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Shake It Off
The Legacy Continues... Educated, Articulate, Intelligent They Have Next If They Want It
When Troubles Get You Down, Shake It Off And Step Up! Page 3
Why We Can’t Wait Crystal Pendleton Shahid
Geniece Davis Granville
Adrian Chester
Dominick Perkins
The 2016 Elections... Who’s Running, Who’s Not?
Page 7 Wright Does It Right Katonga Wright
The Bob Wright Symposium Sets A New Standard
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THURSDAY August 27, 2015
Journey To D.C. Will Local Organizers Utilize Black Owned Businesses? According to the street committee many in our community are gearing up for the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March; “Justice or Else”, scheduled for October 10, 2015 in Washington D.C. In their preparation to participate, some are asking interesting, yet legitimate questions, about the journey. One specific question; Will the journey to the “Million More Man March” be a true “Black Experience”? For example; Will the buses they will travel on, to and from Washington D.C, be Black-owned and operated? When they stop to eat will they eat only at Black-owned restaurants or franchises? Will the gas they purchase be from black-owned and operated gas stations? And finally, but most important; will the hotel they stay in be Black-Owned? These are all fair questions. If the answer is no to any of them then the organizers must be questioned or at the very least be challenged to insure that all dollars spent go to support Black-owned businesses. What Are We Going To Do About Frank Meyers? The street committee wants to know how much longer are we going to put up with the “Frankie & Johnny Show”? How much longer are we going to stand by and continue to allow Frank
The Street Committee
Meyers to show such disrespect and disregard for the position he holds? The street committee would like to know which African-American school board member would be allowed to refer to the Superintendent and Chief
Operations and Facilities Officer as; “ Yo u t w o b i r d s ” o r c a l l t h e Superintendent a liar during a public board meeting without the entire community calling for their resignation or a recall?
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A VIEW FROM A PEW Shake It Off And Step Up
After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. Instead, he called his neighbors together, told them what happened, and enlisted them to help haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out of his misery. Initially the old mule was hysterical! But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back, a thought struck him. It suddenly dawned on him that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back, HE WOULD SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP! This he did, blow after blow. “Shake it off and step up… shake it off and step up… shake it off and step up!”, he repeated to encourage himself. No matter how painful the blows, or how distressing the situation seemed, the old mule fought panic and just kept right on SHAKING IT OFF AND STEPPING UP!
There is a parable I recall of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule
praying or whatever mules do when they fall into wells.
experience there may be days, no, there will be days when you get up in the morning and things aren’t the way you had hoped they would be. That’s when you have to tell yourself that things will get better. There are times when people disappoint you and let you down but those are the times when you must remind yourself to trust your own judgments and opinions, to keep your life focused on believing in yourself. There will be challenges to face and changes to make in your life, and it is up to you to accept them. Constantly keep yourself headed in the right direction for you. It may not be easy at times, but in those times of struggle you will find a stronger sense of who you are. So when the days come that are filled with frustration and unexpected responsibilities, remember to believe in yourself and Him for all you want your life to be. Remember that the challenges and changes will only help you find the goals that you know are meant to come true for you.
It wasn’t long before the old mule, battered and exhausted, stepped triumphantly over the wall and out of that well! What seemed like it would bury him actually helped him … all because of the manner in which he handled his adversity.
THAT’S LIFE! Face your problems and respond to them positively, and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or selfpity.
I am here to tell you from
Wane A. Hailes
Shake it off and step up!
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Opinion/Editorial By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Julian Bond: A Dedicated Life of Service Horace Julian Bond was born Jan. 14, 1940 in Nashville, Tenn. into a family of privilege. His father, Horace Mann Bond, was a noted educator who served as president of Fort Valley State University in Georgia, where such notables as W.E.B. DuBois and Paul Robeson were frequent guests. During their formative years, most Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), established during the Reconstruction Era to provide higher education for formerly enslaved African Americans, were headed by Whites. Bond’s father was the first Black president of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, his alma mater. His mother, Julia, was a librarian. Young Julian was sent off to George School, a private Quaker boarding school near Philadelphia, and later enrolled in Morehouse College. At Morehouse, Bond chose a life of activism that would become the hallmark of his life. This is significant because many Blacks born into a life of privilege distanced themselves from the nascent Civil Rights Movement. I remember how incensed I became when Condoleezza Rice boasted in a Washington Post interview that “My parents were very strategic. I was going to be so well prepared, and I was going to do all of these things that were revered in white society so well, that I would be armored somehow from racism…” And it got worse, as I noted in a column on Rice. Referring to Rev. John W. Rice, Jr., she said, “My father was not a marchin-the-street preacher. He saw no reason to put children at risk. He would never put his own child at risk.” Julian Bond’s father, who had more blue blood credentials than Rev. Rice, obviously instilled a different set of values in him.
