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FROM FATHER TO FOOT SOLDIER Since the murder of his youngest son, Ron Davis has become a national advocate for justice.

were listening to rap music. Dunn approached the teens about the music’s volume and a 3½-minute encounter ensued and ended with Davis being shot to death. The controversy and two criminal trials that followed inflamed public outrage and loosened an already fragile grip on BY PENNY DICKERSON race relations and criminal justice FLORIDA COURIER mistrust in America. Father’s Day celebrations are But for the elder Davis, the outtough for Ron Davis. The June rage and loss was personal. holiday reserved for Hallmark cards and the gifting of new ties Loved music has remained solemn since the The same son who rode “shotNov. 23, 2012 death of his 17-yeargun” with his dad on countless old son, Jordan. Davis said he will spend Fa- occasions and snapped fingers ther’s Day clutching the final let- to old-school artists like Smokey ter Jordan wrote. In it, Jordan de- Robinson, the Four Tops and the Delphonics, died tragically while clared his dad his “hero.” The student at Samuel Wolf- listening to a rap lyric. “Jordan loved music and was son High School in Jacksonville was killed when Michael Dunn, a so well-rounded in almost ev45-year-old White male, sprayed ery genre,” Davis told the Florida a round of bullets into the parked Courier. “Music was his life and SUV at a Jacksonville gas station he loved the bass on the Brothers where Davis and three friends Johnson’s ‘Strawberry Letter 23.’

Former head Rattler turns 80

Some songs now just get to me, like Mariah Carey’s ‘Hero.’ If you want to see Ron Davis drop crocodile tears, play that song.”

Keeping busy These days, Davis starts each day managing tasks to mute his pain. Some are monotonous. But all are necessary, like responding to emails, text messages and managing the R.I.P. Jordan Davis Facebook account, which has over 210,000 followers. “It takes about 15 to 20 seconds each morning for me to realize I’m not going to hear Jordan’s voice downstairs. I miss not hearing him prepare to go school,” Davis lamented. “I used to peek at the clock to make sure he’s not late or knock on his door to give him a jolt. “You don’t realize just those little things you miss when you wake up. It pains me with a strange sensation, but I put my See DAVIS, Page A2

Jordan Davis endures a clothing inspection from his dad, Ron.

2015 NBA FINALS

Going to the hole

Educators celebrate Dr. Walter Smith

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TALLAHASSEE – After months of sparring and a nearly three-week special session, lawmakers will be able to vote Friday – after the Florida Courier’s Wednesday press time – on a $78.7 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget was sent to lawmakers and other state officials at 5:37 p.m. Tuesday, starting a 72-hour review period before the House and Senate can vote on it. Lawmakers Wednesday filed agreed-upon amendments to a series of budget-related bills. House and Senate leaders agreed on the amendments during budget negotiations. The bills deal with issues such as transportation, Medicaid and environmental programs. As an example, an amendment to a transportation bill directs the spending of $25 million for development of a trail network that could be used by bicyclists and pedestrians – a priority of Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando. Lawmakers are expected to approve the budget before adjourning Friday and also will have to vote on the related bills. A Friday vote would come one day before the scheduled end of a special session that started June 1. The budget then will go to Gov. Rick Scott, who can use his line-item veto power to delete spending proposals. The state fiscal year starts July 1.

The Association of Florida Colleges (AFC) is the professional association for Florida’s 28 public community colleges, their boards, employees, retirees and associates. When the AFC held its Joint Commission Spring Conference in May at Tampa’s Hillsborough Community College, one of their outings took them to one of the city’s quaint and treasured sites for African-American history – the Dr. Walter L. Smith Library, created and run by Florida A&M University’s president emeritus. One of its May 14 speakers was Dr. Smith, who led a leadership workshop during the conference. The day prior, AFC members made a special stop to the library, which turned into a party. May 13 was Dr. Smith’s 80th birthday. In 2002, Dr. Smith converted two of his family’s homes in a predominantly Black Tampa neighborhood into his library, which includes a treasure trove of masks, drums, books and other memorabilia. “They came to Tampa for one of their annual meetings, but they also knew that May 13 was my birthday and they had set me up to be a speaker on May 14 on leadership vs. management,” Dr. Smith told the Florida Courier. See SMITH, Page A2

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The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Tristan Thompson (13) can’t stop NBA Finals’ Most Valuable Player Andre Iguodala on a third-quarter dunk in Game 6 of the NBA Finals in Cleveland on Tuesday, June 16. Iguodala and the Golden State Warriors won, 105-97, to clinch the championship.

On Tuesday, Scott signed into law tax cuts that will reduce costs on cell-phone bills, cable TV bills, gun club memberships, college textbooks and luxury boat repairs. For many Floridians, the biggest checkbook item may be a reduction in the communicationsservices tax on cell-phone and cable-TV bills. The savings are projected at $20 a year for people paying $100 a month for the services. The measure also will eliminate sales taxes on college textbooks for a year and establish a 10day sales-tax holiday starting Aug. 7 on clothing under $100, school supplies that cost $15 or less and the first $750 of personal computers purchased for noncommercial use.

COMMENTARY: LUCIUS GANTT: WHO CARES ABOUT THE RACE OF NAACP MEMBERS? | A2 COMMENTARY: CHARLES CHERRY II: RANDOM THOUGHTS OF A FREE BLACK MIND | A4

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JUNE 19 – JUNE 25, 2015

A White woman in the NAACP I am so tired of the Negro haters and morning radio clowns criticizing the White woman who is active in a West Coast NAACP chapter! One White woman that acts Black could never, ever compare to the millions and millions of Black people in America and around the world that “act White” everyday!

Hatred of Africa Most of the people of color you know not only love a race other than their own, they hate Black African-oriented things more than anything else! They hate African names, they hate African languages, they hate African history, they hate African culture and they hate African style!

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Dr. Smith has been part of the organization for decades and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 1998.

Community college alum For the retired educator, the AFC is very dear to him. Dr. Smith himself attended a community college – the historic Gibbs Junior College in St. Petersburg. Gibbs, established in 1957, was one of the original Black twoyear public colleges in the state, Dr. Smith stated. The Tampa native later wrote a book about Gibbs and other segregation-era Black two-year colleges. The colleges highlighted in Dr. Smith’s book, “The Magnificent Twelve: Florida’s Black Junior Colleges,” have served as building blocks for Florida’s current community college system. After Gibbs, Dr. Smith earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Florida A&M and a Ph.D. from Florida State University. He became provost of Hillsborough Community College,

LUCIUS GANTT THE GANTT REPORT

Most African-Americans love what their exploiters want them to love, and they hate what their oppressors want them to hate!

White media issue The White NAACP woman was just fine until the White newspapers made an issue of her Afrocentric behavior. Dumb-ass Twitter tweets and stupid Facebook posts talk about how bad it is to be a White NAACP woman. If the haters would pick up a damn book sometimes, they

would know the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has had White women members since the day it was founded! The race riot of 1908 in Abraham Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Ill. had highlighted the urgent need for an effective civil rights organization in the U.S. This event is often cited as the catalyst for the formation of the NAACP. Mary White Ovington, journalist William English Walling (the last son of a former slave-holding family) and Henry Moskowitz met in New York City in January 1909, and the NAACP was born. Solicitations for support went out to more than 60 prominent Americans, and a meeting date was set for February 12, 1909. This was intended to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln. The meeting didn’t take place until three months later, but this date is often cited as the founding date of the organization. The NAACP’s founders includ-

At 80, Dr. Smith isn’t slowing down. “I continue to do special lectures for the AFC, and I work with my church (Allen Temple A.M.E. Church) with the youth program,” he explained. He also is a counselor for the Sons of Allen men’s ministry for the AME church. And the library also is open this summer for tours for students to learn more about the impact of community colleges and plenty of other subjects, including those relating to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). Dr. Smith is still beaming about his May 13 birthday party at the library, where his friends at

Who is the “Black leader” in the city or town where you live? The correct answer for most Gantt Report readers is, there isn’t one! We are quick to say that Blackness is more than a skin tone. Blackness is a state of mind! So shut up and let the White woman stand up and speak out about issues of interest to all people in her community! Instead of hating, you should be joining her in fighting the beasts of the world!

Buy Gantt’s latest book, “Beast Too: Dead Man Writing” on Amazon.com and from bookstores everywhere. Contact Lucius at www.allworldconsultants.net. “Like” The Gantt Report page on Facebook. Click on this story at www.flcourier.com to write your own response.

