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The World Mourns the Death of MusicCreator, Genius & Legend – “Prince”

by Naomi Richard | The Austin Villager Newspaper

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Music legend knownsimply as “Prince,” passedaway April 21, 2016.Prince, whose full namewas Prince Rogers Nelson,died at age 57. He wasfound unresponsive in anelevator at Paisley Park, hishome and recording stu-dio, in Chanhassen, Min-nesota.

Prince was bornPrince Rogers Nelson onJune 7, 1958, in Minne-apolis, Minnesota. Prince’searly music career saw therelease of Prince, DirtyMind and Controversy—allof which created contro-versy due to their fusion ofreligious and sexualthemes. He then releasedthe albums 1999 andPurple Rain, cementing hissuperstar status with No.1 hits like “When DovesCry” and “Let’s Go Crazy.”A seven-time Grammywinner, Prince had a pro-digious output that in-cluded later albums likeDiamonds and Pearls, TheGold Experience and Mu-sicology.*

His parents wereJohn Nelson, a musicianwhose stage name was

Prince Rogers, and MattieShaw, a jazz singer whoperformed with the PrinceRogers Band. He becameinterested in music at ayoung age and taught him-self how to play the piano,guitar and drums. His par-ents broke up when hewas about 10, and he andhis sister split their timebetween their parents’homes. He eventually ranaway and moved in withneighbors, the Andersonfamily. In high school,Prince formed his firstband Grand Central (laterknown as Champagne)with André Anderson(who later changed hisname to André Cymone)and Morris Day.

In 1978, Prince wassigned to Warner Bros.Records. In a 2009 inter-view with Tavis Smiley,Prince revealed that whenhe was a child, he sufferedfrom epileptic seizuresand that he was teased inschool. He told Smiley: “...Early in my career I triedto compensate by being asflashy and as noisy as Icould.”

In 1978, PrincePrince Photo by NPG Records. See CONTROVERSY, page 8

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New Early Head Start Center to ProvideEducational Opportunities for South Austin Youth

AUSTIN, TX - Thefirst five years of a child’slife are critical to his or herfuture outcomes. In fact,studies have shown earlychildhood education canhelp break the cycle ofpoverty.

The Housing Author-ity of the City of Austin

(HACA) in partnership withChild Inc., and MainspringSchools today (April 21)hosted a ribbon cutting fora new Early Head StartCenter at 1201 W. LiveOak, to encourage southAustin children to thriveby providing them withfundamental educational

building blocks.“This new Early Head

Start Center is going to bea tremendous resource forunderserved kids underage 3 living in the BouldinNeighborhood,” saidHACA President and CEOMichael Gerber. “Thispartnership between

HACA, Child Inc. and Main-spring Schools furtherstrengthens the con-tinuum of the self-suffi-ciency programs we pro-vide to our residents.”

The Early Head StartCenter is funded by theFederal Head Start Pro-

CUTTING THE KNOT - Pictured center stage holding the ceremonial scissors are Child Inc. ExecutiveDirector Albert L. Black (left) and HACA Chairman Carl S. Richie.

See PARTNERSHIP, pg 7

Everyone has aPrince story!

Since the untimely deathof Music Legend “Prince”last week, you can hardlyfind a person who does nothave a Prince story. Princepassed away on Thursday,April 21, 2016 at the age of57. As the word about hispassing went out andaround the world, therewere immediate memorialsheld in his honor. It seems that everyonethat you meet has a storyabout the man and hismusic. Well, I am noexception. Although, Inever actually met Prince, I did have the pleasure ofvisiting his studio inMinnesota. It was during aNational NewspaperPublishers Association(NNPA) Convention thatwas held there in the early1990’s (I do not rememberthe actual year. During oneof our free days during theconvention, we were giventhe opportunity to do somesightseeing. Many of us took theopportunity to visit PaisleyPark and tour the studio.Our tour guide was MavisStaples (one of the StaplesSisters) who was serving asthe studio manager. Shewas an outstanding host.Prince was not in town atthe time. But, you couldfeel his presence in theroom. Prince had recentlychanged his stage name to“The Artist formerlyknown as Prince” and hehad taken on a symbol torepresent his new identity.He did so in order to getcontrol of his music and hisschedule. It would be manyyears before he would goback to the name of Prince. Since the change was sonew, every one was tryingto get a handle on what tocall him. One brave soultook the oppourunity to askStables what she calledhim. She said, “I call himSir.” Every one around theglobe has a memory ofPrince, whether it wasfrom his concerts,television apearances, or inperson. Everyone felt apersonal connection to him.And that connection will befelt for a long time.

R.I. P. Prince!

COA seeks toimprove community

policing efforts.See APDPage 6

Hip-hop stagebiography winsPulitzer award.

See HAMILTONPage 2

Austin public schoolpioneer address HT

convocation.See PATTERSON

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Digital InclusionFellowship

applications openfor second year

Last year, we introduced our Digital Inclusion Fel-lowship, and paired fellows with community organiza-tions to help build digital inclusion programs in GoogleFiber cities. From leading digital literacy courses to train-ing volunteers, fellows have been hard at work over thepast 9 months helping to close the digital divide in theircommunities. Just last month, Susan Reaves, a fellowat the Nashville Public Library, led computer basics

See FOCUS ON DIGITAL LITERACY, page 5

AUSTIN, TX - TheFrederick Douglass Club ofAustin, Texas (theDouglass Club) will host its2nd Annual Mother’s DayWeekend Jazz BrunchScholarship Fundraiser onSaturday, May 7, 2016from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30p.m. at the spacious Mil-lennium, Austin, Texas78702. Tickets are avail-able at $25.00 each. Thisscholarship fundraiser isopen to everyone, men,women, and children. 75percent of proceeds fromthe fundraiser will be usedto fund scholarships. Lastyear’s event was an over-whelming success. Theevent has moved to theMillennium East Arena.This facility providesample space and star culi-nary services to accommo-date the Douglass Clubprogram.

Once again guestswill enjoy live jazz musicalperformances by JazzSuite, a duet group featur-ing vocals by local talentDenise Stewart Bates andmaster pianist VincentBates. Don’t miss perfor-mances in spoken word,and dance by the FredrickDouglass Club Youth Clubmembers. There will alsobe door prizes, a 40" HDTVand local vendors; provid-ing participants an oppor-tunity to get Mom a greatMother’s Day gift.

2nd Annual Mother’s DayWeekend-Jazz BrunchScholarship Fundraiser

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iACT Hope Awards | “Investing in our Community”The Hope Awards are presented annually by In-

terfaith Action of Central Texas (iACT) to recognize thecontributions of individuals and organizations that ad-vance their goal of people of all faiths doing good to-gether. On May 2 iACT will honor the commitment ofthe Duff & Liz Smith family and recognize the impor-tant work of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

The Hope Awards reception, program and auctionwill take place at Agudas Achim in the Dell CommunityCampus at 7300 Hart Lane starting at 6:00 p.m. Ticketsand sponsorships are available atwww.interfaithtexas.org or by calling 512/386-9145 x303.

