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RELIGION The gospel according to you

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BUSINESS L’Oreal merges Soft Sheen and Carson Products Pago D1

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Talented blues artist, B.B. King, brings his legendary sounds to Indianapolis on Sunday, September 10. The event is sponsored by the Coors Light Summer Concert series, and will be held at Deer Creek Music Center. Staff and Wire reports Wilkins wins Fannie Mae’s Rising Star Award F.C. Tucker realtor Mildred Wilkins was invited to the national Fannie Mae conference in Dallas last week to make a presentation on her creative myketing techniques, and she came home an award winner. Wilkins, a realtor atTucker’sKeystone/Haverstick office, was awarded Fannie Mae’s first-ever Rising Star award for “outstanding overall per* formance” in her first year on the Fannie Mae team. She has been extremely successful afid was asked to share her marketing strategies at the conference. Long active in various aspects of Indianapolis’ affordable housing market, Wilkins was named a brokerspecialist with Fannie Mae in October, 1999. She quickly made a name for herself. “I was truly surprised to be honored,” Wilkins said. “I have worked hard in the last year to market myself in more non-traditional ways. I’m proud that the Fannie Mae organization has recognized me as a ‘Rising Star.’” For more information on Fannie Mae, visit www.fanniemae.com or call Wilkins at (317) 259-8600. You See BRIEFS, Page A4

Soulful Healthful Living Contest The Indianapolis Recorder proudly presents the Soulful Healthful Living Contest. Readers must submit a healthy soul food recipe by Friday, September 8. Ten finalists will have their entrees and deserts judged by local chefs Darrell and Lee Marble of Marble’s Southern Cookery, along with Recorder staff members. Each finalist receives a copy of Dr. Hilton Hudson’s “The Heart of the Matter: The African American’s Guide to Heart Disease, Heart Treatment, and Heart Wellness.” The grand prize winner receives a relaxing visit to a local spa. A dinner for two at Marble ’ s will be given to the first place winner. The Recorder will also select a third place winner, who will enjoy a subscription package including a one-year subscription, t-shirt and video. Only one original recipe per household will be accepted. Tasting sessions will occur Monday, September 11 at 6 p.m. Contestants must be willing to have their recipes and pictures posted in the Recorder. All entries should include the recipe, code’s name and telephone number. We encourage our readers to jump aboard the Soulful Healthful Living Contest, and enjoy competing for prizes and fame. ’ Mail entries to the Indianapolis Recorder at P.O. Box 18499, Indianapo- : Us, IN 46218-0499, or e-mail at Recorder®iBdy.net.

Head Start classes start on time; new contract wanted

By FREDERICK L. MERKERSON III Staff Writer The first day of school for Marion County Head Start classes went as scheduled after a faculty strike and staff layoff were called off. Nearly 1,800 students were able to enter their respective schools on Tuesday, after a comprise was reached by Family Development Services and Teamsters Local 135 not to strike prior to or during the school year. The local union had proposed to strike, which would have post-

poned classes and forced layoffs at the 13 Head Start schools in Marion County. The parties have been negotiating a new contract for several months, but have been unable to come to terms with wage and benefits differences. An agreement had yet to be reached at The Recorder’s presstime. Nonetheless, parents were relieved to have their children in school this week. “My son has really been looking forward to school,” said parent Rhonda Danford. “I’m glad union members have agreed to continue working, so our kids can get in

It takes a village

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IPS educator Pat Payne talks to a student at the Brightwood/Martindale/Forest Manor Second Annual Back-to-School

Carnival Celebration. (photo/Curtis Guynn)

Parental involvement emphasized at carnival

By ANARE V. HOLMES Recorder Editor E-mail: [email protected] Rick Reed may have been tired from a long and hard day of work, but he still managed to see to it that his son Erick didn't miss out on the Brightwood/ Martindale/Forest Manor Second Annual Back-to-School Carnival Celebration. Erick, a seventh grader at Forest Manor Middle School, could not attend the event unless he was accompanied by a parent or guardian as part of a community plan to promote and encourage parental involvement in the schools. “I'm here to support my son and the school,” says Reed. “Everyone always thinks that the school system here is so bad, but since my son has been here over the past year his grades have gone up and See CARNIVAL, PageA11

