He 'lived"

By Michael Edwards
Contributing Writer
Columbus Post

He was many things to many people: Stylish, charming, passionate, outspoken, controversial, adversarial, mentor and friend.
Jerry Hammond, the former Columbus City Council member who made history as its first black president, died August 25, at the age of 76. Hammond had fought Parkinson’s disease for years.
The Hammond family received Mayor Michael B. Coleman and other community leaders from across decades, as well as a continual throng of family and friends Monday at the King Arts Complex, 867 Mt. Vernon Ave.; and again at a memorial service Tuesday evening at the Southern Theatre, 21 East Main St., paying their respects to Jerry Hammond.
Hammond was a key figure in shaping the development of Columbus as it grew into a big city. The name Hammond has almost, in many respects, become as large as the life of service he lived.

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Village festival

Last Saturday, the African Village Arts Festival 2010 was held at the Old Central Community House on Bryden Rd. StudioLive! artist Maryse Dawson (left) paints as quickly as she can as the face painting line backs up. Other activities included felting, Origami, Tie Dye, spinning wheel and jewelry making. The festival kicks off the new exhibit season at the William H. Thomas Gallery. (Photo courtesy of the Urban Cultural Arts Foundation)

Time to march, again

By Hazel Trice Edney
Senior Contributing Writer
Columbus Post

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – According to civil rights veteran the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., an estimated 23,000 people were arrested in civil rights protests across America between Feb. 1, 1960 and Aug. 28, 1963. On that day, 47 years ago, people not only marched on Washington, but in cities and towns around the nation.
“That day a thousand marches took place around the country at the same time, marches for justice and jobs,” Jackson recalled in an interview with the NNPA News Service this week.

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Giddy-up

The Midwest Horsemen’s Association enabled attendees of the 6th Annual African American Male Wellness Walk last Saturday to experience horseback riding. The event featured a 5-mile walk in the Mt. Vernon Avenue area to bring attention to men and their families taking control of their health. (Photo by Ray Thornton)

Kasich: Replace Dept. of Development

By Julie Carr Smyth
Wire Service Correspondent

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio governor hopeful John Kasich said Tuesday he would replace the state Department of Development with a nonprofit board of business leaders if he's elected in November.

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Bodybuilder does not let life’s obstacles stop him

By Charles Farmer
Contributing Columnist
Columbus Post

At 52 years old, Ayveus Almore’s defined physique speaks for itself. But after having competed in the Mike Francois body building, fitness, figure and bikini contest, Almore wondered if he would ever participate in an event like this again. Almore’s uncertainty was not based on his age or a physical issue, but whether or not he received a fair shake from the judges.
This might sound like sour grapes from an athlete who was unable to place in his division, but Almore is not a bitter person, he just wants to be judged like any other competitor with a real chance at winning based on the work he has done in the gym.
Prior to the competition he trained seven days a week for 12 weeks straight.
Almore suggests perhaps adding more weight classes or divisions to the competition in order to acknowledge the variety of sizes and shapes athletes come in that are involved in body building.

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Until next year

Families took advantage of the cool evenings to enjoy the final weekend of the Ohio State Fair. Fair goers spent last Friday evening enjoying the midway and food like fried Oreos and cotton candy. The fair ended on Sunday, August 8. (Photo by Willie Jennings)

Waters, Rangel downplay race

By Hazel Trice Edney
Senior Contributing Writer
Columbus Post

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – U. S. Reps. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) are apparently seeking to downplay public allegations of racism as they seek to make the facts of their cases heard before the Office of Congressional Ethics.

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All-fun, All-stars

The After-School All-Stars Columbus Summer Games 2010 was held at the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of The Ohio State University last Friday. In association with Columbus Recreation and Parks, youth from Central Ohio gathered to celebrate the annual games as part of a program that helps kids be active and healthy all year after school. Over 1500 children attended this year’s event. (Photo courtesy of After-School All-Stars Columbus)

Lee returns home

Darryl K. Lee

Columbus Post Staff Report

For four years he focused his efforts day and night on establishing a model after-school program for youth in Central Ohio. Now, he has decided the time has come for him to return to his roots to lead the regional company of a branch he once headed in sales.
Darryl K. Lee, former executive director of After-School All-Stars Columbus and former vice-president of sales & marketing at the Columbus Post has been named Senior Vice President and Assistant Publisher of Freedom Media Group of Ohio, Inc. (FMGOH), the operator of the Columbus Post and five other brands in Ohio. Lee will officially begin his new role on August 9.

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