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The Next Vice President

Friend -- I have some important news, and I'm pleased to share it with you first. I've chosen Joe Biden to be my running mate. Joe and I will appear for the first time as running mates this afternoon in Springfield, Illinois -- the same place this campaign began more than 19 months ago. I'm excited about hitting the campaign trail with Joe, but the two of us can't do this alone. We need your help to keep building this movement for change. Please let Joe know that you're glad he's part of our team. Share your personal welcome note and we'll make sure he gets it: Welcome Joe Thanks for your support, Barack P.S. -- Make sure to turn on your TV at 2:00 p.m. Central Time to join us or watch online at Barack Obama

Due to no WITNESS Kevin Brown was free to COMMIT More Crimes

Robbery Suspects Arrested Imtiaz Siddiqui and Kevin Brown were arrested Monday by Tulsa Police Tulsa Police have arrested two suspects following a reported robbery of an individual at a convenience store late Monday. Police say at 9:59 p.m., officers were assigned to the incident in front of the Fiesta Mart at 11200 East 21st Street. The victim told police officers that when he left the store he was approached by a suspect identified as Kevin Brown, who asked to use the victim's cell phone. When Brown began to leave, the victim asked for his cell phone back. Police say Brown then turned back to the victim, reportedly showing off a 9mm handgun in the suspect's waistband. The suspect then demanded money from the victim. Brown left the scene in a vehicle which was stopped by a Tulsa County Sheriff's deputy a few blocks away on 21st Street. The driver of the vehicle, Imtiaz Siddiqui and Kevin Brown were arrested on complaints of first degree robbery and booked into the Tulsa County jail. Kevin Brown 1:37 AM - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

Tulsa Police Target Gangs

The funeral for one of the two 18- year-olds that was shot to death was held Wednesday. Teantae Ray was gunned down and left to die in a car last week. Five days later Tulsa police say responded to another killing. A 22-year-old man was shot outside of the Mabee Community Center in North Tulsa. Officers say there is a possibility all three shootings could be gang retaliations. On the heels of the third possible gang related homicide in one week, Tulsa police say they will continue to crack down on violence. "Some may be patrolling, some may be getting out, parking their cars, walking a foot beat," Captain Tracie Lewis couldn't go into details, but assured us they are hitting the hot spots. �Showing a little bit more attention to some of the neighborhoods and some of the houses that we know that these particular groups live at so that maybe we can curb some violence and nobody else gets killed,� Lewis said Police and local activists agree it's a matter of life and death. "I ran out. Sure enough, he was lying on the ground," Dayo Adetula said. Adetula's son, Joseph was a senior in high school when he was shot to death. Adetula believes his son was a victim of gang violence. �This gang violence has to stop so we are our brother's keeper. I feel if everybody that then people who are afraid to come forward will come forward,� Adetula added. Now the father is using his pain to promote peace, educating others through the Joseph Adetula Foundation. �I even have a picture of my son in the casket because you have to show these kids that this is what will happen,� Adetula said. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) representatives said they said they are working on a gang sweep with local law enforcement agencies, but they could not give out any more details. The family of the other victim in the double homicide, Tajuan Davis will hold his funeral Saturday morning. Police need your help. If you have any information please call Crime Stoppers at 596-COPS. For more information on the foundation please visit

Joseph Adetula Foundation

Tulsa Police Target Gangs

Making a Difference � Community Service Opportunities with Area Children and You

As the representatives stood up to introduce themselves and their organizations, I was especially struck by one, partly because it was one I had not previously heard about, and mostly because of the very personal connection the speaker had to his organization. Dayo Adentula, formerly of Nigeria, lost his son, Joseph a few years ago. Joseph was an innocent victim of a drive-by shooting that occurred in his north Tulsa neighborhood. Instead of turning angry and bitter, Dayo has begun a foundation in his son�s name, designed to help young African American men find alternatives to the angry and destructive life-style of violence on the streets. The Joseph Adetula Foundation attempts to accomplish this through various means. Dayo�s current focus, and where he needs the most help, is in advocating for youth facing long term suspension within the Tulsa Public Schools, helping them remain in school and find a second chance. He told me that he has found that almost every young man he has worked with so far has been able to turn themselves around, stay in school and stay out of more serious trouble. The numbers of young people needing this kind of service are more than he can handle. If this is an opportunity you would like to learn more about, you can contact him at dayo58@yahoo.com. To learn more about the Joseph Adetula Foundation, go to Joseph Adetula Foundation
Ruth Wilcox
Children�s Ministry Coordinator

