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The Vol. 11 Edition 21 Free Thursday January 21, 2016

Frank Myers Is At It Again

Why Is Frank Recruiting Black Men To Run Against Black Incumbents?

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Making A Difference

Looking To Run For Office?

These Young Leaders Can Help Page 9

2016 Alpha Phi Alpha Unity Awards

The List Of Past Unity Award Recipients

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THURSDAY January 21, 2016

Here We Go Again, Frank Myers Is Recruiting Black Men To Run Against Our Incumbents

The Street Committee

restaurant in Cross Country Plaza. For Myers to be so blatant in his efforts it is obvious to the street committee that he views African-Americans in Muscogee county as politically week and he is hell bent on controlling the political power in the African-American community. Let’s hope that the Black community isn’t sold out quicker than tickets for the Powerball drawing.

Willing To Serve According to the street committee the following African-Americans have filed a Declaration of Intention to accept Campaign Contributions suggesting that they intend to run for elected

The street committee has learned that school board member Frank Myers has been actively recruiting what he expects are gullible African-American candidates to seek elected office and oust certain incumbents currently holding office. According to the street committee Myers favorite venue for these “clandestine” meetings are El Vaquero

office with the Elections and Registration Office: Marquese Averett Council Post 4; Tremaine “Teddy” R e e s e , C o u n c i l P o s t 1 0 ; To d d Robinson, Muscogee County School Board District 5; Robert Smith, Muscogee County Sheriff; Pam Brown, Muscogee County Sheriff; Bernard Spicer, Muscogee County Marshal and Sylvia Hudson, Municipal Court Clerk.

Request for Proposals RFP No. 16-0009 Juvenile Drug Court Treatment Providers (Annual Contract) Due: February 5, 2016 - 5:00 PM Kevin Robertson, Buyer

Sealed responses must be received and time/date stamped by the due date shown above, by the Finance Department/Purchasing Division of Columbus Consolidated Government, 100 Tenth Street, Columbus, GA 31901.

To obtain specifications, visit the City's website at www.columbusga.org, notify the Buyer via email krobertson@columbusga.org, fax 706.653.4109 or telephone 706.653.4105.

Andrea J. McCorvey, CPPB Purchasing Division Manager

The Courier Eco Latino Newspaper is published bi-weekly *Any editorial content are the views of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of this newspaper, publisher or staff

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A VIEW FROM A PEW

THURSDAY JANUARY 21, 2016

For years, since his death, when we commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. we always remember his; “I Have A Dream” speech and rightfully so. It was a speech that educated, inspired and informed not only the people assembled on and around the steps of the Lincoln Memorial but people throughout America and generations unborn. Just as important, however, was his final speech; “I’ve Been To The

The Other Speech

Mountaintop”, given at Bishop Charles Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee.

In my opinion, for many, the most important of Dr. King’s words were lost to us during his last speech prior to his death on that fateful night of April 3, 1968.

If you will allow me to take you back to that night when he told us:

“Now the other thing we'll have to do is this: always anchor our external direct action with the power of economic withdrawal. Individually, we are poor when you compare us with white society in America. We are poor. Never stop and forget that collectively -- that means all of us together -- collectively we are richer than all the nations in the world, with the exception of nine. Did you ever think about that? After you leave the United States, Soviet Russia, Great Britain, West Germany, France, and I could name the others, the American Negro collectively is richer than most nations of the world. We have an annual income of more than thirty billion dollars a year, which is more than all of the exports of the United States, and more than the national budget of Canada. Did you know that? That's power right there, if we know how to pool it.

We don't have to argue with anybody. We don't have to curse and go around acting bad with our words. We don't need any bricks and bottles; we don't need any Molotov cocktails. We just need to go around to these stores and to these massive industries in our country and say, "God sent us by here to say to you that you're not treating His children right. And we've come by here to ask you to make the first item on your agenda fair treatment where God's children are concerned. Now if you are not prepared to do that, we do have an agenda that we must follow. And our agenda calls for withdrawing economic support from you.

And so, as a result of this, we are asking you tonight to go out and tell your neighbors not to buy Coca-Cola in Memphis.

Go by and tell them not to buy Sealtest milk. Tell them not to buy–what is the other bread?–Wonder Bread. Tell them not to buy Hart's bread.

As Jesse Jackson has said, up to now only the garbage men have been feeling pain. Now we must kind of redistribute that pain. We are choosing these companies because they haven't been fair in their hiring policies, and we are choosing them because they can begin the process of saying they are going to support the needs and the rights of these men who are on strike. And then they can move on downtown and tell Mayor Loeb to do what is right.

Now not only that, we've got to strengthen black institutions.

