker Ferguson
no longer spends her days de-
bating resolutions or proposals
at Miami-Dade County Com-
mission meetings. She has not
been doing so for quite a few
years.
Instead, the retired county
commissioner can likely be
found at a community break-
fast hosted every Saturday at
the Greater New Bethel Bap-
tist Church in Miami Gardens
by the Unrepresented People's
Positive Action Council. (UP-
PAC), a forum she founded that
allows members of the commu-
nity to discuss problems and
come up with solutions to build
their neighborhoods. You right
A. .


Speech Pathology and Audiology
and a Master's in the same field
from Ohio State University.
She began teaching in 1967
at Howard University then at
Florida Memorial University,
where, in 1996 she was award-
ed the honorary Doctor of Hu-
mane Letters degree.
For .30, years, Ferguson was
a professor at Miami Dade Col-
lege, teaching Public Speaking,
Voice and Diction and English-
as-a-Second-Language.
SHer entry into politics came in
1986.
"I was only running to repre-
sent District 1. The people in
this area were so upset because
they couldn't get their county
commissioner to come and talk
to them," she said. "He lived in
Miami Beach -- Commissioner


Despite her best efforts, Fer-
guson lost twice.
Her next battleground: the
courts. She sued the county to
force a change in the electoral
system and won in federal court


Betty with Gov. Bob Graham


"We had never had more than
one Black commissioner sitting
there and now we have four,"
she said.
Miami Gardens is now a city,
the largest Black municipal-
ity in Florida. Even though the
five-year-old city is still strug-
gling, Ferguson said it is still
her city.
"The community felt that if
they had their own city then
they would have control over
their dollars," said Ferguson.

STILL INTERESTED
IN CURRENT AFFAIRS-
Ferguson vowed that she
would not seek office again but


Betty with publisher emeritus Garth Reeves and Congressman
Alcee Hastings.


seat in office is not always ev-
erything.

REPRESENTING
THE PEOPLE
"You shouldn't go in there
thinking you know everything
or can do everything and you
can't make mistakes," she said.
"A lot of time when people set off
for elected office, initially their
whole goal is to do something
or get noticed. We need people
who are here to represent the
community, not themselves."
Ferguson commends activists
such as Marleine Bastien,, exec-
utive director of FANM Haitian
Women of Miami; Max Rameau,
leader of Take Back the Land;
and attorney H.T. Smith for
their community advocacy.
"A true public servant, to me,
is someone who serves the pub-
lic out of a desire and a passion
and a belief that is what God
would have them to do. When
you do that you are not look-
ing for a title like a county or
city commissioner but. you are
looking for the work that needs
to be done. If you look at these
people, at times most of them
get no recognition," said Fergu-
son.
"Max Rameau -- that man is
truly dedicated and I can't see
anything about him that is self-
ish. I think that he could make
an excellent elected official one
day because he can't be bought
or bossed. Marleine Bastien --
in my assessment shows pure


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also find her at Miami Gardens
City Council meetings address-
ing members on some issue of
concern.
Sitting on her couch in her
Miami Gardens home and sip-
ping warm tea one recent af-
ternoon, Ferguson, 64, talked
about something many people
may not have known about her
during her 11 years serving
District 1 or afterwards.
"I was never looking to be a
politician," she said, laughing.

POLITICAL ENTRY IN 1986
A product of the Miami-Dade
public school system, Ferguson
earned a Bachelor of Science
from Florida A& M University in


Barry Schreiber. He didn't have
to talk to us because he could
get elected without us. I didn't
think that I could win first-time
out because I had no money, I
had never run for a political of-
fice and had no name recogni-
tion."

LOST COMMISSION
ELECTION TWICE
Back then, the commission-
ers were elected county-wide
rather than from the current
single member districts.
Ferguson campaigned from
the Miami-Dade-Broward
County Line all the way to down
to Homestead for the District 1
seat.


which declared the county-wide
elections unconstitutional.
When Ferguson ran for a com-
mission seat for the third time,
in 1993, it was in a single-mem-
ber district and she won.
During her tenure on the
commission, Ferguson was in-
strumental in implementing
proper garbage pick-up, beau-
tification projects, allocation of
funds for community based or-
ganizations, and park projects
in her district.
"For the first time, at the time
that I was there, people's con-
cerns were being heard," she
said.

HOLDING TWO
FULL-TIME CAREERS
While continuing to serve as a
full-time professor at the MDC
North Campus, Ferguson was
also a county commissioner.
Sometimes she would be at-
tending meetings that run into
the early morning but, she said,
not everyone could not submit
to such a rigorous life.
"When I was in office for 11
years, I still taught my classes
in Miami Dade College. I could
set my classes in the morning
then head downtown. I never
missed any of my classes or took
sick days," said Ferguson. "How
many young people can handle
doing two full-time jobs?"
Barbara Jordan, a former
county administrator, won the
District 1 seat after Ferguson
decided not to run for re-elec-
tion.
Looking back, Ferguson notes
that changes have taken place
since her days at County Hall.


Betty with fellow politicians, Congresswoman Carrie R Meek
(Ret.), M.Athalie Range and Commissioner Barbara Carey-Shuler.


that does not mean she no lon-
ger has an interest in politics.
One change she would like to
see is for the commission and
Mayor Carlos Alvarez to move
forward with the Metrorail North
Corridor extension along North-
west 27th Avenue from 81st
Street to the Broward County
Line, a project that many Black
residents have been waiting on
for 30. years.
"In my opinion, every elected
official must be held account-
able to the people who placed
them in office. If the people who
put them up in office are not
watching or demanding that
they do what they want done,
then they have to take them out
of office. We, in pour community,
must learn what the word 're-
call' means," said Ferguson.
She also feels that the same
person should not remain in of-
fice for too long. In her years,
she has found that holding a


dedication and love for the peo-
ple," she added.

ECONOMIC
CRISIS IS A HURDLE
She also believes that not ev-
eryone can enter politics, espe-
cially young people, because of
the current economic crisis.
"A lot of young people can't
afford to be public servants and
very often the elected officials
do not pay enough for you to
make a decent living on that,"
said Ferguson.
Ferguson now considers her-
self a community activist. Her
weekly community breakfast
and attendance at city council
meetings are her way of spend-
ing time as a voice for the peo-
ple.
After serving three terms in
office, she believes that she has
served her time.
Ferguson is the widow of the
late U.S. District Court Judge


Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. and she
has two children in their 30s:
Tawnicia Ferguson Rowan, a
writer and poet, and Wilkie D.
Ferguson III, a classical pianist
and actor.


Betty at the unveiling of the Betty T. Ferguson Boulevard


Judge Wilkie and Betty Ferguson on the campaign trail











6A THE MIAMI TIMES, MARCH 4-10, 2009 BLACKS MUST CONTROL THEIR OWN DESTINY


Immigration may send 30,000 home


COI*N( R


By Asi Niamaya
Special to The Miami Times

Thousands of Haitian Ameri-
cans and Haitian immigrants,
joined by many other Ameri-
cans and representatives of im-
migrant groups, staged a rally
on Saturday in front of the Bro-
ward Transitional Center on
Powerline Road in Pompano
Beach.


The temporary detention cen-
ter holds persons waiting either
for their immigration status to
be determined or for repatria-
tion.
The rally aimed to focus
national and international at-
tention on the plight of Haitian
refugees in America, in light
of recent orders by federal im-
migration judges approving
the deportation of more than


30,0b0 Haitians.
The aim also was to bring to
the attention of the Obama ad-
ministration the fact that the
disparate treatment of Haitian
immigrants can only negatively
impact the image of America in
the world, organizers said.
In speech after speech,
speakers echoed this senti-
ment: "President Obama, what
do you plan to do about the un-


- e


fair treatment of Haitian immi-
grants in America?"
But they also asked what
President Barack Obama's poli-
cies would be towards Haiti it-
self.
The immediate concern cen-
tered on the threat of imminent
deportation of about 32,000
undocumented Haitians held
by the Immigration and Custom
Enforcement (ICE) service.


Meek joins effort to outlaw assault weapons


WEAPONS
continued from 1A

school he attended Carol City
Middle -- where he succumbed
to peer pressure.
"He did a 380 [degree] in a
matter of no time," said Bell.

A SENSELESS CRIME
Zachary ran away for a couple
of days but returned before
Christmas. He apologized to his
mom for his behavior, she said,
and they agreed on
changes that needed
to be made in order for
them to have a better
relationship.
Zachary spent
Christmas with his
family but did not
welcome in the new
year with them.
Gunmen in a white
four-door vehicle fired GLO1
several shots from
an assault weapon into Bell's
condo in Miami 'Gardens on
Dec. 28, hitting Zachary and
wounding his brother, Deondre
Bain, 17. Zachary died at the
scene. Bell. said her sons were
not the target, just victims in a
senseless crime.
Police identified the attackers
as Klayvon Johnson, 17, and
Trevis Persha, 18, and charged
them .with murder, Miami
Gardens Police Detective Joseph
Marinella said.
Zachary became another
statistic in an' 'increasingly
violent community.
The 2008 year-end crime
report released on Feb. 18 by the
Miami-Dade -police department
showed homicides rose from
79 in 2007 to 97 in 2008, a 23
percent increase.
"I don't think that our
Founding Fathers had AK-47s
in mind when they drafted the
Constitution," Miami-Dade
Mayor Carlos Alvarez said at a
press conference at the MDPD,
headquarters in Dora held to
release the report.

ANYONE IS A TARGET
A gunman used an AK-47 in


a January shooting in Liberty
City that killed Brandon Mills,
16, and Derrick Gloster, 18,
and injured seven others. The
shooting was deemed
one of the deadliest in
Miami's history.
Bell said her children
were friendly with
Gloster and she was _-
grieving for their
parents' loss because
it was a pain no parent
should have to bear.
"Where are they MI
getting the
guns? This is crazy.
It's like you don't know
who is a target in these
rough streets," said
Brownsville resident
Camilla Jackson, 62.
Miami-Dade
Commissioner
Barbara Jordan has
STER proposed a county
resolution urging
Congress to reinstate the
federal ban on federal assault
weapons. She is also asking the
Legislature to establish a state
ban on such weapons and to
lift an existing pre-emption law
that prevents local governments
from enforcing such a ban. The
resolution was adopted by the
Board of Commissioners on
Feb. 17.
The deaths of Mills and Gloster
did not spark the resolution
which the commissioner has
proposed.

BAN ALLOWED TO LAPSE
"This is my third year pushing
for the weapons assault ban,"
Jordan said in an interview.
"Ever since [former] Piesident
[George W.] Bush allowed the
weapons ban to expire, there
has been a number of police
officers and young people killed
because of these weapons.
Anyone who uses the Ak-47 --
their only purpose is to kill. We
can't allow this anymore."
A 10-year federal assault
weapons ban came into effect
in 1994 by then President Bill
Clinton, preventing civilians
from being able to purchase
certain semi-automatic or


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assault weapons. The ban was
not renewed by Bush..
Jordan says Americans should
have a right to bear arms but
-she wants the guns
to be registered so
they can be tracked
down and the owners
known.
Congressman
Kendrick Meek,
D-Miami, has entered
the campaign to ban
assault rifles.
LLS His spokesman


Adam Sharon said
Meek co-sponsored a bill to re-
authorize the assault weapons
ban that was introduced by U.S.
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-New
York, in the 110th
Congress. McCarthy's
husband, Dennis, was
killed and her son
Kevin injured on a Long
Island commuter train
when a gunman, Colin
Ferguson, opened fire
on passengers. Six
people were killed and D1
19 others wounded
in the Dec. 7, 1993,
shooting.
"The congressman did sign
on to the letter banning the
importation of assault weapons
(importation from. everywhere,
including South America and
the Eastern bloc) which was
sent to the president," said
Sharon.

NORTH MIAMI AFFECTED
Meanwhile, the violence
continues. A drive-by shooting
in a North Miami neighborhood
on Feb. 13 has caused residents
to be on edge.
Heather Centeno, 35, was
in her bedroom, when several
shots .were fired from an AK-
47 into her duplex. Four people
were injured in the shooting
and taken to hospital, including
an 8-year-old boy. Centeno said
she and the victims were not
the target; it was a young man
in the neighborhood.
That was not the only incident
in which an assault weapon was
fired in the area. Centeno said
the day before the incident that


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MUSEUM
continued from 1A

"This -was an invitation
to all the local enforcement
agencies of Dade County to
see what [the museum] is
about and to learn some-
thing about the history of
Black police officers in Mi-
ami. It is a rich history,"
Dickson said. "We do plan
to host more events in the


future."
Assistant Chief Adam Bur-
den saw the event as an op-
portunity to promote fellow-
ship with the other law en-
forcement agencies and to
promote the museum.
"This is a great facility and
every chance I get to come
and visit I will," said Bur-
den, who has already visited
the museum six times.
The attendees also includ-


ed Zennon Siatkowksi, who
said from 1956 to 1961 he
was the only White officer in
the precinct.
"In those days," he said,
"the Black officers weren't
called police officers, they
were called patrolmen and
they weren't allowed to ar-
rest White people or even
write White people tickets,
unless they witnessed a felo-
ny being committed."


wounded the boy, another drive-
by shooting had left her shaken
but no one was hurt that time.
"I am moving from this
neighborhood. My 6-year-old
daughter is afraid to go to the
bathroom," Centeno said. "This
violence is senseless."
Bell plans on doing the same
thing, going as far away as she
can.
"I am trying to move and start
all over. Miami Gardens is awful
and the violence has gotten.
worse," said Bell.

THE YOUNG
TAKING THE YOUNG
Seventeen-year-old Jimmie
Bowen was formally charged for
the killing of Derrick
Days, Jr. on Monday
by Miami-Dade
prosecutors. Derrick,
10 months old, was
killed by a bullet fired
by Bowen near the
corner of Northwest
591t Street and 22nd
YS Avenue in Brownsville


as he was spending
time with his. father
and uncle. Pierre Roche, 27,
was also killed in'the incident.
Jimmie was charged with two
counts of first-degree murder,
two counts of attempted
murder and two counts of felon
attempted murder, during his
arraignment. Jimmie was 16
year-old at the time of the
crime.
Bernard Jones, 18, the second
suspect in the case and the
getaway driver, was also charged
with murder. Jones was 17 at
the time of the crime.


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Opa-locka commissioners names Finnie interim manager


By Whitney Sessa
U/Miami News Service

Opa-locka commissioners
battled over setting a salary for
Bryan Finnie, the city's new in-
terim city manager, then, in a
3-2 vote, decided his pay would
be $110,000.
The commission appointed
Finnie, a community develop-
ment expert and former Miami-
Dade County administrator, in
December following the abrupt
resignation of Jannie Beverly.
On Beverly's recommenda-
tion, the commission voted to
appoint Finnie for a 12-month
interim period but did not set


his salary or provide a contract
at that time.
Finnie was appointed in No-
vember as Beverly's senior ad-
visor, was earning $85,000.
Commissioner Timothy Hol-
mes said Finnie's salary as
city manager should be com-
parable to Beverly's $125,000
pay and he introduced a reso-
lution at the Feb. 11 commis-
sion meeting to set the salary
at $110,000.
In a telephone interview lat-
er, Holmes said he and Finnie
had discussed the salary and
that Finnie had agreed that
$110,000 would be accept-
able.


"We agreed that he should
start off with a little less," Hol-
mes said.
But Commissioner Rose Ty-
dus, who opposed the measure
as well as Finnie's appoint-
ment in an earlier vote in De-
cember, argued that Finnie's
salary should not come up for
debate until the completion of
his 12-month probationary pe-
riod, when Finnie would face
an evaluation by the commis-
sion.
"The record will reflect that
he was hired on an interim ba-
sis," Tydus said.
The discussion became so
heated that Holmes chided his


fellow commissioners.
"Let's treat each other with
respect," Holmes said following
a shouting match.
Mayor Joseph L. Kelley,
who also voted against Fin-
nie's salary, said he was con-
cerned about the ambiguous
provisions of Finnie's benefits
package, such as insurance,
car, cell phone and credit card
allowances that were not de-
tailed in the resolution.
"I don't want those provi-
sions to haunt us later," Kelley
said.
In other business, the com-
mission votes unanimously
to:


Establish an operating
budget of $30,000 for the ded-
ication ceremony for President
Barack Obama Avenue. The
ceremony took place on Feb.
15.
To erect in conjunction with
Community Capacity Builders
Inc. a monument of President
Barack Obama to be placed
near President Barack Obama
Avenue.
To enter into an agreement
with Lagan Engineering and
Environmental Services Inc.
for services that are not to ex-
ceed $24,000 in costs related
to the demolition and clear-
ance of the old water plant.


Former Opa-locka


deputy chief seeks


Spence Jones'


commission seat


Jeff Torain says he would have

voted against Marlins stadium


By Tariq Osborne
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The first challenger to emerge
against incumbent Michelle
Spence-Jones for the District 5
Miami commission seat says he
would have opposed a propos-
al that the city give substantial
help for the construction of a
stadium for the Florida Mar-
lins baseball team.
Jeff Torain, a former Opa-
locka deputy police chief, has
filed candidate papers with the
city to challenge Spence Jones
in elections scheduled for fall.
* Spence-Jones has not as yet
indicated how she will vote on
the project.
As it stands, Torain said, he
would oppose the construction
of the stadium slated for the
site of the old Orange Bowl in
Little Havana.
The city of Miami would con-
tribute $13 million, including
the land, to the $550 million
stadium project.
"We need to provide jobs
and opportunity for people. If
we're not getting these sorts of
guarantees, then we shouldn't
be participating," Torain said.
"And how many individuals
with addresses in District 5
would be employed there? As
of right now, my vote would be
no. I don't think the expense is
worth the projected results."
For the stadium to be worth
-the expense, it should draw
new tourists to downtown Mi-
ami who might not otherwise
go, Torain said. He cited public
safety as a major deterrent and
a higher priority.


"People from out of town don't
necessarily know downtown
Miami from Miami Beach," he
said. "When they see incidents
of gun violence on CNN, that
will stop them from coming to
Miami altogether."
Torain, a political newcomer,
said he would make a compre-
hensive public safety program
his first priority if elected.
, "The major reason I'm run-
ning," he said "is that we have
an epidemic of violent crime in
our community and we don't
have a proactive approach on
the part of our leadership or
our police department, for that
matter." '
Spence-Jones, who recently
gave birth, has been on ma-
ternity leave. She was absent
when the Miami commission
debated the city's potential
involvement in the stadium
project and commissioners
deadlocked 2-2. Her office de-
clined to comment on Torain's
announcement. The stadium
project will come up again for
a vote in the city commission
this Wednesday.
Torain said a comprehensive
public safety program was the
very first step to revitalize the
community and create jobs.
"If you don't have a public
safety program, private busi-
nesses aren't going to invest in
that community," he said.
Potential business owners
thinking about investing in
a low-income neighborhood
would consider issues such
as who are eligible within the
community for hiring and
where employees might safely


park, he said
Originally from New York,
Torain, 46. has lived in South
Florida since 1995 and is cur-
rently a resident of Little Haiti.
He has a bachelor's in Political
Science from the State Uni-
versity of New York at Albany,
graduating in 1991.
"Over the time that I've been
living in the district, things
have not changed," he said.
"On my block, half the block
has sidewalks -- and half
doesn't. There's inadequate
lighting at night. The streets
are in total disrepair. There
has to be a comprehensive ap-
proach to that," he said.
Torain worked with the Opa-
locka police department from
2006 to 2008. "It was just time
for me to leave," he said.
Asked whether his proposals
for the city necessarily require
a seat on the commission, To-
rain said, "No it doesn't but it
should. Somebody has to be
proactive. Somebody has to
champion the effort and get
the powers that be to move,"
he said.
Under Spence-Jones' leader-
ship, he said, changes would
not occur.
"I don't question her inten-
tions," he said. "What I do
question is her capacity to
have a vision, to then devel-
op a strategy and implement
thatstrategy. The country has
made a 180-degree turn. Are
we going to be left behind or
step up to the challenge and
do something different? What
I'm offering the community is
a fresh perspective."


County Mayor
Carlos Alvarez
congratulates
Class Leader
Shilanda Chipman
during graduation
ceremonies for
new Miami-Dade
Corrections and
Rehabilitation
Department
\ officers.

-Photo courtesy
of Miami-Dade County


Corrections officers graduate from new institute


Miami Times Staff Report


The first class of Miami-Dade
Corrections and Rehabilitation
Department officers who trained
at the Miami-Dade Public Safety
Training Institute was recently
sworn into office with County
Mayor Carlos Alvarez giving the


keynote address.
"In times of crisis, people will
expect you to act. They will ex-
pect you to be decisive, unwav-
ering and heroic," Alvarez told
the graduates. "You will find you
have an inner strength, a sense
of purpose, and moral courage.
You will rise to the occasion, no


matter what the occasion might
be."
The multi-agency training in-
stitute is the first of its kind in
the nation, according to a county
statement. It is designed to meet
the needs of the Miami-Dade
Police Department, Corrections
and Rehabilitation and the FBI.