Bond dropped out of Morehouse College to join the Civil Rights Movement, first as co-founder of the Atlanta Student Movement that organized local sit-ins on the heels of the 1960 lunch counter sit-ins in Greensboro, N.C. He was also a cofounder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). It was in his capacity as communications director of SNCC that I first met Julian Bond during the summer of 1966, after I had completed my freshman year of college. I spent that summer as a volunteer in the Atlanta headquarters, watching him interact with the media and carefully polishing SNCC’s national image. Julian also wrote poetry. I don’t remember many of his poems, but I still recall part of one we recited all summer: Look at that girl shake that thing, We can’t all be Martin Luther King. Don’t ask me why I remember that nearly 50 years later. In SNCC, Julian was not a key organizer, as some stories have suggested. The organization had legions of field organizers who became legends in the movement, including Bob Moses, Cleveland Sellers and Courtland Cox. Julian’s role was to communicate SNCC’s message to the media – and he did that well. The incident that catapulted Bond to international fame was his opposition to the Vietnam War. Dr. King did not publicly turn against the Vietnam War until his speech at Riverside Church in New York on April 4, 1967, exactly a year before his assassination. In 1965, Julian was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives. Shortly before he was scheduled to take office, he endorsed a statement by SNCC opposing the Vietnam War. The Georgia House accused Bond of treason and refused to seat him. A federal appeals court upheld the decision. But on Dec. 5, 1966, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld his right to
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Trump’s Trump Card: The Conservative Mob The fate of the Republican Party’s presidential sweepstakes at the moment is being controlled by two political Frankensteins – both of them of the GOP’s own creation.
ballot box. Its engineering the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court Citizens United ruling that destroyed limits on contributions to political campaigns – to enable the wealthy to undermine the one-person-one-vote foundation of American democracy.
One, of course, is Donald Trump, the wealthy demagogue who is leading the crowded GOP primary field precisely because he doesn’t have any “platform” except crowing that he’ll dominate anyone at home and abroad who disagrees with him and be cruel to the downtrodden.
One could go on down a long list of policy issues, including gay rights, climate change, the crisis of undocumented immigration, re-establishing relations with Cuba, and fighting the global terror war. In each instance, one finds the reflexive, no-compromise opposition of the Republicans.
The GOP’s second Frankenstein consists of Trump’s supporters among the Republican Party voters, who are also uninterested in the complexities of foreign or domestic policy issues and just want to dominate everyone else who is not like them.
Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-wining economist and New York Times columnist, among others, several years ago attributed that stance to a “widening wonk gap – the G.O.P.’s near-complete lack of expertise on anything substantive,” as well as its growing electoral dependence on white fundamentalist evangelical Protestants.
