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SEPTEMBER 20-26, 2012
Black Juvenile Court judges speak out

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10,000 babies delivered and counting • Dr. Calvin Hobbs
The ouster of Ben Allen and Willie Saunders removes African-American presence
from the Juvenile Court in Richmond, Burke and Columbia counties.
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Year Inducted: 1992
Category: Coach
Born in Clemson, South
Carolina.
In a coaching career that
spanned 35 years, Dupree
spent the majority of his career
at Lucy Laney High School...
Won over 300 dual meets as
head track and field coach and
two state championships...
Guided the football program
to a 209-79-12 mark over 26
years... Named the 1962 and
1966 Georgia Coach of the
Year.
Blacks removed from youth court
LOCAL NEWS & Commentary
By Frederick Benjamin Sr.
UrbanProWeekly Staff Writer
AUGUSTA
When blacks broke the color barri-
er on the Richmond County Juvenile
Court, they did so in a big way.
Before 2007, there had never been
any blacks to serve as juvenile court
judges. That year, two were appoint-
ed to part-time positions. Attorneys
Ben Allen and Willie Saunders, both
African American, were appointed to
the Juvenile Court bench.
In 2008, they were reappointed for
four-year terms — again part-time.
This year, three full-time positions
have been created, but neither Allen
nor Saunders has been appointed to
fill them. The positions went to two
white women and one white man.
Saunders and Allen will serve until
the end of this month and then be
gone.
Earlier this year, Saunders ran
against his boss Carlisle Overstreet
for Superior Court judge. He didn’t
win and so was not surprised when
he was not reappointed, but the sack-
ing of Allen caught everyone by sur-
prise.
“I was shocked to find out that
Judge Allen was not reappointed,”
Saunders said during a radio inter-
view on KISS96.3’s Inside Story with
Chris Thomas. “For a number of rea-
sons, I can tell you and the commu-
nity just what kind of public servant
that he is — how tirelessly he worked,
not just for the African American
community, but for all the commu-
nity. It was shocking because the
people who made the decision didn’t
know anything about what he did or
how he did it,” Saunders said.
Allen told UrbanProWeekly on
Tuesday (Sept. 18) that he had no
reason to believe that we wouldn’t be
reappointed.
“It was a big surprise, but anytime
you are in politics, you understand
the political ramifications,” Allen said.
“Actually, I never wanted to be a
judge. I took the position because I
thought that a black presence was
needed,” Allen said. “It makes a dif-
ference. My mental makeup tells me
that, there must be diversity.”
Both judges feel that racial insensi-
tivity may have had a role in their not
being invited back to the bench.
“You have got to have diversity,”
Allen continued. “It means a great
loss to our community because no
one race has the brain trust on how
to deal with children. No one race
has the brain trust to deal with any
issue facing this community. If you
close the door and do not have diver-
sity, what you are saying is that half
a brain in better than a whole brain.
That is the message that we have
been given,” Allen said.
Both judges feel strongly that the
situation should not go unchallenged.
They firmly believe that they will not
be reappointed no matter what, but
that the lack of diversity should be
addressed.
Allen outlined a number of things
that the community could do includ-
ing urging the Augusta-Richmond
county commission to mandate diver-
sity on the court.
“You can tell your county com-
missioner that until we have diver-
sity, perhaps the funding source
should dry up,” he said. According
to Allen the county controls some
$600,000 of the budget for the
Juvenile Court.
Allen also suggested that state leg-
islators could look into separating
Juvenile Court from Superior Court.
“In essence making it an elective
juvenile as opposed to an appointive
juvenile court,” Allen said.
Saunders suggested that there are a
number of things that superior court
judges should do.
“Supreme court judges needed to
step down and feel the community
more. I hope this is not indicative of
their impression of the general com-
munity because based on the feed-
back that I have gotten, the decision
didn’t go too well,” Saunders said.
Saunders added that, the absence of
an African American on the Juvenile
Court bench shows a lack of respect
for the entire African-American elec-
torate. He also suggested that judges
need diversity training just like other
members of the community.
“You’d be surprised with the
attitudes you bring to the bench,”
Saunders said.
According to Allen the overwhelm-
ing majority of the youth that are
served by the Juvenile Justice system
are black.
“From 85-90 percent in Richmond
County, 60-40 in Burke County and
about 50-50 in Columbia County.
Both judges indicate that the issue
is not personal.
“It’s about what is best for this com-
munity. What’s best for our commu-
nity is diversity.”
Ben Allen Willie Saunders
Legendary Laney Coach Remembered
Georgia Sports
Hall Of Fame
AUGUSTA
Augustans said farewell to leg-
endary Laney High School coach
David Marion Dupree on Monday
(Sept. 17) this week at a service
at Tabernacle Baptist Church. He
was 88. He died on Wednesday,
Sept. 12.
David Dupree was a legend-
ary football coach for the Laney
Wildcats for 26 years. Early
Wednesday morning he passed
away at the age of 88.
Although it may not be quite
accurate to characterize the brand
new Laney Stadium as “the House
that Dupree built,” that wouldn’t
be too far off the mark.
Laney’s football field was
named after Dupree (also known
as “Duke” Dupree), perhaps the
most storied football coach in the
school’s history.
More than just an athletic
coach, those that knew him best
were aware of the hundreds of
men and women whom he inf lu-
enced.
When it comes to accolades and
superlatives, it may be difficult to
point to just one thing that stands
out above all of the rest.
Perhaps it was the undefeat-
ed season in 1966 when the
school landed its second Georgia
Interscholastic Association title.
Dupree led the Wildcats to the
title in 1961 as well. Perhaps it
was his record of sending six
players to the NFL.
Dupree coached the wildcats
for 35 years. He was inducted into
the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
in 1992, the first black coach to
be so honored. He retired in 1983
with a record of 210-73-12 after
26 years as a head coach.
In all, Dupree coached at Laney
for 35 years. He was an assistant
coach for 9 seasons under Laney’s
first football coach John Tutt.
Dupree also coached the school’s
track team from 1949-1970.
Coach Dupree has a Paine
College connection as well. After
retiring from Laney, he coached
track at Paine College.
Dupree had been on dialysis
for a couple of years, prior to his
death.
Dupree grew up in Clemson,
S.C., and went on to become a
football star at Johnson C. Smith.
In 1949, he was hired by Laney.
Nine years later, he succeeded
John Tutt as head football coach.
Among the former Laney player
who Dupree coached were NFL
players Emerson Boozer, William
Banks and Curtis Rouse. In all,
eight former Laney players under
Dupree went on to the NFL.
Boozer was a member of the
New York Jets. He was a member
of the Wildcats’ 1961 state cham-
pionship team and a member of
the Jets’ Super Bowl III winning
squad.
Coach David Dupree:
A real urban legend
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UrbanProWeekly: Let’s start right
out with an amazing fact. Is it
true that you have delivered over
10,000 babies?