Nweze tapped as advisor to Gov. Crist


Miami Times Staff Report

Gov. Charlie Crist picked the
100th anniversary of the creation
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP). to tap the group's state
president to serve as Special Advi-
sor to the Governor on Minority
Affairs.
In the unpaid position, Adora
Obi Nweze. will serve as a rep-
resentative for the state's mi-
norities by advising Crist on
strategies that will ensure Flor-
ida's government is accessible
to minorities,, according to a
statement from the governor's
office.
Nweze remains president of
the Florida State Conference of
the NAACP. Her appointment
is believed to be the first state
partnership with the NAACP
through an official appoint-
ment in the administration.
"The Sunshine State benefits
from its diverse population in
many ways and a wide variety
of cultural perspectives gives
our state a unique advantage
when pursuing economic op-
portunities in many different
markets," Crist said in the
statement.
"Adora will help ensure that
my administration is reaching
as many of Florida's diverse
populations as possible," the


governor said.
It is the second position
of influence to which Nweze
has been appointed in recent
weeks.
In December, the state Su-
preme Court's Chief Justice
Peggy Quince named her to the
court's Committee on Diversity
and Fairness for a two-year term.
In both positions, Nweze told
The Miami Times, her interest
will be to ensure more access for
Blacks to the centers of power. In
the case of the court, she wants
a close look at the use of force by
police. In the case of the advisory
position, she will push to ensure
Blacks are made aware of the op-
portunities to do business with the
state and can take advantage of
those opportunities.
Crist announced Nweze's ap-
pointment during a, civil rights
roundtable discussion with leaders
of Florida's African-American com-
munity. Joining Crist and Nweze
were representatives of the Urban
League of Florida, the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference,
Florida A&M University and lead-
ers of the Florida Conference of
Black Legislators.
Crist invited them to provide
suggestions for increasing minor-
ity access to state government, the
statement from his office said.
Crist met later in the day with
the full membership of the Confer-
ence to hear their priorities for the
state.


ADORA OBI NWEZE


Nweze will make recommenda-
tions to the governor and state
agencies on ways to advance mi-
nority-population participation in
and access to state government,
according to the statement from
Crist's office.
She will also advise on matters
related to the development of mi-
nority businesses and equal access
to education, health care, housing,
government services and criminal.
justice.
"I applaud Gov. Crist's efforts
to reach out to all Floridians and'
work to ensure that every Florid-
ian, regardless of race, color or na-
tional origin, has access to quality
education and economic opportu-
nity," Nweze said. "I look forward to
serving the people of Florida in this
unique role."


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-MIAMI, FLORIDA, MARCH 4-10, 2009


In honor of the 60th anniversary of the

founding of Richmond Heights, the Rich-

mond Heights Community Development

Corporation presented a commemorative

plaque to the family of Frank C. Martin,

the founder of the community. Members

of the community are seen here with

Martin's son Frank C. Martin, and his

granddaughter, Allyson Sladic.


Richmond Heights marks 60th year of its founding


Special to The Miami Times
Frank Crawford Martin, a
White developer who owned
3,000 acres in south Mi-
ami Dade, started Richmond
Heights 60 years ago as a mod-
el community for returning Af-
rican American WWII soldiers.
On Feb. 7, more than 400
residents gathered at the Rich-
mond Heights Community De-
velopment Corporation Found-
er's Day Breakfast to celebrate
the city's heritage and tlhe vi-
sion of its founder.
It was a morning of pride and
remembrances as Richmond


Heights' pioneers and other
residents reflected on their
years of living in the tight-knit,
family-oriented community.
Eldridge F. Williams, an orig-
inal home buyer, recalled bor-
rowing $45 from his mother-
in-law for a down payment to
purchase a home in 1949. Wil-
liams, who had just returned
from serving in the Air Force
as a Tuskegee Airman, said
Martin helped him improve his
economic status and attain the
American dream of homeown-
ership. The VA home finance
plan allowed him to afford
the well-built, three-bedroom


house where he was to raise
his family.
Martin's son Frank Carroll
Martin and granddaughter
Allyson Sladic were honored
guests at the tribute. They ac-
cepted a plaque honoring the
developer.
Speakers included Anthony
Palmore, the first Black post-
master in Miami-Dade; pioneer
Eddie Redding; and retired ed-
ucator Barbara Nickerson.
Attorney H.T. Smith Jr.,
who was raised in Richmond
Heights and is one of Miami's
leading African American civil
Please turn to 60 YEARS 10B


The success of Florida A&M University Student Government Association Vice President Mellori
Lumpkin, left, at FAMU sparked Shirelle Clark's initial interest in the university. Clark is among 11
National Achievement Scholars who enrolled at the Historically Black state school for the 2008-
2009 school year. -Photo courtesy of Florida A&M University


National Scholars enrolled


at FAMU nearly double


University enrolls 11 of the brightest

Miami Times Staff Report
Mellori Lumpkin was recruiting a National
Achievement Scholar for
Florida A&M University and she didn't even
know it.
Lumpkin, vice president of FAMU's Student
Government Association,
and Shirelle Clark lived next-door to each other
and grew up together in Bainbridge, Ga.
Lumpkin went otf to FAMU and Clark recently
emerged a National Achievement Scholar one
of the best and brightest young scholars in the
country.
It was easy for Clark to choose when it came
time to pick a university.
"Seeing how happy she was made me take note
of what FAMU had to offer," said Clark, a fresh-


man majoring in nursing.
In fact, when Clark picked FAMU, she was fol-
lowing in the footsteps of Lumpkin, who was the
only National Achievement Scholar in her fresh-
men class in 2005.
The Historically Black public university has at-
tracted 11 scholars like Clark up from six in
2007-2008, making FAMU second in the state
and among other Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, and 17 nationwide in attracting
Achievement Scholars.
They include two Floridians, Alexis Cooke of
Tampa and Porscha Council of Loxahatchee.
A total of 815 scholars have enrolled at 173 in-
stitutions in the United States.
"Through our aggressive recruitment cam-
paigns, we were able to show prospective stu-
dents that FAMU. is an institution that provides
an enlightening academic experience and faculty
that cares about student development," said Ro-
land Gaines, vice president for student affairs.


Bishop Willie J. Leonard will celebrate

his 26th appreciation anniversary


St. Matthew Missionary Bap-
tist Church, 3616 Day Ave,
Coconut Grove, will celebrate
their pastor,, Bishop Willie J.
Leonard's 26th anniversary,
March 9th-15th.
On March 9th at 7:30 p.m.,
93rd Street Community Mis-
sionary Baptist Church, Rev.
Timothy Griffin.
Then, March 10th at 7:30
p.m., New Beginning Mission-
ary Baptist Church of Miami
Garden, Rev. Eric Readon,
Pastor.


Next, on March 11th at 7:30
p.m., Community Bible Baptist
Church, Rev. Ronald-Smith,
Pastor.
Following that, on March
12th at 7:30 p.m., Sweetfield
Baptist Church, -Rev; J.L.
Sanders, Pastor.
Then, on March 13th at 7:30
p.m., Mt. Nebo Baptist Church,
Rev. Emanuel Whipple, Pastor.
Finally, on March 15th at
4:00 p.m., St. John A.M.E.
Church, Rev. Gregory Gay,
Pastor.


Greater Vision celebrates Pastor Randy Harrison's 11th anniversary


Greater Vision Ministry
family invites you to our 11th
year appreciation service for
Pastor Randy Harrison.
On Monday, March 9,
Pastors Long, McCutchen
and Carter. Tuesday, Pas-
tors Boykins and Richardson.
Wednesday, Pastors, Davis,
Hardy, Duckworth and Wilker-
son. Thursday, Bishop Jones
and Saddler. Friday, Pas-
tor Rheming. All week night
services begins at 7:30 p.m.


Our celebration culminates
on Sunday, 4:00 p.m., with
Bishop Bernard Woodside of
Gospel Truth Ministry.
The theme for this glorious
occasion is 'Call the labours
and give them their hire.' The
church is located at 9627
N.W. 27 Avenue.
Come and be a part of this
great service honoring a lead-
er that has been laboring in
our community and in the
ministry.


Second Chapter's
A New Season!
Come meet Second Chapter,
Saturday, March 7th! There
will be a CD signing of their
new CD release titled "A New
Season" featuring the new sin-
gle "Turn It Over To Jesus".
Pages of Life Bible Book-
store, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.,
13747 N.W. 7th Avenue.
Don't miss your chance to
be a part of this "New Season"!
See you there


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Attorney H.T.
Smith Jr., who grew
.up in Richmond

Heights, delivers
the keynote
address during the
celebration of the
60th anniversary
of the founding of
Richmond Heights.


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9B THE MIAMI TIMES, MARCH 4-10, 2009


BLACKS MUST CONTROL THEIR OWN DESTINY


Let us salute also the less known women

among us who are working for the Lord


March is Women. History
Month.
Historically, women have had
much publicity from the begin-
ning of the creation of this world
and the Bible is filled with men-
tions of many women, some more
well known than others. Many,
many years later, both women
and men are still blaming Eve
for the downfall of civilization.
We have heard of and read about
Jezebel and Delilah of Samson
fame. The story has been told and
the sermons have been preached


and songs have been written
about the woman who anointed
the beautiful feet of Jesus.
However, there are women
whose names are not well known.
Some women who have had great
influence in scripture and even
in our lives today are not even
mentioned by name, such as the
woman with the issue of blood
who reached out and touched
Jesus' garment to receive her im-
mediate healing.
In Luke 8: 1-3, the scriptures,
though short, tell us that women


were important in the ministry of
our Lord. We always picture Je-
sus traveling with His disciples.
In fact, the Word tells us that
they traveled together extensive-
ly during His brief, but powerful,
three years of ministry here on
earth. Verses 2 and 3 reveal that
women also traveled with Him
and supported His ministry.
It is also clear from these scrip-
tures that He did not just take
with Him the "cream of the crop,"
because His entourage included
Mary who had been healed of
seven demons. I'm sure that eye-
brows were raised that He dared
associated with such a woman.
We still don't do that today, do
we? Do we still, in the church,
wonder at times why an ex-pros-
titute has been selected to take
a leadership role in the Women's
Ministry? What is the pastor
thinking?
-Anyway, I digress. Back to the


women who followed Jesus. Jo-
anna, who was the wife of Herod's
business manager, was also in
attendance. She would have
been a well-respected woman
because of her husband's posi-
tion. Women who had been sick
and most probably ostracized
and isolated because of their
afflictions were women who fol-
lowed Jesus.
It seems that Jesus had a vari-
ous assortment of women who
supported Him. Our churches,
too, should be filled with vari-
ous assortments of people who
are ministering to all. The Bible
says that these women sup-
ported Jesus from their own re-
sources. They took money from
their own earnings, or' savings,
or put aside some of the house-
hold money that their husbands
had given them. Though these
women might not be well known
to society or the public, their


generosity and faithfulness were
noted in the Word of God.
You probably know women
whose names might not be
known by the church leaders
or most of the congregation but
God knows who they are. If they
are faithful to Him and are loving
and kind to others, He has not
only taken note but they will
receive full honor and crowns
of righteousness in Heaven. It
does not matter that they do
not pastor a. church or have
written a book or made an ap-
pearance on TBN.
I will close this column this
week with a story of a wom-
an wvho had been a long time
member of a church. The pas-
tor called a meeting of some
of his staff to make arrange-
ments for her funeral service
because the faithful saint had
gone on home to be with the
Lord. When he mentioned her


name, several of the staff mem-
bers asked him to describe her
because they did not know her
name. After he did, some still
did not know who she was. The
head usher remarked that he
had never seen her at a Sun-
day morning worship service.
The pastor smiled and replied,
"That's because she was in
my office during every Sunday
service praying for me and the
congregation. She prayed for
the visitors and members to
receive what the Lord had for
us each week. That's why this .
church has grown and minis-
ters to so many today because
of the prayers and intercession
of that faithful saint."
Don't forget to acknowledge
and thank a woman in your
church, on even in your life,
who has been working behind
the scenes to bring about God's
great Kingdom work.


"Sisters: A Celebration of
Human Spirit" will be show-
cased at the African Heritage
Cultural Arts Center, Feb. 26 -
March 22. 305-638-6771.


Sister, in Sync 'meets ev-
ery second and fourth Monday
of the month. 305-934-5122,
305-725-5652 or e-mail doro-
*theamyrick@yahoo.com


Scott Lake Optimist Club is
looking for energetic and cre-
ative, person to work with 5 to
15-year-old cheerleaders. 305-
343-9930.


Miami-Dade Consumer Ser-
vices Department is observing
National Consumer. Protection
Week with presentations on
foreclosure -rescue fraud and
the free services the department
offers. A presentation will be at
6:30 p.m. Thursday. March 5,
N: -.rtN h D4de Regional Library in
.Miami Gardens


The 21st annual In the Com-


Crusade for Christ Temple
hosts Christian film and enter-
tainment nights, 7:30 o'clock,
Sunday. 305-523-5952. Chris-
tian teaching series is held 11
a.m. Sunday.


A Mission With A New Begin-
ning Church holds Sunday ser-
vices at 11:30 a.m. and weekly
Bible classes at 7 p.m. Thurs-
days. 305-836-6256


'A pastors and leaders prayer
fellowship is held at the Best
Western Hotel at 7:30 p.m. every
Monday. 786-273-0294.


-.New Jerusalem Prayer Min-
istries International holds a
seminar at 7 p.m. Tuesday on
"How to do Web Broadcasting,
Video Mail, Conferences and
Chat" for' your church or minis-
try. 305-303-6759.
, *******
Memorial Temple Baptist,
Church will host a workshop on
prayer, 6:30-9 p.m., Wednesday,
March 4. 305-624-2502.


Triumphing Jesus Christ
Faith Holiness Church will
host "Gospel of the South" on
Saturday, March 7. 305-621-


Gospel Concert

at St. Luke
On Sunday March 15 at 4 p.m.,
Saint Luke Baptist Church,
1790 N.W. 55 Street will hold a
gospel concert featuring, Roger
Whitehead and The New Gospel
Express of Charlotte NC, The
Doe Family, Smiling Jubilaires
and others.
Admission $15 at the door,
kids under 5, $5.


pany of Women Awards Cer-
emony will be held at the Bilt-
more Hotel in Coral Gables on
Wednesday, March 4. 305-358-
5885.


The North Dade Regional
Chamber of Commerce will
hold a breakfast event at the El
Palacio Hotel on .County Line
Road, 7:30-9 a.m., Thursday,
March 5. 305-690-9123.
******* *
Ladies church hats will' be
on sale at 1021 NW 87 St., 9:30
a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, March
7. Essie, 305-835-2516.



The Teen Pregnancy Pre-
vention Center's SISTA Project
will host the Sistas Organizing
to Survive (S.O.S.) conference
at the Joseph Caleb, Center, 9
a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, Mach 7.
Kalenthia Nunnally, 305-634-
8636.


The F.S.A.M. Masons and
Order of Eastern Stars, No-


6697


First Bethel Missionary Bap-
tist Church women will, present
."100 Women in White," 4 p.m.,
Sunday, March 8. 954-927-
8020.


The Spirit of the Lord Chris-
tian Center will hold its annual
Unity Day Service at 4 p.m., Sun-
day, March 8. 786-355-1605.
********
Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
will host its annual Family and
Friends Day Celebration, 7:30
a.m. and 11 a.m., Sunday, March
8. 305-618-3300. ,


Memorial Temple Missionary
Baptist Church will celebrate its
41st church anniversary starting
with the deacons, and deaconess-
es' anniversary, 4 p.m., Sunday,
March 8. The church anniversary
will continue March 11-13 and
end at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 15.
305-624-2502.


Lively Stones for Jesus Min-
istries will be in revival 7:30 p.m.
March 11-13. 305-685-7739.
Also, Lively Stones is accepting
applications for Florida Pride and
McKay scholarships. 305-685-


bel Zethel Chapter # 20, will
celebrate its 30t anniversary
at New Providence Missionary
Baptist Church, 4 p.m., Sun-
day, March 15. 305-696-6963.
********
The Booker T. Washington
Class of .1964 will meet at the
African Heritage Cultural Arts
Center, 6:30 p.m., Saturday,
March 7. 305-632-6506.


Survivors Against Violence
will provide information. and
applications for expunging and
sealing of criminal records, 10
a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March
7, Brewton's Market, 7000 NW
15th Ave. Eric Robinson, 954-
548-4323; Carleen Robinson,
954-549-0474.


The Triumphant People
Community Task Force will
host a fundraising photo shoot
at the Syms Clothing Retail
Store, 4615 NW 77' Ave., 10:30
a.m., Saturday, March 7. Ve-
ronica Y. Morning-Morrison.
786-499-6457.


The Miami-Dade Commu-
nity Action Agency Board of
Directors will meet at the Over--
town Transit Village, 4 p.m.,
Monday, March 9. 786-469-
4682.


8210.


Mt. Sinai Baptist Church will
hold its fourth annual Women's
Conference at 6 p.m. March 12-
13 and 9 a.m., March 14. 305-
751-5846.


Mt. Nebo Baptist Church will
host a peace,, love and Unity
Prayer Breakfast at 8 a.m., Sat-
urday, March 14. 305-667-3696
or 305-343-2716.


Jordan Grove 'Missionary
Baptist Church's pastor's aide
ministry will travel to Sarasota at
4:30 a.m., March 14, returning at
8 p.m. Pat Evans, 305-621-0825.
********
Greater New Bethel Mission-
ary Baptist Church will celebrate
Old Fashion Day on Sunday,
March 22. 305-624-4929.


Greater Harvest International
Ministries will hold .ordination
services for its pastor, Gerald T.
Ealey, vwho will become a bishop,
Sunday, March 22. 954-607-
0833.


Dwight's Funeral Home in-
vites residents to visit its facili-
ties. 305-754-4286


Please Note: Community calen-
dar events and church notes must
be submitted before 3:30 p.m. on
Monday.


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Switchboard of Miami will
hold its annual, gala, "Hooray
for Hollywood," at the Four Sea-
sons Hotel, 7-11 p.m., Satur-
day, March 14. 305-358-1640
ext. 114, pgoldberg@switch-
boardmiami.org.
**** ***
The Sunshine Jazz Organi-
zation of South Florida and
Miami-Dade Parks will sponsor
Jazz at the Caleb at the Joseph'
Caleb Center, 4-7 p.m., Sunday,
March 15. 305-693-2594.

*******
South Dade Adult Educa-
tion Center/South Dade Skills
Center Campus will hold its
third annual Career Fair at the
South Dade Skills Center Cam-
pus, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Wednesday,
March 18. 305-248-5723.
*** *
The Liberty City Trust hosts
a Foreclosure Prevention and
Housing Stabilization Clinic at
Charles Hadley Park, 6 p.m.
every fourth Thursday of each
month. 305-635-2301.


World Literacy Crusade/
Girl Power Program will pres-
ent its sixth annual It Takes A
Village conference on the theme
"Improving Our World One Girl
at a Time," 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat-
urday, March 21, American Le-
gion Hall. 305-756-5502.


Carol City Middle School
will hold a Youth Crime Watch
parade at 9:30, a.m. Friday,
March 27 at the school.


********
Miami Gardens will host its
fourth annual Jazz in the Gar-
dens concert Saturday, March
28, and Sunday, March 29, at
Dolphin Stadium. 305-576-
3790.



Miami Northwestern class of
1965 are invited to attend wor-
ship service at the Mt. Calvary
Missionary Baptist Church,
11 a.m., March 29. Margurite
Bivirls-Mosley. 305-635-8671.


The fourth annual 5K Walk/!
Run for Asthma will take place


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urday, April 18. 305-233-4594.


Sant La Haitian Neighbor-
hood Center will host its an-
nual dinner and auction at the
Hilton hotel in downtown Mi-
ami, 5:30 p.m., Thursday, April
23. 305-573-4871, kevinb@
santla.org.


The Miami Northwestern
High Class of 1999 will meet
at the school library, 10 a.m.,
Saturday March 7. The class
reunion will be held Jun. 4-7.
305-788-8196, faridataylor@
bellsouth.net. And Northwest-
ern's Class of 1959 meets at
the African Heritage Cultural
Arts Center at 10:30 a.m. every
third Saturday of the month.
305-688-2093.


The Miami Jackson High
Class of 1979 will hold its 30t
annual reunion with a week 'of
events highlighted by a trip to
Montego Bay, Jamaica. The fes-
tivities will be June 5-14. Louis
Fish, president, 954-895-5441;
Carol 'Jones, secretary, 786-
566-3751.


