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CHAMPION ist Place General Excellence award Winner Georgia Press Association ‘Better Newspaper Contest’ 2007, 2009-2017 SECTION A: VOL. 27 NO. 43 The Official Legal Organ ofDeKalb County, GA. Serving East Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, Doraville, Dunwoody, Lithonia, Pine Lake, Tucker, Stonecrest and Stone Mountain. THURSDAY, APRIL 19-25,2018 THECHAMPIONNEWSPAPER.COM I f O) DEKALBCHAMPNEWS DDDLIFESTYLE FEATURE: Positive Growth hopes to become a more viable asset in DeKalb FOR THE LATEST UPDATES VISIT US AT THECHAMPIONNEWSPAPER.COM TUCKER STUDENTS RECOGNIZED DURING ACADEMIC SIGNING DAY PAGE 2A COUNTY RESTOCKS FISH AFTER SEWER SPILL PAGE7A QUICK FINDER Opinion 6A Education 14A Classified 12A Sports 15A '641 1 6 00 01 BY CARLA PARKER carla@dekalbchamp.com eKalb County is known for having some of the best musical talent in the nation, and that talent was on display during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Fourteen alums from DeKalb high schools performed alongside R&B artist and superstar Beyonce at the 10-day festival in Indio, Calif.They represented Cedar Grove, Clarkston, M.L. King, Southwest DeKalb and Stephenson high school. They were a part of history as Beyonce was the first Black woman to headline the festival. Beyonce's performance was based on the Historically Black College and University (FIBCU) experience that featured a halftime-like show with a marching band and majorettes, and a Greek step show. One of the alums, 2005 graduate Rashaad Horne, spoke to The Champion about his experience playing cymbals with the drumline. Florne has toured with Drumline Live, an international touring group based on the (FIBCU) marching band tradition. The tour was created by former Southwest DeKalb band director Don P. Roberts, who also served as executive band consultant for the movie Drumline. Florne said it was Roberts who called and asked him SEE ALUMNI ON PAGE 11 Rashaad Horne was among several alums from DeKalb County who performed with Beyonce at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. Photos are from Facebook Rally for Black lives held in Decatur BY HORACE HOLLOMAN More than 100 individuals gathered for a rally in downtown Decatur demanding justice for Anthony Hill, a DeKalb County man who was shot and killed by a police officer. horace@dekalbchamp.com While a neo-Nazi rally drew a reported two dozen participants in Newnan, more than 100 protestors gathered April 21 in downtown Decatur requesting justice for Black people killed during encounters with police. Rally participants questioned why certain police-involved shootings of Black people didn't result in jail time for officers. Event organizers also protested on behalf of Anthony Hill, a Black man and Air Force veteran shot by a DeKalb County Police officer in an apartment complex while unarmed. "We're going to keep this man in our thoughts and in our prayers and we're going to show up to Judge Johnson's courtroom on May 21 at 9 a.m. to make sure the trial goes forward,"said Gerald Griggs, co founder of the Georgia Alliance for SEE RALLY ON PAGE 11