Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 August 2002 — Page 5

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2002

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Protecting our community Residents of the Martindale Brlghtwood community gathered at Douglass Park Wednesday to participate in this year’s annual National Night Out Program Tuesday. The group spoke out about how to increase safety in their neighborhoods. Left to right: IPD Officer Murphy, Frankie Cosei of the Martindale Brlghtwood Neighborhood Association, IPD Officers Jones and Reed share a moment together. (Photo/J. Buntin)

Postage stamp to honor Justice Thurgood Marshall

(Special to the NNPA) worked so closely, — The late Thurgood ^ whodidtheirbestto Marshall, civil rights ac- ( make our country a tivist and the first African living democracy." American to serve on the his wife. Cecilia U.S. Supreme Court, early Marshall. he com- porters, memorated on a postage Marshall was stamp. horn in Baltimore. Marshall is one of the Md.. on July 2. well known lawyers 190X; of the civil rights era. He ThUgoodMarshall in 1930 from Lin ' led the legal team that won coin University in the 1954 Supreme Court Pennsylvania and decision. Brown vs. Board of Edu- graduated in 1933 from Howard cation,’ which ended segregation University Law Schdol in Washin public schools. ington, D.C. In 1967, Marshall was sworn in Marshall died in Bethesda,Md., as a justice of the nation’s highest on Jan. 24,1993, at age 85. He also court. His 24-year term was marked is survived by two sons, Thurgood by his dedication to protecting con- Jr. and John, stitutional rights and affirmative ‘ ’ He was a man of action, a real action and by his adamant opposi- player on the Constitution,” said tion of the deatfy penalty. . ^,, a member of the an'd 1 are-sp )MflHiNHrntmltU^at makes fthat, ffipijrgnnifi MarjjjjdJjnins so stamp recornmepdaliop to the many other Americanswno have postmaster general""" ***- been previously honored, includ- The stamp will be issued in Januing Roy Wilkins with whom he ary. Comedian Wayne Brady to host Miss America Pageant

(Special to the NNPA)—It only took 81 years, but the Miss America Pageant has its first Black master of ceremony. Wayne Brady, best known as co-star of the ABC comedy sketch show “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?” this year will host the program, which returned to its one-host format in 2001. The 30-year-old comedian is a two-time Emmy Award nominee. “My selection as host is also a defining moment, as I will be able to proudly represent the AfricanAmerican community for the first

time in this role,” Brady told reporters. Former emcees include Regis Philbin, Bert Parks and Tony Danza. The pageant features contestants from all 50 states and the District of Columbia and will air at 8 p.m. Sept. 21 on ABC. George Bauer, Miss America Pageant chief executive and president, said the show wifi benefit from Brady’s presence because his “intelligent wit and warm-hearted presence will help illuminate how special our young women are.”

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