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APRIL 7 - APRIL 13, 2016

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A fresh start for Volusia felons Local authorities hope for great turnout at Operation Safe Surrender

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Local residents and officers attend a planning meeting on April 5 for Tuesday’s Operation Safe Surrender.

The Daytona Black Clergy Alliance and the Daytona Beach Police Department wants local residents to take advantage of Operation Safe Surrender.

The event will take place at Master’s Domain Church of God in Christ on April 12 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The church is located at 511 Freemont Ave. The Daytona Beach event is designed to give people with outstanding warrants a chance

to clear up the issue. It is open to residents living in Volusia County.

“It’s another way for us to give an opportunity for our people, especially in our community a chance to work out warrants, driver license, identity issues and others. We want to make sure that we avoid police conflicts and get our people back to being productive citizens again,” said Derrick Harris, president of the Black Clergy Alliance and pastor of Master’s Domain.

Noted Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood, “There are thousands of warrants for minor offenses like driver license suspension, child support, drug possession, open container and theft. People often run from the law, which puts

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A pre-event was held on April 5 at Master’s Domain for the April 12 event.

“It was designed for people to be able to ask questions leading up to the Safe Surrender, to prepare them,” commented Harris.

Operation Safe Surrender will have representatives from the state attorney’s and public defender’s offices and other judicial agencies as well as the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

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Volusia cities’ improvement coalition hosting environmental conference An Environmental Justice Conference geared toward non-profit organizations, governments, community stakeholders, students, scholars, artists and environmental health professionals is scheduled for April 20 in New Smyrna Beach.

Dr. Deanna Wathington, executive dean of BethuneCookman University’s College of Health Sciences, will discuss how the environment affects health at the free conference, which is Dr. Deanna open to the public.

Wathington Environmental engineers and community redevelopment staff will define brownfields and environmental justice and discuss community perspectives.

April 2 marked the second annual Out of the Box Fashion Show sponsored by Cameron Enterprises, LLC; Deliverance Outreach Ministries, Mitzi’s First Impression Hair Salon; and Kimeca’s Design Element.

The first names of the organizations and ministries make up the women’s empowerment team called CDMK. The show was held at the Chisholm Community Center in DeLand and attracted a packed house that included vendors and designers from North and Central Florida.

A portion of the proceeds from the show was donated to support cancer care and research at Florida Hospital Deland Cancer Institute.

Featured designers were Elle Pausch House of Style, NediA Collection, Klassy Kouture, KimiKo, First Impressions Hair Salon, Fashioned for Faulousness, Tutus by Mosella, Styles by Jean Pierre and Poppin by Javi.

Dr. Primrose Cameron of Cameron Enterprises re-

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Dr. Primrose Cameron, left, called the event “a platform to change the lives of those that we come in contact with by creating lasting relationships in areas of business and future success of all.”

B-CU to present opera, jazz and more during free Spring Concert Highlights from the popular folk opera “Porgy and Bess’’ will be presented Sunday, April 10, by Bethune-Cookman University’ s Concert Chorale. The songs will be performed during the university’s Spring Concert at the Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center, 698 W. International Speedway Blvd.

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the community, you, them and officers in danger. This leads to arrests and jail time. People often lose jobs which really affects lives.

Scholars, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, community stakeholders, students, environmental health professionals and artists are urged to participate. The conference is 9 a.m. to noon at the Alonzo “Babe’’ James Community Center, 201 N. Myrtle Ave., New Smyrna Beach.

The conference is being hosted by Southeast Volusia Corridor Improvement Coalition (SVCIC), which is comprised of the cities of Edgewater, Oak Hill and New Smyrna Beach.

The SVIC received $600,000 in assessment funding through a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Community-wide Petroleum and Hazardous Substance Assessment Grant.

Funds may provide financial support and technical assistance for brownfields activities by promoting partnerships, assessing environmental conditions, strengthening the economic marketplace, sustaining reuse of underutilized properties and protecting public health and the environment.

RSVPs are not required to attend.

For more information, contact Donna Gray-Banks, New Smyrna Beach community resource coordinator, at dbanks@cityofnsb.com.

Band, conducted by Donovan Wells, will offer the community an evening of entertainment featuring sounds from George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” as well as “Rhapsody in Blue.’’

In addition, the Symphonic Band will welcome special guest pianist Dr. Hezekiah Brinson Jr. The concert is a family affair. It’s free and open to the public.

B-CU’s first lady, Florence E. Jackson, will host a pre-performance reception from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.

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Bethune-Cookman’s Concert Chorale will perform Sunday during the annual Spring Concert.

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‘Legendary Ladies of Literature’ the focus of April 28 workshop The F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival Workshop 2016, sponsored by the City of Daytona Beach, takes place April 28 at the Midtown Cultural and Educational Center, 925 George Engram Blvd. The workshop starts at 6 p.m.

The theme is “Legendary Ladies of Literature’’ and will feature authors Kathleen Cormack and Ann Jeffries. It also will feature Angie Bee Productions.

Cormack: Social justice advocate Cormack, a Chicago native, began writing lively stories at the age of 10. Her fifth- grade teacher read her story to the class, and commented that it was the best one.

“Writing allows me to get away from it all, while allowing my brain to conjure up creative storylines.

Reading also allows me a similar feeling. I am relaxed when indulging in a really good book,’’ said the author of “Prayer for All Seasons: A Novel of Humorous Inspiration.’’

She holds a master’s degree in higher education administration and a bachelor’s in liberal arts. She is an advocate for social justice, a huge proponent of education with a great interest in African-American history.

A fitness enthusiast, she is a body builder and has competed twice in figure competitions. Her goal, with the help pf her trainer, is to take the stage in the body building category, hopefully in 2017.

She and her husband, John, enjoy traveling and have visited Hawaii, Canada, Paris, Rome and various places through-out the U.S. She also has visited Israel, Jerusalem, and the Caribbean. They reside in Florida.

She and her husband, John, reside in Florida.