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Dr. Michael Brawer, left, CEO and executive director of the Association of Florida Colleges (AFC), shares a light moment with Barbara and Dr. Walter Smith, along with AFC Associate Executive Eirector for Membership and Professional Development Marsha Kiner, right. AFC as well as a number of Tampa Bay pals, which included fellow FAMU alums, business executives and community leaders,

feet on the floor and realize I just have to keep busy.”

On national stage

The game’s irony speaks to Jordan’s career interest. Despite a love for music, he sought to follow in a first cousin’s footsteps and become a Marine. “I didn’t have a problem with Jordan choosing a military career. Both my parents were World War II veterans,” said Davis. “My mother was a nurse who endured being called ‘nigger’ in order to

Who cares about what the race or color is of NAACP members other than society devils that want to discredit White women that care about what happens in Black communities? Nobody seemed to hate White folk that did work with Blacks in the past. Nobody told the White man John Brown to stop leading slave revolts against racist slave masters. No one told White women and men to get off the buses on Freedom Rides. Haters didn’t even walk out of the movie theaters during the “Selma” movie when the film showed White folks marched with the SCLC and

You tell me

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Career choice

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other groups in the “Bloody Sunday” trek across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama!

president of Roxbury Community College, then went on to become the seventh president of Florida A&M University. His community college impact is global. He was appointed to be the International Team Leader for Higher Education in the Republic of South Africa by the United States Agency for International Development and built South Africa’s first Americanbased community college, Funda Community College.

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His newfound life is fastpaced. It has included President Obama extending a White House invitation for the launch of the My Brother’s Keeper initiative, and joining parents of other victims at John Jay College of Criminal Justice for panel discussions on justifiable homicide. He also traveled to Geneva, Switzerland to appear before the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination at a United Nations conference. Memories of Jordan always travel with him. “What a smile, what a smile!” marveled Davis of his spirited boy with the big grin. “He had the whitest teeth and this guy could light up a room. He used to do this little shuffle dance where he looked like a chef cooking with a frying pan. He was so funny. I loved when he did that dance.” The father and son also were great friends. Beyond beach outings, they dueled while playing video games – his son’s favorite pastime. “He played Xbox with his friends, but PlayStation with me. His favorite game was ‘Risk’,” Davis recalled. “It is an E-rated, world domination game with a military theme. He had his soldiers, I had mine and we went at it ‘til the morning hours trying to conquer the world. It’s a wonderful, nonviolent game for kids to learn how to maneuver troops.”

ing Moskowitz, Ovington, Walling, Oswald Garrison Villard, William English, Florence Kelley, W.E.B Du Bois, Black newspaper owner Ida B. Wells, social reformers Archibald Grimke and Charles Edward Russell. Russell also served as acting chairman of the National Negro Committee, a forerunner to the NAACP.

Jordan Davis’ final Father’s Day letter urges his dad, Ron, to “stay alive…so you can show me more things about life.” Jordan anticipated going “to the strip club” with his dad after his 18th birthday. save soldiers who didn’t want to be touched. My father delivered fuel to tanks on the front lines. Imagine having to knock someone out with a syringe and then when they woke up telling them a White nurse saved their life after they called you a nigger!” A Queens, New York native, Davis opted out of government service, turning down an offer to work for the FBI. He pursued a career with Delta Airlines and worked his way through the ranks before finally being transferred to Jacksonville as an irregular operations manager where he retired after 32 years of service. “I lived right off of the Van Wyck Expressway (in New York) and as a kid, I could hear the

planes landing and see people in the windows and always wondered where they were coming from,” Davis related. “I used say they probably came from Spain or Germany. I wanted to go around the world and go to different countries too. I’ve never wanted to be stuck behind a desk.” Davis also dreamed of Jordan seeing the world.

Firm but fun dad A hands-on father with a range of parenting skills, Davis also devoted his life to raising another son, Ron Davis, Jr. The 40-year-old recently relocated to Jacksonville from Fredericksburg, Md., along with his two sons – 14 and 9 –

surrounded him. About the AFC, he added, “ This organization is very significant to me because it’s carry-

ing on the process of community college education, which is how I got my start and how thousands of Black kids got their start.’’

who affectionately refer to their grandfather as “Poppy.” But to the late Jordan, Davis was simply the dad who prepared his favorite foods: pancakes flipped hot in an old-fashioned, cast iron skillet and a specialrecipe seafood gumbo. He is a father who is firm, yet fun. His memory of his son’s most ordinary infractions was nothing worse than missing a 10:30 p.m. curfew. “The funny thing about both my kids is I didn’t have to whup them and I am so proud, probably in every interview, being able to say that,” shared Davis. “I am tall, have a loud, strong voice, and could just get in the face of my children and it would break ’em down so much they would just cry. I didn’t even have to touch them.” Davis preferred innovative discipline. He once took a screwdriver and removed Jordan’s bedroom door after the teen attempted to exert his manhood by sneaking a girl in the house. “He thought I was crazy,” Davis said with a laugh. “Jordan felt because it was his room, he could do what he wanted. But I told him, ‘Until you start paying rent or mortgage, nothing in here is yours.’ His friends all laughed and taunted him because he didn’t have a room door.”

½ hours with no remorse. It was like, ‘I’ll call the authorities at some point when I get a chance, because all I did was kill Black kid,” he added. Jordan’s parents never wanted a death sentence for Dunn. “Death is too quick. You don’t learn anything,” Davis explained. “But if you’re in prison for the complete rest of your life, behind steel bars and walls, what name is going to be on his mind every single day when he asks himself, ‘Why am I here?’ He’s going to think about Jordan.”

Two trials Davis has no problem portraying his slain son as “mouthy” and told Jordan his mouth would one day get him in trouble. He never expected death. Davis and Jordan’s mother, Lucia “Lucy” McBath, endured two criminal trials awaiting justice in their son’s death. A jury deadlocked over a first-degree murder conviction of Michael Dunn. The judge declared a mistrial. In a second trial, Dunn was sentenced to life plus 90 years. “I want a one-time, face-toface with Michael Dunn. I want him to see the pain on my face and in my eyes,” Davis said. “Jordan wasn’t even worth calling 911. When he heard Jordan died, he just traveled back home for 2

Legacy in film Jordan’s life and death is now cinematic history in the film, “3½ Minutes – Ten Bullets,” which received a special juried award for Social Impact at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The documentary highlights footage of the teen’s brief life, both of the criminal trials, and includes intimate interviews. The HBO Cable Network has contractually agreed to be the sole U.S. distributor for screenings beginning in November. Davis has agreed to give a portion of his proceeds to The Jordan Davis Foundation, which provides education and travel opportunities for youth across the nation who may otherwise never get an opportunity to leave their neighborhood. “I miss my son every day and believe Jordan was meant to be on this earth for just 17 years. That was his assignment,” stated Davis. “When I look at this film winning a Sundance Award or my speaking before the United Nations in Geneva, I just say, ‘That’s all Jordan.’ This is all about him. He still lives like an angel in my life.”

Penny Dickerson is a 2015 H.F. Guggenheim Fellow in Reporting. She is writing a series of stories that includes information gathered during a Harry Frank Guggenheim Symposium on Crime in America held in February at the John Jay College of criminal justice in New York. This year’s theme is “Race, Justice, and Community: Can We All Get Along?” Follow Penny on Twitter @pennydickersonwrites.

JUNE 19 – JUNE 25, 2015

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Miami man wins $850,000 in wrongful arrest case involving ‘The First 48’ TV show BY DAVID OVALLE MIAM HERALD/TNS

MIAMI — A federal jury late Monday awarded $850,000 to a man who said he was wrongfully arrested for murder by Miami police preening for reality-show TV cameras. Taiwan Smart, 27, spent 19 months in jail before the charges were dropped against him in the November 2009 fatal shootings of two Little Haiti teens. Smart sued the city of Miami for wrongful arrest and violation of civil rights, and won after an eight-day trial. “A badge does not give you immunity from the law,” Smart told the Miami Herald late Monday. “You have a duty to uphold the law.” The verdict is another embarrassing blow for Miami, which has been criticized in the community and in the courts for its involvement with the popular A&E show “The First 48.” The show follows homicide detectives from across the counTaiwan ty during the first Smart few days of murder investigations. The show featured Miami police in 113 episodes. But in 2013, the city cut ties with the show amid concerns about focusing primarily on violence in Miami’s Black neighborhoods.