Besides his wealth, they’re Trump’s trump card against the GOP party regulars because, like him, they have no loyalty to the Republican Party as an institution, or to the actual ideas of American conservatism. And forget all that excuse-making about their being “angry” at the difficulties besetting American society. The plain truth is that these people want their intolerance stoked. For all their railing against “Wall Street,” they always choose to take out their anger on the easy targets – Americans of color and those with fewer resources. They want to let their bent for selfishness and callousness show, and Trump is speaking them. As I indicated, Trump and his supporters didn’t just appear out of nowhere. They’re a creation of the GOP’s own contempt for the inclusiveness and complexity of today’s American society and of the traditional political processes that have produced that result. That’s what the GOP actions of the Obama Years mean: the Republicans’ more than 50 attempts in Congress to try to block Obamacare, despite their knowing every single time they wouldn’t succeed. The GOP’s constructing an extensive campaign in states controlled by GOP legislatures to block Democratic-leaning voters access to the
Now, the success of Trump’s style of bluster and verbal crudeness among the GOP base goes beyond the wonk gap. He’s turned a segment of the GOP base into a mob. That achievement has stood out in sharp relief since the GOP debate of August 7 when Fox News’ host Megyn Kelly’s questioning of Trump’s past misogynistic comments provoked his now infamous “blood” remarks against her. Trump’s supporters then unleashed a torrent of vile e-mails and tweets that washed over conservative social media outlets, condemning Kelly and Fox News itself for supposedly disrespecting Trump. That these ferociously bigoted, profanity-laced responses were aimed at a leading star in the conservative media constellation who hosts a top-rated show on the network conservatives trust the most indicates how much distance exists between the institutional Republican Party and a large part of its voting base. Nor was that treatment confined to Kelly and Fox alone. When another leading conservative, Erick Erickson, learning of Trump’s “blood” remark, disinvited him from
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The Time To Run Is Now By Wane A. Hailes The Courier The responsibility for the success of effecting a positive change politically in Columbus, whether they choose to accept it or not, will depend on our Black leaders. Most, if not all of our current leaders come from a generation where they were molded by years of discrimination, harsh racial confrontation and dysfunction in race relations -- problems that still aren't entirely behind us here in Columbus, Georgia. It is time for our professionals in politics, business, the clergy and academia to make it their resolution to set a new agenda for the black community and at the same time identify and groom new youthful leaders ready to articulate a new vision. And in my opinion grooming a new generation of black leaders is perhaps the greatest task currently facing our community. It takes new leadership and new ideas to tackle today's battles. In their day, the giants of our community-helped push for desegregated schools, integrated housing and an end to job discrimination. They rallied voters and within a generation, they have changed the landscape of Columbus and the surrounding area. Today, new and different challenges require the energies and fresh ideas of a broader group of leaders eager to play a greater role We have made great strides politically over the years with many of our leaders attaining and currently holding various leadership positions. It would be a travesty to allow them
to leave office without having someone in the wings to hand the baton to. When that time comes, and eventually it will, unlike a prizefighter whose abilities has diminished we can ill afford to put our leaders “out to pasture” after they have served. Instead we must continue to utilize their minds, experiences and resources in an advisory role for our young leaders. We have identified five qualified young leaders who grew up here in Columbus who are ready now. They are educated, articulate and intelligent. These are five young African-American professionals who, after receiving their education, came back to their hometown ready and willing to serve. Each of them is involved in the community as active participants on various boards and committees providing them with first hand knowledge of the inner workings of our city government. In addition, they bring to the table name recognition, names such as: Davis, Pendleton, Wright, Buckner and Chester. They are a living legacy as offspring of current business leaders, entrepreneurs, philanthropists and former politicians The 2016 election provides us a great opportunity, at a minimum, to fill the At-Large seat on City Council and the District 7 seat on the Muscogee County School Board. Anyone of these five young people can win. It’s time for not only our current leaders but also all of us to show our support not just behind the scenes but out front where this community can see we are indeed working together to build on our future. The time is now and these individuals are ready.
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Crystal Pendleton Shahid Crystal Pendleton Shahid, a Senior Learning Specialist with Synovus is a graduate of Columbus High School. Shahid received her undergraduate degree from Ft. Valley State University and a Masters in Business Administration from Albany State University. Crystal is the daughter of Howard Pendleton, Director of WIA (Workforce Investment Acts), with the city of Columbus and retired Muscogee County School District Principal, Jeanella Pendleton. A member of te Junior league and other organizations she is the immediate past Chairperson of The Greater Chamber of Commerce Partners In Education Committee.
Geniece Davis Granville Attorney Geniece Granville serves as the Business Manager with the family business. A graduate of Hardaway High School Granville completed her undergraduate studies at Spelman College and attended Law School at the University of Georgia. Geniece is the daughter of Greg and Cheryl Davis, owners of Davis Broadcasting, Inc. She currently serves as the Chairperson of the Public Safety Advisory Commission.