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By Liz Szabo

Healthy men who get regular
prostate cancer tests should
consider taking a drug called
finasteride, the first medica-
tion proven to help prevent the
disease, experts said Tuesday.
Doctors stopped short of ad-
vising men to take finasteride,
which costs more than $1,000
a year. Finasteride is sold by
Merck as Proscar to treat swol-
len prostates and as Propecia
to treat baldness.
Although previous studies
show it reduces the overall


risk of prostate cancer by 25
percent, many doctors have
been concerned that finas-
teride might increase the risk
of the deadliest tumors. But
because more recent analy-
ses have largely dismissed
those worries, the drug's ben-
efits now appear great enough
that men should at least talk
to their doctors, according to
the American Society of Clini-
cal Oncology and the American
Urological Association.
Men who already take finas-
teride for hair loss or prostate
swelling should ask about con-


Finasteride is sold by Merck as Proscar to treat swollen
prostates and as Propecia to treat baldness.


tinuing the drug to prevent
prostate cancer, the groups'
joint statement says. Research-
ers are studying whether a
similar drug, dutasteride, sold
by GlaxoSmithKline as Avodart
for swollen prostates, also pre-
vents cancer.
Doctors still have important
questions about finasteride,
-says Barnett Kramer of the Na-
tional Institutes of Health, main
author of the new recommen-
dation, which was announced
at the Genitourinary Cancers
Symposium in Orlando.
Doctors would have to treat


71 men for seven years to pre-
vent one case of prostate can-
cer, Kramer says. And experts
don't yet know whether finas-
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But being diagnosed with
even a non-fatal prostate can-
cer can be devastating, Kramer
says. Surgery and radiation
can cause serious side ef-
fects, such as pain, impotence
and incontinence. More than
186,000 men are diagnosed
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Meeting to focus on impact of HIV/AIDS on females


Miami Times Staff Report

A women's conference focusing'
on HIV/AIDS will take place from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the
Joseph Caleb Center, 5400 NW
22nd Ave.
The session is being sponsored
by The Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Center, in cooperation with the
U.S. Department. of Health and
Human Services, in observance of
National Women and Girls HIV/
AIDS Awareness Day.
-The nationwide observance is
intended to raise awareness of


the increasing impact of HIV/
AIDS on women and girls.
"Families, health organiza-
tions, businesses, communities,
the government and individuals
come together to provide sup-
port, encourage discussion and
educate women and girls about
practicing safe methods and the
importance of getting tested," the
release said.
The S.O.S. Sistas Organizing
to Survive conference is part of
a grassroots mobilization of Black
women in the fight against the vi-
rus and the disease.


According to the center, one in
68 non-Hispanic Black women in
Florida is known to be living with
HIV/AIDS, compared to one in
1,281 non-Hispanic White women
and one in 472 Hispanic women.
"For over 15 years, HIV/AIDS
has been the leading cause of
death among Black women aged
25-44 years in Florida," the cen-
ter said.
Saturday's conference, hosted
by the center's SISTA Project, is
free and open tothe public. For
more information, 'call Kalenthia
Nunnally at 305-634-8636.


The Collins wedding reception


The former Mrs. Ruby Howell
Baker celebrated her marriage to
Mr. Carl Preston Collins,, Satur-
day, February 21st at Harvey's By
The Bay restaurant.
Mrs. Collins's god-brother add-
ed "flavor" to the affair with his
dynamic solo of "To God Be The
Glory". Also, Althea M. Sample,
a cousin of Mrs. Collins, gave a
splendid instrumental solo of
"The Lord's Prayer".
After the prayer, Mr. and Mrs.
Collins, lit the candles, (one for
CHRIST and one for UNITY).
Samuel L. Gay, also a rela-
tive of Mrs. Collins and a former
Dade County Schools Assistant
Principal, gave a heart warming
toast prior to the blessing of the
food.
Smiles and laughter were ex-
changed by everyone as they


Mr. & Mrs. Carl P. Collins
promenaded around the array of
foods served buffet style.
D.J., 'Dwayne Mingo, kept
a continuous flow of familiar
tunes, which prompted some. of
the guests to show off their "light,
fantastic toes".


Among the guests that were
visiting from out of town were:
Judge Ralph Flowers of Ft. Pierce,
FL, who is a very close friend of
the groom, Joyce White of New
York, stepdaughter of the groom,
Teresa Brown of Maryland, the
groom's niece, Grace Johnson of
New Jersey, the bride's cousin,
and Sandra .Roosa of Philadel-
phia, PA; friend of The Collins'.
Many friends and relatives that
were in attendance expressed
that the ceremony was quite a
pleasant experience and reunion
for all.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Collins are
Class of 1959 graduates from
Florida A&M University.
The bride and groom wish to
thank all that were in attendarnce
arid those who helped .them cel-
ebrate this special occasion.


CDC honors family of community founder


60 YEARS
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rights and criminal defense law-
yers, gave the keynote address.
Before building Richmond
Heights, Martin sought the ad-
vice of local Black leaders who
served on his advisory commit-
tee which included Father The-


odore Gibson, rector of Christ
Episcopal Church in Coconut
Grove, and the Rev. Ed Gra-
ham. Gibson's widow, Thelma
Gibson, and Graham's grand-
children Richard W. Harris Jr.
and Charmaine Sutton attend-
ed the celebration.
Richmond Heights is now
home to more than 9,000 resi-


dents, including second, third,
fourth and fifth-generation de-
scendants of the original pio-
neers.
The CDC, a non-profit orga-
nization, was created to expand
economic development, neigh-
borhood revitalization and de-
livery of social services in the
city.


City Wide Revival!
Dr. Henry L. Porter And-The
Westcoast Gospel Chorus will
be hosting a revival, March
5-8, 7:30 p.m. nightly, at West-
coast South- Florida church,
which is located on 4601 N.W.
167th Street. There will- be
great preaching and' teaching,
good gospel music, and heal-
ing and miracle services! You
don't want to miss this! Rev.
Warnell Vickers, Pastor.


MUSICAL PROGRAM
Musical program, Sunday,
March 8, 2009, 3 p.m., at Val-
ley Grove Missionary Baptist
Church. 1395 NW 69 Street.
Sponsored by Wimberly Sisters.
Appearing on program: Thomas
and Company, South Florida,,
Dynamic Stars, Spiritualets,
Heavenly Angles, Heavenly Own
and others.


DIRECTION
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Consciously or subconsciously, for
we make several hundred decisions r - - - 1
every day.
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in life is choosing to focus on this,
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MIAMI, FLORIDA, MARCH 4-10, 2009


Miami Carol City High's HOSA medal winners, seen with their advisor, are,from left, front row, Jasmine Pino,Tashieka Foster,
Estefania Gutierrez. Back row: Shantivia Conley, Nadeen Melton, Jocelyn Brannon, Melinda Forrest (HOSA advisor), Georgina
Abreu, Sashary Falcon and Joel Howard. -photo courtesy of Miami Carol City High


Carol City High students excel in health contest


Miami Times Staff Report


Members of the Health, Oc-
cupations Student Association
(HOSA) at Miami" Carol City
High School won several med-
als at the HOSA district com-
'petition held Feb. 7 at Lindsey
Hopkins Technical Education
Center, bringing back top prizes
in each category.
Taking first-place and gold
medals were 12t-graders Jas-
mine Pino for Epidemiology and
Nadeen Melton for-Home Health
Aide.
: Silver medals for second place
went to Sashary Falcon, 12th
grade, and Estefania Gutierrez,
11th grade, Medical Reading
Team; Jocelyn Brannon, 11lth
grade, Home Health Aide; Geor-
gina Abreu, chapter president,
11th grade, Medical Reading
Team; and Joel Howard, 11lth
grade, Epidemiology.


Bronze medals for third place
went to Shantivia Conley, 11th
grade, Veterinary Assisting; and
Tashieka Foster, 10th grade,,
Medical Assisting Clinical.
Carol City High's Nursing As-
sistant Academy did not have a
nursing educator for two years
until Melinda Forrest, R.N., was
assigned to the school in Au-
gust following her request for a
transfer from Lindsey Hopkins.
where she served two years.
Forrest said the Carol City
program was about to be closed
Sand 'Aihen she arrived she found
morale very lot. She encour'-
aged the students to pull them-
selves up and "to want some-
thing."
"Pretty much the consensus
was that 'this is Carol City, no-
body cares about us'," said For-
rest, who is in her third year as
an educator. "There was a. lot
of hurt. We worked through all


that."
Carol City has only 22 stu-
dents in the program who have
paid their $27 each in dues to
belong to HOSA, compared with
nearly 400 at William H. Turner
Technical Arts High.
A total of 1,750 students from
55 chapters competed at the
district level.
To prepare for the competi-
tion, the students got hands-on
training at the Humane Society,
,Seigel Animal Clinic and Miami
Jewish Home and Hospital for
the Aged.
,"At Carol City Senior High
School, we are building a pro-
fessional learning community
that teaches our students per-
sonal integrity, work place lit-
eracy, civic responsibility and
academic excellence," .Principal
Nelson Izquierdo said in a state-
ment announcing the results.
The team is now getting ready


The Pediatric Emergency Care Center Team of the Jackson Health System won an Achievers
award from Jackson.,In photo, from left, front row, are Bettinya Petithomme, Mirda Merisier,Van-
essa Leon, Vanessa Plunkett, Merline Jean-Baptiste, Dianne Bennett. Back Row: Public Health
Trust Chairman Ernesto de la Fe, Patricia Mazzeo, Bonita Cox, Ann Campbell, Shereese Martineau-
Allen and Eugene Bassett, interim chief executive officer. -Photo courtesy of Jackson Health System

Jackson Health System gives Achiever

awards to alert pediatric care givers


Emergency Room, Holtz staffs honored for dedication


Miami Times Staff Report


The Jackson Health System
singled out care-givers at Jack-
son Memorial Hospital and the
Holtz Children's Hospital Pedi-
atric Critical Care Unit for its
Achiever award for January.
Emergency Care Center Nurse
Manager Vanessa Plunkett
nominated the Pediatric Emer-
gency Room staff for commit-
ment to patients in the pediatric
emergency room.
The chief of the Division of
Pediatric Critical Care Dr. Patri-
cia Cantwell nominated Holtz's
Pediatric Critical Care Unit for
service excellence and quality.
Gene Bassett, interim CEO
of Jackson Health System, and
Ernesto A. de la Fe, chairman of


the Public Health Trust which
oversees Jackson, presented
the awards during the board's
January meeting. -
The Achiever award is pre-
sented to employees who best
exemplify Jackson's values from
among its 11,500 employees.
The Pediatric Emergency
Room staff members were cited
over two serious incidents that
did not have to do directly with
pediatric care, both on Nov. 19.
In the first instance, after a
child was taken to the emer-
gency room, the nurse realized
the father had started to sweat
profusely and was having dif-
ficulty articulating words. The
child's mother said he was dia-
betic and he was probably hy-
poglycemic.


The nurse caring for the
child continued with her du-
ties but informed other nurses
that the father needed medical
assistance. They brought him
juice, sugar and food and, when
he felt better, he thanked them
.for their quick reaction.
In another incident later that
day, the charge nurse was told a
45-year-old woman in admitting
needed assistance. The nurse
found the patient had no pulse,
called for help and started CPR,
with a -team of nurses coming
to help her. They eventually got
the patient on a stretcher and
were able to get a pulse. They
wheeled her to the adult emer-
gency room, where they contin-
ued using life-saving measures.
The staff working that day in-
cluded Senior Emergency Room
Please turn to ACHIEVER 12B


to compete at the state level
April 2-5 in Orlando and are
hoping financial constraints
will not stand in their way.
"As part of our community,
your participation in assist-
ing our students reach their
dreams is always encouraged
and welcomed," Izquierdo said.
Donations are being encour-
aged and may be sent to Miami
Carol City Senior High HOSA,
3422 NW 187th St., Miami, FL
33054.
For more information, call the
school at 305-621-5681.


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Health is promoting "Healthy
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physical activity and healthy
nutrition for Floridians of all
ages and abilities.
County health departments,
state and local partners, schools
and worksites are hosting
events through March to bring
attention to what the depart-
ment says is "the 'critical need
for all Floridians to maintain a
healthy and active lifestyle."
"The risks of obesity and oth-
er chronic diseases can be re-
duced with regular physical ac--
tivity and a healthy diet," said
State Surgeon General Dr. Ana
M. Viamonte Ros. '
"Citizens with healthy life-
styles are less likely to develop


heart disease, A
cancer, stroke,
chronic lung
disease and
diabetes, ac-
counting for
62 percent
of all deaths
in Flbrida in -
2007," Ros VIAMONTE ROS.
said.
This is the sixth year that
county health departments and
their partners are highlighting
opportunities available in their
communities that promote
healthy lifestyles.
For five years, the program
was known as "Step Up, Flori-
da!" but the name was changed
to bririg it in line with the rec-
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Nurses give life-saving help to visitors


ACHIVER
continued from 11B

Technician Bettinya Petithom-
me and Registered Nurses
Mirda Merisier, Vanessa Leon,
Nurse Manager Vanessa Plun-
kett, Merline Jean-Baptiste, Ann
Campbell, Shereese Martineau-
Allen, Dianne Bennett and Ann
Coombs, along with Advanced
Registered Nurse Practitioner,
, Patricia Mazzeo and Hospital
Unit Secretary Bonita Cox.
In the case of the Holtz's Pe-
diatric Critical Care Unit, the
incident also was not directly
related to child care. the staff
went to the aid of a 25-year-old
man who had undergone a heart
transplant 10 years earlier.
The patient was visiting the
staff ad, upon leaving, collapsed
in the hallway and was quickly
moved to a bed in the unit. He
received about 90 minutes of re-
suscitation and was then placed
on a heart/lung machine.


The patient experienced com-
plete neurological recovery .and
went on to have a second heart
transplant without incident, a
Jackson statement said. He was
discharged about three weeks
later.
The Jackson statement said
success in the resuscitation in-
volved critical care nurses, ad-
vanced registered nurse prac-
titioners, physicians, respira-
tory therapists, unit secretaries,
pharmacists, ancillary services
workers, social workers, psy-
chologists, child life specialists


and environmental services.
The staff showed "an out-
standing demonstration of
teamwork, communication and
excellence in care. Remarkable
communication also ensued in
the ultimate transfer of the pa-
tient from Holtz Children's Hos-
pital to the operating room and
finally the adult intensive care
unit following the second heart
transplant," the nominee said.
The man's family returned
to the unit at Thanksgiving to
thank the staff for giving him
another chance at life.


Mt. Calvary Young Adult Choir at St. John
It's that appointed time every year for those who just love good
gospel singing to assemble at St. John Baptist Church, as Mt. Cal-
vary Young Adult Choir is presented in concert.
The concert starts on this Sunday at 6 p.m., and will feature
other dynamic soloists and groups. This gospel treat is an effort to
assist our own Florida Memorial University. Deaconess Inez Wilcox
serves as the Coordinator for this shouting good time event. For
additional information, please call the church at 305-372-3877.
Rev. Charles Uptgrow is Assistant Pastor.


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Miami, FL
.305-759-8875
Orderof rsmcc
SHour of Prayer.....6:30 a.m
: a y Monoing Worship..,.:7:30 a.m.
Sunday School .......9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship ............11 an
Youitlh Mirmsty Study.,..Wed...7 p.m.
Pr iayeii 'tud...W ....7p.in
-.A'. ^ Noonday Altar Prayer..(M-F)
~ Feedg the Hungry every
Wedmnsdy,....,..l a.x-1 p.m.



Mit. Zion A.M.E. Church
15250 N.W. 22nd Avenue
3095-681-3300
Order of Services
Sun ay
r-, ch Shr a ool ,...-......,, 9:3a a.m.
Worship Service........ ...t a.m.
Tre i Wednesday
Bilhe Study/Prayer Night 7: pm.
Prayer Meeting 7 p.m.
"There is a placeforyou"


/Apostolic Revival Center
6702 N.W 15th Avenue
305-836-1224
Order of Services
New time for T.V Program
FOR HOPE FOR TODAY
atrBFiCABI.CH. 37 NWA7 C OMCA 1,'Cl 23
su,9 gam.r pA m. Sn.day 5 p..
i '' e l Praycr9ar .m..12pn ,


SFirst Baptist Missionary
Baptist Church of Brownsville
4600 N.W. 23rd Avenue
3054635-8053 Fax: 305-635.0026
Order of Services:
Sunday ................T'.:30 & 11 a .II
Sunday School ........ :.... 10 a m.
Thuarday .........7 p.m. Bible Study,
Pfayer Meeting, B.T.U.
Baptism Thurs. before
SFirstSun.,7 p.m,.
Ca n uilnmion First Sm........



New Harvest Missionary
Baptist Church
12145 N.W. 27th Avenue
305-68143500

(Onrdr ofS services.
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Logos Baptist Church
16305 NW 48th Ave.
305-430-9383


Order of Services
SundaI3
_r' n2i ".'.or, J- iI ~a % 11 a.m,
.i,rj :h- A. A *r:' 2.m.
Tliursda.
l r-.1 rni.
Saturday
No Service


Word of Faith
Christian Center
2370 N.W. 87* Street
305-836-9081


OJrder orflSeri ici,:


Tues(cI.,)I,5 Hi.bl 'e ir Pi pn.
ThrlrriY Frp,cr 'err .e 'Ipim


/ Mt. Calvary Missionary
Baptist Church
11.40 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
305-759-8226 Fax: 305-759-0528



',I,.n h ihFl, -ian,, D % Prayer
Oirder IhSeri7e:7p.
I unday a.'L;.h;hp'-IIaLm
Sundla School ( 30a.m.



Brownsville
Church of Christ
4561 N.W. 33rd Court
305-634-4850/Fax & Messages
305-634-6604
Order of Services
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i, ,. I a...e i'm1l ... '.. pi.m
rti di ,i h i t.-r ., r 'pri.
atrnu.t;, .,. I",. r r'p, 1 n
I ri po .rra ... ..o l 1 i
305 .64-4550 JO!>-69SS95S


" New Birth Baptist Church, The Cathedral
of Faith International


2300 NW 135th Street
Order of Services
Sunday Worship 7 a.m., 11
a.m., 7 p.m.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday (Bible Study) 6:45p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study
10:45 a.m.


1 (800) 254-NBBC
305-685-3700
Fax: 305-685-0705
www.newbirthbaptlstiniami.org


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/931 Street Community-
Missionary Baptist Church
2330 N.W. 93rd Street
305-836-0942
SOder of Services
7:30 a.m. Early Moaning Wo.ship
11 a.m ..Morming Worship
Evening Worship
Iat & 3rdSunday 61n
T3reday Bible Study ..7 pn
websire:crnbc.org



/Mt. Hermon A.ME. Church
17800 NW 25th Ave.

305-621-5067 Fax: 305-623-3104


Order of Services:
Sunday Worship Services
7 am & 10 a.m,
Church School: 8 30 a.m.
.Wednesday
Pastor's Noon Day Bible Study
Bible Institute, 6:30 p.m.
Mid-week Worship 7:30 p.m.


/Jordan Grove Missionary\
Baptist Church
5946 N.W1. 12Ave.
305-751-9323
Order of Services:
Eariy Worship ..............7 a.m.
SSuday School.............9 a.m.
J NBC ...........................10:05 a.m.
Worship ........... 11 a.m.
Wbrsli .........................4p.m.
Mion and Bible .Class
MI l onsday ..........6:30 p.m.
f^ jm Youth Meetinig-'Choir rehearsal


New Shiloh M.B. Church-'
1350 N.W.95'" Street
305-835-8280 Fax# 305-696-6220
Church Schedule:
Early Morning Vorship 7:30 a.m.
Sun. Church School 9:30 am.
Morning Worship .....I1 a.m.
SyTuesday Bible Class 7p.m.
Tues. before theelsLSui....7p.m.
Mid-week Worship



-Liberty City Church \
of Christ
1263 N.W. 67th Street
305-836-4555
Order of Services:
Sundr Morning...........8a.m.
unda chool.............10 am
LI ld9.) Evening ............6 p.m.
Slou excellence ........7:30 p.m.
4 nTue Bile Class .........7:30 p.m.
Thurs F llowship .........10 a.m.
1 Sun. Song Practice ..6 .m.li



St. Mark Missionary e
Baptist Church
1470 N.W. 87th Street
305-691-8861
Order of Services:
Sunday 7:30 and II a.m.
Worship Service ]
9:30 a.m..... Sunday School
Tuesday ..... ... 7 p.mn. Bible Study
8P 1 ........ Prayer Meeting
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
i12 p.m....Day Prayer


Ebenezer United \
Methodist Church
2001 N.W. 35th Street
305-635-7413
Order of Services:
Sunday Mnbming Services
7:45am. 11:15am.-
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Bible Study Tuesday
10 am. & 7 p.m.
Prayer Meeting Tues. 6 p.m.



Cornerstone Bible
Fellowship Church
2390 NW 87 Street
305-694-2332
Order of Services:
a. Siiday School.....9:30 a.rn
S' ul't alyr Worsip..... 11 a.In
I S fiers Studay Evening Worship
l. S? Mid Week Serice ... 7 pt).
Choir Rehearsal Thursday
07:30 xm.


Pembroke Park Church of Christ "
3707 S.W. 56th'Avenue Hollywood, F.. 33023
I Office) 954-962-9327 (Fax) 954-962-3396

Order of Services
Sunday
Bible Study............. 9 a.m. *** Morning Worship ............. 10 a.m.
Evening Worship.............. 6:p.m. '
Wednesday....General.Bible Study ..... 7:30 p.m.
TV Program Tuesday, 8:30 am. 9am.
Comcast Channels: 8, 19,21,22,23,30 & 37/Local Channels: 21 & 22
Web page: www.penibrokeparkcihurchofchrist.com Email: pembrokeparkcoc@bellsouth.niet


/ Temple Missionary
Baptist Church
1723 N.W. 3rd Avenue
Church 305-573-3714
Fax 305-573-4060*Fax 305-255-8549
Order of Services:
Sunday School.. 9:45 a.l.
Sun. Moming Sevs...11 a .m.
41, Sun,..BTU. .. 1:30-2:30 p m.
Tuesday....Bible study
Feeding Ministry......10 a.m.
Wed. Bible SltdylPrayer..6:30 p.mn
Thiun. Outreach Ministry....6:30 p in
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New Day "N" Christ
Deliverance Ministries
3055 N.W. 76r' Street, 33147
Message Ctr.: 305-836-7815

Order of Services:
Sundays- ( utrch School .............10 a.m.
Worship Service..............11:15 a.r.
Tuesday Bible Class,............7 p.m
4lh Sunday Evening Worsmip .....6 p m.
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/St. John Baptist Church
1328 N.W. 3 Avenue
305-372-3877 305-371-3821

Order of Services:
Early Sunday
'I. rr. i n- Worship ....7:30 a.m.
ind School ..........9:30 a.m.
I.ng Worship ..11 a.m.
-/*',,; er and Bible Study
S ,.tlcting....... (Tues.) 7 p.m.