Ann Jeffries’ books include “Walking on Uneven Ground,’’ “The Better Part of Valor,’’ and “Moments to Remember.’’

Jeffries: College speaker, entrepreneur Jeffries is a native of Washington, D.C. She is an only child who enjoyed the benefits of a private school

Kathleen Cormack is the author of “Prayer for All Seasons: A Novel of Humorous Inspiration.’’ education at Allen in Asheville, North Carolina, and a public education at the University of Maryland. She began writing fiction for her own amusement.

She is the recipient of many awards for leadership and public service. A speaker at colleges and universities and conferences and conventions, she has extensively traveled the North American continent, Asia and Europe.

Among other things, she is an entrepreneur, an avid viewer of public television and a voracious reader of fiction. Her pride and joy are her family, particularly her four grands. She lives in Maryland and South Carolina.

Free event The workshop is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.

Reservations are not required but are strongly suggested.

RSVP to Freshbookfestivals@gmail.com or call 386-627-4353 and leave a message about how many will be in your party.

New Smyrna to host Health Fair and Senior Summit Vendors interested in reaching out to New Smyrna Beach senior citizens are encouraged to participate in the city’s annual Health Fair and Senior Summit.

The free event will be from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 19, at the Alonzo “Babe’’ James Community Center, 201 N. Myrtle Ave., New Smyrna Beach.

The deadline for vendors to register has been extended to April 12. Vendors are encouraged to assist with workshops, exercise classes, door prizes, and vendor displays. Space is free and first come, first served.

Fairgoers may receive information on health care, hospice care, insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, senior care, services for the blind, and Volusia County Health Department services.

There also may be exercise workshops, HIV testing, and blood pressure screening, according to Donna Gray-Banks, New Smyrna Beach community resource coordinator.

The event is hosted by the City of New Smyrna Beach.

For more information or a vendor registration form, contact Gray-Banks at dbanks@cityofnsb.com.

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from Page 1 fish Row, a fictitious Black tenement (once a mansion of the aristocracy) on the waterfront of Charleston, South Carolina circa 1930.

It tells the story of Porgy, a disabled street-beggar, who attempts to rescue Bess from the clutches of Crown, her violent and possessive lover, and Sportin’ Life, her drug dealer. All of the roles will be sung by current members of the Concert Chorale and Opera Workshop Program.

The Symphonic Band will open with a flourishing concert fanfare that is sure to grab the audience’s attention. The remainder of the program will consist of masterworks, sacred literature, and scores from the original “Rhapsody in Blue,’’ featuring guest pianist Hezekiah Brinson from New Orleans. The band also will offer sounds from jazz musician Louis Armstrong.

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Susin W. Peterson, author of “I Did Not Order This,’’ was a guest at the event. Above right: Jo Jo helps to keep things flowing during the fashion show in DeLand.

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marked, “This is more than just a fashion show; this is a platform to change the lives of those that we come in contact with by creating lasting relationships in areas of business and future success of all.”

Logan Taaffe, a local model and college student, noted, “The Out of the Box fashion and hair show, gives people the opportunity to be comfortable with who they are at this time in their life and to break barriers that often exist.”

CDMK is an empowerment team that provides women opportunities to enhance their lives. The focus is on self-esteem, selfworth and self-commitment.

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Operation Safe Surrender also will assist with issues pertaining to driver’s license or identification card renewals or replacements, name or address changes, vehicle registration renewal and purchase of specialty license plates.

“Often after speaking to a judge, something is worked out, whether it’s a payment plan, community service or probation,” added Chitwood.

Authorities also say chances of being arrested are about slim to none.

“Most likely, no arrests will be made at any of these events,” stated Harris.

“Come in and get squared away. The cops don’t really do much there but we are there mainly for a support role,” echoed Chitwood.

A young model gets to show off her runway skills at the fashion event.

‘We want to team with other organizations who already provide such services like sports, dance, mentoring, cheering, and others. We also hope to work with schools for when kids get suspended they can be handed over to the church for a constructive atmosphere.’

A male model struts for the ladies at the Chisholm Community Center.

During the first three years of the event, 130 people surrendered with seven being arrested.

“The only reason those seven went to jail were because they were violent offenders. Also, there family members brought them in because they were tired of them having to run and felt good doing it in the safety of the church,” Chitwood added.

Community Derrick Harris activism president of the Black Clergy Alliance and pastor of Master’s Domain

Successful history Operation Safe Surrender began in 2011 and ran through 2013. The program is a carbon copy of a service created by the U.S. Marshals office in 2005.

“We started this with Rev. L. Ronald Durham when he was pastor at Greater Friendship Baptist Church. We went to him and he jumped on board. The first two years

were greatly successful and highly publicized. The third year wasn’t so great.

I think everyone got lazy with the success,” Chitwood explained.

“Pastor Harris asked us to bring this back and we agreed. This is not an easy thing to do. It takes law enforcement, the clerk of court, judges, public defender, state attorney and even the IT offices clearing schedules,” he remarked.

The Black Clergy Alliance said the community can expect more outreach from the organization.

“We want to be more proactive. We are putting in place initiatives and other programs to do things to better our community,” stated Harris.

Chitwood also emphasizes cooperation and partnerships within the community.

“I’ve been blessed my 10 years here. I’ve been able to work with both

the Black Clergy Alliance and NAACP. No matter your skin color, everybody wants public safety and fair treatment. Nobody wants drugs, crime and violence in their neighborhoods. On the flipside, there are people who make mistakes and are scared to deal with the system because they don’t believe they will get a fair shake,” responded Chitwood.

The Black Clergy Alliance is planning Operation Teen 200 this summer. The plan is to get 200 teens off the street and teach them etiquette, social skills, job training, and more.

“We want to team with other organizations who already provide such services like sports, dance, mentoring, cheering, and others. We also hope to work with schools for when kids get suspended they can be handed over to the church for a constructive atmosphere,” added Harris.