Liz and Duff Stewart and their children, Adam,Noah and Grace, embody the spirit of giving. In addi-tion to Liz formerly serving as iACT board president,each member of the Stewart family gives time andshares their talents with many organizations and indi-viduals in their respective communities. They especiallylove Austin and have been formed and delighted by join-

ing us in our work, events and celebrations for manyyears.

Mt. Zion Baptist Church has made a long-stand-ing is the congregation highlighted this year for theirengagement in commitment to building a better andmore unified Austin . Pastor G.V. Clark and his congre-gation have been crucial partners with iACT in spread-ing goodwill in the Austin community. They hostediACT’s 30th annual Interfaith Thanksgiving celebrationin 2014, the first time this event was held in east Aus-tin in an African-American Baptist church. Mt. Zion wasintegral in forging continued relationships that invitedus to hold our 2015 Thanksgiving service at the historicSt. John District Tabernacle.

The Hope Awards event raises funds for iACT’scommunity service programs such as Hands on Hous-ing to repair homes of low-income seniors and peoplewith disabilities; iACT for Refugees provides basic edu-cational assistance to newly arrived refugees fromaround the world; and Red Bench, a dialogue program

that encourages important and meaningful conversa-tions among diverse peoples about important topicssuch as race relations, religious tolerance, balance andhappiness.

The mission of Interfaith Action of Central Texas(iACT) is to cultivate peace and respect through inter-faith dialogue, service and celebration.

“People of all faiths doing good together” – iACT

‘Hamilton’ Wins Pulitzer for Dramaby: Mark Kennedy AP Drama Writer

This image released by The Public Theater shows Lin-ManuelMiranda, foreground, with the cast during a performance of “Hamilton,”in New York. “Hamilton,” the hip-hop stage biography of AlexanderHamilton won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for drama on Monday, April 18, 2016.(Joan Marcus/The Public Theater via AP)

NEW YORK (AP) —“Hamilton,” the hip-hopstage biography ofAlexander Hamilton, haswon the 2016 PulitzerPrize for drama, honoringcreator Lin-ManuelMiranda for a dazzlingmusical has capturedpopular consciousnesslike few Broadway shows.

The ColumbiaUniversity’s prize board onMonday cited “Hamilton”as a landmark Americanmusical about the giftedand self-destructivefounding father whosestory becomes both con-temporary and irresist-ible.” Other finalists were“Gloria,” by BrandenJacobs-Jenkins and “TheHumans,” by StephenKaram.

“I feel really humbledand really overwhelmed,”Miranda told The Associ-ated Press. “Columbia isHamilton’s alma mater so Ithink that gave me a home-court advantage. But it’s ex-traordinary to be recognizedin this way.”

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s“The Sympathizer,” a de-but novel set in the finaldays of the Vietnam Warand narrated in flashbackby a former Communistagent who infiltrated theSouth Vietnamese Army,won the Pulitzer Prize forfiction.

Pulitzer judgespraised the novel as “alayered immigrant tale

told in the wry, confes-sional voice of a ‘man oftwo minds’ — and twocountries, Vietnam andthe United States.”

“Black Flags: TheRise of ISIS” by JobyWarrick won for generalnonfiction. Warrick alsowon the Pulitzer in 1996.

In his new book,Warrick, a journalist withThe Washington Post, ex-amines how the strain ofmilitant Islam behind ISIS“first arose in a remoteJordanian prison andspread with the unwittingaid of two American presi-dents,” according to thepublishers.

“In for a Penny, In fora Pound,” by HenryThreadgill, released onMay 26, 2015, was namedthe winner in the musiccategory.

Judges described therecording as “a highlyoriginal work in which no-tated music and improvi-sation mesh in a sonic tap-estry that seems the veryexpression of modernAmerican life.”

Other finalists in-cluded “The Blind Banis-ter,” by Timo Andres and“The Mechanics: Six fromthe Shop Floor,” by CarterPann.

But it was the dramaaward that generated themost buzz. “Hamilton,”about the first U.S. Trea-sury Secretary, becomesthe ninth musical to win

the drama award, joiningsuch shows as “South Pa-cific,” “Sunday in the Parkwith George” and “Rent.”The last musical to nab theaward was “Next to Nor-mal” in 2010.

It tells the story ofhow an orphan immigrantfrom the Caribbean rose tothe highest ranks ofAmerican society, as toldby a young African-Ameri-can and Latino cast.Miranda leaned on RonChernow’s biography ofthe Founding Father, buttold the tale in commonlanguage and verse, trans-forming Hamilton into“the $10 Founding Fatherwithout a father.”

Miranda, 36, whowrote the music and story,already has a Tony for cre-ating the Broadway musi-cal “In the Heights,” ashow which was nomi-nated for a Pulitzer in 2009and this month won threeOlivier Awards in London.He also has an Emmy forwriting the opening num-ber for the 2013 TonyAwards.

In the past year,Miranda, whose familycame from Puerto Rico toNew York, has won a “ge-nius grant” from theMacArthur Foundation, aswell as the Edward M.Kennedy Prize for DramaInspired by American His-tory, which came with$100,000.

The drama award

was widely expected to goto Miranda this year. Thealbum for “Hamilton” wona Grammy Award and be-came the highest-debutingcast recording on the Bill-board Top 200 in over 50years. The show is a lead-ing favorite in thissummer’s Tony Awards.The libretto, published lastweek, immediately be-came a top seller onAmazon.com

“I’m just trying tostay present and in themoment as possible be-cause I’m fully aware thatthis speeds by in the high-light reel. I’m living in thehighlight reel section ofmy life,” Miranda said. “I

want to slow the montagedown.”

“Hamilton” was asold-out sensation this yearwhen it debuted off-Broad-way at New York’s PublicTheater and amassed a $60million advance on Broad-way. It has been cheered bypoliticians as diverse asDick Cheney and PresidentBarack Obama, and celeb-rities like British actressHelen Mirren, musicianQuestlove and many others.

The music is a mix ofbreezy pop, rap battles andslinky R&B. Lyrics aresmart and playful, includ-ing Hamilton declaring: “Inthe face of ignorance andresistance/I wrote a finan-

cial system into exist-ence.”

The Pulitzer dramaaward, which includes a$10,000 prize, is “for a dis-tinguished play by anAmerican author, prefer-ably original in its sourceand dealing with Americanlife,” according to theguidelines.

Previous playwrightshonored include AugustWilson, Edward Albee,Eugene O’Neill, ArthurMiller and Tennessee Wil-liams. Recent winners in-clude Annie Baker’s “TheFlick,” Ayad Akhtar’s “Dis-graced” and Stephen AdlyGuirgis’s “Between River-side and Crazy.”

