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local Delta sigma theta sorority member Jean loomis was with the u.s.
army Corps of Engineers this last week when they dropped off school
supplies, toys and treats during Operation Backpack Drop.
“the opportunity to experience the afghan culture and to show a
different view of americans to young children was a great way to
achieve health and a thriving
clean energy economy.
The campaigns include
“One Planet. One Voice.”
which involves young people
in the U.S. in the global
movement to solve climate
change. The “Green and City”
campaign engages African
American mayors in the
movement to green their
cities and the “Green the
Block” campaign is a partner-
ship with the Hip Hop Caucus
and Green For All that was
launched from the West Wing
of the White House in 2009.
The Discovery Network
Documentary for the Planet
tives at the West Wing of the
White House and his return to
his home state of Louisiana
post-Hurricane
Katrina.
The Hip Hop Caucus
Education
Fund
(www.HipHopCaucus.org) is
a national, non-partisan
organization headquartered in
Washington, DC, dedicated to
educating and mobilizing the
urban community on social,
political, and economic issues
facing our country.
Yearwood is currently lead-
ing a number of green cam-
paigns to educate and mobi-
lize low income communities
and communities of color to
Green Channel, ‘Hip Hop
R
e
v
,
’
(www.HipHopRev.com) fol-
lows a year in the life of Rev
Yearwood, capturing a stun-
ning but often unseen side to
environmental activism.
DJ Biz Markie, musician
Wyclef Jean, actress Gloria
Reuben, musician D. Woods,
EPA Administrator Lisa
Jackson, activist Van Jones,
and Rep. Barbara Lee, are all
featured in the film.
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jammed, according to police filings.
The brothers lived in Samoa with their
grandparents when they were young, but
then moved to California and finally to
Washington state. They lived with their
mother and their uncle, who started a min-
istry — Auburn Samoan Nazarene Church.
Their mother was church secretary, and
Shennon Shelton also ran the sound system
for the choir. Both he and his older brother,
Gaston, a soldier at nearby Joint Base
Lewis-McChord, mentored youth at the
church.
On that Sunday afternoon, Gaston Shelton
was visiting a friend, police say, when he
tried to break up a fight. One of the aggres-
sors, neighbors reported, may have been a
13-year-old black youth who lived in the
cul-de-sac.
Mangat was still by her front door when
Gaston Shelton walked down the short
street, followed by other youngsters, and
tried to find a parent to whom he could
complain about the boy’s behavior.
A few of those present turned on him,
including the 13-year-old’s mother and his
18-year-old brother, Olenthis Woods IV,
Mangat said. Woods punched Gaston
repeatedly, bloodied his nose and wailed on
him with a bag of charcoal. The bag burst,
c
o
m
sending briquettes and charcoal dust flying
in the street.
King County bus driver Mary Hollis was
resting in her second floor bedroom when
she heard the commotion. She raised her
blinds and looked down upon a mass of 20
to 30 people — a chaotic rumble in broad
daylight. “They were really duking it out,”
jumped my 13-year-old brother the other
day” she recalls him answering.
Woods surveyed the charcoal strewn
about and apologized for the mess.
“I can clean it up,” he offered.
Maun grabbed a broom and told him not
to worry about it.
Hollis and Mangat walked to the end of
Gaston Shelton in his bloodied white T-shirt
leading a small crew of young men — his three
brothers and a cousin — in a determined,
shoulder-to-shoulder march back toward the
cul-de-sac
she said.
Hollis and other neighbors immediately
started calling 911, according to call logs
obtained by The Associated Press under a
public records request. It was 4:45 p.m.
Gaston soon left — with a message. “He
was saying, ‘I’m coming back, I’m coming
back,’” Mangat recalled.
In the momentary lull, Hollis asked
Woods what the fight was about. “They
m
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n
I
t
the street, wondering why the police
weren’t there yet. It was about 5 p.m.
What they saw instead of a cruiser was a
fearsome sight: Gaston Shelton in his
bloodied white T-shirt leading a small crew
of young men — his three brothers and a
cousin — in a determined, shoulder-to-
shoulder march back toward the cul-de-sac.
Mangat, a 46-year-old hospital worker,
raised her hands in front of
y
c
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l
e
n
them, palms out, and pleaded for them to
stop.
“Just wait for the police,” she said.
They passed as though she wasn’t there.
One had what Maun described as a “thou-
sand-mile stare.” Hollis heard one mutter,
“Just show me which one it was.”
The neighbors, more frantic, continued
calling 911. A Valley Communications
Center log entry at 5:02 p.m. reads:
“(Reporting party) doesn’t understand
(why) the police dept haven’t responded
yet. RP is aware that several (neighbors)
have been calling for quite some time.”
The next entry came one second later:
“GUNSHOTS”
According to court documents, Woods
later told police that when he saw the
Sheltons coming, he bolted into his house to
grab his gun. The brothers and their cousin
made straight for the door and kicked it
open, according to Woods and some neigh-
bors.
The pounding on the door reverberated
through the neighborhood.
Woods came down the interior stairs to
the threshold with his handgun in front of
him, loaded and cocked. He saw two of
them in the doorway and yelled for them to
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S eattle M ay 2011
B ulletIn B oard
If you have an event you want to share
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in advance to The Skanner at
info@theskanner.com
Friday may 20
lakE City Film FEst: sECrEtariat: Free movie
night at lake City Community Center located at
12531 28th ave NE. light snacks are provided.
6:30 – 8 p.m.
saturday may 21
tHE ywCa wOmEN’s HEaltH OutrEaCH PrOgram
is OFFEriNg FrEE HEaltH sCrEENiNgs: this is for
women over 40 years old who are income
eligible, uninsured or under insured. 9 a.m. - 3
p.m. at First american methodist Episcopal
Church, 1522 14th ave. For an appointment
please call 206-436-8623.
tuesday may 24
sPriNg iNtO CENtral: OPEN HOusE sHOwCasEs
COllEgE PrOgrams aND sErViCEs: students
and their families are invited to explore college
possibilities and opportunities. 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
seattle Central Community College, main
campus, 1701 Broadway.
wednesday may 25
COllEgE NigHt 2011: Explore your options at
south seattle Community College’s annual
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college night. Everyone is invited to this FrEE
event. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. 6000 16th ave. sw For
more info please call 206-934-6691 or email
Vanessa.reed@seattlecolleges.edu
sunday – tuesday may 29 -31
kitsaP HarBOr FEstiVal! more than 300 visiting
boaters from the seattle area will take part in this
festival. tall ship tours, family oriented activities
and more. this event is free and open to all. Port
of Bremerton marina, 245 Fourth st. Bremerton.
this is an all day event sunday thru tuesday.
monday may 30
84tH aNNual mEmOrial Day sErViCE! Please join
us as we honor america’s fallen and salute the
flags on our “avenue of Colors” 1:30 – 3 p.m.
Veterans memorial; Cemetery at Evergreen-
washelli memorial Park, 111 aurora ave. N.