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April 12- April 18, 2007 Vol. 25, No. 1285
INSIDE
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African-Americans
facing ‘Digital Dim
mer
Page 2A
Hanged prisoner case
remains unsolved
Page 3A
Tor black surgeon
calls for more minori
ties in medicine
Page 8A
So are the Republi
cans behind this?
Page 5A
Getting in the quc
Page 4A
P ’ ;z‘ ¥ ¢
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On The Real with
Miss Monique
“I wished I hadn’t
said anythingn
Page 1B
Submitting to the
Truth
By Mary Sullivan
Page 1B
Students study ori
gins, impact of hip
hop music
Page 1B
Courtney Gates of Paine
College awarded schol
arship in Alltel’s “Words
of Wisdom: Lessons in
Courage’ essay contest
Page GA
Sister to Sister Tea
Highlights |
Page6A
INDEX
ARTbeat ..........1B
8u5ine55....,.....7TA
Classifieds ......5B
Good New5.......6A
Happenings ....4B
Opinion ............44
Spirit....ccconeen2B
ignoriMUS
It is so sad that on the
50th Anniversary of the
immortal Jackie Robin
sons breakthrough into
major League Baseball
with the Brooklyn
Dodgers in 1947 and on
the 39th Anniversary of
the death of the 20th Cen
tury's most heroic drum
major for Justice, Dr. Mar
tin Luther King, Jr., that
you would have a racist
white man in this country
calling a group of mostly, if
not ;fil. African-American
women basketball players
by an ugly name that does
not apply to them — regard
less of the stretch of the
imagination. Don Imus, a
talk show host, did just that
in crudely spewing his
racial animus on these
young ladies of Rutgers as
they participated in the
Masters Golf Tournament Finale Who is Zach Johnson?
By MICHAEL MEYERS
Editor-in-Chief
The culmination of the
Masters Golf Tournament
in a fashion that has not
been seen in several years.
Since the sixties, there has
not been a Master’s win
ner that ended up with an
over par score.
American, Zack John
son, clinched a stunning
victory at the 71st Mas
ters last Sunday. In a week
that had many ups and
downs, the final round’s
leader, Stuart Appleby
could not do what was
needed to hold on to his
lead and rtake a green
jacket back to Australia.
Johnson came from two
shots behind, to provide
the takeover with six
birdies in a round where
he shot an impressive 69.
Woods, chasing his fifth
Masters” win and his third
consecutive major tourna
ment this year, for some
reason just could not get
it together. He made a
magnificent eagle on 13.
However, he missed a
golden birdie chance on
the 16th hole.
Pastor Urges: ‘Stop the March of Death’
By CHERYL SMITH
Spedal to the NNPA
DALLAS (NNPA) - Home
lessness, the criminal justice sys
tem and media coverage of the
African-American communi
ties were the burning issues
focused on during the second
annual Faith Poverty Summit
last week.
The Rev. Michael Pfleger of
Chicagos St. Sabina &undm
urged amendees o stop the
march of death through their
communities.
“You dont get justice because
you are right,” he said to thun
derous applause.
“You get justice because you
fight. Are you willing o stop
the march of death? Are we
willing to be like Jesus—to get
in the way of the march, inter
the procession?”
mg)cus'tg on the agenda for
the two-day conference, Father
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final. Sadder still is the
silence from people who
should be cond}emning him
and calling for him to be
permanently banned from
the media. Instead, they
have rallied behind him just
like he is some kind of vic
Johnson became the
first Masters winner not
to play in the final pairing
since Nick Faldo in 1990.
After it was over, Johnson
said, “This is very surreal
very, very surreal” and “I
didn't think it would be
this year, but | had no
idea.”
Johnson's first trip to
Augusta was in 2001
when his tour buddy,
Vaughn Taylor was able to
scrape up some Monday
practice round tickets.
Editor’s Note:
A very special thank you
is given to Miss Martha,
Mr. Greenspan and the
entire staff of the Press
Building at the Augusta
National Golf Club. I am
most appreciative to the
hospitality extended to me
as a member of the press
with all access and per
sonal glimpses into Augus
ta National. The gra
ciousness shown will be
remembered for years to
come.