I call upon you to take your money out of the banks downtown and deposit your money in Tri-State Bank. We want a "bank-in" movement in Memphis. Go by the savings and loan association. I'm not asking you something that we don't do ourselves in SCLC. Judge Hooks and others will tell you that we have an account here in the savings and loan association from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. We are telling you to follow what we're doing, put your money there. You have six or seven black insurance companies here in the city of Memphis. Take out your insurance there. We want to have an "insurance-in." Now these are some practical things that we can do. We begin the process of building a greater economic base, and at the same time, we are putting pressure where it really hurts. And I ask you to follow through here.”

Have you ever seriously thought about what it means to support Black businesses, to bank

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with a Black bank and to buy from Black people? It’s just good common sense, and more importantly it is good for our community’s sustainability and viability.

For years now we, in the Black community, have talked about economic freedom and its importance to those of us living in Muscogee County. It’s time to stop talking and start acting on it. The time has come for us to become intentional, focused and determined to make a difference.

We owe this to our children and future generations. I have long believed we as a people lost something with integration.

Once we realized we were able to “go across town”, we abandoned our own communities and in the process gave up our true freedom: “Economic Freedom”. No people are free until they are economically free, and right now we are a long way from that.

Getting off the back of the busses and gaining access to segregated businesses and educational institutions were only the first steps to gaining real freedom. King said it then, and it stands true to this day, for us to be truly free we must become economically empowered.

There are indeed “practical things” that we can do. With our annual buying power now estimated between $800 billion and more than $1 trillion we don’t have to argue with anybody. When we, as a people have been disrespected by the powers that be then any marches should be about withdrawing economic support. “That's power right there, if we know how to pool it.”

Wane A. Hailes

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By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA News Wire Columnist

Opinion/Editorial

The Transformative Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., In 2016

There is no debate concerning the irrefutable fact that The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the greatest leaders recognized, admired and affirmed by millions of people across America and throughout the world. King’s activism and leadership changed America and the world, as did Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela in their respective global impacts.

Read the full commentary on our website at: www.couriernews.org

By Roger Caldwell NNPA News Wire Columnist

Will Black America Make Major Strides Toward Unity in 2016?

This year has started with a bang and Black America is in a position to build political organizations and alliances across generational and economical demographics. “Black Lives Matter” has energized a younger segment of Black America, which older Black political organizations thought were not engaged or strategically involved. With the killing of hundreds of unarmed Blacks in 2015 by law enforcement agencies, the struggle for justice in America has been the major focus in the Black community.

Read the full commentary on our website at: www.couriernews.org

By Armstrong Williams NNPA News Wire Columnist

Responsible Gun Ownership is not Only a Right, but a Duty of Citizenship

It has been said time and again, but it bears repeating: about the only thing that restrictive gun laws have done in our country is prevent the good guys from defending themselves when bad guys attack. This maxim applies directly to the San Bernardino, California situation, an immense tragedy in which fourteen innocent people were gunned down by a married couple with Islamic extremist allegiances.

Read the full commentary on our website at: www.couriernews.org

By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist

CFPB Cracks Down on Illegal Debt Collections

As holiday revelers toasted the season, a key federal regulator took two steps to ensure that 2016 would bring an important change for consumers harassed by illegal debt collector actions.

On December 16 and its third action against a large national payday lender, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered EZCorp, Inc. to refund $7.5 million to 93,000 consumers and pay an additional $3 million in penalties for illegal debt on high-cost payday and installment loans.

CFPB found that EZCORP collected debts with a litany of illegal actions that included visits to homes and/or workplaces. Even worse, by requiring payments via electronic fund transfers, consumers often wound up with multiple charges.

The required electronic withdrawals from consumer accounts frequently triggered additional overdraft fees charged by banks. CFPB’s investigation that began in July determined multiple violations of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act’s ban on unfair or deceptive acts or practices.

Days later on December 28, CFPB filed a proposed settlement in federal court that once approved, will stop a Georgia-based law firm and its principals from flooding courts with lawsuits that were as faulty as they were prevalent in harming consumers. Some consumer advocates believe that this first-of-its-kind suit Read the full commentary on our website at: www.couriernews.org

January 21, 2016

By James Clingman Special to the NNPA News Wire

Blackonomics: Tamir Rice – The shame of it all

It’s not surprising that no one will be punished for the death of Tamir Rice. Since the youngster’s killing, the police, Cuyahoga County prosecutor Timothy McGinty, and Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson have refused to do anything except look for ways to sweep it away in hopes that it will be forgotten, just like previous similar acts of lethal aggression against Black people.

Read the full commentary on our website at: www.couriernews.org

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Special to the NNPA News Wire

Need Customer Service from Facebook? Good Luck

It happened very suddenly over the summer. I have been using Facebook for several years. A friend convinced me that once my Facebook “friends” had hit the 5000 mark (the maximum permitted) that I should replace my existing page with a “Fan Page” or “Celebrity Page.” It sounds more important than it actually is. It permits you to get an unlimited number of “Likes” to your page; you can post whatever you choose; you can get private messages from anyone who likes your page. But you cannot “like” other pages and you cannot have “Facebook Friends.” Let’s leave aside, for a moment, whether or not it was a good idea for me to create Read the full commentary on our website at: www.couriernews.org

By G. Napier Barnes III NNPA News Wire Film Critic

As I See It: Black-owned Newspapers Benched

During College Football Playoffs

The more things change, the more they remain the same. As a little boy growing up in the segregated South, it had never dawned on me that someday schools like the University of Georgia, the University of Alabama, Ole Miss or Louisiana State University would ever have people of color representing their storied athletic programs, let alone attending the school.