Zion Hope
Missionary Baptist
5129 N.W. 17th Ave.
305-696-4341 Fax: 305-696-2301
Order of Services:
l i Sunday School .............9:30 a.m.
Moming Praise Wrship..11 a m.
Iirstand'ThiUdMSumltaay
evening worship at 6p.m.
S Prayer Meeting & Bible Study
II Tuesday 7 p.m.
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Hosanna Community 1 New Vision For Christ \
Baptist Church Ministries
2171 N.W. 56th Street 13650 N.E: 10* Avenue
305-637-4404 Fax: 305-637-4474 305-899-7224
Order of Services: Order of Services:
S Sunday School. 9:45a.m. '.iijnd, A. r.nir -30am.
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B--- B e StdyTh *rsday...7:3 p.mam. l prt ',t .. par.
Yowl MrinsaryMon.-Wed icnt 5'',ri -.rKC 6pm,
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St. Luke Missionary Baptist
1790 N.W 55th Street
305-696-7322

4 Order of Services:
LAr. Nl...nt inre \\ ll 30"i .0an.m.
Bile' tu .l, J' r .r nV, pm.
S\l.crrr.g h\.:.rhp II i..


Bible Study .......... Sp8im.


Bible Teaching Seminar
8620 N.W 17th Ave.
Miami, FL. 33147
954-735-9393

Order of Services:
Sunday Wo'ahip ....:. 245 p.m.
Five sacks after service
Relum transportation available


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BLACKS MUST CONTROL THEIR OWN DESTINY


Royal '
JOE WILLIAMS, 76, landscap-
er, died February 26. Visitation
3 p.m. until 9 .
p.m., Thursday. ,;',
Service 11 a.m.,
Friday in the ,.
chapel.




FELIX OSUJI, 80, college pro-
fessor, died February 19. Arrange-
ments are incomplete.

JOE SUMMERSET, JR., 53,
cook, died February 13. Arrange-
ments are incomplete.

Genesis
KIMBERLY L. WILLIAMS, 44,
server, died February 20 at Jack-
son Memorial Hospital. Service
was held.

IRENE HERRERA, 73, died
February 28 at home. Service was
held.

MICHAEL G. METZ, 56, died
February 28 at Memorial Regional
Hospital. Service was held.

Grace
MARY K. WILLIAMS, 88, do-
mestic worker,
died Febru-
ary 26 at Sinai
Nursing Home.
Service 1 p.m.,
Saturday, in the
chapel.


BERYL STERLING, 61, house-
keeper, died February 23. Service
10 a.m.,Saturday, Greater Miami
Church of God.

St Fort
MARIE ELIZA PIERRE-
PHILIPPE, 62, homemaker, died
February 25 at Jackson Memorial
Hospital. Service 12 p.m., Satur-
day, Notre Dame D' Haiti Catholic
Church.

ELIZABETH F. SPIVEY, 64, su-
pervisor, died February 18, at Villa
Marie Nursing Center. Service was
held.

BRADLEY PAUL, 18,'student,
died February 21. Service 11 a.m.,
Saturday in the chapel.

EMMANUEL ETIENNE, 30,
customer service, died February
28 at Jackson-Memorial Hospital.
Arrangements are incomplete.

Mitchell .
SHELLY ROUSE, 65, truck
driver, died
February 23 at
Jackson North
Hospital. Sur-
vivors include:
Valerie and
Broderick. Ser
vice 10 a.m.,
Saturday, Jor-
dan Grove Missionary Baptist
Church.

ELIZABETH DANSEY, 71,
presser for
Spotless Clean-
ers, died Feb-
ruary 25 at
University of
Miami Hospital.
Service 3 p.m.,
Saturday in the
chapel. Re-
mains will be shipped to Dublin,
GA.

Nakia Ingraham
AGATHA BLACKWOOD, 91,
died February 28 at Memorial Hos-
pital. Arrangements incomplete.

EMANUEL RODRIQUEZ, 70,
, died March 2 at home. Arrange-
ments are incomplete.

Manker
DOROTHY SIMMONS, 40,
died March 1 --- ]


at North Shore
Medical Center.
Service 11 a.m.,
Saturday in the
chapel.



BETTY ANN JOY, 40, died
March 1 at Jackson Memorial Hos-
pital. Service 2 p.m., Saturday in
the chapel.


Richardson
JERI DIONNE UPSHAW, 37,
homemaker,
died February
27. Service 3
p.m., Friday in
the chapel.




ROOSEVELT IVORY II, 40, en-
treprenuer, died
February 24.
Service 11 a.m.,
Saturday, Chris-
tian Fellowship
Baptist Church.
Friday and Sat-
urday 15600
NW 27 Place

AUDUANE
CONEY, 37, .H
laborer, died
February 24.
Service 11 a.m.
in the chapel.




JAMES MINNIS, JR., 65, en-
treprenuer, died
February 21.
Service 12 p.m.,
Saturday, Mt.
Calvary Baptist
Church.



LICH BYRD, 58, salesman, died
February 27.
Service 2 p.m.,
Saturday in the
chapel.







Carey Royal Ram'n
JEANETTE HAWKINS WATTS,
64, medical
technician, died
February 27 at
Victoria Memo-
rial Hospital.
Service 11 a.m.,
Wednesday, Mt.
.Calvary Mis-
sionary Baptist
Church.

BETRAM CAGE, 72, carpenter,
died February 28 at home. Service
was held.

MICHAEL GORE, 80, construc-
tion worker, died March 2 at home.
Arrangements are incomplete.

MAHFOOZ RIZVI, 59, cashier,
died February 27 at home. Service
was held.


Pax Vil a
EDITH. LAURENT, 33 nursing
assistant, died February 18 in Hai-
ti. Service 10 a.m., Saturday,Notre
Dame D' Haiti Catholic Church.

EMILE MICHEL, 79, cook, died
February 20, at University of Mi-
ami Hbspital. Service 10 a.m.,
Saturday in the chapel.

BOIVELUS JEAN, 70, laborer,.
died February 24 at home. Service
10 a.m., Saturday, Mount Zion
Evangelical Baptist Church.

AMOS SERAPHIN, 67, pastor,
died February 28 at Mount Sinai
Medical Center. Service 10 a.m.,
Saturday, Bethel Apostolic Tem-
ple.

JEAN MICHEL COMPASS 78,
carpenter, died February 27 at
South Point Plaza. Service 2 p.m.
, Saturday, Notre Dame D' Haiti
Catholic Church.


Paradise


ALFRED WILLIAMS SR., 83,
died at Homestead Hospital. Ser-
vice 11 a.m., Saturday, Mount
Pleasant Missionary Baptist
Church.


Eric S. George
WILLIE STEPHENSON, 83, re-
tired, died February' 24 in Jones-.
boro, GA. Service 11 a .m., Sat-
urday, Koinosia Worship Center,
*Pembroke Pines, FL.


Poitier
JAVON PRESTON, 27, cook,
died February [ m i
10. Service 11
a.m., Saturday
in the chapel. -


ROMANIEL WARD, 65, welder,
died March 1 at
Jackson Memo-
rial Hospital






ALEX MONTGOMERY, 75,
car detailer, died February 19 at
home.

WILLIE COLBERT, 42, died
February 27 at Jackson Memorial
Long Term Care Center. Service
4:30 p.m., Saturday in the chapel.


JAYS
CHARITY MAE WARD, 92, died
February 28 at
Gramercey Park
Nursing Center.
Arrangements.
are incomplete.




RONNIE CHAPPELL, 65, died
March 2 at Jack-
son South Com-
munity Hospi-
,tal. Service 11
a.m., Saturday,
Goulds Church
of Christ.


LARRY MOSLEY, 54, died Feb-
ruary 28. Ar-
rangements are
incomplete.






ANNIE LEE BENJAMIN, 61,
health care technician, died Feb-
ruary 26 at Homestead Hospital.
Service 1 p.m., Saturday, Geln-
dale Baptist Church.


Hall Ferguson Hewitt
JOSH BROWN, 75 construction
laborer, died
February 22 at
Coral Hospice..
Service was
held.




BOOKER T. TODD, JR., 57,
died February
26 at Home-
stead Medical
Center. Survi-
vors include:
son, Nicholas;
parents, Mr. &
Mrs. Booker T.
Todd, Sr.; sister,
Jacqueline Hodge; brother, Henry
P.; and a host of other relatives.
Service 1 p.m., Wednesday in the
chapel.

EDWARDS JOHNSON, JR.,
53, construc-
tion -worker,
died February
26 at Hialeah
Hospital. Ar-
rangements are
incomplete.


IDA MILLER,
distance, died
February 25,
at University of
Miami Hospi-
tal. Service 10
a.m., Saturday,
New Hope Mis-
sionary Baptist
Church.


Range _. '
GLADYS FLOWERS, 72,
beautician died
February 26.
Survivors in-
clude: daugh-
ters, Linda B.
Thompsonn-
Budgett (Thom-
as), Charolyn,
Shirley Jackson
(Gregory), Zelda Fulton, Hurlette
Brown (Lawrence), and Susan
Thompson (James); son, Anthony
Phillips; 20 grandchildren; many
great-grandchildren; brothers, Wil-
ford Thompson (Jeanette), and
Harold Thompson (Lois); a host
of other relatives and friends. Ser-
vice 1 p.m., Saturday, St. John
M.B. Church.

PATRICE L. STRINGER, 50,
died Febru-
ary 25. Survi-
vors include:
mother, Alfreda
A. Hudge; fa-
ther, Nathaniel
L.; daughter,
LaToya Willis;
sons, Carlton
and Johnny Haugabook Jr; sis-
ter, Charlene Hudge; brothers,
Daryl (Andrea) and Nathaniel; four
grandchildren; a host of cousins
and other relatives and friends.
Service 11 a.m., Saturday, Mt. Ta-
bor M.B. Church..

GEORGE A. SYMONETTE,
barber, 66, died
Feb. 28 at Coral
Gables Hos-
pital. Service
Saturday in the
chapel.



LUYANG CHEN, programmer
for Tek Systems, 40, died Feb. 18.
Service was held.

CORA D. LANIER, retired day-
care teacher, 73, died Feb. 21 at
South Miami Hospital. Services
was held.

CLIFFONIAJ. ROSS, 78, retired
educator for Miami-Dade County
Public Schools, 78, died Feb. 18
Service was held.

LEONARD CLEVELAND DE-
LEVEAUX JR, laborer, 53, died
Feb. 25 at home. Service 11 a.m.,
Saturday at Pentecostal Power of
the Apostolic Faith Church.

ROBIN HUDNELL CROSS-
WALKER, 53, resident of San Ber-
nardino County, for 20 years, died
January 23 in Apple Valley, Ca.
Service was held February 14 in
Apple Valley. Memorial service will
be held Saturday, 2 p.m., Holy Re-
deemer Catholic Church.

Hadley ...
XAVIER A. EGIDO, 23, died
February 26 at
Memorial Re-
gional Hospital.
Service 3 p.m.,
Saturday in the
chapel.



ROSALIND LAWSON, 42,
nurse aide, died
February 27 at
Jackson North.

Saturday in the
chapel.



In Memoriam
In loving memory of,


60, nurse as-


JIMMIE LEE BONNER, 67, died
February 26. Arrangements are in-
complete.

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Wright & Young
JULIAN ARRINGTON, Survi-
vors include: ,-
daughter Kathie
Shaw; siblings
Christine Byrd,
Nina Jackson,
Gloria, Tal-
madge, Win-
ston, Estell,
and Jeremiah.
Service 2 p.m., Jordan Grove M.B
Church.

THELMA POLITE 84, clerk died
February. 27
at home. Sur-
vivors include:
son, Johnny
Durden; sister,
Dorothy Mae
Robinson; 13
grandchildren, 7
great grandchil-
dren, 2 great -great grandchildren.
Service 11 a.m., Saturday, Spirit
of Christ.

GEORGE R. CLARK, 75,
salesman, died
February 24 at
home. Survivors
include: chil-
dren, George Jr.
(Velma), Sha-
ron, Gregory,
Natalie, An-
thony, Benja-
min Hanks and Evangline Rambo
(James); siblings, Bessie Lee and
Ada Lee Clark. Rosary Service
7 p.m.,Friday, Xavier Catholic
Church. Service 10 a.m., Satur-
day, March 7, St. Francis Xavier
Catholic Church.

JOEL DEROGENE 36, tow truck
driver, died Feb-
ruary 21. Sur-
vivors include:
Jermaine, Van-


essa,


Marie


Derogene nee
Paulidor.
Service was
held.


L B WIMBERLY 61, laborer died
February 24, at Kindred Hospital.
Final rites and burial in Talbotton
Georgia. Arrangement entrusted
to Leonard Funeral Home.

JACKIE VAN BREEDLOVE 52,
died February 27, at Jackson Me-
morial Hospital. Survivors include:
husband, Jeffery; sisters, Dessie
and Katherine Mason, Laura
Burch. Final rites and burial in
Rhine Georgia. Arrangementen-
trusted to Rollins Funeral Home.


Happy Birthday
In loving memory of,


In Memoriam
In loving memory of,


JOHNNIE L. "JOHN" QUINN
08/13/32 03/01/08

Death leaves a heartache
that time cannot heal. Love
leaves memories that time
cannot steal. Family is forever
and you were our rock.
From your loving wife, chil-
dren and grandchildren.


In Memoriam
In loving memory of,
















WILLIE MAE WOODARD
03/03/52 09/11/08

Wishing you a Happy
Birthday! It's been six months
since God called you home.
Love, your daughter, Sister
Emily Alexander and entire
family

Happy Birthday


IRIS E. FREELOVE
03/03/54.- 04/17/08

From your Family and Hus-
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Andrew DeGraffenreidt was first

Black Lauderdale commissioner


Miami Times Staff Report

Andrew DeGraffenreidt Jr.,
the first Black elected to the Ft.
Lauderdale City Commission,
died Feb. 25. He was 80.
His daughter, Carol
DeGraffenreidt, told the South
Florida Sun Sentinel her father
broke his hip socket last October
and he died in a hospital.
He and his wife of 59 years,
Eddie Pearl, like him a long-
time educator, moved last May
to an assisted living facility in
West Palm Beach.
DeGraffenreidt, a native
of Kansas City, Missouri, was
the first Black elected to city-
wide office in Ft. Lauderdale
and served three terms on the
commission. He failed in bids
for seat in Congress and on the
Broward County Commission.
In Washington this week,
U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings,
D-Miramar, rose to honor the life
and achievement of his friend,
describing him as "a tremendous
public servant" and "a champion
of the city's neglected minority
neighborhoods."
Besides his wife and daughter,
DeGraffenreidt is survived by
another daughter, Fredi Grace


Mitchell of Atlanta, and a son,
Andrew DeGraffenreidt III of
WesIt Palm Beach.
A wake will be held from 5 to
9 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist
Church Piney Grove, 4699 W.
Oakland Park Blvd. Services will
take place at 10 a.m. Saturday
at the church.


In Memoriam Happy Birthday Death Notice In Memoriam
In loving memory of, In loving memory of,


MARY HILL WILLIAMS
12/15/25- 3/4/2000


Words can't express how
much we miss you. Your face,
your voice, your loving ways
stay vividly in our hearts and.
minds. We thank God for a
gift so precious, a gift so true,
our guardian angle that gift
was you.
We love you Momma, Sylvia,
Jacqueline and your. grand
children.
Card of Thanks
The family of the late,


MOTHER ALMA JOHNSON
extends a sincere 'thank you' to
everyone for the varied acts of
support.
Special thanks to Rev. Dr.
Gaston E. Smith and the Friend-z
ship M.B. Church family, Rev.
Dr. G. David Horton of Greater
New Bethel M.B. Church, Rev.
Marvin InTyre, Sr. Union Grove
M.B. Church, Father Rich-
ard Barry St. Agnes Episco-
pal Church and The Seaboard
Baptist Association Moderator,
Rev. Dr. Alphonso Jackson, Sr,
B.T.W. classes of 1960, 61, 67,
Alumni Association and Athletic
Club, Miami Northwestern class
of 1990, Miami Park Elementary
and Mr. Frankie Lewis.
The family

Death Notice


REV. NAAMAN NATHAN
SEARS Jr, 'Uncle Big Nate',
died March 1 in West Palm
Beach. Viewing Friday, 5 to 7
p.m., Mt. Zion M.B. church,
1118 Henrietta St, West Palm
Beach, Fl. Service 11 a.m., Sat-,
urday, Bibleway M.B. Church,
521 15th Street, West Palm
Beach, Fl., Rev. James Bently,
Pastor. Call 561-659-5015


BARBARA SUE KITCHEN
03/06/51 03/08/07

Since March 8, 2007, when
God called you home, our lives
have been disrupted and our
hearts have shattered into a
million pieces. Yet, our love
for you continues to be ever-
lasting.
With the help of God, we
have learned how to cope
with our lost and embrace
the memories much more,
even though we miss you very
much.
Happy Birthday! Love al-
ways, your Mom; Mattie Wa-
ters, daughters; Tiffany Chest-
nut-Moss and Tina Simmons,
grandchildren, and family. ,

In Memoriam
In loving memory of,


MICHAEL DELANCY, 53,
died March 2. Survivors in-
clude: siblings, Edward and
Ethel, Marcia D. Stirrup
(Charles), Kathy S. Allen (Au-
brey). Service 11 a.m., Satur-
day, Gospel Tabernacle Faith
Deliverance Church, 3301 NW
189 Street. Arrangements en-
trusted to Wright & Young Fu-
neral Home.


In Memoriam
In loving memory of,


.. .....1f


VANILLA MAYO
Sister-in-law


NETTIE M. EDMOND
Wife


GEORGIA B. CLARK
11/25/38- 3/1/96


MIN. JEAN BLONDELL SANDERS
07/02/53 -3/08/08

We miss you terribly, but
our love for you is undying
Your life and legacy lives
on.
Praise the Lord!
The Sanders Family

In Memoriam
In loving memory of,


HENRY "SONNIE"
PERNELL HOSEA
S08/23/62 03/07/08


Saying that we miss you
would be an understatement.
So, it is best if we express how
we truly feel by saying we love
you! Your memories we will
always hold!
Love, your mother; Barbara
(George) King, sisters; Frankie
(Delroy) and Francina (Daun-
dre), Lorraine Samuel and
children.


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long years since you left us.
There is riot a day that goes
by, we don't think of you. The
memory your unconditional
love you showed us we show
each other.
We love you, Stephanie,
Derek, Terry, Pernell and
Carnell

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Miamians complete basic training


NICOLE A. MADDEN rKAREN EDOUARD
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Air Force Airmen Karen
Edouard and Nicole A. Madden
graduated from basic military
training at Lackland Air Force
Base, San Antonio, Texas.
During the six weeks of
training, they studied the Air
Force mission, organization,
core values, and military
customs and courtesies;
performed drill and ceremony
marches, and received physical
training, rifle marksmanship,
field training exercises, and
special training in human
relations.
Having completed basic
training, Edouard and Madden


earned credits toward an
associate in applied science
degree relating through the
Community College of the Air
Force.
Edouard is the daughter
of Betty Edouard of Northwest
Third Avenue in Miami and
is a 2006 graduate of Mast
Academy High School.
Madden is the daughter of
Hyacinth Madden of Northwest
173rd Terrace in Miami
Gardens and sister of Phillip
Harris of Northwest 10th
Court in Miami. She is a 2008
graduate of Miami Norland
High School.


County Commissioner Barbara Jordan dances during her
annual Valentine's Day Hop for District 1 seniors.
Photo courtesy of Miami-Dade County


Seniors share the love

for Valentine's Day
Miami Times Staff Report

Senior citizens in District 1 came out for fun at County
Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan's third annual Valentine Hop
on Feb. 13 at the Landmark Auditorium in North Miami-Dade.
The commissioner invited more than 300 seniors from adult
living facilities and other organizations the free event for dinner
and dancing.
The Miami House Rockers played tunes by Bobbie Blue Bland.
The seniors also danced to tunes such as My Funny Valentine and
Electric Slide. Door prizes were given away, with several business
providing coupons and gift certificates as event goodies.
The commissioner arranged free transportation for many of
the attendees.
"I have the best times at these events," Jordan said. "Everyone
truly has a wonderful time. It's the music they love and their
friends."


JoMarie Payton waves to crowd during the parade in Opa Locka.


Popular actress salutes her hometown
JoMarie Payton visits Opa- locka to for the "I'm like the Opa-locka super first-grade class production o
f
lrig
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said Payton 58 I never Little Red Riding Hood.


naming of President Barack Obama Avenue


By Virginia Gil
U/Miami News Service

Through all of her many
successes from her first-
grade starring role in Little. Red
Riding Hood to her leading role
as Harriette Winslow on Family
Matters -- JoMarie Payton
remembers the encouragement,
the support, even the "kicks"
that helped launch her acting
career.
"It was like everybody
wanted to give me something,


do something for me, and
I sincerely appreciate it,"
said Payton who returned to
her hometown Opa-locka in


forgot all those people helping
me; the ones that kicked me
out the door. It helped me live
my dream and have a chance at
my heart's desire."


