The Broward Times back issues from July 2007:
Turning back the clock?
Jul 06, 2007; ... FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK A few years ago, I got into a heated debate with my sister-in-law, who is a lawyer, about the merits of the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision that allowed black students into the same schools as whites. I argued vehemently ...
Family knew accused killer
Jul 06, 2007; ... DEERFIELD BEACH - Gary Troutman went to Deerfield Beach High School with Angela Savage. She was a friend of his wife. Their families went to the same church. Twenty-one years ago, Savage was raped and brutally murdered. The killer's identity was a mystery. The case was opened, closed, ...
Marvin Dejean makes his mark on the Caribbean community
Jul 06, 2007; ... Marvin Dejean is your modern-day pitchman: young, black, witty, multilingual. He sits perfectly upright during an hour-long interview. His pinstripe suit stands firm, wrinkle-free, despite the cramped accommodations inside his Coral Springs home office. His cell phone's incessant ...
Supreme Court guilty of perpetuating miseducation
Jul 06, 2007; ... WAKE UP CALL Thursday, June 28,2007 is a date that will go down in educational infamy. The Supreme Court's split decision to invalidate voluntary school desegregation has effectually compromised the spirit and intent of Brown v. Board of Education while paving the way for a greater ...
The politics of blackness: PART I
Jul 06, 2007; ... Why is it that when a black man takes a prominent position with a Democratic president, he is considered a hero, a role model, a credit to his race - the All-American Dream Success Story? But when he takes a higher position with a Republican president - one that puts him fifth in line ...
The Black Church and Homosexuality
Jul 06, 2007; ... For years, the policy of the black church regarding homosexuality has been, "Don't ask but do tell." As a result and contrary to popular opinion, the black church has been more than tolerant, if not accepting, of homosexuality. At least in terms of social practice, not ...
Medical Apartheid: The use of Blacks for experiments: PART IV
Jul 06, 2007; ... AL CALLOWAY SAYS On July 25, 1972, the Tuskegee Syphilis Study became public with an Associated Press story written by Jean Heller. Her insider information came from Peter Buxtum, a law student friend and former Public Health Service (PHS) venereal disease interviewer. The white ...
BET and Fort Lauderdale partner for 54th annual David Deal Playday
Jul 06, 2007; ... FORT LAUDERDALE - Live performances by national and local recording artists will headline this year's David Deal Playday Summer Fest 2007. Black Entertainment Television's rap-it-up campaign has joined with the city of Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation Department to host the 54th ...
SEARCH FOR MISSING YOUNG WOMAN CONTINUES
Jul 06, 2007; ... It was Shola Henry's sixteenth birthday. As a birthday present, her sister, Stepha Henry, took her from their Brooklyn, N.Y. home to Florida to celebrate. But those plans were soon thwarted. During the Memorial Day weekend, an acquaintance picked up Stepha Henry and took her to Peppers ...
Young actress has breakout year
Jul 06, 2007; ... One moment she's a criminally self-obsessed diva; the next she channels an ex-wife who has been there, done that and moved on. Blink, and she's the girl next door, breaking hearts with her vulnerability. These characters and more reside in Miami actress Kameshia Duncan, one of nine ...
After receiving award, teacher pursues doctorate in journalism
Jul 06, 2007; ... Teaching is no easy job. But for Karla Kennedy, it cornea, naturally. A former journalism teacher at Miami Norland Senior High, Kennedy is the Morty Schaap Journalism Teacher of the Year award recipient for the state of Florida. She is the first African-American to achieve the ...
BCC ranks 2nd in minority degrees
Jul 06, 2007; ... Ruthie Williams works part-time in the student assistant office at Broward Community College while studying for her associate's degree in business administration. The 18-year-old Fort Lauderdale resident said she likes the availability of classes in different locations, and the close ...
LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
Jul 06, 2007; ... LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD To say Live Free or Die Hard is a guy's movie is an understatement. It's one part unbelievable action and one part suspense, but you can enjoy it if you're an un-male. A tale about a man who gets marked as a crazy person and decides to show America who's ...
The Last Street Novel
Jul 06, 2007; ... "The Last Street Novel" by Omar Tyree c.2007, Simon & Schuster $24.00 / $29.99 Canada 401 pages BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER To what lengths would you go to keep your word? Even if it was illegal, dangerous, or immoral, would you do everything you could to keep a promise? ...
AROUND BROWARD
Jul 06, 2007; ... NEWS WE BROKE ...AGAIN The Broward Times has been shadowing the Broward Sheriff's Office investigation into the brutal murder of Angela Savage, which happened more than 21 years ago. This week, we broke the story first on our website, BrowardTimes com, about the arrest of Gary Troutman, ...