At the time, all of the college educated people that I knew attended schools like Howard University, Virginia Union University, Shaw University, or Hampton Institute now known as historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). In 1966 I was still in grade school and couldn’t understand all the commotion when Virginia Intercollegiate Association (VIA) superstar Leroy Keys decided to attend Purdue University on a football scholarship. The VIA managed athletic events (including championships) for the states’ colored high schools during those times of separate, but unequal opportunities. The Virginia High School League (VHSL) had the same responsibilities for the White high school players of the state. The two never mixed as it seem to me that it was almost against the law to compete athletically with my White counter parts.

Keys may not have been the first African-American from Virginia to leave the South to play football, but to us, he was a folk hero doing something that we could only dream about. We followed his career with the Boilermakers by reading the Richmond Afro-American. The mainstream newspapers didn’t seem that interested in covering his exploits on or off the field. He did reach All-American status and was considered for the Heisman. Fast forward a few years, more African-Americans began going to mainstream schools, especially after the Trojans of the University of Southern California thoroughly stomped the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama in September of 1970. U.S.C. was an integrated team (something common in the North and West) and its historic game with Alabama was the first time that an integrated team had played in the segregated Deep South. Trojan Sam Cunningham ran amuck, causing Alabama’s Legendary Coach Bear Bryant to open up the possibility of bringing Black players into the program. I read about the game and its consequences, again Read the full commentary on our website at: www.couriernews.org

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Rev. Emmett Aniton Friendship Baptist Church

Judge Michael Bellamy Russell Cty. Circuit Court

Cong. Sanford D. Bishop 2nd District

Kia Chambers MCSD School Board

Rev. Adrian Chester

Greater Beallwood Baptist

Dee Armstrong TV Personality

Jerry “Pops Barnes” City Council District 1

Kenneth Barnes Russell Cty School Board

Vivian Creighton-Bishop Municipal Court Clerk

Judge Mary Buckner Recorders Court Judge

Naomi Buckner MCSD School Board

Susan Cooper Director Urban League

Greg Countryman Marshal Muscogee County

Greg Davis Owner DBI, Inc

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Chief William Alexander Russell Cty. Sheriff Dept.

65 MOST INFLUENTIAL OF COLUMBUS, FT BENNING

elcome to The Courier/Eco Latino newspaper’s Annual Guide to the 65 Most Influential AfricanAmericans of Columbus, Ft. Benning and Phenix City. To create our roster our editorial board drew from a variety of sources. From politicians to ministers, entrepreneurs to officers, on the following pages we have provided our list of African-American men, women or organizations whom we feel, according to the the definition of “influence” in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “have the power or capacity in indirect or intangible ways to have an effect on the condition or development of the people of our community”. Our list this year includes many familiar names and some new faces.

Individuals on the list – some who are very much in the public eye and some who choose to work behind the scenes – are selected for the power and influence they wield.

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Arthur Day City Council Phenix City

Cattie Epps Russell County Commissioner

Eddie Lowe Mayor Phenix City

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Rev. Johnnie Flakes, III 4th Street Metropolitan Baptist

Gertjegerdes Petra Publisher Columbus Times

Ed Harbison State Senator

Bruce Huff Columbus City Council

Wane A. Hailes Publisher Courier Eco Latino

Pat Hugley Green MCSD

Derrick “Lil D’ Greene Claer Channel Communications

Lula Huff Tax Commissioner

Isaiah Hugley Columbus City Manager

Carolyn Hugley State Representative

Julius Hunter Recorders Court Judge

Wallace Hunter City Manager, Phenix City

Stacey Jackson Attorney

JB Johnson Promoter

Rochelle Jones Alpha Kappa Alpha

Mel Long C.U.R.E.D Phenix City

Monique Turner Lopez CEO The Family Center

Rodney Mahone Publisher Ledger Enquirer

LaRae Dixon Moore Delta Sigma Theta

Zara Parham School Board Phenix City

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Charles Patrick Omega Psi Phi

Dr. Mesha Patrick School Board Phenix City

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Larry Screws Russell Cty Commissioner