Victory for Virginia: Governor McAuliffe Restores Voting Rights for 206,000Movement Welcoming Former Offenders Back Into Communities is Sweeping the Nation

Washington, DC -Governor Terry McAuliffe(D-VA) restored votingrights to 206,000 formeroffenders through execu-tive action today, makingthe Old Dominion the lat-est in a string of states towelcome those who’vecompleted their sentencesback into the communityby restoring their right tovote. Most states fail toautomatically restore theright to vote upon comple-

tion of sentence.The governor’s order

puts Virginia squarely in anational movement for a21st Century democracy,where everyone partici-pates, everyone’s voice isheard, and every vote iscounted. In the last severalyears, the movement hasaccelerated and grownwith wins earlier this yearin Maryland and now Vir-ginia adding to the mo-mentum. About half of the

states restrict rights ofcriminal offenders; theycan now follow Virginia’slead to restore theserights, or encourage theircongressional representa-tives to support the De-mocracy Restoration Act.

The following is astatement from AllegraChapman, Director ofVoting and Elections forCommon Cause:

“This is a huge vic-tory not only for former of-

fenders but also for Vir-ginia and for our greaterdemocracy. The 206,000Virginians directly af-fected are family, friends,neighbors, and colleagueswho’ve completed theirsentences, returned to so-ciety, and resumed theircivic responsibilities. Wecannot truly call ourselvesa democracy if we call onformer offenders to be pro-ductive citizens but refuseto restore their most fun-

damental right as citizens,the right to speak throughthe ballot box and havetheir votes counted on theissues and people thatshape our collective fu-ture. These eligible votershave returned home, seekor resume employment,and pay taxes. Restoringtheir right to vote will en-courage them to becomefull, productive and law-abiding participants in ourcommunities.

“Governor McAuliffeunderstands that a democ-racy that doesn’t work forall of us isn’t really a de-mocracy. Common Causestands with and supportsthe grassroots activists inVirginia who worked tomake this possible, and westand with Gov. McAuliffeand other elected officialsin both parties working tostrengthen and affirm gov-ernment of, by, and for —all the people.”

Abolitionist Harriet Tubman to Replace Slavery Proponent Jackson on $20 BillFirst

African American toAppear on Any

American Currency

by: Martin CrutsingAP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON (AP)- A Treasury official saysSecretary Jacob Lew hasdecided to put HarrietTubman on the $20 bill,making her the firstwoman on U.S. paper cur-rency in 100 years.

The official, who spokeon condition of anonymityin advance of Lew’s officialannouncement, says thatthe 19th century abolition-ist and leader of the Under-ground Railroad, would re-place the portrait of Andrew

Jackson, the nation’s sev-enth president.

The announcement isexpected to provide de-tails on other changes be-ing made to the $20, $10and $5 bills.

The decision to place

Tubman’s portrait on the$20 likely means that Lewhas decided to keepAlexander Hamilton on the$10 bill, a victory for thosewho had opposed his ini-tial plan to removeHamilton.

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This life, therefore, is not righteous-ness, but growth in righteousness; not health,but healing; not being, but becoming; not rest,but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be,but we are growing toward it. The process isnot yet finished, but it is going on. This is notthe end, but it is the road. All does not yetgleam in glory, but all is being purified.

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(AUSTIN, TX) -H u s t o n - T i l l o t s o nUniversity’s Honors Con-vocation, recognizing stu-dents who have earnedhigh academic honors, isscheduled on Friday, May6, 2016, at 10 a.m. in King-Seabrook Chapel, locatedat 900 Chicon Street.Patrick Patterson, an Aus-tin public school pioneer,who currently serves asAssistant Vice President ofthe Longhorn Center forSchool Partnerships at TheUniversity of Texas at Aus-tin in the Division of Diver-sity and Community En-

Patrick Patterson Named Huston-TillotsonUniversity’s Honors Convocation Speaker

Patterson

gagement (DDCE) will ren-der the keynote address.

Top ranking seniors,honor societies, and mem-bers of the Dean’s List andHonor Roll are recognizedduring Honor Convocationheld the day before Com-mencement Convocation,scheduled Saturday, May7, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. onthe athletic field.

Patterson remainsthe first and only person tobecome campus principalat the elementary, middle,and high school levels. His(two) high schools (Lanier,2004 and LBJ, 2005-2009)

were recognized byNewsweek as top 1,200high schools in the nationfor multiple years. Duringhis last four years as theLBJ high school principal,LBJ led the Central Texasarea in the ApplyTexas rateand was recognized by theAustin Chamber of Com-merce each of those yearsfor doing so. In 2009,Patterson was named theAustin IndependentSchool District SecondaryPrincipal of the Year, andin his final year in 2010,the Texas Association ofJournalism Educators

named him Administratorof the Year for the entireState of Texas.

Honors Convocationis free and open to thepublic. Parking is availableon Chalmers Avenue.

TWC Awards Grant to Improve Adult Education TrainingAdult EducationDepartment of

Region 6 EducationService Center

receives $515,020AUSTIN, TX - More

than 30 percent of all stu-dents enrolled in adulteducation and literacycourses in Texas have lessthan a sixth grade level ofreading, math and lan-guage skills. To address theneed for improving basicskills for adult learners,the Texas Workforce Com-mission (TWC) allocated$515,020 to develop aReading Institute and toupdate an establishedMathematics Institutewhich will create en-hanced training materialsand promote success foradult education programparticipants as they worktoward attainment of highschool equivalency cre-dentials. Providing adults

with English language,math, reading and writingskills needed to succeed inthe workforce is the goalof TWC’s Adult Educationand Literacy program.

The grant wasawarded to the Adult Edu-cation Department of Re-gion 6 Education ServiceCenter (Region 6) and willhelp update an Adult Initia-tives for Math (AIM) Insti-tute and create a ReadingInstitute, known as Helping

Adults Read for Transitions(HART). The goal for AIMand HART is to create atraining model for teachersthat will help them provideadult learners with the re-sources and skills to be-come self-sufficient.

The Reading and MathInstitutes will help evolveprofessional developmentin adult education by train-ing a select number of adult

educators across the state.Region 6 will provide train-ing, evaluation and follow-up support to local instruc-tional staff through 28 edu-cation regions across Texas.The training programs willalign with the Texas AdultEducation Content Stan-dards and Benchmarks(TAESCB) by using research-based best practices in theclassrooms.

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Youth of TodayHope of Tomorrow

Junior Commitee

At my school, thereare sub-committees of themain Student Council or-ganization that are dedi-cated to the wants of eachhigh school grade. 9thgrade has Freshman Com-mittee, 10th grade hasSophomore Committee,and so on. I am the Vice

Wesley DickersonCedar Ridge H. S.Kevin Parish

Park Crest M.S. Jarian GallowayHarmony Academy

President of the JuniorCommitee.

As the year dwindlesdown, we are preparingfor the transition to be theSenior Committee, wherewe'll have to finalize allprom and graduationplans, etc. We have al-ready gotten all orders forSenior Shirts (a traditionwhere seniors design andreceive shirts to show se-nior and school pride),some of the details forprom, and raised a signifi-cant amount of money.

At first it didn't seemlike we could do it, with allthat was against us, butnow we are prevailing anddoing much better thanthe past Junior Commit-tees! Wish us luck!