Real vs. reality TV Earlier this year, a Miami appeals court upheld a judges’ decision to throw out key evidence based on “First 48” footage. The judge cited concerns about “what is real versus the result of

reality television” after a detective admitted to “play”-acting certain scenes. As for Smart, he was arrested for the execution-style killings of Jonathan Volcy, 18, and his 14-year-old friend, Raynathan Ray, inside the Little Haiti apartment. Smart had been inside the apartment but insisted he fled in terror before the gunman opened fire. The production crew’s involvement in the case became central to Smart’s lawsuit. According to his lawsuit, detectives Fabio Sanchez and Eutemio Cepero interrogated him for 19 hours, then grossly misrepresented the evidence against him.

Overlooked the obvious “Had Miami detectives spent a little more time investigating and less time posing for TV shots and reenacting portions of what had happened outside the view of the cameras, they might have figured out that the murders occurred after Taiwan had fled the premises in fear of his life,” according the suit by lawyers Joe Klock and Hilton Napoleon. “But with an eye toward fame and notoriety for themselves and the city, the detectives plowed ahead with their ‘speedy’ theory of crime resolution and arrested, shamed and humiliated this young man, as well as depriving him of his freedom for 19 months.” According to the lawsuit, another man in Miami-Dade jail admitted to inmates that he was actually one of the men who killed the teens. Smart also passed a polygraph test. Federal jurors deliberated less than three hours before deciding in Smart’s favor.

Dr. Roslyn Artis, (left) is shown at Florida Memorial’s May 2 graduation. Next to her was the speaker, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson.

Legendary actor to host documentary on Florida Memorial Florida Memorial University is partnering with In America to produce a documentary on the Miami Gardens-based HBCU. “In America with James Earl Jones’’ will be filmed this summer. Dr. Roslyn Artis. president of Florida Memorial, will be interviewed about student life and the HBCU experience. In America produces stories featuring a wide variety of topics and personalities that serves to

educate and entertain the viewing audience on the latest topics and trends impacting America. The documentary will provide an in-depth look into student life at Florida Memorial University and will be distributed to public TV stations in all 50 states, airing James Earl for one year for unlimited broadJones cast. In addition, a separate educational commercial will be serviced for primetime television on national television networks. Florida Memorial is a private, historically Black institution that offers 42 undergraduate degree programs and four graduate degree programs to a culturally diverse student body. As South Florida’s only HBCU, it is widely recognized as the birthplace of the Negro National Anthem, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.”

EDITORIAL

JUNE 19 – JUNE 25, 2015

Why White NAACP leader had to go Blacks in America passed for White to escape the legacy of slavery, including Jim Crow laws. European Jews passed for Christian/Aryan to escape the scourge of anti-Semitism and Nazi concentration camps. A White might want to pass for Black in postapartheid South Africa. But only God knows why a White would want to do so in the United States. This is why the identity fraud Rachel A. Dolezal perpetrated is so stupefying. She has professed an affinity for Black people since she was a teenager, when her parents adopted four Black children. She chose a college where she could immerse herself in racial issues. She married a Black man and built a reputation as an advocate for civil rights. There’s nothing wrong with that. All of it is quite commendable, especially for a White girl.

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But why pretend to be Black to do what would’ve been even more commendable if she presented herself as White? Whites welcome – liars not! Dolezal’s identity crisis is not the issue. And it’s probably expecting too much for her to spare us a self-serving explanation/confessional, which would only add insult to the injury she’s already caused. She clearly needs psychological therapy to deal with whatever childhood trauma or racial ideation triggered her extraordinary decision to live as a Black woman.

But one has to wonder what motivated the conspiracy of silence, for so many years, among her family, friends, and, above all, the Black man she married fifteen years ago – with her plainly White (biological) parents in attendance.

Why support her? Instead, the issue is the categorical support the NAACP is giving her. “One’s racial identity does is not a qualifying criteria or a disqualifying standard for NAACP leadership,” the June 12 edition of the Washington Post reported. Lying about one’s racial identity should be disqualifying, especially for work with an organization established to advance the lives of people without denying the intrinsic value of their racial identity. Her lies should trig-

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Random thoughts of a free Black mind, v. 260 Happy birthday, Wig! It’s been 11 great and eventful years. Looking forward to doing some manly activities this week to celebrate… Happy Father's Day! I’m thankful that great fathers and father figures have surrounded me since I was a kid growing up in Daytona Beach. There’s too many for me to list, and even now, I know so many more “daddies” than “biologicals.” Even when I practiced law and handled paternity issues, very few of my male clients were true deadbeats. The “baby mama drama” was more about the money (and how it was spent) and the relationship (or the lack thereof ) with the mama. So when I see a Hallmark Mahogany greeting card targeting Black America with “Happy Father's Day, Mom” that’s obviously designed for single moms, I get pissed. Can we have ONE day that doesn’t remind us of our deficiencies? Haiti’s unforgivable sin – While many folks were focused on a Black/White NAACP leader, our Haitian brothers and sisters were taking it on the chin again. Effective Wednesday night, they are being ethnically “cleansed” after the Dominican Republic’s highest court stripped away the citizenship of anyone born after 1929 who can’t prove their parents are DR natives. Haiti and the DR

QUICK TAKES FROM #2: STRAIGHT, NO CHASER

CHARLES W. CHERRY II, ESQ. PUBLISHER

are adjacent to each other as are Florida and Georgia. That’s like throwing me out of Florida, even though I was born here, because both my parents are Georgia natives. (We’ll cover the DR story next week.) This is only the latest atrocity against Haitian people. Why? Check your history. Haiti is the most “Africanized” country in this part of the world with regard to culture and genealogy, and the only country that successfully rebelled against the European slave trade. After more than a century of America meddling (Bill and Hillary Clinton notwithstanding) and collusion with Europe, Haiti has paid a heavy price for being a free and independent Black nation…

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ger criminal charges for perpetrating this insidious fraud. It does not reflect well on the NAACP’s institutional integrity that it can so blithely stand by a White woman who pretended to be Black to enroll at historically Black Howard University – complete with scholarship funds that might have been given to a more worthy applicant – and to gain employment, by actually applying as a Black woman, at various institutions, including at Eastern Washington University as an expert on African-American culture and at the NAACP itself as president of its local chapter in Spokane, Wash.

False pretenses To hail any good work she has done under false pretense only advances the moral hazard of “the ends justifying the means.”

Besides, it’s not as if she faked her racial identity to be a more effective social worker in blighted Black neighborhoods. She was purportedly working for the advancement of Black folks in a state where Blacks compose only 3.5 percent of the population! Frankly, this White woman (in her own version of “blackface,” complete with alternating cornrow and kinky twist hairstyles) has made a mockery of the daily struggles Black women face. Perversely, she has used the presumptions of White privilege – the bane of every Black American’s existence – to do so.

Anthony L. Hall is a Bahamian native with an international law practice in Washington, D.C. Read his columns and daily weblog at www. theipinionsjournal.com.

40 reasons Blacks and the poor are incarcerated Editor’s note: This is Part 1. Other reasons will be listed in upcoming weeks. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) reports 2.2 million people are in our nation’s jails and prisons and another 4.5 million people are on probation or parole in the US, totaling 6.8 million people – one of every 35 adults. We are the world leader in putting our own people in jail, most of whom are poor and Black. Here are 40 reasons why. 1. It is not just about crime. Our jails and prisons have grown from holding about 500,000 people in 1980 to 2.2 million today. Meanwhile, crime rates have risen and fallen independently of our growing incarceration rates. 2. Police discriminate. Putting people in jail starts with interactions between police and people. From the very beginning, Black and poor people are targeted by the police. Police departments have, without cause, stopped and frisked people who are walking. Recently, New York City lost a federal civil rights challenge by the Center for Constitutional Rights to their stop and frisk practices. Police stopped over 500,000 people annually without any indication

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that the people stopped had been involved in any crime. About 80 percent of those stops were of Black and Latinos who compromise 25 and 28 percent of NYC’s total population. Chicago police do the same thing stopping even more people also in a racially discriminatory way with 72 percent of the stops of Black people even though the city is 32 percent Black. 3. Police traffic stops also racially target people in cars. Black drivers are 31 percent more likely to be pulled over than White drivers’ Hispanic are 23 percent more likely to be pulled over than White drivers. Connecticut, in an April 2015 report, reported on 620,000 traffic stops that revealed widespread racial profiling, particularly during daylight hours when the race of driver was more visible. 4. Once stopped, Black and Hispanic motorists are more likely to be given tickets than White drivers

stopped for the same offenses. 5. Once stopped, Blacks and Latinos are more likely to be searched. DOJ reports Black drivers at traffic stops were searched by police three times more often and Hispanic drivers two times more often than White drivers. A large research study in Kansas City found when police decided to pull over cars for investigatory stops, where officers look into the car’s interior, ask probing questions and even search the car, the race of the driver was a clear indicator of who was going to be stopped: 28 percent of young Black males 25 or younger were stopped in a year’s time, versus White men who had 12 percent chance and White women only a 7 percent chance. In fact, not until Black men reach 50 years old do their rate of police stops for this kind of treatment dip below those of White men 25 and under.

