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Forgotten heroine gets day in her honor WASHINGTON, D.C. <BUckNews.com) *- Mayor Adrian Fenly proclaimed Aug. 25 "Henrietta Vinton Davis Day" in the , , nation's capital. Davis Davis was the first African-American to work at the DC Recorder of Deeds Office beginning in 1878, before Frederick Douglass. The proclamation also recog nizes Davis' significance as a cultural icon. She made her debut in her career as an actor, elocutionist, dramatic reader and impressionist in Washington on April 25, 1883. She also had great success as a pub lic speaker During 1919, a year remem bered for its "Red Summer." she became a leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League and its "African Redemption" movement headed by Marcus Garvey. First black commercial airline pilot honored by his peers FORT WORTH, Texas (BlackNews.com) - American Airlines recently served as the title sponsor of the Organization of Black Airline Pilots (OBAP) 32nd Annual Convention, where retired Captain Dave Harris was Hon ored for being the first African American to fly for a commercial air line. Harris, 73, retired from American Airlines in 1994 after more 30 years of service. After rejections from several other major airlines at the time, Harris want ed to avoid any misunderstanding down the road. Following his inter view with American, Harris recalls, "I felt compelled to tell [the interviewer] 1 was black." The chief pilot who con ducted the interview responded. "This is American Airlines and we don't care if you're black, white or chartreuse, we only want to know, can you fly the plane?" Capl. Harris Hams began training with American Airlines on Dec. 5, 19o4, preparing to> pilot the airline's DC-6 aircraft. American Airlines today has one of the most diverse flight crew rosters in the industry. American and its regional affiliate American Eagle Airlines together employ 163 African- American pilots. Founded in 1976, the Organization of Black Airline Pilots, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the number of African Americans and women employed in the aerospace indus try. Headquarteretl in Silver Spring. Md.. the mission of OBAP is to prepare young people to realize a successful future in the aero space industry through educational opportunities, mentoring, and aerospace projects. For more information on OBAP, visit www.obap.org. City to be sued for slain father, sons SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - - The city of San Francisco is partially responsible for the fatal shooting of a father and his two sons by a gang member who was shielded from deportation by the city's "extreme" immigration sanctuary policy, the slain family's attorney said in a claim filed last Friday. Tony Bologna. 48. and his two sons, 20-year-old Michael and 16- year-old Matthew, were gunned down at an intersection in June Police arrested Edwin Ramos, a native of El Salvador, who they say mistook the Bolognas for rival gang members. Ramos has been charged with three counts of murder and is awaiting trial He has pleaded not guilty The claim states that the city knew Ramos was a member of Mara Salvatrucha. or MS-13. with a violent past, but failed to report him as required by federal law to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. The claim alleges the city knew Ramos "would likely murder men simply becaqse they appeared to be Latino or African American." Ramos, 21. had been arrested as a juvenile for assault and attempted robbery, but was not deported because the city's juve nile justice system did not report him to federal immigration offi cials. Matt Dorsey. a spokesman for City Attorney Dennis Herrera, said the office had not yet reviewed the claim, so he would not comment. Johnson to build resort in Liberia (NN'PA/GIN) - Liberia will be home to a four-star, luxury beachfront resort, in capital city Monrovia, built by Black Entertainment Television founder-turned-billionaire developer Bob Johnson. Johnson Johnson hopes this project, scheduled to open in March 2009, will help improve the country's global image. RLJ Kendeja Resorts & Villas will be an $8 million, 85-room resort with restau rant, tennis courts, a spa. health club and pool. Security measures include infrared motion detectors and bulletproof glass. Rates will be in the $150-$200 range and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is expected to host the first guests. Also eyeing Liberia's development, Illinois Kep. Jesse L. Jackson. Jr. is proposing legislation earmark ing $225 million for a five year "Liberia Seeds Act." The funds would provide critical assistance to Liberia in a couple of areas, particularly in post-conflict resolution and infra structure such as roads and bridges. The funds also help ex-combatants and war affected youth, most of whom are unemployed and lack skills. The Chronicic (USPS 067-910) was eslabiis^^^Tmes^H! Pitt and Ndubisi Egemonye in 1974 and is published every Thursday by Winston-Salem Chronicle Publishing Co. Inc., 617 N. Liberty Street, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101. Periodicals postage paid at Winston-Salem, N.C. Annual subscription price is $30.72. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Chronicle, P.O. Box 1636 Winston-Salem, NC 27102-1636 BETPhoco Kanye West, left , with Jay-Z at the recent BET Awards Show. Hip-hop artists pitching in to benefit Negro Leagues museum BY BILL DRAPER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A museum dedicated to a baseball league that few thought would last is getting a boost from a musical genre that was expected to have a similarly short existence. Some of the top names in hip-hop - Kanye West, Akon and T-Pain among them - are performing on a compilation CD being released in October to benefit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. "There are some very stark parallels between hip-hop and the Negro Leagues," said Bob Kendrick, spokesman for the Kansas City museum. "Neither one was expected to survive. But here we are, how many years later, and it's one of the most influential types of music out there. "Nobody gave the Negro Leagues a chance, but it lasted 40 years." The CD, titled "True to the Game," is scheduled to be released Oct. 21 . It's the See CD on A13 Eight million blacks still not registered to vote BY HAZEL TRIf E EDNEY NNPA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF WASHINGTON - Despite record numbers of voters who turned out during the presi dential primaries last spring, eight million African Americans are still not regis tered to vote. This according to Rick Wade, African-American vote director for the Obama for America presidential cam paign. "Our principle focus has been a 50-state voter registra tion initiative. 1 think we all appreciate that if we increase the number of African American registered Voters j jgnd then increase turnout and ET'get people to the polls on Nov 4, then Sen. Obama will be the next president of the United States," Wade says. Wade explains that the eight million unregistered Black voters accounts for 32 percent of eligible Black vot ing population nationwide. "In 2004, African Americans made up approxi mately 1 1 percent of the over all voters nationwide. If the percentage of African Americans was a mere two and-a-half percent higher at 13-and-a-half a percent, Democrats would currently be running for re-election at this time," he said. "For example, in the state of Ohio in 2004, we lost by two percent or 100,000 votes. There were 270.000 unregistered African Americans. I use that as an illustration to show how the African-American vote can make the difference in a state and across this country. So the African-American vote can absolutely make the difference in this election." But, the Democrats are not alone in going after the Black vote. Republicans, who barely get a tenth of Black voters in presidential elections, say they are not giving up. "The [Republican National Convention] is working to turn out voters of all races to support Sen. John McCain and all of our Republican candi dates, by focusing on using a strong grassroots program that relies on neighbor to neighbor interactions, putting out surro gates on a daily basis, and reg istering and mobilizing vot ers," says RNC spokesman Sean Conner. As both parties prepare for grassroots mobilization efforts at their back to back conven tions (Democrats, last week of August and Republican, first week of September), non-par tisan groups have intensified their efforts with grassroots campaigns year round. Melanie Campbell, execu tive director of the non-parti san National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, says because of the intensity of voter registration efforts, there's a great possi Dinty to taKe voter registration to a whole new level, par ticularly in the Black community, by inten sifying voter educa tion and focusing on issues. "The potential is that you will create a whole new expanded electorate. It's some thing that we've been trying to Campbell P have happen for a lot of years," Campbell says. Because tra ditionally, there's been about 15 mil lion people not vot ing in the general election. So, this has potential for that number to go down tremendous ly. ..If the trend continues, because it's so competitive. it's going to drive the turn-out. and that's going to be across all demographics." The intensity of the current election and get-out-to-vote efforts have caught fire from coast to coast and doeslh't begin and end with the presi dential election. "There's elections from the school board to the presidency that impact your life," Campbell says. "We know the presidency is a big deal. But, it is one of many elections that's taking place on Nov. 4." We do checking) wi-fk option Whether you're looking for free checking or a premium banking package, First Citizens will help you find the checking account that's right for you. 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