In The Year of 2020

I recently heard thatin 2020 Harriet Tubmanwill be on the front of the20 dollar bill, and they willput former President An-

drew Jackson on the back.Some people say that sheshould be on another dol-lar bill and leave AndrewJackson on the front. Thereason why they are tryingso hard to get her on the20 dollar bill because in2020 it will be the 100thyear since, the women’ssuffrage rights; which isthe right of women to voteand to stand for electoraloffice. I really hope shecan be on the 20 dollar billbecause I think it will beanother breakthrough forwomen.

Prom Night and Promposing

As my junior year iscoming to a close I amvery grateful that I wasable to attend my school’sjunior/senior prom thisyear. Prom is probably oneof the most famous Ameri-can high school traditions.With the creation of“promposing” and thegreat deal of effort it takesto set up for a high schoolprom, it is a very importantand very enjoyable periodof time for high school stu-dents who wish to attendtheir prom.

Promposing is prob-ably the most importantpart of the annual schooldance that does not hap-pen the night of prom. Ask-ing someone to go to thebiggest school dance ofthe year has evolved intoa major process. I’m notexactly sure when theterm “promposing” was

coined but it is certainly awell-known term in highschools across the country.It is fine to just go up tosomeone and just ask thequestion, but the trend isto make a production of it.There is a very large feel-ing of go big or go homewhen it comes topromposing. People like tomake it a surprise andshow up with a poster,props, and even banners.This is part of what makesgoing to prom such a bigdeal, because to go alongwith an amazing experi-ence at the dance itself,people have the opportu-nity to have the memo-rable experience of askingsomeone or being asked ina very special way.

I certainly had funwith my promposal andmy prom. My school did agreat job of including mu-sic and other activities thatpeople would enjoy intothe night. While prom maynot be the ideal social set-ting for some people, I be-lieve that it can bring outa different side of every-one that most people aresurprised to see. Promwas a great night for myfriends and I, and I am ex-tremely excited for nextyear.

Genesis StiggersElgin Middle School

Averill ToppsO. Henry Middle School

Erika LipscombManor Middle School

100 Percent

If you didn’t know al-ready, my school is di-vided into six six-weekperiods. After each pe-riod, we get a report cardto see what grade we gotfor each class. During the5th 6th-Weeks, I got allone hundreds for all myclasses. My momwanted me to write aboutit for my weekly articlesubmission so I decidedto do it. I have eightclasses, but I only got onehundreds in seven ofthem because my firstperiod is a pass or failclass which I passed.

I should tell you thatthe reason that I got allone hundreds wasn’t justfor that warm feeling ofaccomplishment. I mean,of course that feeling isamazing and is a greatbonus, but the reason Idid it was because mymom said if I got all one

A Weekend Off

Last Friday, April 15,2016 was the openingday for Ice Cube's newmovie "Barber Shop the

Next Cut". It was a funnymovie with a seriousedge. Everybody waslaughing throughout themovie. If you are lookingfor laughter, go see themovie. I won't tell toomuch because I don'twant to spoil your excite-ment. He put a lighterflavor on a serious andtalked about subject inChicago. Then, the restof the weekend, I stayedhome and watched mov-ies on TV. That weekendwas really time off fromschool work.

hundreds that she wouldgive me one hundred dol-lars. She told us in thebeginning of the yearthat we could earn thismoney, but I didn’t reallytry to achieve the goal un-til now, although I haven’tgotten a single B on a re-port card this year. I’venever gotten that muchfor grades and now that Ihave it, I have no ideawhat to do with, I decidedto take a picture so I canshow my friends, wholove money even morethan I do. I guess since Idon’t know what to dowith it, it could be usedfor good use. Mother’sDay is coming up and I’mgoing to get them amaz-ing presents.

Doing well in schoolhas always been my toppriority, because educa-tion is key. I’m planningon going to Baylor and todo that I will have tostrive to be an All-Ameri-can teenager. Well, goodhabits should start youngand I want to get used toworking hard as early aspossible. I love havingone hundred dollars andmy parents are reallyproud. I guess I should beproud of mysef too, Imean it does mean I’vegotten a perfect score of100%.

Jenga

Hello everybody, to-day I want to talk about agame that has beenaround since the early1970's or even earlier.Jenga is a really fun gameand I hope that more andmore people play thishighly competitive and in-teractive game.

Jenga was founded in1983 by a woman namedLeslie Scott, who is the co-founder of Oxford Gamesand grew up in East andWest Africa but was born inTanzania. Jenga translatesto “build up” in Swahili,which Leslie learned tospeak in her time in Africa.

The rules of Jenga are

pretty simple. First youneed two or more playersto play the game with you.Second, you need to buildthe Jenga tower by placethree blocks of wood inone direction then putthree others on top in theopposite direction and con-tinue until you run out ofblocks. Third, chose who isgoing first; whoever is go-ing first gets to pull out ablock of wood first whichgives them a huge advan-tage because you can getthe easiest block to pullout first. Its fun because ittests how good your handeye coordination is and thejoy after you pull reallyhard one out and watch asthe other player makes theJenga Tower fall down.They also claim to be thesecond best selling gamein history.

Well that's all for thisweek but be sure to checkout next week’s article andI hope you enjoyed. Besure to check out Jenga atTarget or other stores. Un-til Next Time. Go O'HenryMustangs!

Awana Games

On Saturday, April 23,First Baptist Church -

Ava RobertsSpring Hill Elementary

Pflugerville held the 2016Awana Olympics. TheTruth and Training (T&T)teams from local churchescompeted in eight sportchallenges.

I was on the T& Tteam from First BaptistChurch - Pflugerville. Myteam showed out! We wonalmost every challenge.We got first place withblue ribbons and a plaque.I got a lot of exercise andhad a lot of fun!

Monster Jam

On yesterday, my bigbrother, my dad and I wentto a show called MonsterJam. Monster Jam is ahuge car show at the FrankErwin Center. I had a blast!There were many different

trucks. The names ofsome of the trucks werethe Grave Digger, TheDalmation, The MonsterMutt, The Zombie Hunter,The Bounty Hunter, El ToroLoco, The N.E.A, and theOutlaw. My favorite truckwas the Grave Digger, itwas huge and my favoritecolor green and the motoron the truck was so loudwhen it was started. Thiswas my first time seeing amonster truck so it was asurprising and interestingshow to go to with my fam-ily. Most of all, I lovedspending the quality timewith my dad and bigbrother!

Malakhi WashingtonCunningham Elementary

Weekend in Austin

Sarah RobertsonAthlos Leadership Acad.

On Friday, Athlos Lead-ership Academy had a colorrun and a spring festival. Thecolor run was a mile long andyou also receive a T-shirt, abracelet, and a lot of coloredchalk on you. The Spring Fes-tival was really fun, we hada lot of games, food, andfun. One event at the fes-tival was a BMX show.

There was a food truck, pic-tures booth, bouncyhouses, a dunking booth,and many other cool games.