Clinton suspends her historic presidential bid

By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton ended her historic campaign for the presidency on Saturday and told supporters to unite behind rival Barack Obama, closing out a race that was as grueling as it was groundbreaking.
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The former first lady, who as recently as Tuesday declared herself the strongest candidate, gave Obama an unqualified endorsement and pivoted from her role as determined foe to absolute ally.
"The way to continue our fight now to accomplish the goals for which we stand is to take our energy, our passion, our strength and do all we can to help elect Barack Obama, the next president of the United States," she said in a speech before cheering supporters packed into the ornate National Building Museum, not far from the White House she longed to govern from.
"Today as I suspend my campaign, I congratulate him on the victory he has won and the extraordinary campaign he has won. I endorse him and throw my full support behind him and I ask of you to join me in working as hard for Barack Obama as you have for me," the New York senator said in her 28-minute address.
With that and 13 other mentions of his name, Clinton placed herself solidly behind her Senate colleague from Illinois, a political sensation and the first black to secure a presidential nomination.
For Clinton and her supporters, it was a poignant moment, the end of an extraordinary run that began with an air of inevitability and certain victory. About 18 million people voted for her; it was the closest a woman has come to capturing a nomination.
"Although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it has about 18 million cracks in it and the light is shining through like never before," she said.
Indeed, her speech repeatedly returned to the milestone her candidacy represented for women. She also acknowledged the unprecedented success of Obama's candidacy.
"Children today will grow up taking for granted that an African-American or a woman can, yes, become the president of the United States," she said.
Obama secured the 2,118 delegates needed to clinch the nomination Tuesday after primaries in South Dakota and Montana. He planned to spend the weekend at home in Chicago.
Joining Clinton on stage were her husband, the former president, and their daughter, Chelsea, to loud cheers from the crowd. When she spoke, they stepped away.
Clinton supporters began lining up at dawn to attend the farewell address. A smattering of Obama backers showed up as well, saying they did so as a gesture of party unity.
Supporters and press jammed the museum's vast ground floor, with the second and third floor balconies quickly filling up as well. The stage was draped with American flags, and a sound system blared upbeat music.
As they awaited her arrival, campaign staffers milled the room, exchanging hugs and saying goodbye.

Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79

Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79.
Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., spokeswoman Susan Clary said. He had suffered a heart attack in August, three months after suffering a stroke while touring in Iowa. Doctors said the stroke affected his ability to speak, and he had returned to Florida to continue rehabilitation.
The legendary singer and performer, known for his homemade square guitar, dark glasses and black hat, was an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, had a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, and received a lifetime achievement award in 1999 at the Grammy Awards. In recent years he also played for the elder President Bush and President Clinton.
Diddley appreciated the honors he received, "but it didn't put no figures in my checkbook."
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," he quipped.
The name Bo Diddley came from other youngsters when he was growing up in Chicago, he said in a 1999 interview.
"I don't know where the kids got it, but the kids in grammar school gave me that name," he said, adding that he liked it so it became his stage name. Other times, he gave somewhat differing stories on where he got the name. Some experts believe a possible source for the name is a one-string instrument used in traditional blues music called a diddley bow.
His first single, "Bo Diddley," introduced record buyers in 1955 to his signature rhythm: bomp ba-bomp bomp, bomp bomp, often summarized as "shave and a haircut, two bits." The B side, "I'm a Man," with its slightly humorous take on macho pride, also became a rock standard.
The company that issued his early songs was Chess-Checkers records, the storied Chicago-based labels that also recorded Chuck Berry and other stars.
Howard Kramer, assistant curator of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, said in 2006 that Diddley's Chess recordings "stand among the best singular recordings of the 20th century."
Diddley's other major songs included, "Say Man," "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover," "Shave and a Haircut," "Uncle John," "Who Do You Love?" and "The Mule."
Diddley's influence was felt on both sides of the Atlantic. Buddy Holly borrowed the bomp ba-bomp bomp, bomp bomp rhythm for his song "Not Fade Away."
The Rolling Stones' bluesy remake of that Holly song gave them their first chart single in the United States, in 1964. The following year, another British band, the Yardbirds, had a Top 20 hit in the U.S. with their version of "I'm a Man."
Diddley was also one of the pioneers of the electric guitar, adding reverb and tremelo effects. He even rigged some of his guitars himself.
"He treats it like it was a drum, very rhythmic," E. Michael Harrington, professor of music theory and composition at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., said in 2006.
Many other artists, including the Who, Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello copied aspects of Diddley's style.
Growing up, Diddley said he had no musical idols, and he wasn't entirely pleased that others drew on his innovations.
"I don't like to copy anybody. Everybody tries to do what I do, update it," he said. "I don't have any idols I copied after."
"They copied everything I did, upgraded it, messed it up. It seems to me that nobody can come up with their own thing, they have to put a little bit of Bo Diddley there," he said.
Despite his success, Diddley claimed he only received a small portion of the money he made during his career. Partly as a result, he continued to tour and record music until his stroke. Between tours, he made his home near Gainesville in north Florida.
"Seventy ain't nothing but a damn number," he told The Associated Press in 1999. "I'm writing and creating new stuff and putting together new different things. Trying to stay out there and roll with the punches. I ain't quit yet."
Diddley, like other artists of his generations, was paid a flat fee for his recordings and said he received no royalty payments on record sales. He also said he was never paid for many of his performances.
"I am owed. I've never got paid," he said. "A dude with a pencil is worse than a cat with a machine gun."
In the early 1950s, Diddley said, disc jockeys called his type of music, "Jungle Music." It was Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed who is credited with inventing the term "rock 'n' roll."
Diddley said Freed was talking about him, when he introduced him, saying, "Here is a man with an original sound, who is going to rock and roll you right out of your seat."
Diddley won attention from a new generation in 1989 when he took part in the "Bo Knows" ad campaign for Nike, built around football and baseball star Bo Jackson. Commenting on Jackson's guitar skills, Diddley turned to the camera and said, "He don't know Diddley."
"I never could figure out what it had to do with shoes, but it worked," Diddley said. "I got into a lot of new front rooms on the tube."
Born as Ellas Bates on Dec. 30, 1928, in McComb, Miss., Diddley was later adopted by his mother's cousin and took on the name Ellis McDaniel, which his wife always called him.
When he was 5, his family moved to Chicago, where he learned the violin at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. He learned guitar at 10 and entertained passers-by on street corners.
By his early teens, Diddley was playing Chicago's Maxwell Street.
"I came out of school and made something out of myself. I am known all over the globe, all over the world. There are guys who have done a lot of things that don't have the same impact that I had," he said.

