A2 The Baltimore Afro-American, April 18, 2009 - April 24, 2009
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Minneapolis Settles Bias
Lawsuit by 5 Black Cops
Obamas Still Seek Church Home in Washington
Meet Bo, the First Puppy
Minneapolis has settled a racial
discrimination lawsuit with five
President Obama, his wife
Presi-
veteran Black police officers for a
Michelle, and their two daughters,
dent Barack
combined $740,000, according to the
Malia and Sasha, attended Eas-
Obama’s
ter Sunday services at St. John’s
daughters,
Associated Press.
Malia, 10,
Episcopal Church near the White
The five sued the city in
and Sasha,
House, but the first family’s search
2007, claiming they were denied
7, picked a
for a permanent place to worship
advancement and unfairly disciplined
black and
continues. A senior White House
white pup
because of their race. The complaint adviser told BlackAmericaWeb.
for the First
alleged that when Tim Dolan took com that Obama has received
Pet — a 6-
over as police chief, he demoted
more than 100 invitations from
month-old
high-ranking Black officers and
churches in the Washington re-
Portuguese
replaced them with White cronies.
gion.
water dog that the Obama girls are
Sgt. Charlie Adams, Lt. Lee
Sunday marked the first time
naming Bo. The new White House dog
Edwards, Sgt. Dennis Hamilton,
he has attended a local church
AP Photo
is a gift from Sen. Edward M. Kennedy,
since January when the Obamas
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama leave Easter
D-Mass., who owns several Portuguese
Lt. Don Harris and Lt. Medaria
visited Nineteenth Street Baptist worship services at St. John’s Episcopal Church near the White water dogs himself. Bo was also chosen
Arradondo each have more than 18
Church Baptist Church which has House in Washington, Sunday, April 12. because of his hypoallergenic qualities
years experience on the force.
a history spanning more than 200 which were needed because of Malia’s
City Council President Barb
years, and is located in an upper
Other churches that have been Obama left his Chicago church
allergies.
Johnson said the settlement approved Northwest neighborhood where
mentioned for the Obamas include last year amid controversy when
Obama’s daughters reportedly chose
April 10 doesn’t admit to any many prominent Black residents
the Metropolitan AME Church his then-pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah
the name Bo for the pup because first
wrongdoing. But the officers’ lawyer,
reside, including Mayor Adrian
and Greater Mount Calvary Holy Wright, caused a political fire-
lady Michelle Obama’s father was
John Klassen, said conditions for
Fenty.
nicknamed Diddley, a reference to the
Church. storm.
late great guitarist-singer Bo Diddley.
Black officers have slowly started
to improve as a direct result of the
lawsuit.
Frazier says he thinks he fathered Groff, 45, currently serves as students at commencement,” ASU
only three of the children and that it’s president of the Colorado Senate, President Michael Crow said in a
No Job, Man Jailed for
unrealistic for authorities to expect a first for an African American. statement.
him to pay child support that was He also made history again this The president is scheduled to
Not Paying Child Support
$3,000 a month at one point. year when he and House Speaker speak at ASU on May 13, his first
For 14 Kids Terrance Carroll became the first
commencement address as president
The Flint Journal reported
Colo. Leader to Head
African Americans to lead both
of the United States.
that authorities in
chambers of any state legislature at
The school faced criticism after
Michigan say a man
Faith-Based Initiative at
the same time.
it said it would not give Obama
fathered 14 children
Education Dept. an honorary degree because his
with 13 different
Peter C. Groff, Colorado’s Arizona State Apologizes
achievements so far did not merit
women and owes highest-ranking Black elected For Degree Flap, Honors such an honor. “His body of work is
more than $530,000 official, has accepted a job in the
Obama
yet to come. That’s why we’re not
in unpaid child
Obama administration as director
Arizona State University
recognizing him with a degree at the
Thomas
support.
of the Faith-Based and Community
backtracked in the controversy over
beginning of his presidency,” Media
Frazier According to
Initiatives Center in the Department
not giving President Obama an
Relations Director Sharon Keller told
the Journal, court
of Education.
honorary degree, saying it would
the AP last week.
records say Thomas
“He will help empower faith- Courtesy Photo
instead pay tribute to the president
Now, the school is renaming a
Frazier, 42, was jailed last week; he
based and community groups, Peter Groff, Colorado Senate
by naming a prestigious scholarship
scholarship program the President
hadn’t made a support payment in
enlisting them in support of the President
program after him.
Barack Obama Scholars Program,
six years. The newspaper said the
Department’s mission to ensure “I apologize for the confusion which will provide students with
unemployed man could be held for
equal access to education and to all Americans,” Education Secretary surrounding our invitation to financial need an opportunity to
90 days if he doesn’t pay $27,900.
promote educational excellence for Arne Duncan said in a statement. President Obama to address ASU attend college.
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