Dr. Calvin Hobbs: That is correct.

UPW: How and when did you begin
keeping track of your deliveries? I
read an account of a physician
who would keep track by mak-
ing slashes on business cards. He
accumulated hundreds of cards.

Dr. Hobbs: At the start of my prac-
tice in July 1985. I have always kept
a small book with all my pregnant
patients and their due dates for each
month. I have one small book for
every six months. A handwritten
record is kept for each delivery date.

UPW: Where and when was your
10,000th baby delivered?
Dr. Hobbs: Actually, 10,000 is a very
conservative estimate. This number
is based on my personal patients.
This estimate does not include the
100 plus deliveries I did as a medi-
cal student in Texas, the thousand
or so I did as a resident, nor the
numerous I’ve done for other phy-
sicians. The 10,000th number was
certainly surpassed by November
2012. I deliver at all the area hos-
pitals, but it probably occurred at
University Hospital where 70% of
my patients deliver.

UPW: Do you keep up a relation-
ship with any of the persons you
delivered outside of your own fam-
ily?

Dr. Hobbs: Actually I do. I’ve helped
trained one who actually is an OB
doctor now herself. I’ve had the plea-
sure of playing basketball with young
men that I delivered. I have golfing
buddies that I delivered. My personal
surgical tech that helps me during
surgery has my name on her birth
certificate. I also have delivered the
babies of many patients that I deliv-
ered!
UPW: What is the most number of
babies you delivered in a single
day?

Dr. Hobbs: Seven or eight. My record
for a weekend is 15.

UPW: Do you remember the first
baby you delivered?
Dr. Hobbs: Yes. Houston, Texas 1978
at Baylor College of Medicine as a
medical student. She was Mexican
and spoke no English. I believe it was
a boy.

UPW: How have things changed in
the medical field since you deliv-
ered that first child?