Get tested for colon cancer
Jul 06, 2007; ... Testing for colon cancer can prevent cancer and save lives, according to the American Cancer Society. Colon cancer almost always starts with a polyp, which is an abnormal growth on the inside lining of the colon, a part of the large intestine. Tests can find and remove polyps ...
Where CREDIT is due
Jul 13, 2007; ... FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK While I was Sound asleep around 5:30 a.m. on the Fourth of July, I got a wake-up call from Broward Times investigative reporter Elgin Jones. He had a big news story, and he wanted me to edit it and get it onto our website right away: A man had been arrested ...
City workers secretly made building changes
Jul 13, 2007; ... DEERFIELD BEACH - City staff secretly approved design changes and removed items from the city's delayed public works facility construction plans without city commissioners' approval, a Broward Times investigation has found. The $10 million project, under construction at 401 S.W. Fourth ...
When athletics are more important than anything else
Jul 13, 2007; ... The problems confronting Miami Northwestern High School can be found in communities all across black America. They are the result of the schools" placing more importance on athletic achievement than academic well being. Northwestern, like a lot of black schools, has a history of ...
The lame duck tales of George W.
Jul 13, 2007; ... WAKE UP CALL The lame duck is a peculiar breed of political animal. The term has been traditionally used to characterize a public official who is no longer responsive to the electorate due to term limits. The decision-making of the lame duck official is often tainted because of the ...
"LIVING DEBT-FREE"
Jul 13, 2007; ... WHAT WOULD GOD THINK? The best way to get out ot financial and spiritual debt is to clear your forgiveness slate. Forgiving those who are indebted to (or who have sinned against) you, cheated you, hurt you, robbed you of a good reputation or of your dignity is never easy! Yet ...
All praises due "The Queen of Truth"
Jul 13, 2007; ... AL CALLOWAY SAYS For me, Sister Harriet A. Washington, author of the startling history book Medical Apartheid, subtitled The Dark History Of Medical Experimentation On Black Americans From Colonial Times To The Present, is due the highest praise for her extraordinary work. I've gotten ...
MID-YEAR HOMEWORK
Jul 13, 2007; ... $ MONEY BUZZ School is out-but life's recorded events take no vacation. Documents pile up; we forget our many transactions. Summer is an ideal time to review the paper trail-to either digitize or assign it to fire-proof storage. We must also appoint proxies-those who will act for ...
Why do you call me names?
Jul 13, 2007; ... The politics of blackness PART II A black Democrat and a black Republican were talking one day and the Republican asked the Democrat a question. "Why do you call me names?" the Republican asked. "What do you mean?" asked the Democrat. The Republican answered, "You ...
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Jul 13, 2007; ... awards scholarships to high school graduates The Broward County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. recently awarded $10,000 in academic scholarships to high school graduates. The students were honored at a program at South Broward High School in Hollywood. The honorees ...
The Backyard Show elevates diaglogue about Haitian communities
Jul 13, 2007; ... Haitians across South Florida can now tune in to a unique talk show depicting their culture. The program, called The Backyard Show, focuses on topics that affect Haitians in Haiti as well as in South Florida. It is designed to educate the public at large, especially the ever-increasing ...
A chat with American Idol Jordin Sparks
Jul 13, 2007; ... "God made all of this possible and my family has really been super supportive of everything I'm doing. I'm just excited to be going through this and I'm going to see where it leads me." - Jordin Sparks Jordin Sparks' eyes are wide as she enters a room full of ...
Hot singles will auction off dream dates to raise money for sick children
Jul 13, 2007; ... Want to hang out with a hot-looking, single woman or a smokin' single guy? The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida might just make your dream date come true. The nonprofit agency, whick grants the wishes of children who have life-threatening medical conditions, is ...
District 94 house race may split Caribbean vote
Jul 13, 2007; ... Broward County's West Indian and Caribbean population has grown over recent years in numbers and political clout. That clout and growing political sophistication will be put to the test in the coming months as candidates vie for the vacated District 94 seat in the Florida House of ...
THEIR WAR. OUR WORLD. TRANSFORMERS
Jul 13, 2007; ... THEIR WAR. OUR WORLD. TRANSFORMERS For as long as I can remember, I have never been a morning person. As a matter of fact, I hate waking up early. There have only been a few instances when I was OK with waking up early. One of those instances was in college, when I would fall ...
Casanegra
Jul 13, 2007; ... Casanegra by Blair Underwood with Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes c.2007, Atria $25.00 / $29.99 Canada 308 pages BY TERRI SCHLINMEYER Maybe you've wondered this a time or two: Why can't you just leave well enough alone? It's human nature to want to tinker with things ...