On Saturday, I had apiano festival at the Univer-sity of Texas Sarah andErnest Butler School of Mu-sic Recital Hall. This festi-val was a romantic and con-temporary event where wehad to play by memory twosongs and two scales.When my mom and I arrivedat UT, we had to find theroom where I was to per-form. After, I finished thefestival my piano teachercall and informed us that Ireceived a Superior Score,which is the highest level inthe festival. This past week-end was really fun and ex-citing.

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Zachariah WashingtonCrockett High School

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Eisenhower broughtto the Presidency his pres-tige as commanding gen-eral of the victoriousforces in Europe duringWorld War II, Dwight D.Eisenhower obtained atruce in Korea and workedincessantly during his twoterms to ease the tensionsof the Cold War.

Born in Texas in 1890,brought up in Abilene,Kansas, Eisenhower wasthe third of seven sons. Heexcelled in sports in highschool, and received anappointment to WestPoint. Stationed in Texas asa second lieutenant, hemet Mamie Geneva Doud,

whom he married in 1916.In his early Army ca-

reer, he excelled in staffassignments, serving un-der Generals John J.Pershing, DouglasMacArthur, and WalterKrueger. After Pearl Har-bor, General George C.Marshall called him toWashington for a warplans assignment. He com-manded the Allied Forceslanding in North Africa inNovember 1942; on D-Day, 1944, he was Su-preme Commander of thetroops invading France.

After the war, he be-came President of Colum-bia University, then tookleave to assume supreme

Ira “T.J.” WilliamsCedar Ridge H. S.

NBA Playoffs

The National Basket-ball Association (NBA)playoffs have been roughon Stephen Curry so far.After beating the 1996Chicago Bulls’ winningrecord in the regular sea-son, Stephen Curry andthe Golden State Warriorsentered the first round ofthe playoffs against theHouston Rockets.

In the first game ofthe series, Curry dropped24 points and helped leadthe Warriors to victory.However, Stephen hurt hisright ankle and sat out forthe rest of the game. For

the next two games, War-riors coach Steve Kerr, satCurry on the bench to rest.The Warriors won onegame and lost one gamewithout Stephen.

On Sunday, April24th, 2016, the Warriorsfaced off against theRockets in Houston. Thistime, the Warriors wereaccompanied by their All-Star point guard, StephenCurry. Curry got off to aslow start with only 6point in the game. Nearthe end of the first half,Curry slipped and hit hisright knee on the court.While in the locker room,the team medical staffstated that Stephen hadsprained his right kneeand cwould not play inthe second half.

The Warriors didwin the game against theRockets without Curryand now lead the series3-1 in wins. StephenCurry will have an MRI inOakland on Monday tosee if he will be able toplay in Game 5 againstthe Houston Rockets.

command over the newNATO forces being as-sembled in 1951. Republi-can emissaries to his head-quarters near Paris per-suaded him to run forPresident in 1952.

“I like Ike” was an irre-sistible slogan; Eisenhowerwon a sweeping victory.Negotiating from militarystrength, he tried to reducethe strains of the Cold War.In 1953, the signing of atruce brought an armedpeace along the border ofSouth Korea. The death ofStalin the same yearcaused shifts in relationswith Russia.

New Russian leadersconsented to a peacetreaty neutralizing Austria.Meanwhile, both Russia

and the United States haddeveloped hydrogenbombs. With the threat ofsuch destructive forcehanging over the world,Eisenhower, with the lead-ers of the British, French,and Russian governments,met at Geneva in July1955.

The President pro-posed that the UnitedStates and Russia ex-change blueprints of eachother’s military establish-ments and “provide withinour countries facilities foraerial photography to theother country.” The Rus-sians greeted the proposalwith silence, but were socordial throughout themeetings that tensions re-laxed.

APRIL 30 | Mentoring Our Black ChildrenFirst Collaboration Meeting

As a single mother of 3 teenaged children I couldn't help but notice thatthe Round Rock-Austin area does not have any easily found mentoring pro-grams. This is a call for men and women who are ready and available to helpguide our children!

The program will focus on mentoring, educating and providing leadershipdevelopment to young people 13 to 22 years of age.

Please join me in our first meeting and help develop ideas and discuss ourfuture. For more information call 512.799.3704

courses for 76people, and trained 7 vol-unteers who can now helprun courses of their own.We want more fellows likeSusan to help people takeadvantage of the Web.

Today, in partnershipwith the Nonprofit Tech-nology Network (NTEN),we’re opening applica-tions for the second yearof the Digital Inclusion Fel-lowship. 22 fellowship po-sitions are now available incommunity based organi-zations across 11 cities, in-cluding 3 new cities: Port-land, OR, San Antonio, TX,and San Francisco, CA.Much like ourConnectHome commit-ment and affordable

Broadband offering, thisfellowship is a long-terminvestment in the cities wework with. As the leadsponsor, Google Fiber willagain contribute morethan $1 million to help ad-minister the fellowship.Our current fellows havereached thousands ofpeople lacking Internetaccess, and received posi-tive feedback from com-munity members. Andwith the help of NTEN, wehope to continue ourprogress.

As we expand our fel-lowship into its secondyear, we’re sharpening ourfocus on digital literacy.Participants will work ondigital literacy projects,and help to train adults on

a variety of computerskills. Some fellows willwork on expanding theirhosts’ current digital lit-eracy courses, or buildingnew programs with com-munity partners. In addi-tion to organizations thatspecialize in digital inclu-sion, we will also place fel-lows at libraries, adult lit-eracy organizations, andorganizations that provideaffordable housing. And,like last year, all fellows willattend a week long orien-tation program, wherethey’ll be trained on digi-tal literacy best practicesand work to develop lead-ership skills.

Apply to the fellow-ship now through May 13,2016.

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Austin City Council Seeks to Mend theGap Between APD and Austin Residents

Over the years,there has been a “grow-ing” disaffection be-tween the Austin PoliceDepartment and the resi-dents of Austin. For in-stance, the Office ofMonitor was institutedafter there were numer-ous police shootings ofminorities. Despite hav-ing the Office of Monitorwhose job is to receiveand to review thecitizen’s complaint,Austinites feel that theAPD does not listen totheir needs and cares. Asa result, Richard Bradywho has a consulting firmwas hired by the AustinCity Council to help healthe gap between APDand the citizenry.

Moreover, Mr. Bradyplans to go throughoutthe 10 Austin voting dis-tricts to hear from the

Richard Brady

citizenry. He will listen toboth the good and nega-tive aspects of APD in or-der to complete his ob-

by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon |Villager Columnist

servations and studies.As a result, his first meet-ing was held in Ora Hous-ton District 1 area. At this

event numerous peopleliving within District 1were present to talkabout some of their con-cerns, grievances, andpraises of APD.

Some of the crowdexpressed both their sat-isfaction and dissatisfac-tion of APD. For instance,one of the attendeesstated that he “appreci-ated” Chief Acevedoleadership of seeking todo community policing.On the other hand, oneof the attendees men-tioned that, “One of theAPD who had come to hishouse due to an argu-ment with his step sonwas more worried aboutother issues rather thandealing with the real is-sue of the argument.” Inaddition, he mentionedthat, “If I had been Black,then the issue may hadprobably escalated.”Now, the consulting andobservation will move tothe other 9 districts.