Calvin Smyre State Representative

Beverly Townsend, MD Dir. West Centra Health

Teresa White President Aflac

Kelvin Redd School Board Phenix City

Athavia Senior MCSD School Board

Michael Soul Program Director Davis Broadcasting, Inc

Trenna Trice United Negro College Fund

Joseph Williams Russell Cty School Board

Ronnie Reed Russell Cty Commissioner

Crystal Shahid Leaders of Today & Tomorrow

Arthur Sumbry, Jr Russell County Coroner

Evelyn Turner Pugh Mayor Pro-Tem Columbus

Rev. Noble Williams Phenix City Concerned Clergy

Ben Richardso State Court Judge

Will Simmons Controllers Civic & Social Club

Raymond Tillery Ass. Judge Municipal Court

Eugenia Upshaw Russell Cty School Board

Shiann Williamson AKA Rho Rho Omega

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Rev. Ralph Huling Inter. Ministerial Alliance

THURSDAY January 21, 2015

Oz Roberts Alpha Phi Alpha

Melanie V. Slayton Attoprney

Audrey Boone Tillman General Counsel Aflac

Teresa Whitaker News Anchor WRBL TV 3

Dr. Robert L. Wright Businessman

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January 21, 2016

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Sunday School 9:30 A.M Sunday Worship 11:00 A.M Monday Night Prayer 6:00 P.M Tuesday Bible Study 12:00 P.M & 5:30 P.M

Mission Statement A growing church for growing Christians attempting to grow the Kingdom, one soul at a time.

First African Baptist Church

Pastor Curtis Crocker, Jr.

901 5th Avenue

Columbus, Georgia

Sunday Worship Sunday School 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship 11A.M. Transportation Provided

Call 706-323-3367 Sr. Pastor Roderick Green

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ATTORNEY S TACEY J ACKSON

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C OVER S TORY

Young Professionals Civically Engaged

January 21, 2016

Fire and Burglar Alarm Security Cameras Surround Sound 1124 Lockwood Avenue Columbus, Georgia 31906 1.800.769.0694 Curtis Stephens

Cell: 706.888.8522

www.alarmcommunicationinc.com

By Wane A. Hailes The Courier

“The B.L.U.E. Institute redefined my outlook on electoral politics.”

- Rev. Adrian Chester

Anyone who has been involved in one will tell you; running a political campaign is one of the most challenging and exhausting activities possible.

Running a typical campaign will mean 12+ hour-long workdays for several months.

While nothing can eliminate the stress of the countdown to Election Day, the proper organization of a political campaign can avoid some unnecessary challenges.”

“The benefits of the training have been great already, but the opportunity to bring those advanced skills back to Columbus to help get responsive and committed people elected to office is of immeasurable benefit to me."

- Dominick Perkins

According to the B.L.U.E Institute (Building Leaders and Uplifting the Electorate) the staff composition of any electoral campaign, especially those of Democratic candidates, must reflect the demographics of the communities we seek to serve. As the demographics in the South and Southwest continue to change, a more diverse recruitment approach to campaign staff is essential to reach voters of color. However, minority campaign staffers remain underrepresented, underpaid and undertrained.

Fortunately for Columbus three young

professionals with a strong interest in civic engagement, Dominick Perkins, Perkins & Associates Political Consulting, LLC; Nadine Haralson, Journalist with the Courier Eco Latino newspaper and Rev. Adrian Chester, Sr. Pastor Greater Beallwood Baptist Church recently gained the expertise to become the leaders, strategists, and key staff members of future electoral campaigns.

In October of last year the three participated in a five-day training with people of color designed to provide them with tools and information to become effective members of a fast-paced campaign team. The skills the acquired included: • Writing a detailed, comprehensive cam paign plan • Developing a tailored strategy that outlines a path to victory for your can didate or issue based campaign • Targeting and identifying voters and mobilizing them to vote • Organizing and managing a volunteer base • Raising critical funds needed to supp ort a strong campaign or organizat ion

“It provided me with an in-depth understanding of what it takes to run a campaign. The take away for me is that I feel confident that I can be an asset to anyone who is considering entering the political arena.” - Nadine Haralson

With the list of young professionals recently throwing their hat into the local political arena it is great to know that they will have the assistance of their peers to navigate them through the political process.

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Voting is a basic right of being an American citizen. Elections in America have not only shaped the history of America, but have also shaped the history of the World. Let your voice be heard and register to vote today!

Note: You must be registered by the 5th Monday prior to an election to be eligible to vote.

Register to Vote Registration Qualifications: Be a citizen of the United States Be a legal resident of Muscogee County Be at least 17 1/2 to register and 18 to vote Not be serving a sentence for conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude Have not been found mentally incompetent by a judge Required Information: Full legal name Residence address Mailing address (if different from residence address) County of residence (Muscogee) Phone Number Georgia Driver's License or Georgia I.D. number or full Social Security Number - last 4 digits required Date of birth Gender Race Signature Form of identification (if you are registering for the first time in Georgia). Below are the six forms of ID accepted by the State of Georgia.

Any valid state or federal government issued photo ID A Georgia Driver's License, even if expired Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. Government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of this state Valid U.S. passport ID Valid U.S. military photo ID Valid tribal photo ID

If you meet the above qualifications and have the required information on hand, please download and complete the State of Georgia Application for Voter Registration. All instructions and mailing address information may be found on the application.