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Butler comes out of retirement to direct upcoming ‘Motown & Mo’ Director Carlos Ann Butler has climbed the scales, bringing back some performers from the original cast of “Motown & Mo,’” and kicking off a legendary roster with the greatest hits from the Motown label.

Cast member Dr. Irving W. Robinson evoked a prayer of gratitude insofar as Butler had tapped into a successful show.

The rehearsal at Palm Coast Community Center had this writer reliving her youth and capturing anew from the Motown vocals and beyond.

Butler has returned after retiring from directing 10 seasons of “Motown & Mo,’” giving the show artistic vision at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center in 2007.

“Motown & Mo’” premiered - knocking the socks off Palm Coast audiences - in 1998 at the Lewis E. Wadsworth School.

It was during the 11th season of “Motown & Mo’” that City Lites, Inc. became the production company behind the musical entertainment, and will be celebrating its 19th season this year. Butler is both a member of the executive board and the board of directors at City Lites.

“When I taught in Peekskill High School in New York, each year, I’d take the Black culture club on a cruise, and I’d fundraise by doing this type of show,” said Butler in a 1998 Flagler/Palm Coast News-Tribune release. “The parents would get up on stage and be The Temptations - or Ike and Tina Turner - and the kids would do the latest rap or hip-hop songs.”

During that time, Butler had been asked

by New York Gov. George Pataki, former mayor of Peekskill, to direct the production for the Town of Peekskill. It’s needless to say that she accepted.

More than ‘Motown’ After overseeing a production of “Purlie,” Director Butler then brought “Motown and Mo’” to the Lewis E. Wadsworth School as a fundraiser for the Little Theatre of Palm Coast and eventually Flagler Playhouse. In addition to “Purlie,” Butler, undeniably, has many years of experience directing “Guys and Dolls” and “A Raisin in the Sun.” “I’ve been with Carlos since the first time we met in church. We sang in the

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choir at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church,” said Angela Daniels, whose soulful interpretation in the show mimics singer Etta James.

“I was honored when she (Butler) asked me to be her assistant,” added Anissa Shantel Davidson. “‘Purlie’ was the first show that I was cast in. She had the faith that I was up to the task.”

The rehearsals have been such a success that Butler’s niece, Ba-Shen T. Welch, M.A., Ph.D., and vice president of Strategic Initiatives for Miles College in Birmingham, Ala., has already staged the cast party at the Hilton Garden Inn in Town Center.

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Director Carlos Ann Butler directs a scene, having brought back some performers from the original cast of “Motown & Mo.’ ”

April 9 return Top-notch artists - portraying The Temptations, Della Reese, Beyonce’, Luther Vandross, Carole King - and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, and Patti LaBelle who have teamed up together - will glitter in stage makeup, fine costuming, and work lip sync to sing the oldies, but goodies and beyond. Cast members will mimic the superstars, engage in theatrics, dance routines and hand technique.

Butler will present the Motown reunion of “Reunited” - a Just 4 U Production - on April 9, 2:30 p.m., and 7 p.m., at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center, 399 North U.S. 1.

The ethnically mixed cast and crew have the titillating pizzazz of newcomers and those absent from the stage, but brought back from the original cast of “Motown & Mo’” - Emma Adams, Ted Adams, Eugene Price, Charlotte Walls Prince, Rose Luckett Williams, Angela Daniels, and, of course, Carlos Ann Butler.

The ticket price is $20. Proceeds from the donations and ticket sales will support theatrical workshops and scholarships.

For tickets, contact the box office at 386676-3375.

The rehearsals have been such a success that Carlos Ann Butler’s niece, Dr. BaShen T. Welch, right, has already staged the cast party for Butler, left.

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Flagler authors plan book signing Flagler Beach neighbors Renny Roker and 9-year-old Anjali Tomerlin are planning to launch a book signing of their first published works.

Actor/producer/promoter/motivational speaker Roker, who was screened in countless motion pictures and about 500 TV episodes, has written an inspirational book.

It reads from his Facebook page that the book includes “delightful stories on the power of positivity from a man who has clearly mastered the art of optiRenny mism and positive living.

Roker “Positivity: Your Key to Success’’ chronicles some of his amazing ups and downs in the entertainment industry and how positivity can be linked to exhilarating accomplishments!”

Renny Roker has famous cousins - meteorologist Al Roker, the late actress Roxie Roker, who starred as Helen Willis on “The Jeffersons,’’ and Roxie’s son, singer/songwriter/actor Lenny Kravitz. Roker is married to Linda Sanders. They have been living in Flagler Beach for the past two years.

He is the father of four sons and a daughter.

Tomerlin has written “With the Wag of a Tail: Boston Terriers,” a 32-page book inspired by a Boston terrier named Diesel, and a first in a series of short stories - each of which will feature a different breed. Tomerlin and her mother settled on Amazon’s CreateSpace to put the book together.

Tomerlin has been a guest of motivational speaker/entrepreneur/author Orjanette Bryant at “The Get Published Series” at Office Divvy in Palm Coast.

Roker will be joined by Tomerlin for the book-signing on April 12, 2 p.m., until the Flagler Beach Library closes at 315 South Seventh Street. The event is free.

Career fair for corrections officers set for April 12 The Volusia County’s Division of Corrections will host a career fair from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, at the Volusia County Branch Jail, 1300 Red John Drive, Daytona Beach.

Attendees will meet with staff, tour the facility, and learn about benefits and job responsibilities.

Officer trainees are paid $14.40 an hour as they undergo 420 hours of academy training in interpersonal skills, legal issues, first response, emergency prepared-

Come out and greet the authors. A percentage of the proceeds will go to local charities. Refreshments will be served.

If you cannot attend, Roker’s book may be purchased at www.esquirepublications.com.Tomerlin’s is on Amazon.com.

For further details, call 386-225-3965 or 386-517-2030.