Bill Quigley is legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights and a law professor.

Arne Duncan’s false promise to forgive student debts Secretary of Education Arne Duncan claims his department is prepared to forgive the debts of thousands of students who attended Corinthian Colleges, the for-profit rip-off conglomerate that filed for bankruptcy last month. Duncan chose his words carefully, claiming that the federal government is putting together a process that would forgive the loans of any student who can show that she had been defrauded by any college. Duncan is, of course, lying. His own department estimates it would cost as much as $3.5 billion to provide debt relief to the 350,000 students that have had the misfortune to attend Corinthian schools over the past five years. And Corinthian wasn’t the top dog in the for-profit education scam. Phoenix University, owned by the huge Apollo chain of con artists, had an enrollment of 600,000 five years ago, and still processes the checks of a quarter-million victims a year.

Budget-buster? Forgiving the debts of all the students that have been victimized by the for-profit college industry would cost many tens of billions of dollars – far more than what’s left of the nation’s welfare program. Duncan was making no such commitment on behalf of an administration that loves

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austerity just as much as the Republicans do. Duncan is also lying when he says the administration will hold for-profit colleges “accountable.” These criminal enterprises are creatures of the federal government. The for-profit school industry has no reason to exist except to suck up federal education monies, while destroying the hopes and credit of desperate, largely Black and Brown people. The Department of Education acts as the bill collector for the industry, enforcing the terms of student debt. Enforcers for loan sharks don’t give debt holidays to the masses of victims.

Protecting Hillary Duncan’s boss, President Obama, knows that the $1.2 trillion national student debt looms as a huge campaign issue, and that his political soul mate, Hillary Clinton, will need every Black and Brown vote to win in 2016. They know that a new movement is emerging, energized by young people who are especially outraged at the astronomical cost of education, in-

cluding the inferior education provided by for-profit schools which charge two to four times the tuition of public colleges. The collapse and bankruptcy of Corinthian Colleges brought the issue to a head. Arne Duncan is attempting to deflect the damage by setting up a mechanism to allow former students to petition for debt relief. It’s like a safety valve. But little money will be allowed to escape, and the for-profit education industry will be protected from the worst consequences of its crimes.

Who replaces them? What will replace Corinthian Colleges and other scam schools teetering on bankruptcy? The answer: MORE for-profit schools, repackaged and rebranded – because neither the Democrats nor the Republicans have any intention of reinvigorating public education in the United States. For-profit colleges, like charter public schools, are a capitalist’s dream: the public pays the cost, and private corporations make the profits. And the people’s dreams go up in smoke.

Glen Ford is executive editor of BlackAgendaReport.com.

JUNE 19 – JUNE 25, 2015

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Democrats will never restrain or control police It’s half-past the seventh year of the Obama era, and the nation’s policies of police terror toward Black and Brown communities and Black mass incarceration are pretty much unchanged. More than 80,000 US prisoners remain in long-term solitary confinement, many with untreated mental illnesses, for taking part in work stoppages or hunger strikes, because they’ve been branded as “gang members” or so that authorities can coerce them into implicating other prisoners or themselves. The budget of the federal Bureau of Prisons has grown every year of the Obama administration, and the Department of Justice refuses to allow UN human rights inspectors to visit its Supermax prisons.

Victory lap After a six-month victory lap, the first Black attorney general has been succeeded by the first Black woman in that post, to the praises of the Congressional Black Caucus and the rest of the Black political class. But cops in the first Black president’s hometown still run their own “black site” where disappearance and torture are routine. Federal officials steadfastly refuse to tally incidents of police violence. The brutalizing and killing of Black people is the normal, peaceful state of business as usual, and the only disruptions to public peace occur when citizens protest.

How is this possible? It’s possible because elected Democrats and their operatives call Black and Brown communities their “base vote,” by which they mean the support Democratic candidates can count on getting – no matter what. It’s possible because Republi-

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Federal officials steadfastly refuse to tally incidents of police violence. The brutalizing and killing of Black people is the normal, peaceful state of business as usual, and the only disruptions to public peace occur when citizens protest. cans campaign on fear and contempt of the Black, the Brown, the foreign, the queer and poor, and because restrictive ballot access laws protect elected Democrats from competition of Greens and other parties to their left. Even though the Democratic “base voters” are overwhelmingly against the death penalty, favor decriminalizing of petty drug use, and want to roll back the mass incarceration state; despite the fact they want to see debt relief, the police restrained, early voting expanded, same-day registration

made universal, the Pentagon budget cut, privatizations ended, and something else besides stadiums and gentrification on the table as “economic development” – no Democrat in a November election ever stands for these things. Activists in my native Chicago and many other cities struggled in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s to find and run good Democrats and hold them accountable. We were thwarted by constitutional amendments, rules changes and obstinate local officials who refused to enforce progressive laws like “Motor Voter” until these could be undermined and overturned. We were hobbled by the selfish laziness of the Black political class, which even though its numbers grew sevenfold in a generation with enforcement of the Voting Rights Act, were too timid to use their temporary strategic advantage to push for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to vote. At one blow, it would have overturned felony disenfranchisement and made national standards for voter registration, voting machines and how votes are counted. When local activists threatened to take over Democratic Parties in cities and run anti-corporate candidates in primary elections, those local contests where made “non-partisan” so big money could choose the candidates instead of the Democrats’ “base vote.” So it was that in the 1980s, we elected Harold Washington mayor, but by the end of the decade, another Rich Daley was mayor for another 20-plus years. In every state legislature and the US House and Senate the speakers of the house, as well as majority and minority leaders, are never chosen because of the depth of their vision. These posts “She’s for voting rights,” many will say, and that will simply be enough for them. Yes, voting is very important, but that one issue must not be used as the panacea for Black political empowerment.

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Still laughing Take your anesthesia mask off for a moment and think about this. Back in 2007, Black people started inhaling the nitrous oxide, and fell into what has now become nearly a seven-year state of political euphoria. Some of us are still laughing from the gas we inhaled. With Hillary’s foray into the sacred bastion of voting, saying she will fight against voter suppression, while surrounded by grinning Black folks on a Black college campus, the fix is in once again. We are being numbed out and dumbed down, and many of us will traipse to the polls and vote for Hillary in 2016 simply because of this one issue.

Summer jobs pay dividends to America I can still remember my very first job – and the valuable lessons I learned from it that continue to inform my career to this day. I got my first taste of entrepreneurship as one-third of a threeman janitorial company I started with two childhood friends. We mowed lawns, washed cars and cleaned windows. If it needed fixing or cleaning, we were the ones to call. Like so many millions of teens before and after me, I had the chance to be exposed to the world of work at an early age. At the age of 15, I earned my first steady paycheck as a copy boy for a local newspaper. I earned more than money from the experience. With work came important lessons about responsibility, effective communication, time management, interpersonal skills and more.

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Fix is in again with Hillary, voting rights In March 2007, I wrote an article titled “Obama Drama.” Here is the opening paragraph: “Will the euphoria sweeping through our ranks over the possibility of a Black president eventually dominate our collective psyche? Will it overwhelm us with notions of ‘equality’ and ‘victory,’ and ostensibly cause us to subordinate our primary interests and abandon the pressing issues that negatively impact Black life in America?” Just when I thought we had learned our political lesson, along comes another one. Our collective anesthesia began in the first week of June 2015, when Hillary Clinton made voter suppression her major theme. She went into that lion’s den called Texas, and called out Rick Perry, Chris Christie, Scott Walker, and Jeb Bush, all of whom she said supported voter suppression laws in their respective states. She gave her speech at Texas Southern University, an HBCU. “So what,” you say?