Adrian Chester Adrian Chester serves as the Senior Pastor at Greater Bellwood Baptist Church. A graduate of George Washington Carver High School in 2010 Chester gave his first sermon at the age of 19, after which he followed his spiritual calling at American Baptist College (Nashville, TN) graduating in 2014. Chester is currently pursing his Master of Divinity at Morehouse School of Religion. He serves as Vice President of the Young Professional Urban League of Greater Columbus, and is a member of the HUD Community Devolvement Program.
Katonga Wright Carver High School graduate, Katonga Wright holds a B.S. degree in Chemistry from Emory University and attended Law school At Georgia State University’s College of Law. Wright is the Managing Partner of the Wright Legal Group where they practice civil litigation and misdemeanor criminal defense. Katonga is the daughter of Judge William “Bill” Wright and Jessie Wright, a well-known and respected nutritionist. She serves as the president of the Fountain City Bar Association.
Dominick Perkins Dominick Perkins is a Political Consultant at Perkins & Associates Political Consulting, LLC. In 2000 he graduated from Spencer High School, continuing on to obtain several degrees, an AA in International Affairs (Georgia Military college), a BS in Political Science (Georgia Southern University), and a Masters degree in International Relations (Troy University). He serves as the Political Director at Young Democrats of Georgia.
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Who’s Got Next?... Young Professionals On The Move Nadine Haralson, provides up close and personal interviews with young professionals who are making a difference in our community. Join us each issue as we introduce, recognize, and celebrate those individuals in Columbus, Phenix City and Ft. Benning who are… “On The Move”
Rhonda German
Vincent Wilson
more.
Ministry, the cofounder of the jazz band “Tailor Made” and bass player for the S t e l l a r Aw a r d nominee gospel group The Clark Brothers.
Realizing the daily struggles of being a wife and mother In October of 2014, with the help of a friend, Rhonda started Sip ‘N Shop, a networking business group that will be celebrating their one-year anniversary. “I believe every women needs a night away from significant others and or kids, laughs Rhonda, “so why not put your business, drinks, and shopping all together and enjoy yourself with likeminded individuals.”
“For me music is a drive in its own way,” explains Wilson, “it’s my getaway mentally and emotionally.” A music enthusiast since the age of four, Vincent plays the bass, guitar, drums, keyboard and organ. Wilson believes the music ministry has an important and responsible role in the churches
By Nadine Haralson The Courier A quote from Albert Einstein, “Try not to become a man of success but a man of value”, is what keeps Vincent Wilson grounded. It reminds him everyday that hard work, persistence, passion and faith is what will add worth to his life, and determine how far he will go. A graduate of Stewart Quitman High School in Lumpkin, Georgia, Wilson moved to Columbus to attend Columbus Technical College. A Criminal Justice major at Ashford University, an online institution, Wilson also serves as Associate Minister and Minister of Music for United Temple Baptist Church. Having a love for all things music also is the Musical Director of Chosen Music
today, especially in a new age church. He states; “music and the praise team are the first things you hear when entering the church, if you’re on time,” he jokes. A firm believer that music draws the people and the word is what keeps them, both, need to be equally strong in order to grow. It is no surprise that Vincent’s future goals would be anything less than him aspiring to become a pastor, with hopes of opening a recording studio one day. This young “Professional on the Move” is definitely one to be looking out for spiritually and musically. “My drive in ministry is the thought of winning souls, showing that living for Christ will pay off.” A pay off that is greater than money indeed.
By Nadine Haralson The Courier A Columbus, Georgia native and graduate of Kendrick High School and Chattahoochee Valley Community College, Rhonda German has worked for Aflac Insurance for the last eleven years in customer service, and Administration. In 2013 Rhonda entered the world of direct sales with the company Paparazzi Accessories, where she lead a team of twenty-three women. A year and a half later Rhonda decided to transfer to a company called TuVous Fashions, which allowed her to buy as a retailer and sell on her online business Glam Lyfe Boutique. Glam Lyfe is a boutique that offers a variety of women and men’s accessories including: jewelry, neckties, socks, nail wraps and
A businesswoman who has no time for foolishness, German uses “girls compete with girls, and women empower women” as her motto. She became a member of the Columbus Chapter of the National Pick City Chicks, a non-greek sorority that encourages sisterhood and empowerment, education, and sophistication among females. The organizations community involvement ranges from fundraisers, fitness activities, project programs, to group travels. Living by the scripture Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” German plans to one day open a mobile boutique, create more women’s events and pursue a degree in Hospitality Management with a focus on event planning. “I have a lot on my plate, shares Ronda, “but I stay focused and I stay encouraged.” Focused and encouraged, the perfect combination. www.glamlyfeboutique.com www.sipnshopcolumbusga.com
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Why We Can’t Wait By Wane A. Hailes The Courier In a city where the AfricanAmerican electorate, for years has been courted by and propelled white candidates into office, many of us were left, after the last election, wondering why we couldn’t elect two of our own. After analyzing the data from the last election it becomes more confusing as we realize not only are African-Americans the majority demographic in Muscogee County but more African-Americans, than any other demographic, voted in the last election. Given that hindsight is twenty-twenty we must understand that although we may not have the economic clout in this community, if we stand together, there will be know mistaking the political clout we wield.