Dr. Hobbs: Well from the obstetrical
perspective, labor and delivery has
become more family inclusive. We
now even allow family members in
the operating room during c-sections.
20 years ago family members were
prohibited from watching vaginal
deliveries. We have made signifi-
cant advancements in pain manage-
ment during labor making it in many
instances pain free.
There are many more regulations,
protocols and authorizations that
we as healthcare providers have to
deal with. Some good, some bad.
Advances in medicine over the past 20
years have really not only increased
our lifespan but also improved our
quality of life.

UPW: Computers and digital solu-
tions have impacted every aspect
of our lives. How has it changed
the way you practice medicine and
the way you run your business?

Dr. Hobbs: Everything is pretty much
computer-based which makes the
office and my practice run more effi-
ciently. Our computers are interfaced
with systems at each of the hospitals
and laboratories. This allows me to
retrieve important clinical informa-
tion and make timely healthcare deci-
10,000
Dr. Hobbs has practiced
Obstetrics and Gynecology
for nearly 30 years.
He practices at
Academy Of Womens/Childrens Health
2803 Wrightsboro Rd Suite 45
Augusta, GA 30909
Blacks removed from youth court
Dr. Calvin Hobbs, an OB/GYN doctor who has delivered over 10,000 babies, poses for a photo near the baby delivery surgical suite at University
Hospital. Also pictured is Yolanda Leverett. Photo by Vincent Hobbs
Babies delivered
Calvin Hobbs OB/GYN
Legendary Laney Coach Remembered
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UPW: Are you a native Augustan?
Dr. Hobbs: Proudly born and raised
here.

UPW: Where did you attend high
school and where did you receive
your medical training?
Dr. Hobbs: I attended T.W. Josey
through the 11th grade during which
time I was an active member and presi-
dent of the science club. I enjoyed
music and was a member of the chorus.
In 1973 because of mandatory busing, I
transferred to Butler where I spent my
senior year.
I attended Mercer University and
received my B.S. in Biology in 1977. I
attended Harvard University for ancil-
lary premedical studies during the
summer of 1975. I received my medi-
cal degree from Baylor College of
Medicine in Houston Texas in 1981.
My residency training was done here
at the now Georgia Health Sciences
University.

UPW: Are you active in any religious,
civic or professional organizations?