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impact of the Great Recession on our economy and job market, the ability of teens to jump-start their future careers, as they were once able to, remains in jeopardy. Not only did jobs disappear during our nation’s economic downturn, summer jobs – widely acknowledged as the traditional means of entry into our nation’s workforce for teens and young adults – became scarce. Competition from older workers for those entry-level jobs once reserved for teens increased as the labor market weakened, and with states slashing budgets to make ends meet, state and federFew teen jobs ally funded summer jobs placeToday, as our nation contin- ment programs were either unues to recover from the crippling derfunded or cut.

There will be no other issue on the minds of many Black voters since they will have been programmed while under anesthesia. They will demand nothing more of Hillary, or any of the other presidential candidates. They will not make demands around criminal justice; they will not demand some form of reparation for Black people; they will not demand a student loan bailout; and they will not demand a Marshall Pan for America’s urban areas in which Blacks reside. Hillary is already playing the voting card with Black folks because she knows that’s what wins us over. She will be in Selma next year, lending her shoulder to John Lewis as he weeps, saying, “Don’t worry Black folks; I will protect your right to vote – for real this time.” She will attend the NAACP national convention in a staunch show of support for that organization’s fight against voter But teen employment matters for their future and for our nation’s. It not only gives young people something productive to do during the summer months, that job in the retail store, library or the local newspaper is money in their pocket and money being spent within the community. Studies have also shown that those who work when they are young are more likely to be employed in the future and will earn higher salaries.

Disproportionate pain After a high of 27.2 percent teen unemployment in 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment for workers ages 16-19 is now down to 17.9 percent. As is the case with adult workers, teens are beginning to find jobs as the market recovers, but unemployment remains high for young people – disproportionately affecting low-income youth and Blacks and Hispanics. The national unemployment rate stands at a staggering 30.1 percent for Black teens and 19.2 percent for Hispanic teens. The groups of teens who need the work most in order to help themselves, and very often make a sig-

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As Brooklyn’s federal district attorney, the only time she prosecuted a case against NYPD was in the sodomizing of Abner Louima – after tens of thousands of New Yorkers hit the streets in protest. Her first priority in office, she declared, was to restore the selfimage of the nation’s police. For her as much as any of her predecessors, civil unrest only occurs when citizens object to police violence, immunity and impunity. For her and Democratic officeholders like her, Black lives emphatically do not matter. Political parties are the organizations people use to project their political will. Democrats and Republicans are political parties of their donors, not their voters. Those donors have no interest in rolling back the prison state, or restraining the police. All of these Nothing to say are issues that will have to be takIt should be no surprise that en up by some other party – if one Attorney General Loretta Lynch can be formed or found. can’t find room to comment – let Bruce Dixon is managing edialone act – on the kind of uncontrolled and entitled violence ex- tor of BlackAgendaReport.com. hibited by police in McKinney, Contact him at bruce.dixon@ Texas or a hundred places like it. blackagendareport.com.

go to the legislators who can reliably pass corporate donations through to compliant colleagues and who will withhold those funds from those who don’t go along with the program. In 2005-2006, current Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel headed up the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and channeled corporate donations to prowar Democrats running against antiwar ones – as direct a defiance of Democrat “base voters” as one could imagine. Ten years later, Democrat Mayor Emanuel presides over “black sites” run by the Chicago Police Department – the perfect example of Democrats in office ignoring, making invisible and normalizing violence against communities of the Democrat “base voters” which elected them.

suppression, even though the NAACP has shown no penchant for outlawing voter suppression in its own ranks. (There are several open cases of the NAACP allowing and maybe even supporting voter suppression in local branches across the nation.) Hillary is already dancing to the Black voter tune, and once the music stops in a couple of months, and we are well under the influence of her anesthetizing effect, she will then move to the more important business of dealing with the agendas of other groups. She knows all we need to pacify us is a call for voting rights.

Not to worry There is a group of conscious Black people who will not submit to the nitrous oxide. It is called the One Million Conscious Black Voters and Contributors (OMCBV&C). We will not be lulled to sleep nor put to sleep by the political shenanigans of any candidate. We will not be beholden to a particular party, and we will cast our votes for the candidate that publicly supports our platform. Likewise, we will withhold our votes and our dollars from any candidate who does not. Once and for all, Black people

must stop allowing ourselves to be manipulated by politicians. We must stop letting them off so easily. We must stop giving them our so-called “precious” votes with no reciprocity other than a good feeling. This goes for any candidate running in 2016. Let them all know that we are not little children who simply need a warm hug or a pat on the head to make it all better. That’s what we got in 2008, and Hillary – sure to be followed by others in the race – is getting her simple obligation to Black voters out of the way early. Join the OMCBV&C, if you are conscious, and let’s put an end to this political nonsense. Go to www.iamoneofthemillion.com and register.

James E. Clingman, founder of the Greater Cincinnati African-American Chamber of Commerce, is the nation’s most prolific writer on economic empowerment for Black people. Contact him via www. blackonomics.com.

ple. We need a commitment that says, “yes” to teens and to their future. Our nation needs a comprehensive jobs solution for young people, because piecemeal solutions will only deliver far-flung pockets of success. Investing in our young people is an investment in the continued strength of this great nation and its workforce. Young people need the formative workplace skills they can get in those entrylevel jobs to move on to greater career success and higher salaries in the future. Our nation, and its local economies, benefit when teens spend their disposable income. Surely there are tax loopholes, corporate or otherwise, that can be closed, bringing additional dollars to the table to invest in our young people. The financial cost of not investing in teens, not creating opportunities for future success, is More necessary While all of these efforts are what will cost this country, and laudable and have changed ma- our future in the fast-paced global ny lives and communities for the economy, the most. better, it is not enough. Our naMarc Morial is president and tion needs to expand summer job programs and create year-round CEO of the National Urban employment for our young peo- League. nificant contribution to their family’s budget, are not finding the jobs. Our nation’s answer to this dilemma has been a fractured portrait of private and public initiatives and success. Cities and states have cobbled together money –when it’s in the budget – and have funneled it to local groups or agencies that connect youths to jobs or job training. In 2012, the White House launched Summer Jobs+ as part of the “We Can’t Wait” initiative. The project brought together the federal government and the private sector to create 180,000 employment opportunities for lowincome youth. At the National Urban League, we work with at-risk youth to introduce them into the workforce through a comprehensive set of services through the Urban Youth Empowerment Program.

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New air standards and urban communities Critics of president’s new policies say they will have negative economic consequences for local economies

concluded the new standard would drain U.S. GDP of $140 billion a year - or $1.7 trillion - from 2017 to 2040. It would also mean 1.4 million fewer jobs, according to the report. The impact will be especially hard in urban areas that already have the most difficulty meeting the current standard, including Philadelphia, Camden, N.J., Atlanta, Chicago and St. Louis – all with sizable Black populations. In many cases, the communities hardest hit by the standards have lagged behind the rest of the country in rebounding from the economic downturn. “As a business owner, I know how these regulations will adversely impact minority and women-owned businesses,” Akilah Graham, a member of the Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce in Denver, wrote in a recent letter to the White House, adding that the costs of the regulations would be “borne disproportionately by those least able to afford them.”

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As President Obama moves to implement policies that his administration says will reduce smog levels, he is facing a backlash in the urban and largely Black communities that are at the core of his political base and key to the Democratic Party’s success in next year’s elections. In recent weeks, politicians, business representatives and other leaders in urban and racial minority communities have been warning that new air standards that government regulators are attempting to put in place may have negative economic consequences for local economies from New York City to St. Louis, Chicago, Denver and across North Carolina. North Carolina State Rep. Rosa Gill, a Democratic member of the N.C. Legislative Black Caucus, recently wrote to the White House Rosa warning the new Gill standards would undermine the success the president has had in creating an environment that has fostered job growth in areas on the economic margins. “The minority and disadvantaged population in my district is especially grateful for President Obama’s tireless efforts on their behalf,” she wrote. “So you’ll understand why I’m concerned that the newly proposed air quality standards would act as a drag on the long awaited recovery my

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Ozone, the chief component of smog, is a byproduct of emissions from automobiles, power plants and oil refineries such as this refinery, on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, shown in 2008. constituents are now enjoying.”