Zo's Summer Groove heats up South Florida
Jul 13, 2007; ... Temperatures will rise in July at the start of the Miccosukee Zo's Summer Groove (ZSG), a five-day fundraiser featuring youth basketball clinics, a golf tournament, a comedy show/concert, a youth summit, a benefit dinner, a block party and, last but not least, an all-star basketball game on ...
AROUND BROWARD
Jul 13, 2007; ... MEDIA Liquor store mogul Carl Mayhue passed away this week. He was known for his efforts to improve arts and public amenities here in Broward and was the force behind the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Mayhue is also the inspiration that led to the founding of this publication ....
Let's take charge of our own destiny
Jul 20, 2007; ... FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Last weekend, I attended a fabulous scholarship and awards luncheon sponsored by the South Florida Black Journalists Association. I have been to several of these kinds of events throughout my career, in different cities. What struck me about this ...
Developer encourages youth to become entrepreneurs
Jul 20, 2007; ... Each setback in life is really a blessing in disguise. That's the motto of multibillion-dollar developer R. Donahue Peebles, who encourages young people from the African Diaspora to become entrepreneurs. Peebles, 47, of Coral Gables, is the first African American to build on ...
Residents outraged over neighborhood neglect
Jul 20, 2007; ... HALLANDALE BEACH - Residents and business owners in the city's northwest Foster Park community have watched for years as other sections of the city saw dramatic development and beautification projects while their area remained untouched. Their voices of discontent had gone unnoticed at ...
War on Poverty, an ongoing battle
Jul 20, 2007; ... POINT OF ORDER Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards' main campaign platform is to end poverty in 30 years. I applaud him for raising the topic, but I do not believe his focus on this important issue will get him elected. The American people seem to have a short ...
Can you see?
Jul 20, 2007; ... THE POLITICS OF BLACKNESS PART III I was watching The Minority Report, a movie about psychics who save lives by predicting murders before they happen. Everyone in the movie thought the person who created the process was a hero. The problem was that he, too, had committed murder, ...
Turning Point
Jul 20, 2007; ... It had been my hope to write about Alonzo Mourning and his heart for our children as seen through the wonderful "Zo's Summer Groove." What he does is more than commendable. Especially in a time when athletes, amateur and professional, are in the news because of behavior that is selfish, ...
AFRICAN PROVERB: "What happens when two locusts fight?"
Jul 20, 2007; ... An old African wise saying goes forgotten - as most everything else of African heritage - and that absence of ancient wisdom is like a ladder with many missing rungs. The ancients taught the following; "What happens when two locusts fight? When two locusts fight it is always the crow who ...
Your home: asset or Investment?
Jul 20, 2007; ... $ MONEY BUZZ Is your house an investment, an asset, or both? Think carefully. Many would vote for "house-as-investment." With annual price increases of 20 to 30 percent in recent years, real estate gained superstardom. Those in the "asset" camp find security in the Anglo-French ...
Dwyane Wade honors Lauderhill residents
Jul 20, 2007; ... Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade teamed up with Staples to honor Lauderhill residents who were the grand prize winners of the Staples Dream Park Challenge. In the humid afternoon heat on July 16, Wade presented a $25,000 check to Mayor Richard Kaplan for the renovation of City Hall Park at ...
High-achieving twins join BSO together
Jul 20, 2007; ... Shanda and Shelunda Johnson have always achieved high marks together. Born and raised in Deerfield Beach, the identical twins attended Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, where they excelled in the school's Science/Pre-engineer program, and graduated together in 2002 with a 4.0 ...
Miramar to host Jamaican elections debate
Jul 20, 2007; ... Jamaica's national elections debate will debut in Miramar to an audience of former residents of the island nation and their countrymen from throughout America and Europe. Organized by the Jamaican Diaspora of Southern United States, a South Florida-based group, the debate will take place ...
Hastings to host HIV/AIDS forum
Jul 20, 2007; ... Recent, alarming statistics about HIV and ADDS cases among black people in Florida have prompted U.S Rep. Alcee L. Hastings, D-Miramar, to host a public forum next week. The July 28 discussion, "Reclaiming Our Community: Combating HIV/ AIDS in Our Backyard," will take place at the ...
A FILM BY MICHAEL MOORE SICKO
Jul 20, 2007; ... A FILM BY MICHAEL MOORE SICKO Dr. Marianne will diagnose you insane if you miss Sic ko, Michael Moore's self-described "comedy about 45 million people with no health care in the richest country on Earth." Moore has bagged an Academy Award and 30 other screen honors since 1989's ...