Church to host ‘100 Women in White’ The Women’s Missionary Society of the First Church of Palm Coast has invited the women of the church - and women from the community - to a worship service, attired to attain “100 Women in White.” Mattie DeVore, Women’s Missionary Society president for First Church, has disclosed that the entire community is welcome to attend the worship service.

The Women’s Missionary Society, an auxiliary within the African Methodist Episcopal Church, is mission-focused on charitable deeds, among the missionaries’ other activities.

The Rev. Ron Rawls, pastor, St. Paul A.M.E. Church in St. Augustine, will be the messenger.

The worship service will take place April 17, 4 p.m., at First Church, 91 Old Kings Road North, Palm Coast.

First Church, pastored by the Rev. Gillard S. Glover, can be reached at 386-4465759.

••• As always, remember our prayers for the sick, afflicted and bereaved.

Celebrations Birthday wishes to Delcena Samuels, April 7; Eugene Price, April 8; Carla Price, Joan Robinson, and Julius Hicks, April 11; Irving W. Robinson Jr., April 12; St. Hellen Mitchell, Ronald L. Smith, and Louise Reid, April 13.

Happy anniversary to Robert and Lynne Williams, April 7.

ness, correctional operations, defensive tactics, and the safe use of firearms. Upon becoming a certified corrections officer, the pay increases to $15.94 an hour.

Applicants must be at least 19 years old, tobacco-free, and in good physical condition. They also must have a Florida driver’s license and a high school diploma or GED certificate. They cannot have a felony or misdemeanor conviction involving moral character, perjury or false statements.

For more information, contact Tammy King at tking@volusia.org or 386-7365951. Applications may be submitted at any time by visiting volusia.org and clicking on “career opportunities.”

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Imagine if Corey Lewandowski was Black Donald Trump has called out and targeted racial and ethnic groups, as well as targeted individual women because of their appearance and more. He has supported basic thuggery, offering to pay the legal fees for a man who sucker-punched an AfricanAmerican protester, and egging on others who beat up a protester.

The latest goes from the amusing to the amazing. Although there is a video showing his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, putting his hands on former Beibart.com reporter Michelle Fields, he and Trump have said that eyes can lie. Even in the face of video evidence, he denied touching Fields. He and Trump tried to dismiss her as “delusional,” essentially blaming the victim.

Just imagine Imagine that Corey Lewandowski were an African-American man. Imagine that he nearly knocked down a White woman reporter. Can you hear the outrage? Can you hear the demands?

Were Lewandowski AfricanAmerican, would he have been

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caricatured as a hoodlum or thug, pandering to the stereotypes? Or would Mr. Trump have had Black Lewandowski’s back as firmly?

I am not surprised that Mr. Trump has condoned Lewandowski’s violence, nor that he has taken the “wuss” role by suggesting the reporter, who was attempting to get his attention, had “touched” him (and that maybe he should press charges). It is entirely consistent with his other campaign behavior.

He has suggested that his supporters should “riot” if he does not get the Republican nomination. His amazing incivility adds to the vaudevillian atmosphere of this bizarre campaign.

What differences?

How different would it be if Corey Lewandowski were Black?

A Black man could not have put

Rejecting the freedom to discriminate “All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship. It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent national gifts. For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens, in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.” – President George Washington, Letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, RI, August 18, 1790 It was not so long ago when one of the most powerful justifications wielded in support of the American practice of segregation was religious belief.

Segregation and discrimination against Black citizens was enforced by state-sanctioned Jim Crow laws that legally separated Blacks from Whites and made it illegal for individuals from either group to associate with the other.

Schools were segregated. Restaurants were segregated. Blacks and Whites could not legally

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marry. And even water fountains were designated by race.

Used religion Defenders of these race-based policies employed a variety of arguments to support the institution of discrimination by the books, including arguing that the fact that God “separated the races shows that he did not intend for the races to mix,” as was written by a lower court justice in a landmark civil rights case that would later end all state bans on interracial marriage.

Today, religious freedom bills are cropping up around the nation that would turn back the clock on American progress versus legal discrimination. Cloaked under the mantle of religious liberty, there are those who want to invoke their constitutional right to freedom of association and

The importance of the Supreme Court Scholars often opine that women in decision-making positions of authority would make more positive changes in the future of the nation than men. With complete optimism, I believe that a genuine Black woman in a decision-making position of authority would bring even more positive outcomes to our future.

In contrast, we haven’t had a genuine Black jurist on the Supreme Court since 1991. When Clarence Thomas was nominated to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Justice Marshall, I allowed myself to believe that a confirmed Justice Thomas would bring a balanced judgment created by surviving an upbringing in the segregated South. That’s among my life’s biggest mistakes!

No Black woman Since then, as we’ve seen jus-

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tices – both women and men – added who increase diversity of experience and opinion on the court, we still lack a Black female justice.

I held hope that the death of Justice Scalia would present the opportunity for the selection of a Black female justice, but I’ve been disappointed by the racist and political motivations shaping the impending selection process. With talk of the critically important role of Black women in the 2016 election, I hope the “right” president-elect will wisely consider bringing the sensibil-

his hand on a White woman with impunity. If he did, he probably would not have had to wait more than a week to be charged for his transgression.

He might have apologized, whether he were asked to do so or not, both from civility and from cultural conditioning.

Trump and Lewandowski assumed that Michelle Fields, a White woman, could be thrown under the bus by two powerful White men who called her any slur they could get away with. A Black man would not have had that luxury.

Those women who are supporting Trump need to be well aware of his propensity to disregard and disrespect women.

Loyalty notwithstanding, Lewandowski’s untoward behavior deserves some reaction – maybe not a firing, but some form of suspension.

Ask the question Trump’s Black supporters need to ask themselves what the reaction would be if Corey Lewandowski were Black. Would Trump be as supportive? Would others? And just for the record, who are the senior African-

religion to deny other citizens – those whose lives and lifestyles they say are at odds with their religious beliefs –employment, professional or private services and the right to marry, among other things.

The free exercise of religion sits at the heart of our nation’s founding. But we live in a democracy, not a theocracy. We cannot allow religious liberty to be transformed into a tool of oppression against any class of individuals or citizens.

