All laws should be de signed to help individu als morally control “self,” based upon Biblical Truths. Additionally, laws are designed to help individuals learn to live in peace and harmony with each other. Therefore, since we live in a multicultural democracy NO ONE should be above the law. Hence, everyone should understand that judging is about TRUTH.
Judge Aileen Cannon missed the mark of the high calling by judging without truth, and creat ing law in order to justify someone else’s lies, and to justify her own manu factured lies. America’s Justice System should always be about TRUTH and JUSTICE, not person al opinions. Judge Aileen Cannon in the case of Former President Trump against The United States has an unlawful opinion about Law, Justice, and Moral Order paralleling the “Bay of Pigs.”
Now, we spiritually know why most Cuban Ameri cans are Republicans, and why President Trump appointed Federal Judges to the Federal Judiciary
system such as Judge Cannon. Justice Clar ence Thomas has a simi lar socio-psychological judging mindset against the Democratic Party, Blacks as well as other minorities. Read the vot ing record and the opinion documents justifying lies! Judging is about the truth, because judging is about choosing sides, because in every situation there are three sides: right side, wrong side, and God’s side. The eternal spiritual question is who’s on the Lord’s side? America, we can never go wrong when we are on the Lord’s side!
Humanity has always pondered this eternal spiritual question: “There go I except for the grace of GOD”. On the other hand, most White males, such as Donald Trump, ponder “there go I except for the grace of another White male, but in the case of Former President Trump it was a White woman via Senator Rubio.” Most American love to superfi cially declare that no one is above the rule of law; except certain powerful White males. Judge Aileen Cannon in the Depart ment of Justice’s criminal case against Former Presi dent Don ald Trump is proof positive of making this statement a living reality.
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In a recent interview in Vulture Magazine, Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, author of “The Dark Fan tastic: Race and the Imagi nation from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games” and an associate professor at the University of Michi gan, said this about the inability of certain white Americans to share the benefits of our society:
“When it comes down to it, sharing space means actually giving up some thing that you’ve always had: Giving up power, giv ing up the spotlight, giving up money so that you can share that space. And that’s hard for folks.”
Sharing space with people of color in America
is something with which white Americans have struggled since they first set foot on these shores. There is not a resident of the United States who is unaware of the sustained genocidal attacks against the peoples of the first na tions or the barbaric treat ment towards descendants of Africa who were forced to endure chattel slavery.
But besides these horrify ing atrocities committed against non-whites, there are other ways in which many white Americans refuse to share space with non-whites and that is in the realm of self-awareness as articulated in fantasy narratives.
As stated by author and psychotherapist Peter Mi chaelson, “Fantasies, like dreams, can give you vital knowledge about your self.”
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A woman’s place is in the kitchen. Women are too emotional. You can’t do this be cause you’re a woman. These phrases are just a few of what women have heard their entire life. Back then, a woman’s job was to take care of her home and that was it. These duties included, cooking, cleaning, taking care of the children and other tasks around the home. While being a homemaker is great and taking care of the needs of one’s family is always important, it is not the only thing that women can do. Women are so much more!
Beginning with the 1920 passing of the amendment that gave women the right to vote, women have been fighting for
rights for years, and today, women are still fighting. The 1960’s and 1970’s are known as The Women’s Movement era. This was a time where women all over came together to fight for equal rights and op portunities. This in cluded politics, family and home life, sexual ity, and even work. Life for women began to change after World War II. Tech nology made house hold chores easier, there were many job opportunities, and an overall shift in cultur al attitudes. Women wanted more than just to be a home maker, and they had a lot to offer. Women wanted and de manded change, and to make this happen, they needed a way to push the change they wanted to see.
Because the National Association for the Advancement of Col ored People (NAACP) was enforcing nation al change for colored people, and women needed an organiza tion like the NAACP to change the dynam ic of women’s rights. Due to this need, the National Orga nization of Women (NOW) was created in 1966. NOW was a powerhouse and accomplished a lot within a short period of time. This included the elimination of dis crimination of wom en in the workplace, maternity rights, job opportunities, and more.
Today, women’s rights are still a controversial topic, especially with the recent ruling against
the 1973 Roe v. Wade case, which deemed women “the right to privacy,” and abor tions up to a certain term constitutional.
Since the initial rul ing, this topic has and will always be debated. Recently, in June of this year, the court overturned Roe v. Wade as well as another monumental case, Planned Parent hood v. Casey.