Gregory JohnsonAnnounces Candidacy

for KilleenCouncilman

Gregory Johnson

by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon | Villager ColumnistFrom April 25 to May 3, the citizens of Killeen,

Texas can go to the polls to vote early. They will beable to vote and elect their next City Council mem-ber. One of the candidates running for the Killeen CityCouncil is Gregory Johnson. Mr. Johnson has an “Aus-tin connection” due to the fact that he had a suc-cessful technology business prior to moving to Killeenand also was engaged in the community. After mov-ing to Killeen, he became involved in his new com-munity and also started a real estate holding.

Gregory Johnson is a business owner and alsohas served in the US military. In addition, he has beeninvolved in the Killeen area through numerous chan-nels. For instance, he served on the Killeen Planningand Zoning Commission; the Killeen Housing Author-ity and the Development District of Central Texas.Furthermore, he has served as the President of theApartment Association of Central Texas which is partof the Texas Apartment Association and NationalApartment Association. He is also an active memberof the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce. Alsohe has served as a mentor to at-risk intercity teenag-ers.

Over the years, Killeen, Texas has seen massivegrowth. It is now at a crossroad in which the elec-tion would be crucial to define Killeen. The city hasfed its population and business growth by the Mili-tary Fort Hood Base. This election will determine howKilleen would attract new businesses. In addition, itwill define how Killeen will keep affordable housing.

Togolese-American Community Host Family Day

On April 23, theTogolese-American Com-munity held a “TogoleseFamily Day” which is thekickoff of a week-long cel-ebration. Moreover, thecelebration is commemo-rating the upcomingTogolese IndependenceDay on April 27th. Accord-ing to the organizers, thepurpose of the “FamilyDay” was to engage bothchildren and adults in re-gard to Togo. According tothe organizers, “Most ofthe events in the Africancommunity are gearedmainly to adults. However,there is a need to get morechildren involved withinthe association. As a re-sult, this event was meantto provide activities forchildren.”

Not only did the“family day” have activi-ties for children but, alsogave the adults an oppor-tunity to “explore” therichness and diversity ofTogolese. For instance,they spoke about the his-tory, geography and cul-ture of Togo. One of the

facts that they pointed outis that there are about 37ethnic groups in Togo inwhich some of the largestare the Ewe and Kabye. Inaddition, some spokeabout the need to relatemore with African Ameri-cans living in Central Texas.

Moreover, the eventwas well attended. Ac-cording to the organizers,there were about 8 chil-dren who came to theevent and 20 adults. In

addition the organizersstated that for a “firstevent the turnout wasgood and plan to have an-other one next year. Someof the community leaderspresent included candi-date Jeff Travillion forTravis County Commis-sioner Court Precinct 1and Ashely Gordon, candi-date for the Green Partyfor Travis County Commis-sioner Court Precinct 1.Although Mr. Arthur

Sampson is also a candi-date in the DemocraticParty runoff for the TravisCounty CommissionerCourt Precinct 1 was in-vited, he did not come. Onthe other Ashley Gordonwho is running for TravisCounty CommissionerCourt Precinct 1 under theGreen Party did come. Inaddition R. Mitchell who isrunning for the PflugervilleSchool Board was also inattendance.

by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon |Villager Columnist

Pictured left to right are; Latrice Bouremani, Jeff Travillion,Ousmane Diallo and Renae Mitchell. Photo by (Chuch) Adjavon

FACT SHEET:My Brother’sKeeper – Two

Years ofExpanding

Opportunity &Creating

Pathways forSuccess

Two years havepassed since the Presidentsigned a PresidentialMemorandum in 2014 es-tablishing the MyBrother's Keeper (MBK)Task Force (the TaskForce), a coordinated Fed-eral effort to address per-sistent opportunity gaps

faced by boys and youngmen of color and ensurethat all young people canreach their full potential.

In response to thePresident’s call to action,nearly 250 communities inall 50 states have acceptedthe President’s MyBrother’s Keeper Commu-nity Challenge; more than$600 million in private sec-tor and philanthropicgrants and in-kind re-sources and $1 billion inlow-interest financinghave been committed inalignment with MBK; andnew federal policy initia-tives, grant programs, andguidance are being imple-mented to ensure that ev-ery child has a clear path-way to success from cradleto college and career.

Since MBK’s first an-niversary report a littlemore than one year ago,more than 50 additionalcommunities have ac-cepted the My Brother’sKeeper Community Chal-lenge, including those inseven new states, inde-

pendent private sectorsupport for grants and in-kind resources has morethan doubled to morethan $600 million, andmore than 80% of the rec-ommendations the MBKTask Force sent to thePresident two years agoare complete or on track.

Today, the MBK TaskForce released its secondyear report[www.whitehouse.gov/MBKturnstwo] and an-nounced a series of newcommitments highlightingcontinued progress. Thisreport tracks progressachieved in the past yearon efforts to make a mea-surable difference in thelives of young people.These priorities fall intothree interdependent pri-orities articulated by thePresident: (1) engagingstate and local communi-ties; (2) increasing engage-ment by businesses, phil-anthropic organizations,and nonprofits; and (3) re-viewing and reformingpublic policy.

City of AustinPurchasing Office

The City of Austin Purchasing Office invitesyou to view current bid solicitations at https://www.c i . au s t i n . t x . u s / f i nanceon l ine /vendor_connection/solicitation/solicitations.cfm.Vendors are encouraged to register on-line in theCity’s Vendor Self Service System. Once yourcompany is registered, you will receive notifica-tions about new bid opportunities. For additionalinformation regarding current bid opportunitiesor Vendor Registration, please call the Purchas-ing Office at 512-974-2500.

For information on the City of Austin’s Mi-nority Owned and Women-Owned ProcurementProgram and the certification process, pleasecontact the Small & Minority Business ResourcesDepartment at 512-974-7600 or visit their websiteat http://www.austintexas.gov/smbr.

City of Austin Featured JobOpportunities

Apply at HRMiddle Fiskville Rd.

6th Floor, Austin, TX 78752Job Line (512 223-5621hhtp://www./austincc.ed

EEOC/AA/M/F/D/V

The City of Austin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please visit the City of Austin employmentwebsite at www.austincityjobs.org to view

requirements and apply for these and other jobopportunities. We encourage you to check the

employment website often as new jobopportunities are posted daily.

If you have any questions or need assistance,please call 512-974-3210 or email us atemployment.services@austintexas.gov.

