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’ M'S PRSRT STD OB NENNEBE] .. ] ‘/‘b Us Ilm[ljx(,}» QC;\)S‘A "()C'l.? \ ('.\ “BR\R\ / AUGUSTA GA 25 AUGUSTA. GA uw/w\/ ' PERMIT NO 302 ANy FLad s ) ; y ‘ ) : Serving Metro Augusta, V , O s, 4-“ : botve Mg April 12- April 18, 2007 Vol. 25, No. 1285 INSIDE | fhig by o 'a,«'i‘: v;‘: ‘-”" 5 ’-{#'. 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‘ ¥ ¢ k. 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 www.augustafocus.com Article of Analysis and Iy ae ety = eOWk 5 b ~m R i d . et At 5 M o 4 " ~ ol e g B ! . 5 i ¥ % R ':;‘;,._ AR 2 'f‘,"'& i pa e Y e NN . —— v e b e e s .: A i 53 - ‘1;32‘;;& )%’ m "; JAW : % ™ - . h } NCAA Ladies Basketball 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 Q'i:v"'q‘\* 8% ’ ; Zach Johnson Zach Johnson 71 73 76 o - Retif Goosen 76 76 70 6 W Tiger Woods 7 74 7L R Ky 75 @ @ N Justin Rose 6 75 75 R OTHER NOTABLES o Tl3VijaySingh 73 71 79 7 2% T 24 Phil Mickelson 76 73 B oM T 27 Davis Love Il 72 7 77 %0 -TN k@ - . 4 “}\ g 1 e ‘s~ ' wigd T Rev. Michael Pfleger 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