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November 25 -December 2, 2004 Vol. 23, No. 1185
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Player’s Brawl.
The Indiana Pacers
and the Detroit Pis
tons battled on the
court with fans. The
incident was followed
with suspension of
Ron Artest of the
Indiana Pacers.
Page 2A ' .
Like a Rofling Stone
Denise Majette, the
Democratic senatorial
candidate, uses her
religious faith and the
Rolling Stones for her
next political aspira
tion.
Page 3A
Free Artest? !
~ Dr. Ralph Watkins v
comes to the rescue of
the NBA bad boy.
Page 10A .
4
Holidéy mystery
‘Davidson Fine Arts
School will perform a
mystery with a twist,
with the play
“Holmes for the Holi
days”.
Pagelß
New Deal for MCG
Dr. Zuniga, the new
program director for
MCG will issue a new
degree for students,
master of public
health. -
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Soulful turkey day
By JESSICA BAPTISTE
Augusta Focus Staff Writer
The Godfather of
Soul, James Brown, vol
unteered his time to help
make the holiday better
for the disadvantaged.
Brown, along with his
entourage, gave out
1,000 turkeys during the
annual Turkey Giveaway
at Dyess Park. Many
came out to get their
complimentary turkey
and to enjoy the live
entertainment as the
Swanee Quintet per
formed and Brown him
self sang songs before he
handed out the goodies.
Sysco Corporation,
James Brown Enterprise,
Comcast, and small
business owner, J.R.
Riles donated some of
the turkeys.
“I got here at a quarter
to six and there were
about* 40 to 50 people
waiting here.” said
Teretha Wright, Dyess
center coordinator for
the Augusta Recreation
and Parks Department.
She also thinks that
this year’s giveaway was
the best one that they
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Black professionals get a taste of Augusta after dark
By THERESA MINOR
Augusta Focus Staff
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dressed up and nog lfcof to go.”
Upwardly mobire African
Americans in W know
the adage all too well with what
many say is a night life void for
young Ewed toward the 2545
year old professionals.
“To coin a phrase, in Augus
ta it’s either about Little John or
Johnny Taylor,” remarked
Travis Trammell, Managing
Partner of Guccique Special
Events. “I was so frustrated that
I decided if I can't find what I
wa{xt, Id create it.”
i with two
aimed at Elt;gk ewnomg:oaurxpj
political empowerment, The
Augustans and Next Genera
tion, Trammell has come up
with an event called Augusta
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By Jessica Baptiste
Rallying for Thanks. Senator Charles Walker and James Brown came together on N0v.22 to give |
turkeys away to needy families at the annual James Brown Turkey Giveaway. The event was at
Dyess Park. Over 1,200 people received a turkey.
have had in years.
“Oh, God it was awe
some! It was the biggest
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exclaims.
Mr. Brown began this
bountiful tradition in
After Dark. Its part entertain
ment — induding a live jazz
vocalist, London Arrington.
And its part networking and
brainstorming among Augus
tas young civic and communi
ty leaders. There is also a dinner
menu provided by Carribean
Experience, a new restaurant in
Augusta and one of the few
black owned businesses on
Washiq‘gton Road. Trammell
calls it “edutainment.”
“It’s not just another night
at the club,” he said .
Trammell’s partner, Charles
“Champ” Wafi(er, Jr. says it’s
an idea that has been evolving
in the area for nearly a decade.
“For a long time we have
been wanting to bring togeth
er young %eople in our com
munity who are movers and
shakers to let them network
and also bring in speakers to
1991, and according to
Wright it gets better and
better with each passing
year,
“I enjoy it every year,
somehow, it was a little
better this year.” she
talk to them about how poli
tics impacts every facet in
life,” said Walker. “A lot of
them are older now and dont
even to clubs. So we
thou.gEtO it would be a good
way to kill two birds with one
stone,”
The premiere event will be
held on Friday, November 26
at Club Malibu on North Leg
Road. It will be the first of
several monthly events target
ing black professionals. Both
Walker and Trammell believe
there’s a strong Augusta mar
t;t for this tyr;i of adult night
e
“Id look around and see
BMW’s and Acuras and all
the upwardly mobile blacks in
traffic and not out,” said
Trammell while commenting
on the pull that Adanta has
for this group. “I just want to
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said.
Although Brown and
his family show up
almost every year to
entertain people and
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Charles “Champ” Walker (I) and Travis Trammell have organized
a unique event allowing black professionals to soclalize and
organize. Photo by Theresa Minor
fii:e them an oprortunity to
ycott [-20 at least once a
month.”
Advance tickets are sls and
are available at www.groover-
FIFTY CENTS
Free
home
tutoring
funded
Fifteen Richmond
County schools that are
on probation for failing
to meet federal “No
Child Left Behind”
guidelines have addition
al money to provide in
home tutoring services
through Georgia’s Title 1
program, and help stu
dents in those schools
achieve higher academic
standards.
“This is a free way for
Augusta parents to give
their child professional
educational support in
the home, and we want
to help the school dis
trict get the word out,”
said Ann Riley Caldwell,
Executive Director of A
to Z Tutoring, a state
approved supplemental
service provider.
Based on results in
other states, Caldwell
believes the free in-home
tutoring programs as
well as private tutoring
services her company
offers are a main ingredi
ent to accomplishing
higher achievement lev
els within the Richmond
County school district.
“We believe if the
Augusta community
takes advantage of the
tutoring services offered
to them, schools within
the district will begin to
see increased achieve
ment within the student
population,” said Cald
well. We've seen strong
educational improve
ments in other counties
and states with high
home tutoring participa
tion rates and I think
that can happen here.”
A survey of parents
whose children received
in-home instruction with
A to Z Tutoring revealed
that services resulted in
See Tutoring, page 16A
ickets.com. Dinner reserva
tions can be made at (678)
522-1612. The affair will go
from 9 p.m. until, Friday,
Nov. 26. )