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who will be interested. In 2016 we have our best opportunity to level the playing field politically in Muscogee County. Two seats; the AtLarge City Council position currently held by Berry “Skip” Henderson and the Muscogee County School Board District 7 seat which Shannon Smallman currently occupies are prime “real estate”, if you will, for our
State Representative Calvin Smyre
State Representative Carolyn Hugley
Senator Ed Harbison
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Mayor Pro-Tem Evelyn Turner Pugh
Councilor Gary Allen
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Councilor Skip Henderson
Councilor Glenn Davis
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Municipal Court Clerk
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I continue to believe we are living in a time when we as African- Americans have the opportunity to effect a positive change in our community by how we come together politically. As I have said often, “We don’t have to depend on the race card, if we use our voter registration card.” We have posted, for your information, all of the positions along with pictures of each of the incumbents who are up for reelection in 2016. An important note to remember in regards to District 8, Tom Buck, former State Representative, was appointed, by the council to finish out the term of C.E. Red” McDaniel who passed away in November of 2014. McDaniel served on the City Council for nearly 40 years. Buck has said he has no interest in seeking the seat so it will be interesting to see
Kia Chambers, who recently won the At-Large seat on the Muscogee County School Board, has joined Municipal Court Clerk, Vivian Creighton Bishop and Muscogee County Tax Commissioner, Lula Huff in proving that a qualified African- American in this community can win countywide. Our goal, as a community, is to identify that individual and get behind him or her with our support. It is important to note that Shannon Smallman, whose children do not attend schools in the Muscogee County School District electing instead to be educated by private schools in the area, currently represents District 7. As you know she was hand picked by Frank Meyers and his “Boot The Board” buddy’s, which
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Greg Countryman
John Darr
Linda Pierce
Muscogee County Marshal
Muscogee County Sheriff
Superior Court Clerk
Pat Hugley Green
Athavia Senior
Shannon Smallman
School Board District 1
School Board District 3
School Board District 7
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The Bob Wright Symposium Sets New Standard By Wane A. Hailes The Courier Remember the date! On August 20, 2015 a new standard of professionalism was set for minority business owners in Columbus, Georgia. . The bar was set high. As one of the guest speakers, Khary Lewis CEO and Founder of Infinite Services & Solutions, Inc. stated, “Columbus will never be the same”. It was clear when you entered the Cunningham Center that this was not going to be your ordinary networking event. The Bob Wright Symposium on Business Empowerment, host-
ed by local business leader, philanthropist and power broker, Dr. Robert “Bob” Wright, was clearly a gathering of worldclass business leaders. The symposium was moderated by ABC news anchor/reporter Byron Pitts. As opposed to individuals standing before the attendees giving a lecture, Pitts put the presenters at ease by posing questions to them from a couch. You could tell the veteran interviewer and reporter Pitts came prepared with questions that drew so much more out of each of the guests than if they had to stand at a podium and speak. This atmosphere lent itself to
allowing these millionaire business leaders to share their experiences on a more personable and approachable level. We learned of each leaders humble beginning along with their struggles, failures and their successes. Throughout the day however, the mantra was the same: “never give up”. Regardless of where you were on your journey toward entrepreneurship we were encouraged, inspired and empowered with “little nuggets of wisdom” such as; “Haters are just people in the stands. As entrepreneurs we should be too busy running the race to stop and entertain them”. Your vision is like a diamond, you need to
polish it constantly in an effort to crystalize it.” “Who you know will get you in the room, what you know will keep you in the room”. And my favorite; “You will never be paid what you are worth working for someone else. From the onset each guest speaker said they came because of their relationship with Bob Wright. Earl Stafford, Chief Executive Officer with The Wentworth Group came in spite of having to leave early because he and his wife were hosting President Obama and the first lady later that evening. This is the sacrifice you make, he said. “When Bob calls, you come, and you know he would do the
same us”. The consistent conversations overheard while leaving the event was a motivation to do better. A commitment to take control of their own circumstance and to make sure they tell their friends that they must not miss the event next year. Prior to the event Dr. Wright talked about the need for minority business owners to change the way we think about business and change the way we do business here in Columbus. It is clear he has laid the groundwork and provided us with a vision by sharing his friends with us. “What we see we can be.”