Following a huge public outcry and the threat of millions in lost business in the state, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has announced that he will veto a religious freedom bill that was meant to protect faith-based groups and individuals from legal repercussions if they refused to provide services or employment to people on the grounds of avoiding the violation of their religious beliefs.

Missouri proposal In Kansas City, lawmakers are looking at legislation that would amend the Missouri constitution to prohibit the government from punishing individuals and businesses that refuse, on religious grounds, to provide goods or services for same- sex marriage ceremonies or celebrations of samesex couples.

As Missouri lawmakers con-

ities of a Black woman to the Supreme Court.

From whoever becomes president, I am unequivocal in my demand for greater respect of the needs and opinions of the community of African-American women. In that regard, I speak for more than a symbolic gesture.

I seek the nomination and selection of a Black female justice undertaken without political malice or preference, and that complete deliberation is made to assure a meritorious selection.

‘Done deal’ Future Supreme Court decisions must be made with the guarantee of thoughtful consideration of the interests of Black women and those persons and issues circumscribed within the parameters of the Black female experience. And, lest someone attempts to minimize or suggest otherwise, the experience of the Black female is an integral and consequential part of our national experience. Fairly considered by the president and Senate alike, the selection of a Black

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Americans on the Trump team?

I am of the generation that used to play “what if” all the time. What if McKinney, Texas police corporal, the White Eric Casebolt, had pulled a blonde White girl by the hair instead of pulling the braids of the Black Dajerra Becton? What if a Black officer had pulled a White girl by her blonde locks?

Similarly, if a car full of Black plainclothes NYPD police officers had chosen to hassle a White mailman because he hollered at them, would there have been the same arrest and cover-up that

sider the law for a future vote, the NCAA is considering bids from other cities for their future sports events – potentially costing the city millions in revenue from lost sporting events.

But these states are not outliers. More than twenty states have passed some form of a religious freedom bill, or are poised to put policies in place that violate our country’s core principals of inclusion and the freedom to live and work free from discrimination.

In a democracy as diverse in races, religions, ideologies and orientations, collisions between the rights of religion and the responsibilities of civil authority are inevitable. Our country was founded on the idea that people should not be persecuted because of their religious beliefs, but like any other right, there are reasonable limits to its free exercise.

Rights for all

woman to the Supreme Court should be a done deal!

If the next, or subsequent, Supreme Court vacancy is to be filled by a Black woman, we Black women must lay our cards on the table and demand the selection mandated by our participation in the life and history of the nation.

No truer axiom exists than “the squeaky wheel gets the grease.”

We cannot wait for “right to prevail” or express our wishes afterthe-fact. The Black women with whom I talk understand the importance of the Supreme Court, know our story is best told by us, and realize that no one can make our case as well as we can. The imperative of a Black female Supreme Court Justice is more than a priority; it is a matter of life and death.

izenship.

The recent decision that tore the teeth from the Voting Rights Act is a clear example. Instead of having voting laws, procedures, and actions cleared by the DOJ for potential discriminatory impact, many states have imposed them with impunity.

Consequentially, the Supreme Court decision eliminates any relief from negative impact. This has resulted in citizens waiting for hours to vote.

Jurisdictions limit or reduce early voting, Sunday voting, easy registration, and impose procedures that make voting more difficult rather than easier.

It’s time for women to exercise our power. We must vote and make our demands clear. We cannot stop until we have seated a Black female on the Supreme Court.

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M AHEALTH YOR

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when it comes to treating pain: Research has long shown that in a wide range of medical circumstances and across the age spectrum, Black patients are less likely to get pain medications and, when they do, are prescribed less, than are White patients reporting the same conditions and pain levels.

Myths from slavery A group of psychology researchers from the University of Virginia set out to explore whether that disparity might spring from beliefs about racial differences that were long deeply rooted in U.S. society.

The belief that African-Americans are more robust and physically resilient than White Americans — and therefore that they feel less pain — may stem from the assumption that only the strongest survived the physical rigors of slavery. Or it may have been passed down from selfserving slave owners who wished to believe that their slaves did not suffer from back-breaking work.

The assumption that Black people are more impervious to pain than Whites extended well into the 20th century and was used, in part, to justify notorious experiments in which Black subjects became unwitting guinea pigs.

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Dr. Carlton Haywood Jr., a faculty member at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, has sickle cell and uses his own experience to teach others on the ethical treatment of patients. Shown on June 6, 2013, he was undergoing a monthly red blood cell exchange in Baltimore, Md. Haywood said he always got fair treatment growing up. Research shows that’s not always the case for African-Americans.

Does a White doctor understand Black patient’s pain?

BY MELISSA HEALY LOS ANGELES TIMES TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

Does the blood of Black people clot more readily than that of White people? Does a Black person’s skin generally have more collagen? Is it thicker than a White person’s? Are Black people better at detecting movement than White people, and do they age more slowly?

If you are White and said yes

— or even maybe — to any of the questions above, you are not alone in falling prey to false beliefs about physiological differences between White and Black people.

A new study reveals that in a group of 222 White medical students, half judged as possibly, probably or definitely true at least one of 11 false beliefs about racial differences.

And that is not without potential consequences for the pa-

tients these medical students may one day treat, the new research suggests.

Less pain medication Possibly swayed by false beliefs about biological differences between White and Black people, some White medical students tend to rate the physical pain of a hypothetical AfricanAmerican patient as less severe than that of a White patient in the same circumstances, says a study published Monday in the journal PNAS. That cascade of race-based assumptions is, in turn, linked to prescribing decisions that treat White patients’ pain more aggressively than that of Black patients, the study concludes.

The findings illuminate an often-observed disparity in the treatment of Whites and Blacks

Stronger bodies?

Today, wrote the authors, that belief may underlie the claim by some that Black people are better, stronger, more agile athletes.