January 21, 2016

Advance Presidential Preference Primary Voting February 2016 February 8, 2016 - February 26, 2016 7:00AM - 7:00 PM, Days: Monday - Friday

Saturdays February 13, 2016 - February 20, 2016 9:00AM - 4:00 PM City Services Center Community Room 3111 Citizens Way Columbus, Georgia 31906

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January 21, 2015

2015 Sam Mitchell Marc Upshaw

2014 Lula Lunsford Huff

2013 General Carmen Cavezza (RET)

2012 Evelyn Turner Pugh

2011 Judge Michael Bellamy

2010 Mayor Robert Poydasheff

2009 Judge John D. Allen

2008 Frank Brown

2007 Phyllis Jones

2006 James H. Blanchard

2005 Cong. Sanford D. Bishop

2004 Dan Amos

2003 Rev. Robert Holston

2001 Mayor Bobby Peters

2002 Rev. Primus E. King

2000 Rep. Calvin Smyre

1999 Lyda Hannan

1998 Rev. J.H. Flakes, Jr

1997 Marvin Schuster

1994 Lonnie Jackson

1993 Judge Albert Thompson

1992 Ocie Harris

1991 George W. Ford, Jr.

1990 Metro Urban League

1989 M. Delmar Edwards

1988 John B. Amos

1987 A. J. McClung

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1996 Margaret Belcher

1995 Robert Wright, O.D.

“U NITY AWARD R ECIPIENTS ”

Who’s Got Next?...

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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”

Steven Daisley

By Nadine Haralson The Courier

Meet the Tri-City’s latest young entrepreneur, Steven Daisley, also known to many as “Rico the Barber,.” A Henderson, North Carolina native, Rico proudly served as a solider in the United States Army for five years.

Upon returning to the U.S after completing a tour to Iraq as part of the “Iraq Freedom” operation, he decided to attend Rivertown’s School of Beauty where he received his license to barber. “Barbering is something I’ve always been familiar with,” says Daisley “I was the go to guy while in the Army, so becoming a barber just felt right.”

After working in several local barbershops, mastering his craft and obtaining a decent reputation for himself, Rico felt it was his time to challenge and elevate himself to the next level. Thru a leap of faith, hard work, and diligence, “Rico the Barber” turned his longtime dream and goal into reality opening his own shop, Game Time Barbershop in October of 2015.

“I remember sitting in the barbershop as a kid and watching people come

thru the door looking and feeling one way, but by the time they left they were looking and feeling like a million bucks.” Explains Daisley “I wanted to be able to make a person feel that way.”

Daisley has put a lot of effort into making sure his barbershop isn’t just a place where you come, sit in the barber’s chair and receive a sharp fade. He wants it to be a place where you can come escape, relax for the moment, and engage. With a theme consisting of oversized sports décor, flat screen TV’s, clean and comfortable atmosphere, and not to mention a large pool table as soon as you walk in the door, Game Time Barbershop is the perfect man cave for both the young and old.

But ladies don’t feel left out, there’s something in there for you too, with more stylist and services on its way.

Game Time’s motto is “we always come thru in the Clutch”. Not only do they come thru in the clutch Game Time comes thru for its community.

Remembering when he was a youth Rico says it wasn’t always easy to stay out of trouble, which he found himself in sporadically, he plans on using the shop and a mentoring and developmental program for youth.

“If a parent is having issue with their child, or a kid wants to come in and talk, get a little advice, maybe learn some work ethics, help sweep the floors, laughs Daisley, “Game Time Barbershop is here for that.”

Already having been part of several community service events, holiday charities, and free youth haircut programs, and Game Time’s 1st Annual Holiday giveaway. Looks like “Rico the Barber” and Game Time Barbershop is well on its way to becoming Columbus’s next “it” shop.

Game Time Barber Shop is located on 2409 S. Lumpkin Rd. Suite B, Columbus, GA (706)821-2581

D’Ambra Renee

D’Ambra’s love for music, dance and fashion dares her to be different. In 2013 she was nominated for several awards including the T-Grip Grammy’s “Female Artist of the Year” and “Song of the Year”, both Urban Vision’s and DISM’S “Female R&B Artist of the Year”, and 2014 she won the Georgia Music “Female Artist of the Year” Award. She has been featured on SandraRose.com, Street Choice Magazine with Rich Homie Quan, and two national Dish Network shows, "The Samy Priso Show" as well as "A Plug".

By Nadine Haralson The Courier

Born in Charleston, South Caroling and raised in Columbus, Georgia, D’Ambra Renee is becoming a musical powerhouse. She began her musical journey at the tender age of twelve after haven been approached by a manager to write a song for one of his artist. It was then she discovered her passion for music.

Not far after that, she penned her first single “In the Club” and in 2011 Renee went on to record her first single “Push up on It” a track produced by Trak Hustlaz featuring rapper IMYABOYBIGD. From there she went on to record several hit songs such as “Twerk it Out”, “Say oh” and the empowering women’s anthem “Boss Chic.”