I learned less is more," Martin said. "You don't have to be
aggressive all the time. You have to take the opportunity to
see the different side of the world


February to serve as grand
marshal of a parade honoring
President Barack Obama for
whom the city named a street.


Payton's dreams of stardom
came as early as age 6, when she
was got her first starring role,
in Rainbow Park Elementary's


"She was one of my best
students," recalls Payton's first-
grade teacher Clara Wilcox. "I
knew to give her the leading
role because of how smart she
was."
RECOVERING FROM
CHICKEN POX
Payton might have missed
her career debut, Wilcox said,
had she not intervened. On the
night of the play, Payton was at
home recovering from chicken
pox and was believed to be still
contagious.
"I had to ask her mom to
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By Hsin-Yu Kuan
U/Miami News Service

Thaddeus Martin, the
24-year-old winner of the MTV
reality series From G's to Gents,
received plaudits and red-car-
pet treatment from his home-
town recently.
At their Feb. 11 Miami Gar-
dens City Council meeting, city
leaders, as well as audience
members, applauded Martin for
his winning performance on the
show that sought to transform
a "goon" into a "gentleman".
On the show, Martin learned
to dress more professionally,
talk without using profanity and


slang, control his manners and
argue without physically fight-
ing during the competition.
"I learned less is more," Mar-
tin said. "You don't have to be
aggressive all the time. You
have to take the opportunity
to see the different side of the
world."
Martin, nicknamed "Creepa,"
received the city's accolades af-
ter winning a $100,000 prize for
beating out 13 contestants on
the MTV show in September.
"This is something we should
be proud of, Miami Gardens'
product, Thaddeus Martin,"
said Councilwoman. Sharon
Pritchett, who presented Martin


with a plaque from the city.
Martin represents an impor-
tant message in Miami Gar-
dens, Pritchett said. "We hear
the negatives about young men,
and especially young men of
color. All the young men you see
are proud to see him being suc-
cessful," she said.
One of Martin's first actions
after receiving the prize money
was to keep his mother, Anna
Martin, from losing her home to
foreclosure.
"That's very commendable -
and he did not just stop there,"
Pritchett said.
Martin started his own in-
dependent record label, Born


to Shine Entertainment, and
founded a nonprofit, A-plus
Kids, which seeks to highlight
the importance of education
while transforming the lives of
drop-out students.
"He is the winner," Martin's
cousin, Dexter Carswell, said at
the council meeting. "He used
his wits throughout all the com-
petitions," said Carswell, who
is CEO of Red Eye Entertain-
ment.
Martin said he has gone from
thug to role model and he wants
his peers to know it.
"I am doing this for the
people. We have to be united
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The elegant wedding of Shan-
tina Larissa Whyly and Alrick
Henry Johnson took place on
Feb. 14 at Grace United Com-
munity Church. The bride chose
aqua and white as her colors. A
22-passenger Hummer limou-
sine carried the bridal party.
Recorded music was played and
the Rev. Dr. Dennis Archibald
officiated.
As The Tribute played, the of-
ficiant, the groom and Kevin
Johnson, best man, entered,
followed by groomsmen Der-
rick Johnson, T.J. Mapp,
Ryan Jackson, Edison Con-
stable, Jerome Harrison, Dar-
rell Whyly and Tavares John-
son Jr., each holding a bouquet
of white roses to present to the
bridesmaids as they moved
down the side aisle attired in
white tails tuxedos.
The parents then entered the
church, starting with Edna Bai-
ley, grandmother of the groom,
Claudia Whyly, grandmother
of the bride, Leonard and Secil
Johnson, parents of the groom,
and Janet May Whyly, mother
of the bride
The bridesmaids included
Natishkah Bethell, Leah Why-
ly, Regina'Johnson, Demetra-
nique Kelly, junior bridesmaid,
Le'Erin Foster, junior bride,
and Rochelle Phileogene. The


bndesmaids wore
aqua and brown
gowns and brown
and aqua gowns.
with the children
wearing tiaras, sparkling neck-
laces and earrings. Then Mo-
nique Bethel, matron of hon-
or, and Mary Trahan, maid of
honor, entered to the sounds of
Made to Love Ya by Gerald La-
Vert.
Then came Lyric Light-
bourne and Jermani Philo-
gene, flower girls, Ja'quon
Philogene, ring bearer, Kevin
Johnson Jr., bell ringer, and
Gerrad Brennan, bible boy.
The grand moment arrived
when the bride emerged from
a Rolls Royce and made her
appearance in the rear with
her son, Elijah King Bullard,
10, waiting to escort her down
the aisle. She wore a tiara over
her up-sweep hairdo, mini-
earrings, a white gown accen-
tuated with floral patches and
crystals on the bodice and on
the mini-train. The sounds of
Still In Love.by Beyonce played
in the background.
After the bride arrived at the
arch surrounded with .aqua,
white, brown, and miniature
lighting, she and the groom
faced, the officiant and joined
in a prayer, exchange of vows
and rings and looked .on as


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Shenika Campbell performed
a liturgical dance, That was
followed by another prayer,
announcement of marriage
and the departure of the brid-
al party to Hotel Roma Golden
Glades for a reception and cel-
ebration.
After toasts to the bride
and groom, cutting of the cake
and bouquet and garter toss-
ing, the newlyweds thanked
everyone and announced they
were going on a week's cruise
to nowhere for their honey-
moon. The crowd cheered
their departure.

Congratulations to Dr. Mary
Percell, Joan Conners, Clara
Williams and Simone Buford
for putting together a Black
History program for The North
Region Parks Seniors last Sat-
urday at the Gwen Cherry
Park/NFL Yet Center attended
by more than 400 people.
Williams, the mistress of
ceremonies, began the pro-
gram by having everyone sing
Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing, fol-
lowed by the welcome and per-
formance of the OZ Hustle by
the Country Village Steppers
featuring Ramona Varner.
They received a standing ova-
tion when they left the floor
dancing.
The next act was a treat for
the audience, because it was
Jesse Jones, a dynamic alto
saxophone player well-known
in the jazz world. He played
What a Beautiful World as he
walked around with his horn
and held his last note for three


minutes to a thunderous ap-
plause. Jones was accompa-
nied by Lucas Jasmin, a vocal
arranger, composer and teach-
er of the piano, on keyboards.
Angel Jamison and Zan-
drea Symonette recited po-
ems, including Lip Gloss Is
Popping. The Singing Angels of
Arcola Lakes Park performed
a chronology of Dr. Martin L.
King Jr. mixed with hip-hop.
A good performance came
from students of Olinda Park
Elementary and a tribute was
made to Muhammad Ali.
The closing jazz dance was
performed by Simone Bu-
ford, choreographer, NFL Yet
Center, a graduate of Miami
Northwestern High's PAVAC
program
** **** **
As a student at North Dade
Jr.-Sr. High School, Doris
Hart and her classmates were
constantly told to be some-
body and make something of
themselves. After graduat-
ing, Hart found her niche in
the NAACP, with emphasis
on its youth group, helping
to implement the local ACT-
SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural,
Technological and Scientific
Olympics) competition.
Since 1978, Hart has been
spending her time selecting
and preparing them to audi-
tion for competition on the
local and national levels. The
2009 ACT-SO competition was
held Feb. 14, at Dr. Michael
Krop High and the first-place
winners included Finola Per-


ry, Architecture, Design & Ar-
chitecture High; Moral Douet,
Drawing, New World Schools
of the Arts; Michnique Bar-
iatier, Filmmaking, DASH;
Sophia Wong, Painting, and
Photography, NWSA.
Dion Todman of Coral
Reef High won in Music Com-
position; Rhea Leonard, Es-
say, DASH; Imani King, Poet-
ry, Nova High; Zoriah Person,
Dance, Krop; Mario Roberts,
Dance, Booker T. Washing-
ton High; Mamont Whitaker,
Vocal, Miami Northwestern
High; Dominique Seward,
Vocal, DASH; and Gabrielle
Jean Baptiste, Entrepre-
neurship, Miramar High.
Hart's kids have brought
back 600 gold medals from
the national competition over
the years, including a gold
medal for her daughter, Kar-
ey, who won in Drama and is
still performing as an actress.
This year's national ACT-SO
competition will be held July
8-12 in New York City. As-
sisting Hart will be Matthew
Welker, Joretta Hawkins,
Art and Hyacinth Johnson.


"Prayer Change Things"
was the theme of the 18th an-
nual Prayer Breakfast spon-
sored by Gamma Delta Sigma
Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho
Sorority recently, in memory
of the Veronica Floyd, held at
the Airport Embassy Suites
Hotel. W. Doris Neal, chair-
woman, and her committee
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Calendar sponsored by AT&T and
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Happy anniversary greetings
to Dorian and Shronda Postell,
Feb. 26, their 16th.


Get-well wishes are for
Elestine M. Allen, Vashti
Armbrister, Roslyn Bethel,
Gladys Braynon, Carmetta
Brown-Russell, Rachel Culmer-
Williams, Denisia Harris,
Da'Marrio Jackson-Smith,
Deloris J. McCartney, Thelma
Meadows-Dean, Cynthia
Peacock, Doris. M. Pittman,
Herbert J. Rhodes Jr. and
Priscilla Thompson.


Dorothy Jenkins Fields'
"Black in Time": column in The
Miami Herald last week, titled,
"Without. vision, the people
perish," was a very enlightened
report on Miami's former Colored
Town, now Overtown. Thanks for
remembering my father, Stanley
Ivern Sweeting, who adored
writing about his birth place,


in his column, "Miami, But It's
My Town," for his beloved uncle
Henry E.S. Reeves' newspaper,
The Miami Times.
May I pause to mention other
journalists of predominantly
Black newspapers, including the
late Daniel Francis, publisher,
Miami Tropical Dispatch; Sam
Solomon, publisher, Miami
Whip, and John Diaz, writer
with the Pittsburgh Courier.
All of them .really 'plugged our
community and the happenings
in our city.
I was talking with one of my
former neighbors who lived
hear our homi `if-Overtown on
Northwest 151 Street, he had
me in stitches laughing with him
as he reminisced about the good
old days. Kids played freely in
the .neighborhoods. and kickball
games were regular-sights. Your
mother's cast iron skillet was
a lifetime investment and was
passed on from generation to,
generation.
Doors were never locked. Boys


played baseball and marbles.
Girls played jacks, cut out dolls
or organized neighborhood jump
rope or hopscotch competitions.
Work was work.
My former neighbor ended
the conversation by telling me
he, along with other guys, was
grateful for any opportunity,
no matter how humble, to help
their family eat.
Miami was indeed the city
everybody wanted to visit or live
in. When the Orange Blossom
Classic was held here and the
football game was played in the


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Orange Bowl, each team played
its heart out against its opponent.
Everyone was dressed up. Some
woinen had three outfits for the
day: one for the morning, one for
the parade and one to wear to
the game. A lot of women wore
a chrysanthemum corsage that
night on their lovely suits.
It was nice, clean fun with
. people coming here from all
over Florida and no one died
of gunshot wounds and no one
was robbed. It was a genuine
pleasure to grow up in our
belbved Miaini.
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A people's unconscious,
massed for action, becomes
aware of a light in its collective
darkness: a luminous phospho-
rescence flitting, hovering over
swampy ground caused by
the spontaneous combustion of
hopes unrealized and dreams
deferred. -- From my poem,
Emmett Till: The Shaping of a
People's Dream, 2006.
The quoted passage refers
to a "luminous phosphores-
cence" or light shining in the
reservoir of the shared history
and experiences amassed by a
people and described by Carl
Jung as their collective un-
conscious. What people? In
this case, Africans in America,
who, by virtue of their forced
transplantation, the develop-
ment of close relationship/
kinship bonds and, perhaps
most importantly, the sharing
of a common oppressive histo-
ry have cohered into a loosely
confederated cultural group.



they say u wrote classic verse
- boisterous ballads. silky
sonnets, quaint quatrains, and
the like much better & more
beautifully than most. yr keats
more keatsian, more rococo in
word choice, more sensual in
image than the englishman
himself. were u white & british,
u might easily have been
ushered to the front ranks of
romantic english parades. but


The im-
a.gery likens the collective un-
conscious of Africans in Amer-
ica to a wet, marshy space,
prolific with certain types of
growth but resistant to culti-
vation: where stagnant feeling,
like water full of iron-bearing
clays floats the decaying detri-
tus of personal hopes, wishes
and dreams and produces the
inevitable ignis fatuus of rebel-
lion.
This flitting phosphorescent
light born of the peat bogs, mud
flats, marshes and swamps of
the African American objective
psyche, born of the suppressed
rage and thwarted creativity of
a subjugated people sponta-
neously combusts and makes
itself known periodically,
episodically, on the stages of
the American consciousness,
sometimes in cacophonous
compositions of violence and
upheaval (slave revolts, urban
riots and protest marches),


sometimes in the sweet solos,
soliloquies and startling plas-
tic and simplistic expressions
(of sacred and secular art, or-
atory and literature).
The Harlem Renaissance was
one such spontaneous com-
bustion. The literature, art,
music, dance and social com-
mentary of Africans in Amer-
ica exploded into the cultural
movement that became known
as "The New Negro Movement'
and, later, as the Harlem Re-
naissance (1919-1948). Al-
though literature, music and
the plastic arts were the pri-
mary media of expression, all
aspects of African American
life were touched and shaped
by this movement.
One of the brightest lights of
the Harlem Renaissance was
Countee Cullen. Poet, antholo-
gist, novelist, translator, chil-
dren's writer and playwright,
Cullen was born on March
30. 1903. Cullen won more
literary prizes than any other
Black writer of the 1920s. His
poem Heritage was described
by Langston Hughes, his
friend and colleague, as the
most beautiful poem written
by a Black man. It took only
one reading of his many works
for me to decide that this was
a poet I wanted to emulate.


For Countee Cullen


in spite of your genuine skill
& power, yr intimate & acute
understanding of yr poetself,
u were boyishly black & shy &
as such no one guessed apart
from the evidentiary lines that
screamed from the hollows ofyr
verse that u knew how deeply
the roots of iyr poems pushed
downward into a dank dark
soil, into a moist, nurturing
aesthetic; that u had for sooth


foreseen there the breaking
dormancy of yr creative seed,
the rot-rending of its thick coat
before germinal grace, before
growth,long after yr demise.
i am so glad to be now alive to
pick yr poetic fruit; to bite into
& savor its sweet pulp, swallow
its seeds, knowing that as they
pass through me, their thick
seed coats will weaken enough
to sprout anew.


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enjoyable event.
Following the univer-
sal prayer by Lillian Davis,
greetings were brought by
Claudia Slater, president of
Gamma Delta Sigma Chap-
ter, and Jermaine Brogdon,
president of the National
Pan-Hellenic Council.
Rhoer Club members, who
included Glenda Latimore,
Ky'Eisha Penn and Jeroda
Strapp, performed to the
delight of the audience. Min-
ister Marilyn Thompson of
Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist
Church gave the message.
Dr. Wanda Williams, assis- o
tant principal of North Glade i
Elementary, rendered a solo
that brought the audience
to their feet and Shivonne
Johnson and Jessica Har- o
ris performed a captivating r
liturgical dance. Lorenzo
Palmer, a Florida Memorial 3
University student, delivered A
an oration.
The serious moment came
when sorority members led a
moving candlelight ceremo-
ny in memory, of Veronica
Floyd. Alicia Young said a
prayer for the youth.
Door prizes were presented
by Gloria Causell and the cen-
terpieces given out by Neal.
Committee members includ-
ed Annette Brantley, Ber-
nice Carey, Gloria Causell, :
Wilma Council, Willie P. Gal- T
loway, Irene Handsford, Deni- L
tra Henry, Grace Humphrey,
Paulette McPhee, Terriceda
Newkirk, Genevieve Paul, Lin-
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4C THE MIAMI TIMES, MARCH 4-10, 2009


New Orleans still struggling
Most people, locals, tour- doubt it will ever
ists and the media alike, see be the same.
the city of New Orleans in two To see New Or- 0 j
distinct and separate lights: leans now, if you.
pre-Katrina and post-Katrina. knew it before, is like seeing it
Indeed, the city that stood be- for the first time. Pre-Katrina,
fore the flood waters rushed in, New Orleans had Black folk
killing thousands and causing and it had white folk mostly
billions of dollars in damage is Black folk with a small Viet-
decidedly different. And many namese population. Now,


nearly four years later, there
is a growing Latino population,
made up of mostly day workers
and their families who traveled
to the city to find work right af-
ter the storm. Many Black men
in the city feel they are losing
out on repair jobs, not to men-
tion low-paying jobs in restau-
rants and hotels, as the city's
new residents can be hired at
a lower pay rate. Even before
the storm, New Orleans wasn't
a captain of industry. Most
people worked for the govern-
ment, at one of the hospitals or
universities or were employed
by small business owners.


Since many small companies
chose not to reopen after Ka-
trina, this left many residents
out of work, with few prospects
for employment.
The housing situation is no
better. Large developers are
working to rebuild the city, but
only in more upscale neighbor-
hoods, like Lakeview. While
upper middle class residents
are getting help sorting out
their insurance claims and se-
curing financing for bigger and
fancier homes, other residents
- Black and not all of them
poor wonder why no one has
come into their neighborhoods


to help them.
Why then, with all the prob-
lems still plaguing the Big Easy
are government funds promised
to the city being held up? How
is that thousands of volunteers
and actor Brad Pitt have been
able to repair and build more
homes in poor areas of the
city than the government that
,promised to 'uplift the poor'?
Why are charter schools now
doing more to educate the city's
children than the local public
school system?
Over the last few years, many
politicians used New Orleans
as a springboard for their cam-


paigns and pet issues. Now
that the votes have been cast,
very few have returned to the
city to deliver on their prom-
ises. Perhaps we should write
them and ask when they plan
to make good on those verbal
checks.
The government continues
to fail New Orleans, as it fails
most urban areas. We showed
the world in November that we
as a people were looking for a
new type of leader. We can use
that power once again to move
our elected' officials into action.
It is never too late for them to
do the right thing.


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please let her perform and that
evening I picked her up," Wilcox
said. The young Payton excelled
in the arts growing up in Opa-
locka. Although not a native,
she could almost claim the city
as her hometown, moving here
with her mother, a maid, and her
father, a construction worker,
from Albany, Ga., when she
was 3 months old. Her parents
separated when she was 11.
Payton's acting continued
through school. In 1968, as
a senior at Miami Carol City
High, she starred in the school
production of A Raisin in the Sun
and won a theater award that
allowed her to attend and take
acting lessons at the University
of Miami and then Miami-Dade
Community College.
A chance to join a professional
traveling cast came in 1971.
but Payton was, reluctant to
audition. The tour was for
Purlie, a musical comedy .that
starred actor Robert Guillaume
at. the now-defunct Coconut
Grove Playhouse.
ENCOURAGED BY SUPPORT,
GROUP
The second -eldest of nine
children, Payton thought first
about her mother, who was
raising- the other: children-
alone. She did not want to leave


home. But Payton's support
group from her mother and
siblings to her teachers urged
her to take the next step in her
career.
"I remember all of my teachers
came to the Playhouse to see that
production," Payton recalled.
"They were all in the audience."
When the tour ended in Los
Angeles, Payton stayed on. Her
first big TV break came when she
played an elevator operator for
two years on Perfect Strangers.
Her starring role in Family
Matters was a spin-off from her
role as Harriette Winslow that
she played for nine years.
Payton also was the voice of
Suga Mama on Disney Channel's
The Proud Family, a role that
made her a hit with her nieces
and nephews.
"The kids" can't remember
Family Matters but, they call
me Suga Mama," said Payton,
who has an adult daughter,
Chantale.
FIRST TIME AS GRAND
MARSHAL
Payton has returned to South
Florida on other occasions.
But her most recent trip was
the first to as grand marshal
in a hometown parade. Even
more significant, for her, was
the reason behind the parade,
renaming of Perviz Avenue
as President Barack Obama
Avenue.


"To see Opa-locka, this little
itty-bitty place, rename a street,:
after our president, who I feel
will do a tremendous job, will
raise the esteem of my people,"
Payton said. "It's going to put
something in their hearts and
spirits that will raise them to a
level of pride where they'll want -
to'do better for themselves and
their children."
Gar Lester, Payton's agent
in Los Angeles for the past 11
years, says her pride stems from
a desire to help people.
"I think she's very proud to
be part of this occasion because
she loves to give back to her
community," Lester said. "She's
been blessed with a wonderful
career and she loves to give back
to people: that's what gives her
great joy."
ENDURING BICOASTAL
LIVING
Yet nothing rivals the
happiness of being home.
Though having spent most of her
time enduring bicoastal living
between Florida and California,
Payton says she's never away
from her hometown for more
than 18 months.
"I still love it so much, I always
come back," she said. Her
mother, Frankie Bell Payton,
died in December 2007 but her
two of her brothers, as well as
nieces and nephews, still live in
Opa-locka.