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The Weekend In Photos - The Weekend In Photos - The Weekend In Photos - The Weekend In Photos - The Weekend In Photos The men of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church reaching their youth by bintroducing bthem to the game of golf. Tax commissioner Lula Huff addresses the Spencer and Carver Unity Breakfast.
VOTE From Page 7 included Josh McKoon. And they are still at it working hard to keep her in office. According to our sources we have learned that former AtLarge School board member, Cathy Williams, one of the “Boot The Board” Team members who was adamant about unseating the current African-American board members during the lst election, is organizing Smallmans campaign. The understanding is that because of Williams affiliation with Neighborworks, which has helped many in our community obtain affordable housing, she
can help secure the “Black” vote. By seeking the assistance of longtime resident Owen Ditchfield they expect him to deliver the voters in Oakland Park. According to administrators in the area Smallman has yet to visit any of the schools in her district. She has got to go. We need someone in this district who looks like us and cares about us. The numbers are in our favor. We have heard for years that our vote counts. Well in Muscogee County the numbers prove it. Our vote counts. There is no excuse for not being fairly represented politically in our community. It is time that we, as a community come together and elect those individuals who will not be afraid to make
decisions with us in mind. Can you imagine what would happen if we were to take those same votes and use them to elect the candidate of our choice? Candidates that looked like us and would have our best interest at heart? Can you imagine if we could come together for the benefit of our future and begin strategizing instead of always fraternizing? We no longer have a reason to sit on the sidelines while others make decisions for us, about us, without us. It is long past time for us to suit up and get in the game. We are in a position to challenge prime political seats in Muscogee County and to not do so would be a disservice to the African-
Americans in this community. It’s time to realize the game has changed. We are no longer junior varsity; we are the “first string”. We are the ones needed and called upon when they need to get the job done and get the game won. It is time we started acting like it. In the coming months we will publish the demographic break down by race and precints. Read the numbers. Digest the numbers. Trust the numbers. The numbers do not lie. We are the difference. If you want justice then vote. One of the questions that continue to surface is whether or not
Evelyn Turner Pugh, who serves as Mayor Pro-Tem and who, for the past 27 years has represented District 4 on the City Council, will run again in 2016? Pugh, who has always been upfront about her health issues, has been and continues to be a well-respected servant leader in our community. Those that know her will tell you that she respects this community and the people she has served over the years. There is no doubt in their minds that when she feels she can no longer represent them the way they deserve, she will step aside with the grace and dignity she has demonstrated over the years. And we should allow her that respect. She has earned that much from this community.
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PAGE 14 Curry From Page 4 free speech or ordered Georgia to seat him. Bond spent two decades in the state House and Senate. Perhaps his lowest point came when Bond and former SNCC chairman John Lewis competed for the same Congressional seat in Georgia. Bond’s
Daniels From Page 4 appearing at his RedState Gathering conference that weekend, he too, was quickly deluged with hundreds of fiercely written e-mails from Trump supporters. According to a Washington Post report, Erickson told the conference attendees that many of them referred to him using the dreaded word, “liberal,” to President Obama using “the n-word” and to Kelly using “the c-word.” That violence of language – which bespeaks a profound, uncontrollable irrationality – is the behavior of a mob. But there’s something more about the pro-Trump socialmedia flood that’s important to consider. Given the nature of the social media, the members of Trump’s mob can be even more anonymous and “unreachable” than those who
estranged wife charged – and later recanted – that Julian was a habitual user of cocaine. Lewis challenged him to a urine test. Julian replied he would agree on one condition – that Lewis hold the cup. There was no drug test and John Lewis went on to defeat Bond and remains in office today. In one of at least four tweets
gather in physical mobs. That could present a significant obstacle to the thus far completely unsuccessful efforts by the GOP establishment to both quash the Trump insurgency within the GOP and persuade him not to run a third-party campaign. Right now, their failure is Trump’s most powerful trump card. Lee A. Daniels is a longtime journalist based in New York City. His essay, “Martin Luther K i n g , J r. : T h e G r e a t Provocateur,” appears in Africa’s Peacemakers: Nobel Peace Laureates of African Descent (2014), published by Zed Books. His new collection of columns, Race Forward: Facing America’s Racial Divide in 2014, is available at www.amazon.com.