In the fall of 2013 D’Ambra released her debut album “The Introduction”, which raves and reviews landed her on stage with big name headliners such as Fantasia, K-Ci and JoJo, Rasheeda, The Diamond Princess herself, Trina, and many more.

2015 was a great year for Renee, in February 2015 she released her hot hit single “I love the Way” which placed at the top 30 on the all access charts.

In October, she released her latest single entitled "Masterpiece" which has been currently holding at number 38 on the charts.

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El foro de Paul Ryan sobre la pobreza y la expansión de la oportunidad no ampliará las oportunidades

El fin de semana pasado, en mi distrito electoral, el Presidente de la Cámara Paul Ryan y el senador de Carolina del Sur Tim Scott organizaron un foro de candidatos presidenciales titulado “Expanding Opportunity.” Este título refleja el intento de los líderes republicanos de la Cámara para enmarcar el debate sobre la desigualdad, como señaló Ryan en el 2014, los demócratas se enfocan en la “igualdad de resultados,” mientras que los republicanos se enfocan en la “igualdad de oportunidades,” cuales sus políticas favorecidas son supuestamente más probables de a llevar a cabo. El Presidente Ryan trató de hacer una afirmación similar en el foro del sábado, y señaló: “Ahora tenemos una red de seguridad que está diseñada para atrapar a las personas cuando lleguen a la pobreza, cuando lo que realmente necesitamos es una red de seguridad que está diseñada para ayudar a personas levantarse contra la pobreza.”

Mientras que no estoy de acuerdo con los intentos del Presidente de la Cámara de desmantelar al Seguro Social y Medicare, que parcialmente equilibra los resultados por prevenir el riesgo a las personas mayores de caer en la pobreza, rechazo totalmente la afirmación de que las políticas económicas de goteo o trickled-down economic, harán más para avanzar en la igualdad de oportunidades que una estratégica empezando con la clase media, que en inglés se llama middle-out approach.

Da lástima decir, que es tristemente apropiado que el foro tuvo lugar en Columbia, Carolina del Sur, una zona con la movilidad socioeconómica más baja en el país. De acuerdo con Equality of Opportunity Project, un niño criado en la quinta parte inferior de los niveles de ingresos nacional en el área de Columbia tiene sólo

una oportunidad de 4,2 por ciento de escalar a la quinta parte superior, por lo cual explica la razón por que Columbia, es uno de los peores lugares para crecer en la pobreza en los EE.UU. Si las políticas de la derecha expanden las oportunidades económicas, ¿Por qué no ha Carolina del Sur, donde las políticas de la derecha prevalecen en todo el gobierno del estado?

Para aprovechar las oportunidades, hay que estar sano.

El presupuesto de Ryan recortaría Medicaid por cientos de miles de millones de dólares y enviara los fondos a los estados como subvenciones en bloque, poniendo la decisión de vida o muerte en manos de los gobiernos estatales.

Carolina del Sur es un ejemplo de un gobierno estatal que ha decidió no ampliar Medicaid bajo la Ley de Cuidado de Salud Asequible, a pesar de una estimación de que tal decisión tendría como resultado la muerte prematura de casi 200 personas de Carolina del Sur cada año.

El presupuesto de Ryan podría impedir esta oportunidad de la agenda social, por derogar la Ley de Cuidado de Salud Asequible, quitándoles el seguro médico a millones de personas que han adquirido la cobertura en los mercados o por medio de la expansión de Medicaid.

Similarmente, mientras que trabajar para salir de la pobreza es difícil bajo las mejores circunstancias, pero Ryan quiere que sea aún más difícil, por corta drásticamente asistencia nutricional para que aquellos que luchan por elevarse por encima de la línea de pobreza no tengan suficiente para comer.

Alta calidad de pre-K amplía la oportunidad para toda la vida.

Pero la mayoría de la Cámara se niega a apoyar al pre-k universal y recortará cientos de miles de ranuras del programa Head Start.

Oportunidad es prácticamente imposible sin el acceso a los recursos educativos. Pero el presupuesto de Ryan reduce fondos para la educación por una cantidad equivalente a 3.600 escuelas, 13.000 profesores y cerca de 1,6 millones de estudiantes.

En la economía del conocimiento del siglo 21, una educación universitaria es esencial para carreras y oportunidades profesionales. Pero el presupuesto de Ryan recortaría las Becas Pell por $370 millones, lo que hace que la universidad sea aún menos asequible para los estudiantes pobres.

Para muchos estadounidenses, el entrenamiento de trabajo y los servicios para empleados son oportunidades vitales para obtener habilidades necesarias para desarrollar una carrera productiva y para encontrar puestos de trabajo que utilicen estas habilidades. Pero el presupuesto de Ryan les quitaría estos servicios a 2 millones de personas.