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and help people," he
said.
Born and raised in Mi-
ami Gardens, Martin
learned how violence can
affect a family at an early
age. His father was killed
during a robbery when he
was a toddler.
Martin attended Nor-
land Middle and Miami
Norland High schools. In
high school, he faced ar-
rest for drug possession


and dealing drugs but the
charges were dropped.
His luck ran out in 2005,
when, at age 21, he was
charged with gun posses-
sion, attempted robbery,
attempted murder and
drug possession. This
time, the charges stuck
and he spent time in jail.
Martin said he realized
that "I am too young for
this kind of trouble." He
enrolled in a technical
school and began record-
ing rap songs. But it was
the MTV reality series that,


marked a turning point.
"I want to be successful
in life," Martin said dur-
ing the competition after
meeting Fonzworth Bent-
ley, host of From G's to
Gents and also a rapper.
Coming back home a
hero, Martin said he ap-
preciated the city's recog-
nition.)
"It was a blessing to
have a lot of my friends
and families see me there,"
he said in a follow-up in-
terview. "It's history in the
making."


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Miami-Dade Parks to

offer jobs this summer
Miami Times Staff Report

Applications are being accepted through
March 13 for a variety of summer jobs being
offered by Miami-Dade Parks.
The positions include pool managers,
lifeguards, park service aides and recreation
leaders.
Applications must be made apply through the
county's website, www.miamidade.gov/jobs.
Applicants must also contact the park locations
where they wish to work. A list of parks, phone
numbers and addresses is available at www.
miamidade.gov/parks.
Applicants.
Applicants must be at least 17 years old and
those selected will be required to pass a drug/
alcohol screen and criminal background check
prior to employment.
Applicants for pool manager or lifeguard
positions are required to submit proof of current
certification in CPR, first aid, lifeguard and
water-safety instruction provided by the Red
Cross, YMCA or other nationally recognized
aquatic training program. Training is available
for those who apply early.
The deadline for applying is March 13.
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Students get tips on college funds at Northwestern workshop


By Sandra J. Charite
scharite@miamitimesonline.com


Wiltesha Jones hopes to attend
college but the Miami Northwest-
ern High senior has not made a'fi-
nal decision.
Because of financial consid-
erations, Wiltesha may attend a
community college for two years
then transfer to Nova Southeast-
ern University in Davie or Florida
A&M University in Tallahassee to
study pharmacy. She believes her
plan will work out even in the cur-
rent gloomy economic climate.
To help students such as Wilte-
sha, Northwestern High hosted its
10th annual Financial Workshop
on Feb. 11 to give them and par-
ents insights on getting money for
college.
"Though we hear about bailouts,
we want you to know that there
is money out there for college,"
said Irene Wisenbacker-Clark, the
school's College Resource Center
coordinator.
Representatives of the University
of Miami Financial Aid office of-


fered tips to the prospective college
freshmen.
"One of the big mistakes that I see
a lot of incoming freshmen make
is they apply too late for financial
aid by not watching the deadline,"
Kevin T. McCrary, senior associate
director in the UM Office of Finan-
cial Aid, said in an interview. "The
earlier you apply, the better your
chances."
One way students could ob-
tain funds for college is to call the
schools of their choice and ask
about scholarships for their in-
tended major, said April Norelus,
a representative of UM's financial
aid office.
Loans, work-study on or off-cam-
pus and grants are also sources of
funds for students.
When completing the Free Ap-
plication for Federal Student Aid
package, students are allowed to
give an estimate where they are
sure and completed student aid
reports will be distributed within
72 hours of submission.
McCrary said the goal of the
workshop was for parents to be in-


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office, give parents and students information about applying for financial aid
during Miami Northwestern High's 10th annual Financial Workshop on Feb. 11.
Miami Times photo/Sandra Charite


formed and students to have ways
of getting funds needed to attend
. college by May or June. He noted
that every college would give a dif-
ferent financial packet.
Wiltesha's mom Annette Hadley
said the workshop did provide her
with information, a lot of which


she had not been aware of. She
planned to attend the next ses-
sion.
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that showed up tonight," Hadley
said. "There was a lot of informa-
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Applications open

for taxicab lottery


Miami Times Staff report

The Miami-Dade
Consumer Services De-
partment is issuing ap-
plication forms for the
2009 Taxicab Lottery.
The forms may be
downloaded from the
department's website,
www.miamidade.gov/
csd, or picked up at the
downtown office, 140
W. Flagler St. Suite
904, or at the Vehicle
Inspection Station,
2615 NW 10th Ave.
Twenty-five 25 taxi-
cab licenses, also re-
ferred to as medal-
lions, will be awarded
in the drawing, which
will be the only one the
department will hold
in 2009.
Fifteen ,of the. li-
censes will be issued
to provide wheelchair
accessible taxicab ser-
vice, five will be given
to chauffeurs 'to serve
the North Miami-Dade
area and five to serve
the South Miami-
Dade.
Theo boundary re-
strictions for, those
areas are listed on the


department's website
under the heading
"Taxicab Driver Re-
sources and Informa-
tion.
Miami-Dade taxicab
chauffeurs who have
continuously held a
valid taxicab chauf-
feur's registration at
least since Jan. 12,
2004, are eligible to
participate.
Applicants may ap-
ply for one or all three
categories.
Applications must
be submitted in per-
son at the Consumer
Services Department's
downtown office. Ap-
plicants -must pres-
ent a photo I.D. and
pay a non-refundable
processing fee of $170
plus $100 for each en-
try.
"'The deadline for ap-
plications is 4 p.m.
Monday, March 2.
For more informa-
tion, call Steven Bobes
of the Consumer Ser-
vices Department's
Passenger Transpor-
tation Regulatory Di-
vision, at (305) 375-
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CITY OF MIAMI
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City
of Miami, Florida, on March 12, 2009 at 9:00 AM at City Hall,
located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, for the
purpose of granting the following:

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT OF EASE-
MENT, TO FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COM-
PANY, A FLORIDA CORPORATION, ("FPL"), OF
A TEN (10) FOOT WIDE STRIP, NON-EXCLU-
SIVE EASEMENT ON CITY-OWNED PROP-
ERTY LOCATED AT 1550 NW 37 AVENUE,
MIAMI, FLORIDA, (ALSO KNOWN AS GRAPE-
LAND PARK), FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OP-
ERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRIC
FACILITIES, WITH THE RIGHT TO RECON-
STRUCT, IMPROVE, CHANGE AND REMOVE
ALL OR ANY OF THE FACILITIES WITHIN THE
EASEMENTS.

All interested persons are invited to appear and may be heard
concerning these items. Should any person desire to appeal
any decision of the City Commission with respect to any
matter considered at this hearing, that person shall ensure that
a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including all
testimony and evidence upon any appeal may be based.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
persons needing special accommodations to participate in
this proceeding may 'contact the Office of the City Clerk at
(305) 250-5360 (Voice) no later than two (2) business days
prior to the proceeding or at (305) 250-5472 (TTY) no later
than three (3) business days prior to the proceeding.

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PLEASE ALL TAKE NOTICE THAT a meeting of the City of
Miami Commission has been scheduled for Thursday, March
12, 2009, at the City of Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American
Drive, Miami, Florida 33133. A private attorney-client session
will be conducted under the parameters of F.S. 286.011(8)
[2008]. The person chairing the City of Miami Commission
meeting will announce the commencement of an attorney-cli-
ent session, closed to the public, for purposes of discussing
the pending litigation case of MIGUEL GUTIERREZ, as Parent
and Personal Representative of the Estate of SUSANA GUTI-
ERREZ v. City of Miami, Case No.: 06-01722 CA 09, pending
in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for
Miami-Dade County, Florida, to which the City is presently a
party. This private meeting will begin at approximately 2:30
p.m. (or as soon thereafter as the Commissioners' schedules,
permit) and conclude approximately one hour later. The ses-
sion will be attended by the members of the City Commission:
Chairman Joe Sanchez, Angel Gonzalez, Marc Sarnoff, Tomas
Regalado, and Michelle Spence-Jones; the City Manager,
Pedro G. Hernandez; the City Attorney, Julie 0. Bru; Deputy
City Attorney, Warren Bittner; and Deputy City Attorney Maria
J. Chiaro. A certified court reporter will be present to ensure
that the session is fully transcribed and the transcript will be
made public upon the conclusion of the above-cited, ongoing
litigation. At the conclusion of the attorney-client session, the
regular Commission meeting will be reopened and the person
chairing the Commission meeting will announce the termina-
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Individual Counseling Services
Board Certified OB GYN's
Complete GYN Services
ABORTION START $180 AND UP

305-621-1399

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
regarding
WAIVER OF COMPETITIVE BID REQUIREMENTS
TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION
ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR THE BLACK POLICE
PRECINCT STATION AND COURTHOUSE MUSEUM
RESTORATION, PROJECT B-30299

City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, Florida
The Miami City Commission will hold a Public Hearing on March 12th, 2009
beginning at 9:00 a.m. to consider whether it is in the public's best interest that
the City Commission ratify, approve and confirm the City Manager's findings of
an emergency justifying the waiver of competitive bid procedures in the interest
of maintaining continuity of work, authorizing the City Manager to approve
payment, in the not-to-exceed amount of .$43,147.02, to R.J. Heisenbottle
Architects, P.A., to cover the additional construction administration services
requested by the City during the construction of the Black Police Precinct
Station and Courthouse Museum Restoration Project, B-30299, with funds
allocated from the CIP project account, B-30299.

The Public Hearing will be held in conjunction with the regularly scheduled City
Commission meeting of March 12th, 2009 at:
MIAMI CITY HALL
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, Florida

All interested persons may appear at the meeting and may be heard with respect
to the proposed issue. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the
City Commission with respect to any matter to be considered at this meeting,
that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made
including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons
needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact
the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5360 (Voice) no later than two (2)
business days prior to the proceeding or at (305) 250-5472 (TTY) no later than
three (3) business days prior to the proceeding.

Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk

(#003218)


CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City of Miami,
Florida on March 12, 2009 at 9:00 AM in the City of Miami Commission Cham-
bers at City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, for the purpose of
considering the following:

A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENTS, BY A 4/5THS VOTE OF THE CITY COM-
MISSION, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EX-
ECUTE A FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT
("AMENDMENT"), BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY")
AND RICKENBACKER MARINA, INC., A FLORIDA COR-
PORATION -("RICKENBACKER"), FOR THEIR LEASING
OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3301 RICK-
ENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FLORIDA; SAID AMEND-
MENT WILL PROVIDE FOR: 1) AN EXTENSION OF TERM
FOR USE OF WET STORAGE FACILITIES, DRY STOR-
AGE FACILITIES, AND OTHER ANCILLARY USES, COM-
MENCING ON JANUARY 8, 2009; 2)AN INCREASE IN THE
GREATER OF ANNUAL MINIMUM RENT OF $360,000.00;
OR 3) 15% OF GROSS REVENUE ANNUALLY FOR WET
STORAGE, 12% OF GROSS REVENUE ANNUALLY FOR
DRY STORAGE, 5% OF GROSS REVENUE FOR FUEL,
AND 40% OF GROSS REVENUE FOR ALL OTHER OPER-
ATIONS PLUS SALES AND USE TAX, IF APPLICABLE.

All interested persons are invited to appear and may be heard concerning such
proposed lease extension. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of
the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this hearing, that
person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, includ-
ing all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons need-
ing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the
Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5360 (Voice) no later than two (2) business
days prior to the proceeding or at (305) 250-5472 (TTY) no later than three (3)
business days prior to the proceeding.

Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC
City Clerk

(#003219)


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SECTION D


MIAMI, FLORIDA, -MARCH 4-10, 2009


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1215 N.W. 103rd Lane
Two bedrooms $750
Blue Lake Village
Call 305-696-7667.


1277 N.W. 58th Street #1
Two bdrms, one bath, appli.
included. Section 8 Wel-
come.
786-277-9925, 305-244-2141

1281 N.W. 61st Street
One Month's FREE rental
Renovated one bdrm, $525;
two bdrms, $725 appliances
included, 305-747-4552

1298 N.W. 60th Street
Beautiful one and two bdrms
air, gated, and first month
free! 786-282-8775

1500 N.W. 65th Street
One bedroom, one bath, room
air conditioned, gated, stove
and refrigerator. Remodeled,
tiled,, $575 a month.
Call 786-514-4746

1510 N.W. 68th Street
Efficiency $475
One bdrm, one bath $575
Two bedroom, one bath $675
Appliances Included
Call 786-797-6417


160 N.E. 68th Street
One and two bedroom,
Section 8 no deposit! Open
Mon-Sat 8 am-4 pm.

16140 N.E. 18th Place
Nice, two bedrooms, one
bath, central air, tiled, $925/
month. 786-985-1624.

2141 N.W. 91st Street
Two bedroom, one bath,
private driveway, air. $925
monthly. 786-663-0234

2365 N. W. 97 Street, Rear-B
One bdrm., $575 monthly,
$1150 to inove in.
Call 305-691-2703

247 N. E. 77 Street
1 bedroom, 1 bath, remod-
eled, water, garbage, parking
is free. $775 monthly plus se-
curity deposit. Section 8 wel-
come.Call 786-216-7533.


3051 N.W. 134th Street
Section 8 welcomed. Newly
remodeled, two bdrms, one
bath, central air, washer
and dryer incl. New kitchen,
bath, and refrig. $980/month.
S(954) 557-4567

3330 N.W. 48th Terrace
One bdrm, one bath. $600
mthly. 305-213-5013

475 N.E. 139th Street
One bedroom, one bath,
tiled, central air, includes
water, $875, Section 8 okay!
Call
305-606-3635.

50th Street Heights
CALL FOR MOVE
IN SPECIAL
Walking distance from.
Brownsville Metrorail. Free
water, gas, window bars, iron
gate doors. One and two .
bedrooms from $490-$580
monthly!2651 N.W. 50th
Street, Call 305-638-3699.

5509 N.W. Miami Court
One bdrm, one bath. $650
mthly, first, last, security.
305-751-6232
5842 N.W. 12th Ave#1
Two bedrooms, one bath, wa-
ter included. Section 8 Wel-
come. 786-277-9925, 305-
'244-2141.

6020 N.W. 13th Avenue
CALL FOR MOVE
IN SPECIAL
Two bedrooms, one bath,
$520-$530 monthly. One
bedroom, $485 monthly, win-
dow bars and iron gate doors.
Free water and gas. Apply at:
2651 N W 50 Street or call
305-638-3699


7526 N.E. Miami Court
One bedroom. $625 monthly,
free water. $1600 to move
in.786-277-0302


77 N.W. 77th Street
Two bedrooms, one and half
bath $810. Call 786-306-
4505


8475 N.E. 2nd Avenue
One and two bdrm apts. Sec-
tion 8. 305-754-7776

ALBERTA HEIGHTS APTS
CALL FOR MOVE
IN SPECIAL
One and two bedrooms, from
$495-$585 monthly. Free
water, window, bars and iron
gate doors. Apply at:
2651 NW 50 Street or call
305-638-3699

ALLAPATTAH AREA
New, one, two, and four
bdrms. Section 8 Welcomed!
Call 786-355-5665.

ARENA GARDENS
Move in with first months rent
FREE WATER
FREE BASIC CABLE
Remodeled efficiency, one,
two, and three bedrooms,
air, appliances, laundry and
gate. From $400. 1601 NW
1st Court. 305-374-4412.

DOWNTOWN BISCAYNE
1312-1315 N.E. Miami Court.
One bedroom, one bath,
safe, clean, new kitchen,
new tile, fresh paint, secured
with parking, $650-$695.



GOLDEN SQUARE AND
GOLDEN VILLAS
New Rental Community
1325/1415 NW 18th Drive
Pompano Beach
(954)933-4050

Beautiful One, Two, Three
and, Four Bedroom Apts.
Starting at,$750 monthly
Washer/Dryer Available
Fitness Center
Computer Room
Sparkling Pool and
Children's Playground

*Income restrictions apply
'Rent subject to change





MIAMI' Now Pre Leasing

A Rental Community
For Seniors 55 Plus
Friendship Towers Apts.
1550 N.W. 36 Street
Miami, FL 33142

Affordable one, and two
bedrooms. Starting at $633
For leasing information
visit:,
Pinnacle View Apartment
225 N.E. 23 Street
Miami, FL 33137

Call: 305-573-9201

-Income Restriction Apply

-Prices Subject to Change




GAS PRICES TOO HIGH?
Live across the street from
Brownsville Metrorail Station,
On major bus lines. Alberta
Heights Apartments. Call
305-638-3699 for move-in
special or visit our Rental Of-
fice, 2651 N.W. 50 Street,
Miami, Florida

GAS PRICES TOO HIGH?
Live across the street from
Brownsville Metrorail Station.
On major bus lines. Fiftieth
Street Heights Apartments.
Call 305-638-3699 for move-
in special or visit our Rental
Office, 2651 N.W. 50 Street,
Miami, Florida

L & G APARTMENTS
CALL FOR MOVE IN
SPECIAL
Beautiful one bedroom, $540
monthly, apartment in gated
community on bus lines. Call
305-638-3699

Located Near 90th Street
and 27nd Avenue
Two bedrooms, one bath,
light, water, and air included.
Call 305-693-9486.

N. DADE Section 8 OKI!
One and two bdrms. No De-
posit For Section 8.
786-488-5225

NORTHWEST AREA
One and two bdrm. Call after
6 p.m. 305-753-7738

OPA LOCKA AREA
Special! One bdrm, one bath,
$495 monthly, Section 8 OK!
Call 305-717-6084.

OVERTOWN ARE,
One bdrm, one bath, $500/


month. Call 786-262-4536.

Section 8 Apartments
South Miami Area, near
Metro Rail. Two bedroom,
three bedroom, four bedroom
apartments for rent.
Call 786-543-3872.


COMMERCIAL
RENTAL PROPERTY
4801 NW 27 Avenue
Freestanding store availab
completely renovated.
conditioned. Roll-down sec
rity doors. Outside lighting
$950 monthly, $950 Securil
Deposit. Call 305-638-3699


COCONUT GROVE
KINGSWAY APTS
3737 Charles Terrace
Two bedrooms, one bath
duplex located in Coconut
Grove. Near schools and
m buses. $595 monthly, $595
security deposit, $1190 total
to move in. 305-448-4225 or
apply at -
3737 Charles Terrace


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NORTHWEST AREA
2400 square foot building for
church or business.
Call 786-390-5286


3718 N.W. 213 Street
Three bdrms, two baths, $900
monthly, $1800 move in. Call
305-479-3632


CALIFORNIA CLUB AREA
Two bdrms, two bath, first
floor corner unit, very nice,
$1000/month. First, last and'
security'needed to move in.
Monte Rey Condos. Contact
Mrs. Payne 305-625-3957.

HOMESTEAD AREA
Three bedroom, two bath,
gated, pool. Section 8 wel-
comed! 305-393-2277

,MIAMI GARDENS AREA
Three bdrm, one bath. 305-
793-7388, 786-457-3287


1401 N.W. 60th Street
Two bedroom, one'bath,
$550/month, $1500 to move
in. 786-873-2694

1590 N.W. 47 Street
One bedroom, one bath, air.
$650. Voucher accepted
305-638-5946

1783 N.W. 41st Street
Two bedrooms, air. $800
mthly, $1600 to move in.
305-322-8966

1985 N.E. 167th Street
Two units! One bdrm, one
bath, Section 8 ok! $900/
month, 770-421-9857

2045 N.W. 41st Street i
Three bedrooms, two baths,
shutters, central air, tiled,
$980 mthly, first and last to
move. Call 305-896-4889

2053 ALI BABAAVENUE
Two units available,newly
renovated one bedroom, one
bath, tiled floors, new appli-
ances, central air, $650, first
and security. 786-315-7358
or 305-332-4426

215-217 N.E. 55th Terr.
One and two bdrms, one
bath, Section 8. 305-331-
4943 or 305-761-0061

2219 N.W. 81 Street
One bdrm, fully furnished,
air, free utilities. Fenced yard.'
$650 mthly. 305-691-3486

2464 N.W. 44th Street
Two bdrms, one, bath, air,
$875 mthly. 786-877-5358.

2,746 N.W. 49th Street
Spacious two bedrooms, one
bath, lawn service, and pest
control incl. 786-251-5028

3030 N.W. 19th Avenue
One bedroom, Sectibn 8 wel-
come, call 305-754-7776.

3622 N.W. 194th Terrace
Two bdrm, one bath, central
air, tiled, bars, fenced yard.
Section 8 okl 786-312-0882

412 N.W. 59 Street
Nice, three bedrooms. Sec-
tion 8 OK. 786-269-5643

5130 N.W. 8th Avenue
Three bdrm, one bath, $900,
four bdrm, one bath, $1000.
305-244-4179

565 N.E. 131 Street
Detached Unit, one bedroom,
one bath. Nice and clean, tiled
floors. $750 monthly. Section
8 OK. 786-326-7424


68 N.W. 45th Street
Two bdrms $650-850. 786-
431-5520

6998 N.W. 5 Place
One bdrm, one bath. $750
mthly. 786-399-8557
7912 N.W. 12 Court
Two bedrooms, one bath, air,
tile and carpet, fenced yard.
Section 8 Welcome. $975,
water included. Others avail-
able. 305-389-4011

86 Street NE 2 Ave Area
Two bedrooms, Section 8 ok!
Call 305-754-7776


NORTH MIAMI AREA
Nice, one bdrm, one bath, tri-,
plex apt, quiet neighborhood,
$695/mth. Section 8 ok! NC
RLTY 305-710-8915.