Lewis sent after Bond’s death, he said, “We went through a difficult period during our campaign for Congress in 1986, but many years ago we emerged even closer.” Though he never ran for public office again, Julian Bond found other paths to public service, serving as board chairman
of the NAACP for 11 years, being co-founder and a trustee of the Southern Poverty Law Center, hosting “America’s Black Forum” television program, teaching, and in demand on the lecture circuit. Several years ago, Jesse Jackson, who is not prone to giving out compliments, said to me unprompted: “Julian is
always right on public policy. I can’t think of one time I have disagreed with a position he has taken.” For that, we all can all be grateful. And we can be grateful that instead of retreating to a life of privilege, Julian’s entire adult life was dedicated to fighting injustice.
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Morgan Freeman’s Granddaughter Murdered In the early hours of Sunday August 16, Edena Hines, the granddaughter of legendary actor Morgan Freeman, was stabbed to death by her alleged b o y f r i e n d i n N e w Yo r k . According to reports, police responded to a 911 call to her home where she was found lying in the streets and rushed to the hospital where she was later pronounced dead. Morgan remembers his granddaughter in a positive light by releasing a statement. “The world will never know her artistry and talent, and how much she had to offer. Her friends and family were fortunate enough to have known what she meant as a person, said Freeman. Her star will continue to shine bright in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. May she rest in peace.” The reasons behind Lamar Davenport (30), her alleged boyfriend, actions are unknown, but authorities reportedly have charged him with murder. Freeman also had one more thing to say regarding all of the love and support his family has been shown via his Facebook page “I want to acknowledge the tremendous outpouring of love and support my family has
Singer/Model Ciara and NFL Player Russell Wilson Singer/Model Ciara and her boyfriend Seattle Hawks NFL player Russell Wilson has made a lot of media headlines over the past couple of months due to their relationship and Russell’s involvement with her son Future Zahir. Ciara sat down with the hosts of “CBS This Morning” and discussed their relationship and her status with her child’s father Hiphop Artist Future. The “Dance like We’re Making Love” singer says that she and her boyfriend Russell are going strong with their decision to remain celibate until marriage. She’s very happy with that part of her life, but she is quite confused on why it’s a big deal that her new boyfriend is involved in her son’s life when she’s done this in her previous relationship with her son’s father. “It’s been very interesting to hear what a lot of guys have had to say and I feel like in
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¿Cuánto costaría deportar a los 11,3 millones de inmigrantes indocumentados?
