Among those on hand to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech in Fort Wayne and to welcome his nephew, minister and educator Dr. Derek King to the city, was the Queens African-American Literature and Art Club (Queens) Inc. Members of the group gave dramatic presentations of some of history’s great women liberators, including Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman and Mary McLeod Bethune.
Eric Hackley talks with Wayne Township Trustee Richard Stevenson, retired FWCS Educator Velvet Brooks and retired laborer Archie Smith. All three graduated Central High School during the Civil Rights Movement and during the time of the March on Washington and went on to be successful in their respective careers.
South Side High School graduating seniors march down Calhoun Street on Ivy Day, June 7, as part of their traditional walk around the school and planting of ivy. The annual ceremony symbolizes the seniors’ passage into the next phase of their lives as young adults. In addition to family, friends and well-wishing lower class members, various Fort Wayne Community Schools officials, including Superintendent Wendy Robinson, were on had to honor this year’s crop of graduates.
Chief Condra Ridley and family attended a birthday celebration for actress Vanessa Williams (of HBO series Soul Food). During the party at the Rooftop at 3100 Wilshire, they were excited to pose with actor Mario Van Peebles and his son, Makaylo Van Peebles. Pictured are (left to right) Dee Perry, Jasmine Stiles, Chief Condra, Mario Van Peebles, Makaylo Van Peebles, and Rassan Ridley.
THE HACKLEY REPORT By Eric Donald Hackley—Willie Lynch may have given his speech in Virginia, but his descendants live in Fort Wayne. My question is, in the Willie Lynch letter, it talks about how if the slave mentality isn’t corrected within the first 300 years, it will become perpetual. It has now been 301 years, what’s the verdict?
The City of Fort Wayne Police Department is presently investigating a robbery that occurred at approximately 5:13 a.m., May 20 at the Sunoco Gas Station at 3996 Ice Way Drive. Two subjects, believed to be black males, robbed the gas station of cash and several cartons of Newport cigarettes.
The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) calls on its membership to get rid of any weapons in their homes. The black church believes that having a weapon is a sin; as Christians we are asked to put their faith in God. God says that He will protect us even until the ends of the Earth. So if God is going to protect you, why would you need a gun?
In July 1965, a discussion between Past Optimist International President Carl Bowen and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover resulted in the birth of the Respect for Law community activity. This is the fourth most popular Optimist activity with more than 1,500 clubs participating each year. There is a menu of community projects to choose from—from Awards honoring Law Enforcement Officers and Citizens, to Projects to expose youth to the legal process.
News of the recurring illness of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s much loved leader, informally known as Madiba or “Tata,” set off a new round of prayers for his recovery in the nation and around the world. But, in Qunu in the Eastern Cape, residents there are already grieving the passing of a Mandela—Florence Mandela—a close relative to the country’s former statesman and wife of one of the sons of Madiba’s uncle Solomon. She died two weeks ago at the age of 96.
Indiana will soon be among a handful of states that require clinicians to inform women of whether their breasts are dense when they get their mammogram results. Women with denser breasts—those containing more connective tissue than fatty tissue—have a higher risk of breast cancer compared to women of the same age without dense tissue, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. That is because dense tissue is an independent risk for breast cancer, and dense breast tissue makes it harder for breast cancer to be seen on mammography due to masking by the dense tissue.
“Hello there, Frost Illustrated readers. My name is Terrance Hurd and I’m the owner of Tycoon’s Cabaret and Grill that’s located at 2650 S. Coliseum Blvd., across from the Harvester Tower, here in Fort Wayne, Ind. This is a place were friends gather for good food, good entertainment and live music. Actually, I’ve been working on this project for two years, ever since I first purchased the property because it needed a lot of work and I’m happy to say we’ve been open now for almost two months and I’m loving it.
Officials from the Three Rivers Institute of Afrikan Art & Culture, 501 E. Brackenridge St., recently announced that all upcoming event will go as scheduled while Artistic Director Ketu Oladuwa is on the mend. Brother Oladuwa, was injured in a motorcycle accident June 4, had successful surgery on his broken leg last week, but will be recuperating and undergoing physical therapy for some time.
The Weisser Park Youth Center/SBA Academy is scheduled to host a three-day Community Juneteenth Celebration, June 20 through June 22 at Weisser Park, 802 Eckart St. The celebration is scheduled to kick off at 6 p.m., June 20, with a Night of Art, featuring the Nellems, Patterson, Sanders & Steele jazz quartet, along with a number of young poets and writers.
The African American Male Initiative of Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast is scheduled to present James L. Moore III, Ph.D., speaking on “Contemporary Issues Affecting African American Males,” from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., June 20 in the Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast Auditorium, CC1200, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd.
As I was waiting for my tires to be changed in the garage, I began to reflect how often we change well worn tires but can’t change our knees. Don’t get me wrong, I know that we can have knee replacement in these modern times, but it is quite a procedure and expensive. During my practice of medicine, however, I have had many patients who have gotten new knees and praised God everyday.
FORT WAYNE—Cinema Center is pleased to announce it has received a $5,000 grant from The Waterfield Foundation, and a $20,000 grant from The Chapman Fund to be used toward the purchase and installation of the theater’s new digital projection equipment. These grants are matching grants, meaning funds raised by Cinema Center from other sources such as donations from its membership and gifts from other foundations, will be matched up to $25,000, until Sept. 1, 2013.
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Video interview with Richard Stevenson, Velvet Brooks and Archie Smith
Eric Hackley talks with Wayne Township Trustee Richard Stevenson, retired FWCS Educator Velvet Brooks and retired laborer Archie Smith. All three graduated Central High School during the Civil Rights Movement and during the time of the March on Washington and went on to be successful in their respective careers.
South Side H.S. celebrates Ivy Day (Video)
South Side High School graduating seniors march down Calhoun Street on Ivy Day, June 7, as part of their traditional walk around the school and planting of ivy. The annual ceremony symbolizes the seniors’ passage into the next phase of their lives as young adults. In addition to family, friends and well-wishing lower class members, various Fort Wayne Community Schools officials, including Superintendent Wendy Robinson, were on had to honor this year’s crop of graduates.
Video of Sunoco gas station robbery released
The City of Fort Wayne Police Department is presently investigating a robbery that occurred at approximately 5:13 a.m., May 20 at the Sunoco Gas Station at 3996 Ice Way Drive. Two subjects, believed to be black males, robbed the gas station of cash and several cartons of Newport cigarettes.
Video interview with Brother Nuri Muhammad
Click here to read the transcript of the interview, which originally appeared in the June 5, 2013 print edition.
Chickenbonegate: Video interview with Kevin Brown & Ed Young
Eric Hackley’s interview with two more “Black Kekionga Warriors”—Kevin Brown and Ed Young, better known as Elder Yonah, discuss brainwashing, white supremacy, “White Jesus” and more.
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