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATES Ancient Africa
Jul 20, 2007; ... National Geographic Investigates Ancient Africa by Victoria Sherrow with James Denbow, consultant, c.2007. National Geographic Society, $17.95 / $23.95 Canada, 64 pages Terri Schlichenmeyer Like it or not, school will be starting soon. That means you're going to have to think ...
AROUND BROWARD
Jul 20, 2007; ... DEERFIELD BEACH There is a dirty, but serious little secret about the city's troubled $12 million-plus, Public Works facility still under construction. Public Works director Carl Peter has now admitted to commissioners that department funds were secretly used to pay for construction work ...
A prayer for my daughters
Jul 27, 2007; ... FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK "And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, Oh, that you -would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that your hand would be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain. So God granted him what he requested." -I ...
Complaint threatens Florida Democratic Party unity
Jul 27, 2007; ... A chapter of the Democratic Black Caucus of Florida has filed a complaint against the organization's statewide president, claiming that she has kept poor records, has not maintained adequate financial documentation, and has failed to perform audits of the group's financial condition. The ...
Event planner Giselle Dove
Jul 27, 2007; ... Who's Who in Black South Florida A small table stood in the corner of the room, holding a platter of snacks and a vase of fresh flowers. The platter held bright red strawberries, small nuts, bite-sized blocks of mixed cheese, clusters of green grapes, and colorful pieces of dried ...
A conversation with B.B. King and Al Green
Jul 27, 2007; ... At 81, Riley B. King is the most notable entertainer on Earth, defining blues worldwide, with more than 50 classic albums. From a plantation in Itta Bena, Miss., King played in four towns a night, for dimes, until moving to Memphis, where important Southern musicians grooved with all ...
A Troubling Song of the South
Jul 27, 2007; ... WAKE UP CALL "The day after black students availed themselves of the White Tree's cooling comfort, the students were greeted with three nooses, adorned in the school's colors and hanging from the branches of the tree. The dangling reminders of Southern lynchings and the Ku Klux Klan ...
Where the cart is before the horse
Jul 27, 2007; ... AL CALLOWAY SAYS Many people of African descent understand and relate to the American political system in ways that help maintain the status quo: that is, the political, cultural and economic systems that control segregated areas in which most black people are contained. In ...
The black church and politics
Jul 27, 2007; ... THE POLITICS OF BLACKNESS PART IV Lately, we have heard a lot of debate about the supposed doctrine of "separation of church and state" as well as the role of "Evangelical Christians" or the "Religious Right" in politics. News anchors and political pundits ponder whether the ...
A tribute to black fathers
Jul 27, 2007; ... You may or may not have heard of Derek Fisher, a point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers. He is a member of two of the most criticized and maligned groups of men in America: Black professional athletes and black fathers. In both cases, much of what is said about members of each group is ...
Miami painter's artwork on display at Lauderdale museum
Jul 27, 2007; ... To Be Young, Gifted and Black. Pioneering African-American playwright Lorraine Hansberry inspired that phrase decades ago. Today, it also describes Miami painter Addonis Parker. The talent of this self-taught artist is currently on display at the Old Dillard Museum in Fort ...
Mary J. Blige rocks the house and uplifts the spirit
Jul 27, 2007; ... Mary J. Blige rocks the house and uplifts the spirit "Look into my light. See what I see," says Mary J. Blige, who knows, after more than 15 years as a recording artist, that she's going to be around for a very long time. During her July 19 concert at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel ...
UNCF relocates to Fort Lauderdale
Jul 27, 2007; ... After 28 years in Miami, The United Negro College Fund's area development office has relocated to Fort Lauderdale. In recent years, the volunteer base for UNCF has expanded into Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, which have over six million residents and the youngest population ...
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Jul 27, 2007; ... Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Every woman has felt this experience, at least once. You have a party or event to go to and you plan your entire outfit down to the nail polish. The shoes have to match the outfit. The purse has to match the shoes. The earrings, bracelet, watch, ...
HARRIET TUBMAN: Imagining a Life
Jul 27, 2007; ... Harriet Tubman: Imagining a Life by Beverly Lowry c.2007, Doubleday $26.00 / $32.00 Canada, 418 pages. BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER If you're like most people, you walk for exercise, but you grab the closest parking spot at the-mall. You go to the gym, but you'll drive five blocks to ...
AROUND BROWARD
Jul 27, 2007; ... FORT LAUDERDALE Mayor Jim Naugle has come under fire over his opposition to a homosexual library that includes pornographic materials. Some of the titles are so offensive that it is not decent to print them here. But operators of the Stonewall Library say access to those materials will ...