Kennedy at North Carolina hospital for brain surgery

DURHAM, North Carolina (CNN) -- Sen. Edward Kennedy was at Duke University Medical Center on Monday for surgery to treat a malignant brain tumor. Sen. Edward Kennedy, right, leaves a Boston hospital with his son Patrick on May 21. more photos » In a statement, the 76-year-old Democratic icon said he and his wife, Vicki, "along with my outstanding team of doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital, have consulted with experts from around the country and have decided that the best course of action for my brain tumor is targeted surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation." Aides said the senator would be going into surgery around 9 a.m. ET and the surgery would last four to six hours. Afterward, Kennedy said in the statement, he expects to remain in the hospital "to recuperate for approximately one week." He added, "Shortly thereafter, I will start radiation treatments at Massachusetts General Hospital and begin chemotherapy." Watch what Kennedy faces in the operating room » Kennedy, a senator from Massachusetts since 1962, suffered a seizure May 17 while walking his dogs at his home in Hyannisport, Massachusetts. Three days later, Kennedy's doctors at Massachusetts General said that preliminary results from a brain biopsy showed a tumor in the left parietal lobe was responsible for the seizure. Don't Miss Kennedy leaves hospital surrounded by family Brain cancer survivors share stories, advice After cancer diagnosis, what comes next? Kennedy's wife: Diagnosis a 'real curveball' The surgeon is Dr. Allan Friedman, Kennedy's statement said. Friedman is chief of the division of neurosurgery and co-director of Duke's Neuro-Oncology Program, according to the hospital's Web site. Friedman is responsible for more than 90 percent of all tumor removals and biopsies conducted at Duke, the medical center's Web site says. It's possible Kennedy will be awake for his surgery, according to Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent a neurosurgeon. Friedman and the Duke hospital are known for surgery called "motor mapping" in which doctors locate the areas of the brain responsible for things such as movement and speech and map these areas to ensure they are avoided. Watch Dr. Gupta explain possible treatment » Often during such operations, surgeons ask a patient to repeat certain words or make a movement such as squeezing a hand so they can identify areas of the brain involving speech and movement. They then attempt to remove as much of the tumor as they believe they can safely, Gupta said. Gupta said earlier that a tumor in the left parietal lobe could affect the senator's ability to speak and understand speech as well as the strength on the right side of his body. Gupta said such tumors don't usually metastasize or spread to other parts of the body. "What they do do -- and I think that's a concern to people -- is that they grow, and sometimes they invade other normal parts of the brain. That is the big concern here," he said. Malignant glioma is the most common primary brain tumor, accounting for more than half of the 18,000 primary malignant brain tumors diagnosed each year in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute. Kennedy used his statement Monday to focus on the presidential race as well his surgery. "After completing treatment, I look forward to returning to the United States Senate and to doing everything I can to help elect Barack Obama as our next president," he said. Obama, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, described Kennedy as a "giant" of the Senate. "I think you can argue that I would not be sitting here as a presidential candidate had it not been for some of the battles that Ted Kennedy has fought," Obama said. "He is somebody who battled for voting rights and civil rights when I was a child. I stand on his shoulders." Obama's rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, said Kennedy's courage and resolve made him one of the greatest legislators in Senate history. "He's a fighter. There isn't anybody like him who gets up and goes out and does battle on behalf of all of us every single day," Clinton said. "I know he's a fighter when it comes to the challenges he's facing right now." Sen. John McCain, the GOP presumptive presidential nominee, also offered his thoughts and prayers for Kennedy's family. "I have described Ted Kennedy as the last lion in the Senate. And I have held that view because he remains the single most effective member of the Senate," McCain said. President Bush said in a statement he was saddened by the news and would keep the senator in his prayers. "Laura and I are concerned to learn of our friend Sen. Kennedy's diagnosis. Ted Kennedy is a man of tremendous courage, remarkable strength and powerful spirit. Our thoughts are with Sen. Kennedy and his family during this difficult period," he said. Kennedy had surgery in October to clear his carotid artery in hopes of preventing a stroke. Until the seizure, the powerful Democrat appeared in fine health. He suffers chronic back pain from injuries suffered in a 1964 plane crash. Kennedy is one of only six senators in U.S. history to serve more than 40 years. He is an iconic liberal champion of social issues such as health care, family leave and the minimum wage. He is the youngest of four brothers in a powerful and legendary family. His oldest brother, Joe Kennedy, was killed in World War II; John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States and slain in 1963; and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, a former U.S. attorney general, was running for president when he was assassinated in 1968.