Many laypeople, scientists and scholars, they wrote, continue to argue that “the Black body is biologically and fundamentally different than the White body and that race is a fixed marker of group membership, rooted in biology.”

Research, of course, has clearly established that racial differences in disease rates exist. But while some genetic predispositions are under study, researchers tend to see social and economic differences, as well as racial disparities in health care access, as the most significant contributors to differing health outcomes between Black and White Americans.

Study participants The White medical students who took part in the study ranged from first-year students to residents, who already have begun to treat patients. All attended the same large public university and completed their participation during class time.

How to age well in every decade of your life

False beliefs Among the false beliefs offered: that White people have larger brains and more efficient respiratory systems than Black people; and that compared with Whites, Black people have stronger immune systems, have a far more acute sense of smell, and are significantly more fertile.

One question directly related to pain asked whether medical students believed that Black people’s nerve endings are less sensitive than White people’s nerve endings.

Eight percent of the first-year medical students, 14 percent of the second-year students, none of the third-year students, and one of 28 residents responded that that claim was possibly, probably or definitely true.

Case studies The researchers then had the White medical students read two medical case studies — one described as a White patient, the other Black — and assess the level of pain the patient was likely feeling and what form of pain relief would be appropriate. The case studies either described a patient with an ankle fracture or one with a kidney stone.

Led by University of Virginia social psychologist Kelly M. Hoffman, the researchers found that the more false beliefs about racial differences a medical student subscribed to, the more likely he or she was to judge a White person’s pain to be more severe than that of a Black person.

Embracing more false beliefs also predicted that a subject would correctly prescribe the level of pain relief recommended in the case of the White patient, but would underestimate the standard pain relief needed for the Black patient’s reported level of pain.

THE 50S

BY HOWARD COHEN MIAMI HERALD TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

The title of a popular James Bond movie: “You Only Live Twice.”

Forget what 007 says. We have one body to maintain and it’s the only one we get — a little cut and paste notwithstanding.

The overall message?

Get yourself to a doctor for regular screenings and checkups. At the minimum, you should have your blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides checked every year and in every decade. Each decade brings new challenges and things to do to maintain optimal health.

“I always tell patients, ‘An ounce of prevention is worth 1,000 pounds of disease.’ Schedule your yearly exams. This doesn’t take that long. It’s a minor inconvenience to get some blood taken from you and a urine sample,” says Dr. Lester Carrodeguas, family medicine physician with Baptist Health Primary Care. “That small time you get to speak to your doctor can prevent a whole lot of trouble for later on.”

And what would you expect to talk about? You guessed it: physical activity — as in, you probably aren’t getting enough.

“We like to talk about physical activity,” says Dr. Olveen Carrasquillo, chief of the division of general internal medicine at UHealth. “If sedentary, get them active. Talk about diet guidelines.

Five servings of fruits and vegetables is a good target daily. Major things like: don’t smoke, binge drinking, sexually risky behaviors.”

Here’s a guide to doing the de-

The study offered participants 15 statements about physiological differences that fall along race lines and asked them to rate whether the statements were either definitely, probably or possibly untrue or possibly, probably or definitely true.

Four of those statements actually are true — that Black people have denser, stronger bones than Whites, are less likely than Whites to contract spinal cord diseases such as multiple sclerosis, and are more likely to develop heart disease and to have a stroke.

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THE 20S Think preventative services in this age group, suggests Carrasquillo.

Annual dental and eye exams should be part of your routine by this age group and continue forward, suggests Carrodeguas.

Check that your vaccinations are up to date. Tetanus expires after 10 years, he notes. If there is no proof, or you can’t recall if you had your measles, mumps or rubella vaccinations while in school, this is a good time to get them. Also, the human papillomavirus vaccine.

If you’re sexually active, the chance for sexually transmitted diseases needs to be addressed by this time. Protection is paramount.

Blood pressure screenings, every year. “With the increasing obesity epidemic, check for diabetes,” Carrasquillo suggests,

even though the 20s used to be considered early for that test.

Check cholesterol and triglycerides with a simple blood test.

THE 30S “That’s where real screenings for cholesterol and diabetes become important,” Carrasquillo says. “There’s some controversy but we used to recommend, but not anymore, testicular cancer screenings. But now, the evidence doesn’t seem to be that great.”

That doesn’t mean men shouldn’t do a self check of their testicles, feeling for any abnormalities. When in doubt, bring concerns to your doctor’s attention.

“As you get older into your 30s, skin cancer, especially here in South Florida, look at your skin for lesions. Many health plans include an annual skin cancer screening visit. We will tell them to see a dermatologist,” Carras-

quilla says.

Blood pressure becomes an issue in the late 30s, early 40s. Get it under control now before the 50s, when it becomes a pattern.

THE 40S Anyone born before 1965 should screen for hepatitis C, Carrasquilla suggests.

“If you’re doing high-risk sexual behaviors then there are a bunch of other things to screen for: syphilis, hepatitis B and HIV,” he adds.

Though there is controversy over prostate screenings, a prostate-specific antigen test to measure the level of these proteins in a man’s blood is worth considering, according to Carrodeguas, especially for African-American males who are at higher risk for prostate cancer.

If a close male relative (father, brother) has had prostate cancer you should consider being tested, too.

Colorectal screenings, via colonoscopy, should begin at age 50, unless you have a family history of colon cancer. If so, start at 40.

A colonoscopy should be done every 10 years from now on, into your mid-70s, unless polyps are found. Your doctor may then recommend returning every three to five years. It’s a relatively simple and painless procedure.

A fecal occult blood test can check for microscopic blood in the stool, which could be a sign of potential colon cancer.

Check for osteoporosis if there is a history of smoking in men ages 50 to 75.

A calcium score via a cat scan of the heart to check for plaque formation is a good idea, Carrodeguas says, “to catch these lesions early before they knock on the door and tell you it’s time to go.”

Flu vaccine is recommended at every age, especially for the elderly and young children.

THE 60S Pneumonia vaccine. Shingles vaccine.

