Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 July 2005 — Page 3

FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2005

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EXPO ► Continued from Page 1 community organization, making it one of the longest lasting entities of its kind in the nation. Additionally, last week’s Summer Celebration was the first without the presence of Rev. Charles Williams, who guided IBE during an era of growth for 21 years before his death last year. But in a celebration that Rogers described as “free of negatives,” IBE generated gains and accomplishments that would perhaps bring a smile and joy to Williams. Rogers said IBE officials are most proud of introducing the Rev. Charles Williams Prostate Cancer Mobile Unit. The $275,000 vehicle is equipped to test individuals in the community for cancer, diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol, HIV/AIDS and osteoporosis. “Truly the number one blessing for us was being able to unveil that unit because the success of that and how it will help people who need those services is much bigger than just IBE,” said Rogers. IBE also unveiled its first State of the Black Youth report, which community leaders hope will provide information that could be helpful in determining a strategy for empowering Black youth. “We’re able to receive some really great ideas and we look forward to working with communities across the state to implement those ideas for change and really take a look at issues raised in the report,” Rogers stated. To celebrate its 35th anniversary, IBE invited an impressive list of guests, including artist Annie Lee, author E. Lynn Harris and most notably, President George W.

Bush. During his address to a packed audience during IBE’s Corporate Luncheon, Bush discussed entrepreneurship, increased home ownership among African Americans, Social Security, economic growth and the war on terrorism and chose the event as the first place to announce new statistics highlighting increased academic achievement among students. He congratulated IBE for 35 years and lauded it as an example of organizations that can deliver positive changes to American society. Although his visit came as a curious surprise to most in the local community, it will likely be helpful in raising IBE to a level of national prominence and can serve as a green light for potential national sponsors outside the state. “The presidential visit has already helped us receive the national and regional exposure that we have never had before,” said Rogers. Having a U.S. president appear at Summer Celebration for the first time in its history was definitely a maj or coup, but Rogers noted that it wasn’t the only highlight IBE has categorized as a step forward. They have also pointed to a rise in attendance for the 5-mile Race Against Prostate Cancer at the Indiana War Memorial, a $100,000 donation from Emmis Communications and Radio One and massive turnout during the spiritual gatherings, including the Celebration of Praise Church Service and the Gospel Explosion. Organizers noticed an increased level of interest in the

Cultural Arts Pavilion, which has grown significantly and featured more presentations this time than events in previous years. “The response I have received from many people is that they really enjoyed it,” said Donna Lucas, a partner on the committee that organized the Cultural Arts Pavilion. “Some of them said it reminded them of what Black Expo used to be like, and I thought that was interesting.” Lucas added that overall, every committee of volunteers with IBE, including her, worked just as hard as they always have in producing quality events. “The Summer Celebration is a major undertaking, and when you deal with that many people it’s hard to please everyone,” she said. “But you just do the best you can with the resources, funds, time and manpower that you have and hope that everyone will have a good time.” Although gratified by the success of the first Summer Celebration occurring under her leadership, Rogers said the time of rest for her and her staff will be short. They are already making preparations forlBE events held during the remainder of the year as well as the 2006 Summer Celebration. “I’m thinking about next year,” Rogers said, laughing. “The first thing you do after something like this is you thank God for the blessing and I’ve continuously done that. But then you move on and askhimto stay with you as you enter into your planning for the next few years.”

RESULTS ► Continued from Page 1 they “need to step up in terms of improving overall performance of kids. At the same token Planner House has a different clientele. These are kids that have already dropped out or are at-risk to drop out, and the dynamics to keeping these kids engaged is a little more challenging.” Of the mayor sponsored charters schools, in the 2003-2004 school year, 73 percent of the students were African American compared to IPS at 58 percent, and statewide 12 percent. Ball State sponsored charter schools had 74 percent African American, for both entities a large percentage of the children qualify for free or reduced lunch. Of those 13 Indiana charter schools none were put on the improvement status list. Some 32 Indiana schools, up 12.8 percent from last school year, will remain in improvement status until two consecutive years of adequate AYP results are recorded. “I think you will find as time goes on that the evidence will be shown as far as achievement. I think the social, economic and most significant thing is that they are so far behind is a challenge,” Gibson said. Changes are already in place to ensure that these five charter schools meet AYP standards and ensure that the remaining

charter schools continue to succeed. Charter schools sponsored by Mayor Bart Peterson’s office and Ball State University mandated students to take additional standardized tests. For the 2005-2006, some 28 Indiana charter schools will be taking not only the I-STEP but also a fall and spring installment test from the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA), which measures the progress of the student throughout the year on a state and national basis. The NWEA is able to pinpoint students in the areas of math, English and language arts. “We want to be more accountable. We think that we need additional standardized testing to be more accountable to the public in terms of improving student learning,” Gibson said. “If you look at most of our schools, they are making progress in Indiana. The I-STEP score is low, but the real measure is are they making progress year by year - and yes they are.” Of the 13 2004 reported AYP charter schools eight of them passed all AYP requirements. Of those accomplished charter schools is one of the mayor’s first sponsored school - 21st Century Charter, which will relocate from its Union Station location to its newly built Fall Creek and College Avenue site.

PATCH ► Continued from Page 1 were three times that of the pill. The AP then examined what has actually happened since the birth control came on the market and found that deaths also appear to be at least three times as high. If you are a woman taking the pill who doesn’t smoke and is under 35, the chance that you are going to have a blood clot that doesn’t kill you is between 1 and 3 in 10,000. Your risk of dying from a blood clot while using the pill is about 1 in 200,000. By contrast, with the patch, the rate of nonfatal blood clots was about 12 out of 10,000 users during the clinical trials, while the rate of deaths appears to be 3 out of 200,000 the AP reported. “Although we are investigating each and every one of the reports that we get, we have not drawn any casual relationships to the medication,” said Dr. Katherine LaGuardia, Ortho McNeil’s director of women’s health care. Hansell says that many of the women could have had co-factors or complicating risk factors that they didn’t inform their physician of when they decided to use the patch. The chances of developing serious health problems increases with age over 35 and when certain health risk factors are present such as smoking, high blood pressure, high levels of blood cholesterol of fat and diabetes. You should not use the patch if you have had, now have or may have in the future risk

factors for aheart attack; aheart attack, angina or certain types of strokes; serious problems of your heart valves; blood clots in the veins or arteries; serious liver disease; headaches with numbness or weakness in arms or legs; headaches with vision problems, speech problems, or feeling as if the room is spinning; prolonged bedrest after major surgery or yellow jaundice that occurred with a prior pregnancy or with birth control pill use. “The thing that concerns me is that we don’t want to cause alarm and have patients going off a method that his highly effective and then having an unplanned pregnancy,” Hansell said. “We know that an unplanned pregnancy is much more risky. We don’t want people to over react.” Shames, who approved the agency’s medical review, said he has reviewed cases of women who died using the patch and saw no cause for alarm either. “We think the death rate here is a concern, but it’s not different than what we expect,” he said. “As of right now we still believe there’s nothing that would precipitate our doing anything additional to follow up on these reports.” Still, other doctors say if a woman who is using the patch has any concerns or questions she should consult her physician. Informationfrom the Associated Press was used in this article.

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