Tips on getting involved with your

child’s education

Attend parent-teacher conferences and other school events. Make time to talk and listen to your child every day. Communicate clearly the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Don’t let your child settle for doing less than his or her best. Establish a dally routine including scheduled homework time. Meet with your child’s teachers and principal early in the year. Volunteer in the classroom. Join a committee and attend field trips. Help your child keep on track with homework daily.

Involve your child in after school activities.

Limit your child’s TV viewing to no more than two hours a day. Notice when your child does something well and praise him or her. Set a good example. Remember you are a role model for your child. Tell your child stories about your family and culture. Question the learning standards at your child’s school. Understand what skills your child should attain at each grade level.

the class where they belong.” According to Family Development Services, the Head Start program was initiated nationally in 1965 and focuses on the health, educational and social needs for children between the ages of 3 and 5 years old. It also serves as a support to parents, many of which are lowincome, in their role as the child’s first teacher. “We simply cannot ensure children’s safety if our bus drivers, teachers and other workers are not on the buses See CONTRACT Page A2 Adoption agency makes a plea to Black families By RONNETTA S. SLAUGHTER

Staff Writer

As numerous adoptive children eagerly await permanent placement into a new home. Black families are needed to provide a safe and loving environment for African-American children. Although race specific qualifications are not required, Black children may remain in the system longer than white children because of the lack of adoption op-

tions.

While recent legislation allows active pursuit of same race adoptive families, children cannot be denied housing with different race families because specific racial groups are not readily available. The Multi-Ethnic Placement Act, established in 1984, prohibits adoption agencies from keeping children waiting for placement within certain ethnic households and also insists that agencies pursue families that resemble the children needing placement. “We must recognize that if we have a stronger emphasis of African-American children, then we need to do something to actively recruit African-American families,” says Stephanie Powe, adoption recruiter and training coordinator at the Children’s Bureau of Indianapolis Inc., located at 2511 E. 46th St. Since 1851, the bureau has helped families, and strives towards placing children in stable households. Last year alone. 1,200 adoptions took place and 400 children See ADOPTION, Page A2

'Dream’ March demands action on police brutality

By SHERONE JOYNER Special to the Recorder From the Washington Informer WASHINGTON — Thirty-seven years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have A Dream “ speech, thousands converged upon the National Mall in Washington to honor past struggles and demand justice from police brutality and racial profiling. “Jim Crow is dead. Jim Crow Jr. is alive and well,” said Dr. King’s son Martin Luther King III, to the gathering at the Aug. 26 “Redeem the Dream” March on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where his father delivered the famous speech. “People laid down nearly 40 years ago and made their bodies bridges so that we could walk over them to freedom. We won’t turn back now.” Martin Luther King III is president of the Southern See MARCH, Page A3

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Coretta Scott King addresses the crowd and introduces keynote speakers Martin Luther King III and Rev. Al Sharpton. (NNPA photo/Raoul Dennis)

Democracy or plutocracy? Black Democrat's campaign suffers as officials back white Independent By ROBERT MOORE Second of three parts John Boyd, a 34-year-old Virginia Democrat recruited to run against veteran Congressman Virgil Goode, is by most accounts an attractive candidate for public office. He’s young, ambitious, and nationally known as the head of a trade group that stood up to government discrimination against Black farmers. He’s running in a Democratic stronghold, against an opponent who took office as a Democrat, then abandoned the party to become an Independent. Boyd won heady praise from Democratic leaders who realize that a victory would bolster party efforts to regain control of the House of Representatives in November. At least, that is it how would seem now. See DEMOCRACY, Page A6

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