For Texas spe cifically, the S.B.8 law was adopted under Governor Greg Abott, which banned abor tions that go beyond fetal cardiac activity, which occurs around the sixth week of pregnancy. Under this law, no exceptions were made for rape and incest. In addi tion, there are severe Powerhouse cont’d Pg.7
Congratulations to Constable Herschel Smith as he has been elected as the new pastor of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church. Con stable Smith was born and raised in Hemp stead, Texas. He continues to do great things in the community and truly has a passion for serving others. Constable Smith accepted his calling many years ago and was ordained on October 20, 1979. In an interview with Afram News, he expressed, “ The word of God has gifted me the power of faith to understand I can do all things through Christ because he strengthens me. That’s how I live my life.”
Congratulations to Wilton White Jr. as he has been elected as the Chief of Police at Prairie View A & M University. With over 27 years in law enforcement, Chief White always knew he wanted to be a police officer. Overlooked twice for the Chief of Police position in the past, Chief White can add this position to his great list of achievements. Since he was a young boy, he has always wanted a career in law enforcement stating, “Even during my elementary days when the teachers would ask you wanted to be, I would always say, ‘I want to be a police officer.”
By: Kenneth Payne
Houston –Located towards the northside of Houston off Beltway 8 and JFK Blvd, you will find A Brighter Day Therapeutic Ser vices, which is a top-of-the-line clinic that provides high quality therapeutic and behavioral health services to children and adults around the inner city. They mainly serve the underserved Black and Hispanic/Latino communities, but all are welcome to the arms of A Brighter Day and the programs they offer. Just like the saying “no child left behind,” their motto is, “mental health is the best health.” One of their main programs consist of opportunities for train ing kids in home and in school that are diagnosed with a mental health disorder.
A Brighter Day has come a long way since its original launch back in 2016, but the work is still far from being done. Director of Outreach, Mr. Brown, has been a long-time member with the company and reflected on his first day starting out. Mr. Brown went on to say, “We got our first con tract with Blackshear Elementary in 2017, a school that was on the verge of being shut down by the state.” He carried so much weight on his shoulder during that time. Mr. Brown did not hesitate to help as he did it all. He found himself doing the cafeteria and behavioral duties, and after school tutorials with students. Luckily, the prin cipal of Blackshear opened the doors to A Brighter Day, and with the services pro vided at that time, the school was able to stay open and has remained open to this day.
Another stand out member of a brighter alongside with Mr. Brown is Yared Salazar Lopez, Director of Clini cal Services. A Latino minority herself, her job title stretches out much further just before the real work of caring for kids jogs the track. She helps sign off on specific cases such as skills training, therapy, medication train ing support, medi
cation management, and case management. Mrs. Lopez went on to say, “There are differ ent stages of change, and every child we’ve encountered sometimes are at different points of it; wherever they are, we want to meet them and be a part of that change.”
Another thing that makes A Brighter Day even special is that they have their own psychiatrist on site that works with parents directly, to ensure the cohesiveness is intact at home be tween the parent and child. All of this is made possible through the hard work and passion from case managers who Mrs. Lopez works closely with.
Now being in the industry for seven years, A Brighter Day Ther apeutic Services has done over a dozen partnerships around the Houston area. They’ve partnered with the City of Houston, Houston ISD, non-profit organizations, and Aldine ISD as well. They’ve also worked with the Harris County Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Resources. Having already reached tremendous milestones so far and touching so many lives of parents and kids every day, A Brighter Day’s story is far from being over. In fact, their organiza tion plans on expanding all over Houston in the near future. Their amazing services will help make that future come true by helping families in the Black/Latino com munities each day.
A Special thanks for everyone that are members of this beauti ful organization. Another special thanks to:
Jason Ford, Owner
Lance Taylor, Owner
Dr. Eryca Neville, Education Con sultant
Mrs. Kierra Montague, Operations Director
Yared Salazar Lopez, Director of Clinical Services
Daren K Brown, Director of Com munity Engagement
Dr. Dawn Brown, Health Advo cate and Psychiatrist.
These are the people that manage the day-to-day operations of the agency. Thank you all so much for making A Brighter Day come to fruition.
Daren K. Brown
Yared Salazar Lopez
By: NNPA
More than one in three Black community college students are in poverty, and widespread inequality in community colleges deepened throughout the pan demic for Black students facing basic needs insecurity.
According to a new report from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies on the state of Black students at community colleges, an alarming 70 percent of Black students experienced food or housing insecurity or homelessness during the CO VID-19 pandemic.
The report highlighted that while Black students remain dispropor tionately represented in communi ty colleges, policy barriers prevent the system from producing equi table outcomes.
“Black workers are struggling to make ends meet during this health and economic crisis. Community colleges provide a path forward to ensure workforce readiness for all, but there are barriers holding back Black students from reaching their full potential,” Dr. Alex Ca
mardelle, the director of workforce policy at the Joint Center, said in a news release.