Ozone standards The concern is being raised the week of the U.S. Conference of Mayors 83rd Annual Meeting in San Francisco, where President Obama was scheduled to speak. The debate centers on new ozone – or smog – standards that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to put in place in October. It requires states, counties and other localities to hold ground-level ozone to 65-70 parts per billion - or risk losing federal highway money. The current standard is 75 parts per billion of ground-level ozone in the atmosphere.

Ground-level ozone is sometimes called smog, and it has declined by nearly 20 percent in the past 15 years as a result of efforts by industry and government. It forms when emissions from industrial or construction activity, as well as from forest fires or decaying plants, mix with heat and sunlight.

Critics’ concerns There are a number of concerns that critics raise about the new standards. They include the fact that the EPA has limited ways to measure whether or not a municipality or other locality is in compliance with the standards. Indeed, only 675 of the nation’s

3,000 counties have ozone monitors in place. As a result, the EPA would rely on computer models to determine ozone levels in a given area – an approach critics call highly imprecise given the financial stakes involved. More alarming to critics is the negative impact the new standards may have on businesses and job growth. By its own reckoning, EPA says it could cost businesses up to $15 billion a year. But, business groups say the figure is much higher.

Impact on Blacks For example, earlier this year the National Association of Manufacturers issued a study that

Bind for Dems Some political observers note the bind the situation creates for Democrats as election year approaches, given that many of these communities are heavily Democratic and stand to lose in one of two way: reductions in federal aid if they fail to meet the new standards or a slowdown in economic activity if businesses scale back to offset the financial costs of the new standards. “The irony for Democrats is that the new standards pushed by Obama’s EPA will have an especially large impact on metropolitan areas,” John Burnett, a financial analyst and Republican activist from Harlem, recently wrote in a column for the U.S. News. “In short, these regulations don’t even make political sense, particularly in an election cycle.”

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Challenging police power, 1970

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Glenn, Charles Sr., Charles II, 2003

To Charles W. Cherry, Sr., 1928-2004: We fight daily to keep the charge assigned to us. Asking, “What would Daddy do?” allows your wisdom to defy time and eternity, as you continue to guide us. We love you, and think about you every day. The Cherry Family

To my Dad, Dr. Glenn W. Cherry, What a Dad gives a family can’t be measured…except by the HEART. Thank you Dad for all the little things and big stuff you’ve handled with strength and dignity, BUT most of all for planting footsteps for me to follow as a young man! Happy Father’s Day! Love You! Jamal

Meeting Charles III (“Wig”) for the first time, 2004

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To our Dad, Gaddy M. Rawls (9-15-1933 to 3-17-2011) On this Father’s Day, we want to remember you. Simply, thank you for loving us in your way! We miss you! Love, Valerie and Gerod He was a man of integrity, a mentor to many. There always seemed to be a twinkle in his eye, a kind word on his lips, and laughter came often and easily. The Rev. M.H. Griffin was a visionary who founded a ministry that continues to help numerous families of all races in Naples. Dad’s earthly life ended 22 years ago, but his messages of faith, hope, joy and love still live on in the many lives he touched. Jenise Griffin Morgan

Dad, Thank you for being such an amazing father and a wonderful influence on my life. You’re always quick with a laugh and a helping hand and I love that about you! Happy Father’s Day, Angela Parker van Emmerik

Dear Grandpa Fred, (Wardell Lee) Thanks for everything you do for us. We really appreciate you! Love ya! Chayla and Wiggles

To my dad, the late First Sergeant/Rev. Wilbert Rogers: Some days I laugh at how similar we are. Thanks for giving me your sense of humor and your neverending desire to help others. May the works you’ve done, speak for you. I miss you! Love always, Lisa Rogers-Cherry Happy Father’s Day to my father, Willie Goldsmith, Sr. I am so proud of you for creating the Roosevelt High School Sports Hall of Fame. Many deserving men are now honored and recognized because of your desire to acknowledge the incredible talent of those who would have otherwise faded in the wind. Your amazing contribution in the world of sports is second to none! Congratulations on your induction into the Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame and for all of your accomplishments! Love, Your Daughter, Daphne Taylor My dad (in yellow shirt) is the best dad in the whole wide world and we celebrated his 95th birthday on June 15. All to Jesus that Dad is of sound mind, body and spirit. Jeroline McCarthy and Family

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The star’s Unbreakable World Tour stops at and Miami’s AmericanAirlinesArena on Sept. 20, Orlando’s Amway Center on Sept. 23 and Tampa’s Amalie Arena on Sept. 24.

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theme: “Cancers That Hit Below The Belt.” Free health screenings are July 18. More information: 407-647-9339.

at 800 NW 8th Ave. Clearwater: Christian Men United 2015 STAND! Conference is June 27 at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Speakers include Dr. Steve Farrar and Rick Rigsby. Concert by Big Daddy Weave.

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Tampa: The Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival and Entrepreneur Collaborative Center will present another Building A Better Business seminar on June 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. A workshop on taxation, retirement and investments will be presented by CPA Rolanda McDuffie and Ken Russell of Principal Financial Group. Location: 2101 E. Palm Ave., Tampa (Ybor City). Preregister at www.tampablackheritage.org.

Hollywood: Smokey Robinson takes the stage July 25 at Hard Rock Live Hollywood for an 8 p.m. show.

Sanford: The Florida Department of Health in Seminole County will host the inaugural Men’s Health Challenge on June 20 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 400 W. Airport Blvd. More information: www. seminolecohealth.com.

St. Petersburg: Catch Jill Scott on Aug. 8 at Hard Rock Live Hollywood or Aug. 9 at the Mahaffey Theatre in St. Petersburg.

Opa-locka: The City of Opalocka Police Department will host its bi-annual Gun Buy Back Initiative from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 27 at New Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, 15000 Northwest 27th Ave. More information: www.opalockafl.gov.

Tampa: Catch “ Soul Crooners,’’ a June 19-21 show at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts.

Miami: Sam Smith performs July 20 at the AmericanAirlines Arena and July 21 at the Amalie Arena in Tampa.

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St. Petersburg: Tickets are on sale for a July 25 show with Kenny “Babyface’’ Edmonds at the Mahaffey Theatre.

Tampa: Candy Lowe hosts Tea & Conversation every Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at 3911 N. 34th St., Suite B. More information: 813-3946363.

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Daytona Beach: The stage play, “Mama’s Girls, co-sponsored by AARP, will stop at Bethune-Cookman University’s Performing Arts Center on June 28. on Sunday, June 28 for a 4:30 p.m. show. Orlando: The Central Florida Pharmacy Council’s first Black Men’s Health Summit webcast is June 20 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Participants can log on to blackmenshealthsummit.com. The

Jacksonville: The comedian Sinbad performs Aug. 7 at the Florida Theatre Jacksonville. Miami: The Forever Charlie Tour takes place on June 19 at the AmericanAirlines Arena and June 20 at Amalie Arena in Tampa. The show features Charlie Wilson, Joe and Kem.

Pompano Beach: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church will celebrate the 11th anniversary of the Rev. Anthony Burrell. Fellowship begins July 8 at 7:30 p.m. and ends on July 12 at 11 a.m. The church is

Tampa: The Tampa Bay Theatre Festival will host Jazz in July at 8 p.m. on July 3 at the Crowne Plaza Tampa Westshore Hotel, 5303 W. Kennedy Blvd. More information: tampabaytheatrefestival.com.

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BUSINESS visitors and making sure chicken houses are sealed to keep out strange birds. “I’m not supposed to have anybody out here that is not involved with the company,” said Johnathan Burns, a farmer in Carroll County, about 40 miles west of Atlanta, who raises chickens for a major poultry producer. “It’s why you want everybody to stay off your farm. (It’s) not to be rude.”

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Above is the Armstrong Egg Farms in Valley Center, Calif., shown in August 2010. A bird flu outbreak that began in the Midwest has spread to states like California and Idaho, and farmers in Georgia are worried that they’re next.