March on Tulsa Commemorating 87th Anniversary of Tulsa Race Riot

National Call for March on Tulsa May 31 - June 1, 2008 BEFORE THEY DIE- There will be a march and town hall meeting featuring the survivors, religious and civic leaders from across the country, and members of the legal team. The documentary by film producer Reggie Turner entitled Before They Die will be screened at OSU-Tulsa this weekend to commemorate the 87th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Riot. (Photojournalist J. Kavin Ross)
A series of events are planned to commemorate the 87th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot the weekend of May 31st - June 1st, 2008. This Saturday, the day begins with a march and rally in the Greenwood section of Tulsa at 10:00 AM. The March features the oldest living survivor Mr. Otis Clark, 105 years and Mr. Wesley Young, 91 years, both of Tulsa and Dr. Olivia Hooker, 93 of White Plains, New York. The following events will be held at the Oklahoma State University - Tulsa Auditorium
Harvard Law Prof. Charles A. Ogletree Jr. likes to tell audiences, 'So you know the Gap Band's famous song You Dropped a Bomb on Me. The group is from Tulsa, Okla., where in 1921 white vigilantes looted and burned America 's most prosperous black community. More than 300 people were killed, 1,200 homes and businesses destroyed, and 10,000 citizens displaced. Some have called it America 's Holocaust. The band's name memorializes the site of the race riot. Gap is short for Greenwood Avenue, and Archer and Pine streets that were the heart of the Greenwood business district known as the 'Black Wall Street.' Ogletree is the lead counsel in a lawsuit to get reparations for the survivors, including 105-year-old Otis Clark and Dr. John Hope Franklin. Dr. Franklin's father's law office was burned down by the white mob.
Many people strongly feel that the time for justice is long overdue. To commemorate the 87th anniversary of this act of domestic terrorism, there will be a series of events in Tulsa the weekend of May 31-June 1. The events will include the premiere of 'Before They Die,' the story of the survivors' four-year search for justice through the federal judicial system.
Reggie Turner, the film's director and producer, said: The victims of 9/11, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the Japanese-Americans from the World War II internment camps have all been compensated. The survivors of the Tulsa Race Riot are still waiting, hoping that they will see justice and compensation before they die.
The film is the cornerstone of an effort to generate knowledge of this hidden historical event, and to stimulate Americans to contribute online to provide compensation directly to the victims. The non-profit, Tulsa Project Fund Inc. has been established specifically for that purpose. The goal is to accomplish what the legal and legislative branches of the government have failed to do. To right this wrong, to no longer simply look backward: To step forward from our history, by embracing our present responsibility to make life better for these victims while we have to opportunity to do so.
There will also be a march and town hall meeting featuring the survivors, religious and civic leaders from across the country, and members of the legal team.
On Saturday May 31st at 1:00 PM a town hall meeting with riot survivors and members of their legal team lead by Harvard Professor Charles Ogletree and RCC Co-Chair Adjoa Aiyetoro. 3:00 PM Screening of the documentary Before They Die! The story of the Survivors 4-year odyssey through the Federal courts to the Supreme Court and on to the US Congress, in their search for justice.
5:45 PM Town Hall Talk Back Panel discussion lead by Professor Charles Ogletree and Michael Hausfeld co-leads of the Survivors' legal team. Participating on the panel will be the film's director Reggie Turner and the noted historian John Hope Franklin.
Oklahoma State University-Tulsa Auditorium is located at 700 N. Greenwood Avenue.
On Sunday June 1, a memorial service at Mount Zion Church to honor those who died during the riot. 1:00 PM Oak Lawn Cemetery, the site of an alleged mass grave, a ceremony will be held to honor the victims of the race riot who where never properly buried.
For more information contact Mportant Films at 323-677-2780. To view the trailer Go to the website click here

Parents try to sell baby on eBay

Police in Germany remove baby from parents after they try to sell him on eBay Seven-month old boy listed for one euro BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- Authorities in southern Germany said Saturday that they have taken custody of a 7-month-old boy after his parents posted an ad on eBay offering to sell him for one euro, the equivalent of $1.57. Peter Hieber, a spokesman for police in the Bavarian town of Krumbach, said the baby was placed in the care of youth services in the southwestern Allgaeu region, although the child's 23-year-old mother insisted that the ad was only a joke. Authorities have launched an investigation into possible child trafficking against the baby's mother and 24-year-old father, neither of whom was identified. "Offering my nearly new baby for sale, as it has gotten too loud. It is a male baby, nearly 28 inches (70 cm) long and can be used either in a baby carrier or a stroller," police quoted the ad as reading. No offers were made for the child in the two hours and 30 minutes the ad was posted on Tuesday. EBay later deleted the posting but assisted police in tracking down the parents. Several people who saw the ad alerted police.