“On average, Black students at community colleges experience lower graduation rates and earn tens of thousands of dollars less after graduation while having to take on more debt than their peers to pay for school,” Ca mardelle stated.
He noted that things should be different.
“With targeted basic needs sup port, child care, improved trans fer pathway policies, and better evaluations of community college outcomes by race, our policymakers can do right by Black community college students,” Camardelle added.
“And the biggest takeaway of all — making community colleges tuition-free will benefit Black stu dents the most.”
Joint Center researchers said ba sic needs insecurity is also closely associated with en rollment declines.
Coolio, whose signature song “Gangsta’s Paradise” played a vital role in securing hiphop as the popular music of choice, died at age 59.
The artist reportedly died on the bathroom floor of a friend’s house. While paramedics suspect Coolio succumbed to cardiac ar rest, the medical examiner hasn’t released an official cause of death.
Born on Aug. 1, 1963, in Compton, Coolio’s real name was Artis Leon Ivey, Jr.
He enjoyed six top Bill board hits, including 1995’s Gangsta’s Paradise, which reached 1 billion streams on Spotify earlier this year. Spending three weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and 11 straight weeks on the Hot Rap Songs list, Gangsta’s Paradise earned Coolio a Grammy and a Billboard Music Award.
The hit single earned rankings among Billboard’s 100 Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs.
In addition to music, Coolio enjoyed a successful television career. He appeared on shows like “Black Jesus,” “All That,” “The Nanny,” and “Fear Factor.”
“Peaceful Journey, Brother,” Questlove tweeted in tribute fol lowing news of Coolio’s death.
“Heartbroken to hear of the passing of the gifted artist Coolio,” actress Michelle Pfeiffer wrote on Instagram while sharing a clip from the famous music video, where she sits across the table from Coolio.
“A life cut entirely too short. I remember him being nothing but gracious,” Pfeiffer stated.
Tributes also poured in from
stars like Snoop Dogg, who posted a picture of him and Coolio from an earlier music video.
MC Hammer called Coolio one of the nicest individuals he’d known while sharing a photo of himself, Snoop, and the late Tupac Shakur.
“This is sad news,” Ice Cube shared.
“I witnessed firsthand this man’s grind to the top of the industry.”
Los Angeles-based artist Teddi Gold, who worked with Coolio, also mourned the icon.
“I have an immense amount of gratitude and love for Coolio,” Gold wrote in a statement.
“His musicianship, big heart, sense of humor, and loyalty to his friends and family were the light he shared with the world.”
He continued:
“As somebody whose music I grew up listening to, the oppor tunity Coolio gave me to record and perform with him was a life-changing experience I will carry with me forever. I send every ounce of love I have to his family and friends at this time.”
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consequenc es for those who “aids or abets” anyone performing an abortion. This ruling was not only a slap in women’s faces, but also set women back years regarding the progress made for women’s rights.
Because of this decision, many women will now have to make important life changing decisions that will impact them medically. This ruling is putting the lives of women at risk, especially Black women.
Michelle Webb, Communications Director of the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI), stated, “Black women tend to live in states hostile to reproductive healthcare, Roe’s overturn directly endangers Black women’s lives by exacerbating pre-existing access restrictions. Forcing Black women to carry dangerous, potentially deadly pregnancies to term will worsen the ongoing Black mater nal mortality crisis that sees Black women dying from pregnancy at three times the rate of white women.”
The November election is vastly approaching, and many women will have their voice heard at the polls. There were many women that were upset at the passing of the new Texas law, and this has hurt Abbott’s campaign efforts. Campaign ads have been launched and one of Abbott’s videos is nar rated by his wife, Cecilia. The ad goes back in time and talks about when they met and their mar
riage, when Abbott was para lyzed, adopting their daughter, and she mentions characteristics about Abbott that make him seem relatable to others. The ad paints Abbott in a different light than what we are used to seeing. With Abbott using his wife for his campaign, it can be said that he is trying to make up and gain back the women’s vote.
According to the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), “Voter turnout refers to the proportion of eligible vot ers who cast a ballot in an elec tion. Women have registered and voted at higher rates than men in every presidential election since 1980, with the turnout gap be tween women and men growing slightly larger with each succes sive presidential election. Women, who constitute more than half the population, have cast almost 10 million more votes than men in recent elections.”
Simply put, women vote more in elections than men do. Roe V. Wade’s decision should not have been overturned. There are other issues that are pressing like gun rights that Abbott should focus his energy on. Politicians should not be making decisions about a woman’s body, especially when it comes to abortions. Women are powerful!
November 8, 2022 is election day and many will have their voices heard. Who are you voting for?