Georgia hopes bird flu doesn’t devastate chicken industry Outbreak has caused egg prices around country to soar BY AARON GOULD SHEININ ATLANTA JOURNALCONSTITUTION/TNS

ATLANTA — An outbreak of a particularly nasty strain of bird flu in the Midwest has led to the destruction of more than 46 mil-

lion chickens and turkeys and has Georgia farmers and agricultural officials worried the disease could come home to roost here. For Georgia, the nation’s largest poultry producer, the threat is no joke. Broilers — fully grown chickens — had a $4.7 billion impact on the state’s economy in 2012, while an additional $1 billion came from eggs and “pullets,” or young chickens. While the state Department

of Agriculture believes there is cause for concern in Georgia, officials say the biggest threat won’t likely come until the fall, when migratory birds start heading south and — possibly — bring the virus with them. In the meantime, state officials and the Georgia Poultry Federation are working with farmers to take precautions, including reemphasizing the need for biosecurity measures such as limiting

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has detected more than 200 cases of the “highly pathogenic avian influenza H5” that has affected nearly 47 million birds since first being spotted in December. Most of the cases have been in Iowa and Minnesota, but the disease has spread as far south as Arkansas. It also has spread to California, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin. While the outbreak has devastated farms in the Midwest, it has also caused egg prices to spike in parts of the country. Some states, including Iowa, have reported a 17 percent increase in the price of a dozen eggs. Federal data, however, show prices have actually dropped slightly in the past year across the South, including in Georgia.

Mass slaughter The USDA says existing vaccines won’t do enough to help, so the only recourse is mass slaughter of infected birds. That’s a terrifying thought, Burns said. “It’s all the farmers at risk,” he said. “We’re the ones (that are) going to get truly hammered if it was to hit this area and we were to have to shut down for a while.” Mike Giles, the president of the Georgia Poultry Federation, said he hopes it doesn’t come to that. But, he said, Georgians likely won’t know until cool weather returns in the fall and migratory flocks head south for winter. “The conventional wisdom is that the outbreak should slow down during the hot weather,” Giles said. “The virus tends to not survive as well in hot condi-

B3 tions, but it’s likely to be circulating in wild birds that are water fowl and other birds in the North right now.” Migratory birds tend to follow one of three major flyways each fall: the Midwest, Mississippi or Atlantic. Georgia is in the Atlantic flyway while birds in most of the states now affected by the avian flu use the Midwest or Mississippi flyways. That means there’s a chance infected birds won’t come here at all, Giles said. “But birds up there cross over and come down different paths sometimes,” he said.

Taking precautions Julie McPeake, a spokeswoman for the Georgia Department of Agriculture, said the agency is using the summer to prepare for a potential outbreak. That includes a strong dose of education and reminders to farmers and others on the need for proper biosecurity. The avian flu, Giles said, spreads in a way similar to a human virus. “You shake someone’s hand and then touch your face — it’s a mechanical transfer,” he said. “The main thing is to keep any diseases or anything that can harm the chickens, first, off the farm and, more importantly, outside the chicken house,” Giles said. “Some of the things from a practical standpoint, you’re talking about limiting visitors to the farm, making sure that any visitors to the farm, if they have to visit the farm, didn’t visit another farm just previous to that.” Visitors should wear protective coverings over their feet. Farmers must take care when sharing equipment and should avoid areas where wild birds congregate, such as ponds on farm property. “The best management practices and biosecurity practices are relatively simple things,” Giles said. “The kinds of things that humans do to keep from catching a virus — limiting exposure and making sure things you touch are clean and your hands and feet are clean — but you’re applying those principles to the farm.”

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The best electronic gifts for

ather’s day is one of the best shopping times of the year to buy electronics, according to many tech companies. Shelves and websites are stuffed with endless choices. Here, they’re narrowed down to about a half dozen options for Dad’s Day and beyond:

Help Dad cool off with waterproof sound The odds are in your favor, if you get the Monster SuperStar Backfloat wireless waterproof Bluetooth speaker and speakerphone that you’ll get as much use out of it, if not more than your dad. It’s made with a durable silicone shock proof shell, enabling it to float in the pool, attach itself to your kayak or just sit in the rain and listen to some tunes. The SuperStar BackFloat speaker sound is loud and powerful with Pure Monster Sound and

is available in black/neon blue or black/neon green color combinations. You connect your media player to the speaker via Bluetooth or in a non-waterproof manner with the 3.5 mm aux line out connection. While your smartphone or tablet isn’t waterproof on its own, the speaker can also act as a hands-free calling device with it’s built in mic. www.monsterproducts.com | $149.95

Keep Dad’s path lit with a portable flood light

The Pelican 2380R is built with Slide-Beam technology, to go instantly from spot to flood lighting. You can charge the internal 2600Ah Lithium Ion battery via USB (charging cable included) or you can use a pair of CR-123 disposable batteries with the included battery canister for power. There’s also a battery level indicator and the compact design is made with aluminum type II anodized body for ultra rugged protection. The Pelican 2380R has three modes; high, strobe and low. The high mode will work for about 3 and a half hours, while the low mode will give you 30 lumens of light for about 25 hours of use. It’s built to be water resistant out of water and waterproof submerged to 39-inches (1 meter) for up to 30 minutes. It also has a high carbon steel clip built into the body of the flashlight. www.pelican.com | $75.99

Good vibes for your favorite whiskey drinker The iHome SoundFlask is a great replica of a drinking flask on the outside with a 4-speaker stereo system on the inside. It pairs via Bluetooth with your media device and volume is controlled with the top cap button. The iHome iBT32 (4.57 x 5.71 x 1.69-inches, $99.99) is a metal body with a black leather looking backside and a black speaker grill on the front. An internal rechargeable battery (USB) will last about 11 11 hours and there’s also a a builtin-mic for hands-free calls. A smaller version, the iBT12, measures 3.94 x 4.57 x 1.38-inches and sells for $49.99. www.ihomeaudio.com

Ease-up Dad’s grilling process with a smart thermometer The iGrillmini from iDevices is an appenabled Bluetooth meat thermometer. It measures about 1.5-inches in diameter and sits in a rubber base, which can be angled for easy viewing. It’s shaped like a mini hockey puck with a smart LED on top and runs off a single CR2032 battery. Information is displayed on your smartphone or tablet with the free iGrill app, which is available for iOS and Android devices at the App Store and Google Play. The app displays the temperature (minus 22 up to 572 degrees Fahrenheit) of your meat as it cooks and allows you to set alarms and custom temperatures along with a minimum and maximum temperature range required. Using the iGrillmini is simple; just plug one end of the included thermomCOMPILED BY GREGG ELLMAN; PAGE DESIGN BY ERIK RODRIGUEZ, TNS

Support your father and his smartphone TYLT’s Capio 2.0 (out mid-July) is great to mount most any smartphone in your car. The setup takes seconds; just find a place on your windshield or dashboard to secure the micro-gel suction cup. Then place any smartphone with up to a 6-inch screen securely in the bracket and move the flexible arms in and out to securely hold it in place. The footrest keeps it from sliding down and also has an opening for charging cables to charge your phone while it’s mounted in place. The backplate and arms have a rubber finish to ensure nothing gets scratched and the holder is fully adjustable for any viewing angle. www.TYLT.com | $29.99

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eter probe into whatever is being cooked, the other end of the 4-foot cable into the iGrillmini. Then watch the temperature until the meat needs to be flipped or put on your kitchen table. www.idevicesinc.com/igrill | $39.99 The science fiction looking Netgear Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band Wi-Fi router with six antennas connects to your existing Wi-Fi and extends it to areas you need it. The instructions are well explained so it shouldn’t take too much time to get it up and running, even for non-tech heads. With the Tri-Band feature inside, once it’s connected you can easily have multiple users on one network without anyone slowing down. This includes streaming from Netflix, while another family member is gaming and others are surfing on tablets or computers. Wireless speeds up to 3.2Gbps are available and with its Smart Connect intelligence, everyone will be guaranteed optimized for the fastest speed possible. This enables those who require more bandwidth to get it while those who don’t need that much, only get the amount they need. www.netgear.com | $297.49

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Chappelle said he won’t joke about Dolezal in near future EURWEB.COM

Comedian Dave Chappelle weighed in on the Rachel Dolezal controversy during a commencement speech on June 14 to Duke Ellington School of the Arts grads at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium in D.C. Regarding the former Spokane NAACP chapter president who presented herself as a Black woman, despite both her parents being White, Chappelle couldn’t resist: “The world’s become ridiculous. There’s a White lady posing as a Black lady,” he said. “There is not one thing that woman accomplished that she couldn’t have done as a White woman. There’s no reason! She just needed the braids! I don’t know what she was doing.” His tone changed, however, while speaking to the Washington Post afterward. Chappelle said he is hesitant to joke about Dolezal during future standup gigs.