El proyecto, Equality of Opportunity Project encontró que, por el tiempo que lleguen a la edad adulta, los niños pobres cuyas familias recibieron un bono para la elección de v i v i e n d a Sección 8 ganaron casi $2,000 al año más de los niños criados en los residenciales públicos.

El presupuesto de Ryan amenaza de tomar esta oportunidad lejos de 100.000 familias.

El mismo estudio de, Equality of Opportunity Project, encontró que los niños pobres cuyas familias recibieron un

bono experimental para trasladarse a los barrios de baja pobreza ganaron casi $3.500 más cuando crecieron que aquellos que fueron criados en la vivienda pública. Pero en 2014, 219 republicanos de la Cámara, incluyendo el Presidente de la Cámara Ryan, votaron para detener un esfuerzo de la Administración de Obama para crear oportunidades similares a gran escala.

Republicanos y demócratas están de acuerdo en que los niños nacidos de embarazos no deseados son particularmente más probables de luchar por una oportunidad económica. Pero el presupuesto de Ryan eliminaría la financiación de Planificación familiar Título X, lo que cada año evita aproximadamente un millón de embarazos no deseados.

Por más que el Presidente de la Cámara Ryan, quiera hablar sobre la expansión de oportunidades sin importarle la desigualdad, se ha demostrado en repetidas ocasiones que las sociedades con más desigualdad también tienen menos oportunidades, una relación conocida como la Curva del gran Gatsby o Great

Gatsby Curve. Si el presidente de la Cámara Ryan y la mayoría en la Cámara están verdaderamente comprometidos con ayudar que la oportunidad sea más equitativa, deberían tomar medidas para aumentar el salario mínimo, expandir los días de enfermedad pagados, y dirigir los recursos a las comunidades donde la pobreza persistente. Podríamos empezar con mi propuesta de 10-20-30, que Ryan parecía soportar cuando di mi testificó ante el Comité de Presupuesto de la Cámara en 2014.

Aunque hay pocas presupuestas que algunos miembros de la Cámara soportan, como una reforma bipartidista para nuestro sistema criminal, no se acercan a compensar su agenda más amplia, lo que constriñe oportunidad para las familias de bajos ingresos, mientras que la reducción de impuestos para los ricos por los miles de millones de dólares. Foros como el que fue celebrado en Carolina del Sur son buenos para reunir contribuciones pero se necesitan los resultados para sacar a las personas de la pobreza.

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Dirigiendo el flujo de madres centroamericanas y niños que buscan asilo

Por Tom Jawetz Eco Latino Después del primer día del 2016, el gobierno de Obama dio luz verde para una serie de redadas para aprehender, detener y deportar Centroamericanos, la mayoría de los cuales eran madres y niños, quienes llegaron a este país en los últimos dos años en busca de protección. En los dos primeros días de las redadas, el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas, o ICE por sus siglas en inglés, arrestaron unas 121 personas por alrededor del país, y si esperan redadas adicionales. Según informes de prensa, el personal del ICE han entrado a casas, a veces sin una orden judicial o consentimiento, y despertando a niños de sus camas antes de tomar en custodia a familias. Anqué el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de EE.UU. solo ha dirigido las redadas contra familias que tienen orden final de deportación, sigue habiendo serias dudas sobre si aquellos que son afectados por las redadas han recibido suficiente debido proceso legal, como la oportunidad de encontrar asesoría legal adecuado en los procedimientos de inmigración y un aviso preciso y suficiente sobre su programación de audiencias en la corte.

Consideremos por un momento las condiciones en Guatemala, Honduras, y El Salvador que muchas de estas familias probablemente huyeron, y que les dará la bienvenida en su regresa. De

acuerdo con los datos más recientes de las Naciones Unidas, las tasas de homicidio de los tres países se encuentran entre los cinco primeros mundialmente; El Salvador está en camino este año para reemplazar a Honduras como la capital mundial del asesinato.

Durante los últimos seis años, los tres países también han clasificado dentro los cuatro países del mundo con la mayor tasa de feminicidio, que es el asesinato de mujeres y niñas.

Actualmente, El Salvador y Honduras ocupan el primero y el segundo lugar en el mundo. Según el último informe anual por país, para Guatemala del Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos, “En la mayoría de los asesinatos [de las mujeres y las niñas], asalto sexual, la tortura, la mutilación y eran evidentes. … La tasa de condenas fue sólo del 1 al 2 por ciento para el feminicidio.”

Es la responsabilidad legal y moral de todas las naciones para proteger a las personas de ser vueltas a enfrentar la persecución y la tortura en sus países de origen. Bajo ambas leyes nacionales e internacionales, la protección de los refugiados significa, como mínimo, garantiza que nadie será devuelto a un país donde tengan un fundado temor de persecución, por motivos de raza, religión, nacionalidad, opiniones políticas o pertenecía a determinado grupo social. Donde la persecución es perpetrada por un actor no estatal, como suele ser el caso en el Triángulo Norte de Centroamérica, la protección de refugiados todavía

se aplican cuando el estado no puede o no ofrecer protección.