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La encuesta de Gallup de la semana pasada reafirma lo que hemos sabido por mucho tiempo: La gran mayoría de los estadounidenses quieren soluciones sensibles hacia la política inmigratoria, con un 65 por ciento de estadounidenses creyendo que los inmigrantes indocumentados deberían recibir estatus legal y un camino a la ciudadanía. Una minoría pequeña – tan solo 19 por ciento – cree que los inmigrantes indocumentados deberían ser deportados de los Estados Unidos. ¿Cuánto costaría si esta minoría radical de estadounidenses consiga que esto se vuelva realidad, y si los Estados Unidos tome el paso draconiano de deportar a 11,3 millones de inmigrantes indocumentados del país? De acuerdo con análisis previos del Center for American Progress, la estrategia de deportación masiva costaría un promedio de $10.070 por persona, un total de $114 mil millones costaría para extraer a 11,3 millones de personas. Esta cifra incluye los altos costos requeridos para encontrar cada uno de los individuos indocumentados. Ya que dos
tercios de la población indocumentada han estado en el país por más de una década, están bien establecidos en nuestras familias, comunidades, y escuelas. Encontrar a cada persona sin estatus legal sería una pesadilla logística, que causara daño social y emocional a comunidades enteras. El estimado de CAP de $114 mil millones también incluye el costo de detener a estos individuales mientras esperan su extracción, proceso en las cortes de inmigración, y transportación al extranjero. Mientras que $114 mil millones representa una cifra alarmante de dinero, es tan solo el costo directo de deportar físicamente a los inmigrantes indocumentados. El costo a la economía completa probablemente sería mucho más. La organización conservadora American Action Forum, o AAF, ha alegado que tomaría 20 años para llevar a cabo un programa de la deportación masiva, con un costo completo entre $420 mil millones y $620 mil millones. Este estimado más alto incluye los costos directos de deportaciones y los cientos de millones de dólares que le costaría al Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, o DHS, extraer 11,3
millones de personas, por encima de sus responsabilidades existentes de seguridad fronteriza y del interior, a lo largo de 20 años. Más allá de su costo prohibitivo y de no ser moralmente sostenible, extraer a tantos individuos del país – y de la fuerza laboral – devastaría a la nación: El Bipartisan Policy Center calcula que deportar a todos los inmigrantes indocumentados reduciría la fuerza laboral en un 6,4 por ciento en el transcurso de dos décadas, lo cual el AAF estima que reduciría el producto interno bruto, o GDP por sus siglas en inglés, por un $1,6 trillón. Por el otro lado, poner a los inmigrantes indocumentados en un camino a la ciudadanía – lo cual dos-tercios de estadounidenses apoyan – añadiría $1.2 trillones al GDP cumulativamente a lo largo de una década, aumentaría las ganancias de todos los estadounidenses en unos $625 mil millones, y crearía un promedio de 145.000 puestos de trabajo nuevos cada año. En lo que se trata de cómo seguir adelante sobre la política inmigratoria, la opción queda clara.
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What Would It Cost to Deport 11.3 Million Unauthorized Immigrants? Last week’s Gallup poll reaffirmed what we have known for a long time: The vast majority of Americans want sensible solutions to immigration policy, with 65 percent of Americans believing that unauthorized immigrants should be allowed to get legal status and a pathway to citizenship. A small minority—only 19 percent— believe that unauthorized immigrants should be deported from the United States. What would it cost if this fringe minority of Americans got their way, and the United States took the draconian step of deporting 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants from the country? Based on previous analysis from the Center for American Progress, a mass deportation strategy would cost an average of $10,070 per person, for a total of $114 billion to remove 11.3 million people. This figure includes the high costs that would be required to find each and every unauthorized individual. Since twothirds of the unauthorized population have been in the country for more than a decade, they are well-settled into our
families, communities, and schools. Finding every single person without legal status would be a logistical nightmare that would cause significant social and emotional damage to entire communities. CAP’s $114 billion estimate also includes the cost to detain these individuals while they wait for removal, to process them through the immigration courts, and to transport them abroad. While $114 billion represents a startling sum of money, it is only the direct cost of physically deporting unauthorized immigrants. The cost to the overall economy would likely be far more. The conservative American Action Forum, or AAF, has argued that it would take 20 years to accomplish a mass deportation program, with a full cost between $420 billion and $620 billion. This higher estimated cost includes both the direct costs of deportations and the hundreds of millions of dollars it would take for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, to remove 11.3 million people, on top of its responsibilities for border and interior security, over 20 years. Beyond being prohibitively costly and morally unsustainable, removing so many individuals from the country—and from the labor force—would devastate the nation: The Bipartisan Policy Center calculates that deporting all unauthorized immigrants would shrink the labor force by 6.4 percent over two decades, which AAF estimates would decrease U.S. gross domestic product, or GDP, by a full $1.6 trillion. On the flip side, putting unauthorized immigrants on a pathway to citizenship—which two-thirds of Americans support—would add a cumulative $1.2 trillion to GDP over a decade, increase the earnings of all Americans by $625 billion, and create an average of 145,000 new jobs each year. When it comes to the way forward for immigration policy, the choice is clear.
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