Smokers should be screened for lung cancer.

Screen for abdominal aneurysms with ultrasound in your 50s and 60s.

“We can also start looking for things that are at-risk, like dementia if you are forgetting a lot of things, gait imbalance. Some conditions can lead to those problems,” Carrasquilla says.

THE 70S By the 70s, we start moving away from aggressive screenings.

“If you have normal colonoscopies in your 50s and 60s, after 75 you can usually stop colonoscopy,” says Carrasquilla.

Start looking into social isolation, depression, neglect issues in the elderly.

THE 80S AND UP As with the 70s, fewer blood screenings but more emphasis on checking to see if falls are an issue. Dementia. Make sure you get a flu shot every year.

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B-CU basketball stars earn Boxtorow honors SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES

Bethune-Cookman women’s basketball collected two final honors this week following the historic Wildcat season as the junior duo of Kailyn Williams and Kendra Cooper were named Boxtorow AllAmericans.

After earning their first regular-season championship in school history and making the schools first post-season appearance, earning an automatic bid to the WNIT, the Wildcats garnered two addition-

Kailyn Williams

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al individual post-season awards.

Williams, the New Orleans, La., native and Boxtorow All-American First Team member was named the 2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and a

first team All-MEAC member.

She ran the weekly league honors during her junior campaign, collecting six (Nov. 30/Dec. 20/ Jan.18/Jan. 25/Feb. 1/Feb. 22) during the regular-season, while also earning a league Player of the Week (Feb. 29).

Impressive year She finished second in the league in rebounds per game, while leading B-CU with 9.0 per contest. The 6-4 center’s impressive shot blocking ability dominated the MEAC as she

swatted 3.5 per game (sixth in NCAA), collecting 107 blocked shots on the season (sixth in the NCAA).

She also collected 10 double-doubles on the season, with 12 doublefigure rebounding games and earned her first career triple-double a week ago, when she poured in 12 points, pulled down 13 boards and blocked 12 North Carolina A&T shots during a 65-41 win at home.

Williams’ 12 blocked shots on Feb. 29 marked second most during a single game in the NCAA this

season, while her tripledouble put her on an elite list of 19 players in the NCAA to do so this season.

Throughout her career, Williams has blocked 332 shots, ranking third among active NCAA leaders and her 3.65 game average over her three-year career, leads the nation.

Kudos for Cooper Cooper, a 2016 All-MEAC Second Team honoree, was named to the Boxtorow All-American Second Team. She finished her junior season fifth in the league in scoring, as she

headed the B-CU offense with 14.1 points per game.

The Spring, Texas, native scored in double-figures 20 times during the season, with seven 20+ point performances and a careerbest 31 points on Dec. 21 during a 65-49 victory over Georgia Southern.

The B-CU two guard, also ranked sixth in the MEAC in assists per game (3.0), third in free throw percentage (.787) while finishing first in threepoint field goal percentage (.372) and three balls made (73/2.4 per game).

Even without title, UNC seniors put program back on course Bethune-Cookman’s Sabrina Anguiano and Annie Bakenhus are among MEAC’s top players of the week.

MEAC honors softball players NORFOLK, Va. - After a weekend sweep over North Carolina A&T, Bethune-Cookman softball picked up a pair of weekly Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) honors as sophomore hurler Sabrina Anguiano was named Pitcher of the Weekly and teammate Annie Bakenhus earned Rookie of the Week honors the league announced Monday.

Anguiano (Hacienda Heights, Calif.) went 2-0 against the Aggies in the circle, while recording a 1.27 ERA. She allowed just three runs in 11.0 innings and tallied two strikeouts.

Bakenhus (Yucaipa, Calif.) went 8-for-13, in three wins in Greensboro, with four runs, two RBIs and two doubles. She also had three putouts and three stolen bases in the series.

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Earned respect

HOUSTON — The improbable end of Monday night’s unforgettable national title game is easy to place in history. It was the first buzzer-beater to win a national title since Lorenzo Charles dunked Dereck Whittenburg’s miss in 1983, the Triangle falling on the wrong side of this one.

Kris Jenkins’ shot to deliver the title for Villanova, as several North Carolina players ruefully noted afterward, will be replayed for the rest of their lives — when it easily could have been Marcus Paige’s improbable 3-pointer to tie being replayed instead.

Assessing this North Carolina team’s place in history is a little tougher.

Because these Tar Heels didn’t win a national title, there’s no way to put them in the same group as those five NCAA champions whose banners hang in the Smith Center.

But this team also has a couple banners of its own to hang, from the Final Four and an ACC championship and regular-season title to Brice Johnson and Paige joining their predecessors among North Carolina’s honored players.

And it also, despite falling short in the final 4.7 seconds of the season, brought North Carolina back to the Final Four for the first time since 2009 and restored the program to its traditional standards after an exceptional drought that coincid-

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North Carolina’s Brice Johnson (11) slams in two as Villanova’s Mikal Bridges (25) defends during the first half on Monday at NRG Stadium in Houston. ed with a dark time as the scandal hung overhead.

“We earned certainly a level of respect that we didn’t have before in our program, and it’s such a great program, one of the two or three best in the country,” Paige said. “You can’t dispute that. You have to get to this level in order to be considered and to be remembered.

“There’s a whole lot of guys that have done better than us, if you think about it, and it’s hard to say now because we were so close to being at the top. But hanging a Final Four banner in that gym will be something I’m proud of for the rest of my life.”

Looking ahead It’s also a group that set a new tone for North Carolina basketball, something largely overlooked in the justifiable lament as Paige and Johnson and Joel James depart.

While Johnson was this team’s muscle and Paige its heart, several underclassmen played essential, critical roles for this team — and without any likely lottery picks in the group, all are likely to return next season.

Joel Berry emerged as a scoring threat and leader by example with his toughness. Justin Jackson still hasn’t come close to his

ceiling. Kennedy Meeks has much more to offer. Isaiah Hicks needs to grow, but he has the athletic, explosive potential to fill Johnson’s spot. Nate Britt and Theo Pinson both filled valuable roles that will expand next season. And three top-100 recruits are set to arrive as well.