Para las personas que buscan refugio, la búsqueda de la protección en los Estados Unidos es un asunto de vida o muerte.

Un estudio corriente, descrito en el diario The Guardian concluye que, desde enero de 2014, 83 personas que fueron deportadas desde los Estados Unidos a Honduras, Guatemala y El Salvador han sido asesinados tras su regreso, algunos pocos días después de ser enviados de vuelta.

La administración de Obama sostiene que las familias que son seleccionadas en estas redadas no son refugiados porque todos tienen órdenes finales de expulsión. Pero muchas de estas órdenes finales pueden ser sospechosas en términos de la falta de un abogado disponible para familias inmigrantes y los niños en los procedimientos, y también el fracaso del gobierno de Estados Unidos para dar aviso exacto o suficiente sobre los procedimientos judiciales pendientes. Wendy Young, presidenta de Need of Defense, ha llamado a la situación una “crisis del debido proceso.” De acuerdo con un estudio, el 86 por ciento de las madres y los niños cuyos casos fueron cerrados en los procedimientos de inmigración a partir de junio 2015 aparecieron sin representación de un abogado. Esta cifra es especialmente significativa mientras madres con niños que aparecían con representación legal fueron 14 veces más probables de ganar su casos que los que aparecieron sin abogado. En muchos casos, el gobierno falla de proveer una notificación precisa y oportuna de las fechas de corte futuras a los niños no acompañados, que se enfrentan al mismo tratamiento acelerado en los procedimientos de inmigración como las madres con niños. Esto significa que las familias pueden recibir órdenes de deportación en rebeldía simplemente por no

asistir a una cita en la corte que nunca fueron notificados.

Incluso el pequeño número de familias que obtuvieron un abogado de pronto no recibieron una representación adecuada: La Junta de Apelaciones de Inmigración de Estados Unidos ya ha detenido temporalmente la deportación de al menos 12 personas detenidas en las redadas, con tres familias sacadas de un vuelo de deportación sólo en el justo a tiempo, para que puedan elevar la asistencia ineficaz de consejo de reclamación.

Dadas todas estas preocupaciones, la administración debería de frenar estas amplias redadas y establecer garantías procesales de procedimiento apropiado. Por lo menos, se debería permitir a las personas que ya están en custodia a que se reúnan con un abogado antes de su deportación.

Las redadas que se están desarrollando también plantean preguntas más amplias sobre si vale la pena conducir este tipo de acciones en hogares y en barrios a través del país, valen la pena dado su daño colateral en términos del miedo, el aislamiento, y el daño psicológico perpetrado a las comunidades y los niños.

Mirando hacia adelante, es tiempo que los EE.UU. reconozca claramente y consistentemente algo que el United Nations High Commission on Refugees, o UNHCR, y otros han dicho por varios años: Hay una crisis de refugiados en nuestro hemisferio. Hace solo unas semanas el presidente Barack Obama dijo que “los refugiados revitalizan y renuevan a los Estados Unidos”, y estableció un paralelo entre “los jóvenes de Centroamérica que están escapando de la violencia de las pandillas” y “los [r]efugiados de Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia” y “los niños Perdidos del Sudán.” Pero mientras que la administración de Obama ha defendido enérgicamente a los refugiados de Siria en los últimos meses, ha hesitado en reconocer la

situación de los refugiados que huyen de la violencia en este hemisferio.

Reconocer el reciente repunte de niños y familias de Centroamérica huyendo de la violencia como un flujo de refugiados requiere que los Estados Unidos trabaje con el UNHCR y los países de Centroamérica para identificar maneras seguras para procesar y reasentar a los refugiados.

Significa priorizar la protección y la precisión por encima de la velocidad en la decisión de los casos de personas que solicitan asilo dentro de los Estados Unidos. Y significa buscar maneras de abordar las causas de esta tremenda violencia. Los $750 millones apropiados recientemente por el Congreso es un buen comienzo, pero más acción será necesaria. No hay duda que los Estados Unidos debería trabajar para frenar el flujo de familias y niños que están viniendo de Centroamérica, el viaje es notoriamente peligroso y controlado por redes de contrabando despiadadas. Pero los EE.UU. debe hacer esto no por medio de amenazas de deportación o a través de redadas que disuade a que las personas busquen seguridad.

Más bien, los EE.UU. debe mejorar las condiciones en la región para ampliar la seguridad humana y aumentar las oportunidades significativas para solicitar protección y pasar por el examen dentro de estos y otros países en la región.

El Secretario del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional Jeh Johnson explicó las redadas por decir que, “debemos hacer cumplir la ley de manera consistente con nuestras prioridades. En todo momento, nos proponemos hacer esto de forma consistente con los valores Americanos y los principios básicos de decencia, justicia y humanidad.” Esto es indudablemente verdadero. La pregunta es si estas redadas – y los procedimientos que llevaron a las redadas – realmente honran estos valores y principios.

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