Dr. Hobbs: I’m on the Trustee Board
at Old Storm Branch Baptist Church
where Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Irving leads
our f lock.
Georgia Obstetrical and Gynecological
Society; Georgia State Medical Society;
National Medical Society; Kappa Alpha
Psi Fraternity Inc.
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the hugely complex field of health
insurance? We have different stories
from the politicians and insurance
companies. As a physician, is there
anything you can share about any of
that. For instance, is the Affordable
Health Act a step in the right direc-
tion or not?
Dr. Hobbs: This is an extremely dif-
ficult issue for which there is no “cure
all.” Healthcare reform is definitely
needed. I think we all agree on that. The
approach really depends upon whether,
as a society, we consider health care a
basic civil right. Personally, I do.
With that said, the government has to
play a role in making sure that right is
provided. There needs to be more stan-
dardization among insurers and provid-
ers for fair cost control to insure com-
prehensive healthcare is provided for
all. If we agree that healthcare is a basic
civil right, then as citizens we should be
in favor of laws insuring that right, i.e.
the mandate to enroll in a health insur-
ance program or accept the penalty.
Although not perfect, the Affordable
Healthcare Act is definitely a step in the
right direction. The most significant
aspects of the act includes coverage
for preventive healthcare, coverage for
preexisting conditions, and doing away
with monetary caps on health care.
I can foresee future modifications
and/or revisions of the Affordable
Healthcare Act, but, as it stands, this
is a historical piece of legislation that
as a healthcare provider, I’m extremely
proud of.
Dr. Calvin Hobbs at his Wrightsboro Road offices.
Photo by Vincent Hobbs
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UPW: Can you shed any light on
the hugely complex field of health
insurance? We have different stories
from the politicians and insurance
companies. As a physician, is there
anything you can share about any of
that. For instance, is the Affordable
Health Act a step in the right direc-
tion or not?
Dr. Hobbs: This is an extremely dif-
ficult issue for which there is no “cure
all.” Healthcare reform is definitely
needed. I think we all agree on that. The
approach really depends upon whether,
as a society, we consider health care a
basic civil right. Personally, I do.
With that said, the government has to
play a role in making sure that right is
provided. There needs to be more stan-
dardization among insurers and provid-
ers for fair cost control to insure com-
prehensive healthcare is provided for
all. If we agree that healthcare is a basic
civil right, then as citizens we should be
in favor of laws insuring that right, i.e.
the mandate to enroll in a health insur-
ance program or accept the penalty.
Although not perfect, the Affordable
Healthcare Act is definitely a step in the
right direction. The most significant
aspects of the act includes coverage
for preventive healthcare, coverage for
preexisting conditions, and doing away
with monetary caps on health care.
I can foresee future modifications
and/or revisions of the Affordable
Healthcare Act, but, as it stands, this
is a historical piece of legislation that
as a healthcare provider, I’m extremely
proud of.
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ARTiFacts: A World Vision Through Art Exhibition.
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Photographer Catherine Balducci is seen in a reflection from a mirror during “The Debut At The Miller” art reception, held at the Miller Theater on
Friday, Sept. 14. Balducci, along with other artists, presented her work in the lobby of the theater. Photo by Vincent Hobbs
DOWNTOWN ARTS EXPLOSION
The Billy’s Art and Music booth at the Arts in the Heart event on Broad Street on Friday, Sept. 14. Thousands attended the 3-day downtown arts festival.
Photo by Vincent Hobbs
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Harold V. Jones II
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SHEPARD, PLUNKETT, HAMILTON & BOUDREAUX, LLP
429 Walker Street
Upper Level
Augusta, GA 30901
Phone 706-722-6200
Fax 706 722-4817
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AUGUSTA
Famed Artist, Lonnie Holley will
appear at Paine College for a lecture,
performance and sculpture unveiling.
Paine College is excited to receive Holley,
as keynote speaker of the “Assembly on
the Arts”, Wednesday, October 3, 2012
at 11:00 a.m. in the Gilbert-Lambuth
Memorial Chapel.
Westobou Festival is pleased to
announce the reception and dedication
of work by Holley on Saturday, October
6, 2012 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. at Warren A.
Candler Library followed by a 5:00p.m.
performance in the Gilbert-Lambuth
Memorial Chapel at Paine College.
A native of Birmingham, Alabama,
Holley has been working on several
projects in the Atlanta area, including
a recently installed sculpture for the
Beltline entitled “Hands Along the Rail”
and a record to be released this winter
under the Dust-to-Digital label.
Holley’s artwork provides the viewer
with a contemporary link to the tradi-
tional art-making of Southern African-
Americans. His sculpture, in particular,
emerges out of the found-object tradi-
LOnniE HOLLEy
Renowned artist
featured at
Paine College
tion, the practice of re-working everyday
materials or cast-offs into metaphorical
messages, silently shared amongst mem-
bers of the community.Holley’s work is
in the permanent collections of the High
Museum of Art, Smithsonian Museum of
American Art, The Museum of Fine Arts,
Houston, The Philadelphia Museum of
Art, The Milwaukee Art Museum, and
many others. All events are free and open
to the public.
For more information, please contact
the Westobou Festival, www.westobou-
festival.com, 706-755-2878 or Natasha
Carter, Director of Communications and
Marketing at (706) 396-7591.
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ARTIST LONNIE HOLLEY will be featured at a reception at Paine College on Oct. 6, 2012
Photographer Catherine Balducci is seen in a reflection from a mirror during “The Debut At The Miller” art reception, held at the Miller Theater on
Friday, Sept. 14. Balducci, along with other artists, presented her work in the lobby of the theater. Photo by Vincent Hobbs
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CSRA Partnership for Community
Health Day at Fat Man’s
Friday, September 28, 2012
10:30 am - 2 pm
Join us for lunch as we share how we work to
improve the health status of our community.
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Suite 600, Augusta, GA.
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COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
OF RICHMOND COUNTY
The Richmond County School System will accept
bids and request for proposals until 3:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, September 26, 2012, for the following:
1. Freedom Park School Portable Classrooms
Demolition Project No. ACES 118-199
Bid specifications may be obtained by contacting Amy
Bauman in the Business Office at 706-826-1298, on our
web site at www.rcboe.org, or at the Richmond County
School System, Central Office, 864 Broad Street, 4
th