With Duke reloading with one of the top two recruiting classes in the country, it’s entirely possible either North Carolina or Duke or both could be in position to play for a national title 51 weeks from now.

All of that may offer reason for optimism down the road, but it doesn’t take away any of the pain from Monday night.

“We had our ups and downs this season, and we really wanted to get this one for each other,” Britt said.

“The guys that aren’t seniors really wanted to get it for the seniors, and the seniors really wanted to get it for coach (Roy) Williams and his staff. So this hurts.”

It will for a while. The Tar Heels are going to be losing this game over and over again for years, and there’s nothing they can do about it now. They can take solace in their accomplishment, even if it didn’t include a national title — putting North Carolina basketball back on the right track, leaving a foundation behind for the future.

Potts named to Boxtorow HBCU basketball team Bethune-Cookman University redshirt junior Jordan Potts has been named to the Boxtorow HBCU AllAmerican Basketball Third Team.

Potts, a guard from Columbus Ohio, was named to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s All Conference second team and the National Association of Basketball Coaches District 15 second team last month.

He led the Wildcats in scoring with an average of 16.0 points per game (sixth in the conference) and had the team highs with 4.3 assists per game (first in the conference) and 1.6 steals (fourth) and 37.7 minutes per game (first).

Potts reached double figure scoring 27 times in the 2015-16 season with 11 games of 20 or more and a career-high 35 points outburst at UCF. His 85 threepointers were the fifth best single-season total in program history while his 138 assists were the fourth best single-season total.

Potts is the third B-CU player selected in the eightyear history of the award: C.J. Reed was named HBCU Player of the Year in 2011 and Adrien Coleman garnered a first team berth in 2013.

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The man behind My Brother’s Keeper Broderick Johnson is President Obama’s adviser and chair of program for boys and men of color

from,” said Roger Clegg, president of the Center for Equal Opportunity, a think tank dedicated to ethnicity- and sex-neutral public policy. “A racially exclusive program would be unconstitutional, and it would be unfair and divisive.”

BY MICHAEL H. COTTMAN URBAN NEWS SERVICE

Unsettling talks

Broderick Johnson sees young Black men on America’s streets taking long drags off short smokes.

“It’s the idleness,” said Johnson, a Baltimore native and adviser to President Barack Obama. “No jobs — or summer jobs — for Black men. Kids are going to hang in the streets. We have to break this cycle. We have to create jobs and mentorships.”

As chair of Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Task Force, Johnson manages several socio-economic programs that aim to improve the lives of unemployed young Black men. Chief among them is My Brother’s Keeper, which Obama launched in February 2014 “to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color,” according to a White House statement.

So far, this initiative has prompted private organizations to commit “more than $500 million in grants and in-kind resources and $1 billion in financing through community banks, including investments in safe and effective schools, mentoring programs, juvenile justice reforms, and school redesign.”

Life-changing experience As Obama’s second term winds down, Johnson is working to ensure that empowering young men of color is central to Obama’s legacy.

Johnson’s early years influence his duties. “Knowing how young Black men make mistakes and get into circumstances,” Johnson says, “we’re trying to give

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Broderick Johnson meets actress and producer Sonja Sohn at the Center for Urban Families last year in Baltimore. these young men opportunities at a time when Barack Obama is president.”

Young men like Malachi Hernandez.

The 17-year-old Boston high school student says My Brother’s Keeper changed his life.

Hernandez said he grew up in a poor neighborhood where he often heard the crackle of gunfire. He said he also saw his parents physically fight each other before his father left Hernandez, his mother and four brothers home alone.

“Growing up with domestic violence and then a single parent was very difficult,” Hernandez said.

“We were low-income. We had a lot of challenges. It wasn’t easy.”

Realizing dreams

Some criticism

But today, Hernandez said, My Brother’s Keeper helped him intern in the Mayor’s Office for Economic Development. He expects to graduate high school and has applied to Northeastern University and American University. He hopes to major in political science or education.

“This is about investing in our young people and empowering them to achieve their dreams,” said Boston Mayor Martin Walsh. “It is truly powerful when you can see the results of mentorship and internship opportunities — young boys and men becoming major contributors to society.”

But not everyone supports My Brother’s Keeper.

More than 1,600 women of color released a June 2014 letter asking why Obama’s program left women behind.

“We are profoundly troubled about the exclusion of women and girls of color from this critical undertaking,” reads the letter, which was signed by, among others, Mary Francis Berry, Angela Davis, Anita Hill, Rosie Perez, and Alice Walker.

Others believe My Brother’s Keeper is flawed because the program “should be open to all at-risk individuals, without regard to skin color or what country someone’s ancestor’s came

For his part, Johnson said he doesn’t waste time listening to critics. He also knows that skeptics question whether this project ultimately will succeed — especially after Obama leaves office. Johnson recently told Obama about a positive editorial in The Washington Post about My Brother’s Keeper. “‘That’s good, Broderick,’” Johnson said Obama replied, “‘but what are young people telling you?’”

Johnson tried to answer Obama’s question by talking to young Black men in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and other major cities. Those conversations left Johnson unsettled.

“In Chicago, I met a young man whose nickname was Trigger,” Johnson said. “He was part of a gang family. He knows he could be shot to death at 20 years old.

He is 17, and I worry that he may make other mistakes.”

Long-term crusade From the White House’s West Wing, Johnson directs My Brother’s Keeper during challenging times. In Chicago alone, police recorded 468 homicides and 2,939 shootings last year.

For Johnson, his full title — “Assistant to the President, Cabinet Secretary, and Chair of the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force” — is more than a job, it’s a longterm crusade.

“As the president stated at the launch of the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance in May 2015, he is going to keep doing this work while he’s in the White House,” Johnson said. “This will remain a mission for him and the first lady for the rest of their lives.”