Dave Chappelle

‘Just a person’

“The thing that the media’s gotta be real careful about, that they’re kind of overlooking, is the emotional context of what she means,” the former Comedy Central star said. “There’s something that’s very nuanced where she’s highlighting the difference between personal feeling and what’s construct as far as racism is concerned. “I don’t know what her agenda is, but there’s an emotional context for Black people when they see her and White people when they see her. There’s a lot of feelings that are going to come out behind what’s happening with this lady.” “And she’s just a person, no matter how we feel about her,” he added. “I’m probably not going to do any jokes about her or any references to her for awhile ’cause there’s going to be a lot of comedians doing a lot. And I’m sure her rebuttal will be illuminating. Like, once she’s had time to process it and kind of get her wind back and get her message together.” Chappelle did add humor to the Post interview while referencing the race draft sketch on his former Comedy Central sketch program “Chappelle Show,” saying Blacks would draft Dolezal in a heartbeat. “We would take her all day, right?” he said.

Shown above are the main cast members of “Empire.’’ The hit show returns in September.

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“Empire’’ creator Lee Daniels is on the hunt for a young actress to play the recurring role of gay rapper Betty Barz, a “moody, outspoken” teenager who will be introduced in the Sept. 23 Season 2 premiere of the hit show on Fox. The episode is titled “The Devils Are Here.’’ Betty, who’s also known as “Betty Gathers” and “The Queen O’ 16S” is described as AfricanAmerican, “unapologetically

butch,” and something of a hometown hero in her “BrownsvilleNever-Ran-Never-Will, Brooklyn” neighborhood. Her undeniable talent has led to her winning “more rhyme battles and girls’ hearts than the best male vets on her block.” Despite Betty’s talent, wit and street smarts, the road to possible fame won’t be easy. Her “deep fears push her toward self-sabotage” – and prevent her from fully turning her back on the streets. Her plot line will center around

her absentee/incarcerated father and her new rap deal with Empire Entertainment. Among the show’s already confirmed guest stars are Adam Rodriguez, Chris Rock, Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz. Additionally, Gabourey Sidibe and Ta’Rhonda Jones have been elevated to series regulars, TVLine reported in April. Season 2 of “Empire” kicks off Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 9 p.m.

CNN anchor apologizes for ‘courageous and brave’ comment CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield has apologized on her June 14 show for calling the gunman who fired upon the Dallas police headquarters “courageous and brave.’’ “Yesterday during a segment on the Dallas police department attack, I used the words ‘courageous and brave,’ when discussing the gunman,” Whitfield said. I misspoke and in no way believe the gunman was courageous nor brave. Whitfield made the apparent gaffe while discussing the shootout that occurred the morning of June Fredricka 13. She was speaking with CNN legal analyst Philip Whitfield Holloway. Her comment was: “It was very courageous and brave, if not crazy as well, to open fire on the police headquarters, and now you have this scene, this standoff. So you believe these are the hallmarks of more than one person’s involvement.”

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USING THE PROPER GRILLING TECHNIQUE For exceptional steaks every time, incorporate these tips from Omaha Steaks Executive Chef Karl Marsh. 1. Clean and heat your grill on high. 2. Blot dry any moisture using a clean paper towel, and then lightly oil the steak before you put it on the grill. This helps the searing process and prevents sticking. 3. Season your food before grilling, preferably with Omaha Steaks seasonings. 4. Sear the outside of steaks when grilling. This really helps with the flavor and juiciness. FROM FAMILY FEATURES

This year, recognize dad with the gift he’s really looking forward to receiving — a feast fit for a steak-loving king shared with family and friends. Fire up the grill and serve up robust, savory cuts, such as Omaha Steaks T-bone or Rib Crown selections for your Father’s Day celebrations. The T-bone is a thick cut to give you more bone-in strip and butter-tender Filet Mignon for even the heartiest of appetites, while the Rib Crown is carved from the most prized part of the Ribeye and is known for exceptional marbling, flavor and tenderness. Both cuts are grain-fed, aged to perfection and flash-frozen to capture freshness and flavor. Omaha Steaks make the perfect gift, so you can confidently ship them directly to your favorite fellow or grill them up for him at home. For more steak recipes for your Father’s Day celebration, visit www.omahasteaks. com.

MAKE IT A MEMORABLE DAY This Father’s Day, give your dad a gift that ignites his love of grilling. The T-bone and Rib Crown cuts from Omaha Steaks offer up big, meaty portions every guy would be happy to receive. While you’re honoring your dad, be sure to visit www.RemarkableDads. com for quotes, stories and other Father’s Day inspiration.

T-BONE STEAKS WITH DAD’S STEAK RUB Prep time: 15 minutes | Cook time: 15 minutes Total time: 30 minutes Servings: 4 4 Omaha Steaks T-Bone Steaks 2 tablespoons cooking oil Dad’s Steak Rub (see recipe) Thaw steaks overnight in refrigerator or quick thaw by placing sealed steaks in sink with water for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Prepare rub recipe. Heat grill on medium. Blot dry steaks with clean paper towel, then brush each side with cooking oil. Generously season both sides of steaks with rub. Grill steaks to desired doneness. For medium rare steak, grill for about 8 minutes on first side and 6–7 minutes on second side. DAD’S STEAK RUB Yield: 1/2 cup 4 tablespoons coarse sea salt or kosher salt 1 tablespoon coarse ground black pepper 1 tablespoon coarse dehydrated onion flakes 1/2 tablespoon coarse dehydrated garlic 1/2 tablespoon crushed red pepper

1 teaspoon whole dill seed 1 teaspoon dried whole thyme 1 teaspoon whole cumin (toasted and crushed coarse) 1 teaspoon whole coriander (toasted and crushed coarse) Combine all and mix well. Store in air tight container or zip lock bag for up to 6 months. Note: To prepare cumin and coriander, toast by placing in dry pan over medium heat, shaking pan about 2–3 minutes until seasonings start to brown. Crush using bottom of pan on cutting board or with mortar and pestle. RIB CROWN STEAKS WITH ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES Prep time: 60 minutes | Cook time: 15 minutes Total time: 1 hour and 15 minutes Servings: 4 4 Omaha Steaks Rib Crown Steaks 2 tablespoons cooking oil 2 tablespoons Dad’s Steak Rub (see recipe) Roasted Root Vegetables (see recipe) Thaw steaks overnight in refrigerator or quick thaw by placing sealed steaks in sink with water for 15–30 minutes. Prepare rub and vegetables.

Heat grill on high. Blot dry steaks with clean paper towel, then brush each side with cooking oil. Generously season both sides of steaks with rub. Grill steaks to desired doneness. For medium rare steak, grill for about 5 minutes on first side and 3–4 minutes on second side. Serve each steak with vegetables. ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES Prep time: 20 minutes | Cook time: 40 minutes Total time: 60 minutes Servings: 4 2 pounds mixed root vegetables (carrots, red beets, yellow beets, turnips, celery root, baby purple potatoes, baby gold potatoes) 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Heat oven to 400°F. Wash and peel root vegetables. Cut into even size wedges about 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick. Toss with olive oil, salt and pepper. Place on foil lined sheet pan. Roast for 30–40 minutes or until all vegetables are done, stirring once half way through cooking time.

KNOW WHEN YOUR STEAK IS DONE Interior Color

Touch

Internal Temperature

Surface Appearance

Rare

Completely red all the way through

Feels very soft

120° to 130°F

Beads of bright red juices barely begin to form on edges of steak

Medium Rare

Red center with pink edges

Feels soft and spongy

130° to 140°F

Red juices form on surface

Medium

Pink in center with brown edges

Offers resistance to touch

140° to 150°F

Abundant pink juices on surface

Medium Well

Mostly brown, slightly pink in center

Feels slightly firm

150° to 160°F

Brown and pink juices on surface

Well

Brown all the way through

Feels very firm

160° to 170°F

Juice, if present, will be brown

5. Use tongs or a spatula to turn your meat on the grill. Using a fork can damage and dry out the meat. 6. Cover your grill as much as possible during the grilling process. This helps to lock in the grilled flavor and will help prevent flare-ups. 7. Keep a spray bottle with water handy to douse any unexpected flare-ups. 8. Use the 60/40 grilling method. Grill for 60 percent of the time on the first side, then grill 40 percent of the time after you turn over the food. This will give you an evenly cooked product. 9. Place your cooked product on a clean plate. Never place cooked product on the plate you used to transport the raw product to the grill without thoroughly washing it first. 10. Allow your steaks to “rest” for 5 minutes between cooking and eating. This will help retain moisture when you cut into them.