100 N.W. 14th Street
Newly renovated, fully
furnished, utilities and cable
(HBO, BET, ESPN), free
local and nationwide calling,
24 hour security camera,
$185 wkly, $650 mthly.
305-751-6232

1075 N.W. 76th St Rear
$550/month, plus security.
Appliances and air.
305-490-9284

113 St and N.W. 15th Ave
Large efficiency, $600 mthly,
786-718-9226

20530 N.W. 20th Court
One small bdrm, $600
monthly, $1300 move-in, until.
included, free cable, 786-
715-7814 or 305-474-0498.

2400A N.W. 61st Street
786-277-9925, 305-244-2141

2515 N.W. 52nd St. Rear
Tiled, air, new bathroom,
need stove. $450 mthly, $900
move in, 954-522-4645.

2915 N.W. 156th Street
Private entrance, free cable.
$160 weekly, $600 to move
in. 305-624-3966.

80 N.W. 53rd Street
Efficiency $700 mthly, utili-
ties included. $1000 to move
in. Woody, 305-898-2698.

CASTLE MANSION
720 N.W. 75 Street. Best
Rooms $224 bi-wkly, plus
security $150. Efficiency,
jacuzzi, $700 plus $300 se-
curity. Near bus line, grocery,
store across the street.
786-523-1736.

North Dade
Furnished, first and last. Call
786-267-7619


1031 N.W. 197th Terrace
Call Linton at 786-222-6764

1221 N.W. 41st Street
$550 mthly, first and last
months rent to move in.
Utilities included, cooking
privileges. 305-301-1806,
786-597-8676

13387 N.W. 30th Avenue
$85 weekly, free utilities,
kitchen, bath, one person.
305-474-8186, 305-691-3486

1368 N.W. 70th Street
$400 mthly, washer and
dryer, kitchen access, cable
available. Call 305-691-0458

1500 N.W. 74th Street
Microwave, refrigerator, color
TV, free cable, air, and use of
kitchen. Call 305-835-2728.

17530 NW 27 Court -
Miami Gardens, cable, cen-
tral air, telephone, near bus
stop. Call 305-794-5856

1775 N.W. 151st Street
Fully furnished, refrigerator,
microwave, cable tv., air and
heat. Two locations.
Call 954-678-8996

2033 N.W. 43rd Street
Room or apt. nicely 'furnished
call me now 786-290-0946.

211 N.W. 12th Street
Move In Special! $100 Wkly
moves you in. Free, cable,
air. 786-286-7651

2170 Washington Avenue
OPA LOCKA AREA
Clean rooms, $110 weekly,
$476 monthly. 786-277-3434,
786-227-0666

2352 N. W. 97th Street
Furnished room, $85 weekly,
$340 to move in.
Call 305-691-2703

2371 N.W. 61st Street
Room in rear. 305-693-1017,
305-298-0388.

6257 N.W. 18th Avenue
$250 down and $100 weekly,
air. Call E. Slocum Invest-
ment 305-305-0597 or
786-252-0245.

6849 N.W. 15th Avenue
Nice room, utilities included.
Move in immediately. $110
weekly, $220 moves you
in.Call 786-277-2693.

8275 N.W. 18th Avenue
Clean rooms available. Call
305-754-7776.

CAROL CITY AREA
Furnished rooms for rent.
305-528-3716, 305-625-3081


CLEAN FURNISHED
ROOMS
N.W. Area. $125 weekly.
786-426-6263

LIBERTY CITY
BROWNSVILE AREA
Clean rooms, utilities in-
cluded, quiet area. 786-541-
5234

MIAMI GARDENS AREA
Private entrance with bath
and air. Call 305-343-2732

MIAMI GARDENS AREA
$470/month, utilities in-
cluded, call 954-557-7629 or
305-763-3239.

NORLAND AREA
Quiet room, near bus termi-
nal. 561-574-2792

NORTH MIAMI AREA
Large bedroom, cable,
central air, parking, utilities-
included. Call 305-761-9721

North Miami Beach Area
Two rooms. 786-999-2818

NORTHWEST AREA
One room, central air and
appliances, $110-125 weekly,
786-487-2222

PEMBROKE PINES AREA
Utilities included
954-305-4713, 786-624-8520


1021 N.E. 166 St
Fully remodeled, three bed-
rooms, two baths plus den,
central air. Section 8 Ok!
$1500 monthly. 305-606-
3635

10951 S.W. 222nd Terrace
Four bedrooms, one and half
baths, $1000/month. Call
305-267-9449.

1165 N.W. 147th Street
Two bedrooms, $1200,
efficiency $600. Utilities
included. 305-490-9284

1245 N.E. 111th Street
Two bedrooms, one bath,
$950 monthly. 786-357-8885
or 305-651-6645

1475 N.W. 67th STREET
Renovated,, three bedroom,
one bath, large lot, air and
heat, $1200 a month, Sec-
tion 8 ok! Call 305-829-0073."

1785 N.W. 43rd Street
Two bedrooms, one bath,
$800 monthly. 305-267-9449

2271 N.W. 87 Street
Three bdrms, two baths.
$1600 mthly. 786-399-8557

2441 N.W. 154 Street
Four bedrooms, two baths,
central air, tile. $1500 mthly.
305-662-5505

2511 N.W. 139 Street
Two bdrms, one bath bonus
room. First, last, security ne-
gotiable. 786-286-2735

253 N.W. 46th Street
Two bedrooms, one bath and
porch, Section 8, call
305-687-7290

28 Ave. N.W. 204 Lane
Nice three bedrooms, two
baths, air. Section 8 and
HOPWA OK. 954-392-0070

3045 N.W. 68 Street
Three bedrooms, one bath.
Section 8 Ok. 954-704-0094

3411 N.W. 169th Terrace
Three bdrm, one and half
bath, central air and heat,
Section 8 ok! $1200/month,
305-742-6520 or
305-474-0105

3824 N.W. 213th Street
Two bedrooms, one bath.
$950 monthly. 305-267-9449

4715 N.W. 31st Court
Three bedrooms, one bath,
$1200/month. 786-853-5820

5171 N.W. 19th Avenue
Two bedrooms, one bath.
$950 monthly, two months
security required. Call
305-510-7538.

727 N.W. 74th Street
Four or five bdrms, two
baths, fenced yard, tile, Sec-
tion 8 ok! Call 786-306-2349.

7620 N.W. 2nd Court
Three bdrm, two baths,
fenced $1220 mthly, Section
-8. Call 305-283-4855

775 N.W. 58th Street
MOVE IN SPECIAL!
Three bedroom, two bath,
new kitchen, $1300/month,
305-684-9838 or
305-332-7197.

781 N.W. 77 Street
One bedroom, appliances
included, air, utilities paid by
tenant. $550 monthly. $1375
to move in 305-742-1050

7943 N.W. 6th AVENUE
Six bedrooms, three baths,
and three bedrooms, one


bath. call 305-751-2137 or
786-413-5966

8250 N.W. 2 Court
One bedroom, one bath. $600
monthly. 305-267-9449


Why Rent? Cheaper To
Buy!
14622 N.W. 13th Road.
Four bedrooms, two baths,
central air. Try $2900 down
and $995 monthly FHA. NDI-
Realtors 305-655-1700. Call
for list.

Why Rent? Cheaper To
Buy!
1570 N.W. 70th Street. Three
bedrooms, air. Try $1900
down and $643 monthly
FHA. NDI-Realtors 305-655-
1700. Call for list.

Why Rent? Cheaper To
Buy!
18000 N.W. 2nd Plade. Two
bedrooms, air. Try $1900'
down and $899 monthly
FHA. NDI-Realtors 305-655-
1700. Call for List.

Why Rent? Cheaper To
Buy!
-4401 N.W. 171st Street.
Four bedrooms, two-baths,
central air. Try $2900 down
and $995 monthly FHA. NDI-
Realtors 305-655-1700, call
for list.


Two acres for sale, located in
upscale neighborhood,
$298,000, in Jensen Beach
CL Darby Mortage Company'
SPECIALIZING IN CREDIT
REPAIR/FORECLOSURES,
786-587-4332
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Handyman, carpet cleaning,
plUmping,' hanging doors,
'hauling debris or moving,
specializing In painting.
305-801-5690
GENE AND SONS, INC.
Custom-made cabinets for
kitchens and bathrooms at
affordable prices. 14140
N.W. 22nd Avenue.
Call 305-685-3565.

GENERAL HOME REPAIRS
Carpentry, shutters, painting,
tiling, plastering and addi-
tions. Call 954-980-4231 or
305-892-0315.

GENERAL HOME REPAIRS
Plumbing, electrical, apple ,
roof, air, 786-273-1130.

TONY ROOFING
Shingles, re-roofing, and leak
repairs. Call 305-491-4515.






CARE ASSISTANT
For elderly handicapped
patient. Two days weekly.
Must live in. 786-277-8988

Hiring Immediately!
WebCam Models (18 +).
We seek outgoing and
open minded models.
Flexible hours and great
pay! Compensation: $750+
weekly. Call 954-237-1607.

ROUTE DRIVERS
Make Up to $10 an Hour

We are seeking drivers to
deliver newspaper to retail
outlets in South Dade, Bro-
ward and Miami Dade.
Wednesday Only

You must be.available be-
tween the hours of 6 a.m.
and 1 p.m. Must have reli-
able, insured vehicle and
current Driver License.
Apply in person at:
The Miami Times
900 N.W. 54th Street


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I'M A MUSICIAN
Looking for Special Ser-
vices to play for. Must Pay
$$. Call 305-421-7602


Ex-offender seeks to


help former inmates


By Tariq Osborne
tosborne@miamitimesonline.com

An organization
seeking to reduce the
incidence of domestic
violence and juvenile
delinquency will hold a
seminar and distribute
information on getting
criminal _records ex-
punged and rights re-
stored.
Survivors Against
Violence will host the
event at Brewton's
Market, 7000 NW 15th
Ave., from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m.
Those who attend will
also be able to sign up
for a G.E.D. program.
Eric Robinson, 38,
who describes himself
as a former member of
a gang called 22F, is
behind the initiative.
He said his last in July
2006 resulted in a sen-
tence of a year of work-
release. It was his sixth
arrest and,.conviction,
he said, he considers
himself fortunate. The
latest charges were ag-
gravated assault, pos-
session of a firearm
and he could have been
sentenced to up to 10
years in prison.
Robinson said one
of the most important
steps he has taken was
getting his rights re-
stored in 2003.
"It gives you power,"
Robinson said in a re-
cent interview. "I'm able
to hold a voter's regis-
tration card. That is
one of the most power-
ful tools that I have in
my possession, along
with my diploma. I was
able to vote for [Barack]
Obama in the last elec-
tion."
'He also credits much
of his success to Con-
gressman Kendrick
Meek, D-Miami.
"I was one of the
seven in a class-action
lawsuit to automati-
cally restore rights once


people have completed
their time, so I owe a lot
of my success to Con-
gressman Meek at least
getting the ball rolling
in getting my rights re-
stored," he said.
Robinson said he
founded Survivors
Against. Violence, in
part, to help others get
their voting rights re-
stored and help youth
especially to avoid walk-
ing in his footsteps. His
work includes minis-
tering to inmates at
the Juvenile Detention
Center.
"I try to inspire them
to turn away from their
wicked ways," he said.
"I really don't want to
know what they did to
get there."
The organization also
seeks to help victims of
domestic abuse, hence
its name.
Robinson said what
fueled his own "de-
structive path" was the
lack of a father in the
home.
"I try to preach to
them about the anger,"
he said. "I say, 'Don't let
this be the reason why
you do the things that
you do.' Also, I try to
make them fall in love
with Jesus and the Bi-
ble. That was the way I
was converted from the
things that I used to
do. I sincerely believe
that until a man real-
izes that they're not the
higher power, that they
answer to someone else,
they'll never find peace
within themselves."
Robinson's wife, who
co-founded Survivors
Against Violence with
her husband, serves as
program coordinator for
domestic violence inter-
vention.
To contact Survivors
Against Violence, log on
to www.savingfamilies.
webs.com or e-mail
savingfamilies@live.
com.


Wilson to announce for Congress


Florida Sen.
Frederica S. Wilson is
scheduled to announce
her run for the 17th
U. S. Congressional
District on Saturday,
March 14.
Wilson will make her
announcement at an
event starting at 9 a.m.
at Liberty City's MLK


Restaurant, 2469 NW
62nd St.
The community is
invited to attend.
This congressional
seat is currently held
by U.S. Rep. Kendrick
Meek, who has
announced ans to
resign and se, a U.S.
Senate seat.


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8D THE MIAMI TIMES, MARCH 4-10, 2009


Study finds disconnect between attitudes;


actions on financial issues planning


Majority of respondents expect

better times a year from now


Special to The Miami Times

(BLACK PR WIRE/
BUSINESS WIRE) -
African Americans are
more optimistic about
their financial future
over the next year than
the general popula-
tion but the majority
of those responding to
a survey acknowl-
edge they don't have
a financial game plan
and many don't know
where to start.
The survey of 1,200
people commissioned
by The Smiley Group
and Nationwide Insur-
ance shows 58 percent
of African Americans
expect their household
situation to be better
a year from now, com-
pared to 30 percent
of the general popula-
tion.
But while African
Americans say they
think their, financial
situation will improve'
'in the next year, most
of those surveyed indi-
cAated they are not tak-
ing deliberate actions
to better their financial
circumstances.
Less than half say
they are proactive
about their. financial
future.
3 in 4 say they do
not have a written fi-
nancial plan.
1 in 3 does not know


where to start when it
comes to personal fi-
nancial planning.

MORE CONFIDENT
ABOUT SAVING
African Americans
are more confident
than the general popu-
lation in their ability to
make savings and in-
vestment decisions (52
percent vs. 43 percent)
but are also more like-
ly to indicate they are
struggling with credit
card debt (38 percent
vs. 32 percent).
On saving for college,
nearly half of all survey
participants with chil-
dren under 21 say they
are very or extremely
worried about being
able to afford a college
education for their chil-
dren, while only about
one in 20 of all survey
participants has a col-
lege savings plan. Only
3 percent say saving
for education is the
most important goal.
"It's one thing to be
positive but it's an-
other to be practical,
proactive and prepared
to weather this diffi-
cult economic climate,"
said Smiley. "This sur-
vey reveals the critical
need for an honest as-
sessment of our finan-
cial status so that we
can be sure that we are
taking the steps neces-


sary to safeguard the
future for ourselves,
our families and the
next generation."

NO FINANCIAL
PLANNER
The. study also re-
ports that nearly
nine out of 10 African
Americans acknowl-
edge they do not have
a professional financial
advisor because they
don't think they need


out advice and infor-
mation, to overcome
the immediate finan-
cial challenges and
plan for long-term
dreams like college
and retirement."
African Americans
aren't alone in their
tendency to avoid the
topic of finances. Like
the generalpopulation,
they rank sex and not
having enough money
as the top two topics


topic, African Ameri-
cans reported that
they are talking to
their children about
financial matters.
Three out of four par-
ents with children
under 21 say they
have discussed sav-
ing money with their
children and three of
every five have done
so within the past
month. One out of
four has discussed


It's one thing to be positive but it's another to be practical, proactive and pre-
pared to weather this difficult economic climate. This survey reveals the critical
need for an honest assessment of our financial status so that we can be sure
that we are taking the steps necessary to safeguard the future for ourselves,
our families and the next generation


one or think they can't
afford one.
But even though
most African Ameri-
cans don't have a for-
mal advisor or plan,
they have a greater
interest than the gen-
eral population in ob-
taining financial plan-
ning information from
seminars, a financial
advisor, an insurance
agent, family/friends
or television, the sur-
vey found.
Candice Barnhardt,
Nationwide's vice
president for Diversity
and Inclusion, said the'
survey findings were
encouraging because
they showed "that
despite the economic
.downturn, there is a
strong desire in many
households to seek


they are least are least
comfortable discuss-
ing with family mem-
bers, far outranking
religion or politics.

RELUCTANT TO
DISCUSS FINANCES
African American
respondents admit-
ted more frequently
to taking some type of
action to avoid con-
versations about fi-
nances (45 percent
vs. 39 percent of the
general population).
Generally, of those
who are willing to
make this admission,
actions taken to avoid
the conversation in-
clude screening calls
and cutting off a rela-
tionship.
Of those who aren't
actively avoiding the


saving money in the
past six months.
However, of respon-
dents with children
in school, eight out of
10 acknowledge they
have not researched
if their school teaches
about saving money.
"Exposing our
children and young
adults to basic in-
formation about fi-
nances and personal
financial planning will
have a profound effect
on how the next gen-
eration spends, saves
and invests," said
Barnhardt.
"The current eco-
nomic environment
will leave a perma-
nent impression on
17 to' 25-year-olds.
The Great Depression
created a generation


of risk-averse spend-
thrifts. The '80s and
'90s created a genera-
tion of hungry con-
sumers with a high
tolerance for risk. The
deep downturn we're
now in will likely in-
fluence not only finan-
cial habits but also
the shape of public
policy and the types
of financial products
the' market offers,"
Barnhardt said.

BEYOND THE
CRISIS
According to Smi-
ley, African. Ameri-
cans must be part of
the national dialogue
about how to get be-
yond the economic
crisis.
"The more we are all
empowered with in-
formation, tools and
resources, the more
we all can contribute'
to making America as
good as its promise,"
Smiley said.
The national on-
line survey was con-
ducted in January by
the Blackstone Group
and the findings were
released in advance of
the 10th annual State
of the Black Union
on Friday in Los An-
geles. A Web panel
was used to collect
national. data from
1,200 respondents
split into two sample
groups. general pop-
ulation and African
Americans.


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be accepting bids for the Calder Race Course Ra-
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Southern Blacks say economy tanking but survey finds optimism


Special to The Miami Times

A survey of Blacks
in 11 Southernstates,
including Florida, has
found that African
Americans share the
fears over the economic
problems of the coun-
try but are especially
hopeful for the future
under President Ba-
rack Obama.
The Winthrop/ETV
Poll was conducted be-
tween Feb. 6 and 22,
days after Obama's
inauguration. It asked
about everything from
the state of race rela-
tions and equal oppor-
tunity to expectations
of the Obama presiden-
cy and how he might
handle certain issues
facing the nation.
The results were re-
leased during the Feb.
26 edition of The Big
Picture program on
ETV, the public televi-


sion and radio network
in 'South Carolina.,'
It was designed by
Scott Huffmon, direc-
tor of. the Winthrop/
ETV Poll; and Adolphus
Belk Jr., director of'the
African American Stud-
ies program at Winthrop
University in Rock Hill,
S.C.

SPIRALING.
ECONOMIC CRISIS
"The data show an in-
teresting mix of both fear
and optimism among
African Americans
across the South," Huff-
mon said. "On the one
hand, concerns about.
the economy and un-
employment were over-
whelmingly listed as the
most important issues
facing our country. "On
the other hand, despite
the spiraling economic
crisis, seven out of 10
felt that the country was
on the right track. This


is nearly a mirror image
of the national trend.
"I think this figure
demonstrates the hope-
fulness of southern Af-
rican Americans with
respect to the direction
of the country in the


tion will favor Blacks
over Whites," Huffmon
said. "Instead, there is
near universal agree-
ment in the opinion that
Blacks and Whites will
be treated the same."


1960s. Some 60.3 per-
cent say, 'Yes, there's
real progress in Amer-
ica,' but that number
drops almost 10 points
when Deep South re-
spondents looked at
progress only in the


While 85 percent say the national economy is tanking, 70 percent say the
U.S. is on the right track.
75 percent say Obama's election will lead to less discrimination in the U.S.
More than 96 percent feel Obama's policies will treat Whites and Blacks
equally; almost 26 percent say Obama's policies will favor the poor over the


wake of the election of
Barack Obama."
But, added Huffmon,
while Blacks are show-
ing trust and optimism
for the new administra-
tion, it was not based
on expectations that
Obama would give pref-
erential treatment to Af-
rican Americans.
"None of the African
Americans surveyed be-
lieve that the policies of
the Obama administra-


]iITOA!


SATISFIED WITH
OBAMA
Belk said the poll re-
sults showed Southern
Blacks were satisfied
with Obama and the
way he is handling is-
sues of the day. But, he
added, "there is some-
thing going on with race
relations in the South
and the nation overall.'
"We asked people to
compare where they
are today versus in the


South," Belk said.
The highlight of the
poll findings include the
following:
Obama has a 90
percent approval rating;
Congress is at under 36
percent.
70 percent feel the
country is on the right
track.
85 percent rate the
national economy -as
very or fairly bad.
The two most im-


portant issues facing
the U:S. today are the
economy and unem-
ployment, with the wars
in Iraq and Afghanistan,
health care, energy and
immigration barely reg-
istering with respon-
dents.
75 percent think
Obama's election will
open up more opportu-
nities and lead to more
progress in getting rid of
discrimination.

POOR WILL BE
FAVORED
More than 96 per-
cent feel Obama's poli-
cies will treat Blacks
and Whites the same;


slightly more than one-
quarter feel 'the poor
will be favored over the
rich.
52 percent say a
lot of real progress was
made in getting rid of
racial discrimination
against Blacks in the
South since the 1960s
but more than 50 per-
cent also believe race
relations in the South
are generally bad.
Despite the election
of Michael Steele as the
first Black chairman of
the Republican National
Committee days before
the poll began calling
respondents, less than
one-third of them feel


the Republican Party
is working to attract
Blacks.
Nearly 80 percent
believe that, as Sec-
retary of State, Hil-
lary Clinton will proj-
ect a positive image of
America to the world;
almost 87 percent feel
Obama's decision to ap-
point some members of
the Clinton administra-
tion to his Cabinet was
a good choice.
There is an almost
even split between
those who are and are
not comfortable talking
about race with some-
one of another race; al-
most 58.


MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
DADEl NORTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL (8)
CDMP PUBLIC HEARING
Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 7:00 PM
Henry E. S. Reeves Elementary School
2005 NW 111th St
North Central Community Council (8) will be holding a meeting on March 11,
2009. The agenda will include, but is not limited to a compilation of '09-10
Budget Priorities, restoration of the Historic Hampton House (GF0901), and a
public hearing to address an application requesting amendment to the Miami-
Dade County Comprehensive Development Master Plan (CDMP). October
2008 Cycle CDMP Ametidment Application No. 2 is summarized as follows:
Application No. 2 (Standard Amendment)
Location: Miami International Airport
TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT, Aviation Subelement; and LAND
USE ELEMENT
Revise text relating to non-aviation uses and modify airport land use master
plans for Miami International Airport, Opa-Locka Executive Airport and
Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport.
DP&Z recommends an additional change by redesignating certain property
owned by the Aviation Department at Miami International Airport from
"Industrial and Office" and "Business and Office" to "Terminal".
The Council may adopt recommendations to the Planning Advisory Board and the Board of
County Commissioners at the conclusion of the hearing. Multiple members of individual
community councils may be present. This meeting is free and open to the public. If you have
any questions regarding this matter and for a complete copy of the agenda, please call at 305-
375-2800. Questions regarding the CDMP applications should be directed to 305-375-2835.
Please call the Department of Planning and Zoning ADA Coordinator at 305-375-1244 at least
four days In advance If requesting a sign language Interpreter or materials in accessible format
A person who decides to appeal any decisions made by any board, agency or commission with
respect to any matter considered at the meeting or hearing, will need a record of the
proceedings. Such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings Is
made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based.


MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
HMIAI i COUNTRY CLUB OF MIAMI
B3--| COMMUNITY COUNCIL (5)
CDMP PUBLIC HEARING
Wednesday, March 12, 2009, 7:00 pm
Lawton Chiles Middle School
8190 NW 197 Street
Country Club of Miami Community Council (5) is holding a public
hearing to address one application requesting amendment to the
Miami-Dade County Comprehensive Development Master Plan
(CDMP). October 2008 Cycle CDMP Amendment Application No. 2 is
summarized as follows:
Application No. 2-(Standard Amendment)
Location: Opa-Locka Executive Airport
TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT, Aviation Subelement; and
LAND USE ELEMENT
Revise text relating to non-aviation uses and modify airport land use
master plans for Miami International Airport, Opa-Locka Executive
Airport and Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport.
DP&Z recommends an additional change by redesignating certain
property owned by the Aviation Department at Opa-Locka Executive
Airport from "Industrial and Office" to *Terminal".
The Council may adopt recommendations to the Planning Advisory Board and the Board
of County Commissioners at the conclusion of the hearing. Multiple members of
individual community councils may be present. This meeting is free and open to the
public. If you have any questions regarding this matter and for a complete copy of the
agenda, please call at 305-375-2800. Questions regarding the CDMP applications
should be directed to 305-375-2835.
Please call the Department of Planning and Zoning ADA Coordinator at 305-375-1244
at least four days in advance if requesting a sign language interpreter or materials in
accessible format. A person who decides to appeal any decisions made by any board,
agency or commission with respect to any matter considered at the meeting or hearing,
will need a record of the proceedings. Such person may need to ensure that a verbatim
record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the
appeal is based.


MIAMI BEACH CDC ALLEN HOTEL APARTMENTS

As a result of non-responsive bids a new RFP is hereby issued to re-bid
Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Sprinklers and Stucco by Miami Beach
Community Development Corporation for the rehabilitation of 29 units at 2001
Washington Avenue, Miami Beach Florida 33139 (TheAllen Hotel Apartments).
An original and (2) copies of the bid package must be received at the offices of
Miami Beach Community Development Corporation at 945 Pennsylvania Av-
enue, 2 floor Miami Beach Florida 33139 on March 270 '2009 until 4:00p.m.
Bid Documents will be available for pick-up on March 13 2009 at Miami Beach
Community Development Corporation 945 Pennsylvania Ave. 2nd Floor Miami
Beach FL. 33139.
The owner is requesting sealed bids from Qualified Bidders for providing all
labor, materials and equipment for the above specified trades for this ongo-
ing project. Qualified Bidders are defined as contractors / subcontractors who
have completed two or more substantial historic renovations as experience,
with sufficient financial resources to obtain a Payment & Performance Bond
and having completed similar sized renovation projects within Southeast Flori-
da.. Questions regarding bidding should be directed to Manuel Forero at Miami
Beach Community Development Corporation (305) 538-0090 ext. 224.
A pre-bid conference will be held at Miami Beach Community Development
Corporation 945 Pennsylvania Ave. 2nd floor Miami Beach FL. 33139 on March
20th 2009 at 2:00 p.m. for all interested parties who have taken out bid docu-
ments. All interested parties must attend. The property is open for inspection
with 48 hour notice.
This project, in part will be federally assisted through the City of Miami Beach
Office of Community and Economic Development. Bidders must comply with
Presidential Executive Order of 11246 as amended; Title VII of Civil Rights
Act of 1964, as amended; Copeland (Anti- Kick Back) Act; the Contract Work
Hours and Safety Standards Act and all other applicable federal, state laws
and local ordinances The requirements are contained in the Conditions of the
Contract Documents.
Attention is called to the fact that no less than the minimum salaries and
wages as set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this project
and that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants are not
discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
This is a Section 3 covered activity. Section 3 requires that job training, em-
ployment and contracting opportunities to be directed to low and very low-in-
come persons or business owners who live in Miami Beach, first, City of Miami,
second, and Miami-Dade County, third, or businesses that employ at least 30%
of these persons as employees.
Persons who provide proof of compliance with Section 3 and meet mini-
mum job requirements will be given preference during recruitment selection
process.


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BLACKS MusT CONTROL THEIR OwN DESTINY 9D THE MIAMI TIMES, MARCH 4-10, 2009


Consumer spending is at its lowest since 1980


PACE
continued from 5D
leased, many econo-
mists were projecting
an annualized drop of 5
percent in the current
January-March quar-
ter. However, given the
fourth quarter's showing
and the dismal state of
the jobs market, May-
land believes a decline of
closer to 6 percent in the
current quarter is pos-
sible.
The nation's unem-
ployment rate is now at
7.6 percent, the highest
in more than 16 years.
' The Federal Reserve ex-
pects the jobless rate to
rise to close to 9 percent
this year, and probably
remain above normal
levels of around 5 per-
cent into 2011.
A smaller decline in
the economy is expected
for the second quarter of
this year. But the new
GDP figure like the
old one marked the
weakest quarterly show-
ing since an annualized
drop of 6.4 percent in
the first quarter of 1982,
when the country was
suffering through an in-
tense recession.
"It's going to be a chal-
leriging 2009," Scott Da-
vis, chief executive of-
ficer of global shipping
giant UPS, said Thurs-
day while speaking to the
U.S. Chamber of Com-
merce in Washington.
American consumers
spooked by vanish-
ing jobs, sinking home
values and shrinking
investment portfolios
have cut back. In turn,
companies are slashing
production and payrolls.
Rising foreclosures are
aggravating the already,
stricken housing mar-
ket, hard-to-get credit
has stymied business
investment and is crimp-
ing the ability of some
consumers to make big-
ticket purchases.
It's creating a self-per-
petuating vicious pycle
that Washington policy-
makers are finding hard
to break.
To jolt life back into
the economy, President
Barack Obama recently
signed a $787 billion
recovery package of in-
creased government
spending and tax cuts.
The president also un-
veiled a $75 billion plan
to stem home foreclo-
sures and Treasury Sec-
retary Timothy Geithner
said as much as $2 tril-
lion could be plowed into
the financial system to
jump-start lending.
For all of 2008, the
economy grew by just 1,1
percent, weaker than the
government initially es-
timated. That was down
from a 2 percent gain in
2007 and marked the
slowest growth since the
last recession in 2001.
With Friday's figures,
Mayland lowered his
forecast for this year to
show a deeper contrac-


tion of just over 2 per-
cent.
In the fourth quarter,
consumers cut spend-
ing at a 4.3 percent
pace. That was deeper
t than the initial 3.5 per-
cent annualized drop
and marked the biggest
decline since the second
quarter of 1980.
Businesses slashed
spending on equip-
ment and software at
an annualized pace of
28.8 percent in the fi-
nal quarter of last year.
That also was deeper
than first reported and
was the worst showing
since the first quarter
of 1958.
Fallout from the
housing collapse
spread to other areas.
Builders cut spending
on commercial con-
struction projects by
21.1 percent, the most
since the first quarter
of 1975. Home builders
slashed spending at a
22.2 percent pace, the
most since the start of
2008.
A sharper drop in U.S.
exports also factored
into the weaker fourth-
quarter performance.
Economic troubles
overseas are sapping
demand for domestic
goods and services.
Businesses also cut
investments in inven-
tories.- as they scram-
bled to reduce stocks
in the face of dwindling
customer demand -
another factor contrib-
uting to the weaker
fourth-quarter reading.,
The government last
month thought busi-
nesses had boosted in-
ventories, which added
to gross domestic prod-
uct, or GDP.
GDP is the value of
all goods and services
produced in the United
States and is- the best
barometer of the coun-
try's economic health.
Fed Chairman Ben
Bernanke earlier this
week, told Congress
that the economy is
suffering a "severe con-
traction" and is likely to
keep shrinking in the
first six months of this
year. But he planted a
seed of hope that the
recession might end his
year if the government
managed to prop up the
shaky banking system.
Even in the best-case
scenario that the reces-
sion ends this year and
an economic recovery
happens next year, un-
employment is likely to
keep rising.
That's partly because
many analysts don't
think the early stages
of any recovery will be
vigorous, and because
companies wonft be in-
clined to ramp up hir-
ing until they feel confi-
dent that any economic
rebound will have stay-
ing power.
More job losses were
announced this week.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.


on Thursday said it
would eliminate about
12,000 jobs as it ab-
sorbs the operations of
failed savings and loan
Washington Mutual Inc.
That figure includes
9,200 cuts announced


previously and 2,800
jobs expected to be lost
through attrition.
The NFL said
Wednesday that the
league dropped 169
jobs through' buyouts,
layoffs and other re-


ductions. Textile maker
Milliken & Co. said it
would cut 650 jobs at
facilities worldwide,
while jeweler Zale
Corp. said it will close
115 stores and elimi-
nate 245 positions.


Miami-Dade County, Florida is announcing the availability of
solicitations for contract opportunities, which can be obtained
through the Department of Procurement Management (DPM), from
our Website: www.miamidade.gov/dpm. Vendors may choose
to download the solicitation packagess, free of charge, from our
Website under "Solicitations Online". Internet access is available
at all branches of the Miami-Dade Public Library. It is recommended
that vendors visit our Website on a daily basis to view newly posted
solicitations, addendums, revised bid opening dates and other
information that may be subject to change.
Interested parties may also visit or call:
Miami-Dade County.
Department of Procurement Management
Vendor Assistance Unit
111 NW 1st Street, 13th.floor,
Miami, FL 33128
Phone Number: 305-375-5773
There is a nominal non-refundable fee for each bid package and
an additional $5.00 handling charge for those vendors wishing to'
receive a paper copy of the bid package through the United States
Postal Service.

These solicitations are subject to the "Cone of Silence" in
accordance with County Ordinance No. 98-106.

Miami-Dade County has streamlined the process for accepting.
bids and proposals by requiring vendor affidavits only once -
at the time of vendor registration.

Starting June 1, 2008, vendors will be able to provide required
affidavits one time, instead of each time they submit a bid or proposal.
Solicitations advertised after June 1st will require that all vendors
complete the new Vendor Registration Package before they can be
awarded a new County contract. Obtain the Vendor Registration
Package on-line from ihe DPM website.


CITY OF MIAMI

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION MARCH 4TH, 2009
SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING

NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING -
MARCH 6TH, 2009

Pursuant to Section 2-33 of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended, Mayor Manuel Diaz has called a
special meeting of the Miami City Commission on March
61h, 2009 at 9:00 AM, at Miami City Hall located at 3500 Pan
American Drive. The purpose of this meeting is to deliberate on
Proposed Definitive Agreements among the City, Miami-Dade
County and Florida Marlins related to a Proposed Baseball
Stadium and to consider amending the Interlocal Agreement
related to the amount of the Convention Development Tax
Funds (CDT) payable by the County to the City in connection
with the development of Parking Facilities for the Stadium at
the former Orange Bowl Site.

At the recent February 13th, 2009 Special City Commission
meeting, the City Commission continued the above-referenced
items to the City Commissions' regularly calendared meeting
of March 12th, 2009. A previously advertised special meeting
noticed for March 4th, 2009 for these same items is now
scheduled for March 6th, 2009. No other business will be
conducted outside of that indicated above.

All interested persons may appear at the meeting with respect
to this matter. Should any person desire to appeal any
decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter to
be considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that
a verbatim record of the proceedings is. made including all
testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based
(F.S. 286.0105).

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
persons needing special accommodations to participate in this
proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305)
250-5360 (Voice) no later than two (2) business days prior to
the proceeding or at (305) 250-5472 (TTY) no later than three
(3) business days prior to the proceeding.

Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC
City Clerk

(#003220)


LEGAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF SOLICITATIONS
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
MIAMI, FLORIDA


TODjAY


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Grow your career in a rewarding, diverse and
challenging environment full of opportunity.
Find your next job at
www.miamidade.gov/jobs

For computer access visit any Miami-Dade County Library or
South Florida Workforce Career Center.
For locations call 311.
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MIAMI-DADE EXPRESSWAY AUTHORITY

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)

MDX PROCUREMENT/CONTRACT NO.: RFQ-09-09

MDX PROJECT/SERVICE TITLE:
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY & CONSULTING SERVICES

The Miami-Dade Expressway Authority ("MDX") is seeking qualified finns to
submit proposals in response to a Request for Qualifications to provide Legislative
Advocacy & Consulting Services at the local and state level.

MDX notifies all Proposers andindividuals that it encourages small, minority and
women-owned businesses full opportunity to submit response to any solicitation
document issued by MDX. For a copy of the RFQ with information on the Scope
of Services, as well as pre-requisite qualifications and submittal requirements,
please logon to MDX's Website: www.mdxway.com under "Doing Business with
MDX: Vendor Login" to download the documents or call MDX's Procurement
Department at 305-637-3277 for assistance. Note: In order to download any MDX
solicitation, you must first be registered as a Vendor with MDX, which can only be
done through MDX's Website: www.mdxway.com under "Doing Business with
MDX: Vendor Registration".

The deadline for submitting a Proposal with regard to this solicitation is March 19,
2009 by 2:00 P.M., Eastern Time.






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Trainee Rate: $36,560
The Miami-Dade Fire. Rescue Department will be
accepting online applications for the position of
Firefighter, from March 1 through March 15, 2009.
Applicants must possess a high school diploma
or GED and must be 18 years of age at time of
application. There will be no paper applications
for this hiring process. All applications must be
submitted online at www.miamidade.gov/jobs. All
previous applicants must re-apply.
ALL SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS WILL BE
CONSIDERED; APPLICATION PROCESS IS NOT
FIRST COME FIRST SERVED.
Applicants must apply and submit application online
by Sunday, March 15, 2009, 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time, at www.miamidade.gov/jobs.

Hiring decisions are contingent upon the results of a physical
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a break, invest your
valuable time to im-
prove your, profes-
sional skills, physical
and emotional fitness;
particularly -take ad-
vantage of educational
resources.
To the working per-
son, certain things
stand out which can
aid greatly to reces-
sion-proofing your life
today..
1. Don't panic. Now
it's time to re-boot your
life.
2. Live affordably
just below your means.
It will train you to save
more and make more
money than you ever
imagined, in the long
term.
3. Update your re-
sume and network of


contacts. We all get
lazy when we're in a
comfy job. If you lose
your job, understand
that there are .always
jobs out there, even in
a recession.
4. Look for deals, per-
haps buy used items
to save money. The
Internet has many re-
sources, such as eBay,
Craigslist and Amazon.
com, that offer amaz-
ing savings pn high-
quality used items of
all kinds.
5. Learn. from this
temporary experience.
Don't pretend that your
,debts and responsibili-
"ties are r.ot there just
because "everyone is
in debt" or "the econ-
omy is bad." Negotiate
a payment plan to get
out of debt. Write down
a new life plan; take
responsibility for your


future.
Recently, a friend
related -his story of
spending two years in
a combination of un-
employment and un-
der-employment, the
result of a forced move


to an economically
under-developed area.
He was hardly rich but
kept his family dry,
warm and fed. But, at
the time, he remem-
bers being too stub-
born and consumed by


self-pity to take advan-
tage of the leisure time.
He eventually learned
to recognize the over-
whelming guilt of not
working had consumed
his life and would not
payoff in the end.


PUBLIC NOTICE
MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY
Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plan

COMMENT PERIOD
Miami-Dade Public Housing Agency (MDPHA) hereby
advertises its proposed PHA Plan for Fiscal Year 2009-
2010, which will be available for review during a 45-day
comment period from 312/2009 through 4/15/2009 at
MDPHA's Central Office and Office of Compliance, 1401
NW 7th Street, and MDPHA's website
www.miamidade.qov/housing.

Please send written comments during the comment period
to: MDPHA, Jos6 Cintr6n, Director, 1401 NW 7th Street,
Miami, Florida 33125.

PUBLIC HEARING
The PHA Plan hearing will be held on 4116/2009, at 4:00
p.m.-, in the MDPHA Board Room, 1407 NW 7th Street,
Miami, Florida 33125.
MDPHA does not discriminate based on race, sex,' color,
religion, marital status, national origin, disability, ancestry,
sexual orientation, age, pregnancy or familial status in the
access 'to, admissions to, or employment in housing
programs or activities. If. you need a sign language
interpreter or materials in accessible format for this event,
call 305-644-5187 at lease five days in advance. TDD/TTY
users may contact the Florida Relay Service at 800-955-
8771.


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MIAMI

IomMiuntyi _n
development Agency
SOUT1ASTOVWRflWN/IWKWIST i OMNi WtD!LOPMENTDIiSTCT W MIDTOWN

PLEASE ALL TAKE NOTICE OF CHANGE TO the Special
CRA Board Meeting of the Southeast Overtown/Park West
Community Redevelopment Agency that was previously
scheduled to occur on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 9:00 A.M.
at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, has now been
changed as follows: The Special CRA Board Meeting will
take place at The Overtown Youth Center, 450 N.W. 14th
Street, Miami, Florida, 33136, on Thursday, March 5, 2009
at 5:00 P.M.

All interested persons are invited to attend. For more
information, please contact the CRA offices at (305) 679-
6800.


(#003223)


James H. Villacorta, Executive Director
Southeast Overtown/Park West &
Omni Community Redevelopment
Agencies


MIAMIDADE

Notice of Public Meeting
The Community Action Agency's (CAA) Office of Citizen Participation
will be convening the following Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
Meetings to provide residents in CSBG identified communities with the
opportunity to affect change through advocacy.
Allapattah Community March 18, 2009 at 6pm, at 2001 NW 35th Street,
Miami, Florida 33142
Brownsville Community March,24, 2009 at 5:30pm at 2900 NW 43rd
Terrace, Miami, Florida 33142 ,
Coconut Grove Community March 4, 2009'at 6:30pm at 3750 S. Dixie
Hwy, Coconut Grove, Florida 33133'
Culmer Community March 10, 2009 at 5:30pm at 1600 NW 3rd
Avenue, Miami, Florida 33136
Edison Community March 17, 2009 at 6:30pm at 150 NW 79th Street,
Miami, Florida 33150
Florida City Communtiy March 19, 2009 at 7pm at 1600 NW 6th Court,
Florida City, Florida 33034
Goulds Community March 11, 2009 at 7pm at 21300 SW 122nd
Avenue, Miami, Florida 33170
S. Hialeah Community March 25, 2009 at 5:30pm at 250 E. 2nd
Avenue, Hialeah, Florida 33010
Liberty City Community March 12, 2009 at 6pm at 6100 NW 7th
Avenue, Miami, Florida 33127
Little Havana Community March 19, 2009 at 6pm at 858 W. Flagler
Street, Miami, Florida 33128
Naranja Community March 10, 2009 at 6:30pm at 13955 SW 264th
Street, Miami, Florida 33032
Perrine Communtiy March 19, 2009 at 7prm'at 17801 Homestead
Avenue, Miami, Florida 33157
South Beach Community March 12, 2009 at 4pm at 833 6th Street,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
South Miami Community March 16, 2009 at 7pm at 6701 SW 62
Avenue, South Miami, Florida 33143
Wynwood-Community March 17, 2009 at 5:30pm at 2900 NW 2
Avenue, Miami, Florida 33127
Community Action Agency's Board of Directors' Meeting
Monday, March 9, 2009 at 4:00pm Overtown Transit Village, 1st Floor
Training Room
701 NW 1 Court, Miami, Florida 33136
All meetings of the CAA Neighborhood Advisory Committees and the
Board of Directors are open to the public and all interested parties are
encouraged to attend. For more information about the neighborhood
advisory meetings or the Board of Directors please contact us at (786)
469-4600.


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