Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 January 2004 — Page 4

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THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2004

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► Continued from Page 1 and after a series of tests it was confirmed. I had just lost my best friend to breast cancer in 199+. • was devastated." With the turn of the decade she was informed of her early stages of lupus, a disease that mostly plagues Black women causing the immune system to slowly break down. "She is unstoppable." said sister Iva Craig. “For someone to endure so much pain, she is a fighter." For years Sanders went on raising her two children as well as coring for her stepdaughter during the summer months. Just when she thought that she was clear of misfortune,

trouble struck again. Two years ago, she spent eight months fighting the pain from what doctors would call a frozen shoulder and carpal tunnel syndrome in her hand. After Community Hospital East doctors performed six operations, she realized that her swollen hand was permanent and because of her diabetes and lupus complications, her hand would never return to normal. “With tiod's grace I was able to bear all things that crossed my path. Sometimes I look hack and I am not surebow I made it, hut in reality it was God.’* But one thing that she knows that she is blessed for was being

strongenoughtosupport her bushand, after her only stepdaughter collapsed at a gas station and died in October 2002. “She is like no other," said 27-year-old Denidra Warren, Sanders' niece. “I have never in my life met a lady with so much misfortune and moves about life so swiftly. 1 would be paralyzed having to go through what she has had to face.” Sanders was confirmed disabled by the Social Security Administration on Christmas Eve. Finally after years of pain and sadness this tremendously strong woman will have the opportunity to rest and enjoy all the goodness in life.

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► Continued from Page 1 napolis Police Chief Jerry Barker, Urban League President Joe Slash, Bishop T. Garrott Benjamin Jr., City-County Council leader Rozelle Boyd, and Sandra Leek, Indiana Civil Rights Commission director, will be on the round table panel. A transcription of the roundtable will be available for review within the next few weeks. The Chief Moose public forum will be at Martin University’s Gathertorium, 2171 N. Station St., Jan. 8 at 7 p m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the Martin University- Bookstore. “We do anticipate a capacity' crowd, as we have sold 70 percent of our tickets. We are very excited

MARSHALL ► Continued from Page 1 enced him to enter the world of optometry. “I had a friend who was going into optometiy and had asked me if I had thought about optometry and I had not because I w r as looking to go into genetics research,"said Dr. Marshall. “He had asked me if I would be interested in optometiy and I said I w'ould and he arranged an interview. This was at the end of my senior year and then the next I knew I had been accepted (into the School of Optometry) and I • started the program that summer.” After receiving his doctor of optometry degree in 1971 and his master of science degree in 1979 in visual science from IU, Marshall attended the University of North Carolina and received his master of public health degree in health policy and administration in 1982. Although Marshall does not practice optometry, one of his first jobs was to develop “a clinic

about the event," said Steward. Since its inception in 1986, the Speaker Series has brought over 100 nationally known speakers to the city. Speakers like Cornel West, Mae Jemison, Anita Hill and Ed Bradley just to name a few. “When we select speakers, we select them on the basis that they are credible, we look for someone who has made an impact in the African-American community and someone who has made an impact nationally,”said Steward. “We do this so that people do not have to always turn to the New York Times for their source, but they can get it right here." “I look forward to some interchange with participants. I want to be able to share and provide some insight that was unexpected," Moose concluded.

that was designed specifically to address needs of people who were underserved and without good economic means to afford health care,” he said. Marshall ran the clinic for about eight years and assisting those in need gave him a direct insight into some of the difficulties that much of the population suffered in terms of general health care and that in turn, helps him as his role as professor of public health. “It also introduced me into the world of various agencies and organizations that desire to help people,” Marshall said. “It got me more involved into the community public health realm, which is where I spend most of my time now. It kind of launched me into the career of public health.” Being the first optometrist as chair of APHA, which has a history of 131 years, senes as “the most important singular milestone" of Marshall’s career. He says that it is a tremendous EDUCATION BRIEFS

honor that also carries a load of responsibilities and obligations * such as running board meetings u and setting its agenda. , “I also appoint members of the board to the various committees and task forces. I serve as the principal respondent on issues involving policy that may be raised by , members of the board,” Marshall ~ stated. “And I also represent the executive board before the governing council." When asked why he would elect himself as chair, Marshall stated, “Having had some administrative responsibility within the* organization by being chair of one of its sections for two and a half years gave me some basic background insight into the operation of the organization," he said. “After receiving more experience I was given greater responsibility and I think because of my visibility and activity- as vice chair as well as vice chair of the strategic planning initiative, the members of the board saw me as a viable candidate.”

Warren Central offers financial aid workshop The Warren Central High School Counseling Services Center will host a Financial Aid Workshop to assist college bound seniors and their parents in completing needed applications forfinancial assistance Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Warren Central cafeteria. 4 representative from the Financial Aid Office of IUPUI will explain the various types of financial aid and the procedures for filling out applications. A detailed explanation of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will also be offered. This is an extremely valuable workshop to students as well as parents. Study at home with GED on TV GED Connection is a multimedia learning series designed for adults who want to study

from home as they prepare to take the GED and earn a State of Indiana GED High School Diploma. The programs will be broadcast on all Indiana PBS stations and many cable systems beginning the week of Feb. 8. GED on TV is now taking enrollments for the spring semester. To enroll, adults may call (877) 433-6688. The $45 enrollment fee includes a pretest, three workbooks, the official GED calculator to practice with at home, a post test, access to the toll-free GED on TV helpline and a voucher to pay for the student's test at any testing site in Indiana. GED classes at Manual Manual High School at 2405 Madison Ave. offers adult evening GED classes beginning Jan. 20. You can register at the school from 5:30 - 8 p.m. Jan. 12-15, 20-22 and 26-29. . There is a $20 credit course

fee, per course, per semester will be charged at the time of registration for students who are not attending any other school. For more information call 226-2231. Charter schools conference The Charter School Resource Center and Charter School Association of Indiana are sponsoring their annual conference, Indiana's largest annual gathering of the charter school community. This year’s conference has expanded to a two-day format, providing a wider array of material and a number of breakout sessions on specific topics for participants to choose from. Registration deadline is Jan. 17. For more information contact Dolly Bauman at the Charter School Resource Center of Indiana at (317) 4642694 or e-mail her at dbauman@projecte,org.

Monday, January 19,2004 * 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. At the St. John's Missionary Baptist Church 1701 Dr. Andrew J. Brown Avenue

"S/X DECADES OF PRACTICING THE DREAM" Reverend Michael K. Jones Pastor, Progressive Missionary Baptist Church will be our inspirational speaker Re-dedicate yourself to keeping the dream alive. Rcirrnnl Dr. Phillip /.. Slwhc Pastor, Saint John's Missionary llaptist Churih Mrs. Sasic Davie, Kinx llirtlulay Celebration, Chairperson

Everyone is i invited to Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday with the f Saint John s Church Family REVEREND MICHAEL K. JONES, and the PROGRESSIVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH i CONGREGATION Come Early!