 

EMPLOYMENT | PROPOSALS | PUBLIC INFORMATIONFOR SALE | FOR RENT | BIDS | MISCELLANEOUS

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The City of Austin is currently acceptingapplications for the following positions:

· Planner Senior or Planner III (MultipleLevels)

• Aquatic Recreation Program Coordinator

• Accountant Associate (full-time or part-time)

• Heavy Equipment Operator II· Administrative Assistant· Registered Nurse Supervisor (Disease Surveillance/Epidemiology)· Water Meter Technician Assistant

• Compensation Consultant

• Planner Senior

• Parking Enforcement Officer

New Jobs for theWeek of 04/24/2016

Clerk, AccountingService CenterJob# 1604028

Specialist, Planning andAssessment

Highland Business CenterJob# 1604021

Specialist, Advising (Recruiting)Highland Business Center

Job# 160407Manager, Special Support &

GrantsRiverside Campus

Job# 1604029Assistant, Student Financial Aid

Northridge CampusJob# 1604031

Specialist, Financial AidHighland Business Center

Job# 1604032

Austin Travis County IntegralCare is currently solicitingproposals through a Request forProposals (RFP) process forClinical Audit Services. RFPs maybe sent electronically, by contactingBrody Ballard atbrody.ballard@atcic.org or (512)440-4022 beginning April 25, 2016.The deadline to submit a proposalunder the RFP is 4 p.m. CST onMay 23, 2016. HistoricallyUnderutilized Businesses, includingMinority-Owned Businesses andWomen-Owned Businesses, areencouraged to apply.

gram, the Early HeadStart  Expansion,  and  theChild  Care  Partnershipgrant. The center, locatedat Meadowbrook Apart-ments, one of HACA’s 18public housing properties,is designed to increase theaccessibility of high-qual-ity child care services to 32underserved  infants,  tod-dlers and their families atMeadowbrook and neigh-boring  public  housingcommunities.

Child Inc. and its childcare partner, MainspringSchools, will leverage childcare development  funds,parent  co-pay,  and  foun-dation dollars to blend lo-cal  funding  resources.Through this partnership,Mainspring  Schools willprovide  full-day,  year-round  services  to  HeadStart eligible infants, tod-dlers and their families.

“We value our part-nership with  HACA  and

Mainspring,”  said  ChildInc.  Executive  DirectorAlbert  L.  Black.  “Thesepartnerships enable us tospend much needed timewith each  child  for  earlyeducation and  social  andemotional  growth,  be-cause  if we don’t  spendtime  with  ourchildren….the  systemwill.”

Mainspring has hirednew  teaching  staff,  anEarly Head Start programdirector,  and enrolled  sixexisting  teachers  in ChildDevelopment  Associateprograms  to  better  sup-port  the  additional  chil-dren who will be enrolled.

“This  partnershipwith HACA and Early HeadStart  through  Child  Inc.means  that Mainspringwill  increase  our  enroll-ment by 16  children anddeepen services to an ad-ditional 16 children. Yet, itmeans more  than  simply

increasing  enrollment;  itmeans  that we  are wel-coming  16  new  familiesinto our community wherewe  hope  to  help  themmove forward in their lifejourney,  in  their  role  asparents,  in  their  knowl-edge  of  how  to  raiseschool-successful  chil-dren,”  said Rudi Andrus,executive  director  ofMainspring  Schools.“Mainspring  is  thrilled  tobe part of this innovativepartnership where we arecommitted  to  doing  ourvery best for children andfamilies.”

The new Early HeadStart  Center  atMeadowbrook will housetwo  infant  classrooms,staff offices, and a parentbreastfeeding  room andlounge.  Early Head  Starttoddlers will be served inclassrooms  atMainspring’s main build-ing on West Live Oak.

Albert L. Black

Black: “We valueour partnershipwith HACA and

Mainspring”continued from page 1

Aretha Franklin Celebrates 74th Birthday in Manhattan by: Hillel Italie | AP National WriterSinger

NEW YORK (AP) -Aretha Franklin was in themood for celebrating, andnot  just because she hada birthday party.

“Good  news, we’reready  to  sign  for  themovie,”  Franklin  saidThursday  night  of  thebiopic  about her  life  shehas been trying to arrangewith  “Straight  OuttaCompton” producer ScottBernstein.  “We’ve agreedon all the key points. There’svery little left now (to nego-tiate), very little. They havegiven me creative controland that’s all I wanted.”

Plans  for  a  biopicdate back to at least 2011,when Franklin announcedshe wanted Halle Berry to

star.  Jennifer  Hudson  isnow reportedly being con-sidered for the lead.

Franklin spoke to TheAssociated  Press  in  thefirst  floor  lounge  of  theRitz-Carlton hotel, whereshe has  held parties  be-fore, as  some 100 of herfriends gathered Thursdayto wish her a happy birth-day. Franklin, who turned74 on March 25, arrived inwhite fur and settled intoa  corner  table  alongsiderecord  executive  CliveDavis  and  the Rev.  JesseJackson, among others.

There was music, ofcourse,  but  little  ofFranklin’s.  The  singer  of“Respect,”  “Chain  ofFools” and other  classics

Reporter Tamron Hall, from left, Willie Wilkerson, singerAretha Franklin, music executive Clive Davis and Rev. JesseJackson Sr. attend Aretha Franklin’s 74th Birthday Celebrationat the Ritz-Carlton on Thursday, April 14, 2016, in New York.(Photo by Donald Traill/Invision/AP)

took the night off, contentto smile and nod her headalong to performances bythe Dizzy Gillespie All Starsand  Dennis  Edwards  ofTemptations  fame. Nearthe end, a multi-tiered va-nilla  cake was wheeledout, with a tape recordingof  Stevie  Wonder’s“Happy Birthday” playingon the sound system.

Davis, who has knownFranklin  for more than 30years and worked with heron numerous  recordings,told the AP he approachedtheir collaborations with asense “that everything shedoes is history.”

“Everything will  bestudied  centuries  fromnow,” he said.

UT AustinHonors

FourLeaders

withPresidential

CitationsAUSTIN, TX - Univer-

sity  of  Texas  at  AustinPresident  Gregory  L.Fenves will recognize fourleaders from business, law,public service and philan-thropy with  PresidentialCitations this week.

Award winners  areErnest H. Cockrell, formerchairman  and  CEO  ofCockrell Oil  Corporation

and  president  of  TheCockrell  Foundation;Wallace  B.  Jefferson,former Chief Justice of theSupreme Court of Texas andnoted civic  leader;  JanieceLongoria,  a  prominentHouston Lawyer and formervice chairman of the Univer-sity of Texas System Boardof Regents; and Sen. KirkWatson, state senator andformer Austin mayor.

“Each of these honor-ees has  given UT  superbleadership,  exceptionalservice, and generous sup-port,”  said  Fenves.  “I  ampersonally  grateful  fortheir friendship and theircounsel. I look forward tocelebrating  their  life-changing contributions tothe university.”

Fenves will  presentthe Presidential Citationsalong with  other majoruniversity awards during a

ceremony Friday, April 22.The  university  cre-

ated the citations in 1979to recognize the extraordi-nary contributions of indi-viduals who personify theuniversity’s  commitmentto transforming lives. Thecitations  salute  thosewhose service exemplifiesthe values  shared by  theuniversity community andwho have helped the insti-tution  to achieve  its mis-sion.