Floor, Augusta, Georgia 30901.
The Richmond County School System reserves the right
to reject any and all bids and to waive technicalities
and informalities.
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF RICHMOND
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By: Dr. Frank G. Roberson, Secretary
(UPW) AUGUSTA
The Augusta Branch NAACP is urging
voters to be on the lookout for deceptive
language on the upcoming General Election
ballots.
The first of the constitutional amend-
ments to appear on the ballot concerns
charter schools. The local branch voted dur-
ing their Executive Committee Meeting on
September 10 to oppose the Constitutional
Amendment about charter schools.
The way the question is worded leads
one to think that a Yes vote is for improving
community education. The NAACP is urg-
ing voters to select No.
“The question as it is posed on the bal-
lot is a trick one and is confusing. Voters
may think they are voting for or against
charter schools. They may also think that
they are voting for ‘freedom of choice,’ the
organization said in a recent presss release.
“The question is not about the worthiness
or freedom of ‘choice.’ The question is ask-
ing voters to support the creation of a state
commission which can approve charter
schools anywhere it wishes without the
approval of the local boards of education.”
Local and state educators oppose the
amendment beause funding will come
from the taxes used to support public
schools. The statement should read “Do
you want a state commission to approve
charter applications over the objections of
local boards?”
NAACP alert warns
citizens about
deceptive language
in ballot amendment
AUGUSTA
Firms wishing to do business in
South Africa may want to check out
what’s going on at Paine College. The
school recently announced that it is
part of a global entrepreneruship
initiative designed to help American
firms increase their awareness and
participation in South African com-
merce.
The United Negro College Fund
Special Programs (UNCFSP),
in partnership with Alabama
State University, Paine College,
Prairie View A&M University
and St. Augustine College, has
launched Global Entrepreneurship
Initiative(GEI)designed to create
nexus of study and practice between
policy, social entrepreneurship and
business enterprise, yielding eco-
nomic growth. The trade mission
is one of the major activities of GEI.
Dr. Okoroafor Nzeh, chair of the
department of Business a Paine
College, three
department of
Business faculty,
Mat hemat i cs,
Sciences and
Te c h n o l o g y
faculty mem-
ber, and several
department of
Business under-
graduate stu-
dents will partic-
ipate in initiating this exciting trade
delegation development program.
Nzeh has extensive experience in
the area of global entrepreneurship,
particularly as it relates to sub-Saha-
ran African populations.
“Paine College is committed to
the success of this project as it is
firmly in line with the strategic goals
of the College, particularly that of
increasing faculty scholarly produc-
tivity that furthers the techniques
of understanding fields across aca-
demic divisions,” said Dr. Marcus
Tillery, provost.
This project has been funded
for $75,000; the bulk of the work
will take place between now and
November 2012. The trade mission
will introduce delegates drawn from
industry, government, and MIHEs
to South African business and gov-
ernment leaders, giving them the
opportunity to locate partners and
prospective clients, while gaining
the understanding needed for suc-
cess in the largest and most sophisti-
cated industrial and services sectors
in sub-Saharan Africa.
Participating companies will
receive first-hand market informa-
tion, embassy briefings and cus-
tomized one-on-one meetings with
business contacts to enter or expand
their presence in the South African
market. For information contact
the Office of Communications at
(706)396- 7591 or (706) 821 -8233.
Paine partners to develop
entrepreneurs in South Africa
Okoroafor Nzeh
The Augusta Branch NAACP and the Paine College
Chapter will hold a One Year Anniversary on the
Execution of Troy Anthony Davis on Thursday, September
20, 2012 on the Paine College Campus at 6 p.m.
There will be a march starting at the Paine College
Library to the Chapel for a vigil in support the NAACP
National moratorium against the Death Penalty. On
September 21, 2011, Troy Davis was executed, even with
pleas coming from the Pope, former Prison Wardens
and former President Jimmie Carter, to name a few. It
is the opinion of the NAACP that no one regardless of
race, creed or color, should be executed when there is
reasonable doubt that a crime was committed. Several
witnesses recanted their testimony that Davis did not kill
a Savannah police officer.
The NAACP is asking citizens, churches, Greek organi-
zations, youth groups from across throughout the com-
munity, join them in this tribute.
Paine students, nAACP stage Troy Davis Tribute march Thursday
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demic divisions,” said Dr. Marcus
Tillery, provost.
This project has been funded
for $75,000; the bulk of the work
will take place between now and
November 2012. The trade mission
will introduce delegates drawn from
industry, government, and MIHEs
to South African business and gov-
ernment leaders, giving them the
opportunity to locate partners and
prospective clients, while gaining
the understanding needed for suc-
cess in the largest and most sophisti-
cated industrial and services sectors
in sub-Saharan Africa.
Participating companies will
receive first-hand market informa-
tion, embassy briefings and cus-
tomized one-on-one meetings with
business contacts to enter or expand
their presence in the South African
market. For information contact
the Office of Communications at
(706)396- 7591 or (706) 821 -8233.
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