Ptleger, who activist Dick Gre
gory introduced as the “Black
est brother [ know,” said there
has to be a dialogue about the
affordable living wages instead
of the fights afiout minimum
wfid still, he said, there are
the unemployed.
. “If we hadn't outsourced our
jobs all over the wo;ld." he
paused, adding that “If we just
took all F jobs we out
sourced,” ™ unemployment
wouldnt be such an issue.
As he continued to share his
message, dealing with a govern
ment that a)fi find money to
help “white polar bears” while
chirdrcn are going without a
uality education, Father
gflcgfl also discussed affirma
tive action and the importance
of education.
“Children are being robbed
of education tools,” he said. “If
we cn find money for white
polar bears, why can't we find
tim.
Dr. King and Jackie
Robinson endured and sac
rificed so much to promote
justice and decency for all
Americans as they spent a
large part of their lives set
ting a sterling example of
how to fight fbor others — all
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money for Black children.
Admittedly, an educartion is
not enough, he conceded.
“If you are a person of color or
a woman, it’s easier for you to
20 to the moon than to the
B(/hitc House,” he pointed out.
Constantly interrupred by
Iplause. he continued, sayln%
e moral consciousness o
America must be challenged
and the president should be
others. Then comes along a
cruel racist who exhibits
behavior that not only
insults these young ladies,
but sets humanity back over
100 years. These young
ladies, with the support of
family and others, have
spent all of their lives
impeached. In addition to the
war in Iraq, Father Pfleger cited
many issues s)lagmng society.
A big problem, explained
Father Pfegcr, are the “Christ
ian Right evangelical pimps.”
“How dare you want to birth
a child out of the womb and
then kill it for the rest of its life,”
he asked. He called some min
isters “lap dancers for the Bush
Administration,”
In 19:11. Father Pfleger
became the full pas
tor in the Arzgfjoccsc of
Chicago at the age of 31, when
he was appointed Pastor of
Saint Sabina Church. l(nown(hc
for ;Xaking out against
proliteration of alcohol and
tobacco advertising in the Black
comm;ncitig, he also chal
lenged the “silent voices” saying
that people have to be made
uncomfortable with the way
the world is today because it 1s
not what God envisioned.
Realizing that there are some
FIFTY CENTS
preparing for the challenge
of academics and athletics;
and just when they reach
the apex of competition in
their sport of basketball,
here comes a racist and
mean spirited man doing all
that he could to kill joy.
Just when you think that
the incident had reached its
lowest point, you take note
of the deafening silence
from certain individuals
and you realize that there
are far more people who
sympathize with this lowly
individual than with these
beautiful young ladies. One
young local bigot said on a
radio talk show that the
blacks™ outrage was no more
than making a mountain
out of a mole hill. Can you
See IgnorlMUS, page 10A
Age: 31
Birthplace: lowa City, lowa
College: Drake University,
Des Moines, lowa (1998,
Business Management/Mar
keting)
" Highlight: Had one e
(2004 Bell South Classic) in
98 PGA Tour events.
Best Previous Finish in a
Major: T-17th at the 2005
PGA Championship.
Did You Know: He has
not make the cut in three
tries at the Wachovia
Championship.
sacrifices that must be made
when you speak out, Father
Pfleger said it could cost you a
position, a tide, the company
car or a raise.
“Its going 1o cost you,” he
cautioned. “May cost you like it
cost Malcolm, Martin or even
Jesus.
“If youre not willing to die,
you're not worthy to live. How
much are you willing to give to
change this sick society?”
Stressing the need to reassess
the moral consciousness of
society, he continued, “How
much are we willing to give up
tododmrightdflng,’W?lllyour
children and grandchildren
and generations yet unborn
come into this world and cry
because we became comfort
ablSi;ly he conduded,
, he co many
who “once were our hope have
become our enemies.”
See Pastor, page 9A