About the 2016 Presi-dential Citation recipients:

· Ernest H.  “Ernie”Cockrell  has  served  aschairman of the board ofmany major  nonprofits,including The University ofTexas MD Anderson Can-cer Center, Houston Meth-odist  Research  Institute,The  University  of  TexasCollege  of  EngineeringFoundation  and  The

Welch Foundation.· Wallace  Jefferson

served as  chief  justice ofthe  Supreme  Court  ofTexas from 2004 to 2013,where he made history asthe Court’s  first African-American justice and chiefjustice.

· Janiece Longoria  isa founder of the Center forWomen  in  Law,  and  theKay Bailey Hutchison Cen-ter  for  Energy,  Law,  andBusiness at the Universityof Texas School of Law.

· Sen. Kirk Watson isthe state senator  for Dis-trict 14 in Travis County. Anactive Austin  communityleader and former mayorof Austin, he has been rec-ognized numerous  timesfor his legislative work andcivic involvement. Honorsinclude  being  named“Austinite of the Year” bythe Greater Austin Cham-ber of Commerce, AustinFamily Magazine’s “Favor-ite Local Hero,” and hon-orable mention  in  Texas

Monthly coverage of thestate’s best legislators in2011 and 2013. He serveson  the  Senate  commit-tees overseeing finance,business and commerce,higher  education  andnominations.  He  is  theformer chairman of both

the Texas Advisory Board onEnvironmental Defense andthe Greater Austin Cham-ber  of  Commerce  andserved as chairman of  theTexas  State  DemocraticCaucus from 2011 throughthe  legislative  session  in2015.

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dropped his debut al-bum, For You, which wasfollowed by Prince (1979).He played practically all ofthe instruments on the al-bums, and the sophomorerelease contained his firsttop 20 pop hit, the easygo-ing “I Wanna Be YourLover.”

Controversy (1981)continued playing with the

themes of its predecessor,as seen with the dance-oriented title track, whichreached No. 3 on the R&Bcharts, as well as songs like“Sexuality” and “Do MeBaby.” Yet as Prince contin-ued to develop his career,he would also be knownfor tracks that had a deepspirituality, with a yearn-ing for majesty and won-

der.Up until his recent

death, Prince continuedworking on new musicalprojects. He will be sorelymissed by the interna-tional music community.

*Biography detailsare courtesy ofwww.biography.com, arich source for celebritybiographical data.

continued from page 1Prince Photo by NPG Records.

Rolling Stone described thealbum Controversy as

“One Nation under the Sheets”

Beyond Music, Prince’s Legacy Includes Black Activismby: Greg Moore |Associated Press

In this Feb. 8, 2015, file photo, Prince presents the award for album ofthe year at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Beyond danceparties and hit songs, Prince’s legacy included black activism. He said blacklives matter before presenting a 2015 Grammy. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)

Prince accepted astanding ovation as hestrolled out carrying acane and rocking an Afroto present the 2015Grammy for album of theyear. Then he stole theshow with a line that re-minded everyone he wasmore than just a pop su-perstar; he was a Black ac-tivist.

“Albums still matter,”he said. “Like books andBlack lives, albums stillmatter. Tonight and al-ways.”

In the wake of hisdeath Thursday at 57, ra-dio stations played his big-gest hits and fans cametogether to grieve. Butbeyond the chart-toppersand dance parties, thelegacy of Prince RogersNelson grew to includepolitical stances, chal-lenges to record execs and

an overarching focus onAfrican-American empow-erment.

At the Grammys inLos Angeles, Prince wasreferring to the Black LivesMatter Movement thatwas galvanized by the2014 police killing of anunarmed Michael Brownin Ferguson, Missouri.

But Prince didn’t stopthere. After protestsrocked Baltimore over thedeath of a Black man whosuffered a spinal injurywhile riding in a police van,Prince stepped in and per-formed a tribute songnamed for the city that in-cluded the line, “Does any-body hear us pray forMichael Brown or FreddieGray?”

“This song shined anew light,” said PastorCharles Ewing, Brown’suncle. “A lot of his music

had messages.”It wasn’t the first

time Prince connected hismusic to the fight for ra-cial justice. He told The As-sociated Press in 2004 thathe had chastised music in-dustry bosses over rap andR&B that promoted sex,drugs and violence. “Whatyou won’t show your kids,don’t show ours,” he saidat the time.

About a decade ear-lier, he publicly feudedwith record label WarnerBros. and appeared withthe word “slave” scrawledon his cheek.

Music journalistKelley L. Carter said shethinks Prince saw racial in-equality in that disputeand others, including hisbeef with music streamingservices over artist paythat has left fans scram-bling to find their favorite

Prince songs. She said hisdefiance wasn’t about en-riching himself, but about“trying to pave the way forthe next generation.”

Carter, senior enter-tainment writer for ESPN’sThe Undefeated, a websiteabout race, sports and cul-ture, wrote recently aboutmeeting Prince last year athis Paisley Park compoundin suburban Minneapolis,where he threw a party forBlack journalists in townfor a convention.

She said the conver-sation turned to the re-ported $400 million dealthat brought the Beatlescatalog to iTunes. Princesaid he hadn’t been of-fered nearly as much, andwhen someone askedwhether he thought hewas being lowballed be-cause he was Black, Carterwrote, “He shot us all a‘what-do-you-think?’ kindof look.”

Apple Inc. didn’t re-turn a call seeking com-ment.

Prince signed on in-

stead with Tidal, the mu-sic streaming servicebacked by Jay Z, tellingRolling Stone last year:“Once we have our own re-sources, we can providewhat we need for ourselves.Jay Z spent $100 million ofhis own money to build hisown service. We have toshow support for artistswho are trying to ownthings for themselves.”

He also told Ebonythat artists should seek tocontrol distribution, saying,“Where we finally get intoa position to run things —we all should help.”

Prince also sentmoney to the family ofTrayvon Martin after theunarmed Florida teen wasshot to death by a neigh-borhood watch volunteerin 2012, the Rev. AlSharpton said recently onMSNBC.

Activist Van Jonessaid that after Martin’sdeath, Prince was influen-tial in establishing#YesWeCode, an initiativeto get more minorities into

tech jobs. Jones recentlytold USA Today that Princedidn’t exclusively blameracism for the way somepeople view young blacksin hoodies as thugs insteadof potential Facebookfounders. Jones recalledPrince saying, “Maybe youcivil rights guys haven’tcreated enough MarkZuckerbergs.”

His Black conscious-ness was also apparent inhis best-known recordsand performances, ac-cording to Stephen Hill,president of programingfor BET, or Black Entertain-ment Television.

“Prince was veryproudly Black and a lot ofthe music that he played— you’ve got to remem-ber the rock ‘n’ roll thatsome people said that wasthe ‘White’ side — no,rock ‘n’ roll was black mu-sic. Funk is Black music.Ballads is Black music,” Hilltold the AP. “Prince wasplaying music that wastrue to his soul and true tohis core.”

In this May 10, 2015, file photo, fans line up outside Royal Farms Arenabefore Prince’s Baltimore concert. Beyond dance parties and hit songs,Prince’s legacy included black activism. He performed “Baltimore” in itsnamesake city shortly after Freddie Gray died of injuries suffered in apolice transport van. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP, File)